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PAGE EIGHTEEN
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Sunday Morning, March 17, 1948
Novice Plans Water, Gas
Supply Under New Regime
NOVICE, March 16.— (HW) —
“We've been a barrel town long
enough. That's the reason we re-
cently incorporated Novice, elect-
ed a mayor and five aldermen. Our
next step is to call a bond election,
vote $10,000 in bonds, more or
less, and get a water supply and
natural gas."
So declared W. R. Bates, one of
the first aldermen who were elect-
ed March 2.
Bates was referring to water
when he mentioned "barrel town."
Novice has been drinking water
from Lake Brownwood for a long
time. It is brought in railroad
tank cars, 10,000 gallons at a time,
and the railroad generously sells
it to residents at 5 cents a barrel at
the pump. The water fetches 40
cents a barrel delivered.
In the election Mike Parker was
elected mayor. Besides Bates, ald-
ermen are H. G. Adams, W. E.
Harrell, Tom Sullivan, J. S. Hill
Harrell is pastor of the Methodist
church and Adams superintendent
of schools. Harrell is also “water
wagon official." It is he who now
delivers the city's water supply
to customers in barrels in a trail-
said. .
“We are hopeful that we shall
be able to get some pipe from
government camps or other pro-
jects," he intimated.
In the meantime Novice seems
destined .to be set high and dry off
Highway No. 83 which has trav-
ersed the town for many years.;
The new route, now being graded
and ready for seal coating, lies
about a mile and a half north of
ACC Dominates
Intercollegiate
Speech Tourney
Winning first place honors in
three events, placing second in
five and four in third. Abilene
Christian college speech students
dominated contestants competing
in the annual intercollegiate
speech tournament concluded Sat-
8
Elderly Man Dies
At Local Hospital
Paul H. Gorman, about 75, who
had been living alone in a trailer
house at South 11th and Cherry,
died at Hendrick Memorial hospi-
tal at 3:50 p. m. Saturday.
He was sent to the hospital sev-
eral days ago by the Taylor Coun-
ty welfare board.
Elliott's Funeral home said it
had been unable to contact his re-
latives. He was thought to have
lived on a ranch on route 1 before
moving to Abilene recently.
Funeral arrangements were in-
complete.
Retired Jones
Farmer Dies .
STAMFORD, March 18 —(Spl)
M. E. Ross, 62, retired Haskell
and Jones county farmer, died at
his home in Stamford at 2:15 p. m.
today, shortly after suffering a
heart attack.
The body was at Kenney Funer-
al home tonight, but arrangements
were incomplete pending arrival
of members of the family.
Mr. Ross was born Dec. 27, 1883
near Fayetteville, Ark. Hegvas
married to Inez Stewart Jan. 3,
1904. Moving to West Texas from
Oklahoma, the family had resided
in Haskell and Jones county 21
Scouts, Leaders
Meet at Tonkawa
BUFFALO GAP, March 16-
(Spl)— More than 100 senior Boy
Scouts and senior scout executives
gathered at Camp Tonkawa today
for an orientation conference in
preparation for the Chisholm Trail
senior scout council scheduled for
April.
George Bullock, deputy regional
scout executive of Dallas, was prin-
cipal speaker at the opening ses-
sion tonight. His subject was The
Philosophy of the Senior Scout
program.
The senior scouts in bivouac
Pender, HSU.
Men's poetry reading — John
Scott, ACC: James Nichols, ACC;
Richard O'Brien, HSU.
Women's extemporaneous speak-
ing —Mary Hamilton, Mary Har-
din-Baylor; Margaret Miller, West
Texas State: Hilda Davies, Mary
Hardin Baylor.
Men's oratory — John Scott,
ACC; Robert Alcorn, Baylor; Bill
Bender, HSU.
Men's extemporaneous speaking
—Warren Hulgren, HSU; John
Scott, ACC; James Nichols, ACC.
Women's debate —Hilda Davis
and Jacquelyn Bramwell, Mary
Hardin-Baylor; Jacquelyn Rey-
nolds and Betty Jo Maynard, Tex-
as Tech.
Men's debate—Ted Badger and
Eddie Goustad, Baylor: John Scott
and James Walter Nichols, ACC;
Warren Hulgren and Bill Cravens.
HSU: and Robert Alcorn and
Charles McGregor, Baylor.
-------SAILOR ON LEAVE — Joe urday on the ACC campus.
However, Novice hopes to Harber, seaman second class, six schools competed in the
is visiting in the home of his tourney, conducted under the su-
Barents. Mr and Mrs G. P. pervision of Fred Barton, head of
parents, Mr ana Mrs. " r the ACC speech department. Con-
Harher, 1157 Vone. He is on testants represented, besides ACC.
leave after completion of boot Hardin-Simmons university. Bay-
training at Bainbridge, Md. He lor university of Waco; Mary Har-
entered the Navy Jan. 19. His din Baylor of Belton; West Texas
leave expires Tuesday. State college. Canyon; and Texas
leave expires xuesouy. Tech Lubbock.
, With Duane Ramsey placing
Lueders Man Named first. James Black second and John
—, Scott third. ACC swept all honors
In Liquor Charge in the radio speaking contest.
Complaint alleging the posses- Hardin - Simmons contestants
sion of beer for purpose of sale took first place in one event, sec-
has been filed at Albany by Texas ond in one and third in two.
Liquor Control board men against Complete results and order of
Bill Bailey, about 60. resident near judging follow:
Lueders, ft was reported Saturday After-dinner speaking —Charles
by Inspector J. J. Backues. McGregor. Baylor: Warren Hult-
The charge was filed after a green. HSU: Foy Kilpatrick, ACC.
raid on Bailey’s home by LCB men Women's poetry reading —Dor
and the chief deputy sheriff of othy Ray Bevins, West Texas
Shackelford county, Backues said. State; J C. White, ACC: Martha
town. avwuv-a, ------: -----1
get a paved connection with the
new thoroughfare.
Novice will also undertake
through its new incorporation to
buy a gas well in the nearby field,
but will appeal to the Lone Star
Natural gas company which has
a main near the city and still an-
other building a short distance
away. Everybody is enthusiastic
about signing up. The new city
officials will shortly present the
matter to the gas company. Bates
Ward Employes on
44-Hour Work Week
were from Se» Scout troops in
said.
It is understood that the taxable
valuation of the newly incorporat-
ed town is around $100,000.
At present one new church is
in course of erection and anoth-
er is now being planned. The
cue suwi .... ucen ......_____Church of Christ is now pouring
one to two tank cars of water concrete for the foundations of
weekly. Bates said its structure. 24x40 feet The build-
How s Novice going to settle the ing will have a brick face and
water situation" Bates said that a walls of tile. David Coffman is
dam would be placed across a minister. ..
creek below Novice, an oil com- The Rev. W E. Harrell, Meth-
pany’s lake, or at another site to odist pastor, says his denomina-
be determined after an engineer tion has plans under way for con-
had investigated Proposed site is struction of a stone or brick build-
1 12 miles from town. The water- ing sometime this summer Mem-
course has a large watershed The bers are waiting on labor and build-
States Oil Company's lake covers ing material problems to ease a
about 14 acres. Bates said. No- bit. he said.
vice’s new lake would cover about As other West Texas towns. No-
18 acres and should be 40 feet vice has no place to put newcom-
deep at the dam. ers. The town is congested with
With exception of an occasional workmen and their families in-
well far spaced. Novice has no cident to construction of Highway
water supply whatsoever. Bates - 83 through this area.
Employes of the Montgomery
Ward company in Abilene went
on a 44-hour work week last week,
S. A. McKnight, manager, said Sat-
urday. Store hours will not be af-
fected and will remain from 9
er
The town has been using from
The Rev. W E. Harrell. Meth-
a. m. to 6 p. m.
The new working hours will
provide a half-day off each week
for employes. McKnight said.
Just prior to the war Palestine
had 69,000 acres of oranges and
6.600 acres of grapefruit and lem-
ons.
WORTH A FORTUNE TO YOUR FEET
ABILENE
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Continued From Page ONE
stantly available in the Sweetwater
city hall.
The city treasurer said he
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couldn't give the exact amount in
each fund at the close of business
“yesterday " This was, he said, be-
cause he didn’t break down" the
money on hand and enter it on his
books except at the end of each
month. He could give the exact
not prefer Russia, and one had .
no opinion on that subject.
“What do you think the United
States should do about Russia at al
this time?" the 10 were asked.
Two said “make the strongest 5
possible protest " Another: "The i
U. S. should call up her men and 5
re-arm. backing up what the sec-
retary of state said."
Another stated America should i
Matrix Matripedics
gh—Yow Footprint la Leather"
, , . prepare, and wait, not jumping at s
amount on hand in each fund at any conclusions.”
the end of February or he could Two favored bringing the mat 1
wait until the end of March and ter to a showdown in UNO as the
best immediate action.
give this information So. he began
turning the pages of his big ledger
putting down the amount at Feb-
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take some time to go through.
Asked how they liked Russians.
also, and list the cash receipts to
each fund during February , the five said they knew nothing about
disbursements from each fund dur- them One declared the Russians
ing February and the total on hand whom he met in Europe seemed g-
in each fund at the end of Feb- aloof and skeptical. , a
An infantry colonel said, "I 9
USE
ruary.
didn’t like them. They’d come to
Abilene has more than $21,000. Allo w.c tump pin them#: but wouldns
000 ° assessed property valuaticons. I liked the Russians whom 1
Sweetwater has $8,100,000. Abilene saw, said another, but there are
had on February 28 * total of $981. many different kinds, ranking from
• 802.55 in all funds and Sweetwater Mongolians t0 White Russians.”
had 230.193 18 Abilene’s city trea- • • •
surer has to keep books on the Half of the men interviewed said
school funds denied from taxation they believed Russian was Uking
as well as other funds In Sweet her present steps because of .
water the schools handle their own desire for a warm water seaport on
assessing and collecting of school the Dardanelles.
taxes, and keep their own books. The opinion of one man was
* "Judging from reported efforts of
The Abilene city treasurer has Russia to get information on our
to handle a lot greater volume of demobilization, she is trying to
money, and keep a record of it grab what she can now"
than does the Sweetwater city sec- A hero of the Italian campaigns
retary-treasurer. But, in Sweetwater answered the question quickly: ,
there is a specially trained adminis- Russia is moving because the U. S
trator of the city’s affairs He de and British armed forces are de
votes all his time to being manager mobilizing " Another said it was
of the city's business He sees to because Roosevelt and Churchill
it that the business is operated ef gave Stalin a free hand when he
ficiently. He must do an efficient joined the war against Germany.”
job or lose his own job Maybe the One veteran said, Russia is suf-
city treasurer here needs more fering from the theory of power
help More efficient operation politics."
might make available the help The other ex-serviceman had no
needed. opinion.
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A visitor in Abilene Friday eve
ning said "it is astounding to me
why Abilene’s people have not de-
manded a better system of govern
ment It is especially astounding to
learn that some of her best citizens
insist upon making charges against
the council-manager form that ev
erybody in every town where it is
used knows are entirely without
any basis whatsoever."
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Car Dealers Await
New Higher Prices
To Be Set by OPA t
It seems Abilenians eager to
purchase that new automobile they .
have been waiting for so long in
most cases will have to wait a
he
Aluminum
The only 'rule" in a Council
Manager government is the rule little while longer Local car deal
by the people through the city ers still have no definite word on
council they elect.
Body of Mrs. Robert
Morrison to Arrive
At View at 6 Today
The body of Mrs. Robert Morri-
son, the former Byrnice Crist, who
died suddenly at a Richmond*
Calif . hospital Wednesday, was to
arrive at View Sunday at 6 pm
aboard the Santa Fe and will be
taken to the Kiker Warren chapel
from where funeral services will
be conducted Monday at 3 pm
Accompanying the body will be
the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred H.
Crist, of Whittier, Calif., and the
husband.
delivery dates
Automobile manufacturers who
filed prices with OPA for approval,
are waiting until the OPA sets the
new increased prices Those who
did not file prices will have th
wait until the OPA sets the new
prices
That is what local dealers and
sales managers said last night
A few local dealers have auto-
garden chairs
Pallbearers will be George Pax-
Ion Jr. Dale Ackers, Henry Bass.
Alex H Bickley, Davis Scarbor-
mobiles in storage now but will
have to wait for the new prices
Others have cars on shipping or-
ders but will have to wait for
prices before they can be deliver-
ed Other dealers either have no
cars or only a sample—and are
not sure when they will have any.
The expected price increase in-
dicated by the OPA will not affect
prospective buyers who have
placed orders All dealers contact-
ed said the orders were based on
an open price list and whatever
price the OPA finally fixes, that
will be the price they pay
ough and George Minter Jr
A granddaughter of the late T
8 Rollins and F H Crist Sr . of
Abilene, survivors include three
aunts besides the husband and
parents. They art Mrs. E. C
Troutman. Ft Collins, Colo.; and
Mrs Lillivee Powell and Mrs. W'
J. Fulwiler Sr. of Abilene An
uncle, J T. Rollins, of Abilene,
also survives.
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years.
Surviving are the widow; five
sons, T-4 Ralph Ross. Yokahama,
Japan; Pfc. Randall Ross. Manila,
Alton and Marvel Ross of Lubbock
and Otis Ross of Amarillo; and
three daughters, Mrs. Leona Per-
kins of Rule; Mrs. Essie Gibson of
ish brides and children scheduled Lubbock and Imajeane Rossi of
Stamford.
Also surviving are two brothers,
M. D. Ross of Sagerton and Roy
Ross of Fort Worth; and three sis-
ters, Mrs. Minnie Cox of Fort
Worth, Mrs. Eula Perkins of Mar-
low. Okla.: and Mrs. Eursyla Wains-
cot of Littlefield.
Wives of 2 Abilene
Santa Anna. Coleman. Anson, Has-
kell, and Abilene. Senior scout ex-
ecutives attending were the Rev.
J. D. F. Williams, Santa Anna;
Judge A. O. Newman, Coleman;
William ’A. Scott, Anson; H . M.
Turner, Haskell; Claude Willis
and Vernon Lloyd, both of Abi-
GIs on Way to NYC
Dependents of two Abilene ser-
vicemen will be among 1.085 Brit-
lene
The conference will
Sunday morning with religious
services. Later in the morning the
senior scout executives will hold
a forum on The Knowledge of Or-
ganization in reference to the pro-
gram. In the afternoon. Bullock
will speak on Planning for Senior
Units, the concluding event on the
conference program.
to arrive from England aboard the
Ericsson, at New York on or about |
April 1, according to an Associat-
ed Press dispatch to The Repor-
continue iter-News Saturday.
Listed among the passengers
who will make their future homes
in America were Sylvia D. Ashby.
22. of Herts, England, wife of
Pvt. Jonathon D. Ashby. Abilene:
and Joyce Shea. 19. and her 14-
months-old son, John W., depend-
ents of Sgt. .John E. Shea, Plum
street, Abilene.
Capt. Robert Hall of the Abilene
Army Recruiting office will leave
Monday to go to Ft. Bliss Monday
for screening for his regular % ny
commission.
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