The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 309, Ed. 2 Thursday, May 1, 1952 Page: 2 of 34
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-A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
2 A Abilene, Texas, Thursday Evening, May 1,1952
Suspect in Colorado City,
Big Spring Crimes Held Here
RAIN
(Continued from Page A-A)
Trains did not run Wednesday
night, though the Utter was clear-
ed by Thursday.
Two automobiles inadvertently
ran into culverts five feet deep in
water and had to be pulled out..
Sides of many of the streets in
the city were obscured by the flood-
A 21-year-old Norman. Okla... candy two long screw drivers, a te eny were i
man was landed in Abilene's city sledge hammer and a pouch or ed conditions.
early Thursday by Police Pa- compact containing pencils . s
troimenDavis and Denson as * Hallmark said an auto theft .. Cars, an Ui S.Hshway 2.80
suspect in a Big Spring car theft, charge has been filed in
and Colorado cuy burglary. J -" has* ne teal *
Davis and Denson apprehended
him about 4 a. m . driving a ■
Ford two-door, which had
stolen -earlier in the night from
Shirley Robbins at Big Spring.
He remained in city jail at noon
awaiting arrival of Howard Coun- Spring auto theft around 11:30
p m. Wednesday on the station
...... Cars on . -
. Big through the city moved at a slow
Spring, but that no local charges pace and at some points traffic
naea had been made up to noon Noth- was stalled for • considerable
1950 ing had been tiled on the burglary period.
been at Colorado City. The bridge on 24th St. and Ave. °
Capt. Lomax Martin. in charge was closed to traffic after shoulders
at Abilene police headquarters,---“-^ —
picked up the alarm on the Big
were washed out.
PRESS PASSES
By TRACY TOTH ILL
'Greatest Show on Earth' Wraps Up
DeMille Genius and Circus in One
“The Greatest Show on Earth"
which is set for a seven-day run
at the Paramount (began Wednes-
day! combines two of the world's
more unique spectacles—a Cecil B.
DeMille motion picture and the
Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey
Circus.
when be meets up with Miss Fleet-
ing and Tucker and a Washed
plane laden with gold.
Maverick tO Seek
Legislature Post
SAN ANTONIO, May 1 —
Maury Maverick Jr. of San Antonio
announced today for a second term
in the State House of Representa-
tives.
He said he will run as an inde-
n “legislature m the last Democratic
"Maverer was elected to the election.---------
ty officers
The prisoner was also suspected radio. He gave the information to
in the Wednesday night burglary, the Abilene poUce cars.
of Hamilton’s service station at Patrolmen Davis and Denson.
Colorado City. About $20 in money,cruising in a prowl ear, jumped
two cartons of cigsrels and some
fountain pens were taken in that
burglary. Abilene Police Detective
C. Z. Hallmark said. .
When arrested, the suspect had
in his possession two bank money
sacks, one bearing the name of a
Colorado City bank and the other
the name of a Big Spring bank.
He also had #84.10 in money, two
cartons of cigarets, two bars of apprehending him.
No damage estimates were made
on the heavy hail, though roofs,
neon signs and automobiles suffer-
ed severely. Special insurance ad-
justers were reported enroute to
Snyder Thursday morning to serv-
ice the many claims.
While the rain waa at its heaviest
the stolen auto on South First St.
west- of town, as the latter ve-
hicle was driving into Abilene,
near Casey’s new drive-in cafe.
They gave chase, and finally
stopped the car and arrested the already destroyed all the furnish-
suspect in the 4700 block of South Ings In the home.
Fourth St., Hallmark reported.
The fugitive ran the vehicle into were warned early Wednesday aft-
a yard, before they succeeded in
firemen made their way to the
home of a Latin-American. Abel
Barrentez. Working in raincoats
they: extinguished a fire which had
Aspermont and Haskell citizens
17-Section Parade Friday
Will Start Two-Day Carnival
ernoon they were in the fringe of
a storm area. In Haskell the warn-
ing was broadcast over a public
address system on the square.
Heavy clouds, thunder and lightning
added rumbling emphasis to the
warning.
The Weather Bureau cancelled
A colossal parade will match
through Abilene Friday at 4:30
p. m. to announce the arrival of
the* two-day Hi-Y Carnival, estart-
ing at the YMCA immediately aft-
et
Hi-Y members have been slav-
Impersonation
Charge Filed
A Tuscola man was charged in
County Court Thursday with im-
personating an officer.
J. P. Yoes was accused of halt-
ing persons traveling on the high-
way in the southern part of the
county and representing himself to
be a law enforcement officer
Assistant County Attorney Tom
Todd said he was not accused of
taking any money, that the three
persons who have made com-
plaints have sll said he permitted
them to go on without a ticket
after halting them for speeding or
other violations
William C. Smith, of 718 Lexing-
ton Dr . was charged in County
Court Thursday with driving while
intoxicated. .
Six other persons were con-
victed this week of bootlegging,
drunk driving and check swindling
complaints. aU on pleas of guilty.
Juan Balbuena. of 421 Ash. was
fined $50 and court costs for pos-
session of beer for the purpose of
ing over floats for two months,
hoping to have one of the ten most
beautiful floats and qualify for the
trophies being awarded.
The parade's 17 sections will in-
clude five bands and the Key City
Motorcycle Club.
Hi-Y clubs with (lost entries
are: Quadra, Slwam. Amicii, Gru-
pali, Kemas, Pie. Ta Te. Trypod,
Siwamasis. Zenith and Amote.
There will be 53 hilarious clowns
from the following clubs, Amici,
Hypt, Invictus, Princeps, Semag.
Slwam, Amicii, Amote, , Grupali,
Kemas, Pis, Ta Te. and Trypod.
‘ The parade will form in the
vicinity of South Fourth and Chest-
nut Sts., go north on Chestnut,
through the Pine St. underpass,
north on Pine to North Fifth, west
to Cypress, south on Cypress to
North First, and west to the
YMCA
Carnival "eats" booths will be
ready to serve hqt dogs, hambur-
gers, superburgers, lemonade, or-
angeade. homemade ice cream,
homemade cake, pop corn, can-
dled apples, snow cones, and other
carnival goodies.
the storm warning about three
hours later.
S BOLT HITS CHIMNEY
In Abilene, a bolt of lightning
after the storm struck here split
s seven - foot chimney on the
Park Office Building at South First
and Oak Sts.
L. T. Reed, J. M. Radford estate
employe, said about $250 damage
was done. The chimney was the
same one struck by lightning in.
1938, when more severe damage
was done to the building.
Reed said one brick was 40 feet
from the chimney on a vacant lot
south of the building Thursday
morning, and that parts of the
chimney were scattered over the
area '
Judge Ike Chism at Albany said
the town had- about an inch and
a half rain, while the Diamond
Ranch north of town had from 4.5
to 4.75 inches.
Plot of the film, which stars
Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Chart-
ton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Glor-
ia Grahame, and James Stewart,
is slightly moronic
But who cares? Nobody ever ex-
pected the circus to have a plot.
The Hollywood stars do every-
thing from flying through the air
to managing elephants.
The pop corn, peanuts and pink
lemonade atmosphere is in the best
circus tradition and the "children
of all ages" certainly shouldn’t
miss this “Greatest Show on
Earth.’
Incidentally, there’s a chance
that a couple of Abilenians are also
“featured" in the show.
John Womble and Ben Barbee,
both of Western Cottonoil Com-
pany. happened to attend the
circus la Washington, D. C., when
DeMille and his crews were film-
ing the spectacle.
"We’d gone out to see a friend
and stayed to see the circus. Be-
fore the show began an announce-
ment was made that anyone who
didn’t want to be in the moticn
picture should leave and his money
would be refunded," re-
called Womble.
"Nobody left," he added.
He said he saw many of the
Hollywood greats being photo-
graphed for the motion picture.
“They carried cat just like a regu-
lar circus except they put the
movie stars tn the key spots,” said
Womble.
"They had the most gorgeous
costumes and lights I’ve ever seen.
“Those costumes were out of this
world. It was really a wonderful
treat for us to watch the filming
and see DeMille running around
giving orders’, said Womble
And is he going to see the show?
“Wouldn’t miss it for anything."
he said
Saturday at the Majestic.
Regan is cast as sn American
adventurer who goes to China fol-
lowing World War U to make
a fast buck and finds himself
involved with a four-year-old Chi-
nese orphan, s jeweled statuette,
and Miss Fleming.
The film biography of Gus. Kalin
which stars Doris Day and Danny'
Thomas shows Thursday and Fri-
day at the Metro.
“I'll See You in My Dreams"
features Thomas as the man who
penned 800 tunes, and Miss Day
as his wife. '
The film features lots of music-
natch.
"Five," a film tale of how the
last five people on earth manage,
shows Thursday and Friday at the
Cresent Drive-In.
. The other feature on the bill is
"Half Angel" with Loretta Young
and Joseph Cotton.
“Crossroads", starring John
Payne, Rhonda Fleming and For-
rest Tucker shows Friday and Sat-
urday at the Linda.
Payne is seen as the prospect-
ing seafarer cruising the South
Pacific In search of fortune and
adventure. He gets plenty of both
Mother’s Day!
• Hats • Lounge Coats
• Blouses “Skirts
•Costume Jewelry
----YOUNG----
MEN WANTED
Urgent need for accountants in busi-
----"" - batting
DRAUGHON’S BUSINESS COLLEGE
Abilene and 25 other cities
Drive in and
Gets Death Penalty
SAIGON, Indo-China in — It’s
risky business to toss hand
grenades about in Saigon. Mili-
tary courts are now imposing the
supreme penalty.
Yes, Emmett Kelly is in the mo-
tion picture, too.
Rhonda Fleming and Ronald Re-
gan are starred in "Hong Kons”
which shows Thursday through
Shop leisurely or—
Casual .
Clothes
Mr. lord Wisdom
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HUMBLEi
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with
HUMBLE
SERVICE
under your neighborhood
Humble sign
HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY
sale
Billy Roy Windham of Oplin
was sentenced to 43 days in fall
for possession and transportation
of wine for the purnose of sale
Edwin Braune of Tye was timed
$300 and court costs for posses-
sion of whisky and beer for the
purnose of sale.
Odis William Gibson, -or 625
South 13th St., was fined $75 and
court costs for drunk driving.
Also convicted and fined $75 and
court costs for drink driving was
Joe. Lancaster Wilson of 2007
Brown St., Wichita Falls.
Fussell Robinson of Lufkin was
sentenced to 15 days in jail for
check swindling
TODAY’S MADKET
NEW YORK May 1 On—The
stock market waa lower today at ;
the opening with trading active. 1
- Traders moved cautiously in the
face of the uncertainties in the
steel strike
Prices dipped fractionally
throughout the list with only a few
small plus signs to slow the down- [
ward trend
Bethlehem Steel opened off *
at 47, and Republic Steel started
off % at 38%.
Rails, motors and oils also joined
in the downward swing of prices
Chesapeake A Ohio opened, on a
block of 1,400 shares off ′ at 34%,
and among other blocks were
Anaconda Copper .1,500 % at
. 43. Pfizer 1,200 off ′ at 35 and
Northern Pacific off % at 72%.
Jones & Laughlin was slow In
opening and finally hit the tape in
a block of 5,000 shares off ′ at 22.
Livestock
FOOT -IPFL.TON ... ... |
calves 100; steady: good and choice steers
and vearimgs 320-635; common and medi- 1
um kinds $21-$29; bulls $20-137; good and
choice slaughter calves $30-434 stocker
salves $11-637.50. yearlings $2+034.
Hogs 800; butcher hogs mostly 25 cents
lower sows steady to 50 cents lower:
feeder pigs stead.: choice 180-240 pound
-a Atos"’" *~- - *
′ Sheep 800; spring lambs mostly M cents |
lower, with few shorn slaughter lambs
Last year’s carnival made #2 200
and a net profit of $1,000, used in
HI-Y projects. This year’s carni
val is twice as big, with 64 booths,
loads of games, a magnificent
sideshow, and offering two eve-l
nings of real fun. * |
Admission is free for the entire
family.. ■
Parade prize-winhers will be
announced at 10:30 p. m Friday
at the Y by Bob Springer. The
carnival king and queen will be
crowned by the 1951 royal couple.
Bill Behrens of Princeps and Bet-
ty Walter of Amote.
Living
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Mibu 927.50: good
M. common shorn
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.. Shortage of Beauty Operators
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