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Two Prospective
Wells Reported
In Stephens Co,
Two prospective orertucers it:
South Stephens count}' were re
ported Friday afternoon.
The E. B. Fletcher No. 2 Wag-
tey, twelve miles south of Bteck-
nridge, was to be shot Friday
light. The. welt had be. n drilled
the Sot
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HEARING TO ABANDON W.F.&S.
ROAD TO OPEN HERE MONDAY
Rainfall Friday
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Boys Choir Goal
Is To Be Credit
To West Texas
Something new oe the hosaBtst; -if
West Texas is the I'tttlwuiilrt
Bays Chotf, a year-old ■■
tiou of 75 hoys. Kinging: w< aj
from 7 to 11 y. ats. F. -j' >!> «l in
May, 1952. by i.ht> jbeeker.f ids'
Woman's Forum. the fhuli i* in ■-<,
a < ofpor ;it!'-r- of.ei .i*. • ! by jj ,
rents and patrols of th« it i r. I•-
hare a v >nv in the fpwrr>n*-t>t
the organisation. . ( is r-<>. - ■. >• ,
to haw fumiSijw) ej-th r .. hrij: „i
a seholar hij> for
The large griHtp " I>>.--. i- 4
vided into four sectiriw*. Roy -e
fram 7 t< t* ar> in nr-.s- •.{ •:
visions of the Prep Choir uml ai<
b oitg trained i*i i 4i1
b >y.- in the Principal C.h> i
their voices ciutngr. A thiil jgro j>
is a. in «nr training and
mib-tc appreciation to aid those
w.ho have not (earned to "carry a
tune™. Two of these boys, have
b*-en graduated to the Principal
Choir .. . . proving that a fellow
can learr to sing it" he work., at
it. The fourth group consists of
;{ > hoys above the age of who do
most 'of th- a 5lr.(f in ptihl.c
When siriarinir for foneheon club:-
and wihoo!s they often appear in
blue jeans and white shirt* or
perhaps comical costumes. When
sincing in churches they wear rh>
traditional boys and men's vest-
ment consisting of blue cas.«< cks
and white surplices.
Operates On Merit System
The Choir operates a "merit «;
stern" under which a choir boy
may a<cumulate an enviable num-
ber "f "merits"' as his reward for
extra services to the. ch«r. Thi®
covers extra hour- spent in .spe-
cial groups, working in the crew
which sets lip the riwrn for each
proptam. and all sorts of ca.-an-up
duties. Merits do not have a mon-
etary value, but demerits cost two
cents each arid are deducted from
the monthly rebate of $1 per boy.
These are received for uriex-
cused absences, tardies, or any
kind of misconduct. The book work
is considerable, hut it is worth it,
says the choir director, Mrs. Ben
J. Dean. Jr.. wife of a l!reckon-
ridfte attorney.
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Cirady Slauehler said if there
be any one who want* a drink of
Bin Sprinir wafer, he still has a
pocketful in his raincoat. . . That
I'nited Press report of of ar
inch of rain at Big Sprint: may
aatnnnd* fans who attended the
Itame from here, hut that is "what
the man said" l~ " *—
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by a of 6 to <?,
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Game Fans Find
Travel Slow In
3ir, On Highway
Breckenrf^f fan,:~ rolled back
into Breckenridire foliowinif the
tfam . Home with accounts of hiRh
water encountered, many mishaps
of aggravating: nature if minor iri
praise of the fiRhtinff spirit of the
Buckaroos.
One report of mishap was that
-ome fifty-odd cars ran into high
water and were delayed, and a
washed out bridge caused them to
have to re-route themselves back
home.
The ear of Chili Walter slipped
off the roadside in high water
ovd water was reported running in
the car until J. R. Coody came
Utfng with a chain and snaked
oat the stranded car.
The special plane which was to
leave here about a o'clock was de-
'ayed and after reaching Big
Spring had to circle the field a-
bout fifteen minutes before larid-
:ng, making the occupants late to
the game.
One football-connected car ae-
< derit was reported and one not
•o connected, occupants of neither
Ving injured. Bobby Johnson was
taking some band boys to the
game when the car he was driving
ollidod with a truck on the east-
• rn edge of the city. The car was
badly damaged and returned to
Breckenridge, but besides some
bumps none of the occupants was
njured. The band boys proceeded
in the wire report.. I in other conveyances.
Lloyd Smith's car turned over
Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock
al the intersection of the Neces-
sity road and Highway 180, but
neither Smith nor either of the
other two occupants was injured.
A number of those leaving here
rather late Friday afternoon went
atipperless, or were late to the
gate because of delays caused by
travel conditions.
(• faint* on both
irfrfl]i of tfe far h«'s ^ie
"st-ors Jttiil we it to bu rg<
•JwSr a!-.<.> -g' wlwte the sc&tbaefc
. ui'.ni'.^ '.hreiii of Bi'iy l>ers- iy a.n'i
h< piis.-i.'ig threat of Kenri-th
C*oi d Wet • l eiiiiceii Ho per cent
Ford doubly handicapped by the
fact that the ball was slick and
mint gatheted <«i his glasses.
Exptctcd fumble recoveries un-
der such weather conditions were
■ven, but passes by Ford and Den
dy. the Bur karoo forte all yeat
hat might have resulted in touch-
low.is. want for nothing because of
liability to hold the slippery bail
•r slipping ur.d sliding handicap-
ping the receivers.
Muddy Enough To Plow
In this setting the Buckaroos put
up a defense as thrilling as coulc
lave bei n wished for until Car-
isle Robinson broke up the ball
game with that thrilling 3 yard
lash in the fourth period after the
Buckaroos had them scoreless for
three lor.g. Song periods, although
shortened to ten minutes each. .
But to the Steers goes the credit
for victory. They had the bettei
"earn on the field for such an even-
ing. a clean game, sportsmanlike
throughout. A clean game in which
the players were covered with mud.
if you wish. Too muddy for the
Buckaroos, yet right for the Steers
to plow. A game for which no apol-
ogies are offered, this intended
only as a statement of facts.
Rain began falling at 7 o'clock
and ror.tinued all through the
game. There were large puddles of
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re-
Earl Trammel! said Saturday the
Community Chest fund still is
lagging badly, stopped on -SI t.rwio,
moat of larger pledges and out-of-
town pledges in, few cards to br
returned, and a lot of individual
pledges needed to put it over.
Women of the First Christian
Church will conduct rummage sale,
bazaar and bafce sale in the Chas-
tam building No*- 2-6. . . Helen
Footer writes she is ready to re-
open colored Kindergarten on Nov,
r and conlribotions ashed gi*en
Roseoe Floyd, or made at K03 S.
Roberts, or mailed to P. O. Bra
P. M. Faulkner said work has
started on the street bridge on
Lindsey street, and green light
gi-ven Alf Chastam for work on
bridges in industrial section and
in Felton addition, although cily
are low . . . Anthony P.
fined $100 for leaving
„ of accident and one man fin-
ed'$15 for speeding in city court
report . . . And, weTt see you
again Tuesday.
For The Moment: A
chariot wheel and
i tot I raise" La
Thenght
fly.
Jet Plane Crashes
Burns In Oklahoma
DUNCAN, Ok la., Oct. 31 (OB—
A jet plane from Perrin Air For-
ce Base, Tex., crashed and horned
in a plowed field 12 miles north-
east of here Friday night.
The Oklahoma highway patrol
said the wreckage was so scatter-
ed there was no way to determine
if the plane had one or two per-
sons aboard. Air Force authori-
ties weer heading for Duncan
Saturday to investigate the crash.
C. T. Froggie Green, a Duncan
oil worker, said the plane passed
over Lake Duncan in flames and
then nosed down and crashed m
a plowed field tow miles west of
the lake. He said he heard a muf-
fled es plosion when the plane bit.
Waco Man Killed
Instantly In Crash
PORTER, Tex., Oct. 31
•\ t!>-year-old Waco man, Harvey
Bee Bos well, was killed instantly
in a head-on collision during a
hard rain north of here on U. S.
5!) early Saturday.
Boswell's convertible rammed
head on into an empty tank truck
driven by Cye Robert Harper, 48,
of Houston.
Harper told Highway Patrolman
Clarence Bruton that Boswell was
on the wrong side of the highway
when the mishap occurred about
5:35 a. m.
"I did everything possible to
avoid him," Harper said. Harper
was not hurt.
Botfwell's body was taken to the
Humble Funeral Home in Hamble.
aif ;■->!. ■ the c o'- i,;i':>--.lri/-K.-.e^
x ... 1 W«t§fe-y; jiectjoti-.'-j":. b;,..-k. :
T& P Himey "J"' 1 1
Tit. otjier'(Mudj«."i .- \ -
No.. 1 (.. rn« r, stVtioe fe, hfoi k ~
Location fo,- a cimfitynftKia proJ-
•*ct ihas been Stilted ei'rht itlilrt-
-icrtbfla^t Woodson. Throokmoi--
""Fi (..'ou.ntv. in; the M n hai!-MvJ> i#-
-ipnian Fit-Id.
Bits Dwigh.t M Rivi. of Wichi"-'
Falls No 1 Lee \ Catiiitu'k, CT,1>-
' r.-M'ted for $ (M'li feet w.tb rotary
Dj-iUsite is 75o feet froti; the(;feiuih
i'>d fert from -.the ea*t fitie-
f rEAf, Snrv- , t. A-4'C.
Drilfs-te Is Mil fee! wer-i of V." h
fen Pctriileuu: C*ap No. 1 Jam.--
It. Mairshatti. ri-ci t,t M^swippiat,
daily {lowing
-'Iis-tio-.i ry. Ii had
■nitenria! of 274.-W barwis
' vial-. -I aly-:;l! feet. ■
Taubert & Harper, Wichita Fails,
No. t Mark Campbell, Section 2134
TE&L Survey, wildcat one and
->ne-half miles northwest of Elbert
was plugged at 3,504 feet.
Opening of a second Caddo Lime
it producing area in northeastern
Throckmorton county. West Texas
was announced Saturday by the
Warren Petroleum Corp.
The well, nine miles northeast of
he Woodson townsite at its No. I
lames R. Marshall well, flowed 384
barrels of 4I-gravity oil daily
through ar. I8-t>4-inch choke from
a zone at 3,lM8 to 3J>58 feet.
A Caddo Lime area was opened
by the company earlier this yeat
iome two miles northeast of the
present discovery.
Gulf Oil Corp. No. 22 I. A. Stok-
•r will be a 2,500 foot try four
utiles southeast of Breekenridgt.
Location is 1,371 feet from the
iouth and 330 feet from the west
'ines of Section 2087, TE&L Sur-
vey.
PaivfctHS, >:■ j n. Hi at Big
jJ,aive;««F, -2<> at '"ol-
Statio^|';2l. alt Beaumont (- .25
a .Iure'ie-: . .11 ar Sac Augt-U.,^ .07
Lui'k n, ,t>4 at:.. Mineral;;Weils and
Jifc at do'.i ntov. n Fort Worth.
Tlte highr'S1 6i-ii-|. -!ature recor-
ie.:i iii tin- state FY o,., was 7:t de-
.rret s at Brov r.i-\ ill.. Thi low ma-
vimum was t>l at Amartllo.
Ov.jrtii.ght'i|lows rangetl fio.n
it Daifotrt 'i<->' 70 at Bvownsville.
Other fiji.i-.mw.-..- included Anist-
, Wi'j io, Lubbocii ail. Midland 50,
Abti-n'ie 62,;;"Sa Angr-io jjg, Dei
Rio 58 Marfa 40, LI i'a.-o 4>i, I.a-
•edo i.a, ('iifpus Christt 83* San
-VntO!iU> a!). Aust-.n 5H, Waco aa,
('"ilcge Station 53v. Houston 55.
Galveston HO. Lufkin 48, Tyler 52.
Texarkana 44, Wichita Falls 52,
Fort Worth and Dallas 57.
Infant Daughter
Dies In Colorado
Pertnie Ann Roweii, 2-day-old in-
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Rowel I of Holyoke, Colorado,
died Thursday in the Holyoke
Hospital. She was born October
27. Mrs. Rowell is a native of
Etiasvitle arid Mr. Rowell former-
ly lived in Breckenridge.
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday at 4 p. m. at the Satter-
white Funeral Home Chapel with
Rev. W. E. Plapp officiating. Bur-
ial was in the Fliasville Cemetery.
Survivors other than the par-
ents is a brother, Danny Carl,
maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Doc Par due, Eliasville and
paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Rowell, Breckenridge.
Everyone Offered Voice
LOCAL
2-DAY PROGRAM
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Woman Dies As She
Waits Fx Divorce
Suir Trial To Open
BOERNE, Tex., Oct. 31 <U.R>
—Mrs. Ida Perner, who had hop-
ed her husband wouldn't go
through with a divorce suit, died
of a heart condition Friday as
she waited in court for the case
to begin.
Mrs. Perner collapsed during
a recess and was pronounced
dead in the 38th District Court
by Dr. Harold C. Day. The di-
vorce suit filed against her by
Charles Perner was next on the
docket.
She had told an attendant in
the county clerk's office earlier
she thought her trasbond would
come bock to her and turned be
wouldn't go through with the di-
vorce suit.
Interest in the Community Clinic
to be held here Wednesday and
Thursday is indicated by reports
being received by the local Cham-
ber of Commerce.
This two-days series of meet-
ings will be a modern version of
the oldtime Town Hall meetings
with citizens gathering to present
their ideas for community impro-
vements, George Jordan, local C-C
manager announces.
"The need is no less today for
community improvements, for im-
proved marketing facilities and
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Mnie neacnea
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (UJ5—Ne-
gotiators reached agreement Sat-
urday on a contract ending a
rtrike that had dried op the milk
tupply of some 12 million
trea for the past six days.
Milk industry spokesman
t would be 24 hours before milk
#oofd be available for consum-
jrs in strike-affected areas of
New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut,
multiple other programs of pro-
gress," Jordan said, adding "that
if Breckenridge and Stephens
county are to compete with her
neighbors in todays' commerce and
competitive markets, they must
voice their opinion in setting up a
program of work in order to make
ours a more prosperous place in
which to live, to work and to
play."
Ralph Duncan will represent
the West Texas Chamber of Com-
•linic, and will assist local Cham-
ber of Commerce workers.
In the Community Clinic next
Wednesday and Thursday there
will be a group meeting in which
every citizen, who is genuinely in-
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Woman Troubled
By Lack of Divorce
DETROIT, Oct. 31 ar.Ri—Mrs.
Edith Boyd summed up the cause
of her troubles with the law in
three words Saturday:
"I like men."
Mrs. Boyd, who police said di-
vorced only three of the five men
she married, was held for inves-
tigation of obtaining money un-
der false pretenses with intent to
defraud. The 37-year-old brunette
said her downfall was trying to
attract a man she wanted for
husband No. 6.
"I tried to make an impression
n him," she said.
Police said Mrs. Boyd borrowed
a credit card from one of her
friends and osed it to charge
S59S worth of new clothes. She
later got $100 from a loan com-
pany to pay off part of the bill.
When the company demanded
payment, police said Mrs. Boyd
went to a second loan company
ami tried to borrow another $100
to pay off the first debt. The se-
cond loan company called police
after checking into her affairs,
18 Princess
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NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY—Ben J. Dean Jr.. appointed county
attorr ey succeeding Joe Gracey, following somewhat in the tracks of
his father who came back from a war to practice law and represent
the state as district attorney for years. Ben J. Jr. also is active in the
American Legion as is his father.
County Attorney
Man Who Staged
Big Comeback
By MRS. Ml"RLE WILLIAMS
The announcement Oif Ben J.
Dean Jr., as county attorney re-
minds friends here of a remark-
able comeback of a Breckenridge
youth in overcoming obstacles
incurred during World War II.
With a desire to become a law-
yer, as his father before him,
and as he and a brother, Beale
often planned. Dean graduated
from Breckenridge High School
and entered Texas University be-
fore he was 17, and completed two
years toward his goal before en-
listing in the Marine Corp in If>3t>.
He returned from the war after
over three years as a Jap pri-
soner later and completed His
work toward a degree in law. The
desire was always there even dur-
ing the. years when he was im-
prisoned in a Japanese camp fol-
lowing his capture when Corregi-
dor fell in May of 1942.
Most of the obstacles were cre-
dited to poor health as the. result
of malnutrition and the loss of
his eyesight temporarily while
imprisoned. To a man, who had
lost valuable time, time that was
felt wasted, it t'iok long to heal
the scars and to bring back his
eyesight to near norm. .. Vision
that would stand the strain of
completing his education.
After receiving his law degree
in 1949, he went to Dallas as an
assistant to the District Attorney
as. head of the Department of
Commercial Fraud. He later retur-
ned to Breckenridge where he has
been associated with his father in
the firm of Hawkins, Dean A
Dean.
His family consists of a wife
and two children Ben J, III and
Ellen. They reside at 811 West
Hullum.
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Princess Margaret
Rumors Denied
LONDON, Oct. 31 (UJV-Buck-
ingham Palace officials expressed
extreme annoyance Saturday a:
persistent rumors from Europe
that 23-year-old Princess Margar-
et will soon retire to a life of me-
ditation in a convent.
Like all the Royal family, the
Princess belongs to and attends
regularly the Protestant Chareh of
England. Palace officials conclud
ed the false rumors probably
sprang from the fact she has at-
tended several church services du-
ring recent pnMic engagements.
Friends say any one who doubt?
whether Princess Margaret woolc
appreciate the joys of marriage
and in due course motherhood
should see her carrying oat som<
engagements where children arc
involved.
Heavier Ballot
Seen In Second
Road Bond Vote
Breckenridge and Stephens co-
unty voted Saturday on a SIOO.-
000 road bond issue, and at noon
Saturday the voting was reported
far heavier at that time than in
the recent election on a $90,000
issue which failed to carry.
A two-thirds majority was ne-
cessary for the issue to carry. No
report had been received at the
hour stated on the balloting in the
rural boxes, but in the city voting
was said to be heavier at noon
that it was all day in the other
election.
All fifteen boxes of the cour ty
were open for the election.
The proposed issue was for
upe in purchasing rights-of-way
for future development of cardi-
nal and farm-to-market roads
over an estimated four-year per-
iod.
A special effort was being made
to get out to the voters by a num-
ber interested m the issue, after
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
hail issued pleas for about a week
for every voter to get oot.
In the previous election the is-
sue Jailed to carry by only a few
votes.
The polls opened at 8 o'clock
and closed at 7 o'clock Saturday.
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Two Patients To
Local Hospitals
Reports from the local clinics
Saturday morning gave the fol-
lowing two patients admitted dur-
ing the past 24 hours;
Breckenridge Clinical—Mrs. B.
•I. Bedford,, surgical.
Stephens Memorial—Mrs. M. F.
Taylor, medical. Lucille Goodwin,
-Jismissed.
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i''"t l?V . & SouthairE!
vi I «jst*fi .etP Monday
T o t U(s&. cieotg*;-
ti. *|l0|cfee-n-
s itMr .-.a; CfrrnfeMjSfcg, re-
.. "t trlcjfc
N-'i-Smr v ill be in eltc tlfst:
:!?!> tiJjtou.n.i'txrtiSi. Pros ii teg1' ''ftfffeial
the ICC <,vv; not -.mnoBEeicdjn
Tiie. hearing that will be osteri-
pctition of the piesent
a.'.aii-i-.- ot tfc* Wichita Falls &
Southern will haw two other fea-
-, pit::-- <• reported have re-
vtrS!:t-vl. One Will be the Rock Is-
land offering to purchase the road
front Wichita Falls to Brecken-
d~. , , .I ■ i" rating that portion
. - ii be foi the Rock Island,
if granted tierraissioH. to purchase
a, also be grsnted permission to
- >t d .• thout petition-
:Bg t he ICC, if the operation for
k ... v.'.-.i-s .ui«I prove unprofi-
table.
Pi.or to tfw opening of the ICC
:e.o-irg Monday a meeting of re-
,i! -jentatives of towns and cities
riong the line will be held Sunday
■■err.t ■ n in the Burch hotel to
■ ap >ut a piup of action and tes-
,■ i tht !" ir-g. Tobe Gra-
1- chairman of the committee
.i.oinied by the Breckenridge
• ii." her of Commerce to co-oper-
. >> ith comm.fees appointed by
• •ihers interested.
D. T. Bowles, president of the
,'hamber of Commerce here has
stated that shippers will oppose
- he petition to abandon the road
r-ntirely.
Shippers along the line from
Wichita Falls to Breckenridge
will support the petition of the
Rock Island to purchase the road,
but will oppose the rider that if
the Rock Island desires it may
abandon the road without hearing
after the three year trial period.
Operation of the road, if pur-
chased by the Rock Island would
be from Wichita Falls to the War-
,en Petroleum plant here.
The case has grown out of sale
■f the railroad by the Orvil Bol-
iington interests of Wichita Falls,
and the petition of the purchasers
to sell the road for salvage.
Shippers along the line have
banded together to show need for
the railway. The hearing probably
will last three or four days, but
it may go as long as week, in tins
opinion of D. T. Bowles, Presi-
dent of the Breckenridge Chamber
of Commerce.
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Draws Ike's Cheers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 <U —
President Eisenhower led the free
world Saturday in applauding the
award of the Nobel Peace Prize to
Gen. George C. MarshalL
As a soldier, Marshall led the
Allied armies to victory in World
War IL As a statesman, he help-
ed make the peace, and check
Communist ambitions with hi®
great economic aid program for
Europe—The Marshall Plan.
When the Norwegian Nobel com-
mittee announced late Friday that
Marshall was its choice for the
1953 peace award, Mr. Eisenhower
said he was "delighted."
The President, who served tender
Marshall during the war, sent a
personal note of congratulations
to his old commander. He also ex-
pressed regret at Marshall's BI-
nesss.
The 73-year-old soldier has been
Ttghting a siege of influenza in
Phtehurst, N. C. Although his wife
said he is improving, he was net
permitted any visitors.
But in a statement released
from his bedside, he said he was
^greatly honored by the award,
that he considered it "a great dis-
tinction."
Letter Of Thanks^ Congratulation
Forwarded By C-CToBig Spring C-C
In appreciation of the hospita-
ity shown by the fans of Big
Spring and fine game played there
Friday night, D. T. Bowles, pre-
sident of the breckenridge Cham-
ler of Commerce has addressed
he following fetter to the Cham-
ter of Commerce there:
The Chamber of Commerce, the
Ireckenirdge Football team, and
til the people who went to, listen-
ed to, and heard about the foot-
xtll game Friday evening, wish to
ongratolate the people of Big
Spring for being wonderful hosts,
and good sports. The game •
fine, and each and every boy on
yoor team was a good sport.
The people, the school and all
connected with the game, made the
people of Breckenridge happy by
being so hospitable. Many, many
thanks, and we hope to reciprocate
next year when we have the plea-
sure of being host to Big Spiring,
/
Always BEAUTIFUL SHIRTS
Phone * at
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