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Van Hare, president of the Or ange Citizens Council, paid an’. old fine growing out of last year’s activities of a robe-wearing pro-segregation group known as the “Moon’shiners.” The finefor unlawfully carrying firearms . was paid two hours after a reporter inquired at the Sheriff’s office as to why it hadn’t been. Orange County -Commissioners Court shut off the county’s contribution to the, salary of a Negro nurse who supervises white practical and student nurses at the Orange City LEGALS, liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit, including Plaintiffs. Defendants, and Intervenors, shall take notice thar claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on said property at the time of this suit was filed but all taxes becoming delinquent thereon at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, including all interest, penalties, and costs allowed bylaw thereon, amy, upon request therefor, be recovered herein without further cite tion or notice to any parties herein, and all said parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to alt claims and pleadings now on file and which may hereafter be filed in said cause by all other parties herein. and all of those taxing units above named who may intervene herein and set up their respective tax claims against said property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such suit on the . first Monday after the the date of issuance hereof, the same being the 14th day of November A. D., 1955 \(which is theDistrict Court, 53rd Judicial Districtof Travis County,Texas, to be held at the courthouse thereof, then and there to show cause why judgment shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interests and costs, and condemning said property and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and statutory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff and the taxing units parties hereto and those who may intervene herein, together with all interest, penalties and costs allowed by law up to and including the day of judgment herein, and all costs of this suit. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, this 28 day of September A. D., 1955. 0.T. MARTIN, JR. Clerk of the District Court ‘ Travis County, Texas By s GEO. W. BICKLER, Deputy THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TRAVIS In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas Called “stockholder Profit Sharing -Plan,” and available only to ICT Group stockholders, this plan offers: 1, INCOME PRODUCING INVESTMENT 2.SAVINGS BANK SECURITY 3.LIFE INSURANCE PROTECTION All who participate ‘in the Stock holder Profit Sharing Plan create profit for themselves in two ways: 1.FROM CASH DIVIDENDS PAID ON UNITS OF THE PLAN 2.AS STOCKHOLDERS IN ICT INSURANCE COMPANY 0 R I C T DISCOUNT CORPORA-TION, YOU SHARE N. THE PROFITS MADE BY ICT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. A vitally iinportant message to all ICT Group stock -holders YOU ARE ENTITLED TO PARTICIPATE IN_ THE NEW Stockholder Profit Skating Plan After many months of hard work and careful study, The ICT Life insurance company is ready to announce an exclusive personal benefit plan for !CT Group stockholders only! If you are an ICT Group stockholder, Home Office Representatives will soon be calling on you to fully explain your rights under the Plan’ and show you how to exercise them. For your own benefit and profit, givethese Representatives an opportunity to point out many, exclusive advantages the plan offers. at. Many of you may want to have the Plan explained to you in detail before a Home office Representative has a chance to contact you personally. At right is a coupon to be filled out and mailed if you would like to have complete facts on the Plan as soon as possible. Remember, Stockholder Profit Sharing Plan Is for ICT Stockholders only! ‘Page 8 October 5, 1955 THE TEXAS OBSERVER VOWS Gentlemen: I understand the Stockholder Profit Sharing Plan offers me as an ICT -Group stockholder many exclusive, unprece-__. dented benefits. I want’ to be among the first ICT stockholders to hear all about the Plan and receive my Allotment Crtificate. S’o, please have a Home Office Representative call on me as soon as possible. Name Address City State ecr LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ICT BUILDING, DALLAS THE WEEK IN TEXAS Congressman John J. Bell of Cuero says he is going to run for re-election in spite of the veterans’ -land program indictment charging that he conspired to steal $154,000 from the state. He comes to trial Dec. 12 in Seguin, says there’s “nothing to” the charge. Travis County D.A. Les Procter expects to try B. R. Sheffield, former business associate of Bascom Giles, Nov. 28 or Dec. 1 on felony, charges growing out of the land Scan-, dal. Giles is already under a two-tothree-year sentence in Austin and a two-to-six-year sentence in San Antonio. ‘Cletus P. Ernster of Cuero, in dicted on charges growing out of the veterans’ land scandal, held an unprecedented news conference in Austin, said he hopes. for an immediate trial on hiS case in Georgetown, will plead not guilty, and expects to be exonerated. Notice is hereby given as follows: To: Katie Jones and Charles McGowan Jr., and the unknown owner or owners of the property hereinafter described or any interest therein ; the heirs and legal representatives and the unknown heirs and legal repre:entatives of each of the above named and mentioned persons who may be deceased; and the corporate officers, trustees, receivers and stockholders of any of the above named or mentioned parties which may be corporations, defunct or otherwise, together with the successors, heirs and assigns of such corporate officers, trustees receivers, and stockholders, and any and all persons, including adverse claimants, owning or having or claiming any legal or equitable interest in or lien upon the _following described property delinquent to Plaintiff herein, for taxes, to-wit: All that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land lying and being situated in the-County of Travis. State of Texas, described as follows : Lot number One “II” in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to the map or plat of said Subdivision recorded in Volume 1; page 34, of the Plat Rec ce ords of Travis County, Texas ; and being the same property conveyed by Julia R. Habicht, Executrix of the estate of A. E. Habicht, deceased to Katie Jones by Deed dated’ October 26, 1892 and recorded in Volume 117, page 299, of the Deed Records of Travis County, Texas. Which said property is delinquent to Plaintiff for taxes in the following amounts: $190.28, exclusive of interest, penalties and costs, and there is included in this suit in addition to the taxes all said interest, penalties and costs thereon , allowed by law up to and including the day of judgment herein. You are hereby notified that suit has been brought by the City of Austin as Plaintiff, against the above named persons, and the State of Texas and the County of Travis, as Defendants, by petition filed on the 15th day of June, 1956, in a certain suit styled City of Austinvs. Katie Jones Et Al for collection of the taxes on said property and that suit is now pending in 1.1,e District Court of Travis County 53rd Judicial District,’ and the file number of said suit is 141,577; that the ‘lathes of all taxing units which , Hospital. The nurse’s duties had been protested by the Orange Citizens’ Council. An anonymous Orange citizen then offered to pay the county’s share of the salary$41 of $125 a month. Associated Press and Fort Worth Star-Telegram -writers have speculated that the President’s illness may weaken . Governor Shivers’s political position, since Texas is not expected to go Republican . in 1956 for anyone else but Ike. Shivers wired Eisenhower that we are remembering you in our prayers,” and Senator ‘Lyndon Johnson wired that he and Lady Bird are hoping and praying “for your coniz plete recovery.” “Sam Rayburn Day” will be ob served Oct. 27 in Fort Worth with Raymond Buck, -lifelong friend of Rayburn’s, general chairman. In Yoakum, the school superin . tendent, George Barron, who is against integration, said that some football coaches favor integration to -get “swivel-hipped” Negro l athletes on their football teams. He -said this is “pernicious.” A Citizens’ Council has finally formed at Marshall, heard Dr. B. E. Masters of Kilgore. speak Monday. Attorney General John Ben Shep perd said last iVeek he will.,”accept .. in good grace” the TexaS Supreme ,Court ruling s on whether state school funds can be paid to integrated schools.’ assess and collect taxes on the property herein. above described not made parties to this suit arc, NONE. s Plaintiff and all other taxing units who may set up their tax claims seek recovery of delinquent ad valorem taxes on the property hereinabove deteribed, and in addition to the taxes all interest, penalties, and costs allowedby law thereon up to and including the day of judgment herein, and the establishment and foreclosure of liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit, including Plaintiffs, Defendants; and Intervenors, shall take notice that claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on said property at the time of this suit was filed but all taxes becoming delinquent ‘thereon at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, including all interest, penalties; and costs allowed by law thereon, amy, upon request therefor, be recovered herein without further citation or notice to any parties herein, and all said parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to all claims and pleadings now on file and which may hereafter be filed in said cause by all other parties herein, and all of those taxing units above named who may intervene herein and set -up their respective tax claims again at said property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such suit on the first Monday after the the date of issuance hereof, the same being the 14th day of November A. D 1965 \(which is the -before the Honorable District Court, 63rd Judiaal District of Travis County, Texas, to be-held at the.courthouse thereof, then and there to show cause why judgtwit shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interests and costs, and condemning said pror. –ty and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and statutory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff and the taxing units parties hereto and those who.may intervene herein, together with all interest, penalties and costs allowed by law up to and including the day of f judgment herein, and all costs of this suit. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, this .28 day of. September A. D., 1965. 0. T. MARTIN, JR. Clerk of the District ‘court Travis County, Texas By s CEO. \\W. BICKLER, ‘Deputy SHERIFF’S SALE BY VIRTUE of a certain Order of .Sale issued by the Clerk of the 126th District Court of Travis County, Texas, on the 26th day of Sekrber 1955, in a certain Cause No. 101,827, whe in L. J. Waechter. Plaintiff, recovered judgment against Defendants Harold R. Cowan and Kermit Cowan for foreclosure’ of vendor’s lien, aausame existed on the 8th day of March 1952 and against Harold R. Cowan, for the sum of $4,5 74.24, with interest thereon at the rate of 6 per centum per annum from the 6th day of September 1955, together with all costs’ of suit, that being the amount of a judgment recovered by the said L. J. Waechter, on the 6th day of September 1955. I, on the 29th day of September 1955, at 8:49 o’clock A. M., have levied upon, and will, on the 1st day of November 1955, that being the first Tuesday in said month, at the Court House door in the. City of Austin, within legal hours, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder. all the right, title and interest of Defendants, asthe same existed on the 8th day of March 1952, and , at all subsequent dates existed and still exists, in and to the following described property leyied upon, to-wit : Lot No. One \(11, Koenig Place, a sub-division out of the James P. Wallace League, in the City of Austin, in Travis County. Texas, according to the map or plat thereof of record in Vol. 4. Page 96, of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas; save and except the East 10 feet thereof heretofore conveyed and described in that certain war-ranty deed from A. L. Charter et nx. unto Clyde V. Bays, dated 15th April, 1947, and duly recorded in Vol. 848, Page 244, of the Deed Records tf Travis County. Texas. THE ABOVE SALE to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment for $4,574.24, in favor of L. J. Waechter, together With the costs of said suit, and the proceeds.applied to the satisfaction thereof. T. 0. LANG, Sheriff. Travis County, Texas, By s HENRY KLUGE, Deputy. Austin, Texas, ’ember 29, 1955. Businessmen in. Galveston have shut down the vice in the towrt fairly tight, bringing from the Houston Press and the Dallas NeWs editorial approval. Mayor Roy Clough says he doesn’t think the shut-down . will last 30 days. Gambling and vice on the mainland have picked up, nat . urally, and there has been no effort to shut it down there. The Galveston businessmen seem serious about it, however. A federal revenue agent had a radio transmitter strapped to his chest, he testified, when he accepted a $1,000 bribt from a Dallas lumberman, Ray Hope Clem. Tax confederates outside took down the conversation on a recording machine. Clem says he was induced by the agent to offer the money, 14 In Tyler, two Duval County men, D. C. Chapa and Oscar Carillo, did not show up for trial-on charges of misappropriating public funds. Their $1,500 bonds were forfeited; 50 witnesses had to go on home. Texas Rangers are still looking for the men. The Samll BusineSs Administra* tion in Dallas is now prepared to make drouth disaster business loans in any county in Texas. ‘