The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, March 17, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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By GEORGE C. FALL
E
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GORDON SHEARER and Ted
Read, Austin United Press Stuff
Correspondents, who write thut
widely read column which appears
in many state newspapers "Undet
the Capitol Dome" wrote this week
about the former editor of this
newspaper and ex-perpetrator of
this column. Chink Smith has many
friends in Caldwell and throughout
the county who miss his weekly
quips and who are still interested
in him. Here is the reference made
by Shearer and Head:
"Assistant State Treasurer (¡. A.
(Chink) Smith recently acquired a
new tiil" 1 fore he anticipated re-
ceiving it officially.
"In the afternoon mail which
L ins residence tneruk wus
one of the familiar printed post
cards this one from the Burleson
County draft board. Smith, father
of two pre-Pearl Harbor children,
had been put in class 1-A. He form-
erly published a newspaper at
Caldwell.
"Next morning when he strode
into his office, Smith was greeted
by the customary sign bearing his
name and title, prefixed with the
woril 'Private.'
"He left the sign intact believ-
ing it may be good luck after he
enters the armeil forces in a few
weeks."
•
WE READ an article in the
Brcnham BANNER-PRESS this
week which stated that two "ter-
mite eradicators" were being held
for swindling in connection with
several contract.- in Brenham,
when- they guaranteed to kill ter-
mites, ants and other similar in-
sects which had been infesting
various house- and buildings.
These men, it is alleged, accepted
fees for their work but failed to
kill the termites and ants. They
l ad appeared in Brenham with cre-
dentials and a truck bearing this
sign "Termite t'uptwl." This is
something we have thought about
en iv, i t'v.r one occasion when
seeing one of these outfits at work.
They get an enormous price f- *
their work but. seldom have much
affect on the termites. They may
kill out some of them for a short
period of time but they come back
in larger number-. We should take
this as a earning and make a
thorough investigation of "termite
< .-a 11 ..tor--." in-fore we let them
get c.ff with a wad of our hard-
earned money.
•
CORPORAL Jack W. Newcomb
and Sgt. H. D. Coleman, both pri-
soners of war in Germany also-have
been heard from according to word
received from their families hero
this week Sgt. Coleman, writing
on October 10, says he is being
well treated and spends most of
his time reading the good book# hi
the camp library. They, like the
others heard from, said: "Don't
worry We are all right and have
n warm bed and are getting plenty
of food." The letters were received
March 3, just about five months
after they were written.
•
THEN THERE is a letter from
pfc. Alton Ferrell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. O Ferrell, also in a Ger-
man prison camp, who tells his
family that he is still "doing fine.
Still able to work. Don't know just
when I will get to come home but
soon, I hope."
•
FROM MRS. H. I,. Cooper of
Austin we have this communica-
tion: "Dear Mr. Fall: We are so
glad that almost all are hearing
from their sons or husbands who
are prisoners of war My sister-
in-law also hail a letter dated Or
tcber 10, from her husband, Sgt.
.lames Wilbur Bird He is well and
uninjured.
"I wonder if it is possible for me
to get another copy of the page
of the boys' pictures? I carried
mine everywhere showing it and
eventually lost it I intended train-
ing it anil would appreciate very
much another copy of it.
"Thank you very much for your
interest in giving us subscriber
so much information on the county
men in uniform."
•
REMEMBER The Rod < ross
.¡rive is still on and we haven't
as yet raised the $X200 quota for
us in this county
•
AND WHEN thinking about
the Red Croa* remember that
more than 1.471 Red Cross work-
ers are now overseas rendering
service to the armed forces in
Home ! 0 countries and island bat-
tle /une . Remember that, during
the pint two years 1,000,000 sug-
Ical dreaaings have been made
by the Red Croas volunteers and
shipped to medical depots. To-
day the production average is
more than 3,000,000 dressings ev-
ery da>. In Burleson County,
alone, the women have made and
shipped VJ cartons of surgical
dressings or an approvimate t« tJi 1
' ot 00 surgir:!I drrs-ine-.
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EXPIRATION
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 32
CALDWELL, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1944
PRICE 91.50 A YEAR—6 CENTS A
Candidate
Above ia pictured Albert I).
Casey, ex-naval officer and form-
er Postal Telegraph office man-
ager at Beaumont, who is a
candidate for sheriff of Burleson
County subject to action of the
July Democratic primaries. Casey
is I!) years old, married and has
three children, and moved to
Caldwell last year.
Albert Casey
Announces For
Sheriff's Job
"I'll Stay at the Post If
They Klect Me." Says Naval
Officer of World War I
The NEWS has been authorized
to announce this week Albert I).
Casey's candidacy for sheriff of
Burleson County, subject to action
of the Democratic primary in Ju-
ly.
Albert Casey is a new-comer to
Caldwell but is well known her"
and throughout the county by a
host f friends and supporters,
having lived here part time over a
period of almost twenty years.
In a statement to the NEWS
' asey said, "If elected to the high
dfice of sheriff of Burleson Coun-
ty. I shall exert every effort to
fulfill the duties thereof to the very
best of my ability and I promiso
the good people that, unless other-
wise and elsewhere occupied on
county business, I shall be in the
sheriff's office in the court house,
where I can he reached by tele-
phone or by personal visitation."
"I shall strive, if the people of
this county elect me their sheriff,
to always maintain law and order
and do all in my power to make
every township in this county a
better place in which to live."
Albert Casey was born and
reared on a farm near Waco and
after growing into young boyhood
he worked at the depot after school.
In return for the work he did there
he was given an opportunity to
learn the Morse code and tele-
graphy. He was later employed by
the I. & C . N. Railroad as tele-
graph operator.
In the early part of 1914 Casey
enlisted in the United States Navy
(Continued on last page)
(<
il on last pagi
Congratulations
The NEWS congratulates Mr.
and Mrs.
Marvin L. Spaeek on the birth
of a daughter March 1.
Kverin llrbanovsky on the birth
ot a son March !>.
Jesse Whited on thi birth of a
daughter March 5.
David Eldridge >n the birth of
a son March 6.
W. B. Saunders on the birth of
a son March 'i.
Elo Schoppe on the birth of a
son Manh 7.
Joe Schumacher on the birth of
twin daughters March 10.
Willie S. Franks on the l.irth of
;i daughter March 11.
I.onnie Daniel on the birth of
u daughter March 11
I.ouis Fillip on the birth .f a
daughter March 12.
Walter Matcek on the birth of a
daughter March 11
Start Drive
For Musical
Instruments
Men In Service All Over
Country Need Instruments
For Orchestra
Musical instruments for the
fighting men in Uncle Sam's vari-
ous departments are badly needed
and a collection campaign to round
up all lb (.•!>.' Á&kofthútíí-ii
and other musical instruments that
are lying forgotten in closets and
attics will begin March Di and will
last two weeks, according to
George Stephan, president of the
Bryan Coca-Cola Bottling Com-
pany.
Anyone in Burleson County who
has any instrument of the above-
mentioned nature is requested to
hand it over to his loca! store or
cold drink d< aler and the Coca
Cola delivery trucks will pick them
up at intervals during those two
weeks.
The variety of ir.strunv nts
v.anted is unlimited, except that
pianos, and bull fiddles are exclud-
ed becaus ■ of their size, and phono-
giaphs because of a lack of facili
!ies for keeping them in repair at
the front.
Instruments collected in this na-
tion-wide drive will enable th'• sol-
diers in all parts of the world to
form orrhi stras to entertain them-
selves and their camp buddies. It
will also enable them to engage in
1 * ss f irmal musical recreation like
gathering around in the evening
and singiil'i to the accompaniment
of a banjo, harmonica, or oth- r in-
strument.
Because of their distribution fa-
cilities, the Army has asked the
"Coca-Cola" B ttlers all over the
country to act as collecting agents
for this drive. Any person who has
any idle musical instruments is
asked to take them to any grocery
store, filling station, drug «tore,
or other place that sells bottle
"Coca-Cola." The Bottling Com-
pany's trucks will pick them up
there and ship them immediately
to the Army for distribution at
Army camps all over the world.
"There are hundreds, if not thou-
sands, of these instruments hidden
away and forgotten in the closets
and attics of homes in this city,"
said Stephan. The American soldier
loves his music, but he particular-
ly likes to make his own. Through
this campaign, we shall be able to
help make his life in camp and at
the fronts a happier one."
uttt wo «own akd —
Bellville Woman
Gets Son's Medal
At Bryan Airfield
AAF INSTRUMENT INSTRUC-
TOR'S SCHOOL, Bryan. Texas —
March 13—In an impressive re-
treat ceremony. Mrs. George H.
Dunn, Sr.. Route 2. Bellville, re-
ceived an air medal with an oak
leaf cluster, awarded posthumous-
ly to her son T-Sgt. George H.
Dunn Jr. Col. Joseph B. Duck-
worth. commanding officer, pre-
st nted the medal.
T-Sgi. Dunn, radio operator on
a B-2f> attached to the Eighth Air
Force in England, won his award
by direction of President Roose-
velt for "meritorious achievement
while participating in five bomber
missions over enemy territory
wIvr enemy antiaircraft fire and
attack by enemy fighter aircraft
involved personal danger. The cour-
age and skill displayed under these
i ircnnistances reflected highest
credit on hjm^, If and the armed
forces of the United States."
The citation was read by Capt.
Robery C. Carroll, post adjutant,
to Mrs. Dunn and her other son,
James Dunn, who were accompan-
ied !>y l-t. J. I I.umhley, Jr., as-
sistant post adjutant. Coi. Duck-
worth presented the m dal
III 1 W A If II« N I 1
A V I «• | \ >1 !•«
Can Dip Stock
I.. C. Eakin. county agent, ad-
vised farmers this week that, for
,i minimum charge of ten cents
per head to cover expense, they
could dip all livestock at Smith
and Manas' slaughter pens.
"The Jerries Nearly (Jot Me, But I Got
Plenty of Them," Says Guy "Red" Carroll
Two more letters from Red Car I'll lie able to walk almost a: well
roll, wounded on February 10, . ver. Don't w iry and tell ma-
were received this week by hi. i a not to v. • ' i'% about me. I he
wife One w;i written on Fehiuarj ,1 <« almo ■ g : me. but not
'.in and anotbi r on Man i I. ¡ i 1 I cot ' !> \ >>' them In (<•>.
•av, in part: "My leg henbt'g m I lost my >oi. I'll tell von all about
I.I - My fa il and I le.pe !•• he all ; « when I -.-1 h My . oinh.,l
igh! ,11 about ■ i\ we. i. I wll ' '>'■< ' ' ! "Vel and I hope
have i artificial lug and t^oy 1} to l< home so n.
Red Cross Doing
Great Job Overseas
EDITOR'S NOTE: Prom the
HASKELL FREE PRESS col-
umn "With the Colors," Serg-
eant Fred Saunders writes from
Italy. Sergeant Saunders is a
nephew of Mrs. J. Earl Porter
of this city and live* at Haskell.
We are reprinting it this week
in order to further show the
necessity of the Red Cross in
this war.
hi'iv in Italy
"Dearest Mother: The Amer-
ican Red Cross has done a won-
derful job here in Africa. They
get some building, usually one
of the best in almost every place.
Have chairs and seats with
:-prings, books, magazines, rugs
on the floor, a fireplace with a
fire in it. The larger places have
orchestras, snack bars where you
are served doughnuts and coffee
or rolls and coffee for about five
cents. There is a place to write
with stationery. Radio and hun-
dreds of records to play. The
Red Cross girls are nice and good
looking, too. We have a Ited
Cross room here and I am en-
joying it so much here. I am eat-
ing one of the boxes of candy
you sent and it is really deli-
cious. The Red Cross has been a
life saver for the enlisted men.
Sad we are losing so many of
our Texas boys. I know you pray
for us every day mother, but we
want our whole community to
pray for the war to cease."
— or y wa it n >MDi and ktamm —
War Prisoner
Aid Extended
To Philippines
Tnited War Fund Helps
Support Work, Says
l<ocal Chairman
Extension into the Philippine
•slandn of the work of War Pri-
soners Aid of the Y^ M. C. A., a
participating service of the Na-
tional War Fund, was announced
today by George Fall, upon receipt
of a report from nation*! head
quarters in New York. This work
is supported in part by contribu
t'ons to the United W«r Fund.
Definite information that the
Philippine Islands have been op
ened to War Prisoners Aid repre-
sentatives in the Far East was
brought to the United States by
Hugo Cedergren, Swedish delegate
of the War Prisoners Aid, who ar-
rived from Europe last week. The
neutral War Prisoners Aid dele-
gates in Japanese-occupied terri-
tory are all Swedish, and it is
through Sweden that news of their
Endorsement Of
Gas Coupons Is
Getting Better
District Director Thanks
Dealers and General Public
For Their Cooperation
With endorsement of gasoline
mileage coupons running almost 90
percent in the 40-county Houston
OPA district, and more than 80
percent in Houston, ¡Stephen J.
Tully district director, today
thanked gasoline dealers and the
general public for their cooperation
ir the current endorsement drive.
"We are pleasantly surprised at
the large number of car Gperators
who showed endorsed coupons to
OPA representatives during the
first week of the nation-wide re-
view," Tully said, admitting au-
thorities had feared the percentage
would run much lower.
"The necessity for compliance
with the rationing regulation is
being brought home to everyone by
the publicity attendant to the re-
view," Tully added. "Daily the av-
erage number of 'hearing notices'
issued grows smaller and we look
forward to 100-percent endorse-
ment by the close of the drive this
month."
OPA representatives will con-
tinue to review mileage coupons in
the all-out effort to stop the leak
into black-market channels of
thousands of gallons of gasoline.
All motorists are reminded that ra-
tion coupons should be endorsed
immediately upon their receipt.
"Do not wait until you go to
make your gasoline purchases,"
Tully urged, "unendorsed books
that are lost, or coupons that can
easily be transferred because they
are not endorsed, are the black-
market operators 'meat'."
During the first week of the
OPA coupon review 790 gasoline
filling stations were visited and
4,440 coupon books checked. OPA
found 3808 of these endorsed and
issued hearing notices to 532 driv-
ers. These drivers are required to
appear at their local war price
and rationing hoard within 10 days
to show the omission has been cor-
rected. Failure to comply will
mean the loss of rations, OPA has
said.
Bt'T MTA It BOÜTM AND HTAMl'R —
Auto Parts Needed?
(Continued on last page)
Truck operators having difficulty
in locating needed parts are being
invited to request local ODT of-
fices for assistance. Upon receipt
of such requests, the local Vehicle
Maintenance Executive fills out
ODT Form MT-109 and endeavors
to locate the needed parts, either
locally, or through branches of the
Office of Defense Transportation.
Temple And The 36th
Temple is moving on with its memorial to the 36th Division.
They have named a so-called 3' th Division Memorial Commis-
sion. "a hoard of representative Texans to supervise the program
of building a shrine to the men of the 3(Sth in Temple." This
hoard includes picked names from every section of the state,
including two former governors f Texas, c liege presidents and
the like. The commission has been chartered by the Secretary
of State in Austin.
In fact, they just about have everything ready to begin hit-
!ing the people of Texas for d nations to build this shrine in
Temple.
Never let it I said that this newspaper or the people of
this county are against a memorial to the men of the 36th Bivi-
ion. Hut let it be -aid and li t it be shouted to the housetops and
in no uncertain t. mis that they believe the memorial, if it is to
be a STATEWIDE PROJECT, should be located in Caldwell or
some other better point in Burl. son County.
From the v-ry beginning, when such a memorial was sug-
gested for Temple by Harry Withers, managing editor of the
DALLAS NKWS, the columns of this little n.wspapet p so up
against the movement.
With 'it c.i-ia-ies in the nva-í-o: of Italy with the .'With
this county bele \es that it is the. logical site for a state memorial
to that division
(in the conuiiMtee for the ( lection of the shrine at Temple
they have named everybody but th- water i>ov. Laying their
claim for this shrine to the fact that wounded men of this divi-
sion have ben 'r ated at Mc' loskey General Hospital there,
the organization ha> moved out until it now looms big and
mighty an.i the Temple Chambei of Commerce and Walter Hum-
phrey. editor "t :!u- TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM, see another
fine building for Temple. They want to raise $250,OOP for this
memorial.
Thev ha v. the lacking. They, no doubt, will get the memori-
al. There is r
about it. ev
-homing
paper are •?
inch that a country weekly newspaper can do
protest-. Hut h-Heve us. brother, we are
ts and a copy of tin- editorial a nil this news-
cry men er on thai ' omnii- i o." s() that
w h"\\ "I'.dpp Rurl. • n County peopl feel
them t o hmi! • n- What tie hell am
for. anyv iv ' Who i e >ie on i*, ane v hy
shrine ' h 'lit1' Divi-e
Notice to Candidates
Announcement for political
offices in the NEWS will be
charged for at the following
rates:
Constables $ 5.00
Justices of the Peace 7.80
Commissioners .... 10.00
County offices .. 15.00
District 26.00
This is the second notice this
season, since the first announce-
ment has appeared in this
week's NEWS and there likely
wilt be others to follow in all
the departments. All anncunt*-
ments are cash in advance with
no exceptions.
A statement by the candidate
limited to 250 words and pub-
lished at the time of the an-
nouncement will be free.
The NEWS, as has been stat-
ed before, will not take sidea in
local politics where only per-
sonalities are involved and will
endeavor to be fair to all can-
didates who wish to use its col-
umns for carrying their mes-
sages to the voters of Burleson
County.—The Editor.
Bill Rowland
Shot To Deadi
At Somerville
Constable and Special
Railroad Officer Killed
In Skuffle at Home
William K. "Bill" Rowland, 47-
year-old constable of the Somer-
vilie district and special officer for
the Santa Fe Railroad, was shot
to death at his home in Somer-
ville about 12:30 Saturday morning,
following family trouble in which
Rowland, his wife and a 22-year-
old brother-in-law were involved.
Mrs. Rowland, wife of the de-
ceased, and her brother, Charles
R. Farris Jr., were arrested in
connection with the shooting and
released soon thereafter on bonds
of $500 each, pending action of the
grand jury which is scheduled to
convene May 15.
According to a report from the
sheriff's department, Mrs. Rowland
was refused admittance to her
home by Rowland when she came
home after a church meeting Fri-
day evening. Officers from Cald-
well were called by Mrs. Row-
land and they conferred with Row-
land who "stuck to his rights" and
would not listen to advice from
Sheriff Clint Lewis and Deputy
(Continued on last page)
Sgt. John Mally
Of Smetana Said
Missing In Italy
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mally of
Sme-tana received a telegram Sat-
urday from the war department in
Washington advising them that
their son. Sgt. John Mally. has been
missing in action since January 22.
Sergeant Mally has been over-
seas for more than a year and saw
service in North Africa. Since h -
ing in Italy, he has been awarded
a medal for good conduct and only
recently received a promotion to
sergeant.
The telegram said that available
details would be forwarded later.
— nt'Y Mr ah no.vim aso htamph ——
Son of Former City
Secretary Is Killed
Lieutenant Kenneth Krug. son
"f K. E. Krug Sr., who was a
former city secretary in Caldwell
about '_'0 year- ag and who at
one time operated a drug store
here, was killed in an airplane
crash in B itish Guiana. South
America, n February accord-
ing to information received from
( is wife v. ho eaiiu t • Brenham last
week from Free port, where the
War Department had advised her
of the tragedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Krug Sr., residents
of Brenham. stated that they be-
lieved he had been killed in an ac-
cident enroute overseas.
—
Red Cross b
Half Way Qrer
In Fund Drive
Most Small CommunlUw
Not Yet Hoard Prom As
Total Reaches $4771.42
Contributions in the
1944, Red Croas drive have reached
a total of $4,771.42, it waa declared
today by D. L. Alford Jr., chair-
man of the Burleson county eha^
ter.
Alford stated that only a few
of the communities had reported
and that, while the approach to the
$8200 quota seems slow, the ama
would rise rapidly when the small-
er communities were able to com-
plete their work.
The drive will continue through-
out March. Workers are urged te
complete their jobs as soon aa poa-
sible and to make reports on con-
tributions as soon as they are com-
pleted.
BUT WAR (Oni AMD STAMP! _
Five From Bryan
Attend Luncheon
Rev. Walter Willis, member ot
the Bryan Rotary Club, was gueat
speaker at the noonday meeting of
the Caldwell Rotaripas here Tuea-
day and delivered an interesting
address on the relationship of par-
ents and adults to the youth of to-
day.
Four other visitors from Bryan
were in attendance. They were
Merril Philp, W. E. White, C. W.
Lokey and Homer Norton, coach
of the Texas Aggie football teanu
BUT WAR ion AMD iTAMM
Seared by Gasoline
SEALY, March 17 (Spl.)—Two
trucks, one loaded with 4,000 gal-
lons of gasoline and the other
loaded with 4,000 gallons of kero-
sene collided shortly after 8 a.m.
last Thursday seven miles from
here near the Brazos River Bridge,
and F. A. Will, about 38 years of
age, was killed instantly.
Will was driving a Texas Trans-
port truck and the other vehicle,
owned by Consolidated Transport
Co., was driven by W. A. Bowea.
The trucks burned on a bridge and
Will's body was cremated, while
Bowen escaped uninjured, it waa
reported.
BUT WAR BONDS AIT* «TAHPB
CtVftT MISE HEWS
Marriage Licensee
Hugo H. Doerr and Mrs. Zola
V. Murphy.
Billie Clemons Jr. and Inea
Daniels.
Land Transactieas
Joe A. Jenkins and others to
Jack Cowen. Deed dated Jan. 6,
1943, to 86 acres of land Southweat
of Caldwell.
Estate of Rosa Hunt, by Lee Et-
ta Lusk, Executor, and others to
Robert C. Appel. Deed to lot 11,
Block 8, in Somerville.
Mrs. Lonnie Wiess and others to
Robert C. Appel. Deed to lot 26
C. Landolt 2nd addition to Somer-
ville.
Wm. Sams to Lexington State
Bank; died to 98 acres on Hook-
er's creek, west of Caldwell.
G. W. Grant Estate to Harvey-
Schiller Furniture Co. Deed to 30
acres A. Kuykendal survey east of
Caldwell.
Millie Marek Est. by John Ma-
rek, Admr., to Louis Marek. Deed
to two tracts, 82 acres and 48 1-2
acres near Tunis.
— lirr war nomi« avd htami-s —
Gets Conduct Medal
Technician Fifth Grade Sam
Mack Jr., who has served overseas
for the past twenty-two months on
the Alean Highway and in the
Aleutians, was recently awarded
the Good Conduct Medal in recog-
nition of faithful and exact per-
formance of duty.
George Bullock, Veteran Scout Executive,
Turns Down Advancement To Stay in Texas
"There's nothing like good old j weeks ago and declined it,
1'exaio. I'm sat sfied living in it Bullock, son oí Mr. and M - C.
mil I don't want to move out of W Bulloc' f Caldwell, wn- >• n
!• v '"i •; mething of the words, and reare I it> Burleson Courtv - w«|
■red " t.e rt:e A Bullock, vet- i a grudua* e* Caldwell h'gh
<ch<" I. lie was a charti r niemb, r
i! the first troop of b y ¿scouts
ie rge A Bullock, vet-
vectui' e, who ,\a - of-
Sti.rf of the Sc ait Or-
ín New V rk several
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