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REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED PRESS
DENISON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 19S3
VOLUME 24—NUMBER SO
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Honoring Elected Official*
January has been selected as
the month when, the Texas news-
papers are asked to observe
“Elected Official Appreciation
Month” in Tex-
as. The request
comes from the
State Bar of
Texas and asks
the Texas press
to cooperate in
such a manner
as they deem ap-
propriate. The
________ quiz is put,
“Have you ever thanked a man
for accepting public responsibil-
ities?”
“Have you ever heard of a
crooked’ politician, remember, it
it only because it it real newt.
Newt it the unuifial, the differ-
ent, the uncommon. Therefore, it
should be obvious that among
elected officials or politicians,
honor and integrity it as common
place as it should be. Today a
public office is still a public trust.
All politicians are not crooks. Al-
most every public servant is doing
a sincere and honest job for you.”
All of which we agree heartily
is true.
It is only when a man goes into
office under the solemn oath that
he will protect that office with
his personal honor, integrity, and
faithfulness in the performance
of his duty, and then soon is
known to be practicing petty
graft, selling himself out cheap
and leading those under him to be
influenced by something, he has to
sell or some axe he has to grind
with the official position as the
grindstone, that such action in of-
fice becomes what the state bar
terms “real news.”
It is not news that a man loves
his wife, but when he steps aside
into the path of dishonoring his
wedding vows then he becomes
news and the divorce court pro-
ceedings follow as a rule.
The fact that the state bar is
promoting this idea of honoring
our public officers this month is
most worthy. Good officers need
to he commended and had ones
condemned.
A good man out of office will
be a good one when elected to an
office. He was good or bad when
he went in. A man placed in an
office where he can practice
graft, sell his influence and dis-
grace the position to which he
was elected was not made bad by
such an election. He was already
a bad character and rotten in his
soul or he would not have sold out
so cheaply.
The newspaper men will give
all honor due to the good men in
office and will cooperate with
them, while at the same time they
will expose those who violate the
sacred trust of public office.
Forest Fires and the Beasts
As a lad in Arkansas we have
seen the men folk fight forest
fires by turning another fire
against it. As the fires raged
wild life came rushing out in
great profusion. The fire did not
create the beasts. The fire only
showed where they had been hid-
ing.
So it is in a man taking an of-
fice. If he is what is called a
crook the fact he is in a place of
trust and where he can use the
office to abuse and money mak-
ing, electing him did not make
him dishonest. The office only
gave him a chance to show what
he had been all the time.
The press of the state will give
all honor to their public servants
in office who are serving the peo-
ple—and so will the people. But
they will turn thumbs down on
any other kind. At heart the peo-
ple by a large majority are honest
and they want their officials the
same way.
NICHOLAS MITCHELL,
LECTURER, TO BE AT
ETEX COLLEGE SOON
COMMERCE.—Nicholas Mit-
chell, editor of the Greenville (S.'
C. ) News has changed the date
of a speaking engagement at East
Texas State college.
Originally scheduled for Jan.
20, the engagement was postpon-
ed so that Mitchell could attend
the inauguration in Washington,
D. C., at that time. His subject will
be “What Can a Man Believe.”
The speech will probbly be giv-
en sometime in March.
A radio commentator, editorial
columnist, author and educator,
Dr. Mitchell has been termed
“One of Dixie’s Favorite Speak-
ers." A native born Texan, he is
an authority on news techniques
hpd U author of numerous books.
Drimti* Stepip
Blood Colloctioa
For Preseat Hood
! The Red Cross has been asked
to undertake an immediate and
,dramatic expansion of its blood
program to make available all the
gamma globulin possible for the
prevention of paralysis from polio-
myelitis, acoording'lo Walter T.
Loomis, chairman of the Grayson
County Chapter, ARC. The Na-
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis has been conducting ex-
periments over the past two years
in Provo, Utah; Houston, Texas,
and Sioux City, Iowa; The gam-
ma globulin used for these exper-
iments caused the National Re-
search Council together with ag-
encies and groups concerned with
the problem to recommend to the
Office of Defense Mobilization
that the maximum blood fraction-
ation capacity of this country be
put to work immediately.
Mr. Loomis states that the ac-
ceptance of the Red Cross of the
request of the Office of Defense
Mobilization to undertake this
program places a vast new re-
sponsibility upon the Red Cross
and in turn upon the American
people. It takes approximately
one pint of blood to make an av-
erage dose of gamma globulin as
used for polio. One injection pro-
tects a child from a period of one
to five weeks during exposure.
For every pint of blood for a unit
of gamma globulin, the Depart-
ment of Defense will get a unit
of serum albumin, so that the
gamma globulin becomes in effect
a by-product of the fractionation
of serum albumin. Under no
other arrangements could gamma
globulin be processed at such
small unit cost.
Frank Thompson, secretary of
the Grayson County Chapter of
the National Foundation for In-
fantile Paralysis, states that esti-
mates based on past experience
indicate that polio may strike in
epidemic proportions in at beast
I5fi counties next summer, and if
so, at least 2,000,000 children in
these counties will be exposed.
There will be a shortage at the
height of the polio season since
gamma globulin is also used for
modification of measles and other
infectious diseases.
Woody Blanton, blood chair-
man of the Grayson County Red
Cross, states that the present lab-
oratory facilities in the country
for processing of the blood are
limited, but they have been asked
to work to full capacity beginning
now. Even so it is not anticipated
that all 1953 needs can be met.
Maximum production is to be
maintained in preparation for
1954.
Gamma globulin is also called
immune serum globulin. . It is
that fraction of the human blood
which, contains antibodies built
up in the blood stream as the re-
sult of the body fighting disease.
These antibodies can be separated
from whole blood and concen-
trated. All the gamma globulin
collected through Red Cross will
be free to the communities and in-
dividuals which use it. No large
quantities of gamma globulin are
available commercially.
Mr. Blanton advises that the
Red Cross will not assume respon-
sibility for the distribution of the
gamma globulin. Since the am-
ount needed will far exceed the
expected supply, the Office of
Defense Mobilization has asked
the National Research Council to
consult with appropriate profes-
sional, industrial and government-
al groups to determine the best
way to make the distribution for
the next polio season.
Red Cross and the private blood
banks cooperating with it will fur-
nish 100,000 pints of blood per
month for gamma globulin. In
addition the vast operation of sup-
plying blood for the armed forces
and for about half the nation’s
civilian hospitals and stockpiling
plasma for defense must continue.
This total program will require
approximately 5,000,000 pints of
blood in 1953.
According to Mr. Loomis, ac-
cepting the assignment added $7,-
000,000 to the budget for 1953,
giving the American Red Cross a
goal for the 1953 campaign of
$93,000,000, or an increase of
20 per cent over the goal tenta-
tively set.
In aceptlng the responsibility
the Red Cross does so with the un-
derstanding that all gamma glob-
ulin procured under this program
will be turned over to an agency
other than the Red Cross, desig-
nated by the Office of Defense
Mobilization for purposes of al-
location and distribution. The
Red Cross is prepared to respond
to this urgent appeal, relying up-
( See DRAMATIC, Page «)
Civic Leaders
Given Preview PA
FB New Mission
A group of Denison business
men and civic leaders had an in-
formative and interesting preview
of Perrin Air Force Base’s new
mission as guests of Col. Eugene
B. Fletcher, Perrin’s commandant,
on Wednesday of this week.
The new mission, that of train-
ing pilots in the F-86D Sabrejets,
will not get underway until Febr-
uary 5, but a briefing on the
many aspects and developmenr of
the operation was given the local
group in order that members of
the group might share the base
commandant’s responsibility of
keeping others informed. An open
house will be held at the base at
a later date when the training pro-
gram has become stabilized, Col.
Fletcher said.
Events of the preview on Wed-
nesday included a coffee at the
Officers Club at 9:30; an address
by Col. Murphy at the base the-
atre at 10:00; a base tour of F-
86D facilities and an aerial dem-
onstration; followed by a one
o'clock luncheon and summary at
the Officers' Club.
PAFB has actually been in the
process of changing over to all-
weather jet interceptor combat
crew training since September 1,
last year. The change over ne-
cessitated changes in personnel as
well as facilities. The new Sabre-
jet training program will include
the use of the Lockheed T-33 jet,
two-seat trainer version of the
famed F-80 “Shooting Star,”
which will be used primarily for
checking out base pilots in jet
aircraft and also as a target
plane. Playing the part of an
enemy plane the T-33 will be
subjected to “intercepts” and
“passes” by Perrin’s radar-packed
F-86D’s.
Well over the 600 mile-per-hour
class, this sleek trainer is the US
AF’s first and only jet trainer. Its
counterpart, the F-80, was the
first) U. S. combat jet to see action
in the Korean conflict, where it
is used as a fighter-bomber and
photo-reconnaissance aircraft. Be-
fore faster and more heavily arm-
ed jets were put into service in
Korea, the F-80 proved to be a
mainstay of the American air arm
there.
The T-33 is powered by an Al-
lison J33-A-35 engine that devel-
Final Plans Made
DHS Band’s Trip
To Ulaahington
Final plans for Denison high
school band’s trip to Washington
and participation in the inaugural
parade on January 20, are being
formulated with members of the
Band Parents Club confident that
the required amoune of $11,700
will be on hand before January
17, the day for the band mem-
bers to board the train.
More than $9,000 had been
raised up to Monday of this week,
with Friday night’s pan-cake sup-
per, sponsored by the Lions club
and Pillsbury-Ballard biscuit com-
pany, bringing in an estimated
$1,039. With new uniforms pur-
chased and enough money for
railroad fare for all students who
do not have passes, only the mon-
ey to feed the group was needed
to be raised, according to Mrs.
Joe Bear, president of the high
school PTA.
Band members are taking their
mid term exams this week be-
cause they expect to be marching
down Pennsylvania avenue in
Washington, or getting ready to
do so, when their buddies back in
DHS are taking theirs. The first
semester of school ends on Janu-
ary 23. They are also marching
every day and played for assembly
on Thursday morning. Although
hard hit by the flu epidemic here,
with one-fourth of the members
down with the disease, plans were
continued in hope that all mem-
bers will be back in uniform by
Saturday, the day of departure.
Completions Make
Oil Field Active
Near Whitesboro
(Whitesboro News-Record)
A 256.36 daily barrel producer
and completions due on three
locations highlighted the Whites-
boro oil field activity this week.
The producer was the Sinclair
Oil & Gas No. 1 J. F. Godwin, &
Mrs. A . C. Scarbrough, W. C.
Caruthers survey. The 256.36
barrels Was on final gauge
through 7/16-inch choke from per-
forations at 7,118-30 and 7,138-
55 feet. Gas-oil ratio was 464 to
1.
Shell Oil Company was waiting
on cement at their No. 3 H. H.
Collum and No. 4 Q. Little. The
___________ , . „ _ No. 3 Collum had topped the
ops over 4,000 lbs. of thrust. The |Pennsylvania sand at 6865 and
powerful Allison takes the T-33 drilled to 6915 feet. No drillstem
over 30,000 feet. Its combat test was run, but a Schlumberger
range, minus the external fuel
tanks, is approximately 500 miles,
and fully armed, the T-33 can
carry two 1000 lb. bombs (or Na-
palm), two ,5o caliber machine
guns and a gun camera.
Thousands of USAF aviation
cadets have been Initiated into
jet flying in the T-33 at Williams
AFB, Ariz., Bryan AFB, Tex.,
Foster AFB, Tex., and other jet
schools under the Flying Training
Air Force. Until they get their
wings and go into combat crew
training, the cadets train in the
T-33. Later, after they have be-
come fully qualified fighter pilots,
flying the Air Force’s latest jets,
they maintain their jet proficiency
and get instrument time in their
own assigned aircraft.
The T-33 is the forerunner of
the present F-94 All-Weather In-
terceptors. The F-94 was evolved
from the T-33’s basic design. With
survey was made. 5/ inch casing
was set to 6878 feet Tuesday.
Plans called for the plug to be
drilled Thursday and for the well
to be completed Monday or Tues-
day. The well is in the M. B. La-
mar survey.
Production from the 3,600 foot
zone for the No. 4 Little (Shell)
was assured when 5 Vi inch casing
was set to 3,695 feet at the ven-
ture in the Wm. Allen survey.
Completion is scheduled for the
early part of next week.
In the Smithson survey, east
of the No. 4 Little, Shell is rig-
ging up preparatory to spudding
in on their No. 2 Green. It will
be one location south of the No. 2
Green.
Completion is scheduled for
the early part of next week at the
Humphrey No. 1A Barnes in the
Wm. Allen survey. The sand was
topped at 5235 feet and the well
Munson Installed
Denison District
Chairman B. S* A.
Ben Munson, vice-president of
the Denison Cotton Mill and active
Denison Scouter, was installed as
chairman of the Denison District,
Circle Ten .Council, BSA, at the
38th annual Scout banquet at
Hotel Denison Tuesday evening.
W. T. Adams was installed vice-
chairman and James W. Vaughn,
district commissioner.
Installing officer was R. B.
Kowalke, assistant Scout execu-
tive, Circle Ten Council of Dal-
las. Other officers include James
A. Lam kin, Carey L. Anderson,
Noel Jennings, D. L. Finch, Geo.
C. Stratton, W. E. Marsico, J. V.
Conatser, Hal P. Watkins, W. E.
Wilcox, Evans B. Wood, W. L.
Peterson, W. F. Hightower, W.
L. Ashburn, Ben Burget, R. W.
Garrison, Hub Brown, Ben F.
Lacy, Rev. Ed Bayless, Joe Bear,
J. T. Bush, William T. Scully, Sid
Maples, Frank Sampson, Joe Du-
sek, Paul Borum, Owen Akers,
George Mosse, Gene Bowling, S.
L. Caldwell, W. E. Couch and W.
R. Taylor.
Marsico, retiring chairman, act-
ed as master of ceremonies at the
meeting.
The guest speaker of the eve-
ing was Judge Tom L. Beauchamp,
retiring judge of the Texas Court
of Criminal Appeals, who is a
member of the national executive
board of the Boy Scouts, past
president of the Capital Area
Council, and holder of the Sil-
ver Beaver and Silver Antelope,
two of Scouting's highest awards.
Judge Beauchamp was introduced
by Evans B. Wood.
The program also featured the
presentation of Eagle Awards to
Explorer Scouts Tommy Smith,
Ronnie Mayhew, and Arthur Mel-
son, all members of Post No. 612.
The presentation was made by Dr.
Don Freeman. Veteran awards
were presented by Mark Staton,
district chairman of Durant.
The program also included
group singing led by Lynnwood
Massey. Rev. Ronald Prince,
pastor of Parkside Baptist church,
gave the invocation. Tommy Smith
and Ronnie Mayhew acted as col-
or guard, and the benediction was
led by Arthur Melson.
Veterans receiving awaras were
J. |V. Conatser, Dick Finch, Carey
L. Anderson, George Fulton, Geo.
Mosse, Evans B. Wood, W. L.
Ashburn, Ben Burget, Lynnwood
Massey and James E. Chambers.
The program committee was
made up of W. T. Adams, chair-
man ; Carey Anderson, Sid Ma-
ples, Evans B. Wood, and J. J.
Madden.
radar and electronic equipment jwas drilled to 5295 leet. 5 inch
installed, armed heavily and en-
larged, the F-94 has proved to be
one of the best of the USAF’s
mainline interceptors.
Described by veteran jet men
as a very “sturdy” and “stable"
aircraft, the T-33 is also the Air
Force’s cheapest jet aircraft to
maintain, economically. It em-
ploys no afterburner, the device
on the jet engine which injects
additional fuel into the unhurned
oxygen and exhaust gases which
are burned again for additional
thrust.
As Perrin’s jet complement is
expanded, the T-33 will take its
place alongside the radar-packed
F-86D n the accomplishment of
the All-Weather Jet Interceptor
combat crew training mission.
Don’t throw the poinsetta out
because it sheds its leaves. The
plants go into a. rest period im-
mediately after blooming and with
care can be carried through to
bloom again.
casing was set to the total depth.
On drillstem test number 6 from
5279 to 5295 feet with the tool
open for 45 minutes, oil flowed
in 25 minutes. The 15 minute
bottom hole pressure was 2200
pounds. The initial flow pres-
sure was 410 pounds and the final
flow pressure was 1325 pounds.
Shell has staked a location for
the No. 4 Collum in the M. B.
Lamar survey. It will be 1690
feet from the east line and 1925
feet from the north line of the
survey. Drilling operations are
scheduled to begin in the near fu-
ture.
Plans for the Sinclair No. 3
Barnes, .William Allen survey,
call for the venture to be pushed
to the Oil Creek sand which is
due between 10,000 and 10,400
feet.
The total tonnage of all ferti-
lizers available in 1953 is expect-
ed to be about 11 per cent higher
than last year. Seasonal shortrges
may develop, however, because of
transportation problems .
Recent studies reveal that tu-
berculosis cost Texans more than
117^500,000 last year.
Gas Rate Job Half Done
Council Divided On.
One Phase Proposed
New Rate forGas Co.
Although the city council pass-
ed the motion to give the Lone
Star Gas company a slightly bet-
ter rate from domestic consum-
ers, what to do with that section
of the rate which applies to large
users of gas by industrial con-
cerns, was thrown into the air
by action of Mayor A. C. Casey
and Commissioner Ben Lacy last
Friday. Lacy was, however, not
too sure as to what to do.
Commissioner Clarence Weide-
Jack Smart Named
Kiwanis Director
At Tuesday Meet
Jack Smart, local real estate
agent, was elected a director in
the Denison Kiwanis club at Tues-
day’s regular noon luncheon meet-
ing at Hotel Denison. Other di-
rectors in the newly elected staff
include T. L. Wilson, Allen Hund-
ley, Mike Spillman, W. T. Scully,
and Warren Reynolds. Frank
Burks is the new president of the
club, succeeding James Woodruff.
Vice-presidents are Jeff Biffle
and Harry Gaines; secretary is
Dr. Ray Coonrod and treasurer is
Joe Gay.
Final plans were outlined for
the annual installation meeting
and informal party which is sched-
uled to be held at the Rod and
Gun club on Wednesday evening,
January 21, beginning at 7 p. m.
The arrangement committee for
the event includes Allen Hundley,
Harry Gaines and John Clift
Dr. James McFarling was in
charge of Tuesday’s meeting, and
introduced Mrs. Jack Martin, of
the DHS Band Mothers club, who
spoke to Kiwanis members in re-
gard to the band’s trip to the in-
augural parade in Washington on
the 21st.
Denison Vouth
Suffers Critical
Injuries In Blast
Paul Harris, 14-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris, 1326
W. Walker, remains in a serious
condition in Baylor hospital, Dal-
las, following injuries sustained at
his home Sunday afternoon while
playing with a toy chemistry set.
The boy was rushed to the Dallas
hospital immediately after exami-
nation by a local doctor, in a Fun-
derburk ambulance. It is thought
probable that the sight of one eye
has been destroyed and that surg-
ery will be performed to remove
the eye. In addition, the youth
suffered cuts on the arm and leg
and under one eye from the ex-
plosion that resulted from his ex-
periment.
Paul is a high school freshman
and intensely interested in chem-
istry. He had made several ex-
periments earlier, the family re-
ported, but the result of Sunday’s
experiment was unexpected. Paul
is a member of the high school
band and was ready to leave with
other members of the band Satur-
day for the inaugural ceremonies
in Washington. Mrs. Harris is
president of the Band Parents
club, which has been working for
several weeks helping to raise
funds to finance the trip.
Mrs. Harris is with her son at
Baylor, and the father, who is
head of Kingston’s drug store, is
commuting back and forth be-
tween Dallas and Denison.
The number of fruit trees in
Texas is at an all-time low and
horticulturists with the Texas
j Agricultural Extension Service
'recommend expanded plantings of
I adapted varieties.
Police Traffic Report, January 7-14
Number of accidents, 13; since Jan. 1, 20
Number persons injured, 0; since Jan. 1, 3
Estimated damages, $1,365; since Jan. 1, $3,015
Arrests: no operators license, 1; negligent
collision 1
Arrests in connection with accidents since Jan. 1,
Number accidents from, Jan. 1, 1952 to
Jan. 1, 1953, 368
Estimated damages from Jan. 1, 1952 to
Jan. 1, 1953, $78,458.50
Number persons injured aince Jan. 1, 1952, 73
U
Polio Program Radio
Show Huge Success,
Riley, Martin Say
Truman Riley, who shares the
chairmanship of the 1953 March
of Dimes Campaign with Albert
Martin, is requesting all those
persons who made pledges to the
fund drive through the Sunday's
radio program, and whose pledges
were not picked up by volunteer
workers, to please put the amount
in the mail and send it in to them.
The money may be mailed to Box
693 or to Mr. Martin in care of
the Citizens National Bank.
The Sunday radio show, broad-
cast from station KDSX, was a
huge success, Riley reported, and
pledges in the amount of $1,-
269.46 were made. Of this amount
only $500 was collected, however,
because the taxis that were giving
their time to make the collec-
tions, could not keep up with the
phone calls.
Several other projects for col-
lecting contributions are in the
planning stage, Chairman Riley
said. The familiar March of
Dimes barrels have been placed at
strategic spots on Main street, and
the little iron lungs will be placed
in all down town stores under the
direction of a woman’s organiza-
tion not yet announced.
In the 1952 campaign the bar-
rels were used, and a similar ra-
dio show, along with cake sales,
dances sponsored by various or-
ganizations, and a Mother’s March
or porchlight drive.
Handicapped by illness among
his employees at the Rialto the-
atre, Mr. Riley is hard pressed,
he said, to carry on the extensive
work he had planned in connec-
tion with the campaign at this
time. For this reason, he repeat-
ed his request that all those per-
sons who had made pledges which
had not been picked up, please
drop them in the mail.
man, in the meantime was very
positive to let the action go as fi-
nal with passing the ordinance for
the domestic consumers, stating
as to the schedule for in industrial
users, “I don’t think we know
anything about what to do, and
any regulation we pass would be
virtually in the dark. The gas
rate for the domestic consumers
and letting the regulation be-
tween the gas company and the
large users of gas operate as it
now stands and which seems to be
the policy of other cities.”
The mayor, however, ruled that
the matter would be left open un-
til another meeting date. Com-
missioner Lacy stated in sub-
stance “we represent the larger
company and the industrial users
are satisfied with their present
deal and it seems to be the usual
rule between those two parties. 1
am in favor of passing this mo-
t i o n representing the new
PAFB Prepares
For Jet Training
To Begin February
With the new year only two
weeks old, preparations at Perrin
are picking up at a fast pace for
the beginning of jet training next
month. In addition, several other
newsworthy projects are under-
way.
First of all, Austin college in
Sherman has two new students.
They are Captain Walter Shirmer,
formerly of the medical group,
and S/Sgt. George Berlimino,
formerly of wing headquarters
squadron. They are the first men
to enter the college on “Operation
Bootstrap” from the air force.
Both men are majoring in business
administration.
Perrin airmen will begin anoth-
er series of job knowledge and
airman proficiency tests this
month, according to M/Sgt. Wil-
liam Balsley, NCOIC of the test
control division at wing person-
nel.
Tests covering air force spec-
ialties from 25150 (senior ground
weather operator) up to and in-
cluding 95150 (senior firefight-
er) will be administered during
the period between January 26-
30. The secondary administra-
tive period has been tentatively
established as bati^een February
23-27. These are the Airman
Proficiency tests which require a
“50” and “70” duty AFSC before
they can be taken.
The airman proficiency tests,
taken here, are graded at Scott
AFB, 111., and Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio. The job knowledge
tests are graded at Perrin. The
three lower skill levels are the
only ones requiring job knowldege
tests and can be taken at any
time. If the airman passes his
skill level ;s automatically upped.
Study guides for every air
force career field are available
for the airman’s study’ prior to
the taking of the test. These
guides can be obtained at the
base education office.
users of gas as well as we do the
small consumer.”
We do,” stated Weideman,
hut what do we know about the
best way to handle it. The gas
company has a sliding rate which
offers lower rates, according to
the amount of gas they use, and
they are reported to be satisfied.
W hy should we do something that
might interfere with a working
agreement between the two par-
ties? I think we need to get action
now as the gas company asks.”
One of the officials stated this
week that Mayor Casey was seek-
ing postponing the matter until
“alter the election."
Asked as to what attitude he
took along holding back action on
anything on political expediency,
Commissioner Weideman stated,
"* was elected to this office to
serve the people. 1 am going to
stand for that all the way and
when action is called for, I shall
take it regardless of how far or
near the date of an election af-
fecting my office may be.”
1 he Sliding Scale
The sliding scale regulating the
gas rate for large industrial users
is something which is easily ad-
justable and workable between
the gas company and their pa-
trons, Byron Mitchell, local man-
ager of the company, explained to
the council, in trying to get the
council to let this general policy
they use in other cities apply to
Denison.
He pointed out that large users
of gas had to be served immedi-
ately and the gas company had
strong competitors in the way of
butane gas, electricity and oil as
sources of power and fixing rates
for such companies by city offic-
ials became a slow process, un-
wieldy and impractical other cities
had found. The sliding scale
which offers four rates, all based
on the amount consumed to the
large industrial companies, was a
method of regulating rates which
was instantly operative and had
proven entirely satisfactory.
Based on that premises, Weide-
man stated the city councilmen
did not know what they were do-
ing nor did they know how to im-
prove on it.
lt. g. e. melson
ASSIGNED TO NATO
HDQRS. IN NAPLES
NAPLES, Italy.—Army 1st. Lt.
Gresham E. Melson, whose wife,
Helen, lives at 2221 E. Famine
avenue, Sacramento, Calif., has
been assigned to the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization's south-
ern European headquarters iu Na-
ples, Italy.
He is now serving as field ra-
dio officer of the signal division
with servicemen from five other
Nato members — France, Great
Britain, Greece, Italy and Turkey.
Lieutenant Melson is the son
of Mrs. Nan S. Melton, 919 West
Walker street, Denison, Texas.
Cost of finding an active case
of tuberculosis has been set at
$700 to $750, but the cost of ar
resting or curing the disease in
an advanced stage approximates
$16,000 on a national average.
Mrs. Martin Tells
Kiwanis Club Of
DHS Band Project
Mi s. Jack Martin, president of
the Denison Eisenhower club and
a member of the DHS Band Par-
ents Club, who has been working
on the various projects sponsored
here to raise funds for the band’s
trip to Washington and the Presi-
dential inauguration parade, spoke
to members of the Denison Ki-
wanis club at their Tuesday noon
luncheon meeting. She gave an
interesting and informative res-
ume of the project which has de-
veloped from a local affair to one
of statewide interest. Funds have
been received from various organ-
izations in other cities to increase
those contributed in Denison to
$9,000.
Having received detailed infor-
mation from parade headquarters
in Washington, Mrs. Martin was
able to advise Kiwanis members
that the Denison delegation would
be met on arrival by a commit-
tee. They will be provided with a
recreation room across from the
Pentagon building where they may
plan their activities while in Wash-
ington. They wiil be permitted
to buy their meals in the Penta-
gon for fifty cents.
Recordings will be made of the
activities in Washington, Mrs.
Martin said, and flown back to
Denison to be re-broadcast over
our local stations, KDSX and KRR
X.
Besides being an outstanding
event in anybody’s life, Mr*.
Martin said, this proposed trip of
the band members will give some
their first chance to ride a train;
to others their first chance to
ride in a sleeper, and to some their
first chance to eat in a diner. In
all the trip is expected to be in-
formative and educational as well
as entertaining to the Denison
high school band members.
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