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a Football Writers rs Of America ica Select Moegle Based On Associated Press Moegle was almost a unani- New York to Taylor's Dicky Moegle, Rice mous selection, the magazine awards on the Institute halfback, been said. television show named to his fourth All-Ameri- Bud Brooks of Arkansas was They also will be An football team. also named to the Look eleven. banquet the night This week end he was select- Brooks and Moegle were the Leone's restaurant. ed by the Football Writers As- only two so honored from the Leading sociation of America.

Southwest Conference. Meantime the Selections are printed in the On Television today reports that current issue of Look magazine. The squad will be flown to land Baylor's Billy Lions Chili Supper And Tuesday Carnival Night The Help The Needy VOLUME 40, NUMBER 321 Board Re-organization Taylor CC Elects Five New Directors Five new Chamber of ComMerce directors to serve threeyear terms have been elected. Results of the by-mail election were canvassed today. Those elected from ten nominations are Carlos Parker, First-Taylor National Bank: Garland Button, manager Texes Power Light Company; Delmer Nichols, general insurance; Harry Pickoff Bottling And Horace Twitty, impliment dealer.

Those whose terms expire at the end of this year and who In Tokyo 5 Persons Are Killed In Storm TOKYO (AP) At least 5 persons were killed, 23 fishing boats sunk, hundreds of homes destroyed and many crops ruined by hurricane winds that battered 7 small islands 100 miles south of Toyko yesterday. Fifteen persons were missing. Communications were smashed. The reports said winds up to 100 miles an hour were recorded. Earlier, Kyodo News service said 30 boats were searching the seas east of Cenrtal Japan for five pe.sons missing in the wake of the weekend's furious storm.

England Gale Continuing heavy rains flooded roads and fields in 17 counties of England and Wales today and some farm areas reported disastrous losses of crops. Coastal towns went to work clearing away the debris left by 5 days of gales which smashed beach huts and boats, knocked holes in sea walls, blew down hundreds of telephone poles and trees and caused at least 10 deaths at sea. Parking Meters Chest Drive $104.48 With the pennies and nickels Taylorites put in the parking meters Saturday, the Taylor Community Chest came $104.48 nearer it's goal. Approximately 1,200 nickels (or $60 and approximate 4,300 pennies (or $43 worth) were placed in the parking meters during that single day. This money was donated to the Community Chest from the City of Taylor as its contribution to the annual drive.

Bill Needham, drive chairman, said today that to date almost $8.000 has been raised in the drive. That would leave just a little more than $4.000 to go to reach the $12,000 goal. SHOPPING DAYS 22 TILL CHRISTMAS Don't disappoint old Auntie 'Way out in KankakeeBuy, and mail, your present In time to grace her tree. receive their the leading ball carrier and There is only one player left Jackie Gleason passer respectively of the South- who might beat him out. He is December 4.

west Conference football cam- Frank Eidom of Southern Methhonored at a paign. And baring a miracie odist. But Eidom will have to before, at they'll wind up that way after turn in an amazing the season closes this Saturday. to do it. S.M.IT.

plays Notre Carrier Moegle rolled up 126 yards Dame Saturday and Eidom will Associated Press against Baylor last Saturday to have to gain 244 yards to win the Dicky Moegle make his total for the season Conference ball-carrying chamHooper are 905 yrds 011 114 carries. pionship Taylor Daily AP AND NEA TELEPHOTO -AP LEASED TAYLOR, TEXAS, MONDAY, NOV. 29, 1954 Explosion Rips Beaumont Building Detectives H. C. Walling and R.

J. Beyer examine a hole in the wall and floor of the Associated General Contractors head quarters building in Beaumont, after an early morning explosion wrecked the building and damaged two other structures. Police said the blast was from dynamite. The AGC has been involved in a labor dispute for several months. Unusual Honor By Associated Press The Commander in Chief for the Allied Powers in Europe- General Alfred Gruenther has received an unusual honor.

France has awarded him the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor--the top rank in the order founded by Napoleon- and one seldom given by France to a foreigner. Tex. Chilled By Freezing Rain By Associated Press Freezing cold chilled upper Texas early today as crisp adian air covered all of the state, Pre- readings dipped to 24 at Amarillo, the lowest in the state. It was 27 at Dalhart, Lubbock 28, Childress 32, Wichita Falls, Mineral Wells and Fort Worth 30, Dallas 31, Lufkin 32 and Junction 27. Abilene 34, Midland 37.

El Paso 41. Del Rio 40. San Antonio 41, Austin 43, Corpus Christi 54, Houston 50, Waco 34 and Texarkana 33. The highest minimum temperature during the night WAS 69 at Brownsville. A layer of clouds hangs over the Gulf Coast area.

keeping temperatures warm. But in the rest of the state skies are clear and when the wind died down early this morning the thermometer dropped sharply to freezing. No rain or snow has been ported. Weather Bureau forecasters say there will be a slight warming up during the day, another chilly night and the generally cool temperatures are likely to continue through tomorrow. are being replaced by the above new directors are Gillis Conoley, S.

G. Gernert. Wilson Fox, Charies K. Ryan, and Weiton House. Left on the board to serve one more year are Leo Livingtson, Alex Klattenhoff.

Monroe Davison, Van Zimmerhanzel, and Tom Bullion. To serve two more years as directors are Jerry Pavilk, J. E. Moore, Virgil Dupree, Ray Condra, and Dr. James Houghton.

The new directors will meet with the old board at the December meeting, which will be held on the morning of the 7th at 10 a.m. at the of offices. At that time new officers for 1955 will be elected. Gillis Conoley will be the outgoing president. Leo Livingston is first vice president this year.

N. Schwertner Wins The Press Football Contest Picking all nine winners correctly was Norbert Schwertner, 111. West 4th. Taylor, to take ton prize in last week's Football Contest. Jerry Leshikar, 404 West took second prize of $3.00.

Third prize of $2.00 went to Ernest A. Stiba, Route 1, Taylor fourth prize of two treater tickets, presented by Taylor A- musement Company, went to Louis Ned, 812 West Fourth Taylor. Prizes are in the mail. There will not be a Football Contest this week in the Press. The next Football Contest will be on the Bowl Games.

As soon as all of the teams are selected for the Bowl Games, the final Football Contest will be held. Watch your Taylor Daily Press for publication date. Parr Is Charged With Tax Deficit By Associated Press Federal tax liens have been filed against Duval County political leader George Parr and his divorced wife, Mrs. Thelma D. Parr, charging that together they owe more than a million dollars in additional income taxes for the years 1945 and 1947.

The liens were filed in Nueces, Jim Wells and Duval Counties Saturday and apparently in other countries where the Parrs may have property. The liens were filed with County Clerks and were signed by R. L. Phinney, Director of Internal Revenue for the Southern District of Texas. Parr is also under indictment by a Fedreal Grand Jury for income tax evasion for 1949, 1950 and 1953 Big 3 Rejects Russian Peace Conference Offer WASHINGTON (AP) The Western Big 3 formally rejected today Russia's proposal for a European Peace Conference, but laid down 5 steps they said could lead to such a meeting.

These steps included agreement on an Austrian State Treaty and modification of Russian's on elecposition re-unify holding. Germany. The other points called for study through diplomatic channels of all questions relating to European security. Also the steps included a meeting of Soviet, British, French and A- merican Foreign Ministers after ratification of the London-Paris Agreements and perhaps conference of European and other interested powers to con- Torrential Rains Drench Honolulu HONOLULU (P) Torrential rains, punctuated by lightning and whipped by gale winds, drenched Honolulu during the night and forced the evacuation of portions of 4 navy housing areas and the closing of main highway. Police at Pearl City said there was an unconfirmed report that an undentified woman had drowned in a torrent of water cascading off the Koolau Mountain Range.

The U-S Weather Bureau forcaster at Honolulu Airport said it was the first real kona, a stormy southwest wind peculiar to the Hawaiian Islands, since 1951. The 14th Naval District said 30 families were evacuated from the Barbers Point Housing Area and 14 from 3 naval housing units near Pearl Harbor. For Regional Crown Pflugerville-Copperas Cove To Play in Taylor Saturday The Pflugerville Panthers, Arrangements for playing the Copperas Cove. Pflugerville won 68-32, victors over Medina Sa- game in Taylor were being com- that regional game 28-14. turday night for the bi-dis- pleted this morning.

Mr. Hen- Earlier this year Pflugerville trict six-man football cham- drickson had told The Press again played Copperas Cove, depionship, will play Copperas earlier if his team defeated Me- feating them 20-14. Cove here in Taylor this Sa- dina Saturday for the bi-dis- "You should see what a slamturday night for the regional trict that the regional game bang game this one in Taylor championship, it was announced would almost certainly be play- Saturday night should be," Mr. late this morning by Pfluger- ed in Taylor. Hendrickson said.

ville's principal Hendrickson. Pflugerville automatically got Game time will be 8 o'clock. the right to select the site for Tickets will go on sale in TayIf you were a Gift wouldn't the regional game, because the lor soon. Places will be announcyou want Marse's to wrap you? regional last year was played in ed. Hooper got only 51 yards against Rice last Saturday.

His nearest competitor, Duane Nutt of S.M.U., didn't make a yard against Texas Christian. Besides, Nutt broke a collar bone and will be out of the Notre Dame game. So Hooper has the passing lead safely in hand. Hooper wound up the season with 818 yards on 56 completions in 107 throws. Nutt had 783 yards on 58 connections in 105 throws.

Total offensive leader is Elwood Kettler of Texas A. M. with 937 yards on 221 plays. Ray Taylor of Texas Christian is the top punter with an average of 41.9 yards on 44 kicks. Press Meegle is the leading punt returner with 310 yards on 15 runs.

Henry Gremminger of Baylor is the leading pass receiver with 18 catches for 323 yards. Southern Methodist has the top team record. The Mustangs gained 333.3 yards per game and allowed their opponents 250.7 yards. COOL, SCATTERED FROST WIRE Price: 5c Daily, 10c Sunday McCarthy Faced With New Charge As Debate Resumes Arm Injury Causes 11 Day Recess sider the remaining aspects of European security. The Western Powers sent their identical rejections by messenger to the Soviet Roreign office in Moscow.

College Building Damaged By Fire By Associated Press AP Photo A fire of undertermined origin has heavily damaged one of the ciassroom buildings at Howard Junior College in Big Spring. The fire was discovered about 9:45 this morning by Bruce Frazier of Radio Station KBST. and Gerald Brenholtz, a teacher at the college. No students were in the building at the time. One student, Doyle Scott, was severly burned as he attempted to enter the building and a door blow cut.

In addition to the loss of the buildinn. metal working equipment, the school's link trainer and other equipment were hea- WASHINGTON (AP) -A third censure count has been offered in the censure resolution against Senator McCarthy. McCarthy had scarcely walked into the chamber today 20 minutes after the session convened when Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah offered the third count. Bennett had announced before the Senate recessed eleven days ago that he would propose censure of McCarthy for what the Wisconsin senator has said about the special censure committee. McCarthy was delayed In getting to the Senate because he was receiving a citation in his office from the Abraham Lincoln Republican Club of Chicago.

He told newsmen as he rushed to the floor that he was going to make a brief statement to the Senate, but he declined to give the copies in advance. Senator McCarthy proposed today that the Senate end its censure debate at 3 p. EST, on Wednesday. He told his colleagues today he was prepared for whatever the Senate might do. McCarthy said: "In the interest of the overall National welfare, I suggest that no good can be achieved by continuing this debate." The Wisconsin Senator said he would be the last to abuse deliberately his colleagues, but he was not making an apology.

lie said he admits that at times he has been extremely b'unt in expressing his opinions. But he said he had no intention of hurting the feelings of anyone. But he said his opinions are unchanged. Rally There's to be a rally in support of Senator McCarthy in vily damaged. (Continued On Page 6) 4P "Here's How It Is' That's what State Rep.

Tom Cheatham of Cuero, seems to be saying to others investigating the state veterans land program during a conference of state and local officials at Austin. At left is De Witt County Atty. Wiley Cheatham and in center is Bill Kavanaugh, legal advisor of the Department of Public Safety. South Plains Maid Of Cotton Miss Virginia Mitchell, center, Texas Tech student from Fort Worth, is shown after she was crowned "South Plains Maid of Cotton" at Lubbock festivities. Runnersup are Miss Jerry Anglin, right, Plainview, and Miss Barbara Cowherd, Dallas, left.

Miss Mitchell will represent the area at the national contest in Memphis in January. American Bankers See Bright Farm Situation MEMPHIS (AP) About 500 bankers gathered today to talk about farming. Its problemsespecially the financial onesand its future. The 3-day meeting is the annual agricultural credit conference of the American Bankers Association. Jesse Tapp of Los Angeles, vice president of the Bank of America, Chairman of the conference, said the farm situation a is good so far as he can see.

The bankers role in the farm picture is increasingly important, he said, because many farmers must float loans to buy more effective and expensive e- quipment. Farmers have 17 (B) billion dollars invested in tractors, haybalers and other equipment, he said. In his talk at the opening of the conference, Tapp predicted an increase in food and fiber demands in demestic markets. Farm experts from banks in 35 states were on hand for the conference, which put emphasis on panels and open discussions rather than formal addresess. Tex.

Marine Held in Store -up PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island A marine from Texas, 21- year-old Homer Seymour of San Angelo, is one of 4 men held in the $250 holdup of a liquor store in Providence, Rhode Island. Police report that 3 men held up Louis Cohen, age 70, and his 64-year-old wife in their liquor store and fled after forcing the Cohens into the back of their store Saturday night. Giant Drive- Cinemascope Screen Will Be Put Info Use Sunday Night Texas -In Theatre of Taylor Sunday night will put m- TO use for the first time the largest Cinemascope screen in this area. The new motion picture screen will be 80-by-33 feet in size, aCcording to W. W.

Weidner, manager of the local theatres. That's twice as large as the present screen at the drivetheatre and more than eight times as large as the big Cinnemascope screen now in use at the Howard Theatre! The new Cinemascope screen at the Texas Drive-In Theatre will contain 2.640 square feet, compared with the 1,368 square feet of the present 44-by-32 screen at the drive-in, and with the 324-square-foot area of the Howard Cinemascope screen. First Cinemascope picture to be shown on the new drive in will be "Three Coins In The starring Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, and Louis Jourdan. The picture will run this Sunday end Monday. Another Cinemascope picture, The Robe." is scheduled at the drive-in the following week-end.

Frost Tonight By Patterson Bros. Generally fair and cool this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and continued cool. Low tonight near 37, with scattered frost. High 71.

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