The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 9

GAIL BORDEN JR. found Garvesln Island muck ai Emll Buojes depleted it In iketch. When Borden arrived on Galveston Isltud on December 24, 1823 settlers were building crude shelters with wood from shipwrecks and were erecting tents against the winter winds. THE TEX1ANS 162nd Birthdate NearsFor Gail Borden. Isle Pioneer Voroshilov Denounces Stalin, U.S.

MOSCOW (AP)--Former president Klementi Voroshilot, denounced last year as an old Stalinist by Kremlin leaders, today was permitted the honor of writing in Pravda and denouncing Stalin and the Americans. He wrote the article in honor of the 45th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, which will be celebrated Wednesday. At last year's celebration, Soviet plalndothes police prevented Vor- oshilov from climbing atop Lenin's Tomb to 'join Premier Khrushchev in a review of the military parade In Red Square. Voroshilov. 81, began his article by a i communism had brought great rewards to the Soviet people.

"It goes without saying that these successes would have been much greater if during J. V. Stalin's lifetime there had not been of the Leninist norms of party life, crude socialist legality which caused tremendous harm," he said. Voroshilov devoted most of his Sunday. Nov.

4. 1962 (Salfeahm 5-B Money Returned In Husband Deal ast April. She said she WM re- urned only $3,000 of the sum llw for Babcock. She' withdrew the civil mil Friday. LOS ANGELES (AP) Mrs.

Dorothy Alzmann, who says she paid $10,000 for another woman husband, now reports that she has her money back. She told Sheriffs Sgt. P. R. Shields Friday that she had accepted a cashier's check from Mrs.

Norma Babcock. 44,. of suburban Baldwin Park. Central figure in the alleged transaction, was Babcock's husband, Quentin, 44, an 'insurance agent. Mrs.

Alzmann, 34, a widow, hac iled a civil alleging tha Babcock returned to his origina home a day after taking up resi dence in her house at Glendora ACROSS 1 man 9 MbmpceKEt 10 EipniMil 11 Flat-bottomed boec declared, "War is our only recourse. There is no other remedy but to defend our rights, ourselves country by force of By JORN GAINES News Staff Writer Friday will be the 162nd birthday of Gail Borden, one of the leaders of the Texas Revolution. Born Nov. 9, 1501, at Norwich, Chenango New York, Gtll.Borden, Jr. was the son of Gall Borden and Philadelphia Wheeler.

He died Janucry 11, 1S74 In a home he had built for himself at Borden, Texas, nine miles west of Columbus. As a Galvestonlan, Borden was appointed as first collector of the port under the new Republic of Texas In 1837 by Sam Houston. Galveston in 1837 consisted of about 100 hastily built wooden houses. Borden built a one room house of sod grass taken from the bay shore In brick-shape for his family. Built Factory He ilso built a two story brick factory on the site where the Santa Fe railway station now stands.

There he Installed machinery to boll down meat for his concentrated food process (meat biscuits). In 1839 Gail Borden became secretary ond general agent'of tha Galveston City Co. He began to survey the first lots of the greater Galveston and kept at this for 12 years, until 1851. His brother Thomas was associated with his survey work, and another brother John became the first commissioner of the general land office of Texas. Condensed Milk Fame 13 proclamation to Texlans which I The Telegraph and Texas Land and our irms," The name of Borden, known around the world as inventor of condensed milk Is seldom associated with the stirring events which won Texas Independence.

It was this man: school teacher, surveyor, customs collector, printer, soldier, and inventor, who was a chairman pro-tern of the Committee of Safely which met Oct. 1, 1835 at San Felipe. The committee only represented Texlans belonging to the Stephen F. Austin group of colonists who felt immediate action was necessary against the Mexican government. They drafted and signcc Gail Borden took the proclamation and on his printing press ran It In a special issue of one of Texas' first newspapers, the Telegraph and Texas Land Register.

It was soon distributed to all points in Texas and settlers responded to the call. As publisher one of the earliest Texas newspapers, Gall Borden, Jr. was also printer for the Republic, Customs Collector After he was appointed collector for the port of Galveston, Borden disposed of his Interest In the Telegraph and as collector, built a new customs house on site near Strand and 20th streets. The hurricane of October 8,1837, destroyed this building along with many others, but when the city began to rebuild, one of the first structures erected was a frame house for the Borden family. It was located in 3400 block of Avenue and a historical marker is at that site today.

Registered Cattle Brand While In Galveston, Borden registered the Number 2 Galveston County cattle brand on May 19, 1838. In his first sod Borden commenced 1 experiments which led to the development of condensed milk. He also discovered a process for producing concentrated food and a pemmlcan Register began publication as a weekly at San Felipe on March 14, 1835. During part of the revolution, when the capital of Texas was transferred from San Felipe to the village of Harrisburg (now Houston) Borden moved his newspaper there. Dumped Into Biyou As Santa Anna's irmy raced San Jaclnto, Borden dumped his printing equipment into Buffalo Bayou until the Mexican raiders had passed through.

article to an angry attack on the United States and its role. In the Cuban affair. Absentee Vote High By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Here ire tome abientee vote, toult ot Texii countlei, compared to the abientee vote In 195C, the last election la DOO- pretldentlal yen. tWl Hirrli 6.501 Dlllll ...1,711 Tarrint 1,710 15 17 Conceit It 20 Blemlib. 11 -lax 12 Foot pirt 23 Force 25 Betoldl 26 Gingeter'f fan i 17 Fenclag implemeul 29 A foretoken 30 Cbnformtbfe Jl-Mimrillor tatuUtlOB 34 tfcblemu 36 Am unit 38-Foodtlih 39- 40 -Sun god 41 To tlppta 43 Hictatvrf 45 -Outrun -Souodof the horn 41 Purentac 49 Sauf 50 Scndnmul drink 52 Cllrsli igila DOWN 1 0( the 2 Sneettly clover 3 Maitc 4 Negligent 5 Indigenous 6-Slofc utiats liuti HHBE EQDI uumuu tiuui DP toBtt) QEHP nranrc UlUltiU KffiUfl E1E1F1P bUatfi 61 dll liUU KfeJtl Bli BUM UUUUU BEE tiiE'Eua BUS) npirara G10EJDQ Enamel UUUUCEBEQ 8- Abound 9 -Quagmlrei 11 Bargain 12 Anti-smeller J4- Type of electric current 16-'Sato tie deiert" IS permit 19-Upaet 22-Bfgfrtebt 24-Allotted 26 Vakabuj ftone 28 Go astray 32 Mr.

Swin 33 34 To about 35 Lamprey 37 Tumult 40 DemoUsl 42 Indigent 44 Nlckelfcliem.) 4 5 A protuberant 47 Scorriah "to" 49-A bounder (cbam.l LAND FOR HUNTERS Chicago Four more states -Tennessee, Michigan, Virginia, and Kentucky are buying land for public hunting areas. M-UECT KORKMAS Stall RtpronnUtiv EndorlBmtnt paid for by MALCOLM JOHNSON factory Outlet 2211 POSTOFFICE the way you feel, the way you look in these wonderfully fitting pumps by U2 Pilot Powers Has Quit Agency he developed was used by the artlc explorer Dr. E. K. Kane.

Another idea Borden experimented with cm Galveston Island was an attempt to make a wagon sail before the wind like a ship. Jnfnrrunately, his experiment 'sailed" down Galveston Beach and Into the gulf, but the name he planned for his Invention was adopted by settlers pushing westward for their covered wagons. 'prarie schooners." As a publisher before the battle ot San Jaclnto, Gail Borden, Jr. and his brother John with the aid of a printer named Joseph Baker established one of the first newspapers in Texas. WASHINGTON (AP) Francis Gary Powers, the U2 pilot who was a.

Soviet captive for 21 months, no longer works for the Central Intelligence Agency. A CIA (Spokesman said Friday night that Powers resigned effective Oct. 6. "He had finished his work with us," the spokesman tiid. s' U2.

reconnaissance plane crashed while over Russia on May 1, 1960. He parachuted to safety, was captured, and convicted of spying. He was freed last Feb. 10 in an exchange, for Rudolf, Abel, a-Soviet spy imprisoned in the United States. When Powers the CIA said he had lived 'Up to his contract and would be retained for.fn undetermined period.

Neither the CIA spokesman nor Powers' father, Oliver Powers, would give any information on Powers' whereabouts or plans. Alvin Planning Group Will Convene Monday ALVIN George Duncan wil preside Monday at 7:30 p.m. a regular meeting of th Mayor's Planning Committee The meeting will be held in cit hall. Duncan said the planners wi study reports to be made city planning engineer," and ma discuss other matters pertainin to a proposed municipal bom issue. Wear the i Save the Most! Use Our Easy LAY-AWAY PLAN OPEN MONDAY 9 a.m.

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