The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 30, 1962 Page: 8 of 13
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SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS. SUNDAY,,;ISEPT. 30, 1962.
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Fire-Alarm Blaze
Controlled on Ship
New York, Sept. 29 l.f)—A
five-alarm lire was declared
under control early Saturday
on the Argentine passenger
and cargo ship Rio Jachal.
New York City fireboats and
streams from hoses on land
poured tons of water into the
11,341-ton vessel, moored at a
lower Manhattan pier.
Flames shot up f r o m the
bridge, forming a wall of fire,
and small areas of flame licked
out from other parts of the
• vessel.
Under the tons of water, the
ship listed dangerously toward
the pier and appeared on the
verge of sinking u n d e r the
weight.
It had been reported that
bilge pumps were working, but
were unable to handle the wa-
ter. Two hours later, New York
Fire Commissioner Edward
Thompson learned the bitj*e
pumps had not been turned^on
at all, apparently because of a
language difficulty between
firemen and the Argentine
crew.
The commissioner ordered
four engineers to be outfitted
with oxygen mask and led them
to a gangway. They went four
dgcks below and turned on
three pumps. The engineers
had enough oxygen to last 23
minutes.
At the same time, Commis-
sioner Thompson decided the
list of the vessel had reached
the point of danger and he or-
dered the 200 firemen on board
to withdraw.
A Bellevue Hospital disaster
unit, with 15 doctors, was
standing by.
However, the working of the
pumps had an immediate effect
and the Rio Jachal’s waterline,
which had disappeared, again
became visible. The eommis-
j i sioner ordered 40 men back on
board to continue fighting the
flames. The fire was controlled
some 45 minutes later.
Twenty-six firemen received
medical treatment—ten of them
in hospitals. One was reported
in serious conditon in Bellevue, j
Commissioner Thompson who
personally inspected the pumps
in the engine room during the
fire, said the flames had not
touched the cargo, consisting
mainly of tin plate.
At one point, the stock of
engine oil was reported sur-
rounded by flames and bub-
bling because of the heat.
There was no explosion.
The New York fire commis-
sioner says the flames broke
out on the promenade deck, ap-
parently in a rug in a social
salon, and spread quickly to
all three decks.
The Rio Jachal was sched-
uled to sail on Sunday and
about 15 passengers had come
aboard early. They were evac-
uated, without injury, soon aft-
er. the first alarm.
Smith Brothers
Philadelphia, Sept. 29 1.1*1—
The three Smith brother* of
Flint, Mich., have been grant-
ed their' wi*h to sefrve »ide-
by-fide in the US Navy.
The boy* are Gary Smith
and hi* twin brothers Kurt
and Keith. All three will be
a»tigned to the USS Corry
in mid-October after complet-
ing chore duty in Philadel-
phia.
The Navy explains that
brother* are permitted to
serve aboard the same ship
in peacetime. Wartime would
be another story. Five broth-
ers went down on the same
ship during World War II,
and a law was passed to pre-
vent this from ever happen-
ing again.
PARTICIPATES IN SHOW — Joyce Kennimer, Hopkins
County 4-H member, was one of 48 state finalists who com-
peted recently in the Texas 4-H Favorite Food Show at Tex-
as A. & M. College. Her entry in the fruits and vegetable
group Was awarded a white ribbon.
Military Forces
Retain Control
By GORDON E. SMITH
New York, Sept. 29 W*l—
look at the makeup of the |
United. Nations assembly, the
current crisis in Argentina and
earlier in Brazil, the situatiqn
in Southeast Asia, and in the
new nations in Africa, add up
to one conclusion—t hat the
prospects of popular govern-
ment in this world are getting
dimmer every day.
It is difficult for United |
States citizens to accept it as
a fact that much af Latin
America is governed by mili-
tary forces—that civilian offi-
cials often are perimtted to hold
their jobs through permission
of the military—and that the
highest title anyone can hold
is general. It is true that there
are* fewer military dictators
in Latin America than there
used to be, but there‘isn’t much
democracy as we know it
either.
The picture is darker the far-
ther we look from home. Pop-
ular rule never got far in Egypt,
although President Nasser re-
cently has been putting up a
show of broadening his govern-
ment. The fact remains that
Egypt only traded a corrupt
monarchy for a military dicta-
torship. In Africa, Ghana had
about as good a preparation for
democracy as one could reason-
ably expect. Nevertheless, it de-
teriorated into a one-man dic-
tatorship. The Congo won inde-
pendence two years ago and
Chaos has ruled ever since. Al-
geria’s transition to independ-
ence has been followed by
clashes for power by the na-
tion’s strong men.
It is true that the United
States grew out of revolution,
but the nation was created by
men who were escaping tyranny
and knew enough about the phi-
losophies of liberty to translate
them into a politicalyy realistic
system of government. It there-
fore is easy for us to think—
as we mistakenly do—that the
revolutions of today are sim-
ilar to the one which created
this nation.
A case in point is The Congo,
Cuff Notes
—assembled by—
JOE WOOSLEY
J. T. Adams, music and youth
director at First Baptist
Church, is looking forward to
a flying trip to Japan in March.
He’ll be with Billy Graham’s
Japan Crusade.
Adams still hopes that his
“Men of Texas" singing group
also will be included in the
Christian crusade, but appar-
ently all of the necessary de-
tails have not been solved.
The widely-known Sulphur
Springs singer has never -been
to Japan. In World War II, he
was in the air branch of the
Navy and got as far as the
Solomon Islands.
dallions for the Hopkins Coun-
ty cour t h o u s e and the old
Sickles hon\eplaee on Atkins
Street.
Hopkins County may be one
of the few counties in North-
east Texas without historical
markers—or medallions—if ac-
tion is not taken soon. Since
the highway department is
planning to publish a pamphlet
this fall listing the .locations
of all of the medallions, Hop-
kins County may miss out on
some valuable publicity.
There is a small cost of
$14.75 for the medallions
awarded by the Texas Historical
Survey Committee, but the ex-
pense would be quickly offset
by tourists attracted to Sulphur
Springs.
State Representative Joe N.
Chapman has joined in endors-
ing action to obtain the me-
Brief notes: Pahl Benson, a
volunteer fireman who usually
checks iit the fire station early
every morning, observed Sat-
urday that it is almost dueli
flying weather in Sulphur
Springs. . . .Retired Postmaster
Byron Williams, who recently
took up golf at his farm on
Highway 19, has scored his first
hole^in-one, in a manner of
speaking. He lofted a 5 iron
shot which bee-lined from 165
yards out and through a win-
dow pane in his house! . . .His
wife wants him to move to the
"north forty" for future prac-
tice. . . .0. C. Sewell, J/., is
starting his twelfth month as
acting postmaster in Sulphur
Springs. . . .Scout Executive
James (Pinky) Griffin of
Sulphur Springs is spending
three days weekly in Bonham.
The scouts, incidentally, are
planning a new recruiting drive,
with new members tabbed for
a free trip to a professional
football game in Dallas.
BUMPER CROP—A. G. Hammond, 77, displays one of 500
heavily, laden apple trees in bis orchard near Vinland, Kap.
He thinks he may have a world record in a York Imperial
tree which produced 61 bushels. Science has provided
growers with a waxlike spray which helps hold the apple
to the limb until it comes to the right color and taste.
(NEA).
where the fundamental pre-con-
ditions of democracy never had
a chance to come into being. In
many such nations where demo-
cracy has been tried and ap-
peared to fail, it never had a
chance in the first place. It
could not even be comprehend-
ed by impoverished peoples
who lacked the training, the
knowledge, or even the desire
to make democracy work.
Democracy, in the sense of
individual liberty combined with
political order, is hard to get
and even harder to keep. The
evolution of true democracy,
therefore, is a slow and com-
plex process. Once we under-
stand this, we can be sure
that—given time—the emerg-
ing democracies will survive
the threats of dictatorship and
communism.
Goldwaler Pulls
Chest Muscles
Phoenix, Ariz, Sept. 29 UPl —
Republican Senator Barry Gold- j
water says he pulled some chest
muscles Wednesday when hej
lost his' balance while replacing
burned cut light bulbs in his
Washington . apartment. The
senator said in Phoenix Friday
night that the pain has lessened
but that his doctor has advised
against making any weekend
appearances.
Goldwater was to have taken
part in a Republican fund-rais-
ing spectacular in Indianapolis
Saturday. Despite the injury,
Goldwater spoke Thursday
night at a National Federation
of Republican Women’s Con-
vention in Phoenix. The Sen-
ate says he plans to be back
in Washington Sunday night in
advance of debate on the for-
eign aid bill.
Mock Wall
Richmond, Va., S^pt. 29
11* — If everything goes ac-
cording to plan, a Berlin-
model "waH" will be erected
in mid-November across U.
S. Route 40 in downtown
Richmond. It would restrict
traffic to two lanes, and
partly block sidewalks on
each side of the road.
The Richmond Junior
Chamber of Commerce is
promoting the idea as a
means of dramatizing Amer-
ican freedoms a* contrasted
with the restrictions in Ber-
lin. The wall would stay up
only a few days —■ then a
tank would be called to
knock it down.
A 16-inch oil pipeline makes
it possible to pump oil from
the Persian Gulf to the Mediter-
ranean without having to tran-
sit to the Suez Canal.
Five Texans
Killed in Crash
Kinder, La., Sept. 29 Ufi —
A car-truck head-on collision
in Louisiana last night killed
all five Texans in the car, in-
cluding a woman and her
three children.
Killed were 32-year-old Mrs.
William P. Holland of Humble,
and her Children, 6-year-old
William, 2-year-old Tommy
and 4-year-old Cynthia; and
the woman’s brother-in-law,
37-year-old George W. Hol-
land of Houston.
Louisiana state police said
the Hollands were en route
from Houston to Moorehead,
Miss.
Officers said the „ruck driv-
er, W. Roy Simmons, 40, of
San Antonio, was injured.
The truck was owned by the
Chemical Company of Dallas.
The collision occurred four
miles west of Kinder on U. S.
190.
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Frailey, F. W. & Woosley, Joe. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 30, 1962, newspaper, September 30, 1962; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth827987/m1/8/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.