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Venezuela Shows
Results Of Great Oil Boom
jt EDITORS NOTE: Ernie Deane.
w editor of the Mexia Daily News,
recently returned from an air tour
of Venezuela, where one of the
reateit booms of history is in
progress. The following is a con-
densation of three stories he wrote
about his travels.
By ERNIE DEANE
Editor, Mexia Daily News
MEXIA, Tex. —UP—Less than
half a day's ride by air from Tex-
_ as—but a continent away in dis-
tance—oil is working miracles in
a South American country which
amaze even a Texas accustomed
to things which "black gold" can
do.
Venezuela is Ihe country, and its
boom is something to behold.
I was there recently with a party
of United States people.
Last year Venezuela sold approx-
imately 718,000 barrels of oil daily
to buyers to the United States.
w With dollars obtained through
these sales—as well as those she
got from taxes and other sources
in the industry—Venezuela is buy-
ing almost a $1 billion worth of
goods and services annually in the
United States.
Texans on the inaugural flight
besides myself were W. C. Miller,
city councilman from Dallas, and
Jack Howe, air line representative
from Houston.
I spent three days in Venezuela
including a full day in Maracaibo,
center of one of the world's great-
est oil-producing areas.
7,000 Wells in Lake Area
It is from some 7,000 wells along
the shore and beneath the waters
of Lake Maracaibo that a million
barrels of oil are produced daily,
and the country as a whole pro-
duces some 1.8 million barrels
daily to make her second in world
production.
Venezuela in size covers an area
^Jabout equal to that of Texas and
Oklahoma combined. It has some
5.5 million people, as well as
around 30.000 from the United
States. Thanks to the boom cre-
ated by oil, there is virtually no
unemployment and wages general-
ly are high.
Last year Venezuela estimates
that she bought merchandise worth
$525 million in the United States
and paid another S375 million for
* .ervices and in dividends on invest-
ipments made by United States citi-
zens.
These goods were paid for with
dollars earned by sales of
Venezuelan oil. which sales account
for 90 per cent of Venezuela's pur-
chasing power in dollars.
Supplies from Texas Cities
Several Texas cities are listed
needs: Plumbing fixtures from Al-
amo. steel and tools from Dallas,
aircraft parts and canned meat
from Foil Worth, cement and in-
■^iustrial machinery from Houston,
flour from Sherman, glass contain-
ers from Waco, chemicals from
Texas City, among others.
In Caracas, the capital, the boom
is seen in all its magnitude—with
United States made automobiles,
U.S. made products, and a beehive
of construction setting the pattern.
In the past 10 years, Venezuela
has bought more than $4 billion
I worth of United States products,
thanks to the oil boom and not to
any grants of U.S. money.
Uncle Sam is Venezuela's No. 1
oil customer, but at the same time
! is also the No. 1 supplier of the
j things that Venezuela's people
I wish most to buy.
| Should there be any drastic cuts
in oil imports into the United States
from Venezuela, they say, there
could be immediate economic trou-
ble in Venezuela—and this in turn
might lead to political difficulties
in a situation which is now quite
favorable towards the United
States.
* EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
GREAT
GOSPEL MESSAGES
S0UI-IHSPIR1W6 MUSIC
A HAPP^ VJtltOMETO
First Christian
Church
3rd and Elm
April 24 - May 6
7:30 P. M.
DICK BROWN, Evangelist
/J From Mineral Wells
ART NICHOLAS, Song Leader
From Snyder
DICK CHILTON
Pastor
Exact Definition
Of Mental Health
Is Hard To Grasp
NEW YORK. April 21—UP—Be-
cause this writer has known of
the scientific interest of Dr. Jonas
E. Salk in mental health, he has
been shopping around to find out
just what mental health is.
To his surprise, he found it isn't
easy for the experts to say what it
is. The psychiatrists have no
trouble delining mental illness but
when they try to define mental
health they grope around with six-
j bit words.
| Therefore, the writer had a sense
i of understanding something diffi-
! cult when he read Dr. Jaines Clark
I Moloney's desceiption of mental
health in the Medical Bulletin of
the Henry Ford Hospital of De-
! troit.
"In its final development," said
j Dr. Moloney, "mental health is an
j expression of the mature, adult
! mind which possesses adequate ca-
! pacity for body mastery, approp-
| riate memory of experiences, and
a capacity for prompt and mean-
ingful memory recall and intellect-
ual activity. The mature adult in
good mental health enjoys acuity
in all the five senses, and is im-
mediately ready with appropriate
responses. He competently evalu-
ates and relates himself to living
j and non-living objects, and aeeur-
| ately measures time and space."
The conqueror of polio. Dr. Salk,
| who is a virologist and bacteriol-
J ogist, is by no means the only non-
psychological scientist interested
in scientific investigation of what
! makes the mind healthy and keeps
! it that way. The writer once asked
j a world-famous physicist in what
i one scientific field he thought the
| greatest advances with the great-
est values to mankind would be
made in the next ten years.
Without hesitation, he replied:
I "Psychiatry." He didn't mean bet-
ter treatment for the insane: he
j was speaking of a fact as big and
obvious as your thumb to most so-
: cial scientists, which is that there
I isn't as much mental health in the
j world as is politely supposed.
A discussion this brief has to
: risk superficiality. No one should
j read this to mean that little is
| known about mental health — or
j mental illness. But there is so
j much to learn about the human
J mind—its formation and how it
functions in the ways it does—
I that no field for scientific investi-
i gation seems to offer more possi-
bilities to a scientist in search of
interesting and important work.
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DRESSING FOR A TRIBUTE—a pair of Hollywood beauties—Rhonda Fleming, left, and Terry
Moore—try on their costumes for a tribute in New York to Damon Runvon Guests at the party came
as their favorite Runyon characters, and these Uo came as the "Dolls," letting the "Guys" form
a line.
Christian-Power
To Seek Divorce
in Rome before a shrieking crowd
j of 8,000, has filed suit for divorce
j 011 grounds of cruelty.
The green-eyed actress, separ-
ated from Power for six months,
brought suit in nearby Santa Mon-
ica superior court Tuesday, Attor-
| neys announced the couple has
j reached an oral agreement on di-
vision of property, and Miss Chris-
tian asked for reasonable support
for herself and their two children,
, bromina, 3, and Taryn, 1.
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"As It Looks From Here"
OMAR BURLESON
Congressman 17th District
WASHINGTON, D, C. — IN-
CREASED COTTON ALLOT-1
MENTS . . . for the drouth disas-1
ter areas is occupying the most I
vigorous attention of many ol us j
at the moment.
Congressman George Mahon and
I have introduced Bills which could
give relief to the extent of 60 per
cent increase based on any three
consecutive years during the last
ten years.
In addition, I expect to intro- j
duce legislation which will cover
| all the six basic commodities and
■ and cut the three year period to I
two, and increase the allowance i
to 50 per cent.
Looking at the possibilities, i
believe it will be necessary to in-
clude other crops in addition to i
cotton in order to pass the Bill.
This, of course, is not the only
reason, because \vheat, peanuts and
ether crops are in the same condi-
tion. In other words, we must have
the help of those from the great
I wheat-growing areas in Kansas
; and those who have special inter-
! est in other places to support an ,
I effort of this kind.
There is little doubt but that the !
I Department of Agriculture will op-1
| pose increased allotments. As a j
j matter of fact, the Department has j
| pretty well proved its attitude by j
not having given relief under the
present law, which they could have i
| done. Instead of relieving the!
drouth areas and the individual
hardship cases, the increased
! acreage has gone to those places i
which have been primarily the;
[ cause of the surplus, which in turn ,
! is the reason for acreage controls.
We hope to get early hearings j
before the Agriculture Committees;
| of the Congress on these measures. |
IF THE PRESIDENT AND'HIS j
[ADMINISTRATION LEADERS
j had promised that the budget
| would be balanced before any tax
| cuts were made, the Democrats
j would not have attempted the $20
j per person allowance. The Repub-
licans promised a tax cut but did
not promise that the budget would
be balanced before. The Demo-
crats tried to beat them to the
"punch," which all means that
politics was being played with such
a serious thing as taxes and the
fiscal welfare of the Government.
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER . . .
flew down to August, Georgia, this
past week for a few days' rest.
Some people criticize the Presi-
dent foi taking a few days off for
golf, fishing, and other recreation,
but to see the tremendous strain
under which any President must
constantly live, it is a wonder any
man could last four years at the
job.
Incidentally, my wife Ruth flew
down to Georgia with the Presi-
dent and went on to visit her two
elderly aunts who live at Gordon,
Georgia. She tells me by long-dis-
tance telephone thai it was a very
pleasant trip. She had lunch on
the plane with Mr. Eisenhower and
Mr. Jim Hagerty, Press Secretary
lo the president.
When they were leaving from the
Airport here in Washington, the
President asked if I were going
along. I told him I was not for a
number of reasons—hut since I
was not invited in the first place,
the other reasons didn't matter. He
laughed anc could do nothing else
but invited me at the time, but 1
thought I was too busy to be away.
"What you believe will depend
very much on what you are."
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Thursday, April 21, 1955
City-County Library
Receives Memorial
Gifts From Patrons
Several memorial gifts in mem-
ory of recently deceased persons
have been received by the City-
County Library, according to Li-
brarian Miss Marie Haney.
Gifts received since October,
1954, include: in memory of C. M.
Arbaugh—Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Pet-
ers: Mr. and Mrs. J. C'. Pace, Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Cox Jr., Dr.
and Mrs. II. W. MeDityre: Dr.
and Mrs. Sam Loeb and Mr. and
Mrs. Garland Vinson.
In memory of Jess Lambert—Dr.
and Mrs. II. W. Mclntyre, Cotton-
wood Home Demonstration Club
and Mr. and Mrs. Garland Vinson;
, in memory of Harley Sadler—Mr.
and Mrs. Lance Sears and Dr. and
Mrs. Sam Loeb.
In memory of Samuel P. Berry
; —the Levys and Mr. and Mrs.
Irving Loeb: in memory of W.
if. McGuire—Mr. and Mrs. Sam
i L. Jones: in memory of Mrs. J. E.
' Hopper—Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dun-
1 can and family.
In memory of Mrs. H. P. Hark-
ins—Mr. and Mrs. Garland Vin-
son and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Flack;
in memory of Mrs. John J. Perry
'—Mr. and Mrs. Tom Flack; in
! memory of Price Maddox—Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Flack; in memory
of Emmett Wade—Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Swaim.
In memory of L. J. Nuckles—Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Swaim; Mr. and
Mrs. W. II Sheridan: Mr. and
Mrs. Leland Glass; Mrs. Berta
l ate and Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
By rd; in memory of Miss Honey
Jordan—Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J.
Baker.
In memory of Madeline Neb-
lett—The Levys and Mr, and Mrs.
! Irving Loebs; in memory of Es-
j telle Garland Ilaney—Mr. and
Mrs. Irving Loebs; Mr. and
| Mrs. E. L. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs.
James Brand, Miss Marie Haney
land Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Aycock; in
memory of Mrs. Buddy Reisenberg
J—Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Supowit and
IMr. and Mrs. W. H. Sheridan; in
> memory ol E. L. Caskey—Mrs. S.
J N. Leach and Millard.
In memory of W. G. Davis—Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Ritter and family;
in memory of D. L. 'Dam Johnston
—Mr. and Mrs. Tom Flack, the
Levys and Mr. and Mrs. Irving
Loeb; in memory of Leona Blew-
ett Cooke—Dr. and Mrs. J. Wells
Young Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Flack
In memory of Mrs. Andrew Cow-
an—Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Sheridan;
in memory of M. E. Roberts—Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Sheridan; in mem-
ory of Mrs. Clay Burns—Dr. and
Mrs. Sam Loeb; in memory of
Mrs. O. S. Everett—The Levys and
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Loeb; in mem-
ory of W. L. Adams—Dr. and Mrs.
J. Wells Young Jr.
In memory of W. E. Wilkinson—
The Levys and Mr. and Mrs. Irv-
ing Loebs; in memory of Mrs. C.
M. Wilson, Mrs. C. H. Byrd, Mrs.
W. R. Swaim and Miss Marie Ha-
ney.
10-Year Term
Sef In Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY—UP—George
| F. Martin of Tulsa, who is serving
time in federal prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan., for dealing in the
I white slave racket, drew another
i 10 years Wednesday for defrauding
j on an oil and gas scheme.
Martin, 43. was convicted of de-
frauding and Ada, Okla., man by
| mail in a fake lease deal. W. R.
i Wallace brought the fraud charges.
I The land involved was in Pottawat-
1 omie county.
Martin, brought to Oklahoma
[ City from Leavenworth to stand
I trial, pleaded guilty before fed-
j eral Judge W. R. Wallace. He was
j sentenced to five years each on
two counts with the terms to run
consecutively.
Martin is serving a five year
sentence on a white slave convic-
tion returned in federal court here
iast September. His new sentence
will begin when the present one
ends.
Irrigation Water
Ranges From Normal
To Critical In West
WASHINGTON — UP— Secre-
tary of Interior Douglas McKay
said recently the April 1 prospects
for irrigation water in western rec-
lamation projects range from crit-
ical to normal for the coming
growing season.
Prospects for irrigation water on
most of the reclamation projects
were normal, McKay said, "but
there are a few notable exceptions
where a critical situation exists."
Record snow storms in early
April improved the situation con-
siderably in some areas, McKay
said, notably on the North Platte
River in Wyoming and Nebraska,
and on the Colorado - Big Thomp-
\ son project in Colorado.
"Subnormal water supplies are
| generally in prospect," McKay
I said, "in the Rio Grande River
basin in Southern Colorado, New
Mexico, and Texas, in Southwest-
ern Idaho and Eastern Oregon, the
Southern Central Valley of Cali-
fornia, and some areas of the
Great Basin iri Utah and Nevada."
He gave this summary by reg-
ions:
Region 3, Lower Colorado River
Basin — Although April 1 snow-
water equivalent is 80 per cent of
normal for Upper Colorado Basin
as a whole, due to deficiency of
soil moisture, water yield may be
below that usually expected from
such conditions. Carryover storage
in Lake Mead makes situation nor-
mal in the area. Outlook poor for
Salt River project, Arizona.
Region 4. Upper Colorado River
Basin and Great Basin of Utah and
Nevada — Prospects normal for
projects lying within Utah, except
for Ogden River project, which is
subnormal. Prospects also subnor-
mal for Newlands and Truckee
storage projects, Nevada - Califor-
ia, and for the Humboldt project,
Nevada. Prospects also subnormal
i for Uncompahgre and Jackson
I Gulch projects in Colorado.
Region 5, Rio Grande Basin and
j Texas and Oklahoma — Outlook
I for water good for the Balmorhea
j and Colorado River, Texas, pro-
jects; fair for the Carlsbad pro-
ject; and poor for the Vermejo
I and Tucumcari, New Mexico;
| W, C. Austin, Oklahoma; Rio
| Grande, New Mexico - Texas, and
I San Luis Valley, Colorado, pro-
jects.
Region 6, Northern Missouri Riv-
! er basin watershed — Prospccts
normal for most of the region, with
exception of the Belle Fourche pro-
i ject, South Dakota, and the An-
I gostura unit of the Missouri River
I basin project, for both of which the
| irrigation prospects are sub-
j normal.
Region 7, Lower Missouri River
basin — Prospects for irrigation
| water supplies on the Colorado-
; Big Thompson project are below
; normal, but have been improved
i somewhat after the March 31 sur-
; vey by heavy April snowstorms,
j Antiipated inflow to major reser-
| voirs is near normal, but storage
I is appreciably below average.
| Carryover storage on April 1 was
about 42 percent of capacity. Sup-
j ply for the North Platte project
! may be inadequate, but was im-
I proved by the April snowstorms.
I Prospects for the Kansas River
i projects, at which a full irrigation
I demand has not yet developed, are,
[ in most cases, excellent.
3
WANTS THREATS BEFORE UN—Former Pres. Harry S. Truman
is shown as he appeared before Senate Foreign Relations subcom-
mittee that is seeking recommendations for revising UN charter.
In a prepared statement, Truman called on the United States to
i bring "current threats to world peace" before the UN General
Assembly. (NEA Telephoto)
Baptist Church
Meet To Open
MIDLAND, Tex.—UP — Four
thousand delegates, representing 1
j million Baptist Sunday school pu-
I pils and teachers in Texas, are
expected to attend the 4state Bap-
I tist Sunday school convention in
; Midland next Monday through
Wednesday.
This is the first year Texas Bap-
| tists have reported an enrollment
; of more than 1 million in their
Sunday schools. Andrew Q. Allen,
state Baptist Sunday school secre-
I tary, in Dallas, said total Sunday
j school enrollment in the Baptist
General Convention of Texas chur-
ches reached 1,015.093 in 1954.
A feature of the convention will
be a youth rally Monday night at
j Cavalry Baptist Church. Twelve
\ hundred delegates are expected to
i hear Dr W. Marshall Craig, a Dal-
I las evangelist, discuss, "much
land to be possessed in clean liv-
| ing and Christian service."
Escapee Returned to Hospital
FORT WORTH —UP—Wallace
Ray Coon, 32. found by a jury to
be insane, will be returned to the
Wichita Falls State hospital The
jury found him insane after a rob-
ery attempt last Christmas Eve
an dcommitted him to the hospital
but he escaped April 9 He was
recaptured Monday at his home in
Fort Worth
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SAN FRANCISCO. —UP— Ed-
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mer executive of a New York air-
plane parts company, was sched-
uled to reappear before the U. S.
commissioner Tuesday on a com-
plaint filed in Brooklyn alleging he
understated his income $47,82fi
during 1947 and 1948.
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