The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 215, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 19, 1958 Page: 5 of 86
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, January 1*, 1958
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R-N HAS 34 FIRSTS IN
10 YEARS OF CONTEST
Patrolman Says Burn List
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In 11 years of competition
in Texas .Associated Press
news and photo contests. The
Reporter-News has won 34
first places and a host of
second places and honorable
mentions.
Here’s the record since
1947:
1947 — Two first places;
two third places (a classifica-
tion now discontinued and re-
placed by “honorable men-
lions.”)
1948 — Three first places;
three second places: two
third places and two honora-
ble mentions.
1949 — Four first places;
one second place: two third
places and two honorable men-
tions.
CONTEST
1950 — One honorable men-
tion.
1951 — Three honorable
mentions.
1952 — Five first places;
three second places; and 10
honorable mentions.
1953 — Five first places;
three second places; and six
honorable mentions.
1954 — Three first places;
four second places; and five
honorable mentions.
1955 — Five first places:
six second places: and eight
honorable mentions
1956 — Two first places;
one second place: and three
honorable mentions.
1957 — Five first places:
two second places: and six
honorable mentions
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Of Names,
Unit Says
Laws Too Strict
Reporter - News Austin Bureau higher posted limits. Conner stat-
AUSTIN. Jan 18 — Texas speed ed
laws are too strict ever to gain In cities, he commented, there
voluntary compliance from mo- are some school zones where no ______________- ____
torists, a State Highway Patrol amount of police work would be A special investigating committee
inspector told a traffic court con able to enforce a 20 mile per hour recommends that U N. political Hammarskjold" will decide on
ference here Friday, limit because the zone is on a officer Povl Bang Jensen should the committee's recommendations.
C. G Conner, inspector with the major throughfare and hampers burn the secret list of Hungarian
State Department of Public Safe- the whole city transportation sys- witnesses he refuses to turn over r a
ty. said he would not presume totem ’ to Secretary General Dag Ham Illi 1
tell the Legislature what kind of "If you can't control the speed, marskjold. P
laws it should write but that speed make the school safe and let the But the committee criticized Cavel-n CLallannn
laws should be revised so that traffic go on.” he advocated Bang-Jensen sharply for what it TFOrCigi ldlicnge
they are realistic "There must be some restrictions termed an “ignorance of rational
He did not advocate lifting the but they must be intelligent." security procedures” and “irre DALLAS in — An increasing
sponsibility" in handling the list number of American companies
It made no recommendations on are accepting the challenge of
UNITED NATIONS, N Y (P-
ing notes would have guaranteed of the difficulties involved. w Assn. of Oilwell Serving Contraa-
this. I Dow Hamm, general manager of tors.
It added that the U. N. no long- exploration for Atlantic Refining He said the finding of oil in
er needs the list to prove who Co., said Friday. : this country is becoming increas-
testified since this can he done "Many foreign nations realize ingly difficult and- that develop-
by comparing a man's recollee- the burden of their economy of pace: Mime increase deminititept
tion of his testimony with the ver- buying their petroleum needs and------------------------
batim record ar), inviting United States firms to Enola, Ark., is not a backward
e group criticized Bang Jen participate in their oil search.'-place. Truth is the first pioneer
sen tor carrying the papers said Hamm in an address at the there carved “Alone’’ on a board
around an d sometimes hiding second annual meeting of the and it was read backwards.
them in his hotel room -_______—
MOTZ & CURTIS
SPECIALIST IN
FIRE & CASUALTY
INSURANCE & BONDS
Agency Established 1882
top speed limit above 60 miles ----------------------------
per hour. Conner said he personal n -
ly would like to drive 70 miles 0 Dermife KCIIAn
per hour on some West Texas 7 FCIIIIII* 13000
roads but that experience with E ea/ 430
rates over 60 in other states show 6,1/6
a 100 per cent increase in the T ‘
mileage death rate with each ad Five new homes were among fused the secretary general’s re
itional 5 miles per hour above 60. nine building permits authorized quest for the list of the Hungarian
Some people can drive safely Friday by the City Building De- witnesses.
evened with pohiae rest one com partment. Totaling $76,128, per The three-man committees re
For Bank Robbery te--—i^- are:
Conner spoke to a conference of
whether the Danish political offi- foreign oil explorations in spite
cer should keep his job with the
U N. secretariat but promised
some later Hammarskjold sus-
pended Bang-Jensen after he re-
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Teenagers' Plans
(Continued from page 1-Al
High Eagles had won their third
straight state football title.
2. Don Hutcheson, photographer.
Foiled by Pair
| some 200 traffic court judges and
lawyers at the University of Tex-
port, published Wednesday night,
Fred Giles, residence with at- said Bang-Jensen had no author-
tached double garage, 1610 Glen- ity to promise anonymity to the
second in feature photos for a pic- NEW YORK (—The big bank
lure, "Rain, Go Away,” a picture robbery planned for Thursday He urged legislation to allow ef
of a little boy looking wistfully out by a group of Forest Hills high fective speed zoning as one of
the window wishing the spring school boys didn’t come off.
rains would stop.
Honorable mention winners:
1. Betty Greene, women’s de-
partment writing, for a feature
on Mrs. Joe Bowen. Sweetwater
widow who runs her drug busi-
ness. her home and raises her
teen - age daughter.
2. Betty Hughes, women’s de-
partment writing, for the Sunday
Woman’s Section front page fea
ture July 21 on babysitters.
Editorial
3. Editor Frank Grimes, for an
as.
wood Dr.. $13,766.
81 witnesses. They testified be-
H. T. Salyers, enclose garage, fore him when he acted as an of
2925 S. 11th St., $325.
ficer of a special U. N. commit-
Nath and Glenn White, enlarge tee which later accused the Soviet
_ residence, 1210 Washington Blvd . Union of repression in the 1956
the greatest needs in Texas. The $1,000: and erect residence with rebellion in Hungary.
Most of them were in jail, de zoning, he said, should be reason- attached double garage at 1202 Bang-Jensen said that burning
spite the careful preparations they able, realistic and flexible enough Washington, $16,454. the list in the presence of a U. N.
had made, and the weapons and so that the state, city or county Unique Homes, residence with security officer “is the only prop-
street and highway engineering attached double garage, 3648 er solution. That is what I have
departments can set and post lim- state St., $16,014.
its as conditions require.
ammunition they had assembled
for the holdup.
Police were on the trail of the
others.
As described by authorities, 10
youths, all members of the Nordic
Confederates juvenile gang, had
mapped a detailed plot for robbing
a Queens branch of the Chase
Manhattan Bank at 9 a m
suggested all along." He had said
, u c he feared the names might fall
289 Chestnut smrhesb ’ into the hands of Russian U. N.
tempted last year by Rep Louis , ‘ . employes, and that reprisals would.
Anderson of Midland and Sen. West Texas Lumber Co., resi be taken against the witnesses of
Dorsey Hardeman of San Angelo dence with attached garage, 2249 their relatives in Hungary,
but ran into problems of con- Barrow St., $11,797. The committee agreed that ref
stitutionality. Since then Texas Eldon L. Jeffreys, enclose ga- ugee witnesses were entitled to
speed laws have been in litiga-rage and add carport, 842 West- anonymity. But it said U. N. cus.
Fach youth had ommation. moreland Dr., $1,000. tody of the list and accompany-
editorial, "Wages of Civic S i n special ‘dutieshamhadreTeen 18 ped Conner stressed that no one is
Can Be Stagnation and Decay.” through rehearsal ah . going 10 pay attention to a 30
4 Don Hutcheson, three honor-throust rehearsals, and they had mile per hour speed limit extend-
able mentions in photography: £ Shocemm itior for two samed: ing from a town out onto a prairie
(a) in spot news photos, for a ns and a camper when 60 miles per hour is reason-
picture at the Behrens Chapel rifle. They also had an arsenal of able
fire; (b) in sports photos, for a Ames J carry. . L This, he pointed out, was proved
picture of a spectacular touch-The slipup came Thursday when by the State Highway Department
down pass: and <c> in feature two of the group had a change of when it lifted speed limits through
photos, for a picture of a woe- heart, and decided not to go unincorporated towns on highways
begone owl soaked in the rain through with the plot. ,
The contest period was for news , The others, however, refused to
and photos published from Dec. let them back out, put them un-
1. 1956 to Nov 30 1957 der armed guard, and walked
Reporter - News staff members them around Queens streets for
scored in all but three of the 13 an hour Thursday at gunpoint
contests, while the band searched for get-
No other newspaper approach- away cars to steal, police said
ed The Reporter - News record On a busy street, however, with
either in number of firsts, or in the guns concealed, the two boys
total winnings. managed to flee, and reported the
Nearest competitor was the San plan to their parents, who in-
Angelo Standard - Times with two formed police.
Legislation of this type was at-
from 30 to 45 or 50 miles per hour.
Speed through the communities
was actually reduced with the
first places, in sports photos and
spot news photos. The Tyler Cour-
ier - Times, Sherman Democrat,
Denton Record - Chronicle and
Texarkana Gazette won one first
place each The Houston Post won
Ray of Hope
Shines in Court
Hen Lays Giant
Egg, Finds Effort
Almost Too Much
KOKOMO, Ind. IP — A hen at
nearby Russiaville has produced
an egg of tremendous proportions
but the effort was nearly too
much for her
in editorial writing, the only con- LONDON, Jan. 18 P — Old The White Rocks owner, Omer
test in which there was no popula- Bailey Court heard this week how Bauer, said that when he walked
tion division, seven teen-age girls planned a in the chicken coop the valiant
The various contests were judg- break from reform school and fowl was "lying on her back with
ed by editors of the Denver Post, drew lots to see who would bluge- both feet sticking straight up in
Arizona Republic of Phoenix. San eon their woman guard with a the air."
Diego Tribune. Miami Herald and hammer. Examination showed the egg
Decatur, III., Herald and Review Prosecutor Maxwell Turner said weighed five and nine - tenths
Special Praise the job fell to Pamela Hayter, 16. ounces — about three times nor
The Reporter - News was cited and she laid out and temporarily mal size. It measured 912 inches
for special praise in the Communi- disabled Miss Margaret Stephen- around from end to end Another
ly Service contest. George Beebe, son, "3 frail type of woman be egg, complete with yolk, was
managing editor of the Miami tween 50 and 60” found inside.
Herald, who judged it, said of the Justice Carl Aarvold sentenced The five-pound hen. since named
paper s campaign to keep council- all seven to added time for re- Myrtle to distinguish her from
manager government form He noted there was "one birds of lesser prowess, finally re-
This entry gave a clear pic-ray of hope" for their future; all gained its feet and staggered away
ture of an important and compli- went to Miss Stephenson's help —probably resolving to stick to
rated public issue, handled fairly, after he was struck down, normal production from now on
w ith Intelligence and without mal---------------------------
in editorial writing, the only con-
Ice, although the paper took a
strong stand.
’ Reporter Earle Walker did a
good job of bringing qualified
opinion of the question to the pub-
lic. and of reporting facts relative
to the council - manager type of
government.
"The paper’s editorials vigorous,
ly supported the council - manag
er charter, but at the same time,
the columns were opened to op-
ponents. which is a mark of true
public service in a political cam-
paign. as well as good journal-
ism."
Judge Commits
Man Who Handed
Out $5,000 Tip
SAN FRANCISCO on -
. The retired Navy captain who
caused a stir by tipping a cab
driver with a $5,000 check was
committed to the State Mental
Hospital at Agnew Friday
Capt. Jesse I. Kenworthy, 66,
of Coatesville, Pa., at first de-
fended his sanity at today's hear-
ing, then agreed to an examina-
tion by Agnew 's Dr Walter Rapa-
port, “one of the few psychiatrists
I would trust."
The order, signed by Superior
Court Judge Milton D. Sapiro, was
requested by Kenworthy's es
tranged wife, Lorna, of Encinitas,
Calif., who waited outside the
hearing room
“We want (0 do everything for
him we can,” said Mrs. Ken
worthy speaking for herself and
her stepdaughter. Mrs. Philip
Shepherd, of Pasadena, Calif,'
“But I just couldn’t face being
at the hearing."
The cab driver, Bruno Del Carlo,
was told Thursday there was in
sufficient funds in the Farmers
Bank el Parkesburg, Pa., an
which the $5,000 check was writ
ten. The cabbie got the tip last
Saturday morning
Property losses In the Kansas
River flood of July, 1950, were
nearly one - third as much as all
American flood losses from 1902 to
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