Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 158, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1957 Page: 1 of 8
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Serving A Progreooive Four County Area of Northeast Texaa
NUMBER 158
MT. PLEASANT. TEXAS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 91. 1957
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myatery- Hill ays he -has fve
Rangers. Roads are closely pa-
October
Employee Of
Month Chosen
Check-Up Slaled
For UF Divisions
DAINGERFIELD, Tex. W —
Cabin 11 at the Daingerfiel Motel
is the command poet for the small
army of law officers keeping or-
Flu Wave Believed
Overin Schools
strike it would be best if par-
ents kept their children off the
WASHINGTON Uh—Farm of-
ficials expressed confidence to-
day that agricultural income this
year will top last year's despite
two consecutive months of de-
clining farm prices.
mailing of Christmas parcels to
members of the Armed Forces
AUSTIN • — John BcBrine,
controller and budget officer for
the Texaa Employment Commis-
sion. has been installed as new
president of the Texas Public
Employment Assn.
students out and the elementary
school had 16 students out
The Mount Pleasant Fire De-
partment answered a call to a
grass fire on Clayton Street about
1 Thurdey afternoon Couse of
the fire was not known.
Mount Pleasant Police chief B.
C. Sustaire warned parents to
keep their children off the streets
and the usual "trick or treating-
practices that accompany Hal-
loween.
PALO ALTO, Calif. —A third
world war is not likely in the
foreseeable future, Paul Henri
Spaak, secretary general of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tian, said yesterday.
Quarterback Club
Will Meet Friday
President Gabe Abdnor remind-
ed members Thursday that the
Quarterback Club will meet Fti-
day morning at 7 at the Hotel
ported today, however, not a sin-
gle gun was turned in at the plant
gates.
Ranger Sgt Arthur Hill said.
"We've always discouraged the
idea of anyone carrying any wea-
pons. We've given no' one the
right to carry a gun. Those found
I
East Texas Partly cloudy this
afternoon and tonight increasing
cloudiness Friday No important
temperature changes:
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By JEREY MARTIN
DAINGERFIELD, Texaa in-
Huge Texas Ranger Capt Jay
Banks, veteran manhunter and
riot buster, arrived today to aug-
ment the Ranger force trying to
stamp out violence in the pro-
longed Lone' Star Steel plant
strike. He promised to call in any
Prominent around the sprawl-
ing plant are biaek and white pos-
ters offering $10,000 reward for
the arrest and conviction of any
persons injuring an employe ot
the company or their families.
Lona Star Steel also offers a
reward of $5,000 tor conviction
of anyone damaging an employe’s
property. -Another $1000 award
awaits anyone proving the com-
pany hasn’t lived up to arbitra-
tion decisiona
A mass meeting of union work-
era was scheduled for this after-
noon. but newsmen were told
pointedly that they would not be
welcome.
Bob Hollingsworth of the Dal-
las Times Herald reported that
delivery prior.to-Chr
THINK FIRST-Bank with First
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CHARGED IN HOME MLABTING-Robert Blount, left, and J.
W Duffy, both of Upshur County are shown in the Upehur
County SherifFs office at Gilmer, Tex, after being charged
with "Nighttime Burglary" in connection with the shotuumn
buckshot bless toe of Lone Star Steel worket Robert Blundell a
home at Simpsonville, Texas Duffy is a striker (AP Wirephoto)
acript to strikers
emaaveee
CHICAGO uh —Auto accidents
killed 28,110 persons on the na-
tion’s highways during the first
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Over the past week-end three
denior girls visited different col-
Beges Judy Defter left Friday
morning for a weekend in Aus-
tin. while there Judy visited
Bobbye Stevens, who is going
To business school Judy also
visited the University, attended
• school party a* Friday night,
and the Texas-Rice football game
on Saturday. Sha returned home
late Sunday night.
leave town."
Officers spirited two men
charged with strike violence out
of the Jail at Gilmer and would
not any where they were taken
or why they were removed.
The men are James Duffy, 45,
and Robert Blount, about 51,
They are under technical charges
of burglary after a non-striker’s
home was riddled with buckshot.
It waa obvious to reporters the
strike created an economic pinch.
The United Steelworkers Union
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A final check-up will be held
Friday afternoon at 5 at Hotel
Stephens for the General Em-
ployee and Rural Divisions of the
United Fund, Ira Blackburn an-
nounced Thursday.
He urged all division chair-
men to contact their workers
and make every effort to com-
plete their individual phases of
the United Fund drive prior to
the meeting.
The total as of Thursday of the
United Fund Drive was $11,369.08.
altan
fied. Crim tool investigatiors for
the Department of Public Safety
are roaming the area in civilian
riotlies Officials have declined
to discuss their activities.
ter, said Thursday. He stated that
the term “Armed Forces” includes
personnel of the Armed Forces,
members of their families and
authorized. United States Civil-
ian employees who receive their
mail throughout an APO of Fleet
Peat Office.
Adams said that all regular
mail should be mailed not later
than Nov. 20 and all mail not
later than Dec. 10.
Greeting or Christmas cards
should be mailed within the
periods designeted if they are to
have a reasonable expectation of
meffahgersgr-ArtfiuraMasoE
New Mysterious Blast
Shakes Lone Star Area
rum WONT BE THE CASE Thursday night when the usual "trick or treaters” are on the
prowl. Warnings have been issued by officers that parents should keep children from ringing
door bells and playing the usual Halloween pranks because of the tension in the strike area.
Two girls, Sheila Laden, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B E. Laden and Jan Brock, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs G. E Brock, play trick or treat” at Mrs. Brock's door just to stay in practice for
next Halloween. (Daily Times Staff Photo)
heads the task force of Rangers,
highway patrolmpen and local of-
ficers from throughout the north-
east Texas area. Some patrolmen
have been drawn from aa far
away aa Denton.
Grim officers trooped in and out
of the small room where a branch
office of the Rangers has been set
up. “We're really camping out,"
said Charles Harvison at Mar-
shall. The touseled officer, need-
ing sleep. was manning the oyer-
night watch on a portable two-
way radio.
Other equipment including a
portable loudspeaker. record* and
even a typewriter, crowded the
email room. The Rangers are
equipped with not guns and pis-
tols.
Total 'strength of the law en-
pounds and 1 feet 3, wore an strilers "praphically suggested
anonnoua pearl-handled piatoi that newsman would do well to
Inman and Verdean
left on Friday
r and Verdean
crew* brought pistols and other
arms to work.
A high union official who re-
funed to be identified, asserted
"We are of the opinion that the
violence is not coming from our
ranks. We wouldn't tolerate it
The union'* position is clear."
Banks' arrival increased the
known Ranger force to six. In
dications were that other Ran-
gers were standing by in cut
at mart trouble
Tito fact that non-strikers were
carrying pistols and other arms
to work was revealed last night
Just ike at • Wild West social
event in the aid days, they check-
ed their arms at the gate
When the morning shift re-
ei...
He urged parent* to take their
children to the planned carnival*
at the local ward schools where
there would be adult supervision.
He also asked motorists to
watch when passing the ward
schools for children crossing the
Rangers were investigating the
latest incident. a massive explo-
sion that shook a wide area of
Northeast Texas overnight.
The blast followed 40 days of
intermittent violence since the
Sept 11 wildcat strike over fill-
ing job vacancies.
The United Steelworkers Uu-
tehi representing the workers,
postponed until tomorrow a mass
rally of strikers set for 1 p.m.
today. The postponement was an-
nounced only a few minutes be-
fore the session waa to have be-
gun.
Union spokesmen gave no rea-
son for the action.
Banks, a trim wanted 115
school year.
The Bible Club met Tuesday
at noon. The Hub is having
monthly projects this year For
thia month they are making tray
card* for the hospital On each
card is a written scripture with
a piece of gum on the back. The
cards were completed Wednes-
day and taken to the hospital.
The club also decided to have
some kind of an entry in the
Christmas parade. As to the type
entry, they have not as yet
decided.
Tomorrow both Peggy Barrow
and Sunny Bullington will be
celebrating birthdays Peggy will
be If and Sunny, IT, -
Nancy Inman and Billy Perkin*
are going to Waco Saturday for
the Baylor game. Balyor will play
MICROFILM SERVICE
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. DALLAS TEXAS
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The
World
Today
CORSICANA u— Ralph Glasow,
16, of Purdon, Tex., waa killed
when his motor scoqter collided
• — headen with an aut near here
last night Alien Kennemore, 18,
urged parents in the Lone Star
strike area to keep their chil-
dren off the streets. He added
I that it would be necessary in
face of the tension running high
in this area and that children
could be injured while ringing
door bells and playing the usual
Halloween pranks.
In Mount Pleasant the local
I ward schools will begin the
celebration of Halloween Thurs-
day night with suppers in their
cafeteras. Other activities will
include pony rides, grab bags,
country stores. and games for all.
There will be homemade cookies
and candies on sae along with
candied apples and popcorn
balls and other treats.
The East Ward activities will
begin at • p.m.; the Wert Ward
activities will begin at 5 p.m.
and the South Ward activities,
will begin at 5 p.m.
United Fund
Omi
when he arrived at emergency
Renger heedquarters — a jam-
packed motel room.
"We’re not moving in to take
over law enforcement," the blue-
eyed. wreether-1laced Ranger said.
Were just bolstering the local
taw enforcement officers. If nec-
essery, we'll give them whatever
force* they need"
The Rangers clamped down on
pistol-toting non-strikers who
have been carrying arm* to and
from work. The morning shift
failed to check- any weapons at
By Absentees
Ry The Amedated Prem
The Education Agency studied
Thursday the problem of schools
whose average daily attendance
and future state aid is threatened
by flu abseces
Preston Hutchinson, director of
the agency's division of finance,
said schools in fast-growing areas
especially might, be hard hit.
Dallas County officials said flu
will cut average daily attendance
ao heavily fewer teachers will be
granted next year under the Min-
imum Foundation Grant program.
Coy Tindel, director of admin-
istration for Dallas County
schools, said if a school’s average
daily attendarte drops, so will
the number of teachers assigned
for the next year, unless the
* ho eta can pay for the Isethers
«W«y Tocal tax money.
Supt,R L Turner of Carroll-
mem‘Md,wimy"tokmet
lose ieverat teaches next year.
Next year's students will suffer
uniess we get same relief from
the state."
Mean ah Ue. Skidmore achools
in South Texas closed for the re-
mainder of the week. Supt. Sam
Hudspeth said 30 per cent were
absent in high mhool and about
25 per lent in the junior high
The Schertz - Cibolo schools
near San Antonio were kept from
opening Wednesday. Supt Clar-
ence Shelton said classes were
called off until Monday
All Brownwood public schools
were cloned until Monday An
estimated 1,000 ‘persons were
down with flu in Brown County.
The ' Brookesmith schools nine
suspended clasaes until Monday
Several high school and Junior
college tootbel games were omil-
ABM-Baylor game Saturday.
They, too, came to Sunday night
The Key Club and Rotaryette
party that waa originally planned
for Saturday night Nov 27, was
postponed. Instead, it will be this
Saturday, Nov. 2 All members
that have not already made dates
be sure and de so and come.
The Library Chib bad ite sec-
ond meeting at the year Mon
-day night The vice-president,
Inez Horton, is in charge at the
musical entertainment for the
distriet meeting to be held Sat-
today. Nov. id to Gilmer. Oa
the committee assigned to help
Ines are Patricia Jackson, Thalia
Conroy. Harry Joe McClinton,
ppd Roelland Butter
A newly organized club in
high echoot ia the Distributive
ducation, or DX Club The chib
met far the first time Monday
KaveIRu
Teens ", Times
"Marvin Amerson. school
superintendent, said Thursday
that the absentees in all the local
schools were decreesing. He said
that there were indications that
the flu wave Riat has swept
throughout the schools in the
past two weeks was definitely on
the wane.
He added “with the continued
pretty weather absentees will be
back to normal by Monday."
The reporta showed Thursday
that high school had 24 students
out, and junior high had 45 atu-
dents out West Ward still had
the largest number out with 61
students absent East Ward and
South Ward both reported 20
students out.
In the Booker T. Washington
The October Employee of the J
Month is Mrs. Marshall Branch,
an employee of Legg k Harrison.
She waa chosen thia month by the ]
Secret Shappses Gwrehtoe M Abe
Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Branch was born and
raised in Napie and has lived in
Mount Pleasant for the last 34
years. She Is the mother of two '
married daughters and resides *
with her husband at 1004 Stephens
Boulevard.
Each month the Secret Commit- 1
tee selects an Employee of the
Month from retail store em-
ployees. An Employee of the Year
will be selected prior to the an- 1
nual Chamber at Commerce ban-
Stale Aid
EThreatened
Ranger Arthur Hill of Dallas
ed two twin-monthly paydays.
However, one striker, Thomas
Briggs of Lone Star, said, I
imagine K's making some pres-
sure on some of the boys, but I
wouldn’t may anyone was desper-
ate. Most at the boys I know have
their heads above water and are
doing all right"
"I'm toting a. pistol," said
James Landers, 34. a 127-pound
machine operator savagely beat-
en yesterday by six burly men
he identified to strikers. Arrests
were expected momentarily.
“We never had a gun checked
before this started," said L D.
Webster of Dallas, vice president
at Lone Star Steel, as he ad-
mired an ancient cap and ball
pistol bearing five notches. The
14-inch weapon was checked at
the gate by a plant worker.
Gatehouse guards displayed j
small arsenal they were keeping
for workers who earned them in
their cars.
Texas tew is A bit ambiguous
about carryinz.wcapona,and offie-
cars here hare not argued the
• Morris County Dist Atty. Har-
ry Williams said "authorities
must presume that violence stems
from the strike I am going to
pres Scute anyone who violates
the law, whether he is a striket
or not."
Officers fanned out around
Lone Star Lake just west at the
huge steel ptant. but couldn’t
pinpoint last night’s blast site.
Most reports indicated the blast
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dent, Freddie Smith; rice presi-
dent. Ronald Applewhite, sec-
reatry, Burdy Ruth Pruitt; treas-
urer. Barbara Fletcher; reporter,
Billy Merritt; program and soci-
al chairman, Annie Laura Gools-
by and Donald Jack Allan; and
sergeant-at-arms, Kenneth Butler.
The club will meet twice a
month on Tuesday nights-
Student Council representatives
met Tuesday morning for # call
meeting The purpose of the
meeting was to get started with
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President Georg r Meany has
corned down a Soviet proposal
e that the United States and Russia
exchange trade union delegations.
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No “Trick or Treats"
Tonight, Officials Urge
On the eve of Halloween, streets," he stated.
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Boxes for oversea* shipment
must be of strong construction
end that all boxes be securely
wrapped in heavy paper. In
packing the boxes there should
be sufficient crushing ma-
terial ao the content* will be
tightly pecked he concluded.
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Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 158, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1957, newspaper, October 31, 1957; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1613285/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.