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a climate even and bracing, a setting rare and picturesque, the HILL COUNTRY area has a natural charm that appeals alike to visitors and all- year residents. (The Iwriillc (Times Courage is the thing. We should thank our Creator thirty times daily for courage. Mefnber of The Associated Press Volume 33 Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, Thursday, January 8, 1942 Number 46 Two Youths Die in Crash of Airplane The advent of the New Year was a tragic day in Kerrville two young aviation students crashed to their death in a training plane at the private landing field of Peter Ingenhuett, near Comfort. Kerr County Tire Rations Board Named VICTIMS OF NEW YEAR PLANE CRASH The victims were Charles Henry Erwln, 21, and Harvey Claire McCormick, 20.

McCormick was killed instantly. Erwin was rushed in an amtulance from the scene of the accident to the Kerrville General Hospital, where he succumbed about tour hours after the crash, which occurred at 5 p. m. Thursday. According to spectators at the landing field, the plane attempting a take-off.

After 'gaining a height of approximately feet, the ship suddenly plum- to the ground. Both fliers pinned beneath the wreckage plane, which was practically demolished. The two youths, both of whom received their private pilots' licenses after completing the CAA flight course last year while stu 'dents at Schreiner Institute, had flown to Comfort in the training plane, which was owned by the 'Kerrville Flying Service. They were preparing to return to the municipal here when the fatal crash f'occurred. McCormick, son of Mr.

and Mrs. H. C. McCormick, 414 Elm Street, Reentry had taken an examination 'T entrance to Randolph Field and awaiting a call to the Army lying School. Erwin, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. D. Roberts of Beaumont, since completing his CAA flight training had been employed at the Kerrville Flying Service as ground school instructor and at the same time was adding flying hours in an effort to obtain a commercial pilot's license. For the past four years, while he attended Schreiner Institute, he had made his home with his uncle and aunt, Dr.

and Mrs. H. H. Gallatin, 505 Elm Street. Following funeral services in the Smith Funeral Home chapel late Friday, the body of Erwin was taken overland Saturday to Beaumont by the Roberts Funeral Home of that city.

The rites here were Page 8) eath Takes Mrs. elen McCain, 48, Overseas Veteran NEW YEAR BABY 7y 2 -POUND GIRL L. D. Garrett, Marcus Auld and Lloyd Leslie to Supervise OPM Job Here Arriving three hours and 15 minutes after the noisy greeting to the New Year, a 7J4 -pound girl born to Mr. and Mrs.

John W. Wright of Center Point, was Kerr County's first 1942 baby. Born at 3:15 a. m. on January 1, the youngster arrived 39 hours earlier than the winner of the 1941 Stork Derby.

The youngster, given the name of Margaret Lucille, Is the first child of the proud parents. As a result of being the first baby born In the county In 1942, the Wright infant will "cash in" on a number of gifts offered by Kerrville business firms. The firms co-operating In providing the list of prizes arc: Kirk Holdsworth, Hill Billy Grocery Market, Rock Drug Store, Fawcett's, Blue Bonnet Drug Store, E. E. Saenger Lumber Wheelus Studio, Peterson's Garage and Auto Garland Lang Insurance Agency, Cooper Adkins Red and White Store, City of Kerrville Gas Department, American Pure Milk Kerrville Times.

Running a close race with the winner was little Miss Elizabeth Nell Whalen, weight nine pounds and two ounces, who arrived at A three-man tire rationing board was appointed Saturday to take control of auto tire sales and distribution in Kerr County for the duration of the war. Appointments on the board, made by County Judge John S. Atkins at the request of Gov. Coke R. Stevenson, were: L.

D. Garrett, Kerrville business man; J. Marcus Auld, Divide ranchman, and Lloyd L. Leslie, retired business man, who resides north of the city. As soon as the appointments have been confirmed by Mark McGee of i Fort Worth, recently named State i tire rationing administrator, the.

county board will begin functioning, Judge Atkins said Monday. The board will select its own The board will consider applications for new tires, but will have no voice in determining the county's monthly quotas, since the figures for all counties in the nation are to be fixed by the Office of Production Management. Members of the county i boards serve without pay. i Governor Stevenson's office, asserting the information had been received from Leon Henderson, Federal price administrator in Washington, has announced the January tire quota for Kerr County, as fol- Dixon Again Heads FDR's Birthday Ball Committees Are at Work Harvey Claire McCormick, 20, (left) and Charles Henry Erwln, 21, Kcrrvlllc aviation students, were killed In a plane erash on January 1- The youths, both private piolls, were attempting a take-off from a landing field at Comfort when the fatal accident occurred. lows: Tires for passenger cars, motor- Test Blackout In Kerr Rated 100 Per Cent "One hundred per cent" was the Kerr County's blackout last Friday night.

test was prevented by a suaaen department during change in weather conditionsi An to annul Event Slated Here for January 31 R. M. Dixon was announced last Friday as chairman of Kerr County's arrangements for the President's Birthday Ball on January 31. Mr. Dixon's acceptance of the county chairmanship for the second successive year was announced by George Waverly Briggs of Dallas, vice chairman in charge of State organization for the fight on infantile paralysis.

Mr. Dixon efficiently directed the Birthday Ball program in Kerr County last year. His official staff this year is composed of the following: Mrs. Dorothy Stevens, vice- chairman; Sam Braswell, secretary; B. N.

Kuhlmann, treasurer. Plans are already under way Tor the 1942 event, which will be held' at Goss' Place. R. J. Castillo will again be chairman of the dance to be given by the Latin-American col- ony at the community hall on Lemos Street.

All committees have been appointed for this year's cel- I ebration of President Roosevelt's 60th birthday, and are now working out details of the entertainment program. "This year the campaign has been made doubly necessary due to the entrance of the United States into the World War," Chairman Dixon said. "The health of the nation must be kept at a high level to I according to annual audit figures make an iden and 10 Work at Airport to Start on February 1 Present indications are that actual construction work on the new city-county airport will get under way soon after Planning for Annual February 1, officials announced Tuesday. i lannmg lor annual The way definite action wag fiavings, Loan 'Unit's Assets Show Increase Continuing the remarkable growth given by ob for that has marked its progress since Co Parctice orgamzation 1, tie more than seven and a half years ago, the Hill Coun- UCKUUI Federal Savings and Loan As- A military report on results of the sodation showed a gain ln every gaii the past year, Mrs. Fay Wright Stevenson, wife of Gov.

Coke R. Stevenson, died last Saturday In the Executive Mansion at Austin. She formerly lived In Kerrville. cleared when negotiations for acquisition of the required 455 acres of land were completed last weekend. County Attorney Jim Weatherby and City Attorney A.

P. Allison clo5ed c'eals with landowners for the v.n:ous tracts needed to meet Government requirements. Perfected title to the airport site, located ebout five miles southeast of the city, was immediately forwarded to the regional office of the Civil Aeronautics Administration at Fort Worth. L. C.

Elliott, CAA regional manager, in a telephone conversation Monday informed City Manager Q. S. Cone that since the land title is clear his office on January 15 would advert.se for construction bids on the project, which will include two paved runways, 150 by 4,400 feet. The regional manager said that actual construction should be in progress soon after February 1. All surveys have been completed, In the joint airport program, the city and county, through bond issues voted last spring, provided $40,000 for purchase of the airport site and improvements other than runways.

The Civil Aeronautics Authority In Washington last August appropriated $299,000 for the project. REAL ESTATTE TRANSFERS ures lui yuaseiiBci i-aio, tiutwi- 10 annual auau ugures cycles and light trucks, 27; tubes Army Air Corps pilot from Kelly re i eased8Tuesday by j. Pat ton, ne f. an atl for passenger cars, motorcycles and Field was scheduled to fly over the- secretary Qf tncyassoyciation nfantile Para ysis Founda chap- Is Found Dead, Rifle Near Body of the Kerrville Chamberpot Com-1 aff ifghls f2nd'wSTrSSS and restoration Leonard LeBlanc and wife to Milton Rabalais and wife, parts ot I lots 7 and 8, block 17, Tivy Addition ito Kerrville; $825. I Guarantee Home Financing Co.

to H. O. Leatherman, lot 6. block 2, and all land lying between said lot 6, black 2 and lot 1, block 3, Westland Addition; $10, etc. J.

T. Williams, Guardian, to City of Kerrville, 11.4 acres out of Sur! vey 43, on San Antonio Highway; day night. The same starting time, I Patton'announccd that aesignatea as resment uooseveirs or -I tno fnllnwinE? WeeK Uie CIBSS will 'i 1 i -ij j. CBIUCIIL iitta uaiteu uini uicx uc wnu ui vjruvciiiui wutvc tcvcuawj Verdict in relume Ite hour, 7:30 p. m.

toward incidents during the blacky on the annual basis were mailed out an all out enlistment this year to since Christ mas Eve of 1912. canv If reraiCt, in resume ra usual mm, per od Sheriff Frank oore 'to the shareholders on December 31. fl ht the the home to ner be i ove Hill Countr; Death of Barber Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Last Friday The lifeless body of Tarleton E. Miller, 37, with a bullet wound in the forehead, was found in his apartment at the Tivy Hotel, 305 Tivy Street, last Friday shortly after 11 a.

m. A calibre rifle with a funeral services lor ivirs. xieieu, Gertrude McCain, 48, former mem-1 discharged shell in the firing chamber of the Army Nursing Corps and', ber was laying near the body. an overseas veteran, were held last, After conducting an investigation, Junkin Appointed Member of Upper Guadalupe Board kine fnr the Countv-Citv Ci-f in 6 and Loan Association has fl- De CounciCvfce Co-Or-Uanced a total of 345 loans for home- Sneneer pxnressed building expansion here. Many of E.

Saenger expressed i building expa th to all individuals and he ans were Eranted for the pur- MU who assisted in any manner Pose of constructing new homes on in thp tpst "Thp resnonse of civilian long-term basis and others were defense workers and the general approved for refinancing or the pur- Injuries Fatal to Wilbur 0. Stipp, LCRA Electrician public was inspiring," he said. chase of new homes. Mrs. Stevenson Governor's Wife, Taken by Death in-j First Lady, Who Lived in 28v2 olette Garrett to Alfa Dow dy, 1 acre of land out of Survey 132 in Kerr County; $10, etc.

Navy Recruiting Cruiser to Stop Here Three Days Of special interest to young men who contemplate naval enlistment Kerrville as Girl, Is Buried at Junction Mrs. Fay Wright Stevenson, the gracious First Lady of Texas and wife of Governor Coke Stevenson Insti- appointed as a Guadalupe TT Tr Authority to fill out the unexpired 111 1100611 was a native' term The term ex- Decem- 0 Kaimbhee had' beerT Mr 1 a who moved to San a pJyedVthe Blue Bonnet Barber SSf 10 Bo rn trch 4, 1893, Philadel-' phla, Mrs. McCain was an Army Qeraldine and Roddy, who are at- 3 ntrse during World War 1 and tending school at Johnson City; par- cnairm seived several months overseas with entSi Mr. and Mrs. Leander Miller 1e ,9.

etary the American Expeditionary Force. of Kimble County, and a grand- William After the close of the war she en- mo ther Mrs. J. L. McCullom of Demson the U.

S. Public rfealth Serv- Senard. manager came to Kerrville 13 years of the nursing Hydf am ily Holds Two Brothers From Kerr County in War Zone, One Wounded Sandty. Saturday morning, Just after the chimes of the big clock In the Executive Mansion tolled seven, the beloved women, who had lived in Kerrville as a little girl, passed is announceme nt from Chief Turret away. Capt Johnson that a United Last rites for Mrs.

Stevenson, who i states Navy recruiting cruiser will lost a valiant battle against cancer, top in Kerrville Friday, Saturday were held Sunday afternoon from and Sunday. The cruiser, carrying the Methodist Church in Junction an exhibit of naval life and equip- with the Rev. George McCreary of- ment, will be parked in front of the ficiating. Assisting were Rev. Ennis courthouse on Main Street, and will B.

Hill of San Antonio, former pas- be open to inspection by the general vlcininty W. A. Fawcett' employed by the Lower Colorado tor at Junction; Dr. Kenneth Pope public. ready to make River Authority, succumbed last cf Austin andDr.

S. Batchelor. During the stop here, the crew Twelve days after he had been "The association has ample funds i critically injured by electric shock 1 for new home construction and for and third degree burns, Wilbur O. refinancing homes in Kerrville and Stipp, 32, of Burnet, an electrician loans right now," he added. i Other officers of the association General Hospital, are: E.

M. Forman, first vice-presi- J. J. Delaney, second vice-' was taken overland by Smith Fu- Along with thousands of other president; J. D.

Patton, secretary; neral parents throughout the nation, Mr. Walter Petsch, attorney; Mrs May Thursday at 7 a at Kerrville' Pallbearers were Roy Borden, four men in charge will show eneral Hospital John M. Hankins, E. A. Loeffler, C.

motion pictures of training station The body of the accident victim Holekamp, Wilson Buster and S. and sea-going activities. The crew S. Bundy, all of Junction. ill devote the three days to meet- High State officials and life-long ing the public and interviewing friends by the hundreds bowed in prospective recruits.

Enlistment ot anxious hours during the of the Veterans Hospital, Le- Mayor W. A. Fawcett vice- sons in "the of and Walter E. Saenger, whSn Alien Enemies Here was wounded at Pearl Harbor. i The Navy Department on Decem- Ordered to 1 Urn 111 ber 27 notified Mr.

and Mrs. Lott 1 their son, Sergt. Louis Lott, had been wounded in action on Decem'. On last Saturday they re- Law enforcement officers of Kerr working on the sorrow at the simple and solemn from 17 to 50 in the Naval sub-station, at Third and Travis funeral services. A large group of Reserve will be accepted, announce.

Streets, came in contact with a Kerrville friends were in the sad as- ment said, heavily charged live wire on Decem- Saenger ell, who move Chamber of Commerce there. Other members of the Upper ber 2l" His clothing caught fire and (Continued on Page 8) i he received deep burns about the body, in addition to the shock. Schreilier Institute Little hope had been held for. Certain Properties Stipp's recovery since he entered the hospital soon after the accident, in Originally scheduled here the second week in December, the cruiser's visit was abruptly postponed on account of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The cruiser will come here from Fred- Reutiion Guadalupe River Authoiuty are ers of Hyde family 'rtwtat 1 mnUten A a half century, held a reunion on for ado.

Frederick Gryder Rites Held Here Services Services New Year's Day at the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Okley Jones in the Home community. Attending the enjoyable event 'were the families of Mack, Hiram, Arthur and Walter Hyde, and their services sister, Mrs. Okley Jones.

The gath- Funeral services for Frederick cring included a host of nephews Gryder, 68, who died December 30 and nieces. at his home, 801 Sidney Baker) and Mrs Joc helan have J. CarsonYFebruary 1, E. Street, were held last Thursday announced the arr ival of a daughter Breihan; February 8, Rev. F.

af.te.rn_pon le est emet nn Januarv 1. Brasier. Tnr llnrv With Rev. B. E.

Breihan, Methodist on Januar minister, officiating. Burial was under direction of Smith Funeral Home. A native of Moorstown, Mr. iSrydei 1 had lived in Kerrville for the past eight years. Before ill health forced his retirement, he was a stationary engineer.

Surviving are three sons, Ernest, George and J. B. Gryder, all of Mrs. E. W.

Baker, Pioneer of Kerr County 9 Succumbs at 81 ceived a letter from the American County and the City of Kerrville Lott with the first contingent of wound- ter of San ed men, and that his condition was to advise not serious. about new regulations affecting the The other son, Victor Lott, is with conduct of German, Italian and a field artillery regiment in the Japanese nationals. Philippines and no word has been The regulations require all Ger- At a regular meeting of the Kerr- received from him in two months. mani Italian and Japanese aliens ville Ministerial Alliance Tuesday The Lott brothers have been in the wno may reside in Kerr County to morning, pastors were assigned for Army two years. Victor is 27 and surrender to the local police aulhori- serviccs at the Veterans Hospital, Louis 2 4.

ties without delay, any and all of Legion, during the next month. possession: Radio'transmitters. short i i wave radio receiving sets, firearms, Va LlSlS Students rOlll ammunition, hand cameras and, 1 fi -I 1 tn certain exceptions, other cam- J.OJ. Ijlllcb ailU 1OWI1S eras bombs, explosives i used in the manufacture of explo A home-town survey recently i sives, signal devices, codes, papers, completed by the publicity depart-, documents or books in which there hospital i Survivors include his widow and two children. Ex-Student Dies ericksburg and go from here to San Crash of Army Plane Antonio.

ieut John Wilbur Gentry Furniture Market pursuit plane he was piloting spun to the ground Antlers Schedule 10 Cage Contests The schedule follows: January 11, Rev. Paul S. Van Dyke; January 18, Rev. W. C.

Probst; January 25, Rev. Fawcett of the A Faw- near Alvarado, and exploded, cett'Furniture Co. left Tuesday for The ship struck with terrific force lure market. He will be away about crat bursting intoi flames UBBHEIUBH 10 days. GTemr son ol Mrs nt Callihan announced Tuesday.

There All of the leading furniture manu- ld rc is a possibility that a few non-con- the following equipment in their the Air Corps Ten District 15-AA contests have been scheduled for the Tivy High basketball squad, Coach Champ inoui is a possibility Mrs. Henry Schwartze of Albu- 1940, going there from Schreiner In- 9 rackenridge at Kerr- tute. maps or graphical representation of I Kerrville leads the frequency list a ny military or naval installations with 49 students; Houston is second' or equipment with 38; Corpus Christi, third, autnorities were empowere Dallas, fourth, 10; San Antonio, receiv and receit or the cro- next WbHed articles. was a business stitute, where he was a high rank- ma al visitor in Kerrville Monday. (ing student and a football star.

ar8y at Jefferson. 9:15 p. m. January at Kerrville, 7:45 p. m.

January 29 Brackenridge Brackenridge, 8 p. m. February 2 and at Austin, 7:45 p. m. February at Kerrville, 7:45 p.

m. February at Jeffer- ment shows that 161 cities and towns may "invisible writing; photo- 1 Yt I'V- 1,1 9 ft II fl I ftT are represented at, Schreiner Insti- graphs, sketches, pictures, drawings, 11J 11 I UJ Civilian Defense Formed Completion of a County-City Ci- dustrial, Scott Schreiner; conserva-1 vilian Defense Council was effected tion. John R. Furman; raw materials, son, 8 p. in.

Jun- February 13 and at Laith; i'gdo. 7:45 p. m. Ced; com. iyder; Coop- i Tippit W.

Law enforcment officers of Kerr- 'Cia- ville and vicinity will be givrn i) iivic cial national defense instruction Kerr County Officers To Attend FBI School At Del Rio Monday Eliza- tonio and Aransas Pass railroad into Funeral services for Mrs. line with seven students. which will qualify them to C. and train local Civilian Volunteer wlin; Auxiliary police, at a special school Cypress of instruction conducted by the and Creek, K. A.

Holekamp and Ernest Federal Bureau of Investigation, to faculty member in charge ot mat K(m (Continued Page 81 ty pall taxes. 1882, and the husband grandchildren i helped to construct the San An- children also blackout enforcement..