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The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas • 2

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For Oil Field- iii Be mm MM s. ALPINE Ted G. MARFA (Staff) Masons St. Clair, Junior warden; ht By mhas worshioful master: Carlos E. and their families from six West JEFF DAVIS James Patrick Wester, worshipful Land Jr senior warden; Robert Texas cities will join together tonight for a Joint installation master; John William ward, The International Union of Oneratinsr Engineers' of officers at the Paisano Baptist Encampment grounds be Local 826 beean a second oil field unionization drive tween Amine and Marfa.

this week, announcing that employes of Hondo Drilling w. G. proctor of Maanney, past grand master of the Grand Co. have voted for union representation. But attorneys for the drilling firm indicated Fii Lodge oi Texas, is to oe tne principal speaker for the big day that they intend to protest the election vote and a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling Masonic family fflcht at tne campgrounds on Highway 67 and under which it was held Proctor served as head of the Masonic Lodge in 1961.

senior warden; wuuam tugar Fisher, Junior warden; SANDERSON Bob Spence, worshipful master; W. H. Savage, senior warden; Horace Fletcher, Junior warden; TOYAH Jack Hoffman, worshipful master; Pecos Cook, senior warden; Al Cate, Junior warden; MARFA Thomas L. Harrison, worshipful master; Ray O. Robinson, senior warden; Wiley E.

(Buster) Holland, junior warden; VAN HORN George W. Ezell, worshipful master; W. A. Clark senior warden; Clyde Wright, junior warden. Showers Move N.

A barbecue Will get things The election was held at Hobbs, N.M. and San Angelo with 20 employes voting for the union and six against it. The employer challanged five underway at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available at the grounds. The officers of six west Texas I III iiffl'ii ill Masonic Lodges will be installed iointlv beginning at 8 o.m.

Hal votes. Southward To Coast Area Burnett, grand junior deacon of The new ruling which may be contested deals it the Grand Lodge of Texas win be the installing officer. He will W. G. PROCTOR Speaker with voter eligibility.

fii be assisted by Proctor who will serve as installing marshal. By United Press International Burnett is an Alpine resident. Shower activity which has Basically, it states that employes who have worked as many as 10 days in a 90-day period before a union election is ordered, or were on the payroll during the pay period The officers of Alpine, Fort plagued much of North Texas ATM Pi Davis, Sanderson, a I 'l At i Balmorhea, Marfa and Van wMfliiilliWlinii for a week moved southward Friday, dispensing rain in sections of the Piney Woods and Horn will be installed. immediately beiore the order, The top officers to be installed can vote. along the Gulf Coast.

Temperatures peaked above in the six Masonic Lodges in ciude: liHlilrM T'l'lira OTI HmiwHi the 100 degree mark over parts Last summer, the AFL-CIO affiliated union began its oil field organizing push. Since then it has won five elections and of South Texas and reached their Services Set Today For Pioneer Oilman illBil'li lllliiii highest mark in days over parts ot Northwest Texas. ft lost two. The U. S.

Weather Bureau It Fall Is Fatal To Odessan mmmmi predicted only a few isolated II wMlliWnlMlMt' UnVi I Union elections are scheduled at 12 other firms on July 14. The firms are Sharp, afternoon and evening thunder- KERMIT (Staff) Funeral 1p 1 Sip! i si ll 11 showers for the southern sect ions of the state, leaving rain Oil Appreciation Week. The Walton Oil Field was named after the Winkler County pioneer, and he was honored bv the Kermit school stvstem Fortune, Highland, Verna, Sit- services for John Benjamin Walton 83-year-old Winkler County pioneer, are set for 3 out of the forecast for North An Odessa ironworker was III ton-Norton, Parker, Rod-Ric, Lows; Cactus, B. and Roy west and Northeast Texas. killed at 2 p.m.

Friday when n.m. todav in tne wewnie w. MM, II J' Bin hum when they named their football Ellis Funeral Chapel at Midland Northern Texas had been hit he fell 90 feet to the ground at a construction site in Everett, Wash. with Rev. J.

R. Hawkins, pastor SHORTAGE OVER The half-a scarce item in recent years, has COIN dollar, H. Smith, and Marcumn. Kermit, Fort Stockton, Lov- of the Community Church in 51 a series of violent storms nee the first of the month, capped off by heavy rains and 1221 North Sam Houston, looks over some of the 50-cent pieces which had become collector's items. The government has a crash program underway to end the current coin shortage.

(Staff Photo) Kermit. officiating. Burial will inctoh. Monahans, Crane, Raymond R. Van Zandt, 42, 2207 West 48th, Odessa, was pro be in the Fairview Cemetery started reappearing in significant numbers in Odessa and other West Texas cities during recent days.

Mrs. David C. Mindel, electrical storms Thursday nig in Midland. Most of Friday's ram was nounced dead at the scene of the construction site. He had 'Odessa, Seminole, Levelland, Midland, Andrews, San Angelo, Bie Sorine.

and Hobbs, Walton died about 5 a.m. Fri light, amounting generally to day in Memorial Hospital here been working in Washington for less than a quarter of an inch. tne past two months. after a six weeK uiness. Presidio, as usual, led the Carlsbad, and Artesia, N.

have heen selected as poll sites. At Old City Hall He had been an ironworker He was one of the "rags-to- state's heat parade with a 106 riches" settlers who survived since 1961 and prior to that reading. Cotulla had a 104 de Employes of Oscar Bourg and Tucker Drilling Companies are set for July 21, and Falcon and time he was a rig builder for gree mark and it was 101 at the hardships of early life in Winkler Countv to discover oil McCain Rig Co. in Odessa. Van Austin, Del Rio, and Waco.

San on his land in 1930. Seaboard workers ww voie juiy Antonio, Laredo and Alice all Set Zandt was a member of the Ironworkers Local Union No. 789 'Garage Sale recorded an even 100 degrees, He was the former owner of KVKM-TV and radio properties in Monahans. The broadcasting and the Deacon Baptist Church Temperatures were usually Van Zandt was born Feb. 27, in the 80s over the Panhandle stadium after Walton.

He was born Sept. 25, 1883, in Grayson County and spent his early life there. Walton moved to Winkler County in 1914, at which time he owned four sections of land. He and his brother, the late W. L.

Walton, had divided their holdings before J. B. Walton moved to Winkler County. Before he moved to this area, he was a commercial agent for an independent steamship line operating from New York to Freeport. From there he went to Jones County where he and his brother bought land and cattle.

Walton moved his first cattle from Jones County to almost starved to death after they settled in thi sarea. There was a severe drouth in 1923. At one time, Walton ran 1,500 head of cattle on his ranch, but during the severe hardships he had to greatly reduce the number. The West Texas settler later bought land south and west of firm was chanced from a cor this week, but Amarillo had a Election dates for Loffland Brothers, Ray Morris, Dual, Maron, Big West, Tom Brown, and Coral Drilling rAmnanies still are to be 1925, in Colorado City. He had lived in San Angelo for a short time before moving to Odessa poration in a transaction when high of 90 Friday and it was his son, John Walton became sole owner.

22 years ago. 93 at Dalhart. Forecasters said the mercury would climb even higher in Northwest Texas over scheduled. The pioneer rancher and oilman was born in Grayson Hinerai arrangements are pending at Hubbard-Kelly the weekend. Countv and married Helen Win- t-unerai Home.

As much as five inches of Survivors include the widow; rain fell at Brownfield in the four daughters, Janie Mae, South Plains, touching off flash borne a school teacher in Kermit in 1936. Walton, who owned extensive oil and ran-chine nrooerties in Winkler Demce, Karla and Tina Van Zandt, all of the home; one flooding, and lightning set fire to a battery of oil storage tanks four blocks from the city hall son Tony Van Zandt, also of Firemen Answer 5 Alarms Here Two building fires led the list of five alarms answered Friday by Odessa firemen. A storage shed next to a Rprvlre station at 6700 West the home: four brothers. C. County at the time of his death, was honored last year as one of the pioneer oilmen during at Gladewater.

of San Antonio, Traman R. of The storage tanks burst into San Antonio, Lambert of San flames, and the fire burned un Angelo, and Albert of Lubbock; til well past noon Friday. Some the old ranch. 6,500 barrels of oil were destroy six sisters, Mrs. Viola Forman of San Angelo, Mrs.

Ruby Wisher of Gatesville, Mrs. Mary His first oil well was drilled ed, and officials set an early damage figure at $50,000. Fifty on the main Walton ranch in Mctani ot New jersey, Mrs, County Road, received moderate smoke damage. The walls and ceiling were scorched. The fire was started by some burning families at a nearby federal housing project were evacuated Edith Cothran and Mrs item which doesn't sell immediately.

He said such an item would be put in storage. All sales will be final, he added. The items are described as in "fair to excellent" condition, and they all can be inspected at the sale location. THE LIST of items to be sold includes 37 portable heaters, 27 portable electric fans, 13 evaporative coolers, a 30-gallon electric water heater, a gas-operated coffee maker, two yinyl-covered divans and a few miscellaneous items such as light fixtures. Crawford said although the outdoor sale may take on the appearance of a garage sale, the procedure will be "strictly business." The new city hall also eliminated the immediate need for a second tract of land and a building on the tract.

It is the city's main annex, located at Seventh and Dixie. THE CITY council decided to get rid of the building, which formerly housed the city's engineering and building inspection departments. However, the city considers the corner lot a good future location for a fire station. So the building will be sold for scrap or moving and the lot will be retained. The new city hall building now is the headquarters for all city departments except the police, fire, water filtration, sewage filtration and city shop.

The City of Odessa is making plans for an outdoor "garage sale" to get rid of unwanted items from its old city hall building at 612 North Graham. Air conditioners, heaters and other items of hardware will be stacked on the lawn in front of the building for the sale which will start at 10 a.m. Wednesday. THE EQUIPMENT was rendered useless when most city departments moved into the centrally air conditioned $750,000 city hall at 411 West Eighth. City officials figure the items of handware will bring more money than they would if sold along with the dilapidated old building.

In fact, Gty Manager W. E. Routh thinks whoever buys the building probably will cut it up for junk. This also is the reason the city wants to sell the building and lots separately. SOME ITEMS in the old building, such as water fountains, were taken out and given to other city departments such as fire stations.

Assistant City Manager Ernie Crawford will act as broker for the lawn sale. "I will put a price on each item and sell them on a first-come, first-serve basis," he said. He said profits from the sale will go into the city's general fund. Crawford said he won't lower the price on any t-nnsune constable, both ol from their homes as a precaut Odessa, and Mrs. Lula White ionary measure.

Illness Fatal To Local Woman Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Monday for Mrs. Dorothy Sanford, 51, 1507 East Century, who died Friday in Medical Center Hospital following a lengthy illness. Services will be In the St. John's Episcopal Church.

Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Mrs. Sanford has been a resident of Odessa since 1954. trash. A vacant house, belonging to of Del Rio; and his mother, Streets in Brownfield were un Mrs.

Evie Hunter of San Angelo, der two feet of water and a Faye. Stuart, Jefferson, received sheriffs deputy said U.S. 380 moderate damage to me wan, window and edge of the roof. was like one Dig lake for a como- while. The cotton crop near Brown The house, located at 411 Drury Lane, was damaged when accidentally set afire by children playing with matches, according held was heavily damaged by the rains and accompanying hail.

Survivors include two to firemen. El Paso also received heavy also was meeting on the new rains, and sand bags were plac Atncan crisis. ed around 20 homes in the Tigua Authoritative sources in Kin. daughters and a sister. Fire Victim's Rites Pending section of the city.

A car fire at 2120 West Fourth destroyed the seat and headliner in a 1957 model automobile belonging to Donald French. The blaze was blamed on a cigarette. No daman was reported In shasa said rebellious Katangese troops and Belgian, French and The cool front responsible for all the inclement weather was Spanish mercenaries who had located near a line from Shreve- attacked Bukavu on the Congo's Funeral services were pending Friday in a Redbud funeral two grass fires. One was at port to Tyler to Fort Worth Fri 1930. During the years from 1929 to 1931, Walton once said, oil sold for 10 cents a barrel.

He was a prominent civic leader, and had served on the Kermit School board for many years. His wife also served on the school board at one time. Walton was one of three school trustees before the independent districts were formed. He was a member of the school board that erecteed the first school house here. The area millionaire also served on the commissioners court that erected the present courthouse in Kermit.

Walton was one of the founders of the Community Church and remained active In church work through the years. He was one of the original SO members of the Kermit Chamber of Commerce in 1945. Walton remained active in the Chamber of Commerce and had held many offices. He served on the draft board in Kermit for more than 20 years. Survivors include the widow, one son, John B.

Walton Jr. of Kermit; one granddaughter, Jonean Walton of Kermit; one sister, Mrs. Colquitt Finley of Cartersville, and a number of nieces and nephews. ROE W. PRICE ANDREWS (Staff) Funeral Services for Roe W.

Price. 47. eastern border had been defeat 1410 Idlewood, tne otner ai -una home for Johnnie Burns day, and the Weather Bureau ed. and Grandview. said the front was continuing to At the Oriental Province Crossland, 48, 810 North Tom Green, who was found dead in weaken.

capital of Kisangani, loyal army trooops had destoyed the two his apartment Friday morning. Crossland was found un Lawmen Probe Four Thefts planes that landed mercenaries conscious in his burning apart last Wednesday and were now in control of much of the city, City detectives were searching ment and efforts to revive him proved futile. Peace Justice J. A. Purifoy returned an inquest the sources said.

that someone had taken some copper wire from his place of business. The Odessa (Tex) American PoMlthtd tollV mi SumJW fc THi ODESSA AMERICAN. JM E. 4I Strati, 04mm. twos WJk Enter tK Mess TWOS, Office as second doss meitar under Act ot More K.

JW. SMtXflrWtM IWtSS MM lst Odessa and Edor Count Si JO per mentH. In Retail Trading Zona Man Rates: mr vr. Sit maths, 3 wwiths SMS par mem. Slntie eooiei MJ Mv nwriina "Valiant Congolese troops verdict of death by asphyxiation for clues in four thefts late Friday.

Ken Mikeworth, 1603 Doran, have destroyed the forces crossland was born June 9, evil in the country," the official 1919 in Bell County, and moved radio said. "They have won a to Odessa in April of this year Fair And Hot Is Forecast Thunderheads built up in the Davis Mountains late Friday, but a brief shower at Fort Stockton was the only rainfall reported in the Permian Basin. The forecast for the Odessa-Midland area calls for fair skies and near 100-degree readings for today and great victory." Odessan Faces Assault Count reported to police that thieves had taken the hubcaps from his automobile while it was The official Soviet Tass news trom Andrews. He was i member of the Baptist Church. agency, in.

a dispatch from COUNTY COURT Marrloo Hemes Itiutd: Manual Deloado Luna and Lino Suian Borroza. DISTRICT COURT Divorce suit) filed: Robert L. Petera Kinshasa, said government Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home was in charge of local ar parked in front of his residence. Donna Alexander of Odessa A 27-year-old Odessa man was troops in Kisangani had penetrated into the airfield and rangements. reported that someone stole vi.

Marilyn Jontt Petera; Jimmy Kenny vs. Marilyn Je Kenny. survivors include two sons. Dr. B.

Fisher Dr. S. Fisher Optometrists i 411 North rantPI2-eJi CaMact Untesl VIsmI Analysis being held in city jail Friday awaiting transfer to county Jail where he will face aggravated destroyed two American-made billfold containing a dollar, some credit cards and some personal Civil case filed: Minnesota Natural Life Insurance; Co. vs. Robert Rowntret Bobby, and Johnny, both of Andrews, and his mother.

Mrs. T28 fighter planes that had been assault charges. Andrews grocery store owner. Daoers. from her car while It captured by the insurgents.

(Tass also reported that about Oscar Crossland of Temple. He are set for 2:30 p.m. today in Joe Lee Archie, 214 East ll, suit on note. CITY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Third ond Washington Albert Jorden was parked in front of the main aiso is survived by seven sisters Murphy, was charged late Fri 40 suspects, including former post oitice, Third and lexas. the Downtown Church of Christ with Doyle Kelsey.

former and one brother. day in County Court following Katanga gendarmes who had Barker, 43, 601 Dotsy, and Jerry Mock Cox. 42. 3406 Ensiewood. Oamaoe 1325.

Some tools and a tool box supported Tshombe were arrest 42nd and Colder Claire Collins. 42. were taken from a truck belong an incident in city jail during which he is charged with 1414 East 42nd, and John S. Saunders, ed in the old Katanga Province minister of that church, officiating, assisted by Dale Simpson, minister. Burial In An drews Cemetery will be directed ing to W.

B. Crow, 1033 Moody. 6S, 4309 Locust. Damage S46. Saunders Odessan Hurt In Car Wreck assaulting city warrant officer was In lured.

while it was parked at his capital of Lubumbashi former ly Elisabethville.) w. a. Davis. East County Rood near 3eth Steven residence. Euoene Overton, 17, 4211 Dawn, ond by Singleton Funeral Home.

Davis was treated at a local An American Embassy Mack Beall, owner of the Two- aoarked car belonging to James Roten, 402 Melody Lane. Oamaoe Si 20. John Saunders. 68. 4309 Price died at his home here doctor's office for a lacerated Dimn Laundromat.

Murnhv and West County Road near lath Donny spokesman said 46 U.S. residents had been evacuated from Locust, was in satisfactory con about 8:40 p.m. Thursday after hand. K. Fuike, 20, 1609 Eldton, and Sidney A onagers.

23. Odessa. Damage $275. Dixie, reported to authorities dition in Medical Center Bukavu Thursday night. He said a lengtny uiness.

He was born Auk. 22. 1919. d-P rr msrm the group, including missions Hospital late Friday beln treated for injuries he tuff era in Hobbs. N.M.

Price owned ries and consulate personnel, in a two-car collision, at 42nd Young Odessan Is Badly Burned WEEKEND SPECIAL had been transported to Kigali, capital of Rwanda, about 80 ana colder. the Stop and Shop Grocery here. He had lived in Andrews since 1933, moving here from Seminole. He married on Oct Saunders was being held for miles to the east. observation oi possible back and The spokesman said about 20 A 19-year-old Odessan was in 5, 1848, at Las Cruces, NJd.

internal injuries. Cheeseburgers otner American missionaries He was injured when his car. serious condition late Friday In survivors include the widow: Co) fo)c (9) (Q) were stationed in various localities of Klvu Province, of headed east on 42nd, ran into two sons. Frank and Steve medical Center Hospital Bu the back of a vehicle driven Price, both of the home: one which Bukavu is capital. He by Claire Collins.

42. 1414 East said some of them may 'have ffeting from burns bn his face, neck, chest, arms and back. Jerold Beatty, 19, 1909 East 52nd, suffered the burns about 42nd. 'UHv left the battle-hit territory on daughter, Mrs. Marv Beth Mayfleld of Fort Worth, and two sisters, Mrs.

Helen Anderson and Mrs. Elnora Sher rard, both of Andrews. their own. Car It Stolen 9 p.m. Friday in a flash fire Odessan Injured Authorities today were at a drilling site near Jal, N.M, He was first treated at the Donald N.

Gorham. 27, 2718 searching for thieves who took Saturday Sunday July 8 9 1534 E. 8th, Odessa Phone FE 2-7693 PraHcklsad NotloRwIota by lurgtr Cbtf System IntfloMpolU 7 Indiana Lea County Memorial Hospital 1965-modei automobile from Dog Bites Boy Jeffrey Gates, 11-year-old son Hilltop, was treated at Medical Center Hospital Friday for in in Jal, and. later transferred the. Odessa Auto Co.

lot: at Fourth and Dixie. The hoodlums to Medlcar Center by am i juries he when a transmission tear fell from a bulance. made off with the car early of Raythel Gates, 313 Bunch, was treated at Medical Center Hospital late Friday for a dot Friday morning, according to car he was working on. He was treated lor a broken toe and bite. He was released after According to authorities the youth Suffered second: and third degree bums on the upper por-l Dos McColloch, a spokesman treatment.

tor ue urn. released,.

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