Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 1

9 rto grfsgyiw Twrrnrvrmrvmr ww I INDEX Women's News Editorials Sports Conics Farm-Markets Oil Xcwi Amusements AA WEATHER Windy Bough High and Low Airport SM7 CofC 7S41 Sunrise 1:51 am Set 5:32 pm Moonriso 2:51 pm Set 5:42 am Saturday High Tide 217 pm Low 1:14 am Pnge ISA Page 2B Page 5B Page 10B Page 15B Page 16B Page 17B VOLUME 74-No 38 Mqg rim Burn at a riM at Cvaua Christs Two as AM at Sank I Ifll CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH 4 1955 62 Pages In Four PRICE FIVE CENTS School Row Is Linked To Election John Bell Got Checks For $3500 in Land Beal Drawn on Victoria Bank Account QUAKES COME ON TOP OF HAWAII ERUPTIONS to the ground a wind began blow-1 ing the fifties northward The new fissure while gushing lava only sporadically had spread its molten rock both to the north and south destroying four ranch of smoke Then all you could see was lavs The house was Another 100 persons were added to the 400 villagers removed from their homes vhen a long dormant volcanic area began erupting Mon- I PAHOA Hawaii March 3 Ill-Earthquakes hit stricken eastern tip today lava from a new mile-long fissure spurted 400 feet in the air and choking fumes drove some residents from their homes Steam once more billowed ominously from the earth Dr Gordon A MacDonald Hawaii volcanologist said the new outbursts were threats to even more eruptions He said the 420-toot fountains of lava were the highest in the four days of eruption MacDonald put the main lava fimy from the new fissure at two-fifths of a mile from Kapoho abandoned village near Hawaii's east coast Even before the onset of the fumes and the new outbreaks MacDonald had declared that who can should leave until we know what is In Panoa more than five miles west of the eruption a lew residents left their homes to escape the volcanic log A convoy of trucks heading west from Pahoa was fenced to turn back because just cut through those choking fumes" one driver said The sulphur had been growing steadily worse since the first eruption Monday Today with a drizzle keeping the sulphur dose VICE ADM GEOFFREY BARNARD AT NAS top British officer inspects honor guard Briton Says Reds Would Be Foolish jo Start War Now AUSTIN March 3 (AP) Photostats of two checks totaling $3500 made out to John Bell by South Texas land promoter McLarty were introduced into evidence today before House investigators of the veterans land program Testimony of a bank official and the photostats showed the checks to have becn paid from the McLarty account i in the Victoria Bank and Trust Co and cashed at CUero shortly after the 1952 dosing of a $17751(1 land deal in Guadalupe County involving 24 veterans The deal hu been under question of both House and Senate investigating committees There was no identification before the committee of the "John whose name appeared on the checks but House Committee Chairman Joe Burkett Jr of Kerrville uid he sent telegram Monday to Rep John Bell addressing it to the House of Representatives Washington Burkett said he told Bell House Special Investigating Committee intends to make a full documentary disclosure of the McLarty Guadalupe County Veterans Land Board deal Thursday at 2:30 pm You are invited to be Received Reply Burkett uid he received a reply signed by John Beil stating Bell would not be able to attend Rep Bell of Cuero is a former state senator He wu elected to Congreu last year from the South Texas district of former Rep John Lyle of Corpus Christi who did not seek reelection Burkett uid the purpose of inviting appearances ot whose names were brought up In documentary evidence wsa to give them opportunity to make whatever explanations they wished to the committee and to the public The photostats wen fanftght before the Investigators in answer to their subpoena Delivery wu made by 5 Johnson vice president of the Victoria bank He testified McLarty opened his account with the Victoria bank Sept 2 1952 and closed it Feb 15 1955 Its uid an additional partnership account for McLarty and Alvis Vandygriff Austin attorney and former executive secretary for the Veterans Land Board wu opened Sept 16 1954 and is State May Have To Get More Taxes Related Mnrtes Page 16 AUSTIN March 3 (AP)-The administration served notice on the Legislature today that it may have to raise a lot more taxes thin the $135 million originally proposed by Gov Shivers The bad news came from Rep Max Smith chairman of the House Appropriations Committee warning the House to go slow in raising Arlington State College from junior to senior status The House debated the Arling- bill for two hours and adjourned until Monday without art-ing on it The Senate met for 30 minutes and also adjourned for the weekend Large Tax Bin is no question that we are right now facing a large tax bill-one perhaps greater than the governor's Smith told foe House "It hu become obvious in studying the major appropriation bills for essential services that we era running way short of money" -Smith urged foe Houu to postpone action on measures adding any new senior colleges until tha Commission of Higher Education can make recommendations The Arlington bill wu urged fay Rep Jim Moore of Arlington one that would meet pressing demand for more engineers and technically educated graduates Moore said it would relieve the enrollment increase pressure on other schools such the University ofTexu and thus uve money there It developed a full-fledged debate on the entire question of what tha state should do about -ton FCC Unit Opposes Channel 10 Award Teachers at Irving Say Pro-Yarborougli Stand Caused Rift IRVING March 3 III Fired School Supt John Bcaid and striking teachers said today their row with the school board is rooted in last governor race when teachers swung some precinct conventions to Ralph Yarborough The board said Beard was discharged for failing to cooperate in important policy matters It was Beard's ouster that touched off a teacher walkout that has rocked the political and social calm of this Dallas County city The strike went through its third day with no sign of either side giving in The walkout totaled between 138 and 216 teachers and other school employes today The high estimate was made by the strikers the lower by echoed officials Gsns Not Needed Parents and substitute teachers filled in still under police guard for absent personnel Pistol-pack-Ing officers were at each school Acting Supt Charles Langston said because of the emotional pitch hoe and threats of violence He said no violence had been reported Beard blamed his discharge on a political clique in the community that got control of the school He said this clique didn't like it when several teachers swung precinct conventions here last summer to Yarborough who opposed Gov Allan Shivers' for reflection Wiliam Ward elected by the absent teachers as their spokesman agreed with Beard Ward said the teachers believe the fearing its power threat ened by teacher participation in elections then began to harass the school administration in an effort to void the political strength Vo Basla for Told of Beard's statement School Board President Charles Young said 1 don't think there any basis for that' A statement released tonight by the board said Beard was discharged for "repeated Mure to cooperate with the board on important policy matters: Administrative financial and operative" The statement telephoned to newspapers by Young did not detail the charges but said the board would have a list ready at a hearing before State Education Commissioner Edgar Beard announced last night he would appeal his discharge to Edgar Ward meanwhile confirmed rumors the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) had contacted striking teachers about the possibility of representing them Ward said the absent personnel meeting today turned down the offer unanimously Rely oa CitteeM Ward's statement added the AFT representative advised that the personnel In question stand independently for their cause in that said personnel is looking to the citizens of Irving to help them solve this 'serious Mb Sack Mb ft Elton Dunton who WASHINGTON March 3 (AP) The Communications Commission's Broadcast Bureau today disagreed with a Jan 21 decision of Examiner Gifford Irion that a Channel 10 television construction permit be granted to KSJX Television Iflc Corpus Christi Texas The decision was to have become final if no exceptions had been filed within 40 days A lengthy document of exceptions to the examiner's position and conclusions was submitted to the commission by Curtis Plummer Broadcast Bureau chief No BecommeadaUoa While objecting to the examin UNUSED FUNDS ny TRAVIS WALSH Russia would be to start a war now a top British military strategist said here Vice A dm Geoffrey Barnard chairman tish Joint Services Mission to the United States told a news conference at the Naval Air Station that the greatest danger from Russia today is "1 agree with Ur Churchill that Russia mould be damned foolish to start war now" said tha vet eran admiral who helped plan the North African invasion during World Far II -Creepy Crawling think by far the biggest danger in are up against is the danger of infiltration Russia's interest! are best eerved by this creepy crawling infiltration taking over the government of a country I believe this will keep Barnard who hu served with the British fleet since he was 14 firm to Corpus Christi to inspect flight training facilities and to visit with British students After receiving a 15gun salute and inspecting a Marine honor guard he met newsmen in the office of Rear Arm Cato Glover chief of Navel Air Advanced Train ng Praise Glover came here" Barnard laid "to thank Admiral Glover for all he is doing and hu done In the past in training our flight students And I want to tell our boys to buck up their flying and meet Admiral Glover's The two admirals are old back MW tb Council Plans Charter Vote For May 21 The City Council plans to call the election on City Charter amendments for May 21 City Manager Russell McClure said yesterday McClure said at a press conference that the council now plans to adopt an ordinance March 16 announcing its intention to have the election May 21 the third Saturday of the month The city manager said that Farrell Smith AU City Party candidate for mayor apparently is satisfied with that proposal Smith and members of his ticket met with the councilman after the meeting Wednesday McClure said Smith requested the session to discuss the charter election Smith wanted to know McClure aid that if his ticket is elected that there would be time before the election for his group to make any additions to the amendments which they deem necessary houses A police observer who saw one of the houses destroyed related: "The house lust disappeared There was a sudden blaze a puff TREE SALE TOMORROW Four types of citrus trees will be offered Saturday in a tree sale sponsored by The Caller-Times in cooperation with the Corpus Christi Council of Garden Clubs at the newspaper's parking lot at Mesquite and Twigg The sale will begin at 6:30 am and there la no limit on purchases Offered will be red blush grapefruit at 11-95 naval oranges $295 eureka (table) lemon $295 and ponderosa (giant size) lemon $295 The aales are sponsored by The Caller-Times as a community service initial decision the Broadcast Bureau did not recommend awarding of a permit to either of the two losing Superior Television Inc and KEYS-TV Inc both of Corpus Christi On' the contrary the Broadcast Bureau criticized the examiner for Mure to be more critical of Superior's application The bureau said evidence in the case requires a finding adverse to Superior" Exceptions also were filed today to the decisions by attorneys for the two losing applicants and for K-SIX Crina 1 back pas MctMa on the first section and $7920 on the second section However McClure said that there would be little use in spending money tor topsoil end plants if the plants could not be watered These total figures do' not include money lor the care of the two areas after sowing seed McClure said it would be necessary to hire six extra men which ire not provided for in the park budget Israel Hands UN Complaint Against Egypt UNITED NATIONS NY March 3 Israel late today handed the UN Security Council a complaint charging Egypt continuously has violated their 1949 armistice agreement end Council resolutions for peace The complaint listed armed attacks warlike propaganda continued belligerency and refusal to negotiate peace Israel asked the Council to consider it in an urgent meeting called for tomorrow to discuss Egypt's charge of violent and premeditated aggression by Israeli armed forces The rival protests followed the new outbreak of fighting between Israeli and Egyptian forces Monday night in the desert frontier country near Gaza Egypt's complaint yesterday said the Israeli attacked a military camp and reinforcements on Egyptian territory killed 39 persons and wounded 32 AU but tour of them were soldiers An Israeli statement the same day declared the Egyptians first attacked Israeli forms inside Israel and were driven beck into Egypt A Jerusalem announcement later uid 8 Israelis were kUled and 13 wounded day five miles east of Pahoa The new fissure which opened with shattering suddenness yesterday and almost engulfed 12 planta-imm i Stock Boom Inquiry Hits Slight Snag WASHINGTON March 3 (ft -A gentlemanly disagreement over what's behind the big stock boom marked the opening today of the investigation of the stock market The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee scholarly Sen Fui bright (D-Ark) suggested the financial community itself has forced up prices by more and more people into buying corn-iron stock at a time when comparatively few issues an available Rejects Word The president of the New York Stock Exchange Keith Funston rejected the word but acknowledged that as more investors come into the market the effect under present circumstances tends to bs inflationary Funston argued however that oaring stock prices and not any recruitment of stock brokers has been the biggest factor in attracting some one million buyers to the market in the last force years First Witness The exchange chief was foe first witness called in what Fui bright has described as "friendly study" of the stock market Testifying to the market's health Funston said he will continue to invest his savings in stocks He told foe committee the U-month boom reflects foe public's faith in the future He held that It cannot be compared to the conditions that brought on the 1929 crash FriendllaeH Fades Some of the friendlinra of foe morning session faded at foe end of the day when Fulbright and a few other Democratic senators tossed questions which Rurowed Funston' brow and led him to wheel around for consultations with associates Fulbright asked Funston whether it true- that riM in prices is very much to your advantage and to the advantage of your Unreasonable Levels The witness uid it is not to the advantage of the financial community if prices "gn up to a point where they represent unreasonable The financial community is best off when the market is showing a healthy expansion he uid As the first day of inquiry ended Fulbright praised Funston for 'frankness" and the exchange head uid he had enjoyed the quizzing Mora llura Fair didn't think I was going to but I did" he uid have been more than fair to This is the first congressional look at the stock market since 1931 It is aimed et finding out how changing government and business policies have affected the tickers Dulles Chiang TAIPEI Formosa March 3 Secretary of State Dullu told President Chiang Kai-shek today Quemoy and the Matsus would not be used in any cease-fire negotiations without Nationalist consent sources clou to Dulls reported There sources uid abandonment of the (Ashore islands would be considered only if the Nationalists agreed and if such a step could bring a guarantee of peace in Asia The Nationalists have vowed to defend Quemoy and Ihe Matsus against the Communists Chiang himself seemed to throw cold water on any attemnt to tia his hands Landscaping Studied For Brawner Parkway i 'i still open Vandygriff hu not been employed fay the Land Board since 1951 Johnson testified the photostats showed first deposit to his individual account was for $154810 He uid he understood the deposit wu in the form of a check from the state in payment for some land Sack MS Mis Tom Pogue On Platting Tom Pogue attorney representing a group at real estate developers yesterday issued a statement denying charge by Dale Owen chairman of the Zoning and Planning Commission that Pogue was trying to delay passage of a new platting ordinance Owen made his charges Wednesday afternoon after a inerting of the- City Council at which Pogue presented objections of the developers to the proposed platting ordinance Pogue's statement read in hdl: "The personal attack made on my character and professions! meeting increased costs of higher education Some opponents of the Arlington bill uid that what the state needs is a higher quality of education-better paid teachers better equipment smaller desses than mors colleges with low quality education Proponents uid that increasing demands for engineers and other A Denies Stall i Ordinance Integrity fay Mr Dale Owen in this newspaper wu completely unfounded and unjustified My clients in this instance a group of will testify to the fact that they were not 'misled by They were and are fully Informed as to all my actions in representing them Tha subdividers group had consulted with me before I appeared at the Council meeting Wednesday' and several at them were present at that meeting to hear the plats ordinance discussed Mr Owen troubled to attend the meeting he would not have 4 kw Insist on war as an instrument of their policy" Dulles' first act on his arrival artier in the day wu to sign the mutual defense treaty under which tho United States guarantees to defend Formosa and the nearby Pescadores from Red attack Dulles told reporter at foe aln port he had talked for 30 minutes with Adm Robert Chmey chief of naval operations whose visit' coincided with that of the secretary of state Dulles' associates uid Carney who alu ut in on the talks with Chiang wu aware ot the urgency 1 kadi on ata aware City Manager Russell McClure said yesterday that the city la frying to work out an arrangement to landscape the Proctor-Brawnrr storm sewer parkway with bond fundi-which were allocated lor the project but were not used McClure said the bids on this storm sewer project was well under the original estimates but he could not recall how much below estimates McClure said it would be necessary to landscape this ares before the white day fill covering the drain conduit dries to dust and starts blowing into adjoining residential areas The Park and Recreation Department estimated that it would cost $44327 to landscape the arcs from Ocean Drive to Staples which has already been completed and $2192630 for the section from South Staples to Car-roll Lane which is now under construction The biggest item would be six indies of topsoil which would cost an estimated $17424 for the Ocean Drive to South Staples and $8496 from Staples to Carroll Lane Second biggest item would be a watering system totaling $15840 Warm and Windy Forecast Here Weather Map Fags ISA Cloudy to partly cloudy ikies with warm and windy afternoons la the forecast tor today tonight and tomorrow by the Weather Bureau station at Clil! Maus Airport High temperature today and tomorrow will be SO to 84 degrees with a low tonight ol 66 to 72 degrees Winds will be south and southeast at 20 to 25 miles an hour with gusts up to 35 miles an hour in the afternoons Winds will diminish to 12 to 18 miles an hour at night Reassures on Islands shortly after Dulles left for Washington Chiang told the closing session of the Central Committee of the Kuom his Nationalist party the government must strengthen itself realize our minion of counterattack and national Dulles reiterated that the mobile sir and sea form in the Far East would be used as a deterrent to aggression But he put the accent on peace in a statement at the airport before his departure Is the ardent hope at the tin United he uid tha Communists will not LOCAL IIUCK FINN AND FRIEND Four-year-old stood in 1 he center of a Cliff Maus Airpor runway yesterday and held up a Braniff Airlines plane for several minutes shows Patrol Sgt George Connell where he and his dog Boy crawled under the backyard fence to get to the airport to a plane fo( New It was only through the dog's license tag that the address 1 was traced He lives at 829 Post about a mile from the airport He is the son of Hr and Mrs Dean Dunton 4 lie tr'4 veriU're -re- rik IT a.