Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 21

AT ACC--Alice Henderson, above, has been added to the Abilene Christian college fac as a teacher of French and English for the fall term. She holds the bachelor of arts degree from the University of Arkansas and the master of arts degree from Duke university. Former Resident Juried at Blackwell SWEETWATER, Aug. 21--(RNS) --Mrs. J.

A. Jordan, 71, resident of the Blackwell section for more than 30 years prior to December, 1945, was buried in the Blackwell cemetery Tuesday afternoon beside the grave of her husband, who died February 12, 1944. ,41 Mrs. Jordan died Saturday af- trenoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W.

W. (Anna Belle) Branham, Fort Worth, with whom she had lived since December, 1945. She had been in ill health for some time, but had been seriously ill for little more than a week before her death. REVENUE WAS $1,351,842 (ily Income Topped Expenses $117,943 lor Last FiscalYear By EARLE WALKER (First in a series) City of Abilene took in $117,943.23 more than it paid out during the fiscal year ending April 30, 1947, the last year of mayor-council government, the annual audit by Ben M. Davis and Company, accountants and auditors, reveals.

During the fiscal year immediately preceding (he 1946-47 period, the city received $125,195.27 above its expenses. Total income for the 1946-47 year was $1,351,842.77. and expense was $1,233,899.54. Income of the fiscal year before was $1,142,604.37, and expenditures totaled $1,017,409.10. The tax department collected $749,113.26 during the last fiscal period, as compared to 51589,123.70 the year before.

and sewer revenues for the 1946-47 period totaled $469,154.26, and the expenses of that department were During the 1945-46 fiscal year the water and sewer income was $406,574.21, and expenses $139,387.88. This means that the water and sewer department made $7,609.63 more during Ihe past fiscal year than it did in the 1945-46 period. Margin between the income and outgo of the municipal airport was slight in both years. Receipts of the year ending last April 30 were 532,417.17, and expenses $31,455.73. The ncome of 194546 fiscal year was 525,141.89, as compared to expenditures of $23,511.50.

NCOME I I Comparative incomes from other sources in the two years were as 'ollows, the 1946-47 figure given 'irst and the 1945-46 second in each case: Corporation court parking meters FOOT BALANCE ond SUPPORT MEANS FOOT COMFORT LEWIS Actually Moulded, to Your Individual Arch Requirements! Shoes for Men, Women, and Children 'FOOT HEALTH SHOP PHONE 4032 and Freeman saves you money by giving you mote quality for your money. See this handsome heavyweight SQ75 and you'll see one of the best Other Frtcmoni $1750 shoe buys on the market. "Cossack" in heavy all Cobble-sewn scams aad double soles. S36.662.T5i cemetery interest on Investments Inspections in building, plumbing, gas and electric departments licenses for dances and dance halls, dairies, hotels, pound fees, taxi drivres, physicians. 1 bicycles, domino halls, trailer camps and ice cream Eugenia Pickard Estate other income, including rentals, telephone coin 'station, street repair, sale of junk and miscellaneous fees S707.70--$1.003.77.

A Expenditures in addition to those already referred to were, as follows in the past two fiscal years, the figure for 1946-47 given first and that for 1945-46 'second In each case; Interest on the bonded debts and on water deposits executive department police fire department health $103,102.88 cemetery engineering department electric street department parking meters library 88.223.41--57,595.27; paying agents fees employe insurance radio expense pauper fund street lights Eugenia Pickard Estate city planning Fair Park building repair 5187.50--$482.44; a 1-coating streets Fair Park paving 8143-none; high school underpass steps 5224.10--none; tax appraisals 815.262.50--none; Camp Barkeley building S993--none; delinquent tax col- ector. other school operations other park operations Texas Oil Output To Hit New High AUSTIN, Aug. 21--(UP)--Tex, oil men were given a new hig mark all time in a productio order for September that was iss ed here today by the Texas Rai road commission. The order pe mils daily production ot 2,341.52 barrels a day. This is 29,691 barre a day more than the August orde called for and compares with actu current daily production of 050 barrels.

Including distillates, total alloi ed production for September wi be 2,437,071 barrels a day. Operating days will remain changed except for the East Texa field. It was reduced from 22 to 2 producing days. West Texas wi have 25 and the state generally, 2 Rofan Principal On McM Staff ROTAN, Aug. 21 Mrs.

Jame B. Day, Rotan school principa lias announced her rcsignalio that position to become as sisiant hostess of President Hal McMurry college, Abilene, Mrs. Day has been enrolled li school at the college am rill continue her studies there thi: fall. She will assist Mrs. Byrt President hall hostess, a the college.

The Rotan woman has bei prominent in local and state Par cnt-Teachers association work fo a number of years and at presen is first vice president of Texas Congress of Parents and Teach crs. Her husband is resident, en gineer with the Drake Puget Sound Co. in Kodiak, Alaska. Stamford Plans Chest Campaign STAMFOKD, Aug. 21-- (RNS)- The Community Chest plan of rais ing funds will again bo used this year in Stamford, it was decided ai a meeting held by representatives of the participating organizations A quota of $8,000 was set and Oct 13 named as the starting time of the drive.

Organizations that will participate this year are Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Youth Center, local charities and a new set-up to be known as the local youth activities, the latter to replace the summer youth program which was a recipient of funds last year. SALAD DRESSING COUNSELLOR--Dr. H. S. Von Roecler, above, professor of education at McMurry college, has been appointed' director of counseling and personnel services.

He resigned as registrar and was succeeded by Mrs. Kathryn Morrison, acting registrar. Dr. Von Roedej wits devote considerable time to work of testing and advising students as to their potentialities and courses best suited to their needs. Texas Plans Guard Drive Aug.

21--(a--A statewide recruiting drive to 3,925 new members into the Texas Na- Guard was in the planning stage today. State Adjutant General K. L. Berry said the state campaign will je a part of a national effort to IT COSTS TOO MUCH Dallas Women Start I). S.

Rebellion As Longer Skirts Draw Criticism By JACK RUTLEDGE Associated Press Staff Everybody is talking about changes in women's styles. We want in on the act, toV It's common knowledge that Dallas women are leading a fast- spreading national revolt against the far-bplow-the-knee style in dresses--a style that ii, hard on both cash and comely calves. One indignant woman started i(. She is Airs. Warren J.

Woodward. A I.ittlo-lielow-the-Knee club was formed. Newspapers from coast to coast printed stories about it. National radio networks took it up, interviewing Dallas women on Hie round-the-world broadcasts. Then, Gabriel Header, in a there's-good-news-tonight tone of voice, featured it.

Many women attended a Dallas rally. A retail merchant who sells dresses told the women he was on their side. Saturday the women plan a downtown parade. Down in College Station, of veterans at Texas A. and M.

went on record as condemning secure 88,888 officers and men in National Guard units between Sept. 16 and Nov. 16. Each state's champion enlisted man recruiter will go to Washington at the expense of the National Guard bureau and will be the guest of the Secretary of War and the superintendent of the U. S.

Military Academy at the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia Nov. 29, Berry said. Lt. Col. W.

C. Wilkes, information and education officer in the state adjutant general's department, will supervise the Texas campaign. what they called wasteful styles. 'Women whose husbands are iti school under (he GI bill cannot afford to throw away their wardrobes in the whims of so-called fashion dictators," said Mrs. Jack Tippltt, "Furthermore, these styles are definitely good for a tall girl." She is six feet one.

"To get a new wardrobe means cashing bonds," said Mrs. D. n. Fincher. 'Long dresses are terribly unbecoming," said Mrs.

W. H. Kluge. The men students, like most other men, were heartily against the new styles. A Dallas survey, for example, found most men against it.

some few for it in a cautious sort of way. Sid Pietzsch, radio news director, said he was in favor of a slow descent. This sudden drop was too much for him--and his pocketbook. George Schepps, president of the Dallas baseball club, saiil he liked long skirts but added: "f.et's not get them down to the ankle." Mayor Jimmy Temple of Dallas sa Los Angeles had the most practical solution: No nkirts at WALLPAPER AWNINGS SHADES PAINT ABILENE BUILDERS SUPPLY CO. THE ABILENE, TEXAS, REPORTER-NEWS Thursday Evening, August 21, 1947 Page I TWINS BORN 43 MILES APART CHARLESTON, W.

Aug. born 12 hours and 43 miles apart were "get- i along nicely" today at the Kanawha valley hospital in Charleston. The hospital said a baby girl was horn to Mrs, J. A. Happney at her home in Stickney, Raleigh county.

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