The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 224, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 25, 1954 Page: 1 of 28
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Corpus Paper Mourns Parr Vote Against Shireman
The Corpus Christl Caller, which Is supporting William
H. Shireman in his race for Congress against Senator John J.
Bell charged in its lead editorial Friday that George Parr,
Duval County politician is actively promoting Bell for Con-j
gress and Yarborough for Governor.
The Caller editorial, written primarily to influence the
{people of Nueces, Jim Wells and Kleberg counties, against
51 be (CuprjQ Herorii
* A NEWSPAPER REFLECTS ITS COMMUNITY
VOL. 61—NO. 224
CUERO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25,154 DAILY 12 PAGES, WEEKLY 28 PAGES — PRICE 5«
Bell by associating him with Parr and Yarborough says'-
"As this is written, marked sample ballots, are being dis-
tributed by Parr followers in South Texas, Boss Parr is letting
It be known that his followers had better vote for Ralph Yar-
borough for Governor and John J. Bell for U. S. representa-
tive from the 14th District.
"Parr was openly for Yarborough in 1952 and gave him
a majority of almost three to one in the July primary In Du-
val county. But his preference for Bell was cleverly disguised
in the July primary when the Parr vote went for Roy A.
WRECKAGE OF
MYSTERIOUS
VESSE FOUND
Coast Guard Finds Parts
Ot Unlisted Boat
On Matagorda Island
Scott, Corpus Chrlsti attorney. PORT O'CONNOR. Tex., Aug. 25.
“The most elementary student of South Texas politics (UP)—The Coast Guard said Wed-
knew long before the July primary," the Caller editorial con-
tinues, “that Scott had no more chance to be elected Con-
gressman than does D. C. DeWitt of Yorktown, the Republi-
can candidate. It was almost as obvious that William H. Sfifire-
man of Corpus Christl and Bell would be In the run-off—the nearby.
. „ , „ .. . . , The Coast Guard said the wreck-
other major contender, Gabe Garrett was conceded only an
outside chance. But Jt obviously would do no good for the
Parr vote to appear in his column in the first primary. Ap-
parently, therefore, It was quietly arranged to support Scott
FIRST COMMERCIAL TV-TELEPHONE
nesday it has found the wreckage
of a mysterious vessel bearing
the name Anna Elena washed
ashore on Matagorda Island. >
Six life preservers were float-
age of the Anna Elena has been in
the water more than ID days and
it “looks like an unreported sea
tragedy.”
But Coast Guard officials said
In the first primary and throw thp votp to Boll in the run-off. j neither the motor boat registry nor
The Corpus paper goes on to say Parr probably hates the maritime registry at New Or-
Bhircman more than anyone else unless It is Shivers because jlcans carnes Rr,y craft by the
Shireman was successful as an attorney for 11 other SouthiMas not known in lhis area
Texas attorneys In removing Judge C. Woodrow Laughlin. j the wreckage, part of a ship's
"The advantage to Parr of electing both Yarborough and stern and a transom, was found
Bell are obvious. Equally obvious are advantages to the gen-
eral public In the election of Shivers and Shireman,’’ the
newspaper concludes.
* * *
The Corpus Christi Caller editorial Is definitely an at-
tempt to glorify Shireman by linking him with Shivers and j ashore SaSturday near the same
'place where the wreck of the An-
Balloting To Be
Heavy In Second
emocratic Race
by a Coast Guard plane searching
for the missing shrimp boat Ray-
mond Todd. The body of J. B. Ken-
ney, 32, of Port Lavaca, Tex., one
of two men known to have been
aboard the Raymond Todd, wash-i
THf FIRST TElEVISION-TElEPHONi to be manufactured for commercial
use is demonstrated in San Diego, Calif. The caller's image appears on
one half of the screen ami the called party's on the other half. When
the set is not in use it may he used as a regular television receiver
to pick up standard programs. (International Soundphotn)
to smear Senator Bell by tielng him in politically withj
Georee Parr and Ralph Yarborough.
Those who are familiar with Bell’s congressional cam-
paign know he has never approached Parr or any of his lieu-
tenants seeking the Parr vote and that he has carefully
e voided carrying his own campaigning into Duval county. Nor
has he made or attempted to make any deal with former
candidate Roy Scott.
The records show that as a member of the Senate Bell
voted in favor of the Senate resolution to investigate the
conduct of District Judge C. Woodrow Laughlin.
It Is also well known that Bel! attended a rally of the
anti-Parr Freedom Party In Jim Wells County prior to the
na Elena was found.
BOOSTER CLUB
BARBECUE SET
FOR THURSDAY
The Coast Guard said the Anna j
Elena was difinilely a pleasure
craft and appeared to have been of
the type used by oil companies fori
transporting visitors to offshore)
rigs. I
The life preservers found float )
ing near the wreckage w'ere un- j
marked and the Coast Guard said!
it was unable to determine wheth j
er they were from the Raymond)
Todd or the Anna Elena. | Pl-ms "le entertainment of
._ jsome 55 members of the Cih-ih
llAUf Ail nicrAUArw lH«h ('ohl>U r- T!,,!"'1 •'"
nCW vll UIHOmy jliigh football teams, tiloni: v itl.i an;
'00 Expected fo
Join Gobbler
Players
Female Fagan...
Boston's Auk 23.-d n-
Mrv HHt'n IVtroNlno of K«*vrre,
Mush , won miHpenslon of a two*
month Jail term on the provi-
sion that wlte loach h«*r 13
vmr old riaiiKhtrr more* r«*-
spertablo behavior.
I’ollrt* Maid Mr*. IVtroMlno had
boon taking tlio girl on Mliop-
liftlng toura, holding a bag Into
which I ho child dumped pll
forod article* of nirnlmmlUc.
July primary and was a speaker at the rally declaring his) DaiwivIaiI llaar Hmmartan
freedom from any political alliances. RepOffeO Near IhOmaSlOn
If Parr is distributing marked sample ballots favoring
Bell it is indicative that his dislike of Shireman is greater
than it is for Bell. It also indicates, if true, that Parr is throw-
ing his support to the best qualified candidate.
Parr support would likely be welcomed by any candidate
for public office, so long as it carries no strings or promises:« recovery of l.ooo feet gus-dis- charge of preparation of th-
It apparently did not hurt Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in i dilate and 62 feet distillate cut
his race six years ago against former Governor Coke Steven-1"T"8
son nor does it appear to have Impaired his usefulness and
effectiveness in Washington.
As for linking Bell with Ralph Yarborough the charge
Is even more ridiculous.
The DeWitt Senator considers Allan Shivers one of Tex-
as greatest governors and has helped him push through !foot permit. Location is in
much important legislation. ; William Bumstead Survey,
If the Corpus Christl Caller thought there was a remote ... , .. ,
possibility of Shireman getting the Parr votes In the 14th Bj AfiCRQ rl66tHlQ
District the editorial would never have been written. | AbOUf ITTiOdtiOfl
It clearly Indicates fear on the part of The Caller that An *
its candidate t? not likely to win.
approximate 30CN nirmlnts of the
Gobbler Booster club ;«t the annual
Indications of a new oil dis-1 barbecue honoring the bvitn were
covery two miles northeast of "caring completion Wedm-duy.
Thomaston on the Kirkwood and) The barbecue wi'l tie staged at)
Company's No. 1 Mary Atkinson, j Cuero municipal park on Thurs-j
were told today by the San An-!dav evening beginning at 7:30. j
tonio Express. Ray Markowsky, Norv.m lhet/cj
The test, in DeWitt County, hud and J°bn Newman will- tic in)
me af •
brief procram, featunne an1
of members of the.
was 3,085 and shutin pressure I Gobbler team will follow the sup
3,900. iper which is to he served a» the!
In other DeWitt County oil ac-'big picnic unit,
tivity the W. Earl R/nve No. 2 Sale of Booster Club n>* mber ill pupils are asked to rr-[x>i1 a'
Rabkc Unit, Henze Field test four ships has hern rannoded by I' Hv x )i| a m on that dav for the
miles south of Yorktown, was Evers with Clifton Weber and-purpose of issuing books, and run
drilling below 5,000 feet on a 9,000 Harry Putman assisting McuUier- rung a tiial schedule Beratr.r
the ship, aeeording to a ic nil i. jni i Monday, September <5 will be a
by Evers, will set a new record*holiday, the first full day of the
GRADE SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT
DATES TOLD
Half Day of School
Slated for
September Second
A new run-off primary voting record appeared in th#
making Wednesday as county clerk* totaled up the number of
absentee ballots cast for the second primary election coming
up Saturday.
In Cuero, County Clerk Henry Koenig disclosed that 127
absentee ballots had been east prior to the deadline Tues-
day, with a possibility of still more being received between
--- jtiow and Saturday. An long a*
these ballots still to come in are
postmarked prior to midnight,
August 24, they are valid. A total
of 112 absentees were east in t!i#
July primary In DeWitt county.
Nueces county hurl tabulated
more than 2,000 absentee ballots
and was expected to equal its 1 ‘IfiS
record of 2,284. The first primary
drew 1.382 absentee ballots.
Although there are but two races
for posts in DeWitt county, interest
Is running high in the corning run-
off primary due to the contest be-
tween John J. Bell of Cuero arid
William Shireman of Corpus
I DcW.it County Democrats w IwjOirliMi lor: tNe port* United Stub
were elected as delegates to the j Congressman, representing the ilth
State Democratic Convention were district.
Bell led the tally of the five
candidates for the congressional
Post in the first primary in July
by convention will he held In the city with about 7.000 voles more i!,a„
— at Mineral Wells his closest competitor, Shireman.
Hilling the ensuing weeks between
the first primary and the run off
to be held Saturday, Senator ltcll
has carried on an active cam-
paign, bringing before Uic voters
hi* qualifications and past record.
LOCAL LEGION
HONORS KOREAN
VETERANS
Dinfer Post Names
Committees For
Coming Year
A group of returned Korean lets'
j were presented with certificates;
of appreciation for services per
( formed in defense of their country
at Tuesday night * Legion meeting
in Cuero. The awards, from the
Department of Texas. American
!Legion, went to: Dalton Klaus,
Harry Honncke, Clyde Arndt. Al-
bert K. Ley, Herman Scheffler, A
W. Luster, Edward Rhodes and
I.eland Windel The members of
’ Dint er post gay* the men a stand-
ing ovation.
j The meeting also heard a re
port on the stnte convention byi
Jim Stone The convention, held )nj"udttorium
jKort Worth, went on record, ac-jTuesduy .September 14, beginning
jcording to Stone, as favoring an (at 10 a
increase in Hie present maximum
(loan by the Veterans Land Hoard
from $7,500 to $10,000. It algo in-,
strut ted the various state lawmnk-' s“,,e convention
STATE DEMO
CONVENTION TO
BE HELD SEPT. 14
Nineteen Delegates From
DeWitt County to
Attend Meet
w ho
reminded today, by County Demo-
crats chairman Otto Kurk, the
Nineteen delegates and nineteen
| alternates were named, to the
from DeWitt
ers that the Legion was in favor (county, at the County Democratic 'Shireman. in an apparent effort to
of a ban on certain types of comic j Convention July 31, which passed j*W8* ,*le percent of the coins
iKgiks now on sale over the state a resolution endorsing Governor)fltlln home county of Nueces
These -included the So-rallcd Shivers. State .Senator John J ' *11 ,,ml w,',d to other candidates in
"ci Ime-horror-scx" comics. and Attorney General John .Jen l*,c balloting, has sought to
Slone said Ilia! the convention Shep|a*id. .muddy waters surrounding the is-
liad also passed a resolution nmk DeWitt county is entitled to 19 M"' '’Y claiming that George i'.iii,
mg it possible for the bands from Votes at the State Convention and ^called "Duke''
small towns to Compete on a fa- the delegation was instructed to ,y'
vorabie footing with larger bands vole as a unit.
iContinued on Page 12>_I - -——-*— --—
1 hrt p will hr « h,(lf r|.ty of
h'vil on Friday Srptnnh^r 3 anrl
Presbyterian Day
School Registration
Deadline Saturday
fVHflhnr for r*Ri*trntion
Pi e*byterinn f>ay Srhr»c»l v
Sufuiftay, August 2R.
of I MlV.il 4 «>un-
who is currently in disfavor
throughout much of the state, u
supporting Bell. The Parr votes
supposedly went to candidate Scott
lit the first primary'.
I ho only major county office at
slake in the forthi.’onimg election
is that of county clerk. In this
rare incumbent Homy Koenig ulio
(t’Pi The w reckage of a New (polled 1,642 votes in the first pn-
!York to Amsterdam PC-8H Royal maty finds himself facing his for-
( f Mit.-h airliner waa found in 65 tner deputy, Ray t,ips. who led
'’’ feel of water off Holland's North the four-man contest with I 910
Crashed Airliner Located
In 65 Feet of Water
AMSTERDAM Holland Aug 25
he school, w hich com lines j A fPoke*man for the KLM Air-1 In the Nordheim aiid Calava ri*.
hr*t grade work with a piogt am salv age vessels located < incts theie is an extra contest «
"f non-sectarian ^reUgKAis e ura )hf> p|,nr-, .haltered fuselage.; the ballot heiween write in candl-
Is contingen upon ' '1 ^|found some "mortal remains" and date. Emil Onkcn and Albeit 1 le-
nt the Pear#
Sea roast early Wednesday.
votes
Emergency Polio Fund Corpus Man Onens
Drive Lagging New Bakery Here
Contributions in Cuero'.s volun-j Formal announcement for
tie Tuesday.
lion,
this year. new school term wm ,«■ .i*.™.,, ... ■ . ..
Tickets, which sell for $'JJiO an l'1Sr ptember 7. atiori o atl < a - * 11 picked up additional hits of debris! Reese for Juslti e
entitle the memtier to att« ml th* All pugul s who formerly attend- *s ,rn>Lw 1 T*,X Including parts of the Interior cab-j Precinct R
rears old before the first of Jan-
barbeeue as well as the Saturday e«l Cuero Junior school and who
morning coffees held at the Mini will he enrolled in grade seven will , , ... , [ There was
irrigation meeting attended hotel, are still available tail mud r< [sni to Junior Ii<kiI library *'i|,M>n 11 r'( \<ai > tli*- nnmtx-r of additlimal bodies lie
by 115 persons from seven count- be secured not late: than ii-wm id one p. nt Wcdncsdai S* j,t.-1n- - tttt^iG.i* ’n ' 1,1 rated Previously, only one that
I Judge Few Brewster is opposed
no announcement of)by Allied M. Scott for the f»»»t of
_(Continued on page ]a>
les was held at the Yorktown Mo- j Wednesday. I*er first. Thos<* who wen* pin
tor company Monday night, ac-i Tickets . h/i tic snund * Th*- moled to giadi*-.eight will D- teg
cording to county agent Gilbert Record office if Eters or W*-tw : ,stei.*d in Hie sarin* place at two I'hon t*t2 oi
aide in advance Patents wishing
to enter their rhildirn may tele-
5 521X
Hiedeman. are not cont.ai ted
Ed Bush and Bob Jaska of Tex- Thursday evening's jiff.tir
as A&M College were present for only briefly slots down i
the,tire discussion and stewed the activities in the Gobble- •
♦ary Emergency Pplio fund drive opening of a new bakery in Cuero (group pictures of all the different Workouts continue n ,'lv
have been almost nil. if was re-'was made today when Vivian C (W** irrigation in general use the off., lal Gobbler tr.. • .
will
\ rated Wednesday by Hay Katz- .Suarez, formerly of Corpus Christi,
mark. DeWitt county treasurer. :announced the purchase of the
The local committe has re- former property of P. E. Pliskal
The CP&L company furnished the to op< n ht Uw
refreshment s.
Monday moimriK
fj rn Wt-flueday, 1.
turdin*' f<» Mis Bail Kveis,'
in;»»r tiool priiieip,-it
All pupils vs ho attended Junior
t. pil ftiiiii!/ and v'ti«» will
••moiled hi uradetf five an<l m\
ill n-jHiit the home rooms in
t(V»n!inued on Pa^e 12*
COMING EVENTS
Tliursda)
Rotary Club 12 IMS,ft
Sr oOt Tioop No. 243 7
l^'.'ion Auxiliary k p
rif one of tb<' twin five year-old non*
of Mr and Mr*. Joseph Yariow of
Wisidbuiy Gonn had been found
A total of 21 jKT*on* died when
the an liner clashed al«>ut 17
mile* off Ijmuiden, Holland, i*n
Monday.
American Air Force
Ready fo Defend Formosa
Drop in Coffee Price
laid to Wall Street
trained from making an active
drive and ha* asked that rontii-
butions be Voluntary-
Anyone wishing to make a con-
tribution is asked to either mail;
or deliver such contribution per-
*ona 1IV to Katzmark
at 409 W Mam St
Suarez, who has worked for 25
years in various chain bakeries,
will specialize in hot biscuits "to
go" from 7:00 to 7.30 Sunday
mornings and hot French bread
IWwiifcSav-
. daily including Sunday from 11:00
Ito 11:30 a m. "Pan dulce" will
also be available.
I Mr. and Mr*. Suarez and chil-
jdren will reside in the former Plis-
Ikal property on West Mam.
The *ii«s name. "J»bn Doe," came
t'ox 1 a*h ceoiyny Fnqtand. *t was
^ -ed a:*e. *he V#g-a Cha**a soe:-
d.ed tha* two w-wesses had fo s 3r
-haeqes m alt cr.m-nal *-* on * ,e:
lawrzen* vsed ^>e name ' John C —
Oknca no one nas l a**d b. m*'
Mexico to Sink Oil Weil
Near Mouth ot Rio Grande
I MEXICO CITY. Aug 25 —<UPi
j—The Mexican government oil mo-
nopoly, Petroleos Mexicanos, an-
nounced plans Tuesday to drill for
oil near the mouth of the Rio
(Grande.
Pemev filed for drilling permit*
on nearly 67 uuu acre* of land near
Watamoro*, across the interna-
tional river from Brownsville. Tex.
The tract i* bounded on the south-
east by the Gulf of Mexico.
The company also filed claim*
or more Than 341 900 acres in three
j o.h#r mate* Campeche Verac-
ruz and Nuevo Leon.
TOKYO, Aug. 25 —G’Pl —Amer-
ican Air Force* based in the wi -t-
»m Pacific will join the Seventh
Fleet ill bka king Red China *
threatened invanon of Fiirinona,
an authoritative American mile
'ary source di*< lo*ed Wednesday.
I "If the Communist* roallv m-
MEXIT'O CITY. Aug 25 <UPi n<l to conduct rqierat,,^, against
A Mexico City newspaper, "Nove- •prinosa. they aie in for a ler-
dades," sees sign* of a Wall Street fible beating, the high off. ,a|
plot against Latin America in the w*,T,ed.
recent drop in coffee price*. Be said P; evident T. -entye,, r
"No ajqiajent cause* exist for responded To the Pcifiins c-
the ne-.e pine for coffee " Noveda- r1" ^ 'iial balloon on hoirro-a
"uld
cn'h
des said Tuesday. "The piodur 'n declaims > Red inva •
lion of coffee in Brazil diminished bare to deal with the
considerably and world demand
Flee!
rather than decreasing, imressed' *i*ur<e «*id 'hat wi
this year. due. live to defend Form
"Wholesale coffee distributors. S'vcn tci the Seventh kit
who are rontrolled hv Wall Street 'uafly all l S fences in
have cut their purchase* of red- lf> do so would assist the
fee , . . because of the ex-ei«ive I Iret in carrying out its m
industrial development of some
Latin American nation*,'* the
newspaper said.
Novedade* calculated the lower
prices would mean a drop of near-
ly $21 million V- S in coffee ex-
port* this year.
i ie ih#
>-a was
-et, a, ,
posit am
Seventh
■ sMon."
HERE THEY ARE—The (.nMUers of tail . . at |c*.t the «* «.c
more who turned oat for the initial praetiee on Moodav evento*
Cowchee Smith, Header***, and Hearoe e.pect additcmal arris Is
before the traiais* camp formajli opena on Moods> The .,ot*hl. r%
will pracAca aifkily Ma xaaak and wtU ga *atn canjp aa Monday
morning. Training periods in Mh morning and afternoon, and
possibly too nr three scrimmages at night, are planned for next
»e»k Coach I nog toe hmlth is »eee al esfrema left and Gnarhea
Hcaraa and Headeraon al **trcd>* right.— (Uncord PUi.
Cuero Weather
femperafure* sod rainfall fog
n* last 24 hours, reported by R
Taylor. #1 th# CP*L dam
High _. .T, **
Icon *1
A low *>mperatare of '4 t» pr*
dieted fog Co* re aa Thcraday
Boroiag.
Many a pay-
rhintrisl e„w
hellev ea aim
holism la he ___
an I I I a a a * _JIW •
hy peepetoaJ amatiea.
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