Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 1

$00 SUIDAY We Dm a New Phone Number 3-4271 Ta List Wait Ads Dial 2-7841 aijhl umber aa tlnctHT) "WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT Byron VOL LXXIV NO 273 ABILENE TEXAS SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 20 1955 PAGES IN SIX SECTIONS PRICE DAILY 5c SUNDAY 10 Auociated Press (AP) ALONG WITH SPRING Thundershowers Cold Due Today The Weather Bureau at Abilene reported severe thunderstorm activity wu shown by radar in toe Chfidreae area Precipitation for toe 24 boun ending at 0:30 pm Saturday Included Dallas 38 of an inch Junction 41 Fort Worth 33 Houston 05 Lufkin 413 and 4)1 at Waco and El Paso Heaviest rainfall reported in this area was an inch at Winters that fell before 10 am Saturday Girl Only 19 Minutes Old al lime BEAUMONT Tex March It Ul infant girl only 19 minutes old wu taken from Baptist Hospital this afternoon by a woman disguised a nurse The mother wu atm in toe delivery room when the baby wu taken hospital officials said Dalrymple hospital administrator uid toe infant wu born at 13:50 pm She wu taken from the second-floor nursery of the hospital by an unidentified woman about 1:15 pm Woman Uasece Dalrymple uid no one uw the woman enter or leave the hospitaL Detective uid the woman apparently took toe baby closest to the door of toe nursery The parents are Mr and Mrs Georgs Wharton of Beaumont Wharton la an employe of toe and can be expended to a seating Magnolia Petroleum Co refinery capacity of 3000 hero Welcoming the pastors and eon- The infant had Identification gregation will be Dr Sterling tag when it wu left hi its crib Price present minister Mia Helen Maya wu toe nurse Vaught to Preach duty at the nursery The day's program gets started Wearing Uriferaa at am when too Rev 01 Mrs Maya said a woman Vaught Jr pastor el the Imma-1 dressed la a white nylon uniform miri Baptist Church la Little 1 and wearing white bose and whita THE REV CHARLES POWELL leegeet eerviee here 6 Former Pastors to Greet University Baptists Today Thundershowers war fore-oast far the Abilene area Sunday with a cold front due to hit the city about I pm bringing colder weather Sunday night and Monday Showers here Saturday afternoon officially totaled 01 of an inch IMa brought the total two day rainfall here to 15 Total for the year ie 170 as compared with hie normal rainfall for the period of 239 There were a few (bowers around Blackwell in Nolan County and Oak Greek Lake Hud brought 33 of moisture Maryneal in the weetera part of the cotariy got 25 and wait of Maryneal JB to 40 fell A little haU fell around Black-won but there was no damage The odd front was due to enter the Panhandle before dawn Sunday but it was too early for forecasters to say Just bow far Into the state It would reach Tha temperature in Abilene Sunday night was to drop to 40 degrees as compared with the 55-degree reading forecast for Saturday night Sunday's high temperature was to be TO to 75 and the high Monday to Thunderstorms cannonaded across much of Texas Saturday signsMng tha approach of spring As tha thunderheade spilled local riwwen from West Texas to tha Piney Woods in East Texas up its 00th anniversary this year la and between 2000 and 34M0 members and ex-members are expected to return for toe big Golden Anniversary celebration Expansion of toe church wiU be shown by a fuU-scalo model of the proposed $300000 auditorium The building will seat 1300 persons By DOROTHY DAUGHERTY Keporter-Newi Church Editor Six men wiU meet Sunday They will shake hands greet people they once gave guidance to and then marvel over toe growth of a church they helped mold Those six men are toe only living former pastors of toe University Baptist Church which chalks FLAMING DEATH A gasoline can shown beside the driver's seat in this charred old-model auto apparently caused a fire which fatally burned Antonio Urdailes about 52 near Winters Saturday Urdailes crawled out of the vehicle to a borrow ditch where his body was found (Photo by Little of Winters) lames Turn Car Into Death Trap Live ds Christian Episcopalian Asks tha new eoM front brought threats of light snow to tha Panhandle Spring la officially due at 3:36 am Monday Tha weather bureau In a severe Bock Ark ie to preach Flowers at the altar will be in honor of tho 13 charter members of too church Mrs Welch 3560 Simmons SL too only surviving charter member is to attend the program Senior member among the six fx-pesiors will bo tho Rev Daewoo of Hioo who sru pastor from 1906-1909 Thu the church wu tho "North Park Baptist" and met in a one-room school bouse The Rev Dawson now retired ie to speak during toe 3 pm service Lunch wiU be served at now to the congregation and its friends Also preaching during tha 3 pm program will be the Rev Charles PoweU of Crowell also retired who served here from 1923 1919 He has the distinction of being pastor of the church longer than any oth- The main Job of a Christian Withe family of God or fail to do to show his Christianity at foe I so ft is here that we will either weather warning alerted formers point where he comes in contact I be or not be evangelists When we and ranchers to thunderstorms with the world outride the church I finally understand that ft la going which boomed Saturday evening which 90 times out of 100 la on I to make a great deal of difference our hoes came to her at tho nursery at about 1:15 and said Mrs Mays wu wanted at the business office on the flnt floor Tin woman uid fhe would relievo Mrs Mays while she went to the office -Mrs Mays uid she wu gone irom tho nursery about four minutes When she returned the child and toe woman wera missing Search Useless Both Mrs Mays and Dr Todd who delivered the child Marched the second floor for tho woman but found nothing They could not determine which door she used to leave the hospital or then bad been a ear waiting for her Mrs Maya described the woman i about five feet eight Inches about 130 pounds with dark hair eyes and complexion Tho women wu not wearing i up nor any sort of nurses' pin Dalrymple uid toe husband arid that be could think of no reason for the child being taken The husband uid his family had no one-mfes and no family difficulties Mrs Mays hu been an employe of too hospital two years wen boated First persona to arrive at the scene were Burt Kirby and Willis Davie' who saw the flames from hone about a half mile away They drove to the burning wreckage and found the charred body In the ditch They called the Winters Fire Department from tha near by Jasper Drake home The left front 'door of toe 1941 Oldsmobile was wired shut Sheriff Atkins said and Urdailes had crawled out the left rear window and into the borrow ditch after the explosion The ear was gutted by the flames Heat melted toe window glasses Justice of the Peace Ba ker had not rendered a verdict Saturday night as to the causa of death Updaflee was boro in Mexico and came to South Texas la 1910 He moved his family to Winters in 1940 Mrs Rankin Pace assistant postmaster at Winters said that the unemployed farm worker had been trying to get papers In order to return to Mexico for a visit He had not been bade to his homeland since 1910 Survivors include Ms wife two brothers and a sister Funeral will be held at 1 pm Sunday in toe Lady of Carmel Catholic Church with too Rev Robert Vitveau pastor officiating WINTERS March 19 (RNS) -Antonio Urdailes about 52 was bunted to death late Saturday morning when a can of 'gasoline apparently exploded as he drove down a country road northwest of here Tha unemployed Winters man crawled from toe blasted hulk of his flaming car and died in a ditch at toe ride of the road Investigating officers (aid Runnels Couuly SueilTI Dun Atkins theorized that a five gallon gasoline container found on toe right floorboard of toe car was touched off either by a flame as Urdailes limited a cigarette or by a motor apart No witnesses to tha explosion from San Angelo to Palestine The I his- Job 150 mile wide band In toe warn- This thought wu toe keynote of Jng area included 48500 square I Dr Howard talk Sri- urday night at a banquet held in Late the bureau warned of ae- tho Wooten Hotel during toe 45th vere IhuuilitreUinu an aiuu( annual convocation ot the Episco-60 mile radius centering 20 miles I pal Missionary District of North south of Hobart Okla which in-1 chides part of Texu around Wicb- of York is Episcopalians Close Parley Here Today ka Falls Dr Harper New secretary of the Presiding Bishop's Committee on Laymen's Work There are about 90 million people in this country who member! of the church Dr Harper Pktaros aa Display Pictures of 10 of the 11 pastors I (including Dr Price) wiU be shown during tho afternoon Memorial I services for "thou who have la- Since Friday tho membership of bored In tho past" wUl bo held ilT" I POrea in PW WUl PO nciq THE WEATHER So They Just Decided To Adopt Whole Family Paul West Dies Funeral Set al Merkel NEWS INDEX ABILENE AND VICINITY Ms -14 mrm ImUU tha I cj-qr 1 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I l-0lurd Hwmfr I Former chapiala (Bill) 1 to King pastor of toe Central Baptist are outside I hosted the year's largest gathering I onuchfai Clovis N- ta to Work Secondary of Episcopalians from foil part of prefa 7:30 pm He wu pastor Sy TgjLgiSS1 Bony wM laymens work Tuu here from 1945-1947 and also wu aad tanks coidar I for the church lo secondary I The 45th annual convocation rildumlata of too 45th Division at Mortar Chur WU need men to work for the Missionary District of North Camp Barkeley hiraias eoMar taraahaadto smuyi Mo-1 thechurcfabut wo need mento Texu opened fte 2V4 day series of I The remaining pastors are tha dnrtas -d be too church -men who are toe I sessions at 3 pm Friday The Rev Douglas Carver (1941-1043) a more than 300 visitors who had now pastor of the First Baptist Satan FW oomo from too 39 parish- Church in Pomps who spoke lut 1:2 2 1 I es missions and preaching stations Wednesday night and the Rev I in Christian fellowship I will start homeward this afternoon I Sima of Shreveport La who They adopted a whole family of brothers and sisters Today a week after the adoption the fondly has settled down to routine pattern of living The adjustment was easy except that for their first Sunday school session last weekend Mrs Milerd started out of toe house wearing different colored shoes because of toe excitement And Chetlee 4 had to be trained not to put the waffles he like behind toe refrigerator The chikbwn are Julie Beth Chetlee 4 Alice Anne 5 Harris Burton 6 and Mary Jane 11 KINGSVILLE Tex March 19 Ul and Mrs Harris Milerd first decided to adopt one infant But the red tape was so great they decided to adopt an older child Still be done So they decided to trim two tom three then increasing toe number each time in hopes It would be easier to adopt a larger number of children than a lesser number for few couples win adopt a family that large So when a representative from a placement agency suggested they shoot the works and adopt five they made toe deal High aad low tamptratana tor St km tndad at 1:11 pjbi aad ts Rlgh aad tow tamparatafaa same ON taat yaar: IS aad 47 animator nadug at ym STJS RalaUra hamMK at MS ym SECTION A MaiMaa lacks wiaaara Oil Raws SECTION' I 1 1 5 What la PieakytarlaaF 7 Editariala 10 Rusiaaca OoHaah 11 Amasaaiaati 12-13 SECTION March kridaa 1 Fathiaaablf'Saaakliif 9 Campaa Chatter 0-7 AMIaae Nawcaaiars 9 Gardaa Teaks 11 SECTION Sparta 1-4 Farm news markets 13 Church aaws 14 Redie-TV lea 14 AFTER NEW DISCOVERY Evangelism la sometimes! Friday wu highlighted by an aft-1 la to preach at 7:10 pm tide corn-thought of "camp meetings I ernoon meeting of the Woman's ling Wednesday The Rev imp sawdust trails brother are you Auxiliary executive board at too (1820-1023) hu retired from pas-saved be said "Well tori is I church followed hr evening pray- taring but still is an evangelist sot what I am talking about at er dinner for clergy and wives at Open house for the preachers all Evangelism la not that sort of the Abilene Country Club and for will be held following evening serv-thing really I the Auxiliary board at feu so that people may have a "When the presiding bishop's Restaurant evening prayer at the chance to speak to their former committee at Boston in 1953 arid church with the address by the ministers that men of the church would be- RL Rev Geo Quarterman of Two children reside in gin a program of evangelism they I Amarillo bishop of the district: I Abilene Charles PoweU Jr lives certainly did not men that tha and a reception for delegates and I at 4065 St Mira men were going to start out put- visitors in the Wooten Hotel ball-1 Moreland 1120 Elmwood Dr is the ting up tents and preaching non daughter of tha late Rev "What did they mean? What Women Breakfast Burkett pastor from 1913-1920 evangelism? Just this evange-l Saturday's convocation sessions llsm ie embodying people incorp- started at 7:30 am with corporate orating people into tho living func- communion in Heavenly Bast tom-family of God which wo eaU church At 0:30 breakfast for wem-the church I en sru given In the church Parish Net Orjiihiilo I House The forenoon's business ses- "Tho church not an organise-1 lions followed: the in toe tom therefore evangelim not colonial Rooms of the Wooten Ho-persuading people to Join an or-1 tel and toe Women's Auxiliary at ganixation either by sawdust trail the church with Mrs William techniques or by more sedate metis-1 Gordon speaker At 13:15 pjn This well Noteworthy odi" luncheon wu served toe men at Jr of Dallu No 1 Lance Sears Work ha arid necessary to the Wooten and at 1 pm to toe five miks west of Maryneal in See- maintain life to fulfill a social women at the Parish House torn 153 Block 1-A HATC Survey function and to satisfy man's urge The early Court Voids Baird BAIRD Much 19 Ten kw enforcement officers seven of them newly-deputized were patrolling AU9 gog mid-afternoon I trcets herfl after toe Runs High Again in Sweetwater Writ Patrolled MERKEL March 19 (RNS) Paid Wiman West prominent Merkel businessman and a director of tha National Bank hero died at 5:30 am Saturday at the Sadler Hospital His funeral will be held it 1 pm Sunday at the First Baptist Church here Starbuck Funeral Home la in charge of arrangements Mr West 55 had been ill for about a year In January he sold his grocery business on account of failing health About a week ago ho became critically in and was -taken to toe hospital West was born August 5 1899 toe son of too late Mr and Mrs George West pioneer residents of Merkel He married toe former Vera Richie June 0 1943 Mr West was a lifetime resident of Merkel He was an active member of too First Baptist Church until his health foiled The body will lie in state from pm to 3 pm' in the sanctuary of the church after which time the casket will be closed The service will be conducted by the Rev Sam Tullock local First Baptist pastor the Rev Joe Allen of toe Kermit Baptist Church and Rev Levi Price of the Monahans Baptist Church Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery here Besides his wife he is survived by two brothers Mayor Henry West John Wesf and one sister Mrs Booth Warren all cf Merkel Pallbearers a Brown Vincent Barnett Tommy Ellis Charlie flharrell Carroll Benson Horace Boney Mack FUier and Nonaan Winter Official potential tut wu triumlto express to reshape I devoted to convocation buri-1 fflT0 ft Eastland With the West Texu UU1- Wednesday and it flowed 34331 things I ness followed by evening prayer barrels of oU daily from interval! keep nature tamed to serve Heavenly Reri church between 4753 and 6814 feet each other to reshape thing dosing get-together for WeUJp The McIntyre and Sears dkcov-mu built and equipped to do both groups wu the banquet start-1 In partnershfo with ing ri 7 pm at the Wooten Hotel T- eriu same 23 mifas apart fllua-1 these things in partnerahfo wnnjing FUb Saturday Chief Justice Clyde Grissom of too Eastland appeals court said the injunction case will be tried on its merits ta his court ri a future date The city obtained the Injunction fa district court here Thursday but tho WTUC filed a motion with too appeals court to dismiss the Injunction Tho WTUCa motion wu granted upsetting too district court ruling Tho injunction matter came up when toe city want to court to atop tho WTUC from boring coo- duita ta two places under First St to attend its service The mayor uid Saturday afternoon no one had started 'digging Baird hu constructed its own power facilities The mayor contends tho facilities are sufliclsnt to meet the needs ri to ritp This new surge of excitement wu set off last month when Sinclair completed its No 1 McIntyre a Canyon Sand discovery in Section 13 Block 22 TAP Survey The strike had an official daily flowing potential of 1272 barrels of 414 gravity oil coming from perforated intervals between 5313 end 5251 feet Sinclair immediately staked an offset location 1320 feet to the east on the Susie Whitworth lease This project Saturday wu down to 14)66 feet expected to reach the pay sons in a few days Strawn Reef Strike Meanwhile a rank wildcat in southwest Nolan County about II airline miles from Sweetwater wu completed a Strawn reef discovery It had been attracting much attention for over a week after flowing oil ou drillatom tarts By 8DERWYN MCNAIR I Reporter-News OH Editor SWEETWATER March 19 -Visions of a new major oil field are reflected hi the eyes of Nolan County residents these days they look northward Attention is focused on a hillside four miles from hero Just across the Fisher County line where Sinclair Oil and Gu Co recently completed a major oil discovery and is drilling a second project If toe offset project makes a good well proving toe discovery ie not Just a rigs are likely to sprout up all over the area Remanded by OH ft would literally surround the City of Sweetwater with oil fields and be a new boost in the economy of an oroa that In tha past few yean hu become trato how axplorrilon hu spread Gog 7 ha said I at which the speaker wu the Rev even pect1 depu" in this aru during the put yearl "Now here where Christian-1 Dr Howard Harper of New A jissfia-F dty Nolan'towMito KiEJmS ri wn)n nwriSfSM SLdld tadS world into now good Texas on the Roberta lease Interest then and for aererelL Bndtfnd 1 They muit ha stresaed hold them- months thereafter wu centered trueChristiu jniniriry wlvw ruponsible for deepening rnTraVrrsr on two or three epots riant to be the church ri the point ufe ri all with whoml "vv of daily work ud tori here franchise to do builnees fa fee SWEETWATER Pago 10-A lthri we wUl either lead people fate1 See CONCLAVE Pg CeL I Baird wu to expire ri midnight.