Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 16
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STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1846.
SIXTEEN PAGES. Vol. 76. No. *4
HENSARUNG TO
TAKE BABY CHICK
ASS’N. POSITION
W. D. Groves To Take
Poultry Job at John
* Tarleton College.
T. A. Hensarling, head of the
Department of Poultry Husbandry,
Entomology, and Horticulture at
John Tarleton College, will resign
effective July 1 to become executive
secretary of the Texas Baby Chick.
Association, according to A. H.
Demke, director and former secre-
tary. William Doyle Graves, of
Breckenridge, will take the place
of Hensarling aa head of the de-
partment July 1.
Hensarling served in the armed
forces from 1942-46 and is now a
major in the Officers Reserve
Corps. Except for His army service,
Hensarling lias been at Tarleton
since 1929 and has been a depart-
ment head since 1936.
Since 1932 Hensarling has had
charge of Tarleton’s Egg-Laying
Contest, one of the 18 standard
egg-laying contests in the U. S.
and the only one in Texas. Under
his supervision the Tarleton con-
test won and still holds 10' of the
18 all-time breed records for pens
of birds, and 8 of the 18 all-time
breed records for individual hens.
Hensarling has a B. S. degree
from Texas AAM College and re-
ceived his M. A. from Texas Chris
tion University in 1989.
Direct Egg Content
Graves, who will also have
charge of Tarleton’s Egg-Laying
Contest, which Starts on October
1, was superintendent of the Bluff
Dale schools from 1923-80, voca-
tional agriculture teacher' at Com-
yn from 1930-87, and principal and
‘ " ure teacher at
vocational agriculture---
Breckenridge High School
1937-46.
from
A graduate of both Tarleton and
AAM, Mr. Gr«Vee received hla M.
S. degree in Poultry Husbandry
from AAM in 1939. He later stud-
ied school administration at North
Texas State Teachers College and
the University of Colorado.
He has conducted adult even*
schools in poultry production pH
lems for farmers and day clasi
for FFA fo> many years. He is
director of the Texas Vocatioi
Agriculture Teachers Association
and president of the Breckenridge
District of Area IV and is a mem-
ber of the Breckenridge Rotary
Club.
Graves has twin sons of high
school age. Three of his brothers
are superintendents of Texas high
schools: Terrell at Goleman, I. T.
at Floydada, and Grady at Crowell
Telegram Prices Up
A blanket raise in price on all
telegrams, money orders and oth-
er traffic handled by Western Un-
ion was announced this week by
Mrs. Ruth Brown, local manager.
All prices were increased by 10
per cent at midnight Tuesday. This
change was effective throughout
the Western Union system.
BUILDING FIRM
TO OPEN HERE IN
NEW QUARTERS
Clawson Lumbar Company
Lets Contract For Now
0 s
Warehouses and Office.
The O. A C. Clawson Lumber
Company, operating in Gatesville,
McGregor and Hamilton, is ex-
tending its territory and will open
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for business in Stephenville wii
the next few weeks, probably about
July 1st
Contractors are now at work
constructing warehouses and ofr.ee
space near tha Legion Hall east of
the city and expect to finish both
projects soon.
G. E. Gatewood, Navy veteran
who spent four years in the Medit-
erranean and Atlantic, is moving
to the city and will manage the lo-
cal yard. Re comes to Stephenville
from Waco and is thoroughly ex
r line.
Besides lumber, building su]
perienced in the buildin
ilding I
building sup-
plies and builders hardware the
company will feature the sale of
Kuhn’s paints.
Prominent Basineee Leaden
The Clawson Brothers have been
identified with the business and
civic life of Gatesville and Coryell
county for a long number of years
and have been reported as succees-
ful operators in all their undertak-
ing!. Aside from their lumber hold-
ings they are large landowners in
that area.
Mr. Gatewood, who has already
moved to Stephenville and Is fa-
ceted on Wast Tarleton Avenue,
aaid last week that it would be
the purpose of his company to es-
tablish a business here that would
measure up to every high standaid.
“We want to ahoulder our full
ahare of all the responsibilities of
tha growth and expansion of the
city, Gatewood said, “and will be
. found ready and willing at all
imea to be good citizens.”
Revival Speaker
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..Rev. Jesae L. Yelvington is to
be the evangelist for the re’Aval
which starts at tha First Bap,tist
Church Sunday, June 16, and runs
until June 30. Rev. Yelvington
helped in a revival here several
years ago, and is well known here.
Pioneers Recall i
Richard Williams ::
As Good Citizen ::
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When Erath county really be-
gan to be settled — in the
eighties — all types of citisens
were drifting this wajr. Most of
them were immigrant*-from the
Old South, seeking new homes
and new land.
Among thia group was the
late Ricnard P. Williams who
settled in the Smith Springs
country about 1874, or there-
about*. He lived in that settle-
ment for many years and was
classed as one of the leading
citisens of that county. He was
a leaderVin school and church
affairs and in many ways con-
tributed to the well being of his
hmBA community. • -
Mr. Williams came from Mis-
souri — a state that had divided
sentiment during the war be-
tween the States. He volunteer-
ed with the Union Army and
fought thru four yean of thdt
devastating struggle. In 1866
he was. given an honorable dis-
charge at Little Rock. Ark., and
soon thereafter completed plans
to come to Texas.
On his arrival here there was
very little evidence of progress
and new building in thia coun-
try, but there waa a keen desire
on the part of the settlers to
get their homes established, or-
ganize churches and schools. At
that early day Smith Springs
did have a school but no church.
The entire county had only 700
voters.
When the Erath county court
hov«e was started about the
year, 1889, Mr. Williams helped
do the dirt work for the base-
ment using an ox team.
This same ox team was used
in a freight line that Williams
Operated between Fort Worth
and Stephenville, and also Dal-
las and Stephenville. He made
one trip each week, this much
time being required for the slow
moving animals.
During his years with the Un-
to oust
irillaa
ion Army Mr. Williams did most
of his fighting trying to
the Quantrell gang of guei
who depredated throughout the
State of Missouri and other mid-
^The VuiUm* family was a
■ynonymn for good Citizenship
and many recall the head of the
family. The children, all still
living, are J. F. Williams, Bluff
Dala; Church Williams, Mingus;
Cap and Will Williams, Steph-
enville, and a daughter, Nancy
Haggard, of Oklahoma.
Charley Hooks, who received
much encouragement from tha
elder Williams in his youth,
PW»<Hy displayed the original
of the famed soldier's discharge
^m the Union Army In Steph-
enville the past week.
HEART ATTACK
CLAIMS VISITOR
Elvie Russell Carter, 39, Wins-
boro trucker died enroute to Ste-
ihenville Hospital Monday morn-
ing about 9:46 after suffering a
heart attack on the north side of
the square. He was carried to the
hospital by Trewitt Funeral Home
ambulance and waa pronounced
dead upon arrival then.
following the inquest held by
Justice of the Peace W. T. Gnves,
a verdict of death because of heart
attack was rendered.
It is reported that Carter had
come here the night before with
his truck to get a load of furni-
ture. His brother from Winnsboro
was here Monday afternoon to get
the truck and a funeral home from
that city took the body there for
burial.
STEPHENVILLE
TO HAVE NATL.
GUARD UNIT
Company D of 142nd la
Tentatively Allotted
Here for Training
Company D. 142nd Infantry, of
the Texas National Guard haa been
tentatively assigned to Steuben-
ville for the postwar period, se-
conding to information received
here by J. T. Mays, president of
the Chamber of Commerce. In a
letter from Maj. Gen. Fred fc.
Walker, commanding officer of
the stae unit local officials were
informed that the probable
strength of the unit asigned here
will be 160 men and 7 officers.
When it waa understood that the
National Guard was making plana
for reorganization in Tcxaa, let-
ters were sent to Maj. Gen. Wal-
ker by the Chamber of Commerce,
the American Legion, the Reserve
Officer! Association, Lions Club,
Commissioners Court, Tarleton
College and other interested organ-
.izatiops here asking that Steph-
enville be allotted one or more
unite of the Guard.
The company assigned here is
the same company which was lo-
cated in the city before the war.
Company D had an outstanding
record as a part of the 36th Divi-
sion during the war recently over.
Asked for Armories
Cities to which unite of the
National Guard have been tenta-
tively alloted are being asked to
provide armory space, because
there is no money set aside at this
time for the rental of armories,
and probably none will be available
until next spring, Walker said.
Therefore, the units will not be
organized for some time unless it
is possible for temporary housing
to be made available as a result
of local effort
“It is intended eventually to
construct permanent armories to
house the above unit when nec-
essary appropriations are made by
the Federal Government.
armories wilt nave
_ on state-owned ground
large enough to provide proper
training, if practicable, all unite
should be housed in one armory.
Public utilities should be available
and the site should be on a paved
road,” the letter further stated.
“Each locality to which an al-
lotment of unite has been made is
being asked to provide temporary
housing facilities if available and
to donate to the State of Texas a
tract of land of not less than 20
acres within 1% miles of eity lim-
its, as a aite for the permanent
armory. The title to the land need
not pass to the State until it la
known that a permanent armory
will be built
“In due time the commanders of
the above unit will be selected.
“I will appreciate it very much
if you will please inform all In-
terested city officials and local
civic cluba of Stephenville of this
tentative allotment, learn - their
views on the matter, and let me
know if they desire to accept this
allotment and sponsor its organisa-
tion. I will be very appreciative
also if you will please let me know
whether or not the city of Steph-
enville will be able to proyide a
temporary armory facility and
and ground for a aite for a per
manent armory.”
City Behind Guard *
City and civic leaders here say
that they will do all possible to
bring the unit here, in the way of
working for the armory and other
thinge which will be necessary to
bring the unit here. No definite
plan* era ready for announcement
at yet
permanent
be built i
Jersey Men Gather Here
For Annual Show Today
CLUB BOY RECEIVES HEIFER
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Hook, 15 year old Stephenville FFA boy, has recently
i a registered Jersey heifer which la shown here. The heifer
to young Hook by the Erath Jersey Club, as a move to
Preston Hook,
been given
was given p JBBR .
try to encourage more boys of the county to become Interested In
high class stock and to help them get a start in raising fine cattle.
CLUB BOY ENTERS REGISTERED
» JERSEY HEIFER IN SHOW HERE
Preston Hook, 16 yaar old aon of
Mr. and Mra. Loa Hook who live
on tha lower Grenbury road about
3 rrfiles east of Stephenville
the red]
heifer
Brath
the herd owned by the Diamond C
ranch.
According to plans made by the
club, an FFA or 4-H club boy of the
county is to receive a registered
Jersey heifer from the club each
year. This plan was established in
an effort to interest more young
pien in raising registered stock,
New Contract for
Two City Wells Let
To Fort Worth Firm
Contract for two new city wells
has been let to Fort Worth Drill-
ing Company, acording to city of-
ficials. Price to be paid for drill-
ing the wells is $4.85 per foot.
Work was due to begin immediat-
ely.
Two attempts were recently
ade at drilling new wella by A.
Wallen, Cleburne drilling con-
tractor. On the first well, a crook-
ed hole developed at approximately
146 feet The contractor started in
a new position, and at 806 feet a
string of pipe was lost, causing
the abandonment of the second
h°The two new wells will be drilled ]
just west of the Santa Fe tracks,
one OK 'the corner of the east end j
of the Hubbard home lot and the ■
other on the Mra. Faye Fields
tract
Approximately 300,000 gallons
per day are expected to be pro-
duced by each wall. Each will be
equipped with a Pomona type
pump. Depth of the wells will be
approximately 870 feet, and water
will be taken from the Trinity
sand found at that depth and tha
Paluxy sand found at approximat-
ely 140 feet Use of a perforated
casing allows the use of water
from both strata.
VET CONTACT
OFFICE OPENS
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The veterans contact office here
opened for business in the Far-
mers-First National Bank build-
ing Wednesday morning, with W.
G. Payne, formerly ci Croat Plains
and late of the Army Air Forces
in charge of the offices here. The
contact representative will have
hia quarters in the bank building
until more suitable quarters can
be obtained.
Payhe, who came hero last week
to aet up the offices, has been
helping aU veterans who have been
into the office, but formal opening
was delayed until Wednesday.
The representative of the Vet-
erans Administration has recently
completed schooling in taking care
of all problems that may be
brought up by ax G. I.’a of this
area, and is prepared to help in
matters of insurance, hospitaliza-
tion, education, job training or loan
information.
Office hours for the contact of-
fice are to be from 8 a.m. to
4:46 p.m. each day. The office is
located In room 2 of the second
floor of the bank building.
and to better improve the herds of
tha county.
On receiving the heifer, the club
boy agrees to have the heifer bred
to a registered bull, and to return
to the club the first heifer calf
from the gift cow. Thia heifer in
turn will be g
boy. After a few years ihany heif-
ers will be available for placement
MADE A MILLION . . . Ernie
Ayart. Montreal. Canada, the
fabulous ex-sergesnt who struck
geld at Teilewkalfe, Caaada, made
several ns fills as aad aew employs
Ida oM army major as Ms sec-
retary.
with boys in the county each year.
To Enter in Show
The boys further agree to take
good care of the stock given them
and to enter them in any shows of
Jerseys that may be sponsored by
the Erath County Jersey Club.
Young Hook will enter hla heifer
in the show today.
Aa one club member pointed out,
“Erath county has long been one
of the leading counties in the
United States in the dairy indus-
try. This move on the part of the
club ia calculated to help increase
the number of Jersey herds in the
county, and It la our hope that the
interest in the young farmers of
this section may be stimulated to
raise good stock and build up their
Still another member pointed out
that it has been shown that good
stock in the dairy industry is much
more profitable than is poor stock.
This U proven by the fact that a
fine cow will not eat much more
than a poor grade one, but that
the milk givqp will generally be
much more in quantity and better
in quality. With the same work
attached to caring for either a
good or a bad cow, it is much more
profitable to raise registered stock.
“It is true that tne investment
is heavier for good registered stock
but it pays in the long run. We are
hoping that we will be able thru
a series of gift heifers to place
registered stock all over the county
in the next few years, and give
soma boys a atari that might not
otherwise be able to afford the
initial inveetment”
Be Junior Next Year
The recipient of the first ealf
will be a junior in Stephenville
High School next year. He has fin-
ished one year’s study of vocational
agriculture, and plans to take two
more years of the same course.
He plans to attend, A and M
College after graduating here, but
he said that his plans will have
to be made definitely later, since
he has two more years here.
Young Hook plans to taka either
agriculture or a veterinary course
at A and M.
The one yaar old Jersey heifer is
not all of the livestock owned by
the FFA boy, since he has on hand
now a registered sow and 10 reg-
istered pigs which he pfkns to sell
at weaning age. In the recent FFA-
4-H club show held here he had
several entries and did well with
his stock. His entry in the open
fat gdllt class for hogs placed 4
among many entries, and his litter
of fat pigs was chosen as third
place winner. He also entered 2
P*ni or WRitc iifffnom cniciwiii,
which Wot* not Judged In th*
money.
Ridgeway To
Have Charge
Of Judging
Jersey men from this territory
began arriving* Thursday night
with their entries for the annual
show sponsored by the Erath Jer-
sey Club. Entries were to be In
place at 9 a.m. this morning with
judging to begin at 10:30.
Joe W. Ridgeway, one of the
outstanding judges in the United
States, is due to plaoe the winners
today. Ha haa been here for the
classification of saveral herds
which began yesterday and will
continue thru tomorrow. Several
large herd owners are having their
classification done at their own
dairy farms, which some of those
owners who have only a few head
are due to have them classified
Advance notice on entries indi-
cated that there will be near 100
head of stock entered In the show,
which is not a record for show*
of this type, but is considered a
large entry Hit by club officials.
The Heart of Texas Jersey Show
generally attracts more entries
than are expected to be here today,
but that show is considered as ths
largest show of Its kind in this
area, since its membership em-
braces several counties.
The Heart of Texas show was
held here last Veer and was held
In De Leon early this weak.
28 Classes
Seven placet are to be awarded
in the 23 classes In the local show
today. Cash prizes are not being
given, but ribbons are on hand to
be given to all of the winners.
Nine classes ore open for bulls,
and ten classes are open for fe-
males, with four classes being held
forgroups of cattle.
The show this year Is being held
in the livestock pavilion at the city
park, which was remodeled this
winter in order to better improv
it for the holding of such shorn
The city sj
spent _ .
proving the building
been stated by sever
IV*
owi.
about 21600 on inl-
and it haa
several livestock
men that it is one of the fineet in
this area. Adequate space is pro-
vided for stock and the ring Is sn
easy one for the judges to work.
Several breeders of ths county
t (Ok their stock to Do Leon Tues-
day for tha Heari of Texas show,
and will have their ontries here
for the show today. A show was
also held in Comanche this week,
but no local breeders had stock
entered.
Club Boys Eater
A feature of the show this year
will be the entry of club boys of
the county. AU club boys who have
registered Jersey cattle can be-
(Continued last page, section one)
PLAN AIRPORT
IMPROVEMENTS
Plana art being made by the
City Council to make several im-
provements at the City Airport
east of Stephenville. Lights an due
to be purchased for, the runways
of the field, but no contract him
been let for the markers. Council
members are investigating the dif-
ferent sorts of lights, their avail-
ability, and costa at thia time.
Other improvements at ths local
Bald will include the fireproofing
of the wall between the shop and
the hanger.
A sign haa recently been painted
atop the livestock pavilion at the
City Park with the words "Airport,
1 mile” and an arrow pointing to
the airport. This la for guidance
to aviators, and it ia a general cus-
tom all over the United States to
have markers of this type in cities.
Plans art being worked out
where it is hoped that John Zim-
icki, manager of the airport, will
be able to give flying Instructions
to veterans under the G.I. Bill of
Rights. This sort of training is be-
ing given in several cities in this
torritoi
at ths time, and fs well
Zim
giving
flying lessons
aquipped
“ services
for charter trips and other
which require air transportation.
He is a veteran of the Army Air
Forces, and spent several months
flying the famed “Hump” with
supplies to China.
CHARLES PEYTON
ton. “The first Rotasy Club waa
rganlzed in Chicago, Illinois, in
906. Its basis of membership was
the selection of one man from each
business or profession in the com-
munity, thus establishing the Club
aa a cross-section of the oomroun-
’• business and professional
’a. After more than 40 years of
it, that ori-
of mem-
np of all Rotary Clubs all
over the world. Theee club# — whe-
ther they are in North or South
America, in Europe, Asia or Afri-
ca — are all united in the practice
of the 'Ideal of Service’ which ia
ieaa of and helpfulnass
IK’
growth and development, t
ginal plan ia still the basis
berahip of all Rotary Cl
thoughtfulne
to others."
The Rotary Club of Stephenville,
upon becoming a member of Rotary
International, adopts the general
objectives of the organization,
which relate to the promotion of
fellowship as an opportunity for
practice of Mgh stan-
business and professional
the sponsoring of community-
irment endeavors, and the ad-
vancement of international under-
standings, good will and peace.
Officers of the new Rotary Club
are J. T. Mays, presidant; C. O.
McMillan, vice-president; John
Wilkins, secretary; and Jack Ted-
dlie, treasurer.
VOTE FAVORING
MERGING OF TWO
SCHOOLS WINS
Stephm ville-Evergreen
Tax Payers Vote in Fever
Of Consolidation.
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Commentator In i
City Monday On ::
West Texas Tour ::
Elbert Haling, well known
news commentator who appears
over Radio Station KRLD Sat-
urday at noon, aa well as on
other occasions, was in Steph-
enville Monday. He visited with
friends here while on his way
to Brownwood and other West
Texas points. '
On tha Saturday noon pro-
Ives excerpts
the Saturday
Mr, Haling givi
Texas newsp;
from Texas newspapers and
frequently quotes from the
Empire-Tribune.
Stephenville and Evergreen pro-
perty owning tax payers voted in
favor of consolidating the two dis-
tricts in an election held last Sat-
urday.
Tha vote in Stephenville favored
the merger by a vote'of 41-8. Ap-
parently, there was iittla interest
in the outcome here.
However, at Evergreen the vote
was comparatively close, the con-
solidation plan winning by seven
votes. The final tabulation showed
87 in favor and 30 opposed.
Mach Territory Added
Outcome of the election will
mean that much new property val-
ues will be added to the Stephen-
ville district — long considered one
of the smallest of its type in Texas.
Throe weeks ago a similar election
was held consolidating the Rocky
------------ ~ ‘ Tie and
Although the vote in the Ever-
Point district with Stephenville an
that, too, was favor
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green district was favorable the
outcome does not mean that the
two will necessarily be consolidat-
ed. Final outcome is optional.
Local school authorities pointed
out the past week that if, and when
the two districts are brought Into
Stephenville system about 160
acholasics will be added hero.
LOCAL ROTART
CLUB RECEIVES
BIG WELCOME
Many Vialting Members
Help Extend Charter
To Organization.
The newly organised Rotary Club
of StephonviUe last night was for-
mally admitted to msmbershlp In
Rotary International, the world-
wide service organization which
has over 6,600 Clubs in some 60
countries. Delegations from the
Rotary Cluba in six cities were
present at the meeting to welcome
RoUrians of Stephenville into the
fellowship of more than a quarter
of a million Rotariana throughout
the world.
The official Rotary charter was
presented to President J. T. Mays
by J. M. Peyton, Rotary District
Governor of Cleburne, whose ad-
dress to the club outlined the hla-
tory and purposes of the Rotary
movement
. “Rotary ia a comparatively
young organization,” said Mr. Pay-
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