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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 30

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THE ABILENE REPORTEK-NEWS Texas, Saturday Morning, DM. 5, WSJ IN BERMUDA--British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, using a stick, inspects honor guard of Welch Fusiliers at Kindley Field, Bermuda, on his arrival in Bermuda for the Big Three conference which started Friday. Colossus of Rhodes Hollow Sham, Scientist Declares LONDON Wl--The Colossus of Rhodes, one, of the -seven ancient wunders 01 the world, was described by a British scientist Thursday night as a hollow sham. Herbert Maryon, 39-year old sculp tor- archaeologist, told a meeting of the Society of Antiquaries the giant Btatue'was: 1. Too small to stand astride the harbor of Rhodes.

2. Made of thin bronze sheets instead of solid bronze. The Statue, of the sun god Helios, was the work of a Chares, who spent 12 years on his masterpiece. It was.erected in 280 B.C. An earthquake tumbled it 53 years later.

The story handed down through the years Is that the statue stood, with a beacon in its hands and one foot on each side of the harbor entrance, with enough clearance for ships to pass underneath. Maryon said he has determined from a study of classical inscriptions that the statue, was in fact 120 feet high and the harbor 600 feet v.ide. wlch would make the famous straddle an anatomical Impossibility. he said, his re- indicated the heroic figure Big Sandy Man Named President MARSHALL LW--George Brown Big Sandy was elected president of the Bast Texas Waterworks Assn. Thursday.

Other officers in elude J. L. Reeves, Jefferson, vice president; John Schonhart, Marshall, secretary-treasurer; and Dicjr Whittington, Tyler, program chairman. At a'Csnadi'an conference It was estimated that one. Canadian in 60 is an alcholic.

Chickering Ai Little Ai $20.00 Down Your Steinway Dealer CALDWELL MUSIC 221 Grape not cast In one piece, as hith rto supposed, but was made ronze sheets beaten Into shape nd riveted together. Maryon estt latcd the thickness of the sheets equal to that of a British penn; --about a 15th of an Inch. ROBY SCHOOL Letters Hake Friends, Pul Interest Into English Class ROUy, Dec. 4. (HNS) Mrs.

iruce McCain, wife of Fisher bounty's Judge and teacher In the toby schools, knew that learning write letters, part of formal of her sixth grade English could be dull business -as far ti the students were concerned. They decided it was no fun writ- ng a letter to an Imaginary person, knowing that no one but the teacher would read it. So, 'several yearis ago, she contacted English teachers in other schools In the United States and even abroad and her students were soon entering Into correspondence with students in other schools. Quality and quantity of the let-' ters improved and the students' grades too. This year, Cth grade students are making friends near home and around the world: Students have been corresponding regularly with members of Mrs.

John White's English class In Sweelwatcr. There Is correspondence with a girl in Indiana. Through Ihe International Friendship league in Boston, letters are on their way to students in Wales. Northern Ireland, England, and Denmark. This year, while Judge and Mrs.

McCain were attending the Lions International Convention in Chicago, Mrs. McCain became acquainted with a Chicago teacher, Mrs. Virginia Rice. This week Mrs. McCain's class wrole letters 36 of Mrs, Rice's students in Chicago.

English Ii no longer dull sub- About 42 1-2 per cent of all United States farms have telephones. Mrs. Felix Crawford To Be Buried Today BA1UD, Dec. 4 Last rites 'or Mrs. Felix Crawford, 77, will at 3 p.

m. Saturday In the Dudley Baptist Church. The Rev. Mack Bichardson of Abilene, assisted by the Rev, Rl- ley Fugitt, church pastor, will officiate. Mrs.

Crawford died Thursday afternoon In Callahan County Hospital here. Burial will be In the: Dudley Cemetery, with Wyllc Fu-i rteral Elomc having charge of rangements. A Cailahan County resident since 1917, Mrs. Crawford was born Mary Maggie Avery on Sept. 23, 1376, in lola, Kan.

She also had lived Oplln. Mr. Crawford died May 20. Survivors are four sons. Lawrence of Pie Town, N.

Lev! of Socorro, Ira of OpUn and Elbert of Tioute 2, Clyde; two daughters. L. V. Harris of Onlin and Mrs. J.

B. Sherrar of Abilene; two sisters, Mrs. Lula Acord of Bakersfield, Calif, and Mrs. Kale Crawford ot Route 2,. Clyde; one brother.

W. I. Avery of Coteman, 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Stamford Baptists Will Subscribe Budget Sunday STAMFORD, Dec. i (UN'S) -Church Loyally Day.

with high attendance In all services end subscription of the church budget for 195), will be observed Sunday by the Vlrsl Baptist Church. Pledge cards were distributed and goals have been set through Iho Sunday school for support of the budget, the budget of 555,000 was adopt- a per etnt Increase over last year'i budget. One of tfie Increases will be in amount designated for the Cooperative Program, church mission funds, which has been for 22 per cent of 'the uudeslgnated receipts. This Is expected to amount to approximately $12,000. In addition to 'he Cooperative Program, amounts were allowed for Associations! local Mexican missions and the Lueders UaplEst Encampment.

Amount for the building fund has been set at 18 per cent of the undesignated receipts, which Is expected to amount to (10,000. Contributions designated to the build- Ing fund have ilwayi been given by variout donors, Foxes Reduced DENMARK, WIs -A t3 50 hange'iri the rate of this ortheaste'm i i vil- age drew more attention Friday the mention of millions elsewhere--village fathers said that lue to economical operation, p'rop- taxes could be reduced that much per thousand. FUNDS PLACED WITH US ON OR BEFORE THE of DECEMBER EARN DIVIDENDS FOR THE FULL MONTH CURRENT RATE ON SAVINGS Safety Insured to I Ope Your Account Today A SAVINGS IttSTPTCTJON supetviaoK or THE STATU BASHNO 1155 N. 3rd HOM Milex Phone 4-4309 Vidntr 31 iAionderful wearing SMI weather or not! I Style-right for sunny avenues, weatner-right for snowy country roads--Florsheiui Wintcrweiglit Shoes always feel right because they're specially designed and specially crafted of specially selected leathers for longer, more comfortable wear through all kinds.of weather. Switch to Florsheim Winterweights and you'll he dressed for it! Argentine CiosM Propogonda Agency BUENOS AIRES abolished Friday Ut ftofnodt department, wiilch had been a toune Motion with the' United SUtfi several other countries; San Antonio Record SAN ANTONIO (S-For the flrot time In nine years, San Antonio has gone throufib in month without i traffic death, Police Chief Bicliiwi said Friday.

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