Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 30

2-A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS AbUene, Texas, Thursday Evening, April 30, 1953 Suspended Policeman'Didn't Know'Hearing Had Been Set OFF FOR LAS VEGAS Soldiers load the Army's atomic cannon aboard a flat car at Ft. Sill, for shipment to the Atomic Proving Grounds near Las Vegas where the first atomic shell in history will be fired sometime in May. (NBA Telephoto) TRACED BY LICENSE Youth, 16, Admits Hit-Run Accident Police have received an admis- tion from a 16-year-old Abilene boy that he was the hit-and-run automobile driver Monday night struck Robert Dart, 17, a bicycle rider. Alertness of the injured boy in Belting the car's license number and the cooperation of the suspect's father led to the arrest. Traffic Capt.

C. A. Veteto turned over the to County Juvenile Officer J. Turney Sparks Wednesday morning, after a conference with the youth and his father. The youth's father has agreed to.

pay all damages incurred in the accident. Sparks said. From'the license number which Dart Police' Patrolman Buddy Stewart found the hit- and-run' vehicle at the suspect's home. Name of man by whom the car was registered- had been secured from the county tax collector's, office. Stewart contacted the man who registered the vehicle.

Tile man has three sons, and didn't know which of them had been driving when the accident occurred. He called the three together and questioned them and drew an admission from the 16-year-old. The father took his son to police headquarters Tuesday night and was asked to return Wednesday morning for a conference with Captain Veteto. He did so, bringing the boy along. Dart, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth. Dart, 742 Meander was treated at Hendrick Memorial Hos- Archo Family Bock from Conroe Rites Mr. and Mrs. C.

L. Arena of 1734 Cypress and their children, returned Tuesday from Conroe where they attended the funeral of John Thomas French, 69, father of Mrs. Archa. Mr. French died Sunday in a Conroe hospital.

He was a carpenter. Other survivors include his wife, six other daughters, three sons, 45 grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. REVIVAL! South 14th Rou REV. FRANK FORT Special Opening Service TONITi 8 P. M.

ffcf Ike fos- tt OBS- J. P. HIGHLAND PARK CHURCH pital and released. He received minor abrasions on the knee ant ankle, when the hit-and-run auto struck his bicycle. The accidenl took place tit South Ninth am Amarillo Sts.

at 8:45 p.m. Monday. Joseph Felix Furia, policeman, who missed a Civil vice Commission hearing in his case Tuesday afternoon because he lad not been advised of the time, will have 10 days in which to request another setting. Civil Service r'rector Bob Priddy made this report Wednesday. "Priddy said he attempted to locate Furia Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning to inform aim of the time for his hearing, was not able to find him.

He stated that he then notified Furia's attorney. Homer Montgomery, of the setting. Montgomery was present Tuesday afternoon. However, he was quoted by Priddy Wednesday as telling the civil service panel that he had been unable to contact City Studies What ToDoWithTye Buildings, Utilities Disposition of existing buildings and utility at the old Abilene Array Airfield at Tye site of the future Abilene Air Force Base --was the subject of a conference here Tuesday. Question under consideration was what structures the government might want to retain and which the City of Abilene might have.

In the inspection tour at the field and taking part in the parley were: Glen B. Green, real estate division, Corps cf Engineers, district office, Fort Worth; Capt. W. Woodworth and Lt. L.

E. Englebrecht. both of Cars well Air Force Base, Fort Worth; J. D. Church, district airport engineer of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Abilene; C.

W. Holderbaum, airport engineer from Church's office: Mayor C. E. GatHn. City Manager Austin P.

Hancock and City Atty. Alex Bicfctey. Recommendation to higher authorities regarding the disposition of the buildings will be made by the Fort Worth delegation. No action resulted from Tuesday's meeting. A permanent bomber base for the Strategic Air Command has been voted by Congress for the site of the old Army Airfield.

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Furia telephoned Priddy's of- ice about 2 p. m. Tuesday--Priddy reported--and inquired of Priddy's Mrs. Virginia Dufel, about when the hearing would be. When told that it had been set or 1 p.

that day, Furia told Mrs. Duffel he had been in Odessa on business and hadn't received word of the time. The policeman had not made a request yet Wednesday morning 'or a new hearing date, Priddy said. Time of Tuesday's hearing was set by the Civil Service Commission at a special meeting Monday afternoon. Police Chief C.

Z. Hallmark notified the civil service panel in letter dated April 17 that he was suspending Furia with the intention dismiss Mm. Hallmark claimed "uria was absent without leave from duty and failed to attend the recent police school. In Furia's letter of appeal, dat ed April 23, and his letter of April 27 requesting a hearing, he iid not point out the reasons for us appeal. He is expected to do this when the hearing Is held.

The suspended officer joined the Police Department Oc.t. 16, 1952. He was a recruit policeman. Police Arrest Man; Bootlegging Alleged Willie Clinton F.akins was named in a charge of possession and transportation of beer for the purpose of sale filed Tuesday in Taylor County Court. City Policemen O.

L. Bayne and Glenn Shook arrested Eakins at 1:40 a.m. last Saturday at South First and Chestnut Sts. Their arrest report stated that he had In his possession four cases of 12- ounce cans of beer and four additional cans of beer when he was arrested. The Montreal Canadiens won the NH1," Stanley Cup lu and 1946.

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