Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 150, Ed. 1 Monday, October 21, 1957 Page: 1 of 6
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HAt. pleasant dailg Uimes
Serving A Progressive Four County Arnot Northeast Texas
NUMBER 1M
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MT. PLEASANT. TEXAS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1N7
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Virginia's Placement Law
OPICS
Dealt Death Blow By Court
By W. N. F.
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The time has come for the Su-
ment Act.
C. Brewion
THE REV. BRUCE BRANNON
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Local Welfare
Agency Aided
By United Fund
Dies Sunday;
Riles Monday
Appeal Denied To
Review School Cases
UF Drive
Al $7,634
FluSirikes M
Local Schools
CAMBRIDGE. Mau. UB — The
United States tonight should get
its best view of the Russian rock-
et satellite since it was launched
Final Plane Slated
Far Exposition
said rural division workers would
meet Monday night in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bozeil to
plan this phase of the campaign.
He Mid many prospects still
have not been reached by the
volunteers making the campaign.
In the advance gifts section, he
WASHINGTON I — The Su- the 1945 decision against com-
preme Court today dealt a death I pulsory school segregation has
blow to Virginia's Pupil Place-1 plunged it."
the sharpest since the first session
after President Eisenhower's heart
attack in September, 1955.
HOUSTON un-American Legion
delegates here have passed a re-
solution deploring the use of ted
er al troops in Little Rock.
It wasn't evan cold, was the
question many couldn't figure out
last Friday it was later dis-
covered that it just might have
been because the senior band
jackets had Just arrivedm
The Tiger Band left early Sat-
urday morning, along with a
number of others. heeded for the
Dallas Fair. The bead performed
The Mount Pleasant United
Fund Monday stood at just be-
yond the one-third mark on a
goal of $20,025.
Receipts and pledges through
Saturday had totaled $7,63475.
This includes solicitation, by the
advance gifts committee, the gen-
eral division, and the employes
division
PARIS, Texas —Petty Larue.
14, of Roxton, was injured fatally
in a head-on collision yesterday
between Roxton and Ben Franklin,
about 10 miles southwest at Paris.
Henry Todd, 17, driver of the car
in which she was riding, and sev-
eral Negroes in the other car were
uninjured.
NEW YORK U—The stock mar
ket opened lower in active trading
today.
on Magnolia Stage during the
day. Everyone reported a real
nice time; although Sandra Kay
Vineyard left her horn at home
Sandra Kay must have decided
that she would just go along for
the ride
The Junior high chapter of the
FHA had initiation Friday The
girls wore full skirts hanging
limp. bermuda socks of differ-
ent colors, two different tew,
lots of make up, etc.
Friday morning a representa-
tive of Stephens College, a two-
year girls' school in Columbia.
Miss., visited in high school. He
spoke to the girls who thought
they might be interested in at-
tending and each one was given
a pamphlet giving a few details i
about the schooL . I
The Future Nurses had s lunch- l
eon meeting Friday at school.
Linda McCain, a local beauty op- I
enter and 1955 M.PH.S grad
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EISESHOWER’S PAINTING OF PRINCE-This painting of
Prince Charles, done by President Eisenhower, was presented
to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip while the Brtish royalty
were guests in the White House. (AP Wirephoto)
Observatory officials said.
Bee WORLD TODAY, Fagg B
Weather Balloon
Falls Near Gilmer
A large weather balloon with
instruments attached to it fell
Saturday three miles east of Gil-
mer according to Upshur County
sheriff Hub Owens. The balloon
fell late Saturday evening on the
Joe Dillard farm.
The instructions on the balloon
said a plane would be near by
and residents near the farm Mid
a plane circled where the balloon
fell.
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The tribunal did so by refusing! preme Court to^roedgnteO and
to review a decision in two school expound the practicalities tt life
segregation cases in which the I in these areas and to establish a
Chamber of Commerce. The sub-
committee to headed by A A
Sistrunk
The Exposition will Anelude
Home Demonstration, farm, in-
dustrial and commercial exhibits
and to diaplayed of the latest
model cars. tractors and boats.
The Exposition to scheduled for
November 11 and 12
The
World
Today
CHICAGO u_Former Gov. Al-
lan Shivers of Texas warned to-
day a third political party will be
created "if the two major parties
persist in ignoring true minority
sentiment in the purmitt of minor
ity bloc votes."
Local ET S C
Students Named
AFROTC Officers i
Among the eleven new oficers
named at East Texas State Caitoga
Air Force Beesrvs Officers’ Train-
ing Corps are three Moxaj ptoas
ant students. They are Cadet Ma-
jor Johnny M Hanes, cadet otn-
cer on the Mt hCadet Group staff;
Cadet Major Augie C. Campbell,
squadron commander staff; Cadet
Captain Edward L. Scarborough,
fight leader.
Also the following noncommis-
sioned officers hew been s saw lit
Staff sergsaat. Bobby Wayne Mo-
Clinton, and staff sergeant, Tom-
my J. Pirfis.
CAR FEVER* - Use First Ite-
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Pep rally Friday morning was
bate on the football field: The
band and majorettes performed,
tollowed by yells led by the
cheerleaders. After Mr. Brice
Wednesday Noon
Deadline For
Bus Reservations
Noon Wednesday is the deadline
for making reservations on a
Ira Blackburn, drive chairman, chartered bus to take fans to
-- Gainesville. Supt. Marvin Amer-
NEW YORK IP—Waves of sell-
ing gave the stock market one of
1 its worst beatings in two years to-
day. Volume soared to around its
highest for 1957. The drop was
son said Monday.
Reservations must be made at
Holcomb’s Sporting Goods, and
must be accompanied by $4.85, the
price of a ticket on the bus. All
n oney wall be n find—1 t t*+ bus
is not operated, Amerson said.
A minimum of az persons will
be required for the bus, the super
intendent Mid
in order to allow sufficient run-
ning time, plus rest stops. the bus
must leave Mount Pleasant at 1 30
Friday afternoon, Amerson said
The Mount Pleasant High School
STRATEGY HUDDLE IN WAR OF WORDS-In close conference as the United Nations Assem-
bly boted 66-0 to take up charges by Syria th st Turkey menace, her security are representa-
Uvea of Syria, Egypt and Russia They are left to right, Syria's Salah Bitar. Russia, V. V.
Kuznetsov, Syria's Farid Zeineddine, back to eamera, end Mahmoud Fwazi and Omar Loutfi,
bot of Egypt, The Middle East crisis was brought about by Syrian and Soviet charges of aggres-
sion plan, by Turkey and the United States aga inst Syria and the landing of Egyptian troops in
Syria. (AP Wirephoto
composed of A. D. Petty, Virgil
Tolbert, Sam Harvey, John Sum-
mers and the Rev. Chester
Phillips._______________________
The local welfare agency is
one of the eight coverd in the
United Fund drive now in pro-
gress.
Claude Brewton of the Win-
field community died Sunday
morning at 11 at the Mount
Pleasant Hospital and Clinic
from gunshot wounds.
Brewton was born in Titus
County in 1578 and had lived in
Titus County all his life.
Survivors include four nisters,
Mrs. Griffin Smith, Mrs Walter
Roberts. both of Winfield; Mrs.
Jessie Griffin of Mount Vernon,
and Mrs. Ben Smith of Marshall;
two brothers, Ed of Oklahoma
and Bill Melton of Marshall.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2:30 at the Smith-
Bates Chapel. Services were con-
ducted by the Rev. W S. Melton
and Rev. Hardin, both of Win-
field. •
Burial was in the Tranquill
Cemetery near Winfield.
has spent $2,313.58 from Decem-
ber 1, 1956 to the present accord-
ing to reports made Monday by
Mrs. Earl Roach, secretary to the
local committee.
The reports shows that twen-
one persons were provided
transportation to state hospitals,
fuel and utilities were provided
for six famttles, food was pro-
vided for eight families, 17 per-
sons received hospitalization and
surgery, 12 persons were provid-
ed funds for medical treatment,
six families were given clothing,
rent was paid for six families,
and one received nursing care
and crutches were given to one.
The local welfare program pro-
vides for assistance to needy
persons that are not covered un-
der the old age assistance, aid to
the blind, aid to dependent chil-
dren or total disability programs
of the State Welfare program.
Also some cases covered by
these programs are given aid in
emergency.__
The local welfare committee to
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Flu caused a heavy toll of
absentees at the local schools
according to Marvin Amerson,
superintendent In the High
School there are 63 absent out of
about 380 student, and Junior
High had 59 absent out of about
480 students. The ward schools
reported 74 absent with 36
absent at West Ward. It absent
at East Ward and 25 absent at
South Ward.
At Booker T Washington they
had 25 out of the elementary
schools and go out at the high
school.
said, almost three-fourths of the
prospect, have not been contact-
ed. About a third of the general
division prospects remain to be
seen, and almost a half of those
in the employes division are yet
to be called on, Blackburn said.
“If you haven't been contacted
by a volunteer, and would like
to make a contribution, please
phone PA 4-2291," Blackburn
Mid He said he was confident
the drive would be successful,
since each of the participating
agencies has been allocated a
fixed sum in setting the objective
of $20,025.
If this figure is not reached,
each participating agency will see
its budget figure reduced by
whatever figure the drive falls
short. Blackburn explained
. V Scso5‘8685"1c sstes
Help Eight Agencies—Give a Day’s Pay, the United ’Way”
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Siberia. I Harmon, past district commander,
Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? I of Hughes Springs.
We knew what they were doing. The Rev. Henry r- Selcer of
but somebody left us in second Marshall, district chaplain, will
place. I give the invocation, and will also
Who did it? Senator Lyndon hold • worship service at 11
Johnson said at Tyler last week I oclock
our problem grow out of inter- The Mount Pleasant Auxiliary
service bickering. He said our »1U serve luncheon, for which
missile program had been divid- Lee Gray will provide organ muz
ed into three parts—Army, Navy,. Jim Lindsey, chairman of
no substantiany the ideaCommittee, •“ be the luncheon
wrorayigatnjsmpsltskngjdaxe other guests wil include c. K
respo^ibUty will not relieve the Lawson of Dallas, Chef de Gare of
fAh now in, as a world the 40,and. * ViceCommander
I Brian Murphy of Hughes Springs.
Power .. ____ and W. H. McGregor of Dallas.
When the raaar story was men- department service officer of the
Honed, a Defense Department r , ame
spokesman refused to confirm or Nietie Commander J a m
genytheureporcThata " ex: wi%
Eueek w admit s' ona
ting anything, so he fa Ito back win an Auxil-
on the"no comment ‘zimmick business sessoin In the aft
and who want to stay both in I ..n
the know, and stay in. (What- I
ever their job, they want to stay
in it)
Our Turkey radar to said to
have been operating since 1965
That was the year some writer
said could have been the year an
American satellite was put into
orbit. But it wasn't We are Mid
to have known about the first test
firings of the Soviet intermediate-
range ballistic missile n 1956.
Last year, the Soviets shifted,
from the irregular pattern of ex- M.PHS. students are very
perimental firings to a regular I proud of the Tigers, after the
ive-a-month pattern, indicating Izood Eame and victory Friday
a change to product ion Une asm-1 nicht We only hope that they
pie test firings during 1908. ' I are able to keep up the good
P Read that again: -to production work throughout the remainder
Bae rorCS Page 6 of the season.
ganization.
The Rev. Mr. Brannon was born
in Illinois, but grew up in eastern/am m m
5.7‘r sj r: Nursery Rhyme
Bachelor of Divinity degree at ' • ■
Austin Presbyterian Theological TLAMAT.D.
Seminary. heM tet in La neme 10 M any way attract attention; or
Hehasnheld.Pas .. — . ' suspicion to themselvea We take
Marshall’ Ind 1. Somnmnary"pasnd ser ill Darade ihe oT^d^rb^ in £
- nddue
He was a seaman in the Naval Prizes of 8105 will be awardedcheexins.. . .
Reserve in World War I, and in the float division .nd prizes!
served as a chaplain in the Navalf to the three best decorated cars! MI 01 i2x*2an0*P2
Reserve in World War II. his tours will total 850 in the Christmas members of the Highway Patrol
of duty including American sta- parade slated for December 4 memt .____
tions, ships ri sea, and bases in according to Wallace Fields, weithtudivisions othedepart
the South Pacific. I ehairman of the Christmas Com- men ™ ““ „ , 0
In addition to important Masonic mittee of the Chamber of Com- andpar of the day. Major Smti
offices in Texas, he hold, Masonic merer I S“ .
honors in ' Edinburgh, Scotland, Field, also urges all civic, sori- DePetmenL.o
among them the distinction of be- al, patriotic and agricultural | ...",.5
tag the only American holding clubs to return their entry card|sen.2 .M unt. I ——A
honorary membership in th*l for the parade. I motls, and cafes in recent.
Grand Lodge of the Royal Order The theme of the parade this F”"* are no men on Ui
of Scotland. < | year will be nursery rhymes signment uine Mount Plegsant
' ______with emphasis on Christmas and “ * _ oropratona however,
WEATHER -
Mostly cloudy with occasionnl parade to report their entry to sect ion are in'uniform, Maior
Tiger, open their conference cam- rain and a few thundershowers the Chamber office or the taxi mmitn _ e “6. no Pia1n
paign against the Gainesville Leo- through Tuesday. No important office at the Courthouse before c1**1”1 'n*n- ”” made
pards Friday night temperature change, ’(Mober ». qometarretuin most caves.for
1 traffic violatona There have been
no felony arrests in Titus County,
he Mid, though he said he under-
stands there have been telony
complaints filed in Upshur Coun-
ty (Gilmer.}
Rangers wear the usual Ranger
uniform of big hat. boots, and
jacket Others are in their regular
uniform. _____
CONTINUED from last Friday:
"... But there we are, in sec-
and place.”
We knew it all the time. says
the magazine Aviation Week.
Knew what all the time? Why,
Russia's missile secrets, of course.
The Associated Press quoted
the magazine as saying the Un-
ited States has been tapping Rus-
sia's missile secrets for more than
two years with powerful long-
range radar and other equipment
based in Turkey.
You mean we knew what the
Russians were doing, and still
didn’t get there first with a m- I
tellite?
The school kids are saying “Un-1
de Sam got caught with his Mt-I
el lite down." And how!
. Some writers who are not too I
kindly disposed toward those I .
whose responsibility it is to keep I I anlAAnaIvAe
us first, have declared we’re aLUIUIIIIGIIV>
second rate power. 1 •
Well, what’s your appraisal? T_ u-uA Em||
We have the money, the time, IQ ndVE PH
the equipment, and most of u, I
thought, the know-how. But still Am at ||
we are in second place Meefing Here
Just knowing what the Rua- ■ "VV-M "-V•
is wexeepoinsout harnt, non First Distriet Legionna dres will
to it? meet here Sunday for their annual
But listen to what we could tall convention. L. A. Adams, com-
do with our equipment: | mander of Jessup-Reed Poet No.
, “This radar can detect and n (
track missile firings from the Registration and a coffee hour at
main Russian missile test center 9 o’clock Sunday morning will op-
at Krasnyy Yar on both the in- en the convention.
termediate range extending to the A Joint Legion-Auxiliary session
eastward on about a heading of I will be at 1® o'clock. Mayor W.
TO degrees to the Pacific Ocean A. Ferguson will bring an address
in the area around Vladivostok ini of welcome, with response by Don
aemmeerem
mcm-sEP
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Final plans for the Titus Coun- Mid a few words, everyone was
ty Harvest and Industrial Ex- dismissed to return to class. .
position will be made this week I The reason for a few of the
by the apecial subcommittee of seniors sitting in class with heavy
the Industrial Committee of the biack and gold jackets on when
state's 1956 placement law was framework within which public
declared, unconstitutional. education can continue," the ap-
The decision, dealing with tests peal added. , , ___.
in Norfolk and Newport News, The Virzinia law removed Pow:
was given by U S. Dirt. Judge erto assisn local
Walter E Hoffman of Norfolk h0*"*
and was affirmed by the U. S. intendents, and conferred the.au-
Circuit Court in Richmond. thority, on a placement bases,
m ... I none in any way involving race
The refusal to review the deci-1 or color. »
.ion lets its stand unchanged. The The Circuit Court saiathelaw
DAU Rp-nMAM Supreme Cours refusal was.an- provided no adequate remedy to
Kev. Brannon «
To Speak At | and Newport News, joined by the I Public Safefy
_ • - - I state's attorney general, had ap- *
lemple Lodge thedy contended the action ot Men Pafrol
’ 9 the lower couris "makes even " "V"" "
It win be Ladies Night for Tern- more difficult of solution the | | A
pie Lodge No 70. AF&AM, Thurs-most difficult social problem I heai Area
day night at 7 o'clock in the Na-1 presented to the people of this—VVM Mi W
tional Guard Armory Bullding. t country In eight decades." | The Dopartment of Public
Joe W Steed announced Monday The appeal said Judge Hoftman Satet, has’a men patonina la
Speaker will be the Rev. Bruce acted "with undue impeteoaity" I / 40
Brannon, part Grand Master of and said the cases gave the Su-miieg of the LneStar Steel
the Grand Lodge of Texas—the preme Court an opportunity “to Iplant, Major Guy Smith, regionai
only minister to serve since or- lead a large section of our coun-lcommander. toldme DalL,Times
ti y out of the chaos into which | Monday from Dallas.
"We are trying to prevent peo-
ple from violating the law."
Major Smith said. "We an try-
ing to keep down violence, and
in doing so, we stop and question
any persons out at night who in
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Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 150, Ed. 1 Monday, October 21, 1957, newspaper, October 21, 1957; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1613276/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.