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VOL. U NO. 6
Oil, Gas Shows
En Wildcat Well
East Of Ivan
OIL and gas *h#w.« wrrr en-1
c runtered ut a northeast Stephen*!
«ounty wildcat fi\y miles fa*t of
I an.
It ik General Crude Oil Co of
bilene No. I Willie Mae F.rd.
hection TEAL Survey.
Three drillwtem tests were tuk
« i in the Conglomerate.
I-ate*t drilUtem test was at'
4 ' 22- l2 feet with the tool '■;>*■< fori
Jt minute*. Ga nurfae.d in I"1
f*'"HmU. There «at a spray of oil
-1 - minute* Recovery hus i*ih I
feet of free oil in the drillpipe.
Fliwing pressure was 1 61" t>> j
1 .*•!!? polliids. and shutin in one
hour «-«■ 1.94*1 pounds
Operator tiH.k a two-hour d;ill
rtem tent at 4,013-18 feet There •
was a stronir Wow throughout the)
test. Gas surfaced in 52 minute* ;
iUfovfrjr «ai lo feet if very
s ttfht 1 y oil and gas-cut mud. Flow-
ing pressure in one hour, 1,915 to j
1,890 pounds.
other test wan at 4,<XH>4 10 feet
with the tool open for two hour*, j
Gas surfaced in two minutes. Re- }
roverv was two feet of distillate j
and three feet of mud. Gas vol-'
time was HWi.(ilJ*l cubic feet per'
day. I
Tuesday the project was dulling
ahead.
A Jackson (Strawn) Field well
was completed IX miles north of j
Ranger. it is Otto ISendorf et al,
of Rreckenridsre No. I Robert Jack-
son. Section 80, (Slock 4. TAP Sur-
\ ey.
No. 1 Jackson had a daily po-
tential 47.55 barrels of .'49 grav-
ity oil. It is pumping from 20 per-
forations at 1.850-54 feet where the
f -rotation was ruptured. The hole
is bottomed at 1,850 feet.
F. J. Christie, Breckenridge.
No. W. J. Gardenhire was staked
i i the regular field eight miles
s >uth of Caddo.
Having a proposed depth of
2.2110 feet with rotary, it is 330
f -et from the s >uth and 2.450 feet
' om the west lines of Section 43.
JJIock 6 TAP Survey.
BRECKENRIDGE. TEXAS—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1958—
PRICE DAILY I CENTS SUNDAY 10 CENTS
MCELROY DECLARES MISSILES
PROGRAMS MUST BE SPEEDED
HARD HITTING MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS LOOMS TOMORROW
• «ET HEADS TOGETHER Sen. William J. Fulhright (D-Ark.l,
I'M. and Sen >«!• • !•- I . Green (D-R. I.) reallyg ot their heads
together dunng the Democratic caucus held prior to the opening of
the second session othe H.",th Congress.
WASHINGTON 1P— I'resilient
' Eisenhower's request for $1,260,-
! imhi.imiO in new defense funds has
I top congressional priority today.
Indications are that it will get
I i|uiek approval. The House defense
appi opriations subcommittee cal-
led a closed-door meeting to hear
Defense Secretary McElroy and his
top aides explain the need for the
money. The President asked for
the hurry-up supplemental appro-
priation yesterday only a few hours
aVte.r Congress opened its new ses-
sion. In addition, Eisenhower asked
and Air Defense funds with a
hard hitting message to Congress
This official, who has seen advance
drafts of the state of the union
address Eienhower will deliver
c
saying: "This is not a message
of platitudes or complacency."
The official, who requested that
his name not be used, told a news-
man that the President intends to
tackle the major problems head-on.
And he added: "It will be a vig-
orous message that we believe will
have the approval of most mem-
C-C Plans Tree Planting
Drive; Budget Is Adopted
Defense Secretary McElroy de-
clared that our missile programs
I must be speeded up even though
I on the whole, our military position
I is sound. He made the statement in
i closed door testimony to a House
group considering the administra-
. tion's emergency request for more
Members of the board of direc-1 plant trees a* a civic improvement,j than P^-billion dollars in new de-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce I Rob Dickson, chairman of that cum-
in an onganization meeting Tues-1 mittee, said he will name a com-
mittee, which will include mem-
bers f>t the garden clubs to spot*-
sor this work.
A budget of $15,015 was adopted
for the ensuing year, an increase
of $1,836,47 over that last year.
for power to transfer 110 millions I bers of Congress."
in now available funds to expand Lieutenant General James Gavin
the missile program and related
defense projects.
day night heard a few repot tic.
adopted a budget, and took the first
step towaid inaugurating a tret-
planting campaign during the next
few weeks.
The occasion was ladies night
with a total of 64 were in atten-
dance, including the three xisiting
Okinawans and tneir interpreter.
Concerning the movement to
fense funds.
Funds To Be Provided
Chairman George Mahon of the
House subcommittee said he hopes
to conclude the hearings within
10 days and have legislation ready
for consideration by the House
this month. The bill, to provide
High Wind Halts
Firing Of Atlas
Sewer And Water
Cennection Main
City Dad's Topic
< APE .CAi A\ EJiAL. i*> Cold
v-nds hitting a peak velocity df j Members oi tne city commission
;;0 miles an Hour bothered AtUs Tui!)Hlav ,fternoin in their meeting
crewmen today as they prepared dlHrUJWitKl )>th,,r matters.
«* th" • '* '"terront.nental bal- . u and *•'. , service to the pro-
misaile. for firm* at C ape I
low r-nt housing units here.
!n the discussion it was brought
out that work on the two proposed
... units is expected t > beg:n about
Jut | March I. The unit* will consist of
c died
I -tic
• aiiaveral. Florida,
It was learned a shoot original-!
1. scheduled for |li:.'t0 a. m. EST I
preliminary countdown were
during the unfavorable
v eather conditions.
The Weather Kureau said the
i i\-ls are not expected to diminish
until tonight.
l\ill Would Give
.Many Scholarships
WASHINGTON' 'f* — Beaumont
< ongresitman Jack Brooks has in-
tnIuc-d legislation to provide 120-
26 houses i nthe north part of town,
and 25 in the south.
Also in cennection with water
and sewer connection the ..dvisabil-
ty of ra.«ing fees for this service
was favorably considered. T > bring
them up to date, it was explained
I boat stalls was denied because of
regulations governing the lake.
| The commission agreed to parti-
cpate in the Tow! Hall meeting
i to be held the last of January or
I the first of February under spon-
lousami s'holarnhip* for college • nor ship of the Chamber of Com-
ud- nts. Tlie Gulf Coast Demo-1 merce.
at says the scholarships would, Current bills were read and au
for students studving science, thorized paid. The commission a-
.l - .. _ i f • r i * r tc >)4n tk/.
His
itheSiatics and engineering.
.11 inxnngrcu also would set up
*• interest government loans to
- lo universities and colleges erect
' uildings and e<iuip laboratories.
I rooks says his bill would not allow
>. overnment contn l of the schools.
Seen Or Hoard
by C. M. H.
WonnwVWVW
(•lad lo see the Chamber of Cem-
rierce appoint a committee on tree
I lanting here—-a number a I read >
have reported trees planted, and
rr could really go to town with
this on city heautificati«n . .. The
visiting Okinawanas this morning
visited in the court house, were lo
have lunch in the school Cafeteria,
and attended amemhly there and
at Ranger Junior College tonight.
'Watch.d the Okinawans crack
and eat the first pecans they ever
saw—appeared to like them
Woman called the office of Dr. H.
H. Cartwright yesterday, and said
Miss Ruby Buford receptionist,
said that was something new....
No fire run made.
ceipts .some thirty odd d >llars.
An auditor's report signed by E.
A. Cain, chairman, stated that the
books of the organization are in
good shape.
President Arthur Miller lead off
the committee chairmen (already
published! declaring that the lo-
cal chamber face* an active year.
New Members
The resignation of Vic White,
elected a b >ard member but who
sirid his duties would not permit
him to sere, was read, and Ira
Wingo elected to fill the vacancy.
In the committee reports Al-
bert Tuck reported three new mem-
bers—N. A Griffin, Mrs. V'ada
Abernathy, and R. D. Smith.
W. M. Mo.de v reported a renewal
of paving work is expected to be-
gin soon as the streets are begin-
ning t > dry out: and Ralph Hilgen-
berk reported action to start soon
on the low rent housing units to
be erected here.
Bill Rogers of the industrial com-
mittee told of efforts made to se-
cure Industrie# during the past
A request from a citizen to build year, mie thought almost secur
boat docks at Lake Daniel and rent j ed when for one reason or another
they went elsewhere. His recom-
mendation was that the directors
seek small industries, mainly be-
cause of the manpower that can
be secured here. He reminded that
business men in that their dealings
may get tips concerning industries
that might be biought here and
asked that these be re ported to
his committee.
Reads Planned
Eugene Thompson pointed to the
number of hard surfaced ihat have
been constructed in the county
since ISWU when there was none,
saying that bonded indebtedness on
these has about all been paid, and
added that in the future roads will
be constructed w ith the county pay-
ing only about two per cent of the
cost. Contemplated in the n >t to
distant future is half the road from
here to Throckmorton, and farm*
to-market roads to Moran. Moran
to Cisco, ami from Cadd > toward
1'. an.
The Okinawan visitors, Kiyoshi
Azuma. Eiho Shiroma, Shochi Ota.
After bills were ordered paid, the money for missiles, is expected to
financial report showed expenses'1"" "" —
of the past year would exceed re-
greed to sign notes for $fi.;$40. the
remainder of payments due on the
$19,020 fire truck purchased.
I .eon Ford appeared before 'he
meeting to protest issuance of park-
ing permits, but is was explained
that the setup for this year al-
ready has been voted.
The three visiting Okinawans and
their interpreter attended much of
the meeting.
Admitted To
Local Hospital
Stephens Memorial Hospital re-
ports five admissions: Mrs. Fred-
die Jones. J. B. Keith, Bernard
Karelitz, I-awrence P. Kelly, all
medical patients, and S. B. Gra-
ham, a surgical patient.
Dismissals were Mrs. Charlie L.
I hernia and babv, Mrs. V. L. Shcp-
herd and baby. Mrs. Bessie Curry led to the welcime extended the la-
and Bernard Karelitz. dies.
be the first major legislation con-
sidered this year. In an interview,
Mahon commented: "It is my feel-
ing that Congress will quickly pro-
vide funds for the missile pro-
gram."
House Speaker Sam Rayburn, a
fellow Texas Democrat, said he
favors appropriating whatever
amount of money is necessary for
defense programs.
There are similar indications of
quick, favorable action in the Sen-
ate. Republi-an leader William
Kn >w land said the Senate apprtv
priations committee would be able
to consider the missile money bill
just as soon as the House acts.
And Democratic leader Lyndon
Johnson joined in calling the move
to speed funds for missile devel-
opment "certainly a step in the
right direction." Said Johnson:
"There is no question but that Con-
gress will promptly and sympathet-
ically consider the President's re-
quest and act on it."
Message Tomorrow
The Prehldent is represented by
a high government official as ready
to back his reouest for new missile
told a Senate group that he still
intends t> retire from the Army
next March 31. He said he intends
to quit despite offers by the Penta-
gon of promotion to full general
and a choice of assignments. He is
chief of Army research and de-
velopment.
o
Humble Reduces
S. T. Oil Price
HOUSTON Humble Oil and
Refining Company today cut the
price paid for Sweden and Refugio
types <ii crude in Southwest Texas
by 10 cents per barrel. The move
was described by one New York
oilman as a "body blow to the LT.
S. price structure."
Magnolia Petroleum Company
announced last night it has drop-
ped its posted price for Iillinois
Basin crude oil 10 cents per bar-
ret, retroactive to January 1. That
reduced the firm's price for Illinois
Basin crude to $3.05 a barrel.
President Morgan Davis of
Humble said in Houston, Texas his
firm's adjustments resulted from
local market conditions in the af-
fected areas where substantial
volumes of crude have been moving
below Humble's posted prices.
He said the prices for crudes
affected by the reduction have
been out of line with prices post-
ed for competitive crudes in other
areas and the adjustments were
necessary to maintain adequate
markets for the production from
the affected fields.
The new cuts followed earlier
ones by Southern Minerals Corpo-
rtiMons and Suntide Refining Com-
pa y. both of Corpus Christi, Tex-
as.
SCHEDULED FOR ELECTION—Mrs. Robert A. Burghart of Colo-
rado Springs, Colo., lighet, is scheduled to be elected president of
the American National Cow Bells at the National Cattlemen's meet-
ing in Oklahoma ( ity. G. B. Milburn of Grassrango, Mont., left, is
expected to be elected president of the American Cattlemen's
Association.
Vast Land Stretches In Texas Astonish
OKINAWANS TELL OF LIFE
(IKIED OCCUPATION FORCE
Three Okinawans. here to
about the American way <f doings
things had the tables tuined on
them Tuesday noon at the Rotary
Club, a hen members proceeded to
leain about both the visitors and
their country. All three officials are
either of the governr.ieiit or of
the cities in which thev live, and
me question quickly followed an-
other.
With Fred Kamikawa, naturali-
zed New Yorker, as interpieter the
Rotarians questioned them during
the entire one-hour luncheon pro-
gram.
The questioning of the three.
Shochi Ota, Kiyoshi Azuma, and
Eiho Azuma, followed an intro-
. • . t, .iducti>n by Charles Hagler that
through their interpreter Fred brouRht „ut that the viliitors „aw
earn ( astounded at the vast stretches of
land seen in Texas.
The party came here primarily
to study the tax structure, but
(Continued On I'age 4)
Kamikawa, told their pleasure of
being present, something of their
country, and appreciation of Breck-
enridge.
Mrs Bernice Trammel! respond
Mi OlfcwM Wires Offtiij
Don I). Goldsmith, radioman in
Navy, son of Mr. and Mr*. T, A.
Goldsmith, took part in the Cey-
lon food relief work. Navy note
today said Fred Ferguaon has
contributed ten hooka lo the col-
• lege library making a total of 3 -
129 Menftage* received in city
tell of death of John Aubrey, son
€ f Rev.. Victor. Aubrey., former
Presbyterian pastor here, in Baton
Rouge. La.
Mrs. Sidney Hughes telephoned
her blue parakeet has escaped from
their home on West Williams street
and his return will be greatly ap-
preciated. Mayor Hooks Lemmons
counted car spaces in downtown
tirea this morning, and decided
there is no great parking problem
here And, wasn't that a h-iney
of a frost early this morning.
Thought For The Moment
good laugh is sunshine in •
——Thackery.
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Only a handful of South Texas
residents remained in Red Cross
shelters at Edinburg in the Lower
Valley. Most had returned home
yesterday and Monday. Schools re-
opened at Bishop.
ported that President Eisenhower's
state of the union message, due
tomorrow, tackles defense prob-
lems headon and contains a hard
hitting argument for additional
missile funds.
Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives placed about 225 new
bills in the hopper during yester-
day's opening session, causing aides
to w«rk far into the night.
Rritain's Prime Minister Mac-
millan has arrived in New Delhi
for talks with Indian Prime Minis-
ter Nehru.
Mountaineer and polar explorer
Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zea-
land has made it known he will fly
to join a trans-Antarctic expedi-
tion led by Dr. Vivian Fuchs. He
will guide the party of Britons
along the final stretch of their
journey to the New Zealand base
on McMurdo Sound.
Eleven <fi the 17 cars of the
Milwaukee Road's Pioneer Limited
have jumped the tracks at Portage,
Wisconsin and the road says eleven
mail clerks were hurt and about
70 passenge,rs shaken up.
Senator Harry Byrd reports
that the federal government's
civilian payroll dropped to 2;W0,fHH)
in November, the lowest point in
at least three years. T1 e figure
was more than R4.000 beenath the
total for November for one year
ago.
Secretary of State Dulles is tes
tifying in private before the House
foreign affairs committee. It seeks
answers to questions about pros-
pects for a top-level meeting with
Russia.
the tournament of roses in Pasa-
dena, shortly after their landing,
and from here will go to Mississi-
ppi to study U. S. forms of taxa-
tion, farming and industry in gen-
eral.
It was further brought out that
in Okinawa, largest .if the Ryuky-
us group of islands, the land is
owned by Japan, but the people
govern themselves under the eye
of U. S. occupation forces. They can
make their own laws but a law-
may be vetoed by the lr. S. forces.
This form of government will
continue under the peace treaty
made with Japan in San Fianciso,
until the term of occupation ends,
following which the Okinawans
could not say whether the islands
will revert to Japan, or remain
independent..
Friendly Toward Forces
It was added that the people
have grown friendly with the oc
cupation forces and want it continu-
ed until the Okinawan government
and industry are more fully devel-
oped.
It was stated that the standard
of living in Okinawa has been rais-
ed 5 to 10 percent since occupa-
tion. A main problem confronting
the go\ernment of Okinawa is the
small amount of land and an ever
increasing population. And in this
increase are more women than men.
A half an acre is considered much
land, the visitors said they are
SEE - • - Cockerel! for an insured
future income. —Adv.
Houston Youth
Stabbed On Bus
HOUSTON <m— A 16-year-old
white b iy was stabbed and criti-
cally wounded at Houston this
morning when he refused to sit
with Negro passengers aboard a
Houston transit bus.
The injured youth, tentatively-
identified as Dave W. Taylor, was
taken unconscious to Houston's
Hermann h ispital.
Police say Taylor told them a
gang of Negro passengers ordered
him to sit with them on the crowd-
ed bus.
The white boy refused, and was
stabbed as the Negroes ganged him
and began shoving him.
The Houston bus driver, his iden-
tity not known immediately, at-
tempted to stop the fight and dis-
covered the boy had been stabbed.
The Negro passengers poured out
of the bus, leaving through the
doors and windows.
A negro man, about 25 years of
age, was seen running from the
bus. and Houston police issued a
pickup order for him. The Negro
was wearing a light jacket, slacks
and sporting a pencil-line mus-
tache.
1958 Football
Schedule Shows
4 Home Games
Football Coach Emory Rellard
released the following football
schedules for a Buckano A and
B. teams for 1U58.
A Team
Sept. 12 Sweetwater
Sept. 1!> Wichita Falls
Level land
Abilene
Snyder
Open
liiowmvood
Mineral Wells
Graham
Weathei ford
Vernon
Sept. 20
Oct. 3
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
B Team
Sept. 13
Sept. 18
Sept. 25
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 1<>
Oct. 23
Oct. 30
Nov. ;
Nov. 13
Nov. 20
Most
Here
There
Here
There
There
There
Here
There
Here
There
Graham
Brownwood
Stamford
Mineral Wells
Open
Weatherf _>rd
Brownwood
Graham
Weatherford
Stamford
Mineral Wells
Buck backers will
Here
There
There
There
There
Here
There
Here
Here
Here
notice
that the biggest change in the A
team schedule is that Levelland
has been substituted for Gaines-
ville, and that we only have four
home games this coming season.
Breckenridge authorities signed
new two-year home and home con-
tracts this year with Levelland,
Sweetwater, and Abilene, and con-
tinued their normal policy of sign-
ing a one year contract with Wichi-
ta Falls which calls for the Bucks
to play there. It is because that
Breckenridge always plays Wichita
Falls in Wichita Falls that the
Bucks have five home games one
season and four home games the
following season.
All Buckaroo A team games will
be played at 8 o'clock on Friday
nights and the district champions
will be certified by the district on
November 22.
B team games will be played at
7:30 p. m.
• ILL BLACK
CNSUKANCK
1M N. Court Phone HI M4M
PRESENTS
THE WCATHER
Fair through Thursday. Not
quite so cold tonight with the
lowest 26 to 34. Warmer Thurs-
day. Low Thursday in upper
50s. I.ow last night 22. high
yesterday 45. Light variable
winds becoming southerly 10 to
15 miles per hoar Thursday.
Data Is Sought
On Jailed Flyer
PARIS t.f)—The U. S. Embassy
in Paris today ked France to get
information of an American Air
Pore jet pilot fmrced down in Com-
munist Albania. The flier apparent-
ly is Mai. Howard Curran who dis-
appeared December 23 on. "flight
from France to Naples. The United
States has no diplomatic relations
with the Soviet satellite on the
Adriatic, but France has a lega-
tion there. Radio Tirona said Al-
banian jet fighters had forced down
a U. S. T33 jet trainer which, the
report said, had trespassed over
Albanian territory.
o
Snowfall Astounds
Florida Residents
MIAMI Snow fell at Lakeland
in central Florida today as freez-
ing weather sliced deep into the
peninsula.
The Miami Weather Bureau said
snow fell at Brooksville. Plant City.
Dade City and Zephyr Hills. It also
snowed before dawn at Marianna
in Northwest Florida.
Buck Lane, who is 64 and hus
lived in Dade City all his life, said
it was the first snow he had ever
seen.
Austin Man Is
Elected Head
Of Texas Group
WASHINGTON im~'Texas' 24-
man congressional delegation has
chosen Representative Homer
Thornberry of Austin to preside
as group chairman in Washington
this year. •
The delegation members are all
Democrats except for Republican
Representative Bruce Alger of
Dallas.
The group holds weekly lunch-
eons on Wednesdays in the ornate
speaker's dining room in the House
wing of the capitol. Sometimes
they hear talks by pet-sons promi-
nent in current news and on other-
occasions discuss legislative mat-
ters.
Chosen delegation Secretary is
Congressman John Young of Cor-
pus Christi, who succeeds Con-
gressman J. T. Rutherford of Odes-
sa. The out-going chairman is rep-
resentative Clark Thompson of
Galveston.
Representatives Walter Rogers
of Pampa, named Vice Chairman,
is next in line to head the group.
Those attending today's luncheon
are to be given some sample pro-
ducts from one of Texas' newest
cash farm crops. It is sesame seed,
grown in Lamar and Collins coun-
ties, and to some extent, in the
Texas Panhandle.
Congi essman Wright Patman of
Texarkana is to distribute packets
of bakery sticks. This delicacy,
with sesame seed as a primary in-
gredient, is manufactured in Paris,
a North Texas town in Patnian's
district.
Incidentally, the new- chairman
of the Texas Congressional dele-
gation, Homer Thornberry, will
reach his 4Srth birthday tomorrow.
Speaker Sam Rayburn observed his
76th birthday on Monday.
o —
Communist Press
Jeers At Congress
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Communist Press and radio
in eastern Europe are playing the
same propaganda theme today.
They refer to the U. S. Congress
which returned to work yesterday
as "the arms race Congress." The
printed and broadcast articles of
the Reds praise the Moscow an-
nouncement of a 300,000-man cut
in the Soviet armed forces rnj
say it now is the west's turn to
contribute to a lessening of tension.
Phone HI 9-4421 for Oxygen
Equipped am balance aerrlce.
Ratterwbita PtaMral Him
Warming Trend
On Way After
Texas Freeze
The mercury dropped to 22 de-
grees hue this morning from a
high ot 45 yesterday as freezing
of Texas during the night.
At dawn, it was below freezing
along a line from Beaumont in ex-
treme southeast Texas, to Houston,
to San Antonio, and northward and
northwestward to the Texas Pan-
handle and Red River Valley.
Even in the lower Rio Grande
Valley it was unusually chilly.
Brownsville had a low of 40 de-
grees, and some points in the inter-
ior probably had even chillier read-
ings.
skies were clear and winds calm,
permitting any warmth In tli<i
ground to escape.
^ The U. S. Weather Bureau says
Texas should have fair weather
and slowly rising temperatures
through Friday.
Lunoock in the South Plains had
the lowest minimum reported to L*.
S. Weather Bureau with 15 degrees.
Biov.nsville's 40 was the highest.
Warmer Trend Seen
The cold weather came into Tex-
as behind a low pressure system
that caused last week-end's heavy
sn >ws and torrential rains. The
high pressure now over the state
is moving southward out of the
state, permitting a warming trend
to set in for the next few days.
Also aiding the return to milder
weather is a series of low pressur-
es pushing eastward across the
Canadian border, cutting off the
source of artic air into the south-
west.
Heavy snow fall, accompanied by-
biting winds, have blanketed the
eastern seaboard as far south at
as Virginia. Swirling up the east-
ern seaboard, the storm brought
death to at least 12 persons as
it dumped more than a foot of
snow in some areas. Atlantic City,
New Jersey, reports 13 inches, its
heaviest snow-tail in almost 17
years. Five inches fell on New
York City.
Falls of 14 inches are reported
in New Haven, Connecticut and
up to 12 inches had fallen in Rhode
Island before the snow turned to
rain and sleet.
Some Schools Closed
As always, slippery highways
caused many accidents.
The snow stopped in Maryland
and the lower Deleware area late
last night with 8 inches on the
ground at Salisbury on Maryland's
eastern shore. Seven to eight inch-
es of snow were reported in Dele-
ware and winds were clocked at
40 miles an hour.
Gusts of 52 miles an hour were
reported at Logan Airport, Boston,
and gusts of 50 miles an hour at
Portland, Maine.
At Ludlow, Massachusetts an Air
Firce F86 Sabre jet crashed in
woods during a blinding snow flur-
ry, but the pilot had bailed out
safely.
Some schools were closed in
Pennsylvania.
In Florida, where Citrus groweis
and other farmers were still re-
covering from a December freeze
that practically halved the Orange
crop, the Weather Bureau fore-
cast below freezing temperatures
in the northern and central parts
of the state.
Three Are Jailed
On Check Charges
William Riley Spoon, whose ad-
dress was given as Mineral Wells,
has been returned here from Al-
bany and charged with passing
worthless checks, improper regis-
tration of auto, and driving with-
out driver's license. Mary Kay
Spoon, a companion, is charged
with passing worthless checks and
held for investigation of forgery,
and John Earnest Spoon is heid
'for driving without a license,
Sheriff Chase Booth reported to.
day. The checks were given to local
places of business.
County Agents Weekly Report
Far mm ef Mini . . See
TRAMMELL • SWAN SON
INSURANCE AGENCY Aitv
By Tom Joyce Cirnningham
and Jack Greraett
Letters are being mailed this
week to those homemakers who
plan to make draperies reminding
them of the time and place of the
next meeting when work will begin
on construction of draperies. The
meeting will begin at 9:30 at the
YMCA and work will continue
during the day as long as anv wish
to work. In most cases the demon-
strations will be given during the
morning so that those who prefer
to work at home may do so in the
afternoon. Only those who are mak-
ing window covers will attend the
rest of the construction meetings.
4-H club boys and girls are mak-
ing plans for National 4 H Club
Week the first week in March.
Roger Broyles ia chairman of the
window exhibit committee, and
Billy Ray Mathias is chairman of
the fun festival committee.
We will have the program for
January DAR meeting in the home
of Mrs. Cecil Newby tomorrow af-
ternoon and the committee for the
Stephens County Rural Center will
meet Thursday night. Friday morn-
ing the Home and Garden Club will
meet in our home and that about
takes care of the rest of the week.
On Monday of next week we will
have a training meeting for cloth-
ing leaders in Home Demonstration
Clubs to help them plan their cloth-
ing workshops.
Vinston Jones of the Lacasa com-
munity ia now a member of the W.
A. D. A. M. dairy record keeping
program. Other dairymen engag-
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