The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 19, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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THE EVENING NEWS AND THE MORNING TELEGRAM CONSOLIDATED IN 1915. ABSORBED THE DAILY GAZETTE IN 1924.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS. TUESDAY, FEB. 19, 1957. *
8 PAGES — 5 CENTS. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ike Cuts Short Vacation in Georgia;
Sets Up Conferences on Middle East
Jury Selection
Under Way Here
IT DIDN’T HURT—Larry Long:, son of Mr. and Mrs. Quiten Long, 312 W. Beckham, grins as Dr.
S. Byrd Longino administers a Salk vaccine shot at Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning. Larry
is a first grade student in Mrs. Dudley Allen’s class at Austin School. A few of the younger stu-
dents fought to hold back tears, but a majority of them took the shots in gtride. (Staff Photo
by T. A. Wright).
1,550
Pupils
Sulphur Springs
Receive Vaccine
Two Boys Slopped
In Stolen Car
Here Tuesday
Two boys, 15 and 16 years of
age, were apprehended in a 1954
Chevrolet car by City Patrolman
Billy Williamson' on the US 67
Freeway by-pass Tuesday morn-
ing:
The boys refused to talk for
some time, but finally told of-
ficers they were from Omaha,
N?b., and had stolen the car in
Joplin, Mo.
They also said they had stolen
a set of license plates in Arkan-
as.
One youth told officers he had
stolen several other cars.
Two hitchhikers with the boys
were released after questioning.
Chief of Police Vaughn Dea-
ton notified the Paris office of
the FBI of the arrest of the boys.
The FBI made arrangements to
transfer the youths to a federal
aly-approved jail pending their
arraignment.
Locdl Livestock ^ f o | i i
Company Included -Dllt JVliSS wllIpiXUX
Under Federal Act
Inclusion of the Sulphur Springs
Livestock Commission Company
and three other livestock auction
barns in this area under the regu-
lation of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture was announced/ Tues-
day by W. C. Ball, district super-
visor of the packers and stock-
yards branch of the federal Agri-
cultural Marketing Service in Fort
Worth.
Other establishments named
were the Rains County Livestock
Commission Company at Emory,
the Greenville Livestock Commis-
sion Comp|ny and the Winnsboro
Livestock Commission Company.
About 50 other. Texas livestock
yards also are now subject to the
standards spelled out by congress
in the Packers and Stockyards
Act, which regulates the market-
ing of livestock in the public in-
(Continued on. Pag* Eight)
A total of 1,550
Springs school students received
free Salk vaccine shots Tuesday
morning in the first mass session
of the week’s big effort to achieve
a maximum of immunity against
polio in Hopkins County.
Students from other schools in
the county will be given free Salk
vaccine Wednesday morning.
Dr. Lester Hodges, county
health director, was highly grati-
fied at the number of youngsters
responding to the program.
“It was a lot more than we had
expected,” he said.
Few Dissenters
A similar reaction was express-
ed by Jack F. Gibson, superin-
i tendent of schools, who said com-
paratively fe\v of the students at-
tending classes Tuesday who had
not previously had the Salk shots
failed to take advantage of the
opportunity.
Enrollment in the city schools
is approximately 2,600.
Dr. Hodges said a “make-up”
clinic probably will be conducted
-next week for students who are
unable to take their regular turns
because of illness or other rea-
sons.
The inoculatibn clinic got und-
Sulphur erway about 15 minutes ahead of
the scheduled 8 a. m. smarting
date. Youngsters arriving in
School buses moved through the
emergency room of Memorial
Hospital in steady procession for
more than two hours.
Move* Smoothly
The program was described as
moving with Exceptional smooth-
ness and with the young patients
extremely well behaved.
All Sulphur Springs physicians
served their turns at administer-
ing the vaccine, with a group of
hospital and volunteer nurses as-
sisting.
Dr. Hedges had special praise
for the work of the nurses, de-
claring they webe making a splen-
did contribution to the success of
the program and to the cause of
public health.
Each child was given a piece of
candy after receiving the vaccine.
Charity Clinic Thursday
Following the inddulatjon of
the county school students Wed-
nesday morning, another free
clinic will be conducted Thursday
mornihg for all county residents
who feel unable to pay the cost
____(Continued on Page Eight)
Selection of a jury in the trial
of Ernest Lopez Rodriquez on a
rape , charge was nearing comple-
tion in district court at mid-after-
noon Tuesday.
The courtroom was crowded as
the proceedings got under way.
Rodriquez and another Dallas
youth, Raymond Schafer, were in-
dicted jointly by a grand jury in
connection with an attack on a
Grand Prairie woman in western
Hopkins County last month.
Judge Charles Berry granted a
motion to separate the two cases
last week, and Rodriquez, was
brought into court Tuesday morn-
ing.
No Plea Entered Yet
Judge Berry said at noon that
the defendant would not enter a
plea until the jury had been se-
lected. Since the case is a capital
offense, it must be heard by a
jury if the defendant should plead
guilty. . ' ...............
Rodriquez is being represent-
ed by Shaiton Booth, Dallas at-
torney. District Attorney Sam
Moore of Greenville and County
Attorney Artie Stephens are di-
recting the prosecution.
The jury was being selected
from a 100-member panel which
reported for duty Tuesday morn-
ing.
Maurice Kelty, foreman of the
grand jury which returned 19 in-
dictments at its first meeting late
in January, said the group is now
investigating other cases.
439 Signatures
Listed on Road
Petitions Filed
Rural Community
Meetings Draw
Large Crowds
Names on petitions asking
$750,000 county road bond elec-
tion rose to 439 Tuesday as the
county commissioners court pre-
pared for expected favorable ac-
tion on'"the request Wednesday.
Two new petitions were filed
with County Judge Newt Owens
Tuesday. One was presented by
J. W. Rag*ri of Arbala and con-
tained 24 hames. The other, bear-
ing 14 names, was submitted by
C, H. McClure of Pine Forest.
The court will meet at 10 a.m.
Wednesday to discuss the election
call.
Chamber Studies
Parking Habils
01 Employes
, With rains and lush winter pas-
tures providing an auspicious
background, tne five-day series of
rural community meetings being
conducted by the Extension Serv-
ice moved into its second day
Tuesday with sessions at Reilly
Springs and Union.
Twenty-three persons attended
the. first meeting Monday morn-
(Continued on Page Eight)
A questionnaire on parking is
being mailed to downtown busi-
ness houses as part of a study be-
ing conducted by the Merchants
Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Managers of the establishments
are asked to list the names of
their employes who drive to work
and whether each parks on the
square, in metered space or on a
private lot.
They also are asked whether
they will be responsible for em-
ployes parking off the streets on
Good Neighbor Value Day,
ulles Gives
New Pledge
City Election
Fails to Attract
Voter Interest
Only 30 votes had been cast at
2 p. m. in Sulphur Springs’ mu-
nicipal election.
Three incumbent city commis-
sioners, B. F. Ashcroft, Joe Gober
and Thomas Payne, have no op-
position in their bids for two-
year terms.
The voting booth in the office
Of the city secretary will remain
open until 6 p. m.
March of Dimes
Total Passes
$3,800 Level
The Hopkins Co'unty March of
Dimes total had risen to $3,865.90
Tuesday, with receipts from mini-
iature iron lung contajners still
to be counted.
Last year’s MOI) campaign net-
ted approximately $3,300.
New contribu t i o ni included
$117.03 from Austin School,
$32.21 from S al t i 1 1 o schools,
$39.87 from C u m b y schools,
$50.98 from Douglas schools and
$38 in individual donations.
TRAINING PLANS
-SFC Billy Joe Perkins, left, and PFC Hilly
Neal Sharber check a large scale model of an automatic rifle as
‘they readied training aids to be used in recruit training in Sul-
phur Springs’ National Guard Company D. The now recruit class-
es will get under way at the close of the unit’s recruiting drive
which climaxes Friday night.
TEST OF POWER LOOMS
Shivers Appointees
Withdrawn by Daniel
Washington, Feb. 19 (AP)
—Secretary of State Dulles,
held a news conference to-
day in advance of a review
of the Middle East problem
with President Eisenhower
after the President’s return to
Washington.
Eisenhower took his plane from
Moultrie, (Ja., after cutting short
4iis vacation at nearby Thoinas-
ville.
The President has .set up a con-
ference with Democratic and Re-
publican congress leaders for to-
morrow on the Middle East ques-
tion, ineluding "the immediate
problem of getting Israeli troops
out of the Gaza strip and the
Egyptian shoreline of the Gulf of
Aqaba.
At his news conference, Secre-
tary of Stale Dulles gave a new
pledge ot support for Israel’s
claim for f redo in of shipping in
the Gulf of Aqaba. He also said
Israeli ships should be allowed to
use the SuezCanal. He repeated
his hopeChat Israel will leave the
Aqaba"sector, and the Gaza strip.
Dulles says he has no specific
assurance—if Israel does leave—
that Egypt will end the blockade
of Israeli shipping which it im-
posed 7 years ago.
He said he (toes n'ot, think any-
one will contest the right of
American ships.to go through the
Gulf of Aqaba. He indicated he
would not take the lead In send-
ing a ship through to establish
the principle that the Gulf is an
international waterway. He de-
clined to answer when asked if
the U. S. would shoot its way
through the strait controlling the
gulf if Egypt tried to block it.
Secretary Dulles shied away
from the question of whether the'
U.' S. would favor economic sanc-
tions against Israel if troop with-
drawals are not forthcoming.
A possible showdown on this
question has been delayed again
at the United Nations-in New
York, this time until Thursday.
The secretary made clear the
U. S. has not abandoned hope of
getting the Israelis to withdraw.
He noted that discussions with
Israel are not over.
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Austin, Feb. 19 iJFi—-Six state of the nominations committee,
appointments by Former Governor..] Senator Ottis Lock of Lufkin, has
Heavy Rains Fall
in State
Springs
Three Traffic
Wrecks Reported
Here on Monday
Three traffic accidents occur-
red in Sulphur Springs and im-
mediate viciqity Monday,
A car driven by Hugh E. Left-
wick of Emory collided with the
rear of a 1954 Chevrolet pick-up
truck pulling a trailer Monday
afternoon on the U.&.67 super-
highway between Texas Street
and the Highway 154 overpass.
The empty trailer was .knocked
loose from the truck and over-
turned in the ditch. Cattle being
hauled in the truck were not in-
jured.
Damage to the truck and trail-’
(Continued on Page Eight)
Heavy rains fell in parts of
Texas again Tuesday, but mois-
ture was lacking in the cloudy,
chilly atmosphere which prevail-
ed in the Sulphur Springs area.
Most favored sections of the
state in (the latent downpours
were the Panhandle, South Plains
and the mountain country of
West 'Texas.
Clouds overhung the entire
state and no end of the wet spell
was indicated.,
Gage, in western Oklahoma,
reported the heaviest rain of the
day with 3.39 inches. Dalhart had
1.04, Dumas 1,15 in two days,
Panhandle 1.90 and Amarillo
1.39, Light snow fell early in
the day at Dalhart.
4Rain was general over the Da-
vis mountains. Fort Davis and
Alpine report 2.50 inches since
the rains began and Marathon up
to 3.00 inches.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Seven Delegates
Named to TSTA
District Meet
Seven delegates to the District
8 convention of the Texas State
Teachers Association Mar. 15-16
•at Tyler were elected by the or-
ganization’s Hopkins County Unit
at its annual banquet Monday
night in the high school cafeteria.
They are Jack F. Gibson, Dud-
ley Allen arid Hornet Hennen of
Sulphur Springs, Mrs. Eula Ivey
of Pickton, Doyle’ Wilson of
Como, Gene Kemp of Miller
Grove and James Warren of Cum-
hy.
A nominating commitee also
was appointed for the unit’s an-
(Continued; on Pag* Eight)
City Councilmen
Stale Meeting
Here Tonight
The city commisisoners will hold
their semi-monthly meeting Tues-
day night at 7 o’clock in the city
building. City Manager Jack Hen-
derson said business scheduled for
the session
nature.
is mostly routine in
Farmers Invited
To Greenville
Hcpkins County farmers are in-
vited to participate in a cotton
production meeting Thursday in
Liberty Hall in the, Greenville
public library building.
The session is scheduled from
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will cover
the entire field of cotton produc-
tion. j
Speakers will include Fred El-
liott, cotton specialist; Joe Jones,
cotton gin specialist, and” Dr.
Francis Fuller, entomologist.
Shivers were withdrawn this
morning by Governor Daniel.
The appointments are as fol-
lows :
To the board of regents of the
University of Texas; Joe C
Thompson of Dallas, Thornton | of the new administration’s power
Hardie of El Paso and J. P. Bryan j in the Texas legislature,
of Freeport. j It-will be up to the senate to
To the board of directors of the decide, and there, has been un-
called an executive session for to-
day.
To Te*t Power
Governor Daniel’s action in
withdrawing the Shivers appoin-
! tees will result in another test
Progress Toward
Boy Seoul Goals
Reviewed at Meet
mediate reaction on the matter—
both pro and con.
The head of the powerful water
(Continued on Page Eight)
WEATHER
Texas A-and-M College System:
Herman Heep of Buda, L. H. Kid-
out, Jr., of Dallas and Eugene 6.
Darby of Pharr.
In a message to the Texas Sen-
ate, Daniel said:
“These appointments by the
out-going governor were made
r ... ! NORTH CKNTKAI, TKXA8 Cloudy
contrary to an opinroff OI the at- j .an/l with ruin throuRh
torney general of Texas dated I Wednesday. Lowest zo-46 tonjiiht.
January 16th, 19J3, in which it rain through Wednesday except rain
was held that the duty of privi- j '-hittiirin* t« uno* in l’anhandfc late to-
Hge of appointment, in this in- ! 1"%,^r0^&Utl5fiSl,We.w
stance*, is that of the incoming ad- .jps-85 f«nhiin«iu* tonight.
mmiutvoti, _ rt K4/8T TK,XA$ M<*tly cloudy arid cool
111iHlSLl UlJDn. I j threukh WtiJni*HiIay with djcc&ftional ruin .
The state senate has not yet : M lhe
acted on the appointments by the nqtnH okntrai, tkxa>*
former governor. T h e chairman
I cloudy mid cool with
through W ttlnrwluy.
Mostly
occasional rain
Progress toward the goals set
| for Boy Scout work in this area
•during 1957 was reported at the
meeting of the Sulphur Springs
District Committee Monday night-
in St. Philip's Episcopal Church
parish house.
Adult leaders arc needed to help
carry on the Scouting program,
tiie committee declared, and par-
ert'ts of Scouts are invited to be
present at all meetings.
Bob Lockhart presented Cub
Scout Bob- Chapman, Boy Scout
Biijy..5am Elliott and Explorer
Scout Bud Wyatt in short talks on
why they attend church.
Next month’s committee meet-
ing will be a district round table
session March 18 at 7 p. m." at
Travis School.
House Approves
Reservoir Bill
Cecil Latham.
Former Citizen,
Dies at Markham
March of Dimes
Honor Roll
$10—Mrs. Eddie Evans, Safe-
way Stores.
$5 and below—Mrs. M able
Guinn, R. W. Curin, Alien Prim,
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. DeFord, Jona
McCann.
*'
Austin, Feb., 19 The Texas) Another 200 million dollar wat-
House approved today-the first of i er proposal to buy water storage
two 200 million dollar water pro- space hasn’t been acted on.
grams, and another proposal call- ] By,, a vote of 132 to 10 the
ing for more money for old folks. I House approved a prop ?d con-
The' Texai« Senate, meanwhile, stitutioiial amendment to boost
debated a bigger and better wel- j the state’s share-of old age as-
tome to tourists. - r ’ i distance from $20 a month to the
The 200' million dollar water ; $21 maximum. It would cost the
reservoir construction aid plan /stale about 8 million dollars more
pissed l>y a vote of 147 to one. j than ic^onv being added to feder-
Rcpre-entative George. Ford of a 1 funds for old age assistance.
Bogata cast the only “nv’’- vote. ; Representative Wade Spilman
The House now has approved of McAllen opposed the bill. He
both the constitutional', amend said he
ment and the bill which i/ould put
the water plan endorsed by Gov-
Dajiiel into action. The
“Cecil Latham, 51, former Sul-
phur Springs resident, died Mon-
day following a heart attack at
| his home at Marr.ham. He was a
brother of Mrs. Gene Rex of Sul-
phur Springs. , .,
Mr. Latham was the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Latham.
Immediate survivor?} include his
wife, j the former B. Wright of
fjuiphur Springs; two daughters,
one-soh; a brother, Enoch Latham,
of Prentiss. Miss.; and five sisters,
Mrs. Rex, MrS. C. W. Byers or Se-
guing Mrs, BuclT Rouseal, Mem-
ernor
Senate has not
plan.
yet acted on the
believed that elderiv per- gumMrs, Bucn Kouseal, Mem-
, mi., “phis, Tenn.;*Mrs Russell R. Cooke,
,,ms who^rould; be taken care o ^ ow> . an(, Mrs. .Geonfe*
by the r immediate family should 0,iy of A,)ington.
not be eligible for the old age as-
sistance. I
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Funeral services were scheduled
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Frailey, F. W. & Woosley, Joe. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 19, 1957, newspaper, February 19, 1957; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth828094/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.