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STEPHENVILLE. ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1949
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SEVEN HUNDRED
IT OPENING OF
IARTIN DAKERY
Approximately 700 persons at-
ended the formal opening of Mar-
Itin’a Bakery Wednesday from 6
[ until 9:30 p.m., Jimmy Martin,
I owner and operator of the
orted.
Fjjve prises were awarded in
bakery
eporU '
the cake contast. Winners were
Marilyn Ferguson, first; Joe Tar-
ver, second; Cecil R. Denman,
third; Doyle Phillips, fourth, and
Wanda McChristian, fifth. All
five of these guessed the correct
weight of the cake, which was 88
pounds. The order in which they
received prises waa determined by
the time each registered, Martin
Mid.
Brown and Hewell Judges. <
Judges in the cake contest were
W. N. Brown, president of the
Stephenville Chamber of Commerce
and E. J. Howell, president of Tar-
leton State College.
Cake and refreshments were
served, and Martin expressed his
regrets that all who attended were
not preeent when the cake was
cut
“We would like to express our
appreciation to all those who aid
ed us in this formal opening in oui
new location and those who have
been so helpful in the establish-
ment of the bakery,” Martin con-
cluded.
I&M DIRECTORS
APPROVE BIG
BUILDING HIND
Under appropriations approved
by Texas AAM board of directors
in a meeting held at College Sta-
tion Friday, Tarleton Will receive
necessary funds to begin construc-
tion on the wing of the science
building.
Also included in the appropria-
tions for Tarleton were funds for
the construction of a physical edu-
cation building for women, a
creamery sad milk shed, sidewalks
and miscellaneous. Installations,
woodshop. metalshop and swim-
ming pool.
Fuads for the repair and addi-
tion of streets and needed utilities
were also voted In the meeting.*
Calls fur $9 Million
The over-all program adopted by
the board included $9,000,000 for
buildings at College Station, Ar-
lington, Tarleton and Prairie View
colleges. . '_______
In addition the board approved
a 12 per cent budget increase for
the 1949-60 fiscal year. The in-
"creaie amounted to more than
$28,000,000.
The board authorised the AAM
architect to submit plans for con-
stitution projects at the four
^MVools in the near future.
* Tarleton will receive 1907,200 of
the funds allocated. College Station
receives $6,643,861, while Arlington
gets $1,070,000 of the approved
funds. Prairie View State Cc
was allotted $926,000.
Erath Schools Receive
first 1949-50 Payments
The first installment of cash
payments to Erath county schools
under the terms of the recently
enacted Gilmer-Aikin statutes was
received here the past waak. Ste-
phenville and Dublin, by virtue of
enrollment figures, received the
biggest portion of the remittance.
Stephenville was paid $12,436
for teachers aid ana $1,716 for
transportation.
Dublin got $6,262 for teachers
aid and $1,366 for transportation.
These amounts are for the first
month of operations and monthly
remittances will be made through-
out the school year.
A meeting held in Eastland
when school
fteads
and su
pervls
in att
NEW U. 8. JET BOMBER—Revealing only that It* speed la
“high," the Department of Defense has unveiled the new
XB-61 ground-support bomber. It has three turbo-jet en-
gines, two mounted on pylons on the lower side of the fuse-
lage and the third in the rear of the fuselage. The high-speed
bomber needs a crew of only two mdn—the pilot and the
radioman-navigator.
TSG STUDENT
HIT BY TRUCK
Billy Ray Glenn, 19-year-old
Tarleton student from Round Rock,
was injured
when
a truck -----. —
front of Herrin Motor Co., on West
Waahlm
njured at 10:16 ajn. today office to allow discounts on all
his motorbike collided with state and county taxer paid at that
:k driven by A. L. Bibb In office during the months of Octo-
igtoa.
Officials stated Glenn was un-
able to stop or alow the motor-
bike when Bibb chtered the street
from the Herrin Motor Co. park-
ing lot where he had just dumped
a load of gravel.
Waa Unconscious
Glenn's injuries were reported
to be only slight, but he still will
be in the hospital for observation
for three days, hospital attendants
stated. He was unconscious at the
time he was brought to the Ste-
phenville Hospital for treatment,
but he regained consciousness with-
in 46 minutes.
He .is a freshman at Tarleton.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Glenn of Round Rock.
College
Water Department
Collections Big
For Last Month
The city water department, in
a report Thursday morning, an-
nounced that total collections for
the current month totaled $9,126.
These figures were tabulated from
Aug. 19 to Sept. 17.
Cash received from this source
was allocated as follows: operat-
ing fund, $7,096.66; depreciation
fund, $373.51; Sewer maintenance,
$1,667.26. Collections were from
more than 2,500 patrons.
Revenue in the water depart-
ment is now fast ap
iproaching
per annum, being $86,000
lor the current year. New connec-
tions are bringing added income
«.H. h month, *o it is reported.
The months of July, August and
September yield the largest re-
turns for the water department.
Ill Tell the
World...
By Rufun F. Higgs
'THERE ARE a lot of people in
"*■ Stephenville who are not in
agreement on the proposition of
better facilities at the airport.
Our guess is that if an election
were held today for $26,000 that is
so badly needed to bring the field
up to required standards it would
fail. More than likely it would fail
because it would be hard to gat the
. actual facts before the voters.
I Thus, there would be considerable
I confusion with the result that or-
I ganised opposition would develop.
■ Even so, the time is not too far
■in the future when sentiment will
■change. Air travel and air trans-
Hportation is coming, making fast
^goadwmy all over the country,
ghere are entirely too many rea-
fions for these improvements to
Enumerate them here. This de-
partment has every hope that soon-
or later Stephenville people,
th individuals and tha official
CHEST BUDGET
SET AT $5,850
FORYEAR1950
At a meeting of the Community
Chest board of directors, held in
the Chamber of Commerce office
last night, a budget for 1960 total-
ing $6,860 was approved and the
month of October designated as the
time on the annual Community
Cheat drive, W. J. Wisdom, man-
ager of the Chamber of Commerce,
reported.
The board also approved $500
for use by the City Recreation
Committee rn its yfear-round rec-
reation program for Stephenville
youth. The Gonzales Foundation
was allotted $100 at the meeting,
Wisdom said, the fund's to be taken
out of the 1949 budget.
Eleven Participants
Wisdom pointed out that there
will be eleven organizations tak-
ing part in the drive this year.
“With these eleven receiving funds
from the Community Chest, this
will eliminate other fund drives
which would normally be conducted
in Stephenville,” Wisdom pointed
out.
The 1960 budget will provide
$1,200 for the Boy Scouts, $1,000
for the Girl Scouts, $600 to the
Public Lbirary,'$500 to CJity Rec-
reation Committee, $400 Ho the
FFA and $400 to the Stephenville
Polio Fund.
Also included was the Goodfel-
low Fund, $600; the Gonxales
Foundation, $200; the Cancer Fund,
$200; the Salvation Army, $160;
the USO, $200, and the Contingent
Fund will receive* $600.
TAX DISCOUNTS
AGAIN OFFERED
The Commissioners’ Court again
has authorised the tax collector’*
all
dance was presidsd ovar by a mem-
ber of the State Board. All de-
tails of the new plan were explain-
ed. Most schools now have a fairly
good idea of tha money they will
get for teachers and transporta-
tion for the year.
Those from Stephenville attend-
ing the meeting were County
School Superintendent W. D. Tate,
J- B. Merrell, superintendent Ste-
phenville public schools, W. D.
Raley, Dublin superintendent, and
her, November and December, Wm.
O. Croft, county tax collactor, an-
nounced today.
Property owner's. Daying their
1949 taxes * during tktober will
receive a discount of 3 per cent,
those paying in November will get
a 2 per cent reduction, and those
paying in December will be allowed
1 per cent off the assessed valua-
tion. *
Croft urged all who could to pay
their taxes during October and
take full advantage of the maxi-
mum discount permitted.
Parking Meters
Yield Average of
$1,000 Monthly
Funds received by the city from
parking meters in the Stephen-
ville business district are yielding
an average of $1,000 each month,
said City Secretary Maguire Thurs-
day morning.
The amount collected from this
source from Aug. 19 to Sept. 17
was $1,064.09. He said that was
about an average. However, he
pointed out that heaviest collec-
tions would be during the holiday
shopping season around Christmas.
Funds collected from this source
are how divided equally between
the company that installed the
meters and the city, each receiving
one-half. Secretary Maguire laid
that payments to the meter com-
pany would end within another
eleven months, After that city
funds will be receiving (he full
$12,000 per annum the meters
yield.
Mrs. Colwick to
Be PTA Main
Speaker, Oct. 4
Mrs. Carl Colwick will be the
speaker at the first regular busi-
ness meeting of the local Parent-
Teacher Association which will be
held at the Ward School auditorium
Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 8:30 p.m. Mrs.
Colwick has chosen for her sub-
ject, “Teamwork Between Home
and School."
You ate urged to Come and bring
someone with you. Let’s make this
another record crowd. Coma and
see and hear what is going on.
There are many vital business
matters to be attended to and we
need you. The yearbooks will be
available at this time, so come snd
get yours.
The Junior High School Choral
Club Is to entertain, preceding the
business session.
There is to be an executive com-
mittee meeting at 9 p.m. in Mr.
Hook’s office.
Don’t forget that a nursery hae
as provided fee ehs wonvonioweo
-of mothers-with small children.
Huckabay Girl to
Be Honored at
Texas State Fair
AIRLIFT TO END
FRIDAY NIGHT
FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept.
29. (UP)—The Berlin airlift will
end at midnight tomorrow after
462 days of operation, the U. S.
Air Force announced today.
The bridge of planes that beat
the Soviet land blockade of West-
ern Berlin had Deen scheduled to
end Oct. 31. But officials said it
will cease operations a month
early because sufficient stockpiles
of supplies have been accumulated
in Berlin to meet any emergency.
FIRST POLIO CASE
MEXIA, Sept. 29. (UP)—Mema
had its first polio case in mors,
than a year today.
Ruby Marie Jackson, 1^-month-
old Negro child, was diagnosed as
a polio victim at Waco yesterday.
Joe Umphresa, Erath county school
supervisor.
Counties represented at the
meeting were Eastland, Hamilton,
Erath, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Calla-
han, Hood and Comanche.
Rural Schools Get Caeh
Aside from the amounts paid to
Stephanville and Dublin, rural
schools in Erath county also re-
ceived substantial sums.
A list of the schools and amounts
war# reported as follows by the
county school superintendent, the
money to be applied to teachers
aid: i
Alexander___740.00
Bluff Dale „___________ 559.90
Duff an ________ 300.00
Edna Hill___________* 273.06
Hackakar ___________________ 1.$10.90
Llnglevllla __________ 2,202.00
Morgan Mill _______ 1,040.00
Oak Dale______________^ 180.00
Purvis_______ 258.00
Solden_________:______ 413.00
Three Way ________________ 240.00
Tranaportaion Aid
Transportation of studenta is a
major item in the operation of nil
the schools and grants are to be
paid on the basis of the number
of scholastics and other require-
ments. A list of the schools re-
ceeiving transportation money the
peat week were listed as follows
by Superintandent Tate:
Alexander_________$ 206.00
Bluff Dale___49.00
Dnffaa____I $6 (Hi
Edna Hill_________' 120.00
Wwtaiw —----r 364.00
IJngleville_______1 ' 679.00
Morgan Mill______ 270.00
Oak Dale____70.00
Parvis _ u. 77.00
Selden 1_____ 112.00
Three Way 1____1JL4.00
Total amounts for the year paid
each school will not be definitely
known until the end of the school
year, or until all applications have
been finally processed and
provad.
ap-
Vislting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. T. M. Scarborough were a
grand-nephew, Wayne Stewardson,
Santa * .....
friend, Miss
of Coleman.
Anna, a grand-niece, Miss
dson,
Jackie
Velma Stewardson, Coleman, and a
Duncan, also
TEXAS LAUGHS J
BY BOYCE HOUSE
»♦»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 44444
O’Donovan was out of work
and he was broke. At last, he
was offered a job aa a diver.
He had had no experience but
everything ana explained to him;
one tug of the line meant this,
two tugs meant that and three
tugs meant, “Get me up quick.”
Ro he was helped into the suit,
the helmet was put on and he
clambered down the ladder and
into the water, carrying a pick
with which he waa to dig in the
hold of a ship that had sunk, the
object to locate the safe.
The Irishman had been below
only a short time when tjiere
were three quick tugs on the line
and the erew drew him quickly
to the sarface, removed the hel-
met ead asked:
“Wbat’s the matter?”
O’Donovan said, “I’m resign-
in’. To thunder with a Job where
a man can’t spit on his hands.'
Among the 60 outstanding 4-H
and boys, Future Farm-
8 1
Club gino i
era and Future Homemakers to be
Progress Rapid
On Remodeling
Of Court House
Progress on the remodeling and
repair of the county court house
indicates that work will be com-
pleted within the time allotted for
the project, according to Dale
Harbin, county judge.
The steeple has been sand-blasted
and workmen are now in the pro-
cess of painting the wooden struc-
ture in the steeple, Harbin stated.
The sand-blasting of the body of
the structure was started last
week, and reports show that much
progress is being made.
On the inside of the building,
workmen are in the process of re-
modeling the district court room
and the entire third floor. This
part of the project should he com-
plete in the near future, Harbin
said. There is still plastering to
be done, new steel windows to be
installed and much painting and
other repair, including the addition
of more apace.
"The work has been vary satis-
, factory to data, and we hope the
Wily, can reach an agreement entire project will be complete in
i I’LL TELL THE WORLD, pg 8 the near future,” Harbin concluded.
honored by the State Fair of Texas
with a banquet in the Texas Room
of the Baker Hotel, Oct. 14 at 7
p.m., ip Margie Moon of Huckabay.
The* 1949 State Fair will present
honor awards to the girls snd boys
for outstanding achievements dur-
ing the year. They will be intro-
duced to Texas business leaders at-
tending the State Fair of Texas
annual banquet in the Crystal Ball-
room.
Approximately 76,000 farm girls
and boys from every corner of the
state will attend the fair Oct. 15,
Rural Youth Day.
The purpose of the day is to
help rural youth to become better
citisens. Fair officials feel that
this can be achieved by increasing
their knowledge of the latest
trends in agriculture and by en-
couraging them to profit through
the experiances of others.
Daughter of Fort
Worth Early-Day
Settler Dies
‘FORT WORTH, Sept. 29. (UP)
—Mrs. Carrie Turner Keller', 85,
daughter of one of the largest land
and slave owners in early-day
Fort Worth, died at her home to-
day.
She was the widoqrj0f E. H.
Keller, who established the first
buggy and wagon business here in
Her father was the late Charles
Turner, who came to Texas with
other pioneers before the Civil
War to select a location for th#
troops that were to establish the
old fort from which the city takes
its name.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis and
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Davis visited
in Brownwood Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Davis.
PROCLAMATION .
WHEREAS, Congress has designated the first week of
October as National Employ the Physically Handicapped
Week, . .
J WHEREAS, The purpose of NEPH Week is to stimu-
late the widest possible interest in the employment of
handicapped workers; to encourage a more widespread
understanding of the firoblema of disabled veterans and
ofher handicapped workers; and to develop, through the
ensuing months and year*, attitudes of acceptance, of dis-
abled workers for their abilities, in the interest of em-
ployers,
WHEREAS, All handicapped persons, including disabled
veterans, deserve self-supporting and self-respecting jobs
in which they can make useful, contributions to our com-
munities, state and nation, and _
WHEREAS, The President of the United States and the
Governor of the State of Texaa have called special atten-
tion to the observance of NEPH Week,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, R. N. Pittman, Mayor of Ste-
phenville, Texas, do hereby designate the week of October
2-8 as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped
Week,” and I call upon all local officials, all local employ-
ers, all local civic organizations, all Church groups, all
veterans organizations and all public-spirited citizens to
assist in every possible way in bringing to the attention
of all citizens of] our community that disabled veterans
and other handicapped workers are fully capable and are
performing their work efficiently, safely and reliably in
many different occupations.
And I further urge all employers to place all their job
orders with the Texas Employment Commission so that
disabled veterans and other handicapped: Workers regis-
tered for jobs may be given an opportunity to prove their
value in productive and self-respecting jobs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal of the City of Stephenville to be
affixed.
(Seal) \ R. N. PITTMAN, Mayor
City of Stephenville.
ACT OF CONGRESS BRING* YOUNGSTER TO (]. R—Two-
year-old Jacob Gross, whose admission to the United States
required Joint action by President Truman, Congress and
the United Jewish Appeal, Is safe In* the arms of his grand-
mother, with whom ho’U lire. Young Jacob, oolo survivor of
a plane crash In Czechoslovakia in which his parents, 86
other passengers and the crew were killed, waa found In a
pillow In a trep.
I. C. WOODS LETS MUMS TO HAVE
CONTRACT JOB. NEW STATION
A.- C. Woods announced the past
week that he had awarded a con-
tract to Arnold Halt for the con-
atruction of a store building on
North Graham Straet. When com-
pleted the etrurture will have ap-
proximately 8,000 square feet of
floor space and will be occupied
by Woods, who will operate a fur-
niture store at that location.
Front of the ktructure will be
faced with brick and will have
plate glaaa windows. No figures
were released aa to the probable
cost of tbe.bvpldlng.
Completion Soon
Contractor Hale now haa a fores
of workmen employed on the proj-
ect and axpecta to have it com-
pleted about Oct. 16.
Woods said Friday that he had
already completed purchases for
the new store and expected to offer
a wide variety of all classes of
furnitura and household supplies.
Property on Which the building
is located was purchased from W.
N. Brown last week at an unan-
nounced figure.
County Baptists
To Discuss State
Budget at Meet
A state denominational budget
of ten million dollars will be the
main item of discussion when Bap-
tists of this area meet Oct. 4-6
for the annual conference of the
Erath association. First Baptist
Church, Dublin, will be' headquar-
ters for the meeting.
Dr. David M. Gardner, editor of
The Baptist Standard, state de-
nominational newspaper, will prs-
sent the tan-mlllion-dollar budget,
which cornea up for approval at the
statewide Baptist convention in El
Paso in November. For the first
time, the state executive board will
ask the convention to adopt a bud-
get only half of which will go for
state missions, the other half to
worldwide causea.
Representatives from the 32
churches in this association will
report on the progress of their
various organizations and will
make plans for the coming year.
Dr. Gardner will urge the in-
dividual churches represented to
follow the convention example by
designating 60 per cent of their
own budgets for world-wide causes.
The Baptist churches in this
association have a total member-
ship of 6,460.
A joint agreement between J.
L. Marr and son, Paul Marr, local
Sinclair distributors, and w. K.
Brown, brings into construction a
modem drive-in s«rvice station at
tha corper of Frey and North
Graham streets. The structure is
estimated to cost approximately
$10,000 and will be modern in every
“file contract waa awarded to C.
M. Bailey. Construction is now un-
ready for occupancy some time in
der way and the station will b«
y fo
October.
Located on one of the principal
etreeta of the city, and also on
Highway 10$ that e* leads pwrtb
to Huckabay and Thurber, the new
station will be available to. a large
number of people. Both Frey and
Graham streets art served by city
hue linee and extend to heavily
populated sections of Stephanville.
CO. D ENLISTS <
OPEN HOUSE
Twenty new men were enlisted
in Company D, 142nd Infantry,
Texas National Guard, at tha open
house held at the Guard Armory
last night, according to Oapt. J. A.
Hart, commander of the company.
The open house was held In con-
nection with the present recruiting
drive the National Guard la under-
taking throughout tha United
State. No Hat of the new men en-
listed was available. hut these
name* will be released later, Cap-
tain Hart said. Company mombers
who recruited th# first new en-
listees will be awarded a new port-
able radio.
After a welcome by Captain
Hart, Mayor R. N. Pittman made a
short talk on the help several busi-
ness men have *
in the past. 7
state representative. .....
aid given hy the city council to
the company.
History of Unit Given
Major L. G. Rich, once command*
ing officer of the company, gave
a nrief history of the unit from
its organisation in 1981 to the
preeent.
Col. Oscar Frasier, 49th Armor-
ed Division, Texas National Guard,
spoke on the reasons why the Tex-
as National Guard la or value to
young men today. “It la to your
advantage to be a member of the
guard because of the tipining re*
eeived. In the event of another
world conflict, the training any
young man gets In the guard mey
save hia life in combat,” Premier
■aid. .
Equipment, personal ne wall as
company, waa displayed by mem-
bers, and motion pictures showing
the types and methods of training
were also shown during the latter
ram.
the
tne Help several Dual-
's given to the guard
Then Grady Perry,
ntative, outlined the
pert of tho prograi
Ifof the cor .
officers wish to thank all
“On behalf
Mailing Dates Set
For Christmas
Packages Overseas
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. (UP)
—The Defense Department urged
today that Christmas packages for
members of the army, navy, and
air force overseas be mailed be-
tween Oct. 16 and Nov. 16 to assure
delivery by the holiday.
Each gift package should be
marked “Christmas parcel.” Max-
imum weight it 70 pounds and
overall length and girth combined
must not exceed 100 inches.
I The Defense Department re-
quested that food and military
clothing not be aent.
Accident Victim Improved
Bill Wilke, who was injured in
an accident on the Mineral Wells
highway just outside the city limits
Sunday, is reported to be in e
satisfactory condition today, ac-
cording to hospital attendants.
Wilke received
State Ranks High
In Poultry Sales
By tailoring their products to
consumer preferences, Texas poul-
trymen produced more than $130,-
000,000 in poultry products last
year to rank fourth among the
48 states in setting up a record-
breaking national total of $3,-
071,000,000, K was pointed out
today by Howard C. Pierce, nation-
al poultry research director of AA
P Food Scores.
“Whenever a commodity shows
a jump in sales, it is always the
result of consumer choice, snd pou-
ltry is no exception to the rule,"
said Pierce, “as 90 years of food
retailing have repeatedly demon-
strated in our company.
“The public definitely wants
chickens with more meat in propor-
tion to bone,” he said. "We relayed
this preference to the poultry in-
dustry and, since 1946, the AAP
has backed the Chicken-of-Tomor-
row campaign to produce such
chickens.
“Now in its fourth year, the
drive is producing 12-week-old
birds that weigh up to four and
and five pounds instead of the for-
mer two or three—and twenty
million of these meatier chickens
are going to market this year.”
Citing Department of Agricul-
ture figures, Pierce showed that
the fastest-growing branch of pou-
ltry is commercial broiler pro-
duction which has leaped upward
41 per cent since the drive began
in 1946 to produce better broilers.
The extra meat poundage is
playing a large part in the growth
of over-all poultry income. Pierce
added, giving the Department of
ranking states.
In Millions of dollars, the poul-
try earnings of the ten leading
states last year were aa follows:
Pennsylvania, $202; California,
$J96; New York, $162; Texas
$131; Illinois, $130; New Jersey,
$99; Virginia, $81; Maryland, $72;
Delaware, $67; and Massachus-
etts, $66.
mpany, the
t all thoas
who attended the open house, and
tha Staphenvllle High School Band,
who furnished the music for th«
program," Captain Hart concluded.
Former Resident
Saves Children
From Fire in Va.
Mis. Frances Mayberiy who re-
cently moved from Btephenvlll* to
Groveton, Va., received acclaim
for rescuing eomt children from n
burning building thore.
Mrs. Mayberry and her small
daughter, llene, made their home
here while their husband and
father, Lt. J. W. Mayberry, was
In foreign sendee. They lived with
her mother, Mrs. E. C. Watson,
788 N. Cain and Mrs. Mayberry
was night supervisor at the Ste-
phenville Hospital.
Mrs. Watson want to Virginia
a few weeks ago to visit the May-
berry family. The account, taken
from the Washington Post follows;
An off-duty Alexandria hospital
nurse rescued four children trapped
in a burning room in their Grove-
ton (Va.) home yesterday.
The nurse, Frances Mayberry,
carried the children—two of them
four, one two, and the other 17
months old—from the living room
through a fire-swept doorway.
Mrs. Mayberry’s 'mother, Mrs.
K. C. Watson, suffered leg tn-
wri a flight
juries when she foil dnv
of stairs fleeing th# fire.
Firemen from Penn Daw, Grove-
ton, Franconia and Mt. Vernon,
put out the fire.
Mrs. Mayberry told firemen she
and her mother were in a second-
floor room they rent at the house
when Mrs. Watson declared she
"smelled smoke.”
Mrs. Mayberry, the wife of an
army lieutenant stationed at Fort
Belvoir, fought her way down the
stairs and dragged her mother to
safety. She then returned to the
house to find the door had slammed
shut.
The nurse said she had to kick,
hammer and finally throw her full
weight against the door before she
was able to force It open.
The children were found inside,
nearly suffocated, and were car-
ried bodily from the structure.
Prompt arrival of fire com-
panies from near-by areas prevent-
ed serious damage to the house,
although all furnishings in the
downstairs room where the blaze
originated were destroyed.
Firemen said the fire evidently
was started when the children
playing in the first floor room,
found some matches and accident-
ally Ignited a curtain.
hospital
weeks, attendants said. All others
jured in the accident have been
leased. \
Former Commander
Camp Wotters Dies
MINERAL WELLS, Sept. 29.
(UP)—The body of Col. William
II. McCiitchcori, former command-
ing officer of Camp Wolters and
veteran of two wars, lay in state
today at Buzbee Funeral Home.
Colonel McCutcheon, 66, died
Tuesday in a Mineral Well* hos-
pital.
He received his discharge from
Wilke redfeived a broken back in the army Dee. 1, 1947, after 31
the mishap and will he confined to years in the service, and had made
the hospital for another three his home here since.
r* plans call for burial
in the U. 8. National Cemetery at
Arlington, Va.
Firemen Answer
Early Alarm
At 5 o’clock this morning, the
Stephenville Fire Department an-
swered an alarm at the Payton*
Frakes Creamery on North Clin-
ton just off West Washington. The
blaze was found to be in an electric
motor for a compressor.
Cause of the fire is unknown, and
damage was estimated at $160.
TWO FIRE ALARMS
The 8tephenvllle Fire Depart-
ment answered two calls yesterday
afternoon. One, at' the site of the
old landing field, which was s grass
fire with only slight damage in-
curred. The second was a call to
the city dump ground where the
city’s tractor caught fire. Cause
of this blaze was unknown, and
damage to the tractor was only
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Higgs, Rufus F. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1949, newspaper, September 30, 1949; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1131097/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.