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(Lhc Carrollton Clrrmttrlr
“SERVING CARROLLTON, FARMERS BRANCH, NORTHWEST DALLAS COUNTY SINCE 1904"
—Commended by East Texas Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Community Service—
VOLUME: 51ST YEAR
CARROLLTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955
No. 25
Farmers Branch
Building Permits
Nears Top in State
With state building permit
totals on the boom for the first
quarter of 1955, the City of Farm-
mers Branch started the second
quarter off with with a whopping
$1,370,000 in building permits for
the period starting April 1.
Site of the huge $40,000,000 Val-
wood Park project, Farmers
Branch’s biggest allotment of per-
mits, 127, went to the Shiloh Ter-
race Corporation for new brick
homes to be built in Valwood
Park.
Other permits issued during the
booming month went to the Live
Oak Construction Company, M. P
McClure, Harvey Shackelford, W
J. Potter, B. R. Stringfellow and
Charles Upchurch.
Shopping Cantor Plant Duo
C. Grady Cates, developer of
Valwood, said Tuesday that first
preliminary plans for the Valwood
Park Shopping Center would be
completed by this week end.
Mr. Cate* said that W. W
Caruth, Jr., well-known Dallas
shopping center developer, is con
sultant on the proposed plans for
Valwood.
State Totali Boom
The University of Texas Bu
reau of Business Research report-
ed that building authorized in
the state totaled $277 million in
the first quarter of 1955, a 37 per
cent increase over the same 1954
period.
For March alone, the figure
stood at $104 million, a 16 per
cent upswing from February’s au-
thorized building. Contributing to
the increase were Lubbock, with
$2.1 million in building permits
issued: Arlington, $2 million:
Mesquite, $1.6 million: Garland
and Corpus Christi, $1.5 million
each; Gladewater and Midland.
$1.4 million each; Abilene. Tyler
and Odessa, $1.1 million each,
and Waco, almost $1 million
Residential building in 1955 is
currently 51 per cent over the
first three months of 1954.
Construction in Texas is expect-
ed to provide the second largest
number of new jobs this year,
topped only by retailers. Building
starts, held up pending .return of
warmer weather, will expand em-
ployment in coming weeks.
Construction of highways and
streets will be accelerated.
Texas Employment Commission
offices throughout the state point
to continuing high volume of con
gtruction—churches, schools, resi
dences, community centers, com
mercial and factory buildings
New military facilities also con
tributed to the state construction
job total.
ED SULLIVAN’S SHOW TO
APPEAR IN DALLAS MAY 12
Eight acts that have appeared
on Ed Sullivan’s CBS-TV pro
gram “Toast of the Town” will be
seen at the State Fair Auditorium.
Dallas, May 12 when Sullivan
presents a variety show to be
sponsored locally by the Sorop-
timist Club of Dallas.
Acts will include Mata and Hari
dancers; June Valli, singing star
Will Jordan, comedy impression
ist; Richard Heme, English Music
Hall comedian, known as "Mr
Pastry”; the Amin Brothers, Egyp
tian acrobats; Peg Leg Bates
dancer; The Rudells, trampoline
artists and Joe Jackson, Jr. fa-
mous comedian bicyclist.
Tickets for the show will be
handled by the State Fair Box
Office. 1315 Elm St., Dallas, and
range from $390 top, $3.25, $2.50
and $1.25. Mail orders accepted
now, and over the counter sales
start May 2.
Proceeds from the show will be
used toward the building of a
camp for crippled children on a
40-acre tract of land purchased re-
cently by the Soroptimist Club, lo-
cated midway between Lewisville
and Denton and about 20 miles
from Carrollton.
FARMERS BRANCH
APPOINTS FIRST
HEALTH OFFICER
For the first time in its history,
the City of Farmers Branch has
employed a city health officer.
Appointed last week to the
tost was Dr. A. W Drynan, Jr.,
■vho built a clinic in Farmers
3ranch on Valley View Lane.
Appointed also by the Council
vas an assistant city marshal.
Robert Hill.
In other action the Council:
1— Amended the new city build
ng code to exempt churches and
chools from paying for building
'ermits, but requiring building in
.pections for such structures;
2— Set a coirtbiunity-wide doc
vaccination program for May 1<
it the city hall, and set May 31 as
he deadline for obtaining $1 city-
log licenses. The vaccination will
.ost $1.50, and dogs must be vac
cinated before a license will be is
sued.
Behind each of the 8% million
farm operators, hired hands and
family workers on U. S. farms
there lies an average capital in-
vestment of about $14,000. This
amount is four times the 1940
average. It does not include ap-
proximately $5,000 per worker in-
vested in houses, automobiles,
household goods and savings. The
report comes from agricultural
economists of the USDA.
3DISON AWARDS
WON BY TP&L
Top honors in two classifications
of its business have been awarded
to Texas Power & Light Company
for records made in 1954.
The awards were made by the
Edison Electric Institute in na-
ional contest conducted for major
dectric utilities.
The Thomas W. Martin Award,
considered the top honor in rural
electric service, went to Texas
Power & Light Company for that
company’s agricultural program
in 1954. At the same time the
company received the George W.
Hughes Award for outstanding
achievement in promoting com-
mercial electric cooking.
The Martin award is based on
five points: agricultural advance-
ment within the company area,
due to increased use of electricity;
the company's plan and organiza-
lion for conducting a rural devel-
opment program for a more pros-
perous agriculture; cooperation
with other agencies, such as 4-H
Clubs, Extension Service, and oth-
ers concerned with improving
farming and living standards;
standard of service to farm custo-
mers, including new engineering
developments on rural lines; and
development of farm load.
The Hughes award includes ac-
complishments in load building in
view of the potentials of the mar
ket; merchandising program and
»ales methods used to promote
he sale of equipment; sales train-
ng progsams for the company
>nd the dealers: cooperation with
architects, contractors, and engi-
neers in promoting electric cook
;ng equipment: demonstrations
ind display; and advertising and
publicity on commercial electric
cooking.
Both awards were presented at
the Edison Electric Institute con-
ference in Chicago.
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PAT TURNER ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVE OF
DORMITORY AT BELTON
BELTON, Texas (Spl.)—Pat Tur-
ner of Carrollton has been elected
representative of her dormitory
for the senior class next year at
Mary Hardin-Baylor college.
Miss Turner is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Turner, 1010
Maryland, Carrollton.
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NEW GARDEN CLUB PLANNED
FOR FARMERS BRANCH
Those interested in organizing
another Garden Club in Farmers
Branch are asked to meet May 14
at 7:30 p.m. in the Edueational
Building of the Methodist Church.
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CORRECTION
In last week’s issue we reported
a “water line” being laid on Belt
Line Rd. cast of Josey Lane. City
Councilman H. D. Myers was quick
to inform us that it was a gas
line. He was right. The line by
that time was clear out of our in-
corporated area.
Water lines arc planned for this
area soon. Maybe we were rushing
things a bit!
THE EDITOR.
Opera Star on „
Honeymoon Will
'> Sing in Dallas
Youngest prima donna of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., 24-year-
old Roberta Peters, will be honey-
mooning when she visits Dallas to
star in “The Barber of Seville” Sat-
urday afternoon, May 7, at State
Fair Auditorium. Married in April
to New York hotel executive Bert-
ram Fields, they routed their wed-
ding trip to include Dallas so that
she could fulfill her singing engage-
ment in the Texas city. “Barber of
Seville” will be the second of four
opera performances presented by
the Metropolitan during Dallas’
14th opera season. The others will
be “Pagliacci” and “Cavalleria Rus-
ticana,” Friday night, May 6;
“Andrea Chenier,” Saturday night,
May 7, and “Manon,” Sunday mati-
nee, May 8.
Farmers Branch Baptist
(By The Church Reporter)
“Rewards — And How to Get
Them” will be Pastor W. B. Carra-
way’s topic Sunday evening at the
Farmers Branch First Baptist
Church. Sunday morning he will
bring a special Mother’s Day
message.
Last Sunday morning 3 notes
were burned as a result of the
church being free of debt. Final
plans for a new auditorium plus
educational space have been ap-
proved by the Building Commit-
tee and are being drawn up by
the architect. These plans will be
presented to all the men of the
church Wednesday night, May 11,
at 8:00 p.m.
Last Sunday 2 were added to
the church, making a total of 80
additions this church year. There
were 273 in Sunday School, 128 in
Training Union and the day’s of-
fering was $594.02.
Park To Be
Dedicated
Saturday
Rev. Leon Turner, pastor of the
Carrollton First Methodist Church,
will bring the invocation at dedi-
cation ceremonies at the Carroll-
ton Park Saturday, May 7 at 3 p.m.
Children of the city ' will be
honored with free ice cream
served by members of the Beta
Sigma Phi sorority. Games and
race contests will be-held.
Ray Ogle is chairman of the
Carrollton Park program.
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Goat Launches
Jaycee Drive
By WM. B. WELCH
(Jaycee Reporter)
The Jaycces met for their first
meeting under the chairmanship
of their new president, Ward
Steenson.
The membership drive got un-
derway with a billy goat theme.
Names were drawn to see who
would furnish the room and board
for the goat for the first round.
Jaycee Willie Graham, 1603 Ro*e-
mon was the “lucky” winner.
Under the rules, the member
having the goat must stake him
on their front lawn until they
secure a new Jaycee member, then
another drawing is held for the
“privilege” of keeping the goat.
Best part is this: No oneMmows in
advance when he will get the goat.
Dalton Wright, chairman of the
membership drive said: “.Mr. Billy
Goat is here to stay until the pres-
ent Jaycee membership is dou-
bled.”
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LIONS MINSTREL
SHOW CONTINUES
THROUGH FRIDAY
The Carrollton Lions Club Min-
strel Show will continue through
Friday night, May 6, in the High
School Auditorium. The first
showing was to be held Thursday
night at 8:00 p.m.
Admission prices are: $1.00 for
adults and 50c for children.
BROWN TROUT 25 inches
long and 15 in girth was Lloyd
Austin's through-the-ice
prize catch near
Syracuse, N. Y.
STUDIO folk, too, fete Grace
Kelly for work which won her
film Oscar. Here the “Country
GiiTkcuts cake.-
(VP Photo/ ' g.
EXPLAINING steps in creat-
ing anti-polio Vaccine is Dr.
Jonas E. Salk, ,U. of Pitts-
burgh scientist. ^
NEW JET MARK—Col. Robert R. Scott (left) of U.S. Air
Force accepts congratulations of his chief, Bri**-Gen. Edwin S.
Chickering of Tactical Air Command’s 405th Fighter-Bomber
Wing, on setting new transcontinental flight record in Repub-
lic F-84F Thunderstreak, of three hours, forty-four minutes
and fifty-three seconds, for average of 652 miles bn hour.
CARROLLTON AND
FARMERS BRANCH
SCHOOL MENU
(The following menu applies
to Carrollton High, and Grade
Schools in Carrollton and Farm-
ers Branch for the coming week.
It is published by this news-
paper as a public service in co-
operation with local school of-
ficials):
• * *
MONDAY
Meat and Spaghetti
Mixed Greens
Carrot and Pineapple Salad
Corn Bread and Butter
Chocolate Pudding
Milk
* • •
TUESDAY
Fried Steak with Cream Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Pear and Cheese Salad
Hot Rolls and Butter
White Cake with Lemon Icing
Milk
• • •
WEDNESDAY
Meat Loaf with Brown Gravy
Black-eyed Peas
Spiced Beets
Corn Bread and Butter
Pineapple and Cookies
Milk
* • •
THURSDAY
Hot Dogs on Bun
— Potato Salad
Apricot Cobbler
Milk
• • «
FRIDAY
Griljed Cheese Sandwiches
Pork and Bean Salad
Chocolate Cake with Fudge Icing
Sliced Tomatoes
Milk
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Gov. Allan Shivers
Buys Shorthorn Bull
Governor Allan Shivers pur-
chased Kamar Ideal Conqueror 2D,
a Shorthorn bull and a foundation
of 12 top Shorthorn females for
his Magnolia Hills Plantation at
Woodville. The purchase was
made at the recent Scofield's
Ranch sale which averaged $1315
on 46 head for a total of $60,520,
Governor Shivers joins a distin-
guished group of Shorthorn breed-
ers in the oldest recording associa-
tion in America. Originally known
as Durham cattle—first imparted
to this country in the late 1700's,
the name Shorthorn was adopted
by popular demand after it was
found that by cross breeding
Shorthorn hulls with the old Long
Horn cattle, the horns of the lat-
ter were shortened.
Texas cattlemen are particularly
interested in Shorthorns because
of another cross which has devel-
oped the Santa Gertrudis cattle, a
strain which is 5,'8 Shorthorn and
3/8 Brahma.
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Lavoisier is called the “founder
of modern Chemistry.”
School Trustee Election
Saturday; 5 Men in Race
{gupuf/y/uSc QmnW!
VOTE
ftyim YOUR OMccnvidum
FLOWER FANCIERS
MEET; OFFICERS TO
BE INSTALLED
The Flower Fanciers Garden
Club of Farmers Branch held its
May meeting with Mrs. Lawson
Lewis. Roll call was given by
“naming a bird in your garden.”
This was a business meeting
and the club voted to help organ-
ize another Garden Club in the
community.
The following officers will be
installed at the June meeting:
President, Mrs. W. T. Duncan;
1st vice-president, Mrs. James A.
Barfield; 2nd vice-president, Mrs.
Oran Good; 3rd vice-president;
Mrs. Lawson Lewis; Secretary,
Mrs. Lyman Goodnight; treasurer,
Mrs. W. R. Dowdle; historian, Mrs.
Clarence Mills, and parliamen-
tarian, Mrs. Lewis Daniel.
Following the business session,
delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess assisted by
her cohostess, Mrs. Ben Thomi-
son.
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FRED POOL NAMED GEN. MGR.
EAST TEXAS CHAMBER
LONGVIEW, Texas (Spl.)—Fred
Pool, 47, will become general
manager of the East Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce, which covers a
72-eounty area, on July 1.
He will succeed Hubert M. Har-
rison, general manager of the
Chamber for the last 25 years.
Harrison will become executive
vice-president.
Pool’s promotion from assistant
general manager was announced
by Charles F. Hawn, East Texas
Chamber president, following an
executive committee meeting of
the Chamber's board of directors.
A 1935 Cumberland University
Law School graduate, Pool has
been with the East. Texas Cham-
ber for the last three years, serv-
ing as manager of the Gulf Coast
Division with offices in Houston
until he took over as assistant
general manager in April, 1954
He then moved to Longview,
where the Chamber has its head-
quarters.
State Highway Chairman Asks
Senate for 2c Gas Tax Hike
Chairman E. H. Thornton, Jr. of
the State Highway Commission
renewed his plea in Austin Mon-
day for a 2c increase in the gaso-
line tax as a Senate committee be-
gan hearings on the $100 million
tax bill.
Thornton was the first witness
testifying on the gasoline tax por-
tion of the bill which also would
boost levies on cigarettes and nat-
ural gas; impose new taxes on
cigars, snuff, tobacco, sales of pre-
mium or trading stamps and
uranium production, and increase
permit fees on wine and beer
dealers.
No opposition was encountered
to the lc a gallon gasoline tax in-
crease approved by the House.
Hearings on the tax bill were to
continue through the middle of
this week, after which it appeared
the bill would go to a Senate sub-
committee for rewriting.
In his plea for highway funds,
Thornton said a tax the equiva-
lent of 2c a day for each driver
would enable Texas to make a
good start in curing its many
highway problems.
He pointed out that Gov. Allan
Shivers had recommended a 2c in-
crease to help meet the Highway
Commission’s conservative esti-
mate of a minimum need of $2,-
200,000,000 for highway building
and maintenance. He said the Fed-
eral Bureau of Roads’ estimate
is for $3,600,000,000.
The Galveston attorney said the
House-passed measure of lc extra
would yield the highway fund
only $20,600,000 after one-fourth
is diverted to public schools, and
refunds are made to farmers and
others.
"With only that increase," he
said, “it would take 40 years to
build what is needed now. But
with the 2c increase adding about
$43,000,000 a year, we could do
the job in about 20 years."
The Highway Chairman warned
the Senate group that if Congress
increase the Federal tax, as it may
do, “Texas for the first time
would not be able to match Texas
money coming back from Wash-
ington.”
Texas’ allotment of $34,000,000
yearly in Federal aid money has
been increased recently by $18,-
000,000, he said, which will re-
quire $14,000,000 additional state
dollars to match.
Unless it comes from new tax
money, Thornton said, it must
come from sorely needed funds
for maintenance and improvement
of existing highways.
Thornton said he favored giving
Counties a share of the second
penny increase to help them buy
right-of-way.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
A PROCLAMATION!
WHEREAS, the peace and se-
curity of our country and of our
American way of life are today in
danger, and
WHEREAS, all good citizens
must work to preserve and pro-
mote the economic, military and
spiritual strength of our nation,
and
WHEREAS, the regular pur
chase of United States Defense
Savings Bonds helps individuals
to save while promoting the
strength and security of our
Country, and
WHEREAS, the people of the
great State of Texas are willing
and anxious to do their part in
support of the Defense Savings
Bond Program:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Allan
Shivers, Governor of Texas, do
hereby proclaim the week of May
22-28, 1955, as United States De-
fense Savings Bonds Week in
Texas, and earnestly call upon
every loyal son and daughter of
this great State to join whole-
heartedly in this drive by making
more and larger purchases of Sav-
ings Bonds and by urging friends
and neighbors to do the same.
Under authority granted me by
the people of Texas, I hereby
affix my hand and the great seal
of the State of Texas this 30th day
of April, 1955.
ALLAN SHIVERS
(SEAL) Governor of Texas
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CARROLLTON JERSEY
HERD CLASSIFIED
FOR BREED TYPE
COLUMBUS, Ohio, (Spl.)—The
herd of registered Jerseys owned
by Coy J. Stuart, Lakeview Jersey
Farm, Carrollton,'has been classi-
fied for breed type by an official
classifier for The American Jersey
Cattle Club, A. M. Meekma of
Texas A&M College, officials of
the cattle club announced.
The animals in the herd were
given individual ratings based on
a comparison with the Jersey
breed’s official score card, which
allots 100 points for the ideal Jer-
sey animal. The Stuart herd now
has an average score of 83 58%
on 37 animals The breed’s aver
age is 83.15%.
One animal is rated Excellent.
10 Very Good, 22 Good Plus, and
4 Good. Five animals in this clas
sification are owned by Tommy
Jack Stuart, four animals are
owned by James Coy Stuart, and
one animal is owned by London
Earl Stuart.
The Jersey breed has more offi-
cially classified animals than any
other dairy breed. The classifies
tion program was started in 1932
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“Bedrooms” To Be Theme
of Local Home Dem. Club
Bedrooms will be the theme for
the Carrollton Home Demonstra-
tion Club meeting, Thursday, May
12 at 10:00 a m. in the home of
Mrs. Eric Wiegand, 1809 Spring
Street.
The bedroom leader, Mrs Wie-
gand, will show the correct way
of making a bed, things to watch
when buying linens and arrange-
ment of furniture.
All meetings are open to the
public.
Pastures fertilized after reno-
vation averaged 2,240 pounds of
forage to the acre more than
renovated-unfertilized pastures in
tests at the Temple Experiment
Station.
ALL VOTES TO BE
CAST IN CARROLLTON
A voting precedent is being
established this Saturday, May 7,
when citizens of Farmers Branch
will come to Carrollton and east
their ballots here for the first
time in history.
They’re coming to vote in the
Carrollton Independent School
District Trustee election where
five candidates, three from Farm-
ers Branch, are seeking two posts
on the School Board.
According to local school offi-
cials, all ballots will be cast in the
Carrollton School Administration
Building on Perry Road, between
College Ave. and the new Grade
School. Polls will be open Satur-
day from 7:00 a m. to 7:00 p.m.
Last year, Farmers Branch’s In-
dependent School District was ab-
sorbed by Carrollton and Dallas
School Districts. Since that time
no school elections were held.
Endorse Candidates
Citizens of Farmers Branch,
meanwhile, have endorsed three
candidates to run in the May 7
election. One group endorsed
a slate composed of George E.
Hixon and Robert F. Cobb. The
Citizens Civie' Association of
Farmers Branch also endorsed
Mr. Hixon but are backing Charles
Bruce Cox as his running mate.
Both groups are asking for “fair
representation” on the Carrollton
Independent School District Board
of which Farmers Branch’s Ele-
mentary Schools arc a part.
The board is now composed of
Carrollton residents.
Incumbents Seek Reelection
Also seeking the two vacant
posts are the Carrollton incum-
bents, W. M. Van Ness and J. W.
“Dub” Thompson. Van Ness is
vice-president of the Board.
No Voting in Farmers Branch
No voting machines will be set
up in Farmers Branch. Carrollton
and Farmers Branch residents will
have to cast their ballots in the
School Administration Building,
the usual site for school board
elections in the Carrollton Dis-
trict.
CARROLLTON C. of C.
DIRECTORS TO MEET
The Board of Directors of the
Carrollton Chamber of Commerce
will meet Tuesday, May 10, in
the Conference Room of Vander-
griff Chevrolet Co. A light lunch
will be served the director*.
Board members expected to
attend are: P. H. Brown, H. L.
Kimsey, P. H. Caskey, Bill Hall,
Jim McGchee, Roy Posey, Leon
Shaw, W. M. Weatherford, Jesse
R. Woody, W. M. “Bear” Young,
W. J. Thomas, and J. W. “Dub”
Thompson.
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NEW CHRONICLE
SUBSCRIBERS
(The Chronicle is proud to
announce and welcome the fol-
lowing new subscribers who be-
gan taking the paper):
* • •
CARROLLTON
A. A. Bales
Mrs. F. M. Good
Mrs. Neal Thomas
Robert L. Johnson
K. E White '
R. E. Baker
FARMERS BRANCH
S. L. Irwin
Wayne M. Goodwin -
MIDLAND, TEXAS
Bob Maberry
NATIONAL HOME DEM. WEEK
More than 40,000 Texas Home
Demonstration Club members arc
among the five million homemak-
ers in the nation who are observ-
ing the 10th Annual National
Home Demonstration Week, May
1-7, according to Maurine Hearn,
state home demonstration leader
of the Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service.
Are you financially responsible
for damage your automobile may
cause? M. L. COKER INSURANCE
AGENCY insures you for your
Liability.—(Adv.)
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