Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 144, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 10, 1954 Page: 1 of 8
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United Press—(U.P.)
GLADEWATER, TEXAS, SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1954
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Death Notice; Word was receiv-
ed by Mrs. William Bryant of the
death of her uncle. At press time
today the name of her relative and
where services would be held were
unavailable as the Bryants had left
town.
Challenge Rumor has it that
tnerriberti of the Rotary Club want
to show the Lions Club that they
aren't really “the old men of the
town” and plan to challenge the
Lions to a basketball game. Hotar-
ians are really talking up the game
but we haven't heard anything
from the other aide. Could be the
Lions haven't as yet been offered
the chance to prove they are
“younger” men. Anyway Its a chal-
lenge they just can’t afford to turn
down. Should really be a good
game. Hear they will charge ad-
mission and all proceeds will go to
the March or Dimes. Bet that will
be one basketball game played be-
fore a full gymnasium. Hurry it
up, fellas.
Visitors: Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Broyles of Carvondale, Penn,
spent the holidays with their par-
ent#, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Broyles
and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McCoy.
They returned home last week to
Corfcoadale where Broyles is gen-
eral superintendent for the Frank
McCoy Construction Company.
00 Brother he od: Rav Cole, out-
standing* tayman of the First Bap-
Church of Gregglon will speak
: the Union Grove Brotherhood
Sunday afternoon at 2:30
member* of
in this area
lie special
New Member: V. C. Hightower
has added another new member
to his list of new subscribers In
the Chamber of Commerce. The
addition is Lee Mitchell, head of
the athletic department at the
Gladewater High School. Looks
like Hightower will surely be
wearing a new hat by the end of
the month If someone else doesn't
get busy and real soon.
Major Laagua: Dick Burnett,
well known Gladelte, who acted as
temporary chairman of the seven-
num committee which started a
study of the baseball minor lea-
gue's administrative structure in
Dallas, was speaker at the first
meeting. The Dallas Morning News
reported Burnett as saying "We're
going to get someplace." Burnett,
owner of the Dallas Eagles, said
that he believed this committee
was one of the most Important
ever organized In the history of
minor leagues. Gladeltes are al-
ways glari to hear about Dick's
activities in Dallas and are always
proud "as punch” when his club
cornea out on top in any contest.
Good liiek in your present fight,
Dick.
Radio Program! Be sure and
tunF your radio lo KS1J on Mon-
day mdmings and hear Gene Mcr-
rifield, otar Chamber of Commerce
manager, when he gives the low-
down on activities and happenings
In the Chamber. His program goes
on (he air at 8:40 each Monday
morning and off at 8:58. This way
daddies can really keep up with
what's going on In this organiza-
tion.'
Nsw Face: During the Christ-
mas tush we neglected to tell folks
about the new watchmaker at
Daiches Jewelry. The new man’s
name Is Jay Day and he hails from
Dnllaa. Maury and Sad.ve Splritus,
owners of the store, invite all their
fc*ends to come in and meet the
new employee. Sorry, Jay, we
waited so long.
Funeral! Funeral services were
held Sunday at I p. m. at Liberty
for E. M- Collins who passed away
St a Houston hospital Friday. Mr.
Collins. 40, lived at 510 Refinery
street and had been employed by
the Texas Company for 12 years,
having lived In Gladewater for
six years. He is survived by his
wife and two children. Funeral
serves Were under the direction
of Pace |\incral Home at Liberty.
Show Coming; The annual East
Texas R£vue. which Is aponsored
bv the American Legion and pro-
duced bv Ken Bennett, will lie
presented on January 25 and 26.
We hear this year's ahow will be
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Different! Donna William* Is
celebrating her eighth birthday In
an unlnue fashion Sundav. She and
some 15 guests will travel by car to
Hslisvllle or Marshall and return
to Gladewater via train. They arc
to have refreshments at Donna's
no and depart in time for
BRAIN.—Thomas J. Watson, right, board chairman of IBM, demonstrates nsw magic “brain” in New
York which translates Russian into English in a matter of seconds. Cards with Russian words are fed
Into machine and translation is typed out moments later. At present machine has vocabulary of 250
words. Watching demonstration are Dr. Cuthbert Hurd, left, of IBM and Dr. Leon Doster, chairman of
the Institute of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University, who originated practical ap-
proach to electronic translation.
Government Reports It Will Build
Revolutionary New Atom Smasher
Unveils Blueprint Fo
Freeing, Resettling POW
Eighth Army Commander
Reveals Three-Point Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. <U.R>—
The government announced Satur-
day it will build a revolutionary
new atom smasher — 10 times
more powerful than any now ex-
isting—with which to blast new
secrets out of the heart of matter.
The new machine will drive pro-
tons (hydrogen nuclei) at energies
up to 25 billion electron volts. It
Funeral Services
To Be Sunday For
Hawkins Educator
Funeral services for Professor
James M. Henry, retired public
school teacher who passed Jan-
uary 7, will be held at the First
Christian Church of Hawkins Sun-
day. January, 11 a. m.
Professor Henry was a graduate
of Prairie View A. St M College
when it was a normal school. He
JAMES M. HENRY
later did further study at the same
institution in summer sessions.
His forty-four years as « public
school teacher and administrator
touched the lives of many people.
People in many walks of life and
in many'prominent positions sat
at his footstool of learning.
He served many years as prin-
cipal of the Daingcrfield school
and various other schools in Mor-
ris, Camp, and Marion Counties.
He was principal of the Ilawkins
High School for five years and
principal of the South Ward High
School of Mineolo, until he retired
in 1941 Henry was the father of
nine children—one of which is
Mrs. Ira H. Johnson, a teacher in
the Weldon School of this city.
will be completed in five to six
years at the Atomic Energy Com-
mission’s Brookhaven, N. Y., Na-
tional Laboratory.
With it, scientists hope to plumb
deeper than ever before into the
infinitesimal hearts of atoms and
discover secrets thus far success-
fully protected by the atom's vast
nuclear forces.
What they find conceivably
could open brand new avenues to
exploitation by man of atomic
energy.
The new machine will be u
neighbor ->f Brookhaven's Cosmos-
Cosmohfron has driven prolong at
energies of 2.3 billion electron
volts.
The proton “racetrack" of the
new atoms smashers will be 700
feet in diameter, enclosing a space
in which a couple of football fields
could be comfortably accomodated.
Its name is "The Alternating
Gradient Synchrotron" and it will
cost $20 million.
The new machine is possible be-
cause scientists a few years back
hit on a way of stepping up the
"kick" which could be imparted
with a given amount of magnetic
power to atomic particles used as
projectiles.
Strong alternating magnetic
fields are used to focus protons in-
to relatively thin beams which an
be whipped around the racetrack
with smaller electromagnets than
otherwise would be necessary.
The new accelerator, though
more than 10 times as powterful
will have only 500 hundred more
tons of steel than the Cosrrotron.
An atom smasher based on sim-
i ar principles will be built by a
dozen associated European nations
at Geneva, Switzerland.
The new most powerful particle
accelerator now in the works is a
Bevatron under construction at the
University of California Radiation
Laboratory at Berkeley, Calif. This
machine, now pretty well along,
will push particles into the five to
seven billion volt lange
Not until the new Brookhaven
smasher is working, however,, will
man lie able fo approach i<s the
laboratory the fantastic energies
developed by cosmic rays. These
particles from miter space occa-
sionally ‘hit energy peaks in the
quadrillions of electron volts.
Cosmic ray study already has
revealed to science an ever-grow-
ing list of atomic particles,' among
them the mysterious mesons which
may he the "glue" that keeps nu-
clear forces confined.
Deprived of this glue, whatever
it may be, all matter—including
the paper on which this appears—
would explode like an atomic
bomb. "'Nf
Even though man is- making
atomic and hvdrogen bombs, he
still knows little about the nature
of the forces involved. And though
science has detected roughly a
score of atomic particles, it does
not understand the roles they play
or how they fit into the structure
of the nucleus.
Delhi, India, said that although In-
dia has not reached a decision on
releasing the prisoners, the gov-
ernment probably would favor
freeing them if the UN and Com-
munist commands do not agree on
extending ihe custody deadline.
6. South Korean police .sources
said hundreds of thousands of
South Koreans would participate
in anti-Indian demonstrations in
Seoul and other cities Monday.
TOKYO, Jan. 9. (U.R)—The Unit-
ed Nations command unveiled Sat-
urday a blueprint for freeing and
resettling 22,000 anti-Red prison-
ers on their release from Indian
custody Jan. 23.
Lt. Gen. MaxweO D. Taylor,
Eighth Army commander, made
public a three-point plan for the
orderly assembly of the North Ko-
reans and Chinese outside the neu-
tral zone and movement to recep-
tion centers in South Korea and
on Formosa.
Taylor, who had conferred in
Tokyo with UN Commander Gen.
John E. Hull, also revealed an al-
ternate plan of action if Indian
guards refuse to release the pris-
oners Jan. 23 and a mass break-
out occurs.
He said South Korean military
police would assist American MPs
in co-ordinating the movement of
the prisoners if they storm out of
the compound,
Taylor apparently reached this
understanding with South Korean
President Syngman Rhee at their
recent meeting.
In other major developments on
the Korean scene:
1. Chinese Communist Premier
Chou En-Lai, in a propaganda negotiator.walkedoutontheCom-
broadettft ovc, Radio Peipmg call-1 munist delegation at Panmunjom
ed for resumption of the ruptured be^e ^ Reds accused the
United States of "perfidy” in the
South Korean government’s re-
lease of 27,000 anti-Red North Ko-
June. , , .
said* the rap-
tured talks should be “resumed
immediately."
The Red premier asked that the
Premier Calls For
Negotiations To
Arrange Meeting
TOKYO, Jan. 9. (U.R)—Commu-
nist Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai
called Saturday for a resumption
of negotiations to arrange the
long-delayed Korean peace con-
ference.
In a propaganda-loaded broad-
cast over Radio Peiping, Chou’s
statement accused the United Na-
tions of ‘'unreasonably” breaking
off the preliminary talks Dec. 12.
Arthur H. Dean, United Nations
ERVIN BROWN
negotiations for a Korean peace
conference and accused "ruling
circles” of the United States of
ninissiort, n
a plan to
source that the ccuu
take up next week _ m
turn all prisoners to their captors ta HcW' nfiminri on the tests of
instead of freeing them as civil-
ians. This would rend 21 Ameri-
cans back to the Reds unless they
tel] tile Indian command before
Jan. 23 they want to be repatriat-
ed.
3. South Korean Foreign Minis-
ter f*yun Yung Tae refused to re-
tract a threat to “take action"
against the Indians if they refuse
to release the anti-Communist
prisoners at the deadline. To re-
tract. Pyun said, would be to re-
vet sc South Korean policy.
4. The South Korean national as-
sembly unanimously, adopted a
resolution to “condemn and warn"
tlie Indians from “straying from
neutrality and acting pro-Com-
niunist.”
5. Informed quarters in New
PERSONALITY SKETCHES
Pritchett Is Outstanding
Glade Pioneer Resident
Davidson Wins
Contest Prize .
J. W. Beavers of Beavers Motor
Company today announced that
Bernard Davidson, Box 325, Glade-
water, has won a cash prize of
$10 in Plymouth’s Motor Corpora-
tion’s nationwide $25,000 "Win a
New Plymouth" contest.
Davidson's brief state on "what
1 like about the new 1954 Ply-
mouth," submitted during the in-
troduction of the new hy-style Ply-
mouth last October, was Judged to history of the post office in Glade-
water. A number of Gladeltes ro-
be one of the best entries in the
contest.
H© received a letter of con-
gratulations from Wiiriam J. Bird,
Plymouth general sales manager,
who said the prize winning state-
ment "indicate* a real apprecia-
tion of the solid value wc have
built into this great new car."
"Winning a prize in a nation-
wide contest of this size is indeed
an Important achievement of
which you can woll be proud,"
Bird wroto.
(Editor's Note: This is another
in the series of personaMty sketch-
es of Gladewater business and pro-
fessional men and women. Art
work is by Paul Lofgren.)
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Meet Virgil George Pritchett.
One of Gladewater's pioneer
citizens who has devoted much of
his time to a public service in this
area is V. G. Pritchett.
He has been a citizen of Glade-
water since June 24, 1919, but he
attended school here, having been
born in Hawkins.
Pritchett received his college ed-
ucation at Pritchett Normal Insti-
tute and Tyler Commercial Col-
lege..
From Sept. 17, 1917, until June
24, 1919, he served in the First
World War anc| saw foreign serv-
ice in France and Germany.
When he returned to Glade-
water after his discharge he went
to work as a clerk in Everett’s
Dry Qoods Store and worked there
until 1923 when ne accepted the
position of postmaster in the local
poet office.
Many Gladettcs will remember
Pritchett’s work In the post office
because he made many friends
while holding that office and he
served for a longer period than
any other postmaster with the ex-
ception of K. J. Preston In the
member ihe long and hard hours
he worked thore to give the people
of Gladewater proper service.
In 1937 he wont into the gen-
eral insurance business and has
been an Insurance agent since that
time. Now his offices are located
in the Howard Hall building
Since coming to Gladewater,
Pritchett has seen the town pro-
gress and grow from the "wiiifi
strip in the road" and he has al-
ways been lo the midst of plan-
ning and carrying out programs
which have helped in the devel-
opment of his community.
This well-known and well-liked
Oladeite is a member of the First
Baptist Church of Gladewater, a
member of the Masonic Lodge, a
member of the Scottish Rite bodies
of Dallas, a member of the Hella
Temple Shrine of Dallas, a mem-
ber of the American Legion, a
member of the Veterans of For-
eign Wars and the Chamber of
Commerce.
He was a member of the Price
Control Board during World War
II and at the present time he en-
joys membership in the Pinoland
Golf and Country Club here.
He is married to the former
Corene B. Jeter and they have one
son, Lt. Robert O. Pritchett.
Pritchett’s hobbies are fishing,
hunting and golfing.
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the “overall proposal but forward
ed by the North Korean and Chin-
ese x>n Nov. 30, 1853.”
The Communist plan called for
inclusion of Russia in thC confer-
ence as a neutral nation.
Dean said the Allies could never
accept this proposal. He said the
meetings would not reconvene un-
til the Reds withdrew their "per-
fidy” charge.
Chou also asked that Communist
China and North Korea be seated
in the United Nations if that world
organization reopens debate on the
Korean question.
“If the United Nations General
Assembly decided to discuss the
Korean question,” the broadcast
said, “the central people's govern-
ment of . . . China and the gov-
ernment of . . . Korea are entitled
to send their representatives to
participate in Its discussions.”
The Chinese Communist premier
also accused t3en. John E. Hull,
UN supreme commander in the
Far East, of plotting to hold war
prisoners forcibly.
“Of these prisoners of war, those
of Chinese nationalisty would be
handed over to the remnant Chi-
ang Kai-shek clique and those of
Korean nationality to the Syngman
Rhee clique,’’ Chou’s statement
said.
Chou said the Allied plan on dis-
position of the prisoners “obvious-
ly reflects the influence of certain
people in the United States ruling
circle” who are “trying by hook
or crook to obstruct the convening
of the political conference.”
Commission Will
Study Proposal
PANMUNJOM. Korea, Jan. 9
(U.R) — The Neutral Rcpartriation
Commission will study next week
a proposal to return 22.000 unre-
patriated prisoners to their cap-
tors instead of freeing them, an in-
formed source said Saturday.
If the commission accepts this
compromise solution, it will de-
clare in effect it hr.d failed to ful-
fill its mission
The commission also would re-
lieve itself of responsibility for fu-
ture disposition of prisoners.
Under the plan to be considered,
the source said, all 22.000 anti-
March Of Checks Drive To
Get Underway This Wi
i
Next week citizens of Gladewa-. and is still being broadcast over
ter will be asked to join another Radio Station KSIJ each after-
phase of the March of Dimes— noon at 5 o’clock,
that of the March of Checks. J The club is sponsoring the drive
According to Ervin Brown, gen- of local school students and is ar- M
eral chairman of this area, Dana ranging for posters to be made
Williams, head of the March of and displayed in the school class-
Checks Drive, has mailed letters rooms. Plans have also been made
to a number of Gladeites asking j to recognize the young person who
their support in the drive. raises the most money for the
The March cf Checks Drive has ! March of Dimes drive. ■
proven a success in Gladewater1
a
the past
three years and is
DANA WILLIAMS
large
expected to contribute a
amount to the campaign again in
'54.
Part of the letter going out to
Gladewater citizens reads this
way:
“The two past years have seen
this idea go over in a big way
and more than half of our funds
have been raised through this
method. We will again display our
checks in one of the windows of
the Stuckey-Kincaid Company'.
“The fight against polio has
just begun. Funds from our annual
drives have allowed medical re-
search to advance to the point of
discovering a vaccine almost
guaranteeing temporary immuni-
ty. Our doctors feel that in a few
short years this dreaded disease
can be completely curbed by vac-
cinations. In the meantime, we
must give our dollars to keep the
Communist North Koreans and > test kqown minds busy in re-
Chineso Would return to the cus-
tody of the United Nations Com-
mand as prisoners rather than as
civilians.
At the same time, at 12:01 a m
Jen. 23. 324 South Koreans, 21
Americans and one Briton who re-
fnsed repatriation would bo sent
back to the Communist command.
The source, an official ol the
commission, said the five-nation
search and at the same time fur-
nish the best in medical care and
attention for those stricken with
i the disease.”
Contributors are urged to mail
Mother? March
Mrs. Steve Jones and the Ptlot
Club, of which she Is president,
will lead the Mothers’ March this
year and they have made plans
to call for volunteers in this work
In the near future.
The club has been divided into
groups of three in order to be
sure and cover the entire town
on the night Gladewater mothers
march against polio.
Waldon Community
Garfield Hill, principal of the
Weldon schools, and C. C. Cooksey,
physical education director of the
athletic department at Weldon,
have accepted the duties as chair-
men of the March of Dimes drive
in the Weldon Community.
They have pledged their full
support to doing everything pos-
sible to see that the drive in the
Weldon Community is successful
Otter Phases
General Chairman Brown an-
nounced that test tubes, repre-
senting research and replacing the
iron lungs, have been placed in
various places where citizens may
donate to the March of Dimes.
Rumor has it that the Rotary
Club is going to challenge the
Lions Club to a basketball game
and proceeds will be donated to
the March of Dimes Drive.
Many organizations will be lend-
ing their support to the drive and
various activities will be spon-
sored and proceeds will be donat-
ed to this worthy cause.
group feels that the prisoners have
not been'given freedom to change
their minds and accept repatria-
tion
Three other possible solutions
remain open for consideration by
the commission next week, pos-
Adams Is Deputy
Tax Assessor
Mrs Cora I,. Shockley. City Tax
Assessor-Collector today announ-
ced that B F. Adams had been
employed as deputy tax assessor
for the City of Gladewater for the
taxable year 1954 The citv taxa-
ble property will be assessed aa
usual during the months Of Jan-
uary and February. Assessment
forms can be obtained at the of-
fice of the City Tax assessor at
the City Hall by thorn who would
■ ■ like to render their property dl-
checks to the March of Checks. | ,-ect to Mrs. Shockley ^ *
Box 1265, as early as possible, | Mayor Homer Reeves announced
The names of those contributing ,,t the same time that the City
will be publisher! in The Mirror Commission had voted to leave
and those who do noi answer ihe all personal automobiles off the
call for a donation will receive
reminders during the month of
January that the drive is still on
and their checks will be appre-
ciated.
Thankfulness Club
The Thankfulness Club, a young j Mayor Reeves also stated
, people's organization devoted on j this tax reduction
city tax rolls. This will mean a
savings to moat taxpayers and at
the same time help to eliminate
the confusion caused by trying to
, collect tuxes on automobiles after
they have been sold or traded
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sibly In Monday's scheduled meet- tirely to raising funds for the about by the high
1 ing:
1. The men could be declared
j civilians and released to go to the
country of their choice.
March of Dimes and headed by j tax collections during
Karel Rums, has been on the Job ! the *—
since the first day of January, lend
when a radio program was started •
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