The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 149, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 4, 1953 Page: 5 of 62
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' CA THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
—Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, January 4, 1953
Bank Sign Rashes Time,
Temperature Around Clock
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By TRACY PLILER
The correct time and tempera-
turn are now at the Convenience of
every Abilenian who will glance
at the ultra modern sign recently
installed on the corner of the Citi-
zens National Bank.
The indicator, which extends
three stories up the building, al-
ternately flashes the accurate time
to the second and temperature to
the degree every five seconds, 24
hours a day.
Malcolm Meek, president of the
Citizens National Bank, said that
the new public convenience le the
second of its kind to be installed
in Tenas and is the fourth in the
United States.
which may still be used by dial-
ins 2-2881.
The remarkable indicator, which
began ita first vigilance of time
and temperature Saturday, was
built by the American Sign & In-
dicator Corp, Spokane, Wash.
Contract for its installation as
well as the remodeling of the old
bank sign, was awarded to the
Acme Sign Co. and Meaders Radio
Service Co, two local firms.
The "brain" controlling the indi-
cator has been located on the root
of the bank building and contains
19 electric motorss and more than
a half mile at copper wire. The
unit weighs approximately 1,500
pounds.
effect so the temperature read-
" provides 17,280 showings of
time and temperature every 24
hours with the time Bashing for
five seconds, followed by a five
second showing of the temperature.
The illuminated readings are dis-
tinct for a distance of four blocks.
Lubbock, Spokane, Wash., and
Great Falls, Mont., are the three
other cities In the U. S. where
"Double T’ (time sad temper-
ature) signs have been installed
. Announcing the new sign. Meek
said: “We're proud of the oppor-
tunity to sponsor this new identi-
fication feature, because we think
of it as not just a sign, but as a
valuable public service. We hope
you’ll find it helpful.”
Chinese Claim
Enlarged Reel
By FRED HAMPION
HONG KONG, Jan. 2 Un—The
Department Store
Sales Much Higher
45
B A N
CITIZENS TIM
TE V
INSTALUNG SERVICE- Harry Hayes, co-owner of the
Acme Sign Co., puts the finishing touches on a new time and
temperature inaicating sign at the corner of the Citizens
National Bank building on North First and Pine Sts. The
new service alternately flashes the correct time and temper-
ature every five seconds.
‘Overseas Fair’ Set
NAPLES IF— Italy's lavish
"Overseas Fair” has chosen Ital-
ian relations with Africa and Asia
as its 1253 theme. Asian and Af-
rican nations will be invited to es-
tablish exhibits of raw materials
and finished products which could
find a place la the Italian and
general European market. The
fair opens next May.
He pointed out that this new in-
dicator is an additional service of
the bank and does not replace the
popular “Time of Day” put into
operation in 1948. Rather, it is an
addition to the 1
Accuracy of the indicator is ab-
solute. The time is controlled by
a self-correcting synchronous mo-
tor, and the temperature is elec-
__________— tronically measured at the sign lo-
telephone service, cation. Wind or sun has no direct
Back tO Trieste
TRIESTE FREE TERRITORY
(—1st Lt. Jack C. Montgomery of
Muskogee, Okla, can't seem to get
away from the Italian peninsula.
In 1944, President Roosevelt pre-
sented him with the Congressional
Medal OfHHonor for heroism on the
Ansio beachhead. Montgomery then
thought he'd seen the last of Italy,
especially since he left the Army
in 1245.
In 1950 he was recalled to active
duty and sent overseas again—to
Trieste.
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“HEART” OF INDICATOR—Inspecting th* electronic mechanism which controls the Il-
lumination of the time and temperature on an unusual sign installed on the Citizens Na*
tional Bank. Building are, left to right, Malcolm Meek, president of the bank; Bob Meaders,
Oliver Howerd, assistant vice-president of the bank. The Meaders Radio Service Co.
helped to install the sign. (Photos by Charles Cockrell)
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DALLAS, Jan. 2 (—Department
store sales la Texas' four largest
cities averaged 67 per cent higher
during the last week of Christmas
sales in 1952 than during the cor-
responding week in 1251
The figure wss reported today by
__the Federal Reserve Bank of Dal-
shipping facilities wrecked dur- las.
Ing World War II and the Civil San Antonio sales showed a 78
War have been “basically re- per cent gain. Houston 76, Dallas
habilitated” throughout China | 56 and Fort Worth 47. El Faso's
Two of the largest projects were average, usually reported, was not
in dredging a new harbor at Tang- available, the bank said.
ku off Tientsin where up to half
a dozen ships of 5 000 to 10,000
tons can be accomodated, and in
enlarging the Canton dock area of
Whampoa ,
The Whampoa job has far reach-
ing effect. In the past, this Can-
ton port has been adequate only
for small ships and its facilities
were limited.
As a result, Hoag "Kong, only to
miles away, was the port for the
entire area—the place where cargo
was unloaded and trans-shipped to
Canton and elsewhere in China.
With Whampoa capable of taking
8,888-tonners, a lot of trans-ship-
ping can be eliminated. That is
bad news for the British crown
colony of Hong Kong
The other side of the picture,
which the Communists fail to men-
tion. is that the 30,000-ton harbor
capacity of Whampoa is an in-
finitesimal fraction of Hong Kong's
capacity. Whole fleets can be an-
chored here; a half dozen ships
would choke Whampoa.
The Chtaeee Reds ssy they have
salvaged more than 100 ships sunk
by the Nationalists during the lat-
ter stages of the CivU War. The
tonnage was 30,000.
In addition, the Reds claim 200
ships have been built in East
China since 1950 and the “first
floattag dockyard designed by our-
selves'' has been constructed.
Chinese Communists claim that
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World Melting Pot
LOS ANGELES un — The United
Statea has been replaced as the
world’s melting pot, says s Univer-
sity of California geographer.
Dr. Henry Bruman. who recent-
ly completed a year's study of Bra-
ill's colonisation programs, says
that the South American nation's
rapidly expanding economy is at-
tracting large numbers of Immi-
grants annually. Large segments of
more than 20 nationalities are
merging to form the new “Brazil-
lan."
Europeans, particularly Italians,
are leading the new 20th century
pioneer movement, which is taking
advantage of the government's lib-
eral colonisation program. Bruman
says.
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Louis XIV, of France in 1682.
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