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SWEETWATER REPORTER
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Wednesdav, January I, 1950 !
60 Year Program To Supply
More Water In West Texas
ABILRNE (Spl.) Willi a
broad work program for 1950
the 6000 members, directors and
officers of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce and the
■^est Texas Domestic Water As-
sociation will launch this week
a new joint program to bring
prosperity to West Texas not
for one year, but for the next
half century.
As evolved throughout the
past 12 months, the program
presents a new philosophy in
municipal water development
which the companion organiza-
tions believe will ultimately end
In the building of multi-city
reservoirs capable of serving ev-
ery community in West Texas
with adequate water supplies for
more than 50 years.
This new philosophy ir. dam-
building is based on organiza-
tional studies showing economic
damages to cities through lack
of water to be companionable to
lo«ses sustained from excess
\%ter, and the establishment of
municipalities as prior users of
water in all future federal wa-
ter projects.
Under provisions of the char-
ter granted to the West Texas
Domestic Water Association fol-
lowiry; its organization and in-
corporation in November, the
association will work .for the ex-
traction of optimum values of
« waters originating in West
xas for municipal, industrial
and irrigation purposes.
Four new committees have
been appointed to direct the
program of the WTDWA, as
follows:
1. Water Projects Justifica-
tion Committee, I^awrence Ha-
gy, Amarillo, chairman. This
committee will accumulate in-
formation and reports on the
^ylue of multi-city water proj-
ects for enhancement of public
welfare through adequate muni-
cipal, industrial and irrigation
water.
2. Projects Organization Com-
mittee. J. E. Cunningham, Ama-
rillo, chairman. The duty of this
committee is to assist in organ-
izing water districts for admin-
istering all multi-city water
projects found to be feasible.
4|3. Municipal Water Prior
Rights Committee, R. M. Wag-
staff, Abilene, chairman. This
committee will seek recognition
of municipalities as prior users
of water over all other uses in
dam building.
•1. Domestic Water Commit-
tee, John Couch, Haskell, chair-
man. The function of this com-
mittee is to secure maximum ap-
praisal of water to qualify and
j£tke feasible all recommended
multi-city proposals.
In releasing the work program
to the entire membership and
directorate on Januarv 1, WTCC
President J. M. Willson of Floy-
dada placed strong emphasis on
the giant water program as
adopted for resolute effort dur-
ing the coming year, but also
pointed out that water is by no
means the only activity of the
organization.
Soil conservation work and
farm-to-market road building
may he greatly enhanced
through revenues obtainable by
counties in 1951 by re-impound-
ing the state ad valorem tax.
This state tax was abolished by
amendment to the constitution
passed at the last general elec-
tion, effective January !. 1951.
T'nder provisions of an en-
abling act, sponsored by the
WTCC and adopted by the leg-
isla'ui'e this year, each county
may, by election, levy a tax not
to exceed ."50 cents to be admin-
istered through the Commis-
sioners Court for the express
purnoses of farm-to-market
road and lateral road construc-
tion and flood control, which
embraces soil conservation.
The ones! ion of how much
control, if anv, that should be
placed fiver the withdrawal of
underground water from the
strata in the high plains ar.d
other irrigated areas of West
Texas may be answered in the
recently enacted underground
wa'er hill which provides for
local control of usage and con-
servation of such waters.
Together with the farm-to-
market road and soil conserva-
tion measure, this law will be
interpreted and program de-
vised bv committees and staff
of the WTCC for use by West
Texas counties in planning wa-
ter district proposals for un-
derground water control and for
county road-soil conservation
projects under provisions of the
ad valorem tax revision act.
To develop all projects ap-
proved by the organization for
action during the coming year,
the WTCC's Activities depart-
ment has been expanded to em-
play a staff of expert consul-
tants. under the direction of gen-
eral manager D. A. Bandeen.
These consultants will make
economic, analytical and engi-
neering studies and reports on
surface and underground water
programs, soil conservation and
road projects and greater indus-
trial potentialities for West
Texas.
Personnel of the department
consists of Homer A. Hunter
engineering: Charles E. Coomb-
es, legal: Ed P. Byars, traffic:
soil and water conservationist
to be named; D. A. Bandeen,
director and economist; and
Clara Bussell, secretary and as-
sistant.
In expanding the duties and
personnel of this department
U. S. Agency Prepares Booklets
Of Information About Cancer
HARDENED ARTERIES, MAYBE, D0C?-After 23 years of
testing and inspecting railroad equipment. Dr. William M. Barr
playfully uses a stethoscope on the boiler head of a fast passenger
engine. Dr. Barr is retiring as director of the Union Pacilic Rail-
road's 60-man research and laboratory force at Omaha, Neb. He
will make his home in Los Angeles.
Crew Members Of
Shanghai-Bound
Ship Can Leave
HONG KONG, (CP) — Amer-
ican Consul General Frederick
Hill said that American crew
members aboard the S. S. Fly-
ing Arrow who object to sailing
to Shanghai will lie permitted
to leave the vessel here.
Hill said those who have suf-
ficient funds to pay their own
passage home will lie permitted
to break the ship's articles and
sign <iff in Hong Konr without
jeopardizing their status.
Normally a crew member who
signs on a ship in an American
port cannot leave the ship un-
til it returns t" that port. If lie
does jump ship in a foreign port
his papers are seized and he can-
not sail again.
and all WTCC-WTDWA com-
| mittees for the 1950 work pro-
I gram. Bandeen explained that
j it is the hope of the companion
j organizations to complete plans
! this year for the building of
| multi-city dams for West Texas
i which will cost $300 to $!00 mil-
j ion, "A program of this magni-
I tude calls for exhaustive re-
| search and organized committee
j action," Homer D. Grant, presi-
I dent of the WTDWA, declared.
"Through such efforts," Grant
! continued, "West Texas will not
! be 'scraping the bottom of the
| barrel'—but will have the water
i to perpetuate its health, wealth
i and growth and lead it forward
! to a new era of industrial de-
i velopment such as has never
1 been experienced in the history
of the country."
I Hill also indicated the F. s.
Department of State will provide
I funds for those crew members
! who want to leave the ship but
I do not have money to pay their
(own passage home.
Ten members of the crew of
| i:i aboard the Hying Arrow,
i owned by the Isbrandtsen Line
of New \ ork City, protested last
week that they were being forc-
I ed to sail through mined waters
| to Shanghai against their wish-
! OS.
.Members of the Flying Ar-
' row's engineroom watcn, or
j "black gang," said they believ-
[ ed most of those who worked
' below decks would take advan-
| tage of the State Department's
j offer to leave the ship.
The Flying Arrow was sche-
Iduled to leave Hong Kong for
j Shanghai on the floor tide this
; afternoon hut Capt. David
■ Jones' ordered the ship's depar-
ture delayed until Thursday.
The Flying Arrow, with a car-
go of chemicals and raw cotton,
j is anchored in a harbor area re-
served for ships with danger-
ous cargoes.
Hill said he intended to go
aboard the ship today to inves-
l tigate erewmembers' charges
! that Capt. Jones has issued re-
j volvers to the chief engineer and
' deck officers.
tI,WAYS A HKASON
AUSTIN (UP)—A new excuse
for ignoring the siren of a pursu-
I ing patrol car was added to the
| roster of time-worn reasons
i when the defendant in a drunk-
: en driving case explained: "I
j thought firetrucks were after
j me and 1 was trying to get out
: of their way."
Of some ISO species of holly
i growing in various parts of the
I world, only about a dozen are
l found in the United States.
Some people believe that a
single injury, such as a blow in
the breast, can cause cancer.
Some believe t Iwit cancer is
hereditary, that parents pass it
on to their children.
Many believe that cancer is
generally incurable, and that
there is nothing the individual
can do to protect himself and
his family.
AH these "false beliefs" and
many others are dealt with in
the first five of a series of popu-
lar pamphlets on cancer, publi-
cation of which is announced by
John L. Thurston, acting Feder-
al Security Agency Administra-
tor.
The pamphlets, which were
prepared by the National Can-
cer Institute of the National In-
stitutes of Health, Public Health
Service, emphasize that early
cancer is frequently accompan-
ied by warning signs and symp-
toms. and that persons who can
recognize them and obtain
pronipt medical attention can
usually be cured.
The first of the publications,
"Cancer What to Know, What
to Do About It," is an illustrat-
ed folder that describes the can-
cer process, the known facts
about its causes and approved
rn e t h o d s of treatment, a n d
lists the most usual signs of
possible early cancer. As listed
in the folder, these include:
1. Any lump, especially in the
breast.
2. Irregular bleeding or dis-
charge from body opening.
3. Persistent indigestion.
-1. Unexplained changes in
bowel movements.
5. Unexplained weight-loss.
fi. Changes in color or size of
a mole.
7. Any sore that does not
heal promptly.
The other four pamphlets,
which were prepared in coopera-
tion with the American Cancer
Society, discuss ir. simple, inter-
esting language but with scien-
tific accuracy the essential facts
about cancer of specific sites of
the body. One of these is on
cancer of the breast, a second is
on female reproductive organs,
a third on the digestive tract,
and a fourth on the mouth and
respiratory tract. Later pamph-
lets in the series will discuss
cancer of the ger.ito-urinarv
tract and skin cancer.
"Through personal alertness
to the signs and symptoms of
early cancer, the American peo-
ple could prevent up to 100,000
unnecessary cancer deaths a
year," according to Surgeon
General Leonard A. Scheele of
the Public Health Service.
"Without becoming a nation of
cancerphobes, we can learn and
apply the few simple precau-
tions that every citizen ought to
know. Watchfulness for possible
cancer symptoms should be as
commonplace and matter-of-fact
as watching the traffic lights
while driving a car. If you not-
ice any of the signs or symp-
toms. there is no cause for pan-
ic. They probably signify a con-
dition other than cancer, but to
| make sure, go to your physician
j for a thorough examination. The
; i>est safeguard, especially if you
are over 35, is to have a com-
| plete physical examination at
least once a year."
Dr. Scheele explained that
the five pamphlets were publish-
| ed in response to a widespread
! demand for a simple, clear ex-
planation what cancer is and
how the individual can protect
himself and his family against
this second most common cause
of death. Numerous requests for
such materials have also come
from State ar.d local health ag-
encies which now conduct can-
cer education programs as an
important part of their public
health work.
All pamphlets in the series
warn against reliance on diet,
pills, or other "cure-all" rerne- j
dies in the treatment of cancer,
and emphasize that science <
knows only three ways to cure
cancer: Surgery X-ray, and ra-
dium or radon gas.
99 Years Assessed
In Robbery Case
FORT WORTH (UP) — How-
ard Francis May, 37-year-old
ex-convict, was given a 99-year
penitentiary sentence after
pleading guilty to the $15,000
robbery of the C. L. Renaud
home here.
May, who was arrested Christ-
mas Day ir. St. Louis, was sen-
tenced in District Court, where
the case was tried without a
jury.
Two other men—Sam Aker
and Ralph Brown — also are
charged in the robbery.
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Soviets Spy On
Parents Through
School Students
NEW YORK, (UP), The Soviet
secret police have adopted a
schoolroom spy system in which
East German children unknow-
ingly tattle on their parents, the
Mutual Broadcasting System re
ported.
The day before the recent
East German elections teachers
asked school children to write
compositions on the subject,
"whom will my father elect to-
morrow/' MBS commentator Ce-
cil Brown said in a tape-record-
ing interview made within the
Russian-controlled sector of Ber-
lin and broadcast here.
"If the child's composition in-
dicated the father would vote
Nein' for the lone candidate for
office, a member of the Com-
munist party," the broadcast
said, "the school paper was turn-
ed over to the NKVD for further
action.
"Unwittingly the children
caused thousands of arrests on
the eve of the election."
Legislative Council
Director Is Named
AUSTIN (UP) — Acting Lt.
Gov. G. C. Morris announced
that John D. Moseley has accept-
ed the post of executive director
of the Texas legislative Coun-
cil.
The position, paying $11,000
a year, was offered Moseley, a
Texan now employed by the
federal government, at the
council's meeting last Dec. 16.
Moseley, 34, now is employed
on a study of Hoover Commis-
sion recommendations involving
the executive branch of the fed-
eral government.
He is a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Texas and formerly
lived in Dallas and Fort Worth.
Texas Murder Is
Declared Part Of
Black Hand Plot
HOUSTON, (UP) — The dread
mafia or "black hand" society,
a Sicilian organization dealing
in death .forced two Houston
grocers to murder restaurant-
eur Vincent Vallone last sum-
mer, according to court testi-
mony here.
Harris county sheriff C. V.
(Buster) Kern, who arrested Di-
ego L. Carlino and Louis J .Ma-
rino the week-end of Oct. 15,
testified that Carlino had told of
Alalia operations in Texas short-
ly after his arrest.
Vallone, a former convict who
had served time for murder, was
shot to death as be drove to his
chocolate bayou estate. At the
time, sheriff Kern expressed the
idea that the slaying was tied In
with control of a wire service
that had been operated illegally
to Houston bookies.
Sheriff Kern told District
Judge Langston King at the hab-
eas corpus hearing for the two
men that Carlino had confessed
the Texas .Mafia [Killed the
strings in the murder.
"Carlino said Vallone was kill-
ed because the Mafia decided lie
was in the way. They had to get
rid of him," the sheriff said
from the stand.
Kern quoted Carlino as saying
the slaying order came Irom
Peter Dtica in Dallas.
Duca, described by Kern as
head of the Texas Mafia, filed in
Pennsylvania alter his parole
on a life sentence for murder was
revoked at the request of Harris
county authorities.
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1950, newspaper, January 4, 1950; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290405/m1/9/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.