The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 154, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 15, 1958 Page: 13 of 22
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ABILENE, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15, 1958
SECTION B
Runnels Salt Water Pollution
Action Committee Created
By BOB COOKE
Reporter-News Farm Editor
BALLINGER — After an hour
and a half of talking about Run-
nels County's salt water threat to
its fresh water supplies, a group
of leading citizens almost wound
up a meeting in the district court-
room here Friday afternoon with-
out any definite steps being taken
to further relieve the situation.
Only the persistence of the coun-
ty's hard working county agricul-
tural agent. C. T. Parker Jr., kept
the county - wide meeting from
ending just about where it began.
State Board Helped
Everyone who talked agreed
that the county had a salt water
pollution problem, that the State
Board of Water Engineers had
helped some by requiring that sur-
face casing on oil tests be set at
a depth sufficient to seal off ar-
tesian salt water and that pre-
ventive measures were needed to
protect its fresh water supplies.
As County Judge W. H. Rampy,
who called the meeting and pre-'
sided, was about to adjourn the
meeting, attended by more than
65 citizens. County Agent Parker
took the floor.
Most of the talkers had given
Parker credit for carrying the
ball in the salt water fight up to
this point. And as the meeting was
about to break up, he took the ball
again.
an action group to carry on. It tor Shamburger, a geologist, to Creek and pouring a stream of
was passed unanimously. A sec- Runnels County and how he salt water into the creek
into the creek
ond motion that Judge Rampy and “made one of the most complete There js no regulation making
Parker constitute the nucleus of reports on the county's water sup- these two conditions the legal re-
the committee and selec three plies probably compiled for anj sponsibility of any individual or
more to work with them passed; West Texas county.” political subdivision. These mat-
just as quickly.
During the debate on the sub-
ject, Parker outlined how that
more that a year ago he became
involved simply because
There is no regulation making
political subdivision. These mat-
Parker read the concluding par- ters, it was said, would have to
agraph of Shamburger's summary be taken up on a cooperative ba-
of findings, as follows:
"Proper containment of artesian
"the salt water in all future oil opera-
sis.
Many Firms Go Back
____Since the drive against salt wa-
farmers kept coming to my office tions is essential to pollution ter Pollution in Runnels County
and telling me about salt water abatement. All wells penetrating began more than a year age. a
polluting their wells and fresh wa- brine under artesian
ter streams and because my of- should:
Fines, Fees
In Justice
Court Double
Fines and fees from justice court
criminal and civil cases more than
doubled through October of this
year in comparison with the cor-
responding period of 1957.
Justice of the Peace Henry F.
Long attributes the unusual in-
crease to two things;
1. Increased activity in the
“This," be said, "is your prob-
lem. Let’s not go away without
making some kind of move to get
something more tangible accom-
plished. Don't you think we ought
to have some sort of group to con-
tinue this study, to take whatever
steps are necessary to get some
relief?"
Kemp Makes Motion
At this point Elliott J. Kemp, a
Ballinger farmer, rancher and
feed dealer took over and moved
that a committee be named from
among those present to constitute
fice has the responsibility of as-
sisting farm people."
He told how a questionnaire was
prepared and mailed out to land-
owners and armed with the in-
formation obtained from these
questionnaires a group of citizens
went to Austin more than a year
ago and consulted with the Pollu-
tion Advisory Council.
Changed Casing Rules
He told how the Board of Water
Engineers changed the surface
casing requirements from a max-
imum of 65 feet anywhere in the
county to whatever depth was nec-
essary to seal off the salt water
He told how the state sent Vic-
AT ROBERT LEE
Union Grave Believed
Opened; Probe Underway
court.
2. Handling in his court for the ROBERT LEE RNS) - I"-by citizens.” At the side of the
past six months of all matters vestigation is continuing into the grave is a metal Grand Army of
formerly handled jointly with the opening of a Union soldier's grave the Republic marker and the
nor the in the Robert Lee Cemetery, De- initials "W H.” appear on a foot-
Peace W. T. St. John.puty Sheriff 0 B Jacobs said stone.
Judge St. John's successor has Friday. , , . .
not been named. "The only clues the sheriff’s
A survey shows that the fines office had to go on were some
and court costs in criminal cases footprints by the grave but they
and the fees in civil cases through arp nearly unusable since ^
October were $38,419.36. During the grave was apparently opened
same 10-month period of 1957 the about two weeks ago and it was
total was $18.655 10.
Judge Long has one assistant
in the office.
A comparison of monthly fines
and fees follow:
It had been earlier reported that
the skull was removed from the
grave but Jacobs said, "I don't
see how anyone would know if
it were missing or not, since the
grave was refilled.”
“The grave definitely looks like
Tuesday when it was called to it has been entered. Spade marks
our attention. There was a show- and fresh dirt around the grave
er during the time between the indicated this, but it is not known
heads number of major oil companies
and others have gone back and re-
plugged some of the abandoned
, wells, even without being request-
“1. Have adequate surface cas-
ing 1
' ed. Some have been reworked
2. Be heavily mudded if com- merely at the request of the land-
pleted for oil production. | owner
Field Spot Check? I And since the matter was
"3. Be plugged at the base of brought to public attention most
the surface casing, at a point im- companies have been more care
mediately above the uppermost ful about their operations, it was
artesian salt water and above all said
production zones, if abandoned
INTERESTED GROUP — These three were among the more than 50 area peace
officers who talked here Friday with FBI agents on the problem of the national
wave of bombings of churches and schools. They are shown perusing another
“A field spot check system to Parker said he still felt that the officer's notebook Left to right, they are Police Chief Leon Yeager of Colorado
insure proper casing, plugging and sumfaceredisposal a pits awereauthe City, Sheriff Ted Lambert of Sweetwater and Sheriff H. F. Fenton Jr. of Cole-
completion practices might be ad- said they would nakne other mem man. (Staff Photo by Bob Phillips)
visable to prevent additional dam-bers of the committee at an early
age. date.
Fred Young of Austin, repre-
Among those present were the
senting the Railroad Commission, following:
and M W. Marshall of San An- Bill Moore, Ballinger, George
gelo. representing the Railroad Poe, winters, and Dr. L. C. Ren.
Commission in the district encom- ken. Miles, mayors of their re-
passing Runnels, explained that spective towns; H. Giesecke, Bal-
the commission had neither the linger, w F. Minzenmayer, Win-
money nor the manpower to su- ters, Jake Presley, Winters, and
pervise each well. . . . Arthur G. Eggemeyer, Miles,
Parker kept insisting that he members of the Runnels County
had been led to believe that salt SCD board; Hardeman; Rep. A.
water disposal surface pits could J. Bishop, Winters: members of
be abolished. Young said in seme the Commissioners Court and a
marginal wells that it would be representative or representatives
impossible to inject the salt water from each community in the coun-
back into the ground
Bl Confers With Area
Officers on Bombings
Old Wells Offenders
ty.
Preventive and investigative
methods with which to combat the
current wave of bombings of
churches and schools over the na-
tion were discussed here Friday
in an all-day conference of more
than 50 West Central Texas peace
officers with Federal Bureau of
Investigation representatives.
The group met in the Coca-Cola
Auditorium and was presided over
by Ed Boyle, FBI agent in charge,
Dallas
Bardwell D. Odum of the Dal-
ren Dodson, Police Capt. C. A. — L. H Robson.
KE
M arch
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1957
00 $ 1,699.10
.30 795.50
August
September ........
October
Supplemental of un-
collected fines
TOTALS
411.00 601.50
$38,419,36 $18,655.10
SPARKLING
cotton
opening and the discovery." Jac-
obs said.
The deputy stated that it would
be his guess that the grave had
been entered by teenagers, since
he could not see any reason for
anyone else to uncover the grave
of the Union soldier.
Headstone of the grave bears the
lettering: "Wm. Hardesty, Union
if it were completely uncovered,"
he said. "There are bits of rotten
wood around the grave but there
are bits of wood all over the ceme-
tery. so it can not be definitely
said that the grave was complete-
ly uncovered.”
The grave is located on the east
side of the burial ground, about
the center from north to south, be
Soldier, Diec Dec. 30, 1892, Buried said.
Both Judge Rampy and Sen Dr Price Returns
Dorsey B. Hardeman of San An t:
gelo said there were laws on the From Pacific Trip
statute books to protect the land;
owners, especially against any Dr Sterling Price, flying Abi-
damages, from negligence on the lene preacher, was en route home
part of exploration firms. Harde - last night. . ‘Abilene area
man said he didn't know whether Dr. Price, pastor of University Boy|e said this was one of such
additional laws are needed or not. Baptist Church, has been on a six- meetings which FBI Director J
but assured the group he was will- weeks preaching mission on U. S. Edgar Hoover had asked his
ing at all times to help them. He Air Force bases in the Pacific, agents to hold throughout
said he fathered the action which He reached San Francisco Rri- United States. The purpose is to
created the Pollution Advisory day afte ncon and was due in offer FBI facilities as an aid to
Council several years ago. Dallas at 10:30, local law enforcement agencies on
It was' further agreed at the There he was met by his wife the bombing problem and discuss
meeting that nothing legally could and Mr. and Mrs Sam Allen, A1- the best ways to cooperate
be done about old offending and len is minister of music and edu- Those registering included:
abandoned tests, such as the twin cation at University Bap- SNYDER — Clyde Thomas, po-
holes near Rowena, abandoned 40 tist Church They were to drive lice department: Police Chief T.
years ago and running streams of back to Abilene.
salt water into a nearby creek. Dr. Price will preach at all bie. Deputy Sheriff Perty Rod-
and the old “Fowler well." located three services at University Bap- man
just a short distance from Elm tist Sunday. ABILENE - Police Chief War-
las FBI office was also present,
as were some FBI agents from the
FASHION
NO UPKEEP S
Veteto, Highway Patrol Lt. Ho-
mer C. Bailey, Fire Marshal Len
A. Blackwood, Fire Chief D. C.
Musick, Sheriff J. D. Woodard,
Police Lt. Grover C. Chronister;
Martin Koonsman, National Auto-
mobile Theft Bureau; Police Capt
C. Z Hallmark, FBI agents Ed
Sweet and Ural Horton.
SWEETWATER — Paul L. Allen
of the Highway Patrol. Texas Ran-
GOODFELLOW AFB —
Wil-
liam C. Martin.
DYESS AFB - J. L. Morehead,
G. 0. Vincent.
CROWELL - Sheriff P.
Taylor.
BENJAMIN - Sheriff H
Melton.
W.
*
MUNDAY - Police Chief J. W.
Massey.
COLORADO CITY - Police
ger Gene Graves. Police Chief A Chief Leon Yeager.
DEL RIO — Sgt Ollie E. Clark,
the
local law enforcement agencies on
L. Steele: Sheriff Earl Abercrom-
B. McGuire, Assistant Police
Chief W. R Powell, Sheriff R. S.
(Ted) Lambert
ANSON — City Marshal C. F
Chadwick, Sheriff Dave Reves.
STAMFORD - Police Chief B
Q. Cooper
SAN ANGELO - Police Chief
Ava Smith, FBI agent Ed Dorris.
Highway Patrol 1.1 Watson How-
ell. Sheriff Cecil Turner, Texas
Ranger Ralph Rohatsch, Highway
Patrol Sgt Ray Keating.
WICHITA FALLS - S. J Law
rence and R. H. Nelson, police
department
ROTAN - Police Chief M A.
Hughes
ROBY — Sheriff Buzz Rollans.
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE
Texas Highway Patrol.
FORT WORTH - A. E. Stern-
berg Jr., Air Force OSI.
COLEMAN - Sheriff H. F Fen-
ton Jr.
RANGER - Police Chief W. G
Pounds. Assistant Police Chief
Don Butler.
BIG SPRING - Police Capt. W.
E. Eubanks, Police Det. Sgt Leo
Hull
WEBB AFB - Russell E. Trau-
gatt. Lewis E Hornbaker
ASPERMONT - Sheriff Charles
L Graham; Andy Mays, Depart-
ment of Public Safety.
MIDLAND - Maj Wilson Speir,
regional commander, Texas De-
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