The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 30, 1962 Page: 1 of 27
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lew Medicare Bil
proposed in Senate
HISTORY OF ABILENE — Andrew B. Shelton, executive vice president of The
Reporter Publishing Co., turns over to Thelma Andrews, head of the Abilene Pub-
lic Library, all of the existing bound files — 937 volumes — of the Abilene Re-
porter-News. (Staff photo)
Reporter-News Presents
Bound Files to Library
McM Gels
New Gift
Of $32,000
Dr. Gordon Bennett, president of
McMurry College, announced
Friday that McMurry has re-
ceived 332,000 from the Texas
Methodist College Association as
the final gift from the association
for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1962.
Bill Fiveash, business manager
of the college, said that the total
receipts to McMurry in the 1961-62
school year were 374.000 Three
other Methodist colleges which re-
ceived $74,100 during the year are
Southern Methodist University,
Southwestern University and Tex-
as Wesleyan College. Lon Mor-
ris College received $55,500 and
Perkins School of Theology $18,-
500.
The Texas Methodist College
Association is an association es-
tablished to receive contributions
from various conferences of the
Methodist Church over the state
of Texas. The association is
headquartered in Dallas and head-
ed by Roy Farrow.
Records indicate that some $390,-
000 has been received by Meth-
Hope Expressed
For Compromise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abi-
partisan plan for health care for
This bill is to be called up for
Senate debate Monday, but the
discussion is expected to be pro-
longed A majority of Republicans
and a number of Southern Demo-
enough support to pass that body, crats are still strongly committed
against any Social Security health
the aged financed under Social Se-
curity was unveiled in the Senate
on Friday and appeared to attract
Five Republican senators joined
18 Democrats in cosponsoring the
new proposal, worked out after
weeks of intensive conferences.
This in itself showed a consider-
able voting gain for the new bill.
Only one Republican voted for a
Social Security health care plan
when it was offered to the Senate
by then Sen. John F Kennedy,
D-Mass., in 1960 and defeated 51
to 44.
Sen. Clinton P. Anderson, D-
N.M., chief Senate sponsor of
President Kennedy’s health care
plan and one of those seeking a
compromise, told the Senate of its
details and declared the time has
arrived “to provide an effective
program of protection for the na-
tion’s elderly people.”
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D-
Minn., assistant Democratic lead-
system.
PRESIDENTS BEGIN TALKS — President Kennedy
takes leave of his wife, Jacqueline, to begin his first
formal talk with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos at
Los Pinos, the presidential palace in Mexico City, Fri-
day. Story on Pg. 2-A. (AP Wirephoto)
The Abilene Reporter-News Fri-
day presented all of its existing
bound files to the Abilene Public
Library.
The presentation was made by
Andrew B. Shelton, executive vice
president of The Reporter Pub-
• lishing Co. Thelma Andrews, head
of the library, accepted the gift.
A total of 937 volumes was
given the library.
So far as the newspaper and
the library know, no other such
bound collection of The Reporter-
News exists.
Though all of the newspaper’s
files were turned over to the li-
brary. they do not represent a
complete file of all issues since
the paper was established June
17, 1881, in a tent at S. 1st and
Oak Sts. No such complete file
• exists.
The paper was founded as The
NEWS INDEX
SECTION A
Sports ..........
Oil news .........
Obituaries ........
Amusements
SECTION 8
Church news.......
Bridge quiz ......
Women’s news .....
Comics ...........
Editorials .........
Radio-TV logs.....
TV Scout.........
, Farm news ........
..6-8
.. 11
12
12, 13
... 2
.. 2
... 3
Abilene Reporter by C. E. Gilbert.
It didn’t live in a tent long —
just long enough for its new frame
home to be completed on an ad-
joining lot at Cue rear of the lot
where the Park Office Building
now stands.
Gilbert moved The Reporter
into its new quarters and disaster
soon hit. First, he was stricken
by typhoid fever, and while he
was ill fire wiped out the plant.
The files were lost, leaving the
paper with none of its earliest
editions.
The earliest existing files pre-
sented the library date from July
of 1888. The files are incomplete
for the next several years for
reasons not now known
Public use of the newspaper
files for the present will be under
specific direction of members of
the library staff.
Buy Shelving
"We are in the process of buy-
ing shelving for the papers now."
Miss Andrews said. "While we
are beginning this now, it will be
projected over three fiscal
years.”
However, Miss Andrews said
the library staff will make avail-
able to the public any information
needed from the files.
The procedure for the ultimate
accessibility of the files to the
public has not yet been worked
out "We want to determine how
5
6
10
10
11 fragile some of the oldest files
For Your Reading Pleasure Sunday-
The Abilene Reporter-fevos
We Visit Hamlin
Homlin, the prosperous farming and ranch-
ing community north of Abilene, is visited
by Staff Writer Norman Fisher He looks
in on the city's government, its schools,
its economy.
* Cowboy Reunion Fashions
> Mrs. Pete Calhoun, Texas Cowboy Reunion
, hostess, and Jamie Crump, Stamford spon-
sor, will entertain the sponsors at the 1962
Reunion wearing fashions planned espe-
cially for the events Fashion notes from
Mrs. Calhoun's and Miss Crump's ward-
robes will be a feature of Sunday's Wo-
men's Section.
* Plans for the Fourth
Young Abilenians are pictured at summer's
fovorite spot . . . the lake . . . with plans
for the Fourth of July." Holiday menu-
makers will want to include the double
chocolate cake which is the featured food
story Sunday.
June Brides ... Baseball ...
Golf . . ♦ latest spot news . . .
odist colleges during the fiscal
year of 1961-62. The Central Tex-
as Conference, North Texas Con-
ference, Northwest Texas Confer-
ence, Southwest Texas Confer-
enc and Texas Conference all con-
are, and what protective meas- tribute to this fund,
sures are necessary," she
explained.
Miss Andrews expressed delight
at the newspaper's gift of its files.
“The Abilene Public Library.”
she said, “is very fortunate to
become the depository of the files
of The Abilene Reporter-News.
“Library resources to the com-
munity are enriched by this rec-
ord of the local history of Abilene
and West Texas. There is no sub-
stitute for the local newspaper as
a source of local history.
"We express our deep gratitude
to The Abilene Reporter-News for
its gift to the library of the bound
files of the known extant copies
of the newspaper."
Shelton said it was a pleasure
to represent Mrs. M. B. Hanks,
president of the Reporter Pub-
lishing Co., in presenting the news-
paper's files to the library for
public use.
“There is no other record exist-
ing of the fascinating transition
of Abilene from a prairie dog
town to a city of nearly 100,000
people," Shelton said.
“This money has been made up
by each member of each church
contributing a dollar a year.” said
Fiveash. He said the money given
by each church member in each
conference is sent to the Texas
Methodist College Association and
distributed twice a year to the
Guardsmen Begii
Trek to Ft. Polk
Abilene National Guard Artil-
lerymen — some 200 strong —
left by motor convoy Saturday at
4 a.m. for the annual two-week
The convoy included four huge
8-inch howitzers towed by 10-ton
trucks, a giant wrecker and more
six Texas Methodist institutions. They are to return July 15.
------------------------------------- About 850 more West Central
Files Available
“Over the years. The Reporter-
News has been happy to make
its files available to any of the
public desiring to use them at the
newspaper office. But they will
be of ever so much greater bene-
fit to the citizens in the custody
of the library, because of its
added convenience.
“These files, of course, repre-
sent years of publishing efforts on
the parts of several generations
and hundreds of people who have
been associated with the news-
paper since its founding.
“They record the hopes of Abi-
lene's citizens, there successes
and failures as they worked to
build the community which we
now enjoy. The history of our
city's families is reflected in
OAS Joins
Eleclion Bid
ALGIERS. Algeria 'AP) - The
European Secret Army Organiza-
tion dramatically joined with its
old Moslem enemies Friday to
urge an overwhelming vote for
Algerian independence in Sun-
day's self-determination referen-
dum.
“I ask you to have confidence in
the future,” secret army leader
Jean-Jacques Susini said in a
clandestine radio broadcast
beamed to Algiers’ European pop-
ulation.
Shower Cancels
Ballinger Rodeo
BALLINGER (RNS) - The sec-
ond night performance of the Bal-
linger Rodeo was rained out by a
sudden ground-drenching shower
just 15 minutes before the gates
were scheduled to open at 8 p.m.
Friday.
The Rodeo Assn, postponed the
performance until 2 p.m. Satur-
day. The third performance will
be held at 8 p.m. Saturday as
previously scheduled.
than a score of jeeps, and three-
summer camp in Ft. Polk, La quarter-ton trucks.
The convoy will be refueled at
North Fort Hood and the artillery-
men will spend Saturday,, night at
Texans, including 72 from Abi-1 - -
lene, will leave by bus early Sun- Crockett in far East Texas. The
day. They are members of the
142nd Infantry. Departures begin
from midnight Saturday in Abi-
lene. Sweetwater, Stamford and
Snyder; at 12:40 a.m. at Ballin-
ger; 1 a.m. at Brady; 1:30 a.m.
at Coleman; 1:45 a.m. at Santa
Anna: 2 a.m. at Brownwood and
Stephenville; 2:40 a.m. at Lam-
pasas.
The artillery convoy and the in-
fantry buses are to arrive about
Sunday noon in the Louisiana
camp. Nearly 300 of the 1.060
West Central Texas Guardsmen
from the 36th Division are from
Abilene.
Maj. Landon H. Hill, executive
officer of the 1st Rocket-Howitzer
Battalion, 131st Artillery, led the
early Saturday morning convoy
from Abilene.
convoy will resume early Sunday
for the final leg of the trip to
North Ft. Polk.
Heavy Rain
Af Haskell
Scattered thundershowers
er, said “this proposal can and
will be passed by the Senate and
the House.”
Sen Jacob K. Javits, R-N.Y..
one of the Republicans most ac-
tive in the negotiations, said he
regards the compromise as “an
historic step'' which could turn
out to be a landmark in welfare
legislation.
These are the key points of the
compromise:
1. It would be financed by an
increase in Social Security pay-
roll taxes.
DESMOND BARRY
...speaks here
GOP Rally
AI Fair Park
2. The benefits would be the Tonlghl
same as under the administration
bill on which Kennedy has been
Lt. Col. Vaiden P. Hiner, batta-
lion commander from Abilene,
will meet the convoy in Crockett.
About 20 artillerymen already are
at Fort Po. on advance detach-
ments.
The three Abilene artillery bat-
teries are as follows:
Headquarters Battery — 92 en-
listed men and three officers, com-
manded by Capt. Julius Kubena.
Battery A — 62 men and three
officers, commanded by Capt. By-
ron B. Merritt.
Battery B — 43 men and five
officers, commanded by Capt.
Phillips R. Grabbe.
The infantrymen are members
of the 2nd Battle Group, 142nd In-
fantry. Abilene’s Company C is
commanded by Capt. Richard L.
Adams and has 72 officers and
men. Col. James L. Moreland of
Abilene commands the battle
dot-
group.
Company A of Stamford and
Snyder is commanded by 1st Lt
Billy J. Brown of Snyder; Com-
pany B of Sweetwater and Bal-
linger is commanded by 1st Lt
urging action — hospitalization,
nursing home care, home health
services and outpatient hospital
diagnostic services.
3. The estimated 2% million
people not covered by Social se-
curity would be given the bene-
fits of the program along with the
15 million expected to be under
Social Security or Railroad Retire-
ment Act by 1964 when the plan
would take effect.
4. An option would be provided
under which a beneficiary could
elect to take his payments through
a private health insurance plan in
stead of the Social Security Ad-
ministration.
This option feature was the key
to bipartisan agreement on the
plan, because many Republicans
willing to support Social Security
financing were insisting on pri-
vate company participation.
Despite confidence of sponsors
that they now would have votes
to spare in the Senate, it seemed
questionable the plan could clear
the House this year.
The House Ways and Means
Committee has been struggling
with the issue since last session,
but a majority of its members
appear to be lined up against any
Social Security health plan.
Senate Democratic leaders,
ted the area Friday, with the larg-
est rainfall reported at Haskell. Eddie R. Isaacs of Sweetwater;
where 2.60 inches fell between 2
chafing at the long House delay,
announced they would try to lack
the compromise proposal to a
House-passed bill dealing - with
public welfare laws.
The general election is still
three months away, but Desmond
Barry is getting a head start on
his Republican campaign for con-
gressman - at - large.
Barry, a Houston freight line
operator, will speak Saturday in
Abilene and Sweetwater, winding
up a full day of activities with
a 6:30 p.m barbecue and rally
at Fair Park here.
The GOP statewide candidate
failed to make plane connections
and did not arrive in Abilene as
planned Friday night. He is ex-
pected to attend an 8 a.m. Satur-
day dutch treat breakfast at the
Starlite Inn Restaurant with Mr.
and Mrs. A. K. Doss. Marka Row-
land of Merkel and Carolyn Wil-
son. co - ordinator, in charge.
Barry will leave with his party
for Sweetwater, where he will
shake hands with voters from
10:30 until noon. Nolan County Re-
publicans will fete the candidate
at a luncheon at noon before Bar-
ry heads back to Abilene, sand-
wiching in a brief stop at Merkel.
He will make the rounds of Abi-
lene shopping centers before the
rally at Fair Park.
Tickets to the barbecue may be
purchased for $1.50 each from
Taylor County Young Republi-
cans. A crowd of 300 persona is
expected to attend the affair, said
Bob Bresnahan, publicity chair-
man for the Young Republicans.
Dick Spalding will serve as mas-
ter of ceremonies.
these files .....the births, the
weddings, the deaths of the sever-
al generations which have span-
ned more than three quarters of
a century.
“The files record Abilene’s and
West Texas’ participation in three
of our nation's wars, from the
Spanish - American conflict of
1898. through World War II.
“Our city's early struggles with
drouth and financial panic, its
bright years, the founding and
growth of our colleges, the drouth
of 1917-18, the prosperous ‘20s,
Abilene's ordeals in the depres-
sion and its role as host to Camp
Barkeley in World War II are all
reflected in the pages of these
files.
"There is no price to put on
the files. The use the citizens
make of them ill determine
their true value.”
, The oldest volume covers July
See PAPERS, Pg. 3-A, Col. 3
WEATHER
and 3 p.m.
Despite the driving rain, there
was no wind or hail during the
downpour However, there were
reports of damage resulting to
houses whose roofs had not been
Company D of Coleman is com-
manded by Capt. Charles J.
Hemphill; Company E of Stephen-
ville and Lampasas by Capt. Billy
F. Stafford of Stephenville; Com-
bat Support Co. of Santa Anna
repaired from damage inflicted by
the May 26 tornado
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Goree reported 1.70 inches and
twentner Fee # m) Rule registered 1.20 inches of
MAW EPAMMONTX-C-T w rain. Other points and their pre-
mid "ithoseaiered. “ernoon and eve. cipitation were Avoca. .06 Lue-
day. High born days so to‘ss. low sa. ders, .60; Munday, .42: Hamlin.
26; and Rising Star, 03. A trace
of rain was reported at Merkel
and Brady by Capt. Jimmie L.
Robinette of Brady; and Hq. Co.
of Brownwood by Capt. Groner
Pitts.
DESPITE SELLING
Stock Market
Continues Gain
Fri. a.m.
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Trace
Churchill Said
Sleeping Well
LONDON (AP) — Sir Winston
Churchill was reported sleeping
peacefully early Saturday after a
successful operation Friday night
to pin the bones of his fractured
left thigh
The operation took place in mid-
evening After midnight. Middle
sex Hospital confirmed that the
87-year-old
.42 fortable.
statesman was com-
...........03 The first official word on the
.........1.20 operation’s success came in a bul-
...........11 letin saying his post-operration
........Trace condition was satisfactory.
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock
market put together a two-day ad-
vance Friday for the first time
since May 31.
The rally came as trading end-
ed for the 1962 first half, a period
darkened by a steady, deep slump
of stock prices
The stronger May 29-31 advance
leap-frogging the Memorial Day
holiday, had wiped out the heavy
loss of “Black Monday,” May 28,
the worst since 1929.
Buying waves on heavy trading
boosted the market substantially
Friday morning and again early
in the afternoon, but selling pres-
sure near the close turned some
gains to losses and sliced others.
The back-to-back advance waa
cheering news to most brokers
and investors but the experts re-
mained wary of taking a stand
that the decline has reached bot-
torn.
One broker said, “It seems safe
to conclude that the rebound
which usually follows really seri-
ous declines is in the making."
He qualified this by adding, “The
losses, frustrations and downright
defeat of the past several months
have hurt sentiment badly and
confidence cannot be rebuilt by a
few days of strength.”
Steels paced the advarce but
were unable to hold, their beet
gains. Glamor issues posted good
gains during the buying surges but
wound up lower en profit-taking
*: to the weekend iow
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