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Brownwood Bulletin
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BROWNWOOD. TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1956
VOLUME 56, NUMBER 281
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Mrs. Wiggins said her troubles
school began when she told a seventh
Thursday to get nine Negroes grade history class she would not
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a state where integration
the school ground* before school the race of the partner.
opened this morning.
"But as far as saying I want
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she loved and respected, it would
make no difference to her about
permitted. She said she also ad-
vised the class that as long as
white
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Union director, and Dr. A. J.
Quinn, dean of students.
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President Truman whirled through
a series of political chats today,
shrugging oft the threat that a
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Supreme Court in 1937.
late President
much-criticised
WASHINGTON (UP)—The U.S.
Court of Military Appeal* today
upheld the conviction of Corp.
Claude J. Batchelor, Kermit, Tex.
on charges of collaborating with
the enemy while a Korean war
prisoner.
Batchelor was convicted of In-
forming on a fellow prisoner, rec-
ommending that a fellow prison-
er be shot, and writing a letter
designed to promote disloyalty.
Mr Truman said in a Milwau-
kee. Wis . television interview last
Monday that he did not think Hiss
was a Communist spy and that
the House committees investiga-
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person* at the segregation rally.
Another cross was burned, this
tim in front of the Texarkana.
Tex., high school. Thursday night
In addition police had several
reports of shotguns being fired in
the vicinity of a Negro church
Thursday night while choire prac-
tice was going on.
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Levied Against 2
On Liquor Charge
Charles H. Pierson and Beto
Moline of Brownwood pleaded
guilty in county court this morn-
ing to charges of transporting
beer in a dry area.
Pierson was fined $100 plus
costs and Moline fined 5200 plus
court costs by Judge William O.
Breedlove. Moline also pleaded
guilty in justice court to a charge
of driving without a license and
and was fined *16.50.
The two were arrested on the
old Bangs road at Guyer crossing
after he denied before the House
committee that he had passed
State Department secrets to a
Comumnist spy ring. He is now
free after having served a prison
term.
fresh mostly east winds on the
coast.
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than just a flat Egyptian rejec-
tion to work with.
Menzies, who beads the five-na-
tion group, was reported willing
only to report back to the London
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who were taking picture* as 15 rioter* from Oliver Spring*. Tenn., were released by the Tennes-
see National Guard in Clinton. Guardsmen, standing nearby, made no attempt to prevent attack.
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NICE PRESENT—Miss America contestants gather around a 141M-pound watermelee from
Arkansas that will be given to children at the Seashore Home for Giris in Atlantic City, N. J.,
during break in Miss America pageant rehearsals. Front, left to right: Barbara Banks, Miss Ar-
haems; Tillie Jean Micheletto, Miss nlinois; Barbara T. Murry, Miss Texas; Lorna M Ringler,
Mims Pennsylvania: Joy A. Corrando, Miss Connecticut: Mary A. McGrew, Miss Kansas. Baek,
left to right: Sally Fischer, Miss Florida; Polly M. Childs, Mica Colorado; Beverly A. Caan, Miss
- Jersey; Sandra J. Stuart, Miss Chicago, and Martha A. Tisdale. Miss Missimippi.
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GOOD LICK-EDemoeratie presidential nominee, Adlal Steven-
son, geta in a good lick during his campaign trip Into the San
Francinco, Callt., area when 7-year-old Judy Rifdjerze offered
him a taste of her lolly-pop as a unique welcoming present,
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Today in Grosvenor
Funeral service* for Mrs,
Helen Maria Temple England. 88,
of 106 S. Greenleaf, were Sche-
duled for 3 p.m. today in the
Grosvenor Baptist Church.
Rev. William H. Marshall of
made after a conference of sew
eral hours with members of his
investigating staff. He now is in
sole charge of the Inquiry, since
the FBI pulled out of the case
late Thursday night.
The baby’s mother, Mrs. Elea-
nor Ruotolo, 29, was questioned
three time* in seven hours Thurs-
day. Sobbing and near collapse.
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Negro Pupils Stay Away
From High School in Ky.
mmrgame White Students
By WILBUR G. LANDREY
United Press Staff Correspondent
CAIRO (UP)— The five-power
Suez committee headed by Aus-
tralian Prime Minister R. G.
Menzies met for more than three
hours today In a desperate at-
tempt to head off looming failure
of the Cairo talks.
But It failed even to fix a new
meeting date with Egypt’s Pres-
ident Gamal Abdel Nasser. Only
a dramatic last-minute compro-
mise now could save the talks.
eCommittee Spekeaaaaa sNaoL
Deschamps said “in all probabili-
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‘THEY MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING’
safely Into their classrooms. All mind teaching integrated class in
were absent today but the par- a state where integration was
ents of one child sent word they
would be back Monday.
A crowd of 500, determined to
keep Sturgis high school segre-
gated if possible, assembled on
Reported Organizing Total $3M Fines
Against Integration
Supreme Court Justice
Minton, 66, is Retiring
organizing to resist
'Playing Hooky
By UNITED PRESS । occurred in Georgia today where
Negro pupils stayed home from a white teacher, Mrs. Coilen Ma-
a newly integrated high school in rie Wiggins. said she face* oust-
Sturgis, Ky , today although Na- mg from her job because she re-
tional Guardsmen stood ready to fused to sign a statement that
force their way into elass again, she does not believe in racial inte-
The state troops with drawn * gration.
members of the local sheriff's
department, police department,
and game warden blocked roads
in the area.
They were reported to have 15
eases of quart beer containers.
Charges of theft under *50
were filed in county court this
morning against Charlie Webb.
told the some 300
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WASHINGTON CP — Assoe-
ate Justice Sherman 'Minton to-
day announced his retirement
from the Supreme Court.
Minton said he is retiring be-
cause of poor health, effective
Oct. 15.
Minton announced his intentions
in a letter to President Elsen-
hower this morning. He said that
because of a circulatory condition
in his legs be did not feel he
could carry out “the exacting du-
ties" of his office.
Later he told a reporter “there
was a time when they waited on
an elderly justice and told him
he wasn’t doing his work right.
I don’t want that to happen to
me.”
Minton, who will be 66 on Oct.
30, has been obliged, for the past
year, to use a cane and appear*
to walk with difficulty.
Former Circuit Judge
“I think this is best for me and
best for the court,” he said. “But
it is not an easy place to leave.
I love IL I hate to go.”
Minton, a former Democratic
senator from Indiana, succeded
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge on the
high court in October, 1949. He
was appointed by President Tru-
man He had previously served
on the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals in Chicago. He will
her daughter married someone
man "that statements Commu-
nuts had penetrated our govern-
Saturday. Moderate
Howard Payne College's back-
to-school activities get under way
this week-end with a pre-school
Baptist Student Union retreat
at the Lake Brownwood Baptist
Encampment Grounds. Registra-
tion for the retreat was schedul-
ed to begin at 1 p.m. today. The
retreat will continue through
noon Sunday.
Rev. Bruce Melver, associate
director of the Texas Baptist
Student Department. Dallas. will
speak to the returning Howard
Payne students at Lake Brown-
wood at 8:15 tonight and again at
11 a.m. Saturday.
Member* of the college staff
who will appear on the retreat
program of activities include Dr.
Guy D. Newman, president; Miss
can Activities "at the time it ob-
tained the information which
sent Alger Hiss to jail.”
swinging crowd at the
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retire at full pension of *35.000 a
year — his regular salary-under
the law which allows justice* to
retire at 65 after 15 years on the
federal bench.
The court now is made up of
six Democrat* and three Republi-
cans. The Republicans are Chief
Justice Earl Warren, Justice John
Marshall Harlan, and Justice
Harold H. Button. Burton was ap-
pointed by Mr. Truman. The oth-
er two Republicans were named
by President Eisenhower.
Minton was last in the news
late in August when he was
quoted as saying he hoped for
Adlai E. Stevenson’s election in
November.
Future Plans Uneertain
Minton said his future plans are
not definite but that he will re-
turn to his New Albany, Ind.,
home, where he customarily spent
his summers as a justice. He de-
parted from custom this summer
by touring Europe with Mrs. Min-
ton. •
Minton’s appointment to the
bench in September, 1949, came
as a surprise to just about every-
one — including Minton himself.
Big reason: He had joined the
include Dr.
“I don't want to comment on
that.” .
Ullman indicated no new devel-
opment was expected in the ease
today, but would not venture a
forecast for the weekend.
The body of little Cynthia,
which was found in Lake Whitney
Thursday by three boys, was re-
leased to the family. The child
had been missing since last Sat-
urday. when her mother reported
her stolen from her carriage in a
department store.
Autopsy Inconclusive
An autopsy was performed at
Brownwood was to officiate, with
burial in the Fairview Cemetery.
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LeRay Fowler, pastor of First hospital at 1:20 p.m. Thursday.
Baptist Church, Ballinger. and she was born in Virginia June
Mrs. Lloyd Womack. youth direc- 26 1868, but moved with her
tor, First Baptist Church, Brown- parents to Hunt County, Tex. as
wood. a child. She was married to the
she was escorted to bar home by
two policemen and a priest.
Three boys fishing along the
shore of the lake found the body
Thursday about one mile from the
crowded department store where
Cynthia was taken from her car-
riage last Saturday.
The body of the baby, believed
dead several days, was viewed by
both Mrs. Ruotolo and her hus-
band. Stephen, 33, who made the
identification.
Detectives searched the Ruotolo
house and yard Thursday. They
disclosed they were trying to
match a piece of wire which was
used to close the top of the
transparent cellophane bag in
which the body was found.
Authorities Confer
Ulmaa. after hours of interto-
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BROWNWOOD AREA: Partly cloudy
through Saturday. A little cooler to-
night. Low tonight near 58, high Satur-
day near 80.
Maximum Thursday 83, low last
night 63. Sunset today 6:53, sunrise Sat-
urday 6:15.
Police Chief Urges
Driving Caution
Near City Schools
/ Brownwood’s publie schools
will open Monday. Police Chief
W. A. Middleton reminded motor-
ists today, and extreme driving
caution, especially near schools,
is necessary.
He warned that city police will
be on duty at or near meet of
the schools during the lunch hour
and tn the afternoon. Each
school will also have student
patrolmen directing traffic.
Motorists must watch for and
obey the school patrolmen for the
safety of students. ,
Middleton also said a police-
man will be on duty during the
luneh hours and after school on
Ave. B in front of Brownwood
High in effort to avoid the usual
traffic jam there.
Cars driven to school but
legally parked will be ----
by police, also.
"We need the cooperation of
every motorist and student in
the city to avoid an aceident in-
volving our school children.”
the chief said. ,
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A white citizen council was
quickly formed in Sturgis at a big
rally Thursday night. The council
made plans to petition local offi-
cial* today with a demand that
the Natione! Guerd "peek up and
get out” of town.
Kentucky White Citizens Council
Presidetn Millard Grubbs. of
Louisville, and the group’s state
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night that if the Republecans follow
him they "will learn something."
Jovial and smiling he waved at
a crowd of banner-waving young
Democrats and tourists. One sign
said "Joe Smith welcomes HST."
Mr. Truman also was greeted
by members of the American Pol-
itical Science Foundation. He will
make what he called a "non-
partisan" speech to the associa-
tion's convention tonight.
A Busy Schedule
He planned to lunch with mem-
ber* of his former White House
staff. He said he also had "many"
other appointments.
Democratic vice presidential
nominee Estes Kefauver arrived
at National Airport a few minutes
after Mr. Truman had left for his
suite at the Mayflower Hotel.
Asked about the "truth squad,” he
said "the Republicans don’t like'
the truth — but we’ll tell it wheth-
er they like it or not.”
The young Democrat* stayed on
to welcome Kefauver. They cov-
ered the former President's name
on the placards with Kefauver'*.
GOP National Chairman Leon-
nities.
Bayonet* Removed
National Guardsmen, bayonet*
now removed from their guns,
stood guard along with state
trobpers whose 30 ears were
parked bumper to bumper at the
school.
The National Guard force at
Clinton, Tenn., was 'lowered to
about 200 today as the tense situa-
tion there eased. Twelve Negro
pupils are in Clinton high.
A new segregation development
him during the fall campaign l , ..
Mr. Truman te newsmen when herring-” ”
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shortly before midnight Thursday because he was chairman of the
_ ‘ House Committee on Un-Ameri-
Mrs. Mary Gatliff
Dies in Odessa;
Rites Pending
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gatliff, TO,
of 1201 Duke St, died suddenly
today in Odessa where she was
visiting a daughter, Mrs. Fowler
Sutton.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by London-Burton
Funeral Home.
Mr*. Gatliff is also survived
by her mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Watkins, and two other daugh-
ters, Mrs. Clyde McBee and Mrs.
Hugh Tinney, all of Brownwood.
The situation grew tense in the my little girl to marry a Negro,
early morning hour* with reports I do not," she said.
that the crowd would be swelled Nine Negro students broke the
by miners from nearby commu- color barrier at Sturgis High
School Thursday, but Kentucky
guardsmen were forced to hold
off at bayonet point an angry
crowd of more than 500 persons
who shouted their objections.
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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS—
Partly cloudy through Saturday.
A little warmer Saturday.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS—
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scat-
tered showers and thunder-
showers through Saturday. No
important temperature changes.
Moderate to locally fresh mostly
northeast winds on the coast.
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WEST TEXAS — Partly cloudy
warmer Saturday and in Panhan-
dle and South Plains this after-
noon and tonight.
EAST TEXAS - Partly cloudy
north to cloudy with widely scat-
tered showers or thundershowers
extreme south portion through
TEXARKANA (UP>— President
H. W. Stilwell of Texarkana Julor
College said today he had
received a report that “some
WASHINGTON lUPi— Former care of the Democratic National.
“ * Committee. Mundt also asked if I
Stevenson agreed with Mr. Tru-
Dr. Stilwell made the statement
to newsmen as racial unrest
spread after two Negro girls
registered at the college on
Wednesday under federal court
orders.
Thre Negro boys who showed
up for registration Thursday were
.to take aptitude tests today prior
to enrolling in the college.
Dr. Stilwell told a cheering
White Citizens Council meeting
Thursday night that “it is not
only your right, but your duty to
resist., .integration."
"Integration will result in the
lowering of educational stand-
Theme for the retreat is "My late Charles Wesley England
Life In God's Hands.” Jerry Har- there June 7, 1885.
ris is president of the Baptist They came to Brown County
Student Union. Dr. Leonard R. Sept 5, 1905. and she had been a
Daniel is faculty advisor. resident of the area ever since.
Howard Payne faculty mem- She lived in the Grosvenor
bers will get back into the swing area for a number of years, but
of college activities with a fs- had been a resident of Brown-
cully meeting Saturday morning wood for the past 11 years,
at ther college and an ice cream Her husband died some 20
Eoer President and* Mrs Guy ‛ survivors include four sons.
Newman, 1010 Eleventh St Marvin L. and Cari W. of Gros:
The fall term at Howard Payne venor, Charles F. of Odessa, and
opens Monday with freshmen William G. England of Cisco: 10
orientation. Freshmen will regi- grandchildren. and 10 Ereat-
star Wednesday. Upperclassmen grandchildren,
register Thursday. Classes begin London-Burton Funeral Home
nex Friday. iwas in charge of arrangementa
enrollment of Negroes la
college.
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ty” the committee would decide
Saturday- when to meet Nasser
again. There was no meeting with
him today because this to the
Moslem Sabbath.
Deschamps added that the com-
mittee would not leave without
seeing Nasser again—"if only for
courtesy's sake.”
Meanwhile, Egyptian news-
paper*. attacked British Prime
Minister Sir Anthony Eden as a
"criminal” bent on war in a sud-
den surge of pessimism over the
sniunsz at tos Sae* Canal talks.
But the Cairo press prominently
published London dispatches
claiming Egypt has rejected the
plan proposed by U.S. Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles and
brought here by the Menzies com-
mittee. These dispatches said the
Menzies group will retur to Lon-
don empty - handed.
Next Step Planned
Similar pessimism was reportd
in London, where diplomatic
sources said Britain has started
consultations with the United
States and other allies on the
"next step" to take if Nasser
finally rejects the Dulles plan. The
London dispatches said Britain’s
paece-or-war orders to the Suez
expeditioady force in the Medi-
terranean will hinge on Menzies'
personal report when he returns
to Britain.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser
left for Alexandria to spend the
Moslem Sabbath with his family
as Australian Prime Minister Rob-
ert Gordon Menzies called a pri-
vate meeting of the committee to
try to heal the breach within Ms
ranks.
Informed sources said the Unit-
ed States backed by Iran wanted
to reconvene the London Suez
conference with Egyptian partici-
pation to work out some compro-
mise solution. Sweden wanted to
take the whole matter before the
United Nation* immediately.
Pressure On Nasser
Menzies was said to be insist-
ent on wresting Nasser away
from his unyielding position on
Egyptian control over the canal so
that a reconvened London confer-
ence would have something more
the Yale department of pathology
but authorities said it was incon-
clusive a* to the cause of death
Vital organs were turned over to
the FBI at Washington for labo-
ratory analysis.
Ullman's statement on the
course of the investigation was
citizens" of Texarkana
Mary Price, Baptist Student
Mrs. Emma Thomas
Dies Here; Funeral
Scheduled Saturday
Mrs. Emma Louise Thomas,
to. ot 702 Coggin Ave., wife of
J. L Thomas, died at 2 a.m.
today in a local hospital follow-
ing a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday to the Davis-
Morris chapel with Dr. V. Cyrus
Barcos and Rev. Dorsey Smith
officiating. Burial will be in
Greenleaf Cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas, the former
Emma Hazel, was born in Nacog-
doches County Sept. 6, 1876. She
was married in 1905. and bad
been a resident of this Bounty
store October 1920.
survivors include her husband;
a son, Hal Thomas of Brown-
wood; a daughter, Mrs. Joe L.
8 tai cup of Brownwood; six grand-
children, and three great-grand-
children.
ard W. Hall announced Thursday
that "truth squads” would follow
Mr. Truman and possibly other
Democrats during the campaign.
The GOP used a similar tactic in
1952.
Mr. Truman arrived in the capi-
tal shortly after Sen. Kari E.
Mundt (R-SD) demanded that
Democratic presidential nominee
Adlai E. Stevenson state whether
he agrees with Mr. Truman that
convicted perjurer Alger Hiss was
“not guilty."
“Rod Herring" Query
1* a telegram to Stevenson In
HAMDEN, Conn. (UP)—State's
Attorney Abraham S. Ullman said
today a theory of kidnaping and
murder was being explored in
the death of six-weeks-old Cynthia
Ruotolo.
"As at now,” he said, "we’re
proceeding on the theory of kid-
naping and a murder ”
Asked "When you use the word
kidnaping do you mean someone
unfamiliar with the baby?” he re-
plied:
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