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Cranfill Had His Own Newspaper In Which to Report Temperance Work J. B. Cranfill, famous ing editor of Coryell County's pioneer days, often took time from his newspaper duties to tour the county delivering temperance lectures. In a May 2, 1885, edition of the old Gatesville Advance, one of the lead stories concerned one of these treks. The aged edition was found among the papers of Mrs.

C. L. Thetford, mother of Mrs. Austin Bertrand of Purmela. Cranfill headed his story of the temperance tour "Visit to the Country." It read: "The Advance editor, accompanied by our accomplished attorney, Mr.

J. E. Walker, visited Round Valley and Evant last Sunday in the temperance interest. At Round Valley a goodly number had collected and a temperance council, consisting of 18 members, was readily organized. Mrs.

W. C. Pierce was elected worthy primate. We neglected to secure a list of the other officers. There is every reason to believe that the people there will rally to the support of the council and swell its membership.

Round Valley is about 17 miles from Gatesville and is the most peacable, law-abiding section of the county. The neighborhood is altogether harmonious and the people are clever, enterprising and intelligent. "We had an appointment at Evant at night and reached that beautiful village just a few minutes before supper. We accepted the hospitalities of Mr. Dunk Lampkin his most excellent lady, Mrs.

Sue Lampkin. At supper Walker got fairly down to work and the way the chicken was a caution. The next morning the chickens in town all had tears in their eyes at sight of him. "When the time for the lecture arrived a large, intelligent audience was present and we organized a temperance council of 53 members, 33 gentlemen and 20 ladies. There was a degree of interest manifested in the temperance work indicating that the people had been thinking.

The officers were elected as follows: Lampkin, W. Miss Pattie McCormack, Assistant; T. A. Sawyer, W. Miss Dora Smith, assistant; A.

J. Hunter, W. Mrs. Sue Lampkin, assistant; A. F.

Smith, W. Miss Alice Hunter, assistant; Sam Smith, conductor; Miss Mattie Nason, assistant; W. T. ters, W. Miss Nannie Winters, assistant; A.

Wurts, treasurer; Miss Arvada Teeter, assistant; Lu Hicks and Lum Sawyer, sentinels. The council starts out in a most excellent condition and we hope to hear of much good being done thereby. "Evant is a beautiful little town. Hunter Lampkin do the pal business, although H. Sawyer Co.

have a neat trade also. The school is under the supervision of Miss Pattie McCormack, a most beautiful and intelligent lady, and is progressing nicely. The Advance prophesies for this end of the county a glorious future. We were very kindly treated and will not soon forget the generous, wholesouled hospitality of Mr. Lampkin and his excellent lady." The Advance, which claimed "bona-fide circulation" of 1,128, had as one of its weekly features a list of the arrivals at Gatesville hotels.

Nearly 100 arrivals were listed that week in May, 1885- including the Stuttz Orchestra of Cincinnati. Some colorful comments were also found among the edition's community, correspondence. One item from Leon Junction went like this: "Born to the wife of C. Green, a bouncing boy, on the 24th it being only the tenth boy. Curt has run out of names and would be glad for some one to furnish him with a name that he hasn't got." It was also reported that "Faulkner Cob are very busy buying yearling cattle.

The prices paid $6.50 to $7.00 per head." Things were quiet at Jonesboro baek in mid-1885. The correspondent from there wrote: "Peace all along the line Our saloon man has gone West our merchants had as well go." New Arrivals At Coryell Memorial Hospital A baby girl. was born Thursday, Nov. 22, at 5:18 p. m.

to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Featherston, McGregor.

A baby boy was born Thursday, Nov. 22, at 6:50 p. m. to Mr. and Mrs.

John Buster, Coryell City. A baby boy was born' Saturday, Nov. 25, at 5:58 a. 'm. to Mr.

and Mrs. Keith Lohr, Gatesville. A baby boy was born Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 3:10 a. m.

to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, 602 North 19th Gatesville. Guests in Guggolz Home Mr. and Mrs.

B. B. Wedemeyer of Waco, Mrs. Davis of Little Rock, and Mrs. W.

B. Landrum of New York, N. were Monday visitors with Mrs. W. C.

Guggolz. To Houston Mr. and Mrs. L. K.

Thomson and Mrs. Annabel Chamlee spent last week in Houston visiting in the Earl E. Wilson and C. L. Kirby Jr.

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From that date on all trainees will be here for six months under the "packet" plan of training replacements for the 3rd Armored Division in Germany. Killeen Woman Dies in Wreck Mrs. Inez Huckaby, 52, of Killeen was killed and her husband, John Huckaby, was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Indio, Monday, The Huckaby car was struck from the rear by another vehicle and plunged off the highway and overturned, officers reported. Mrs. Lester Florence, wife of a Fort Hood sergeant, is.

the daughter of Mr. Huckaby. She and her husband left for California to bel with her father. Cub Buckskin Reports DEN FOUR At our meeting Nov. 8, we had our opening and Mrs.

Bratton told us some more interesting things about Puerto Rico. Then we practiced our skit for the pack meeting and had refreshments served by Joe Burt. Nov. 15 we sang "America" and some songs. For handwork we made musical ments like they have in Puerto Rico, and Mrs.

Bratton, our assistant Den Mother, showed us how boys in Puerto Rico dress on Three Kings' Day, and showed samples of some of their musical instruments. We played dizzy-izzy at game time and most of the boys ran into the wall. Dennis Pfeffer served -candy to the boys and we all went home. Nov. 22 we opened our meeting by singing and playing the musical instruments that we made last week.

We practiced real hard on our skit and then went outside and took pictures of all our den. Dennis Pfeffer served cold drinks, to the Keeper Michael Kent Thompson. The Gatesville Messenger AND STAR-FORUM Gatesville, Texas November Final United Fund Report Due Next Week United Fund officials were busy Wednesday trying to close out the '56 fund-raising campaign. Chairman Allen Bennett stated that it is hoped a final report can be made next week, but that the drive couldn't be ended until all the volunteer workers had made all their assigned contacts. It was disclosed earlier that the drive is nearing its $13,750 goal.

Soil Bank Sign-Up To Close Friday Friday is the last day for Coryell farmers to place land in the acreage reserve of the '56 Soil Bank program, according to ASC office manager Clois Stone. To be eligible to place acreage in the reserve, a farmer must not have grazed or harvested any crop off the designated land since Jan. 1. Thus far, only three farmers have signed applications to participate in the '56 acreage reserve program. CIRCLE-S Drive Theatre FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Big Double Feature "Outlaw Treasure" -plus "Queen of Babylon" SUNDAY AND MONDAY WALK CINEMAS TECHNICOLOR COPE THE PROUD AUDIE LAND ANNE BANCROFT PAT MURPHY CROWLEY REGAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY "HOT ROD GIRL" -starringLori Nelson, John Smith Cartoon SATURDAY MIDNIGHT SHOW BOX OFFICE OPENS 10:30 P.

M. ALSO SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY 'THE LITTLEST OUTLAW" A Walt Disney Production Special Added Appleseed" Cartoon and News WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY "THE CITY SLEEPS" Also Selected Shorts MAG America's most wanted reclining chair -as low as' $8995 for Christmas! in most cases $10.00 down will deliver a Stratolounger for Xmas People all over America people who are looking beautiful, leathery, long-lasting Boltaflex for a coverfor unparalleled comfort and relaxation choose ing. Stratolounger. Why? Because Stratolounger in the Here's a really important gift -for a really important is not an ordinary chair. Its comfort surpasses everything somebody.

Come in and choose your Stratolounger reclining chair field. So relaxing -it banishes the last, lingering trace of tension. today. AT SCOTT'S ADVERTISED IN This Week the famous, patented Lorenz mechanism that contours And its looks? Truly something to brag about -with the body into nature's most relaxed position -like floating in water. Morton Scott Son West Side of the Square Phone 55 30, 1956 Betrothal Announced Mrs.

Fern Williams announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Bobbie Faye Mohler, to Sgt. A. L. Thornton, son of C. K.

Thornton of Rockport. The wedding will take place at 8 p. m. January 1, 1957, in the Tenth and Saunders Church of Christ, Gatesville. and Sidelights FROM Your State CAPITOL by Vern Sanford Texas Press Association AUSTIN, -Austin's feud over O.

Henry's "Honeymoon house" has people over the taking sides. Bone of contention is a beaten frame cottage where the famed short story writer took his bride 69 years ago. History-lovers want to preserve it as a "beautiful tribute." Austin Heritage Society gained City Council permission to move it into a park adjoining an exclusive westside residential area. Nearby homeowners call it a "vermin infested junk heap." They say they'll sue. While park lovers fumed, historylovers got the house loaded on a truck, began inching it into the park.

Stories went out across the country and brought back a tide of advice for each group. But no solution. CO-OP CASE REOPENED -Texas Court has agreed to take look at a case to deSupreme. cide electric power selling rights. Issue is whether rural electric cooperatives can continue service in areas after they are annexed by cities.

In August the Supreme Court refused to review lower court decisions in favor of the coops. Suit was brought by the attorney general, numerous private utility companies and the League of Texas Municipalities. On the other side is the Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative, backed by 54 other co-ops and the City of Gilmer. Private utilities contend the law restricts co-ops to towns of 1,500 or less. Co-ops say they can't be thrown out once they've legally entered an area.

No date for arguments was set by the high court. STATE WINS PRIZE MONEYI Businesses offering prizes to customers must pay a 20 per cent state tax, according to court ruling. Third Court of Civil Appeals SO judged in a suit against Mrs. Tucker Foods, Inc. It offered coupons worth 15, 25 and 50 cents with cans of shortening.

Attorneys for the firm argued the prize tax applied only to theaters and places of amusement. District and appeals courts inI terpreted the statute as applying to "any business enterprise." HOSPITAL DIRECTOR RESIGNS -Dr. James Bethea, executive director of the State Hospital System since 1953, has resigned effective June 1. Dr. Bethea will be 70, statutory age for retirement, next October.

He said he submitted his resignation early to give the state hospital board plenty of time to pick successor. Powells to Dallas Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell were Sunday and Monday guests in the Harry B. Sachs home in Dallas.

Here from Fort. Worth Miss Carolyn Stewart of Fort Worth spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.

Stewart. Board members will take up the matter at their next meeting Dec. 10. WELFARE Kent DROUGHT UPS PAYMENTS -Impact of the drought is refected in climbing old age payments, says the Department of Public Welfare. In its annual report the department said it added 533 to the old age rolls during fiscal 1956, compared to only 90 the before.

Drought, it said, reduced income, not only of oldsters, but of children and relatives who helped support them. Total old age assistance payments for 1956 were $111,410,645, parceled out in monthly payments from $5 to $55. Average was $41.71. Cost is paid 33 per cent from state funds, 67 per cent from federal funds. "YOUNG TEXAN" JURY--Picking five outstanding young Texans of 1956 is under way.

Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce has announced the committee which will name the honorees. They are Ben H. Wooten, president of the First National Bank, Dallas; T. Harrington, chancellor of Texas College, Vern Sanford of Austin, manager of the Texas Press Association; Walter G. Wright, president of the General Telephone Malcolm Meek, Abilene bank president; Dr.

Stanley W. Olson, president of Baylor University College of Medicine in Houston; and Tom Sealy of Midland, chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas. TEXAS, THE MIGHTY -Texans, despite their reputation for boosting the home state, find they can hardly outdo the latest account by outsiders. U. S.

News and World Report devoted 17 glowing pages to "the new powerhouse of the United States." Post industrial boom, says the magazine, has made the state a "modernized Goliath." It's empire that keeps getting mightier," says the report, because it's "so big and so naturally rich." Statistics cited: factory output, 690 per cent since 1939; busiup activity, up 488 per cent; oil ness and gas production, up 468 per cent; construction, up 303 per cent. Conclude the editors: "The United States is finding more and more that it cannot get along without Texas." SHORT SNORTS: Texas hatcheries produced 9,261,000 chicks in October, a 16 per cent increase over last year Egg production also rose to 186,000,000, or 12 per cent more than the previous month Texans paid out more than $165,000,000 for hunting and fishting privileges during the 1956 fiscal year William J. Burke, purchasing agent for the City of Corpus Christi, will become executive director of the State Board of Control on Dec. 15. He succeeds Walter Bell of Fort Worth, who retired in October Texans fattened Uncle Sam's treasury with 585,000 in income taxes during the last fiscal year.

Total U. S. income tax collections for the period totaled $75,100,000,000.