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AUSTIN (—Atty. Gen John Ben
Shepperd filed suit today to recov-
err another $500,000 paid out by the
Veterans Land Board and then
swapped verbal Punches with Sen.
Jimmy Phillips in the Senate in-
quiry into the program.
Phillips put Shepperd under in-
tensive questioning over a note
found in a veterans land file which
said Sheppard's first assistant,
Robert Trotti, had made inquiry
to the land board office about the
file.
Shepperd denied knowing any-
thing about the inquiry, but con-
tended such matters arise daily
for a public official He read a
letter from another land file he
said was written by Phillips mak-
ing a similar inquiry.
ing caught in the board’s freeze
order on block deals last Novem-
ber.
Shepperd said he has told Ford
and Whiteley both he will vote
against their application if it ever
comes before the board because,
he said, "Either could write a
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Trotti testified he had made a
phone call inquiry about the status
of the case but denied he had ever
sought preferential treatment on
any application.
In the House, Rep T. W Lane
of Wharton introduced a resolution
calling for a constitutional amend-
ment which would change tbe
mebership of the Veterans Land
Board now composed of the attor-
ney general, land commissioner
and governor
It would establish a board con-
sisting of the land commissioner'
and two citizens appointed by the
governor.
The application that was the
target of Phillips' questions in-
volved 10 veterans, including H. D.
Ford of Midland, state president
of the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce; L. D. Whiteley of Lubbock,
former jaycee state president;
Rep. Waggoner Carr of Lubbock
and others, who sought to buy
acreage at a cost totaling 372,848.
Phillips said no action had been
taken on the application for over
six months, but one day after the
call from Trotti the land was ap-
praised. The transaction has not
yet been approved, however, it be-
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Shepperd accused Phillips of
pulling that particular file from
land board records because of the
attorney general’s close work with
the Jaycees.
Phillips fired back that it was
because of the note he found in the
file and nothing more.
Tempers flared again when Shep-
perd accused Phillips of having
had the file during previous ques-
tioning Wednesday, although the
file was not specifically mentioned.
"If I hadn’t had this file, I feel
this note might not be in there
now." Phillips retorted.
"If you are making any infer-
ence I ever removed anything
from any file, you’re certainly
wrong, senator.” Shepperd fired
back.
This brought to one million dol-
lars the total of such suits filed in
transactions in the 100 million dol-
lar program.
Shepperd has estimated that as
much as three million dollars may
have been involved in what he
has termed "fraudulent” sales to
Texas veterans.
The new suits in 53rd District
Court were filed as the attorney
general again went before the Sen-
ate Investigating Committee look,
ing into the GI program.
One of the suits listed as de-
fendants the Winter Garden De-
velopment Co., C. 0. Hagan, C. P.
Ernster. C. L. Carey and Norma
Carey. It alleged they made fraud-
ulent misrepresentations on a Za-
vala County land sale to 68 veter-
ans, and that the state had paid
out $466,000, relying on such al-
legedly fraudulent actions and
statements.
The other named as defendant
Paul Little and H. R. Stallings of
Zavala County. It seeks to void a
contract on land involving 11 veter-
ans and $79,000. Both Little and
Stallings were named last week in
a previous suit for recovery of
$150,000. L
Ernster has been named In a
criminal complaint charging him
with using a forged instrument in
a veteran’s land deal.
Suit Filed Here
Over Chinchilla
Sales Contract
A $3,150 damage suit involving
a tales contract for Chinchillas
has been transferred to Abilene
from the district court of Brown
County.
The suit was filed in 194th Dis-
trict Court here.
H. L. Cravens Sr and H. L.
Cravens Jr., both of Brownwood,
filed the suit against R. M. Alex-
ander, 0. W. Ferguson and Noel
Reynolds, doing business under the
co-partnership name of Abilene
Registered Chinchilla Exchange,
1009 Walnut St.
The sales contract was dated
April 7, 1953. and involved two
pairs of chinchillas.
District Judge A. 0 Newman
of Brown County ordered the case
transferred to Abilene
WASHINGTON in—The Eisen-
bower administration, in close con-
sultation with Britain and New
Zealand, weighed possible new
moves today to ease the tense For-
mosa situation.
President Eisenhower and Sec-
retary of State Dulles had a long
conference at the White House. Af-
terward. Dulles went to the State
Department for meetings with Sir
Leslie Knox Munro, New Zea-
land’s ambassador and chief U.N
delegate, and Sir Roger Makins,
the British ambassador.
There was no official hint as to
what might be under consideration.
Reports from London, however,
said the possibility of some kind
of unwritten cease-fire agreement
was being explored in diplomatic
talks.
The New York Times said the
United States would urge the UN.
to send a “peace observation” mis-
sion to Formosa and the Pesca-
dores to report any aggressive ac-
lion in that area.
‘‘I have been in to see the Sec-
retary of Suu and I’ve had a full
discussion of the situation in the
Far East," Munro told newsmen
"I am not prepared to say any-
thing more."
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Christmas Comes
Late for Soldier
Sgt. Robert Horace Davis, 1398
Pecan St., veteran of two Christ-
mases in Korea, arrived home for
a real Christmas Sunday.
Delays prevented his scheduled
arrival the week before Christmas
and his presents and the Christ-
mas tree were saved for him by
his family.
With him at home Sunday night
were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
S. Davis; a sister, Mrs. James
S. Wales and family, who live at
2149 Hickory St.; and a brother,
Curtis E. Davis, 1326 Westmore-
land St.
Bing's Brother
Has Pneumonia
HOLLYWOOD Uh-Bob Crosby,
brother of Bing, is in St.Vincent's
Hospital today, seriously ill with
lobar pneumonia.
The television star was stricken
Saturday and his temperature
soared to 104 degrees, a CBS
spokesman said. His Umperature
was back to about normal yester-
day but he will remain in the
hospital for another week or 10
days.
Singer Jack Smith will replace
Crosby during his illness on the
weekday Bob Crosby Show on CBS
television.
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Peace Officers
Begin Meetings
AUSTIN un — Prosecutors and
law officers came here today for
a short course in improved meth-
ods of curbing crime. The Attor-
ney General's Conference attracted
more than 300 officers, judges and
prosecutors.
Our Shows Are
Often Cold, Too
LONDON on — Television has
reached Siberia, Moscow radio re-
ported today.
Rosemary Clooney
Has New Son
SANTA MORICA, Calif. • -
Singer Rosemary Clooney gave
birth to a 7-pound 9-ounce bey to-
day. She is married to actor Jose
Ferrer. The child, Miguel Jose, is
their first. They were married July
13, 1953.
Car Strikes Pair
GALVESTON, Tex. * - Mrs.
Mary Esqueda, 69, and her daugh-
ter-in-law Mrs Mary Esqueda, It.
were standing on a corner. A pass-
ing car blew a tire and skidded
into a mailbox, which flew acron
the sidewalk and struck the wom-
en. Both were hospitalized, not in
serious condition.
DE Team Wins 4
Contest Places
Team members from the Abilene
High School Distributive Education
class won two firsts, one second
and one third place Friday in con-
tests at San Angelo sponsored by
the San Angelo College Distribu-
tive Education Club.
Don Lusby took first and Larry
Mills took second in the advertis-
ing copy and layout competition.
Stanley McMurry won first place
in the job interview contest, and
Bill Wall won third place," a
bronze medal and 85 in the busi-
ness speaking contest.
A total of 115 West Texas high
school youth attended the meeting,
the only one of its kind held in
the state outside of state and na-
tional conventions.
Auto Parts Stolen
Three auto transmissions were
stolen early Monday morning by
burglars who broke into Hopkins
Wrecking Co. on the Anson High-
way near Elm Creek. Deputy
Sheriff L. A. Arnold reported.
Entry was by breaking a win-
dow on the side of the firm's build-
ing. Investigating were Deputy
Sheriffs Fred Ownby and Claude
Herring.
Poll on Arming
BONN, Germany uh—West Ger-
many's socialists began a public
poll on rearmament today in ef-
fort to prove their contention that
most of their countrymen are
against it.
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the words, "Go, Man. Go." On the
other side, it said, "Crazy, Man,
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Quemoy Shelled
TAIPEI, Formosa un—The Chi-
nese Communists on Tateng Island
fired four shells today on Chinese
Nationalist Quemoy Island, 350
miles south of the Tachens. The
Defense Ministry said it was a
minor incident.
Ike, Nixon Draft?
SAN DIEGO. Calif. IB - The
state convention of Young Repub-
licans of . California yesterday
adopted a resolution calling for the
drafting by public demand of Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Vice Presi-
dent Nixon for re-election in 1956.
WHEN DOES STICK
HORSE RESEMBLE
A STICK HORSE?
CLEBURNE nA stick horse
manufacturer sued another stick
horse manufacturer in district
court last week.
0. W. Haddock, who said he
sold stick horses in 41 states and
Hawaii, asked $5,000 in damages
from bis competitor, H. N.
Smithee. Both live at Keen, 4
miles east of here.
The case was in 18th District
Court before Judge Perm J.
Jackson.
Haddock charged that Smithee
infringed on his trademark and
design by manufacturing and
distributing stick horses closely
resembling his own products.
Huddock is owner of the Nu
Products Manufacturing Co. at
Keen.
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 232, Ed. 2 Monday, February 7, 1955, newspaper, February 7, 1955; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1649710/m1/3/?q=1966+yearbook+north+texas+state+university: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.