Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 76, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 14, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL 1 NO. 76
FULL LEASED WISE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
GLADEWATER, TEXAS
TUESDAY, JUNE, 14 1949
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
TEXAS ONLY OFFSET DAILY
Rodeo Plans Set
Yates Tell C Of C
IV
Pitying tor as rain »u about
nil lb wo >u loft to to In pro*
PWtag tor too biggest and boat
ro4oo yot. Jack Yalta, proaldant
of tta ftountoUp Rodeo Aeaodw
Hon told cbarbor of aonunerce
dlroctora Monday at fetor luncbaon
In Ilia community Cantor Bull ding.
Yatoa gave a Maf talk on
final devalopmaato In Ilia planning
tor the 12th anntal ahow, tell in*
tha directors that all w>*dalt»
acts plus tha natton'o top on*-
hands would make this ahow an
outstanding affair. Todd Whatley,
last >tar‘a chwnpion cowhand,
would bo back, Y atoa oald, as
•all as nuroeroua other all-round
ckwpa
Praise tor hi a committee* and
aacgatanla. street ally Tommy
Ranttolph. look up moat of hi*
speech. Ha aatd that Handolph
bad aoikad night and day to
assure tlladewster of iiavtng a
good aho*. other committee* and
hdpars came in tor high proles
by Y alas.
(healer ». Mallno. direr tor of
tha high or tool band obtrh re-
turned ftom Colorado taring* on
Mm day, reported that the band
had an e trail ant tnp. both re-
creational and educational, he
recited some of the highJIgbla of
the tnp. including the concert* tor
tha governors of Nan Mena) and
Colorado, and tha Mayor of Denver.
K. D. Cleveland, aupannlandant
and Holmes naton. principal of the
high school, egged Uieir prates of
tha trip's value to tha student*,
and thank ad the chamber director*
T* rib ran* of Uladewater tor
helping make the trip possible.
Cleveland rrported that the too
incidents alien marred toe trip
aero unavoidable. The five ato-
ianta ahn a are assaulted by
AccUtat Ai
Union Grove
I varatt tosse's gmbulaic#
naked vtetaa of s tao-cw
oo 111 sion |p OU mar* a Ragland
bo vital ahorfly after the sect-
dast occurred at 10 aac dan day
near Union Grove.
JUnaiy K. Wilkin »n 22. of
Tyler, ass gains north on 'Ha
aUeier htghasy ahan be loot
eon tool of Ma edr and gadded
It, to a ear ftdvss by Jman Trartn,
Uiirar.
coeaidarstda property damage
ana caaasO to ftUhlnaon'e 1646
Dodge «,d Trevte'a ipgp Hud*>n.
kith the * saw Son of Traata'a
«tfa and dan toner aho a are Said
at the hospital, other vtctlma of
tha wrarft aero treated and re-
lassod. AlUsdsnt* aald tha the
par ramanUg in tha ho vital
ears suffwtsg ftom minor Injuries
only.
laraattgatosg aute highasv
Pikolaa took Duma* sold that
II oka the third bad accident
os that particular euros In tor*,
montoa ______
Denver honldun a sere not die-
obeying reguisUon* of the trip
ah ah they aero attacked. he
paid.
Ha artd that toe fatality con-
nected with the Colorsdn rpnng*
parade happened near where the
Olsdeaater chaperone* ware
* tan (bug.
"to*. Jack I'ewrall and other*
moved across the nlreet Juat lie-
fare the accident happened," lie
said, "or they might have been
Injured In tha car accident."
John nan Sheppard, presiding
at the meeting, praised the school
officials and chaperones for tak-
ing such excellent care of the
students while on the trip. He said
he observed the group In Denver,
and that the students couldn't
have been belter taken care of.
Miss Tteaaie Youngblood, of
the Adams Flower Shop, preaenu* 1
Jack Yales, as prosldanl of the
rodeo association, will: a large
spray of gladlola* In tribute to
Ida work on the rodeo. She added
that the tribute was tntanded for
all Uioae who devoted much lime
to the Wiow's success In early
planning stages.
Allen Caldwell, ex-Gladewater
resident, who returns each year
Ui act aa treasurer of the Rodeo
Association, presented a repot
on ticket sales. He told directors
that ticket sale* were coming a-
long nicely, and reported on lo-
cations for purchasing tickets,
both advance and nightly reserved
tickets. General admission ticket*
would be on sale at the grounds
Poe- 6:30 p.m. until abow-Ume.
rtcasU are available at the
following places Doi Heals on
sale at J.J. ITaughber** House-
hold Aulo Supply Store. advance
tickets fer each night on sale at
Hugh White's Firestone Store;
Advance tickets for future shows
on sale at Caldwell's booth In the
lotted Ga* Company office. Dale
•hooking will handle the sale of
advance tickets. Caldwell re-
ported.
R
Rodeo Visitors Pour In
0 View Opening Show
~ flj
Miss Tresale Youngblood pre-
sents leek Y ate* wiUi a floral
tnbute ol glatkolas for Ills work
<■« the l.ound-l p Rodeo. Die
flower* were also a inliulr to dir
motg committee* helping Y aes in
Drinkiri -Driving
Boating- -Boozin'
AUSTIN, Tex.. June 13~<IN8>-
T>tan now can add to its high-
way signs, "it You Drive Don't
Drink," another saying, "If You
float Don't Boose.”
The Stale Senate today com-
pleted legislative action on a bill
making It a misdemeanor for any-
one to operate a motorboat while
lntoalcated
German Bride Prepares
To “Brave” Texas Wilds
TUM- OeaatdenMi
party cloudy la cal
wars la the Nartocaal
aaaO^Nat evto toaage
DARMtn ACT. Germany. June
13-<INk>-A royal prlnceaa nf
Germany aho aUl marry a Teiaa
atOI aasurred an rvcession of
mock fear today and aald si.e la
"very seared" of aha she will
find In her new life In "the Tessa
wild country.''
Princes* 1 edits Viktoria Ana-
stasia Zita Thyra of Hohenvllerr.
migrated with a anile she averts
harda of blaon, "Rad Indian*."
and gun-totin’ deveradne* when
she makes bar home In Amarillo
aa the wife of Clyde Rant a
Tha granddaughter of Kaiser
ttllhaln and daughter of Crown
Prince kilham said, however,
aha la prepared to brave the
allda" of the New knrld.
Her provectlve groom made It
daar that athough he Is marrying
Into one of the mow famous royal
families In Rurnpe. hr is nut too
Impressed. In response to one
quay aa to how his myg wife aUl
be addroaaed. he sad;
"Khe aUl be plan Mrs. Harris.''
Harris added, name ah at In the
matter of a man getting a bonus.
"She can also cook."
liama. who la 45. met the 3>
yea-old prlnceaa tour year* ro
ahan ha was a member of toe fine
arta aid monument* section of toe
U. Ik Mill lay Government.
Eisenhower Warns
Federal School-Aid
Increasing Danger
WASHINGTON, June l3-<tN8>-
Gan. Dwight D. Kisenhuwer today
declared hla opposition to the ad-
ministration's Km ler* bald-to edu-
cation hill and warned of the In-
creasing danger* of "palamaUam"
In government.
Klsenhower asserted In a letter
to Kep. Gw Inn (Tt) N.Y. ranking
minority memhar of the Houae
Sub-Committee on Kducadon;
"Very frankly I firmly haliave
that the army of persona who urge
greater and gieater centrallzadAn
of authority and greater and great-
er dependence upon the Federal
Treasury are really more danger-
ous to our form of government
than any eitemal threat that can
poaatbly be arrayed aalnrt us."
Tl»e soldier-educator, who has
just completed hla first yea aa
president of Columbia Uni varsity,
said he would "flatly oppose any
grant by to. Federal Government
to all Mate* In the Union far edu-
cational purposes."
preparing lor toe oiggeat ana line si
rodeo In toe 12 yearn aeries. The
pre naming on was made at the
chamber of (amiaeree luncheon
measinc In the ( ammunliy r oiler
Hull ding vianday. Preadeni I win
ten swepprrr! recently reaimed
Irani the laycce naivenbun m
Colorado spring*, look* mi ap-
provingly a* Yale* entile* Ills
blanks. The floral piece wa* pre-
sented hy the Adam* Flower Slop.
Sirens Give Warning
As GHS Band Returns
With a flf teen-minute warning
that the band was returning to
Qladewater after an li-day trip,
townspeople turned out to .reel
top honor iiearers In spite of the
tact that they arrived approximate-
ly two hour* ahead of schedule.
The bands tas of Gladewater
high school won top honors plus
$100 In Kite United states Jaycee
convention parade at Colorado
Springs.
They played for the governors
of New Mexico and Colorado .lur-
ing the tour.
Students were welcomed by W.W.
Wood, city purciiasing a';ent, Har-
old victory, president of tin* Lions
Club, and Mark Day. chairman of
tile lesttvttle*.
Upon amving in Gladewater
from Wichita Falls, tue band mem-
bers held a jam-session at White's
Service Station. They attended a
birthday g-arty in their hnnur at tile
March man Hotel in wiculta Satur-
day night and stopped In Tewell
for Sunday lunc.i Imfore coming to
Gladewater.
The Gladewater Hound-lp Ro-
deo parade, scheduled for 3 p.m.
Tuesday, will be leud by bie l-un.1
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WELCOME, VISTORS!
The Gladewater Gaily Mirror, in behalf of the
people of Gladewater, extends a cordial we Icon, e
to all the visitors Iron, far and near who are here
this week to attend our twelfth annual liound-
( p Rodeo.
We want you to teel at hone in our city and
to enjoy every minute of your stay here. 'And
we want you to lake away pleasant memories
with you when you leave.
This annual Round-l p Rodeo is strictly a
community affair. Nobody makes any profit out
of it; every person connected with its planning
works without pay. Scores of Gladewater people
contribute time and effort to this project each
year, with only one objective in view • to make
the annual Round-l p Rodeo an event worthy of
the community which sponsors it.
We want you to feel at home in Gladewater.
Rest assured we are at your service at all times
and shall be pleased to give you any information
you desire concerning our city or the Rodeo.
While here, we hope you will take time,to look
Gladewater over, visit its varied industries and
thriving businesses, see its beautiful homes,
its splendid schools, its fine churches. ^ ou
will find some of the finest people in the world
here - hospitable, progressive, cosmopolitan in
their outlook. You will meet no strangers in
Gladewater. Friendliness is one of the outstand-
ing characteristics of Gladewater people.
We hope you ei joy this big show that has been
arranged for your benefit. We hope you enjoy
the brand of East Texas hospitality that is in
evidence here. And if you like us, cone back
to see us again!
RodeoProgram
I rogran for 12»h Annual Gladewater Rodeo
Tuesday Evening, June 14, 8*: 15 p.m.
"otl. a. Mils
4- Baro
I. bnrt Ratty
■ ‘"‘tottucttMa
gas Baas* (C'Mef Most Brown and I- amil> 1
rv Back Brosr kldTOg casual
3. Cecil is rat Oi Is hla Haws hiding and Jumping Art.
7. C ecll CYMBtOl tad his Brahma Steer "Hanger ”
I. Nadav Drosc tttdUg iwsum
t. Mssss nartw Act
16. Cecil CWadah rod IdMOrd Morsr rtnokey
II. ClotoU Bis as Saga • "Indian lave « Ml"
15. Bm hnalias CUSTOM
16. Rail Aaietnas R«d Act
14. Brahma Bull hiding CWaUsl
nr Aid Cat
740 Million
My Watchdog
WAtdtlNGTON, June 13-UM4-
The staff of Joint ConsreaOonal
t-orelsn Aid "kotohdM" Com-
mittee recommended today that
Kunpean recover) funds be
slashed by 74D million doll as
In the ne a year.
aoi. McCann < D) Nro.. of the
"WOchtog" Committee, wae
authortsed hy his sroup to aim
the recommendation ova to the
Senate ApproprlaUons Committee,
which took no ImmeMMe action.
The staff racnmmaidatton aOd
the proposed cut could be mole
without intecfectns with prosress
of the Maahall Plan because of
Improved economic conditions
In poouwa Swope.
It pedaled oat tow Osahea
ware urped "only where there
TOPeera to be 0 planned In (Tease
la Ue Mendawl of livtns which
does not appea to be justified
os * mesne of holding off com-
munism or keeping lahor at
srork."
The "Watchdog" Committee
Itself made no rerommendaUnn to
the Appropriation a Committee on
the proposed slash. It merely gave
McCarran the green light to trans-
nit it.
The committee staff called for
Mashes of 183 million dollaa In
aonmimer imports, mosUy foods;
134 million dnllas In natural
fiber imports, and 423 million
doll as in cailtal equipment and
industrial materials.
The annual membership meet-
ing of the Ores* County chapter
of the American Red Cross will
be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in
the Chamber of Commerce build-
in*. KlJ pore.
All member* have been urged
to be present to hear accounts of ‘
the previous year's work and to
plan (Or the 00min* yew.
TexasLawmakersSlowIn
Tackling Money Matters
AUSTIN. Tex.. June I3--<!NS>-
The Texas I.edslsturr went back
to work today after a long week-
end. but the lawmagers were re-
luctant to take up the state's
crucial financial problems.
The legislators didn't have an
answer to speaker Durwood Man-
ford's statement Saturday that
Texas may be In for its "worst
financial distress in history."
The House today in effect voted
the d«ath of the $4U0-nillion vet-
eran'* bonus bill hy favoring 02
to BO to adjourn until Wednesday
momliur.
My the action the Mouse wired
around the bonus bill that was
slated to come to the floor tomor-
row.
Immediately following the houae
decision, Rep. Jimmy Uomay of
Archer City, author of the mea-
sure, said he was withdrawing the
proposal. He said that lie is drop-
ping Uie bill because of the
House's apparent desire to dodge
the issue.
Sat I Hill statu* Cantoned
He added that, too, it is now
too Isle to push it through the
House and Senate dtrtng this ses-
sion.
The Senate toig.v refused to re-
call an amendment to the soil con-
servation bill which it recently
passed and thereby checked to
the House the problem of untangl-
ing death-dealing parIImrotary red
tape clindng to the measure.
The Senate In passing (he soli
till upped the appropriation from
five to $10-milllon.. Tile Senate
amendment was nut on the wrong
bill due t« an eiTor.
Sen. HUl Hudson of Pecos of-
fered 4 resolution today -vtuch
would in effect delete the amend-
ment changing the higher fUur*> to
the original VS-milllon, but (lie
resolution was beaten ju to :1.
The House now doesn't *now wual
to do about the bill.
TEXAS
NEWS BRIEFS
H> INS
GAINESVILLE, Tex.. June 13-
(INSv-Approximately j.ooo phy-
sicians are expected in > >aines-
vllie Tuesday for the IJ6U1 semi-
annual meeting of the yortb Texas
"eiical Aaaociatton.
Speaker* will include Dr. Ray-
mond Gregory, professor of medi-
cine at the University of Texas
»«d Dr. 'Mcuael DeleJt»y. rer*.
fessor of surgery at Pay lor Uni-
versity Medical School.
Hotels were filled Monday even-
ing as out-of-townas continued to
arrive in Gladewater for the 12U>
Annual Rodeo.
•Along with Hie visitors to the
city will be apnroximately 100
well known rodeo cowboys, led
ty last year's champion, Itodd
! Whatley.
Hie crowd 1* expected to view
U,e proceedings Tuesday as die
rodeo parade swings Into action
it t p.m. from the Elementary
| School.
From the school, uie pander*
«lll proceed up Upshur to Man.
Main to HaUne. Sabine to South
Tyler, South l>ler and Main to
Commerce, Commerce to Center,
1 Center to Pacific, Pacific to Main.
! to Quitman, and from Quitman lack
\ to the school.
Hie parade schedule was an-
, nonneed by W.O. (Dud) Chamlwra.
'arable chairman.
With Uie nigh school band lead-
ing. oilier para^lers will bike posK
; tion according to the Ume of their
: arrival. A $2S award will be given
I (or the best float in the parade.
Specialty acts, the Otoe Indians.
I floats and anyone else who cares
to participate, will be Included In
the parade.
Merton Young will be in ciiarte
of Uie parade.
lavree* Plan Pmleo
be held Tuerotav noon in the Com-
1 unity Center for Uie purpose of
checking on final plans for the
12th Annual Gladewater Rodeo.
President Tom Patrick prom-
ised 4 fried chicken dinner to all
who showed up at the Jaycee
luncheon. Kvery avatlai le person
is needed to uelp Uie Jaycees
with their part in putting over
the annual to leo. Patrick, said.
Committees have already I-sen
assigned work on Uie rodso and
most of the committees lisve re-
ported their work completed.
N#*v» l.ov* In Slock Marl
Give* Four Billion l.o»«
NEW YORK. June 13-ilNS)- The
stock market dropped today to new
poatwa lows and expert* estimat-
ed four tklllon dollars have been
shewed from Rig Board stocks
In the past two weeks.
Stocks fell $1 to nearly $5 a
share dtrlng the day In the mar-
ket's fourth serious decline since
the Memorial Day holiday.
Nervouanesa over the lahor
outlook, highlighted by the nation-
wide coal stoppage, and renewed
evidences of shrinking Industrial
activity as typified hy another
sharp drop In steel operations,
were prim wily responsible far the
selling.
JACKSONVII.LK, Tex.. June 13
--(INS)--Organization of t Chero-
kee County Dairy Herd Improve-
ment Prorrar is *ainin>: headway.
Under Uie plan, originated ! y
Uie Jacksonville Cluunber of Com-
merce. ’eglstered Jersey heifers
will be presented FFA and 4-11
Club boys for management under
the supervision of various agri-
cultural agencies.
HUFFMAN. Tex.. June 13--
(!NS)»Funeral service* will ,-e
held Tuesday afternoon for J,W.
Karl Jr., 20. who drowned Sat-
urday in a cattle tank near Dnr-
c.iester, Tex.
Ewl. an employee of the Quaker
Oats Co., was swimming wiUi a
group of boys when tie went down.
BONHAM. Tex.. June 13--(1NSV-
An election to determine wheUier
Uie Arledge Ridge Common School
District snail be consolidated
with Uie Bonliam Independent Dis-
trict has been called by County
Judge Choice Moore.
An election for consolidating
Uie Riding CofCmon School Dis-
trict and the Bonham District lias
already been set for July 2.
Big Four Fails
To Lift Bovlin
"Little Blockade''
HfcRLiN. June 13-<IM>>-
KrpresrotaUves of the Big Four
failed today to reach agreement
on lifting the "little blockade"
of Berlin despite a Vonday dead-
line set by the Foreign Ministers
in Paris.
They were hampered somewhat
by refusal yesterday of leaders
nf striking Berlin rail workers to
accept s Western proposal-ap-
proved by the Russians-to re-
turn to work Immediately. Instead,
the strikers will vote on the plan
tomorro w.
l.R Representative Lawrence
Wilkinson left Berlin tmmediatWy
after the meeting tor brankfurt
with his advisors, indicating
there will be no early resumption
of the talks.
4-H Roundup Begins Today
COLLLGF STATION. lex..
June 13-4INbroThe annual Texas
4-11 Club roundup begins s two-
day stand Tuesday at College
station with l.MU' member* and
adult leaders expected to attend.
tOeakers include I.. L Wilson
of Washington, D. C.. who Is
National Extension Service
Director tor county a*ncuitural
and l tome demonstration agent
work. and Durwood Mantord
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While rain soaked i.ladewater
hi ai wrhaol bard iwatnber* ceie-
braied *irtr morn home wigi a
iMt-urngd* under the root of
White'* service Malloti Die nan
nearest the r wn era eve In a pi aid
dtlrt. Is k'. It. ( levelaid.
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