The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 193, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1958 Page: 1 of 4
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WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WOMB EXACTLY AS IT GOES'
10c LEVELLAND, TEXAS
ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)
FRIDAY, MAY 30,1958;
Installation of DeGualle
By Sunday is Predicted
Socialist flifi
Expected to Give
War Hero Reins
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THOUSAND AN HOUR FILE PAST
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By STANLEY JOHNSON
PARIS (AP)—Socialist Leader
Guy Monet left Paris today to
meet Gen. Charles de Gaulle amid
predictions the World War n hero
may take over as premier Sunday
or Monday.
If the Socialists swtyg to De
Gaulle, his approval tv the Na*
tional Assembly is assured.
Mollet, former premier, talked
for a long time with^ President
Rene Coty, who throughout the
day has been urging poMScal lead-
ers to accept De GauHB or face
civO war.
Wartime Premier Edouard Da-
ladier told a meeting of his fellow
Radical Socialists after talking
with Coty that if all went well,
De Gaulle would b« invested as
premier Sunday or Mood*#/
TtaiarKov salfl the general had
■ .“I “ ^ “T _
ing of The Unknowns when he told
the livdng ones:
"Each of you occupies a very
special plaee in the admiration
and in die affections and respect
of America.
"You have offered on the field
By ELTON C. FAY
and WARREN ROGERS JR.
WASHINGTON (» — Grateful
and mournful Americans heaped
highest honors today on The Un-
knowns of two wars.
At the Capitol where the name-
less ones from the battlefields of
World War II and Korea lay in
state under the great dome, floral
tributes piled higher in tier upon
tier.
And as the hour approached for
the final enshrinement of the two
fighting men beside the Unknown
Soldier of World War I, the pro-
cession of visitors kept filing past
the twin catafalques in unending
line.
A thousand an hour they walked
past, a cross section of a nation.
There were the mothers .who
would never see a son again—he
^^Sw^ww’piain tourists, chat-
tering and unconcerned outside a
moment before—struck solemn by
the occasion.
And everybody in between.
At the White House President
Eisenhower greeted 216 holders of
the coveted Medal of Honor here
to take part in the ceremonies
and made ready to confer that
decoration on The Unknowns in
the final ceremony at Arlington
National Cemetery.
The President, an old soldier
himself, talked over old times
with the men decorated for valor.
And he could have been speak-
of battle die very most that can
be offered in defense of those
ideals and these principles on
which AmeyKa stands. *
Hundreds passed through the
several gates of the huge national
(WAR DEAD—Page 3)
ONE DRIVER KILLED ON FIRST LAP
11-Car Crash Mars
new flag which, along with the
Shorty Templeman an* Jerry Un-
ser.
U riser suffered a dislocated
right shoulder. Russo was able to
get back on the track after re-
pairs.
Templeman also got back into
the race.
Unser a first time starter, went’
over the wall in the first - Jap
crash.
O’Connor was a test driver for
the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.,
when he was not racing.
He 'was wrecked in the first of
his five Memorial Day starts, in
1954, when a freak storm hit only
the southeast comer of the track,
where he was running. He fin-
ished eighth in both 1955 and 1957
but was stopped in 1956 by a split
radiator.
Dick Rathmann said, "Elisian
said his brakes went out and he
spun in front of me. My car was
Split • in two and it was just a
mess back there. I have only a
few bruises.”
The green light went back on
for racing speed at 11:30 a.m.
(CDT) 25 minutes after the crash.
Favorite Jimmy Bryan was lead-
ing, followed by Eddie Sachs,
Tony Bettenhausen, Johnny Boyd
and Billy Garrett.
Sachs took the lead away from
Bryan soon after racing was re-
sumed but shortly lost it to the
veteran Bettenhausen.
Later, Chuck Weyant, 35,
(CRASH MARS—Page 3
killed today In a thunderous 11-
car crash on the first lap of the
42nd 500-mile auto race.
The handsome 29-year-old Irish-
man from North Vernon, Ind., an
early leader in the race the last
two years, met death in the
wreck—with the 33 starting cars
running in a bunch.
Dick Rathmann of Miami
charged into the lead on the first
turn then lost control on the third
—northeast—corner of the 2Vi-
mile brick and asphalt track. As
he spun, the other cars piled up.
flagpole /was presented to the City of LeveUatid by the group; find their auxilary at Memorial Day ceremonies Fri-
TRIBUTE PAID TO COUNTY'S WAR DEAD ;: - -------
ing explained by Cbty, included
the demand of fun powers for at
least one year. During that time
Parliament would be limited to
one brief session of perhaps a
month.
The powers granted Dfe Gaulle
would be used primarily to re-
form the governmental setup and
restore peace in Algeria. A re-
DeGAULLE—Page 3)
CROSSROADS
New Pole. Flag Dedicated
In Memorial Day Ceremony
REPORT
Dear Editor
I see where Texas Congress-
man Rogers is worried by how
the committee - virus has got
Washington in a state of static
confusion.
"Whether it be in Flanders Field, ence Copeland, local VFW com-
Gettysburg, or under the Lone Star mander of post 4506, by Mrs. Cope-
the nation pauses today to pay tri- land, president of the Ladies Aux-
bute and homage to those who iliary.
paid the supreme sacrifice," Rev. Commander Copeland raised the
R. C. Copeland told those assem- fjag t0 half-mast, assisted by Basil
bled for Memorial Day ceremonies Foster, Warren Reid, Wayne Mat-
at Levelland Cemetery, Friday thews, Altus Baker, and C. B.
morning. lnoonkester, while Aviation Cadet
The Veterans of Foreign Wars: Raymond Tietsort of Reese Air
in cooperation with the'American Force Base, played taps.
Legion^ National Guard and other Rev. Copeland then led the group
service groups, staged a flag rais- in prayer in which he asked that
ing ceremony and officially pre- all remember those "who gave
sented a new flag and flagpole, their lives for the great ideals in
which has been erected in the ee- which they lived and for which they
metery circle by the VFW. died.”
The ceremonies began with pre- Mrs. Copeland then presented a
sentation of the color guard and message of hope in which she re-
the firing of a rifle salute. The minded those who had lost hus-
new flag was presented to Clar- (NEW FLAG—Page 3)
Ponties Trip Femole Burglar
Harried Ladies Day
Greets Merry England
He says even the committees
are now appointing committees
and ail of them are working to-
ward the noble objective of get-
ting bigger appropriations for
carrying on their work of get-
ting bigger appropriations.
By ORIJN BREWER
Most of the city took a holiday
from business as usual Friday fqr
Memorial Day, including officials
at the courthouse and city hall,
post office, banks and others.
People at the courthouse survey-
ed things, took a poll and decided
to extend their holiday another
half day.
Most court house offices are
normally open until noon on Sat-
urday, but in order to give em-
ployes the benefit of a long holi-
day weekend, they won’t be this
week.
Courthouse offices will not be
open again until Monday morning.
oOo
A lot of people have already
"headed for the hills" and
others are planning to attend
the Rotary International Con-
vention in Dallas or hold forth
on various fish lakes, visit
relatives, or just relax. One of
the most popular places will
be Ruidoso, where flat coun-
try residents can enjoy the
mountain cool and put their
money on the nose of a nag,
a little manipulation which
brings a strange sort of plea-
sure, we’re told.
Matter of fact, we've even
been extended the courtesy of
a pass to Ruidoso Downs, op-
ening for the season this very
Memorial Day — a day whirh
could really become a memor-
ial day if you let enough mo-
ney ride with the wrong horse.
oOo
Now some folks say it’s wrong
(DAY IN THE SUN—Page 3)
lahoma, after a visit in Levelland
with Dr. Dave Parsons.-*
Belvin is a member of the Okla-
homa Legislature and is Chief of
the Choctaw Indian Tribe of Okla-
homa. He and Dr. Parsons were
school mates.
Rev. James is superintendent of
the Goodland Indian Orphanage ad
Hugo. The institution was estate
lished 108 years ago by the Pre*»
byterian Church for orphaned
Choctaw Indian children. Sine#
that time, orphaned children from
other tribes have been admitted
to the orphange which has become
interdenominational.
girl Joan Rhodes—she rips phone
books and such as vaudeville
headliner—learned that you can’t
bend a male in your hands like a
nail.
Her fiance, singer Don Rennie,
said he is calling it quits because
after a two-year engagement Joan
still won’t name a day for the
nuptials. Also his friends made
too many jokes about his com-
parative puniness.
Miss Rhodes, a piquant brunette
(LADIES DAY—Page 3)
By HAL COOPER
LONDON (AP)—It was ladies'
day in England Thursday.
A woman was hauled into court
on a burglary charge because the
elastic in her panties gave way.
A girl pulled the wrong chain
and stopped a train carrying 300
passengers.
A girl was parted from her
bridegroom by the Town Council,
which held that his presence over-
crowded the house they lived in.
And the strongest girl in the
world lost her grip on her fiance.
First, the case of the perfidious
panties. They belonged to Mrs.
Maude King of suburban West
Ham. She was walking down the
street when the elastic snapped.
As the panties began their slow
but certain slither into public
view, comely Mrs. King looked
frantically about for cover. Spy-
ing what she thought was a va-
cant bungalow, she popped in
through a window to make emer-
gency repairs. At this point the
front door opened and in walked
the bungalow’s owner, Frederick
Dowie. He called the police.
Mrs. King blushingly told the
judge her story. He acquitted her.
Up in East Anglia, meanwhile,
a fast train from London jolted
to a halt several miles short of
Norwich, its destination. Some-
body has pulled the emergency
brake chain. The conductor
rapped on the door of the ladies’
room and out darted a fright-
My apprehensive neighbor
says before the committee-ap-
pointed committees start ap-
pointing committees, we need
a committee to research up
some anti • committee vaccine.
mm
UAWT akesAim on Chrysler, Ford
After Failing with GMC Contract
auto workers in this recasskp
year. He wants wage Increases,
improved pension benefits and a
share of profits from fifim finan-
cially able to pay them;'- 'v
members at GM would have to
work without a union contract.
In previous years when con-
tracts between UAW and the au-
tomotive Big Three ran out, the
pacts were extended on a week-
to-week basis until new agree-
ments were concluded. TTiis time,
GM charged the union with bad
faith in bargaining and declined
a temporary extension despite
union requests.
Both the union and the company
have issued instructions on how to
operate without a contract.
The terms were set Wednesday
by GM. They generally follow the
By CHARLES C. CAIN
DETROIT (AP)—General Mo-
tors’, contract with the United
Auto Workers expired today as
the company rejected a last-min-
ute bid by the UAW to work out
a temporary agreement covering
300,000 GM workers. •
The UAW then centered its at-
tention on Ford and Chrysler in
hopes of working out new agree-
ments with both companies before
current three-year contracts run
out Sunday midnight.
GM, like Ford and Chrysler,
stood steadfast through weeks of
negotiations on its offer to extend
GM earlier estimated the UAYT
demands would add 73 cents ID
the present $2.40 hourly'Wage foe
GM workers. It changed this fig-
ure to 48 cents an hour after th#
union revised some demands. — •%
GM said extension of the oki
agreement would give workers a
9-cent pay hike this y#ar and 7
cents in 1959.
The UAW president failed in a
dramatic peace offer he made to
GM in the final five minutes be- J
contract that expired Thursday
the current agreement for two
ened schoolgirl, almost in tears
fore the contract ran ot&.
Reuther suggested that GH,
hourly rated workers be given a
chance to vote in a secret ballot
whether they favored the t#Df'
year extension offered by GM of
the multipoint demands made by
the UAW.
Under Reuther’s proposal, if a
majority of workers favored the
union proposals, GM would be
(UAW AIM*—Page 3)
night—except the company will
quit collecting members' dues for
the union and UAW membership
will not be a condition of employ-
ment at GM.
The union said It planned to put
men on GM plant gates to check
membership cards of employes in
an effort to maintain an all-union
shop.
Reuther admittedly farced an up-
hill fight to achieve his goals for
“I pulled and pulled and pulled,
and I can’t make the lavatory
go,” she gasped.
Over to Haydock in Lancashire.
There the Town Council notified
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Marsh that
their new son-in-law Melvin Shaw
makes one tenant too many in
their town-owned house. Melvin
must go. His bride, nee Melva
Marsh, may stay.
Back to London, where strong
years.
UAW President Walter P- Reu-
ther told hewsmen he was “disap-
pointed but not bitter" over
failure to agree on a new GM
contract.
Reuther, weary after a last-
miniite bargaining session that
ran all day and up to the mid-
night expiration time, obviously
was unhappy as he disclosed that
for the first time in 21 years UAW
At Th* Theatres
TODAY!
The WALLACE
SAYONARA
with Marlon Brando
Four Carver students received special citizenship
CARVER AWARD WINNERS
or scholastic awards at Thursday night’s g raduation exercises for Carver High and
Junior High School. From left, they are Ve ra Helen Miles, citizenship; Sandra Brown,
citizenship, George Griffin, citizenship and science, and Joe Louis Blair, math and sci-
ence. The students were rated as the best in each catagory in the entire school sys-
tem. The citizenship award is a special honor designed to promote good citizenship
among Negro students both on and off the campus. (Staff Photo)
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Brewer, Orlin. The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 193, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1958, newspaper, May 30, 1958; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1139146/m1/1/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.