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VOL. V, NO. 119
United Press—(UP.)
GLAOEWATER, TEXAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1953
Station KSIJ—1430 On Your Dial
City Edition
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MEETING.—W. L. Hunter, Jr., struck down by polio in Acapilco,
Mexico, three months ago. is greeted by his sister, Mrs. Howard
Suavely, Ponca City, Okla., as he arrived in Dallas aboard an
Air Force hospital plane.
Report Of Group Investigating Red
Unions Recommends Stronger Laws
Finds 'Clear Danger' red union at work
From) Three1 Texas Unions
Big Three Ends Talk With
Pledge For Strong West
TUCKER'S TOWN.
Dec. A CU.R)—President Eisenhow-
er, Prime Minister Winston Chur-
chill and French Premier Joseph
Laniel ended their four-day con-
ference Tuesday with a pledge to
keep the West strong while striv-
ing to end the cold war.
Lights burned past midnight in
the swank Mid-Ocean Club as the
President, Churchill and French
Foreign Miniate. Ocories Bidault,
representing the ailing Laniel,
drgw their blueprint for future
drew their blu-
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Bermuda, | ting Jan. 4 as date for the four-
power meeting.
The Big Three conference also
reached the following agreements:
1. The Bermuda conference
"symbolized und confirmed the
unity of purpose of our three coun-
tries” and that "the danger of ag-
gression now appears less immi-
nent" because of the free world's
mounting strength.
NATO to tt»Mfls
3. The North AUantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) will remain
the foundationer the West’s com-
mon
decisions reached at the
. conference and reaffirm-
ing their solidarity.
Accept Soviet Bid
The first forward step toward
attaining the West's goal of Euro-
pean unity, the communique said,
was the Big Three's acceptance of
a Soviet bid to hold a four-power
foreien ministers' conference in
Berlin.
The French foreign ministry an-
nounced in Paris that the 2Vline
message was handed to the Soviet
foreign ministry in Moscow set-
policy. The European Da-
Community (XDQ) i|
AUSTIN, Dec. S. CUJ»>-A pre-
liminary report of a special state
commission investigating commu-
nism and labor unions recom-
mended Tuesday that Texas needs
new and stronger laws.
I The recommendation was made
although the Texas Industrial
Commission, especially revived for
the probe, said it heard “no testi-
mony that any member of a Texas
labor union was a Communist.”
The commission’s investigation,
directed by Texas Attorney Gen-
eral John Ben Shepperd, found
there was a “clear and present
danger" to Texas from three in-
dependent unions—the Distribu-
tive, Processing and Office Work-
ers of America, the International
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers,
and the International Fur and
Leather Workers.
'Unions ... Linked Together'
“Through their international or-
ganizations these unions are either
Communist controlled, dominated
or influenced," the report released
Monday said. "Through the Com-
munist party and (or) front organ-
izations these unions are linked to-
gether and these unions either are
now operating in or attempting to
enter Texas," It said.
legislation: Organised labor will
name on# member, the State Bar
of Texas another, and the attor-
ney general will be an ex officio
member.
The committee will draw up
recommended legislation Which
"will have teeth and will forever
prevent the recurrence of this
threat.” the report said.
“The present laws of Texas are
inadequate to deal with the Com-
munist menace," the report said.
“The framers of our labor laws
and subversive control laws could
not have reasonably anticipated
Lddiea Nlghtt An evening of en-
joyment is in store tor those who
attend the Lions Club ladies Night
tonight. T'ic nffutr stuns at 7:30
in the First Christian Church.
Christmas Feature! Beginning
tomorrow The Mirror will print
a shopping guidv- to help you with
■electing gifts for Christinas. We
Will describe all kinds of gifts—
fbr mother, dad, brother, sister
and any other person you need
to shop for. So be sure and watch
for this feature, beginning tomor-
row.
to
nations.
I. Every opportunity will be
used to assure Communist coun-
tries that the democracies have no
aggressive attentions toward them.
4. Every effort must be made to
convene a political conference in
Korea and relieve the tensions in
the Far East. The free world will
continue to work to rstore peace
In Indo-China.
"in Indo-China we salute the
valiant forces of France of the
three associated states of Indo-
China fighting within the French
Union to protect the independence ........... ........ ......r____
of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam,” ! the infiltration of such subversive
the communique said. | forces because their methods of
Reds, South Koreans Reject
Final Conference Proposal
Help Wanted: Would you like
to help a deserving crippled imy
who spends many long, lonely
hours '2u»ve a happy Christmas that
will, last throughout the year?
Oladeitci are opening their hearts
and purses in order to give com-
pletely paralyzed Cleo Mcdiin a
tits Vision set for Christmas. The
Mt Will be installed at less than
coat because some merchants feel
Util is the most important Christ-
mas gift they can give. Donations
are being mailed to Radio Sta-
tion K0U and the Gladewater
Daily Mirror. If you want to share
In a ”yenr round happiness” gift,
identify your check for the TV
fund and mail it to either address.
“The gift without the giver is
bare.”
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Back Tha Beesi Be sure und
in now to attend the Bumble-
t tome Friday night at Bear
Stadium. The Bees will he playing
Abilene eleven in the semt-
The gama will decide the
ampion of Districts I, 3, 3 and 4.
Saturday night the Huntsville and
Corsicana teems tangle for the
tha Al
finals,
champ
Saturd
Oofuld
champlonihip of Districts 5, 6, 7
and 1. Rear’s hoping the Bumble-
Mas can play the winner of the
night
Saturday night contest.
tha Oladawatar Bears lost an-
other close tilt last night 43-40 to
Palestine Wildcats in Pulcs-
. Score at the halftime was
These Bruins are really
their game*, so when
hers leta
PANMUNJOM, Dec. 8. <U.»—
The United Nations submitted Its
final proposal for calling the Ko-
rean pcuce conference Tuesday
and both the Communists and
South Korea rejected it.
The Republic of Korea staged a
one-day watkout against the Allied
plan, which the Communists "cat-
egorically rejected."
The opposition to the Allied
plan, coming from both sides of
the Iron Curtain, threatened to end
attempts to arrange the peace par-
ley for unification of Korea.
South Korean's delegate to the
talks, Cho Chung Hwan, said his
government objected to the plan
because it calls for neutral nations
to attend the parley as non-voting
observers.
Full Voting Power
The Allied plan also calls for
Russia to attend with full voting
powers but does not specifically
Americans Request
Christmas Tree
PANMUNJOM, Dec. 8 (U.W —
The 22 American war prisoners
who have refused to go home ask-
ed Tuesday that a Christmas tree,
with the traditional fixings, be set
up in the prison compound where
they arc awaiting questioning by
United Notions indoctrination of-
ficers.
As tlie questioning of prisoners
Is to end Dec. 23. some Allied of-
ficers believed the request meant
that all 33 had decided definitely
to remain with the Communists
among the prisoners, who arc re-
ported to be intimidating their
comrades.
No attempt lias yet been made
to get the Americans to change
.«r mlnds' American officers
will question them within a few
days.
An Indian officer announced
that the Americans had asked that
* , decorations, candy and
cakes be sent to their north camp
prison compound In time for a
celebration Christmas morning.
_ Indian officer said the
Christmas tree will b» supplied to
the prisoners either by the Indians
■he Communists. Ho said simi-
or th
lar care
Christiana
will
be token of
MiU-OommV*
gjyygnau:
list, the Soviet as cither s neutral
or belligerent In the Korean con-
ference.
South Korea objects to Russian
attendance and some neutral na-
tions which It Considers pro-
Communist.
“We demand that the Soviet Un-
ion be branded as belligerents,”
Cho said, “and we will not accept
their being called a neutral. The
Soviet Union is the worst enemy of
the Republic of Korea.”
The Communists spurned Dean’s
offer because it would compel
Russia to vote with N,orth Korea
and Red China and assume full re-
sponsibility for living up to agree-
ments made at the parley on Ko-
rea's future.
This la Final Offer*
"This is our final offer," Dean
said as he submitted the proposal
to Ki Sok Bok, his Communist
counterpart, at a meeting which
the South Korean delegate boycot-
ted because the plan was not held
back 24 hours.
Ki told Dean that under "no
circumstances'* would the Reds
agree to Invite the Soviet Union
to the conference In any role other
than as a neutral nation.
Following the meeting. Dean
told newsmen that he submitted
his proposal to KI as a take-lt-or-
leave-lt proposition.
"It simply means we ire not
going to make any changes," Dean
said. “I told them this was It and
that we should stand on it."
Dekn's ultimatum and the ad-
verse reaction by South Korea and
the Communists sent Allied hopes
for peaceful settlement of the Ko-
rean issue to the lowest point since
the current talks started Oct. 28.
operation and philosophies are so
alien to the traditions and above-
board characteristics of Texas’
ideals and heritage.”
Officers of the three unions were
invited to appear before the com-
mission's Friday, Saturday and
Sunday hearings, but none did so.
Commission Chairman C. E. Fulg-
ham of Lubbock said the invita-
tion still stood, in the event any
wanted to refute the commission’s
charges.
The principal witnesses at the
hearings were four ex-Commu-
nists. They testified they knew top
officers of the three unions were
either Communists or Communist
sympathizers, and said Texas was
considered important in the Reds’
schemes because of its Gulf Coast
ports, natural resources and indus-
try.
The investigation was touched
off by Attorney General Shep-
perd’s charges that a strike against
22 stores at Port Arthur by the
Distributive, Processing and Office
Workers was part of a "Moscow
directed" conspiracy.
Eisenhower To
SImw Views 0a,
Fntnra Of tenbs
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Dec.
8 (UJD.—President Elsenhower was
to go before the United Nations
General Assembly Tuesday to
share with the world his views on
its future in the age of atomic and
hydrogen bombs.
The President ended only early
Tuesday morning a historic con-
ference with British Prime Min-
ister Churchill and French Pre-
mier Joseph Laniel.
Although Mr. Eisenhower made
his unprecedented address as the
chief spokesman of the United
States, what he had to say had the
full endorsement of Great Britain
and France, which approved his
text.
Delegates of all 60 nations of
the General Assembly were called
to the full session to hear Mr.
Eisenhower.
Among them were Russian Dele-
gate Andrei Y. Vishinsky, who
only last week heard the General
Assembly refute his claims of
"lies, fraud, slander aad libel” and
condemn Communism for atroci-
ties committed by North Korea
and Red China against UN forces
and the civilian population in
Korea.
It was against this backdrop of
charge and counter-charge that
Mr. Eisenhower accepted UN Sec-
retary General Dag Hammarsk-
hold's invitation to speak his
thoughts on the terrible uses of
atomic and thermonuclear energy.
Mr. Eisenhower was to make his
speech before radio microphones
and television cameras after a
brief introduction by Mme. VHaya
Laksh Pandit of India, president
of the assembly.
Diplomats believed that Mr.
Eisenhower would appeal to Rus-
sia to Join the western powers in
a program for controlling nuclear
energy and prohibitnig atomic, hy-
Gladewater labeled As Prospective
Location For Commie Organization
Communist infiltration of Texas
industry has been under investi-
gation by a special state commit-
tee. A hearing ended Sunday night
in this blazing argument and yes-
terday Communism was the main
topic of discussion when the board
of directors of the Gladewater
Chamber of Commerce met for
the regular business luncheon in
the Community Building. Com-
munism has heretofore been
thought of as a force in another
world but a recent speech by A. A.
Imberman, research director,
foundation for Management Re-
search in Chicago, 111. specifically
named Gladewater as a town in
which a union was expecting to
organize.
The Chamber of Commerce di-
rectors have authorized the pub-
lication of some of the excerpts
taken from,a speech made by Im-
berman before the Kiwanis Club
of Port Author early in Novem-
ber, This material was made avail-
able by toe East Texas Chamber
at Commerce Id Longview.
The local Chassher kaa made
It dear that It dees oat wish in
any wav to give the impzeasion
that It it fighting organ tied la-
bor or any bonatide. legitimate
ergaaieation. but is purely in-
terested in being of public serv-
ice In acquainting the public
with an organisation that has
definitely been accused of being
beneficial to the Communist
movement.
After a thorough discussion of
this problem at the directors’
luncheon Monday President W. H.
Bruner appointed a special com-
mittee to study the situation and
to work very closely with the
Chamber Manager, the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce, other
nearby Chambers of Commerce
and the Attorney General’s office
of the State of Texas for the pro-
per handling of this very contro-
versial subject. The committee is
composed of Samuel C. Harris,
Paul Rounsaville, Dana Williams
and Rusty Daniel.
Manager Gene Merrifield stated
that he would be more than happy
to discuss the situation with any
Interested parties in the Gladewa-
ter vicinity. A copy of the excerpts
and the entire speech by Imber-
man are on file at the Chamber
of Commerce office.
Following, are parts of the
speech made by Imberman:
”1 need scarcely tell you that
Texas is the keystone of the pe-
troleum empire of this hemisphere.
Anything that Communists can do
today to get close to the sources
of petroleum supply, close to the
centers of petroleum shipping,
close to the pipelines and close to
the receiving points of oil ship-
ments, would be of distinct advan-
tage to unfriendly foreign powers.
"Tha Wonderland of Texas,
therefore, because U Is the heart
of th# petroleum industry, be-
because it is the starting point
of our petroleum and gas
lines—because of these
Texas is a' number one target
for our enemies who operate on
time tables which extend over
the next 10 and 30 years."
In his address before the Port
Author Kiwanis Club, Imberman
labelled the Distributive, Process-
ing and Office Workers of Ameri-
ca as a Communist union.
“No more than two months ago
a union, headquartered in New
York City, suddenly began an or-
ganizing drive in Port Author. The
official name of this union is the
Distributive, Processing and Office
Workers* of America. Its more
common name is the DPOWA; it
is temporarily affiliated with the
CIO. What I have to say about
this union does not in any way
apply to the CIO, since even the
CIO has some doubts as to the
legitimacy of the DPOWA.”
Bnberman pointed that this un-
ion's function is that “of organiz-
ing wholesale workers, warehouse
workers, department store work-
ers, chain store workers, cosmetic
wokers.”
“This union, despite the fact
that it is allegedly concerned only
with retail and wholesale workers,
somehow in its actual perform-
ance, has established locals in
cities which are closely connected
either with the production, refin-
ing or distribution of petroleum
and its by-products. And it is this
same curious coincidence which
seems to have brought this union
to Port Author.”
Tha speaker explained that
"in Texas tha DPOWA now has
two locals, one in Houston end
one in Port Author. If the au-
thorities in Washington end in
Austin do not intervene to hob-
ble this group, wo may reason-
ably expect that this union will
soon find 'reasons' to organise
retail and wholesale workers,
and establish locals in Corpus
Christl, Galveston. Texes City.
Baytown. Freeport. GLADEWA-
TER. Marshall. Tyler, Longview,
and. Odessa Victoria. Ban
tlo. Bin Springs. Alin Baa-
tadMm othr Tyn cm—
with production or
Potential Tug-0-War Takes
Place Among Liberal Denies
drogen and other weapons of mass i cause it is the origin of much
destruction. petroleum carried in tankers.
By O. B. LLOYD Jr.
United Preee Staff Correspondent
A potential tug-of-war among
liberal Texas Democrats took
shape Tuesday following an-
nouncement by Agriculture Com-
missioner John C. White that he’s
draftable if not running—for the
party’s gubernatorial nomination
in 1934.
The issue was whether oppon-
ents of Gdv. Allan. Shivers' politi-
cal and' governmental leadership
would back one man — or split
their strength beind a covey of
candidates.
White, in a speed) Monday at
Wichita Fills before the Texas
Farmers Uhion, let. it be known
he’s available — “no matter what
the sacrifl|Ce.”
Yarborough Hay Run
Austin attorney Ralph W. Yar-
borough, one of Shivers' severest
critics and an qpponent of the gov-
ernor’s in last year’s Democratic
primary, has said almost as much.
In Dallas, where he was pre-
paring to address a convention of
county judges and county commis-
sioners, Yarborough frankly ad-
mitted he was “considering run-
ning,” and volunteered he had
been receiving “ a large volume of
mail” from persons urgtng that
he make the race in 1954.
“The letters are coming in from
all over the state, and it's not
organized—you can tell when or-
ganized letters come in. I had one
petition from Glen Rose with sev-
eral hundred signers asking me to
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run.”
The former district judge also
linted out that the 488,345 votes
received against Shivers’ 833,-
861 in last year’s election “was the
largest vote ever cast for a losing
candidate for governor of Texas.”
Of the entire field of potential
candidates, House Speaker Reuben
E. Stenterfitt is the only an-
nounced candidate.
The 36-year-old Navy veteran,
twice elected House speaker, has
aligned himself with administra-
tion legislation in most cases, and
is generally regarded as a con-
servative.
Response to his original an-
nouncement speech Nov. 24 has
been “extremely gratifying” and
the volume of mail is more than
he expected, Senterfitt said.
Shepperd Won’t Run
Attorney General John Ben
Shepperd acted to withdraw him-
self from the race last week by
announcing he "definitely” was
not a candidate for governor.
Shivers, regarded as the key-
stone of the political question, has
left himself open to announce for
a precedent-shattering third term
—if and when he wants to.
Services Held
For Lacy Youth
Patricia Ann Lacy, three-vear-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James D. Lacy of Gladewater, died
Sunday afternoon in a Longview
hospital following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day at 4 p. m. at the Pentacostal
church in Gladewater. with the
Rev. M. L. Brooks officiating.
Interment was in Rock Springs
cemetery under the direction of
Welch’s.
Survivors include the parents,
and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. LaFemey. Longview, and Mr.
feif,
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Market Reports
Livestock:
Cattle 5400. Slow. Slaughter
steers and yearlings slow and
weak; all grades cows slow, steady
to weak: bulls and Stockers steady-
good and choice slaughter steers
and yearlntgs, 18-31; some choice
bought to arrive up to S3; utility
and commercial, 10-15; cutter
grade lots, 10 down; utility cows
mostly 10-11; few down to 8.50;
commercial scarce at 11.50-18;
canners and cutters, 0-0.50; bulk,
8-13; medium and good stocker
and feeder steers and
13- 16; tow stocker cows, l-ll.
Calves 1,700. Fully steady;
good and choice slaughter calvea,
14- 19; choice scarce; lew over
MO-lbe.,
gUf;
distribution of
pattern is clear."
Concerning the president of the
DPOWA, Arthur Osman, Imber-\
man had this to say:
”1 could continue with these ci-
tations for about an hour and a
half, but they all lead to the saiMi
conclusion. They all clearly ex-
plain why Mr. Osman has always
been reticent to answer under
oath, the question whether or not
he is or was a Communist Party
member.
“I think that for our purposes,
the evidence is clear enough. If
w« had such evidence presented
to us, were we sitting on an ordi-
nary Jury in a local court deciding
on some ordinary accident cast,
I have no doubt of what conclusion
we would reach as to whether the
evidence in Mr. Osman’s case
(Continued On Pag* Four)
"Tin bar Fads"
Receives 4 Mara
Honors h Dante*
The Bear Facts, Gladewator
High School newspaper, achieved
four more honors at the Texas
High School Press Association
Convention-Clinic in Denton this
week end.
One of the honors, an All-Texas
rating, placed the Bear Facta
among the top bi-weeklies in the
state.
Members of the BF Staff ware
particularly pleased with their pa-
per's award since Dr. Frank Rig-
ler, THSPA director, indicated
the “keenest competition was in
this bi-weekly Clan A division."
Since the Class A division com-
peted senior high schools with 500
or more enrollments, the local
school paper should have bean
competing in Class B, maintained
for senior schools whose enroll-
ments do not reach the 500 mark
enrollment.
Bette Hogue, co-photo editor of
the BF, was awarded two of tha
four places offered in the news
photography competition. One waa
a first-place winner, the other a
fourth The former showed a
group of local football tans anxi-
ously viewing a critical play dur-
ing the Longview Lobo-oear grid
encounter this tall. The latter
tured two members of the
Editor-in-chief Lorraine
and Co-photo Editor Patsy Borts-
field, interviewing a goat-driver
leg amputee.
Bette’s third entry (each news-
paper was allowed to enter bid
three pictures' was on exhibit
with her winners in the annually
exhibited “Cream of tha Crop"
display.
According to Bette’s teacher.
Journalism Instructor C. W. Daw-
son, Bette was the only girl con-
testant whose works were on dto-
play.
An item by Sports Editor
Grantham was accorded an
orable mention in the spots
competition. The story was
scription of an at
ball game between the
Bears and the Ft
This la Rex’ Junior ___
and 'his first on tha BF Matt-.
A column by
other BF item in the
the Crop display.
Both Petto and Bex,
their journalism
delegation from
were in attendance at the <
tion when award
were made.
One of the Bear's Th!
book) delegation waa in
off of a THSPA
tion.
“At times it m
John Early, migl
dency,” says Rex, cag
campaign managers. '
nomination period, Has
Ola* m
teacher
the IF
group cot
Lorraine,
Rex, Lem
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