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ACTIVITIES
CALENDAR
Let us whisper something to
you. The “big step” isn’t big st
all.
TJavb you, by any chance,
Il been casting eyes at a
Buick, and promising yourself
that someday you will take the
Big Step and have one all your
own?
There’s one of these lively
lovelies waiting for you to
come in and try it
Get the feel of its mighty
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BUSY MUSICIAN—Blind since he was 3, Jean Langlais
has a busy career as organist, composer and music teach-
er. He came to Denton for a concert at North Texas
State College.
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such a high percentage of pres-
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car tagged as belonging in “the
low-priced field.”
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lais devotes most of his time He
directs a choir of blind students
and helps his graduates find jobs.
Although he has reached most of
his goals despite handicaps, Lang-
lais has a new one. He wants to
return to the United States. “Oui.
yes, yes. In about three years, I
hope,” he said.
Easy terms and no
•arrying charge if you buy a Washsr or Ironer at Evers'.
Let us hslp you take drudgery out of Washing with a fine,
new Speed-Queen — pays for Itself as you use it. You'll
really like the Spoed-Queen — fast, clean, easy to use
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ORDER YOUR
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Man Bakes Own
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DETROIT IB—Frank Gambino
wanted his wedding cake to be
just so—so he baked it himself.
He ended up with a cake bigger
than be was. It was 9 feet high
So why not set your sights on
thia star performer?
Why not enjoy big-car comfort
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Circle 2 meets at 9:30 a tn. in
the church.
Circle 3 meets at 2:30 p m.
in the church.
Circle 4 meets at 3 p.m. with
Mrs. J. M. Bennett, 1607 W.
Hickory
Circle 6 meets st 3 p m in the
church.
Circle 7 meets st 3 p.m in
the church.
Circle 8 meets st 7 30 p.m in
the home of Mrs. Meurice
Hutchison, 1003 Coit.
Woman's Service League will
meet at 9:30 am. Tuesday In the
County Library.
Bruce Davis will speak at the
Gold Star Mother’s ahnual memor-
ial service Tuesday at 8 p.m.
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to a county clerk, who never found
a use for it.’’
Fears that termites might be
destroying the courthouse are
without foundation, according to
Stockard. He said tie did not
know what action Commissioners
Court will take regarding
termites and the records.
'"Hiere's no damage to the court
bouse proper besides minor dam-
age to door facings in the base-
meant,” hj added
Meanwhile, all indications point
to the fourth floor attic retreat
for the records—which have only
historical value now
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general education and finished his
music studies in the same length
of time as did other students.
While studying orchestration, he
was aided by friends. They read
the orchestral scores to him Now
Langlais reads music in Braille.
It is as a teacher at the Institute
for the Blind in Paris that Lang-
her sharp hoofs will make an aw-
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. That was very exciting, and the
Danes loved having a really wild
animal roaming their peaceful for-
ests. Only the experts were all
wrong. Svea is no more ferocious
than your aunt.
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stallment payment period be
tended to 24 months Generally,
that’s about what the average
customer is going to get, although
no hard and fast rule has been
fixed by the finance companies.
These companies control a major
part of the automobile retailers’
credit business.
Whether in the final summing up
the removal of credit restrictions
will sell more cars remains to be
seen.
Although there is considerable
uncertainty regarding materials
for car and truck production the
car makers have what they term
■’fair" steel supplies stored in
warehouses. But the number of ve-
hicles they could build has been
limited by the restriction on ma-
terials consumption.
Many car company executives
are convinced these restrictions,
too. soon will be removed or at
least substantially eased Whether
that will bring a production spurt
of major portions is also uncertain.
The auto manufacturers are
keeping a very close watch on their
prospective markets and it seems
like a safe assumption that what
happens to production volume
largely will be determined by what
the market researchers report as
potential demand.
pearances he will make in this
country in 42 days.
It was his first trip to the United
States, and the “kindness of Amer-
icans” impressed him greatly, he
said
When composing, Langlais writes
the music in Braille He later dic-
tates the music to his wife, who
was here with him. She records
the notes in the ordinary symbols.
The 47 year old musician has
never permitted blindness to slow
him down. His parents were not
well-to-do, but Langlais obtained a
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Annual Costs- For
GI Total $5,247
WASHINGTON JI — The United
States soldier is the world's best
fed and equipped fighting man-
end therefore apparently the most
expensive.
Figures made available today by
the Army in answer to a reporter's
question showed the direct costs
for an American soldier—his pay,
food, clothing, individual equip-
ment and similar Items—totals an
average of $2,858 a year.
But the indirect costs—the pro-
rating of costs of transportation,
medical facilities, miscellaneous
supplies, weapons used by units,
operation of supply depots and
other overhead—brings the total
up to $5,247 a year And that does
not appear to include an estimate
of $3,600 to train and process a raw
recruit, such as a draftee.
How does this compare with oth-
er nations with military forces of
consequence?
The figures offered by several
embassies here, gleaned from a
report by the “Committee on the
Present Danger” (a non-govern-
ment committee formed originally
to help support the move for uni-
versal military training), and from
other sources are only general es-
timates. Moreover, it is not made
clear whether in each instance
they include all direct and indirect
costs or exclude such items as
training and indirect service.
The estimate given for the Brit-
ish soldier’s annual pay and main-
tenance is $1,200.
The committee's estimate for the
French soldier is $1,100.
However, military members of
the French Embassy offered a dif-
ferent figure. They took the total
military budget for France, $2,550.-
000,000, divided it by the approxi-
mate number of men in the Euro-
pean forces of France and arrived
at an average of about $5,100. This
obviously included a variety of
By JUNCTTA WATSON
Record-Chronicle -Staff Writer
Termites are chewing up the
books in the county courthouse
basement, and the county fathers
are preparing to throw the book
* at the pesky varmints.
The volumes under attack are
old records, and casualties appear-
ed today to be only slight.
Neverless, Commissioner Court Is
on the defensive. The commission-
ers are considering an extermina-
tion job, but the $550 price tag
makes them pause.
Because the termites have not
done a great deal of damage, the
court is considering moving the
old records to the attic fan the
basement.
County Judge Gerald Stockard
said this would provide a dry place
for the records and it is doubtful
that the termites would get as
high as the fourth floor.
Most damage to records has in-
volved die bindings, which in a
few instances have been partially
destroyed. Stockard is uncertain
whether termites or other vermin
have chewed at the bindings.
The termites have confined their
| major offensive to the south wall
area of the basement storeroom.
I Most damage is evident directly
under the south steps.
Inspecting some of the records in
the vicinity of the destruction, the
judtfe found one for the early
J900’s In it was recorded informa-
tion about stray cattle, giving
French Organist
Blindness No Obstacle
By MARY ANN JENNINGS
Jean Langlais is an outstanding
French organist.
He is known equally well abroad
as a composer. And he teaches
music to scores of pupils.
What makes Langlais’ career dif-
ferent is that he has been blind
since he was 3 years old.
In Denton Saturday, the talented
French musician waved aside sug
gestions that he had overcome
great obstacles
“I am a musician, not a ‘blind’
musician,” he insisted. “Music is
the same to the blind as it4 is to
those who can see ”
Langlais came here to give a
concert at North Texas State Col-
lege Friday night, one of 22 ap
Widaic Starts On
Ocean Trip Alone
PLYMOUTH. England UP—A 38
year-old widow, whose husband
drowned when the couple tried to
sail across the Atlantic three year*
ago, is attempting the risky cross-
ing again—and alone this time.
In her 23-foot beat she hopes to
become the first woman to make
the solo crossing.
“I must be mad," said Mrs. Ann
Davison as she set sail yesterday
for Florida But she feels, she
said, that she has to make up for
the falure and disaster of her last
attempt On that trip her husband
and their 70-foot yacht were lost
after a 19-day struggle against
galea.
COPENHAGEN W — Denmark
has a problem child of a very
special kind—a moose cow that is
teasing everybody by firmly re-
fusing to behave like the wild and
terrible-tempered beast it is sup-
posed to be
The animal, one of the only two
moose in this country, was im-
ported from Sweden last fall to
console an elderly bull whose be
reavement at the death of his pre
vious female companion knew no
end. Christened “Svea”. the crea-
ture, then only a calf, was set
loose to fend for itself in the Grib
Forest north of Copenhagen Svea
didn't go for the widowed bull
whose waning years she was meant
to brighten. She resolutely kept to
herself.
Then she fell ill and had to be
taken into custody and put under
veterinary care
This spring, Svea, now a big,
fully-grown cow, was set loose
again—and quickly proved herself
more perplexing than ever
For one thing, she persists in
cold-shouldering the bull moose.
But that is far from all. Svea is
poking fun at forestry officials and
know-it-alls.
When she was let loose this
spring, these gentry issued breath-
less warning to all not to get near
her. ‘‘Svea is a ferocious animal,**
they said. "If you don't look out.
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By DAVID J. WILKIE
DETROIT LP—There has been a
continued upward swing in new car
sales, but how much of the increase
is due to removal of credit re-
strictions still is not clear. ‘
The industry always experiences
higher sales volume at this season
of the year with a sharp leveling
off after mid-July.
Lifting of the credit restrictions
was widely acclaimed as sure to
stimulate new car sales. Undoubt-
edly some of the increased sales
volume can be traced to longer
period now possible in the install-
ment buying of new and used cars.
However, anybody who expected
to name his own terms with last
week's lifting of the restrictions,
found out quickly that most retail-
ers still want to do business on a
safe basis.
While the fight against Regula-
tion W still was on most retailers
were asking that the 18 months in-
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that doean t match Ita home- when you cheek the price of a
P°wer- /^Buick Special against the
Get the feel of Dynaflow prtoe tagB on •p-ealled.“low-
Drive*, that lets you rid« priced ears”-you’ll find out
Ybu can swing it if you tiy
* • * the frame and V*bracihg
the torque-tube keel—for a total
of IS ride-engineering features.
One thing you’ll know for
sure when you’ve tried it. This
car wasn’t ‘’built to a price.”
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valve-in-head. could pay through-
relaxed—feeds a silken flow of
power — and at the same time
cuts down on upkeep costs, by
protecting the engine, the rear
end, and even the tires, from ,
driving strains, j
Get the feel of a ride that cost
a million dollars and more for
MONDAY
Deo too Garden Club will meet
at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Hubbard
Hall. Special interest for the day
is “Care of Flowers and Shrubs
in Summer.” Hostesses will be
Mmes. Fred Harper, R. T. Har-
pool Sr., S. L. McReynolds, Fred
Thurmond, A. B. Mackey, Harold
J. Neale, W. T. Evers and Harold
Brenholtx.
Mrs Frank Bartow, worthy ma-
tron of the Order of the Eastern
Star, announces a called meeting
at 7 30 p.m Monday in the Masonic
Hall for initiation
TUISDAY
Women’s Association of the First
Presbyterian Church, USA, will
meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for sup-
per in Fellowship Hall. 'Circle I
will be hostess. Mrs. Allen Bogan
will present the program on
“Youth of the Church.”
Girl Scout Planning Board will
hold its last meeting of the year
at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the home of
Mrs. J. H. Fults, 804 N. Locust, to
plan the cookout for May 29.
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the First Methodist
Church will continue its study of
Latin America at a meeting at 3
p.m. Tuesday in the church par-
lor. Dr. Ethelyn Davis will be
guest speaker.
Circles of the Woman's Mission-
ary Union of the First Baptist
Church will meet Tuesday as fol-
lows:
Circle 1 meets at 9:30 a m.
in the home of Mrs. W. B.
Skin Specialist
Dies In Dallas
DALLAS (Jl — Dr. Richard L
Sutton Sr., 73, died here yester-
day. He was a world famous
skin specialist, traveler, and au-
thor.
A resident of McAllen, Dr. Sutton
died of a heart attack. He under-
went his sixth major operation in
two years Thursday.
He was author of numerous text
books on skin disease and had also
published books on big game hunt
ing and African and Arctic travels.
CHEWING UP OLD RECORDS
Pesky Termites May Force
Moving Job In Court House
descriptions as to kind, color,
scars, brands, etc.
One record dated May, 1900,
specified that A. L. Jones, 7 miles
north of Denton, found a chestnut
sorrel horse on his premises. The
horse was nine or 10 years old. It
was about 15 hands high, ball
faced and with scars on right
foreleg about the knee, on left
foreleg about the hock, and on left
thigh.
His left ear was slightly split.
His forefeet were white to the knee,
and his left hindfoqt was white, but
his right hindfoot was only half
white. The horse had no brands.
The record also contained in-
formation about the sale of the
horse at public auction and was
signed by F. E. Lovejoy and J.
M. Vittitow, disinterested ap-
appraisers who valued the horse at
$15. In the auction the horse was
sold to Jones 4>r $20, from which
was deducted the cost of astray-
ing, $4.75, and one fourth of the
remainder $3.81, for upkeep of the
horse by Jones.
The signature of the justice of the
peace, R. H. Hopkins, also ap-
peared on the record, alotv with
those of E. F. Zulmwalt, county
clerk, Lee Zumwalt, deputy, and
I. D. Ferguson, county judge
Records in the basement store-
room date back to 1875. Earlier
records were destroyed when the
old courthoues burned.
Among other documents threaten-
ed by the current termite war are
chattel mortgage record* for 1881,
the binding of which are frazzled
with age and slight termite des-
truction. A tax roll of 1887
showed signs of having deteriorat-
ed.
Judge Stockard noted that some
of the damaged records had been
stacked on the floor, which often is
damp. Among these was a record
of “drummers licenses” for com-
mercial drummers, salesmen and
solicitors of trade. The record
was for an occupation tax and
dated back to 1881. A book for
tatoo marks on animals was com-
pletely blank. The judge’* comment
w qc "Mavlw a dmmmpr sold it
LEGAL NOTICES
Th* City of Denton will receive
■eeled bid* in the office of the Pur-
chealng Agent, until 6:00 p.nfl. Mon-
&f, June 3. 1953. for: >
1 Tux Accounting Machine.
Detailed Specification* are avail-
able in the office of the Purihaatns
Rgent.
Bid envelope shall be plainly mark-
ed. a* to Item bld. and date of bld
opening The City feserves the right
to reject any or all bld*.
CHAS C. PRR JR
Purchasing Agent
I May 19, 3«, 1953.
items not directly related to thw
individual soldier and did not ap-
pear to include French |btrm a»<- ,n..
signed to Indochina. 4 **• < .' t
Turkish experts suggested an . 0’
timate of $400 for the Turkish sol- /er,
dier. Here again it was.not certain m,
what factors were excluded to ay- Tet
rive at thir tow cost figure. How- ro|
ever, Western-observers wto have
seeo the rugged, hardy Turkish r*
soldier in the field express, amazes atj(
ment at the utter simplicity «tf his- gi)
food, personal equipment and t a
clothing. * ■ ' 'r .
As is the case with virtually al foi
other information about that conn? thi?
try, the cost of .the Russian sokhec
must be considered only the broad- —
eat manner of estimate.*
The figure most commonly used
in Western estimates of Russian
cost is $2,000.
That is supposed to include food
medical service,, clothing, equip-
ment, training and other factors.
But those who use that estimate
caution that this doesn't* include
some factors peculiar to Russia,
including the use of slave labor m
support of military operations.
Also, those who estimate can’t de-
cide on the comparative value at
Soviet and American money.
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rnd weighed 300 pounds. It was *ufti
built in several tiers with cake- 13.
like pillars holding up each tier. 1
The base had seven steps lead- liua
ing up to a miniature church in and
front of which were figures of the ,ints
bride and groom and members of -rcy
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Big Challenge:
Avoid Big War
BIG SPRING (J* — The big
challenge now. says Lt. Gen
Robert W. Harper, is “to avoid
the big war.”
The commanding general of the
Air Training Command, was here
yesterday to dedicate Webb Air
Force Base “to the strength of
our nation.”
More than 15,000 persons turned
out to witness the dedication in
memory of Lt. James L. Webb Jr.,
who died in a 1949 Air Force crash
off Japan.
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