The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1961 Page: 1 of 12
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The Carrollton Chronicle
“SERVING CARROLLTON, ADDISON, COPPELL, NW. DALLAS COUNTY TOWNS SINCE 1904”
—Commended by East Texas Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Community Service—
VOL. 57 (Official Publication of tho City)
CARROLLTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1961
(12 PAGES)
No. 25
ADDISON-FARMERS BRANCH LAND,
SEWER TRADE ANSWER PENDING
Two CHS Students
Win Scholarships
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R. MAXFIELD SHOPPING
NTER IS APPROVED
The Addison City Council Tues-
day night agreed to give
Farmers Branch an answer within
two weeks whether or not Addi-
son plans to disannex about one
square mile of land to Farmers
Branch in exchange for two sewer
connections on their TRA system.
Meeting with the Addison
Council were Farmers Branch
Mayor Oley Attebery and City
Manager Mel Orman.
Officials and property owners
from the two cities have been
discussing the trade for more
than two years. A mass meeting
was recently held in Farmers
Branch to gather property owners
Views.
Attebery and Orman told the
Addison Councilmen that five
more property owners in the area
were willing to be annexed to
Farmers Branch since the last
meeting.
Farmers Branch wants to devel-
op the square mile of land bound-
ed on the north by Spring Valley
Road and between Marsh Lane
and Dooley Road, and Addison
desires the TOA sewer connec-
tions to serve large industrial
and commercial areas and the
multi-million-dollar Overton
Murchison Addison Airport.
If the trade goes through Ad-
dison would receive two trunk
sewer connections on Rawhide and
Farmers Branch Creek at the new
city limits line.
The entire transaction, however,
will still rest on the outcome of
a proposed capital bond improve-
ment vote planned by Farmers
Branch in July.
Attebery and Orman said they
were eager to receive an early
answer from Addison in order to
include the larger trunk mains in
the bond proposal. Attebery said
all details of the bond proposal
will have to be in the hands of a
committee by late May or early in
June.
Shopping Center Approved
The Addison Council approved
the granting of Shopping Center
zoning on some 17 acres of land
owned by Dr. J. R. Maxfield, Jr.
on the southwest corner of Belt
Line and Inwood Roads.
The action was taken following
a session with the City Planning
Commission which body had rec-
ommended denial of the applica-
tion following a public hearing.
The joint session was an after-
math of a recent Council hearing
on the zoning change at which
time no one appeared to oppose
the change. The contrary occur-
red at the Plan Commission hear-
ing. The Commission members
also believed that the center
would be slow in developing.
OTHER ACTION
In other action, the Council
agreed to take bids on fire hose
for the Fire Department, and to
employ someone to mow the lot
around the city pump house.
CHAMBER LENDS
SUPPORT TO
CLUBS' PROJECT
The Chamber of Commerce
beautification committee, Mrs.
Beck James, chairman, D. C.
Mitchell, Alex Sharp and W. M.
Sumner, have pledged their sup-
port to the garden and study clubs
of Carrollton to “Beautify Carroll-
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committee urges all citi-
zens to enter into this program.
The kick-off for this project will
be a Game Night Saturday, May
13, from 7:30 to 11:00 p.m. at the
Carrollton Junior High School.
canceTdrive-
REACHES $621.37
IN CARROLLTON
The final count of the contribu-
tions to the Cancer Crusade this
year is $621.37, This is above the
total of $558.43 collected during
the drive last year.
Mrs. Robert Souter, chairman
for the American Cancer Society,
said, “I want to thank the many
people who have helped to make
this Cancer Crusade a success.
Carrollton has done herself proud
again. People have been very gen-
erous with not only their money
but also with their time. I sin-
cerely hope that each person will
give of just a little more of their
time and have a ‘check-up’.”
Barn, Hay Burns
In Addison Fire
A fire of undetermined origin
burned down a barn in Addison
Monday afternoon and many
bales of hay were still smoldering
Wednesday morning.
Three horses inside the barn
escaped to an adjoinin&vpasture.
The Carrollton Fire Department
which fought the blaze, said the
barn was a complete loss, along
with 75 bales of hay and some
oats.
The barn was located on Belt
Line Road east of Marsh Lane.
Bob Fickett of Dallas, who
leased the barn from Eli Strauss
of Dallas, said the horses appar-
ently left the barn when the fire
started.
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HOUSEKEEPING CLINIC
TO BE HELD AT S. M.U.
A clinic on housekeeping, main-
tenance and custodial work will be
conducted May 13 starting at 9
a.m. The clinic will be held
free at the coliseum on the cam-
pus of SMU. New systems and
methods will be demonstrated and
explained in the class work.
All custodians, maids and main-
tenance help are invited to come.
For reservations call CH 7-3339.
Carl Montgomery of Carrollton
is in charge of arrangements.
JERRY WAYNE THOMPSON
Carlene Houston and Jerry
Wayne Thompson have been se-
lected as participants in the Na-
tional Science Foundation Pro-
gram for mathematically talented
high school students at the East
Texas State College, Commerce,
July 17-August 25.
Helen Skinner has been selected
as an alternate for this program.
This means that if some student
in the original 30 fail to accept
their invitations, the department
may extend an invitation to Helen
to be a participant.
Only 30 places were available in
the National Science Foundation
grant and over 200 were nomi-
nated for the program. Carrollton
High School is honored to have
two of its students selected.
Thompson not only broke a lo-
cal but a national record with a
score of 56. He was awarded a pin
by the Mathematical Association
of America.
C of G Rescinds Action
On REA Resolution
The Carrollton Chamber of Commerce in special session
Wednesday afternoon rescinded a resolution sent earlier to
the Texas Railroad Commission which called for the closing
of the Railway Express Agency office in Carrollton and
consolidate the operation of that office with REA’s Dallas
office.
The Chamber went on record authorizing that a letter
be sent to the Railroad Commission rescinding its previous
action due to other facts entering into the matter. Chamber
officials said they desired
further study and discussion
on the REA request.
Under the proposed arrange-
ment offered by REA’s closing of
its Carrollton office at the depot,
REA’s express service would be
rendered to customers in Carroll-
ton, Addison, Coppell, Farmers
Branch, and Lewisville by the
express agency’s own vehicles op-
erating from its Dallas Terminal.
C. L. Murphy, general agent of
the Railway Express Agency, told
more than 25 interested citizens
that the continuation of the Ex-
press business depends on the
early consumation of reorganiza-
tion plans. These include exten-
sive consolidation of offices in
order to effect necessary and
business-like service economics
and at the same time “make our
service more attractive, which
which will have the obvious effect
of increasing traffic volume and
revenues.”
Spokesmen Oppose Change
Spokesmen opposing the change
of REA’s plan to close its facilities
here told the Chamber that clos-
ing the Carrollton REA office
would eventually lead to the
closing of this town’s Western
Union facilities and even the
railroad depot itself to Dallas.
Chamber President Ed Pledger
said the Chamber has been seek-
ing improved Railway Express
delivery service for some time
(See CHAMBER on Page 6)
LIONS CLUB SETS
ANNUAL BROOM,
MOP SALE
The Lions Club of Carrollton
will hold its annual Broom and
Mop Sale, the evenings of Tuesday
May 16, and Wednesday, May 17.
The purpose of this sale is two-
fold. It helps the Lighthouse for
the Blind in the sale of their pro-
ducts and also raises funds for
local use in the prevention and
correction of blindness in chil-
dren who need additional finan-
cial help through the efforts of
the local men who volunteer for
this work.
The truck from the Lighthouse
for the Blind will be on the square
each afternoon of the sale and
those who care to, may purchase
their needs there. The sale is
under the supervision of D. C.
Mitchell. Your help in this grow-
ing need will be greatly appreci-
ated by the local Lions.
Never forget that the newspaper
boy who delivers your newspaper
is a human being.
ON BOARD CARRIER
Carrollton Man Watches Recovery
Of Cdr. Shepard's Space Capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, (FHTNC)
—Participating in recovery opera-
tions for Navy Commanded Alan
Shepard, first U. S. Astronaut, was
the aircraft carrier USS Lake
Champlain.
Serving aboad the carrier was
Marvin L. Smith, Jr., machinist’s
mate third class, USN, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Smith, Sr.,
of 1015 Ryan, Carrollton.
The Navy recovery force, com-
posed of both surface and air units
was deployed down the flight path
from Cape Canaveral and was pre-
pared to recover the spacecraft
wherever it landed.
Actual recovery was made by a
Marine helicoper which lifted
Cdr. Shepard out of the water in
less than five minutes and trans-
ported him to the deck of the
aircraft carrier USS Lake Cham-
plain, flagship of the down range
recovery force.
FOUR POLIO CLINICS TO SERVE AREA
FOR GIANT SALKATHON SATURDAY
THE CHRONICLE prints more
local news than any newspaper,
daily, weekly, or “throw-aways”,
and tops all in total circulation
in Carrollton.
Four polio clinics will be held
in the Farmers Branch-Carrollton
area during the giant Salkathon
campaign 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
May 13.
Locations'will be:
Fire Station, Valley View at
Goodland in Farmers Branch.
William L. Cabell School, 12701
Templeton Trail, Farmers Branch.
Tom Field School, 2151 Royal
Lane. Dallas.
A clinic also will be held in the
E. L. DeGolyer School at 3434
Dartmoor near Forest, just south
of Farmers Branch.
These clinics are part of the
more than 200 to be held in fire
stations, schools and churches
throughout Dallas County during
the two-hour Salkathon. Shots will
cost $2 each, or free to those who
cannot pay.
The big campaign is aimed at
getting Dallas County’s more than
200,000 unvaccinated people inoc-
ulated with Salk polio vaccine be-
fore the summer polio season be-
gins.
Health authorities fear that if
all Dallas County residents do not
have Salk shots, this area may be
struck by a deadly epidemic of
paralytic polio this summer.
A shot of Salk vaccine at the
Salkathon Saturday and a second
shot at another round of clinics to
be held in three weeks will give
ample polio protection for one
summer, doctors say.
Four shots are neccessary for
lasting immunuity. Many Dallas
County residents have never taken
their fourth shot of vaccine and
should do so at the Salkathon
Saturday, according to doctors.
Salkathon is being sponsored by
the Dallas County Medical Society
and the Dallas Polio Chapter in an
effort to eliminate polio forever
from this area.
Clinics in the Farmers Branch-
Carrollton area were set up by
Farmers Branch Jaycees.
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Sindik, Nicholas J. The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1961, newspaper, May 12, 1961; Carrollton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth728366/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carrollton Public Library.