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SECTION ONE OF 12 Pages Today Mtxte VOLUME MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE SERVICE MEXIA, TEXAS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1962 NEA COMPLETE FEATURE SERVICE NUMBER 252 SOVIET TANKER HALTED U.S. SHIP WASHINGTON Cuban- run the risk of the U.S. blockade. bound Russian tanker was intercepted but was allowed to proceed, the Defense Department announced today.

The department also said that at least a dozen Russian ships apparently have turned back from Iheir original course to Cuba, presumably because they were carrying offensive weapons and would Arthur Sylvester, assistant secretary of defense read this announcement "It now appears that at least a dozen Soviet vessels have turned back, presumably because, according to the best of our information, they might have been carrying offensive materials. "However, the first Russian ship that proceeded through the area MISSILE newsmap illustrates the striking range of the 1,000 and Soviets missiles that have been install- in Cuba. This is the first time Russia has established missile bases outside the Soviet Union. JFK May Accept Blockade Freeze WASHINGTON Presi-1 stressed the necessity of getting dent Kennedy is reported ready I certain guarantees before ever to tell Thant. acting the secretary gener- general of the United suggestion.

(hat he could accept the Burmese I Kennedy is also reported to be diplomat's plea for a two week)restating in the message tht freeze of the Cuban blockade problem of Soviet missiles patrolled by our naval forces was a Soviet tanker. It was ascertained by the U.S. naval vessel which intercepted her that the tanker had only petroleum aboard. "Since petroleum is not presently included as prohibited material, under President Kennedy's proclamation setting up the quar antine, the tanker was allowed to proceed. "The Navy satisifed itself that no prohibited material was aboard this particular ship.

"The encounter took place shortly before 8 o'clock, day light time today)" Sylvester said he could not provide any further details at time. The Pentagon announcement came after a similar report from Rep. James Van Zandl, R-Pa. who attended a State Department regional briefing in New York foi congressmen and governors of 11 northeastern states. President Kennedy was report ed holding the door open for i crisis conference with Soviet Pre mier Khrushchev if the right conditions develop.

But U.S. officials stressed that vhile sticking to his readiness for J.S.-Soviet negotiations, Kennedy's main concern and overriding objective is to put an end to Soviet nuclear missile bases in The President was said to have iiven most careful consideration the proposal made Wednesday night by Acting U.N. Secretary- General Thant to freeze the. crisis for two weeks so that negotiations can proceed. The White House announced the President was replying immediately.

A reply to a new note from Khrushchev was said in official quarters to be less urgent. The Soviet premier in a message to British philosopher Berlrand Russell declared Wednesday that he See SOVI under certain conditions. i already in Cuba. The Thant sug Authoritative sources said Ken-jgestion is understood to have nedy's reply could be termed a avoided this question, dealing conditional acceptance, or at least with further Soviet bloc deliveries to Cuba. The Thant request, official.

1 here stressed, is not being turnec down. They conceded, however not a complete turndown. These sources said Kennedy's reply was in the hands of U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson. But White Youse press secretary Pierre Salinger insisted at midmorning that the message had Picture At A Glance WASHINGTON (AP) At least half the Latin- American nations have backed their votes for an arms blockade of Cuba with offers of men, ships or port facilities.

Pleased U. S. officials welcomed the bid to join in the blockade not so much for its military significance but as a signal to the world that the hemisphere is united in its opposition to the pyramiding of atom bases in Cuba. VIENNA (AP) More than 1,000 Czechoslovaks marched on the U. S.

Embassy in Prague today and some demonstrators tore down the American Flag during the U. S. arms blockade against Cuba. An embassy official reached by telephone from Vienna said the street in front of the embassy was full of demonstrators chanting "Yankee go home" and "Cuba si, Yankee no." Music Director Named At First Baptist Church CITY BEAT The Hallowe'en carnival at Point has been post- jponed from Friday night until Saturday night because of the death of Johnnie Wadle, Mrs. Ray McGee said today.

.1. I. Riddle is still in the hospital but is reported to be much i improved. He now spends part of time in a wheelchair. Fred Hall and Sons of Valley jMills has received the contract jfor work to be done in Limestone on Farm Road 27 and iFarm Road 1394 from Texas 171 i three miles east of Coolidge north- jeast to the end of Farm 27 Freestone County 'structures, base, and JThe low bid was $316,438.

CLASH U. S. quarantine against arms to Cuba has gone into effect and all signs pointed to an immediate clash between American warships and Soviet vessels headed for the island. Twenty-five Russian ships, some believed carrying missiles capable of wrecking American cities, were moving toward a ring of U. S.

warships and planes. Released by the Defense Department, this photo shows a Soviet ship carrying IL-28 jet bomber fuselages on its deck, and headed for Cuba. The ships were diverted. (NEA Telephoto.) Championship Mexia Team Will Be Honored During Homecoming One of the greatest teams in line. at Mexia High history will IK; honored during the football game between the Mexia Black Cats and Martin Bulldogs Friday night as a part of Homecoming ceremonies.

The 1947 club wearing the Crim- A bonfire will be held tonight at 7 o'clock at football field to generate spirit for the Black Cat football team. The next thing on the homecoming agenda will be the game, followed by the stu- Jack Wood of Waco, a state representative from McLennan County, will be the Homecoming speaker at a program and business session for ex-students Saturday, starting at 2 p. m. in tho high school auditorium. A concert line, son ind (he swep( fo con iw tlpt ()n a me sin acmg.

secul st victories, in winning dis-iClub for ex-students. Refresh- dent dance and the Homecoming! bv members of the Black Cat Country Rotarians Plan Inter-City Meet Tonight In Mexia Ernest R. Esch. president of the First National Bank of McGregor, will be the speaker at a meeting of Rotarians and their wives from Mexia, Fairfield and Teague tonight at 7:30 at the Ross Elementary School. Mr.

Esch is a member of the McGregor Rotary Club, the Central Texas Military Affairs Committee, and the board of directors of the Heart 0' Texas Fair, serves as vice president of the Heart O' Texas Boy Scout Conn- that the conditions Kennedy will cil, and is chairman of the Indis- AUBIE JEAN McSWAIN trict, bi-district and the regional ments will be served to exes. The team was! Saturday morning is being left Mrs James Moody called andj coached by 11Tol Wood and Tv optM1 t() give students an opportu i i wanted us tp remind members, Bail) ot.ch Bain is now on the nil to visit and renew old ac- Aubie Jean McSwain has been of a meeting for Cub Scout Pack ta ff the SMU Mustangs named minister of music, tonight at at Gibbs The 1447 it .1 I I (Ccllil UC I CI I l-( Bap- Memorial Library. Rev. L)r. Elliott Bowers.

Dean and education at the list Church in Mexia. the Joe Eakin. pastor of the church announced today. Students at Sam Houston Slate ee 7-0; Waco 39-0: and Mr. McSwain, a native of College, Huntsville.

wasi Groesbeck 33-0 in regular-season ter. will begin his work here dur-jin Mexia Wednesday visiting hisipiay. Tho Black Cats "went on to ing the second week in Novem-jparents. Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. defeat McGregor 2fi-6 in a bi-dis- ber, the Rev. Eakin said. jJames.

Dr. Bowers was recently trict game and then captured the During the past two years. to take the place of the regional championship by beating Cameron 8-li at Temple. Members of that fine Mexia Huntsville and East a i campus. Dr.

Bowers, a graduate! team included Billy Joe Phillips, Dallas Jesuit 28-0: Athens 25-ti; Teague 60-0. Marlin 40-0: Hearne! of115-0: Mart 25-0: Franklin 7-6: Kil- 1 quainlances. Band precedes at 1:30. Registration begins at 1 o'clock at the high school. A social hour will be held at p.

m. under the sponsorship of the Mexia High Homemaking partment. Expert On Latin Affairs Talks In Mexia Friday A first-hand report on developments in the Cuban situation will be given at the Mexia State School Fri- McSwain, who attended Sami Sam Houston president when the Cameron 8-H at Temple. day afternoon at a meeting of the Mexia State School Houston State Teachers College President is abesnt from the at Huntsville and East a campus. Dr.

Bowers, a sraduat Baptist College at Marshall, has of Mexia High School, is still re-; Claude i Moose i Nussbaum, country's best informed men on Latin America will tVit, D'nttict i hit: etni'i-inft MV Hai-m-in HiM served at the First Church at Quitman. He has worked in the tk'ld of Cats, music since 1954. Baptist for his starring rolesiny Fletcher. Herman Hilt be the speaker at the mee which will be the football field for the Black Billy Hurley. Billy Ragland.

Her- Mr. McSwain, 27, and his wife rell Carlile, James McKissick, Bobby Hay Dowdy, John Hill, H. Harry Hale, our next door'A. Dawson, Johnny Hart, the are the parents of a four-year-old'neighbor at the bus station, Bill Hill. Tom Sawyer.

Thorn- boy, Toby. The News office, exhibiting'as Payne. Roger Pavne, Bill Wat- held in the TPEA building starting at 2 o'clock. I All citizens who desire to hear Mr. Warren's report are invited to the meeting, according to W.

L. Sewell, president of the Council. The former soldier and statesman has closely in his reply are stringent. The State Department had no not yet left the White House.Information on whether Soviet There was no word there on when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev it might public. be delivered or made Informants said Kennedy welcomes Thant's motives in asking Russia to stop sending war materiel to Cuba and asking this country to suspend its quarantine of Cuba for two weeks.

State Department officials declined to spell out the conditions Kennedy made in his proposed message to Thant, but they confirmed that the President MEXIA UNITED FUND 511,825.00 $14,000.00 $13,000.08 .000.00 $11,000.00 $10.000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $7.000.00 $6,000.00 $5.000.00 $4.000.00 $3,000.00 $2,000.00 $1,000.00 $14,506.00 $13.500.00 $12.500.00 $11,500.00 $10,500.00 $9,500.00 $8,500.00 $7.500.00 $6.500.00 $5.500.00 $4.500.00 $3.500.00 $2.500.00 Sl.SOO.O'J has already replied to the Thant message addressed to him. Before the Kennedy response was dratted, there was consultation with Stevenson in New York, officials said. Johnnie Wadle Will Be Buried Friday Afternoon Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Point Enterprise Friday afternoon at 2:30 for Johnnie William Wadle, 64, who died at his home at 925 East Titus Street in Mexia Wednesday night. The services will be conductec by the Rev. Jim Stevens, pastoi of the First Baptist Church of Point Enterprise, and the Rev M.

C. Turpin, pastor of the Firs Christian Church of Mexia. Burial will be in the Poin Enterprise cemetery with Corley Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wadle was born in Poin Enterprise on April 13, 1898 and lived in Point Enterprise and Mexia all of his life.

He was member of the Baptist Churcl and the Woodmen of the World. Besides his wife, he is survivec by a step-son, Genie Cook, of Wa co: two brothers. Gene and Arthur Wadle, both of Mexia: a sister, Mrs. R. L.

Gardner, of rial Committee of the McGregor Chamber of Commerce. I He is former president of the 'ersonnel Research Forum of JACK COX TO MAKE TALK THIS EVENING Henr; string of channel cat which heison, Turner. Randall Gil-i watched the developments of the past few days that hooked at Fort Parker. Included liam, Allen Johnston. Byron Tol-j have led this nation so close to war and his report will in the catch was one fi-pounder.

son. Benny Lucas, Roy Dollar. pro bably include top information which led to the iMike Schuster, Jack Jones. Rob-; icic Jackson, who spearheads The Rev oi Eakin isU)r Thomas UyS(m md Kansas City, a former trus-! the Jack( ox for ovei 01 First Baptist Church, is plan- Seth Wilson. ee of Park College at Parksville.

)aiKn a Icl; to attend the Baptist General Meanwhile, llomecomin 'this morning that the candidate i 11. I former president of the Heart 0' Texas Boy Scout Council, and former president of the Heart O' Txas Fair. this area may te ephone Mr. Esch graduated Irom Park ur Woith. plans present crisis.

Mr. Warren formerly served as ambassador to convenlion of Texas meeting been comple will appear for a and- 2 9-Nov. t. The state WMU Convcn- has been schedule, answer session over VI --W. tion and tne Brotherhood Convcn-! Kame Friday nigh Waco, tonight at 7 clock.

Voters Uon wjn meet Forl Elementary Schoo heduled following the College in 1930, received his Mas er's degree from New York Jniversity in 1937, and graduated rom the school of banking in Madison, in 1955. From 1937 to 1946, except tor your years leave for military XXIII, showing deep con- ty, Mr. Esch served as education- over the Cuban crisis, ap-. pealed urgently to the world's rulers today to do everything in ht in Hit- Ross School for i a High students. The dance is sponsored by the Mexia High Student This may not be true but the Council.

story is going around Mexia that: A fii 1 lor ex-students will be a man went to the grocery store" Saturday night, starting at and bought 100 pounds of suijar 8 o'clock. It will also be held in VATICAN CITY Pope a nd 40 pounds of coffee "I want- Kl)Ss Elementary School. POPE JOHN MAKES APPEAL TO LEADERS Nicaragua, Paraguay, Vonez-uela and Turkey, complet- dancei i his service in Turkey in 196U. He served four different times with the State Department in Washington and at one time was director of the Office of South American Affairs. Mr.

Warren, who will be accompanied to Mexia by his wife, is a native of Wolfe City, Texas. He entered the consular service in 1921. al director of the First National City Bunk of "New York, and from 1946 to 1955 he was personnel director and assistant vice presi-jKO-year-old pontiff made the dent of the City National Bank of'in a surprise broadcast beamed ed to buy these before the hoarders got here," he said. their power to save peace. The COOLER Kansas City, Mo.

the world by the Vatican; During World War 11, he servedjradio. He apparently decided on in the First Marine Division andjthe plea only a few hours before i holds the Reserve rank of major, the broadcast started. I Clear to partly cloudy today and Friday. Low tonight near 45 degrees. High Friday near 65.

Plans are also underway for a bis; "victory line" at Friday night's game. All members of the Mexia Quarterback Club all stu- dents of Mexia High, and especi- lally of i ers and ged to help Last Rites Held Today For Mother Of Mrs. Jenkins Mrs. Clara Turney Coleinan, 90, mother of Mrs. Sparks B.

Jen- Mean Old Bandit Flings Crutches Away From Cripple NEW YORK i.AP'—A "meancs. bandit' not only beat mid robbed Ihn fnotlvill Clipped tSIOI'K VI Sli ot the tootl all of Mexia and the gr mdmotn lle lhv but ither adults are being ur- "tuiif.Mui... "in elp form the i vr' 1 Bounds of crutches Texans Stocking Up On Water And Canned Food During Crisis By ED STAATS Associated Press Staff Writer A man in his middle-fifties bought three five-gallon jugs ol distilled water at Houston supermarket Wednesday. He told the manager he felt little foolish, but that was the amount recommended by the Civil Defense. In Houston and elsewhere in Texas, thousands of persons up- Mexia, and a brother-in-law, to tummy to Civil Deker Morgan, of Shiloh.

I tense for advice and hist ructions Pallbearers will bo Deweyiin the wake of the Cuban crisis. Wright, Grady Wright, Alton Kerzee Roy Hays, Albert Dyson und Lee Hughes. Covered bridges are still being built in New England. One was At Denton, the U.S. Office of Emergency Planning said calls asking tor information had increased.

Lesslie T. Holland, deputy director of the Region 5 office, said Wednesday. "Our work load Among the precautions recommended, by Civil lor an emergency is stockpiling ot water and canned food supplies sufficient for 14 days. Suggested foods include canned meat, fish, poultry, beans, pea- und fruits; cereals and tinned baked goods, cheese spreads; peanut butter and jelly with crackers, and evaporated and dried milk. Thi- mam statewide development Wednesday was a review Father Of Mexia Women Dies In Groesbeck Today GROESBECK 'Spli C.

A. I Curry, longtime resident of Groesbeck. died Thursday morning about in Cox Hospital following a brie! illness. Mr. Curry was the lather of Mrs.

Homer Stewart and Mrs. Claude Wilson. of Mexiu. Shelton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He also warned that no actions be taken which would cause panic or rash action.

A heavy run on items listed by Civil Defense as necessary in a.i emergency was indicated both in Dallas and Houston. Three Houston water distilling companies reported business almost too heavy to handle. The Houston Distilled Wate, HU tlT Mrs manager, D. upplies many Services Are Held For Miss Hughes Funera serv i a crippled Brooklyn stoiv proprie- flung the ut of reach, cana, died Wednesday at Aftl thl bandit announced She had lived in Marshall this is ll hen. 4b.

hardware store owner 68 years until her muilth tailed sits lm(L () I95B i wheel chair. Cohen told the thuy: Services were held at Colonial! "Take my money, but don't touch Gardens in Marshall Thursday i my can't move with- afternoon at 3 o'clock with the out them." Rev. James Hand, pastor of the, Cohen of Bayside. First Methodist Church of Mar- i crippled polio during childhood, shall, oiHciatinn. Burial was in! The man snatched Cohen's wal- Colonial Gardens Memorial Park i let containing SIOO.

hit him in the with the Riddle Funeral "Home in face, smashing his glasses, and Charge. i knocked him out of the wheel- The widow of the late As a final gesture, he Sidney Coleman of Marshall, she i Cohen's crutches to the rear of is al.so survived by three great; the store grandchildren and two great The thug was described us great grandchildren. 'slim, young, piateed who C. and Nethery. ermarket independent stores by Civ il Defense agencies, at least in the major cities of their ability to protect citizens.

Texas Civil Defense Co-ordinator James H. Garner from Austin that the citv dedicated in 1953 al heavier, and "we're getting ajcouniv civil DefriiM- dirrcior Mass. lot more calsl lor information." view their local planning. "They are all running out. am us fust as we can deliver sonii I more, they place a new order "All three of our phoiies huvej going like mad all day," ancl said Wednesday.

See TEXANS ter Perkins of Mexia, were held Wednesday in Dallas at the Brewer Funeral Home. Hughes died Sunday in Mexia. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins have re- turneu from Dallas, where thev i attended the services.

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