Plano Daily Star-Courier from Plano, Texas • Page 1

COLLIN COUNTY'S FASTEST GROWING TOWN. THE PLANO STAR-COURIER COLLIN COUNTY'S LEADING INDUS TRIAL CITY. SOUTH LARGEST CIRCULATED NKWRPAPtt VOLUME NO. 70 PLANO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 16. 1957 NO.

1 CITY OF PLANO PLANS TO RE-SURFACE STREETS AT NO INCREASE IN TAX RATE; OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE PEST CONTROL Testifies At Union Probe FOR SPITE MAYBE remember Dr. Krick, the rainmak says Mr. Adams. we all know he was fired by the city of immediately it started raining after a prolonged drouth My. guess is that the fam ed Dr.

Krick is sending all the rain just for pure says our friend. Homer may have a point there, even if his statement was said as a joke- Of course. Dr. Krick had nothing to do with the rain, bait statement is a good one for a laugh, at any rate of $1.25. are aising this plan to save the expense of a tax election and also to get the job done as far as our streets are concerned The officials also made plans at the Monday night meeting foi pest control and plan to start immediately spraying all stagnant pools of water to curb mesquito and fly infestation.

Within a week, they hove to have this We are again face to face with I the problem of re-surfacing the The officials also moved to es- streets and feel that it will re- tabhsh summer water rates, start Details of the manner rates wall apply will At an important meeting of the City Council Monday night, the Council made plans for resurfac ing of the streets of the city just as soon as weather permits. According to Mayor David B. McCall, Jr. City officials feel it is our obligation to keep the streets in good shape for the cit- iens of Plano and community. years he continued city levied a 25 cent special tax to take care of our streets.

There is an old and familiar saying that everyboody talks about the weather, but that no one does anything about it. That statement is SO true. Within recent weeks, this area has had perhaps 20 inches or more of rain, including nearly three inches over the week end which definitely was not needed. The prize weather statement of the past few Tnno comes from our good friend I quire about $20,000 to repair exist June 1- I Homer Adams, local realtor. ing streets, in need of repair, and jn which the to build some new streets The Plano Mayor explains that the only way the officials can do this is to retain the 25-cent tax which goes into a special street fund for maintenance and construction of streets.

They plan to re-surface all streets that need re-surfacing, in both the white and areas of the city issues ol be given in succeeding the Star-Courier. As announced elsewhere in this issue in another story, the Coun cil heard the final reading on an nexation of a 242.85 acre-tract and now the new city limits of Plano extend to the crossroads, north of Plano. Plano Rotarians Honor At Annual Event CITY COUNCIL IF PLANO ANNEXES 242.85 ACRES TO CITY LIMITS AFTER REQUEST OWNERS; TRACT TO BE DEVELOPED Plano Rotarians honored their Thj, Rotary-Anns at the annual llano, at a The owners are the developers Night banquet and program on' i. night at the City of the Jan Mar addition in Dallas. Thursday night at the Community a of 242.85 House.

colored says Mayor McCall not be an increase in the erations on many matters kept the K-u tax rate. It is merely keeping the Council members busy until after By the way do you know anyone; city tax rate at its present who can stop these downpours we have been having? We asked 1 or David B. McCall. if he 11 If tirPTQ INaiTlffl could do anything about it and he vlUtWO 11CU11UU admitted he turn it off. And that.

WASHINGTON, C. Mrs Margaret Kollra, sister of Paul Bradshaw, one time union strong arm man, tells the senate rackets committee of futile attempts made by her husband to obtain employ- rp, ment after The Monday night meeting was union corruDtinn one of the busiest of our City Council in a long while, as delib I CITY HAS PROBLEMS, TOO Bv Plano lions; To Honor Ladies And, on the subject of rain, may we say that in addition to your perb.ps. thS wettest.Sprin8 hi, Services Held Tuesday For Marion Ross They are: tory, others have their problems, too. This includes our city offi cials. If been over the city w.

O. Haggard, president, in recnt weeks, you know the Qraves, first vice president, condition of some of our streets, Raymond Robinson, second vice caused from the deep moisture president underneath. The City Council had 1 Floyd E. Jolly, third vice pre- a busy and important meeting on sjdent- Monday night at the City Hall, jF Field, secretary, and much of the business trans- Art Stranz, treasurer, acted until a late hour resulted! Frank Phillips, Lion Tamer, from the heavy downpours. You find an account of their transactions elsewhere in this issue R.

B. Painter, Tail Twister. J. M. Hickey, Director.

Marion Ross, 76, well-known Plano resident, was found dead at his home, at 1409 14th street, early Monday. The body was found by his sister, iMss Margaret Ross, a nurse, on her return home early Monday from nursing duties in another city. It is thought he died of a heart attack possibly iFYiday night or Saturday. The body was fbund in the hall of the home leading to the porch. His funeral services were held at 10:30 a.

m. Tuesday at the Lib At the next meeting later this I Jj D. A. the Star-Courier, given us by I member, conducted by Rev If Tv. Wr.lr.n Mayor David B.

McCall, Jr. Lions wild honor their la-j aiwfI the have been for a dies and- officers will be install i toifr long time in our capable city ed The officers will assume their officials, who give freely of their n(w positions the first meeting in in JULeD. Gordon is the retiring pre i were Johnny Offutt sident. time and service in the interests of the city- When you see our Mayor or any of our aldermen, give them a pat on the back for the fine job they are doing. HE GAVE GREEN STAMPS Elementary School Announces Program I ITesident T.

H. (Bill) Williams presided and turned the meeting over to Nathan E. White, general chairman. The iFood Committee included Homer Horton, E. A.

Sig ler and A. R. Schell, Jr. The Dec oration Committee consisted ol John Brodhead, Nathan E. White, Rob Harrington, Mrs John Brodhead and Mrs Nathan FI White Preceding the program Jimmy Kuykendall of Richardson called on three Plano Anns to en gage in a balloon contest Mmes.

Nathan E. White, Jack O. Harrington and David B. McCall, Jr. One of the program features I was the presenting of 12-yeai I pins to Homer Horton, Arthur A Bagwill, John Brodhead, and i Miers Another holder of a.

12-year perfect attendance pin is I Jack O. Harrington, who was ill. to the city. The action fol I lowed the request of the owners Hall, Members of the City Council. According to Mrs.

Ruth Jenkins, James E. Kemp I Plans are on the drawing board and J. Hicks, to annex the. now the development of the tract as a part of the city. i tract into both a residential area The land.

purchased I and a shoPPmg center. Charles from Charles llood, is in the Jamesi Homer Adams, Plano realtor, 6. Rountree survey and lies ad will represent the ow-ners in ne- jacent to the present city limits. gotiations. planning and develop- and east of Highway 75 It ex merit of the area, tends troin the road leading to the I acting favorably on the request to home of and Mrs im Bill annex the property, are Mayor Da- Cirittin, north to the crossroads.1 vld McCall, and Aldermen known as the old Plano road.

A MiHrany, J. Perkins, I George Wyatt, Eugene Lyngo ano Commis (and James Harrington. sion recently recommended that1 the tract be annexed to and form a part of the city and the City Council, by unanimous action, has formally accepted the tract Members of the Hanning Commission are Roy Murrell, Chairman: A Schell, Homer Adams. Homer Horton, and S. G.

Carpenter. and could not attend. The delicious meal was pre pared by Mrs. Ray Yarbrough and I Mrs. JRay Watson, while Mrs.

Jim Hickey and her Homemaking girls I. WI11 served the dinner held May 22 at 9 a. m. to preseui Rotarians, Rotary Anns and £4 rtVPP3 lay Boote, be Perfect Attendance Awards Writing Certificates for one through four. Graduation exercises for sixth grade and awards for fifth grade will be held at 9 a.

nx Rev. Frank Brc Presbyterian minister, will be main spaeker at the exerqises. Immediately following their graduation the sixth grade will go on a picnic. Former interarban Employees Wifi Enjoy Picnic guests were seated at tables rep resenting the mooth of their birth. Flach table centerpiece rep resented something pertaining ti that month of the year.

The head table centerpiece was of blue car nations and white stock. Red, pink Valedictorian is Miss Laurana and white corsages were presnttvi i daughter of Mrs Millaixi the ladies. with a two-year average ol ,94.93. Salutatonan is Don Gunn, jK)re. son of Mr.

and Mrs. D. A. Gunn, VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN OF SENIOR CLASS MADE KNOWN BY SUPT. E.

A. SIGLER; SCHOOL ENDS ON MAY 24 The Valedictorian ami the Ha lutatorian ol Plano grad uating class were made known this week by Superintendent E. A Sigler. Murphy Damaged By Windstorm Early Monday with a twoyear average of 94 22 the Napkins and place cards the Rotary emblem. The torty-two members of brought along I Senior class are making Mlirrihw gifted entertainers for the I for annual Commencement, which im The w.i dx Becky Rip will be held Later this mtnith the 1 fclronK Janeite Has I a month, tnc cyClomc pn.poi Uous, did possibly $7,000 to $8,000 damage to tha grain elevator of Daniel Broe.

I A heavy windstorm about 7:15 i a. Monday did considerable damage to Murphy in South Col- program. JThey were py, Nancy Florence Nanette Has Superintendent says. I night, May 26, at 8:30 ui damug- oclock at the auditorium when several and uprooted Dallasite Drowns In Lake Lavon The annual picnic for former employees of the Texas Electric Railway and their families will beheld at Park in McKinney Sunday, June 2, starting at 10 a m. Flveryone will bring well-filied baskets, which will be spread at noon.

An informal program will beheld duiing the day, as former reminisce Registration Date For Scout Camp Tuesday, May 21 the sermon will given by Dr I mge tees tie rib'. I George Baker of the i School of Tht-ology at S. M. Dallas. Commencement exercises will he held at the same hour and I place on the following Monda night 27, when Seniors will present their own program on theme The Road 1 Murphy re rearing mg I fie rto-'m was I report a accompany- mately no one to Mrs.

Max Registration tor both Girl Seoul tt Day Camp, to held at me lex Freedom. Diplomas will be pre as Aluminum Co. Park in Rock scnted, and all awards made T. E. R.

employes reminisce on wall, June 17-21 and Established I that time I days of yore when the old Inter Girl Scout Camp at Camp Gam I The week of Monday, May orowmes' through Friday, May 24, ill to learn soon of her recovery He was preceded in passing by i Dub Offutt, Leonard Young, R. A. (Bud) Milrany, Esker Williams, and J. C. Wells.

Mr Ross was born in Collin County January 25, 1881, and i. I nuuu viu tuici uui uwuui cdiiijt a i The speaker at the Richardson i I I oynn death months and bY buV lor. a11 Rotary Club program III LidnC LiaTUII 16 jays old. He was a son of Ran noon, from Dallas, heard by sev som Ross.and Mrs. Margaret Land eral Plano Rotarians who were Dallas man, McBride, Ross.

making up their attendance at 26, of 902 Chateau Dr He resided at Renner in South that club, proved' a past master in dr0wned in Lake Lavor. when he west Collin for many years and both the humorous and serious 1 fen fjom a boat about 15 feet off during his active years was one vein. In the humerous line, he I sh0re near the Little Ridge Park of North best-known me told of a Dallas Church with three west 0f Copeville in Collin Coun ehanics. He moved to Plano five pastors, which he labelled Num- i jy years ago. bers 1, 2, and 3.

It seemed that I Preacher Number 2 Was getting to The body was recovered by perform all the marriages among Charles McCallum, a game war the congregation, which caused i den, 2 1-2 hours after the acci 1943 considerable concern to Numbers dent. Surviving are three sisters, Miss 1 and 3. Finally, they determined Collin County officers said tne Miirgiu-et Ross, with whom he to find oait why the Number 2 man, who swim, had been his home; Miss Lillian was getting on tying! trolling from his boat with a the nuptial knot After much in-! nephew, unidentified The nephew vestigation, they discovered his attempted to save McBride but secret. He was giving Green i was unable to reach him. Stamps with every marriage per- Mr.

wife, who was formed. standing on the nearby shore. saw her husband fall from officers reported. Attend Bedside m.rp 1 The Garland Emergency Corps, Mr aiMj Howard Haun and occupied by Mur- health card with them Wylie Emergency Corps and Wy- hule Mlke Piano have' rel1 Hardware. The building camps when they 3 1 was occuoied for many vears bv Burk was residing The Day Camp at Rockwall will1 wife being a patient in a 2t riixath vaare 1 1 ciijuj-vu uuxymg uuaiucoo 1 ULJIL, JU1) 2- I I IKJl UIL H'llUdJ', may Will t)f a earn, years tnree montns and on its hne from Denison to Dal and July 28-Aug.

3 for Girl Scouts final exam week for Plano Mu las. must be sent to the Greenville o8 dents. A big time is expeeted by every fice by Tuesday, May 21, accord School will cm! in Plano I'riday, one formerly associated with the mg to literature sent out concern i May 24, with students returning Old Interurban. mg the camps. to the school room, Mono ty ------------------------------I 27, for report cards.

Mrs. Cyde Hartline has been All Girl Scouts and Brownie', ---------------------------patient in a Dallas hospital for Scouts are urged to attend aI 1 Mil i At PAIIMA A FT the past several days. We hope least one and it possible both IVr.Ail in tnnn nf hj.r these camps. Troop leaders have suggested that the girls do odd jobs around the house and per haps for neighbors to help earn I their money tor camp fees. his wife, Mrs.

Helen Holeman Ross who passed away January Rosss and Mrs. Lena Bell, both of Dallas, and two brothers, Will I Ross and John R(oss, of Plano To all those left to mourn his loss, we join in extending sincer- Improvements Go Forward For New Bldg. FROM RIFLE SHOT Daniel of Plano. Presbytet ians To Honor And Wife Sunday The First Presbyterian Chur- it Plano will honor their and his wife, the- Rev. aiwf Frank Brooks, with open Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 ui the Poe Fellowship Half.

The pet pie of Plano and community axe cordially invited to come mat and welcome this floe yoix.g couple to our city. There will be transportation provided for the Piano girls to I Day Camg. liach girl is to take I her own sack lunch each day (dtink and dessert will be furn Mrs. Mate Barnett Away SEVEN WONDERS The same speaker, In a serious vein, said that the called Seven Wonders of World are, in reality, not seven wonders of the world, as: we know them. Want to know nfficials What he said were really the U1UC Seven Wonders? his an gride was the first drowning vic- Thomas Milligan Burk, 75, siding in Northwest Collin on Route 1 Anna, was found dead at I his home Thursday by a Negro, who worked for the family.

I ished). They are also required tc County Attorney Dwight Mrs Improvements are going rapidly Uake a tin cup knife, fork, well, who is investigating the forward on remodeling and mak two mesh dish cloths and 1 cof death, states Burk shot w.th at tbe Mur: but has est condolences ing new the Craig building, across oiin Wjth their name on each I a 22 rifle one time through the street from this office, which 1 artiele They must also take theii right side of his chest, soon will be occupied by Mur- health card with them to both whether it was accidental building Camps when they register on not yet been determined the i lie firemen were called to the )jeen attending the bedside of his occupied for many years by ppenmg day the i scene and began a saerch tor the mother, Mrs. W. Haun of Van 1 Horton Groc body. i Alstyne.

who is a patient in the i they are Sunday, the year in Lake Lavon. fi. ffiJTtffSSi Sf Srtor I leek lr.de d.aa. Thursriav I name mis weeK-eiiu Workmen have been busy Hospital. his Sher Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

And, you Communist satellite unifies I TORRENTIAL WEEK-END RAINS CAUSE God and deserves to be lived to STREAMS TO RISE; FARMERS FROWN Master when we put service above self. His address was one of the finest we have ever heard, as will be attested to not only by 1 Dock the writer, but by Jack 0 Harrington and Richard not needed drenched South all from Plano who were and West Collin over the week making up their Rotary atten-, end leaving varying amounts of dance Thanks to Dock Floyd for' rainfall, measuring dose to three a free ride to the Richardson; inches in many areas. meeting. uo until 6:30 a. m.

Monday, totalled AS MOISTURE DAMAGES GRAIN CROP Torrential rains definitely this year The continued precipi v-wi when the improvements, Udy inside and outside, are completed, that Mrs. Emmitt Clem and Jerry Thompson and Upstairs windows nave been re th from Plano wni assist in, placed, improvements made Day ramp There will be, the roof and the buihfing given trained personnel on the Campsite a new coat of paint. fA arts, crafts and re I Mr Miurrell Informs the Star- Courier that he will maintain both bis new and his olid locations and that occupying the new building was made necessary by the ris rest home after several 1 months illness. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in McKinney with burial in Pecan Grove Cemetery Mrs Barnett was bom November 10, 1866, her maiden name being Victoria M. McCool.

Surviving are two sons, Marion Bland Barnett of Dallas, and Erwin King Barnett of Hillsboro; seven grandchildren; eight great- to direct the arts, crafts and creation. There will he a doctor and a nurse on call from Rockwall and a safety and health nurse on the Campsite. Up rainfau 2.2 inches in Lionel McCamey of Dallas was. arKj by 8:30 a only two) Thic hours later, another half inch had 1 a business visitor in Plano 1 ms a total of 2.7 inches morning and paid this otlice at thg CoUin County town, friendly visit. aCording to measurements on the rain gauge of Nathan White.

Hutson Rice, president of th p.aTTnf>rfi showed great concern tation and accompanying high winds definitely have not done the grain any good. Rainfall in FYisco and community varied from one and three- fourth inches, recorded a few miles east of the city, to some thre inches in the downtown area. Jealousy bears the or frul grandchildren sister Mrs W. that should not be preserved. Whitaker of Wichita Falls, 1 Hufe McCool of Nocona 19 RACING TEAMS AND 375 FIREMEN IN PLANO FOR FIREMEN MEETING -MESQUITE WINS FIRST IN RACES increasing business accorded that llast progressive hardware firm He will expand the business, adding the should and many new lines of merchandise weap LeUers, bulle Plano was host to the North chief, Lewk i when the building is completed, tjns nnd other information Firemen Association Tues of the Electra "ire Oepartmer: the new structure 1 been sent to the parents concern day night of this week, when 19 both past president the racing teams were here for com Firemen and Fire Marshals As 1 petition and 375 firemen were in ciation, were guests.

according to I'ire Occupying will afford Mr and Mrs Murrell ing both camps and their sales personnel with First National Bank, few davs vacation. is taking aj FOR YOU! W. K. A. AMD CONVENTIONAL A.

R- BCHELL SON. Phona 127. Farmers over the continued downpour, further delaying them from plant ing cotton. Their greatest concern, however, was over the grain crop, w'hich has showed promising signs of a bumper yield serve their friends and patrons The streets resembled young'They hope to have the improve streams during the heavy down-' ments completed and the building pours early Sunday night and i occupied within a month, if fav again early Monday morning, orable weather the work Creeks and streams throughout mt'n- this area immediately started ris- We congratulate the Murrell ing as the runoff water entered on their progressiveness and the banks from over a wide area, civic-mindedness in 1 JiJTr Registration fee for Day Camp attendance TZl T-S2? will be S3 50 While that of Estab- chief John Dean of Plano. hshed Camp will be $15 50 ror the seven day session, $4 50 of-? Mesquite team won first place ii-huK Ik? sent in with thei in the rsces with a time of application blank the balance onds, closely followed by Irving to be paid by June 25th.

with 21 9 seconds In third place I was Arlington with a time of 24.1 Cam F. Dowell Chairman seconds, enlarging Jof the Board 0f the First National Continued rainfall was fore I an(i expanding their business to I Bank, and President of the Hill cast by the weatherman for thU i serve the. public. Plano state Bank, Dallas, attend John Ballew, Childress C. of Grand Prad Churchwell of and John Dean of Piano ail thi past presidents of the Arsot tion, were piesent Mayor B.

Me dl. gave the while J. Bement of Grand Prairie gave t. i response. FOR YOUR FHA or The next meeting will he oy tne weatnerman tor tnis i this fine fAmilv DAVID' in Pilot Point tha nd both Monday and Tuesday.

I 1 twsn AGENCY, in August August 13..