The Irving Daily News Texan from Irving, Texas • Page 1

9mmmm CoHMMmiftitjr rnmmwgmm (NETPA Newspaper Contests) VOLUME 57 NUMBER 221 Sundays-- Week Days--50 AILY Home Neivapaper in Texas Fastest Grmvlng Gfty Sabin Vaccine WEA THER Partly cloudy to clear Sunday through Monday with a chance of isolated night time thundershowers. tie change in te-- ture. around 16,1962 CIVIC LEADERS ENDORSE PROGRAM Bond Projects Are Based On Planning, Howard Stresses DURING LX)NG, nights, they develop wings. Next sprmg, hundreis will fly from basements, garages, nod apartment attics. ven bedrooms.

They will he the newest crop of ateur built, aircraft. few, if any, will compare with the folding winged 'Vipheiia Bur designed and construct- ed as a hobfcy by T'pY FttJerai Aviation Agency aeron.u- ADAMS tics engineer, Eugene Turner. ei By bx A dams Winter dinette. sturdy down. never live that shuddered Mrs.

Turner. Turner had long dreamed of designing a plane, practicable to build; one that could be towed behind a car and stored in an ordinary garage. Soon he began work on the To keep costs down he used douglas fir plywood cents a square foot and obtainable at any lumber yard) instead of spruce cents). 75 hp motor was selected for power. (It gave a cruising speed of l45 mph.) Two other design essentials were comfort and stability.

Three years is a long time to stay under fire of biting jests, askance glances and remarks of measured doubt. But the craft was finally completed. Then came the tense moments of its test flight. flaif a dozen times Turner look the plane down the runway, almost got it off the ground, but halted and taxied back. Finally he gavciheship full throttle and up she soared.

That one sealer, low-winged monoplane, which can be stored in a single car garage. Is a two-ume winner at the annual Aircraft fly-in, Rockford, III. This prize was second-place trophy plus a SL250 cash bonus, or almost the exact cost of the sleek, sophisticated craft. Including tow trailer, parachute, and crash helmet. is vlnually a third child in the Tumerfam- lly, for the airman, Mrs.Tur- -m ner.

Jerry' and Jennine, have I fW fW I Ml QQ all shared in the tedious iling and diapering process that began in 1958 and did not end until 1961. The plane's bassinet was the 'nimer garage, though al- BY CHARLES LEWIS "Growth is but a $7.9 million bond issue for the City of Irving can be financed because of continued growth and without a hike in city taxes. This was a point stressed by Mayor Lynn Brown and City Manager Morris Howard Saturday morning as they huddled with about business and civic leaders In a "pep for the proposed multi-purpose bond program. The meeting came to a climax when it by a voice vote gave lopsided approval to the city administration's 8-10 year street, sewer, library, water and drainage program. City Manager Howard pointed out that other cities in the local metropolitan area are meeting the challenges of growth with big bond programs.

He specifically mentioned Mesquite, which, he noted, had authorized $12, in municipal bonds, Howard maintained that construction of proposed facilities is based on long-range city planning and nor "something just up," Jerry Thornton, the city's financial advisor on bond matters, told the audience that Irving has a relatively low percentage of bonded debt, as compared to the tax roll and rate of growth. The present city debt, he stated, requires 41 cents of the $1.50 rate per $100 for principal and Interest. The only voiced criticism 'of city plans came from a former city councilman and major landowner, Charles P. Schulze jfr. He said he felt specific provisioiis should be made now to separate traffic generated by the school from the big volume of traffic in Central Irving.

Point by point. City Manager Howard hammered out the urgency of the needs for more finances to keep city government abreast the problems generated by growth. "How do we eiqpect to keep up with the $15 $20,000,000 building growth we are Aijoy- Ing each year if the city doesirt spend some money, too?" be asked. Besides needed water ser- vice extensions, Howard noted, the City of Dallas tti: pressing Irving to improve its distribution is poU- ecting the dollars, and Is providing the he Illustrated. On sewage problems, disclosed thjit overloaded lines on Stoty and Nursery Rd.

are rainy weather when water seepage adds to sewage flow; Howard said the qity has a master plan for drainage that will he used in meeting drainage problems on a priority basis. He estimated, that the ctry has $8 $9,000,000 in drainage construction needs. He said the needs are too broad (MORE ON PAGE S) Transfer On Cab Firm Fund for Industry most room in the brick home at 6442 Rne Richland Hills, was pul to use at one time or another. Late one night, during an especially hectic siege of building, Mrs. Turner snapped at her husband; "You think so much of the plane, you can just sleep out here with And off she stormed.

A couple of hours later he slipped a newly acquired, six- foot, controllable-pltch propel lor in bed beside her. She woke up, thought It was funny, and relented. Such are the togetherness joys of plane Ixilldlng. Ten years ago, Turner owned a conventional type plane. Even In those pre-inflation days.

Insurance fees and hangar rwitals came to $17 a month, plus $3 an hour flying time. When the Tumcrs bought their home, the plane went for rafrigtrator, and Formation of the proposed Irving industrial foundation will be discussed by some 27 business and civic leaders at a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce at 3:30 Monday afternoon. To be a non-profit corporation designed to locate and establish Industrial sites, the foundation Is hoped to be capitalized at A special temporary committee, led by Wre Sutherland, president of Southwest Bank and Trust, has been laying tentative plans for the proposed foundation and will tent their plans to the larger group Monday afternoon. The object of the foundation Is to make Irving highly attractive to Industry. Recently, a large group of Chamber members visited Longview, where they saw the fruits of an effort similar to the foundation planned for Irving.

of the planning group urge Irvtngltes to assist In the establishment of planned Industrial sites In and around die cUy. Propoeed name for the foundation is "The Greater Irving Industrial Transfer of the City Cab Company's taxi permit to the Irving Transportation Company has been authorized by the city commission. S. T. Coleman, 83-year-oId owner of the old City Cab Company since 1947, declined to reveal the sale price of his company.

R. C. Dawe, president of Shamrock Van Lines, also will head the Irving Transportation Company. Dawe addressed the commission Thursday night and asked for a slight raise In fares. The commission reacted very favorably to the requested hike.

It has been six years since the last boost in fares, Dawe proposed to raise fares from for the first three-quarters of a mile to 4 for the first two-fifths of a mile. Also, he wants to raise the fare from for every additional half-mile to for every addiliotial two-Rfths of a mile. MILESTONE BABY AND Police Trap Laredo Man FOR NEW BUILDING National Bank To Turn Earth Ground breaking ceremonies will be held at 8:30 a.m. 'Tuesday at die site of the new First National Bank building at Nursery Road and East Irving Bcnilevard. The bank is presently operating in temporary quarters at 945 East Irving Boulevard in die Irvlngace Shopping Center.

Mayor Lynn Brown wlU join with Bank President CurtsG, Innerarlty and ocher dignitaries for the event. Amongst the first earth turners will be Cam Dow- eU, prominent North Texas banker tod MODEL OF NEW FIRST NATIONAL who is advisory director of the bank and headed ice original organizationcokimlt- tee. Work on the will Stan ImmediaMly, and is expected to be cornpieted die early pan of 1963. It will have a total of 6720 square feet, including a'720 square foot Community Room for use by Irving civic and cultural organizations. The Community Room will be completely etfiipped with kitchen and lounge faoUitlek, may be also utilized for exhibits.

The exterior of the building will be of neutral colored face brick, with a folded plate canopy extending over four drlve-lntellers' windows. The building will contain more than 5600 square feet of banking area. Including a conference room lounge, fire proof records safety deposit vault, windows, plus segregated areas for new accounts aiul loan departments and open- vlew offices for bank officials. The bank will have a large parking lot, with access to and from both Nursery Road and Irving Boulevard. Architects for the building are G.

Mallory Collins, Horace DryCten and Associates, Dallas. General are Miller Norton, Dallas. Directors for the First Na- donU Bank of Irving are: )C. Cooper; H. (Bob) Eng Strom I William P.

Bsslinger; Ken Grantfiam, Curts Innerarlty; Dr. Robert Morrts; deatus Rattan, and Hugh F. Whiteside. BY BOB JOHNSON A 32-year-oid edo, Mexico, man was caught by Irving police Friday afternoon, after he allegedly had used lead slugs in'a changing machine. Detective Joe Hubberd told the News Texan Saturday that charges would be filed Monday on Othon Ntex Ada my, $2, lor breaking and a coin' operated Using slugs in coin machines is defined by statutes 'breaking 0.

H. Crismo re, owper ot Vee's Washaterla 6ch Street, told poflce he ap- Adsmy and secused him of using slugs, and fled when he saw Crte- more meant ixttinefs sbout calUng the police, finally ran the man down at a Coaden servltyesta- tlon at Irving re- porttdiy barrtcsded himself in the suiLofi's restrooon and begen to try to flush tbft ihigs down the commodt. Detective Hubbard the door in, and he and Don Proffer, also of thecrtminal division, took the man In pusr tody. Sgt. B.

K. Britton recovexed a blue canvas bag with some of the neatly-devised slugs. Adamy apparently had dropped the big as he ran apross the opo) field beside the new Levine's store on JEast Irving Blvd. Adamy is trained ip tool and die making, and he apparently had punched hqies in copper slugs the size of half- dollar pieces and then filled the hole with lead to make the right weight. Police recovered 15 -such slugs from the coin machine at Vee's and more from the service station.

Hubbeidsaki Adamy has two charges against him for the same offense in Waco. Friday night, Hubbard and Proffer went with Dellas Detectives Delahsy and Jack Divlsto Adamy house on Rockford- Drive in Dallas. they found sheets of copRu- and lead, noetal shavinga, and hole- punching devices. Hubbard said 4damy was born in Saar, Germany, migrated to the United States in 1957, lived in Canada, then moved to Nuevo Church Offers Prayer-hy-dial Announcement has been made that Dial A Phone Prayer service is now being offered to Irvingites. The twenty-four hour service is sponsored by Methodist Churches of Irving and Is opened to all creeds and denominations, A taped rexiording of scripture and prayer may be haArt by calling BL4-6040.

Sees OK WASHINGTON UPI Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee predicted Saturday that despite some Republican grumblings a bill giving President Kennedy standby authority to mobilize 150,000 ready reserves In event of crisis will be passed without change. 1st Baby At IS Hospital A medical milestone was passed in 10 minutes deep into the wee hours of Saturday morning. A wee little girl was bom to Mr. and Mrs. James Graham, 621 Francine, at the new 30-bed Professional Center Hospital at Highway 356 and Sowers Rd.

Hospital spokesmen said it was the first baby bom in a hospital bed inside the city limits of Irving. To greet tlie milestone baby, seven public- spirited firms have donated infant gifts. The gifts will come from Big State Drug, an eight-bottle sterilizer; Trinity Furniture, a night light; Mllhollin prescriptions, a baby thermometer; The Bootery, a pair of shoes and a pair of hose; Handy House, an alarm clock; First Federal and Irving Savings and Loan, both of w-hlch gave a savings account. The little girl, as yet unnamed, weighed seven pounds, 10 ounces. Her parents have lived In Irving five years, and her daddy is employed by Vandergriff Chevrolet.

The parents said they had been expecting a boy and picked out a name." Inoculation Postponed Indefinitely Dallas County postponed mass polio inoculation program late Saturday evening. Dr. Don Harrel. president of the Dallas County Medical Society said drive would be postponed indefinitely pending further study of recommendations from the Surgeon General, Tarrant County had postponed its drive earlier thtg week. According to the United Press International, quoting informed sources, the government has decided to continue the mass polio -n program but restrict tlie controversial type III Sabin accine to those of school age and under.

Tlie disclosure came as Surgeon General Luther L. Terry and his top medical advisers prepared to wind up a day long conference on findings in Canada, where the use of type III oral vaccine has been suspended temporarily. The source explained that It was more dangerous togive the vaccine to adults because they were less likely to get polio from natural sources. Therefore, he said, it meant adults had a greater chance of contacting disease through a ine than school age children. An announcement of the decision was expected later.

those at tne con- was Dr. F. P. Nag- One ference 1er of the Canadian Heafth Ministry whose government earlier" this week that it was shelving use of the Type III vaccine at least temporarily. The Type III Sabin vaccine which is taken orally like a 'Ugh syrup is designed to a form of paralytic has become more widespread in the last six years.

The vaccine was first ap- prwed by the government last Last month He Advisory Committee, in effoi t. fecommended continued use of it. Hut Terry called in his advisers Saturday after Canada earlier this week that it was withdrawing the va. temporarily pending investigation of four cases in whi. persons contracted po- H- after taking it.

The surgeon general said committee would "rarom- rnend what should be the U.S. -f State and local health authorities throughout 'he nation wt-re divided over whether immunization with the Sabin vaccine should continue in local programs. Skillern Exees OK Hospital Memorial Skillern, chairman of die board for Skillern Drug Stores, and Sam Leake, president, recently held a conference with hospital authority members and approved a major memorial gift to the Irving Community Hospital. Meeting with SklJlem and Leake were Hospital Authority members Clindon Howard, Wre Sutherland, and Loyd Brown. The memorial will finance the main lounge and conference room.

Howard, president of the authority, noted that this brings total funds raised via donations to $440,767. "We are delighted that this significant contribution brings us to our goal of a completed hospital," Howard commented. on the gift, Leake stated chat "Skillerns has two stores in Irving, and in appreciation to the doctors and general public of Irving we are proud to make this gesture toward the public welfare of the growing Irving Continuing, Leake said: "Skillerns has long been a part of Irving, and we welcome the new Irving Community' Hospital, which, along with the physicians and phanna- clsts, will form the vital h. alth team essential to the medu al protection and care of Irving citizens." Lender Hangs PARIS The -ing- leader i a killer whL allegedly tried to murder President Charles de Gaulle hanged himself day.by his kn.ited shirt from the bars of his Paris 'ell. Thv bodv 'f Henri Nlaux, was disc'vercd Saturday morniiig after he had undcigone a gruelling inter- rugation at fvad- quart- r'..