The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1969 Page: 1 of 4
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Cotulla Kid Baseball Baccalaureate Set May 18
“ -i /> ■ i “resented At Spring Recital May 11 •
I M >•> II ■ BPI M I W J Ibma'anro-lfn Cnrvina^ (nr ---____ ...ill
Fo.lowing is a list of the Dean, Marcelo Gonzales, Sam-
my Vela.
Farm Bureau Reports
tos, Maurilio Reyes, Dan Hugh- Oitiz, Rolando Gonzales, Bob L’]riK1"s vM0°" ana me Clown
son, Mike Whitwell, Osva do Hart’ Tomrny Highsmith, Alex by (uathy Ayres. Big
Del Toro, Efrian Montemayor Vela’ Ray Dean’ Ramiro Garza, C a,ZyH H?r^e a?d Surpn’
_ ~ inuiuenidyor, . jennings Tom Wn<,h«m ses played by Julia Ann Jones.
Larrv Rvmal Todd Mnrric I0.. jennmgs, lorn Hughson, _ » _ ... .
beef compared to 59c for
the
Some U. S. cattlemen
are
year old regis-
COUNTY
we love and res-
Record $75,000 Paid SS Benefits
fits. That figure breaks down
and
Your
• ci iica • ’ U llv£xC
I in Cotulla.“
City Council News
Ford Saks Show
bouyed by
Ford‘s new
I She has served as Worthw
Matron and is presently serv-
ing as Secretary of Cotulla
Chapter No. 1004 Order of the
Eastern Star and is County Me-
moria] Chairman for American
' Cancer Society and Heart Fund.
included Dan C. Garcia,
Pogue. M. L. DuBose, Roy
pro-
by
and
Kav
she is invariably
she is needed,
she organizes in
is the calm in a
Sarah Mathews, pianist.
The invocation will be given
by Dennis Flynn, C. M. of the
Catholic Church; followed b\
the Doxology by the audience.
Michael Danchak, Minister of
Billy Ward, Armando
Roland Ramirez.
The City Council of the City
of Cotulla met Thursday May
8, 1969 with Mayor W. P. Co-
tulla presiding. Aiderman pre-
Fo’ov'ng is the result of the
Cotulla Youth Rodeo held May
9-19-11 in Cotulla. The Rodeo
is sponsored annually by the
Cotulla American Legion Post
No. 409.
A’l Around Cowboy was Karl
Kinsel of Cotulla and Karen Sue
Bennight of Bastrop was nam-
ed as the All Around Cowgirl
Bareback Brone Riding: Wav-
ne Shepard, Beeville, 1st; Ri-
cky Peterson, Houston, 2nd;
David Straus. San Antonio, 3rd:
and Bubba Creathouse of Cor-
pus Christi, 4th.
Queens Contest was won by
Cindy Hal! of Beeville with Su-
zanne French of San Antonio
2nd and a tie for 3rd between,
Lauanne Potthast of Cotulla
by Phillip Riley,
the Methodist
subject will be
Then Brothers.“
will be given by
Cotulla Kid Baseball Teams and
their respective coaches:
Yanks, Coached by Chuck War-
den; Team members:
Robert Casas, John Pendle-
ton, Julius Petiash, Ivan San-
cember, 1968, an increase of
7% above the amount payable
at the end of February, 1968
according to Roy L. Swift, dis-
trict manager of the San An-
tonio social security office.
“Throughout the country,
monthly benefits payable at the
end of 1968 amounted to nearly
$2.1 billion, some $350 million
higher than at the end of 1967,“
Swift continued. “Approxima-
tely three - quarters of the in-
creased monthly amount result-
ed from higher benefit rates
authorized by the 1967 Amend-
ments to the Social Security
Act. The remainder of the in-
crease wag simply due to a
greater number of beneficia-
ries."
By the end of May, 1969,
social security will be paying
monthly benefits to more than
25 million people - 1 out of
every 8 Americans. Although
retired workers comprise the
largest group of beneficiaries,
almost one - fourth of all peo-
ple receiving benefits are un-
der 60. There are currently
more than 3. 8 million children
and .5 million young widowed
mothers receiving payments.
Yet the public continues to
think of social security as a pro- i
gram for old people.
In Frio County, 396 people 1
under 60 are receiving bene- <
Larry Rymal, Todd Morris,
Jesse Patterson, Rudy Ramirez,
Danny Pena, Scott Wylie.
A record $75,000 in monthly L«. - ------- ------
social security benefits was be- [into 253 under 18. 25 18-21, and
ing paid to 1,273 residents of
ported hand embroidered linen
and presided over by Mrs.
Frank Ayres and Mrs. Ralph
Watson, who served the delici-
ous refreshments.
Miss Carolyn Wh.twell pre-
(Continu^H ci Pire 4)
the Scripture. The sermon will
be delivered
minister of
Church. His
“Join Hands,
Benediction
Bobby L. Gregory, minister of
the First Baptist Church.
i Owen of Carrizo Springs and
4th to Brenda Herrmann of
Banquete.
Junior Ribbon Roping:
Kinsel and Mary Jan Pi’and cf
Cotulla won 1st: Bob Sk'dmore
[of Three Rivers and Susan Doe-
ibblar of George West were
2nd Richa-d Fenner of Freer
Sand Connie Benton of Bishop
i were 3rd and Billy Lofton and
[ Brendalee Wilcox of Carrizo
Springs were 4th.
Clover’eaf Barrel Race: 1st,
Karen Sue Bennight, Bastrop:
2nd was a tie between Karen
Hancock of Crystal City and
Dede Dart of Big Foot: 4th to
Sa~ah Light of San Antonio.
Senior Ribbon Roping: 1st
team of Cuatro Light and Su-
zanne French of San Antonio;
2nd, team of Ray Brown of
Mathis and Phillis Smothers of
Corpus; 3rd, team of Mike
Fields of Alice and Kathryn
Dobie of Freer; 4th, team of
Dan Kinsel HI. Cotulla
Mary Cox, San Antonio.
Figure 8 Barrel Race: 1st,
Karen Sue Bennight, Bastrop:
2nd, Frank Dart. Big Foot; 3rd,
Sarah Light, San Antonio; 4th.
Kim Oliphant, Poteet.
Junior Pole Bending: 1st, Ka-
ren Sue Bennight, Bastrop;
Continued on page 4
Summer vacation means sum-
mer jobs for many Cotulla area
high school students. Gilbert
G. Gonzalez, Laredo. Texas so-
cial security district manager
said when you get that summer
job you will need a social secu-
rity number so that your em-
ployer can report your earn-
ings. He's required by law to do
this so that you are properly
credited with your earnings!
during the summer. Many em-
ployers don't give a pay check
until they have the number.
With only a few more weeks
of school before summer vaca-
tion, now is the time to go by
the social security office and
get your social security card.
Go by if you had one but lost
it, too. It will take a few days
to get your card to you. So
don't wait until after you start
to work. Do it now and get
that first pay check on time.
In Cotulla, these applications
are available at the local post
office, or for any assistance,
the representative will be at
the County Courthouse at 9:30
a. m. on May 20th.
Cornea! Tissue
Donors Needed
Lasso Dedicated
At Howard Payne
To Mrs. Boeker
j^nal Association of As- unty. Anahuac, Second Vice-
_ I and President; Only Greer, Jeffer-
Workshop he’d at Shamrock- ’3on County, Beaumont: Bill
Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas, :far"e,s«' "^cbRa County, XV ichi-
May 1, 2, and 3. Under the di-1
rection of very ab’e instructors,
much valuable information was
received which will be benefi-
cial to all who attended.
The Fifteenth Annual Con-
ference of The Tax Assessor-
Collectors Association of Texas
followed the close of the School
and Workshop which was a’so
held at the Shamrock-Hilton
Hotel, May 4, 5, and 6th. Hon.
Robert S. Calvert, State Comp-
troller had his very able staff
present as well as Hon. Robert
W. Towns'ey, Director of Motor
Vehicle Division, they gave the
various changes in the law L
which will effect the prefor- [,
mance of the duties of the ,
offici
torsi
five'
were numerous speakers on the Salle County Business and Pro-
program, which were very in- fessional Women's Club, Direc-
formative. This was well atten- tor of the Cotulla Chamber of
ded by Assessor - Collectors and Commerce and member of Co-
their deputies from all sections tulla Womens Club.
of the State.
At the business session of
Tax Assessor - Collectors Asso-
ciation of Texas, Mrs. Wilden-
thal was elected President; Cur-
tis C. Winn, Ector County, Ode-
ssa, First Vice - President; Mrs.
and Torri Hinnant of Alice.
Showmanship Award went to
Sun Down Hunter of Freer with
Sandra Henrichson of Artesia
Wells. 2nd: Corley Anne Cnnrr
of Dillev 3rd: and Scottv Tin-
noll of Corpus Christi 4th.
Steer Riding: 1st. Karl Kin-
sel of Cotulla: 2nd. Wally Cox
of San Antonio: 3rd, Tommy
McDaniel of Kingsville and 4th.
Murray Swaim of Tilden.
Boy's Breakaway; Spike of
Alice 1st: Wally Cox of San
Antonio 2nd: Richard Fenne”
of Freer 3rd and Bob Skidmore
of Three Rivers 4th.
Girl's Breakaway: list to
Terri Hinnant of Alice; 2nd to
Boydeen Wilcox of Carrizo
Springs; 3rd to Sandra Bea
i Baccalaureate Services for the
Seniors of 1969 will be held
Sunday, May 18th, 1969 at the
High School Auditorium, at
8:00 p. m.
The processional and reces- ___________________,__________
sional will be played by Mrs. the Church of Christ will read
ghtedness, far - s
astigmatism or such in the do-
nvne mono rm
as long as the corneal tissue
wag in good shape.
“Transplants are usually suc-
cessful because the dedicate
operation by eye surgeons has
been perfected in recent years,
Cotulla related.
“Generous donors have been
instrumental in restoring the
sight of countless blind people
and we hope to find more here
Mrs. Wiidenthal Elected President
Of Tax Assessor - Collectors Ass'n
Vinton, Pedro H. Pe-ez, James beautiful with a cover of im-
R. Trevino all from Pearsall
.Robert Ortiz, Oscar Olivarez,
David M. Hughes, Michael N.
Carroll, all from Dillev.
LA SALLE COUNTY
Rogelio G. Benavidez, Cotu’la
Juan Bustamante, Encinal.
i Giants, C„..J. b,
Card.nals, Coached bv De” Ward, Team Membe's
nicio Ramirez; Team Members: I Wa t Franklin, Jo
sent
J. T.
R. Keck and Claude Franklin,
Jr. Mr. Don Willemin represent-
ing Holt Machinery Co. was
guest at the meeting.
The motion was made by J
T. Pogue seconded by Dan C.
Garcia to pay the bills. Motion
passed.
J. T. Pogue made the motion
seconded by Claude Franklin,
Jr. to buy the wire for the run-
way lights at Cotulla Municipal
Airport. Motion passed.
Claude Franklin, Jr. made
the motion seconded by J. T.
Pogue to allow Mr. O. E. O'-
Brien $75 to pay his expenses
to the Water & Sewer School,
motion passed.
There being no further bu-
siness the meeting adjourned.
Mrs. Annie Wlldenth 1. A n- i Chas. R. Law, Jr., Travis County
ssor - Collector of Texas, La Austin, Secretary - Treasurer;
Salle County, attended the In- Sherwood Blair. Chambers Co-
teriM|wnal Association <
sess^P Officers School
ta Falls, Directors and Leland
T. Duke, Past President, Bell
County, Belton. Mrs. Wi’den-
thal has served on the Board
of Directors as well as on va-
rious Committes in the past
years. She hold membership
in the International Association
of Assessing Officers, Texas
Association of Assessing Offi-
cers and The Tax Assessor-
Collectors Association of Texas.
She held the position as de-
puty f-om 1934 to 1956, when
the officers of Sheriff and Tax
Assessor - Collector were se-
parated by special election, she
was elected in 1956 and took
office as Assessor - Collector,
January 1st, >1957. She is a
-- .— ------ .— member of Cotul’a United Me-
of Tax Assessor-Collec-1 thodist Church and is secre-
kich will become effec- tarv to the Administrative Bo-
Rhe coming year. There ard, is Past President of La
Brownfield, editor of the book,
in a formal assembly presenta-
tion May 5th.
“The Lasso staff, on behalf of
all the students," Miss Gould
said, “chose to dedicate this
yearbook to Mrs. Boeker.
“Because
Ipect her,
| “Because
flowing throughout the coun- ! there when
try twice a day in order that• “Because
available corneal tissue can be 1 cbaos ancj
shipped immediately to the crisis,
point where it is required to “Because she has the courage
restore the sight of someone 0£ ber convictions,
who has been blinded. , “Because she's not afraid to
He pointed out that near-si- . ]ove the students, even when
ghtedness. far - sightedness. £be ]ovjng cans for discipline,
astigmatism or such in the do- “Because we have tried in
nor's eyes made no difference^ the Lasso to give a picture of
the whole of Howard Payne
I and Mrs. Boeker is an integral
’part of that whole."
Antonio Gonzales, Ricky Ward James, Dean, Joe Montemayor; “amen bv Bonnv Kav AvreT
len Fiedler. Jose Avain Tro Ken T^ifpSf« t ni-L. Lament by Bonny Kay Ayres.
Storm at Sea, By the Sea and
Bolero by Cathy Ayres. The
Marriage of Figarro by Mrs.
Frank Ayres and Mrs. Alexan-
The 1£S9 i^asso, vearbook of
Howard Payne College, has
been dedicated to Mrs. E iza-
beth Boeker, director of wo-
men's residences at the col-
lege.
ex-1 Mis. Boeker. who maintains
Mrs. A. B. Alexander presen-
ted her piano students in their
Annual Spring Recital on May
11 at 3:00 p. m. in the George
Hopkins school cafeteria.
The program was as follows:
Little Patriot March, (piano
trio) by Cathy Ayres, Nancy
Huehson and Bonnie Kay Ayres.
Drifting Moon and The Clown
Gain Over 1968
Automotive sales
introduction of
Maverick and a monthly re-
cord for trucks boosted dealer-
ships in Ford Division's Hous-
ton District to a sales gain over
April of 1968.
Dealers reported total car
and truck sales of 6,372 last
month, 7.9 per cent higher than
a year ago.
Truck sales set a record for
April at 2,305 units, 9.4 per
cent higher than the former
record of 2,106 set a year ago.
April marked the third monthly
(Continued on Pago 4)
Australia as compared to the considering the possibility of
United States were compiled supersonic flying warehouses
by Dr. E. M Emsinger, animal to deliver hundreds of tons of
scientist, of Clover, Calif, when | beef in a one-day hop from
he recently visited Australia. Western United States catt’e
The investment in land, impro- areas to the Middle East and
vements and cattle: per cow in other markets.
Australia is $91.27 and the |
United States $903.00. Yearly |
operating cost: per cow in Aus-'
tralia is $19.47 and the United
States $118.33.
The report also stated that
in Queensland northern terri- i
tory and parts of Western Aus-i A drive to
dbw of the late Osca” Boeker
of that city. An ex-student of
Howard Payne, she returned
to the college in January, 1958.
to assume her present position.
The dedication was made by
ing a card should request his cr Diane Gould, sophomore from
her nearest of kin to notify r
Lions Club member as quick’y
as possible after death in order
that an opthalmologist can re-
move the cornea should it be
needed else where at the
time," Cotulla said.
“An eye bank network of vo-
lunteer short wave radio ope-
rators keeps this information >
Frio - La Salle
Registrants
List of 18
• trants:
FRIO ____................._
I Michael W. Barnes, Domingo I ticolored floral arrange’ment’s
C. Hernandez, Eleazar D. Garza, formed a love’y background on
jJohn L. Hibdon, Rodo’fo B. the stage and tea table was
der. Clementi Sonatina
Rushing River by Bonnie
Ayres.
Following the end of the
gram, certificates issued
The National Guild of Piano
Teachers wilh Headquarters in
Austin, Texas we-e presented
to each studeoit.
Bonnie Kay and Cathy Ayres,
daughters of Mr and Mrs.
Frank Ayres and Nancy Hugh-
son, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
R. W. Hughson, were National
winners having memorized ten
pieces each.
Paula Watson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Watson and
Julia Ann Jones, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby F Jones,
completed their first term.
Bonnie Kay Ayres, comple-
ting her fifth term received
special recognition hv being
presented with a gold medal
Beethoven emblem on it.
All received excellent com-
ments and grades by the Judge
of National Guild Auditions,
held on May 3rd. at Our Lady
[of the Lake College
| A reception was held follow-
ing the program. Beautiful mul-
by Jessie Plocek 1
Interesting facts regarding American beef,
the cost of beef production in
Cubs, Coached by Ray Sobre-
villa, Team Membe?::
Tony Garcia, R'c’-v ?Tilda
nado, Eloy Rodrigue’ Ji«”e
obtain donors of
traiia only 45 to 55% of the corneal tissue for the South
calf crop is raised to branding west Texas Lions Eye Bank out-
age. In some areas it is stan- side the ranks of their Lionc
dard operating procedure to Club was launched this week
write off 12 or 15% mortality by members in Cotul’a.
each year. | “Most of the pledges we have
Australian sources reported obtained to date come from
that the price of Australian sow our own members, and we must
beef delivered in the United obtain many, many more," saic
States averaged 44c pe~ ’b. ; William L. Cotulla, president,
compared to American beef of, “There really is nothing tc
comparable quality at 57c per it- Donors simply sign pledge
lb. near the end of 1968. Cur- cards which, after death when
rent markets in the United they no longer can use it. make
States have narrowed to aporo- the corneal tissue of their eyes
ximately 54c for the Aust-alian avai’able to a person who hr
-----------been stricken blind."
j The Lions Club president
* n r ! I 8 Fghout the country provided
each other with the tissue as it
was required, but that the
'tissue's life was verv short -
actually less than 36 hours.
Karl “Therefo e. eve-y donor sign-
ing paid to 1,273 residents of 118 22-59.
Frio County at the end of De-1 Many students would have
---- ■ been unable to continue their
, educations were it not for the
1965 Amendments to the Social
Security Act which extended
survivors and dependents in-
surance benefits to students
until their 22nd birthdays. In
1968, that provision resulted
in continuing benefits for 470,
000 students.
Monthly payments to the fa-
mily of a worker who dies leav-
ing a w idow and two or more
children range from $82.50
to $434.40 a month, depending
on the worker's average earn-
ings under social security. Pay-
ments to the young family of
a worker who dies at an early
age could total as much as
$85,000 to $100,000
Swift also pointed out that
by the end of 1968. approxima-
tely 90 percent of Americans
65 and over were either receiv-
ing cash benefits or would
have been eligible for such be-
nefits if they or their spouses
had not been working.
It terms of Medicare, almost
all people in the country 65 or
over are eligible for hospital
insurance benefits Likewise,
95 percent of all older persons
in the country have elected
coverage under the voluntary
supplementary medical insu-
rance plan which pays physi-
cians* fees.
Davis’ Bacb ’n G’ Major and Monas-
’ |tery in the Clouds played by
JNancv Hughson. Water Sprites
i j u . land Holiday in Mexico played
Coach d by W a ter by Pau]a Watson Hungarian
Dance by Nancy Hughson and
art.nez, ^rs Alexander. Folk Song and
Ben Fiedler, Jose Ayala, Ira Ken Leifeste, Jimmy Clapp, I
West, Jesse Garza, Jaime Oli- Raul Ayala, Dick Ram.rez, Pe-
v«rez, Baldo Garcia, Arnie Be- dro Villanueva, Joe Petrash,
navidez, Ricky Galvan, Dornin- Ricky Martinez, David Tellez,
•lartinez, Howa-d Hill, Ken Forest Warden, Ricky McNelly
__________ Ford Yeary.
COTULLA, LA SALLE COUNTY, TEXAS 78U14
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1969
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