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PUBLISHED SIX DAYS
A WEEK FEATURING
LOCAL NEWS
BRECKENRIDGE AMERICAN
UNITED PKESS Wire Scrvkt
Devoted to tke Di—mi—tioa ef Iafmutin ui UpMUtog ot Stephta* County
NBA Feature Service
WEATHER
Partly cloudy this after mm. to-
night and Friday. Waratr thla
afternoon. A fw scattered thua*
derahowera Friday.
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TOMORROW Mill. Hi: \PRII
I Olll'* It Hlil Iv. ' th. di*y
v*lien j'>k* and prunk* tir> c«M
sidti-d in >idi r. line tin<1 we
have" le.tici d t the l.ast «!• <.Mil'
tt-.it • f f. It',it if ■■'!• (I t ft e
way of pi. nk.-, if there h«' t hosv
who ju.it luir to put! '« ir «m t <me
RHBERI i. KM.WILL, uini
was f-■ i' «l iru* t\ '.f 11 • murdi r "f
' I "i k«tf I le . f *. • • \
a'd given a . fe I. , . .u
indie'n : i l charging burglary a-
gainut him in Stcphena county.
\ ha. l.i .i . I> r.ict Whit.
They are ching.tl with thi- buig
laiy i f th«* h«t«* of Charlie Wal-
!• i and J. |i Brooks. Vft. r I<.«ur
will >. rvi. hi* lit- sentence fur
ii urdi-r ti* id b. tri.il hen n)
though tin. now appear- t< (>•
something Hot t< mniry mi i for ■
whiie.
I V<T 11 K-li \\ W I- \i;
et'Cs \ ' I' 1 ( . tt;« Smith
Willi! I • t I: L.
f!:• i - .if 1 . ' i " " , • .t .
thi < lull) , . •( .ii,... ,|
fort) -"I ■ far ■ ■ ■ .I' ll .-Hi. i .
i hi i !*• 11 i ' . .■. f'.• 111 ■
frrvnc with th- -ir child' teach
~r*. Thi- i- ah invitsitior in tr>'
Brecki uridg* put* • it*. hut
both parents aixl ti i hi r wen
pi. a ••■ii •■•.ill thi- ii> a. Ttu confei-
.ni i • i. h. Id H -trul pi vacy
with i.nly im.' tnrhtr and one
patent unseat. Thus, th* parent
am! teach- '' ' r. ah" tl' "It I'.l !'
ly. without mtrmiptii.ii from anv
nut-ill' source. and ii -cvi#- the
ch ii' good ami haul 111 .i ti' i''t
h'• ia t' furth* th* i'hi •! ■ -chm J
priifri • thc-ugh -t-h""! and my. •
n p> latum,
Th. t' ach. i tl. - k that peiliat -
* ti - t Ii. proper >. lii b. -t way to
inform thi- f th* <"hil*l'
ntutuii. f->r in this vU tmir
lintinu "1 1 ' 1 '' '
t. niiu'it pr'-W'-n woulil t" piart
• i'M ' > nat ii ••*' ' P* ! '
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tfc- v 1 t. .!• t' i '
T?T., S vtti liiail- if.rW ai'-if •">*
i ii ptn nuttjt.
Till: ItM> « Kii"^ |iKI\ K 1'^
$ : <uni ru- k"iii "v" • t''p
fund* -tn; art t" If l>«'M\"i l
| ... mty itiairr an. -a.-t t"
a.,y th.- total baa riafhitl -
Thi* i ror -hi' rui a<
th. ..«• pa lf i I".MPdwti
th. p'.li" i'.i'i"pai|fn riv- • t.> • nil
, \| . . .'r. i . - t..i ai.- 'ar
ir ri If b tilt ii thiir <ju<ita>.
vrar S4.H"' **" rai-<i h. n. but
••••
brpr muchl> h- cauai' of int
^.~<l.H"n «ti rm.
Till; \|\i.UI\>: -r«iKI-> A-
f„ i,| „,* ..n thr I 'M -tai ii" i n
1,. - putui. • ami .!>-i I pt.iUi- '•<
hui.ta.K ami f'-hii>K in T J •
prtuii r an- • C«'lU'tit. but «•' li'ti
H. viol!lii ik> riiori' «lftaili in lb*
wilt, up
\ b t <1 J f,! t U|fht ' I
Kintcdoix -4H" u •! « " cli i«-.
up vi hu h -haw "ii > th. hand* ■ r
th. pi iimn hniiliiiir t. VN• -at ...1
triiil t" ifu-whi.n* (ami.- th> >
miifht b. 'it filially f'i' i'ki tt.*>
M. I' till >■ of I.. I'l ItfUMin. \l
wi riifht or Willi.'. Mr. Fi-r*uw.nT
>I.IA «ilC III.\KH: \ !jucW
inartinn attractrtl th- Saif. i
hoti I la.-t riifht i .-iily ft thi ir
rm.stirir plai> to n .*t "li th* w n'-
lu'.ir \nt'n"fiv's h'-aril foriii nt><i
,>• i, ,n> . Kurt hi-r inf.i
matinn fi" rilativ•*- await, il l
f.in- fun- ral announ.-.-ui-nt
Tom Huifti.-. « ha. I. Kk-r
tmiiv ll.i.-pit.i | n port.ii ' "
ii. w p.ititrit- t.ilay Jimmy
\\ ■ , ,.,,il th. I 'an! I'ltn-r par
t\ ii.it not bi nif m mn but fat
fish ttu y i lUifht anil af">thi-r ifot
away whili- tryitiK to t-.W.- him "If
th.- tin. . Ti-mp- ratur.' wa- only
fnrt> iii|tm> bit it bit at t 11*
.•a,s I'aiK toiiav l r. Frank
I'ayin ii (nttii! to havi "*t thi I- ;
nff hi.- fruidain bi tw.'i'ft I'l-i-un
Kinicdom Laki* and ltr 'i'k' nritiif*
I'uttl Willisi'iui .tan! h>' and
Jak. Sanih fi t and Hank' II h- >
caught a : > pound catfish
\r«'*iiit i i't - w#t i h• *ri' la.-it 'i u''1
diacu> inic contract t-> ftn *h th.
|^ ifn.fi bom.- N'othinif h.i-
| .-.'fi h.-aid com. rn.njf Kiiimimd
inviittiKat ion "f RI A «!• ay on
lijfht* in m uthirn part of county
.... I lauili H-ill-y. ni-w manaif.r
of tin- tiruhaiii t'hamhrr of fori
mi-rci-. a vmitnr h.rr yi-aterday
Mr*. J'i i Wilhi-r- n h.m un
di r*on" an operation n It. Worth
^ H-dy of Alhiit Hill, un of
W and Mr*, f. K Hill, who wa*
killinl on Li-yti l* brin* returruil
to thi- Stat.'* for burial and
Jiwiffr I- l' Haw kin* ri'markinir
'gkt man can stand up whin ulani
iTli in thi fa«'i with th. truth."
,77. H ')Uii ' Sutti-r writi** hi-r
tnothrr. Mrs Will < hr. la rwoti-r
inn from cyr *urir«-ry in Mim-ial
Wrlia. I
Best Growing Season
In Years Found Over
West Texas Section
By BOU WFDHLK
HALL AS. Tix.. March ::i 'U.Pk—
Willi ,-pru, r ti. idly moin than ;•
Wi k old, pi -p. i ts app. ari-d
bl ight nvrr Ti \a- a- u whole to-
day f .r >.| ,,f ti,. bf.-t icrowmit
lit anona in &• vi ral yrar*.
M i.-tuii i ndit.mi.- w> i• report-
nl favoiab i ii i o-t uf Tckas' atf
Dallas County DA
To Speak to Lions
Hero Friday
V\ !| W ...J || tl li t Vttorni'\ uf
I'a .i i inty. ai!1 -[<• >k ti. fun
ti,- br< ck- h ilu. I, on I'lub on
Krulay. \pi;! I -i ... thi' ' N'.i! for
M ti rri • iin mat I a.i
VV "J , 111' ,S "i; . I - of aui'.
- rvmjt h1 .' ii:d ti-rn .. I h
ti i t \tt. ini'v in I i.i i- founty.
Hi- h.i i.e. i t y hi • Ii :.pp llti'ii by
th. i't.iti liar "f T.\a- a- chair-
,.l, ,i t. .-rum ' "i' i tti r t-
i. ". i a .ii >| ■ .iji ■ i tl,. T.-\a-
( • .i i . ■(•■> '.vti.i'h, ..ii ay-,
an in th. "hoi . and buxiry day#.'*
W ii- ha.- ia i • ii tat''-wid.
.'omnivnt rvcvlitly b> hi.- ,-trvnuoun
piiisitution of raikfti i r« ai d pro-
f. ■ -io|,j| 111 hli - in Itjilla-
founty.
Churchill Waves
To Boston Throng
BitST« S. March :;i 1 f Wins-
ton fhuri hill. att'abli- and b.tinir an
a- ithtiil ciifar. n.Mid.il and wavrd
to a *a-t thronK of Hoatoniana to-
i!.i .1- hr ari.yi .1 to trako a hint;
i.ia fu! pi i ct. in which m b*|
thought In- r irht pr ipn.s« p->litical
union of the winti-in woild.
fu.i .!•■! by " "ii', that l"l' p" i' •
..'i-ii't -• i vii. ac-nt - ;fi| a Scot-
md Yard Inspector, tin wartin••
lint, -h I'rinu Mii.-t*; wa.- hu.-t-
• i| thr."iirh 1 .iiHi curiou.- pi rsoti-
m South Station.
Outodi a* hi i nti r.il an auto- |
..it!, m ■ I (!• .(f..*uf diie-
. - I', i. ("apt. .I. I'-. !•' M.
r .ti •. 'i
. nhlril ii Itiwi'V uuai'f. They
luii-d thi 'ii' .la'k.i ant turrn-d out
of h"p- a- thi- not 'irini. priK-i'id-
.<1 tl ttu K t- far)' «n Hotel. There
t'hu'chill « n i ' n . elusion
.1 t(l 'i if* t whin hi addrc.--i-
th. Mi-sachu-i'ttii tn-fitut.' of
T. • hnol.ufy'.- n i.l century co«voca-
tmn in Bo*ton Garden.
Goddord Adamcait
On Bud
I riculturul arena. However, as scat-
;trnd showers cuntinuid to fall,
j thi 1'. S. Hepartment of Airricul-
tuif in Au-tui .said some anas had
I received ti i much rain.
j This was in sharp contrast to
i ist sprinir. whi-n much of thi-
-tati suffend froni severe drouth
cm ditions and only scattered sec-
tions reci ivii! ample rainfall.
Hnt obs. rvt-rs were quick to
p. ml ..ut that then still is plenty
of tin ■ for dry weather to move
i and p ay liav..c with the auspic-
iou sikiis nf early sprinif.
Th. I SUA reported that spring
In Id activity ibis week has been
confined larif. y to well-drained
sandy soils, with rains continuing
t i f.i over Inure an-as. The rains
were jjeii. rally Iiifht, but were suf
ficient to kei p farmers out of the
field* in the coastal and Ka.st Tex-
ts counties.
Spring p'owinu anil planting: was
f i nif behind in tnow sections,
witli e.'tt'.n, com and rice fields
too wit for workiiiK.
At tin' same time, however, re-
port- ih w.ti Ahi.tt, oat.- and oth-
er -ma iriains to b. niakintf Ifoiid
proifl'1 ->. I'li^pecta appeared Ifotid
foi bumper wheat crop in the
I'anhandii and in th> Wichita Falls
area.
Vt Xii afiil' , Cotter county an-
r cu'ti.ral .uf' nt \rt Bralley point-
ed .-t.t that "wheat prospects now
'i. ry i iii ouiiiKinif. Excellent
mult n;i"Uf..l 1'i.fiditmtiH are provid-
ing moi.stun for unusually rapid
Ifiowth "f wheat"
The I'a n handle picture had its
Kloomy - tie too, as wheat poison-
ing was blamed for the loss of an
estimated l.aim head of cattle in
counties. Th. poisoning was at-
tributnl t" ifrazit.if cattle on wheat
whnh ha.- krowf rapidly during
tin ast few week- under the stim-
uli!- of umple moisture.
Ihit in th. same 34 counties,
wile it if row.' is said prospect* were
"extremely if.«<!.'' They forecuat
a t.-i ni yield. Memphis. He refold,
(t'antimied un Page j)
Tnmii Opposes
EGA Ihrt: Higher
Taxes Held Safe
WASHINGTON. March 31 H). |
—President Truman today oppised
Senate efforts to cut foreign re-
covery funds.
He ulao took exception to argu-
ments by some Senators that a tax
increase would point the country
[toward depression.
In response to questions at a
i ncwa conference, Mr. Truman:
| t. Said that a 10 per cent cut:
i in the econtnic recovery funds pro-;
posed by Sens. Robert A. Taft, It.,
O.. and Richard K. Russell, !>.. Ga.,1
was wrt>ng and that the appropri-1
ation should not be cut at all.
Described Sen. Walter F.
j George. D., Ga., Senate finance
committee chairman, as all wrong I
in saying that a tax increase
would get this country into a de-
pression. Mr. Truman said deficit
operation of the government would
be much more dangerous than a
• tax increuse.
Said an additional defense
j appropriation of |t..VH>.iMM .fMM> js
! nut necessary. Chairman Carl Vin-
son of the House armed services
committee urged the increase yes-
terday. Mr. Vinson said the Pres-
ident had cut the military budget
I too much.
' 4. Rejected all suggestions that
his anti-inflation program has
been shelved. He said it is as
necessary flow as when he asked
for it in January.
Mr. Truman to the contrary,
members of Congress by a big ma-
jority appear inclined to let the
anti-inflation program drop.
Mr. Truman did not voice his
criticism of various members of
Congress on his own, but did so in
each case in response to a question.
The first one was about the Tuft-
Russell amendment to cut EC A
appropriations fur t'ne next year
by lit per cent.
Mr. Truman was asked what he
thought of that. He replied that
there should be no cut at all.
The President went on to say-
that the $5,4.'<ll.llMi,IMNl request was
worked ttut on the baais of the best
1 information available. That a-
mount, he said, is neceaaury to
successful operaAiin of the Euro-
pean recovery program.
Dow [Chemical Chief le
Killed In Plane Crash
Hgr. Whitie Howe Is Planiig
Ambulance Service At Airport
Meetiig Is Held
To PIm Show Of
Pigs Hext Fall
County agents connected with
the Scan- Roebuck foundation 4-H
awine program for the Brecken-
ridge store area met here Thursday
at l( o'clock to plan the contest,
the awarding of prizes, and to set
the date of the fall swine show.
W. R. Lace, county agent, .said.
Each year the county agent se-
lects nine boys in tin" counties
surrounding the retail store, and
Sears, through its program, give-
these 4-H members eight gilts and
a boar pig for their 4-H club pro-
ject.
The only requirement is that out
of the find litter, the hoys must
give back the best sow pig for th"
next year's gift. Thus the project
is virtually self-sustaining.
The pigs are raised and compete
in thi' fall show, with Scars fur-
nishing cash prize- for the member
doing the best job in raising the
gilts, for the one who raises th«*
largest litter up to eight weeks,
and for the one who develops the
best boar. There is also a prize
for the best pen of three barrows.
Boys are selected bv the county
agent for the original srift on the
basis of a paper on "W hy I want
to Raise Hogs." interest in the pro-
ject, and ability to care for the
pilfs. •
This trade area includes Young.
Throckmorton, Stephens, Jack, and
Eastland counties. Eastland county
is includid for the first time this
year. Last year Jack county join-
ed the group. *
Agents concerned are R. ti. Hurt,
district agent of district H Exten-
sion Service, R. O. Dunkle of
Young county, George Blackburn
of Throckmorton countv. J W.
Hulsey of Jack county, J. M. Ci mi ti-
er of Eastland county, and W. R.
Lace. Stephens county agent.
P. p. Parsons, manager of the
locat Sears and Roebuck store will
sit in on all discussions und
BEVIN ARRIVES FoR PACT ShlNTN'G— Britain's Foreign Secre-
tary, Ernest Bevin, center, stands behind microphones during press
interview aboard the t^ueen Mary as the ship docked in New York
City. Bevin will attend the signing of tin Atlantic Pact in Washing-
ton. (NEA Telephotot
V. P. -Whitie" How.
pilot with humorous mouth and
blue eyes that twinkle behind his
glasses is the one person most
people think of when anyone men-
tion.- the Stephens county airport.
I'o-sessi-d of a laconic sense of
humor ami dry' wit. Whitie is the
-elf designatid "flunkie" at the
' f > Id. and refuses to give himself
anv other title.
Mesidi s his "flunkie" duties.
I which Whitie says involve,- doing
all the dirty work noone else wants
to do, he also manages to run his
i own flying school, fly charter
pa.-.-engi r service anywhere in the
Cnited Stati - ami Canada, manage
. any work in his "Kitchen" or
Fight
M* il I.Y W i " 'l>. M nch ::i U-p
Act re.— Paulette i.. -ddard today it-
fused t> yn Id to "pressure groups"
h.i h • \ ■ i ' it ii mil her sch'iluj
ed uppi i alio at a M. mi an bul
f .ght . 'II East' I I lay.
Ttt" l..."t!. n new spa pi rs and tin
I,..- Vngelt Sneiet) for the Pre
vention of Cruelty to Animals hiiv-
protested th< shapely star's plana
as "bl "idthirsty" and "sacrilig
iuus."
"Mexico is my s. com! home, and
I habitully conform to the cua
f tl'. irountry i ant in." Miss
G-iidard countered.
M — <es!i!ui! said a bullfight is
the "gr 'itest lii i i a of a . for in
it th- actors play for keeps." Shi
will hi- queen of tin bullfight in
Acapulco. Mexito, April li.
Woman With Sore
Toe Finds If Has
Needle In It
HOB ART. Okla.. March ::i '^p
The classic ni'iile in thi hay
stack is a small puz-ll-r indeed
compared with the one in Mrs
Leonard Portwood's little toe.
Mrs. Portwood. who has a clos
et full of sh'M'S she can't Is .«r to
wear, found out why when she limp
ed to a d". tot s office. An X-ray
showed a phonograph needle im
biddid ab"v. the joint of the lit-
tle to.- on her rig'nt foot.
N'.i jitterbug or phonot ranh fan
the llobart woman Siiys she ha
no Idea how the needle got in. Sl>i'
knowa she wants it cut.
Tucson Boys Choir
Has Three Crowds
In Home Offerings
Tin Tucson Boy's Choir will ap-
pt ar at the High School Audit-
torium in concert Monday. April 4
at V lo umler thi' auspices of the
Brevkenndge Elks Lodge for the
b- nt fit of the American Legion
and the V. F. W. Also they will
appear in a matinee for school
students at popular prices at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon. The
Choir i- a Tuc-..n I'hoir is a com-
munity organization, which is non-
-ectmrian and not affiliated with
my church.
After a four year sponsorship
by. Radio Station K V O A., Tuc-
-oii'.i N. B. C outlet, the incorp-
oration of the choir and it- sub-
.•■quent sponsoring by the flptimiat
CIi.'u and now by the Tucson Elks
Lodgt ''.*5 were natural results of
;t. consistent growth.
The boys range in age from H to
la, representing every elementary
and junior high school in the city.
Contact with each other and the
■ ... i ..in bond "f mu-ic have con-
lanky I workshop, and piaintain planes for
some eleven customers.
This would indicate Whitie is a
pretty busy man, but somehow he
never sterna in a hurry and al-
ways takes things slow and easy,
as they come.
Right now he is working on an
ambulance service, which he hopes
to put into operation sometime in
the near future. A four-place air-
plane would be usi-d. equipped w-ith
litter, and carrying the patient,
nurse or doctor, and the oilot.
For five cents a mile, three-
fourths of a cent lower than the
current airline rate, Whitie will
take his customers just about anv-
wherr they want to go. He will
take fishing or hunting parties,
and stay with them and hring them
back.
"Provided they don't day t<m
long," he adds wryly. AH pa.-seng-
er and instruction prices are
government set.
Among other jobs undertaken by
the Bret-ken ridge aviator, are flv-
ing high line patrol for Texas Elec-
tric, and emergency work for the
Texas l*ipi' Line company.
After the recent week-end trag-
edy at Possum Kingdom when an
airplane with two men crashed
into a power line. Whitie was sent
out hy Texas Electric to report on
the damage.
Also, during the ice storms earl-
ier this year, he checked lines all
over the country.
Among . other useful projects
Whitie has a Piper equipped for
spraying and a Steerman, which is
used to spray DDT and other in-
secticide and also for grasshopper
control. Only last year, these
planes were used to kill off a dead-
ly bug on lespedeia.
Numbered a «ng his planes are
two Areonica*. two Pipers, one
super-cruiser, and one Stcnson
Vovager. , ,
The Voyager is the plane use<l
for passenger service
has seat covers any car
would envy and carries a
W«d*y<n Stafltw
To
FORT WORTH, March 31 The
Wesleyan Singers, W-voice vocal
group from Texas Wenleyan Colj
lege, will appear in conceit at 2:45
p. m. Wednesday (April Hi in
Breckenridge High School
Ha b Cleared
For Contests Of
vcKmnuicf «** «"""•* .. m m
Directed by Herrotd HeadU .v. di- MOtOf C¥Clgl
L tor of choral activities at th** F
Woman To Die Asks
How To Spend Fund
OKLAHOMA CITY, March :< 1 A retired business woman, she
'U.I?'—If you had only one year to; has worked hard for 17 years to
live and Sl'MHMi, how would you [build up a modest fortune. Now
spend the time and the money? she has learned a heart ailment
That is the question a 51 -year- will probably end her life within
old Oklahoma City widow asked!a year.
ttidiiy. | "I've worked and sacrificed a
__ |onjf time for security," she said.
|"But I haven't had any fun. I nev-
' er leaned how to spend
She has more than thi
money.
$1IMMMI.
But that's the amount she picked
at random to give her grim "fling"
the flavor she feels her life so far
rector of choral activities at me - - f |has missi'd.
college, the Singers will hi- here Travelers along the highway Her daughter, married and liv-
during a three-day tour. Other cit betwi-en Mm ral Wells and Breck ing in California, will lie well pro-
ies to bi- visited are Hamilton, enridge. not far west of Metcalf vided for. If death delays its ar-
l.a n i pa sits. Mason. Kerrville, Cole- tiap, used to wonder at a queer rival, the ♦lO.IMMl won't be needed
"" * streak of grouml which had been So how to spend it?
swept Completely hare of vege- "The first thing people think of
tation along the side of a steep is travel." she said. "But you
hill clear to the very top. For think, what's the use?
many years, the scar was discern-1 "You talk to a preacher and he
able.
The clearing wa> man-made.
having been done to provide the
location for one of the most ex-
■puit..— a
man. Ranger, Cisco and Throck-
morton.
The stud'-nts will travel by char-
tered bus. accompanied by Donald
W. Bellah. chairman of the TWC
fine arts division, and Miss Mary
Slawson, assistant professor of
piano.
Soloists will be Homer Klt'ck,
pianist, senior from Marlin arid citing and dangerous of
a member of the Singers, and Miss motor—cycle hill--climb.
Clemmie Burns, violinist. Fort
Worth freshman.
seats four,
owner
five-
trihuted much to their development : hour ,upply.
aid th. y will grow up with a clear Th), Br,^.k(.nrjdge Flying Ser-
■lea of teamwork and the qualities • •
which make for goml citizen-hip.
Th. ir re pon-e when askeil to
. Ifffl MUII'II l-i !• «« "• "
1 "K "a"> i ,.ran*. and ranging fn m solo work
fo which they are m constant de- t)> C„mnu.rci,|. All have soloed,
'nand is enthusiastic. Their annual < _ school U an approved flying
pring concerts, when on thiee suc-
■S—1\. night- Tui -on audiences fill
the Temple of Mu.-ic and Art. are
highlights in a full entertainment
season.
Th. •ir Christmas t'oncert tours iif
Southern California and their pop-
ular aupeai ances throughout Ari-
zona have resulted in many
WMdsKa^
A weed killing program is being
sponsored by the county agent's
office in Stephens county. It is the
spraying of grain fields with a
chemical, 2-41).
This spray, developed during the
war, will kill broad leaf plants,
but will not kill plants of the grass
family. The cost per acre i.- about
$1 for the spray, und it costs ap-
proximately $5*1 to rig up a spray-
ing machine, W. R. Lace, county
agent, states.
There is one hitch, howevver.
There is not enough 2-4D avail-
able. The state agriculture chenii-
cal store room has only small
quantities available. Lace says.
And now after all these years,
the very same spot has been clear-
ed away again and w ill, once more,
be the scene of a hill-climb by
-.taring riders aboard snorting,
roaring "motor bikes."
The contest will be held on Sun-
day, April IT, ^-ginning at '2 p.m.
and is expected to have so many
entries that five hours of thrilling
action will hi- provided. The Four-
Star Motorcycle Hill Climb is spon-
sored *n .the Asphalt Aviators
Club of Min ral Well. with the co
nperation of the Mineral Wells
tells you to give it to the church
or to some needy people. Maybe
I'm selfish, but I can will money
for those purposes. I want to s| eiiil
it tiow on myself. I want to plan
a way to spend t'ne money so every
day I will know what I'm going
to do that day.
"What would you buy if you
went on a shopping tour? New
clothes? They don't interest me. A
new home. A new car? The one I
have is in good condition.
"I just ktipw somebody, some-
where, will have a better idea
than I have."
Yes. she thought of marrying.
Her first husband has been dead
since the first World War. and she
lives alone with a Pekinese dog.
"I am terribly lonely," she con-
cedes. "Rut I would want to know
I
Chamber of Commerce.
There will be a .'Ill-foot run for' someone pretty well befor.
the participants befort they hit the thought of marrying htm."
climb which extend- for 44 feet. , !l -<h'' '""V ,h'' rl^t man.
A contestant will be able to g-t up . h wewr. she wont leav.; her es
a speed of ab«>ut 4<> miles an hour tate to mm. Mr uil! just help
until he reaches the slope which is | spend the $l«,WW.
(Continued on Page I) I " "
vice, of which Whitey is instructor
and owner, now has twelve or fir-
teen students, three of them vet-
, and rani
Commerc
ichool is an approved f
(C—tl—«d — PN> S)
Control Does Net
Moon Real Bakes
WASHINGTON. Starch 31 <U*
—Rent director.Tighe E. Woods as-
- - . . . aured tenants today that the new
urn engagements most or wnicn n>nt c„ntrol law does not mean "a
have become annual affairs. gen real rent increase for all ten-
Through it all. Boys' choir mem- mnU,i
hers have maintained a better-than Woods Mud in a statement—his
-average level of scholorship. They i first on the law—that the new
have m.m. choir work a part of rmviskwi for a "fnir net operat-
their young lives, relating it j>uc- in* Income" for landlords is a lib
• i.f.rtv to then activities in eru'ization of present regulations
aCtluvi, u* rvCii'ukiUU au«l •yurta. I which grant financial adjustments.
Community Meetings Being Held
To Kseoss County Soil Saving
A community meeting was held , ,
Wednesday night at Ivan, and a from holding both the ...unty
similar meeting will be held at | judge s and supemsor s offtae.
Crystal Falls Thursday night, and W. E. Henry of the Soil (on-
one Friilay night at Pioneer at servation Service will give a short
the same time, to discuss t'ne du- talk at the meeting on the im
ties of supervisions and fuctions of portance of good grass to Steph-
the Soil Conservation District. lens County, and Ward Evans will
An election held in the Court-1 speak on the present A. A. A.
house Saturday at 2 p. m. for the program.
purpose of electing a supervisor' A film on "Grass Seed Harvest
for sub-division No. 2 of the Low- in Oklahoma Last Year," will al-
er Clear Fork of the Brazos made j so be shown.
this series of discussions desirable All resident landowners, both
W. R. Lace, county agent, state*, j husband and wife, in sub-division
The new supervisor will fill the 1 2 are eligible to vote, W. R. Lace
vacancy left by Jesse R. Smith, states. No poll tax is necessary,
who has resigned. Smith was elec-1 This subdivision covers all of the
ted st'tiervisor for sub-division No. county north of Highway 1WI. ex-
2 in October. Il>46, for a term of cept that uortion north of the Clear
t V years. However, the State Fork and south of Throckmorton
Conservation Act prohibits' him county.
Markets Today
(By CNITED PRESS!
Stocks lower in moderate trad-
ing.
Bonds irregularly lower; l'. S.
Governments did not trade.
Curb stocks irregularly lower.
Chicago Stocks irregular.
Silver unchanged in New York
at TPs cents a fine ounce.
Cotton futures irregular.
(•rains in Chicago: Wheat, off
'« to up Corn, up ' to off ;
oats, unchanged to up1-: rye, off
' to I; soy beans, up 1 * a to l7 :
lard, up in to 15 (mints.
Discs Pries Cut
NEW YORK, Murch : l
The Columbia record company to-
day cut the price of its standard
records by approximately 2« per
cent.
The new prices reduced $1.25
discs to $1, 91 records to 85 cents
and 75 cent discs to «li cents. The
reductions go into effect tomor-
Five Killed As
Plane Takes Off
From London
LONDON, Ont.. March .11
—Dr. Willard li. I>ow, 52-year-old
pri'sidt nt of lkiw Chemical Comp-
any, his wife, and three other per-
sons were killed today when their
plane crashed and burned three
mile.- cast of the London airport.
Tile victims weii' Ml. and Mrs.
Dow; Mrs. Calvin Campbell, 45.
wife of the company's general
counsel who cscaped with injuries,
and company pilots Fr I Clement
uitl A. J. Bowie, a'l "f Midland,
Mich.
Campbell, l i, sta' ,ered from an
emergency door of "tie plane as the
plane crashed and hurst into flam-
e--. fin- control tcwer at the Lon-
don airport had been in constant
contact up to the time of the ac-
cident and aid waa sent immediat-
ely.
Campbell, taken to St. Joseph's
H i-pit tl suffering f -om shock, lac-
erations on the legs and a possible
hack injury, told attendants that
his wife was unable to unfasten
her safety belt and was engulfed
in flames with the other victims.
"The emergency door flew open
and I got out." he explained. He
was dazed and unable to help the
other victims before the flames
spread through the wreckage.
Sgt. lieorge Blub of the Ontario
provincial police and several other
officers were the first officials on
the scene and brought Campbell
into London for medical treatment.
Willard H. Dow. eldest son of
Mrs. Grace A. Dow and the late
Dr. Herbert Henry Dow, was born
in Midland, Mich., Jan. 4. 189?.
He attended the Midland public
schools and was graduated from
the University of Michigan in 1919
with a bachelor of science degree.
He returned immediately to Mid-
land as a chemical engineer and
entered the employ of the Dow
Chemical Company, one of the
largest chemical firms in the na-
tion.
Dow was married Sept. 1921,
to Maltha Pratt, his high school
sweetheak.. The following year he
was elected to the board of direct-
ors and was appointed general
plant manager.
Mr. and Mrs. Dow had two chil-
dren, Herbert Henry II and Mrs.
McCauley Whiting.
On his father's death in October,
I9CMI, Dow became president and
general manager of thi' company.
One of the best-known process-
es developed by Dow Chemical is
one to extract magnesium from
sea water. The firm is also known
for its production of light metals,
especially magnesium alloys.
Dow's father founded the com-
pany and became a world-famed
inventor. He received almost every
known chemical award.
Debate on School
Opens After
Costs Are Given
AUSTIN. Tex.. March :il 'U.P--
An effort by House opponents of
i Gilmer-Aikin legislation to hold
off consideration of the sweeping
educational reform plan until a
special session was ruled out of
order today.
The Hosue immediately moved
into consideration of a plan to a-
holish the post now held by state
superintendent L. A. Woods, hold-
ing the number one spot on the
calendar. House opponents yester-
day succeeded in delaying action
on the bill.
As the House moved into dis-
cussion of the Gilmer-Aikin pro-
positi to do away wWi th" position
of state superint iilent of public
instruction. Nokc« cited figures on
the cost of the educational reform
, program.
■ He estimated that the Gilmer-
' Aikin program, embodied in three
bills which have already cleared
the Senate, would cost the state
an additions*! $27,585, fifio above
present costs.
The total, he figured, would be
$l41,t?.'5!..'W>fl for the state.
Five MM In
HINTON. W. Vs., March 51 'U.*>
Four workmen were killed and five
other injured today when the cen-
ter section of an unfinished span
of the new Bluestone River bridge
collapsed.
The men plunged more than 11)0
feet into the water when the floor-
ing on which they were working
dropped out from under them.
Killed instantly were:
Paul Sanders, TO, Radford, Va.
John Albert, W. Radford. Va.
C. S. Rignev .'<2. Dublin V .
The Kodv of Fd Brown. 2 . Rom-
ney. W. Vs.. was hauled from the
river short I v after the eottnisc.
but efforts to rerhre him failed.
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