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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Sunday Morning, May 23, 1943
BIBLE STUDY HEADQUARTERS AND VICTORY
SERVICE CENTER TO BE DEDICATED TODAY
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ACC Seniors to
Conduct Service
Senior week at Abilene Christian
college begins today with the grad-
uating class conducting services for
the College Church of Christ.
Wayne Mickey of Seymour will de-
liver the morning address and
Charles Shumley of Englewood.
Colo , will speak in the evening
Monday and Tuesday members
of the class will spend in an outing
at Lake Cisco They will be ac-
companied by Harriet Rogers of the |
ACC business administration de-1
| McMurrians Will Five ACC Faculty
u n. M.: Members Speak at
Hear Dr. Martin Schools This Week
Baccalaureate services for Mc-
Murry college seniors will be con-
ducted at St Paul Methodist church
Five members of the Abilene
Christian college faculty are out of
town this weekend speaking at high
school and college graduation and
baccalaureate services.
Sunday morning, with Dr. Paul
Martin, pastor of the First Metho-
dist church of Wichita Falls, de-
livering the sermon.
The program will open at 10:40 Texas State Teachers .college and
a. m.. with processional of mem-
bers of both the spring and sum-
mer graduating classes. The Aug-
, ust seniors will participate in
all commencement exercises, but
will not receive degrees until they
have completed their studies.
President Don H. Morris speaks
this morning in Commerce at East
tonight at Ballinger high school.
Friday night he delivered the gra-
duation address at Bryson high
school. Next Thursday night he
will speak at Hobbs high school.
Dean Walter H. Adams delivers
THIS BIBLE BOOK STORE is but one phase of the new headquarters of the Abilene
Bible Conference association, a building which will also serve as a Victory service center
for Camp Barkeley soldiers. In addition to the book store, a reading and writing room
will be maintained and there is a chapel for religious services.
lene dedicated to this purpose was
New headquarters of the Abilene board of six directors representa-
Bible Conference association, 733 live of different denominations ______..-__
Butternut, which will double as a New headquarters were purchased scope of work already being car. |
Victory Service center for men in from the Cottage Furniture Co. scope of work already being Car I
service, will be dedicated Sunday April 1 and placed in the hands of ried on by local churches. Since
afternoon at 5 o’clock a non-profit corporation of six the association is non-demoninas
Chaplain J. E. Berkstresser of members, E. P. Mead, H. E. Duf- tional, we believe it will serve all
Camp Barkeley will deliver the fel, Joe Temple, B. D. Gooch, E H. a n
dedicatory address supplemented | Earnest and E S Lassetter.
by a talk by Mayor Will Hair and COMMITTEES NAMED
expressions of good will from re-
presentatives of the Ministerial Al-
liance. various service clubs, and
Second and Fifth street USO
Mead. Duffel and Temple were
named an executive committee with
a definite need in view of the wide
God’s people "
The public is invited to attend
Sunday's dedication service.
clubs.
OPEN HOUSE SET
full direction of the program for
a year’s period An advisory com-
mittee consisting thus far of Dr
Millard A. Jankens, the Rev. J. H.
Open house, at which wives of Hamblen, the Rev. W. A. McCann
directors of the association will act and the Rev W. B. Walker, has
as hostesses, will be conducted from agreed to assist
four until five o’clock. Developments of the program
Developments of the program
The recently remodeled quarters call for a number of conferences
of the association include a spaci- over a veer’s period, conducted by
ous reading and writing room and such outstanding scholars as Dr.
light recreational quarters The Donald Grey Barnhouse Dr Vance
redecorated chapel will provide Havaner, Dr. Williams L. Pettingal,
quarters for religious services for
Westex Cowboys
Respond to Call
For Beach Patrol
partment.
Chapel programs at ACC Thurs- .
day. Friday and Saturday will be ACC SPEAKER --------raws, was ana cuamge va
under the direction of the class above is R. B. Sweet, minister vice. On the pisiform with him
Baccalaureate services will be held of the Church of Christ at Col- and Dr. Martin will be Dr. Harold
next Sunday in Sewell auditorium .AL G Cooke president of McMurry
with Don H Morris president, lege, who will deliver the com- O LOMUS,
speaking to the morning, and Jack mencement address for Abi- The McMurry Chanter, under
Mexer ot Houston w apeak that lene Christian college gradu- sill provide the music. The pro-
ton win give "the commencement ates at Sewell auditorium on gram will conclude with recessional
address on Monday, May 31. Monday night, May 31. Jack of candidates.
List of the seniors as released Meyer, Houston minister, will Dr and Mrs. Martin arrived here
by Mrs. Clara Bishop, registrar, are ve the haccalaureate late Saturday. An outstanding lead-
as follows: Annagene Ainsworth, give the baccalaureate ser- er of the Northwest Texas Metho-
Mary Margaret Baucom, Mary mon the preceding Sunday dist conference, Dr. Martin is serve
Pearl Bearden, Nellie Merle Ben- evening, ling his fifth year as pastor of the
nett. Christine Brown, Charles I -------------------------------------I Wichita Falls church. Prior to as-
Chumley, J. D Cone. Nelda Corth-
ron. Beth Cowart, Mattie Pearl
Davis, Marilee Fever, Robert Faver,
Lewis Ferguson, Bob Findley, Ben- ,..
nie Lee Rudge, Georgia Rowsey OU- Dacifir Guirnricac
bert. Louise Giles. Eugene Ground. lOLIHl, Jill I3C3
Weldon Hamil, BiU Hay Wilmer _
Hebbard, Belvie Lee Riler, Lottie Daronte With Call
B. Hobbs, Alex Howard, Jim Bob IdrCnl YYIIII Lull -
Jarrell, Doris Johnston, Rex Kyker,
Louise Lancaster, Charles Lancas- When the telephone of Mr and
ter. Billy Landers, Gladys Mae Mr - o McMurray 774
Lovelady, Lois McBride Lurline N L MoMuraye 174
McGregor, Freeman McKnight, the ^ Prt
Dorothy Jo McMullen, Ruth Mer- 399 5
win Wayne Mickey, Norma Ruth Ms, or
Moser, Ira North. Lela Partin, J. C. A
Reed. Harriann Rice, Dora Rich-— A 8
ardson. Lucille Shaw. Foy Short. . . time
Lee Short. Sybil Short, Quid. May hemshad heard
Simpson, Frances Smedley, Win- From mim e ne
ona Stewart, Hulen Stromquist, Bill was somewhere
Terry, Wilma Terry, Lou Ann mAtnaoehe
Townsley, Clayton Tuggle, V M in Paine
Whitesell, Betty Williams, Dow called from San
Wilson, Jimmy Wood, Leonard Dieso, where he
_______________________________I had been sent
. .Dr. J O. Haymes, pastor of Bt.
— Featured Paul, will be in charge of the ser-
I G. Cooke, president of McMurry.
The McMurry Chanters und
Marine, Back From
| suming the pastorage. he was sup-
erintendent of the Wichita Falls
district four years.
Commencement exercises will be
held in Radford Memorial auditor-
ium on the campus Thursday morn-
ing. beginning at 10. Bishop A
Frank Smith of Houston, will de-
liver the address.
Baccalaureate for
Chest- AHS Class Today
Dr. E B Surface, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon
for Abilene high school senic.s. at
the high school auditorium Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
The high school a cappella chorus.
the baccalaureate address at Fer-
ris today and Bob Reeves of the
demonstration school science de-
partment speaks in Putnam.
Dr. Paul C Witt of the chemis-
try' department will speak Sunday
morning at Alton and at Hawley
that night. Friday evening he was
the speaker at Andrews.
Paul Southern of the ACC Bible
department and also minister of the
Northside Church of Christ, spoke
Saturday evening at graduation ex-
cises at Burkett.
Vice president W. R. Smith is to
speck at the Church of Christ in
Snyder Sunday taking the place of
the regular minister, ACC gradu-
ate Raymond Kelcy.
City Cemeteries Add
260 Graves in Year
Two hundred sixty grates were
added to the four sections of the
city-operated cemeteries in the 12-
month period ending April 30.
Commissioner A. H. Pool has re-
men in uniform
A second activity will be opera-
tion of a Bible book store Scrip-
tural books of all denominations
will be carried in stock as will Bi-
Dr David L Cooper, Dr. H. A. Iron-
side and others. ■
A program of immediate inter-
est consists of week-night Bible
classes with a different teacher and
subject nightly.
"Our association is the consum-
ble, plaques and Christian fiction
Profits above operating expense
will go back into Christian work
The groups daily "Lest We For-__________.__
get" radio broadcast will be heard lie with an opportunity to study the
from a new studio in the building Bible sj stematically and purpose-
Bible Conference Association Inc fully,” said Director Joe Temple
was organized Oct. 1, 1942, with a "We feel a central place in Abt-
motion of a desire which has been
in the hearts of a number of
Christian people to furnish the pub-
25 Taylor Men •
To Army Camp
Twenty-five men were inducted
into the Army and sent to Mineral
Wells reception center at Camp
Wolters the past week by Taylor
County Draft Board No 1. (for the
county outside of Abilene). @
They were:
James R Smith
Willie I. Brown Jr.
John I. Cooper
E. J. Stuard
Arzo R. Bagwell
George D. Broyles
Elmo E. Collins
George T. Moore
Omer E Whitley
Audavee T. Lawless
Clovis J. Harrison
Juan Duren
Archie H. Wilson Jr.
Lewis H Blankenship Jr.
Jim L. Meeks
Donald E. Having
Molton D. Cross
Morris G Footer
Claude H. Newberry
Billy S. Richards
Calvin R. Ha good
Nathaniel C. Daniel
Earnest D Hayes
Ralph B Banks
Paul M Ueckert
Sergeant i
Tells Us in
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Tiguce B. Parks,
Africa, to lyric
letter to his fo
Charles McLella
ment foreman a
Motor company.
Sergeant Park
sd Mrs. W. H.
living near Bal
Bob, is employe
His poetic mii
Dear Mac:
Can’t write a
. to blame.
“Just say I’m 1
name. *
Can’t tell whe
Can’t mention
Can’t even nui
we ate.
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Work Order Issued
On New 20-Inch Line.
Work order, effective Monday
has been given on the new 20-inch
water line to be laid along South
14th street. 8. W. Freese engineer
on the project, notified Mayor W.
W Hair Saturday. •
Contract calls for completion
within 45 calendar days, fixing July
8 as the deadline.
The contractor is the F. 8 Oldt
Co. of Dallas, awarded the job re-
ported. Total charges made by the
city in this connection were cently on a low bid of $44,430. The
$9,099.50. . line will connect the Lake Kirby®
The report by cemeteries: filtration plant with the Lake Abi-
Cedar Hill — Permits $64; for lene line.
opening graves. $1,169.50; lots sold,
$64782. One hundred graves added 0° 000
City Cemetery—Permits, 339 50: for Sh/ATA A km
opening graves. 3320: lots. $127.50 0X2UTu IALI •
directed by Guida Clemons will.,_____._____________
give the music. Mrs. Gordon Weir Seventy-nine graves added,
will be accompanist. $14.50; for opening-graves, $174.50;
Graduation exercises for the 283 lots, $173.50. Twenty-nine graves 222
members of the class will be held added helps bring ease
at Eagle stadium Friday night at IOOF cemetery—permits $12: for and comfort to
I for a sinus operation. Later the So'clock Theme will be Schools at opening graves, $200: lots, 22.50. expectant
patrol. AU cowboy, and horsemen McMurrays received a telegram urs who “won-inighest senoisere Twenty-tour graroe added, I mothers.
The response of West Texas enigioie: M“ And M8 are from their son, stating hen be honors as speakers.___________- earn noupere
Information may also be ob-home as soon as he is released WULU WUUKJLJ
tallied in room 203, Federal build- from the hospital. They are ex- Gladys Walls of Long Beach, ton war
ing. pecting him within ‘ week. Calif i is expected to arrive in Abt- Con.Or.Tt; .05,/MLin Ana
Private McMurray has served in lene by plane Sunday to visit her early opportunities for exalted service, lasting
private McMurra.v has served in sisters, Mrs. O. P. Holland and achievement, in secretarial positions .. vital
New Caledonia. New Hebrides Is- Mrs. W. H Dawkins, and Mr. and government or business offices. Thousands are
maadad Aa aa-la appointment at $1,752 to
cowboys to the call for horsemen
In the Mounted Beach Petrol of
the United States Coast Guard has
been very gratifying, according to
Chief Pharmacist’s mate Robert R. North African Vet
Seaton, officer in charge of the to- non Amen ‘SE
cal office However there are plenty
of vacancies for any horseman who |
may be interested
Talks at Services
Chief Seaton said ha had com-
pieced arrangements with Hardin-
Simmons university to have an In-
formation booth on the field during
the rodeo to be held June 2-3-4-5
which will give all horsemen at-
tending the rodeo an opportunity
to obtain information on the beach
OLIVER HOWARD Assistant Cash-
ier of the Citizens National Bank,
will be in charge of the Agency.
MeMURRAY
Cpl George Surlin, who has just [ for the West Texas Utilities Co.
returned to the United States from ————————“
New Caledonia, New neorioee is- Mrs. W. H Dawkins, and Mr. ,nd | government “ w
land. Flfl Islands and New Zealand Mrs. Harvey Brown. She is employ- year.
In civilian life he was a linesman = " ~------
ed by the Douglas Aircraft corp.
the North African war front, apoke
fronts.
The soldier-speaker who is at
at services in the Jewish Congre-
gations! Mizpah Friday night. Camp Barkeley to attend office!
Corporal Surlin, who has also been
in Palestine, described that coun- by Arthur Wahlberg. The Rev T
candidate school was introduced
try, and told of the war and the A. Keenan of Hardin - Simmons
need for chaplains on the battle- university gave the sermon.
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INTERIOR OF THE Fiscal Agency, directly across
from Camp Headquarters, where Camp Barkeley
soldiers will transact their banking business.
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Announning....
THE OPENING OF
BANKING FACILITIES
at CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS
TUESDAY, MAY 25th
The Citizens National Bank in Abilene, Texas, in its capacity as Financial Agent and
Depositary of the United States Government, has established limited banking facili-
ties at Camp Barkeley, Texas, for the purpose of serving the Finance Division, Post
Exchanges, Company Funds and allied organizations together with all Army and
civilian personnel.
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The Agency will accept deposits and service checking accounts, cash checks, drafts
and money orders, issue bank money orders and cashiers' checks, sell travelers'
cheques, sell War Bonds and Stamps and render all other services ordinarily perform-
ed by a Bank Soldiers and civilians are cordially invited to avail themselves of these
banking facilities.
Banking Hours Will Be:
Week Days: 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Saturdays: 10:00 A M. to 1.00 P M.
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 335, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1943, newspaper, May 23, 1943; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1635739/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.