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PUBLISHED SIX DATS
A WEEK FEATURING
LOCAL NEWS
BR EC KEN RIDGE AMERICAN
WEATHER
Partly Cloudy Continued Warm
UNITED PRESS Wire Service
Devoted to the Dissemination of Information and Upbuilding of Stephens County
NEA Feature Service
VOL. 28 NO. 127
BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS
—TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1948
PRICE 8 CEfryg WB'BoyF
The
Observer
WEATHER REPORT
1948 RODEO
POLIO CHAPTER
SEEN OR HEARD
fating Forms
Plans For Big
Rodeo In July
Arabs Pondering Truce Plan
WE WOULD NOT DARE TO
piedict what the weather is going
to do and it i.s hut as all get nut.
In such a spot we hardly think
it fair to ri mind that about a
iior.th ago Clint Goodwin told us
jt would rain within a .M-hour per-
iod around June 10.
Time on that will .start tomor-
row and end Thursday and we hope
get to applaud for Mr. Good-
win.
A meeting of the Stephens coun-
tv rodeo association was called at
• he court house last niirht to map
oet plans for the nhosv that will
It; staged here .lulv 7-1", inclusive.
In the meeting Harris Veal' ex-
plained that a pain has been work-
ed whereby the wv vk of piepara-
tion.- for the show will be done by
ken' committees, and the expres-
sed tendency of those present was
t" have the -how staged by the
owners of thi stock under contract
for all the work except judires to
be furnished locally for the cut-
ting horse c< ntest. a barrier judge
and a tie judge.
These local committees were
; named, all the committees to work
j independently, except to mnfer
• I w'th the finance commitee on ex-
SUGGESTION STILL COMING penditures.
an to what to name the lake for. n was pointed out that the
the new water supply and got a sr.nn stock will be used here that
second to our suggestion some time ; will be used at Stamford and I he
ago that it be called after Mil-i rodeo will be strictly amateur,
ton Daniel. (One committee was given the mat-
Called the mayor this morning ier of securing one or two special
and plied him with "how are we I features for the show.
f,ning about naming the lake'.'' The ! Kernice Trammel! explained that
mayor said he thought that would business men of Broekenridy" will
b< a good job for the Chamber i.o> be a.4ced to put up prize mon-
of Commerce. Probably with some , y this year as was the care last
kind of a contest. Asked "if the an',j jn v;,,w ,,f ^j. js
mum would be applied on dedica- hoped they will buy more box
tioti Day, or when? the mayor Mats. These are to b- put en sale
saiu the time element also might be j at once and it was asked that the
lift up to such a body. , lean folk support ihe show as
l!Mn it i.s believed will prove the
. AN .EARNEST .MEETING,!^'1 th" r"d"° Sh"WS
with a fairly large gathering pres- Committee* were appointed as
rnt, was held last night to plan I fcllowj*-
for the next rodeo. Following the Cutting horse judges. Shalor Co-
general meeting the publicity com-! „e!and. (\ Q. Thompson, and Joe!
r.iittee met. There was considerable R0irerB
discussion on how best to get the Tie 'judge Dick Webb. Barter!
event advertised. I judge—Robert Corhett.
Merchants Committee— Paul Wil1
Jaycees Go Into
Tie For First
With Warren
W. L.
Warren 6 1
Jaycees 6 1
V. F. W 4 3
Elks 4 3
Legion 3 4
Lone Star 1 B
Independent Exp 0 7
Double header softball served
last night at Recreation Field re-
sulted in the Elks walking away
from the American Legion in the
first game by a score of IS to 0;
and the Jaycees working their way
inti a tie for first place in the
league by their defeat of Independ
ent. Exploration by a count of 10
to 9.
While the Jaycees victory tied
Warren, each with six games won
nr.rt one lost, they had to come
from behind to win over the bot-
MAY Sl'CCEED BENES t< m spot team. The Independents
Zc'c nek Nejodly, Minister of F.du- took a lead that they held until
lotion in Czechoslovakia, is being tV fourth inning by a one-run
! n> i.tinned to succeed Tduard Ben- i margin, but five runs in that frame
[i s. president of the tiny nation.; gave the Jaycees a lead that never
IVi.es announced his reisuef>on ! war overcome. A home run by El-
Ijum 7. The communists say they liott of the Jaycees was batting
Will
mm ■-
Egyptian Planes
Bomb Tel Aviv
Running Raids
J
'elect" his successor soon.
(NEA TELEPHOTO.i
Hack Veale in talking before thf-
general meeting made the state-
p-.ent that in the last two ro-
deor. enthusiasm waned compared
to previous shows staged. He
meant with the home people them-
selves.
Therein lies the best way to get
th< show advertised. By the people i
Little Bit of H
Is Falling Out Of
Skies These Days
l*!""',/ 'omits Bay. little bit of heaven, or a little
I etc I arsons, R. I). .nmth, R. I. j j.jj ,,f h,.|| has been falling out of
MeArron, Adrain Huffman s nd R., the skies the past four days. Which
( . Harknder. i ,,, these it is considered depends
finance <). A. Gilmore, M. B. upon whether you are a wheat
Veale, ( . K. West and M. r.-: fi rmer with combine running, or
, ri „ _ ,, _ just some one trying to go sorne-
^ickets—B. H. Trammel!. C. K. "
CHANCES ARE THAT 8.*>
p< r cent of Ihe people who attend
the four performances of the show
wil< be from neighboring counties,
or within a distance of thirty miles
from Breckinridge. The others will
be scattered visitors from far and i
Mack Muchcn and
here talking to one another about | West, Garland Coodv, M. E. Dan-
and pushing it. ic-1, J H. Parrel " '
F.. B. Maxwell.
Grounds Harris Veale, Garland
Goody, Joe Rogers. C. O. Thomp-
ion, T. P. Robertson, L. M. C row-
It y. C. B. Waller, and Skeet Fam-
bri.
Parade—J. R. Brewster, Billie |
I Suit Fambro, Alex Fambro, James
Corley, Bob I'adgett, D. R. Wright,
Much of the success of th^- show U-P Stoker. Alton .loan, R. M.
with reference to attendance will
depend
turns out.
ed with all forces, newspaper, ra-
| Wilson, and Bill Black.
Publicity Fred Ward,
upon how Breckenridge I,C- *•
♦ k««,f r\11# Hull, Hob < hapman, Marion Hud-
t. This can best bo produc- t-j n . *
aio
be:ng used and then the "let's go,
it's good" passed along by word of
mouth from friend to friend.
John Culwell,
Hooks
"O-
Lemmons.
where without getting wet with
sweat.
The thermometer at the City
wj'ter plant Monday again hit a
high of 101. This gives tempera-
tines of the past four days as
Friday 102, Saturday 108, Sunday
100 and Monday 101.
With a low of 73 degrees more
weather was in st,ore unless
some of th" showers that have
b< en falling in the plains country
f nd their way here this afternoon,
or evening.
But while this is going Stephens
county wheat is rolling into the
local market. Not so much per acre
bi't it was said today by one buyer
that six carloads have been ship-
ped out. A car holds from 1,600
bushels to I,TOO bushels. Price quot
ed this morning $1.99, a slight drop
.from the opening of $2.06 several
day may come when a fi?hermn>i joi.ys ago.
"you'd better chant.-" th< rec td, The wheat is good quality and
will remark t o h i.s companion i* was said this morning that the
ren't hitting tl.it one." yield now ivmy average eight or
the credit would go to nine bushels per acre.
they can give tickets to their em- Alex Woodle, Greenwood's fishing! Much of West Texas has been
ployes, or send them to customers jeweler, who has developed a'suffering in the heat wave that
they would like to have see the j noi:<-making lure that ha.> proved bus been prevalent. Coleman has
show, .popular with the losal fish ami h< en topning i ther hot noin's with
The work of planning the show fishermen. ill" Sunday and 109 Saturday,
has been well divided among com- j \Voolo has Irng worki ,1 on th ■ The earlie.it sunrise time oi the
...... . 'rial started this morning when
• Hi'. Sol began to gladden the hearts
(of birds if not of human beings
at 5:31. For the next eight days
it will rise at this time while it
gradually sets later until June 21
(l«ap year this year) when sum-
mer officially begins. Maybe it
w,!l be hotter then.
The business men will not be cal-
led upon to put up prize money.
Imtead they will be asked to buy
the boxes. If the owners of places ; the bass
of business cannot use the boxes If it di
Music is Mow Lure
GREENWOOD, S. C. <r ••• The
raitleemen. They will do a good job {theory that fish were attracted by
but it will take all hands havmg! certain noises. He made experi-
a part and everybody interested i mPnts ;n uhich he tried t>> incor-
t< put the rbow over in tn-j r )al 1 pnrat,, noise-making qualities ir.t-i
" his baiti:.
Biecken ridge
things
manner of doing:
One of his first efforts contained
the works of a watch. It caught
fish, but it proved too expensi\e
and too disposed to break down.
Now lie has devised a hollow
metal box that amplifies thi
OFFICERS OF THE STEPII-
e n s County Chapter, lifantile
Paralysis Association are to lie
elected by mail. Johnny Lauder-
dale, retiring chairman has mai'ed^ SOUnds of turning propeRnrs on th •
out the following ballot for a /ot. ; b;lit Hfl cal]g jt th(1 (.rp,llip„r_
by the executive committee^ i jt mHj<pS a distinct whirrintr sound
^'bt- R«.y pn.^'las it is rctrived. attracting all the
or Ross Elliott for president, R. . j>ass NV j th i n hearing distance.
Chapman, vice chr.trman, Rev.j „
Truman Aldrdgc, secretary and
M. T. Hudgins, treasurer. The bal-
lote are asked to be returned as
soon as possible.
THOI OHT FOR THE MOMENT:
The manner of giving shows th.-;
character of the itiver, more than
the Rift itself.-—Lavater.
Officers Will
Meet Tonight
Breck Belles To
Play In Eastland #
F.ASTLAND, June 8 Tuesday
right at 8:15 at Fireman's Field,
'he Willy-Willvs Rockettes fj.ee the
Breckenridge Belles in a seven inn-
____ ipg girl's Softball game. The local
tstttrv * upiRn. \idu \f it team defeated a strong team from
Cl£2£ StofSwmfe LJ:! W'S?
herd, sui-gical new uatients todav
from Breckenridire Clinic . . . A. E.
Bannister walked into the office
today and said he is planning an
nir show hety Sunday Mrs.
Skeet Wilson > aggested the lake
he mirwl "The Dnniel Lake" . . .
A.lfi-pound and a 27 pound catfi-h
reported brought in and Blondy
Allen said to be tho man with the, n Sidney L. Miller of the Cni-: I real economy. "You have more or
fish _. . • Walter Bla<e iiohnso.i 0f Pittsburgh and Harry I lesi. anticipated on a local basis
run into home from college ..... jp peLane of Abilene were in Brec wl.at our economic surveys hope
Geortre Binghntri wanting to know Monday supnlemeriting to establish for West Texas," Mil-
how to iret into the press box m the data recently compiled by the Ier stated.
Washington while he is MWjr on ■ chamber of Commerce for the Bu- T. .. - . ,.r iv„
an extended trin . .C R. Whitney rtnu 0f Business Research of the , f' „f (' T:,.'^^
xnvinir the whole world is crying, University of Texas. 1 mab« r of Commerce is li\estock
for oil and Chemical Proce«s set-! Miller, professor of Transpor
ting a new business -wrd each t.,t!on at the Pittsburgh university! ^
month Jodie Harris, who dnl- is making a personal tour of West king" m development.
a score of 21 to 18.
Battery for Eastland will be
Petree and Heinz with Maynard
on deck for relief pitching, if
reeded.
Regular (netting of thi' Reserve
(Officers of Preckenridge Area will
b- held tonight in District Court-
pom. Five Reserve Officers from
| Bn ckenridge attended thi- two-day
refresher course at Eagle Moun-
tain National Guard Base north
i oi Fort Worth on June 5th an
I fitli
i These officers will give a report
on the training program as carried
j ot t there and discuss future phases
jo" the program.
■ The local officers in attendance
lit' the June 5-6 camp were; Lt.
! Ci lone! Robert L. Davis; Majors
James C. Rominger and W. R.
I..'ce; First Lieutenants Vic White
erd John F. Flynn.
feature of the game.
The Elks scored in every inning
except the second while Hogare-
held the Legion scoreless. Eidson'
of the Elks also entered the home
run bracket.
Box Scorcs of the two games
follow:
KIWf,
Crowley 3b
Stuard cf
F.idson lb
Mallory c
D. Gunlock ss
Thif band 2b
Hogan p
Mace rf
Mendor rf
Wolfe If
Brown If
Total
Legion
Gray lb
J. Gunlocjc 2b
Thompson ss
A Allen rf
Newberry cf
Alexander If
Boone If
Taylor 3b
preen c
Rogers p
Hood p
Total
E'.ks—1 0 1—5
Legion—0 0 0—
J C
Pearson lb
J. Black lb
Adair If
B. Collins cf
Hemfl cf-p
Elliott If-cf
Lewis c
B. Black ss
Hanna 2b
Huddleston 3b
Knight p
Rogers p
Whittington If
Total
I. X. Co.
Sen rcy 2b
Moench lb
Kisler ss
Milam c
Weatherford cf
Ri binson 3b
Fancher rf
Larigford If
Hurris p
Total
J c—0 3 1—5 1 0—0
I X—3 2 0—1 0 2-
«■
C-C Five Point Program Praised
.Jodie Harris, who dril-1 r,rir-«, - ~
led the first oil well h«re. remark- Texas in connection with thr eco-
inr hr went into n cafe in Odessa nomic surv,<y sponsored by the
and it was run by a man named Chamber of Commerce and the
Masters whom he uesd to eat with Wesl Texas Chamber of Commerce.
h re in those earlv dnvs .... Mrs. Miller expressed grent inteerst
M«Mc Thompson r«Hed to warn it. the Five Factor Program devis-
that nolio v< incrensino' in Texas ed by the Chamber of Commerce
and Breckenridge sh<mM gttnrd a- and commended local business lead
rrinst it and it is going to ers for their foresight in determ-
rojn j,ortn | iririg these factors as the. basis of
Earlier in the year the Chamber
of Commerce correlated detailed
economic information and turned
it over to the University of, Texas
Bureau of Business Research for
this survey. The survey is sup-
pr.rted by grants-in-aid supplied
by the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce
this area
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OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM SURRENDERED—Dishevelled and worn. th.
the Old City of Jerusalem plod wearily past the Arab victors after the Jew-
positions in the historic section of Palestine. (NEA RADIO-TELEPHOTO)
(By UNITED PRESS)
Arab Leaders discussed
Folke Bernedotte's plan for a truce
] In Palestine for two hours today
and prepared to draft their ans-
| wer tonight.
I After the meeting of the dele-
gates of all seven Arab league
states, they forwarded an up-to-
the-minute report to their govern-
ments.
Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha,
secretary general of the Arab le-
ague, said the leagues political
committee would meet tonight to
draft the answer to Bernadotte,
United Nations mediator. He said
the drafting might be completed
at the single meeting.
! A ranking member of Beinadot-
te's mediation party, commenting
i on Russia's riisire to aend military
\ observers to Palestine, said the
party was neutral, "steering clear
beaten Jewish defenders of; of all United Nations cross cur-
formally surrendered their !
Egyptian planes bombed Tel A-
viv yesterday {n several hit-run
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Summer Play For
Boys Will Open
Here Tomorrow
Connie Mack Hood, who has been
retained for the work of director
of play on Recreation Field this;
summer, is going to West Texas,'
J. W. Culwell reorts, and J. D.
Railsback of Breckenridge has been
secured to carry on this work here
this, summer.
Railsback, who taught and was
assistant coach in North Ward
last year, and has had softball 1
experience both in High School and |
in Junior College at Clifton and
Howard Payne, said this morping
he plans to have the boys of the
elementary schools play in the
mornings and junior high boys in
the afternoons.
A bus will call at the ward
schools for elementary school
students each morning about 8 o'-
clock, beginning tomorrow morn-
ing . The grade school play will
be from 8:30 to 10:30 o'clock. .
The bus will call at the ward
schools in the afternoon at 4 o'clock
for the junior high players. The
program of play is to be five days
a week.
s There are bats and bnlls for the j
boys to play but each boy is asked
to bring his glove if ne has one.
This will te-open a program of
play conducted here last summer
for the yonger, under direction of
Carl Cook, and will be in addition
to the league softball that will
be played each evening.
Whatisit Hops Past
Local Fisherman
Who Had No Gun
Another whatisit was report-
ed this morning.
John Crowson said he went
fishing early this morning far
out on Gonzolus Creek.
While out a strange animal
came "hopping along". He had
no gun or he could have shot it.
The animal was described as
somewhat resembling a coon but
larger, lt had black and white
spotted hips and shoulders, but
it's sides resembled " a red hog.'
Crowson said it was about
two feet high and about two and
one half feet long. He said he
would like to know what the
animal was'.
Stroke Is Fatal
To Rancher Of
This County
M. C. Riddle, f'>4, who made
; Sl< phens an I Young counties his
: l.ome all his life, died yesterday
evening at 8:30 o'clock in Brecken-
ridge Clinic.
Mr. Ridd d was admitted to the
Jaycee Officers
For Next Year
Are Nominated
Reeiprocal Trade
Act Gains Way
Members of the Jaycees met
Monday at neon for their regular
weekly lancheon and heard a re-
port from the nominating commit
tee for the new officers for the
ceming year.
New officers nominated were
Guy Ewing, Jr., president; James
Alexander, first vice president;
Mack Machen, second
dent, and Russell
tary. New director
were Bill Dupree, Bill Walton, Vic
White and Robin Rominger.
Speaker for the day was to have
been an engineer on the new dam
but he was unable to attend ac-
cording to Mayor Bob Herring, pro
gram chairman.
Mayor .Herring said their? is a
possibility of geeting a municipal
swimming pool for Breck'iiridge
and added that the dam work was
progressing nicely.
persons were killed or wounded.
After a long respite since the
ef. rly days of the full dress hos-
tilities touched off by the British
evacuation, the raiders darted in
over the capital of Israel and
caught the defenders by surprise.
Bombs were dropped in various
parts of the city. The attack was
known generally late yesterday,
hut dispatches mentioning it were
deiayed.
Arab pianos struck several times
, ... , . , ,, at Tel Aviv in the first days after
hospital several days ago following th( proclamation of the new state
a stroke. He had been engaged in , j' , wjth hcadquarters here.
ranching business most of his life n n
and had lived north of Breckenridge i
neai Crystal Falls. ' •_ n5«^ «am«
Funeral services were to he held JB^TOIIlIC EI10I Qy
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Sat- — - - — -
ti rwhite Chapel, Rev. A. J. Mor-
gan officiating followed by burial
in Breckenridge cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Riddle are his
mother, Mrs. Sallie Riddle, Dallas;
a brother and three sisters. The bro
ther is Roy Riddle of Lubbock.
The sisters are Miss* Mavebelle
Riddle, Dallas; Mrs. E. R. Howell,
Lubbock: and Mrs. Guy Hemphill,
Brownsville.
Draft Bill Vote
Is Pushed For
WASHINGTON Jun 8 (U.Rl
Budget Is Cut
WASHINGTON June 8 <U.IJ> —
The House Appropriations com-
mittee cut the Atomic Energy
Commissions new budget $48,150,-
000 today despite a warning by
commission chairman David E.
Lilienthall that «iy reduction
might be "catastrophic."
In an angry, report accusing the
angency of "general extravagance.'
The cor.mittee recomended $50i,-
850,000 to run the commission and
finance its work on the Atomic
bomb and other nuclear weapons
in the 12 months beginning July 1.
The committee ordered the agen-
scnate republican leaders today' cy ,not to cut back its military re-
pusned 1'or a final vote or. the 18- search as a result of the reductions.
-25 draft bill alter winning their The slack, it said, should be taken
nrt vice presi- fj ht t() tack on ,m anu_pon tax, up in the "non-weapon, non-biolo-
inamendment. gical and non-mcdical" phases of
ili W^iltonVic Suthern democrats, joined by its work . . , ,
Shipbuilding Will
Back Army, Navy
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1—9
All's W«N, Only
Miraqe At Sea
WILMINGTON, Cal <U.P> _
Everything wns normal aboard
the liberty freighter Allen C.
Balch, en route to Long Beach, Cal.
from the Canal Zone, until she
reached a point lo miles off Low..-r
California, then everything went
topsy-turvey.
The entire horizon rose up and
became bliffs and rolling hills, aid
Second Mnte Sugene O. Ward.
Three small U. S. Navy vessels,
apprnachinr from the <north.j ap-
peared in double imnge, Ane of Ine
images berijg upside '.dowiy and
directly over the other:
The cl'ffs and hills seemd to be
rnlMnir atom? like ocean waves.
This continued for n good pnrt
of the afternoon, but Ward stood
at his post on the brodce. kent
steady, and recorded it all in hi?
loe.
It was a good example of aHr.or
"ml reflection, known by
lubbers as a mirage.
WASHINGTON June 8 <U.R> —
The Senate Finance Committee to-
day voted 8 to 5 to extend the
Reciprocal Trade act for one year
after, knocking out of the House-
Approved Bill a prevision to givej
congress a veto over any new'
Tariff cuts. .
Chairman Eugene D. Millikin,
Republican Colo., said he hopH
to bring the bill up on the Senate
floor tomorrow. He said he hopes ^ WASHINGTON June 8 T.l!i
congress will complete action on'The Houes Appropriations Corn-
the legislation before Sfiturday,! mittee today authoried the Mari-
when the present law expires. time Commission to launch a
The administration wanted a $104,000,000 Merchant ShiphuiM-
three-year extension of the law ing program to hack up an expend-
with no changes. I ed Army and Navy.
But the version okaved by thv The total was M,000,000 more
Senate Committee is certain to he than president Truman had requos-
more welcome to administration ted. But the committee earmarked
leaders than the more rentp'otive only $29,000,000 to be spent in
House version. Secretary of State fiscal 1949. Mr. Truman request-
George C. Marshall said it would ed $39,858,000 for the fiscal year
be better to lot the law exnire of the program. •
than extend it in the form passed The committee also extended the
by the House. commissions authority to spend
If the Senate approves the action some $84,000,000 in shin constnic-
of its committee, differences be- tion moneysippronriated previously
tween the two versions si ill must but not yet spent.
some nartherners at a spirited sen
sion la.s night, accused republicans
of playing politico# in pushing
'through the Civil Rights Program.
But a spokesman indicated the
sontheirers would pot ry to block
! the draft because of it.
| Senate republican Whip Ken-
neth S. Whrerry said anther night
.-ession would be held in an effort
to pass the draft bill tonight.
I Action on other amenndments ma,"
delay the vote until tomorrow,
: however.
The sennate moved a long way
! toward passing the hill yesterday
in a session that -teg,;- at I la. in.
and ran until 10.10 p. m. ir. session,
it killed six amendment.- sponsored
by sen. William I,anger, republican,
N. D. to outlaw racial descrim-
ination and segregate in in the
' armed forces.
I Bill oil the seventh. '"OSt of thi
republicans rallied behind loneer
to approve an a r,en*inent by a 37
to :)5 vote. The amendment would
The cut in the commissions funds
nnrt of an overall slash of
$504,570,000 in the new funds of
the veterans administration, mari-
time commission . office of de-
fense transportation, war assest
administration and housing cx-
. penditcr. nil
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Aliens In Armed
Services Voted
I WASHINGTON June 8 <U.R> —
1 The senate today voted to 'ot
the Armed Services enlist 25,000
| aliens.
Bv a roll call vote of 43 to 33,
the senators adopted an amend-
ment hy Sen. Hcnrv Cabot Lodge,
renuhlican Mass.. to the pending
, 19-through-25 draft bill.
Chairman Chan Curnev, renuh-
lican of S..D.. of the Senate Armed
Service committee ted the oppo-
sition to the amendment I,orl"o
n creed that it would cut down by
law.
be ironed out in conference.
o
Strawn To Play
Three Games
8ids On Fifteen
Hospitals Sought
Strawn Flyers, baseball oiub of
Strawn. have a full schedule this
week, it w-as announced today.
The Flyers nlay tonight at
Strt wn against Merkel, Texas at
the Recreation Field at 8:15 n. m.
Thursday, 8:15 n.m. at Strawn they
play Mineral Wells and on Satur-
land- day, 8:15 n. m. at Strawn the Fly-
er* nla" the Texas Eelectric Com-
pany of Dallas.
n
I It provided, however, that the
i commission must consult with do- WASHINGTON" J'i,ie 8 iU.Bl
fense secretary James V. Fof- The veterans Administration plans
I restal before goinir ahead with to advertise forbids $p- construct. •
I any now vessels "so that the maxi- ion of 15 hospitaTs 'ins summer, it
.mum benefits to the national -le- was learned today, including one at
fense will be. derived." • Bonhan, Tex., in July.
Eggs Not Air-Tight , , _
ST. PAUL <li.Ki—Kgg shells maylTsle of Freedom
hold water, a University of Minne-1 NEWBURGH. N. Y.
-Three
sr.ta farm school man finds, hot notes, which tell the story of how early heat-wave that swept Texas
manv things can pass through the « freed Nf gro worked for years to over the week-end, record breaking
brittle cover pnvway. W. H. Dank- buy the freedom of hir wife and crowds filled the lake. Boats cov-
«r:i said the shell is not solid. Dirt, dmifrhted from a slave-worked ered the lake and the fish were
bacteria and strange odors con Virginia plantation nearly 100 biting. "Visitors to the state park
pasr into the white and volk, he vears ago are on display at Wash- sermed well-pleased,' Ferguson
said. He Suggested keeping un- here. The notes, for a total of $350, said. "We need more facilities, but
Record Weekend At State Park
Possum Kingdom State Park ex-j that we can handle as many as
pt rienced its' greatest week-end! prrsible."
r.nce the. development of th- lake. I nuri th„ n;,st thn,r rar_
L V. Ferguson, superintendent of. been working at the
state park, told the Breckenridge ^ p incrpai,intf th* faci|i.
American today. The Past weckend ^, ,,nd ropairing the docks. Their
Ferguson said, saw more than one - 1 - - -
thosuand visitors to the state park.
Ferguson r.tnted that, despite the
forbid the collection of poll taxes , , ,
from s-rvicemen inducted under 25.0™ the number of necessary
the proposed Selective Service draftees and ewe ton U. S. Army
' | many "wonderful citizens.
j The aliens would become eligible
for U. S, citizenshin after five
years in the arm err services.
Meanwhile, Sennate Republican
leaders nushed for a rinal vote
the draft bill after their fight to
tack on an anti-poll tax amend-
ment.
o
Snanpv Work
WICHITA, Kan. 'U.P—Keeninr
the front porch cleaned of elm tree
worms wasn' much of a problem
for Sanlev Smth. 7 The VO 'n t-
ster simply tied his pet snapping
turtle to a porch ni'lnr and ('<"
animated insect remover went to
work.
and railways supplying cooked egg* away from onions or were donated to th nvtshim by we manage to keep our concessions back to
of the state, I other strong-smelling foorK the grandfloq of th(j freed slave. and our cabins in good order so > sop said
Work on the barracks at the State
Park will increase the cabin units
there. Ten new metal boats have
been placed at the park for the
use of park visitors.
Anglers fiom Oklahoma and
New Mexico outnumber those from
any other state except Texas.
"Those big b: ss really bring them
bad to Possum Kingdom," Fergu-
Livestock
Cattle 3,900. Fairly active and
steady. Medium and good steers,
yeralings and heifers 25-30. Good
beef cows 22-24. Sausage bulls lfi-
23. Stocker cows common to good
grade. 15-20'.
Calves 1,300. Active and steady.
Good and choice slaughter calves
2G-30. Steer calves 28.50 down.
Hoes 800. Steady. Good and cho-
ice 180-260 lbs. 24.50-25. Sows 18-
19. Good 100-140 lb stocker pigs
21-22.50.
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