Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 30, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 5, 1950 Page: 1 of 16
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Parking Meter Moneys
For "March Of Dimes'
Enforcement For
City's Benefit Is
Delayed To Help
On County Quota
.Sweetwater's new parking
nutters, to become officially in
force on Feb, 11, will lie collec-
tors of donations for the "March
of Dimes" through Wednesday
night, Feb. 8, it was announced
Saturday.
During the next three days
money placed in the parking
meters will be "voluntary."
After Wednesday the money
will be due to the city and is to
lie paid, although the police will
issue only courtesy cards prior
to Feb. 11.
All For ( a use
The March of Dimes commit-
tee Saturday asked the city
commission and Joe O'Brien of
the Vogelsong Meter Company I
for permission to use the meters j
to take March of Dimes collec- I
tions.
It was agreed by both parties, j
the city pointing out that no
one is required to put money in-
to the meters until after Wed-
nesday. Money placed in the met-
ers is understood to be a dona-
tion.
However it was hoped that
the public will Ik? mo-' liberal
in paying the meters during this
period.
Fund Grows
Chairman It. E. Connelley
said Saturday that money is
still coming in and that NgdaA*-
County is making an r xrenent"
showing toward its goal of $12,-
(XX) for the infantile Paralysis
drive.
Totals accounted for through
Friday night were $8,387.15 with
considerable amounts still
known to be coming in.
Need More Money
"There are many business
houses which have not sent a
vontrlbutiois to the March.,
/MiiK," he said 'if- - ...
tffcm would send in something,
It would go a long way toward
reaching our goal of $12,000. Al-
so there are many individuals
who have not made contribu-
tions. We want to impress up-
on everyone to send in dona-
tions Immediately. Mail them
to March of Dimes, 300 West
Arkansas, Sweetwater."
Benefit Show
The benefit vaudeville show
that was "ice-stormed out" last
week will be held the week of
Feb. 13, the exact date to be set
when final arrangements can
be made, Larry Hubbard an-
nounced Saturday.
Talent from the Abilene col-
leges is being contacted so that
the details can be worked out
definitely. Ticket sales for the
benefit show are still being sold
through local women's clubs
and others under the general di-
rection of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club and the
Kiwanls Club.
SANTA RE VETERAN HONORED—K. M. Anderson, Santa
Fe roundhouse foreman who last week retired after 45 years
service, was given a rousing party by his associates and
their wives. Pictured here are Mr. and .Mrs, Anderson in
front of some of the many beautiful cakes baked for the
party. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have been active in local life
for years and will continue to make their home in Sweet-
water, though they are now in position to "travel around «
little." They said they "couldn't find words to express ap-
preciation for the wonderful friends in the Santa Fe family
and in Sweetwater." (Photo by Ety.)
Postal Volume In
City Still Climbs
Postal receipts for Sweet w
cent in January over January
Sweetlen reported Saturday.
Total receipts were $12,859.08 J
compared with Sf0.1S0.85 a _£«.>ar '
ago. This was a gain of S2,'i'. - 83,
or about S1'27 a day.
The increase is in no way at-
RUSSIANS I'l.A i I'l l,
BERLIN, Feu. J (UP)—The
Russians opened the Berlin
Superhighway to free traffic for
four hours and 45 minutes today
but promptly slowed down
truck traffic on another Berlin
road.
Standard Soviet delaying tac-
tics were put into force at the
Eichholz-Herrenburg checkpoint
six miles from Luebeck in north-
ern. Germany.
Lewis Rejects
Coal Peace In
Stiff Answer
WASHINGTON. Feb t (UP)—
John L. Lewis today turned
down President Truman's 70-day
coal truce plan and warned the
chief executive not to "black-
jack" miners with the Taft-Hart-
ley law.
It looked as if the President
will have no choice but to invoke
Taft-Hartley no-strike provisions
if there is no week end break in
the coal dispute. No break is in
sight.
Lewis said it is questionable
that any action the government,
can take will get all miners back
to work.
Lewis wrote Mr Truman that
the "mine workers do not wish
three strangers ... to fix their
wages, decree their working con-
ditions, define their living stan-
dards, and limit the educational
opportunities of their children."
This was Lewis' answer to Mr.
Truman's proposal that ope-
rators and Lewis agree to a 70-
dav truce while a presidentially-
appointed fact-finding board in-
tributable to higher postal rates
!See LEWIS On Page Six
ater surged forward 26.31 per
a year ago, Postmaster M.J.
because, the new rates went into
effect .lan. 1 last year, the post-
ir aster pointed out.
Another interesting phase of
the post office increase in
volume was in the stamp can-
cellations.
The January, 1050, total cancel-
lations was 259.513 pieces of mail
compared with 202,109 in Janu-
ary last year.
This does not include parcels,
papers and many items handled.
Cattle Prices
lip - - Industry
Outlook Good
Farming-Ranching
Keeps Pace With
Growth In Town
With the expanding economy
of the whole Sweetwater area in
population, industry, oil, com-
merce and building, the agricul-
tural side of the picture looks
"very sound and promising." a
check-up Saturday revealed.
Livestock is basic in this
cradle of the Herefords and there
is prospect of more and better
livestock throughout the area,
farmers and ranchers say.
Cattle ranches have been get-
ting lighter and lighter with the
drouth years and now after a
favorable season and better
grass, ranchmen are buying cat-
tle and keeping cattle. Likewise
many lambs are toeing kept on
the place.
Changing Farm Plan
The changing farm program is
also calling for more dairy cat-
tle. Added demand of heavily in-
creased population in this whole
section makes this territory
short on home produced milk
and many are adding dairy stock.
Price High
The local auction sale has seen
high prices recently and Here-
ford men said that the prices
paid at Fort Worth last week
were a good index to the demand
for stock.
Eat More .Meal
There is a heavier demand for
meat, in addition to the local
shortage of stock. High national
income has stepped up meat con-
sumption. On the farmers them-
selves, more meat is being eaten
with the provision of deep freeze
units and locker plants.
Buiiding Continues
In Sweetwater the ring of ham-
mers last week told the story of
a continuing building program.
Largest enterprise is the big ad-
dition to the U. S. Gypsum plant.
Many homes, several enUre
new additions, new sewer and
water lines, several churches, the
new Lang Ay cock Memorial Nur
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BRITISH ATOMIC SCIEN-
TIST ARRESTED BY SCOT-
LAND YARD — Dr. Klaus
Emil Julius Fuclis, above, a
top British Atomic Scientist,
has been arrested by Scotland
Yard agents on a tip from
American FBI agents investi-
gating It u s s i a n espionage
Trusted with some of Ameri-
ca's biggest A-Bomb secrets,
he is charged with giving un-
identified agents information
useful to .in enemy. (NEA
Telephoto).
.sery School, improvements at
the airport and a wide assort-
ment of projects had the build-
ing trades busy..
Among the jobs being started
is a new business building on
West Broadway for the LI rod
Furniture Co. near the Sunbeam
Thrift Market.
POSTAL SAVINGS I P
Postal savings In January
showed a gain of $7.-1-13 over De-
cember and a total of $722,653.
Snyder Hopeful Of
' Holding Her Gains
The night fairyland sight of
myriad Christmas tree lights
on hundreds of oil rigs around
Snyder set the stage for a rous-
ing Junior Chamber of Com-
merce banquet Friday night as
the Snyder Jaycees were born.
From Sweetwater alone, 31
Jaycees and their wives were
in attendance to present the
new young men's organization
charter.
Make Him Homesick
Nearby the country club an
oil outfit was pumping away
and State Jaycee President E. M.
Kirkpatrick Jr., formerly an
oil field roughneck, stopped his
speech to say. "It makes me
homesick. I feel like I'm los-
ing money to lie wasting time
THE WEATHER
Temperature, high Friday, 45;
low Saturday morning, 36; baro-
meter, 30.36, steady. Partly
cloudy, continued fair, unsettled,
slightly warmer. Reaitive hum-
idity, 32 per cent,
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here making a speech I don't
get paid for."
Plan Kor Future
Snyder's mayor and officials
were on hand to welcome the
ne\v organization. The trend of
thinking was: "Snyder has it
now in a big way. We must plan
to keep it, consolidate our gains
and not become another Rang-
er after the first flush of oil
wealth fades."
'Scout Week'
February 6-12
Observation of the 10th an-
niversary of Boy Scouting was
proclaimed for Sweetwater by
Mayor W. S. Chennault Satur-
day. All scout organizations in
the city and throughout this
area plan special and varied ob-
servances.
Mayor Chennault said in his
proclamation;
"WHEREAS. Feb. S, 1950 is
the loth anniversary of the
founding of the Boy Scouts of
America, chartered by the Con-
gress of the United States, as
a program for all the boys of
America, and
"WHEREAS, the Boy Scout
Program has affected the lives
of 1 ti,500,000 American boys and
men since 1910. and now has an
active enrollment of 2.300,000
and
'■WHEREAS, the Movement
is engaged in a Crusade to
"Strengthen the Arm of Liber-
ty" by giving more boys a rich-
er experience and increase its
usefulness to the nation and
"WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts
of America, a great force for
training youth in right charac-
ter and good citizenship, marks
its 40th anniversary by a great
National Scout Jamboree at his-
toric Valley Forge, Pa., this
coming summer;
"NOW THEREFORE, I Win.
S. Chennault. Mayor of the Citv
See SCOUT WEEK On Page Six
Sweetwater Day At Fort Worth
Stock Show Proves Quite 'Hit'
FORT WORTH — "Sweet-
water Day" at the Southwestern
Fat Stock Show and Exposition
Friday brought a number of
Sweetwater area people, the
high school band, and consider-
able added spice.
Sweetwater had a reserved
seat section at the rodeo and
Sweetwater's Cowgirl Sweet-
heart, Sandra Hale, rode in the
grant! entry parade, receiving
an enthusiastic cheer as she was
introduced.
The Mustang Band, under di-
rection of Jim Nevins, played
several numbers In front of the
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.
A highlight of the show was
"Mule Train," sung by Bonnie
Jo Boyd who received an ova-
tion from the crowd.
Among the Sweetwater dele-
gation were: Mr. and Mrs. Les-
ter Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
Hale. Mrs. A1 Brandt, Pat
Bran'dt, Dwayne Wilson. Mr.
and Mrs. Hal Eta, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. El-
mer Wright,
Hermleigh Votes
For Improvement
Plan In Schools
HERMLEIGH—H ermleigh
School District Saturday voted in
favor of a $90,000 school bond is-
sue by a narrow margin of 113
for and 95 against.
Funds are to provide for a new
school building and repairs and
improvements.
The school, with about 5(H) en-
rolled, is growing so that an ad-
ditional teacher was added this
week and there arc almost
enough pupils for still another.
School was out until Friday this
week because of weather condi-
tions.
Italian Film
Director And
Ingrid Plan
ROME. Feb. 1 (UP)—Italian
Film Director Roberto Rossel-
lini said today "1 am the father"
of Acress Ingrid Bergman's two-
day-old son.
In an exclusive interview with
the United Press—his first inter-
view since the baby was born
Thursday — Rossellini said the
baby's ftdl name wil Ik- "liober*
? f-.igtv" r." He ex pained that
.'[flu surname was the Swedish
' j masculine equivalent of Ingrid.
j He said he would marry Miss
Bergman in a civil ceremony as
soon as the Swedish actress ob-
tains her Mexican divorce from
Dr. Peter Lindstrom, and that
he would make a formal declar-
ation of the paternity of "my
son" immediately after the cere-
mony.
"If the divorce decree does not
Congress Shock
Mexican Citrus
Will Be Seized
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Feb. I
(UP)—Texas rangers today were
ordered by State Agriculture
Commisioner J. E. McDonald to
seize Mexican citrus moving
from Matamorus, Mexico, to Port
Brownsville for foreign ship-
ment.
Larry Lighmer. the only ship-
per-engaged in moving Mexican
oranges to the port, promptly
said Tie'd test the order on Feb.
17 and hinted at repercussions in
Mexico.
Atomic Spying
Scare Causes
Hurried Talks
Accused Scientist
Could Have Given
H-Bomb Information
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UP)
Congress was told today that tne
British scientist now under ar-
rest as a Russian spy had enough
information to launch the Soviets
on a race with us for the hydro-
gen super-bomb.
Shocked and angry members
of the joint congressional atomic
committee also were informed
that Dr. Klaus E. J. Fuchs may
have given the Russians "well
over a year's advantage" in devel-
oping the uranium bomb they
exploded last year.
Lt. Gen, Leslie It Groves, the
retired Army oficer who ran this
country's first atomic bomb pro-
ject during the war years, broke
that news to the committee at a
three-hour closed hearing.
The said that the German-born
Fuchs worked in the project
from 1943 to 1940 as "top man"
of a 20-man British mission at
Los Alamos, N. M., and had
"complete access" to American
atomic secrets.
Had Secret Facts
Chairman Brien McMahon, D„
Conn., told newsmen that Fuchs
"certainly" had an inside track
on super-secret American hydro-
gen bomb data. Groves agreed.
President Truman only last
| Tuesady ordered the atomic en-
lergy commission to build the H-
bomb which, in theory at least,
will have an explosive power 1,-
000 times that of the old uran-
ium bomb. The H-bomb still is
so secret that the President has
ordered American officials not
even to discuss it in general
terms.
But Groves told reporters lx--
fore the hearings that American
scientists were on the trail of
the H-bomb'even during the war
when their main effort was di-
rected toward splitting the uran-
ium atom.
He admitted that Fuchs was in
position to know what the Amer-
icans had done on the hydrogen
bomb.
Not Checked Here
McMahon said Groves told the
committee that Fuclrs never was
checked for security by Ameri-
can officials because he already
had been fully cleared by the
Groves said the fact Fuchs was
come through, and we are unable
to marry before then, we will | British.
register the baby as Roberto j
Ingmar, son of ingrid Bergman was not checked traced back to
and father unknown," he said, the Anglo - American wartime
"Then we will marry civilly partnership in atomic matters
See ITALIAN On Page Six ISee CONGRESS On Page Six
Scientists Say New
H-Bomb Terrible
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UP)— A group of top-ranking
scientists said today that a single hydrogen bomb could des-
troy any great city, such as New York, Moscow, Chicago or
Los Angeles.
The bomb, they said, actually could be made 1,000 times
more powerful than the atomic bomb.
The scientists, led by ~
Dr. Hans
A. Bethe, Professor of Physics,
Cornell University, urged the
United States government "To
make a solemn declaration that
we shall never use this bomb
first,"
Bethe was the superior of Dr.
Klaus Fuchs, a British scientist
arrested for allegedly disclosing
atom bomb secrets to Russia at
the Los Alamos project in New
Mexico.
In a statement, Bethe and his
colleagues said:
"The onlv circumstance which
Warning Given Thieves
Are More Active Here
Police Ask For
Public To Help
Meet Situation
Chief of Police J. E. McCoy and
City Detective Lloyd Rogers is-
sued a warning Saturday to resi-
dents in this area to be on the
lookout for various "kinds" of
theives on the loose.
"Thievery is on the increase in
this whole area," staled the two
citv officials. Burglaries have
stepped up sharply.
Five house burglaries were re-
ported here Friday night and one
gunshop was burglarized Thurs-
day night, police reported.
Rob Blind Man
The residents were away from
home in four of the five houses
that were broken into, while the
fourth burglary occurred at a
blind man's house while he was
asleep in bed.
Guns and pistols seemed to be
the major item on the culprits'
agenda tn most of the
Thirteen guns were stolen.
Charles Stracener's gun shop
was burglarized of five guns
Thursday night.
Friday night s thievery includ-
ed two "guns, one ring and three
lwxes of shells stolen at the R.
C. Dyer house at 1503 Josephine;
three guns stolen from the
Charles Nunn residence at 1204
Silas: three guns and a jacket
stolen from Dr. R. L. Price at
700 Silas; a cetlar chest contain-
ing rings and lockets and other
items at ( banes Wilson's resi-
dence at 104 West 10th, valued
at more than $100.
To top it all off. a thief enter-
ed a blind man's home at 308
West Louisiana Street and stole
his shoes from underneath the
bed, which contained $20 in cash.
Sneak Thieves
Among the other "brand" of
thieves now operating here, said
Detective Rogers, are two Negro
women who enter a store—pref-
erably "a ladies shop"—and pre-
tend to purchase an arUcle. The
pair later leave the store and
with them goes any loose article,
Sec POLICE On Page Six
INGRID AND ROBKRTO—Actress Ingrid Bergman surpris-
ed the world by giving birth of a son in a Rome hospital. Here
the actress exchanges happy smiles with her sweetheart Ro-
berto Rossellini after shooting one of the scenes in the pic-
ture "Stromholi" which he directed. The romance between
Ingrid and Roberto blossomed on the isle of Stromboli dur-
ing the filming of the picture. (NEA Telephoto.)
New Taxes
Studied By
Legislature
might force us to Use it would be
if we or our allies were attacked
by this bomb. There can be only
oiie justification for our develop-
ment of the hydrogen bomb, and
that is to prevent its use."
Bethe said that there are num-
erous research problems to be
worked out. However, he said it
was correct to say that the hy-
drogen bomb "if it can be made,
would be capable of developing
a power 1,000 times greater than
the uresent atomic bomb."
The hydrogen used in the
bomb will not be in gas form, as
ordinary hydrogen is usually
made, lt will be in liquid form.
Dr. Bethe said, because the bomb
material can better be preserved
in liquid form.
Even then, he said, the materi-
al can not be kept for more than
a "few hours," or perhaps a day.
However, once bomb production
is underway, he said, the ma-
terial could be turned out rapid-
ly-
Bethe also said that this coun-
try would be able to determine
if "any enemy nation set off a hy-
drogen bomb if it were exploded
in sufficient quantity.
Bethe and the other scientists
said thev "would obey President
Truman's directive" that re-
search toward a hydrogen bomb
go forward. However, their state-
ment said "we believe no nation
has the right to usfc such a bomb,
no matter how righteous its
cause."
"This bomb is no longer a wea-
pon of war, but a means of ex-
termination of whole popula-
tions," they said. "Its use would
be a betrayal of all standards of
morality and of Christian civili-
zation itself."
The statement sakl that this
country was "indiscrete" in an-
nouncing its plans for a hydro-
fen bomb. Rife®
AUSTIN, Feb. 4 (UIJ) — The
Texas Legislature, adjourned un-
til 11 a. m. Monday, will act. on
revenue-raising proposals .with-
in 15 days lf a t5itoWable sligge^F
ed by House Speaker Durwood
Man ford is executed.
Manford yesterday urged com-
mitee members, studying a one-
cent cigaret tax hike as a means
of bringing in desired funds for
a long-range state hospital build-
ing, to "speed up action" and as-
sure the special session lasting
no more than 30 days.
The House revenue and taxa-
tion committee sent a proposed
$25 tax on Texas divorces to a
"deep-freeze" subcommittee lie-
fore opening hearings on the pen-
ny boost in the state cigaret tax.
Reps. Davis Clifton of McKinney
and Jack Cox of Breekenridge
sponsored the cigaret tax propos-
al.
Divorce Tax?
Rep. J. F. Gray of Three Riv-
ers, sponsoring the divorce tax
measure, said he felt it was
"right that the people who have
built homes and then torn them
down should pay for the care of
delinquent children."
His plan calls for a $25 fee to
be paid wnen a divorce petition
is filed. Proceeds, which he es-
timated would run $1,375,000 a
year, would go to a special or-
phanage and delinquent youths
fund.
The committee by a 12-5 vote
sent the proposal to a five-mem-
ber sub-committee with instruc-
tions to refer the bill to the at-
torney general's department for
a ruling on its constitutionality.
Gray said informal discussions
with the attorney general's office
convinced him the bill was legal
Permanent. Kag Tax
Before sending the cigaret tax-
bill to a sub-group, the eommit-
mittee voted to make it a per-
manent tax. The proposal for-
See TAXES On Page Six
Fire Destroys
Home Of Victim
Of Cor Accident
Practically the entire contents
of a one-room house at 509 West
Louisiana were destroyed by
fire Friday night, and the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars post here
is helping the family of four by
donating money and clothes to
the group.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brewer
and three children occupied the
house. The fire started when a
kerosene stove got out of or-
der, firemen reported.
Brewer was an occupant of
one of the cars which collided
east pf Sweetwater recently
when three Merkel men "were
killed. Brevier is out of the hos-
pital now and is working for
the Yellow Cab Com]
W. S. (Gee
stated Saturday
W. would ta"
family.
Circling The Square
A celebrity in the writing
world, Douglas Meador :
whose "Trail Dust" column
is a bright feature in various
publications, Js in Sweet-
water for tlir weekend to ^
visit in the home of his ■
wife's brother and family, !%#
Mi*ui«l .VP-. PtirrelFTiploii.
With publisher Miner Wright
out of town circling the Fort
Worth Stock Show instead of
circling the square, Meador was;
pulled away from a conference
with Mayor Bill Chennault on
mutual worries (Douglas is
Matador mayor too) and draft-
ed to write "Circling the
Square." He gets paid for his
writings in most magazines and
papers but here he is just prom- /
ised "glory." He was a good
sport, pulled off his coat and
wrote the following, gladly:
Trail Dust
Tim writer wears uneasy
.sandals. If lie is fortunate
enough to produce copy of
sufficient interest, to be
read, he then must con-
stantly face the terror of a
blank sheet before his eyes
with the fear in his heart
that he will not continue to
produce. More effort; is re-
quired in sustaining a repu-
tation than achieving one.
The opportunity to write ibis
column comes as a surprise and ;
a distinct honor. I have always*
wanted to write something in
which 1 could express some pel4 m
sonal aversions, hang it on a '■!
hook in another newspaper
plant, put on my hat and departs '
allowing the publishers to cush-
ion whatever complaints that
might follow its publication. "
On second thought, however, Ii
shall refrain from taking ad-
vantage of the man whose shoea, ij|
I am supposed to fill. ?
Sweetwater is like my own
native Matador, except that;
it is target- and more pro-
gressive. A personal otoser- ,,
ration in that Sweetwater In ,$L
growing against its desire* :f |
and better judgement. There s
is in the very atmosphere
of this part of West Texas j/j
the friendly attitude of the
cattle-country which muslf
be sacrificed when town* ]'
grow too large and depaF
too far from com m unit;
centers where rrtends uni
neighbors meet, buy their
needs and exchange topic#
of interest.
The sound of spurs on ^
sidewalks of both Matador ,1
Sweetwater will create
terest than ten years
is hardly a place in eitfi
where a man can tie hli
horse simply because I
no One *"
horse,. <
dor""
to tie
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