Corpus Christi Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 17

SECTION A CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS MONDAY APRIL 1 6 1 962 Caller-Times Will Drop TV Station Application The Caller-Times will withdraw its application for a television station here This will leave two applicants for Channel 3 South Texas Telecasting Co and Nueces Telecasting Cb Edward Harte vice president of the Caller-Times said the newspaper felt withdrawal was in order after the Harte-Hanks newspapers of which the Caller-Times is one bought the Express Publishing Co of San Antonio radio outlet for (700000 Hofheinz also agreed to dispose if his 10 per cent interest in KRYS Corpus Christi within 30 days of the filing of the application He also has 16 per cent of KTRK-TV Houston Harte cited the following reasons for the dropping its application for Channel here: the hearing would have to be reopened which would mean further delay in the awarding of the grant Reopening of the record would be required because of personnel changes occasioned by the purchase of the COL FLAKE (L) PRESENTS AWARD TO MAJ JOSEPH A CAIN Pfc Byron Parker associate editor of Recon Dispatch looks on (Navy Malt) (iwanis Head Arrives for Visit Today (Whiteyl Witthuhn of Milwaukee president of the Klwanis Intemation will arrive here by plane at 6 pm today to kick off two-day local Kiwanian celebration Witthuhn will attend a breakfast tomorrow with officers and directors of local Kiwanis clubs with Joe Mclnnis Downtown Ki-wania Gub president in charge THE REI CARPET Commit tee will greet the Milwaukee business executive when he arrives this afternoon Highlight of Witthuhn's visit ill tie luncheon at the Driscoll Hotel in which more than 500 Kiwanian from dub throughout the area will attend Witthuhn a Kiwanian for 25 years will be treated to a boat ride around the bay tomorrow KIX POINTS and Rnhstowns'Ki wanis Cubs will be in charge of luncheon program Other guests will include George Dulin of Robstown lieu tenant governor of the Dist 4 and Fountain of Lawton Ok la governor of the Texas-Ok-lahoma District NAVY NOTES Air Training Command Is 20 Years Old This Month Express Conway Craig would move up from publisher of Tho Caller-Times to publisher of tho Express and I would become publisher of the Caller-Time These changes would materially affect the proposals wa made to the FCC THERE la a mail Grade overlap between Channel 3 in Cbrpua Christi and tho television station in San Antonia This was not a ma-or problem while we were minority owners of the Express but took on more significance when we contracted to purchase full control of the Express and its television Harte said The Caller-Times' withdrawal should speed a decision in the case which was opened with the assignment of Channel 3 to Corpus Christi in September 1959 South Texas Telecasting is owned by several farmer owners of KVDO here including Dr A Garcia Gabriel Lozano and Joe Garza Clinton McKinnon id San Diego Calif has an option to acquire control of the station should the license be granted Nueces Telecasting is owned by Jack Vaughn and Grady Vaughn both of Dallas Cecil Trigg of Odessa and Jarir Ryan of Corpus Christi and Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Citatum ZOLLIE STEAKLEY Jurist due hero Jurist Due At Reception Judge Zollia Steak ley associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court will be honored at a public reception tomorrow from 4 to 5:30 pm in the Hemisphere Room of the Driscoll Hotel Steakley a candidate for re-election was appointed to the state judicial post by Gov Daniel in January 1961 alter Judge Robert Calvert became Chief Justice 9 A graduate of Hie University of Texas school of law Steakley is a former assistant attorney general and secretary of state He served in the latter post from 1957 until his present appointment Steakley is currently a member of the executive committee of the judicial section of the State Bar and recently was selected as the member of the court to attend the Appellate Judges Seminar to be held in New York Gty in July Attorney James Harris is Steakley' focal campaign Deferment Tests Set At Del Mar Tomorrow A Selective Service college qualification trst will be given tomorrow at Del Mar Auditorium The three-hour test will serve as a general aptitude test for candidate! who wish their score to be used as one basis for occupational deferment as a student The score may be considered by the draft board along with other information by boards in determining whether to defer students for further study HAVE delayed asking the Federal Communication Commission to dismiss our application in order to give attorneys time to provide for the University of Corpus Christi" Harte said for the two remaining applicants have said they believe UCC can be worked into their educational programming so the Cbller-Times expects to withdraw from the contest this Also to be filed with the FGC this week will be an application for transfer of control of the Express Publishing Co of San Antonio to the Harte-Hanks newspapers Two broadcasting outlets owned by the Express KENS radio and KENS-TV are involved in the transfer Simultaneously with the application for transfer of Express Publishing Cb Harte-Hanks will ask the FCC to assign the license for radio station KENS to the Texas Star Broadcasting Co owned by Roy Hofheinz and Smith both of Houston ANOTHER came up last week this one boosting Lt Cmdr John Manfredi up from lieutenant He is standardization officer on the training command Manfredi a 1962 graduate of the US Naval Academy is scheduled to go to the Naval War College in July He first was stationed here in 1917 48 at Ward Island as an enlisted man After going through the academy he won his wings in 1D51 and was stationed at Chase Field in 1939-61 before coming to Corpus Christi THE AIRCRAFT carrier Antie-tam is due in the Corpus Christi area tomorrow evening (or couple of days of qualifying student pilots in carrier landings Jock Blackwell Home Damaged by Blaze Fire caused minor damage at 9 am today at the home of Jack Blackwell 1330 Second Firemen said cause of the fire has not been determined Spring Antique Show To Begin Tomorrow The spring session of the Gul Coast Antique Show and Sale will open a three-day run tomorrow at Exposition Hall The semi annual affair sponsored by the Fine Arts Colony will be open from 1 to 9:30 pm daily Admission will be 75 cent for 'adults and 35 cents for children BOTH OF THEBE applicants proposed varying amounts time for educational programming Harte said Lawyers for all three applicants have been negotiating to make part of this educational time available to UCC Under The pro posal UCC would have had up to 14 hours of educational time a week MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE LT COL BLANCHARD promoted from major pointmont to officer training school He won his commission in MM and then participated in tlie air strikes and shore bombardment of the Japanese home islands with the Third FTcct He won the Silver Star while commanding Company A First Battalion fifth Marines in Korea He also wears the Letter of Commendation with Combat HOFHEINZ AND Smith agreed April 9 to purchase the Wednesday at The be at 7 pm Back Door A GROUP of 37 NROTC stu dents of the University of Cali fornia at Berkley were due to arrive here today for three days of indoctrination in naval aviation A group from Rice University will be here Wednesday By RPEXTER rKARXON The Naval Air Advanced Training Command is 30 years old this month but little or nothing is planned in observance ot the vent Few are around now who were in Jacksonville Fla when the command was created in April 1912 and only one person has been on the staff the entire time Site is Miss Sarah Curry secretary to Rear Adm Louis Kirn chief of the command for the past two years MIXA CURRY moved to Corpus Chris ti in IMS when the command was moved here and since then has been secretary to seven admirals Galloway worked at Jacksonville Naval Air Station when the command was formed and moved to Corpus Christi in IMS but he never was on the staff until 1X9 lie worked at Cabaniss Field and at the old Overhaul Repair Department for a num- her of years He now is on the administrative staff Dave Hubbrll now with industrial relations has been on the staff for many years but was not on it when th command was formed PRIOR TO 111 Naval Air Sta tion was headquarters (or the Naval Air Advanced Training Subordinate Cbmmand which was disestablished when NAATC moved here The station was commissioned March 12 1911 and became the Naval Air Training Center in October 1912 After World War II served as headquarters for a while of Hie Nava Air Basic Training Command now located at Prnsacola Fla The advanced training command is a part of the Naval Air Training Command also located at Pensacola and headed by Vice Adm F'itzhugh Lee BIEHVEHID0S AMIGOS A CORPUS CHRISTI LICHTEKISTElirS Los invitamos a nuestra tienda donde usted hollara las marcas mas famosas del mundo Recuerden aceptamos pesos al tipo oficial de eambio para servilos mejor hay empleados de habla tspanol en eada departamento Bunny Day Solicitation Saturday Will End Campaign Olga Garcia daughter of Mrs Henrietta Garcia of 4505 Avenue will narrate the Easter pageant April 20 at Mary Hardin-Bay-lor College at Belton where she is a senior student The Corpus GirlitH Coin Club will meet at pm today at the First Slate Bank Building There will be a rota auriion and visitors are wet-rone John Norbcrg of Los Angeles Calif vice president of the National Association of Accountants is to meet with the local chapter at a 3 pm board of directors' meeting Wednesday The chapter's monthly meeting will Mrs Barbara Perkin aura-erjr worker In the Tulmo-Midway Rapttnt Church la participating In the Southern Baptist Writers' conference in Nashville Tern today through Thursday The meet Ing In to assist In writing nursery materials produced tor Southern Baptist Training I'ntons An Easter program led by the Rev Barcus Moore pastor ol St Luke's Methodist Church will he a feature of tomorrow's 12:15 pm luncheon of Hie Lions Gub The group will meet at the Driscoll Hotel Vftsn DOWNTOWN and PARKDALE PLAZA Tlie 1962 Eastrr Seal Campaign will end Saturday with the annual Bunny Day solicitation Volunteers will be stationed nt the major shopping centers and downtown during the morning hours to collect contributions for the henclit of the Ada Wilson Hospital lor Crippled Children Groups who will help in the drive are Y-Teens of Ray and Miller High Schools Baker and Driscoll Junior High Schools the Ladies Auxiliary of Odd Fellows and memebrs of the Youth Cbun oil of the Jewish Community Council Clowns from Gowns Ino win entertain rvNIW7teiB ton (v vfi( i4 iv THE BOOK FOR HOME-MAKERS TUB MARINES of the First Reconnaissance Battalion are bragging about their monthly acwsimper the Recon Dispatch They have a right to The Recon Dispatch was named the sreond best in the entire Marine Corps Reserve and received a commendation from Brig Gen Fairhourn director of the Marine Corps Reserve A hoard of judges selected the Recon Disptach on the basis of of editorial content completeness of news coverage and initiative shown in special features promoting unit morale and drill altendanre' Fairhourn commended the staff outstanding perforni-nee during MCI" Lance Cpl Sutherland Jr is editor of the paper end Pfc Byron Parker ia associate editor Co! Flake deputy di-rnlor of the Eighth Marine Corps Reserve and Recruitment Distrul at New Orleans presented the commentation last werk to Maj Joseph A Cain commanding officer FLAKE AOO presented some new silver oak leaves to the inspector instructor of the serve unit and now it is Lt Col Don II Blanchard Blanchard a 21-year veteran ha been inspector instructor ince last July when he came to Corpus Christi from Hawaii He joined the Mantles in Mil as an enlisted man and worked lip to sergeant After participat ing at the Guadalcanal cam paign with the First Division 391243 he won a battlefield in ap- You need the big books in the background and more like them a3 you plan to build your new home to modernize your old home or to create a beautiful formal garden But the big books in the background be very important if you have also the little book in the foreground the really important BOOK FOR HOME-MAKERS You need money to build a new home to modernize an old one The best way to have money is to save re gularly from income let United Savings add dividends and write in that way your own personal BOOK FOR A HOME-MAKER Regularly 298 CURRENT ANNUAL DIVIDEND RATE Eastertime Is Flowertime 41 COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY An exciting Easter group from Eaton's and Tom Sawyer Short sleeve styles with regular or button down collars button fronts or pullovers Easy-care quality cottons solids with embroidery trims plaids checks batik prints Sizes 8 to 20 loyt Weor Downtown Fourth Floor ond Parkdele Pleio Order ecwl Writ (add 20c far handling of mailing) ar call Mary lae TU4-2I7L wtt ALAMEDA AND DODDRIDGE 623 MESQUITE 4120 AYERS "Your Home-Owned Savings Association'1 1001 ILUCHfR PHONE TU 3-9209 I 11 fi id.