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VOL. 58.—NO. 172.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS. FRIDAY. JULY 20. 1956.
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Voter Confusion
Feared by Local
Party Officials
Concern over the possibility of widespreaU^votfer con-
fusion on the wording of the three referendum questions
on the ballot for the July 28 primary was expressed today
by local Democratic leaders.
Misunderstanding in voting, it was pointed out, could result in
«n entirely false statement of position of the county on the segrrela-
tion and states rights issues concerned and lead to voter resentment
and other complications.
At the suggestion of J. R. Ramey, county Democratic chairman,
The News-Telegram is presenting the text of the questions as they
will appear on the bullot and a brief analysis of each:
NUMBER 1; Mixing White and Negro Children in Public School.
( ) FOR specific legislation exempting any child from compulsory
attendance at integrated schools attended by white persons
, and negroes.
( ) AGAINST specific legislation exempting any child from con-
pulsory attendance at integrated schools attended by white
persons and negroes.
(EDITOR'S NOTE:-To vote AGAINST mixing races in schools, vote
FOR the question. To vote FOR mixing rates, vote AGAINST the
question.
SSL.
--4 .—: NUMBER 2: Intermarriage Between Negroe* and White.:
( ) FOR specific legislation perfecting State Laws against inter-
marriage between white persons and negroes. —- — —
{ ) AGAINST specific legislation perfecting State Laws against
intermarriage between white persons and negroes.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: To vote AGAINST racial intermarriage, vote
FOR the question. To vote FOR racial intermarriage, vote AGAINST
the question.
NUMBER 3: Interpo.ition
( ) FOR the use i|f Interposition to halt illegal Federal encroach-
ment.
( j AGAINST the use of Interposition to halt -illegal Federal en-
croachment. <
(EDITOR'S NOTE: To vote FOR Interposition, vote FOR the ques-
tion. To vote AGAINST Interposition, vote AGAINST the question.)
SIMULATED SURPRISE ATTACK
Giant Civil Defense
Exercise Launched
Washington, July 20 IF — The
nation’s largest Civil Defense ex-
ercise — Operation Alert, 1066
— is underway. The test began
at 11:06 a.m., Eastern Daylight
Time, with a bulletin from emer-
gency news headquarters secret-
ly located more than 100 miles
from Washington. The announce-
ment said:
“A simulated surprise attack
was launched against the United
States at eleven o'clock today
with the simultaneous bombing of
Hawaii and Puerto Rico as the
initial phase of a nationwide Civil
Defense exercise.”
President Eisenhower then
heard air raid warning sirens
shrieking in Washington and hur-
ried into a meeting with an en-
larged National Security Coun-
cil.
This is the 3rd annual Opera-
tion Alert, a US - Canadian joint
exercise. As part of it, more than
30 government departments made
a hasty exit from the nation’s
capital to their emergency hidea-
ways.
Before the test is over, mock
bombings will have theoretically
knocked out large industrial and
military centers in this country
and Canada.
FM radio and television sta-
tions were blacked out for 16
minutes today beginning 2:10
C§T. And all regular radio
broadcasting will be shifted to
the Civil Defense network —
emanating from 640 and 1240
on the dial — to relay special
Civil Defense instructions.
There will be practice alerts
in some cities, with residents go-
ing to raid shelters.
Absentee Voting
Protests Grow
In South Texas
Austin, July 20 (F—The attorn-
ey general's office has a growing
list of pretests over reported ab-
sentee voting abuses in South
Texas.
Earlier this week the state's at-
torney general, John lien Shep-
perd, said he hoped the House In-
vestigating Committee would hold
(Continued on Page Six)
MISS USA—Ti-oi clTy wearing her
‘Miss USA”.
Carol Morris of Ottumwa, Iowa, poses with the four runners-up
in Long Beach, Calif. Left to right: Kliaii Lewis, Miss NebtasVn;
Betty Lane Cherry. Miss South Carolina; Nancy McCollum, Miss
Arkansas, and Jo Dodson, Miss Texas. Miss Morris will compete
for the "Miss Universe" crown July 20. (NEA Telephoto).
New School Bids
Asked in August
Bids for the construction of
the new elementary school in the
cast end of Sulphur Springs prob-
abiy-will he opened Aug. 18, Sup-
erintendent of Schools Jack Gib-
son said Friday.
This is the date provided in the
specifications for the building
prepared by Latham White, Dal-
las architect.
White is expected in Sulphur
Springs’ Saturday with his plans.
The general design of the build-
ing already has been approved by
trustees of the Sulphur Springs
Independent School District. .
The new building will resem-
ble the new Travis school, except
that it may contain two more
classrooms. Gibson said alternate
bids will be asked on the expan-
sion of the structure from 10 to
12 classrooms.
The building will parallel Cal-
vert Street, with one wing ex-
tending along Freeman Street. It
is intended for Negro elementary
students.
Neutral Nations
Issue Demands
For Freedoms
Congress Asked
To Build New
Texas Structures
Washington, July 20 IF—Con-
gress has received proposals for
the construction of several build-
ings in Texas, among 46 new fed-
eral buildings in 24 states, the
District of Columbip and Hawaii.
Some of the proposals have been
approved by the Budget Bureau,
and some are still subject to ap-
proval. *
Texas projects already approv-
ed include a 24 million dollar
court house and federtH office
building in Dallas ami a one and
one half million dollai post office
and court house in Victoria.
Texas project* yet tb receive
nnniuvul include host offices
Historical Talks
Planned Tonight
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brice
will present the program on “His-
torical Sites and Locations in Hop-
kins County” at the meeting of
the Historical Survey Committee
meeting scheduled for 8 o'clock
this evening in the Chamber of
Commofce offices on Church
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Brice have made
the study of this subject a boltin'
and their program promises to be
one of great interest to the com-
mittee.
A business meeting is to.be held
prior to the program.
Sulphur Springs
Remains in Grip
01 Heal Wave
The weather remained firmly
in it* 100-degree rut in Sulphur
Springs Friday despite an early
meaning low temperature of 0
comfortable 6!) degrees, coolest
reading recorded here in 'some-
time.
Temperatures bounced hack up
to 101 degrees early Friday aft-
ernoon. It was the 24th day of
hundred-degree or higher weath-
er this summer. Thursday's high
was 100.
Light showers were reported
in Tyler, Dallas, Fort Worth hnd
Mineral, Wells areas this morn-
ing.
Forecasts called for the same
old tune—continued hot weather
with widely scattered thunder-
showers.
The South Plains area around
Littlefield was buttered Thurs-
day night by a severe storm
which dropepd hail from 5 to 8
inches deep and brought up to
1 inches of rain.
Farm damage in some districts
was severe, but the moisture was
regal ded us of great benefit to
(Continued on Page Six)
Hard-Pressed Water System
Functions Excellently Here
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Sulphur Springs Rated
High in Buying Power
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(Special to The New*-Telegram)
New Ymk, July 26 — hulphui
Spnngx stands out as a vigorous,
nourishing maiket with a level of
income and spending above that
of most section# of the United.
States.
The story is told in a new, copy-
lighted suivey of buying power,
coveting the entire country, made
by Sales Management.
1!iggei incomes
T local families to buy more
and live better than those in most
other areas in the past. year. The
evidence is seen in the volume of
business done by the local retail
stores in the period.
This retail activity, the survey
shows, reached the high mark of
5 ID,49.1,000, an increase over the
previous year's $12,643,000.
It was a greater volume than
was to ne anticipated for a city
of its size. It represented .0106
per cent of the national retail
business although the local popu-
lation is only .0060 per cent of
the natinnul.
The spending pattern, no longer
to be considered a buying spice,
reflects the economic changes of
recent ycaix. What were once
costly luxuries, out of reach of
most people, arc now common
conveniences. More people own
clettrfc refrigerators, washing ma-
chines ami autmohilex than ever
before. They cat better and live
better.
i Locally, the chief factor in the
Mggcrt spending was the high
earnings per fumily in 1955. The
survey shows that Sulphur Springs
families had a combined income
in the year, after personal taxes,
of $12,397,000, computed with
$11,961,000 in 1954,
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HONORARY—Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas, light, in New York to
deliver an address before the International Grocers' Association,
is made an honorary members by IGA president Don R. Gutties.
Earlier Shivers told newsmen lie knew of no Democratic nominee
for President’who could heat President'Eisenhower. (NEA Tele- ,
photo). I
House Democrats
Hit AEC Work
Washington, July 2<) IF—Fori
the second time in icceiit days,!
Veteran Observer
Brioni, Yugoslavia, July 2*0 if
—The neutral nations of India,
Egypt and Yugoslavia have issued
what they cnll a platform of mu-
tual principles — headed by de-
mands for Algerian freedom and
a ban on nuclear weapons.
The 2,000-word statement was |
issued r.t the conclusion of the |
conference on the Yugoslav island re ts . ,i IT■ ,
of Brioni of the host, President | S3 VS Ul*011lll flllS
Tito, Prime Minister Nehru of In- M a
dia and President Nasser of
Egypt.
The statement calls for prog-
ress toward disarmament within
the framework of the United Na-
tions, and for adequate supervi-
sion of arms reduction. It also
urges admission of Red China to
the ifnlted Nations, and an end
to testing of nuclear weapons.
Patman to Speak
Saturday Night
Representative Wright Patman
will speak on the public squape in
Sulphur Springs Saturday night
in what. is regarded as a majo,r
address in his campaign for re-
cleetiftn.
The program will start nt 7:30
p. m. Patman’s speech will he
broadcast from 8 to 8:30.
Cbunty Judge Newt Owens .will
introduce tiy; congressman. W. E.
Kagby, Patman’s manager in Hop-
kins County, will b« master of
ceremonies.
Sponso-s of the rally plan to
have seats available for 600 per-
sons ««n the square.
Tty; speech will • be ratman’f
first major public appearance in
Sulphur Springs during the cam-
paign, although he previously con-
dui’ted ri tour of Honkins Countv
(Continued on Page Six)
Red Government
Placed on Spot
By Egyptian Dam
Moscow, July 20 IF — Western
sources in Moscow say American
Airman Gives
Views on Navy
congressional Democrats have
The income figure, divided ---by j voted )-,mdied of millions more
the number of local families, |111»ri lequeMed by the President,
The latest is a $2,330,000,000 |
atorni • energy operutiofls appro-! gq » —i
piiatioh Voted by the House Ap- |,31"I"1PI* f OTCfi
propriatioiM • Committee. Thisj
amount is 440 millions more than ... ,. , , , „ ..
asked by the administration -I W«sh*ng‘on, July. 20 ,F-< .„■
..... .... , , . , of thi* Urn Ij. S. An force offi*
00 millions of Which Would *0 M,£r Kenneth Be.-
for the construction of govern., , a Navv ,.«rrier force
meiu plants to prm.uee atomic |() |)ol last ,„w in thl, Me.*,
electric power; 400 millions the tcr,umic, atUck ,(J, Kus.
Pi^u.cnl did not -..quest. ! ai>n bombers.
,Thu Ilcflse ( armnittec s Demo-.
and British decisions withdraw- cratie majority said the U. S. i»i "ti' " "!i '"i * " . '
r m. ™ -tf
"r .......low***. a
testimony which was made public
Soviet government on the spot.
Britain joined the US today in
withdrawing its offer to help
build the hydro-electric project
on grounds the Egyptians arc un-
able to share the costs of the
billion dollar undertaking.
As Western experts see it, the
Soviet government now must of-
fer concrete proposals to the
Egyptians, or lose a lot of face.
dated that both I’tiesiu and Brit-
ain aic ahead of America in this !
today.
Berquist's comment tended to
Sulphur Springs'
pressed water system was
described as functioning ex-
cellently Friday after a sec-
ond straight day of produc-
ing above the 2 million gal-
lon rate.
It Mi$ the first time in the
city’s history that consumption
has topped that figure on con-
secutive days.
A total of 2.094 000 gallons of
water was metered through the
treatment plunt Thursday, only
slightly below the all-time, peak
of 2,1 (11,000 gallons produced
Wednesday.
Gradual depletion of immed-
iately available water in Lake
Cnlchiail IldioillilUr the tm.tm.nt
plant remained the only xouree of
present concern on the water
question.
Dow« ,*n loah-ja Dag ------
The level of the lake has been
receding at the rate of almost an
inch a day during the last five
days. Water stood ut only 3 3-4
inches above the intake , pump
Friday morning, hut water de-
partment officials said the lake
contains considerably more water
than is indicated l y the measure-
ment at that point.
No immediate danger of run-
ning out of water In Coleman was
foreseen.
How long an adequate reser-
voir can be maintained at the
plant In the face of a large daily
deficit in pumping operations,,.re-
mained a major question.
City Manager Roy Hames^i*
making a detailed study of the
water level in an effort to reach
s conclusion on whether the sup-
ply in Lake Coleman is sufficient
to last until delivery can he ob-
tained on a new pump to step up
transmission of water from the
Century Ioike area.
R.tlrlcli.n. Postible
His findings probably will de-
termine whether water use re-
strictions of some kind will lie
invoked by the city commissioners
to conserve the dwindling supply
available ut the treatment plunt.
Only about 1,200,000 gallons a
day can he moved into Coleman
with the. present pump, while eon-
sumption has been averaging
close to 2 million gallons recent-
ly.
Aside from this concern, there
was no Double on the water sys-i
tern Friday.
Pressure has been maintained
in good shape ever since an emer-
gency pump was installed to in-
crease the flow of water from
Lake Coleman into the treatment
plant after a brief crisis Tuesday
night.
City Storage Full
All storage facilities were re-
ported full of treated water Fri-
day morning.
One wishful note remained in
v|
• J
development. And it added that
private industiy c.r not do the j d ,'l” »he background of consideration
nations V ill tii'ii to Britain and; .* .!! n d. vl!lu''1 ,v j that one good rain wouldn't al-
cal i levs. I he Navy bus contended
| leviate ronsiderably, city officials
Russia as the --I’ppM.'i: of atomy j
clceti ie power plants. j that It can defend carriers with | point out, and several days of
The Atomic Entigy Cnmmis- its own interceptor planes utul .isiny weather might end the wor-
(Coniiiiuid on I’age Six) tmissiles. vying for the summer.
■ A
Damaging Blows
Hopkins County is currently
sweltering under one of the most
serious drouths in many, many
years, according to local farmers
and observers.
“1 believe the crops and pas- [
tures are in worse shape now
than at any other time in the 50 j
years I have been watching
them,” George Prim, local bank-
er, said. “It is a serious situation j
that can be remedied only by
rain.”
Cotton, corn, and truck crops
promise to be low this ypar, ac-
cording to County Agent Brooks
Emmons. ,
- Stock wafer in parts of the
northwestern section of the
county ds becoming dangerously
low, Emmons saij. One farmer
Gubernatorial Candidates L^lng ?r““rs
Pla"toT°“
lalK About cacti v/tner
West Germany
Approves Draft
Bonn, Germany, July 20 'F
By Aa.ociated Pr«» ,
Texas gubernatorial candidates
—rarely at a loss for something:
to say—seem to have plenty to i
say alioul each other.
Former G»o v c r n o r W. Lee!
O'DanivI say* his opponents are!
saving—“We must stop O’Dan-1"
Germans Return
Ten to Hungary
Parts oi Europe
Ruidoxo, N. M.. Ninety air-
idinded farmers hope to travel > n
with their planes by aircraft ear-
lier to Italy thi!} .summer on a
good will tour which willt take
them behind the iron curtain.
has a supply which he estimates
will last only 10 days to two upper house'was 21 to 17
weeks. 'I The lower house of the Ger-
if there is no immediate and man parliament gave its approv-
lifrge rain, several farmers may al to the' measure 13 days ago.
They’ll go if they can get the
. ,„ .• , Heflin, July 20 iF — West Gel- monty.
The upper house of the West, •J" , >'>i met aaivei nor says man autiiorities have returned six Feed Triplett of' Hillsboro,
German .parliament has put final They r-J seared and„i runniiig. tka passengers and the four Texas, president of the Flying
legislative -approyal on a draft Mrwun<* 1''' 11 poigwiiien of the Hungarian airier- i Farmers of America, says the
law for tke nation’s armed forces/l'“rM P1"’"'1' !er which was commandeered hy l',S<ate Department has'-approved
The measure provides the gov- Sehattn Price Daniel says he j aifti-Communists last 'Friday. The 1 the plan. All, that’s lacking is.-.«
ernment with authority to draft wants to know how a man can sayiseven Refugees, plus two others,! $300,000 appropriation from con-'
men for service in West Ger-! he is rini.ning on the Golden Rule have asked to stay in the West. I Kress. *
many’s NATO army. j «n«l then make the insinuations he j The persons who wanted to go . The farmers plan to fly to at
The vote for approval .in tb*, '* making. O’Daniel's' mojto Gn |,it k to Hungary were taken j by | (Continued on Page Six)
| the governor's race is the Golilen.J ambulance t* Austria, and tail
be forced to haul water for their
livestock or to use someone, else’s
pool.
Boll Weevils are becoming con-
siderably thicker in the cotton
fields and swarms of grasshop-
pers, thriving in the hot, dry
weather, are' feasting upon all
crops and pastures.
Cattle sales were approximate-
ly 400 over the usual Mark Mon-
day at the livestock commission
Bookie Joint
Rule.’
Ralph Yarboitiugh
Daniel i.- an integral part of the
Shivers machine,
'J. Evelt- Haley says that South
Texas ^ political leader George
Purr should throw his support to
Darnel because Dunicl will need
it.
Reuben Scnterfitt says "So
jmake the .r#*t of the journey by f* 11 J
says, that train. Several were injured in the |* |fQJQ0Q LBiIGU
Indian.poli,, July 20 IF—
T)l. »•»» head of th« Indisnnp-
oli. polico lie. .quod — C»p-
taia Robert RoigtV—fot a tele- t
phono call from lomoone who ! many candidate* want to clean op
whi.pored, "Thors’, a hi* book {something in Austin it looks like
operation St 40 Ea»t Soint they're running for janitor."
Clair.” Rciggy .at back to think
—and remembered that the *d-
-Thc 6th candidate, J. J. Holmes
is having little to isay Jately: with.
fighting on Ihe plane when- the
anti-Reds took over.
WEATHER
To General Alarm
A fire alarm turned in as a
grass fire at noon Friday turned
North n.NTKAi. »"it wt.M Tt.x as j ut. to.be, a general alarm as fire-
I srlly r lvuds Umliihi and S.turilay with • , , ,. -,
w’tlrly Btatlt r?Jl RlWriujiiti enti nlirht tlmi .1111*11 fought to Kt'tp thl* flBUH**!
I'Mflly ' Itnidy Ujnljfht mul Suluniny with
w^ely Mt'Bltt r<r«l nlt4*rntititi rii«I niirht tlmi ■
thumlrr.Krnu.. N« loiportant uanwratoro from enveloping the buildings on
rhK*RT tkxAH P.rtly ri.«nly this «ft«r. 1 the property of Lnm Houston on
"mlrilbi the Commerce Highway
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