The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1944 Page: 1 of 16

                                
Cameron
VOLUME NUMBER 85.
CAMERON, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 13. 1944.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 1
COUNTY WIT
AJORITY IS 1332
Staff Sgt. Asa L. Law Awarded Air Medal
With Oak Leaf Cluster For Heroism In South
Pacif ic Theatre; Nephew of S. W. Law Here
Missing In Action
*
STAFF SGT. ASA L. LAW
Staff S;ft. Asa L. Law of Rosebud,
a native of Milam county and nephew
of S. W. Law of Cameron, has just
been awarded the Air Medal with Oak
Leaf Cluster for heroism in the South
Pacific theatre of war.
Sgt. Law won his decorations for
bravery in action and the awards
were made for gallant conduct in the
invasion of the Marshall islands.
He is with the 7th Air Force and a
gunner aboard a B-24 Liberator. He
is 19 years of age.
Sgt. Law is the son of C. B. Law
who lives on Rural Route 1 out of
Rosebud. He enlisted in the Air
Corps and trained at Wichita Falls
and Laredo, Texas, attending gun-
nery school. He graduated from the
Cedar Springs school in Falls county
and later graduated from Rosebud
High School and was a star basket-
ball man.
Sgt. Law was reared at Ad Hall in
this county. His father C. B. Law is
a brother of S. W. Law of Cameron.
The Law family moved to Texas from
Alabama when the brothers were
small boys. Sgt. Law’s mother was
the former Miss Fannie Nichols, also
reared in Milam county.
S. W. Law, pioneer here and the
father of Roy Law, former Tax Col-
lector, has 8 nephews in the service.
Four of the nephews are sons of Mr.
and Mrs. C. Bryant and great grand
sons of the late Major Benjamin R.
Bryant who established a colony at
Bryant Station in Milam*county and
who was an Indian Commissioner un-
der Sam Houston.
The Brya.it boys all enlisted front
Houston. One nephew is Clyde C.
Law in the service.
Lt. Charles Roy Law, pilot United
States Army Air Corps, is now an
instructor at the famous air field at
Pecos, Texas.
In world war No. 1, Sgt. Tom Law,
son of S. W. Law of Cameron and a
brother of Roy Law and Mrs. Ludic
Hamilton, was in the Quartermaster
Corps In World War No. I and served
with the American Army of occupa-
tion in Germany after the Armistice, j
He was among the first contingent
of men to leave Cameron under selec-
tive service in the last war. Mr.
ryan and travels for
Hardware company
A new order received at the hend-
j quarters of the Local Selective Scr-
i vice Board early Wednesday morning
j canceled an order of Tuesday staying
induction of men over 26.
Mrs. Jack Lewis, Chief Clerk of the
Board, announced that the new order
received Wednesday completely r"
stores induction plans which were in
effect last week. All men who have
passed their physical and who have
received certificates of fitness will
now have to report for induction.
Thus twice within 24 hours Selec-
tive Service has changed policy with
reference to men over 26. Although
no comment was forthcoming it ap-
peared that both registrants and
Board Members had that “why don't
they make up their minds’’ feeling.
The orders which came through
Wednesday were sweeping, refering
to a stated memorandum which in-
structed Boards to process men from
18 through 37 for military duty.
There was no explanation for the
orders which were received Tuesday
nor any appreciable comment on the
cancellation of those orders.
Men past 26 who were told Tuesday
they did not have to report now are
told they must report for induction
and may proceed to make their plans
accordingly.
A pre-induction physical call was
processed Tuesday at the Board be-
| cause no instructions had come
i through affecting the examination
plan of selective service.
RED CROSS GOAL IS
NEAR FORM
Milam county was near the goal |
in the current War Fund drive of the j
Ameiican Red Cross.
F. G. Blake, finance director, said
that $13,866.39 had been deposited in
the banKs and this amount is only
$533 short of the goal.
Report indicate that the goal will
he reached within a few days if not
already reached by funds on deposit.
The first report made lor the city
of Cameron was telephoned to the
Herald by F. G. Blake early Friday.
The <-ity thus far has contributed
4,18o.
JAMES RAY DODSON
Coxswain
•James Ray Dodson, Coxswain,
United States Navy is reported miss-
ing in action somewhere in the war
zone of the South Pacific.
J. R. Dodson, father, received a
telegram at 2 p. m. from Admira'
Randall Jacobs of the United States
Navy in Washington, stating that
James Ray was missing in action in
the performance of duty in the war
zone. He was aboard a submarine
and has been on this undersea craft
for many months. His operations
had taken him to the waters of Tokyo
hay and other dangers spots in the
Pacific War.
MRS. ERNEST HESS !S
In Finland
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Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest
Hess who died suddenly Monday af-
ternoon, April 10, 1944, from a heart
attack while enroute to Cameron to
visit relatives, were held at 4 p. m.
Tuesday, April 11, 1944, from the
Baptist Church in Burlington with in-
terment in Rosebud cemetery.
Mrs. Hess lived in Killeen and was
formerly a nurse in the Newton j
Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Milam county in
!898 and when 3 years old moved with j
h r parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Prescott to Elba, Alabama, where
they lived until the death of her
father in 1907. The family then
moved to their old home in Burling-
ton.
Mrs. Hess entered Nurse training
school at Cameron Hospital when
she was 16. On November 8, 1919,
she was married to Ernest I*. Hess.
To them were born two children, a
daughter. Miss Bonnelle Hess and
one son, Delbert Hess. Miss Bonnelle
is in training to liecome a nurse at
Scott & White hospital and the son,
Delbert is in the army and stationed
at Camp Hood.
Surviving are besides husband and !
two children, the following brothers
and sisters:    Conley Pri’scott of
Pasadena, Texas; Dan Prescott o!
Port Arthur; John Prescott and
t hnrlie Prescott of Burlington; Mrs.
K, R. Westbrook of Waco and Mrs.
H. B. Crhtillas of Houston.
Rev. A. P. Hamrick, nastor of
To Whom This May
Concern:
“Because of the publicity I have
i been given in the management of a
hotel in Cameron, 1 wish to say: “Yes
| we registered some guests in our
I hotel, who were in Cameron, to fight
for what they thought was right per-
| taining to the recent election held in
i Cameron.
“First I wish to ask you, if these
| men had gone to your church would
; you have told them that there was no
\ place there for them ?
Second, would you have rejected
the dimes they might have dropped
in the plate passed in front of them ?
Would you tell them that you did not
want their money because their views
were not in harmony with yours?
“Third, how much business do you
think a hotel would have if the clerks
were to ask each registrant his pro-
fession, or occupation and if such
trade did not meet the clerks approv-
al, say, I can’t rent you a room?
“Do hope the writer of that article
mailed to me has tried to live* and do
ns nearly right us [ have.
“The soldier hoys have filled our
hotel each Saturday night for near
two years. I have mothered them,
talked to them and encouraged them.
After talking to some they have taken
their bottle to the door and poured
the contents in the street. Others
have told me they would never drink
any more. You can’t drive people,
but by kindness we may lead them.
“We have a minister who spends
each Saturday night in our hotel. He
told me that he saw no reason why
1 should not register the men of which
you spoke of staying in our hotel.
He says he has never seen a better
managed little hotel anywhere.
“I wish to say one more thing, you
lost more votes by that article than
you gained.’’
MRS. M. JANE WAY.
Mar.agei Hotel Cameron
Is Aerial Gunner
IN 4700 VOTE POLL
The Vote
CPI,. .1 \<K D. EDI TIN
lack D I.oftin, son of Mis.
Mar Loft in of Cameron, w as
atf-d this week from the AAF
mm
Wt-
erai Home am
lick Revi<
er Work
All The
?ts
ture
Wet
Dry
Ad Hall
129
24
Belmena
21
10
Buckholta
216
70
Baileyville
1
i
Briary
11
6
Bushdalc
52
8
Burlington
96
14
Ben Arnold
95
28
Branchville
26
31
Bethlehem
23
9
Cameron No. 1.
452
183
Cameron No. 2.
240
189
Curry
90
05
Clarkson
86
11
Conoley
9
31
Crush
3
13
Davilla
9
23
Elm Ridge
90
5
Friendship
8
18
Cause
52
103
Gay Hill
55
9
Hanover
19
28
Hamilton Chapel
12
5
Jones Prairie
20
48
Lilac
29
19
Maysfiehl
36
45
Minerva
14
59
Milano
. 91
73
Marlow
15
88
Marak
100
7
New Salem
36
37
North Elm
80
12
Oak Hill
1
12 i
Rockdale
267
lib
Rice School House
15
22
Salem
129
24
Sandow
i
2
Sulty
7
12
Sharp
57
21
Sandy Ridge
16
4
Sandy Creek
20
24 :
San Gabriel
15
Thorndale
2S8
38
Tracy
7
18
i Ynrrellton
28
32
Walkers Creek
17
44 !
Watson Branch
1
24
Totals
3018
1080
Pastoi Sanders
Gets
Anonyroous IkxjuH of
White Casket Lillies
A friendly reprisal, though anony j
mour, directed delivery
Sunday of a
casket boquot of lillies to Rev. C
W.
Sanders, pastor Fir.-t Baptist Church.
R‘-v. Sanders led the recent Prohl-
lotion campaign and one
of the stum*
in the tour of the county
was the
pro
posed burial of John Barleycorn.
A
small coffin was used and John
V’lH
an empty bottle tied up
n rag*.
Old !
John got a leg out of his
eoffin so
n<‘
time during the day S
aturday
.^.1 |
area j
kirkwl to frwHorti from
what Pa
.W|
thought wa-
on we ho|M
Barley eon
Complete returns from 18 voting
precincts in Milam county Tuesday
showed a majority of 1332 wet from
the prohibition election held Saturday,
April 8.
The totals arc: Wet 3018; dry 1686.
Elsewhere will be found a complete
table showing the vote in all the 48
precincts. The majority is less than
two to one. Substantially the defeat
for the drys is as pronounced as that
of 1939, although the majority wet
then was more than two to one. In
1939 around 3700 votes were cast.
In that election the wet majority
was 1535. The drys polled 1113
votes and wets polled 2648.
* * * ♦
Unofficial returns from 44 of the
IK volicg precints in Milam county
at 2 p. m. Monday in the prohibition
election held Saturday gave:    wet
2966; dry 1028.
Only four precincts had not re-
ported up to 2 p. m. These precincts
are: Baileyville, Sandy Creek, Sandy
Ridge and Davilla. The wet majority
wuh almost two to one or a total
1.338 votes. Indications were that the
majority ratio would hold good
! and the county would remain wet by
two to one vote. The remaining boxes
are normally dry and will no doubt
return a small majority dry which
would make the final results a frac-
tion under two to one.
A number of precincts returned all
tail solid majorities wet and at least
two were substantially solid dry. Bas-
ed upon unofficial returns it appeared
that Marak was the most solidly wet
box with 100 wet and 7 dry. Klin
Ridge a close second returned 90 w«t
and 5 dry.
Watson Brunch voted I wet and 24
dry while Oak Hill voted one wet and
12 dry.
Many of the boxes are dry by local
option but voted wet in the election
Saturday in well as in the election in
19.09. A vast majority of the precincts
are dry hut the sentiment of the coun-
ty is preponderantly wet because the
fewer boxes wet than dry have the
voting strength.
The principle of local option is
thoroughly democratic. A box may
have vot^sl wet in the election and still
remain dry until the voters of the pre-
cinct decide whether they wish to
authorize sale in that particular pre-
cinct.
The campnign, forced by the drys
when they petitioned the court Id
order the election, followed accepted
lines. The dry cause lacked both
leadership and following and fizzled
out in a dismal display of ignorance,
abuse and juvinile antics.
In the limited time alloted Monday
The Midget could not give any side-
lights on the campaign. This will
come tomorrow and some days fol-
lowing if material is available in
correct form.
Generally drys rcmflini d at home,
lot
Vt. Jero
;kt
Hospital Patient
Need* Transfusion:
12 'f Volunteer
in E;
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of
He
dal
R
•pit*!, needing a I
u»ion Wednesday form
» here ready to help.
. Polter, son of the pa-
•r» and at the office- of t
G. Swift where test* j
naade.
Wstaon of the Red Cross f
McCiosky Is Saving"
Waste Paoer. SaN s
Local WPH Agent
Mr Porto
Mood transi
12 volunteer
Sgt. W. F
tient. »»« h
Dr Clifford
were being
Dr. dames
curly Wednesday asked for volunteer-
and within a few minute* 12 men had
offered their blond to save Mr. Per
tor’s life.
Dr. Swift planned to admmisUr 1 tm can*, were being destroyed at Me
the Mood later m the afternoon    J Cloak y
S. E. Rrog-ton. local representative
of tie War Production Board, says
MeCloslry Hospital is eo-opeiating
1W per cent in sarong wvrt* paper
A report lad b»tn circulated to th(
i effect that waste paper, grease and
r— You ha
nt takes
you.
New
—the
Dealu
givemi
j one, milks th
j milk away.
Capitalism-
' YOU sell one
—You
nt tak
other
two cows—the
.th and shoots
hare two rows
es both, shoots
and throws tlx
-You have two
and bey a Bull.
Mrs doe f-gW is
onal Hospital
m Newton Mem
mother <
ton Mei
and and
the only
and pah
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of Ntzon,
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of i B White, editor
Mr. Romas is no*is
at the Air Dtyst at
d m Mobile, doing a
«b with the Motrie Air
tat
th
W
to
mg English swe-ros
ample supply of rears
damp* of American I
Pvt Diset is the
Mrs doe A. Dusok. Prmt to
the Army he waa employ«■
Stork Reword Fapewtanr at
torn# Air Depot. H* gradui
Toe High School m 1M4
>g ham
eg twist
keep an
it the bomb
er stations,
of Mr. and
to entering
I as a
San An-
ted from
CpI. Alfred Kuhn Is
Promoted to Sergeant
Sergeant Alfred Lee Kuhn, son at
Mr . nd M•«. Will B. Kuhn, Rt. 1,
Burlington, was promoted recently
from Corpora! to SYig ant. Sgt.
Kuhn    th* Army in (VtoWr,
11*40. Upirn ho promotion ft®** Coe-
fsoral to So. r*ant he a««uir.ef am*
rtaod of his mortar squad
Sgt Kuhn is stationed in Northern
I re la rid.
Nell Malone, who Bow worts in
Temple, visited relatives and fnenh
is Cameron over the week end.