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Police Capt, Ray Blair said of-
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Bul Dulles said that thousands
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Dulles Says US To
Respect Protests
Weather Balloons
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tendent’s operation used by
Katy on its noh-Texas lines.
Arthur Klurfield of New York,
executive director for the Textile
' Freight Rates To
Hurt Agriculture
• WASHINGTON —A pro-
were
nary
miles north of Meacham Field
after the flash fire developed in
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awarded her custody. Authorities
seek'her real mother.
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and
balloons have been released by the
United States in the Pacific. North
tion ought to be given to the com-
mun it res served.
Nelson said.
Nelson. admitted the slayings
of Valenti and Short yesterday,
of Rainey the day before. He has
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Convair plant shortly after the
two bailed out.
Convair officials said damage
to the plane and the origin ef the
fire ha not been determined.
Heading the search were offi-
cials of about half a dozen law
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in a written confession. Jan
and his body- dumped on U:
66 near Vudville, N M.
All three men were dhot
ing one bank robbery."
Sanchez would not comment
further about the robberies He
did not identify the bank rob-
bery.
Nelson, who told newsmen he
once studied for the ministry,
claims to have written "atouple
of books," and claims that “I
pray every day," told State Po-
liceman Ed Bell, Sanchez and
others that he killed Valenti in
his home at Pioche Jan..4
Earlier in the day, he has sign-
Dulles said Russia's protest will
be answered in the next day or So.
Couple Accused Of
Beating, Leaving
Dulles said he did not know just
what international law would ap-
ply but that he thought the whole
problem might be the subject for
consideration among governments
Earlier Pentagon officials had
indicated they don’t intend to stop
sending up weather balloons just
because the Russinn object
—HEROIC BUS DRIVER—33-ydar-old John Herron. ofF Tucumcari,
N.M , lies in a hospital-bed there suffering from snowblindness,
exhaustion and frostbite after wandering eight hours through
waist-deep snow from hi stranded bus in the Texas Panhandle :
blizzard. Sixteen passengers weathered the ordeal in. gtSod con-
dition their westbound journey after their rescue from. the
stranded bus. The passengers were taken out after Herron fin-
ally arrived at a village and help was summonded..
a rear compartment i ----- . - ...
Mome than 100 Convair em-' It ts before the House Public Works
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- Pleasantries
Tragedy from lire struck again
in Titus County Monday after-
noon, and the Ladies Auxiliary
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MONROVIA, Calif P—A sheet
metal worker and his wife are
accused of beating his 8-year-old
daughter and leaving her locked
in the unheated service porch of
port problems confronting cotton: hit group has been unable o get
Earl Butz. assistant secretary of any administrative relief from a
agriculture, headed officials called mounting influx of cheap Japanese
before a House Agriculture sub- cotton imports.
Speaking of new industries, we
sincerely hope we will, be able
to antsunce an entirely new type
if '
• letter urging the Interstate Com-
spcice Commission to suspend the
proposed increase.
or tire-retread rubber.
The measure was introduced by
Rep Bogus (D-La) after it was
cleared by Speaker Rayburn of
Texas and other House” Democratic
leaders The Ways and Means Com-
mittee will hold hearings Feb. 15.
A companion bill to authorize a
body has not been recovered The
area Nelson named now is cover-
has claimed to have slain three , refused to sign a statement re-
men in an 18-day-killing spree garding his part in the Valenti
on all auto tires, a rise from • to
Protestants Open
Hearing Here Todav
mnegsmesswszsamamnzumssmmamaau I The second phase of a Railroad
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a special session of the Legislature
to study insurance seapdals.,
Rep Robert Jack’son told news-
men he would sign the proclama-
the administration’s view of legis- I
lation to solve the surplus and im- Fabrics ssn . told the committee
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a new Israeli-Arab war.
State Department officials said
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Middle East Crisis
— WASHINGTON = The tnit- State rTobert Murphy. '
ed States, Britain and France- will . President Eisenhower and Brit-
open conferences on the Middle aim® Prime Minister Edendecid-
East crisis here tomorrow in an i ed last week, the West must take
effor tto find ways of preventing! urgent stops to forestall a new
LOS LUNAS, N. M.O— New
Mexico officers today renewed
mheir questioning of an ex-con-
vict who, in the last two days.
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___L of the iqeal fire department . . •
4-F jth'g on • Wcommendable pro-
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Third Lawmaker
Calls For Special
Session Of House
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their home three weeks.
^ouct said techfa,Victora
Ruth Podger, wore only a ripped
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AUSTIN a — The Railroad
morrow under the chairmanship
to prepare for,'so if you want to
attend, don’t let time slip, up on
you. Catt-he-C. of C.
mission to alter the status of the ।
Smithvie Division point.
Moody said tech nolozica l
1 had made a merger in
the public interest and he cited a
consolidated division superin-
Verrips, 34, both of Fort Worth.
The two bailed out of the giant
bomber at 20,000. toet about 20
CORSICANA IP— A third
was started through Congress to
day by House Democrats.., ,
Ir would help finance a massive
.ideral state road construction pro-
McCouan Trial Set
To Open February 13
HAMILTON in- A venire of
110 has been called for the mur-
der trial of Raymond McGowan
of Dallas, convicted of murder-
ing his estranged wife and ac-
cused of murdering a Dallas
youth. N
The trial opens Feb. 13. The
riding stable operator was given
five years for slaying his wife
in a Waco Motel July ID. That
trial was held in Waco.
He will be tried here for the
slaying of Bobbie Darby in the
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today that plans forthe confer-
FORT WORTH IP — An eariali... ..._______________
search continued today for tw9,1 per cent in the taxon trucks,
crewmen who parachutd from a traitors and buses, and a new tax
Convair B36 riorth of, Fortlof 3 cents a pound on camelback.
and ragged undershirt and a light
cotton robe which she was unble
to close because the cord had
been used to tie her wrists be-
hind her.
The room, 8 feet by 10 feet,
they said, contained a small com-
forter on the floor for her bed
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in connection with the insurance I
investigations. ______' .
In McAllen, Hidalgo County’s
three members of the. House all
opposed the proposal, saying they
preferred to" await the outcome of
investigating committee action.
The three are Reps. Wade Spil-
man of McAllen. Eligio de la Garza
of Mission and—-! T. Willis Jr..
ot-Westaco.--‘”
mediately.
The Cotton Belt has based its
request to discontinue the service
on grounds they are losing money
on the trains. .
The first witness to take the
stand was Charles Lowry, presi-
dent of the Mt. Vernon Chamber
of Commerce, and he was follow-
ed by two other Mt. Vernon
men, Mayor Sam 'Harvey, and
James T. Bass, publisher of the
Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald.
Each at these men testified that
the loss of the trains would be a,—
The’ tax-increase proposal faces He would not predict precisely •
an uncertain election year recep- what the United States will say
about it. It must be kept that
way for awhile longer. We don t
say we are going to get the in-
dustry, but we have a good
chance, and we are out after it.
-n RR Commission
r Hears Katy Plan
To Merge Offices
Farm Officials List
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Plans For Solving
Highway Finance
Tax Bill Given
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Commission is studying argu-1
, "me"Th t pian_orteMTs- .
to the flames. '
The family—is being sheltered
in serv ant-quarters at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. L. C. MeCaully,
and the .Auxiliary is appealing
for a gas heater, - clothing and
furniture and bedding. Thgseof
your who have articles you can
contribute can take them to the
family, or call Mrs. -McCauley,
or Mrs: O. C. Falls, chairman of
” the Auxiliary’s Welfare commit-
tee, who will pick up the articles/
Most of you are-wondering, we
are sure,.way hefe was nothing
hearing Feb.
deteriment to the community
through the loss of present mail e-=.....
and express service.
Lowry stressed the need for
maker joined Reps. Charles Hughes Cotton Problems
of Sherman and D. B Hardeman I
he was
WAHINGTON Q—Secretary of
State Dulles sid the United States
would be disposed to respe •
protests of countries which—lke
Russia—have objected to flights by
American weather balloons over
their territory.
At the same time, however.
17. Mrs.
North Hollywood, Calif, John Nelson also would be questioned
Valenti of Pioche, Nev., -------- —.. *
cd a statement he sht and kill-
ed Short Jan. 21, and dumped
Short’S body about 40 miles west
of Amarillo. Tex. Short has been
missing since leaving^ Kansas
City on a drive to his home His
especially in the handling of
He said, for example, that Japan small shipments of expensive
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in yesterday’s--Daily Times on
the general meeting at City Hall
yesterday morning. We don’t
blame you for wondering . . . but,
we have a vital reason for not
printing details on the meeting.
It so happens that an all out
effort is being made to locate a
worthwhile industry in Mt. Pleas-
ant It must be handled in a cer-
tain manner, and if other com-
munities catch on to what we are
doing here, they mgat run under
- us, -For-*at reason, details of
David Cooper Nelson, 35, North death. but made an oral state:
Las Vegas. Nev, has admitted to ment in the presence of several
various police officers he shot polite officers.
and killed Kenneth Short of Sheriff Medardo Sanchez said
tion the two have mailed to all
members of the House. The repre-
sentatives proposed that the. ses- .__
skin be called to determine wheth- . committec.
er any official should be impeached; The committee is studying a bill • sent this country 180,000 dozen j items. Mayor Harvey, who is in
by Chairman Gathings ( D Ark r blouses in 1934 and hiked this to 1 the undertaking business, said it
-and—Rep-—Abetnethy—fB-MtssttthreemilTfon dozen last year. This, the trains are pulled off he would
which would direct the secretary he said, was an absolute displace- have no other way of receiving
service in his own business.
i of industry for ML Pleasant be- t . , _
♦orc very long This one has not^:, ence had ju-ll been
/-r-^ irg to do wi^h the meeting yes- “
terday, and at present only a very
* few people Here know anything
of Deputy Undersecretary of
hsre on a first degree murder _____ —
charge after waiving extradition, blowing when the men bailed out
and a light blanket for her cover.
Early morning temperatures in
the area have dipped into the
high 30’s
Victor R. Podger and his wife.
Rose Ann, both 30. yesterday
ployes organized a ground search
cd with about 25 inches of snow 1 last night after extensive aerial
Ramev was killed. Nelson said land ground .searchers faded to
-'•'locate them.
which would direct the secretary he said was an absolute displace-
of agriculture to sell surplus U.S. ' Continued on page 6
Hart said the savings to the
railroad “are only estimates and
in some instances may be specu-
the head. Nelson said. Ramey
was killed after giving Nelson a
ride while he was hitchhiking.
- Nelson was arrested last week
near Caliente, Nev, and was
charged in Las Vegas with the
second degree kidnaping of
Loren Tracy. He was brought
House Group Study
Proposal To Reduce
Cotton Parity Price
WASHINGTON I—The House
Agriculture Committec is study-
ing a proposal that would reduce
the parity price of cotton by
three cents a pound, Rep Wick-
ersham (D-Okla) said today.
—The proposal that the basis nf —
figuring price support for cotton
be changed to from ‘a to. one inch
middling grade would be disas-
trous to “practically all cotton
producers in West Texas and
wesiern Oki homa," he said.
Wickersham said the change
would cost producers in Okla-
homa and Texas “MS to $25 a
bale in addition to losses that
might be suffered under the cur-
rent ’sliding scale" program." .
-Cotton, he added, is the prin-
cipal crop of that area, amount-
ing to about 10 per cent of the
national production.
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The commission has an aPP7I ficers found the child last Fri-
callonby railreads fm a seventday after she’managed to knock
per cent , rate increase on raw and over a telephone and dial a
processed farm products, farm ' schoolmate whose mother called
supplies and fish. , officers.
— Similar opposition has been
voiced by Agriculture Secretary
Benson and farm stafe congress-
men. .........______.
posed’raftroadfre’ght increase on
farm products would ’place Xur-
. tun burdens on the backn.o 1 charged with two felony counts
thatt portion " {ie twh to “f corporal injury to--child and
is the least ablepat tpsim ,R. me father with ene count. Both
stand it, says. Rep. Horan <R were jailed in licu or $2,500 bond
He used this argument in a
war outbreak in the Middle East
if possible or suppress it, if nec-
essary.
—Evince was invited to attend'
talks on-the problems, since the'
three Western Howers have acted
jointly several yearsender a 1950"
declaration of intention to-pre-
serve peace in the Middle East by
actions in or outside the U. N.
Britain's chief representative
in the talks will be Ambassador
Sir Roger Makins. The French
ambassador, Maurice Couve de
MurviHe, has been designated to
represent his country.
Secretary of'State Dulles has
kist outlined the American stand
on the issues before the confer-
erice with a statement that this
country's polidy “embraces the
preservation of the State of l6-
rael" - and—maitttemanee ot "our
friendship with Israel and Arab
States."
This statement of general A-
merican aims in the Middle East
was contained in a letter Dulles
wrote-to.40 Republican Congress
members who. had joined in urg-
ing that Israel “be allowed to ob-
tain in the open market such
weapons as would assure her pro-
tection against aggression."
The letter was made public
yesterday when five of these
GOP lawmakers called at the
State Department After the con-
Continued on page .6
held ’ next week at the South
Ward -school cafeterium. An ex-.
Calient program has been arrang-
ed, to our way of thinking, and
so far only 104 tickets have been
eem wurekameiee
Just at press time word was
received of the death of Mrs.
Daisy Tinhin who died a the
home of Mr. and Mrs R R
Roach, about noon Tuesday.
Funeral service will be
helds 2 30 k Wednesday
Attorney 4 James Hart argued ________ _ .
that the Katy has been moving "AS HEARING DEVELOPS—This picture, taken at the Railroad Commission hearing in Mt Pleasant
eguipmentsfrom the smithvine mdeyiorrmnerenanbooshhecwnonessestanannsontringgqtsspaseenpun zrhem iniTchrihoWinParexgt.
shops despite an agreed c altornv retained bv citits ana towns along the ines, ad’by Cotton Belt brotherhoods. Charles
judgment that required the rail- Pettet, Commission examiner, is shown on the bench in charge of the hearing. . (Photo Bv Rizzo)
road to obtain commission per- ———,-------—---------- ' ————-
Ralph Raney of Santa Monica,
Calif.
Nelson said he killed hit friend
Valenti' because Valenti caught
him searching the house for mon-
ey which he thought Valenti had
stashed away. He said- he killed
Rainey because the Santa Monica
butcher reached for a gun Nelson
was carrying between his legs
while he drove Rainey's car
Short waa slain because “I
thought they couldn't hang me
any higher for two than for one,"
Worth ybstercay to escape suffo-
cation after bejng trapped by a
flash fire.
They were civilian employes.
J E. Cunningham, 35, and Fred
provements should be on a pay America and Western Europe. He
a* you g<> .basis, through road user said they probably have erossed
he territories of 20 or 30 countries.
rotten on the world market at . —
competitive prices, impose' import 1
sold. Reservations must be com-u.
plcte by Saturday in order for
the caterers to know how many
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"Thr is no room for bargain-
ing or maneuvering,’’ Boggs said.
enforcement agencies in the I WEATHER
North Texas area. Their efforts ............ —...............
are being concentratedin a 100- East Texas: Increasing cloudi-
square-mile area between Denton [ness and warmer tonight. Occa-
and Fort Worth. — • sional rain Wednesday, possibly
Winds of about 50 miles were beginning tonight Continued
‘ ' lmild.
oenetegmmms-
We are disappointed in thelca ... r ■ 111 -
numbar or ucket reserxationgomorCht id Locked up
the ahnuar Ehamber or com- ° 1
merce banquate, which wit be
51 billion dollar highway im
For Tw Me 1 Whe j kram sought by the Eisenhower
---------- - ' The bill wood provide a 1 cent
Th./wean the inrrmatio. Jumped From B36 1 on ensounn and other motor fuels.
—•----------m- • ' a 3 cent hike inthe 5 cent levy
bodies except by overland trips
by hearse. Bass said if the trains
come off, he would have to make
arrangements to have his papers
delivered by truck.
B B Brown, manager of Iha
Farrier ' Plant Farms at Omaha
said the mail and express service
of the trains were vital to his
company which shipped vegetable
plants all over the United States.
He said the Farrier plant farms
paid the postoffice. Cotton Belt,
and express company $20,129 last
year and about $5,000 of that
went to the Cotton Belt, mostly
Continued On Page Six
ject of aid to those who have lost
through fire .. is asking help
from Mt. Pleasant people in an
effort to rehabilitate a worthy
family.
Tae--family is that of Ruie
Stanberty, his wife and nine chil-
dren. tenant workers on the Fred
Traylor farm just east of town.
They lost everything they owned" s'
afternoon. It is believed
hearing will continue at
through- Wednesday, but
could not be determined
tion in Congress.__
Th plane safely at .Demaornotcineeda '- — he called meteorologicat
Mt. pleasant Aaily Cimes
Serving A Progreeoive Four County Area of Northeast Texas ___________
Dulles told a news conferenoe he
believes this country has the right
provement plan was introduced । to send such balloons anywhere in
last week by Rep Fallon (D-Md). the world.
i whai 1^ with*-
held from the public for the time
— - being.
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Water Report
Compiled daily from readings
token at both city reservoirs.
POMPAGE
Sunday 586,530 gallons
Monday 786,220 gallons
LAKE ELEVATIONS
Reading Below Spilway Level
New Lake 7 feet, 7 inches
Old Lake ” 4 feet, 7 indies
RAINFALL
quotas on cotton texiles and pro-
vide minimum cotton acreage
quotas for small cotton growers.
The linking <4 producer manulai-
turer interests has drawn support; — 1
I. from both those segments of the A —Ajyga I ypgea V
industry Cotton growers and tex --vuE l —-uo-
tile manufacturrs endorsed the I* . -g.
bill yesterday. ' WASHINGTON "-A no, com,
Coreressman wanied to knowIpromise, program callinK, for,12
why more surplus US cotton billion dollars in new federal .8a5
hasnt been sola in world markets oline and other hiszhwayuse taxes
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ton Belt Railway’s request to be
| allowed to discontinue all passen-
ger train service in Texas open-
ed at the Titus County Court
House here Tuesday miorning, at
10 a.m., with Charles Pettet, of-
ficial examiner’ again on the
bench. The hearing began on Jan-
uary 4 and was recessed after
two days of testimony by rail-
road witnesses to allow cities and
towns along the line sufficient
time to prepare testimony and to
study "exhibits entered into the
record by ths Cotton Belt.
The request is being opposed
by the various operating and
non-operating railway brother-
hoods, and by cities and towns
between Tyler and Mt. Pleasant,
and between Texarkana and Dal-
las. who feel they will be adver-
sely affected if the trains stop
running.
Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Vernon.
Omaha. Commerce and.Texark-
ana residents testified thia morn-
ing. and considerable more testi-
mony was expected again in the
souri-Kansas-Texas Railroad to
merge its Texas Division superin-
tendent’s offices at Waco.
Except for its decision the com-
mission ended the- year-long
wrangle between the railroad and
the City of Smithville. .
The. Katy asked permission to
transfer its /division superinten-
dent’s. office from Smithville to
Waco where it would be merged
with superintendent's offices at
Denison and Wichita Falls.
The accounting office would be
transferred to a central officerat
Denison. -
Smithville Mayor Grover Shade
declined to comment on what fur-
ther plans city officials have if
the commission grants the Katy
request.
We already have been talking
some with the Texas attorney
general/' he said.
Attorney Dan Moody said yes-
terday the railroad could save
about $100,000 if the merger plan
is carried out. Moody cited an;
nual losses in the Texas opera1
rmn' rt the Katy or ahout'five
million dollars in recent years..
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