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Award Winning Texas Daily ftjt VOLUME 62 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE SERVICE MEXIAi; TEXAS, TUESDAY. APRIL 4. 1961 NEA COMPLETE FEATURE SERVICE NUMBER 79 CITY i We managed to get a paper out ycstcrda.v despite all the confusion thai goes with a remodeling project and as far as we know we didn't get any pictures upside down. We've just about got used to the noise and have become quite adept at dodging lumber- carrying carpenter's helpers, stepping over electrical wiring, and weaving our way around rearranged desks, type cabinets and equipment. We have something new we would like to boast about for a bit today It's our new type we're using in the paper.

Take a look. There's more white space between the lines and that is supposed to make it easier to read. Now we will just have to see if we can find something that you consider worthwhile to read. Tommy Turner, the newsman who spoke in Mexia last week at the ladies night banquet of the Lions Club, has been selected to receive the first "Minuteman Award for Journalism" from the Texas National Guard Association of Texas. Turner is chief of the Central Texas News Bureau of the Dallas Morning Hoyee Ishain.

son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Isham, of Mexia, has been awarded a plaque for being the freshman resident of Men's Hall at Texas Wesleyan College, Fort.

Worth, with the highest grade average for the fall semester. Ishain had a grade average of 4.00 A 1960 graduate of Mexia High School, he majors in music at TWC. He is a member of the Wesleyan Singers, a select group of vocalists, and recently held a part in TWC's spring musical, "Damn Yankees." GOING BACK-Frank D. Brock, right, believed drowned in a skin-diving trip off the California coast last December, has turned up safe in New Orleans, where he has been working as a bartender. At left Is Brock's fiancee and co-worker in a San Francisco Shirley Matoyor.

Brock told New Orleans police he left the West Coast because he could not bear to be so near yet so far from Miss Matoyer. "I'm a divorced an and a Catholic. It would have taken three years at least to clear my marriage with the ch it could be done at all. But I'm going back and get married in spite of everything." (N EA Telephoto.) Motorists In Texas Might Soon Legally Drive 70 Miles An Hour will certain highways to be)it is not necessarily a violation able to whiz along at 70 milcsjzoned faster than the present 60-jto exceed the speed limit if a jper hour on certain roads and! m.p.h. limit have been vetoed in slow pokes can be arrested if Estranged Wife Of Spade Cooley Beaten To Death TEHACHAPI, The estranged wife of bandleader Spade Cooley was found beaten to death Monday night at the couple's ranch home, the sheriff's office reported.

Cooley, a Western-style musician and radio-TV star of thu 1940s and 1950s was booked on suspicion of murder. Deputy John Howard said of the bandleader: "He's all shook up. That's all I can tell you." His wife, Ella Mae Cooley, about 37, was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival shortly after midnight. Coroner Stanley Newman said she apparently had been dead about four or five hours. Cooley, about 48, accompanied his wife to the hospital.

Dr. Vincent Troy, who pronounced Mrs. Cooley dead, at first said Cooley was under sedation and unavailable for comment. The sheriff's office later disclosed Cooley had been under almost continuous questioning since he arrived at the hospital. bill passed Monday by the Senate becomes law.

I The Senate continued work on a heavy stack of bills today while the House remained in recess. Eight of the 25 present for Monday's 2'-j-hour session voted against final passage of the bill by Sen. Preston Smith of Lubbock which contained a controversial amendment by Sen. Wardlow Lane of Center. Opponents said as amended the bill would make an ineffective weapon in controlling speed and the result would be a veto by Gov.

Price Daniel. Two bills per- A woman is not legally bound to assume her husband's name, but it is customary for her to do so. PARTLY ClOUDY U. S. Weather Bureau forecast for Mexia and Bi-Stone area: Fair and warmer this afternoon.

Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Wednesday. A few thundershowers tonight. Windy Wednesday. Low tonight near 42 degrees. High Wednesday near 64.

Hi MaDpr I by Olin Miller Drive carefully and up your chance of drawing at least as much, money as you pay into Social Security. Thornton Bank Robber Appeals March Sentence An appeal of the March judgment in the trial of Publisher Lawrence C. Pope of Giddings for armed robbery of a Thornton bank has been received in U. S. District Court.

POJJC, a former banker, was convicted of robbery of the Thornton First State Bank last Nov. 5 of $1,744, Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. sentenced' Pope to 25-years. Pope's lawyer.

Pat Maloney of San Antonio, filed the application for appeal in San Antonio Frkia.v, The appeal was mailed to Waco because the trial was held hore. The brief application gave no sis or reason for the appeal. Ilj simply asked thai the 5th U. S. Court of Appeals at New Orleans review the judgment.

Pope, once president of a bank at nearby West, is in the McLennan County jail. He faces a stale charge of robbing a bank at Scliu- lenburg. He was publisher of weekly newspapers at Giddings and Lexington, nearby. recent jears. Also approved was a bill by Sen.

Martin Dies of Lufkin to let the state receive at no cost from the federal government an abandoned radar air base north of Lufkin and use it for mentally retarded school children. Dies said after the bill is finally passed the children could be brought into the school within three months. The school would be operated from funds presently available. The bill includes no appropriation. motorist and his lawyer can convince the court he was driving reasonably and prudently at the time.

Lane declared it is "the height of stupidity" under present law to allow 60 m.p.h. on twisling county roads and the same limi on six-lane expressways. He offer ed an amendment prohibiting court use of any evidence ob tained by "lying in wait unob served, hiding or in any manne concealing, in whole or in part; any equipment or the operation thereof." Birch Group Comes Under Heavy Fire WASHINGTON House Speaker Sam Rayburn, Tex. lias warned that the "strange nos Iruins" of the John Birch Society "would destroy our freedom." Sen. Stephen M.

Young, Ohio Democrat, called the society's founder, Robert Welch, a little Hitler, a Mussolini, a fake patriot and a slick demagogue. As the far right anti-Commu nist group again came under lire from congressional critics Mon day it also had a- defender. Hep. John H. Mlousselot, in a statement, feaid he joined the society a few months ago "because 1 believe that' in the main, the society is designed to oppose the Communist threat in a positive, legal and correct way." He said he would welcome a congressional investigation of the society as soon as possible.

Rayburn. speaking Monday in McKinney, said, "They're spread ing this idea that a government can get by without levying taxes That is no way to stay secure from thove who would destroy lib "The men who spread these strange nostrums would destroy our freedom. They go the length and breadth of our land claiming that we, in America, do not have, freedom." Dies also said addition of the! Present law is somewhat simi- school would not conflict with needs for another school in the Gulf Coast area. Smith's bill allows lar to this but does not applj in cities under 10,000 population. where most instances of, speed turnpike I raps have been reported.

authorities, county commission- Sen. Abraham Kazen of Laredo ers and the State Highway Department to zone up or down from the present GO m.p.h. speed limit. A "prima facie" evidence rule is removed from an "absolute" speed law which makes it flatly illegal to drive faster than the posted speed. Under present law, BODY OF GIRL TAKEN FROM AUTO WRECKAGE HOUSTON The body of a girl, tentatively identified as Cecila Alford, 15, was pulled from a wrecked car here early Monday.

Frank Samoheyl, 16, was found alive and taken to a hospital in a critical condition. A cruising police officer found the car in a ditch at the dead end of a street on the south side. DUNBAR BAND GROUP WILL MEET TONIGHT A meeting of the Dunbar Citizens Band Group will be held in the Dunbar auditorium tonight at President Thedford Rhodes has announced. Purpose pf the meeting is to discuss plans for the securing of funds for buying new uniforms for the band. Which oi Following if Spelled Correctly? category categoric category (Meaning classes into which thoughts may be divided' Classified Page for Correct Mexia Daily News Guaranteed Ad Program Popular The April guaranteed classified ad offer by the Mexia Daily News is already bringing fruitful results.

The system begins to pay dividends when a written message concerning an item you desire to sell in the classified ad of this newspaper. You do not have to pay for the ad if, at the end of three days, you did not sell the item. However, if you do sell the item through The News' classified section, you are on your honor to pay for the ad. Many results are already being produced since the offer was made by this newspaper. If you have any item around the house such as a bicycle, an old trunk, baby buggy or strollers, or any other household item, sell them through The News' guaranteed classified Things such as automobiles, or any item in business establishments are excluded from the special ad offer.

Remember, you must bring the information to The Nows office. No telephone calls on the guaranteed classified ads will be accepted. Hurry and list any ite.ns around the house which you want lo sell. Come by The News office and then sit back and watch fast results. contended the amendment wiped out radar and Lane admitted the language "will give you something to argue about in court." Sen.

George Parkhouse of Dallas said he thought the governor would veto the bill "the minute it hits his desk." Sen. Crawford Martin ol llills- boro said he opposed the idea of sermitting officers to arrest mo- who arc driving slowly on a highway. countered with the argument that he thought the purpose of "spending millions of dollars on the highways and for a patrol was for safety. The most dangerous speed on the highway is 35 m.p.h. You have four times as many accidents at 35 as at 65." Former Tehuacanq Resident- Buried At San Angelo Funeral services for Mrs.

G. Neill, 69, of San Angelo, former resident of Tehuacana, were hojd Saturday afternoon at San Angelo. Burial was the Fairmount cemetery in that city. She was an aunt of Mrs. Gladys Smith of Mexia and sister-in-law of Mrs.

J. P. Key, also of Mexia. Mrs. Key and Mrs.

Smith attended the rites. Mrs. Neill, while living at Tehuacana, attended Westminster Junior College. She was a native of Erath County and was a member of (lie United Presbyterian Church. Others surviving are her husband: a son, George B.

Neill, of St. Petersburg, a daughter, Mrs. Bill Howard of San Angelo; three brothers; a and four grandchildren. PRESBYTERIANS LOSE EASTER COLLECTIONS MATTOON. East er collection of the First Presby terian Church estimated at more than $1,000 in cash and checks was stolen Sunday night by burg lars.

Police said a sale in the church office was battered open. MAN LOSES LIFE OVER TWO CENTS MEXICO CITY Wi Jose Ramlrej Morales died Monday of a beating suffered in a fight which police blamed on a dispute Arson Conviction Brings Mexia Man Probated Sentence GROESBECK Dawkins. Mexia Negro, has pleaded guilty in 77th District Cojii't to a charge of arson. Dawkins received a five-year probated sentence. Dawkins had been lodged in the Limestone County jail since lie was charged with burning down a house owned by the defendant last winter.

The house, located on Highway 14 iaside the Mexia city limits, was occupied by Dawkins' estranged wife at the time it was burned. F. B. Kimbell of Groesbeck was Dawkins 1 court-appointed at torney. County Attorney Holloway Mar- Katanga Might Force All-Out War On U.N.

Tshombe. thwarted in a move to seize the Elizabelhville At midafternoon the U. N. Forces, angrily leader of secessionist Kaiu ctl nc a his siinnnrlnrs tiirlnv In full reached i on his supporters today to get Province ordered full mob- Lt a ready to fight the United Nations, llizatkm and turned Ihis capital cx Two hours later he ordered city into an armed camp. He a The Limestone Office Has Best Month In Many Years GROF.SBECK (Sph office of Limestone County Clerk John Kidd experienced the best month in March since Kidd ha held the position.

Kidd, who has been county clerk since Jan. 1. 1913, said $2, 272.95 was collected in various fees during March. The figure Included $1.671 jn recording lees, 'he largest single factor which brings collections into the The county clerk describes normal month in totaling; 1,200 to $1,400." The March collections include recording fees, marriage licenses, chattel mortgages, criminal lees, civil fees, probate, certified copies, etc. Incidentally, cupid's arrows arc sitting t-ue to the mark in County, according to information Cleaned from the county derk's files.

Kidd said $131 had collected by April IOGI, from issuance of marriage licenses, compared with $120 at the time last year. ELIZABETHV1LLE, the already were running matum to surrender the airport President Moishc amok on roads leading to the air- within two hours. Then, as ten- port. RECORD pilot Joseph A. Walker stands besides-the X-l 5 rocket plane ho flew to a record-breaking altitude of 165,000 feet over the Edwards Air Force Base, test center.

(NEA Telephoto.) Widow Of p. Named District Clerk GROESBECK appointment was lo succeed her late husband as mi by District Judges Clarence Limestone County district Clerk. C. 0. Budde, who had served Ferguson of the 77th District us "Limestone district clerk since Colir alul Williford of the his appointment in April of District Court.

The appoint- died last Thursday morniiy fol-jmenl became effective Monday at II (M I lowing a heart attack suf Freedom Forum To Meet Tonight At Westminster SpH A film A short way down the road a TEH I'AC ANA Hen Kitchens Funeral Rites Meld In Mexia Funeral services were held al 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Cortey Chapel for Mrs. Ellen Kitchens, 35. who died at her home married to Mr. Budde. She is the mother of two children.

Fred, IB, win, Kiviuuutcd fi'om GroMbeck 8 rou of an rv Africans attacked whltc woman. Police went lo her rescue, but not before she was hacked several times across the body. i uuuw uv They waved knives, clubs, iron Allure will be shown at a special i pointed a.v district clerk to fill the sluffs untl riflcs as tne "'oared meeting ol the Westminster Kreo-ju nL pired term of Mrs. Gene approval of Tshombe's ilom Forum al Westminster Jun-jfl ii; lw ior College tonight at 7:30. r's Jane'Vrichard.

who was lliyh School lasl daughter, Joy, 12. The new district clerk is a mem produced by the U. S. Army of the First Baptist Church, entitled "Communist Weapon ofj 0 r. Budde was ap at 209 Conrad Street Monday.

in Mexia The services were conducted by the Rev. Holland P. Smith, pastor yf the First Baptist Church, and the Rev. Homer Tarkingion, pastor of the Assembly of God Church. Burial was in the Mexia cemetery with the Corley Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

served as pallbearers. Mrs. Kitchens was born on Dec. 20, 1875, and lived in Coolidge lor years before moving lo Mexia SO years ago. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include a son, burn Kitchens, of Mexia; two daughters, Mrs. Olen P. McGowan of Mexia and Mrs. C. E.

Jones of Prairie Hill; two brothers, Jim Followell of Brownsville and Ed FoUowweil of Dallas; two sinters, Mrs. Donie Jamison and Mrs. Lunar Madden, both of Corsicana- 19 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. suffered, noon. Mrs.

Budde lias lived in Grues Keck since 19-10. the year she was Tshomlw, who had to force his clangers of Communism. ui MIIUI a The Freedom Forum has had for the county attorney's office lo do it." five meetings with an the late Lon E. Eubanks, tendance ranging from 30 to who died early Sunday. Fox said against any one white or black, Ned C'hipley.

Bible instructor job will technically be classi- who cooperated with United Na- Westmintiter, is director of the lied as secretary, rather than asjtions. These sanclions Freedom Forum. la.sMxlan! county attorney. 'up lo five years imprisonment. sion mounted, Tshombe announc- and U.

N. officials had an agreement to avert an Even as this was announced, frenzied Africans were milling about uniformed Swedish U. N. and smashing their cars. Two Swedish drivers were resecu- by white members of the Katanga army.

That army, the most disciplined in the Congo, is commanded by Tshombe but many of its officers are Belgians retained by Tshombe. Belgium formerly tu'ed this country. These were the events leading up to the Katanga crisis: A platoon of 24 Katanga soldiers, led by a Belgian officer, tried to seize the airport before dawn. A dozen Swedish soldiers nt the airport thwarted the at- tcmpl. In a rage, Tshombe deliverer! his ultimautm and went directly to the capital's people.

He told ii screaming crowd of 10,000 that the Swedes must quit the airport within two hours or face attack by the capital's entire population, "The Swedes may not leave the airport in two hours," he shouted. "If not, I will ask all of together with the police and Katanga army, to march on the airport. You will fight, you shoot, you will recapture the atr-: port." But before the ultimatum was to take effect, Tshombe announced he had reached an agreement on control of the airport. He rescinded the ultimatum. U.N.

officials said Tshombe had agreed that the airport should return to the joint control of Katanga authorities and the United Nations. Mobs already were 0:1 the road to the airport. Hemmed in by almost crazed Africans, who several times threatened with their knives, the Associated Press correspondent, Errol Friednumn watched attacks on two U.N. cars. The crowd halted the cars and threatened the Swedes with then- knives.

Others scampered to the roadside to gather stones. They began to stone the Swedes in their cars and within minutes the windows were smashed on the two while vehicles. The occupants were bleeding. Some whites with the Kantau- ga army forced their way through the mob to rescue the two Swedes. They forced tlie bleeding men to sit up and drive through the crowd, while Katanga troops clambered on the "Now we have made the U.N.

prisoners," a soldier screamed to the mob. III ill IO II t'l ft III CJV. MH i ftilurt 1 to appoint a I don't care how you -lo it." He threatened severe sanctions over 20 centavos, a coin worth pmsecuted for the less than two cents. Dawkins waived a jury trial. TWO TUESDAY DRILLS SLATED FOR GUARDS Two Tuesday night drills and one multiple drill are scheduled for the Mexia Nat- ienal Guard unit in April with the first drill to be held tonight a) 7:30, Captain Edward (Buck) Hamilton has announced.

and Leinani, Reed demonstrate unsinkafalc swinuuits that wore developed in Honolulu, Hawaii. Called the the tult is lined With tightly-compressed cellular plastic of very light density. John Clu iitoffoiion, the igncr-indnufdctuicr, the suit an aid swimming instructors and polio.victims water therapy is' vsed. (NEA Telaphoto.).