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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
13
City Council set to consider a four point plan in 1951 including a 10 percent salary increase for municipal workers starting January 1 a broad insurance program and an improved pension. Also on the agenda are paving assessments a Brown and Root contract for streets bond sales for schools fire stations and police wing at City Hall and taxi and zoning changes.
Performers from every city playground will represent their parks in a season closing pageant and circus organized by the Austin Recreation Department. The program includes acts such as a Zaragosa Monkey routine, elephant act, bicycle clowns, sea lion act, lion taming, and square dance on horses with numerous named participants from West Austin East Woods Metz and other clusters. The event features music by the Boys' and Girls' Municipal Band and is sponsored by the recreation department.
Kaleb Blazener of the State Game Fish and Oyster Commission told the University Area Kiwanis Club that the United States is the greatest example of exploitation and waste. He urged citizens to obey conservation laws and leave land better than found, stressing soil and water as vital for game. Special guests included George Beto and Starr Kealhoffer.
Captain James D. Lemon, local Salvation Army commander, entertained the Austin Exchange Club with magic tricks. Dr Fred E. Brooks, program chairman, praised Salvation Army work locally and worldwide and highlighted the Youth Center and Servicemen's Center on East Second Street.
Associate Justice Meades reports Griffin will end his run for nomination with a Thursday 7 30 p m broadcast from Dallas. Campaign supporters say Griffin appears on a round table program with Judge Ralph Yarbrough of Austin H L Hilburn of Plainview Clea Thompson of Dallas and Dean Abner Mc Call of the Baylor School of Law.
The City of Austin seeks 10 277 08 in delinquent taxes through 22 suits filed Thursday in 53rd District Court led by Assistant City Attorney W T Williams Jr Additional 10 suits are being prepared before week’s end Names of defendants include Barbecue Shack Sunrise Grocery Central Phonograph Co Longhorn Waffle Shop Big Boy Cafe Alamo Drug Store Carpenter Drug Co Bam mel Machine Co Lakeview Inn and others. individual property suits list estates and couples among the defendants.
The County Commissioners Court approved a $7,114 bid by Lee Fenner to repaint the courthouse interior except the third floor. A competing bid by H M Riley was $7,168. The court also approved a $2,370 Collins Construction bid to resurface a 1.5 mile Montopolis Highway segment from the Montopolis Bridge to Riverside Drive, with work starting next week and finishing in a day and a half.
A year-old collie named Chief disappeared from the Wilsons in Austin while Rev. David M. Currie and family prepared to move to Richmond Virginia. The buff colored dog with a dark tail spot wears collar number 72 and may seek 1507 Preston. Call the Wilsons at 7 9382 or Dr. DeWitt Reddick at 8 1380 if found.
The Texas Employment Commission office reports a flood of calls for war jobs with no openings in Austin or nearby. E L Hausler notes the city cannot place returning World War II workers yet and cites a severe clerical labor shortage including stenographers secretaries and office clerks.
About 100 members of Charter 18 of The Hotel Greeters of America will attend a outing on Lake Austin Saturday evening announced by Steele Alexander assistant manager of Stephen F. Austin. The greeters board the Cordmodore at 6 p m for a trip to Green Shores for a picnic and dance with a brief business meeting earlier. Herbert Bolin incoming president will open the meeting. Out of town members attend from Waco Temple Marlin and Taylor.
Equestrian tryouts draw top Southwest riders to Hobby Horse Stables in Austin on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Riders from Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Arizona compete on the same course used in the fall international matches. Two of the 100 plus entrants will advance to further tryouts for possible inclusion on the 1952 US Olympic team. Amateur entries include notable names from Ft Hood Houston and Austin. Judges include Fred Lege III of Fort Worth and Mrs Charles Zimmerman of Kansas City.
Officers of a seven man executive board were sworn in and the union formed its Local 457. The group will delay negotiations with owners for ten to fourteen days. In a runoff James Sullivan and R G Poling won trustee posts while Lee M Covington became recording clerk. Joseph Byrne was elected president with Ralph Moore as vice president C A Ebert as business agent and financial secretary treasurer and H E Arrington as two year trustee.
A government index report shows price adjusted retail sales up 2 percent and freight carloadings up to 4 percent in June 1950 while urban building permits rise 35 percent after price adjustment. crude oil runs to stills drop 2 percent from June 1949. The AP chart illustrates the mixed performance across series.
County Assessor Heffington rejected claims of untaxed properties outside the city limits noting no building permits required and stating 22 regular deputies plus part time staff monitor constructions and assessments. The Austin League of Women Voters urged county reevaluation with city rolls, UT professor L Theo Bellmont backing absolute equalization. No hiring yet, estimated cost under 5,000, funds to be found by commissioners.
The Railroad Commission shows Texas produced 66,917,404 barrels of oil in June, as producers reported. Output was 5,687,814 barrels below the June proration order's authorized total.
City plans for one way streets around the University of Texas are delayed until after the fall semester. City Manager Walter Seaholm announced a traffic study led by W H Klapproth will take at least another month, with plans to educate students before implementation.
Harry Smith son of Black Smith UT's University YMCA secretary returns from Nyborg Denmark where he served as delegate to the World Alliance of YMCA He will stop in Richmond Indiana as co chair of the National Intercollegiate Christian Council and attend Earlham College United Students Christian Council He graduates UT in June and will enter Yale Divinity School in September
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