Stephenville Daily Empire (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 95, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1950 Page: 3 of 6
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By JOHN ROSENBURG
['■IM Pr—m staff Carrwaaaiaat
NEW YORK,
(UF>—
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' Margaret Truman said today that
whe* a»d if the right man comes
along hall have to ask the presi-
dent fee her hand.
She couldn't say whether she'd
over-rhftf her father’s derision,
since she couldn’t predict the fu-
ture state o# her hedrt.
Miss Truman said, however,
that she definitely would not
marry this year and those who
predicted she would were "all wet.”
“There ian’t even a remote poeal-
bilitjr ef a wedding this year,”
she said in an interview. “There
is ne particular man I’m interest-
ed ig.at present and I see no ro-
manes on the horizon:
“if and when the right mar
comse along, however, he’ll havel
to saa my father in tha traditional
manner. I certainly would ward,
my family's consent and I doubt
if I’d attempt to marry anyone
they'd disapprove of. But if my
father did say no, I’m not sure
of what I’d do. It depends on how
I’d feel at the time.
Miss Truman, 25, the attractive,
blue-eyed blonde daughter of Pres-
ident Truman, was interviewed in
her apartment In mid-town Man-
hattan. She is hew studying voice
under the guidance of Soprano!
Helen Traubel.
She said that at present her
musical career came* ahead of any
plana for matrimony.
Ashed if anyone had ever pro-
posed to her, Miss Truman blush-
ed and said:
1 “Let’s not discuss that.”__
going to do in college and high
school. I expect to stick to my car-
eer for 20 years. I don’t consider
myself a auccess yet. I’m just
starting out. But I'm determined
to continue, despite anyone. I’ll
never give up my career.”
Mies Truman indicated her gross
income would be between $60,000
fend $76,000 next year, or about
equal to her father’s.
She said she received $1,600 for
each concert and $3,000 for each
radio broadcast. During the 1&4W-
60 season she will give 29 concerts
and three radio broadcasta. Seme
of the concert arrangements in-
clude a percentage clause. Usually,
artists in Miae Truman's category
are guaranteed their base fee and
draw W) per cent of the gate. In
other words, if a house sold $6,000
worth of tickets, the artist would
receive approximately $3,000.
Miss Truman said unfavorable
comments by critics,did not bother
ter. She said the favorable ones
oi>*"mnbered them by 3 to 1.
“I have never had any trouble
winning ever an audience,” the
said. “When I feel they have that
‘show me’ attitude, the Missouri
comes out in me.”
after three day* of slapping dia
pets on another man’s chUdreh.
He said' he had done eneagh
parental chores to last him "a long
long time.”
Padgett, 35, went to the home
of Mr.'ami Mrs. Kenneth Durbin
to plaster a ceiling.
He i
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Divorce la Assured,
Faye Returns to U. S.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 13. (UP)—
Actress Faye Emerson boarded an
airliner for Washington Wednes-
day with her divorce from Elliott
Roosevelt “all act.”
The 32-year-old blonde stage
| and screen star said she expected
Miss Truman said that since j ?™ .!,cre'n 8“r 8no
ling to New York .he h-rf ont her decree within 10 days. She filed
“datod”
com l
>-•
to New York she had not
regularly. Hew York,
she said, was “too fast” for her.
“In the first place, I’m too busy
with my studies to do much dat-
ing,” »he said. “In the second place,
New Yorkers travel at too giddy a
* pace for me. Ih Washington, or
back home, it Would be dinner and
a movie, er dinner and some danc-
ing. But here, they try to do
everything in one evening—danc-
ing, shows, night clubs, supper and
so on. That sort of thing just wears
me out. when I have to work the
next day.”
8he said she was content to have
a nice quiet dinner at the apart-
ment of married friends.
"It’s a very chill life, really,”
she said, "but I’ve made my choice.,
I did all the racing around I’m ever
Wesleyan Guild Met
Tuesday Evening
Monday,
suit against Roosevelt
charging mental cVneky.
“Everything appears to be all
set,” she declared. “I don’t believe
I will have to return to Mexico to
get the final decree.”
Miss Emerson was forced to cut
her Mexican “vacation” short for
a television appearance in Wash-
ington tomorrow night.
She refused to discuss the break-
up of her five-year "ideal mar-
riage” to the son of the late presi-
dent. ” ' ■■
stayed three days to sit with
seven youngsters, change their
chape's, cook their, meals and en-
tertain them.
Durbin was away from home,
working on a construction job in
Indianapolis.
Mrs.- Durbin asked Padgett to
watch the seven children, ranging
in age from 10 months to 11 years,
while she “went downtown,” he
nsfcL _-
She didn’t return,
“I finally put the kids to bed
after fixing them their dinner,”
Padgett said.
He didn’t know what to do the
next day, so he just took care of
hie charge*. The kids were, swell,
he said, but they ran low on food
and had to borrow some from a
neighbor.
Juvenile authorities finally
heard of Padgett’S plight and took
the youngsters to a home while'
authorities tried to find the par-
ents.
Ppdgett heaved a sigh of relief
and vowed “never again.” .
Britten And Freed
Receive Awards
Stephenvllle Dally Empire—&
DIAPER PARADE—These youngsters give their parents more than they bargained lor at
a contest held in New York to choose the Diaper Queen of 1950. Contestants ranged in age
from 17 to 24 months. Winner was Mary Kennedy (center), diapered in mink valued at
$12,000. \
HOME, SCHOOL, CHURCH CAN
AID SOCIAL OUTCAST PROBLEM
ritten
____uccr Arthur Freed
receive pfaques Feb. 10 from the
Inter.-Amcrican Music League for
"the greatest contributions to
music in 1949.”
Britten’s • operas “Peter Grimes”
and “Albert Herring” gfcve him
the classical music award, the
league said, while Freed won hon-
ors for the second consecutive year
because of his work in the movies,
"On the Town,” “The Barkleys of
Broadway” and "Take Me Out to
the! Ball Game.”
By BILL POTTER
Dr. T. R. Havens, a member of
the Texas State Prison Board,
charged Thursday night that sex
perverts should be sent to prison
for life.
Following his speaking engage-
ment with the Baptist Brother-
hood -quarterly rally, Dr. Havens
of a law that would make sex per-
verts, who are inmates of the
prisons, who are detected in per-
version, subject to trial on felony
charges and upon conviction to be
committed to prison for life.”
There was no doubt as to Dr.
Havens concern about the “in-
creasing number of sex offenders"
. j , -. . . in the state. Havens charged that
granted a personal interview and lthi8 contributing factor for m
Second Twins in 19 Months
LOS ANGELES:—Girls, here’s a,
record to shoot at! Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Kohai recently became the
proud parents of their second set
of twins within ten months. Twin
to the fcohais on
girls were born
Feb. 9, while twin
Dec. 26,_:_
bbys arrived
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h had a reorganizations! *
> rm Tn»u/lnir Afinnlnn a 4 1 ■ OA P. ,w<-:
Mem,
ice Gu!
meeting Tuesday evening at 7:80
at the home of Miss Evelyn Stone,
844 N. OIHe St.
It marked the first meeting of
the group since it was disbanded
several months afro. In the abaence
of the president, Miss Stone, vice-
president, presided over the delib-
erations.
Plans were made for the next
meeting which will be in the form
of a supper to be held at the
churrh rooms, Tuesday evening,
Feb. 7, at 6 o’clock. New officers
will also be elected at that time.
All women and girls of the church
who work are members or potential
members of the group.
Miss Stone Served delightful re-
freshments to the following mem-
bers: Misses Helen Willard, Lola
Thompson, Dorothy Jackson, Betty
MeLarty, Jo Ann Herring and
Mm—. Ben Young, Jessie Klorine
Jones and T. C. Elkins. Mrs. E. M.
Stone, mother of the hostess, and
Mrs. Frank Turner were guests.'
Harry E. Braeuer
The Compute
Insurance and Loan
Institution
Telephone 102—Stepbenville
Fire, Life, Surety, Automobile
Casualty, Health and Accident
Marine and Hoapitalization
K,
the sex perversion charge was the
outgrowth of questions previously
prepared to be asked the Brown-
wood history professor.
Dr. Havens stated that of the
more than 6000 inmates in Texas
State Prisons there were three
major contributing causes for their
crimes. Basically, and listing them
in their order of importance, the
Prison Board member gave money,
sex and liquor as the most im-
portant factors in crime.
Delving into the seconfl of the
reasons, sex, Havens pulled no
punches as he spoke his convictions
concerning sex perverts.
“The known sex offender should
be sent to prison for life” charged
the professor. “They are terribly
dangerous.”
Charging “a great deal of sex
perversion within the prisons of
this state,” Dr. Havens dogmat-
ically gave his opinion on such
cases. “We deal with it in every
prison we have and I am in favor
German Pretender •
To Go To Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 13 (UP)
—“Prince” Otto Wilhelm Hohen-
zoHern, who claims to be the pro-
SoviflBgpWkendec to the Gexman
> will seek haven in Cuba
to escape deportation to the United
States, it was reported.
Official sources said Marcos
Garcia Kohly, former Cuban am-
bassador to Mexico, was expected
in Havana from Mexico City short-
ly to plead with authorities for
admittance of the self - styled
iimn^sociaiite marr'<,d a New 0r' Antihistamine Drugs
The “prince” is being held pris-
oner in Mexico City pending pos-
sible deportation. United States
immigration authorities claim he
entered Mexico while under indict-
ment for a Washington robbery,
under the name of Rico David Tan-
coua. ___i_
The “prince” said the action was
part of an “American plot” to fpil
a monarchist movement in Ger-
many. He said he had ample proof
to establish his identity as the
youngest son of the late Kaiser
Wilhelm II.
carceratkm in Texas prisons was
“greatly on the increase.”
I In the matter of community con-
tributions to the reduction of
crime, Dr. Havensv cited three
agencies which can .help' any com-
munity in its precautionary meth-
ods to pi-event crime at the source.
“The home,” said Havens, “can go
a long' way to eliminate crime if
parents will only assume the' con-
trol of their own children/’
Second in the order of crime pre-
ventive institutions he listed the
schools. “Tf)6 schools are a social-
izing agency and should prepare
their students to live under social
control of the group in which they
are associated.”
Churches were the last agency
listed but in Dr. Havens’ estimate
a most important contribution to
the social economy. “The churches
should make the greatest contribu-
tion to the fight against crime in
the community” remarked Havens.
“The greatest contribution,” he
continued, “because it is-the church
which tends to change attitudes
and the Christian citizen will be
a law abiding citizen.”
A direct question concerning
Christianity’s passiveness in the
matter of social outcasts drew this
comment from Dr. Havens,
“Christianity has become too pass-
ive in its responsibility to- social
outcasts.” He cited the need of
more Samaritans who would cross
to the other side of the Jericho
Road to help the beaten and
wounded man and used this in
summarily answering the question.
Bridal Shower For
Miss Marie Dunson
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Mrs. Faye Hurley was hostess
at a beautifully appointed miscel-
laneous bridal shower Monday
afternoon from 2 to 4 o’clock.
Honored was Miss Marie Dunson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Dunson, who will be married this
month to Buddy Glover of De Leon.
The bride-elect’s colors of white
and blue were uses! in the decora-
tions and appointments. Winter
bouquets of silver and blue were
placed about the rooms and the
lace covered table was centered
with a beautiful winter, bouquet
arrangement.
Wedding ring-shaped sandwiches
announced the coming nuptials. A
tiny card attached to the end of
blue streamers had “Marie and
Buddy” on one side while the date
of the wedding was on the other.
I Mrs. Hurley was assisted by Mrs.
Dunson, mother of the bride, and
Mrs. T. L. Pittman in serving hot
chocolate, small white cakes, po-
tato chips and olives. Miss Nell
Dunson, sister of the bride, had
charge of the guest register.
Tour Of Duty In
Far East For
Sgt. Busby -
Sergeant E. K. Busby, stationed
at TSC since December, 1946, as
administrative assistant to the
mofessor of military science and
tactics, is scheduled to leave Ste->
phenviile, January 21, for a tour
of dutv in the Far East Command
of the U. S. Army.
Sgt. Busby’s family will remain
in Steph&ville for about six
months before joining him in
Japan which is general territory
covered by the Far East Command.
An enlistee of the regular army
for 15 years, Busby has a rating
of sergeant, first class, and has
seen service iji several areas of
this cQuiftry. After his high school
days at Commerce, Tex., the native
born Mississippian, enlisted in the
service and was stationed at Ft.
Sam Houston from 1934 to 1941.
Late in 1941 he was ordered to
the Puehlo (Colo.) High School
for ROTC instruction duty. Sta-
tioned in the Colorado town until
mid 1943, Sgt. Busby was then
transferred to Ft. Lewis, Wash-
ington state, at the Medical Train-
ing?Center there and remained at
the Pacific Coast station through
l]944 when he was assigned to duty |
at St. Joseph’s Military Academy
in Hayes, Kansas. Following two
years at the Kansas base, Busby
went to Lexington, Missouri, whefe
for a short time he instructed
ROTC odets at the nationally
known Wentworth Military Acad-
emy. It was from the Missouri in-
stitution that he came to Tarleton
State for ROTC work.
Sgt. Bushy does not know, at
this time, what his orders will be
or when he might sail from the
Ft. Lawton base in Seattle, Wash-
ington.
Busby is the son of Mrs. Lee
Busby who resides at Commerce,
Texas. The sergeant was born at
DeKalb, Mississippi.
Mis. Busby is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. -S. C. Smith of Mer-
idian, .where her father has been
county attorney for the past eight-
een years.
The Busbvs were married in
1938 and have two sons. John, age
11, and James, who is but six
weeks old.
NEW SLEEVE —Three-
quarter sleeves, falling wide
from a dropped shoulder
line, are featured In a hand-
some, full-length coat by
Valmajor of Lqndon. A wide,
rounded collar and Inverted
pleat lend back Interest to
(the attractive topper, whose
full lines make It Ideal for
wear over suits.
Driver Works Up
Quite A Business
DALLAS, Jan. 13 (UP)—Dallas
police arrested the driver of a
Dallas rental linen service truck
who admitted stealing more than
$5,000 worth of sheets, towels and
pillowcases from the company dur-
ing the past year.
Detectives said the arrested man
admitted selling 1,080 sheets, 650
towels, and 125 pillow cases since
December, 1948.
The 27-year-old man told officers
in a signed statement that he sold
the goods to tourist camps, hotels
and private citizens.
Detectives said nearly 500 sheets
had been recovered.
Rich Indian Needs
Another Guardian
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 13. (UP)—I
William G. “Billy” Bruner, 98-year-
old Creek Indian, nonchalantly |
gave an $80,000 agriculture lease
to a woman, so a guardian has been
appointed to look after his in-
terests.
Bruner was adjudged incom-
petent by Judge Walter Marks,
who appointed Mrs. Annabelie
Cates, the wealthy Indian’s grand-
daughter, as his guardian, *
Bruner didn’t like the idea. He
said he thought the Indian depart-
ment was the only guardian he
j should “have td Tool with.” Be-
| sides, he added, he has not made
I a will and he may want to many,
I if he lives long enough.
NEW HOSPITAL
RICHMOND. Jan. 13 (UP)—The
new Polly Ryon Memorial Hos-
pital, ultra-modern inside and out,
will be dpened officially Sunday.
It will serve the people of Fort
Bend county, and. was named for
one of the county’s early settlers.
The hospital can accommodate 51
patients.
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your
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156 E. Washington Phone 235
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APPLIANCE CENTER
Phone 162
“HOLY STAIRS” PRAYERS—Pilgrims, vlsting Rome for the
Holy Year, kneel In prayer on the Holy Stairs, one of the
city’s holiest monuments. The "Scala Santa,” facing the
Basilica of St. John In Late ran, is a flight of 28 marble steps,
from the palace of Pilate brought to Rome by Crusaders ’,
According to legend, these are the same steps on which Jesus
walked to ills trial. The stairs, housed In a two-story portico,
built by Pope Sextus V, will remain open throughout the
Holy Year.
a MwHfrtke Wite,
Housewives you invite the flu when yon need-
lessly tire yourself scrubbing an unending
stack of wash. Banish Nvashday’ from your vo-
cabulary. Let us pick up your laundry today!
Our carefully controlled
laundering methods return
, your fine table linens hygi-
enical^ clean . . . with their
rich texture preserved.
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STEPHENVILLE
LAUNDRY
And Dry Cleaners
239 N. Columbia Phone 154
Missourian Adopts
Texas Custom
AUSTIN, Jan. 13 (UP)—Desig-
nation of Jan. 1, 1950, as "Black-
eyed Peas Day” in Texas by Gov.
.Allan Shivers brought comment—
and some black-eyed peas—from
Missouri.
Mrs. Charles Goforth sent a
small pracel of peas marked:
“Black-eyed peas from Indepen-
dence, Mo., the home of President
Truman.”
Mrs. Goforth wrote, “My hus-
band and I are not Texans, but we
have visited your great state many
times and love it. So when we
read this item (on Black-eyed Peas
Day) we, too, ate some.”
She ended by acknowledging an-
other Texas connection. Her niece,
she said, is the wife of Woodrow
Bean, House member from El Paso.
Twin Bed Sales
Increased Since War
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. (UP)—A
big increase in the sale of twin
beds shows that married couples
are learning to “sleep alone and
like it/’ a bedding expert said.
J. P. Fanning, attending the
International Home Furnishings
market, said twin bed sales have
all but doubled since the war.
About 68 per cent are twin beds
now, he said, compared with only
25 per cent before the war.
Fanning qualifies os on auth-
ority on beds as manager of the
National Association of Bedding
Manufacturers, which represents
85 per cent of the industry.
“American couples just don’t go
for that cold-feet-in-the-back stuff
any more,? Fannnig said.
Can Be Dangerous
CHICAGO, Jan. 13 (UP)—An
allergy expert claims that “over-
the-counter” sale of potent anti-
histamine drugs is creating a pub-
lic hazard that already has resulted
in fatalities.
Dr. Samuel M. Feinberg, head
of the aHergy research laboratory
of Northwestern University’s Med-
ical School, said the drugs prop-
erly used were a worthwhile ad-
vancement, but “their current mis-
use has resulted in neglect of
serious conditions such as asthma,
where they are of almost no help.”
“I have the material to back up
my claims that improper use of
antihistamine drugs are resulting
in fatalities,” Feinberg said, “but
I don’t want to make the specific
cases public.” •
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Ira M. Thompson, Jr.
Home From Hospital
GONZALES, Jan. 1$ (Spl.j—Ira
Mark Thompson, 17, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ira M. Thompson of Rtu.
I, Huckabay, has been
rom the Cmrr/afes Warm
discharged
m Springs
bundstiwn for Crippisd Children.
Ira was admitted to the Goazales
institution ia early September,
1949.
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INIS IS ELECTION YEAR
PAY YOUR
PO LL
NOW!
JANOARY 31 IS THE DEADLINE
There are over 6,000 eligible voters in Erath
County; only 1800 have paid their
poll tax to date
Your poll tax was not collected with your prop-
erty tax this year. So pay your poll tax now!
Be Ready—Be Able to Vote in 1950 Elections!
Pay Now at Office of
Wm. O* Croft
County Tax Asseuor-Collector
—.1
BIS IS ELECTION YEAR
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