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4 True Peoplea Democracy
,N Rfgwdlni of who is elected and how much in the cam-
n^TT- wap. 4M|kcd, atm ther, is ranch to be thankful toe. It
will still • It* *kjqdon decided My the p«**>.
True, a betW way shooki be found, so the casipsiai would
not be so much depended on money. This will come on*V when
’ Regardless of what can be 'be people are represented in their legislatures and co lgress
disliked in our political parties as people. Instead of bv political parties.
and campaigns, we still have free Farmers, workers and others should be represented hetter
elect toll and the people have the tlu.n by a lobby — this in both, the legislature or Congress.
Und of government they elect. js tliia also th< best answer to socialism and communism —
**♦****&* i a true people’s democracy?
TMb Imdnm Is, of course, ___
at no BSC Id thus* who tail n I c n* -• r- ■
- ^ ^ !rm "'* **7 People So Dissatisfied
appreciate this freedom which _ *
as manj uj _pi. b.-Mnd th. Iron The endless Vielnam war — because the high command was
^ ^ not allowed to wm it, like in Korea? The lawless notw — with
Ul ^ lh W M 4 ** lawmen not allowed to enforce law. The senseless piling up of
Aa "Time" points out. in Brt- people in big cities — by ignoring the small farmers,
lain. Denmark, Italy, and West Hence [leople are so dissatisfied — wanting a change. That
Germany more than 75 iierecnt Humphrey’s weakness and Wallace’s slrength. Never did this
of all eligible voters always turn country appebr so weak here and in the world as during the past
out for national elections. In ^ y,^Jrs Certainly someone is to blame.
tMs country, this has gone from As (o jmngrr jn this country appearing so suddenly — does
anyone have to live ir. hunger if abl,. and willing to work? Only
th >se lielpless should be helped by their own community.
Bulldogs" -- 'Tigers" Play Away Tonite15i5v3£
Kulhbgs G«af U Momogton *■ r*.
jJH Tigers Return To Action
With Friday Game In Houston
To Keep Title Hopes Blooming
By Julias Brink* | good atoount of themselves. Our
After upsetting the powerful game plan went just as we want-
and rugged Kenedy Lions last ed il fo and right now we are
wuelt and increasing their chan- j in just as good shape as any-
eea for the district crown, the' body to win district.’'
Yoakum Buldogs take a trip out [ The Bulldogs having the smal-
a' town Friday night to play lest team in 'Dish kit 27 UA.
Riles far Victoria
Funeral services weie held
Thu adaji at IKOT <1* mOtto ‘K.
J. Ntuvar, 67. Vicioria pitlhl^
I w ho,. .
in a Ik)'
By Julius Krmis
accountant and city treasurer.,
aj»
A natirWf HHWMOIe^Neu-
var was born November 5th,
' I960. He was a member of the
Knights of Cohnnbus.
mwm:
a low of M 2 percent in 1900 tv>
a high of only 63.8 percent in
1960.
m # m # as * m
In California, for example, vo-
ter registration has dropped by i
1,500 000 In Texas, too, usually
les than a half of the registered j
voters cast their vote This time ,
Tuesday, the people have three'
I .rlter To The Editor — >
I Had A Nightmare Last Night
By Cicorge P. Barron
In that had dream-that nightmare—I thought I was seeing
a meeting of the Harper Valley PT.A They had been called to-
presidential candidates, to show gether by the billionaire. Mr Harper, who owned the Valley,
their sentiment. j to elect the President of the United States. When Mr. Harper pro-
♦ 'A’ ft’ I posed the name of Richard Nixon as our next President, he
More than [icrhaps ever, people uas , [,v a unanimous vote of the P.T.A. I dejectedly
want a change. Something els- ,|( ^ o( ,tu. PTA.
than the endless war. And eer- ' ... , .. .. , . „
tainly someth...g else than .hose T,lr<»u‘-'h 'bv ha/e of my nightmare, the seem- shifted fo the
lawless riots With the farm eon- White House in Washington where 'her,, was a gala inau-
trols as the main cause. I Kumt.on of Tricky Dick as President of the U.S.A. It seemed
•it ir it as though only the millionaires were present for th,. occasion.
Less politics and more sound Following this wild inauguration, the scene again shifted to
policies. To serve all people, nut Wherr ) could see the I rue policies of Poor Richard in their
only sum,, special interests ol fu|| flul|„,n
this or Hint selfish group. Thais j |.()||||| SPr bjm thruvlint* his economic policies upon a for-
what is «\|Hst«xl of our men 11 n i,r [)roSp<>rous nation, which resulted in making the rich richer
eongr-ss.
j, » . | mo th,. poor jioorer.
I could sc- my $150.00 cows selling for $65.00, as they were
As to .ill those black power selling during the Kisenhower - Nixon administration. I could
agitators and others who Lite S(1(, farm products slumping to an all-time low, such as was
this country, what arc they do- sp( n 11,■ s |as| republican administration,
ing here Why not go to snm* j could see old folks I icing cheated out of full benefits
I team, starting four seniors, six
Barbara Neuvar of V <*t!«r a;
his methor, M s. Albina Neu-
var of Shiner; a daughter, Mrs
die B'oom.ngton Bobcats. The played their best gam,, of the conomic relief iThighA-' "^rition''"In^Vp of the six games play- o' Aus'tTn
Hulltk)K»*. lied for first place ^eas>n last Friday nijrht and in a — -<■—:— —1• • » ------ ia. *wo sor.s, A).an o» Austin
in 27-AA standing with Goliad, j will deal with the Bobcats as
When a person can’t seem to'juniors I wo sophomores, and Surviving are life
be able to find what he is look-1 cne freshmen, with very few
mg for in an average-size-town, | substitutes for relief, except lor
where does he go to acquire e-, time-outs.
will he supporting a 3^1 dtakiet liiey did the Lions, anyone can
record and a 4-2-1 season read- win if he wants the game bad
m3. Bloomington is tied for
fifth place with Karnes City,
both maintaining a 1-2 mark in
district, while the Bobcats have
managed only one wrtn thin sea-
son with six setharkn
Coach "Or Ailer said that
he was well pleased' with' the bruises and are ready to go out
boys after the Kenedy game | anti bring home another victory,
“It was a team eftort all the slaying in contention for the oon-
way, everyone did wdiat they1 ference Idle. Good Luck Bull-
were suppose to do, giving a dogs.
enough. Bloomington has 18 re-
luming lettermen with a 268 lb.
guard, a fairly good sizc line and
baekfield who are quick.
Tiie Bu Idogs are in very fine
condi!ion offensively and defensi-
vely with only a few minor
Speed To* Hifb Curve Too Sharp
Set High
Records, Build Better
n j*
country of those for whom they
of medicare end medicaid, democratic achievements which Nixon
are making troubles here just
to unde.-m.nc tins free contry? bas always opposed.
if it it I could see social security benefits being regulated to do-
Why do the big farm organi- privo our aged citizens of their just recompense for their lives
wit ions and leadership so com- of t oil and struggle. Republicans have always opposed it.
pletely ignore the small farmers
I could see homes for the aged licing closed down for lack
idea.
being piled up in big cities ’ ,,f federal support, since republicans do not think well of the
Why talk of everything vise
but this fundamental issue?
★ ★ ★
Or is it so liard to see that .
either we ll have more people btaivl-sl it a form of soml.sm.
I could see the ekxdrie power being cut off on our farms,
• republicans have always op|x»scd such legislation and
I could see the farm home administration turned over to
many republicans
on farms, or we’ll have more
troubles lit cities? Is there any 'he grcidy ghouls of big business which
escape of the consequence for
overcrowding the cities?
* ft *
They are also strongly a-
gaknst the direct payments and
the limit |icr farm. Would not
mor,- tenant farmers on the rum-
merer.>1 farms nw-an also more
ilireet payment money ?
Ii'r. i' long sinr,. advocated
I could «ee the unemployment of our citizens rise from
the 3 percent seen in our country, under democratic rule, back
to the (l1 - percent known under Eisenhower and Nixon. Men were
wandering from all over the country, sleeping in hayslacks, eat
ing out of garbage cans, and begging for work, — just as they
were doing during the last two republican administrations.
■ 1 could see our country again hated ;\tvl despised by people
I of our own hemisphere, such as was exemplified when Nixon
was-.spat u|ton and showered with rotten eggs in Venezuela and
when President Eisenhower was forced to cancel an engage-
ment in Japiui on account of the hatred which existed for the
I'nitisi States.
1 could see an atomic war, starting in Vietnam, the war
which Eisenhower and Nixon started, .and the war which both
of them would win, regardless of weapons which might be
npeded.
Alxnit this lime in my realistic nightmare, my wife kicked
me in the lack with her knee and said; ’’Shut up that whin-
ing and screaming!" With the thoughts of her lovely face in
my mind, I turned over and began a very pleasant dream.
There suddenly appear,si a very lovely lady, dressed in n
miniskirt. She -aid: "Be not dismayed Sir; I was at that Har-
All CBS stations per Valley P.T.A, meeting. They are just a bunch of phonics.
Channel I'! — Te-y didnt el-ct lick Nixon President. The jx-opte of the
,,^|| ,^jjp Ja(j Ci,del Stat-s w ill lo that on November 5th. Just get busy. Sir.
To , 1st . mi liailot lor G.mrge ' v «*’ •>'” '<> six- our country continue
Walke. vote the AMERICAN go forwar l w ith Humphrey attrl Muskie as our standard
PARIN' ticket exactly as it a|e I atvrs.”
pears on th,. iiallot, |>» not at- It was 1 nightmare which ended in a sweet dream, as my
'chip' *" vi isv 01 write in any wife called out to me. "Get your face washed and come to
name or names Non vote for breakfast; 1 am on bus duty today!"
I am wondering il h-r fidelity to duty has any connection
with her rose in pay win h came about as a result of de-
ni,,viatic policies.
Wallace On
Nationwide TV
Monday, Nov. 4
CHANNEL * —
7:00 i) m. All NBC stations
Channel r, —
7:30 |> m
Law .ml Order when you
VOTE WALLACE
I Pol Adv.)
Police Training School Slated
For Feb. 1st At A&M University
Texas A&M officials bay,, on- grams of bis division, but wall
dorsd a four-month |>ohce pilot be an addition to bis division o-
training scfiool to stall IN h. 1, wral' effort.
ami designed to meet educational The Texas A&M police training
neisls of city and county law program has Ixen approvasl hv
enforcement o'ueers the Commission on Law En-
“Thore stvms to h,, a need for forcemenl Stamlards and Eilucat-
a continuing cxlucational program ">•*-
to cover training in six-cial a- All of these courses are
reas,” Ira E. Scott said. aimed at the officer who does the
Scott is chief of A&M s Texas work." Scott continued. *Tt’f
Etogintx'nng Extension Service's pi’ai’tieal training.”
Poliw Training Division He pre- _ _________
, , . . , V i Sixdt added that the programs
viouslv served as Lubbock chief , . . . 1 ‘ .. .
. r are design,-d to gtyc something
|*> ice. I that isn't offered in Texas ex-
Scott is chief of A*M s Texas ((,[)t IM ,|1P |a,-g,. city police de-
Rjguicering Extension Service s |K,r(nlrntK which operate their
By Artis Barden
It has been often said and
perhaps rightly so, that strong
healthy bodies aid the develop-
ment of strong healthy minds.
The Yoakum Bicycle Club be-
lieves this along with orderly
p'ay will lead to orderly living.
To set in motion one of the new-
est sports in this area more than
one hundred bikes arc being
brought into play to achieve a
number of purjioses. To get a
glimpse of what the bike races
will be like this reporter clock-
oil several bike ra<-ers over a .2
mile track at the newly graded
stup at City Park No. 2.
Yoakum Public
School Menu
November 4-8, 1968
Monday—
Hamburger Steaks
Steamed Rice
English Peas
Rolls — Butter
Cake Squares
L pt. Milk
Tuesday —
Veal Pot Roast
Parsley Potatoes
Green Beans
Rolls - Butter
Fruit Cobbler
L pt. Milk
Wednesday —
Hamburgers
Chips
Beans
Cookies
Grape Juice
H pt. Milk
Thursday —
Fried Chicken
Creamed Potatoes
Gravy
Buttered Spinach
Carrot Strips
Gelatin - Rolls - Butter
'•i pt. Milk
Friday -
Salmon Croquetes
Macaroni Salad
String Beans
Corn Bread - Butter
Sweet Rolls
pt. Milk
Only one menu will appear
each Friday. The same menu
applies to all Public Schools
Watch your Friday paper for
the menu for the following
week.
Menus ar» subject to change
without not ce depending upon
deliveries and supplies Any
ho kept as low as possible,” arKj a" changes will be of e-
Scntt said. j qual value.
Police or sheriff deportments; Prices on lunches are 35c
may enroll their personnel in anv 40c and 50c
STIFF
lo start looking for the nearest by eitiier six or seven [joints, or |{er.D| Ht'lottfi'. lie M is
rainbow, another, to venture out1 going into the half tied with their Gus‘ Welfl of Shiner" and Mrs'
nto the sights and sounds of. opponent In the second half of, Mati|ja Semmlet of Cuero ami
this massive world by going, action, without anyon,. to go in ejght grandchildren,
lo the “big city" to find more lor substitution, lack of rest Requiem Mass was offered at
than we were looking for. 'seems lo catch up with the play- jO:qq a m a) Qur Lady of Vic-
Friday night the St. Joseph, ers giving the opponents a very lorv Catholic Church with Rev.
Tigers are going to try and solve j big edge. j E. A. Hermes officiating. >
a problem that concerns a six, Charles Berkovsky still main- j
game losing siring by travelling tains the lead in the rushing de-1
lo the metropolis of Houston to | partment for the Tigers with . • j 7*
cnw-,. II,,. Ijilhoran TIi«h Pto- 5* yart, in 103 ,-arn» a»«n«- "i'
-I" *0 W* Wee yards per ,arry. Bor- T&
ing up a 3-21 season mark while '-----' - ------ Jana<<
the Tigers do not have anything
to supixirt them except an 0-6
record and the hopp for at U*ast
one win before playing host to
the Bishop Forest Rangers next
week in the opening game tjf
District 2-AA in the TCIL.
The Tigers ar, I,Hiking goo,!
both offensively and defensively
and will be ready for the Pio-
TEST KI NS INDICATE
COMPETITION —
Paul Lilley age 17, Thomas j season. The St. Joseph monitor.
Vrazel. 15. and Jimmy Moore
15, made the test runs and set
(he time for others to follow.
Paul making the first run in
1 min. 43 . and .3 sec: Jimmy
Moore. 1 min 16 see, and Tho-
mas Vrazel 1 min. 49 seconds.
Each of the riders r,xh what
j?£ p
161 yards averaging out to 05 arK, ho hns 1o -pa, thp
yards a reception. I hall ” losing valuable yardage &
Spht end Larry Johnston, the from the rushing yar-
top receiver on the squad, has 1 ,
caught 23 out of 51 iwssos for i pan ^ thp xi„prf,
321 yards, two touchdowns and * (hpjr pi.oblpms this
.......... — "ic * two extra points. Mike Ward.
ners with the winning attitude follows Johnston and Berkovsky I ff 80„ f =
and high spirits that they have. in the pass receiving catagory u. p ‘ ’
cnter<xl each game with this , with 11 out of 21 attempts for sm ,a sl
100 yards.
QB Mike Janaeek has attempt-
ed 115 passes, completing 54 for
Russel! Judd, insisted that if the
Tincrs would get an urgently
needed victory the situation at j 629 yards, two touchdowns, and
the oresent would lie different., 11 have been intercepted by the
One change for the Tigers made opponents. Janaeek getting off
on the offensive squad. Tommy
Robinson is now playing at the
fullback position and Billy
1c a rather slow start this season.
PRINTING
FDA HUM VKKAIJf - TIMKH
are called slock hikes. U|K»n Brozozowski has moved
trying to beat bis lirst record
Paul Lilley went into a skid on
tus home stretch and crashed.
One rider found that one of the
curves is about 10 feet shy for
making it at top tak,. off speed.
Robinson's vacated tackle posit-
ion. On the defensive unit Peter
Rasku may get his first starting
assignment at the tackle slot.
As I mentioned earlier in the
season, St. Joseph has a num-
Eaeh of the riders will draw the . her of inexperienced boys, pri-
name of a sponsor and thereafter manly freshmen, sophomores, &
ride under that name. Up to this | juniors, some playing football
point there are more riders than for the 'irst time since St Joseph
sponsors and the drawing for does not have a junior high
team. The hoys are doing their
liest putting forth every effort
with only 21 players on the
names is being delayed until
there are sponsors for each rider.
BIKE HIKE AND PARADE
PLANNED —
Plans are being made for a
massive bike hike and parade
bike riders are eager to take
on a Ipke to Hallcttsvillc or
Shiner, but will probably be con-
tent to turn back at Sweet j here and the races are on.
Home Top prizes for the champ-1 There Will be bike races for
ton bike racer will be around tryouts Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and
the DeVVilt County Unit of the
Texas St ile Touchers Associa-
tion
"This Amendment moderniz-
es the Teacher Retirement Sys-
tem hy eliminating the con-
oids and under will nol lx- sub- slitulional salary ceiling on
jected fo th,, tough competition which teachers can now •rontn-
as the older novs un’ess approved j bate toward ’heir retirement
by their parents. The sport is bentt ' s,*’ Sutt|i continued
DeWitl County Unit Of TSTA Asks
For Passage Of Admendment 9
"Passage of Amendment No. | does not have a ceiling on
9 in the coming general elec- which retirement betief ts can
lion will help Yoakum attract be based. Il’s lime for teachers
and he d good teachers.” So I under the Teacher Retirement
mid Joe Sutton, presidort of System to receive the same lair
one hundred dollars. This com-
petition will he in the age group
between 15 and 19. but 14 year
pony rides will also be featured
for 1hose pony minded atten-
dants.
"There would be no additional
local school district ccsls re-
sulting from passage of Amend-
ment No. 9."
“The retirement system far
other State of Texas employees
liealment," president Sutton
noted.
"El.minatmg the ceiling should
lure now talent from among
young people now torsi, going
the .teaching profit *:i«n. and
should also be an irvnlive for
veteran teachers who badly
want to slay in Texas until th y
relire " Suiton explained.
"A vole for Amendment No.
9 is a vote for getting and
keeping the kind of teachers
and schools which Texans
want," president Sutton conclud-
ed. i
Local Newspaper Ads for Nixon have been
paid for entirely by local supporters. Do
you recall how he described ns in his
acceptance speech ic Miami Beach, August
8th, 1968 ...
Police Training Division,
previously served
chief of police.
A&M schools have been limit-
ed in the past to four and six
week periods, and primarily, ba-
de in nature, Scott added.
"Just like any other training,
however, you run out ol time,"
be said. The pilol srfcnol will in-
hntti hasx' and advance
training.
wail ami see what the
is going lo be, before
about a second school,’’
noted "And, if il looks like
l success and meets the
then we’ll probably o-
Mte two schools a year "
I" Scott stressed that the pilot
I dil Ml effect current pro-
on,. or more phases of the school
programmed around four four-
week periods.
A basic police course program
will be taught during the first
month Second month programs
will bo devoted to a study of
traffic law traffic law enforce-
ment. and accident investigat-
ion. Firearm and first-aid in-
struction will be included.
Criminal law wall highlight the
I hi id w eek, including its his-
tory. natures of crimes. Code
of Criminal Procedures as ap-
plicable to police oficers, crimi-
nal statutes, constitutional laws,
and civil rights and federal
statutes. A special section on
case laws will hp included with
enrollecs studying appeals.
The fourth week will ewer
criminal investigations with of-
ficers participating in mock
not I Men determined, but "will crime scones and solving erases.
own academies.
as Lubbock Fee for tifo pilot program has
WTEF6R
A MCKI
AT<HAHT Mu Hlllt fioGD liACHfR
Paid Political Ad by DeWltt Co Tmehers
St. Joseph's
School Menus
Monday—
Corole Spaghetti
Cabiiage Slaw
Com
Catsup
Cookies
Bread and Milk
Tuesday —
Meat I-oaf
New Potatoes
Green Lima Beans
Peae-hc-s
Hot Rolls
Milk
Wednesday —
Bar-B-Qu,. Chicken
Potato Salad
Beans
lee Cream
Bread and Milk
Thursday —
Slew
Cubed Potateies
Carrots
Peas
Cake
Combread
Milk
PrMar -
Hamburgers
Tomatoes
Onions y
Pickle*
Lettuce
Ranch Style On
jMb
r Milk
‘it is another voice.
“It is the voice of the great maj-
ority of Americans, the forgotten A-
mericans — the non-sho«ters; the
non-demonstrators.
“They are not racists or sick;
they are not guilty of the crime that
plagues the land.
“They are black aad they are
white—native born and foreign horn
— young and old.
“They work in Africa’s factor-
ies.
“They run American businesses.
“They serve in government.
“They give lift to the American
who died to keep us free.
“They give drive to the spirit of
America.
“They give steel to the backbone
Dream.
“They give steel to the backone
of America.
“They are good people, decent
people; they work, they save, they
pay their taxes, they care.”
WE ARE PROUD TO ASK YOUR VOTE FOR ...
RICHARD
NIXON
FOR PRESIDENT
(Pol. adv. paid for by Yoakum supporters of Nixon-Agn#w) ^
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