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DENISON, TEXAS
/orld's Greatest Earthen Dam and Lake
Poultry, Dairy, Farming Center
THE Dl
Press
DENISON, TEXAS
Hat Largest Wood Treating Plant in World
World's Largest Manufacturers Land
Clearing Equipment
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED PRESS
DENISON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1950
VOLUME 21—NUMBER 31
Denison Manufacturing Week Opens Next Monday
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Question of Slack In
Denison Police Ranks
Again Topic City Hall
The question of charges pro and
con with reference to slack enforc-
ing of laws by the city police de-
partment again loomed at tho
Tuesday mooting of the city dads
when Mayor Harry Glidden read
-better, a copy of which had been
sent the chief of police, Leland
Miller. The letter commended the
chief and his men for their effic-
iency in making an arrest in con-
nection with the recent robbery
and slugging of a Denison business
man.
The letter mentioned the fact
that charges made recently by
Commissioner George Stratton
against the police department were
not sustained by the facts.
Following reading of the letter
Mr. Stratton spoke to a point of
personal privilege, and stated he
was still of the opinion that the
police of the city were not "get-
ting the king bees of the bootleg
ring who go about flashing their
$500 bills and who state openly
that Denison is easy." Mr. Strat-
ton also stated that gambling is
going on in the' domino halls and
pool halls. He declared that
"bootleggers drive their cars a.t 40
miles or more an hour through the
streets, their cars loaded with li-
quor, while the drivers thumbed
their noses as they drove along."
The mayor declared, "I am for
enforcing the law as much as any-
one, but you can't make an arrest
for bootlegging or gambling until
you ha.ve evidence. If Mr. Strat-
ton can lay any evidence before
the police, they will make the ar-
rest and bring the man before the
court. That is all they can do.
The fact that a man may have
been involved in a case of boot-
legging the past does not make
a case against him now. Our police
are trying to get evidence, and as
fast as it can be had arrests will
be made."
The mayor stated that recently
the city had an undercover man
here for a week, and it was not
known to any save the heads of
the department. The man tried in
every way to make a purchase of
liquor, and visited the various
domino and pool halls, he tried to
ma.ke purchases at certain eating
places where it was reported li-
quor could be bought, but it was
all to no effect—not a buy was
made in the week he was here,
the mayor stated.
These efforts to secure evidence
will be carried on, the mayor stat-
ed.
To the charge of Mr. Stratton
that the police cars .were being
used to haul kids back and forth
to school, Mayor Glidden gave or-
ders to Chief Miller to look into
it and if there was any such thing
going on to stop it at once.
Mr. Stratton concluded by say-
ing he did not care to be put in
any ridiculous light in -his protests
against law enforcement and end-
ed by saying in substance, "I'd
hate like h— to risk my business
protection under the care of the
Denison police department and I
don't mind being quoted on it
' either."
ALONG THE
NHS
*Y THE EDITOR
HIGH WINDS TUESDAY
DO DAMAGE DOWNTOWN
The high wind of Tuesday did
flight damage up and down Main
stret in blowing signs, and tearing
awnings. Pedestrians had con-
siderable effort In maintaining a
balance. Hats were blown up and
down the streets and car service
men found washing cars an end-
less job because of the blowing
dust.
Fire In Electric Ice
Box Call* Out Department
A small blaze occasioned by a
short in an electric refrigerator
at the Adams Auto store Tuesday
morning, brought out the fire de-
partment. Small damagp was done
and the blaze was soon extin-
guished.
FitJH'iING FOa FREEDOM
When the Kaiser said to Amer-
ica that we could bring our ships
to the 10th meridian and no far-
ther, it was the signal for our
country to fight for freedom.
There comes a
m time when we
must fight for
freedom—free-
dom of think-
ing, of running
one's own bus-
iness, or free-
dom of the Am-
erican way of
life. Else we
shall be buried
beneath an avalanche of Washing-
ton policies which have already
gone far into our rights and
which bid fair to set up a kept
state of things.
The fact that the American
Medical Association, for instance,
has been forced to raise a fund
to fight for keeping medicine out
of politics aud from being social-
ized, is one indication of what wc
are up against in this country.
The medical profession has es-
chewed anything that smacks of
politics all these years. They did
not want politics in medicine nor
medicine in politics^ Nor do they
now. And the fact they are put-
ting millions into the fight to keep
the family doctor, is not to be con-
strued they are in politics now.
The doctors have come to the
20th meridian hour in their pro-
fession.
They see the trend of Mr. Tru-
man's policy and know what it
will mean to the great profession
which is akin to that of the min-
istry .
Unless the socialized medicine
is kept out of this country, we
shall see our great system of free
pursuit of trade and professions
lost to us.
It is easier to make one vote
for a movement which brings a
hot lunch, a feather bed, a lazy
swing and a free doctor than It
is to stay in line with the rugged
Americanism which our fathers
knew and which lies at the bottom
of this nation's building.
Now, comes the threat from
Washington that the FBI will
probe into the actions of the
American Medical Association.
Forsooth, and just plain bosh.
What are they trying to do—
throw a scare into the great medi-
cal profession? Do they think
to scare them off? We are of the
opinion that it will take more
than threats of an FBI to do the
job.
Threats of the Kaiser and Hit-
ler, nor threats from Washington
will stay the fight in this country
for freedom .when the people think
they are in danger of having it.
curtailed and turned over to a so-
cialized state of things.
This Truman administration is
taking the country for a ride down
the road of loss of state's rights,
loss of the Independence which
should be ours in running our bus-
iness and choosing who shall be
our neighbor or to whom we shall
rent our house. They say it Is
the Democratic party we are hav-
ing to run things for us. If it is
the Democratic party in charge,
then Mr. Truman is secretary of
the Swiss navy.
Public Hearing on
Willis Crossing To
Be Held Feb. 16th
Announcement is made from
the U. S. Engineers office in
Tulsa that a public hearing is to
be held February 10 in Ardmore
on the matter of erecting a bridge
across Lake Texoma at a point on
the Willis, Okla., side of the body
of water.
The matter of such a bridge has
been under discussion for more
than ten years. A meeting was
held here in Denison some years
back at which time only one voice
was raised in favor of such a
bridge. That voice was a doctor
from Willis who pointed out the
advantage of such a bridge. It
was before there was much talk
also of a Denison dam and lake.
Since that meeting sentiment
has gradually altered until today
the vote is on the other side and
the bridge is desired. The possible
costliness of such a structure has
been the chief thing in the way,
the width of the lake waters mak-
ing such a structure far in excess
of previous figures.
However, pursuant to a resolu-
tion adopted by the committee on
Public Works of the'United States
on August 18, 1949, the district
engineer has been directed tc
make a preliminary examination
report with a view to determine"
if any modification of recommen-
dations in existence need altering
or advisable at this time.
The meeting will consider f rst
if additional expendiure of fed-
eral funds for detailed investiga-
tion of the matter is advisable.
A full and free discussion of
the matter is sought and all par-
ties interested are Invited to be
present at the Ardmore meeting.
City Adds Two
Attorneys To
Fight Lawsuit
Announcement was made this
week by the city officials that
additional legal talent in the per-
sons of Gullett & Gullett had been
added to the city attorney's de-
paremtn to defend the city against
the lawsuit by Kenneth Mills.
The city attorney is W. M. Malone.
In making the announcement,
Mayor Harry Glidden stated "We
believe that the citizens of Deni-
son are entitled to the very best
in legal talent in protecting their
interest in this matter."
The home of Mr. Mills was bad-
ly damaged by an explosion when
the city was, at the request of Mr.
Mills, using a fog machine at the
home, 1221 W. Bond street. A
fpray was being used under the
building when the explosion o>
curred. The machine belonged to
the city and was being used by an
employe of the city.
Mr. Mills is asking for total
damages of $30,000. Broken down
the amounts are $18,000 for dam-
ages to his house, $8,000 for furn-
ishings and $4,000 for rents * and
other expense incident to the ex-
plosion.
DeWittGreer Is
Invited to Visit
City Council
A general discussion at Tues-
day's City Council meeting, about
the proposed new highway that
will run through the city, enter-
ing at Austin avenue, was follow-
ed by a motion from Commission-
er George Stratton that DeWitt
Greer, state highway department
head, be invited to visit the coun-
cil and give some definite infor-
mation as to the proposed plans,
especially the location of south
end and north end and dimensions
of the new viadutt, which is in-
cluded in the plr.ns.
Mayor Harry Glidden reported
on the progress being made by J.
A. Cuff and Tom Ireland, who are
appraising the property which will
have to be purchased from the
owners before the highway can
start. City Attorney William Ma-
lone gave a resume of court pro-
ceedings that will necessarily have
to be undergone, if condemnation
<iuits are taken to court.
"The people of Denison voted
a bond issue to build a new high-
way through Denison, including a
new viaduct," Mayor Glidden
said, "and the $180,000 is in the
bank. The people are entitled to
know definitely where the new
viaduct is going to begin and
where it is going to end, and so
far we have had no definite com-
mitment from the highway depart-
ment' A telephone conversation
with the state highway depart-
ment, followed by a letter of con-
firmation was decided upon, and
Mayor Glidden will report to the
council on its results.
Dairy cows are roughage eating
animals. Give them plenty of
good hay—as much as they want
whenever they want and need it.
LOUIS PETERS
RETURNS TO U. S.
FROM NAVY CRUISE
After a four-month cruise in
the Mediterranean, Louis E. Pet-
ers, fireman apprentice, USN, of
Denison, Texas, is scheduled to
return to Norfolk, Va., January
27 aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Leyte.
The Leyte has been operating
with the Sixth Task fleet over-
seas and all personnel were af-
forded the opportunity to' visit
Greece, Malta, Italy, the Rock of
Gibraltar, France and the Island
of Cyprus.
Rebate Checks to
Service Men Here
at Trickling Stage
Only a few veterans service in-
surance rebate checks, of the $2,-
800,000,000 refund being made by
the Veterans Administration,
have been received in Denison lo
date, it was reported this week
by Postmaster .T. R. Brown. The
first check went to Joe Crain,
1100 W. Crawford about two
week ' ago.
Service organizations estimate
that the average check will total
$175. Figured with the approxi-
mate i'.,200 applications, the fig-
ure for Denison would reach the
staggering sum of $385,000.
Checks are being mailed on the
basis of the last three serial num-
bers of the veterans, beginning
with 000.
Those veterans who have not
received their checks or notifica-
tion of their application being re-
ceived, should file duplicate appli-
cations, it was stated by Mrs. R.
F. McFarland, manage]- of the vet-
erans county service office at
223 West Main. Mrs. McFar-
land is ready to help veterans in
the matter of filing duplicate ap-
plications if necessary, she said.
She also explained that forms for
applications for dividends due es- j
tates of deceased veterans whose
insurance had lapsed at the time
of the veteran's death, will, be
mailed by the Veterans Adminis-
tration without applications.
Dividend checks will be paid
beneficiaries who are currently
receiving insurance payments,
Mrs. McFarland said, and to those
who received their beneficiary in-
surance in full.
Application blanks may be ob-
tained from the War Claims Com-
mission in Washington, D. C., for
those service men or women who
were prisoners of war, and for the
dependents of POW's, it was ex-
plained, and to those civilian in-
ternees and their dependents, and
for religious organizations.
And to those veterans who did
not receive as much In their re-
bate check as they think they are
entitled to, Mrs. McFarland of-
fers her services and that of her
office, to go over the veteran's
papers with him, and help him
straighten out the matter.
Mrs. McFarland's information
was slight on the matter of the
decreasing scale of payment on
account of the age of veterans,
reporting only that men over forty
were receiving less per one thous-
and dollar insurance than younger
men.
"Use It wisely, buy United
States Savings Bonds," a small in-
scription on the back of the cheeks
advises.
Stratton Would
Let People Vote
On Manager Plan
"I think it is high time, and
there are a great many here in
Denison who agree with me, that
Denison should vote on whether
or riot \ye should have a city man-
ager form of government," de-
clared Commissioner George Strat-
ton Tuesday at the meeting of the
city commissioners.
Mr. Stratton said most of the
cities of this size had that form of
government and he believed Deni-
son deserved such a form of run-
ning its business.
"1 know I do not have time to
give what is needed to the city as
a member of the city officials and
I don't believe any of us do. I
would like to go on record as fa-
voring it and would like to see us
give the people a chance to vote
on the matter," he concluded.
Mayor Harry Glidden immedi-
ately made answer by saying "I
am, and have always been bitter-
ly opposed to the city manager
form of government. I fought it
before some few years back when
the people voted it down by a big
majority and I am still of the
same opinion in the matter," he
stated.
The mayor added, "If the people
bring "a petition totaling 10 per
cent of the legal voters before this
body we will gladly call an elec-
tion in the matter."
DHS Alumni
Makes Plans
For Its Future
Much enthusiasm was manifest
ed Tuesday evening at the called
business meeting of the Denison
High School Alumni Association
in the high chool, with Miss Helen
Hodges, president, in charge.
Informal discussions in regard
to ihe future of the organization
were held, ana committees named
to carry out the proposed plans
tentatively adopted.
Joe Bear was named program
chairman; George Myers and
George Easterly will head the pub-
licity committee and Jack Barker
was appointed finance chairman.
Among the new regulations
adopted was the raising of the an-
nual dues from fifty cents to one
dollar. And it was reported, any
donation over and above the an-
nual dues will be welcomed, and
will be used to further the plans
to put r.ew life into the associa-
tion, which is one of the very few
high school alumni groups in exis-
tanee.
Another meeting will be called
within the next few weeks, accord-
ing to Miss Jean Fssary, associa-
tion secretary, and all interested
ex-students are invited to attend
and lend their ideas to the rejuve-
nation process. Announcement |
will be made as to the time and !
place of future meetings.
Smythwick Given down-TOWn window
ixtngsi:: displays will show
many articles amide
BELTON, Texas, Jan. 26—The
jury in the murder case of Sam
Smythwick, charged with slaying
Newscaster W. II. (Bill) Mason,
returned a, verdict last night giv-
ing^he defendant a lifetime term.
"It's too easy for him," sl*>ut-
ed the widow of the slain man,
when she heard the verdict.
The courtroom was crowded
from the opening of the trial and
the interest has been intense. The
state established the fact that the I
shooting of Mason followed threats
made by Smythwick. Mason was
unarmed at the time of the killing.
Mason was shot to death on
July 29th, only one day after he
accused Smythwick in a broadcast Forty-two cakes netted the
over an Alice, Teras, radio station, March of Dimes $48.50 last week,
of operating a. notorious night according to Charles Snyder,
club. Smythwick at the time was chairman of the Denison Fund
a deputy sheriff in Jim Wells campaign. Another cake sale
county. will be held Jan. 28 at the Safe-
— way store.
Chances for a large cake are
being sold at 15c or 2 for 25c.
The cake will be baked by Mrs.
Harry Gaines, and the name draw-
ing will be held Jan. 28 at 7:45
p. m. Contestants need not be
present.
Anyone wishing to donate cakes
for this phase of the March of
Dimes fund raising, may call Mrs.
STiyder, 1945, or Mrs. Gaines at
3160-W. Assisting Mrs. Snyder
and Mrs. Gaines are Mrs. Judd
Sampson, Mrs. Frank Cowell, Mrs.
Johnnie Pearson, Mrs. W. A.
Backest, Mrs. Fay Killingsworth
and Mrs. Paul Wisdom.
The March of Dimes drive will
be climaxed by three dances on
Second Cake Sale I Barker as chairman of the
Slated for fl)arch
of Dimes Campaign
Denison is poised for one of the most attractive fea-
tures it has ever observed in the solid week opening next
Monday when most of the articles manufactured in more
than 50 industries here will be on display in various win-
dows of the local merchants.
| Following a well arranged
| plan under direction of Jack
Barker as chairman of the
manufacturers' committee of the
Denison Chamber of Commerce,
the more than fifty local manu-
facturers have been given a spec-
ial window in which to show their
line of goods turned out by their
plants. ^
The unique idea is something
entirely different from anything
previously tried here in that only
manufactured articles from Deni-
son plants will be shown in the
windows.
The varied line of articles
made here will prove a surprise to
most of the citizens, it is believed,
since even the central committee
arranging the event learned for
the first time that the city had
certain plants here turning out
articles for sale to the public.
It is to encourage home indus-
try, to inform the people here and
the visitors as well who may come
to Denison during the'week as to
what may b2 had in Denison.
What Denison makes, also
makes Denison, it is urged, and
unless the people know what is
made here they may not intelli-
gently lend cooperation in build-
ing Denison, the committee thinks.
The event opens Monday and
runs through the week, ending
with Feb. 3rd.
City-Wide Canvass
Planned Feb. 5th
for Church Census
The ministerial association of
Denison announces a city-wide
canvass is to be made Feb. 5th,
and a religious census made. Ev-
ery church whose pastor is affili-
ated with the ministerial associa-
tion will have part in the canvass
which is an annual affair.
Friday morning of this week
the pastors, in a meting at Waples
Memorial church, outlined the. .
special territory to be covered by|the nl*ht of Jan. SO, the birthday
each church During the week be-|°f lat* Franklin D. Roosevelt
tween Jan. 29 and Feb. 3 the hinlself a vlct,m of P,oll° and
workers in each congregation who |:Sunder.of the National Founda-
will make the canvass will be se- tio of Infantile Paralysis Ten-
lected. Sunday the 5th of Febru-!tat,vp P,ans have *ee" muade for ScOUt Circle 10
ary the plan is to have all workersarrangement of the three or- A j) JJ p 3
bring their lunch tc, the church j'chf8tras: th\ T«°raa Buckaroos ™ "alias r *
. ,, • , v. will play at the Veterans of For-
and after the morning worship „, , ,, ,
, ... , , eign Wars home, the Modernaires
workers will have their luncheons „ , ^ . , T t>
at Hotel Denison, and Johnny Ro-
Annual Meet Boy
and leave at 1 p. m. to make the I
bertson and his Texans at the
canvass. It is believed the can- . . ,
, .01 ti. American Legion home.
vass can be made Sunday after-
noon , Tickets for the dances are
n ' . ■ . available at the Interstate 1hea-
Rounding up the campaign rep-.^ ^ thp Superba Ticket hold.
resentatives from each church will
meet at Waples church Feb. 9th
at 2 p. m. to separate the canvass
cards and hand them to the var-
ious pastors according to prefer-
ences indicated 011 the cards.
It is believed that hundreds of
persons are not identified with any
church, and the census is to give
any such persons an opportunity
to indicate their preference.
| ers will he-entitled to attend
J three dances.
Denison merchants have donat~|address the
1 cd many items which will be auc- ] will use as
FREE MAPS TEXAS ROADS
JUST OFF PRESS, FREE TO
PUBLIC FOR THE ASKING
The annual meeting of Circle
Ten Council, Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica, an agency of the Community
Chest, will be held February 3, at
the Dallas U. S. naval air station,
4: • miles west of thd Dallas city
limits on the Fort Worth pike. /
Dr. Arthur A. Schuck, of NejW
York City, chief scout executive
of the Hoy Scouts of America, will
assembled group and
a background the
tioned off a.t the dances. These Scout crusade, "Strengthen the
include 5 cakes, 5 hams, a perni-i^,.m 0f Liberty." Dr. Schuck has
anent wave, r.n electric clock. .1 Ibeeii a scoutmaster, commissioner,
bath-room set, a floral center* council board member, executive,
piece, and a $30 set of cooking Ln(j |l;ls i,oen jn his present posi-
utensils. The items will bo handl- 11ion for some three years. He is
ed as a Chinese auction and auc- j niakiriji* a special trip to Dallas
tioneers will be Harry Glidden, |t0 participate in this meeting.
• Bert McGregor and Mr. Synder. "Plans are being completed for
Infantile paralysis delivered A!3,000 parents, District and Coun-
i "one-two" punch to the nation in j oil Committee members, Unit
the ! the past two years, pointed out |Committee members and Leaders
to , Mr. Snyder. As a result, March! of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and
City Decides In Case
Petition Bus Station
Owner on Taxi Stand
When a petition came before
the city commissioners Tuesday
from Lloyd Shelton in which he
asked permission to place a taxi
service at the bus station, which
station is operated by Shelton, the
city officials made answer that
they had no jurisdiction in the
matter.
The city officials took the po-
sition that if the taxi service was
to be operated on their own land,
It was private ground and the city
would have no jurisdiction.
However, the police department
was authorized to carry the infor-
mation that the parking meters in
front of or near the bus station
could not be used by any private
business for stalls, even though
they placed coins In the meters
regularly. It wis declared that
the city law provides only two
hours at a'time for parking in
cases where! one might turn such
parking to a business venture.
AUSTIN.—Want to know
best route from Boca Chica
Texline? j 0f Dimes funds, facing the greaat- j Explorers of thc 14 counties of
Motorists may hove the lat?sl 1 est need in history, are at the low- Circle T"n Council to attend the
official Texas highway map just \ 0fit p0in. ever. dinner ar.d meeting which will be
for the asking. ( j ]„ 194^ the case toll of 27,908 held in the Drill Hall, beginning at
I). C. Greer, state highway en- j worked that year as tha second P['. M." according to R. M.
gineer, states that the 1950 map! worst polio year on record. A j Allma.n, Council Commissioner,
is the best ever published. Anyone j relatively light year was hope-.' who is chairman of arrangements
desiring a free copy should con-;for following it. Instead came for this meeting.
tact the Texas highway depart- 1949 with an all-time high report-
ment ed—upwards of 40,000 cases.
The new map has been brought | widespread and intense was
up to date to show all of the re- the 1949 epidemic that 40 states
cent changes in the principal high- reported more cases than in 1948.
ways of the state. Complete mile-1 Some states had ten times as many
age tables are shown. ] cases.
Twenty-five full color picture< National Foundation for Infan
show points of interest in Texas
and along the Pan-American high-
way in Mexico.
The highway department distrib-
uted three hundred thousand co-
pies of the 1949 edition. An even
larger demand for the new map is
anticipated.
Geoffrey Chaucer was the first
poet laureate of England.
It has been scientifically prov-
en through extensive research con-
ducted by the medical school of a
distinguished university that you'll
"do better" if you eat an ade-
quate breakfast.
Raw vegetables and fruits will
stay crisp longer if washed and
wrapped in waxed paper or a dry
cloth.
tile paralysis chapters in state aft-
er state saw their funds complete-
ly wiped out in providing patient
care National headquarters of
the polio-fighting organization
sent it. supplementary financial
r.id of over $8,500,000 by mid-
Nove i'jer, thus depleting its epi-
demic reserves, Mr. Snyder point-
ed out. Everyone is urged to con-
tribute and help Denison achieve
the highest sum in its March of
Dimes history.
Occipitofrontalis is the technical
name for the scalp muscle.
Beethoven wrote some of hia
greatest music after becoming
deaf.
KATY CAR LOADINGS
Car loadings for the M-K-T.
railroad for the week ending Jan.
13, 1950 numbered 4,410 for local
loadings, and 3,802 for those re-
ceived from connections. For the
same period of time last year the
totals were, local, 5,346 and 3,961,
connective.
Local loadings for the y«ir to
date total 7,759 and the connec-
tive loadings were 7,123.
Total number of loadings both
locnl and connective for the year
to date 15,070, and the corre-
sponding figures last year were
10,705.
Repair Gluta Window
At Lone Star Cat Co.
A front glass window in the
Lone Star Gas building at 615 W.
Main street was repaired this
week by a Fort Worth window
Gloss company. A special crew
was here to do the work.
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