The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1958 Page: 2 of 12
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PAGE TWO—SECTION ONE
JIMHAMROCK TEN AN. SHAMROCK, TEXAS
THURSDAY. JVtiY 3. 1958
Senator Ralph Yarborough Is
Crusader For Good Government
v.lm hi.. worked his way to Europe honest and efficient government,
v«* stuVymg!' traveling" 1 Yurbor<>0*h det'‘rmln(’d to break
"There wasn’t a big shot down
there. Nothing but people."
Thus did ft prominent Austin lob
byist describe to the Austin Aroer-
lcftn-Statesman the crowd he saw
at the Yarborough election head-
quarters the night Ralph Yarbor-
ough was elected to Uie United
States Senate.
Today that quote, "Nothing but
people,” Is framed and hangs on (lit
W’all In Senator Yarborough's office
In Washington. Of the millions of [
words that have been written about
him, these art the ones which
pleased Senator Yarborough most
For they accurately depict the j
support that pul Senator- Yarbor-
ough in office. His encouragement
and his financial support and his
votes come from the lrooplc. He
would have It no other way, fur
this leaves htm obligated to work
and vote for good government for
"nothing but people. ’
YARBOROUGH IN WASHING- | jr0„, $600 ,o <800. establishing a
TON . . . Since Ralph Yurborour.li i fUntj jor federal low Interest rate
went to Washington, no man In the
United States has spoken out more
eloquently or often In behalf of the
small fnrmer. the needly old people,
the man walking the streets hunt-
ing work. Ns man In the United
States Senate has worked harder to
sec that the small businessman
gels a fair break in competition
with giant Industry. No man in the
United States Senate has been more
concerned with improving our na-
tional educational system and see-
ing that every boy and girl can go
to college.
He was officially sworn In o'flee
on April 29, 1957, and serves on
three Important Senate committees
— Post Office and Civil Service.
Intcrate te and Foreign Commerce,
and Labor and Public Welfare.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM .
He has bern most com
legislation to help:
CUT INCOME TAXIS ... End
the recession by lowering personal
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH
. . Give millions of more Amer-
icans the opportunity to secure a
college education by extending the
educutiorul provisions of the GI
Bill ot Rights to cover all those who
liono ,ib y st rve in the armed forces;
establishing n federal scholarship
program to encourage more students
to study science, engineering and
math; and founding a college loan
funo from which students needing
money for college could borrow
funds at 2 per cent Interest to se-
em? their education.
SMALL BUSINESS MAN . . Build
up tile general economy of Texas
by curbing llie Hud of foreign oil
imports with an 84-cents a barrel
impart duty, by changing the de-
lete uepartujtnt policy of pur-
cliasiui; crude and crude products
abroad m competition with Amer-
ican products, by exempting small
natural gas operators from federal
regulation, by cutting out the high
mterest-li u d money policies, and
oy extending federal tax relief to
small business.
THE PEOPLE’S SENATOR . . It
is clis.r wliy Ralph Yarborough
pridis himu if In being "The Peo-
ples senator.* He was born June
8. PJU:l at Ohund'er (Hendeiton
County > Texas, the seventh of 11
child; > u He spent one youthful
year in tne U. S. Military Acade-
my, auotn t working and studying
abroad, and a term at Sam Houston
State Teachers College. Then he
became a school teacher — and
taught three years in the rural
firmer md family size farms by j schools of Henderson County. (Mrs.
introducing a Senate resolution call- Yarborough taught In Texas high
for he resignation of Agi icut- [ schools three years.)B
ture Secretary Lira Taft Bor.rcn
mere i m j cotton acreage allotments,
mg In Europe. For three months
ue was secretary to the general
mannrer of the American Chamber
lB Berlin,
and lnterna-
of Commerce
trans-Atluntlc trade
Uona! relations.
YARBOROUGH
.nmine taxes by raising exemptions
loan? lor local public works pro-
lans. an expanded F1IA program
and stepped-up federal public work
programs Including water and noil
•nservatlon development projects
and the federal highway program.
RAISE OLD AOF. ASSISTANCE
. Improve the position of elderly
Ttxans by making it easier for folks
over 40 years old to get jobs, and
by extending and raising old age
assistance grants $5 more per
month per person.
FAMILY FARM'3 . . . Protect the
lit lining wheal and other farm
diet price supports at current
rned with I levels, extension of the Wool Act,
i appropriating funds to rebuild
drnu lit and flood damaged farm-
land;
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THE PEOPLES LAWYER . . .
Graduating with highest honors
lrom the University of Texas Law
3choc 1 In 1927 (he worked his way
through law school as a waiter in
student boarding houses), he joined
on El Paso law firm. But in 1931
he was dialled from the firm by
F Uie then attorney general, later
jD ! governor. James V. Allred, as an as-
■ Istant. In mis post lie gained
n tattwide fame for wiiming hun-
y dr Us of millions of dollars in oii
t md gas lauds for Texas. And It
R; was In this post that he wrote the
y opinion that started Texas' leasing
4 if her tide lands Later, tills opin-
R .or. and action became the basis
i tor Texas' cast for recovery of her
A tldelands.
A | WATER CONSERVATIONIST . .
i In 1935, while teaching at the Unl-
■ versify of Texas Law School. Sena-
■ i or Yarborough was named an orig-
| mat director of the Lower Colorado
| River Authority. This is the agency
afiich built the six great dams on
t lie Colorado — making the Austin
nd Lower Colorado River area wa-
j cr-pleutiful and power-ricli, pre-
ening its soil, forest and farm-
lands. and adding millions of dol-
i iars to its economy each year,
j SOLDIER When World War
I II came, after five years as a dis-
j irict Judge in Austin, Yarborough
! - a grandson of two Confederate
oldlirs and a:i enlisted man in
Texas’ own 36th Division in no,
youth — was omnfc.sioned an Ar-
iny^captam. He served in both Eur-
ope and Japan with the combat
97th Infantry Division. In Europe
he served under General Eisen-
hower in Japan, he server, under
) General MacArthur He ended this
| service a lteuter...nt colonel with a
half-dozen awards and citations
| Senator Yarborough is a member
| of the American Legion, ttie Veter-
i ans of Foreign Wars, a reserve of-
ii er, and has served as president
of the Travis County Bar Assoc-
iation, as director of the State Bar
of Texas and from 1947 to 1961
served on the Texas Board of Le-
gal Examiners He has worked in
many Austin civic projects and has
headed Amlin Red Cross and Com-
munJtv Chest drives Senator Yar-
borough i.s a lifelong Baptist, mem-
ber, former trustee and former Sun-
dry School teacher of Austin's First
Baptist Church.
FAMILY MAN He married his
boyhood sweetheart, the former
Miss Opnl Warren (also a Hender-
son County native) in 1928. Both
Senator and Mrs. Yarborough are
' graduates of Tvter High School A
! "r»riunte of Texas State College for
Women. Mrs. Yarborough Is a mem-
ber of the Christian Church Sena-
| tor Yarborough receives help In
Austin from his son. Richard, hack
i from overseas military service since
she 1957 campaign, and Inspiration
from his lovely one-year-old grand-
| daughter, Clare.
LTFELONO STUDENT . . Sena-
j tor Yarborough is a lifelonc student
of international affairs — an in-
I terest intensified at the age of 18
SHAMROCKAj^
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Tills youthful overseas experience
served Senator Yarborouglr and the
Arn-y well in World War IX. in 194t)
lie was placed in charge of military
government of one-seventh of the
“rea and people of Japan. For this
ser vice, he was presented an Army
Commendation Medal,
I'RGHT AGAINST MACHINE
POLITICS Upon returning home
from World War II, Senator Yar-
: private Practice „f
i iw and was highly successful. Con
"inced that machine politics hud
deprived the people of Texas of
Die machine. Professional politic-
ians still don't understand the fight
that followed for they didn't know
what It was to cross a man who Is
sincerely dedicated to good govern-
ment Nor did they understand how
thousands of Texans were ready to
Join Yarborough in this fight. Witli
their help, Ralph Yarborough
fought until he won.
GOOD GOVERNMENT CRU-
SADER . . . Today, more and more
Texans are working with Ralph
Yarborough for good government
.n Texas. The growing number of
men and women who stand with
Senator Yarborough Include both
liberals and conservatives: they are
Texans who believe In government
that opposes theft and corruption,
whether It Is In the capltol or in
the elections. They are honest peo-
ple who believe honest votes should
count
Above all else, those interested In
good and honest government In
Texas knew that lr. Ralph Yarbor-
ough they have a courageous fight-
er who is not afiuld and who will
not quit. His experience in life has
been wide and varied. Farm and
wheat harvest liHiid, oil field work-
er, country sellout teacher, lawyer,
assistant Attorney General of Tex-
as, district Judge, overseas soldier
und civic servant - Senator Yar-
borough lias been all of these He Is
a well-qualified "people's Senator.'
Emily and Keith Montgomery,
children of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mont-
gomery of Amarillo, have been here
visiting with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Claude Montgom-
ery.
Miss Loot a Jacobs of Purcellvllte,
West Virginia, was a house guest
la: t, week of Mrs. Louise Fields
and her mother, Mrs. Fred Oliver.
Mis. Fields, whose home Is In Ar-
lington, Va., has been here since
last January with her mother. Mias
Jacob.j and Mrs. Fields left Satur-
day morning for their homes In the
Virginias.
Minister and Mrs. Royce Don
Clay of Estelllne, visited with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Clay,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Temple Adkins of
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, arrived
last week for a visit In the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holmes. Mr.
Atkins returned home Friday and
Mrs. Atkins remained for a few
days to visit with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mitchell nave
had their grandchildren visiting
with them. They are Elizabeth and
Gary veazyof Midland, Elizabeth
has returned hon e and Gary is
here visiting with the Mitchells and
his other grandmother, Mrs. Pearl
Veuzy.
Judy Jo and Janice Orrlck, daugh-
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Orrlck
of Stuttgart, Ark., former Shamrock
residents, have been here visiting
with their grandmother, Mrs, Bill
Orrlck, and other relatives. The
girls left Saturday morning and
Mrs, Orlck returned with them for
a visit with her son and daughter-
in-law.
Var. Orrlck, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Bob Orrlck, Is In Houston visiting
In the home of nls uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. John Max Cox '
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1958, newspaper, July 3, 1958; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth530020/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shamrock Public Library.