Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 1961 Page: 11 of 16
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ST^PHENVILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE, STEPHBNVILLE, TEXAS
PACK THREE
Army Commander Turns
Problem to Red Cross
WASHINGTON. — MaJ. Gen.
Edward G. Farrand, commander at
Fort Hood, Tex., hat hit upon the
neat device of using Negro mili-
tary police to break up Negro sit-
ins against segregated white res-
taurants in nearby Killeen, Tex.
Here ia the story of what hap-
pened.
On July 9 last year, Private
Robert B. Curtis of the 2nd Arm-
ored Division at Fort Hood, with
two other Negro soldiers, staged
a sit-in protest at Craig’s lunch
counter in Killeen. They were ar-
rested by the Provost Marshal,
Col. M. C. Miller, accompanied
by several military police, and or-
dered to report to General Far-
rand who,, they state, threatened
them with court martial if they
were involved in a similar inci-
dent.
This pretty well intimidated
Negro troops stationed at Fort
Hood until April 22 of this year,
when Curtis and one other Negro
soldier again sat-in at Craig’s res-
taurant. This time, the Provost
Marshal made a special trip to the
barracks and recruited 12 Negroes
to serve as military police. Norm-
ally, Negro troops do not serve as
MP’s outside of camp for fear of
arousing the resentment of white
Texans. But in' this case twelve
Negro MP’s were rushed to Craig's
restaurant and arrested the Negro
sit-ins.
When the United Press Inter-
national telephoned Fort Hood
from Austin to inquire about the
incident, the provost marshal’s of-
fice denied that anything had hap-
pened.
When this column queried the
Army in Washington as to wheth-
er such suppression of the news
was a part of U. S. Army policy,
the Army, after taking five days
to exchange communications with
Fort Hood, made no comment. It
did not deny the incident took
place.
When asked whether the use
of Negro troops to apprehend Ne-
gro sit-in strikers was U. S. Army
policy, the Army replied that an
order had been issued, June 19,
instructing General Farrand and
other commanders that MP’s could
not he ued “on behalf of local
authorities to support enforcement
,»f segregation,’’ though they could
he used to '"quell affrays" where
military personnel are involved.
On June 11 of this year, six Ne-
gro soldiers again picketed Craig’s
restaurant, this time accompanied
by one civilian, Mrs. Charles Lud-
wig of Killeen.
This time Gen. Farrand had
heard from Washington and did
not arrest the sit-ins. However,
Mrs. Ludwig's husband, Charles
Ludwig, who works for the Red
Cross on the post, was given 24
hours’ notice that he was no long-
er welcome at Fort Hood.
Mrs. Ludwig, who was a volun-
teer Gray l.ady at the if. S. Army
Hospital was informed that her
services were no longer wanted,
though she had donated them free.
The Army in Washington, when
queried as to whether the discip
President Kennedy’s ailing back, Thie was directly contrary tij
now feels strong enough so he is
definitely planning a goodwill visit
to Latin America in August —
visiting Argentina, Uruguay, Bra-
zil, and Venezuela. His main mis-
sion will be the big Inter-Ameri-
can Economic Conference in Mon-
tevideo August 5 . . . Premier
Khrushchev is trying to lure
Prime Minister Macmillan into un-
dertaking a dramatic*peace mis-
sion to Moscow to head off war
over Berlin. Privately, the Rus-
sians have passed the word that
a Macmillan mission similar to the
one he undertook in 1969 would be
welcome. British diplomats figure
it’s a maneuver by Khrushchev to
play up Macmillan’s aspirations to
be the great peace leader of the
20th century, and the British em-
bassy has strongly recommended
against any trip to Moscow , . .
General de Gaulle has promised
to withdraw at least two of
France’s top divisions from Al-
geria in time to mobilize for the
Berlin crisis.
This is why de Gaulle fa urgent-
ly pressing the Algerian rebels
for a compromise peace . . . The
Austrian government has offered
Vienna as a site for an East-West
summit conference on Berlin In
November. Premier Khrushchev
told the Austrians before he left
that he would like to come back
for such a meeting. After check-
ing accomodations, the Austrians
have decided they can handle the
diplomats and the mob of report-
ers that would accompany them.
However, speculation regarding a
summit conference is still very
premature.
Medical Deception
Here is some of the evidence on
the fabulously wealthy drug in-
dustry that led Senator Kefauver
to introduce legislation regulating
injurious patented medicine.
Sworn testimony showed that
some of the major drug companies
have distorted, concealed, or even
lied about the side effects of their
drugs.
Chloromycetin, the second larg-
est selling antibiotic, used especi-
ally on children was found to de-
stroy some of the marrow in chil-
dren's bones long after the drug
had been used.
The Food and Drug Administra-
tion Rtationa! Research
Council informed Parke, Davis,
manufacturer of chloromyeotin,
August 1962, the drug could go
back on the market ‘.‘under revis-
ed labeling that would .caution
physicians explicitly against its
indiscriminate use”; that it should
he used only in certain sometimes
fatal diseases in which its use
ts necessary, such as Rocky Moun-
tain spotted fever and other Ric-
kettsial diseases.
Parke, Davis, however, accord-
ing to sworn testimony, respond-
ed by sending Its salesman a series
of promotional letters which the
Kefauver committee reported as
“ranging from the deceptively mis-
leading to the downright false."
These letters claimed that the
drug had been “officially cleared”
iining of the two civilians repre- i with “no reservations on the num-
her or the range of diseases which
Chloromycetin may be administer-
ed.”
sented U. S. Army policy, referred
the matter to the Red Cross.
The Diplomatic Cables
Selden Receives
4-In. Downpour
Rain clouds which moved into
Erath County Sunday afternoon
played tricks on the county as the
clouds dumped rainfall of almost
flood like proportions in spots
while Just a few hundred feet
away hardly any rain fell.
The rain which started falling
in Stephenvilie along about the
middle of 8unday afternoon mea-
sured 3.28 inches hefore it quit
falling, according to the rainfall
.records kept at the Farmers First
National Bank by Vernon Brom-
ley.
While the 3.28 inches of rain
was falling in Stephenvilie the
West Cross Timbers Experiment
COMPLETE
Insurance Service
BRAD THOMPSON
General Insurance Agency
Phone 6-9166
, v -y- - -eeA 4-„ .
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Station, which is practically just
on the edge of the city, received
only .75 of an inch.
Rainfall reports received by The
Daily Empire indicate the Selden
area received the heaviest fall.
Lewis Wyly reported 4.40 inches
of rain fell at his place in the
Selden area. Another place where
the water really poured down was
the Linglevillc area. The Eddle-
man gauge showed a fall of tfirec
inches there.
The Pair Nursery was wet down
considerably by the rains as an
inch fell there Saturday afternoon
and 1.60 inches fell there Sunday
afternoon.
Reports to The Empire indicate
that elsewhere in the county the
rain was light, or no rain fell at
all.
Marion Porter said only .30 of
an inch fell at his place in the
Bluff Dale area. Jack Stewart re-
ported only .26 of an inch fell at
his place in the Huckabay area.
The Morgan Mill postoffice gauge
showed a fail of just .26 of an
inch. The Fitzgerald Nursery re-
ceived a shower measuring .20 of
an inch. Ernest Johnson said only
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for the Stephenvilie area issued
Tuesday morning calls for more
scattered thundershowers In this
ap>a Tuesday afternoon or night
end again Wednesday.
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advice from the Food and Drug
Administration. In a subsequent
letter to salesmen, Parke, Davis
stated that the failnre of th« gov-
ernment to ban use of the drug
completely was “undoubtedly the
highest compliment ever tendered”
to the Parke, Davis medical staff.
This is why Kefauver now pro-
poses legislation to ban any medi-
cine unless the Food and Drug
Administration has licensed it.
font New Job?
CHICAGO OB — Girls, there’s
gold in electronic data processing.
A survey of business executives
attending a seminar on computer
applications revealed that two-
thirds of them rate electronic data
processing as a better than aver-
age career.
Several said certain female
traits, such as precision, patiMtce
and attention to detail, make wom-
en especially good workers.
Three-fourths of them employ
women at salaried technician’s lev-
el, with salaries ranging from
64,500 to $10,000.
Mrs. R. L. Swell of Fort Worth
was here Wednesday visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Venida Brush also
of Fort Worth, who has been tak-
ing treatment at the local hos-
pital.
Courthouse Records
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The let-
ters “aoc” following a consider,
ation stand for “and other con-
siderations".)
Warranty Deeds
C. R. (Jack) Farrar and H. C.
Ellis to James O. Craig, lot 4-C,
block 142, Stephenvilie, $2,000.
H. C. Ellis to C. R. (Jack Far-
rar, interest in lots 3 and 6-D,
block 142, Stephenvilie, $1,000.
Fred McCleskey and wife to
Calvin Lee Bills and wife, lots 36,
37, 38, and 50, Morningside sub-
division, Stephenvilie, $5,500.
Billie Bruce Hair and wife to
V. Winters Hair, interest In 178.98
acres in Jesse Atkinson and Wil-
liam J. Lewis surveys, $1,918.
•Marriage Licenses
Carter McGregor III and Don-
na Gayle Moore.
Arthur Lundy Wagnon and Bil-
lie Jean Compton.
Melvin Thomas Staton and Shir-
ley Darlene Walker.
George Pritchy Smith and Pa-
tricia Sue ShlUingburg.
James Lowell Fowler and Caro-
lyn Mae White.
Hulon Martin Smith and Mary
Ann Powell.
New Automotive Vehicle*
J. Paul Cook, Stephenvilie, Ford
sedan.
Cecil N. Fowler, Stephenvilie,
Rambler sedan.
W. W. Welch, Stephenvilie, Buick
sedan.
G. W. Hail, Star Route, Steph-
envilie, Chevrolet sedan.
Dovie English, Rt. 1, Stephen-
vilie, Chevrolet sedan.
Burglars Hit
2 Bluff Dale
Business Housed
Officers still were searching for
clues Monday as to the Identity
of the burglar, or burglars, who
entered the Harry Denver and the
Warnock stores at Bluff Dale Fri-
day night and made off with some
loot.
About $7 to $8 in cash and 46
packages of cigarettes were taken
from the Deaver store and a tele-
vision set, a tube tester, an iron-
ing board, and a steam iron were
taken fronuthoJWarnock store.
Texas Ranger George Roach and
Sheriff J. D. Thomas investigated
the burglaries.
The last time a burglary was
committed at Bluff Dale the burg-
lars were apprehended. They turn-
ed out to be from Fort Worth.
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Each account insured sp «e
$10,000.00 by aa agency of
the Federal Government.
Stephenvilie Savings
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Fordhook Limas
Baby Limas
Caaliflower
Barbecue Sauce 3^1" as*1*Pie “45c
Angel Food_______~35c
JANE PARKER DANISH
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