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LAKE TEXOMA REPORT
Water level 600.33. Water temperature 52
Barometer 30.15 steady. Winds No. 15
Cloudy—Occasional rains. 55-48-55
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED PRESS
The Denison Press
VERSE FOR THIS WEEK
He that overcometh shall inherit all
things; and I will be his God and he shall
be my son. Revelation 21:7
DENISON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1957
Layne residents to
oppose school plans
for consolidation
EMPLOYED AS SECRETARY C.C.
A small but determined group
of Layne school district citizens
attended the Tuesday night
meeting in Layne auditorium call-
ed to discuss opposition to the
proposed election Saturday of the
consolidation of Layne, Potts-
boro, Georgetown, and Willow
Springs schools west of Denison.
“'the purpose of this meeting
is to bring about a better under-
standing of what is taking place
in the Layne school district,” the
gathering was told by Dill Holt,
Katy railroad employee, who
called the meeting, and presided.
He advised the meeting had been
called at the request of many in-
terested people in the Layne
school district to find out facts
concerning “how such a proposed
consolidation will affect our
school, our community, and our
property values”.
Concern was evidenced by
those present because of lack of
interest in the Saturday election
indicated by the small number at-
tending the meeting. Some sug-
gested a get-out-the-vote pro-
gram to create more interest in
the election, but no action
taken by the group to actively
campaign in opposition to the
proposed Saturday election merg-
er.
Consolidation Proposal
Up for consideration by the
citizens’ group was the Saturday
election called by county school
board action to consolidate the
Layne, Pottsboro, Georgetown,
and Willow Springs school dis-
tricts west of Denison into
consolidated school district with
a senior high school building
near Pottsboro.
The Saturday election was call
ed by the county school board in
response to a petition from in-
terested citizens in the four dis-
tricts to act on consolidation,
pending enactment of school leg-
islation recommended by the
State Board of Education which
would force small outlying
schools in the state to consolidate
with larger adjacent school dis-
tricts to meet enrollment and
other scholastic requirements.
“Part of Denson”
City councilmen Carl Flanery,
Sr., Ralph Porter, and B. McDan-
iel, and Denison School superin-
tendent Hayden Goodgion were
invited to appear before the
group concerning the school con-
solidation program and discuss
the proposals involved in such a
merger.
Carl Flanery, Sr., mayor pro
tern, urged those present to con-
sider the future of Layne district
before casting a vote Saturday.
He pointed out the “upward
trend” now taking place in Den-
ison, and emphasized the Katy
railroad will soon Have 300 to
400 more employees living in
Denison, which will be the “main
hub” for its operations.
“Layne will be a part of Den-
ison in the not too far distant”,
said Flanery, who urged people
of Layne school district to join
with other groups to promote
their common interests and “en-
joy privileges as citizens of Den-
ison”.
‘ Neighbors and Friends”
“We are here as neighbors and
friends”, Ralph Porter told the
group, who pointed out school fa-
cilities can only be provided
through taxation and that Layne
and Denison should plan “to-
gether and wisely” for the future
improvement of both communi-
ties.
“You want good schools,
churches, living conditions, and
other advantages for your fam-
ilies”, said Porter, and that un-
less everyone affected (by the
proposed school merger) plans
for the “betterment of all” many
people might “get off the track”.
“Our interests can not be divid-
ed”, he said, and advised business
will shun areas where school, or
other, taxes are out of propor-
tion.
“Tragedy for Children”
Pleasant lelationships have al-
ways existed in the past between
the four school districts concern-
ed with proposed consolidation
and the Denison school district
the group was told by B. McDan-
iel, retired school superintendent
and citv council member, who cit-
(Sm LAYNE. Pa». 4)
ALONG THE
NO'S
•Y THE EDITOR
How People Guess
When the sage of old said
“Know Thyself,” he was so far
ahead of his
day as to the
fund amental
need of the day
as was Jesus of
Nazareth ahead
of either Soc-
rates, Demos-
thenes or even
the great Plato
who came near-
er fathoming
the inner circle of the spirit
world in which God is represent-
ed in the words: “God is spirit,
and they that worship Him shall
worship Him in spirit and in
truth.”
One thing, however, about
which man does have to guess,
and that is man is born to die.
However, in real truth, we start
dying immediately after birth,
they tell us. And, taking the
word of one of the apostles, some
are “dead while they liveth.”
That statement is made as re-
lated to “those who live in pleas-
Some, however, do not seem to
think they are living unless they
are guessing at something which
makes for them, their daily diet
in the way of increasing the size
of stories which they hear.
For instance, in the past few
days in Denison. So many angles
to the Katy situation in its move
back to Denison have been heard,
repeated, enlarged, until even a
shrewd newshound will stand
amazed at the situation.
Put it down as being true—
people, when they go to guess-
ing or surmizing, it is always
done under the spell of what one
desires, or what one fears.
• News From Denison
Those of our readers now lo-
cated in other states, and who
grasp eagerly news from the old
home town—should they come to
their old home town in these days,
they would find wonderfully mod-
ern highways, traffic circles and
all, leading them into the city.
And, best of all, Denison, with
all the many railroad crossing
hazards formerly facing traffic,
one would find that the city may
now be approached from every
direction without having to cross
railroad track. To one who was
reared here that would seem to
be something to go into the “Be-
lieve it or not" column. But it
a fact. That fact, coupled
with some of the interesting
things about Denison to be read
in the Press feature each week
of “Denison 81 Years Ago” in-
dicates how progress can alter
things.
Now Main Street
Two things of importance on
Main street may now be reported
to our readers outside Denison.
One is the fact that the old build-
ing site where was erected the
ancient home of the Leeper
Hardware building at Main and
Burnett has given way to a mod-
ern home for the department
store of Lilley-Ayres. The other
that the old interurban line
rails covered many years by a
series of paving, are being torn
up to make way for the new
highway 75 crossing at Main
and Austin Avenue.
HENDERSON
Henderson, Tulsa
named secretary
Denison Chamber
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 41
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN IN AUSTIN
House bill 195
given OK by city
House bill No. 195, which if
passed by the Texas Legislature,
and which will save the city of
Denison the sum of 5 cents the
gallon on gasoline, was indorsed
officially by the city council at
its meeting. City Manager David
Harnpr, indicated that the city
purchased last year about 55,000
gallons of gasoline.
Denison’s action will be made
known to the Texas legislature
at once.
Bill E. Henderson, Tulsa, has
been named the new secretary of
the Denison Chamber of Com-
merce and will take over the work
about May 1st, it was announced
Tuesday by Lynwood Massey,
president of the Denison Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Henderson will succeed Free-
man Carney, who has resigned to
take the position of executive
vice-president and general man-
ager of the Tyler Chamber of
Commerce. Carney leaves his
work in Denison in an excellent
shape for his successor and has
done a piece of monumental
work.
Henderson 4 Years in Tulsa
Henderson has been in the em-
ployment pf the Tulsa organiza-
tion for four years as depart-
ment manager.
He was born in Carlisle, Ark., and
after graduation from high school,
he entered the University of Ark-
ansas and graduated in 1952 with
the degree of BA with major in
journalism. His M.S. degree in
Journalism was received at
Northwestern University, Evan-
ston, HI., i„ 1953.
His extra - curricular activ-
ities consisted of a position on
the staff of the Arkansas Travel-
er, student newspaper, two sem-
esters as staff writer and one
semester as news editor, and oth-
er activities in allied newspaper
work.
He is a member of ODK, men’s
leadership fraternity; member of
Phi Eta Sigma, honor fraternity
of freshmen men; member of Phi
Alpha Theta, honorary history
fraternity; member of Lambda
Tau, honorary English fraternity;
on dean’s honor roll four semes-
ters; won first place in short
story division of Southern Lit-
erary Festival Association liter-
ary contest in 1950, graduated
with honors.
He entered the employ of the
Tulsa Chamber Jan, 1, 1953 and
was assigned to research depart-
ment and was named manager in
July, He served in that position
until November 1, 1954; named
manager of oil activities and as-
sistant manager of industrial de-
partment Nov. 1, 1954. He serv-
ed in that position to the present
time. In addition he became act-
ing manager of the Industrial
Department on Feb. 15, 1957.
Was a Farmer
Henderson worked with his
father on the farm 1939 to 1944.
Served in Army Air Corps 1944
to 1946; formed partnershin with
father 1916 to 1948. Entering
the University of Arkansas, he
received part-time work waiting
on tables, working in printing
plant of University, operating
platen press, setting type. He has
bad experience in postoffice work
at Evanston, 111., and accepted a
position at Tulsa June 1, 1953.
A Family Man
Henderson was married to Miss
Mary Brown Gattinger, Des Arc,
Ark., who is a graduate teacher.
They are members of the Meth-
odist church. They have three
children, Mary Ann, 4: Carol Eil-
een, 1, and Barbara Jean, two
months.
. ..1C
TONS OF KATY RECORDS TO DENISON-Tons of Katy
records and office equipment have been moved into the
former Griffin building by truck and rail. Shown here are
some of the records from St. Louis executive offices being
unloaded as crews of workmen rapidly unload a fleet of
trucks. No advance announcement of moving operations to
Denison was made by railroad officials.—(Staff Photo)
A Resolution
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DENISON, TEXAS, EXTEND-
ING A WELCOME TO ALL
NEW RESIDENTS OF THE
CITY.
WHEREAS, many families have
made Denison their new home in
the recent past and many more
will establish their homes in Den-
ison in the near future, and
WHEREAS, it is the wish of the
City Council, on behalf of the
people of Denison, to extend to
the new residents of the City, a
hearty and sincere welcome and
an invitation to become a part
of the community, and
WHEREAS, the City of Denison
bas recently embarked in a new
era of alert, progressive, planned
City government of the people
and for the people, and
WHEREAS, the planning of pro-
gressive, efficient City services
and facilities requires experience,
thought and new ideas, which will
be brought to the City by its
new citizens,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE-
SOLVED BY THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OF DEN-
ISON,
THAT, all new citizens of Den-
ison be extended a hearty wel-
come as new citizens and an in-
vitation to take part in all civic
affairs, as well as attendance at
Council meetings and suggestions
to the Council, in, as well as out
of, session.
THAT, such participation,
tendance, and suggestions
not only welcomed, but also
icited.
PASSED AND APPROVED,
the 27 day of March, 1957.
Carl Flanery
Mayor Pro-teni
ATTEST:
Alice Ruth Crabtree
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Hal Rawlins
City Attorney
New Boy Scout
field executive
comes to Denison
Denison District, Circle Ten
Council, Boy Scouts of America
will have a new field executive
on April 1, according to an-
nouncement from Jack Atkins,
chairman of Denison District.
The new field executive is
Warren Blood who has been serv-
ing in the San Antonio district.
He and Mrs. Blood will reside in
the Westridge addition. They
have no children.
Mr. Blood succeeds Byron
Woolsey, field executive in the
Denison District for five years,
who left January 1 for Waco.
Publishers told Legislators
dragging feet on urgent bills
In an address before the North
ami East Texas Press Association
in session at Longview April 22-
23, more than 200 members of
the fourth estate in its 31st an-
nual session were given informa-
tion as to important bills number-
ing nine, all of which were draft-
ed with the one thought of giving
at-
are
sol-
LOCAL MARKETS
Hcgs .................................. 24c
Butter ..................... 65c
Choice fed steers,
yearlings ............... $18 to $22
Fat cows .............. $12 to $14
Good stocker calves,
yearlings ......... $20.50 down
Milk fed lamb prices
$4 to $5 hundred
Forty out of every thousand
men are color blind.
Search continues
for assailant of
9 year oh! child
j
The Grayson County Sheriff’s
department and local police have
not relaxed their intense search
for the assailant who beat ami
raped a little nine year old Den-
ison school girl Wednesday af-
ternoon of last week.
The child was hospitalized for
several days following the attack
which occurred on a country
road east of town near Oak Ridge
school. She is reported to be in
fair condition.
The child was walking to town
from Raynal school during a
flurry of rain and was picked up
by a man in a blue Chevrolet
who told her he had a little girl
in school just a gi’ade ahead of
her, and that lie would take her
to her mother in a local cafe
where she said she was going. In-
stead he turned his car east and
drove to a lonely country lane
where he beat and raped her and
left her lying in the road. Her
school books and pieces of cloth-
ing were later found by police
where it is supposed they were
thrown by the assailant.
The child walked to the W. S.
Hillsman home on Route 1, east
Main street road. The Hillsmans
brought her to her home on E.
Crawford. She was then taken
to the Denison Hospital and Clin-
ic by her father where the doc-
tors there said she had definitely
been raped.
Action of old
council on plea
of church dug up
What the final action of the
old council prior to introduction
of the council-manager form of
government with reference to the
United Pentecostal church prop-
erty, proved to be a matter
of digging into old records on
the matter.
At tlie meeting Wednesday the
pastor Rev. W. D. Emberlin and
members of the board appeared
before the council to lay a com-
plaint and make a request. The
delegation complained that the
new highway leg on the Bells
highway which is being connected
with the traffic circle on South
highway 75, was leaving the
church with only a 12 foot strip
for autos to get to the church
services. Also it was stated that
the earth had been dug down to
where the edge of the highway
next to the church was not only
left the bare 12 feet but the bank
of the highway next to the church
was three feet high, thus doing
away with their parking place.
ft seems that only a verbal
contract could be recalled, while
newspaper reporters offered the
opinion that the matter had been
settled some three years back.
Meantime, the new administration
will check into the matter to see
what the records, if any, will
bring up.
At the suggestion of Commis-
sioner Martin, and seconded by
Commissioner Porter, the council
will visit the site, and see what,
if any, help may be given in the
way of relief. It was stated by
City Manager Harner, that the
State of Texas was working on
the job as they understood it, and
any change by them would call
for possible negative answer.
The committee departed with
the assurance from Mayor pro-
teni Carl Flanery that the council
would give all possible relief.
Council passes
resolution on
use Munson Park
The city council in regular ses-
sion Wednesday, approved a re-
solution authorizing the use of
Munson Park by the Denison
Round Up Club. A petition had
been made to the council by W
B. Jones, president of the Round
Up Club, asking the city for per-
mission to use the park for rod-
eos, livestock exhibitions and oth-
er events pertaining to livestock
and horsemanship by the Round
Up Club, the 4-H Club and FFA
groups, as well as certain social
and recreational events sponsor-
ed by the club. The property had
been used as such in the past,
and the formal passage of the
resolution authorizing it is a mat-
ter of council procedure.
It was stipulated that the park
may be used for social and re-
creational purposes in the man-
ner specified only for club mem-
bers and their families, and no
admission charge shall ever be
made nor shall the general pub-
lic be invited or allowed to at-
tend the social events. Mayor
Pro-tem Carl Flanery, who was
presiding in the absence of May-
or E. .1. Lilley, especially emphas-
ized that the park under the re-
solution passed, could not be used
for auction sales, public dances
and the like. The resolution also
contained the clause that it could
be cancelled if conditions were
not adhered to. Round Up Club
president Jones was present at
the meeting, and accepted the
terms in the resolution.
tlie people information as to what
is being done with the funds of
the people as they are handled
through various public organiza-
tions under control of the state.
The declaration was made that
observers at the present session
of the State Legislature, without
exception, the measures were
fought with vehemence by certain
ones whose actions to get at the
tiuth drew more doubt as to sin-
cerity than it indicated there
might be a false front.
Particularly it was reported
true in such Senate bills 223 and
88. These two bills were drawn
"'ith the purpose of insuring the
tax payers would be given the
facts as to sessions of, and ex-
penditures by, those boards in
charge of institutions which were
maintained by public money.
They were drawn with the pur-
pose of preventing any repetition
of the scandal of Duval county.
The bills, all nine of them, were
drawn up with no possible chance
for challenging by those looking
for loopholes. The best legal
brains obtainable had to do with
assisting the Texas Press Associ-
ation which sponsored the series
of bills. The Texas Press had
only one motive, and that was to
so introduce legislation that, if
passed, would forever protect
the money of the people when
expended for public purposes,
that Texas would never again
have its name besmirched by such
graft as has been exposed in
Duval county. Also, one of the
bills SB88 would insure news-
papers that they would have ac-
cess to all meetings of groups
handling public funds that the
newspapers may secure the facts
at such meetings, and report
them to the public which has a
right to know.
Burglars enter
\\ liite Pig eafes
here and Shennan
The White Pig Drive-In cafes
in Denison and Sherman were
broken into Thursday night and
cash was taken from both.
Entry was made in both cafes
through a door. Money was stol-
en from the cigaret machines in
both places. Coin machines in the
rest rooms were also broken open.
About $21.00 was reported
stolen from the Denison cafe,
according to police who are in-
vestigating the burglary.
A request for permission to
build houses on Lots 14, 15, 16
in Block 27, corner Hull street
and Scullin Avenue to face the
avenue instead of the street, was
presented by Realtor Franz Koh-
feldt. The council moved to turn
the request over to the City Plan-
ning Board for action.
The council also approved the
water and sewer extension re-
quest of Carter-Sager builders
for water and sewer lines three
blocks north from Fairbanks Ave-
nue and Heron Street to Fair-
banks and Heron which plat in-
cludes 16 100-foot lots. The
builders have already paid the
city their part of installation
cost and the city will proceed
with the project which will cost
approximately $6,000. The build-
ers’ share was $5,680.
On recommendation of Man-
ager David Harner, the council
will aprove the adoption of a na-
tional building code as recom-
mended by the Fire Insurance
Commission of the state. Copies
of the code will be presented each
councilman, and any other inter-
ested person, Harner said, when
they reach him from Austin. Ac-
tion on adoption of the code will
be taken at the next meeting.
In regard to the installation of
traffic signal at the intersection
of Austin Avenue and Heron
Street, which matter has been be-
fore the council on numerous oc-
casions, action was again delay-
ed until City Manager Harner
and members of the School Board
have further discussion on the
subject. The request for regular
signal lights at this intersection,
across which Peabody school
children must pass, was made to
the former administration, but
according to a contract with the
state highway department, and
the city, no signal lights can be
installed on a state highway
which do- not meet the approval
of the highway department. As
an alternative Manager Harner
recommended a pedestrian con-
trolled signal. It is this type
of signal that will be discussed
by Harner and members of the
School Board.
NAIVE QUESTIONERS
Observers at the sessions of the
Legislature now in session, re-
port that deliberate and naive ef-
fort to hold the proposed legis-
lation in ill-report is being made.
Also that this same questioning
of the proposed legislation is
arising from sources that could
easily have rootage in some of
the current exposures and re-
criminations that have been made
in the field of bribing and at-
tempted bribing.
It is a fact that the proposed
legislation sought for the people
by the Texas Press Association,
has but one thing in view and
that is to as near as possible, pro-
tect the money of the tax payers
from being handled by graft,
over-charge, or other steps which
have been used in the past to
keep the people from knowing
what goes on behind closed doors
when men meet to handle the
public’s money and the public’s
business.
THE PEOPLE GIVEN FACTS
The Texas Press Association
members, some 400 or more
newspaper publishers, have just
concluded a series of articles tell-
ing of the steps taken, the meth-
ods used, and the mechanism of
graft that has been at work in
Duval county. The facts were dug
up by newspaper men and given
to the public each week over a
period of two months. After se-
curing such facts, the newspaper
men combined their efforts to
get the best possible legal brains
and had some nine different bills,
all of them air-tight, and asked
that the present session of the
Texas Legislature place them in
the hopper for action at this ses-
sion.
DELAY TACTICS
In tlie main, it is declared, the
tactics of delay, subterfuge,
wanting more time to study, and
all the tricks of those who wish
to secure delay have been brought
out of the delay bag.
It is also true, that those bills
which directly hit at the heart of
graft, bribe, questionable ways to
dodge an honest record from
those who are elected as stew-
ards of the people, have been
brought into play.
WHAT NEWSMEN SEEK
What the newspaper men of
Texas now seek is to arouse the
people who furnish this vast
amount of tax money, to get im-
mediately in touch with their leg-
islators, both Senator, Legislator,
Floater, and demand of him ac-
tion. As long as their represent-
atives find no special interest on
the part of the voters w-ho sent
them to Austin, just that long
will the less-loyal friend of the
People drift along, take it easier
than otherwise while those who
plot to sack the people will re-
main up long hours to finds ways
and means to get at the “ways
and means” the people have rais-
ed in the way of taxes. This cost-
ly indifference by the legislators
will keep indefinitely the open
door for graft to walk in and
take what it wants.
NEWSMEN ALARMED
It is not the disposition of
newspaper men to view’ with al-
arm most things, but rather look
at reports with more or less doubt
that analyzes, but, after having
studied and discussed this matter
between themselves for more than
two years, they are alarmed rel-
atively that what they have done
to expose the trouble and point
the way to the best means to
check the spread of graft, loose
ways of handling public records,
and citing results of such neg-
ligence, has seemingly had a more
or less indifferent effect on the
people.
WHAT OF DUVAL TODAY?
The outstanding newspaper men
who wrote the sordid story of
conditions in Duval county, and
which report was printed over a
series of several issues, recently
returned to Duval to check mat-
ters. It was not a very encourag-
ing report. Since Attorney Gen-
eral John Ben Shepperd has left
office, the aforesaid gentleman
who gave a report of the status
today, grave fear is that the old
forces of graft days will again
be in the saddle, or.e evidence of
which is the fact members from
both the old factions are to be
seen drinking their beer together
in the taverns.
H.B. & S.B. BILLS
If you are at all interested in
this legislation—and you should
be since each of the bills repre-
sents a solid step in the “upgrad-
ing” of government in Texas—
you should do something about
them immediately. Even those
bills which are almost ready for
passage could fail at the last
moment if members of the legis-
lature feel that not enough TPA
members are interested in their
passage. State senators and rep-
resentatives are very sensitive
to the interests and desires of
their constituents.
Texas newspapers have cooper-
ated this year better than ever
before. But we still need help . . .
more help . . . and more help.
Study the following report,
pick out the bills in which you
are most interested, and write
your friends in the Senate and
House about each of them. Your
Legislative Committee has work-
ed hard and long to effect pas-
sage of these “Better Govern-
ment bills.” Many have spent pre-
cious days in Austin. Your hack-
ing is needed.
SB 131 BY MARTIN
Requiring publication of annual
financial statement by school dis-
tricts, soil conservation districts,
etc. Passed Senate. Now await-
ing approval of House State Af-
fairs Committee.
SB 94 BY LOCK
Opening political conventions
to representatives of the press
Passed by the Senate. Approved
by House Committee and ready
for consideration by House any
day now.
SB 55 BY SMITH
Mandatory Publications Act.
Now on Senate calendar for vote.
With a lot of push from you, this
bill can pass
SB 269 BY MOORE
Requiring special audit of
county records on petition of at
least 30 per cent of qualified vot-
ers. Ready for vote in Senate.
Probably will be up for consid-
eration next week.
SB 67 BY HERRING
Requiring publication of infor-
mation appearing on applications
by veterans to purchase land. In
Senate Sub-Committee. Deader
than a rusty door nail, unless you
can do something about it.
SB 223 BY ROGERS
Establishing venue for indict-
ee. PUBLISHERS, Pag* 4)
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Anderson, LeRoy M., Sr. The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1957, newspaper, March 29, 1957; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth736732/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.