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SWEETWATER. TEXAS. SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1950
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Building Here Passes Fisher Stock
if ii a/I'll- i mm Show Is Held
Half Million In 1950 By Club Boys
February Total Of
$320,776 Record—
Steel Going Up For
Gypsum Co. Plant
Sweetwater's building totals
for 1950 passed the half million
dollar mark during the first two
months when February wound
up with a $.'120,775 grand total.
In the two months, new living
quarters reached an aggregate
of 94.
January's total was $202,000
One major project that wiP
approximate $1,500,000 is out-
side the City limits bur consti-
tutes the most significant single
project. This is the new 600 foot
long U. S. Gypsum Company
plant for which steel work is
rapidly taking form.
The new plan!, with accom-
panying power house, ware-
house space and other additions,
will provide 80 or more perman-
ent jobs when completed, it is
reported.
Rebruary Record
Building permits for Febru-
ary reached a total of $320,775.
This included $255,750 for new
dwellings, $15,025 for additions
and remodeling to 23 residences,
and $50,000 for new business
buildings.
There were 42 new residences,
six new duplex apartments, two
garage apartments and one
house moved into the city and
extensively remodeled. In all,
these permits accounted to 57
living quarters.
In business buildings, $20,000
was for the new Sweetwater
Ready-Mixed concrete plant on
the Santa Fe tracks in Orient
addition; the $15,000 Abbott
tourist courts at 1206 Broad-
way; the $15,000 Elrod Furni-
ture Co. building on East Broad-
way.
.WVrrh Off Past
March building permits
through Saturday amounted to
SO? -150.
Permits included: Bobbie Wil-
liams, 806 Crescent Drive, resi-
dence. $7,500; H. A. Wimmer,
408 East Arkansas, addition,
$125; John H. Freeze, 1012
Brand, residence, $8,750; Dill
Pace, 704 Silas, addition, $1,500.
W. D. Glass, residence, 1108
Hickory, $4,000; Gunn and
White, residence at 1401 Mc-
Caullev, $6,500 and 1407 Mc-
C'aulley, $6,500.
Hershel Gordon, 1203 East
14th, residence, $9,000.
Tourist Courts
The largest new permit was
filed bv M. C. Alston for the
See BUILDING Page ti
Texas Couple To
Give Arkansas U
$500,000 Fund
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March I
(L'P)—The University of Arkan-
sas today received a $500,000 gift
from Dr. S. J. Seeger of Dallas,
Tex,, president of the William
Buchanan foundation, to Ik> usetl
for the construction of a pedia-
tric ward in the proposed new
state medical center here.
Announcement of the largest
gift ever received by the Uni-
versity or the state was made at
a meeting of the University
board of trustees attended by Dr.
and Mrs. Seeger and Gov. Sid
McMath.
Architects' plans now are be-
ing completed for the $5,400,000
medical center which will be
operated by the University's
medical school here. The center
will provide care and treatment
of patients and will train badly
needed doctors and nurses in
Arkansas.
The foundation's donation will
he used to construct a 100-bed
pediatric ward to cover an entire
floor of the medical center.
rii inn. ut .i u INN Kit—.Stanley Tretiek, Acme News-
picture photographer, is congratulated by President Tru-
man on winning first prize in the personality class of the
White House News Photographers' Association annual con-
test. Tretick holds his prize-winner, a character study of De-
fense Secretary Johnson, entitled, "Stumped."
Auto Workers To
Gun For GM Now
DETROIT. March 4 (UP)—CIO united auto workers
won the right to demand a union shop from General Motors
today as the union flexed its economic muscles for a pension
showdown affecting 440,000 members.
A national labor relations board count showed that GM
workers voted 171,fi29 to 21,050 to empower the UAW to
press for a union shop when negotiations on a new contract
open next, month.
Results of the biggest election
of its kind in history were an-
nounced as Detroit became
labor's top battleground.
Triple (front
Settlement of the soft coal dis-
pute focused attention on the
L'AW's triple-fronted drive to
force the kind of (tensions and
strike 40 days old tomorrow, and
quarreling with Ford over finan-
cial details of a pension which
took effect W e d n e s d a y, the
million-menrtber union aimed its
highest gun at giant General
Motors.
For its CM jiiemtJer.s, the UAW
nher concessions it wants from (demanded a monthly pension $25
the auto industry's "big three." |t>etier than the .$100 it won at
The NLRB said a total of 2<i8,-
231 were eligible to vote in the
election. A majority vote is re-
quired to make union shop de-
mands legal, with those not vot-
ing counted as "no" votes. The
vote, taken in 101 GM plants
across the country, does not re-
quire the company to grant a
union shop.
j UAW leaders promptly
(the victory as "serving
ion GM that UAW members are
absolutely determined" to win a
| union shop as well as pensions
jnd wage increases this spring.
I The coal agree m e n t also
promised to relieve a fuel and
steel shortage threatened to halt
auto and truck assembly lines
across the country in about two
weeks.
Deadlocked with Chrysler in a
Ford, a nine-cent wage hike,
union shop and other demands
wrapped up in a 31-cent package.
At the same time, Chrysler re-
jected a new union offer to end
the walkout if the company
woidd grant a pension and wel-
fare deal amounting to 10 cents
an hour. UAW bargainers said
11 hey would submit contract
hailed I change demands to negotiation if
notice | their pension terms were met.
Champions Chosen
In Calves, Swine,
Hogs And Jerseys
ROBV—A law crowd and
much interest attended the an-
nual Fisher County 4-1 f and FFA
boys stock show here Saturdav
The eight first place winners will
win an educational trip this
spring, financed by Fisher
County leaders
In the calf show, Dwayne Py-
burn, Roby FFA bov, won grand
champion honors: Ted Posy of
Rotan 4-H, reserve.
Dry lot calves under 000 punds
—Posey, first; R. D. Kemo of
S v 1 v e s t e r t-II, second: Billy
Hardy, Rotan l-H. third: Vernon
Terry, Roby, fourth; Robert Jen-
| kins. Roby l-H. fifth: Richard
■ Posey Rotan FFA, sixth.
Dry lot over OOO— Pyimrne,
first: Kemn. second; Gene Terry
of Robv FFA, third-fourth: Billy
Hardy, fifth.
Jerseys
Walter Myers, Rotan FFA,
i won grand champion honors in
1 the Jersey show; Landon Stuart,
Roby l-H, reserve.
Class 1—Myers, first: Tommy
lack Stuart, Roby l-H. second:
Dave Williams, flobbs l-H. third:
Milton Murff, Robv FFA, fourth.
Class 2—Landon Stuart, first:
Wayne Helm, Rotan FFA.
second; Tommy Jack Stuart,
i third. Class 3—Stuart, first: Ken-
: neth Harding, Hobbs FFA,
! second: James Stuart, Roby FFA.
third; Myer, fourth. Class 4—
Myer first and Douglas Pyhurn,
Roby 4-H, second.
Swine
Joe Cave, Hobbs 4-H won
grand champion honors in the
swine show: John Kidd. Hobbs
l-H, reserve.
Medium barrows— John G.
Cave, Hobbs 4-H, first; Leroy
.Goolsby, Roby FFA, second;
Bobby Ray, Rotan 4-H, third;
Alfred Carey, Rotan 4-H. fourth.
. Ileav.y— J o h;n Kidd, f Irt
Bobby Gruben, Ro«in A.
second; Donald Coker, Robv FFA.
third; Goolsby, fourth. Light-
Karl Neves, Hohbs FFA. first;
Ferlin E. Tutt. Hobbs FFA,
second; Neves, third; Kidd.
fourth: Tutt, fifth.
F. W. Martin, Haskell County
aeent judged the show. James
Headstream of Roby. Darrell
Sims of Hobbs, Tommy Toland of
Rotan. County Agent Luther
Wilson were advisors. Superin-
tendents were: Ferlin E. Tutt Jr.,
of Hobbs, general superinten-
dent: J. W. Henderson of Hobbs,
See STOCK SHOW Page (i
Mine StriktiSnded
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NEWSPICTUKE HELPS REUNITE THIS HAPPY COUPLE
—Giving each other a big kiss at their reunion in Rensselaer,
New York, are Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill Overlander. She return-
ed to her New York home from Stillwater, Oklahoma, after
seeing an NEA TELEPHOTO newspicttire of herself in the
local paper. The picture was carried with a story which in-
formed the missing woman that she did not have cancer,
as she had suspected when she left home. (NEA Teiephoto).
Norman Matt h e w s. UAW
Chrysler director, scheduled a
mass meeting of the strikers for
Tuesday afternoon at the state
fairgrounds coliseum here. Presi-
dent Walter P. Reuther and sec-
retary-treasurer Emil Mazey will
address the meeting.
The UAW, bitter about a re-
cent two-cent hourly cut under
See AUTO WORKERS Page «
Communists
To Unnerve
T rying
France
PARIS, March 4 (UP)—A two-
ply Communist offensive tied up
France's ports today and ham-
strung attempts by the riot-torn
national assembly to legalize the
dpath penalty for sabotage of
American arms aid.
A Communist filibuster whh
Meters Pay
$689.07 In
Past Week
Rcscoe Party Set March 7
For Dr. Arid Mrs. J. W. Young
ROSCOE — Roscoe organiza-
tions and its citizens in general
pay honor Tuesday night, March
7, to two of its outstanding civic
leaders, Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Young.
They were ■•ecently chosen out-
standing citizens for the year
1040 and will receive tributes of
their fellow townspeople on Dr.
Young's birthday.
The program will start at 8
p. in., al the high school audi-
torium, with Olin Culberson,
member of the state railroad
commission, as the principal
speaker.
Culberson, mentioned as a
likely candidate for governor, is
a life-time friend of Dr. Young.
School Supt, Olaf South will lie
master of ceremonies.
The two award plaques from
the I,ions Club will be presented
by R. 10. Gracey and there will
he several museial numbers.
The program will be open to
the public.
Seven Candidates
For Roscoe Race
Seven names for the Roscoe
city ticket had been filed Satur-
day afternoon with Miss Frances
King, city secretary. There was
a possibility that one or more
other names might be filed be-
fore the deadline expired.
Terms of Mayor E. K. Willis
and Aldermen O. L. Cranfill and
R. L. Morgan expire this year.
Mayor Willis said that he would
Ik? unable to accept nomination
for another time because of the
press of other business.
O. L. Cranfil was nominated
for mayor in the election to be
held April 4. Candidates filed by
friends for aldermen included:
Ernest Nemir, Felix Dooley, L.
T. Whittington, E lswort h
Graham, Wade Rayburn and
Ernest Wlman.
all the elements of a back alley
brawl crippled the assembly.
Fist fighting, desk banging.
shouted insults and general pan-
demonium marked the session
which t>egan yesterday, ran (.abruptly la>
through the night, and recesseda*er
at midday. nsklC-eOrtgl
■ 1 wonder if this isn't the end
of Parliament," Edouard Herriot,
France's elder statesman and as-
sembly president, exclaimed in
despair at one point.
The Communist drive to para
lyase the legislative process of the
nation coincided with an upsurge
in the taut labor unrest which
threatened to undermine French
economy.
The U. S. liner America got
awav from Le Havre early this
Parking meter collections last
week ran a total of $689.07. ,
Collections are now being han-l^™' ->ust hefore P°rl was
died on two zones. Zone A in-, ^ general stoppage of Paris
eluding all meters west of Oak i transport Monday appeared in-
Street is collected on Wednes-1 PVitahle. Bus and subway union
! days and brought in a total of j leaders conferred fruitlessly with
I $341.73 for approximately 250 ! Jacques Chastellaln, minister of
! meters in operation. Zone. B — j transport and,public works.
The target erf the Communist
filibuster in the national assem-
bly was a government measure
designed as a tool for smashing
Communist opposition to the
North Atlantic Military Aid pro-
gram.
Twin measures to implement
Effort Made To Revive
Youth Center Interest
A meeting of citizens interest-
ed in the Youth Canteen will be
held Monday night at the Youth
Center in an effort to create suf-
ficient interest to reopen the
Canteen.
Last week a committee com-
posed of CharlCs Bledsoe, Hank
Meyer, Mrs. M. C. Alston, Mrs.
Temple Dickson, Mrs. Irving
Loeb and Mrs. Ruth Jones met
and formulated plans for the
meeting to be held Monday night.
A committee told the Reporter
Saturday that the Monday night
meeting was "definitely the fa
to be held inimmi sum
clent
adult
mim
Is shown by the
■SMfp
"In the event this meeting is
unsuccessful in plans to carry
on the youth canteen movement,
the canteen will be closed and
liquidated."
The committee Is making a
special appeal to all adults, es
pecially parents of canteen mem-
bers, to he present at the meeting
Monday night to assist in keep-
ing the Canteen open, It was stat-
ed.
If present plans are worked
out and the canteen is reopened,
a more varied program for
youngsters of the town will be
carried out, according to a mem-
ber of the committee.
Former Minister Home To Hold
Church Of Christ Meeting Here
J. P. Crenshaw, former min-
ister of the Church of Christ,
Fourth and Elm, who served the
local church for about seven
years and was here for the build-
ing of the church's beautiful
new edifice, will "come home"
this week for a revival meeting.
Evangelist Crenshaw I logins a
gospel meeting today tit the local
church with his .first sermon
this morning at 10:50.
He comes here from Pampa,
where he preachetj for one of
the congregations of that city.
"His coming is of special in-
terest for many who knew him
during the seven years he work-
ed for the congregation on
Fourth and Elm," Wilburn C.
Hill, minister; said Saturday.
"His pleaaght disposition won
for him many friends while he
lived here and they can again
enjoy his fine gospel sermons.
As an evangelist and minister,
he is well-known for his ability
to present the truth In a spirit
of love."
Mrs. Crenshaw will also ac-
company her husband here and
spend the,Week visiting and re-
newing acquaintances and
friendships.
all east of Oak—brought in j
; $317.34.
| Collector A. H. Hastings said j
j that the public needs a little j
j explaining about the meters, j
I 'They are not automatic. Af- j
ter a coin is inserted, it is nec- j
| essary to twist the lever and let 'the government program would
i the penney or nickle fall down See COMMUNISTS Page 0
in the slot.
"Sometimes a parker puts in |
his penny and fails to twist the;
lever. Then the next parker i
comes along and puts in a nickle. j
He twists the level once and i
gets only the penny's 12 min- j
utes, leaving his nickle still in |
the slot for the next turn.
Twist Twice
"It is best to always twist the
lever twice," Hastings said.
He said that a few are trying
slugs in the meter. "We have a
counterfeit penny put in one
meter. The city cannot use it
so the owner can call at police
See PARKING METERS Page ti
Lewis Wins In
Long Struggle
for Contract
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UP)
—John L. Lewis and the soft coal
Industry called off their nine-
month fight today and settled on
a contract ending the most
crippling mine strike in U. S.
history.
The coal crisis which dimmed
America's lights and spread un-
employment was resolved by mu-
tual agreement, under threat of
government seizure, after in-
junctions twice had failed to
ssvay the miners.
There was no indication that
the legal tangles were serious
enough to block a final, formal
settlement. The UMW 200-nian
policv committee meets to ratify
the 28-month contract at 4:30 j>.
m. i EST i Sunday.
For their hardship and hunger
on the strike front, the miners
won pay raises of 70 cents a day
and more money for their wel-
fare fund. For the costly shut
down of their properties, the ope-
rators won revision of the wel-
fare fund and other concessions,
including elimination of the "able
and willing" contract clause that
in past years permitted Lewis to
call sudden strikes.
lletu* 'luiiday
By Mondr orning' most, of
the .172,000 icellious miners,
who successfully defied t h e
courts dnd their own union lead-
ers since they struck Feb. ti, will
be back in the pits. The rest will
follow as final contracts are
reached with the lagging south-
ern operators.
Southern coal producers did
not join immediately in the peace
settlement but are expected to
do so quickly now that the rest
of the industry has come to
terms.
Industry s|>okesmen warned
that two or three weeks will pass
before any appreciable supplies
reach the coal bins in homes and
industries.
The long deadlock was broken
abruptly last night, within a few
er President T ruin an
a ske^-crmgress for power to
seize the mines. In 00 minutes of
negotiations in a Washington
hotel room, Lewis and the opera-
tors hammered out the basic
terms of an agreement covering
all segments of the industry ex-
cept the southern operators, who
were unable to get their bargain-
ing delegation together in time.
Two Years
The contract will run to July i
1, 1950, subject to reopening on |
30 days' notice by either party j
after April 1, 1951.
Its terms included:
1. An increase from $14.05 to j
$14.75 in the miners' daily wage.
2. An increase from 20 cents to
30 cents a ton in the royalty
paid by the industry to the
miners' welfare fund.
3. Elimination of the "able and
willing" clause.
4. Limitation of "memorial
period" work stoppages to five
days a year.
j.Revision of the administra-
tive setup of the welfare fund,
which has been a sore point in
union-management relations. A
new board of trustees would be
•reated to administer the fund.
Filter Plant
Changes Sai
On Water Ui
Pumping Facilities
Major Problem In
Water Picture Now '%
The city's new filtration plant, ;
j recently completed and put into
i operation, will be instrumental
iin recovering approximately half
(million gallons of water per
! month, according to L. N. Geld-
jcrt, plant manager.
Under the old system filters
had to be washed and cleaned
I every day and the water used in
' this operation could not he re-
| covered.
The new plant is equipped with
what i-- known as a "wash waters
purifier". In layman's language;
that means the water used to
wash fillers is purified and can
be re used.
In the face of the city's rapid-
ly dwindling water supply, this
recovered water will go a long
way toward meeting the heavy
demand for water.
Watch l.akc Trammel
The big problem now facing
the water department is how to
provide enough water to meet
the city's demand when the sup-
ply at Lake Trammel is exhaust-
ed.
Geldert, stated Saturday that
A. H. Hutching, lake keeper at-
Trammel, had been watching th£
situation there closely and that
it was his opinon unless it rains
the supply at Trammel will be
completely gone about April 15.
In the event this should hapr
pen it is going to place a heavy
strain on the pumping facilities
at Lake Sweetwater, which f|..
approximately 3,000,000 gallons
per day.
Since the city has consumed as
much as 4,000,000 gallons per day
during dry summer months, it
is going to take a lot of plan-
ning and conserving of water to
meet the minimum demands dur-
ing the coming summer, officials
stated. I
According;! g Gejriert. pur
facilities ;he ritjor pr-
"If Lake Sweetwater -wer< com-
pletely full and Lake Trammel
were dry, we would still have
a water problem since the capac-
ity of tiie pumping facilities is
only 3,000,000 gallons per day',
he said.
I. P. Crenshaw
Services for Sunday evening
will be at 6 o'clock. During the
week, aerview will be at 10 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. "The church
invites you to come and hear
him" leaders urged Saturday.
Annual Red Cross Campaign
In Nolan County Launched
School Election
Set For April 1
A school board election will be
held Saturday, April 1 to fill the
places now held by Hudson
Lincoln, Clifton Lambert and
Wade Forester, according to
school officials.
The election will be held in the
foyer of the city hall ivlth S. I.
Edwards Hugh Harkins and Har-
vey Blaylock as election officials.
Hold over members of the
board include Carl Anderson,
John Cox, J. M. Lawrence and C.
B. Whor.ton.
A petition, bearing the name of
Giles Bradford as a candidate for
a place On the board, was being
circulated among vbters Satur-
day.
Dea
adline of filing candidates'
names is 10 days before the elec-
tion.
The Weather
Temperature, low Saturday 40
degrees. Barometer, 30.18, ris-
ing. Partly cloudy, somewhat
unsettled, warmer. Humidity.
Kick-off time for the "big
push" in Nolan County's 1950
Red Cross Fund drive is set for
8 a. m Tuesday, according to
Paul Brown, county drive chair-
man.
At that time drive leaders,
their captains and workers will
gather in the Blue Bonnet Ho-
tel's Sky Room for breakfast and
for their assignments. ,
James Pearson and Paul Cain
are chairmen for the drive in
the business areas of Sweetwater
proper.
Churches of the town will in-
augurate "Red Cross Week" by
making special menfic-i) uf the
drive from their pulpits on Sun-
day, Chairman Brown was as-
sured Saturday.
Solicitation for "big gifts" pre-
liminary to the general drive has
been underway for the past 10
days with Loy Roberson as
chairman. The gifts had amount-
ed to between $1,500 and $2,000
at the latest tabulation.
Nolan County's overall quota
is $! ,000, It was stated by Char-
les Pax ton, chairman of the No-
lan County Red Cross Chapter,
when plans for the drive were
first announced.
Walter Terrell is captain for
the business and industrial
groups division of the drive, and
has listed as his workers J. C.
Pace for Pace Packing Company;
Milton Pate for the Sweetwater
Fire Department, the City Hall,
and the Police Department;
George Ausburne for the court'
house; Miss Maud Coose for
Sweetwater Hospital: M. A. Hot-
ard for International Harvester;
M. A. Baucum for
Cotton Oil; Mrs. John Dismuke
for Vandervoort's; Clarence
lludgins for Gulf Oil Corpora-
tion; Lew Toby for U. S. Gyp-
sum; Cleo Tarter, A. T. Nicholas,
Thos. Whittenburg, and Joe
Douglas for city schools; Frank
Gilbert and H. H. Davles for
the Santa Fe Railroad.
Captain for the business area
of the town are Roy DeBusk, L.
B. Johnson, Moe Reich, Lingo
Brown, Bailey Choate, Fred
Wimberly, Tom Marsh. Thur-
man Kent, George Etz, Bud Van-
dever, Don Brown. Hez Hawley,
Jr., Bernie Hawley, Maynard
Bishkin, Alex Crowder, Bill
Mathews, O. O. Harris, Louis
Smith, Dale Shiner, Ennis Hart-
graves, Albert Norred, Tom
Porter , Dick Penick, Margil Wil-
liams, Claude Wilson, Bob Fav-
er, Hugh Colwell, George Aus-
burne, John Moore.
Workers will include Hubert
Pollard, M. W. Fife, L. W. Dock
See RED CROSS Page 6
March Of Dimes
Stage Show Will
Be Held, Mar. 14
Additional contributions to
the March of Dimes fund has
swelled the total to within $490.37
of the quota of $12,000, accord-
ing to a report from Chairman
Bob Connelley.
Since last report a total of
$80.17 has been received from va- >3
lions sources, making the total
received to date $11,509.63.
A stage show, "Nauseating
Nine", from Abilene will be held
at the City Auditorium March
14. Proceeds from this show will
go to the March of Dimes. Ad-
mission is 50 cents plus tax.
Circling The Square
Shep-Blackwell
Schools Merge
The Shep and Blackwell school
districts voted Saturday to con-
solidate. unofficial reports Satur-
day night revealed.
The Blackwell vote was 86 for
and 0 against. Shep vote was re-
ported at 40 for and 3
Shep students have
tending Blackwell i
merger of the two
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Are you interested in the
Youth Canteen remaining in ope-
ration? If so, you are urged to be
present at a meeting being hejd
Monday night at the canteen. Be|
present and state your views,'J
pro or con, about the matter.
* * *
Thanks to Rig Kdwards and
Magnolia dealers who were la< •
Htruinenml in Rotting the rham*
pionship basketball game*-'-"
broadcast over Station KXO!
Saturday.
* * *
We agree with A. C.
Jr., when he stated: "Gee, Te .
City was sure unlucky to drill
Sweetwater In the baske
tournament." ^
* * *
State Representative
Childress, home from tl
and furious special sessieo 1
the legislature, said Hat
"even when we were not In I
slon there were so many
mittee meetings and
ences that I'm glad It Is n
* *
Some lucky young lady 1*
ing to be chosen as "Miss
ball" between now and the t
ing of the baseball seas
full particulars read st
Sports Page.
• • •
The city commit
may deve|
ed com
April
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 54, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 5, 1950, newspaper, March 5, 1950; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290456/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.