Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 3

Abilene Reporter ERST EGee PAGE ONE ABILENE TEXAS MONDAY EVENING JANUARY 23 1056 Vjr'i SECTION City's Popubtiomi Climbs to 62490 DATE DATA I By BEVERLY BRAN DOW of new upcrt Today's estimated Abilene piiu-lution is 16926 alwve Uie 45570 alMwa In Ihr 1950 federal an increase of 371 per cent In llic past six years huh rouitor a stall member of the Abilene Chamber of Cummrrce estimated Monday that the city will Possessiveness After First Dale May Wreck Plans for Going Steady 1 NEW SHIPMENT 100 EARRINGS inckaled is tins lextuinl gold bond wirier than ordinary demurely let with tiny flashing stones to carry out the lady-like feminine look tor this spring 100 plus to 2 PEARL AND GOLD and very unusual too A gleonung smooth pearl is surrounded by a curving gold leaf lectured and lovely Looks twice its liny price of 1 00 plus tes 3 ONLY A SAMPLE of the dorens of new earrings just received This earring is a new love for those who loved the hoops and continue to like drops and dangles A circle of lev lured metal holds a 3-D effect with tiny chains dropping from if Gold or silver 100 plus tes 4 NEW BELTS ARE ARRIVING in luscious colors to bnghlen and heighten your dark winter woolens snod for wear all spring ad summer with your cottons This dainty cal-skin belt has a trim row of Individual pearls marching down the center In sink with pink pearls yellow bronze or whitewhite 493 By EARLE WALKFK Keparter-News Nlaff Wrilrr estimated population at (he dime of 1955 atissl at 62498 a guin of 4lno in the IS months (ruin 0(1 1 1954 of which 2 036 were gained during the last six montlis a Reporter-News calculation revealed Monday An increase of 5000 people during the present year and a total population of Moiju by Itwi were forecast unday by sisikesmm of the Abilene Chamlwr of Commerce Anticipated hikes in utility connections suiiport this prediction of Uie 1936 population gain In figuring Uie gain made during the past IS months the num her of new dwelling units built (as shown by building permits) was multiplied by 14 the sverage number ol persons per living unit art by Die Census Building permits lor new- residences issued by the dly Uie last two months of the year 1935 weren't Included because it was assumed Hint those houses hadn't yet been constructed and occupied ARC Makes Xurvey A survey aipmved by the Audit Bureau of Circulations showed Abi lone's priwlaliun Oct 1 1954 to be 56996 a hike of 7M since the previous ABC survey in 1951 when the population was set 'at 5130? By the end of June 1955 the population had grown to 60462 based on tlie same formula uf 1 4 persons per dwelling unit ABC is an organization which audita and certifies the circulations 2 Buys hale to see that "pride of gleam come into a girl's eye Tiwy want to feel they are free to come and go date or not dale and it's strk-kly-a retire me pruioaition until he announces he's ready and wants to bo a steady Enjoy your dates but even though you're thrilled to pieces with him make a lot of future date plans Hull's his department Never take him fur grant ed lie glad when he culls and find it a surprise" Never tell him been waiting for him to unlcsa he did promise to phone at a certain time Boys don't expect a girl to be an eager beaver thinking only of you because you've had a couple of grand dntra Better call early or site may have a dale with some-one else Girls too dislike having a boy assume they are obligated to wait for his call or his date bid unless he has laid thingi on Iho line and said he wanla them to go steady Otherwise to pomums is to hat (You may write Miss Branduw in care of this newspatwr Enclosing a 1 cent stamp will bring a personal answer Here come few tips to those of you who lone to no steady and re tired of having thoee prnmis-Ing (int dntce never develop into anything Many teem face tlte riddle of having a wonderful time on a date getting along beautifully and being ecstatically happy only to be caught up abort Just oa they are getting excited and really making piahs they are never asked out or in the case of the boy ho finds site is evcr-ufler always ''busy" Why? AO too often the trouble is thul somebody gets possessive and the "somebody else" just doesn't go fur Boys don't like to lie maneuvered into going steady or being even though they may want to arrange it tlwin-seives Girls like to he liked a hit by buys but they don't like to feel that they are nut free to date or talk to whoever they wish as long as the boy has not actually sug gesled going stciidy a boy isn't willing to be my steady" I don't owe him any special loyalty and I intend to play the field" one girl said expressing the -views of most SPONSORED BY gain 5000 people during 1936 He founded his prediction usm the fart tiiat 2ax) additional personnel should arrive at tlie Abilene Air Puree Duse during the year he a probaide addition of 2000 to the pollution within the city limits counting the base Workers and their families who would live wilhin the city also said Abilene should gain as many people in other ways as It did in tlie post your 730 Gala Sera Malcolm Meek president of Uie Citizens National Bank sakl: 'My guess is that we will gain about 7300 people this year count- Ing the Air Force personnel and others" Carl Miles president of Miami Operating Co oil drilling wilting and producing company said! he believes Sono estimale on Uie 1936 gain is too low 'I'd say Abilene will increase 7000 to 6000 people this Miles said will have new peode coming here in Ihe oil business and to the air busc" Tenservatlve Prediction Andrew Shelton prnishnt of the Abilene Chamtier of Commerce working in conjunction with Pointer bus cume up with a prediction that Abilene will have 80000 people by I960 Klieltun and Pointer bused tlie estimate Usn the growth experknre of Uie city since tlie 1950 census the outlook for expansion of the Air Force Base and other economic imjeove-ment features AH records on I mi Id ing permits are expected to be shattered again in 1956 The City Inspection Department chief I Thomao-sun predicts 31 million dollars of premilx will be issued as compared with the $20299962 in 1935 (the all-time high to date) This forecast also lends strength to the belief that Abilene may gain Sooo penile during 1966 West Texas Utilities Co will probably gain even more electric meters in Abilene during 1936 than the estimated 1543 it increased in 1935 President Cal Young said To keep alireaxt of the spreading pup- Kee GROWTH Pg 7-R fsi 8 ma (m KEEPING TAB ON SERVICEMEN At Lackland AFB Ernest Ray Hodges 18 son of Mr and Mm Hodges 2218 Vine St is completing his Air Force Basic training at Lackland Air Force Base To Great Lakes Jimmy Butler 19 left Jan 13 fur the Great Lakes Naval Training Center to begin two years of active duty service He has been in the Naval Reserve unit in Abilene far the past year and a half Ilis parents ore Mr and Mm Butler 1249 Green St A 1955 graduate of Abilene High School Jimmy had been working as a cashier at Casey's No I 2441 1st St for the put four yearn Awarded Medal MERKEL-Pvt Ernest Hendricks son of Kir and Mrs 11 Hendricks of Merkel has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal in Germany while serviag with the 74Ui Artillery Battalion at Crail-sheim He aUonded John Tar let on State College at Stephenville and entered the Army in June 1952 Completes Course Pvt Otii Ratliff son of Mrs Ruth Alexander 1401 Fannin St has completed a nine-week supply specialist course at the Engineer School at Fort Bel voir Va A 1955 graduate of McMurry College and a four-year fetterman on the Indian football team he entered the Army In July and received his basic training at Fort Ord Calif Road Angels Out to Prove Hot Rodders Not Maniacs 5 GIANT STONES gleam on this handsome lustre elk (brand new!) contour belt In white with rhinestones or cloy beige with sparkling topaz stones 795 6 CRUSHED KID very hondkome to look at smooths out round the buckle In the center of each little place appears an emarald "cut diamond" Rhinestone gleam all over and cause excitement tor your back views loo 895 7 SURE SPRAY ATOMIZER fired of fooling with perfume atomizers emptying botflies every month or so Banish those worries A new invention allows you to take one top screw It on your perfume roWo a flick of the top and prestol you Have an atomizer! Gold and black fop 125 (Comes in assorted sizes for different size bottles) please let us know" Copt McDonald the father of two married aoni and a 14-year-old daughter at home further staled: understand the need of mors grown people spending a little bit of their time with out- citl-sens of tomorrow" Letter From SIIP Chief W- Elliott chief of the Texas Highway Patrol had this to say In a letter to Smith: "Wc understand that where responsible organizations have closely supervised the organization and operations of local automobile duhi fur youth good citizenship training has resulted "Certainly there fa a need In many communities fur mure organized adult leadership in providing and directing desirable recreation projects among high school youth commend the YMCA for its work and while the Patrol will be glad to consult with you and furnish materials relating to driver education phases of your club's work the Patrol cannut accept any offidid position within Uw organisation or be responsible in any way far directing the dub'a operations" President of the club fa Bub Nelson Dale Butler Is vice president and David Bailey secretary-treasurer Other members are Bobby Campbell Pat Armstrong BUI Yager Altus Scott Mike Kincaid Eugene Pendecy Byron Penrod Bill Petty David Ramsey Jim Turkctt Larry Martin Don Watkins Dan Laughter BiU Gillcs Ralph Holloway Tom Whiteman Gay Moore and Bob Dunn ILL TURNER Rep -News Stall Writer Twenly-one Abilene boys have won support of traffic authorities in their bid to show others that twin carburetors on a rebuilt car doesn't necessarily moon the driver is a maniac on the road Usual description of a hot which sometimes is richly is likely to be anything other than tiiat he is to Safety" Yet that is the motto adopted by the Road Angels Hat Rod Club whose members have been proving it for more than a year The Road Angel Hut Rod Club was organized in September 1934 under epunsomhip of Uie YMCA Since then membership has grown to 21 Strlrt Roles Fallowed Secret of the club's success Is that members must follow strict rules under strong adult leadership Hot rods are defined as production oars substantially improved through engineering refinements incorporated by the owner They may be found in many forma but all are built from porta of standard ears Drag' racing an off-street supervised activity is tlie main sport o( a hot rodder Official length id a drag atrip fa a quarter of a mile Aa la any race the object is to finish first but with this short (outm top speed has little chance to enter Into the outcome Instead Gcerieratkm becomes the all-im-lurtant factor Since ocelcration la the most thrilling port of driving a high- YMCA performance car drag racing fulfills the need fur a place to let off steam sacly The Road Angels have (dans underway now to obtain a drag atrip near Abilene Courtesy Stressed Drag racing is only one of the activities and objectives of the Road Angils Underlying the organization are the Christian principles of the and safe courteous driving at all times fa stressed Members are encouraged to help slrumkd motorists and each cap rics curds in his billfold to give out which say: have been assisted by a member of the Road Angels Hot Rod Club of Abilene Tex" Adult advisors of the club are II Nelson Dr Theo Nichols Norris Lineweaver YMCA program secretory and Robert East us YMCA general secretory Stanley Smith fa chairman of tbs YMCA committee for all work with high school youth What do stole and city law officers think of the hot rod club? Here fa what McDonald acting chief of police said in letter to Smith: would aiipreiato tt very much if you would let it be known to the boys and their sponsors that the Abilene Police Department wants to cooperate with them 'in any way possible at any tinje Abilene Police Department wishes to work hand in hand with tlie Road Angela Hot Rod Club of this city Any time the Abikme Police Department can be of any help In any youth program for the benefit of youths of tills city BOR NELSON club president tune bot rod 2800 New Firms In TEC Program 7 si 11 8 A COMPLETE JEWELRY SET of textured gold or silver set with -halls white enamel stones periect for all summer long to lift your spirits now! The bracelet sketched 195 The necklace (not shown matches bracelet) 19S and the matching ear dip combining textured metal smooth metal and white stones 1 00 (All prices plus tax) Polio Benefit Piay Is Tonight Man Who Cume To an Abilene Community Tliea-ter production directed by Mrs Frank Peebles will be presented at 8 pm Monday in Radford Memorial Auditorium at McMurry College for the benefit of Uie March of Dimes Admission will be by making contributions to the March of Dimes at the doer Mrs Peebles said McMurry ia furnishing the auditorium free of charge and krai merchants are furnishing stage furniture as a courtesy for the polio fund drive The satirical comedy played to more than 1800 during its two-night stand Thursday and Friday urdays or one which regularly has two employes during the day and two others at night will owe the payroll tax at the end of each calendar quarter" Any employer who haa employed four persons in 20 weeks during 1955 should notify the Texas Employment Commission in Austin now Hart added so that an explanation of how to comply with the law can be sent to him Many Firms Affected have little experience yet with the 35000 firms that have four to eight employes" Hart said we think that the group includes many many stable firms that have very low the drug store grocery barber shop service station and cafe This stability suggests that unemployment Insurance claims may he made very rarely and consequently tax rates can be held low" The opportunity to save taxes through the "experience ratihg" system in the state law is one ol the reasons why the Legislature brought in the smaller firms Had the Legislature not done so these employers of four to eight would have had to pay a full 3 per cent federal tax Under the Texas rating" plan tax rate after's qualifying period of from 1W to two years can range from a maximum of 27 per cent to a minimum of 1-10 of 1 per cent The TEC collects the atate tax and the federal government coilccta 3-10 of 1 per cent for administrative purposes This feature of state operation of the unemployment insurance program saves Texas businessmen millions of dollars each year 10 9 NEW SHIPMENT JEWELED BOTTLE OPENERS such a hit during the holidays we bought mare! Metal dpeners smart and practical far use dazzling In looks for they are scattered with gleaming stones sparking diamonds gold and silvjr sprays 100 each Almost 2800 firms in West those who hire four five six or seven are reminded gain by Wayland Krizan district director of the Texas Employment Commission that they may have been brought under the Texas Unemployment Compensation program on Jan 1 Krizan advisea that these West Texas employers heed a recent public statement by Weldon Hart chairman of the Texas Employment Commission and contact the stale TEC office at nice Krizan quoted statement to the effect that would be to their advantage to do so immediately so that penalties and assessments of back taxes can be i 11806 Gala Benefits Krizan estimates that some 11-000 West Texas employes gained the benefits of unemployment compensation this year The TEC district director further quoted Hart aa explaining that following amendments to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act last year the Texas Legislature changed the atate unemployment law accordingly Any business which has aa many as four employes on 20 days in 20 different weeks after July 1 1965 becomes liable for unemployment tax on its payroll during 1956 Beginning Jan 1 any firm which has 20 such weeks during calendar year in-which four or more persons are employed on any day will pay unemployment taxes "Not only firms which regularly employ many as four employes will be Hart explained also a small business which has four people working only Sat 10 LOVELY ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR BATH or your dressing table Smooth plastic in a curved design to enhance every decor The cotton dispenser top right 100 The lth powder box center 100 The tissue dispenser 200 In pink yellow blue white or green and soon lo come in stark black 11 SHIP SHORES ore arriving daily among which you'll find this luxurious LINEN look rayon blouse Fine yarn ovary bit as aristocratic os linen beautifully washuble A lovely example of the monochrome look with matched crochet edging and pearl buttons Daisy white daffodil blue or snow pink Sizes 32 to 31 ONLY 295 wr.