Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 1

fA Want" fro in oday's Last btlene Reporter CLOUDY WARMER tm MORNING "WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT Byron DAILY 5c SUNDAY 10c VOL LXXV NO 221 TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 31 1956 -TWENTY-TWO Auociated Press (ff) PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS MARCH Mothers9 March on Polio FIGHT HIRING COUNSEL ON T1IE Biggest pull on the rope that put KPAR-TV on the air came from Jana Mahon daughter of Dist Atty Eldon Mahon Colorado City Waiting for the signal to pull are Rogers (left) president Dan Guthrie (second from left) manager and (far right) Taylor County Judge Reed Ingalsbe (Staff photo by Bob Gulley) Injunction Sought Against City Move Sweetwater TV Station Takes Air PRICE OF DIMES POLIO hired Friday by the city commission Mayor Gatlin and City Commissioners A Crutcher Scott Robert Tiffany Perry (Sr) and Floyd Malcom The lawsuit specifically asks that the defendants be stopped from carrying out "this illegal and that any money paid out imi der it be refunded by Smith Gatlin Scott Tiffany Perry and Malcom "Direct violation" of a city charter provision that a city attorney be a qualified voter of the Ci'v of Abilene" is charged The suit charges that the defendants knowingly and "in an open attempt to evade avoid and circumvent" the charter provision hired Smith as a "special counsel" for the "purpose of making a legal study of the aspects of the relationship between the Abilene School System and the Abilene City Cm-Mi'-ion for the purpose of codifying the ordinances and for such other legal advice and assistance as the City Commission shall require Subterfuge' Smith was hired a "special counsel" by the commission after Scarborough objected to earlier action because he was not a qualified voter here The "special counsel" employment was for six months Trawrek charges in the suit that the city commission hired Smith as a counsel" for six months as a preliminary to a con tract when he becomes eligible under the city charter "Said employment is a mere subterfuge to avoid the provisions of the city charter in defiance and violation tliereof the have actually dime i to employ a City Attorney knowing that he lived in San Antonio See INJUNCTION Pg S-A Cel I of Conferences To Consider Many Topics WASHINGTON Jan 30 Iff Prime Minister Eden pledged Brit full support today to President Eisenhower's statement of policy that Russia should east world tensions by not Eden personally assured Eisenhower of Britain's stand at the first a series of White House meetings called to coordinate British and American policies A conference spokesman speaking for both delegations said Eisenhower and Eden reached full agreement in their appraisal of Russia'! recent flurry of diplomatic economic and political moves against the West Today's White House meetings focused mainly on the critical Middle East where half a dozen separate crises have allowed Russia to thrust its influence into the region Specifically discussed it was disclosed were the bitter dispute between Israel and the Arab countries and Britain's quarrel with Saudi Arabia as well as other issues in an area which indudes difficulties over Cyi'i as Egypt the Baghdad deiensive alliance and French difficulties in North Africa The conference spokesman reported that in his view the differences are very narrow in Amerv can-British policy in this region lie declined to predict however whether this would result in a joint British-American program of action Luncheon Meeting The first Eisenhower -Eden meeting at luncheon ranged not only into Russia's moves but reviewed Western European unity measures such as tlie Atlantic Fact and the organization for European economic cooperation it was said The meeting also covered new moves being planned such as the European regional atomic project to strengthen this cooperation Eisenhower and Eden got together t'Xby lews than two hours after Eiien llew in from New York He landed in a London-like drizzle and log- 1: was the first of nine such meetings arranged with the hope of i hurting new Briush-American steps to counter a fxist Geneva flurry of Russian diplomatic economic and political thrusts Out of this far-flung review probably will cotne a new joint challenge to Russia's leaders to back their claim they want to live in peace and friendship with the West Eisenhower flashing a wide grin warmly welcomed Eden with vigorous handshake when the Prime Minister drove up to the White House State Surely Commissioner Smith Resigns AUSTIN Jan 30 Insurance Commissioner Garland A 'Chink' Smith resigned today giving ill-health as the reason and saying he has been made a in the Texas insurance uproar the highest appointive official in modern times to quit under fire resigned charging that Gov Allan Shivers' political enemies were striking at the governor by hitting him Smith told the governor who appointed him to the post that he hesitated to take his doctor's orders to rest because he knew he would be accused of under fire" He left the job under a mixed barrage of praise and Name Mixed Reartiea Shivers and follow commissioners Byron Saunders and Mark Wentz patted Smith on the back They said he had done a good job in urging insurance reform laws that were adopted by the Legislature and in seeking to clean up weak spots in the insurance industry In Victoria Sen William Fly chairman of the Senate committee investigating insurance irregularities said "It is best that Smith has resigned His resignation will help clear the Ralph Yarborough Austin attorney and longtime political foe of Shivers issued a statement saying that when he called for resignation of all three commissioners "I meant Smith became tlie second high state official to leave office in the midst of separate and unrelated in- SMITH Pf J-A Col I ABILENE TEXAS Ciiy Boy 16 Held in Three Arson Cases A 16-year-old Abilene youth was in the juvenile ward of Taylor County jail Monday night after confessing to charges of arson here Sunday night in connection with the burning of a garage at 839 Cypress St The youth admitted setting fire to a garage ow by Weese of that address Fire Marshall len Blackwood sail! The youth was being in the ward Monday night and will be transferred Tuesday morning to a state institution Big Spring for treatment He was said to be a pyrontaniac requiring immediate treatment The boy admitted setting three fires in tlie past 16 months Blackwood said He admitted setting the fire Sun- day night anoticr Jan 22 849: Cyptess St another a residence auto garage and at a vegetable market on Sept 30 1954 He signed his third confession Monday after he was appreliended The fire Sunday night destroyed tlie Weese garage and damaged piles of lumber at the Higginbotham-Bartlett Lumber Co which had lunilnr stacked on a vacant lot near the garage Blackwood and Assistant Fire Marshal A Porter who aided in the investigation said the youth started the fire Sunday night by lighting some paers in tlie garage with a match lie was turned over to the custody of County Juvenile Officer Jack tandruin who placed hun in the detention ward in county jail Tlie agrivment came ss Sen i Morse D-tre) eompletol a speech against the lull Morse said the measure would amount to a "raid" on gas consumers by boosting gas rates Tlie Senate he said is List real hope of averting the raid" be cause tlie House already has passed the bill and "I expect no presiilontial veto" In a radio interview Sen Mon-tunoy lO-Oklat di'M-riliixl os "(an t'islie" claims that Uie bill would increase cousiimer ivsls Mi to ikx) million dollars yoar Montonoy said removal of letli-r- nl regulation of prices at the wells -as tin bill would -would still leave the government wiih "tight cinlrol" if delivery price through the iiuersiate piprlimw The pipeline he said cannot Ser SENATE Pg S-A lot I NEWS INDEX SECTION A man Blackwell: Ferrell mayor of Rolwrt Lee: Russell Haney mayor of Roscoe Iea Boothe Nolan County Judge from Sweetwater A Terry mayor of Trent I-ee Sutton Taylor County attorney Woodward mayor of Sweetwater the Rev Richard Chilton president of Sweetwater Ministrial Assn who gave the opening invocation: Fldon Mahon district attorney for Sweetwater and Cohirado City Mason mayor of Rule AEC Testing Atom Airplane Engine Design WASHINGTON" Jar 30 -P-Thc Atomic Energy Commission reported today that testing of nuclear engine designs for aircraft is now under way at the AFC's Idaho experimental plant A semiannual report of the coin-missiim covering developments of tlie last six mouths of 1955 said the aircraft reactors program was Construction of the big and in-tricde aircratt engine facility at the AFC's national reactor testing station near Arco Idaho was started mre than two years ago ixsi'missuin report said building of the iiftial test facilities had lecn completed "ami some test work commenced" Opi-raiing contractor for the fa- See ENGINES S-A Col Illegal Raise Comes Out of Checks Today Money pud elected Taylor County officials under a raise voted Jan 9 by the Comissioners Court will be deducted from checks to be distributed Tuesday The raise has been held illegal County Auditor Herbert Middle-ton said Monday he was preparing new checks to replace ones to be given officials Tuesday which included the five per cent raises The checks officials receive will be less the amount oi the increase in checks of Jan 15 A 50 a month raise allowed themselves by members of the Commissioners Court for acting as ex-officio road commissioners will not be deducted Middleton said This was in addition to a five per cent increase in their salaries as commissioners Raises voted for non -elected employes were not affected The raises for elected county officials was found to be illegal Friday when it was learned the required 10-day notice in a newspaper of general circulation required by statue had not been given Middleton said Monday that the lack of statutory notice would also require him to deduct the increases from elected precinct officials such as justices of the peace and constables Officials from whose pay checks the raise will be deducted include County Clerk Mrs Chester Hutcheson Sheriff Ed Powell District Clerk Bob Ross County Attorney Ie Sutton Tax Assessor-collector Raymond Petree Treasurer Mrs Bob Haile and County Commissioners Rucker of Abilene Rufe Tittle of Merkel Floyd Tate of Buffalo Gap and McMillon ot Lawn Mothers to March On Polio Tonight W'md-up of the 19a6 March of Dimes campaign will be conducted Tuesday night from 7 to 8 when aixxr 2 (XU Abilenians take port in tlie Mothers' March on Folio an annual affair Persons able and willing to donate to the campaign are askevi to turn on thsur porch lights Tuesday from 7 to 8 pm Co-chairmen of the mothers' project are Mrs Paul Miller 2066 Savlex Blvd and Mrs Fanil lt 13st Chestnut St Mother have organized by ss'hool areas for Tuesday night's drive ami the school whi'se area brings in the most money in privportuvn to its enrollmstu will receive a loving cup The cup is being don-atixi by Presley Jewelers The Central Volunteer Bureau will pick up contributions as well as Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority Abilene High School girls and service station attendants who will wear hadgi saying "Tonight 1 Am a Mother" WIUII TNI WANT AD I'M NOT JUST IFFICIINT! Nettling luncy a beat me I ni vmplf Want Ad I work auHnd cixk itlwiut let up t'l veut I rr'1 'lIW' Ivi-i And my tees me omoi iv! I reach thousands it nplf ter pe-vnes' Hose a ant: let me ti vu! tost roll o' at 2 witheot delay h-i 7841 Mm Lot I wood is deligmeJ wth nv peifoioxinc- She plinrd the tallowing ad uvnc a blind box and she rerened 8d replies WHSIVN i-sie ter 1 snull -NiMirn Hi huuii I Hub Rlhttr MiU Muir IW hiWn0 M9 Nfwi I con help ML VM t'V uvt liol Hie mayor and city commission here have been accused of a "fraud on the people of the City ot Abilene" hi a 42nd District Court suit which contests hiring of Bert Smith Jr of San Antonio as a $10ono-a-year "special counsel" The suit was filed Monday by Dallas Scarborough attorney for Ed Traweek of 248 Merchant St real estate dealer and longtime resident of Abilene Defendants In the suit are Smith Wind Shills Waimup Due A wind shift from the north to east-southeast late Tuesday night was expected to be the beginning of a warmup which would chas1 a predicted cold wave out of the Abilene area the Weather Bureau reported Earlier forecasts had called iw a low of 10 degrees in the I air-handle Tuesday morning and as low as 20 in North Central Texas The Abilene Weather Bureau station cautiously predicted a low of "from 20 to 25" Tuesday morning High Tuesday is expected to be in the Si's the low Tuesday night 35 and the high Wednesday near 60 The wind will be out of the south Tuesday the Weather Bureau add-1 ed Abilene had the lowest maximum temperature in die state Monday a chill 33 The highest was 89 at Palacios critical list He was running temperature testifying were Joseph TTautschold Irwin Wilhelm Abernathy Mrs and Sam IVeley James not get an opportunity to and Wiliwlm testi are at business for them never were associated with nor oiwration of I any of its affiliate com and exercised no duties as said they were elected at meeting Jan 28 anil had never attend or notice of any meetings Mrs Ridting and said they were employes Trust until it was thrown temporary receivership Roth now are working with the receiver three Mid they considered only empkyes of the Ridling said her duties were personnel director for I'S nd offuv manager for an Southern Medical ami Service in charge of aiwl claims YOU PAID POLL TAX? fasti paid lampfiaM ittuad pall tasci paid airwptiant fill daadliM 11391 3009 17138 1431 1 US Trust Directors Fight To Regain Personal Assets By MARTHA HORCOOD Reporter-News Staff Writer An estimated 1000 West Texans were introduced personally to KPAR-TV Channel 12 in opening ceremonies at Sweetwater Monday evening Many times that number took a camera tour of the station through the facilities of tlieir home seta The channel was put on the air when a rope fastened to a master industrial switch was pulled by mayors and eituiii of the Abilene-Sw eitwit or area A clahnrd radius imi milts Sweetwater will be served by the station although calls from as as Weatherford rc'itel clear view ng Dan Guthrie station manager exi'res'Cil tile of his "We want to give the pnple of this area a fuh shoe of live I US sh-ns We are endeavoring to otter the best of programming and feel that facilities of the finest tiuality have been obtained for After beng introduced by the master of ix remomes limmy Isaacs of Liibixi-k vice president of Texas Teletasting live "I Mb" liogeis president and general mniger of the told the viewers KPAR-TV hul been on the planning hoard for years and that the group was pleased to tveome a pail of Abilene Sweetwater area pe of facility we are bringing to this art i is tU first nt its kind in the nation ami ill enable us to bring metropolitan viewing to West Programming available to the Channel 12 audienee will include live CBS progtams from Hie cable live local program' originating in Sweetwater "feed" progiun from the aisier station in luMtock IV ami live programs telecast by the onlv uiut available in West Texas Members of the opening staff in-trdiu-cd Monday evening were: Rogers: Guthrie: Walter Gnil'bs admmisirative assistant Joann Hams traffic ami continuity: Jim Dunlap directin': Pat Purcell artist: Allen chut engineer: 11 Kelley engineer: TV 6H9 fool tower of tile station stood above a low sprawling iiiui-ern studio The inside was decorated in soft pastel hues The reception room a oomhumiiun of sieved aqua ami dusty rose was with fliwal tnlmtes SpvciiJ guests ineUided Sherifl Ed Powell and Judge Herd Ingals ho of Abilene Johnny Ammons mayor of Roby A Carlisle mayor and 11 Ranej alder- THE WEATHER nriaiFXT or inwwmit i-si in him- i SHII I- II ISM I a't fli'iKl Jliil 111 ita limn liu-vt- in Hie wi V' ds nn lil 1 nun iViiliirxli iiriiri SUM I II I I II VI 1 1 -Vs eijl I mil an-l i alt" I-M lwa I (Sniil 11-1 it lilllr llli wssi i vs 1'rfni iX-ii'i mi Hilllllrl I'Ul'VliM i iD rlnuilr ml mthi Mmdnv rjl 11 I hi I vi 4 i- 4 i In II iltvh mil tu rniiiiiiiii 94 hew hi ''J" pm 11 nri 7s ifpravit sniw iiiir Um -r 1 11 firiiiM' sihH tt niihl 1" aiiniihr UmIiy 7 IIHttkltl 6 llitnifltplpr ftniMn at JO Mil JuiUUvta tmiiua 930 Pmi Senate to Limit Gas Bill Debate AUSTIN Jan 30 Six directors of the Trust and Guaranty Co of Waco fought to regain use of their personal assets as trial on whether to put the firm in permanent receivership opened today The day was occupied with the side issue of whether tlie director's personal funds slxsild tv exempted from the court restraining order put into effect lVc 15 The receivership action threatened savings of the banking insurance (inn's 5600 depositor and nullified policies of 1401XX1 policy-holders Ns Ruling Yrt Five directors had testified when Dist Judge Charles Rctts re-Cfxsed proceedings until 9 a tomorrow He said he wu1' not vet read to rule on tlie directors' plea Judge Betts ordered the trial to proceed after overruling a dela motion by Stale Rep Bert McDaniel on the ground that A Slav-make president ol I Trust i unable to testify MclNimel soul testimonv of Shoe-make who attempted suicide Jan 7 would tv "materia' and cannot be obtained from any oilier uffi'aate source" AsM Atty Will Davis argued Unit Me Daniel hail offerixl no testimony that SWinake will be available to testify at any future time Sivmnke is in serious condition with a bullet wound through hi head llis condition whs rrpoilcd tin-I vhangoil at a Waco hospital tonight Earlier a hospital aule said he was "slightly better" 11c was off the a slight Directors Robert Hulling Hay did Triutschold fled they selves management Tins' or panics direitois Tliey a 19V5 received since Abernathy I of I' in said they state All themselves company Mrs tliit of Trust Hospital underwriting HAVE YOUR Fall 1952 1952 Days WASHINGTON Jan 36 fThe Senate agiccd line today to limit dchiic tin the natural gas hill starting next Monday Tlie agieenii-n! worked out among friends and foe of the i Inn ersial measure was niveptrd I it lion! opposition as the debate i entered its third week The agrivment cnmvivably could bung the liotly fought measure to a sliiiwdown vote that day Possible Vole The ugrivnirnt will limit dehnte to an hour on each amendment with up to three liours of discussion to piccislc Hio ole on (mnl pas-sago 'The time will he divided equally between npivnrnt and I'rouoniMits The agreement hn any amend meiit not germane to tin bill Sen Fusion iP lil one of the leaders in tlie fight against (lie lull joined in the agrivment He said a check of scniiinr on lit sale of tlie fight showed that (he spmjirs they now plan "eati be lilted quite comfortably into Hit1 remaiiKier of this wix-k" Lynilon lohnsiin ol Texas the Senate IViiincratic trailer mini maced that next Moiulaj's sex sum Would start two hours rally at in a apparently raising qos-pel'll of a vote Uuil dqy ONE MORE roll tax payers crowd Taylor Countv courthouse Monday to beat the deadline which Tuesday A steady stream of people flowed into the tax assessor-collector's office all day with the line reaching out into the hall several times foil taxes paid to date total 11393 with 3009 exemptions issued (Staff photo) rsr IP.