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Microfilm Service IO-I -67 0. Box 6 66 222-C LllMt Tmi 75205 Texae 75 I hying aily ews Your Daify Home Newspaper in Fastest Growing City II PAGES 2 SECTIONS VOLUME, 6 NUMBER IRVING, TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, SUNDAYS 10? Boiler Expansion Tank Acts As Guided Missile BY FLOYCE KQRSAK CONTINUED THROUGH THIS WALL--As the missile continued on it's destructive path, it blasted through a plywood wall into the kindergarten department of the church, causing extensive damage. DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY HARDY PRICE. AND ENDED HERE--Fire Marshal Pistol Mitchell examines the expansion tank which Thursday about 11:30 a.m. exploded in the boiler room of the First Christian Churchat 210 E.

6th St. DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY HARDY PRICE. IRVING JANUARY SC Robin Redbreasts Men flitting among leafiest oik boughs, harbingers of Spring, have arrived too early. two spaniels, flat on their backs sunning themselves in their yard on Pioneer in Tuesday's unbelievable 82 degree sunshine sighs of relief from school kids, now that the exams are all over. fabric stores displaying yards and yards of the brightest spring colors imaginable.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Mr. and Mrs. Alan Frank Thompson on the birth of Alan Jan. 11 at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth. The Thompsons reside at 601 Hughes in Irving and also have a daughter, Alicia, TURNED OUT by the scores Sunday afternoon to attend open house for and Mrs.

B. M. Brooks on the occasion of their Golden Wedding The event was held at the home of and Mrs. J.H.Mammen, 2717 Yorkshire. Mrs.

Mammen is daughter of the Brooks'. Mr. Brooks is a retired postal employe, and the family has lived in Irving since 1933. i BLAST STARTED HERE--The explosion that ripped through the First Christian Church Thursday, started here at this six-inch cement wall and the expansion tank traveled some 65 feet before coming to a halt. DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY HARDY PRICE.

RECALLING THE PAST we find that It was on Jsn. 25, 1915 that the first telephone call from New York to San Francisco wss mads. Also, on Jan. 30, 1832, Franklin D. Roosevelt waa born.

Speaking of Roosevelt, he the one who Initiated the March of Dimes for polio. The March is currently going on, only funds now are needed for research and treatment of birth defects. Don't forget. THE LADIES AUXILIARY to the VFW is busy these days planning a big Valentine party and dance to be held Feb. 11 at the VFW Hall.

February being Americanism Month for the Auxiliary, proceeds from the party will be used to finance the ladies' Americanism project They plan to crown a King and Oueen, and music will be provided by a live band. Anyone interested may attend and help these ladies with a good cause. The Auxiliary Is also readying a gift box for tie orphan home in Michigan. Clem, president of the local organization wishes to thank local merchants for all their help in preparing Christmas boxes for the needy during the holidays. LAST WEEK, THIS WRITER attended a lecture about reincarnation and must admit that thinking along these lines Is entirely new tor us.

However the speaker made an excellent case on behalf of the subject. We learned that believers of the theory feel that people progress through time and eternity by learning things in each life, sometimes paying for past sins in the next life. As far as this writer can figure out, this is our first time around and besides that, we keep making the same old mistakes, over and over, right here, right now. Howard Sees Nml For IJS. Air Law Priest Sees Decrease In Churchgoers Additional federal legislation In the field of air pollution control would be "premature" at this time, Clint Howard, a member of the State's Air Control Board, said Thursday.

Howard was commenting on a bill introduced in Congress by Houston Congressman Bob Eckhardt Wednesday, which would let the federal government enforce air pollution control rules In Dallas and Tarrant Counties next year. The proposed law will apply to Harris County Immedlstely. "1 see no point In adopting federal leglalation that takes over the function of stats lsw," Howsrd said. "The state law is good Uw and Is just going into The Air Control Board is scheduled to meet Tuesdsy, January 81, to adopt ststewlde standards to curb air pollution. Howard said that hs thought that within ths next yesr, sreat strides would be made In cleaning up the State's air problems without the need of federal laws.

A priest who believes there are more atheists than believers In God in the Uniled States today said Thursday he expects churches to have fewer but better members in the Dr. Richard Butler, O. a consultor to the Vatican's Secretsriat for Non-Believers snd member of the American Secretariat for Non- Theists, made his remarks in an interview preceding a speech at the University of term is hsrd to specifically define," he "There are, of course, shades of belief or unbelief. In many cases it's not clear cut. But 1 think there's a time coming when it will be brought into clearer focus.

You might have fewer members of churches in the future, but they will be better members." His belief that non-believers already outnumber believers is. he admits, contrary to statistics. But he feels that a "massive crisis of fslth" developing now Vill draw lines more sharply between theists and atheists. "In the last couple of years there has been more popular interest in religion, at least for speculation. Dr.

Butler noted. "I think almost all are called In our time and our cultural condition to re-examine and re-evaluate their religious convictions. So we will probably in the future have fewer mediocre, people who to church occasionally to seen but are not very fixed In religious convictions, and we will have more people who are either firmly convinced and committed or firmly unconvinced and uncommitted." Economic and Intellectual developments In our culture have made It easier to deny religious commitments, Dr. Butler feels. "After he pointed out, "we have a great development of knowledge and technology to occupy our minds and satisfy our Intellectual curiosity.

And we have, except in some sectors, rather proaperous economy, which can give people a sufficient sense of security." The priest's contact with atheism has come through IS years ss a chaplain on university campuses and his extensive studies in modern philosophy. He has published four books, including two on ths life and thought of George Santayana, a professor of philosophy st Hsrvsrd University, who was a professed skeptic snd nonbeliever. Two chapisrs of Dr. "Themes of published last month, desl with belief and non belief ss subjects that bother young Communication. Dr.

Butler ssys, is neoeaaary between ath- elsts and believers, as it is between groupe which believe in God. And this is ths reason DE Students To A rrive Saturday Career skills and accomplishments will be displayed by some 400 high school students employed through Distributive Education programs at schools throughout North Texas when they convene Ssturday at Irving High School for the annual Area 13 DE Leadership Conference. The students wlU compete In five areas for the right to enter state contests In Dallas In March. And they will select an area vice-president for 1967. The contests wiU Include job interview, public speaking and sales demonstration and the selection of an Area Sweetheart and the DE Student and Outstanding Girl DE Student.

Fifty local businessmen and women will judge the contests. School admlnistrstors and DE coordinators will also take part in the selection of the outstanding students. The conference, being directed by Irving High School DE coordinator Herb Stice and MacArthur High School coordinator Jerry Holmes, Is scheduled to begin with a general meeting at 8:45 a.m. The contests will be followed by an awards assembly scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Trophies will be given to first- place winners In five divisions of each Second- through fourth-place winners will receive medals.

The top two In each division may compete in the state events. DR. RICHARD BUTLER for the establishment after Vatican Council of three permanent secretariats, or committees. "The Secretariat for Christian Unity Is concerned with promoting and fostering dialogue with Protestant Christians," he explained. "The second one Is for dialogue with non-Christian religions which profess a belief In God.

The last secretariat to be established was the Secretariat for Non- Believers." Having met only once so far, the International group has not really begun to function. Dr. Butler said. The purpose of the dialogues. Dr.

Butler emphasized, Is not evangelism. can at least clarify our positions, and we can find a common meeting ground and a mutual concern for the welfare of mankind," fie said. "And we can settle on these concerns for the freedom and dignity of man and therefore how we can cooperate. "The purpose, very slrpply, Is to express good will towards all men and therefore sit with them in conversation to understand what our differences and life views are and what our common concerns are, and we may very well take some of these common concerns and relate them to our perspective of faith or non-faith." Arrangements Pend For Two Explosion Rips 1st Christian Church Thursday No One Injured In Blast Helicopters Pluck Patrol From Trap By BRYCE MILL United Press letersetioeel SAIGON Marine helicopters whirled through heavy Communist fire at dawn today and plucked to safety Leathernecks surrounded and In the fight just belsw the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Vietnams, Leatherneck casualties were light overall, the spokesman said. But Thursday night the odds were not good.

fighting for their lives in the yy Guadalcanal-like jungles just iTVlTtQ ImOlflC holnu; tho Mnrth Destroyed below the North Vietnamese border, A meV lean military spokesmen said. Communist gUQS shot down th-ee American helicopters trying to reich the Leatherneck Djf mJlUZt? reconnaissance patrol in a long irvingites Services are pending at Colonial Funeral Home for two Irving residents, both of whom paaaed away Thuraday evening In Dallaa hospitals. Earl (Margaret) Cowart, 2326 Cochran, paased away at Paul She la aurvived by a son, Bobby Cowart of Irving. Mrs. Dorothy Elisabeth Stark, 44, of 3128 Kathy Lana, died at Methodist night of combat that preceded the rescue at The fighting formed one of two bitter battles that erupted Thursday in South northern provinces where U.S.

Marines are attempting to at least three North Vietnamese army divisions from pushing south. Ambnah Marines In the second fight, about 15 miles souUi-toutheast of the giant Marine bastion of Da Nang, an estimated battalion of North Vietnamese ambushed two Marine companies with heavy mortars and machine guns. The ambush caught the Leathernecks crossing a river in a classic guerrilla tactic. But the Americans did not flee. The Marines raised their puns and charged.

The generals at Da Nang sent a third company helicoptering into the area in hopes of pinning down the Communists. The Marines killed 74 of the Reds before the North Vietnamese fled through the jungle in the night after nine hours' fighting. The Lesthernecks suffered slight to moderate loeses, a spokesman said. Fire completely destroyed the home and contents of Mr, and Mrs. William Brooks.

1817 Standish, early Thursday afternoon, and Fire Marshal J. D. Mitchell estimated the total loss at approximately 20 000 According to Mitchell, the blaze apparently started in a washroom, located just off the homes carport, then spread quickly throughout the house, spurred on by high winds. A neighbor noticed the tire and contacted the Irving Fire shortly after 2:30 p.m. Firemen from Fire Station No.

2, located at the Intersection of Story Rd. and W. Irving and Fire Station No. 4, located on N. MacArthur answered the call and spent more than an hour extinguishing the blaze, of the nelsl Onewhotighbors ssw ths blase told Mitchell that ths fire looked like "giant due to the high winds which whipped the flames through ths The home is owned by Frank Campbell of Fort Worth, and Mitchell aet the building loas at $12,000 with content loas estimated at between $6,000 and $8,000.

A boiler explosion, equal to the force of sticks of dynamite, ripped through the First Christian Church at 210 E. 6th St. about 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The blast caused extensive damage to the interior and exterior of the one story building and Fire Marshal Pistol Mitchell said the loss could run as high as $10,000.

Mitchell said an expansion tank, sitting on top of the church's boiler, apparently became overloaded, causing the explosion. The tank ripped through the building like a destructive missile. "Something just didn't function right," said Mitchell. He cited one of two things that could have caused the tank to build up the excess pressure. "Either the pop-off valve on the boiler failed to function," said Mitchell, "or the heating control unit could have overheated and caused the build up.

We know right The tank itself traveled a distance of 65 feet following the explosion, blasting its way through a six-inch cement wall, splintering a plywood wall and entering the kindergarten department, partment. When the four foot by one foot tank blazed through the kindergarten room, It was still traveling at ceiling height. However, it hit an overhead beam, bounced toward the floor, crushing a table. It then bounced back up, to a height of about six feet, before coming in contact with the windows on the west side of the building. The metal framework of the windows halted the flight of the erstwhile missile.

The back plate of the tank ripped into the mechanical room of the church and the force of the explosion cut electrical connects and tore pipes from their connections. The roof of ths bulletins was lifted, and several pieces of pipe were driven through the roof. The ceiling of the church was lifted The explosion also csused several concrets walls to be pushed Only one person was in the building at the time of ths blast, church secretary Mrs. Ruth Reynolds. She told Mitchell she hoard a peculiar noise and when shs opened the door to ths mechanical room, the stsam caused her to move down the hall from the Initial blast area.

As she was calling the operator for help the explosion went off, Mitchell said Mrs, Reynolds possibly saved her life when she went down the hall to make the call. Her offffce is directly across the hall from the mechanical room. Bill Vaughan, chairman of the church board, told the Daily News riday morning, that only the 10:50 a.m. Sunday services would be held and that all other services would be cancelled for this Sunday. He said he did not know how long It would take to repair the building noting the amount of damage.

Temporary heating facilities will be installed in the church for the Sunday services. Drive Hits 76 Per Cent Of Goal Campaigners in the Irving YMCA's annual membership and fund drive reported reaching 76 percent 500 goal at a special meeting held Thursday night in the YMCA building. Groups reporting in--and the amoui.t they have collected the Rocking Ranch, headed by Mrs, Joyce Leach. $5,761, or 115 percent of their Medford Rites Held Here This Morning Funeral services were scheduled Friday morning in Ben F. Brown Chapel, with James Trigg, minister of the Westside Church of Christ officiating, for 61-year-old Mrs.

Bess Roberts Medford of 2730 West 18th Street, who passed away Wednesday night in a Farmers Branch Hospital after a two-week illness. The three and years resident of Irving formerly resided in Dallas for about 30 years. A native of Ennis Mrs. Medford was employed as a clerk for the Federal Food and Drug Administration office in Dallas. She was a member of WestsideC hurch of Christ in Irving.

Survivors Include hsr husband, Merlin E. of Irving; two daughters, Mrs. Merlle Wassom of Dallas and Mrs. Bill Phillips of Irving; one brother, Lester Roberts of Houston; one sister, Mrs. Gordon Taylor of Ennis; and four Interment was In Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas.

quota; the Triple Ranch, headed by Mrs. Leah Jeffery, $4,461, or 69 percent of their quota; the Palo Duro Ranch, headed by Mrs. Jean Boone, $3,006, or 100 percent of their quota, and the Pitchfork Ranch, headed by Jess Mooney, $3,701, or 71 percent of their quota. Also reporting in were the King Ranch, headed by Ben Boone, $3,701, or 69 percent of their quota; the Bonanza Ranch, headed by Kenneth Yancey. $2,760.

or 60 percent of their quota; the Turkey Tracks Ranch, headed by Sam Akins, $2,157, or 51 percent of their quota, and the Ponderosa Ranch, headed byGeorge Trenary, $2,416, or 46 percent of their quota. Campaign teams reaching their quotas Thursday night were led by Mrs. Rita Domanico, Mrs. Gwen Hughes, and Mrs. Carole Gragin, while Mrs.

Peggy Veno and Mrs. rloBeck received special honors by qualifying for the $50" Club. In addition, plaques were awarded by drive chairman G. M. "Chuck" Dykes to Mrs, Joyce Leach and Mrs.

Jean Boone for reaching their group quotas. Workers receiving their Quota Buster Awards Included Mrs. Betsy Wood, Mrs. Evelyn Apwish, Frances Dodson, Mrs. Franky Arthur, Mrs.

Rita Domanico, Mrs. NeU Booher, Mrs. Joyce Ward, Mrs. Gwen Hughes, Mra. Beverly Young, Mrs.

Wanda Baker, Mrs. Iris Freeman, Mrs. Beth Gwen, Sam Akins, Mike Hsrms, Ed Manning, 1. A. Haley, Mrs.

Jackie Hicks, Mrs. DottieMU- burn, Buddy Furrh, Jack Stanford. and Ken Hodge..