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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 91

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DAVID FUNDFRBlfUG completes basic Keeping BHOWN'WOOD Marine Pvt. DAVID W. FUND ICR BURG, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen L.

rs of Brosvnsvood, graduated from basic raining at tlie Marine Corps Itecniit Depot here. CLYDE Sgl. 1C. IOOYI) T. RURKS of Clyde lias retired al Fort Wollers in Minor Wells after more than 20 'ears nf active duty service.

A native of Anson, he graduated from Abilene High School 111 1952. COMANCHE Tech, Sgl, ALTON WOMACK, son of Mrs. Cleo Womack, Comanche, has received his fourth award of the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal at Mather AFli, Calif. Sgl.

Vfomack, an informa Hon specialist, was riled for meritorious service while assigned to the 1950tli Communl caLons Group, Fuchu Air Sla Lion, Japan. Tlie sergeant attended Comanche High School, Crane High School, and the University of Oklahoma. SNYDER Navy Fireman OSCAR COY, son of Mr, and Mrs, Hugh T. Coy of Snyder graduated from recruit (raining at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, Calif. STAMFORD U.S.

Air Force S.Sgt. JOHN YV. KEAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bean of Rl.

3, Slaniford, has arrived for dutv at Nellis AFB, Nev, STAMFORD A.1C. ARTHUR HARVEY, son of Mr. and Mrs, 0. V. Harvey Stamford, lias completed training at the Defense Language Institute's West Coast Sheriff Closes Oldest Bawdy House in Texas LA GRANGE, Tex.

(AP) Bitter and grim volcsd, Sheriff T.J. Flournoy reacted to gubernatorial pressure Wednesday and closed Texas' oldest bawdy house. Meanwhile, housewives, teachers, businessmen and the, weekly newspaper publisher petitioned Gov, Dolph Briseoa to Jieep Edna's Fashionable Ranch Boarding House open. "It's been there, all my life and all my daddy's life and never caused anybody any trouble," Flournoy said'. "Every large city in Texas has things 1,000 times worse." Flournoy said after a telephone discussion svitli Briscoe Tuesday morning he was forced to close the "chicken ranch" or else state police would.

Prostitution is illegal in Texas. "The girls started packing their things Tuesday rigid," Flournoy said. "I don't think anyone is out there today." He was right. Or at least Edna wasn't answering her telephone. Tho so called "chicken ranch" has been in operation in this small Central Texas community since 1B44 when Texas was still a republic.

Briscoe said earlier this week he planned to shut doss the bordello unless Flournoy and local officials took the initiative. "We decided to tell local officials that we knosv there's a prostitution problem and ask them to clean if up, If nothing is done, we will clean it up," Briscoe said. Briscoe scheduled a meeting with Flournoy and Atty. Gen. John Hill Thursday hut Flournoy said he planned to simply hand Briscoe the petitions bearing "as many as several thousands of names.

I don't think it will do any good but I plan to go with several people to see Mm." Lester Zapalac, publisher of (he La Grange Journal, said he plans to take an editorial start! on ttie issue. (hink it's all right. There's no organized crime attached to it, and It's beneficial to the community," he said, noting (hat Edna's contributed fl 0,600 recently to Uie new hospital here, "i've ftver seen anything ll.OVll III! IKS Tab an Servicemen ISranrli in the Presidio of Monterey, Calif. Airman Harvey, a 1903 graduate of Stamford High School, attended the University of Texas at Austin, SWEETWATER (BKK1 BILL fi. PERDUE, sun Of the Rev, and Mrs, William G.

Perdue, has begun basic flight training at Pensncola, Fla. When he completes Aviation Officer Candidate School he will he commissioned an ensign and begin more than a year of intensive ground and in flight I raining leading to his designation as a Naval Aviator. SWEETWATER (RNS) Army National Guard LI ERNEST 1). RAYBURN, soil of Mr. and Mis, Henry F.

Rnyburn of Route 3, Sweetwater, recently completed the final phase of Die command and general staff officer course at I he U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, FI. Leavenworth, Kans. He and Iris wife, Mabel live in Roscuc. SWEETWATER (RNS) Navy Semaii Apprentice RICilAUD J.

DONNELLY, son of Mrs. Barbara Bishop, graduated from recruit (raining id the naval training center in Orlando, Fla. SWEETWATER (RNS) Marine Pvt. MARK D. SAG Elt, son of Mr.

and Mrs, V. Sager has graduated from basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depnt in San Diego, Calif. HASKELL Navy Seaman Recruit RONNIE 1). HISE, son of Mr. and Mrs.

L. L. Jise of Haskell, graduated from recruit training at tho Naval bad come from It and Vve lived here all my life. The girls buy all of their clothes hero, their eats. It brings in business for the community.

"They pay taxes same as everyone else, city, county, federal income taxes. It's listed on 1 he records as a rooming house. It keeps down rape, veneral disease. I (hink most of the people here are in favor of it." La Grange is a rural area community of some 3,000 residents halfway between Houston and Austin, perched on gentle rolling hills where values tend to be conservative and traditional. Zapalac said the bordello lias been euphemistically called a "chicken ranch" Camera Club Plans Election Of Officers The Wesl Texas Camera Club svill hold a business meeting al p.m.

Thursday, to elect nesv officers. The meeting will be In the Hose Park Recreation Center. Club members should bring slides and prints they want to enter in the annual competition, said Bill Wright, publicity chairman. Also planned for discussion is the exhibit the club plans to hold at the West Texas Fair and Hie annual banquet in December. Area Woman At Workshop MUNDAY Claudia Jean Tidisell of Monday is among 1ho 50 public school teachers from throughout Texas attending a three week Coordinated Vocational Academic Educational and Vocational Education tor the Handicapped workshop al Texas Tech University.

Participants were selected by Hie director of homemak ing education of the Texas Ed ucalion Agency, which is iin dcrwrlllng the srorkshop with a O.TXlO granl. ALTON 1). WOMACK receives, award SNYDtitl Navy Hospital man liemilt RANDY A. DUNCAN, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Jake Smith of Snyder, graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. CISCO U.S. Air Force S.Sgt. DANNY SCilAE son of Mr. and Mrs.

Don Schacfer, Cisco, has arrived for duly al Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea. A tun? graduate, of Rising Star High School, he attended Cisco Junior Cullege. The sergeant's wife, Elaine, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephen, Cisco.

BAIHJV U.S. Air Force M.Sgt. ODRAN G. FLOYD, son ol W. J.

Floyd, lit, 1, Balrtl, has arrived for duly at Gsnn AFB, Republic of Korea. Sgl. Floyd, a fuel systems, technician is assigned to a utiil of the Pacific Air Fortes. lie previously served at Dyes AFB, Tex. Tfie sergeant is a 1955 graduate ol Hnird High School.

WESTBROOK (RNS) DANNY WHITEHEAD, graduate of Westbronk High School Was recently promoted to Avialion maintenance administration man second el: Petty Officer Whitehead, currently stationed with the Squadron at Hie Nasal Air Station at Ovcnsot Point, R.T., is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Moody and Mrs.

Myrtle Birdsall, all ol Wesl bronk. Whitehead is the son of Mrs. N. L. Kusnn of Wig Lake, and E.

Whitehead of San Anto since 1he Depression era svhen many farm boys traded in chickens for (lie pleasures found al Edna's boarding house. "Well, the girls got lo taking in so many chickens nut there they started calling the place a chicken ranch," Zapalac said. Zapalac said the house kept "16 girls out there at all times. Sometimes when there is a big barbecue in town the leftovers are sent out to the girls but they always send back $50 or $100 to town." The Associated Press conducted an interview svith the bordello madam last August in which the yenr old woman svas asked how she stayed in business. "These people in this communityenough of 'em don't xs'anl it here anil it won't be.

here," she said. She said politicians and lobbyists from Austin, the slate capital, frequented the e. "I tell 'em (the girls), 'If recognize Itiem from TV, just forget A statewide, survey of prostitution in Texas at "lhat lime showed most of the bawdy houses of 10 years ago have disappeared, "giving svay to slrceisvalkers and call girls. "They've never dnne any harm here," Zapalac said. Year's Rainfall Above Average In Haskell HASKELL (RNS) Although rainfall in Haskell during July svas slightly below normal, precipitation Is considerably above normal for the year.

According to Sam Kent it, official U.S. Government recorder, 1.67 Inches fell here during July. Normal precipitation for July is 2.38 inches. Normal rainfall to date for the year is 14,31 inches, in comparison to 20.03 inches which has fallen here the first seven months of 1973, Her rcn's figures reveal, A low of 6fl degrees svas registered on July is. Highest rending nl the monili svas on July 7 when the temperature climbed (o 102 degrees, New FDA Rules Rile Health Food Industry Food and Drug Administration adnnfcrl vitamin r.nrt minArnl regulations Wednesday lhat nave suncu me wrath or tlie health food industry.

Commissioner AlovunrW i Schmidt said the rules "do not i bai anV Uil11lin Al mineral from the market," as some have charged, and "do not rc strict any vitamin or mineral to prescription status only." The regulations, part of a package of 19 food labeling actions, proposed in what FDA Marine Pilot Injured in Crash DALLAS (AP) Marine Corps Cant, Stephen T. Palm as Of DhIL IS uae injured when he ejected from a KB fighter plane which malfunctioned while taking off at Ihe Dallas Naval Air Station today. A spokesman said the plane continued through a fence at the edge of the field and crossed a highway and railroad track before coming to a stop Dursung imo flames. calls "Phase 3" of Us comprehensive program, generally apply to labels ordered after Dec. 31, 1973 for products sold after Dec.

31, 1974. Vitamins and minerals con laining more than 50 per cent of the new standard can be marketed as food wilh nutritional information on labels. Those containing GO to 150 per cent. will be considered di clary supplements, and those in excess of 150 per cent will be considered nonprescription drugs subject to a safety and effectiveness review later. An exception is made for vitamins A and which will have maximum limits on Iheir strength because the FDA says excessive amounts can be poisonous.

The now labeling requirements for those iss'o vitamins take effect in 60 days. The other final regulations OO ArlMe 35E the firs) of theft under HUy dot punishment shall he impihonwenl the county not exceeding two years, and by a Una not exceeding one lliouinnrl dollars. person conced of (Fief; over fifty dollars. ponhhment shall be by conrineuieij lo: not less than Wo yeorj nor more than Inn veorS." PASSBOOK SAVINGS 5'4 SAVINGS CERTIFICATES 5lA to 7 CERTIFICATE RATES VARY WITH TERM AND AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT Consumers finally increase the rates we pay on all savings accounts, large and small. All together, we hove nine different savings plans that Vill pay you the highest earnings ever paid on insured savings! DEPOSITS MADE lo be published in Thursday's Federal Register will: Require labels of imitation juice products to declare that they do not contain nalural fruit or vegetable juice.

Require producers of so called ''missing ingredient" products, such as chicken casserole and pepper steak, to state on labels that the meat is not included lir the package and must' be added. Spell out the types of ingredients required in frozen dinners, Require the use of the word Imitation on only those foods which are not nutritionally equivalent to the established food. Standardise Hie labeling Tor spices, flavorings, colorings, and preservatives. Increase the level of folic acid, an essential vitamin, that may be added lo foods. HELP REDUCE CRIME! aet a break! WE BY THE 10th EARN FROM THE 1st Abilene Savings Ct Jar ol 4th C7 Rivtr Ooltt Edpewood 8 A THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS Abilene, Texas, Thursday Morning, August 1913 Fantastic Savings on Aggjt sandals, casuals, TJ shoes Turn in a Shoplifter Citizens Crackdown on lifting are now nllnworl Council.

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