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The Abilene, Texas, Reporter-News
Tuesday Evening, April 11, 1950
• IN ABILENE
Lion Hardware Gets $70,000
Permit for Cypress Building
Permit was issued Monday aft-
ernoon to Lion Hardware Co. by
the City Engineering Department
to construct s $70,000 building at
534 Cypress St.
The structure, to measure 100
by 140 feet, will be built of eight-
inch pre-cast concrete with a stone
front. C S. Oates & Son is the
contractor.
Other permits issued Monday
afternoon were:
Nelson Gardner, build residence.
790 Carver St. $3,400.
Willie Floyd, erect garage, 1841
South Fifth St, *450.
To Scout Meeting
P. F. McCarty, president of the
Chisholm Trail Council, Boy
Scouts of America, will head a
delegation of 12 local Scouters to
the annual meeting of Region t.
That session is slated in Okla-
homa City April 17-18.
Six hundred Scouters from Tex-
as. Oklahoma and New Mexico are
expected to attend the two-day
training conference
Speakers are to include Gale F.
Johnston of St. Louis; Dr. Pliny
H. Powers of New York, deputy
chief Scout executive; and Dr.
Ray O Wyland, New York, na-
tional director of the Division of
Relationships, Boy Scouts of
America.
Unhappy Egg Hunt
H. T Jenkins, who lives on
Huckleberry Lane, thinks some
adults got too enthusiastic on an
Easter egg hunt planned for toddl-
ers Sunday.
| ALL TOLD, IT
WAS A BAD DAY
OAKLAND, Calif.. April 11.
(—Rudolph C. Thurmann to
convinced Friday should have
been Friday the 13th
The 48 - year - old business
executive’s car was sideswiped.
He chased the hit - runner at
60 miles an hour, cornered the
culprit's sedan
Three men leaped from the
car, slugged Thurmann, dump-
ed him in the gutter He got
up, dashed in front of the trio’s
ear. They tried to run him
down. Thurmann clung to the
front fender until he could
shove out of danger
Mrs. Thermann, who watch-
ed the whole thing, called po-
lice
The officers arrived. They
handed Thurmann a citation
for having an expired driver's
license. No sign of the hit-run
car.
Six Get Sentences, Fines
In U. S. District Court Cases
Fines and sentences were as-
sessed against six defendants in
state transportation of forged se-
curity.
criminal eases heard before Judge Carlton Jackson pleaded guilty
T. Whitfield Davidson in U. S. Dis- to a charge of false statements re-
triet Court here Monday, lating to Veterans Unemployment
All defendants pleaded guilty to Readjustment allowance Imposi-
charges. George Cristou Kouveles - - -
was fined $25 on a perjury charge.
Upon application for naturaliza-
lion as a U. S. citizen, Kouveles
swore that he had been arrested
Carlton Jackson
pleaded guilty
lasting to Veterans Unemployment
only once. It was alleged in court
that he had been involved other
times.
A fine of $200 was assessed
against Jack Lee Freeman on a
charge of selling liquor without
paving the special tax
Nathaniel Burroughs waa sen-
tenced to two years in prison at
El Reno, Oklahoma, on a charge of
transporting a stolen motor ve-
hicle.
George W Brooks received a
fine of $300 on a charge of inter-
The hunt was planned at Cobb
Park, under sponsorship of the
Taylor County Milk Goat Associa- ..
tion of which Jenkins is a mem- U. S. TRIES TO COLLECT FINE
ber. Eggs were hidden in Iwo ---------------------------------------------
tion of sentence was withheld and
the defendant placed on probation
for one year on the condition that
he make restitution at the rata of
$20 a month until the amount la
Official Urges
Bonds Okay
City Water Supt. L A. Grimes
this morning urged the approval
of the water and sewer bonds pro-
posed in Friday's election. He
said:
“Abilene is at the crossroads
with regard to Its water end sewer
system. If the bonds for those Im-
provements ere not voted, the
town will have to stop expanding.
We cannot serve any more new
developments with our present fa-
cilities.”
The veteren official re-staled
hia opinion that water rationing
will probably be necessary here
this summer. This is certain, he
said, unless Lake Abilene catches
enough water to make the use of
its filter plant possible - and
there la a possibility of some
limited rationing, even If Lake
Abilene does furnish some water."
Shortage of filtration and over-
head storage capacity and of
adequate number lines in the dis,
tribution system are the things
that make rationing appear prob-
able. Grimes said.
These facilities are planned with
the water and sewer bonds
Included in Friday's election,
and should make future rationing
unnecessary, the weter sup-
erintendent said.
groups at one place for the big
children, and another for the
smaller.
While a woman was stationed
to watch the area where 2,000 eggs '
were hidden before the hunt, some
adults with children came on the
scene with sacks and picked up a
large quantity of eggs, Jenkins re-
lated
Council to Meet
Members of the Community Wel-
fere Council will meet st 5:30 p.m.
Thursday st the Red Cross build-
ing. according to Bob Springer,
council chairman.
Dust Threat
Grows Worse
By the Associated Press
The third big dust storm of the
peer swept wide sections of the
nation’s wheatlands in mid-Ameri-
ca yesterday.
And with the blow came fears
that strong April winds may whin
up more trouble for farmers al-
ready harassed by long dry spells
Kansas snd Oklahoma, two of
the nation’s top wheel-produc-
ing states, took the brunt of yester-
day’s winds. But strong gusts also
kicked up valuable top soil in the
Texas Panhandle. Eastern Colora-
do and New Mexico both Sunday
and yesterday.
The winds were not considered
quite as strong as a heavy blow
two weeks ago
An agronomist at the FL Hays.
Kas., agricultural experiment sta-
tion pointed out, however, that in
the previous dust storms this year
only small areas were blowing, but
yesterday’s winds eroded larger
spots.
A prolonged dry spell has loos-
ped the soil.
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Thomas, Owing $10,000,
Tends Chickens in Prison
NEWARK, N. J., April 11. un— He was later convicted on a
While ex-Congressman J. Parnell charge of padding his payroll and
Thomas tends chickens in a fed- sentenced to between six and 18
oral prison, government officials months in prison and a $10,000 fine
are figuring out how to collect a He has served four months of the
*10,000 fine from him.
Thomas, former Republican rep-
resentative from New Jersey’s
Seventh District, headed the House
committee to investigate un-Amer-
ican Activities during the 80th
Congress.
prison term, but the fine has not
been paid.
WIFE'S UNHAPPY, BUT . . .
Hitchhiking Juror Gets
To Court Late but Ready
Assistant U. S. Attorney John
J Corcoran said here yesterday
that he la checking means of col-
lecting it. He said he would look
into such assets as bank accounts
and real estate and take steps to
enable the government to take
over $10,000 worth.
He pointed out that Thomas
cannot be paroled until the fine is
collected, and added that the coi-
lection process "would be speeded
up considerably if someone vol-
unteered the money " So far
there have been no volunteers,
AUSTIN, April 11. (PH—A juror had already selected two jury
who drove, walked and hitchhiked panels but swore Foehner in as a __________ .___
27 miles to 53rd District Court potential Juror because Foehner tional institution at
didn’t get to serve after all.
Corcoran said
paid.
Juan Gutierres was assessed a
$200 fine on a charge of selling
marihuana without paying the
special tax
Another criminal case was being
heard this morning. Elbert Buford
Peters of Tuxedo was being tried
on a charge of possessing and con-
cealing non tax-paid distilled spir-
its.
CASE SETTLED
The case of Charles C. Nich-
ols vs. the Indemnity Insurance
Co. of North America, originally
scheduled for hearing this morn-
ing, was settled.
The court is expected to recess
today after the Peters case and
will resume Thursday morning.
Jurors are Art Fisher, Rising
Star; Rankin Russell, Maryneal;
James L. Sanders, Albany; Glenn
Leech, Albay; Hubert G. Thomp-
son, Rotan; Henry B Vaught, Col-
orado City; John J Thomas, Has-
kell; Kaufman Florida, Rotan;
Marshall Tuttle, Woodson; Jimmie
Lee Payne, Cross Plains, Jessel
Edwards, Lawn; Everett Townely,
Hamlin.
Other cases on the docket and
days they are set for trial are as
follows Dona S. Winslett et vir vs.
American Employers Insurance
Co., and Tom Holliday vs. Pacific
Employers Insurance Co., Thurs-
day; William C. Pilgrim, Jr., vs.
Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Co..
William Roy Woosley vs. Sears-
Robeuck Co., James T. Powell vs.
Lumberman's Mutial Casualty Co.,
Friday; W. B Sumerlin vs. Eagle
Indemnity Co.; Saturday.
J. T. Anderson vs. Pipkin Gro-
cery Co., Inc., G. D. Bales vs. the
Travelers Insurance Co., J C Den-
CLOWN ACT
BACK-FIRES
LOS ANGELES April 11 •*
—Bernie the clown will be eat-
ing hia meals off the mantle
for a while
Slap-suck comedy got a lit-
tle too realistic at the Clyde
Beatty Circus Saturday night
and Bernie's pants caught on
fire. He was taken to a police
receiving hospital with a pain-
ful injury.
The 50-year-old clown, whose
real name is Bernie Griggs,
said that when he bent over
another funnyman accidentally
hit him with the wrong side of
a slapstick. He explained that
a slap-stick contains a blank
.38 caliber cartridge on one
aide to make the bang.
of Violetta’s and Spate's date the
night of the stabbing, told the court
she thought the weapon was an
"East Dallas Special" a type of 1
knife. She also testified that Violet-
ta and Russell had violent argu-
ments during the evening of the
stabbing.
Jury for the trial includes S. D.
Gambell of Merkel, R. N. Howe
of Rt. 1, R. P Morrison, 734 Ross
Av.. L. B. Ward, Rt. 5. Frank
Breaux of Merkel, E M. Tate,
250 Sammons St., William H. Curt-
ls, 841 Willis st., C. L Langford,
1401 Butternut St, Jarrett Pinckley
of Merkel, G. L. Howse. 3497 South
Seventh St., J. H. Sanders, 1310
Poplar St., and Robert McCall of
Tuscola.
Bryan Bradbury and Homer
Montgomery are representing the
defendant.
The National Geographic Society
says eruptions of Mt. Etna are
usually from side craters, not the
summit.
Death Trial
For Appointment
. Telephone 8768
Continues
Testimony was continuing in 104th
District Court this morning in the
trial of Emma Violetta Miller,
young Abilene Negress charged
with the fatal stabbing of her boy
friend, Elmer Russell, Jr.
Violetta appealed nervous yes- III
terday as the trial opened and the
state called two eye-witnesses to '
the fatal stabbing here March 2.
Johnny Spates, who told the court i
he was double-dating with Russell |
at the time of the stabbing, quoted
Violetta as saying, "I've wanted
to kill you for a long time."
"She Just walked over and |
stabbed him while he was lying
on the bed with his hands under
his head," Spates said The stabbing |
took place in Violetta's one-room!
house in Abilene's Negro section.
Johnnie Lee Anderson, a friend
who drove, walked and hitchhiked panels but swore Foehner in as a Sources at the federal correc- ni’, Jr, vs. R. M Allred, Jr., et ux.
27 miles to 53rd District Court potential Juror because Foehner tional institution at Danbury Martha C. Brice et vir va. Anchor
didn’t want to get excused "after Conn., say the 54-year-old con- Casualty Co. Monday, April 17;
all this trouble," gressman has been in charge of Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New
a flock of chickens since his ar-
rival there. X
Alvin Foehner, Trevis County
rancher, telephoned the sheriffs de-
partment at I am. yesterday to
say he was on his way to answer
a jury summons but his car had
broken down.
"Tell them not to scratch my
name because I'm on the way,"
he said.
But when the juries were named
Foehner's name still wasn't high
enough on the list to mske it. He
was given a $4 check for reporting ... .
and thanked for his conscientious- Albany Man Enters
nees.
An hour later he called again..
He had walked seven miles and -
then gotten a ride.
“Tell them I'll bo late because of
the long wslk but I'm still
coming." ho said.
At 10:30 a.m. he walked into
court.
District Judge J. Harris Gardner
The check will go to hia wife for Hospital With Polio
a new hat, Foehner said. "She Ray Key, 27, of Albany, has been
was with me and sorta mad at admitted to the polio ward of Hen-
the car breaking down." | drick Memorial Hospital for treat-
----------------------------------------------------ment.
NO LICENSE
Key entered the hospital here
Monday.
York vs. C. B Broadway, Tues-
day April 18: C L. Wray vs.
New Amsterdam Casualty Co.,
R T. Simon, Jr., vs. Aetna Casual-
ty and Surety Co., and C. D. Fon-
ville vs. the Fidelity and Casualty
Co. of New York, Wednesday, Ap-
ril 19; M F Watts vs. Pacific Em-
ployers Insurance Co., Floyd J.
Watts vs. Western Cottonoil Co..
Thursday, April 20, snd Nelson
Potts et ux vs. Lee Austin, Fridsy,
April 21.
Theft Charge Filed
Charles of theft were filed Mon-
day in Justice of the Peace W. T.
St. John's court against Millard
Mathis, Jr., of Fort Worth Mathis
allegedly took clothes valued - at
$500 from Lloyd Everett, Premier
Hotel, on April 1. Mathis has not
been arrested.
Beginning Driver
Rams Into Window
TARZANA. Calif., April 11. w-
It’ll be a long time before Wanda
Moore gets her driver’s license.
Wanda isn’t really vary competent
behind the wheel
She turned on the ignition yes-
terday. pressed the starter and
drove right through a Tarzana |
market’s window.
74 TALK
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TOWN!
26
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WRAPPER:
Wanda is 2.
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