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a THE ABILENE REPORTER2-A Abilene, Texas, Friday Evening, Nov. 23, 1951 L-Man Testifies Beer Found In Car in Defendant's Yard Twelve cases of beer were found in a wrecked car in the yard of Vernon B. McLaughlin, 2110 Forest on the night of June 2, District Liquor Board Supervisor Leon Bowman testified in County Court Friday. session of the beer purpose McLaughlin is on trial. for posof sale.

Two prior bootlegging conalleged against him. victions, convicted of this charge and the two prior convictions are proved, the minimum and maxipunishment will be quadrupJed--ranging from $400 to $4.000 and up to four years in jail. The court recessed for lunch before Defense Attorney Davis Scarborough began his cross-examination of Bowman. Bowman testified on direct examination by County Attorney Bill Tippen that he had seen the car parked in McLaughlin's yard from the time Bowman came to Abilene as district LCB supervisor until June 2 when the arrest was made. The front of the car was on blocks.

Bowman said, the side was dented in and a tire was flat. Bowman said he and two L-men, Elmer Crowder and W. A. Phillips, first searched the house after showing a search warrant to McLaughlin. Tracks were seen leading to the car.

It was a rainy night, Bowman testified. The L-man said he followed the tracks to the car, found the beer, and took McLaughlin to jail. Scarborough indicated McLaughlin's defense was that the car did not belong to the defendant and was not in his possession. Two other state's witnesses. County Tax Asses: by, a surveyor, testified that the Raymond Petree and Al.

R. Oglesproperty in question belonged to McLaugnlin and that the house was situated on his property. Jurors in the case are Marvin W. Lewis, 1301 Highland; Raymond Dickson, Tuscola: W. Perkins.

route 4, Merkel; W. E. Petty, route 3, Merkel; H. A. B.

Stanyer, 1728 McCracken; and L. E. Gowan, 1718 Belmont. E. M.

LITTLE SONS Day A Phone 2-2330 4-8937-2-1909 2326 Butternut Abilene Specializing in Oil Field work DANCE Every Saturday Night To The Music of FREDDY WOOLDRIDGE And His Orchestra V.F.W. Three, Acres Memorial Hall $2.40 Per Couple Public Invited ALL PROCEEDS GO TO GONZALES WARM SPRING FOUNDATION FUNDS DR. ROY L. BROWN Center Speaker Pasadena Business Man to Open Bible Talks Here Tuesday Dr. Roy L.

Brown of Pasadena, will begin a series of Bible conferences Tuesday, Nov. 27. at the Victory Bible Center, 733 Butternut St. Time of the conferences each day will be 8 They will continue through Sunday, Dec. 2.

Dr. Brown is a Pasadena business man. terminated a highlysuccessful business career to enter an unusual field of Bible teaching. Each message from the Bible is illustrated with a large colored chart personally designed by Dr. Brown.

The Rev. Joe Temple, pastor of the Victory Center, has extended an invitation to the public to hear the conferences. Bootlegging, Drunk Driving Fines Levied Two persons were assessed fines in County Court Friday on pleas of guilty to charges of bootlegging and drunk driving. Eliho Daniel 1 Wyatt was fined $200 and court costs for possession and transportation of whisky and gin for the purpose sale in a dry area. He was arrested by City Policeman M.

L. Spence. Calvin Hudson, who lives south of the American Legion southeast of Abilene, was fined $50 and court costs for drunk driving. Platinum has been known to the scientific world for only about 200 years. Let Only Hands Experience Repair Your Hands of Time Quick Service Genuine Parts Used Bowie Jewelers (Next To Paramount Theatre) GRAND Opening JAY DUGAN TEXACO SERVICE Saturday, Nov.

24th Corner of 13th and Pine Pictured above Is the new remodeled home of the Jay Dugan Texaco Service. Jay is ready to serve your every car need. Drop by Saturday and fill 'up. Door Prizes For The Complete Marfak Lubrication Battery Service Kiddies Wash Jobs Firechief Hats Road Service Lollypops and many others Auto Accessories Jay Dugan Texaco Service 13th and Pine Phone 2-0322 DON'T FORGET WAGES OF SIN MITCHELL AF BASE, N. Y.

Nov. 23. (P -The Daily Bulletin here carries this note: the person who came to chapel Nov. 16, to meditate and and who got so deep in mediation that he took off with the chaplain's trench coat please return the same? Heavenward will be greatin Native Abilenian, W. E.

Northington, Dies in Houston Wayne Northington, 60, native and former longtime resident of Abilene, died Wednesday morning at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston, where he had lived the last six years. Funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in LaughterNorth Memorial chapel here. Mr. Northington, born in Abilene March 17, 1891, lived here all of his life until moving to Houston six years ago.

He was formerly employed by T. D. Chapman Garage here and at the time of his death was working as a mechanic in Houston. Survivors include his wife, former er Ethel Earl: a son, Marshall Northington of Abilene: a daughter, Jennie Lanford of Housgrandsons, Jack Talley, now in service in Korea, and Bobby Talley, Houston, and one brother, R. W.

Northington, Abilene. The Rev. Joe Temple of Victory Bible Center will conduct final rites and burial will be in Masonic Cemetery. Wealthy Houston Man Fatally Shot HOUSTON. Nov.

23. (P--W. Albert Lee, wealthy Houston hotel man, was found shot to death today in his home. He owned Radio KLEE, established Houstons first television station, and owned and operated a group of hotels and various other industries. Justice W.

C. Ragan is conducting an inquest. A doctor summoned to the River Oaks mansion told Homicide Detective Porter that Lee had been ill and referred to a clinic in Galves. ton. Justice Ragan ruled suicide.

A .38 caliber pistol was found near the body. Albert Inge, 42, chief engineer for the Lee enterprises, said Lee talked to him and appeared to be in the best of spirits five minutes before he was shot. Inge and Mrs. Lee found the body. Inge said he had gone by the Lee home to help move some things in the garage and check on air conditioning installations and other appliances.

"Mr. Lee. in his pajamas, came out garage, and appeared to be in the scented spirits Inge said. "He to happy as a lark and was talking about how well he liked the new house. "He went back inside and then Mrs.

Lee came out to the garage. Then we heard a shot, and Mrs. Lee and I ran inside, Mr. Lee was gasping for breath." Lee's hotels include the Milby in downtown Houston. He was chairman of the Houston Fat Stock Show.

Cotton Consumption Down in September WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Census Bureau said today cotton consumption for Sept. 30 to Nov. 3 averaged 36,568 bales for each working day.

This compared with 42,369 bales a year ago, and with 37,026 for the September period this year. Consumption in the October period was 905,062 bales compared with 722,004 in the September period and 836,788 a year ago. Cotton on hand 3 included: In consuming establishments 1,238,596 bales of lint compared with 1,489,994 a year ago. In public storage and at compresses 5.557.181 bales of lint compared with 6,375,419 a year ago. Cotton spindles active Nov.

3. totaled 20,394,000 compared with 714,000 Sept. 29 this year and 770,000 Oct. 28. 1950.

Plan Cracking Plant VANCOUVER, Nov. 23. (P-Im- perial Oil, plans a multi-million dollar catalytic cracking plant and other expansions at its refinery in suburban Ioco. WORLD'S GREATEST SKATER I SONJA I IN PERSON and her 1952 ICE REVUE December 6-23 Nites Except Suns. Added Mons.

Mats Sats. DALLAS ICE ARENA $4.40, (Tax 3, 2.50 Prices: Incl.) Alt Seats Reserved Rush Mail Orders NOW to DALLAS ICE ARENA, Box 7772, DALLAS, TEX. (Enclose Stamped, Self- Addressed Enviope) COUNCIL (Continued from Page 1-A) downtown area. That idea was referred to the citizens' panel for study. The commission went on record as willing to grant to the county a right-of-way across the city sewer farm (northeast of Abilene) for construction of a county road, provided the county would fence both sides at no cost to the city.

The proposed road would extend from the end of the present lane" northward to intersect another county road at the beginning of the Lake Fort Phantom Hill road. The location must be submitted to the commission for final approval. An "interim" agreement was made by the commission regarding the plumbing code's references to installations of washing machines. The code, written several the drain lines of such machines. years ago, now requires me vents on The provision agreed upon Friday morning is that, until a completely new plumbing code can be completed and submitted to the commission for approval, the city will permit washing machines to be installed in existing homes by providing a trap at the point the washing machine discharges into a sewer line, provided the line receiving the discharged water is vented.

All materials shall comply with the requirements of the present code. and permits shall be secured from the plumbing inspector before installations are started and the plumbing inspector shall make inspection before the washer is placed in operation. A delegation of washing machine dealers had called on the commission last Friday, to protest against enforcement the rule that required vents on the drain lines of machines. INSURANCE PLAN CHANGED Five year insurance policies, providing fire and extended coverage on the city-owned buildings and structures, were approved. City Manager Austin P.

Hancock brought to the meeting the three policies, the total five-year premium of which was to be $15,831.23. Commissioners decided to eliminate from the coverage those Fair Park buildings which are scheduled for dismantling, unless the Fair Association (which is to salvage the buildings) pays the premiums. Total amount of the fiveyear premium for all park bu buildings (included over-all 831.23) was $4,959.10, and Hancock estimated half of that was represented by coverage on Fair Park buildings which are to be dismantled. The insurance policies were written by the Abilene Fire and Casualty Insurance Exchange with the Continental Insurance AtlanIta, Ga. The city manager was authorized to select from recent bids submitted and make the purchase for the of a new street sweeper.

Manager Hancock reported that he favored buying the Elgin 81 offered by Rinehart Equipment Dallas, although that bid was the highest submitted. He thought the quality justified the difference, reporting that the city has an Elgin which it bought second-hand in 1939 and which is still "doing most of the work." was $9,756.50. Commissioners and the city INSULATE SIDING ROOFING SIDING CARRIES SAME INSURANCE AS BRICK F. H. A.

TERMS G. H. Johnson BUILDING SUPPLY 402 Butternut Ph 2-4051 That Every Day Is Thanksgiving Day That the Four Freedoms can be lost if we ever forget thet every Freedom has corresponding Responsibility. That as we pause to thank Him, also thank you, our customers, for making it possible 1 for us to serve you from Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving. Mack Eplen's RESTAURANT-CAFETERIA DRAKE COFFEE SHOP "Where Abilene Dines" BINOCULARS A SIZE AND TYPE FOR EVERY I NEED PRICES: $5.95 (National 3X) TO $210-ZEISS 7x50 Camera 1124 No.

2nd. Phone 2-1722 OPEN EVENINGS Dec. 3-7-10-17-18-19 20-21-22 manager discussed the question should of whether the municipality replace all of its automobiles and trucks which have been driven 100,000 miles or more, or which are 1939 or earlier models. No action was taken. Also discussed without action was the problem of poor drainage in the vicinity of Fannin School, North 18th and Burger Sts.

Cafe Entered; Motor Stolen One burglary and three thefts constituted the crime activities in Abilene during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to reports given police. Policemen Hatchett and Biddy reported at 3:45 a.m. Thursday that they found the door of the Rainbow Cafe broken into. Investigation showed that apparently nothing was stolen. Powers, 2141 South First said that 1940 Ford motor, including the complete engine and a radiator, had been stolen from in front of his house.

Police set the value at $150. Don Jones, Route 2, told officers Wednesday night that somebody stole two black fender skirts from his Ford car, parked in the 900 block of South First St. The value was listed as $1. Danny Simms, 2442 Simmons said that while his car was parked Wednesday night at the Town and Country Cafe someone stole from the car a 22-caliber rifle valued at $20 and ladies' billfold containing an unknown amount o1 money. Polio Victim Dies HOUSTON, Nov.

23. (P William Behling, 14, died Thursday night, Houston's tenth polio victim. MUSIC But talk with us before buying ANY Radio or Phonograph. We're Abilene's ONLY Specialists 19 Record-Playing Instruments and records. Standard or Custom Built MELODY SHOP 466 Pine Call TRY IT! Tasty Ham Plate ere HARPER'S CAFE from Paramount Theatre FREE PARKING LOT CORNER 4TH AND I PRESS TEXAS Friday Saturday First Run-Abilene Charlie Hot STARRETT stopped Ballads and (an BURNETTE In cont be TOWN BONANZA -PlusFearsome The MAN from PLANET FREE KIDDIE SHOW SAT MORN 9:30 STATE MATINEE AND EVENING "TO THE LAST MAN" Randolph Scott Feature No.

2 "TIME OF THEIR LIVES" Abbott and Costello LINDA "RATON PASS" Dennis Morgan Feature No. 2 "DARK CITY" Lizbeth Scott Women Offer Big Labor Pool for U.S. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (P-Wowho to work part-time offer a virtually, labor for industry, the Department of Labor said Thursday. "Employers in the United States have little more than tapped the wide range of job skills and work experience that thousands of housewives could use on part-time The deparement stated in a report issued by its Women's Bureau.

To Okay Treaty LONDON, Nov. 23. The Labor Party opposition in Parliament decided today to vote for ratification of the Japanese Peace Treaty when it is called up for second reading Monday. ENJOY EATING OUT At TINA'S Drive-In 1309 Pine Ph. 2-0420 Breakfast Served at All Times! Complete Dinners Sandwiches WE SERVE THE BEST STEAKS IN WEST TEXAS! MEXICAN FOOD COMPLETE DINNERS FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICHES ABILENE TRUCK WEST TERMINAL HWY.

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