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^ A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
4A . Abilene. Texas: Monday Morning, May 10, 1954
ADVANCES TO REGIONAL
Abilene Boy, Ed Wheeler,
Captures Road-E-O Title
THE ROAD RUNNER
By HAMILTON WRIGHT
ALL-WOMAN RACE -- Mrs. Iva Palmer, left, and Jessie
Vick are the two candidates for county superintendent
in Haskell County. Mrs. Palmer is seeking re-election.
Miss Vick is now a high school tacher at O’Brien.
REMODELED 3 YEARS AGO
Fisher Finally Gels 1910
Courthouse Free ol Debt
By OLETA PARKER
Reporter-News Correspondent
ROBY, May 9. (RNS)—Unlike
death and taxes, debt on the court-
house building in Roby does not
go on forever.
In fact, it stopped on April 1.
That was the date the last of
the six refunding bonds, totaling
$6,000 was paid in full.
“Oee thing in the county we don't
owe a dime on,” said M. T. Wil-
son, county auditor. He added that
■ since the county carried $200,000
insurance on the structure, every:
thing seemed to be in pretty good
shape. Not that he expects it to
burn down. It's been standing
since 1910, and it’s still pretty sol-
id.
"We've had the money to pay
off these bonds since I took office
in 1951,” Wilson said. As it is-
they were paid off ahead of ma-
turity date. Three of the thousand
dollar bonds were to mature this
June 1; the last three to mature
June 1, 1955. The Citizen’s State
Bank of Roby, bolder of the last
six bonds, allowed the county to
pay them in full ahead of time.
Only $15,000 of the original court-
house bond issue of $65,000, voted
on August 14, 1909, had been paid
up until March 1. 1940 The 40
year bonds bore 5 per cent in-
terest. payable at option of the
county after August 14, 1919. The
5. per cent interest during that
first ten year period was payable
April 10th and October 10th of each
BondyRefinanced *
The bonds were refinanced on
March 1, 1040 — total of $45,000
, with interest at 414 per cent Be-
tween that date and June 1, 1946,
$18,000 was paid on the principal,
leaving handed indebtedness of $27,-
one The bonds were again refin-
anced on that date, bearing 2 and
24 per cent Interest Three of
the thousand dollar bonds matured
each June 1st. and were paid. -
Early Commissioners Court rec-
ords, handwritten, reveal a lot of
history concerning the birth of the
three story brick courthouse struc-
ture. Even te that early day, “agin-
ners” were plentiful. 679 voted for
-494 voted “agin” issuance of the
$65,000 courthouse bonds.
Three bids were submitted, and
W. C. Whitney of Beaumont was
awarded the contract on a low
bid to $65,000, Oct. 14, 1909 Per-
formance bond was act at $90,000,
and it was interesting to note that
two of the commissioners, T. E.
Thomas, Precinct 1, end 8. W.
Bryant, Precinct 4, voted against
fixing the contractors band at that
amount. Voted in favor were F. I.
Walker, Precinct 2, and J. M.
Huckaby, Precinct 3 The judge,
J. D. Barker, broke the tie, vot-
ing with those favoring the bond.
Old Courthouse Sold •
Something had to be done with
the old frame structure that stood
on the courthouse square. Bids
were called. High bid of 3353 was
received from the late J. W. Mc-
Whirter and he found himself own-
er of a courthouse. Records show
that he gave his personal note to
the county treasurer, N. S. Bonner,
for that amount. Stipulated was
that the building bad to be off
the square by August 1, 1910.
Since’he became owner on July
3, that gave him less than a month
to get the job done. For every
day the structure remained on the
square after August 1, McWhir-
ter was to pay $5. Records do
not show that anything was for-
feit in the deal. Lumber from the
old structure still lives in two
frame residences near the Roby
schools.
Besides the contract for construc-
tion, other separate contracts were
let, bringing total cost of the proj-
ect to' $80,549. The plumbing and
heating contract amounted to $5,-
900; metal furnishings, $1,275;
wooden furnishings, $5,500; con-
crete walks, metal fence, and
guards over the windows, $2,874.
That was the last major expen-
diture on the courthouse until about
three years ago when a general
face lifting and inside repair
amounted to around $30,000. There
was money in the building fund to
pay for that
Latest improvement has been
trimming the courthouse square
for perking area. There was mon-
ey to pay for that too.
"The county is in good shape,
financially,'’ Wilson said. Oil de-
velopment ie largely responsible.
Sixteen - year - old Edward
R. Wheeler of 2217 Moore St. wheel-
ed hie way Sunday to first place
in the Jaycee-sponsored Road-E-
O.
Wheeler, son of Mr. end Mrs.
F. R. Wheeler, piled up 344 out of
a possible 400 points te the compe-
tition st the old municipal airport.
He led his nearest rival by U
points.
Second high in driving skill wss
Hamlin High School student Joe
League. He had 329 points. League
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
League of Hamlin.
Third highest teen-ager was Al-
ton Pribble, 17, son of Mr. and
Mrs. 0. A. Pribble of 1414 Vic-
toria St., with 334 points.
Wheeler will be given an ex-
pense paid trip to Stamford later
this month to compete in the re-
gional contest.
Moncry he and the other two
winners will be awarded plaques
by the local Jaycees. They will be
guests at the club’s noon luncheon
in the Windsor Hotel.
Prixes were also awarded to 12
more of the teen-agers compet-
ing.
The drivers were rated on a writ-
tea examination given Wednesday
plus their skill in driving Sunday.
The driving competition included
driving and turning, reaction, and
parking.
The contest woe judged by two
Abilene Highway Patrolmen and
the Abilene High School driving in-
structor, Jaycee chairman of the
contest was, Bob Deegan.
Deegan said Sunday night about
BN persons attended the driving
tests for the 14 to 18 year olds.
Annual Affair
He eaid the Junior Chamber of
Commerce plans to make the
Road-E-O an annual affair. It to
sponsored nationally by the Jay-
cees.
Winners at the Stamford meet
will go to Austin for the state final
and then on to the national compe-
tition at Washington, D. C.
Statue of ‘Popeye’ Hasn't Helped
Crystal City’s Profits on Spinach
CRYSTAL CITY. May 9 (HW)
—A gorgeous statue of "Popeye
the Sailorman" stands in a little
park on Main Street here, sur-
rounded by large orange trees load-
ed with fruit.
Popeye sports radiant blue trou-
sers, black jacket, with red collar.
Hie jacket to cut back to reveal
tremendous muscles developed by
exuberant eating of spinach, and
bearing a large tattooed anchor
on them.
Popeye to a gift of E. C. Segar,
creator of the character in the
comics. Underneath to the data of
the gift - March 26, 1937. Crystal
City boasts of being the Spinach
Capital to the World.
A long-time merchant comment-
ing on the gift of Popeye, told the
Road Runner that ever since the
bestowment Crystal City had been
in a nose dive on making money
from Us immense spinach crop.
The price bed not been profitable.
The Del Monte Co., famous na-
tionally for its many brands of
canned vegetables and fruits, has
an immense plant here which em-
ploys about 300 persons canning
spinach and other vegetables.
On the numerous rail tracks of
the Missouri Pacific, which has
INTERPRETING THE NEWS .
Indochina Victory Would
Swell Heads of Commies
By TOM WHITNEY
A danger to the world if the Com-
munists conquer all Indochina is
that such a victory would act to
strengthen the hand of hotheads in
Moscow and Peiping.
la the Kremlin - end probably
in the ruling clique of Red China
an well - there likely is e constant
conflict between leaders who are
urging new adventures in the in-
terest of expanding communism
and others who advise caution.
A major victory to communism
anywhere always acts to weaken
the opposition to these willing to
take big risks.
Such a victory seems to go to
the heads of Communist leaders
and undermines their ability to es-
timate what they can actually get
away with.
The Korean aggression in 1950 is
an excellent example.
It was a gross Kremlin miscalcu-
latten.
strongest kind of an effort to drive
the French out of the Bed Biver
Delta, and if they succeed there to
drive them out of all Indochina.
Realistically estimated, their
chances of success are good.
There are any number of places
along the boundaries between com-
munism and the rest of the world
where new fringe wars or civil
wars or revolutions can "break
out".
Thore is no question that some
men in the Kremlin believe the
time for world revolution is now.
Others probably are much more
realistic
But smong the Communists noth-
ing succeeds like success.
Aad there to we doubt that this
mistake was made M a time when
the victory of communism in China
eluding Stalla. very "dtsxy from
"Tty Suimatea that the won-
trained and—equipped—North Ko-
rean Communist army would cut
through the South Koreans ee test
that all Korea would be in Com-
munist bonds before the United
States could do anything. They
thought the United States would not
do anything anyway—not anything
that mattered.
Air Staff Arrival
SAN FRANCISCO, May o @n —
The commander of the Philippines
Air Force, Brig. Gen. Pelagio A.
Cruz, and three members of his
staff arrived at Travis Air Force
Base today for a three week tour
of air bases throughout the United
Statee. The tour will include Texas.
Taking Your
VACATION
At Home ?
The Communist failure in Korea
conversely seriously weakened the
position of the more fanatical ele-
ment in the Eremite who wanted
to kick up new revolutions or wars
along the fringe of the Communist
world. They had to hole up for a
while. This was probably an im-
portant factor te the at
naily of a truce in Ken
YurEy
8
ent fi
II hor
ake
a terminus here, we saw refriger-
ator car after refrigerator car re-
ceiving thousands of SO-pound net
bags of bermuda and silver skin
onions for shipment to the mar-
kets. The average grower has been
selling at a very low price, almost
profitless, we were informed. On
tons were fetching from 85 cents
to $1.10 a sack. Hundreds of acres
will not be harvested because of
the low price, we were informed
Probably more than 100 tars of
onions leave this area daily for
the markets. Dryland farmers are
making some money off their pro-
duct, but few make money who
had to irrigate. About a month ago
a fine rain fell over most of this
country, but the hot sun end winds
have sapped most of the moisture.
In fact, in this area, so we were
informed, the rainfall for several
years has been unusually low.
Plankton, the minute plants and
animate which multiply on the
surface of the sea, is being used
as human food in the Far East.
Minerals 0 Royalties • Leases
BOUGHT AND SOLD
Loans Made on Production
Call or Write
W. H. PERRY
Phone 4-6637 Box 1815
Abilene, Texas
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$3.50 Morning and Sunday.
Mail your order today, or tele-
phone 4-7271, Abilene.
OAKWOOD ADDITION
SOUTH OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL - ABILENE’S FASTEST
GROWING ADDITION
• RESIDENTIAL LOTS v
• BUSINESS LOTS
CALL M. L BOYKIN OR J. B. FOOSHEE
202 N. Mockingbird Phone 4.6109
Mrs. Sessions Dies
In Austin, Funeral
Today In Ballinger
BALLINGER. May B (RNS)-
Mrs. Anna Sessions, 79, died Sat-
urday morning te an Austin hos-
pital after a five-months illness.
She was born at Fredericksburg.
Aug. 24, 1874, and came to Run-
nels County in 1903 with her par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seipp.
The family settled at Maverick.
She married Clifton P. Sessions
in 1912. They moved to Georgis,
returning in 1925. Mr. Sessions died
in 1930, and in 1940 Mrs. Sessions
moved to Austin.
Survivors include two brothers,
Emil Seipp of Austin and W. E.
Seipp of Alice; four sisters, Mrs.
J. E. Fowler of Ballinger, Mrs.
E. N. Vance of Austin, Mrs. H.
Olsen of Rocky Ford, Colo., and
Mrs. R. F. Bullock of San Angelo:
and one grandchild.
Services will be held Monday at
2:30 p.m. at Newby-Davis chapel,
with Rev. Alvin 0. Rue officiating.
Burial will be in Bronte cemetery.
The body will arrive in Ballinger
Monday morning and will remain
at the funeral home until the serv-
ice hour.
New Red Trawlers
CUXHAVEN, Germany, May a
(—A flotilla of 19 new Soviet fish
trawlers, just completed in a Bal-
tic yard, passed this North Sea
port today en route to the Black
Sea. German shipping authorities
reported. The trawlers were built
in the Soviet-controlled port of
Koenigsberg (Kaliningrad), the for-
mer German shipping base.
2-Way Ruuer for
DryEczema Itch
When itching persists due to lack of
natural skin oils, Resinol Ointment
gives quick relief. Rich in lanolin, it
oils and softens dry skin as its six
medicants soothe fiery itching. 2-Way
relief that brings long-lasting comfort.
HEAR
H. E. Robertson
IN A
Gospel Meeting
MAY 7.16
8:00 P.M.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
McCarty Street
Two Blocks South
of Primrose Creamery
Cold Weather Is Over
LET US CLEAN
YOUR CLOTHES
and Put Them in
“CEDAR LINED BAGS”
For You.
With Orders of 83 00 or
more of Cleaning we fur-
nish the Cedar Lined
BAGS FREE.
MEN’S DRESS SHIRTS
Our Specialty Too.'
OSBORNE’S
Cleaners & Laundry
3110 South 7th
and
IM Grape Street
Two Locations to Berre You
If you are, chances are yen’ll
be doing some work around
the flower bed or garden ...
for the best buys in garden &
nursery tools shop The Vaca-
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week in, week out
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Safeway!
We reserve the right to limit quantities and to refuse sales to dealers and their represebruribes,
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