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NO. 110
BRENHAM, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1957
VOLUME 92
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To Face Stiff Grilling
The senate gave final congres-
500,000 more in postal funds.
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of assault and attempted robbery,
of our cities and towns, the wel-
LCommerce Sinelair Weeks earlier
fiscal year begins July L
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LIONS AWARDS TONIGHT
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TO DO ALL CURB WORK
On Postal Funds Request • -
Postmaster General
Bomb Tests
Shorten Life
Homemade Bayonet
Kills Hou s t o n i a n
7 Scholarship
Awards Made
A^Graduation
Cotton Deadline
• Extended 10 Days
CITY SURVEY
OF AREA NEAR
nat-
and
Joe Snodgrass made a graphic
report on a visit to Lampasas ten
days after the town was awept
by a flash flood after a protec-
tive levee broke following an
eight-inch-rain. He said the dam-
era) manager, today said
Sealy Mattress company of
ed in Sealy, Texas, in 188
Dave Beck, Jr.
Faces Charges
Of Contempt
Sends $300 To Storm Victims--
Consolidated Funds
Elects New Officers
force bombers are attacking sus-
pected rebel hideouts in the
mountains of southeastern Cuba
"These people were unable to
collect a dime in insurance, be.
end to spearhead ground dpera-
tions.
Record 157 Attend
Girl Scout Camp
Cuban Bombers
Attack Rebels In
Mountain Area
It of
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W. R Mullen, an Odessa pilot, in
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HOUSTON (UP) — A beating
12 years ago was climaxed Mon-
day night in a barroom when a
30-year old real estate developer
was stabbed to death with a home-
made bayonet.
The victim was Hubert (Huby)
Crowder, a partner in the Carla
Development Co. Police arrested
Thomas S, Jones, 30, an insurance
agent.
Jones said he stabbed Crowder
in self - defense to avoid a repe-
tition of a beating he got from
Crowder and several other men
12 years ago.
Jones said that fight put him in
a hospital for five days.
"The same ones that were In-
stricken city, but pointed out this
organization's emergency fund
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BRENHAM
Of
Hospitality
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON (UP)—Chair-
man John L. McClellan of the
Senate Rackets Committee to-
day ordered contempt of Con-
gress action against the son
and nephew of Teamsters Pre-
sident Dave Beck.
McClellan ordered contempt
proceedings started after a
fruitless questioning of D a r •
Beck. Jr. and Joseph McEvoy.
Beck's nephew by marriage, on
their relations with the Team-
sters Union and its payroll.
New officers for the Consolidated Funds of Washington
county were elected Tuesday morning and the organization
voted to send $300 for relief of persons stricken by the re-
cent floods and tornadoes.
The board of directors voted to send $100 to a citizens
committee administering relief at Lampasas; $100 for relief
of tornado victims at Silverton; and $100 to the American
Red Cross for general relief in disaster areas.
away oy ihe rushing water.
For I . stance, he sald two new
s down the river. Stocks
andise were destroyed.
A fellow hasn't really got in-.
somnia until he can’t sleep on1
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The yard at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Heary—Tiaden, 1002
South Market, selected as the
yard of the month by the civic
committee of the Bluebonnet
Garden Club, shows a neatly -
trimmed lawn dotted with ever-
green shrubs and a bed of ca-
ladiums. Along the sides are
beds blazing with orange day
lilies and masses of pink and
blue hydrangeas. In the rear of
son said Friday is family night",
and Invited all persons to bring a
picnic lunch and eat supper with
the scouts. She said that drinks,
plates and cups would be fur-
nished the visitors.
ham High School principal, who
also presented a scroll to James
Ullrich denoting his outstanding
basketball play.
Ullrich was named to the All-
American High School Basket-
ball Team by the Wigwam
Wisemen of America and that
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Water Conservation Plan
Passage Urged By Daniel
bedding products in this ara."
Tom S. Whitehead, president
the Brenham Industrial Fon
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ferent church affiliated, schools,
and she may accept the scholar-
ship to any one of those colletges.
The Brenham Cotton Mill pre-
sented four $100 scholarships to
graduating children of employ,
ees. The scholarships, to Blinn
College, went to Vernon Williams.
Barbara Cole. Gene Maynard and
Ernest Kenfura.
’Other Blinn scholarships, all
for $100, included: AAUW, Bar-
bara Schulz; Simon Theatre Rose
Marie Mutscher; and Pilot Club,
Elaine Blondeau.
The scholarship awards were
announced by G. L. Keahey. Bren-
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Sentenced For Aysault
< Tyler, Tex. (UP) — Emory
Bennet, 50, was sentenced to from
five to 10 years in prison Monday
after he pleaded guilty to a charge
• By HERBERT FOSTER
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON (UP) - Dave
Beck Jr. refused today to tell the
Senate Rackets Committee wheth-
er he received nearly $65,000 in
salary and expeases from the
Teamsters Union in the past three
years. ,
Beck Jr., a taller carbon copy
of his father, used his father's
answer—the Fifth Amendment—to
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Sealy Mattress Plans
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New Brenham Factory
in a government "extermination a garage and were found later
campaign/’ it was reported today. ( 1........ ■ -
The insungents are holed up in 1 of mer
the Sierra Maestra Mountains in A11 food in the stores not hermet.
Oriente Province where Cuba's ■ ...
Engineer® To S t u d y
concrete curbing. The patio is
covered with coral vine climb-
ing on a trellis. A vegetable
garden occupies a portion of
the rear yard, and there are
also plantings of zinnias. East-
House postal appr priations subetail."
committee plans to give Postmast- At the same time, Congress’
er General Arthur E. Summerfield I budget -cutting mood appeared to
a stiff grilling on his bid for $149,- continue to be strong.
We have received an urge.it
appeal for help for the people
of Lampasas who were recent-
ly victims of a terrific flood.
The Texas Press Association
has asked its member newspa-
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tion, reported: “We have been in
negotiation with the Sealy Mat-
tress Co. for some time in con-
nection wish its expansion pro-
gram. The company employed a
firm of management engineers to
make a survey of its market
area, and we are delighted that it
recommehded that the company
maintain its manufacturing op
erations in Brenham.
“While there are many details
yet to be worked out in connec-
tion with the project,” Whitehead
said, “we are pleased that Sealy
has seen fit to make definite an-
nouncement of Its decision to re-
main here. We hope to have these
details worked out so that actual
construction of the building can
begin at an, early date.-"
In announcing the company’s
decision to expand its facilities
here, Brummitt said:
“We are particularly proud of
the fact that most major raw ma-
terials, such as cotton, lumber
and spring units, are obtained
(Continued on page 6)
Refugees reaching Bury City
near Bayamo reported hearing
loud explosions as they fled. Res-
idents of El Cobre, near Santiago,
also reported explosions in the
Loma del Gato vicinity.
Sanogapwa
pHcsgeer
of the rebel - ridden province re-
ported the arrest of an American
citizen, identified as William C.
Leonard, 27, a native of Virginia
now residing In Miami, Fla.
Police said Leonard told them
he was trying to reach the hide-
out of rebel leader Fidel Castro
to persuade Charles Ryan, an
American youth, to return home
Ryan, 20, was one of three Amer-
ican youths who ran away from
their homes at the U.S. Guanta-
namo naval base to join the Cas-
tro rebeks. The other two since
have returned to their families.
The government was making
clear Its determination to wipe
out the rebels in Oriente Prov-
ince. Small farmers in the "dan-
ger zones” are being evacuated.
Thousands of other peasants fled
their mountain homes for refuge
Member of the United Press, The Greatest World-Wide News Service
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To Locate Building
On BIF Loop Land
BOT FOR SCHROEDERS
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Schroeder
of Brenham are the parents of a
boy born at the Milroy Hospital
Tuesday at 8:21. a. m. He weigh-
ed six pounds, 12% ounces.
Water Topples Machinery
High waters rushing through low areas near Little
Rock, Ark.; toppled this sand plant machinery from its
foundations. Top, plant is shown as water begins to rise;
bottom, wreckage of machinery lies in 15 feet of muddy
water. (NEA Telepoto).
The annual Washington Coun-
ty Girl Scout Day Camp opened
Monday at "Happy Hollow” camp
grounds with a record enrollment
of 157 Girls and 40 adults.
Twelve units are camping at
the new Girl Scout camp site of!
the Burton Highway. Six of the
units are spending nights out.
while the others commute to and
from the camp by school bus.
US To Surrender .
GI To Jap Court
WASHINGTON (UP) — The
government decided today to
surrender Army Specialist 3C
William S. Girard to a Japanese
court to face manslaughter
charges for killing a Japanese
woman.
It voiced confidence he would
receive a fair trial and promised
"every proper assistance to him
and his counsel in the protection
of his rights.”
The decision touched off con-
gressiona] demands for a repu-
diation of the U. S Japanese
“Status of Forces” treaty which
governs the criminal prosecution
of American servicemen in Jap-
an. Some laawmakers said Gir-
ard was being "sacrificed" to the
Japanese.
The House Foreign Affairs
Committee ordered an early and
thorough investigation of the en-
tire case.
June 4:
Billy Lange Chapter meeting
postponed due to Scout Day
Camp Meeting reset for June 10
at 7:30 p. m. at Sons of Hermann
Hall.
Eastern Star meeting, 8 p. m.
Masonic Rail.
Julie 5:
UDC meeting, residence of Col.
Harvey Matthews, Chappell Hill,
3 pm
Business and Professional Wo-
men’s Club members.who wish to
go tn Girl Scout Day Camp meet
in front of Hohlt’s Store between
5:30 and 6 p.m.
June 6:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies Aid
meeting, 3 p m. at church.
Monthly planning supper of
Sunday school of First Baptist
Church, 6 p.m. .
Family night supper at Bren-
ham Country Club, 6:30 p.m.
Sons of Hermann meeting. Sona
of Hermann Hall, 8 p.m. Refresh-
ments.
June Hi
Girt Scout Leaders Club meet-
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age was beyond belief, with the ker was presented the scholar-
entire business dtstric destroyed ship presented by some 20 dif-
air and many tes lev ‘s wanned
By BETTY PRYOR Vaurzhn Gary (D-Va.) said today
United Press Ntalt Correspondent Summerfield and all his top aides
WASHINGTON (UP) — The will be questioned "in great de-
Brenham, where it has operated for a number of years.
The new building wf® be located on the Brenham Indus-
trial’Foundation tract at the southwest corner of the city
limits. It will have approximately 50,000 square feet of floor
space, all on one level. The eost is yet undetermined but will
approximate $200,000.
of the Brenham Lions C ] u b
when the organization holds
its regular meeting at the Cor-
ra| Cafe Tueday at 7 p. m.
The night’s program chairman
in ,Don Wilder who will talk
on the activities of the Wash-
ington County Chamber of
Commerce. Wilder is president
of the C of C. Lions Club sec-
retary Henry Appel Tuesday
urged all members who are to
receive the perfect attendance
awards to be present for the
meeting.
A ten day extension in the
cotton planting deadline has been
announced by State Agriculture
Commissioner John C. White as
a result of the continuing wet
weather.
The deadline for Zones 4 and 5
of the pink bollworm control
area is now June 10. Area coun-
ties affected in addition to
Washington County include, Fa-
yette. Austin, Colorado, Lavaca:
Bastrop and Lee.
Seven scholarship awards were*
made during Brenham High
School graduation exercises at
the High School Auditorium
Monday night. .
An overflow crowd jammed the
auditorium to witness the com-
mencement program that featur-
ed speeches by the ten honor
students.
Marion Gurka of Chappell Hill,
valedictorian of the graduating
class, was awarded the senior
college scholarship to any college
of his choice that is made annu-
ally to th? top-ranking student.
Salutatorian Emma Jean See-
Lobby Act __ _
"Every Texan with the future i lature was the failure, on the last , the development of our business
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The City oft Brenham, looking
toward possible annexation of an
area bordering on the new loop
highway Southwest of the pres-
ent city limith Monday author-
ized an engineering firm to make
a preliminary survey containing
recommendations for the exten-
sion of streets and utilities.
The engineering firm of Mont-
gomery and Williams of Austin
will make the survey beginning
in the next few weeks. ' ■
> Should Bogin Now
Mayor Reese B. Lockett report-
ed at the regular meeting of the
commission that he thought it
wise the city begin plans now
for furnishing utilities to the area
especially since the Sealy Mat-
tress Company had plans for
construoting a new factory build-
ing on the loop.
"We are going to have to fur-
nish power and water for the
factory, and plan on formulating
a long • range program to In-
clude all the area around the new
building site,” the mayor said.
Lockett said the new mattress
factory likely would not be the
only new construction in the
area.
The survey will be made start-
ing from the present city limits
to p a s t t h e new highgway be-
tween Highway 290 West and
Highway 36 South. It was left up
to the engineers along with the
recommendation of City Engi-
neer B. P. Greenwade, as 'to how
far on the other side of the new
loop road the survey will go.
Greenwade said Monday he
thought about one-fourth of a
mile beyond the loop highway
would be an adequate distance
for the survey.
Most Outside City
Th? new highway right-of-way
runs through a section of the
present city limis in the area to
be surveyed, but the majority is
outside the city limits.
Lockett said the Lower Colo-
rath, River Authority already
had plans for utility improve-
ments on the loop. He said the
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Daniel said “One of my keenest of our cities and towns, the wel* of assault and attempted robbery
disappointments of the past Legis- i fare of our farthers and ranchers He attacked and attempted to rob
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crack U.S.-equipped 1st Infantry | and buried .by order of s t a t e
Division was airlifted this week health authorities.
e--- “E-
at heart should go to the polls in
November and vote for this bond
amendment.”
He said at a special session of
the Legislature later this year,
“probably in October,” lawmak-
ers will be able to consider again
"a law requiring the registration
of those representing others be-
fore state agencies, and a state
law enforcement commission
through which a study can be
made to correct and prevent rap-
idly increasing crime. . .“ in addi-
tion to the conservation measure.
These bills were left pending
when the 55th Legislature adjourn-
ed May 23.
New Orleans Bound
Two bus loads of Brenham High School 50 seniors are making the trip to the Cres-
seniors and their chaperones wave good cent City. They are expected to-returp -g
leaving from the high school to Brenham about 1 a. m. ~
Tuesday morning for New Orleans. Some Photo).
HOUSTON (UP) — The future
of Texas "is at stake” on passage
of a long - range water conserva-
tion program. according to Gov.
Price Daniel.
Daniel, in a radio and televi-
sion "report to the people" Mon-
day night. Mid plans of his ad-
ministration call for completion of
a water conservation program and
a drive against crime and high-
way deaths in Texas.
He eaid a proposed constitution-
al amendment providing for a 200
million dollar bond issue to fi-
nance state aid to local water con-
! servation programs "is one of the
most important measure ever
passed by the Texas Legislature."
volved tonight were involved 1
then,” he said. 'I made up my
mind that it was not going to hap-
pen again and that when a fight
started I was going to protect my-
er lilies. chrysanthemums, cox- s
comb and other flowers. At the
end of the garden is a border J
Curb and gutter on streets
that will be topped under the
City of Brenham’s extended
paving program will have to
be constructed by the general
contractor. Brenham City Com-
missioners Monday approved
the plan whereby the Giescn
and Latson Construction Com-
pany of Austin, the paving con-
tractor win do all of ’de curb
and gutter work on the addi-
tional streets to be asphalted.
The 16-block extension of the
current program was approv-
ed by the commissioners last
April’ 1. and a public hearing
for property owners residing
on those streets is scheduled
for the City Hall Auditorium
Thursday at 4 p. m. Noble E.
Latson told Commissioners that
waiting for private contractors
to put down curb and gutter
during the Initial paving pro-
gram cost his firm about
$5,000. He said his firm could
not do the additional paving
for the same price unless he
was given the’ right to super-
vise putting down all curb and
gutter. In order to take advan-
take of the contractor’s price
for the paving, described ear-
lier by City Engineer B. P.
Greenwade as being . /‘good,
cheap paving," the commission
approved Latson’s request.
Mayor Reese B. Lockett said the
price charged by local contrac-
tors for curb and gutter was
$1.26 per running foot. The
Giescn and Latson charge will
be $1.34 per foot. Latson said
the paving program has been
delayed considerably by his
having to wait on other con-
tractors to get.the curb and
gutter in place. The additional
paving is expected to cost
about $100,000. The city’s share
fs estimated at $60,000. The ad-
ditional streets will be paved
without a new bond issue and
no new taxes. Mayor Lockett
said the city has some money
on hand and will borrow the
rest from Brenham banks if
necessary.
WASHINGTON (U.P)—Two geneticists told Congress to-
day that every time a nuclear test is held it increases the
number of unborn children whose lives will be shortened or
marred.
Dr. Herman J. Muller of the University of Indiana said
th? “number of lives that will be seriously curtailed or in-
jured throughout the world in future generations as a result
of the tests already held is in all probability in the hundreds
of thousands or millions.’’ -----------------------------
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with all.flower beds outlined in
the proposed constitutional amend-
ment calling for a 100 miHion dol-
lar bond program by which the
state could purchase conservation
storage in federal dam projects.”
He said he was studying plans
to determine whether the prin-
ciple at that proposal can be put
into effect as a bill, rather than
a constitutional amendment. Con-
stitutional amendments cannot be
acted upon at special sessions of
the Legislature.
"Petty differences of opinion
cannot be allowed to, stand in the
way of -this vital program,” the
Governor Mid. “The future of
Texas is at stake" — the growth
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against flood damage," he said.
He praised the Rod Crore for a
splendid job it is doing in the
indications were that after the sional approval to a compromise
subcommittee hearings schedu- $597,790,225 money bill for the
uled to open within a week Sum- Commerce Department for fiscal
merfield might not get all he 1958. That is $273,733,776-about 35
asked tor despite e threatened new , per cent less than the adminis-
cut in postal service liter the new t ration requested. Secretary of
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Water Shortage
MONTERREY, Mexico (UP) -
Good rains and cooler tempera-
tures have relieved a critical wat-
er shortage in Monterrey but
water is still being turned off
each night from 8 p m. until 3
am Work on a large pipeline to
aid the situation is underway.
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of red cannas and day lilies.
Numerous rose bushes are also
showing beautiful and fragrant ;
blooms. Practically all ’he gar-
den work was done by Mr. and
Mrs. Tiaden, who spend much
time in their yard each day,
and frequently add new plant-
ings and varieties of shrubs
flowers. — ■ '
Dr. Jame; F. Crow of the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin said “we can
be sure several hundreds or thou-
sands or tens of thousands or
pei hap; more persons will be dis-
eased or deformed or will die pre-
maturely or be otherwise im-
paired as a consequence of fall-
out if the present rates of testing
continue.”
Number Relatively Small
Both stressed in their prepared
statements before the House-Sen-
ate Atomic Radiation Subcommit-
tee that compared to other causes
of death and injury including nat-
ural mutation the number is rela-
tively small.
However, Muller called continu-
ation of test explosions by East
and West a "monstrous mistake of
policy.”
He said any nuclear war "even
with present techniques would re-
(Continued on page 2)
Brenham Weather
Partly cloudy with widely scat-
tered thundershowers through
tomorrow. Low tonight 68. high
tomorrow 88. Readings for 24-
hours up to 7 a.m. today: Max.
86, Mln. 66, 7 a.m. 67. Sunset
7:19.
since that time has growr#ead-
lly along with Texas. Th new
factory is being built tokndle
the increasing demand for“ealy
The plant will be served by the
new highway loop now under
construction, which cuts the in-
dustrial Foundation property
diagonally. It will also have a
spur track from the Santa Fe.
Railway, whose trackage borders
the tract.
Plans for the building are now
being prepared by Edward F.
Hdebrandt, Brenham architect.
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