The Jackson Sun from Jackson, Tennessee • 1

Traffic Score Prime Today Lot winter farm chore, prepare tion for spring in agricultural section. Pages 1-A and 8-A. 264 Deathless Days 4 injuries 123 Accidents 0 Deaths Price: FIVE CENTS Final JACKSON, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1959 Associated Press 1 1 Ith Year, No. 50 mioteir UimdfeooGU 5 i from that of witnesses who said the school had bad reputation among citizens generally. Miss Justus, a fornrer Grundy County school teacher, is now secretary-treasurer of the folk school's board of di HIGHLANDER SCHOOL DEFENDED 3Iiss May Justus reads from her prepared statement during: the public hearing- at Tracy City by a legislative committee investigating the Highlander Folk School.

Miss Justus' testimony differed sharply rectors. yoBOo gireefnnien British Press Is United in Blaming Red By DENNIS NEELD LONDON (AP) British newspapers on both sides of the political fence united today in blaming Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev because Prime Minister Harold Macmillan had obtained no concessions from the Soviet in his Moscow visit. Even newspapers of the Labor opposition conceded Macmillan had done his best. Macmillan himself had promised only to return with information. He had warned he was going on a reconnaissance mission, "to try to break the ice and get some feeling of the general situation." Brtish spokesmen in Moscow admitted Thursday, after their chief flew to Kiev for the sightseeing portion of his trip, that the "feeling" Macmillan got was that both the Soviets and the West so far were standing firm on the related issues of divided Germany and West Berlin.

Britons generally had hoped for more. As a result, MacmU-j laws trip was wiaeiy xermea failure The paper agreed that Khrushchev's speech Tuesday, pouring cold water on the Western proposals for a foreign ministers' conference on Germany, had wrecked the British-Soviet meeting. "It was Khrushchev's rough, rude speech breaking confidences, abusing all and sundry, and belying the fair words spoken to Mr. Macmillan's face which ended hopes raised by his visit to the Soviet Union." commented the conservative Daily Mail. The final insult came with Khrushchev's tooth ache "diplomatic toothache" many called it which prevented him from accompanying Macmillan to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.

"This looks very like a calculated rebuff to Mr. Macmillan," the Daily Mail said. The headlines reflected Britain's letdown. "Khrushchev wrecks talks" The Laborite Daily Herald. "Moscow mission negative" Conservative Daily Telegraph.

"Unless there is a diplomatic miracle between now and Tuesday, the final communique will consist of empty words and platitudes." said the right-wing Daily Sketch. Read and Enjoy Mrs. J. D. Warmack, Humboldt school teacher, has written a series of five colorful sketches about life and teaching in West Tennessee.

THE JACKSON SUN is pleased to announce that beginning on the inside pages of Sunday's paper, and continuing through Thursday, these sketches will be printed for your entertainment. fx National Guard Reorganizing Slated Sunday The Tennessee Army National Guard will be reorganized as of March 1, according to a direc tive from the National Guard Bureau. As of Sunday, the Tennessee Army National Guard will con sist of the 30th Armored Division and the State Headquar ters and Headquarters Detach ment. Maj. Gen.

George Hilton But ler is adjutant general for Ten nessee. Col. Van D. Nunally Jr. is assistant adjutant general.

The 30th Armored Division is commanded by Maj. Gen. Robert E. Frankland of Jackson. The Adjutant General's Department and senior National Guard officers of both divisional and non-divisional units have worked for many months to develop a plan that is to the best interest of the Tennessee Army National Guard as a whole.

Careful consideration has been given to such factors as existing units, facilities, assigned personnel, recruiting potential of localities, etc. In order to effect reorganization Sunday, the latest possible date before 1959 field training, a new system of numerical designation of combat arms units has been submitted to the National Guard Bureau. This is known as the Combat Arms Regimental System. Among new unit designations (old ones in parentheses) and their location are: Hq Hq CCC (same); Hq Hq Co, 30th Armd Sig Bn (30th Armd Sig Co); Co Comd Opr Co, 30th Armd Sig Bn (Hq Hq Co. Div Tns, Co B.

230th Med Bn); and Co 30th Armd Ard Bn (Co 30th Armd Ord Bn), all in Jackson Hq Hq Co, 3rd Med Tk Bn (Patton). 117th Combt Arms Fegt (3117) (Hq Hq Co. 114th Tk Bn, Med Det, 174th Tk Bn), at Trenton. Co 3117 (Co A. 174th Tk Tn) at McKenzie; Co B.

3117 (Co B. 174th Tk Bn) at Huntingdon: Co 3117 (Co 174th Tk Bn) at Milan; Co 3117 (Co 174th Tk Bn) at Humboldt. Co (-). 1117 (Co 117th AIB) at Brownsville; Mort 1st Plat, Co 1117 (Co C. 117th AIB) at Alamo; Hq Hq Co (-), 2nd Armd Rifle Bn, 117th Combt Arms Regt (2117) (Hq Hq Co, 170th AIB, Med Det, 170th AIB), at Henderson.

Mort Set Plat, Hq Hq Co, 2117 (Co C. 194th Engr Bn) at Parsons: Co 2117 (Co 170th AIB) at Lexington; Co 2117 (Co 170th AIB at Savannah. Co (-), 2117 (Co 170th AIB) at Bolivar; Co (-), 2117 (Co 170th AIB) at Sel-mer; Co E. 230th Armd Engr Bn (212th Engr Dpt Tr Co) at Camden. Community Aids Victims of Fire NEWBURY PORT, Mass.

(AP) A search for new living quarters for the 11 members of the Genna family today became a community-wide project. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Genna and their nine children lost all their belongings and their Plum Island home in a fire Thursday. The Newburyport News, service organizations and individuals pitched in to help find the Gennas new living quarters within a week.

What appliances do not come with the new home will be acquired for the Gennas by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Ladies of Christopher will supply linen and kitchen utensils. The Kiwanis Club contributed $225 to buy clothing. Rotary Club members said they would seek a suitable home. The Salvation Army said it would serve as a receiving depot.

William L. Plante editor of the Newburyport News, who spurred the drive, said "the family should be in pretty good shape within a week." Genna, 35, and slightly over five feet tall, is widely known throughout Plum Island and Newburyport as a hard-working salesman. He has sold vacuum cleaners and worked as a salesman for a bakery and an appliance store. Recovering from 17-Story Drop NEW YORK (AP) James Bell, 11, is recovering rapidly from a 17-story drop from an apartment window, but his troubles aren't over yet. He is emotionally disturbed, doctors say.

They believe the condition existed before the plunge, but say the fall might have made it worse. The youngster will be given mental tests. He has been in a hospital, recovering from broken bones and internal injuries suffered in the 139-foot fall on Feb. 17. (AP Wirepbsta) Highlander School And Its Director I Are Defended By BARNEY BALLARD TRACY CITY, Tenn.

(AP) The gray-haired lady from Sum-merfield defended Highlander Folk School and Director Myles Horton for nearly an hour and a half Thursday before a quizzical legislative committee. Miss May Justus, 60-year-old author and former Grundy County school teacher, followed a dozen witnesses who criticized the school and its director as bad influences on this general area. The school, established at near by Summerfield about 26 years ago. became the center of another investigation several days ago when the Tennessee Legislature ordered a look into its alleged subversive activities. In past years it has been investigated by a congressional committee and agencies of the federal govern, ment.

Several witnesses told the committee Thursday Highlander has the reputation of exerting a bad influence on the community. "The general feeling is that it was just a place for the Cmmu-nists to meet," Carl D. Geary, Summerfield grocer testified. But Miss Justus, now secretary-treasurer of the school's board of directors, denied it was Com-munistic. She appeared as a voluntary witness and faced a vigorous examination by several mem bers of the committee and its counsel, J.

H. McCartt. "I came here as a spokesman for my community," Miss Justus said after reading a brief prepared statement supporting the school's activities. Speaking of statements of previous witnesses that the school had done nothing to help the community, Miss Justus listed various sewing, canning and, welfare projects she said Highlander sponsored during the depression days of the early 1930s. "These things are true, sir," she told Rep.

Harry Lee Senter. a member of the committee, "and if you'll go to Summerfield and (Continued on Page 7) a ErliQETD eport on Red Ship By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON (AP) The State Department awaited a report from the Navy today before communicating with Moscow on the boarding and high seas search of a Soviet trawler by a U.S. Navy team. In a surprise action, U.S.

sailors briefly boarded the trawler in fishing waters off Newfoundland Thursday. They reported nothing to indicate the Russians had anything to do intentionally with recent breaks in transalantic cables. What might have heppened by accident was an open question. A spokesman said the State Department would communicate with the Soviet Lnion through diplomatic channels as soon as a full report is received. After searching the trawler, the Navy team reported: "No indications of intentions other than fishing." The quick negative report, issued by the Navy here a few hours after the boarding was announced, lessened the potential impact of the incident on already touchy U.S.-Soviet relations.

James C. Hagerty, White House oress secretary, said President Eisenhower had received a pre report on the boarding operation. The report, Hagerty ad. Male Scholars Take Top Spots At High School (See Picture Page 8) High school boys must be taxing tiieir studies more se- riously nowadays. After 11 years of domination ajby the fairer sex, top scholastic honors at Jackson High School have been earned by a male student.

And no one can even recall when both and salutatorian awards have gone to boys. David Farrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R.

Farrow, 36 Cartmell led the senior class with an average of 97.27. Second place honors went to Jerry Haynie, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.

Haynie, 535 Westwood with grades averaeing 96.64: and in third place, Bobbie Sue Paschall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Paschall, 1303 Highland. She had an "verage of 96.21. The last male student to be named valedictorian at Jackson High was Donald Laycook of the class of 1947.

Ranking in the next three places were: Janice Beard, 95.5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beard, 52C N. Royal; Mike 95.46. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Powers. 132 Lenior; and Ann 95.39, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.

B. Smith, 2 Northwobd. Valedictorian Farrow plans to enter University of Tennessee, Martin Branch this fall to (Continued on Page 8) ye successful bill drawn by the fireworks industry. Maddux, a Cookeville lawyer and former Senate speaker, declined to comment Ion Baird's statement to newsmen. Baird's bill would have outlawed the sale of fireworks entirely.

Rep. Paul Graham of Richrd City sponsored the other bill, which would limit the size of firecrackers to inches in length. The bill lowering the age of consent from 21 to 18 years became the second bill this session that failed to pass for lack of a majority. The House voted 46-13 when 50 votes were needed for passage. The House sent the Senate a bill to let nursing home operators with three year's experience qualify for a practical nurses' license.

A bill sent the governor from the Senate would make it a felony for any person to leave the false impression that he is dead. The Senate debated an hour before passing 18-8 a measure to let the State Welfare Department withhold aid to dependent children in homes that don't meet minimum standards. The bill, by Sen. Wayne Hunt of Fruitland. would withhold aid from children whose mother refuses to go to court to establish paternity.

The House gets the bill now. Bills passed in the Senate and (Continued on Pagt 7) bate By ERNEST B. VACCARO WASHINGTON (AP( Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill) underlined the potential gravity of the Berlin crisis today by pleading for less talk on Capitol Hill while President Eisenhower weighs "the hour-to-hour developments." Dirksen, the Senate's Republican leader and chief administration spokesman, cautioned in an interview against headline-making speeches or any hasty action that might affect critical negotiations.

Renewed tension over the Berlin situation exploded in the Senate Thursday with Democrat ic demands for a stepoed-UD de fense program and for alert ing the people to any eventuality including the possibility of a shooting war. Adding to the apprehension were the uncompromising tone of recent speeches bv Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and the apparent lack of any favorable results in Khrushchev's Moscow talks this week with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The talks ended Thursday with British reports that neither side was giving an inch. A further possible strain on U.S.-Soviet relations developed Thursday when a U.S. Navy boarding party made a personal check of a Soviet trawler about 120 miles northeast of St.

Johns, Newfoundland. The boarding party was trying to learn what caused breaks in five transatlantic cables in that area. But the threat of serious trouble was eased by the Navy's report that no indication had been found aboard the boat of any intentions other than fishing. The captain of the vessel, the Novorossisk, was reported friendly and cooperative. May 27, about 90 days hence, is the end of a six-month period Khrushchev mentioned for talks over his demand last November that the Western allies pull their forces out of Berlin.

Sen. Mike Mansfield D-Mont, assistant majority leader of the Senate, asked for a full public discussion that is understood by the people "if they are asked to (Continued on Page 7) Democrats Hear. Cheering Report By D. HAROLD OLIVER WASHINGTON (AP) The Democratic National Committee, plagued by a long-standing deficit, heard a cheering report today that the party may be solvent by summer. The financial situation was reviewed preliminary to taking up the question of a final choice for the party's 1960 national convention city.

A site committee recommended Los Angeles. Edward H. Foley, chairman of a drive to raise $1,000 each from 750 individuals to wipe out the party deficit, reported that in cash and pledges has been received since Jan. 7. Foley said contributions to this "750 club" had permitted the paying off of all party creditors of $1,000 or less and the paying of 5 per cent dividends to larger creditors.

With the outlook good for future collections, he said, the entire de. ficit of more than $750,000 should be wiped out by summer. National Committee Treasurer Matthew McCloskey said that $92,000 already received from the 50 club drive has reduced the de ficit to $661,442. He figured the net debt by the end of the month would be cut to $625,000. McCloskey also reported 000 cash in hand from donors of $100 each who will be guests at the party national victory din ner Saturday.

He estimated the total gross from the dinner at $185,000. Delegations from Philadelphia and Chicago were ready to try to get the national for their cities. But National Chair man Paul M. Butler held to a prediction that Los Angeles would win out. Six cities were in the original competition.

On Jan. 18, an eight-member committee headed by Camille F. Gravel Jr. of Louisiana agreed on Los Angeles, whose bid included 000 cash plus use of a new sports arena. Lambuth's Choir To Sing at Alamo ALAMO, Tenn.

The Rev. Bill Evans, pastor of the Alamo Methodist Church, announced today that the Lambuth College Choir will sing at the church here on Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p. m. The choir, numbering 45 voices, is under the direction of Barney Thompson, head of Lambuth Music Department. hording A waited ded, was similar to the one the Navy made public.

He said Eisenhower will get a full report as soon as one is re ceived by the Navy. In reply to a question, Hagerty said Eisenhower did not personally order the boarding. There was no immediate indi cation how Moscow might react. Nations jealous of their sover eignty often resent the boarding of their ships by men of another nation. The Soviet vessel is the trawler Novorossisk, with a crew of 54 men and women.

The Navy re ported the captain was friendly and cooperative. The United States acted under an international agreement which the Defense Department said "au- (Continued on Page 7) Good Management Of Farm Credit Stressed by PCA How sound farm credit management can help farmers become more successful was a featured topic at today's 25tb annual Jackson Production Credit Association meeting at the Farm Bureau Auditorium. The session brought together farmers from Madison, Hardin, McNairy, Hardeman, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Carroll, Henry and Benton counties which compose the Association. Secretary Treasurer Mayo Pearson said in his annual report that loans closed in 1958 totaled $3,280,000 for an in crease of $630,000 over 1957. In the past five years, he added, the Association's loan volume has aDoroximately tripled.

Ed Townsend of Paris and J. D. Roberts of Henderson County were reelected to three-year terms as directors. A twin feature of the quarter-of-a-century celebration was the honoring of the original group of farmers from these ten counties who incorporated the Association at Jackson on January 26, 1934. Included was the original sev en-member board of directors.

Irving McAdams of Chester County, Oscar Irving of McNairy, S. P. Harris of Hardeman, Findley Pope of Henderson, John H. White of Hardin. R.

L. Ozier of Madison and Joe Ward of Chester, who was the first secretary-treasurer. Mr. Ward was a special guest at the meeting. Main speaker was Lonnie Saf-ley, assistant to the president of Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation of Columbia.

This was the first time in a number of years that the Association had held a central an-ual meeting. Many of the recent annual meetings have been sectional conventions consisting of farmers from the six divisions of the group. Welcome was Harold Mc-Leary, president of Madison County Farm Bureau. Mr. Roberts gave the director's report.

K. J. Johnson of Madison County, president of the Association, was in charge of the meeting, assisted by Mr. Pearson. In recent weeks planning meetings attended by 160 members were held at Bolivar, Sel-mer, Perryville, Huntingdon, Jackson and Paris as forerunners of today's session.

Pardon for Kugel Is Promised NASHVILLE (AP) Gov. Bu-ford Ellington's promise of a full pardon offers 19-year-old Martin Kugel a new life in this country instead of deportation to Communist East Germany. Ellington called Kugel's case an "unusual and pitiful one" Thursday in announcing the pardon, the sixth granted in Tennessee in the past six years for a person convicted of a felony. Kugel's parents died in World War II and he came to this country two years ago to live in Mor-ristown, Tenn. with an aunt, the wife of an American soldier.

Last August, Kugel was charged With breaking into two stores with three youths. He was sentenced to 1-5 years in the state penitentiary. The youth would have been eli-gihle for parole next August. But that would have meant deportation to his homeland under imi-gration laws. Ellington said the storekeeper Kugel was accused of robbing and the members of the jury that convicted him asked the governor to release the boy.

earns, Bemis Cotton Mill negotiating committees have reached agree ment for a new two-year contract, subject to ratification by the Union membership. Announcement of the agreement was made today by Fred Hammond assistant manager, for Bemis Bro. Bag and W. B. (Brodie) Boyd, business agent.

Local 281, for the Textile Workers Union of America. The new contract, agreement on which was reached late Thursday afternoon, if ratified by the Union membership at their regular meeting March 7, will replace a three-year con tract which expires this week. The proposed new contract includes a package increase amounting to seven and one-half per cent, and sets up a new min- Federal Official Rebuffs Southeast In Air Service Bid Southeast Airlines has received a major setback in its bid for federal certification for its route from Memphis to Tri-Cities, serving Jackson and a dozen other Tennessee cities. A Civil Aeronautics Board official has objected to a CAB examiner's recommendation that Southeast be granted a three-year certification for the route. V.

Rock Grundman, counsel for the CAB's Bureau of Air Operations, said in a brief Thursday that Examiner Paul N. Pfeiffer erred in proposing to grant the certificate. Grundman said the grant would merely continue the drain of Southeast on the resources of the company that owns it, Mason Dixon Lines, Inc. The solution offered by Grundman for the Tennessee service problem would be to extend Piedmont Airlines' route beyond Knoxville to Memphis, by way of Chattanooga, Tullahoma Shelby ville, Nashville and Jackson. Grundman's action will not effect Jackson's efforts to secure permanent air service only the choice of carrier to serve the city.

The CAB has already agreed that Jackson is entitled 1 to full passenger and mail air service but has not reached any conclusion as to what airline will be awarded certificate for the service. Weather WEST TENNESSEE Mostly cloudy and mild with scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight. High this afternoon 65, wind from the southwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour. Low tonight 40. Saturday partly cloudy and cooler.

Outlook for Sunday: fair and mild. Temperatures In imum wage of $1.25 an hour. Wage increases will be applied as percentage to current wages, representing hourly increases from 8 to 12H cents. Some improvement is made in the Blue Cross-Blue Shield medical-surgical insurance plan where the company will pay S1.70 of the $3 cost of the plan. This is a 40-cent Increase In what the company now pays.

Minor changes in other clauses in the contract were made for clarification purposes. The contract may be reopened after one year on wages and fringe benefits. The effective date of the wace increases is set as March 16, provided the membership of the Union votes ratify the committees' agreement. Pending the Union vote on March 7, work will continue at Bemis Mill under the old con tract. This Is by mutual agree ment.

Both Union and management stressed the friendly, cooperative spirit displayed by all team members during the period of contract negotiations. Hammond headed the management negotiating team. With him were Miss Byrnes Butler, personnel manager; E. A. Terhune, general superintendent; J.

C. Gaugh, plant super intendent; J. A. Gasell, assistant engineer; J. W.

Townsend, textile engineer. Boyd headed the Union negotiating team. With him were M. M. Spellings, president of the Local, Cecil Helton, Roy Brooks, C.

E. Warren, W. B. Fisher, E. E.

Barnhill, V. W. Jernigan. Boyd said today that the new minimum of $1.25 an hour is the minimum set by most unions in the textile industry. He expressed the belief that the agreement represents a con- (Continued on Page 8) Insurance Merger Blocked by Court NASHVILLE (AP) Chancellor Ned Lentz issued Thursday a temporary injunction blocking the proposed merger of insurance firms from Nashville and Jackson.

Tenn. The iniunction prohibits Luke Lea largest stockholder of Nashville's Capitol Life Insurance from selling any of ms stocK until ordered by the court. James Fulghum of Harrisburg, has sued Lea, claiming tne Nashville man has refused to pay him a $5,576 judgment awarded in chancery court. Fulghum suit asks that as much of Lea's stock be sold as is necessary to meet the judgment. Camtol proposed a merger wnn the People's Protective Life In surance Co.

of Jackson. 2 Boys Rescued After 17 Hours DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Two boys who wanted "to look at the ocean" were rescued Thursday after being trapped 17 hours half way down a 400-foot seaside cull A Coast Guard cutter, a helicopter, bloodhounds and more than 100 firemen, police and vol unteers Joined in an all-night search for George (Bobby) Smith 6, and Gary Smith, 4, who are not related. "We was just going to go down and go across the street to look at the ocean and then we couldn get back up," Bobby told his rescuers. The Pacific Ocean cliff is a few blocks from their homes in this San Francisco suburb.

AtfuOncucav iiieom on Truck Bated --By' JIM LEESON NASHViLLE (AP) Tennessee legislators held a brief local bill session today and went home for the weekend to rest up for the final three hectic weeks of the session. Rep. Roland Prince of Oak Ridge introduced a bill to regulate private business schools and colleges. The measure would cre ate a Private Business Schools State Board within the State Education Dept. Two bills were offered by the Davidson County delegation.

One would remove the 2 per cent gross receipts tax on amateur theatrical productions. The other would exempt non-profit educational institutions from payment of sales taxes on building materials. Sen. Robert Peters of Kingsport offered a resolution to ask Kentucky, North Carolina and Georgia to grant relief from state income taxes to persons who work in these states but reside in Tennessee. A school segregation bill and the truck dimensions bill are ready for consideration in the House but cannot come up until Monday night.

The Senate cleared the truck bill Thursday but released it to the lower chamber too late for action. And Rep. Ralph Kelley of Chattanooga held off his school segregation bill because it came near the end of the day's long session. Neither bill could come up today because of the local bills sessions in both houses. The Senate voted 21-5 for the version of the truck bill recommended by a joint conference committee.

It is minus the amendment that, caused Gov. Buf ord Ellington to refuse to sign the bill. The controversial bill has bounced back and forth between houses and committees for a couple of weeks and it did not leave the Senate without a hassle. The argument was whether the entire bill would have to be brought up again. Senate Speaker William Baird confessed the parliamentary situation had him confused and held off until late afternoon before ruling that no further action by the Senate was needed.

Kelley's segregation bill would exempt from compulsory school attendance laws any children withdrawn from integrated schools by their parents. The House approved 67-2 a measure to regulate the fireworks industry and the bill's chief Rep. Ray Baird, promptly called for the resignation of Jared Maddux as Tennessee American Legion commander. Baird, whose own fireworks bill was beaten last week, said Maddux violated Legion policy by lobbying for the Yesterday Today 1 p.m. 62 1 a.m.

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