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67TH YEAR
GAINESVILLE. COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1957
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NUMBER 111
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Build-Up Urged
Hundreds of Horses
Big Rodeo Parade Shapes Up
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Missing Girl Found
Drowned at Neches
Passage
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Ruthless Russian Diplomatic
Drive Shocks U.S. Officials
By Sen. Jackson
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Weather ..................
Women's News
— Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day.
A clown and bull lighter en-
tirely new to this area will
make his Texas debut in Gaines-
ville. He is Gene Wilburton of
Cheyenne, Wyo., who will test
the tough Curtis Brahmas in
the bull riding event.
Dittmann Mitchell, veteran
rodoe announcer, but a newcom-
er to this area, will announce
the show. He is from Westville,
Okla. Sound will be furnished
by Floyd Watts of Tulsa,
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up to 2,000 servicemen, volun-
teers and officers sought her.
The little girl, described as
terrified of water, was found
face down in the Neches River.
A helicopter pilot spotted the
body.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al-
bert Burch, held hope to the
last that Diane was lost in the
thick woods of the area.
The father said she was so
afraid of water that she would
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Parting thought: Money is
like men—the tighter it gets,
the louder it talks.
(Copyright General Features Corp.)
gar Ray Zachary, 49, charged
with attempted rape, was set at
$25,000 today and he was unable
to post it.
Officers have questioned him
since his arrest about the dis-
appearance of Virginia Carpen-
ter nine years ago. He was the’
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person known to have seen
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READY TO RUN—Dittmann Mitchell, well known rodeo announcer, casts a
dubious eye on a herd of vicious Brahma bulls while getting set to flee for
the fence. The Brahmas were unloaded here this morning for the world’s cham-
pionship rodeo to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the Cooke
County Fair. , (Staff Photo)
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The issues that decided the eleo
tion were diverse and hard td
explain because the state usual*
ly is firmly Republican in its
choice of top officers.
Proxmire’s victory was made
more impressive by the margin
he rolled up—more than 122,000
votes, with only about 30 pel
cent of the state’s eligible vob
era taking part. Even so, th<
total vote was higher than any*
one except state Democrati4 *
party officials predicted.
The total vote of nearly 800a
000 is about 300,000 more that
the 500,000 who turned out fol
the primary four weeks ago tt -
name the nominees.
In yesterday’s balloting, Prox
mire drew just over 56 per cent
of the total vote cast. In th<
primary, the seven-man Republi:
can field drew 69 per cent o!
the total cast. Proxmire defeat
ed Rep. Clement Zablocki (D .
Wis) in the two-man Demo
cratic primary.
Final unofficial returns from
3.357 of the state’s 3,361 pre
cincts gave Proxmire 435,081
votes to 312,745 for Kohler.
tary suppression of the anti?
Communist revolt in Hungary
last October-November. The So-
viets are dead-set against this
debate, knowing that they stand
to lose prestige and suffer
great embarrassment because
of their record of brutality dur-
ing the Hungarian crisis. They
could be expected to use all pos-
sible diversionary tactics.
On Sept. 17 the United Na-,
tions General Assembly opens'
a regular session devoted to
broad debate of world affairs
including disarmament. The So-
viets are believed to have a
major objective in this connec-
tion. It is to get the disarma-
ment talks taken out of the
U. N. subcommittee now meet-
ing at London and into the
hands of some larger group
with more Communist mema
bers. Subcommittee countries
are the United States, Russia.
Britain, France and Canada.
Cool Front Pushes
Into Texas Today
By The Associated Press
A cool front that pushed into
the Texas Panhandle below
Amarillo may set off shower
activity, the Weather Bureau
said Wednesday.
Prospects for thundershowers
were slowly improving across
the state, especially"in coastal
areas, west of the Pecos River
in far West Texas and in the
Panhandle.
Kenedy, in South Central Tex-
as, reported a buildup of thun-
derheads.
Amarillo and Dalhart had
mid-morning readings of 67 de-
grees. Observers said the cool
air mass was moving mostly
east and northeast and probab-
ly won't go much deeper into
the state.
The high temperature in the
Gianesville area Tuesday
reached 102 degrees, according
to the post office weather sta-
tion. The low recorded was 71
and by 11 a.m. today the mer-
cury reading was 95 degrees.
The barometric pressure was
30.12 and falling slightly.
MECHANIZED MAILMAN — Bill Hutchison makes
ready to depart on the Gainesville Post Office’s new-
' est transportation aid—a bicycle. The bicycle will be
used by mailmen on City Route No. 3, since the be-
ginning of the route is located some 10 blocks from
the post office. Douglas Hobbs is the regular mail-
man for Route No. 3, but was on vacation this morn-
ing and Hutchison made the inaugurial trip on the
new bicycle. (Staff Photo)
Three Independent candidates,
including two who said they
would carry on the policies 61
McCarthy, drew less than 24,001
among them.
Howard Boyle, Milwaukee ab
torney who ran as one of the
McCarthy program backers, had
20,558 votes. The other McCar
thy policy candidate, Winne
conne steamfitter Douglas - l
Wheaton, had 2.281. The third
independent, 1956 Socialist-La-
bor vice presidential candidate
Georgia Cozzini, got 738 votes.
Kohler, 53, had promised—if
elected—to continue backing thd
administration. And he took a
heating not only in the usually • |
Democratic metropolitan areas
but also in the GOP strongholds
outstate.
Whether this constituted a re-
pudiation of the President’s pro-
grams or a personal victory for
the hard-campaigning Proxmire
war hard to determine. Prox
mire himself claimed that it was
Three helicopters and 250 sol-
diers from Ft. Polk, La., joined
volunteers and peace officers
from Jasper, Hardin, Newton,
Orange and Jefferson counties
yesterday for a sweep of the
area.
Diane wandered off from a
family -picnic on a sand bar
about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
She was the only daughter of
the family, which has a son, 18
months old.
The helicopters hovered over
the jungle-thick woods all yes-
terday. The body finally was
spotted at 5:03 p.m. by Lt. Dale
Dobson, Marshalltown, Iowa,
and Crew Chief Specialist 3.C.
John Demadaler of Oyster Bay,
Long Island, N. Y.
The helicopter crewmen di-
rected search boats of the 1st
Armored Division to the body
by radio. It was about a mile
north of the family picnic site.
The first mass search of the
area was started Sunday by
peace officers. Rescue workers
dragged the river.
Negligence
Charged in
Auto Death
T.Sgt. Travis Olen Bundrick,
30, of Ardmore AFB, was
charged with negligent homi-
cide in Cooke County Court
Tuesday,
The charge concerned the
Aug. 4 highway crash which
claimed the life of Johnie Wil-
son Jr., 25, of Gainesville,
Bundrick and his wife, El-
freda, 32, were Injured in the
accident which occurred on U.S.
77 eight miles south of Gaines-
ville.
Wilson was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Johnie Wilson, Sr.,
who reside on the State School
Road east of the city.
Texas Highway Patrolman
Everett Scott, who investigated
the accident, said that the two
ears collided head-on approxi-
mately 15 feet off the roadway.
Scott said that Bundrick told
him -he was attempting to -re-
gain his proper lane after pass-
ing an automobile when he
found himself overtaking anoth-
er car ahead. Bundrick said he
swerved to avoid the collision
and his car left the highway.
Scott hald that, apparently,
Wilson also swerved to avoid
Bundrick’s auto and the two ve-
hicles collided.
The petition charges that Bun-
drick failed to exercise proper
caution when passing the auto-
mobile shortly before the acci-
dent.
EVADALE, Tex. (P) — Diane not go into it, and there was no
Burch, 5, missing two days, was '
found drowned late yesterday as
and Franklin is currently fourth
in the Rodeo Cowboys Assn,
standing for the championship
of the world in calf roping.
The cutting horse contest,
sanctioned by the National Cut-
ting Horse Assn., is attracting
some of the top horses in the
nation. It will be judged by
George Tyler of Gainesville, a
veteran quarter horse fancier.
This event will be held each
night of the rodeo and an open
ranch girls’ barrel race will be
added to the three performances
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Victory
By ARTHUR BYSTROM
MILWAUKEE (P) — William
Proxmire, a 41-year-old liberal
Democrat, scored a smashing
upset victory yesterday in Wis-
consin’s special election for the
U. S. Senate seat left vacant by
the death of Joseph McCarthy
(RWis).
Proxmire, who became the
first Democrat elected to the
Senate by his state in 25 years,
scored his victory over Repub-
lican three-time governor Wal-
ter J. Kohler, a staunch sup-
porter of President Eisenhow-
very great one way or the oth-
er.
The administration’s state-
ment suggested the Moscow an-
nouncement “may have been
timed in relationship to the Lon-
don talks” of the five-power
DIsa r m a m e n t subcommittee.
Yesterday, in London, Soviet
Russia rejected the West’s new-
est disarmament proposals and
accused the West of preparing
for war.
Jackson and Sen. Symington
(D-Mo) took similar positions
yesterday in accusing the ad-
ministration of slowing Ameri-
can activities In the missile
field. Sen. Saltonstall (R-Maas)
disputed this.
Jackson said the Defense De-
partment is now engaged in a
general cutback in defense pro-
grams and that “in this cutback
even the ballistic missile pro-
gram—despite its priority—has
not been spared.”
Symington, a secretary of the
Air Force in the Truman ad-
ministration, said that “because
of budget and fiscal considera-
tions, the administration recog-
nizes this, the gravest threat
ever faced by the United States,
by slowing down our activities”
in the intercontinental missile
field.
But Saltonstall said it “is not
my understanding at all” that
there has been a slowdown in
missile work.
"There has been no cutback
in research or development of
the intercontinental ballistic
missile or in guided missiles."
Saltonstall said?
Texarkana before she vanished.
The bond was set at a prelimi-
nary hearing on the attempted
rape charge.
A 25-year-old Grand Prairie
mother of three who brought
the charge testified that Zach-
ary bound her hands and legs
and sought to attack her the
night of Aug. 15 on a lonely
road.
She testified he lined her on
the trip on the pretext of hav-
ing her drive him to see a
friend.
Zachary was a cab driver
when Miss Carpenter, then 21,
arrived In Denton to attend Tex-
as Women’s University. He took
her from the train station to
the campus, he told investiga-
tors at the time. Zachary said
two boys in a yellow convertible
were waiting for her. That was
the last acquaintances saw the
girl.
Zachary has denied that he at-
tempted to rape the Grand
Prairie woman, but did say in
a written statement that he
talked with her the night of
Aug. 15 at a drive-in.
WASHINGTON UP) — Sen.
Ervin (D-NC) said today it
would be physically impossible
for a small minority of South-
ern senators to filibuster long
enough to prevent passage of
the compromise civil rights bill.
While some of Ervin’s consti-
tuents would like to see him
filibuster Ervin told the Senate,
“I am compelled to recognize
the facts of legislative life.”
The North Carolina senator, a
former judge, led off debate to-
day against Senate adoption of
the measure the House passed
297-97 yesterday.
One of those legislative facts,
he said, is that opponents of the
measure constitute “a small mi-
nority” of the Senate and it
would be “physically impossible
for that minority to filibuster
until Jan. 2, 1959.”
This was a reference to the
fact that current Congress runs
until that time.
Another fact of legislative
life, Ervin said, is that a filibus-
ter would increase the tempta-
tion of proponents of the bill to
change Senate Rule 22 ‘ which
allows unlimited debate on any
issue.
Despite Ervin’s stand, the
Senate still expected some long
talk by Southerners. But an all-
out filibuster seemed unlikely.
Democratic Leader Lyndon
B. Johnson of Texas said that
as far as he is concerned critics
of the measure will have all the
time they need to talk against
i Another signal that opponents
of the measure may put a curb
on their tongues came from
Sen. Robertson (D-Va).
The Virginian said in a pre-
pared speech he would be will-
ing to remain in Washington
all fall to debate the bill "if I
felt it would serve a useful
purpose.
“But, if there are not enough
members of the Senate willing
to block passage now, I frankly
doubt our ability to win a ma-
jority by forcing the Senate to
remain in session for an ex-
tended period.
“As a realist, I recognize also
the fact that If we now antago-
nize those allies who helped us
to eliminate some of the worst
features of this bill, they may
not continue to stand with us
against those forces which
would destroy the character of
the Senate as a deliberative
body by limiting debate in order
to obtain more prompt action on
radical reform measures.”
Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy through Thurs
day with widely scattered thun-
dershowers.
the circum-
“a protest against the President
and hos policies” rather than a
positive vote for the Democrats
candidate. [ __________
THE INDEX
Hot Check Charge
Filed in County
Court Tuesday
Willie Pearl Smith was
charged with passing a worth-
less check in Cooke County
Court Tuesday. •
The petition states that a $10
hot check was given to Safeway
Inc. June L
explanation of
stances.
in Wisconsin
By JOHN M.. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON (P) — United
States officials are deeply
shocked by the force and ruth-
lessness of the new diplomatic
offensive in which Russia is us-
ing the disarmament Issue as a
major weapon of attack against
the West.
While State Department lead-
ers are without accurate guide-
lines for judging the purpose of
the Soviet onslaught, they con-
sider it a carefully planned
drive. Some consider it the most
cynical and ruthless since the
Hungarian and Middle Eastern
crises last fall, and are inclined
to figure that the Soviets are
after much bigger game than’
simply scoring some tactical
gain in the five-power disarma-
ment negotiations which have
been under way in London since
last spring.
In connection with the parley
In London which served as a
Set at $25,000
DALLAS UP)—Bond for Ed- last
the
Last Showing
Of Circus Is
Due Tonight
A capacity crowd of more
than 3,000 jammed the fair-
grounds rodeo arena Tuesday
night for the second fall per-
formance of the Gainesville
Community Circus.
For the second consecutive
night the circus is credited with
boosting the paid attendance to
the fair grounds.
Fair Secretary LeRoy Robin-
son said there were 2,542 paid
adult admissions Tuesday to
bring the two-day total to 4,983.
This is almost double the 2,868
total for the first two days of
the 1956 Cooke County Fair.
Judging was completed Tues-
day in the dairy, beef cattle and
sheep and swine divisions, in
both the open and club classes.
Horse judging was held this
morning.
The third and final perform-
ance of the crus will be held
at 8 o’clock tonight, with the
Eddy Curtis rodeo taking over
the arena Thursday for the final
three nights of the fair.
By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON
WASHINGTON(P)—Sen.
Jackson (D-Wash.) urged today
that the United States acceler-
ate its missile program and
boost production of Tong range
bombers in the light of Russia’s
claim to have tested success-
fully an Intercontinental mis-
sile.
“Perhaps the Russians have
rendered us something of a
service, If the Defense Depart-
ment will take heed of the dan-
ger,” Jackson said. “The Soviet
announcement should he the
signal to the defense adminis-
trators to reverse the missile
slowdown.”
Meanwhile, the Eisenhower
administration issued a state-
ment crediting the Soviets “with
substantial progress in the long-
range ballistic missile field.”
But this statement, put out
by Acting Secretary of Defense
Donald A. Quarles, also said
American officials have “made
it clear that our own work in
this same field is being pressed
forward on a broad front and
with a high priority.”
The statement, cleared by the
White House and the State De-
partment, described as “greatly
exaggerated” the immediate mil-
itary significance of what has
been termed an American-So-
viet race to develop a missile
capable of carrying a nuclear
warhead 5,000 miles.
Quarles said, “Time differ-
ences in terms of operational
readiness will probably not be
springboard for the Red’s main
offensive, U. S. officials are
trying to determine what line
the Western Allies should take
to salvage as much as possible
of the disarmament talks and
protect the Allied propaganda
position.
This position Is' that Russia,
not the West, is to blame for
the arms limitation stalemate.
In London the Soviets accused
the Allies of blocking progress
and plotting war.
One possibility In the wider
theater of East-West conflict is
that the Soviet government is
deliberately seeking to intimi-
date the Western powers in con-
nection with some rivalry unre-
lated to disarmament. Several
issues will reach a climax in the
next three weeks.
On Sept. 10 the United Na-
tions General Assembly will
meet it New York, mainly be-
cause of United States insis-
tence, to consider Soviet mill-
Horses, horses, horses—there
will be hundreds of them in the
gala pre-rodeo parade through
downtown Gainesville at 5 p.m.
Thursday.
The all-mounted parade will
start on S. Weaver street and
move east on California street.
Several colorful riding clubs,
including the Gainesville and
Bowie clubs, have already an-
nounced they will participate in
the parade. A number of other
units from the North Texas-
Southern Oklahoma area have
also been invited.
Well known cowboys here to
participate in the Eddy Curtis
world’s championship rodeo —
opening Thursday night at the
fairgrounds arena — will also
appear in the parade.
Dr. A. A. Davenport, parade
chairman, is urging anyone who
has a horse to put on their best
western regalia and join the
other horsemen for the western
parade.
Curtis and several of his as-
sociates have already arrived
here with their equipment and
several loads of wild, fresh live-
stock. Included is a load of
fresh horses, tough Longhorn
steers, 40 Brahma calves and
20 fierce Brahma fighting bulls.
Curtis, who is staging the
local rodeo for the first time. Is
a nationally known managing
director of some of the nation’s
top shows. He has just complet-
ed the Sidney, Iowa rodeo, con-
sidered one of the largest out-
door events in the United States.
He has produced the rodeo
there for 13 consecutive years.
Rodeo cowboys are arriving
in town for the five major con-
tests — bareback bronc riding,
calf roping, saddle bronc riding,
steer wrestling and Brahma bull
riding. Also to be a new feature
of the Gainesville show for the
first time will be a national cut-
ting horse contest.
Early arrivals are Marvel Rog-
ers of Idabel, Okla.; Dude Smith
of Burkburnett and Glen Frank-
lin of House. N. M. Rogers won
the bronc riding contest last
week at the Sidney classic.
Smith is an all-around cowboy,
GRAND CHAMPION—The 1400 pound Black Angus bull shown above was
named grand champion of the beef cattle division at the Cooke County Fair
Tuesday. The 27-month-old animal is shown with owner Jim Swindle of Collins*
er and twice a victor over Prox-
mire in races for the governor’s
post.
The election is for the 16
months remaining of McCar-
thy’s term. Proxmire will take
office as soon as he is accredit-
ed by the State Canvass Board.
That probably will be within 10
days.
The victory will give Senate
Democrats 50 seats compared
with 46 for the Republicans.
The stormy 10-year Senate ca-
reer of McCarthy never became
a potent factor In the campaign.
Two Charged on
Bootleg Counts
Two persons were charged on
hootlegging counts in Cooke
County Court Tuesday.
Kenneth Stanfill and Susie
Hickman were charged with
possessing liquor for the pur-
pose of sale in a dry area. The
offenses allegedly occurred Aug.
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