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Thursday Evening, January 4, 1951
The Abilene, Texas, Reporter-News Page 19
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WASHINGTON. Jan 4 o—Con-
gress will be asked to extend from
21 to 27 months the time to be
served by draftees. Chairman Vin-
son (D-Ga) of the House Armed
Services Committee said today
Vinson told reporters he expects
the Department of Defense to send
up to Congress an overall Univer-
' sal Military Service measure with-
in the next few days ilia commit-
tee will begin hearing, on Jan. 18.
Vinson said many details of the
proposal have not yet been definite-
ly worked out but that la "pretty
well settled” that the service exten-
sion will be asked.
The Pentagon is still debating
whether to ask Congress to lower
the draft age so as to call 18-
year-olds to active duty, be related.
Under the preseat Selective Serv-
ice Act, men between the ages of
19 through 25 are liable to service.
' They are required to register
when they reach their 18th birth,
day,
Vinson further reported that the
military leaders have under con-
sideration the possibility at asking
that the top age bracket be rained
with the new top to apply to single
men and to married men without
children.
However, Vinson stressed there
will be no changes in the draft
act to permit the call-up at vet-
erans whose services in the past
excludes them under the present
law.
“We have told the Defense' De-
partment that veterans are not t>
be drafted.'' Vinson said apparent-
ly speaking the committee's mind.
Vinson said that the first thing
to be done by the Defense Depart-
ment is to “completely review" de-
ferments granted under the pres-
ent law.
AGNES WELLS, born Jan. 4,
1876, In Saginaw, Mich Thia la the
techairman of the
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AGGS
Commission to Hear Report
On Street Lighting Plans
IN ABILENE
115 Volunteers Apply for
Armed Service Enlistment
One hundred fifteen applicants
for voluntary enlistment into the
Army and Air Force were at the
" Abilene recruiting main station
Thursday morning
However, the station personnel
said it would be a physical 1m-
possibility to handle all of the en-
s listments in a single day. The of-
fice is two days behind on the pro-
. cessing of the enlistee applicants.
• Since Tuesday afternoon of this
: week the station has received ap-
' plications from 198 prospective
volunteers.
, All records for actual inductions
of volunteers were broken Wednes-
day, when SO men were sworn in
The previous record had been 47,
taken in on Dec. 28.
Another record could be made
Thursday if it were possible to
* complete the processing of enough
persons in a single day to go ever
■ the SO of Wednesday, said one sta-
’ tion attache. However, he said. It
will probably not be possible to ex-
ceed Wednesday’s actual induc-
tions Thursday.
The station is remaining open
nights to handle the deluge at vol-
unteers. One staff member said it
had been open at least until 9:30
p.m. every night last week and at
least until 10 every night this
week.
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28 From Anson
Twenty-eight draft registrants
from the Anson Selective Service
Board arrived at 10 a. m. Thurs-
day at the Abilene Army and Air
. Force Recruiting and Induction
Main Station for induction into the
Army.
Other prospective draftees due
REAL ESTATE DISPLAY
90% G. I. — 9096 F H A.
44% INTEREST
CONVENTIONAL
HOME LOANS
to get here during the afternoon
were: Brownwood board. 1* men;
and Coleman board, 17.
Sixty-seven men are expected to
arrive in Abilene Friday for Army
draft inductions. These will be 18
from the Brady board, 14 from
Gatesville board and 33 from Big
Spring board.
Men from the Anson board in
the Thursday morning arrivals
were: Felton M. Everett, Robert
Cruse Jr., Theodore J. Bruegge-
man, Harry L. Cowan, Reginald
D. Johnson, J. C. Wendeborn, Bil-
ly G. Buske, Milton R. Johnson,
Curtis E. Matthews, Jerrel S. Car-
man, Floyd J Wahlen, Shelton E.
Lusk, Robert R. Free, Oral J.
Huntsman Jr . Charles E McDan-
iel. Gene L. Vinson Fred Kupati,
Edwin B. Weir, Robert E Leech.
Joe W. Carter. Billy G. McLaren.
Frank K Pittman, Dempsey A.
Bolding, George L. Murley, James
P. Clark, Leon D. Samuels, George
R. Dickey, Oran T. Caffey.
• ••
Bibles for Hospitals
Members of the Abilene Gideon
organization were to present Tes-
taments to nurses and patients at
Abilene's three hospitals Thursday
afternoon John J. Toomba, state
chaplain for the Texas Gideons,
said this morning.
Testaments were to be given at
St Ann Hospital at 3:14 p m., at
Abilene State Hospital at 4 p. m.,
and at Hendrick Memorial Hos-
pital at • p. m.
A Gideon service was scheduled
for S p. m. at the nurses' home
at Hendrick. Toombs said 63 Tes-
taments would be given nurses.
Thirty to 40 Testaments were to
be given away at the State Hos-
pital and 14 at St. Ann, he said.
Those who were to accompany
Toombs were J. L. Dellis. Virgil
Wolf, H. E. Duffle, and Ed Tur-
bush.
Youth Awaits
Chair in Tears
MEALESTER. Okla. Jan. 4. un
-Max Eugene Klettke- a coffin
ready to receive him—was to walk
to the death chamber cell early
today to await his execution at 10
The 24-year-old Lansing, Mich.,
youth-his calm and poise gone
and reported near the breaking
point—then will wait in bitter si-
lence just a few feet from the
death chair until 2 300 volts of elec-
tricity race through hia body.
Klettke’s execution will be the
penalty for his part in the 1948
hitchhike slaying in Oklahoma
County of Carl Beach a retired
Corfu, N Y , railroader
Gov Roy J Turner rejected
Klettke’s third plea for clemency
yesterday as he waited nervously
in death row-hia questionable
home for two years.
And Warden C. P. Burford said
later:
"Ile a not taking it so well now."
Burford said the prisoner, who
admitted firing the fatal shot, had
been crying, and was about to
break down.
Mrs. Dorothy Konos, an aunt,
and her 24-year-old daughter. Judy
—both of Lansing—visited the con-
demned man yesterday.
"Maxey never got a break." ahe
said after he hugged her. "He had
no home. He was always ready to
lake the blame for anything Be-
fore this, he never harmed a soul,
not even a cat or a dog.”
City Commissioners Friday will
receive and consider a report from
West Texas Utilities Co regard-
ing additional street lights which
the commission recently asked
that company to install la residen-
tlal districts.
Maps have been presented to the
WTUC. prepared by the City En-
gineering Department listing the
locations at which the municipali-
ty wishes new lights to be in-
stalled
The commission also will dis-
cuss In Friday's meeting the mat-
ter of the shooting of air rifles in
the city limits. Members will at-
tempt to determine what regula-
tions. if any, the city has against
this practice Police have received
several complaints lately of air
rifle shooting.
A proposed contract between the
City of Abilene and the subdivision
owners for the laying of water
lines into the Horn and Stephens
Subdivision at North Park will be
considered
The terms drawn up are the
standard contract which the muni-
cipality makes with developers,
whereby the owners pay for the
work, city workmen do the work,
and the city ultimately reimburses
the property owner to the extent
of 90 per cent of the costs.
LAW ENFORCED
20 Slot Machines
Smashed in Dallas
DALLAS, Jan. 4 on—There wore
no slot machines in sight at armed
forces installations at this area to-
day.
Livestock
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH, Jan. 4. F — Cattle
600; most steady some canner and cut-
ter cows weaker; beef steers scarce, few
commercial and good mixed yearlings
and heifers 25,00 10 31 00; beef cows 21 M
to 23.50;.canners and cutters 16.00 to 21 00;
slaughter calves 301
and medium calves
19.00 to 22.00 medi
er steer yearlings 25.00 to 30.00: medium
and good stacker calves 25.00 to 32.00.
Hogs 800, butchers mostly steady: sows
strong to 25c higher; feeder pigs Mc
higher: good and choice 190 to 290 lb
butchers 21 M; a few lots to 21.26; good
and choice 160 to 185 lb hogs 19.25 to 20.25;
sows 18.00 to 19.00; feeder pigs 16.00 to
18.00.
Sheep MO slaughter lambs and feeders
steady; other classes scarce: good and
choice wooled slaughter lambs 32 00: good
and choice shorn slaughter lambs with
No. 1 pelts 29 00: feeder lambs 30.00
downward to 24.00 for common stockers
Son of Former
Cisco Congressman
Killed In Wreck
Traffic Court
To Clamp Down
treat $5 to $10, U-turn, formerly
is now $10; driving from one al-
ley to another alley, raised from $5
to $10.
FARM & RANCH LOAN
SHAW-PARKER .
Serving West Texas Since 1907
125 Butternut Phone 8583
COMMERCIAL
CONVENTIONAL
HOMES
FARMS
FAST SERVICE
. 4V % up
FHA & GI LOANS
4368 Phone 4369
w. WILLIS COX
318 Cedar St.
1950 Model Septic Tank
With this model only
one unit necessary
See Them At
DIXON CONCRETE
PIPE CO.
2200 So. Oak Ph. 4588
MORTGAGE
LOANS j
Conventional or FHA
All Proprties
Rosidentialinaaet
Big Commercial
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• 4n % Interest
• On or before prepayment
CASSIE & CASSLE
INCORPORATED
155 Cedar Pheme 3219
Cuba TV Program
Marshall Boykin, Abilene tele-
vision fan, was all excited at noon
Thursday.
He had just tuned In a program
from Havana, Cuba. The picture
was sharp and clear
This was his first time to get
Havana.
Funeral Today
For Rule Woman
RULE. Jan. 4. (RNS)—Funeral
will be held at 3.30 p. m. today
at the Rule Baptist Church for
Martha Dell Norman; 21. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Norman of
Rule.
Miss Norman died about 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon in the Brown-
field hospital of injuries suffered
the night of December 29 in an
automobile accident. She was en
route with six other young people
to El Paso for the Sun Bowl game.
The automobile in which they
were riding hit a soft shoulder and
overturned between Sundown and
Brownfield about 10:30 p. m. /
The Rev. Houston Walker, pas-
tor. will officiate for funeral serv-
ices. Burial will be in Rule Ceme-
tery under direction of Gauntt Fu-
neral Home.
A graduate of Rule High School.
Miss Norman attended John Tarle-
Ion Junior College at Stephenville
for two years. She would have
graduated from West Texas State
College at Canyon on January 10.
Her father was formerly Rule
postmaster. Besides the parents,
survivors are two sisters. Mrs. Don
Davis and Mrs Jack Davis: her
grandmother, Mrs. Frank Norman,
and grandfather. O. W. Wilson, sl
of Rule
Former high school classmates
will bs pallbearers. They are: Don
Mitchell Cecil Lewis, Bobby Smith,
“Steedy” Smith. James Barr and
Billy Jones.
She was born at Rule December
BANKS
(Continued from page 1)
and summer when banks were
swollen by public funds for Oak
Creek water project.
The Texas Bank and Trust of "’
Sweetwater now has deposits of
$8,482,896 as against $6,566,000 a
year ago. The National Bank of
Sweetwater has present deposits
of $5,031,179 as against $4,319,000 at
the end of 1949.
Merkel's F&M National has In-
creased deposits from $3,395,000 a
year ago to $3,969,773 at the present
call.
Other Taylor County deposits are:
Home State of Trent, *938.997 now
and *709,987 a year ago: First State
of Tuscola, $1,272,788 now and $1.-
090,929 a year ago.
The Abilene bank reporta re-
flect the excellent business con-
ditions of the year just ended.
F&M's President Sibley said. He
cited as underlying factors the ex-
pansion of the oil industry, the ar-
rival here of new commerce, high
crop and livestock prices, and the
increase in population.
Savings are holding steady and
the loan situation is healthy. Sib-
ley said. Except for the tre-
mendous expenditures facing
America for defense, the financial
situation la generally sound, he be-
lieves.
REASONS ASSIGNED
President Meek of Citizens bank
lists as two main reasons for in-
creased loans: high prices for
good crops and the tremendous
amount of oil development
Oil activities have brought about
most of the city's growth during
the year. Meek believes, and have
greatly increased buying power.
These two effects are shown in
increased deposits.
Demand for large loans for ex-
pansion has increased materially. *
in recent months, Meek noted, but
demand for loans for time-pay-
ment buying, those under Regula-
tion W. have dropped att. The re-
cent government curb on credit
buying has had the desired effect,
he reported Part of the Increase
in deposits can be credited to the
restrictions on buying.
Inflation is a lector In the high
deposits, but the great increase is
due largely to population growth.
President Tanner of the State bank
declarer. A newcomer will add, as
an average. $1,000 to the total de-
posits of a town. Tanner said.
CITY HAS GROWN
"Look around at the new build-
ings in Abilene and how they have
filled up and you can understand
how the town has grown." Tan-
ner said. Sales of merchandise are
up from 18 to 20 per cent in prac-
tically all lines and effects of the
population growth can be seen in
an business life
Loans, Tanner raid, are on a
“sound, substantial basis." The
number of loan applications turned
down has not shown any increase
in the last 60 or 90 days.__________
Bad Check Drive
12, 1929.
Judge Owen Thomas
To Address Bar
i Begins Paying Of
Entering a plea of guilty, Leon
C. Henderson, 110 Palm Street,
- Thursday was fined $5 end costs
of $26.20 on a charge at check
Judge Owen Thomas of 104th Dis-
triet Court is slated to address the
Abilene Bar Association at its noon
luncheon at the Drake Hotel Satur-
day.
He will give an explanation on
the propoed amendments In rules
of civil procedure, according to
Bryan Bradbury, chairman of the
program committee.
I "E A IE
He allegediv received ss in
money on a worthless check given
to Safeway Stores last Nov 28.
Since Bill Tippen, county at-
torney. has cracked down on al-
leged check swindlers, several
“bad” checks have been taken up
One defendant not only paid his
fine tar an offense but made
good about $140 worth of other
checks en which no charges had
been filed.
"We’re getting good response by
publication of the names of those
filed on,” Tippen told a reporter.
R. Quiney Lee, 39, field man for
the Chappel Hill Gas Co., who
lived at WO South 19th St., was
killed in an auto Occident near
Farmington. N. M. late Wednesday
He was the son of the late R
Q Lee, Sr., congressman from the
17th District aad bullder of the
Cisco * Northeastern Railroad in
Ranger oil boom days
No details at the tragedy had
been received by his wife up to
late this morning Word came
about 9.30 p. m. Wednesday. He
had lived in Abilene about 18
months.
L. A Gilles, district geologist of
Yesterday 20 slot machines val-the Chappel Hill Gas Co., whose
ued at more than $6,000 from the
Officers Club and the Chief Petty
Officers Club at the Dallas Nav.
al Air Station were smashed and
dumped into Mountain Creek Lake.
The machines were destroyed to
comply with the new anti - slot
machine law signed Tuesday by
President Truman.
Slot machines also were de-
stroyed by the Reserve Officers
Club at Hensley Field and at Cars-
well Air Force Base in Fort Worth
headquarters ere here, left
Farmington to return the body.
Funeral arrangements err
for
in-
Logal Wire-Tapping
Urged by Committee
complete but rites will probably
be at Cisco with burial there his
brother. Edward Lee, former Cis-
co mayor, said this morning
He was born June 21. 1911, st
Caddo.
Besides his widow, he Is sur-
vived by two brothers and two
sisters Brothers an Edward Lee
Cisco and R. S. Lee. Fort Worth:
sisters. Mrs L. G Simon, Dal-
las. and Mrs. Harrell Oehler.
Houston. A step-daughter Mrs.
Frank Craft of San Angelo, and
step-grandson Michael Craft
On Violators
Henceforth persons charged with
speeding or reckless driving or in-
colved in any traffic case where
there is a collision with a vehicle
or a pedestrian cannot escape ap-
pearance in City Court by posting
rash bonds.
This was announced Thursday
morning by Police Chief Raymond
Eakins He said the new regula-
tion went into effect Jan. 1. No
task bonds will be accepted in such .
eases, but tbs tickets which the of-
fleers issue will be considered as I
appearance bonds requiring the
presence of the defendants in court,
Eakins explained.
Prior to the new ruling person, |
charged in traffic offenses were
able to post cash bonds and allow
the court to forfeit the bonds ra-
ther than appearing personally be-
fore the court. •
Only exception to the new regula-
tion. Eakins said will be tourists
who are just passing through Abi- 1
lene. These may post cash bonds
and proceed on their way by con-
tacting Eakins, City Judge A. K.
Dos, or City Atty. Wilson John-
GUESS HE'LL BE
WHAT HE WANTS
DALLAS, Jan. 4 in—Edward
T. Dicker of Dallas, who will
be the lone Republican la the
coming session of the legisla-
lure, doesn’t think he will have
any trouble finding himself a
niche at Austin.
'I SUMS I’ll elect myself mi-
nority leader," he grinned.
Most British
Nations Agree
To Rearm Japan
WASHINGTON, Jan 4. (—Wire
tapping should be legalised to help
run down Communist spies and
fifth columnists, the House Un-
American Activities Committee
said yesterday.
"We muat streamline our legal
machinery to meet the present
emergency, which poses legal prob-
lems never envisaged by our found-_______
ing fathers,” the committee said here yesterday.
'Brick Episode'
Contractor Dies
LONDON, Jan. 4. (—Most Brib
ish commonwealth countries were
reported today ready to agree to
rearming Japan if Japanese mil
itary strength can he controlled
Several Commonwealth nations
fear an unbridled Japan could at-
tack them again They are asking
for safeguards. *
Readinessto go along with
American policy to build up a
strong and armed Japan rep-
resents a changed attitude, stem-
ming mainly from their belief that
a high wall must be built around
the expanding Russian and Chi-
nese Communist systems
fenses were increased on Jan 1 The Commonwealth premiers
as follows: who opened their foreign policy
Running red light, raised from $5 and strategy talks today, are ex-
pected now to agree with the idea
of limited Japanse rearmament.
Six Commonwealth prime min-
isters and South Africa's Interior
ston.
Cash bonds which may be still
pooled in other -types of traffic of-
to $10; stop signs hiked from $5 to
•10, no operator’s license, increas-
ed from $5 to $10: left turn in or
out of alloy, was $3, now $5; pass-
ing at intersection, formerly $5,
now $10; all lights, brakes and oth-
er mechanical appliances, was $3.
Minister T. E Donges, represent-
ing ailing Prime Minuter Denial
Malan, went into session with Att-
HOUSTON, Jan. 4. W—W. E.
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