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VOLUME 56 DEMOCRAT wv HEARNE. ROBERTSON COUNTY, frEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1946 Mrs. H. N. Drake Dies At Chanute, Kansas News of the death of Mrs.

H. N. Drake in Johnson hospital at Chanute, Kansas, on April 7th was received by Hearne friends of the family last week. Her death came from complications attendant upon a Caesarian operation. The infant son born to her survives.

Mr. and Mrs. Drake and their two young children left Hearne a few months ago when Mr. Drake was separated from Army service. Mr.

Drake, Lt. prake when the family lived here, was with the Hearne Prisoner of War camp in the quartermaster department. He is now manager of a Kress store at lola, Kansas. The family made many friends in Hearne who will be grieved to know of Mrs. Drake's passing.

Senior Class Play Presented April llth Presented in the high school auditorium Thursday evening before a capacity house, the senior class play, "Don't Take My Penny" was pronounced one of the best staged by the school by those from the large audience who voiced appraisal of the production. The attractive stage setting, the poise of the youthful actors, their complete familiarity with thejr lines, and the prompt curtain rises all contributed to the success of the play as did the suitable costuming and the clever disguises affected. Students taking part in the three act comedy were Shirley Pardo, J. D. Finlay, Virginia Klapper, Charles Altimore, Fay Nunley, Joy Edgington, Dorothy Priestly, Kenneth Murdock, John R.

Rhodes, Carolyn Abrams, James Mosley, Monte Rhea Porter, Martha Sue Lawson, Dorothy Wenck, Roy Lewis Moss and Bill Henderson, Sam Frank DeStefano. Nona Orts was stage and publicity manager, and Miss Kathryn Bishop Hearne. Wins Honors In District Meet Participating in literary and track events in the district interseholastic meet held in Cameron on Friday, April 12th, Hearne students won recognition in both literary and track events, and eligibility to the regional meet in San Marcos April 18th. Mary Ruth Cherry, Junior student, was first place winner in the Ready Writers contest, Mary Lou Lawson pXaced third in the Spelling and Plain Writing contests. Hearne's one-act, play, "The Perfect Gentleman," placed fourth in the district.

In the typing contest of the scholastic division of the meet, Mary Ruth Cherry and Louise Nale won first and- second places, respectively. Practically every member of the track team was "qualified to enter the regional meet. Following is the list of winners in the various events: 440 yard relay Second place; team included Buddy Henry, Henderson, Rhodes, Tidwell. Broad jump Henderson, first; Billy Henry, third. 440 yard dash Rhodes, second.

220 yard, dash Tidwell, first. 100 yard dash Tidwell, third. 220 yard low hurdles Henderson tied for second. Shot put Henderson, second. Make Applications For Veterans' School TBer 'ved as director.

Schools Observe The Easter Season Hearne public schools closed Thursday afternoon for Easter holidays which will extend through Monday; April 22nd, according to Superintendent R. M. Hix rf At the elementary school on Thursday the assembly period at 11:00 o'clock was given over to an Easter program, sponsored by the seventh grade and directed by Mi's. O. B.

Youngblood. An Easter party for the sixth grade class included mothers small brothers and sisters of dents of the grade as guests. and stu- The party was given in the class room. Mrs. C.

A. Buenning, teacher of the grade, assisted the student group in arranging for the party. Former Private Gets Delayed Xmas Feast JPormer Pvt. W. L.

Jackson, who had written his mother, Mrs. R. Boggan, from Hawaii that he.had only two sandwiches for his 1945 Christmas dinner had his wish for "plenty of Chickens ariti eggs" gratified when he visited at her home recently, for the first time in two years. Mrs. Boggan prepared a chicken dinner to serve with practically every known delicacy to her son and wife and their baby and members of the Boggan family.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson live Wharton. at County A. Club Will Meet Sunday By Lad Nickelson, County Supt.

The Robertson County Vocational School for Veterans is in the process of being set-up. All veterans who are interested in this on-the-job-training program should make application to the Veterans' Administration for a letter of eligibility. Application forms, information and assistance may be obtained from the County Superintendent's office, or your local American Legion Post, local superintendent, or secretary, of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. D.

R. Moss, County Service Officer, will be in a position to give information or assistance. His itenerary for the week is as follows: Monday, Bremond Tuesday, Calvert; Wednesday and Thursday, Hearne; Friday and Saturday, Franklin. The types of courses offered will be announced at a later date. The Robertson County Club will hold its Annual Muster New Opportunities For Men Re-enlisting A new opportunity for men who failed to gain the advantage of reenlisting with rank was opened when the U.

S. Army Recruiting Service announced a policy permitting ex- soldiers to. enlist in grades commensurate with their training and expei-- ience in the service. The new policy includes nearly 400 Army occupations. It authorizes the enlistment of any veteran honorably discharged on or after May 12, 1945, in the military occupation named up to and including the rank held at the time of his discharge.

This program, however, does not rescind or supercecle the Army's offer to men who have been dicharged during the past three months. Any. former Army man, regardless of his military job, may still re-enlist and retain his former rank and receive a cash bonus if he acts within three months after discharge, and if he re-enlists within 20 days he will receive a reenlistment furlough up to 90 days with furlough travel pay of five cents per mile as an additional advantage. To take advantage of the new regulation, veterans should consult the Bryan U. S.

Army Recruiting i Main Station, or the Recruiting Team A at Hearne Post Off ice on Thursdays. Judge K. S. Barren Asks fror Re-election The Democrat is authorized to announce the candidacy of District Judge W. S.

Barren" for re-election and has placed his name in the announcement column of this issue of the paper. Judge Barren was appointed to serve the unexpired term of the late Judge W. C. Davis, which was ended December 31, 1942. In the regular election in that year he was a successful candidate for the office.

His credentials as a lawyer of some 20 years experience at that time his connection over a period of many years as secretary- treasurer of the Bryan National Farm Loan Associa- tian, and his service in the State Legislature as speaker of the 41st House, marked his fitness for the office he sought to retain and for wTiich he was chosen by the voters when they went to the polls. Feeling that he has fulfilled his promise to meet the high and noble' requirements of the office to the best of his ability, Judge Barren aks that he be rewarded with continued confidence of the voters and that they consider his candidacy a renewal of his pledge to them. During his term of office Judge Barron inauguarated the continuous term of court in the Counties of Robertson and Brazos and has regularly been on call at Franklin on Mondays and at Bryan on Saturdays. He considers his close and intimate relations with the people of the district sufficient to warrant their sincere interest in his claims and request for consideration in the July primai'y. Fire at Local Hotel Damages Kitchen During the rain storm and electric disturbance Monday evening, fire of fully undetermined origin damaged one wall of the kitchen at the Oriental Hotel, operated by the Misses Curry.

It is thought probable that-lightning may have been the cause of the blaze which was discovered by Miss Katie Curry just as electric lights of the house went out. A radio in the kitchen was completely burned out. JVIiss Katie Curry fought the fire with hath towels and had extinguished it by the time firemen, called by Miss Maggie Curry, reached the scene. NUMBER 5 Unions To Pass at the Calvert Country Club at five o'clock, April 21st as announced by Herman Yezak, president of the club. All ex-students with their families are invited to attend this gathering.

The get to-gether for eats will be followed by a regular program. STAMPS QUARTET TO Ratings will be based upon length of time -spent in their particular military occupational specialty, provided it was six months or more. Grades are up to Staff and Technical Sergeant. Prior service will be verified through a form listing training and experience and issued to veterans at the time of their discharge. This sheet is! known officially as WD AGO BE IN FRANKLIN! Form 100.

If this form has been lost or is otherwise unavailable the re- Stamps "Invasion" quartet give a concert on the evening of April 27th at 8:00 o'clock in the high Franklin, County Singing school auditorium The Robertson Convention will be held at Shiloh on the following day. The quartet will be there, according to F. A. James, President of the convention. cruiting service will assist applicants in getting another copy of their record.

Mrs. Vernon Snyder and daughter, Margine, of Bryan and -Mrs. D. Mitchell, were guests of Mr; Mrs, G. D.

Wallace in Goose Greek at the weekend. On Candidates W. C. Hendrix, Legislative Representative for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen No. 506, Houston, returned to his home here this week after attending sessions of the State Legislative ence of the union in Fort Mr, Hendrix brought the following report of the proceedings of the meeting: The Big Four operating brotherhoods of railroad unionism jumped into state polities' and offered to spearhead a campaign to unite labor- liberal voting strength in Texas.

Ditching a policy of forty years standing, the Conference passed resolutions at its closing sessions calling for: 1. Endorsement of specific candidates for state and local office. 2. Organization of local labor political groups to cooperate with any other friendly units in working for election of prolabor office seekers. Formerly the Joint Board has appraised the record of candidates and mailed out notices to its member groups showing how those candidates stood.

Under the new policy, legislative representatives of the four unions will jointly agree upon candidates for all offices and pass the word down the line. Local committees will decide on county officials. The state legislative representatives of the four unions will make the state candidate list. Congressmen will be endorsed on the basis of repoi'is from national headquarters of the unions. Endorsements will be made only where the field in a given race has been reduced to two.

If more than two candidates seek a state office in the' first primary, no endorsements will be made until the second primary slate is known. Organization of lodal political units was demanded in a 1'esolution by J. B. Britt of Dallas. It passed unanimously.

Britt also Long-ago Resident Of Hearne Died Friday John Paschal Gates, a resident of Robertson county 60 years ago, ed away at the home of his daughter at Gatesville, Thursday, April llth. Mr. Gates was a native of Grays Point, Mississippi, born November 4, 18GO. He came to Texas with his parents when a child to settle at Old Sterling, Robertson county. He was the only brother of the late Mrs.

J. B. Clark. are seven daughters and three sons, who were at his bedside when the end came. Mr.

Gates was engaged in farming hi; Coryell county more than fifty years. He was an uncle of James and Clark of Hearne who were unable held at Friday, attend funeral services Gatesville at 8:00 p. m. April 12th. Southern Pacific I Wins Safety Award Houston, safest major railroad in the United States in 1945 was a Southwestern railroad, according to statistics compiled by the Bu- of Safety of the Interstate in Washing- Southern Pacific Lines, operating more.than 4400 miles of railroad in and Louisiana, is shown by figures prepared by the Interstate Commerce Commission to have won first place of all rail lines in the Country with a ratio of 3.47 casualties per million man-hours in 1945, according to announcement made here by T.

M. Spence, general manager. These figures, he said, are official. This is the second national safety award to be won by Southern Pacific Lines. The first was won in 1928 when it received the H.

Harriman award for safety. A similar award is expected to be made this year through the National Safety Council. The official records soon to be made public by the Bureau of Safety of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington shows that Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana registered 49,600,000 man- hours of work performed by a month- Joe Ed Winf ree in Race For Lient. Governor The Democrat is authorized to announce Joe Ed Winf ree of Houston as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Mr.

Winf ree made the following statement: "Based on my record as a represen- tive in the Legislature of this state Joe Ed Winfree during the past twelve years; and a platform that I will announce shortly, in which I will advocate some policies and reforms that will be for the good of the people of Texas as a whofc, I will be a candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas, subject to the action of the primaries this summer." JOE ED WINFREE. Joe Ed Winfree was born in Houston county 54 years ago; educated in the Crockett, Coltharp and Ratchliff schods; went to the University of Texai two years; saw-milled the piney-woods of East Texas as a boy and young man; ranched; taught a country school; came to Houston thirty years ago, where he has been practicing law and ranching ever since. He was a member of the 38th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th and 49th Legislature from Harris county, and as such sponsored the Constitutional Arnend. ment recently for the soldier vote tjr stand in I withr ut the payment of poll' tax. He was the author of the bill raising the pension of the Confederate widows from $30.00 to $50:00 a month.

He is one of the authors of the Harris County Flop'l Control Bill. He was chairman of the Pweveriue and Taxation Committee in the 48th Legislature, which was the first tax committee in sixty-five years that failed to vote any new taxes on the citizenship of tl is state. He has voted consistently for the betterment of the classroom teachers, and for the advancement of rural education, and for a liberal old-age assistance. ly average of 18,718 1945. Of that number employes in of man-hours and persons employed there were 172 reportable casualties.

During the year, the record shows, Southern Pacific Lines operated 18,531,994 train miles and 23,293,260 locomotive miles. W. R. Pardo was in Waco Wednesday and Thursday to attend a foreman's meeting of the Lone Star Gas Company. Dr.

T. A. Searcy is attending a pediatrics clinic this week at the University of Texas School of Medicine in Galveston. presented a resolution, Mr. and Mrs.

Wallace Hinyard of Easter and Mrs. asking the Senate and House in San Saba are expected as Washington to seat Senator W. Lee guests of her parents, Rev. am O'Daniel and "other members of the southern Democrats" with the "reactionary Republicans." On the legislative side, the joint legislative conference approved a tentative list of laws to be pushed in Congress and in the State Legislature. E.

H. McKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. K. Tidemann of Galveston spent two days of the week with Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Tidemann. Mrs. W. R.

Looney of Branchville spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. McNeel and daughter, Edwina.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer and baby with relatives at and later -ai Fort- Worth during Easter holidays. Mrs. J.

H. Simmons of Denison is guest in the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. J.

Seabaugh. She drove to Hearne with Mrs. M. Simmons, who went on to Dickson to spend the Easter-tide with relatives, Mrs. A.

C. Nelson will arrive Saturday from Pittsburgh, Pa. to spend three months with her mother and sister, Mrs. Ellen Tanner and Miss Daphne Tanner. Her extended visit is occasioned by absence from home of Mr, Nelson who will be on a business tour for the Andrew Mellon Corporation with which he is employed in the the tax department in the Pittsburgh offices.

Seek Information On Golf Course Vandals Some thoughtless persons who have been driving their cars over the fairways and even the greens at the Municipal golf course are asking for trouble, according to E. L. Williams, President of the Golfers Association. A reward of $10.00 is offered for information leading to the arrest of the offenders. Brenham Mayor Is Rotary Club Speaker Mayor Reese Lockett of Brenham addressed the Hearne Rotary Club Thursday on the relationship of service clubs in the community to good citizenship and city government.

Guests for the meeting included former Mayor A. B. Brady, Mayor Protein H. S. Spiller, Jimmy Chatmas and Donald Smith.

Training School Plan Explained to Legion County Superintendent Lad Nickelson explained the proposed county vocational school for veterans to members of the American Legion when Miles Scriviner Post held its regular meeting on Tuesday night. Following the explanation of what the county hopes to do in establishing the school, the local post voted to have an educational committee appointed to work with county officials in forming such a school. According to plans now being considered, the couaty would sponsor the school, funds for its operation would be available from the veterans administration and all veterans would have a chance to take advantage of the instruction after obtaining a letter of eligibility from the veterans administration. Proposed plans call for inauguration of vocational agriculture training as a start and the addition of other training as the need arises. Morgan Harlan of Franklin, who has been named chairman for Robertson county of the Legion's Americanism drive, announced the appointment of Mrs, Amos Stone, Rev.

H. McKenzie and W. S. Hoyt, Jr. to aid in the coming drive in Hearne.

Amos Stone was appointed as a delegate to the district convention which will be held in Ennia on May 6th. C. E. Blake was named as alternate. It was voted to continue the practice giving the Legion medal to honor graduates of the elementary school in Hearne, this having been done for the past number of years here.

E. Bloke, chairman of the Legion's building committee announced that a drive will be started in the near future for a $10,000 building program. The Legion hopes to have a part of the ex-P. W. camp as its permanent home when and if this camp is acquired by the City 'of Hearne.

At the meeting Tuesday, Mayor Pro Tern H. S. Spiller, an- every attempt to secure this property. A big barbecue and dance will be put on by the losers in the recent membership drive and all veterans of the Hearne vicinity are invited. The night of May 1st has been set for this occasion and it is expected that a large crowd will be in attendance.

Baptist Choir to Give Easter Cantata The Cantata, "The Resurrection will be presented at the First Baptist church on Easter Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock, under direction of C. A.Buen- ning. Twenty members of the church compose the musical organization. Miss Virginia Klapper and Mrs. Curt Lengefekl will sing the soprano solos of the production.

A duet by 'Curt Lengefekl and Mrs. Randall Rogers, and a quartet by Mesdames LerigefeW and Rogers and Messrs. Lengefeld and A. W. Klement will be other special offerings.

Rehearsals for the Cantata have been underway for sometime. It will bring to the church congregation and visitors an impressive sermon in song befitting the sacred season. New Plane Purchased By Local Airport A new Taylorcraft two place airplane was delivered this week to Harry Rogers who recently established an airport near the southern city limits of Hearne. The new craft will be used for instruction and chai-ter service, according to. Mr.

Rogers. Mrs. Walter McWilliams is a medical patient in Hearne Hospital. A guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

G. C. Chatmas is Donald Srt'ith of Salem, lieutenant in the Army, who is on terminal leave. Mi-. Smith is fiance of Miss Dorothy.

Chatmas. MR. AND MRS. McGUIRE AT UNCLE'S FUNERAL Henry Black, uncle of Mrs. R.

N. McGuire of Hearne, succumbed in a hospital at Orange Sunday. Funeral services were held at Little Rjver Baptist church near Cameron Tuesday at 3:00 p. m. Rev.

Kirby McGuire of Waco officiating, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McGuire were joined in Hearne by Rev.

and Mrs. Kirby McGuire and daughter when they went to the burying ground, and returned with them to Waco to attend a revival service conducted by Rev. McGuire at the North Waco Baptist church of which he is pastor. P. AND M.

BANK HAS HOLIDAY MONDAY The Planters and Merchants State Bank will be closed Monday, April 22nd in observance of San Jacinto Day. PTA TO MEET APRIL 23 The Parent-Teacher Association will the elementary schopl Tuesday, April 23rd. Mrs, C. B. Thames will address the group.

Her subject will be, "Let's Get Rid of Prejudice.".