The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1952 Page: 1 of 6
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he Cotuila %Tofd
VOL. NO. 55. NO. 10.
COTULLA, LA SALLE COUNTY, TEXAS FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1952
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Interest Rates
Oh E Bonds
Being Raised
County Democratic
Convention lleid
Tuesday
COTULLA LIONS CLUB RATED OUTSTMID-
INC CLUB IN DISTRICT 21
LLOYD M. BIfti
Announces Cor State
Representative
Washington— A federal district
judge of Washington, D. C., batted
.« thousand with this country lawyer
of South Texas on the steel issue.
Judge David Pine is the federal
district judge. To your Congressman
the most significant part of the jud-
ge’s decision, declaring the President’s,
seizure of the steel industry illegal,
was: “I believe that the comtem-
V'dated strike, if it comes, with all its
awful results, would be less injuri-
ous to the public than the injury
which would flow from a timorous
judicial recognition that there is some
basis for the claim to unlimited and
unrestrained executive power, which
would be implicit in a failure to grant
the injunction. Such recognition
would undermine public confidence in
the very edifice of government as it
is known under the Constitution.”
In my book, the Judge hit the nail
cn the head. He bore out this South
Texas country lawyer’s contention, in
a recent letter to you right after the
President seized the steel industry,
that the executive’s action was strict-
ly unconstitutional.
It is unfortunate that CIO Presi-
dent Murray assumed the judicial TO THE CITIZENS OF THE
decision left no alternate but to strike 69TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
rather than awaiting the court’s fin- -
al determination and proceeding with I am a candidate for the office of
negotiations. Now that steel Indus- Representative .from the 69th Legis-
try has won the first step of their lative District composed of Atascosa,
legal battle, your Congressman hop- Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, and McMul-
es they will negotiate promptly and
in the spirit of amicable collective
bargaining.
At a time like, this a lengthy steel
strike would be of serious consequ-
ence. If, however, such a prolonged
len Counties. This is the first time
that I have run .for public office and
I am not familiar with all the tech-
niques of professional politicians.
Presently, I am engaged in the prac-
tice of law and manager of a busi-
strike appeal's to be the result, then ness in Pearsall, Frio County, Texas,
the President should invoke the Taft- Twenty-six years ago I was born at
Hartley Act, which Congress provid- Jena, Louisiana. My folks were or-
Dallas, May 1—A substantial in-
crease in the sale of United States
(Defense Bonds is expected as the re-
'sult of new and more attractive fea-
tures in these securities, Nathan Ad-
Tms of Dallas, Defense Bond chair-
j man for Texas predicted.
| Secretary of the Treasury John
|W. Snyder announced in Washington
I Tuesday (April 29) that interest ra-
' tes on Series E bonds are being rais-
ed, that three types of new bonds will
be offered, and that -two types of old
bonds will be discontinued.
The Series E Defense Bonds, will
have a three per cent interest rate,
with a better return during the earli-
er years prior to maturity. The
limit of these bonds any one person
can buy during a year has been raised
Dorn |10,000 to $20,000.
| The sale of Series F and G bonds
is discontinued as of May 1, although
persons having bought them prior
to that date will be able to retain
them.
1 The three new bonds, Series H, J
and K, are substituted for Series F
and G.
\ Series H is a current income bond
and holders of it will receive interest
payments semi-annually by Treasury
check. Individuals may purchase up
to $20,000 worth of Series II annu-
ally.
Series J is an appreciation bond,
carrying a yield of 2.76 per cent
compounded semi-annually if held 12
years to maturity. Issued in several
denominations, its purchase price is
72 per cent of maturity value (exam-
ple: purchase price $18,
$25).
Series K is a current income bond,
similar to the old Series G bond. It
also will carry a 2.76 per cent inter-
est rate for 12-year holding. It will
have a higher yield during the ear-
lier years of its life than did Series
The County Democratic Convention
was held at the Court House Tuesday,
May 6th. The meeting was called to
order by County Chairman, Roy E.
Dossey. W. M. Manly was elected
chairman of the convention and Mrs.
B. Wildenthal, Jr., Secretary.
The purpose of the meeting was to
select 2 delegates and 2 alternates to
the State Convention in San Antonio
May 27th.
J. W. Martin, Jr. and Louis T.
Shannon were appointed as delegates
with Richard L. Dobie, Jr., and Roy E.
Dossey as alternates.
On motion of R. O. Gouger and
seconded by J. W. Martin, Sr. voted
and carried unanimously, that the
following be delegates to the State
convention: T. P. Avant, Morris
Reese, O. M. Shannon, R. O. Gouger,
Will Nagy, J. W. Martin, Sr., Paddy
Lann, Jr., G. E. Gustafson, W. M.
Manly, Frank Newman, Geo. E. Cook
B. Wildenthal, Jr., Robert H. Coquat
Ed Carr, Juan Salinas, J. M. Burk-
holder, S. A. James, Jr., W .B. Stokes j
Joe Miller, A. E. Schletze, C. C. Tay-
lor, Ed Horton, Ramsey Henrichson,
Howard Sturges, A. J. Kuykendall, j
Mrs. R. F. Knaggs and Mrs. B. Wil- ;
denthal, Jr.
The following resolutions were in- i
troduced by Richard L. Dobie, Jr.,
and motion made that same be adopt-
ed by the convention:
Be it resolved that the delegates
from La Salle County be instructed:
1. To vote in the State Conven-
tion to support a rule in the State
Convention refusing to seat any del- j
maturity egates to said convention who will
not take a pledge to support in the
General Election the nominees of the
Only Two Political
Races In Tounly
Polilics
The CotulLa Lions Club was award-
ed first prize as the outstanding
| Lions Club in District 2A at the Dis-
trict Lions Club Convention held in
San Antonio first of the week. The
j Club was awarded this honor based
j on membership, secretary reports,
and worthwhile projects undertaken
- ! in this community. The Cotuila Club
I Last Monday was the final day for | is one of 162 ciubs in District 2A
filing for candidates for county of- 1 which extends from Del Rio to Vic-
fices and only two county offices will toria and San Angelo to Brownsville*
' have a contest. In the race for ! including San Antonio.
Sheriff, frank Newman, present j Those attending the convention from
county chief deputy, will be opposed | here were W. W. Wimberly, president
by G. Herman Peters. ' of the Cotuila Club, Lester Haines,
In County Commissioners Precinct | Albert Nutt, Jr., and Herman Peters.
4, A. J. Kuykendall, present com- ; Mr. Wimberly accepted the placque
missioner will be opposed by by O. T. ' from 2A Governor A. Lewis Kline of
Boeker of Los Angeles.
We understand also that D. W.
Cobb, present Cor.nty Surveyor has
filed for Representative of the 69th
Legislative District opposing J. F.
Gray of Three Rivers, present Rep-
resentative and Perry R. Smith of
Pearsall.
Cotuila Cubs Lose
8-5 Wednesday Aight
The Cotuila Cubs came out on the 1
tail end of an 8-5 score in their gmae
with the House of David ball club j
Del Rio.
i President Wimberly also reports
the club standing in the annual mem-
bership drive is also at the top. In
the International contest, the Cotuila
j Club stands in third piace and in
i their own population bracket, stand
j first place among all the clubs the
j world over. The contest ends on
j June 8 and the winners will be named
at the International Convention to be
held at Mexico City this summer.
Also at the district convention Les-
ter Haines, Lions Club secretary, was
awarded a 10091 pin for being prompt
and filling all his reports during the
year.
nigh, .t <h« Cotuila Ball j | |J Stllimill .V lil OlllPr
Dies It lleevillf
Park.
The largest crowd of the season
turned out to see the famous House
of David team that have been play-
ing here annually for a number of
years.
A five run scoring spree in the
Caller-Times News Service
Beeville, May 1—Funeral services
for John Thomas Salmon, 79, former
Democratic Party for offices in the 1 first inning put the Cubs behind and Duval County deputy sheriff, who
State and the nominees of the Demo- . they were never able to catch up, al- djed Tuesday were held at the Gal-
cratic National Convention. Though opportunities were plentiful. ]oway Mortuary Chapel at 10 a. m.
2. To vote in the State Convention Double plays cut off no less than Wednesday
to support an instruction to require three Cub scoring opportunities with | jhe Rev. W. C. Binford retired
G. Interest will be paid semi-annu- fill delegates to the National Conven- . the bases loaded.
ed, to give a breathing spell for fur- dinary hill country farmers much the ajjy< It win {j iaaued only in dpn_ tion to take a pledge
ther negotiations
Certainly the consequences of a
steel strike now are serious and ob-
vious. These economic results could
not be compared with what the con-
sequence would have been had the
, judge agreed with the Attorney Gen-
eral’s claim that the President was
above the Constitution of the United
States, insisting that the Constitution
applied only to the Congress and the
U. S. courts.
If the Judge had agreed with that
contention, then the elected represen-
tatives of the people in Congress
might just as well have packed up
and gone home. Into the trash heap
would have gone one of the cardinal
principles of U. S. Democracy—that
ours is a government of laws rather
than a government of men.
Allen Resolution
Your Congressman voted for an
immediate investigation of the Wage
Stabilization Board and its .actions
(Continued on Back page)
2NOTICE TO ALL CATTLE
BREEDERS
same as many of you in this District.
1 lived and worked on our small farm
until 18 years of age, at which time
1 graduated from the Jena High
School and volunteered for service in
the United States Navy Air Corps.
My first assignment was to the Na-
vy Officers Training Unit at the
Rice Institute in Houston, Texas.
I successfully completed my train-
ing and received a commission, serv-
ed one year at sea aboard a destroy-
er. Desiring to continue my educa-
tion, I returned to Rice after the war
and graduated in 1948. The follow-
ing fall I enrolled in the University
of Texas Law School and after grad-
uating became a member of the Tex-
as Bar in December, 1950.
During- my last year at Texas Uni-
I ver.sity I became acquainted with
I Norma Dalehite of Pearsall. We
were married in February 1951 and
established our residence- in Frio
County Now we have a four months
old son.
Having very limited finances, I
am unable to conduct an elaborate
and expensive campaign. However,
1 plan to see and meet as many peo-
ple as possible. It is my belief that
ominations of $500 and more.
Series J and K can be purchased by
other than individuals. The annual
purchase limit is $200,000 of either
or a combination.
“These changes in the features of
the Treasury’s Saving Bonds should
help sales materially, by increasing
their attractiveness to savers
investors,” Mr. Adams said.
II. T. Docker tnnoun-
Fotulla Lions Hub
Hakes Awards
The Cotuila Lions Club and
Dos Rios Soil Conservation District
held their annual soil conservation
awards program and dinner Thursday
to support in 1 The Cubs are scheduled to play a
the General Elections in 1952 the ball club from Monterrey, Mexico,
nominees of the Democratic Party for j next Wednesday night.
offices in this State and the nomi- j _
nees of the Democratic National Con-
vention; and before or after such
nominees are selected by the Nat-
JtTSlSTS p”‘..“iees For fommissioner
aaj pate in another convention of Presi- | _
dent and Vice President. j O. T. Booker of Los Angeles, this
3. To vote foi the nomination of Week authorized the Record to an-
electors who will, if elected at the nouncc his candidacy for Commission-
General Election in 1952, pledge . er 0f precinct No. 4.
themselves to vate for candi- ^ Precinct No. 4 comprises the two
dates for President and Vice Presi- voting boxes of Los Angeles and Fow-
•deni nominated by the Democratic iert0n.
j National Convention. j Mr. Boeker is well known in this
: Resolution No. 2: precinct and will appreciate any con-
l Be it Resolved: That the dele- sjderation given him by the voters.
gates from this convention be instruc- ' .__—
ted to cast the vote of said delega-
the j
Baptist minister officiated. Burial
was in Glenwood Cemetery.
Salmon was a Duval deputy sheriff
for 20 years, prior to moving to Bee-
ville six years ago. He had been in
ill healts for several years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Theresa
Salmon, Beeville; four sons, Joel V.
Salmon, Ingleside; Jess R. Salmon,
and Roy T. Salmon, Beeville; Robert
G. Salmon, McAllen; three daughters
Mrs. Cora Mae Adams, Marble Falls;
Mrs. Eva Artie Await and Mrs. Mar-
tha Lee Rogers, both of Corpus Chiis-
ti; three brothers, Walter of Oilton;
Aulse of Cotuila and George of Cedar
Hill; four sisters, Mrs. Nancy De
Spain, of Corpus Christi; Mrs. Laura-
Mann of Dallas; Mrs. Nettie Rose of
Bracketvilie; and Mrs. Frank Atwood
of Denver, Colo.; 17 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
i - - - tiun in the State Convention as a
May 1, at the Cotuila High School ^ determined bv a majority of the
Gymnasium. 120 members and s&id ideI tion prescat at such con_
guests were present Ivention.
I The Lions Club presented Hogue : ^ ab(Jve seconded by
Poole with a placque as the outetand- L T shanll0n and carried unanim.
ing farmer or rancher in the district ous]y ^ these ^^ems be adop.
for 1951. The selection had been
made by the district supervisor*, of
the Dos Rios Soil Conservation Dis-
,On April 15th a meeting was called by meeting and discussing with .each trict. I
all pure blood cattle breeders in jndjvidual voter the particular prob- j Principal speaker for the occasion
La .Salle County. The purpose etf this iems which may be pressing upon was D. Leon Harp, President of the
Open Air Piano Recital ^
At Alexander Home h‘SR &c!‘ooi (,ames
May 10th
End In Tie
ted by this Convention.
NOTICE TO SANTA GERTRUDIS
CATTLE BREEDBRS
meeting was to further discuss the Mot, I will be more able to represent 1 Great American Life, Underwriter*. -r
proposed pure Wood cattle auction him in the Legislature. For in my Inc., of San Antonio, speaking on i All Santa Gertrudis Breeders in La
sale to be held «n the 3rd of July opinion a State Representative should Soil conservation. SalIe CouI,ty *** invited to attend a
this year, during our 4th of July cel- do exactly what the name implies.; ; The Central Power and Light Co. meeting on Tuesday, May mb at
ebration. This sale was to be a con- represent the people of his district and the District Supervisors jointly * P- m- at the County Court House,
solidated sale of all breeds of cattle, yj the State government. I will in- gave prizes amounting to $50 to the At this meeting you will be able to
Only seven of the thirty breeders troduce and support the legislation j 10 best essays on soil conservation. ' J°in or become a charter member in
that were invited attended this meet- wbicb I feel the majority of the j>eo- R»rst prize was ^warded to Franklin La Sal,e County Santa Gertrudis
ing. It was decided that there was p]e oi tbia district will be in favor of Coawford, 2nd U Oscar Boeker, 3rd Breeders Auction Sale Association
not enough interest on the part of a and which will best serve our inter- ' Anthony Salinas, 4th Gregory Salinas, *nd wil1 be entitled to enter Santa
majority of these breeders to put on a ests. {5th Garland Lowrance, 6th Lonnie Gertrudis cattle in this auction sale
consolidated pure blood sale of this j Basically, the citizenry of the 69$fi Harper, 7th Kenneth Lyssy, 8th Bill |that is S°ing to be he,d on or about
type. Result: Sale was called off. Legislative District is composed of Maltsberger, 9th Janies Pohl, and 10th : the first Saturday in September.
~ I farmers and ranchers. Having been j Tommy Kinsel. The exact date °* sa*e> rules and
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL | reared on a farm until early man- ' _ !the ext«nt <>f advertising, number of
Mrs. A. B. Alexander will present
her piano students in an open air
recital, Saturday evening, May 10 at
j 7:30 o’clock at her home one mile
j north of Cotuila.
Those appearing on the program
are: Bonnie Akers, Artesia Wells;
Last Monday, Cotuila, Crystal City
and Asherton High School baseball
teams squared off at the Cotuila Ball
Park to determine the Champion of
District 31A (South zone) after com-
pleting the season all tied up.
At the end of Mondays playoff
Sylvia Avant. Dilley, Elizabeth Burris, each team had won one »ame so the
Clyde Bell, Jr., Nanry Carter, Millett; chamP>on determined yesterday
Nannie Florence Collins, Dilley; Dix- st Crystal CitF and a-e we go to press
ie Jean Dorough, Gayle Hatterman, we have not received the results.
Los Angeles; Nancy Huddleston, 1 tirst game, the Cotuila
Frances Lewis, Marjorie Lowrance, Gowboys played Asherton with the
Ann Myers, Mary Sue Myers, Aman- £owboys scoring a 13-0 victory, with
da Burks Newman, Karlyen O’Brien, Rodn(Iuez pitching. Asherton only
Virginia Reese, Margaret Sturges, ^ one
Patricia Jo Snowden, Artesia Wells; 1 In the 2nd Same- Crystal City vS
Asherton, Crystal tied up the score in
(the 6th, but Asherton came back in
the last of the 7th and scored the
j winning run to take the ball game
M’Liss Wimberly.
Everyone is cordially invited.
LIGHT SHOWERS FELL
LAST FRIDAY
Plans have been announced for the '
Vacation Church School to be held at !
the Methodist Church beginning May 1
26.
There will be classes for children
from 4 to 15 years of age. A large
staff of teachers have been formulat- j
ing plans for a varied program.
All children between the ages of 4
and 15 are invited to participate in
the church school.
More definite plans will be announ-
ced in a later issue.
hood, I feel I am fairly familiar with
the Legislative interest of this segi-
ment of our people. I have been an
active associate with a business es-
tablishment in Pearsall likewise, I
feel I have had enough business ex-
perience to acquaint myself with the
legislative needs of our merchants ,
and business men. My legal training
will prove helpful in many ways, es-
pecially in the drafting of legislation, i
I am a firm believer in the future
LIONS CLUB PLAN
ZONE BARBECUE
cattle to be sold etc. will be discussed
; and established at this meeting.
_ • Remember! a breeder of breeding
The Cotuila Lions Club will he host cattle can not successfully depend on
local sales.
We have good breeders, good cat-
tle, good pens to display cattle and
the know how to put this sale over.
The third game, played between the
fell Cowboys and Crystal started as if the
The Gowboys meant to take the champion-
ship by scoring 2 runs in the first
back and
(Continued on back page)
to a zone barbecue next Thursday
night at the Rymal place on the Nue-
ces. Visiting Lions Cluhs in this
merchants |*one include Dilley, Asherton, Carri-
zo Springs, and Crystal City. The
Encinal Lions Club has also been in-
vited to attend.
The Cotuila Club will furnish the
barbecue and each visiting clu-b will
present a portion of the program.
A light shower totaling .19
here last Friday afternoon,
shower extended southeast of Cotuila
where it rained as much as .70 on the >nn>ng, but Crystal came
M .V. Davis place, 1.25 on the Darnell scored 2 in the second, 2 in the third
place and J. P. Daniel reported about and 3 in the 7th. Final score was
.50. 17-2. Twelve Cowboys were retiredi
Rain is badly needed throughout bY the strikeout route and could do-
nothing with Crystal’s lefthander.
Alafita went the route for the Cow-
So lets get busy and make this one the county as growing crops are now
of the best sales of this kind in this beginning to show the signs of de-
county. jterioation due to the lack of moisture. b°ys.
Let your interest be shown by at- Less than three inches of rain has The winner of the playoffs will play
tending this meeting. fallen in this vicinity since the first Eagle Pass, winners of the West zone
BILL VINEYARD
of the year.
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