Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 88, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 1949 Page: 4 of 6
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♦—•RUCKKNRinC.E tMKRICAN—WEDNRSftAY. MAT II. 1S4S
Tweity Years Kp T«4ay
Friday, May in
Blood curdling war day* of ten
years ag<> «* • ■ called back'into
tfc* mind.- of lint-ken ridge war
wttrniw thio week when the Her-
nice Coles American Legion I'cMit
here rec*iv«l a «>hiptttcrit of cap-
tar^ German fighting parapher-
•alia from tStair In purtment
of Austin.
ML* T. ry - Tarleton entertain-
ed her brother aid hi- wife, Mr.
and Mm. H. A. Tarl*ton of L«>s
Angele*. California, with ;t deli-
ghtful bridg<- party W«-d« tmday
night.
Painty refreshment* we re -*r
zed to the following gue ts: Mi.-*
Myri Colmen, M - Bonnie Rowe,
Mis* L.uim- Anderson, Mr. and
Mr*. Virgil Gatlin. Mr. John Tar-
leton, Mr Victor J^-rvy, Mr. Hill
Hutgrll, Mr. li. A. Tarrot, and
Mr. and Mr>. H. A. Tarleton.
morrow at ten oVIock sharp we
will wind up the giant eight-day
flock displayed in our window, a-
round the dial we have the name*
of all the graduate* f Hreck
High*
When the clock stop* nest Sat-
urda>, the hand* will point <>ut
the names of two graduates, to
each of whom we will preoent a
nationally famous Rulova watch.
Louis Ihtirbes. ,
•y Bisohglh K Roberts
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fHKRErORK it was
eo i« CHT i« ctiiNiue fummia
•UTMwria m NU iuvicj, INC.
The White Flat rural school,
in the aoutheast part of Stephens
county will hold its cloning ex-
ercises Thursday night, at *hich
time the graduation address for
the ninth grade pupil and the
grammar frrude students will be
made by a Strawn Methodist
, minister.
Mia* (Jertnifle Robertson and
M r high scho.l entertainer* will
famish the entertainment f<>r the
Lions at their regular weekly
luncheon Friday, according to
|*aul William-, chairman of th^
vr'.ertainn" nt committee.
A new and unusual contest. To-
Renrw Your hrailan
With faint
Faded or runty outd.mr furni-
ture will look brand new with
a fresh coat of eaiyto-apply
paint. Come in. Chouac from our
wide delect ion of handy outdoor
painta.
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MS \. Ko«e —— I'hone 2HI
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Elisville News
Ry MARC.ARKT WII.RIRN
Mr and Mrs. II. H Klliott of
Burger, Mr. and Mr*. Jack Rutle-
dge ami children of Tanadiun.
and Mr and Mrs. O. N. Waters
and children of Canadian were
weekend guest* of the W. A.
Wright*.
Mr. and Mr*. Thorn Id W. Wri-
ght rf Italia* visited tK* ir par-
ents Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. iJrndy Shearer
and children, and Mrs. I.uy Rains
of Hnvntim vi*ited in the home
of Mr*. Rains brother. Mr. and
Mrs A. F. Paris ihi* week.
Mr. and Mr*. R C. Wood and
children of Graham were visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
F. Oavi* Sunday.
Mr. and Mr*. Joe Long of Ris-
ing Star vi*ited In the H. R.
Mills' home Tuesday and Wed-
nenday.
The Home Demonstration lad-
ies of Kliasville met Tuesday and
uuilted two quilts. Those atten-
ding were Mmes. W. A. Wright,
H. B. Mill*. R L. Justice. Roach.
Alfred Ponnell. Rettv Donnell. C.
I). William*. Otis Bradford. Taul
Wilburn, G. D. Carroll? Hnrton
and Lewis Donnell.
The Eliasville Home Demonst-
ration club presented n radio
program last Tuesday evening
over a Graham station. Those
participating in the qui* on HP
work were Mmes. Tom Ponnell,
G. P. Carroll. Carl Evans. Lewis
Ponnell. and R. L. Justice.
Mrs. Murphy'* fourth, fifth ami
sixth grade pupil* presented their
play entitled. "Watch Out for
Spooks" Wednesday niirht at the
high school gymnasium. A large
crowd enjoyed the play.
Mr*. Otis Bradford is visiting
in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mr*. W. A. Wright this week.
The I* T. A. met Wednesday
afternoon, and elected new offi-
cers. Elected were Mrs. C. T. Sill,
president. Mr*v Alfred Ponnell,
vice-president, and Mrs. C. P.
Williams, secretary. Refreshmenta
were nerved the member*.
with eon-
atorndita that I learned Major
waa being transferred immediately
to Memphis. "Don't be a ninny,"
1Mb said. "You don't kaee to let
Roger live here. It'a our hoese."
Ah. Der Tag, 1 thought Looks
like this time we're gtdng to throw
in together.
The Cupnert gat a good early
start on their journey, and so did
Roger. A jeep stopped at our door.
Out jumped two olRcers.
"It's Roger," 1 stage-whispered
to Rob. "And • friend."
"So what!"
Here it waa again; Rob hag
changed his mind and without so
much as a hand signal. We were
forever piling up Oil issue* because
of that obnoxious habit of his. Just
when I thought we ware la ca-
hoots, Lwould be left hdfatmg the
sack.
I thought of (he time ! simply
had to accept an invitation to the
house of ncqutfintaneet. Rob found
unbearably bortng. He warned me
to get hiin out of tliere by tg
o'clock at the very latest. Either
tl.at. or he wouldn't go. At l:il. 1
ugan to lay the groundwork for
>ur feavc-taking. 1 had thing?
jtider control and went up to get
ny coat. As I came down the
-tairs. Rob looked up in surprise.
Instead of eagerly springing to his
feet as I fully eapected him to do,
he held his seat and demanded to
know where t was going. Whew 1
gave the old line abfmt the head-
iclte, he called en the world to
note whether there ever had been
such a spoilsport before. Grum-
bling and coniplaining. be did go
home with ma.
When I upbraided him for leav-
ing me out on a Umb. he admitted
le had forgotten asking me to get
mm out of there, and even said
ha had been having an unex-
pectedly pleasant time.
No. I wasn't entirely unpre-
pared for Hob's change of heart
toward Hoger. But I'd had a change
of heart; I was on the other end
of the see-saw. 1 Had grown tired
of nim. The novelty of watching
him enjoy our possessions had
worn off. He was more trouble
than he was worth: his entertain-
ment value had dropped below
par. I didn't want him to move
back in.
a a a
ROGER sailed into the house
** without stopping to ring the
bell. He presented Colonel H*rt-
wicke and said they had been up
working most of the night, were
in need of a shave and shower,
and that he could think of no
mora pleasant place in which to
have them than in our house.
"The Capners just left," I tem-
porized, as though Roger didn't
already know that. "I don't know
In what condition they left things."
"After B.O.Q.," Colon*) Hart-
wicke laughed, "I'm sure they
will seem glisten ingly pure." ft
wonld have been interesting to me
to hear the line Roger fed stran-
gers before he brought them to our
hoose —men who always accepted .
our hospitality as a matter of
course. Colonel Hartwicke seemed
a gentleman; he wouldn't have
imposed: lie must have been sold
on the idea th.-rt he was confer-
ring some sort of favor on us. Both
he and Roger wefc so ceremonioiai
and polite, | couldn't very well'
fajl to play up to them; so I ran
upstair* to see to fresh towels,
soap, and a hasty setting to rights
of the Capners* rooms.
Passing the front windows, 1
caught sight of Uouer and Colonel
Hartwicke carrying valpacs, foot
lockers, and musette bugs up the
walk toward the open front door.
"Roger!" 1 called sharply. "You
can't move in hei-e." To support
my vagary, I added, "We aren't j
going to rent rooms any longer." I
a a * * •
Far ahirta that atay crtaper,
whiter, laager hare t inea Ml
Laaadry da iheai far pan. YewII
find thrt year h
•Me la wear Ma shirts in great
fart. too. Oar
itarrin* give an added "spring**
to cellars and to raffs.
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XXXII
fflVARTCD as •
la slam • swinging door, I
flounced oat to the kitchen to nix
up the bettor spread: a pound at
oleomargarine at eight reds points
and a quarter af a pound of bet-
ter at seven, mix^d together with
a pinch of salt and yellow coler-
, ing.
It must hava been while I waa
le tbaskitcban (bat Roger un-
packed his bags; for when 1 re-
turned to the garden room, there
he lay, stretched out on my cl
longue attired in his terry cloth
rube and alippers, with a highball
in hie hand. "Hi, there!" he greet-
ed mc cordially. "Just in time to
referee a little game of pinochle."
That was another thing about
Roger that irked mc; he played
games such as rummy and
pinochle and criM age very ably.
Robbie was easy pickings and I'd
estimated that Roger had won
bfck every dime, maybe mare,
that he'd paid for rent. -That
burns sne ep," 1 told Robbie. "I
don't see why." he answered, "1
like to play cards and it's a lot
easier to sit here evenings and
take Roger on than to go out look-
ing for a game." "I know," I said,
"but he always wins." "He plays
better than 1 do," Rob said. "Well,
anyway," I took refuge in woman*
ly philosophy, "it's the principle of
the thing.'* Rob said quickly, be -
ing allergic to eusrcerescntatton,
"You know it's the money that
gripes yon." It was, too. 1 was
sick of being token le in every
way by Roger.
I beard the cause af my irrita-
tion say. "Colonel Hartwickn da-
tided he'd like to return uptown.
Ha left messages of appreciation."
1 wandered how Roger made
colonels and generals
mgh, hoops ^at strategic ithnes
Ms cover-up or benefit, though
HENRY NAHM
SUPPLY CO.
WNttHiWiaft
I through. I should question his abil-
ity, 1 can't understand. Since be
was now dressed informally. 1
realized he intended to stay for a
while at least, and I edged my
way to the front hall to spy on
the state of his luggage. It was
no surprise to find the vestibule
strung with clotlies hanging from
door knobs, light fixture, and the
usual place in the closet
a o o
t* POOLED you.? he taunted, as
* 1 returned to the garden
room. "You thought I'd moved in
upstairs."
"You unpacked—*
"Only temporarily," he cut In.
Then, as though it hurt him to be
forever calling my attention to ob-
vious niceties, he explained he
had unpacked because his uni-
forms were just back from the
tailor and in a good state ot press
and he couldn't very well afford
to allow them to lie folded and
becomc wrinkled. That left me
feeling as though I'd tried to pick
his pockct. And disgusted, too.
Disgusted enough to make a grave
tactical error: I got in the car and
drove away to spend the after-
noon.
When I returned, my progress
through the vestibule wasjiot im-
peded by clothing, valpac, foot
locker, or musette bag. Believing
I'd won. I galloped-to the garden
room where Robbie was still
spread out relaxing.
"Whoopee!" 1-exclaimed. "It
worked!"
"Hush," Rob signaled. "Roger."
pointing toward the kitchen, "is
getting supper."
"You double-crosser!" 1 ex-
ploded. "You let him stay."
"Never said 1 wouldn't," Rob
answered. "You're the one with
erect and toll over the dash-
board. Lodgers is lodgers. I still
can't see what difference it makes
which ones we keep." '
o o •
was in disillusionment and
bitterness that I attacked the
Monday, and wbee (he
Tfekt inmiifl Ukt safe gxwuad;
Rob had once suggested ft
He stowad dowu long enough to
look einbarriiJFed for me "How
ci.n we shave and bathe without
equipment?" be asked in his tone
of sweet reasonableness.
"Oh," I backed up. "that" But
my brain wasn't fooled; it knew
I was on thin ice. In fact, it
spurred me to rilll dawn the stairs
and meet the gentlemen.
e • • *
WITH an air of indulging a try-
ing child, Roger set down his
load and motioned Colonel Hart-
wicke to do the same. They re-
moved shaving things anil clean
duds- all for Roger, I noted:
Colonel Hartwicke was evidently
uot going to change, but simply
shave and maybe shower. I stood
like a watchdog until the bags
were closed again, and then 1
retired to the garden room to sput-
ter to Rob while Roger took
Colonel Hartwicke upstairs.
"He* not a bad guy." Rob
said. "Frankly, since it's your idea
—not mine, mind you to let pco-
pie roost here, 1 don't see any
reason for you to discriminate
against Roger. Throw out the
whole* kit and kaboodle if you
want to. That'd be oke with me.
But if you're going to let any of
them stay, you might as well let
Roger."
"You're erary," I spluttered.
'Tm fed up with being hi# flunky.
It isn't enough he eats all hu meals
here as though they were his due
but before he left last time he
was grousing at having to dump '
the garbage. And tliere hasn't
been a drop of hot water since he
moved in. He lies in his tub and
lets the water run in and out until
it come;; iec cold from the hot side.
Takes the tank an hour to warm
up again."
"Cut that out," Rob barked.
"And he'd got completely over
drying the dishes. Always impor-
tant documents to study, or tired
from a tough day, or if I'd just
take it easy and let them ride
until he felt'like helping, he'd be
glad to. £nd a" these dinner par-
ties he stuck mc with. I'm through.
He can't live here," I said em-
phatically, thumping the table.
'(Ta Be Ceutlaued)
back door bell rang, I didn't rush
up to answer it but stood at the
foot of the stairs and called out
a shrewish, "What is It?"
A soft, sweet, gentle voice re-
plied, "Are you Mrs. Roberts?"
I was relieved that she considered
there might be a mistake about
that, and called out more pleas-
antly that 1 waa.
"I want to talk to /ou," the an-
gelic voice went on. "I rang the
front door chimes but no one an-
swered. 1 kner- you were home.
I could bear you."
"I'm washing," 1 said bluntly,
determined not to encourage this
Lorelei. "If you care to wait,
when I carry up the next basket
of clothes, I'll see you."
"I'd be glad to." she chirruped.
I took my time, noting with
grim satisfaction that I was
dressed like a Fury (1 have a fixa-
tion on the subject of not beinq
able to work in a decent, clcan
dress) and that my appearance
alone would discourage any ap-
plicant for a room.
Eventually the clothes basket
was tilled and I trudged up the
basement stairs with it
In a flash the back screen door
opened and a young creature re-
lieved mc of the heavy basket,
carried it out-of-doors to the
clothes reel, and begun at once
to shake out the washing and pin
it to the line. I looked at my
slatternly drew and shabby shoes
and wished the ground would open
and swallow me. For this girl was
young and beautiful, with a mass
of chestnut curls, dear skin, and
large gray-grcen eyes, full mouth
that had a jolly expression, white
teeth as even as beads, regular
features, fnd a perfect figure.
And she was smartly dressed.
More than that she had a per-
sonality sthich reached out and
shook mc by the hand—shook me
to the soles of my feet. 1 was
experiencing love at first sight. 1
was dippy over that girL
Dithering and doddering, I at-
tempted to keep pace while she
hung up the laundry. When she
said, "Mutual friends ..." 1 in-
terrupted her to say, "Yes, yes,
go on." 1 wanted to send them
flowers.
(Ye Be CeeHeeei)
Deer Wear Out
Welcome Here
SAI I' I.Ahl. CITY 'U.R> Kich-
;tr«i Thillut doesn't agree with
1 sportsmen *\h> think deer should
til protected 111 the winter.
UUft deer have been driven out
.•f the hill- t>\ iftitinued snow and
i colli ami have nibbled all winter
on borne owners' previous ah rubs
including .«om# ot TWrict's prired
specimens.
Hut the climax came when Thir
. iot was driving home late at night.
A deer tried'to jump across a out
made in a snowbank by a residen-
tial street just as Thiriot passed
through.
The doe didn't make it all the
way. She lauded on the nood of the
car denting it budly aad breaking
the headlights. The dew sourp*red
away, uninjured. I
"What's the sense of p#ot -iting
the deer in the winter," Thli'iot
said bitterly, "just so someone can
shoot them in the fall?"
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HOUSTON. Tex., May 11 <U.R>
A roaring three-alarm fire early
today destroyed the "Knd O' Main"
dance hall. < ne of the city's better-
known entertainment spots for MO
years.
The bam-like structure, tinder-
dry. was a charred hulk in less than
:io minutes, deapite quick work by
18 pieces of fire-fighting e<]uip-
nient and dntens of city firemen
and vnlunfeer workers.
Cause of the blaze, discovered at
4 a. m.. was not known. Co-owner
H. D. Johnston estimated the loss
at
The sprawling frame building
was located just off South Main
Street, one block east of the Sham-
rock Hotel.
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