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Microfilm'Center, inc. P.O* Box 45436 Dallas, Texas 75285 222-C 6PAOM-1SICTION VOLUME XXI NUMBER MONDAY JUNE 17, 1968 CIRCULATION AN2-1329; NEWS AN2-3U1 'Oh, there is no joy in Mudville. Neighborhood Goals for Dallas schedule meeting The Neighborhood Goals for Committee will meet Wednesday at the to discuss ways that the program can be meaningful to Grand Prairie. Members of the committee, to meet at 7:30 p.m., include George Watson, E. Carlyle Smith, Wendel Hulse, Dr.

Gerald Gesdke, Don Cramer, Roger Kerbow, Reg Crump, Rev. Ernest Duncan, Rev. Jim Morrison. Also, C. P.

Waggoner, Jim Swafford, Rev. David Hubler, Jerry Brownlow, Mrs. Vernon Jackson, Mrs. Robert Burton, Clifford Johnson, Joe G. Thurmon, Mrs.

S. L. Hulsey, Ernest Rager, and Mrs. Wallace War mack. Prairie Scope Women put special Man beaten, woman shot touch on ballgame Of all the lip bitin', teeth grittin', eye squinchin 1 women you have ever seen, these have them beat.

The wild cheers, the loud groans, the fierce spirit of the spectators are reminiscent of the era when Casey was at the bat. But this is a switch from the old days, for these are players in the Church Women's Baseball League. From left are Janice Warren, Mary McDonald, Joy Harpole, an unidentified player, Cathy Maxwell, and Ann Bosher. Daily News Photos by Kathryn Allen Absentee voting closes for Tuesday's election in weekend incidents THE FOLLOWING A RTI was passed on to us by Pappy Swaim, who clipped it from his hometown newspaper in McArthur, Ohio. American Character" He yells at the government to balance the budget and then takes the last dime he has to make a down payment on a house.

He whips the enemy nations and then gives them the shirt off his back. He yells for speed laws that will stop fast driving and then won't buy a car if it can't make 100 miles per hour. He gripes about the high prices of the thing's he has to buy but gripes more about the low prices of things he has to sell. He knows the lineups of his favorite college, American and National League teams but can't list the names of the secretaries of the United States Cabinet. He gets mad at his wife for not running their home with efficiency of a hotel, then gets mad at the hotel for not operating like a home.

He knows all the words to "Dinah" but can't get past the first verse of the Star Spangled Banner. He'll spend half the day looking for vitamin pills to make him live longer and then drive 90 miles an hour on a slick pavement to make up for the time he lost. He will fall out with his wife over cooking but go on a fishing trip and swallow half-fried potatoes, burned fish and gritty creek water coffee made in a rusty gallon bucket and think it's good. He will work hard on a farm so he-can move into town where he can make enough money so he can move back to the farm. He talks about golf, baseball, football or fishing at the office but at the course, games or creek banks he talks business, He is the only fellow in the world who will pay 50 cents to park his car while he eats a 25-cent sandwich.

He likens to cuss his government but gets fighting mad if a foreigner does it He is never ready for war but has never lost one. He has more food to eat than anyone else in the world and more diets to keep him from eating it. He's the most ambitious person on earth running from morning far into the. night to keep his earning power up with his yearning power. He's a member of the most civilized nation in existence but still can't deliver a payroll without an armored car.

His country has more experts on marriage than any ptner in the world and more divorces, Put he's still pretty nice folks. Calling him "A Real American" is the best compliment you cp pay him- Most of the world is itching for what he has but they'll never have it until they start scratching lor it the way he Total absentee voting closed Friday evening with 98 ballots cast in the special election for a-Place 5 State Representative to replace deceased Representative Joe Lockridge. Election day, Tuesday, will be the last chance voters will have to participate in qf Place 5 Representative if there isn't a ruii-offelectibli. Shady Grove audit slated One more legal requirement must be met before the Shady Grove school district can be finally annexed to the Grand Prairie district. M.

Browning Combs, superintendent, said that an audit of the Shady Grove books must be made, including the tax records, and that the firm of Bryan and Kerbow has been retained to perform the work. He said that probably by the early part of next week the interim audit can begin and should be ready to present at the July board meeting. Shady Grove district residents recently approved annexation to Grand Prairie in an election and the local board by resolu lion accepted the district upon an order from the county school board. Two charges still hold or Mitchell Bob Schmitz is the Republican candidate for the Place 5 slot, and Thursday night received the formal endorsement of the Dallas County Republican Executive Committee according to D. M.

Klotz, Republican director of public relations. Klotz believes er vacationing may be responsible for part of the poor; at this point, the voting is still running better than it did in the special election in May that saw John Lowrance emerge victorious in the'battle for Representative of Place 4. "I think Bob has a good chance in this election if the Republicans get out and vote." Klotz commented. "I also think John Lowrance could use a little company down there in Austin." Choice of the Democrats is Reverend Van Holmes. Joe Rich, county chairman of the Democratic Party, said Friday that the Democratic Party is "very strong on Rev.

Holmes for the place. Rich expects the voting in this election to run "about the same, or a little better," as far as the number of voters is concerned, as in the Place 4 election, Asked for an assessment of the Republican's chances in this election, Rich replied, "Whenever the voters consist of 5 per cent or less of the eligible body of voters, the Republicans are stiff competition. With the voting running as light as it is, they have an advantage they wouldn't have if the majority of the voting public turned out at the polls on election day." Voting on issues in the special session of the legislature is currently running so close, that the man elected for Place 5 could possibly push an issue one way or the other, Rich pointed out. Election day, Tuesday, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. till 7 p.m.

A Grand Prairie woman was shot and a man beaten in separate incidents over the weekend. A 28 year old Cockrell Hill man has been arrested for investigation of the beating of J. R. Arayo, 25, manager of a drive -in grocery in the 100 block on NE 19th. Arayo said he had just left the store Sunday shortly after the 11 p.m.

closing time and was en route to his home in his automobile. He stopped at a traffic signal at 19th and Main and two men ran up to the right side of the vehicle. One man opened the door, entered the car and began striking Arayo about the head and face. He was knocked to the floor of the car but managed to get free and run. He called police from a telephone booth and the suspect left in an automobile parked at a nearby service station.

He was arrested minutes later in the 400 block of East Main. His companion, who witnesses said had tried to restrain the suspect, was not arrested. The incident grew out of an earlier disagreement at'the 4 Mrs. Mary Mullins, 3526 Rinehart, told police she was struck by a bullet fired through the wall of her house about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

She had retired for the night, she said, when she heard a car near her house. She got up and was standing near the window when a bullet came through the wall, striking her on the right thigh. Police found the slug in the bedroom. In other police activity, Jesus Serna, 129 NE 22nd, told police that a .22 caliber Rains cool city during weekend Cooling summer showers came to Gi and Prairie over the weekend bringing a pleasant break to a week of early summer warmth. Occasional rains began Saturday evening and ended this morning as the sun rose clear and bright.

Gauges at central fire station indicate that the city received just under a half an Inch for the. two day period. Low'temperature for Monday morning as reported by the weather bureau at Dallas Love Field was 71. The high today is expected to reach 90. Weathermen are also expecting some more evening thunderstorms perhaps tonight and Tuesday, Robbery and murder charges filed in Dallas against David Emmitt Mitchell, 26, accused killer of George Drayton Hooper of Grand Prairie have not been dropped, according to District Attorney Henry Wade.

Hooper, 53, was found dead and packed in ice in Miani, Okla. four days after he was kidnapped New Year's Day from the Dallas motel where he was a night clerk, A federal court found Mitchell guilty of federal kidnapping charges and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Last week however, an appeals court in Oklahoma set aside the life sentence on testimony of psychiatrist, who said Mitchell was mentally incompetent at the time of the kidnapping and slaying. Report indicated that Wade intends to bring the suspect back to Pallas for trial as soon as federal authorities release him- Apparently the robbery charge will be pursued in Texas, although Mitchell has been indicted by the county grand jury for robbery and murder. Mitchell supposedly will remain in Justice Department custody until his competency is restored or he is no longer a threat to society or himself, or until suitable arrangement for his care in a Texas institution.

Hooper is the father of three children. His widow Mrs. Ljllyan said that she is not surprised that court reversed the conviction. Tarrawf Excavation has beg MO to connect tht two pieces ef Tarrant Road at NW 7th, A bridge ever the drainage channel on 7th it being de- tigned and will be installed before the work it cempltte- Traffic hat been reduced fe 9 single land.while work Newi Phete rule is missing from its usual place in a closet in his residence. He said he had lived at the present address about a month and missed the weapon this weekend.

Jerry R. Masten reported the theft of two motorcycles helmets at 1111 E. Jefferson. The helmets are valued at $30 each. A 19 year old Grand Prairie man was arrested for violation of traffic laws and fleeing from police at 1:41 a.m.

Saturday after he wrecked his car in south Grand Prairie, ending a high speed chase. The youth was traveling south on SW 5th when the officer attempted to stop it. The car failed to obey the squad's flashing red lights and siren, the officer reported, and he gave chase. The vehicle raced through the south part of town at speeds up to 80 miles per hour and failed to negotiate a turn at Dickey Road and SW 5th, striking a utility dole. The car ran four stop signs, the officer said.

Amos Clifton Lindsey, 18, of Dallas was taken to Parkland Hospital for treatment after his car failed to stop at the intersection of Spur 303 and SE 8th at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Careful--he bites Look, but don't touch Mochell Mozley was warned about her wedding present, a black and gold spotted, green eyed ocelot. The Arlington girl came to Grand Prairie Saturday, the day of her marriage to Teddy Rushing of Arlington to pick-up "Stupid," who arrived from Brazil at the Grand Prairie Coin and Pet Shop at 311 W. Main, The young couple plan to keep the kitty in the housel Daily News photo.

Zoning hearings on city agenda Tuesday Major items of business for Tuesday's city commission meeting at 1:30 p.m. will include public hearings on five planning and zoning cases. An appointment to the planning and zoning commission also will be considered and four plats will be presented for approval. Bids on paving of NE from Willow to Ash Street will be considered and bids on a tractor mower for the municipal golf course will be on Tuesday's agenda- An item concerning an agreement with the Grand Prairie Disposal Company will also be included in the day's business. Planning and zoning cases to be heard include the following: Commercial zoning at the southwest corner of Great Southwest Parkway (when extended) at the south right of way of interstate Resident dies Elonza Benjamin Futch, a native of Bjllinger, died Sunday in a nursing home here.

The remains were forwarded to Wiik- erson Hatch in Waco, interment will be at Gholson Cemetery in Waco. Highway 20; apartment zoning at the northwest corner of Doreen and NW 23rd; specific use permit for a machine shop at 1112 Rice specific use permit for a day care center at 426 High School and specific use permit for a nursing home on the south side of Doreen, east of NW 24th Street. planning and zoning commission is to hear these cases tonight- Mrs, Snow rites held Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Snow, 909 Birch were held at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Baptist Church, Rev Ernest Duncan officiating.

Mrs. Snow died Sunday in a local hospital, interment will be in Laurel tend. Mrs. Snow is survived by her husband, Sam H. Snow; sons, Samuel Terry Snow, Waco, Victor H- Snow, Hottis Snow of Grand Prairie, William Siww, Spokane, Washington; daughter, ifrs, E4na McBride of pallas; brother Fred V.

Brown, Corjws ghristi; 18 grandchildren an4 three great.