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Help Crippled
Cjiildren With
Easter Seals
WEATHER
WARMER FRIDAY
VOL. 41
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PRICE DAILY S CENTS
SUNDAY 10 CENTS
Student Science
£
Winners Leave
For Abilene
The winners of the rcecnt local
Science Fair of Brcckcnridgc High
School will leave lor Abilene today
to set up their projjects for tnc an-
nual Regional Science' Fair Stu-
dents maicing the trip are Trudy
Thomas, Steve Wood Cindy Curry,
Ti'n Ball, Jan llart in the Junior
Division; Bill Itogers Suzann Flo- 1
gcrs. Mack Cook. Lester Kupcr-1
man. and Linda Gunlock, Biology!
Division; John Thomas, Robi Ben-'
dof, Julie Everett, Douglas Stioud
and Bob Magers, Physical Science j
Division.
Projects will be judged Friday
morning, and the doors will be
. I . « l. *1 DAM_Sh°*n above ,s the completed repair shop of the Smith Conduction Co
at the siteof the Hubbard Creek Dam. The office building is in the rear, scarcely visible. Premlnary
h*'' Und'r WJy for the ngw lake the actual dam bu.lding expected to start in a month.
Br. Finch Gase
To Jury After
Record Trial
IXJh ANGELES —After hear-
ing more than two months of testi-
mony a jury of JO men and two
women bewail deliberating the
Finch-Treuoff murder case today
in Los Angeles. This was the
third trial of wealthy Dr ft Bern-
ard Finch and his one-time sweet-
heart. Carole Tregoff. on charges
that they killed the Doctor's wife.
The jury received the case late
yeslrrday and then was locked up
in a hotel for a night of rest be-
fore going into seclusion. The first1
two trials ended in deadlocked
juries. Superior Judge David Cole- WAr„ ... ,,
man told the jurors to decide on .. , T >'or University an-
murder and conspiracy counts and "oun,'f"* ,hc appointment of Chief
then offerr.l advice again"" a de AusUn ££resPu"dcnl *
fense plea that the couple was in „!!? V A C, cavens. a con-
J—*' ■ -- sultant in journalism effective
i September 1 in Waco.
City-Reared Young Man
To Open Delinting Plant
A young Breckenridgean's com- ters, will have a formal opening
mcreial delinting plant, expected I at Wall next Mondav.
to become one of the Southwest's | The Southwest Agricultural Chc-
J cottonseed treatment cen- j mical Co.. owned and operated by
at a a Al Jat* Brown, son tft Mr. and Mrs.
David Cheavens
Joins Staff Of
Baylor Univ.
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)
„v The landlocked southeast king-
open to the public on Friday after- Laos is the object of a new
noon and all day Saturday until "'P'omaUc move by Britain and a
9:30 p. m. j reported military assistance move
The fair is being held in the Na- ,he United States. And Posi-
tional Guard Armory in Abilene. I dcnt Kennedy may say more ato'jt
An "Awards" luncheon is to be ! 0Ur Position later today at a broad-
held Saturday in the Abilene High casl new's conference.
School Cafeteria. It is at this lunch- ,!'esPons">,e
eon that the Sweepstakes winners
'irom the Biological and Physical
Science divisions will be recogniz-
ed. These winners receive an all-ex-
pcnsc-paid trip to the National
Science Fair which is to be held
this year in Kansas City Mo on
May 10 through 13.
Mrs. Martha Sullivan and David
Sullivan, science teachers of the
local high school, will accompany
the students on this trip today.
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MOVE OF U. S. WARSHIPS
MAY BE ALERT ON LAOS
Three Warships
Sail Suddenly
From Hong Kong
Diplomatic Move
Also Under Way
For Laos Peace
double jeopardy. However. „„
Judge told tnc jjury that they could
ota regard his advice In the mat-11 —* ••—** .«■ jw ■
ter. | absence from tnc Asso-
The defense has contended that v
the second trial jury had reached ,, i "u veteran in the Asso-
« partial verdict and that the third a assistant to Chca-
Irial thus put the defendants in w^IMi- -'ones.
double jeopardy. The judge said. ,?.K lo, lcspond-1 Processed and
federal
Cecil Brown represents a $170,000
investment in building, industrial
machinery, furnishings and mater-
ials.
The complex of concrete and me-
tal buildings, with 8.480 square feet
enclosed is located in suburban
Wall in the fertile Upan Flat farm-
ing area 12 miles southwest of San
Angelo on the Sail Antonio Iligh-
j way. ,i. .
! Farmers and seed raisers arc
bringing cot ton seed of the recent
crop now to the plant for the mul-
tiple - stage processing Including
wet - aclde delinting, cleaning,
grading treatment (for disease pre-
vention i, and the (tuning ger-
mination counts.
"The new industry Is the most
modern cottonseed delinting plant
ever built," Brown said. "It Is a
. source in Bangkok,
Thailand, says a maintenance unit
of our Marines will be stationed at
a point in Thailand about 50 miles
south o'i the Laotian capital of Vien-
tiane. Its job: To service an in-
creasing number of helicopters sup.
plying the Royal Laotion army.
In Moscow. Britain proposed that
it and Russia appeal to the pro-
Western and leftwing rebel sides
in Laos to stop fighting immediat-
ely. then, if this works, a three-
nation control commission would
be sent to Laos to supervise a
truce. The next step would be an
international conference to try to
arrange a political settlement.
Britain and Russia were joint
chairmen of the 1954 Geneva Con
„ . , - fcrencc which partitioned Indo-
School was among four chosen re- china. A three-nation commission
ccntly as favorites at Ranger Col- representing India, Canada and Po-
legc. Dclbcrt was clcctcd Best All-1 land was then assigned to Laos.
rJUiu T°y- . , I and 't's this group which would be
Dclbcrt is the son of Mr. and , reassigned to supervise a truce
Mrs. A. T Jones of Woodson. He In Bangkok the Southeast Asia
enjoys water skiing, .lancing. and alliance is holding a meeting of its
music. During his high school days | military advisers, to be followed
he was selected all-district two! by a Yoreien ministers'
years and all-area one year, he al-
so played basketball and ran track.
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Woodson Grad Is
College Favorite
WOODSON iSpli—Delbert Jones,
a 1959 graduate of Woodson High
Hospital Reports
seed will
government pink
commercial delinting plant whose
.. . — ■ processed and treated
howevei. that no verdict wa« ever n ''rLSs Mass
deelarol. rendered or recorded «•!.' ... ,
The second trial, which look 17 ™ 1i., ' Ju,n the journ-
wcrk.s. was the longest criminal , teaching stalf as a visiting
trial m California history The fjl,' c*«-'U ive vice-
celebrated first trial lasted 11 rh i"- ,"tr v said.
weeks. In all Uiree trials the de- Inewsman is a vet-
fense has argued that Mrs. Finch elated Pi^* *^7 ltWi,hlJhe Ass°*
was kill) • I accidentally as Dr . u ?, has bcin a ,cc_
Finch tried to throw away a gun ?f ™as
* J K has written extensively for re-
ligious publications and is chair-
man of the advisory comiuiltec on
public relations lor the Baptist
l.cncral Convention of Texas.
Cheavens has worked on papers
In E| Paso. Waco, Marshall and
New lork City, lie received his
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ported no admissions and three
dismissals during the past 24
hours.
Sarah Elizabeth Robertson. W.
W. Minchcw and Mrs. W. R. Odom
she produced
argument
during a heated
Parents Warned
SAVANNAH. C.a fjp _ Authori-
ties havc warned parents of 2.000 .
striking Negro school pupils they Bachelor s .legrcc fro Baylor and
u> " '"eir children also attended the Unfv/rsVof
Missouri, lie was a foreign cor-
respondent at Rio De Janeiro and
Buenos Aires.
lie also taught at East Texas
Baptist College.
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continue bo> lotting classes at Sa
\ -tnnah. (leorcia. The protesting
students arc demanding the return
of a principal. The National Asso-
ciation for the Advance of Colored
People says the principal was rc-
moved for urging Negroes to votc.
Seen or Heard
by C. M. H.
hollworm quarantine restrictions, 1 ind baby were dismissed.
a particular advantage for seed 1 —
farms operating interstate, and sa-, KlSSCS GlH THdl Shoots Her
tisfying to all cottonseed handlers." 1 —
Brown expects to turn out from
2.000 to 3.000 tons of delinted seed
each year, serving the growers
in the Southwest Texas . Plains1
area.
Thc Wall plant is the first In the
area to apply the modem wet - acid
process which. Brown said, diiesn't
hurt the vitality or germfnation of
Ihe seed.
Brown finished high school here
in 1954 and received a B. S. degree i „,r.
In Entomology at Texas A&M in "
by a Voreign ministers' meeting
next week. The military men arc
keeping quiet about any moves they
may propose in the Laotian situa-
tion.
In Laos itself, reports in Vien-
tiane describe the military situa-
tion as generally static on all
fronts today, and thP country is
celebrating army day. General
phoumi Nesavan, who's fighting
on the pro-Western government
side, reported to King Vathana
that the royal Laotian army is now
uncontestable- master of thc sit-
uation. as thc general put it.
FACE CHARGES—Marie Hagans and her husband, Edward Otha,
both with face covered, are escorted from a plane at the Houston
International Airport by Nacogdoches, Tex., assistant police chief
M. C. Roebuck, foreground, and Texas Ranger Harvey Phillips.
The couple is being returned from Los Angeles to face Murder
charges in the death of two elderly Nacogdoches widows.
Revival Service
Open Till Easter
At Local Church
Band Members
To Take Part
InACCMeet
ODESSA YOUTH JAILED IN
LIEU OF BOND OF S10.000
ODESSA <r>
A 17-ycar-ofd Od- es recently.
cssa High School student. Mack
i llerring. has been charged with I
murdci in the 'iatal shooting of his I
Iriend. Elizabeth Jean Wil-j
A'i'tcr the couple parked near llir
ponrl. the girl asked the Im>.v to kill
her but to kiss her goodbye first.
When he refused she persisted
1958. After leaving Aggicland ',an's- alb,J 17 ',hc bo> being and rinallly thc Herring boy said
" the former : 1,1 "ic Winkler County jail "I kissed her goobye." And then
Pope Silent As
Sentence Heard
WACO i.r _ An ex-banker and
newspaper publisher. Lawrence
rope received a 25-year sentence
hi a Waco court for bank robbery
yesterday aitcrnoon
The jury deliberated only 35 min-
utes.
Judge Hen Rice Jr. immediately
sentenced I'ope to 25 years in fe-
deral prison.
The 42-year-old man was charged
with the robbciy of thc First State
Hank of Thornton of 11,744-dolIars
last November.
Pope made no comment following
Program for thc Lions Club to- sentencing. His wife wept as the
morrow will be lhc Boys Choir un- *4.1 .marched out of thc court room,
dcr direction of Mrs. Ben J. Dean
Jr. . . . There will be a meeting
of the V. F. W. tonight at 8 o'clock
— officers will be nominated and
electcd . . . Mrs. Shirley Craven
was 'lined S35 in city court this
morning for disturbing thc peace
in a local cafc.
Heard people remark both yes-
terday and today that they saw
frost early in the morning on each
oay .... But we must prepare
for warmer days — a meeting of
all parents and Little League boys
have be*o called for Friday night
"at 7:30 o'clock at Le?ion Hall . . .
There will be a meeting of the
Hubbard Creek Lake board of dir-
ectors tomorrow in Anson on rou-
tine matters.
When you finance your car at the
!Lr2tJi,ik>n;L*ank ««««ead
elth tow bank Interest rates—Adv
Jack and his wife Pat the former
Patsy Sue Brooks, have made
their home in San Angelo at 2674
Ricc Street. They have one son,
Jay Thad.
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Paul WakefMd
Dies In Austin
AUSTIN ijfi — Thc man who was
director of the state selective ser-
vice from 1949 to 1955, Major Gen
cral Paul L. WakeVield died in
Austin this morning. He was (5
years old.
Wakefield was associated with
: Interstate Theaters for many
years.
A veteran of World Wars I and
II and thc Korean War, he was
one of three Texans appointed by
Governor Pat Neff to represent
Texas at the burial of thc unknown
soldier of World War I,
He was press secretary to Gov-
ernor Ross Sterling and was nam-
ed by Governor James Allred to
the Texas planning board in Wash-
ington to recommend worthy WPA
fund projects in the mid-1930s.
A. L. Dover underwent surgery
•n Abilene Wednesday, now doing
"nicely" — room No. is 384 ... Six
holidays have been designated here
this year. Labor Day, New Years
Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christ-
mas and Memorial Day — Labor
Day was omitted fn report yester-
day. . . . Mrs. Millie Slaton has
found keys to a ford on chain with
flat brass medallion that owner
may claim.
E. V. Lively of Taxi No. 1 has
lost a Benrus wrist watch — would
appreciate finder calling 94321 . .
. No fire run, no arrest . . . Mrs.
Joe Darnell, thc former Raylene
lingers, wites 'from Tallapoosa.
Ha., for the Breckenrtdge Ameri-
can . . . And, see you again tomor-
%(HUte dews H P. Hires
Six 1 Hvc'rili' "Ky-
(r, launch J Thor*n "i'i° preP*ri"K ,0 ,or's movie studio says thc actrcss
.rl'12?JL .,eavc . . London, hospital
Thought for The Moment: Com*
live In my h* rt end pay no rent
/-Nmutl Lsvtr,
attempt to orbit a satellite designed
to make the most extensive study
ever of the earth's magnetic field.
Vice Admiral W. R. Smcdbcrg
has told a House subcommittee
the Navy is seeing thc beginning
of trouble In getting enough men
for It Polaris submarine fleet.
Eighty-nine year old John C.
Gambill, noted for the establish-
ing of a refuge for migratory
Canadian geese at his farm near
Paris, died yesterday.
BThtc death of 73-year-old Sir
Patrick Ashley Cooper, former
Bank of England director and for*
mer governor of the Hudson's Bay
Company, wa announced today Jn
Monday and fly back to CaUfornia
with her personal physician.
Operation Facelift Is being plan-
ned in Manistee, Michigan, and It
may cost the local politicians some
money. Teams of Boy Scouts will
roam the countryside April 8 re-
moving oVl election campaign pos
ters. Candidates then will be asked
to buy back the posters at a charge
of SO cents for winners and 25
cents for losers.
The famed lloneytnebii Express
made Its last run during the night
(rom Niagara Falls, New Tork to
Buffalo. The New York Central
Railroad abandoned the lerylce to
tha famed honeymoon resort to
MIIM U W«| letlAg amor.
in lieu of 10,U00 bond.
The charges were ailed against
Ihe youUi ycstcruay alter he led
oiftccrs lo a farm pond and pulled
lhc pnjama-clad body of the gul
Irom 'iuur Icct of water.
'lhc pond was near thc scene of
the shooting, about 30 miles north-
west of Odessa.
'lhc parents of thc girl has re-
ported her missing yesterday
morning and thc youin was arrest-
ed a snort time later.
Winkler County Sheriff L. B. Ed-
dins quoted thc Herring youth as
giving officers this account:
'inc girl had retired about 11:30
Tuesday night and the boy came j
for her about an hour later. The
boy said that thc couple lu l dal-
eu last year but had not had dat-
Hundreds Seeking
Washington Boy
YAKIMA. V«dsh. (/Ft — Hundreds
of persons arc seeking to adopt thc
little boy found abandoned in a Ya-
kima, Washington, grocery store
live days ago. The wistiul little
fellow, about two years old was
found sitting patiently with hands
ioldcd in a corner ot thc store. He
appeared cold and hungiy. For thc
time being, little Mr. X will be kept
in a lostcr home.
Louisiana Gas Well
Opens New Field
CAMERON, La. ij?i-Thc U. S.
Oil Company of Louisiana has re-
ported the discovery of a new ma-
jor gas field in thc Crab Lake area
of Cameron Parish in Southwest-
ern Louisiana.
The discovery well has been shut
down while the operators await a
Louisiana State Conservation De-
partment potential test. The well's
dally allowable will be based on
these findings
The new well was completed to a
depth of 15,028 feet.
he pulled the trigger of thc gun as
she held the barrel to her temple
It was a .12 gauge shotgun.
He then tied lead weights to her
body and dumped her in thc small
pond.
The girl, an honor student at Od-
essa High School, was Ihe daught-
er of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams
of OHma, He attended Odessa
High School where the two were
close friends.
State Hwy. Dept.
Sends City Gbeek
AUSTIN iSpit — A check for
$2,082.00 for rlight of way payment
was sent to the City of Brcckcnridgc
today by thc Texas Highway De-
partment.
The sum forwarded is the state's
share of the cost of the land need-
ed on U. S. Highway 183. Bet-
ween Dyer Street and North City
Limits of thc City of Brcckenridge.
The check will bfc transmitted
by District Engineer E. M. Prit-
chard of Brownwood to the city.
While city and state share the
cost of the right of way, the Texas
cost of title insurance and pays
the entire cost of appraisal work
ordered by thc Department. Checks
for these items have already been
forwarded from the Texas Highway-
Department to the parties concern-
ed
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The U. S. Aircraft Carrier "Mid-
way ' and two U. S. destroyers
steamed out of Hong Kong on only
a tew hours notice today, 'lnis
laised belief they had been alert-
ed lor possible aetion in ease of ait
Last-West showdown over Laos.
Ihcrc were unconfirmed reports
that other units of the U. S. 7tti
Meet now are heading south toward
thc Indochina coast. When thc Mid.
way steamed into Hong Koog yes-
tcrday it was to have stayed tor
several days.
An Associated Press survey
shows tnc Southeast Asia Treatv
Organization nations could throw
about 4,00 battle-ready troops into
Laos within a short time after any
decision to help thc Royal Laotuii
army against thc communists.
While Laos is not a member of the
SEATO pact, the embattled king-
dom comes under SEATO protec-
tion.
1'i direct military intervention
should bc ordered, thc most rcad-
My available troops would bc a 1,-
500-man U. S. Marine battalion
landing team now afloat with the
7th fleet. There's also a 2.500-man
British Commonwealth brigade
made up of British. Australian and
New Zealand troop's based in Mal-
aya, All of these units arc well
trained in Jungle warfare. Penta-
gon spokesmen said yesterday,
however, that there is no present
serious thought of direct U. S.
military intervention.
American officials in Hon" Kong
were more than usually close-
mouthed about thc latest develop-
ments In Laos and possible U. S.
actions in connection with it But
there was an unmistakable air of
crisis in the British colony lying
in lhc shadow di Communist China.
British officials, who have been
advocating a compromise solution
for thc Laotian problem expressed
concern at the possibili'ty that the
United States might bc contem-
plating direct intervention in the
war-torn Indochinesc kingdom.
Other observers, however, e.x-
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PRESENTS
THE WEATHER
Fair this afternoon and tonight,
becoming partly cloudy Friday.
A little warmer tonifht and Fri-
day. Low tonight 44-52, high to-
morrow 70-40. Low last night
39, high yaaMiday 68. Wind light
•rvf variaMe to become souther-
ly 18 to M miles per hour Fri-
day.
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" The Love of God" was lhc ser-
mon topic of Evangelist J. V. Ijing-
ford al thc Church of thc Nazarenc
last night.
Using the familiar text. John
3:16. Mr. Longford said that one
oi the saddest statements ever writ-
ten was David's lament "no man
carcfto for my soul."
lie told of a man w-ho told him
he w«s going to take his own life.
Rev. Langford, while trying lo pre-
vent the sulcidc asked why he
wanted to end his life. Thc man
replied, "I am convinced that I do
not have a single true sinccrc
friend."
"Ceasar helped Brutus when he
was in trouble and gave him a high
position in Rome. Caesar thought
that Brutus w<ts one true friend
he could always count on, but in
thc fateful Ides off March when
Caesar's enemies attacked him,
Caesar was amazed to find among
them his erstwhile friend, Brutus,
with a dagger in hand. Fatally
wounded, Caesar fell, crying "and
thou, too. Brutus!"
"But God cares for every human
being: he cares for our soul."
Mr. Langford, of Hcnfyetta. Ok-
lahoma, will speak each evening
at 7:30 at the Church eff thc Naza-
rene. 501 W. Hullum. The revival
will continue through Easter. Thc
public is cordially Invited to attend
these services.
Neat Sum Is Made
By Variety Show
WOODSON (Spl) — Reports from
thc Variety Show sponsored by the
Woodson P.T.A. are that some
$206 was raided to tbe P.T.A. treas-
ury. Thc money is to be used for
the needs of the school.
A large crwd attended from this
area, Breckenrtdge, Throckmorton
and Eliasville.
[ Students from the band of Brack-
; enridge High School will bc par-
[ licipatihg in the Region II Uni-
; vcrsity IntcrscholasUc League
solo and ensemble conlcsts to be
held Saturday. March 25, on thc
campus of Abilene Christian Col-
lege
Accompanied by Warren Thax-
ton, direetor, the following stud-
ents w ill participate in thc solo j Pressed thc opinion that there ne-
contests: Lir.la Jones, flute; Lin-' vcr is a perfcct time or placc to
da Glover. French horn; Marti j call a showdown saying:
Bills, trombone; Carolyn Baggett, | "Thcrc comes a time when you
clarinet; .lohnice Brnnnan, trum- I'avc to make a stand."
pel; Rusty Garvin; clarinet; Billy I o
doling, hass; and Charles Meihzer, '
Four quartets w ill be. competing
Widows Of Pilots
in Ihe ensemble division. The
trombone quartet includes Marti
Bills, llank Black. Kent Mohley
and Tom Anderson. Saxophone AUSTIN i/P — The widows of two
quartet includes Bill Rogers, John- Pilots killed in the crash or a plane
ny Crcagcr, Bob Magers and Alan I of,cn used by Vice President Lyn-
llarrison; Clarinet includes Bill! flon B. Johnson will reecive $35,000
Rogers, Carolyn Baggett, Rusty I ant' 340,000 from insurance pay-
Garvin and Norton Robbins and i mcnts.
the trumpet quartet will be made ' Also. Mrs. Kathleen Tcaguc and
up of Johnicc Brannan, Lynion | Mrs. Maxine Williams will receive
Latham, Wayne White and Char- payment 'irom the I>. B. J. com-
To Receive Sums
les Mcinzer.
In Intcrscholastic 1-cague comp-
etition, students do not compctc
against each other but. rather,
against a set standard. Thcrc arc
five divisions of ratings, and stud-
ents are rated 1 through 5. Stud-
ents receiving a 1st division on
solo or ensemble arc awarded a
medal.
Accompanists for thc soloists arc
Barbara Cahill, Sandra Hudlow
and Johnice Brannan. pianists.
Baird Boy, 7, Is
Killed In Crash
BAIRD l/B — A 7-ycar-old Balrd
boy was killed when a car driven
by his mother was rammed from
the rear by a large truck last night
near Baird in West Texas. Dead is
Charles Leslie Walker His mother
was critically injured. A 5-ycar-
old sister is in serious condition.
The truck driver wasn't injured.
pany equiavlcnt lo two ful^ years of
their husbands salaries.
Thc L.B.J. Company handles var-
ious Johnson business enterprises.
Harold Tcaguc and Charles Wil-
liams died in the crash of lhc Lucy
B near Johnson City February 19Ui.
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Strayed Daughter
To Rejoin Family
MEMPHIS l/T'—A family reunion
is scheduled in Memphis, Tenne-
ssee, today, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Roddcn of Belvedere, California,
arc flying in to join their daugh-
ter, Elizabeth. Elizabeth ran away
from Stephens College In Colum-
bia, Mo., on Monday, turned up in
Memphis, and asked: "Wfho am [
and what am I doing here?"
She then gave an assumed name,
but police traecd her through a la-
bel in her shoes. She's reported to
appear a bit happier, now.
Freeman Appeals To Farmers To
Go-Operate In New Grain Program
OMAHA (^—Secretary of Agri-1 production of fewl grains. Surplus
culture OrviUc Freeman today stocks valued at more than 4 bil-
appealed to farmers to cooperate | lion dollars have accumulated from
in the Kennedy administration's past years.
cmcrgency feed grain program fori Under thc program, farmers
thc sake of all agriculture. He said would get payments for diverting
the fate of the administration's from 20 to 40 per cent of their
long range program for boosting j corn and grain sorbhum land to
farm income and stabilizing pro- conservation uses and price sup-
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duction of all commodities may
well hinge on the success of ftie
emergency feed grain program
Freeman made this call in' a
specch prepared for a Midwest
Corn Belt meeting of field per-
sonnel of the Agriculture Depart-
ports at higher rates than last
year. Non - cooperating farmers
would be denied price supports and
would run the risk of grain prices
depressed by government sales
from its grain stocks.
In thc speech Freeman devoted
some time to explanation of Ken-
ras nedy's long range program sent
by to Cong " -
ment to launch the program. Legis-
lation authorizing the program was
passed by Congress and signed by I to Congress last week. Under it the
President Kennedy yesterday. Secretar of Agriculture and farm.
Tbe program it d«ip«4 to (rtuc« (Ccntinmti on Pt^t«
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 145, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1961, newspaper, March 23, 1961; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136123/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.