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THE HEARNE CRAT VOLUME 55 HEARNE, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1945 WAR IS OVE NUMBER 22 NSUR SERVING UNCLE SAM! Bits of news about men from this community, who are in the services of the United States. Staff Sgt. George Thomas Smith, who was a prisoner of war in Germany is visiting his family at Cause. Mr. and Mrs.

Sam L. Woodyard have had letters froift tLeir son, Chief Phm. 1-c, James S. Woodyard, from somewhere in the Pacific. He writes that he is faring well, and sending greetings to his little sister, Happy, on her birthday July 29th.

Burney Wright Lawson, Jr. is nearing completion of training at Kees- Field, Miss, and will be transferred from that point to another field for further instruction. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson and family who recently visited him found him looking forward to continuing his schooling for the air.

Wilson Brock is homeward bound after three years with Marines in the Pacific theatre of action. Wilson phoned his sister, Mrs. J. H. Wilson, Monday, from Sari Diego, California of his plan to stop in Gallup, New Mexico, enroute home to be married to Miss Charleen Prewitt, His bride will accompany him to Hearne.

'f-Captain Calvin Guynes, a practicing physician when in civilian life, is on leave after 13 months service in a general hospital in England. Captain (Jjaynes is a former Hearne resident but now claims New Orleans as home. He visited Austin relatives before coming to Hearne where he was guest in the home of his uncle and aunt," Mr. and Mrs. P.

0. Mahan, and family. James S. Mathews, seaman 1-c, -writes of a chance meeting in Guam with Aubrey Pate, who was with the telephone company here before going into the Navy, and of the pleasure each found in their two hours together. Pate hadn't iseen a Hearne Democrat in some time and.

everything about Hearne was news to him. The meeting took place in a recreation center. Ellington Field, Texas. Cpl. Fred A.

Trenticost, son of Mrs. Rose Tren- ticost, of Hearne, has been promoted to his present rank from that of private first class at installation of the Army Air Forces Central Flying Command. Prior to his call into active duty, he was a post exchange manager at Ellington Field. Corporal Trenticost and his wife, the former Miss Ann Marie Degelia, live 809 Shepherd Hoxiston. Lieutenant Hilda Smith, a nurse in the Navy has been visiting her par- efSjs, Dr.

and Mrs. J. A. Smith here. She has been on the Hospital ship, Solace, for the last eight taking wounded soldiers from islands in the Pacific, where they have been fighting, back to the hospital Dr.

Howard Smith of Marlin was on the ship with her most of this time. She has been in the Navy about thirty- two months. She is traveling by plane from Waco to California and will report for duty soon. Assembly Area Command, France T-Sgt. Sammie R.

Morris, of Hearne, Texas, a chief clerk in the 499 Air Service Group of the 9th Air Force, is now at Camp New York of going the Assembly Area Command going processing for redeployment to the Pacific, through the United States. Commanded by Lt. Colonel Harry S. Moon of Arlington, Virginia, 499th Air Service Group arrived at Camp New York July 12th, haSfmost of its equipment packed and' crated. T-Sgt.

Morris has the following decorations, including battle stars: American Defense Ribbon, European African and Middle Theatre Ribbon (with 3 battle stars; 1, Tunisian tie Participation Star; 2, Rome- Arno Battle Participation Stars; 3, Rhineland Battle Participation Stars) and Good Conduct Medal. Birthday Gifts Wanted For Red Cross Camp And Hospital Work The Robertson County Camp and Municipal Committee of the American Red Cross has been asked to supply 120 Bingo prizes for wounded men in the hospitals who have been returned from combat areas. This is in addition to our regular county quota of 36 Bingo prizes monthly. Red Cross Camp and Hospital work is playing a major part in the rehabilitation of these men by providing recereation, gifts, Bingo prizes, etc. These activities help them to forget their own troubles.

Anyone in Robertson county who wishes to make a contribution may do so by leaving gift wrapped birthday prizes or donations at the Smart Shop, Hearne. Suggested items for prizes are: cigarettes, handkerchiefs, stationery, sox, playing cards, scenic post cards, toothpaste, soap, talcum powder, comic books and games. These gifts must be in by August 22nd. For further information see your chairman, Mrs. Zona Hensarling; Mrs.

Nezzie Stubbs, co-chairman. Mrs. Jud Collier, Chairman, Robertson County Camp and Hospital Council, American Red Cross. Elwood Gode, 8, Is Drowned Wednesday Mr. and Mrs.

H. D. Gode were notified Wednesday that their grandson, Elwood Gode, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.

M. Gode, was drowned while swimming in a clay pit near the Gulf Partland Cement Company plant at Houston. The youth's body was found at about 1:20 p. m. Boys near the pit saw the child's clothing on the banks of the pit and notified men who started a search and found the body in five feet of water.

M. C. Bockman, warehouseman for th ecement company, said he was told that the boy had been seen near the pit with his clothes off at about 12:30 p. m. Roy Clark, 215 Alpine, machinist at the cement company, located the body in the water.

Deputy Sheriffs H. L. Rich and L. S. Chapman, who were called to scene of the drowning, said that a pulmotor was used in a vain effort to revive the boy.

Mrs. Gode left for Houston early Thursday morning to be with the parents and other members of the family will go to Trinity for burial services Friday. Elwood had left Hearne a week ago after a month's visit with his grandparents. Last Rites Held For Ned Cortemelia Ned Cortemelia died at the family home in- the Brazos bottom Tuesday, August 14th. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Josephine Cortemelia, two sons, James, who lives at home and Pfc. Tony. N. Cortemelia, now stat ibned at Denver, Colorado; on.e daughter, Betty Joe Cortemelia; one brother, Lee Cortemelia, of Stafford; six sisters, Mrs. Frances Orlando of Mumford; Mrs.

Lucy Benedetto of the Brazos bottom; Mrs. Mary Jo Corona of Mrs. Janie Nig- liazzo, Misses Rena and Berniece Cortemelia of the Brazos bottom. Funeral services were held at St. Anthony's church in Bryan Thursday with Rev.

Basil Bravi officiating. Burial was in the Catholic cemetery of Bryan under direction of Heartfield Funeral Home of Hearne. Mr. Cortemelia was born in Brazos county September 27, 1897. He had lived in the Brazos bottom the past twelve years.

Hearne Gets First Bale Of Cotton For 1945 Lt. Robert H. Blake Public Information Officer At N. T. C.

For the second consecutive year, Joe Matejka of Wheelock brought in the first bale of cotton of the season. The 1945 bale weighed 541 pounds and ginned at Brady's Hearne gin Saturday, August llth. It classed as strict middling. The premium given Mr. Matejka by the Chamber of Commerce was $27.05.

The cotton was ginned just one day later than the bale of 1944 which brought a premium of $26.60 from the Chamber of Commerce. Mentioned in Personalities of the Week in The Chaser, published at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Miami, Florida, is Lt. Robert H.

Blake, former editor of The Hearne Democrat. The article referred to is headed by a photograph of Lt. Blake at his desk. It reads: Head of the Central Issuing Department and the Public Information Officer at NTC is Lieut. Robert H.

Blake, whose duties evolve around the release of information from, the Center and the coordination of three busy interdepartments, the Print Shop, Mimeograph Shop, and the "Photo Lab." Lieut. Blake hails from Taft, Texas, and is one of the Lone Star State's most vigorous rooterg. After graduating from Texas A. M. he divided his time between a mining business in Colorado and newspaper work in several Texas towns, which culminated with the publishing of his own paper.

At college, his Army training qualified him for a Reserve Commission, followed by service in the Texas Defense Guard, but he obtained his release from this to enter the Navy. To complete his naval training he attended SCTC in '42 then went to an SC Rocket Ship for 17 months in the SW Pacific, participating invasions. T. F. M.

C. Gives Piano To Hearne Enlisted Men's Day Room Mrs. Jud Collier, Robertson County Chairman Camp and Hospital Council of the American Red Cross reports a piano given by the Texas Federation of Music Clubs to the Hearne Camp for the American Enlisted Men's Day Room. This gift was made possible through efforts of Mrs. R.

M. Hix, who is War Service representative for Mrs. R. E. Wendbland, Temple, State War T.

M. C. The Texas Service Chairman of Federation of Music Clubs is doing a great work in the rehabilitation of our boys with Music Therapy Program, with Mrs. Wendbland, Temple, Chairman of the State War Service Committee. "The Robertson County Camp and Hospital Council are deeply indebted to this great organization for this work," said Mrs.

Collier in mentioning presentation of the piano to the Hearno Day Room. T. B. Galloway Died At McCloskey Hospital Four-year-old Child Is Shot Accidently Jimmie Lou Rasco, four-year-old daughter fo Mr. and Mrs.

Belton Rasco, was treated at Ilearne Hospital Monday morning for a fractured bone above the elbow of her left arm, the result of a shot, from a 32 automatic German Mauser. Mrs. Rasco, who rushed the child to the hospital, said that she had left the gun under her pillow when she went to a neighbor's home for a few minutes while Jimmie Lou and her brothers, Billy James, 7 and Belton 1, were together. She heard the shot and reached the scene of the accident almost immediately. The children were all badly frightened and unable to give account of what happened or who fired the gun.

Powder burns on the body indicate that it was fired at close range. The little girl was reported Tuesday us resting as comfortably as could be expected with the bandaged City Report is Open For Inspection The auditor's report of the books and records of the City of Hearne for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1945 is now on the desk of the City Manager and is open for inspection by the public, it is announced by City Manager N. L. McCarver. Any citizen of Hearne may examine this report by calling at the City Manager's office.

Legion Auxiliary Gifts For Camp And Hospital Men Hearne's quota for Bingo prizes, birthday gifts, etc. for the Camp and Hospital service of this area was given by the local American Legion Auxiliary at the Waco meeting July 19th. Mrs. A. L.

Ely is chairman of the War Service Committee for this organization. in seven Hearne friends of the Galloway family learned this week with regret of the death of Thomas Burton Galloway, former Franklin resident, at McClbskey Hospital in Temple, Saturday following an operation. Galloway, who enlisted in Armed Forces in the Air Corps in 1943, served for a year overseas. "He became ill in February of this year and was returned to the United States in March. Funeral services and burial took place in Goldthwaite.

Sui'vjvprs are, his wife, the former Ellen Ruth DeWise, three children, Mary Lou, Marguerite Galloway; his mother, Dannie Mrs. Lizzie Wife of Lt. Stovall Died in Houston School Calendar For 1945-46 Announced The following calendar has been adopted by the Hearne Board of Education for the current school year: School opens, September G. Thanksgiving holidays, November 29 and 30. Christmas holidays begin December 21.

School resumed, January 2. Easter holidays, April 19 and 22. School closes, May 24. Mrs. W.

C. Barmore has been added to the list of faculty members, and Mrs. Sue Haynie has been elected to teach mathematics in the high school. Galloway, of Franklin; three sisters, Mrs. W.

W. Pope, of Hearne; Mrs. A. V. Serafino, of Houston; Mrs.

J. M. Tyler, of Seagraves; eight brothers, Frank, of Bloomington; James, of Franklin; Sylman, of Webster; Cpl. C. H.

Galloway, Bliss, Texas; Lt. G. 0. Galloway in the Southwest Pacific; Pvt. Joe Galloway, Fort California; Sgfc.

Jack Galloway, India; William D. Galloway, Southwest Pacific. Mr. Galloway was a printer-operator by trade and had lived most of his life in Robertson county. He was born at Orange, June 17, 1903, and with his parents moved to the county in 1908.

One Day Remains For Dog Registration Dog owners who failed to have their dogs vaccinated arid registered on Tuesday have one, more, day (today Friday 17th, from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. in.) in which to do so, city authorities said. After today, all un-registered and un-vaecinated dogs running at large will be picked up and disposed of according to the terms of the City Ordinance.

Veterinarian will be afi the city barn today to handle vaccinations. Additional day added due to the fact that supply of vaccine ran out and new supply had to be re-ordered. News was received here late Tuesday of the death of Mrs. William Stovall, wife of Lt. William Stovall, who is with the Air Forces in India.

Mrs. Stovall, who has been with her parents at Genoa during absence Of her husband, was taken to a Houston hospital when she became critically ill and died there. She is survived by her husband and a small son; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McGowan, two sisters and two brothers.

Funeral services and interment took place in Genoa Thursday. Attending. rites Mr. and Mrs. Jess Stovall, Mrs.

Joe Mahan and other members -of the Stovall family; Mrs. J. P. Allen and Mrs. T.

E. Reynolds. Richard Blake Is Surgical Patient Little Richard Blake, 18-nionth-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Charlie Blake, is a surgical patient at'Bryan Hospital. Richard suffered second degree burns, on his left hand about a week ago and new-skin is being grafted.

Dr. W. M. Boguskie is in charge of the case. Mr.

Blake, who is in the Navy and located at Coronado, Colorado, is home on emergency leave on account of the accident which occurred while Mrs. Blake was visiting him in Coronado. Mrs. Blake returned to Hearne with him and is at the hospital with the baby son. Scout Troop 168 Wins Swimming Honors Gen.

MacArthur To Sign With The Japanese News of Surrender Was Released at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, Aug. 14th Prayer and Thanksgiving Services Held in Churches Over the Entire World S. W. Nichols With Phone Co.

at Rockdale S. W. Nichols has taken up his work with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company at Rockdale, having transferred there from Hearne to replace H. C. Black who is on sick leave for an indefinite time.

His wife land daughters went to Rockdale with 1 him after the family home here was sold. Mr. Nichols has been with South- western Bell Telephone Company 25 years. He was located in Hearne 19 years of that time. Legion Post Will Install Officers Officers for the Miles Scriviner Post American Legion recently elected will be installed Tuesday night, August 2lst at a meeting in the Municipal club house.

Following is the officers list: Commander, F. A. Klappcr; Adjutant, Obie Kirk; Vice Commanders, John Dorrell, Amos Stone, Roy L. Moss; Victor Cuchia; Chaplain, Rev. E.

H. McKenzie; Historian, Peno Perrone. Troop number 1(58 was winner in a swimming meet held at the Municipal swimming pool, by scoring a team total of 100 points 62 points for Troop number 84. All of the winners listed below are now qualified to enter further competition in a District swimming meet to be held in Houston, where competition will come from all of the troops of the Sam Houston Area. Winners listed in order: 20-yard free division B.

Scott, Pat Hudson and Jimmie Fleetwood. At (5:00 p. August; l4th, President Harry S. Truman released the stirring news that war was at an end, and it became known that General Douglas MucArthur had been appointed Supreme Allied Commander to receive the surrender of the Japanese. Then V-J Day will be proclaimed.

"Meantime," the President announced, "the Allied Armed Forces have been ordered to suspend offensive action." Celebration of Victory had begun when the Japanese Government, which had boasted that dictation of peace terms would come from that source, was ordered to stop the war on all fronts. Mr. Truman dictated through the Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, and the Swiss Legation. He decreed that the Japanese Government: 1.

Direct prompt cessation of hostilities by forces. 2. Notify MacArthur of the effective date and hour of cessation and send emissaries' to the General to arrange final surrender. Plans for slashing Army dr-affc calls 'from' to 50,000 a month anil forecast of return of 5,000,000 to 5,500,000 soldiers to civilian life were announced, Mr. Truman stood with his wife on the porch of the White House to make known the momentous news.

He said, with a smile and wave of the hand to the waiting crowd by microphono: ''Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a great day. This is the clay we have been looking for since December 7,. UNI. This is the day when Faciam and police government ceases in the world. "This is the day for democracies.

"This is the day when we can start on our real task of implementation of free government in the world, "We are faced with the greatest task we ever have been faced with. The emergency is as great as it was on December 7, 1941. "It is going to take the help of all of us to do it. I know we are going to do it." Hearne Celebrates Hearne didn't wait for announcement of signing of format surrender terms, by Japan to celebrate termination of the most destructive war in world history. When President Truman announced by radio at 0:00 p.

m. Tuesday that unconditional surrender terms had been agreed to by Japan, city plant and railroad whistles began to blow and those who had listened patiently at their radios hastened to give vent to their feelings in the joyful news. There were prayers and thanksgiving in all the local churches opened Negro Operated Pool Table; Fined $50.00 Frank Williams, colored, of Calvert, charged with operating a pool table, plead guilty in District Court Monday. He was fined $50.00 and costs by Judge Baron. 25-yard free Grimm.

25-yard free division Stovall, Gene Dcason and John R. Rhodes. 20-yard breast B. Scott, Jimmie Fleetwood and Pat Hudson, 25-yard breast Grimm. 25-yard breast Stovall and John R.

Rhodes, tied. 20-yard back B. Scott, Jimmie Fleetwood and Pat Hudson. 25-yard back Grimm. 25-yard buck Stovall, John R.

Rhodes. Distance (See 2) to the public shortly after the whistle blasts, and later crowds gathered on downtown streets where a parade was formed and general rejoicing was voiced in song. All business houses were closed Wednesday in celebration of the great clay. Family groups gathered to discuss the new day of peace, some of them having with them returned war veterans who in the glimpse of quiet home life were able to forget for a time experiences that hud been theirs in conflict. It is no doubt, truth, to say that no one taking part in the jubilation failed to think with tender sympathy of the homes where gold stars have replaced the blue and where heads were bowed in loving memory of the brave ones who made in supreme sacrifice the possibility of "peace on earth, good will to men.".