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News From Throughout The Area THE HEARNE DEMOCRAT vj A COPY Hearne's Own Newspaper For The Past Seventy-Seven 1889 VOLUME 77 HEARNE, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1966 EIGHTEEN PAGES NUMBER 14 City Council Sells Bonds For Purchase Of Generating Unit Robertson Electric Co-op Gets Loan Of $327,000 EAGI.E RUNNER ELMO HAWTHORNE bis slide into third base but the ball got there in time lor Rockdale player to make the The action took place Saturday night at Bob Jones Park as the Eagles nailed down the district championship. Eagles Sweep Doubleheader, Win Baseball District Title By Mike Odom face Martin got to base on 31 in Jones Park at 7:30. The Hearne Eagles swept a error, but that was as far as the Ronald Hanks and Kenny double header from the Rockdale; Tigers advanced because the next Stone scored one run each in the Tigers, 3-0 and 6-5 to win the 21 men went down in order. second inning and James Baker District 17-AA baseball chain-1 -Hearne will meet Georgetown i crossed the plate once in the Water Damage To Vince's Store Extensive damage from water was discovered in Vince's when, store owner Vince Campise opened the business at Fourth and Magnolia Streets Monday morn- ling. A water hose was forced off a connection in the Karney- Lyons Dentist Office, located above the store, and the water seeped through the ceiling onto racks of shirts, slacks, etc.

Both Dr. Jack Lyons and Campise were out of the city Sunday eliminating an earlier discovery of the water leak. Campise was unable to estimate his loss as the crew spent Monday and Tuesday taking inventory of the damaged merchandise. Rural Electrification Administration at Washington, D. C.

last Friday approved a loan of 000 for the' Robertson Co-op with offices in Franklin. The loan will finance the construction of 58 miles of distribution line to serve 600 new consumers, and extensive system improvements which include 19 miles of new tieline and the conversion of 42 miles of existing line. Manager Bcibby Sullivan said 660 days would be required btfore the co-op could be issued the money and it will be issued on an "as needed" basis. Sullivan further said the additions and improvements in the generating unit for the municipal power plant. The unit is to be shipped from Saskatchewan, Canada where it was first Installed.

City Manager Marshall Shelton said Monday night that he had been informed the unit was scheduled to leave Canada May 29 and arrive in Hearne June 14. Interest rates in bids from the four other firms seeking to pur- The Hearne City Council approved the sale of $225,000 in utility revenue bonds Monday night with the securities going to First Southwest Company, investment bankers of Austin. Their bid carried an effective interest rate of 3.9969% and was the lowest of five received by the city. Hearne voters sanctioned the bond -issue April 16 by a margin of 159 to 38 to finance the the bonds ranged up chase of a used, 2500-kilowatt Memorial Day To Be Observed The Hearne Chamber of Commerce decided last week to observe Monday, May 30, as a holiday for Memorial Day. Most Hearne businesses have indicated that they will observe the holiday, and many of them have inserted this in their advertisement this week.

Both Hearne banks will be seven counties would cover a closec i a will the Hearne Post- period of several years. The money will be repaid with ir.iterest from general co-op revenue. County Judge Gervase Reagan announced Monday that the Franklin court house would be closed. Executive Director Is Hired By Opportunity Corporation The Robertson County EcC- tehdent of schools. He is married pionship Saturday night in Bob in bi-district play in a three Jones Memorial Park.

i game series that will start May Pete Martin pitched a no hit- 26 at 7:30 in Georgetown. The ter against the Tigers in the first second game is scheduled for game and then went on to win i May 30 in Bob Jones Park and the second one also. if each team should win one The first Rockdale batter to game, a playoff will be held May nomic Opportunity Advancement Corporation elected Lester H. third frame to wind up Eagle Rozelle as executive director in scoring in the first game. i its meeting of May 18.

Rozelle which time has been as superin- Ray Cotropia and Stone open- will move to Hearne immediately ed the scoring in the second to assume his duties. game with runs in the second' Rozelle comes from Oakwood inning. Stone came right back in the third stanza along with Martin and Ken Johnson for three more Eagle scores. Johnson capped tho game off in the seventh inning with the last run that put the locals ahead 6-5. Cotropia turned in an out- standing performance at the plate by getting five hits out of six times at bat in the two games.

Coach Ken Batson said that this is the first time Hearne has won a baseball championship in several years and that the win seemed to pick up the school spirit quite a bit. He added that next year should be another good one for the baseball team since all of the boys will be back. The Eagles go into the bi-district games with a 10 won, six record. Georgetown has won 116 games out of 19 starts. The winner of the bi-district competition will meet the winner of the Columbus-Bellville games in regional play.

and has three children, two married daughters living at Tyler and Huntsville and a 14-year- old son who will be a freshman in high school this fall. Rozelle holds a B. S. degree in business administration and a where he has been engaged in M. E.

degree in school adminis- school work for 30 years, 26 of, tration from Sam 'Houston State LESTER ROZELLE During World War II he was in the military service for three years in the southwest Pacific area. In other action Thursday night, the E. O. A. accepted the aid Hearne library building at 408 Cypress from the City of Hearne as temporary location for its office.

The City Council voted this month to offer the building as office space and agreed to provide electricity and water. The announcement of a $45,282 grant by the Federal government for a Head Start program was made. This program will be cooperative between the E. O. A.

and Hearne Independent School District. Approximately 180 children from Hearne and Mumford will be enrolled in the program which is scheduled to begin June 20. Earlier a grant of $11,202 for program planning during jthe months operation of the local E. A. had been revealed.

Charles E. Blake is president of the corporation, Mat Ottea vice president; Mrs. Betty Jo Adams, secretary; and County School Superintendent Lad Nickelson is the treasurer. The corporation has secured the services of Glenn Brewer of Bryan, C. P.

to serve as accountant. to 2 Henry Kellar, the fiscal agent handling the bond transaction for the city, said the bids received were about what was, to be expected from the present money market. He noted that some recent revenue bond sales by cities comparable to Hearne had brought about the same interest- rates. Monday night the Council-also accepted a low bid from Bernath Concrete Products Company to pour the base now being prepared for the huge piece of generating equipment. Excavation and preparation of forms for the foundation has been accomplished by city workers.

It will be installed in the north end of the present plant building. In other action the Council liberalized the minimum standards for taxicab franchises issued by the city. The changes reduced, from four to two, the minimum number of taxicabs required to be in operation by any single cab company and changed the maximum age of the vehicles from four to eight years. A per- fomance bond requirement was also dropped. Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall 42 Seniors Will Graduate In Commencement Exercises YARD-WIDE SMILES were being displayed by Ray Cotropia (left) and Pete Martin Saturday night after the Eagles took a double header from Rockdale to win the District 17-AA baseball championship, Martin did mound duty for both games turning in a no-hitter in the one and striking out 20 Tiger hatters during the evening.

Cotropia led the Eagle hitting with live hit? out of six times at the plate He hit safely his first five times up. The Hearne High School senior i commencement exercises will be held Firday, May 27, at 8 p. m. in the high school auditorium. Valedictorian of the class this year is Miss Kathleen Cotropia and the salutatorian is Miss Betty Birdwell.

Other students on the honor roll (students with an average of 90 or above- for four years) are Miss Theresa Merka, George F. Smith Miss Ruby Lynn Crowder, Miss Karon RUM, Miss Gail Clepper, Bobby Batson, Miss Toni Calhoun, Frank Martinez and Ronny Shaw. All are members of National Honor Society Additional seniors who are membei-s of the N. H. S.

are Miss Dorothy Corona, Robert Phil Davenel, Miss Sandra Gallagher, Wlllard Hanks, Miss Linda Payne, Miss Janice Sanders, Herman Spoede, Milton Strong, Miss Connie Suggs, Miss Linda Sweaks and V. Turner. The remaining seniors are Miss Judy Alford, Marvin Armstrong, Larry Butler, Miss Carolyn Cazey, Miss Petra Cordova, Ned Cortemelia, Richard Deal, Jerry Elliott, Timothy Fleming, David Green, Harold Johnson; Miss Mary Jo Merryman, Stanley Oliver, Mils Georgia brts, Wesley Peyton, Miss Dixie Peacock, David Scott, Zane Wallace and Dennis Zeig. The principal speaker will be James La Fan, minister of the Western Hills Church of Christ in Temple. He will be introduced by Bernard Neville, minister of the Hearne Church of Christ.

The class will be presented by Principal L. A. Stephenson and the diplomas will be awarded by Supt. G. G.

Grant Dr. Ray Cruse, president of the trustees. lectures of all seniors taking advantage of the offer to have, their photographs iii The Democrat appear throughout today's paper with the sponsoring places of business. CECIL M. AVERY JR.

was presented a sterling Hearne Chamber oe Commerce this in 'fppjpecia" outstanding efforts on behalf of Hearne while serving ar intendent for General Amerlcari Transportation was recently transferred by the and Mrs. Avery and daughters will move to Gary, Indil Making the presentation were Odis Hoyt, retj of (the of and Or. Joe Gallagher, right, current el dent. (F.