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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Page
1
Excessive rains postponed Hearne Saddle Club rodeo events planned for Friday and Saturday May 28-29. Two additional rodeo nights are rescheduled for August 27-28. tickets will be honored. First night drew a large crowd with tough stock. make-good performances promised. Mrs Charles Blahuta visited relatives in Waco West and Hillsboro last week.
Construction progresses on the new Mathis Grocery and Market on Brown Street. The 60 by 32 foot steel framed structure with brick and glass front is slated for July 1 occupancy, with Sledge and Gason as general contractors and W O Little Lumber Co supplying shelving and counters. The old store will be demolished for customer parking, and Julian Kwasnica will assist the Mathis family at the new site.
The Beatles, not of the singing variety, swarmed Hearne Saturday evening and remained through Wednesday. Black beetles clogged sidewalks, windows, buildings and cars, boosting insecticide sales and upsetting business owners seeking removal methods. The influx is blamed on heavy rains and the city’s royal rights, though the insect is generally harmless and preyed on aphids. Tourists perhapsban?
Johnny Hay is said to be recovering satisfactorily in a hospital after being shot in the lower body at his home Saturday night. Sheriff E. P. Elliott said the investigation was incomplete at presstime, but he planned to present findings to the Robertson County Grand Jury when complete.
The Brazos Valley Fair Committee of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the Planters and Merchants State Bank community room. The group aims to set a definite fair date and establish a permanent organization with officers and directors. A junior show for F F A 4 H Club and other events will be planned. Premium lists must be printed before January 1 1966 as tentative spring 1966 plans unfold.
Butch Reed son of Mr and Mrs P A Reed Jr will leave June 6 with the University of Houston track team for meets in California He will run the sprint relay and mile relay at the U S Federation Championship meet in Bakersfield June 1 and 12 and participate in the NCAA meet at Berkeley June 17 18 19 Reed leads the state in the triple jump and was initiated into UH s Association after lettering on the varsity track team
Robertson County moves from the Sixth to the Eleventh Congressional District as Texas redistricting follows population changes. Incumbents Poage of McLennan County and Teague of Brazos County retain seats though district lines alter. The federal court will review the plan after August 1.
The Summer Recreation program starts Tuesday June 8 with swimming instruction through July. Girls 9 10 a m and boys 10 11 a m receive lessons under Coach Ken Batson director. About 1 000 participate overall. children must be six or older. Helpers urged to contact Batson.
Hearne Housing Authority plans to expand from 60 to 120 units by adding new Moss and San Felipe Street buildings and enlarging existing sites on Brown, Davis, Pine Streets. A nine-building group will supply 18 apartments with brick veneer, while Brown Street adds 12 buildings housing 26 more units plus a community center. An elderly-friendly priority committee will govern center use. completion targeted for April 25, 1966.
The West Side Recreation Program will offer indoor and outdoor games, ceramics, needle craft, leathercraft, soap carving, and Little Theatre Productions for ladies and girls, plus sliding, see-saw, and swinging for children. Boys will join softball, volleyball, horseshoe pitching, and Little League and Pony League. Family night is Wednesday. Lillian I Williams will supervise the girls’ activities, Ollie Nelson the boys’.
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