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Comments on Senate Race, Oath Bill, Italy Haring Praised Sir: It is great to know that we have such a statesman in the House of Representatives as Paul Haring of Goliad. His knowledge of history and his ability to apply this history to the present affairs of state far surpasses anything one would expect to find in the halls of the House today, to say nothing of his courage and his ability to express eloquently this relationship. Surely there are those who will be courageous now and stand with him against House Bill ‘797 should it get to the floor. It is my sincere hope that this same courage will be forthcoming should Oliver’s bill, identifying himself as a supreme being, get to the floor. Surely, the ‘ordinary men’ in the House will give the voters in their districts credit for what he puts first in his day-to-day choices that count, and will vote not against Godbut against giving one politician the supreme power of defining this god. Let’s advance our educational processes in Texas and develop the minds of these fine young people, rather than spend our time harrassing school teachers on their religious beliefs. Mrs. George W. Cowart, 1415 Avenue F, Nederland. Fine Italian Hand Sir: From the tone of the letters in the papers praising the city officials of storm-torn Italy aid,” it would seem that a lot of people thought that Uncle Sam was going to ladle out several tons of cash from the treasury and further unbalance the budget. The facts are that the “aid” offered was long term government loans to be repaid at a low rate of interest to repair public buildings or schools. This is a regular procedure in disaster cases. The Red Cross helped those people who were in dire need. While passing through Italy recently a businessman told me that 95 percent of the buildings damaged were insured and that losses were being paid promptly. He laughed at the wide-spread story that Italy had turned down a government “handout.” To use an old aphorism “there is a fine Italian hand” deep in the heart of Texas. Madison Avenue might well send a scout down down here to hire him. Carl Brannin, 5614 Ridgedale, Dallas.. In Fairness Sirs: In your issue of April 15, I have read your story under the title “Professor Hazed In Angry Hearing.” While I know nothing “BOW” WILLIAMS When Your Home Policy Expires, Check With Us About Special Savings On Our Homeowners’ Policy GReenwood 2-0545 624 NORTH LAMAR, AUSTIN Let’s Abolish the Poll Tax! MARTIN ELFANT Sun Life of Canada Houston, Texas CA 4-0686 of the merits or demerits of the proposed legislation under consideration, there is a point of confusion which results from the testimony before the committee alleging a relationship between the Southern Regional Council and an earlier organization known as the Regional Conference of Human Welfare, which was adjudged subversive. The Southern Regional Council is, in fact, in no way related to the former organization. In this connection, I enclose several copies of an editorial written by Virginius Dabney, editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, of Richmond, Virginia, on August 21, 1958. It should be of interest to your readers now that the question has been raised. I am not nor have I ever been a member of either of these organizations, but I do believe that, in fairness, the Southern Regional Council should not be defamed. J. R. Parten, P. 0. Box 1403, Houston. ‘Vicious Tax’ Sirs: I was surprised and disappointed that the Texas House passed a sales tax this week. This regressive tax would be expensive to collect; would throw an undue burden of collection on the retailer and an undue expense on those of our citizens who can least afford a tax increase. This tax would be levied primarily on the wage earner. It is easy to recognize the work of the powerful gas lobby in this bill. They have always operated according to the old maxim “tax the other fellow; don’t tax me.” They have put terrific pressures on the legislators to pass a sales tax. I am quite certain that the people of Texas will remember until next election the names of those legislators who are so solicitous of the wishes of that small minority of their constituents who comprise the gas lobby. They are now crying “we need a broad based tax that is consti CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO Richard Malone Defendant, in the hereinafter styled and numbered cause. You are hereby commanded to appear before the 126th District Court of Travis County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse of said county in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, at or before 10 o’clock A. M. on the first Monday after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance hereof; that is to say, at, or before, 10 o’clock A. M. of Monday the 5th day of June, 1961, and answer the petition of plaintiff in Cause Number 121,795, in which Patsy Malone is Plaintiff and Richard Malone is Defendant, filed in said Court on the 18th day of April, 1961, and the nature of which said suit is as follows: Being an action and prayer for judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against defendant for decree of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony heretofore and now existing between said parties; plaintiff alleges that defendant commenced a course of unkind, harsh and tyrannical conduct toward plaintiff and that defendant was guilty of excesses, cruel treatment and outrages toward plaintiff of such a nature as to render their further living together insupportable; plaintiff alleges that one child was born of this marriage, to-wit; Kathy Malone, a girl, age 1 year, and plaintiff asks the court to award her care, custody and control of said minor child and that defendant be ordered to contribUte a proper and suitable amount for the maintenance of said minor child until said minor child reaches the age of 18 years; Plaintiff alleges that no community property was acquired during their marriage; Plaintiff prays for child support of the aforementioned minor child, custody, care and control of said child, and for a judgment of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between said parties, and for such other and further relief, in law and equity, to which the plaintiff may be entitled to receive; All of which more fully appears from Plaintiff’s Original Petition on file in this office, and which reference is here made for all intents and purposes; If this citation is not served within 90 days after date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. WITNESS, 0. T. MARTIN, JR., Clerk of the District Courts of Travis County, Texas. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said Court at of tutional.” I submit that a constitutional tax on pipelines and/or gas production can be written and would be paid in large measure by out-of-state profit takers. I suggest that all of us join in imploring the Texas Senate and Gov. Daniel to put forth every effort to defeat this vicious sales tax. Wm. H. Darby, 626 John Lee St., Corpus Christi. Appreciation Sirs: Permit me to express to you my profound appreciation of the editorial”Blakley or Tower”. And with my appreciation of your fine analysis also my respect for a very honest and courageous liberal. Eight years ago I departed from the ranks of the Democratic Party in which my people have voted for 150 years or more. The shift which took place in my political allegiance stemmed from two major convictions. First, I believed a two-party system would make for better government in Texas. And the second is related to the first; a protest against the callous, irresponsible government which we have in the state house. By voting the Republican ticket I have become affiliated with the traditional conservative party, which can become as cold and indifferent to human welfare as Senator Blakley, in spite of his Democratic name. And though the extreme of liberalism, as I see it, can follow will o’ the wisps and mirages, I sincerely hope the voice of liberalism will never cease to be heard in the land. Therefore, in spite of my disagreement with many of the viewpoints in the Texas Observer, I hope the voice of the liberals will always be heard. Lewis L. Wilkins Sr., New Hope Presbyterian Church, San Saba. Rebuttal Sirs: J. L. Taylor’s and J. W. College Station, in denouncing opposition to the controversial film “Operation Abolition,” states that the film itself is truth. Although J. Edgar Hoover’s report “Communist Target Youth” deals with the subject of this film, it does not claim to be a documentation of it. In fact, it affords proof that at least one of the sequences in the film is inaccurate. The film carries no credit lines. If it carried an FBI credit line or gave information about who made it, who paid for it, who decided what footage should be used, who wrote the commentary, its authenticity and honesty would be far less in doubt. To assume that periodicals, newspapers, and church groups that have questioned the accuracy and honesty of the film are without a doubt communist or leftist is unwarranted and unfair. Even Mr. William Wheeler, chief investigator on the West Coast for the HUAC, admitted on the “Goodwin Knight Show” on KCOPTV, Los Angeles, last August that the film had inaccuracies and distortions. I believe the film “Operation Abolition” has awakened us to the threat of irresponsible reactionarism in right-wing organizations. G. N. Cooper Jr., 1409 Mineola, Fort Worth. Subscribe to The Texas Observer THE TEXAS OBSERVER Page 7 April 29, 1961 CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO James William Jones, Defendant, in the hereinafter styled and numbered cause: You are hereby commanded to appear before the 126th District Court of Travis County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse of said county in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, at or before 10 o’clock A. M. of the first Monday after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance hereof; that is to say, at or before, 10 o’clock A. M. of Monday the 29th day of May, 1961, and answer the petition of plaintiff in Cause Number 121,756, in which Mildred Jones is Plaintiff and James William Jones is defendant, filed in said Court on the 14th day of April, 1961, and the nature of which said suit is as follows: Being an action and prayer for judgment of divorce in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant for decree of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony heretofore and now existing between said parties; Plaintiff alleges that defendant began a course of harsh, unkind and tyrannical treatment toward the plaintiff and that plaintiff did nothing to bring about this kind of treatment; plaintiff alleges that defendant was guilty of excesses, cruel treatment and outrages toward plaintiff of such a nature as to render their further living together insupportable; plaintiff alleges that no children were born of this marriage and that they acquired no community property; plaintiff prays for judgment of divorce and for relief, general and special; All of which more fully appears from Plaintiff’s Original Petition on file in this office, and which reference is here made for all intents and purposes; If this citation is not served within 90 days after date of its issuance, It shall be returned unserved. WITNESS, 0. T. MARTIN, JR., Clerk of the District Courts of Travis County, Texas. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said Court at office in the City of Austin, this the 14th day of April, 1961. 0. T. MARTIN, JR., Clerk of the District Courts, Travis County, Texas. By A. E. JONES, Deputy. fice in the City of Austin, this CITATION BY PUBLICATION the 19th day of April, 1961. I THE STATE OF TEXAS 0. T. MARTIN, JR. Clerk of the District Courts, Travis County, Texas. By A. E. JONES, Deputy. TO Thomas Henry Hoover Defendant, in the hereinafter styled and numbered cause: You are hereby commanded to appear before the 126th District Couit of Travis County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse of said county in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, at or before 10 o’clock A. M. of the first Monday after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance hereof; that is to say, at or before, 10 o’clock A. M. of Monday the 15th day of May, 1961, and answer the petition of plaintiff in Cause Number 121,454, in which Beatrice Speer Hoover is Plaintiff and Thomas Henry Hoover is defendant, filed in said Court on the 24th day of March, 1961, and the nature of which said suit is as follows: Being an action and prayer for judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against. defendant for decree of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony heretofore and now existing between said parties; plaintiff alleges that defendant began a course of unkind and cruel treatment and that defendant was guilty of excesses, cruel treatment and outrages toward plaintiff; plaintiff alleges that defendant wrote checks that were not cashable due to no funds in bank, would not work, and that defendant showed complete disregard for his financial responsibilities; plaintiff alleges that no children were born of this marriage, and no community property was acquired; plaintiff further alleges that her name prior to marriage to defendant was Beatrice Speer; Plaintiff prays for judgment of divorce from defendant, for the restoration of her former name, Beatrice Speer, and for such other and further relief as the Court shall deem proper to grant, either at law or in equity; All of which more fully appears from Plaintiff’s Original Petition on file in this office, and which reference is here made for all intents and purposes; If this citation is not served within 90 days after date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. WITNESS, 0. T. MARTIN, JR., Clerk of the District Courts of Travis County, Texas. Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said Court at office in the City of Austin, this the 30th day of March, 1961. 0. T. MARTIN, JR. Clerk of the District Courts, Travis County, Texas. By A. E. Jones, Deputy. , WHAT ABOUT CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE NATION TODAY Patrick Murphy Malin, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union for many years, will discuss ‘this subject