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Of omen LUCILLE 9TTDHAM. Society Reporter Couple's Plans To Wed Are Announced Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vita- manti of Universal City announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Mariann, to Earl Petit, son of Mrs. Frank Trlicek of Pinehurst.

Mrs. Vitamanti is the former Miss Mary Phine Benedetto. The bride-elect Is a graduate of Diablo Valley College of Pleasant Hill, California. Her fiance is completing his pre-med studies at Diablo Valley College. The wedding will take place in Dallas on August 10.

Wallace Home Is Celebration Scene Mr. and Mrs. Zane Grey Wallace entertained with a dinner at their country home in the Port Sullivan community on Saturday evening to observe her birthday and enjoy a belated July 4th celebration. Sharing the happy occasion with them were their house guests for the weekend, their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Lex Frazier and son, Edward of Coolidge; their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Zane E. Wallace and children, James, Jennifer and Susanne, of Hearne and Mrs. H.

H. Wallace of Hearne and her house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Youngblood of Sherman. Mr.

and Mrs. B. J. Tuttle also joined the family group for visitation through the day. Dinner Entertains Gadabout Members Mrs.

E. H. Crowder and Mrs. H. B.

Priestly served as hostesses to the Gadabout Club on Tuesday evening, July 2. The hostesses called for their guests at the individual's respective home at the designated time of six-thirty o'clock and carried them to Bryan for dinner. After dinner the group attended the cinema to complete a most enjoyable evening. Those attending, besides the hostesses, were Mrs. M.

0. Baker, Mrs. J. B. Ballard, Mrs.

Leo Stephens, Mrs. Belva Scale, Mrs. Minnie Ola Little, Mrs. Odell Suggs and Mrs. Helen Palmos.

Family Reunion Held July 4 The Fourth of July that marks Independence Day WM also a day of remembrance this year for the WilUrd Johnson family when a family reunion was held In their home with their children and Mr. Johnson's family attending. Barbecue, potato salad, baked beans, rolls, a relish tray, assorted desserts of cake and pie and iced tea provided for a delicious menu that was served outdoors in a pretty setting on the home's back lawn. The affair that lasted until mid afternoon was enjoyed by the Johnsons' children, Lynn, Gweyn, Kenny, Mr. and Mrs.

Craig Hawthorne, Carla and Walter, all of Hearne, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Johnson Jr. and Mr. and Mrs.

Bruce Hall of Houston. Other special guests were Mr. Johnson's mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Johnson of Trinity, and Mr.

and Mrs. Otis Johnson and children, Jamie Russell, also of Trinity, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walker and Tammy of Livingston, Mr. and Mrs.

John Johnson, Denise and John-John of Groesbeck, the Rev. and Mrs. Gerald Reeves, Jacky and Kathy of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. George Spann and Scotty of Corrigan.

Vacation Enjoyed By Gandy Family Vacation time is here or will be here shortly for many localites as it was for Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gandy and son, Keith, who returned July 3 from a week's pleasure trip. Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico was the first attraction for the family who ventured their way back towards Texas by the way of the Guadalupe Mountains. Circling through Texas, many historical landmarks were toured including the Big Bend National Park, the Alamo, the Wonder Cave in New Braunfels and the famous Aquarena in San Marcos.

A short visit in the Lewisville home of Mr. Candy's sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Flanagan, was enjoyed proceeding the trip. Martin Family Holds Reunion At City Park Descendants of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac Martin gathered at the Municipal Park in Heame July 7 to enjoy a reunion. Basket lunches brought by each family were spread together on tables beneath the shade trees to form a picnic dinner for the noon meal. Fellowship, games and visiting were enjoyed throughout the day. Relatives attending from out of town were Mr.

and Mrs. Wayne Watson and Jason, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones and children, Charles, Kenneth and Maria; Mrs. Clara Wright and Thomas; Miss Patricia Thomas, and Miss Norms Ellison, all of Bryan; Mrs.

Mary Lee WiUis, Mrs. Judy Smith and Kevin, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis WiUis, Ronny and Patricia and Jerry WiUis, aU of Diboll. Attending the celebration from Hearne were Mr.

and Mrs. James Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boyd and children, Denise, Tammy and Becky; Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Townley, James, Barbara, Katliy, Dean and Beverley; Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Wetzler, Mike and James, and Mr.

and Mrs. Floyd Worthing ton. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Johnson announce the birth of their first child, a son, James Kenneth Johnson born June 12 in St.

Joseph Hospital at Bryan. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Johnson and maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Gassen of Hearne. Mr. and Mrs.

Jimmy Sprague of Friendswood announce the birth of a daughter, Cathy, on July 2. Cathy is a great granddaughter to Mrs. R. I. Riggs of Hearne.

On Tuesday, July 2, a son, Jimmy Lee IV, was born in the Robertson County Community Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wade III of Hearne. Mr. and Mrs.

Ruben Trevino of Cameron are parents of a son, Daniel, born in a Hearne hospital on Friday, July 5. Bailey Reunion Held On Sunday The Oliver Moore Bailey family reunion was held Sunday at the Hearne Municipal Park and recreation building where members gathered for a box lunch and visiting. Attending this year were Jirn and Sara Bailey Reader of Houston, their son, Bobby Reader and his two daughters from Angleton; Burt and Irene Bailey of Ingram, Pearl Bailey Moss of Houston and her children, Marie Moss Tidwell of Lafayette, Louisiana, George W. Moss Jr. and his wife, Betty from Houston; Hilda Moss Baldwin of Houston and her daughter, Barbara Baldwin Molt; Larry and Mable Bailey Preffer of Waco, Louis and Ruby Bailey from Leakey, Lee Roy and Hettie Bailey Creed, Houston; Pauline Bailey Morgan, Mexia, and son, James Jones and wife Margie and children, Hearne; Will and Thelma Woodard, Buffalo, and their daughter, Sue Lyons and children of Austin: Douglas and Opal Bailey Willis and children, Pete Moody and family of Houston; Bobby and Mattie Lois Read and children, Houston; Chuck and Patty Riley and family, Hearne; D.

L. Bailey, Houston; Danny Bailey wife and son from Richards. The Henrnr (Texaft) Democrat. Thursday, 11, IfM What Arc Your Odds? F.F.A. AREA III Candy Simmons, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Crafford Simmons of Franklin, will represent the Franklin Future Farmers of America Chapter and Area III at the State Convention in San Antonio July 9-12. She is one ol ten area winners who will compete for the state F.F.A. Sweetheart crown. Miss Simmons will be accompanied by Miss Cindi Smith, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Smith of Franklin. Members from the chapter attending will be Douglas Knight, Larry Martin, Bobby Box, Gary Robinson, Randy Sullivan, Billy McCullough, Charles Schultz and former member, Jimmy McCullough. Others attending from Franklin will also include Crafford Simmons family and Fred Elliott, chapter advisor. Mr.

and Mrs. T. A. Gandy welcomed their daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Clayton Flanagan and sons, Michael and Clay, of Lewisville as weekend guests. The Flanagan boys remained in Hearne with their grandparents for an extended visit. READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS Lynn and Gweyn Johnson are visiting this week in Houston with their sister and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hall and Mr.

and Mrs. Willard Johnson Jr. Miss Frances Zeig On Deans Honor Roll Miss Prances Zeig has been included on the dean's honor list for the spring semester at the University of Texas in Austin. She posted a 3.4 grade point average. She is a senior Marketing and Accounting major at the university and the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Leo Zeig. rjatura I at Sale Prices I Summer Merchandise at off and more. Shop Early for New Fall Fashions ARRIVING DAILY I FASHION Visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Willian Corona and Mrs. Rose Cuchia from July 4 through July 8 were Mrs. Cuchia's sister, Mrs. Philip Patti and son, Frank, of Hammond, Louisiana. The Pattis also enjoyed visiting other relatives and friends in Hearne.

Weekend visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Charley Corona and daughter, Deborah of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Lund and sons, William and Thomas of Midway.

Mrs. Ruby Lund and David also enjoyed a visit from her son and family during their stay. SHOP Mr, and Mrs. Raymond, Kerns of Ennis visited last week in Hearne with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Steve Harrison and Chris, and their mothers, Mrs. Ernest Fulton and Mrs. Lucille Kerns. Mrs. Harrison's brother, Ricky, was a house guest in her home last week while her son, Steve Jr.

was a house guest in Ennis with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harrison.

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Vinton and children, Pam, Patti and Perry, visited in Tyler on Sunday with former Hearne residents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. McClenny. Mrs. R. I.

Riggs returned home last week after visiting friends and relatives in Friendswood, Texas City and Bay town. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis of Houston returned their granddaughter, Lisa, to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Don Lewis, at the weekend. Little Lisa enjoyed a week's visit with her grandparents while her parents were vacationing on their deer lease in Hico. Mr. and Mrs. G.

B. Seldon Jr. and son, Bryan III, visited relatives in East Texas from Wednesday until Saturday of last week. On July 4th they joined members of the Seldon family at the family lakeside house at Lake Jacksonville for a reunion. On the return trip to Hearne they enjoyed an overnight visit with her sister, Mrs.

Ray Drennan and family at Cayuga. 109 Third Hearne Mrs. Lois Martin of Houston has been visiting in Franklin with her mother, Mrs. Pearl Tarver, and other relatives during the past two weeks while on vacation. She also enjoyed an outing with the Johnny Mathews family of Hearne at the weekend with other Hearnites, the Bryan Browning family and Neal Harris, joining the group.

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m. M-tfn NEEDED IMMEDIATELY part-time representative for Bryan firm- Two hours per evening, two evenings per week. Write P. O. Box 3434, Bryan.

77001. saleaper- son for retail apparel. 40- hour week. Experience preferred but not rewired, open. Write BOB 00-Kn Mr.

and Mrs. A. C. Browning are enjoying a visit from their granddaughter, Carol Browning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Gerald Browning of Houston. Dr. and Mrs, R. W. (Bobby) Allen and children, Steve and Nancy, of Garland arrived last Wednesday to spend the Fourth of July with his mother, Mrs.

J. P. Allen. Nancy remained to visit through the week in Hearne with her grandmother. Mrs.

Wanda Gibson and son, Carl Wayne, returned home last week from Missouri after visiting in Salem with her late husband's mother, Mrs. Alma Gibson, and brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Gibson and Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Gibson. Accompanying the Hearnites on the trip were her daughter, Mrs. Robert Piersall and children, Bobby, Michelle and Tammy of Waco, with a visit in House Springs, Missouri also enjoyed before returning home. The odds are (hat each of us will at some time be involved in a traffic accident. If you are, do you know what you must do? What, exactly, docs being "involved in an accident" mean? "If you are behind the wheel of a vehicle that comes into physical contact with another vehicle, pedestrian or object, you are involved in an accident.

If you are driving and cause or contribute to a crash by another driver, you are involved in an accident even though there is no physical contact involving your car. "For instance, if you are double parked, a car drives on the left side of the street to avoid it, and collides with an oncoming car, you are involved in an accident. Similarly, if you pass a car and force it off the road into a pole, you are involved in an accident. Being 'involved in an accident' has nothing to do with causing it." That definition and much more appear in a document prepared by Mr. Edward F.

Kearney, Executive Director of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, to inform drivers what they must do after involvement in an accident. First: Stop the Car If you find yourself involved in an accident, the first thing you must do is stop immediately. The stop should be made as close to the scene as possible, but ought not to obstruct traffic any more than necessary. Next, you must identify yourself. The law requires involved drivers to remain at the scene of the accident until they have identified themselves and aided any injured person.

If, however, you must leave the scene to call an ambulance or to notify the police, be sure to leave a note attached to the vehicle in order to avoid any possible misunderstanding about your intentions. Every driver of a vehicle involved in an accident must give all reasonable aid and assistance to any person injured in the accident. Call Police If any person has been injured in an accident, an involved driver must notify the nearest police station by using the quickest means of communication. This duty should be performed immediately after identifying yourself at the scene and aiding the injured. Most people call the police to summon an ambulance.

This takes care of two duties at the same time. Every driver of a vehicle which is involved in certain accidents must file a written report of the accident with the appropriate agency in the state where the accident occurred. Gather as much information as you can at the scene of the accident. Be sure to get the names and addresses and telephone numbers of any persons involved in the accident as well as any bystanders who may have witnessed the accident. You must also notify the company which insures the vehicle you were driving at the time of the accident.

This should be done without delay. The document concludes by admonishing all of us to follow all tH rules of the road and to he prepared in case other persons do violate them. Anyone who has ever been involved in even a minor accident must agree with Mr. Kearney that "An accident is a hassle." Ra Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall fall week .0 .0 Weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Milton Aalen and son, Gary, were their daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Bob WalJis of Houston. Mr. and Mrs.

D. D. Stark and Dudley enjoyed having their daughters and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Fancher of Marshall and Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Deal of Austin, as house guests at the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hawthorne and children, Carla and Walter, and their house guest, Bill Hysler of Houston went water skiing on Sunday at Lake Belton.

Mrs. H. H. Wallace enjoyed having as guests in her home Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Youngblood of Sherman for several days. The Youngbloods also paid a visit to the Dennis Zeig home on Monday to express birthday wishes to Claire on her second birthday and get well wishes to her mother. Also wishing Claire happy birthday were Mrs. Wallace, her great grandmother, Mr. and Mrs.

Hugh A. Wallace, grandparents, and Mrs. Zeig and Christopher. Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Moore Jr. and Terri complimented their son and brother on his birthday, an event of July 8, with a family get-together and swim at the Calvert Country Club. Recent guests in the Moore home were Mr. and Mrs. Van Wunnik of Dallas.

The Rev. and Mrs. James P. Dannelley enjoyed having as their house guests for the weekend Mr. and Mrs.

Pete Rivera Jr. and two children, Philio and Suzanne, of Brownsville. Mr. Rivera is with the Brownsville Boys Club and is also a member of the National Council of the Episcopal Church in New York. Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Moss of Wheelock spent Tuesday through Friday of last week in Huntsville with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moss in celebrating July 4. You May Never Need this Advice, But Here It Is, Just In Case You Do The odds are 50-50 that you live within an hour's drive of an ocean or onr of the Grrat taken.

4 0 If you're a woman who married In tier terns, chances arc one in four that you'll lie divorced hy the time you're 40. 0 a If you an; married, chances are one in three that you've already celebrated your 25(1), Silver ry. The chance that you've marked your 50th, Golden Wedding Is in 50. 0 The chances arc two (o one against a hahy having been planned, or wanted by its parents when it wan conceived. Fertile couples who use no birth control for a year run a to HO percent risk or pregnancy.

a a Hut with birth control methods like Conceptrol or Dclfcn, which can lie obtained in drugstores without prescription, there is over HO percent protection against becoming pregnant. 0 Chances arc even that you live in one of these eight states: California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas. New Subscribers I D. E. Pitcock, Hearne; Frank A.

Bulgawicz, San Antonio; Jim MacKrell, Tarzana, California; Edgar Miles, Amarillo; Wanda Gibson, Hearne; Mrs. John C. Komar Cameron; Kenneth C. Koye, Seabrooh; Billy Lund, Huntsville; Beth Dick, Calvert; James E. Hall, Franklin; Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home, Franklin; Mrs.

Pat Fancher, Marshall; Evelyn Swick, Marlin; Florine Smith, Houston; Biggs Florist, Hearne; J. B. Redden, Franklin; Mrs. L. A.

Stephenson, Hearne; Theola Edwards, Franklin; Roy Robertson, Hearne; Theresa Biggs, Hearne; Mrs. James King, Hearne; Haskell Lunsford, Hearne; Milton Burts, Houston; W. J. Grichar, Bremond. THK FA M11 LAWYKR Off Guard Erma was all too familiar with the cracked floorboard in her apartment, and she usually stepped over it with care.

But one day her attention was diverted by her pet parakeet, as it made a sudden beeline for an open window. Momentarily off guard, Erma tripped on the floorboard and sprained her ankle. Mrs. Larry Burkhalter of Hearne and Mrs. Douglas Wilkerson of Bryan were in Austin on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week where Mrs.

Wilkerson went before the State Board of Cosmetology using Mrs. Burkhalter as her model. While there, they enjoyed touring the beautiful city. Mrs. Doyle Hodges and children, Sonny and Charnell, were in Arlington at the weekend visiting her grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Ira Ferrill. Mrs. Jeanette Hodges of Mexia has been a recent visitor in the Hodges home. A four-day weekend in celebrating the Fourth of July was enjoyed by the Larry Burkhalter family visiting with reiatived in Needviiie who included Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Duesterhoff and family, in Demi-John with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Duesterhoff; in Lake Jackson with Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Waguespack and family and in Houston with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Massey. The Burkhalters toured the coast before enjoying a day at Astro-World, Also a day in Centerville with the Massey family at their deer lease before returning home Sunday evening. Mr.

and Mrs. F. O. Smith had as their guests last week their son, Mr. and Mrs.

Richard E. Smith and sons, David and Jason of Missouri City, and their niece, Mrs. Shirley Risher of Dallas who was also visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Josey of the Waggon Wheel Lodge. Could she collect damages from her landlord for not keeping the apartment in good repair? In a court test, the landlord argued that Erma herself was guilty of negligence for forgetting about the faulty condition of the floor.

Bui the jury absolved her of negligence iinJ gianlcd her claim. Reason: the "distraction doctrine." Under this doctrine, behavior that would ordinarily be considered negligent may be excused if the person's attention was distracted from the danger. But not every kind of distraction is enough to constitute an excuse. It must be quite sudden, quite unusual, and quite compelling. Something less won't do.

Thus: A shopper in a supermarket noticed a loose carton on the floor ahead of her. Just before reaching that spot, she paused to commiserate with a friend about rising prices. By the time she started walking again, she had forgotten about the proceeded to fall over it. "It was her own fault," said the market when she sued for damages. And this lime, the court agreed.

The court said a friendly chat was not a compelling enough distraction to justify forgetting about such an obvious danger. What about traffic noises that distract a pedestrian? That will not ordinarily be enough to excuse negligence. A man who stumbled on a broken curbing claimed afterward, in suing the city, that the rumble of an oncoming car had his attention. But a court held this to be no excuse. "The sound of automobiles," said the judge, "is hardly an uncommon occurrence in urban America.

City inhabitants should not be diverted by ordinary city traffic." A public cerviee feature of the American Bar Awociullon Md the Suie Bar Written by Will Bernard. 1974 American Bar Association Mr. and Mrs. Jake Abrams joined their daughter and family, Mrs. Carolyn Simon and son, John of Dallas for a 10-day vacation in Colorado Springs where they visited their grandson and son, Mark Simon who is employed at Santa Claus Workshop for the summer.

Guests last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lagravier were Thomas Stockton and Misses Janet and Gena Stockton of Tucson, Arizona. Mrs. Elizabeth Walker of Madisonville and Mrs.

Shirley Hill of Dallas visited in the Lagravter home on Monday..