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man school pupils show kiin interest
English Class With New Twist
Studies Civic, Social Problems
2 THE ABILENE, TEXAS, REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, Texas, Friday Evening, April 1, 1949
By DOROTHY KINCAID
H-SU Journalism Student
“I can’t believe! High school
English classes, waa not the only the officers with whom their re-
doubtful official search will take place
_________________One other class had filed ques-
English just isn't this interesting,” tions concerning problems on the
search will take place.
CITY COOPERATION
- ._____._____________- ._________Committees are then selected by
exclaimed Mayor B R Blanken- community’s natural resources An- the class These include a steering
ship _. other had left a list concerning the
A hot of questions concerning city ordinances with the city man-
juvealle delinquency had just been ager and other officials
placed to his hand by a group of In this new method of study the
enthusiastic students classes decide on their own sub-
The mayor could hardly believe jects for research. A list of ques-
it. The young people were going tions which the students want an-
to observe the correction of juve- swered is drawn up under the guid-
nile delinquency in Abilene ance of the instuctior. This list Last year some *2 students made
Blankenship speaking of Mrs plus two carbons la distributed to a city-wide survey on the subject
Selma Bishop's high school senior I the mayor, the city manager and of equalizing opportunities among
the underprivileged. They made
door-to-door inquiries. Each stu-
dent had to turn in his grammatic-
group to plan trips, a secretary
who keeps three copies of each re-
port for three different booka, and
a resolutions committee to study
the completed book and write at
the close their own observations
and proposals as a result of tbs
research.
FORGERS CAUGHT
6 Houston Youths End
Life of Easy Earnings
HOUSTON, April 1. (UP)—The
“success” story of six Houston
young men, affording them six
months of ease and plenty and a
bountiful $4,000 Christmas, col-
lapsed today in the wake of forgery
charges
The sextet, including one juve-
/ nile, admitted to detectives they , _-, .
. had casually bilked Houston mer- ful of newly-printed checks for
chants of at least $15,000 A lack of well-known firms the Glenn Me
caution, they said, ended their, * “
luck
Charged with two forgery counts
each were William A. Preston. 22:
Cut in Spending
Is Taft Solution
To Balanced Budget
ally correct typewritten copy, be-
fore he could visit again. Every
pupil had to have his work in be-
fore the class could move again.
With this incentive the whole group
was able to move together with
greater speed.
Cecil D Kirk 22 James McMahan. I When city, authorities learned
IB; Frank Ruffino. 21. and Harold | what the students were doing they
J Granton, 17. The juvenile wasco-operated in every way possible,
turned over to juvenile authorities. The young people were invited to
Their system, so simple it aston- —'
ished police:
civic meetings and activities of the
city leaders
on. couth cuntered Without any suggestion from Mrs.
- .a. -—
ces, and on leaving grabbed a hand- I girls added hose for this occasion.
Students who chose to study cor-
Cm r C * rection and prevention of Juvenile
<. array Co. Houston Natural delinquency are visiting the
Gas, the J.-S. Abercrombie Oil Co. juvenile authorities Boys Ranch
,Acohort. meantime, would be and the dependent girls’ home at
filching, * handful of application Buffalo Gap Other classes will be
blanks for drivers licenses observing first-hand- the episodes
The two got together, filled out dealing with their particular sub.
the payroll checks for various jects.
amounts, affixed the drivers’ 11- Mrs Bishop says that in this
reuse blanks for identification, and new experiment there are almost
lined up at big chain stores to cash no failures. Children learn to work
them. The checks were never ques- with each other in order to make
tioned.
the class 100 per cent in its surveys
in a single night, they confessed. The teacher points out that the
forged checks netted them a total method breaks down clannishness,
.of $3:500 Some stores even took in self-consciousness and inefficiency
WASHINGTON. April 1. 'P—Sen. checks that were only half-printed. [Students train themselves in mak-
Taft R-Ohio offered his proposed a nd were without a date or the ing decisions and carrying through
S3 billion slash in federal spend- name of a bank For Christmas the research. They also become
lag today as the answer to Presi- pleasure the forgers cashed $4,000 well acquainted with city manage-
< dent Tuman’s argument, that a in drafts against the Glenn Me-ment.
sefederal deficit would hurt more Carthy Oil Co. One class studied city ordinances
“MEetax boost..1 An end came to the idle life Members found that early laws of
Seyho heads the Senate suddenly when the juvenile a 16- the town which have not been re-
Policy Committee, commented:, year-old. left his job at a printing pealed included this one It to
"If we can cut 10—per cent out company The checks were found against the law to chase a chicken
of most of these, appropriation, missing and detectives checking down the road, unless the person
bills that are coming along we the firm’s file on job applications chasing his fowl to prepared to
can save to billion and have a com; discovered handwriting on the shoot it.
fortable surplus of more than $2| youth’s application matched some Having taught school 28 years,
billion to apply on the debt, of the forged checks. Mrs. Bishop has had more than 5.-
Mr. Truman has predicted that The youngster implicated his 600 students in her classes. She
the government will run 3873, mile companions and all admitted their has been at Abilene High School
lion to the red ■ the year beginning * *---
next July 1, unless taxes are in-
creased His warning that such a
deficit would do more damage than
higher taxes came at his news con. Fort Worth Man
ference yesterday, 1
But Taft contended this would be Heads Dry Cleaners
only a “ book deficit.” To put on
new taxes in a time of falling prices
would do more harm than good,
the Ohioan added.
activities when questioned by au- 20 years.
thorities "English should be taught by
-------------------------------------j following the natural bent of the
student." she said, "and thia la all
I have tried to do I find that when
this is done, there are no uninter-
estea pupils.”
y
HERE’S YOUR CAT—"Here’s your cat, Marlene," says
William Ray Hargrove, Texas and Pacific locomotive
engineer, as he hands a black cat, “T-P,” to Marlene
Wendt, 13-year-old Oxford. La., girl. The event, one of
the biggest in Oxford's history, was brought about by a
letter which Marlene wrote the railroad, asking that they
replace her cat, “Cinder," after he was killed by a passing
train. . (NEA Telephoto)'
Few Taxis Operate as
New York Strike Begins
WTCC Backs
Good Neighbor
Commission
The West Texas Chamber of
Commerce’s Latin-American com-
mittee has voted strong support
for the Texas Good Neighbor Com-
mission following a meeting of the
group Thursday in San Angelo.
The commission to under investi-
gation by the State House Inves-
ligating Committee for its parti-
cipation in the case of Felix-Lon-
goria, the Three Rivers veteran
killed overseas whose burial plane
at Three Rivers caused controver-
sy. He was buried in Arlington
National Cemetery near Washing-
ton D. C., following the long dis-
pute.
The .commission charged that
racial discrimination waa involved
in the refusal of undertaking serv-
ice to the Longoria family which
had asked for use of the funeral
chapel for their son’s funeral.
The WTCC group agreed Thurs-
day to testify, if necessary, at the
hearings in Austin next week in
behalf of the state commission.
Undertaking services were al-
legedly refused to Longoria’s fam-
ily when the veteran’s body waa
brought to his home at Three Riv-
ers.
Members of the WTCC commit-
tee present at the San Angelo
meeting were C W. Meadows, Sr.,
chairman; and Ed Nunally of San
Angelo. Connally Baldwin of La-
mesa. L. D. Aston of Cleburne, and
Jim Netto of Del Rio.
President John D. MiteheU of
1 Odessa headed the WTCC officials
at the Angelo meeting. Others
present were D. A Bandeen, gen-
eral manager, and L. A. Wilke.
• manager of the service depart-
ment.
2 Tom Sutherland, executive see-
retary of the Good Neighbor Com-
mission, also participated in the
meeting-.
DIES IN PLANE CRASH-
Dr. William H. Dow, chair-
man of the board and presi-'
dent and general manager
of the Dow Chemical Co.,
who with his wife and three
other persons, was killed
in an air crash in Canada.
(NEA Telephoto)
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King,
wartime Chief of Naval Operations,
is President of the Naval Histori-
cal Foundation. "
NEW YORK. April
. (UP)— ers and maintenance men refused
John L. Lewis-organized taxi driv-
ers went on strike today for union
recognition, leaving New York's
streets almost bare of cabs
All but a few of the 36,000 driv-
Hoover Skips
SPA Decision
1 to work. _ '
1 At the morning rush hour when
most of the 11.510 taxis ordinarily
would be jamming the avenues
and cross streets, a police survey
of all five boroughs showed only
701 taxis operating.
The first threats of violence in
the walkout, which began at 4:30
a m . were reported in Harlem.
Police there arrested four Negro
taxi drivers and charged them
with disorderly conduct for threat-
Judy Canova Escort
Dies in Plana Crash
Beery Settlement
Awaits New Reply •
LOS ANGELES, April 1. —
Mrs. Gloria Schumm has been or-
dered to show shy abs should not
accept a $20,000 settlement from
Actor Wallace Beery, 64, tn her
suit charging him with fathering
her 13-month-old son
Mrs. Schumm, 33, known in films
as Gloria Whitney. asked the court
to nullify the settlement. But yes-
terday her attorneys, Morton B..D
Harper and Milton D. Klein, filed
a petition in reply and the court
directed her to appear Monday.
She alleges that she was intimate
with the actor, in 1947. She later
remarried Actor Hans Schumm, 52.
Houston Author Dies
HOUSTON, April 1. ue—Mrs.
Martha Lucinda Smith, M. died at
her Houston home yesterday. She
was the author of several booka.A
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DIXIE CREAM
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At South
BEAUMONT, Calif.,” April 1. IP
— A plane crash in the mountains
five miles north of here has Uken
the lives of three Los Angeles area
men, one of them a frequent escort
of Hillbilly Singer Judy Canova.
Dead are Robert E. Anderson,
pilot, of Maywood, Dr. Robert
Thompson and Malin Chambers,
both of Huntington Park, passen-
gers. Dr. Thompson a dentiat, is
Miss Canova’a friend. The plane
crashed on a Palm Springs to Los
Angeles flight Wednesday night.
‘Now is the
time to prepare
for Summer
refrigeration
needs!
TRADE-IN
Your old
refrigerator on
a brand new
N
ening a non-striking driver.
The police survey of taxis oper-
ating at8 a. m. showed that 421 of
WASHINGTON. April 1. (A)—The
Hoover Commission on Reorgani-
zation of the Government failed to
make any specific recommendation
to Congress on the future of the
Southwestern Power Administra-
tion.
The commission said today that
its, individual members "have dif-
fgrent points of views as to organ-
izational and administrative free-
ommendations on the govern-
ment’s electric power and irriga-
tion enterprises.”
Who Wants
Your Picture?
Your Wife, your Children.
Your Parents
Would like an up-to-date
portrait of you.
Thurman Studio
the city’s 6,300 Fleet-owned cabs
were rolling and only 280 of the
5,000 owner-operated taxis. J
Taxi stands were empty at
Grand Central Terminal, Pennsyl-
vania Station and the Airlines
Terminal, ordinarily lined with
hundreds of taxis. Incoming travel-
ers had to carry their own luggage
to hotels by bus or subway.
Leon Zwicker, regional director
for Lewis’ newly-organised taxi
union which is demanding recog-
nition and higher wages, charged
that company-hired strike breakers
FORT WORTH. April 1. (UP)—.
The Texas Laundry and Dry Clean-
ing Association ended its three-day
convention here yesterday with
the election of officers.
A. B Spain, Jr., Fort Worth,
was named president of the
group Named vice-presidents were
Cheries Burton, Austin and Or-
val Slater, San Antonio. Jack.
Henckels, Fort Worth, was re-ap-
When the final 1949 motor ve- pointed secretary-treasurer.
Auto Registrations
Near 14,000 Total
F
hicle registrations are officially
tabulated, the total is expected to Dallas, Baytown Men
be close to 14,800 according to a C..L L.-LL
report Friday freer the office of peek eeycee Fost
Reburial Sunday
For Sergeant
Killed on Okinawa
COLEMAN, April 1. — Reburial
rites for Sgt Webster M Rule,
who was killed Aug 11, 1945, on
Okinawa, will be held here Sun-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock
The Rev. John Mueller of Austin
will officiate at the graveside serv-
ires with J. E. Stevens Funeral
Tax Assessor-Collector Raymond GALVESTON, April 1. (— Sid- Home in charge of arrangements.
Petree. ney Lee, Dallas, and E. M Kirk- Burial will be to Coleman Ceme-
Approximately 13,500 vehicles patriek, Jr., Baytown, wore lead- tery.
had -agistered through Thuri- ing contenders for election as press . Buie was born March 11, 1915.
ident as the annual Junior Cham- He attended schools at Valera and
day S HW ber o Commerce’s convention got for a number of years was in
1 at mid- up full steam today charge of his mother's farm west
Several others have been ru-of Coleman
A mored as candidates, but no other He trained at Concho Field and
* mor ve- offleial announcements had been was assigned to overseas duty to
_made early today. May 1945
^TV^^vT^Lik'e Keynote speaker at noon today
Thursday to take was Sidney McMath, governor of
lers. There were a
tin dribbling in APAAs__
1. The office ex-,
continue through Fruit Fly Legislation
----------Predicted by Texan
Burial will be in Coleman Ceme-
ter
the
North Texas State
Honors War Dead
DENTON, April 1. (UP) - Par-
ents and relatives of war dead
WASHINGTON, April 1 V—
Legislation may be necessary to
keep the Oriental and Mexican
fruit flies out of this country, Rep
Benteen (D-Tex) said yesterday
, .. , , after a conference with Secretary
vore special guests, yesterday at of Agriculture Brazilian
dedication, ceremonies O .North The Agriculture Department to
Texas State College’s new Student making a study to determine If
UAA . legislation to needed to intensify
The building was dedicated at present control efforts, Bentsen
the first annual “Worth Texas said Brannen told him.
Day" in memory of‘1949 former Meanwhile, the department waa
students kitted la World War I and urged yesterday by a citrus indus-
n. try advisory committee to do more
The principal address was deliv- research work on citrus produc-
ered by Maj Gen Roger M Ra- tion problems It warned entrance
may Eighth Air Force commander of the fruit files could ruin the
and former NTSC student. citrus and other fruit industries
He was with a construction en-
gineer’s battalion, and was working
on the construction of Futema Air-
field on Okinawa at the time of his
death He was buried at the Island
Command Cemetery, Okinawa.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs.
Ethel Buie two sisters, Mrs. 0. D.
Hector, and Mrs. Dean Hector, and
nephew, Layton Dean Hector, and
two brothers-in-law, Milton Trapp
and O. D. Hector, all of Coleman
A task force (subcommittee) re-
port on Southwestern Power, re-
1138 N. 2nd.
Phone 3703
were carrying guns
leased simultaneously, also made Nearly 100 strikers gathered in ’
_________kut Near sinners gathered in
Times Square.
no specific recommendations but
said
"It has been asserted by private '
public utilities interests that South-
western Power Administration is
engaged in, or plans to engage
in. extensive duplication of exist-
ing transmission facilities.
“We do not express an opinion
as to the merits of this conten-]
tion.”
Southwestern Power was set up
to market power from faderally i
constructed flood control dams in
Arkansas and Louisiana and parts |
of Missouri. Kansas, Oklahoma and i
Texas. 1
Heavy English Fog
"Were waiting to see how many
independents and Fleet cabs try
to keep rolling." one striker said |
"We’re behind John L 100 per cent
because he's the only one who
would come into New York to help |
us."
DEVOE
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race
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tert
RIGIDAIR
REFRIGERATOR
LONDON. April 1. (PP)—One of
the heaviest fogs its years wrapped
the Southeast English coast for the |
fifth day today, causing the death |
of two fishermen and the loss of |
I two small vessels.
VISA
a Picture Frames
a Paints and Varnishes
Black and Young Co.
942 Ne. Ind.
Phone 3633.
LOANS
FHA and Conventional Loans
to build, buy, modernize, or
refinance.
REPAIR LOANS - to add a
room or garage, paint, re-
roof, plumbing, insulation,
weather-stripping, venelian
blinds etc. Payable from 12
te 36 months.
Also on automobiles and
other collateral.
Abilene Savings and
Loan Association
190 Cypress • Phone 430%
Don't wait for hot summer
weather when old refrigera-
tors break down. Trade-in
be prepored for the hot
months ahead when you
trode for o new Frigidaire ge
your old refrigerator now! r- . ; . a Frigidaire with all
these newest, modern con-
Repairs cost in both money
and inconvenience. You'll
• Meter-Miser mechanism
• Exclusive Quickube Trays
a Big Freezer Storage
• Roller-bearing Hydrator
veniences.
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Movie Academy to
Continue Awards
HOLLYWOOD, April 1 uam
yp. Osear. The Academy of Motion
Pleture Arts and Belances says
your annual show will still go on.
The Academy governess, beset
by withdrawal st report from five
MAT K, m'earry on
somehow next year.
Just how wasn't made plain, but
the announcement said the method
of financing future awards will be
determined after annual elections
of new officers in May.
The governors said a poll of
Academy members brought ever-
whelming veto to fever of esatinu-
ing the awards for achievement to
2.27. ae of the
Murray Addresses -
API et-Odesse
ODESSA, April 1. (UP) - Com-
servation progress in West Texas
was discussed today by Rail-
road Commission Chairman W J.
Murray, Jr. to an address before
members of the American Petrole-
um Institute here.
Mere than 700 members of the
Permian Basin chapter attended
the regular monthly meeting and a
barbecue supper which followed.
They’ve caught on so fast, even WE are amazed. Obviously,
these ere the colors men went, the perfect blend with what-
ever you wear. NOTE This is the completely NEW shirt. You'll
want to see it.
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APRICOT
Vermejo
Project Hearing Set
WASHINGTON, April 1. UA—The
House Reclamation Subcommittee
will hold a hearing early in May on
• Ml to authorise the 7,000-aere
Vermejo Reclamation Project in
Nogtheastern New Mexico
The project would expand a
rcun,rieated "etion to Col-
Reclamation
ir Navy women officers
indoctrinations gt the
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