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County Gins 23,000 Bales Of Cotton A total of 23,692 bales of cotton were ginned in County through August 31, the U.S. Department of A H- Pink Bollworm Control Office in Taylor reported this after just completing its monthly survey. That's 4,298 hales less than were ginned during the same period last year, when total ginnings stood at 27,990 bales. J. C.

Gay and V. A. Thomp. son who head up the local pink bollworm office reported that prospects for 40,000 bales in the county were dim. speaking, more than half of the 38 gins op- reported, crating in the county believe Taylor cotton receipts, which considerably more than stood at 9,929 on August 31 half through with the har- when the gin survey was dated, vest, many of them more than accounted for nearly half of three-fourths they the 23,692 bales ginned in the August Taylor cotton receipts county as of that date.

stood at 16,872, or 7,000 more the way It's generally figured than this year. get the county report, In 1952, two years ago, Tay- double the Taylor report. lor receipts stood at only Last year at the end of 10,893, about the same as this year as of August 31. However, the crnp was later that year and total receipts finally came out at 58,563 bales. Last total receipts were almost 70,000.

Farmers Urged To Destroy Stalks By October 15 VOLUME 40, NUMBER 24? A Former Sheriff Press 1 AP AND NEA TELEPHOTO LEASED WIRE TAYLOR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1954 PARTLY CLOUDY, WARM Price 5c Daily, 10c Sunday H.C. Billingsley Asks County Sheriff Job II. C. Billingsley, former sheriff of Angelina County Hast Texas for 11 years, will ask the Williamson County Democratic Executive Committee to place his name on the democratic ticket in the general election in November, he told the Press Thursday. Mr.

Billingsley becomes third person to inform The Press that he wants the job of county sheriff which will be vacated by Al- H. C. fisley len this fall. The other two are Chief Deputy Henry Matysek anad assistant chief of police, A Schier. Mr.

Billingsley served as sheriff of Angelina County from 1933 until 1946. He said he had opposition in each of those elections except one. serving for 14 years, I announce Mr. Billingsley said. Prior to hLs election as sheriff he served as a city policeman in Lufkin for three years.

He came to Central Texas; more than four years ago. He was in the real estate business in Austin for 2.5 years, and then moved to Rockdale, where lie has worked for Alcoa since the beginning. He moved to Taylor this year, having recently purchased a home at 915 Lexington. Street. The county executive committee, he led Fox of Taylor, will meet next Wednesday morning in Georgetown to decide whose name will go on the ballot this fall.

American, Foreign Manufacturers To Divide Railroad Equipment Purchase Decision Is Based On New Ruling For Operating Expenses Foundation Votes To Invest $7.5,000 Agricultural In- Mr. Crirn is former manager of dustrlal Foundation Thursday Lone Star Gas Pray Style Show Plans Are (Completed Complete lists of participating merchants, models, and donors were announced today Second por- Huge crowd gathers before Candelaria Church in Rio De Janerio, Brazil to pray for Getulio Wednesday just seven days after the late suicide. His successor, Joao Cafe Filho, in nationwide broadcast asserted the nation would have been plunged into civil war if Vargas had remained in power. Radiophoto Three Autos Damaged In Freak Accident Three cars, two of them parked. were damaged in a freak accident this morning at the Three More Members In French Cabinet Resign By Associated Press Three more members of the French Cabinet have resigned.

These 3, all supporters of the European Army, quit because they said Premier Mendes- France did not fight to win ap- for Plate of to he present (id at the SPJST Hall at 8 p.m. on September 10 by the Junior Woman's Study Club the benefit of the Williamson County Cerebral Palsy Center. These 16 progressive Williamson County merchants are par- ticipating: Jack Jill Shon, Mi Ai Gift Shop, Rose Marie Shoppe, Marse Ladiesi Store, Marse Men's Store, Geari- J. Penney Fa- brie Shop, Zoblotsky Shoo Store, Shoe Store, The Vogue of Bartlett, Lady and Tot Shop of Georgetown, i o' Hat Shop, House Jewelry and Crowder Jewelry Co. Models will be Misses Fayrone Rieger, Sharon Sims, Joan Lee, Lorine Stasny, Jean Ann Srn- ensky, Alice Hodon, Rosemary Moore, Lynn House, Harriet Cromwell, Mary Catherine Mc- Cjtonchie, Janire Peace.

Lucuida i Mi ter Streets, Taylor police reported. Mrs. H. Barratt, 315 Victoria Street, lost control of her car as I she was driving east on East Second Street, police said. Her car hit a parked car belonging i to Cecil Harris, 515 Talbot Street, and that car in turn crashed into a third car, this one owned by Emma Still, 409 Washburn Street.

Damage to the Harris car was estimated at $120, to the Still car $10 to $20. An estimate had not been made of the Barratt car. Scores Of Lives Taken In Wreck By Associated Press Scores of persons have been killed or hurt in a train wreck in the to be the worst disaster of its kind in Chris Sutton, Jan Smith, that country. Paulette Boedecker. Betty Lou The train owned and operat- Sutton, Gladys Wisdom, Sue ed by a lumber company was Godwin.

Charlsie Smith. Joyce going down a steep hill in the Ann Kind, and Linda Salm. Southern Philippines when the Also, Mesdames Joe McGee, tragedy occurred. Sixteen cars T. Pierce.

Louis B. Prewitt, loaded with logs broke loose. E. Moore Harold Also being hauled by the train Crawford Daniel, Charles Lin-1 were flat cars on which there deman, and Ellis Logan Ramsey were 100 passengers, most of Masters Buster Salm and David them lumber company employes. lSringston and Reuben Fechner The runaway train piled up on and Garland Foutaine complete a wooden bridge wrecked it the list.

and the cars went over the Prizes to be awarded to lucky side. The latest count: at least ticket holders are on exhibit in 82 persons killed in the philip- tne window at House Jewelry pines train wreck; most of the Co. made the a- others hurt, vaiiable at cost, with donations proval of the E-D-C Treaty in the National Assembly. resignations brought to the number of Cabinet members who have left the Government over the European Army issue. Previously, 3 'pulled out because they felt Mendes-France was not strongly against the treaty.

Since the Assembly is not in session now, the resignations will not affect the Government immediately. The French Ambassador in Australia Louis Roche has announced that a former wo- man official of the French Embassy in Sydney has been arrested on charges of furnishing infromation to the Communist spy network formerly headed by Vladimir Petrov. She has been identified as Mrs. Rose-Marie Oilier, now being hold on the island of Now Caledonia, some 900 miles East of Australia Petrov Is the Russian official who obtained asylum in Australia last spring with an offer to disclose what he called a big spy ring. For the 2nd successive day, a Renublican Congressional loader visiting Germany has criticized the French Premier for the repudiation of the European army treaty.

Yesterday, it was chairman Alexander Wiley of the Senate Foreign relations committee after a visit to West, Today, chairman Dewey short preventing food Chancellor Konrad Adenanoi. (Continued On Pape 6) night voted to invest temporarily $25,000 of the money with savings and loan associations in Taylor and Austin, Wilson Fox, secretary, reported today Interest from the investment would be used for incidental operating expenses. Even though the $25,000, which amounts to all but about $5,000 of the cash money, will be invested, it will bo readily available if needed in securing new industries, Mr Fox reported. The Foundation incorporated for $50,000 a few months ago. Half that amount had to be raised in cash before a charter This rear could be obtained.

Approxi- mately $30,000 of the stock was subscribed to in cash, the remaining $20,000 to be paid in within the next two years. New Director Directors elected W. Young, manager of the Lone Star Gas Company, to fill the unexplred term of J. Crim on the board of directors of the Foundation A total of 625 letters have boon written to industrial prospects all over the country, Mr. Fox said.

Present for the mooting were: Harry Plckoff, president, and Directors Jerry Pavlik. Dr. James Houghton. Wilson Fox, Carlos Parker, I McConchie, Gillis Conoley, A Miller, Owen, Jack Titsworth. and Claude Patterson.

Colton Receipts Today 1 1 656 415 Leads Legion Seaborn Collins, Las Cruces, N. was named National Commander of the American I.egion at its final convention session in Washington Thursday. NEA Telephoto Baseball World Series Opening Set Sept. 29 provided by Luhn Johns Drug, Richter's Furnitore, I)an(Continued on Page Partly Cloudy, Warm Gladewater Man Dies By Associated Press The owner of radio station KSIJ in Gladewater and the Gladewater Daily Mirror is dead. Lee died last night fol- Bv Patterson Bros.

lowing an illness of 2 months. Clear to partly cloudy and The 50-year-old Lee had exten- warm this afternoon, tonight holdings in the Lower Rio and Saturday. Low tonight Grande Valley as well as East near 74. Texas. About 2 months ago he High 102; Low 72.

broke his back in a fall at his ranch near McAllen, in South Texas, and never fully recovered. Foodhandlers1 School Slated Here Sept. 20 The Williamson County Health Unit in with the Texas State Department of Health has scheduled a food- school in Taylor September 20-24 at the Texas Power Light Company, Tom L. Terr, local sanitarian, announced today Classes will bo held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.

and from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Those who successfully complete the course will bo awarded a certificate in sanitary food- handling Attendance at one class daily for the five days enables you to cover the entire course. Admission is free and the public is invited Topic tor Monday will be food- handling and bacteria. topic will contamination and spoilage topic, Three cne- of the food establishment; Thursday, sanitation, storage, 1 handling of dishes and utensils, 1 food establishment sanitation; I and Friday, you and your job, personal hygiene, and salesman- ship.

7-Year-Old Saves Life WICHITA FALLS, (VP) A 7- year-oid Wichita Falls boy, Lar; ry Rice, has saved a younger companion from almost certain drowning. The younger boy, year-old Randall Carr, tumbled into a swift-running irrigation ditch. He disappeared into a pipe that carried the water under a street. So Larry ran across the street, waited for the younger boy to appear and pulled him out of the water. Larry explained the rescue this way: practice in the bath tub and once I was in a big Poetic Gunman By Associated Press A poetic gunman took 50 dollars from a liquor store at Fort Worth last night.

Ho told store attendant Mark Pearce: is a stickup, and get funny, "Open the cash drawer so I can got the money About 20 minutes later, a 20-year-old suspect from Wichita Falls was arrested. NEW YORK The open- turn to the National ing of the baseball World Ser- i park if needed ios has boon set for Wednesday, September 29th, in the park of the National League club invol- ved Baseball commissioner Ford Frick announced in New York today that the same scale of ticket prices will prevail this year as last. After 2 games in the National League park, the series will shift to the American League park for 3 games, and then re- League Fort Hood Mon Dies In Accident By Associated Press A 36-year-old corporal from Fort Hood was killed in a traffic accident in Central Texas early today one mile south of Salado. Ho was Bernice S. Davis.

The corporal was driving alone about 2 a.m., when he lost control of his car and the vehicle overturned throwing him to the pavement. The crowd which gathered at the scene of the accident hesitated to move the injured soldier. Minutes later, a car approached, driven by another Fort Hood soldier, He failed to heed warning signals and flares and, according to the highway patrol, his car passed over body. The driver was arrested later and charged with felony hit and run. WASHINGTON, United States has decided in principle to divide a multi-million dollar purchase of rail equipment for India between U.

S. and foreign builders. Foreign Aid director Harold Stassen announced the decision at a news conference. The project Involves 100 steam locomotives and about 5.000 freight cars to modernize India's railroad system. Low bidder for the locomotives was a Japanese firm and high bidder was the Baldwin- Lima-Hamiiton Corporation of Philadelphia.

A Belgian firm was low for the freight cars Two American firms were high for these cars, Stassen said the decision is subject to being worked out with I the Indian government. He add- i ed it was reached with the guidance of New Foreign Aid Legisla- i tion which rvquires taking into account American industries which have an Unemployment problem. Stassen told newsmen the action does not set any precedent. He said the Foreign Operations administration has not abandoned its practice of buying on the Free World market at the lowest available price. The Foreign Aid Chief continued: "If the U.

S. economy continues to pick up and we do not have more specialized em ployment problems, we will back on a more strict world-wide competitive Stassen said the 50-50 division will call for spending about 7 million dollars more than the 20-million dollars already granted for the project. He said the contracts for building the locomotives will be divided equally between the Japanese and the American companies Several European, as well as several American firms I may participate in building the freight cars. Stassen noted that, on total procurement, about 75 per cent Foreign Aid purchases are made in the United States. He said: We believe in meet- 1 ing the needs overseas by matching them with the ability of U.

economy. the only Inteli licent way to do The purpose of Foreign Aid, he said, is to bolster the econo- of the Free World Nations. Kiwanis Club's second annual Thus purpose would be defeated, he if the American economy were hurt in the process. From the time the project was disclosed there has been a clamor from American manufacturers and Labor unions for at least some of the business to remain In this country. Representatives of the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves of the National League, and the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians in the American League, met in ofllcc to make plans for the series.

The Chicago White Sox of the American League, although still in contention, were not represented. The prices for World Series games will be: $10.000 for box seats, $7 00 for reserved seats, $4.00 for general admission which is standing room and $2.00 for bleachers In the case of New York City games, a 5 per cent city sales tax applies, Kiwanians Sei Pancake Supper For November 4 Pancake Supper has been scheduled for Thursday evening, November 4 from 5 to 9 it wa announced today. The supper will again tie held at the National Guard Armory on North Main Street Purpose of the affair is to raise funds for underprivileged children and boys and girls work Tickets will sell for fifty cents Kiwanians have et 2,000 tickets Meeting recently to make preliminary plans for the supper were those committee chair mm: Kirby Vance, Claude Patterson, Howard, Rev Travis Pugh, Rev Dunson, Paul Watson Jack Barkley. Jack Osborn, Marvin M'keska. Bartosh, arid Rev, A.

Irvin Lends Hand lends hivid as outdoor grill Fraser, luck was Former Pres. Herbert Hoover, right, Pres. Eisenhower broils steaks on an during a two-day fishing trip near Wednesday. Mr. Eisenhower said his during angling, but revealed that Mr.

Hoover was far ahead in their private fishing derby. NEA Telephoto HI 1.1 ETIX By Press President Eisenhower has signed legislation making peacetime spying subject to the death penalty. The President signed the hiil at the Summer White House in Denver. It in one of a series of anti-Communist anil anti-subversion measures which the administration had requested. Dulles Receives Big Welcome In Manila By Associated Press Guns boomed a salute and bands played when Secretary of State Dulles arrived in Manila few hours ago for the confer- to build an alliance against Communism in Southeast Asia.

The Secretary of State a crowd of about 500 persons: "Next Monday, Manila will become the seat of one of the most important international conferences of our time. The representatives of 8 free nations will meet here to discuss how to protect Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific from aggression Tomorrow, U.S. and Philippines officials will confer on strengthening the mutual defense pact between the two countries..