The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 208, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 18, 1956 Page: 3 of 34
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ELLENDER OFFERS ANOTHER
Benson Sends Soil Bank Plan
To Congress, Asks Quick Move
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (n—Sec- riculture Committee a catch-all surpluses and declining farm rev
retary of Agriculture Benson sent
the administration's new "soil
bank" bill to Congress today and
asked quick action. •
Sen. Aiken (R-Vt) introduced the
bill, described by Benson in a let-
ter to the senator as designed to
"help our farmers in their valiant
efforts to reverse the severe five-
year decline in our farm econ-
omy."
Meanwhile, Chairman Ellender
(D-La) laid before his Senate Ag-
RAIN —-
• (Continued from Page 1-A)
spokesmen said, although U.S. 80
was icy both east and west of Abi-
lene.
2 A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
° 5 Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, January 18, 1956
riculture Committee a catch-all
surpluses and declining farm rev-
RIGHT
from
New
draft of proposals which he said
“gives us something to work on."
Ellender explained there was
nothing final about this draft, that
it “has not received the sanction
of the committee or any of its
members.”
Both the administration bill and
the tentative Ellender draft con-
tained proposals for what have be-
come known as the soil bank ap-
proach to the problem of mounting
enue.
Broadly, they call for retirement
of much cropland from unneces-
sary production, with farmers who
participate being given rewards in
cash or in the form of commodities
drawn from government surpluses.
Sections of the Benson bill would
authorize both the temporary acre-
age reserve proposal and the long-
er range conservation reserve pre-
viously uged by the secretary and
President Eisenhower.
Benson asked that the acreage
reserve program be authorized for
this and the next three years. He
sought authority to cut lack as
much as 30 per cent of the acreage
now approved for 1956, 1957, 1958
and 1959 crops of wheat, cotton,
corn and rice.
The secretary would establish
limits of participation by individual
farms. .
He would give cooperating farm-
ers a certificate providing "a fair
and reasonable return for reducing
their acreage of the commodity.”
This could be redeemed either in
cash or surplus, crops.
The longer range conservation
reserve would authorize contracts
Cold to Continue)
The Weather Bureau at Abilene
said Tuesday night the freezing rain
here was not expected to continue
beyond Tuesday night, but that
cold weather would continue at
least through Thursday. The mer-
cury had dropped to 27 degrees
here at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Streets- were icy in Abilene after
freezing rain started falling about
5:45 p.m. Only .12 of an inch of
moisture was measured at Munici-
pal Airport, but up to .23 of an
inch was reported in residential
sections. It was the first moisture
here since Dec. 1.
Snow fell as far south as As-
permont. It began falling there
about 7:30 p.m. The ground was ,
covered and snow was still falling
at 10 p.m.
There was a light sprinkle at ,
Aspermont Tuesday morning.
Mositure was fairly general over
the area with Ballinger and
Breckenridge reporting the most, i
.50 of an inch, mostly in the form
of freezing rain,
Save up to 50%
and more
CLEARANCE
OF
loror
One oil that does the w*k of three
to remove productive farm land
- for a period of up to 10 years.
Farmers would have to agree to
put this land into a "protective
vegetatiye cover (including but not
limited to grass and trees) or
water storage facilities on a specif-
ically designated acreage of culti-
vated cropland in the farm.”
West to Midland
The 'moisture extended west to
Midland, east to Fort Worth and
beyond, south to San Angelo and
north at least as far as Stamford.
These points reported freezing
rain during the,day:
Albany, Big Spring, Sweetwater,
Breckenridge, Brownwood, Cole-
man, Colorado City, Eastlan-I,
Eden, Hawley, McCamey, Rising
Star, Stamford, Throckmorton and
Winters. Snyder reported no mois-
ture all day.
Dinner to Honor
Albany C-C Chief
ALBANY, Jan. 17 —A Chamber
of Commerce dinner will be held
GRACE-FUL GESTURE—For the first time in history,
the royal flag is hoisted at the palace of Monaco while
the prince is absent. Usually flown only when the ruler
is in residence, the flag was raised in honor of Prince
Rainier’s engagement to actress Grace Kelly.
Bridges Backs Gas
Anti-Controls Bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (P—Sen.
Bridges (R-NH) threw his support
today to the controversial Ful-
bright natural gas bill He said he
was acting as an individual and
not as chairman of the Senate Re-
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Bridges led off in a Senate
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the measure in this second day of
debate, which some senators ex-
pect may drag on for weeks.
Dispute over the measure, simi-
natural gas for interstate trans-
mission and what effect it might
have on consumers' gas bills.
Sen. Fulbright (D-Ark), author
of the Senate version, declared the
bill would substitute “indirect con-
trol" by the Federal Power Com-
mission for direct regulation. He
said this would be achieved by al-
lowing FPC to regulate prices the
pipeline companies may pay pro-
ducers according to a “reasonable
market price" standard.
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Burglars Loot
Merkel Drive-In
MERKEL, Jan. 17 - The Pio-
; neer Drive-In Theater here was
entered sometime during the past
two days and about 8250 to 3300
worth of property was stolen. Tay-
lor County Sheriff Ed Powell said
Tuesday,
The break-in is believed to have
occurred Sunday night. The theater
had been closed temporarily be-
cause of highway construction.
Stolen were 29 metal lawn
chairs, a stainless steel hot dog
warmer, one large speaker and an
orange-drink dispenser.
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J. W. Ward, 91,
Dies at C-City
COLORADO CITY, Jan.
17
(RNS)—J. W. Ward, 91. died at his
home here Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.
after a long illness.
Bridges told the Senate that
when he votes for the bill he will
feel he is doing "a distinct service
to the whole country.”
“Some of our people, led by the
self-appointed spokesmen who as-
sume to represent the public in-
terest. are urging the retention of
federal control of gas producers."
Bridges said.
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Mr. Ward, a retired boiler fire-
man, was born in Red River Coun-
ty March 5, 1864. He moved to No-
lan Coontv in the late 1880‘s and to
Mitchell County in 1923. He mar-
ried Annie Harris in Clarksville.
Mrs. Ward died in San Angelo in
1916.
Funeral is pending from Kiker &
Son Funeral Home of Colorado
City.
Surviving are six sons, Homer of
El Mirage, Ariz., Bill, Grade and
D. C. all of Karnes City, J. B.
Glendale, Calif., and Tode of Sales-
man, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs.
D. T. Shifflett of Sweetwater and
Mrs Rube Belvin of Phoenix, Ariz ;
one brother, John Ward of Colgate.
Okla . 25 grandchildren and 36
great-grandchildren.
He argued that the Supreme
Court, in ruling that the PFC
should impose its regulatory pow-
ers directly on the producers,
made a faulty interpretation which
Congress now should “correct" by
passing the Fulbright bill. He said
Congress never intended the law
to be construed as the court con-
strued it.
To approve and continue the en-
forcement of the law as the court
interpreted it, he said, would be
to invite similar controls on the
production of gasoline, coal and
other minerals.
Fulbright insisted that gas dis-
tributing utilities, and not con-
sumers. are fighting his measure,
which he again labeled a “con-
sumer" protection bill."
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College Young
Demos Created
The College Young Democratic
Club of Abilene was organized
Tuesday night at Abilene Christian
College at a meeting of about 75
students and area Democratic
Party leaders
Arvin (Dusty) Rhodes, ACC
student, was elected president of
the club. Ed Pitchford, another
ACC student, was named vice
president and Marietta Pratt, ACC
student, was elected committee-
woman.
Doug Dean of the ACC faculty
was elected secretary treasurei.
Bernard Buie, Stamford, a mem-
ber of the state Democratic coun-
cil. spoke to the students on the
Party opposed to the doctrines of
the Republican Party.
Jake Sorrels Jr. and Dallas Per-
kins. both of Abilene, attended the
meeting.
Rhodes received five telegrams
from Democratic Party leaders in
the state and on the national com-
mittee. Most important was one
from Adlai Stevenson. It read.
"My warmest greetings to the
young Democrats of Abilene
Christian College as you organise
your club. I know that the dedica-
tion and enthusiasm of the young
Democrats of Texas will play an
important role in our party's vic-
tory on Nov. 6, 1956. Best wishes
for your success, Adlai E. Steven-
son."
Other telegrams were from Dean
Johnston and Bernard Lifshutz,
president and vice president of the
Young Democratic Clubs of Texas,
and Paul M. Butler, chairman
of the Democratic National Con-
vention, and Oscar H. Mauzy, na
tional committeeman.
50%
Ladies Gloves
Regularly
2.95 to 14.95
off
1.97 r. 7.48
Ladies Bags
were
7.95 to 20.00
NOW
3.971.10.00
Wool Melton Skirts
Values
to 25.00
10.00
Wool Gabardine Skirts
Values
to 14.95
5.00
Corduroy Jackets
Values to
9.95
5.00
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Check Swindling
Trials Set Today
Jury trials are scheduled in
County Court Wednesday for three
criminal cases.
Five trials were originally sched-
uled but a defendant in two of the
cases pleaded guilty Tuesday.
The cases to be tried are:
Coy D. Baldwin, 32, of Winters,
check swindling.
Jack Meeks, check swindling.
Samuel Prince Kincade, 27, of
409 Willis St., aggravated assault.
Wool Sweaters
Were
3.95
1.98
TO
to
10.95
5.48
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 208, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 18, 1956, newspaper, January 18, 1956; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1653980/m1/3/?q=1966+yearbook+north+texas+state+university: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.