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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1950
Page
12
A horseshoe shaped pool drains into the creek then travels 18 miles to join the Colorado River. The site features a raft a beach and a diving board with picnic tables nearby for visitors.
B J Reimers, a 68 year old Texas rancher, cherishes Hamilton Pool near Oak Hill 30 miles southeast of Austin. The pool attracts UT students and visitors from abroad, with a 25 cent admission. Reimers, born in Hamburg, owns the surrounding land with his sons, and recalls Indian camps and a 1948 bluff steps improvement.
Mayor Jack White lauded for courtesy during the Soap Box Derby. Glass wins Race of the Mayors but replies with an empty envelope. Secretary sent the misaddressed empty note, found on a littered desk.
W. H. Klapproth, a Dallas traffic expert and former city traffic engineer, starts Tuesday as city traffic engineer. City Manager Walter Seaholm announces his appointment to head a new traffic and transportation bureau. Bert Lay, a police sergeant and former City Traffic Supervisor, becomes assistant traffic engineer.
University of Texas associate professor Leland Barclay, civil engineering expert at the Off Campus Research Center, leaves for Denver for the first national conference of teachers of photogrammetry. The gathering runs August 7 to 11 and is sponsored by Denver University along with the American Society of Photogrammetry and the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping.
Austin reports record private construction for July with an estimated value of 4.64 million dollars, ranking third overall for total construction at 5.08 million. University of Texas projects and other state growth lifted totals, amid wartime rush and fear of allocations triggering a building surge.
Mayor Taylor Glass named Guston Morgan as Austin civilian defense director to organize citywide defense in case of a target. Morgan, former city manager, will head divisions including air raid warning medical aid firefighting and transportation with an advisory council to coordinate with government.
Petitions asking substantial pay raises for police and firemen were filed with the city clerk. AFL Firefighters Association attorney John Cofer said 6 495 signatures were collected well above the 2 000 minimum. The drives seek salary increases longevity pay overtime changes and other benefits. The petitions go to City Council after verification of signatures.
Mayor Glass welcomed the 18th annual Coaching School of the Texas High School Coaches Association to Austin and invited it to be the annual meeting place. He said the municipal government would heartily welcome the school and authorities offered free use of city lakes golf courses and recreation facilities for attendees. Police Chief Thorp joined in extending the welcome and pledged patrol support on request.
City Manager Walter Seaholm reviewed a Personnel report listing 55 active reservists and four inactive reservists among city employees. The list names five department heads and other top officials, with the electric distribution division expected to suffer the most in a general mobilization, losing 21 men. Other departments totaled reservists by division including power plant 10 and engineering 10, fire 7, street and bridge 6, health 5, and Brackenridge Hospital 4, plus several two and one member listings across various units.
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