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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1950
Page
11
Postmaster R L Phinney announced the new postal zone directory is now in use in Austin. The guide maps 27 zones with street listings and zones for city carrier routes and major offices, noting 24 hour handling for certain mail types and free list updates for mailing lists.
Police Chief R D Thorp on Monday voiced support for compulsory registration of Communists in Austin but said no such plan is under study locally. He noted similar moves in Houston and some West Coast cities, with registration leading to misdemeanor prosecutions for noncompliance. He added that all suspected communists are being checked and reported to the FBI while local police remain cautious.
The Austin Exchange Club will entertain 200 children at its Sunshine Special outing Tuesday at 4 p m in Zilker Park. A picnic and outdoor games are planned. The club will host a luncheon on Wednesday at the Driskill for the Junior Exchange baseball team in the South Austin Little League. Eighteen players and two coaches will be honored.
Fifteen cadets from Italy Portugal and Switzerland arrive at Bergstrom Air Force Base for CAP exchange with 70 American youths. Col Cy Wilson welcomes them on a base tour as four jets perform aerobatics. The group tours UT University of Texas facilities and meets officials before heading to Kerrville and San Antonio.
The Salvation Army postpones the Servicemen's Center opening at 107 East Second to Friday at 7 30 pm. Captain James D. Lemon says a one hour opening program is planned with a band, and Governor Allan Shivers may attend. Donations from Bridges Furniture Company, Bledsoe Music Company, and the Austin Hotel support the center with a piano, furniture, and tables.
Austin area milk production has fallen sharply due to dry conditions. City Sanitation Engineer H. FE. Hargis says output is critically low but no shortage is expected because imports from approved sources will resume. He notes seasonal slump and potential further drops in freezing weather.
Crowds packed Congress Avenue in downtown Austin to celebrate V J Day with horns, parades, and bells. Mayor Tom Miller and Chamber president A G Adams Jr spoke of gratitude and peace while UT campus banners and chimes joined the nationwide jubilation. Stores and offices closed for two days as students celebrated the homecoming.
One hundred twenty men registered with Local Selective Service Boards 119 and 120 will report Friday at 7 am to 304 East Fifth for pre induction physicals and bus to the San Antonio examining station. The group, mainly 22 years old, marks the second Austin batch since the Korean War began.
Tom Taylor of the State Highway Department will speak to the South Austin Lions Club Tuesday night. He will present colored slides on recreation spots in Texas and discuss playoff games held Friday and Saturday to decide the regional entrant for the Little League World Series. J B Malone, president, said the meeting is at the Tower at 7 p.m.
City leaders plan a joint meeting to shape a multi million bond issue for Austin voters. They aim to cut estimated needs from 70 million to under 35 million while keeping bond debt under 10 percent of taxable property value.
The city may soon sell tax bonds as market demand for tax-exempt munis rises amid higher wartime taxes. Advisers say a sale now could beat current rates but risk credit rating and surpass the 10 percent debt cap. Austin's total debt stands at about 14.7 million with 1947 bonds unsold.
Master Sergeant Frank Reimherr, on duty at Bergstrom Air Force Base, is commissioned a captain with an assignment in the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Barksdale AFB, Shreveport Louisiana. He was recalled from the reserve liaison office on temporary duty from 14th Air Force Headquarters at Robbins AFB, Georgia, and volunteered for recall in the reserve rank.
Four men were fined $12 each after a gaming raid by city detectives. The group lost $48 to a gaming operation run by a local corporation and were arrested at 1007 East Sixth Street for gaming at cards. Suspects named Daniel Hisbrook 2519 East Seventh Jesse Gamboa 2315 East Eighth Tommy Galindo 900 Lydia and Nick Botello 1708 Haskell.
The Travis County School Board met to discuss transportation and district transfers. No action was taken on transfers from county districts into the city as the city school board considered pending action.
The Houston Construction Trades Council faces a Tuesday deadline to appeal a July 26 temporary injunction over a secondary boycott. The state alleges picketing coerced contractors to drop suppliers, halting several Houston jobs. Nat Wells signals the appeal while no permanent order has been issued.
Boyce House, Texas humorist and author of I Give You Texas, spoke to the Austin Kiwanis Club at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. He joked about M D and Ph D initials and urged a return to government fundamentals and an honest day's work for an honest day's pay while outlining a future Texas history project.
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