Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 146, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 2, 1954 Page: 3 of 96
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CLEBURNE, TEXAS TIMES-REVIEW CENTENNIAL EDITION
Relief Agencies Have Played
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n
the
Editor
City National Bank
Cos-
a
8,441.98
1,901.00
7,500.00
Tele-
2,223,704.28
Christoph-
&
presents
7,318,430.74
Total Assets
Sign
119,394.96
ry—S
Citizens Of
23,753.51
8,102.40
Cleburne
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"Egg Yegg" -
6,910,573.38
Total liabilties
For Honest-Efficient
to
the
in Your City
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18,478.52
Write in the Following Names
In Tuesday's City Election
7,469.60
F
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For Mayor —
L. R. Morrison
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For Aiderman, Ward 1
5—Wrestling
Beat
For Aiderman, Ward 3 —
Milton A. Stewart
ESQUIRED
(Paid Pol. Adv.)
TODAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY
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Starring
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Press
the
Charter No. 13107
Reserve District No. 11
Report of Condition of the
... 584,478.21
26,724.17
19,000.00
18.60
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Adm. Adults 50c
Children 15c
Open 1:15 p.m.
TODAY - MONDAY
BIG DOUBLE FEATURE
No. 1
-Released RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
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Jersey Isle Store News
Movie
6—Sign Off
8—Vespers Sign
Off
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CHIEF W
the county and dams in gullies we-
re constructed with rocks
Approval of the Cleburne site
for a State Park of about 500 acres
?ame in March of 1934. State Parks
Engineer R. O. Whiteaker said the
?ost would be about $60,000. The
CCC unit of 200 men were assigned
o build the dam, construct the
roads, clear the lake basin and oth-
erwise beautify the site.
As a result, Johnson County now
has one of the fine state parks
in this section of the county...and
not a breadline is in sight.
"MA AND PA KETTLE AT THE FAIR"
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4— Sports Tonight
5— News Final
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4— Pastoi- Calls
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5— Movie Marquee
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4—Night Time
Johnson County Tuberculosis
Association Formed In 1330
^uitcuum
with
A Great Country for
MARRYINCj!
Letters
J) Jke
I, J. A. Barnett, cashier of the
' rbove-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
J. A. Barnett, cashier
Correct—Attest:
J. E. STANDLEY
C. A. BAKER
W. G. STANDLEY
He's got a way
SthUhe gals...wait'll
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The earliest foot covering was
a piece of fur, roughly gathered
about the ankle by means of a
leather thong.
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Clean Government
ASSETS
Cash, balances with
other banks, including
reserve balance, and
cash items in process
of collection 1,704,082.91
United States Govern-
ment obligations, di-
rect and guaranteed 3,231,800.64
Obligations of States
and political subdivis-
ions
Mher bonds, notes, and
debentures
Corporate stocks (includ-
ing $7,500.00 stock of
Federal Reserve
bank)
Loans and discounts
including $7,422.09
overdrafts)
Bank premises owned
$82,000.00 furniture
and fixtures $40,000.00
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Undivided profits
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122,000.00
Real estate owned other
than bank premises
Other assets
200 husband-hungry girls,
seeking a future—forget-
ting a past—braving
untold dangers t
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He ran back to the square firing
four shots into the air as he ran.
Night officers Rogers and Daraa-
by also fired shots and the six-
shooter bombardment soon awak-
ened half the city. But still, it was
the beginning of the end for the
court house which had been built
in 1883 at a cost of $45,000.
Fire wagons soon arrived and
streams of water were played On
the fire, but a strong south wind
prevailed and the fire gradually
worked its way downward to' the
lower floors of the building.
Fire Chief Baylor Bledsoe was
on vacation and City Marshal Abe
Bledsoe joined fire fighters on the
second floor and lost his life. While
on the second floor, Abe Bledsoe
took a hose from a fireman and
told him to rest and others to get
the doors ready for a quick geta-
way. A large piece of tin from, the
roof fell and covered Bledsoe like
a blanket and heavy brick and mor-
tar fell on top of the hot tin.
Dear Sir:
As one of the “older" native sons
of Johnson County, and as my work
has carried me so far away just
at this time, thus making it im-
possible for me to join in the fes-
tivities of our Centennial Celebra-
tion, I am sending this word of
Greeting and best wishes to all of
my people and friends and the cit-
izenry of the county.
It was more than 93 years ago
that my Mother, then a child of
five years, came with her father
and mother from Ringgold, Geor-
gia, via Arkansas, to become cit-
izens of the great West. Some 15
years later my father came to
Johnson County from Virginia, and
only a few years thereafter, mar-
ried my mother. Here a family of
six children were reared to matur-
ity, and all of whom are still living,
though only three of us call John-
son County home.
Our maternal Grandfather, Wil-
liam Jack, mentioned above, set-
tled on a farm near Alvarado,
where he not only farmed but did
cabinet-making and contracting. He
was the contractor in .the construc-
tion of the first school building to
be erected in Cleburne, and also
acted in that capacity in the erec-
tion of the first building for the
First Baptist Church of Cleburne.
Later he served his community as
Justice of the Peace, and the coun-
ty as one of the County Commis-
sioners. Our father, William James
Duff was a farmer, living and rear-
ing the family just outside the city
of Alvarado, and later retiring
and living in Alvarado, then to Cle-
burne, where he and our Mother
lived until their death in 1934. Our
family is proud of the fact that
we are natives of Johnson County.
Although Mrs. Duff is still liv-
ing in Cleburne, until she can join
me here in June, and could speak
for herself, I might say that she is
also a native of the county, being
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.
M. Ingle of near Grandview. Her
parents came from Mississippi-and
Kentucky, respectively, settling in
Johnson County at an early date,
and rearing a large family here.
. Two sons and two daughters are
■ still living and citizens of Johnson
’ County.
With every good wish for a great
time the first week in May, and on
i through the years, I am,
p
, Very sincerely yours,
Will H. Duff.
S. D. Bradley Is
Candidate For
Commissioner
To the citizens of Johnson County
Greetings,
In announcing as a candidate
for commissioner, precinct No. 3,
I would like to say that I was
born and reared in Johnson Coun-
ty, spending most of my life on
the old Bradley home place, five
and one-half miles northeast of
Alvarado.
I am married and the father of
two sons, Sammie Bradley and
Brooks Bradley. I am a member
of the Alvarado Baptist Church
and the Masonic lodge.
For 11 years, I was employed
by Johnson County Electric Co-
operative Association and for the
last three years I have been em-
ployed by the GS&SF railroad
shops, at Cleburne, working in the
Diesel department as an electri-
cian.
If elected to the office of com-
missioner of this precinct, I will
do my best to serve the interest
of the greatest number of persons.
I feel that I am well qualified for
the office.
Your vote and influence will be
deeply appreciated.
S. D. (Hawk) Bradley
Candidate for commissioner,
Free. 1
(Pol. adv.)
Their Roles In County Setup
The early 1930s saw the beginning
of breadlines in Cleburne and John-
son County, but that was not the
only activity in progress to relieve
die sweeping depression.
In 1933, the Civil Works Admin-
istration was getting underway and
1200 citizens received work. A daily
oayroll of about $2,000 was issued
by the CWA.
The Public Works Administratior
was created a little later and it
was through this organization that
the Yellow Jacket Stadium was
constructed in 1939-41. The struc-
ture cost about $80,000, with the
school contributing $15,000 of the
sum.
Softball fields, dams on Buffalo
Creek, City Park picnic units and
many other similar constructions
were built through these organiza-
tions. Native -stone was used in
most of the structures.
Getting back to the soup lines,
59 persons were served the first
day of such a line a£. the Church
of Holy Comforter on Jan. 2, 1933.
Sixty-nine were served the second
day and the following day, 116 stood
in line.
The next day, the bread supply
was exhausted when 226 showed
up and two days later, 321 persons
were in the soup line.
Through the Civilian Conserva-
tion Corps in Johnson County dur-
ing the thirties, 2250 acres were
effectively controlled in accordance
with soil conservation principles on
44 farms in the county.
The CCC has an annual payroll
of $90,000 to the 200 enlisted men
and officers plus about 20 local
workers. The Johnson County camp
was one of seven soil erosion camps
in the prairie district of Texas.
The site of the camp was recom-
mended by Major J. S. Tate, who
came heiT? to select the best loca-
tion possible. Supervisor of the
camp was Finley R. White of thc/U.
S. C.C.C. Soil Erosion Camp Farm
and other work was carried on in
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Open 1:15 p.m. Phone 5-5261
Plus: "Kids of Springboard" - "Feline Frameup"
Late News
Parker Takes Coaching Job
SAN MARCOS, Tex., May 2 —
UP—The brother of Detroit Lions
Coach Buddy Parker will take over
as head football coach at South-
west Texas State Sept. 1. R. W.
Parker Jr., who has been at S. F.
Austin State, was named to the
post Thursday replacing Milton
Jowers, who will devote his time
to basketball.
International Pictures present*
GARY COOPER - LORETTA YOUNG
Along Came Jone/
WILLIAM DEMAREST • DAN DURYEA • Frank SulIy
turned patients.
Officers of the Johnson County
chapter are Anna Robinson, presi-
dent; Orland Eash, vice president;
Evelyn Akin, secretary and Tim
Aubrey, treasurer. Harvey Lee Wil-
liams is county health nurse and
js . city health
nurse. Both work S’cLYUjif'
TB association.
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of Cleburne, in the State of Tex-
as, at the close of business on
April 15, 1954 published in re-
sponse to call made by comptrol-
ler of the currency, under Section
5211, U. S. revised statutes.
M-G-M
/%or,e 5-526!
Directors
State of Texas, County of John-
son, ss: ,
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 27th day of April, 1954,
and I hereby certify that I am not
an officer of this bank.
(SEAL) Lois Deck, Notary Public,
Johnson County, Texas.
STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Johnson.
i its work is
ie Christmas
4—Songs of Inspira-
tion
6—Meet the
8—Ramar of
Jungle
-----8:00----
4—Lamp Unto
My Feet
----8:30----
4—Look up and
Live
----9:00----
4—The Christopher
Program
---9:15---
4—Back to God
Hour
----9:30----
4—The Big Pic-
ture
----10:00----
4— Cartoon Time
5— Talent Patrol
-----10:30-----
4— Contest Carnival
5— Hour of Decision
8—Hour of Decision
----10:45----
5 & 8—What’s
Your Trouble?
----11:00----
4— Highland Park
Methodist
5— Travis Ave. Bap-
tist
8—Hour of -Wor-
ship
—12:00---
4— Circle Four
Theatre
5— Back to God
8—230,000 Will Die
----12:15----
5—The Christoph-
ers
d---12:30----
5—Faith for Today
8—Industry on Pa-
rade
-—12:45---
8—Noon Edition
-----1:00-----
4— Cartoon Time
5— Fact Forum
8—American Forum
of the Air
4—Captain Hartz
----1:30----
4— Cowboy G Men
5— Christian’s Ques-
tions
8—Don Winslow of
Navy
----1:50----
6— Program Pre-
views
----1:55----
6—News
----2:00----
4— Mexican Fiesta
5— Industry on Pa-
rade
6— American Forum
of Air
8—Roller Derby
----2:25----
5—Weekly Preview
----2:30----
4— Times Square
Playhouse
5— This Wonderful
World
6— Industry on Pa-
rade
-----2:45-----
5—Weather Man
8—The Pastor
----2:55----
5—Weekly Preview
- ■ 3:00-----
4— Western Theatre
5— Hall of Fame
6— What’s Your
Trouble?
8—Super Circus
-----3:15----
6—The
ers
----3:30----
5— Kukla, Fran
Ollie
6— Movie Matinee
drivers were paid $200 a year for
their services and the 24 volunteers
were divided into two hose com-
panies and one hook and ladder
company.
In a 1902 fire practice, firemen
drove four blocks and had a stream
of water in two' minutes from the
time of leaving the station. They
could lay 100 feet of hose and have
water streaming in 11 seconds. D.
O. Pollard was chief in 1902.
A new fire hall was constructed
in 1905 and the first motor driven
fire fighting equipment was put into
use in 1913. This equipment consis-
ted of an American-LaFrance hose
truck and a solid-tire hook and
ladder truck. A Ford hose truck
was added about 1917 and by 1919
the department had retired the fire
horses and depended entirely upon
motor vehicles.
During the years of 1906-08, barn
house fires occurred with alarm-
ing regularity. In 1910, a series
of restaurant fires occurred in the
city. The most serious fires suffer-
ed by the town during the twen-
tieth century were those of 1904,
1912, and 1922 at the Santa Fe
shops, the burning of the court
house in 1912 and the burning of
the Fulton School building in 1916.
A loss of $100,000 to $125,000
was estimated in the blaze at the
shops in 1912. Three sheds, lumber
and cars were burned. A man re-
pairing an oil car was blown into
the rafters luring the blaze and
fell back d^^TnfoT.he fire. Dam-
age to ears itid coaches was about
$30,000. J
On Monday morning, April 15,
1912, Fire Marshal Burditt, while
on South Main Street noticed a red
tongue of flame shooting up behind
the small windows in the tower of
the Johnson County court house.
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LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of in-
dividuals, partnerships,
and corporations 4,993,848.43
Time deposits of indi-
viduals, partnerships
and corporations 1,154,271.70
Deposits of United States
Government (includ-
ing postal savings
Deposits of States and
political subdivis-
Deposits of banks............
Other deposits (certified
and cashier’s checks,
etc.) T
Total Deposits
$6,902,470.98
Other liabilities
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CLEBURNE FIRE FIGHTERS before
the turn of the century, are shown here
with their rolling stock, which was
4— Burns ■
5— Cowboy
6— To Be
nounced
8—Evening Edition
----6:15----
8—Baseball Hall of
Fame
--6:25----
5—Weather Man
-----6:30-----
4— Talent Scout
5— Wild Bill Hickok
8—Voice of Fire-
stone
----7:00----
4— 1 Love Lucy
5— Sky King
6 & 8—Dennis Day
Show
-----7:30----
4— Red Buttons
□—This is Israel
6 & 8—Robt. Mont-
gomery Presents
----7:45----
5— Wonders of the
Wild
----8:00-----
4— Studio 1
5— Texas in Re-
view
----8:30----
5— Wrestling
6— Hollywood Off-
Beat
8—Mr. District At-
torney
----9:00--
4—Texas in Re-
view
6—Star Time
Theatre
8—Royal Playhouse
---9:30---
4—Suspense
8 Who Said That
----10:00----
4 The World To-
day
6—World News
8 Final Edition
----10:10----
6—The Weather
----10:15----
4— Let’s Talk About
the Weather
5— Weather Tele-
facts
6— Bar-B-Boys
8—Channel 8
Theatre
----6:00----
4— Morning Show
5— Sun Up
8—Today
----6:25----
4—Agricultural
News
----6:30----
4—Morning Show
----6:55----
4—Local News
-----7:00----
4— Morning Show
5— Breakfast Club
----7:25----
4—Local Weather
----7:30 —
4—Morning Show
----7:55----
4—Local News
----8:00----
4— Arthur Godfrey
5— Ding Dong
School
8—Magie and Her
Friends
----8:30----
4— Arthur Godfrey
5— One Man’s Fam-
ily
----8:45----
5—Three Steps
Heaven
----9:00----
4— Arthur Godfrey
5— Home
8—Monev Man
----9:30----
4—Strike It Rich
----10:00----
4— Valiant Lady'
5— Movie Marquee
8—Bride & Groom
----10:15----
4—Love of Life
8—Hawkins Falls
----10:30----
4—Search for To-
morrow
8—Betty White
Show
----10:45----
4—Guiding Light
-----11:00-----
4— Farm and Home
Program
5— Musical Memo
8—Julie Benell
Show
----11:20----
5—Good Morning
pastor
----11:25----
4—News
----11:30----
4— (tarry Moore
5— National Music
Week
----12:00----
4— Double or Noth-
ing
5— Farm Editor
8—The Money
Man
r phon
Sam Peacock
VISITORS WELCOME
315 N. Douglas Cleburne, Tex.
Phone 5-7448
wkd
Total Capital Ac-
counts 407,857.36
Total Liabilities and
Capital accounts 7,318,430.74
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged o’, assign-
ed to secure liabilities
and for other pur-
poses 1,089,000.00
Loans as shown above
are after deduction of
reserves of
(a) (1) Loans to farmers
directly guaranteed and
redeemable on demand
by the Commodity
Credit Corporation, and
certificates of interest
representing owner-
ship thereof 563,092.28
3) Loans insured or
guaranteed by Veter-
an’s Admiintsration—
insured or guaranteed
portions only
b) Total amount of
loans, certificates of
interest and obliga-
tions, or portions there-
of, which are fully back-
ed or insured by agen-
cies ¥of the United
S t a te s Government
(other than “United
States Government ob-
ligations, direct and
guaranteed’’ 570,561.88
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock:
(c) Common stock,
total par $100,000.00
$100,000.00
" ' 150,000.00
157,857.36
The Johnson County Tuberculos-
is Association was organized in
1930, and was sponsored by the
Magazine Research Club of Cle-
burne. The money with wljich the
association carries
obtained through
Seal Campaign.
The seals are
the schools and in the banks and
postoffices by the plub women. At
first, all of the proceeds derived
from the sale of the seals were
sent to the headquarters at Austin,
and then checks written by the
state organization for the local
needs.
In a short time, however, the as-
sociation began to keep sixty per-
cent in the county and send the
remainder to the state. This enab-
led the association to reach out
and help more people.
In 1945, it was decided to organi-
ze the county as a county associa-
tion under the T. T. A. headquar-
ters at Austin. Johnson was the
163rd county to be organized under
the T. T. A. laws. The sponsors
of the Christmas Seal Fund" which
lasts from Thanksgiving until New
Year’s Day each year, also spon-
sor the mass X-ray mobile unit,
which comes once a year. All those
over 15 years of age are invited to
have these free X-rays. Those un-
der 15 received patch tests by the
county and city health nurse,
with the consent of the parents. In
both cases, tests are followed up
by X-rays if the results indicate
positive cases. Thus far, 16,000 have
been X-rayed in Johnson County.
The county association now only
sends 18 percent of the funds to
the state association, and the
money retained is spent exclusive-
ly in Johnson County. TB patients
are being sent to the McKnight
Sanitarium in San Angelo, and
number 11 patients during the past
year. The association also helps
with vocational rehabilitation of re-
Adm. 9—44c Open 7:30 p.m.
TONIGHT . MONDAY
TV Schedule
Channel 4—KRLD-TV, Dallas
Channel 5—WBAP-TV, Fort Worth
Channel 6—KCEN-TV, Temple
Channel 8—WFAA-TV, Dallas
Sunday, May 2
----4:15----
4—Magic in Fash-
ions
----4:30----
4— You are There
5— Roy Rogers
6— News
8—Buster Keaton
----4:40 :—
6—The Weather
Man
---4:45™"-
5— Pulse of
City
6— Your Own
Home
----5:00---
4— Life with Father
5— You Asked for
It
6— Paul Winchell
Show
----5:30----
4— Jack Benny
5— Range Rider
6— Mr. and Mrs.
North
8—Mr. Peepers
----6:00----
4— Toast of the
Town
5— The Mask
6 & 8—Colgate
Comedy Hour
----7:00----
4— GE Theatre
Show
5— Walter Winchell
6— Fancy Free
8—Goodyear Tele-
vision Playhouse
----7:15----
5—Martha. Wright
Show
—7:30--
4— Man Behind the
Badge
5— Doctor I. Q.
6— This is the Life
----8:00----
4—The Web
5 & 6—Loretta
Young
8—Abbott &
tello
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4—What’s My
Line?
5 & 6—Man Agianst
Crime
8—Break the Bank
---9:00——
4— Sunday News
Special
5— Movie Marquee
6— Startime Theatre
8—I Led Three
Lives
----9:15----
4—Chronoscope
■ 9:30
4—Badge 714
8—This is the Life
----10:00----
4— Night Time
Movie
5— Texas News
6— World News
8—Colonel Hum-
phrey Flack
----10:10----
6—The Weather-
man
----10:15----
5— Weather
facts
6— Pulse of the
City
----10:25----
5—News Final
----10:30----
5— Sports with
Sherman
6— Sign Off
8.—Mystery Man-
sion
----10:85----
5—Movie Marquee
----1:30----
4— Vespers & Sign
Off
5— Sign Off
8—Vespers &
Off
Monday, May 3
6 & 8—On Your
Account
----2:45----
4—Cash Quiz
----3:00----
4— Mary Carter
6— Texas Cookin’
5— Movie Marquee
8—Pinky Lee Show
-----3:30-----
4—Variety Fair
6— Hawkins Falls
8—Howdy Doody
----3:45----
6—Video Varieties
----4:00----
4— Martha McDon-
ald
6—Tales of the
West
8—Kiddie Karnival
----4:15----
5— Ann Alden
----4:30-----
5—Bobby Peters
8—Frontier Play-
house
----4:45----
4— Party Time
----5:00----
5— See Saw Zoo
6— Movie Marinee
----5:15----
8—John Daly and
the News
----5:30----
4— Douglas Ed-
wards and t
News
8—Tony Martin
Show
1 ----5:40----
5— Kiddie Hit Pa-
rade
----5:45----
4— Perry Como
5— World News
6— World News
8—Camel News
Caravan
----5:55----
5— Evening News
6— Weather Man
& Allen
Thrills
An-
3 Q Bird Ranch &
Gift Shop
, "Sonny" Quattlebaum, Jr.
Owner
• Parakeets • Gifts
• Greeting Cards
• Magazine Subscription
Service
' ----12:15----
5—Weather
----12:20----
5—News
----12:30----
4— House Partv
5— Little Theatre
----12:45----
4—House Party
8—Noon Edition
----1:00----
4— The Big Payoff
5— Kate Smith
8—Show Time Mat-
inee
----1:30-----
4—U’re in the UN
8—Guest Book
---1:45——
4—Henri’s Holly-
wood
----1:55----
8—Charm School
----2:00--
4— Brighter Day
5— What’s Cwking?
6— program Pre-
views
8—Welcome Travel-
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quite adequate in those days. Old Tom,
the venerable fire horse, is shown in the
foreground hitched to the small pumper.
Memory of 'Old Torn Si ill Lingers
On With Fire Fighters of Cleburne
“Old Tom’’ has long since dis-
appeared from the local fire de-
partment scene, but his memory
lingers on.
A horse shoe still hangs in the
fire hall, with the words, “Old Tom,
23 years service,” written around
the shoe. You see, Old Tom was
a fire horse, but not just an or-
dinary fire horse.
When not on duty at the fire sta-
tion, Tom was usually hitched to
a road scraper. The minute he
heard the fire alarm signal, Old
Tom would stop pulling the scraper
and wait impatiently for the driver
to unharness him so he could get
to the fire station.
Old Tom would then race to the
station and back into the stall and
wait for the harness to be lowered
on him. He was then off on a speedy
trip to the fire.
Tom and other fire horses were
a vital part of the early fire de-
partment, but in 1919 they lost out
in favor of a mechanized depart-
ment.
Going back to the beginning of
organized efforts at fire fighting,
the first record of such here was
in 1874 when an attempt was made
to organize a volunteer hook and
ladder company. The project fail-
ed and there was no organized fire
protection for several years.
The first fire fighting group was
organized in 1891. Destructive fires
in 1881 apd 1886, which destroyed
several buildings about the square,
probably hastened the organizati-
on of the company.
J^A. Lindgren was chief of the
department which consisted of
three paid drivers, 24 volunteers,
a hook and ladder truck, a hose
carriage, an $1800 chemical fire
engine, three thousand feet of hose,
three well-trained teams of horses
and a fire station. Three regular
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Proctor, Jack. Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 146, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 2, 1954, newspaper, May 2, 1954; Cleburne, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278428/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.