The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1938 Page: 1 of 8
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CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1988
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Judge Hays Bowers In-
formed That Bids Will Be
Men As Soon As Plans
Are Completed
County Judge Hays Bowers was
formed last week by the State
liway Department that money
firsts the paving of Highway
56 through Burleson <:ounty was
available and bids would be taken
rapidly Is plans are completed.
Firm To
Here At
■ly Date
T. B. Parkhill and George
Smith to Operate
Produce Company
A new business, to be known as
te Burleson County Produce Com-
pany, will open in Caldwell within
the next few days, according to T.
B. Parkhill end George W. Smith,
<W ners. Mr. Smith live in Bryan
at the present time but will move
his family here this week.
The operators stated that they
purchased the property in down-
town Caldwell which was formerly
owned by the Gulf States Utilities
Company. The lai'ge lot behind the
^foe Manas residence wax sino
bought by Mr. Smith and Mr. Park-
^hill from the Gulf State company,
It was stated.
The property will be improved to
use the business which will deal
pcultry, eggs, cream, feed and
according to the owners.
"We are happy to give Caldwell
ind its trade territory this type of
business," Mr. Parkhill said.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Parkhill have
wide experience in the poultry
business.
Hats Off To Our
Public School Band
By A BAND BOOSTER
Again wa pause to pay honor to
our 88 boys and girls and Director
Ring who have recently entered
two band contests and survived
both with flying colors. Fifty-nine
first and saeond place awards wsre
received at Mexia and Waco. Ac-
cording to the published records,
this Is a larger number of medals
«ron by Caldwell, than the other
three bands combined, excluding
Mexia, that were Class B winners
of first place.
In the official classification the
Caldwell Band belongs to Class C
—but the authorities pgneed tq
enter in Class B, realising that
the competition is keener, and
agreeing that a second plaoe win
in Class B is more satisfying than
first place in Class C. Also the
personnel of all Class B bands con-
sists of only high school students;
whereas the Caldwell Band mem-
bers start in the fourth grade and
go through high school.
In the eleven years of its ex-
istence the Caldwell Public School
Band has brought much honor and
distinction to our town and coun-
Another DelaMater
Is Appointed To
West Point
John G. Delamater, youngest son
of Ben F. Delamater 11. has receiv-
ed his appointment to West Point,
according to his grandfather, Col.
Ben F. Delamater, of this city.
tnunir Delamater has a brother at-
nding West Point at this time.
His father i* a graduate of the
famous school.
Legion-A uxilliary
Postpones Meeting
The regular meet in* of the
•American I«egion and its Auxilli-
ary, scheduled for May 11. ha*
been postponed, according to an-
nouncement this week. A special
meeting will be held !ater, it was
* Plans for the annual Poppy Sale
^vand Memorial Day services will Iks
announced by the I/egion within
• the near future, it was stated.
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Red Bank Drill
Down 5700 Feet
Indications Said To Be
Quite Favorable
ROCKDALE,April 29.—The Ea-
gle Ford shale was topped at
sround 5(156 feet Tuesday night in
the Red Bank Oil Company's No.
1 H. H. Coffield deep test just
across the Milam county line in
Burleson county. The hole is now
drilling below 6700 feet, and offi-
cials appear confident.
Topping the Eagle Ford Shale at
5658 feet was considered "high" and
a favorable indication, it was re-
ported. It was considered high by
about 86 feet—that much higher
than had been calculated by cor-
relating the formations' log of the
welt wftlr the torn* foi-mations in
the two deep test sdrilled by the
same company in 1935-1936. There
was also reported a marked dif-
ference in the thickness of the Aus-
tin chalk, that formation running
considerably less in thickness in
the No. 1 Coffield than ih the No.
1 ('rain and the No. 1 Gramm.
High Ranking Scout
Visits Caldwell
Clarence Bauch, Eagle Scout and
holder of the Silver Bearer Award,
was a Caldwell visitor Sunday, the
guest of Rev. A. E. Harrison, local
scoutmaster.
Besides working with Boy Scout
organizations throughout the coun-
try, Mr. Bauch is an author of note.
He ha* written three books and
contributes to outdoor publications.
Mr. Bauch has made the longest
trips on record in a canoe. He has
travelled (1,122 miles in that man-
ner. He has toured in every state
in the union and in Canada, Cuba
and the Iiawaian Islands.
While here, he complimented the
Caldwell Scout Troop very highly.
He urges every citizen of Caldwell
to encourage Scouting to the full-
est extent.
Second Annual FFA Father and Son
Banquet Is Held Here On April 28th
MICKIE SAYS—
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OFFER ANYBODY THEIR
CHOICE 0E1WEEKIA NEWS-
PAPER V AH APVERTMHQ
SHEET, AM' THEY REACH
PER TH' NEWSPAPER,
\UITW SHOWS TUAT TU'
NEWSPAPER IS IH 'PLACE
FOR. YER AO
Members of the Caldwell high
school FFA Chapter enjoyed an
evening together with their fath-
ers on last Thursday, when they
met for their second annual l>un-
quel in the "Ag." room at the high
school. Forty FFA boys and their
dads sat down to a delicious din-
ner served by Mrs. Wells' home
economics class at 7:10 o'clock. Rev.
Win. Richards of the First Meth-
odist church gave the invocation
before the guests were eat"d.
Ernest Barta and Johnny Sei-
bert, members of the FFA class,
furnish music for the occasion.
When the dinner was concluded,
Roy Herrmann, president of the
chapter, who served as toastmaater
for the occasion, presented Ernest
Pavías who extended a welcome to
the dads, and H. B. Herrmann re-
sponded. Thomas Komegay, the
chapter's outstanding boy, told of
his projects for this year and Tom-
my Philp gave several humorous
readings.
A play, "The Trial of Jhree Rob-
bers," written by W. W. Mclllroy,
class advisor, was presented by five
members of the chapter, after
which County Judge Hays Bowers
Band Wins
Honors At
Waco Meet
Caldwell Musicians Are
Hiffh In Individual And
Ensemble Contests. Second
In Conesrt
The Caldwell high school band ac-
quitted itself with honor during
the two-day annual contest of the
item division of the Texas
School Band and Orchestra associ-
ation at Waco last week-end.
The Caldwell musicians sharod
division 11 honors with Waxa-
hachie and Bryan in the concert
contest held Friday between class
B entries, placed in division 111 in
marching, and in division 1 in sight
reading. Fifteen bands were en-
terad in the class B contests.
Caldwell entrants who placed
high in individual and ensemble
contests were: Division one: Sara
Elisabeth Parkhill, Allen Oliver,
Eugene Raltwasser, Glen Schiller,
Carl Fuchs, A. C. Raltwasser,
brass sextette; Jimmie Marks,
Ralph Lane, Eugene Raltwasser,
George Edward Jaehne, French
horn quartet; Jimmie Gray, clari-
net; Buddy Cade, flute; Jennings
McLean, cornet; Alvis Murray Au-
trey, cornet; Ralph Lane, horn;
Glen Schiller, trombone; Carl Fuchs,
baritone; A. C. Raltwasser, bass;
Geraldine Drgac, drum; Irene
Jones, drum major; Alvis Murray
Autrey, Jennings McLean and Al-
len Oliver, cornet trio.
division two: Ann Cade, saxa-
ne; Clay Lane, flute.
Division three: Jimmie Marks,
Floy Bates, Patsy Jane Kelley, Hu-
bert Womble and Jackie Parkhill,
woodwind quintet.
First division winner arc eligi-
ble to compete in the national con-
test which will lie held in Abilene
on May 19, 20 and 21.
FFA Boys Place In
Three Events At
District Meet
Coached by W. W. Mclllroy, vo-
cational agriculture instructor in
the Caldwell high school, members
of the Caldwell FFA chapter won
two second places and one third
place in the district contests held
in Bryan last week.
Caldwell placed second in tlv
chapter conducting and public
speaking contests end third in
news writing.
Charley Lockhart
b Up Tkii Year
For Re-Election
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"A Public Office Is
A Public Trust,**
Ho Declares
Charley Lockhart, State Treasur-
er, has announced that he will again
seek the office that he now holds.
He has hsld the office three terms.
In making his announcement he
pointed to his record.
"I am not unmindful of the fsct
that the electorate of the State
have heretofore been kind to me in
State Treasurer
Charley Lockhsrt
placing me in charge of their af-
fairs in the State Treasurer's of-
fice. I have discharged these ob-
ligations to the very best of my
ability, and never at any time have
I lost sight of the fact that 'A pub-
lic office is a public trust'."
He point*! out that he and the
State departments with which he
worked were in close harmony and
worked together very fficientiy.
"The success or failure of any
public official," Lockhart said,
"must, in a large degree, be judjred
by what is done and not what is
said; therefore in thi brief stute-
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Burleson County's Contract With
County Agent M. G. Perkins Does
Not Expire Until October 1,1938
(Continuad on last page)
Rev. Flachmeier
Named Delegate To
Lutheran Convention
Rev. H. T. Flachmeier, pastor of
Elizabeth Lutheran Church, Cald-
well, and St. John' Lutheran
Church, Deanville, was last week
named a delegate to the bi-annual
convention of the American Luth-
eran Church to be held at Sandu-
sky, Ohio, October 14-20, by the
Texas District at their annual con-
vention held at Seguin through
Sunday of last week. The Reverend
Mr. Flachmeier thus becomes ono
of seven pastors to represent Texas
Lutherans at the Ohio church meet-
ing-
Important business discussed at
the Texas District convention in-
cluded action on the proposed pen-
sion plan for pastors, and liquida-
tion of the debt resting upon Texas
Lutheran College. At a special
laymen's gathering during the
course of the convention the dis-
cussion wa centered about the sub-
ject of pastors' salarie .
Progress was noted in the home
minnion activiti.-s of the state, or-
ganisation of the Lutheran Student
Association in Texas, and the Lu-
theran Brotherhood which would
unite the man power of the church
for special kingdom building, as
well as an ever greater interest in
the spiritual welfare of the youth
of the countrv.
The convention accepted an in-
vitation for the next convention to
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Former Resident Dies
J. H. Corey, a former resident
of this county, died at his home in
Dexter, Texas, last Wednesday.
The deceased was a brother of Mr .
Jim Haddox of this city.
The writer or writers of the reso-
lution requesting the Commission-
er ' Court of Burleson county to
remove County Ag'nt M. G. Per-
kins from his position here prob-
ably do not realize that Mr. Per-
kins' contract with Burleson coun-
ty does ,iot expire until October
I, 19.18, County Judge Hays Bower
stated this week.
A certified copy of the contract
betwi 'n Burleson county and the
County Agent, which was passed on
October lrt, 1986, is reprinted be-
low:
"Regular October Term, 1936.
"Order Appropriating Funds for
Cooperative Extension Work In
Agriculture and Home Economics.
"THE STATE OF TEXAS,
"County of Burleson.
"Commissioners' Court of Burle«on
Count), Texas. In Se* ion Octo-
ber Term, 1935.
"It is ordered by the Commission-
ers' Court of Burleson County that
the sum of One Thousand ($1000,-
00) Dollars be appropriated and
the same is hereby appropriated
out of the funds of the County to
be used as part salary for a Coun-
ty Agent. Agent to be assigned to
work in this county by the Exten-
sion Service of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texa .
"This appropriation shall become
available on Oct. 1, 19.H5, or a soon
thereafter as the Extension Ser-
vice of the A. & M. College of
Texas shall place an agent in said
county for duty, and shall be paid
out in monthly installments to said
agent upon written order duly
signed by an authorised represent-
ative of said Extension Service.
"This appropriation shall be con-
tinuous annually until the Com-
missioners' Court or the Extension
Service of the A. & M. College of
Texa shall decide to discontinue
same, and the order of discontinu-
146 Seventh Grade
Pupils To Receive
Diplomas May 10th
How They Stand
Under the Lights
TEAM P W L Pet.
Caldwell Oil Co. 6 5 0 1000
Gulf States 4 2 2 600
Pepri-Cola 6 1 4 200
Coca Cola 4 1 3 260
This Week's Resulte:
Caldwell Oilers, 16; Pepsi-Cola, 3.
Caldwell Oilers, 20; Pepsi-Cola, 10.
Caldwell Oilers, 7; Gulf States, 6.
Coca Cola, 17; Pepsi-Cola, 16.
This Week's Schedule:
Gulf States-Coca Cola, Friday.
Pepsi-Cola - Gulf States, Monday.
Feed Quotas For
Cen-Tex Farmers
Are Increased
One-Third More Acres
In Grain Is Allowed
Planters
Following conferences with Con-
gressman Lyndon Johnson and oth-
er Texans, the Department of Agri-
culture agreed last Saturday to in-
crease the feed acreage quotas for
Texas farmers, and as a result
Central Texas farmers participat-
ing in the federal program may
plant about one-third more acres
in grains than had been expected.
Congressman Johnson telegraph-
ed from Washington that this
agreement had been reached after
protest from farmers in all coun-
ties of Texas had been presented
to the Department of Agriculture.
Shortly thereafter County Agents
began receiving directions regard-
In gthe new acreage formula.
If the change had not been made,
Central Texas farmers would have
faced the necessity of buying
grains for home use, whereas the
increase in grain acreage will per-
mit them to grow enough for their
own u«e.
County Agent Dor Brown of
Williamson County calculated that
the change in feed acreage allot-
ment would enable a Williamson
County farmer having 100 acres
of land to increase his grain plant-
ings from 28 to .'18 acres. "This will
let Williamson County farmers put
between 40,000 and 50,000 more
acres of land in grain crops and
will benefit this section very much."
Congressman Johnson pointed
out that the same benefit would !>e
felt in each county. "Farmers in
all Texas counties have been pro-
testing the feed allotments anil this
change is most important to all of
them," he telegraphed.
Joint
Exercises tor 82 Rural
Schools to Be Held At
Baptist Church
Seventh grade diplomas entitling
the holders to enter high school
will be awarded to 146 young grad
uatcs of 32 rural schoola of Bur*
leson County Tuesday evening
March 10, when joint commence-
ment exercises will be held at the
First Baptist Church in Caldwell.
Parents and friends of the grad-
uates are exptcted to pack the au-
ditorium to its capacity.
Following is the program as re-
leased today by County Superin-
tendent J. Malvin Here:
1. Postlude in C, R. M. Stults,
Mae Bess Savage, organist, Sara
Elisabeth Bowers, pianist; 2. Wel-
come to visitors, R. S. Bowers,
President State Board of Educa-
tion; 3. Invocation, Rev. A. 8.
Broaddus; 4. Trombone solo: Cas-
tles in the Air, Smith, Glen Schil-
ler, accompanied by Mrs. B. O. Mc-
Lean, Jr.; 6. Duet: Narcissus, Eth-
elbert Nevin, Jennie J. Teague, or-
ganist, Dorothy Ramsey, pianist;
6. Cornet solo: Southern Cross,
Clark, Alvi M. Autrey, accompan-
ied by Mrs. Guy Douglass; 7. Sex-
tet: When Through the Night—
"Liebestraum" — Clark & Clark,
from Caldwell High School Choral
Club. Miss Mercedes Robertson, di-
rector; 8. French Horn solo: Bar-
carole, Whittmann, Ralph Lane, ac-
companied by Mrs. Guy Douglass;
9. Address, Dr. L. A. Woods, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, Austin; 10. Presentation of
diplomas, J. Malvin Hare, Super-
intendent of Burleson County
Schools; 11. Benediction, Rev. H.
T. Flachmeier.
Shot Fatal To
Negro Woman
Emma Nelson, negro woman who
was shot by Robert Franklin, ne-
gro, here on April 16, died in a
Bryan hospital Monday. Franklin
is still at large.
American Legion
Plans to Build
Intend to Erect Home
On Fair Grounds
Plans for a building to serve as
permanent quarters of the Ameri-
can Legion are being discussed
here, it was reported this week.
The Legionnaires sold their five
acres of land on Highway 36 last
week to Robert Jastor. With the
money derived from the sale of the
land, the Legionnaires are consid-
ering building a home on the fair
grounds recently purchased by the
county and chamber of commerce.
Marine Corps Has
Vacancies for Men
Of This County
Burleson county men between the
age.< of 18 and 25. white, un-marri-
ed and without dependents, will
be considered to fill vacancies in
the United States Marine Corps,
according to announcement this
week.
Applications Ay be submitted
by mail, or arrangement for b
personal interview can be made by
writing to: U. S. Marine Corps
Recruiting Office, 822 Allen Build-
ing, Dallas, Texas.
Band Mothers To Sponsor May Tete
At High School Monday Night, May 9
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1988 Chevrolet,
truck, Gull States Ul
P«ny.
Marriages
Frank H. Bowers and Bess An-
drews.
Chas. Smith and Thoswsll Oaf-
Probate
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tratrix of estate of Mrs. Mina
kel, deceased.
Land Convey
Edward Beradt to Otto I.
Berndt, 80 acres of land out of
the F. Ruis lsage; consideration:
810.00.
Mrs. Mary Scarauurdo Cantoris
to Will Scarmardo, 80 acres of
land out of Sims tract; considera-
tion: 81778.00.
Tony Castoria to Will Scarmar-
do, 80 acrss of land out of Sima
tract; consideration: 81778.
Otto E. Berndt and Edward
Berndt to A. S. Koehler, lots 7, 8*
0 and 10 in Blk. 8 in Caldwell,
Texas. Consideration: 81717J0.
Wade H. Taylor to Annie Wichi-
ta, 126 acres out of S. C. Robert-
son League; consideration: 81,000.
Albina Graefe to Frits Miman.
Vendor's Lien note in the sum of
8600.
Albert Schultz to Otto Witte,
not 's amounting to 8680, extended
to November 1, 1948.
John W. Skrabanek to Robert
A. Jaster, 6.2 acres of land out of
the L. Dickinson League; consid-
eration: 8260.
EKHTEH YEARS AN
Democracy of the Woodrow Wil-
son brand was given an overwhelm-
ing vote of confidence by Tesan
voters Saturday throughout Dem-
ocratic precinct conventions held in
the state. A terrific defset WIS:
meted out to the anti-administrn-
tionists led by former Senator Jo-
seph Bailey.
Charles Churchill of this city,
who is now a wireless operator in
the merchant marine, has arrived
safely in France on his first trip.
Hope Cobb underwent an opera-
tion for appendicitis at Temple
Wednesday.
In the school tax election at
Birch Saturday the vote was 18 to
9 in favor of levying 60 cents on
the 100 dollar valuation for school
purposes in order to get aid.
Work of remodeling the interior
and outside of the Porter building
is underway. When completed, the
building will be occupied by the
First State Bank.
E. M. Crow of Somerville has
announced for representative of
the 68th district, composed of Bur-
leson and Lee counties.
Mrs. Peck, Mother
Of Former Caldwell
Teacher, Passes Away
i A former resident of Caldwell,
¡l aura Franklin Peck, widow of ,1.
V. Peck, died in Austin. April 28,
and wa* buried there April 29, She
!i« survived by her daughter, Miss
(Leigh Peck, formerly a teacher in
'the Caldwell school, now an in-
structor in The University of Texas.
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Miss Woodson
Is Honored
Miss Mary Lynn Woodson, of
Caldwell, a senior at Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, has
recently been chosen for active
membership in Psi Chi, national
honorary physchology society.
In order for membership in P i
Chi, students must have an A aver-
age in physchology and B averages
In all other courses. Five S. M. U.
student* were chosen active Psi
Chi members this year.
Miss Woodson is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woodson.
\ May Fete, sponsored by the
Band Mother's Club, will be held
Monday evening, May 0, at 8
o'clock on the I ghted football field,
it wm announced th; week by of-
ficials of the club.
Qu. en of the May Fete, Bnd her
Coui t, composed of duchesses and
ladi s-in-waiting, will be elected
Friday morning from all classes in
the school. Tickets for the May
Fete nre now being sold by high
school students. The cías selling
the most tickets will be given the
Band Members To Be
Guests of Theatre
Upon her return from Dallas this
week where she booked the latest
films, Mrs. C. W. Matson, owner
of the Matsonian Theatre, stated
that she extends an invitation to
every member of the Caldwell high
school band to be her guest on the
evening of May 6 at which time
they will ee tho new picture, "A
Star Is Born".
Walt Disney's famous movie,
¡"Snow White and the Seven
I Dwarfs," will be screened here this
month, Mrs. Matson said.
Member* of the Caldwell high
school Pep Squad will be in
charge of concemrion at the May
Fete, it wa announced today.
Money derived from the sale of
drinks, eats, etc., will be used to
purchase uniform for the Pep
Squad.
honor of nominating the Queen, it
wa stated.
The entire program for the even-
ing will be colorful and entertain-
ing, according to members of the
Band Mother's Club. Besides play
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Farmers Market
(Prices subject to change)
''itton, strict middling 9c
Cottonseed, per ton 822
Meal, per sack 81.60
Meal, per ton - 827.00
Hulls, per ton 810.00
Hogs, per pound _..5c-6tyc
rlides, green 3Mic
Eggs, per dosen 14c
Butter, per pound _40c in trade
Hens, per pound —. 12c-14c
Fryers, per pound — 16c
Baker , per pound 11c
Roosters, per pound 5c-7c
Turkeys, No. 1 hens -10c
Turkeys, No. 2 6c
Old Toms, pound — 8c
Toms, No. 1 ~8c
Ducks and geese 8b
Butterfat, No. 1 10c
Butterfat, No. 8 — 14e
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