The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 1

THOtJGHT FOB THE DAT HOME-OWNED, IKDEPKHDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING THE PEOPLE 54 YEARS UHtTCD PRESS FULL LEASED Wlftfi SERVICE MEXIA, TEXAS, FEB. 17. 19S3 JfEA COMPLETE FEAtORE TfceWay It Seems to Me ERNIE DEANE with a number of other folks, I had the plranirr of hearing of HIP outstanding jroung men of Texas make talk in which he presented a great deal worth flunking about It was the occasion of the Mex- Jaycee banquet. The speaker was Bill McDanel, of Dallas, whose military experiences have put him in contact with people from aeveral nations. Among other things, Mr.

Mc- Dtnel said that he has learned that there are more similarities than there are differences between the people of various countries. OWE of the things that con. tinue to cause wars, of course, is the, differences between the peoples 'of the world and man's inability to understand these differences in a spirit of tolerance. And what is tolerance? One definition is "the disposition to be patient and. indulgent toward those whose opinions or practices differ from one's own.

Tears ago there was organized in our country the National Conference of Christians and Jews, about which we do not hear a great deal locally but which is active nationwide nonetheless. Hie conference has the aim of promoting "justice, amity, understanding, and cooperation among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews." One of the three co-chairmen of the organization is Thomas E. Braniff, of Dallas, president of a a great airline. Pres. Eisenhower, who once commanded the greatest international armed force in history, is honorary chairman.

The organization sets aside one period annually known as "Brotherhood Week," during which special effort is made to remind all Americans of the needs and the benefits of brotherly understanding. This year Brotherhood Week is Feb. 15-22. Women Tne News OWENS KILLING ACCIDENTAL AGED GRANDMOTHER SAYS Bill Study Is Set For March AUSTIN (UP) First debate on a controversial proposal to boost state public welfare expenditures to $42 million a year was docketed by a Senate committee today for March 10. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives beat down a move today to controversial bill regulating optometrists back to committee.

ft KepV Will L. Smith, of Beaumont, charged measure a a bttrstrietly to limit compe- titioii and, regiment the, profes- Women are much in the tboso making being scan ofton in today and four among toft is terms Moot FrMman, BPWaw Lee, wcwrtly died. right fc Christina Jorgonton, who renirnod to ihe US' iocsntlf changing sex in Denmark. Low.rl.fti* Kalnryn setoeted as "Bugdy Poppy Girl" for 1S5S by of Foreign Wars. Lowar rioht is Quaen Salbto Tupott.

of tha island of Tonga, jj umtod to attend tka Juna coronation of Quaan Eli of England; BILL keeps coming back to me. Among the people of various countries there are TOore-similai ties than there differences; It's a- good thought. If a sensible thought. And I sincerely believe it to be God's truth. wo can nope to ac Other developments today included the following: Capt.

Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I flying hero and now president Of Eastern Airlines, dressed a joint session of the Legislature and called for: blockading of the. Communist China coast, giving Chinese Nationalists on Formosa "weapons and air-, planes to which they ate entitled, and cutting the railroad from Mukden, Manchuria, into Indo- China. Capt. Rickenbacker bitterly assailed U. S.

foreign aid expenditures, and urged immediate use of the atom bomb and atomic artillery against the Communists in Korea. A bill caUing for presidential primaries in Texas gained approval of the Senate Committee Red Planes Sought Fight With Yanks In Japanese Area TOKYO (UP) Two Russian-mad. fighter pianos. ignoring signals to land, touched off a 10-mniuta air ballla by firing on two American Thundarjats over northern Japan Monday; tha U. S.

Air Force disclosed today. expanding two pra- vious. announcements oa tha. incident. In Seoul, Korea.

meanwhile. President Syngman Rhae said today that South Korea does not want Chinese Nationalist from Forroota fighting Chinese from Ko- Tha prasident their fightmg' IrOni Formosa if they intend to fight the Communists at all. ike Disclaims a shootin 9 Farm Price WASHINGTON, D. President Eisenhower today disclaimed Republican responsibility for falling farm prices and said lifting of controls would help solve the problem. The Republican president, in his first hews conference, renewed his campaign pledge to seek a prosperous 1 agriculture with free and independent farm- Entire Family Lives-Well on Beggars Cash SAN ANTONIO (UP) A one-legged year-old-boy told police he supported his father, the father's mistress, and five brothers and sisters by begging, but "I catch hell from Dad if the take ain't big enough." The boy, named told trdhneh he begged to -A Thp $20 vsA sometimes as high as on Privileges and Elections.

The sponsored by rfed hairedj fre ckle faced J1 id his hUSky 31 year ld ers. Mr Eisenhower also announced that he is absolutely sure that Russia had the atom bomb and he declared that he had never promised a'reduction in taxes'despite what has been said in recent weeks. Speaking to 294 reporters, he brought the subject of taxes himself. Acknowledgihg that tax reduction is most desirable, he said it must come in its proper order. Until the deficit is eliminated from the said Mr.

Eisenhower, there is no hope of keeping money stable. He-said the United States can not afford to reduce taxes unti balanced income and outgo is at least in sight. On prices, the chief executive said relaxation of controls was designed to unshackle the Ameri- Groesbeck Robbery can economy. If prices shoot up generally as a result of removing controls, he to go back to Congress and ask for whatever is necessary. In the international field, the president said he has no inten- of asking Congress for an across-the-board repudiation of all nternational agreements worked out in the past between leaders of this country and heads of other states.

He said he was not aware of any agreements that are still secret, but technically he regards as secret any agreement which had not been submitted to the Senate for'approval Under questioning, he said he did not think this government was bound by any agreement that had not received Senate approval. Under questioning, he made these points about the Far East: 1. The possibility of an embargo or blockade against shipments to Red China is under consideration in several departments of the government, but such proposals have not reached him. 2. He rejected fee idea of replacing all American forces Korea with South Koreans.

BT JOHH MOSS year old Haze! Owens Kirksey was accidentally shot to death by her uncle Clinton in sight of her grandmother, Mrs. Owens mother of Clinton and he shouldn't Be prosecuted "because he didntt do anything." So Mrs. Mollie Owens testified in 77th District eoort this afternoon as the state opened its case against Clinton on a charge of murdering Hazel Kirksey with a shotgun on the night of Jan. 2 in Mexia. The prosecution, headed by County Attorney Joe Schultz, however, Hazel Kirjc- by the Uriifed Supreme Court night pres Jack McKenzie presided, functions of the Ethel Rosenberg by the U.

S. Court of Appeals. The court gave def enseattorney serve on juries and extending voting privileges to members of the regular armed services were sent to- subcommittee -by the House Constitutional Amend- jnent committeev A resolution calling Upcn Congress to submit constitutional amendment placing a ceiling of By Arkansas introduced in the complish a great deal toward building understanding between; nations, howeveg, we have a great deal of work to do on this need closer to as I understand it, Brotherhood Week lor this purpose, too. Mr McDanel's thought could just as well be fitted to the notion that there are more similiar- ities than therf are differences between people of various creeds, colors, and races right here in the United States. Many are coming to recognize this fact.

THE TEXAS town of Taylor recently honored its "man of the year for 1952," selecting him for the very excellent reason that he had dpne so much to improve health conditions in the commune itv The fact that he happened to be a Negro perhaps shocked some folks who even today dislike the idea that a black man's brain can absorb the mysteries of higher education, or that his hands can be trained for work more delicate than handling a hoe. Brotherhood Week is a fitting time in which Texans might well consider that there are approximately 886,000 Negro citizens among the state and that a Texas Negro problems are all Texans's prob- TJie better all of us understand these problems the sooner they will be solved. OUR community proodly bears which is a which was by a man to file the papers fpi first half of this fiscal -On Judge Wavne Lucas, of i Irving R. Kaufman had set the a report on his recent trip week of March 9 i or carrying out Omaha i where heattend- bis sentence for their electrocu- ed the national soil conservsition tion iivSing Sing convention, Hfe is OTIC of five sup- Judge Jerome N. Frank, who ervisors for the Limestone-Falls had sat on previous panels deny- Soil Conservation district ing the Rosenberg appeals, said Mr Lucas explained that the today that he would have it on population of the U.

S. is increas- his conscience unless he gave ing at a rapid rate, making it im- them a full opportunity to have perative that everything possible the case passed on by the Sube done to stop soil depletion. preme Court. He urged greater participation The Supreme Court twice has bv cooperators in the district's refused to intervene in the case 'of the Rosenbergs, convicted- of passing -atomic secrets to Russia. soil and Water conservation, pro- grain, which he said was ed by local citizens serving as supervisors.

Woodrow Perkins, chairman of ithe public relations committee. name of 'Mexia Mexican name and to our town people now total approxi- bne and a half milhon residents in Texas. In some parts of -Texas even today, however, if Enrique Mexia were alive and sought to enter certain places he would be or at least un- because tional bank, as the most -ous sales person in 1952. Among the monthly winners in the courtesy contest who were guests last night were Rfena Mae EUisor, Clovis Bounds, Miss Alice Robinson, Lester. Price, and G.

W. Johnson. Following the business mfeet- ing a program of entertainment was presented by eight little girls who are members of Mrs. A. Schnable's expression class, j.

The girls who entertained were Gail and Carolyn McCullotigh, Diana McDonald, Kay Wardlaw. Sally Baldree, aJne Sowers. Sally Baldree, Jane Sowers, and Sandra Sims, of Wortham. They were accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Herman .,1 Mrs.

Loro Funeral Services In Mexia Tomorrow Funeral services will be held Joycees To Select NominoHng Group Thursday Evening A nominating committee will be appointed and a report on the rural community improvement program will be heard at a regular semi-monthly meeting of Mexia Jaycees at 6:30 Thursday evening in the Chamber of Commerce office. The meeting time has been put up one hour ahead arid will last only an hour so as not to conflict with the "Know Your Schools' meeting to be held at the Ross elementary school at 7:30. Pres. C. W.

TeeX will appoint the nominating committee to select candidates- for -dfficers and directors for the 1953-54 fiscal father never works and usually is out drinking with his mistress, whbm Pete called "Mom." The boy told police his begging naoney paid for food for the brothers and sisters, sometimes ithe lighWbiU and 1 installments- on ihisfather-'s l952 'vin Dodds executive, secrerr childrea's service, Tecomrnended that the father be charged with neglecting son. Dodd's records show the father cashed, and spent $5 900.w of war bonds given Pete by Missouri Pacific railroad foi after a train severed the, boy -A cJ Records also disclosed that the father had not divorced Petes mother and that he is not married to the woman Pete calls "Mom." The father he makes $300 a month. Pete hobbles around on a crutch while begging. A telephone call from Little Rock. to evening by 0 staff member bi the Mexia Daily News now working for the Arkansas Gazetife, helped 4 solve a' butglaiy thaj Mexia For Scout $2,500 Is Quota The 1953 Boy.

Scout.finance campaign was opened in Mexia this morning wtoeiwnore 80 persons attended a'kfckoff fast at the cafe. J. H. Nussbaum, tt at Corley chapel in Mexia he was a OT Week is a good time to think, too. about the sig- toificance of the Latin-American population of Texas.

dis- for religious Ihe need exists. cusskm of the tolerance, but flood place in which to con- fact is in our own FUHERAL RITES TODAY FOR JAMES ROGERS Funeral services were the Union Baptist church afc t.p. m. today for James 58- year-old Mexia Negro resident who died Sunday. Burial was in the Old, Spring Seat cemetery at Buffalo with the Dorsey-Keatts Funeral Holme of Mexia in charge of funeral arrangements.

J. tomorrow at 2 p. fot Mrs. Lora Boyles, former -Mexia resident wlio died in Reno, Nev.y Thursday. The J.

I. Patterson, pastor of the First Methodist church, will conduct the service, and interment will be in the Mexia cemetery. The Corley Funeral Home is directing arrangements. Mrs. Boyles, sister of Demll Norton, of Mexia, was born in Dublin, on Dec.

14, 1903. She moved to Mexia in 1921 and lived here about four years. She had been a resident of since 1947. A member of the Baptist church, Mrs. Boyles is survived by her husband, Boyles, of Reno, and her father, O.

R. Norton, of Galdewater. Also surviving is one other brother, Eldon Norton, Chicago, six sisters, Mrs. Jack Waldier and Mrs. Buck Cauthbrn, both of Chicago; Mrs.

Sam Bond. DeLeon; Mrs. Alvin Paris, Elgin; Mrs. Corbet Ragsdale, Hawkins, and Mrs. Bobbie Jones, Susanville, Calif.

Dale, Brown! agriculture chairman, will make a report on the number of that have -been signed for the club's rural community improvement prdgram that will the year. HIGHWAY WIDENING TURNED DOWN FORT WORTH (UP) A proposal that the State Highway department use $350,000 to widen Highway 180 over dangerous hills between Mineral Wells and Weatherford immediately was turned down yesterday. District Engineer W. W. Finley said he didn't think the widening would prove effective.

Thirteen persons have met death in months on the road. Mr. Finley said the department intends to convert Highway 180 into a di vided superhighway. More Girls Colled For Testimony In Lurid Vice Cose NEW YORK, N. Y.

Diane "Golden Girl" Erica Steel, Marguerite Cordova; and Nancy 'Hawkins headed 5 a group of cafe society call girls expected to take, the itness Two Texas City teenage; boys were arrested in Arkadelphia, yesterday afternoon and confessed to officers that ttey robbed a store in Groesbeck Saturday night. Arkansas officers picked them up in a stolen truck. Mr. Leach telephoned the Daily News for local details and his call turned out to provide the first due that Limestone county officers had concerning the robbery of the Roscoe Stockton jewelry store and gun shop in Groesbeck. Three rifles and a carton of shells were taken from the Stockton store.

County Attorney Joe Schultz called Arkadelphia officers this morning and they told him that the boys had rifles answering to the description of those taken Groesbeck. Also Mr. Schultz was told that a quantity of clothing was found store at Satut- for General: in in Dome their lie robbed stand today Minot Jelk Assistant District, thony J. promised te would move soon to introduce wire taps of telephone conversations involving Jelke, his alleged stable of models-turned-call girls, and their rich customers. Meanwhile, a state Supreme Court justice upheld Judge Francis L.

Valente's order excluding the press and public from the Jelke trial. "Leaks" revealed that at least part of the trial transcript so far contains the story of how blonde and shapely TV actress Barbara Harmon took Miss Pat Ward "under her wing" to teach the 19- year-old- auburn-haired girl the call girl business. Miss Harmon, herself, emphasized, "I didn't have to teach Pat anything. That girl was a graduate when 'I met her. day and a is- being, made to determineif the, 1 Ki ifj-om The boys, f'.

Mr. Korsmo said the need for Scouting- is greater than ever today because children today have more problems arid more time on their hands than ever before. Scouting, he said, helps to eliminate problems of boys by giving them something to do something they will enjoy and find useful and help to make them better citizens. Cards of prospective contributors were, passed out to the volunteer workers, and Harfrey Price, Scout executive from the Council office in Waco, gave instructions on how to conduct the campaign. John Latham is chairman and C.

W. Teel is co-chairman of the Mexia campaign and the quota for Mexia citizens is $2,500. The drive is under the direction of four men who are called "ranch bosses." They are J. A. C.

M. Ferguson, John and; Edward Carter. Among the guests this morn- Dickie Flatt, a Cub scored one point, the testimony of sey's father, Opie Owens, of Falon. Opie Owens, of Fallon, first tate witness, told the 12-man ury that he and his brother had been hunting previously to the shooting and that Clinton had told hhn he ought to tear the head off of Glynn Kirksey, husband of Hazel Owens Kirksey. This suggestion, Opie Owens said, came as a result of Glynn Kirksey's improper advances made along a country road toward a 14-year-old daughter of Clinton Owens, not identified the testimony.

Opie Owens also testified that although his brother Clinton could handle a shotgun, he was often careless with one. Mrs. Mollie Owens, 78, told the jury that she took Hazel Owens to raise as a baby of lour years old when Hazel's mother died. The aged woman, in whose two-room frame house the killing tal shooting; in brief as-follows: Joe Wayne Owens, sort of Cliif- Owens; was spending the night of Jan. 2 at the and' Glynn Hazel Oweris Kirksey, and Mollie Owens were all there.

Clinton" Owens, as was his cus- tonv came to- the house. had a shotgun with him. Glynn Kirksey and Joe Wayne Owens got up and dressed and left the house. Mrs. Owens emphasized in her testimony that no argument occurred.

Clinton Owens asked some Hazel coffee identified by the names of Clifton Edwards, 16, knd Bruce Wilson, 17; wfll be held in Arkansas for the April term of court. Mr. Schultz plans to ask their return to Limestone county later for investigation and possible trial. the good people of the earth never succeed in whipping long as there bickering and fighting between Sects, creeds, and de- REVIVAL A revival will begin, mfe Negro First Baptist to Mexia on the night of and for five nights Those who profess to be relig- fcaveia long-way yet to Vie foal of brotherhood. the Rev.

M. Barnett evangeUst. The Rev. field is pastor mnd the tinder direction, of PLEMTY OF CARCASSES BUT HO ARMADILLOS INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana Indiana highway department says its roads might be littered with more than 700,000 dead animals every year if the rate on 12 miles of U.S. Cockeyed Legislation Is Sought As Lawmakers Get Into Action Sutton.

mention of earrnigs was in the book of Genesis in the Bible. te 131 is an average. A patrolman reported he counted 845 carcasses ranging from an 800-pound steer to a mink along the highway. He listed 365 rabbits, 171 cats, 134 opossums, 105 dogs, 35 chickens, 28 raccoons, three quail, two pigs, a pheasant, and a cow. a By United Press A bill in the Illinois legislature would put cats on leashes, a proposal in Massachusetts would prohibit women's -wrestling matches, and one in Connecticut would tax fat people: These were a few of the strange proposals uncovered in a study of state legislature and their doings.

The Massachusetts legislature already has passed a bill repealing the law requiring spittoons in factories and workshops. A resolution introduced in'the Georgia legislature would urge the National Collegiate Athletic Association to reconsider its ban on two platoon footbalt 'It was the fourth time'that the Illinois legislature had considered an "anti-cat" bill. A similar bill was passed by both houses in 1,949, but it was vetoed by former Gov. Adlai Stevenson, who wrote: nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted In Connecticut, Rep. Wood Cowan, a Republican, wants to tax each adult $2 on his birthday.

Mr. Cowaiir cartoonist creator of "Major Hoople" also wante overly large at least six feet tall; those with waists of 40- inches or more, andjhdse wearing size 11 shoes or larger. Mr. Cowan has small! five feet 10 inches taU and "weighis 160 1" Ho Jump Expected In Gasoline Price East Of Rockies CHICAGO price of gasoline probably won rise much, if at all, east of the Rock- ies, oil industry spokesmen predicted today. 4 Price's on the West Coast were boosted as much as 2.1 cents a gallon Monday.

Distributors blamed the increase on a shortage of domestic crude oil arid said the hikes were necessary to-keep the Pacific in- dustryhealthv, Price ceilings on gasoline and other petroleum products were lifted last week, and the oil companies are free to raise prices as they please. Esso-Standard said it did not contemplate increases anywhere in its system from the Gulf Coast to Socony-Vacuum spokesmen voiced a similar opul- Standard Oil of New Jersey also said it planned no price adjustments, although the company warned that a jump in crude oil sing were Scout; Gary Norwood, a Boy Scout, and Jimmy Fisher, an Explorer Leaders included Dale McKeith and Leon Flatt, Scoutmasters; Rip McKenzie, Cubmaster, and Gflbert Smith, Explorer advisor. The finance campaign also opened in other towns of the Bi- Stone district (Limestone and counties) today. Fat Taggert, of Waco, spoke at Teague, and Frank Ragsdale, also of Waco, talked in Fairfield. Quota for the nine-county Heart O' Texas Council is $60,000 and the quota in the Bi- Stone district is $6,000.

ion. Kirksey to make and then changed his mind, the grandmother said, saying he was going to see his brother Barney. He went over and picked up his gun and it went off, the blast hitting Hazel Kirksey in the side Clinton Owens picked up his niece and started for the door with her but saw that she was dead and placed her on a bed. He then told Mrs. Owens "run call the law, Mama," and soon afterward left the house to obtain an undertaker.

Mrs. Owens told both Mr. Schultz and her defense attorney, Henry Jackson, during testimony that she did not want Clinton Owens prosecuted. The courtroom was about half filled today as District Judge Clarence Ferguson presided over his second murder trial since taking office. Joe Wayne Owens was scheduled to testify later this afternoon and around a dozen other witnesses are on call.

Dynamite Blast Ravages Town In West Texas PLAINS (UP) This West Texas town, looking in part like a vnar-ravaged area, was cleaning up today after 200 pounds dynamite exploded during of a KNOW YOUR SCHOOLS MEETING THURSDAY The "Know Your Schools" meeting originally scheduled tonight is postponed until Thurs- night of this week, Supt. C. S. Hereford reminded interested citizens today. Sponsored jointly by the Parent-Teachers association and the Chamber of Commerce, the meeting will be held at the Ross avenue elementary school and will satrt at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invitedL prices would be reflected in the retail price of gasoline. to the Southwest the heart of the nation's, oil-producing area petroleum products supplies were reported to be at an all-time high and price increases in retail gasoline were considunlikely: warehouse fire, killing one person and injuring 21 others, three critically. The force of the explosion yesterday afternoon struck mem-- bers of a volunteer fire department fighting the blaze. George McNab, 35, custodian of tlje Yoakum county courthouse, blown a half block and killed by force of the blast. The explosion knocked pedestrians down and shattered hundreds of windows.

The blast was felt in Denver City, 15 mfles away, A piece of pipejjjeighmg six pounds was blown yards. The warehouse belonged to the Plains Telephone and Water Co. Joshua's army marched around Jericho for six days and, on the seventh, his priests blew the trumpets, and the walls fell I in cBy ffco olnar vay that was so The' owned company, Was stored a in building nearbyv by the smaller.