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tence.
Jim Torrance, her father, li n
highly respected principal of the
local high school. Ito Is nlso a
liberal and n friends of the Ncp.ro,
although the latter Is considered a
"falling" In the South of 19J8.
Vcnlc, Thorpe's mother, though
generous and basically warm
hearted, Is uncomprehending and
totally unsympathetic toward
Jlm'i actions. As a Southerner,
who Is the victim of her own prejudices,
and who cannot free herself
of a venomous older sister's
domination, sho fights a losing
battle to keep things the way they
nave hi ways oecn.
James, ago 11,1s Thorpe's bro-- l
ther. They arc close, but he always
calls Thorpe stupid. Most of the I
time ho calls her stupid because
he doesn't know the answers to the
questions the asks.
Will Jackson owns the sawmill
and Is the president of the school
board. In fact, he runs the whole
community or tells them how to
run It. His son, Wily Dob, Is a bully
and at the age of 23, has no
friends. He has a badge that gives
him the right to arrest anyone,
but most of the time he just bullies
them or heats them up, especially
the Negroes.
Aunt Ncevy Is Vcnlc's older sister.
She Is bigger than Vcnlc and
not as pretty, and very bossy. Uncle
Elmer docs Just ns Aunt Ncevy
tells him. Dawn Starr is their
daughter, nnd Thorpe doesn't get
along with her because she's a big
baby nnd tattlctalc,
Aunt Glolso Is Venic's baby sister
who lives In New Orleans. She
has never married but she always
has nice clothes and Is very pretty.
Elolse lives In her way on the
same level as colored Trudy. Both
have lots of boy friends and plenty
of money. When Elolse comes to
the Torrance home, everyone is al-
ways happy she brings nice
things for the family, nnd is always
mailing them packages.
Thorpe wishes sho would send her
some pink silk so she could have
some pretty underwear to wear. In-
cross currents with which she Is
faced, Thorpe lives In two worlds:
one filled with love, the other with
hate and ugliness.
Donle Johnson is the Torrance's
Negro laundress, who lives in a
house on the Thorpe land. Grandfather
Thorpe had built the house
for Donlc's mother and Venle told
Donle she could live In It ns long
ns she wanted to. Donlc's husband,
Lewis, works in the sawmill with
Jim Torrance. Lewis and Donle
have two children a girl. Josle,
13, nnd n boy, Ther. the age of
Thorpe. Ther becomes Thorpe's
best friend and when she tolls
cveryono about their friendship,
many heartaches result.
Tom by conflicting outside Interests,
Thorpe watches her family
through the depression for moral
and financial survival; sometimes
with grace and humor, sometimes
with bitterness and hate.
Ultimately, Thorpe is forced to
face the facts that principles arc
sometimes abandoned in the Interest
of survival, and searing vie--
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Yardimans move
to Gladewater
Mrs. Richard Vardlman left last
Thursday to join her husband In
Gladewater where ho has been'
transferred.
Tho Vardimans have made their
home in Post for 214 years and
both of their sons, Dickie and Kenneth,
graduated from Post High
School.
Mr. Vardiman is a roustabout
' foreman for General American Oil
Co., and the district office is tn
stead
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of cotton bloomers.
really understanding t h c
Mrs. Vardlman has been employ- -
Gladewater.
ed at the Ketail Merchants office
here in Post.
Their son, Dickie, recently rc
turned from a year's tour of duty
In Veltnam nnd he will be station
ed nt Clovls Air Fnrn H.ni in Now
Mexico. Kenneth and his family
live in Andrews.
DIES IN ROAD ACCIDENT
COLORADO CITY -J-ames Lan;:-do-
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of Racine, Wis died in the
flaming wreckage of a truck that
plunged off an overpass Just cast
of this West Texas city
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CREEDE. Colo - Crccde. tucked
in tho southwestern Colorado
mountains, was named for N, C
Creede, who discovered sliver ore
in his Holy Moses Mine
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Icnce can become part of life
The author seems to be saying,
that a "little bit'" of evil cannot
be Isolated. It grows nnd touches,
like tho rain, both the Just and unjust.
There are those who Ignore
it and those who are unaware of
its existence
Tim nnvel will engulf the read'
i r At tho end, the reader exper-n-n- t
i" tho same kind of lo 3 one
ixpenfncs when parting from an
frir-nds- old who has girn pain
aloni with never - to-b- e
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forgotten
happiness.
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THE WINNER
Barbc McMillan was udged
winner of tho M ss Texas Ru
ral Electrification contest during
tho 1968 Texas Electric
Cooperative, Inc , 28th annual
meeting in Dallas. Miss Mc-
Millan, who is a sophomore
at Southwest State College,
San Marcos, represented the
Wharton County Eloctric Cooperative
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The Post (Texas) Dispatch Thursday, August 29, I960 Pago 7
Vietnam View
as reported by
Marine Corps Combat Correspondents
and edited by
GySgt. Bob Montgomery
A former Vict Cong (VC) soldier
now works with Marines in the
same area where he used to fight
them.
Huynh Can, 35, surrendered under
tho "Chlcu Hoi" program to
"help protect the South Vietnamese
pcoplo nnd assist the Marines
In locating VC."
The Chlccu Hoi program enables
former enemy soldiers to work
in support of the South Vietnamese
government.
Can, attached to the 3rd Dn.
Twenty seventh Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, went on
nearly two dozen squad size
combat patrols last month with the
battalion's scout teams. Tho area
Is Infested with enemy booby-trap- s,
and when Can goes on patrol,
ho volunteers to walk point.
His previous experience In planting
booby traps enables him to do--
'The Savage Seven'
on Tower screen
"The Savage Seven," a dramatic
action thriller, Is now showing
through Saturday at tho Tower
Theatre.
Robert Walker portrays the role
of an American Indian who becomes
Involved In a war to the finish
with a band of vicious motorcycle
outlaws.
In "The Savage Seven," Walker
shnrcs screen honors with such
other film stalwarts as Adam Ro-ark-c,
Joanna Frank, Larry Ills-ho-
John Garwood, Max Jullcn
and Richard Anders.
"Tho Savage Seven" was pro-- ,
duccd in color by Dick Clark and
, directed by Richard Rush.
Game arrests up
over last year's
AUSTIN Arrests for game,
fish and water safety violations in
July, 19C8 totaled 1,332 a 3.9 per
cent increase over tho 1,282 cita
tions issued In July 1SG7.
The most numerous arrests were
made for water safety violations.
Of the C31 total, 375 citations were
for failure to have n Coast Guard
approved life saving device for
each person In the boat. There
were 112 citations for operating a
motor boat without registration on
board.
Fishing violations totaled CH
with 574 of these being fishing
without n license,
hunting violations numbered CD
with tho most numerous being for
discharging n firearm on a public
road, hunting without n license,
killing or possession of deer In closed
season, and hunting nt night.
There were 18 commercial fishing
violations.
Fines and court cost nccrucd to
the State were $19,820.92.
Youth revival at
Calvary Baptist
A youth revival will be hold at
the Calvary Haptist Church over
the Labor Day weekend.
Services will be held nightly nt
8 o'clock beginning Friday, Aug.
I 30, nnd concluding Sunday, Sept
1.
E nngelist for the revival will be
Paul Kcnlcy of Tnhoka, a young
man who has worked with the Billy
Graham crusade. Jackie Gordon,
who will be a Junior at Post
High School, will be In charge of
sinulnn.
The Rev. Dale Dozler is the local
pastor.
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300 N. BROADWAY
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Block Ice lb. 2c
Small Bag, Crushed 45c
Large Bag, Crushed 70c
Ico Books Available for from
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tcct the explosive devices.
Recently, when six Marines were
ambushed and pinned down by hostile
fire, Can immediately volunteered
to go with a reaction platoon
to help tho Leathernecks.
One of Can's friends, Cpl. Terry
P. Hcnson, 25, Kent, Wash., said
"Can has unusual vigor and he
really likes to get out In the field."
Can also tours tho surrounding
villages with the battalion's civil
affairs unit and gives speeches, telling
the villagers that the Marines
nro here to help, urging them to
tell tho VC to surrender under the
Chleu Hoi program.
A 15 year old North Vietnamese
(NVA) soldier who had been in
South Vietnam only two days, gave
himself up to Leathernecks of the
2nd Dn First Marine Regiment
west of Khc Sanh.
While on patrol, tho Marines spotted
five enemy soldiers about 300
meters nwny. An artillery mission
was called and three of the NVA
were killed.
When the Marines searched the
area for the other two they discovered
one of them hiding in tall
elephant grass. He was wearing a
green uniform and carrying a new
gas mask. He had no weapon. The
NVA was taken to the battalion
command post where he was given
food nnd water.
Tho North Vietnamese soldier
explained he was forced to fight by
his superiors. He told the Marines
he was 15 years old and didn't
want to fight.
"It looked like a prehistoric
monster," claimed Lance Cpl.
Thomas D. Nicholas, Miami, "Fin.,
of H&S Co., 2nd Bn.. Third Marine
Regiment.
Nicholas was referring to u lizard.
Lizards in Vietnam arc com- -
mon. Some measure up to eight
Inches long. "Large" lizards might
measure up to a foot and a half.
Nicholas met the grand daddy
of all lizards ... It measured
about five feet in length)
He mot It while walking near the
battalion's command post.
"A group of us sow it." Nlcho-- ,
las recalled. "When we snw its
tail, we thought It might be a
snake.
"The front part was in the bushes.
So, we went looking Into the
bushes, and we found It. He snarl
ed and showed his teeth.
"We turned and showed our
rears!"
With a five foot lizard guarding
the command post, it is doubtful If
enemy troops will gain entrance
. . . 'course, the Marines might
find It difficult In getting OUT,
tool
Texas DPS predicts
Labor Day accidents
may take heavy toll
AUSTIN Col. Wilson E. (Pat)
Spelr, acting director of tho Texas
Department of Public Safety, said
today tho DPS estimates 46 persons
may die In traffic accidents
In Texas during the Labor Day
weekend.
"This Is the last holiday week-en-d
of the summer, and thousands
of motorists traditionally take to
the highways for an outing," Speir
said. "It Is Indeed tragic that so
many men, women and children
will become victims of motor vehicle
accidents during an otherwise
happy period," he added.
Spelr said the Department of
Public Safety will use all facilities
and personnel at its disposal in an
effort to reduce the predicted dea-
th toll. A special "Operation
Mo-tor- e
Me" will be activated at 6 p.
m. Friday, Aug. 30, and continue
through midnight Monday, Sept. 2.
During this period, all uniformed
DPS officers and equipment will
be used on the highways to enforce
truffle laws.
"Many other groups such as local
police and sheriff's department,
the trucking Industry, and
the Jnycecs will be cooperating In
this effort to promote safe driving
during the holiday," Spelr noted.
For example, the Texas Motor
Transportation Association and
Its Texas Council of Safety Supervisors
will sponsor a holiday road
patrol during the Labor Day
weekend to assist stranded motorists.
Jack Bryan, TMTA safety director,
said some 40 cars marked
"Holiday Road Patrol" will bar
used in the program. These will
be manned by the safety directors,
safety supervisors and safety engineers
of the trucking Industry
who comprise the membership of
the Council. Personnel participating
in the road patrol will work
as volunteers.
The Jaycecs will provide rest
stops for motorists In many areas
of the state. Texas Safety Association
said W. F. (Bill) Leonard will
coordinate efforts of over 12,000
Junior Chamber of Commerce
members In operating some 2 0 0
"rest stops" for serving free coffee
to fatigued drivers.
The Texas Highway Department
has provided the news media with
a bulletin listing all road construction
areas in the state.
Square Dance
Classes
Being Organized at 8 P. M.
MONDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 2
AT TEEN TOWN
t Adult Classes
Teenagers Welcome
Weekly Sessions
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