Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1954 Page: 1 of 24
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Doubleheader Today
Spudden vs. Broncs
Game Time, 2:30 p.m.
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Dedicated To The Welfare Of Sweetwater And Surrounding Area
57th Year Number 121
Full Leased United Prew Wire Service
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1954
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weaker
Cloudy, Cooler
Price Daily 5c, Sunday 10c
Monitored Calls
Are Not Necessary
* To Final Hearings
WASHINGTON, May 22 — UP—
Sen. Karl E. Mundt said Saturday
the Army-McCarthy hearings can
be wound up without the Army's
monitored telephone calls in the
case if a Democratic - GOP battle
bavs their use.
Mundt (R-S. D.), temporary
chairman of the Senate Investi-
gating subcommittee which re-
tfli sumes its hearings Monday, said
the controversial calls would be
"helpful, but I don't know that
they would be essential."
"If we don't get them, we'll go
ahead and write a report (at the
end of the hearings.1 We just can't
do it as well," he to!d reporters.
Hearings to Resume
The hearing resumes Monday
with Army Secretary Robert T.
Stevens returning for testimony
^ which is supposed to be limited to
•his statement that the Army got
no orders from higher authority to
charge that Sen. Joseph R. Mc-
Carthy and his staff used improper
pressure to seek favors for drafted
aide G. David Schlrm.
McCarthy has countercharged
that the Army tried to block his
investigation of Communists.
Mundt said the current inter-
party squabble over handling of
the monitored calls in the Army-
^ McCarthy feud would not delay the
v-- hearings, which have already run
for 18 days. He said he hoped the
issue could be settled in closed
meetings between the public ses-
sions, which meantime will take up
other angles.
But Mundt said he had not called
xsuch a peace-making meeting yet.
He was waiting to see if Army
counsel Joseph N. Welch could
reconcile the Democratic and Re-
publican stands on the phone calls,
or could decide that he legally was
• able to turn the records over to
the subcommittee staff.
'No Fishing Expedition'
The Democrats demanded that
all monitored calls in the case go
into the public record. Unless that
is done, they said, they will not
i-onsent to giving the subcommittee
any calls in which they are in-
volved.
The Republicans consented to al-
lowing the subcommittee staff to
rtsee any calls in which they talked.
"But then the staff would have to
get another consent frpm parties
Involved in each call it wanted to
make public.
Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-
Wash.), told reporters, "we don't
want this thing to be used asa
expedition. The only purpose of
(the staff) looking at these calls
is seeing if they relate to this con-
troversy. There should be some as-
surance in advance that if they do
they will be introduced in the pub-
lie record."
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PLAYFULL — In a playful gesture, Pres. Eisenhower placed his
own eyeglasses on six-year-old Gregory Widenberg who came to
White House Friday with his family to watch Mr. Eisenhower pre-
sent his father, Willard Widenberg, left, the "Teacher of the Year
Award." Widenberg received award for his outstanding work as
seventh grade teacher at DeKalb, III., Junior High. (NEA Tele-
photo)
Outlook Brightens
For Korean Treaty
OIL
ROUND-UP
By ALLEN BAKER
Oil scouting, especially for the
Cambrian, continues brisk over
Nolan County with several more
wells reported in the making.
A. B. Jones and Son drilling rig
was moved in on section 143 in the
4000 field, southwest corner of the
northwest quarter, for Jones and j
r^Stasney's test it was reported Sat- |
urday.
GENEVA, Ma 22 —UP— The
East and the West made conces-
sions Saturday and after weeks of
deadlock hopes rose that the 19-
nation conference hero may write
a peace treaty for Korea
Both Communist and non-Com-
munist blocs unveiled compromise
plans for elections to unify North
and South Korea at a three hour
and 15 minute plenary session.
The west accepted the principle
of nationwide elections in Korea
and the Communists accepted
"neutral" outside assistance in su-
pervising the voting.
Agrees to One Demand
Communist North Korean For-
eign Minister Gen. Nam II agreed
to one of South Korea's demands
—that the all - Korean parliament
be electetl according to population.
This would give the North Korean
Red dominated area only about
one-seventh of the seats in parlia-
ment on the basis of present popu-
lation figures.
The lfi western Allied nations ap-
proved and proposed to the confer-
No. 2 R. H. Jordan test of Sea-
board Oil Co. in section 14-Z-T&P
is still working for completion. It
is the second south offset by Sea-
board-Continental to the EA Cam-
brian discovery well and is count-
ed the sixth producer in the new
field.
On the west side of section 12,
No. 1 R. R. Petty of J. D. Wrather
has been plugged after going to
the Cambrian. It ran 346 feet low
on the Ellenburger. Operators were
reported to have tried to produce
from one show in the upper levels.
Eleven miles south and east of
Sweetwater, Lowry Oil Co. No. 1
L. E. Adrian (45-20-T&P) is being
drilled below 5,903 feet following a
100-minute stem test at 5,860-903
feet in the Strawn. Recovery was
«) 710 feet of free gas and 95 feet of
oil and gas-cut mud.
An oil test two miles west of Syl-
vester is being talked and deepen-
ing of an old test in the area is
also reported under consideration.
Seaboard Oil Co. will move in
D&D rig from Veal more for the
new A-16 Cambrian try, it is re-
ported. Jimmy Milligan, well-
known In this area, will be tool
pusher.
In White Flat, No. 1 Keyes well
of Payne and Johnston was spudd-
ed Saturday in the southwest corn-
er of the southwest quarter, section
32-19-T&P The No. 2 Keys well,
drilled first, made 367 barrels.
E. F. White's No. 2 R. L. Bland
well has been located two and a
half miles southeast of Trent, In
section 51, 960 feet from the west
See OIL Page Three
Educational Tours
Offered As Special
Features By T&P
Although the usual business of
the Texas & Pacific railway
through this part of Texas is about
normal this spring in both carloads
and less than carloads and in other
measures of traffic, one line of
activity of above normal.
The educational tours featured
by T&P as a service to help in de-
veloping the coming generations
have been "big business' on the
railroad in recent weeks. Although
they are far from profitable ac-
tivities, the railroad and the per-
sonnel get a "kick" out of handling
these tours.
Some 30 or 40 special tours have
been handled through the local
terminal. Many have been just
short trips for school classes on
the streamliners, winding up with
a picnic and a bus trip back home.
Sweetwater children have gone
to Abilene and Abilene children
have come to Sweetwater. The pat-
tern has been cris-crossed many
different ways.
An interesting trip was the band
trip from Sweetwater to El Paso,
made for about $2 plus tax for each
of the students.
The railroad has a $40 educa-
tional tour to New Orleans this
year that allows about $2 for the
transportation. The rest of the $40
is for meals, trips, etc. The group
sleeps In the pullman cars and
makes side trips.
One of the special features of
these trips is a tour through the
whole train conducted by the train
crew.
The short trips, which have been
extremely popular this spring, do
not have special rates but the rail-
road gives the students many spe-
cial servies.
ence a plan under which elections
would be held within six months un-
der United Nations supervision.
The western plan called for evac-
uation of all Chinese troops from
Korea one month before the voting
and the United Nations troop with-
drawal would start just before the
voting.
First Concession
The first concession by the Com-
munists was in the plan put for-
ward by Red China's Premier Chou
En-Lai. This rejected any UN ob-
servation, but offered to have a
"neutral" commission assist an all-
Korean commission hold general
elections. The Reds insist all for-
eign troops leave Korea before the
elections.
Nam II speaking after Chou went
further than the Chinese Reds and
agreed to the proportional repre-
sentation of North and South Ko-
rea in the parliament.
Choul did not explain how the
"neutral" commission would func-
tion. He said only that it would be
made up of nations that did not
take part in the fighting in Korea.
The West does not favor such
"neutral" observation because it
has seen how the Reds on the neu-
tral nations commission in Korea
have blocked complete checks on
armistice controls.
Segregation
Law Dodgers
Draw Warnings
ATLANTA, May 22 —UP—Negro
leaders from 18 states began plan-
ning a step-by-step course Satur-
day to end segregation of the races
in public schools and one official
warned that any attempt to dodge
the Supreme Court segregation de-
cision would be met by firm legal
action.
Some 80 state and regional of-
ficials of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People assembled here to decide
how the ruling might be applied in
the different states and communi-
ties the decision affects. The dele-
gates included representatives
from the District, of Columbia and
Illinois.
Walter White, executive secre-
tary of the NAACP, said the organ-
ization will fight through the court
any efforts, such as those men-
tioned in some southern states, to
"circumvent" the decision.
Ruling Must be Carried Out
"The NAACP's feeling is that the
court ruling must be carried out
regardless of the positions taken
by local white and Negro lead-
ers," White told a news confer-
ence as the meeting began.
He said that position applies to
states which have drawn up plans
to avoid the court ruling and to
communities which mav try to con-
tinue segregation quietly.
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP
counsel who argued the segregation
cases before the Supreme Court,
was here advising the conference,
which continues through Sunday.
Marshall said the NAACP's big
problem is how integration of the
races should be accomplished in
states with differing customs and
attitudes. Leaders agreed that no
single, overall plan would work in
all states.
The Negro leaders heard a state-
ment from the NAACP's board
chairman. Dr. Channing H. Tobias,
urging that they show "calm rea-
sonableness" and let "the spirit of
give and take characterize the dis-
cussions."
Won't Take Advantage
"Let it not be said of ug .*htt
we took advantage of a sweeping
victory to drive hard bargains or
impose unnecessary hardships up-
on those responsible for working
out the details of adjustment," To-
bias said in a statement read to
the conference.
Tobias said he believes "the en-
tire South will meet the test of the
Supreme Court decision in the spir-
it of loyal law-abiding citizens."
White said "threats of bombat
by Gov. (Herman) Talmadge (of
Georgia) are an exception" to the
"sound common sense" with which
he said the decision was taken by
the nation and the world.
"We are shocked and pained by
(Georgia) Sen. (Richard) Russell's
speech on the floor of the Senate
and regret that he felt compelled
to out-Talmadge Talmadge be-
cause of fear that Talmadge might
run against him."
Russell, who is up for re-election
this year, has termed the decision
a "flagrant abuse of judicial
power."
More Ship ments Of Arms
Headed For Guatemala
Western Nolan
County Receives
More Rainfall
A heavy shower in the west-
ern portion of Nolan County
Friday night, brought .3 of an
inch of rain to the Wastella
ind Champion communities,
while Roscoe. on the eastern
edge of the downpour, received
.04 of an inch, bringing the to-
tal rainfall for some portions
in the western half of the coun-
ty to more than six inches for
the month of May.
Thunderheads, accompanied
by lightning, were observed to
the west and northwest of
Sweetwater Friday night, but
no moisture was forthcoming.
However, further thunderstorm
activity was forecast for a
wide West Texas area for Sat-
urday night and Sunday.
A monthly temperature high
of 89 degrees was registered in
Sweetwater Friday, but a par-
tial overcast and a prevailing
breeze prevented the mercury
from climbing as high Satur-
day, reaching a maximum of
87 degrees
Wildcat Test "Blows
Out" On Petty Plate
Near Hyllon Friday
Nolan County had a spectacular
oil well "blow-out" Friday, halt-
ing traffic for a time on the Hyl
ton-Winters highway.
The blow out occurred on the
wildcat test on *he R. R Petty
place, three mHes south of Nolan.
The well, a mile north of the Cam-
brian trend centering around the
No. 1 Roberts discovery is creating
much excitement.
The well sprayed oil and gas
across Petty's wheat field, fend the
liquid made the highway Impass-
able for a period of time, Jobserv-
ers reported.
Official information on the well
was lacking Saturday, but reports
said the oil came from 52% feet of
Ellenburger formation, and casing
is expected to be set at around 6,-
139 feet and the well completed.
The pay was topped around 6.-
087 feet, reports sajfi- comparing | nase was being laid last week
favorable with the EA Cambrian | jor concrete paving on Locust
War planes
Strafe Red
Spearhead
HANOI, May 22 —UP— French
warplanes Saturday bombed and
strafed the spearhead of the vic-
torious Red legions of Dien Bien
Phu pushing on Hanoi from the
west.
South and east of the city am-
phibious tanks led French infantry-
men in a two - pronged attack on
Red forces in the rice - rich Red
River delta, the French high com-
mand said.
Fighters and fighter bombers fol-
lowed up the tank - led action and
bombed and machinegunned the
Reds as they fled across monsoon
flooded rice paddies in the delta
region.
Disquiet among Hanoi's 6,000
French population increased, de-
spite the encouraging reports by
the French high command. The
vanguard of Red Gen. Vo Ngueyn
Giap's conquerors of Dien Bien
Phu were reported only 75 miles
west of Hanoi in the rolling hills
of the Black River valley.
The bulk of Giap's four divisions
were reported past Tuan Giao on
Route 41, 150 miles west of Hanoi.
At night the colonial road is thick
with convoys of trucks carrying
troops, artillery and supplies.
By day when French bombers
roar over the road the con-
voys take shelter in the thick jun-
gle. But Saturday French pilots in
U.S. supplies Bearcats and Priva-
teers hit Giap's advance columns
hard.
The forces of Giap to the west
are the hammer driving down on |
Hanoi, while the 100.000 Reds j
■orted f • have infilt' ated the Red
River delta to the east and south
form the anvil on which the delta
city is held.
It was against these "anvil"
troops that the French moved Fri-
day with thousands of French Un-
ion troops. The tank - led troops,
supported by warplanes knifed
deep into the rice fields between
Phu Ly and Nam Dinh. The high
command said the French inflict-
ed heavy losses on tiie Reds.
SMIRKS—Mrs. Edith Abber, who
allegedly held various posts in
Communist party, smirks as she
is taken into custody by police in
Boston Friday. She is one of six
persons arrested on conspiracy
warrants in a rapid roundup aft-
er Suffolk County Grand Jury
returned indictments against
seven alleged Communists.
(NEA Telephoto)
Base Being Laid
For Underpass
field, one mile to the south. A flow-
ing test was made, with the well
breaking loose for a short time be-
fore it was brought under control,
reminding observers of the old
"gusher" days of 20 years ago.
Gas surfaced in nine minutes and
oil in 22 minutes, reports said.
Increase In Utility
Connections Reflects
SweeJwe'er's Growth
Steady growth of Sweetwater and
Roscoe during the past year is re-
flected in recent figures released
by the Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Co., city water department,
and the Texas Electric Service Co..
all of which report an increase in
connections over May 1 of 1953.
The increase of telephone con-
nections in both Sweetwater and
Roscoe is continuing. Manager
George Beard of the Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company here re-
ported Saturday.
The first half of May reflected a
slight, steady gain and the past
year's gain in Sweetwater tele
phone connections has been nearly
200.
On May 1, 1953. there were 4.R19
and Elm streets as approaches to { telephone connections in the cen-
the Lamar Street underpass. tral office in Sweetwater. At the
Construction crews were prepar- end of April, 1954, there were 4.
Bond Audit On Oak Creek
Lake Project Is Complete
ing to lay the base for the Lamar i 809.
street paving after which the eon-| May
crete for the paving and curbings
I will be poured. Sidewalks will be
( poured last
The project has been delayed
some by weather conditions but it
is believed it will be completed by
early July, unless further delays
I are encountered
A complete audit of the $2,500,000
bond issue voted and spent for Oak
Creek lake by the city of Sweet-
water has been made for the city
by Burleson & Burkett, Abilene,
accountants.
The audit showing all receipts
and disbursements contains the
following summary of the ac-
counts:
City of Sweetwater Oak Creek
dam receipts and disbursements,
April 12, 1954:
Receipts — sale of bond issue
THE WEATHER
SWEETWATER — Temperature,
high Friday, 89 degrees, low Sat-
urday, 65 degrees. Barometric
pressure, 30.04, falling. Relative
humidity, 50 per cent, steady. In-
strument reading, mostly cloudy,
unsettled.
Rg ins Brighten
Crop Condition
In Nolan County
Rerent heavy rains in the Nolan
County agriculture area have im-
proved range and growing condi-
tions to the highest point in months,
the weekly crop report of County
Agent M. B. Templeton reported.
Surface moisture Is good, and
sub-soil moisture fair to good, the
first time in months the sub-soil
moisture has been In such good
condition.
Although some of the grain was
too far gone to be aided by the
rains, some fields will make a
nice yield. Templeton said, and
prospects are bright for a good
grain sorghum year.
Much of the cotton has been or
will he planted over, replacing
seed which was washed out by
heavy rains of last week and the
week before. However, prospects
remain good for a fine cotton crop,
the report said.
The general condition of live-
stock is good, and gardens are do-
ing tre best in several years, the
report concluded.
'net after deducting $49,000 bonds
refunded in this new issue). $2,-
451,000.
Disbursements:
Preliminary cost $ 24,965.51.
Land purchases and flood
easements $467,917.43.
Clearing land ... $ 38,052.00.
Engineering cost . . . $104,662.81.
I^egal services $ 15,261.98
Abandonment of oil
well $ 6,961.25.
Dam and spillway
construction $393,836.60.
Highway relocation and
detour $156,851.81.
Intake tower $ 25,776.11.
Pump station and
pumps $ 75,174.31.
House purchased $ 35,000.00.
Pipe line easement $ 3,074.42.
Pipe line . $861,734 25.
Oil well mounds and
expense $ 27,855.84.
Railroad dump $125,965.09.
Water and sewer
extensions $ 81,259.55.
Total $2,444,348.96.
Balance after completion
of the dam $ 6.651.04
Transferred to Interest and re-
demption funds was $984.34.
This left a balance on hand on
April 12. 1954, of $5,702.70. which
was In the Sunray Oil Co. escrow
account and goes to Sunray on cost
of the No. 6 Davenport well.
Gulf Oil Payments
The city's bond issue was made
more attractive to investors by the
Gulf Oil Company's contract with
the city to support the lake pro-
ject. From June, 1949 to March 1
this year. Gulf has paid $2,250 a
month to the city water depart-
ment and then under its contract
began paying $12,666.67 a month
on March 1 this year.
That monthly payment continues
until March 1, 1964 when the Gulf
Payments drop back to $2,250 a
month for 20 additional years.
These payments by Gull Oil
Company are for the privilege of
buying water from the big city
lake for its refinery operations
here.
Over and above these payments,
Gulf will pay for the water used,
although buying it at a reduced
rate.
Gulf Oil further helped the city
in the lake and pipeline project by
building a pipeline from Lake
Trammell into the city. Gulf has |
the deed to this line but the city |
, will acquire title to it through j
' payments during the next 10 years, j
Memorial Day Holiday
To Be Observed Monday
The Memorial Day Holiday. May
30. which falls on Sunday this year,
will be observed here on Monday,
May 31, A. C. Bishop, Manager of
the the Board of City Development,
announced Saturday.
The Retail Business committee of
the BCD decided that both Mem-
orial Day and July 4, both of which
fall on Sunday this year, will be
observed by businesses the follow-
ing Mondays, Bishop said.
is showing gains and by
June 1 the Nolan-Divide RE A auto-
matic telephones are due to be
connected here.
Oil and other developmpn's in
this area are steadily helping Ros-
coe as well as Sweetwater, the
telephone records show. There has
been no exciting development but
a steady growth.
Roscoe had 518 telephone connec-
tions in April of 1953 and 552 in
April this year.
Sweetwater city water meters in
use reached a total of 4.030 last
week, a gain of 140 over a year
ago.
This report is the largest num-
ber of water meters in use in
Sweetwater in the town's history.
Texas Electric Service Compa-
ny has had weekly reports of in-
creased numbers of light meters
here for some time, whereas six to
eight months ago there were loss-
es.
US Alarmed
By Further
Shipments
WASHINGTON. May 22—UP—•
The United States has received re-
ports that two more "arms ships
are on their way" to Guatemala,
State Department officials said Sat-
urday.
The vessels presumably were
loaded at Communist ports.
One shipment of almost 2,000
tons of Czech - manufactured
weapons to Guatemala was dis-
closed this week and has caused
alarm in U. S. official circles,
Latin American nations, and Con-
gress.
The Guatemalan government is
Red - tinged. The State Depart-
ment has said that movement of
the arms is a "development of
gravity" and a possible threat to
security of the western hemis-
phere.
May Be Russian Move
A Latin American ambassador
and two members of Congress said
Saturday that the shipment of Red
arms to Guatemala may be a Rus-
sian attempt to get a foothold in
the western hemisphere.
State Department officials said
reports of the new shipments are
"widely current in Guatemala."
However, these officials indicated
I the United States does not have
I definite confirmation of them.
I Disclosure of the reports fol-
I lowed a State Department an-
! nouncement that the United States
j had banned shipment of arms to
Guatemala because of the "obvious
uncertainty" as to their possible
use.
The Central -American republic
j had charged It has been unable to
j obtain munitions in this country,
i An official Guatemalan communi-
| que said that purchases of police
pistols and small calibre ammuni-
tion "for the use of a hunting and
fishing club" had been barred.
U.S. Unwilling to Furnish Arms
The State Department said this
government has been "unwilling to
license commercial shipments of
arms to Guatemala because of the
obvious uncertainty as to the pur-
See ARMS Page Three
weetwater
ide Show
By ROY SCUDDAY
As uncomfortable as it is to con-
sider. the fact remains that the
tornado season is here, and every-
one should be cognizant of that
fact. Our Town has been extreme-
ly fortunate through the years,
much more so than San Angelo
Clyde. Champion, Knox City and
other neighboring towns to the
north, south, west and east.
But we must realize that it can
happen here—just as it happened
in Waco a year ago—a city that
legend said would never be strick-
en by a tornado.
COMMENCEMENT MONDAY
Plans Completed
For New Gas Plant
White Flat oil field, with some
65 oil wells. Is expecting to have
its new gas plant underway soon.
Payne-Johnston Oil Company has
plans drawn for a large water-cool-
ed plant, about three times the size
of the plant in the Rowan and Hope
field. The White Flat field has a
much wetter gas. it Is reported.
The gas plant is necessary be-
cause of gas waste that would lead
to closing down the field. The gas
is also dangerous and unpleasant
in this community where many old
families in comfortable well-equip-
ped homes live.
Bids will be received on the
plant at an early date, it was re-
ported last week.
The Rowan and Hope "Sweet-
water Gas Plant" at the airport
has been undergoing some exten-
sions and changes and is now well
under way.
The new Lake Trammell recycl-
ing plant is nearing completion.
Local Seniors To Hear
Baccalaureate Service
Seniors of Newman High School
will open two-day graduation ob-
servances tonight at 8 o'clock at
the City Auditorium, when Rev. R
G. Purrington. former rector at the
Episcopal Church here, will de-
liver with baccalaureate sermon
Graduation observances will be
climaxed at 8 p. m. Monday, also
at the City Auditorium, when grad-
uating seniors will receive their
diplomas at commencement exer
cises, and honor students will be
announced.
The Rev. Sterling L. Price, pas-
tor of the University Baptist
Church in Abilene, will deliver the
commencement address.
At the baccalaureate services,
the Rev. C. F. Powell, pastor of
the Lamar Street Baptist Church
will deliver the invocation; Rev.
Richard Chilton, minister of the
First Christian Church will give
the benediction and the scripture
reading will be given by J. T.
Marlin, minister of the Fourth and
Elm Street Church of Christ.
Nancy Forgerson, the high school
Let's examine information about
tornadoes for a few minutes:
When—March through Septem-
ber, usually between 3 and 7 p, m.
Where—Anywhere, mostly in the
southern, midwestern and south-
western states.
Speed—25 to 40 miles per hour
I average. Wind velocity up to 500
I miles per hour within the tornado
! itself.
Width—300 to 400 yards, some-
times more than a mile.
Kind of weather—Hot, sticky
days, southerly winds and threaten-
, ing sky.
Clouds — Thunderstorm clouds.
| greenish-black in color, sometimes
with "bulges" at bottom instead of
top.
A Cappella choir and the Rev Dar- j Practically everyone brought up
rell Taylor, assistant pastor of the tn the south or southwest has no
First Methodist Church, will turn- trouble in recognizing a tornado,
ish music Superintendent Olaf | i,ut „ tragically great number have
South will introduce Rev. Pur-
rington.
Rev A L. Patterson. Funda-
mental Baptist Church pastor will
give commencement invocation,
and the benediction will be given
by Rev. R. L. Patterson. First Me-
thodist Church pastor.
Superintendent South will again
introduce the main speaker. Rev.
Price, and J. W. Halbert, assist-
ant principal of Newman High
School, will announce winners of
honors. Mrs. John J, Perry will
award the Sorosis Medal to the
valedictorian.
Principal E. M Lawrence will
present the class, and school board
president W. E. Forester will pre-
sent diplomas.
The Mustang high school band,
the C Cappella choir, Nancy For-
gerson and Merlene Hale will furn-
ish music.
no conception of what to do when a
tornado warning is received Here
are a few simple precautions:
Caves or underground cellars are
only true protection. Storm cellars
should have an air outlet to help
equalize the air pressure. It should
be free Irom water, gas or debris
and equipped with pick and shovel.
In open country—Move at right
angles to the tornado's path; if
there is no time for escape, lie flat
in the nearest depression, such as
a ditch or ravine
In a city or town—Stay inside,
preferable In a steel reinforced
building: stay away from windows
Second choice Is in a home, in the
southwest corner of the lowest
floor. Brick or stone home should
not be sought as shelter, electricity
and fuel lines should be shut off
Windows on north and east side of
house opened to reduce damage.
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