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I Friday, February 5, 1954 THE BATTALION Faye |j. Legislator Speaks To Extension Club The rights and privileges of be ing an American were discussed by B. H. Dewey, state representative from this district, when he address ed the Extension Service Club Thursday. Mrs. F. Z. Beanblossom and Mrs. Fred Elliott reported about the film, “Duck and Cover” which they have shown to school pupils all over the county during the past week. Sadie Hatfield, a member of the Civil Defense Committee, showed various publications on civ il defense which are available through Mrs. Martin who is state coordinator for civil defense in fed erated clubs. The College, Station Woman of the Year, Mrs. D. V/. Williams, was introduced by Mrs. H. H. Wil liamson, courtesy chairman, and the club members gave her a rising Vote of appreciation. Mrs. G. G. Gibson announced that a new mem ber had joined the Club. She is Mrs. G. T. Davis, 109 N. Brown, Bryan. Mrs. Melvin Rotsch, chairman for the Brazos County Mental Health ENDS TODAY a juSirlipEDE Of ACTION! Association, was introduced by the Public Welfare chairman, Mrs. Fred Jones. In his speech, Rep. Dewey gave an account of eleven amendments which are proposed for the state constitution on which voters will decide in November. They are: 1. Permit counties under 10,000 population to create a separate of fice of tax assessment and collec tion, beginning January 1, 1955. 2. Allow Texans who are mem bers of the regular armed services to vote in elections upon the pay ment of the poll tax. 3. Require women to serve on juries. 4. Authorize old age and survi vors insurance coverage for prop rietary employees of municipali ties. 5. Allow counties with popula tions in excess of 190,000 to create county-wide hospital districts, to be supported by a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 evaluation. 6. Provide for four year terms for elective district and 'county of fices. 7. Grant to the legislature the power to set the salaries of certain constitutional officials and change the compensation paid legislators from $10 to $25 a day. 8. Allow retirement credits to be transferred between the state employees and Teacher Retirement Systems. 9. Increase the maximum con tribution of the state to the public assistance programs from $35 mil lion annually to $42 million. (For old age, blind and needy children.) 10. Create a state building com mission and authorize a ti’ansfer of the Confederate Pension tax pro ceeds to a state building fund. 11. Prohibit the lending of the state’s credit to any toll road au thority. Following the program the host esses for the meeting invited the group to enjoy a social hour. 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CURWQOD’S STASHING ROCK HUDSON TO if OllS | * ARCM Miitivrav EMERSON COSLa. a A UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL PICTURE News Flashes By ASSOCIATED PRESS ATMORE, Ala.—Eight white convicts followed a tunnel under Atmore Prison to freedom tonight and touched off a man-hunt covering most of south Alabama. The convicts, confined in a section of the prison known as “Alcatraz,” slipped through a tunnel being dug to house heavy electrical wiring. The prison is being rebuilt. A A WASHINGTON — The Democratic National committee said today it is sending “truth kits” ahead of Sen. McCarthy (R Wis.) to editors and party workers in the cities along his present speak ing route. The committee said in an accompanying letter it is providing the material because of indica tions that McCarthy “has been considerably more careless with the truth while speaking away from Washington than he has been in the capital, where he is under the scrutiny of reporters who have the facts readily available to enable them to check on his claims.” AAA BURKANK, Calif.—Dimmunitive Dianna Bixby is pre paring today for an assault on the ‘round the world’ flight record that eluded her four years ago. The 31-year-old mother of two children, a flier since she was 20 and with 5,000 logged hours, has set a tentative takeoff date of Feb. 24, from San Francisco, on a solo trip she hopes to make in 60 hours. AAA LONDON—Prime Minister Churchill said to day the fact that the Big Four foreign ministers are meeting in Berlin is a sign of a “definite relax ation in international tension,” regardless of the outcome. AAA WASHINGTON'—The Federal Civil Defense administra tion said today that within about 18 months the coastal and border areas may expect at least one hour’s warning of any impending air attacks. Up to now the agency has assumed that little or no warning time might be possible. AAA WASHINGTON—Postmaster General Summer- field has told Congress that 166 postal employes have been discharged as “security risks” with “many hundreds” still under investigation. The postal service has about 500,000 employes. AAA MANILA—The British motorship Fernmoor radioed to day she was aground on a reef off Palawan Island and “will abandon almost immediately. Please send plane.” Amphib ian aircraft of the U.S. Navy and Coastguard sped to the stricken vessel in the South China Sea. An unidentified Japanese ship was due in the area soon. AAA WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Dulles in Berlin has stalled an American reply to Chinese and Korean Com munist demands for renewal of preliminary peace talks at Panmunjom. Dulles reportedly is waiting to sound out Sov iet Foreign Minister Molotov, as well as the British and French. Ranger Trial May Wait; Parr Being Investigated ALICE, Feb. <£>> — Judge Wood row Laughlin and Dist. Atty. Rae burn Norris said today the trial of two Texas Rangers on assault to murder charges probably won’t come up right away, unless the Rangers demand an early hearing. Capt. Alfred Allee and Joe Bridge were indicted by a Jim Wells county grand jury yesterday on a charge of assault with intent to murder George Parr, South Texas political leader. The indictment grew out of a court bouse brawl here Jan. 18 in volving the two Rangers, and Parr’s nephew, Duval county Sheriff Archer Parr. Laughlin said his docket was “very full” until March 1, when a new texm begins. The Rangers are free on $2,000 bond cash. Their boss. Homer Gar rison, said they would stay on duty in this area. ALICE, Feb. 4 <^P)—U. S. Atty. Gen Brownell said today thqt treasury department ie investigat ing income tax returns of George Parr and a few others in Duval county of South Texas. Shepperd told the Washington Bureau of the Dallas News he had been assured by federal authorities that every help will be given to pushing the Duval County investi gations. . Shepperd said he had asked that six more special agents be sent to probe income tax and other mat ters. “We need more people down there before the courthouse burns down,” Shepperd was quoted as saying. Women 9 s Circles Set Meetings Two women’s circles of the A&M Methodist church will meet at 7:45 p.m. Monday. The Ruth circle will meet at the home of Mis. William L. Tid well, 623 Marylake. The Aggie Wives circle will meet at the Wesley foundation with Mrs. J. S. Mogford as hostess. At the meeting Mrs. Bob Sneed will open the study of the book of Jerimiah. 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