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GRAND PRAIRIE NEWS TEXAN Daily and Pictures About Your and WEATHER Ftlr irtdmiMlhtouft. aontlty, High tefflptr, VOLtfNIE 57, NUMBER 221 CIRCULATION NEWS, ADS 111 MAIN STREET SUNDAY, AUGUST 1,1965" WEEKDAYS SUNDAY 4S PAGES TODAY Full Week Ends; Jorja Comes Home Last night concluded the Miss Texas pageant in Fort Worth and climaxed one of the most exciting- weeks ever In the lives of r.o young ladles. One of these Jorja Jackson --Is Miss Grand Prairie for It was a week full of Interviews, luncheons, rehearsals, Interviews, posing for photographers, and more Inter views. And it will he a tired joi ja who returns to her home In Grand Prairie today, accom panled by her mother and her Services Set Monday For Miss Bowles Miss Minnie Bowles, well- known artist and philanthropist, died at her home In Dallas Friday at the age of 80. She was survived hy a sister, Mrs.

John M. Trible of Houston; a niece. Mrs. Paul K. Purcell of Dallas, formerly of Grand Prairie; two nephew.

Dr. John K. Trible of 1 louston and Victor B. Yearuar of Rome three great nSeces, one great -nephew, one ureat-great-nelce and three great-great-nephews. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 In the Ed.

C. Smith and Brother Funeral Home chapel In Dallas, with burial at Grove Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charles Sanders will officiate. manager, CHfT Turner.

Grand Prairie Laundry will send Its truck back to Fort Worth to bring Jorja's clothes back home. Last night marked an end and a beginning. was the end of long, grueling hours of rehearsals singing, walking, standing; the end of careful sunning to acquire just the right shade of tan but not too much; the end of a week full of fun and excitement, but a week no less tiring for all the enjoyment. It was also the beginning of a year long reign as Miss Grand Prairie for one which wUl see her called upon a number of times to represent her city. Tlie dark-haired beauty plans to enroll at North Texas State University this fall.

'She has been attending Arlington State dils summer. A coin-collector and tennis enthusiast, the hazel-eyed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jackson Is also a talented singer. Site performed a medley of songs In various languages, accompanying herself on the autoharp for Friday's pageant.

Jorja, 18, also plays piano, has had modeling, baton, ballet, guitar, and speech and drama training. She was homecoming queen for 19G5, was choir sweetheart at Grand Prairie High. and. In addition, was named Most Talented Senior. Last night's sernl-finals In the Miss Texas pageant were New Wells To Begin Pumping This Week GRAND PRAIRIE PULSE BEAT- Residents Would Like 80 Traffic Rerouted THE GOWN held too late for results to be published In this edition of the Dally News Texan.

FuH details will be printed Monday. Action Program Planned For GP Cancer Society A prcyrarn of action Is being formulated by the Grand Prairie Branch. American Cancer Srciety, andGialrman John Thome expects the coming vear to bea productive one for the local group. A meeting Monday night at the Lennox Hotel was the kickoff for the new vear and rep resented a reorganization of ttie Prairie unit. Thome said the officers will meet with Individual commit tee chairmen within the next few weeks to outline specific projects for Grand Prairie in public- education and service.

"Hie Cancer Crusade Is, of course, a vital part of the Cancer Society's work, hutltcer- talnlv Is not the only important work the sixrlety performs," Thome pointed out. He said the action program would llkelv Include education and information work In Grand Prairie and expects films and speakers to he available for local service clubs, PTA's, and other Interested groups. He invited clubs Interested In such a program to contact him. Officers. In addition to Thome, Include Burl Cockrell, vice-chairman; Mrs.

A. M. Henry, secretary. Committee chairmen appointed are Mrs. Robin Scott ind Mrs.

Ruth Woods, public education; Mrs. Kenn Thorpe, Don Cramer, service; Mrs. O- Belle Harris. Mrs. Cliff Johnson, Crusade chairman; Louise GHbreath, public Informa tlon.

Mrs. Harris wllldlrect the Crusade In the business district, with Mrs. Johnson IP charge of the Crusade In residential areas. Purposes of the local branch include programs for the continuing education of the public concerning cancer. Its symp toms and detection, to encourage continuing programs of service to cancer patients, and to conduct the fund-raising campaign.

'nudges' 'Normori Gipson This little piggy went to market; This little piggy stayed home; This little piggy cost A dollar nine a pound, So Instead of eggs and bacon, We just eat eggs. End of pome. Vacation time Is perilous not only Is there the danger of accidents, but even In alr- condltloned cars you can have problems. You may come back from a trip with a sunburned neck and frostbit kneecaps. LIKES OF A WORRIER I've had a lot of trouble But It never caught menap- Pln'.

An AWFUL lots of trouble, Arid most of ltdldn'thappen. By LISTON LANDS By a substantial margin, Grand Pralrlans Indicate they would prefer to see the Highway 80 traffic routed through their city on Jefferson Street. Some seven of each ten local KIDS TRIED- Smile? No, Sir! Not Him! By LOUISE GILBREATH Grand Prairie children met two magical creatures, Dorothy and the Scarecrow In the Land of Oz Thursday. And It was a hilarious encounter for everyone except the Scarecrow. He just stood there in stony-faced silence.

Not even the tinest speck of a laugh escaped his sealed lips. But the children tried. Oh, how they tried It was all part of a promotion by a food store chain In the Dallas area, and Ron Watson of Arlington, who played the Scarecrow, was being challenged to smile as part of a contest. The per son who can make the Scarecrow la ugh will receive a year's supply of meat. Ron Is a North Texas State University student, and his "mechanical man" act is one of three In the United States.

He can stand for 28 minutes without blinking his eyes. And, needless to say, he can stand seemingly forever without smiling or laughing. He was accompanied by Suzanne Hewitt, portraying Dorothy, the little girl who who makes the fabulous journey to Oz to meet the Wizard. Miss Hewitt Is a free lance model In Dallas, who also teaches modeling and acts In television commer clals. She Is also a licensed pilot and an airplane sales man.

Thursday afternoon, though, Watson and Miss Hewitt had new titles as far as the children were concerned. They were Scarecrow and Dorothy -Children Charmers. adult citizens queried In the latest Grand Prairie's Pulse Beat Survey stated their approval of a proposed traffic-flow change from Main Street to Jefferson. One prominent manufactur Ing engineer felt the shift would much Improve downtown business. His further thought- provoking comment was: "This proposal will be Impractical If Dallas County and LTV do not work out a plan for traffic control." A professional resident expressed his approval, but stated: "Without major changes I seriously doubt that Jefferson can handle the Increased traffic." The question asked of a carefully selected sample of Grand Prairie residents was: "Jefferson Street Is being considered as a possible al ternate to the present route of Highway 80 through Grand Prairie.

How would you feel about change?" Expressed as percentages, the answers were: APPROVE 68.9 -DISAPPROVE 22.2 DON'T CARE 8.9 A retired couple voiced their disapproval of the possible change with the statement: "We live too close to Jefferson. The noise and filth would be too much." A skilled mechanic approved the re-routing, feelIng: "It will be good for traffic, but, unfortunately, bad for business." Several respondents dlsap proved of the proposal since, 'It would ruin downtown business." Others disapproved be cause, as one put It: "Jefferson would become a hopeless traffic jam." Upon apportioning the "vote" of those with no preference the percentages become: APPROVE 75.6 DISAPPROVE 24.4 It thus appears that the will of a strong majority of Grand Pralrlans Is to proceed with the change. Or, as one realtor suggested: "Why go halfway? In a very few years Main and Jefferson will both be needed. Each one-way." Winner Of Contest Announced Winner of the General Motos letter writing contest sponsored by the Grand Prairie Daily News Texan is Mrs. Jayne.

Simon, 1030 NW 8th, whose letter appeared in the News Texan July 18. The announcement was made by Tex Adams, general manager of the Grand Prairie News Texan, who also expressed his appreciation to all the Prairlans who submitted letters to the paper, Mrs. Simon's letter was in the form of a poem in the style of Carl Sandburg. It was titled "Industry," and depicted the General Motors plant as a giant of energy. A $10 cash prize was awarded to Mrs.

Simon for her winning entry. in asking readers to write letters telling what the GM plant means to the city of Grand Prairie, the News Texan suggested that letters call attention to the many economic, social and other type advancements which Grand Prairie and the area have enjoyed as a direct or Indirect result of General Motors establishing and operating a plant here. By LOUISE GILBREATH Two hew wells are expected to begin pumping water tills week Into city mains, thus alleviating a water pressure problem and reducing the city's cost In supplying water. Th'e two wells, Installed at a total cost of about $243,500, are located In Turner Park and Lakevlew area. City Engineer Wendell Hulse said the new wells will raise water pressure In low pressure areas to some extent and will provide- a greater amount of water for the city in general.

The new wells are also expected to reduce appreciably the amount of water purchased from the City of Dallas. Under a purchase agreement. Grand Prairie may draw water from Dallas mains when demand calls for It. Last year the city purchased 219,958,000 gallons from Dallas, of 1,128,765,000 gallons consumed In Grand Prairie. City Manager Cliff Johnson has said Dallas water costs Grand Prairie 25 cents a thousand gallons to pump.

Water from local wells can be pumped for' about 15 c'ents a thousand. The neW wells can produce around 600 gallons per ml- nlte and could be pumped 24 hours a day on demand. Several wells operating now have not been-turned off for Hie past five or six weeks. Grand Prairie wells still won't be able to produce enough water on a peak day to supply demand, however. Capacity of the seven existing wells was three million gallons a day.

Peak usage last summer was over six million gallons a day. The city's storage capacity Is limited, making It Impossible to pump enough from the wells to meet the demand. The new wells were drilled to the Trinity Sands. Drilling cost new supply lines to city mains was pumps cost $33,500. The well In Turner Park was expected to begin operating by Monday at the latest, and the 149th Men Will Return To Grand Prand Prairie Today Lakevlew well within a couple of after that.

Power WAS being Installed Friday at the Turner well, and the water department expected to begin pumping water on the ground till It cleared up, then start pumping Into supply lines. The same procedure will be followed at Lakevlew. Decision Imminent On Lab Announcement of the Atomic Energy Commission's recommendations on location of a gigantic atom-smasher Is Imminent, and area leaders are hopeful tint the Dallas Fort Worth area will be among the 20 or 30 cities listed as possible locations. Leo M. Hurley, Ling -Temco-Vought aerospace engineer and project managV on the atomic lab site for fills area, said he Is confident that Dallas' Fort Worth will be Included Intherecommend- ed sites of the AEG.

The list, to be narrowed from some 100 cities bidding for the laboratory, will then be studied by a special committee of the National Academy of Sciences. A final decision Is expected before the end of the year. Hurley said he had expected word fromtheAECas early as last Tuesday. Announcement of a 3eclslonhas not been forthcoming, however, but he expects It early this week. The atomic lab would be the largest atom smasher in the I world.

It would cover a square mile and cost some $348 million to build. About 1,000 scientists and technical staff would be employed at the laboratory. Stressed by the AEC as requirements for the site were nearby educational and research facilities, cultural advantages, adequate housIng, and other factors which would make the 'location attractive to employes of the lab. NEW GROUP. chairmen and officers of the Grand Prairie Branch of the American Cancer Society are shown at a recent dinner meeting.

Around the table, clockwise, are Mrs. Cliff Johnson, Burl Cockrell, Mrs. Kenn Thorpe, Wyndell Rivers, representative of the Dallas Unit of the Cancer Society, Mrs. A.M. Henry, Mrs.

O'Belle Harris, and Don Cramer. KATHRYN A LI-EN PHOTO. Men In the 149th Aviation Battalion, headquartered here, and other members of the 49th Armored Division of Texas National Guard will return home today. The 7,000 troops --chlgger bttren, swollen with poison Ivy rash and caked with dust -stormed In from die field Friday after two weeks of sharpening up on their military skills. Highways are expected to be crammed with military convoys Sunday.

A few faraway units, such as those who must travel to the Rio Grande Valley and die Texas Panhandle pulled out Saturday. The 49th Armored Division will return to home armories In some 1,700 vehicles. Fortunately for the civilian motorists, die units will be rolling out In all directions and heading for towns scattered throughout Tfexas. However, If the 49th mored Division pulled out from North Fort Hood Sunday In a single convoy, and kept their normal 100-yard distance on the road, by die time the lead unit reached Dallas-some 150 miles away only half of die division would have yet pulled out from camp. Traveling the fardiest to home base will be Browns vine's Company 4th Battalion of die 144th Infantry.

They must tr avel 440 miles to die south tip of die valley. In die opposite direction, Battery A and Battery of the arid Battalion, 131st Artillery, based in Wellington and Sham- rock, must travel about 390 miles to die Texas Panhandle. Miss Your Paper? Call AN2-1329 No Dull Moments For Drivers Of Red Cross Station Wagon By CYNTHIA ALLGOOD A Red Cross car driver's life Is never dull--take It from Mrs. Carl Wraley. At present, she Is the only driver available to provide transportation for patients, from GP to Dallas for treatment.

Officials are Ingreat need of some other people who are Willing to give a few hours a week to offer their services to those who need them. One recent case Involved a woman who had had surgery on her leg. She has an artificial limb, and not long ago, she needed some emergency repairs done. Mrs. Wraley made three trips to Dallas that day because there were no other qualified drivers available.

Several different locations are the destination of the white station wagon which bears the red cross insignia. It may go to Parkland; to die crippled children's center, to speech clinics or other clinics for therapy, to the child guidance clinic. There Is no cost for the transportation to and from treatment since (t Is another of the services of the Red Cross offices in County, Persons who need transportation call the local Red Cross office, located just across the street west of die school ad ministration building. Schedules are then set up, noting the time of appointment, and Mrs. Wraley checks by the office twice a week and picks up her passengers.

She keeps a careful mileage check, and the car Is serviced regularly. Truffle Is sometimes a problem, but the new car, purchased this past spring. Is air conditioned. This Is mljor comfort and consideration. The auto's equipment Includes a fire extinguisher.

Since the patients are, of course. In need of some kind of treatment, die possibility exists that a person may become 111 while going to or from Dallas. Therefore, the local, Red Cross unit hopes to have a first aid course scheduled In die near future, and this will be great help. The only expenses for die drivers are die ones involving purchase of uniforms -one for summer, one for winter, Mrs. Wraley has been driver from time to tfroedur- Ing die four years, When asked If she had ever been stopped by police, she replied that she hadn't, but, she knew a driver who had.

She pointed out that die driver: had answered the patrolman a little unkindly, and In die, ensuring a traffic ticket was presented by the officer. Mrs, Wraley enjoys doing this volunteer work, but OB top of this, she works several days a week at an area business firm. Therefore she would be pleased to know dial a little of her load could be lightened by die Increase la the number of drivers. Lately, there htve been number of children, including several who are Ing treatment for celebral pal- say, and those who go to die guidance clinic. The local office needs seven or eight enough so patients could be transported every day, with couple In reserve In ctse of emergency Men or women who terested die Red omen, AN Mr, McKinney AN Star Co,.