Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 54, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 15, 1963 Page: 1 of 26
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Program Completed BrOWnWOod Bulletin
For Barnes Dinner
BROWNWOOD. TEXAS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1963
THIRTY PAGES TODAY
Giant Tide Of Mud
Barnes. will deliver the invoca-
tion and the Rev. Clem Lam-
30-minute program will be Lieu-
the De Leon First Methodist
Cabinet Discusses
Tin Miners' Offer
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'Like An Explosion'
SANTAS HELPER SAYS
Officials
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FBI Greets
Close In
SHOPPING DAYS
Earl Belle
TO CHRISTMAS
। stand long in line.
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Churches Set Christmas Events
Thank God it s over,” said
Holiday Music Highlights
President Makes First
Major Manpower Change
day at 3 p.m. in Brownwood
military — on Latin America.
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week.
Guy T. Smith.
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Brownwood firemen are in
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sale.
The legion post has had its
Story said the legion post headquarters at the same down-
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Homes Wiped Out
After Dam Breaks
SHOP TOR GIFTS
IN OUR AD PAGES
order to register all those who
attend the dinner in a perman-
through Dec. 23. Stores will
remain open until 3 p.m. each
with a cannon-like roar
The cause? No one knew.
attend are John C. White, Texas E
commissioner of agriculture. S
and Robert S (Bob) Calvert, j
comptroller of public accounts |
Doors to the coliseum will E
open at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and j
serving will start promptly at E
1 l.o tickets will be on sale at
the door, but tickets may be
purchased beforehand from doz-
, ens of salesmen in Brownwood
direct the seventh and eighth
grade choirs, while Miss McIn-
tosh will direct ninth grade and
Monday will be the deadline
for parents to apply for toys by
completing the "Santa Claus”
form published today in the
Bulletin in connection with the
Toys For Tots program for un-
children Tuesday and Wednes-
day, while Thursday and Friday
will be devoted to packaging the
toys for distribution Saturday.
Brownwood Chamber of Com-
merce discusses store hours
each year with merchants be-
committee voted to send to the
floor Monday a money bill that
2:45-3:15 p.m. in the school audi-
torium under direction of Dean
Branchcomb.
Home rooms in the grammar
and terrifying.
The mud-brown surge raced
7 p.m., dinner sponsors said.
Seating will be on a first-come,
fir t-served basis.
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department
On Dec 24 at 11 30 p m . a
special Christmas eve candle-
light service will be held at the
sought. ,
in tackling the tax reduction
Tickets will be 50 cents and
reservations will be taken at
the church until Tuesday noon.
The Rev J. T. Ayers said the
food will be prepared in the
church kitchen.
leaders as a condition for the
hostages' release.
President Victor Par Estens-
soro called his Cabinet into ses-
sion to discuss the case.
It was not known whether
Lechin's miners in Catavi,
where the hostages have been
held since Dec. 6. would go
Complete program for Tues-
day night's mushrooming ap-
preciation dinner in Brownwood
Coliseum for State Rep. Ben
Barnes has been announced by
program chairman W. C. (Bill)
Monroe.
Charles Stewart, head of art
department at Howard Payne
and at the desk of the Brown-
wood Hotel.
The Bluebonnet Chapter of the
need of small toys now that are
in fairly good condition in order
to have them ready and pack-
aged for distribution Saturday
from 1-5 p.m. at 200 E. Ander-
son St.
Tuesday is the final day that
toys can be picked up for the
program. The department is in
great need of some front wheels
and pedals for several tricycles.
The Downtown Bible Class and
By ROBERT M. BURNETT
LOS ANGELES (APl—It was
like an explosion.
One moment the 100-foot high
sloping earth wall was leaking
muddy water from a top to bot-
tom crack. It gushed in a 10-
foot-wide brown muddy stream
from a fissure at the bottom.
The next, there was a roar
like a great cannon, then a rum-
bling and shuddering of the
ground as the face of the slope
erupted.
A mighty jet of water and
mud and fragments of earth
shot out over a ravine into which
the leak had been running. fol-
lowed by a steady rush of wa-
ter.
From my backyard vantage
point overlooking the ravine and
looking up toward the cracking
wall, it was terrifying. The ex-
plosion point was at the bottom,
opening a huge hole into which
upper wall portions fell.
I ran to a phone and when I
started talking my voice was
Coliseum, to kick off a num-
ber of activities during this week
by schools.
Agents Arrest
Sinatra Captors
By BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD I API - The
FBI. ending five days of se-
crecy that made a notable mys-
tery of the Frank Sinatra Jr.,
kidnap case. broke it wide open
Saturday with word that it has
two union leaders be freed at the
same time.
fore a decision is reached. A
few firms, however, plan to
remain open as late as 3 p.m.
each day.
i port when, a little after 3 p.m..
j the sloping 100-foot wall of the rounded up the three men re-
bowl-shaped reservoir exploded sponsible, along with most of
the $240,000 ransom.
day.
The retail committee of
A service of Christmas music ,
featuring the primary. junior
and church choirs will be held
Thursday in the school gymna-
sium. Mrs. D. C. Larner will
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City Firms Set
Shopping Hours
The majority of Brownwood
business firms will observe
longer store hours for the con-
munity Christmas Festival to- boys’ choirs
■ • - — — ----■1 The junior high band will give
its holiday program Friday from
College. will be master of cere- Church, the family pastorofthe
monies Mrs George Baker will “ J" " *
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from the flood s path, reducing
the human toll. But many peo-
ple were still in the area.
The estimates came from po-
lice Capt. Robert M. Gaunt, the
officer in charge of the disaster
area operation, after he sur-
veyed the scene from a heli-
copter.
He gave this picture of the
area of greatest damage a pie-
shaped section about one square
mile, with the SOO-acre-foot res-
ervoir atop the Baldwin Hills at
its apex. Bisecting the area was
, a giant furrow carved in min-
utes by the great surge, which
fanned out at the end of its
downhill run.
It was balmy, seemingly
peaceful afternoon in the com-
The real stumbling block to I
the return of the hostages ap-1
peared to be the miners' de-
mand that the hostages and the
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committee. At the same time the
White House released a Treas-
ury-sponsored booklet of ques-
tions and answers favoring the
tax cut
Treasury sources said 10.000
copies of the 13-page tax book-
let have been printed. Copies
will be distributed by private
groups seeking enactment of the
' munity between downtown Los
Angeles and International Air-
the House Ways and Means day under the direction of Jack
— " " Walton, music director.
trembling
I remember that a bystander
shouted, "There she goes."
A river of water kept pouring
out, but I could not see where it
was going.
I drove down the hill a few
blocks to another vantage point.
From there I could see that
the water had spread out over
the lowland at the foot of the
canyon, over an area of many
blocks.
I then went on down to where
the flood poured out of the can-
yon mouth.
Muddy spray was leaping 35
feet in the air as the rushing tor-
rent carved a gully through
what had been the residential
area
Mud and water covered many
side streets as I approached the
main channel of the flood.
As it came' down the steep
canyon the flood was 50 to 75
feet wide and created a tremen-
dous roar as it twisted through
the narrow chute.
at 5:15 p.m. today in Coggin
Avenue Baptist Church. .
The musk will recount high-
lights of the Christmas story.
Ivan Baugh, minister of music,
will direct the junior and church
choirs, while Mrs.Baugh will
lead the primary choir. The Rev.
George M. Slayton is pastor.
By WALTER R. MEARS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi-
dent Johnson made his first ma-
jor manpower shift Saturday
night, naming fellow-Texan
Thomas Mann to guide U.S. pol-
press the government to free I hostages,
two jailed Communist labor T
would provide $1.7 billion less
than President Kennedy had
A cantata. “Born A King” by
John W. Petterson, will be giv-
at 4 p.m. in fellowship hall for
all members of the church.
music classes from grades 5
through 12. Miss Dorothy Mc-
Intosh. music consultant, will
be the director.
Brownwood Senior High School
will have a special assembly
program Monday at 1:15 p.m.
in the auditorium, featuring a
Christmas sing-song under the
direction of Miss McIntosh.
On Friday at 1:15 p.m., the
choral department of high school
will present a Christmas pro-
gram in an assembly.
Choirs of Brownwood Junior
High School will present a
Christmas program at 9:45 a.m.
"The Holy Nativity", a Christ- nard P Stansbury. minister,
mas cantata by Harvey B. said the service would conclude
Hatcher. will be given by Cal-: at midnight with the singing of
vary Baptist Church choir at "Silent Night, Holy Night.”
- — - - The RL Rev. Theodore H.
McCrea of Dallas will hold a
. ent guest book. Several pages
will be on each table so the
registrants will not have to
son:
The choir of Woodland
Heights Baptist Church will pre-
sent a Christmas cantata, “A
Song Unending" by John W. Pet-
terson. at 7:30 p.m. today.
Soloists are Mrs. Bob Mor-
gan and Mrs. Jerry Bob Taylor,
sopranos; Miss Joy Barker, Miss
Nancy Hutchins and Miss Jeni-
fer Locker, altos and Noel
Schnitz, tenor.
Narrator will be Charles Lam-
kin Jr. The choir will be under
the direction of Benny Brink,
music director. The Rev. H. A.
Hutchins is pastor of the church.
a lasting peace.
HASTIL SUMMONED
White House press secretary
Pierre Salinger issued Johnson’s
foreign aid pretest and an-
nounced the appointment of
Mann at a hastily summoned
news conference.
Martin, Salinger said, "will be
appointed to a major ambassa-
dorial post in Latin America as
previously planned."
Johnson's protest of the for-
eign aid cut was issued a few
hours after the appropriations
sing the national anthem, ac-
companied by organist Euel
Belcher. Both are from the de-
will be held at 7 p.m. Wednes- •** n,cn I m
dakistanecnurbi. hall at Firs Week s School Programs
voted Saturday by the House _ ... _
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lege.
The Rev John H Basham of
Legion Post Plans
New Hall Location
Isham Smith-Scott Brothers 1 cation as soon as the property
Soloists include Mrs. Travis
Barnes and Mrs. J. D. Franklin,
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The Rev. H. M. Farrington,
pastor, said Christmas carol
singing will be held in the
church at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
An all-church Christmas party
added: "I believe the case is
closed.”
I An overstatement, but it re-
flected the relief of the enter-
tainer and his family after a -
week-long ordeal.
The big announcement came
with dramatic swiftness when,
not long after midnight, FBI
Director J. Edgar Hoover an-
nounced the arrests of a house
painter. a vacuum cleaner parts
salesman and a self-styled box-
er. along with recovery of all
but $23,135 of the ransom. La-
ter. the FBI said it found an-
other cache of cash- and only
$6,114.24 was missing.
Sinatra Sr. pridefully gave
schools will hold class parties credit for an assist in the de-
ducing the later part of this tective work to his 19-year-old
singer son He said the boy fur-
uuy .. o»uui. principal of nished information — presuma-
high school, said all classes in bly about his movements and
the Brownwood school system the house where he was held
will dismiss Friday afternoon hostage — that helped the two-
for the Christmas holidays and state task force of agents spring
But the effects were instant Frank Sinatra Sr. Later he
en by Early First Baptist
Church choir at 7:30 p.m. to-
wants to have a legion hall to- town site since July 1946. when
cated out of the congested down- the legion purchased the Brown-
town area and out of the high wood Elks Lodge property. The
tax district. He said the post post paid $16,505 for the lodge
would be lcoking for a new lo- property at a receiver'a sale.
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submerged second floors. upper levels, then boomed on to
Water shot from a crack be- less expensive houses on lower
fore the break, and police. slopes
warned, evacuated thousands Then. on the flat. it smashed
into complexes of apartment
(See WRECKS an Page 2)
question. Johnson discussed tax-
es and budgets with Rep. Wil-
icies — economic, political and bur Mills, D-Ark., chairman of
berth of First Presbyterian
Church in Coleman will give the
a Christmas supper Wednesday pic and Forbes Woods, music
■ a — a— e-is _ -—a : ■ L — n e — director.
American Business Women's E
Assn, in Brownwood will serve E
as official greeters and hostess- E
es at the coliseum. Miss Lora E
Cavel said Saturday. Mrs. Pat E
Farren Davidson is in charge E
of the greeting committee.
A half-dozen tables will be ar- |
ranged in the coliseum lobby in I'
NEW YORK (AP) - Earl
Belle, 31, balding former finan-
cial boy wizard from Pitts-
burgh. came home in police
custody from his Brazilian
sanctuary Saturday to stand
trial for fraud.
Brazilian authorities said he
ehose to return rather than face
charges of aa international
check swindling operation in
Brazil. •
Two FBI men and 79 federal
counts of financial wrong-doing
awaited Belle when he stepped
into the snow flurries at Idle-
wild Airport from a Vang Air-
lines jet liner. He carried a
■nail bundle of spare clothing
under his arm.
the fire department, co-sponsors,
will pack candy and fruit for the
The White House announced
Johnson will send to the Senate
Monday his nomination of Mann,
who now is ambassador to Mex-
ico, to become assistant secre-
tary of state for inter-American
affairs. He will succeed Edwin
M. Martin.
BUSY SATURDAY
The announcement capped an-
other busy Saturday for the new ,
President.
Johnson aimed another mes-
sage at Capitol Hill — this one
sharply protesting “the drastic
reduction in foreign aid funds”
along with Lechin's views
The miners earlier demanded
that the two jailed Reds be freed
on bond before the hostages
could go free.
mas season with cantatas and
other musical programs begin-
ning today and continuing until
Christmas Day.
Special services or Christmas
sermons will be featured in
most churches, while some
church. The group will worship The Sunday program is en-
through scripture and singing titled "Our Christmas Gift to
about the birth of Christ Lgo- the Community" which is shar-
ing with parents and patrons
the talent of 933 students of
confirmation service at 4 p.m. |
Dec. 22 in Church of the Good j
(See CHURCHES on Page 2) :
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sopranos: Miss Martha Rogers,
alto; Jack Walton, bass, and
Ronnie Jones, tenor. 4 :30 p.m. today.
First Baptist Church will hold Soloists are Miss Linda Cop-
Appropriations Committee
He issued a statement de-
nouncing the slash to a $2.8-
billion appropriation as a step
toward “weakness and retreat.”
The President also acted to
widen public and congressional
support for the long stalled Ill-
billion tax reduction bill. - . - -
And he set as the central ob- derprivileged children,
ject and foremost goal of his ad- “-----' "---
ministration the achievement of
Post No. 196 of the American is sold. __
Legion will sell a lot at the cor- Several builders have check-
ner of East Lee and Brown ed the old legion building and
Streets and remains of the two- have indicated it could be eco-
story, fire-damaged building nomically renovated into a one-
there, Matt R. Story, member story structure. The second floor
of the legion's executive board. I was virtually destroyed in an
said Friday I early morning fire Aug 30. while
ciim —a w:om n Rrocd the ground flo6r received only
Story and William O Breed- and water damage.
love will talk with anyone wish- Story said the post's records
mg to make a bid on.the pro- were destroyed, but member-
, c, i perty .The legion post s execu- Ship rolls and other important
venienceof Christmas shop- tive board will make the fi- papers can be copied from Ame-
! p e r s beginning Wednesday nal decision rican Legion Department of
Legion members voted by Texas records The post’s colors
mail to sell the property Only and flags were destroyed, and
two votes were cast against the weapons owned by the post were
measure Members voted to let not in the building at the time ,
the executive board handle the of the fire.
The worship service will be The music department of
conducted, by. the Christian Brownwood Independent School
Youth Fellowship and carol sing- District will present a Com-
mg will be featured by the junior - • - -• - -
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partment of music at the col- benediction
‘lege. On the speaking part of the
DRESSES FOR SANTA
Mrs. Arlene Watson pesos with 150 of more dolls lie in grocery boxes waiting
the dolls she has dressed for the Christ- for new outfits. Above picture repro-
mas toy program sponsored by Brown- sente a week of doll dressmaking. See
wood Fire Department and Downtown story on page 3A.
Bible Class. With 150 dolls diassed.
By NEDRA RODGERS churches will sponsor drama-
o. The Bulletin start . tizations of the Christmas story.
Churches throughout Brown- • Here is a summary of church
wood will celebrate the Christ- activities scheduled this sea-
—Wrecks LA Suburb
fice of wounded Governor John " " " " " " "" "" "* “ " “ """
Connally also is expected to ap- j
pear on the program. I ______
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engineer. Saturday announced E
he would attend the Barnes din- E
ner Among other dignitaries E
who have indicated they would E
bill, by members of Congress
and by the Treasury. I
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resume on Monday, Jan. 6, their trap.
By THOMAS J. STONE A high government spokesman
LA PAZ. Bolivia (API—Left- said it was a judicial matter,
ist Vice President Juan Lechin not an executive one. whether
said Saturday night he was to free labor leaders Irineo Pi-
agreeable to the government's mentel and Federico Escobar
terms for an immediate release on bond, pending their trial,
of 19 hostages, including four The spokesman said the gov-
Americans, held by bis striking ernment was willing to pull back
miners. its troops from around the Oru-
Lechin's announcement over a i ro mining area in the Andes, but
La Paz radio station did not, only after the miners release the
LOS ANGELES (APl—A giant wall of mud and
water from a ruptured hilltop reservoir surged over an
exclusive residential area Saturday afternoon, wrecking
hundreds of homes and apartments.
An estimated 200 homes were wiped out completely,
swept from their foundations Some were crushed and
fragmented in the mad downhill flood-rush.
g An estimated 1,500 to 2.000 ------------------------------
— more were damaged by muddy over the matchsticked houses in
flood waters that in some areas the $80,000 to $100,000 class at
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Gage, Larry. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 54, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 15, 1963, newspaper, December 15, 1963; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1492824/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.