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First Try To
III It Here
~ WEATHER ^
Cloudy and cooler vntlcr with
showers Wednesday night. U
tonight 36, low this morning 43,
high yesterday 72.
UNITED PRESS Wire Service
Devoted To Home Town News ana Building Breckeuridge and Stephens County
NEA Feature Serrlee
VOL. 34 NO. 219
BRECKFARIDGE. TEXAS
-W EDN ESD A Y. OCT. 27. 1934
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Norton's Namfr Not To Be
Placed On County Ticket
PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY ^
Judge Ben Chapman of Haskell,
piesiding in the writ of Manda-
mus suit to have the name of J.
E. Norton placed on the county
Locations Made
For Two Wells
In Stephens Co.
r> W. Var
ciil |j,K*ati< u
Cuddo hi Sii
f I)alia= announ-
miles south of
lis County for a
ms p;iij..it in the JaekaOfl-Lus-
sitiT I Stravn > Field.
It win be the No. S A M. !. I.as-
siter, : "•() feet from the south and
!hmi fiit fjiipn the west lines of
! i'ti"!i tl?. Block 4, T&P Survey,
. ted tin* a.2(i' fi i t wi.;i rotary.
Opesator plans to complete in
tli. Su a'.vu at about 2,i>00 feet, but
will drill to .:,2tt0 for information.
In tinr regu'"ar filed. VV. F. Hol-
n.' s, i t a!, of Fort Worth staked
the No. 1 C Alex Fambro Hi miles
southeast of Bn-cken ridge.
I >i illsite is 1,250 feet t rum the
i oitli and I,fit>n feet from the west
lines of Section ISC, BIock fi, A&P
Survey. Proposed depth is 2,000
feet with rotary.
Warren Petroleum Co.. Oil Di-
vision, operating from Abilene
staked its No. 3 W. H. Butehler 10
miles east of Throckmorton in the
<j reathouse, North (C uiglonier-
baliot as a candidate for district
clerk rendered a judgment deny-
ing the writ as asked in the plead
ings of Harris Veale vs. J. W.
Morrow, but at the same time set
forth that if Judge Morrow saw
fit he might place the name on
the ballot.
'.•raiting for certificate until the
.ballot appeared one day late. He
said he did not know there was
deadline on acting and in answer
to another question said he knew
of the action of the county com-
mittee. He added that he never did
tell anyone that the certificate
Judge Morrow when called and j had not been made. He said he
asked what his action would b<
said he would not place the ttaim
on the ballot because the judge
had not ordered him to do so.
The judgment as returned by
Judge Chapman is as follows:
1. That the Defendant's refusal
to accept the certification of the
De
the N«
d
ate) Field
Slated for 5.000 feet with ro-
t--iy, it spots 576 feet from the
vest and 2.'5l feet from the south
li"«- • of Tii&L Survey 2122, Ab-
stract .-.2;i.
Amendments Are
Heard By Rotary
name of J. E- Norton
tic nominee for Dist
he placed on the' bullo
veniber 2, iB6«t general election, b
was and is a good faith refusal ! t
based upon Defendant's jat«pr :- i t
tation of the law. p
2. That the Defendant may, if j if
he sees fit to do so, pi. ,-ueh |.i
certification presented by the I <
mocratie Executive Ccmtmittee j I;
and cause the name of J. E. Nor- ■
ton to be placed on the bailot as ••
Democratic Nominee for the offie" t
of District Clerk on the ballot for
the November 2, 1'J.Vl jjt neial •«
ectiori.
;>. That were the qu
veil not moot. this i
order the Defendant t
name of J. E. Norton on cne ballot
as Democratic nominee for the of-
fice of District, Clerk.
4. That the appli< ;.n■. for writ
of mandamus and relief prayed
for by plaintiffs shouhl be d- nii-d
because the matter involved is
moot.
It is accordingly the order,
judgment and decree of this court
that Plaintiffs Application for a
W rit of Mandamus be and is den-
ied.
It is the further oidei. judg-
ment and decree of the court that
all costs in this suit be taxed ag-
ainst Plaintiffs, for which let exe-
'Club ; cut ion issue.
Judge, Ben Chapman j": the end
' ' " ited
had asked that the writ of man-
damus be filed.
R. L. Elliott was the ±irst wit-
ness on the stand in the after-
noon session. He testified that he
| had presented the certificate to
(Judge Morrow on Oct. 19 and
j Morrow had refused to accept it.
Norton Is Heard
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No i
lid 1
km;
he
had
did
hether lii
interning
•l know t
• he post
Nor! i J
J net asl
place
the
so "bet
hi sai.
lw )d th
i the
lid no
i,ited unt
that he nevt
c.cepfc it except to t-H
was glad of it and that
s a surprise. Question
had been raised as- to
mi Grant, cuuaty clerk,
a ti-t of nominees .i;n.!
that Norton said he did
hat a list: was supposed
ed.
Uither testified tha- he |
v that the suit be filed i
:e ai y else to do J
ene years ago he had I
ffice of tax assessor.
mi
COLD FRONT BRINGS VMHB
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL HERE
Pi
I
FIRED. SHE SAVS
ed iU'ti ess Jeane William* looks
almost too d-'inure to be the cen-
ter of a Broadway uproar as she
plays, with her pet poodle in her
New York apartment. Miss Wil-
liams caused uproar when she
charged she was fired Imai her
role as a slave girl in tat musi-
cal "Kismet"
•nr
Schoo
Bur
The Breckinridge liotarv
is et for a regular meeting Tuesday
with Judge Frank Roberts present- . of testimony and arauiiwut
ins and each group to attempt to i the suit was an unusual cas
biuendiiuuits to the state consiitu-1 he did not kiw« if lie evei
tiou. ; one just like it b. fore.
Preceding the program an at-! Hi added th 'f in vr-j • •
tendance contest for the members I cuBaur circunistances that h.
was announced with the plan being! Sht the man's name should
to work with a buddy system m j the ballot but that in case
groups of three. Each member is to ! Pe®I there was iju
bf responsible
Bucks About Ready
To Battle Lamesa
Ticket sale to the Laaiesa-Breck- Big Spring '. l. Plainview T:
r nridge game next Friday night Breckemidge 13. Level land Bt
were thrown open today to the j( tie): Snyder 14, Vernon 7: Sweet-
jeneral public, but there was no j water 27. Lamesa B
the ducats early thi
thou-
for briuging two
others in his group to each meet-
ing and each group to atempt to
gam a new Rotary member.
Judge Roberts opened his pro-
gram by stressing the importance
of each citizen expressing his
judgment at the polls in Novem-
ber. "This land is under a demo-
cratic form of government and the
ptople have a definite responsi-
bility to preserve this form of gov-
ernment," the speaker said.
In speakking of the proposed
amendments Judge Roberts said
that only after passing a joint
resolution of the house and senate
and a two-thirds vote of the citi-
xens can an amendment be accept-
ed as law. He pointed out that the
amendments have passed the sen-
ate and house so now the responsi-
bility rests upon each citizen.
The Judge concluded with a
brief outline of each amendment
proposed and the arguments being
given both for and against each.
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SEEN or HEARD
By C. M. H.
If you are addicted to long
handles better get thew ready to-
night -thermometer to go four de-
gree* abo^p freezing tomorrow . .
Further rain reports received
today «w over three inches at
(•raden l)jeX ihree-fourtho at
Caddo and half an inch at Wood-
sun.
W. M. Mosley broke out his
corduroy jacket and donned it,
said it was his air conditioner . . .
Firemen extinguished a blase in
the pickup of Bob Berent* this
morning, damage slight . . . W. L.
Hunkla calls attention to his ar-
ticle on tithing on the church
page Friday.
Airport at Abilene has turned
down survey of area tor Hut-
bard Creek Lake and M. E. Daniel
said that wUt make the project
cohI the district about $7o,0M
more . . . Jimmy Williams built
two little houses, one for his cat
a ad one for his dog-aad this morn-
ing found both curled up in the
dog house.
Charles Hugler said his name of
Hagler still is in headlines, but
there is no relation between the
two . . . Tom Mashburn said rea-
son it rained today is that he fol-
lcwed the old adage and hung U]
dead snake yesterday
Ford in game against Sooner Ag-
gies completed 11 of 14 passes,
two of them touchdown passes . . .
And. we saw two persona nearly
the sidewalk this
Iten
slip down on
morning and
ney."
'break their jour-
Thought For The Moment: There
fa i aftaletHt la
. ■■HP SHI f plea
being moot, and that he would re-
turn his verdict Wednesday. He
did not consider Sept. 4 as a time
limit for action.
J. W. Morrow defendant in the
suit was the main witness ill the
tush for
morning.
L. B. Herring reported that 175
, that ; were sold Tuesday, iie day sit as un-
heard fur sale to season ticket Holders
' only. One thousand adult ticket.-
anil 2nn student tickets have been
sent here.
Whether wet weather would
drive the Buekaroos indoors fot
their practice this afternoon re-
mained t be seen. No injuries
have been incurred this week in
practice and it is reported that
Tommy Beusley's swollen ankle is
going down.
Report is that Lamesa has a bet-
epor
afternoon session of the court. He j ter club than the four touchdown
said he had been presented with j scores by Levelland would indi-
the certificate on Oetobei l!> and j cate. The Tornadoes had som«* bud
bad called R. L. Elilott and told breaks in fumbles and one inter-
him he refused to place the name ception that accounted mostly for
on the ballot. the touchdowns. They are reported
No Objection To Norton as a fast team and out to beat the
Judge Morrow said he wanted
the certificate and want -d it done
properly and that he had no objec-
tion to the name on the ballot and
that he delayed the printing of it
Heart Attack Is
Fatal To Native
Of Stephens Go.
Robert S. (SanO Taylor. <i9. na-
tive Stephens County stock farm
er. died suddenly about 0:.",0 p. m.
Tuesday. (Vtober hi« res!
deuce in Neees.it> after suffering
a heart attack.
Funeral services will V held in
the Breckenridtre Church of Christ
at 2:30 p. m. Thursday with A. R.
Waller, minister of the church, in
charge. Burial, under the direction
of Kiker Funeral Honi". will fol
low in the Necessity Cemetery.
Mr. Taylor was born October 24.
1885. in this county and had been
a member of the Church of Christ
since 1931. He was county com-
missioner for Precinct One for
six years in the period of 1936-42
He married Miss Laura West on
October 17. 1907.
Survivors include his wife, one
daughter. Miss Loyce Taylor of
Snyder; one son. Rav Taylor of
Necessity; five brothels. F. C.
Taylor of Sweetwater. W W. Tay-
lor of Llttlefield. A. B Taylor of
California. J. A. Taylor of Anson,
H. F. Taylor of Fort Stockton;
two sisters, Mrs. C. H. Vick of
Big Spring, and Mrs. Bill Mc-
Bride of Lubbock, and one grand-
son.
Buekaroos like all the other teams
of the district are.
The Buekaroos appear in good
spirit to meet them headon, how-
ever, and a good ball game appears
in store.
The Buekaroos have drooped to
third place in District 3A-1 in some
ratings and have been kept at tne
top in others. Lufkirt has beeji
rated top and Port Neches second
by some.
Standings of the teams of the
district are:
District 3A-1
Season Standings
Team
W
L
T
Pet.
Big Spring
Breckeuridge
5
0
1
.917
4
0
I
.900
Levelland
4
1
1
.750
Snyder
4
2
0
.667
Vernon
3
2
1
.5&
Sweetwater
2
2
1
.500
Lamesa
2
4
0
.3."::
Plainview
0
fi
0
.000
District Standings
Sweetwater
2
0
0
1.000
Big Spring
2
0
1
.833
Levelland
2
0
1
.853
Breckeuridge
I
0
1
.750
Vernon
I
1
t
.500
Snyder
1
2
0
.333
Lamesa
0
3'
0
.000
Plainview
0
3
0
.000
Lost Week's Results
Attempt Made On
Life Of Premier
By WILLIAM D. LAPFLER
nited Press Stuff CorrMmmrff
Egypt was in a state
emer-
gency again Wednesday, this time
because of an unsuccessful attempt
on the life of young Premier Ga-
mal Abdel Nasser.
A plumber who lives in the sub-
urb of Cairo fired eight shots at
the 36-year-old Egyptian strong
man Tuesday while the premier
ww apeaking at Alexandria.
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Man Blows Up Self
With Bomb Rocking
Edinbiirg Courthouse
EDINBURG, Tex., Oct. 27 «LH>
—An elderty man blew himself
up with a bomb In the Hidalgo
county Tex., courthouse Wed-
nesday.
Windows throughout the first
and second floors of the new <1.6
million building were shattered.
Pieces of the man, Henry Miller
of Realitos, Tex., were also
blown over two floors, officials
said.
The courthouse was crowded,
but only one other person was
reported injured. Miller went to
a secluded corner of the court-
house on the second floor and
there was blown up.
His lawyer, Chester Btodget of
Edinburg, said Miller was at the
courthouse to see about a work-
man's compensation claim. He
had claimed a total disability
from an explosion on the job.
Blodget said he thought the
bomb was hidden in a leather
briefcase
This Week's Schedule
Big Spring at Levelland.
Breckeuridge at Lamesa
Plainview a: Snyder
Sweetwater at Vernon
Two slightly terrific ball games
between unbeaten outfits headlines!
the Class 2A schoolboy
schedule this week.
One is in West Texas, the other
in Centra! Texas and the repercus-
sions may b< felt all the way to
the state finals next December.
In one, Colorado City hosts Stam-
ford in a game which should settle
the District 4 crown, while in the
other defense-minded Ennis takes
on Wuxahachie in the showdown
game in District 1!).
Colorado City's Wolves have
bowled ovt r seven straight foe.;
(Continued on Page Two)
Former Resident
Succumbs After
Lengthy Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. li. V.
Black. 78, former Breckeuridge re-
sident who died in the Albany hos-
tiital at 10:.'J0 p. in. Tuesday, Oc-
tober 2ii. will tie held at 10 a. m. j
Thursday: in the First Methodist j
le R«'V. 'w". L. Haiikla, pastor!
je local church, is to officiate I
ited bv the Rev. Harold Hum j
y. pastor of the First Christ I
j 'a# Church in Albany, and the j
! Rev. p W. Walker, pastor of the \
jKiist Methodist Church in Den-]
i ton. who was a former Sunday j
pupil of Mrs. Black.
a I yr.il I be in the Brer ken- |
Cemetery under the direc- j
Kiker Funeral Home. i
Black, the former Hattie I
Sayie, was born in Oakland. Miss.. ]
on February 2n. 18711. and moved ;
j with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J
; Green Sayle. to Stephens County j
j in 1878. Preceding her marriage
j to the late John Black m 1897,
, Mrs. Black taught school in the
i county. Their only child. Vernon
i Black, preceded her in dtath on
June 18, L953.
While in Breckeuridge Mrs.
| Black was active in civic and
I church work. Four years ago she
j moved to Albany following her
marriage to R. Y. (Bob) Black.
Survivors include her husband.
I R. V. Black of Albany; three
j grandchildren, Mrs. E. D. Potter
j of Wichita Falls. Mrs. Pack Wad-
'jc'ilt of Monument. N. M., and Har-
j "Id Black of Seminole; one bro-
ther, H. W. Sayle of Brecki'nridge,
! and seven great grandchildren.
Pall bearers will be J. R. Coody
• Jr.. Garland Coody, Boss Hood.
Homer Martin. John E. Douglass,
f"' h" •'• i und Robert James Brown of Abi-
tootoaJ j Ierle
on
Mi
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Three Dismissed
By Local Hospital
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ports three dismissals as the only-
activity listed for the past 24
hours.
Frances Elizabeth Smith was
transferred to an Abilene hospi-
tal and Mrs. D. H. Livingston and
Frances Powers were discharged.
Ike Believes Peace Chances Better
EREMtOWEI PLUS TWt TO
STIR VOTERS NT OF APATHY
By LYLE C. WILSON I from all over the country, he
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27 tl'.Ri—i learned that , the people will not
President Eisenhower said Wed-j put him in the election.
r.esday he hopes to make a flying The president expressed belief
tour of about four cities Friday in that the chances for peace arq bet
an effort to stir the voters out
or what he called apathy and sti-
mulate a large turnout at the polis
for the Nov. 2 elections.
Mr. Eisenhower told his news
conference that because oi a crow-
ded schedule. Friday of this week
would be the only day he could
get away before the elections. He
said he expects tot make a definite
decision about the trip within a
few hours.
The President will noc fly in a
government plane, but use a char-
tered commercial craft. He will
make a maximum of four steps
which he did not identify. He will
appear only at airports.
Other political highlights at the
news conference:
t. The President declined to pre-
dict the outcome of the elections
Tuesday, saying the reporters
know what he believes.
2. He said he would not regard
the election Tuesday as a vote of
confidence for or against him per-
sonally or his administration.
Mr. Eisenhower said that from
many messages he had received
Dentist In Hagler
Case Is Found
FORT WORTH, Oct. 27
Oklahoma Investigators disclosto
Wednesday that they have finally
found who made part of the den-
tal bridge that may identify the
stranger David F. Hagler Jr„ is
accuscd of murdering and trying
to cremate.
The stranger, believed to have
been a six-foot man weighing 190
pounds, was so nearly- incinerated
that the dental bridge was the on-
ly thing left to identify him by.
Agent Steel Westbrook of the
Oklahoma Crime Bureau said a
Midwestern dental supply firm
made the steel backing for
th bridge and that the bureau had
asked Scotland
who mode
KvUn*
pnqgtt.
Yard to help find
the nine-unit, fixed
ter than they were two years ago.
Mr. Eisnhower took the position
at his news conference that the
main basis for peace is to main-
tain the great strength of the free
world in opposition to what he cal-
led the great menace of commun-
ism. .
On other foreign affairs, Mr. Ei-
senhower said:
1. This is not the time to hold
top level talks with Soviet Pre-
mier Georgi Malenkov or with
the Russians sit the lower diploma-
continued on Page Two)
FM, En, Frdki
AIL Hard Stow
"Fun, food and frolic" is to be
the theme of the annual Halloween
Carnival to be held at the East
Ward school on Saturday evening,
October 30, under the sponsorship
of the East Ward Mother's Club.
Beginning at 6 p. m. the cafe-
teria will De open to sell chili, hot
and et"
fie and coffee and other
or the evening include a
fortune teller's
dogs,
ening
'ortune teller's booth, guessing
games and a fishing pond. Tickets
are on sale for the picture show
which is to begin at 8 p. m. with
the .25 ticket entitling the holder
to a chance on the door prize.
Other booths will offer home-
made candy, aprons and other arti-
cles for sale and cakes may be won
at the cake walk.
"The carnival is held primarily
for the purpose of providing whole-
some fun and entertainment for
youngsters on Halloween, but the
proceeds will be used for play-
ground equipment and other needs
for the improvement of the school,"
a spokesman for the group said.
"The public is invited to attend,"
she added, "as the carnival it for
young and old."
City Rainfall
.35; Much More
South Of Here
The slightly delayed Canadian
ctjld front reached Breckeuridge in
1 force Wednesday morning and
In ought a varied amount of rain-
tall to this immediate vicinity.
The welcomed fall was measur-
i ed .35 of an inch at the local vva-
I ter plant, but apparently the south
i eait of the county got much more.
I S. D. Broyles who lives seven mil-
es south of town called in to say
! that he received 2.7 inches of rain.
I The fall was accompanied by a
I thunderstorm that rattled win-
i dews in Breckeuridge homes ear-
; ly today.
! The fall Tuesday night added
! to the .or. received Monday made
a total in the city of .40 for the
past two days. Meanwhile, the
mercury dropped to 43 degrees
Wednesday morning sifter a high
of 72 during Tuesday. The local
rainfall reading was at 7 a. m.
and the drizzle continued after-
wards.
The badly needed moisture was
I hailed by ranchers and farmers
las being iri the nip of time for
many purposes.
' The cold front continued through
Texas Wednesday, plunging tem-
peratures to below freezing in
; the Panhandle and setting off
; thunderstorms over a wide area of
! the state.
The front lay along a line front
: hi n , • , i fi- ,• i Lttfkin to San Antonio to Del Rio
South Ward students, teachers ! r, " '''17-V, , ',s at 8 • • mid-morning and was
and parents were in anticipation 2*• ' ,uluf\ a"d I pushing its way southward. Fore-
todav as the big. annual South ' 1 • '• h' u tin ; ,.asters said it would probably dts-
Ward Halloween Carnival wa* KUi,rf) . i'l-a : sipnte into the Gulf of Mexico
readied for opening: tomorrow I '•£ i Wednesday night.
•light at fi p. m. i . J ; i t - h > ,i k 11 . The norther dropped tempera-
Small, earnest salesmen in sii.a : " -run! 'i j"'" i ii.res to 27 degrees at Dulhart
T " I i til I nil I'cfhi i? ii : irhr - r / niilofil- i ,,, . , . , .
early Wednesday, the lowest this
season. Amarillo reported .'JO d'-
grees. But Corpus Chrisci, on the
BRIEF GLIMPSE—Dr. Samuel Sheppanl. -on trial in Cleveland
charged with the murder of his pregnant wife, Marilyn, is granted
a brief glimpse of the outside world and a breath of fresh air prior
to rcsumptiou of court proceedings Tuesday. Ever-present deputy,
r:ght. keeps a wary eye on the doctor. I NEA Telephoto)
Big Doings At
South Ward To
Ready Carnival
New Officers To
Be Honored At
Church Dinner
... . on Thursday night at 7 o'clock.
;es and droves have canvassed! T., .. . , *,
homes and business houses all w eek I . . ' {.^ V tf, v*, „' r i •' ''
with fistfulls of slightlv so,led | 'a' ^ th:l "I
1 castor) is to recognize newly-elect-
ed church officers and organiza-
j tional workers, and to proyide-
them with the opportunity of par-
tickets. Prizes will be given the
room and the child selling the
most tickets.
Mothers were planning a day j
with the oven to prepare thi'
witn tne oven to prepare the ex-! «• ..e, • i .u
pected 100 or more pies and 41)1 ,".:P r) ' . '
cakes which will serve as dessert £"'u' }" K .< "b.b.,>t
serve as
in the kitchen and prizes in the
"cake walk" contest. Other mothers
cooked chickens for chicken salad,
made chili for the hundreds of hot
dog3 to be sold, sewed aprons and
doll clothes, or made candy for
the candy booth.
Different Ward Sehool rooms
were being dressed up for an
apron booth, a fish pond, a ring
toss, a grab bag, a puppet show, a
cake walk, a game room. Besides
all this there will be a door prize
and a jar full of beans to guess
at.
Witches and goblins, pirates and
Indians, skeletons and spooks of
all sizes will be. out, at the South
Waid Halloween Carnival Thurs-
day night.
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Law Against Mixed
Fights Ruled Out
AUSTIN, Oct. 27 <U2>—'Texas'
law banning prize fights between
Negroes and whites was tuled un-
constitutional Wednesday by the
Third Court of Civil Appeals.
The court struck down the law
on the grounds it violated the 14th
Amendment to the U. S. Constitu-
tion.
The suit was brought by L H..
(Sporty) Harvey, San Antonio
Negro boxer, who contended the
state law denied him equal oppor-
tunity to make a living as a pro-
fessional prize fighter.
The law was upheld in a ruling
last Feb. 5 by Austin District
Judge Jack Roberts, but that
holding was reversed Wednesday
by the appeals cour. .n a decis-
ion written by Associate Justice
Robert G. Hughes.
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Two Persons Die
COLORADO CITY, Tex.. Oct.
2? iDIE)—Two persons were burned
to death and two were missing in
a fire which destroyed the three
storv Colorado Hotel early Wed-
nesday.
Lightning struck the building at
12:01 a. m. and the building was
quickly in flames, nut guests
broke windows and most of the IS
registered in the hotel escaped.
The hotel is located near the
fire station and a fireman heard
the hotel guests screaming and
saw the flames.
The police department said one
of the dead has been identified as
J. R. Tryce. Identification of the
other dead and missing was ex-
pected shortly, police said.
The building mi a total Ion.
ticipating in a "Stewardship Lead-
di-
Dal-
ias. Dr. Cobb is secretary of the
Department of Direct Missions and
Promotion for the Baptist General
Convention of Texas.
"Our church is most fortunate in
securing the services of Dr. Cobb,"
Rev. McBride said, "and we believe
his ministVy among us will provide
great impotence to the Christian
stewardship program of o u r
church, which has almost doubled
during the past four years."
The secret of rapid growth of
Southern Baptists during the past
decade, according to Rev. McBride,
is evangelism and stewardship.
"An aggressive program of New
Testament evangelism and stew-
ardship has made us what we are,
and only the continuation of such
a program can maintain us. That
is one of the major purposes of the
coming 'Stewardship Leadership
Conference'," said Rev. McBride.
Dr. L. B. Cobb is expected to
stress these matters at the Thurs-
day night "Stewardship Leadership
Conference."
_o—
New H-Bombs Are
Tested By Russia
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27 <U.E —
Atomic sources said Wednesday
thiit Russia has tested some nevt
H-bombs, presumably in the city-
killing "multi-megation" power
range.
They interpreted a brief an-
nouncement by the U. S. Atomic
Energy Commission as meaning
that the Russians are shrinking
this country's A-bomb, H-bomb
lead.
coast, recorded 77 degrees for the
highest minimum temperature.
The thunderstorms were set off
by the front a a it shoved south-
ward. However, a new band of
thunderstorms formed in back of
the front and it was raining all
the way from Dallas-Abilene-Mid-
lund down to the coast at 8 a. m.
Carrollton. in North Texas, re-
ported the heaviest 24-hour rain-
fall amount with 1.92 inches. Oth-
ers up to a. m. included Abi-
lene .50, Fort Worth .44. Tyler .4:t,
Lufkin .41, Midland .32. Dallas .27.
Austin .22. Sherman .12. Mineral
Wells .11, Junction .10. Waco and
Sun Antonio .06, and Del Rio .01.
The forecasts for the next 24-
hours called for colder weather
over the entire state with below
freezing temperatures expected a-
guin in the Panhandle Wednesday
night and near-freezing over much
of the northern half of the state.
More scattered thundershowers
were in prospect during the day.
However, a gradual warming
trend is expected to begin Thurs-
day in North Texas.
Temperatures in addition to
those at Dalhart. Amarillo and
Corpus Christi included Childress
and Lubbock ;:7, Abilene 42, Mid-
land and Wichita Falls 43, San
A/igelo and Mineral Wells 46.
Junction 47, Fort Worth and
Sherman 40, Dallas 50. Waco 52,
Tyler 54, Del Rio 55, San Antonio*,
fit. Presidio 62, Houston 68,
Brownsville 70, Laredo 72, and
Galveston 73.
o
10 AIRMEN KILLED
SAN LUIS, Argentina, Oct. 27
<Lr-E>—A British-made Lincoln
bomber exploded in flight during
bombardment practice near here
Tuesday, killing all of she 10 air-
men aboard. The cause of the ex-
plosion could not be determined
immediately.
GOPs Shoot More Steam Into
Drive For Control Of Congress
By JOHN L. CUTTER
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27 IK'—
Republicans shot mors steam
Wednesday into their drive to hold
control of Congress next week.
Democrats won free radio-TV time
from one network to answer Pre-
sident Eisenhower.
The GOP National Committee
scheduled speeches by eight party
bigwigs—including V ice President
Richard M. Nixon and three cabi-
net members—in different parts
of the country.
And in Washington, the leading
Republican of them all—President
Eisenhower—held the spotlight
with his first news conference
since Aug. 17. The President, em-
erging at the tag end of the hard-
fought congressional battle as
the top GOP campaigner, may an-
nounce whether he wtil bow to re-
quests by party strategista that
h(. make a final swing into the
East and Mid-west this weekend.
Democrats Fight Back
Democrats, bolstered try new-
predictions that they will win in
next Tuesday's balloting, fought
buck against the last-ditch GOP
drive. The Democratic National
Committee scheduled five major
speakers, including 1952 presiden-
tial candidate Adlai E. Stevenson,
for stump appearances.
Democratic Chairman Stephen
A. Mitchell was partially success-
ful in his demand that Stevenson
be given free radio-television time
to reply to "partisan political"
speeches by Mr. Eisenhower to
"non -political audiences.*' Mitchell
included Monday's historic televis-
ed cabinet audience which Ike caU>
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