The Palmer Rustler (Palmer, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1954 Page: 2 of 6
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— Tiffc CfStllT - TliursilaT Fvenlnf, Tier. If,. 1954
EDITORIAL COMMENT
SHOOTING tk
(East) BREEZE
In Friendly Kuk,
WbatlUUwJi u4
rnttan Field* Meet,
tad the But Stwi
GenSty Tntrk—
Um Urn*,
Have you bivn c’.rjoyiny the 23 additional
blocks of topped streets here? l>ooks pood,
rides pood. , And all who appreciate such
improvements are plad to 1« M*n that Cham-
ber of Commerce Transport-tion Chairman
Harry Cornell is to appoint a committee to
work with Street Comm ins loner Raymond
Fallen in lining up and executing next spr-
ing’s street-topping program, which, it is
Imped, will add many more blocks.
P.eautiful Chri Amns cards here at FPCO
will get your Christmas sentiment to your
friends -uid relatives. Come by, browse th-
rough tlvem.
“What became of the hired man you got
from the city T' %
“Oh, he lifted to be a chauffeur, and one
day he crawled under a mule to see why it
wouldn’t start.”
1^'t us be thankful for the fools. But for
them the rest of us couM act suoeed.
■ . —Mark Twain
• Negros of Kast Kill; County are to lie con-
gratulated upon their extensive adoption of
the Boy Scout program. There are fifteen
Scout units in the conuty, eight of which are
Scout units in the county, eight of which ire
Our Favorite Prophet
This round world has been in a troubled
state so much of the time, for one reason or
another, for a couple of generations or so
that we like to get some good new*, especial-
ly about this land of the Free wre live In.
Well, it so happens that a business editor
w ho should be well informed makes a forcast
for the future tHat sounds like the millienium.
Right or wrong, let’s consider it.
Klliott Bell, of Business Week Magazine,
predicts no World War III and no hard
times in our lifetime. We’ll settle for that!
Not only that, In- says President F.isen-
hower’s 10-year goal of a national output
three thousand dollars more per family than
it is now is likely to be exceeded.
Bell says thp cold war has ended and is be-
ing replaced by what he calls the eold peace.
The nation, says B^ll, is headed for a great
decade of expansion and prosperity.
Mr. Bell, we just love to hear you talk.
Tell us some more! '
Seriously, lie may be right, at that. Here’s
hoping’.
Ike Will Choose Peace or War Soon
THE WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
jl> ris arson
Washington.— r- ddent Fisenhower
got a lot of private ad\ ice as to how to handle
Joe McCa. ”er attacK, But ho, himself
made up his v.v,. uiir.d what to do.
Those who saw Eisenhower in his press
conference after McCarthy's barrage never
would have guessed how sore ike was when
McCarthy blistered him. White House frie-
nds say the President was purple with anger,
Though he did not s.iy a word.
One of the advisers, Foreign Aid Director
Harold Stamen, urged that Ike speak out,
Name mimes, and cal) the score on McCar-
thy’s various phony prouncements regarding
communism.
Stassen reminder! Ike that Dean Acheson,
• Wliet) Secretary of State, Had first ignor-
ed McCarthy’s charges of communism in the
State Department, Figuring that the Amer-
ican public would riot lie taken in by them.
But McCartlo a Hitlerian Utic yf repeating
the same charge over and over again even-
tually sank home and few people realize to-
day that McCarthy has not named one com-
munist in the State Department.
Staasen reminded Eisenhower that his
administration should not make the same
mistake. *'
The President listened carefully, blit de-
cided otherwise.
The President also listened carefully when
Republican Chairman Leonard Hall discussed
the “ McCarthy crisis” before Ike met with
Newsmen last week. Hull, who has leaned
toward McCarthy in times past, felt Joe
should be appeased and not he permitted to
bolt the administration. —
But Eisenhower did not appear overly im-
pressed with Chairman Hall’s discussion. He
listened, but did not even tell Len what he in-
tended to do.
SOUTH AMERICAN PROSPERITY
isn’t sweet-mouthing the red line when It
serves its purpose. It praised the anti-semitic
purges in Pane pie two years ago and agrees
with the communists that “The economic and
political ambitions of a small coterie of Wall
Street Bankers” are pushing the U. S. into
war. And it has high praise for "The super-
blc effieent totalitarian economic systems of
the communists.”
—“COMMON SENSE”—
Second target of the Un-American ac-
tivities report is the anti-negro, anti-semitic
hate sheet, “Common sense,” Which has
blasted aliout every’ prominent American in-
cluding President Fisenhower, whom it la-
bles a "Marxist stooge.”
"The solution customarily offered by pub-
lishers Gonde Mcginley Sr., To 'save Amer
ica’, "Says the committee, “is increase in the
circulation of 'common sense.’ It is apparent
that the publication represents a modern ex-
ample of the racketeers who made a business
out of hate propaganda during the 1930’s.”
The Mcgainleys also do a good business
hawking hate books and pamphlets frolm
their headquarters in Union, N.J. Paid sub-
scriptions to “Common Sense” jumped from
fewer than 10,000 to more than 20,000 dur-
ing 1951, The year of the Koreau War.
The Un-American activities committees
winds up its indictment of these two fascist
threats with this appeal: “The committee is
convinced that there is a concurrent need for
continuous investigation, exposure 'auri,
where necessary, prosecution, to the end that
no activity of a pro-fascist nature will ever
Ik* permitted to gain substantial stature or
influence in the United States.”
Note—The committee had not held a hear-
ing on the subject of fascism since January,
1940, w hen it looked into Gerald L. K. Smith’s
operation. Smith’s influence and wealth have
grown considerable since then.
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey, re
turning from Inter-America conference in
Kio De Janeiro, L<1! friends:
“If I w^re only 25 years old, I would go to
Brazil by Hie next Nat, working my way if
necessary, and I guarantee you by the time
I waa 40, 1 would be a millionaire.”
Humphrey’s brief trip to South America
.convinced him that Latin America is on the
threshold of phenomenal industrial develop-
ment. He suggests that. Tf American bus-
inessmen are wise, They aiii put more invest-
ment dollars South of the border tlum in
uthei' parts -i»c world.
The economic progress of some of those
nations, Humphrey says privately, will
amaze the work] in the next 20 years.
. if.MONGERS—
Tin; House Uonirnittee on Un-American
activities will sU/n publish a sensational, But
tragic, report on “Neo-Fascist and hate
groups,” A -.bj’-ct the committee has ignored
for almost K . . . Communism, during that
period, offered better headlines.
The report singles out the National Re-
naissance Party for possible prosecution
under the Smith Act: and also blasts the hat**
peddling paper “ Common sense.” This is the
first official suggestion for applying the
anti-subversion statute to a fascist group
during the act’s 13-year history.
The committee found that “The program
and propaganda of the National Renais-
sance Party is virtually borrowed wholesale
from the fascist md nnzi dictators.”
The little Hitler in charge is a "Young
fanatic,” James H. Maiiole, of 10 W. 90th St.
New York City, Whose sneering lx>ast is
that What Iliuer accomplished in Europe
The National Renaissance Party shall yet
accomplish in merica.”
The Party is replete -with a “Uniformed
elite guard in the Nazi style.” The report goes
on, though a bolt of lightning hasreplaced
the swastika as the party symbol.
The committee sums up NRP’S as "Pre-
servation of the white ary an race by gradual
deportation of the unassimilable, The denial
.o Jewish people of citizenship, Professional
and political posts and the right of inter-
marriage.”
While avowedly Anti-Communist,
RED MENACE FLARES AGAIN
' ' • ' ' k *
Red China’s imprisomant of thirteen Am-
ericans as “spies,” which carpe, to light last
week, lias aroused citizens nn(i reminded the
free world once more, that the Communist
menace is certain to cause constant bickering
and protests.
There is no way to deal with the Commun-
ists on any basis which depends for success
upon anything approaching American .stand-
ards of justics and decency.
The eleven airmen and two civilstis w'sre
captured during the Korean War and were
sentenced last week to from four years to
life by Peiping courts.
Surprising enough the British government
sharply condemned the action of the Red
Chinese as an outrageous violation of intern
ational law.
In the first place, the Reds conceled the
detention of the thirteen for more than i
year after the July 1953 Korean armlstic.
The action may Ixiomerang against, Pei
ping by causing Communist China to loose
support in its drive to win general diplo
matic recognition and a seat in the United
Nations.
In the meantime, President Elsenhower
and the American government have pledg-
ed every effort, to bring aliout the freeing
of the thirteen and any other Americans in
Communist hands.
Kaufman Herald
PALMVI BU1TLIR
Entered Ht tli*> post office at Pulmer, Texan, as second
clus« moil mutter under the Act of Congress of March
3. 1879, ___’
Yes, Sir! Come in, Sir! Next, Sir!"
BLACKWOOD
-on-
BRIDGE
DON’T PUSH YOUR LUCK
FOR THAT EXTRA TRICK
When you are in a fine contract
and get a favorable opening lead,
surely that's all the Rood luck y o u
could ask for on one hand.
JpouUi Dealer
Both Sides Vulnerable
North (Mrs Keem
4 A K Q J 8 4
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Wait
tMr. Dale)
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4—7 6 4
4k-K J 9 5 2
Dr. W. P. Ball Is Dinner Club Head,
Mrs. W. D. Boiek, Vice President;
Joe Calloway, Lecture-Recitalist
presi-
15a st
(Mr, Champion)
4-10 9 « 5 3
If A Q 9 7 3
4—None
* 10 4 3
(Mr. Muzzy)
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which also publishes The Bums Daily News and The
Ennis Weekly Local._________
Any erroneous reflation upon the character, standing,
or reputation of any person, firm or corporation,
which may appear in the columns of this paper, will
be gladly and duly corrected upon being brought to
the publisher's attention.
All communications of business and items of nows
should be addressed to the company, not to individual!)
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
In Dm County
3 Months, 35e 6 Months, iOr 1 Year, $1.00
Out «f County
NRP ) Months, 50c « Months, $100 ) Year, $1.50
South
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4—A K J 10 f) 8 5 3
4—A Q 7
THE BIDDING:
South West North East
I—4 Pass 1— A Pass
3—4 Pass 4- A Pass
0—4 All Pass
You should now forget all about
making: an extra trick and t:rkr
every possible precaution to make
your contract.
This advice is .so simple and logi-
cal, it may seem unnecessary to
mention it. Yet the kind of play Mr.
Muzzy was guilty of in today’s deal
Is not unknown to most of you.
Mr. Dale gave much thought to
his opening lead and finally decided
on his lone spade, Mr Muzzy crow-
ed with delight as he won with
dummy's ace. ‘‘You could have got
one trick,” he said, referring of
course to the heart.
— SETS OUT TO WIN —
He now set out to win all the
tricks. His plan was to lead to his
ace of diamonds, (hen return a dia-
mond to dummy’s queen. That would
undoubtedly pick up all the trumps
and the spade suit would then give
him all the discards he needed.
But on the first diamond lead Mr.
Champion showed out, discarding
the 9 - of - hearts. Frowning Mr.
Muzzy led n diamond to the queen
and played the king of spades, dis-
carding his four of hearts. Mr. Dale
ruffed and returned a heart. Mr
Muzzy trumped this and ran his
diamonds. But at the end he had to
lose two more tricks for clown two.
“Such luck,’ complained Mr. Muz-
zy. “All the trumps in one hand.’’
— LUCKLESS PARTNER —
“Your partner is the only unlucky
one in this deal,' remraked Mi
Champion. "She had to sit there
and watch you louse up a laydown
slam.”
"How could I make it with Dale
having a singleton spade?” Mr. Muz-
zy asked.
‘For a' little insurance policy
costing a mere 20 points, you could
have guaranteed the whole thing."
Mr Champion replied.
At trick two Just lead another
spade off the obard and pitch your
heart.
"If It gets ruffed you can win any
return and now. unless it's a faul-
ty deck, there would be only two
trumps out against you.
"You could take two rounds of
diamond* ending with dummy’s
queen and discard your lasing clubs
on the quern anti Jack of spades.'
(Copyright .1954, General Features
Corp.)
2 FORT WORTH MEN AND
WOMAN JAILED FOR DP
Constable Obie Freeman and
Sheriff's Deputy Melvin Baker have
placed in the county Jail two Fort I
Worth white men and a woman on
charges of disturbing tlie peace. I
Dr W. P nan was elected presi-
dent of the Ellis County Dinner
Club at a Tuesday evening dinner
meeting at Lakeside Country Club.
Mrs. Bozejk was elected vice
dent.
Ninety-six persons attended the
meeting and heard a lecture—re-
cital by Joe Calloway, a native of
Oklahoma, who is well known as ah
actor, producer, educator and hu-
morist.
The program included excerpts
from Shakespeare's "Much* Ado
About Nothing.” Cm grevev Love
for Love,” Oscar Wilde's “The
Importance of Being Earnest,"
George Bernard Shaw's "Man and
Superman,’’ and Tennessee Wil-
liams' "The Glass Menagerie."
Mrs. W. R. Elliott of Waxahaehie
introduced the speaker.
The club will meet in Waxahaehie
m January and In Ennis in March.
Members and guests from Enns
who attended the meeting on Tues-
day .Included Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Stone, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Dunker-
Prominent Demos Say
That Ike's Every Move
Being Closely Watched
Washington, D. C. Dec. 13 (UPv-
Soine top Democrats«have served
notice that President Eisenhower’s
every move is being watched.
The Democratic Party chairman
says the Democrats will sound oil
when they feel Mr. Eisenhower is
doing wrong, mad they'll praise hi»n
when he dot's right.
Paul Butler—appearing on a
<C-B-S> T-V shoy—said the De-
mocrats have a great respect lor
thq president, but they believe Ins
mistakes are a legitimate target
for criticism.
Democratic Senator John Spark-
man of Alabama seconds Butler's
attitude. Sparkman told newsmen
t)*' president should be commended
fur has stand against a blockade
of Commit'- ist Chinn.
When Mr. Elsenhower ' has
done something good, I will com-
mend him," said the Alabama Demo
cent. “When he is wrong, 1 will
I'iMrlw him ”
The real name of the boxer
known n.4 KM Oai’ilan is fjemrdn
Gonzales. His manager once own-
ed u Cuban saloon named El Guyl-
ian (The Hawk).
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gilpin, Mr
and Mrs. F. E. Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
George Mitchell, W D. Bozek, Mrs.
W, B. Rider, Mrs. W B. Rider Jr„
Mrs, H. W Courtney, Mrs L. A
Loggias, Mrs. W Weatherford, Mrs.
Byrne H. Cooke. Mrs. S. K. Pace,
Mrs. R. W. Hesser, Mrs. W. H. Vick,
Mrs. Earle C. Driskcll, Mrs. R. A.
Clnrady, Mrs. Floyd W, Casebolt,
Mrs. P. V Mulkey and Miss Willie
May Rowe.
Toll Road Man to
Be in Ellis 17th
an-
Negro
Scouting
Expandt; Herr
Boy Scouting is enjoying a good
growth in the neyo community, in
Elt is it was disclosed w.th prki ■
—at the unt'ual banquet of negro
Scouting held at Carver High
School gym Tuesday night.
And, before the banquet wan ver,
an additional troop was‘put under
way.
Willie Love, honorary negro
mayor, was n.v «t( r-of-ceretnoniei
Yule Seal Sales
Grow to $2,547
Christmas seal sales in Ellis
County total $2,547.70. Mrs. Madeline
Hobson, executive secret my of the
Ellis County to Aoewiation dis-
closed. Sales for yesterday totaled
$10825.
December 25 is the deadline for
the annual Christmas seal sales
which are being sponsored by the
association to raise, funds in its
fight against tuberculosis. Last year
receipts totaled $3,153.
Ed McKnight, president of the
County TB Association, announces
Uuit the regular monthly meeting
of the board of directors will be held
«t noon on Tuesday, DccenU/oi 21,
at the, Hilltop Cafe in Waxahaehie.
"Every board member is urged to
attend," he said.
Dallas Rites
For Mr. Owens
Funeral services for E. L. Owens
were he,Id in Dallas on Tuesday.
Mr .Owens, a resident of Ennis
for 35 years, died in Dallas Satur-
day night.
The Rev. Robert C. Fling of En-
nis and the Rev. Weldon Franks of
Dallas conducted the rites at Pre-
witt Funeral Home.
Members of the Ennis Masonic
Lodge were pallbearers and Ennis
members of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen were honorary
pallbearers.
Burial was in Restlajad Memorial
Park, Dallas.
for the banouet. The Invocation
w as j;iv; n !iy the Rev. B K Collie,
p >i of the Giil lc, Baptist Church
Musical, numbers were given i s the
l.iilheri g dined. They Were fur-
nished by the Carver H .<!) . .bool
Male Qu irtct, cons 1 sting of Bobby
Beasley, R. L. Frazier, I tral Wof-
ford and HI h Me Well. H. I-. Bril,
band director, played the piano
accompaniment for the quartet and
furnished piano solos.
M-C Love slid that while it has
been a banner year with Scouting
among the negroes of East Kills
Coti'ty, more sponsors and more
leaders are needed, In order that
additional units may bo set up. This
side of the county has 8 units, as
compared will) 7 in the west side.
A number of white friends were
in attendance and took part in the
s, caking program. Dist. Chairman
Leonard Gehrig, after comm ceding
the negroes on their Scouting pro-
gress, called attention to the tact
that “a good Scout makes a good
citizen: the more good Scouts, the
more good citizens- and goim citi-
zenship is the backbone of our
country.” He introduced, for ad-
ditional brief remarks: Scnool Board
President Dr. A. L. Thomas, Tex-
as' general practitioner lor the
year; 1955 Dist. Commissioner Rev.
Richmond McKinney. Chamber of
Cununerce Manager Rex Carpenter,
Dist. Finance Chairman Noel D.
Speers, former Di-st. Chirmnn Edi-
tor Floyd Caselxiilt, Scout .Field
Executive Call Johnson.
Toastmaster Love was profuse
in lii.s praise of effective work for
Scouting of Dist. Chairman Gehrig,
Field Executive Johnson iv d Scout
lindens R. c. Dixon, Freddie Marvin
and E Idle Williams, and those nam-
ed to' his reception committee—
W. E Lucas, Henry Dixon, E. J.
Munson. He also expressed apprecia-
tico for assistance in arrangements
by Prof. B. F. Thomas a d several
high school boys; Minyon Wilson
and the home-making girls; num-
erous white deer hunters of the
community who contributed the
venison; Mayor Jack McKay for as-
sisting in arranging about the food,
and Liska brothers for barbecuing
the vo risen free.
As the banquet was closing, Exec-
utive Johnson and the Rt v. Collie
wen1 into conference about estab-
lishing a new troop, with the lat-
ter's church as sponsor.
County Judge Lem Wray
nounced that a toll road represen-
tative who was scheduled to have
met with the County Commissioners
Court Monday, will meet with the
commission Friday.
George W. Culler of the Texas
Turnpike Co., which is to build
toll load through Ellis County
jointly with the Sam Houston Turn-
pike Co., is the representative. He
informed Judge Wray that he at-
tended a funeral Monday and there-
by unable to come to Ellij* County.
Ennis I00F Lodge
Elects Officers
E. nis I.O.O.F. Lodge has elected
officers for 1955 ns follows: J. B.
Pluck Jr., Noble Grand; George
Collins, vice-Grand; I L. Anthony,
Financial Secretary; A. F. Gtuecky,
Treasurer; O. A. Nelson, recording
.‘ecretary; V. B. Hart, H H. Liun-
mus and A. F. Gurecky, Trustees,
and L. J. Emmert, Representative to
the Grand Lodge of Texas.
Installation of officers will be
January 4.
Classified Ads
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every week. BICO, 143 Bel-
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WAXAHACHIE MARBLE
AND
GRANITE COMPANY
%
CALL US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A
MARKER FOR YOUR LOVED ONE
C. R. MONTGOMERY, Mgr.
Day Phone 1020 Night Phone 5&6
BABY CALVES: Whtie face ami
Holstein. Ask at first station after
cross Chambers Creek on right. L. L.
Pnttei-son. Corsicana, Phone 4-8117,
FOR SALE: Chca.p used mower for
Ford Ti actor. Coker Feed Store.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS never
had It. so good before, with all the
beautiful new GIFTS at ALLEN'S.
b*
SLAIN—Mrs*. Milton
Fuller, 20-year old mother
of two, killed in her sleep
Sunday by a kirefooled
prowler while her huftbana
a prominent Brinkley, Ark.,
Automobile dealer dozed in
the livinjr room. I Jobbery
was apparent motive, j»olicc»
say.
GIFTS FOR LADIES
Bed Spreads.
Scatter Rugs.
Magazine Racks.
Electric Blankets.
Electric Roasters.
Card Table Sets,
Carpet Sweepers.
Tables, ail kinds.
Lamps, all kind*.
Pictures, all kinds.
ALLEN FURNITURE COMPANY
GIFTS FOR MF.N
Contour Chair.
Platform Rocker.
Reading Lamp.
Desk <fc Lamp.
Electric Blanket.
Smoking Stand.
Smoking Ash Tray.
TV Snack Tray.
Hassock.
ALI EN FURNITURE COMPANY
GIFTS FOR CHILDREN
Gym-Dandy Gym.
Students Desk.
Red Billie Rockers.
Plastic Rockers.
Platform Rockrrn,
Teeter -Babes.
High Chairs.
ALLEN FURNITURE COMPANY
AUNTIE MAY says.
"since I serve 'em with Karo
I can't make enough pancakes
• • • everybody just loves this
wonderful waffle syrup."^
olso in the popular V/i -pound bottle
^..ond in 5-pound cans
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