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Brownwood Bulletin
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1958
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY
VOLUME 58 NO. 298 15c PER COPY
Hurricane Helene Heads
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Chest
still more easterly.
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HPC Group To Be
MAJ. GEN. WILTON B. PERSONS
J. H. DUKE
GENE PORTER
Gen.Persons
the convention Saturday
Takes Over
Meeting
Two Sessions of Heart
Texas" on a program session en-
serving as assistant drive chair-
titled "Problems of the College
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began at 1 pm, was highlighted
HOUSTON (UPD— An autopay
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tub.
area.
Japanese Floods Up
Opal Doshier, R.N . director
of nurses
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"No one knows just how had
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First ■ aid treatment was being
given to dozens of persons who
were stretched out on the side-
persons reportedly
"The hoops ar naturals for the
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egregationists Win Election On
ittle Rock School Question
announced were Austin Newton
as Bangs chairman and W. C.
I based radar and aircraft recon-
naissance have located the hurri-
cane about 45 miles southwest of
weather bureau placed the storm
center about 775 miles southwest
of Cape Hatteras. It was going
northeastward at an accelerated
lines
Scores
morn-
College
By RICHARD W. HATCH
United Press International
Dr. Held will serve as chair-
man of a sectional meeting at
Over 16? Then Try
To Avoid Hula Hoops
BRIDGEPORT, Conn (UPD —
Over 16? Then avoid hula hoops.
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Dillingham
chairman.
The slogan
Gene
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Faubus was not eligible to vote
today because his official resi-
dence is not in Little Rock. He
went to the University of Arkan-
sas - Tulsa football game in Fay-
etteville.
buyer of
ility was
a lot of
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phens of Bangs and "Nutrition
in Heart Disease" by Vivian Me-
Fawn of Houston, nutritionist,
program consultant, Texas Heart
Association.
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were pinned between the seats
when the bleachers collapsed.
Most of the injuries apparent-
ly were bruises and broken bones,
according to eyewitnesses.
Coast The weather bureau said
Helene should be well out in the
Atlantic Sunday.
Only one death was attributed
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is than Aght
I 16-hour trip.
Is caused a
les north of
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ing.
W. Lee Watson is advanced
gift chairman for the drive, and
Adams’ Post
By HERBERT W. CHESHIRE
United Press International
WASHINGTON (UPD — Presi-
dent Eisenhower Saturday named
his deputy assistant, Maj. Gen.
hetan
Bagley and
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orchard to
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Maximum temperature Saturday 77.
Sunset today 6:26, sunrise 6.27.
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Chamber of Commerce building.
The office will be open from
kids with their supple bodies but
for the average adult they're an
Gray speaks from experience.
He tried the hoop himself at the
behest of his two children and j
was "through in a few minutes."
said. 1
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schools to avoid integration i
ders must be tested in court.
east of Alpine in the Big Bend
AUTOPSY ORDERED
tsn2 -
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both sides of the border Thurs- was ordered Saturday for Elmer
day night. Equipment from as far Wilbur Cherry, 59, who was found
away as Pecos failed to stem the dead by his wife in the bathtub
overflow. 1 of their home Badly burned by
At El Paso. U. S. 80 was wash- hot water running into the tub,
ed out and undermined at many Cherry was believed to have suf-
places. It has borne the brunt of fered a heart attack or died from
flooding recently in the El Paso injuried received in falling in the
district gave: against integration
14,647; for integration 5.796.
Plan Essential
As far as the Supreme Court is
concerned, the election has no ef-
POLITICAL ACTIVITY—The Seine River is setting for
some unusual political activity in Paris, France as the
sight-seeing boat "Hirondelle" joins a campaign to get
out the vote. To catch attention of possers-by, large
signs reading "vote yes, vote no, but vote" hong from
the vessel's side The "Hirondelle" also carries a load
of posters to be handed out to shopkeepers to place in
windows. The Eiffel Tower is in right background. Vot-
ing on constitutional reforms proposed by Premier
General Charles deGaulle takes place today.
(NEA Telephoto)
WEATHER FORECAST
BROWNWOOD AREA: Clear to portly
cloudy today and tonight, with cooler
temperatures expected tonight. High ex-
pected today near 84, low tonight near
62
of the department of speech at
the University of Texas, and Dr.
Ted Skinner, dean of the school
of fine arts of Lamar Tech.
Dr. Held, who came to Howard
Payne three years ago, holds an
undergraduate degree from Bay-
lor University and his advanced
degrees from Northwestern Uni-
versity.
During Its business session, the
convention will take action on an
invitation from Howard Payne,
the Brownwood Chamber bf Com-
merce and Hotel Brownwood to
hold its 1959 convention here.
MUND
Ger. (UPD—
ing "all nep-
keep crow™
s newer sol-
arrives here
hi
nuts. I Florey of Brownwood, vocational
Talks on the program Gilis j
morning include "Cardio-Vascu-
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On Speech Program
Three members of the faculty ing in the junior high school,
of Howard Payne division of I Mrs Held has worked extensive-
speech will appear on the pro- I ly in the field of creative dra-
Seminar Are Set Today
A two-day heart seminar for) speak on "Prophylaxis and
murses will conclude with two Treatment of Congenital and Ac-
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All committees and committee, *
chairmen are ready to begin the
1958 Brown County Community
gram for the 33rd annual conven- ] matics, and now is teaching, on
tion of the Texas Speech Associa- an experimental basis, three
lion October 2-4 in Waco, where j classes in creative dramatics in
an invitation will be presented the Coggin School.
to hold next year's convention
Hospital. will preside over the
final session this afternoon.
* stated that all committees and
ehairmen have been appointed to I
handle all phases of the Com-
tnunity Chest drive.
Newly appointed county chair-
men are Harold Gist. Zephyr
chairman: Oran Warnock, May
7 AL
—President
> spend this
gton. Press
lagerty said
will be given outlines of the
Chest drive for the year pre-
pared by Fred Russ, assistant
drive chairman.
County chairmen, advance gift
WILMINGTON. N. C. (UPD-
three inches fell Friday night.
Only four families were forced
from their homes.
The Rio Conchos, which emp-
ties into the Rio Grande at Pre-
risk "spinal disadjustments and
Current Needs?” Others on the
even indirectly to the storm.
Fallen power lines crackled in
the streets and towering tides
gushed over the waterfront at the
height of the storm here, the
strongest ever recorded in North
Carolina. The winds began sub-
siding late in the day and the
streets drained.
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ple majority to those voting It/Hurricane Helene pounded this
is impossible to tell exactly how port city with a record 135-mile
man W duly qualified electors", an hour fury Saturday and spread
are iff" any district on a given destruction along nearby beaches,
day because some will die and But with damage probably in
others will be traveling, the millions done, the mighty
That will not be a problem in storm turned out to sea and ap-
the voting Saturday, however, be- parently would spare the teem-
Water spilled over dikes on
cities of , the Upper East
. . _ —.—. . . ----—, Dr. John S. Gray, president of
Chinese holiday, the moon festival.! ran from central Japan north to by the torrential rains that ac- the Connecticut Chiropractic Assn.
""*. . . companied the typhoon. warned today that grownups who
Public transportation was crip- ' take a whirl at the latest craze
the Izu peninsula some 50 miles pled by the winds and water.
: United Press International cor- southwest of Tokyo. Railway officials said it might variety of backaches."
Police officials said the raging take three days to restore traffic "— ---- — ------
135-Mile Wind Is
drive that
drive chairman
e
Community Chest.
for this year's I
will begin
Wilton B Persons (ret.), to re-
sus the order. He said it would place Sherman Adams as his No.
| require passing on the constitu- l aide as part of a White House
chairman. Rodger Sweeney and
George Jordan head the special
services division.
The goal for the county this
year is $39,800.
Agencies which participate in
the Chest drive each year in-
f elude Red Cross, Boy Scouts. Girl
Scouts, United Defense Fund,
Jaycee Christmas baskets. Sal-
vation Army, Brown County
charities. Brown County Clothing
Center. Brown County Civil De-
fense Unit, and Brown County
4-H Clubs.
More than 200 volunteer work-
ers will help with the Chest drive
this year.
Mrs. Si Blackstock and Mrs.
Wednesday and continue through
Oct. 31.
X H. Duke, president of the
which begins at 1 p m
Dr. Benson, a peditrician. will1
e -e
Bleachers Coflapse
At Football Game
MOBILE. Ala. (UPD — The
north section of the bleachers of
in Brownwood.
They are Dr. McDonald W.
Held, division chairman, and
Mrs. Held and Alex Reeve of the
Russell in the cockpit, is washed by the waters of the English Channel after a
board not to lease the schools’
, buildings.
I But judge Miller refused to is-
drive is "Have a heart and do
your part.”
The Chest drive wil have a
kick-off coffee Tuesday morning
at 7 at Hotel Brownwood. AU
who have been asked to take part
in the drive are urged to at-
tend the meeting.
At the coffee all the workers ■
said the rains were continuing in
Mexico and would probably not
stop for at least 24 hours.
The Rio Grande was at 18 feet,
well above flood stage, at Pre-
sidio and was expected to remain i .. . ,, - .
around there through Sunday. tionality of three state laws and
The river at El Paso, however, it takes a three * man federal
had fallen six inches Saturday. . cour toedo that. ...
The high school gymnasium. ..Charxes Brought
was opened for lowland evacuees Leaders of a campaign for in-
at Presidio, and about 30 bracer-, tegration .charsed that the elec-
os were moved in ; tion. was• "rigged" in that the law
The Santa Fe Railway Co. re- settins.it uP says that to,.1"**-,
ported at least four washouts. grate the Khoolis majority of
three between Alpine, where four the qualified electors
inches fell Friday, and Presidio, (registered xoters.in the district
and one at Chancellor. 40 miles must vote for integration._______
be county
out 50 per
pecan crop
ne million
al average
nan two and
50 up
chairman; and David Willis,
division faculty.
Friday morning, Reeve will panel will be Dr. Elton Aber
speak on "A Look at the Eng- J nathy, chairman of the depart-
lish Theater Through the Eyes of ■ ment of speech of Southwes
Texas State Teachers College
Dr. Thomas Rousse, chairman
Cape Hatteras at 8 p.m. It was
on a path that apparently would
take it beyond jutting Hatteras
and into the open Atlantic without
the center having moved over any
mainland portion of the Carolinas.
The weather bureau sald full
hurricane conditions were occur-
ring over the outer banks and
portions of the Pamlico Sound
area
At mid - afternoon Police Capt.
L. A Teague, who was seeking
to assess damage in Wilmington,
said "everyone is in a state of
excitement and we can't get any
sense from them.” Some citizens,
he said, were "almost hysterical."
The Raleigh Weather-Bureau
reported that Wilmington deceived
the "full effect and for e" at
Helene with gusts reaching a
deadly 135 miles an hour shortly
after noon
Wilmington Police Chief J.J.
Patrick said that Helene made
staff shakeup.
Press Secretary James C. Hag-
erty said Persons, 62, an old
Army buddy of the President,
would exercise the same broad
duties as Adams but that there
would be a "redistribution" of the
responsibilities assigned to other
presidential aides. He said he
would not call this a "reorganiza-
tion "
Adams resigned under heavy
Republican political pressure last
Monday as “assistant to the Pres-
ident." He told the nation in a
radio-TV address he had decided
to quit because a “campaign of
villification" had been launched
against him as a result of his
relations with gift-giving Boston
millionaire Bernard Goldfine.
His inference was that Demo-
cratic-led House influence investi-
gators had undermined him but
Republican leaders. at a meeting
with GOP National Chairman
Meade Alcorn in Chicago, decided
he was a political, liability. Alcorn
Theater." A native of England.
Reeve had just concluded ap-
proximately 14 years as director
of productions at the Northamp-
ton Repertory Theatre near
London when he came to Howard
Payne two years ago. He has
directed productions here both
for the HPC College Theatre
and the Community Playhouse.
Friday afternoon, Mrs. Held
will be on a panel to discuss a
proposed "Junior High School
Guide," which is being submitted
to the association by a commit-
tee as a guide for speech train-
The actions did not reach the
appeals court clerk's office in St.
Louis in time Saturday, however,
and Monday will be the earliest
f the N A A C P can get an in-
junction.
The schools might be opened by
Monday, if the school board
meets Sunday and agrees to lease
them.
School board attorneys had ad-
vised, however, that any lease
must be temporary because the
constitutionality of using private
Hurricane Hazel, a 1954 scourge
18 miles an hour dip and bearing in this area, "look like a baby.”
still more easterly. I Patrick said the Masting winds
The weather bureau said land- I (Sen WEATHER on Page 6
Blanket chairman. Previously
The N A A C P asked U. S
for. the waterlogged border.’It PistrdayJuigeordehntE
By ARNOLD DIBBLE
United Press International
w c.. ” I InIrEi, rormosa Ur, — Na- TOKYO (UPD—Floods following
Weaver of Stephenville is dis- tionalist China rammed two big in the wake of the worst typhoon
tnspresident. . convoys of supplies through a cur- to strike Japan in 24 years piled
Program advisors for the tain of Communist artillery shells up casualties and damage Satur-
seminar were. Misses MeFawn to Quemoy Saturday in one of its day in the picturesque Izu Penin-
and Lawson, while members of most successful operations since sola resort area south of Tokyo,
the program committee included the siege of the offshore islands I Officials said as many as 1,600
Hanna Tinne Mice V:-- -- a • . ________ •_____a ,___a z_
communicated this information to
Eisenhower, and Adams dramatic
resignation followed :_m
The President, who once said *
he was keeping Adams because
“I need him," accepted the resig-
nation "with sadness"
the situation is," apolice official L Native of Alabama
said in Tokyo, | In promoting Persons. the Pres-
U.s. military authorities distrib- ident picked an old comrade-in-
uted biankets and food to home- arms. He and Persons first served
less in Tokyo, Yokohama and together in Washington when the
Yokosuka They stood ready to chief executive was a relatively
give further help f needed. I unknown Army colonel.
Twenty inches of rain dumped On Jan. 21. 1953, the day after
---- — his inauguration as president, Eis-
B
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quired Heart Disease" His talk
will be followed by “Cardiac
Disease Amenable to Surgery"
by Dr- Derrick, a member of the
cardio-vascular surgery depart-
ment of the University of Texas
medical branch in Galveston
A panel discussion with Helen
Lawson, R.N., of the State
Health Department in Austin,
presiding will conclude the for-
mal agenda for the seminar.
Adjournment is set for 4:30
p.m
The Saturday session, which
‘ sidio, was carrying the runoff
ers are especially encouraged I sidio area.
Deputy Sheriff Tom McCall at
Presidio said the cotton crop
damage will run as high as two
million dollars from the floods.
Horace Allen are to be in charge ems. „
of the Community Chest office i countr
which will be located in the countr:
sessions here today in the Adams
Street Community Center. High-
light of the final meeting will
be talks by Dr. W. F. Benson of
Pasadena and Dr. J. R Derrick
of Galveston.
A total of 117 nurses from a
wide area of Texas registered
Saturday for the seminar, which
is sponsored jointly by the
Brownwood District Heart Asso-
ciation and the Texas State
Health Department division of
cancer and heart disease
Agnes King, R.N., administra-
tor of Brownwood Memorial Hos-
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m
pital, will preside over this by talks by Dr P. T. McGowan
morning's meeting, which opens and Dr. F. D. Spencer of Brown-' . e -- -------
at 8:45 with coffee and dough- wood, Miss Lawson. and Helen „ . J” ’5 p m Monday through
Friday. Anyone wishing infor-
GALVESTON (UPD-
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Saba counties. Dr Robert E
At 5 p.
to attend the one hour meet-
Among the other guests pres- respondent Norman Williams re-
ent for the seminar are Grace ported from Quemoy that Red | floods which inundated the area to normal.
Manning of New York City and artillery shells bust perilously killed as many as 1.400 persons The moat around imperial pal- ______ ______.
. santa we American Heart Association; close to the slow-moving alligator Casualties in other areas ofjace flooded the nearby streets, extreme experience." he said
Eez.ne income. "y1" zas Miss Jessie Munro, R.N. of To- supply ships Saturday but military | Japan, including Tokyo. mounted | and landslides cut deep gashes in
E658.002. "P. slizhtly from $4 ironto. Canada, who is visting in officials reported no hits. to 155 dead and 78 missing the carefully tended embankment
516,379 for the same month last the city; and Mmes. Homer Jor- He said there were two such Washouts and communications | rising from the moat around the
ywer, a company spokesman said. dan Jr. and Ray Ramirez of the operations, one about dawn and failures prevented an accurate ancient palace of Emperor Hiro-
saturday- *Saa Angelo Hear Clinic. uUu about wm, ‛pi.t--: ol he devaslatloa al Liu. < If p,
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crash. The pilot was rescued by man lowered from a helicopter. (NEA Telephoto)
Ladd Memorial Stadium collapsed . --------e avege J, „„ Juou___ _______
Saturday night during the Ala- Hanna Lippe. Miss King, and began five weeks ago j persons were feared dead in the on 4,290-foot Mt. Amagi un-
bama - Louisiana state football Dr. Spencer of Brownwood and • The Communists, frustrated in 100 miles-an hour storm and the leashed the flood that swamped enhower named Persons a "spe.
fame. Injuring scores of specta- Dr.Stephens of Bangs their attempts to stop the supply floods that followed it. There were I Izu Friday night and Saturday (See GEN PERSONS on Page 8)
--- The seminar was limited to landings on Big Quemoy with no known American casualties. ' morning. Homes and people were
The injured, most of them stu- graduate nurses, licensed voca- more than 6,000 rounds of shells. Record 16 to 20-inch rains inswept into the Tsuruga Bay by
dents, were being rushed to hos- tional nurses, school nurses, pub-I turned their muzzles on Little some areas left as many as the rushing waters. One I5-year-
pitals by every available ambu- lie health nurses, industrial nurs- Quemoy and the twin Erhtan and 400,000 persons homeless. old boy clung to a piece of tim-l
lance in the eity. »s, and students in nursing Tatan islands Saturday afternoon! Twenty-nine of Japan's 46 pre- her and was washed ashore alive. '
First - aid treatment was being schools and poured in another 3,000 < provinces > were hit by 15 miles from the tip of the
given to dozens of persons who Chairmen for the seminar were rounds. Typhoon Ida which reached gusts peninsula
— “trek che the *l• Mrs., Marvin Moon of Brown- The soldiers and civilians on of 160 miles an hour in its violent | in Tokyo, 250 pumps were set
wood, hospitality: Mrs. Mary Hei- Big Quemoy took advantage of path across the Tokyo-Yokohama up to drain floodwaters away
mecKe: secretarial; and Mrs. the respite to celebrate a major area Friday. The area affected from the 300,000 homes swamped
Jack Hendrix, registration iwliGay, ihe moon iestivai, I ran from - - — . i. ..
J. D. King is chairman of the with little moon cakes parachuted Hokkaido,
county heart chapter and Dr. t by transport planes from Formosa Worst-hit area appeared to be
Stephens is the county chapter ad- j Friday night --
visor. [ — -
m., the Washington
ployes^n dfrisi^^ Russas' crop " as 98 cent I
mand and general gifts division nThmsladstewrathrrwbursa ssgi
ing on "Are Texas
Speech Departments
By PRESTON MCGRAW , Orval E. Faubus' private school I
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. (UPD— plan into effect.
Segregationists won a special Little Rock’s four high schools
election Saturday that was the have] been closed a month They
next to last step in putting Gov. are/hinder an immediate integra-
———————— - ‘ j tig order by the U. S. Supreme
n gg g Court and Faubus thinks he can
Dozens Homeless "
I Returns to United Press Inter- cause the segregationists won so ing
Ir JAI national from 27 of 32 pre- --
in Flondc A nnn cinets.in the Little Rock school
Community Chest Drive To Rio Grande
“ Dozens of persons were home- It was essential to the Fau- —
begin in Bounty Weanesaay,srs&jrsu'jszsz^,r,senoog tonopene
“ * and lapped at the edges of Pre- Jhe finalistepin his plan »’or
I sidio. I the school board to lease the
। Numerous railroad washouts schbols to the Little Rock private
were reported and the Inter- sehool corporation and reopen; I
national Bridge at Presidio was them, as private schools J
sagging badly from the floodwat- .Under a.special law passed by ■
ers. Approaches to the railroad the. legislature a month ago, the ■
bridge parallel to it were gone, state win pay the tuition of more ■
but the bridge held. than 3,000 students who would at-1 ■
The 40 residents of Redford, a tend private schools. ■
community 15 miles east of Pre- Nearly 400 high school students ■
sidio, fled the town Friday have Kiven up and started attend- I
night. Six or eight houses and an ing schools as far away from Lit- l
apartment building in Presidio Ue Rock.as Los Angeles and Mil- ■
were evacuated waukee, Wis.. . I
The Rio Grande was out of its — ., Injunction Asked ■
banks upriver to El Paso, where . The National Association for the ■
heavy rains clogged streets and Adv ancement.of.. Colored People I
washed out U. S. 80. Business appealed the 8th U.S. District ■
houses in El Paso had as much Cour of Appeals Friday and I
as four inches of rain in them asked for • temporary injunction E
i in the Tigua area, where up to !° keep..the school board from ■
1 ---- leasing the schools. •
this nurse instructor ’ , mation concerning the Chest
igctive of the meeting was to re- r^v Chest drive in. Brown
Wew the anatm" ".n . County each year combines all
View, of the my,, to Physi- of the agencies of the county into
I olosofth e,heart.., to study one group, thereby avoiding hay.
clinical signs and diagonosis, tO ing more than -1.5
smser. wn., aurector review recent advances in treat- fnKa‛ " drive for
at the Stephenville i ment, and demonstrate'nursing ________________
care of the patient with heart m _ • w —
Nationalist Convoys Casualties, Damage
event, is composed of Brown. A An.. D-c . —
Coleman. Comanche Erath, Ham- MOVe FaST ArTillerv
ilton, McCulloch, Mills, and San | J
as Brookesmith
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