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THE WEATHER
coleman-brownwood—
»rtly cloudy, little change in
light and Wednesday. Low-
est tonight near 67.
Coleman Daily Democrat- Voice
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VOLUME II NUMBER 262
COLEMAN, COLEMAN COUNTY TEXAS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, I960
(WEEKLY VOL. 67), -NUMBER 4
DALLAS, Tex., Aug 29—(UP)—
he body of Clarence Seaton, 35, of
alias, was discovered yesterday in
Lake Dallas, where he drowned Sun-
day. ,
Seaton and seven other persons
were aboard a boat which capsized
|ln choppy waters. The other mem-
ers of the party were rescued.
McALLEN, Tex., Aug. 29—(UP)—
lOne hundred 11 survivors today
[mourned the death of 106-year-old
[Mrs. Concepcion Contreras.
Funeral services for the native
I of Mexico were held yesterday. She
| is survived by three daughters, 25
grandchildren, 69 great-grandchild-
ren and 14 great-great-grand child-
red.
RIO GRANDE CITY, Tex., Aug.
29— (UP)—Federal livestock inspec-
tors said today cattle smuggled from
i 'Mexico have caused tick infestations
among South Texas herds. One ar-
rest has been made in, continuing
investigation of the smuggling and
more are expected the inspectors
said.
• CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., Aug 29
—(UPi—Corpus Christi will be giv-
en a 25-year lease on the Navy-
owned Cudahy Air Field, Mayor
Leslie Wasserman announced yester,
day, The field has been -used for
the past four -years as a city air-
port, but on short-term leases. The
city plans a $2,000,000 expansion
program at Cudahy, Wasserman
said.
HOUSTON, Tex.. Aug. 29—(UP)—
Deputy county clerk Arthur Sims
said today tlrnt the total vote in
Harris comity's Democratic primary
Saturday was 54,760.
Out of that number. Democratic
nominee Ben Ramsey got 32,969 to
20,214 for his opponent, Pierce P.
Brooks in the lientenant governor's
race.
South Koreans Fight to Save Encircled Pohang
Oil Activity Up
In Coleman Area
HUNTSVILLE, Tex., Aug. 29—
(UP)—An estimated 350 persons, In-
cluding 75 children, registered yes-
terday for the third annual Texas
conference of Methodist Churches
School of Missions.
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 29—(UP)—
The sheriff's office announced- to-
day the arrests of an 18-year-old
woman and two men who are want-
ed by Waco officers for helping
two teen-age girls escape from the
state tvome for girls.
Pair Charged With
Forgery Caught
The alertness of a Hender-
son merchant and the swift-
ness of two-way radio result-
ed this afternoon In the ap-
prehension of a man and
woman who reportedly#
passed a series of bad checks
in Coleman and Talpa on
August 5.
Margaret Koontz and La-
Rue E. Anderson, the latter
being wanted on charges of
forgery In other places, al-
legedly passed six $35 checks
iii Coleman and two $35
checks in Talpa on August 5.
While the sheriff’s office
here has been tracking down
the couple, a Henderson mer-
chant became suspicious
when they tried to pass a
check. He called the sher-
iff’s office there and gave a
rough description of the car
and its passengers. By two-
way radio, the sheriff was
able to contact law-enforcing
agencies in the next county.
The couple have been tak-
en to Henderson where they
are in jail. Deputy Sheriff
Raymond Greaves Is plan-
ning to go after them and to
return them in time for hear-
ing before the Grand Jury on
September 5.
Doctors' Draft
Moves Closer
WASHINGTON, Aug. 211. (U.R)—
The' doctors draft moved a big
step nearer enactment today.
’ The House Armed Services
Committee unanimously ap-
proved a bill under, which
doctors, dentists, and a score of
“allied specialists'' under * 46
would be liable to 21 months of
military service. '
Committee Chairman Carl Vin-
, son. D., Ga., said he will call the
bill up for House debate tomorT
row. The Senate soon will con-
sider a similar bill.
The House measure is aimed
primarily at some 5,000 doctors
#4 2,600 dentists who were
government expense
. [last war but saw little
ny active service' They woWd
be drafted first.
Oil activity continues its upr,& R. R. Survey, expects to have
ward swing around Coleman, the well complete'in about twelve
with drilling operations being t)avs
completed by various companies. ! . . ■ . , ,
Anzac Oil Company et al have Locatloft ls 330 feet from the
brought in a 30 to 40 barrel well
about twelve miles north of Cole- j
man on Dr. and Mrs. E. L.'Knox
ranch.
The well, on the Harris Survey
No. >77, is being corripieted today.
It was brought in on the Morris
sand after sixteen quarts of shot.
Total depth was 2265 feet.
Angac Oil will immediately
start on Overall No. 28. eight
miles southwest of town. The
rig is being moved to' northeast
G. H. & H. Survey No. 12.
Westates Petroleum Corpora-
South line. 330 feet from the East
line and 330 feet from the West
line.
Drilling so far has reached a
depth of 2240 feet.
Operators have bailed water
and oil on the No. 1 Jones located
three miles southeast of Novice.
French M. Robertson & L. C.
Rhodes today were perforating
casing and were to squeeze in
the prospective Jennings discov-
ery.
It. is believed that the water
is coming from behind the pipe,
tion, drilling the C. C. Burrough 1 as the drill stem test showed oil
No. 2 on Block 1, Section 2, E. L. and no water
Encircled City Described as Ghost City;
Superfortresses Hammer North Korea
TOKYO, Aug. 29—(UP)—A parade of B-29 superfoH-
reuses hammered the North Korean railway center of Seish-
in (ChongJin), GO miles from the Russian border, today and
left it covered by “dirty gray smoke.’’
RABBIT STEW FOR THIS Gl—An American soldier from the 1st Cavalry dashes from
burning section of Waegwan carrying a.rabbit he rescued froth the flames. The town had
just been taken from the North Koreans. (MCA Telephoto by staff correspondent Stanley
Tretick)
Polio Strikes Gouldbusk
Woman; 2 Being Checked
TOKYO. Wednesday, Aug. 39 — (UP) — Outnumbered
American and South Korean forces fought desperately today
to. save Pohang, a “ghost city’’ already virtually encircled by
communist drive's from''the"north and west. -
A North Korean prisoner said the commanding Red general
had been given until 6 A.M. (1 p.m. EDT Tuesday) to take
the ruined port or to die.
Action flamed for 40 miles along the northern front.
An enemy battalion attacked South Korean second corps
unitsin the v icinity of l ihung, western end of the line from
.Pohang. Elements of the eighth South Korean division were
meeting strong resistance in a counterattack of their own to
retake lost ground in the vicinity of Chidong-ni, midway be-
tween Uihung and Pohang. *•
But it was in Pohang that the greatest action taking place.
United Press correspondent Robert Bennyhoff described
Pohang as a "ghost city,” evacuated by its population for the
j third time in three weeks and with only a thin defense force
1 left in the city.
South Korean and American infantrymen, supported by six
Pershing tanks and artillery, battled desperately to reopen
the main road west to Taegu.
The communists apparently were throwing their heavish
attack down a ridge which runs northeast to southwest and
i ends at the highway just one and a half/miles beyond the
: western outskirts of Pohang.
Refugees streaming out of Pohang lined the beach for hun-
dreds of yards near the now .almost-deserted l nited States
Airstrip, five miles south of Pohang. But the defenders
would not let -them approach too close for fear some of them
j might be communist guerillas.
Some 20 miles to the west of Pohang—at Chidong-ni—
elements of the eighth South Korean division were counter-
attacking to regain ground lost on Monday. However, they
I were meeting with strong enemy resistance, the communique
One definitely diagnosed ' case
of polio and two new possible
cases have brought the toll for
Rqwe was not known here, al- and Mrs. Marvin Leek, was Cole-; -said .
though no definite diagnosis hasi man's first polio fatality in June. In the air-war. B-29-super-fortresses swtjpt to within 60
[ yet been made. Mickey Ray Ca-j Six-year-old Robert Jameson, Jr. j miles of the Russian border to plaster the North Korean rail-
. | sey, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray- was the second. ; way center of Seishin, with 230 tons of bomba. The bombs
Co eman County to two deaths, j monc) Casey, who is in Shannon Joy Howie, daughter, of Rev. j struck marshalling yards, railroad shops and terminals with
four definite cases and two* Hospital in San Angelo, is re- land Mrs. William Howie, .whob
ported to have a very mild case ; was stricken with'polio in June, ;
of polio and to be getting along is greatly improved at Gonzales ] 1
'Springs Foundation, j
possible
June.
cases of polio since
‘‘excellent’’ results.
One death, that of little Robert] w|^aU Eddie Leck, son. of Mr
Jameson, Jr., son of Mr. and1.__;----
Mrs. Robert Jameson, and three
definite cases ot polio that of
Mickey Ray., Casey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Casey,
CAPTURED RED SEARCHED FOR WEAPONS — Capt.
Frank Lamothe, New Orleans, La., left and Lt. Bonnie Pen-
nell, Hot Springs Arkansas, search a captured North Korean
who was captured near the Masan battle front. (NEA Tele-
photo by stoff correspondent Ed Hoffman.)
McDonald Admits
White’s Election
AUSTIN. Tex., AUg. 29—(UP)— 1 policitics," he said.
White-haired J. E. McDonald today ; McDonald, who originally an-
conceded that 25-year-old John C.j nounced he was retiring, entered
White had won the election last this year’s primary at “the insis-
Saturday as Texas’ next commis- ; tence of friends/
sioner of agriculture. t “I'm not sorry I did." he said.
"I’m through with politics,'/ he Democratic leaders accused him
ggid * of being unfaithful if the party and
'■The lanky, rlw-boned ijrilitical' attempted to purge/ his name from
veteran rocked bkek in a chair as the primary ballot/ But McDonald
he recited his ownlpolitical obituary,
Mrs. Ernest L. banders of Gould-
busk, and Carolyn Bozeman,
have all occurred within a week.
Mrs. Sanders was taken to
Shannon Hospital in San Angelo
yesterday. Her case was defi-
nitely diagnosed as polio, but no
report of her condition has been
received as yet.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Duncan, Carolyn Bozeman,
11, was taken to iiendricks Hos-
pital in Abilene by Stevens’ am-
bulance Sunday but was re-
turned home wl-et, it was learned
her case was very mild,
A small visitor, Larry Smith.
3, was in O’, erall Hospital this
afternoon with possible polio. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Smith. Hi’s father is at the air
base in Lubbock, and he has been
visiting in Coleman. Report on
his case will probably be avail-
able 5 a Wednesday.
Parade Slated
For First Day
Of Fail Festival
i Warmy
where she is undergoing treat-1
, meat. j
Meanwhile, Dr. Morris D. j
Mann, city health officer, call-1
i tioris all local citizens to cooper-!
ate to the fullest in the clean,up
] campaign, to keep garbage cans;
covered and to improve all sani- j
j tary conditions in their own .vi-.j
i cinitv.
He urges greatest personal!
Hot! Prelend You're the McHorses!
The Fall Festival committee i cleanliness and also asks all par- j
voted this morning to sponsor a ents to observe sanitaiv legiiui-
huge parade with as many as tions and to keep their^ ctymren ,
10 out-of-city bands on the first from over-fatigue,
dav of the three-day event, "Let children keep on wit
September 28 at 2:30 p.m. their normal activity," he said.,
, , , , ,, —but keep them from getting ex-
In charge of the parade will 1 ...
be the local Jaycees, who were tcssnt ' Htt ■
Sweat pouring off your brow ’ «
Working getting you down?
Wish you were somewhere else?
Just pretend you're Mr. of- Mrs. Marvin Mrllorse. who are off in
Oregon, w here "the weather is coo! and the fish always bite”!
Right now the McHorses are up in Pendleton, Oregon and intend
to go from there to Seattle. Washington and on down the 4|ftumbia
River. Their time of stay is indefinite.
Still Hot?
They’re not!
represented this morning by their
president, Garvel Hector.
The Fall Festival group ear-
marked $200 for the purpose of
bringing the out-of-town musi-
cians to get the first annual
event under way in big style.
Another meeting of all exhibi-
tors was called for Friday at 10
a. m. at the BCD office to con-
sider the rental of .velvet drapes
by the various booth-renters. An
Last Rites For
E. G, Crye Are
Held Wednesday
i
Police Chief Names Most Frequent
Traffic Violations in Coleman
■mf *,uuu
:n%/ilast
if any activ
and offered congratulations to his
youthful successor!
The 69-yeax-old ^McDonald, who
has held the. post of agriculture
Commissioner for 20 years, said he
held "no, animosity" toward anyone.
"I’ve lots of friends," he said,
“and no enemies. Some of them/
he added, "are misguided friends."
McDonald .frequently chastized
by brother democrats and long woo-
ed by Republicans, said he would
shun any GOP attempt to elect him
hr the November General election.
He said he would "have to re-
frain" from accepting any Write-in
campaign if the GGi* shouid offer
one.
“I have definitely finished with
fought back, winnjhg a court battle
that forced his iyme to be left on
the election rostfr.
His plans for />e future, ‘he said,
were Indefinite/
‘/I'm not inysmy hurry to leave
Austin." /
Eventually,/ie said, he plans to
build in the fcwer Rio Grande Val-
ley. "I've apiece of ground down
there, a tral about seven miles out
of Harling/ I think it's the pret-
tiest spotA the Valley.
The eoliciitt "n of. little Janice [ immediate decision is necessary
-----------,.L. —----'---on this question, and BCD Man-
CGTTON FVTirrtP ?*OM E^atS^ ^ ^
NEW YORK, Aug A1, a^“ c., ,
Cotton futures zoomed todafo1 j Hot Check Charges Filed
the second session in a row, sco>. i
ing gains up to $4.35 a bale. V
With numerous tickets being . police are instructed to give tick-
given out for traffic violations. , ets to people who turn in the
Police Chief J, Les Taylor warns j middle of the block,
that three city violations are j Running stop signs 'is a dan-
most prevalent in Coleman. i gcrous and frequent violation,
-Turning in the middle of the [Taylor added. Right turns are
Last rites will be held Wednesday-j block'is one of the most frequent. permitted on red lights after v
for Mr E. G. Crye of Alexander.} and dangerous of the offenses, j stops, but' it is illegal to make a
formerly of Cqleman, who died
The May, 1951. delivery reach-!in\f^ty f°Urt Mond*y aga,nstl
ed 39.24 cents a pound, a new i John Tayl’j.‘
early-this morning in his home in
Alexander from a heart .-attack.
Mr. Crye was a long time resident
of Coleman County, coming here
in 1902 and living here until 1949
when he moved to Alexander, Texas,
He was a retired farmer and in
Hot check” charges were filed j recent years had participated in the
! real estate business.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
the police chief says. A driver j right turn without stopping first,
who turns in that mnjhne'- en- Of course, the police chief ad-
dangers himself and other driv- j ded, speeding and reckless driv-
ers on the street and then most ring causes most of our accidents,
often parks at a. wrong angle j and local policemen are alerted
when he crosses the street. City j to pick up anyone taught excee’d-
i ing the speed limit or driving
| recklessly. All drivers must
j have their drivers’ licenses with
| them at all times also.
cutting, car-.
said to reside ! Nettie (Crye of Alexander, three
Petition Asks
Water Release
Trumi
Korej
iHINGTON. Aug. 29.
■resident Truman is
iring a radio report to
nation (on the war in
(ea and its economic con-
uences at home, it was
Landowners above Hords
ing a petition asking the
Engineers to make some
sion for releasing water in
Hords Creek, as a result of d
conditions in the stream.
There are about seven or e(
land-owners whose property
joins the creek. The petitioi
be presented to L. D. Sikes
dent engineer, who wilt fo
it to bis .superiors for tkvj
action.
high for the season, and the best , Taylor, who • vecfiy gave a daughters. Miss Mary Helen Crye
price on^ the board, since mid- j in Brovnwocrd. alleg .',|pk Mo-1 of Alexander. Mrs. Grady Com-
Jul/’ | check for $21.38 to Rudt. medy of Coleman and Mrs. Howard
At the final gong, the list ruled ‘ tor Company.. , 1 Zeav of Coleman,
up 58 to 87 points. New Orleans He has not as yet bee 1,1n3" p , a member of the
closed 59 to 101 points higher. |prehended.
112®) P m. .
hr gi.-.
Mr. Crye Was brK,
-— Baptist Church.
(olemaniles
Attend Display,
Lettering (lass
Taylor said f
tiers in the
jil’Tfinanc
( met
mere
i T
! t?
h
Considering
"Fireside Chat"
GOP Makes Issue
te House sources said
speech was not yet writ-
but the President was
nsidering making the ad-
Creek dam today were circulat- /dress “at a fairly early date.
No definite date has been
decided, nor has the scope
and content hf the message
been determined.
But the speech, if the Pres-
ident makes it. will be an
explanation of why this coun-
try is fighting in Korea and
why a certain amount of belt-
tightening at home is neces-
sary to support th,- combat
action in Korea.
Of McArthur Rap
WAsmwmvMvr a>#»* aa'm.m t___a , &
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. (UR)—j made-to-order campaign issue
Republican leaders grabbed the j which would be potent in the
attempted White House "muzzl- November Congressional elec-
ing’’ of Gen. Douglas MacArthur tions. Their only concern was
as a top campaign issue today
and promised to “take it to the
people."
The rallying cry was sounded
by Sen. Owen Brewster, Me.,
chairman of the Senate Repub-
lican campaign committee. Flay-
ing the administration for “ignor-
ing MacArthur's.....advice,” he
said:
“Our campaign is shaped on
ousting confusion, corruption and
Communism from the govern-
ment. This is certtainly multi-
plying the confusion,"
Republicans generally regard-
finding means to keep it alive.
For the GOP’s purposes, the
White Houses’ attempted suppres-
sion of the MacArthur statement
on Formosa could not havrtcome
at a better time. Only last night
National Chairjrian Guy George
Gabrielson released a 56-page I
political “White Paper" on Far j
Eastern policy.
The document, entitled "Back-
ground to Korea,’’ accused the j
administration of opening up Chi- j
na and the Far East to the Com- i
munists. In effect, it told GOP ;
Some J5 Coleman persons eu-y , -
e but! rolled in two courses in window'U'9® O® yOUT
Arrangement* are -pending—--tv'display and show card writir
services will be held Wednesday! ( vhich 8<* under way last ni i
‘ * i‘ve Agricultural building "D
at u school.
the hi^h-ice/-'S’ 10.5? tauVvays wel-
___ The com- Umvei 1
....... tyr p d . njng S
Youngsters Wanna Drive Texas retau'tra?,? friendty
Internment will be in (lie local cem-
etery, with the Stevens Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
----------- --------- . - „— , candidates to" make use of-this j
;ed the MacArthur incident as a'issue in the coming campaign
1.
All the younger generation
had an urge for drivers' li-
censes Monday, or so it
seemed.
Robert H. Clark, examiner
for the Drivers' License Di-
vision of the Department of
Public Safety, from Brown-
wood, was forced to turn
away some youngsters who
came for their drivers' li-
censes.
Judge Leman Brown was
busy signing dispensations
for youngsters who wanted
special permission to drive
at ages U to 16.
Clark thought the beginning
of school and the need of
some youngster^ to drive to
and from school accounted
for the unusual rush at the
court house.
will be held for two
the benefit of local
Minor enrollment
charged to cover cos
als.
i Last night Bohahr,
1 that the University
! >ng to give the smal
benefit of modern
SAFETY
County
cities having profe^/
men are already fa
By using his pri^
ter lighting effec
lanced windows an
bettjer-printed sigi
indicated that it w
the appearance of s
)tate Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Joe’
to arrive Wednesdt
for the rest of tty
father. Ate
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