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"Pampas Own Newspaper"
The Weather
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partly dowdy, continwod worm
with littlo change in temptra-
tures. High Saturday, 91; low,
64.
(Weather Map on Pago Six)
VOLUME 3 — NUMBER 231
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PAMPA, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING. SEPT. 5, 1954
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THIRTY TWO PAGES—PRICE TEN CENTS
14-Year-Old Has His Marbles, Sports Pages And Family's Love
Semi-Blind Boy Going Into World
One Bull’s
Bulletin
.By FRANK M. CARTER
It’s been quite awhile since we’ve
had a lost dog around but we’ve got
one now that’s not only lost, but is
FOUND! A mile black croaker
Spaniard that looks like a real good
pot-hound, wearing a collar but
with no tags, has taken up his ab-
ode with a couple of boys here in
town ind if someone can. claim
him. he can be found by calling
4-2033.
By SAM (iKItAl.D
S|N>koNiiinn City Editor
There were four heavy hearts in
the I. T. Hicks home at 1109 Varnon
Drive Saturday afternoon, but they
were hidden behind cheerful
smiles.
It was time for Bobby Wayne, the
14-year-old elder son, to leave
home. He was getting off to Austin
where he will attend the Texas
School for the Blind,
They were holding back tears, all
four of them: Bobby, Mr. and Mrs.
Hicks and the little brother. Othal
Lee, 10. But you could see the dra-
ma in the lives of those four. You
could see the courage and love for
each other. Their puppy, name of
Spot, could feel it, too.
Meningitis Victim
Bobby has never been able to setf
like other folk, not since he was
stricken with spinal meningitis
when he was three months old. He
responded well to special tutoring
in the regular public schools, how-
ever, and today, despite his handi-
cap, he is a seventh-grader with
an excellent record.
Trouble with Bobby is, from a
practical viewpoint, he is blind. He
can get about, all right, for he can
distinguish light. He gets around
without much trouble.
But he reads through marbles.
He probably is the only, person in
the world who reads through mar-
bles. He started reading through
marbles by accident.
It’s an interesting story about
Bobby and his marbles.
Doctors Pessimistic
Doctors, so far, have given him
It’s always nice to hear about old
friends doing well and we read with
much interest, in our old school
mate TOMMY THOMSPON’S, col-
umn in the Amarillo News about
another one of our old school part-
ners, ALBERT BOYCE, who grad-
uated from one of our Alma Maters,
the University of Southern Califor-
nia. Al now has a big job with Lock-
heed Aviation for whom he has
worked for seventeen years except
for a tour of Navy duty during
World War II. We had several
pleasurable trips together on the
wav back and forth to Los Angeles
and although we haven't seen him
in, lo these many years, we are
certain that, with his ability, the
Missile System Division of Lock-
heed didn’t do wrong in eleveting
him to his high post.
More and more, the boys from
the Texas Panhandle are showing
their mettle in all kinds of industry.
These old country toys ain’t so
dumb—they’ll hold their own with
the best of ’em.
We took a few minutes off yester-
day afternoon to go out to the Golf
Course and were privileged to see
the tail end of a great match. We
haven’t played golf in years, but
this twenty-two hole match was one
of the best that we’ve ever seen.
We were particularly interested in
this match singb it involved one of
our favorite youngsters. JOHN
FARQUAR, wlio did his best but
came out secotgE
Tomorrow is the /tat Monday in
September and is LABOR DAT.
We've always thought that the few
days in the year when you shouldn’t
work—CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR’S
4th of JULY-THANKSGIVING and
LABOR DAY, were holidays when
you should enjoy yourself.
Enjoy yourself over this long
week end, but while on your holiday
try and observe the Safety Rules
while you are driving and help el-
iminate our death loss by wav of
motor vehicles. “STAY ALERT
AND STAY ALIVE."
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE AL-
ERT TO KNOW THAT THE TOP
O’ TEXAS IS THE BEST PLACE
ON EARTH.
Germans Will
t Limif Arms
BONN, Germany, Sept. 4 & —
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to-
night pledged that, even after ob-
taining full sovereignty, West Ger-
many would voluntarily limit her
armed forces.
In a broadcast over all West
German radio networks, the 78-
year-old Chancellor said:
"The Federal Republic will be
ready to impose' on itself, even
^ when in possession of full sov-
eignty, those restrictions on its
armament which the continuation
of the European policy requires.”
Adenauer rejected the idea of
an early conference of the United
States. Britain, France and Russia
over Germany.
The question of Germany and
European security will have to be
solved by such a Big Four confer-
ence one day, he said, but the
Socialist opposition demand for an
early meeting “is in no way com-
patible with German interests.”
He was discussing consequences
of the French Parliament's vote
last Monday killing the six-nation
European Defense Community
treaty, under which West German
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GOOD-BYE, SPOT, said Bobby Hicks, left, shortly be-
fore leaving home Saturday for Austin. Bobby, who is
almost sightless, will enter the Texas School for the
Blind in Austin Sunday. Fully aware of his handicap,
he faces separation from his parents,' younger brother,
Othal Lee (right), and his new puppy, Spot, with smil-
ing fortitude. (Spokesman Photo)
Shivers In Driver's Seat For
Big State Demo Convention
Confused Army
Will Be Doubly
Confused, Now
FORT MACARTHUR, Calif.,
Sept. 4 — UP— An Army night-
mare came true here Saturday
with the arrival of two men.
Both an named Leon Wallace.
Both arrived the same day.
Both are captains.
Both are medical officers.
Both entered the Army the same
month.
Both were tom in New York.
Both served on the staff at Los
Angeles County General Hospital
before entering the service.
To further complicate matters,
neither has a middle in tial, and
they are about the same height
and have "similar features,’* the
Army groaned.
Upon arrival, they immediately
started receiving each others' mail
and telephone calls.
If It Comes From A Hardware
•tore. We Have It. Iewta Hard-
ware. —AH.'
AUSTIN, Sept. 4- UP -Gov.
Allan Shivers is expected to Wield
zipper-tight control of' the coming
state Democratic convention, while
a determined minority vents plenty
of sound — if not too much fury.
Campaign-scarred Texas Demo-
crats, some still winded from their
recent primary, meet Sept. 14 at
Mineral Wells for the traditional
tug • and - tussle, pitting liberals
against conservatives in the bi-an-
nual jousting for party reins.
The conclave will likely be the
Ike Calls For
Partnership
DENVER, Sept. 4- UP Presi-
dent Eisenhower toured five Plains
states Saurday with the message
that the federal government should
develop western resources in part-
nership with the people, not as
their boss.
The President took off early Sat-
urday from the summer White
House and stopped at Grand Junc-
tion. Colo., Casper, Wyo., and Mc-
Cook, Neb., during a 1,500-mile
tour. The flight took him over rec-
lamation projects and drouth areas
of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Ne-
braska and Kansas.
Waiting for Mr. Eisenhower
when he returned was a message
of thanks from the president of
Austria for a shipment of 25,000
tons of fodder com sent for free
distribution among Austrian flood
victims.
Mr. Eisenhower, with Secretary
of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson and
Interior Secretary Douglas Mc-
Kay, returned to Denver at 4:52
p.m. cst.
Works on Speech
After his return to Lowry
Field the chief executive wf>nt to
his office to do additional work on
the Labor Day speech starting con-
struction of the first atomic power
plant at Shippings Port, Pa.
Mr. Eisenhower told a crowd of
about 2,000 at the McCook Air
Force Base that he is not for a
moment dedicated to the Idea that
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largest in the state’s history
6.186 potential delegates compared
with 1.227 two years ago.
Delegate representation from
each of Texas’ 254 counties is
based on the vote accorded the
party's candidate for go.vernor in
the last preceding general elec-
tion. The last general election
was in 1952, a year in which Shiv-
ers appeared on the ballot in both
the Democratic and Republican
columns.
Predicts Shivers Victory
Under a ruling of the state Dem-
ocratic executive committee, both
Republican and Democratic votes
for the governor were counted in
determining convention represen-
tation.
George Sandlin, chairman of the
state committee, predicted the gov-
ernor — fresh from his nomina-
tion to an unprecedented third
term — will control 75 per cent
of the convention votes.
“That's a guess," Sandlin said.
“But we have a good working ma-
jority. . .enough votes that he don't
have to worry.”
However, the “loyal" Democrats
—Shivers' long • standing liberal
opposition — guaranteed a conven-
tion fight somewhere along the
way.
They held several big guns, in-
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critter still wild
Don’t forget The Spokes-
I man's Maverick is still run-
ning wild and anyone who can
brand him gets $125.
The first week of the Mav-
erick Puzzle Contest drew 700
entries; the second 1,200; the
third 1,699 and last week the
number rose to 2.479. Start-
ing with $25 prize money, $25
has been added each week un-
til this week's solution is
worth $125. Remember you
have until midnight Monday
to bring your entry Into the
Spokesman office. If you mail
it be sure you do it early
enough so that It will be post-
marked before midnight Mon-
day. Otherwise it is automat*
1 rally ineligible
no hope of seeing any better. The
Hicks family is grateful, however,
for the words of the doctor: It isn’t
too likely Bobby’s vision will grow
dimmer. But then, there is a chance
it could, and they know it. and Bob-
by knows it; and since he faces
a future of living in semi-darkness
at least, Bobby and his fanfily had
to make a decision.
It was a decision difficult and
heart-rending. Bobby's education
has gone as far as it can. without
special training. He could continue
to live with his folks, but eventual
ly he would have to face the twi-
light alone perhaps untrained, un-
equipped to make a living.
Give Him U|i
The Hicks’ decision was to give
up their toy, maybe for a long,
long while. Bobby’s decision was to
go.
You could tell it was hard, this
breaking up of a family. And it is
a fine family, small but closely
knit. You could see the courage it
took to let Bobby go.
They left it up to Bobby. They
took him to Austin not long ago.
and the blind superintendent of the
school showed him around. They let
him “see" where he would live and
study.
It was then Bobby decided. Smart
as a whip and eager to get on in
life, he made his decision. It would
be lonesome down there, without
Mom and Dad and Brother, but all
is for the best, be figured.
He figured it all out by himself.
Young Musician
Bobby likes music and sports. He
wants to learn piano. Already he
plays the mandolin well. You
would be surprised how well he
likes sports, though. To him, the
Pampa Oilers are the best baseball
nlayers in the world. He spiels
baseball language like a veteran of
the diamond. He likes wrestling, al-
though he can’t see it, as you
would.
For years his parents read the
sports pages to him. One day, three
years ago, while his .mother was
preparing supper, he decided he
wanted to hear about his favorite
team. He asked his mother to read
the sports page. Since she was bu
sy. she told him to wait a while.
A thought struck Bobby then, and
it was a lucky thought. A few days
before, some toys had given him
a few of the clear glass marbles
used in washing out oil, wells. He
1 reached into his pockeCTbr one of
j these, put it down over the fine
print on the $ports. pffge, and peer-
ed through it.
Sees Plainly
While the average eye could not
have made out anything through
the marble, it was just what Bobby
needed. He saw the print plainly.
Since then, his reading skill has
grown remarkably, and now he
reads the sports pages himself,
through the marbles: does bis les-
sons through them. He has a shoe-
box full of them.
Magnifying glasses anm regular
optical lenses have done nothing
for him, but the little marbles have.
In fact, doctors hive told him
glasses will do him no good. The
doctors gave him a thorough ex-
amination after he had made out
some print by looking at it
through a bottle.
He gets his homework alone. No-
thing like those marbles, Bobby
says, with a big grin.
Modest Home
The Hicks family have lived in
Pampa about a year and a half.
The father works for Bruce & Son
Transfer. They live in a modest
home, on a modest income, but
they’ve done all they can for Bob-
1/V*I ___...MPpimP
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Most Business
Houses, Offices
To Close Monday
Pampa should be quiet Monday
as the city observes the Labor Day
holiday.
Most offices in city hall, the
courthouse and the banks will be
closed. Schools will take part in the
holiday. The majority of the down-
town businesses also will be shut
down as this is a scheduled mer-
chants' holiday.
Only workers sure to be on the
job will be the sheriff’s department
personnel, police, and firemen. Sev-
eral other essential businesses al-
so will have skeleton crews
working.
Firestone Strike
Ends In Pay Hike
CLEVELAND, Sept. 4 A>-A
three-week strike of 25,000 Fire-
stone Tire & Rubber Co. workers
was settled tonight with a new
contract granting the 6'j-cent pay
increase pattern set in the rubber
industry.
A joint statement by the com-
pany and union said the settle-
ment provides ’a new working
agreement,” in addition to the pay
increase.
Little Change Due
In Area Weather
Slowly cooling weather came to
Pampa Saturday evening, with tem-
peratures dropping nine degrees in
three hours. The mercury dropped
from 87 at 6 p.m. to 79 at 9 p.m.
The midnight low was 74.
There was not much relief seen'
in the forecast, which calls for clear
skies and continued warm. Tem-
peratures probably will be close to
the 92 high of Saturday The morn-
ing was cool, with a low of 64.
The barometer was fairly steady
with a reading of $0.14, and prevail-
ing winds were from the south
CHINESE NATIONALIST headquarters
at Taipei, Formosa, has announced two
American officers of the American Advis-
ory Group on Formosa were killed in the
bombardment of Quemoy, tiny National-
ist bastion island just 15 miles off the
coast of Red China. At the same time,
top-level Nationalist leaders have been
holding urgent meetings as vague reports
trickle in indicating Red troops, 100,000
strong, have been massed along the Fu-
kien coast opposite Quemoy.
(UP Telephoto)
City Building
Permits Near
$2 Million
Pampa should rack up its build-
ing permits at the two-million dol-
lar mark this year if permits con-
tinue at the same pace as they did
this week.
There were $118,990 worth of
permits issued, a little less than
the previous week's $170,500, but
enough to bring the total for the
year to $1,995,488.
Tht total was boosted by a per-
mit for $20,584 to Continental Oil
Company for a new business build-
ing at 845 W. Wilks. Other large
permits were for new houses.
The permits included:
Clayton Walls, $300, move-in to
106 N. Wynfie; Highland Homes,
Inc., $12,000, new residence at 2234
Christine; J. W. Phillips. $1,000, re-
modeling home at 1119 S. Wells and
$800, move-in to 1118 S. Wells;
H. E. Gray, $1,000. remodel garage
at 1025 Fisher; JVilliam C. Fry,
$12,000, new residence at 2126 N.
Williston;
Glen Woodruff, $300. move-in to
901 E. Denver; Clyde W. Fatheree.
$13,350, new residence at 2126 N.
Russell; Ronald Faster, $12,200. ne
residence at 1534 Hamilton; High-
land Home, $12,000, new house at
2238 Christine; J. W. C. Tooley,
$3,000, remodel residence at 1318 N.
Russell; John L. Scott, $6,500. new
residence at 627 N. Zimmer; Cecil
W. Dalton. $1,000, move-in to 842 S.
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MEET POGO
The Daily Spokesman is
pleased to announce the popu-
lar Pogo clan has joined our
comic features and will be
seen daily. You won't want to
miss Porky Pine the pessimist.
Turn to comic page and start
his adventures today and you
will be a constant reader of
Two Grab. Threaten
Prominent City Man
Two brothers from Estelline andj masson and his partners, Elmer
Memphis have been charged with
assault with intent to murder a lo-
cal real estate dealer and cattle-i
mdn. Wade Thomasson.
The charges were filed Saturday
against Homer Bell, 47. of Estelline
and Jesse Calvin Bell. 49 of Mem-
phis. After arraignment before Jus-
tice of Peace John V. Andrews,
they made bonds of $7,500 set by
him.
They are charged with assault-
ing and making threats against
Thomasson, of 1109 N. Duncan. The
Bell brothers sold a ranch in Mon-
tana about 18 months ago to Tho-
Melton and Demaris Holt.
Stopped at Light
Sheriff Rufe Jordan said the
’ whole mattdr began about 12:30
p.m. Thursday when Thomasson
stopped for a traffic light at the
"island" on Hobart Street where
Highways 70 and 152 intersect.
A man, whom he identified as
Homer Bell, got into Thomasson's
car and told him to take a left turn
and drive south of town. A gun al-
legedly wak drawn during the
conversation.
Thomasson told the sheriff he
drove due south on Highway 70,
and a station wagon followed his
car. About five miles south of town,
he stopped his car on orders and
the man, in the station wagon who
Thomasson said was Jess* Calvin
Bell, joined them. A gun Changed
hands when he appeared, the she-
riff said.
Threatened Lives
The pair then forced Thomasson
to drive another 15 miles, Thomas-
son told Sheriff Jordan. During that
period, his buttons were torn from
his shirt and threats were made
0. us at n» a m. ror water wonts ilgainst the livPs of hjmsPlf. his
valves and fittings. No other major partners and his family. Sheriff
1, f™8 agenda. Jordan said. In the process of the
l*10 18 a" "ll'rea8e conversation. Thomasson was ask-
_9.) over this year s. The fiscal year p(j for $25,000 in cash and there was
runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Major a discussion of taking him to Mem-
reason for the increase is purchase nhjK and rallinv his nartners for
of a new $20,000 fire truck to re
place the 1929 model now being us-
ed. There are some other minor
raises in each department, includ-
ing replacement of trucks, automo-
biles, and office equipment.
Possibility of a bond issue may be
discussed as City Mgr. Fred W.
Brook made a recommendation that
the water system be bolstered by
an additional well and more stor-
age. Total cost for this is estimated
at $239,000. Voluntary conservation
measures were asked during the
summer when consumption
stripped the city storage capacity
Budget Meet
Set Tuesday
Public hearing on the city's $826,-
314 budget for the new: fiscal year
will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday
at the city commission meeting.
Commissioners also will open
bids at 10 a.m. for water works
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phis and calling his partners for
the amount, the sheriff stated.
Thomasson, however, was releas-
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Traffic Toll
Rises Slowly
II) I nlM Prc*q
Traffic accidents killed holiday
tot- j motorists at the rate of two an
j hour Saturday night which was
j w’ell below advance estimates of
safety experts.
The death rate indicated thnt
1 many weekend drivers had be-
come safety-conscious after safety
appeals by President Eisenhower
and the National Safety Council.
Between 6 p. m. Friday and 9
j p. m. Saturday 72 persons had
j been killed in traffic accidents.
J Four persons drowned and six dost
| their lives in miscellaneous acci-
dents for a total of 82.__
The Safety Council had esti-
mated that 390 would die in traf-
fic accidents during the weekend
which ends Monday midnight, at
a rate of five deaths per hour.
Heather Hot
The weather over most of the
nation turned hot and new heat
records were set for the day In
scattered sections of the Midwest.
Chicago had a sweltering 95, a
record for the day. Other records
were set Ht Springfield. 111., with
100 degrees, at St. Louis? Mo.. 104,
and at Indianapolis with 98.
Holiday weather in the eastern
half of the nation, however was
near-perfect with temperatqre* re-
maining in the 70s and 80s.
Michigan and Wisconsin ordered
out National Guardsmer to help
patrol the highways as safety ex-
perts watched the experiment.
Red Shells
Kill Two
Americans
TAIPEH, Formosa. Sunday,
Sept. 5 A*—GUM on the Red main-
land of China yesterday intermit-
tently bombarded Quemoy Island
where already their shells have
killed two U. S. Army officers.
The attack on the Chinese Na-
tionalist stronghold is being
watched closely in Washington.
"We are alert to our responsib-
ilities in the area." a Defense De-
partment spokesman said.
The two Americans killed in a
five-hour artillery attack on Que-
moy Friday were members of the
Military Assistance Advisory
Group, of Formosa. They were:
Lt. Col. Frank W. Lynn. Med-
ical Corps, whose wile, Mrs. El-
eaner Lynn, lives at Qiicago.
Lt. Col. Alfred Mendegdorp, in-
fantry, whose father, Cornells Men-
dendorp, lives at 117 Griggs St.,
S.W.. Grand Rapids. Mich.
The two officers were on a train-
ing and inspection mission to Que-
moy. seven miles off the Red-held
mainland, across the Formosa
Strait trom Formosa.
The U. S. 7th Fleet is In Formosa
Straight under orders to protect
.Formosa, the seat of Chiang Kai-
shek’s Nationalist government,
from Communist invasion.
A Chinese Nationalist army
spokesman said the Communists
probably would soon attempt an
invasion of Quemoy. Lt. Gen.
Chang Yi-ting, head of the Defense
Ministry’s political section, how-
ever. said there is no concrete ev-
idence of a Red invasion buildup.
He added:
"We are prepared for anything."
The < U. S. officers were killed
by a shell which hit a bunker
where they had taken refuge.
: U. S Rep. Joseph H. Holt (R-
Califi told reporters in Hong Kong
yesterday he was under bombard-
i ment on Quemoy for 20 minutes
and his plane took off for For-
mosa amid exploding shells.
.Some passengers on the plane
said they observed antiaircraft
torsts after the plane was in the
i air.
The Defense Ministry said yes-
! terday's sporadic shelling of Que-
moy was at no time as severe as
the Friday bombardment, in which
about 5,000 shells were fired.
A communique described the in-
habitants of Quemoy as
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U. S. 'Alert'
To Situation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 JP — The
Defense Department, apparently
seeking to keep the Red Chinese
guessing, said cryptically today it
is "alert" to its responsibilities in
the area of Quemoy Island and has
"certain fleet units” at sea. Que-
moy has been under bombardment
by Chinese Communists for two
days,
No Specific Orders
The remarks were made at a
news conference held by Asst. Sec-
retary of Defense Fred A. Seaton.
But in response to further ques-
tions he said he was "not aware
of any specific orders” to the U.S.
7th Fleet to go to the aid of Na-
tionalist-held Quemoy. just off the
Red mainland.
This left up in the air the big
question:
Would the shelling of the island,
which has resulted in the death
of two U. S. officers, lead to a
clash between Red forces and
those of the United States?
Feeling Out
Ttie answer could depend in part
on what further action the Reds
take, if any. to fobow up the
bombardment. In scgae quarters,
it was believed the gunfire was not
a prelude to any outward thrust
by the Communists but was de-
signed primarily as a feeling out
process and perhaps as an effort
to sow disharmony In the South-
east Asia defense conference
opening in Manila Monday.
President Eisenhower has
warned that if the Reds tried to
mount any attack on Formosa, big
island stronghold of Chiang Kai-
shek’s Nationalists, they would
have to run over the 7th Fleet
first.
None Named
But neither Eisenhower nor any
other high official has stated just
which of the smaller Nationalists
islands in the general area of For-
mosa the United States would feel
called upon to defend.
Secretary of State Dulles said on
Aug. 24 that American forces
would be Justified in defending
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Mooeene nos?
To OMTuners
Harry Wofford of Wheeler will be
master of ceremonies at the annual
Old Settlers Picnic at Mobeetle
Monday.
The program Includes a speech
of welcome by L. D. McCauley,
songs by a community chorus, in-
vocation by Rev. Sam A. Thomas,
the lunch hour and a memorial
service.
During t h e afternoon. District
American Legion Commander Paul
Spillman of Wellington and Laura
V. Hamner of AmariUo will moke
talks.
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