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VOL. 36 No. 243
BRECKENRIDGE* TEXAS—FRIDAY, Dec. 14, 1956
PRICE DAILY 5 CENTS, SUNDAY 10 CENTS
CONFERENCE—Vice-President Richard M. Nixon, left, confers with Austrian Ambassador Dr. Franz
Mutsch, right, at United Nations headquarters in New York. U. S. Ambassador to UN, Henry Cabot
Lodge, Jr., listens in on talk. Nixon will go to Austria Dec. 18 for a 4-day inspection trip to seek
ways to case the Hungarian regufee problem.
Vegetable Crop
In Rio Valley
Reported Short
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 13 (UE>—
Production of winter vegetables in
'lcxas lor tne 1967 season will be
"considerably under last year and
somewhat do low average," the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
tiaid Thursday.
"Indications as of Dec. 1 show
a decrease of 38 per cent under
last • year and 16 • per cent below
the l'J4 -1955 average," the USDA
reported.
The decreased production was
attributed to reduced plantings of
beets, cabbage, carrots and let-
tuce in the lower Kio Grande Val-
ley.
"Plantings of most of these
crops weie increased materially
in ureau ouuude the valley but not
sufficiently to olfset the drastic
reductions in the lower valley,"
the USDA siid.
Hrusscl sprouts and cauliflower,
grown mostly in the winter gar-
den and Eagle Pass areas, were
the only crops listed by the USDA
as showing a "substantial increase
over last year." Spinach showed
a "slight increase."
Harvest of winter type vegeta-
bles was underway in all irri-
gated areas except that in the
coastal bend.
Water for irrigation in the low-
er valley "is still limited to the
supply lrom private wells and
moisture is deiicient in all non-
irrcgated areas" of South Texas,
the report said.
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Three Admitted To
Local Hospital
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ports three admissions: W. H.
Parker, Mrs. Kudder and J. L.
Stouard.
Dismissals were: Josephine
StMieliouse, Bonnie Taylor, Mrs.
JoAnn Sparks, Mrs. Vera Kudder
and Mrs."J. B. King.
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Seen or Heard
By C. M. H.
Pretty floats arc promised in the
first religious parade, which will
be staged here Saturday afternoon
....Community Chest fund still
$1,000 short, more contribution
badly needed. Earl Green said....
Glove factory to give employes
Christmas dinner at noon on Dec-
ember 21.
Sheets said plenty of birds
,yird county, he and Otto
got the limit "I vote for
Lynn !• riday" still asked sent in
to Komper Koom, WFFA Dallas,
TV Channel 8 FBLA members
gave themselves toys for Christ-
mas then all turned them over to
the Goodfellows. for that Christ-
mas tree.
* Alfred Bartley and Joe Weaver
case, charged attempted burglary,
went to trial in district court this
morning A pioneer pa"*ed in
the death of Mrs. H. B. Furr and
we extend our condolences to the
family... .Earl Trammell asks
business men who feigned for the
Christmas lighting to send in their
assessments. -
* Mrs. Sid Wright happy with
grandchild, Kelvin Wrigftt, says
he looks just like his grandfather
Monty Montgmery ... .No fires no
arrests . • Wnitie Howe siys he is
busy hauling peopJe-ir charting
planes these days... .Football boys
guests of Lions Club today.
* Thought For The Moment: A
nan's true wealth ia the good be
does in the world. ......
Note To Be Tested For
Cause Of Death Of Man
R. D. McDaniel, 49, convicted Johnny Heard.
in Abilene on Oct. 17 of a theft
of $1,085, was found shot to death
in his home at Albany Thursday
afternoon, but officers from here,
who assisted in the investigation,
said that hand-writing of a note
found would be given a laboratory
test before verdict as to cause of
his death would be rendered by
Peace Justice N. D. Webb.
Olficers from Breckenridge who
aided in the investigtaion were
Ranger Jim Riddle and Highway
Patrolmen Charles Swygert and
Clark Elected
Vice President
Of Scout Council
In the election of officers of the
Comanche Trail Council, Boy Scouts
of America, at Brownwood Thurs-
day evening Lester Clark of Breck-
enridge was elected a vice presi-
dent.
J. B. Boler of Richland Springs
and Carl Arnspiger of Brownwood
were presented Silver Beaver
Awards.
The aw.urds, highest given by
the council lor outstanding scout-
ing, were made at a banquet ad-
dressed by W. R. White, presi-
dent of Baylor University.
Other olticers elected earlier and
presented at the banquet were
Kio Cox of Brownwood, presi-
dent; Pat Gagle of Comanche*
J. C. Terrell of Stephenville, Grady
Pipkin of Eastland, L. M. Ste-
phens of Lometa, and Wayne
Dees, Firman Smith and O. E.
Winebrenner, ; all of Brownwood,
vice presidents; C. L. Pounce of
Brownwood treasurer, und P.aul
missioner.
It was reported that the coun-
cil, which covers 8'i counties,
now has a membership of 2,002,
a 7 per cent increase. There are
92 units, a 14 per cent gain in
number of units.
Department Store
Sales Shown Down
DALLAS (HI!) — Department
store sales in the 11th federal re-
serve district were down 5 per
cent for the week ended Dec. 8,
compared with the same period of
1955, the Federal Reserve Bank of
U%llas reported today.
The first week of December
generally is considered the begin-
ning of heavy Christmas sales.
Sales in all large cities of the
state were down, with San Antonio
showing -the largest drop of 11 per
cent. Ll Paso sales were down 9
per cent, Dallas down 8 per cent,
Fort Worth down tf per cent and
Houston down 4 per cent.
The report sho.wed, however,
that sales in the district were up
2 per cent for the year up to Dec.
8 over a similar period last year.
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Funds Neededfor
TeaehersRaise
AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 13 (tU>>—
Emergency multi*million dollar pay
raises are needed to recruit thous-
ands of additional teachers to staff
Texas' expanding public school
system, the President of the Tex-
as State Teachers Association said
Thursday.
Teachers have approved propos-
als that will be presented the
coming legislature asking wage
hikes starting with a $399 in-
crease in the minimum bracket.
Dana Williams of Gladewater,
TSTA president, said the salary
proposals are an emergency
measure to provide teachers for
Texas children until more lasting
provisions can be worked out.
The body was discovered about
mid-afternoon by relatives from
Abilene County Attorney Matt
Blanton was quoted as saying.
McDaniel had a bullet wound in
one temple. A foreign-make auto-
matic pistol was found near the
body in the front bedroom of Mc-
Daniel's home. Blanton said a note
was found in the room.
The two Abilene girls who found
McDaniel's body returned to Abi-
lene- and told their parents. The
father of one of the £ix(s, kin to
the dead man, called tne Rev. Wil-
liam' Vaughn, Christian Church
pastor, wno notified Shackelford
County Sheriff Jack Mobeley.
An officer from Breckenridge
said the note was worded in tne
form of a goodbye to the family
and that the wrrtev did hot have
anything to live lor. The tostxis
to determine if the handwriting
was that of McDaniel. It was stat-
ed that McDaniel appeared in good
spirit Thursday beiore his Dody
was found.
McDaniel last Oct. 17 was found
guilty by a 42nd District Court
jury at Abilene of stealing $1,085
Uec. 23, 1955 from D. l-.. Rose
Drilling Co. of Albany. He was
tool pusher and drilling superin-
tendent of the company.
1 he 42nd District Court fixed
McDaniel's punishment • at two
years in the penitentiary. The Al-
oany man appealed the sentence
and was out on bond.
Civil Suit Pending
McDaneil was charged with get-
ting the $1,085 by having Mrs. l_ois
Maurine Lhatweil, 50, of Abilene,
bill the drilling company either for
bits already owned by tne company
or re-tipped drill bits.
McDaniel's defense was that he
was a partner in the firm with a
25 per cent working interest.
Still pending at Aioany is a civil
suit on the question of the partner-
ship in the drilling company. Rose
brought suit to have nullified a
1U49 agreement through which
McD.aniel was to secure a 25 per
cent 'interest. McDaniel was to re-
ceive the interest when the com-
pany's debts were paid.
McDaniel still had 15 indictments
pending. They were returned last
June by the grand jury for 42nd
District Court when it returned
the indictment on which McDaniel
was convicted Oct. 17.
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PRESENTS
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy through Satur-
day. Warmer this afternoon and
tonight. Low tonight 38, high
tomorrow 58. Low last night 25,
high Thursday 46.
II. S. Offers To
Share Weapons
With Her Allies
By ARTHUR 1IIGBEE
United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS <U.E>— The United States
offered today to share with its N,u-
to allies dual - purpose weapons
which could fire either atomic wur-
heads or conventional missiles.
Although it was the first step
in opening the U. S. atomic arsen,al
to member nations of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, for
the moment they were promised
no strictly atomic arms.
An American spokesman said
U. S. Defense Secretary Charles E.
Wilson promised the other 14 na-
tions in the alliance the modern
weaponb and technical, data to
help develop their own" dual ca-
pacity" arsenals.
The promise did not commit
President Eisenhower's adminis-
tration to seek a change in the
U. S. atomic security law which
forbids sharing of atomic weap-
ons or secrets because the United
States will deliver no "atomic ele-
ments" to its .allies, the spokes-
man said.
Wilson told his NATO colleagues
the United States was prepared to
make available promptly certain
modern weapons .and equipment
along with technical data neces-
sary for their maintenance and
operation.
U. S. trooups in West Germany
already are equipped with such
"dual capacity" weapons, includ-
ing two* squadrons of Matador
guided missiles, "Honest John"
rockets and 36 "Atomic Annie"
cannon.
Soon after today's meeting got
underway, the NATO delegates
named Belgian Socialist Foreign
Minister Paul - Henri Spaak as new
NATO secretary general, suc-
ceeding Britain's Lord Sir Hast-
ings Ismay. A NATO spokesman
said Spaak will take over his new
post next .April.
The United States agreed with
its 14 NATO allies Thursday that
only with more atomic tactical
weapons can the Atlantic powers
stand up to the Soviet meivice
without bankrupting the taxpayers.
FIGHTING AGAINST REDS
FLARES UP IN HUNGARY
Battle Reported
By Russians But
Bead Unknown
Pioneer Brock
Resident Bies;
Funeral Sunday
Mrs. Florence Adella Furr, 82,
a pioneer resident of, Breckenridge
died Friday morning at 4:15
o'clock in a local convalescent hos-
pital following a long ilLness.
Mrs. Furr, who had been in de-
clining health the past ten years,
was hospitalized a year ago tand
had been seriously ill the past
three weeks.
She came to Stephens county as
a school teacher in 1893, and in
1895 was married to the late H.
B. Furr, also a school teacher, in
1895. Mr. Furr preceded her in
death on December 30, 1944.
Mrs. Furr had been a member of
the Methodist Church for 60 years.
She was a member of the Mackey
Wesley Bible -Class and was class
mother of the Carden Bible Class.
She was active in civic affairs
prior to her illness, and 'was a
member of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy.
Surviving her are a son, H. B.
Furr of Wichita Falls and a daugh-
ter, Miss Jewel Furr of Brecken-
ridge. A sister, Mrs. Mae Man-
ning of Painpa, also survives, as
do several neices and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
in the First Methodist Church,
Rev. Earl H. Lightfoot of Olney,
former'pastor here, officiating as-
sisted by Rev. W. L. Hankla of
Breckenridge. Burial will be in
Breckenridge cemetery beside tfie
body of her husband, the funeral
under Melton Funeral Home ar-
rangement.
Pall bearers will be Earnest
Maxwell, Ben Grant, Paul Chris-
tenson, H. R. Shackelfoi-d, D. T.
Bowles, Stanton Liles and Irvin
Jolly. , ...
Program To Follow Parade At Courthouse
CHUKNES PKPAMNG FLOATS
FOR HO PARASE SATURDAY
Fourteen local churches are
busy preparing floats to enter the
first religious parade e^er held in
Breckenridge. It is expected that
the largest crowd to witness a
parade will be on hand at 4 p. m.
tomorrow when the parade will
travel west on Walker street and
conclude with a,short program on
the court house square.
The theme 'Christ the Center of
Christmas" will be carried out by
the many floats and several mod-
ern themes which should make the
parade itself unique.
The Breckenridge Boys Choir
will march in processional and the
Buckaroo stage band will provide
the traditional Christmas music.
The short religious program at
Mrs. Shoemake
Asks Property
WACO," Tex. <U.E>—rMrs. A. B.
Shoemake asked the court Thurs-
day to give her title to the $100,-
000 Shoemake home and prevent
the state from selling it to help
pay off her husband's crumbled
financial empire.
Attorneys for Mrs. Shoemake,
whose husband shot himself in the
head when his U. S. Trust and
Guaranty Co., went broke owing
millions, argued for a summary
judgment that would give Mrs.
Shoemake title without a trial, in
a hearing yesterday.
Judge D. Y. McDaniel of 74th
district court took the suit under
advisement.
Sh"*make survived the bullet
wound in his head, but remains
in a hospital because of brain
damage.
Congratulations
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Austin, of
1208 E. Elm, are parents of a
baby boy born at 4:05 p. m. De-
cember 13. The- baby weighed 7
lbs. and 13 ozs. and has been nam-
ed Richard Ellis.
the parade conclusion will be un-
der the direction of Rev. J. D.
Hiitch, president of the Brecken-
ridge .Ministerial Alliance.
Everyone in this entire area is
invited to witness this outstanding
Christmas event.
The special religious program to
be presented at the Court House
will include Christmas music by
the Boys Choir and the Buckaroo
High School Stage Band and a
community singing.
The Merchants Council, Breck-
nridge churches and civic organi-
zations are using this means of
putting greater emphasis on the
religious aspects of the season.
Milder Weather
Texas Forecast
(By UNITED PIJESS)
Heavy clouds covered the east-
ern half of Texas today with dense
fog reported over a wide area of
some drizzle along the coast. ..
A thick fog limited visibility to
one-fourth of a mile over an area
from Mineral Wells to the Red
River near Wichita Falls early
today. It was drizzling around
Galveston this morning and rain
fell overnight at Houston, Lufkin
and Port Arthur.
The western half of the state
was generally ftiir and the
weather bureau predicted partly
cloudy skies and mild tempera-
tures to continue over Texas
through Saturday.
Freezing temperatures covered
West Texas tjarly today, and
dipped intp the state as far south
as the San Antonio area. The low-
est this morning was 22 at Junc-
tion.
Rainfall reports for the 24-hour
period ended fxt 6:30 a. m. today
included .52 of an inch at Hous-
ton, .50 at Galveston and .01 at
Lufkin and Port Arthur.
NEW TROPHY—Miss Gayle Scott, TCU senior from Dallas, who
will reign as Queen of the Cotton Bowl football classic, admires
new Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Trophy that will be
awarded to selected school during half-time activities Jan. 1, 1957.
With Miss Scott are Joe Latham, of Breckenridge, president of TCU
Student Congress, left, and Ronald Coleman, head cheer leader.
Eighty Voices
Will Be Heard
In Choir Show
When the eighty voices of the
Breckenridge Boys Choir sing the
story of the origin of "Silent
Night" at the High School Audi-
torium Sunday, -Deeember"lQ, at"
4 p. m., it will climax four months
work, according to Mrs. Ben J.
Dean, Jr., choir director.
The boys, meeting in small
groups and jointly at least twice
a week, have learned many num-
bers for the musical story. The
songs range from "Away in the
Manger" and "Carol of the Friend-
ly Beast" in a group of songs sung
by the sub-preps, to "Carol of the
Holy Family," sung by the prin-
cipal choir which pantomimes the
story of how Joseph and Mary
were refused lodging.
The glee men, intermediate
group of the choir, will sing a
group of songs which includes
"Break Rorth Oh Beauteous Heav-
enly Light," a Bach chorale.
The musical story is specially
written for treble voices. The
songs range from the homey
"Christmas Cookies," which tells
the story of how the Austrian
children helped bake cookies for
their loved ones on- Christmas, to
the lovely 'Silent Night," which
climaxes the show.
A guitar will accompany the
final singing of the famous carol,
in accordance with the story which
tells how the church organ broke
down, and the organist wanted to
write a special song to make up
for its loss.
Mrs. Bill Black is in charge of
production. Eleven child actors in
elaborate costume will pantomime
the story against a background
that has taken several hundred
hours of labor to design and erect,
according to Mrs. Black. This is
ths third year that Mrs. Black, a
former speech major at T. S. C.
W., has been in charge of pro-
duction for the choir programs.
Goodfellows will be at the door
of the auditoriu'" to collect dona-
tions for the benefit of the needy
of Breckenridge at Christmas
time.
Feed Orders Are
Being Taken Again
More emergency feed can be se-
cured through the local ASC office.
Mrs. Nelda Roth said Friday that
feed orders for eligible grains and
roughage will be taken through
Feb. 15 for a supply to last through
March 15.
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For Bank Robbery
And Loot Found
SHREVEPORT, La. (U.R)— Po-
licte Chief Wayne Bateman and
Lt. Cecil Payne today arrested
suspected Texas bank robber Wil-
lianjiJi _.StoKReS, .24, in a down-
town notel. Bateman said St,arnes
checked into the hotel at 1:30 a. m.
today.
Another suspect was arrested in
Beaumont Thursday shortly alt
er the Sour Lake Bank hid
been robbed of $25,000. Officers
said then they had recovered
$1,500 of the loot.
Bateman also identified Starns
as an insurance peddler and
"neighborhood tough." He s« i d
Starnes "probably has .about $20,-
000 of the money on him."
One-Man Holdup
The bank at Sour Lake, some 20
miles north of Beaumont, Tox.,
was robbed in a daring one-man
holdup Thursday. Starnes was fin-
gered as the lone bandit by How-
ard L. Coffey, 34, a Beaumont in-
surance man.
Texas Rsjngers, Jefferson and
Hardin county police moved fast
to solve the holdup Thursday apd
arrested Coffey Thursday night on
the strength of his car license
number, his car was used in the
holdup. .
Police said Coffey confessed
"masterminding" the holdup be-
cause he wasn't doing well in the
insurance business and had "fhv-it-
ed ,some hot checks."
Coffey was taken to Kountze, in
Hardin county, today to be
charged with" armed robbery after
telling officers he and' Starnes
planned the bank caper for a week.
Texas Ranger Capt. Johnny Kle -
venhagen said $950 of the bank's
money was recovered fro m Cof-
fey. .Another $625 was found in a
safe ,at the home of Mrs. Neva
Dupree, Staines' mother who op-
erates the popular "Neva's Cafe"
at Voth, Texas.
Police in Beaumont said Mrs.
Dupree had admitted driving her
son to Port Arthur, Tex. Police
said they traced Starnes to
Shreveport by way of two taxi-
cabs to Orange, Tex., and from
there to Shefveport.
Police said Starnes hitchhiked a
ride in Orange to Shreveport.
By CHARLES W. RIDLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent
Vli'JNNA, (U.1!) — Communist-
controlled Budapest radio today
reported new anti-Soviet riots and
a major armed clash between
Hungarian patriots and Soviet
troops in eastern Hungary.
A broadcast said the brittle took
place Thursday at Miskolc, capital
of Borsod Province. It erupted
when Red Army troops moved in
to break up anti- Soviet demonstra-
tions. Casualties were not ' re-
ported.
lt w.as a rare admission by the
J anos Kadar puppet regime of bit-
ter lighting in the proviences.
A later broadcast said anti-So-
viet riots flared Monday and Tues-
day in the city of Eger, between
Miskolc and Budapest. "Comnter-
revoiuntionary elements" — Red
terminoligy for the partisans—
attacked the provincial govern-
ment building and caused serious
damage with hand grenades, it
said.
Leaflets Passed Out
The Eger rioters distributed anti
Soviet and ajiti Communist leaflets
the broadcast said.
Radio Budapest listed a number
of persons arrested in various
parts of Hungary for distributing
anti-Communist leaflets.
Hungarian refugees in Yugosla-
via -said strong Soviet armored re-
inforcements drove into the Pecs'
and Szgetvar regions in southern
Hungary early this week to push
strong insurgent forces into hide-
outs in the Mecsek mountains. The
reports came from 70„ Hungarian
ytmttlS" who" fled "luTrossIhe fron-
tier Monday.
In its version of the Miskolc-
clash, Budapest s,aid "counter-rev-
olutionary elements led by Geza
Barany opened fire on Soviet
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McMurry Students
Victims Of Crash
ABILENE Dec. 13 (Spl.) —
A group of McMurry College-
students who were Christmas car-
oling Thursday night were in-
volved in a collision when the
truck-trailer in which they were
riding was involved in a crash
with ,an auto.
The accident occurred at the in-
tersection of Buffalo Gap. Rd. and
Cook St. Driver of the truck was
Bcuford Briggs Hinds, 43, of 1001
Graham St. The auto which col-
lided with the truck-trailer was
driven by Ruben Mac Curry, 5(i,
of Rt. 5, Abilene.
There were no injuries at a re-
sult of the crash.
Curry was headed toward Abi-
lene on Buffalo Gap Rd. and
Hinds was making a left turn off
the highway when the accident
occurred at 7:05 p. m.
Highway Patrolman Royce High-
tower investigated.
Infant Daughter,
Rites Said Today
The infant daughter of Mr. ;and
Mrs. D. L. Rudder, born Thurs-
day afternoon at 4:50 o'clock died
,at 7:20 o'clock. Graveside funeral
service will be held at 10 a. m.
Saturday. M. W. Thompson, pastor
of the Assembly of God Church
officiating. A brother Lennis, 4,
survives, besides the parents.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
,nnd Mrs. J. A. Rudder and mater-
nal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Brocher of Denver and D.
E. Johnson of Irving.
Liberal democrats Are Stymied In
Attempt For Voice In Party Plans
WASHINGTON (U.R)—Northern
liberal Democrats found them-
selves stymied today in their drive
to win an enlarged voice in plan-
ning the party program in Con-
gress.
The Democratic leadership of
the Senate appeared to be lining
up with that of the House in de-
clining membership on a national
advisory committee set up by the
Den-ocratic national Committee to
advance "democratic programs and
principles."
Senate Democratic Leader Lyn-
, Jg .
don B. Johnson joined Speaker
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y
dining appointment to th<
Sam Rayburn and other party lead-
ers in the House Thursday in de-
e fro
posed 20-inember group,
A similar move was expected
today , from Sen. George A.
Smathera (Fla.), chairman of the
Democratic senatorial campaign
committee.
Democratic headquarters has
not yet received replies from Set.
Mike Mansfield (Mont.), who ia
in line for the job of party whip,
and Sen. John F. Kennedy
(Mass.). Sens. Hubert H. Humph-
rey (Minn.) and Kstes Kefauver
(Tenn.) have agreed to serve.
The national committee's execu-
tive cpmmittee had proposed
creation of the advisory group in
an apparent attempt to give
northern Democrats greater in-
fluence in framing the legislative
program in the Democratic-led
Congress next. year.
Rayburn wrote Chairman Paul
M. Butler of the national commit-
tee last weekend, however, that
it would be a mistake for the
congressional leadership to agree
to work with "an outside com-
mittee." He said three other house
democrat leaders appointed by
Bugler agreed With him.
Jdhnson's letter Thursday said
he had consulted most ot the
niembevs of the Senate democrat-
ic policy committee and that they
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