The Waco Citizen (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1959 Page: 1 of 6
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Mb |oh, probably not for
what ho did but for getting
caught- Tho white flH woo in
the booh teat of the oar whan
police ip atted her try lop to
deck down. Tho Napro was at
tho parhod cor. fho pave o
•ratemon* In which the ad-
mitted filling dates, dividing
tho ill ft-* fabulous fees with
tho He pro man.
The efty eoaimtsxionm etten
tion waa salted by a ciUsen to
blind corners around town which
driving hosardous When
ashed by Mayor Joe Ward Jr., for
•pooli: locations, hr poiated out
18th and Baylor. 28th and Gur
ley and ISth and Barren. or. of
which la being corrected by thal
of the dty. ** ■
A. O. Wetaon of loo* Waae
atm teid tho city comm listen-
ers that the crass roads in tho
vicinity of Me boom near
Sprinp street wewM heoe been
block-topped by the eeonty if
♦he city hadn't taken tho area
on their streets,
__.__Mm* This was
referred to City Manopor Jack
Jeffrey te look kdo^Tho cHy
A»___ wa^ls jjuilfllliilt i
of HForl WWiptltnis.
Kind# like the Joho Plate sup
goasfisn that 0 patrolman ho
pot hash an tho boat around
the city sgoaro. N will ho die-
cussed for a
oelty ted* m
The city like an Individual die
commitment a( any kind, an the
theory that it woold ha an ad
miodoa Of having done the
wrong thing. No one. pat oven
on. ever admittedly makes a mis-
take. A few poogte* consider
themselves to he ikfafUbte This
often ia true of public officials
after they get in office.
We've had a nice winter the
MI8S SCR VIC I STATION OR
T1XAS Is Mix Shirley Kirk os,
who reprasawted Son Antonio
Un t ot TS»A at the convention
in tan Antonio leaf week. Miss
Kirkns Jpc'ao ta-yesroid high
school settlor, a talented ddcCcor
step.. finpor. Met IMbltlos Is te
*e a* prsfsisliml rntertoinar.
She hat studied in Now York ter
two summer* end filled o done-
lnp owpapomsnt in Montreal,
Canada. She also has won other
was o^^^^lo
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The moisture
ter the sort,
guhr
a tew antes from Rriftaf In-
■pootten stickers Ibis week.
law days were
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SEE MOVIE CONTEST
Race 1
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Water Funds Shortaqe Covered, Law
Suit Filed Overpayment to Contractor
I Count the
Ads Contest
The first 2S persons to send
in a postcard with the cm
number of ads in ti
paper will get a pair of
lutely free tickets to the
pheum Imperial or the Oak
lawn Theatres Classified ads
count too. See page 5 for de-
tail*. ■ T*
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Shortage.in fund* in the amount of $7,700 ot the
Waco city water works office has all been replaced
except* $200 by the insurance company which paid
the limit of their liability, $7,500. No criminal
complaint will probably be filed since the misappro-
priation cannot definitely be placed on criminal Intent.
The cashier involved Is no longer working for the city.
This will never happen ogain because the book-
keeping <yxt*in has been changed
which will enable a clc*er check,
officials stated.
Another lass was discovered by
the auditor i in their recent r«>
port.If was an overpayment ot
$10,000 to a contracting firm do
ing some construction work for
the water work*
A law mit is pending against
the firm to recover this overpay-
ment The case come* up on •
plea of privilege soon. It will pro
bahly have tn be tried at the
firm’s hi>me office in Dallas, City
Attorney Wiley Stem Jr. loW the
city commissi oners Tuesday. The
comptny mav be on the verge of
insolvency, it was stated.
City of Waco Now Operating
With Now Sot of Officials
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All Changes
lue to Shortage
James Webb is not empto; e«J
at ihe City Water Werki any
longer H* was of'lee manager
an w»i rot connected with
the shortages that took place
In the finances. Webb hs<9 a
misunderstanding with the
water superintendent, J 11. Le-
fevers. and wan let out, it was
stated.
W B Clark was discharged
bream* he was connected with
the shortage mentioned here
in. as brought eat before the
city commission meeting Tues-
day. Clark was cashier undor
Webb who let him go from the
Job which he has held many
years.
Traffic Women Have
Work of Motorcycle
Assumed
Officers
J. J. Pearce Talks
To Kendrick P-TA
Joe Jaca rear-re. health and
physical education director for
Ware schools, spoke to Kendrick
P-TA Tuesday night on the con
structive and destructive use of
leisure time.
Pearce advised more concentre
tion on one form of recreation
rather than on severe.I type* He
also told the group that parents
should provide more leadership
la recreation pursuits.
W. L. Barron, introduced the
speaker. Dr. George Stokes pre-
sented. in behalf of tho P-TA, a
lifetime membership certificate
and pin for the Texas P-TA Con.
gross to outgoing president, Mrs.
Travis Cranfill.
A program entitled “A Melody
of Song*” was presented by first
grade pupils of Mrs. Barnett.
Mrs Stewart and Miss MrKenxla
Mrs Toddy Horst reported on
the district conference meeting
In Hillsboro, attended by eleven
Kendrick members, where Kan
drick P-TA was awarded a ear
tifteate for a grade of 88 hi the
yearbook award
Mrs. Doris Bailey, librarian
reported on mors than 81 .OOP
worth of baolu the P-TA had
bought and repaired over a three
year period.
Tdrs Barrett • first grade won
room count.
Retiring Mayor Joe Ward Jr..
was appreciative of the new*
media in accurately keeping the
public informed about dty affairs
during hi* administration He slat
nd the city is fortunate to have
Jack Jeffrey as city manager who
is dedicated and competent and
does perform his duties welt, in
his retiring remark* as bead of
th« city government
Ward feels thal
have confidence in
eminent and
havsuuch in Jil
retiring mayor
marks in accepting the gavel from
Chamber of C m mere# President
Gordon IRountr**. %nich Was pre-
sents I In appreciation for the Job
woll done. Past Mayor D. T. Hick,
Jr, Dave Taylor public fetation*
director far the C-C and other*
accompanied Rountree for the oc-
casion.
Mayor <*lect Madison Clement
named by the commissioner- w*«
not present to accept the honor*
bestowed on him. He was out of
town on business. Mayor protein
Billy J. Hinton, instead, took over
and eonclur.ed the business of the
tesateo which wad a m< nor. to ad
jourr,. t v
All of tho business for the day
had been disposed of by the ok!
commission consisting of Ward
as mayor, presiding; Fred Simon
•nevor protean, who retired with
Ward from the council; Dr. Mau
rice Barnes and J l„ Bates
Taking their seats In afStejM
the newly elected
were SUnton Brown Jr., from
northwest Waco and J. A. (Bud)
Collins from southeast Waco.
Brown with four opponents had
rodved 906 vote* while Coillaa
got 167S and Madison Clemente
from thy northeast Waco ward
was elected with a total of 1887
votes. Several write-ins were not-
ed Hinton and Dr. Barnes served
as a committee to cairvaaa the
election before the new commie
stoners wore sworn In by Elmer
Roberts, dty director o^lnancer.
Dr. Baroas , moved Jhat the
council have a special evening
session toon to discuss tbs rs-
cent audit report with heads oi the
dty departments present. Some
of the recommendations of the
audlton have been pet into of
feet slrrsdy. such as providing a
petty cash for tho dty court and
tax office The dty officials ex-
pect to comply with other recoin
mends tion* aa soon as the feast
bflity pir N* learned.
Ttv commissioners authorise J
th* payment of $17,907 94 to the
nuhlic accountants for this audit.
Several discrepancies being prac-
ticed were noted aa well as a
shortage discovered, as told in a
separate story
MAKB YOUR RLACB
IN SPACE WITH THE
U. 8. AIE REECE
Your uniform stem A* you aa
part ef the U. 8. Air Marco—the
Nation's aerospace arm Wanr it
proudly
Western Dance Is
Set By Shriners
Saturday Evening
Karerr Shrine Temple will pre
tent a Western Dance. Soturdsi
from 8:70 9 m. to 12 30a nv. Ray
Coate* and The Western*rs will
play smooth, dancesble tuna*.
JeaUinn: favorite Walt* * anti
foxtrots guaranteed to stampede
All tensions and worries away.
T Dr8«s is opOonal. although,
casual is preferred with blue
Jeans, slack*, sport shirts, squaw
dresses and calicos recommended
Western Style informality, friend-
lineas and fun will prevail
•Just pi'l on Jeans, calico, cot
ton or silk", invites Roy C
Thompson, P-AerUte of Ksretn
Tempi*-. "Head hr » round-up ot
fun. You all come as you please
hut please come, perdner'”
Waco (ISO Group
To Honor Donors
Observance of USO Month in
Waco will center around 'tJu
Waco ITSO Lounge at 016 Austin
Avenue and will climax with Re
cognition Day on Aorti 18.
Local USO offlrsl* **ld the Re
cognition Day would honor
-hureb group* who regularly
furnish entertainment pnmiams
and Sunday night suoprr for *er
vioewien visiting the lounge
Overtnppinf duties baleen th*
poltcomen and the public rela-
tions women Is ab Hit to cause
amt* ronfudon Traffic officer*
and the traffic ticket women are
planning to art together in a
nteotiag soon, to aliminate this
conflht.
Most all the traffic duties have
bmn turns-1 over to the traffic
en-'tnccr. R.. T Gregory. Tin
traffic women ar» now issuing
Medical Education
Week Is Proclaimed
Governor Price Daniel has pro-
>-biimed the week of April 19-2.1
aa Medical Education Week in
Texas In to doing, ho helled the
mcdtcul schools aa having mad*
vital contributions to the progress
of Taxaa.
“America * material strength
lie* tr the vitality and good heal-
th of, its people,” the Governor
stated.'* Without these qualities,
thi* Nation could not maintain a
strong military force, keep men
and women at their Jobs tn In-
dustry or produce tana products
which feed us end are ex period
throughout th* world ”
The April 19 date opening the
Medical Education Week cots'
cldcs with the baginning of th,-
Texas Medical Association'* 1»»9
convention te be held four day*.
April 18-911. In Bar Antonio About
3.000 Texas physician* are ex-
pected te attend Ibis Mg meeting.
Governor Daniel's proclamation
gota or. te say ‘The medical
Hchnoia <>f out nation ropressni
foundation of tho entire health
structure. DentUta. phanancteU.
research scientist* and techni-
cians also receive Instruction In
mod teal school# which give* Un-
American eitiron medical care un
excelled anvwhere In the world."
"Research in medical school
laboratories has led to th* con-
quest of many dlsatsca which
formerly killed or cn;-pi*d thou
sands each year and baa increased
life expectancy In the United
States 23 years in th* past half
century .”
tickets on loading aone viola,ions
aa well aa Jverparking time Mo
toreyele officers hav*» been re
moved from the police depart
-r.-ont with exception of three of
the 3 wheeler*.
Formerly the women Just is
*uwf the one dollar printed tic-
ket* which wer« printed on the
envelope*. Now th.*v carry the
tickets in which they flit out the
blank spot*, setting the amount of' —___,-------„ ______
the fines In each rase. Women are I one observer baa remarked
City Purchases More
Playground Equipment
to take over the desk sergeants
Jobs too, under tkc PAS recom-
mend a linns
They ace gradually taking mot
all the police duties, working un-
der the traffic engineer. The
lraffle engineer likewise ia gradu-
ally assuming all of the duties
of every deportment at the dty
hstl. soon there will be no need
for a dty manager or police chief.
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Fire Added to Robinson Election Feud
plot
mt the dtuw
aa Tllerlodr.
By MARILYN EAEBR
Ware ( lilies Staff
It’s not aa alngple aa a
>n a TV western, but
tion aproars Jus*
matte.
The principals in tb* east, per
hape, cannot agree. Their
Uona are much i ,o wound up In
the plot and U's net for an Idle
TV audtence te sey who la the
/UUn.
Restoents of th* whole (tty of
Robinson are the cm* and they’re
bound, moat of team, te on* camp
W the ether. Each see** fenent
ly certain that hU aide is right |
The alleged principals in the
feud, arc IVIlo H Joaum. real
estate aa, and EvrreM O’Dowd.
r»» t ma or ef tho dty M Rootn-
A newcomer nuty meke a pet
tonality Judgment tron»,duU-l>
on the two pr.ncipela, hut he can
not fairly Judos vdte If fight Not
if he ter »h*) la Mhnd te a lire
few ion which calU lot ethte. and
fairneaa it’s moat difficult for
• reporter to M fair __ ^
th« urht deeplv on th* subject* oi
ethics in
of the ncw».
of fatrne** and
calling, though.
Where are tae line*
id duty’ A reported.
Jkvh. (a to Ull the
sonltca, five ceuncHmew. Mayer
O'Dowd and City StereUry Lewis
Brown.
Th* meeting Began offiuxlly at
7:40 p.mr. for the announced pur
peee of canvassing votes for the
recent city election.
O'Dowd ,|utefcly presented the
point which initiated an hour and
a Half period of accusations and
disputing
He charged that flv* voters in
the City's Ward On* had voted
Illegally, because they had eot
been residents of th* area for at
least six months. Named were Mr.
and Mr* Janies D. Rutherford
Alton H toe ter and Mr and Mr*
E. L. Bridges, whose length ef
residence, he said, bad been sub
mrttc l to election Judge* with in-
structions that they had not esteb
Itahed th* proper residence re
qainmenta. Me did not accuse
skpslgn(J rfjjo mi«< imdii, t. aMMrrtir.a
that they were uebtaeed Me Ire
plied only that the five persons
were allowed te vote through over
sight
Walter Tandy, who by prior U-
butaUons had wen the election by
four votes palled in Ward One
challenged III* Hat of illegal *«<•
era ■
It speaks for ItaeM," O'Dowd
ivnliad
O’Dowd pronoaed that Tandy
and hi* opposing esndidat. P-y
ten BtfU and te* City Join In i
friendly unt in district court to
decide tin outcome of the
0§M(Kl0lt«
Tandy, however, declined, etet
teg that If there woe any fraud
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BELLO JONES HAS HIS SAY
Waco Citiatn:
Since you were unable to pub
i*h the full content* of mv letter
in an earlier Issue, it would be ap-
preciated if you would publish It
^t a later date.
W* had no dmire to become ac
lively involved in the politi , on
agitating the City
of Robtn»on We do. however, be
Uev* we have th* right to sup
port end -vote for the candidate*
whom, u* ballevc are the best
qualified and who will work tor
the beat interests of ALL the
, rt.xcna of Rohiiuon
1 feel it H my d itv to refute
untrue statements codcerning the
Meadowhrook Addition, in the d<
vekypment of which I have assist
,-d Mrs. E. I. Brewster, owner, at
th* Bom ef Meadowhrook * ded
iratten of the land on which it
is located, and present owner of
all unsold let* therein
Mm. Brewster Joins me tn *tct
mg. positively and definitely, that
the City of Eehinson has contri
hutod nothing to the expense ot
developing the M»E>w>WBfc Ad
ditkm. nor the upkeep of Uu
streets since they hev* hern opev
On tee other hand she has paid
alt costs of development, includ-
ing excavating, curb* and gutters
stiaats, giavel and making uuli
lies available, which amounts te
170.000 ftp and up. Among suck
items, shs has paid $12-332 00 to
i he Robinson Water Company for
motes, connections, labor end In
stalling fire plugs. She purchased
her ewn fir* ptur* Moreover, the
«W*»
Future Course
UndecMed
Walter Tandy, offic
kilty doc la red thg loser
Pleygrmid equipment at Ken- -
drick psfk purchased by the city
Tuesday cn*t $3,420. The pur
chase was mad* from O. H. Hof-|
fmeyr The low bid of 13003 5%
Blade by R. A. Holt Co., Inc.,
ef Waco, was rejected by the
commissioners upon recommend/ -
tion of the psik superintendent.
hv the contractors now doing this
work with the dty paying an ad-
ditional Mim of $7,708.87 differ-
once. This is dieaner fbr the dty
than it would cost later, tile
engineer* stated.
Sunhricht Waste Paper Com-
pany will be allowed to receive
the downtown dry garbage team
Alva Stem It waa stated that the dty trucks to sort out Tn their
low bid of Holt’s did WR meet all
the Nwciflcations
April 38th was dote set to tc
ceivp bids for two concrete ten-
nis courts at Kendrick park. Esti-
mated cost is 910.000, A sanitary
sewer extension at Scotwood ad-
dition for *21.771 10 bid was set.
We are ?olng to have one oi
the best equipped parka in Waco
at Kendrtcka, Stem stated out-
rdi> thr meeting. While the pur-
>.-li.i*e» are made bv the Parks and
Hf-rejti«n Board, all expendi-
tures mtiHt be approved by the
city commission The money is
coming out if the recent bonds
voted by the people for this sped
ife purpose Last week the city
bought high fences for Kendrick
park.
A truck mounted backhoe wa»
another item hought on high bid
when the contract went to J. W.
Barth.>low Machinery Company
lor $13,430, including tradein*.
The storm sewer system for
Sanger to lithe I and North 20th
to 20th contract waa let to Hoff
man and Border* for $104,450.31
Koer zorln* matters were dU- i
pound of by the commission with-
out opposition A special person
al permit w.is given for s da/
nursery at 2300 Colcord. Three
Other jippfic it ions to conform
wilh lhe master plan were con
side red.
Zoning hearings were set for
May 12.
The zoning ordinance was
amended to grant special permits
for antenna broadcasting tower*
The city paid Sslmond, Locke
____ ______ ... ,4 Associates engineers for the
,~ o us ^ ’ I 121 h street bridge near 1-aSalle
In Robinsofrt r#cnnt city Ij.yqgg Are they the one* who
designed the bridge to be crook
ed, being at an angle to South
Twelfth street?” asked commis-
sioner Hillv J Hinton. He did not
oppo* tho payment.
place of
hops* te
city hoi
$100 a
teas tar.Wttcfa the
get a minimum oi
baaed an IBatam
for the salvage.
The city's pan of TB bill $280
was rak! J. A Ilouton. personnel
director, gave the commla*loners
copies of Ms hand book for em-
ployees Just published,
WACO
M IITIfSTlTt TBIATII
MIONfTI SHOW
Sat. Nite 11:30
election by the city coon
cil, said that he* was "ot
♦his time undetermined"
about a course of oction.
Tondy met with law-
yers and more than 80
residents of Robinson
Wednesday night at
Alta Vista school to con-
sider the council's deci-
sion to disqualify five
voters in Ward One and
to omit the total vote of
the Ward. Tandy had
earlier been named win-
ner by four votes.
The group of citizens
and lawyers plonned to
study all legal aspects of
the council's decision
fore taking action.
Opinions voiced at
Tuesday's night's meet-
ing were that the council
action was definitely il-
legal, however.
A quit claim deed was given
the federal government for an-
other tract to be a part of the
Lax* Waco dam.
Th* a* ignmen* of a leaae for
Henry’s fishing bargi waa teferr
ad to the water department for
Investigation. The 5 year least
was made by th« dty on July 1,
1958.
Expansion el La Sail* Avenue
storm sewer system will be done
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GOOD CATCH
A recent launching oi a Thor
IRBM over th* Atlantic Mias
Rang* was termed successful by
the Defense Department, with
reported pleased by the
of th* missile's reliability
and accuracy taste
Not only was good telemetry
received on all phases of
Thor» flight, but tBa data cap-
sule from tb* missile was also
recovered. This marked th# third
recovery of such a
a
i ot ttifitiiti
bev Tteulti of
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