The Hearne Democrat from Hearne, Texas • Page 1

Microfilm service Sales Box 8066 Dallas, TEXAS XX 12 PAGES TODAY THE HEARNE DEMOCRAT Hearne's Own Newspaper For The Past Sixty-Three 1890 ALWAYS DRIVE CAREFULLY VOLUME 63 HEARNE, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, NUMBER 44 THE ROVING REPORTER BENEFITS FROM MARCH OF DINES Odis Hoyt going in circles when working short-handed for a little vhile Billy Tidwell and Bill Henderson having reunion and chat on uptown street Evelyn Barnctt shopping for a roast tho' her mother had sent them a ham, lurkey, and chicken Helen Palmos looking nifty in her high- necked outfit at wedding last week Quick-thinking, for sure, Ellis Andrews, who stopped arouse Mrs. Joe Djalcy and son, David during the night when he passed by enroute to work and noticed their house on fire. They were sound asleep Marie Sharp having a good reason lot- observing New Year's eve. It was her birthday Mrs. Viviano iosing all her luggage on arrival Houston when the Red Cap picked it up by mistake and gave it to another passenger A.

Klement and Elmer Stubbs ir deep conversation over the coffee cups The Ross Scales and Tommy Reynolds having coffee looking over the latest news The II. R. Brauns unable to )eave town for the holidays when Gene decides to get sick Coach Herman Humble up from San A. shaking hands during the holidays with some of his formei students One-year-old Molly News From The County Courthouse Mary MRS. BARBARA K.

LAUGHTER Beth Scale's birthday party nipped in the bud when brother, down with the Mrs. Maggie Jimmy, comes chicken pox Griffin and brother and sisters having a big time taking pictures in her yard, Sunday afternoon Oracle Fachorn hoping she can. talk her dad into that recreation room when and if he builds a new garage Mrs. H. N.

Stanfield, lonesome after all their family jeave for their homes, around visiting with her neighbors H. I. Jolly glad to be back home after all those weeks in the hospi- lal in Dallas L. E. Dcwvall learning the hard way that one can't put a 5-hoursepower motor on a 1-horsepower boat.

It sank Mrs. Gib Terry and Mrs. Dick Nash among the Calvertites down this week drinking coffee Fourteen-year-old Louis Barrera very lucky to lose only part of one finger when an "unlighted" fire cracker went off in his hand Nony McCarver wishing Nony Jr. would switch from Old Heidelberg and Blue Boar to something more standard, as they are irritating his dad's sinus Mitzie Covey anxious to see her new nephew in who is said Shown above is Mrs. Barbara K.

Laughter, a polio victim, who was sent this week by the Robertson County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to a Temple hospital for necessary treatment. Mrs. Laughter has been crippled from the dread disease since August of 1952. She and her seven-year-old daughter live in Hearne. She has been a patient at Gonzales Warm Springs and will return there again after her treatment in Temple.

NEW VACCINE The 1954 March of Dimes is currently underway and it is hoped that enough money will be raised to finance a new phase in the fight against poliomyelitis. The new phase is polio prevention through a vaccine recently developed. Mass innoculations with the new vaccine are necessary to prove its effectiveness and this will cost an estimated $7,500,000. An additional $19,000,000 will be spent in the foundation's gamma globulin program. The vaccine tests, together with the use of gamma globulin (which must continue to be the stop-gap preventive in the 1954 polio season) comprise the hopeful polio prevention program of the National Foundation that will require $26,500,000 of the $75,000,000 needed in this year's March of Dimes.

COUNTY OFFICERS County chairman for the organization is Mrs. Jud Collier. Other county officers are: Bremond, Mrs. Howard Walker; Calvert, Mrs. J.

Franklin, Mrs. L. A. Wilder; Hearne, Mrs. W.

Horlock; Wheelock, Miss Edith Melton; New Baden, Mrs. H. P. Schultz; Easterly, Mrs. W.

R. Hancock; Ridge, Mrs. Lee Hurley. Mr. John A.

Sands of Franklin, publicity chairman, Mr. Zemanek of Mumford, treasurer, and Mrs. L. E. Appleby of Franklin, chairman of women's work.

There has been no goal set for funds to be raised in the either locally or nationally. It has been pointed out, however, that the National Foundation needs 50 percent more money than it received in 1953 if the $26,500,000 is to be spent on polio prevention. Marriage Licenses Albert Edwards and Washington. A. C.

Thompson and Dorothy Mae Moscly. Melvin Jett Stephens and Margaret Frances Dykes. Charles Mathews and Jeannettc Lou Friday. Daniel Joseph Glaxner and Mary Jo Cornforth. Charles Lane and Dolores Washington.

In District Court One divorce was granted. The grand jury will meet next Monday, January 11. Collector's Office Lamar Closs, tax assessor-collector has announced that his office would be open all day the last two Saturday's in this month, January 23 and 30, so that residents of the county may pay poll taxes. Poll taxes in Hearne may be paid through J. P.

Allen, and the Chamber of Commerce, Closs said. New Cars Registered Johnnie W. Atkins, Franklin, Chevrolet. Mrs. Jimmic Martin, Hearne, Chevrolet.

Hugh Wilson, Bremond, Plymouth. Boyd Tillman, Bremond, Ford. H. R. Ross, Franklin, Ford.

Kie Nobra, Bremond, Chevro- in January, let. Billy Joe Simons, Calvcrt, Plymouth. EAGLES WIN DISTRICT TILT The Hearne Eagle basketball quintet downed the Granger court team by a score of 56 to 35 in the first district game for the locals at Granger Tuesday night. The Eagle team defeated Granger by a score of 34 to 0. Consolidated took the measure of the locals at the high school gymnasium here Monday night by a 35 to 22 score.

The Eagles are entered in the Huntsvillc tournament this weekend and play Deer Park in a first round game at 10 o'clock this (Friday) morning. If they win that game they will play again at 3:50 this afternoon, and if they should lose the first round tilt, they will play in the consolation round at 2:10 this afternoon. Oiiicers Elected By St. Philips New officers were elected to serve for the coming year when members of St. Philips Church met Monday at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Horlock. J.

E. Malhis was selected as senior warden, L. E. Lalun as treasurer, N. L.

McCarver as secretary Fred Tidemann will serve as delegate to the diocosan council to be held in Austin late Home Damaged By Early Morning Fire The interior of the Joe Daley home at 501 Evans Street was badly damaged by fire early Monday. Firemen were called and their quick action prevented further damage. The Daley family was asleep when a neighbor noticed the fire and aroused them. Other fires during the week caused only slight damage. A switchman's shanty on the Southern Pacific tracks near the south city limits caught fire Sunday morning but firemen were called and no damage resulted.

A grass fire near the Cove on the Calvcrt highway was extinguished by firemen Monday and a fire near the city limits on the Franklin highway Tuesday resulted in another alarm. A small building at the rear of 103 Davis was damaged in a fire Thursday noon. INSTALL NEW WHITEWAY ON MARKET STREET Installation of the new modern mercury vapor lights on Market Street was underway this week and should be completed within, a few days, city officials said. The new whiteway which will extend from the Missouri-Pacific crossing to Anderson Street is transforming the appearance of the thoroughfare at night and will complete the project of making the street safer for traffic. A total of 37 of the new lights are being installed on poles along the east side of the street.

i DOLLAR DAY ON MONDAY A number of Hearne merchants are sponsoring a Dollar Day sale for Monday, January 11. Advertisements in today's Democrat show which merchants arc participating in the sale. Postal Receipts Increase In 1953 Gross receipts at the Hearne Post Office showed a slight increase for the year ending December 31, figures released this week by Mrs. Lucile W. Martin, postmaster, revealed.

For the calendar year 1953, the receipts were $39,049.40 as com- parecl with $39,448.90 for the calendar year of 1952. Roger Watson, Calvert, Chevro- Clifton D. Wilson, Calvert, Chevrolet. George Phillips, Easterly, Chevrolet. Levy Truett, Easterly, Chevro- i Film For Rotarians To Install Youth As Lay Reader let.

J. Real Estate Transfers W. Nowlin et ux to Jim A film taken during a recent trip to West Germany was shown to members of the Hearne Rotary Club Thursday noon by Bassett Orr of Bryan. Guests present for the meeting Included G. W.

Shlesselman and C. W. Crawford of Bryan Brenham. and Ed Spangler of Special services will be held at St. Philips Church Sunday morning to install Nony McCarver Jr.

as a Lay Reader for the church. Young McCarver received his license this week from the Rt. Rev. Clinton S. Quin, Bishop of the Diocese of Texas.

He has been an acolyte for the past several years, Lions Set Date For Grid Banquet TAKING HEARNE SCHOOL CENSUS The Hearne Public Schools are now engaged in taking the annual census of all children in the district who will be of school age on September 1st. Ages are from 6 to 17 years of age. School officials request that if i any child who falls in the above age limit is missed in the census that the principal of the elemeiv tary or high school be notified. Morgan et al to This applies to al gchools lhe district. This census, which in the past to be exactly her image The local man unable to finish eating his chili in local spot when a friend plunked down on the table a fruit jar of gallstones just removed from his wife.

New Subscribers Casa Loma Courts, Bryan; Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend, 211 N. Gramercy Place, San Antonio; Billie Joe Jones, VC-12, Det No. 5, USS Midway, F. P.

New York, N. Consolidated Press Clipping, 431 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago 5, Illinois; Clifton Dickey, Calvert; Mrs. Max T. Drury, 4508 Oakmont, Austin; R.

A. Yeager, 207 Beryl Drive, San Antonio; Pearl Cass, RFD 1, Cause; Mrs. Don Johnson, 810 8th Avenue North, Texas City; Mrs. V. E.

Stallings, 5527 Columbia, Dallas; Elmer Stubbs, Box 26, Hearne; Mrs. Sidney Bates, Grady Walston, Rockdale; Louis H. Guynes, Humble Pipe Line Whitsett; Mrs. J. H.

Rains Guerra. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tidwell are the parents of a daughter, Rhonda Dale, who was born in a local hospital on January 3. A son, James Elvin, was born to Mr.

and Mrs. J. T. Downey of Calvert, in a local hospital on January 3. Infant Daughter Buried January 2 Funeral services for Paula Ruth Bailey, infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. L. Bailey Jr. of Kermit, were held al ivv-rwood Cemetery Saturday, OSuuary 2, at 3 p.

m. E. Lewis Case, minister of the Hearne Church of Christ, officiated with Heartfield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. In addition to her parents she is survived by a brother, David Bailey of Kermit, and her grand, parents, Mr. and Mrs.

John McCorry of Hearne. H. STEGALL IN SHERIFF RACE Sheriff Howard Stegall has authorized The Democrat to announce that he will be a candidate for re-election to the office of sheriff of Robertson County this year, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Sheriff Stegall has served in this office for the past three years and in his announcement declared "If the voters of this county will re-elect me for another term I will strive to enforce the law to the best of my ability and as efficiently as is humanly possible. "I will attempt to contact as many voters as I can and personally solicit their vote and influence.

However, it is impossible to contact all voters so I use' this means to ask for your vote and influence." Two From County Make All-State Two high school players from Robertson County were included in the Class A all state selections announced by Texas sports writers this week. Jesse Johnson, Hearne's speedy fullback, was given honorable mention by the sports writers and Charles Best, Franklin guard, was named to the mythical all-state second team. Mr. and Mrs. R.

M. McCuistion and two daughters, and L. M. McCuistion of Houston visited over the New Year's weekend with their sister and daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Pale, Mr.

Pate and children. Nowlin et ux, lot 3, sub-division division 50, Calvert, consideration $1500. W. H. Anderson et ux to J.

W. Nowlir et ux, lot 3, sub-division division 50, Calvert, $10.00 and other valuable considerations. C. M. Campbell et ux to J.

C. McMahon et ux, lots 1 through 7, block 117, Bremond, consideration $7500. Lane Favers et al to Alton Wallace et ux, lots 16, 17, Iff, block 381, Hearne, consideration $2600. Alice Mark McCullough, 165 acres, A. R.

Guild survey, consideration $165. Agnes Phillips to Edgar Phillips, interest in 248 acres, William Jones survey, $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Agnes Phillips et Edgar Phillips, 120 acres, 11 leagues, consideration $3000. Edgar Phillips to Agnes Schultz Phillips, lot 8 and part of lot 7, block 10, New Baden, $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Nancy Alice Lawson Finnic et vir to Emerson Alvin Sheets, 43V2 acres, Nixon 11 leagues, consideration $1000.

Thelma Boguskie Cunningham to John Burton Young et ux, lot block 181, Boguskie sub-division, Hearne, consideration $1200. Thelma Jones Feld et al to Pauline Bedach Oscar, lots 7, 8, 9 and 10B, block 40, Calvert, consideration $250. J. C. Sadberry et ux to Lacy Benson, lot 30, block 16J, Calvert, consideration $150.

Lillie Mae Johnson et al to V. Mrs. Hal Cunningham and Mrs. John R. Grace were Waco visitors Wednesday.

Mrs. Guy Chandler and Mrs. Odis Hoyt and daughter, Donna, spent Wednesday visiting in Waco. The annual Lions Club sponsored football banquet for the Hearno Eagles football team has been set this year for January 25. The event will bo held in Fellowship Hall of Grace Methodist Church.

Tickets may be purchased from any member of the Lions Club. Miss Kathy Lou Mayes spent the holidays in Waco, guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. E.

Barry. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin F. Lnugh- lin were Waco visitors Thursday.

Miss Dollye Ann Rikard of Houston spent the New Year's holiday with her parents, Mr. and was taken in March, was changed Mrs to January this year. The time for transferring students from one district to another has also been I Mr and Mrs Culbrclh Breaks Arm In Fall Sammy Altimore, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Altimore, suffered a broken right arm when 1 he fell while roller skating near his home here Sunday afternoon.

changed, from July to June. Returning To United States visited Mr. and Mrs. C. L.

Crocker I and family in Dallas last weekend. Two Bremond men arc being returned to the United States after serving in Korea. Sgt. Henry S. Hoblinski, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley P. Hoblinski, is one of the men. A radio operator with the 27th Infantry Regiment, he entered the army in January, 1952. The other man is Sgt.

John R. Brown, whose wife, Lorenc, and mother, Mrs. Mattic Brown, live oh Route 1, Bremond. He was a 'ormer section chief with Company A of the 4th Signal Battalion and entered the army in February 1952. Mrs.

R. Rowan of Breckenridge returned home Wednesday B. Johnson, 4.5 acres, John Mc- after staying in the home of the H. I. Jolly family while Mr.

Jolly was in a Dallas hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Berryhill returned Saturday from El Paso where they had visited over New Year's with former Hearnites, Mr. and Mrs.

Jimmy Mason and son. Mrs. Alice Baca is visiting in Houston with her mother, Mrs. J. F.

Grant. Mr. and Mrs. E. H.

Crowder spent the weekend in Waco with their daughter, Mrs, John Cox and Mr. Cox. Jimmy Mathews, who had spent the holidays here with his grandparents, returned home with them. Neese survey, $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Charles Nemec to Glenn D.

Hallmark, lot 244, Camp Creek Water Company, $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Arthur Mack et al to Oliver W. lot 4, block Hearne, $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Fermon Corn et ux to the Veterans Land Board of the State of Texas, 173.5 acres, Grande 11 leagues, consideration $7500. Ida Kingsberry to Odie Thomas 8.6 acres, Grande 11 leagues, consideration $430.

Carrol Yezak to Willie A Bartkowski et 'ux, 41.97 acres Robert Moffitt league, $10.00 am other valuable considerations. Miss Sarah Bartlett and Boyce Kirkpatrick of Dallas were weekend guests of his sister, Mrs. Leslie Pearson and Mr. Pearson. Mr.

and Mrs. H. W. Wilkerson of. Palestine were Sunday visitors in the E.

R. Vaughan home. Mrs. Ben Fieseler of Bryan, former Hearnite, was in Hearne Monday visiting friends. Misses Jo Ann Boggan and.Con- nie Gayle Suggs went to Houston Sunday to visit Mr.

and Mrs. D. M. Woodfin. Mr.

and Mrs. E. C. Suggs and Steve drove down Wednesday and they all returned to Hearne last Friday. Mr.

and Mrs. Aubrey Pate were in Marlin Sunday evening to visit with her aunt, Mrs. J. R. McCuistion, who is ill in a hospital there.

Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Stanfield enjoyed having as their house guests through the Yuletire season, Mr.

and Mrs. A. L. Stanfield and family of Pasadena, Mr. anc Mrs.

R. R. Pruitt and family 0: Ennis, and Captain and Mrs. M. Herod and daughters of San Bernadlno, California.

HIGHWAY MIS-HAPS Willie M. Jones of Snyder was driver of a 1950 Oldsmobile which overturned Sunday at 5 a. four miles south of Mjumford (near Steele's Store). The car failed to make the curve and flipped twice the highway patrolmen said. Jones was hospitalized with serious head injuries.

Damage to the car was extensive. Highway Patrolmen Tippitt and McNeel said that Rufus Riley of Calvert was driver of a 1952 Chevrolet which struck a bridge railing on the Mud Creek bridge, 2.5 miles south of Calvert, Monday night at 12:15. Extensive damage was done to the car. Seven persons- were killed in Robertson County in car accidents in 1953, the highway patrol has announced. DEATH TAKES ALLEN VARNER Allen Varner, prominent business man and well loved citizen of Cause, passed away Tuesday morning in his home where, on December 27, he and Mrs.

Varner celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. He was 82 years, 10 months and 24 days of age at death. Mr. Varner was born in Evansville, Indiana on February 12, 1871 and early in life his family moved to Dallas and established a livery stable. The family later moved to Austin and it was from there that Mr.

Varner moved to Cause when he was about 17 years old. He and his brother, Clarence established a grocery and dry goods business and Mr. Varner had been in business in. Cause ever since. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.

Dudley Cox Varner of Gause, one daughter, Mrs. Robert Doty of Houston, one son, G. R. Varner, who was also his father's partner in business, one grandson, Bobby Doty, and a sister, Miss Willie Grigsby. Funeral services were conducted from the Gause Methodist Church, of which he was a charter member, at three o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev, C.

Boatman of San Antonio officiating, assisted by the Rev. F. W. Dibble, Gause Methodist Church minister. Interment followed in the Gause cemetery under direction of Heartfield Funeral Home of rlearne.

Pallbearers at the services were Lynn Reese, H. Ruddick, L. S. Cunningham, Joe Moore, W. L.

Ditto, Terry Moore, Rufus Hafley, Louie Lang, B. J. Kilpatrick, J. D. Peeples, Roger Thomas, Robert Doty, Jim Harris, Dillard Baker, L.

O. Bowling, John Luttrell, W. S. Underwood, Jim Cecil Butler, H. A.

Lang, "George Hairrell, J. A. Ely J. T. Todd, Byron Goode, Garland Lange, Bill Gause, George Bland, Ruby Smith, Byron Goode.

Garland Lange, Bill Hairrell, Oscar Willard, Zol Hens-" ley, Gorman Kirk and Harry; Bowling..