The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 217, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 15, 1954 Page: 1 of 8
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Harvey G. Rust
Microfilm Service
Co. Box 8066
Dallas, Texas
&. Sale
— ENNIS QUOTES —
PAT HENDRICKS says:
"A helicopter spraying cotton
♦bout 5 m'les west of Ennis on
Highway 287 has been attracting
considerable attention tins week.."
THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD DEVOTED TO YOUR INTERESTS AND TO THE ENNIS AREA
WEATHER FORECAST
Clear to partly cloudy toi
Thursday with only a f-
noon a;.d evening thoneb
Not much change in t*:-
IN THE 63rd YEAR
NEA TELEPHOTO—FULL LEASED UNITED PRESS WIRE
ENNIS, ELLIS COUNTY. TEXAS
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15. 1964
ro.
ENNIS
Echoes
By Casey
“it is so often satisfying of
010* wants that brings us to
want."
— (Meyer's Musings).
Tonight's the night, folks — the
opening of the big, merry-making
Optimist Carnival, which will bring
fun to throngs, visiting the "mid-
way" over on Main Street, every
night through Saturday. So be, sure
to treat yourself and your family
to a good time, often ns you can,
and don't forget to drop a few coins
at the concessions, getting the cash
on its way to do a good turn lor the
youth welfare cause of the Optimist
Club, "Friend ol the Boy."...
You’ll enjoy every minute of it!
And the hard-working and public-
spirited Optimists will greatly ap-
preciate your presence, and support.
"Fellow can you spare a
dims?"
"A dime? And juat wlial
would you do with a dime?"
“Well, I'll explain. I’ve got
nine hunnert and ninety-nine
thousand, nine hunnert and
ninety-nine dollars and ninety
cents, and it's me ambition to
hit th' million mark."
— (Selected)
Next week will usher in the
opening ol (he, Community Chest
fund drive. It starts witli advance
gifts phase and other sections of
the campaign will follow soon
thereafter Chest President Walter
Rider has respectfully requested a
ready and generous response to the
campaign, which will be conduct-
ed under the leadership of Co-
Chairmen Bob Dittberner and Ray
Telfair, who presently are com-
piling their lists of workers. It’s a
big job but w'Jl be made soinewlia-t
easier if everybody concerned— so-
licitors and solicited — recognize
the true value of tills annual cam-
paign which rolls so many drives for
charitable organizations into one.
It's ol terrific importance to our
community. Let's so view it!
The big armadillo war out on
Tower Hill was won hy the peo-
ple last night. The armadillo
had plowed up the Ed Munn
and II. R. Thomas lawn by
night and made the two
lumiliM quite unhappy. Last
night the Munns left a porch
light on; presently Mrs. Munn
spied the pest at work and Mr.
Munn gave pursuit, but the
armadillo took refuge in a cul-
vert at the Horace Lilly prop-
etr.v, whereupon the police were
called and Marksman Lilly laid
the armadillo low with an of-
ficer's trusty firing Iron.
Is That Nice, Ybarra?
Houston, Sept. 15'UP'.—Im-
migration authorities here
have gotten a letter lrotn Fed-
encio Ybarra, who said lie was
supposed to have been born
in Cameron County, Texas
but actually is a citizen of
Mexico. He begged:—“please
deport me to my native coun-
try."
Officials scratched their
IviHc imtll BAmrtWA noHcprl Hia
postmark on the letter. It was
Harlem Prison Farm, where
Ybarra is serving 15 years for
murder.
Expect Reds
To Try Again
For Quemoy
By LEROY POPE
United Press Staff Correspondent
Although the air and sea fight-
ing over Quemoy Island has sub-
sided, mo6t experts think the Reds
will try again. In fact, the Na-
tionalists say they caught a party
of Commun'st frogmen trying to
slip ashore on Quemoy on Tuesday.
The Reds made two attempts to
take Quemoy in 1949. They tried
again this month—amid a crescendo
of threats from Peiping to liberate
Formosa.
Senator Alexander Smith of New
Jersey on his return from Formosa
this week that although Quemoy is
of little, military value to us,
psychologically the United States
must help the Nationalists hold it.
The Eisenhower administration
has refused to say what we will do
if the Reds make a big attack on
Quemoy. The, White Houle and
Pentagon attitude seems to be to
keep the Reds guessing—and the
Reds are playing the same tune.
Few Americans know much about
Quemoy. The island is important
to the Chinese Nationarsts—if not
to us~for two reasons. One. it ef-
fectively bottles up tire Communist
port of Amoy in Fukien Province.
Two, it is the southernmost of a
long chain of islands extending
north as far as Shanghai, which
the Nationalists hope someday to
use as springboards to re-‘nvadc
the mainland. Apparently, they do
not think a re-invasion off ithe
mainland directly from Formosa
would have much chance.
Quemoy covers about 50 square
miles. At its closest po'nt, it is only
three miles from the mainland . ..
at most other points seven to 15
miles. At least one-third of the is-
land is within range of Red ar-
tillery on the mainland and could
be subjected to intense gun fire
such as the Viet-Minh Reds used at
Dien Bicn Phu.
But the N at: on a lists have fore-
seen this and their Army of more
than 50.000 men — 12.000 of them
guerrallis — is dug deeply under-
ground on Quemoy like the Japs
were, on Okinawa. In order to take
Quemoy, the Reds must land per-
haps 100.000 troops on the island
and dig out the Nationalists as we
did the Japanese on Okinawa.
The water between Amoy and
Quemoy and the beaches present no
special obstacles to the Reds. And.
while the island terra* n is hilly, it
is not very formidable. The, main
Red' obstacle is that the mainland
coast is very mountainous and af-
fords few jump-offs spots. So the
Reds would have to move their in-
vasion force in large units, making
it vulnerable to aT and sea at-
tack.
The climate of Quemoy is semi-
tropical but dry. The island has a
permanent population of about 35,-
000 who live off fishing and agri-
culture. The economy and the vil-
lages on the island are quite
primitive.
With few1 natural defenses, the
defense of Quemoy depends on the
deeply dug-in Nationalists troops
and on Nationalist sea and air pow-
er. So far, the Nationalists have
complete control of the air over the
island and even over tire Red city
of Amoy, and control the sea all
along the coast.
The Reds have only junks and
small gunboats in these waters and
although we hear every now and
then that Russian submarines are
operating in the South China Sea,
they have never made their pres-
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ACT LIKE ’EM. LOOK LIKE ’EM-Tom Fleming, left, and
Tom Brown, of Dearborn, Mich., appear dejected after getting
“cue ball” haircuts. Judge John T. McWilliams sent the boys to
• barber alter convicting them of hoodlumism. Judge McWilliams
taid: “Lf rowdies can’t think any better than billiard balls, then
they will have to look like them.”
Opti Carnival to Open Tonig
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£
&
Budget Is Established
By Community Chest
HOME AGAIN—Eugene Hart, 11, receives a playful
spanking from his mother Tuesday after fie returned to
New York from Europe aboard the Liner United States.
With 17 cents in his pockets, Eugene left his Brooklyn
home Sept, ii to see a movie in Manhattan. (Jutting out of
the subway he strolled down to North River pier where
he boarded ship to look around. When he returned on
deck he was at sea. Eugene is three pounds lighter from
seasickness but is determined “to be a sailor when I
grow up. (NEA Telephoto)
Season’s Opening Songfest Will
Be Held at I00F Home Sept. 2]
The East Ellis County Singing
Convention will hold Its opening
session of the fall at the Odd Fel-
lows Home in Ennis Sept. 23 at 7:00
o'clock.
“The Dudley Hughes Quartet of
Dallas, with Marion Snider as their
pianist, will be with us as will other
quartets and many, many good song
leaders; come and help entertain
Football Page
Contest Draws
Much Interest
Guesses were coming in steadily
today, following the season's first
Football Contest Page, which ap-
peared in The News yesterday.
Fans are invited to try their skill
for game f'cket prizes. \
It's an annual feature which is
made possible by the sponsorship
of Ennis business concerns.
Sponors of the page aire: Allen
Furniture Company, Western Auto
Store, ‘UPCO Print Shop, Southern
Auto Store. Roney's, Ennis Market,
Gainer's, Ennis Motor Company,
Guy Henry, DhvLs <St Harkins, An-
thony’s, Ennis State Bank.
Entries must be turned in at The
News office or postmarked before
midnight on Thursday.
Warm Days, Cool
Nights Remain
On Texas 'Menu1'
Dallas, Sept. 15 (UP).—Warm
days and cool nights remain on the
Texas weather menu. "Very little
change" is about the only desor p-
tion the weatherman can give, for
the outlook for Texas for the next
36 to 48 hours. Skies generally will
be fair with ufternoon tempera-
tures climbing into the, 90’s and
then dro’ppi \ into the 60 s and low-
er 70s at night. *
A few., widely scattered afternoon
thundershowers are forecast, but
the U. 8. We.nther Bureau empha-
sizes that such moisture Is only a
possibility— not a probability. The
only precipitation recorded yester-
day w as a spr nkle at Del Rio.
Overnight low readings ranged
from 60 degree* at Dalhart to 78
at Galveston.
these good people,” suid Tip Vines,
convention president.
Last Rites for
Mrs. Sanderson
Funeral services for Mrs. James
8. Sanderson were held at Keever
Chapel at 10 o'clock this morning
with the Rev. Robert C. Fling offi-
ciating.
Mrs. Sanderson died Monday eve-
ning.
Burial was in Myrtle Cemetery.
Those who served as pallbearers
included Dudley Gatewood. F’. L.
Roorbach, H. C. Dillingham, R H
Thomas, Cecil Tolleson. R. W. Hes-
se r. Leo Kirkpatrick and E. M. Mil-
ler.
The Citizens National Bank, of
which Mr. Sanderson is a director,
was closed during the funeral hours.
TB Directorate
Will Meet Here
Ed McKnight, president of the
Ellis County Tuberculosis assoc-
iation, announced the monthly
meeting of the board ol directors
oi the association win be held ai
Lakeside Country Club, Tuesday,
Sept.21, from 12 to 1 pan.
Three Buried in
i
Ruins As Store
Collapses Today
Flora, III., Sept. 15 (UP).—At
least three jicrsons were burned in
ruins today when a drug store col-
lapaed here.
The collapse occurred shortly aft-
er the store ojiened for business. Res-
cuers have, been unbale to make con-
act wit.li the three men covered by
tlfc debris.
Dulles Leaving
On Flying Trip
To 2 Nations
Washington. Rept 15 (UP>.--8ec-
rr.'ary of State Dulles Will leave the
United State,* on a flying trip to
West Germany and Britain at 6
p.m. (EDTi today.
TEST FLARES TO LIGHT AREA HERE TONIGHT
Don't go into a taitapin and
dash for the bomb cellar to-
night if things turn brilliant
around you...so the peace of-
ficers suggest.
8aid Constable Obie FYee-
man: "It wil only be the plaius
manufacturers. Chance Vaught,
dropping Hares." He had so
heard, via short-wave radio,
from the Sheriffs Department,
and later City Judge, George
Davis le;i;ncd that "they're
testing out some new flares
l.hey'!l drop from planes.”
Time; 9:30. Places: Ennis,
Waxahach'e and Mdlothlan.
DO YOU KNOW? That you can
buy a 810,000 Family Group
CANCER INSURANCE POLICY for
$20.00 for the first year then *15.00
per tear thereafter. BUDDIE
DAVIS INSURANCE AGENCY.
After a budget hearing Tuesday
afternoon, the Ennis Community
Chest set its goul at $12,000 for the
approaching campaign, in which
the funding of nine institutions will
be consolidated.
The meeting of the directorate
wax held at the board room of the
Ennis State Bank, with President
Walter B. Rider presiding. Upon in-
vitation, representatives of the par-
ticipating organizations were pre-
sent to make their requests for
support.
Included in the forthcoming
drive, which will be opened with
the advanced gifts phase next
week, are: Community Trust, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts. Ennis Public
Library. Empty Stocking Fund,
Community Center (upkeep provi-
sions*, Salvation Army, USO und
Heart Fund
» ■
Seventy-eight per cent, of the
Chest fund will be used locally.
Presenting the requests were: Joe
Mitchell and Mrs. E. F\ McDonnell
for the library: Noel Speers for the
Boy Scouts: Cecil Tolleson for the
Girl Scouts; Floyd Casebolt for the
Community Trust; Charles Gentry
for the USO: a letter brought the
request from the Salvation Army;
James Harbin and John W. Arden
of Waxahachie ior the Heart Fund;
R H. Dittberner for the Communi-
ty’Center Guy Henry lor the Lions
Club Empty Stocking Fund,
President Dittberner of the Com-
munity Center and Building Chair-
man James C. Collins explained
that the first unit of the Center, the
restrobms, will be built at once, con-
struction to begin probably in two
or three weeks, ami that the request
is ior maintenance only. The foun-
dation for the library-lobby-kitchen
section also is to be laid this fall,
with hope that comparatively early
construction on this unit will be pos-
sible also.
Mr. Mitchell and Mrs. McDonnell
explained that assistance was asked
for the library in order that, current
books might be bought. The library
became a participating agency last
year; the Community Center is
new.
Other units have Jaeen In the
Chest program since^^s beginning
here. ^
Two new directors were added to
the Chest staff, Robert Muirhead
and Harry Cornell Jr They succeed
Fr. P. F. Gallagher and J. W. Krae-
mer, who have moved away.
Arrangements for the advanced
gifts drive are going forward, under
the leadership of Co-Chairmen R.
H. Dittberner and Ray Telfair. Next
week is due to see the launching of
this phase of the campaign. Dates
for the remaining sections of the
drive will be announced soon.
"Because of its great saving in the
time of the solicitors and the solici-
ted and the fact that it is the or-
ganized way to place support of
these charitable institutions on an
equitable basis, the Community
Chest has proved very popular In
our community," said President Rid-
er. "It has filled a definite need.
"We urgently request generous
support from our people throughout
the community, and feel sure it will
be readily and gladly extended to
this worthy cause."
EXPECT HARMONY—(Jov. Allan Shivers, seated, and
Geoi’jfe Sandlin, state Democratic chairman, work out
last minute details as party’s state convention j?ot under
way in Mineral Wells Tuesday. Harmony is expected to
reign during convention. (NEA Telephoto)
Ordinance for Decency
In Literature' Sought
As un unflagging safeguard
against objectionable publications,
panlcularily those wh'ch might
poison ycuthful minds, an ordi-
nance to sot uji such a control in
this community was urged by the
Committee for Decent Literature In
its Tuesday night meeting at the
Texas Fire Building.
Members of the committee at-
tending voted unanimously in favor
of such a ban.
The meeting was presided over by
Chairman Mrs. Harry J. Stone.
"The, more I rei)d about and
think about this problem the more
I believe w’e should have a eity
ordinance," said Mrs Stone. "Our
merchants are quite co-opehitive In
our effort to clean up this Altuat'on,
and we’re very grateful to them,
but there should be something
One Of Eight
Is Due For
Hospitalization
Chicago, Sept, 15 (UP*.-—One of
every eight persons In the United
States will be u. hospital patient in
1954. the American Hospital Asso-
ciation announced-
This figure was based on records
for 1953 when U. 8. hospitals cared
for 20,183,827 patients, an all-time
high. Om the average day in 1953,
there were 1,341,623 patients and
42 522 j*p,.V — Tt*i4>-
pltllls.
Begin now to provide for the pro-
verbial rainy day, a home, college
training to the children, illness
and any other need hy depositing
here regularly. Each account Insured
up to $10,000.(H) by Federal Deposit
Ins ii ran re Corporation. ENNIS
STATE BANK.
HIS HONOR GETS THE BIRD-Judge Beverly Boushe, of
Memphis, Tenn., was looking up a point of law when an unex-
pected visitor came through the window. His Honor vows it is
not a stool pigeon, as the bird which lit on bis shoulder liud very
1 Uttlm ♦« ^
pennant nt about it* *>o that they
wont always have to be or* guard
ugaimst something being pushed
over oil them, in the way of bad lit-
erature, or so that any new mer-
chant who might come to town and
be willing to accept such books
would not be lh position to do so.’
81ie then told of ordinancec
udopted in Tyliy. Oklahoma City,
Houston and other places. Mrs.
Stone said that a clipping sent her
from New Mexico by Mrs. O. H.
Lumpkin when the latter was va-
cationing tn that state gave a press
report that said the comic book pub-
lishers may c,mplny n censor to
screen their material. She also said
feint three large Dallas-based chain
•tores are culling out the objcc-
Ilona ble.
At the suggestion of Mayer Jack
McKay, a sample, ordinance will be
obta ned from the Texas League
of Municipalities.
I’m certainly for the ordinance,’’
said the mayor. “Another thing,
let's encotfiage people to go to our
library, where, they cun find plenty
of interesting, wholesome reading
matter. And should give our li-
brary is proper place In the com-
munity by building a place for it,
taking it out of the irgh location in
the City Hall; also, we should make
sure that we, have an adequate de-
partment there for the children."
That Scouting magazine "is with
you 100 )a;r cent” was the, declara-
tion of Ray Telfair. The Rev. Rob-
ert (, . Fiiug expressed himself as
amazed at the progress being made
here; «.nH )ip himself u>u« porn oil-
men ted by Mrs. Stone on a letter
he. had sent The Dallas News, on
behalf of the Pastors Association,
commending The News on its war
against objtctlonable books. Mi’s.
B H, Cooke distributed lists of ob-
jectionable as well as approved
small books and periodicals and told
of some of the, results upon young
minds of the wrong kind oi litera-
ture.
The movement of un ordinance
was adopted upon Mrs Cooke's mo-
tion Others attending and enter-
ing Into the discussion* included
Mrs. V. E. Manning, Mrs. Margaret
Rookrjr, Mrs. James Lawhon and
Floyd Casebolt.
Good Suppoi
Anticipated
By Clubmen
Favored by prosp- r • of ' '
weather, the annual Op;
val totnghl opens a tour-nlykt
proceeds from win ii v. j. <>
youth welfare.
By this morning, Main :
locale of the big to-do, had
on u gay look, with *<ai
ful merchandise 1:: :hi
and all.
Lay-out Co-Chairmen l> •
Booth and Mark yi.iyton :.
the finishing toie iit v.
applied today by tiunu roc \ ,
und that everything v , .!■
reuduii" ■ for tr •
the carnival-goers by cm! ; .
The rides and other cone
including the game and !e .
tlank a central plaUono,
the point where Knox s ;
Main. At tills spot, there v
houncements, * awardin': dt pr.
certain entertainment
highligiu of which " il!
be the
crowning oi tho queen
Saturday
night.
The co-chairmen ay. tin <
•ailed, at-
tentlon to the fact that an
X) will t.u
given away nightly, $50 as
7 30 atjd
$50 at 10:30, and that on
Saturday
night the capital prize, u
Oadllliu!,
will be awarded.
800 ACRES OF
PASTURELAND
BURNS OFF
A grass fire Tuesday afternoon
bume1. oil 800 acres of paziure-
lund cn the H. R. Burden Ranch,
east of Ennis on Highway 34.
The tract Is 2.800 acres.
Ennis Volunteer Fire, Depart-
ment, using a booster truck, and
tiie ranch crew, with sprinklers
pulled by cars, quenched the,
blaze.
Wednesday morning the fire-
men were called to extinguish a
small fire at the Bill Cushion
residence, 300 W. Linden, igluch
Chief Hugh Fitzgerald said oc
curred when « wire was over-
loaded as tro* noors were being
sanded. However, the chief *a:d
no damage resulted.
"We can assure everybody v
cornea out for the carnival a l«a
fun,” sai dOpllnnst Pi i idrnt Bin;
Cave, "and proceeds from fl
troiuige the yextend it v .11 • a
most worthy purpe.., youth
fare —so I feel sure w< ’ll hav
crowds.
“We urge folks to .
often as they cun. Ami b< .
come out tonight
Kiwanis to
Hear Cote
C. G. Sory
LI. Col. Chrl G. Sor;, ev.» id l
officer ol u» Corps of i.;
IFnited Stales Army, w.:i
on flo<xl control af tit 5
Club luncheon ,.t. (lie *1\ , . i
and Light Co. Bui kiln,; ui iu.r. i
Thursday.
I tarry Cornell Jr Is proyr.' i
chairman for the m, •
Mr. Cornell suited that tjol. ' : rj
hud been ieque i • « n • .> , >-
posed flood control |,n> < . , i ,•
EJlis County.
Opl Sory is stationed in l urD
Worth.
Atwood, Glaspy
Back From Demo
State Meetsnn
Felix Atwood and J i • <
have returned from Mil i ..
where they attended, a n
the Democratic State coi.zn • •
which EiDs County ;
delegates won the j ■’
TVinv srlnf/iH M-i • *• t/>». . * < T
Waxahachie attended.
Mineral Wells, Fmpt. 15 (TV
The state Democratic ec<r.\»
has reaffirmed Governor Alb.it
vers’ grip on the party. In d-v...
it Increased hla pci , i m,,
for the presidential yr v ■ 1‘
The convention, meet*'... vt ’i
at Mineral Well,* u> u:.d
and his conservative
two more years i.’cpi roi < f
ty they have ruled sine I’ci’t r
was only one record i tc- nti'
conservatives whipp'd >!.
opposition 43-hund; d vi, . j
hundri U.
The record vote was on * Lb
attempt to force the conn
accept district recommends •*
membership on he •/ r ■ i
When tint we- reji :.«vl
lieutenant* proceeded to liH
committee with cm. env
regarding tin nomine-. lVcr it:
districts? Since the C2 t’o : cun* •
teemen und conunittc, w ■. .i
olfice until September. IS. ’. t
sure Shivers* contiol of the *
cratic convention’s ntachhu ry
May. 1956
That meeting w ill pick Texas >
egates to the notional D-mtv
convention. Shivers probably w a
Texas' favorite i.on for tl.. i
dential nomination in H-5 ). And,
though he may not be a .v.: iou,>
tender, the Texas governor .;
to be a powerful leader an
.•outhern conservative!!.
■r.t >
*2 '%
Be financially Indcpmnlen^
an account now. Special Hank ).,’
Mall Service available. Mc nbcr o£
FDIC. ENNIS STATE BANK.
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