The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1949 Page: 1 of 12
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BALLINGER, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 13, IMS
Water Around Spillway
Of Valley Creek Lake
Rains of 1.50 Inches and more
fell In Runnels county Saturday
night to again AH all farm ter-
races and furrows and put streams
on rises Part of the county suf-
fered some losses from high winds
and hall. The Wingate and Pum-
phrey sections had the heaviest
damage, outhouses being blown
down and losses sustained In
wheat fields
The Valley Creek watershed was
soaked and a rise early Sunday
sent water around the spillway
on the new city lake for the Arst
tendent for the city of Ballinger, I
reported Monday that water:
flowed around the spillway all day ;
Sunday and was still running
around Monday morning The
Colorado River was on a rise Sun- i
day and Monday, and Elm Creek
water went over the spillway at j
the old city lake.
Farmers here Monday said most
farm work was getting behind
and there would be much to do
when the weather permitted
plowing. Weeds and grass are
rank and there Is also a large
time. R. E. Harris, water supertn-[acreage still to be planted.
Speed Boat Races Here
Will Open 1949 Season
County’s Land Owners
Vote for Soil District
Runnels county land owners The next step will be to forma
voted Saturday In favor of form- •-*- - ■ rmB •
lng a soli conservation district In
WHEELING A VIRGINIA REEL
Wd ever tear of whrrlchalr dancing? Thrar nit-mber* of an in.
da*r a porta club In California prepara far aqnara dan. mg which will be held In Santa Monica from
this county. In each of the eight
boxes a large majority favored the
proposal and while the voting was
light, little opposltioa developed
Tlie total returns showed 311 In
favor to 62 opposing.
Results of the election will be
sent to the state soil conservation
board at Temple for study and
probable approval If approved by
the board, as expected, the county
will be divided into live equal
ari as and a supervisor named for
each I h>' state board will appoint
supervisors lor areas 2 and 4, and
elections will be held in ureas 1,
3 and 5 When these officials are
named they will form their organ-
izations and elect a chairman, a
vice-chairman and secretary.
late a plan of work und after this
^weKwiUbe submitted to the
ture for approval. With approval
of the work plan, the state board
will be asked for a certificate of
organization and as soon as It |g
received committees and other
working groups will be set up to
carry out the provisions Included
In the general plan.
These committees may be large
und include both men and women
to work on specific parts of the
program.
Nothing will be done locally
until the state board studies the
results of the election held Satur-
day and make s announcement
regarding the establishment of a
district.
At a meeting of the Ballinger ♦
Sportsman's Club tomorrow i Fri-
day) night at the city hall, plans
will be completed for holding
motor boat races here Sunday
afternoon, May 22. This will be
the first speed boat competition
sponsored by the newly formed
West Texas Association, which. u-
comprises Ballinger. Winters and ^ The Ballinger chapter of Future | " ^ James, Jr. district meter
San Angelo members. i Farmers of America will hold Its i Bispector for Lone Star Gas Co.
Tlie new Valley Creek Lake will! annual father-and-son program **'n’’ waa recently informed that
be the scene of the races and ail und banquet tonight at 8 o'clrckj,le *lad won **rst Prize of $25 for
roads leading to the lake will be ln the agriculture building on the ■ b*8 l,aP, r 0,1 What I Learned ut home tomorrow 1
marked to direct traffic. The' •»l(?h school campus. il1"’ ,M8 °as Measurement Short home stand of tl
Annual Barbecue
Of F. F. A. Chapter Ballinger Man Wins Cats Come Home
To be Held Tonight Short Course Prize For 8-Day Stand !
With Three Clubs
Rowena Club Has
Inspection Tour
Observing National Home Dem-
mstralion Week members of the
The Ballinger Cats will return **owena home demonstration elub
ir the longest i r,,ad,‘ a tour of inspection of
1049 season. m,,mbers- homes A committee
’49 Baccalaureate Service
Scheduled Sunday Night
Production Expected
♦ Ballinger seniors will participate
in their first program of com-
mencemcnt Sunday evening when
Soon in Several Oil Z S
the churches in the city will dla-
admission fee will'be 25"cents and I'ur this annual gathering all Cours.^■ " Tlie paper was submitted The locals will b. hen for eight ' "I >t Mr- W O Uux Tlicjc in f liu Poillltv mlss for this occasion,
will be collected at a gate leading | members will have their dads as , Showing the short course last day meeting tl Ilig Spring. M,s 1 H Voclkel, Mrs . 1 1 LIlv tUUIIlJ Two programs are for seniors
to the lake site. There will be; "Pedal guests and a number ofJyp>r a,ld I,ru*' shiners were Ve-non and Odes a clubs before j;'rl ‘'rocket! and Mr Harve> a number of oil test* are helm. on th,‘ re* ular commenci*mi:ut
ample parking space where spee- business men have also been »nnounced at y<,azs •chool. going on the road again H «ei*eher tarted Inspection* at „ ... . Bllnn. “"‘‘schedule baccalaureate Sunday
tutors can remain in their cars Invited. at ttu‘ University of Okla 1 h,‘ <‘i«Lt straight days will be 1,11 l,(,nv « i Mr Mat Kallina w, ,.k ><»veral to lu even*nK* anfl the graduation exer-
and watch .the races, or those aim ™'' Program is as ro'.lows '“.inia April 12-14..... a teat_ Ol loyalty for Ballinger w,h*‘T ; *oon and local operator* Mated Thursday evening in the
that several other bloeks were
high school auditorium
wish can 'find places to stand Music by Rub.' Virden, Snookv Th,‘ Prlze awarded Mr James Ians Every effort was made In whuh Included ,. new room
along the dam. ‘ Herrin*. Hoy Barker and Charles •»“*••* a *«>re *»f » Arst prizes. 5! arranging the schedule to elim- sl''• P»H’. l*>rch and a cellar Mrs ,"'V V-‘u The Program tor buccaluureate
Four boat* will be the minimum1 Bradshaw second prizes and 9 third prizes j Inate long home stands and road Kallina showed handwork and;, ..Hrtmonv drlllil... ' ' ‘ (follows:
to start in any heat and prizes Invocation. Rollie Taylor which have boqn won by Lone | trip*, but a few wi re necessary ln j rartalns. and a lamp shade made ‘ ‘ Processional
will be given to winners of class l1 Dinner ,Star employe* during the past 21.order to cut travel and long hoi>* b> her son Drilling ln the British-American- Invocation, Rev E L Craig
through 5, valued at $7.50 first Opening ceremony, 1948 officers |of ‘be 24 year* the gas measure- 10 minimum Tlie group next visited the home E ‘ ,’aP<' No 1 *a- “round 2.700 Hymn, congregation
$5 second and $2 50 third Prizes Welcome to dads and guests, jmc,,t short course has been held "Die next home stand will begin of Mrs Wo Horlsrhrr. where an Wednesday afternoon. Prayer." by Gulon. and "The
Rufus Allen Representatives from 25 states! with lh« Big Spring Bronrs, the interesting display Included an Drilling in the LaOlorla-Mrs Lord's Prayer,” by Malotte, sung
Introduction of high scho.il fac-!a"d two foreign countries attended league leaders and me of the best end l*ble. a coffe.- table, and a Lenora Fowler was at about 2,100 by the. high school chorus
for unlimited will be $15 first, $10
second, $7 50 third.
According to the schedule set1 ulty' Supt- Ernest Caskey j the short cour« balanced clubs ln the Longhorn | book-case made from an organ, fwt yesterday und the S«'rratt Sermon. Rev. B J Ma.Vr
Introduction of dads and guests, I Back in 194? Mr James won | baseball circuit It will be the first and a cedar chest made from an | sand 1* expected to be encount-
up for the season, the Ballinger
races May 22 will be the first held.
Later races will be lyld ln the
other towns and the next contests
on the local lake will be held on
August 28
toastmaster
"Farmers of Tomorrow.
Holubec
Quartet number, Walter
Bill Hart. Deanie Smith, Jimmy
Williams
Members of the local club antic-
ipate a full Meld of drivers here Talk. Jimmy Darling. 1948 state • received a BS degree His short
for the contests. A large number Pr,'s,d,',lt "f F F A c.mrs.- prize will be duplicated In
of applications have already benJ Showing of pictures and slides. | ' Ash by the D.ne Star Co He has
received and a list of the drivers advls,,r h**™ wi»h the Lone Star in the
and the types of boats will be 'Vocational Agriculture Program zas measurement department for
published next week. Ballinger School," Carl Mldgley; 'JO years, first at Shamrock, seven
^___ Presentation of speclul awards, years in the Dullas otfte. as gas
Mr and Mrs Estes Lynn, Mrs J,M'< Satterwhlte 1 measurement engineer, a year at
John Guion and Mrs. Warren ®uest speaker. E J Howell, Vernon, and seven years in Bal-
Lynn went to McCamey last president of John Tarleton Col- Unger He attended six meter
Thursday to attend the piano U'Ke' su*phenvllle schools, information from which
recltul given by the pupils of Miss ^ resentation of 1949 officers, nc wrot.' his two prize winning
Clara Beth Lynn. Ann and Peggy loa*tm<uter papers
second prize The 1948 session was !MS »PP«*arapce sere ot Pat !,ld drexser Mrs Hoelscher also cred around 2.350 feet
Melton he first he had attended since j Stasey's Cubans, w ho have always ^la* a warden and a lovely flower Drilling In the G W
! that time been a good drawing card in the "
Util. Mr James is a graduate of Bur- Ballinger orchard
leson College, Greenville, and of Thc schedule for the long home
Texas A & M Colleg.*, where he' sland is
Hymn, congregation
Benediction, Rev Law’rcnce GU-
„ — _. .. Strake-J Pert
garden^ u Smith. Jr , is at about 4,000 Recessional
^ °f Mr, . Jo*‘ Marp- feet and good progress is being Mrs O. <; Joiner will be at the
organ console, Miss Rosemary
cek a beautiful and well arranged made
household was Inspected New
Ki« spring
May 13 14 and 15
\ rrnon
May 16. 17 and 18
May 19 and 20
Venetian hiina i a ... A duaI completion Job Is under- Bruce will direct the chorus,
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fully landscaped
Tlie committee then Inspected
the recently remodeled home of
Mrs Ed W alt hers Tin house has
new floors, lighting fixtures and
>ther conveniences All work
formations
Wilma Duke will be accompanist
for the chorus
The program for graduation la:
B.H.S. Senior Trip ;"H* m” d’-
* . ........ the Geochemical Survey-No 1 -
A crew on the Fred Manning-
No 1 McNav is preparing to spud
in the extreme northeastern purt Processional
of live county. In vocation, H E Johnston
•n __... . . . "The Green Cathedral
and
I Love Life,'
Key. granddaughters of Mrs Closing ceremony. 1949 officers ♦
Guion, appeared on the progrum. MANY AllkNlMirtAINti l^.Jo IHCuCS lOltll r,'taf“ed lionu- Saturday n 1 g h t j the new dwelling of Mrs Earl
Miss Lynn will be at home for a oy LONE STAR HI II.DINt. * . trom their annual trip Those | Crockett, which Is well arranged
short vacation before starting her j BlMUfRlI HCFG jf| ^49 rnak,,1,{ lht trlp to Corpus Christi sod modern and has a well
by
V • || i £C * ‘nd Mr' Waithers except the aurVfy*No 1 M.na-Zucc7 to'hi^KhcS
hnjovable Affair m*uu.uo., m.s wai- ^ * u,,,r waA *round chorus
* * fliers served refreshments to the " Salutatory
Ballinger high school senior*. <rouP Pumping equipment is bring set
their sponsors and several parent* Next the committee stopped at "" P*n‘American-HughCamp-
Valedictory
Introduction of
be!! No 2 and an official gauge I Ernest Caskey
will la1 taken In the near future
speaker. Hupt.
summer classes on June l.
Approximately 1,000 people visited
j the new offices of the Lone Star!
Rainfall in 1949 at Ballinger up
reported It one of the best and
most enjoyable outings ever
Jack Scales transacted business;Gas Co. Saturday Formal opening t/1 mn.. , . . .. experienced bv t Ballinger higii
High School
Graduation
To some it means the begin-
ning of a college education—to
others it may mean the end of
their formal education.
1* OR 15 YEARN
from now. what will It mean
to YOl’R CHILD?
You can guarantee that col-
lege education wit ha common
sense educational contract.
Call ns soon.
Nixon Insurance Agency
Jack Nixon
Jack Nixon, Jr.
Mbm of National
d life t'nderwrtlen
Phone 544
First National Rank
m » tl
number of officials and out-of-
town employees of the company
were here to assist ln the open
house and In giving demonstra-
tions of the merchandise carried
by the company
M L Bird, divisional superln-
i tendent, of Abilene, was here part
! of Saturday.
All departments of the new
| building were shown visitors Yeur
. round alr-conditloning equipment
was demonstrated and offices.
; warehouse and lobby were open to
| guests
Mack Young, district manager,
stated Monday that officials of
the company who visited here
Saturday were delighted with the
new building and the reception It
was given by Ballinger people
Mr and Mrs Wllman Pardue
and three children, of Abilene,
and Mrs R H Crockett, of Nor-
ton. were visitors in South Bal-
linger Sunday.
Mrs E P Bowen, of Anson, Is
here for a visit with her grand-
daughter. Mrs Wayne Scott, and
family
The Abilrne-Reporter Neuri
delivered to tour
business
tings. Evenings,
C. it MOORE, Dwfer
v u.vtrtXT* OntTRANCt
SERVICE
Phene Ztt
11$ South Eighth Street
BALLINGER. TESLAS
government weather station at the Kn route last Thursday bu*
home of J E Witt on the Bronte Double caused a delay for one
highway near the city limits *r°up At San Antonio a motor
According to readings there the **J found burnrd out making it
ralnfal by month* Is necessary to have a new engine
January. 3 2« Inches * Installed and causing an over-
February-. 1 37 inches nl*ht d,*lay ,,arl of lhp «roup was
March 1 21 inches loaded In another bus and In two
April 3 52 Inches private cars and several boy* took
May 2 82 Inches lo ,bc highway to thumb their
After most rains the govern- w“y *° thr cowt rrv,rt ctty
ment equipment has registered
Petit Jury Venire
Called for May 23
In District Court
1250.00 Reward
Mi hr Cusvhlha «*
slightly less than recorded In
other gauges about town Miss
Pearl Witt stated Monday that
she hud purchased a gauge simi-
lar to those sold by local stores
and used by most local people,
and set It near the government
gauge so a comparison could be
made after each rain
Some communities In Runnels
county have received more rain
than that registered at Ballinger
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Mrs L R Tlgner. Mrs R K
Truly and Mrs Harry Lynn, all of
Ballinger, and Mrs E O Keaton,
of Abilene, spent Sunday at Dal-
las. visiting relatives
Mr and Mrs C H Stone spent
Mother's Day at College Station,
visiting their son and attending
special observances there They
reiurnr-' h'-m- t
via Kali Aiiioiiio
♦
Mr and Mrs Jack Nixon went
to Abilene Sunday to visit Mr and
Mr* Tony Nixon, who have just
moved into a new home
lUghwaying It made excellent Umeipo^ havr been rom,)lptrd
and arrived almost a* soon ** Refreshments were served four-
tho.se taking regular transport* lwn mrmbpr, »h„ mjt(U. thf m
tlon j |
At Corpus i hrlstl th. students M tlMlMK s ST1 DENTS
remain.,I «. ..nd enjoyed th. ATTEND DALLAS CONVENTION
gulf swimming and a large rar- j
nival playing near their quarters j Betsy Coffey Wilma Duke and;
at the Shoreline Courts One rase j Mr* John Drennan, of the Jal-
of measles developed on tlie way j linger high school home economic*
home, but other Illness was limited department, attended the state
to minor ailments. j future homemakers convention at
Seniors were bark in classrooms Dallas the past week-end The
landscaped yard
At the home of Mrs Harvey
Schraeder. garden demonstrator
for the club, the garden showed
practically every variety of vege-
table growing and the group also
Inspected the home. Interest can -1
terlng In the play-room Mr* A t*‘m ,ury v,'nlr,‘ bppn
Schraeder showed a beef roast dr,,*n 10 f*rvr ,n ,I9Ul dlsl^l^,
which was being cooked In aluml- ^M,or's hrrr hc-glnnlng Mat
num foil
The next stop was at the home
of Mrs W O Buxkemper, where
a modern kitchen, bathroom with
built-in features and a screened
Address Dr T c Root, Southern
i Methodist University, Dallas
Awards and scholarships, Prln-
! Opal Jo*- Forester
Rotary Club Award. Clifford Cook
Presentation of diplomas, Supt.
' Caskey
Benediction, Rev J M Harrison
Recessional
The choral club director is Mias
Rosemary Bruce, club accom-
panist Mis* Wilma Duke, pianist,
23 Judge O I, Parish will con- Mrs Earl Cope
vrnc court of this date and the Honor students for 1949 haw
veniremen are to report at 10 a not been named but selections
m arr to be made before the service
Cards were prepared and mailed Sunday evening
to th. following m
Monday morning for final exami-
nations and to begin commence-
ment activities this week-end
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COMMISSION AFPROVEN
FOLK ht II.DINt, PERMITS
The Ballinger city commission
met Tuesday morning to discuss
a number of matters of business
but no definite action was taken
A. O. STROTHER
Attorney as* Cttaniw at Law
omn dwm m
Foil bin: I.'r permit* received
approval of the commission and
were ready to be passed to the ] and relatives and attending
convention began Thursday of
last week and continued through
Saturday In addition to attend-
ing all convention programs, the
girts and teacher were present for
a program presented by the Early
Birds on radio station WFAA
* ■
RAM INf.EKITES ATTEND
PROGRAMS AT A It M.
,.,.A m *'y fituV1 "
people spen: ti. ,.ast week end
at College Station, visiting sons
E B Tounget. Talpa
J O West, Hatchrl
H W Babson. Winters
Iru Brannon Winters
Jim llambright. Norton
K 1 Sharpes Ballinger
M p Turner, Wingate
R I> Williams Ballinger
Adolph Wilde. Ballinger
Bryan Clayton. Talpa
E R Martin Talpa
R A Long, Winters
Garland Nunn, Ballinger
Albert Kpreen. Ballinger
A N Wiley, Hatchel
H A Bryan, Winters
Herbert J Book Rowena
L W Flveash, Norton
Walter Cook. Rowena
Simon Dorotlk, Rowena
J W Aley, Winter*
O H Casey Winters
P C Davis. Winters
Ben H Droll Rowena
Paul Halfmann. Rowena
J H Ash, Bronte
W N Gaddy. Star Kt . Bronte
O B Raper. Winters
K A Broadstreet, Wingate
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applicants Tuesday afternoon
Three of the permits were for
$6 not) each to the BCD Builders,
Inr These are for three houses
In Wilke Trrrars. one for James
Weaver, one for Mack Young, and
the third not yet sold
L R Tlgner was granted a
permit for $500 to construct an
addition to his residence on
■smith Street
Mother's Day program and other
special activities presented by the
students.
Reviews and other features were
presented Sunday for the many
vtsltore. Attending from Ballinger
were: Mr and Mrs O. C Sykes,
Mr and Mrs C. R Stone. Mr and
Mrs B. E Curry, Mrs Marie
Carter, Mrs Horace Atnlpp and
Mn. Cart Black
>■»■■ ■■'u.»il»i.,
Pat toil Wine
•Bpillagct.
Jim Patton wtngale
A L Oondra, Ballinger
Clarence Lee Norton
J. H Bullard. Winters
W F Clark Winters
P L Harris. Winters
C C. Mosler Norton
Fritz Redman. Winters
Louts G Strum. Norton
Benedict J Gully. Olfen
Tom Crockett, of Fort Worth,
spent the past week-end here,
visiting his mother. Mrs. T. A.
Crockett A number of other
members of the family gathered
for observance of Mother’s Dag.
HALI.INGERITES ATTEND
El Nl RAI. Ol RELATIVE
Ballinger relatives received a
messagi Wednesday telling of the
death ol Mr: M D Brooks at her
home in Fort Worth Tuesday
night. Decedent was a sister of
W A Forgey and Dave Forgry of
Ballinger
Mrs Brooks had been In failing
health for some time but her
death came suddenly
Mr and Mr* W A Forgey. Mr.
and Mrs Dave Forgey, Mrs. T. J.
Forgey Mr* Jark Nixon. Jr., and
Mrs M I, Forgry left this morn-
ing to attend the funeral, to be
held at the First Baptist Church
In Fort Worth this afternoon.
♦
RED CROSS CHECKS
ON STORM REPORTS
N> iSTuu leporla ut
» storm at Winters Saturday
night caused the American Red
Cross officials to call from the
8t Louis headquarter* to cheek
on the need for relief Mrs.
Eulalia Nicholson, executive sec-
retary here, received a call early
Monday morning asking for a
report on the storm and the
extent of assistance needed.
While the damage was light
and no aid was required, the Had
Cross was ready to send
here with supplies and fuiuh
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