Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 132, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 5, 1955 Page: 3 of 24
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Financial Burdens
Compell Galveston
'* To Lose Franchise
GALVESTON, June 4—UP—The
Galveston team of the Big State
League surrendered its franchise
Saturday night because of finan-
cial difficulties.
League officials will either try
to find a home for the team, which
leaves on a five-day road trip
after Saturday night's game
against Austin here, or possibly
trim the league to a six-club elr-
^ cult.
The club's president, Louis Men-
ulli, said he no longer could af-
ford to carry the financial burden
of the losing club alone.
League President Howard Green
was given details Friday and
called a meeting here for 10 a.m.
Sunday at the Jean Lafitlc Hotel
to discuss the future course of the
league.
Temple, Longview Eyed
Green said Temple, or possibly
f Longview, might get Galveston's
franchise, or that one of the other
seven clubs might voluntarily with-
draw to leave a workable six-team
loop.
Green would not comment on the
six-team suggestion other than to
say that if any club withdraws,
"it won't be Austin."
There was speculation that the
Tyler franchise operated by J.M.
Barry might wlthderaw in the
lace of only mediocre Interest, but
^ nothing could be immediately eon-
fined.
Fans Don't Support Club
Besides Galveston, Austin and
Tyler, others in the league are
l'orl Arthur, Texas City, Waco,
Corpus Christi, and Harlingcn.
Although Galveston has won five
straight ball games including Fri-
day night's and climbed to third
place in the standings, fans still
were not supporting the club, Men
ulti said.
The club owner said lie had been
« carrying the entire financial bur-
den for the past month and that
lie just couldn't continue to do so.
The supermarket owner said
that it was "simply a case of los-
ing the ball club or losing my
home life and family."
Cubs Defeat Rebels
* 12-11; Turner Stars
A pair of singles by Bill Cren-
shaw and James Nash, plus an er-
ror by Rebel shortstop, Mike Guy,
enabled the Cubs to score two runs
in the final inning and defeat the
Rebels, 12-11 Friday night. The
other game of the double header
found the Cats defeating the
Apaches 6-3.
Pat Turner, Cub first baseman,
was the batting hero of the night,
^ collecting three hits in four trips
to the plate, including two home
runs. Guv and Charles Lindsey
shared swat honors for the losers,
each collecting a pair of singles.
Apache hurier Joe Gerald was
touched for only four hits, but his
leam was beset by errors, and
could not match the Cat's power
Chiefs Contest
131st Artillery
National Guard
The Sweetwater Chiefs will play
host this afternoon to the 131st |
Artillery National Guard team from
Abilene at 3:00 p. m. at Sports-
mans' Park according to manager
Herman Green.
Either lefty Harold Green or I
righthander Jim Shuler will start
on the mound for the Sweetwater
nine. The two teams met previous-
ly in Abilene.
hitters, Jessie 1
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OIL
(Continued from Page 1)
287 J. Clark survey, just north of
White Flat oil field and 2% miles
southwest of the Eskota oil pool,
was shut down this weekend, bot-
tomed at 4,355 feet, for repairs.
On a one-hour straddle packer
test between 3,722-737 feet, recov- j
tfry was 180 feet of slightly mud-
cut fresh water, with a trace of
gas and 2,497 feet of salt water. j
Flowing pressure was 150-1,025 j
pounds; 15-minute shut-in pros-!
| sure was 1,300 pounds.
No. 1 Raymond Bishop well of
[Cherry and Fulton two miles north-
i west of Sweetwater was drilling
ilieluw 2.000 feel Saturday.
No. 1 Hrbacek, two miles north-
i east of the Sears "Venamadre"
Shawn field west of Maryneal is
down around 2,500 feet depth.
Union and Sun Oil Companies :
j venture at the west edge of Nolan
County west of Maryneal was test-
ing Saturday through perforations
j (>,989-91 Ieet. The project flowed
147.23 barrels of oil, no water, in
! 2-4 hours on the last report.
In EA Cambrian sand pool south t
of Nolan, Suniland Oil Corp.. ct
i al, No. 1 Texas I.and and Trust
i Co. lest in section 15-Z-T&P on a
jSlanolind Oil and Gas farm-out j
I ol lis holding in the west side of
the section is being deepened. A
one-hour drillslem test from 5,578-
i 5.(>05 feel recovered 4,000 feel ol
I sulphur water.
This is an interesting square
mile of hill country live miles
| south and Iwo miles west of Nolan.
Slanolind drilled a Cisco sand
j well in the southwest corner ol the
I section several years ago.
A year and a half ago. the EA
i Cambrian field was discovered at
the corner oi this section and Hum-
ble Oil found some Cambrian wells
I in the northeast quarter of section
! 15.
British-American turned up four
pay zones and about 10 wells in the
southeast quarter.
The west half leased to Slano-
lind lias been considered none too
j premising until Suniland leased the
1 middle quarter lor the present test.
No. 1 Walter Boot he well being
1 drilled in section 90 just west of
the mountain drive around Nine
Mile Mountain south ol Sweetwat-
j er on section 70 was down around
2,600 feet Saturday.
Operators drilled a 150 foot wat-
er well about 20 feet above thv
valley where the oil test is being
made and struck a flowing well
with about 40 gallons of water per
minute. Hootlic said.
Oil the west edge of the lluddle-
ston Strawn field 10 miles north of
Trent, Dugger No. 1 L. I,. Huddle-
j ston <N. Northington survey No.
2701 has been incompleted opposite
; the Canyon at 3,486-90 feet. It
gauged 83.24 barrels per day
through quartcr-inch choke with
i gas-oil ratio of 530 to 10. Origi-
nal completion was in the Strawn.
Another test is planned in I he
same general area. No. 1 Grover
Blair was set down for 5,500 loot
west of (lie Noodle field and 330
' feet from the soulli and east lines
of section 16-19-T&P.
Test of the Ellenburger to 6,500
is to be made by Texas & Pacific
Coal and Oil Co., Fort Worth, four
miles northwest of Hamlin and
west of the Royston field. Work is
to be done at No. 1 Lions Oil Co.
1330 feet from the north and west
lilies of SE-4 of section 203-1-
UBB&C.
This location is a mile south-
east ol the Pardue i Ellenburger
and Canyon) field.
The Pardue field produces from
the Ellenburger at approximately
15,962 feet and the Canyon at ap-
proximately 4,441 feet.
The prospector is also 3-8 mile
northwest of the Royston field,
producing from the Cisco at 3,120
and the Canyon al 4,500 feet.
No. 1 J. R. Walling well recent-
j iy announced for the Eskota field
is actually on the Buford Light
property, the well carrying the
name for the former owner ac-
cording to reports after the well
was listed. Location is in section 6.
block 19. T&P survey.
I
Warren Hacker, left, ami Bol
City Police Levy
$1,227 In Fines
Sweetwater police department
showed a total of $1,227 in fines
during the month of May with $06
in fines laid out in jail: $100 in
bond returned on dismissal of
charges.
There were 62 prisoners handled
in the city jail, five being trans-
ferred to county authorities and
five to out of the county authori-
ties.
Five juveniles were handled in
the city jail, four being handled
without filing of formal com-
plaints.
There were 241 calls placed to
police cars over the radio and a
total of 221 complaints registered
There were 34 moving traffic
violations and (590 parking law vio-
lations.
Grain Harvest
Shows Increase
east side of the county frctftl
White Flat south toward HyltonjJ
or Blackwell.
Nursery Remains
Open In Summer
Grain harvest to the north of
here is increasing Santa Fe freight
traffic on the main line and the
Orient line some, Santa Fe Agent
J F. Gilbert said Saturday. , _ .
Although this is not generally a The y.ciot£. .y Nursery,
good year lor grain crops there Pine and Fourth Streets, will re-
are harvests in places. Grain main open during the summer
stored in elevators up and down months, board chairman W. B.
the line is being moved south 'Buck' Wetsel announced Satur-
through the terminal here to Fort day, with the sanJ® hours and pro-
Worth and Galveston.
Considerable Oil
Exploration Set
With the second half of the year nursery, he said.
cedures to be followed as in the
remainder of the year.
Nursery hours are from 8 a m.
until 5:30 p m., with children from
age two through five accepted.
Children who attend public school
are not eligible, Wetsel said. A
number of vacancies exist in the
may
• Continued from Page H
HANDCUFFERS
h form two-thirds of the surpris
Cub,'
Big Three. Sam Jones is the other and the Chicago Nationals have considerably more pitchiii.",, tun.
Japan Won't Yield in Pact Sun Oil Company No. 1 Howard
TOKYO, June 4 —UP— Foreign j well north of the 1'. A. Smith wells
Minister Mnmoru Shigemitsu said , is down around 1,100 feet.
Saturday Japan "will not yield" No, 3 P .A. Smith will be worked
to any Soviet demands that Japan j over again as latest test showed
renounce ils security pact w i t h salt water and no oil, according to
the United States. reports.
BROWN
To |>i<in( and re-do the place
Your lime would he well spent,
You'd he ({lad to give
For this place to live,
l.ess than you'd pay for rent
"IF IT'S BUILDING MATERIAL, WE HAVE IT"
40C E. Ave. A Phone 4855
Criminally Insane
Overpower Guards
To Make Escape
YVAYMART, Pa., June 4 -UP-
Fouripen inmates of the Fairview
| State Hospital for the criminally
insane overpowered guards Satur-
day, unhinged a fire door and used
il to batter their way to freedom.
Ten of the inmates were cap-
tured within 90 minutes, but the
other four disappeared in a heavi-
, l.v wooded area which surrounds
the hospital in mountainous east-
ern Wayne county.
Dr. John P. Shovlin, hospital su-
perintendent, described the fugi-
tives as "difficult and trouble-
some" inmates.
"They are very much mentally
disturbed and will be dangerous il
someone tried to intercept them,"
Shovlin said.
The superintendent identified (he4
escapees still at large as Ernest
Johnson, 421 Pittsburgh, convicted
ol armed robbery; Karl Dickson,
.'ill. ol Philadelphia, a burglar; An-
thony Lorenzo. 30. of Philadelphia,
convicted ol robbery; Moses Ross.
24, Philadelphia, convicted of as-
sault and battery.
Shovlin said 130 other patients in
the 150-by-60 foot day room on the
first floor did not take advantage
of an opportunity to follow the
others to freedom.
He said Lorenzo and Johnson,
armed with butcher-type knives
that might have been stolen from
the hospital kitchen, sprang out
suddenly from their duties of tidy-
ing up the ward after breakfast
and threatened three unarmed
guarf. Raymond Stegner. Ed-
ward Skolic and Stephen Hruby.
They took keys to an adjoining
linen room from Stegner, shoved
the guards Into it and locked the
door. Then joined by other pa-
tients, they ripped out a telephone
line, unhinged a fire door and
used it to batter through an ex-
terior door to lreedom.
Robbery Charges
Are Filed Against
Sweetwater Couple
I BROWNWOOD—A 28-year old
Sweetwater man. James Troy
j Braswell, is being held here on
i charges of burglary, and his wife.
| Mrs. Phoebe Braswell. is in jail
[ at Comanche on charges ol being
'an accomplice in an armed rob-
bery.
Braswell was charged with bur-
glary in connection with a robbery
attempt of the Blanket State Bank
i on April 18. during which time
several shots were exchanged be-
tween a burgler and Comanche
police officers.
Braswell was arrested in Odessa
land returned to Brownwood Thurs-
day, where he was being held in
! lieu of $2,500 bond.
Mrs. Braswell was charged in
j Comanche in connection with a
I $506 armed robbery of a UeLeon
: grocery store on Feb. 2(1.
The Braswells were said to have
I left a 13-month old daughter in
! the care of a grandmother in
Su eel water.
Youths To Attend
Austin Boys' Stale
Donald Kullwood of Highland
and Barron Bird of Nolan planned
to leave Sweetwater early Sunday
! morning with George Ausburne.
| Nolan County veterans' service of-
i'fiee. to attend the American Legion
j Lone Star Boys Slate sessions in
| Austin this week.
They will register at the Univer-
\ sity of Texas quarters and partici-
| pate in the model government
| training course sponsored by the
| state department of the American
Legion.
Commander George Kiker Jr. of
the local American Legion post co-
operated in arrangements for the
Nolan County leaders to attend.
The Highland P-TA, the Lions
I Club and various civic organiza-
J tions cooperated in the arrange-
1 ments and plans.
There will be ample provision for
recreation of all types due off
hours. The boys will have their
| own legislature, courts, governor
i and various officials and will be
guests of all state departments.
Sweetwater Reporter. Texas, Sunday, June 5, 1955
shown in 1954, with 16.43 inches.
still more than five inches under
the 56-year average of 21.87
inches.
But with the possibility of
rains continuing through the sum- have
mer, farmers, ranchers and urban
residents alike are looking hope-
fully forward to the beginning of
the road back from the greatest
drouth in this area's history.
approaching, considerable new oil
exploratory activity is predicted
for the Sweetwater area
Among a half dozen wells in the
finishing up stages last week was
the R. Lee Alderman offset Ellen-
burger well, offsetting the Osward
Everett well north of Blackwell.
An interesting test was the No.
Adequate supervision is provid-
ed. and a balanced noon meal is
served, as well as morning and
afternoon refreshments. Mrs. I. L
Holderidge is nursery supervisor.
Get Tornado Relief
WASHINGTON. June 4 —UP—
1 C. P. Ware south of Dora, plug- President Eisenhower Saturday al-
ged last week. It is reported to I located $125,000 each to Kansas
had the appearance ol an and Oklahoma to help pay for re-
edge Ellenburger well and another cent tornado and flood damage,
location within a short distance is Mr Eisenhower earlier declared
expected. residents in stricken areas in both
One belief is that an Ellenbur- states eligible for emergency
ger streak is somewhere along the loans.
than @&er
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FORT WORTH FUNERAL
11. C. Michael Jr. is in Fori
Worth to attend the funeral ol
his sister, Mrs. Andy Anderson,
who died in Hons.on Friday.
Funeral services will be held
Monday.
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