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VOL. LXXVI, NO. 201
The Abilene Reporter ~32ems MORNING
______"WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES"—Byron
Associated Preu (AP)
ABILENE, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1957—THIRTY-TWO PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
Contempt, Perjury Actions
Loom in Scranton Hearings
By STERLING F. GREEN
WASHINGTON, April 17 In—A
contempt of Congress case and a
possible perjury action developed
today at a lively session of the
Senate's public investigation of
labor violence in Scranton, Pa.
Three convicted terrorists in-
voked the Fifth Amendment to
avoid possible self-incrimination wucre cen
one refusing to say whether he curred
regards himself as a "decent
citizen.’-’
"You’d remember this, Mr. Bar-
tell." McClellan then gave this
much explanation, and no more:
"According to the records on
Dec. 3, 1939, you were arrested in
the Linden Hotel where a young
girl 18 years old was taken forc-
ibly by you and your girl friend.
Dorothy Hartman, to a room
where certain transactions oc-
"Do you remember it now?"
Bartell conceded he could have
Another trio — all business been at the Linden Hotel at that
agents of Scranton’s Local 229 time, and when asked .whether he
of the Teamsters Union — in- paid a fine replied: "I'm just
sisted their lawyer be with them
before they answer questions.
who is the brother of a union of-
ficial — invoked the Fifth Amend-
ment.
They were Joseph Malloy —
brother of Robert Malloy, the
union's business agent — and
Teamster George Murphy. All
three have pleaded guilty to “fe-
lonious use of dynamite" and are
under indictment in Scranton on
the malicious mischief counts.
been at the Linden Hotel at that
By contrast, pretty witness Hel-
en Canfield told with almost girl-
ish gusto how she had secretly
tape-recorded conversations which
named high Teamster officials in
Scranton, took the tapes to the
district attorney, and then found
about to recall it, sir.”
.. ------,-------„ Two others — a member of district trortar.
Chairman McClellan (D-Ark) of Scranton's Local 229 of the Team- MEET amornex an d.then found
the Senate Rackets Committee'sters Union and a member „arrested for obstructing
agreed ■------------justice.
"I thought 1 was
tice," she said.
issues Warning TI @ 11|*II<
But McClellan warned the three 11 \ Willing
Teamster business agents—John ■ ■ IIIIIIU
Durkin, Joseph McHugh and Rob- “
ert Malloy, all previously men-
tioned in connection with acts of TOIVOOIT
violence—that there will be no ■ 4UMHIT
more delay if the lawyer. Joseph
Brennan of Scranton, isn't on
hand in the morning.
"You're going to testify any-
way." said the senator.
McClellan angrily ordered the United States told Russia tonight
investigating committee's staff to il is willing to modify President
prepare contempt of Congress Eisenhower's open skies plan for
charges against Robert Hubsh- disarmament inspection.
man, who refused to answer such But the offer was made condi-
questions as the one about his tional on Russia agreeing to ex-
cis ic-mindedness, or lack of it. He pand gradually the areas open to
invoked the Fifth Amendment inspectors flying over them.
each time. | Informed sources reported that
the chief U.S. delegate, Harold E.
Stassen, outlined the proposal at
'Open Skies
LONDON, April 17 (— The
Miss Canfield's
serving jus-
dark hair
bobbed and her eyes sparkled as
she corroborated big chunks of
testimony by her friend Paul
Bradshaw, yesterday's star wit-
ness. Bradshaw was the first to be
PRICE DAILY 5c, SUNDAY 10c
Barge Capsizes
grec
Drowned
Men Could Be
Trapped in Hull
NEW ORLEANS, April 17 —A 10 days on the rig and have five
giant oil-drilling barge overturned
in the Gulf of Mexico today, with
nine missing crewmen apparently
trapped in the steel bull or
drowned. -
days off.
Crewmen missing when the drill-
ing rig overturned include:
George Chandler, Austin, Tex.
The perjury investigation was
aimed at the testimony of Joseph
Bartell, business agent of the
Scranton carpenters and one of
four labor leaders convicted last
October of conspiracy in the dyna-
miting of a house being built with
nonunion labor.
a meeting of the five - power
U.N. Disarmament subcommittee.
convicted in the dynamiting in
1954 of a Scranton home being
built with nonunion labor.
The 27-year-old brunette said
she knew all the Teamster mem-
bers involved—"they were nice
boys"—and they had told her of
other deeds including deflating
tires of nonunion trucks, stink-
bombing a nonunion bakery, and
putting sugar in gasoline to dam-
age engines.
‘Necessary Evil’
"I thought this was a necessary
evil in order to organize," she
said.
The “obstruction of justice”
The Coast Guard held only .slight
hope that some of the missing
men might be alive and said cut-
ting equipment was en route to
the scene 80 miles southeast of
here.
The Coast Guard said workmen
tapping on the hull heard some
sounds from within, but said the
sound may have been an echo or
water lapping inside.
Rescuers picked up six crew-
men from the “Golden Meadow
No. 7” which was being towed to
a new location about three miles
offshore.
Drilling pipe piled on the six-
month-old barge was believed to
have broken loose, causing the rig
to topple over in 28 feet of water.
Airplanes, unable to reach the
Fred Stanford, 38, Corpus Chris-
ti, Tex.
T. 0. Goodman, Channelview.
Tex.
W J. Davis, 42, Silver Creek,
Miss.
Jasmia Harvey Jr., Jayes, Miss.
Loes Hightower, Jayee.
Dick Darden, Monroe, La.
Rock J. Faucheaux, Norco, La.
Henry Guest, Reserve, La.
--. „ .use gavup are we charge still is pending against her.
United States, Britain, France, she said, and I wouldn't be a bit
Canada and the Soviet Union, surprised if it now comes to trial,
Stassen said the United States because of her testimony here.
Bartell told the committee he is ready to negotiate a less ambi- 1 doubt it," said Sen. Mundt
’'had nothing to do with the bomb- tious start to the Eisenhower plan (RSD, with some emphasis,
ing of a house " Sen. Goldwater offering Russia a swap of limited f
(R-Ariz) exclaimed:__- ,_____________________,__________
were found guilty.” photographing each other’s terri-sters. said yesterday
"Sir, there is a new trial pend-tory. agreed to “take the rap for the
ing." said Bartell But he insisted such a modifica-
The committee already had tion would depend on Russia’s had promised bed be
drawn from him admissions of a adopting a more acceptable line care of
number of prior arrests for as- on the areas to be covered by the
sault, disorderly conduct and non- plan.
support, but failed in trying to Stassen also proposed a three-
explore a mystery inci den' involv- tier system of control and inspec-
ing two women, a Betty Parsons tion to guard against cheatin in Union member—rigged the tape
and a Dorothy Hartman ~ -------------- Irarardar in her anartmeni and in-
Bartell claimed he "didn't re-
member" the matter Committee
council Robert Kennedy retorted:
Members of the group are the
Bradshaw, a former steward of
"But you facilities for aerial inspection and Scranton s Local 229 of the Team-
photographing other’s terri. sters, said yesterday he had
dynamiting because union officials
.—: -----. .„_ . "taken
care of.”
The officials double-crossed him
Bradshaw said, so he and Miss
Canfield—who candles eggs in a
warehouse and is a Teamsters
scene immediately because of
rough weather, later reported no
• bodies amid the debris around the
■ rig Seas were running five to six
W feet high and wind was up to 40
■ miles an hour in gusts.
Lewis Geer, co-owner of the
Golden Meadow Well Service Co.,
t owner of the barge, said the rig
t was floated to a new location last
8 Monday and put in position on a
A shell bed to drill a well Thunder-
i storms kicked up waves in the
5 area, washed away some shells
■ and the rig began to list
■ It was being towed by two tugs
IS when it started to overturn. Tug-
boat crewmen cut the lines and
■ ,the tugs were not damaged.
93 Reading
Equals Record
Abilene posted a record high
temperature for 1957 Wednesday
with a warm 93 degrees and tied
the record temperature for any
April 17.
Athenians Welcome
Makarios Warmly
ATHENS, April 17 O - Vast
crowds of Athenians today wel-
comed Archbishop Makarios from
13 months of detention in the Sey
chelles Islands. He predicted hr
fellow Cypriots will succeed it
“shaking off the British yoke."
Thousands cheered the Greek
Orthodox churchman at the air-
port and along a seven-mile route
any East-West disarmament pact, recorder in her apartment and in-
informed diplomats saidt he sys- vited union members up to talk
tem would include: Miss Canfield said the tape
1. A board of control made up helped show that Bradshaw’s role
of the five subcommittee mem-in the dynamiting was incidental
bers and nine other nations, the that others rigged and set off the
subcommittee members each hav- charge., and that union officials
ing right of veto. |
2. A conference of all countries the construction job
adhering to any agreed disarma- Conflicting Testimony
ment system. Conflicting testimony came from
3. An international inspection William Munley, the man who
force under a director general later confessed actually setting off
. The US plan suggested that the blast. Munley said Teamster]
serious violations calling for en- officials never talked to him about
'forcemeat action should be re- the dynamiting—that Bradshaw
Serred to the U. N Security Coun-asked him to do the job
n cil. Munley said Miss Canfield was
- Bradshaw’s “girl friend," that she
Miss Canfield said the tape
A WEIRD COMBINATION — Two batboys and a string bass player! But just about
anything goes at the opening game of baseball season. Bass player is Jane LeFevre
and the boys are, left to right, Pat and Butch Yarbrough, sons of Mrs. Topsy Yar-
brough of 1309 Marshall St. Pat is 10, Butch nine. The occasion was when Abilene
knew of the scheme to satobage Symphony Orchestra played at opening game at Blue Sox Stadium Wednesday night.
See story, another picture, on page 4-B. (Staff photo by David Barros)
The rig, about 175 feet wide and The
250 long, was built at Beaumont,
The previous high this year was
89 degrees on April 7.
High temperature for April 17,
1956, was 64 degrees. A 93 was
posted on the same date in 1953.
This was not the record for this
early in the season. The record is
a 94 posted on Feb 25, 1904, the
weather bureau reported.
The weather bureau said at mid-
night that there apparently was
some thunderstorm activity in the
Callahan County area. But no ac-
tual reports of rainfall had been
received by the weather bureau
or the Reporter-News. *
weather bureau here fore-
cast continued warm weather for
Thursday and Friday with highs
in the low 90s expected for Thurs-
day and highs near 90 predicted
for Friday.
Tex , last October. Geer said it
was valued at $1,250,000. It was
under lease to Humble Oil and Re.
fining Co., Houston, Tex.
, The self contained barge had
quarters for 44 men — two full
crews but only 15 were aboard be-
cause the rig was being moved to
another site. Normally, men work
AFL-CIO Rebuffs
Teamster Request
WASHINGTON, April 17 0
The AFL- C10 today rebuffed
Teamsters Union pleas for special
Light rains and drizzle fell in
south and north central Texas ear-
ly Wednesday, but none was re-
ported in the Abilene area.
The five-day forecast calls for
mild temperatures and heavy scat-
tered showers and thundershowers
in the eastern and central areas
of the state: Slightly cooler weath-
er was predicted for West Texas
with only a few scattered thun-
dershowers.
Bitter Congressional Fight
Could Delay Relief Checks
treatment in scheduled ouster pro-
ceedings based on corruption
charges against the union and its
president. Dave Beck
George Meany, president of the
15 million member federation,
said AFL-CIO ethical practices
standards will be enforced im-
partially against all affiliated
unions "big and small,” including
the Teamsters with 1150,000
members.
was threatening to leave him be-
Yarborough Names
Boren as Assistant
WICHITA FALLS, April 17 -
An educator and expert on govern,
ment who is a newcomer to politics
was named today as first adminis-
trative assistant by Sen. Elect
Ralph Yarborough
James Boren. 31 ,of Wichita
Falls, head of the education de-
partment at Arlington State Col-
lege in 1954-58, waa Yarborough a
chief advisor in the Senatorial cam-
paign and his Texas campaign
manager in the 1956 governor's
race.
He studied two years at Mid-
western University, received a
THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON, April 17 i> — A the third version of the legisla-
days at a time without a Senate
okay, with the understanding that
no business would be transacted
until April 29. .
cause of the dynamiting episode,
and that Bradshaw had appealed bitter Scnate-Ho.se dispute over tion and send it back to the
- to him to go to her- apartment and a money bill carrying funds for House before adjournment tonight.
Church, military, government ls DEMMESREMECE talk to her in Bradshaw's behalf, relief checks was left hanging fire Malone’s Filbuster
and political leaders of all parties, ABILENE 4Nmx@CT1NY: X He agreed, he said. [tonight as both branches quit until But it was blocked from doing
including Archbishop Dorotheus, Thursday in * Phalew. Thucrday Mayor James T. Hanlon of'noon tomorrow, so when Sen Malone (R-Nev)_____.. .... ........
primate of Greece, and Foreign "EisT. souni c ENTRAL AND NORTH Scranton finally got into the rec- The House adjourned at 6:25 launched on a lengthy speech “will not refuse its consent” to a
Minister Evanghelos Averoff were Cud And WarMmurmaay and Pass ord today his denial that he asked p.m. and the Senate recessed at strongly protesting elimination House recess if House members
among the welcomers. In a long mhaitel scattered show * " ■- " - ′ "
line of cars they followed his open WEST TEXAS—Partix cloudy and warm cating union officials until after
limousine in the triumphal en- (nuder-how itrEnilemoons. the city's May 1955 election.
Wed. A.M.
te his hotel in downtown Athens
try into the city.
Athens was decorated with pos-
ters showing Makarios with a
Greek flag in the background and
the declaration, "Worthy of the
Fatherland"
Troops in battle dress were sta-
tioned in force at important
points Police were on the alert
to prevent any disorders near the
British and Turkish embassies and
consulates.
Mansfield told reporters that
even if the Senate stays on it
lay and Pass ord today his denial that he asked p.m. and the Senate recessed at strongly protesting elimination House recess if House members
and thunder- Bradshaw to “hold off" in impli-6:48. from the bill of funds for govern- want to get away
The senators made plain before ment minerals pur chases. Yesterday the House passed a
- „ they quit, however, that they did Leaders attempted to persuade special resolution in a fresh ef-
A surprise witness was Mrs not intend to accept the latest ver- Malone to yield the noor but he fort to get some action on the
Margaret Kollra of Scranton, sion of the measure, the third sent' - - - . -------- « 29 0 9
Bradshaw's sister She said John over bj the House
Durkin, business agent of the' The lawmakers had been plan-
Scranton Teamsters local, once ning- to start an Easter recess aft-
told her that "Paul shouldn't have er work tomorrow to last until
talked, because three unions were April 29. But plans for this were
_ getting together the sum of $10,000 *
ures for 24 hours to give him" for taking the rap.
tures same date Durkin did not tell her, she said,
7 09e sunrise today which three unions were to pro-
30
Wed.
would not do so. The Senate then disputed appropriations
recessed until tomorrow with the
understanding he could resume his
speech when it meets at noon.
This measure eliminated 30 mil-
NEWS INDEX
SECTION A
lion dollars voted by the Senate
for purchases of strategic miner- Food news
als, principally tungsten. It also Legislative news
1 a provision written SECTION •
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.. 12
The bill, which has been in dis-
pute since midFebruary, carries eliminated _ .......
275 million to pay the federal into the earlier bill by Senate ---------
share of public assistance. grants Democratic Leader Johnson of Women’s news
to be made by the states in May Texas and others directing the Sports .....
and June. . government to make cottonseed oil news
This amount is not in dispute, cake available to ranchers under Amusements • •
but the House and Senate have drought relief programs. Editorials '
been unable to get together on oth- When the Senate took the reso- Ron Try 14
erappropriations contained in the lution up today it restored the Form and morketeh.
D . , .cottonseed cake program but pul
Late today the House refused it on a permissive rather than I
on a unanimous voice vote to ac-mandatory basis.
cept the Senate s latest proposal It cut down the mineral buying
for a compromise. It shelved the program to $9,140,840.
. Senate s proposals and sent back
ing Democratic leader, said the a new bill of its own.
Senate would not recess this week The new legislation would pro-
By ED OVERHOLSER bogged down in a hapless stage nority report on a similar bill and if the measure is not enacted vide 275 million for public assist.
AUSTIN, April 17 m—The House of confusion over proposed amend- made it ready for debate. | The Senate had hoped to amend
today whipped through six more
bills backed by segregation lead-
d low tem
.m. 93 and
d low te
awry: some members said they
already had canceled plane reser-
vations
Obituaries
6:
The most important item tied up
ummaly a,.3o Mm: @1. See CONTEMPT, Pg. 3-A, Cols. 1-2
House Completes Action
On Six Segregation Bills
in the bill is the federal share of
public assistance payments in
May and June
Sen. Knowland (R Calif), the
Republican leader, said he didn’t
believe Congress would take a hol-
iday "while there was danger”
that payments to the needy blind,
aged and disabled would not be
met Sen. Mansfield (D-Mont). act-
WILLIE THE WANT AD
ments.
The House tool
. The Senate State Affairs Com-
20 minutes to mittee several weeks ago recom-
ers and sent them to the Senate stamp its approval on the segre- mended after long study that the
Senators pushed to within one
step of final passage of a proposed ._______________,
constitutional amendment setting dents from compulsory attendance report for the committee report
annual sessions of the Legislature in integrated schools, allow state was approved 23 6. despite an hour
and $7,500 yearly salaries for law- funds to be used for educating stu-long attack by Sen Dorsey Har-
makers. The Senate also voted 26- dents in private non - sectarian deman.
3 to take up the special Senate schools, if they reside in integral By a vote of 130-0, the House
runoff election bill but left it hang- * * " -
gation bills. urban renewal bill should not pass
The measures would exempt stu-A motion to substitute a minority
He was 34e
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3
4-6
. 8
. 9
10
11
bachelor’s degree from Texas in
government and economics, and
master’s degrees from Long Beach
(Calif.) State College and the Un-
iversity of Southern California.
Boren resigned from Arlington
Ito help Yarborough campaign
House Talks Turkey, Says
One Thanksgiving Enough
ed school districts. One would re- approved a bill creating the Texas
quire the attorney general to fight Youth Council. It would have un-
any litigation -arising from the der its direction the state’s three
measures with the state bearing correctional schools for juveniles,
the cost. together with the Waco and Cor
Another measure would require sicana Orphans Homes. The Senate
persons and groups advocating approved the House amendments
segregation or integration in such and sent the bill to the governor
Yarborough, a manner as it might cause race — -
Senators voted to meet at 10:30 riots or racial unrest to register
ing short of final passage
The upper house had refused to
take up the muchly publicized Pool
bill, introduced by Rep. Joe Pool
of Dallas in the House, when it
would have affected the April 2
U. S. Senate race won by Ralph
The House sent 20 bills to the
am. tomorrow while representa- with the secretary of state,
lives called an Easter Holiday until The House action brought to
eight the number of segregation-
bloc bills pending in the Senate.
Minarity Report Accepted
The urban renewal bill designed
to erase blighted city areas with
the help of federal money was
passed by voice vote in the House
and sent to the Senate. Earlier
Tuesday noon.
Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey continual-
ly wielded a heavy gavel during
the afternoon Senate session to try
to keep order. One bill providing
civil service for policemen and
firemen in cities over 10,000 popu-
lation was set for special hearing _______________
tomorrow morning after the bill today, the Senate accepted a mi-
governor and passed 36 more in
a local calendar session :
The slum clearance bill would
You can't see oll the world
., from the mountaintop which no-
allow the city to use its power of, tives believe is the one from
eminent domain to raze slum which Satan showed Christ "all
areas. The federal government
would underwrite two-thirds of the
expense Property would be re-
sold to individuals to develop the
area in line with plans approved
rhe kingdoms of the world,” but
the view is impressive. Wilton
Wynn takes you there in the
See Legislature, Pg. 3-A, Col. $
third story in o series on holy
places of Palestine. Today's ar-,
ticle is on Page 16A.
ance grants and 45 million dollars
for the Small Business Adminis-
tration's loan fund, plus a smaller
amount for widow's gratuities.
But it left at $16,728,000 the max-
imum amount of assistance grants
that could be used for adminis-
trative expenses by state agen-
cies. This was one million less
than the Senate wants and one
million more than the House voted
originally.
House May Recess Anyway
House leaders indicated a dispo.
©
Worth his weight in gold
When it comes to digging up
money—I’m tops Everyday, most
everyone discords, stores or throws
away some items that would meon
. . . . . quick cash in their pockets, I,
sition to cut off any further com- they would just dial OR 2-7841
promise efforts and go ahead with and place o For Sole Wane Ad
plans for an Easter recess after Look what Mrs. S. F. Horton of
tomorrow’s session.
Senate approval is required for
the House to recess until April
29. But it may quit work for three
Ike's Plea Ignored
WASHINGTON. April 17 mn—Ig-
noring President Eisenhower's
third appeal on the subject the
House today passed a bill giving
the U.S. Information Agency 26
per cent less money than Eisen-
bower asked.
Look what Mrs. S. F. Horton of
1842 State did
SHETLAND pons, saddle and bridle,
reasonable. 1842 State.
Mrs. S. E. Horton states: “Sold
Second Day Ad ran, very pleased
with our Ad.
When it comes to results you
can’t beat Want Ad Willie. He’s
the world's best and busiest
salesman. Will go to work for
you for as little as 43c par day
based on our 7 day rate. CALL
NOW—
OR 2-7841
By FRANK N. MANITZAS turkey hash with two Thanksgiv-
AUSTIN. April 17 Un—The House ings," he said. "One Thanksgiving
today slung hash, talked turkey, is enough. We're a big state but
pleaded state’s rights, but finally I think we can get it all done in
gave in to only one Thanksgiving one Thanksgiving, don’t you?”
from now on for Texas “I think we’re right and they're
It passed 91-25 a bill which would
require Texas to declare its
Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth
Thursday of November, the
same as celebrated by the federal
government. Since 1874. Texas has
been celebrating the last Thurs-
day in November. A clarification
amendment sends the bill back to
the Senate.
Every five years it has meant
Texas would celebrate two Thanks-
givings - the state's and the na-
tion’s.
“I think we're right and they're
wrong." Rep. Abe Mays of Atlanta
said about the federal law in 1941
"I represent Cuero and the tur-
key capital of the world," said
Rep. Pete Matthew of Yoakum.
'You're cutting in half the num-
ber of turkeys we can sell.”
Rep Louis Anderson of Midland,
who sponsored the bill, said the
two Thanksgivings have led to a
great deal of confusion.
"Don’t you think we should set-
tle it once and for all?" asked
Rep Tony Fenoglio of Nacona.
which made the fourth Thursday
the national holiday
Rep James Cotton of Weather-
ford said, “We’ve heard a great
deal about state’s rights. This
isn’t being taken away from us.
we’re giving it away."
"Even Texas A&M wants the
change,” Anderson said. Texas
A&M and the University of Texas’
football teams clash annually on
the football field in the Southwest
Conference traditional turkey day
game.
"Don't you,think if Texas holds
the line, the other states will come
“You just have to eat so much said.
along with us?" asked Rep. Scott
McDonald of Fort Worth,
"I sure do," Cotton said.
“We maty be going into the ad-
vertising business soon,” McDon-
ald said.
‘‘I think it would help to adver
tise two Thanksgivings,” Cotter
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