Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1959 Page: 1 of 12
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WEATHER FORECAST
Community Chest
Brownwood Bulletin
BROWNWOOD. TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1959
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
For Construction Of City Schools
Monroe Elected
What Will It Cost You?
To Head Support
City Man
Present Tax
Difference
.1 $ 3000
Hijackers [
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AT JOHNSON FETE
Brown Tops Support
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Johnson said he would like to.
a goal in
Here Tonight
Oppose
toward Texas Thursday.
The front was expected to hit
FEEL BETTER
ey prizes involved and because it
ville Wednesday.
Sudderth To Pass
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Mel Neiswanger, chairman. Neil
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depths of my heart.”
I said. “The cooperation, help and
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Freighter Sinks
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Total $30,581
Goal: S41,000
- Actual Value
of Home
$1140
1900
2660
3420
4180
5320
6080
6840
7600
car he was struck over the head
with an object he believed to be .
$ 6.50
10.83
15.17
19.49
23.82
30.32
34.65
38.98
$ 5000
$ 7000
$ 9000
$11000
$14000
$16000
$18000
$20000
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies
covered 'the remainder of Central
Texas and fair weather prevailed
BEN D. SUDDERTH
. . Won t be candidate
Early High and Howard Payne
He is a graduate of the Unt-
versity of Texas school of law.
$ 20.75
34 58
48.42
62.24
76.07
96 82
110.65
124.48
138.32
W. C. (BILD MONROE
. . . Election president
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Allen Beadel,
Newby.
TICKETS:
WRONG!—Secretory of Labor James P. Mitchell nib-
bles on a piece of cake, mode in the form of a fedora
hot, to keep a promise mode lost April to on AFL-CIO
-rally that he would eat his hat if unemployment reach-
ed 3-million in October Mitchell announced that un-
employment reached 3,270,000 and promptly ate his
"hat" in public.
Hijackers
Assault
for quiz contestants to accept an-
swers."
HARRY FORBESS
... Co-chairman
day night’s supper include:
FOOD AND PAPER GOODS:
2
Assessed Value
App. 38%
of Actual
$14 25
$23.75
33.25 •
42.75
52.25
66.50
76.00
85.50
95.00
Proposed Tax
(additional .ST
per H i
. MICRCFILM SERVICE
P. . B-X 8066
DALLAS TEX.
honesty the best policy' A high
school class here evidently thinks
so—now.
7.
% qm
I In announcing he wul not be a
Lcandidate for re-election, Sudderth/
chairman. Bill Smith. Cap Shel- I
ton. Charles Wesner. Dick Post,
he can. And he’s going to get it
if we are not awake and aware.
tainly appreciated and I would' ence in current taxes, compared
be an ingrate if I failed to ex- to the increased rate, would be
BOLD POLICY
Senator Johnson called for a
“bold. fresh foreign policy” and
ing of the board where petitions submitted Wednesday
night were approved.
739 SIGNATURES
A total of 739 signatures were listed on the petitions.
Twenty are necessary to request the election.
_____The board verified today sufficient number of signa-
tures to assure legality of
the petitions.
$2 Million Bond Election Dec. 12
MRS. WESLEY ENGLISH
. . . Co-chairman
U. S. work to achieve that goal
He then dug into present ag-
(See JOHNSON on Page 2)
dt
in other words, assessment for
school taxes on an average home
of $6,500 in Brownwood would
be $2,475 The present rate of
‘school tax is $1 25 per $100 val-
uation. so the example property
rh
and Gene Brown, co-chairman. •DS
GRIDDLES AND UTENSILS: • ice
AX
would be taxed $30 88 per year
for schools
What will it cost owners of va-
rious prices of homes to renovate
the Entire school system?
According to estimates made
at the public meeting, the differ-
- assaulted and robbed a Brown-
a wood businessman here early to-
■ ' day. seriously injur ng the 26-year- |
" ( old man who was dumped out of ,
a car near the Austin country
I cluh
k . Arlen Sikes, in Austin to bid on
I a highway construction job for hie
Quiz Fix
FREEHOLD. N.J (AP, - is
Cake Supper
Students
press my appreciation from the a $3,000 home, $6 50 a $5 000
easiy re-
Entertainment will be provid-
mi by the Early High School Henry Taylor. Wayne Forbess,
band, the Brownwood High School Bud Woodruff. Wayland Hill,
band, Howard Payne College Ernest Weedon, Dr. Roger Cole-
I tame since 1956, today an-
nounced he will not be a candi-
I date for re-election.
“Any future political plans are
at the present time unsettled," he
i said. and indicated he had no
। knowledge of any other candidate (
for the office 1
He is currently practicing law
in Comanche.
; felt that because of the big mon- tin before the Colorado River Shower activity in Central Texas
ey prizes involved and because it Authority caused Johnson to al- is expected to be confined to to-
was not illegal, it was all right ternate his plans for the evening night and Friday morning. Friday
Low ceiling almost prevented night's football weather in Gra-
chairman. Ruck
in July. 1958
to Communism I am con-' see the President set
vinced that we have what he the space field and then see the
wants and he's going to get H if
DUMPED FROM CAR
Sikes said the hijackers drove
to the outskirts of the city where
he was dumped out of the car,
beaten and kicked and left lying
on the roadside after the men took (
his billfold, watch and wdding
ring
Harold Lockwood
I Johnson from landing at Stephen- ham should be fair and cold, fore- .01
A native of Brown t ounty.
Sudderth was horn near May and
grew up in the Early community
nt the county. He was graduated
from Early Huh School and
Howard Payne C ollege.
Sikes gave police this report of
the robbery from Brackenridge
hospital bed He suffered a fract-
ured jaw and other injuries.
CALLED CAB
| Sikes told police he went to the
Wilkinson, Fred Perry. Harold
Lockwood, A. C. Grigson and
Bob Galvin.
at Dallas and Fort Worth
While in school Sudderth was and 10 for retirement of bonds,
an outstanding athlete at both The new bonds would increase
will never find an answer to all
| the problems," he said.
The proposed bond election
calls for construction of a new
high school on district property
adjacent to Church of the Good
Shepherd, two new elementary
schools and renovation of the
ward schools and current junior-
senior high campus.
$2 MILLION
The school board Wednesday
night estimated the $2 million
additional bonded debt would re-
quire an additional tax of 5?
cents per $100 valuation to meet
the interest and principal pay-
‘ ments.
This estimate was made on the
t basis of an average bond cost of
’ 4.77 per cent
It was estimated that propent
owners in the district are asses-
ed for school taxes an amount
equal to 38 per cent of the ac-
tual value of their property
SAMPLE TAX
elected with over 7,000 votes in
the district to some 2,900 for
1 George Elland of brown mud.
By DON L. COPPEDGE
Ot The sunetan Stall
A $2 .million bond election was called for Dec. 12
today by the Brownwood Board of Education.
The date was set after a breakfast meeting this morn-
The eighth annual Brownwood
Kiwanis Club Pancake Supper
will be held from 5 to 9 p m
today.
Last year approximately 4.000
persons attended the pancake
supper to eat 20,832 pancakes.
Attendance is expected to be
even greater this year, accord-
ing to Kiwanis officials.
At the same time he did not : encouragement of everyone dur-
announce any future political mm-auwumamuvsa
plans BSME hi- *. t
temperatures ami some snow 47 at Childress to 85 at Laredo,
home $10 83 a $7,000 home.
$15 17. $9,000, $19 49 $11,000,
$23 82 $14 000 $30 32 $18 000,
$34 85 $18 000 $38 98 $20 000
$43 32
CURRENT R ATE
The current tax rate is broken
down into $1 15 for maintenance
The supper, consisting of pan- ehairman. Rowland Curry. C L.
cakes, ham milk and coffee. Burns, Harry Forbess. Wilton tudc <tf most of the students They
will be served at Memorial Hall. ! Holley: Doug Kizer. Earl Looney,
Tickets are so cent* with pro- Tom Posey. L. V. Ford. John
ceeds from the sales going for Ruick, Walter Gilmore. James
the club's youth and welfare ac- Boyd. Eugene Brown and H L.
uvities. ! Cravens Jr.
Club assignments for Thurs- 1 ———- .
freighter sank today in heavy seas
kic’e up by a late-season typhoon
an 1 1 of its 39 crew members
are missing, the Japanese Coast
Guard reported. I
"We must move forward with
a bold new program with practi-
cal methods"
He pointed out the need for a
"strong foreign policy, a strong
foreign trade policy.”
FIGI RE EIGHTS
"Russia is drawing figure Rights
around us ” Johnson said in re-
gard to Russia's technical ad-
vances. "It's not because of lack
of ability or resources but a lack
of a sense of urgency among our
leadership and among our people.
“We need a bold, fresh foreign
policy . to reduce and simplify
the weight of our problem "
casters predict.
ON WAY
A norther packing
R H ’Bob Ross made the
motion for election.
"I move we accept the peti-
tions and hold the election Dec.
12,” he said
Dr Joe R Rushing seconded
the motion
CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY
The motion carried unanimous-
ly
Supt. J. D King was instructed M
to contact the district's fiscal
agent to prepare necessary forms
and notices to be posted prior to
the election.
W C. <Bill) Monroe wax-elected
president of a general election
committee at the public meeting
Wednesday night
Approximately 200 persons at-
tended the meeting.
Election assistants named were
Harry A. Forbess and Mrs Wes-
ley English
STEERING COMMITTEE
The steering committee, com-
posed of approximately 15 per-
sons, will be named today. Mon-
roe said
Dr Paul Wheelis. a* acting
chairman of the public meeting,
presented the completed petitions
to th* board.
“We present these petitions for
your action, he Mid.
It is our hope that some type
of organization will be formed
to support it
NONE AGAINST
“I found not on* person against
a major school program—a ma-
jor overhaul and building pro-
gram.
“I did find some objections to
this particular program—but we
i Elks Club on Dawson Road
I Wednesday night and called a cab
■ to pick him up when he was ready
• to leave. He tired of waiting for
the cab and started walking down
the street toward Barton Springs
Road
At the intersection a car pullet
up beside him which he thought
BROWNWOOD AREA Portly cloudy
to cloudy, mild Thursdoy afternoon ond
night turning much colder Friday A few
she wers Thursday night and Fridoy.
Moximum temperature here Wednes-
day 64, overnight low 46 Sunset 5 38,
sunrise 7 03.
outlined his stand on agriculture,
water conservation and education
before about 650 persons at the
Kiwanis Club of Stephenville's
City-Farm Banquet at 7 pm.
over all of West Texas
Predawn readings varied from
33 degrees at Dalhart to 65 at
Brownsville
SOME RAIN
Rainfall Wednesday included
.07 of an inch at 'Longview and
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volty.
VOLUME 60 NO. 25 Sc PER COPY
WAITERS: C B Chastain.
HONORS WORKERS
Johnson paid tribute to the Ki-
wanis Club and to 4-H workers.
He emphasized the necessity for
free and independent thinking
and action
"I'm a free man first, an Amer-
ican second, a U. S senator third
and a proud Democrat fourth.”
Johnson said.
Johnson touched heavily on
U. S. foreign policy. He began
by comparing recent visits of
Khrushchev and the president of
Mexico.
NO CONVERTS
“I don't think he ’Khrushchev)
converted a single lanky Texan
"I always feel better when I’m pected this afternoon and tonight LOW CLOUDS
home reporting to the people for before the norther slams into the Low clouds and fog blanketed
aUha studensncat EeeshatdanRea“pmndonorkprhseatdis appr. panhandibfomicmt.reac ‘ " 5xas worwacepietoftamunee jr.-
lesson by their American history ciation for the opportunity to LOW READINGS ward Thursday. Drizzle fell over
teacher Melvin C Willett ’ represent th* greatest state in Temperatures as low as 25 de- the Fort Wurth-Dallas area
The class held a discussion on the Union.” He paid tribute to grees are expected in sections of
rigged television quiz shows and another honored guest. U.S. Rep. northwest Texas by daybreak Fri-
i in the words of wiilett: Omar Burleson of Anson, for his day.
Dawson, j “As we discussed the subject !' "genuine sincerity" and "out- Much colder weather is predicted
- C I became perturbed at the atti-i standing ability” for the entire state by Friday af-
...... i - - - - - — A speaking engagement in Aus- ternoon.
the retirement rat* approximate-
ly 57 rents or to a new tax rate
of $1 82
in accepting the election as
president. Monroe said
“I don't think I’ve ever been
confronted with anything more
grave than this program here
tonight “
COMMUNITY EFFORT
“It should not be the under-
taking by any one individual or
group of individuals—but a com-
munity effort I think we have
the youth of the community to
AUSTIN API
ren, Kenneth Drum. Allen Hen- i
son. Jack Needham. R. C. Ram- j
bo. Neil Shaw. Guy Smith, Henry
Colyer. A J Lacy. Dr Fred I
Spencer. James Sheppard. Tom
Sudderth was elected to his first
legislature term in 1956 by a 2-to-1
. margin over W R Chambers of
May without a run-off The winner
polled more than 6.000 votes to
slightly more than 3,000 for Cham-
hers, who had held the office for
a number of years
M. Y. Stake* Jr. nt Goldth-
wall*, third candidate in that j
race, received some 2,400 votes
LARGEST JOHNSON CLUB—J H (Cap) Shelton, left, and C C Woodson, center,
present Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B Johnson with papers containing over
5,000 Brown County signatures, representing the largest "Johnson for President",
club' in the U. S to date Presentation wos mode shortly before Johnson talked at a
Kiwanis Club City-Form Banquet in Stephenville Wednesday night. (Staff Photo)
N ’ \
By LARRY GAGE ,
Of The Bulletin Statf
STEPHENVILLE-J H Cap)
Shelton and C. C Woodson, co-
chairmen of the Brown County
Johnson for President Club, pre-
sented Senate Majority Leader
Lyndon B Johnson with a sheaf
of paper containing over 5,000
Brown County signatures endors-
ing him for president at a ban-
quet here Wednesday night hon-
oring Erath County 4-H merit
award winners
The Brown County signatures
was the cab he had ordered. Sikes representssthe larzest singleclub
sid he onened the door to M in in the VS to date supporting
sawPewodmen“inrtte Sbdekthe Texan for president, Sheiton
When he tried to back, out of the I sd
Wednesday in th* National Guard Central Texas Sets
armory. m
- For Norther's Riact
Johnson stood behind a table ■ *• ■ ■ ■ ■ WB 9 WlUdl
of honor in the center of the
armory A Texas flag hung over A cold wave rushing toward the Masked
him and he was flanked by na- state « expected to bring scattered T
tional flags. Behind him were a showers to Central Texas Friday the Texas Panhandle Thursday
4-H pledge banner and the Ste- before sending temperatures skid- night, dropping temperature* as1
phenville Kiwanis Club banner ding toward the freezing mark. j low a* 15 degrees by Friday
-------‘— Continued mild weather is ex- morning.
Shaw. Todd White w
HOUSE CHAIRS. TABLES: B
Virget Gray, chairman, R. C. Hm
.Rambo. W R Parker. A. C. • 2
Grigson •
A D V E R TISING AND PI B- m
LICITY: Fred Perry, chairman. 5
Dick Post. •
TICKET SAIFS AT DOOR: 2
Charles Longcope, ’ chairman. '
Gordon Gnffin Jr . David Knob- •
ler. If D Tomlinson. •
TICKET TAKERS: Pat Week- •
lev chairman. Todd White. m
Grady Harlan. •
RECEPTION: Dr. J L Morris •
ehairman John Quirk. Truman •
Harlow. J J Timmins •
ENTERTAINMENT: Melvin •
Storm, chairman. Bill Smith. •
Jim Ba-den •
BATTER MIXING: Fred An- •
drew*, chairman. Rufus Stanley. •
C C Lockwood. Mel Neiswang- •
er, Floyd Key •
• HAM COOK: E M Pritchard. •
chairman. Glenn McNatt, James •
Sheppard, K H Thnson, Merton •
Stephens. •
PANCAKF COOK: Norton Me- •
Cullough. chairman R E. War- •
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Ben Doyle Sudderth of Coman- The district includes Broun,
che. 73rd District state represen- Comanche and Mills counties.
ing the past three years is cer-
band and the Howard Payne man.
eombo, plus recorded music. BUS BOYS: O. L.
| Bob Baker Construction Co of
I Brownwood, toid patrolman James
Freeman he was beaten, kicked
and robbed by four nun w ho
‘ forced him into their 'car at Daw-
son and Barton Springs Road
shortly before midnight
Traces fell at Big Spring, Sher
man and Wichita Fails
sub-zero Highs Wednesday ranged from
Sudderth is married to the for-
mor Carole Pippen of Cisco
During his current term of of.
flee in the state legislature.
Sudderth is a member of the i
aeronautics, banks and banking,
game and fish, insurance and
municipal and private corpora-
tions committees.
In add it too to his private law consider
practice and work in the Texas “I would not say this program
legislature. Sudderth is currently will be acceptable to everyone in
serving as city attorney for the Brownwood, but I feel we must
City of Comanche. 4 (See ELECTION om Fage 3
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Coppedge, Don L. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 12, 1959, newspaper, November 12, 1959; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1488745/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.