The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1936 Page: 1 of 10
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VOL. 51—No. 24
CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936
SUBSCRIPTION «LM ▲ YEAR
COTTON CROP
ESTIMATE IS
MUCH LOWER
Drouth Cuts U. S. Figured
1,360.000 Halen; Price Soars
$4 a Hale After Tuesday's
Report
Texas Farmers
Suffer Heavily
Lower Estimate Still (Jives
Lone Star State More Pro-
duction This Year Than In
1935-36
A Government crop estimulo of
1,300,000 bales under the previous
month and more than 500,000 balen
under the average of private ent -
ínate Tuesday sent cotton prices
up $4 a bale.
American agriculture's worst
drouth badly scared Western fields
of the cotton belt in August and
brought an Agriculture Crop Re-
porting Board estimate of an 11 ,-
121,000-bale 1036 crop.
The Government estimate as of
August 1 was 12,481,000 bales. Pri-
vate figures averaged 11,637,000.
The Texas crop estimate fell
from 3,8B0,(HK) bales August 1 ti
3,030,000 bales. Texas produced 2,-
066,000 bales in 1036.30.
The drouth's effect was fell most
severely, the report revealed, in
fields from Tennessee west into
Txas and Oklahoma.
Weichert Store
At Snook Burns
Owner Barely Escapes Blazes
On Account Snioke
Fire of undetermined origin
Monday night destroyed ibe gen-
eral merchandise store at Snook
which was operated by Richard
Weichert, Jr., recently elected ju~
tico of the peace of that precinct.
Citizens of thut community report
that Mr. Weichert, who was sleep-
ing in the rear of his business,
narrowly escaped injury and possi-
ble death beca use of the dense
smoke cutting him off from all
exits. Neighltors were successful,
however, in breaking down a door
and rescuing Mr. Weichert, who is
a cripple.
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County Agent
Makes Report
This report is compiled and pub-
lished monthly to advise the pub-
lic of the activities of the county
agent.
A similar report will be publish
ed each month of the year.
Number of days in the field, IN
and one-half; number of days m
the office, 7 and one-half; number
of 4-H club meetings attended, ft;
number of trench silo demon tra-
tions, 1; total attendance at d m
onstfration, 06; total number of
farms which terrace lines were run,
3; total number of acres lei raced,
36; news stories written, 7; days
devoted to cotton school, 3; total
attendance at this school, 185; day-
dvvoted explaining new regula
tions on farm program, 1; total
meetings attended, 9; total attend-
ance at thes*- meetings. 701; total
number of office calls, 1200; total
number of phone calls. 215; total
number of letters written, I IS; total
number of farm and home visits
6.
M. G. Perkins, county agent.
First Television Wedding at Expe
Km first television wedding in history was held at
ftennial Exposition in Dallas last week. Sy 1\ia Waite aad J
were Married by Rev. E. K. DauRhcrty. Itride and groon were
aection of the exposition grounds while the minister waa a Mile awayJ
Tiff nkf flf "how hie the «ercm«a* looked u> —
1937 License Plates
Being Manufactured
License plates for 11)37 are be-
ing manufactured at the rat.' of
30,000 a day at the State peninten-
tiary in lluntsville. I'be auto tags
tor next year have a solid black
background with ivory colored nu-
merals. The new plates will revert
to the old style without the word
'Centennial" across the bottom.
Softball Season
To End Next Week
Tom Cats and Wild Cats Play
For Championship
Officers For Red
Cross Are Elected
Kev. J. K. Kidd Named Chair-
man of Burleson Body
Mrs. Augusta L. Karnes, Field
Representative of the Mid-Western
If ranch of the Ameritan National!
Red Cross, with offices in St.
Louis, was a < aldwell visitor last
week in the interest id' that organ-
izations work in Hurle on county.
Mrs. Hamcs stated that the roll
call drive will start here on No-
vember 111h, and continue through
November 20th. She expressed
hopes of the people here raising
their quota in this year's drive.
Officers for the Murleson county
chapter of the American National
Red Cross were elected Friday as
follows: ( hairman. Rev. J. F, Kidd;
vice-chairman, II. I'. Cobb, ('aid-
well; M. I{. Carson. Somerville;
.lohn C. Seibert, Dcanvillc; secre-
tary, S. II. Smyre; treasurer, Mrs.
.1 N. Thornton; public information
chairman, ti. A. Smith; home and
farm accident prevention, Mrs. J.
A l-'iichs; junior Red Cross chair-
man, .I M. Hare, disaster chairman,
Captain A T. Autrey; home ser
vie Mrs. C. \\ Mullock; volun-
teer service, Mr-. II. ti. Womble.
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Porter's Chapel
Citizen Is Dead
.litmus Henry Dunaway Dies
Suddenly
The "Kitty Soft-ball League"
will close their season next week
with a scries of games between the
Tom Cats, winners of the first half
of the split season, and the Wild
Cats, winners of the second part
of the summer contests. Monday
night will see the opening of the
final matches. The winner of the
first three of five scheduled games
will officially be dec la red cham-
pions of the "Cat" league ami will
lie awarded the Hemller-Moore cup.
Critics state that the Wildcats are
doped to emerge victorious,
H. 0.LC. Aids
Burleson People
Residen Is Receive Over 15
Thousand Dollars
SUB8CRIERS NOTICE:
All delinquent subscribers to
The News are urged to pay their
subscriptions during September.
If your copy this week is
marked DELINQUENT, you are
in arrean . You will, however, be
given until Thursday, Octob r 1,
to renew your paper which is al-
ways payable in advance. If you
are unable to pay before that
date, please come in and tell us,
that is, if you still want the pa-
per. We will do our best* to
keep you on the lift. But, if your
paper has expired and you fail
to come in and ¿lake arrange-
ments, we take
that you want
from the mailltig
Management.
for granted
tq be dropped
list.—The
Burleson County
Democrats Asked
For $680 Quota
District and County Organiza-
tions Now Busy Raising
Allotments
Farmers* Market
"Buy aad Sell In Caldwell'
(Prieee subject to change)
Cotton, strict middling
Cotton seed, per ton
Meal, sck, $1.96;
Hulls, per ton
Hogs, per pound
Hides, green
Butter, par pound
Eggs, per dozen
Hens, per pound
Fryers, per pound
Bakers, per pound
Roosters, per pound
Turkeys, No. 1
Ooblers, par pound
furkoys, No. 2 —
Butter Fat, No. I
Butter Pat, No. 2
13c
$32.00
Ton, $36.00
10.00
7c-0c
3>4c
40c in trade
21c
Ilc-13c
14c
12c
Oc
...tie
_ 9c
flc
27c
2Rc
■lames Henry Dunaway, 76, died
suddenly at bis home in the For-
mer's Chapel community early Wed-
nesday morning, September 9.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with
burial in the Porter's Chapel
cemetery. Riles will bo conducted
by Rev. J. F. Kidd, pastor of the
First Methodist church in Caldwell.
Harvey-Schiller have charge of
funeral arrangements.
Mr. Dunaway is survived by sev-
eral step-children.
Rosenwaser's To
Open Sale Friday
ftosenwaaer's this week announce
their big school opening sale in
the way oí boys' and girls' war-
ing apparel which aw offered at
drastic reductions at the Caldwell
dry goods stire. The sale starts
Friday morning at 8 o'clock. They
invite you to bo on hand early.
Residents of Burleson County re-
ceied a total of $15,030 from the
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
during the three-year period of re-
financing operations which termin-
ated June 13, 1036, according to
the final figures furnished H. P. j
Drought, state director for the Na-
tional Emergency Council. This
sum represented <> individual loans.
A total of '14,361 distressed home
owners in Texas were extended aid
in the sum of $103,208.774. Of this
money it is estimated that $0,343,-
000 \wnt toward the payment of
laves and assessments, the esti-
mated average of tax and assess-
ment payments per loan in Texas
being $143.
According to the 11)30 United
Stat s Census reports there were
374,766 owned non-farm homes in
Texas. The Home Owners' Loan
Corporation refinanced mortgages
on 11.8 per cent of this number.
Che total number of loans made
in all states, Puerto Rico, Hawaii
and Alaska was 1,021,817, involv-
ing the sum of $3,002,870,784, mak-
ing the average loan $3,027.
(Continued on last page)
School To Open
Here On Monday
As announced last week, the
t aldwell public schools will open
for the nine months' term on Mon-
day, September 14th.
In response to the call for re-
gistration of all new pupils enter-
ing the Caldwell system for the
first time, Superintendent S. H.
Smyre reports there were 77 boys
nml girls assisted the last few
days with the outline of courses
anil other problems of new school
entrance. This does not include the
ones over 18 years of age.
The first faculty meeting of the
year will be held on Saturday
morning of this week.
Enrollment is expected to he as
large, if not in excess of that of
last year.
AUSTIN—District and County
organizations are now active in
raising their quotas for the $250,-
000 campaign fund in behalf of
Roosevelt and Garner, it was an-
nounced by Roy Miller, Director
of Organization and Finance for
the Democratic National Campaign
in Texas. Dinners, luncheons and
other meetings have been planned
all over the state, indicating the
enthusiasm with which Democrats
are launching the drive.
Already two counties. Duval and
Rosque, have turned in their full
quotas, $660 for the former and
$988 for the latter. Archie Parr,
former State Senator, who looked
after the Duval collections, is one
of the original Roosevelt men in
Texas. Vice President Garner and
Miller held a conference at Uvalde
when the state-wide drive started
and he approved the Texas plans,
predicting Roosevelt will be elected
with ease, but that Texas must and
will do her part.
No county has been allocated
less than $100. Harris is highest
in the list, with $10,000, while Dal-
las is second with $26,000; Bexar
third with $20.000 and Tarrant
fourth with $15.000. The campaign
committee based each county quo-
ta at 20 cents a vote cast in the
.luly Decomrnti primary.
Even before the drive liegan
many contributions were received
at headquarters, all the way from
$1 to $10,000 given by Mrs. Clara
Driscoll Sevier, National Commit
teewoman from Texas.
An unusual development, and yet
not surprising to Miller, Garner
and Chairman Myron Blalock. has
attracted attention. Republicans
here and there over the state are
bolting and organizing clubs for
Roosevelt, the first having been
formed in Dallas, these Republic-
ans believing since they shared in
the benefits of the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration they owe him support
as n matter of gratitude and loyal-
ty. Ami to prove it one leading Re- J
publican sent in a check for $600¡
for the Roosevelt campaign. Bur-!
leson county's quota is set at $080.
Vance Swift, 20 fear old midm-l
'..t the Texas Centennial Exposition!
in Dallas, and Tinymite. miniuturej
.' bter of illustrious Peruna o I
.••outhern Methodist I'nivcru:
ionthall fame, weigh the same. HeiIg-
nore the scales down to 3¡í pounds.
Swift is n|i|>Htly taller than Tiny ;
<aite. Ue is 31 inchts.
Mrs. Steve Blaha
Is Buried Friday
Gus Lady Is Laid To Rest At
Dime Box
Poehl Offers Values
On School Supplies
A cordial invitation to school
Indents is Extended by PoDhl's
Variety Store to make that place
headquarters for school supplies.
Some of the popular school supply
store's prices are listed in an at-
tractive advertisement in this
week's issue.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at the Brethren church in Dime
Box Friday for Mrs. Steve Blaha,
aged 40, who died at. her home in
the Gus community Thursday aft-
ernoin. Rev, A. S. Broaddus and
the Phillips-Luckey Funeral Home
had charge of burial arrangements.
Mrs. Blaha is survived by her
husliand, nine children, three
brothers, two sisters and her
mother.
Approximately one thousand per-
sons were reported to have at-
tended the last rites of the deceas-
ed. Pall bearers were: Geo. Spacek,
Ben Wolz. Lee Wolz, Casper Sei-
bert, H. L. Ondrasek, Gary Bosell,
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Oil Interest In
Lee County Gains
High interest in Lee county oil
activity is centered at Tanglewood,
five miles North of Lexington,
with the whip-stocking at 4,000
feet of the old Pederson No. 1 A. C.
Turner Wild-Cat test, where drill-
ing has been resumed.
Last year the test was drilled
to Edward's Lime as to the agree-
ment of the drilling contract, but
oil bearing sands at 4,000 feet were
passed in order to fill the contract.
Later the hole bridged at about
3,000 feet and the present opera-
tors are seeking to reach the sands
Football Practice
Opens With 35 Men
Out for Equipment
First (¿ame Of This Season
Is Scheduled For
Sept. 18th
First heralding of the 1936 foot-
ball season was se n at the Cald-
well lighted field Monday night, as
Coach Darby issued equipment to
thirty-five men. Only four of this
number are "old men". Darby
stated that he expects at least for-
ty-five boys to report for practice
at the beginning of school.
Complete arrangements have
been made with Yoakum for the
first game of the season to be
played there on Friday, September
18th.
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McAdams Resigns
Position at School
Here On Monday
Vocational Teacher To Enter
Real Estate Business In
Austin
Kelly McAdams, for the past
three years "ocational agriculture
teacher in the Caldwell public
schools, resigned his position Mon-
day to enter the real estate busi-
ness in Austin. Three years ago
Mr. McAdams established the vo-
cational agriculture department in
the school here and has built it
up until last year his enrollment
among farm boys numbered more
than 76 youths, with a project list
which was one of the best in the
State, causing much comment
among educators in the State De-
partment.
Mr. McAdams holds his Bachelor
of Science degree from the Sam
Houston State Teachers' College at
Hunt8villc. His Master of Science
degree from A. and M. college and
last summer he was a gradaute stu-
dent in Cornell University at
Ithaca, N.Y., where he did special-
ized graduate work toward his Doc-
tor of Philosophy degree.
Mr. McAdams declares that it is
with sincere regret that he is leav-
ing his profession to enter into a
new field, but that the opportuni-
ties presented by this more lucra-
tive field of business seemed too
great to overlook at this time. He
will be associated with his father-
in-law, G. R. Ogletree, of the
Ogletree Lumber Company, Liv-
ingston, Texas, millers and whole-
salers of lumber and building sup-
plies, one of the largest lumber
firms of Fast Texas.
During the first year of their
stay here Mrs. McAdams served as
society editor of The Caldwell
News, and at present is correspon-
dent from this territory for The
Houston Post and the Temple Tele-
gram.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McAdams ex-
press the deepest regret at leav-
ing and request that The News of-
fer their appreciation to the citi
4-H BOYS
AND GIRLS
TO DALLAS
Forty-Four Members of Ten
(i roups Are Selected To Vis-
it Centennial Exposition
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
All Expenses
To Be Paid
Club Entertainment Proceeds
And Donations To Be Used
To Defray Costs of Educa-
tional Trip
Forty-four 4-H Club boys and
girls of Burleson county and their
four sponsors will leave from the
courthouse at Caldwell Friday
morning at 3:30 for a three-day
visit lo the Centennial Exposition
at Dallas.
All expenses for this educational
trip will be defrayed by money rais-
ed by ulub entertainments and con-
tributions as follows: Somerville
citizens and Boosters Club, $27.20;
Caldwell merchants, $26.00; Club
entertainments, $170.80; George
Chance, $40.00; Milton Fountain,
$10.00, and Henry Wombla, $12.00,
Two school busses and County
Agent Perkin's car will be used
to transport the delegatiin to and
from the Centennial city.
Those to make the trip are: Club
sponsors, M. G. Perkins, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Mueller and Joyce Kett-
rick. Club members selected for the
trip on the basis of their club rec-
ord for the past year are:
Snook club: Albina Kovar, Lu-
cille Giesenschlag, Alton Giesen-
schlag, Cecil Giesenschlag, Nolan
Giesenschlag, Barron Giesenschlag,
Joe Janac, Hubert Lewis, Ella
Fojt. Providence, Stanley Calvin;
Somerville, Clarence Kettrick, Sam-
ple Lauderdale, George Schoenberg,
Burns Lina, Annie Mae Beek;
Lyons, Willie Lee Ulich, Elaine Pil-
low, Dolores Rust, Earlene Vest;
Deanville, Lydia Krupala, Lydia
Fritcher, F. J. Miman, Hays SkeJ-
ly, Edgar Moore; San Antonio,
Lillian Vavra, Pearl Duewall, Mil-
ton Dusek; Chriesman, Darwin Kor-
negay, lona Marek, Elois Marek,
Tommy Macik; Johnson, Mary
Woods, Bess Jackson; Hix, W. B.
Colley, Jr., Zelda Thorpe, Louise
Thorpe, Louise Phegley, Marvin
Hood, Jr.; Liberty, Leroy Duewall,
Albert H. Loehr; Cook's Point, Ed
Worthington, Mary Worthington,
Mary Nell Taylor, Nona Faye Mit-
chell, Inora Rosenkranz.
Legion-Auxiliary
Install Officers
Joe E.
Harper Is
Commander
Named
Deutsch Houston Post No. 461
and its auxiliary unit held their
zens of Caldwell and Burleson regular meetings last Thursday at
county for their kindness shown • -
them during their sojourn here.
formerly passed.
Little leasing at present is in-
dicated but leases that have lapsed
have been promptly renewed.
Hendler-Moore
Sale Continues
Continuing their Fall Opening
sale into a second week, the Hend-
ler-Moore department store is still
offering hundreds of values to their
host of customers. Mr, Moore urges
all to cime early and get their
share at their store which is one
big bargain counter.
Twenty Years Ago
I). L. Alford sold his confection-
ery and ice cream parlor to Em-
mitt White anil Robert Houston
Friday.
11 idies were bring 14 cents per
pound on the Caldwell markets.
Middling basis cotton was bring-
ing 16 cents.
County court convened Monday
for the September term with Judge
llilliard presiding and County At-
torney Bowers and Clerk Wondrash
at their posts.
"A History of Burleson County
In The World War"
.By O. C. RODE, M. A.
Goodson, Charles August. Cald-
well. Tex.; b. Deanville, Tex., May
27, 1801; farmer; inducted Cald-
well, Tex., June 27, 1018; Co. K.
60 Inf. to Dec. 11, 1018. Co. E 66
Inf. to disch.; Pvt.; service over-
seas, Aug. 3, 1018, to June 27,
1010; hon. disch. July 6, 1010.
C}ooi$son, Lawrencc. Dcanvillc,
Texas, b. Caldwell, Tex., Mch. 16,
1806; farmer; inductad Caldwell,
Tex., June 28, 1018; 166 Dep. Brig,
to July 10, 1018, Co. G 56 Inf. to
Feb. 2, 1010, 27 M.P.C. to disch.;
pvt.; Feb. 16, 1010. Ck .June 27,
1010; service overseas, Aug. 8,
1018, to July 14, 1010; hon. disch,
July 20, 1010.
Graefe. Wilhelm, Jr., Somerville,
Tex., b. Burleson county, Tex.; age
27 yrs.; laborer; inducted Caldwell
Tex.; Sept. 4. 1917; Sup. Co., 303
to May 27, 1018, clot hing and bath
unit liao to disch.; I'vt. 1 el. Feb.
10, 1018; service overseas, Nov.
26, 1018, to May 10, 1010; hon.
disch. June 2, 1010.
Gray, James W. Caldwell, Tex.;
b. Caldwell, Tex.; agí , 21 yrs
bookkeeper; inducted Caldwell,
rex.; Sept. 10, 1018; Central Of-
ficers Tng. School, Camp Pike, Ar.
to disch.; Pvt.; not overseas; hon.
disch. Dec. 8, 1018.
Gray, Wilbur B. Caldwell, Tex.;
b. Caldwell, Tex.; age 21 yrs.; en-
listed in N. G. to Oct. 15, 1917,
Btry. F 1.12 F. A. to disch.; Pvt.
1 cl. Dec. 27, 1017, Corp. Sept. 7,
1918; service overseas, July 31,
1918, to Mch. 21, 1910; hon. disch.
Apr. 10, 1919.
Green, Harry B. Caldwell, Tex.;
h, Caldwell, Tex., age 2.'l yrs.; fai-
nter; inducted Caldwell, Tex.; Sept.
21 1917; Btry. C ¡144 F. A. Camp
Travis, Tex. to disch.; Pvt.; ser
vice overseas, June !U, 1018 to
June 15. 1019; hon. disch. June 27,
1919.
Gribble, Augustus M. Austin,
Tex.; I>. Waco, Tex., age 26 yrs.;
teacher; inducted Caldwell, Tex.;
Mch. 20, 1918; M. D. Camp Travis
to disch.; Pvt. 1 cl. July 6, 1018;
Corp. Nov. 22, 1018, Sgt. Jan. 30,
1019, Sgt. 1 cl. Apr. 22, 1919; not
overseas; hon. disch. May 4, 1919.
which interesting and instructive
reports of the state convention at
Beaumont were given by the dele-
gates.
Officers for the ensuing year
are as follows:
For the Post: Joe E. Harper
Commander; C. W. Holik, first vice
commander; Dr. McNutt, second
vice commander; E. G. Wolff, ad-
jutant; J. W. Skrabanek, finance
officer; Cleve Bates, sergeant at
arms; John Japp, historian. For
the Auxiliary Unit: Mrs. J. W.
Skrabanek, pres., Mrs. Houston, 1st
vice president; Mrs. F. J. Jan-
cik, 2nd vice president; Mrs. Fred
Deutsch, Jr., secretary; Mrs. Frank
llolubec, treasurer; Mrs. Fred
Deutsch, Sr., chaplain with Mrs. J.
A. Fuchs as assistant; Mrs. Joe
llolubec, sergeant at arms; Mrs.
J. J. Veiss, historian.
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Lumber Yard Thief
Escapes From Law
( la re nee Staton, Waco negro who
was recently captured in Waco and
brought to Caldwell to face
charges of burglarising the Mutual
Lumber Company of over four
hundred dollars worth of galvaniz-
ed iron and ridge rolls, escaped
i rom Waxahachie officers last
week as he was being transferred
to that city to face similar charges.
H. Brewer, manager of the
Mutual Lumber yard in Caldwell,
stated that the negro, an px-con-
vict who is about fifty years old,
is wanted in several towns for lum-
ber yards burglaries. Mr. Brewer
also said that his fitn had recover-
ed part of the merchandise stolen
by the Waco negro.
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