The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1954 Page: 1 of 6
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Harvey G. Rust
Microfilm 3ervice
Co# Box 8066
Dallas^ Texas
& Sales
— ENNIS QUOTK8 -
MARSHAL M O. SWAFFORD
says:
“Th« Police Department wUl do
Whatever it can to get the practice
of poisoning dogs here stopjK'd. It
is ugutnst the law.*’
THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS
WEATHER
Fn!r. slightly warmer through
Thursday Low .'«t tonight 40,
IN THE G.'lrd YEAR
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ENNIS, EEEIS COUNTY, TEXAS
NO. I
ENNIS
Echoes
By Caiwy
“•My great concern i» not
whether you have failed, but
whether you are content with
your failure."—(Abraham Lin-
coln) .
When the trim-down on cotton
acreage comes, it will be a fortunate
thing for many farmer# that the
friendly counsel of conservation and
extension service authorities about
replacement# is available. Informa-
tion that they have at hand cornea
not only from books—but from ac-
tual field experiences they’ve ob-
served CHiefuliy , . , that first-hand
knowledge which means so nmch.
Those who lake advantage of this
aci vice find that, they’ve nr ted
W Isely,
We strive to learh our ha hies
to tulk,
We all Insist they try It;
And then again, in lulrr years,
We teach them to he quiet,
— (Uncle Mat).
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If Alt li V J. KTONK
JAMES C. (dttlSS
Ennis Kiwanians Will Induct Staff
Headed by Pres.-Elect Stone Thurs.
James C. Collins, retiring prcsl- luncheon meeting a1 the Texas
dent of the Ennis Klwinds Club, Powei A Light Company Building
1 ms announced that F. P HebiwtlHU, on Thtirsduy
of Dallas, lieutenant governor of jj j stone is pro ddi lit tT. rl
Klwu,nls District II, will install, oilier olficers to be InMulled me
new officers at the loin 1 club’s Leonard tlchrlg, 1st vice president;
Hay Telfair, 2nd vice president, and
Tito ln. g-tlme Sunday morning
]Mirkers Jn front of the po.stofflce
should ccmo forward with the co-
operation desired by the postal and
local authorities and the mulling
public. The fifteen-minute limit
there Is for a good, reasonable pur-
pose. Within a block or two, there’s
always plenty of space.
Not a calamity—Just a Irrrl-
Idc t>|io from the Sun IVdro
(Calif.) News-I'llot: "The pro-
gram closed with the sinking of
•America.’"
How come such spiing-y went iter'.'
Home scientific big-wig declares the
polar ice-cap is receding, That's
okay by us, Let 'it recede! The
weather Is ju.\t light. We wouldn't
do, a tiling to It , , , But take care
of that overcoat . . . it's too good
to slay true, unless atomic fission
ltn- wanned tilings up this much.
Marvin Blair
Assumes Duty
As Burr Mgr.
Marvin E. Blair has assumed his
duties as manager ot the Burr
Lumber Co, here, having been
transferred from Spur, Texas,
where he was assistant manager of
the Til-County Lumber Co,
Mr, Blair was with the Trl-
County Company for six years. In
Ennis, lie succeeds J, Charles Low-
ry who has accepted a position In
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair and their two
sons, Danny, aged two. and Larry,
aged live, plan to occupy the Lmvry
In,ne at 707 North Sherman SL.
Mrs, Lllu 11* and the (wo boys are
expected to arrive in Ennis within
ten days Mis, Blair’s mother. Mrs
O. K. Mlnix. also plans to come to
Ennis from Spur and to establish
her home here.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Blair are na-
tives of Dickens County.
Mr. usd Mrs Blair and Mrs
Mlnix are all members of the
Church of Chi 1st
Poage Expects
High Level Ag
Support by Ike
Washington DC Jan •> <lTl*<
lii piT -dilative W It Pongr of Tex
ii< predicted today that President
K.senhovMi will a k Congress to
cot-4 time high level juice support-
on tin six basic crops
a Demon at, is a high-
nrmber ot the Hoiim ag-
committee vvliirii will help
k turn legislation during
• essio not Congress Tin
o p i cent of imrity mii>-
Dwight Alvei1 on, seer,el,ary • treas-
urer.
The directors lor 11)51 are Hurry
Cornell, tin Rev, Cedi Fills. Sam
Davis, Joe Vltovsky, H II Dltlbcr-
nrr, tile llev Richmond McKinney,
and 8, A llenmon.
Big Issues of
U.S. Congress
Are Described
Washington, Jan (i iUPi Here
are the big issues before the second
session of the 83rd Congress;
Taxes
President fSt^enhower Is expected
to recommend to emigres,, that It
keep tax rules at about where they
are now The House Ways ,V Means
Committee will go to work next
week on a general tax revision bill
that could mean some new tax
cuts. The administration is ex-
pected to resist, pressure from some First
members of Congress for another with
individual Income tax cut. 1 appearance of $75,000 from the bank
Farm Monday
Mi Elsenhower is planning to 'l'1"’ He detector and the Depart-
submit a special message to Con- diet l ot i'ubllt Halt tv s < lmi ho
tress Monday outlining a moditlctd detector operator, Dee Wheeler,
new agriculture program. The , 1 lown to Amarillo hot night,
present price support law on six n,u* the employes were questioned
basic commodities expires at the hut night und rally this morning
end of tills year. Farm stale Con- ^ spokiTmtn
Rangers Quiz
Bank Workers
At Amarillo
Amarillo, .lull li < t> 1 * >. Te.xa
Rangers have revealed they have
questioned five employes ot the
National Bank of Amarillo
lie detector about the dls-
gressmen expect the existing law to
be extended without much change
Tuft-Hartley
Mr. Elsenhower plans to submit
recommendations In a special mes-
sage Monday. Many Congressmen
exited the labor law to be a, purtieu-
lurlly controversial issue in this
flection year. Mr Eisenhower Is
tor the Hangers
would not disclose results of the
lists, but It Is understood that oth-
er persons will also be que-Uoued,
'l :ie Hangers jointed the 1‘ HI yes.
terday m the hive.Ulgulton of the
in ney's dlsuppeiiraive, bill neither
would discuss thew lhidir > nor
thell- theories, Hie banks insurance
company gave the bank a cheek foi
expected to urge some change ad- .vesteiday
vocuted by labor, and others advo-
cated by employers.
Social Security
Mr, Eclsenluiwer Is expected to
renew his recommendation of lu.d
year for broach r old age Insurntice
coverage Many Congressmen also
favor hiomising benefits, which Mr
Elfcnhown may recommend.
Trade
The present reciprocal trade
agreements law expires June 12
Republicans are spill on tin ques-
tion of whether higher tariffs on
many items are needed to pt’Otoet
domestic Industry Mr Elsenhower
Is awaiting reronunriidat tons ol a
study ccnunisxion before making
Fair and Mild Is
Tex. Weather Wed.
Dallas Jan, »i i Ul’i The wca-
iher Is fair anil mild in Texas, just
like it was yesterday, ami Parers
Pi's predict I' will stay Unit wav
tomorrow, extern that temp natures
me experted to be slighly warmer
No laintuH was reported In the
Mute ysterday in today, and tore-
casters say there appeals to be lit
t.e likelihood ot any toinoirow.
. , Low temperatures over the slut"
Ins rccomincudutton on foreign , .. .........
” early the, morning lunged liom 2.1
t rade
Budget
Mr Ki-enhower plans to submit
iIn- tcdeial spending program for
llseal 1955 to Congress Jonuurv 21
The a Itnlul.siration reportedly lias
abandoned plans for a balanced
budget it: the next bus:::c«- yta:
f oreign Mil
Tin administration is expected to
recommend continuance of the
foreign aid program for a not Inn
ale
w i f
mild i
Negro Residence Here
Is Destroyed by Fire
degree' at Dalhail to 48 ai (Julies-
ton
Other minimum* included laib
buck 21 Pi 'sullo 2a. Amarillo 2)1.
El Pus'll 30 Milan al Wells and Hall
Angelo 31 Midland 32 Foil WoMli
33 Abilene and Wmo 35. Dalla 3l>
VVioMda I ills 11 Hun sicniu 35
When |iur« hasiiig household a|«
(iliaMt e> see u> P.» assist a nee in It
naming I.hh hank rates. «nnvenieiit
terms I N Ms >1 ATI. lt\NK
When Congress
Opens- Quiet
Before Storm
Washington, Jim, (t iUF>.-~Sweet-
ness and light descended on C-'apl-
tol Hill todr.y, but probably for one
I day only
The second session of the 83rd
Congress opened at noon illa.m
|C8T> And although ll IS expect 'd
to develop Into on? of the stormiest
(•sessions if the century, it opi ned
i on a friendly note,
Republicans and D e m o c r u t s
greeted each other with hearty
( (-laps on the be -k und I Inn hand -
'hakes, ’The only Important busi-
ness ol the clay Is the swearing in ol
new lawmakers.
Two new si mi tors and four now
ii pre.senlie*Ives are being welcomed
to Capitol Hill This group Includes
Senator Thomas Burk , I he Ohio
Di moeiat who succeeded the lair
Hi lint nr Robert Taft, and Robert
Upton, New Hampshire Republican
v< ho siicci "ded I he laic Republican
idi nator Charles Tula v
The lineup ol the new .session hii.s
-17 Republican,s In the Somite com-
pared to 48 Democrat:There Is nne
Independi'id, Henalor Wevne Morse
id Oregon This will be the I II si
| lime in our History that Congress
will opi n with a senate majority
: li ader who has no majorlly Senator
William Know land w ill command
only 47 ol I In- Dll voles
In the Hon,sc, there are :’ 1 !• Re-
publicans, 21!) Democrat ,, and ' one
lndi pendent, Congressman Fra/,In
Reams ol Ohio.
Today would be a big one lor
DemooniI le RepresentailV" Ham
Ray 'bin n ol Tcxur. even tl Conger:.',
voi i not opening I iIt a;, burn’s
72nd Idrl luiay
A 11'niml 11y tlint will lie observed
today Involves the eoiiimlliee.s
ol (Jongrte . Informing Pgr-ldetil
Elsenhower ol the opening of Con-
gress, The eonimUtees, in turn, will
he told what they already know,
that Mr Kelsenliower will drllver
Ids .State of the Union message In
persons at 12:30 pin KKT 'll 30
pm C8T' tomorrow
Allri the Piesidept l.nmclies Ins
1984 legislative piogram, the debate
begins. In the next f"w inonlhs,
; Congress must lake up highly eoii-
trovnsli'l Is:lies that alfeet the na
lions' prosperity, Its military
strategy, It's farm, labor and tax
policies Political observers believe
the outcome ol the Novembei eon
gre.vdomil elections will be deeuled
In the next tew months
On 11 if issues ul taxes, the l'i i
dent Is expected to recommend that
the rate tie kept wlvrc they are
But some'members of Congress arc
anxious to go to work on new tux
reduction,, And an uphill light lor
the administration's pond ol view
Is expected.
The President w ill present a mod
II led new farm piogram to the
Congress "it Monday. Farm .stav
congressmen expect, the pie cut
price .support law on six basic com
modiUe.s to be extended no mat( a
w hat the President calls lor
With there and oilin' issue .die,id
ol lum and (‘ongres.N, Mr E i • u-
hovvei wifi u)i early the iinuniu" to
attend .special church set vie -
Mr. Eisenhower was mined by
members of hr, cabinet the
Judiciary, and Congr"sa at the Na
ttonal Presbyterian Church
COTTON QUOTA
UPPING AGREED
BY COMMITTEE
»m N'
Soldier Pilfers
Airplane, Which
Soon Is Found
I \|»n l» IN l «ftrr In ( Hm«i
‘ -..'O' Jm
K *
Hull Announces Polio
Fund Chiels In Ellis
i(E< OVEUEI) One nf the $1*1) hills .stolen from 1lie I In
ie)tn of I’lintinp; :i?nl Entiruviii),', turned tip at the Na-
tjunal Frothiee Co. in WaMliinjfton Toe.mlay. ,\ total of
$ I (id,(lot) iii .$:'(> I ill. was diseoveretl minHittp, from the
I’.im .in Monday. Ii vinp hanielv, left, mamipj'i ami I’resi
dent I aae .laeohson nl the produce co,, examine the hill.
Kelotp'liilijj has heen applied to hill to ohsc.ile details,
( \ E A I di'pin d 11)
Ejitiis Soldier Ben Bristow in 1st
Of Buddy System to Reach Orient
It* n If i It 11 a who is with the a4Ui , to arrive In the Orb t Hr entered
Divlslr , wilt's Ills pinouts, Mi and
Mi Roy Hi i lo v. (>02 W Linden,
that li ciiltll lias received con -
:|i, able ittrutlnii o ie to Its belli'.',
the 11111ii11 I adilv systc n contingent
Presumed Dead
AF Texans List
By Gov’t, at ll
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j a ('.sullied dc.ol
(1 as
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at* •
it ai
number mcliuli , men
d
w I nisi' .I id us had been rev le
attii one v ai ie(|Ulird by law
:11,11 who wile cm,tinned as missing
in ai l ion pi" 'ding I tie ret m n ol
p. ixonerj, ol wai uiiglit be able to
turutsli li11oi Hi,d ion about the
iu, muv. iiii'ii
A 11 ' a 1 o| JJ / An r oi it iik'Ii ale
now I is I 'i I ir missing in act ion
t. x,'.-i . on Mic Xu I oi ii list .,1
llill: 'll
1st I i <'no >id J Ai lie I Inc band
nl M < In iili'liu H Ai :ilcl HI I
III me tta I'A
Isl IV I! .1,1,1 I' Hi.nl,. \ Hit In .
ol Mu: n U lit d v i".ll \V"l Mi
Aiiman I ' i i.n Kdwin W Col
I.us sol i I M ni.SKlOMi* ( olllhS
t K 11 SOI
II r service In May, Mil . yeai Will
lug his parents, the Flints sol Her
ia\N, denlhllig a number ot experi-
i nei I here
Dear Mum and Da l
Wi iurwled at Pun cm tin <it'i
t Ni»\ ■ We are with the 21th Dlvt-
h, i)|i. tie III. I. one to lilt Kurt i altei
tlu war broke mil Vim know ol
•run e Major Dean was the com-
tun net 11 t-vt riffle, ei until his capture
Johnny, Mr, Bud and I will lie
: l al to, erl in Pusan I am driving a
t • i, We lee) we weie very lurkv
a nost oi (,ur company went right
on up limit
We have gotten quite a lilt ol
I iinl:i’Itv as we were Die llrst ot
tin, new I man "bud l>" system to
Hit Korea and Japan Ymi may not
know it Hut mu euinpa iy was the
m i . ii at one In Die Hr Hu y ol (lie
(eiiiitlnued on page 4-
C-C Board Meets
To Be at Night
I lie diiet Iui ule ol 1' iiiU.s ('Hambd
Comincn e whteh Hie been Hold
uiv day-time •' sums lieneetorlh
will mil i in' at lllgld It ,s a.s voted
i. a ms tlug nl tin board sestrcda.v
Mccti, ,• true will t)i l pin second
I i ays
Surrendered MIG
Is Being Brought
By Globemaster
I ok v" Ja I. ' UP A c 134
sit i
Charles tl il>, county polio fund
t'elve ehiinmin, while In Kiwis to-
day attm un.’fd the community
( Him mi n fur Fills CmMty who are
to he id up Die soil •ttatlntl to thetr
i • xperttvc localities dining the
Jam.a y-lotig a upalgn.
These bade . Include
W R H. hween, Finds
M: - Vlr Wllllii ns a (t Mis \lvis
llum n, n-t all men, Waxahaelite.
Mrs Worth Benton, Al.nif
J P Oi If Tit Ii. Avalon
Mis Belt H WeS‘Otl, Boyce
Mrs ( ilia Mut'd irh, Bo/
Alex H'icl,d', H.v I
Mi s c. T. James, Fei ii,
Mrs L A Baki'i, Oairelt
Mrs. K () HI rotld. U alv
Mu:loon Wt! on, Maypeurl
Penn Jones, Midlot Ilia
C O Miller, Milford
Rex Hllllr jsley, U. illa
Mrs. ChuMes Davis. Pulmc,
llc nc Drmonst idlon Club, Mi •
Jack Hi agor, Rc.u i Hprings
M \ HI'adds Haidwell
Kinds Dilve Clialnnaii F, hween.
who also Is chali ilia ol the minty
I olio oi'uiiul/allen llir I' ll Colin
ty CliHjter, Nailer il I'mii .’. illon |m
In untile Fa.all lx preside,I over a
local ca iipiilgn-pliiutdt.g meetln t
\(slr ilav. (' niciring wIth him
wire Ml •» K'l tit Hints, Ms'ietaiv
and Mis R W lies or, ('Halnmin ol
the Woman's Division Mrs Res ci
ill o lias elnuge ol IHe drive at Die
Ni l" (llv
A $100 gift has stalled the drive
ol I In t e
A srim girls 11>up lias placed
cash rontal. ers, miniulure Iron
lungs, m local biu I ness limises, to
II i<i\ e cold I'Ibilt lom.
White Looking for
More Hay Funds
Austin. Jim (i (Ul’t A Htiite
I o pin t,incut oi Agriculture spoke ,-
man mi.vh all drought, i hef funds
tor nmergr lay hay shlpuient have
been legged spending and Ihe pro-
gram will stop unless more money
Is made limit 'dtafcly aviilluble
Agriculture ('oinnilssloner John C
White says OH 740 ton,, ul liuv allot-
ments have been made In 77 ot Die
101 Texet rmintlc.s eligible for re
lad Cost ul hipping Die hay lx
iivciagdiw about $11 a Ion
('ommlssloia i White savs tt all
allotments ate Used, pur id funds,
both state and Icdrnil money will
He exhausted
The ennimls lonei sav.s h" t ex-
pect lug wand "at anv moment"
limn Washington not dying him ad
dltlniial lederal Duals will He made
al ii lie ble
Then' has been nil immediate In-
dications where the flute money
ma v eemc I mm
Sam Rayburn
Today Observes
72d Birthday
Wa Idmton
DC, Jan (i i Ul*'
Kepiiesinl.il In
Ham Rayburn '
Il'MIS Wllii 1
ailds Da* mamt n
lellgUl ot SCI \
ai as iH'.ikei ot II
Doui" is «i
I'lebiKting Ids TJi
li,i ' liila\ 1 ihIh\
R.iybio wa
s la n Jan ti, 1HH2
Koala- ('< uni \
i<aiii ill a,is fii
l«4>r(. K«W h« »wi
HmI trl \ ,M|i|m'( 'In
Wks |M), Ihr . u-t
I t# «llil 4* H. I
WOI •( h* «- »««•'
HI IMdl BMP
OUSTED ( HIKE lUSTK’K
William CliD'k, oUKtiul
( liiof .ittsliic of I’S C'ourtH
in Germain, Imids civilian
p i.M.spoi'i piven hint aftor h«
was siis|u‘iul('i|, ('lark, in in-
terview alioanl I lie (i jetm
Mai \ in New Vnik Monday,
aeciiHcil Se'.’.v. of State John
Eos!ci* I miles of having a
"iliill seiKcant mentality"
ami said the State Depart-
ment was "l.viiiR in its
teeth" when it denied his
diplomat ie passport h a d
heen ful l ihly seized oil
Dalles’ order. (NEA Tulu-
plmto)
Stock Stands
Texas Winter
Fairly Well
• ustln, Jim 0 (UP'. The U. 8
Depart meld of Amleulture rejxirts
Ivesti k Is wen Diet nig Die Toxus
wilder In lair to gcotl coetliUoit.
I he UHDA says in lUs weekly crop
mil wcuDict lailleDn that, iui Ui
iieiee In su|iplt im’nlul Haaling lias
nil at dl»i.i IrhltiH dry rwr.gra.xs
(did stalk field
The report fays lautm sre betn«
ntuved In Heavy volume from -cmill
grain pa tuns cl the Northern
PlitUatu Movement of cat tie off
wla at pa'Jurc.N m Die high and low
11Dili , plains gal. od momentum as
an liuai,islng number of fields wore
i at,en out
III" UHDA ravs Mini 1 grains tl'
ipose iiii'a. an not. expected to
make .uldllli al giowlli until rain
l, II and weather wa:nis up
in Uc oiilheaKt, winter urass,
v cials and small grains arc ado-
qiiaI". Hut Irn ly weather has
( 1 a i ked ui ,i growt H
IH" ii'por, n dc that cold ntglita
Have ict.n * j progress of rummer*
Mai MgeiaUes. jnirt tculnrly the
iHiig'i planltegs (trowing crops
a * li,nitei.1 mainly to hardy-type
v'grtubli \\ Mil'll escHiied sertoii#
iii * te m i ui ller cold naps
cniiMde able land in the lower
vallcv and I ,ai edo sec l lot at has been
pil op ne i It.i i a id III1 il) >k The UHDA
a\', 'i la i'ii 11 t.n low j> an cage will be
planted cailv this mouth til the
vallcv I e UHDA viy# moistin'#
cnndilu : i > a * geueially lavorable
(> i i," Si ith Texas vegetable
alia HaiM'Sl of the Mlius nop til
Two New GOPs,
Four Democrats
Enter Congress
Comprehensive, Informal Study of
Bible Undertaken by Presby. Men
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