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BIST YEAR, NO. 347
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By Katharyn Duff
Funnels which seemed as
black fingers reaching down
from an ominous cloud swept
the town of Haskell Saturday
night and the tornadic winds
combined with slashing hail to
leave hardly a building un-
touched.
Yet through all the destruc-
tion, not a life was lost No
Haskell person suffered serious
injury.
That was a miracle, those
who’ve seen the shambles say.
And joining to help the mira-
cle come to pass were a dozen
or so Haskell and Abilene men,
joined by shortwave radio,
working together in the storm
warning system fathered by the
Weather Bureau.
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Warn was "a success story,”
Abilene Weatherman C. E.
Sitchler said after it was all
over but the clean-up, the re-
building, the insurance-adjust-
ing.
The people were warned and
they got under cover.
Credit for that warning will
be taken by no one segment of
the storm workers The Abilen-
ians say the Haskell folk did
the job and the Haskell men
say they couldn’t have without
Abilene. And both seem to be
right.
The cooperative effort in-
volved the Abilene Weather Bu-
reau. the Department of Public
Safety at Abilene, three High-
way Patrolmen stationed at Has-
kell. the Haskell County Sher-
iff's Department, Haskell City
Police Department and the Has-
kell Volunteer Fire Department.
Judge Gets
Full Report
On Dealings
By JERRY PILLARD
1 FRANKLIN, Tex. (AP) — U.S.
Dist. Atty. Barefoot Sanders
turned over the entire Billie Sol
Estes report Tuesday to State
District Court Judge John M.
Barron to give to a Robertson
County grand jury at his dis-
Esles Ired
EXCHANGE SCENE — Here’s the scene Tuesday af-
ternoon in the small room of the New York Stock
Exchange. Top center are two clocks, one indicating
time: 4:04—34 minutes after market closed for the
day—the second showing that the exchange’s high
speed ticker is two hours and 23 minutes behind
schedule. (AP Wirephoto)
Giant Rally
Ups Market
Amarillo weathermen gave
the first tip that the storm was
brewing. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Amarillo told Abilene Weather-
man C. E. Sitchler it* radar
registered a “hook" over Roch-
ester.
The hook didn't show at Abi-
lene but Sitchler called the De-
partment of Public Safety any-
way and asked for a radio mes-
sage of inquiry to a patrolman
in the area. Answer, negative.
No storm at Rochester.
At 7 45 Sitchler’s radar picked
up a hook around Haskell.
Weathermen (and Haskell
County is in the north tier of
counties of Abilene's “respon-
sibility area") called the Abi-
lene DPS radio, Charles Cloud,
operator on duty.
The first of many storm mes-
sages that filled DPS radio that
night was flashed to patrolmen
in Haskell.
By JACK LEFLER
AP Business News Writer
NEW YORK (AP)—The stock
market exploded a dramatic rally
Tuesday and recaptured most of
the loss suffered in Monday s
deepest slump since 1929.
A sudden avalanche of buying
hurled prices into a smashing ad-
vance that pulled Wall Street from
the depths of despair
Related stories. Pg. 9, 10-B
Buyers seized solid command of
the market from discouraged sell-
cretion.
Sanders said that Barron will
examine the report himself and
consult with Sanders and Depart-
ment of Justice officials on turn-
ing over all of the report to the
grand jury.
“If he (Barron) finds anything
conceivably connected with this
case, he will turn it over to the
grand jury after consultation with
us.” Sanders said.
The grand .jury is looking into
the June 3, 1961. death of federal
agricultural official Henry H.
Marshall.
The action was taken Tuesday
after the grand jury decided it
would ask Judge Barron to hold
William G. Elliott, an Agriculture
Department official, in contempt
for refusing to turn over the en-
tire Estes report.
Sanders said the federal gov-
By Surplus
Grain Curbs
By GEOFFREY COULD
WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas
operator Billie Sol Estes got so
incensed about not being allowed
to store government surplus grain
out on the open ground that he
complained to several congress-
men, an Agriculture Department
official said Tuesday.
The official, Carl J. Miller, told
a surprised House subcommittee
ithis practice is permitted under
Texas state law, but not under
federal regulations.
He said it is common in state-
licensed grain elevators to cut a
hole near the top and let excess
grain spill out on the ground out-
side in a nice little pile.
The House Government Opera-
tions subcommittee looking into
Estes' tangled affairs was told
earlier that the grain storage busi-
ness in West Texas is a cut-throat
jungle of competition in which
Estes was deeply involved. Estes
MARKET
SUMMARY
ernment had taken the po-
ors who had driven prices down sition of maximum cooperation.
who even Prices 00 He stressed Barron has been
Monda % And Tuesday Torn familiar with the grand Jury’s in-
with a frenzied unloading of vestigation and would be able to
OCkS. determine what portion of the re-|
The day's dizzy roller-coaster port will be necessary for it to
ride came on mammoth volume determine whether Marshall com- |
with the New York Stock Ex-mitted suicide or was murdered
hange’s high-speed ticker tape last year
running more than two hours Dr. J. A. Jachimczyk, Harris
e. The ina County medical examiner, said
reported until 1:14 p.m. 2 hours he is preparing his final report
and 44 minutes after the close of on the Marshall autopsy for pres-
trading. Jentation to the jury Wednesday.
YUP, I’M ON THE LIST — Willie Phillips, right, points out his name on the
commencement program for Abilene High School students to fellow graduates,
from left, Linda Cooley, Dianne Morris a nd Lana Morris as they wait for the pro-
cessional to begin. Commencement was h eld at Public School Stadium Tuesday
night. (Staff photo by Jimmy Parsons)
AHS Graduation
No. 74 History
By DAVID COBB
Reporter-News Staff Writer
Abilene High School held its
74th graduation exercise Tuesday
The Dow Jones average of 301 The medical examiner last night and 429 seniors received
industrial issues rolled up a gain week gave an oral report to their diplomas from Supt.
of 27.03 to 603.96, almost wiping Judge Barron in which he said he
WEATHER
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
(Weather map. M = B)
ABILENE AND VICINITY (radius of 40
is under indictment alleging",
fraud.
C. H Moseley, head of the
Dallas Commodity Office of the
Agriculture Department, told of
warehousemen offering kickbacks
to farmers, free storage, no de-
ductions for shrinkage, and even
giving trading stamps as induce
meats to use their elevators.
“They’re crooks if they’re doing
it." Rep. Ross Bass, D-Tenn., said
of such practices. He said he was
sure such things violated some
federal law, but that he would
immediately offer legislation to
miles) — Generally fair and warm ..______.__________
Wednesday and Thursday. High Wednes- '”“’s , A n
I class was in the first grade when day 90, low Wednesday night 65, high outlaw them just to make sure.
Moseley said many complaints
Haskell began looking and
alerting
Patrolmen Sgt. Frank Jircik,
Tommy Wood and Jesse Priest,
Sheriff Garth Garrett. Deputy
Pete Mercer and Haskell Police
Chief Tom Paul Barnett set out
in radio cars to the storm's
path to pinpoint the menace.
Haskell volunteer firemen set
about notifying the townspeople
of danger. Chief Tom Watson.
E. J. Stewart and J. B. Gips in
took to private cars in which
storm alert equipment was in-
stalled and started up and down
streets.
Tornado-wise West Texans
needed little urging. Into their
own or a neighbor's cellar they
went
(“We get real neighborly
when a storm comes," says Has-
kell Newsman Lon Pate who
served out the one Saturday on
duty as a fireman.)
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prices — Associated Press 60-
stock average scores biggest gain
since Nov. 14. 1929, as blue chip
stocks lead roaring recovery trom
morning plunge: Dow Jones aver-
age of 30 industrials jumps 27.03.
Gain in paper value-$12.9 bil-
lion in quoted value of stocks
listed on New York Stock Ex-
change (based on AP average)
Volume — 14.75 million shares,
second largest in exchange his-
tory
Statistics — 1.399 issues traded
(record': 630 advances, 637 de-
clines, 2 new highs, 1.032 new
lows
Ticker Tape — two hours, 29
minutes behind floor transactions
at close, also a record.
Most active issue — American
Telephone & Telegraph, up $7.87
at $108.50 on 341,900 shares
out Monday's loss of 34 95.
The Associated Press 60-stock
average bounced back 8.90 to
220 10 against a fall of 13 40 Mon-
day.
An estimated $12.9 billion was
recovered from the $19.5 billion
erased from the quoted value of
stocks listed on the New York
Stock Exchange Monday This was
based on the action of the AP
average.
Trading volume shot to 14.75
million shares, exceeded only by
the 16,410,030 shares traded on
Oct. 29, 1929 It far overshadowed
Monday, 9 35 million.
Trading embraced 1,399 issues,
the greatest in the history of the
exchange. The previous record of
felt Marshall was murdered. But
he said at the time that he “did
not rule out the possibility of sui-
cide.”
Gayle Ray and Jerilyn Davies,
class valedictorian and salutatori-
an, took the class motto as topic
for their addresses.
The storm was slow-moving.
(“Dad-blamed thing just squat-
ted,” Sitchler says.)
When it arrived, Haskell was
ready, thanks to a bi-city effort
involving the Weather Bureau,
the Department of Public Safety
and local government.
The storm stayed over Has-
kell, rain and hall first and then
wind, about 30 minutes.
("Seemed like two hours,” Pate
says.) The town was hurt—but
not its people.
"We were all durn lucky,”
Sitchler concludes "You might
call it a success story.
"1 sure hope the next time
it's the same."
NEWS INDEX
SECTION A
Obituaries ...... 4
Sports .......... 8, 9
Oil news............10
SECTION B
Amusements .........+.. 2
Women’s news ..........3
Editorials ..............4
Comics ............ 5
TV Scout ..............9
Redio-TV logs...........9
Form news, markets ..,, 10
Thursday 90 to 95. Moseley said many complaints
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS Clear w had been received to the effect
partly clouds Wednesday and Thursday, that Estes was guilty of unfair
High Wednesday 86.94. competition.
Miller said he sometimes han-
he came to Abilene.
He added that 299 members of
the class have decided to contin-
ue their education in college. The
figure, he said, represents 70 per
cent of the class and is the high-
est of any graduating class.
Results of the Iowa Test of Basic
Skills place the class in the top
two per cent of the nation. Wells
commented that 60 of the students
NORTHWEST TEXAS Clear to partly
cloudy Wednesday and Thursday High
Wednesday 85-95,
SOUTHWEST TEXAS dur to partly
cloudy and warm Wednesday and Thurs
day. High Wednesday in 90s.
TEMPERATURES
Miss Davies, the salutatorian,
spoke on “To Strive. To Seek" —___._.
told the audience the first and, for a student to be in the
, . j . years of the lives of classmates top quarter of the class, he had
change in his findings would de- and herself have sped by quick- to have an average of over
pend on additional evidence, ly yet their search for truth has 8
Earlier Tuesday, the jury in- only begun.
Tuesday, the medical examiner
said his opinion had not been and
changed He added that any'
pend on
additional evidence.
structed Texas Atty. Gen. Will
Wilson to bring the contempt
action against Elliott on the
ground he failed to produce the
full Estes files as ordered in a
subpoena.
Marshall died of five bullets
from a 22-caliber rifle.
His death first was ruled a sui-
cide, then the case was reopened
after Estes'
financial empire
1,375 was set Monday.
Despite the scope of the advance See FRANKLIN, PE. 6 A. Col. €
declines edged gains by 637 to
630.
Snyder Blaze
Loss $60,000
SNYDER (RNS) - A fire that
raged for more than three hours
here Tuesday morning did an
estimated $60,000 in damage to
the Heath Meat Locker Co. two
blocks west of the square on 23th
St
By the time the fire was dis-
covered at 1 a.m. it had already
gutted the building and burned
through the roof of the 90 by 50
ft. retail sales section of the plant.
The Snyder Fire Dept. used five
pieces of equipment in fighting
the fire which was finally brought
under control shortly after 3 a.m.
A. A. Heath, owner and op-
erator of the plant, estimated
his kiss at $40,000. R. L. Terry,
owner of the building in which
the plant was housed, said his
loss is estimated at about $20,000.
Both men said that insurance
would cover about half their loss
individual rental lockers in the
east end of the plant were not
damaged by the blaze, but
health officials have said that the
renters will have to remove the
meat from the lockers before the
temperatures go up. Damage to
the electrical and mechanical
had three-year averages of 80
88.
The top six graduates of the
class presented the program. In-
vocation was by Rosalind Craver
gun when we entered school" and and Judi Malone delivered
we will continue to “search foi
truths. . .which have been discov
This search, she said, “was be-
ered by great minds which will
help us to formulate our lives."
The students, she continued,
have also striven lor wisdom, have
accepted their responsibilities at
the school, have made lasting
friendships and have begun their
poem. Lynda Wright lead
a
the
school song and the benediction
was given by Susan West.
Area Saic
Disaster
WASHINGTON (AP)
The
Small Business Administration
designated Haskell County, Tex .
a disaster area as a result of a
tornado May 26.
The action enables homeown
equipment has caused the temper-
ature to start a slow rise All
meat will be checked by health
officials before being removed.
Heath said that his losses come
from the loss of some 4 to 5
thousand pounds of beef and pork
which were stored in the retail
section of the plant.
A radio shop next to the meat
locker plant was not damaged
by the early morning blaze.
The fire was thought to have
started in the electrical powered
engine room on the north side of
the plant
When asked whether he intend-
ed rebuilding the plant, Heath
said that he had been so busy
trying to save what he could that
he hadn't given much thought to
it
He also urged those who had
meat in the rental lockers to
claim ft Wednesday before ft
spoiled.
ers. businesses, churches and
charitable institutions to apply to
the agency for repair loans
Applications may be filed at
1000 Main St., Dallas.
search for faith.
We will, she concluded "use
three lessons of faith, wisdom,
truth, friendship and responsibil-
ity to make this newer world a
brighter world.”
Miss Ray, taking the second
half of the motto To Find and
Not to Yield," said the students
must find within themselves truth,
happiness and their own goals.
"We have begun a quest for
knowledge) that is never end-
ing. We stand at the beginning
of a new experience.
"After striving to do our best,
seeking and finding our goals,"
Miss Ray concluded, "we must
never yield."
Wells told the Class of 1962 he
felt closer to it than he did to
many other classes since this
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Sunset last night: 7:39: sunrise today;
5:33. sunset tonight 7 40.
Barometer reading at » p.m.: 28.01.
Humidity at 9 P.m.: 34, per cent
died complaining letters from
Estes which were referred to the
department by congressmen who
received them He said Estes
complained of this inhuman treat-
ment because his competitors
were allowed to store grain on the
ground under state licenses.
Bass asked: "You mean, they
store grain out on the ground and
get paid for it? Is any taxpayers’
money used for storing grain on
the ground?"
Miller said he didn’t know, but
Moseley replied that it was not.
See ESTES, Pg. 6-A, Col. 3
Change of Venue Ruled
In Lopez Murder Trial
By CLYDE FOSTER
Reporter-News Staff Writer
BALLINGER - District Judge
0. L. Parrish Tuesday afternoon
ruled a change in venue in the
murder trial of Incarnacion (The
Hawk) Lopez after trying for
more than four hours without
the spectators in the courtroom
and smiled often
The tattooed suspect has been
in jail without bond since his ar-
rest near Lubbock shortly after
the fatal beating of Mr. Boggess
at his service station in Ballin-
ger.
Attorneys questioned a total of
41 of the 85 jurors remaining no
the special venire after a number
qualifying a single juror.
Prior to the ruling, Royal Hert
and Otho Crawford, court • ap- -
pointed attorneys from San An of excuses were accepted Tues-
gelo, had made two motions Tues-
day and one Monday seeking a
change of venue but all three had
been overruled by Judge Parrish.
day morning. A number of venire-
men requested and were granted
release from jury duty as a result
of wind and hail storm
The 118th district judge also
overruled a total of four defense
in the county Monday
Defense attorneys entered mo-
Tuesday when they expressed
scruples against the death penal-
ty The remainder of the venire-
men were disqualified either be-
cause of a final opinion or be-
cause they said they were unable
to presume the defendant is in-
nocent.
One venireman, questioned about
scruples against the death penal-
ty, said from what I have
heard about this case I would not
feel badly at all about the death
penalty.”
a reaun A large number of the prospect
damage tive jurors were disqualified
while being questioned by state’s
witnesses when they said they had
tions seeking a continuance be-
cause a witness had just arrived
in Ballinger and they had been
definite opinions concerning the
guilt or innocence of the defend-
motions seeking a continuance of
the trial, in which Lopez is
charged with the fatal beating,-----— — — 2 = - = c =
and robbery of M E Boggess, 74, unable to obtain a statement from were not disqualified under State
Ballinger service station opera- her, because of the alleged failure questioning, the defense attorneys
to provide the defendant with a probed more deeply into know!
ant in cases where veniremen.
tor, on Feb. 9. to provide the defendant with a probed more deepE
Judge Parrish said he will de- list of the special venire and be edge of the case and other the
cide in the near future on the lo- cause of the depleted special tors. . . .*
cide in the near future on the lo- cause of the depleted special tors. eh
cation of the trial under the venire list as a result of the Under the change of venue,
change of venue storm. All were overruled by Lopez will be transferred to the
Lopez, who understands only a Judge Parrish, county in which the trial will be
limited amount of English, was Monday, the court had heard held as soon as we can
not visibly affected by the deci and overruled a motion for contin- arrangements for the transfer,
sion to move the trial from Run- nance and a motion for a change Sheriff Don Atkins said following
nels County. of venue A number of witnesses the decision.
The defendant, who had been were called in the change of ven- The court, ” appointed aftornge
in the courtroom in handcuffs
throughout the day Monday but
who had not been restrained Tues-
day, was calm throughout the.........——.----_ a -__
hearing add attempted selection overruled the motion for change by the defendant or appointed
of the jury. He waved occasional- of venue late Monday afternoon, the district judge in the court •
ly to friends and relatives among Six veniremen were disqualified which the case is to be tried.
of venue A number of witnesses the decision
ue case by both sides in a hear- will not remain with the case un-
ing over whether it would be pos- der the change of venue. Hart
sible to obtain an unbiased jury said attorneys for the trial under
in Runnels County Judge Parrish ths change of venue will be Hied
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