Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1942 Page: 1 of 12
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PICTURES
In Last Week’s ‘D-V’
Coleman Democrat-Voice
FIRST IN NEWS, ADVERTISING, CIRCULATION, READER INTEREST, COLEMAN COUNTY
12 PAGES
In Two Sections
SIXTY-FIRST YEAR
^HE DEMOCRAT-VOICE, COLEMAN, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1942
NUMBER 24
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First State Bankot Talpa Merged Bank
8 Indictments
Returned By
Grand Jurors
Grand juFors in District
Judge O. L. Parish’s 119th Ju-
dicial District Court began
work Monday morning on six
cases that were submitted to
them.
The summer term of the court
began when Judge Parish ad-
ministered the oath of office to:
Homer Hill, Santa Anna: G. R.
McClure, Santa Anna; J. W. Mc-
Kee, Fisk; Foreman W. T. Stew-
ardson, Santa Anna; A. V. Vick-
ers, Voss; S. C. Edmundson,
Coleman route; Matt Estes,
1 Rockwood; Hujih Burns, Burk-
/ ett; B. M. Wilson, Talpa; John
ydrammar^ Coleman; Frank
CJfwrn, Santa Anna, and G. W.
Scott, Coleman.
Bailiffs Jor this term of court
include; Jr W. Dial, door bail-
iff; L. M. Arnold, walking; and
John I. Fowler, riding. >
Indictments returned this
week included: The State of
Texas vs. J .W. Benson, theft
of mohair; Vernon A. C. Wil-
liams, theft of mohair; E. Hen-
don, passing forged instrument,
two counts; Dave Peel, theft of
wrfol and theft of sheep, and L.
D. Williams, theft of mohair,
two counts.
All persons indicted have
been placed under arrest, states
Sheriff George Robey.
Classifications
Of Draft Board
Going To Valley Services Are
Flanned Por
SA Casualties
Winning War Is Outstanding
Job Confronting Nation Now,
South Says In Announcement
Coleman Countians who have
..recently been put in the 1-A
glassification by the Coleman
'’County Draft board:
OrofRf B Hunt<*r.
J. C. Rider
L*iulng Burrows Click.
Dewitt Davis.
George Vernon Wallace.
William Frarik Rutherford.
OMgr Dean Crus*
David Henry Neal
Sidnal Bryant Dunham.
Larelle Jones
Clinton Davis.
Marshall Wesley Morris.
Albert Dennis Olingcr.
keo Edward Deal
Arthur Irvin Edwards, Jr.
Joseph Elbert Eubanks,
dial ley Yeats Choate
Harry Wilbourne Colling.
William Franklin Wilson.
John Tomas Moore,
Elmer Hart Whitlock
John Hickman Wofford.
Lonnie Oonkm.
Andrew Allen
Ralph M< Rhea Edens
Fieldon Alton Strickland.
Virgil King Lancaster.
Loncll Samuel Mclntirc.
Torn Brusenhah
Earl Deal Harper.
Thomas Dean McOregor.
R, C Archer
Charles Maloy Arinin.
Newton Jasper Morris.
Zcridie D Beal
Eddie Foy Ootcher.
Frank Byron McDonald.
Marvin Wesley French.
William Orville Hayes.
F.dgar C Maples.
Clarence Wilber Smith-
Kenneth Lyle White.
James Welsey Bomar.
John Q. Duncan.
Hal H. Simmons.
A. W Herring
Henry Lee McQueen.
Allen Harris Martin.
Leonard Luke Denton
Earl Clarence Crockett.
Murry L. Simmons.
James Bryan Richardson.
Eddie Levi Wynlgear
Joe Hardy Minshewf
DhVld F. 8andrrs.
George Wallv Leonard.
Thomas William Guthrie,
Herman Dovle Jeffers.
Grady Le Nelson.
John Our bo.
Za<k Keeney.
THE WEATHER
Following maximum and
minghum temperature record-
ings for ttjc past several days
are reported by the local volun-
Date
Max.
Min.
June 4
... 92
63
June 5
83
67
June 6
........ 76
65
June .7
_______ 85
66
June 8
_________ 85
66
June 9
. 89
63
June 10
...... 89
65
Twenty-hundredths c
>f an
inch of rain fell on June 6 and
41/100ths of a ninch fell on the
following day.
GRAIN MARKET
Following buying prices on
grain were quoted today as a
courtesy of the Charles Wilson
Grain Company:
No. 2 oats, 50c per bu.
No. 1 wheat, $1 per bu.
No. 2 barley, 55c per bu.
No. 3 threshed milo, $1.10
per cwt.
No. 3 hegira, $1.05 per cwt.
Boots Hawthorne of Gould-
busk is now located at Camp
Wolters, Texas.
ROBERT F. JONES
The Rev. Robert F. Jones,
shown, has accepted a position
as pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church of Harlingen,
Texas, in the Rio Grande Val-
ley, and he and Mrs. Jones ex-
pect to move to their new home!
within the next few weeks. He!
expects to assume his new du-
ties about July 15, after having
served as pastor of the First
Prcsbyteriaq Church of Cole-
man for six years.
Rev. Jones To
Accept (.all
To Harlingen
The Rev. Robert F. Jones,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, will present his resig-
nation as pastor of the local
church to his congregation on
the sixth anniversary of his
coming to Coleman—June 21.
Church officials have voted
to accept his resignation and
the next step is for the congre-
gation to vote upon that pro-
posal. ,
In the meantime .the Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. Jones are taking lead-
ing parts in the Presbyterian
encampment at Kerrville. He
is serving as a teacher and Mrs.
Jones.is a councilor.
The Rev. Mr. Jones has re-
ceived a call to become pastor
of the First Presbyterian
Church at Harlingen, Texas,
and plans to accept that posi-
tion about July 15.
Coleman is the Rev. Mr.
Jones’ second pastorate al-
though he did serve the Burnett
church during the time he was
a student in an Austin semina-
ry. He served as pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of j
Georgetown before coming to
this city.
He received his bachelor of
arts degree from Austin Col-
lege and his B.D. degree from
the Austin Presbyterian Theo-
logical Seminary at Austin.
He also attended the University
of Texas while attending the
seminary.
The Rev. Mr. Jones ex-
pressed regret upon leaving
Coleman, stating that he felt
this to be his "home.” He and
Mrs. Jones were married after
he had been residing here for a
short time.
The Rev. Mr. Jones urged all
members of his congregation to
attend the 11:00 o’clock ser-
vices at the church on Sunday,
June 14. “It is quite important
that 'members of>he congrega-
tion attend th|ifservice,” Mr.
Jones deeUrPa before leaving
for KerrPute.
First Baptist Church of San-
ta Anna will hold memorial
services on Sunday afternoon,
June 14, at 3:00 o’clock, in
memory of James Leon Bart- !
lett, youngest son of Mr. and i
Mrs. J. Ed Bartlett, and Wil- •
liam Weldon Burney, son of >
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burney, ac-
cording to the Rev. S. R. Smith, %
pastor of the church.
“These are Santa Anna's cas-
ualties,” the Rev. Mr. Smith
declared, “both giving their
lives in the service of their
country in the early part of the
present conflict.
“James Leon Bartlett was
killed in action in the Philip-
pines on December 8, 1941, and*
Willis Weldon Burney was kill-
ed in action in the far Western
Pacific on February 8, 1942.”
The public is invited to at-
tend the services.
Pledges Efforts
Ten Airplanes
Are Added To
Air School
Arrival of ten new airplanes
at Coleman Flying School is
announced today by Lieut. L. L.
Crenshaw, public relations of-
ficer at the school.
The ships were flown in by
the Ferry Command and are
Fairchild PT 19As, and are just
like the many ships already in
use .at the local flying field.
With the return of good
weather, Odom Construction
Company of Austin is making
good progress on the expansion
program, at the school.
CHARLES L. SOUTH
Congressman Charles L.
South, shown, pledges his ef-
forts toward winning the war,
he declared in a formal state-
ment for re-election to the po-
sition he has held for* eight
years. “Other matters, however
important, must remain ih the
background until the war is
won,” he declared.
CANDIDATE RALLY IS
SLATED AT NOVICE
First candidate rally of the
year is announced this week.
Women of the Novice Meth-
odist Church are serving as
sponsors, and the event is to be
presented at Novice on Tuesday
night, July 14, at 8:30 o'clock.
The one outstanding job con-
fronting us today is that of
winning the war as soon as we
can, and with the loss of as few
lives as possible,” Representa-
tive Charles L. South said in
making his formal announce-
ment for re-election to Cong-
ress.
“Other matters, however im-
portant in themselves, must re-
main in the background until
, this job has been done. To the
’< accomplishment of this purpose,
I pledge my continued best ef-
forts,” he added.
,, South is now the Texas mem-
ber of the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee.
He succeeded Speaker Sam
Rayburn on this committee-
when Mr. Rayburn became
Majority Leader.
During his campaign for
Congress eight years ago, South
advocated: (1) lower interest
rates on homes, including'
farm and ranch homes; (2) an
opportunity for deserving ten-1
ants to purchase homes on i pleted by
liber term; (3) soil con-'
nervation and parity prices
for agricultural products; (4)
truth-in-fabrics legislation,
whfch informs-a purchaser of
the fiber content of a garment
by requiring the use of proper
labels; (3) a better and more
stable income for farmers, and
wage earners in the lower
brackets.
All of the above have since
beerv enacted into law, as a re-
sult of which many of our
people are enjoying a higher
standard of living.
South has consistently urged
Talpa School
Contract Let
For Builtlins
c
Contract for the construction
of a new high school building at
Talpa—to take the place of the
one recently destroyed by fire*
—was let to Alston & Alston,
Sweetwater^ contractors, Mon-1
day afternoon fqr $28,600, ac- j
cording to Supt. Glynn Mitch-i
ell.
Incidenally, Alston & Alston
constructed tjie fine btick*
building that was destroyed sev-1
eral months ago.
Much of the material, includ-
ing some of the walls and most
of the foundation, will be sal-
vaged in the construction of the j
new building. The new* struc- i
ture is going to be much like
the old one in both
Deposits Double Deposits And
Notes Already
Moved To City
WALTER J. TAYLOR
Purchase of the notes and
assumption of the deposit lia-
bilities of the First State Bank
of Talpa by the Coleman Coun-
ty State Bank of Coleman is an-
i nounced this week by Walter
• J. Taylor .executive vice presi-
dent of the Coleman mstitu-
i tion.
Stockholders in the Talpa
bank will be paid for their stopk
during the next few weeks. In
j the meantime, notes and depos-
its of the pioneer Talpa bank
have been moved to this city.
Loans of the Talpa bank were
in the neighborhood of $125,000,
while the deposits were slightly
more than $205,000. Thus the
, Deposits in the Coleman«mw. man «.uu,uuu. mus me
romms. libray, office and gym-j and ioans wore increased at the; Everett, who has been an offi-
nasium-auditorium. ]oca] ban]( this week when it, cial of that business
First State Bank of Talpa.
Salvage work is expected to l
the new building will be com--
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the opening of the |
next school term if the neces-,
sary materials can be obtained. |
W. C. McHORSE WILL
CLOSE ELECTRIC SHOP
Because he is unable to ob-
tain electrical appliances for the
duration of the War, W. C. Mc-
Horse has sold the building in
which is located his electric .v.
shop and plans on selling the; formed by
stock.
Alton Brandon
Missing Since
Battle Of Java
Coleman bank for several
months. Mr. Taylor declared.
There will be no other changes
in personnel for the time being
and the only change in policy
j will be increasing the capital
j stock $20,000 to a total of $50,-
000. The board of directors
here has already authorized the
latter move.
Reasons For Sale
Relatives here have been in-
the.U. S. War De-
pllances this month. He will
announce his new location,
where he can be reached for
of
tured
Java.
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Bits of News About
Loyal, Patriotic
Men Serving U. S.
Telephone Or Bring Your Items About The Boys In Service To
- The Coleman Democrat-Voice—Dial 6251.
In a letter to stockholders and
depositors, Mr. Evans explain-
He hopes to sell .11 of Ms ap; |Kh"of'm,s E. Son; 2Z
electric service, m the near) Alton was a member of the* ^nnectwUin^^gi^ ^ beCU
2nd Battalion of the 131st Field i The Coleman County State
Artillery and was attached to j Bank will be six years old on
the Wichita Falls company. I October 15, 1942, having been
) He is a brother of Ellsworth j formrti from aMets owned by a
Brandon of Coleman, who is an hank at Valera at that time. It
j employee of the Taylor Motor
Company here.
future.
Student Officers
Are Named At
Flying School
now has a capital stock of $30,-
000 and surplus and profits of
$55,000. It has paid three 5
per cent annual dividends and
four 6 per cent dividends since
its establishment.
Deposits have more than
doubled since Mr. Taylor took
over the management of the in-
stiution in January, 1940.
Mr. Taylor praised highly the
banking ability of the retiring
noon presjdent and stressed the
RODEO ASSOCIATION
Will meet tonight
Members of the Coleman Ro-
deo Association will meet at
8:00 o’clock this evening at Ho-
tel Coleman, according to an
announcement made today.
Whether or not the rodeo will
be presented thid year likely
will be definitely determined at
tonight's meeting of the rodeo
association.
POSTAL RECEIPTS ON
INCREASE HERE
Postal receipts continue to be
on the increase here, figures re-
leased today ‘ by Postmaster
Harry Thomson reveal.
year the total , was $2,998.47.
This year’s increase over the
same month last year is $675.12.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sanders]
have received word that their
nephew, Dodson Harris, who
left Camp Bowie with the 131st
Field Artillery in November,
has been reported missing since
the capture of Java. Young
Harris' home is at Wills Point,
Texas. He visited in the San-
ders home here several times
while station at Camp Bowie.
# # *
Clyde Dixon Allen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Allen, writes hej
soon is to go on his first cruise.
He is a midshipman in Uncle
Sam’s Navy.
* * * „
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Rob-
ert Miller have received some
interesting pictures from their
son, Foster, who is on a mission
with other army men in the
Birch Mountains, near Big Pine
Calif. The pictures show views j
of the mountains in which an -
airplane carrying a general and i
other high army officers crash-
ed. One man has been recov-
ered from the wrecked airplane
and some ten others are being
sought by Miller and his com-
panions.
» * #
Louis Dunn is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Dunn, while awaiting a call to
the U. S. Navy.
* # *
Pvt. A. D. Tarrant, member
of the U. S. Marines and located
at Camp Elliott, Calif., spent
last weekend visiting the
Trapp!, Hectors and George
Smiths in Coleman.
COODFELLOW FIELD, San
Angelo - First Lieut. Ollen Tur-|
ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olliej
O, Turner of Whon, has been or-|
dered transferred from this Ain
Fprce Basie Flying School to]
the four-engine bomber school!
I at Sebring, Fla. Lieutenant
-li.'.t Turner was graduated from I M
In May of 1941 the receipts at| John Tarleton Agricultural Col-| m The Democrat-Voice,
the local office amounted to $2,-| lege in 1937 with an A.S.C. de-l nanar
323.35, while in May of this. gree He was employed as aj
rancher before he became an
aviation cadet. He came here
in January, 1941.
THESE BOYS REALLY LIKE U. S.^AVY
Rockwood, Texas,
June 8,, 1942.
The Democrat-Voice Co.,
Coleman, Texas.
Dear Shs:
As you ask for news to be sent from the boys who are
serving Uncle Sam, am sending a little news I received from
my boys last week. My two sons, John Will and Dany Dot
Bryan, are serving in the Navy. The letter was addressed
and read like this:
“Mr. and Mrs. Josh B. Bryan, Rockwood, Texas.
“Dear Mother and Dad: ,
“How are you? We are both O.K. Have been out on
maneuvers and just returned a few hours ago. Don't worry
about us for we are making it fine. As you remember, I
ranked as petty officer some time in February. Now 1 rank
fire controhnan 3/c. I will be getting $108.45 per month in a
few weeks. That don’t sound bad, eh?
“When I enlisted in. the Navy I just did weigh enough to
get in. Now 1 weigh 180 pounds. Am well cared for when
sick and I don’t want to hear anyone say that a guy is not
taken good care of while serving in the Navy. I mean all of
the care possible. —
“We get a good balanced meal three times a day and go
to bed early, Johnnie (Dany's older brother) is still with me.
We are still on the same ship. Johnnie ranks higher than I
do because he has been serving in the Navy longer. He also
ranked as officer several years ago and is now second class
fire controlfnan. His pay will be over $125.45 or more a
month in a week or two.
‘.‘Mother, don't think money is all we want. Of course,
it is nice, to have a paycheck; but we are like all true Ameri-
cans. We realize we are fighting for our freedom; and, as
Johnnie said a few weeks, ago, we are out on a JAP HUNT.
1 hope we don't miss our aim.
“I can’t tell you where we are, but don’t worry. As we
have said before, we are Jap Hunting, and I hope the little
yellow devils get heck blowed out of them.
“How are Grandpa and Aunt Lemma?
“Well, I guess that is all the news ,so write soon. Oh,
yes! I am receiving THE COLEMAN DEMOCRAT-VOICE
now. Hoy, am 1 tickled when I get a copy. We bunch around
it and stay until every line is read. Well, everything we write
is censored, so I guess that’s all. Answer soon.
“With love and best wishes,
“Your affectionate son,
“Deny Dot Bryan.”
Ensign Carlton Terry
School, according to Lieut. Al-
0f bert R. Henry. They include:
Talpa has gone to New York on|„B;,Uailon commander, L.
Naval assignment. 1
* * # Adjutant, V. L. Koenig.
Marcell Coleman, “Red” Jus- rgeant major, S. G. Hobson.
, tice and Merle Griffin have a- ,, 1 Company A, 'J.
I rived in San Diego, Calif., and 'auk.
(. uptam of Company B, R. W.
; The Talpa
C- been known
all three are members of the U.
S. Marines. Coleman writes Krammc.
that he likes the Marines fine.
His address is Pit. 453, M.C.B.,
Recruiting Department, San
Diego, Calif.
Student officers have
named at Coleman Flying f^'fthit the'“Talpa'banlc was
in excellent financial condition.
bank has long
as one of the
strongest little banks in the
State. It is one of the. few in
the entire area that has kept
its doors open during the de-
pression years. The only time
it was ever closed was upon or-
der of the President of the
Company A Lieutenants, W. Ur)jtpd Stat and ,hat was
H. Henry Jr., S. Kulawik and when a„ thc banks in the cmm.
O. t.i.m. . i try were ordered tq-close for a
Company B Lieutenants, L. B. sunrt
Al Hintner. formerly with the
county lax assessor-collectors
I Smith,
i Miller.
R. G. Ohrn and C. L.
First Sergeant of Company A, jsp£to®’ ha^ rosiffS^s"^-
M D. Kersey. I lion with the bank and has ac-
wmm. liH
Company B Sergeants. G w. the commlssion to
Peloquin, R. W Koester and C.|
Signal jT. O’Connor, Jr.
Corps
Missouri,
is in Company C, 26th Bn.
Pvt. Billy W. Stewart is now
with Company C, 27th
I Battalion. SCRTC. Air
j Signal School at Camp Crow-j
| der, Missouri. Pvt. Stewart j
i coached football and basketball i
I at Olden High School, in East-j
j land County, last term, being
called up in April. He played
I football here and at Daniel Bak-
I er. Brown wood, for five years! dav for county and precinct;
i and served as assistant coach of candidates and district eandi- i
! football and was basketball dates. in districts composed of |
head coach for a while at Daniel ddy one county, to file requests !
I and will be subject to call of
any point in
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SATURDAY, June 13: Last
Edwin Hamon, 84,
Glen Cove Fanner,
Dies In Coleman
paper.
Please print the above letter as I want my boys to see it
They are so proud to receive your
Sincerely,
Mrs. Josh B. Bryan.
to have
the ballot.
MONDAY, June 15. Meeting
of The Coleman County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee at
the Coleman County Court-
I house, 2:30 p.m.
Baker. A brother. Staff Sgt.
Carl F. Stewart, is In Company
B, 142nd Infantry, 36th Divi-
sion, Camp Blending. Florida.
Their mother, Mrs. J. T. Stew-
art of 213 North Frio, Coleman,
sends them the “D-V” each
week.
• * *
J. L. Gandy, son of Mr. and ] MONDAY, June 15. County
Mrs. Jack Gandy of Coleman,! commissioner’s court to sit as
Arch E. Shamblin of Goldsboro boar(i of tax equalization. Pcr-
and R. Q. Campbell of Talpa i nor^ whose taxes are raised in
'are among the “avengers" of] valuation will be notified.
] Pearl Harbor. All three have « * *
joined the U. S; Navy. TUESDAY, June 30. Regiji-
* tration day for all males in the
Pvt. Vernon Allen is with the agc brackets 18 and 19.
Funeral services for Edwin
their names placed on Hafrton.' 84, prominent Hfll
^as a
hrihtian
Eighth Signal Service Company
at Fort McDowell, California.
TUESDAY, July 14, 8:30
He recently was transferred m.. Candidate rally
Cove stock farmer, will be held
some time Friday. He died at
Overall Memorial Hospital
shortly before noon today.
Mr. Hamon wa# a native of
Gonzales, Texas, born there on
August 20, 1857. He
member of the Chr
Church.
He and Miss Minnie Lucille
Cravens were married at Santa
Anna. Texas. She and three
sons, Eld, Jr., Rodney and R. F.,
all of Glen Cove, and one
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Close of
Coleman, survive. Other sur-
vivors include a brother, Char-
lie Hamon of Coleman, nine
d five great-
from Camp Crowder, Missouri.
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