Galveston Daily News (Newspaper) - May 6, 1959, Galveston, Texas For VISIT Restaurant n Teat In iti Hundred tnd fair of Public Service to hland and the Mainland CO IMt M dfTVlCt i Rnt in Established 1 842 GALVESTON TEXAS WEDNESDAY MAY -6 1 959 PRICE VOL 118 NO CUCTER tate the trad Wmt after fnn Wf MUc at a timber On Cold Cup rate ud the escaped Injury In nix fill li the ran Radioactivity 75 Per font Above Safe WASHINGTON UPI The Atomic Energy Commission day made public secret figures showing that nuclear tests during the past two years have put 75 percent more radioactivity Into the atmosphere than the maximum recommended by Mine scientists Dr Charles L Dunham head of the Department of Biology and Medicine who gave the ures to tie radiation subcommittee one t h e o r y holds that the increase could lead to 500 radiation dies a year But Dunham gave it his own opinion that the report presented no cause for as he subcommittee opened ings on the fallout problem Meantime AEC Chairman John A McCone promised the release toon of yet another secret report Showing the very small hazard from atomic fallout to date Dun ham also said there was IH cause for McCooe told a National Frees Club lunch that scientific studies lor the Arc indicate that ued nuclear tests on an ed basis could create a very se rious But he said the studies also show that all tests conducted to date by the United States Britain and Russia have not ly increased the radioactive con- tent of the atmosphere and the consequent fallout McCone said a recently ed report by the general advisory committee named by Eisenhower to make a study of fallout would give ther reassurance to the people ol the world about the very small hazard resulting from fallout Scattered Showers DON'T Steel Industry Warned by Ike WASHINGTON Eisenhower cautioned the steel industry and its workers Tuesday conference opening next week in Geneva Eisenhower Mid he hopes for progress toward that the United States cannot tling East-West differences If still and do nothing if they I anything does develop that en- push wages and prices upward in largea the hope for Decreasing an inflationary spiral Essentially Eisenhower I world tensions he said then a was i summit meeting would become no new stand in urging I e both management and the union Forecast for Galveston and Mostly cloudy with tered showers and ers Wednesday Thursday cloudy with chance of showers No Important ture changes Highest day near 80 degrees Winds veston Bay Southerly 15 to 25 miles per hour variable Wednesday and n m p m Tl High a m p a m p m TEMPERATURE and for 34 ending p m CST May 5 Airport Houston Sin Higr Rni Gl Denver City Huron STATIONS Mini Low un 70 3D is M New US 67 Cl New York AS 49 M 30 Norih M 59 City 87 Gl di M Knit Jt Snn O 37 Wyo ST M 71 Bft n C 71 M rom 81 39 i i 14 at Ky to display good sense wisdom and statesmanship or risk government on profits prices aud pay But bis words carried additional impact because of their timing Contract negotiations began day in New York The results the President told a mws conference will be felt by industry and the So he said I would again insist that the whole 175 million of us outfit to make clear that we are concerned about this matter and this is not thing where we are standing aside and seeing ourselves hurt It was a news conference which circled around among a score of topics domestic and international It focused on individuals as much on events From the big power foreign Bringing In She individual ment Eisenhower sala would be so he has be- Turn to Page 2 See THREE id Stirs Rout Debate Has Marks Of Filibuster Gonzalez Claims Sinister Element Is Backing Move AUSTIN Sen ry B Gonzalez launched Tuesday a delaying action against a one to help U.S Sen Lyndon B Johnson if be to run for president His attack had some of the pre- liminary marks of a filibuster Gonzalez said he would do thing he could for Johnson but tht was reslly backed by sinister elements that have ily taken advantage of Johnson's name in an effort to keep poor men from seeking office The hill was peised earlier Tuesday in the House after bitter debate and protests that it was being steamrollered through The measure moves the dates of the Democratic primaries back 11 weeks from July and August to May and June This would permit Johnson to go to the national con- Turn to Page 2 See TWO Twisters Flash Across Midlands Ominous tornado funnels ered across the Tuesday on a weather front stretching from Minnesota to Twisters were reported in as Kansas and Iowa where they tore up farms and pulled down trees and power lines The tornadic storms sprang up Proposed Electric Rates For The Houston Lighting Power Co has asked for a new rate change on monthly bills in Houston which if approved by the council would mean the elimination of the controversial demand meters If the rate change is Houston whose present rates arc identical with those of Galveston the company will ask the city commission to pass the same rate schedule George W lo Galveston division manager said Below are tables showing the effect of the proposed rate changes and comparison with the bills of major cities ot Texas Effect of proposed rate change on monthly bills under the Houston Lighting ones Power Co proposal KWH J2 14 16 20 25 40 70 80 100 200 250 500 Present I JO 56 62 73 88 1.31 2.18 2.43 4.83 16.83 2133 31.83 39.33 Proposed 5 75 75 75 87 1.45 2.32 2.51 3.01 5.01 5.76 9.51 17.01 24.51 32.01 39.51 47.01 Increase t 25 19 13 14 13 14 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 along the boundary between cool air and a May heat wave which pushed tht temperature put N degrees and broke records in many Midwest cities Hot wenther proved a greater killer than the storms and ing rains Beaches and fishing holes were jammed during the first hot spell of the season and more than 20 persons drowned Deaths blamed on storms floods and hot weather drownings since last week end totalled seven in Illinois five each in ana Georgia and Minnesota four in Iowa three in Texas two each in Oklahoma and Nebraska and one in both Michigan and sota The U.S Weather Bureau called the land between the hot and cold air a fertile zone for numerous showers and storms Severe thunderstorm warnings went up for parts of eight states Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Iowa Wisconsin igan Illinois and Indiana Iowa became the most lively weather battleground firmed twisters hit near Ames and Audubon while rain and high winds lashed the state capital of Des Moines aud six other Laugh A refrigerator's where you till they're old enough to be thrown out If you think a woman can't keep a secret ask of them their According to most wives the average man ii 40 around the chest 40 around the waist and a sance the InuK Mayor Foes Give Views At Rally Here AH But dough Favor Rule In City Elections By LILLIAN E HEM News Writer Three mayoralty candidates in the May 12 city election said Tuesday night they favor the majority rule in municipal races with run-off elections if necessary while Mayor George Roy dough voiced opposition to this plan The.candidates were queried al a public political rally at Menard Park by a panel of the Good Government Action Clubs of veston on their views relating to principles set forth In the group's constitution 1 Former Mayor Herbert Y wright attorney Andrew Baker and businessman Charles E Ott all favored the majority rule in the election of city officials de- claring it is a democratic way I am rot in favor of any type of run-off election in a municipal Mayor dough declared I would go by the actual vote cast for the individual candidate and the one who gets the highest vote is the people's choice Dr S R Kay president of the Good Government Political Action Clubs presided Dr A Stanley Dreyfus rabbi of Temple Israel gave the invocation Dr Kay introduced the panel designated to gate the candidates They Turn to Page 8 See SEVEN Comparative bills in major Texas under the Houston Lighting Si Power Co proposal to the City Council KWH 12 H II! 20 25 40 70 SO 100 200 250 500 Houston Proposed 75 75 75 87 1.01 2.61 3.01 5.01 5.76 17.01 21.51 32.111 47.01 S Oil 68 75 1.68 2.80 3.08 6.84 19.21 35.71 San Reaumont Antonio 59 1.10 -58 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.25 3.23 3.04 13.46 21.56 77 05 1.13 1.85 2.75 3.59 5.34 6.21 19.34 38.011 Corpus Fort Worth 100 1.00 1.11 30.84 45.50 36.56 44.06 51.56 1.33 2.43 3.58 188 4.48 7.58 12.98 32.98 68.13 CS 75 83 98 1.17 1.74 2.88 3.26 4.02 6.82 7.82 12.81 22.82 32.82 42.82 52.82 62.82 Legislators Aid Projects On Mainland Action by legislators in Austin and in Washington Tuesday progress of three projects concerning Texas City La Marque and the area The Texas House passed Rep Pete LaValle's HB 813 which is An ornament was ripped from in Turn to Page 2 See ONE with the dissolution of 3 and the assumption its assets and liabilities by Texas City and La Marque In Washington the Senate Sub- committee on appropriations and Public Works assured Galveston county delegation it would mend congressional approval of a appropriation to start pre- liminary work on the Texas City Seawall County Judge T R Robinson said he is confident work can be- CAR HERE ALTA LOMA May 5 David Jr 17 went Into the family garage Tuesday to feed pet white mice and found himself looking a alligator In the eye The alligator made no attempt to attack but It failed lo rate as friendly and Is now chained o a tree In the yard on South Fifth street The have no Idea from where the huge saurian came The residence Is about halfway between Boyou and Dickinson the near cst bodies of witter neither particularly noted for alligators The family agreed to lit David keep the reptile for while at least and David wai doing bit of research late trying to find oat Jmt exactly what are posed to eat how much and when HERE'S A happy ending to the case of the mining tee That's Michael 4 watching over Lulu a year-old African chimpanzee after the pet wai returned hwne Lulu wai taken from Michael's father's pet shop In t burglary UN March 21 Police traced chimp through ger and footprints to pet shop Ii Glendale and father claimed the pet PRESENTED Wharves to Repair Grain Elevator Expenditures of for im- to Galveston Wharves elevator B were authorized by the board nf trustees day The improvements include re- habilitation of the dust collection system at an estimated cost of and modernization of the temperature system to cost 000 A copy of the 1958 audit of the wharves books made by Ansell McKinney and Ness auditors was presented to each member the board including Mayor George Roy Clough Walter K Sandberg general manager of the wharves Isaid ie is now completing his annual report which will incorporate de- of the audit report He said the audit is a check into the income inventory and lions of the by its fied accountants Sandberg said he also reviewed he 1957 wharves report for the benefit of Winston C new Sandberg said he also presented Mayor Clough a copy of the ex- pense accounts of wharves for the year together salaries of those employes in a supervisory capacity At a meeting of the city com- missioners last Thursday Mayor Clough claimed expense accounts of wharves personnel were not in- cluded in the wharves audit nor Turn to Page 2 See FIVE Group For Tract Figure Far Below Fair Market Value Declared The Eart Development Fund business and professional man was the high bidder on a tract of land eaat of Beach on a bid of Walton real property of the General Servicer M- Mid from Dallas The bid wai made in the of of trustees in- Owen D Barker D P Hitter Pat James Lain Dr Edmund Henderson Lewis Harris and Henry Walton said seven bids were received ranging from Included among the bids The East Beach Development Fund Leonard H rence P C Meltter Chicago Jack B Cohen and Jack Gary Ind John P Roden Baytown 12 Winslow Inc Newport Va Joe S Benet ey Montana One bid was from Florida for but wai not considered because a proposal check was not Included Walton said the high bid not as high as hoped but the sale had been given wide throughout the United States serious consideration would be given it He said the GSA regional office will make recommendation M Washington and that a decision may be reached within week According to the advertisement GSA would have SO days to reach L decision Lain said the group of if awarded the property will Incorporate and organization will be completed He said the group desired id Turn to Page See Chamber Officials Report On Projects Status in Capital By FORREST LORD News Staff Writer The two top officials of tin Chamber of Commerce James W Lain president and Sid day general manager are back from Washington with a hand report on the Washington scene They were in the nation's tal to attend the annual tion of the Chamber of Commerce the United States but in convention hours called on several government agencies in relation to projects for ton and renewed contracts with gin this year on the necessary surveys Action concerning the Bacliff area was passage by the Texas House of another piece of ing legislation by Valle The measure HB 973 would mit the creation of a tion and reclamation district In Bacliff area to be known as Bacliff Municipal Utility Dis- to improve or construct water and sanitary ties within the LaValle said a majority of the property holders within the posed district must vole for a method of financing before the district could any work i Isle YMCA Building Drive Hits 12 Per Cent of Goal Pledges and contributions re- corded at noon Tuesday totaled about 12 per cent of the goal of in the current YMCA campaign The 20 campaign leaders at the report meeting at the Galvez hotel promised efforts to reach the goal by the end of tho campaign late in May I nm confident of the ultimate success of the drive because of the great need the people of have for the facilities it will E M Norton chairman said Tuesday Of the total was con- in the advance memorial gifts division first division to gin solicitations About 80 per cent of the campaign total is ex- to be produced by this division Other divisions are the special gifts general gifts and women's gifts divisions The is intended to raise funds for repairs and ments of the main Y building for modernization and furnishing of the branch for ments and building modernization at Camp Perry for a swimming pool with showers and dressing rooms sad for a metallic with additional al facilities lo supplement the pre- sent overcrowded main Y Gifts are deductible for income lax purposes Norton said The report meeting will be held Friday for the advance and special gifts divisions Kickoff for the women's division will be held in the Atlantis room of the Seahorse hotel ot 10 a m Thursday their senators and lives The convention was 5000 chamber members from all walks of life indicating the keen interest business men are taking in the national body's political re- forms Lain said They were received by Dr A L Miller director of the Office of Saline Water of Interior who had little new to re- port on the probable site for a Gulf Coast salt water ing plant Dr Miller advised the Turn to Page 2 See SIX BOOKS OF LIFE Take no thought of the Matt There are 3 books upon your shelf That you are author of yourself MY PAST is of the first And it contains the and wont Of those things you did But now it's through and laid away MY PRESENT Ii the book you write Today and will be done third MY FUTURE need not be Thought on Joday God holds the key And it to Him you'll pray and look He'll help you is you write that C
