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Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 21

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i rri'vr rr MM SWW "nnr "I Favors Charter Commission SECTION JS CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 26 1953 TIm Outrun Sumy Committee I preterit city charter should be rein report to the- CUy Council I vised recommended that Charter Com-1 lira Soi Creene chairman Har-mlaaion be appointed to determine old A Chrr and Dr Franklin' whether and to what extent theYeafer comprised the committee WORKED ON RHINE Nemo Skipper Knows His Business One of tha largest pleasure crafts in her home port of New Orleans Nemo HI cuts quits a classy figure In the local yacht bai where spend a couple of weeks Built of mahogany and tank tha 50-foot luxury craft was reported to have cost 1100000 whan aha waa launched in 1025 The past eight years been owned by A Billups operator of filling station chain At 25 Nemo looks as slick and assay a well-groomed female should in tha prime of Ufa Cspt Joseph Guidjy of New Orleans is the man responsible for the looks of Nemo He is headman of a craw id engineer deckhand steward-cook and waiter win are charged with the welfare of boat as well aa passengers Guidry haa had lots of experience where pleasure craft are concerned Ha waa the first skipper of Adolph Hitler's Rhine River yacht City of Cologne after the craft 'waa liberated by Allied for which made the organisational study Mayor Albert Lichtenstein when releasing the report yastarday com maided: city adminlatration la eery grateful to theae people for the contribution which they have made toward clarifying the matter and performing the ground work for the charter revtaioa commiaaion which will aoon be appointed after a careful conaidaratlon haa been given to the procedural raeom-mendatlona of tha Charter Survey Committee" After Labor Day The mayor indicated that meetings of such a commiaaion would probably be deferred until after Labor Day The aurvey committee laid that a revision commiaaion could either be appointive or elected by popular vote It a committee 15 members and that offlceri ahould bo deelgnated at the time of appointment "The members of the commission ahould bo selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the etudy of the the report stated "Certain types of Individuals because ef bueinese experience and training will bo of greater value to the commiaaion ithmn Types ef Individuals Suggested were lawyers financiers accountants labor representatives email and large buaineca and industrial representatives engineers press and radio representatives educators in government or economics and civic leaders It was also recommended that the commiaaion space that a secretary be hired A bud' get waa recommended for the possible employment of legal counsel or a consultant The committee also presented operational suggestions They were 'as follow: 1 The commission ahould hold stated meetings preferably at night Urges Public Meetings 2 Tha meetings should bo public IfieoAoutfecMM ofnbout om mission ha provided oMro FCC Slates Hearing Date On TV Pleas Firms Competing For Two Channels Give Cases July 24 Preliminary hearing on anpllca-' fovjwo televtslcii chanJSs in Chriti will bo-held July 24 ii Washington tha Associated Frees reported yesterday The two channels arc six and 10 both very high frequency There arc also two applications for Channel 22 on ultra nigh frequency but no date for hearings on this channel have been fixed A fourth channel UHF Channel XU la reserved for educational purposes but haa not been applied for KWBU KRIS Competing KWBU and KRIS are competing for Channel Six KWBU 1s owned by the Baptist General Convention of Texas and KRIS is owned by Gulf Cbast Broadcasting Co of which Frank Smith is president Applications for Channel 10 have president of KSIX-TV and Hughes of KEY8-TV Inc Officers of Corpus Christ! Television Co are three oilmen Pickens of Dallas Wheeler of Corsicans and Coffield of Rockdale Officers of Superior Television Co are Jack Rather and Mrs Helen Alvarea of Tulsa Edgar Unkenhoger John Lynch and Binford Amey of onpua Christi Dallas Man Apply big -Applicants for Channel 22 are the council should appoint two ces any better than this thing Guidry said and patted Nemo HI 'It was a nice river Tha yacht baaed at Weisbaden waa used for recreational cruises through the picturesque vineyard country to Cologne "It waa a beautiful sight" Guidry reminisced Not-so-beautiful a sight was the duty that led Guidry to Ming skipper of Hitler's yacht Commissioned a captain the SArmy transportation corps Guidry had charge of a tug that delivered supplies from Great Britain to France during and after the Normandy tending Guidry guessed ha had been very fortunate his vessel never was sunk gat scared as hall some-times Anybody that says they don't Is either crasy or don't know what they're talking you out than and them shooting at you all the the captain sa'i Cbrpui Christ! la an did port of call for Guidry Ha used to make It whan ha waa with tha Marine Inspection and Navigation Division of the Department of Commerce before the war Out of service In ini Guidry OFFICIAL Ernest Mills president of the board of education and Mrs Harry Eaton secretary sign the last batch of bonds for the $2 million school bond Issue voted May 9 The 2000 bonds were received early Wednesday and were on the way to the attorney general's office for final approval by late yesterday SEAGOING VERSION OF AN OLD SOUTHERN MANSION gracious living with water instead of magnolia TOWN TALK life on Atlantic and Gulf water knows them aa well as a country went right to work for Billups on kid knows his favorite fishing hole Nemo and he's been then ever In operation nine months out of since the year for fishing or duck hunt- Guidry and tha crew of Nemo I era liable to be called on to S52ST" go any place at any time first of April for overhsute ing Guidry said "using couches in the lounge Four crewmen bunk In the forecastle and Guidry alsapa Ik tha whselhouse Before ha heads Nemo back toward New (Means Guidry expects to make a trip down the Intracoastal Canal to border country After that It could ho anybody's guess Five passengers esn be accomodated In staterooms seen aa many aa 11 sleep regular limcherfn meeting of Peckenpaugh attended a Lum bertha Accident and Health Under Mutual Insurance Co con- ivenUtm He waa one of two dele-writera AwcWlon wtM be at wlKtd (rom Texa to Bt today In the NuecA Hotel I- tpml the agents advisory council Rpeara manager at San Antonio for for 1S33 the Great American Reaerve Lifej Uptown Kiwanians A dinner meeting ef the Carpus Chriatt AAI Exes Club will be tonight at :48 at McVaya Cafeteria A program that brought been to Florida and Guidry began "and up the Mississippi aa far as St Louis tha Rad River into Mississippi and whenever they want to go someplace we just go" Nemo draws only 64 feet of water Guidry pointed out and she can go moot anyplace without Into much trouble There's too in knowing where to go Guidry who haa spent hla and or threa individuals from each Hunt of Dallas: and Coastal nhlrvM uj Bend Television CO whose officer itTh nnrtinn Gabriel Loxano Manuel Ram- 2 The question of whether the joo Garsa Estrada and Arnoldo Lermn of Corpus Christ! commiaaion ahould operate aa a 'committee of tha whole or by Kirby Hunting Find Fireworks Stored in Gty mem-president Ralph Msuth announced be is up to date on Kiwania Field' All former students of tha college wss the theme of yeeterday'a box sub-are Invited to attend lunch meeting by the Uptown Ki-: committee Aould be determined Iwania Club at the field at' 3833 by the commiaaion The 441 Club ef Richmond will Timon Boulevard I 4 Tha commission should avail tour Cferpus Christ! industry and Members also heard a srlrs re-Itself of the working knowledge of the Ifsval Air Station while en-lcordlng of the dedication of thai varioua dtv department heads and Most applicants for tha three com mec rial stations recently fit- ii Magazine Article About Hospital Training Here 9 Fire Marshal Kirby said yesterday there are no fireworks stored inside the city limits of Corpus Christi At least Kirby said ha hasn't Tha training program for hoe- located any yet and wtth tha its! ward clerks conducted here Fourth of July coming up he haa a winter by Spohn and Me-j been busy looking IViimlUla In MwkmnttiiM PltV DrdinSIlCM 1 Hospitals In conjunction1' City ordinances mortal ban the storage with tha adult vocational depart- or possession of fireworks In tha from whoever la popping them and warn them against doing tt said Runyan Kirby whose authority ends at tha city limits said ha haa heard there are fireworks stored "out on Highway Houston when a fireworks warehouse expVoekm June killed four city and prohibits popping them lJursd St and caused an oatimatad hero A fin of S2S may he levied minion damage has passed against persons breaking either of ordinance banning Vfrotech-the laws officials said yesterday Inks providing fines from S2S Police Chief Dick Runyan said to 1200 he docent recall anyone over be-1 The Houston ordinance quttewa tng fined for popping firecracker the manufacture possession dor inside the city age transportation or setting off "We usually just take them away of fireworks inWde the city their ewnmente and desirability of any proposed revisions of sections of the charter I 1 th Mr sod Mrs Elate Peekw! room is being added to the building The committee also asked that pnnfh'JM Austin art expected by the dub which is the original a sufficient number of copies of tordrtvd home this weekend from a sponsor of the facilities for the the present charter be made avail-i MOU oJchlMtm IM "KA5B TOC -I at least days to make decisions on permits after all evidence Is in Applicants must show legal technical and financial ability to carry out a television contract and are an trial for the firat 10 days of operation ment of Del Mar College is the subject of an article in the June Issue ef Nursing Outlook Louise Haslett director of mining aervic at Memorial wrote tha article for the official magazine of the National League of Nursing at the request of the magazine editor CAFT JOSEPH GUIDRY takes cars of Nemo III WAISTS BACK IN FIGHT Watch Our Daily Spot Specials for Exciting Savings! 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Wounded Three Times Korea Hero Wins Wings 19 Years' Guardianship of Thrifty Peoples Savings 39 Dividend Payments Continuous Growth in Size and Strength Time-tested Management wvnt Among the witnesses were the two CommUkey children Skeeter and Ginger and the lieutenant's young nephew David In September MM the young officer wiped out two North Korean machine gun neats and seven enemy soldiers using a 43 auto-matic pistol and a borrowed carbine Cbmmiskey waa awarded three Purple Heart Madate for wounds and regulattona aay two are enough to keep Mm out of combat Marins First Lt Henry A Com-mlskey Sr who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for single-handedly wiping out two Communist machine-gun nests has rereived Ms wings at tha Naval Air Station aa a pitot The 25-vear-oM hero from Hattiesburg Miss who wants to return to Korea has been sent to Pensacola Fla It is not known if ho will go back to Korea Wife Pins' on Wtego wings ware ptnnad Wseee a Aa9f JietSSMI'1 'v esese aeeaeso on by Ms wife in tha otfico ofjH to trying to get tha regulation Rear'Adm COto Glover Chief ef Naval Air Advanced Training Insured Safety for Every Account Dependable dividends currently 3r annually waived Had Knee Injury Ho entered flight training at Pensacola In October 1831 because he couldn't figure any other way to get back to Korea A' knee Injury ruled out further infantry combat service Cbmmiskey came here last February and want through tha 8 Naval School All Weather Flight NAS He completed his flight training at Cabanias Field Store protect your clothes iii plastic Garment Bass Suit by Gty Seeks $3569 Back Taxes The City of Corpus Christ! yes-tstday sued Louis Williams and others for fS5tt0T In delinquent taxes penalty interest and coate Tha suit filed in 103th District Court was against Williams Individually and aa executor of the Estate of Addle Jana Williams deceased McKinley Williams Williams Jr and Gladys Williams Baas Tha taxes on real aatate wars for the years lt through 1M4 according to the city's court petition The property waa described as Lot East 4 of South 4 of 4 (k) Block 1 South End Addition Tha city's claims wars listed as taxes I1M7M penalty and inter-eet St 6345: costs 18 less par-ttsl payment made Jan 30 IMS (10 plus court coats In suit No U1I5-D S225 Meanwhile a tax suit recently Mod against Georg Zackis was dismissed at tha request of the city Oil and Cash Among Loot Burglars nattad SM and T2 quarts of oil when they broke into Gasateria No i at sss North Port Central Labor Union PDllcesaIdentry waa made by Cancel Planned Meet Worker Injured In Roof Collapse Awarded $6000 The workman's com pens suit by Everett Rippee Texas Employers Insurance waa settled yesterday for 34 POO Judge Tillman Smith of Mth Court after attorneys in case announced to Mm they reached a settlement on Rippee's claims dismissed the Jury had been hearing the case gave judgment for Rippee for sum agreed on Rippee brought the suit for compensation for injuries he received when the roof of a under construct lion at tha Metals plant near Gregory caved In on Nov 15 151 waa an employe of the Stewart Go at tha time Tha Jury was composed of Glbbens Wylie Lambert Knlppa Ramon Barrera Marvin James Yards Hammett Merrill Varner Bennett Pike Otto and Joe Dearmon Full length sipper Quilted plastic trim Priced at only lion against Association afternoon District tha had that and the silo Reynolds Rippee Jamee Edwin Ernest Wtt-on Want to live a little better every day? Sava now save regularly for future safety and present peace-of-mind Place your idle funds here now Get the full benefit of the next dividend payment each Drrss Jtimbo Suit Store your winter clothes yourself and save with our plastic garment bags Jumbo or 16 garmet site regular or 6 garment siie suit or 8 garment size With curved or straight lipper tuxedo quilted or drop front AJ1 teams and quilting reinforced Top quality at extra low prices! Green wine blue plastic FIRSTs Closet Shop Third Floor ew look to AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Nwaksii RKBAt HOMS LOAN ISM BYSTM 1 111 SCBATZCl It MOM 140k Intorod forints prying the metal louvers off a rear window The money waa Ur an amply can in the storeroom Thieves also entered the Zackla Liquor ft lore 1512 Ayero during the night Police aatd they got in by cutting a screen and opening a back door Employes wen making an inventory to determine the amount of goods missing The regular publlo relations meeting or the Central Labor Union scheduled tar tonight has been cancelled because a number of delegates are in El Paso to attend tha Tsdas State Federation of Labor convention Mrs Jewell Mitchell acting secretary of the CLU said tha next meeting will be in August Sorry No Mail Or Phone Orders MM Use your Credit Plate for 1 i I faster easier shopping 9 8f I lANANoaNmaanaoaNAAAAAAafiAAAMN AIJhAAAAAdytoUdUJMk a A I A I I.

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