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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS RA
Abilene, Texas, Saturday Evening, March 29, 1952
Airport Approved
Notice that the federal govern-lfor steel, copper and aluminum
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trsct on construction of Abilene’s
proposed new Municipal Airport
was received Friday.
News of the allocation was tele-
graphed by Sen. Lyndon Johnson
and Rep. Omar Burleson to Mayor
Ernest Grissom and Reporter-
News Publisher Howard Mc-
Mahon.
J. D. Church, Civil Aeronautics
Administration district airport en-
gineer here, said the allocation is
Judge Denies
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needed during the second quarter
of 1952.
The first contract Includes site i
preparation, grading drainage,
pavement, water, sewer and gaa
lines and electrical ducts.
This will cover $418,659 of the
total 31 million airport construc-
tion, the CAA figures.
Grant of the material does not
imply approval of the airport
plans recently submitted by the
City to the CAA, Church said. The
regional CAA office in Fort Worth
is now studying the plans to de-
cide if a second runway, 4,000 feet
long, should be included. One 5,400-
foot runway is already approved.
CAA may approve financial aid
on the second one, Church said,
because of West Texas winds
which make it advisable to have
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Arson Case
BIG SPRING March 29 - Judge
Charlie Sullivan of the 118th Dis-
trict Court Friday overruled a
motion for a new trial in the J.
I Rogers arson case, %
la a verdict returned March 9.
a jury found Rogers guilty of ar-
son following a dix-day trial Pun-
two runways
The city has asked a federal
grant of one-half the $1 million
airport cost. The CAA has
granted 3200,000 of that already.
The city has 3300.000 bond money
on hand for the project.
bond money
The new airport would be east
of town and south of the present
field. It would lie south of old
U. S. Highway 80 and west of
State Highway 36.
ishment was set at two years in
the state penitentiary. Rogers was |
charged with setting fire to the
Gosnell Hotel in Colorado City last
June 16. In a previous trial last
October in Colorado City, a jury I
Driver Electrocuted
As Truck Hits Line;
NEW THREAT — As an unusually hard winter that has plagued the Pacific Northwest
comes to a close, a new threat arises - floo ds. Suburban homes at Prineville, Oregon are
surrounded by rapidly rising waters of the Crooked River and Ochoco Creek. One-hundred
fifty families had to be evacuated from the area. (NEA Telephoto)
Cisco Citizens at CC Banquet
Adopt City Improvement Plan
By ED WISHCAMPER tog from nine work sessions h
Reporter-News Staff Writer through Thursday. Everybody V
CISCO, March 29 — Cisco Friday
began the first phase of an am
bilious town betterment program
I Leading citizens gathered
I around banquet tables Friday
1 night at the community gym.
I adopted a program compiled for
I the chamber of commerce in a
1 four-day series of clinics
I “Now do something about it,”
I was the directive.
I "We are not wanting dollars-
we need manpower." Cisco Cham-
ber of Commerce President E L
> Jackson declared
Fred Husbands, West Texas
Chamber of Commerce Manager,
followed with: +
"Towns don’t just grow — they
are what men make them What
happens to Cisco happens to you.”
Exhortations followed a design
to put in force a program result-
through Thursday. Everybody
asked to bring the program
realization.
eld
B. A. Butler, Cisco CC manager,
outlined the program. It includes |
development of marketing facili-
ties. promoting city cleanup and
beautification developing U. S. 80
improvements between the M-K-T
Railroad viaduct and east city
limits: promoting vocational and
adult education through Cisco High
School and Junior College; secur-
ing new industries; increasing the
water supply through possible di-
version of waters from Battle
Creek, and many others.
The program was consolidated
by a work committee of James
S. Duff, chairman; C. E Higgin-
botham, Arlin Bint, J. W. Sitton,
Charles Graham, Mayor J. C. Ro-
senthal and Mrs. Barton Philpott.
These were assisted la their
“thought elinie” by Ralph Dun-
can of WTCC staff.
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Baptist Pastor Calls School
Dollar Taxpayer's 'Best Buy
Final Rites Today
For J. C. Hunt, 61
Bootlegging
Case Re-Filed
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Judge Sullivan passed sentence
and then placed Rogers under
$5,000 recognizance bond pending
a hearing before the Court of
Criminal Appeals in Austin.
The defense had alleged miscon-
SNYDER. March 29 — Funeral
will be held Monday in Nacogdoch-
es for S. A. Bonner, 53. employe
of Bell Transportation Co, who
was electrocuted here about 10
The Rev. Sterling Price, pastor
of the University Baptist Church,
said over KWKC Friday night that
be favors the school bond issue be-
cause dollar for dollar the school
dollar gives the customer far more
than any other.
duct in the jury room in its motion
for a new trial here. All 12 of the
jurors who sat on the case were
questioned at a hearing last Mon-
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Stamford Revival
STAMFORD, March 29 —Reviv-
al services will begin Sunday and
continue through Wednesday
night, April 11, at the Calvary Bap-
tist Church. The Rev. A. E.
Hughes, pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church of Chattanooga, Okla.,
will be the evangelist for the re-
vival. Services will begin at 10
a. m. and 7:30 p. m
a. m. Friday.
Bonner apparently was killed in-
stantly when he stepped from a
truck he had backed into position
to remove rods from a water well.
The rear wheel of the truck hit
the concrete curbing on the well,
causing the truck to tilt and throw
the gin pole into a high line.
Peace Justice W. C. Davidson
said that when Bonner stepped
from the truck he grounded the
current and was killed.
Bonner and his wife moved to
Snyder about a month ago from
Dallas.
Survivors include his wife; a
step-son, Charles Brandon of Lub-
bock; three sisters and three
brothers.
14,500 Auto Tags
Issued to Motorists
With the ’deadline for car regis-
tration April 1, nearly 14,500 per-
sons had secured car tags Friday
night.
The usual long lines awaiting
registration were absent Friday aft-
ernoon a heavy day Thursday when
more than $30,000 in. receipts for
registration were checked. Ray-
mond Petree, tax collector said.
Petree foresaw a big rush Mon-
day. New tags must be attached to
cars by Tuesday morning.
If Petree’s estimate of 18,000
passenger cars to be registered
before deadline is correct, it
means about 3.500 cars must be
registered by nightfall Monday
WE ENDORSE...
Malcolm Gray
Businessman and Lifetime Resident of Abilene
Candidate
for
Joe Etheridge, local food broker,
said over the same radio station
that he opposes $4,900,000 school
and street bond issue because he
| is convinced that voters are not
being given a complete picture.
The Rev. Mr. Price acknowledged
that American citizens have a hea-
vy tax burden but asked if we plan
to penalize our own children in
Abilene because we are taxed to
feed the children of Europe’
"Let’s do both jobs and do them
well," he said.
He said that In 1949. Americans
spent a total of about 35 billion for
schools which included current ex-
penses and new buildings.
“In that same year the nation
spent 34.25 billion for tobacco,
nearly 38 billion for alcoholic bev-
erages. and nearly 32 billion for
admissions to amusements," he
said.
He observed that people who ex-
pend for three luxury items in one
year nearly three times the cost of
schools are not straining them-
selves to support education.
In reference to the proposed lo-
cation of the high school, he sug-
gested that “we get away from the
lowlands and away from the creek
banks where evil things crawl and
get our discussion on principles
that will serve to make better citi-
zens tomorrow out of the class-
room students of today.”
Etheridge said, "The whole thing
smells of politics.”
His chief complaint was that the
first big rain here would "put the
proposed high school property un-
der water."
"All the crocodile tears being
shed about the plight of over-
crowded school children fill my
cup to overflowing,” he said.
"There is an insidious movement
on foot in our town to take away the
choice of the citizen as to how his
tax money can be spent.”
Etheridge said voters would
have to vote another bond issue for
protection of the high school site
when the rains come.
“Everyone knows that we need
more room in our schools,” he
said. "The real bone of contention
hiding behind a lot of words is to
force the location of the school in
this undesirable and impractical
part of town.
Dallas Scarborough, local attor-
ney. will speak on the issue over
KWKC Saturday night.
Graveside rites were to be held
st 2:30 p. m. Saturday for John
Clifton Hunt, 61, retired dental
technician, who died of a heart
attack at 2540 South First St., Fri-
day morning.
He will be buried in Mat Spat-
ton Cemetery near Strawn.
Laughter-North Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
A bootlegging complaint against
S. P. Wilson, scheduled for trial
before a County Court jury Friday
morning, was dismissed on motion
of County Attorney Bill Tippen.
The complaint was re-filed later
in the day, adding an allegation of
two prior convictions: Sept. 9. 1949,
and July 5. 1951. Wilson has been
convicted of bootlegging numerous
times during the past three or four
Hunt, a native of Vermont, Is
survived by his wife; s sister,
Mrs. J. Udall of Vermont; two
step-daughters, Mrs. Josa Hardy
of Fort Worth and Mrs. Margaret
Campbell ot Pennsylvania; and a
step-son, Clifford McBee of Cali-
fornia.
He came to Abilene about 10
years ago.
New President
Of Oil Firm to
years.
He was charged specifically in
this case with possession of two
cases of beer for the purpose of
sale March 9
Six other complaints were filed
In County Court Friday, five for
check swindling and one for driv-
ing while intoxicated.
Chester Pope was charged wtih
drunk driving. Assistant County
Attorney Tom Todd said he did
not know his address.
Check swindling complaints were
filed against Mrs L. C. Walker,
whose address was given as 1744
Pine St.: Paul Hemmers, 1933 Vo-
gel St.: Mrs. W L Brown, 1201
Marshall St.: Sterling Hanks. Mid-
land: and Mrs. Noel Simmons, Jr.,
202 Ross Ave.
A Note of Correction:
The fabric mentioned in our ad-
vertisement of January 27th in
the Abilene Reporter-News, as
SALYNA Type Rayon Suiting, was
not genuine "SALYNA", the fob-
ric of St George Textile Corpore-
tion.
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WE, the undersigned business, professional men and members of the oil
industry of Abilene, who have known Malcolm Grav for vears. endorse his
candidacy for your consideration. We know Mr. Gray to be
Capable, Efficient, Qualified
and his past business experience
shows him to be for
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New president of Drilling & Ex-
ploration Co., Inc., of Abilene.
Clarence A. Wiggins, was due to
arrive in Abilene Saturday.
Wiggins, Midland independent
oil operator, was named director
and new head of the oil company
Friday. He and his wife will live
at 1241 Legett Dr.
John E. Brantly, former presi-
dent. is the new chairman of the
company’s board of directors.
Drilling and Exploration Friday
tiled with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission a new issue
of 400,000 shares of common stock,
one dollar par value. Proceeds
from the sale will be used to re-
deem $695,000 of outstanding
debentures of the Texla Gas Corp.,
a firm with producing properties
in Louisiana which D&E acquired
March 19.
Set Sunday
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sun-
day at Laughter-North Memorial
Chapel for Charles S. Harber, 89,
Taylor County resident for 45
years, who died late Friday night
in Hendrick Memorial Hospital
H. E. Swafford, Palm St. Church
of Christ minister, will officiate.
He will be assisted by the Rev.
George Messingale Baptist minis-
ter, and Bill Gipson, minister of
the Hickory St. Church of Christ.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cem-
etery.
The body will lie in state at the
home, 1642 South Eighth St., from
2 p.m. Saturday until time of the
service Sunday. -
Born in Itawamba County, Miss .
April 11. 1862, Mr. Harber had
farmed in the Caps community be-
fore moving to Abilene in 1921. He
and his wife, the former Perrie
Etta Patton, came to Taylor Coun-
ty in 1907 from Hayes County
Survivors include his wife: six
sons, O. J. Harber of Ballinger, W.
A. Harber of Route 3, Abilene, R.
| D. Harber of Winters, E. T. Har-
ber,. C. D. Harber and 0. C. (Bust-
er) Harber of Abilene: two daugh.
ters. Alma Harber and Ruda Mae
Harber of Abilene; 13 grandchil-
dren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Wiggins was formerly associated
with Adams Oil Royalty Co.,
which later became Adams Oil &
Gas Co. He started as a vice-
president of Adams in 1926, and
later became president of the
company.
The company was sold in 1943.
and since that time Wiggins has
been an Independent oil operator
in Texas and Louisiana.
D&E. incorporated In 1929, Is en-
gaged in acquiring both pros-
pective and proven oil and gas
properties. It is engaged in the
production of crude oil and In
drilling wells for others on con-
tract.
Proceeds from the current sale
of stock will be used for corporate
purposes as well as for redemp-
tion of the Texlo debentures.
W. E. Benedict, 59,
Dies in Knox City
KNOX CITY. March 29. (RNS)
—William Earl Benedict, 59, died
early Saturday at the Knox County
Hospital, Knox City, after being
critically ill for about six weeks.
Funeral has been tentatively set
for Sunday afternoon. Warren Fu-
neral Home will announce definite
arrangements
Mr. Benedict was born at Goree
and moved to Knox City when a
child. He was manager of Lanier
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Price of Potatoes
Good, City Hears
R. D. Evans, Fort Worth’s recre-
ation superintendent, at a banquet
at the Wooten Hotel Friday night,
declared Abilene has the physical
facilities for an outstanding recre-
ation program.
“You have better facilities here
than I had when I started at Fort
Worth 29 years ago.” he said.
Evans suggested to Mayor Er-
nest Grissom that the city hand
over the Municipal Golf Course to
the park board for use in the rec-
reation program. He emphasised
importance of good public rela-
tions in Inaugurating Abilene’s full-
time recreation program. A recre-
ation director will be employed
soon by the board at a salary of
$4,000 a year. He will be selected
soon.
It is tentatively planned to add
about $10,000 more than now al-
lotted to recreation in order to fi-
nance the year-round program.
Mrs. Alice Haley's
Final Rites Today
Funeral was to be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday in "Mertens Methodist
Church for Mre. Alice Haley, 79.
. who died Friday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Guy Bond, 934
Peach, St.
The body was taken to Mertens
Saturday by Kiker-Warren Funeral
Home. Burial-will be in Mertens
Cemetery. '
Born in Milam, Tenn., she was
married to A. R. Haley and moved
to Mertens 59 years ago. Mr. Ha-
ley died six years ago and Mrs.
Haley came to Abilene in 1951. She
was a member of the Mertens
Methodist Church
Besides her daughter here, she is
survived by another daughter, Mrs.
W. R. Stockard, Erath: two sons,
C. M Haley, Tyler, and G. I., Ha-
ley, Fort Worth, right grandchil-
dren; a brother. John Mayes. Hills-
boro: two sisters, Mrs. Ida Gober,
Beaumont, and Mrs. Willie White,
Corpus Chrisiti.
Finance Co. here. 2
Surviving are his wife; his
mother, Mrs. W H. Benedict of
Knox City; two brothers, Grady of
Knox City and Horace Benedict of
Knox City and Dallas: two sisters,
Mrs. Mabel Pyeatt of Knox City
and Mrs. Everett Kelly of Austin.
Burial will be here.
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