Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 184, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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Jacqueline Kennedy Wins Acclaim
Of Officials And Canadian People
OTTAWA i/P— A First Laily only i "She has conquered all of our I
four months. 31-year-old Jacque- hearts."
!ri'.eJlti.nn''dys,i,r('1 3 I-rime Mini.iter Diefenbaher told
riumpn cn her first slate visit i Parliament people in the streets of
"she n-, h - | „ I Ottawa had ureeted Mr*. Kennedy
r..,Vi? «« , . •"'(',al,n "f " P Ca- with a special glow of warmth
the «tnpMt «if\andl. fh<? "la,n The President and Mrs. Kennedy
,!ri i u ,i ' •,a;> applaud- wound up tne major proa ram of I
• f I*Par"ament ant' b>' thousands their tow-day visit to Ottawa at a'
Anrt IT>— *4 i . Pa,ty tHey g"Ve 1881 "'S"1 'n honwr
Can,,rfa is a sample. It is of their official hosts. It was held I
prettieK.l Mrs. Kennedy's appeal in the picturesque setting of the'
month m v K Paris la"' ,his L'- S- Embassy overlooking the Ot-
rnontn ma) be even greater. tawa and Gatlneau rivers. 1
utiawa. capital of a nation It was a small, formal dinner
wneie many citizens are of French party, with only 20 guests, bpt 12
provided Mrs. Kennedy others were entertained' briefly
something of trial nm for her alter dinner.
J an* trip. The speaker of Can-1
aila's Senate. Mark Drovin,
< t Mrs. Kennedy:
GRID -
Mrs. Kenn<«ly wax reported ex-
savs hausted after a long day of sight-
seeing and ceremony. But she and
the President stayed at the party
until 11:03 p.m.
i In a traditional ceremony at
Government House earlier in the
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) , evening, the Kennedys, in formal
evening attire, thanked policemen I
and Royal Canadian Mounties who'
una:.led them during their brief
stay. |
Fort her final appearance in
society Mrs. Kennedy I
Schools of Abilene.
Prises that hart- been bought, to
be paid for out of the $1 50 entry
fee ami those prizes which have
been donated by some merchants Canadian
of Breckenridge will go to the wore a striking pink ribbed silk
teams which come out 1st. 2nd and i urganza gown, with three tiers of I
3rd ovei all and to the Blind Bogie deep ruffles at the bottom of the
winner (this is for a low score on1 long flared skirt, a three-strand
any group of holes, i hosen by the pearl necklace and. dazzling long:
committee, played during the total idrcp earrings. * I
18 bolesi Individual trophies 'ior i Her wardrobe, designi.i by Oleg
low medalist and second low mi.la- Cassini of New York. na« attract-
list and numerous other prizes for ed much attention. ' t ■■
certain surprise achievements at- Canadians not only showed in-
tained during the tournament. ! trest in the Preiidenr and his wife,
which will not he known until after I but in their 3-year-dld daughter,
the tournament ends Saturday Caroline, who was left at home. .
evening. As Mrs. Kennedy drove .iown-
Wavne Webb Is in charge of a town in her bubble-backed limous-
uroup of local golfers who will go Ine yesterday, youngsters held a-
along with each team, introducing Itft yellow cardboard with letters
spelling out "Caroline." And as
the welcoming motorcade drove
from the airport signs were hoisted
saying "We want Caroline" ar.i
"Where's Caroline?"
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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1961— Breckenridge American—3
DARWIl'S LETTERS REVEAL HIS
SYMPATHY FOR DEWS HUMS
By EDWARD KITCH
CHICAGO i.1*> — Most writers
ccmplain abcut editors, but Char-
les Darwin, whose "Origin of Spe-
cies" was published 100 years ago.
had great sympathy for them.
Darwin's opinions are contained
in one of 18 letters now exhibited
at the Chicago Natural History
Museum. The letters are from the
estate of B. D. Walsh, an entomo-
logist ol Hock Island. III., who tor-
responded with Darwin during and
alter the Civil War.
Darwin's hook, printed Nov. 24,
18f>;>' shook the thinking world of
the day with his theory of evolu-
tion.
Walsh, an expert on insects, re-
quested Darwin send him a copy
an editor as I've always heard
that an editor's life is one of cease
less trouble and anxiety."
D. Dwight Davis, the Chicago
Museum curator of anatomy, says
at the time of the letters to Walsh.
Darwin was afficted with head-
aches and could work only two
hours a day.
He was in the midst of the storm
of public opinion that broke niter
the Origin was published. Dai-
win's theory was that man had
evolved from a lower animal form
Darwin based his revolutionary
book on his five years with the Bri-
tish surveying expedition that visit,
ed South America from 1831 to
183fi. during a tour of the world.
Darwin's theory was not actuall>
In a letter dated Dec. 24. 1866.1 proved until Mendel's experiments
Alarmed by the high disease rate spawned in Tehran's
antiquated water supply system, Iran appealed to the
United States for help. With the assistance of Interna-
tional Cooperation Administration technicians, Tehran has
banished the chain of open ditches, photo at left, supply-
ing two million inhabitants with water for drinking, bath-
ing and laundry. Replacing it is a modern system. Water
i Karadj River, run through a filtration
is diverted from the .
plant, chlorinated and piped, right, through the capital.
Cost to U.S. was $2 million, to Iran $48 million—a small
price to pay for inestimable health benefits to this and
succeeding generations of Iranians.
ami postmarked London, Darwin
w role:
"A copy of the origin was send
you Aug. ti through Sampson Low
to Seribner snd Co.. New York.
but as this copy is lost I've order-
ed a new one sent to Messrs Bail-
liere. New York, Yor you.
"I'm sorry the first copy failed.
I have received two numbers of
the 'Practical Entomologist. The
first about naturalized insects in- Texas Ranger. 52-year-old Marti
revealed the laws of heredity
1900.
By then Darwin had been dead
18 years.
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Retired Ranger
Dies In Santone
SAN ANTONIO tjf, — A retired
ONTINUED FROU: PAGE ONE)
Texans In Washington
'he guests to each other, making
each feel a welcome to our city and
generally host tht. out-of-town
to
coaches. Charlie Deere will provide
'he announcing over the public ad-
dress system and Bill Creagh will
register the players as they arrive.
This tournament was not intend-
ed for the exceptionally good
"trophy-hunter" type golfer, but
as a fun and fellowship get-togeth-
er for all those members of the
loathing profession here in the
state (>f Texas. The entertain-
ment will not be limited to the par
(CONTINUED FRON: PAGE ONE)
to the court house where they will
display a 10-ton truck, 5 ton truiics.
2H . ton trucks, two 155 mm
Howitzers, and a kitchen truck.
There will also be 50 and 30 cali-
bre machine guns, carbines, and
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By TEX EASLEY
A.P. Special Service
WASHINGTON ij* — Texas' lone
radio mounted vehicles on display ! Republican in Congress. Rep.
in addition to field equipment of i Bruce Alger of Dallas, makes no
Turman Honored
On Speaker's Day
the guard.
The missile firing will be held
every hour on the hour when the
Lacrossc missile will be put
through simulated fire. There will
be a Cannoneer's hop every hour
on the half hour demonstrating how
the 155 mm Howitzer is manned
and fired
bones of his cpp<>sition to legisla
ticn favored by the Kennedy ad-
ministration.
"I'm net negative," the 42-year-
old Alger asserts. "I'm for limited
government a:.I I'm positive about
tha;."
His votes this session have been
against the Administration position
"I told Brady that perhaps he
had better not be seen around with
me so much, that it might not do
him any got-1. He laughed and dis-
regarded the whole thing."
To make sure that ne is not mis-
understood, Alger says:
"While I want to avoid any em-
ACST1N (.*> — Glowing words
and presents ranging from a shut-
gun to a silver service honored
-ti< ipants of Texas. The entertain- ' speaker of the Texas House ^lam-
mem will not Ik* limited to the par- > es A. Turman yesterday.
ticipants themselves, as all sports The occasion was the annual
enthusiasts of Breckenridge and "Speaker's Day' 'in the house,
^surrounding area will wan: to at-: For two hours the words and
tend the tournament, not only to guts flowed to the speaker from
meet the men in football and other Gober, Fannin County, to his wife,
sports, but to enjey the friendly Ira Nell, and to his young son, j
competition, displayed. James. Jr.
The men from Fort Sill, one o'tfi-1 cn ail measures passed by the
cer and six enlisted men. will be I House Extension of the Social Se-
housed and fed at tht. National | curity Act. increased minimum
Guard Armory from the time they
arrive Friday until they depart
Sunday morning.
Business men and individuals in
Breckenridge are requested to
fly their flags during the day Sat-
urday in observance of the Armed
Forces Day.
It has been requested that the
public observe the roped off area
wages, aid to depresed areas, for-
eign aid. continuation of a law
which permits sale of surplus crops
BOYS
The
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possible future carrier boys
IF you .ire interested in a good
outdoor job, have the ability to
keep records organized. like to
meet people and are interested in
gaining good experience through
sales and service.
You will make 1.8 cents for each
and every paper that you throw and
there are no routes smaller than 50
customers and the largest Is approx-
imately 100 customers.
If you can qualify, come in NOW and see th? Circulation
Manager. We would especially like to build up a list from
the EAST SIDE.
when viewing the military display J was just as critical of all these
Saturday. It is necessary to rest- ] programs when Mr. Eisenhower
rict some areas, especially the area was president I'm nothing if not
around the missile, and it will : consistent."
make it easier for the National Alger thinks a majority cf his
for foreign currencies, legislation of correspor.fence with Rayburn
creating additional federal judge- - ■ - -
ships, a bill authorizing water pol-
lution control fur.Is, and another
appropriating $600 million for Lat-
in-American aid.
"I haven't changed," he said. "I
Guardsmen to police the crowd if
the roped off areas are respected.
Kennedy Refurns
To Capital Today
constituents share his views. He
chserves that his victory last No-
j vember was tne piost decisive of
I any since his original election in
11954. The margin then was 52 per
: cent, last year 57 per cent.
I lie also observes that his district,
, with rlmost a million population.
WASHINGTON tfl* — President | is one cf the most populous in the
Kennedy ends his state visit to nation. It is the largest in Texas.
Canada today. The President and since Harris County 1 Houston) was
Mrs Kennedy were due back in ; divided into two districts several
Washington this morning after , years ago. By way of contrast. I
their first trip across IT. S. boun-, Alger at'.ls. Speaker Sam Ray-
daries since inauguration day. burn's district which adjoins his. I
Oflcial announcement of a meet-! has only a quarter as many consti-1
ing in Vienna between President tuents.
Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khru- Rayburn and Alger couldn't be!
schev is expected in Washington , mere far apart on the issues before |
before the end of the week, poss- Congress. There also is a distinct
ibly tomorrow. Although both the personal coolness between the two
White House and the state depart- —n situation that developed when
ment are formally sHent on such Alger entered Congress.
a meeting, official quarters in the Alger, at a news conference be-j
capital and abroad are saying pri- fore taking his oath of office, com-
vately that the two leaders have mented to the effect that Rayburn
substantially agreed on a meeting. ■ would put the Democratic party
o aher.l of country. !
Rayburn plpinly resented the re-
jmark and Alger agrees that the 11
Speaker's feelings concerning him j'
have probably made a difference
in his relations with other mem-1
bcrs of the Texas Delegation.
Alger, a star athlete at Princeton!
i Univresity, keeps trim by playing I
nandball regularly in the House
I gymnasium. Occasionally Reps.
Olin Teague of Bryan and Albert |
Thomas of Houston, also regular
hpndballers, engage him in a I
match. But his relations with the
Church is Proud
Of Jack Kennedy
NEW YORK — A Roman Ca-
tholic spokesman said today bis-
hops of the church are proud of
President Kennedy, of his achieve-
ments and of his general conduct
in office. The statement was made
in New York by the Very Reve- j
rend Timothy Fl.vnn, director of
the Bureau of information of the
archdiocese o'f New York. Francis
barrassing situations, I'm not go-! Cardinal Spellman is archbishop of
' the Diocese. The statement was is-
sued in rebuttal to a magazine ar-
ticle which said Kennedy believes
Catholic officialdom never approv-
ed his candidacy and nas time.I
various public acts to create maxi-
mum embarrassment for him.
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Jail Escapee Dies j
Of Bullet Wound
BOSTON i.fi — A 48-year-old gun-
man, who killed a warden in mak-'
ing his escape from a Cambridge.
Massachusetts jail Sunday, put a
bullet into his brain last night as I
police closed in on him in his Bos-
ton hideout. Police say Edgar Cook
shot himself with the same pistol
with which he killed Warden David
Robinson. His 21-year-old compan-
ion in the escape, Norman Porter
Jr., remains at large.
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Farmer Trapped
By Well Cave-In
NAMPA. Idaho iff* — A new ef-
fort will be made today to rescue
a 63-year-old farmer who was 1
terested me greatly and seemed
very well done.
"I'm rather sorry that you are
trapped and buried by a cave-in
in a well in Nampa. Idaho yester-
day. But little hope is held that
the victim. Herbert Tiegs, remains
rlive. Sheriff Dale Haile estimates
Tiegs may be buried under as
much as 15 feet of sand at least
150 teet below the surface
E. Trejo died in a San Antonio
hospital yesterday. Trejo was said
to have been the first Latin Ameri-
can named to the Texas Rangers.
Trejo, appointed by former
Governor James Allred, left the
Rangers 12 years ago to operate
a farm near Poth, Texas. He had
served along the Mexican border
and became the first chief of the
department of public safety's nai
cotics bureau.
ing to be pushed around
He mentioned the long proposed
$25 million federal office building
for Dallas which some say has
been blockol because Democrats
control Congress and won't provide
the funds.
The Building. Alger says was
planned before he came to Con-
gress and can meet any standards
as to need and merit. He said that
if his present temperate campaign
and other Democratic leaders con-
cerning the project doesn't get re-
sults he may adopt a stronger
approach.
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Sophie Tucker Gay
On 75th Birthday
LONDON — The indestructible
Sophie Tucker, in Europe for a
long series of night club and tele-
vision shows, says that now that
she's 73, she's going to stop hav-
ing birthdays. She told newsmen
in London: "God has done pretty
good by me and I don't intend re-
minding him of the fact every year
any more.' '
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Canada And U. S.
Agreed On Cuba
OTTAWA iJf* — The Castro dicta-
torship in Cuba was described to-
day as a threat to the peaceful and
democratic evolution of Latin
America by President Kennedy
and Canada's prime minister Die-
fenbaker.
The two made their statement delegation don't extend"much be"
on Cuba in a communique issued yond that.
as Kennedy prepared to depart "I m perfectly aware of this sit
from Ottawa after a state visit to uation." Alger 'continues, "a'r.1
Can ad a his f ii-st such trip outside : go out of my way sometimes to
n U es s,nce becomi"" avoid a meeting which might em
US? barrass a colleague "
The two North American leaders He recalled a conversation he
also declared that effective control once had with former Rep Brady
machinery will be necessary to Gentry of Tvler. Their officers
achieve peace and stability in Laos [were across "tne hall from each
and the rest of Southeast Asia. other and they served together on
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