Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1942 Page: 1 of 10
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War
Bondn
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Coleman County Chronicle
Remember
Pearl
Harbor!
COLEMAN COUNTY’S FAMILY NEWSPAPER
Volume X—No. 114
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, August 13, 1942
One SECTION -10 PAGES
Vance Sumner Is New
High School Coach;
Has Fine Record
Celebration Speaker
The coll
scored a 4 gnal hit
high school has
ed Vance Sumner, of
4H Boys Troop Home
It lias
<,* n4 a». » ““>■ *» From Greatest Meet
the Blue Oats
Anybody Who was ever connected
with Makefile Home is a football
specialist, t^r.d Mr Sumner has a
In Club History
The largest number of 4-H boys
double recommendation He has B ever assembled In District 7 of the
A. degree If one t*nd. a M A de- sUU(. _ orKamzatlon, . attended the
gree In the other and on his heajf-
Hold That Line!
Hold That Line!
Hold That Line!
Jimmie Duke,'strike up the band! j
Let's have a high school pep rally j
for the boys on the Solomon Is- j
lands. Let -the school children go j
flaring down Commercial street
with their high-stepping drum ma-
jorette, with banners flying and
screaming "Hold that line!"
It will be the big telegraph Item
Of America that day. School chil-1
dren all over this land will pick1
up the rally and go shouting down
their home streets, "Hold that
Line." The* news will go across the
shimmering Pacific to the boys out*
yonder and they will fight with
,tears in their eyes; they will tear
Chunking, China.—John Carter 1 lnl° slant-eyed sneak., with
even greater ferocity, just like foot-
County Commissioners In
Busy Session Fix Tax Rate
At 43 Cents; Other Matters
tag chest is pinned the honor of encampment* at Buchanan Dam
having coached the Masonic Home the past week.
■team that ran Amarillo ragged for Coleman County with 70 mem- vtneent first secretary of the U S.
the state championship to lose by bers In hand was thlrd^ in point Embaasy shoWn durlnf? hi.s speech baU h0?3 do, when thf ll0rae “-am
a score of 3 to 0 It was .one of ,nf attendance. * !at the recent United Nations Day is r0(jti^8 so wildly
the greatest games ever played The meeting was seml-edu- 'celebration held in Chuncklng at- | l<et Coleman be the first to sound
Sumner was assistant coach at the cational, there being a course of tended by Generalissimo Chiang ofr lor tbe nation!
Army Takes Over Hotel
time, but he inspired and train- study threading tnrougn the camp Kai-Shek an(j 0ther liigh Chinese
ed those boys to a razor edge for routine that was most Instructive dignitaries
the big game Only hard luck took and highly interesting. 1 -------- —.---------------- - —
them down The Coleman boys stood well to I
Head Coach Rusty Russell, of the front In the rifle contests and rountV Board Will
the Home, has high praise for were at the top In the swimming 1
the Vance Sumner. He Is a high events, The boys made a splendid U . I
grade gentleman. He wears cleats, showing and D. D. Steele, county
diplomas and gold footballs. Vance agent, who accomi>anled the boys
is going to put the Ad-vance in «>n the trip was most proud of his
our high school team this year. He Rang. Finest bunch of youngsters
Will be here to win Coleman is - have ever worked with, he said
going to be hollering itself hoarse , with enthusiasm,
this Fall when the games get go- Boating and many aquatic sports
tag. . There are sSVon letter men :ls well as land games featured
with blood in- their eyes and vie- r,he three-day camp,
tory In their hearts
1942 will go down In high school Corporal Monroe Allcorn, who Is
football history as the year that wltn the Quartermaster Corps at
the Blue Cate went wild
Fire Destroys 3000
Acres of Grass Near
Talpa Last Sunday
Muroc, California.
Saturday Next
Strike up the band, its strident
notes will be heard clean round the
world; the Japs, the Germans, the
sons of Ohandl (The Greeks have
another name for the sons) will
hear the rally screams of Hold
that Line, and our brave ben . down
there in the jungles will hear that
we are right with them every wak-
ing minute and feel again how
much It means to us back home
Cecil Gray, Rob O'Hair, Bill
Let
The Coleman Chamber of Com-
merce has called a meeting of the ™ ““‘.Chicago; 111—It' moving day for
county board to be held fn the J . nation in high tbe ann^s newly arriving conun- comfortable beds but they've
srSuSE,~ «« —- »
|,«rpL ol dUcussing many mat-' *' “ “"/“j1 ““ 5tU“to “brt »™> F»m T”*”1™1 School rate a»Uo« ,o all coraona IMn-n
ters engendered by the war sltua- d<> Let therf ;®top and slats. Don't tiiink the boys aren't Unit No 2
tion and to devise ways and means *htle, a r>aslor lifts UP a 'lra^r-----
to Almighty God, and let
i> The county commissioner* of
Coleman County met in business
session Monday morning in Judge
John ,0 Hairis' office and went
it once into the tax problem.
I Upon serious reflection and full
1 udy of ail of the problems in Its
yirious- angles the members decld-
t t that the tax rate for the county
! shall be for ensuing year as fol-
lows:
Common Fund 25c on $100 Val
Road Fund—15c on $100 Val
Jury Fund—lc on $100 Val,
Permanent Improvement Fund—
2c on $100 Val.
Total—43c on $100' Val.
Tile rate Is the same as the
previous year
A road bond levy of 15c-on the
$100 valuation was granted to Pre-
cinct 2 on an old bond obligation
Read District No 2 in Precinct
2 was'allowed 15c levy on an old
bond levy ' .
The commissioners fixed a poll
tax levy of ,25c in addition to the
,rry they’re moving out those nice, state charge of $150 making it
cost the Coleman County voter the
sum of $1.75 to voted for his fa-
vorites among the candidates. This
got
S
of meeting the many new prob-
lems that are constantly arising.
Bridwell Wins Second Flight
Honors In Coleman Golf Meet;
Tournament Draws Near Close
every
1 man on the street stand with
I bowed -and bared head If will be
t the most dramatic sight even seen
in Coleman
| Saturday is a good day The town
will be full of people who have
'boys out yonder under the flag! j
Young Methodists Of Brownwood
District Capture City Park;
Hold Forth In Fun And Study
E. W. Bridwell got. hot and de- ♦
A fire of unknown origin, be-
gan on the McWilliams and Parr
ranch about 12 miles southwest
of Talpa and destroyed 3000 acres feaU‘d Browning in the semi-
finals of the Coleman County Club
Annual Golf Tournament and then
went on to meet the runner-up,
Out In the beautiful City Park. -
where tall trees spread leafy para- f i C L I kl
,n,r )h,m from th,. sum- Loleman bchools Now
the ages of 21 and 60 who are re-
siding in the county January l,
1942
73te session levied the usual oc-
cupation tax charge which is fix-
ed by statute, at one-half of the
charges assessed and collected by
the 8tate of Texas
The meeting then accepted a
final payment due Coleman coun-
ty $750, being the last installment
at a forty annual payment on 80
acres of land belonging to the
county school fund. This concludes
and winds up all county school
Coleman Girl Wins
0
Coveted Johns
Hopkin Award
The only scholarship offered In
tie United States by the Johns
Hopkins University of Baltimore,
sols to shelter them from the sum
mer suns ^ rays a quarter |n Brownwood District “nd °' C0Unty
thousand young Methodists of tne -
Army Worm Invades
Cotton Fields In
a™,« KSS Under Sup.. Holmrn
'worm is rifling cotton nlante of church elders in one of the Jol- * Texas is divided
worm, is rifling cotton Plante or liest happiest and most delight- . .. ** “ _ -------
their leafage in their customary, fuj outings of its kind in the his- lnto 24 district* by the State De- Pvt Robnette L Gordon of
greedy way, In Coleman County. tory of the organization. partment of Education for super- Barkeley spent the past week-end
County Xgent D D. Steele after a! Early Tuesday morning the visory purposes. For the past four 1,1 the cltX "dth 1118 family. He
Id The Anned Forces
of grass before the flames were
extinguished.
The fire was first noticed at
about 2:30 p. m. It was just get- H. D. Locke and took his mee-
ting headway when a general alarm ure and the title. Both games, were
was given and farmers, cowmen hotly contested, but Bridwell would
and town men rushed to the scene. not be denied.
The entire community turned out j The second and third flights are
in force and fought cm? flames for completed. Bridwell taking the
12 hours before* they had the fire second and R. R. Shipman the (Was won by a Uoleman girl. i *““* " Wet headquarters Mr. Claude B
hours beloe t > third. The signal and outstanding hon- the Predatory pests in such large of happy young people while the star TVlerram
hv Hvpr rtftiiffh. ' numbers, and that the poison prob- older ones on whom depended the Mullins has been Deputy state Tne issue of the Star-Telegram
lem Is something else to worry i functioning of the big affair set Superintendent for this district Sunday, August 9 carries pic-
tour at the county says there Is ™mbf™ beRan rQUln* J* >ears' has been in Du- wra T a^eiTrtfle
vate conveyances, and soon the lrtct 14 W|th San Angelo as dls won in a recent rifle
whipped out.
No one was hurt. Cowmen work-
much concern of the appearance of woocj,^j park rang with laughtef
range contest
It is likely that the final games 1' was won
—v ...... ln th rhamntnn.hin i r of Mr nnrt Mn w k Wvrr ilern 18 sometmng else to worry I funCtlOTUIlg or me Olg anair sei -----
ed all Sunday afternoon and night I rt L !n :-bout H»- TVxas Agricultural Ex 11 about their tasks with energy born during the past two years On ^otTttis toyn who are In
cutting fences and rushing sheep dtehts will be played Sunday,
and cattle to safety.
The heaviest loser was J. W
Barr. He has'the McWilliams ranch
under lease.
Too Good
To Be
rue
news for the boys
It Is an achievement coveted by
every student m America. It can
be woo only by a brilliant brain
is atop the oil pay and cemented
at 3079. Will drfl] 'i* a* soo-i as
cement sets.
“Here U news for the boys Anderscn-Prltchard Mjit-
who love <frinks that exhillarate t,jlews jjo. 2 Ls In the pay and
and not lnj-brlate—the Coca Cola Jemented at 3886 and w,n drlu ,n
Two Well' Afnn Oil- hlghly trained and after prolong-
iwo wens rvtop ii; ed study and deep research Not
\Y/,;i- _ on!y the family but the entire city
W ailing un V.ement Ito and should be proud of the trt-
The Andenon-Pritchard Harrlv ^ °f the UtUe home tOWn Klrl
.. „ . „ ________ Miss Hyer U at TS.C.W, Den-
No 3 In Sec 51 GHJcHRR Survey gJn where she has just received
her M. A.
allowed to sell
ns soon as cement harddens. month of July. The figures Include 1 service Monday of tills week. Thev work was made the business man- Superintendent tor Coleman Coun-
- — “f « 5LTBJ' B""‘ra' — ^ "a:V “a“ ,"‘r
as many bottles as
companies
three time:
they have _______ _
past rationing days. This sounds making . close
like an but the news Is too of gas and about 300 barrels i
good to withhold from the public, of oil
ad or no ad, and everybody likes Robert McKlsslck. Josle Hughes!
the stuff" No. 1 is a rotdry job and ls con-,
The foregoing news Item appear- fracted for 3600 feet,
ed ln the Chroriicle last week The Ungren A: Fiuzier M W. Whitt
source of informatioii was Bill R§t- n0 j js spudding In.
jen, grocer of high repute, He saitj Woodley Petroleum Mass Thomp-
that he had gotten 12 cases when- son No. 1 stopped at 2875 to teat
he had previously gotten 4 and un- for gas.
derstood he wmild get the saihe
amount next week He thought
It w*as a splendid news Item and
gave It to the Chronicle news man.
The Chronicle news man, who is
an ardent Coca Col# enthusiast, _
thought ls. a splendid news item 8Wct mlddlin(t
and gave it to the public.
It now appears from Manager
VITAL STATISTICS
TTiere were 30 births and 15
4faths ln Coleman during {he
periment Station recommends cal- J of a love to serve. ! August 15. Mr Mullins ls leaving service,^ together with brief
clum arsenate as a dust for the The dormitory tents were pitched the district, on a leave of ab- sketches at the boys^In the group
control of the leaf worm It should into position and girls with their sence, to enlist for military ser- arf spvfn “W* from Coleman coun-
be applied at the rate of 5 to 7 bedding rolls wens assigned sleep- vice. The school people of this;l>_
pounds ing quarters and the big top tldi- district regret the loss of Mr Mul- T^y a^‘ Bdgar Greaves and his
ed up as girls will do The boys lins as a Deputy State Super- brother Raymond, sons of Earl
tossed a lent down to the south. Uitendent. His work has been ap- Creaves The-fl^t a corporal and
overflowed It and were assigned predated by the school people of the second a sergeant are on man-
floor space ln the old fortress this section. Ip view of the fact *uv^s the 36th Division in
replica in the mu# park . tiiat there U to be a change In ! 1>rlh ar,v|na'
With this much accomplished and Deputy Superintendents, the State '
the youngsters given the liberty of - Department of Education has pla- . r rf , “lgland of
the enmj) the pastors set about the ! ced Coleman County in District ; ™* R " KiKwna, Just graduat-
organlzation of an oiwratlng per- 9. headquarters, Brownwood. Texas <‘d -rom X ray^ department of Army
Five Coleman boys were accept- sonnP, Mr G D. Holbrpok ol Brown- *rhoo! at WU1Um Beaumont Hos-
ed In the United States Naval If„v A g Gafford, who loves wcxxl will be the , Deputy State.pitai ^ Paso _ '.
Five Coleman Boys
Sign Up Wilh Navy
The Past Week
Private First Class William V.
Watts, son nf Mr. and Mrs C. O.
to 2,000,000 cubic fBanu, month last year
j noth Storey and Harwold Wilson
O Turner, Ken- went about -duties a gleefully school j-oople of this county are ^ „ who ta onmaneui
. . . .t i.v n k/.« a era I rs t/i imrfsr tho onnorvle.
Markets
(Revised Thursday)
Large Group of Coleman
Men Inducted In Army;
37 Pass Physicals
if he were, a hov again He pleased to be under the supervls-
:.ad ..hi i....k af'-r il;.e ten!/, md,. mn of ;> map with tlie ability and
experience that Mrf Holbrook has
vers In North Carolina.
(Continued on Last Page)
as a school supervisor. ’ Not only
/will the,schools be under an out-
standing school man. but, at the
Private Billy Jones, son of Mr
and Mrs Allen Jones, of Dallas,
formerly of Coleman, ls with an
air force squadron in Australia.
same time, the fact that Brown-
wood as district headquarters will , _
w muen nearer than the former ^ ___ ___ . _
o-„ anr*A,n. —A,. Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs
| headquarters. San Angelo, it will
! be much more convenient for the
teachers of the county to contact
| the Deputy State Superintendent
j__}h_ _
John T. Wilson, training to be a
glider pilot at Pittsburg, Kansas
(Continued an Last Page'.
Strict low middling
. . .. . Cotton Seed, pdr ton__
Casey of the bottling plant that pQU^-n^y * 15008-
the story cannot be sustained/
That the old rationing system will1
continue ln force and that it can-
not be helped. " {
This will disappointment many
people
Eggs, per dozen
Hens,. 5-lbs.
Hens (Light) lb.
8prlngs, lb. ________
Turkeys, No. t ...
Turkeys, No. 2
CROSS PI AIN S SINGING
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
The Cross Plains Binging will
be held Sunday, Aug 16, at the
dross Plains Methodist Church
gi-iday afternoon at 2 30
public Is cordially Invited.
A total of 37 men of Coleman
County were accepted at the tn-
1750 ductlon station at Abilene, Mon-
1625 day. Seven of them reported at
$45.00 once to Camp Wolters without ask- |
tag for the customary two weeks
- 27c furlough; the remaining 30 will re
—17c port to Camp Wolters at Mineral
- 13c Welle, August 24, with Elbert F |
- 17c Carter of Whon, corporal tn charge
15c of the detail. Thirteen failed to
13c Pass the physical out of 50 exam-
__ taed.
GRAIN MARKET Those who went direct to Camp
(Submitted by Wilson Oraln CO.) Wolters from Abilene were Odis
No. 1 Wheat, _________________ 97c Powler. Lang O,
No 2 Barley .......... (
No. 2 Oat* 59c W Rackow and Charles V Huey
No 2 Th Milo .. $120 cwt Those who asked and were grant-
; No 2 Th. Hegarl _______*U5 cwv ** two weeks furlough ww:
—.......... I J. C. Akins
I Wellrose H. Downey,
of Fort Mrs R D. Strickland of Okm | (Ubert F Carter
James A McOaffety.
CHlle Puckett
Martin. Marvin
70c W PrenCh, James H Dixon'. Charles
Mrs Richard Bnery
Worth Is here for a visit with' Cove route, renewed her subaertp-
Hn. R I. Lea > tion to the Chronicle Wednesday
Marvin L. Bentley.
Dewitt Ray Wells
Parker Lancaster
Earl F. Goodson.
Audavee Harris. " .
Thomas M Dlbrell
Clarence A. Walker.
Herbert H EJkins
Robert J Boat. ,
Lutber E. Ooodwln.
Aubrey D. Livingston,
Fred Paddleford.
Samuel H. Bdee.
Wilber C Robw-U
James R McElrath.
Raymond O. Huggins.
Leslte D Dobbins
Richard P. Earnhart Jr
Eddie B. Beal. ,
Audrte C Casey
Grsdy L Nelson
Willie L Richardson
Milford C Smith
Ivy L. Deal
County To Have
Fire Fighting
City
The county commissioners. In
regular session Monday, express-
ed themselves as extremely favor-
able to having a county fire fight-
ing unit to be operated by the
Coleman Fire Department and in-j
• tructor E. C. Jamison, commis-
sioner of Precinct 1 to confer with
the officials of the Coleman Fire 1
Department with a view of ascer-1
tabling If the county Chevrolet j
Truck, now In splendid condition
rduld be converted into a suitable |
fire lighting machine for use In Mrs Ruby Eldred, living twelve j was arrested and made bond to ap-
flres ta any part of the county '■ miles south of Ctaeman was attack- pear before the Fall term of the
Farmer’s Wife Ravished
In Home South of Town,
Accused Is Arrested
The Chevrolet truck Is a 1938 ed and ravished In her home Wed,,
model and there should be Uttle nesday morning while her hus-
1 (rouble ln making a highly effl- band was at work ln the field.
1 ctent ciyui-country fire fighter out Mrs Eldred came to Coleman
of It. Thursday momtng, with her hus-
Ftre Chief O B. Dalton, a vet- bind related the story to Sheriff
grand Jury He piroteeta his inno-
cence of the charge of rape.
The Eldred* are tenants on the
Roberts farm. TTie tenant hqumj
is dose to the home of Robeim 1
This is the second rape case ]
: eran fire fighter who loves the George Robey. A charge wee filed filed In Coleman county wtthiaj
game, says his boys will go out to against O. J. Roberts, alleging the past week.
| every are where help Is called for | rape. | Bond was fixed at $1000 which]
day or night when roads are not O. J. Roberts la a young mar- wag made and the
impassable from mud rted man of 31 year* of age. he leased. ^ a
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Mayfield, Billie. Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1942, newspaper, August 13, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth731580/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.