The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1942 Page: 1 of 6
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By GBORGB C. FALL
I RAVE INFORMATION to the
effect that certain high school boys
were actually seen in the back of
a certain pool hall In Caldwell
playing poker. Is that the right at-
mosphere for our high school stu.
dents in this city? This is no re-
flection on the school administra-
tion. The superintendent, principal
and teachers of the Caldwell Pub-
lic Schools cannot trail the individ-
ual students like sleuths. . . . Any
operator of any kind of business
should have the welfare of young-
sters at heart enough not to allow
them to gamble on his premises.
•
I AM NOT u crusader of any
kind hut it make my blood boil
when I learn that there are estab-
lishments in this town that allow
school boys to gamble in the back
ends of their joints. 1 say close up
such places if they continue to al-
low it ... or I say to our officers
... do something to put a stop
to it.
•
MY BLOOD boiled again Tues-
day morning, too, when I found
out that a citizen of this town made
a statement in the post office (he
was overheard by one of the men
standing near or passing by) about
the President of the United States
to the effect that "his conscience
must have hurt him when he made
that specch Monday night as he
had to cough part of it out." That
man may look upon himself as a
good American citizen but it is my
opinion that, whoever he was, he is
taking advantage of the Bill of
Rights. The clause in the Constitu-
tion of the United States that gi/es
every American citizen the right
of free speech does not, in my
humble opinion, also give him the
right to "low rate" the (-resident
of our country. President Roose-
velt, who has been ill with a cold
for several days, and who was
forced to cough several times dur-
ing hia address Monday night, gave
evidence that it was an ordeal
through which he was going and
that he was talking under a handi-
cap. The remark that was made in
the post office was untimely, ill-
advised, and is an illustration of
the sort of thing that will do more
damage to the morale of this
country than the thousands of
fifth columnists lurking in it.
Red blooded American citizens who
• overhear remarks of the above
nature should exercise their right
to slap the teeth down the throat
of the offender.
•
SINCE WRITING the above par-
agraph on gambling among the
youth of the city, I have been in-
formed by the Sheriff's department
that the place referred to has been
warned to discontinue such prac-
tices and that the proprietor is
abiding by those instructions, al-
though reluctantly. Sheriff Lewis
has also advised me that if the
practice is continued at any time
the place will be closed and pad-
locked. so that not even pool will
be played there.
•
SOME OP the examining
physicians at various ptisU
where the prospective soldier boys
are given their physical examin-
ations are inclined to Jake a lit-
• tie with the recruits. This story
with local color comes back to as.
Priti Jannett, after being ex-
amined at Houston, was asked
by the Doctor, "Son, do you ever
have fits?".
"Why, yes," replied Pritzy
(•-•lie.
"When was the last time you
had one," inquired the med.
"The day I got this notice to
rome down here • for examina-
tion," he answered.
•
BUDDY REEVES, who withdrew
Trom the University of Texas in
December, after the Pearl Harbor
incident, and joined the United
States Navy on December 31, is
now in Pearl Harbor. Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Bowers received a short let-
ter from Buddy Wednesday after-
noon which was post marked "Pearl
• Harbor." That, incidentally, is get-
ting action. When Buddy was pre-
paring to leave for training sta-
tion at Chicago, where he remained
for one month of his two months'
enlistment, ha said that he was
joining then because he wanted
some action. He is down in the sec-
tion of the world now where he is
liable to, get it.
•
A LETTER than will be of in-
teres! to the Rat Croas workers
in thia eoaaty waa received this
week by Mrs. Jeeaie Thornton
from ker nephew, Kenny Worn-
ack Jr., wko ia atationed at Fort
Knox, Kentucky, with the Firat
Armored Diviaion. He writes:
"Our whole outfit got Red Cross
sweaters last week; men and of*
« fleers alike. We are all wearing
them. You can tell your knitters
that we really appreciate them.
And you can tell everybody that
the army is piaking out all *
(See Town Topics, col. 4, last page)
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ANDTHS BOBLUQN COUNTY LZDGBB
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VOLUME LVI—iNUMBER 39
CALDWELL, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1M2
Air Warden Traioiof School
To Be Held At Courthouse On
Saturday Evening Of This Week
State Department of Public Safety To Send Instructor
To Caldwell To Begin Teaching At 6:30 o'clock;
Everyone Is Urged To Attend
An instructor from the state department of public
safety, sent to Caldwell by Homer Garison in answer to a re-
quest made by the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce will con-
duct an air warden training school at the courthouse begin-
ning at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening and lasting until 11:30
o'clock, in which instructions on how to combat poisonous
gases will be one of the features.
Since all air wardens are required to attend one of these
schools, it will be necessary for all air wardens and their
helpers to be present on this occasion or make plans to attend a sim-
ilar training school, elsewhere.
Invitations and announcements have been sent to newspapers and
chambers of commerce in all towns within a radius of fifty miles of
Caldwell and all members of the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce have
been notified to be on hand as have
ail members of the Burleson Coun-
ty Council for Defense and air
wardens. It is to be hoped that
there will be a turn out of several
hundred patriotic and interested
citizens of this county here for the
lecture and school. One need not
be a citizen of Caldwell or even an
air warden to be eligible to attend
the school. All who are interested
in protecting their home front,
Citizens Urged
To Give Books
T6 Soldier Boys
Bring Your Contributions
To Woman's Clubhouse Or
ToJ. M. Hare's Office
The gift of at least one book
from every man, woman and child
in Caldwell was the goal set this
week by the schools of the county,
directed by J. M. Hare, superintend-
ent, and the Rotary and Woman's
clubs of the city in the "Victory
Book Campaign" sponsored by the
American Library Association, the
Red Croas and the United Service
Organizations.
Since several local organizations
have been working on the book
(See BOOKS, column 3, last page)
Hilliard Resigns
Office Burleson
County Attorney
Declares Intention Of
Joining U.S. Armed Forces;
Father To Fill Out Term
Walter M. Hilliard, serving his
third term as county attorney of
Burleson county, resigned Wednes-
day and in his stead was appointed
by the commissioners court to
serve the unexpired term, his fath-
er, Warren M. Hilliard, veteran
Caldwell attorney and county at-
torney in his own right something
over thirty years ago.
Walter Hilliard, in turning in his
resignation to the commissioners
court, stated that he was resigning
for the purpose of entering some
branch of the United States armed
forces. He left Wednesday noon for
Bryan, where he was expected to
•ttenipt enlistment into the Air
Corps but it was believed that his
age, 29 years, would be against
him in entering this department.
If he is unable to get into the Air
Corps, Hilliard will enter either the
Navy or the Army, he stated.
Warren M. Hilliard will serve as
county attorney by appointment
until January 1, 1943.
Census Takers Ready
To Start on 1942 Roll
Blanks have been distributed to
all county schools in Burleson
county this week for the purport-
of completing the 1942-43 census
roll of all school children between
the ages of 6 and 18 years, accord-
ing to information which, was re-
ceived from the County, Superin-
tendent's office Wednesday after-
noon.
J. M. Hare, superintendent, said
that in all probability the census
(See Census Starts, col. 6, last p.)
Dentist Office Closes
Tuesday Afternoons
Dr. R. J. Savage, whose office
has been open at alt hours almost
every day during the week, even
including Sunday, for the past sev
eral years will be closed every
Tuesday afternoon beginning
Maroh 1, it was announced Wednes-
day. All clients are requested to
make appointments on other days,
ns the doc needs a small vacation
from his office at least half a day
a week.
(See SCHOOL, col. 4, last page)
County Agent Is
Called To Colors;
Win Leave Soon
Perkins' Successor Not Yet
Selected But Is Expected
To Be Named Next Week
M. G. Perkins, county agent for
Burleson county since October 1,
1935, will leave his post here
March íü for Fort Benning,
Georgia, where he will enter the
officers training school as a first
lieutenant in the infantry, to serve
in the United States Army for the
duration of the war. Mrs. Perkins
will accompany him to Georgia and
the couple will establish residence
there while Mr. Perkins is in
training.
In making a statement to the
News Perkins asked that all farm-
ers who need assistance or advice
from him concerning their prob-
lems for the coming season call by
his office as soon as possible so
that he can render them assirtance
prior to his departure March 10.
During his seven-year tenure in
Burleson county Perkins performed
his duties as county agent in an
admirable manner, bringing many
projects of note to this area ac-
complishing much for the farmers
and agriculture students.
While several men are being
considered for the county agent's
post which will be vacant upon
Perkins' departure, no one has been
named officially as yet. In all
probability his successor will be
named next week.
March 2 Is Not
Local Holiday
Many citizens have sent in in-
quiries asking whether there would
he a holiday on March 2, Texas In-
dependence Day. According to the
list of holidays set up several
years ago and approved by the
merchants of the city, the occasion
of March 2 was not included, so
there will not be a holiday in Cald-
well on that date.
Following is a list of the holidays
that were approved and set up by
the Chamber of Commerce and by
which the business houses operate:
lanuary 1—New Year's Day
April 21 — San Jacinto Day
July 4—Declaration of Independ-
ence.
November 11—Armistice Day
November . . .—Thanksgiving Day
December 25-f-Chriatmaa
Fir your convenience in the fuf
ture it is suggested that you clij
this article and paste it on the wal!
where you can refer to it later,
when desiring information about
the holidays.
p.
Congratulations
The News congratulates Mr. atid
Mrs.-
Ed" in Blink on the birth of a
son February IN.
Rudolph Baasen on the birth of
a son February 17.
Indies Naval Chief
Vice Adm. C. E. L. Helfrioh, of
reyal Netherlanda navy, now com-
mander of allied naval forcea In the
ASDA-Orieat Pacific Indies. He suc-
ceeds Adm. Thomas Hart, U. 8. N.,
who was relieved because of lUness.
Monday la Last
Day for Farmers
To Buy Insurance
"Monday, March 2, is the last
lay for farmers to insure their
•otton crop for the approaching
season," declared Tandy Kenne-
dy, local Triple-A office man-
ager. this week. Kennedy furth-
er stated that the farmers of
Burleson county are alow in tak-
ing advantage of the inaurance
plan, although he expected many
more to sign up between now
and the dead line. Only fifty
farmers from a possible 3500 in
this county have taken out crop
insurance. He expects several
hundred to come into the office
before March 2 and requests
that those who intend to take
out the insurance do not wait
until the last day.
1200 Sign Up In Civilian Defense
Registration At Two County Posts
Caldwell and Somerville Booths Busy As Volunteers
Offer Assistance In Any Emergency That May Arise
Second Course
On First Aid
Starts March 2
Twelve hundred men, women and children registered
during the first three days of the week at the courthouse at
Caldwell and the American Legion Hall at Somerville in the
civilian registration which is being conducted by the Burleson County
Council for Defense. Of this number over 800 were signed up in Som-
erville, where the registration is
scheduled to go only three days.
This number includes the school
children and from that area only
about three or four hundred more
registrants are expected.
Cards have been sent to the
Caldwell schools but as yet regis-
tration there has not been turned
in. According to C. M. White,
chairman of the committee on
registration, about three thouaand
civilians are expected lo be regist-
ered before the job ia completed
next week. j , ...
In Caldwell' registration wflí
continue throughout the week and
all of next week, but White asked
that the attention be called to
those who have not yet
registered that the booths in
the courthouse will not be open in
the mornings. Registration will
start at one o'clock and will con-
tinue until a late hour in the aft-
ernoon or early evening.
Considerable interest has been
manifested in the registration at
both Caldwell and Somerville. The
cards will be filed in the office of
the Burleson County Defense
Council and will be used as refer-
ences later should the need arise
to call upon the volunteers to de-
fend their home front.
Mrs. Hearne Dies
Monday in Temple
Resident of Providence
Succumbs Following Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
Hearne. 45, were held at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon at the Provi-
dence Baptist Church, her death
having come twenty-four hours
earlier after an illness of almost
two years' duration. At the time
of her death Mrs. Hearne was iit
Kings Daughters Hospital at
Temple.
The deceased was born in Burle-
son county in the Providence com-
munity on June 24, 1897, and she
lived at Providence all her life with
the uxception of the past three
years, when the family moved to
Caldwell. She was buried in the
Providence cemetery and the serv-
ices, which were held from the
church, were conducted by Rev. E.
E. Carrington and assisted by Rev.
(See Mrs. Hearne, col. 4, last page)
12 Re-Treads To Be
Issued This Week
During the last of this week the
Burleson county tire rationing
hoard will be in a position to issue
i 2 re-treaded casings, it was an
tfó'unced by Col. B. F. Delimater,
chairman of the board.
Delamater also stated that Leon
Hendérsoh had issued a call
through all tire rationing boards
in the country to appeal to those
citizens who had bought large sup-
plies of sugar to sell the sugar back
to the grocerymen so that those
who are unable to buy sugar now
will be uhlc to do so. A check up
locally, however, tev^ led that thus
tar there is no shot age of sugar
in Caldwell.
Initial Coarse Ends On
March 9 As New Course
Begin March 2; Books Here
American Red Gana firat ¿Mlw*
Textbooks, the lack of which has
been holding up the start of the
First Aid course under the super-
vision of Babe Dowell, Burleson
county first aid chairman and in-
structor E. L. Doc Evans, arrived
here this week and the initial meet-
ing will take place at Phillips-
Luckey funeral home at 7 o'clock
Monday evening, March 2. All who
are interested in taking the first
aid course are requested to get in
touch with Dowell or be on hand
for the first meeting.
Fifty books were received and
the price of each book is sixty
cents. That is the entire coBt at-
tached to !he course but it is neces-
sary tnat each one have a text-
book.
The first Red Cross first aid
school which has been going on un-
der the direction of Dr. T. S. Roach
for the past five or six weeks will
be completed on March ?. About
sixty students will have completed
the course under Dr. Roach's in-
struction, who like all physicians,
is expertly qualified and recognized
(See First Aid, column 5, last page)
2 Government Testers
Picked Up Near City
Two government weather testing
balloons were found on two suc-
cessive days near Caldwell in the
Yegua bottom on February 15 and
18 by J. L. Kuchera, farmer, who
came by the News office last week
to report his findings. Kuchera
stated that he was accompanied by
Albert Poehl, a neighbor, when he
found the first one on the morning
of Sunday, Feb. 15. The collapsed
balloons were equipped with a sort
>f parachute arrangement which
carried well concealed machinery
for the recording of weather con-
ditions twelve miles above the
earth.
There were cards attached giv-
ing instructions as to where the
machinery should be sent and Ku-
chera complied with these instruc-
tions. He sent both packages to
the United States Weather Bureau
at Washington. The balloons were
released on Feb. 13 and 14 from
San Antonio.
o •
Ration School at Bryan
State Rationing Administrator.
Mark McGee. will hold a school of
instruction- in rationing at the
City Hal! in Bryan at 2:00 p.m. on
March ó, 11*12. to which city and
county officials, Chumber of Com-
merce Managers and Presidents
and all other persons'who are in-
terested are invited.
Many Finns Still Lag In
For Payroll Allotment Plan
Buying Uncle Sam's Defense
Only Twenty Firms In Caldwell Attach N«
As 100 Per Cent Buyers of Defense Bonds And
Make Honor Roll With Somerville Merchants
"Many firms in Caldwell and Somerville have
100 percent in the salary allotment plan of buying
Bonds," said W. J. Alexander, chairman of the commit
sale of bonds in Burleson county, "But," he continued,
are still a number of firms in the county that have
signed up for the plan."
Names of firms and organizations are placed on
honor roll in this county when the employer agrees to
up his employees guaranteeing to set aside a portion of
weekly or monthly paycheck for the purpose of buying defenae
and stamps. This is the first honor roll that has been published^
date and new names will be published each week as they sign for
plan and their names are added to the roll.
Here are the names of the firms that have thus far
through Alexander's office for the
salary allotment plan and who have
indicated that every person in their
employ will use a part of his salary
each month to help Uncle Sam
through the purchase of the gov-
ernment bonds and stamps:
W. J. Alexander, Square Cafe,
Dr. T. L. Goodnight, Green and
Boedeker, Harvey and Son Auto
Co., Western Auto Associate store,
Jennings Hardware Co., The Cald-
well News, John Sablatura, Rosan-
laser's, Dr. R. J. Savage, R. E.
Schweda Estate, Shaw's Furniture
Co., Farmer's Produce Co., Thorn-
ton's Grocery, E. K. Treeter, Mrs.
Maude Windell, Womble Qil MUI
Co., Woodaon Lumber Co., Victor
Woytek Cafe, Model Variety Store,
Citizens State Bank, Bo's Barber
Shop, C. F. Hardt Grocery, W. V.
Jordan Service Station, Klein'a Re-
liable Store, Ned's Place, Neinaat'a
Market aad Grocery, Pari Gro-
cery, Rowland Cafe, Albert Earl
Schatz, E. H. Schroeder Grocery,
Langa Dry Goods and Hardware,
Somerville Drug Co., Collin Stan-
. , C. V. Welch's Piggly Wiggly,
oode Funeral Hems.
Farmers Saved
$4500 Through
Farm Bureau
Bv Cooperative Buying 2S0
District Delegates Told
Locals Benefit Much
The fact that over $4500 has
been saved by members of the local
farm bureau through buying feed
cooperatively, waa reported at the
district meeting of 250 delegates
from 18 counties last Friday, Jack
Clark, president of the bureau,
said.
J. Walter Hammond, president
of the Texas Farm Bureau Federa-
tion, and R. G. Arnold, director of
organization for the American
Farm Bureau'Federation, were the
mean speakers. Hammond discussed
the accomplishments of the bureau
in 1941 and the goals for 1942.
Arnold talked on the importance
of farmers organizing in order to
receive their proper share of the
national income. He said that the
10 per cent of the population em-
ployed in industry receives 25 per
cent of the national income or an
average of $6000 per year per fam-
ily; that the 65 per cent in the la-
bor class receive 65 per ¿ent of the
national income or $3000 per fam-
ily per year; and that the 25 per
cent employed in agriculture re-
ceive only 10 per cent of the na-
tional income or $600 per family
Title Certificates
Not Needed To
Auto Licenses
Highway Commission
Adopts Stops To Ai
Car Registering
Since there baa been
able confuaion among aut
owners concerning the
of t!ie certificate of title law
the procedure involved in ol
ing a certificate of title, the T<
Highway Conuniaaion thia
announced the adoption of.
dures to avoid a aerious bott
in registering motor vehielea
1948.
The law requirea motor
owners to have had a Texas
ficate of title to their v«
(enae emergency and the
for maintaining defenae and
ian highway travel, the eon
sion requested county tax coll
to accept applicationa for
registrations and iaaue platea'
the applicant can show he has
viously applied for a certificate
title but which has not been
ceived because of delaya
ered in their issuance. Tax
ors were also requested to
plates if the applicant for
tion presenta a certificate of
(See Auto Licenses, col. 6, last
(See FARMERS, col. 3, last page)
Crop Production Is
Financed by F. C. A.
Crop production, vitally import-
ant this war year, is being financed
by the Emergency Crop Loan Sec-
tion of the Farm Credit Adminis-
tration through loans to farmers
in need of credit assistance. These
loans, usually known as "seed
loans',* 'are the oldest form of Fed-
eral aid to tarmers in producing
crops, having been successfully ad
ministered by this pioneer agency
for many years.
C. Harrison Fendley, who super-
vises these loans in Burleson coun-
ty. states that applications for
"seed loans" and also for loan to
purchase feed or produce feed for
livestock, may be made at the Of-
fice in Court House in Caldwell
each Tuesday. Advances are made
for seed, fertilizer, feed, and neces-
sary incidental expense. Eligibility
rules are the same as >n th" past,
according to the supervisor.
Local Chamber *
Backs Project!
.'¿I >;■ ; . rj
Negro Future Fanners
Open Garden Planting
Financed with ten dollara
of garden seed by the Cs
Chamber of Commerce, the N<
Farmers of America, negro chad
ter of the Future Farmers of Ac
ica, are sponsoring a garden
ect among 103 negro familiea
Caldwell, it was announced by
T. Thagard, president of the cl
ber, Thursday. Thagard explain
that thirty-five colored boya,
bers of the New Farmers of Ai
ica and directed by their vocatifl
agriculture teacher, A. F.
lass, principal of Freeman sehc
were servicing the 103 negro fs
ilies by giving each family foil
varieties of garden seed with
understanding that each
complete the planting with his
seed.
The working of every garden
supervised by one of «the thirty-
boys. Each boy is responsible
about three garden projects.
The seed has arrived and
issued to the negro families M<
day. Planting in many inat
already has started, according
Harry Lee Daniela, president
the loci negro chapter.
Thagard, in commenting on
project, said that the Cald
Chamber of Commerce was foil
(See Chamber Backs, col. 6,«laat
District Tlacliers
To Meet In Beaumoi
Texas State Teachers Assc
tion annual convention for Distl
1 of which Caldwell and Buril
"ounty teachers are members,
l>e held at Beaumont March
through 14. Thirty-two other
tits in this area comprise tin
t.-ict.
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