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The Llano News.
VOLUME LVII
LLANO. TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOHER is, 1845,
NUMBER 45
Fredericks!mrg Gives
Big Welcome To Fleet
Admiral Chester Nimitz
Llano Takes
Non-District
Nation Moat (I
In Llano To
Tilt from Brady ('lose Oet. 23
Former Llano
Superintendent
Gives Kerrville
Diploma to Adm.
,1 (! Toland. who was principal of
lh*> high school In Kerrville at the
time Fleet Admiral Chester W Nlm
It/ received Ids appointment to Ana
polls and later superintendent of
si liools In Llano, presented his most
distinguished former pupil with his
hl.sh sctupd diploma last Saturday
rncnlng in Kerrville
In making the presentation, the for
flier teacher said "Chester always
made tin best of Ills Instruction and
its a youth show 'd great promise
'Me showed a iMper;or hralti, gre it
ah" • ■ -initiation mil an ambition that
could not be held hack
('bister Nimitz never, as a hay
undertook anything lie left half done
and as a man we all know of Ills ac-
complishments Mr Toland told the
crowd of many thousands on the oc-
casion of the Admiral's homecoming
from the CarlII victory
Mr Toland. personally, instructed
tin Admiral, when n a youth of 17
he was p ‘-paring for the Naval
Ar ademy entrance examination II
left the Kerrville high school four
months before he would have bee
graduated
Native Soti
Returns to
Birth plaee
Last Saturday was a day that will
long Ije remembered by every citizen
of Frederic ksburg and (Ullesple coun-
ty, for It was the day Fleet Admiral
Chester \\ Nimitz came back to the
place of his Idrth and was greeted
by relatives, childhood friends and
thousands who only knew him by Ills
reputation as one of the greatest of
Death lakes
Llano Ladv
In \rizona
(By Tom Collins.)
The Llano Yellowjackets won their
third game of the season from the
Brady Bulldogs by a score of 24-0
last Friday night In Brady
The Bulldogs never got Into the
game, as Llano unleashed a power-
ful running and passing attack, as
well as an excellent pass defense to
run them Into the sod
In the first down department, Llano
I'd with a total of eight to Brady’s
five
lit passing, Llano attempted 11,
completing five and had none Inter-
cepted. Brady attempted 12, complet-
ed four and had three Intercepted
Smith, Wells, stidz and darner
stood out fro the Yellowjackets and
Owens and Nixon stood out for the
Bulldogs.
This Friday the Vi-Uowja kets tra-
vel to San Saba to hat tie the A r rt’-t -'
dillos They will he aching to avenge
the defeat of last year, so the game
promises to tie a good one
Starting Lineups:
LLANO
Hoffmann L E
Talley L T
ttrivls L. (!
Kendrick C
Stolz R O
Virde|I R. T
Banks It E
Banks
Consolidation of the local war price
and rationing hoard with the board
!n Austin will he completed on Octo-
ber 25, according to plans announced
this week by L. R. Benorden, chair-
man of the local board.
An office will be maintained at the
County Treasurer’s office, wherp Mrs.
Lucille Ratliff, well known board
clerk, will handle local applications.
It was announced recently that ns
•prt of the government's economy
O'oi' 'am **’-• mber of wsr price and
rationing boards In the 87-county dis-
trict would he reduced. Boards whl h
'■ main In operation have been selec-
Llano Lions Chib Annual.
Carnival To Bo Held For
Beneiit of Boys and Girls
Events to Start
At 4:00 O’Cloek
In Afternoon
Silas Howell
To Conduct
Llano Meeting
Brother Silas Howell will begin a
gospel meeting ut the Southslde
Church of Christ In Llano Sunday of
next week, according to R. p. McWil-
liams.
Brother Howell si well known It
led for the convenience of their loc i tht" 8ec tlon of ,ho Stat‘1' llnvln« con
tier to counties they will serve
The local board will represent this
■minty on the hoard In Austin, and
will take care of Its needs and prob-
lems
The work load of the hoard has
i-Jen drastically reduced by the re-
moval of so many commodities frot.
I’ dinning," Mr Benorden pointed out.
'' ci row on th<' biggest Job will he
BRADY ! r"b'e control, and that will be admlni-
Larretuore c rr I locally iv a vigorous price
r I and volunteer assistants of
ursi a ; long as any commodity Is
ducted meetings In many of the
White
Adams j
Pennington
Holden
Rives
Nixon
FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W. |
NIMITZ
Mrs Susan flick died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs Ruth Baskin, In
Phoenix, Arizona, Monday of this
Week
Mr« flick, the former Miss Susan
Virginia Brooks, was horn In DcYVItt
county. Texas. October 5, 1875. having
pns«i-d her 72nd birthday only ten
d i'.s at the time of her death.
fuming to Llano county when a
young Indy, she was married to John
Hallford flick on May Hi, lss;) The
husband preceded her lti death Janu-
ary 17, 1922
Mrs flick leaves 12 children. Mrs
Georgia Waldrope, of Llano: Alfred I Hlrsrh,
flb k, of California: Mrs A Ft May-1 county.
American great
Starting with a parade at 2 00
o'c.louk in the afternoon, the program
continued until that evening at 9:00
o'clock, when the Admiral and his
party left for Austin In board u plane
be San k'rmi Is, ,) and hack to duty
at Hu am
The parade, the longest ever seen
In the Hill Country s u colorful to
the fullest, with eight bands from
neighboring towns, ex service men, a
unit of the Naval ROTC from * the
(’Diversity of Texas After the parade
had gone the ciiin length of M dn
treet and returned to tht- Gillespie
county court housi. th* Admiral and
his party, togcthci with Hop Coke R.
Stevenson, look their places on a
nla'form where a crowd t stlnufcd at
more than 2' .non In ! •' J' 1 die re-
i option
William Petnic ky. tax assessor-
collector, a 'id as master of cere-
monies. In trod u Inc Joe Molherg, the
mayor of Frederl kshurc and Henry
county fill "• • of niUerpI-
who welcomed the visiting
Lelfestp
Smith
Wells
Marschall
Captains
Brin! v
officials
• ‘ .>n'd some cunta-t vvlth the hoard
will hi nercssary. But It Is possible
•o make all nnpllentlons by mall,
which saves both you and board per-
j sonnet iru'h valuable t!m°. Pleas”
Owens re-to ’kber that It's better to contact
Stolz, Llano
I tea ns
Lew alien
Jones
Owens,
ties, of Llano: Rav and Johnny Click, I native
of Llano: Mrs Carrie Rule, of Llano; j Governor Stevenson was called up
Carl ('ll k. of Tyler. Mrs Alma Smith j on to Introduce 'he guest of honor
of San An'onlo: Olen flbk of Llano
Mrs Ruth Bask r of Phoenix. Ari-
zona; and Marvin flick, of Llano
She Is also survived hv one brother,
Otto Brooks, of Vi nice. California.
In early childhood, the deceased
was united with the Cumberland
Presbyterian church
Funeral services wPI be held Thun
(See NIMITZ
Page Five )
Hale, Baylor , reft •• pit-
tiik Daniel Baker umpire Litter
Texas Tech . head linesman
THE GAME
First Quarter:
Brady hose to kirk* off fr m f:
south end Owens kicked to M t
srhnll. who returned to th” Man •
yard line.
On thr- first play Sml'h fumbled
and lost two yards. Lelfeste maili
two through right tackle. Smith mmb
two yards through the same pin
Smith kicked to Lee V.’alb n. wt
fumbled and Llano recovered on II,
Brndv 58 yard line
Srolth made a vod through rent'
Le1fe«te lost it at lef end and a Cm
ut followed A Smith to Wells pa-
wns Incomplete. Smith kb ked to th
Bradv 51 yard line where no rettn
was made.
Owens made nine yards throng''
center. Randolph's pass was Intel
copied by Marschall on the Llano "
yard line and no return was made
Sml'h made four yards throne''
right tackle. Lelfeste ran for HR van1
and a touchdown around right en 1.
(See FOOTBALL on Pape Four.)
your board by mail "
All employees of the local hoard
were notified of the dosing date, Mr
fti norden said. In ample time to seek
Iher employment
fit. Col. Goebel
Retired From
\rl i\ e I)i11\
BRO. SILAS HOWELL
C .u lies of Christ In neighboring
communities.
The meeting will continue through
| Sunday. October 28
Services " ill to held ea h evening
it 7 15 o'clock.
nniRnmmnemiirnmnmmuimiiiiiiti
day afternoon nt (to
al home at 4:00 oV!
D E Simpson, pa-'
Baptist ehureh an
be by the side nf I
Llano cemetery.
Pallbearers wIP
field. Allen S J •
Buttery FAttior- j
It by the Rev.
f the Llano
1 Ttnent will
With Our
Service Men
Last! sod(]|otlr
To Be Shipped
! Before Xmas
CLARENCE RATLIFF NOW
IN PHILIPPINES
............................................................................... mil im
CAPT. TAYLOR APPOINTED
ASST. EQUIPMENT OFFICER
band In the
mond By-
Alfred Hnr
din, Lee Robert ’ 1 U
kins and
Milam Barnett.
w
S. A. Livestock
(Federal-State Market N«\-.”
rrvlce)
Han Antonio, i ' II
s, estl,
mated salable 1 t.»'
• 200.
Mid week sale i f und ic 1
from
previous dayp I *< \
t sup-
plies changed ■ Ih
lendy
prices W'1th c ■ i! i n > rate
lllng.
Dim lied num . n i, d-
nd
feeder pigs i d d
All
good and clu l.nr isr■■
gilts |
140 pounds a iimv.
l the
114 55 peak i
tags
earned |15 9r
■ mi-
der 100 pout
■ ight
$15 00
Cattle: P
dpts
(See MAH)
0 )
Manall I’fc flarenee f Ratliff,
son of Mr. and Mrs. frle! Ratliff, of
Llano, Texas. Is with the 249th Port
Company In Manila He Is a gradu-
ate of Llano High school and was a
former employee of a wholesale gro-
cery firm.
Private Rntllfl participated In the
New Guinea. Bismark Archipelago
and Luzon campaign.
CHARLES C. TUMLINSON
SERVING IN MANILA
Manila Pfe Clarence C Rntllff,
son, son of Mr. and Mrs J. E. Tum-
llnson, of Rtngsland, Texas, is a
switchboard operator *at the Signal
section of the first Replacement De-
pot In Manila
Private TumPnson was Inducted at
Fort Sum Hoi Ion, Texas, on Janu-
ary 28 this yen pad took hla maslc
training as Cure Roberts, California,
before leaving r overseas assign-
ment In July.
He Is a graduate nf Llano High
school, of the class of 1958.
HEADQUARTERS, 15th AIR FORCE
PHILIPPINES ('apt C. L Taylor,
Jr., P-5,8 Lightning fighter pilot, has
been appointed assistant personal
equipment officer with the "Lightn-
ing Lancers” squadron of Brig. Gen.
Earl W. Barnes’ 15th Fighter Com
mand
f’ap'altt Taylor entered service in
February, 1942, and was assigned to
overseas duly In December, 1944.
Flying with the "Jungle Air Rorce”
squadron which has blasted the Nips
from Guadalcanal through the Phlllp-
Ines to the French Indo-Chlna roast,
he participated In sntnshing assaults
against enemy shipping.
The Texas flyer holds the Air Med-
al with one Oak Leaf cluster, the Asi-
atic-Pacific campaign ribbon with
three battle stars and the Philippine
Liberation ribbon with one star
Following his graduation from Llano
high school, Taylor was a student at
the fnlverstty of Texas, where he
won a varsity letter In baseball
(See SERVICE MEN on Page Five i
Every pound of 'lie clothing contrl-
l u'i ! by Ih • American people in the
0,if lon-wlde clothing collection lust
firing and summer will he in the
nds of war tifTerers overseas by
Christmas, it l« announced by Henry
i Kaiser, nai onat chairman of the
United Nailonal Clothing c dlection
Mr. Kaiser's statement was receiv-
ed here by Jim Watkins, county chair-
man of the clothing collection, who
made It public 'his week The sff
mint said:
"Based on figures supplied to me
hv CNR It A. I can now assure you
thn nil the clothing collected In the
'"nlted National Clothing Collection
••ill lie baled for overseas shipment.
By the end of October the last bales
' !’' be on ships bound for Europe,
the Fast East and the South Pmdflr.
“Already 100,000.000 pounds of used
clothing contributed only n few
months ago lias been baled and ship-
ped. or scheduled for shlpmon to the
needy and destitute in lands devasi
fated by war and looted by the -m my
Much of this clothing has • ’*-> idy
been distributed in Enropen’
"The Chinese will soon re- 0,-
500,000 pounds of the co’ !
clothing, shoes and bedding. 11 '
west Pacific. He recently completed i September and two In Or'
his ten thousandth hour In the air! (See CLOTHING on Page
as a pilot, and holds a Command
COL. ARTHUR
GUtriEL
Saturday afternoon and night wilt
sup big doln’s in Llano!
The Lions Club will bold their an-
nual carnival on the coming Satur-
day, beginning at 4 00 o’clock In tha
fternoon.
As has boon the custom for the
past ten years, the flub will bold it»
inn 'al carnival for the benefit, of the
children of the county.
The money has always been spent,
with Hi” exception of one year for
the welfare and entertainment of the
children Th<> excepted year, the pro-
fits were given to the s' ' >ti hospi-
tal al Camp miwle
equipment, Including n piano am
tilckelodean
The usual attractions will be seen
this year's event, wl'h many valn-
able prizes for those who attend, In-
cluding many hard-to-get items.
T. J. Moore, general chairman of
the carnival and first vice president
of 'he Club, stated he expected the
profits this year to he the largest In
history, as there will he more mem-
bers than ever before to help with
thp work.
The hhieo stand, always the most
popular attraction, will lie enlarged
to accomodate more players and thg^
list of prizes to he given will look
like pre wt,ir da>»
"We are planning something big to
spend our money for this year," Mr
Moore explained, "but as we do not
have definite plans, we an make no
announcement until we son how much
money we will have and the cost of
the project under consideration, hut
it will he w "11 worth the support of
everyone In the county who Is inter-
ested In the welfare and future of
our children."
Fall Weather
And Xo Rain
During Week
The past week has truly been a
wpi k of fall weather In Llano, with
the mercury staying below the fifi de-
gree mark every night and not go-
ing above 85 degrees al any time
There wn no rainfall reported by
H. C. Roth, local observer for the
United States Weather bureau
Therometer readings for the past
week, as reported by the observer,
have been:
Sat nr onto, Calif., Oct. 15 Lt C >1
Arthur c f:> h”l. famed traps i ific
’ ,iy»r or Mi” late twenties was retire I
j from ait; - duf wl It tin Army Air
forces at 'll” McCleRen F! dd. A A F
depuration Center, following more
than three and a half years of war
time service
For the past two years Colonel j
Goebel has hern assigned to Fourth
Air Force headquarters, San Fran-
cisco, In the Air Inspector's Division.
Drtor to that he served In the S iii'h-
Bllot's rating In the Army.
Art Goebel was one of the first to
win the Army's Distinguished Flying
Cross, when as a civilian on Air Corps
reserve stnltis lie won the 1927 San
Franelsco-to-Honolultt Dole Air race,
completing one of the longest over-
water flights In history.
He plans to rfturn to Llano, Texas,
In the near future to restock and en-
large his 2,000-acre ranch When lie
has done this, he says he will “buy a
Rood plnnp and see the world "
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VI3ITING IN LLANO
Lt. William Heller. DSNIL wife and
bnhy, are vlslllng In Llano this wi <>k
with Mrs Heller’s sister. Mrs. J|. W.
William*, and family.
VALLEY SPRING YOUNG LADY
ON COLLEGE COUNCIL
Residents of the two girl •
torles on the campus ”, \ :i.....
Christian College. Abilene, tYx
lleve the democratic way i t
way; consequently, they h v(
Ized dormitory councils l .1
assist In administering th
the policies of the dormlto'i
good of all.
Miss Jeannette Osbor i
nf Mr .and Mrs. It. O (
Valley Spring, has been
the office of floor gov-tv <
McDonald Hall house ce u
was chosen from a lar
candidates, and elected to > »
by popular vote
Thursday
M \x.
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Min.
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Friday „.
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Saturday
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51
Sunday ...........
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55
Monday
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58
Tuesday ......
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Wednesday
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51
(r-i.- -aaa 1
Happy
Birthday
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The News extends best wlshea »•
‘.he following who have t rthday thla
week.
October 14
Mark A. Moss, Bobble Ray Merkel,
Mildred 7,elrna Stotts, Dean Barclay,
1 L. Ahrens, Mary Nell Rogers, Ab-
her Scott.
October 1S
j Raymond Gary Long, Fritz Otto,
, D Helen Joy Click. Andrew Lloyd,
•al! Pehl, Then. Schor miner. No-
t Talley, Vance Walton
October 1*
Maud Ellen Brown, Sid
1 ud^rwood, Myra Duncan,
t :r, Dr. L T Srhrnnk
nil. Nolan Kelley.
v Edward
Ren Dale
rts Hoh-
BlRTHDAY* on ‘I’agi Two.)
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Collins, Will. The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1945, newspaper, October 18, 1945; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816540/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.