Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1954 Page: 8 of 24
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Sweetwater Reporter, Texai, Sunday, May S3, 1054
New Orleans Family Has Unwelcome
House Pet: A 16-Foot Alligator
EW ORLEANS, May 22—UP—
t tight Negro families residing
•t Sit First St. acted as jumpy as
If they were living with an alli-
gator Saturday. In fact, they were,
•eparated only by the floor from
the beast.
A crusty, 16-foot saurian, redo-
lent of old mud and fish, made a
private swamp under the house aft-
er It was uprooted from a neighbor-
ing cesspool where it apparently
had dwelt 35 years.
The one-story house is only a few
Stocks from downtown New Or-
leans.
"The police, they came with their
pistols," said the Rev. Louis Jack-
son, 67,year-old Negro preacher
who occupies one of the rooms.
"But none of 'em was going to
crawl under there after that
'gator."
Moos Like a Cow
"I can't sleep nights for listening
to it going on under the house,"
said Charlotte Rucell, a member
of one of the Negro families. "He
mooes like a cow, then he hollers
like a dog, then he grunts like a
hog."
Jackson said the neighborhood
crawled with cats and dogs until
the alligator took up residence, but
the pet population is dwindling.
"I saw him just last Thursday
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night," Jackson said. "He was
dragging a brown dog under the
house. I'da shot hell out of him but
he was gone before I could get to
my room and get my gun."
Authorities at the Audubon Park
Zoo said it was not too unusual
for an alligator to be in the neigh-
borhood. They said two were cap-
tured in the vicinity several years
ago.
Operates Bar and Grill
Tom KingsmiU, who operates a
bar and grill in the neighborhood,
said that 35 years ago his father
operated a drayage business in the
lot next door to the 'gator house"
and at that time brought home a
variety of pets including alli-
gators.
The old business was razed last
Christmas, uncovering the cesspool
that apparently had harbored the
reptile. Later a wall around the lot
was pulled down. Then, it ap-
peared, the 'gator decided to move
to a darker spot next door.
Kingsmills said his family moved
away 20 years ago and he doesn't
feel it is up to him "to get that
thing out of there."
"If it is up to me, he can stay
under there another 35 years," he
said.
The alligator lurks under a dank
pile of boards, bricks and rubbish
irrigated by leaky plumbing and
stirs only at night to prey on the
dogs and cats, residents said.
Nobody has been able to get a
shot at it, they added, because the
families have little enthusiasm for
'gator hunting after dark.
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US Requests Study
By UN On Situation
In Southeast Asia
WASHINGTON, May 22 — UP—
Saturday to have lined up strong
support for a request that the
United Nations send a special
commission to southeast Asia to
determine whether the Indo-China
war threatens world peace and
security.
Diplomatic informants said a
final decision on asking the United
Nations for a special commission
was expected to be worked out
soon. They said Thailand or Cam-
bodia, one of the three Associated
States of Indo-China, might initiate
the requestt hat could lead to a
special session of the UN General
Assembly.
American diplomats recently
have been sounding out representa-
tives of other nations on the possi-
bility of UN action. The response
was said by informants to have
been very encouraging. France and
several important Asian nations
were reported willing to go along
with a move to send a peace ob-
servation commission to southeast
Asia.
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles who conferred with Presi-
dent Eisenhower Saturday morn-
ing, has said that Amem inter-
vention in Indo-China is unlikely
without a United Nations mandate
or UN "clarification of the moral
issues involved" in the Indo-China
war.
It is believed that the White
House conference related to the
Indo-China crisis and possible
United Nations action.
Some thought has been given
also to seeking a resolution by the
United Nations calling on its mem-
bers to take joint action to block
further Communist aggression in
southeast Asia. But the idea of
sending a special commission as
a first step was said to be ddevelop-
ing.
The United States reg"rdc t h «•
Indo-China war as a threat to
world peace and security mat re-
quires collective action.
OFFICIAL
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Hospital Notes
Sweetwater Hospital
Friday admissions to Sweetwater
Hospital included Mrs. Hugh Mor-
ris Taylor of 131l Walnut; Price
Maddox of 811 Josephine; Linda
Gayle Snencer, daughter of Tho-
mas E. Spencer of Route 3, Sweet-
water; Sharon Kay Mathews,
daughter of B. J. Mathews of
Hawkins Trailer Court; Margue-
rite Chapman, daughter of Jack
Chapman of Blackwell.
Dismissed were Mrs. Leon But-
ler. Mrs. Oscar Ensminger, Mrs.
David Gray and baby, O. O. Hol-
lingsworth, John Stevenson, Mrs.
W. G. Hughes. Clyde Marshall,
Mrs. Leon Musgrove, Dick Pollard,
M Jones.
Young Medical Center
Friday admissions to Young
Medical Center included E. E.
Wooliver of Route 1, Snyder; Jes-
se Thornton of 307 Tom Green;
Gary Sikes, son of C. D. Sikes of
Oil City, N. M.
Dismissed were Rickey Moore,
Bobby Dwayne Morris, J. T.
Strickland, O. A Lohmann. Kenny
Landfried, Gary Sikes.
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THE WINNER — William Cashore, 14, Center Square, Pa.f gets
kiss from his mother after winning 1954 National Spelling Bee in
Washington, Thursday. Representing the Norristown, Pa., Times-
Harold, he won title and $500 over 56 other contestants. (NEA
Telephoto)
EL PASO BRIEFS
By R. T. MARTIN
EL PASO — All cotton that was
planted earlier in the season will
have to be planted over since the
heavy rains of the past week. The
pasture land is looking good again
and weeds are covering the ground.
A surprise birthday narty hon-
ored Mrs. Warshaw. Mrs. Bettes
and Mrs. Pat Martin Monday af-
ternoon in the home of Mrs. O. E.
Palmer.
Ice cream and cake were served
to Mmes Jake MeCormick, J. D.
McCormick, Bettes, Warshaw. El-
sie Rogers. Doris Rogers, R. T
Martin, Patsie Martin, Palmer.
A number of men from the
Loneworth church attended the
brotherhood meeting Friday night
along with a number of men from
here. The next meeting will be
family nignt with an ice cream
and cake supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Martin
and children were Sunday dinner
guests of the pastor, Phillip Good-
rum family in Sweetwater.
Miss Jo Marion Elam spent the
weekend in Abilene with her sister,
Mrs. May Appleton and husband.
The three Appleton children spent
the weekend here with their grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Elam.
Whynama Hayes spent Saturday
night in Rotan with relatives.
Mr. Roy Kingsfield and Mrs.
Waggner was a Sunday guest of
the Maurice Martin family. They
attended church at El Paso Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. ,T. n. McCormick
visited relatives in Rotan Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Mamie Davis spent several
days the past week in Rotan with
relatives and friends.
Martin and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Carter and daughters, of Ro-
tan. They were served cake, pie,
coffee, and punch.
This is the last week for Roby
school and the pupils are to get
their report cards Friday.
It rained 1.4 inches Tuesday
morning.
Capt. Pendergrass
Is Visitor Here
Capt. Pat Pendergrass who re-
ceived his master's degree at Tex-
as A&M College last week is here
visiting with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Pendergrass. He is ac-
companied by his wife and two
sons, Michael and Stephen.
He was overseas during the Ko-
rean war and was later stationed
at Fort Campbell, Ky. He was
sent to Texas A&M for advanced
engineering and his master's de-
gree.
After a short visit here he will
go to Fort Belvoir, Va., his new
post.
Mrs. Pat Pendergrass is visiting
her paretns, Mr. and Mrs. B. D.
Whitfield.
Opening Announced
For Aviation Cadets
in Enlarged Program
There's a United States Air
Force flying future open now to
the outstanding high school gradu-
ate, provided that he can meet
the other requirements for pilot or
aircraft observer training.
With the current build-up of the
Air Force there is a growing need
for young men to fill positions on
the USAF flying team, both as
pilots and aircraft observers.
Pre-Flight classes for both train-
ing programs start every 2 week.s
assuring an applicant that he will
receive class assignment within
approximately a month after he
has been found qualified.
Upon successful completion of
cither program, both of which
cover approximately 14 months,
the graduate receives his silver
wings and is commissioned a sec-
ond lieutenant in the United States
Air Force
Not only does an aviation cadet
receive about $50,000 worth of the
world's finest training with the
latest equipment, but the graduate
can also receive valuable college
credits from most schools on the
basis of the Air Force training that
he has received.
To qualify for entry into the
aviation cadet program an appli-
cant must be single, a high school
graduate, between the ages of 19-
26'/fe. in good physical and mental
health, and of high moral caliber.
Vision requirements are 20/20 for
pilot applicants and 20/50, correct-
able to 20/20, for observer appli-
cants.
Complete information on the
pilot and aircraft observer train-
ing programs may be obtained
from a member of Aviation Cadet
Selection Team 207 at Board of City
Development on May 26, from 9:30
a. m. to 5 p. m. in Sweetwater.
Congratulations
Mr. and Mrs. James Weldon
Shuier of 609 Hill Street are par-
ents of a daughter born at 10:52
p. m.. Friday in Sweetwater Hos-
pital. The father is employed by
U. S. Gypsum Company.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Huddleston
of 1606 Henderson are parents of
! a son born at 10:43 a. m., Friday
in Sweetwater Hospital. The father
| is employed by U. S. Gypsum
Company.
Where's The Fire?
ROCKY IIILL, Conn — UP—Aft-
er backing a fire truck into an au-
tomobile while responding to an
alarm, a volunteer fireman, John
Caruso, was picked up by police
and warned for tailing to carry his
driver's license.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hayes and
family spent Sunday in Hamlin
with relatives and friends.
Relatives visiting in the R. T.
Martin home the past week from
Louisiana were cousins. Mr. Har-
vey Melton and wife, Jonesboro,
La., Mrs. L. C. Melton. Mendon,
La., John T. Melton, Ruston, La.,
Mrs. Larelle M. De Loach, Shreve-
port, La. They had all attended a
funeral of their brother, who was
killed in a ear wreck near Breck-
enridge, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Artie Martin hon-
ored their children, Joe and Ann,
with a birthday party in their
home Wednesday night. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Operation Tonsils
NEW LONDON. Conn. — UP—
The Ernest Oilman family had
eight good reasons for switching to
an all-liquid diet. The eight chil-
dren ranging in age from five to 15
years, came home from the hos-
pital after having their tonsils re-
moved.
Life To Art
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UP—Miss
Florence Mclntyre has taught
more than 10.000 persons to appre-
ciate and create art. For the past
31 years, Miss Mclntyre, now 75.
has conducted free art classes here
teaching both serious artists and
"Sunday painters."
hews BRIEFS
Mrs. Lummie Nicholson of Olney
is visiting her brother, John Bar-
rett, who is recovering from an ill-
ness.
Miss Pat Mason, who is enrolled
at McMurry College in Abilene
this summer, is spending the week-
end here with her parents, the Rev.
and Mrs. A. T. Mason, 1200 Bowie
Street. Miss Mason is secretary of
the Alders Gate Methodist Church
on the McMurry campus.
The board of directors of the
Board of City Development will
hold their annual meeting Monday
night, selecting officers for the
coming year, Secretary A. C. Bis-
hop announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jones and
sons, Steve, Kent and Gary, are
visiting in Dallas with relatives.
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YOUR DENTAL HEALTH
Start Of Preventative Dentistry In Very
Young Is Foundation Of Dental Health
Editor's note: Following is the
second in a series of articles on
"Your Dental Health" being pre-
sented by the Texas Dental Society.
Ronald Cress Gets
Veterinary Degree
Ronald Cress, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Cress of Snyder and
formerly of Sweetwater, received
his doctor of veterinary medicine
degree from Texas A&M College
last week.
He and his wife the former Gwen
Whitfield, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. D. Whitfield, will visit
here and in Snyder. Definite plans
have not been made as to where
he will establish his practice.
Mr. and Mrs. Cress have made
their home in Bryan for the past
four years while he was attending
A&M.
The great hope for any realistic
solution to the widespread prob-
lem of dental disease, experts
agree, is starting preventive den-
tistry in tha very young.
If a child's teeth are properly
cared for up to age 15, a strong
foundation lias been laid for min-
imizing dental troubles in later
years.
No dental care is ncedeed, of
course, until the child's first teeth
begin to erupt, somewhere around
the age of 6 months.
At this time, tne lour central in-
cisors—two upper and two lower—
begin to peck out. By age 7 to 11
months, four more teeth, upper
and lower, start to come in. These
are the lateral incisors at either
side of the central teeth.
Then Mother Nature wisely skips
a few spaces in order properly to
shape the jaw. In 12 to 16 months,
the back teeth or molars, come
in. Then the cuspids show to fill
in the space between. At about
age 24 months, the second molars
come in.
While all this has been going on,
the permanent teeth are slowly de-
veloping in the jaw bone so they
can come forth at the proper time.
The first of the permanent teeth
are sometimes called the "six-year
molars" because they emerge at
about age 6. Because they do not
replace the first teeth but rather
come in just behind them, these
molars tend to confuse parents
who think they are also first teeth.
This error can lead to tragic
consequences. Since the six-year
molar is a permanent tooth, it will
not be replaced if lost.
Dentists strongly emphasize the
importance of watching for the
"six-year" molars. They are im-
portant in the structure of the
mouth. Tht manner in which they
interlock with their opposite teeth
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Russell's Dept. Store
710-14 Locust
Piggly-Wiggly
307 Pecan 1113 Lamar
Rip's Gulf Service
401 E. Broadway
Bowen Drug
Doscher Bldg.
Bendix Laundrymat
907 E. Broadway
Globe Cleaners
304 E. 3rd.
Cox Jewelry
110 E. Broadway
Briley & Brown Furn
317 Oak
Lane Mobil Service
301 E. 3rd
Harvell Mobil Serv.
1011 Lamar
Mays Studio
US E. 3rd.
Hartgrave Bros.
Firestone Service Store
will determine the eventual shape
of the jaw, facial contour and reg-
ularity of alignment of other teeth.
Because of their importance,
their first permanent molars are
often referred to as the "keystone
of the dental arch."
Santa Fe Lake First
To "Run Around" Here
Santa Fe Lake, at many times
an important center in Sweetwat-
er life, has the distinction of being
the first local lake to "run around
the dam" after the long drouth.
In recent weeks, the lake has
gone over the top of the spillway
twice. The lake covers more area
than ever before because the Sai^
Fe added two feet to the spillway
level several years ago.
It is now nearly 1.000 acre feet
of water in capacity.
Glasses And Glasses
ATLANTA — UP — A hurrying
woman bumped into a man on a
downtown street and apologized,
saying: "Pardon me. People will
think I am drunk, but I just got
some glasses and can hardly s^
through them. "She did not have
on glasses.
Tiny Survivor
HARTFORD, Conn. — UP — A
baby weighing only one pound, 10
ounces survived against odds
which doctors said were 500,000 to
one. Joyce Parkinson was released
from the hospital four months aft-
er birth alter quadrupling her
weight.
Ninety - four pounds of potatoes
are consumed by the average
American each year.
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following candidates have
authorized the Sweetwater Report-
er to announce their candidacy
for office subject to the action 0t
the Democratic Primary in July:
For Sheriff:
R. S. (Ted) Lambert,
Re-Election
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
L. E. Musgrove, Re-Electlon
For Commissioner, Prct. 1:
E. E. Harklns r-'
E. F. Lewis f 0
Alvln "Smiley" Smith '
R. R. Dodgion
Pat Mayes.
For Commissioner, Prct. 2:
Raymond Bishop, Re-Election
Tom Mayfteld
Itoy DcBusk
For Commissioner, Prct. 3i
H. G. Jones. Re-Electlon
f
For Commissioner, Prct. 4:
H. i Busier) Adams, Re-Electlon
For County 1 reasurer:
Mrs. S. N. Leach, Re-Electlon
Robert E. Bowden
For District Clerk:
Mrs. Pearle Woodruff,
Ri-Electlon
For County School Supt.:
Rea C. Dill, Re-Election
Caffey Welch
Ed Neinast
For Court Clerk:
Mary Roy, Re-Electlon
For District Attorney,
32nd Judicial District:
Eldon Mahon, Re-Electlon
Jim Pearson
For County Attorneys ^
Weldon Kirk W
For Justice of Peace,
Precinct 1, Place 1:
Leonard S. Teston
For County Judge:
Lea Boothe, Re-Electlon
A. J. (Jack) Gorman
M. C. Manroe
For State Senate, 24th Sen. Dlit.s
Harley Sadler, Re-Electlon
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1954, newspaper, May 23, 1954; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth284138/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.