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MARCH
DIMES
JANUARY 2-31
Sweetwater Reporter
The Weather
Temperature, high Tuesday, 70; low
Wednesday morning, 44; barometer,
29.98. steady Slightly cloudy, unsettled,
colder. Relative humidity, 30 per cent.
55th Year Number 6
Full Leased United Press Wire Service
SWEETWATER, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1952
NEA Telephoto Service
Price Daily 5c, Sunday 10c
ruman Says 1952 Crucial For
Defense Effort of Free World
SECOND SESSION OF CONGRESS OPE .ns— i he second session of the 82nd Con-
gress opens with a prayer led by the Rev. Bernard Braskamp, center,'Chaplain of
the House of Representatives, in the House Chamber. On the rostrum, his head
bowed in prayer, is Speaker of the Hous?, Sam Rayburn. (NEA Telephoto)
Car Inspection Debated
Period Holds u. N. Patrols Raid
Grave Danger Back Of Red Lines
Chief Says
President Calls Nation
For Full Speed Ahead'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UP) — President Truman sum-
moned the nation today to “move full steam ahead in its
rearmament drive because the “threat of world war is still
8th ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Korea, Jan. 9 (UP)
An Allied “kill and destroy” party spent eight hours fight- very reai
ing behind the Communist lines during the night and re- chief Executive, in his annual State of the Union
turned safely in today’s frozen dawn. message, charted a stern course of continued high taxes,
The raiding party struck the Reds on a hill northwest of
Yonchon, on the western front, at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday
night. The Communists, taken by surprise, rallied and
fought off the raiders for 2Id> hours with machine guns and
11 y United Piths
Worry, confusion and bitterness
swelled among Texas motorists to-
day over the almost impossible task
of acquiring the safety sticker re-
quired under the state's new auto-
mobile inspection law.
There was talk of court action
against the Department of Public
Safety to prevent enforcement of
the law which almost certainly will
put thousands of autos off the road
by March 31 unless quick changes
are effected.
Every vehicle must be inspected,
but there aren't enough inspection
stations to shake a fender at. Some
citizens claim the door has been
No. 1 Nemir
To Be South
Of Highway
Rowan and Hope had located a
south offset to the No. 1 J. T. Sea-
go Canyon reef oil discovery, one
mile west of Sweetwater airport
and adjoining the Roscoe city
dump ground, on the old Roscoc
highway.
The south offset will be south
of the new Highway 8U in section
43, block 22 T & P survey. Loca-
tion is on the A. Nemir land to he
3,678 feet from the south and 330
feet from the west lines of the
section. The test will be known as
No. 1 A. Nemir.
A north and west Rowan and
Hope offset is also reported in the
making on the Manor property.
l\
Building Cut To
Be 23 Per Cent
By Early April
WASHINGTON. .Ian. !)—(tl’i—The
government said today that home
building will be cut by 23 per cent
after April 1. civilian goods produc-
tion by about 10 per cent, and au-J
tomohile output by at least seven |
per cent. v
Defense Production Administra-
tor Manly Fleischmann announced j
allocations of steel, copper, and al-
uminum for the second quarter of j
this year In testimony before the i
House-Senate “watchdog" commit-1
tee on defense production.
Fleischmann said 1952 will he the I
“most difficult'' and “most impor-
tant" year of the defense effort. He |
said the pinch on materials will ho
more sharply felt than it has been
but warned against “voices already
heard in the land" demanding that
the arms program be reduced lie-
opened for price gouging on un-
necessary repairs. Used car deal-
ers are feeling impact of the law
on business.
Attorney General Price Daniel
said he considers “the turmoil over
inspection of motor vehicles an
emergency matter” and went to
work on the law' to find a loophole
allowing time extension.
At Austin, the harried Depart-
ment of Public Safety chief, Homer
Garrison Jr., waited an opinion
from Attorney General Price Dan-
iel as to whether the inspection
deadline could be moved to Sept. 7.
The president of the Fort Worth
Used Car Dealers Association, Al
Wooten, said he has asked an attor-
ney to check into feasibility of an
injunction suit blocking enforce
ment of the law.
| Also at Fort Worth, attorneys
j said there have been numerous
! queries from car owners about a
| suit to test constitutionality of the
statute.
Two tarrant County lawmakers
demanded a special session to re-
vamp the bill. The legislature or-
dered the inspection program, but
failed to provide cash to effect it.
Conditions Jammed
Most cities reported jams be-
cause of the relatively small num-
ber of garages authorized to issue
the inspection stickers.
At Brownwood, there w'as no in-
spection station at all. and resi-
dents wondered what their travel
situation will become March 31.
Odessa car owners could go to only
one inspection station, despite fact
that applications have been made
by numerous other garages.
Six stations were open at Hous-
ton, all of them jammed and some
reporting they are booked up
through April 1. Here, about half
the cars being inspected have been
rejected.
Some rejections came on faulty
brakes and deficiencies of similar
importance. But at one place, five
out of 15 inspected were rejected
because of cracked glass.
Another complaint was that safe-
ty requirements seem to vary at
different inspection stations. This
W'as noted at Beaumont, where the
garages wore swamped.
Temple had five inspections mak-
ing only the faintest dent in the to-
tal of 26.000 cars to be checked.
Reports of “chiseling" on inspec-
tions at Dallas reached the high-
way patrol. One owner complained
that he had to have $50 in repair to
get his 1951 model car approved.
Dallas has at least 18 stations, far
ahead of most Texas cities but still
not enough for the job.
Austin was comparatively "well
fixed" with 17 inspection stations,
all reporting bumper business. At
some lines were forming, but most
See INSPECTION—Page 8
Farm Costs
Cut Income
Of Farmers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—(IPI—Topi-
cal summary of President Tru-
man’s state of the union message:
Peace or War?—The United
States and other free nations are
passing through “a period of grave j hand grenades,
danger.” Russia is- increasing its j -phe rajders withdrew shortly af-
“already excessive armed might. t midnight. They waited one hour
There are signs of further trouble , whUe ,hp Reds relaxed, and
in the Far East The world I stillh struck again at 1:ls a. m, today,
walks in the shadow of anothei
World War . . . (But) we have |
made real progress this last year
along the road to peace.”
The Task—The free nations must
stick together and may have to
maintain large military forces “for
years” to discourage aggression.
Korea — United Nations forces
have turned back the Chinese Com-
munist Invasion “without widening
the area of conflict.’’ But the sit-
uation remains "very hazardous”
I and an armistice is still uncertain.
Corruption—Dishonest public ->r-
i vants "must be weeded out.1 1'hose
guilty of misconduct will be pun-
! fished—“I will see to that." Con-
gress should apply "rigorous stan-
| dards of moral integrity In its own
operations,” too. It should limit j _ - s |« a »
campaign spending and protect the R|r|f OV1CCIOIJS L^OndltlOll
rights of individuals in congress- w I IWV/I I5V.I wUJ ■ IVII *, ■ I
ional investigations. ! ,
Wages and Prices—" . . we in- Two critically injured traffic accident victims from re-
tond to hold the line on prices just cent tragic wrecks near here remained in unconscious con-
as tightly as the taw allows. Wp fjjtjon jn Sweetwater Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
|Treases'whleh'are clearlyWjustifled Vernon I. Blocker of Roscoe hurt early Sunday in a
1 ,,nder sound stabilization policies wreck that claimed the life of Mrs. Doris Lee Leach, was
For 4t4 hours the raiders slug-
ged it out with the Reds. At dawn,
the communists brought up rein-
forcements and the raiders with-
drew to report: “Mission accom-
plished.”
It was believed enemy casual-
ties were heavy, but the wild
fighting took place in darkness and
a count of communist dead was
impossible.
Also on the western front, South
Korean troops rallied for another
attempt to recapture two import-
ant hills after killing an estimated
1,000 communists Tuesday in the
heaviest fighting in six weeks
An 8th Army spokesman said
the 1st R. O. K. Infantry Division,
with the aid of United Nations ar-
tillery, took the heaviest toll of
enemy troops since the beginning
of the “Little Armistice” on Nov.
27.
The South Koreans cut deep in-
to the ranks of "at least” four
Chinese battalions In the contin-
uing battles in the Sasi Bulge area
west of Korangpo
However, the Chinese Reds were
still reported in possession of the
positions which the South Koreans
first gave up on Dec. 28.
Two Wreck Victims in
National Bank Of
Sweetwater Holds
Stockholder Meet
FORT WORTH, Jan. 9—ilPI- A v\ will see to it that industritL
steady increase in farm production
costs and a decrease in farm In-
come the past three years have
absorb cost increases out of earn-
ings wherever feasible, before they
are authorized to raise prices—ex-
cept where the recent amendments
confused the American public about to the law specifically require us to
farm prices and their relation to
living costs, Rep. W. R. Poage (D-
Tcxi said today.
Poage spoke at the final day’s
convention session of the American
National Cattlemen’s Assn., and
told some 1,500 delegates that net
farm income has dropped $4,000,-
000,000 (bl in four years.
During the same period, the in-
See FARMERS—Page 8
Officers Re-named
For Texas Bank And
Trust Company Here
Texas Bank and Trust Company
re-elected all officers and directors
at its annual stockholders’ meet-
ing here Tuesday afternoon.
The following directors were
chosen: J. N. Dulaney, J. L. Han-
ey. J. S. Schooler, J. C. Strihling,
J. M. Lawrence. Raymond Bishop,
II. T. Marshall and H. J. Mosser.
The only new name on the hoard
is that of II. J. Mosser, well-known
Fort Worth oil man who is also in-
terested in several banks in the
state of Texas.
Officers were re-elected as fol-
lows: J. N. Dulaney, president: J.
L. Haney, executive vice-presi-
dent: Paul Cain, vice-president; J.
S. Schooler, vice-president and
cashier; John Patterson, assistant
cashier.
give further price increases.
Inflation—Congress must enact
“a strong anti-inflation law” and
repair “the damage” done last
year.
Taxes—There will be “high taxes
over the next few years.” They
must be shared “as fairly as possi-
ble." and tax laws must be admin-
istered “without fear or favor of
any kind for anybody.” Mr. Tru-
man said he will outline his tax
plans in forthcoming messages to
Congress.
Military Expansion—U. S. Arm-
ed Forces now total “nearly” 3,-
500.000—an increase of more than
1,000.000 in the past year. Some
further increases will be recom-
mended this year, "with particu-
lar emphasis on air power.”
Civilian Production — Defense
needs will mean “smaller produc-
tion of some civilian goods.” Cut-
backs will be “nothing like those
during World War II . . but there
will be considerably less or some
goods than we have been used to
these past two or three years.”
Foreign Aid—”. . . We must go
on helping our friends and Allies
to build up their military forces.”
Weapons must be sent “in large
volume” to our European Allies.
Point Four—More funds are need-
ed for the program to aid backward
areas of the free world.
Politics—This is a presidential
election year and “we have a great
responsibility to conduct our poli-
tical fights in a manner that does
not harm the national interest.”
Mr. Truman gave no hint of his own
political plans for 1952.
reported still in a critical condition from head injuries.
Seventeen-vear-old Annabel! Hurt, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Hurt of Shep, was also still unconscious for
the eighth consecutive day. t-
She was critically hurt Wednes- yjj i i n £
dav of last week when she was ini*VllS» YY GDD l\G6l
Well Under Test
that cost the lives of Supt. W. V. 1 The Canyon reef oi, strike
Stephenson and Miss Janie Janeil
Heron.
Annabel is suffering from a brok-
en right thigh and head injuries.
Doctors said that her condition was
unchanged and very critical Wed-
nesday afternoon.
at
Claytonville on the farm of Mrs.
G. T. Webb came in “better than
anybody expected,” it was reported
Wednesday as an official 24 hour
test was started.
Vice-President Thompson of Gen-
j eral Crude was among a number
greater military expansion, tougher wage-price controls,
fewer civilian goods and more foreign aid.
Annearing before a joint session
of Congress—with British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill looking
on from the gallery—Mr. Truman
solemnly told his countrymen that
1952 is a "crucial year” in the free
v orld’s defense effort.
His message coupled a grim
warning with some degree of hope.
“If we falter,” he said, “we
can lose all the gains that we have
made.
Expresses Hope
“If we drive ahead with cour-
age and vigor and determination,
we can by the end of 1952 be in a
position of much greater security
, . . if we put forth our best efforts
this year—and next year—we can
be ‘over the hump’ in our effort to
build strong defenses.”
Mr. Truman met the issue of
corruption in his administration
with a pledge to weed out and
punish the wrongdoers—“I intend
to see to it.” He still did not dis-
close any new plans for carryirg
out the house-cleaning. But he
promised to submit further recom-
mendations and invited Congress
to cooperate in this effort.
He said Congress should do some
reforming, too. “by applying rig-
orous standards of moral integrity
in its own operations.” He also
urged it to limit campaign spend-
ing and protect individual rights
In its investigations.
Fair Deal Outline
And again Mr. Truman ran the
whole gamut of his “fair deal" pro-
gram of civil rights, health insur-
ance, revision of the Taft-Hartley
law, aid to education, housing —
the basic domestic program which
the Democrats will carry to the
voters in this presidential elec-
tion year.
United States, he said, must go on
helping allies and friends in Asia
and Eurone against the “grim”
threat of Russia’s increasing arm-
ed might.
The President's message on the
whole was a generalized review
and prospectus, rather than a de-
tailed outline of what he wants
from Congress. His specific rec-
ommendations will come later in
his economic message next week,
the new budget and subsequent
messages pinpointing requested
legislation.
While he did not spell out his
tax proposals, Mr. Truman said
said that the preservation of the
government’s financial strenrth
would mean “high taxes over the
next few years.”
“Tax Must Be Fair”
“We must see to it that these
taxes are shared among ’he peo-
ple as fairly as possible,” he said.
“Our tax laws must be fair. ’
On his list of chores for Con-
gress, Mr. Truman gave high
priority to repairs to the anti-in-
flalion laws.
“Our stabilization law was shot
full of holes at the last session,”
he said. “This year, it will be one
of the main tasks before the Con-
gress to repair the damage and
enact a strong anti-inflation law.”
Reds Refuse To
Accept Ban Upon
New Air Fields
The head injury, possibly a blood . , , . | th shadow of another world war
clot, is believed to be causing the Iof officials to see the plug drdled the shadou of aHn°™eerF"™Q "ar'
greatest trouble. j and the test started. There was
Miss Mary Swindell. Blackwell j general elation as the oil flowed
teacher who suffered fractured fa- j naturally in what was said to have
cial bones, was carried to a Dallas i been better than on the orlginal
hospital for plastic surgery Tues- , „ , , .
1 flow last Saturday. The 24-hour po-
day afternoon in an ambulance.
Betty Sue Self, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Self, of Blackwell
was reported resting well after sur-
gery for a broken arm.
Mrs. W. W. Shields of Roscoe,
also injured in the accident on
Highway 70, is reported resting
satisfactorily.
ASK FOR ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (1P1 — The
United States has formally de-
manded that Russia account for
hundreds of thousands of German
tential test will be from 2 n.m.
Wednesday to 2 p.m. Thursday.
Unofficial guesses have been that
the well will be at least 150 barrels
daily.
Completion attempt in the Can-
yon reef lime was slated at the
General Crude Oil Co. No. 1 Mrs.
G. T. Webb, section 210, block 3,
survey, 11 miles west of
Longworth, six miles northeast of
the Pyron Ellenburger field, and 10
j miles airline north of Roscoe,
| Wednesday.
Casing was cemented at 5,593
PANMUNJOM, Korea. Jan. 9—
HP—-The Communists yielded to all
But Mr Truman gave to hint of [United Nations demands on super-
his personal political plans. I vision of a truce today except the
One new “fair deal” proposal one that would bring final agree-
was for a $5 monthly inerjjse in ment—a ban on military airfield
the present $42 average for social j construction.
security old-age insurance benefits. The U. N. s May Gen. Howard
Mostly. Mr. Truman’s vtessage , M. Turner. promptly rejected the
was an appeal to the nation not ; Red program. t
to let down in its efforts at a time Gen. Matthew B, Ridg-.vny s su-
when “the world still walks in j preme headquarters in Tokyo back-
" ed up the Allied truce delegation
Job on Home Front I with a “voice of the U. N. com-
In this connection, the President mand" broadcast warning that the
said that the first job on the home Reds must agree to the airfield
front “is to move ahead full steam construction ban if the> want an
on our defense program.” armistice. . ,
He said the nation now has near-1 The broadcast again charged
ly 3,500,000 men and women in i that the Communist negotiators at
its armed forces. Panmunjom are directed by the
“Our objective is to have a well- Kremlin and have no interest in
equipped, active defense force , the welfare of the North Korean
large enough—in concert with {people.
the forces of our allies—lo deter: The armistice subcommittee dis-
aggression and to inflict punish- cussing an exchange of war pn-
ing losses on the enemy imme- ■ soners also made no progress,
diately if we should be attacked.
and Japanese prisoners of war cap-
tured during World War H. j feet for completion in open hole to Korean
The State Department disclosed 15,612 feet, total depth. i mains “uncertain," this nation
today that the request for an ac- j Top of the reef was picked at { will work unceasingly for an arm-
counting was submitted to the Rus- ! 5,589 feet minus datum point of j istice to end the aggression and_up-
”W7e are not building an active
force adequate to carry on a full
scale war, but we are putting our-
selves in a position to mobilize
very rapidly if we have to. ’
Korea Uncertain
Internationally, the President | rean
said that while the outcome of the
truce negotiations re-
, " iViic r\
sian foreign office in Moscow
a formal note yesterday.
Ail officers and directors of the
National Bank of Sweetwater were
re-elected at tho annual stockhold-1
ers’ meeting here Tuesday after- j
noon. President C. B. Bryant re- j
cause it causes civilian hardships, j ported that the bank had enjoyed a I
“The whole (defense 1 effort can i good year and had paid an increas-
be frustrated during the coming j i d dividend.
year" if the nation does lint accept Officers re-elected were: R. M. 1
temporary civilian unemployment Simmons, chairman of board: C. B.
and oilier dislocations as the Bryant, president: E. M. Perkins
“price” of mobilization, Flcisch- Jr., vice-president: J. O. Kirk, j
mann said. cashier; IV M. Nehlctt, assistant
Car production will have lo be cashier: Morris E. Hinshaw. assist-
reduced again in the second three j ant cashier. R. W. Boyd, who has
months of this year even though been with the bank in the agricul-
previous cutbacks have caused ser- tural department, was also elected
ions layoffs in the Detroit area, assistant cashier.
Fans Can Keep Pro Baseball
Through Advance Ticket Sale
Fleischmann said.
March of Dimes
Contributions To
Be Mailed Here
Stockholders re-elected Ihe fol-
lowing dircclors: W II. Bennett, J.
O, Kirk, 1. A. Loeb. George II.
Marsh, A. R. Norred, B. C. Pace,
E. M. Perkins Jr.. Glenn Russell,
C. R. Simmons, R. M. Simmons, C.
B. Bryant.
By BUD WORSHAM
Reporter Sports Editor
Do you want professional base-
ball in Sweetwater during 1952?
A local businessman offered citi-
zens a proposition today whereby
lo the plan, has agreed to take over
full responsibility of the Swatter
club.
The advance ticket sale is (he
lone proposition left open and ob-
viously the only salvation for
he would assume the $6,000 debt \ Sweetwater's professional baseball
500 LAID OFF
FORT WORTH, Jail. 9 OP — Of-
ficials at Fort Worth's Convalr
plant, where Ihe B-36 is assemb-
paralvs's fund are to be mailed lo (A said today 500 workers had
"March of Dimes.” Sweetwater, ,,epn topped fl0m ,hp Payroll-
March of Dimes contribution en-
velopes mailed to many citizens
hero for donations to the infantile
"March of Dimes,” Sweetwater,
Texas. Chairman Lester Turner
said Wednesday.
Every effort is being made to
speed up the campaign through
coin collectors in public places, by
mail and by special committees for
larger gifts.
August C. Esenwein, Fort Worth
iivision manager, said the layoffs
were made because fewer work-
ers were needed at the plant which
low employs about 30,000. Most of
’hose laid off were aircraft assemb-
lers.
and operate the club in Sweetwater
in '52 if the fans will guarantee him
an advance ticket sale.
The man. whose name will be
withheld until local citizens react
Michigan Man Dies
From Illness Here
Robert C. Miller, 63, of Beldlng,
Mich., died in Sweetwater Hospital
Tuesday night at 9:30 o'clock af-
ter an illness of several days.
He became ill while registered
here at Ihe Dill Mold. His home
address is 718 W. State Street, Bel-
ding.
Funeral arrangements, in charge
of Johnston's Funeral Home, have
not been completed.
team.
Otherwise, this West Texas city
will lose pro ball for 1952 and prob-
ably forever.
715 Book Tickets
The advance ticket goal has been
set at 715 book tickets containing
ducats good for 70 games—at $51.80
per book (74 cents is the admission
price for each game'.
Are there 715 baseball fans in
Sweetwater?
Fans are urged to telephone their
pledges for a 70-game book ticket
immediately, if enough pledges
are not received within the next
few days, the baseball club will bo
sold to some other city.
The Sweetwater Reporter will
lake your pledges.
Dial 4678 and supply the follow-
ing information: how many book
tickets you pledge lo purchase and
your name and address.
3,422 feet, and initial drillstem test
run from 5.582 to 5.593 feet. Op-
{on one hour, gas was at the sur-
face in six minutes. Recovery was
12.760 feet of oil and 40 feet of
1 heavily oil and gas-cut mud. Flow-
; ing pressure was 450 pounds and
| shutin pressure 2,275 pounds in 20
{ minutes.
Two-hour test from 5,531 to 5,-
; 603 feet showed gas at the surface
i in five minutes and oil in one hour
! and 52 minutes. There was no es-
The Reporter will list the pledges ] timate of flowing during the last
hold the United Nations. The
Said the U. N.'s Rear Admiral R.
E. Libby of the prisoner discus-
sion :
“We sat and listened for about
an hour and a half to the trumped-
up charges and irrelevances and
to General Drivel from ’North Ko-
General Lee, after which I
said that as soon as they are ready
to talk business. I should be happy
to meet ihem.”
Both subcommittees will ineet
again at Panmunjom at 11 a. m.
Thursday (9 p. m. today ESTi.
daily.
There isn’t much lime. Please
make your pledges immediately.
Further details can be found on
the sports page.
90 Year Old Says
Wife Deserted Him
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 9 iW-Nine-
ty-ycar-old Julius Bonikowski,
whose wife left him because he
was "associating with another wo-
man." today was granted a di-
vorce on grounds of desertion.
The aged man, sporting a fancy
handle-bar mustache, told Circuit
Judge William O'Neill that he had
only $250 in cash, but was willing
to give It all to his wife, Julia.
He said his 84-year-old spouse was
“a lot younger" than he was.
He denied that he was running
around with other women, how-
ever.
eight minutes tool was open. Re-
covery was 30 feet of drilling mud,
with no shows. Flowing pressure
was 525 pounds and shutin pressure
2,250 pounds in 22 minutes.
South offset to the pressure will
be drilled by the same operator
as the No. 2 Webb. 1.980 feet from
north and west lines of section
210.
Carriker Test
Drillstem test from 4.786 to 4.-
832 feet was being run Tuesday on
the Skelly Oil Co. No. 1 Carriker,
section 74, block 1, H&TC survey
a mile and a half north of Roys-
ton. Three-hour test from 4.745 to
4.776 feet recovered 60 feet of
gas-cut mud. 150 feet of heavily
oil and gas-cut mud and 125 feet of
salt water.
Wild Gasser
R H-K Drilling Co et al No. 1
T Willingham, 82-1-H&TC. Fisher
well west of Round Top field, which
has been blowing wild as a gasser
since Christmas Day from 4,984,
is in process of being controlled It
is understood operators plan to
deepen when the flow is killed.
Voters To Decide On
City Garbage Ordinance
On Jan. 22 the voters of Sweetwater will «o to the polls
to decide on a proposed ordinance regulating the city’s
garbage disposal system.
Tuesday’s issue of the Reporter carried the complete or-
dinance as authorized hv the City Commission. _
If the ordinance is adopted the
city will set up a garbage depart- Billing for the service will be
ment and name a superintendent i donc thr0Ugh the water depart-
whose duties will be the supervis-; ment
ion of the department. j ordinance is designed for
All residents, business 1
tions, churches and lodge!
required to comply with rules and
regulations of the ordinance.
The city will provide trucks and
workmen to pick up garbage and
trash in the residential area twice
weekly.
Cost of the service will be $1.00
per month for single family resi-
dences, $1.50 per month for 2-fam-
ily residences, 75 cents monthly
for 2-family residences with two
accounts, etc.
Residents will be required to pro-
vide garbage containers not less
than 5 nor more than 32 gallon
capacity constructed of some sub-
stantial material with a tight-fit-
sing fid or cover and with handles disposal ordinance, the same thing
sufficiently strong for workmen to or some other epidemic could eas-
empty conveniently. i fly plague our city.
instill,- i The ordinance is
, , , ... , the preservation of health, sanita-
churches and lodges will be Uon and safety of the pilblic.
It is believed by the medica.
profession that unsanitary condi
tions contribute to the spread of
polio and many other diseases.
Citizens of Sweetwater, along
with city officials and members of
the Health Department, are vitally
interested in making the city one
of the cleanest and most sanitary
in West Texas. An enforced gar-
bage disposal system is the first
step.
It is pointed out by health of-
ficials that polio in some areas is
on the increase, and that if Sweet-
water fails to adopt the garbage
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 9, 1952, newspaper, January 9, 1952; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth748644/m1/1/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.