The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1954 Page: 3 of 8
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A Massage
From Practed 229
Ifl Austin
TO THE PEOPLE Or TEXAS:
A person should put up with a
lot before he gets mad at his
neighbor; and, therefore,,/we did
not get mad when our neighbor,
Mr. Ralph Yarborough, took a
stand against our school children
by joining forces with the north-
ern politicians who wanted to
steal the Texas tidelands, or when
Mr. Yarborough allied himself
with the C. I. O., or when Mr.
Yarborough announced a pro-
gram that would more than dou-
ble our taxes, but we did get
mad, extremely mad, mad all
over, when he charged that Trav-
is County precinct 229, where we
live, had always been a Repub-
lican precinct
Precinct 229 in the northwest
part of the City of Austin, re-
ferred to as Brykerwoods pre-
cinct, is a typical Texas commu-
nity of law abiding citizens. Prac-
tically all of the men work at
various trades and professions,
and their wives apply themselves
keeping house and taking care
of their families.
In 1932, 1934, 1940 and 1944
the precinct, of which the pres-
ent precinct 229 was a part, gave
a big majority vote to Franklin
Roosevelt for President; in 1948
this precinct gave a majority vote
to Harry Truman for President;
in 1952, when Adlia Stevenson
turned his back on Texas, pre-
cinct 229 gave a majority of its
votes to Dwight D. Eisenhower
in the same manner that the en-
tire State of Texas voted. These
facts show that Mr. Yarborough
either does not take enough in-
terest in his own community af-
fairs to know what his neigh-
bors do or he is deliberately try-
ing to deceive the voters of the
state.
Mr. Yarborough may not know
his neighbors or what they do,
but his neighbors know him and
they know that this unfounded
accusation that his neighbors are
Republicans is typical of the
many others misleading innuen-
dos and false charges made by
Mr. Yarborough against Gover-
nor Allan Shivers. Mr. Yarbor-
ough’s neighbors know that dur-
ing Governor Allan Shivers’ ad-
ministration more money has
been spent on state hospitals and
mental institutions, salaries of
teachers raised a greater per
cent, more miles of highways
built and more progress on water
conservation mrde than ^during
any other governor’s administra-
tion; and when Mr. Yarborough
goes up and down the state not
telling the facts on tnese issues,
his neighbors are not surprised,
because they know him. They
know what he has done and has
not done, and how he acts in
Austin, and particularly in Bry-
kerwoods community; and that
is why Brykerwoods community
(precinct 229), where Mr. Yar-
borough lives, votes 891 to 367
for Governor Allan Shivers in
the first primary.
We housewives, who are quali-
fied voters of precinct 226, are
proud we are Democrats. We do
not want the Democratic party
to be taken over by a National
Socialist group dominated by
northern labor leaders and big
city bosses. We do not want to
be forced into the Republican
party. We resent being called
Republicans by Mr. Yarborough
or by any other person. That is
why we are writing this letter
to register our protest. We know
that a majority of Mr. Yarbor-
ough’s neighbors feel like we do.
The vote of t93 to 387 for Gov-
ernor Shivers proves it
Sincerely,
Mrs. Cecil C. Rotsch,
1811 West 29th St.
Mrs. Vance Newell,
2500 Jariott
Mrs. R. H. Kercher-
ville, 3301 Beverly
Road.
(Pol. Adv.)
Pubic HmMi
Programs Designed
For Benefit of AN
AUSTIN —Dr. Henry A. Holle,
State Health Officer, in outlining
the duties of the Texas State De-
partment of Health, said in a
statement that public health pro-
grams are designed to benefit all
the people.
“In an effort to prevent dis-
ease," Dr. Holie said, “tne Texas
State Health Department carries
on an educational program in-
forming the public as to how
they can secure protection by
vaccinator against smallpox, ty-
phoid leveT, and immunization
against diphtheria, whooping
cough and tetanus; by investi-
gating sources of disease out-
breaks; by isolating those ill with
communicable disease; inspection
of water supplies; advocating the
production and use of safe milk
to prevent the occurrence of milk
borne diseases and many other
services to the public.”
Dr. Holle said that in spite of
preventive measures, people will
become ill and accidents will hap-
pen In general, the cure of sick-
ness in the individual and the
repair of accidents fall within
the scope of the duties of the
private practioner of medicine
and surgery. “Of course," he
said, “the private practioner of
medicine is also engaged in pre-
vention of disease when he ad-
vises mothers to have their chil-
dren and family protected against
those diseases for which there is
a known preventive.”
The cncrtl practioner and Jhe
State Department of Health both
advocate that it la better to re-
main healthy than it is to recover
from an illnces, but the State
Health Department is engaged in
the prevention and control of
disease as it affects the general
population of a community or
state.
TIB WORTHAM JOCHKIO. THURSDAY. AUGUST M. IMM
House and Senate, Ready for Adjowmnent,
Find Ticklish Situation on 'Must' legislation
Slate Park Selected lor Coen Hunters
State Championship Meet in November
Fort Parker State Park has
been selected aa the camping
grounds for the Texas Coon Hunt-
ers Association, and more than
two hundred coon hunters will
converge on the state park In
November for the state cham-
pionship hunt that will take place
November 12, 13 and 14.
The commodious camping house
and dining room at the park has
been engaged for the event, and
if the coon hunters get the Lame-
"A Successful 54-55 Year"
SNEED INSURANCE AGENCY
MRS. K. W. SNEED
stone County reception they ex-
pect, they will likely make Fort
Parker Park their annual head-
quarters.
A number of landowners have
already granted permission for
coon hunting on their land dur-
ing the three-day period, but as
some sixty tracts of land are
needed, other tracts are still be-
ing sought. M. J. Kuehl, 4029
Frederick, Waco, would like to
hear from landowners who will
give this permission.
He points out the coon hunters
are very careful of other peoples
property and that as coong do
some damage, it will prove to be
a service to the landowner to
thin them out.
It Is understood that the Lime-
stone County Fox Hunters have
pledged their co-operation to the
coon hunters.
Judges Endorse
Justice Brewster
For Second Term
Ail former members of the
Texas Supreme Court publicly
endorsed the re-election of As-
sociate Justice Few Brewster to
the Supreme Court.
The five judges said that Judge
Brewster’s "well-known and re-
spected qualifications for this
high tribunal position” prompter'
them to support his candidacy.
In lettera to Judge Brewster,
the former justices lauded Judge
Brewster’s long service Vo the
people of Texas as County At-
torney, District Attorney, District
Judge, and presently as n mem-
ber of the Supreme Court.
Judge John Sharp of Ennis
said: “Having served with him
and the court, I think he is a
great judge and one of Texas'
outstanding citizens.”
Judge A. J. Folley, Amarillo,
and Judge Gordon Sitppson of
Dallas, praised Judge Brewster
for his ability to write opinions
“that always reflect eqiial just'ce
under the law” . . . id “he has
the overwhelming respect of vir-
tually all lawyers of Texas.”
Judge Richard Critz of Austin
and Judge W. M. Taylor of Dal-
las, said they thought it signifi-
cant that the home folks of Bell
County gave Judge Brewster a
12 to 1 vote of approval in the
July primary “which shows what
the folks who know him best
think of him as a lawyer and a
citizen.”
Meanwhile, the Bell-Lampasas-
MUls Counties Bar Association,
of which Judge Brewster is a
member, unanimously endorsed
him for his second elective term.
A letter bearing signatures of all
54 members of the tri-county as-
sociation to members of the State
Bar, stated: "His personality,
kindliness, fairness, scholarship
and sense of justice make him
the kind of trial judge any law-
yer or litigant asks.”
BUY — SELL — TRADE
USE
JOURNAL WANT-ADS
By OLIN E. TEAGUE
Congressman
Sixth District of Texas '**
WASHINGTON, D. C — With
both the Senate and the House
of Representatives pushing for
adjournment this past week, the
administration found itself in a
very ticklish situation o:i one of
their “must” pieces of legisla-
tion; that of communism.
The story went like this: On
Thursday, August 12, the Senate
considered a bill introduced by
Senator Butle1’ of Maryland de-
signed to abolish the legal status
under the Taft-Hartley Act of
unions found by the Subrovsive
Activities Control Board to be
vCommunist-infiltrated. This leg-
islation had the whole-hearted
support of the administration.
During the debate on the bill, an
amendment was offered to re-
move suspicion from unions af-
filiated with labor organizations
that have actively fought commu-
nism and examples mentioned
where the CIO, AFL and the
Railroad Brotherhoods. However,
before debate on the subject was
completed, the Senate voted 85
to 0 to adopt a bill containing an
amendment which would outlaw
the Communist party. The bill
did contain a separability clause,
hrWcver, which would have al-
lowed the union provisions to
stand alone should the section
outlawing the Communist party
been found to be unconstitutional.
The following Monday, the
House took action on H. R. 9838
designed to deprive the Commu-
nist party of its legal rights. This
bill had previously been side-
tracked by the Judiciary Com-
mittee but ws reported out as
a substitute for the Senate passed
bill. After considerable debate,
the House adopted this bill, Both
the Senate version and the House
version removed the rights under
the Taft-Hartley Act of any labor
union or business organization
found to be Communist-infiltrat-
ed. Unlike the Senate bill, how-
ever, the House bill did not make
membership in the Communist
party a crime. Many congres-
sional leaders expressed the opin-
ion that the Senate passed bill
would hs'»e nullified the present
requirement for party members
to register with the Attorney
General of the United States as
required by existing statute.
Following the passage of the
House substitute bill, the Justice
Department stated that this bill
would not effect the present In-
ternal Security Act. Following
this statement, the Senate adopt-
ed a motion by Senator Butler
82-19 declaring that the Commu-
nist party was not a political
party; but rather a conspiracy to
overthrow the government. At
this point an amendment de-
signed to outlaw the Communist
party was again offered and it
carried 41 to 39. A motion was
offered to reconsider the action
of the Senate but the motion to
reconsider was defeated by a
vote of 43 to 39 and then with
an 81 to 1 vote, the Senate passed
the House substitute bill and eent
it back to the House.
Upon receiving the new bill
from the Senate, the House
passed it almost immediately 208
to 100 despite warnings from the
administration leaders that It
would not become law. The
House leaders clearly inferred
that the President would veto
the bill. In spite of all this, the
House adopted a motion to send
the bill to a conference with in-
structions to thp House conferees
to insist on retaining the changes
made in the Senate—that of out-
lawing the Communist party.
The administration and FBI
Director J. Edgar Hoover had al-
ready testified in opposition to
the outlawing of the Communist
party on the grounds that it
would drive the Communists fur-
ther underground and make de-
tection cf their activities more
difficult. But, if the language
outlawing the Communist party
was retained in the bill follow-
ing the conference, the adminis-
tration would have been faced
with th« question of either sign-
ing into law legislation which
they did not approve; nr vetoing
a bill outlawing the Communist
party.
The Senate majority leaders
hopeful of changing the language
in the bill withheld it from con-
ference until legal repreaentatives
of the Department of Justice and
other interested government
agencies reviewed the wording
of the bill. They contended that
the wording as adopted by the
Congress as pertained to the out
Mrs. J. W. Looney and Mondel
Davit visited in Beaumont over
the week end and stopped in
Lufkin for a visit. Martha Ann
and Jimmy Looney returned
home with them after visiting
relatives in Lufkin last week. .
Judge and Mrs. R. W. Williford
and daughter, Nancy, and Mra.
R. L. Williford of Fairfield, Mr.
arid Mrs. E. A. Brodhead and son.
Gene, of Sonora, and Mr. and
Mra. T. A. Mcllveen of Dallas
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Posey
over the week end.
MAW IT AT N0MK TONIGHTS
Journal Want-Jbda' Got R—nits.
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SIMMONS — in Wortham
LEE'S JEANS
TEXANS
Do You Doubt It Now?
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Hera b conclusive proof of tHo Ink
between Parr, Yarborough and C.I.O.
Thb nows story, appearing in tho Dallas
Morning Nows on Sunday, August 22,
1954, will convince ail TRUE TEXANS
that there is a conspiracy by the Parr-
Yarborough-CIO Machino to TAKE
OVER TEXAS.
Remember the CIO-PARR
link has baan rapeatedly
denied by Ralph Yarborough.
COMMERCIAL
would have uixisnniten fS \Jfcs
iniilfe Act under irlyUfc Comm* M. ;
niat leaders lb tills Mdby lifflk-
beset found guilty of cypjpt
against the United State* Qou-
anuMDi. It was under tWa star*
tuts that the nine CVniniliib fl
were found guilty recently In the.
trials held in Philadelphia.
Because of this, the conferees
presented a rev.sed vertigo o*
the bill to the Congress and it was
adopted immediately; and is now
awaiting the signature of the
President. The revised bill would
remove the legal rights of the
Communist party and impose
stiff penalties on members of
“Communist action” groups who
did not register under the Sub*
versive Activities Control Act.
The bill also would abolish the
government-guaranteed bargain-
ing rights of business or labor (£j
organizations who were found to
be Communist infiltrated.
The hill further sets up criteria
for use by federal courts ip de-
termining “membership or parti-
cipation in the Communist party
or any other organization defined
in this act, or knowledge of the
purposes of such party or organ-
isation ...” Under this clause,
a person could be brought under
the Subversive Activities Control
Act if he knowingly and wilfully
joined and remained in any Com-
munist organization.
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Simmons, Mildred. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1954, newspaper, August 26, 1954; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1111313/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.