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VOL. LXXV, NO. 251
The Abilen
“WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES —Byron---
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PRICE DAILY 5c, SUNDAY 10c
romises
Ike to Run,
No Vigorous Campaign
Demos Sav n BYT y — JIgE ‘If’ Nominated,
CIOS Gy || 1 *et)78
Demos Say
ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT — Cedric Foster, right, na-
tionally-known radio news commentator, is shown here
as he arrived at Municipal Airport at 3:30 p.m. Wednes-
day. Larry Shultz, ACC student and executive vice presi-
dent of the TISA, left, greeted him. (Staff photo)
Foster Impressed
By Nixon Remark
Ike Statement
Call to Arms
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 1 -
President Eisenhower’s decision to
run for re-election sent a wave of
jubilation through Republican
ranks today and was received by
the Democrats as a call to arms.
Predictions of victory in Novem-
Will Accept Bid
By LEO LAMBERT
Reporter-News Staff Writer
Cedric Foster, veteran radio
news commentator, said upon ar-
rival at Municipal Airport here
Wednesday afternoon that he
thought it was particularly inter-
esting that President Eisenhower------
did not specify Nixon as a run- he declared.
egy,” he said, “which is to obtain
Communist domination of the
world with leadership from Mos-
cow.
“The Russians still seek the
overthrow of democracy in the
world by subversion and infiltra-
tion and by force, if necessary,"
On the recent renunciation
of
Tim got the definite impression," I Stalin. Foster said “Stalin would
he said, “that he has apparently have ordered force : I think the
left the way open for the Republi-present leaders had to try to justi-
can organization to' make a free fy their co - existence policy
choice for the vice presidential because it is diametrically opposed
nomination Of course,” he added, to Stalin's theory so they change
“that could be changed.” . ed their stand and said Stalins
Foster, who has been comment- ideas were outmoded.
ing on the news for more than 15 "My wife wrote me last summer
years over the Mutual network, ar- from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan
rived in Abilene to speak before and Burma - she spent seven
Texas Intercollegiate Students months over there — and told me
the Texas noACCELe — that the Soviet Union had changed
Assedtr, cie clubs its tactics in the cold war to the
He will also address a mass economic side by pushing co-exist-
renting or civic clubs shortly after ence through Communist agents
noon Thursday in addition to orig-and organizations "
inating hi s nationwide noon com- On the military scene, Foster
mentaries on the news from the See FOSTER, Pg. 2-A, Cols. 14
KWKC studios. . '
The 55-year-old Bostonian with a
curled up mustache talked freely
at the airport Wednesday after-
noon on almost every major cur-
rent event on the international and
ber came from both sides of the
political fence. Many party lead-
ers predicted a long and hard cam-
paign.
Sen. Watkins of Utah epitomized
Republican reaction to the news
in one word: ."Hallelujah!”
Former President Truman did
the same for the Democrats when
he asserted in Kansas City: "We
can beat anybody.”
Many business leaders ex-
pressed' gratification at the Pres-
ident’s intention to seek a second
term, but George Meany, presi-
dent of the big AFL CIO, said he
was reserving comment until after
the nominating conventions this
summer. -..
"I am glad he is running," de-
clared Democratic Sen. Kerr of
Oklahoma. "I hope his health will
permit him to make a vigorous
campaign and that he will have a
long and useful life during and
after the administration of the
man who defeats him in Novem-
ber."-
National GOP Chairman Leon-
ard W. Hall said he was “over-
joyed" at the President s decision.
“This is the best possible news
for all Americans,” he stated. "It
means a continuation of the peace,
prosperity and progress of the Ei-
senhower Republican administra-
tion.’
After remarking that, “It is
fitting that President Eisenhower
See DEMOS, Pg. 2-A, Col. 4
PRESIDENT AT NEWS CONFERENCE—President Eisenhower answers a reporter’s
Hefti question at his news conference in Washington. The capacity crowd heard the
chief executive announce that he is available for a second term. (TP)-
Yarborough Admits Patman
Gave Him $1,000 Recently
By ED CREAGH
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (TP)—President Eisenhower
told the nation tonight he is willing to run again because,
despite his heart attack. “There is not the slightest doubt
that I can perform as well as I ever have, all the important
duties of the presidency.” .
The President scheduled a radio-TV appearance after
announcing earlier in the day he would be available for
renomination.
See Related Stories, Pg. 14-B-15-B
In a summary of his remarks,
released in advance, Eisenhower
ruled out any “extensive travel-
ing" or “whistle-stop speaking” in
the event of his renomination-
something that virtually can be
taken for granted in the light of
Six decision to run
- He declared:
“I shall in general, wage no po-
litical campaign in the customary
pattern instead, my principal pur-
pose, if renominated, will be to
inform the American people accur-
Court Orders1 Barna
To Readmit Negro
domestic scene. ...
He said be thought the President
left the impression that the vice
presidential candidate should be
chosen after the President at the
Republican convention. "While ------------------,__, -
Mister Eisenhower praised Mister —Federal District Court Judge H,
Nixon," Foster said. “I thought it Hobart Grooms today ordered Au-
• was interesting that he didn’t therine Lucy,. 26-year-old Negro,
name him as a running mate.' ..readmitted to the University of
At the same time, Foster said Alabama: by 9 a.m. March 5. .
“There’s strong support in Rerub: At the same time the judge, va-
lican ranks for Gov. Chris Herter cated a contempt motion against
of Massachusetts as a vice pre 13 university trustees and officials
“*-ntoties in Boston and on the grounds Ahaflathey had
originates most of his broadcasts ed today in good 1 , ,
Tor there said of Gov. Herter: The former school teacher was
"He's one of the ablest men to the barred from the all-white univer-
country. He's 60 years old and a sity campus for her own safety
man of wide experience He's been and the safety of others after
elected governor for two consecu-1 some 3.000 students and outsiders
live terms, he’s had diplomatic ex- rioted Feb. 5.
perience and has been a member The petition for a court order
of Congress. , . granting Miss Lucy dormitory and
"He's a man of mature judge dining room facilities on the cam-
ment and was one of the first sup- pus of the 125-year-old school was
porters of Eisenhower slong with taken under advisement.
Cabot Lodge." Judge Grooms prefaced his de-
I Save CSHCnal matters cision by saying, “there are some
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- toward economic "aspects of the "is. tame aying judge said:
CA"least they are paying less "This court alwayyat "saccerd
attention to the military aspects ance with the u. s supreme
doesn't mean that the Rus-Court.”
xIans have changed their strat-T’In ordering Miss Lucy’s return.
BIRMINGHAM
Ala., Feb. 29 an Judge Grooms said, “This court
does not conclude that the law en-
forcement agencies in this state
have broken down ”
He said he found that the Uni-
versity of Alabama and the trust-
ees had “underestimated .. the
fury of the mob and were umpre-
pared ..."
He added, however, that in bar-
ring Miss Lucy following the riots
be found the trustees "acted in
good faith."
By LESLIE CARPENTER
Reporter-News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. Feb. 29—Elmer
Patman's contributions in Texas
politics were thrown into further
confusion in Washington and Aus-
tin Wednesday by Patman and
Ralph Yarborough.
In Austin, Yarborough revealed
he had received $1,000 in contribu-
tions from Patman in late 1955 and
ed money in 1955 to a Texas can-F Patman:
didate for office was brought out
Tuesday by Neff when the Senate
committee’s counsel, Charles W.
Steadman, was quizzing Patman
on how he disposed in 1955 of
some $8,500 in cash which were
the personal funds of Howard
Keck, Superior president.
The official transcript of the
Senate committee hearing of Tues-
day shows the following exchange
between Patman and Steadman:
Patman: “Now, Mr. Steadman,
I have made a small contribution
_______"No, sir. absolutely
not. It is at the state level.”
ately, through means of mass com-
munication, of the foreign and do-
mestic program this administra-
tion has designed and has pressed
for the benefit of all our people;
to show them how much of that
program has been accomplished
or enacted into law; to point out
what remains to be done, and to
show how we intend to do it." |
Early in his talk, unprecedented
in American history, Eisenhower
said that as “a recovered heart
patient," he might be “a greater
Steadman: “How much was
that?"
Patman: “Well, it was either
$500 on one occasion and maybe
300 or 400 dollars on another occa-
sion — just a small amount to
help him get around over the state
Sas Yarborough, Pg. 10-A, Cols. 14
W. IRBY FOX
.. . asked to run
Dr. Fox May
early 1956.
In Washington, Patman, testify-
ing under oath before a Senate , have saue - __________
committee investigating his role in _ there was a friend of mine that
political - contributions allegedly
connected with the Harris - Ful-
bright natural gas bill, stated that
the $800 or $900 he gave to a Texas
candidate during 1955 were made
to a candidate at the Texas Leg-
islature level."
Yarborough, twice a candidate
for governor and once a candidate
for attorney general, is not a mem-
ber of the Legislature.
Patman could not be reached for
elaboration. His attorney said he
was en route to Austin by air-
Youth Killed
At Big Spring
BIG SPRING, Feb 29 (RNS)-
is now — was going to run for
state office (in Texas, and I gave
him some money to help him get
around over the state already this
last year (in 1955),”
Steadman "That is not in con-(
nection with any Senate cam- One man was killed and another
paign?” injured about 4,30 p.m. Wednesday
---------------------------------when their car overturned about
Second Crash
--=Victim Dies
fore the Senate Investigating Com- " "VI -
mittee to tell about the gifts from SNYDER, Feb. 29 (RNS)-Roy
Patman , Elvin Black 58, of Big Spring,
Robert Collier, associate counsel area Wednesday morning • Cogdeli
of the investigating committee andl
Earlier an Alabama state judge formerly of Wichita Falls, said o a crash near Ira
testified that he believed the 26- he will attempt to reach Yarbor- ehih William Daniel Morrow,
year-old Negro coed from Birming- ough by telephone and that Yar- which vu killed instantly
ham would be killed if she at- borough might be asked to testify “ess Elco Fashbaugh, 25,
tempted to return to the campus, later.......Snyder, driver of the car in
NEWS INDEX
SECTION A
Obituaries .....-.... 4-5
Women’s news.......6-7.8
Oil 12-13
SECTION 1
Spots ................2-3
Food page .........•—*
Editorials ............8
Comics ...............10
Redie, TV logs .......+.14
Farm, markets .15
TRANSPORTATION DE LUXE—Stage coach service
TAMAMAntained in the ‘80‘s by a Mr; Barnett between
Abilene and Fi. Concho and San Angelo via Ruffa SB.
and Runge o/aagyanenen and "amateur S1“ ™
ParransI the coach for his grandchildren." Mr. Parra-
drawgive this description: "The distance was 100 miles.
IWT 12 hour trip and cost was $10 per passenger.
risk than is the normal person ol „ —
my age." He is 65. Later Dara
But he said his doctors assure CHICT KGLG
him that this increased risk "is MAY" *
not great.”
He added: -
“So far as my own personal
sense of well-being is concerned,
I am as well ss before the attack
occurred.”
At the same time. Eisenhower
said, be must restrict his activi-
ties and so, he said: *
“If the Republican delegates-
to the national convention—come
to believe that they should have as
their presidential nominee one who
would campaign more actively,
they would have the perfect right
—indeed the duty-to name such s
8% miles west of Big Spring on
State Highway 176.
Preston D. Townsend, about 25,
was killed and Jimmy W. Meador,
also in his mid-20's, was injured.
The men were from either Farm-
ington or LaPlata, N. M. Officers
were unable to determine immed-
iately which one since identifica-
tion cards on Townsend differed,
uicu woumon -—— . They also were unable to ascertain
Memorial Hospital of injuries suf- who was driving the car. ,
Their 1952 Chevrolet convertible
overturned, throwing Townsend out
He struck his head on a highway
car marker post. The car was going
Which" Morrow was . passenger, west, toward New Mexico, om
was injured in the crash. His con- Townsend died about 5:30 p.m.
dton was described by Cogdell Meador was in serious condition in
Hospital authorities *s "just fine. Big Spring hospital Wednesday
The accident occurred when the night
1941 Pontiac driven by Fashbaugh The body was taken to River Fu
collided at the intersection of State neral Home here
nominee.
"I. for one, would accept their
decision cheerfully and t would
continue by all means within my
power to help advance the inter-
ests of the American people
through the kind of program that
this administration has persistent-
ly supported”
Mrs. Eisenhower and the Presi-
dent's brother, Dr Milton Eisen-
hower arranged to be with him in
his office as be detailed for the
American people the factors that
lay behind his second-term deci-
"Eisenhower began by saying he
See IKE TO RUN, P. 5-A, Cols. 1-2
Patman is an Austin counsel for
Superior Oil Co who turned over
$8,500 to John Neff, a Nebraska
associate of Patman's, and the
money was offered by Neff to the
Republican state party organiza-
tion in Nebraska and to the camp eoudea at tne Inversecun - ---1— -------.
paign fund of Sen. Francis Cana Highway 350 and Farm-to-Market Investigating officer was, High-
ESD. Thersiececoirndetion With the Road 1606 with a truck driven by way Patrolman Ben Walker
gas bifi are the subject of a Sen- Black. The funeral home and Highway
Ite investigation by a special com- Black was driving a 1961 White Patrol were trying to contact rel.
mittee headed by sen. Walter truck owned by the Transport atives Wednesday night.
George, D-GA. Co. of Abilene x mark war be This was traffic fatality No. »
The fact that Patman contribut- Funeral for at the “for Howard County this year.
_____— held Saturday at 2:30 pm. at the I
„ , 11th St. and Birdwell Lane Church
got Christ in Big Spring. Darrell
21 • ' J. Flynt, minister, will officiate
.He was born Dec 11,1807,in
Hood County He moved to Big
Spring from Sudan in 1928.
Survivors include his wife, Bon-
nie, of Big Spring: two sons, W. O.
of Long Bearn. Calif. and Earl of
El Paso; a step-son, Morgan Coop-
er of Grand Rapids, Mich.: a star
daughter, Mrs. Betty Ann Donald
son. of Japan; and six grandchil-
“Mrow who had lived in Snyder
about two months, was an oilfield
worker. He was buried in Dixie
community cemetery in Grayson
County Wednesday.
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The service was discontinued about the time the Santa
Fe Railroad built into what is now Ballinger: First train
into Ballinger was June 29, 1886. There were stations
about every 12 miles on this stage route where fresh 22 ms,FAT" or mor
horses were hitched to the coach and made to gallop to ! " ‘",
the next station. One coach left Abilene and one left San "}• i 7 ^T’^^JT *
Angelo in the morning, arriving at their destination that Restive humidity •< * * pm • *
evening, providing high water or mud didn't delay them.” "Barometer reading * •» * "J
Dr. W. Irby Fox, MM Hickory
St., said Wednesday he has been
asked to run for a city commis-
sioner post and that “It would be
very interesting "
Dr. Fox said he had not reached
a decision and would investigate
possibilities of conflict between a
city commissioner post and his job
as acting head of Abilene-Taylor
County Health Unit.
Jim Conlan, 1301 Grand Ave.,
said Tuesday he also is consider-
ing making the race for a city
commissioner post. If his decision
is affirmative be will run for the
post now held by J. Floyd Mal-
cam. Tom Webb, an attorney, has
already filed for the place held by
Malcom.
Fox’s opponent would be John
Crutchfie’d, an attorney, who is
the only announced candidate for
the north side post now held by
J. D. Perry Sr.
Neither Fox nor Conlan had filed
formal candidacy Wednesday night,
the city secretary’s office reported.
Deadline for filing for the April
3 election is I p.m. Friday.
Dr. Fox has been a resident of
Abilene 33 years and has practiced
here five years. He is married and
has three children
SHOEMAKE INDICTED TWICE
Grand Jury Blasts
Insurance Group
By DAVE CHEAVENS
WACO, Feb. 29 in—The McLen-
nan Countv grand jury reported to-
day it could find only enough evi-
dence to indict A B Shoemake in
the collapse of the U, S. Trust &
Guaranty Co. but felt that the State
Insurance Commission and certain
legislators should share blame for
the Texas insurance scandals
The jury charged that insurance
Commission negligence and sow-
ness to act caused policyholders
and investors an increased loss of
maybe $800,000.
Shoemake was named in two in-
dictments returned by the history
making session of the grand jury
the first criminal indictments ever
returned under the new Insurance
Securities Laws effective last Sept.
$76 in placing two newspaper ads
in the Ramsey campaign
Shoemake who shot himself
through the head shortly after the
collapse of his widespread insur-
ance and investment organisation
became known yesterday was re-
ported slowly improving at the Mc-
Kinney Veterans Administration
Hospital.
Report Delayed
Shoemake has not been question-
ed in the investigation.
One indictment charges that
Shoemake “unlawfully command-
ed" an unknown person to sell 570
in certified drafts on Oct 5. 1955.
Dist. Atty. Tom Moore Jr. said
that due to Shoemake’s present
condition the state would not try
to get service on the indictments
and would not require that Shoe-
make post a bond
The second indictment flatly
charges Shoemake with selling $70
in certified drafts without an In-
surance Commission permit
Also indicted on two counts by
the grand jury was Vera Sanford,
general manager of the Texas
Press Assn . on charges involving
campaign money spent for Ben
Ramsey to the 1954 lieutenant gov
-ernor's race.
The two Sa mford indictments
were the first under the recently
approved revised Election Code.
I don't know what it is all
about,” Sanford told reporters. He
$1 000 bond on each indict-
*** EG -=-=eshrewi chw
I did a honey of a job for Mr.
H. C Stanley, this way:
von Mme —
Mr. Stanley was very happy with
the results of this od when he
called to cancel it. Re reported
The grand jury’s report - the
result of two months’ intensive
probing — had been due this morn-
ing but was delayed when Sanford
sent word he wanted to appear
again before the group.
Sanford finally appeared # 10
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