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ABILENE, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMDE
. 0-FORTY-EIGHT PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
PRICE DAILY 5c, SUNDAY 15c
Sweetwater to Snyder
Hard Hit by Ice Storm
Floods Menace
Parts of Texas
WHERE IT RAINED
ABILENE
Municipal Airport
Total for Year
Normal for Year
M2 E. N 23rd ..
Wed. Two- MERKEL
Day MORAN
.45 .90
.20 No
onne- .
s
( a
mlnsesnin bridges were iced over.
Highways in the Davis Moun-
JUST TOO MUCH ICE — Telephone lines one mile tain country of Far West Texas
northeast of Roscoe beside old U.S. Highway 80 just glazed over during the morning,
had too much ice to stay up, so they sagged to the Light snow continued in the
ground and pulled the poles along with them, Wednes- Dalhart area of the Panhandle,
day. Icing conditions were reported worse in the Ros- Lubbock, Odessa and Midland re-
coe-Snyder-Sweetwater area than anywhere else in the ported freezing drizzle.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS east of Corsicana 4 19. Farmers-
‘ Ice storms snapped utility lines ville 1.36, Waxahachie 1.21, Uval-
1 and trees and paralyzed highway de 1.03, Corsicana 3.45, Ennis 122.
7 traffic in a wide section of West Trinidad 3.36, Laredo 2.05 and
A Texas Wednesday while contin- Llano 1.75. ALBANY
1 uing downpours in other parts of Lesser amounts fell at Alpine,
the state brought flood warnings. Amarillo. Childress, Dalhart. Gal-
6 The cold wave that brought veston, Lubbock, Lufkin, Midland, ASPERMONT
LUC eu wave (at CIOHSUE Victoria and Wirl
snow, freezing rain, cloudbursts Victoria and Wink. , AVOCA
E1 and fog was blamed for numerous Maximum temperatures BAIRD
traffic accidents and one highway Wednesday afternoon ranged BALLINGER
a death. A missing airplane with from 31 degrees at Dalhart and BREC KENRIDGE
two men aboard was believed Amarillo 10 74 at Beaumont. CISCO
downed by bad weather. Forecasts called for continued LAKE CISCO
, . cold with rain or snow through
Flood warnings along the upper Thursday CLYDE
Trinity and Sabine watersheds _______—COLORADO CITY
CROSS PLAINS
EASTLAND
HAMLIN
HASKELL
KNOX CITY
Three Hurt,
One Badly,
In Smashup
.84
1,57 MUNDAY '
23.83
21 48 RANGER
1 20 1 60 RISING STAR
DYESS AFB .........76 151 ROBY
. .70 1.05 ROTAN
40 1.00 SNYDER
_ STAMFORD
Trace SWEETW ATER
2.00 2.00 WEINERT
95 1.40 WINGATE ...
1.00 1 40 WINTERS
.81 97
Report
...50 No
Report
1.00 150
... 1.00
.....20
.....20
...04
.. .50
04
95
60
STATE RAINS
.....1.20 1,90 AUSTIN
.......90 90 CORPUS CHRISTI
.......45 1.40 CORSICANA
4:1 43 DALLAS
Some Electric,
Phone Lines Out
By BOB BUNDY
Reporter-News Staff Writer
Rain — freezing on highways, utility and telephone
lines and tree limbs — plagued a large area of West
Central Texas Wednesday night, centering in the Sweet-
water-Roscoe-Snyder region.
Ice-laden lines were snapping poles and the added
weight was ripping limbs from trees throughout the
1 40 1 75 area.
40 70 There is no immediate respite in sight The forecast
through Friday from the Abilene U.S. Weather Bureau
106 station calls for continued cloudy, cold and rainy weath.
.....-1.87 er. Temperatures are to vary only a few degrees for the
......3.45 next 36 hours, from lows of---------------------------
9
around 30 to highs in the 35 rural electric lines south and
east of the city were down.
. No Report FORT WORTH
.....1.20 1.70 HOUSTON
29 1.17 LAREDO
........80 1.25 MINERAL WELLS
........20 No SAN ANTONTO
Report W ACO
.....1 35 1 90 W ICHITA FALLS
'0 to 40 range.
7- Earlier Wednesday, Ballinger Late Wednesday afternoon, the
A residents shivered for almost 12 Southwestern Bell Company re-
„ hours when gas line regulator ported in Abilene that lines were
„ trouble developed north of Ballin- covered with ice in an area bor-
— ger on the Winters highway. To dered by Abilene on the east,
:__repair the damage, all 1,700 me- San Angelo and McCamey on the
ters in the city were turned off, southwest, El Paso on the west
At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, t he and Lamesa and Hobbs, N. M,
_ trouble bad been repaired and the to the northwest.
___tedious task of lighting all the The company reported that 156
G • ■■•- pilot lights in town began, long distance circuits were out
LUEDERS
AF SUCCESS
ft 1M TAIYO In the meantime, cafes rushed in the area by Wednesday night.
CW DGICEEliE to purchase hot plates and elec-The other broken circuits were
UEE uBRA et trie percolators to provide hot scattered throughout the area
. , . food and drink for their custom- Norman Stuckey, Abilene dis-
F - 1@m ers and a landoffice business was trict manager, said crews were
aamee IMAI" reported on space heaters. Some standing by to make any repairs
SETHES OIL dealers reportedly went to other which might be needed.
EmSEGCE • . E EEG. towns and bought heaters to fill; Compared to 1949‘s
. h demand One Southwestern Bell employe
By RALPH DIGHTON hope to recover them, to learn 1 0 to be of about 20 years service, com- ■
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE how they are affected by radia- . L as xpecte itoide
BASE, Calif. (AP) — The Air tion vital for the man in space normal by soon after midnight See WEATHER, Pg. 9A. Col. 4
" H-t tal epCLC Wednesday
Three persons were injured, one
seriously, in a two - car collision
about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday on
The State Highway Department - .
warned of hazardous driving con-U. S. Highway 83 three miles
ditions in the Amarillo, Lubbock, north ot the Abilene city limits.
El Paso, Abilene and Childress In serious condition at Hendrick
districts because of ice. Memorial Hospital is Mrs. Doris
Heavy rain, fell in North, East Woolridge, about 30, of 4102 Hart-
and South Texas, Tyler, in East ford Dr. She suffered a deep cut
Texas, recorded a 5.27-inch fall at the base of her skull, attend-
in hours ants said, 8S well as cuts and PAGE noir (AD) a
sanley Bates, 19, Odessa, died bruises on her legs and feet. ran Force: Gone anew NON rod" tion- vital for the
Tuesday night in a car crash extent of her injuries was not booster, fired into polar orbit program. | Utility service was interrupted
With $385.50 received Wednes- Riley said, along with three car caused by ice at Odessa, Known pending Arass. „ „ , Wednesday a Discoverer satellite The spy gear was secret, but between Rule and Knox City and
day, Goodfellow donations to date toons. The film and employes' Flood warnings, were issued | her auspande desepn ...00 containing human tissue and sky presumably included instruments Wednesday night Rule was with-
amount to $4,424.80 — a long way time are being donated by Inter- along the upper Trinity and Sa-sMAO Ano seita spy gadgets. being tested for the Midas and out electric service although it
from the $11,092 goal needed for state, bine rivers. A 2 to 3 foot flood Surrered cuts and bruises Planes later will try to recover Samos satellite series. These in-
0. 1-7760030 the bead, a dislocated left shoul- the cargo by catching the moon-clude cameras for behind the Iron
lowlands would be inundated aid der and five fractured ribs. | letis parachuting space capsule in
-...+,..10.00 Rainfall totals for hours The Woolridges were apparently.
====== at 1===
25.00 1.99. Mineral Wells st. San An. Jr. of Anson. Highway Patrolman ward at 12:20 p.m. burning louder
gelo .45, San Antonio 1.22, Waco Tom Holland said Phillips receiv-and brighter and moving faster
2.22, Wichita Falls 1.38. ’.........n prorenesenre
Cotulla measured 1.53 inches.
25 00 Kaufman 1.41, an area 8 miles
Abilene region. (Staff Photo by B. G. Joyner)
Needed: $6,668
For Goodfellows
from the $11,092 goal needed for state.
the big job of being sure Christ- Wednesday contributions include stage was forecast for Mineola by
mas isn’t “just another day" to ed: "---------44
some poeple. Anonymous
Wednesday was the deadline set Amorous......
by the Marine Reserve Unit for Exchange Cub =
picking up toys to be repaired
in time for Goodfellow distribu-
Curtain reconnaissance, and in-
was expected to be restored at
any moment. Service was inter-
rupted at O'Brien, Rochester and
Haskell also. The Haskell line
frared detectors to sense rocket , . . .
firings.went out but was restored within
10 minutes, West Texas Utilities
WEATHER
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WATHER BUREAU
(Weather man. pare 20-A)
ABILENE AND VICINITY (Radius 40
niles ► -Continued cloudy, cold and rainy.
High Thursday 35-40 Low Friday morning
tion, but at least one organization
did not require the service.
That group, the Double Clutch-
ers, a local hot rod club, took a
number of toys it had collected
to the Central Fire Station Wednes-
day afternoon. The articles includ-
ed two bicycles, some tricycles
and a number of other large toys.
There are 17 boys in the club.
Pleas for aid Wednesday includ-
ed a letter from a little girl who
said that Christmas “will be just
like any other day” unless she
and her family received help.
Another from a seventh grade
student tells of her sister who is
deaf and dumb in school at Aus-
tin. Her mother, a widow, strug-
gles to support the family includ-
ing a 4-year-old brother.
The annual Goodfellows movie
will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
at the Paramount Theater. Ad-
mission will be a new toy. The
feature will be a western. Inter-
state Theaters Manager Truman
Plasters & Cement Masons,
Local Union No. 591
Beverly Jo & Ronald Beard...2.00
In memory of
Opal Kelly............
Mrs. Breen .....---....
Mrs. C. B. Oates ......
Mrs. Robt. Mann........
Levine’s Sunshine Club..
Dr. Joe E. Busby.......
Anonymous.............
Jack & George Chisholm
Mrs. T. F. Grisham.....
Mrs. Joe Clingon........
Anonymous ............
Chester Imes ...,.......
Jack Fulwiler ..........
..5.00
..2.00
...50.00
....5.00
..10.00
...25.00
...25.00
... 10.00
..2 00
..10.00
...10.00
Mr. & Mrs. Bob D. Taylor ... 5.00
Paul H. Scott.................5.00
Bereans S. S. Class,
St. Paul Methodist Church. .5.00
Mr. & Mrs. W. N. Jones Jr....3.50
Dr. & Mrs. Erle Sellers......25.00
R. E. Patterson..............10.00
Wednesday's Total .......385.50
Previously Acknowledged .4,039.30
Duke and Duchess
Arrive in Paris
LONDON (AP)— The Duke and
Duchess of Windsor have arrived
from Paris to do their Christmas
shopping. But an informant said
they also were on a hush-hush
mission in search of jewels stolen
from them in 1945.
A source close to Scotland Yard
GRAND TOTAL...
PENDING HEARING
Recovery plans were indefinite Co. officials in Abilene stated
Normally, Discoverer catches
are tried about 26 hours after
Thirteen communities were south oportion, becoming ’
without telephone service Wednes-light rain southeast Thursday
launch. It is more valuable in the nag nis ne Althou n Able * ml e names Thursday 35 northwest ’
study program; however, for them local calls, long instance service EHANTHEASTA TIA 2=
to stay up longer, if possible. was out at Inadale, Blackwelt. , through Friday; highs
The Air Force said that if all Dry Lake Peacoclk, Girard, Spur, SOUTH CENTRAL TEX AS
. -P‘ with intermittent rain or d
goes well. Discoverer XVIII will Jayton. McCaulley, Sylvester, continued void Thursday an
perhaps be allowed to whirl longer Munday, Seymour and Haskell be- "SOuTnEAsr TEXAS C
than any other in the series, cause of the broken lines, intermittent rains and one
ed cuts inside his mouth and was than any of its predecessors,
taken to a doctor in Anson in a . This was due to improvements
private car. Holland had n ot in the engine of its Thor IRBM
been able to learn who was driv- booster rocket. Its thrust has been
ing the Valiant. souped up 15,000 pounds to a total
The Abilene people were taken of 165,000.
to Hendrick in Elliott's and Kiker- The power increase, officers
Warren ambulances. | said, will help the Discoverer pro-
Holland said it appeared that gram by permitting orbits at high-
the accident occurred as the Wool-er altitudes to gather data not
ridge car was attempting to make | available at present levels and by
a left turn. The front of Phillips’enabling the second-stage Agena
1957 Buick was in collision with B—all of which orbits—to carry I SECTION A
the rear and side of Woolridge's more fuel. This means it can start' Obituaries .......... 10 full service would be in force,
car Phillips also apparently was and stop its engine in flight, and Food news.........14, 15
going north, maneuver in space.
Holland said he found Mrs. The human tissue, from the un-
Woolridge about 30 feet south, derside of an eyelid, was in a 300-
and Woolridge about 20 feet north' pound capsule in the nose of the
of their car after the wreck oc-second stage. With it were bits of
Longest lived Discoverer to date At Knox City, all local and long shenape.
was No. 17, successfully recovered distance telephones lines were ow'd a
last month alter more than two down. C J Reese, of Knox. City, SOUTE
days in orbit, said the first line went out about tion ear
_ 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. General Tet- with
uimonre Jumry ephone Co. of the Southwest.
NEWS INDEX which serves the area, reported
--------------------------------working all day to restore service Wea .m.
but there was no indication when ri . /
1 no important temper
as Thursday 35-45 mor
TEMPERATURES
** 2.00 *
maneuver in space.
TV Scout .
Oil news
ne freezing
north por-
ise cloudy
zzie Thurs
ortion Fri-
e changes:
nd in 40s
Wed. p.m.
said the Windsors were hopeful of
recovering royal family heir-.-----—----— - -
looms, worth 584.000, stolen from curred. | human bone marrow, algae,
them while they were guests at The patrolman estimated dam- spores, gamma globulin, albumin,
Ednam Lodge near rural Sun- age to the Valiant at 11.000 and gold foil and various kinds of film.
... $4,424.80 ningham. to the Buick at $750, | Scientists sent them aloft, and
SECTION ■
Women’s news ... .
Sports... ........
Amusements .......
Editorials .........
Comics ........
Farm news .......
Radio, TV logs ....
.J 2-3
8-10
14, 15
18
.. 19
The telephone company, said
18 that most of the lines were down
21 in the Knox City area.
Conditions grew worse as the
day progressed.
Gas service was reported un-
interrupted.
a
23
23
As far as electric service was an
concerned. Knox City service was 7
not interrupted, although some I
......... 11:00 -
12:00 -
nd low for 24-hours ending 9
and 32.
nd low same date last year: 73
last night: 5:34; sunrise today:
set tonight: 5.34
ter reading at 9 p.m.: 28 40,
ty at 9 p.m.: 91 per cent
GOP Granted Vote Injunction
HOUSTON (AP) - Federal suit was actually filed and then state board, said he had no com- vassers under “color of state
Judge Joe Ingraham Wednesday withdrawn when it was found no merit 00 Ingraham’s order, law.”
signed a temporarly order re- was available for an early “It’s rather an unusual situation The petition maintains that 1
straining the State Board of Can. hearing and 1 want to see the petition about 100,000 paper ballots were •■■
vassers from taking final action s -and order before I say anything,” not counted. ,
fa.appr Xing.21 Democratic pres- zollie seakiey. A member o the he said. „ . , "Plaintiffs are informed and a
renal electors. '___------ The canvahsing board, consist- verily believe that in excess of ■
ing of Steakley, Gov. Price Dan- 100.000 votes were disqualified, s
iel and Atty. Gen. Will Wilson, thrown out and not counted by s
all Democrats, is scheduled to be- the presiding judges of the vari- H
gin a hearing Thursday in Austin ous precincts and that these 100- s
on the Republican request for a 000-plus were thereby disfran- s
i recount, chised and deprived of their con-•
I The canvassing board, consist- stitutional rights' the petition M
tion with the district federal clerk states. M
in Houston. It was assigned to Thad Hutcheson state Repub- ■
Connally’s office by lot, a prac- lican chairman, was not a plain- a
lice followed by the district clerk's tiff i” the suit but was present ■
. office at the late afternoon filing of the 1
USE CHRISTMAS SEALS Because Connally was out of the petition.E
city the GOP lawyers, Goode and not Technically spekilTutthisauis ■
* prosede the ^ « L
Ingraham consider the petition in , federal election,” Hutcheson ■
immediately. . said. “The right to vote includes
One of the primary allegations a right to an honest count." :
of the suit is a contention that
The order applies pending fur-
ther action in federal court. In-
graham scheduled a hearing on a
Republican petition for 9:30 a m
Monday before federal judge Ben
C. Connally.
Ingraham’s order stated it does
not prevent the state board of
canvassers from proceeding with
an orderly hearing and investiga-
3
tion of the election contest but shopping days left
specifies the board cannot take
final action.
The state board had scheduled
a hearing in Austin Thursday
morning.
Ingraham acted in the absence
of Connally who was out of the
city at the time GOP attorneys
arrived in Houston after attempt-
ing to file the suit in both Austin
and Dallas.
FIGIT TI
TATIS
John W. Goode Jr. of San An- 2 10 S
tonio said he first checked the
federal court docket in Austin and
found it too crowded. In Dallas the
. . I In a number of counties, ballots ___.________
the federal court has jurisdiction were invalidated because voters PETITION FILED, WITHDRAWN—These four Texas
in that the complainants, the 24 failed to mark out the president- GOP leaders are happy in Dallas Wednesday as they
Republican electoral college nomm-ial candidates of minority parties, file their election suit with deputy U.S. District Clerk
. , privea of their nel s by the Ac: preliminary Mrs. Elizabeth McClellan, right. Twenty-five minutes
... and mail early tion of the State Board of Can- See GOP, Pg. 10A, Col. 1 later, after not being able to get a judge in Dallas to
grant hearing time, the smiles were gone and so was
the suit. It was withdrawn and taken to Houston
where it w as refiled. The filers, left to right, are Hardy
Hollers, M. Sims Davidson, John Goode Jr, and Al-
bert Gay. (AP Wirephoto)
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