The Waco Citizen (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1958 Page: 1 of 8
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City Commissioners Urged to Increase Pay of Police
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Waco, Texas, Thursday, February 13, 1958
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requests for money. One of the
• best happened this week, when
a fellow asked for five cents to
get a room because he was tost
hungry..
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Open House Sunday
The Wacd Region of the De-
partment of Public • Safety will
hold "Open House** at our new
Headquarters in .Waco from 1:00
p.tn. until 0:00 pm. on Sunday.
February 16. 1958 it it announced
by W. J. Elliott, Major, Com
pair to the I
unearthed on
trict Attorney Tom Moore Jr.. As-
sistant DA BtiHMy Walker,
county, city and state toffees* are
going all out to give the killers
the death penalty for this henious
crime.
The Headquarters building is
located at 3316 Franklin Avenue,
Colonel Homer Garrison. Direc
tor of the Department, and Colon-
el Joe S. Fletcher. Assistant Di-
rector. in charge of Field Oper
ations, will be here along with
the local supervisors of each
different division.
We would like to show the fine
citiaens of this State the work-
ings of each division in the De-
partment.
WACO ROBBINS?
Gerik Chevrolet Company at
Hubbard, was robbed Tuesday
night Burglars stripped a new
1808 Chevrolet and then took
some tools, accessories and
spare parts. Hubbard police,
were investigating.
Twelve teams will.be wRfta
the boy s will Just
place to,sign up
of -Austin AYSnae and between
the Hratos river and the Veterans
Hospital.
■ Both parents need to sign the
entrance blanks. The parents can
sign up for their children with
out them if they will bring their
birth certificates.
public relations women took of-
fense at some of his remarks
about them and other city em-
ployees being at the meeting ra-
ther than on the job, as well as
hig statement that the secretaries
in traffic department are getting
more pay than are the policemen
Tom Cuff thought the police
should have sufficient income
from one job so as to enable
them to be physically able to give
better service, with more police-
men on the job as well as more
equipment
Howard Boyd said he became
alarmed when a prowler was
found in his home the night his
young niece visited them, he
fearing that the intruder had
different intentions than to steal
something. He suggested more
use of auxiliary policemen.
Al was mad last year because
♦he city commission did net
award him the city wrecker
contract. Thio might have had
something te de with his on-
(wring fhe race. Ho is opposing
Dr. Meurice C. Barnes.
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Carl Floyd, a northwest Waec
insurance man, is interested t<
lekrn more about *the “gold
strike” in Coryell County heat
Gatesville. The Wacoan was rais
■ ed at Gatesville. He has a brothe''
Bert Floyd who runs a drug stor<
.• in that city now.
Lawyers Urge
Legislation Against
Austin Control
The Waco-McLennan Bar As-
sociation set in motion a move-
ment last Friday noon at the
Roosevelt hotel for legislation to
correct the evils of insurance
cases and other state government
controlled litigations which now
must go to the district court ia
Austin by statute. A resolution
was adopted by the local group
to recommend to the state body
legislation which would elimin-
ate exclusive jurisdiction in the
Austin court, where the lawyers
and litigants outside the capital
city do not have a chance for a
fair dealing, It was explained.
The local association also pass-
ed a resolution urging the fed-
eral government to improve the
pay schedule of legal officers in
service soas to make such serv-
ice for lawyers more inviting.
John Fulbright, vice president,
presided in the abaenecref Frank
Ttrey Jr., the president Charles
Koehne gave a couple of com-
mittee reports, stating that legal
forms approved by local attor-
neys. would soon be printed and
on sale
Another resolution favored In-
creased state dues of members
of the Bar so as to enable the
State Bar to be self-sustaining,
continuing to be valuable te the
public in its public relations pro-
gram.
^Citizen
Loaned another "man a car and
he had a wrejjh-in it. Went to
look- for another at. his old Ad
dress and he had moved to parts
unknown. Wonder *i\ things are
different now from
used to be or it just
way?
Wace Is loaded with vacant
bouSM. Renters are shopping
around for cheaper- places.
Thus vacant property is diffi-
cult to rent those days.- Some
think, that Kisonhewer is re-
“ spMwiblo fee this. Whether we
are In a recession or depression
is uncertain but results amount*
te the same tiling. Don't knew
that any one person is to blame
for this condition.
rdays boys’ will have an opportunity to
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-------the River and the Veterans Hoc-
No trouble to get rid of your
money. In case you have any.
You never get too old te got
flipped. Gave a toy a |*b. Ho
was doing fine until he got mo
on his auto note, then he quit
work. Ivory day eccurrenco is
for a person to agree -to pay
you M much on his debt, then
Highway Patrolman lewton
Crain, testified in Justice Ray
mond Morrrtino’s court Wcdnes
day morning that he was off duty
on his wav home when he gave
a traffic ticket to Herman Rich-
ard Buzbee for passing on a no
passing tone.
The court found Buzbee guilty
assessing a 81 and cost of court
which the defendant appealed to
the county court at law. Appar
ently the patrolmen had either
come out of the picture show or
was behind the building, it was
stated, when he appeared some
375 feet past the no-passing zone
at 6th and Sanger yrhen he gave
the ticket. This happened in r
four lane traffic street, with no
ether cars in sigjjt.
Buzbee says it would appear
that his bukines is being “rode*'
by the city ticket issuers who
are. ‘‘riding" customers on the
dead-end street where no traffic
is involved,.There is no curb line
although tickets arc issued for
being feet away’ frorifi the
curb.
Recently with ten days time
allowed on • city traffic ticket a
policeman picked Buzbee up on
the 6th day at his home necessi
tating a hundred dollar bond
Previous to these occasions Buz
bee claims he never was bothered
with malicious tickets since he
came tb Waco nine years ago.
» City Warrant Officer Altieri
Leonard worked out an agree
lAent on a ticket for Buzee and
his attorney this week on a com-
plaint filed by an Individual.
Eddie McGowhn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. McGowan of 2516
Burnett, recently joined the Ma-
rines and is now in boot camp
in San Diego. Cblif. Eddie waa
attending University High School
before hd joined the Marine*.
for $48 damage* and Edwin John
son for $248 27 were approved
provided jjot covered by insur
knee.
The Braxo* River Authority
contract with the city calls foP
payment of office expense by the
City of Waco which is to be paid
out of the sate of surplus water
from the new Lake Waco dam
when built. What amount this
will be was discussed by the city
officials for a definite amount to
be agreed on later.
was an assistant district attorney
under Stansel Bryan for nearly
two term*. He was then elected
justice of the peace, holding the
job five year*.
When the county court at law
was created he won the appoint-
ment because of hi* work in aid-
ing in its establishment. He has
served well on this bench ever
since.
The misdemeanor court handl
es both civil and criminal cases.
Judge Oliver has a reputation for
being fair with both side in each
criminal and civil matter coming
before him. Numerous lawyers
welcome th* opportunity to have
him run for re-election to the
county court at taw bench.
Al Vergauwen is the latest
■ candidate to’file for a city com
missfon place. He ha* entered
the northeast ward race. Ver
. gpuwen was ,named outstanding
Jwyce* of the'month. He operate!
a service station and wrecker
s«r*te*.
Only One Inspector
On Electrical Work
T. H. Campbell is electrical
inspector. Electricians claim that
'he is doing a good job with the
city.-. *- .
For 8 or 10 years the city of
Waco has only had the one in
spector That is all the inspector
needed, workmen claim.
Now that the city wants to
hire another man is bringing a
stprm of protest. "It’s throwing
m6re good ' money away." they
claim Campbell is not too busy
While only one electrical in-
spector has been on the job all
this time the plumbing depart
ment has some’Three to five men
on the city pay roll. Two men
in this work are all that are need
ed, several claim.
Over two hundred boys are
needed in th*.'Southern .Little
League. Last Saturday th* league
got off to a good start with 41
signing up. -
More boy* are needed. Require
ments are that you be between
the age* of 8 and 12. If you will
be 13 before August 1st you arc
Terry Wigley responded that I
he is an aux iliary policeman and
thought one man ‘o the ear was
proving profitable in other cities
he had visited.
Four Negroes offered noun I
suggestion*, which include! bet-
ter paid policemen. Only one of
these. Rev. O. L. Hegmon rec-
ommended that more Negro po-
licemen be hired One Negro
who failed to give his name said
since most of the crimes origin
ate in substandard areas occu-
pied mostly by Neroes that those
sections should be more closely
policed in cars. Rev. E. C. Gib-
son of St.- Luke’s church ex-
plained that he had police call
radio equipment and analyzed
police call* to determine areas
in which they ar* committed, he
being able to decipher the cedes.
He concurred with all the other*
that policemen are paid too little
salaries. Another Negr* whose
name was not clear said he had
found that police seldom make
follow ups in their work.
county affairs. Before and after
beginning practice of law, I have
been a news reporter mainly on
those beats.
Since I must attend most .of
the meetings of the city commis-
sion anyway I decided, after con-
stantly being urged to be a can-
didate, that by being an official
member of the city commissi*^ i.t
would entail very little additional
time for tpe. So last Monday aft-
er quietljl going to City Secre-
tary Otis DeHay’s office. I signed
up for the Southwest Waco ward,
the place now held by Mayor
Truett K. Smith who retires aft-
er the April 1st election as a
city commissioner. Every voter
in the various wards is entitled
to vote for every candidate, re-
gardless of the district in which
he resides. »
For some years the veteran
retired policeman, Frank Tenni-
son, ha* pleaded with me to run
for a city .conynission vacancy.
Then in the varioua bai’ber hops,
on the streets and" elsewhere I
have often been requested to be
a candidate This is the logical
time and the City of Waco i« now
in need of person* to help per-
form thi* civic duty by filling
these vacancies.
The Waco Times Herald re-
porter picked up the news item
from the city hall, the story
getting front p«g* ^publicity to
th* Monday afternoon paper with
a follow up and picture made by
the NeWs-TrUam* staff photo-
LaSalleHighwayPrograir
Advances Step Closer
The city of Waco gave the
Texas Highway department the
go ahead sign Tuesday on the
LaSalle street highway construe
tion. The matter of how expen-
sive moving th* utility line*
would be ha* been solved where
there will be no material chang-
es, District Highway Engineer
Tom Collier informed the city
commission.
Lake Oak Drive will not be
changed to 49th street, it was
decided when Lee Lockwood ap
peared to protest the change.
The city decided upon recom-
mendation of City Engineer
George Dieter to purchase two
20 yard unite from Pak Mor to
haul garbage on the outlying ter-
ritory which will necesaitate get-
tng a couple of 2*4 ton trucks
in the Bird-Kultgen, Inc. con-
tract
Sinclair product* were purchas
ed in the city’* motor oil* and
lubricants for $269 60 and diese
fuel and kerosene for $2690
The contract for electric lamps
was split between Durotest Cor-
poration for traffid use and Wat-
son Electric for other globes at
an estimated cost of $1700.
Bid* will be received on March
5 for annual supply of car and
truck tire* and tube* as well as
the annual supply of off road
tire* and tubes estimated to cost
$22,000. Bids will b* received on
February 26 for 80,000 1950 tax
statements to cost around $2,000
The TB association bill thi*
month was $^B for the city’s
part. The tornado ruined build-
ing at 308310 Franklin were re-
ferred to the Building $afety
Committee to dp something about.
Fireman R. C. Fkrr was put
on full-pay disability for one
year. Claim of Henry McHenry
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MICROFILM SERVICE ’
P.O. BOX
DALLAS TEXAS-'
Judge Nash Oliver
To Run Again For
County Court at Law
Judge Nash Oliver ha* decided
to run for re-election as judge of
the county court at law.
This is the decision several
prospective candidate* have been
waiting for They had expected
Oliver to run for Judge D. W.
Bartlett's bench in the 54th dis-
trict court. Bartlett will not an-
nounce what his future political
plans are until some time in
March
Judge Oliver has been a long
time in preparation for the judge
bench. He served as a clerk in
the justice court in 1933 under
Judge Jim Guthrie. During those
years he studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar, along with
several other local self-made at-
torney* at the local bar. _ _
The county court at law judge i the WaM Wrestling Arena and
wbb an aaalatant flHnr«nv KWTX-TV * WOuld life? to kDOW
the opinion of the viewers on
whether or not they would like
it continued. If enough c»rd* and
letter* are received they will con
aider cwrtinidng to wry H, ; .
The Bmpire Seed Company
ha* »w* teetotem, toll Amfto
and Ml Blm $». In WtoA (Adv.)
Rendering Service More
Valuable Than Money
By W. $. FOST1R
Just why would a person want to serve as a city commissioner,
is the question often asked. It takes a good deal of your time, with-
out pay, end you are the target for constant abuse from the public.
My many years of activities around various city hall* and court
houses have madejt possible for me to be well versed in city and
edition The radio stations had
it on the air early that Monday
morning. Word spread like wild-
fire, congratulations coming in,
with my family finding it out
through the various new* source*
J. T. Sutter, our son in-law read
a*bout It in Lampasas.
Response has been very en-
couraging. To be able to render
a aervice, is worth, more than
mere money This in a way,
answers the first question. Ex-
Mayor D. T. Hicks Jr., who has
been a close friend in city affairs
for sometime at the Chamber of
Commerce banquet last Thursday
evening attempted to discourage
my candidacy, thinking it would
cause my newspaper, The Waco
Citizen, to lose its effectiveness.
Many others. Including Dave
Copeland, attorney, disagree with
thia idea. Most generous assur-
ance has been given me in the
race.
From my contacts and connec
tions with the city employees, I
am sympathetic to the needs of
the policemen, firemen and oth-
ers on the city payroll. My inter-
est ha* not just been recently
acquired through affiliation with
any organization since I have
been connected with these work-
er* and with city affairs long
before there was any hop* of me
being in a position to render
them or the city any valuable a*
aistance.
Thu* I solicit your vote re
gardiess of where you live in
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Spencer Murder Mystery Solved
The grand jury has been
recalled for today to re-
turn indictments against
Franklin C. Perkins and
Allen E. Run© for the mur-
der of Ray Spencer. Early
trial is expected.
"We don't know why
we did it/ exclaimed the
two ex-convict*. It happen-
ed so quick, they said.
Justice Roy Mormino
held examining trial Tues-
day afternoon, "flew Or-
leani police made the ar-
rests.
District Attorney
Plans Early Trial -
For Murder Suspects
Two ex-convicts, Franklin G-
Perkins and Allen E Runo, with
long criminal record* are in the
McLennan county jail to face on*
of the most brutal murders to
take place in Wace ia recent
years. They confessed to th*
brutal rqvrder of Ray Spenerr
while taking him for a rid* after
hijacking him at werfc at • serv-
ice statioa on East Waco Driv.
1J Ran^Capufo CUat Peoples.
Sheriff C- C. Maxey tad Waco
Polito Chief Jto** Guaterman
returned the suspect from N*w
Orleans Tuesday to Waco Th*
pair waived extradition to be
returned to San Antoni* and th*
Bexar county officers released
them to McLennan county Be
side< th* Wsco and San Antonio
cumpkiate they ar* to face burg-
Irry job in Houston too.
.Perkin* and Runo signed th*
confession at Liberty, Texas, ia
route to Waco. . * , '.t ; 7"
The pistol which killed Spencer
evidently was so clOae to his head
that the blood squirted back oa
the kilter. Thia was part to the
evidence which links them with
the killing Spencer died without
a struggle. His white shirt was
unsoiled. He waa shot la th*
back of the head. ' . T
New evidence which links th*
waabetag ,
toy. Die
Floyd also wondered about the
Waco water works plans for
abandoning the well of the inde
pendent water system recently
purchased at a big price in South
Waco. Probably It is cheaper to
supply water to these customers
‘ through the W’aco plant than to
attempt to operate the single
’well. Understand^ new larger
mains are being installed so the
'customers will have better water
pressure.
Dr William J Thomai. pro
fe«a*r to |*urnali*m at Bayter
had an Interesting squib in the
Waco Ad Cub's eHiclal organ
Adventur* last w**k. It saM:
*V*ry much Interested te
that BUI Fester Sr. It a candi-
date altorman. Bill it net
now at politics having served
a term at state legislator. One
con be sure that If Bill makes
H th* meetings will not be
dul.“ .
A lot of the voters can’t seem
’to realtee that every voter in
Waeo is eligible to vote for can
didates in each of the wards, re
gardiess of the territory he is to
represent April 1st is election
toy. It will be April Fools Day
for some, that’s for sure.
Public Opinion Asked,
Officials Get Response
Nearly every person who appeared before the city commission
Tuesday in response to help police department to curtail* the present
crime wave, suggested that policemen be given better
pay instead of having to hold down two jobs to make i
Gene Moore, who spent 7 years on tie Waco police force
suggested that city equipment not
be used for personal use. We
place too much emphasis on traf-
fic control rather than law viola-
tions. he stated.
Dale Milford had four sugges
tions which included men and
equipment, better salaries after
appraising police department
with added taxes if necessary
Mrs. Ar noli C. Ickert, 3124
McKenzie, the only woman speak-
er, made a very favorable impres-
sion on all with her pertinent
remarks which also featured
poorly paid policemen. Switch
schedules so as to throw the
criminals off guard, the house-
wife remarked. Later she suggest
cd that police be relieved of so
much time typing out reports, ex-
plaining that the two policemen
who investigated a complaint for
her home one time were ex-
tremely polite and courteous.
Julius Berkman said he ap-
peared to praise, rather than con
detnn. He suggested savings by
more use out of can for the
city rather than for private use
Use the savings at the water cf
fice made by not having an en-
gineer and take a part of the
$225,000 to be raised by city court
to buy more police can. The
MEXICAN GOES AMUCK
AT WOODLAND SPRINGS.
A wild Mexican who went be-
serk at Woodland Springs Mon-
day night almost caused a riot
amongst th* inmates at that
charitable institution in East
Waco. Thi* was hi* second time
He jumped on’an 85 year old
man with Ua-cane. His blows
were warded tot Manager Smith
was there at the time Protection
wa* soon obtained shortly after
the sane inmates had been
caught oft their guard.
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LITTLR LIAGUBRS SIGN UP—F*rty-**»* toys sigiM^ up f*r th* Mills. Th* n*xt two Saturdays boyl Will hav* an epp*i
; __ __ - - ...J up. Boys nwst to totwean th* aga* of * and 12 and
*r* soma of th* firit to sign up, with their parents. South *f Austin* Avenu* between th* River and th* V*N
th* torvic* .Memorial Methodist Church in Beverly pital.
SOUTHERN LITTLE LEAGUE
NEEDS OVER 200 PLAYERS
m*de if
it come In. The
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ship Hall at the Service Memorial
Methodist Church on Memorial
Drive in Beverly Hills between
the hours of 8 a m. and 5 p.m. „
There will be someone ttorr-stl mander. Region No. 6. >
day. this Saturday and next,'
February 15th and 22nd.
The 1958 Ford which the
Southern Little Leaguers have
been getting donations on will
be given away this Saturday at
the American Legion Hall oh
Speight at 8 00 p.m.
The Beverly Hills Lions Club
will sponsor a team in the Lea-
gue thia season. Tryouts will start
in May.
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$*uttorn Littte Leagu* Saturday, but m*r* are n**did. tn th*
phot* above t .
Saturday at th* S*rvic*-Memorial MvthPdlst Church In B*v*rly
Staging Comeback
to Religion But ;
Not Al Old Trade .
Richard Otto Duncan is having
to start life over again at the age
of 05 years. ;
' He spent 32 year at the bar
ber’s trade In 1950 he let his' ,. - , .
barber s license expire. Now he
is told he will have to go through
school to get them back
After J2 years at bartering he
has to learn the trade as a be-
ginner, Another hitch is that
Duncan was a down-and-outer
around Waco for awhile.
The Waco Citizen carried sev-
eral stories about Duncan's con
tacts with law enforcement offi
cers He had a pack of dogs fol
lowing him abound, almost a
nuisance.
Some Baylor ininirterial «tu
dents attempted to help him
Didn't do much good then but
now he is back on his feet. Looks
fine and sober. He visited the
city court several time* lately
Judge Q Z. Valentine compli
mented Duncan on staging a
comeback.
He is working with a religious
group. They plan a revival soon
with an effort to get some of
the big preachero here. ' We
are going to have a real revival
for all denominatons.’’ he says.
But apparently he’* not going
to be able to stage a comeback
as a barber since his money has
been refunded by the school for
fear that hi* past reputation
could cause dissension.
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