The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 65, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1952 Page: 17 of 26
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LEATHERCRAFT FAYS OFF
Woman’s Hobby Becomes
BIG ABSENTEE
VOTE LOOMS
New Coleman Industry
Applications for 220 mail bal-
lots in absentee voting in the
General Election Nov. 4 have
COLEMAN. Oct. 9 (RNS)— A
hobby that grew into a small in-
dustry is turning out important
numbers of western leather purses
and other leather items that are
keeeping five people in Coleman
occupied.
The Davis Custom Leather Com-
pany is operated by Mrs. Pauline
Davis, who got into leathercraft
and Denver, along with doing cus-
tom work. Tha wholesale demand
grew until she moved to larger
quarters on San Saba street.
There she added more equip-
ment, including a leather die-cut-
ting machine The factory will cut
as a hobby in 1946 She moved here
from San Angelo last fall with her
husband. C. E. Davia. who is pro-
ject engineer at the Hotel Creek
reservoir.
From 1946 she carried her lea-
bees received by the County
Clerk’s office
The mail ballots will be dis-
patched on Oct. 15.
Absentee balloting for the
general election begins Oct. 15
and continues through Oct 31.
On Oct. 15 local residents ex-
pecUng to be absent from polls
on election day may east their
ballot at the county clerk's of-
fice.
ther hobby forward so actively
that by 1948 she was teaching
leathercraft at a number of places
over West Texas a work she con.
tinued until 1951. In 1949 she
most of its items by the die pro-
cess, then hand tool the leather
designs. The primary item is wo-
men's purses, and these are de-
coratively hand-laced with leather
thongs. LX C.suaIT.
The production requires a large rimArAl 008V
amount of band work in lacing 1 Mil VI Ml 1VMW J
and polishing leather. Punching is"
done by a machine operator: cut- ge | a
ting is by hand or by the die pro-nal aPAnSMT
cess, depending on the item All | VI TTVICHOIHI
custom work, and the shop does
| a large amount of it still, is done COLEMAN. Oct. 9. (RNS) - Fu-
by hand .. . neral services for Earnest J. Heil-
“We made about everything in man of Rockwood will be held Fri-
day at 2 p.m. at the Church of
Opened a shop at San Angelo and
started to do custom leather work , - -
She moved the shoo to Coleman leather except boots and saddles."
last fall, and by then was selling
her billfolds, leather hags and
belts to wholesalers in San Angelo
Dallas Minister
- To Preach at Clyde
CLYDE, Oct. 9 (RNS)-Connard
’Mays, minister of the Osk Lawn
Church of Christ in Dallas, will
be guest minister st the Clyde
Church of Christ Sunday morning
preaching at 11 a.m. service.
% Hays is widely known through-
out West Texas and Abilene
He and Ma wife are spending a
vacation with Ms parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl C. Hays of Clyde.
Mrs. Davis will tell you.
They do a nice business, she Dave Coffman will efttciate Bu-
adds, in leathercraft supplies and rial will be in the Rockwood Camo-
tools for hobbyists, and have rea-tery with Wright’s Funeral Home
ay-cut belts, billfolds and bag pro- in charge of arrangements
jects for sale in the shop. j Mr Heilman a merchant, was
. But the growing wholesale trade born June 30, 1689 in Henderson
is the big part of the business County, Kentucky He died st his
A new machine to die-stamp pat- home Wednesday He came to Colte
terns on the leather ■« on order I man County in 1905 and was a vet-
eran of World War I.
It will allow the shop to increase
production of the attractive lea-
ther purses from their present 175
capacity a week to around 750.
The bobby - become - business
makes a full job for its owner,
who still finds time for her home
Christ Rockwood
Blackwell Plan
To Incorporate
Meets Favor
BLACKWELL Oct 9-Very Ut-
ile opposition. If sny. is expected
in s election here next Tuesday.
Oct 14. on the proposition ot
Blackwell's incorporating as a
city.
The Abilene Reporter - Yems
PAGE ONE
ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1952
Hearing Oct. 21
On Gas Rates
COLEMAN, Oct. 9. (RNS) — A
SECTION B
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
E. Heilman of Rockwood: two if the election carries Tuesday,
brothers, Harley Heilmnan of San , a second election will be called
Angelo. Sherman Heilman of Rock- immediately afterward for Black-
wood: two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Gra- well to choose a mayor and five
r ___ ham. Miss Merle Heilman, both of
and two sons, Sam a junior high | Rocky rood and several nieces and
school student, and Charles, who nephews
is in high school. PheN*____________________
Tom Carlisle, leading business,
man who has operated a dry
goods store here 43 years, said hearing on s requested gas rate
Thursday tbst just sbout every raise for Coleman haa been set for
resident of Blackwell is in fsvor Oct. Z1 before the Railroad Com-
of incorporating Although only 20 mission of Texas, the city was
names were required on s petition notified this week.
seeking the election a total of 47 Earlier, Mayor Wm. O. Leach
persons signed. had been notified that an appeal
Blackwell hopes to be able to for a rate raise for the Coleman
purchase water from the City of Gas Company had been filed with
Sweetwater when the Oak Creek the Railroad Commission. The ap.
reservoir project ia complete and peal was filed after the city council
th lake filled with water But had failed *» grant • request for
there is no way that residents of I an upward revision of gas rates
the town can legally do business in Coleman. .
with Sweetwater officials until . The city will be represented at
Blackwell is an incorporated city the hearing at Austin, the council
Carlisle said be expects the to- decided early this week.
tat vote next Tuesday to be "sbout
100 or more" Blackwell’s popula-
tion is about 500
Andy, McClendon Democratic
chairman of the Blackwell pre-
cinct, will serve as election judge.
aldermen
FROM HOBBY TO BUSINESS—A hobby that grew into an active business is this new Cole-
man leather factory, operated by Mrs. Pauline Davis. Shown here producing leather
goods are, left to right Bessie Hurst, Mrs. Davis, Jewell Bevills (with back to camera) and
Dee Collier, (Photo by Hugh Capps)
Carlisle, who is regarded by
moat of his friends as practically
the “unofficial mayor, said he
wouldn't have the official job He
added that he hadn't heard a sin
added that he hadn't heard a sin-
gle person say he would run for
a city office.
“Guess we’ll have co draft a
mayor,’ he decided.
LODGE HONORS
PIONEER MASON
Hermleigh, Oct. a (RNS)-
The Masonic Lodge honored
A. A, McMillan on his 80th
birthday here on the evenins
of Oct. 4, at the Lodge Hall.
McMillan joined the Deesde-
mona Lodge in 1901 He joined
the Hermleigh Lodge in 1923.
He has been active in the
Lodge Si yearn, especially aa
a teacher of Masonery. Many
men in this section have been
instructed by the Past Master.
After words of appreciation
McMillan was presented a Ma-
sonic Apron of blue lambskin
with the Masonic Emblem in
gold.
Hamlin Man Named Chairman
Of Jones County Red Cross
4 CARS IN A MESS—Here’s how this strange arrangement happened on Pine Street
Thursday, police said: The Pontiac farthest out in the street, driven by Dutch A. Comeaux,
caught the left rear fender of the Dodge driven by Mrs. W J. Mathews which is turned
cross ways in the street The Mathews car was shoved into the Pontiac driven by Mrs. Nell
Middleton which was stopped preparing to parallel park. That shoved the Middleton car
into the Ford parked at the curb, owned by Brandon Blair. (Staff photo)
2 Hurt in Separate Accidents;
4 Cars Involved in Freak Mishap
STAMFORD. Oct. 9. iRNSi —
Earl Smith of Hamlin was elected
chapter chairman of the Jones
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross at the annual meeting
here Monday night
The meeting was held in the of-
fice of the Stamford Chamber of
Commerce and was attended by
repre entatives from Anson. Ham-
lin and Stamford.
Roy Mays of Anson, retiring
chap—r chairman presided for the
business meeting and expressed
appreciation for the cooperation In
carrying on the work.
Undergoes Surgery
Gene Summers, 1525 Matador
underwent surgery Monday at Hen-
drick Memorial Hospital. Mem-
bers of the family report that he
ia Improving.
Mrs. W H. Gilbert of Hamlin was
elected as vice chairman: Eileen
Newton of Stamford as secretary,
and Olive MeDougle. Stamford
treasurer Frances Bennett of
Stamford is executive secretary.
Home service chairmen named
were Lee Walker. Stamford, Claud
Lancaster, Hamlin, and Alton
Wash, Anson.
Roll call chairman has not been
announced but groundwork plans
were laid in preparation for the
drive next spring
Other chairmen who were elect-
ed were Haskell Carter of Hamlin,
accident prevention; Carl Swenson,
Stamford, disaster; Mrs. W. H. Gil-
bert, Hamlin, vice chairman of
disaster: Max Littlefield. Anson
first aid. George Owens. Anson,
water safety: Mrs R. F Mahood,
publicity.
Two elderly Abilene women were
hospitalized Thursday following two
separate car collisions In the city
and were reported to be in “satis-
factory" condition Thursday night
at Hendrick Memorial Hospital.
Injured were Mrs. Virgil M. Ber-
ller. 59. 2573 Pine St., and Mrs.
W J. Mathews, 70, 1336 Highland
Ave. Mrs Mathews was admitted
at Hendrick at 2:30 pm and Mrs
Berlier at 1 15 p.m.
Mrs Berlier sustained a fractur-
ed right collarbone. Her attending
physician said Thursday night that
she was “feeling better."
Mrs. Mathews’ physician said she
suffered bruises of the chest wall
and was shaken up, but would
probably be discharged from the
hospital Friday
Mrs. Mathews was Injured In a
four car collision in the 200 block
of Pine St. about noon Thursday.
Police gave the following account
of the mishap:
A late model Ford owned by
Brandon Blair of Hawley was park-
nd on Pine headed south. A car
driven by Mrs Nell Middleton,
2234 South Fifth St., pulled beside
the Blair car In an effort to par.
alell park in the slot behind It.
Mrs. Mathews was driving her car
south on the Inside lane of the
street and Dutch A. Comeaux, 3117
South First St., was driving his
car on the outside land headed
south on Pine
As Comeaux started around Mrs
Mathews' car the right rear bump-
er caught the left rear fender of
Mrs Mathews’ auto turning it side-
ways in the street.
Mrs Mathews' car struck the
side of the Middleton auto push-
ing it into the side of the Blsir
car which was parked.
Heaviest damage was done to
the Middleton car, but slight dam-
age was done to all four cars.
In Baylor Band
BALLINGER, Oct. 9 (RNS) —
Theresa Elkina, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs W. E Elkins of 104 Eighth
Street In Ballinger, has been named
a member of the Bsylor Band.
No tickets were issued in the
freak mishap.
Mrs. Berlier was Injured at a
collision at North 10th end Mer-
chants Sts. Virgil Berlier, her hus-
band. was driving the ear which
struck the side of an auto .driven
by William Murphy Slatton. 1110
Poplar SL investigating officer F.
A. Biddy estimated $750 damage to
the Berlier car and $250 damage
to the Slatton auto. The accident
occurred about U a.m.
Berlier was headed south on Mer-
chant St. and the Slatton ear was
going east on North 10th.
Another auto accident, which
came as a result of the Pine St.
collision, Involved an Elliott's Fu-
neral Homo ambulance and a ear
driven by Robert D. Jones of Rang-
er at North Fourth and Hickory
Sts William T. Megginson, 1442
North 18th St., was driver of the
ambulance Extent of damage was
not known Thursday night. Na one
was injured.
The ambulance was on its way
to the Pine St accident
e Kids Have It...
Girls Coat — Tot To Teen Dept.
Boy’s Wear — Boy’s Dept.
That’s right? Never before have
children's styles been so numerous. Here
are some of the many styles in coats for
those cold winter days.
Styled by Bambury with Add-A-Year Hem!
Created of block fabric or combination felt
and fabric. Check tweedraglan coat with 1
velvet shawl collar and velvet cuffs Colored
in cafe and priced at 34.75 Sizes 7 to 14.
Simplex Flexies
Keep young feet active in Simplex Flexies
fine shoes ...
The ever important water repellent gabar-
dine with heovy fur collar. Webb belt and
sleeves We have some coots with webb on
belt only in solids ond checks Sites 2 thru
18 ond priced at 9.95 for checks ond 10.95 for solid
colors.
• The oxford is in navy or brown suede and fine
leather, for the little mon. 8Y2 to 12, 12% to 3.
• An ombertone oxford with cushion crepe sole
Comfort ond ease for boys and girls. Sizes 8% to
12, 12% to 3.
• A side buckle strap in Fall brown and ruby ted,
with leather soles. Sizes 8Y2 to 12, 12Y2 to 3.
• Coppertone suede side buckle two strops with mud-
guard of nut brown smooth leather Blue suede
too Sizes 6 to 8, 8% to 12, I2h to 3.
• The high top in white or brown smooth leather.
A to E widths. Sizes 4 to 6, 6%2 to B. 812 to 12.
The rough-and-tumble youngster will really
keep warm in this water repellent gabardine
snow suit with flannel lining The coot hos
a wool plaid lining for reversibility. Hood
ottoched. Webb cuffs to keep the cold out
of the sleeves and pant legs Sizes 2 to 6
and priced at 18.95.
Price Range
4 to 6 5.95
6% to 1 ... 6.95
8% to 12 ..7.95
12% to 3 ..•.•»
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