The Hearne Democrat from Hearne, Texas • Page 1

VOLUME 50 HEARNE, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21. HM1 File Application With WPA For New Hearne City Hall The necessary papers were filed with WPA offices in Washington on Monday of this week for the construction of the new city hall on the lots next to the new municipal plant building. Final action by the WPA on the application is not expected for several weeks. NUMBER 48 House Burns Down, Another Damaged A five-room house on the Franklin road occupied by Jessie Soils and family was destroyed by fire the past Thursday. Origin of the fire, which also consumed most of the household effects of the Mexicans, was unknown.

Another blaze to which firemen were called on Tuesday of this week was at the old McVVilliams home on East Fourth street, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Mathews.

The fire originated from a faulty flue. Damage was confined to the roof. 4 Rotary Banquet At Methodist Church Next Thursday The annual ladies night banquet of local Rotary Club will be held in the basement of the Methodist church next Thursday night, February 27 at 7:80. For the principal speaker of the evening', the local club has been able to secure the services of E. E.

Cochran, noted Livingston attorney. A musical program and other entertainment has been planned for that evening. All local Rotarians and their wives and many visitors are expected to attend the affair. W. P.

A. Will Imrove Road Near Hearne Authorization to begin work on 31 WPA projects, involving expenditures of in Work Projects Administration funds and $505,352 supplied by local governmental agencies, has been given Texas district managers, it has been announced by Stearns S. Tucker, deputy state administrator. Authorized projects include: Robertson county. Improve Ilearng- Henry Prairie road from city limits of Hearne to precinct line; WPA funds.

funds supplied by the county, workers, 66. File Protest With Railroad For Delay Of City Fire Truck A protest has been filed with local officials of the Southern Pacific railroad for blocking the crossing near the depot last Monday when the city fire truck was making a run to the eastern part of town. A long freight train delayed the truck and firemen for several minutes. 4 All Quiet on the Western Front' County Teachers Meet in Calvert Tells of NY A Part In Defense Program J. L.

Sowell of A. M. College gave an interesting account of the part the NYA work shops over the country are playing in the current de-' fense program at the meeting of the Club Thursday. H. B.

Priestly, who had been seriously ill for several weeks, was welcomed back to the club. J. B. Alt'ord, -Sr. and J.

B. Alford, Jr. of McComb, TVliss. were visitors at the meeting. Superintendent L.

D. Williams and teachers of Hearne public schools were in Calvert Monday night to attend a meeting of the Robertson County Teachers Association before which B. F. Vance, administrative director for A. A.

A. made the principal address. Delegates to the meeting of district 10, Texas Teachers Association to be held in Austin in March were elected. Those named were Mrs. Kate Bradbury, Franklin; J.

W. Baker, Bremond; Miss Mattie Pearl Henry, Calvert; Ii. B. Jones, New Baden. Alternates F.

A. Davison, Franklin, L. W. Lastor, Franklin. A German anti-aircraft gun and its crew arc shown somewhere in occupied France.

One gunner is having his hair cut by a battery mate; the others are taking it easy around the gun position. In the background may be seen an anti-tank gun in position, and. in the foreground, rillcK and helmets laid out in what? Dog Lovers Urged To Keep Pets Up City officials have announced that due to the finding of several dogs recently that have signs of rabies, a drive is being waged to eliminate any i such animals. All dog owners are urged to keep their pets penned up temporarily, even though they have vaccination tags on them. Recruiting News Of the U.

S. Army! The U. S. Army Recruiting Station at Bryan, Texas, received the following vacancies this date. Any one wanting information about these vacancies write or call the U.

S. Army Recruiting Station, County Court House, Bryan, Texas. Sgt. Carl E. Janney will be more than glad to talk to you about the future in the army and will give all details about schooling in the service.

A single man has a wonderful chance of learning a good trade that will better himself in civil life, so drop me a line and let me know what you want and I will be glad to help you out. Vacancies available at the present time are as follows: Air Corps, Mather Field, California. Air Corps, West Coast School, California. Air Corps, Las Vegas, Nevada. Coast Artillery, Phillippine Infantry, Phillippine Island.

I Carl E. Janey, Sgt. Demi. (RS) Bryan, Texas, Recruiting Representative, i Amateur Singer Here Who Sang For Major Bowes Miss Libby Palla of Houston who was a visitor here Sunday and sang before a Hearne audience appeared recently on a Major Bowes amateur program and received 175,000 votes the largest number ever accorded a contestant. Miss Palla sang one summer with Ben Bernie and on a show boat program she received $75 for singing just two minutes.

Because of her age, Miss Palla, who is sixteen and still in high school, is not permitted to carry on her career. MR. AND MRS. CHATMAS SEE U. OF T.

PLAY Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Chatmas went) to Austin Wednesday night to see the one-act play, "Gold Is Where You Don't Find It," in which their daughter, Miss Penelope Chatmas, Univer-j sity of Texas student, had a pai't.

The play was one of three arranged for by the Experimental Theatre of the department of drama, The College of Fine Arts, at the University. According to press notices, "Gold Is Where You Don't Find It" is the "smoothest and most polished" of the three plays. FIRE DAMAGES ROOF OF NEGRO HOME Band Will Give Concert Monday The high school band will give a concert at the. auditorium at 8 o'clock on Monday night. A program of contest numbers will be presented and the public is invited to attend.

Anti-Tank 'Cocktail' Former Hearne Man Is Hijacked E. T. Robbins, superintendent of Taylor schools, formerly in the same capacity with the Hearne school system reported to have suffered no ill effects from his experience of an attack from hijackers who stole his car the past week. Mr. Robbins was on his way to his home at Taylor from Austin late in the afternoon when two apparently respectable young men asked for a ride just after he reached the outskirts of the city.

Near Round Rock, he said, one of the men leaned over the front scat, presented a gun and ordered the car pulled over to the side. The other man then exchanged seats with Mr. Robbins and drove through side roads until he reached a point completely away from the main traveled road. The two hijackers forced their victim from the car, took him to a ravine, tied him up with his belt and necktie and gagged him, warning him not to resist, one holding a cocked gun as they worked. They took his coat, emptied his pockets of the $1.00 in cash he carried and drove with the two band instruments he had in the car.

In searching him they failed to find a pen-knife he had and it was with this that he managed to free jiimself. Going to a nearby dairy, Mr. Robbins phoned Austin officers of his predicament and also notified his wife by phone what had happened and she notified Taylor highway patrolmen. The Taylor patrolmen later took him to Taylor and he reached home at 10 o'clock. Mr.

Robbins had recently recovered from a severe attack of flu, and would no doubt have suffered from exposure had he remained long in the ravine in which his assailants left him. Your Income Tax In A Nutshell Who must file a return'' Every single person having a gross income of $800 or more; every 'married person, not living with husband or wife, and having a gross income of $800 or more; and married persons living with husband or wife, who have an aggregate gross income of $2,000 or more. When must returns be filed? For the calendar year, on or before March 15, 104). For the fiscal year, cm or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of the fiscal year. Where and with whom must.

Income Tax bi filed In the internal revenue district in which the person lives or has his chief place of business, and the collector of internal revenue. How docs one make out his Income! Tax By following the detailed instructions given on Forms 10-10- A and 1040, the income tax blanks. What is the Tax rate? A normal tax of -1 percent on the amount of the net income, arrived at by deducting legal exemptions and credits from the gross income; a surtax on the surtax net income in excess of and a defense tax of 10 percent of the combined normal tax and surtxa. Hearne Suffers Fire Rate Penalty City officials have been notified, that the good record credit on insurance rates for the city have been low-! creel from to 5' This credit is based on Ihc record established by l.he firemen in battling fires within thej last five- years. The city's key rate of remains unchanged.

This key rate is based on Hie facilities which the local fire department has to offer in fighting The total fire losses included in the! report for the past year amounted toj 15. This was exclusive of Ihej I loss when the government loan cotton warehouse burned last) (V-tobci This loss was covered by insurance from a company with no regular agency in Texas, hence was not subject to (he provision of this state. -o "Uncle Jake.Se/" To Appear Each Week in Democart Many Truckloads Of Sod Being- Placed On Hearne Golf Course Workmen this week were placing hundreds of square feet of bermuda "ii the fairways at the new golf course. of the sod is being placed on the rolling No. 8 fairway.

In addition, the greens at the course have been "lopped" with dirt and sand and have been rolled to insure a smooth pmting surface. It is expected that local golfers will tind (lir- course in good playing shape within the next two months. Remodel Interior Of The Creamland The Creamland refreshment parlor Fourth street is being extensively remodeled and is doing repainted. Tin- sales spare in the store will he enlarged considerably to make room for fountain and more counter space. A modern kitchen and amplt- store room are being provided in the back part of the store.

written by "Uncle Jake," well known Texas sports columnist, will appeal- each week in The Democrat, starling with this issue. The Uncle Jake column is being cosponsored by the Western Auto Associate Store and The Democrat and it is hoped that the readers will enjoy following the sports news as Uncle Jake keeps up with them during Hie various seasons. Remodel Front Of Democrat Office The Democrat office is undergoing a face-lifting operation this week. The front of the building, owned by Belly Thomas, is being rebuilt, along modern lines and will be given a white stucco finish. The interior will he painted throughout and the business office will be redecorated with nil- wood walls and ceiling.

i U. I Played Concert Here The Pigskin Revue of IM-tl. presented the "concert, unit." under direction Tom Johnson, in (he high school. auditorium Wednesday night, offering a wide range of musical selections. Despite the luu ienee (but heard the revue was fnirly bilge, and evinced appreciation of the musical numbers with frequent and warm applause.

Among those appearing in the revue wen. Mary Ann Fleetwood, Hubert. Dyess, Dick Henderson, Odin Hoy I and Byron Record, all of llcarno. The. revue was brought lo Hun run under auspices of flic Parent-Teacher Association.

Robertson County Men In 144th Infantry Five Robertson county men sent to the- reception center of the Thirty- sixth Division under the provisions of the selective service law have been transferred as privates to the i'Mth Infantry according to news from Camp Bowie. The men transferred were J. Lindsey of Franklin; W. K. Brinson and R.

Jl. Brunson, Easterly; F. S. Gorski, Bromoml and A. A.

Kingsley, Hearne. Play Day at New Baden Saturday, March 1st The New Baden in sponsoring a play day for playground ball land volley ball teams l.o be held sit New Baden on Saturday, March 1st. There will lie school and high school divisions for each event. Drawings will be held promptly at o'clock and play will begin immediately on arrival of teams. Five playground ball and two volley ball courts are available.

Teams eliminated in the first round of play will have a chance to play another game. All teams in the county are especially invited. Several teams from out. of the county are also being invited. Hot lunches, will be served by I In- New Baden A.

The roof of a house occupied by Jesse Gardner and family, colored, was damaged by fire Thursday morning. City firemen were called to extinguish the blaze. An Australian soldier examines two anti-tank bombs, taken from Italians at Bardia, Libya. The bombs are made of gasoline-filled bottles attached to hand grenades. A.

A. A. Items March the 1st will be the closing date for receiving applications for worksheets in the 10--11 Agricultural Conservation program. This applies only to those people who have not had a work sheet in previous years. If you expect to operate a farm in 10-11 and comply in the conservation program for payment and do not have work sheet, be to make your application to the county office or to March 1st.

The county committee expects to finish making combinations and subdivisions of farms during this week for the 1941 program. Anyone who expects to combine two or more farms or to make a- sub-division of a farm and has not done so should see the committee at once and arrange for this change. -The county office has finished to all producers of their soil depleting allotments for 1041. The cotton allotments were in the early part of December and this notice going out the middle of February is the earliest date on record that producers have been notified of their allotments. Legion Commander To Be in Navasota Ed Reidol, the State Commander of the American Legion, i.s to be in Navasota Friday night, February 21st.

He 'will make a talk on Americanism alj the Crammar School auditorium at' 7: 15. All Legionnaires and their families are urged to be present and meet the -commander. The general public is in' vited. R. W.

Rowan Offers Poultry Service Announcement, is made in this paper of the poultry service being offered by R. W. Rowan of Hearne. Mr. Rowan, in addition to serving as agent for the Ideal Poultry Farm of Cameron and Buckholts, offers the following services for poultry, caponiy.iiig, blood testing, trap nesting and cull- company is Poultry LAST UITRS HKLD FOR MRS.

SANDIFER Funeral services for Mrs. Jim San- dlfer were held nt Pleasant Tuesday with Rev. J. Ei'hir Smith J'Yanklin officiating. Burial look place in the cemetery.

Mrs, Sandifer is survived by her husband, one daughl.er, Era Jim Sun- difcr, two brolhei-H, S. K. McCormick and C. A. McCormick, of Picas- mil; two Mrs.

Samli- fer of Mi. Pleasant, and Mrn. Nannie KIRK DESTROYS BARN AND KKKI) The A. M. Scot I.

barn on the lleuntc- Friinklin road was de.stroycd by one night last week. A largo quantity of feedstuff wits consumed in the ROBERTSON CO. RECORDS (Marriage License George Wildert Mubrey and Olether Carey. Fimatiu Rodrequex, and Conaneis Loma, Mr. M.

Goodwin and ing of flocks. a member of the National Improvement Plan. PTA Will Meet I Next Tuesday The PTA will meet at the tary school at next Tuesday af- ternoon, February 25. A program by i the glee club will be presented to those present. Bill Palrnos will be the speaker of the afternoon.

MOTHER OF FRANKLIN MAN SUCCUMBS Mrs. J. W. Shaw, mother of W. I.

Shaw of Franklin Sunday at her home in Italy, Texas. Funeral ser- I vices were held Monday at Dawson, where burial took place. Mrs. Shaw is survived by six chili dren besides Mr. Shaw.

Ro I a A i sa A. Pereira of Sao Paulo, Brazil, (above) is president of Rotary International, which will observe Us 36th anniversary Feb. 23. Ceremonies wlll.be held by more than 5,000 clubs. Blanche Whitfield.

Cars Registered T. Aycock, Chevrolet. Lcndon F. Jones, Bremond, Chevrolet. Fernando Noriega, liremond, Chevrolet.

P.olhager Chevrolet Bromond, P. Osborne, Hearne, Chevrolet. I.ee Hearnc, Chevrolet. Coodland Farm, lleurne, Plymouth. Heal Estate Transfers Cray and wife to Howard Gray, acres, Ceorge W.

Moore HUI- vey; consideration $1.00. W. K. Reese ami wife to Ira T. Good let and wife, lot 10 and P2M; fec-t off the east side of lot.

block 101, Heiirnc; consideration $050 and other valuable considerations. J. D. Pool and wife to C. E.

Pelte- way, lots 4 and 5, block 110, Bremond; consideration $300.00. Winona Amos und husband to J. C. Burno, 130.0 acres, J. Boggus survey; consideration $12.

03. William M. Rice Institute to P. A. Kriapp, 8.52 acres out of subdivision and Calvert; consideration Will Fiiz and wife to Tom Fitz, 50 acres, Henson Coulter survey; conaid- tration $250.00..