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THE EVENING NEWS AND THE MORNING TELEGRAM CONSOLIDATED IN 1915. ABSORBED THE DAILY GAZETTE IN 1924.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JAN. 30, 1962.
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Washington, Jan. 30
') — President Ken-
ly has asked congress
100 million dollars, to
United Nations bonds.
President said the
purchase is vital to U S.
rests. Failure to buy the
irities, he said, would, serve
H interests of the Soviet Un-
re bonds are being issued
Help bail the U. N. out of
! financial crisis resulting
m heavy expenses in the
|u?o.
Sven before the presidential
pita was received on Capital
ill, it ran into controvery.
Senate Democratic leader,
I i k e Mansfield, promised
irings before and vote is
$en.
?f§ (House speaker John McCor-
*ck predicted crfhgress will
jrove the President’s re-
jest. He told newsmen:
1 f"I feci very confident that
jjmsrress will realize the impor-
tance of it and will act favor-
(Continued on Page Eight)
KennedyProposesNew
Cabinet-Rank Office
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Director Says
gency to Avoid
olitical Deals
| John E. Hutchison, director
Of the Texas Agricultural Ex-
ension Service, appeared un-
jncerned here Tuesday over
indications federal pressure
ltight be used in an effort to
force his agency to actively
Support the administration
farm program.
“The Texas Extension Serv-
ice will not get into politics,”
||pe declared. “I don’t believe
the others will, either.”
Hutchison said he doubts if
Secretary of Agriculture Or-
Ville Freeman meant to say
the words which touched off
the flurry of concern on the
Jssue.
The Texas director was in
.Washington last week, report-
edly to investigate the basis
for the controversy.
FRESH FROM POSTPONEMENT — Astronaut John Glenn, fresh from his postponed
attempt to orbit the earth, waves from his car after attending church in Cocoa Beach,
Fla. Glenn’s new attempt is scheduled for Feb. 1 or Feb. 2 “at the earliest,” say National
Aeronautics and Space Administration officials. (NEA Telephoto).
Blackland Income Growth
Program Explained Here
The ambitious Blackland In-
come Growth program was pre-
sented to agricultural workers
and farmers from a nine-coun-
ty area here Tuesday.
The new plan is aimed at
cult problems than has agricul-
ture.
“Fanning is the most fierce-
ly competitive industry in
America,” he said.
Declaring the cost - price
doubling the cash farm income j «*“•*“ has redufd farm °P-
, .. , leratmg margins to paper-thin
f/_Jth!_511.0U"^ BiacK* J size, Hutchison said use of the
most efficient fanning nieth-
Gilreath Names
New Steering
Committee
Members of the Chamber of
; Commerce Merchants Steer-
ing Committee were announc-
ed Tuesday by Nelson Gil-
|§reath, committee chairman.
;¥ They are H. W. House,
. Charles Carothers, A. F. Mas-
jfsingill, Travis King, Robert
IpForte, B. F. Ashcroft, George
_ Henry Ward, J. L. Myrick,
IfRobert Lockhart, John Caru-
thers, Ward Gober, John Jor-
>!?cian, Bob Thomas Lilly, Jim
JflShockey and James Forrester.
land area in five years.
John E. Hutchison, director
of the Texas Extension Serv-
ice, hailed the plan as one hold-
ing a tremendous, potential
that could add a million dollars
or more a year to the income
of each county in the area.
Combination Affair
“It is a program fov the
application in concert of all
the best practices we know
based on research,” he declar-
ed. "It will take the whole-
hearted, aggressive, coordinat-
ed effort of every segment in
the area.”
Jack Barton, Extension Serv-
ice conservation specialist who
has played a leading role in
preparing the new program,
described .it as being based
around four fundamental
points. They are:
1— Soil and water, with a
basic conservation plan for
each farm or ranch.
2— Combination o1 enter-
prises, the putting together
of the most profitable prac-
tices for each farm.
3 — Financial opportuni-
ties involving landlord-ten-
ant agreements and lending
institutions.
4 — Efficient production,
through use of fertiliser, in-
sect control, proper feeding
and similar practices.
Hutchison described the pres-
ent era as essentially one of
change and adaptation to
change and- declared no seg-
ment of the economy had faced
more changes and more diffi-
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Mothers March
Slated Tonight
Two familiar and powerful
■ sound devices will be used to
signal the start of the annual
Mothers March canvass of the
city’s residential districts to-
night in behalf of the March
of Dimes.
Both the steam whistle at
If. the Carnation Company plant
and the fire station siren will
H be sounded at 6 p. m. to rc-
jS mind local residents of the oc-
' if, casion.
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Families which are willing
to help are asked to turn on
their front porch lights as a
.signal to workers.
g The women's home solici-
tation is an annual feature of
; the March of Dimes campaign
; which has produced major con-
u retributions to the fund in the
past.
# The Mothers Culture Club
, spearheading the program
Ijpgainst this year under the
leadership of Mrs. Joe Pear-
J§on.
■SI Other participating organi-
|nations are the Standard Club,
Treble Clef Club, Tanti Club,
inior Waverly Club, Waver-
-Club, Dial Study Club and
lo various gurden clubs.
The Douglas Parent-Teacher
locintion will direct the
ither March in the Negro
Street Patching
Work Started
By City Crews
,A huge schedule of street
patching was started Monday]
by the city as dry spots be-
gan appearing in pavement
sections damaged by excessive
moisture and freezing. ,
The project will be'contin-
ued on an increasing basis as
ground conditions permit.
City Manager Carl Riehn
said bases of permanent type
streets still are too wet to per-
mit repairs.
Pouring of curb and gutter
on Alabama Street was resum-
ed Monday.
Work on water and sewer
line construction projects still
is suspended because of the
soggy condition of the ground.
Fewer Students
Attend Church
During Month
A declining trend in student
church attendance was noted
Tuesday by Homer Hennen in
the last of his reports on this
phase of the annual Sulphur
Springs Church Attendance
Movement.
Average attendance for all
city schools this year was 1,450,
a decline .of 80 from the three-
year average of 1,530,
For the individual schools,
1062 and three-year average
attendance figures are: High
School, 203 and 302; Junior
High, 252 and 260; Austin, 247
and 258; Houston, 06 and 08;
Lamar, 200 and 234; Travis,
105 and 112; Douglas, 257 and
266.
The basis of comparison is
not ekaetjy the same, since the
1062 program was confined to
the month of January, while
others have extended from
Jan, 1 through Easter. Bad
weather this month helped cut
down attendance.
Hennen’s final weekly report
showed 1,483 students attend-
Scouts Advance
Before Board
Of Review Here
Four boys advanced in their
Scouting careers at a Boy
Scout Board of Review session
Monday night at Wesley Meth-
odist Church. They are:
First Class Scout — Gary
Massey, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Massey, and David Payne,
sop of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Payne.
Star Scout —t.Jerry Pearce,
son cf Mr. and Mrs, Frank
Pearce, and Eddie Woosley,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Woos-
ley.
The boys are members of
Troop 68, which is sponsored
by Wesley Methodist Church.
Mike Hodge, himself an Eagle
Scout, is Scoutmaster for the
troop.
Serving on the board of re-
view were Ren L, Johnson,
Ben Dickerson and L. D. Hold-
First Dry Dock
Honf Kong, Jan. 30 IJi—
•—The Chineie Communists
kave claimed a “first” for
China. A science pub-
lication the Reds distributed
in Hong Kong said the Chi-
nese built the world's first
dry dock to repair a boat.
The date: the year 1077.
Seniors Bestow
Various Titles
Al High School
Seniors at Sulphur Springs
High School bestowed titles on
their classmates recently in a
‘Vho’s who” election for the
Cat’s Paw yearbook.
The honored 16 students
will be featured in the annual,
set for distribution in May.
• Chris Carothers, Cat’s Paw-
business manager, announced
the winners as:
Most Attractive—'Liz Martin
and Barry Camp.
Personality Plus—Mary Lou
Owens and Bill Allen Jackson.
Friendliest—Linda Edwards
and Harvey Fails.
Wittiest — Jill Gibson and
Joseph McCorkle.
Most Studious — Judy Tip-
ping and Floyd Regan.
, Most Athletic — Randy Wil-
kie and Billy Dan Lindley.
. Rest Dressed — Wilma Rob-
erts and Joe Dan Moss.
Most likely to Succeed —
Larry Fite and Sarah Lilly.
MAY COLLAPSE — A river bridge connecting Fort Riley,
Kan., with Marshal Field, its airport, may collapse after an
ice jam knocked out one of its piers, arrow, and undermined
another. The bridge was rebuilt after the 1951 flood wash-
ed it out, but the present span was scheduled for replace-
ment before the pier collapsed. (NEA Telephoto),
US BELIEVED IN FRONT
Second Annual
Hay Show
Planned Here
A decision to sponsor an an-
nual hay show in Sulphur] The Atomic Energy Commis-
Springs was reached Monday sion reported today new pro-
night by the Chamber of Com- gress in the nuclear powered
merce Agriculture Economics ship program — a technolog-
lmprovement Committee. ical race in which the United
Progress Reported
In Nuclear Ships
sections under the leadership
of Mrs. Lamerle Goodson.
"When the Carnation whis-
tle blows and the fire siren
sounds promptly at 6 o’clock
tonight, it will be a signal to
let people know the mothers
of Sulphur Springs will' be
marching for the New March
of Dimes,” Mrs. rearson said.
"We hope the people will
give us a cheerful welcome and
a generous contribution to
fight birth defects and arth-
ritis, the new goals of scient-
ists sponsored by the National
Foundation.
"Your dimes helped them
create a vaccine against polio
Now your dimes, will do it
again.”
Persons whose porch lights
ar? on and who have not been
contacted by 8 p. m. are asked
Ip call radio station KST and
a member of the Vagabond
Car Club will be dispatched
jfor their contributions. ] north central and north-
Mrs Goodson usked Neero ! EAST TEXAS Sunny And ntild this
MIS. uooason asnea ! BftOTnwn Bnd Wednesday. Clear And
residents who are missed to «ooi tonteht. Eow toniyht 34-44. Hish
call 5-6369 for special solid-] v northwest Texas Sunny
tat,ions. j «w! mild. Low tonight 2H-S6. High
iritis, the new goals of sclent i "sdnem central Texas cie»r
Workers will receive their jto r*rtly cloudy toninht »nd w,sine«-
assignments at the Woman’s j *fu~ "n<t ^
Clnh Building before the can- southeast TEXAS EVr And
Vyjb V, , B p, r?! 1 mild. JUw toniaht 4240. High W«Iiu»-
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day.
The High School had 260,
Junior High 265, Austin 244,
Houston 86, Lamar 217, Travis
120 and Douglas 291.
WEATHER
The first show of this type
was conducted on the down-
town square early last fall and
attracted
tion.
States apparently maintains
a long lead over Russia.
The annual A. E. C. report
considerable atten- j to congress said that 65 atoin-
ic-engined warships and a mer-
The committee also agreed
to sponsor another hay con-
test for county farmers this
year. Prizes *of $50, $40, $30,
Big Hay Trucks
Bring Loads
To Stockmen
Big hay trucks are appear-
ing in the city in large.num- $24) and $10 will be offered.
Committee members agreed
the major benefit resulting
from the contests is the in-
One count Monday showed creased hay production obtain-
ten trucks on the lot adjoin-; ed by participating farmers,
ing Market Square and 14 on Charles Fowler, Dale Camp-
Mrs. Clarence Rector’s lot bell, Ira Black and Charles
southwest of the postoffice. Parkman of Paris were invit- is fuel "and ready to begin
The city is continuing to ed to become new members of sea trials.”
enforce its ban on parking of j the committee. t In the field of atomic pow-
bers with the peak of the win-
ter feeding season for dairy
men and stockmen at hand.
Washington, Jan, 30 MU —| plant so far is near the goal
of economic nuclear power, as
compared with present rates
for conventionally produced
electrical power.
The nation’s investment in
atomic energy facilities — for
research, power generation,
production, weapons — now
totals seven billion, 700 mil-
lion dollars.
chant ship are operating, buil-1 A table showed the A. E. C.
ding or authorized for buil-; used 516 million dollars for
ding. , weapons development and fab-
Atomic craft already at sea ™at‘on fiscal year
include 24 submarines, a cruis- jended last June 30th.
er and carrier The A- E- C- s*«Uhat “work
The commission said the j», moving forward” on the
atomic submarines had cruis-|Jom^ . National
cd a total of 1,358.663 miles j Aeronautic and Space Admin-
by the end of last November. Motion s project Rover for
The world’s first nuclear ^ development of nuclear power
commerce ship, the Savannah,!to P"**11n,anned and unman'
j tied vehicles.
The commission disclosed
1 that it still does not know the
Washington, Jan. 30
(AP) — President Ken-
nedy has sent congress a
reorganization plan to
create a new cabinet-rank
department of urban af-
fairs and housing. The plan be-
comes law in 60 days unless
either house of congress vetoes
it. The measure already has be-
come embroiled in racial and
partisan controversy, and its
fate is uncertain.
The Senate is not expected
to reject the plan. However, its
fate in the House is uncertain.
In a special message to con-
gress accompanying the plan,
the President said:
“The times we live in ur-
gently call for this action. We
will neglect our cities at our
peril, for in neglecting them
we neglect the nation.”
Such a department would
contain the several components
now included in the housing
and home finance agencies.
Kennedy already has an-
nounced that the new depart-
ment would be headed by the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency administrator, Dr. Rob-
ert Weaver, a Negro. He would
be the first Negro cabinet of-
ficer in history.
The administration first tried
to get congress to approve the
plan by legislation. However,
the House Rules Committee re-
fused to send the bill onto the
House floor. The President
then announced he would send
c o n g r e s s the reorganization
plan.
In a news release accompany-
ing the plan and message, the
White House said Kennedy de-
cided to use his power under
the reorganization act only aft-
er the attempt to create the de-
partment by legislation failed.
The Senate Republican lead-
er, Everett Dirksen of Illinois,
moved yesterday to block the
reorganization plan. He an-
nounced he will sponsor a reso-
lution in congress to create a
commission to study the de-
partment proposal. As if in re-
ply to that, Kennedy said in
his message:
“The time is short.”
He added that the nation al-
ready has passed to an urban
way of life. And he said that,
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the big trucks on Market! The group will hold its next
Square. ! monthly meeting Feb. 26.
JACK B. ELLIOTT
Veteran Telegrapher
To Enter Retirement
plants <or industrial for ‘he ef‘0u8*
the A. E. C. said that, al-
though no new producing pro-
jects began generating elec-
tricity during 1961, three
plants already in operation
showed outputs during the;
! year which exceeded expccta-
] tions.
ion of a test reactor at the
Arco, Idaho, plant one year
ago which brought death to
three men. Studies still are be-
ing made of the reactor core
in efforts to find the cause of
the blast.
The commission said it is
continuing research on how to
Fine Winter
Weather Holds
In Local Area
Fine winter weather contin-
ued in the Sulphur Springs
area Tuesday with no change
of consequence in sight.
Forecasters said somewhat
cooler air would move into the
upper sections of Texas
Wednesday but should have
little effect on the mild con-
ditions prevailing.
Temperatures reached 69 de-
grees in Sulphur Springs Mon-
day afternoon and indications
pointed to "a comparable high
reading today. The overnight
low was 34 degrees.
Ralph Hill, local weather ob-
server, reported the mid - day
temperature as 66 degres, rel-
ative humidity as 40 per cent
and barometric pressure as a
high 30.36 inches.
Fair weather prevailed over
Forty seven years of rail-1 He stayed with the M&ET lighting, heating, cooling and I
loading ends at 7 p. m. Wed- six months, the Texas and other services in various parts]
nesday for Cotton Belt tele- Paeifis Railroad another six | of the country.” The general
k electric power for cooking, I for haadlln^ such Va.ste .s to ] state and high, thin cloudiness
(Continued on Page Eight) in the upper Panhandle.
grapher Jack B. Elliott, a fam-
iliar figure around Sulphur
Springs since 1919.
Elliott, reared in eastern
Missouri, first worked for the
Railrohd
Burlington Railiokd at St.
ing morning services lust Suiv Joseph during 1915 as a water
boy. After a short period as
bridge and construction gang
worker, he became a station
hand at St._ Joseph.
“That meant I was the sta-
tion flunky and swept out the
depot,” muses Elliott with a
smile.
He started as a telegrapher
at the junction town of Napier,
Mo., before going to Iowa and
then to. Texas as Ashland agent
for the nowNabandoned Mar-
shall and East Texas Railroad,
“My brother-in-law had
months, and on Jan. 22, 1918,
came to Sulphur Springs as
telegrapher for the Cotton
Belt.
Except for~short stretches
at a number of other stations
on the Southern Division, El-
liott has stayed here for 41
years.
Expecting to do "as little a3
I can get away with.” Elliott
suspects his wife Edna will
have plenty of work ready for
him when he closes the' doors
of the red brick station here
for the last time.
picture for the civilian power
program was mixed:
"Operating activities were
encouraging while construc-
tion activities were discour-]
aging. As a result of the suc-
cessful operation of three
large-scale power reactors,
plus the support of three ex-
perimental plants, some elec-
tricity was .produced by nu-
clear energy every day of the
year. On the other hand, sev-
eral othff reactors which were
expected to be operating in
1961 did not . . . because of
The couple has eight ehil- delays in construction or tech-
dren, Byrd and Robert Elliott meal ’difficulties/,’
of Sulphur Springs, Jack B. El-'
iiott, Jr„ of Dallas, Mrs. Gary
W\ Encouraging Record*
The ’.‘encouraging” records
Land of. Austin, Mrs. Wayne] were at the Shippmgport. Fa.,
Deadline Nears
For Poll Taxes
The late rush to pay 1961 j paid 1960 poll taxes to qualify
poll taxes w a & continuing them for the dull election year
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Tuesday with only one more
day remaining in which Tex-
ans can assure their eligibility
to • vote this year.
A total of 293 poll tax re-
of 1961. Payments of 1959
taxes in preparation for the
Presidential election in 1960
totaled 4,374.
Wednesday is the final day
I
ceipts Vere wetted Monday by j foir po)| tax payments,
the office of County Tax As- j Miss Buchanan will keep her
se^or Claudia Buchanan , uMicc opeu Wednesday night
Th.s brought the total for ^ , as ,he denmn(i for
the central courthouse office j
to. 2,280—-still far below past j service continues,
figures. No reports have been] Payment of property taxes
Landers* of * irfingola, Mrs! Fred ! station, the Dresden plant near | received, on payments made collected through the county
been agent at Ashland* says Gray of Richardson, Mrs. I Morris, III., and the Yankee through various individuals as- ] off ice also continues at a brisk
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Elliott. “When be got a job
as train dispatcher, he wired
nie to take over there.”
Holmes Walls of and plant at Rowe, Mass.
Herebrt Elliott of San An- However, the report left
touio. - I clear- that no civilian power
sistigg, with-
task. % %
Records allow 2,609 persons
t h e collection ; pact. Miss Buchanan reported
a total of $4,345.68 collected
from this source Monday.
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