Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 257, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1959 Page: 1 of 6
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warm through Wednesday.
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BUXTON, England — An Ox-
ford freshman trapped lot near-
ly two days in a rock crevice
1,000 feet underground died to-
day after rescuers repeatedly had
failed in a desperate struggle to
free him.
Mounting interest of a Mount
Pleasant rir legation to nit and the
annual convention of the Red River
Valley Association was evident in
Tuesday morning's meeting of the
Water Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Chairman Bob Sandlin said 12
persona have offered to take their
cars to the Shreveport convention
TEEN-AGE ABDUCTORS — Janet Spegel, let,
Moore, IB-year-old escapees front girir tainto4 ad
neva. Neb., sprawl dejectedly at goM— hesdquarter
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will be closed Friday and Mon-
day for Easter holidays, Supt.
Marvin Amerson said Tuesday,
Schools will dismiss at 3:30
p.m. Thursday and open on reg-
ular schedule the following Tues-
day, he said.
WASHINGTON IM — British
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
, headed for home after his talks
with President Eisenhower today
predicting “we shall succeed” in
negotiations over Berlin.
He conceded the West faces “a
tough task” in dealing with the
Soviet Union.
Macmillan left in apparent con-
fidence that the strategy for ne-
gotiations leading toward a sum-
mit conference, worked out with
Eisenhower, will avert a military
showdown over Berlin.
In a departure statement at the
airport he recalled that he had
said on arrival here Thursday
that dispute between the Soviet
Union and the Western powers
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jured, and 0 trapped when a
heavy ice house plunged six
floors through Wilson and Com-
pany’s big meat packing plant
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and not by force."
"I have no doubt," he said to-
day, "that so long as we stand
firmly by our principles as we
shall do — the free world has
everything to gain from being
ready to negotiate.”
Macmillan Mid he was grateful
to Eisenhower for his hospitality
and that he considered the infor-
mality of Camp David, Md., a
better background for discussing
world problems that the more
formal surrounding of most con-
ferences.
The main talks were held over
fee weekend at the scheduled and
guarded presidential retreat in
the Catoctin Mountains.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. A
B. Chandler alerted the National
Guard today to stand by in case
it becomes necessary to send
troops to strike - troubled east-
ern Kentucky coal fields.
rent five-year prison terms on
each of 12 counts in the informa-
tion. In addition, the court im-
posed five-year suspended sen-
tences, also concurrent, on the re-
maining 10 counts.
The judge said this would mean
Rhone was on prohation far five
years after serving his five-year
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Selective Service Board No.
117 has employed a clerical as-
sistant. it was announced Tues-
day by Mrs. Homer Hamilton,
executive secretary of the Board.
The new assistant is Mrs Kyle
Bankhead Hill, who was clerk
of the Titus County Draft Board
throughout the war years from
1940-47, and who later was of-
fice assistant to the coordinator
of the Veterans Vocational School
from 1947-53. More recently, Mrs.
Hill was office deputy in toe of-
fice of Titus County Tax Asses-
youths lett Mount
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WASHINGTON - A rat aw
swore today that he paid Mickey
Cdaen 010,000 in 1957 to refrain
from "putting out the lights” of
George M. Seedman, Los Angelas
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Miss Brogoitti
E-Texas Beauty
At the Spring Presentation Dance
of IBM, Monday evening at East
Texas State College. Commerce.
Miss Sharon Brogoitti was revealed
as one of the Locust Beauties of
the college. The affair was held in
the Student Union Building there.
Sharon is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Brogoitti of Mount
Pleasant and a freshman at ETSC.
She was an honor graduate of the
IBM class of Mount Pleasant High
School and active in school affairs
Eighteen finalists were entered
in the contest and selection of six
Locust Beauties was made by a
panel of off campus judges. Jerry
Flemmons, Club Council Forum
president, was emcee for the pres-
eutation.
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lee Cash of
the weight limit of trucks was
passed 20-10 by the Senate and
sent to the House today.
. It was the first major regula-
tion to clear the Senate this ses-
siqn.
The Senate Finance Committee
cleared the way for debate on an
emergency 0595,000 appropriation
to the Department of Corrections.
This was the first spending meas-
ure to be sent to the floor for
debate in either house.
Heated debate flared in the
house over a proposed constitu-
tional change to limit the number
of representatives from any one
county to nine.
"This is the most unfair, assi-
nine proposition ever presented
this house.” stormed Dallas’ Rep.
John L. Crosthwait. “It’s unfair
because we, big cities like Hous-
ton and Dallas, pay the taxes and
you get the benefits."
Rep. Will Ehrleof Childress,
sppnsor of the resolution, said “I
think the cities will control the
ise after 1903, but I would like
see the control spread over all
titles and not one." He aaid
the limitation was needed so that'
other people in the state could be
adequately represented.
The truck load bill was de-
nounced by Sen. Culp Krueger of
ering eyeryjcggceivahle aspect of
the field of aiencei which is itself
endless, e3 2.S'- .
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NEW DELHI, India - Reports
from the India-Tibet border to-
day told of fresh fighting in em-
battled Lhasa, with Tibetan
freedom fighters using light ma-
chineguns they captured from
, hine guns they captured from
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creased cost in maintaining the
highways of Texas. The authoi.
Sen. William Fly of Vctowjag de-
fended it as one that is necessary
because railroads are abandoning
more and more lines.
The' house refused to concur in
Senate amendments to a House
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Address East Texans.
U. S. Senator Ralph Yarbor-
ough will address some SOO last
Texans Friday night in Gilmer
at the junior high school ym.
Yarborough is expected to
speak on the economy of East
Texas during the dinner meeting,
which starts at 7:30 o’clock.
Tickets are $2 each.
into the artded fot
Bomn4 ML 1z MH.
- They are: Lecile G Neves, and
Chamber of Commerce Man-
ager Bruce Brown Tuesday alert-
ed Mount Pleasant home owners
to be on guard against "self-
styled termite control experts
quacks "who annually bilk the
public of an estimated one hun-
dred million dollars.
Emphasizing that there are
many termite control firms which
offer honest and competent ser-
vice, spring usually brings out
the quack and racketeers which
prey on the public’s ignorance of
termites and effective control
procedures.
"Termites are a menace to be
reckoned with," Brown said. "but
if their presence is suspected
there is no reason for alarm or
panic. Emphasis upon fear and
the need to hurry are the rack-
eteers chief persuaders.
Brown outlined the following
rules to homeowners who would
be prudent in dealing with the
termite problem:
1. Never let yourself be pres-
sured into authorising termite
control work for fear your home
will collapse unless repair work
is started at once.
2. If you suspect a termite in-
festation of your home, become
informed on the subject. Reliable
information can be secured from
such sources as the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Department
of Entomology of the State Uni-
versity, the county agricultural
agent.
3. Take time and trouble to in-
vestigate the reliability of a firm
before authorizing any work.
Reputable firms welcome inves-
tigation and any additional ter-
mite damage done in a few weeks
or even a few months will make
Highways to serve • Mount
Pleasant, their routes and their
cost, made up Tuesday’s Rotary
Club program at Alps Cafe.
Speakers were J. H. Crawford,
senior resident engineer of the
Texas Highway Department, and
Gerald Brogoitti of the Chamber
of Commerce highway committee.
Using maps. Crawford traced
the proposed routes of U.S. 271,
State 49. and Interstate 30. He
explained that part of 271 will
be four-lane with a median, part
four-lane, and that the new un-
derpass at the Cotton Belt will
have 36-foot trafficways.
The _ four-lane with median
will ** tera* wifo *****
44 feet, Crawford explained.
Highway 49 from the east will
be four-lane a short distance un-
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Weight Limits Okayed
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Nearly 50 per cent of Titus
Jounty's vehicles are yet to be
nspected before the April 15
leadline, says Motor Vehicle In-
pection Patrolman Kenneth
lose.
This short period leaves Titus'
4 official inspection stations with
he task of placing stickers on as
nany cars in the net 19 days as
hey inspected from September
o now. The period began Sept.
Rose pointed out that Texas
epartment of Public Safety reg-
ilations prohibit stations from
inducting inspection during
ainy weather, unless they have
ipecial brake-testing equipment.
"The situation is worsened
when the fact is brought out that
dhese stations will be carrying on
their normal business,” the pa-
rolman said.
Fee for inspection is 01. Penalty
'or r.ot having a sticker after
j April 15 is a fine from 01 to
1 1200, plus court costs.
Miss Laila Pounders. lifelong
resident of Mount Pleasant, died
at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Miss Pounders suffered in-
juries in a fail at tier home, 805
N. Jefferson Sunday morning.
She died in a local hospital.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
Smith-Bates Funeral Home Chap-
el. The Rev. Harvey D. Lewis
pastor of First Baptist Church
will officiate.
Miss Poynders, who was born
in Mount Pleasant, had been a
member of First Baptist Church
for more than 50 years.
She was the daughter of the
late Judge and Mrs. S. P. Poun-
ders, pioneer residents of Titus
County. Judge Pounders was a
prominent attorney here for
many years and also served as
district judge. The family came
from Alabama. Mrs. Pounders
was the former Miss Claudia
Farrier. A street in northwest
Mount Pleasant bears the family's
name.
Miss Pounders is survived by
two sisters and two nieces. Sis-
ters are Mrs. R. F. Lindsay of
Mount Pleasant and Mrs. J. M.
Buford of Dallas. Mrs. Beth Dun-
can Coke of Mount Pleasant and
Mrs. W. A. Prince of Los An-
geles. Calif., are surviving nieces.
Burial will be made in Masonic
Cemetery.
as Bertha, Dickie Garzison aa
trustees in the April 4 election. Slim. Ronny Bulington as Me-
Petition asking the name of lissa, Thalia Cont to Hortense
J. E. (Shorty) Cobern be placed
on the ballot was received by
B. E. Reeves, secretary of the
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Cast ter she rater play of
Mount Pleanant Hidh School was
announced today by Principal
inty Hend-
ncy Harlin
Riddle as
targrove as
aa Sts. Pat
y, Patricia
Ma Adams
ards, near Geneva and forced him to drive themtor fetor three
hours while they kept a gua at kte toted. — M "ec2ete
Science Fair Opens
At School Here
Oldsters prone to look askance fee sig EMn anE wafer home of
Mount Pleasant merchants are
contributing more than.a score of
door prizes for a four-session work-
shop on driver education to be
sponsored by the city police depart-
ment and the Titus County Home
Demonstration Council.
All meetings will begin at 7:30
p.m. April 0, 10, 13 and 17 and will
be conducted by Jimmy Shields, re-
gional safety officer. Tyler. The
meetings will be held in the Amer-
ican Legion Hall.
Listed for discussion are the fol-
lowing topics: "The Traffic Prob
lem." “Texas Traffic Laws,” "City
Ordinances that Affect the Driver,"
"Motor Inspection Requirements,’’
"Parallel Parking,” and Prob-
lems of City Driving, Speed and
Reflexes.”
Films and other visual aids will
be used to illustrate discussions.
Door prizes will be given each
night and a grand prize will be
awarded to a person who has at-
tended all four sessions.
board.
Rual H. Perkins meanwhile
filed by letter notice of his
desire to be placed on the tick-
et. Reeves said.
Terms of two members, T. R
Florey Jr. and Harold Richard-
son, are expiring. Neither will
ask r-election. Reeves said.
The name of Andy Hinton baa
been submitted for one of the
two vacancies, Reeves said. Dead-
line for filing for place on ths
ballot to Saturday. March 28, he
said.
BOSTON — World champion
high jumper Jolin Thomas of
Best ou University was injured to-
day when his left loot be cense
jammed in a moving elevator at
the school. Dr. Chester Howe, BU
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little difference.
4. Beware of the itinerant
swindlers who go from door to
door offering free inspections
and who attempt to frighten you
into authorizing an immediate
job. 7
5. Be on guard against the
faker who poses as a government
inspector and threaten* he will
have to tear the house down un-
less the termite infestation is
corrected at. once. .,.
0. Beware of the 'quack who
may quote cheaper prices than
a legitimate operator and may
offer more comprehensive
guarantees.
“Homeowners can be sure they
are dealing with a reliable firm
by investigating before investing
in termite control service. The
Chamber of Commerce will glad-
ly assist residents in checking
on firms offering such services.”
Brown concluded.
at the 'younger generation" as a
group of pleasurebent rock to reg
addicts would do well to visit tbs
Science Fair now in progress at
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MOUNT PLEASANT
WEATHER
TYLER (n — Willard Rhone,
44, drew five years in prison to-
day for embezzling 043,110 from
the Tyler Bank & Trust Co.,
where he formerly was a vice
presiaent and cashier.
Still in a wheet chair from in-
juries suffered in an auto acci-
dent last August, he appeared be-
fore U. S. Dirt Judge Joe Sheehy <
to hear sentence passed
Rhone, an employs of the bank
for 23 years, pleaded guilty Feb.
25 at Texarkana to a 20 a a ant in-
formation charging he took $43,-
110
U.S. Atty. William Steger said
Rhone signed a statement a few
days earlier admitting ho embez-
zled more than 0120,000 but said
‘it would serve no useful purpose”
to expand the charges.
Judge Sheehy sentenced the
former bank executive to concur-
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Six Days Remain
To Get New Tags
With six days remaining before
the deadline for paying car reg-
istration fees March 21, barely
half of the approximately 8,000
Titus County vehicles had been
tagged at noon Tuesday. Wallace
Fields, tax assessor-collector
said.
Fields urges motorists to svoid
tne waiting lines sure to develop
by securing plates now.
'Auto owners are reminded
again that title certificates and
last year’s registration receipt
are required before new' plates
may be issued," Fields Mid.
"This is no local requirement but
is required by state law, and as
such, is operative throughout
the state.”
Fields reminded that the office
win close at noon Saturday and
at 5 p.m. on other days, including
the last day, March 31.
by 0:30 for registration. Some in-
dicate they will attend the Texas
Breakfast at 7 o’clock. The conven-
tion closes at 0:30.
Sandlin said Tuesday Rep.
Wright Patman will be asked to
meet and discuss water problems
with the local group sometime dur-
ing the day.
Mount Pleasant and Titus Coun-
tians will be boosting the Cypress
Creek Dam, and will wear Dam
Cypress’ tags.
Three Mount Pleasant men are
vicepresidents of the RRVA. They
ere Sandlin, C. E. Gaddis and Ray-
mond Brown.
The Titus County WHD, Mount
Pleasant Garden Club, the City of
Mount Pleasant and Titus Cn—ly
officials plan to send representa-
tives.
Those planning to taka automo-
biles to the convention are Lewis
Riddle, Mrs. W. E. MeClintock.
Harry Farragh, Winston Ward, B
T. Smith, Bascom Perkins, Lon
Bates, Hard -lezs.
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