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57TH YEAR OF DAILY SERVICE— NO. 38
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AFTER FATAL SCHOOL BLAST
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THIS WEEK AT THE FAIR
REMEMBER W'HEN
longer to live."
world's problems could be solved.
THERE’LL BE NO TAX INCREASE
8 p.m.:
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Record-Breaking Fair
Poised For 'Opening
Jovial On A
Tour Of Farm
“A mn walks across the street
with a bomb and kills children,”
cried W. S. Hawes after identify-
ing the body of his only son, Wil-
liam S. Hawes Jr., 7, shortly after
the expiosion.
In addition to young Hawes, the
blast killed Orgeron, Dusty, an-
other pupil, a teacher and a cus-
todian.
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DENTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER IS,
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the actual electrical expense in
1957-58.
Th* city actually had a surplus
in 1957-58. The city spent $3,538,-
470.83 in 1957-58 and in that same
city had revenues totaling $3,546,-
270.62.
That means a surplus of $7,736.79
for 1957-58. In 1958-59 the city is
expected to have a surplus of
$120,529.82.
Items making their debut to the
budget include 83,000 for the cost of
printing and binding a codification
of the city ordinances. Cty Atty.
Lee Holt has been working on the
See BUDGET, Page 2
5 p.m.:
4 p.m.:
mAssecieted Press Phote
Ambulance crews search for dead, wounded at Poe school
$3.8 Million City Budget
Up For Your Consideration
the fairgrounds midway.
Parking will be available on the
fair grounds at no additional ad-
mission cost. Other space also is
available on Skillern’s Shopping
Center area adjacent to the south
TODAY
12 noon: All entries in place. Women’s department judging will
be done as entries are made.
RAIMTALL
(le Inches)
Lont 34 Mours
This Month
September Average
„Ihis Year"
last Year
are filled to overflowing and a ca-
pacity-filled women's and general
exhibits section. *
COOL NIGHTS
Cool. almost crisp nights pre-
dicted by the weather bureau lend
themselves to comfort for the rec-
ord number of visitors.
Point.
10 p.m.: Awarding of first car to-fair patron.
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night and Saturday night when two
new automobiles will be given
away by North Texas merchants.
Uuwards of 6,500 persons are ex-
pected each of the two big even-
togs.
Thursday's crowd will be swell-
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Foreman Ponders Shortage Of Exhibit Space As Fair. Read!
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Editorials ....
Farm News ..
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IN TODAY’S PAPER
DENTON FARMERS get a
new look at an old crop, a re-
ult of research at the Texas
Research Foundation. Page 8.
AN EYEWITNESS tells of
what he found on the play-
ground of Houston's Poe Ele-
mentary School within minutes
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Parade, officially opening the 1880 Fair.
Jack Ruback’s Alamo Exposition Shows, open for lair’s
run. -r
Midway entertainment. "The Rockabouts," Pilot
Tawa Topics ........
TV Log
Wise County News ...
Women’s News .....
HOUSTON (AP) — Police
searched for more dynamite
today after a tile contractor
triggered a suitcase of ex-
plosives, and killed his son,
himself, two adults and two
other children Tuesday.
Paul Harold Orgeron, 47,
pressed a detonator button min-
utes after enrolling his red-haired
son, Dusty Paul, 7, in the second
grade.
Police Capt. Weldon Waycott
said it is possible Orgeron left the
dynamite in a room he rented
Monday. He appealed to the pub-
lic to help them locate the room.
Two children of the 18 persons
hospitalized after the blast on the
playground of Edgar Allen Poe
Elementary school remained in
critical condition. Two children
suffered leg amputations.
Mrs. R. E. Doty, 64, school
principal, was hospitalized
Waycott said the suitcase Or-
geron exploded did not contain
"nearly the amount of dynamite
purchased" in Grants, N.M., pre-
sumably by Orgeron.
The school opened this morn-
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sens committee Tuesday night
placed a high priority on the need
for expanded sewage facilities.
Dr. Paul W. Schedler, city health
officer, summed the situation up
by commenting: "Your (sewage)
collection system is a mess. Your
disposal system is a little worse."
Serving as chairman of the sew-
age disposal committee. Dr. Sched-
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ed by "Service Club Day.” Most
of Denton's 600 Kiwanians, Rotar-
ians. Lions, and Optimists will
have their noon meeting on the
fair grounds. The luncheon wiH
be served by the Denton County
Home Demonstration Council.
A parade through downtown Den-
ton will open the fair at 5 p.m.
today. Route of march will be
south side of the square and north
on Locust to the Highway and fair-
grounds.
TROPHIES SLATED -
Trophies will be awarded first,
second and third place* in band,
riding club and float divisions.
Judgin of more than 400 live-
stock entries wM begin at 10 a.m.
Thursday. Some judging will be
done each day and night of the
fair.
A rodeo sanctioned by the Cow-
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Ernest Simpson, 20-year-old Pi-
lot Point Negro, lay in critical
condition today at noon in Den-
ton's Flow Memorial Hospital after
a freak auto accident at 7 a m. to-
day.
The Negro man was sufiering
from a crushed chest, internal in-
. juries and shock after the car he
was driving ploughed through a
rock house on a country road
about three miles southeast of Pi-
lot Point.
The house, owned by Mrs John-
ny Crawley, a schoolteacher in
Littlefield, is vacant. There were
four other Negroes in the car with
Simpson but none was injured
seriously, Highway Patrolman Jer-
ry Latimer said late this morn-
ing.
Latimer said Simpson’s car left
the road at a T intersection to the
farm area, knocked down a barb-
ed wire fenee, crossed part of a
' field and crashed through the front
door of the house about 130 feet
from the road. The car went right
through the house, knocking out
part of the back wall. also.
BARTENDER’S BUDDY BEATS
BELABORED BEATNIK BANDITS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Two would-be beatnik bandits were beat
from the start Tuesday They just couldn't communicate.
"Man, I mean this is it," said one of the tough guys. "This is a
stickup.”
Albert Heineman. 43. bartender at the hungry i. busy polishing
glasses, only half heard him. ,
He turned to waiter Clarence Quinn: "I think these guys are
pulling a heist."
Quinn didn't hear too well, either. He thought Heinsman said
they were pulling a knife.
Quinn walked over to the pair, shook them both up, then tossed
both out Into the street.
"Man, I mean you don't get the picture," was the last word
heard.
By CHUCK GREEN
Record-Chronicle Staff Writer
A balanced budget calling for
nearly four million dollars to be
spent running Denton’s city gov-
ernment was formally presented
to the City Council this morning
by City Manager Homer Bly.
And the 83.828,878 to be spent to
1959-60—the most ever to run Den-
ton’s city government will not mean
an increase to taxes.
The biggest chunk of the budget
will go to operating Denton's pub-
lic owned electrical system. The
budget sets aside 81.629,640 for the
electrical fund. Revenue from that
department is expected to be $1,-
628,S35.
The total budget figure is $290,-
507.17 more than was dolled out
by the city in 1957-58 and 8250,883
more than Bly estimate* the city
spent in 1988-80. No actual figures
are available yet for 1858-59 be-
cause the city manager took into
consideration the interim four
month period between June 1 and
Sent. 30. During this interim per-
iod the city is changing from a
fiscal year beginning June 1 to a
boy was carrying a little brown
bag.
"He kept on urging me to get
the children to a circle,” Miss
Johnston said.
She said he showed her his suit-
case and a button he was holding
in his hand. The button “looked
like a doorbell.”
. Miss Johnston passed the notes
to Mrs. Kolter, 54, hnd another
teacher, Julia Whatley.
The teachers summoned Mrs.
Doty, who arrived minutes later
with Montgomery. -
"I told him that he had to leave
the school grounds." Mrs. Doty
said. "He kept telling me over
and over. T have to get to the
children. I have to follow the chil-
dren to the second grade '
"That is the last thing I know.
There was a terrific explosion. I
was standing near him talking to
him."
Mrs. Orgeron said she had seen
her former husband last week for
the first time since April. She re-
called him telling her "I have
done so many things to hurt you
but I’ll never hurt you again be-
cause I have found God.”.He kept
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ler also pointed out that th* sit-
uation will worsen almost imme-
diately with the completion of the
new Denton State School, the civil
defense underground center and
the many new housing subdivisions
under construction in the city.
W. A. Sewalt, chairman of the
council's executive committee, em-
phasized that Tuesday’s report*
were only preliminary ones.
“We'll finalize the reports, get
them in printed form, and report
to the citizens of Denton through
the full Municipal Research Coun-
By NORRIS JACKSON
Record-Chronicle Farm Editor
Denton County residents
today momentarily turned
their minds ’from under-
ground defense centers, Nike
bases and 10,000 college stu-
dents to a four-day showing
of the best agricultural year
in a decade.
Beginning at 5 p.m. farmers,
ranchers and purebred livestock
producer* will show result* of co-
operative weather, advanced tech-
nologies and plain hard work in
their showcase of North Texas agri-
culture.
The scene will bethe 32-acre
North Texas State Fair grounds
on State Highway 34 In northwest
Denton. More than 30,000 person*
are predicted to view exhibits dur-
ing the four-day show.
Awaiting the seam • bursting
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Bouncy and jovial, Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev
told Americans today they
and the Russians would be
better off if they concentra-
ted on peaceful pursuits —
such as raising fine turkeys.
_ "If w* don’t giv* a capitalist
turkey and a Communist turkey,
a passport, no one can tell the
difference,” quipped the beaming
. boss of world communism during
boy Rodeo Assn, will be staged
_______ _ _____Friday and Saturday nights. En-
crowd will be livestock barns that- -tertainment is scheduled nightly for
SATURDAY
8 a.m.: Quarterhorse show, initial rounds of cutting hors* con-
test.
Shetland Pony Show: mare halter classes.
8 p.m.: Second night, fair rodeo. Shetland Pony Show: per-,
formance classes.
Finals, cutting horse contest.
Midway entertainment.
10 p.m.: Awarding of second car to fair patron.
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William Hawes and John Cecil
Fitch Jr., 8, died as they ran
ahead of the class when they were
released for recess.
Jenni* Kolter. 84. a second-
grade teacher, and James Mont-
gomery. 56. school custodian, died
while aiding Mrs. Doty in trying
to persuade Orgeron to leave the
school grounds
Two incoherent notes were
found on the playground but po-
lice and the FBI could find no spe-
cific reason why Orgeron, a for-
mer convict, set off the explo-
sion.
Orgeron and Dusty entered the
school and stopped Mrs. Doty in
a hall to inquire about the son en-
rolling Mrs. Doty sent them to
the office to talk with a clerk.
Juanita Weidner.
He told Mrs. Weidner he had
just moved into the area from
New Mexico, that he was a tile
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FAST, LOUD
"He did not appear to be angry
at all,” Mrs. Wiedner said, "but
he did talk rather fast and loud."
A few minutes later, the father
and son appeared on the play-
ground where about 100 pupil*
were playing.
Patricia L. Johnston, a second-
grade teacher, said Orgeron ap-
proached her, handed her two
notes and asked her to read them
She said he kept mumbling
something about God and "having
power in a suitcase.”
She said he was carrying a
small, dark suitcase and the little
At least 1,145 blocks of city
Streets need resurfacing.
That was one of the numerous
city improvement requests placed
high on the "necessary” list by
citizen committees studying Den-
ton's need for municipal services.
The groups made their prelimin-
ary reports Tuesday night to di-
rectors of the Municipal Research
Council.
If 1,145 blocks of streets need
resurfacing, how many blocks don't
need resurfacing? That’s the
question the Record-Chronicle put
today to Felix Callahan, the city's
director of public works The an-
swer: none For. Callahan said.
Denton has 1.145 blocks of paved
streets and all 1.145 need resur-
facing
Callahan arrived at his figures
this way- Th* city has 446,830 lin-
eal feet of paved streets. That’s
84 63 miles. Using 380 feet as an
average block. that gives Denton
1,145 blocks of paved streets. Cal-
lahan had no immediate record of
the number of blocks of unpaved
streets in th* city. \
' In addition to strets, the citi-
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FRIDAY
8 a.m.: Shetland Pony Show: stallion halter classes
10 a.m.: Judging of dairy cattle, swine, sheep 2
8 p.m.: First night, fair rodeo.
Shetland Pony Show: performance rissss*.
year starting Oct. 1.
The budget, first full one under
Denton’s new charter, was pre-
sented in plenty of time for the
beginning of the new fiscalyear
—something that has happened
only once before in recent Denton
history. The interim budget made it
to the council in time for the Jun*
1 deadline. .
In his budget message Bly said
the city plans no major capital
improvements—streets, electrical
system expansion, a new sewer
plant—with funds Included to th*
new budget. There just isn’t
enough money to the city coffer
to make major capital improve-
ments possible, he said, without
a bond issue.
"Our ability to launch a street
resurfacing program from cur-
rent operations is severly restrict-
ed,” the message said. "Other gen-
eral government requirements such
as additional recreational facilities,
removal of fire stations In rela-
tion to population trends, construc-
tion of a permanent fire drill tow-
er—and public building improve-
meints cannot be financed from
current operations.”
Bly told the councilmen a bond
issue would be necessary to make
make these improvements
Most city department heads get
890 per year raises under the new
budget, but Bly said to his message
there can be no general salary
raises for all city employes. City
employes get an automatic salary
raise after the first six months
but from them on the raises are
supposed to be on a merit basis.
Bly’s salary stays at 812 000 a
year. Mayor Frank Barrow and
other city councilmen serve with-
out pay.
The 1959-60 estimate for the elec-
trical system to $169,685.99 more
than was estimated for 1958-59.
It to 875.800 more than the actual
electrical Mpsn to 1957-5a.
dl at Its important meeting on Oct.
1.” Sewalt said. The report then .
goes to the city council.
Mayor Frank Barrow, who at- 1
tended Tuesday's session to hear
the preliminary reports on the cit-
izens' research during the sum-
mer. commented: "I am extreme-
ly impressed with the work done
by this committee.”
Other reports were" made by T.
C. Bowman, chairman of the
drainage committee; Mrs. Sam '
Barton. member of the major thor-
oughfare planning committee;
Mrs. E. C. Brodie, chairman of
the Immediate street improve-
ment committee, and Frank Mar-
tino. chairman of the recreation
committee.
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wear to the formal White House din-
ner given by the President 4 Would
Khrushchev wear white tie and tails as
called for? Or would he refuse to don
the capitalistic clothes? The picture at
the left answers that one. The Russian
premier wore the sme black business
suit he had on when he arrived in Am-
I erica. But he did don a white four-in-
hand tie even if it wasn’t a white bow
I tie. Mrs. Khrushchev? She wore an
-eventng gown as did Mrs Eisenhower.
a tour of the Department of Ag-
riculture's hug* experimental
farm at nearby Beltsville. Md.
If Khrushchev was in a gay
mood, his host. President Eisen-
hower. displayed a more somber
outlook. The .President told two
White House callers this morning
he hoped the Khrushchev visit
might do some good toward eas-
ing world tensions.
Khrushchev, nattily attired and
apparently none the worse for
wear after the long first day of
his historic trip, showed his usual
ebullience at the experimental
farm. His comment on turkeys
came as he looked over an ex-
hibit of prise white turkeys.
The visit to th* farm preceded
the Soviet Premier’s scheduled
major address before a audience
of newspaper writers.
Khrushchev dropped a hint of
his primary theme Tuesday night.
In an exchange of toasts with
President Eisenhower during a
White House state dinner, the
Soviet leader noted that the Unit-
ed States and the U.S.S.R. are
too strong to permit qurrelipg
between them. «
He v added: "If we were weak
countries, then it woild be an-
other matter, because when the
weak quarrel, they are just
scratching each other’s face* and
it take* jus* • couple of days for
a cosmetician .and everything
cemes out right again. But, if we
quarrel, then not only our coun-
tries can suffer colossal damage,
but the other countries of the
world will also be involved in a
world shambles.”
This is the note the Soviet lead-
er sounded long ago—that' if the
Soviet Union and the United
States, as the two most powerful
countries on earth, could settle
THURSDAY
10 a.m.: Judging begin* for beef cattle, poultry, general agri-
culture. turkeys.
4-H and Future Farm* re of America enries judged
simultaneously with open classes.
1 p.m.: Shetland Pony Show, rodeo arena: model stallion, model
mare, performance classes, children’s riding classes.
0 p.m.: Midway entertainment
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Migh fueiday ........... 90
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Sun tets today at *<22 p.m.; rises Thursday
at 6:12 m. Fishing: Geo*.
side of the fair grounds. Entrance
to the parking areas will be off
Beaumont Street
NO SECOND ADMISSION
Fair officials this year elimin-
ated a second admission charge
previously paid by visitors to the
carnival set up on the fair grounds.
Admission to the fairgrounds
will be 80 cents for adults and 38
cents for children.
Denton’s Knights of Pythias
lodge will man fair grounds en-
trance gates and ticket booths of
sideshows and rides of Jack Ru-
back’s Alamo Exposition Shows.
The Denton County Sheriff's Posse
will handle parking chores.
Visitors will see the largest ar-
ray of livestock ever assembled in
Denton during the four-day fair.
Premium money to all divisions
wiH exceed $10;000.
Beef and dairy cattle, sheep
and swine entries exceed 300 ani-
mals and will come from all corn-
ers of Grayson, Cooke, Denton,
Collin and Wise Counties.
Entries in the Shetland Pony
Show number OS of the nation's
best ponies from the beat breed-
Sea FAIR. Pag* 3
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