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SPLASH DAY —Hundreds of Stephens County youngsters took advantage of the free swim at Miller
Pdik Tuesday the Elks Lodne sponsored .i free swim for all of school age in the county. The pool was
f iled with swimmers from the 2 o'cloi.'* opening ho ir unt I dark when chill winds dampened the
enthusiasm of those in the water. This is nn annual affair sponsored by the Elks.
Herring Given
Grant To Attend
Course At TGU
I. B Herring. Breckenridge (ca-
che i . has received a granl to <il-
tenil the thud annual Summer In-
Mitule fur Mich School Teachers of
Science and Mathematics to be
held at Texas Christian University
Juno '> - July 14. The program is
sponsored by the National Science '
Foundation
Course work on Uie graduate -
seminar level will be offered ill
(inn areas phy*ics, chemistry. ma-
ihematics and biology, A total of
103 grants were awarded.
Herring is one of 21 teachers cho-
sen for the mathematics section ol (
the Institute.
I lie grants provide tuition and
living expenses for the six-wee'K
period
Seven states are represented by
the group. Arkansas, Colorado, j
Kentucky, Louisiana. New Mexico. ;
Oklahoma and Texas. Participants,
include Hti men and 2.'i women. |
Pi K it Alexander. TCI. chem-j
i si i s pruiessor, is Institute direc-
tor Principal faculty members for
the program will Ik- leading TCU
instruclors. Dr. John Forsyth, bio- .
logy. F M Lisle, chemistry, and
Di Joseph Morgan, physics, Or.
James C Bradford of Abilene
Christian College will instruct the
mathematics division. Other out-
standing Texas scientists will be
guest lecturers during the Insti-
tuti
Congratulations
Mr and Mis (iordotl L. Wood,
till West Klliott, are the parents:
ol a baby gtt I Imuii Monday, May!
?!<. at 2 55 p ni in Stephens Me-!
iiioi lal Ilospital.
| he baby has been named Lti-
naita Susan, and she weighed 8
pounds. 2 ounces at birth.
Cloudbursts, Hail Storms
Strike Panhandle Areas
Seen or Heard
by C. M. H.
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Insofar as could be learned this
mpining Brcckcnridpo drivers es-
caped traffic accidents over the
li ng holiday period ... All mem-
beis of the First Christian Church
are urged to be present to hearj
Rev. Arnold Guy of Huntsville
preach tonight at 7:30 o clock . .■ .
Carl Cutshall won the 600-lb. calf
awarded Saturday by the VFW.
The Jury called for service Mon-j
dav was dismissed, the large ma-
jority being notified belore report-1
ing . . Woman's Club members j
are urged to make reservations for
Husband's Night Friday by Thurs-
day afternoon. Phone number in
Social Calendar . . . In gr;.luation
notes received Dudley P. Sims'
received his baccalaureate degree
in education from Texas A&M
ami Cecilia Blakely was graduated!
from Norm Texas Stale, and Mrs. |
Guy Kwing III from Trinity Uni-
versity—both are datightcis ol Mr.
ai.l Mrs. C. R. Blakely.
(Ev ASSOCIATED PRESSi
Residents of Amanllo in the Tex-
as Panhandle have a massive
cleanup job on their hands this
morning, the chore of drying out
Dairy Meeting
On Thursday At
Lacasa Center
By J. FRED CROSS
County Agent
The dairyman who increases his
efficiency, and thus profits, helps i
himself. One of the most effective i
tools lor developing efficiency is j
production records. Stephens Coun-
ty dairy farmers are invited to at-
tend a dairy meeting to he held,
at the LaCasa Community Center
at 2 i) in. on Thursday, June 1,
Tom Hunter. Agent in Farm Man-j
agrmenl with the Texas Agricul-
tuitil Extension Service, will bet
present to offer information on the ,
economics of profitable dairy pro-:
duction. The purpose of this educa-:
tional meeting is to help make >
dairying more profitable in Steph-i
ens County.
Some of the many ways that
herd records assist in doing this
are as follows: cutting iced costs, j
culling unprofitable cows, locating'
good brood cows, proving the herd
sire, determining production costs, j
and determining profit or loss. Re-
member. your judgment is no bet-1
ter than your information. Herd'
records are truly a key to sound
management.
Grain Support
Prices Listed
According to Jesse (I. Meredith.
Office Manager of Stephens County
ASC, the following Price Support
rates will be in effect for l!Xil crops
in Stephens County:
Wheat—$1 81
Oats —.71
Barley—1 on
Grain Sorghums —I %
This information was received
Monday May 2!)
Those producers interested in
commodity loans should contact
the ASC office. ■ j
Lest Cost—A Better Deal—Whan
you finance your Automobile with
BLAKE JOHNSON
INSURANCE AGENCY
HI M477
and shovelling away mud and de-
bris left by surging flood waters.
A cloudburst dumped up to 4.H4
inches of rain in parts of Amari-
llo and tons o'i water turned some
streets into raging torrents for a
time last night. Although the wat-
er rose high enough to cover cars
at every underpass in the city, and
scores of motorists were trapped
atop their autos. there has been
no word of any deaths or injuries.
in some cases the muddy water
swept cars into yards and against
houses. Rescuers in motor boats
could make no headway against the
swift current and at several points
tfftb bobbed out of control. Some
homes in low sections of the city
were flooded for a time.
Two waves of thunderstorms
roared through Amarillo. and rain
fell intermittently'ior several hours.
Vicious winds tore the roof off a
gas station, smashed windows in
numerous houses and a few busi-
ness places, and knocked out elec- j
trie power throughout the business
district.
At Hereford. 50 miles southwest
of Amarillo, lightning struck and
set fire to a frame dormitory used
to house farm workers from Mexi-
co in a migrant labor camp.
Winds up to 55 miles an hour
shattered a plate glass window at a
store in Dumas, 44 miles north of
Amarillo. Hail stones a big as hen
eggs covered the ground near Ve-
ga, to the west o'i Amarillo.
Farmers reported smaller hail
in a number of areas. There was
at least some damage to the wheat
crop in the Panhandle, but the ex-
tent of loss has not been determin-
ed.
Partly cloudy to cloudy weather
is predicted in most sections of
Texas today and tomorrow, along
with more temperatures ranging
into the upper 90s.
In addition, forecasters look for
another round of thunderstorms
during the afternoons and nights
in Northwest Texas, and possibly
pdging into the northwest part of
North Central Texas. Thunder-
showers are expectcd ill parts of
Southwest Texas.
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Attack On Beard
Ship Is Fatal
VANCOUVER iP-A heart attack!
suffered aboard ship while on a
cruise to Alaska claimed the life
of a Texas woman, Mrs. Andrew
Price of Fort Worth, yesterday.
She was making the trip with her
husband and two friends. Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Owens. A mounted po-
lice patrol boat took the br>ty
ashore at Campbell River, in Brit-
ish Columbia about 130 miles
northwest of Vancouver, Canada.
Schools Closing
Exercises Held
Past Three Days
Closing of schools exercises will
be completed tonight when four
graudatcs of Booker T. Washington
will be awarded diplomas and
those present addressed by Rep.
Wayne Gibbens.
Summer school already has open-
ed. It will be taught by Mr. and
Mrs. Jodie Baker. Mr. Baker said
this morning 22 had enrolled in the
7ih and 8th grades.
Tuesday evening (J5 students re-
ceived diplomas from Breckenridge
High School, a total o'i 69 to be
graduated in this class, the four
others to attend summer school.
Principal Jim Wilkerson said
They were addressed by Dr Don
II. Morris, president of Abilene
Christian College. Dr. Morris em-
phasized four bits of advice to the
graduates. He- pointed out the im-
portance °r honesty, liking people,
students keeping themselves mor-
ally clean, and trying to keep God.
ilr. Baker said this morning that
a total of 137 was graduated from
Junior High, seventeen of those
to attend summer school.
These were addressed Monday
night by Jack Cox, who stressed
the importance of a good educa-
tion and that of living right.
Tile graduation from Junior High
will send to Senior High next year
one of the largest classes advanc-
ed in years.
The baeculaureate sermon was
preached Sunday night at the High
School auditorium by Father Wil-
son Rowland.
KENNEDYS GIVEN ROYAL
WELCOME BY PARISIANS
Baby Girl Born
To Alvin Kiphens
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Klphen of
Gatesville arc the parents of a
baby girl b«,rn on May 26.
She has been named Becky Ann
Kiphen. and she weighed 7 pounds,
13 ounces at birth.
The grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Rhodes of BreckenrVige
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kiphen
of Gatesville.
Oscar Taylor
Funeral Rites
Said Tuesday
Oscar Taylor, 45. owner and
operator of the Conoco Service
Station at 800 West Walker, died
at 3:15 a.m. Sunday in Stephens
Memorial Hospital of a heart at-
tack suffered a few minutes ear-
lier at his home.
Born August 26, 1915, in Hamil-
ton County, Texas, he came here
in 1937 from Comanche County.
He has owned and operated serv-
ice stations here since that time
except for one year when he was
city surveyor in 1945.
He was a member of the Pente-
costal Church of God.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Melton
Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Pres-
ton Sparks, pastor of the Pente-
costal Church of God, officiated.
He was assisted by Rev. F. M.
DuBose, pastor of Bethany Baptist
Church. Burial was in the Brecken-
ridge Cemetery.
Sui-vivors included his wife, Inez,
of Breckenridge; one step-son,
Robert Earl, who is in the U.S.
Navy: three step-daughters, Mrs.
J. W. Trussell of Odessa, Mrs.
Gordon Quinn of Breckenridge, and
Margie of the home; four brothers.
Henry of Fort Worth. Clyde of
Hamilton, Claude of Brownwood,
and Robert Streeter of Hamilton;
three sisters, Mrs. Vada Lane of
Seminole, Mrs. Annie Jones of
Kilgore and Mrs. Alice Young of
Fort Worth; his foster mother.
Mrs. Monroe Matlock of Brecken-
ridge; and two step-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Houston Cozart,
Henry-Quinn, Ray 'Young. Charlie
Cantrell, Ray Tarver and Sam
Harrison.
Governor To Tqke Major Role
TEXAS LEGISLATORS OALLED
BACK INTO SESSION JULY 10
Justice Department Seeks To Link
K.K.K. With Freedom Rider Troubles
Firemen answered a call to the
place of Johnny Davis on South
Breckenridge Avenue during the
holidays to extinguish a grass fire.
. . . Newt Taylor, Albany, arrest-
ed last ninht, made bond on a DWI
charge . . The planning group of
the Chamber of Commerce will
meet Thursday at Fraiier's Cafe
to plan the July 4 observance with
members of the Optimist Club . . .
Invitations are being mailed from
the Chamber of Commerce office to
prospective July 4 contestants . . .
And, see you again tomorrow, the
Lord willing and the Gonzolus does
not rise.
Thought For The Moment: There
is no genlui without ■ mixture of
madneti.—Aristotle.
(By ASSOCIATED PRESSI ,
In Montgomery, Alabama, the'
Justice Department is continuing
its federal court el'iort to link the
Ku Klux Klan to mob violence j
against the integrationlst freedom :
riders. Two witnesses refused to I
answer questions yesterday as to'
whether they were present at the \
scene of bus violence near Annis- ■
ton, Alabama. One was cited for
contempt when he refused, for a !
while, to tell the court who advised !
him to remain silent.
The government is seeking to
make permanent an injunction a-
gainst the Klan and to obtain an
order requiring Birmingham and
Montgomery police to provide pro-
tection for interstate bus passen-
gers.
Also In Montgomery, the Alaba-
ma court of appeals has upheld the
conviction of 12 Negroes arrested
in a series of lunchroom sit-ins. It
ruled that a merchant can serve
the customers he wants to serve.
In Jackson, Mississippi, 8 newly-
arrived freedom riders 'followed 44
predecessors to Jail after being ar-
rested when they tried to use white
facilities at a railroad station.
In Miami, Florida, 25 Negro teen-
age boys staged an impromptu
"swim in" at a beach, drawing
a crovri of 300 stowing and shout-
ing Memorial Day^white bathers
and boaters. Police prevented any
violence.
At Charleston, South Carolina, 10
Negro freedom riders were served
at a previously all White lunch
counter at • greyhound but depot.
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AUSTIN i/F1 — Texas legislators
are being called hack into a 30-day i
special session starting July 10th
to deal with vital problems left1
unsettled as their regular session
ran out o'i time at midnight Mon-
day.
Governor Price Daniel says the
matters to be considered by the
lawmakers will lie limited to pas-1
sage of an acceptable tax bill, ap- j
propriations to retire a huge deficit!
and run the state government, and
school improvements, including a
proposed teachers' pay raise.
And it's already obvious that ano-1
ther fight between supporters and !
foes of various sales taxes can be 1
expected with the legislature recoil- j
venes
Senate leaders have declared j
they'll stick with a tax plan they !
approved during the 140-day regu-
lar session, a bill loaded with sales
taxes which governor Daniel had
threatened to Veto.
The Senate's tax measure died in
the house as Speaker James Tur-
man voted against the measure.
His measure created a 72-to-72 tic.
and it took a one-vote majority for
the bill to pass. Commenting on
this yesterday, Turman declared
passage of the senate tax, bill —
in his words — "would have been
the height of legislative responsi-
bility."
In calling a special session of
the legislature. Governor Daniel
has made it plain he expects to
take a major role in the next round
of battles over what kind of the
taxes the state will use to raise es-
sential revenue.
Among other things, the Gov-
ernor said he plans to appoint a
committee of about 50 citizens
over the state and ask the group to
help dra'it an aeccptable tax pro-
gram Concerning the tax program,
Daniel said:
"I intend to get my hands on
more of what happens than I have
in the past. I have tried to work
out this tax question without a
statewide fight, but it won't work.
I am convinced the only way is to
get right into the fight and go to
the grass roots and ask their help."
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Traffic Deaths
Set New Record
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)
At least 448 persons perished on
the highways of the nation over
the Memorial Day holiday period.
That shattered the previous high
of 41.1 .'ead for a four-day Memor-
ial Day period. The 413 figure
came in 1957.
There were 49 violent deaths in
Texas during the extended holiday
week-end period ending at mid-
night last night. The toll included
23 fatalities in traffic.
VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL—The Vacation Church School of the
First Methodist Church opened Sunday and will continue during the
week. The final session will be June 4 from 9:30 until 12 o'clock.
Scenes like the one pictured above may be seen any day from 8:30
until II o'clock at the church. This is a sixth grade class.
Swim Classes
Schedule At Y
Vacation Bible
School To Open
The Vacation Church School be-
gan Sunday, May 28. at the First
Methodist Church and will continue
through June 4. I
There are classes for Kinder-
garten, Primary and Junior boys
and girls.
The school began at the regular
Sunday School time and continued
until 12 o'clock. On week days, it
begins at 8:30 o'clock and con-
tinues until 11 o'clock. No classes
will be held on Saturday.
Mrs. Ray McCollum has charge >
of the Kindergarten group. Mrs.!
T. E. Robertson is in charge of
the Primary group, and Mrs. John
Chalker is in charge of the Junior
group.
There are twenty-five workers
devoting their time to these
groups.
Ann Harrell Is
Law School Grad
Miss Ann Harrell. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Harrell, receiv-
ed a degree in law from the Grad-
uate School of Law at Southern
Methodist University in Dallas at
recent graduation exercises.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrell attended
these exercises.
Miss Harrell is a grrduate of
Breckenridge High School and of
the University of Texas where she
received a degree in Business Ad-
ministration.
Miss Harrell will remain in Dal-
las where she will make prepara-
tions to take the Bar Examination
on June 24.
BILL BLACK
INSURANCE
104 N. Court fhone HI M434
PRESENTS
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy and warm this
afternoon through Thursday.
Low tonight 64-72, high Thurs-
day 88-96. Thundershowers in
Northwest Texas. Low last night
69, high yesterday 91. Winds
southerly 10 to 20 miles per
(tour.
Swimming classes will begin at
the Y M. C. A. on Monday June
5.
Monday and Thu-sday classes
are held "ior girls and, on Tuesday
and Friday for boys. To date ap-
proximately 350 boys, and girls
have signed application for les-
sons.
If there are those who failed to
receive an application blank they
are available at the' Y. M. C. A.
Classes will begin at 1:30 p. m.
for beginners with classes for
swimmers according to their ability
to swim at 2:15 3:00 and 3:45 p.
m. The minimum age limit for
girls is seven years by Sept. 1. In
the afternoon classes for boys the
minimum age is eight years, but
special classes for six and seven
year — old boys will be held on
Tuesday and Thursday morning at
9:00 a. m. These classes will start
June 6.
A class Tor women is held on
Mondays and Thursdays from 5:30
to 6:90 p. m. From 6:30 to 6:30 p.
m. is an open period for women
wishing to swim. On Monday and
Friday morning from 9:00 to 10:30
mothers may bring their daughters
who are to young for classes for
a swimming period.
Tuesday and Friday evening has
been scheuled as a period for fa-
thers & their sons who are to young
for classes. 5:30 p. m.
All paper boys may take a swim
at 2:30 p. m. on Wednesdays. Mrs.
Sandy Dodson will again be instruc-
tor for girls this summer.
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Hospital Reports
17 Admitted
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ported seventeen patients admitted
and nine dismissed since Saturday
noon.
Admissions included John Mehaf-
fey, Mrs. L. G. Rogers, Mrs. W. J.
Booth, Jr., W. H. Carnog, Mrs.
Mary E. Cahill, Joyce Anderson,
G. T. White, Juanita Sue Posey,
Mrs. H. H. Roberts, Mrs. Gordon
L. Wood, Carl Smith, Mrs. Glenn
Shulley, Bonnie Devenport, Mrs.
Lois Lr>(better, Mrs. Minnie Collins,
A. A. Wells and W. N. Bishop. -
Dismissals included Robert Jack-
son, Juanita Sue Posey, W. H. Car-
nog, Mrs. Johnny Cochran, John
Mehaffey, Mrs. A. F. Billman,
Mrs. Gordon L. Wood arri baby,
Mrs. H. G. Ricker and Mrs! L. G.
Rogers.
Tax Exemptions On
Tractors Unknown
WASHINGTON UPI — The inter-
nal revenue service has delayed
announcement eft" its decision on
tax exemptions on donations to the
tractors-for-freedom committee be-
cause of congressional criticism.
The committee was formed to try
to win freedom for 1,200 Cuban in-
vasion prisoners by trading Ameri-
can tractor* for tb«tr rtloiie.
Cheering Crowd
Lines Drive For
De Gaulle Talks
PARIS '(Pi — President Kennedy
carrir.l personal summit diplom-
acy to Europe today as he and
Mrs. Kennedy arrived in Paris for
a three-day state visit as guests of
President and Madam Charles De
Gaulle.
As he stepped from his personal
jet alter a six hour and 50 minute
trip across the Atlantic, Kennedy
receivc.I a warm greeting from
Franco.
And he told Hie French: "I have
neither held nor planned any talks
that are more important ... I am
here to pay tribute to France,
not for her past glory but for her
present greatness."
De Gaulle was no less cordial in
greeting the U. S. chief executive.
As the 70-year-old, tall, erect sol-
dier shook the hand of the 44-year-
old Kennedy, the Frenchman said:
"We have never known Ameri-
cans other than as allies aid
friends."
De Gaulle then cited the various
qualifications he fell entitled Ken-
nedy to a most cordial welcome
and then, ever the gallant French-
man, added: "and finally the fact
that at our sides is the gracious
Mi'lame Kennedy."
| Madame De Gaulle earlier had
I greeted Mrs. Kennedy after she
: and the President had stepped from
their plane.
The party stood at attention as a
French Air Force band played the
national anthems of the two na-
tions—Tne Star Spangled Banner
and The Marseillaise. Kennedy
received the traditional 101-gun
salute. *'
With the welcoming ceremonies
ended at the airport, Kennedy and
De Gaulle began a 35-minute ride
.... into ,he fee-'ined heart of Paris.
who f'ai .Tied and rant.ied 2'-i miles ,)(-',ouc' WiJs estimatr.i at half
County Rancher
Dies Tuesday;
Rites Today
Clarence Andrew Barker. 70,
west of Breckenridge. died Tues-
day at 11:15 a.m. in Stephens Me-
morial Hospital where he had been
a patient for the last eight days.
He was born Sept. 26, 1890 in
Stephens County and has lived
on the ranch all his life.
Funeral service was to be held
Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Sattcrwhite
Funeral Home Chapel wilh the
a million people, the same numbcr
that greeted Eisenhower and
Khrushchev.
The morning was chilly and a
brisk, damp wind carried a prom-
ise of rain later in the day.
Kennedy and De Gaulle held
their first meeting in De Gaulle's
office with luncheqn to follow 4,'i
minutes later. They were to talk
Rev. Edgar Jones, pastor of First' ? n ln t'1e afternoon until a late
Baptist Church, officiating. Burial j* ,1!"00" ,icce? n for. Kennedy
will be in Breekenridae Cemetery. I ^ "Ie diplomatic corps in Paris.
rry of Breckenridge and , ')'a.tc ? wreath on the torn
lawkins of Alius, Okla.; ! Aia[|lc;s J"? ov?n soldier at
... . A I'fh riF I rmmnh A t- ntn .1
will be in Breckenridge Cemetery.
Survivors include two sisters,
Mrs. O. Cur
Mrs. Lela Hawkins
one brother, Elbert, of Bret-ken
ridge; and several nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Barker was a member of
the First Christian Church.
Pallbearers were named as W.
L. Hall, Charles McMillan, S. L.
Murphrec, I. L. Drake. M. T.
Pherries and R. E. Dendy.
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Birthday Cake To
Be Eaten Tonight
BOSTON lift —President Ken-
nedy's 500-pound birthday cake
will be eaten today. The huge cake
went untouched at Monday night's
$]00-a-plate dinner in Boston It
Later the U. S.
was moved intact to Nazareth child
care center. But the Nuns in charge I French _____
insisted the yongsters wait until j Slates will live up to its coimnit-
today to eat it sincc many child- ments to p-itect and defend isolat-
President will
tomb of
at the
Arch of Triumph. A state dinner
at the Presidential Palace tops off
tnc crowded first day schedule.
U. S. officials say Kennedy's
main purposes in the French visit
are to get acquainted with De
Gaulle: to promote greater unity
within the North AtlanUc Alliance,
aid to seek common policies on
cast-west disputes. He previously
has conferred in Washington with
British Prime Minister Macmil-
lan and German Chancellor Aden-
auer.
De Gaulle is believed ready in
press Kennedy to take a firm'and
inflexible position on Berlin dur-
ing Kennedy's discussions later
this week with Soviet Premier
Khrushchev. The American Presi-
lent is expected to assure the
leader that the United
ren were away for the holiday
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Adv.
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Hubbard Creek Directors Appoint
Committee On Salt Water Pollution
At the meeting of the Central
West Texas Municipal Water Dist-
rict directors Monday at Anson a
committee was named to study pos-
sible salt water pollution of the
Hubbard Creek Lake from aband-
oned oil and gas wells in the four-
county area of the watershed.
The committee is headed by An-
drew Howsley of Albany. Others
named to the committee are An-
drew B. Shelton and Earnest
Yates, both of Abilene.
In other business, the board con-
firmed the appointment of eight
directors, most of whom had been
renamed to the posts; acceptrd the
resignation of a member and heard
the resignation of another.
Board members confirmed were
Reeves Hickman and Andrew
Howsley, both of Albany, M. E.
Carothers of Anson, Eugene
Thompson of Breckenridge, Jack
Minter, Cal Young, Ernest B.
Yeatts, all of Abilene.
Andrew B. Shelton of Abilene
was confirmed to succeed Howard
McMahon, a board member since
1956 and former president of the
board, wbo bai resigned.
Ben Bnrbee of Abilene tendered
his resignation but no official ac-
i tion was taken pending action by
the Abilene City Commission.
Barbee, a charter board mem-
ber, saVl his resignation was
necessary because of the press
of business.
Martin Cleveland, an employe
of the Abilene city tax department
since 1954, was named assistant
manager of the district to special-
ize in tax matters. He is to be em-
ployed on a part-time basis until
Oct. 1 when he will become a full-
time employe.
His salary is $500 per month
with an increase of $50 a month
beginning Oct. 1. He also draws
$100 a month car allowance.
A report by the district's land
purchase committee showed the
district has purchased 7,267 acres
of lar<1 and obtained easements on
an additional 1.450 acres of land at
a cost of $897,223.
Ready to be paid for are over
4.000 acres of land contracted
be purchased in fee and over 3J
acres on which easementa wtff
obtained at a total coat of a)'
more than 1448,000.
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 31, 1961, newspaper, May 31, 1961; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136170/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.