The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953 Page: 7 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 20 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Friday, August 7, 1953
THE CALDWELL N®WS
r H\)t Calbtoell Jietosi
AND THE ElkLRSON COUNTY LKDGEK
PUBLISHBl> BVBKY FRIDAY
Entered Second C'.ass Mail Mutter at the Post Office at
Caldwell, Texas
Subscription Price • *12.00 per year in county; ¿260 outside county
George C. Fall
Mr . M. B. Neighbors
Herbert H. Jastcr _
Charles Polansky
Publisher
Society Editor
Shop Superintendent
Asst. Shop Superintenden
American Press Association — South Texas Press Association —
Gulf Coast Press Association — Niitionul Editorial Association
NO I'M Iv \n> eirt leous reflection upon Ihe character, standing,
,.r reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may happen
to appear in the columna of the NEWS will be corrected gladly
if tironchi to Ihe atlention of the publisher.
ÍGüraer - Aiken School Program
Explained By Vet School Man
OUR DEMOCRACY
-by Mat
They murine d Off thcik. faoms, out of the forests,
AWAY FtlO /\ HUNDREDS OF PEACEFUL HOMES, LEAVING ThEI«
PLOWS. TMSlflt AXES AND TMEIR. FAMILIES BEHIND, SO thev
COULD GEAR ARMS AT LEHIWGTON, CONCORD ANP 0UNKER HILL.
A GRATEFUL NATION CALLED THEM THE*MINUTE MEN "-AN
EMERGENCY POOL OP CIVILIAN SOLDIERS- WHO, IN OUR
TIME ARC GROUPED IN NATIONAL GUARD UNITS.
. ¿úT'
Ft
táAs
Second in a >en-'- of three arti-
•-vplu:iiit.sr the mininuini foun
£ * mu. or Gilmer Aiken, school
i giam. Mi. Stilwell, ii membei
i.f the miginal (iilin.-r Aiken com-
mittee, o* HUperintc.ident of Tex-
ark.ma Schtw>i*, past president -.f
"in I'i-xjiv State Tt seherx Astsocia
Unii and > hairman < ' this legisla
tiv< committee).
By H. W. Still well
> The minimum foundation ncho< 1
I >rr.im under which Texan ha.<
mail" gigantic educitionul stridei
during the past four years, wa<
designed to serve simply its a hare
minimum inundation on which n
local community could build the
kind of education program it
needs.
It is only a skeleton, in other
words, and plenty of leeway is
left to local di tricts in the mat-
ter of putting meat on the bone .
A fundamental concept of the
Gilmer Aiken laws ir that the
Radío Repair Service
With 21 Years Experience In Electronics,
You Can Be Sure To Get Dependable, Quick
And Courteous Service At —
PHIL WOOD'S
Radio Shop
PICK-UP AND DELIVERY
Authorised Philco And Motorola Service Station
Phone 361 Highway 36
«air*
É t *i 1
w * y i
* CHKIESMAN •
* * * * *
Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. E. Dunn way, Friday
of lust week were Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Clark, and Sandra Billings
ly of Pasadena and Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Jones of Caldwell.
Mrs. Robert I<ee of Corpus
Christi visited her parents, Mr
and Mrs. H. C. Kornegay several
days last. week.
William L. Woods, who is sta
tioncd at the Naval Base in Cor-
|¡). ChHsti, visited relatives and
friends here last Thursday.
Lloyd Gee, with his wife and
children Donna Sue and Kenneth
I f Houston visited in the home
f Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gee and
"ther relative- here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lnrso'i
and children returned to their
la .me in Port Arthur Sunday af-
ter spending several days here in
• • l >me nf th'ir uprents, Mr aid
Mi... Hej ry Speckniun. Little mi
I1.it 1 ..rson lemnined over for ;>
longer -fay with her grantlpar-
the descendente of the late Mr
and Mrs. Henry Dunaway.
Mrs. Tillie Richards ami da ugh
ter. Miss Georgia ot « anti'iun ar,*
visiting her sister, Miss Ruth
Earns this week.
Renew Your
SUBSCRIPTION
I IT AN OIM DUMAS
Swtáem SekctTwus
FOR 1954
Look for the ballot box ai tavern, package or
grocery store. Vote for the twin you wane
to see represent the beer that's doublt good,
Southern Select!
'Ill
' % %
LI ' A.
' \~friI*
r,
EACH Wf«K, IN MOM THAN 2tOO AMERICAN COMMUNITIES,
TMEV TftOO* DOWN TO THE A«MO«V OR AI* BnSE AND ARE
THANSPORMED FO* A CRITICAL EVENING OF TRAINING
INTO DISCIPLINED UNIFORMED UNITS.
— H££P VOUR GUARD UP -
number of teach -rs should be de-
termined by the number of child-
ren actualy attending school
State funds, before adoption of
the minimum foundation program
were distributed on the basis of
population; now, distribution of
funds and the number of teachers
arc based on average daily attend
ance.
Attendance also determines the
number of special service teach-
ers (librarians, nurses, physicians
visiting teachers, itinerant teach-
ers), teachers of exceptional chil-
dren. supervisors, counsellors and
principals provided for each school
The minimum salaries for pro-
fessional personnel also are a
part of the minimum foundation
A beginning teacher with a bache*
. , y -"f
D. I AlFORO, JR., CiU
Te oi leodert Rouod Table
* ft*
0^ta*UÍMUj
mfeiiioHal /{éúemmt
SouTiiwKSTigN Lire applauds its Caldwell representative, D. L.
Alford, Jr.. CIXJ, who in the past year has strengthened his record of
achievement by earning:
Membership in the Leaders' Round Table of Texas, honor group of
the Texas Association of Ufe Underwriters, limited to those who meet
high standards in the volume and permanence of business produced.
Southwestern Life, in its 50th Anniversary Year, is proud to present
the members of its agency force whose collectivc achievements have
contributed so largely to the Company's record of service to the people
of Texas.
n Life
lor's degree receives a minimum
salary of $2,403. The salary sched-
ule calls for an increase of $5
per year for each year of ex
perience until the top minimum
for a bachelor's degree teacher,
$.1.061, is reached after twelve
years' experience.
The minimum salary for a
teacher with a master's degree is
$2,628. with annual increases of
$6-1 for each year of experience
until the top minimum - f $4.0:'!'
is reached after twenty-six years'
experience.
Part of the basic philosophy of
the minimum foundation program
is to provide supervisors and
counsellors who a: e under local
direction. These people are the
trained specialists who are called
in to help teachers w¡• h -pec¡ai
educational problems. iust !•«
heart specialists 're<r-' * uy ar.
called in to help -re- • a! practi-
tioners with medica i problems.
Une qualified sup vi. or is a!
lowed for the fii t 10 classroom
teachers and one additional super-
visor for each additional 50 class-
room teachers after that. Two oi
more small schools can pool their
eligibility for supervisory units.
Hiring supervino! .nd directing
their work is all ii on tin loe i
level; in fact, tl, hiring of all
personnel ¡.- don. "rely In local
administrators.
The Teva* Kd'ti i'ion Agency
whi« h administer- the minimum
foundation program has nothing
to do with the a. ' . instructional
and administrative programs of
lot a I schools, other than in provid-
ing fI'.'e consultant -ervios when
requested font rol of the schools
' oth"i w..rd.-, w left by 'It
tiilmi r-Aikeii l.r. • ;ii tl. • hau ls
>!• Annie Hoppe has returned
to h i home in Winters after^
spendig two weeks here with her,
st.-r, Mrs. F.lsiu Speckman an I
• it he: relatives.
M's. Ethel Matejow sky of Hous-
ton visited in the home of Mrs.
Klsi- Speckman last Friday.
Visitors Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Duna-
way were Mrs. Lena Reid of
Bradshaw, Mrs. Clemmie Martin
of Seagravcs, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Medlin and daughters, Barbara
and Theresa of Pasadena, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Hardin of Cordell, Okla.
and Mrs. Dottie Pullin of Walnut
Springs. All of these weie here
for the second annual reunion of
of local school boards.
In fact, the law goes so fa.
as to state specifically that all
educational functions not spccifi
tally delegated to the Texas Edu-
cation Agency by the Legislature
shall be performed by local school"
boards. The law actually guaran
tes local control of schools in
stead of leaving school control I
be determined by financing.
(Next Week; financing the
program).
Odvetfen-Mwwts*
i. Inc./ Ostvarton, Texas.
UALITV MEATS
You can take extra pride in ine satisfaction and
enjoyment your family has when you serve them
delieioas meats from our market.
MAKE OUR OWN WEINERS AND ' USAGI
Manas & Son Meat Market
Veiir fivrit* t«*r
IAC£*
/«fee
CONSISTENT -'
COSTUME
JEWELRY
\i Price
Caldwell's
Jewelry Store
BR VAN. TP XAS
WQO#. NlltNNf
DANCE
S. P. J. S. T. Hall
Dime Box
Saturday,
August 8th
Muslr B>
Rhine Winkler
Orehestra
Admission:
Dancers 1.00
Non-Dancers f 0c
Dime llox Vol. Kire Dept.
• I wilt
ALWAYS SAy.: 18 IT IE OF PE All PLEASE
Edwin Slovacek - — Distributor
TELEPHONE: 72 OR 378
CALDWELL, TFXA^
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1953, newspaper, August 7, 1953; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth176076/m1/7/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.