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VOLUME III, NUMBER 45
COLEMAN, COLEMAN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 22, 1951
PRICE FIVE CENTS
(WEEKLY VOL. 67), NUMBER 4
Panel Hears
RFCDirector
WASHINGTON, Peb. 22— (UP)—
RFC Director William E. Willett
testified today that he "never con-
sciously” yielded to improper in-
fluence in making government loqns.
In testimony before a Senate sub-
committee ivestigating the RPC,
Willett denied that he was influenc-
ed by White House aide Donald S.
Dawson or E. Merl Young, "rags-
to-riches” expediter and husband
of a White House stenographer.
He told the subcommittee its
charges that he yielded to improper
influence “will be found baseless . . .
when the facts are known.”
Willett acknowledged that he per-
sonally assigned the successful $3,-
300,000 RFC loan application of the
Central Iron & Steel Co., to RFC
examiner Hubert Steele, who later
got a $15,000-a-year job with the law
firm representing the company.
Willett said he switched examin-
ers after former Rep. Joseph Casey,
D., Mass.; Rodert Dudley, Casey's
brother-in-law; and Rudolph Ebcr-
stadt, president of the company,
visited his office.
Willett said he assigned Steele
Fifth Case
Heard in Court
Elmer Hardy, who yesterday
was found guilty and sentenced
to ,60 days in jail plus a fine of
$250 and costs for possession of
whiskey for sale in a dry area,
because the original examiner had
no experience with steel companies,
but Steele did.
He also said he personally assign-
ed the examiner in the case of the
$300,000 loan to the Harrington and
Richardson Arms Co., which was
controlled by C. Edward Rowe, now
an RFC director and an old friend
of Willett's. He admitted that he
gave Rowe the privilege—partly as
"a personal favor,”—of talking to
the examiner in Washington before
the field report was in. Willett
said “I would do the same for any
friend.”
Willett, one of three RFC directors
accused of yielding to "influence
and favoritism” in lending govern-
ment money, said Dawson "cannot
influence my decision in any man-
ner in connection with any RFC
loan.” And he said he did not "re-
call” that Young “ever purported
to represent an applicant (for an
RFC loan) or even discussed with
me the merits of any application"
or ever tried to influence decisions.
Young, a onetime $1080-a-year as-
sistant messenger who estimated
that he made $60,000 last year as
an ‘‘insurance broker,” sat nearby
waiting to be recalled to the stand.
The 38-year-old former RFC ex-
aminer denied yesterday that he
offered—for an $85,000 fee—to in-
fluence a $10,000,000 RFC loan to
the Texmass Petroleum Co. He
said he was approached by Ross
Bohannon, Texmass attorney, and
was “astounded" by his proposal,
Bohannon had testified that Young
UN Forces Gain
As Reds Flee
TOKYO, Friday, Feb. 23    <U.»
— Five powerful Allied tank and
infantry columns ripped up to 12
miles deep into' Comunist ter-
ritory along a 60-mile front in
Central Korea Thursday. It was
the second day of a new "killer
offensive’ designed to inflict
heavy casualties on the enemy.
U. S. Marines planes returned
Wonjy The Americans, captured ! north without offering resistance,
an important hill four miles soudi | The lino of advance streached
of Hoengsong, big road hub ; from Yongwol. in the east cen-
abandoned.to the counter-attack- Ural, mountains, 60-miles west to
ing Reds last week, and dug, in
for the night.
Another American division 15
■miles; west smashed north from
Chipyong it) a northwesterly
wheeling advance aimed at.strik-
Yangpyong, 27 mid
of Seoul. Seas of mu
reednt downpours si
try, tank and trucks.
s southeast
created by
iwed infan-
ta the battle, joining with air : jng behind the Reds holding Hoc-
force planes and artillery to layjngsohg
a curtain of fire ahead of the;    .    . ..
.    This column gamed six miles
r°?\,    . „    ,    , j and i on.into a stiff fight with an
The blazing attack was aimed    * ,    , , ,
.    ,    -    ..    . . i estimated enemy battalion hold-
at chopping up an estimated 75,-1.
nnn .    „ . .    . mg positions of the Chipvong-
000 to 100,000 Red troops wno    ^ a
Hongchon road.
spent their strength in an un-
successful counter-attack last ! Three other columns knifed in-
week and then withdrew.    Ho the Reds m the craggy .east-
The main force, an unidenti- j central mountains north of the
fieri American division, slammed Chuchon-Chechon-Yongwol area,
headlong into the Red above !0ne    advanced 12 miles
_____________,___________________________________ | to Tddan, a small village thr.ee
—————— imi!f.s south of the Pyongchang
i road hub.
Troops in this area reported "he
battered north Korean . 5th corps
had sown the roads with mines
and retreated hastily to the
Seen A Bottle?
The case of the missing
pint of gin piay be the next
one to come up in County
Court!
The gin, which had been
used as evidence in one of
the court trials of possession
of liquor, was last seen in
♦he courtroom Wednesday
afternoon.
Now it's gone, and officials
wonder if the same bottle of
"gin will twice be used as evi-
dence in a case of possession
of liquor in a dry area!
a loan for Texmass.
FARM BUREAU MEETING
A combination meeting of the
directors of the Farm Bureau
and of the working committee
of the Rural Telephone project
will be held Thursday night at
*7:30 at the Recreation Building
on the rodeo grounds.
today pleaded guilty to another; took the initiative in offering to get
similar charge.
He pleaded before county court j
with Judge Ira Callaway presid-
ing and was fined $200 and costs
His attorney, R. E. Murphey,
has filed a motion for a new trial
on the other charge.
James Buck, charged with pos-
sesion of. liquor ill a dry .area,
today was fined $250 plus 60 days
in jail. W. E. Allen represented
the state, and R. E. Murphey
was attorney for the defendant.
Jury in the Buck trial was com-
posed of Zeno Hemphill, L. Co-
zart, Max Horne, C. L. Campbell,
T. K. Campbell and J. Ogden
Brown.
Being heard in county court
this afternoon was the case of
the State of Texas vs. Sam Rip-
ley’, charged with unlawful trans-
portation of liquor in a dry area,
fifth case of the twelve schedul-
ed for county court.
Overall Made ‘Open Staff
Hospital By New Rules
Overall Memorial Hospital will | adopted yesterday by the hos-| pected that they will be well skill-
become an ‘‘open staff hospital ; pjtal's board of trustees.    I dd in the particular branch of
at the expiration of existing cm, |    D[.' R R .Lovelady whd re.
tracts between doctors and the ,    .
cently occupied quarters at the
THE WEATHER
COLEMAN — BROWNWOOD
Increasing cloudiness this
afternoon and tonight. Mild.
Friday, mostly cloudy with
scattered showers and turn-
ing colder. Lowest tonight
near 5ft. High 67, low 38.    ~
Sam H. Braswell In
Navy Training Base
Sam Hnrben Braswell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Braswell, Jr.
of Kerrville, formerly of Cole-
man, is now receiving training
with the United States Navy at
the training base in San Diego,
California.
Sam, a former member of the
Blue Cat football team of Cole-1
man, was graduated from Tivy
High School, Kerrdille and at-
tended the University Of Texas,
Austin, where he was a member
of the University soft ball team.
At the time of his enlistment in
the Navy, he was a student at
Schreiner Institute, Kerrville.
Joyce Tells Benefit
Of Vocational Setup
Jake Joyce, FFA teacher at
Coleman High School, Wednes-
day described the benefits of the
vocational agriculture program
to students, parents and com-
munity.
He spoke before the weekly
meeting of the Lions Club at
Coleman Hotel. Joyce said that
the program is ideally suited to
the youth of this farm commun-
ity, and that it gives the stu-
dents respect for himself, and
the community respect for the
youth. He was introduced by
John Dix. Jim Gardner presided
in place of President Dan Smith.
hospital’s board of trustees.
Contracts for office space at
the hospital, with Drs. S. N.
Aston, R. II. Cochran, J. C
Young, J. F. Gaines, C. O. Moody
wAU-terminato-September 8, 1953.
The contract between the hos-
pital and Dr. F. M. Burke to
perform surgery will terminate
in approximately 18 months.
The decision to open the hos-
pital was made public today with
the simultaneous release of a
16-point list of recommendations
adopted January 31 by the Meth-
odist Quarterly Conference and
by-laws, rules and regulations
Funeral Services
Conducted For
Mrs. Dora Peavy
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the J.
E. Stevens Funeral Chapel for
Mrs. Dora Ann Peavy, 59. of El
Paso. The Rev. George Massin-
gale of Abilene officiated.
Mrs. Peavy, who was a mem-
ber of the Methodist Church,
died in El Paso Saturday, Feb-
ruary 17.
Interment was in the Cole-
man City Cemetery with J. E.
Stevens Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
hospital, is not on a contract
basis.
According to the rules and reg-
ulations adopted by the trustees,
members of the attending staff
shall not bo required to be "ex-
clusive specialists, but it is .ex-
Texas News
In Briefs
The linltrdPresa_
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 22— (U.R!
—. The Texas Youth Develop-
ment Council in its first annual
report to Gov. Allan Shivers,
made it -plain today that the
state has a long way to go in
remedying defects in schools for
delinquents.
The council, however, said ef-
forts were being made to over-
come fire hazards, lack of ade-j Livestock Show March 1-3.
medicine or surgery that they
pursue.”
Under regulations adopted for
the hospital, the Board of Trus-
tees retain authority to make
appointments to the hospital
staff to qualified physicians on
recommendation of the medical
staff, while the medical board
shall be responsible for the hos-
pital’s professional and educa-
tional activities. Active manage-
ment of the hospital shall be in
the hands of an “competant, non-
partisan and impartial” adminis-
trator with the faculty of promot-
ing harmony and securing fullest
cooperation for the best interest
of the staff and the trustees.
Novice To Enter
San Angelo Show
The Novice F.F.A, will enter
six fat lambs in the San Angelo
SHOWS FILMS TO LIONS
(Special to the Democrat-Voice)
SANTA ANNA, Feb. 22 — Del-
ma Johnson showed films of re-
cent hunting expeditions for Elk
and .beai:J?efore_spme &(L mem-
bers of the Santa Anna Lions
club here Tuesday at noon.
LOOKING FOR THE
enemy, who infiltrated the
V
squad looks cautiously over hill for the
on the central front. (NEA Telephoto)
quate religious and counseling
services and other defects.
* * *
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 22— (U.R)
The office of price stabiliza-
tion said today it welcomed re-
ports of price celing violations
but that anonymous griping was
just no help.
Besides anonymous complaints
written or phoned to the Dallas
regional office of price stabiliza-
tion almost never contain enough
information to warrant an in-
vestigation, acting regional en-
forcement attorney John N.
Touchstone said.
* * *
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 22
—    (U.R) — A 13-year-old Fred-
ericksburg, Tex., 4-H clubber
banked more than $21,1)66-;from-
the sale of his grand champion
steer to the Pearl Brewery Co.
today.
Andrew Tatch, wearing a
bright silk shirt and a broad-
brimmed hat, said ‘‘It’s a lot —
but it’s okay with me.”
Young Tatch said he “reck-
oned” he would use part of his
money to buy “a little piece of
land’’ near his father's farm in
the Crabapple comuhity.
* * *
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 22 — (U.R)
—    Harry R. Urban, Sr., today
was convicted of operating a $1,-
000,000-a-year policy racket in
Dallas and sentenced to four
years in prison, the maximum
punishment possible.
A jury returned the verdict
of guilty to district judge Robert
Hall at 9:15 a. m. It received the
case at 9:40 p. m. yesterday,-af-
ter a night session of court.
Boys who have lambs entered
are Don Saveranee, who has one
each in the fine wool and cross-
bred classes, Vernon Galer, who
has one entered in the fine wool
class, Charlie Grohman, who has
two crossbred lambs entered
and Robert Johnson, who has one
crossbred lamb entered.
Coleman's George
Washington!
Like George Washington,
whose birthday we celebrate
today. Louis W. Walker can-
not tell a lie.
When he discovered that
he had removed Harold Lew-
alien’s car radio Saturday af-
ternoon instead of Sam Bol-
ton’s, he owned up to the
error as bravely as little
George did to chopping down
the cherry tree.
The story goes like this:
Lewallcn parked his ’41
Buick near the hotel Satur-
day afternoon, next to the
’41 Buick of Sam Bolton.
When Lewallcn returned to
his car, he found a gaping
space in the dashboard, wires
sticking out and the radio
missing.
Quickly he went for Police
Chief J. Les Taylor to re-
port the theft of his radio.
Both of them headed for
Sheriff II. F. Fenton's office.
Bolton saw them go by and
feeling a strange premoni-
tion. went into Coleman
Auto Parts and confronted
Walker.
‘Is my radio ready?" he
asked.
Walker picked up the mod-
el he was working on. “Al-
most." he replied.
Bolton shook his head, ex-
plained to Walker that his
radio was still in his ear.
that Lewallcn had last been
seen heading for the sheriff's
office.
They called Lewallcn at
Fenton's office. Walker put
the radio back, and took Bol-
ton’s to repair.
Now' everybody’s happy,
except maybe Walker, who
did his work twice.
Next time he'll check li-
censes numbers!
Three (ouniyiles
Are Confirmed
By Slate Senate
A telephone call to the Demo-1
I crat-Voiee from Senator Dorsey
j K. Hardeman Wednesday told of
j the confirmation by the state
f Senate of three prominent Cole-
man Countyites to the board of
directors of the Central Colorado
River Authority.
Terms of the meh, Leroy
Stoekard ■ and -Q.- L. Ckear.ey of
Santa Anna and Frank Hudson
of Novice, arc to run for six
years, expiring January 1, 1957.
All three were named to suc-
i ceed themselves. Stockard has
j Hern chairman of the board for
several years and is currently
I succeeded by R. G. Hollings-
worth.
Sam W. Cooper serves as sec-
retary-manager of the CCRA.
Others serving on the board in-
clude . W. T. Stewarrison, Santa
Anna:    H. E. Evans, Talpa;
George Pauley, Valera;
Thate. Burkett and Cal Averett
Coleman.
ALIEN WORKER IN WHITE
HOUSE OFFICE—Mrs. Ver-
onica Donovan Jolly, shown
here in a recent passport
photo, has lieen identified as
the alien office worker in the
White House. Secretary to
Maj. Gen. Harry II. Vaughn,
Pres. Truman’s military aide,
the Australian woman was
granted permanent residence
in this country last year by
special legislation by late Rep-
John B. Sullivan. Democrat
from Missouri. (NEA Tele-
photo)
Fur 3ral Services
To Be Wednesday
. For J. W. Golson
Senate Approves
Amendment
AUSTIN. Tex., Feb. 22 — (U.R) i As the measure came
RETURNS FROM MEETING
Joe Tinney, local soil conser-
vationist, returned Wednesday
from Temple, where he attend-
ed a committee meeting on work
improvement. Representatives
from over the state were at the
meeting, the purpose of which
was to evaulate the amount of
time required to do a various
conservation practices.
Senate leaders pushed ap-
proval of a prop’osK' cdhstitUtlhh-
al amendment limiting the presP
dent of the United States to two
successive terms today.
The Senate, concurring in a
House- approved resolution, en-
dorsed the proposal by a vote of
25-4.
Those voting against the pro-
posal were Sens. Howard A Car-
ney of Atlanta, A. M. Aikin, Jr .
of Paris, Jimmy Phillips of An-
gleton and Kilmer B. Corbin of
Lubbock.
Before the amendment, the
22nd, can become effective, the
proposal must be ratified by 36
states. ,
Sen. Searcy Bracewell of Hous-
ton sponsored the measure in the
upper chamber, calling for a sus-
pension of the rules to allow im-
mediate action.
His plea for immediate action
narrowly succeeded. A first vote
on suspending the rules gained
only 23 votes — two short of the
necessary 25.
However, Sens. Pat Bullock of
Colorado City and Grady Hazel-
wood of Amarillo entered the
Senate chamber as the vote was
announced.
Bracewell quickly renewed his
motion.
Bullock and Hazelwood voted
‘‘aye," adding the two necessary
votes.
up for
E. H. Henning, Jr.
Will Practice
Optometry Here
E. H. Henning has returned to
Coleman after an extended trip
[to Chicago, where he attended
the graduation exercises of his
son, E. H. Henning, Jr. as Doc-
tor of Optometry on Friday, Feb-
ruary 2.
Dr. Henning is practicing Op-
tometry in the Clinic of Northern
Illinois. College of Optometry, in
Chicago. He will return March
10th to Texas, where he will go
to the State Board of Optometry
for .examination for his licenses
to practice in Texas, after which
in Cole-
final passage, Phillips facetiously; he will set up practice
inquired, at Bracew:elL ‘.’.Tell me.
Senator, does ’this resolution ap-
ply to Sen. (Robert) Taft?”
“It applies," Bracewell answer-
ed, “to both Republicans and
Democrats alike.”
After a visit in Chicago with
his son, Henning drove through
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minmsota,
Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska and Ok-
lahoma, where ’he visited many
said, “Driving through these
states in the winter was excit-
ing and colorful but the weather
was usually severe, with tem-
peratures as low as 33 below
zero.”
The measure, authored by Rep. I old friends and relatives. He
Max C. Smith of San Marcos,
was cleared through the Senate
State Affairs Committee yester-
day by unanimous vote after
House approval Tuesday.
Both House and Senate ad-
journed until Monday after morn-
ing sessions lasting about two
and a half hours.
The lower chamber gave final
approval to a bill by Rep. Harold
LaFont of Plainview authorizing
certain counties to make approp-
riations for maintenance of pub-
lic fcemeteries.
A bill by Rep. Jim Lindsey of
Texarkana providing a new
formula for allocation of State
aid to counties for school bus
transportation was postponed
until next Monday after brief de-
bate.
A proposal boosting lawmak-
ers’ salaries from $10 to $25 per
day first was cleared by the
House Committee on constitu-
tional amendments but later
members reconsidered their ac-
tion and sent the plan to a sub-
committee. The plan, by Rep.
Cloyd Young of Linden, would
require a vote of the people.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 10 o’clock
for J. W. Golson, 83, at the First
Methodist Church with the Rev.
Wallace Dunson officiating.
Mr. Golson, who retired from
farming and. the Real Estate
business some time ago, died at
his home, 115 West Walnut, Wed-
nesday. February 21 at 9 p. m,.
j Born October 28, 1867, in Cool
I Spring, Ga,. he came to Cole-
) man County in 1883 and was a
member of the Methodist Church,
i Survivors include his wife,
|Mrs, J- W. Golson of Coleman,
two daughters, Mrs. John War-
ren and Mrs. Everett McKin-
ney also of Coleman and a num-
ber of nieces and nephews.
Interment will be in Coleman
City Cemetery with J. E. Stevens
Funeral Home in charge of
burial.
Auxiliary To Sponsor
Supper-Dance March 2
The Breeder-Feeder Auxiliary
will sponsor a supper-dance in
the “Western.Room" of the Rec-
reation Hall at the Rodeo
grounds Friday, March 2nd. Sup-
per and dancing to the music of
Zckc Williams will begin at 8:00
with the floor show starting at
10:00. «
Each member may invite one
couple and everyone is to come
dressed in levis and ginghams.
Final Riles Are
Held Wednesday
For H. T. Marcus
Final rites were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at the Va-
lera Methodist Church for Henry
Thomas Marcus, 81, who was a
retired salesman for Raesener
Granite Works. The Rev. Otis
Brown officiated.
Mr. Marcus, a resident of Va-
lera. died Monday, February 19
in a local hospital at 7 p. m. He
was a member of the Methodist
Church.
Interment was in Glen Ccrve
Cemetery with J. E. Stevens
Funeral Home in charge of ar-
rangements. \    -
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Thursday, Feb. 22nd
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Color by Technicolor
Friday
February 23rd and 24th
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