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VOL. LXXIV, NO. 232
The Abilene R
"WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES”—Byron
Associated Press (AP)
ABILENE, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7. 1955 TWENTY PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
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CITY CITES COST
Full Annexation
Of AFB Opposed
ROADSIDE VIGIL — Even in the face of death, Blackie shows his devotion to a com-
rade as he sits out a lonely vigil beside his m ate, Brownie, killed by an automobile in Dal-
las, Tex. Blackie remained at the side of his companion for many hours until he was
coaxed away with food.
A “Limited annexation," already
n voted, may be depended upon by
sal the City of Abilene for protection
" of areas adjacent to Abilene Air.
Rites Tuesday for 1
Of 3 Crash Dead
Funeral arrangements for only-
one of three Abiienians killed ear-
ly Sunday in a New Braunfels
auto accident had been announced
by noon Monday
Rites for Alvin C Derington. 32,
of 2209 South 18th St., will be held
Year in Jail
Given Man tor
Hilling Infant
Eddie Ue Jeffrey, 32, of 648
North 10th St. was given a one-
year jail sentence Monday after
being convicted of striking a five-
month-old baby with his fist.
Judge Reed Ingalsbe of Taylor
County Court levied the sentence
after Jeffrey pleaded not guilty.
The case was heard by the judge
in the absence of a jury Jeffrey
was charged with aggravated as-
sault 1
Jeffrey was accused of hitting
Clara Jean Jones, daughter of El-
oise Carrion of 816 North 10th St.
The mother told the judge that
Jeffrey had been drinking prior to
the offense on Oct. 16.
Jeffrey came to the mother's
homo looking for his girl friend,
the mother said The mother said
the girl friend was not at the
house.
Jeffrey then became angry and
struck at the mother, hitting the
child with his fist, the mother said
The mother was holding the child.
Jeffrey denied striking at any-
one.
Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Highland
Church of Christ here, followed by
burial in Rose Hill Cemetery at
Merkel. Derington was employed
by Abilene City Water Repair De-
partment. •
Others killed in the wreck were:
Mrs. Evie Newman, 30, of 1050
Locust St., an employe of Right
Way Laundry, 609 Oak St.
Virgil Gray, 36, of 702 South 11th
St., a City Water Repair Depart-
ment worker.
Fourth Thrown Clear
A fourth passenger in the car.
Tommy Gray, 23, a brother of
Virgil, was taken to a New Braun-
fels hospital and reportedly suf-
fered a broken hip. He was thrown
clear by the impact.
The automobile in which the
group was riding crashed through
a barricade on a dead-end street
in New Braunfels shortly after
midnight and plunged into Comal
River.
Volunteer divers recovered the
bodies from the river.
Cries of Tommy Gray, found sit-
ting on a log, brought passersby to
the scene.
The four Abiienians were en
route to Seguin, 12 miles from New
Braunfels, to visit parents of the
Grays. They had stopped in New
Braunfels to ask directions but ap-
parently took the wrong route.
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral for Derington will prob-
THE WEATHER .
Force Base, in preference to pro-
posed all-out annexing.
That view was expressed Mon-
day morning by Mayor C. E. Gat-
lin and City Manager Austin P.
Hancock, interviewed jointly on
the subject
Both officials pointed out that
the financial requirement of taking
in the territory around the base
and-or the base itself would be
tremendous.
All-out annexation would make
the city liable to furnishing water
and sewer service and other mu-
nicipal facilities, Gatlin and Han-
ably be held Tuesday at the High-
land Church of Christ here. P PI. A.
Minister E. R. Harper will of- I.LITVMEN
ficiate. 4
Starbuck Funeral Home of
Merkel will direct burial of
Derington in Rose Hill Cemetery
at Merkel, where the Derington's
father is buried.
Fair and Cool
Weather Due
The mercury dropped to 31 de-
gress here early Monday as cold
air knifed deep into the state.
. Monday and Tuesday were tobe
fair with no important tempera-
ture changes, the U. 8. Weather
Bureau said
A low of 28 to 32 degrees was
expected Monday night
• Sunday's high was N degrees
and the nighttime low. 31. Mon-
day's maximum reading was to
be 45 to N degrees and a high of
55 was forecast for Tuesday.
Biting cold stung northwest Tex
as before sunrise Monday. The
mercury sank to 10 at Dalhart.
Amarillo had 14, Lubbock 15.
Childress 26, Wichita Falls 29 and
El Paso and Mineral Wells 30.
Arctic air spilled into Texas aft-
er three days of welcome reins
Skies were generally clear Mon-
day. The last rain reported fell
during the W Titre ending at 6:30
p.m. Sunday—1.16 inches at Hous-
ton, .52 at Austin, .99 at Beau-
mont, « at Corpus Christi, .13
at Del Rio. .70 at Galveston. .20
at Laredo, 1.60 at,Victoria, 68 at
San Antonio and 81 at Lufkin
Houston's total was boosted to
4.84 inches to three days.
The rain began I" West Texas
—some of the best showers soaked
the herd-hit drought country
around Sen Angelo - then drifted
east, where cloudbursts ranging to
7 inches fell along the coast and
Scott Texos Friday and Satur
WEATHER BUREAU 1
ABILENE AND VICINITY - Fair with
no important temperature changes Mon-
day and Tuesday. High Monday 45 to
50 degrees. Low Monday night 28 to 32.
High Tuesday 55.
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS — Generally
fair through Tuesday, Lowest 26-34 tonight.
WEST TEXAS — Generally fair through
Tuesday, Colder Pecos Valley eastward
and not so cold in Panhandle tonight.
Warmer Tuesday. Lowest 18-28 in Pan-
handle and South Plains and 26-38 else-
where tonight.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS - Mostly
cloudy to south this afternoon aad early
tonight. Otherwise generally fair through
Tuesday. Colder tonight with lowest 30-40
in interior. ■
TE M PERA TURES
SUN. P. M. MON. AM.
so 20 -
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Derington. a bachelor, was a
World War II veteran, having
served in the Army Medical Corps,
including service in Hawaii. He
was -a member of Highland Church
of Christ.
The body of Derington will lie in
state at Elliott's Funeral Home
until time for the services.
Derington was born at Crowell.
Tex , July 14, 1922 He moved to
Merkel in 1936 and to Abilene in
1949. He made his home with his
sister, Geneva Derington. and his
mother at 2209 South 18th St. •
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. W. P. Derington, 2209 South
18th St.; five sisters. Geneva Der-
ington, 2209 South 18th St.; Mrs.
Frank Holeton, 2812 South Third
St., Mrs. Joe Lawson, Lovington,
N. M : Mrs. R. B. Boil, Hamlin,
and Mrs. Sam Mannering of Cal-
ifornia; one brother, A. D. Dering-
ton, 1301 Bowie Dr.
Geneva Derington and Mrs.
Mannering had gone to Long
Beach, Calif , where last Saturday
they met a ship aboard which Mrs.
Mannering’s husband,a Navy
man, was returning to the States
from Japan. Mrs. Mannering will
make her home in California with
her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Mannering will
return here with Geneva Dering-
ton to attend the funeral. A mem-
ber of the family said they are ex-
pected to arrive by automobile
late Monday or Monday night
Mannering has received a 20-day
Navy leave.
—McCaulley Resident
Funeral arrangements for Mrs.
Newman remained incomplete
Monday noon. The services were
expected to be conducted by either
Starbuck Funeral Home, Merkel,
or by Weathersbee Funeral Home.
Rotan.
Dies as Auto
Strikes Gulley
COLORADO CITY. Feb 7 (RNS)
—Roscoe Leon Bassham Jr., 24, of
Colorado City was killed when his
car hit a gully on a Stanolind oil
lease road 25 miles southeast of
here in Coke County about 9 p.m.
Sunday.
The accident occurred when the
car dropped into a low water
crossing which had been washed
out by recent rains, then hit the
other side of the gully. Bassham
was thrown from the car.
Three other persons who were
in the car were injured. They are:
his wife, Arnie Lou Bassham. 24,
who received a possible disloca-
tion or fracture of the hip: James
Wulfjen, 32, who suffered a broken
cock pointed out.
In addition, the city would have
to pay off imediately a pro rata
share of school bonds owed by
school districts where such terri-
tories are now located, they said.
The City Commission last year
voted “limited annexation” for an
area extending from the present
west city limits to the air base.
That merged territory lies south of
Texas & Pacific Railway, and goes
westward from the west city limits
for about 3 3 miles. It also extends
southward from TAP Railway a
distance of about one mile to the
north boundary of the air base.
It also lies along the east boun-
dary line of the air base.
That “limited annexation" or-
dinance stated that the city would
have the power, acting by and
through its City Comission and
the City Planning and Zoning Com-
mission to:
(D) Control and regulate use of
property, density of structures and
placing of structures on building
sites.
(2) Require compliance with
"reasonable zoning regulations."
(3) Control and regulate the sub-
dividing of property.
(4) Control and regulate the con-
struction of buildings, including
the inspection of same for health
and safety purposes.
Reds Send Planes
Against U.S. Jets
BULLETIN
LONDON I* - A Red radio
broadcast said Communist Chi-
nese aircraft took off today to
intercept six waves of U. 8
military planes over Chine
coastal islands. The broadcast
said the American planes flew
away.
The Peiping broadcast said
the U. 8. Planes made a sor-
ties and intruded over Yikiang-
ahan, Toumenshan and other
islands and carried out “mili-
tary provocations."
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sinis, inf nig
Barometer Tending at 12:30 p.m.
Relative humidity at 12:30 p.m.
Maximum temperature for „
ending at 6:30 a.m. 50.
Minimum temperature for 24 hour
ing at 6:30 a.m. 31.
* sennet
p.m. 59%.
or 24 hours
end-
Mrs Newman s family reported-
ly lives in the McCaulley area.
What funeral arrangements
would bs announced for Virgil
Gray remained uncertain near
noon Monday. No Abilene funeral
home bad any information as to
what establishment was to handle
the services.
arm, cuts and brusies; Mrs.
James Wufjeo, 30, who received
cuts and bruises; and Steve Brook-
over, 26, who was cut about the
face.
Wulfjen walked to an oil rig
abort half a mile from the scene
of the accident to summon aid.
The injured were taken to Colora-
do City in a Kiker and Son Fun-
eral Home ambulance.
Bassham. who was born April
29, 1930 in Colorado City, is sur-
vived by his wife, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L Bassham. and one
sister, Mrs. Johnnie Brown, all of
Colorado City.
Mon, Wife Quizzed
In Stabbing Death
See Story Pg. MAX
NEW YORK (—Police today
identified Ernest Jackson, a Negro
classmate, as a boy friend from
whom slain Anne Yarrow, college
graduate student, had been hiding
t- several weeks.
The 23-year-old New York Un-
iversity coed was found yesterday
choked and viciously stabbed to
death in a dingy tenement flat in
downtown Manhattan.
Chief of Detectives Thomas A.
Nielson named Jackson, who was
questioned along with his wife yes-
terday and released, and said the
man faced further questioning to-
day.
(5) Adopt and enforce “‘reason-
able" regulations pertaining to
sanitation and public health in ac-
cordance with existing city ordi-
nances and state laws.
No Taxes
No city taxes "shall be levied
against the property in the “lim-
ited annexation" areas.
Purposes of this type of merger
were publicized by the comis-
sion as the control of zoning,
health and sanitation matters.
Zone classifications for ths prop-
erty haven't been decided yet
The city's planning for future
development and interests of the
Air Force will be kept uppermost
in mind of city officials in enforc-
ing "limited annexation” powers,
Gatlin and Hancock said.
Recently, city officiate discussed
with an Air Force representative
the possibility of annexing the
property between Abilene and the
base, and the base itself tor all
purposes. The Air Force is desir-
ous that municipal control be ex-
ercised over areas adjacent to the
base to keep down undesirable de-
$28 Million in Contracts Let
For Abilene Air Force Base
L Mors than $28 million dollars in
contracts have been let for con-
struction at the Abilene Air Force
Base through the month of Jan-
uary.
Lt. Col. Jack 0. Brown, air base
squadron commander, said Mon-
day morning the amount of funds
earmarked for the 170 million air
bate now total more than $0 mil-
lion dollars
A report made by the United
States Corps of Engineers and re-
leased by Col. Brown’s office Mon-
day shows six contracts have been
completed for a total of more than
$6 million
S Projects Finished
These finished contracts, the
names of the contractors and the
amounts are: v.
Runway, apron and taxiways,
Texas Bitulithic Co, $5,050,000.
Sewer collection system, Doer-
fler Construction Co.,” $174,046.
Aviation gas and jet fuel stor-
age systems, Gerald Mora Con
struction Co., $225,784.
Approximately 6.2 miles sf as-
phalt surface roads. H B. Zachry
Co., $420,776.
Chapel, Quisle Construction Co..
$151,316.
Electric Distribution system,
Guthrie Electric Co. $77,495.
Progress Reports
Other contracts, the contractors,
the amount of the contract and
the percentage of completion as
estimated by the United States
Corps st Engineers from money
paid the contractors are: .
Seven dormitories, two mess
halls and administration buildings,
Robert E. McKee, Inc., $1,930,104,
90 per cent complete
Voter sad gas distribution aya-
tem, 99 per cent complete. Enix
Construction Co.. $329,829.
Warehouse of 100,000 square feet.
80 per cent, McKee, $405,700
Warehouse of approximately 44,-
See CONTRACTS, Pg. 2-A, Col.
WITH U.S. 7th FLEET IN Formosan Waters (AP)-
Chinese Communist antiaircraft guns today fired upon U.S.
carrier-based jet planes flying at high altitude, a pilot re-
ported. He didn’t report any damage.
The pilot said the Communist guns were on small is-
lands north of the Tachens, from which 30,000 Chinese Na-
tionalist troops and civilians are being evacuated.
He said the midafternoon gunfire came close to plane*
flying off a U.S. carrier. But, he added, no Communist war-
planes were encountered.
The pilot said there were many ships clustered offshore
from the Tachens and evidence of much activity.
Red Torpedo Boats
Cruise Near Fleet
TAIPEI, Formosa —The evae-
1 uation of the Tachens sped forward
today under the protection of the
mighty U.S. 7th Fleet, whose car-
. rier pilots said they were fired on
by Red antiaircraft guns.
Red torpedo boats cruised 17
miles away but made no attempt
, to interfere with the huge and dan-
_ gerous task of bringing off 30,000
■ Nationalist soldiers and civilians.
■ A patrol part of U.S. Marines went
a ashore to help with the operation.
■ A dispatch from the 7th Fleet
■ said carrier planes flying at high
■ altitude were fired on from Com-
• munist islands north of the Tach-
■ ens, which are 200 miles north of
• Formosa. No damage was re-
Jim Becker, aboard the flagship
Estes anchored off the Tachens,
reported ‘the Communist torpedo
boats ware spotted by air, but of.
ficers aboard the Estes said it is
customary to see them to that
area’."
The torpedo boat made no sign
of moving southward.
Police Dept. Photo
AUBREY CURTIS LONG. /
. .. in county jail
DA Out-Of-Town;
Charge Not Filed
In Throat Cutting
Aubry Curtis Long. ». remained
in the Taylor County jail Monday
morning after being arrested in
connection with n fatal slashing
here Saturday afternoon.
Francisco Ruacho, 33, died after
his throat was slashed in the Ideal
Rooms, 168% Chestnut St.
The case ia being handled by'
Tom Todd, 104th District Court at-
torney. Todd was in Anson for a
grand jury meeting Monday morn-
ing and no charge had been filed
concerning Ruacho’s death.
Ruacho’s body was sent to Pecos
Sunday by Elliott’s Funeral Home
of Abilene. 1 . .
Grand Jury May Get
Angela Bombing Case
HOUSTON in — The Houston
Chronicle said today the Tom
Green County grand jury will bear
testimony Thursday in the auto-
bomb slaying of Mrs. Helen Harris
Weaver.
District Atty. Aubrey Stokes of
San Angelo was quoted as saying
the grand jury will meet at 1 p.m.
and that “more than a dozen Hous-
ton witnesses" will be subpoenaed.
Harry Washburn, 38, Houston
contractor, has been charged with
the Jan. 19 murder of the wealthy
West Texas social leader.
Washburn, former son-in-law of
Mrs. Weaver, was arrested here
Jan. 29 after two Houston men
made affidavits alleging Washburn
had paid them and supplied them
with weapons while asking them
to kill Harry Weaver, prominent
Texas architect aad husband of
the slain woman.
The Chronicle also quoted Texas
Ranger Ralph Rohatsch of San
Angelo as saying Earl Smith, a
San Angelo attorney, has been
hired as a special prosecutor.
r At San Angelo. Carl Runge, head
of the law firm with which Smith is
associated said “I don’t know any-
thing about it.".
First to leave the imperiled Ta-
chens were civilians, most of whom
ME Tichen the southern
A patrol party of U.S. Marines
went ashore.
The evacuation was woll under-
way tonight Reports from ths
American ships were hours behind
those reaching this Nationalist
capital, but they indicated there
was no Communist interference.
Ley clouds dimmed the rocky
There was no sign of activity on
Communist - held Yikiangshan,
eight mites to the north of upper
Tachen Island.
Associated Press Correspondent
Helicopters were hovering over
the fleet. Signal blinkers flashed in
— had sent this oarliar -
"Cruisers and destroyers bobbed
at anchor in the choppy blue-green
waters, within sight of the low,
brown and craggy islands.
"Nationalist and U.S. mine,
sweepers combed a path through
waters known to be infested with
Communist - strewn mines, while
underwater demolition teams
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of wrecked ships.
. "An occasional American plane
from a nearby carrier dips through
the bleak overcast to eye the ar-
mado. then returns to its guard
post."
Nationalist sources reported that
- an advance guard of U.S. and
Nationalist forces got the evacua-
on tion under way last night, while
ships of the U.S. 7th Fleet were
still some distance away from the
"hreetened alanda, 200 miles norm
Russians Asked
To Leash China
LONDON (—Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden said today Britain
has asked the Soviet government
to urge restraint an the Chinese
Communists in the delicate situa-
tion now existing off the China
coast.
Approaches were made Jan a
by the British ambassador to Mos.
cow. Sir William Hayter, Eden told
the House of Commons Eden has
talked with the Soviet charge d’af-
faires here.
Eden refused to be drawn into a
detailed discussion of the morse,
saying:
"Conversations are taking place
between a number of governments
and diplomacy must be given its
chance to do some work about
this. ..”
Commonwealth prime ministers
Exchange Students
Leave forAbilene
PORT ATKINSON, Win in -
Thirty Fort Atkinson high school
students left by chartered bus to-
day lor Abilene, Tex., in a student
exchange program arranged by the
two cities.
A group of Abilene students will
return the visit in April
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