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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
3
Official announcement states John D Miller is appointed executive vice president of A Schilling & Company in San Francisco. Mrs Miller has visited in Ama.
A. Schilling & Company announces a new executive vice president who has risen through the ranks since joining in 1935. The firm, a major western packer of spices, coffee, and tea, merged with McCormick in 1947 to form the world’s largest spice and extract house. The executive, a friend of Bob Green, now serves as a director and helped establish a large Johnson Street warehouse serving five states.
The City Personnel Department announced three new firemen to fill vacancies created by resignations last week. Hugh A. Preston of 806 Madison and formerly a mechanic, William J. Porter of 1918 Buchanan previously with a wholesale hardware firm, and Eugene C. Young of 1400 Buchanan formerly a railroad employee were appointed to the fire department.
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending Saturday reached 25,004, up from 24,880 in the same week of 1949. Connections added 10,562 cars, versus 10,216 a year earlier, with total cars moved at 35,556 compared to 35,096. In the preceding week this year, Santa Fe handled 32,798 cars.
Secretary of the Army Frank Pace Jr told Louisville reporters the opportunity for world peace is greater now than since the last war ending with no immediate prospect of war, while warning that unforeseen events could still pull the nation into conflict. He spoke at the University of Louisville commencement, where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws and urged graduates to value democratic participation as concerns rise over government engagement.
Civil service examinations announced to fill positions as instrument repairman electrical meter in Southwestern Power Administration area at salaries of 3100 dollars per year. Applications and details from H. M. Timmons civil service secretary Room 21 post office building.
The Panhandle Outdoor Sports men's Club will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. L. J. Dugger of Lubbock, field representative of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, will be the principal speaker. All outdoorsmen are invited.
Seventy Boy Scouts and seven leaders from the Llano Estacado Council will attend the National Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania June 30 to July 6. Troops 31 and 32 will be led by Jeff Bentley Walter Mellor and others. The group departs Amarillo June 24 after a 24hour camp at Camp Don Harrington and tours Washington DC before arriving at Valley Forge June 27 for a three day shake down. Jamboree fee is 200 dollars covering transportation meals and expenses.
Amarillo Civil Service Commission members will meet Tuesday and Wednesday with city department heads to discuss efficiency ratings due next month. The sessions aim to remove nonuniform procedures in report development. Meeting times were not announced.
Col. Charles F. Cruse is appointed executive officer of Brooke General Hospital succeeding Col. Allan A. Craig who was recently named deputy commander. The notice appears in Globe News Want Ads.
Mayor Gene Klein urged boys and girls to join a Bicycle Safety Parade tomorrow at 10 am. Parade forms at 100 Polk, goes to Seventh Ave, to Montgomery Ward 708 Polk, where prizes for best decorated bikes will be awarded. Judges include Marnard Drake and Jack Grant. Coca Cola free drinks. registrations close 5 pm today at Ward & Co. department.
The Enforcement Division meeting of the Amarillo Safety Council set for tonight has been postponed to next Tuesday night. Chairman W. L. Sloan announced this morning.
Last rites for J. E. Duckett aged 36 will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Bates officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery under N. B. Griggs & Sons Funeral Home direction. Duckett, shop foreman for Borden Company, died yesterday in Veterans Hospital after hospitalization since March 28. He lived in Amarillo since 1939 and was a church member. survivors include his wife two sons two daughters parents a brother and five sisters.
June 13 report shows Lamar College posted a peacetime summer registration with 416 students, up 75 from prior. This college enrollment rise reflects demand for summer coursework and continued attendance at the Beaumont institution.
Houston June 13 two TSU undergraduates George McElroy and Tilton Carothers filed applications to enter the University of Texas at Austin. They want journalism courses TSU lacks and hope for Sweatt case admission. They won’t fight to the Supreme Court, unlike Heman Sweatt. case cost can reach 500000.
Chelmsford authorities have imposed a ban on flying model airplanes in city parks. The move targets safety and crowd control concerns and applies to all public green spaces within the urban area.
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