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By VERN SANFOBD
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN—Atty. Gen. John Ben
Shepperd grabbed the spotlight
with his announcement that he
would not be a candidate for
"any tate office."
Although he had forewarned
his friends of the impending de-
cision, they were stunned at the
announcement. Most expected
him to run for re-election. Many
had urged him to enter the race
for governor.
In giving his decision, he out-
lined the many accomplishments
of his office, including the house-
cleaning in Duval County; the
veterans block - land exposure;
the exposure of fraudulent in-
surance companies; and the es-
tablishment of an effective sys-
tem of co-ordinating law en-
forcement activities in Texas.
Shepperd intends to remain
where he is until his term ends
on Dec. 31. It has been reported
that he would accept a business
offer in Odessa.
His decision not to run for any
state office was announced in a
letter to Harry Kates, publisher
of his hometown newspaper, the
Gladewater Mirror.
Close friends of Shepperd say
that the announcement does not
remove him from the list of pros-
pective entrants in the race for
U. S. Senator, if and when Price
Daniel resigns from the Senate.
Personal Privilege
An individual's right to express
his opinions, within the bounds
of libel, for or against any candi-
date for public office, or any
public issue, will be tested in
court by the Texas Press Asso-
ciation.
Under the new Texas Election
Code, candidates themselves may
publish any amount of advertis-
ing, limited only by their own
personal finances, and contribu-
tions. But an individual is re-
stricted to a $25 expenditure dur-
ing the entire campaign.
On the average, that is approx-
imately 30 words over the radio;
a few seconds of TV time; and
less than 20 inches of newspaper
space. And it is below the mini-
mum requirement for billboard
advertising.
Hearings on the subject will
be before the Court of Criminal
Appeals.
Lowry Gets Prison Term
Former Beaumont Mayor Les-
lie Lowry has been found guilty
of perjury, in the organization of
an insurance company, and sent-
enced to seven years in prison.
District Judge Charlee O. Betts
pronounced the sentence.
Lowry, now a Kansas school
teacher, was accused of making
false statements in an affidavit
filed five years ago in connection
with organization of the now de-
funct Texas Fire Insurance Co.
of Beaumont and Ennis.
Supreme Court Ruling
Texas officials are aroused by
a U. S. Supreme Court ruling
knocking the props out from un
der another state law.
Latest to fall are state anti-
sedition laws, which the high
court says are superseded by
Federal law. Apparent effect was
to nullify Texas' anti-communist
l3W.
Attorney General Shepperd
called the action "a stunning
blow to states rights. It rules out
another field of state-federal co-
operation, and is impossible to
reconcile with the reserved pow-
ers of the Federal constitution."
Meanwhile Shepperd filed a
brief in the U. S. Supreme Court
in support of a contested Wis
consin law against disorderly
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ness In labor disputes. Texas has
a similar law. /
Property Rights Asked by
Women
A woman should be allowed to
manage her separate property,
say the Business and Profession-
al Women's Clubs, Texas League
of Women Voters, and Texas
Federation of Women's Clubs.
They have asked the Texas
Legislative Council for such a
law.
They also urged repeal of the
law requiring wives to make
separate acknowledgements on.
legal documents covering prop-
erty belonging to a couple.
Gas Company Wins Test
Companies which paid the old
gas gathering tax "without pro-
test" will get their money back.
In the first test case ruling
the Third Court of Civil Appeals
held that Tennessee Gas Trans-
mission Co. is entitled to a re-
fund of the $1,140,906 it paid in
taxes. Interest payment of $249,-
576 was not granted.
Since the gas gathering tax
was declared unconstitutional by
the U. S. Supreme Court, the state
has returned more than 25 mil-
lion dollars in taxes paid "under
protest." Last year the Texas
legislature granted permission
for about 30 companies, Which
paid without protest, to sue for
recovery.
Short Snorts
Obie Jones, Travis County rep-
resentative, took himself out of
discussion as a candidate for
state treasurer, by announcing
for re-election to the House . . .
Ambassadors of Mexico and all
South American and Central
American nations, will tour Tex-
as for three days, starting April
27. They will visit Houston, fly
through the Beaumont-Port Ar-
thur industrial areas, and on
April 27 visit College Station and
Austin ... A written protest has
been filed by the State School
Land Board against Lousiana's
attempt t o lease submerged
areas off the Texas-Louisiana
boundary, on the ground that
Texas claims the area . . . John
D. Cofer, Austin attorney and
leader in the Liberal Democrats'
set-up, was named chief counsel
of the Senate Armed Services
preparedness sub-committee, of
which Sen. Lyndon Johnson is
chairman. He will serve through
the present session of Congress
... On May 1, Bill Collins of
Austin will succeed Gordon K.
Shearer as executive secretary of
the Texas Parks Board. Collins
is executive director of the Texas
Nurserymen's Association ... Ted
Connell of Killeen has been ap-
pointed by Governor Shivers to
fill the unexpired term of Johnye
U. Foster of Lufkin, on the Vet-
erans Affairs Commission. Con-
nell is State Commander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars .
Enforcement of the motor vehicle
inspection law begins April 16,
warns Col. Homer Garrison jr.,
director of the Department of
Public Safety . . . Automobile
owners in areas hard-hit by juv-
enile windshield breakers face
payment of higher insurance
rates. Insurance Commission
spokesmen are considering in-
creased rates for Austin, San An-
tonio and Dallas, where vandal-
ism has been rampant ... In
its hearings on credit insurance,
the Board of Insurance Commis-
sioners heard recommendations
that it "cut the fat out of" loan
shark operations. Maj. Milton W.
Swett of Kelly Field said the
credit insurance charges were
worked in on high-interest rate
loans, to give the lenders more
profit.
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GENUINE "HAMS"—"Casting directors" Mrs. Janet Tischbeln,
left, and Mrs. Ellen Dix "interview" two pork aspirants for char-
ter roles at the Beltsville, Md., experimental station of the De-
partment of Agriculture. They were looking for a piglet to play
a role in a little theater production of "January Thaw." The
"hams" proved they could squeal on cue—for dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson
visited over the week-end in
Pampa in the homes of Mrs. G.
E. Terrell and Mr. and Mrs. Earl
McConnell and with other rela-
tives.
Mrs. Willard Gill gave a book
review for the Amarillo chapter
of the D. A. R. in Amarillo Mon-
day afternoon.
Trade in Canadian
Dean's
Mi¿s Glenda Claire Hill, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Hill,
was among those named to the
Dean's honor rol at the Univers-
ity/of Texasr Colege of Arts and
Sciences, Austin.
Glenda was valedictorian of
the graduating class of 1954 of
Canadian High School and has
attended Texas U. since that
time.
PERSONALS
Jim Waterfield of Oklahoma
A&M at Stillwater visited his
mother, Mrs. Bruce Waterfield,
last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Deaton vis-
ited in Dallas over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Coffey of
Amarillo spent the week-end in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Dickens.
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John Candler, brother of Mrs.
J. L. Cleveland, is seriously ill
following surgery in a Dallas
hospital. Mr. Candler's home is
in Coleman, Texas.
Mrs. Virgil Terrel of Amarillo
spent Monday night with her
mother, Mrs. Geneva Wright.
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1956, newspaper, April 12, 1956; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183794/m1/4/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.