The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, September 3, 1948 Page: 1 of 12
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By George C. Fall
She Caldwell Steuia
WATCH TOCI
EXPIRATION DA
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOLUME LX1I— No. 6
CALDWELL. TEXAS, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1948
Subscription price: $2.00 a jrr. in Burleson Co.—$2.50 out oí Cfe
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I WOULD LIKE to cull your
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i,(Vntion lo I'HifUK 3-4-0 in tnis
week's issue of the NEWS and ask
y„0 to read uIhiuI the rules and
i emulations of the Burleson County
which will l«- held this sea-
1*>ii on October 7, 8 anil 9. I sug-
f^v-X that you keep tins newspaper
ft,i futuro reference because there
will not Ih- a catalogue published
this year. You may need this >>•
format ion at u later date
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IK) YOI' nrnell football and
school in thr air? Monday the
bells will ring at Caldwell
nrhooU and 11 he following Fri-
day football season will open
with the Hornets movinK into
Rosebud for their opening (tame.
(Oarhe Jame* (iriffin and Hub-
ha Deutsch are really doing a
«well job with the football aspi-
rant*. Two Mr-> ioiiH every da>
has put the youngsters in fine
fettle for their game ne*t Fri-
day. The> will employ the shifty
T formation with an etrcllenl
aaaorlment of play*i patterned
after the Itaylor University at-
tack where I. r if fin wan Captain
•f the ball club last year.
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JACK SIMPSON came up with
a broken none in the scrimmage
against the Bryan Broncho Wed
nesday afternoon which marks the
second casualty on the Hornet
eleven since the start of fall train
irig The other is Ollie Lewis who
was scheduled to Iteróme the leg
ular center this year He is tuf-
fering from an attack of Typhus
fever and likely will I*, out for
the entire reason Youngster , how-
ever. when they get on the mend,
recuperet rapidly nnd it is posi-
We that Ollie may round into
shape sooner than that.
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THE PEOPLE of this county
■"irely ure not supporting the VFW
sponsored drive to build a permn-
riont memorial on the court hous-
lawn Only a little dab of money
has been donated to this cause.
The memkm of the VFW have
pieced receipt t>ooka at all county
hank* and a numln-r of other placet
hut no one is coming by to make
contributions I have suggested to
Joe Fedora, post commander, that
it will l>e necessary to make a
sustained drive and bring the re
i-eipt l<ookv dirertly to the people
Ik-fore money can U- raised to
build tin monument or snytlmg
else Joe asked me to point out
that thi. memorial will definite!)
I>e lui:It and that money given for
that pur| • will 1>i used for tnct
purpose ' ti I > and not for the build
ing of rlub limuo or anything
•
J V SF.F' lh. in the office
tin week, told me iiImiuI finding
a .11 pound y el low rnt, lilt .;■< n
hog, in hi tank at the farm on
lOWle 2. J wa« letting the
highwm engineer pump watei
from hi IHiik to u e in ron
strurtinn * oik on the fsrm-to-
market road in that section.
When the tank wa* pumped i>t
most dr\ there remained three
huge holes, each about e*en
or ciitJit feet in rircumfei enc«
and about four or five feet deep
In one of the holes was resting
thr big rat Not another single
fiah remained in the lank. The
Mg fellow had eaten every last
one of them. Sefick put the rat
«rtilrh wan about eight inches
Innc, into the lank about ten
years ago and began wonder
in* two years ago why the fiah
were not biting at hi* tank any-
more. That waa thr upasen and
thai is the rraaofl fiah are not
blling in mixd of The tank*
around here.
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IIAl<<>1-1 * Kmtof, navy, «ti
tinned at Nan Diego, California,
writes "I've been getting lh>
NEWS regularly and it really is
welcome when it conies. Of the
three of ii- who entorend the
Navy from Caldwell together I
am the last to enter school', J. L.
Hroaddtis has entered store-keeper
school and < tto Kubecka is en-
rolled In electrician male's school
and I have signud up for in
*truction a . englni-man.
"Since we have been bark from
boot leave we've been ill recruit
trnnafer unit. You stay there tin
til transferred to school or to ilta
We all like th Navy very much.
Boot training wasn't very hard
and now there won't be much to do
except attend school".
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Doctor Urges
School Kids
Cheek Health
Youngsters Should lie
Vaccinated Against Smull
I'ox and Other Diseases
Dr. T. S. Roach, County Health
Officer, urges the parents of all
children who will respond to the
school l>ell for the first time in
Scptembei to lie sure the child is
physically ready for school duties.
"First and foremost is the nr-d
for vaccination against smallpox.
Parents and physicians should see
that children are vaccinated before
they are one year of age; however,
if not done previously, at school
■ ige vaccination becomes absolute-
ly necessary," Dr. Roach said. "If
your child has not been vaccinated,
have it done immediately so that
the scar will lie completely healed
I Hi fore school opens."
Immunization against diphthera
m also highly desirable, I>r. Roach
believes. This disease, which causes
serious illness and dent): among
young children can be prevented
with toxoid. The child who has
never been protected should la* giv-
en this -afeguurd against a dread
pd disease. Even though he may
have been immunized as a baby,
doctors and health officers usually
recommend an additional dose of
toxoid to strengthen immunity be
for ' entrance into school.
"In addition, In-fore you send
your child to school you are urged
to lake l.im to your family physi-
cian and dentist for a thorough ex
amination," Or. Roach adds. "You
will want to know that he is in
food physical condition and can
compete with the other children on
•ijual terms. If the check-up revean
iny weakness or defect there will
'h* time to build up his general
•íealth and correct dental defects
'lefore school opens. Don't let your
hild start his school life with any
avoidable handicap."
Humble To Broadcast
Southwestern iirid
Games 11th Year
Charlie Houston
Called by Death
Uncle Charlie Houston, formei
Constable of Precinct One for
many years, passed away at 12.03
a.m. Thursday of a heart uttack.
He was 71 years of age.
Funeral service was held from
Phillips and Luckey Funeral Homtf
at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon
with interment in City Cemetery.
Rev. A. S. Broaddus officiated.
School Bells
Toll Monday
For New Year
Kverythlng Ready For
Opening (iong at 8:.'10, Says
Superintendent J. M. Hare
Southwest Conference football
/ames this fall will I broaden ',
or the 14th consecutive reason
Ind televised fot the fir-; tint.'
uider arrangements concluded be.
v., en the Conference and llutn'le
• ii and Refining Company The
if ojidcaft of the 11 H schedule o\
•i standard radio station* will
gam .illy the game.-* throughout
he state, with rotu|>'iet, schedule*
or each Week end of the sea on.
T>'cvi-ion plan cali foi tele
i, ting the foul home games of
leva-. Christian ''Diversity in Ft
Worth .is well as th> annual Texa.-
iklahoma game at Dallas ovi '
IVIevi >ion Station WBAP TV. in
'•'ort Worth Texas' first television
tntioii.
i ii t broHdeasts of tin- regular
aillo schedules will lie heard Sal
inlay. September IK, when the
'onference moves into action, with
he usual crews of Humble Com
>oiiy play-by-play and color an-
louncers and technicians preparing
o follow the teams from the
southwest to the far corners of
he country to send back this sea-
ion's exciting schedule of inter
leetimial games
The Humbl e i nmpaiiy's aniioune-
pg crews will consist this year of
Kern TipM, Ves Hox, Charlie .lor-
ian, Pill Michaels, Jerry Doggett.
Fred Kitikaul, Alec Chesser, Faldie
Marker and Bill Newkirk of la t
vear's staff, plus several new-coin
th to the announcer corps
Social Security Man
To Visit Caldwell
BcsidcutH of Caldwell and vicini-
ty who wish information concern-
ing Federal Old Age and Survivors
Insurance should contact the repre-
sentative of the Austin Social So
, urlty office who will I at the
Old Age Assistance Office in Cald
well on Wednesday. Scptembei \
:t :i p ni to give persons of this
area an opportunity to file hen-
fit claims obtain new and dupli-
cate Social Security Cards and
chock their wage record .
Registration of students ut Cald-
well's schools will get underway
at 8:31) Monday morning, it was
announced by J. Malvin Hare.
Superintendent. Mr. Hare stated
that the regular sesión will start
Tuesday at 9 o'clock.
All high school classes are
scheduled to meet in the gym.
for instruction at 8:30 Monday.
The sixth, seventh and ei*th grade
students also will meet in the high
school gym. at the same time.
Grades 1 through 6 meet down
stairs in the main huildmg in their
regular grade rooms.
The superintendent stated that
sandwiches will be served in the
lunch room from 11:00 a. m. to
2:00 p. m. Monday. The lunch will
consist of ham and pimento sand-
wiches, potato salad and milk or
fruit juicc at a cost of .16 cents
and that regular lunches will hi
served thereafter at a cr < rt .25
cents Mr. Hare said that ■ this
price will lire lowered if sufficient
government surplus supplies com<i
in again this year.
Tom Jackson
Dies Suddenly
Tom Jackson, formerly of
Chriesman and for the past two
ye.us a resident of Sweeney, died
I ne .day Funeral services for Mr.
Jackson were held Thursday from
111 x Baptist Church at -I p m.
The service was conducted by
Rev ( M. White and Rev. A. S.
Broaddus Interment was in th«j
llix Cemetery, and Harvey-Schill-
• •i Funeral Directors were in charge
f arrangements
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I'.T.A. Meeting Set
For September !)
lie Parent Teaehei Association
will meet on the second Thursday
in September, an ording to t!v
program chairman. The meeting
thif month falls on September i'
Ml new and old member? arc
urged to be in attendance at tl-.i--
t'llst meeting of the 104K- It school
year, which is called for .'CM I'M.
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Dworsky Completes
Teletype Maintenance
Course In Army
State Officer
Asks Public To
Aid Sanitation
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People Are Requested To
Demand Cleanliness In
Placea Where They Bat
AUSTIN — The Texas State
Department of Health cannot main-
tain daily inspection of all eat
ing places and the public is re-
quested by Dr. Geo. W. Cox, State
Health Officer to insist on the
proper sanitation of the establish-
ment where they eat. If the public
is careless in this respect the in-
ci nttve to maintain clean food
service will be lessened and operat-
ors will only maintain the level the
public is willing to accept. He
urged that the public patronize
"eating establishments which
measure up to a high standard of
cleanliness."
The State Health Department is
making every effort to improve
sanitation of eating places, Dr. Cox
said, and there is "no excuse for
cafe owners not taking advantage
Returned
S(JT. OLIVER D. WILLIAMS
Coke Ahead In
Photo Finish
Senate Race
Closeat Political Run-Off In
Hiatory of State (iivea
Former Governor Hair-edge
(Continued on last page)
E. P. Godby
Passes Away
In Hospital
Death Comets Sunday
Afternoon After An
Emergency Operation
Fnoch Paul Godby, 5fi died at
ft p. m. Sunday In St. Edward's
Hospital in Cameron following an
emergency operation Saturday
morning at 4 o'clock. He had been
in ill health for several years.
He was born in Lee County
Sept. 5, 1891 tnd came with his
mother to Caldwell in 1912 to help
his brother, John Godby, who was
in the hotel business. íte wan fair-
ried to Miss Myrtle Harrington
on Nov. 2, 101.1 and the cnuplü
have made their home in and nenr
Caldwell since that time. Five
children were born to this union
one son having passed away in
infancy.
Mr. (iodhy wa converted aid
joined the Haptist church soon
after his marriage, líe was a de-
vout member and was active in the
duties of his church where ever
he lived. Kvery Sunday found hini
gathering up children of all de-
nominations to take them to Suii-
day School and each Sunday even-
(Continued on last page I
With the Kighth Army In Yoko-
hama, Japan Sgt Otto F. Dwor-
sky, son of Mr. Frank Dworsky of
Caldwell completed the teletype
maintenance course at the army
school system operated by the Keio
School Command of the Kighth
Army and was awarded a certifi
cute of completion at the school on
\ngi|s| 21, MM*.
Soldiers stationed in all parts
f the Far Fast Command are tak-
ing coin se: at the Keio School
Command m clerical work, radio
and radai operation and nianiten-
alio and other Signal Corps sull-
ied.s, cooking ml baking, machine
shop work, carpentry and other
trade subjects under army instruc
tors The buildings which former-
ly housed one of Japan's largest
universities are now thronged by
hundreds of soldiers who study
various subject- which will help
their careers both in the army and
in civilian life
Sgt. Dworsky, who is a member
of 11th Airborne Division, has been
stationed in Japan since July 10,
IP-UI. He entered the army Sept.
2. 1942, and previously served at
101st Airborne Division.
Mrs. Alvino Homeyer
Passes Thursday
Mrs AI vine H ever, 84, pns«-d
away Thuusday morning at Ivr
residence in Caldwell after havini:
been in ill health for more than a
year. Funeral service will be held
Friday afternoon from the Phil-
lips and Luckey Funeral Home,
Complete obituary will be pub
Imbed next week.
Funeral Services
Conducted For
Sgt. 0. D. William;
Reburial for Soldier
Who Waa Killed
In Action In Italy
Reburial services for Sgt. Oliver
D Williams, were held at the
Phillips-Luckey Funeral Chapel at
3:30 p. m. Sunday, August 29. He
was killed at Salerno, Italy, Sept-
ember 9, 1943, being a member of
Company E 143rd Infantry, 36th
Division.
Sgt. Wililams was oorn in Milam
County on July 14, 1919, later
moving to Chriesman. He enlisted
in the U. S. Army January 31,
1941.
He id survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Comer H Williams
of Chriesman, three brothers, Hu-
bert of Sierra Blanco, Louie of
Dayton and Sessions of Chriesman
and several uncles and aunts.
Last rites were conducted by
Rev. A. S. Broaddus, who also
officiated at the full military ser-
vice held by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of Caldwell, assisted
by the Marion Mays Post No. 455
American Legion, Somerville. Sgt
William Laurence, or the Quarter
Master Depot, Ft. Worth was mili-
tary escort.
Pall bearers and those partici-
pating were J. Walter Janeo, Com-
mander, I. C. Coilister, Comman-
der Fleet, James A. Calhoun, 2nd
Vice Commander, Harry A. Hart,
Mamey D. Curling and Jack D.
Rhodes, all of Somerville. Joe
Fedora. Herman Boedeker. Robert
Siptak. John Toupal, Robert Pil-
low, Bill Radke, Andrew Vavra,
Joe Pin Pi I p. Teddy Dusek, Jerry
I Hisok, F Cieekmore, Henry
Hcscda. Tommy Philp, Kdward
Vnrner. and Robert Williams all oí
the V F W
New Dentist Now
At Savage Office
Di tíeorge W. Wernc of La-
Grange is now practicing dentistry
in the offices of Dr. R. J. Savage,
it was announced today. Dr. Wernc
was slated to have started three
weeks ago, but was delayed for a
week, Dr. Savage said.
Run-off Election Returns In County
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196
210 198
401
liilley-'-. Store
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1 f 4
172 130
:t04
Porter's Chapel
53
5
IS 8
54
Cook's Point
58
37
52 38
91
New Tabor
:<l
20
19 32
51
llagnony
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11
10 7
22
Pitts Bridge
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15 91
24
Tunis
20
8,
19. 8
24
Fraimville
55
10
49 14
03
Chriesman
93
18
64 47
109
Lyons
94
35
72 58
130
Birch
21
10
15 19
34
Merle
'J 7
4,
10 15
31
Deanville
104
p:i
97 99
190
Clay
38
0
30 s
37
Foster's Store
5
15
10
20
Koppo's store
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3 0
4
Somvrv i lie
179
151
234 SO
320
Snook
ifi
31
48 29
70
Pluck Jack
28
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14 11
25
Prniriednle
231
4
18 9
27
Providence
20
17
18 19,
37
TOTAL
11280
837
1233! 866
2086
According to final tabulations of
the voting public of Texas by the
Texas Election Bureau the middle
of this week Coke Stevenson, form-
er Governor of Texas, was elected
Junior Senator from Texas over-
Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson in
the closest and hardest fought po
litical scrap in the histpry of the
State. At the close of day Wed-
nesday the Texas Election Bureau
bulletin gave Stevenson u majori-
ty of 302 votes. At that time ths
report was based on complete tab-
ulations from all of the State's 251
counties. 55 officially confirmed.
The total vote was 988,298. Steven-
son's total was 494,330; Johnson's
493,968.
A subcommittee of the State
V mocratic Executive Committee
will officially count the votes Sep-
tember 13 and report to the full
committee. On the following day
the whole committee certifies the
winner to the convention meeting
that day.
Miss Schiller Gets
Master Arts Degree
AUSTIN, Sept. 3 — Master's
degrees were conferred on 242
candidates at the University of
Texas summer commencement ex-
ercises August 29.
One hundred thirty-one candi-
dates received Master of Arts de-
grees; Master in Business Ad-
ministration degrees were con-
ferred on 30; Master of Educa-
tion. 43; Master of Music, 0; Mas-
ter of Journalism, 2; Master of
Science in Engineering, 28; and
Master of Science in Home Econo-
mics, 2.
Degree recipients included Miss
Mae Dell Schiller, daughter oí
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schiller of
Caldwell.
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Army Air Force Still
Accepting Men 17-34
Men between the ages of 19-25
can still enlist in the Regular Ar-
my for a period of either 21 mow.,
2 year', 3 years, or up to six
years.
Men who are 1* years old can
still enlist for a 1-year period in
either the Army or Air Force.
Anyone between the ages of 17
and 34 can enlist in Regular Ar
my or Air Force for a period of
three years. If a man between 1!'-
25 enlists for a 3-year period, his
job is fully protected, just as it" he
were drafted, it was stated.
The I'. S. Air Force will have a
few vacancies open starting Sep
ti mber 1. These quotas are very
small, so anyone interested is ad-
vised to contact Sgt. Lanford of
the Bretiham Recruiting Station.
Sgt. Lanford is in Caldwell ev-
ery Thursday afternoon between
^ I and I o'clock for the purpose of
accepting qualified young men in-
to the U. S. Army or U. S. Air
Force. The Recruiting Office is
located in the County Court House
at Bren ham.
County Agent Urges
Farmers To Plow
Cotton Under Early
Five Mile Strelch
To Tunis Complete
According to information re-
ceived by the NEWS this week the
hard topped farm to market road
five mile stretch from Caldwell
has been completed and opened to
traffic Those who have traveled
this section, which was constructed
by the State Highway Depart-
ment, praise it highly. The new
bridge across Duvidson Creek also
kaa been completed.
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Hornets Ready
For Big Game
September 10
Local Gridaters Move
Rosebud for Opening
Encounter Next Week
Into
The Caldwell Hornets will play
their opening game of the season
next Friday night, September 10,
against the Rosebud Panthers in
a non-district game at Roaebtld.
Last year, the Hornets played and
defeated the Panthers on Hornet
Field by the score of 26 to 7.
Coach Griffin has been pat-
ting the players through some
pretty rough training and tke
boys seem to be in pretty good
shape. The Hornets wilt ran
most of their plays from the T
formation.
Following is a list of the names
of all men who are out and trying
to make the team:
Name
George Fall Jr.
Billy Womble
Lewis Willard
John Kocurek
Dewey Deutsch
J. D. Suehs
Ollie Louis
Jerry Marek
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12
13
14
15
16
17
Joe Addison 18
19
20
at
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
J. H. Siptak
James Lopez
E. W. Mclver
Howard Homeyer
Edwin Wiederhold
Billy Norville
Delbert Lunsford
Cecil Calvin
Jack Simpson
Jimmie Brinkman
Charles Frieda
Jerry Lee Odom
Milton Nemecek
J. P. Schigut
Charles Zalmanek
Billy Whited
Floyd Lina
tíeorge Wiederhold
Probable starting lineup will be:
George Fall Jr., QB; Edwin Wie-
derhold, HB; Charles Frieda, FB;
J. P. Schigut, IIB; Delbert Luns
ford, LE; E. W. Mclver, LT; Jerry
Marek. LG; Cecil Calvin, RE; Jack
Simpson, RT; Jimmie Brinkman,
RC; and Jerry Lee Odom, ccnter.
It is hoped that a big crowd
from Caldwell will follow the Hor-
nets to Rosebud and help urge
them toward victory in their first
game as well as all the rest.
No. Wt. Pos.
10 IBS B
128
152
176
136
130
146
160
122
160
132
146
160
160
166
160
150
183
162
175
147
122
160
140
140
158
127
The plowing under of cotton
stalks as quickly as possible after
the cotton is picked will help the
farmer out a great deal, according
to County Agent Verne C. An-
drews.
First, the early plowing undet
will cut down on the number of
boll weevils for next year, and if
the stalks are plowed under before
a fro , this will create a starva-
tion period before weevils go into
hibernation. Early destruction
means longer starvation. The
turning under of green cotton
stnlks will add organic matter to
the soil nnd help increase crop
yields the next year. Even in a dry-
season like this one, the green
stalks turned under'will menn mon-
to the farmer than turning tho
cows in the field to grase on the
stalks, It wat said by Andrews.
Local Man Among
Huntsville Grads
HUNTSVILLE. Aug. 25— Sam
Houston State Teachers college
will award 300 degrees on August
27 to the largest graduating class
in the history of the college.
Masters degrees will go to fifi
students and bachelor of arts, sci-
ence and business administration
degrees will be awarded to the
others.
Commencement exerqises will be
held in the out-door Creek theatei
on the campus. President Harmon
Lowman will make the commence-
ment address.
Dick Darnell, senior class presi
dent from Huntsville will offer the
senior cluss gift to the faculty.
The graduating class has financeo
construction of a formal garden
on the campus as their parting
contribution to the college. Julius
A. Skrivanek of Caldwell, Mm*
Mildred Ciesenschlag of Snook and
Guy G. Attaway of Dime Box were
among the long list of graduates.
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Mr. and Mrs. Horace He menas ef
Angleton are spending their vaca-
tion at homs. They aloe
with relatives la Aryan*
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