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VOL. 37 NO. 20
BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS—TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 1957
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Sweeping Review Of Peficy
In Mid-East Passes Senate
Ike Has Agreed
To Action Over
Year Period
J INCHON' <i:xi — Two
^committees voted 30-0 to-
ufiy for a .sweeping review of L'. S.
Middle East policy over the last
10 years.
The unanimous vote came on a
resolution by Sen. J. William Ful-
bright D Ark.
, The Stale Department revealed
that it would "welcome" such a
Btudy if it does not "breach the
confidence of other friendly gov-
ernments."
• Republican congressional lead-
ers also said President Eisen-
hower has agreed to such a re-
view.
The congressional leadert; re-
layed the President's approval
after a White House conference
this morning.
The department's position was
outlined in a letter-from Secre-
tary of Slate John Foster Dulles
to Chairman Theodore Francis
Green D-R. I. of the Senate For-
eign Relations committee. It was
disclosed until after the vote when
Green read the letter.
The vote came at a meeting of
the combined Armed Services and
Foreign Relations committees,
which arc considering Mr. Eisen-
hower's proposed Middle East
doctrine to provide economic aid
and, if necessary, military force
to the Middle East.
, Costly Cold Wove
Grips West Coast'
(By UNITED PRESS)
A jrostly cold wave gripped the
West Ctvist today and freezing
rain and snow slickened streets
and highways in widespread sec-
tions of the nation from the Plains
to New England.
The Western cold wave forced
the layoff of thousands of lumber,
metal and construction workers in
the Northwest. It also brought
chilling temperatures to much of
California.
The cold spell wa^ Oregon's
worst since 1950 and at least two
deaths were blamed indirectly on
the cold.
Schools at White Salmon, Wash.,
were closed because of frozen wa-
iter mains in the city, and stu-
dents at Lyle., Wash., and The
Dallas, Ore., also got unscheduled
vacations due to the* weather. .
In California, San Francisco got
'its first snowfall Monday since
December 1932, and only the 30th
recorded in the city since 1871.
Schools were closed in San Mateo
and Santa Cruz counties south of
San Francisco because of icy rcvids.
Body Is Found
AMARILLO (UK)— The par-
tially decomposed body of Na-
thaniel E. Burch, 41, of Amarillo
was found in a maize field about
three miles southeast of Amarillo
late Monday.
Randall county Sheriff L. S.
Slim Johnston said the body up-
Slim Johnston said the body ap-
parently had been in the field two
or three weeks. District Attorney
A. W. Lair ordered an autopsy to
determine the cause <Jf death. He
said there was no obvious sign of
violence on the body.
Seen or Heard
C. M. H.
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.. Poll tax receipts at clone of busi-
ness Monday numbered 1,420, of-
fice will remain open late Thurs-
day last day, to accomodate ail
possible Mrs. Winter Wood
bo§>«* *rom surgery at Mayo's and
she Is doing fine....
have cage game schedul-
ed Jw 'ernon tonight.
By
Bi I A o« ha
6 Pernor
"little L<vi]
League managers and of-
ficers to meet tonight at National
, Guard armory at 7:30... .Cleaning
Up former City Cafe front is civic
Improvement .... 'Pears here it is
about time to take down our Com-
munity Chest thermometer.
• -
City Commissioner Albert Reck
back from Temple where he under-
went surgery, doing ok CYF
and Chi Rho to have Joint dinner
Wednesday evening in First Chris-
tian Church to hear Eddie Taylor,
atate youth director, music by Dix-
ieland. band Highway. Patrol-
man said bad weather has account-
ed for three area accidents.
M. M. Webb. Ft. Worth, fined
$100 for operating car with improp-
er license... .Edgar Martin and
Bob Whftley gone to return Ver-
non Morales from pen to answer
charge of burglary of filling sta-
tion on South Breckenridge avenue
....And, this is the time of year
we all make our rich uncle richer.
Tliought For The Moment: Man
js^a piece of the universe mad* a*
WANTS DULLES RESIGNATION—Sen. J. Wm. Fulbright CD-
Ark. ), right, huddles with Sen. Theodore Green (D-R. I.) during
combined meeting of the Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Committees in Washington, Fullbright is one of the Senators who
thinks Secretary of State John Foster Dulles should resign because
of his mishandling of Middle East problems. Green said action on
Dulles' suggested resignation would be postponed until later in the
day when no administration officials would be present.
/
Richest King Arrives To
By DON DILLON
NEW YORK (ttEi—The world's
wealthiest king arrived today for
a two-week visit to the world's
richest democracy.
King Saud of Saudi Arabia and
his retinue reached New York har:
bor a few minutes before'6 a. m.
est aboard the liner Constitution.
A precedent-shattering welcome
awaited the king in Washington as
he began a state visit in which
much will be at stake for both
the United States and Saudi
Arabia.
The New York City government
Legion Banquet
Tickets On Sale
In Local Stores
Tickets are on sale for the
American Legion's Washington's
Birthday Banquet which will be
held Febuary 22, at Legion Hall.
This annueal affair is rgarded
by all Legionnaires as reunion time
and "homecoming." Many who
were members of the local post in
the past have indicated they will
attend, and the presence of all
present members, their wives and
guests is anticipated.
The Washington's birthday cele-
bration is traditionally the biggest
undertaking of the year for the
American Legion, and plans qre
being made for an outstanding pro-
gram, according to G. A. Bills,
Commander.
Tickets may be purchased, for
$1.50 each, at the Chamber of
Commerce, The Man's Shop, Barn-
es-Williams Ding, the American
Legion Hall, or from any member
of the ticket sales committee: John
Flatters, D. T. Hoxworth, Bill Wil-
son, Bob Mehaffey, Russell Carter,
Hayden Morgan, Deane Pelfrey,
Harry Shapiro, or G. A. Bills.
o
Former Resident
ties In Laredo
Mrs. P. E. Arnett resident of
Breckenridge in the boom days,
died Monday in Laredo. Funeral
service will be in Cleburne Wednes-
day. The Body is in state at the
Crozier-P«yirson Funeral Home in
Cleburne. Mr. Amett was a barber
during his residence here.
pretended not to notice the royal
visitor, but the federal govern-
ment gavi\ the event its most de-
luxe treatment. The U. S. Navy
sent eight destroyers to meet the
liner Constitution, which had car-
ried the King and h party of
mote than -person*" fronr'Nav'
pies.
Only city recognition of the
King's arrival was assignment of
special police details to protect the
visitors.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner said
Saud would not receive the usual
welcome that consists of a harbor
greeting and ticker-tape parade
because of the King's anti-Zionism
and tolerance of slavery.
But President Eisenhower for
the first time will go to National
Airport in Washington to greet a
visiting ruler. Previously, Vice
President Richard M.. Nixon had
greeted chiefs of state'on thfeir
arrival at the airport here.
Acting White House Press Sec-
retary Murray Snyder said Saud
was invited to the United States
in the interest of world peace.
Saud's visit was seen of great
importance because he enjoys ab-
solute loile over a Moslem strong-
hold that controls vast oil resourc-
es and is a power in Arab poli-
tics.
Congratulations
To Two Couples
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Hazard of
409 N. McAmis, are parents of a
baby boy born January 27 at 4:12
a. m. The baby weighed eight
pounds and has been named David
Ray.
Mr. and Mrk. L. H. Sorell, Ivan
Star Route, are parents of a baby
girl horn January 28 at 4:23 a. m.
The baby weighed six pounds and
ten ounces and has been named
Janet Lynn.
Relative Of Ctty
Resident Dies
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Information was received here
today of the death of Mrs. Sue
M. Grace, great, aunt of L. a..
Kalfcenberger of Breckenridge in
Longmont, Colorado. Mr. Kalten-
berger left this morning for Colo-
rado. Mrs. Grace who was 80-odd
years old, is known to many here
as she has often visited in Breck-
enridge.
By DOC QUIGG an authority on the flavor of the
United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK <UR> — Texas;
There she stand*. The longest suf-
fering, most maligned of states.
She's not a braggart. She's a
sweet shy thing, retiring by na-
ture^ gentle of spirit
The authentic Texan, the true
breed, is given to soft speech and
understatement it says here today
in medimumsize print.
The swashbuckler, the hot - air
merchant who has painted a swol-
len picture of the state on the na-
tional map. is a "professional Tex-
an." The authentic Texans far out-
number the professionals within
the state, according to J. Frank
Dobie.
Television Adviser
Pobie, a write* long known aa
an authority on the flavor of the
flatlands and the peccadilloes of
the Pecos, was born on a ranch
in Texas brush country 68 years
ago. He's a blue-eyed, salty-spoken
gent with silky white hair and
wiry, upswept white eyebrows. He
believes the word genuince carries
nore weig!
genu-wine.
ord gei
more weight if it's pronounced
He came here to advise the NBC
"Wide, Wide World" people, who
in a forthcoming program will un-
dertake to crowd the state of Tex-
as onto a TV screen. He'll take
part in the program.
"When we get out of the state
the time sometimes comes when
a Texan is supposed to brag—and
we always try to oblige and what
we're supposed to," he jwys, '.'Bat
Second Russian
Envoy Leaves
Under Suspicion
NEW YORK <U.R —An employe
of the Soviet Embassy in Washing-
ton left here Monday night for
Paris without commenting o n
speculation he had been expelled
in connection with a newly-dis-
closed Soviet spy ring said to be
operating in the United States.
Both the State Department and
the Soviet Embassy refused to dis-
cuss the sudden departure of Vas-
sil Molev, indicating that the Rus-
sian had been ousted from the
country.
Molev, after first denying his
identity when confronted by re-
porters at International Airport,
said, "I can't say anything."
Held Minor Post
Molev and his wife, Taisiya, who
accompanied him Monday night,
had been in Washington since Sep-
tember, 1955. A spokesman at the
Soviet Embassy said Molev held
a minor post, similar to that of a
clerk.
Air France officials said he and
his wife had reservations only to
Paris.
If Molev was expelled, he was
the second Russian to be ousted
in three days. Maj. Yuri P. Kry-
lov, an assistant Soviet military
attache, left last Saturday for
home after being declared persona
non grata, an undesirable person.
U. S. government officials said
Krylov improperly bought electron-
ic equipment and tried to purchase
American military secrets while in
this country.
May Disclose Molev's Part
Indications were the State and
Justice Departments would dis-
close within the next two days
whether Molev was expelled or
left the country voluntarily. There
was speculation Molev was one of
the Soviet officials whom the FBI
had indicated were involved "in the
espionage ring uncovered Jast Fri-
day with the arrest of three per-
sons here.
iln announcing the arrests, the
FBI hinted that the spy suspects
Jack Soble, 53, his wife, Myra, 52,
and Jacob Albam, 65, had worked
in consort with Soviet Embassy
officials in allegedly spying for
the Soviet Union.
Final selection of the special 23-
ra^njbec grand wry which will be
a'skea to return indictments against
the Sobles and Albam was expected
to be completed late today.
WAVE BRINGS
TEXAS ADDED MOISTURE
County Resident
For Many Years
Dies Monday
W. T. Johnson, 80 an early day
resident of Stephens county, died
at 8 o'clock Monday evening at
Breckenridge Convalescent Hospi-
tal. He had been ill since last No-
vember.
Mr. Johnson was bom in Des-
demona, Texas, January 22, 1877.
He moved with his family to Ste-
phens county in 1778 and during
his active years was engaged in
farming.
Funeral services have been tenta-
tively set for Wednesday after-
noon at 2 'oclock in Melton Fun-
eral Chapel, Rev. E. W. Copeland,
pastor of the Pentecostal Church
of God, of which Mr. Johnson was
a member, officiating. Burial will
be in Necessity Cemetery.
Pall bearers will be John Den-
man, Onis Hittson, George Will-
iams, Albert Goodwin, Glen Vin-
cent, and Jim Boyd.
Survivors include his wife, two
daughters, two stepdaughters, and
one son. The daughters are Mrs.
Joe Harris Lake Charles, La., and
Mrs. Sadie Young of Nevada. The
stepdaughters are Mrs. Addie Lee
Bradford, and Mi's. Moilie Ella
Bland of Odessa. The son is Bill
Johnson of Andrews. Six grand
children also survive him.
Garage
Damaged By Fire
Fire Monday evening at 8:25 o'-
clock burned a chair and damaged
the floor in a garage apartment
house at 405% West Hulum street.
. The apartment was the property
of H. E. Baker. Cuuse of the blaze
was unknown, firemen said. Some
damage also resulted.
17,000, Mostly Students, In Prison
HIMMY PUDS
IRtlllDIRQ REST MHOMUS
By FRANZ CYRUS
United Press Staff Correspondent
VIENNA (ifEi—The puppet Com-
munist Hungarian regime plans a
massive anti-Western propaganda
drive that may include "spy trials"
of Western nationals, reliable
sources here said today.
Four Britons, one American and
one Norwegian are imprisoned in
Communist jails. All but the Nor-
wegian are being held incommuni-
cado.
The informants also reported
more than 17,000 Hungarians,
mostly youths and students, are
detained in prisons operated by
the read Communist secret po-
lice.
4 Students Confined
In addition, the sources said sev-
eral hundred students deported to
the Ukraine at the height of the
November rebellion were said to
have been brought back and con-
fined in Hungarian secret police
concentration camps.
The sources said the Commun-
ists promised students immediate
freedom in exchange for signed
statements they were incited to
revolt against the Communist re-
gime by "western agents."
The campaign among students
appeared to be part of the overall
Communist plan designed to
"prove" Western countries were
behind the freedom-from-Moscow
uprising. The revolt was led by
students, youths and intellectuals.
May Try Britons
Western sources here believe the
Communists are determined to try
four young Britons on charges of
Russ Join Egypt
In UNEF Fight
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. —
Russia was reported tod® to
have sided completely with Egypt
in opposing U. S. and other de-
mands that U. N. Emergency
Forces (UNEF) occupy the [Gaza
Strip and Gulf of Aqaba areas con-
tested by Israel and Egypt.
The Soviet was expected to an-
nounce its stand at today's session
of the General Assembly's debate
on the Middle East. Debate will
be suspended this afternoon when
King Saud of Saudi Arabia ad-
dresses the group.
The United States Monday put
its weight behind Secretary Gen-
eral Dag Hammarskjold's recom-
mendation that UNEF occupy part
of the Aqaba shoreline to ensure
freedom of passage in the gulf for
atl ships, including those of Israel.
U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot
Lodge Jr., also endorsed UNEF
troops on both Egypt's and Israel's
"spying as part of the planned
propaganda drive. The four were
capturpd .by the Russians after
crossing into Hungary from Yu-
goslavia.
Believed held in a secret police
prison on Budapest's Foe Street
are Miss Judy Cripps, 19-year-old
granddaughter of the late Laborito
Chancellor of the Exchequre Sir
Stafford Cripps, Roger Cooper and
Christopher and Basil Lord, broth-
ers.
Richard Roraback, 26, of Dobbs
Ferry, N. Y., and Norwegian Einav
Roos, of Oslo, also are believed
confined in the Foe St. prison. The
Hungarian regime informed the U.
S. Legation in Budapest Monday
of Roraback's arrest.
WsitOf Tito
WASHINGTON <U.E>— An in-
creasing number of Democrats
and Republicans in Congress to-
day opposed inviting Marshall Tito
of Yugoslavia to visit the United
States.
Representatives from both sides
of the aisle signed a petition urg-
ing President Eisenhower not Jto
invite Tito. House Democratic
Leader John W. McCormack was
among the signers.
The petition was placed in the
speaker's lobby Monday. By early
afternoon 64 representatives had
signed it.
At the same time Sen Thomas
H. Kuchel R-Calif., protested to
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles against the proposed visit.
Kruchel said he understands why
the United States must have dip-
lomatic relations with some na-
tions whose policies are distaste-
ful to Americans.
But, he added Tito's visit would
provoke "widespread disapproval"
and disrupt "what seems to be a
very high level of unity among
our people regarding our adminis-
tration's foreign policy."
BILL BLACK
INSURANCE
104 N. Court Phone HI 9-44X4
PRESENTS .
THE WEATHER
Mostly ehtudy, Mattered show-
era and colder this afternoon
and tonight. Cold Wednesday.
Low tonight 28, high tomorrow
38. Low last night 25, high yes-
terday 80.
SNOW-YAM-MAN—Louisiana's "Yambilee Queen," Sondra Hogue,
right, Lake Charles, La., and state champ yam cook Jane Carol
Guillory of Ville Patte, La., put finishing touches on their "snow-
yam-man" in Central Park in New York. The southern belles used
yams to decorate first snowman they ever made.
Illness Fatal
To Alex Sommer;
Alex Sommer, 89, former oil
producer and flour mill owner
(lied at 2 a. in. Monday in Hobson
Rest Home where he had been
in failing health for the past year.
He had lived in Breckenridge
since 1934.
Mr. Sommer was born April 2,
1867, in Chicago, III. He was an
oil operator in Kentucky before
moving to Moran in 1919. He also
operated north of Albany and in
Woodson before selling his oil op-
erations in 1934 and moving to
Breckenridge, where he bought a
flour mill.
In 1942 Mr. Sommer sold the
floud mill to Kimbell Milling Co.
Funeral service was held at 10 a.
m. Tuesday in the First Presbyter-
ian Church with the Rev. J. D.
Hatch, pastor, officiating. Burial
was in Breckenridge Cemetery un-
der the direction of, Satterwhite
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were T. C. Kelly,
Don Crenshaw, J. O. Pate, Robert
E. Lee, Russell V. Payne and
Leigh Bunkley Jr.
The family has asked that any
rememberances be in the form of
gifts to the Memorial Fund of the
First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one son,
Charles, of Breckenridge; two
sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Meyer of
Chicago and Mrs. Georgia Brady
of Long Beach, Calif.; and one
grandson, Charles Sommer Jr. of
Fort Worth.
Bombing Damages
Beaumont Church
BEAUMONT (U.RI—Two bombs
were set off Monday night in this
racial conscious city, one of which
blasted out the r '3 of a Greek
Orthodox church.
But early today police could not
determine whether racial tensions
had anything to do with the two
bombings. There were no injuries
and total damage was light.
The bombings took place within
10 minutes of each other beginning
about 10:30 p. m. A third explosion
was heard 45 minutes later but
police were unable to fix the lo-
cation.
Many residents of this Gulf
Coast shipping point were milling
tlie streets early this morning, cu-
rious about the latest incidents
that had kept the city of 100,000
jittery.
Monday night's blasts were the
fourth time the city has been shak-
en by bombings. The other two
bombings were traced to anti-Ne-
gro feelingst
Regular Field
A regular filed project was spot-
ted five miles south of Caddo as
Wico Oil Co. No. 2 Riddel Heirs.
Drillsite is 2,300 feet from the
south and 330 feet from the east
lines of Section 25, Block 6, TAP
Survey. Permit depth applied for
is 1,995 feet with cable tools.
Phone HI 9-4421 for Oxygen
Equipped ambulance service.
Satterwhite FwMfiil Hone*
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Funeral for Mrs. Ada Gray, 82,
Caddo community resident who
died Sunday, were held at 2:30 p.
111. Tuesday in Melton Funeral
Chapel.
Officiating was Rev. S. R. Grace
of Carbon Methodist Church and
Rev. W. R. Cockrell, pastor of Cad-
do Methodist Church. Burial will be
in Caddo Cemetery.
Survivors include 10 daughters,
Mrs. P. B. Stephens of Brecken-
ridge, Mrs. Pansy Pippin of Heber,
Calif., Mrs. Pearl Mitchell ami
Mrs. Ellen Truesdale, both of Cad-
do; Mrs. Beulah Tolbert, Long
Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Hattie Trues-
dale and Mrs. Mary. Shewmake,
both of Iraan, Mrs. Ada Blakney of
Buna, Mrs. Gladys Bradford of
Bastrop, and Mrs. Babe Herring of
McCamey; two sons, John of Ran-
ger and Jack of Caddo; 31 grand-
children, 41 great-grandchildren:
orte brother, B. B. Merrifield of
Ballinger; one sister, Sara Massie
of Granbury.
Pall bearers Were grandsons.
Van Doren Adds
To Growing File
NEW YORK(U.R)— Charles Van
Doren, intoxicated by his climb to-
ward the headiest heights in TV
giveaway history, indicated Mon-
day night that he would try to fat-
ten his quiz winnings of $122,000.
Van Doren. a 30-year-old English
polished off two challengers on
NBC-TV's "Twenty-One" to add
$17,500 to his growing pile. On nine
previous appearances on the show
Van Doren had built up a stake of
$104,500.
"It isn't that I like answering
questions," explained Van Doren
after the show. "It's an ordeal. I
bite a few inches off my lips every
time I'm on this show.
"But I like the challenge. And 1
hate to quit anything. I really just
hate to quit. On something like
this, I think it takes more guts to
quit than stay on."
Local Moisture
Totals .16 Willi
More Predicted
Breckenridge had received .16
of an inch of moisture by Tuesday
morning in the cold spell of the
past few days as another cold front
moved in with predictions of show-
ers Tuesday afternoon and night,
with temperatures ranging from
28 to 32 degrees.
Freezing rain and snow were
forecast across upper Texas as
the new cold front pushed through
the state.
A heavy mist and thick fog
blanketed North and East Texas
ahead of the front. Fog which kept
visibility almost to zero forced
cancellation of airline flights Mon-
day night in Dallas and Fort Wor-
th.
Warm Gulf air pushed north-
ward through the state before the
cold front arrived Monday night,
causing light rain and fog.
Rain turning to freezing rain in
North Texas and snow in the Pan-
handle and South Plains was fore-
cast late today and tonight. Tem-
peratures were expected to dip to
10 degrees in the Panhandle with
freezing temperatures extending
into Northeast and Central Texas
tonight.
IX At Amarillo
Light rain fell across North Cen-
tral Texas as the cold front
pushed southward. At daybreak
the front" was on a line south of
Waco to San Angelo then north-
west to Hobb, N. M.
The temperature was down to 10
degrees at Dalhart and 18 at Am-
arillo early today for the lowest
in the state. Childress had a- low
of 27, 29 "aid Wichita
Falls. 31.
Ahead of the front the mercury
had warmed up considerably,
reaching the lower 70's along the
southernmost tip of the state. The
reading in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area was 56 degrees just before
the cold front touched that area
early today.
Rainfall Small
Light rain or drizzle fell across
the state Monday and Monday
night, but generally measure-
ments were less than a tenth of
ah inch.
Showers 31 n d thunder.showers
were forecast in East and South
Central Texas today and tonight
with showers and thundershowers
and possibly a few thunderstorms
in North Central Texas. Occasion-
al snow was predicted in the Pan-
handle and South Plains.
Lows of 10 to 22 degrees was
forecast in the Panhandle and
South plains, 22 to 32 in other
sections of West Texas and in
North Central Texas, 28 to 32 iii
East Texas and 30 to 35 in the
north and west sections of South
Central Texas for tonight.
Eleven Admitted
To Local
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ports eleven admissions: Mrs; A.
J. Jensen, Mrs. D. H. Edlen, Coy
Perry, Mrs. B. R. Hazard, Mrs. L.
G. McAIpine, 'Mrs. Eva Blovins,
Mrs. Geo Manldin, Rodney Brown
(accident). It. M. Alexander (acci-
dent, E. R. Sreswell (accident) and
Mrs. Tom Hefner.
Dismissals included: Cecil
Brown, Jr., Mrs. G. B. Humphreys,
Danny Herring, Coy Perry, Mi's.
Gerald Allen and baby, Mrs. Dwain
Tolle, Mrs. Henry Sorrel! and baby,
Mrs. L. T. Blevins, Mrs. R. S. Bean,
ami Mrs. Clara Corbett.
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Trammeli-Swanson Insurance
Agency
By PAUL SOUTHWICK
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON (URi—Congress-
men and National Guardsmen to-
,day manned the battlements over
Scretary of Defense Charles E.
Wilson's remark that the National
Guard has been a "draft dodging
business."
Both senators and representa-
tives defended the National Guard.
Maj. Geii. Ellard A. Walsh,, Na-
tional Guard Assn. president, rail-
ed Wilson's remark "a lie."
The House Armed Services Com-
mittee prepared for a showdown
with the Defense Department on
the role of the National Guard in
the military reserve program. An
Armed Services subcommittee
headed by Rep. Overton Brooks
(D-La.) planned to open hearings
Monday.
Wilson told the Armed Services
_ jmmittee Monday the politically-
>potent Guu4 wm "icrt of km*
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, > .. sf
dnl" during the Korean war. He
said the Guard was used by young
men as a "draft dodging busi-
ness."
That started an uproar.
But a fight over the National
Guard has been shaping up ever
since the Defense Department an-
nounced that beginning April 1
pre-draft age youths enlisting in
the Gunrd must take six months
active duty training in order to
maintain their draft exempt sta-'
tus.
Under the law, youths who loin
the Guard between the ages of 17
and 18 hk are exempt from the two-
year draft in the regular armed
services. They may Volunteer for
six months active duty but it Isn't
mandatory.
The Defense Department has
complained that under the present
system the reserves which include
the National Gubrd have men
without proper bwic trainipc .
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 29, 1957, newspaper, January 29, 1957; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth135489/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.