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The Waco News-Tribune from Waco, Texas • Page 4

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ahr ISaro Page Texas Friday, March 12, 1954 28 Americans Exposed At Atomic Tests WASHINGTON, March 11 The Atomic Energy Commission said tonight that 28 Americans and 236 natives were subjected to during the recent atomic test in the Marshall Islands all those exposed are The commission announced on March 1 that the first of a series of nuclear tests had started in the Pacific proving grounds. The commission announcement today said: the course of a routine atomic test in the Marshall Islands. 28 United States personnel and 236 residents were transported from neighboring atolls to Kwajalein Island according to plans as a precautionary measure. individuals were unexpectedly exposed to some radiation. There were no burns.

All are reported well. completions of the atomic tests, they will be returned to The commission made no immediate amplification of this announcement. However it seemed probably that a of radioactive waste and activated moisture from a cloud drifting from the explosion probably descended on the Americans and natives on the atoll to which they had been moved. Atomic test officials try to make careful forecasts of wind directions but sometimes miscalculate. Exposure to mild radiation is not necessarily dangerous.

Reporters last spring were within two miles of an atomic explosion at the Nevada proving grounds and later walked to zero." Instruments showed that they were subjected to some radiation but no ill effects have showed up. Reference in announcement to a test indicated the detonation in Question was not a hydrogen explosion. PIANISTS TECHNICAL FIREWORKS SC hoolm I ster PLEASE AUDIENCE IN WACO HALL Waa AUTOMATIC POWER Leila Ellis, occupational therapist at Crippled Children's Hospital, checks the new auxiliary power unit, which has been installed at the hospital. The unit was a gift to the hospital from Cooper Foundation, and was installed at a cost of slightly more than $5,000. It will oDerate all of the electrical emergency equipment in the hospital in case of electric power failure.

The unit automatically starts when it is needed to keep iron lungs and other vital equipment in operation. It is run by nautral gas, but can be operated with gasoline if natural gas is not available. (Photo by Bob Turner.) Editor ins Honor From Christians and Jews FORT WORTH. March 11 an organization dedicated to meet- Tribute to life devoted to uphold- ing intolerance with tolerance, evil ing the full meaning of brother- with good. hood was paid by the National i By his side was Mrs.

Record. Martha Ann HdrnhMif hpifl a i Conference of Christians and Jews "my Baptist wife, who taught me policy at the of th time of her death in 1952. The com- heard to utter a of your heart instead of pany declined to pay the claim of your eyes. the insured on the grounds that That man. James R.

Record. James S. Pope, executive editor she was treated at a place the managing editor of the Fort Worth Qf the Louisville Courier- companv claimed was not a Star Telegram, dedicated and Times, long-time ex- hospital." himself to good and ponent of the things for which The District Court of Ellis Coun- the preservation and extension of Record has worked and the night's tv ruled against the insurance com- our free way of explained main speaker, said have pany and awarded a total of $2,305 the NCCJ citation, presented by here a Texan whom I have been to the estate. In an opinion by Associate Justice Joseph W. Hale.

Tenth Court upheld the lower court decision, said the insurance company wrote I the definition and failed to define it except as a hos- Judge Hale cited Webster's Dictionary definition and that of a Dallas City ordinance to hold that Oak Lawn Hospital of Dallas came within the general definition. Judge Halp said lhat since the insurance I company writes the policies, the courts have consistently given a liberal view toward the contentions toward th? people who are insured. I'nder the definition Judge Hale upheld the case. The opinion said the size of the hospital and its fa- some of the most dazzling concert numbers for piano by one whose By GYNTER Ql ILL Amusements Editor reputation was founded on, among FREDERICK FREEBURNE. pianist things, his ability to dazzle.

wnUfd by Phi Mu Aipha Friifmib shnw niprei with CTOSS- a-d Baylor Schorl of in the fourth They are pieces wun cross concert of the Bavior for both right and left hand. In Waco Hail Thursday. March 11, glissandos and other virtuoso ef 1954 The tricky Spanish dance rhythms, delicate nuances and abrupt changes in dynamics. Dr. Freebume made his piano about as descriptive as the instrument can be ard made the idyllic Evocation and the two festivals of contracting nature alive Chaonne In Minor La La Campanula From Evocation Puerto Fefe-Dleu a Seville Sonata No.

2. Opus 36.... Rachmaninoff There wit a lot of piano played, but, unfortunately, few to hear it Waco Hall last night as Frederick Freebume of the music faculty was presented in the fourth event of the Baylor Artist Concert Series. It was Dr. second public appearance since coming to HOUSTON.

March 11 wi aco last year, and his program Church of Texas ended last night was every bit as heavy and even more tastefully performed than his local debut some time over a year a major display of technical fireworks for which he is entirely suited. which he traversed with a i and glowing. high mechanical skill, The Rachmaninoff sonata, an In the three selections from the oftentimes raucous thing of com- Albeniz Iberia Suite, with their plex rhythmic enigmas, evocative of inner turmoil, almost devoid of tenderness, and a devilish work in technical and interpretive demands. was more satisfying in the former than in the latter, yet it was impressively executed. We recall having heard it before, but it is something that should be heard again and again.

The small audience was genu- inely appreciative of all that was done and their applause brought an encore, the Brahms Intermezzo 1 in B-flat Minor. Church omen Stricter Liquor Laws their annual conference today by approving a iesolution urging stricter state laws to control of beer and liquor to Gov. was asked to place five statute changes before the His platform demeanor is poised I PffiSiature and assured, with that authority of 8 mri a young man who knows what he I Another is doing. He is abundantly gifted preciation to with a fine grasp of the mechanics t0r Chris.ian leadership, support and esthetic of music though one various Christian causes, may quarrel with some rushing of i his suPPort 91 separation o. Was W.

S. Ferguson ever county school superintendent? The present county school superintendent. J. E. Batson, ran across his name while looking through some old records at the courthouse.

Ferguson, he found, had signed some papers in 1894 as county school superintendent, but Batson thinks he might have been pinch-hitting for J. R. Conyers who. records show, held the office before and after the Ferguson signature appeared. Batson asked some old- timers around the courthouse about Ferguson but nane of them remembered.

Before Conyers. Dr. F. W. Burger held the office from 1888-90.

From 1901 until 1909 W. J. Barcus was county school superintendent. Other county superintendents were R. L.

Abbott, H. S. Beard and L. A. Woods.

87,183 Goal For Red Cross In Limestone MEXIA. March 11 SPL A brunch opened the Red Cross finance campaign in the residential section of Mexia Tuesday morning with campaign leaders 1 and volunteer workers attending the kick-off gathering at the I Cafe. I drive is under the direction of Mrs. L. H.

Juda. with the quota for Mexia set at $3,400. Limestone set goal this year is $7,183. Mrs. Ruby Monk of Tehuacana, county finance chairman, 209 will make house-to-house appeals for contributions, with the canvass expected to be completed i in about a week.

tempo to the detriment of clarity of articulation. He began the proceedings rather impressively with the Bach Chaconne in Minor, transcribed Court Defines Hospital To Settle Suit The Tenih Court of Civil Appeals Thursdav defined a hospital in a suit between the National Bankers Life Insurance Co. and Hattie Lee Hornbeak as independent executrix of the estate of Martha Ann Hornbeak. Martha Ann Hornbeak held A. M.

Herman at a dinner. asked to help you honor, and there- Sonie 560 friends, fellow workers I by am honored and recipients of his good will can voice my respect, my affection and my admiration for Jim Record, but this only identifies me with every other person who has ever known Relating recognitions which have been extended Record for his contribution to his fellow man. Pope recalled that most recent distinction was when was invested into the order of Knighthood of St. Gregory the Great by the Catholic Explaining that newspapering is a world in which phonies are soon spotted for what they are. Pope said Record has won un- uie size or uie nuspuai ana ih i BONN.

Germany, March 11 bounded esteem of his newspaper cilities oid not determine defi- The West German government to- has passed a test nition as a hospital. I day asked a willing Parliament to more rigid than running the old- I approve big cuts in income and stvle Western corporation taxes. This will re- He recalled that when Record duce the bite on millions of Ger- resigned his 21-year presidency of FORT WORTH. March 11 i mans to less than before the war. the Texas Associated Press Man- were opened today by Army Officials said the reduction, aging Editors Association, came Engineers for a new hospital at! which reflects increasing West as near to being a crying jag as goiters Air Force Base in Mineral German prosperity, is the biggest you will find in our checkered an- Ve.ls.

J. J. Frjtch of Dallas was anv Western nation siitce World watched as Record, who 48 years ago began his service to the Star- Telegram. received the honor from Tax Cut Plea Shows German Prosperity Hospital Rids Opened aDparent low bidder at $2,015,612. Oil Hearing Is Set AUSTIN, March 11 Railroad Commission set today for hearings May 4 this application for discovery oil allowable and new field designation: Tom Med- dcrs for his Hospital Well 1, Wichita County.

Water Study Endorsed COLLEGE STATION, March 11 (V Texas Water and Sewage Works Assn. elected D. A. Crocker, director of public at Longview. today as president and endorsed a state-wide water resources study.

War II. The to win approval in for a slash in income taxes ranging from 6.4 to 41.6 per cent. Corporation taxes, now 60 per cent wiil be cut one fourth to 45 per cent. A bill sent to Parliament by Chancellor Konrad coalition government sets Oct. 1 as the effective date.

Finance Minister Fritz Schaef Turning to the foe which NCCJ fights, Pope said there is now sort of maliCn virus which is causing too many otherwise compassionate people to assign the very lowest motives to anyone who disagrees with merely the absence of tolerance, but the presence of some force bred of fear which withers fer told Parliament that the entire Fee Not Illrpal, Harness Race Probers Sav NEW YORK state commission probing New York tax burden which the German population carries will remain that of other after the reductions. He said that a defeated Germany "cannot have taxes harness race tracks has decided which are lower than those in the was nothing illegal, unethi- victor cal or in a $10,000 fee paid to Secretary of State Thomas Transport Due With 1,496 Miss LeTellier Srriouslv 111 SEATTLE. March 11 I me commission transport Gen. Gaffey is due Saturday from the Far East with 1.496 Ambassador Leaves Texas DALLAS. March 11 Roger Makins.

British ambassador, left for Washington today after an 8- day Texas visit. Suffragan Rishop Elected DALLAS. March 11 The Very Rev. John Harte. dean of St.

Cathedral in Erie. was elected suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas today. Climbers Leave India CALCUTTA. Irtflia. March 11 ir Seven members of a California Himalayan expedition to climb 27.790-foot Makaiu Peak left here by train today for Nepal.

Rrauis During Election TEHRAN. Iran. March 11 Six men were injured in polling station brawls today as Tehran 1 wound up its three-day election of 12 of Parliament. 43 pounds say your thyroid while reaching for the box of chocolates. Not one in a hundred overweight people have a thyroid condition.

But don't male the mistake of going on 1 a protracted starvation diet to the of ti'e A strenuous diet can do a great deal of harm. Why not try the sensible Barcen- trate way? Nothing harmful no dieting and if the very first bottle doesn't show you the uay to reduce, return the empty bottle for your money back. Just ask your druggist for four 'ounces of Barcentrate now just $1.69. Muc with grapefruit juice as directed on label and take according to directions. That's all there is to it.

Mrs. Gladys Sue Mangan. Route 2, Crockett, Texas, wrote us as follows: v.eigl'ed pounds when I commenced to take Barcentrate. I am now down to 128. a loss of 43 pounds.

I feel so much better using this woederful product," Miss Clifford LeTellier, 1612 issued its finding yesterday after Proctor Avenue, is seriously ill at hearing detailed testimony on Cur- Providence Hospital. Miss LeTel- dealings with Algman Corpo- lier is a retired Waco High School ration, which owns Yonkers Race- math teacher. i wav. ED. J.

BOLES Assist. Manager THE TEXAS FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW IS STILL IN EFFECT. PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO OWN AN AUTOMOBILE The S. Insurance Company is now offering this protection on a monthly payment plan based on promulgated by the Board of Insurance Commissioners. We also offer additional coverage which protects the people in your car against accidental death and dismemberment.

If all drivers of your automobile are over 25 years of age. $3.40 down will put BOTH protective policies in force. If any driver is under 25 years of age, $4.35 down payment is needed, and then monthly payments in theae amounts will keep this dual protection in force and permit you to comply fully with this law. let your automobile liability insurance expire just because you afford the full annual premium. If you write a check for $15.000.00 you should have your insurance with us.

This protects you against the damage you do to the property of others and protects the people in your car against loss of life and dismemberment or disability. Fill in the inforriation below and mail with your first monthly premium of $3.40 or $4.35. Your policies will be issued and mailed to and you will be billed monthly for the premiums. Address Name of Motor Come In or Phone U. S.

INSURANCE COMPANY 6-1831 112 So. 6th Street, Waco, Texas 6-1831 church and state by his refraining from appointing a U.S. representative to the Vatican. The liquor resolution said I sands of are violating by Alexander Siloti, with its rcla- liquor control and enforce- tivelv simple repeated bass melody ment officers are hampered by in- and the varied, intricate and deco- adequate state laws "and know rative figures for the right hand, that the increased drinking among It affords a splendid opportunity to young people between the ages of demonstrate digital facility as well 12 and 18 is a contributing factor as the prowess with the to the rise in juvenile delin- contrapuntal form, both of which Dr. Freeburne has in some abun- dance.

He went through it expres-, Trnf ninths Increase sively yet without too generous a incrt-ase supply of emotion, though it might AUSTIN, March 11 be objected that he a little deaths surged upward in January, too percussive. the Department of Public Safety More transcriptions, these by said today. Incomplete reports Liszt of a couple of brilliant etudes 1 placed the toll at 168. The figure for violin by Paganini, followed, i is 3 per cent under the 174 La Chasse and La Campanella are for January a year ago. STORE HOURS 9:30 A.

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