Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 187, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1966 Page: 1 of 18
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Brownwood Bulletin
TWENTY FOUR PAGES TODAY
BROWNWOOD. TEXAS, FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1966
Shriners Launch Busy Schedule
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new Oldsmobiles that were fur-
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Plant Opens With Bang
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Original location of the refleo-
next month
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BATMAN'S
the gathering of new media per- stall military action in the
ownwood.
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hist Institute
it creates.
Paint Horse Show
Draws 100 Entries
are operated
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cees
There are approximately 1,300
motorists to drive carefully
tin Shoe Stare on Center Ave.
Second Heart Patient Dies
ciently to function normally
..k.l.a MA-L-nin1 n w-ijr* T - r
Show.
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3A4 GROWING
Expansion Takes Spotlight
cial heart pump from McCans’
chest Wednesday after it had
"Eves here in Browmwood
there was a time not too many
Addressing the luncheon prior
to the dedication ceremcnies
Connally said the 3M plant is
plants which have opened in
Texas in the last three years.
The governor said 3M‘s selec-
tion of Brownwood as a site
for the plant "renews our opti-
mism in the future economic
development of Texas it shows
again that we are only begin-
of the century the state’s popu-
lation would soar to 20 miilion.
Connally added that Texas ranks
fifth in the nation in population
but third bi population of school
(See PLANT on Page 2)
The final bulletin Thursday
had said the heart of the Wood-
inville. Wash . man was func-
tioning well despite having to
make a second trip to surgery
for removal of chest fluid.
be the Heart of Texas Ceremon-
ial Dance beginning at 9 p m
Saturday in the Coliseum.
plant In Camp Bowie Industrial Park.
The plant was officially dedicated dur*
ing the day long "Appreciation Day"
festivities for Brownwood's newest and
largest industry. (Staff Photo)
brought 3M to Brownwood ”
"Today, this city is an ex-
celient example of how a com-
munity and its people can lit-
erally shape their own future.”
Touching on the Texas scene
Connally said that Texas has
more industrial work in the
minutes from its scheduled re-
lease and offered no other de-
tails except that McCans. 61.
had developed complications the
past 48 hours
Louisiana in the show.
Most of the horses in the
Brownwood show competed to-
At last year's affair, patrol-
man Felix Salazar was named
the outstanding policeman of the
sociation, has set up a display
of illegal weapons
law enforcement officers and
their wives.
As part of Police Week in
Brownwood, the association has
set up two displays in town
including a car on the traffic
circle that is totally demolished
from a wreck several months
which c
Week in
aided his damaged heart for 27
hours
A decision to remove the plas-
tic device was made, they said,
because the natural heart had
Sunset today 7:26, sunrise Sat-
urday 5:31.
state.
He predicted that by the turn
mounted on matched palomino
horses The riders have domina-
led all-eUte Shriner competi-
tion winning first place the past
seven years
Also in the parade will be a
marching patrol from Midland
a motor patrol from Big Spring
Brownwood t Oriental Band, a
down scooter unit from Abilene,
the Alzafar Combo from San An
Unto, a caliope from Big Spring,
and camel herders float
Also appearing in the parade
ceremonial. The "caped crusader of
shrinedom" is shown here doing one
of his many fine deeds, repairing one
of the many signs hanging throughout
the hotel lobby. (Staff Photo)
Carnival In
Full Swing
Bright lights, loop-o-plane
in each division.
Among the performance class-
es will be cutting, barrel rac-
ing. western pleasure. pole bend-
two-gun salvo signaled the official opening of the firm's
new multi-million dollar plant in Brownwood.
The Governor and 3M‘s top executive climaxed the
year for Brownwood. . ------------ —•
Tickets for the banquet are topus, gaY nineties photographs Stuttgart, Ark. 1
The probable cause of death was
pulmonary insufficiency."
'' The bulletin was delayed 48, without mechanical assistance.
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plant like the Brownwood com- — —---------
plex grows only by the market Saigon s heart from the Budd-
A hospitality will again be be the Moslah Mounties from
. - - - 5 “ Fort Worth The group will be
"RIBBON SHOOTIN"
damaged portion of his heart
had healed from the rest suffi-
The artificial heart unit was
removed from McCans’ cheat
Wednesday after it had func-
tioned for 27 hours Physicians
said that during that time, the
leceive ribbons.
I C. Q Davis, Jr . heading up
the affair, said he has mailed
250 entries for the show to mem-
bers of the Texas Print Horse
Club and the American Paint
Horse Association with most en-
tries expected the morning of
the show.
Halter classes will be heli for
stallions, mares and geldings
with grand champion and re-
serve champions being named
the Suez Temple. . the Starlight Room of Jhe
Over a thousand Shriners are Brawntowner.
John Dublin Jr. of San Angelo
I with Bob Collins of Zephyr act-
ing as arena steward
I Twenty-seven trophies have -------- _
been donated for the affair by for the show that is expected
I local merchants. Tommy to last all day.
Knowles headed up the commit-1 Entries expected from Texas.
Gotham City is not the only piece Bat-
man is found. This morning Garland
"Batman" Clemons swooped down on
the Brownwtowner in his campaign
for the ring at the spring Suez Temple
Entries expected from Texas,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and
ago that claimed one life
A sign next to the auto urges
By HARRY CLINE
Details of two expansion mov-
es were released Thursday af-
ternoon at a press conference
immediately following the dedi-
cation of the new 175.008 square
foot 3M reflective products di-
vision plant
Bert S Cross, 3M president,
announced the expansion move
that will create approximately
35 new jobs in the plant at the
formal dedication.
The expansion will begin next
month and will involve the addi-
tion of 11 million worth of new
equipment, but no additional
floor space
The additional equipment
creating new jobs will bring the
h-
HOUSTON (API - Walter L.
McCans, the second patient in
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pected for the annual affair
off National Police
years ago when the future look-
ed anything but optimistic," the
governor said
"But Jie people of Brown-
wood did something about the
problem."
Connally said the conversion
of the old Camp Bowie into the
Brownwood Industrial Park was
Texas Gov. John Connally and 3M
President Bert S. Cross whipped out
their trusty firearms Thursday after-
noon and promptly blasted the ribbon
of "Scotchcal" to officially open the
new 3M reflective products division
largest built at one time, but a possible reappraisal of the
there are larger plants located American commitment in Viet
in the United States, all were Nam. Premier Nguyen Cao Ky
built gradually though, says he expects to hold power
| "The Brownwood plant is de- at least another year: his crit-
signed for quick expansion" said ics want a quicker restoration
Pesek. of civilian rule.
The second expansion move A crowd of about 1.000 in-
will possibly increase the size to eluding screaming children.
300.000 square feet smashed windows, stoned PO-
Cross told the gathering that a lice and exploded Molotov cock-
— - - ■ tail fire bombs in a march to
Methodist Hospital to undergo a
partial artificial heart implant,
died today, the hosptial report-
ed.
"Methodist Hospital regrets t
announce that Mr Walter L.
McCans expired at 8 a.m. today
The patient had developed com-
plications in the past 48 hours.
Jay a activities when they cut a huge ribbon with a pan
I of pistols loaded with blank cartridges.__________ •
। Two-gun ribbon-cutting was —
I just part of a round of Texas-
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JBC, Cross Use Pistols
To Dedicate 3M Facility
By BILL STOVALL
Gov John B. Connally and 3M President Bert S. Cross
shunned the usual scissors here Thursday when their
sponsored spring ceremonial of the $1,600,000 at 8:30 pm in
All first place. champion and
reserve champion winners will |
receive trophies The first six day in the Cross Plains Horse
places in each class will also
people of Brownwood are at- A spokesman said the com-
tending the carnival with enthti-' pany feels that several major
siasm. changes in the contract along
This
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new manufacturing
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In the window of the old Aus- last two days of the carnival employes in the bargaining unit,
and Jaycees emphasize that Bill F. Vann headed up the ne
Hospital advisory said, how-
_____________ i ever, doctors were continuing
Surgeons removed an artifi- efforts to halt a bleeding ten-
‘ dency in the chest.
It said McCans, 61, a retired
A swarm of Shriners began the casino party” from 7:%0 4 .
converging on Brownwood to- to 8 30 pm in the Embassy keld from 0-11 am tor the
day to pai t. ipaje in ih? Hrart Room. women in the French Room
of Texas Shrine Association Shriners will begin spending All novices are to report to
■ * ----’— "W— class directors at the Brown-
wood Coliseum at 8 a m with
a camel herders meeting slated
for 9 30 am in the coliseum.
The colorful Shrine parade
will begin forming at 10 30 a m.
John Maize, president of the as- profits from the four-day show gotiating committee for the com-
" ’ will be used in projects for pany and R W Staley led the
Brownwood and Brown County, union committee.
tee for sponsorship of the
awards
"Beyond that we don't know tive products plant in Brown,
how much the second expansion wood was accomplished by sev-
will involve” said Pesek eral means including a telephone
"It is difficult to estimate the call from Texas Governor John
exact cost of the two combined B Connally to Cross.
moves' said Pesek but it will “I called Mr. Cross because of
add a couple million dollars at the interest of Brownwood peo-
least to the present plant ” pie in locating the new 3M plant
The first and definite expan- here,” said Gov. Connally.
A colorful array of horses will
be on display Saturday when
the first annual Brown County
Fair Association Paint Horse
Show gets underway at 9 a m
in the association's arena on
the Brady Highway.
। Over 100 horses are expec ted
at the first annual gathering
of horses sanctioned by the
American Paint Horse Associa-
tion
Both halter and performance
classes will be reviewed by ac-
credited Quarter Horse Judge
Navy chief petty officer from
Woodinville, Wash, was re-
ar there are 12 rides, with the wage increase provides
oths, and as usual they for a very equitable and fair
■— 1 entirely by Jay- labor agreement for all con-
e cerned.
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pitality for the women from 2 30 A full slate of events is on marching, mounted and motor-
to 5 pm oday in the French up for Saturday with registra: ized patrols from throughout the
Room of the Browntowner. tion of various Shriners and state. ar z
A hospitality will also orecede their wives lasting until noon. • Featured in the parade will will be dignitaries riding in1.15
—(iremohiles that were fr.
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nished the Shriners for the af-
fair
Leading the parade will be the
Brownwood High School band
Dignitaries riding in the para-
de will be Frank Leber. San
Angelo, parade marshal, Cor
don Griffin, Jr., potentate; Ro-
bert F Augustinus, San Angelo,
chief rabban: Edgar E Watts.
Midland, assistant rabban. Ro-
bert F. Landrum. Abilene, high
priest and prophet; Thomas C
Yantis. Brownwood oriental
guide, Otis C Grisham, treas-
urer; and Ben E Godfrey, San
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mg. color class and reining
No admission will be charged
Angelo, recorder I
Also riding in the parade will I
be past potentates. Howard Har- I
lowe, B W Smith. M L An- I
dress, and Ted O Goebl, Felix I
Rosser, and John Schreiver, di- I
rector of the director's staff I
Others participating in the pa- I
rade will be the Brownwood De
Molay chapter, ring candidates, I v
novices and the Ritualistics Di- E
van
After the parade will be a lun- l
cheon and style show for the wo- I
men and a free barbecue for I
nobles and novices '
The latest New York fashions |
will be on display at the style I
show and luncheon on the Star- I
light Roof. *
Jack Pike. Brownwood barbe- |
cuer, will prepare the food I
At 1 38 p m the first ritualis- I
tic section will be held in the
Coliseum theater with the second
section slated for 2:45 p.m
Again the women s hospitality
room will be set up in the French
Room from 2 38-4 30 p m Satur-
day
Capping off the festivities will
improved enough to resume its
normal function ' without me-'
chanical assistance
Thursday's final Methodist
turned to surgery and "a large
volume of fluid was removed
' from his chest” •
sion will be for a line of decora- -----------------
tive film, said Cross. c . n.,
toThaonosdeskcr"lmw‘stanon Saigon Riots
wagon automobiles, furniture .
_ _and other areas where a wood- Flere Acein
employment total to about 175, like finish is desired from an ad- • F - YM1*
said Cross hesive material.
Also announced by Cyril P Pe- “I‘s success over the past SAIGON (API—Buddhists re-
sek, planning and engineering several years has given us a vived anti-American slogans in
division of 3M, was the plans good idea of how successful the a Saigon not tonight and monks
mamsumsomugiesnwgesmsvmsangnmmmwmummmem new product will sell," said tried to pressure L 5 Mannes
Wecther Cross to intervene against govern-
veuier mentioned that the wood- ment troops in Da Nang, where
planning stages than any other BROWNWOOD AREA: Part like material is now used on rebel . and loyal forces again
ly cloudy tocloudytonighlland many new cars as well as hun- skirmished inconclusively.
Saturday. Scattered..thunder- dreds of pieces of furniture. The crisis has built up over
showers Low tonight in 60s. Back to the plans Pesek told an election issue threatening to
Highsaturdazin.su, here the gathering of new media per- stall military action in the war
Maximum temperature here sonnel that the 3M plant is the against the Viet Cong and bring
Thursday 81, overnight low64. rest built at one time but a possible reappraisal of the
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rung the greatest industrial
growth in our history ”
Connally said this growth is
vital to the economic security
of every citizen and must re-
. reive the full encouragement
of the public and private lead-
ership of the state.
one o fthe sparks which
VOLUME UNO. Ill 1Oc PER COPY
style festivities that saw a team
of 3M dignitaries from Minneso-
ta welcomed at Brownwood Mu-
nicipal Airport with flags flying,
hostesses dressed up in squaw
dresses and the colorful 36-unit
Brown County Sheriff’s Posse
The western atmosphere ex
tended to Brownwood Coliseum
Ben Barnes Firm Union Agree az-
speaker ror officially lucked off the day's
Police Event On Contract Terms Rfamsanckedasrond
Brownwood’s "Policeman of SAN ANGELO - A new 12- ONEWage increase ofap-en prepared on spits outside
the Year month contract between South proximately a quarter of a mil -the, coliseum by Walter Jetton
at the annual Brownwood Muni- sestern States Telephone Can- lion dollars with new wages ei Fort Worth. , ..
cipal Police Associatjon’s.ban- pany and communications Wort- fective May 15. Dedication and touro the
9EggatsShishoimssBestagban- ers of America was agreed to TWoA provision was added Plantaolnwedstheedunbeonaand
as-tsgu Thurnezannasnnomangsocomiy conaraingccomprotiopacfimea Ung ^Connally and Cross stole
■-x 0 , * show. ________
X. 200-300 people an «- ______________tmelmits.onimeinegriovaness „TasMfompopninouro"rot
land procedures to be followed -the public Saturday and Sun-
< THREE—A new plant wag- day. Hours both days will be
schedule in nine cities. Plant 1 to 6 p.m
cities affected include Brian Visitors will tour the general
Brownwood. Grapevine. Lew- offices, quality control labora-
isville. Kilgore, Henderson tory and shipping-receiving
0 Gladewater. Jacksonville and area and the production de-
an-.. — — — —- :.11 . - - ----W—w-— 1 partment.
81 50 and are now on sale at the and1giant teddy bears,are prev- 1 Other changes involved a board
Brownwood Police Department alent on the lot at the inter- and lodging allowance for lo-
and will be sold at the door section of Austin Avenue and and unlocated line crews.
Bennie Brink and Company, a Avenue G R-wna | call-out provisions and waiving
pushatcgtregg RiTropovlawan Jumhor SX* commered e general ->most ampoftant -
tertainment for the of fanging romin. felcswwns and Negouiations began April „ I
have been attending and the and a total of 20 days was spent .
armloads of treasures,” the in the sessions.
for a second expansion that will "The building and expansion
create more floor space, more of an operation depends on the
employment and cost more than economic climate it creates for
the SI million move that begins its products." said Cross.
DECKED OUT SPEAKER
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Bon
Barnes was one of many dignitaries on hand Thurs-
day for the big 3M "Appreciation Day" festivities to
dedicate the new reflective products division plant.
Here Barnes is properly dressed for the western
luncheon as he introduces Texas Gov. John Connally
to the more than SOO attending the western-style
luncheon in Brownwood Coliseum. (Staff Photo)
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