The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 9, Ed. 2 Wednesday, June 25, 1947 Page: 2 of 18
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THE ABILENE, TEXAS REPORTER-NEWS
Page 2 Wednesday Evening, June 25, 1947
UAW Calls Policy Meeting
To Act on Ford Foremen's
TEXAS TODAY
Corpus Christi One of Few Texas Towns
With Name Uncopied Elsewhere in World
Scotchman James MeAllen who The 1944 Washington baseball
club dropped from runner-up po-
sition to the cellar in a single day,
emigrated to Texas and was early,
day border rancher. Legend credits
him with single-handedly holding
Request to Halt Production
DETROIT June 25 _(AP)—here and theMidland Steel Pro-
Wilier P Reuther, president of die ducts Co. in Cleveland.
CIO United Auto Workers called Keys asked that Reuther reply
the union's Policy committee into by Saturday.
the union, session this afternoon The company made no immedi-
emergency sessions for assist- ate comment but industry sources
to consider, a request Ford Mo. | were .greed the plants would be
ance from 3.800/ * UAW-CIO responded favorably to
tor Co. foremen. I the FAA request.
Basic point of difference in the
dispute was FAA insistence on the
The plea came from the Fore-
man’s Association. of America,
man * 4009-01 dispute was E an IRRVS Van w—
which has been on strike for 30- right to represent all Ford super
days against three Detroit area •• - - - -*-4
Ford plants employing 85,000
pany contended the FAA had jur-
isdiction only over unionized fore-
workers. t.almen.
In a letter to Reuther. FAA The UAW-CIO, meanwhile, call-
President Robert H Keys admit- ed off yesterday’s negotiations
ted an earlier decision to rely on with the company in order to re-
the strength of unionized foremen to date.
alone was erroneous and asked the The auto union, which has re-
picket lines at Ford’s Rouge Lin- jected . ..................
coin and Highland Park plants, as hourly increase unleu coupled
well as Gar Wood Industries, Inc., will resume negotiations with the
MEET THE MAN WHO BUILT ONE-Why wait for a new
1 car? B C. Watkins, Greenville, S. C., sign painter, asked him-
self and then got busy and built one. It’s the second of his
creations Motored bv a new Ford engine, slung between the
cab and a large rear' trunk compartment, the car rides on a
chassis and wheels taken from a 1935 Ford. W atkins built the
body of 20-gauge steel. The job took him three years to finish
in his spare time, but it has been worth it, he says. Total cost
—about $1,000. __________
By JACK RUTLEDGE :
Associated Press Staff
Amaze your friends: Shame the,
teacher who named you the stu-
dent most likely to grow up to
become a moron. Take the Texas
Today course in Texas history!
(reading time: two minutes). I
This is the second in a series
explaining where Texas towns got
their names. The source; mem-
ber Associated Press papers in the
areas named
Park the dunce caps at the door
and leave us proceed:
Corpus Christi—De Pineda sail-
ed into Corpus Christi bay on the
Catholic least day of Corpus Chris
ti and so named the bay. The
town was named for the bay and,
insofar as is known, is unique in
that it is the only town in the
world with that name.
Gainesville-named for General
off 20 bandits in raid on ranch
home while wife kept his rifles
Weslaco— Named for and by W.
E Stewart Land company.
Mission—For the mission La Lo-
miu, established near there by
- . . Franciscan Friars. One of earliest
Palestine—named for Palestine, pomdar settlements
Illinois, by Elder Daniel Parker in border settlors counts nam
1833 when he led a group of Hidasond unt Path
Baptists from Illinois to Texas. So ed for famous Mexican priest *
named in 1846. His original church —: jatn. for independence
is still in operation about 15 miles oes.of.the wattleif2k.indeperdance
from Palestine, and claims to be
the oldest still-active
Kleberg, but changed when con-
flict with another towns name was
discovered.
er Hidalgo, one of Mexico’s her-
June 13.
Cant Sir!
PIN-WORMS CAUSE FIDGETING
MB THAT AWFUL ITCH
One of the warning signs of Pin-"
* *
the trouble caus
science has at
The auto union, which has re-
a Ford offer of a 15-cent I
AFFAIR OPENS JULY 2
church in Texas.
Sherman— named for Gen. Sid-’
ney Sherman, commander of ca-
valry at battle of San Jacinto and
one of first to raise cry Remem
ber the Alamo." Founded in 1846.
(Grayson county, in which Sher-
man is located, named for Col.
Peter W. Grayson, attorney gen-
eral in President Burnett’s cabinet
in 1836).
McAllen — named for pioneer
to nr Pharr-Named for Henry Pharr,
Protestant early-day land developer still liv-
rroiestani ing. Returned htis June to see his
namesake.
Class dismissed.
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312 Citizens Bank Bidg — $793
company Wednesday.
Tuscolan’s Brother
Dies at Beeville
A Laughter-North coach left Abi-
lene this morning for Beeville,
from where it will return for burial
the body of John Ayers, who died
at Beeville at 7:30 a. m. Wednes-
day.
Mr Ayers is survived by a broth-
er. Martin Ayers of Wichita Falls,
and a sister, Mrs. Guy Williamson
of Tuscola. Funeral arrangements
had not been completed.
Stamford Polishes Plans
For Texas Cowboy Reunion
STAMFORD. June 35—Persons impartial
responsible for seeing that all cow-
boys and cowgirls receive fair and
WTCC Backs
Get Cool,
Relief
At Once-This Fast, New Way!
1. Instenily—i cool, seethes, Se the instent Johnson’s Prickly
- 1 Heat Powder touches the skin, it
c.olne on=fresh non beense, sboocheirritating perspiration...
Johnson’s Prickly Host Polndee holes keep the seen dureien
soothes and saims the angrye heal in a hu sal Try it bedeyl
burning itch of prickly heat. You J 4
get glorious relief—at ence!
Bill to Speed
Rate Changes
The West Texas Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday gave its ap-
proval to the Reed-Bulwinkle bill
which would free the nation a rail
carriers from the threat of prose-
cution under anti-trust laws when
they get together for purpose of
working out, subject to Interstate
Commerce Commission approval,
combination through rates on
goods moving on interstate hauls.
Passage of the bill is being urged
on Congress "as a step in the bat-
tle for freight rate parity."
D A. Bandeen, general manager
of the WTCC and its Freight Rate
Equality Federation, is in Wash-
ington for appearance before the
House Interstate Commerce com-
mittee in favor of the bill. The
bill passed the Senate early this
month and is up for two-day hear-
ing. beginning today, before the
_________treatment at the Texas
Cowbov Reunion rodeo on July 2.
3 and 4th have been announced by
rodeo officials.
They are: Foy Proctor, Midland;
George Humphreys, Guthrie; W B.
Willingham, Rotan: Bill Damron,
Haskell; and Ed Heller of Dundee.
These men have had many years
of experience in actual work with
cowboys.
Ranch cowboys will be interest-
ed in the announcement by offi-
cials of the Reunion that there will
be two divisions of ropers this year
in both the calf roping and cow
milking. The Amateur Rodeo asso-
ciation members will rope in one
division and the ranch cowboys in
another according to W. G. Swen-
son, president of the Texas Cowboy
Reunion, Inc. These two added
classes of roping will increase con-
siderably the total prize money for
the 1947 show which already runs
well over $5,000.
• • •
E. 0. Wedgeworth, manager of
the Pampa chamber of commerce
will be the announcer again this
year for the Texas Cowboy Re-
union. He will be doing the job
for the third consecutive year.
Two special roping events held
at the reunion each year are unique
among present day rodeos. The Old
Timers calf roping is open only
to members of the Texas Cowboy
Reunion association and each con-
w
X Helps keep skin dry.-.speeds
hesling!Prickly heat rash thrives
in moisture. Only Johnson’s
Prickly Heat Powder contains
bentonite—the super-aboorbent.
testant must be 55 years old on
or before July 1. 1947.
The service and ex-service men’s
calf roping is composed of the ten
low time ropers in the regular
roping event. The winner in pre-
vious years is not elegible for the
contest. There is no entry fee in
vrucre -,_____________. this contest. A fine special made
Commission in the' interterritorial saddle goes to the winner of each
committee. .
Enactment of the Reed-
Bulwinkle measure will speed up
the carrying out of last month s
(May 121 decision by the U. S.
Supreme Court. Bandeen said his
organizations are convinced. The
decision by the court approves
orders by the Interstate Commerce
..casks
JOHNSON’S
PRICKLY NEAT
POWDER
Manu AND GUARANTHD er mo MAxees or Jonsons BABY rownak
class rate parity case calling on
the railroads to install uniform
freight classifications and to re-
duce all class rates by 10 percent
in Southern. Southwestern and
Western trunk line territories I
while increasing them by 10 per-
cent in Official Territory north
event.
Road Bonds Carry
ATHENS, Tex., June 25-(UP)
and east. ■
The railroads. Bandeen said,
when they get together to work
out combination through rates are
“flying in face of prosecution un-
der the Sherman act" at present.
The Supreme court’s May 12
decision throws on the railroads
the .gigantic task of changing
many thousands of freight classifi-
cations and rates,” he added.
The Reed-Bulwinkle bill "in all
—A canvass of returns revealed to-
dav that Henderson county voters
approved a S950.000 road bond is-
sue for construction of farm-to-mar-
ket roads by a vote of 1.475 to 487.
Edmund Pendleton Gaines, com-
mander of a small army outpost
near site chosen for Gainesville
in August, 1850.
Perryton — named for Judge
George M. Perry, « Panhandle pio-
neer and a leading citizen in old
Ochiltree, Tex. which was moved
12 miles north and named Perry-
ton in 1919.
Alice—named for Mrs. Alice
King Kleberg of the prominent
South Texas family. First named
AUCTION
Continued From Page ONE
thumping with a walking cane too.
mind you! Upholstery is scrutiniz-
ed, a hopeful and seemingly some-
what doubtful glance is given the .
mileage meter (the auctioneer
drones, "that’s the actual number
of miles boys"), a hasty decision:
and the bid is made or lost. These
few minutes of bidding ordinarily
involves the exchange of from
$1,200 to $2,000, depending on make 1
and age of the automobile.
With screeching brakes and
honking horn (two good gelling
points on anybody’s car lot) an-
other car, pick-up or truck is roll-
ed into the ring and the process
is started all over again.
The new auction here in its
third week of operation is owned
joingly by W. V. Young, manager,
and A. Daniel. At different times
of the year different sections sell
cars. Young said. At the present
time Abilene is the central market
for sellers from the east and buy-
ers from the west. Although the
car auction is new here, eastern’
car dealers have been selling auto- |
momobiles by this method for 10
years, Young added. And with that
statement came the prediction that
the automobile auction is West Tex-
as is here to stay.
A shortage of autos and a strong
demand on the part of the buyer,
coupled with the fact that a lot,
of “moola ” is still in the country |
still makes for a plenty high pric-:
ed car.
Some of the prices of automo-
biles at recent sales follow: 1947
Chevrolet Club Coupe, $2, 160: ’41
Chevrolet coupe, $1, 250: ‘46 Chev-
rolet pick-up, $1 480 47 Ford 2
door, $2,140; ’40 Ford 2-door, $820
47 Plymouth 4-door, $2,100; ’47
Pontiac 8 4 door, $2,650; ’46 Olds-
mobile Club coupe. $2,115; ‘46 De
Soto 4-door, $2,025; ‘41 Chrysler
4 door, $800: ‘47 Mercury conver-
tible coupe, $2,295 and ’47 Chevro-
let truck and trailer. $3,900.
respects preserves and safeguards
At Monday’s sale it was estimat-
ed there were $150,000 to $200,-
000 worth of cars offered at the
sale. The average selling has been
about 100 cars each sale day.
the powers of the ICC to pass on. _______________
prescribe rules for and control Remember these prices are still
every joint agreement submitted paid by the dealer and car-hungry
by carriers Not one can be put Mr John Q Public has still got
Mr John Q. Public has still got
to add the dealers’ share to these
into effect until reviewed and ap- to add the dealers' share to these
proved by the Commission," he prices before he gets the long
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