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Barber ShoppersalreiTo Install Officersing iserv;act,cons«**TmakithinjRaylBuBig Spring Chapter of the So-i Officers of the Big Spring chap- thoriciety for the Preservation and En-jter are: president, Jack Wise; firstcouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America has scheduled a meeting for 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in Fellowship Hall of First Christiiti Church.vice president, Edward Johnson; second vice president, Lt. Rodney Rish; first secretary, Caro! Belton; recording secretary, George Larson; treasurer. Bob Spears, andNew officers are to be installed historian, Bob Clark. Directors areat the dinner meeting.Joe Lewis, Dallas, international vice president, will be installing officer for the occasion.TOLLETT(Continued from Page I)Past President Kerry Kicklighter; Byron Wolf. Tolford Durham, Allen Orr and the chapter officers.Following the dinner and the installation ceremonies a musical program will be featured Appearing on the program will be the Webb Choraleers: a quartet from the Big Spring High School; the — r — — —a program of modernization.Except for a renovation andtionesertiMIJpriatdollathatthistionResenkcultitee,passtionsbank far nrtheir said, andketing, Tollett at once set about Charmers from Midland, the Cap-rockers from Lubbock and several local quartets. The Charmers are ^'1installation of a thVrmal cVackingl ^rwomen singers who sing in the1 'unit in 1936, the company's phys-1 traditional barbershop harmonyical properties were in relatively , II nsad shape. He began improving At the close of the program a ses-l L.0facilities, adding units, diversify- sion of -woodshedding will being production and markets. The initiated to lastas long as the mem-. a • ■ ♦ « n A Q nn rtuncfi? tin c h f f mat a I * ^company dabbled in chemicals.them pioneered with its BTX lt;Benzene, toluene and xylene) plant and platformer.A catalytic cracker was put on stream, making possible conversion of gas-oils into high octane gasoline. Then came the alkylationbers and guests wish to continue.This was explained by the program committee as a term used by barbershop quartet addicts for informal vocalizing of old songs and new songs.Some quartets use the “wood-; forMlt;presshedding” to polish up on chords j by I unit for production of aviation gaso-1 anlt;] work out tricky introductions Asstline of 115-145 grade. Meanwhile, an and tags The term originated, it of U asphalt division had been added! said, because in the old days, with a rapidly expanding demand the woodshed was often the rehear-sal hall for barbershop fours.All members and former mem-This year, a million dollars wasadded to increasing the cat crack- „ ..er’s potential, a $3 million styrene; ”eis °t the chapter as well as thoseers.of t!mottrailyeaifacility started along with $l*a million six-inch products line connecting the refinery and Abilene asinterested in becoming members tridare invited to attend.There are about 25 active mem-well as with Webb AFB. The pro- *ers in the Big Spring chapter, duction department had been turn-Fpreswhofic
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Big Spring Daily Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 22, 1956
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