Stephenville Daily Empire (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 258, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 31, 1966 Page: 1 of 6
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Clairette and Lingleville Lodges Ti»,^toph<
held twice a year for officers
and members of over 970 Mas-
onic Lodges in Texas. The Mas-
largest fraternal group, with
nearly 250,000 members
of '‘Viva la Mga”
In Fort Worth
Mrs. JoSd Howell Walker, 34,
Daily Empire clasaifled ad man-
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* I a 4.5 per cent interest ceiling on
of choice basis. Hie pariah
about 5,400 white youngsters _
public schools, 1,780 Negroes.
■ Tf * to integrate parochial
* ~ heavUy Roman
area were given up in
a- bomb blasted Oar
Harbor Catholic
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cloeed. Church
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lowing a ear-train accident at
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Mrs. Walker, was struck by a
Santa Fe train at the railroad
crossing on North Graham and
knocked about 60 feet up die
right-of-way next Jo the Poston
Feed Mill siding. Mrs. Walker
was traveling North on Graham
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WASHINGTON , .__
“ sue of mounting interest rates
and their effect oh the nation’s
economy is churning toward
House action on a wave of polit-
ical eontroversy. A vote may
coma early next week.
The House Rules Committee
deated the way Tuesday for
House votes on two proposals
designed to limit certain inter-
st rates. . . . . -
11 The sponsor of one of the bills
Rep. Wright Patman, D- Tex.,
NEW BRAUNFELS, Tex.
(AP) — Gov. John Connally, in-
tercepting a 400-mile farm wage
protest march 50 miles short of
its goal, told the marchers to-
day he would not call a special
session of the legislature to an-
swer their demands for a $1.25
hourly minimum wage.
The governor told them hd
would not be hi Austin on Labor
Day for their scheduled rally on
the capital grounds. ;
Connally, Speaker Ben Barnes
and Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr
met the marchers on the high-
way about five miles north of
New Braunfels. -- -^
The governor said he I
the march might breed violence
by the impact
bMof
and si
fee when
ler. The train engine stopped about
L* Wran car iengtta Rom* tho
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to 60 marchers. Shouted ques-
tion? from the crowd and cries
>r wages almost drown-
his conversation with
eh leaders. He was In-
1 time and time again
by cries of ' Viva la huelga**
hurray for the strike.
Pasaeroby quickly swelled the
crowd to more than 100.
Connally commended the or-
derliness of the march, but
said, “things can get out of
daily
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Classified Manager!
p.
seeking an elective
Michigan, and state
Sen. Dewey Bariett, nominee
for governor in Oklahoma.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Rep.
Adam Clayton Powell proposed
today a $K-billion, 10-year cam-
paign “to raise black Ameri-
cans’’ to full equality - and
said there is too room in Ms plan
for Sargent Shriver, antipoverty
program director
Powell suggested that a man
like Secretary of Defense Rob-
ot Secretary
ha'KngOTe^Saito the door of
his office has Iways been open
and the march was not neces-
sary just to talk to Mm about
a higher wage.
“You ca? see what’s occurr-
ing elsewhere in the land be-
cause of mareMng-rieta, blood-
shed, loss of life. You don’t
bTluridmaTMi? h^T bJ^no
incidents of violence along the
350 miles of the march thus
far. .» 4gM$t^<wWw
The Rev. Antonio Gons
ivw. --w * Houston Catholic priest
stood with Carr and" march leader, shouted
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Mason Workshop
Set at Lingleville
Stanley B. Aldrich of Mineral
Wells, chairman of the four-
county Masonic Workshop Area
B-6, has announced that a Work-
shop Is scheduled for Thursday,
September 8, at 1:00 pun. The
meeting will be held in the
Lodge Hall in Lingleville. <
Aldrich said that Stephenville,
Dublin. Hannibal, Morgan Mill,
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Integrates Schools
The slow tide of public school
desegregation has reached an
area that ranks as a hard-core
segregation center in the South.
Perex, 78, president of the
Parish Council, was under rigid
federal injunction not to inter-
fere with normal school Opera-
tion. So was almost
connected with him.
The federal court order issued
last Friday was bitter medicine
for Perez, a stoeky, dgar-
chomping man of deep convic-
tions who has dominated this
oil-rich parish for 40 years.
His most fervent conviction is
that Negroes must be segregat-
ed from whites. «■% j
Classrooms opened shortly be-
fore parish lawyers stepped be-
fore UK Dist Judge Herbert
W. Christenberry to make a last-
ditch plea tor a rehearing ahd
Kfalay. < '■ ■ -'4
The argument was that the
court order, issued last Friday,
did not give the Parish School
Board sufficient time to prepare
to desegregate grades opened to
Negroes—the Lri, 2nd, 7th, 9th,
10th and 12th.
After service with the Army
AOmm to Worid War H, he
came to the business news de-
partment In New York.
Cttniff, 37, has served on the
tampess news staff for more
than five years. He has been
editor ih charge of the business
netes desk for the past three
CunifUwas born In Boston
ie is a graduate of Boston Uni
malty and also has a master’s
■pee from the Columbia Uni
gtetty Graduate School of.
He joined The AP in Boston in
Ito MUI woa aaaimad tn the
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pr. He was transtarred to
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(AP) —The cent, up from 6X17
Ame^'^iMi&'iKe T______ _ H
isting homes rose to 6.24 per
cent, compared with 6.18 per
cent in June. ■ ■. ’■ .. , 1;-,
At the Rules Committee hear-
ing Tuesday, Undersecretary of
the Treasury Joseph W. Barr
indicated the possibility of a tax
increase to fight inflation.
“We can’t rely on monetary
policy mueh longer.” he said
“We have followed a: policy
tending toward restraint. It may
not be enough.” v : A
Barr appeared before the
committee to support a Treas-
ury-baeked bill that would give
the Federal Reserve Board flex-
ible powers to fix maximum
interest rates en deposits, g .
The other measure introduced
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was painted in a report of the
Council of Republican Organiza-
tions.
The CRO, representing 10 pro-
gressive organizations, said
Tuesday night that with things
going as they are Barry Gold-
water might be right in predict-
ing that party conservatives will
control the 1968 GOP conven-
tion, just as they did in 1964.
The CRO said that moderates
are leaderiess, lack financing
and are being silenced by party
“unity” efforts on the part of
National Chairman Ray C. Bliss
and Richard M. Nixon, the 1960
GOP presidential nominee who
may try again.
“We are just coming on the
season when something can be
done to restore moderate con-
trol of the party,” Javits said.
He added that the necessary
preliminary to this “is to elect
| some Republican moderates to
office. I think that is going to
happen in New York, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
and Kentucky, for example.
“Instead of the next conven-
tion’s looking like that of 1964, I
think It is going to look more
like that of 1952, when the mod-
erates defeated the conserva-
tives with the nomination of
Gen. Eisenhower.”
Kuchel said be Is satisfied a
majority of rankr-and-file Re-
puUfotief afy rim WMLf* mod‘
eretea who aqroorbra Eisen-,
bower’s programs bhthusl-
astically and will make theft
weight felt at the polls.
The CRO said conservatives
already have started “national
promotion” for Ronald Reagan,
GOP candidate for governor in
California, as a potential 1968
1 nomineee. Kuchel
say whether he In-
tends to support Reagan in his
state race.
Among those who
the brief semi__
W Baker «r., Tennessee senato-
rial nominee; Sen. Robert
Griffin,
term in
I SenJa
? nd Tho
taUf., sa
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utlook ia quite as gloomy as it
1L . Powell
By THZ AUOCIATBD PWSSS
Mayor Wilbert Smith of Ben-
ton Harbor, Mich., today de-
clared a state of emergency but
was turned down <m his request
for the dispatch of National'
Guard troops to this southwest-
ern Michigan city torn by two
straight nights of racial viol-
ence.
Gov. George Romney said at
Lansing an 18-year-old Negro
wounded in Tuesday night’s
gunfire had died, but he de-
clined an Immediate call-up of
troops.
Romney told newsmen in
Lansing: “I will take whatever
additional steps are necessary
to maintain law and order.”
Romney indicated some
Guard units had been placed
under an alert, but refused to
say if this specifically were the
case.
Police Commissioner
Romney dispatched State
Police Commissioner Frederick
Davids here to take command
of some 75 troops on hand.
Before the governor announc-
ed the Negro youth’s death, a
policeman had told a reporter:
“We’re expecting more trouble,
maybe today.”
Cecil Hunt was cut down by
bullets fired from a passing car Efforts to tote;
and Police Sgt. Earl Merrill schools to the 1
•aid witnesses pre. two wMta Catholic area wi
: youths in the < ar. 1963 after a bon
Five Negro boys wafted quiet- Lady ef Good fi
W^past white pickets holding School to Buras.
“Don’t” signs and entered
Woodlawn School today, break-
ing Plaquemines (La.) Parish’s
county’s rigid segregation pat-
tern. White pupils stayed away.
i the intersect
__it the train was
----- approximately 30
get her to leave the car.
The diesel engine struck ft.
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Lions Clu
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Education Grant
1 The youth of Stephenville ha-
ve been given a challenge to de-
velop a plan for world peace by
their local Lions Club—a chal-
lenge that could earn one of
them a 25,000 educational
and/or career assistance grant.
The Stephenville Lions Club,
-Hh Lions Clubs th
i world, is sponsor
l-wide essay contest
__world’s youth on the
moot Important world subject
today — Piaee. The contest of-
fers $50,000 in total awards, in-
cluding the $25,000 first prise,
eight semi-final warid regional
awards of $1,00 each and travel
I wi
and riots as it approached Aus- tiom
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"I do not feel, as governor of ed
the state, that J stauld land the “
dignity of the goWWs office
to dramatise any particular
march.” Connally said. “I grew
up to South Texas. I know the
___.problems. I know there is no
bureau that easy solution.”
Eugene Nelson, who organiz-
ed the march, asked Connally
J
question “is sure to become, a
burning issue" to the November
etoetton. k* ,< vi
. House Speaker John W. Mc-
Cormack said the Interest lefts-
latlon win M scheduled for
ly House action, probably
week. . • ,
In other developments:
- -Sen. Russell3. Long, D-Lh.,
Introduced a bill to suspend |n-
es on outlays for plans ajhd
equipment. He said he hoped
the measure would lead . to a
reduction In interest rates..
h Home Loato
porod ®tertat
Muaaal home
ched another
If. The average
From AF
WASHINGTON (AF) -»
Bernard A. Schriever,
staked his Air Force «an
hip belief that mtoafies
than bombers were the wi
of the future, retires toda
A special review and •
of 19 aircraft were schedc
Ms honor.
The success of Schri
fight for missiles, begun
ne was an ooscure comn
the early 1950’s, is reflected in
the Air Force Systems Com
mand, the multitailion-dollar re-
search program he has headed
since 1956, -- ---4__L3~.
Until 1952, Schriever recalled
recently, “I had been mere in-
terested iq big bombers as »
deterrent force. Then the pic-
ture changed, with smaller pay-
loads missiles became
practicaL”
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Governor Tells Marchers ‘No
if he would call a special ses- hand. We don’t want that to
sion. happen to Texas.” ,
“My answer to that is no,”
said Connally. " i .? i
He added, “this problem'did
not originate nor will it be
solved during the next few
months. I don’t think the ur-
gency of the problem has a
compelling nature to it Never
has there been time in this
country wberf government was
more aware or trying to do
more about poverty than today.
But we must keep these things
in perspective. As reasonable
men I know you won’t expect
the impossible.” \
Jury Selection
of Denton Mdn
Starts in Trial
DENTON. Tex. (AP) - Jury
selection in the trial of William
B. Clifford, 35, Canyon farmer-
rancher charged with killing his
wife, resumed today with five
jurors picked.
The murder case is being
tried here on a change of venue
from Randall County.
Two jurors were selected
Tuesday and three Monday.
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Joe Frey To Attend
Lumbermen FAootincj
AUSTIN — The fall meeting
of tiie board of directors of the
Lumbermen’s Association of
Texas has been scheduled for
Sept. 16-17 in Austin, according
to A. E. MeC*in, Tyler, presi-
dent of the 80 year old non-
profit trade association.
Joe Frey, Stephenville lumber-
man, Is a member of the board
and serves on the building code
and membership committees.
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Patman argued giving the
Federal Reserve Board discre- . - 4-—,-^,.
the same bands which caused Worth attending « Bmlth Doeg ,
it” He contends the hoard’s i«. n-v. i
actions are responribte *““■
prmnt tight moroy a
vote on nhfltitiUiiw the admin*
rate on new homes was 6J2 par J titration bill will ba allowed.
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■VBRVTHING’I GOING MF: Bluff Date, Chalk Mountain,
County clerk Bill Cro<toeport4l:
31 marriage licenses issued for tavU(
to find out about the "high cost
of loving.”
WHOOP: The rignal lights pnd^fe Ttotamity’state’s
Washington, next to the schools, •-----* ----‘ ---- —
are back in operation for the
school year, and, some fender- ...,. ----—. —
bendings have already been to- .$ 0 toft'. ._
mESz House Rules Committee
and unloading from school hotel 0’4.IWK' ’0 * ;.1 ' ‘
require so: ----
tion by di
ONI MOI
Hank Avery. Midland, has pen-
ned a note saying he has filed T“* _
a rehearing plea with the Su- issue cf
preme Court of Texas on county
redistricting. A decision should
be forthcoming in October.
SCRATCMULATIONS: T6 1M
Garden Club at Bluff Dale for
fhelr profoct ef restoring pn
original wafer well In Hie town
| as a historical marker. Mans
| also call for a small parte In the
R area. Our neighbors to tho east, est
K are currently busily engaged to '**
, preparing for tho annuel Bluff
Dole Homecoming Sunday.
CIRCLB TMB WAGONS: The-I wgh’fljtifrert fa tel'’’Hess id "the
Panthers are coming—approxi- ■ ■ -
) mately 700 of them from Dun-
- canville for the Sept 16 game
I with the Yellow Jackets. Dun-
canville officials have notified
J. C; Helm Jr. that a special
I train is assured. In a front page
r story' announcing the chartered
h train, Santa Fe has assured the
I fans the traln win bo_the »ame.
cars used on the railroad's
“Chief’ run. And as one wag
| commented “the wheels ate fb-
ffi tog to be round , this time.”
k School and Chamber of Com-
IK merce officials wtfL, provide
B transportation from the train to
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trip*two1 years*age—alt m
the game score, that is.
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Adtkd,*>TSc
English Dept.
Dr. Stanley AlexMider k
been named associate profess .
J’
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as: the bachelor of arts to 1956;
the master of arts to 1959; and
until 1966 he has been a in-
structor and essistaat professor
at North Texas State Univer-
•fty. He is a member of the
Texas FtAfare Boctety and the
American Studies Association.
Dt. Alexander is married and.
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multiple district the federal programs and all of
made. H > the federal funds on a coordi-
. nated, singular assault on the
root causes of racial discrimina-
tion,”
He said those roots are dis
crimination to employment,
education and housing.
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Dawson
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Column
NEW YORK (AP) - Sam
Dawson, business news analyst
for The Associated Press for
more than 8 years retired to-
day.
j He will be succeeded by John
I T. Cuniff as author of “Teday’s
riness Mirror,” a daily col-
for afternoon newspapers.
iawson, 65, wrote his first
mn in 948. It soon became
of the most widely pub-
I business columns in the
ntry and was read by mil-
•wson joined the AP to New
rk in 925 He left two yffiftr
r to work on newspapers .in
tt>na but returned to The AP
J in 937 as correspondent at
t Connally stood with Carr and march leader, shouted above L J
feared Barnes In the midst of about 50 the noise, “The Mexican-Amari- 1
■ - - - ■ - | caBg been suffering for 100
years. We don’t want talk. We
want action.”
Gonzatea said the political
conaequences of the March wifi
be feR for years to eoma.
The Rev. Janet Noverro.
expenses for the eight winners
to CMcago, Illinois to July, 1987.
At that time, the first prize win-
ner will be chosen from the ei-
ght Also, move than 20,600 lo-
cal, district and l 2„_‘_
awards will be made.
”We are hopeful one of our
young people will win this wot-
Id-wide prestige award,” Presi-
dent Roger Gideon of the Ste-
phenville Lions Club said in an-
nouncing the contest locally to-
day.
The contest, open to young
people who will be 14 but less
than 22 years of age as of Jan- B#
uary IS, 1987, wan announced by
The President of Lions Interna-
tional, Edward M. Ltodaey of
Lawrenceburg, Tenn., during
the Association’s Annual Inter-
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RISING TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURES
High . 89
Low ........... 69
WATER PUMPED
1,100,000 Gal.
North Central and North-
east Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight 68 to 76. High Thurs-
day. A few afternoon and
evening thundershowers. Lows
tonight 61 to 7A Hlgs Thurs-
day 85 to 75. J
session £ J
■Mare
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fers feg
dergecretaiy of state. Shriver
said through a spokesman two
d,y^w>*p ** **•1101 tatend to
Ig testimony prepared tor a A“J *
Senate subcommittee inves-
tigating the problems of Ameri-
can cities, Powell said the gov-
ernment should have one offi-
cial with authority “to mobilize
an of the federal power, all of
Hit BY TRAIN — This 1963 Chevrolet, driven by crossing on North Graham
Mrs. Joan Walker, was knocked about 60 feet into Mrs. Walker is in serious «<
the right-of-way by a Santa Fe train at the railroad
Empire1^'
Injured in Car-Train Accident
. - i and Lhe traiB wa, enter.
ing the city from the east.
______L Witnesses at the acene of the
ditton In the intensive care ward accident said Mrs. Waftgr’i
of the local hospital today, M- apparently stalled with the----
• partaf the vetocte on the tracks.
F*. Taaaday. Train engineer J. E. Sanderson
the train was about seven box-
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expressed confi
that Republican
I will increase their
mgth as a mutt of the
r elections.
fob K. Javits, R- N.Y.,
rias H. Kuchel, R-
id in separate toter-
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