The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 205, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 1956 Page: 4 of 74
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$50,000 Question Remains
Unanswered in Trust Probe
AUSTIN. Jan 14 (—Two legis-committee was required to Sen. (should make their incomes public
lative investigating committees “Ottis Lock of Lufkin said he had and "the sooner it is done the bet-
take another fling at some of the nothing to hide but that he "would ter."
mysteries of the state insurance not permit the committee to be
scandals next week, still including used for political purposes
who got unexplained $50,000 "cash" Phillips said all public officials
items from U. S. Trust and Guar
anty funds.
A report from State Auditor C.
H Cavness to the Senate probers!
tins week detailed the spending-
much of it during the last Legisla-
ture — but his probers had not
found where the money went
Senators squabbled among them-
selves over how their inquiry
should be conducted, and charges
flew that the “insurance mess"
was getting deeper and deeper into
Two Senators
Agree to Make
Income Public
Names of six members or for-
mer members ot the Legislature
were put officially before the Sen-
ate committee last week by Cav-
ness as having received various
fees for legal or public relations
work from U. S. Trust and Guaran-
ty Co.
Movement Begins
This centered some attention on
Texas laws which do not require
legislators to disclose their income
sources, and which require only
that they declare personal interest
politics.
‘Edited' Reports
Insurance Commission Chairman
Byron Saunders was the first wit-
ness scheduled by the Senate com-
mittee Tuesday He may be asked
whether the commission knew 18
months before it acted that the af-
fairs of U. S. Trust and Guaranty
were in questionable condition
Saunders also may be asked
whether some field examiners quit
claiming their reports were "edit-
ed" to cut out some facts they had
dug up
* Grand juries in several counties,
and the federal government start-,
ed their own investigations of U. S.
Trust and Guaranty, now in a sev-
en million dollar receivership suit
involving more than 5 000 investors
and 140,000 policy holders
The insurance industry was fight-
ing unfavorable publicity-
Spokesmen insisted that most
Texas companies are sound, and
that only a few fringe operators
are making trouble A group of 28
life insurance companies offered to
pool their resources and guarantee
that no legal reserve company pol-
icy-holder would lose Saunders
called the offer "a laudable step "
Coart Action
The commission moved in on
questionable companies hauling
them into show cause hearings and
into court. More such action was
promised The commission has
consistently said it is just begin-
ning to act under new laws that
went into effect Sept. 6
Saunders also is expected to tell
the Senate committee if more new
laws are needed, and whether the
commission needs more help.
The Senate committee meets un-
der its new chairman. Sen. William
. . _ in a bill if one of that nature comes
HOLSTON, Jan 14 W—Two state up during a session They seldom
senators investigating insurance do.
scandalsin Texas have agreed to Junior Chambers of Commerce
make their incomes public, the began a movement to set up a sys-
Houston Chronicle said todaytem of annual sessions of the Leg.
Another member of the five man islature with Tadequate annual
committee was non-committal, a for mol
fouren refused comment, while Former Rep. Huon Brown or
Chairman William Fly of Victoria Midland, now county attorney, said
said he had taken no position on that if the proposed new system
the matter . had been in operation. "I believe
This, in effect, was the commit-I could have gotten my resolution
tee’s rebuttal to state Sen. Jimmy to investigate the insurance com-
Phillips of .Angleton, who said thepanies through the House in 1953."
committee members should resign “As it was, it met a sad death."
“because they are trying to cover Brown said.
up the scandal."-
The newspaper quoted Sen John-,
ny Rogers of Austin as saying: 1
"I’m willing to make my finan-
cial records public even if Sen.
Phillips refuses to do so.
"If Phillips intends to imply that
1 have anything to hide in my pub-
lic or private affairs, then 1 chal-
lenge him to meet me anytime,
and then jointly make public our
incomes, bank statements, income
tax returns or insurance company |
employment. .. ."
Sen. Jarrard Secrest of Temple
said "if Sen. Fly asks us to reveal
our incomes. I shall make no ob-
jection to revealing my income
tax return, provided others do the
same thing. 1 may ask that all
state senators agree to disclose
290 Cypress
MANOIOFDUE
JANUARY 3-31
1 1
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE — Frankie J. Wilcox-
en, 28, and his fiancee. Janice McKee, 18, were married
as planned in Fort Worth less than 24 hours after Wil-
coxen had shot and killed an acquaintance of his fiancee.
John Hoyt Blythe. 23, whom Wilcoxen said curbed his
car and threatened to drag him out of it shortly after
midnight. (PP)
their returns Why single out our
committee, as though we were on
trial?"
Sen. Ottis Lock of Lufkin said
“I have nothing to hide. However,
I will not permit the committee to
be used for political purposes. 1
feel it is responsible to the public
for a thorough, effective, non-poli-
tical investigation of the insurance
situation."
Fly of Victoria The House com- Sen. Wardlaw Lane of Center re-
mittee under Rep Wade Spilman fused comment
of McAllen starts its probe Thurs-
day
The Senate committee's blow-up
after a dispute between four mem-1
bers and Chairman Searcy Brace-
well over secret sessions led to a
demand .by Ser. Jimmy Phillips,
a candidate for governor, that the
four should resign because they are
"trying to cover up." Bracewell
quit the committee in the row.
Woman, 82, Fails,
Lies Injured for
About 3 Hours
STAMFORD. Jan 14 (RNS)-
I Miss Ida Crow, 82. is in Stamford
This brought sharp denials - Sanitarium because of injuries sus-
Three members of the committee tained in a fall Saturday.
Sens Johnnie Rogers of Austin Miss Crow had walked to a tank
Wardlow Lane of Center and Jar-
rard Secrest of Temple indicated
they would make their income
sources public if everybody on the
about 100 yeards from her house,
fell and injured her right leg.
She tried to attract attention, but
failed. She dragged herself about 50
3 Abilenians Go
To Disaster School
yards toward her house Her |
nephew, J A. Crow, drove a trac-
tor near Miss Crow, but due to the '
noise of the tractor Crow did not
hear her cries, neither did he see.
her. It is 'estimated she tried to
attract her hephew's attention at
Lew Holle. Abilene civil defense .
director, Abilene Police Sgt Bud-about 3:30 p.m.
dy Stewart, and Abilene Fire Cap-When Crow drove back by on the
tain Dee Snell will leave Sunday | tractor, he spotted his aunt and
for College Station to attend a one called an ambulance from Stam-
week course in Rescue Training ford. The ambulance was called at
The course is sponsored by the about 6:25 pm
State Disaster and Defense Divi-
Nurses at the Stamford Sanitar-
ium said Miss Crow's condition
sion.
Halle said the course covers all seemed to be good. Her injury was
actual phases of rescue work dur- I diagnosed as a fractured right leg
ing a disaster. A simulated "disas-
ter street" has been constructed at |
Texas A&M to give the students ac- |
tual "on the job training." Students |
are instructed in such subjects as
searching for victims in a demol-
ished building, tunneling through
wreckage, and the actual use of
rescue equipment
Holle expects to establish a res-
cue training school in Abilene for
the purpose of training volunteer
rescue workers of the Abilene Dis-
aster Emergency Relief and Civil
Defense Organization
WEATHER DATA
Mrs. C. E. Carlson,
Stamford Ex, Dies
STAMFORD, Jan 14 (RNS -
Mrs. C. E. Carlson, 65, sister of a
Stamford man, died in Harris Hos-
pital in Fort Worth at 2:45 pm
Saturday She died of a heart at-
tack.
The sister of Clyde Langford of
Stamford, Mrs. Carlson was the
former Margaret Langford and liv- |
ed in Stamford years ago
Funeral is pending the arriv al of
a daughter from Anchorage, Alas-
| ka, and will be in Fort Worth.
For the 24-hour peri
p.m Central Standard
Texas Stations:
Abilene
Amarillo .....
Austin ..........
Corpus Christi .
Dallas ..........
El Paso ..........
Fort Worth ........
Houston ...........
Junction ...............
Lubbock ...............
Midland ................
Presidio .............
San Angelo ............
San Antonio .......
Wichita Falls .......
Wink ........
Other Stations:
A Ibuquerque
Chicago
Denver ..........
Des Moines ........
Kansas City .......
New York
Ok lahoma City
Washington. D C.
Los Angeles
Minneapolis a St. Paul
resting, 5:30 She is survived by her husband:
High Low Rainfall
73 42
a daughter, Mrs, J B Arthur of
Anchorage, Alaska, whose husband
is in the armed forces: two broth-
ers. A L Langford of Hobbs, N.M.,
and Clyde of Stamford: a sister-in-
law. Mrs H. K Langford of Stam-
ford. and two step-sons and a step-
daughter.
Dallas Streelcars
men Make Final Rounds
Sweetwater Nets
$250 for Dimes
SWEETMATER. Jan. 14 (RNS)-
Members of Sweetwater Boy Scout
and Girl Scout organizations and
the High School Student Council
netted about $250 for the March of
Dimes Saturday through sale of
balloons and miniature crutch em-
blems.
DALLAS, (Sunday) Jan 15 P—
Dallas streetcars took their place
in history early today as the last
one headed for the car barns after
its final run.
The schedule called for it to
reach the barns at 2:08 a.m. Select-
ed to be the motorman on the last
car was L. N. Ramsey.
All day yesterday, hundreds of
Dallas residents took their children
on rides so the youngsters could
have an experience they may never
have again Hundreds of residents
took pictures of the vehicles
Nolan County has a quota of 810
000 for the March of Dimes drive
this year, Henry Norris, county by 55 new luxury buses which cost
drive chairman, said la million and a quarter dollars. 1
The streetcars will be replaced
a million and a quarter dollars
25 Speakers
Due At ACC
Lectureship
Twenty-five speakers have been
announced for the 38th annual Bible
lectureship of Abilene Christian
College, scheduled for Feb. 19-23.
“They Shall All Be Taught of
God" will be the general theme
of the lectures
Speakers and topics are as fol-
lows:
George W Bailey, Abilene,
"Teaching by Personal Example "
Frank J. Dunn. San Antonio,
"Jesus, the Master Teacher."
Sam Davis Tatum, Nashville;
Tenn., "Train up a Child in the
Way That He Should Go."
Paul Southern, Abilene. "Teach-
ing Through Personal Counselling.”
Hugo McCord, Bartlesville, Okla.,
“Preach the Word."
Jack Pope, San Antonio. "Oppor-
tunities for the Christian College ”
Harrison Mathews, San Angelo,
“Opportunities on Sunday Morn-
’4-A
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, Texas. Sunday Morning, January 15, 1956
“Teaching through Worship." .
Athens Clay Pullias, Nashville,
Tenn . “Effective Christian Jour-
nalism."
Leroy Brownlow, Fort Worth.
“Go Teach."
George S. Benson, Searcy, Ark.,
“Teaching Sound Doctrine."
Bennie Lee Fudge, Athens, Ala .
"Week-Day School Opportunities.”
T. E. Milholland, Dallas, "The
Gospel Press."
Carl Mitchell, Florence, Italy.
"The Work in Italy "
Howard Horton, Nashville, Tenn ,
“The Work in Nigeria.”
E. W McMillan, Whittier, Calif.,
“The Work at Ibaraki.”
Burton Coffman, New York City.
“The Work in the Northeast.”
Cline Paden, Lubbock, “Evangel-
izing the World ”
M Norvel Young, Lubbock.
“Church Leadership and Vision."
Reuel Lemmons, Austin. “Chris-
tian Fellowship”
Leslie Diestelkamp, Brookfield.
111., “The Effects of Modernism ”
H L. Barber, Terrell, "The Work
at Southwestern Christian College.”
Harvey Childress, Minneapolis,
Minn., “York College”
2 Fires Put Out
Two small fires were ex-
tinguished by Abilene firemen Sat-
urday afternoon They were a grass
fire at 935 Pine St. and a fence fire
at 626 Butternut St.
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