The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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®he CalftuieU ítems
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
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VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 47
CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940
PRICE 91.50 A YEAR—SCENTS A
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HIGHWAY 21 CONTRACT TO OE AWARDED MARCH 19
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G.A. .
Caldwell Jaycee Manager Boosts Stock Show
Some humorist once said: If a
judge makes a mistake, it becomes
the law of the land: if a preachei
makes a mistake about th h re-
after, nooody will know it until the
next world; but if a newspaperman
makes a mistake, there it u in old
type an.t everybody knows about
it.
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The reason that Happy i n't pac-
ing out th • bi-cuits t> th old pi «-
pie is because he couldn't get the
dough to make them with -ays Th"
Menard Messenger. But the whole
truth of the matt r is that it is
th- legislature and not the govern -
nr who must provide ways and
yeans to raise the money to pay
tn* pensions.
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Railroad Commissioners Jerry
Sadler and Krnest Thompson are
both candidates for governor, and
Commissioner Lon Smith is run-
ning to succeed hints If. No doubt
a great many voters want to know
who is Ruing to run the railroad
commission while all the memb. rs
are running for office.
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Here's an old brain teaser. Will
the depositor win or lo.se $1.00?
A man deposits $50 in a bank
and the record in the batik book is
as follows:
' Withdrawals Balance
$20.00 $30.00
$15.00 $15.00
$ 9.00 $ 6.00
$ «.00 $0.00
$50.00
Total $51.00
About Town: Rev. C. M. White,
the new Baptist pastor, g.tting
acquainted with Caldwell citizens,
with the aid of Deacon D. W.
Burns. . . . Edward Drencher, in
charge of the Investment Finance
Company which has opened offic s
in the Harvey-Son building. . . .
W. F. Poehl, the variety store man,
moving new fixtures into his new
building. He'll Ik- open for busi-
ness atniut April I. ... J. F. I'olan-
f ky. serving visiting postmaster-
hire Sunday with an A-l meal at
his Plaza Cafe. Postmaster George
Kocurek paid the bill. . . . John
(Puddin) Addison, busy planning
the opening of his new drive-in
^rating place on south Highway 36.
. . S. W. Henslee. of Bryan, at-
tends th • Caldw II Rotary Club
meeting each Tuesday noon.
This week The News was mailed
to .100 non-subscribers in Burleson
County and we hope to add at
least 100 of these to our rapidly
growing subscription list before
week's issue is out. Our new
subscribers this week include Hu-
bert Kthridge, Wm. Hildebrand,
David Black. Julius Blaha, II. B.
Nix. J or Kulhanek. Joe Talash.
Mrs. J. J. Nedbalek, F. H. I'rhanos-
Ity, Alvin Piwonka. Johnny Miller,
Ren Koehler, Johnnie I'rbanovsky,
Adolph Kubelka, Troup Webb, Lee
Broaddu.s. Miss Minnie Lewis, Au-
gust Schumacher and P. B. Odatrril.
Now come Bonn Hardin, who is a
candidate for railroad commission-
er, pattering after Governor O'Dan-
iel in that he has secured the
Hardin radio quartet, four cousins,
te try and sing him into the office.
His theme song is "Put on your old
grey bonnet, with your poll tax
pinned on it and we will hitch Ross
Hardin to the shaves. When the
election is completed, he will not
be defeated, on that grand old elec-
tion day." It looks as if from here
on out Texas elections are to be the
laughing stock of the nation, and
of the Hillbilly caliber.
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Whan automobiles first came to
Burleson county about 1003, it took
two men to see them says an old
timers-one to say, "Here she
^omes" and th-- other to say, "there
me goes."
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Someone has said the Chinaman's
comment on seeing his first auto
was, "No pushee, no shovee, but go
like hellee."
I've heard it argued that the ra-
dio will take the place of news-
papers. I don't believe so; you enn't
swat flies with a radio.
Three ambassadors of good-will of the Houston Fat Stock Show
and Livestock Exposition were in Caldwell la«t Friday extending in-
vitations to its citizens to visit the big exposition during the nine-day
period beginning March 23.
Bud Parker, renter, manager of the Caldwell and Burleson
County Junior Chamber of Commerce, is in charge of the tour. He
was ({ranted a 30-day leave of absence from his duties here in order
to make the 10.000-mile booster trip in behalf of the Houston expowi-
tion. He will return here March 20. Others in the picture are Eleanor
Klein, left, and Sis Martin, right, musicians.
Ten Per Cent Fire Record Penalty
Is Announced For Caldwell By Hall
Fuchs Announces
For Re-Election
To County Office
Tax Assessor-Collector
Seeks Another Two-Year
Term on Past Kecord
J. A. Furhs, ta\ assessor-colhct-
or of Burleson County, today makes
formal announc ment of his can-
didacy for re-election to Ihnt office,
subject to the action of the dem-
ocratic primary in July.
The following statement is made
by Mr. Fuchs in connection with
announcement of his candidacy:
"I am hereby making my an-
nounc nient as a candidate for re-
election to the office of County Tax
Ass ssor and Collector.
"First, I wish to thank the citi-
üens of Burleson county for thiir
loyal support and co-operation in
'he past. It has been a pleasure to
nerve all, and it has alway:. been
my endeavor to render a service
(second to none at all times.
"Upon this record I respectfully
solicit the support and influence
of every citizen in this county, and
pledge mys.-lf to continue to render
courteous and prompt service al-
ways ami in conformity with the
law.
"The Tax Assessor and Collect-
or's office is an office of the citizens
of the county and the records of
this office are open for the inspec-
tin of any one desiring to do so.
Any assistance or information per-
taining thereto and laws governing
ame have always been given or
:>fforts have been made to obtain
the information desired, and I
pledge myself to continue this serv-
ice to the best of my ability."
Funeral Rites Held
For Birch Lady
Mrs. Alvina Neimann. well
known Birch resident, died ol
influenza in the St. Francis hos-
pital at Brenham Saturday. Mrs.
Neimann, 41, was born in the Birch
community April 17, 1898, and had
lived in Burleson county alt het
'ife.
Funeral services by Rev. Martin
Ernst were held from the Phillips-
Luckey Funeral Home here Sun-
ilay afternoon at 4 o'clock, and
were continued at the Birch church.
Burial was in the Birch cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
John Neimann, and five children:
Herbert, Grace, Dolorea and Lillio
Mae of Frenstat, and Milton of
San Antonio.
Increase In Insurance Pre-
miums Based on Losses For
Five-Year Period Beginning
In 1934
Marvin Hall, state fire insurance
nmwfletHoner, has announced that
Caldwell has been assessed a 10
per c.nt bad fire record penalty,
effective last Friday, March 1, for
:i period of one year. The 10 per
cent penalty took the place of a 5
per cent penalty which went into
effect on March 1, 1030. Up until
March 1, 1939, Caldw-11 had a good
fire rate credit of 15 per cent.
This new penalty means that all
fire insurance premiums in Cald-
well have been increas.d approxi-
mately 5 per cent more than they
were last year and 25 per cent more
'han th re w re two years ago, due
to the fact that the average fire
loss for the five-year period, in-
cluding 1939, is higher than that
for the period which ran from 1934
to 1938, inclusive, though no
figures have been r:leased for 1939.
The fact that the fire losses in
1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937 totaled
only $19,867.00 was primarily re-
sponsible for the 15 per cent credit
allowed from March 1, 1938, to
March 1, 1939.
The premiums paid and the losses
for the first four years of the
period which now is used were as
f llows:
Year Premium Losses
1935 $20,375.00 $ .3.405.00
1936 19,482.00 5,725.00
1937 17,291.00 6,049.00
1938 15,981.00 38,587.00
Services Held
Sunday For
Sheriff Lewis
Veteran Burleson County
Official Succumbs Early
Saturday Morning at Mar-
tin Following Long Illness
The body of Sheriff Clint D.
Lewis was laid to rest in Khrone
c.metery near Merle Sunday after-
noon ut 4 o'clock, after religious
services hud been conducted at the
¡'hillips-Luckey Funeral Home here
l y Rev. A. S. Broaddus of Cald-
well and Rev. W. O. Wright of
Marlin, a former pastor of the
First Baptist Church here.
The active pallbearers were
County Attorney Walter Hilliard,
I. W. Ripple, John J. krenek
George Bates, Sheriff John Bigham
of Button, W. A. Boyett of San An-
t inio, John F. Lyons of Somervillc
.in<i C. E. Cade of Bryan.
Honorary pallbear rs were B n
Hill, Gene Bates, W. M. Hilliard.
Anton Fojtik, Charlie Boedeker,
C. E. Cummings, C. C. Nelms, Dr
W. R. Newton, Jr., Gene Smith,
John H. Tate, Leslie D. Williams,
Howard Smith, Cleve ¡3at s, C. H.
Barnett, C. J. Dunn, Mike Connally.
Ben Prochazka, L. O. Hay and W.
E. Jackson.
Mr. Lewis diet; Saturday, March
B, at. 4 a.m., at Marlin where he hud
been under treatment about two
weeks. He had been in ill health
several months, but his condition
was reported improved when pneu-
monia developed three days before
his death.
In their tribute to the deceased,
the officiating ministers spoke of
his simplicity of life, his ability to
make friends and his loyalty to his
friends, regardless of race, creed
or color.
The fun ral was attended by hun-
dreds from this entire section, and
the floral offering was one of the
largest and most beautiful seen in
Caldwell. Among the mourners
were several negroes who had been
befriended by Mr. Lewis.
Mr. Lewis was a successful
rancher in the Merle community
Yegua Association of Postmasters Meets Here
(Turn to No. 2, column 4, last page)
Total
$73,129.00
o-
$53,766.00
Former Caldwell Lady
Dies of Heart Attack
In Dallas On Tuesday
Miss Eula Sale was called to
Dallas Tuesday on account of the
d-ath of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Compt >n, who died suddenly of a
h art attack at 4:15 o'clock Tues-
day afternoon. Born and reared
here, Mrs. Compton was the form-
er Miss Catherine Silt fore her
marriag '. She was about 40 years
old.
Funeral services will be held in
Dallas today at 3 p.m. She is sur-
vived by her husband, a son and
a daughter; one brother, Otis Sale
of Houston, and her sister.
City Election
Will Be Held
On April 2nd
Caldwell Voters To Go To
Polls and Name a Mayor
And Three Aldermen On
This Date
Mayor C. E. Cromartie has issued
a call for an election to be held
Tuesday, April J. for the purpose
of electing a mayor and three al-
dermen to serve for a term of two
years.
The terms of Mayor Cromartie
.and M. Smith and Guy Douglass as
aldermen expire. The other office
to be filled is that of the late E.
F. Dalchau, who was an alderman.
W. H. Hundley has been appoint-
ed to hold the election at the city
hall at usual time of holding elec-
tions of this nature.
All qualified voters who have re-
sided in the City of Caldwell six
months prior to the election are
entitled to vote April 2.
Congratulations To
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yaligura Jr.
in the bir".h of q son, Larry Jame...
February 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blasok on
the birth of a daughter Mar:h 5.
Jaycees To Meet
Monday Night
An important meeting of the
Caldwell and Burleson County
Junior Chamber of Commerce will
be held Monday night, March li,
at the courthouse. Matters of im-
portance will he discussed, and all
members are urged to attend.
Postmaster George Kocurck was host Sunday afternoon to the
Yegua Association of Postmasters, comprised of postmasters of Lee
Burleson and Washington countics. A discussion of the problem* con-
fronting postmasters was led by Postmaster Ray E. Lee of Austin.
The-c meetings are held monthly with the purpose of improving mail
service throughout the 10th Congressional district. Practically every
postmaster of the three counties was present at Sunday's meeting.
The croup is pictured in the lobby of the Caldwell postoffice. Left to
right, front row: George Kocurek, Caldwell; T. A. Low, Jr., Brenham;
Charlie Sehesta, Snook. Second row: Ray E. Lee, Austin; Mrs. George
Kocurek, Caldwell; Mrs. Edna Schubert, Lincoln; Mrs. Marie Smith,
Chapel Hill; Mrs. Louise Fisher, Burton; Mr . Ray E. Lee, Austin.
Third row: Mrs. Lorraine Lueckemeyer, Clay; Clarence Carter, Som-
ervillc; Walter Wercher, Gay Hill; E. D. Dick shot. Old Washington;
J. R. Folkes, Giddings. Back row: Robert L. Peebles, Lexington; John
Speckman, Chriesman; Robert Woods, Lyons. Two other postmaster ,
Frit/ Schwartz of Deanville, and Miss Josephine Shannon of Independ-
ence, were present for the meeting, but are not shown in the picture.
The next meeting of the Yegua association will be held at Burton on
April 14.
Plans Call For
10.855 Miles Of
Asphalt Topping
Clint Lewis, Jr., Succeeds His Father
To Sheriff's Post of Burleson County
Rev. Broaddus To
Oppose Fuchs In
Coming Election
Well Known Citizen Seeks
Burleson County Tax Asses-
sor-Collector's Office
In the political announcement
column of The News this week ap-
pears th? name of Rev. A. S.
Broaddus, who announces his can-
didacy for the office of tax asses-
sor-collector of Burleson county, the
position now held by J. A. Fuchs,
who is a candió • for re-election.
Rev. Broaddus is so well known to
the people of this county that he
needs no introduction. His an-
nouncement follows:
"After careful consideration, I
^ave decided to be a candidate foi
the office of tax assessor-coll.ctor,
r.ubject to the action of the dem-
ocratic primaries this summer.
"I was born and reared in Bur-
leson county and this is my first
time to ask the voters to elect me
to a public office. I have always
tried to serve all nationalities in
the county and I believe my record
will speak for its . If. I fell sure
almo-st everyone knowns me and
my record as a citizen. I have al-
(Turn to No. 3, column 5, last page)
Five Burleson Farmers
Get Big AAA Benefits
Five Burleson county farmers
were among the 500 Texans who
received $2500 or more in payments
under the agricultural adjustment
act for complianec with the 11)37
program, it was disclosed this week
by Secretary of Agriculture Wal-
lacp. They are Joe Baker, Georgj
Chance, J. S. Mooring, W. H. Oliv-
er and J. Earl Porttr, all of whom
received more than $5000.
H. D. NOTES
By ISABELLE FOULDS
Home Demonstration Agent
for Burleson County
Pointers for Texas Agriculture
A stamp plan which will enable
needy families to purchase cotton
goods through the normal channels
of trade has been announced by
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace. The program will he put
into operation on March 15 in a
few cities where the food stamps
issued by the Federal Surplus
Commodities Corporation are al-
ready in use. Farm leaders and
trade groups interested in the sur
plus cotton program have unan-
imously endorsed the plan.
"There is a point of balance*—
where the welfare of both the farm-
er and the consumer is best served.
And it is that point of balance
that we are working toward. That
is what the agricultural adjust-
ment program is all about." This
statement by Secretary of Agri-
culture Henry A. Wallace is being
Commissioners' Set Prece-
dent by Unanimous Vote;
Takes Oath of Office Im-
mediately After Appoint-
ment Tuesday
Appointment of Clint Lewis, Jr.,
to succeed his father, the late
Clint Lewis, as sheriff of Burleson
county, was made by the commis-
ioncr?' court in special session
here Tuesday afternoon. Young
Lewis was the unanimous choice of
the commissioners' court, probably
the first time in the history of the
county that all the commissioners
have been able to agree on an ap-
pointment for an important post.
Mr. Lewis will fill out his fath-
er's unexpired term of office
through December 31, 1940.
He made bond in the amount of
$5000 immediately after his ap-
pointment and took the oath of of-
fice. His bondsmen are John
Krenek, Charlie Cade and John T.
Sfcrabanek. Lewis announced the
selection of Cleve Bates, his fath-
er's deputy, as his deputy. i
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COURT HOUSE IEWS
Marriage License
Jackson Cary and Therla John-
Ron.
Phennis Lee Hurd and Beaula
Mae Fisher.
Ennie Green and Hagar B. Ar-
dion.
Wilton Mitchel and Velma Jones.
Probate Matters
Estate of Mrs. Rosina Baletka,
deceascJ; application of Joe F
Fojt and Jerry D. Sebesta to pro-
bate will. Set for March 18, 1940.
Hard Surfacing of
Through Caldwell Connect-
ing Two State Highways
With Square Also Included
Bids for hard surfacing Highway
21, from Caldwell to the East Ye-
gua, totaling 10.855 miles, and lor
surfacing a loop through Caldwell,
onntcting Highways 21 and 36
with the courthouse square, are be-
ing sought through an advertise-
ment appearing in The News thia
week.
The bids will be opened by the
State Highway Commission at Aua-
tin and the contract will be awarded
•,n Tuesday, March 19.
The surfacing will be asphalt
stabilized base and base preserva-
tive, according to the advertiae-
ment issued by the State Highway
Department.
The loop to be surfaced through
Caldwell includes Main Street, be-
ginning at Highway 21 near the
vykukal Gin and connecting with
the square at Lehde's Service Sta-
tion, and Buck street, beginning at
Highway 36 at the north corner
of the Pollack property and con-
necting with the square at the
comer of Homeyer's Service Sta-
tion.
With the letting of this Highway
21 contract and the completion of
the work, the State Highway Com-
mission's improvement work on thia
highway will be finished in Burle-
son county.
The first work to modernise this
highway (which was the first hard
surfaced highway built in Burleaon
county), was completed in June,
1937, between Caldwell and the
Brazos River.
Frank G. Sefcik
To Make Race For
Precinct 2 Job
Cook's Point Resident
Announces This Week
For County Commissioner
Frank G. Sefcik announced his
candidacy this week for Commis-
sioner of Precinct 2, the office now
being held by W. H| Giesenschlag.
Mr. Sefcik, a resident of the
Cook's Point community for the
past 24 years, is a native of Burle-
son county, and has served as a
trustee of the Cook's Point school
district for the past several years.
He, also, is constable of Precinct
6, having held this office six years.
In announcing his candidacy, Mr.
Sefcik said:
"Having been born and reared ip
Burleson county, and having lived
in Precinct 2 for more than 20
years, I beiieve I know the needs
of the precinct and of the county,
and that I am qualified to make
you a good commissioner.
"I appreciate the encouragement
I have already received, and if
elected, will do my best to serve
the people fairly and squarely."
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Depth of Petroleum Production
Texas petroleum is produced to-
day from an average depth of 4,000
feet or four-fifths of a mile. Be-
fore 1920 it was produced from an
average depth of 1,200 feet, or less
than one-third as deep.
Land Matters
Israel Kennerson and wife to E.
M. Bracy and wife; lot No. 1, Blk.
3, Siale addition to Somerville;
$292.9".
E. M. Bracy and wife to H. C.
Harden. Transar of lien notes on
Lot 1, Block 3, Scale addition to
Somervillc; $360.
Jesse Whited to Travis Baggett;
70 acres, more or less, Goff Survey
on Santa Fe North of Chriesman;
(Turn to No. 5, column 4, last page)
(Turn to N«. 1, column S, last page* this week.
Livestock Auction
Sale Receipts Climb
Sales of the Caldwell Livestock
Auction Company Wednesday
amounted to $911.50 as compared to
$863.55 last week.
Fifty-one head of livestock were
sold at auction Wednesday, the
same amount as last week. There
were 16 buyers and 13 sellers last
week and 9 sellers and 14 buyers
Farmers Market
(Prices subject te change)
Cotton, strict middling _|lt.7i
Cottonseed, a tan $27.00
Cottonseed Meal, a sack $1.W
Cottonseed Meal, a tan .—$86.00
Hulls, per ton
Hogs, per pound
Hides, per pound
Eggs, per dozen
Butter, per lb. ....
Hens, per pound
Fryers, per pound
takers, per pound
Roosters
Turkeys, No. 1 hens
Turkeys, No. 2
Did Toms
Toms, No. 1
Ducks and Geese
Butti rfat, No. 1 ... ..
$1«.00
40c in
8c-10e
12c-14c
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