The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 169, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 1959 Page: 4 of 20
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PLANNING AHEAD—Merkel civic leaders look over
plans for the new, public housing project with Public
Housing officials Seated are F W Digby-Roberts,
left, chief project planning director for the PHA ad-
ministration. and Ray Wilson, chairman of the Mer-
kel committee Standing are, left to right. Mayor Earl
Hughes, Gene Robertson, project officer for Merkel,
Howard Carson and Kent Satterwhite, committee
members, and Mrs. Mary Hargrove, executive direc-
tor of the Merkel committee and Chamber of Com-
merce secretary. (Staff Photo)
AM HE * THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
A Cure Rack Abilene. Texas. Wednesday Morning. December 2, 1559
the company through the govern-would be asked for more money
Y 1 B ment’s action may be negotiated crews to keep the bomb . laden
BmhGR Do mangmrmy in most cases, however, the main B52s on continuous alert
DOTDCT T TOSTON loss is in the future business which--------------
* the companies will not get.
a replacement - for the present The B52 program is still going
B52s. the Air Force said it is go- ahead The Air Force has sev-
ing to turn out only one or two eral hundred of them and wants
test models of the B70, which is to get up to 700. The BS2 carries
designed to fly three times the a full load of nuclear bombs and
SI sound. . some are being equipped with
A desire to cut defense costs. missiles that can carry up to 600
and the development of intercon- miles
tinental ballistic missiles were Defense Secretary Neil H Me-
seen as major causes of the Air Elroy disclosed the heavy reliance
$ being placed on the B52 when he
The cutback hits several major told a news conference Congress
aircraft companies and electron----
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
B70 heavy bomber program, on
which a half - billion dollars has
been spent, was practically elimi-
nated Tuesday by the Air Force.
1 Instead of going ahead, with
plans to build the big bomber as
AF Cut Causes
Dallas Plant Slash
ics firms.
DALLAS (AP) - A Chance North American Aviation Co.,
Vought spokesman said Tuesday which holds the major contract.
h . 1 will conduct the greatly reduced
the large Dallas plant would have test program, and such major
to reduce employment because the subcontractors as Lockheed, Boe-
Air Force had cancelled the B70 ing and Chance Vought will bow
heavy bomber program.
out of the picture
There was no guess about the Other subcontracts canceled
number of hourly and salaried were with International Business
workers who would lose. Machines, Westinghouse Electric
“This unexpected development and Motorola.
leaves no alternative but to halt The Air Force estimated it
our. B70 activities," President F would save about 85 million dol-
O Detweiler of the company said, lars in next year's budget by
The Air Ferce already had spent trimming the B70 program, -
half a billion dollars on the B70 The canceled contracts all car-
development The huge bomber ry clauses whereby any losses to
flies three times the speed of : “
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Vos * Futa
LARGEST
PINEST
Adults South LAST
Only Screen TIMES
STARTS 7:07 — BE HERE
BY 9:00 TO SEE A
COMPLETE SHOW
JAMES STEWART • LEE REMICK
BEN GAIZARA'ARTHUR O'CONNELL
EVE ARDEN KATHRYN GRANT
10% J
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AT BOTH
THEATERS
CRESCENT
ON SOUTH TREADAWAY
TOWER
ON WEST MIWAY so
NORTH SCREEN OF TOWER
OPEN 6 P.M. START 7 P.M.
ADULTS 50c CHILD FREE
JAMES STEWART
LEE REMICK
BEN GAZTARA
ARTHUR O’CONNELL
EVE ARDEN
KATHRYN GRANT,
Lon 200 4
and JOSEPH W WELCH as Judge Way
Sweetwater Firm Awarded Plans to Expand
* Cisco Factory —
Merkel Housing Contract Win Approval
T. We CISCO (RNS) — Theboard of
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at Willii ELMWOOD
OR 4-9507 SKYLINE DRIVE-IN
HEATERS ££££
2 < CARTOONS AND NEWS
• SHOWS AT 6:30 AND 1000 •
UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL Pre
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% Motion Picture That Cries Out
with Switchblade Savagery
And Shocking Honesty!
and JOSEPH M WELCH 9
—PLUS FEATURETTE-
MINOR IN
NTOA . COLOR
CRESCENT
CO-FEATURE
Red Hot and
Real -. .
"New Orleans
After Dark"
The Sin Spot
Of The South
TOWER
CO-FEATURE
Barry Sullivan
“Dragoon
Wells
Massacre”
MERKEL (RNS) - Alston the Chamber of Commerce office local policies to see that they meet directors of the Boss Manufactur-
Lumber Co of Sweetwater sub-at 2 p.m Tuesday,
mitted the low bid of $227,700 as
requirements of the law. ing Company in Kewanee, III.,
Members of the City of Mer- In explaining the financing of have approved the building of an
general contractor for the construe-kel’s Public Housing Authority the low rent procramn he said Fed. extension to the Cisco factory, ac
tion of Merkel’s 24-unit low-rent-voted to authorize its execution the ow-en oE * 1cording to an announcement by
public housing project, it was re- subject to approval by the Public eral loans #re made to the local James P McCracken, chairman
vealed after bids were opened in Housing Authority in Fort Worth authorities through the construe- of the Industrial Development
Construction is expected to begin tion s age. When the project is Committee, which has been work-
within the next 30 days. Contrac- nearly completed, the local hous- ing on the building program
tor is allowed 240 working days ing authority sells bonds publicly The City of Cisco plans to fi-
for completion - and repays all Federal loans plus nance the 2,900 square foot ware-
pis . Foe F W interest. The PHA also provides house through City revenue war-
D Roer chiorproiects an annual contribution, thereafter, rants The Boss Company, which
the "public restricted to an amount sufficient leases the factory site from the
Housing Authority in Fort Worth, To cover the, interest and amorti- city will increase its regular pay-
discussed the project at a luncheon zation of the capital cost of the ments
meeting of the Lions Club at the project. - The board approved of Contract
Merkel Country Club. Other out-of-town guests at the A, to construct the building 1
■. ____„. Lions luncheon meeting were Gene proper, McCrocken stated, but re
teenu nueestarai, poret-Robertson project planner for jected the bids on Contract “B."
WASHINGTON AP - Pre nc and mars moss JOPHA in Fort Worth, and Ben K the installation of a sprinkler sys.
= 1 NEW TS 5 Lawson of Chillicothe governor of tem. New bids will be let in the
dexon st • tiheee #" ROME Lapoa ar.?2?!?5 Lions Club Distrer 2E______near: wurewo the comamrueton on
Wednesday for members o the the low-rent housing and its oper- t~ the warehouse may begin
press and other news media who atign ,C LA. The City Commission has ten
am accompany him on his M. low rent housing, he said. Famous Eicher ; * ivelr accepted the Low bib
nation tour starting Thursday, is designed to provide decent safe. M D ar gue tenn sr 0
night. and sanitary dwellings for fam- McBey Dies at 75 endanthe MprONA S ne 4053
The 82 American and foreign ilies in the lowest income groups PICDET 1 AAh no completion date
newsmen who will accompany Ei- with rent based on the family in- TANGIER. Morocco (AP) - has seen set to, the Duilaine
James McBey, internationally it will be slightly delayed until
known etcher and portraitist, died the bids on the sprinkler system
Tuesday He- would have been 76 can be approved, McCracken stat
- - - ed. 4
Ike Seis
While House
Reception
senhower on his 22,000-mile jour came and not on the size of the
ney will leave several hours quarters required.
ahead of the President on a jet He stressed the fact that the
plane Eisenhower will take off project is a local one directed by M . ,
in an Air Force jet around 8 p.m. a local five-man board The Pub- years 010 Dec.
Newsmen, including 21 camera- lic Housing Authority, he said, acts McBey wasa native of Scot-
men and soundmen, will pay $4,- in an advisory capacity, furnish- land who turned from an early
000 each for air transportation ing technical advice, and reviews career in banking to art and who
and hotel accomodations The gov- -------------------------------became an American citizen in
eminent gag only for thenet e 1942 Among his survivors is his
President and his official party,GJ|7 Oil Broun widow the former Marguerite
.including Secret Service agents. ** V. WIV-P Huntsberry Loeb of Philadelphia.
Two newsmen a reporter and a Maake Hare Tads. Early ing his career McBey
photographer wil travel on the DICCIS Dere lUUay served as official artist for the
Presidents plane as pool repre- 1 British - Egyptian Expeditionary
sentatives The two mar teams Consignees and officials of the Forces of World War I under Lord
will change for each hop This is Gulf Oil Corp in the Abilene area Allenby in 1917, making drawings
a development of the jet age and will attend a merchandising meet, and paintings for the British Mu-
is designed to prefect all other ing at the Windsor Hotel ‘Wednes- seum and Imperial War Museum
newspapers and services in e ent day -
an emergency forces the presi- The meeting will begin at 11 30
dential plane to land several hun; am . reported Grady Hughes, Abi-
dred miles away from the airport lene distributor for Gulf A lunch-
on his schedule eon will be followed by various
The news plane will take off reports on the new merchandising
and land ahead of the President I program for Gulf this winter and
at each stop next spring
Two factors are believed to About 20 consignees will be here
have held the list of newsmen on along with D J Boatman dis-
■ the trip to below the 100 mark, trict manager. Jack Carlson,
the cost and the fact that the assistant district manager, and
White House press office limited Al Buehler merchandising man-
all organizations to one reporter ager, all of Midland Some offi-
* except the two wire services and cials from the main office at
the TV radio networks which were Houston also are expected, Hughes
allowed two each said
another distinctive film
The METRO Theatre
4 1S and 8:30 P.M.
BEST
FOREIGN FILM or THE YEAR!
-Ne- Yen • a ome Aee
Jacques Tatrs
"MY UNCLE" Y
Tickets 75c—65 — 35c
Tati and Cait Speak
English (No dubbing)
WLIs. CHANDLER
RAW WiNp IN Eve
Ci-----oc.- COLOR
5
ROSEANUA PODESTA
Audie Murphy's Best Western!
- AT 8:30 ONLY
CINEMASCOPE "RIDE A
TECHNICOLOR CROOKED
Si-eVU
AUDI MUAreY MAST
Vyvvvvvyv
DANCE
to the music of
JIMMY HEAP
and his
MELODY MASTERS
*
WED., DEC. 2—9 P.M.
1.50 PER PERSON
★
CARPENTER'S HAU
S. 2nd & Sycamore
In Abilene
SHOWING
FIRST
ABILENE
• UNOA C
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N* YET 7
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------- ottoman
plus McCrea Western
"WELLS FARCO"
7 07 NORTH NOW
10.26 SCREEN & WED
— ROBERT TINA —
TAYLOR•LOUISE
— FESS JACK
PARKER LORD
THE
HANGMAN
-----PLUS - 8:55-----
■ BILL MAULDIN'S
[Up Front
■ Staviahe
I DAYID WAYNE-TOM EWELL
SOUTH SCREEN
LAST TIMES
-the BLUE
ANGEL
- CURT JURGENS
MAY BRITT
CINE MA SCOPE
COLOR by DE LUXE
STEREOPHONIC souNDE
— CO-FEATURE —
20th Ceatiry Fox present
CLARK JANE ROBER
GABLE RUSSELL RYAN
THE TALL MEH
UNSURPASSED HITS AT THESE SUPERB
INTERSTATE THEATRES
WAS
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as the
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NOW THRU SAT.
DOORS OPEN 12:45
ADMISSION 75—50—25
FEATURES:
140—4:10-6:45—9:15
PARAMOUNT
THEY made this year’s big picture!
"You stinking Army riff-raff! If I had a
gun, I'd put a hole where that liquor
would squirt right out ol your guts!"
"Don't push me too hard, Chawk! 1
could decorate you one day and slap
you in a stockade the next _"
ABILENE
EXCLUSIVE
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Open 00 Show Tinto 6:30
Night People 6:50 - 10:25
Black Widow - 8:33
GARY COOPER !
VANUERLIN.
R
ERING ACTION
HITS
THE CAST OF THE YEAR
EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR
WILLIAM GOETZ
THEY CAME TO CORDURA
GENE
“Black Widows ge
1 TIERNEY,
their name by ^
ouring their mates.
A practice you
seem to have
A picked up-
one fashion
• or another!"
D PLEASE!
I Don't reveal
CINEMASCOPE
RICHARD CONTE: MICHAEL CALLAN
DICK YORK
EASTMAN COLOR
—--— was ROBERT ROSSEN
• QCETEEANCO rotUCTON -** -onn
*= * • MAN MOFFAT ROBERT ROSSEN
. COLUMBIA PICTURES - . -
EXTRA—GOOFY" COLOR CARTOON-LATEST WORLD NEW
IMeD • TECHNIRAMA. : DODEDT QTALL
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MARISA PAVAN-CHARLES COBURN
RIN O’BRIEN=MACDONALD CAREY
EAN PIERRE AUMONT-DAVID FARRAR
PETER CUSHING-SUSANA CANALES
BETTE DAVIS:
rODAY OPEN
e12:45e
MAJESTIC
NOW THRU SAT.
GATES OPEN 6:00
ADM. 60—5 CHILD FREE |
DLL L5 I QUE
CAR HEATERS AT 3800 PINE
SEE AT 6:40—10:10 PLUS AT 8:30 ONLY
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LOST INNOCENCE
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AND
WILLIAM
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STRANGER"
EXTRACOLOR CARTOONNEWS
sow
THRU
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OPEN 5:30
ADM. 60 40-15
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 169, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 1959, newspaper, December 2, 1959; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1659733/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.