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Brownwood Bulletin
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, I960
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
City Leaders Hail
Election Returns
CHIEF OF POLICE
S. Ward Ct. House
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MAYOR
Carpenter 976
564
894
667
3101
CITY COUNCIL, WARD 4
CITY COUNCIL, WARD 1
3129
913
683
APPOINTIVE CHIEF OF POLICE
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FIFTH CITY WARD
WATER BONDS
Against . 172
For
589
SEWER BONDS
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City voters Tuesday also re-
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Speaks To
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races.
charter
Kiwanians
didate for governor of Texas, will
Flood Threats
Burglary, Theft
Chuckles
IN THE NEWS
LECTURER SAYS AT DIA
World Tensions Tightening
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City Census
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Calder In
As Chief;
Davis Out
Contests Open
In Brownwood
Cleanup Drive
185
165
251
206
203
149
160
618
183
279
181
287
1464
1624
For ..... 746
Against . 204
2139
806
"693
1684
159
633
304
365
527
117
353
303
718
1635
458
447
727
169
championed the Midwest farmers, turned Mayor W. C Carpenter
In Tuesday’s election, he was sup- and Councilman Lee Lamkin to
Olsen, Route 3; Mrs. Frank H.
Madison. Route 2 Rising Star; and
174
357
2236
744
415
227
Against . 168
For ..... 599
D.B.
675
256
Against . 658
For 297
By THE ASSOCIATED PREM
The turbulent Mississippi and
Missouri rivers continued their re-
lentless pounding against soggy
and weakened levees in the Mid-
west flood belt today, threatening
Ttls
2285
998
and non-Catholics.
Kennedy, a Massachusetts Cath-
Calder .. 778
Story ... 229
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National Convention to Kennedy
and 10 to Humphrey. Each re-
ceives another uncontested half-
vote.
speak at the regular noon meeting
of Brownwood Kiwanis Club Thurs-
day in a local hotel.
SLOUGHHOUSE, Calif.—
Wayne Hammersley was mosey-
ing around the corral at the Tri-
angle J. Ranch when be spotted
the dirty rat.
Hammersley slapped for his
trusty Colt .45.
The rat scampered off into a
field and Hammersley went to
Sacramento Hospital with a bul-
let wound in his leg.
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE
PHOENIX, Arii. (AP)—Daniel
Lee Beaver, 29-year-old Arizona
farm hand, was acquitted of bog-
us check charges when his de-
fense attorney made a startling
discovery.
Beaver can neither read nor
write.
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tones in six of the 10 congression-
al districts.
It also allocated 29 Wisconsin
delegate votes in the Democratic
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LECTURER IN ACTION—Miss Helen Poe of Delias, left, traveler and lecturer, was
principal speaker at Wednesday morning activities at Howard Payne Colleges
Democracy in Action program. Miss Poe was introduced by Dr. Frances Merritt,'
right, HPC education department head.
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463,466; Humphrey 363,115; Nixon
334.331.
This gave Kennedy 36 per cent
of the Democratic vote and vie-
FIRST FOR FIVE
It will be the first time anyone
swrrSMr ah£.cadd
INSPECTION ARMS—George Colder, newly elected
Brownwood Police Chief, today makes preliminary in-
spection of the local arsenal. Calder defeated Matt
Story for chief and Charles Parker upset incumbent
B. V. Davit for councilman in Tuesday's contested
COMPLICATED COMPUTER SCORES—Kenneth Harris, 18, senior at Santa Anno
High School, mokes last-minute adjustments on his electronic computer entered
Tuesday in the school's science fair. He took first place in the physics division. Har-
ris, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harris, purchased parts worth about $75 for his com-
puter. He put the complicated machine together in about 250 hours. The decimal
counter was constructed from a suggested model in on electronics magazine. Other
first places in high school went to Jerrel Elliott and Kenneth Elliott
(Staff Photo by Larry Goge)
ported by top leadership of the
Wisconsin AFL-CIO.
RUNS THIRD
Vice President Richard M Nix-
on. unopposed in the Republican
primary, did not come into the
hard-fought campaign. He ran
third.
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MBA SEALE CUTBIRTH
... Abilene finalist
Local Entry
Finalist In
Mrs.America
WEATHER FORECAST
BROWNWOOD AREA: Clear to partly
cloudy this afternoon, tonight ond Thurs-
day. No important temperature changes
Maximum temperature'here Tuesday
85, overnight low 47 Suriset 6 59, sun-
rise 6:17. •
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Revenue Proposals
Endorsed By 2-1
By NORMAN FISHER
Brownwood city, civic and chamber of commerce offi-
cials today hailed Tuesday’s 2-to-1 approval of $176,000
in revenue bonds as a major progressive step for the ,
community.
More than 3,200 Brownwood voters went to the polls
Tuesday in the municipal election to give both water and
sewer revenue bonds a wide ,
edge for meuumm
Mrs Seale T. Cutbirth of 2506
Southside Dr. today was named a
finalist in the West Texas Re-
gional "Mrs. America" contest to
be held in Abilene April 22.
Mrs. Cutbirth is sponsored by
Brownwood Junior Chamber at
Commerce.
Finalists will be represented
from 132 towns in the West Texas
region.
Mrs. Cutbirth will represent
the Brownwood area in the com-
petition which will include inter-
views. homemaking skills and
housekeeping, and personality.
If the Brownwood entry wins
at Abilene, she win roceive\a
dryF and will go on to stale
competition.
Humphrey of Minnesota, a Prot- had anything but four members,
testant. For years, Humphrey has Cin -t== T-=d-- =l=e —
By TESSICA MARTIN Helen Poe, Dallas world traveler of what remains in store for DU Virginia Union University, a Bap.
At the mid-way point of Democ- and lecturer. warn this morning audiences this week, tist school. Music will be by the
racy • in - Action Week, Howard that tensions are tightening PROCTOR SPEAKS Brownwood High School choir. di-
Payne College students. faculty throughout the world Speaking tonight will be Dr. Sain- reeled by Dorothy McIntosh,
members and guests beard Miss They also stopped to take stock uel DeWitt Proctor, president of Thursday night. Dr Kenneth D
Wells, president of Freedoms Foun-
____2_______________ dation at Valley Forge will make
•ene"u a Brownwood presentation of the
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program by the Foundation Febru-
ary 22 in Valley Forge He will be
introduced by Bobby Morrow, for:
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Two Brown County citizens,
whe knew the early settlers in
the community tn which the
Jackson family resided. pub-
lished accounts of the tragedy.
Their aceounts are so nearly
parallel that they offer the most
plausible details.
Each of these sources points
out that the Indians traveled east-
ward after the capture of the
children; that they stole horses
near Gatesville, in Coryell Coun-
ty; that they re-entered Brown
County through Mercer's Gap
and camped on Salt Creek.
They go oo to point out that
three groups of white men
eonverged on the Indians on
Salt Creek and that the cap-
tors abandoned the children no
farther than 26 miles from the
point of the original capture.
from Brown County, on the | <
Double Mountain Fork of the a f —
Brazos River. Jack Cox •
amendment. 2.139 to 806.
FOUR—Elected to retain the
elective method of choosing a
police chief by rejecting a chart-
er amendment to make the job
appointive. 2.236 to 744.
While the vote total was no-
where near a record, the turn-
out was far from being consid-
ered light. Late voters formed
lines at four city boxes, delaying
completion of results.
Boxes at South Elementary,
courthouse and Daniel Baker
managed to complete the count
within approximately an hour,
but counters at the Howard
Payne box did not wind up until
around 10 p.m.
Returns from the first three
boxes easily showed trends, how-
ever. and only one race was in
doubt hinging on the final late
box. That was the Ward 4 coun-
cilman’s race where incumbent
B. V. Davis was unseated by
former councilman Charles Park-
er
By ANGELINE SMITH
or The Bullettm suit
The 35th District Grand Jury for
Brown County will meet at 9 a.m.
Thursday to consider charges
against five persons.
The jury will consider case
against Billy Joe Henson of Apt.
Ill, Sunset Terrace, charged with
burglary, burglary of an automo-
bile, and theft.
The burglary and theft charges
against Henson are in connection
with the burglary of Hillside Auto
Parts March 12. He is alleged to
have taken 3365 from the store.
The burglary of motor vehicle
Approval Of Bonds
City Manager Jack Broad
said today work could begin on
the projects as soon as within
two months. The bonds could
be prepared for sale in time to
accept bids by the end of this
month, be said.
AMENDMENT SPLIT
In addition to approving both
bond measures, city voters split
on two city charter amend-
ments. giving one almost 3-1 ap-
proval while sinking the other
by more than a 3-1 margin.
Brownwood voters Tuesday:
ONE—Approved by a 1,684 to
693 vote issuance of 3106,000 in
sewer system improvement reve-
nue bonds.
TWO—Passed by a 1.635 to 718
margin issuance of 370,000 in
water system improvement reve-
nue bonds.
THREE—Added a fifth mem-
ber to the Brownwood City Coun-
charge against Henson is in con-1 Bangs; Thomas D. Levisay, Bangs;
nection with an automoble break-in J. F. Rice, Brookesmith: Ernest
March 12 in which a 17-inch por-
Cox, a former member of the
Texas legislature and now vice-
president of Pico Drilling Co. in
Breckenridge, is scheduled to ar-
rive in Brownwood by helicopter
at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
The 'copter is scheduled to land
on the Martin Show Grounds on
the Brady Highway.
A graduate of Breckenridge
Four years later he describ-
ed his own conspicuous part in
the rescue and located the
place on the Middle Concho
River, 50 miles west of San
Angelo.
A second source, that was pub-
lished 34 years after the raid
and written by a man who was
not in the area until 1886 and
who never lived in Brown Coun-
tv. locates the point of rescue at
an undesignated place that in-
volved three days of hard riding
Another nil who was past
M years of age when he wrote
his version of the story and
who claimed to have had a
part in the rescue, located the
spot in Comanche County.
Sergeant Alby, s member of
the garrison st Camp Colorado
at the time, who led a detach-
ment of soldiers in following the
red men, reported the recovery
of the children on the return
trip from Coryell County. Un-
fortunately, be did not specify
the location.
cil by approving
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ker's margin in the other 4wo i
boxes was more than enough to
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With 3,385 of the state’s 3.446
precincts reported, the unofficial
Jack Cox of Breckenridge, can- tabulations showed Kennedy
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mer Abilene Christian College and
Olympic track star.
Friday night’s closing DIA pro.
gram will feature John J. McGuire,
and assistant FBI director.
OTHER TALKS
Other morning talks will be gives
by the Rev. L. Gerald Fielder,
Southern Baptist missionary to Ja-
pan, Thursday. and John Conlan
Jr., young Evanstown, DI . at-
torney who worked with the Judge
advocate general’s office while in
the Army, Friday
Night sessions are at 7.38 p.m
and morning programs at 19 a.m.,
all in Mims Auditorium. Sessions
are open to the public.
"Mr. Khrushchev has done ev.
erything be can.” Miss Poe said
this morning, “but the satellites in
Europe are restless this spring.
Mr Khrushchev rules the satellites
with fear. Btthe peggle there
have known freedom and they are
restless.”
SUPPORTS THEOBI
She supported her theory with
evidence and experiences from her
trip to the Russian satellites in
Europe last summer.
Parker, who was defeated by
Davis when the latter went on '
the council, polled 1.624 votes m m • * — • •
H-us Mighty Rivers
Baker box. 458 to 447, but Par- d -
table television set was taken.
Also to be considered at the
grand jury session is the case
against Jose Flores Aguilar of
Coleman charged with burglary of
motor vehicle.
Aguilar is alleged to have brok-
en into an automobile belonging to
Jan Kassaw and taken a 38 caliber
pistol.
A burglary charge against Jesse
Shaw of Brownwood will also be
taken up at the session. Shaw is
alleged to have broken into a house
March 12 owned by Frankie May-
field and taken a pistol.
And the jury will consider the
case of Ysidro Sisneros of Melvin
charged with forgery and passing.
Sisneros is alleged to have writ-
ten a check for $78.50 to himself
and forged the signature of J. W.
Coleman on it.
CHECKING CHARGE
Grand jury will also look into a
charge of defrauding by worthless
check over 350 against Harvey Hol-
land of Bangs. Holland is alleged
to have made out a worthless check
to Jack's Used Cars for 9650 for
a 1954 automobile.
Members of the grand jury are
B. P. Bludworth, 117 Ave. L:
Silas R. Byrd Jr., 1901 12th St.;
Henry D. Colyer. 1603 Ninth St :
Walter Fry, Route 3; Marvin
Fowlkes. 2802 First St.: W. J. By-
ler, Bangs; Clyde Davenport,
‘Too Good’
make the difference.
DECISIVE LEAD
At HPC Parker led by 365 to
304 but piled up his most de-
cisive lead at the courthouse pre-
cinct. 357 to 174 With the HPC
box out some two hours longer
than the others. Parker held a
99-vote lead with the other three
boxes counted
Calder carried all four boxes new overflows.
NEGATIVE BOX
The courthouse box turned
thumbs down on three of the
four proposals and gave only a
45-vote margin to the fifth
councilman measure.
That box piled up an 8-1 margin
against an, appointive chief, 413
to 58 votes; turned down the
water bonds, 203 to 149; and ve-
toed the sewer bonds, 185 to 165.
The councilman amendment
(See CITY on Page 2)
caused trouble along new fronts,
in New England and New York
but the situation did not appear
serious. The most severe flood in
30 years was forecast along the
Connecticut River in New Eng-
land.
ILLINOIS, MISSOURI
The major flood fighting was
along the Mississippi and Missouri
in Illinois and Missouri.
The most immediate critical
area appeared to be along the 50
mile stretch of the Mississippi
from Niota. RI , across from Fort
Madison, Iowa, to Quincy, Ill.
There was no letup in the patrol
along the big river farther south
to Cairo. Ill.
Flood danger increased as wa-
ter spilled over levees at several i
places and battered hard against
weakened dikes at many others
along the two rivers.
STUDENTS JOIN
College and high school students
(See FLOOD on Page 21
Brownwood workers in the 1960
census are receiving almost uni-
versal cooperation during their
long job, according to Herman
Thompson, local census head.
Although the job of counting
every bead in the city is expected
to take at least another two weeks,
more than 1,500 houses have al-
ready been worked. •
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The historical writer faces
constanty the problem of
chice between sources relat.
tag to o particular subject.
The selection of ike source
that most nearly reflects a true
account of an event to ef prime
importance. History to the
truth and the writer must weigh
Mrs. Jack Bettis. Blanket.
office without opposition and
elected George Calder to his
first term as police chief.
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olic, defeated Sen. Hubert H. can remember the council has
Brownwood’s City Council,
which got a new member
Tuesday, will likely have
another new face within a
week.
City voters, who voted
Charles Parker into the
Ward 4 councilman post
Tuesday, also approved a
charter amendment adding a fifth
member to the council
The new councilman, to repre-
sent the Woodland Heights area,
is to be appointed for the first
year. The position will come up
for election at the next city bal-
I loting, however
Kennedy said, however, "U Current council members have
would think the Democratic lead-, already privately considered a
ers would find it very helptl." I number of choices for the one-
The election demonstrated, he year appointment. A decision can
claimed, that he can attract votes reasonably be expected by Mon-
among the farmers, tabor unions, day’s regular council meeting.
413 638
58 ; 272
Lamkin 987 546
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(See CALDER om Page 2) i Swollen riven and streams
High. Cox attended the University
of Texas and is a graduate of _ a _
Jury To Consider
tion, Cox in 1958 was presented a 1 •
Freedoms Foundation award at
Valley Forge, Pa. for "outstanding
achievement in bringing about a
better understanding of the Ameri-
can way of life.’’
Even before the final count was
(See WISCONSIN on Page 2)
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an factors involved.
An occurrence in Brown Coun-
ty history in Dec., 1858. illus.
trates the problem of choice of
materials.
Joshua Jackson and his fami-
ly. consisting of his wife and
four children, lived in the Wil
Hiams Ranch section in 1858.
Late in the year—pecans were
falling and we are able to ap-
proximate the time of season
One reliable source cites the
month of December — Jackson
and his family gathered pecans
on the Bayop, some five miles
from the mouth of the stream.
Intercepted by Indians while on
their way home. Jackson, his Illi . I nl•
■^ Wisconsin Win
Six published sources relate
tz= Punch For Jack
Beyond the one day, however,
there to little agreement and MILWAUKEE 'API — Victory
some outright contradiction. over a formidable opponent in the
_ . , .__, . .... Wisconsin primary election put
gOne man,whoclaimedato have new punch "and power today be-
been a member of a San Sab. John F Kenned . bid
County ranger .atedihis for the Democratic presidential
recollection of the episode in 1927 innt;
and again in 1931.. In the first The result was clear-cut, but not
instance he placed the rescue ,, . . Mde ho homa
of the Jackson children 150 miles !»« Mg a. hl. axles had hoped.
Davis .. ,528
Parker . 455
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Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 149, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1960, newspaper, April 6, 1960; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1482804/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.