Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 90, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1955 Page: 1 of 8
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First Try Ti
Boy It Here
Bmkrartitttt Amerirmt
Mat Helps Your
City Helps Yen
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Win UNITED PRESS
-NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY DAILY NEWSPAPER"
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MtRI'KEMllDr.E. TEXAS—FRIDAY. MAY • . I ">
PRICE DAILY 5 ( ENTS. St'NDAY 19 CENTS
SSa MUST SURVEY SHOWS NOHt
End Of Schools
M l; > iKKit \I I, The atomic fi rebitl I of >
tovjir«i >i*r\ . .ii T 'uri, and begin* 4.1
Thur*d y. Three the house* used in H I'A test
fifth*. of picture.
• it f •Hif, Hlt
T-st S;?e. Nev.„ early
black miauls at lower
{N FA
B Mil itAKI. J. O'NEILL
WASHINGTON HP' The Nil
tional foundation for Intantile I':,
alysis repotted Friday that it ex
pevts to finish inoculating most f
h.- nation's fii>t ami second gi :ul
•- ts h"-fi r * schools duw for u.u |
mer V acatioaa.
It also -.ml it in conlident state
and county health uuth ntir Mill'
try to keep tkrir clinics running to j
'ake tare of any children w ho
ran't be reached whit* then j
M'hools arc still in xrwKHk
Foundation officials romrriliil a ,
-erious lag i" Salk vaccina sup I
had thrown their mas* im-
munization program somewhat out
• t kilter. Kut if no more hitches
develop. they tiguie they ,-an get
two shots to most ol the !* million
hildren in their program bclore
n hoot* let out.
Ji'tsle Stacks
WITHIN MILE COULD SURVIVE
Buke Of Windsor
Escapes Injury
In Plane Wreck
PARI I h TVe r i.k^ - r Wind
•>>r and 44 •riwr p.f-engerii abroal
a British ..r,in.-r e.«.iped injury
1 rtditv when th> undercarr;.ige of
the plai. c.Iaps.d .(tt i landing
"n* n K.hr f •" 1 \ > ,K accompanied by >upt. J I
n,e a numbe, o! . ... h.
Contestants Leave
For TIL Meetings
Light Showers
Fall In Texas
Nith .02 Here
Rainfall here early Ktiibi morn
in--T measured .irj of an inch as
sthneni fell in acattrinl :-.-vtlon.-
►i T- vl- Friday ami forecasters •
said there may b - more in the
northern and >'astern parts of the
-tate Finlay night.
i Rainfall totals for the "J4 hours
■titling at ti:.'ill a. m Friday includ
^ , . led .."14 imh at 'hililress. .15 at
hey sa > a I.iir.help I, the fa. t Abilene and at *i.bita Falls
that many school* especially in, Shower* fell oil Fo.t Worth an.1
nie hast - are in s.->, until the Muiena Wells eailv Fri.fc.y, but
'* of June. I oAwquentl)', th"' thev eu.-rie alter th ' nieasuriti".
louna-.tion IS ;,ht,. to ju^srie its j p. ri.Ml eml. .1 at a. Ml. :u«l
I t« moi> or
| ! •> in thp rd *r
iiaten.
The f<*uivbtion diM*l<w***ti it.'*
plan* amui a at**ri«** « f « th* r df
j \«*U>pmmts in th#* p«>iio picture
. Fruia). The hiirhl.^hts:
I. OtTu iai.'* re\eaU*d th - national
(H>lko com nut t^-'s plan t or vf>iun
. th *re was n immediate rejn rt as
*f their t«> their am« unt.
Sk iet.s were ire rurally paitly
cUmhIy t clmuiy over the northern
• in«i eastern pa i t* • ! th « state ami
clear t4 partly cloudy i v *r
| western part.
Oovis. just « \er th . livv in New
Mexico ha«t 41 in«'h « f rain with
r *t Brrrkenriiiirr H ffh School
ciHite tantj* we, * ir Austin t w{a>
to crunpet*. for *t it* > m lif
entry and tia.k ar <i •••Id e\ • '«
hn v'ulweit
rhter of
\ lii r p
UterarN
•irlif.r; - f Kr.tt h Kur«k|avtia> Air-
« t)i ovi*r onto it#
mtngr tip and crtanrhe«l a pr« p^Her
th^n a a h • bti *k *d
TV* p i! • r <1 .m«!e«t safely a'
l. fv<Hjriri h • rl *i><i .i turn iiy
off the .n "' .n-il rxinwuy at tS •
r '1 •? the UMi ilK luri h'll th
urv.l rr:.rn;u<. rotl P"0"d.
T! • \11 ■ ■ btnit l>u h - ... 'V ~
... , , . a...„,'be relav te.in tlu.; \i>ri i •
W • r| or. f ■■ -• "* 'he aukf I _ A _. , u
;«M« ' !!•' ' h thr' n-. W «
I.'" .ih- >' 'I p'.' • ! ... r t
T*'- * -th anr.ua! T * i intt r
1^-aK^ie tia.k a-'I it
Jo ("L*. - • War. <i.i
Mi ait«l M1-. C. \ W' ti h
rwent Brr.-k. iii i«li{- • *h<
*. i iits a' er winruntj « •
m -et n Sle^.- n
Rent.'n'.'* Th*-
the i l l<|ei (Wl'l «i!t b - i
n , Ihtk i'arpente- J.-k-
alul John t'otten, the I'll
in typir.jr-
yd
H.r
mle/er
tiff
p!ai • ' I, .
Tile il'ik* * is t- 'urtiiriK fi on a | Tt" .
p \ it. m- * t.. B' ta.n. The .luri *"h"la-tM
r«l <o |(|<'l>, II I nitipUMM** him ther*.
She hn m-\er n iet-ei\e<l ar
c'Hirt b\ the r-iyai family.
\r , r ne man fcani the
pilot nlv f -til h* t kri| *he p...r. -
.• O' i >1 ' *• 1 p« >-«l >rv«l a«j
tueni 'p •■ III" ay when th'
r i ' n h- T of the trn y< >
ktn^.nit £• < •••• '• p- 't
The ..iT 'l'it' air.iMin *fi only to a
..eh ("I • • p.' .- I|f. rs as th * j
p .ne
right
•aid.
Tincy Eggleston
Has Bodyguards
Following Him
d "Ver J-ej !y n?o iff I
!:p, the pokr man F'YKT WORTH 'II' < y
♦ Tirw^i . s,>- ■ .-«i
^ "" ... . ; the «MHtHJJM*ad«* • h.t ' - K'e!
TE?*Tlri ^f#,r rVa-,1 « ••-« ri * e. k>*i>
Af >T!N ' .-en JV'rmy l"hii- i ,yuaMi-. t* 1 t F
lip* of \'.^.*T« n Md ^ «tav. wan«ierin>i it he i. . !« i
'death
( • r -eft
tary vaccirv control.n and prio.i-
tie may ro to the White H«Kise
late Fhday f# r the iVesiiient'ai ap
^ pn>\aJ. When it will he made pub
t j.pcnt Friday ' ith th«? state t j [k wa not dwriosed.
T..U ;.thlete reaching the i The Hou>e Ranking and I'ui
"/-r-ire""- committee ealM IV. U * j We.ines.lav n,8ht mea,u.„l un.-r
V >>1 " *.h .11. i ants thr. at n aril A. Srheele, ( . >. sui'jr.'on jten- , TieinlK at
«i re«'ii.l> in several e\ents of the ^ral. to testify at a hearing on
• * t. fhr I'liuU scheilule*! I hills eall.nit for o.mpulsorc fe.|er
K .1.1, «.•. n the I'.as- A A, A at controls. Scheele saul he
.ma B troa.l jump, the Class B couldn't talk in public ah.iut the
1- > tt " ami l-oie vault. i*l poli committer's plan but *'hair-
« - AAA ml A iliscus throw.' nian Brent Sp.n.e «I K \. .leclai
i ^neiun Friduy in the session open anyway.
«• 1. t i ii rs .•^•hiilule'l. lails lo Shu* ( simp
.f I p m. Satunkiy. I 3. A Public Health Srrvke
l> i" S- -et'~ F.tilie Southern spokesman saiil all il.. ta assent-
eet laiorites :ui the ICawtiiNiMl mi l*ag J>
rs" in.l.nir* athlete, beirp fa\or <l
tl> ee e\^« t*— the l^ yanl
hrr-h hi t;*'*. IW yatd l >w hard'es.'
■ ■I t — or -t-ili vard ditsh, de-
. . ii<linif on «hwh he enters.
Th. I'.-^t ."ot underway with
pi. iiinlnaries at 8:3a a. m.
Bayto ii nnked as a favorite to
•. tea honors in C!;u s AA. hav
nu ; ha!k^.1 up th - State's best
-« h<# iboj t.i' e this ve:ir in the! . . ... , . ,
U" ...„1 .ml mile -lavs. J'i.life Hoy.1 Jones of Brecken-
.Oh, r..p entries im-lu.le.1 Ib.yle v,ho has Iwn sitting on the
M-....I • Th.'in.tal,- ,n the tTass "f the 1 nrf Ow.nct « ...irt
i: h.;h hu-dies; KoM v Matocha of !" Abilene. iule.| ,n the Band ut.l
II1 ■'./al' . „ th.- «'Ia..s A ..uarter ^ ^t Thursd^v^ that Wes
Moll - i la Kiev of Colorado |e*as I tihtw, «o has m- light
to an business in Burn beiMUs' its
some hail Thur>.l;.y' an.1 the I'lo
sis I'ampa West Texas New Me*i
o League baseball jranie h:ul to
I lie Uo^t pon. ll
Thursday's showers came on th.
iieels of oth.-r* We.lnes.Liy an.l
nmht itieasu'e.1 u
Tour to si* inches'" on
the IX-eie Ranch n.-'ir M.^iahans
I'atnc.a. about IJ miles southwest
Oi l^tote...( I* ljolte.1 | ."il I i riches of !
rain ami some hail Wednesday
ninht.
I>e." t. mpeiatures early Friday I
raiiff.il from a| ile -r.es at Ihilhart
to 72 at t'orpiis t'hrwti. High tem-
;s*ratures Thursday nni«| fror
!K> to I'i 1'si.lio to SO at fhtlhart an.1
Inwillo.
II
E'.yaot has
i.-tlaa.i, A!-
16CM. MKE MB wn
MHI nUUNKE BIM
HK%lH|IAklFK> IN HKWKKNKHm.K \«
m* ve*l his tamilv her* froio H-Atlaiui to s**r\a:*.-
bcniy : nI Thr***,ktnorl« n for tli^ M:r;*c> I^iU rafoiics in pe>t cuft-
tnd work. The family, |iii'turt*il . toibbts « f Mr s. Xeviile . n i
two *hfWir*-ri, a >* n, f^riny H, avid *L'uxhter, Kaj* 11. Ihe> Kve . ?
I lltt N. ISi fkeiiinl^e A\enu *.
mir in Abilene was that since its
fraru-hise expireti March I!*. WTl*<"
has n« nurht to t p rate in distrilv
utintr electrical p« wer in the Ruird
citv limits.
Proud Germany
Surrendered 10
Pioneer County
Resident Dies;
His decision was in the form of
• • i'nd J fhirlami of Andrews , . ■ .
. th. I ,,, A liw yaid dash, and fra™'h'^ ' as expue.1.
. a".'* f la s fsi .-r in <*lass A.
Int-i hi.iastic league delegates declaiatory jiwlgment ie.|uested
• t at an annual breakfast h> both the city of Baitd and West
> . . I.n irning to he*r results *as I tilities t o.
any nii* ti"i. he r"..y a;k m*
« for"', r l.i'id rni' mi ii>i i,
on Sit I'. t i l not eml..n< > r
pi., erution.
♦ iUe* ha- h.-* n «• htwiael to tes-
tifv beg -inn* ..: " in. rtitunlii
before . 4pee. il Senate r..moiittee
nu i g th-* Veterans l-.nd
pi-ard
SEEN or HEARD
By C. M. H.
buried Thursday, ap
parentijr the see* ri h - «i to
nioet MnMbife 4ewth Sfl
•1 month m the ai t The i !her,
F.dell Kvnns. an u.|u,in'un .' of
If'erfl, <tlsappea d
£van.f. a irr " hler h« > ;>erate<i
1 call Tirt *erva. . n rhe - .4. d-
,wrentl/ *a< h - h *iv
erend'jms in basketball and
« : ali and efforts t > re<listrict
basketball ami spring
O
Young Pianists To
Be Hoard On Air
Jjek Merrill g— ■ mrm
• fntilitnl tr w h t «t the
(1t b meeiire i«l ), and "Is
old one bark if w«mw will
him ... ■• « Melton way ha e t«
undergo .iir^er^ lor third ti«N\
>|r^ Melton .aid may Uk hi" !•
| all <. from Mckianey h*H t>l
«ell hidden H <
iban.l"ire^ n Iti 1 is eo
terior 101 ered «i:h b •
! Rvbih* bo*i" not b « n
Er7l<**fM. r*f k 1
{rl* *«e brii^h with
tii^n * fvme. .*! th•••-4 1
j bodyguard* were not «1<
• ^n ir#. b it earl r h^' w
travetinpc v-itl) a but!* ••
, .n one (*adii!a- * Kile n« *'
illar ftrfl^twed «ith other
id
A Hut
p ti nd.
fte his
<'+ • .t-t
H ij
it at the
a* s# 'n
npm. *n
■ < .d
en in it
Ofif of th«- • .oil « * h t i Kur
hceniM*. the « th a M <••• •
fa? It u as reti« t *d K _ *- n had
the bo*t/rttar N from
I a here h th KjWfiestfMri
>nn4ay. «nd Gre#«n ar*> we : n..«n n th
. a. , inderworld
Ge,>nre l . K -aid Wm^on ff. r ^ umfet world ^ th^
p ,ho«r*. of ♦ * « f an im-h .... port Worth V •TY ; - i.i> that
G# rff iofl.m i' t thi- mornin* to . ea Ud th*- hn«!.,a^tards
be A pi ?b fer in the d *ath o a *o« n after he ami <l ieen drove r^o
The decision cam** less than
\*et-k after city workmen moved
to top the uitilities compan>
from extending its se rvice at Kami.
West Tex;*s I tilities I'o.'s attor
nevs tfave immediate notice of ap-
peal and Judge J« nes oitftereti that
they p< s*t a $l M*W b« nd until a
devin 1 on is reached.
The court's decision will be ;ip
p*aied to the Ilth lourt of fivil
Appeals at Austin. WTI'<* may
continue to operate pending the de-
cision by the higher rouit.
Testimony that WTI't" intended
to dismantle its o4«i Kurd distri
Well Completed
East Of Brack
Yean Ago Today Rites Saturday
It. \ll Illll.tS KIM. 1 H 1 .1 r' til. i. .0 . i .
By NN'IIOLAS KIN .
RKINS. France i| f< A ptiMiil
but defeated lierinan gi-ner..!
inarched stiffly into a red bri.k
sclvwdlhKise here In years ago S .T
unlay an.l sign.'d an emi to th.
gieatest «ar in hunu.ti history.
I'ol. Io n. tJustav J. 1.11. the SOU I
oletefl cliwf "f staff '.f the < .ei ln'.
.. . army, .^rawtrd his si
signature on
i: ..j.. w orkshop Mill piesent
■ Til King pianists of Rrecken
-. 11 Ms regular program Sat
■ i 01 n ng at 'J oVI.wk o*er
KSTK
t Mart It Is .laughter if Mr. and .
Ml- «;. th Bills, ' ill plav a suite "utom system but planned to r.ni-
■ - .lied "••hildren's Festi "nue seiMng customers there *i!h
'Man. Pinto The remain ? n'v' h"T -«''d clashes between at
I- -hi bnvuli .ist W .ll consist Of highlighted the hearing.
t.111.0 nu hers. Sharon M. . ♦'">% v hwh had twice been
' ... .♦. .rhtet O' Frances Mr efforts to en>..n the
Itilchiist O: i 11111 tc <"0. of Abilene
No. I I- tBurke was com,
as a producer eight mile* east of arm>
!!•'.. k m d'," III the ltelu_.ee , +7M the t> fje« nfell .l|t.c;. - t _sUM
Strawn) Fieid. It is in Section 8,
lilork i. Tdtr Sur\ey.
Daily p* t«kntial was IIT.HH bar
rels of 4«> gravity oil. How ins?
thr* hi •Hi ;t f4-inch ch« ke with pack-
er t n casinjr and I loo pounds on bl.h d-so;,ked
tubing. Flow was from tot perfora vanish**d like
tions - t 12 feet. Total depth
■a as JJt'Ji* feet, w ith casing s *t at
2.7'.** (la.- oil ratio warn ">25 I.
• '111 r
_ , m a .1- ti i ■
t tit offrrmaI a* Msibf mXf. fl
l„ be opened M \,~m4 «• Kansas f,t
the
ill i
run
c.o^e i- tend in « entral Te**s . . . .
June <nn coo' PS bmme t> la
f om TCI*. M i l oI|y tlumn seen
oil happ, abotit it.
•he a"ibii.h iwi the Jm ksbom h :h
n Vor .1,. i ■•h'
• I' ■ en * 14 f. 'i. il h —
.(ul iiie.1 the f.vllo n : da Ural-
•stop n.lled fron th.- m a : • n
l'adill:u* an«l fled to a nearby
hoiiw.
nd Sh.-M '- Walker, daugh
\I■ and M.s Muster Walker,
pia. tre i hipe-ie Ih.nce from
\ 'ii. k.-.i Suite Kay Fa ng
h hi . M and Mrs (iuy Ew-
iii ind Marion Flieh w ill play
' n Ka. '-s: ami Ma' y Ka.
!' *e K k.'i. rh-ldren f Mr
.'•1 M t'h.'iles Kiker will play
"H n.p "
''ii ne\t Tuesday eiemng Fran
es Mi i 'lure and f"ha le« Kiker will
"•••'•lit a g'ieip of student, in an
i I two p.ano reeital. Sever:.!
utilities ri on puny from boring un
der North Fir?t St. at Baitd with
a conduit, last Saturday turned to
a crowbar as the remedy
• ity officials leain.d WTI I'
workmen were once again woking
to bore a hole under the street
to extend service to the Callahan
County Farmers Co Operative ;e«d
Will. The city sent out a crew
of workmen who dug a hole down
to meet the one being bored un
11'.er the street.
• ity Attorney ICandall Jackson
ler ee.li.ig the Kur* p*an plia-
Worl.l Wai II It _:4I a. in. i I' l ent U
time) '.mi Jfay t. ItMa 1^:41 p. n
M i) i ••:i<t* in war time
As he sflflied, Adolf Mitle.%,
dreams of rnpit
a soap bubbie. T! -
Werhma. ht ha«l b* n crush* d. T?i*
tattere«i army, navy md nr for.
of X izi tiermany wa « siif ren«l- iin;-
In the Ki« kles 'on glome rate) um*oriditi«Mially to the Alli*>.
Field The Hunter Co. Inc.. of I nborn l.eneralHMi lo I ay
SI,rev eport. I., , staked No. 1 A T «e war had fl: .. t
Kickles Fstate as a ."...mmi foot ro map of Europe for mo.e thai, v
tai'\ project one an.l a half mile >-ars. Hie ro.d was *i.a b, li-t
northvv. ,t of Ivan. Site is 1.1 U «e„. lation s ill unbolt, vv
feet Iron, the north and feet he paying for it. L ncoiint.d •„
iron, the W.^t lines of the south of .ldi. ,s >■" >
H Blin k killed. Ami rican rasualties i'« r
numtieiiii mote th.tn half a uiiHto.i
v% est
>1
tjuaiter of Sect MMI
Sur\ ey.
( r. W T. WallM of Hardin-
Simon, will he * eM preacher at
th« Fir.t IVesb tenan Ctarch > a-
rfit morning at II .... Mr*. I at- WM^-WA.wiwwwvwvwi/^wwMWiwMWlwn
rilie llill«<w ^as purchased ranch ;
pr^pert i near Stephen* illc and will ,
mo. e there in near fntnre . . . -1
Bo* -c«Mit. I'amp-O-Bal « l -
night at laike Itrniid. parrels and R. H. O. l|l It.t. eh Ms ;,i*t right to take the steam
friends milted for camp fire tl- Ynfik 'I I H. , n- "f 'he p.rt of y.m that sink-
nighl and prmwmm Satnrday. (f.fatness to Betsy. a pit; wK i'" uph.«tery.
- "I the Nut.-.acker Suite ^,.'he auger hemg iMed by the
w tl I crew to bore un.b't' the
lie h-aid The public is invited,
b.. at th.- Woman's Forum
** o'clock.
err*
street was broken wh«-n it came
into contact with a city owned -.-row . ...
oar being used to ho,', don n from tn '<,S"V "r P"™""
Nine Known Dead
In Chicago Hra
rHir.AliO d*P A flash fire
race l thrmigh the |obb\ and squal-
id cubicles of a skid row **flop-
hiHi.Hf" early Friday, .-miffing out
lives in just It) minutes.
Deputy t'oroner Harry ttl« s said
it least nine men were knov. n
dead and 12 v ' > injured, two
critically. A searrh was Intvnchrd
incfud>ng MM JHH «ie;id.
An«| almost fo v« :ns t« th •!
from the stiriend* r. a Mew
le*rntany r«*g;iin,,«l its pla«*i antn'.rf
the P we > . f the W'orlil.
nies in Konri Thur -day r *st«u >i
«*o\ ereiirnfy to liermany. A r* :un:
auit nt program \ " b irin m
lately to raise a ooo.ihhi it* in to-
man army for d« f rise agnin ■
commun'sm.
H* r^' in K' ims. . « -lsew| ^r ir
fO'<Mitinned on I'asr 2
Air Conditioned Chain Now!
above.
The ,-ity's contention at the h.-ar-
1 •"
• n
Mr. W E C ..n.| "n *Si under
w-nt su'gery n St J'e«eph's Tue.
dav reported improv mg—room is
,"t|T Mou. *«lne>. son of Mr
and Mis A C. Adne). initiated
Tan Beta I'i at A*M. s.wtetv i>
nn honorary engmee's organiiation
Rev Herbert Markley here
wrannf br. ts. *.uli*iitted be has
gone fron, barefooted in Arkanaa*
to boot, m T'-xa« . . And. report
today v as that O T Bowles did
the .-.mking for the insuranre men's
b-trhecue at the lake while Shorty
Thomp—'P dul the watehinff.
Thought Fnr The M—wH: A
nlandrr like a bar net: if jam can-
pot kill 11 dead Ik# first Us*: hel-
MT ~
hev w.rti't think of n« it.
They laughe.1 whee | a* d".'
They didn't kre.w I alia a,I. had:
been tipped off that the rhiir
air conditioned.
Sample .,ne of th ese and y«en
kmesr that the days "f the hot se:.f
tre numbered. It 11 h.- a joy to st* 1
the summer out. in oveistuffe-
ease.
That's right — air-conditioned
-hairs, for si rrmei wear, i ght
the middle of B Alt-nan's d* p.rt
ment store. Now noil ran es.1 more
FORT worth TP Th- Air
"How d< es It feel?"* asked th^
salesman.
"i <H.. man,™ I rrpliid even.j,
without ..hiverng a timber. "How
ich d.ws II ...St?" ' f It landing gear d..or
"Two models." sad the sale- <* '"okesman at Carswell Air
•Mt.. ami fl4f . How- do you l«rre Base said the strip of alum
feel now?" I inum, three feet wide and four feet
"A little t o cool for comfort, at I"***, fluttered down at about 7:.H>
•he thought of 4249. Can you turn *• Thursday.
thu thing down?" The B-3*. one of the nation's gi
"Easy" sad the man. "The a<•* ant intercontinental bombers cap^
of sitting down throws a awitrl. able of delivering the H bomb to
'h;.' turns the motor on. Standing any place behind the Iron Curtain.
up turns it off. Then, there'* thU i was returning to Camwell from a
Barbecue Guests
Th. Breckenridge Insurance A-
sociation sponsored a barberue for
out-of-town insurance adjiistoi.
here investigating the rer. nt h.at
the tiny cubicles which served damages Tuesday night at th. l>.
is bedrooms. T. Bowles cabin on Possum kin-_-
From Ta to |l* miests es«-aped. dom l-ike.
we,-e tia |ied and killed in the
! flaming hotel.
Th.- blare flare.1 suddenly and
trnppeil the victims as they sat
s'.-epinr on benches in the Com
fort Hotel's se.-on<l iliw.r lobby and
Force disclosed Fridav that a B :i« rn-hing .loan the front stairway
superbomb. I flving at Hi.immi feet «r d"-vn a fire escape at the bad
over Oprfousas. U. I.~t a section "f the butldintr Manv of them wore chairrraii ..f 'h
of Its landing ir.ar d.w>r fhe traditional pnjamas of skid row as "chief .-o..k.
Iimg undeniear.
Approxirmiti Iv 'Jn attend".! t'ie
Miting wf'h Mr. Bowles • rv ing a-
entertainment atid
Concrete Homes
Show Smallest
Blast lamages
Bv Ml RKA^ M. MOI.ER
SI RVIYAL t ITY, Ne-,. u.r'—
tl.ii>'l*l IohmI . in. at mie t *st chi* f
ot the fe*leml **ivil |h Vn-e \ • I -
uiiui^tratioa, said Friday that faH-
iti^ debris ami ladiation vvouid
ha\e killed all residents of Sui -
• ivul Tom within one mile of
I Uur>*4:ty'> p *.verfti| at mu explo-
Moil.
• in nuule the statement
d.iMii . a Sur\iial Tow n tour by
lie1.* >m< ii and civil defense ofit-
fiao Fiolav morning, alter con-
«-irtii" with oiiitial ilainage sur-
'• e\ teams which ha\e be« n ap-
^rai.-ui« >in«*e Thursday the ha\o *
v* i ut'ht h\ the o|etonatM>n f a
mi. lear d *vi4*e half again as p*>w -
e14 tit as rlie A-bombs that shat-
leied Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
lit* said all residents of Main
M i eet ttiild have rerei\ t| a le-
thai *i* se radiation. F\en with-
out tiiat liagering ilcath, e'>r\on>'
uithill olle mile "f the INI f.mt
tower whrre the •l *t* nati« n to« !c
plaif {Hitii.tluv \* ould ha%e b*' ':i
kilted Im fl\ing or falling debri*v
tie said
Kuptured Far UrunOH
t*.. it lor •Hit r roii i ground zer*%
tiie primary injuries w*Hiid ha\ :
f#eefi Mi^tuietl ear •truois. he saiil.
caused by the terrific force of th**
expl si ft y hich creat «s a virtual
a« uuio in the air.
t- ul' iiVsas everyvvhei.. that
"•aiAiviil was }H >sih4>' out>id« tha*
; iir i ii i le ri it* for t aoulies livi ■?
ai the ii'ht kind « f house uit?
ue ; lit Llloi f -lo iters to duc'l
into th* the first alert « f an enemy
. attack.
t Ma ii Street k«* ked like it had
■ eeii struck by a ruituie brewetl
-iupei tiiinaili* insteiol • (' a n an
iiiatie atomic le\ ice.
I h t> e of the fi\e h u^> on th«'
; one mile mark Were rednced t
1 l I'biile 11) the expl« sl« li. whicll
p.lCkeil .1 kick e«|tlai to .'{. ,lMKI t* tl.S
, "f TNT. These were the w rorif?
i kiii.l of tBinirs f r resiol**nis who
| expect to sitivive atomic atta«k
I hey were either frame or btick-
' a* ed dwellings.
1 I'lie\ didtt't >tand a chanci*.
Miller Miimt Damage
I'be hMUses that survived th«
-ame «tistaiice tnmi th - bla>t w**r
I construt tetl t | lightw eight rein
i ici ii cirob i blin k an«l pre cas*
liuht * It III ctoicrete. I :• t h t • 1"
^Miieged only oun« r structu.al
t doiiUlge.
J But even in the right kind •
Ihoise ii was apparent that stir
; \l.al d'|M*ri |e*l oil sheltel - Ol so I in
^ rt lean to against th* wall
heaxj, timber b xes in th * i-ornet?
• u l*us*-iiM*nt> Fv« ii a heavy tahii
top piii| |#m| against th bas^ uu rU
•'..il! liei^Btl >oote tii W aid • 1 tn<
debits thai becooie* lethal wh«*r
it diop> with a crush n*x lore,
i!i > thtiHi.'lt tin* air with the s|w u
• i a missile.
'I he U-.-stuis leario*d here in th*
li :-f Ameriian conimunit to h-
uliji . te | to a fillt s* ale atom.c at
ta k v ill b - put iii!.i p .i, ,c i
Itilpiice the prolet to n o? \ net ■
• an cities th. t could be target^ « '
an neruv nu« lear iitlack
First., the ci\il deunse ard
Atomic Fiiersy tVmtmissron ha\
to. tull evaluate the liralings. a
M * i«I inoed nn I'aiee 2)
Weeks Needed
For Beard Ruling
At ST IN il • FducatM n <o'*«
h i *si«Mier J. F«lgar indicat*
Froti;* it ma> take six «e«*ks •••
him t«• rule «m an appeal by f1
John I., lieard, depo-^«d supt •
I tend* nt of the Irviny -*eh#M ls, i-
! reinstatement.
It ostia!i> takes that long fi-
him to iul*- on such appeals.
•aid. lie was left to moke a ruli*;
Thursday after RearoFs apf •
hi ai ir**; came suddenly to an end
The hearing ended when atto
ro'NS air reed nothing new could I
; aitiied to th#* storx already t' "
The full slor*. the sa id. had be
heard from two wifnesx*s. Beni*'
• rat William H. B *r*s# n. in thr
da i > « f testimony.
B fKi n was a member of tl:r
.. Korird *a hich fired Rea:
I -wt Feb. IK. He ami the nth*
e ember* of that bvmrd ha\e the
:* i* es be-'n replaced since by ti ^
voters in a special election.
than your heels if somebody make' tittle knob on the ri*ht arm. By hw training mission.
you wait. turn ng it. you can cut the air flow Capt. Bob Spence, public ir
tnfor-
Chilla run up and down v ui off ..r trim it gradually up to i; matwn officer, said it was not
spine—and on down where joii'te1 manimum of an cubic feet a min-1 known where the piece of metal
sitting to a point just aft youi ate .>f ju Beiwet-a jou and tuan •ante t<>« catth or u t atiuck any-
*r« ww, picaaar.*. ion." i ti'
Sweeney-Griffin
INSURANCE AGENCY
123 W. Wlftarns PIMM M
PRESENTS
THE WEATHEB
Partly dandy and mHd Friday
night and Saltrrday. Widely
scattered dwsm Friday night,
la* tonight 39. Inn this morn-
iaf IT, high ycalarday 91.
Thra* AdmiHad
To Local HotpBob
Local hospitals report three :>d
missions and two dismissals durin :
e past -4 hours. ridg" are about to begin th-., sum
Medical entries to the Stephen- nier recreational program, wit'i
Memorial Hospital were ( harii. three baseball leagues for all ag ■
Weatherby. L. J. Wrirht and Sar boys. ageH eight through seven
dra Jean Onrren. Mrs. W. H. Cow-1 teen, the Little league, the pony
en waa dismiaaed. l*a(ju>-. and the Lion League;
At the BreeWer"dre nioie-.l And v.here-.s the.e b .js ft-*-!
I Mr . E. E. Potthoff vra- that the/ wisn to do their pa it in
~ " I kelpinc raia* funda for thia pro-
mri ion;i> Henry All* ti. To. restd* nt
• . Stephens t'« unt* or i veai>.
iit | at !*J ' p. i.. Fii11• .-s«la> m the
Hen.Ir-nu M. utirial HospiUil in
\bilene after a len.'thy illness, lie
'•.l.l M r-n vi lli ail) lil - In e Moll
.ti
Funeral ser\ s at« to I held
it ; ii Saturda\ in the St.
I'.nJ M h>xti>t t'hu ch v ith lie .
I* O.sliorn. pastor, ot'i iciating
as.* • st• 'iI i K' . Art on t 'ockerell*
pastor o, the l'ierd>\ teiian < huuh
nt llo u. Burial un ler the direc
tiofi o tlie Vt itofi It.Uiei.tl H* fUe
i'i f > follow 111 tlil Hi 1 kellf it ftk* e
• • no ter*.
If. \llen wih h. rn l*ivni b -r T
IV*4. ill Hunt * "iiiit and came to
Stephen^ t'iMint> in !vs: He had
be.*n * fanner ah u his lit** and
it the time of h:.- il a?h was farm
sn • seven mile., north oi Hrecken
• i'i *• Ii.- uart ed .Miss Funice
I'obertson | K-c 'S-'., I'll 7 (Ilk S« f|
preceded him fi death in |!Km.
S«ii\i\or> include h - vile; two
■•n- I H Al'ell J . • .' I'*u tiaud.
' >fe I ro . A'.efi o Bt. ckeitrid«* ;
•to* d.'iui' htei VI: ■* B. h liranke
• • ' 'doi.alo t its. t^o hroth**i>. Fd
\!ien o IJrei k ur: I ■ e and Karl
Xll. n .il V\ aMifi iimI; tmi s steis,
Mis *' H H e|.- t|| It; Wia'her
■ • i i at.d Mr-. B • * I.. ii. |sey i f
H* in ietta; and three uiamlchdilren
I'aliliea; e. ^ at- to h. |r B M. -k
o VbaiM II M !*• nd.eton. H K
t'eri.i;eton .1 K. I'o ers. J,M Beaty
| Mil H S Ilet ne
— •"€ ■-
Haqler Freed On
Bond Of $15,000
FORT WORTH ip. Ii.iv ul F.
H ig!> •. Jr.. charged in iMtlah.enn
a ith the air ier of an unidenti'i.d
Ii. -.on, was i..-...1 late Tliar.-daj
>n lla.lMKI lH.fl.1,
Hagl. r is fighting extradition t.t
• Ik .h<>m; . II. is c 11.. i u- •*! tbei •
•ith nni:d'-r:ng and burning th-
Isnly .'f a man Hear Davis, Okl:t„
last o< t. in.
He ji,tled when extradt on
proce. dii'.gs again.t hue h.-.^:ip f.-r
'Il ..Old t -III aft.I he VV.I.i up
held oi an ap; - al from an original
■tti idition oi <!• r.
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A PROCLAMTION
Where-is. the youth of Br.ck.ii gr:,m:
I iTiiis. W. I ox. Mayor of t'
t'ity f Breckenridge. Te* .'
hereby proclaim Saturday. M
Tth, as Youth Baseball Pa
,n Brerkenridge. Texas, to enon-
age 'he cittxen* to give their mv
pr,e to this program.
Signed: Oias. W. Fix
Mayor, Brackeorid. ?
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