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The Llanoi1 news
VOLUME LVII
LLANO, TEXAS THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945.
NUMBER 13
The News
CORRAL
If the present legislature passes
#lie legislative redistricting bill, re-
ported favorably by the committee,
Llano county will be placed In an-
other district.
This change is being made, mainly
at the request of the people of Llano
county who have long wanted such
a change to be made.
It is not that the people of Llano
-county do not like the people of the
otHer counties in the present dis-
trict, it is only that the manner in
which elections are held and officers
are elected that make a different e
between the two counties.
Llano county has always elected
all officials from governor to consta-
ble in the Democratic primaries, just
as do the great majority of the coun-
ties of the state
• Texas, as a whole, has always re-
garded the winner ot the Democratic
nomination as equivalent of election
This has been the custom of the
state for the past one hundred years,
with the exception of the dark days
of reconstruction following the Civil
War, when the carpetbaggers took
over the state government and the
^Southern whi e population were pro-
hibited the right to vote
The other three counties of the
present legislative dls rict elect all
their local officers in the general el-
ection in November, when the vote
over the state i* extremely light. In
. many Usances they have not held
Democratic primaries in all Die vot-
ing ..redacts m the counties, as there
g was no money available to pay the
cost of a primary election
That has been their policy for many
years, and if that is the way they
want it, they are certainly entitled
to have i* that way.
We. in Llano county, do not object
to their method--we only do not want
to be a part of it.
M Many Llano county people have re-
* latives In Blanco, Gillespie or Ken-
dall county. Surely, we all have
friends In those counties.
It is not a matter of friendship,
hut a matter of politics that prompt-
ed Llano county to ask for the change
• Llano county Is second in popula-
tion in the present district and four-
th in voting In the general elections
In the district to which Llano county
t has asked to he placed. It will he
the smallest In population as well as
In voting power, but all the voting
will be done at the same time.
Llano county people have also, pro-
bably, more In common with the citi-
zenry of the new district than with
those in the one in which we have
been for many years.
» San Saba and Llano have been ex
tremely close In many ways for a
great many yeart.
McCulloch county people and Llano
county people, while not as close as
San Saba, have been cooperative n
every possible way. The same is
true of Lampasas county-
With all these facts In view, we
believe it was to the advantage of
^ Llano county to ask to be taken from
the district In which the legisl^
was going to place It and be pi
the other.
Burnet county is being taken from
the district with Williamson county
and placed with the counties to the
BOUth. we would like to have been
able to be In a district with Burnet
county, but this Is Impossible because
1 of both areas and populations of the
districts effected
We would also like to have been
with Mason county, but that section
is still where It was. with the coun-
ties to the west and south of her.
All In all. we" believe the bill as
submitted by the committee to the
House of Representatives is the best
, possible bill that could have been
written, for we personally know, n
ureal deal of time was *P**nt In pre-
paring the bill and while It Is not
vi'Wt CORRAL on 1’afto SI
Red Cross War Fund
Drive Starts In Llano
County Today for $3,400
Regulations
For Canning
Sugar Given
The method adopted for issuance
of sugar for home canning and pre-
serving during the 1945 season has
been announced by L. It Benorden.
chalrmnn of the local war price and
rationing board, who received infor-
ma ion on the new program from
the district Ol’A office-
According to Mr. Benorden, the
home cunning allowance per person
will be a maximum of 20 pounds, of
which only five pounds may be allow-
ed for making Jams, jellies, preserves
■.marmalades, fruit butters, canning
vegetables and making products such
as pickles, relishes, catsup and mince
meat or for curing meat. In 1944 the
llowance was 25 pounds per person,
counting stamp 40, which was good
foi* five pounds of canning sugar.
This year, Mr. Benorden explained,
the applicant must show need for 15
pounds of the 2M-pound maximum for
the purpose of canning fruit or truit
juices.
The period for making application,
in this county, will start March 5
and end October 31, Mr. Benorden
j said.
1 There will he a limit of 100 pounds
I per family, regardless of whether
I the family has more than eight mem-
' hers. Application is made on OPA
J form R-341 io the local war price and
I rationing board Spare stamp 13 from
J war ration book four must be attach-
(Sec SUGAR on Page Four.)
Farm Loan
Ass’n to Hold
Annual Meet
, The annual meeting of the Llano-
] Mason National Farm Loan associa-
tion will he held at ibe court house
in Llano on March 5, at 2:30 p. m.,
Henry Keller, Jr., secretary-treasur-
er of the organization, announced
following a recent meeting of the as-
sociation's board of directors.
"There Is considerable interest
among the stockholders In this meet-
ing.” Mr. Keller said, “because, as
landowners, they are interested In
maintaining a strong, home-owned
association for long-term credit ser-
vice.” Farmers who are not mem-
bers of the association but who may
be Interested In the advantages of a
land bank loan are invited to attend
the meeting. Mr Keller added.
The association, which recently
paid a five per cent dividend on stock
has a total of 1798,690 00 In loans out-
standing In this territory, has a capi-
tal stock of 139.490.00, all owned by
Us members and has reserves and
surplus of $16,407-08.
Directors of the organization are:
Prank E. Smith, Llano, president:
Ell E. Jordan, Mason, vice president;
Geo. W. Moneyhon, Mason; and A.
A. Bauman and F. H. Westerman, of
Llano county.
___ Hrmrmlwr Twirl B«rb»r •
S. A. Livestock
(Federal-State Market New* Service)
San Antonio. Fab. 27—Hogs: Esti-
mated salable and total receipts 500.
Receipt shortage again made it most
difficult for larger slaughterers to
maintain plant operations. Nearly
all buyers Indicated that much great-
er numbers could adequately he hand
led If available. Steady rates at
ceiling prices took all good and choice
butchers scaling 180 pounds and
above together with all weight* sows
of similar gredo The $H money
secured good and choice '7*.-330
Goal Sought
By End 01
This Week
Today is the first day of the an-
nual Red Cnbss War Fund drive, ac-
cording to (Jlay Fowler, finance chair-
man for thji Llano county chapter
The quo^i for the county this year
is $3,400.60, which, Mr. Fowler said
his committee expects to raise by the
end of thte week-
“While the prospects of the war
are looking better every day, there
will stljl be much for the Red Cross
to do,? Mr. Fowler explained. "As
the fighting gets more fierce, there
will be more and more of our boys
wounded and the Red Cross must be
on band to help them."
Mr. Fowler pointed out the fact
that Llano county has always gone
ov£r their quota on all Red Cross
drives, both In war and In peace.
“We have always and always will
do our part In Llano county for this
most worthy organization.” Mr. Fow-
ler emphasized.
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Merchant Marine
Missing
; % if •
| Llano County Placed
™ In New Legislative
District By Committee
Fishing Season
Open All Year;
Cat Unlimited
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DAVID W. STRAYHORN
David W Stravhorn, of Llano. Tex-
as, Is now enrolled at the United
States Maritime Service Training
school In St Petersburg, Florida.
Strayhorn is now In his prelimin-
ary period of training; during this
time, he will be given general cour-
ses in first aid, firefighting, lifesaving
general seamanship, physical devel-
opment, and mental fitness
Upon completion of his basic train-
ing, Strayhorn hopes to enter the
United States Maritime Service Radio
school. There he will receive speci-
al training to become a marine radio
operator. If he Is successful, he will
become the “Sparks” of one of the
new ships of the Victory Fleet.
Prior to enrollment In the Maritime j
service, he was a student in the Llano j
high school.
—RfWFwher Pearl Harbor —
WINS AWARD
Miss Charlotte Mayes, daughter of
Mr and Mrs J. A. Mayes, of Llano,
| was recently awarded a Curtain Club
I “Key” for her outstanding work In
j the oldest dramatic organization at
the University of Texas.
— •— l**H»rl Harbor — ?—
Mrs. J. E. McCormick is visiting
relatives in Abilene.
—f—. Remember Pearl Ifnrbor — j—
GARLAND BANKS
Garland Banks was reported miss-
nlg In action January 23. while serv-
ing with the first Army In Europe, ac-
cording to word received from the
War Department by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A- G Banks.
He enlis.ed in the Army in Septem-
ber of 1940 and was placed on limited
service for a time, owing to an opera-
tion he received on Ills knee.
While on limited service, lie wa
commandant of the R. O. T. C. unit
at Brftckenridge high school in Sat
Antonio for two years.
When his younger brother, Henry
Banks went to foreign service, Gar
land resigned his assignment and ask
od for overseas duty.
He arrived in France the latter
part of September of last year and
immediately went into combat duty
One other brother. J. F< Banks was
with the Army Air Forces in Eng-
land^- a civil service employee.
—• KmiFinber Pearl Harbor —:—
t Scout
Organization
Perfected
The Rev. W. O. Schulze was elect-
ed chairman of the Llano county dis-
trict of the Boy Scouts at the organi-
zation meeting held here last Friday
night.
H. L. Gaskin, Boy Scout executive
of Austin, was In Llano to explain
the purpose of the adult organization
in making the work with the boys
go forward ia a manner which will
Closed seasons on fishing were
abolished on Monday of this week,
when Gov. Coke Stevenson signed
a bill passed by the legislature, ac-
cording to Harry Davis, repersenta-
tlve from this district.
This law now makes all fishing laws
as to seasons throughout every coun-
ty in Texas uniform, Mr. Davis point-
ed out.
The provisions of the new fishing
law, the representatives explained
are:
1. There shall be no closed season
on fishing, therefore the fishing sea-
son is uniform the year around.
2. The size limit has been changed
> where anyone is allowed to take
black or spotted bass at any time
they are over seven Inches in length.
There is no size limit on any other
fish-
3 A person is allowed to take and
keep 15 black bass a day of which
io* more than 10 shall exceed 11 In-
ches in length, and can take 25 or
have in his possession 25 of any other
kind of fish. A person is allowed to
possess and transport two days catch
at any time.
Bill Approved,
Sent To House
For Action
(See FISHING LAW on Page Eight )
Cooler Weather
Feature of
Past Week
The therometer ranged lower dur-
ing the past week than the previous
week, according to H. C. Roth, local
observer for the United States Weatb
er bureau.
The maximum for the week was 7?
degrees on last Sunday and, while
the minimum for the week was 30
degrees last Friday morning, the mer-
not only keep up the interest of theory fell to the 32 mark on three oc
hoys, but will train them in citizen- fusions.
ship and to become the best possible
citizens-
The other officers elected at the
meeting were: Andy P Box. vice
chairman; Shirley Williams, district
commissioner; F. J. Young, organiza-
tion and extension; J- M. Hardison,
advancement; Dr. R. L. Shepperd,
health and safety; M. C. Dalchau,
training; C V. Robinson, camping
and activities; and Carl Garner, fin-
ance.
The meeting was well attended and
all present were enthusiastic over
the prospects of having a new and
permanent Boy Scout organization
In Llano county.
During the week Llano received -2G
of an Inch rainfall, .13 of an Inch
Sunday and Tuesday each. This
brings the total precipitation for the
month of February to 2.59 inches.
Therometer readings for the past
week, as reported by the observer,
have been:
Max. Min.
Thursday ___________ 60 34
Friday______ 66 30
Saturday------- 64 32
Sundays _____________ 79 44
Monday ______________ 4)1 136
Tuesday____ 49 32
Wednesday __________ 55 32
Llano county will be placed In the
legislative district with Lampasas.
San Saba and McCulloch counties,
under the provisions of a legislative
re-districting bill reported favorably
from the committee to the House of
Representatives Tuesday afternoon
of this week
The original re-dlstrlcting bill as
introduced by Rep. Harley Sadler of
Sweetwater, placed Llano county
with Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie and
Kendall counties and had the district
north of Llano county the Bane as
it is now This made the area and
the population of one district much
larger than the other and the shift
of Llano county would put them as
near equal in both area and popula-
tlon as possible.
A group of Llano county men, head-
ed by Carl Garner, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, appeared at
a committee hearing Tuesday after-
noon and asked for the change-
Both Reps. Harry L. Davis and R.
E. Senterfltt, of San Saba, told the
committee they would recommend
the change.
This was the only change In the
bill made by the committee at their
meeting.
In talking with members of the
House, the consensus of opinion was
that the bill would be passed. The
only opposition seeming to be by the
members who were worried over
their political future.
—Remember Pearl Harbor —>—
Special Ration
Of Gasoline
For Veterans
Mrs. Grover O- Reat and daughter,
. of Houston, are In Llano this week
(See BOY SCOUTS on Page Three.) Waiting with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Watkins.,
Special gasoline rations to aid in
the re-employment of discharged war
veterans and displaced civilian work-
ers have been provided for, L R. Ben-
orden, chairman of the local raion-
Ing board, has announced.
Extra rations will be allowed war
veterans and civilian employees who
must use a car to travel to a job In-
terview arranged for them by the U-
S. Employment service, the Railroad
Retirement board employment office,
a^eounty agricultural agent, an agri-
cultural extension labor office or by
a union designated by the War Man-
power commission
Only enough gasoline for 400 miles
will be allowed In extra rations for
any 30-day period and It must be
shown that there are no alternative
means oftransportation.
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Am. Legion
To Hold
Meeting
A meeting of the Frank Griggs
Post, American Legion will be held
in the court house Thursday evening,
March 8, according to an announce-
ment by H. I). Slniard, service of-
ficer of the organization
Mr Slniard staled ail px-eerviee
men. whether member* of the Ameri-
can Li felon or not arc urged to at
tend the m-eting
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With Our
Fighting Men
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CpI. LycurguB Fabian, who is sta- PLANS TO BE COLONEL
tiorfed at the Florence. South Caro-
lina. Army Air field, is in Llano this
While In Llano on furlough, Sgt
Happy
Birthday
i'MBB
The News extends beet wlehes t®
the following who have birthday this
week.
week spending his furlough with his - Rabb announced he expected to
mother, Mrs. Dora Fabina, and other
relatives and friends.
— — Rftineniln r I'Plirl IlHflHir — t—
M/Sgt. Chas- H. Mesa, who has
been stationed at Camp Crowder,
MissoSrii for the past three of his
four years in the Army, is at home
visiting with his parents, Mr and
Mrs. Holme* Moss.
— — SrennWr ['oft 11 trhnr — h-
C. J. Th®mp«on, who recently com-
pleted hi* ha *i c- ' fling ut Camp
11 la jn » • - . \ • , with hi»
pi r, Vi . : other Beed«*y. and
. * <! n friend*
he a colonel before the war Is over
he only has 11 more grades to make
aa he ha* made the first three.
—»— lleaM*nlH-r Pearl flnrbur —:—
Sgt. John Rabb left the latter partjfrid.
of last week to return to Boca Raton.
Florida, where he is stationed with
(he Army Ait Force*, after spending
his furlough visiting in Llano and
in Arkansas.
— Kemmlisr I'ftrl Burtwf — *—
Sgt. Her*beet C. Tafia landed in
the I’hiilltdne islands nbnnt ft month
beo according Io word received by
hi* pnri'nl*. Mr and Mrs. H. I* Tate
February 26
Wilford Baxter Kiser, Shirley Lew-
is Halliburton, Ray Tumllnson, Floyd
Nalven Ratliff. Dorothy Louise Smed-
ley, Lorlne Edna Miller, Ray Wayne
Harrell, Blanche Hallmark, Robert
C. Bode, Lela Mae Thomas, Roy Cm-
February 26
Shirley Clarice Rogers, Vernon
August Otto, Wlllte Calvin Treadwell,
Dillon Wooten. E T. Underwood
February 27
Vlctro McVoy, Marjorie Ann Dal-
chau. John L. Miller, J. R- Morgan,
J. W. Alexnnder, August Kowlerachkn
(See RIRTHDATR on Page Two )
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Collins, Will. The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1945, newspaper, March 1, 1945; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth817653/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.