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School Closing Exercises
To Open Here Sunday Night
Baccalaureate ser\ ices Suiul
will mark the end of the
school year with graduation im i -
rises in ln> held Monday. Tucsdav
and Wednesday nights.
High School Baccalaureate Exer-
cises will be held at ihi' high
school auditorium beginning at
8 p. in Suwlav I Rev. Wil-
son How land, rector ;>( M And-
rew's Episcopal Church, "ill he
'principal spcaiter. and other minist-
Short Time Left
To Participate
In Feed Plan
8/ J. FRED CROSS
County Agent
The l!*il Feed (irain I'rourain
provides tor payments to producer*
"ho divert corn and (train sor-
ghum acreage to conservalion Us-
es. One of the main pur|>oses ol the
feed (.'tain program is to reduce
the amount ol grain in government
storage.
Producers who have filed a Ice I
Srain report for 1950 and I960 have
until May 31 to sign their intent to
participate. Time is just about up.
so producers should make their Church, Rev. I.. ,\1 Brown, pastor
OR. DON MORRIS
H. S. Speaker
vi . who will be participating in-
clude ltc\ Jerry CI Walker, pas-
tor of the first Presbyterian
decisions now on whether to par-
ticipate.
Only those corn and grain sorgh-
um producers who participate will
tie eligible for support pi ices foi
1961 on their normal production ol
these two crops this year. In addi-
tion. corn and grain sorghum pro-
ducers will Ih- eligible for support
on the other teed grains, oats, bar-
ely and rye. only if they partici-
pate in the feed grain program.
Producers who participate in the
program will be expected to de-
vote the acreage diverted from
corn or grain sorghum production
to conservation uses This will be
in addition to the average 1959-60
acreage devoted to soil conserving '■
uses on the larm.
The conserving uses for acreage
diverted under the feed grain pro- i
grain will vary from area to area ;
and will include cover crops .trees, I
water storaiw. wildlife protection
and other acceptable practices. I
Producers should contact Step-
hens County ASC ofifce or county
agricultural agent for further de-
tails.
of the Fuss Methodist Church, and
Robert Ogles by, minister ot the
Church c,'i Christ.
Music will tic furnished by the
school's chorus under the direction
of Warren G. Thaxton, and proces-
sional and recessional will be play-
ed by Miss Diannc lleaugh.
Junior High School
Graduation for Junior, High
address, and Rev. Jerry Walker,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, will bring invocation and
benedicton. The school's glee club
under the direction of Mrs. Lillie
Pearl Walker, will sing, and Miss
Trudy Thomas will play the proces-
sional and recessional. Jodie Bak-
ei, principal ol the school, will re-
cognize students, and John Cul-
well, superintendent of schools, will
present diplomas.
Honor graduates arc Judy Alli-
son. Judy Lynn Brannan. Uonald
Clyde Edwards. Thomas Alan
Ford, Nancy Kay Fry, Edward
Wallace Hart, Paula Ann Hitch-
cock. Cindy Lu Holland, Jon Pey-
ton lludlow. Jo Cheryl McCathrcn.
Ann Elizabeth MeCorkle, Mary
Carol Masters, Carolyn Sue Mit-
chell. Janice Ann Palmer, Victoria
Elaine Pennell, Carolyn Ann Pres-
nall, Susan Dale Kidley, Ron a Sue
Rogers, Patricia Ann Taylor. Dora
Ann Wagley. Sherry Gale Whitley,
and Janet Wright.
High School
l)r Don H. Morris, president of
Abilene Christian College, will be
principle speaker at the gradua-
tion exercises of Breckenridgc High
School - to be held Tuesday, May
30. at 8:30 p. m. in the school's
auditorium.
Rev. Edgar Jones, pastor of the
First Baptist Church will bring the
Jim Wil'Kerson, principal of the
school, will present special awards.
The class will be presented by-
John Culwell, superintendent of
schools, to Joe llanna, president
ol the Board o'i Education, who will
hand out the diplomas. The school's
chorus, directed by Warren Thax-
ton. will provide special music,
and Miss Dianne Reaugh will play
the processional and recessional.
Dr. Morris was born and grew
School students will be held Mon- [ up jn DeSoto. After his graduation
from schools there he attended
Thorpe Spring Christian College
for two years. Later he taught La-
tin and mathematics at Red Oak
school. He went to Abilene in 1922
and enrolled in Abilene Christian
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Girl Scouts
Planned In
Rites For Infant
Son Sunday P. M.
Norman Ray Wilson Jr.. infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman R.
Wilson of t>18 East Gaddis. was
Imhii dead at 7 17 a. m. Saturday
in Stephens Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p m Sunday in the Satterwhite
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
Hal Haralson, pastor of the Cal-
vary Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will follow in the Gunsight
( emetery
Other survivors include the ma-
ternal grandmother, Mrs. Haskell
Tarver of Stephenville. and the pa-
ternal grandmother. Mrs. Vina Wil-
son of Breckenridge.
Seen or Heard
C. M. H.
by
day night at 8 o'clock in the high
scliool auditorium. Luetta Christie
w ill bc recognized as valedictor-
ian. an,I Barbara Nichols is salu-
tatorian.
Jack Cox will bring the principle
Rains To Help
In Conservation
Work Of County
The recent rains in the Lower
Clear Fork Soil Conservation Dis-
trict will help with all phases of
conservation work.
Several co-operators have been
waiting on rain to do brush control
work as well as several kinds of
, seeding.
Many farmers and ranchers are
planning on seeding supplemental
( grazing grasses such as sorghum
almum and blue panic grass.
A farm pond was completed this
week on the Jack Fambro ranch
about 'lour miles southeast of
Breckenridge. Jack is also doing
several acres ot grubbing of mes-
quite. The mesquue grubbing is be-
ing done under the Great Plains
program as well as the ACP pro-
gram.
A pond was completed this week Camp Council meeting w'here the
on the I .ester Clark Tipton Ranch, j giris anti the sta'if discuss and plan
about twenty miles northwest of' the program and activities.
" ' ' ' ~ National Girl Scout Camp Stan-
dards will be maintained t$ insure
the safety of each girl. One adult
wilt he present for each eight girls
and a nurse will be on the site at
aii times. The Leaders and mo-
thers who will be working at Day
VFW To Sponsor
Memorial Day
Program Here '
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
will sponsor the Memorial l)a\
Program Tuesday at the Veterans
Memorial Plot in the local ceme-
tery. All local Legionnaires. Veter-
ans o'i Foreign Wars and the
World War 1 Veterans will de-
corate the graves of veterans in
the county on Sunday, May 28.
The American will not publish
Tuesday, and stores in Brecken-
ridge will he closed: all city and
county offices will close Tuesday.
The bank will observe the holiday. !
also.
All members of the veterans or- '
ganizations and all interested in
helping with tile decoration Sunday
are asked to meet at the Legion
Hall at 2 p m. Sunday. Mctncbrs
of the Legion will decorate the
graves in the county cemeteries,
and the VFW will decorate graves
in the Breckenridge Cemetery.
The Tuesday Memorial Services
begin at 10 o'clock under the direc-
tion of Luther Smith, Commander
of the VFW. H E. Cruse, Com-
mander of the World War 1 Veter- j
ans, will be in charge of the flat; '
ceremony, and Rev. Dan 11 itt. pas-
tor of St. Paul Methodist Church
will bring the opening prayer.
A tribute will be given by Gold
Star Mothers, Legion and V. F. W. |
Auxiliaries.
Russell Carter, Commander of I
the American Legion, w ill give the j
roll of honor a'llcr which Rev. Ilitt 1
will bring the Memorial Address, t
A military salute by the Nation-
al Guard Firing Squad and Taps j
will close the memorial.
Four Admitted
To Local Hospital
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ported four admissions and three
dismissals up to noon Saturday.
Robert Jackson. Mrs. A. F. Bill-
man. Mrs. Dora Mae Odom and
Mrs. Fannie Moore were the pa-
tients admitted.
Dismissals included Roy M.
Brickman, Jr., Mrs. Mary Boggs
1 and Mrs. R
TOWER TAKES LEAD IN
CLOSE RACE FOR SENATE
Blakley Carries
Stephens County
By 116 Votes
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MECHANICAL PREPARATION—Elmer Chanev, Jarrell McCrary and Jerry McCullough are making
final inspecion cf the chemical feeder, chlorinator, filter, and pumps to insure proper operation prior to
the opening of the swimming pool and facilities here Memorial Day.
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Discovery Well
Completed On
Pitzer Ranch
Completion of a Mississippian oil
discovery 12 miles northeast of Al-
bany in Shackelford County has
L. Holmes and baby, j been announced by Bond Oil Co.,
of Dallas.
The strike. No. 2 P. W. Pitzer,
is in Section 395, TE&L Survey.
Calculated daily potential was
850.08 barrels of 42.6 gravity oil,
flowing through a H-inch choke
and perforations at 4,578-4.600 'ieet.
The potential was based on an
actual six-hour gauge of 212.52 bar-
rels.
The perforated zone was acidiz-
Camp
Park
gers, Mrs. Jerry Pinkley and Mrs.
J. T. Wilson.
MILLER PARK SWIM SEASON
WILL OPEN HERE TUESDAY
these repairs and
Miller wanted to
t "Splash Day" recognize ai.l thank the following ..''VTv , ,i- cr
will be free! individuals for their efforts and ! r, ' I o i uS ccn,.uT . ?
sorship of the: contributions: a Republican has been electcd m
'lite swimming season at the pool rect hand in
in Arthur Miller Park will open at beautification.
2 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 30, [ Mr. Arthur
this day also to be u "--••• >
when swimming
through the sponsorship
Elks Club. j Paint for picnic tables and
Admission prices for this season benches contributed by Rockwell,
are 25 cents for children and 40 Clay. Higginbotham, and Brecken-
ccnts for adults. Ages for chil-
dren s tickets are from 6 to 18 in-
clusive. Under 6 free.
The baby pool will be open daily
John Tower at m'.'night Kainrdav
led his opponent, Bill Blakley, in
the Texas senatorial runoff by 8.167
votes with more than 880.500 votes
counted, and an estimated 10,000
votes remaining to he counted.
The count at that hour closed and
was:
Tower 441.386
Blakley 436.213
Tower had 50 46 per cent of t'h<!
vote counted and Blakley 13.54 per
cent.
While Tower, a Republican, woi
leading Texas as a whole, St"phen«
comity teiiiiiiti<• I in the Democrat
column by going tor Blakley by a
count ot 110 votes. The Stephen*
county total was:
Blakley 716
Tower 600
Tower, of Wichita Falls, nintiin?
in a traditionally Democratic state,
is a young college professor an'i
has tir.' er held a political office.
His 6i:-year-old opponent is a Dal-
las financier appointed as interim
U S. Senator by Governor Daniel,
and is regarded as one of ttrj
wealthiest men in the nation.
Tower's lead went up to 8,'IOT
from a lead of a little over 1.001
;<botil m .tway of the count. Earlier
Blakley had led, except in the first
scattered returns, and at one tiin;
Blakley's lead nad been built up
io 19.000 votes.
The election of Tower would b°
for the toddlers, except perhaps
when cleaning the pool might de-
lay its opening some time. There
is no admission to the baby pool.
It is recommended that parents
stay with their children at the
wading pool as a safety measure
and also to keep as much peace a-
The Breckenridge Girl Scout As-
sociation will sponsor a Day Camp
in Arthur Miller Park for all regis- , , „.
to red Girl Scouts «mcl Brownies ' o ra 1 tot inor c ir _ ^
Mav 29 through Jun,. 2. The camp now a"1'"1' h'«h school or junior Total depth was 4.038 feet, plugged i Ions and tne water is under 24-hour
will operate from 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. 1 have offered
ed and fractured. Packer was set
on casing, and tubing pressure was j mong the youngsters as is possible.
Scouts who 680 pounds. Gas-oil ratio was 530-1. | The local pool holds 500,000 gal
a state-wide election.
In Stephens county Tower car-
ried three boxes with Blakley
carrying the other twelve. Tin
ridge Lumber companies, Spencer
Paint
Hardware, „,. ,
Auto Store. Aluminum paint for I J)^5' ' 1H7?^e,H iW°2- .
the fences and railings was givenj a ? - . ? : t-addo, 23 to 22;
by Jack Fiber, Supt. of Lone Star;
C o nip a n y Evvin g ^Cli r i s t i a n ^Yr^'T Pre
ire, Sears', and White's £2 , lvj>tIng at Jack Cox foimcc
tnrp Aluminum n.ini ,«r her.lquartcrs> Tower won by ,
their services | bac'K to 4.600. and casing was set
each dav civin" the uirls an ou- as counselors. These girls j at 4,615 feet.
nortunitv to use'the campine skills are Fanny Bendorf. Barbara , Three other projects have been
Portumty to use tne camptng skhis , Njchols Ann McCorkle Cindv cur-j scheduled in the area by Bond.
rv, Lynda Conner. Jackie Wlliam- two of them to Cook Sand tests
son and Barbara Cahill. and one to go to the Mississippian.
they have learned. Cookouts, ca-
pers, hiking, nature study, patrol
activities, crafts, games, singing,
ceremonies .contests and self gov-
ernment will all be part of the pro-
gram.
Tlie girls will be divided by age
level into units of fifteen to thirty-
girls, with each unit dividing into
patrols of six to eight. This patrol
system teaches the representa-
i tive form of government as each
patrol daily sends a delegate to a
Need For Homes Growing Doily
NURSING HOMES SERVICE,
REEDS TOID LIONS CLUB
Breckenridge. Lester is also grub-
bing inesquite brush on the ranch.
This work is being done under the
Great Plains Program
Soil Conservation Service tech-
nicians have been assisting sever-
al coopcrators this week on their
The Breckenridge American to- . „ • -•——e --
with pride the an- conservation plans. Basic conserva. Camp this year have just coniplet-
day presents
nual school graduation special edi-
tion — a souvenir paper for many
purposes ... A large crowd at-
tended the annual West Central
Texas Oil & Gas Assc;iation pic-
nic Friday at Possum Kingdom
Lake . • • Tuesday the Brecken- ;
ridge American will not be publish-
ed to permit its employes to ob-
serve the holiday.
Claude Thompson Saturday cxhi-1
luted a check given him by Char-1
lie Deere made out April 4. 1922. I
to the Thompson Hardware Co and j
signed by Mr. Little for 40 cents
. . . The Crying Tow I Golfers were (
welcome Saturday — the dinner
was sponsored by the Chamber of
Comjnerce. Merchants Council and
Quarterback Club with others con-1
Intuiting some food So fire |
run . . . The Woman's Club dupli-1
rate bridge group will not meet
Tuesday night but on the following
Tuesday
lion plans are being revised on the
Doss Ranch, about fiften miles
west of Breckenridge. on the Sam
Ball ranch about five miles north-
west ot Breckenridge. on the Les-
ter Clark ranch about live miles
ed a special fifteen hour training
course in preparation. They now
hope to put the "outing* into Scout-
ing.
Mrs Bob Pester is director. Mrs.
John W. Clark Is program coordi-
The increase in span of life and
the inability to care for prolonged
care "f 'be aged in homes and hos-
pitals has brought a great demand
for nursing homes, that today are
struggling to meet the need. Mrs.
J. P. Wright, operator of the
Breckenridge Convalescent Center,
told members of the Breckenridge
Lions Club Friday
Introduced by Howard Swanson,
program chairman. Mrs. Wright
stated that the function of a nurs- j
treatment. Chlorine, which kills the!
bacteria in the water is added in I
a gaseous form at all times |
through the circulation system,)
which includes two Bowser screen |
filters to take out dirt. Small |
amounts of caustic soda are added
to the water to keep the alkaline
reading up to such a point as the
chlorine will do its best job. This
is accomplished by feeding the
water at times when there are no
bathers present. This soda also
keeps the water soft and ac'.Js to
the fun of swimming.
Bob Rogers will be the manager
for this season and he will bc as-
T. O. Gracey. Supt. of Warren
Petroleum; A1 Tuck of United Pipe
and Metal Corporation; F. & H.
Electric and Hugh McBeath.
Cicero Adams, I. B. Bible, J. C.
O'Neal, Z. M. Sumpter. C. L.
Rouark and C. J. Atchison were
responsible for the painting ol the
tables, benchs. railings and fences.
Garlitz Rites
Said Saturday
At Moran Church
Funeral 'tor Herman Garlitz. 89.
and Oakley 9 to 7.
! Blakley carried the other boxc*
i as follows: Precinct 1, 95 to 92;
Precinct 2, 163 to 125: Precinct 3.
101 to 64; Wayland 11 to 5; La-
casa 17 to 16: Harpcrsville 17 to
9; Necessity 20 to 9; Eureka 12
to 11.
Ivan 17 to 12; Gunsight 17 to 9.
i Eolian 11 to 6: Frankell 6 to j.
, Tne absentee vote was 13 to 10 in
i favor of Blakley.
City Has Eight
Blocks To Clean
Some eight blocks of water main
in the area of North Ward School
of Moran was held at 4 p. in. Satur-1 still remain to be cleaned. City
day in Moran Baptist Church. He \ Manager James Svvaim said Satur-
died at his home Friday after a 'lay morning, and work will get un-
brief illness. | der way there as soon as the de-
Mr. Garlitz came to Moran in partment can make necessary re-
in Texas there are 618 licensed, . . . . .. . . ... . ..
* (mi n i h! ■ i n (1'"' h ,he (.(■"tified" U{[- J307 from Travis County. IIL. « (! pairs on sections just cleaned'and
^,d,nSrn';fhi,nThe^rer.nd'^&^..«!' Mrs. Hemphill. I~ «e. Ihe former Maude ..,!« .o,„, res,
i u J 1111. r> ,uit: uciiidiiu n .•
so great the state h«ts plans for the "'h,° W,U fbe..". ehaIr,8e 0 the ,b.as"
eonstruction of 100 more homes *f'r°om. facilities. Private parties,
either in the mornings or afler
now awaiting approval.
The best answer to criticism off a
nursing home is the record ot the
constant care, the record of the
daily menus, the record 'kept of
personal property, and the food in-
voices. Mrs. Wright said.
northwest of Breckenridge. A new najor Business manager is Mrs.
basic conservation plan is being
prepared on Hie G. A. Wilson plate
in the Oakley community.
Lets Cost—A Better Deal—When
/ou finance your Automobile wit*
BLAKE JOHNSON
INSURANCE AGENCY
Phone HI 9-4477
T. C. Ford, and Mrs. Fred Gray
is nurse.
Unit leaders are Mrs. Charles
Bode. Mrs. Don Radfke, Mrs. Jack
Womble. Mrs. Ollie Bragg, and
Mrs. Don Thomas.
Advisors are Mrs. Bill Pester.
| Mrs. Glyn Murphy, Mrs. Tom
| Ward. Mrs. Ruby Knight, Mrs.
Guy Stuhblefield, Mrs, Carrol Ma-
Lawrence Collins, colored, plead-
ed guilty to assault with intent
to murder in attacking Bobby Dur-
ham, co'ored, and was given three
years probated se'ntence . . . How
times change — C. A. Squyres.
79, said he and Mrs. Squyres are
harvesting 50 acres of oats and
wheat alone 10 miles west of town
— the oats made 35 bushels and
the wheat is expected to make 10
to 15 bushels per acre , . . Thanks
to Charles Sommer for th# written
expression of thanks to the Ameri-
can for the publicity given the drive
of the Cancer Society . . . And, if
you drive during these holidays, do
drive carefully and be ever alert.
Blood Banks. Inc
Southwestern Rloorl Banks. Inc.
is the nation's largest medically
sponsored, self-supporting, non-pro-
fit blood hanking system with head-
quarters in Phoenix. Arizona.
Breckenridge will be served by
Southwestern Blood Bank of Lub-
bock on a consignment basis. A
supply of the most common blood
types of this are a will be shipped
here from Lubbock.
"We will keep the blood on hand
for ten days, after which time if
it is not usol it will be returned to
Lubbock and a fresh supply will be
Thought For The Moment: Soc- sent back to us. In this manner,
tety prepares the crime; the crl- we will have fresh blood on hand
fnlBftl commits it. — Buckle, at all times," Norman Knox, hoi-
Stephens Memorial Now To Have
Blood Supply Ready At All Times
Stephens Memorial Hospital has , pital administrator said.
taken another step in its effort to I In case of emergency, a phone
give better patient care and itn- call Is made, and all of the blood
prove, medical facilities by becom- needed will bc on its way imme-
ing at'iiliated with the Southwestern I diately by the fastest conveyance
Industrial Team
For City Named
ing home is to present a homelike. I The meeting was presided over
friendly atmosphere, administering by Albert Tuck, president.
to the emotional, physical and so- j
cial enrichment of the patient.
In this work thc challenge is to
restore the dignity o'i the individ-
ual. They come as bitter, disap-
pointed in thc seeming futility of
their lives, disturbed ones, or lit-
tle quit ones, the last desiring only
to bc let alone. The hallmark of
service to these is compassion,.
while the home need for community
baegking. This last is emphasized
in the fact that some come to a
home with only $68 a month to meet
all expenses.
Homes of the aged and ill arc-
divided into three categories, nurs-
ing homes, attendance care hom-
es, and last bootleg homes each
closing time, should be planned
through the manager.
There are many items of main-
tenance to be Hone each year be-
fore opening time, besides the pool
and water themselves. There arc
several individuals and groups in
Breckenridge which have had a di-
Policeman's Ball
Clears Neat Sum
Police Chief Ray Nix Saturday
expressed the appreciation of the
Police Department for thc support
given in it's first Policeman's Ball
which was held Friday night at the
American Legion Hall.
Chief Nix said that $517 was
available.
Knox said that in the past the
hospital had to depend on locating
donors to come and give blood
which is a rather unreliable me-
thod, especially when needed in a
hurry. With the new service, blood
Is here ready to be used day or
night whenever It is needed.
It was stated that the patient
cost will be slightly less under this
new system.
Also available here through this
banking system is a Breast Milk
Bank and a Bone Bank. A Blood
Service Plan is also available, and
Knox will give further details to
anyone who desires more lnforma*
tion.
At a called meeting of the Indus-
trial Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce Friday afternoon an In-
dustrial Team for Breckcnridgo
was organized. This is a group of cleared after expenses. This inonev
eleven men to handle all Brecken- will be put into a fund to benefit
ridge Industrial prospccts. I policemen and their'family in case
Members of the team are Wm. I ol need. He said that a good crowd
Parduc Jr., D. D. Doty, Wayne i attended the dance, and everyone
Webb Charles Wei«lc. C. W. Wulf- seemed to have a good time.
, jen Jr., Bob Housel, Don Helling- i The Sheriff's department look
with standard requirements by the ! hausen. Bill Rogers. Albert Reck. | over city patrol duties for the Po-
state. The nursing home must have i Howard Swanson, and Albert Tuck, lice Department Friday night while
a full time registered nurse. I " was stated that the team now , the police force attended the dance.
Problems of nursing homes, be- j is working on two industrial pros- „
sides an unwarranted atmosphere J pcets.
of distress, suspicion, or fear, is
that of nurses. This need is great.
Brown, celebrated their 61st wedd- The scraper tool was finally lur-
ing anniversary last Tuesday. ' ced through the section from Rose
Survivors includc his wife; six Avenue to North Parks. Much
daughters, Viola and Hazel Gar-1 difficulty was encountered. The
litz of .Moran, Mrs. Willie Parson1 tool was stuck, and the' fire depart-
of Stinnett, Mrs. Louisc Shelton of ■ ment pumper truck was hooked on
Fort Grifin, Mrs. Dorothy Ander- behind the scraper to give an extra
son of Ranger and Mrs. France push. The water main burst anti
Howe o'i 2001 S. 18th. Abilene; four j extensive repairs were required.
sons, Clarence of Eolian. Otto of i o
Bernhart, Eugene of Hobbs. N. M., ^ s
and Homer of Wichita Falls; two I flieO V#OVlOeiT1fieQ
sisters Mrs. Ida Thompson and HAVANA oP - Three members
Mrs Claude Birdsong. both of ■ ;inti.(;astro forces that land-
Ij-v-ltl-tj-- I ct' Cuba last month have been
<Afhen you finance your car at the condemned to death. Havana ra-
First National Bank you may place j J1"' sii vs tbey were convicted of
your Insurance with the agent of j billing one of I rune Minister Cas-
your chofc*. Adv os ear'y supporters, Juan Man*
. ■ ii I no I Marqucz.
Twenty Negroes
Hurt On Hayride
AMARILLO M — A sideboard
fell off a hay-ride truck spilling the
merry makers onto the highway
near Amarillo last night. Twenty
Negroes were injured, but only one
seriously. The Department of Pub-1
11c safety said 75 youths were on j
the truck when the sideboard fell.
When you finance your car at the
Pint National Bank Its financed
m tow bank Interest rates. Adv.
tHMMMAMAMMMMMa*
SILL BLACK
INSURANCE
(04 N. Court fhone HI M434
PRESENTS
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy Sunday. A little
warmer over the area Sunday.
No moisture is predicted. Low
predicted Sunday morning 58,
High Sunday 80-87. Low FridjT/
night 53. high Friday 76. Winds
easterly Saturday 10 miles per
hour to become southerly 10 to
18 miles per hour Sunday.
HMMIMHMnMiaV
Winners Of Legion
Award Announced
Thomas A. Ford, son of Dr. and
Mrs. T. Carroll Ford, 1204 West
Wheeler, and Barbara Jean Nich-
ols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Nichols, 1207 West Walker, receiv-
ed the 1960-61 American Legion
School Award.
These awards were presented
Friday morning at a Junior High
Assembly by G. A. Bills, 17th Dis-
trict Commander of the American
Legion.
These awards are given annually
to an outstanding boy and girl in
the junior high school's graduat-
ing class, selected by the faculty of
tbe school. . _ _
Hubbard Creek Lake Directors To
Hear Report On Lake Water Purity
When directors of the lltibbanl, when it will b? at capacity, to
Creek board meet next Monday in members of the district's directors
Alison one matter to be presented at Ihe meeting
fo them will be the problem of pro- The manager will also make a
tcction of the purity of Hubbard report on the studies he has ma'le
Creek water.
Whether fairly or unfairly, the
oil ir.lustry is getting much of the
blame for the problem. Those who
blame the industry say that, t'hc
water flooding of wells has caused
much of the trouble in that the
salt water that is pumped back into
the wells sometimes co-mingles
with the fresh water with the re-
sult the latter is ruined.
Although there are some gyp
beds in the area that likely will
prove to be a problem when thc
lake begins to fill, the big prob-
lem likely will be the hundreds of
oil wells that have been drilled
within the huge region that is the
lake's drainage area.
Manager Austin P. Hancock will
present oil well ownership maps,
over which he has superimposed
an outline of Hubbani Creek lake
of the problem and make sugges-
tions as to how it might be solved.
In the meantime, the district's
engineers, Freese, Nichols Sc En-
dress of Fort Worth, are studying
some suggestions to make.
Further, the State Department
of Health has indicated it will stu.ly
the problem of keeping thc water
potable.
The Board of Water Engineers
and thc U. S. Geological Survey
of the Department of Interior havn
a gauge on Hubbard Creek that
measures the amount of water that
Hows through the creek. Also at
this point Is a water sampling sta-
tion where samples of water are
taken daily when the stream is
flowing. Cnemical analyses are
made of the samples almost dally,
the manager of the water district
declared.
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 191, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 28, 1961, newspaper, May 28, 1961; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136169/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.