Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 62, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1970 Page: 1 of 11
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41 si ANNUAL YOAKUM TOM TOM - JUNE 4-5-6
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PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM
REGISTRATION SET
TO *-•- ■ ■#
The Yoakum Independent
School District will offer its
Pre-School Program from June
8th through July 17th.
Parents of children eligible
for this program will be re-
ceiving letters of invitation this
week informing them of the re-
gistration which will be held at
the Primary School Cafetorium
from 8:30 a m. to 11:30 a. m.
on Friday, June 5th.
This will be the fifth year
this program has been offered
through the Title I Elementary
and Secondary Education Act,
whiC)t provides funds for these
programs. The program is-spe-
cially designed for English Vo-
cabulary dOvSfopraent and ex-
perience enrichment in p.ppar-
atiofk for lift grade instruction.
Th#prOgiani will be staffed by
five eVpy r'ebce<j first grade tea-
chers: Mrs. Eva Adams. Mbs.
McFe CJavfs, Mrs. Margaret I3an
nelly, Mrs,. Ethelyn McManus,
Mr*, Jb Piuine, and five teach-
ers aides.
Carol Hoerig YHS
Valedictorian
Jimmy Moehlman
YHS Salutatorian
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Thousands To View Colorful Spectacle I
41st Annual Tom Tom Parade June 6ik
Fire Ant Granule Spray Waiting
Good Weather, Due Next Week
Spraying the city of Yoakum
with Mires granules is awaiting
good weather and is tentatively
set for next week, Monday if
possible, USDA spokesman H. L.
Bales said in Yoakian while in
town planning the extermination
drive against Fire Ants.
The Mirex granules are drop-
ped like a dry spray from a low*
fiying plane of the twin engine
or 4 engine variety. They are
designed to bait the Fire AhtS
Some of which have been. dis-
covered in Yoakum, Mr, Bales
indicated » ... The Mira* granu-
les are harmless to everything
except ants according to Mr. •
Bales, Plant Protection Inspector
with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in charge of the six
counties of DeWitt, Lavaca, Jack-
son, Wharton, Calhoun and Color-
ado.
Fire Ants have been migrat-
ing westward and they have
been found in Colorado, Lavaca
and DeWitt counties besides ma-
ny other places he said, v—
He described the fire ant mou-
Memorial Day
Holiday Sal
Memorial Day, Saturday,
May 30th. Is scheduled as an
all-day holiday In Yoakum,
according to the holiday Bst‘
tug announced earlier by the
C hamber of Commerce.
nds as resembling gopher hills
and told of finding some in Voa-
kum.
The locations were at Alexan-
der and West Gonzales Street;
on South South Street, Dodd and
Cooper streets, near the four-leg-
ged waer tower in the north end
of town; and near the rural road
which extends westward from
the vicinity qf .the west end of
West Gonzales Street. The Fire
Ants had mounds close to the
first bridge on that road, the
inspector reported.
Yoakum C. Of C.
Revue Candidate
Swimming Pool
Begins Regular
Summer Schedule
The Yoakum City swimming
pool begins their regular sum-
mer schedule on Thursday,
May 29th, with hours as fol-
lows:
Monday through Saturday:
9:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon and
1:30 to K:00 p. m. Sunday, 1:30
p. m. to 8:00 p. m.
The Pool may be rented aft-
er hours for private parties.
Season tickets are now on
sale as follows: One person, $7;
2 persons, $11; a family of 3
or more $15.
Registration is now under-
way for swimming classes to
begin June 8th. You may regist-
er by coming by the pool or
by calling the POOL NUMBER
293 9068.
Carol Hoerig, in school pic-
ture here, is the 1970 Valedic-
torian among the Yoakum High
School Seniors with an average
of 94.07. Puughtcr of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Hoerig, Carol has
numerous other laurels on re-
i cord also.
' In her Freshman year, Carol
was voted Most Intellectual
Girl and received the Freshman
Scholarship. Sophomore year
saw Carol Hoerig again voted
Most Intellectual Girl, and the
same hbnor was* accorded her
during this • Senior year. As a
Junior, Carol won the Junior
Scholarship.-0ther hilites in her
career were the other mile-
stones along the path of achieve-
ment: . ..
Elected to membership in the
Society of Outstanding Ameri-
can High School Students; mem-
ber of the YHS Band four
years; member of the National
Honor Society two years. Fu-
ture Teachers three years, Stu-
dent Council one year, German
Club two years. Number Sense
Club fo.ir years and President
of that club two years.
Taking time for Music also,
Valedictorian Carol Hoerig has
a High School Diploma in Mus-
ic from the National Guild of
Piano Teachers.
Memorial Service
Memorial Day Services will
be held on Saturday, May 30th,
at 11:00 a m. at the American
Legion Park in Sweet Home.
Refreshments will be served
afterwards.
Jimmy Moehlman, in picture
ready lor the annual here, scor-
ed an average of 93.71 to win
the title of Yoakum High School
Salutator'an 1970 and confirm
his election as Most Intellectual
Boy all Tour years in high
School.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Moehlman, Jimmy is a four
year fooibuM man, with Junior
and Senior standing as a mem-
ber of the Varsity team with
the rank of team captain dur-
ing Senior year and Honorable
Mention with the All-District
Team.
During Soj homore year. Jim-
my Moehlman won the scholar-
ship and in Junior year was a
member of the National Honor
Society, taking part in Number
Sense, Bow Wow Staff work
and Y Cob activities.
For Senior year, he was the
Vice President of the National
Honor Society and held the
same office with the Number
Sense Club. Other career nota-
tions ;or Salutatorian Jimmy
Moehlman were listed Y Club
President, Health Careers Club
Beau, Annual Staff member,
Jets Club member and Science
Award winner.
Every 'lie loves a parade and
if atten uate records of past
years can be taken as a guide,
over 15.000 people will be on
hand 0 view the parade of tlie
41st Anneal Tom Tom. This color-
ful sped ile takes place on Sat-
urday afternoon, June 6th at 3:30
p.m.
Each year the big parade Is
the highlight of the Yoakum cele-
bration and annually brings thou-
sands of visitors to this commun-
ity. More people are in town
the day of the parade than any
Other dav of tile year and Tom-
Tom officials l'ke to say that
fun, excitement nrd thrills arc
for everyone from 1 to 100 years
6f age who watches the parac>
.■wind through the business sec
-tion.
Advance in format iort from Paul
Gust wick Parade Chairman a-
gain this year, sliows the fine
spirit of cooperations being re-
ceiver! from many neiglitooring
towns and celebrations from
oxer South Texas At this time.
Senator Patman
Tom Tom Parade
Marshal June 6
Grace Leigh In
Tom Tom Revue
Miss Joan Newby, 17, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat New-
by of Yoakum, will be spon-
sored by the Yoakum Chamber
of Commerce in the June 3rd
Bathing Revue at the park.
COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR
Services Thursday
For Mrs. Ella
Walicek, 82
Puneral services for Mrs. El-
la Ida Waiicek. aged 3E years,
will lie held at Buffington Chap-
el, Thursday, May 28th at 11
a. m.. Rev. I). I. Dolton offi-
ciating. Interment will be in
Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Walicek. a resident of
Rt. 3, Yoakum, passed away
at her home at 11:00 p. m. May
25th. She was born April 13th,
1888, in Colorado County, Tex-
as.
Survivors are 2 sons. Werner
Walicek of Yoakum and Erwin
Walicek of Smithville; 7 grand-
children; f great grandchild; 1
brother, Lee Buenger of Whar-
ton; one sister, Mrs. Hilda
Hoppe ot San Antonio; nieces
and nephews
Pallbearers will be Arthur
Heavy Rain
Continuing
Parts of Yoakum received
near three inches of rain late
Tuesday evening and Tuesday
night. May 2fith and there was
a severe weather alert for sev-
eral hours, without serious da-
mage reported.
Th alert was for severe
thunderstorms, lightning and
possible hail.
The Yoakum weather station
checked in only one inch dur-
ing the shower. Across town
there was a 2.7 measurement
reported. Out at the Plant Lab
east of 'own the station mea-
surement was 1.11 inches, indi-
cating that the shower pattern
varied from about one inch to
nearly three inches m many
plages not lat apart.
Forecasts continued to cal-
- culale the same change for
showers the next two days. •
Another New Well
For Lavaca County
Another new gas well was
reported brought in this week
in southern Lavaca County, on
the Lynn Smothers land near
what was called the Henger
Field with one producer
brought in previously and en-
titled the Vv>. 1-A Smothers
well. The latest strike was id-
entified as the Number 3-A
Lynn Smothers gas well drilled
hy M. B. Rudman and is locat-
ed 1,320 feel northeast of the
discovery well.
The No. 3-A was this week
p. oducing 840 000 cubic feet of
SENATOR PATMAN
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Ganado Senator William (Bill)
Patman, representing the 18th
Texas Senatorial District includ-
ing DeWitt and Lavaca Coun-
ties, will b" the Tom Tom Par-
ade Mar dial, it was announced
Ibis 'v<*ck by Tom Tom Associa-
tion President Paul Gust wick.
The Grand iom Tom and
Western Parade is scheduled
for Saiuiday, June 6th at 3:30
p. m. and inehcations are that
it will truly be a colorful spec-
tacle since some many commu-
nities and firms are sending1
floats and entries.
Seal. Pitman will bo in Yoa-
kum Saturday to meet with
friends and new acquaintances
and discuss legislative plans
with anyone interested.
Parade Chairman, Gustwick
over fifty units have been signed
up for tne paradt with quite a
few other expected during the
next few days.
Entries on hand at this writ-
I u.g include Chambers of Commcr-
i ee from Yoakum Pleasanton,
j Smithville, Gkldings, Karnes City
| Gonzales. Yorktown, l-i Grange,
Hallettsville. Sehuletiburg, Re-
fugio, Taylor Curio. Nordheim.
Range, Nixon, Shiner and Moul-
ton. Other entorunts are Comal
County Fair Association, Flores
viiie Peanut Festival, Karnes
City Town and Country Days,
Slockdale Wateiimelon Jubilee,
Luling Watermelon Thump, Aus-
tin Aqua Festival and the Cfy
of Seguin.
Other entrants list Lavaca
Countv Farm Bureau Hochheim
Prairie Mutual Insurance. Yoa-
kum Camp Fire Girls, Christ-
ian Corral Ranch ot N*-w Braun-
fels Jr Catholic Daughters of
! Yoakum. DeWitt County 4H
I Clubs, DeWitt (.minty Home Lfe-
i moi.siration Ch*l>, DeWitt County
i Electric Co-op, Gillespie County
j Fair Association, Fredericksburg,
| and several Yoakum merchant*
1 floats. ,
An entry for the first time in
any Tom-Tom parade will be the
float of tlie '-.Kitli Texas Fair*
and Stuck Sliows Association,
whose headquarters is in Sdh
Antonio The Sweetheart of thin
organization, Miss Deborah Joan
Tewes, will ride on the float.
The YouKum Tom-Tom Associa-
tion. Inc., is a member of thd
above organization.
Bands are always an exciting
l>ait oi a pa rule and already
iisted to preform are the Yoa-
kum 11.gh School band. Sacred
Heart hand of Hailettsville, Mar-
ion High School hand, i’Huger-
ville Ugh School hand, Nord-
heim lYilka Bind and the Seguin
American Legion' band.
There is std! time to placa
entries in tire paiade for any
business or civic organization
interested in part id pining and
anyone interested call 293-4341.
It appears another fine parade
is in the making and will up-
hold that popular expression that
Yoakum parades are among the
best in South Texas.
Herman, Bill Arnold, Fitdjgcs daily through perforations
I’ospisil, Raymond Witte, Fred I in the Wilcox Sand at 7.896 lift
Wolfsdorf anu A. W. Lilley. Moot.
5-Inch Rain At
Hochheim Prairie
Some 5.1 inches of rain fell
in the immediate Hochheim
Prairie area Tuesday, accord-
ing to Mrs. Elvira Buntyn.
There was some wind damage
to trees at the home of Mrs. Ed
Riedle. h was reported.
A short distance to the south-
west at tin home of Mis. Alma
Luebben -only one inch of rain
was reported Tuesday.
Chamber Meeting
Tues., June 2nd
i The regular monthly meeting
of the Yoakum Chamber of
Commerce is scheduled for
Tuesday, June 2nd at 8 00 p.
m. at Municipal Hall It's also
the date of the monthly first
Tuesday Yoakum Bargain Day
and Tom Tom Week during
which ihe 41:4 Annual Yoakum
Tom Torn will lx* launched
j Wednesday afternoon.
C. of C. President Lewis
I shows invites members to at-
tend and urges all directors to
attend Tuesday's meeting.
Joyce Laufer
Choice Of
Hermann Sons
Tom Tom Rodeo Producer Frank Harris Due In Yoakum
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Organizations, Clubs and charities are encouraged to list
their special events in this column presented weekly
by this sponsor.
THURSDAY, MAY 28th — Cub Scout Pack Meeting,
American Legion Hall, 7:30 P.M. ’
JUNE 4 , i - 6 — 41st Annual Yoakum Tom Tom
FOB YOUR SPECIAL EVENT HAVE JAX BEER!
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Miss Grace Leigh Hermansen.
16, is among the candidates
ready for the 1970 Yoakum Tom
Tom Bathing Beauty Revue
scheduled for 6:30 p. m. Wed-
nesday, June 3rd at Yoakum
Park Swimming Pool. Grace
Leigh, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. V. J. Hermansen of Yoa-
kum, will represent the Texas
Leather Company of Yoakum
in the Revue which is the first
event of the Tom Tom, slated
to continue next day with the
Juno ftomhdb. . .. .
Memorial Day
Services Set
Hub Cilv VFW Post 2456 will
hold the Annual Memorial Day
Services on the lawn at the
Yoakum Eire Station Saturday
The program will begin at 11 0C
a. m. with a short talk, and
then civic, fraternal and veter-
ans' organizations will he re-
cognized. Following this thi
j commemoration of deceased Ve
■terans if all wars by local Ye
terans groups and will end with
j laps.
I All .’iiizcns of Yoakum and
I the surrounding territory are
: requested to attend these short
: ceremonies ta give iiono to al
men and women of our Armed
Forces who paid with their lives
for the freedom wr enjoy.
Anyone unable to attend in
person is asked to pause for a
moment during this time and
remember our fallen b rot hi rs
and sisters who have kept our
glorious Flag freely flying as
tlie symbol of f ee men every-
where.
Miss Joyce Laufer. 18, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lau-
fer of Yoakum, will carry the
banner of the Yoakum Hermann
Sons Lodge No. 18 at the Re-
vue which opens the 1970 Yoa-
kum Tom Tom Celebration June
3rd, 6:30 p m. at Yoakum
Park.
Frank Harris of West Columbia, well known rodeo producer and owner of
the Diamond T Ranch in that area, will produce the 1970 Yoakum Tom Tom Rodeo
June 4th, 5th, and 6th. NighUy performances will begin at 8 p.m. at the City
Park Rodeo Arena. Tom Tom rodeo chairmen Crockett McManus and N. Y. Plume
are making last minute arrangements for the rodeo performance which will
be among the outstanding features of the 41st annual Yoakum Tom Tom scheduled
Vo open next week Wednesday. ,___. __.
PROGRAM
41st ANNUAL YOAKUM
TOM TOM and RODEO
THURSDAY, FRIDAY. SATURDAY, JUNE 4 . 5 . •
Wednesday, June 3rd — 6:36 P.M.
BATHING BEAUTY REVUE______________City Park
— No admission charge —
Thursday, June 4th
RODEO QUEEN’S CONTEST________ 7 P.M.
_ rru rodeo___________ » pm.
City Rodeo Arena — Specialty Acts each Night
Friday, June 4th
TOM TOM RODEO__________________________
— Calf Scramble —
Saturday, June 9th ..
OLD FIDDLERS CONTEST --- 1
GRAND TOM TOM and WESTERN PARADE 3:30
CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO
Bob Hammond
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Janacek, John E. Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 62, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1970, newspaper, May 28, 1970; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1120516/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.