The Waco Citizen (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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NUMBER 34
VOLUME n
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1956
WACO, TEXAS,
PRICE Sc
By W. S. FOSTER
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Thus we contend and have con-
tended for some time that all law
enforcement officers need to be
under some regulation. Those who
are not going to abuse their
authority won’t mind this. The
need (then yi to guard against those
who let their tempers get away
from them or violate the trust put
in them.
Sheriff* and deputies are un-
der bond as are constable*, so
what should be the continued
objection* of placing policemen
under bonds also? The city is
not liable for any of the acts of
the policemen, coming under the
protection of "police powers."
In other words such officers can
shoot, kill or abuse you and you
have rio comeback other than to
sue the policeman individualfy.
Usually this is wasted energy as
well as expense because the
average officer is "not worth the
paper it would take on which to
write a judgment."
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warships were the I SS MI'vS!S'»|P
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The other day an innocent
man was released from the peni-
tentiary after having served
quite a few years for a crime he
did not commit. I have watched
numerous innocent persons send
themselves to the penitentiary
because of ignorance. Also I've
.watched a good many escape
serving time who were guilty.
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Puhlic hearings in non-contested lawyer is representing his client
city court cases have been done
away with in the new quarters at'
the north end of the basement in
the city hall. .
Defendants appear before Judge
Q. Z. Valentine behind a spacious
new mahogany desk in his private
chambers. It’s an ideal setup The
room with the high,
counsel
witness
for the
judge's
office is to be used now only for
contested cases. Some of the de
fondants arc seated in the court
room, if the outer waiting room
is crowded.
Warrant Officer Albert Leonard
keeps everyone out of the judge's
chamber except the defendant en
tering his plea. The judge has the
only chair in the room Lawyers,
reporters and general public ap
pear to be excluded, unless the
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Officers Outline
Plans for Combined
$480,600 Appeal
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Of court* •nforc«m«nt of
th*** multiplicity of taxes and
regulations provide* employment
for a very large portion of our
population, thus putting a lot
of *uch confiscated money into
circulation. This is one basis for
prosperity.
The individuals not only must
pay taxeg, fines, penalties, interest
and accrued charges to the func-
tioning governmental bodies but
they must also employ lawyers to
protect their rights as well as ac-
countants and other professional
persons as a precaution against
making a mistake All of which
is well and good which makes our
complex system the greatest of any
generation or nation.
But fh* individual* who ar*
paid by u* to enforce these mul-
tiplicity of regulations, tax**,
fif)**, panalfie*, overcharges and
what hav* you, often times let
their authority go to their heads.
They abuse th* privileges they
have of working for us.
matchless styles Tickets arc one sale th- . .....■
box offic* and at the dewEUWA met' tnttrr. SrttU
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Nine homes, completely furnish
ed will he open io the public this
Sunday a{ 2 O() p m when Great
Southern Development Corp be
gins Waco's first Parade of Homes.
April 15th through 22nd
Mayor I) T Hick',, Jr. will cut
the ribbon at thf- Lake Shore Hills
addition A 15 piece Waco High
School band and several pronun
ent citizens will attend tin- open
mg ceremonies Each of the homes
were built by Waco builders Waco
Junior Teen Age Baseball League
is in charge of all ticket sales (25c
per ticket), and the Teen Agers
will receive all proceeds. Children
under |4 admitted free.
The city commission took note
Tuesday of the beautification of
tlie cw Firaf National Bank LiuiRT
ing surroundings The /tank will
make the switch from ffio Arnica
hie building to the new structure
on Washington at1 Ninth and
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These statements arc based on
my many years of experience with
this type of work. Experiences of
victims loo has caused me to
notice these things particularly for
many years. However some of
the closest and best friends it
has been my privilege to have are
law enforcement officers. Even
some of them make mistakes. Of
A joint meeting of officers and
representatives of the YMCA,
"•Evangelia Settlement and Salva
tion Army was held recently at
the YMCA to outline policies and
plans for a combined $480,000
building fund appeal to be projec
ted, in the community early in
May.
To gel the organization program
under way, a temporary Steering
Committee was formed with Jesse
R. Milam, Jr , named as chairman
with members of the committee as
follows:
Representing
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Lester
Milam.
Representing Evangelia Settlement
MPs Roy H Chapman, Mrs
Slielby Rigdcn, Mrs Joe Craven
and Mrs. Langston Wood.
Representing Salvation Army—
W, J. Campbell, John B. Fisher,
Jr., and T. W Rogers.
This committee immediately
made arrangements to establish
headquarters on a non rental basis
in the game room of the YMCA
on the first floor at 1115 Columbus
Avenue. According to Chairman
Milam, this location was selected
because of ample parking space
in the area and its ready accessi-
bility.
Harlon I
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Jensen. Jack H
Lacy, Jr, Jes
( laude R Perry
Rountree
FIRST EVENT AT LAKE
TO START FRIDAY
THROUGH 22ND
The first Anrjyal Lake Whit
ney Sports 'Show is all *et to
start this Friday up at the big
take at WhiWy.* Dates of the
event will be 13th to the 22nd
The show tins year will be set
up at a 30 s^ue spot which has
been leveled at the intersection
of the Valley Mills and Meridian
Highway (State highways 56 - 22’
15 acres of th* will be under the
tents. Tents weTF set un last week
and exhibitors were moving in this
week.
Also moving in this week was
the big Twentieth century shows
with their big midway, which will
cover tt big mwtmn ot the Mte.
Talents for the daily free show
includes nvnwbers of the Ozark
Jubilee which Jwere not
until the t lfist i few days,
talent ranges f«om jClyde (
and his barefooted boys to
who will appear Monday the l«th,
and also Wednesday the 18th.
Clyde Chesser tvill appear both
Sumlays. The Home folks £how
will perform both Saturdays. Mon
day and also Wednesday
Daily events ’will include the
brothers I knife throwing
and many more similar
The Independent midway
will include hot dog stands, cot
ton candy and the other likes to
make it an elaborate affair.
It had been hoped that a
telecast would he possible,
engineers, after studing the situ
ation decided it was too far to
pick up the picture. Instead there
will be two films made of the
show to*present over the medium
of television.
IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY CALL
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A-l AMBULANCEZ ’
Most officers are as honest as
they can be in testifying on the
witness stand. But occasionally
we find a law- enforcement offi
eer who will perjure himself to get
a conviction. For instance two
oatrolmon recently-took the stand
in a zealous effort to convict a
nan charged with DW1 Unques
'ionably only one of the patrolmen
had anything to do with arresting
the defendant It is doubtful if
the other officer was near enough
after the arrest to have any
knowledge of the defendant's con
dition. yet he testified positively
that Qie man was drunk. Natur-
ally the jury is ordinally going
to believe the man who is paid
by them to enforce the law.
SEATON RETIRING. HUTSON
TAKES OVER AT S.W. BELL
Effcctvie May 1st Bob Seaton,
popular district manager of the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
is retiring to live in Waco. He
will do some traveling
George Hutson, now Waco man
ager, will become the district
manager.
Attorney General
Shepperd will speak al the inaug
iiral banquet of the Waco Junior
Chamber of CeinOicrce Friday at
7:311 p m in the Roosevelt Hotel
Shepperd organized the Glade
waler Jaycees when In- was 17
years old. became piCsideiif of the
organization, and now holds hon
orary membership in III Tevas
Jaycce chapters and 432 chapters
outside the state He served as
president of the V S Junior
Chamber of Commerce by imam
mous vote
Shepperd became attorney gen
eral in 195.3. He had served as
Texas Secretary of State before
that He is president of lhe \,i
tlonal Association of Attorneys
General
Tickets to the banquet are $3
each ami may lx1 obtained from
any Jayci-e or from Harold Finney
at the Citizens National Bank Joe
Johnson's orchestra will play for
a dance following the banquet
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new court
bench, witness -stand,
table,' defendant's chair,
scats and opera chairs
audience, adjoining the
lhe YMCA-
Earl Harrison. Joe H King,
L.' Izcvy and
The city- commissioners tins
week by ordinance opened tiirall
of Ln Snllc street for parking
privileges. . The highway depart
merit, however, hns "no parking
signs all up and down La Salle.
The city repealed a specific or
dmance which permuted no park
ing in front of Whcelis pony ride
spot This has been a source ot
tr.ouble ever since it was institu
ted. Police Chief Jesse Gunterman
stated To show special favors ere
ates.resentment, it was stated
The alley back <»f Fuller's auto
parks place on Iji Salle was order
ed abandoned This closes Earle
Street to open up Daughtruy
street
A street on Barnard at 30th and
Waco Drive wns abandoned and
sold to St. Alban's church tor $250
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progres.s
Jibbed
up of men
w oi k -a 11 h l fi.-jn
. < mu \ > <l on
the board " he explained, ltieu> p,
terests being always lor lhe bet
torment of Waco
Incidentally Di Simpson
pushed info the "hot ,caf'
which t tie newest conioli'.*:
hint to sit This is lh<- In '
to the left of Ills s,,.....
DeHay. upon whom he call-
first Vote That puts the
sinner on the spot to be 'in-
to go on record, which >- ;,
tant matter in coiitroter ,ial
jccts.
lhe eleetton
Gilliam had ju t
in as the newictxn-
Photographers took
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D.T. Hicks Jr. Gets Start As Mayor Of City Of Waco With New Straw Hat
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IHAI Wi ilni it ii v nul I hue-.iHV fnr 'I™! ' L.m' '
public inspection, as announced
in a display jid elswhere in this
issue
The commission approved the
growing of trees on city property
between lhe sidewalk and the
guiier all around the new hank
building A fetter requesting per-
mission from W Earl Harrison
a vice president, was approved
lhe bank promised to supply
the cits with indemnity insurance
against any possible damages _ ■
caused by (he trees They are part
of the heaulieation program be’
mg handled by Jim Flynn of the
bank l he trees are to. be replaced
every five or six years, it was
promised so as t<> prevent the
loots Iroin uprooting the sidewalks
uid street when groyving.
l he letter explained that the
I'u st National had paid for paving
of part of the streets adjoining
• heir property. Details of the mov
ing will b<* announced in a dis
play nd elsewhere in this paper
Open house to the public is
s< hedutod for April 18 and 19.
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orxl crowd of some 5,000 saw the Wednesday show. skating's finest couples Arnold Shorfa aOd JJay
Stars tnciude sUaiers frMB U counUics. t tu* will thrill Holiday jia Ice ” Jatnma l?J
Have about come to the conclu
sion that governmental agents are
sapping all the, liberties from the
individuals. Such control begins
with city and precinct officers on
through county; state and federal.
^•.Xaws formerly were made for
tharriminal violators. Now they reg-
ulate every human being, Viola
tioti of the regulations means
confiscation of your property or
incarceration of the individual.
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Jesse It Milam, Jr, Chairman
of the temporary Steering Com
mittee of the $480,(100 Yes for
Youth Building Fund today an-
nounced the acceptance of Carl
Barrett as General Cinnpagin
Mikun also announced
the formation of a Campaign Ex-
ecutive Committee to plan and
guide lhe project
Members of the committee arc
Roy B Albaugh Stanton Brown.
Floyd Casey, V VI Cox, Walter B
Dossctf. Harlon M Fentress,
.Aaron M Goldstein II F Ham
lilelon, l-loyd J
Kultgen. Waller G
see R Milam Jr
M Gordon Rountree Winthrop
Seley and Oliver N Winchell
I ’port accepting the position ol
General (hairman, Barrett said
';T!|i‘. is a very important project
which calls for tin full moral ami
financial support of the entire
community I hi- three agencies—
YM( A l-.vangcha Settlement
Saly id ion Army arc all rendering
yaluable sei vices to our areas The
funds allocated to them annually
by the I nited |- urid makes
vision only for operations
does not include monies lor new
buildings and debt retirement
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First official a< t ,,i D r Hicks. | .
Tr. Tnrway JTfcFnbSn' ~
new mayor was to proclaim l«dav.
April 12. as straw hat day: In be*
half of A; M Goldstein and Moiitq
Lawrence, J H Epstein presented
Mayor Hicks with a straw hat from
the Goldstein Migel Co Hicks step
ped in as mayor in the footstep- of
his daddy., years ago, Dev.ill T.
Hicks, Sr., who is still active in
civic affairs for Waco., the m‘1*
mayor asked Dr Turn ic.ii -
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on their new duttgs Hicks slatml
that they hope to live up to the
record sot by their predecessors,
of which all are proud
Hicks nominated Commissioner
Truett K Smith as mayor jo-o
tem The first official act of Dr.
Neill Simpson was to second the
motion and Smith was named to
act in place of the mayor the
nominating motion to make [fi<-k
mayor was made by Fred Sim-m
and seconded by Smith City
Attorney Wiley Stem. Ir . presat
ed in the election Smith. Simp
son and Melvin
been sworn
missioners.
pictures fo'
television
’ Outgoin■> Mayor (> R
son was g ven a grand m u
on retiring Aft<-r turmn-:
the presiding chair to tIo-
mayor. then George Hutson
recognized whn complimented Roti
<■rt.son.sfor his unselfish work m
behalf of the city for the pa-t four
years, then presenting him with •
an Inscribed gavel from the W.i. o
Chamber af Commerce H<its<*n
was accompanied by leon Dollctjs
of the Chamber As an added
tribute in fun. Robertson who is
in the ice cream business, was
given a twenty cent cvrlificat.*
good for one triple lecker ice
cream cone at the 1’ipkm-. Hrug
in the block of his stole on Ifhh
street.
Robertson responded
felt good for having devot
year* to service for Waco ami that
he expects to continue to show
his Interest in the public w
of the city Ex may or Hr
Connally Jr. attended i
.ceremonies "Waco is
threshold of the greatest
it has ever experience.|
son stated "No liner l:i.
do I ever- expi'et to v
these with whom I hav.
that he
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ICE SHOW FEATURES - 1-eft The two lads and a lax* Wedneadav **** ' *
shown he* are Jack Raffloer, Jerry Mapes and Shirley GLAMOUR ON ICE-£enter-Persons going to the big
Winter They w«r» among atara of Holiday On ke" ice »how Thursday Friday and Saturday night* and
which thrilled thousands al Heart O’ Texas Coliseum Sunday afternoon <ill enjoy the precision akMinij
Mosley Announces
Traclor Dealership
Mosley Supply Company. 401
South 8th Street arc announcing
their new dealership of I'< rraTrac.
a tractor for all purpose work.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of this week th< . are having a
Tractoram.i, at 1000 l-.asl Waco
Drive to d: rdiv their new trai-
tor to polet.i’.l Imvei'. free door
prizes and . -umi fits are being
served. 'I . neral public is m
vi ted
The Terra True comes equipped
with hydraulic drive Mosley will
handle the sales’ and service in
this area.
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Formerly all traffic cases,
criminal complaints and all were
heard in open court to which
the public could listen. Officers
of the court, including lawyers
were seated inside the railing
awaiting their turn to appear be
fore the court.
Ewen the court clerk, Joe
Jeanes, remains in his private
office adjoining the waiting
room. He issues receipts from a
window in the hallway.
The first flarc up of thi - privacy-
came Monday when a woman ap
pcared with her lawyer in a traf
fic viol'ation. The cash bond-'of
sixty dollars h.ld been forfeited,
the learned. She claiinbd that a
policeman on duty upstairs had
told her she couldn't see Judge
Valentine except by appointment
and that if she did get to see him
that it would be $200. Iler land
lord had employed a lawyer in
time to prevent the £,ash bond
forfeiture but flic court had no
record of his appearance
Judge Valentine told her that
anyone could see him any time
they got ready, that he had no
control over what the policemen
did or said ’'They handle their
business and I handle mine,” he
explained She wasn't able to
identify any officers who gave her
that mi sad vice
Captain Red Frances obtaine I
the officers report they had mad.
at the time she was arrested She
complained that the occupants of
the car involved in the collision
should -have had to put a cash
bond the same as she did The ad-
vice given her bv the policemen,
of course, was not a matter of roe
ord She could have had her day
in court if she had been properly
advised
Jas. E. Scott Takes
Over as Mayor
Of Bellmead
' The City of Bellmead has a new
mayor James E. Scott took over
Tuesday night as the second mayor
that lhe home rifle <?!ty. hili., muf.
Tiirmn" the gavel over to Scmt
was the outgoing mayor who
started the Waco suburban city off.
J H West.
There was no pomp and cere’
the occasion, with only
a couple of visitors City Attor-
ney D M Wib'-n adnyinistered the
oath and with a few remarks the
sw itch was over
is a 'councilman
. inception
Going out of office with West
was Councilman (). B Lusk who
(mi has been on the board since
lhe Incorporation Both West and
Lusk told about how they had en-
joyed serving the city of Bellmead
and of the fine fellowship with
the others bn the board
Scott later told the group that
the best things ' in life are not
bought with money; that he is
undertaking this job with an open
heart, an open mind and with
God’s help he expects to do the
best ho can Scott stated that he
is. only part of the organization;
that he hopes to he a leader and
needs help ‘‘We’don't live alone,”
he concluded.
The city council of Bellmead
is now composed of Mayor James
E. Scott the new members J I’.
Dennis and Ed Phillips with the
old members, John Hyden. Wei
don Rounds and Charles V. Gee.
Both Dennis and Phillips, made
short talks saying they appreciat-
ed the honor at getting to servo
and would do the best they can
They arc willing to correct any
mistakes thev might make.
Il K West was appointed city
secretary with additional duties of
court clerk and office detail at
the police station He just recent
returned... from, Lampasas
s son of Groceryman
outgoing mayor
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