Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 60, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 30, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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Tornado Viet
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S •' .Judging from various
in
Facts Are Listed
Free Parking- For The General Public
To Support
Statement
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Strong Armed
Force Essential
Austin, Marell 2ti.
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Lavaca Sheriff
For Re-Election
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Ol*
Vernon
pitrlirr
thrrnf • t\. subject to
longiT I
in
yoi
Three On School
O’Daniel Hits
-up|mrt and vole in my .
Arthur
M.
nuil
for
Sb
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in executing
Hal to none.
that two-h railed monsters mid o-
ghnormaliticw' have I
growing of
a eonimerc'td
j 'ion will he 75c lor adults anil
j the for childreii, lux included.
itH Verdict recommended
tenee of 25 yearn.
clone in its fight against parking the natural assumption
. i businei
of Oklahoma scientist said Tues-
day.
Dr. laturenee U Snyder, dean
s
committee is misleading the pub-
lic.
Having made
el
I
Bi
I
p’
Supplying Plasma
8. K. Ruchaunii, chairman of
L'
‘N r
reqltires r
Anierieiiu;
Citizens’Committee Repeats
Sneak Campaign” Charges
I f
T<»i rr«»
I n»ni :in
iiu time rtmte
mid ^tnteil
mre,
Thr Euro|M*mi Heroven
See L\ LI*., |». I. roL li
' olTewiirn
V;
< has likened
mem
alter
morning, |
March 24, for Mr. Rh'lolph Ma-
lin- mid walk by tli? t'ol-
J in all-
out '
Mr. (lustwick: "Let's see what
be worked out and let's see
e rim provide more parking
of any in history must he served
by men who have the courage <d
their convictions.
Mr. (heatham Ims displayed a
genuine concern for the problems
confronting the people of DeWitt
although there Ims been
his
His entire candidacy is j
the common
I . S. Siumtor i
Im , dreppe l to o
▼7*
w
II II E first.
7 15 3
I 7 0; -nying , that
Matchwood remains of Zion Presbyterian Church at Fosterburg, Ill., tell of force of the tornado |
t which leveled the town of 200.
War is not inevitable. The
port unit i.*s lor
j been e-xlimt->ted.
* is, however, more
men in
the mound.
«l
lias | Cemet -r’ .
war: so i
is thui :
should be up instead of j
in iislump.
Many are ready to adhiit, as is j
reported from throughout the !
state, for some reason there exists
n slight natural business decline.
iW-
Southern Pacific Depot.
We arc most grateful to Mr. Landry for coming to the rescue
during this crisis.
— Citizens' Committee Against Parking Meters
The dee'/nsed was Itoin on
Mari-li 20, 18(14. in the Hope com-
munity. Lav urn County, and wus
n lifetime resident of Yoakum. , • •
tieoigi I Yarborough's
• IWi‘b | Yoakum.
; mov - I
-ity of Yoakum. Her , j
Ion Nov. 24, iltt.'H.
Those left to mourn her death: I
r io YoUum with Wood
"sneak ”
now pre-
a lew
installation,
prove their
this
sirnble plan. There is no new
'crisis or new enemy. Only Hie si-
=#?
ii charge by the
to the meters.
So great is the business deidiu3 n
—-----the t'iti*-»»'
Committee Against Parking *?•-
ers, after surveying th» J011'
.....Yoakum'* i”**11"0-
to the enW **<"
he ntproad sliups moved
r from tliiu
f' A
z-
rjBK
enterprise which dis- ' ]v gHj|r, . :
Other cities
were Marsh dl, !• per relit: tie
; Lan do. 7»; Dallas. I; j
.Justin. I: and Beaumont. ,
Li ekliiirt department
parel store sides dropped 32 per
emit ; ’
hil a,
h fl fielder Scliimmck.er
lionie run, liringiug in
-cores Io move flic Tanner'
lomi li.
......• lent,
hil.- by ra-
il
man
flv lor an
I ie.l
—Wx11
Lavacans To Play
Victoria Sunday
The Hallettsville
hi
For
was a resident
■ he was in Hie
was ii
ilex- Benbow
Green.
‘ ' Merrow'« attorneys diil not ap-
| final the overruling df the motion
K ijflbil. • new trial. •
- David Valader. entered u plea of the O. V. Graduate School ami
> at guilty in District Court Sat-
» urday to a ch
K a forged
r given a three
•«Mt«we by J i
jr
member of a panel named by the
luUge of pawing au eommitlee ou atomic eaaualties.
iiMitrunieut and was said the study of hereditary tif
-— -----ided feels of the bomb have only
ft Motion for u new trial lor
y Janies E. Morrow was overruled
Ji. by District Judge Howard I*
/i Green Sntiirday in District Court..
and Judge Green sei||eiic?d him Jap HflbicS Not
tjz to 25 years in the iwniteiitinry.
# Morrow was convicted in Dc-
I ' eeniber of .murdering his wile in!
E Yoakum last year. The jury in I
■ . • | u sen-
111 his trial :
r
1 I hklic. k liockl'd
\\ hili'
ark. Hr was;
the t»e <rf I.
. 'I
» ■ a • 1 '
week that it would Iw of interest . R,,d Harry Thiele, Jr.
to many to know that through '
the efforts of the local chapt 'r,
Yoakum for the past year and a
half has been anpplied with blood
plasma sent in from 4be Dvjmrt-
meut of Health in .Uistiu.
Yoakum's Rod ( him chapter
strength of operational mid coin-
in | In'! -cl l ici.'iicv sii11 ieienl Io des-
: i,.,,. ..... .... groups of mi-
wnr is possible
i rmiry Irom the January tolnl but
I were .'I per eent higher-tlmii t...
i previous year,
FIm-tmil ions in sides were vur- i
ied throughout the state, the I ni
versity of Texas bureau of husi
uess research said.
Temple hail the highest moiilh
, a 31 per cent . incroiise. ; terroristic
3.™. . reporting increases 'be world is
world pence
mils! * be
z . bo S.Oppei
nnd up ;
Konvicka Seeks
•:;i Co. Treasurer
um-1 I,, mi op .,|
Konvicka
At the age of 84 years and li
i days, Mrs. Miuda E. New passed
from this life at tile Huth Memo- ;
rial Hospital Friday, March 2d. [
at “:|tl p.m. Mrs. New hud been
I '
|t *' Yoakum’s, with merchants
F\ to p"y I be salary of a
man to enforce a two-bour piokf
ing rule instend of parking iaeters
which now line their stineG'
There, too, the merchants voted
against the meters which arc now
1 4. in operation despite the uttilndej
v of the merglianfs toward them. j
llaviiiir suffered substantial j Yoakum did not bring this dis- I
FW f* Ikli^ftftss.^M LhftiWMM illiilv i ll»» I ll*i«*l' IIIMkll t Ik’IIISI'I V4'H. W«' ull >
WAR NOT INEVITABLE
, .... hull brother, ... . ,
Jolni'on of Denton: nnd two Indi iJidnl
sisters. Mrs. Harrison of Waco
and Mrs. R. IJuvcuport of Con
Cun. Texas.
Rev. J. J. Slone officiated id
the last rites which were conduct-
ed id the First Baptist Chureh
al 2:3'1 p.m. Sunday. March 28.
Bvriul was in the Hebron Cemv-
j I 'ry, w ith the Buffington Funeral >
1 Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Allen Donn 'I-
ly. Jim Dagg, Pete Kaska. Crock-
| nt I McMnnus, Gerhardt Witte,
| ami Harry Thiele, Jr.
plasma, which Ims in many in-
stances saved 11 life.
During the war. the |ieople of
Yonkum donated over 44MI pints
of blood to the Red Crow Mobile
Cnit of Bexar Comity, which name
here by the request of the chap-
ter.
Democratic ; in the hospital.
i
can 110 longer| I littvc no promises Io ninke,
in diplomatic terms | nut will conduct the office in th:-
sume honest nnd efficient man-
lier us I have dont in the past.
The nccminl i of the county un-
der my jurirdicl ion lire
Io cheek of the
M i._< iii-l w i<-k at
•m 1 back 1 o 1 he public
h<> tlml he was opening tins dead is-
■ wu» never any other
im cling ctdli'd for dismissing the
the -ixth mid ’ jiurking meters. This was the on-
oppcrlimity for iPivliody in
opinions.
' .P ' < ’
on: of everv three think | American Red Cross, stated this
the week that it would be of interest
walk .by
no. B.
>1 fl.v for mi out.
Ftivek lie,I I hoi
Bennie Farek walked, ami
pitching: I llmail was thrown mil al lliiid. ■
-I l ike- Io
the I'hilek for the third mil, retiijui''
- 4
lost
111 I lie first pari of
thej -ixth inning Sunday uTteinoon at ; Adolph ITIimin. Next
home I'iekl in Hallettsville Sun-1 the ( < < Diamond here.
hen they- tackle
pre
mid
and I
run 1
ivej
over’it fair idea of the power in the I
i i ’ 1..1 \ .. II ... I . I. • '
man ls-vy in the lighth inning.!
1’he (nil first hn-emiin showed re- ■
Jimirkiibli' pitching ability in ; ' "
lion Io hi- hard hilling, striking
out three men in the nliilli inii-jrmi
of the merejiiints toward them.
Having suffered
business losses daily since the i nsler u|Hm themselves. We all;
meters Mere installed here, Yon-1 remember the vucant houses and
flglLg merchants wi-re happy Io sec | store buildings, the unemployment, '
busijics.- -flurry niter fbe 12 tojund the business ladui,- lhat-fol-i
Good Friday, | lowed, Bui
- Yoakum Tanners Lose First Game
Of Season In Sixth Inning Sun.
’The Yoakum Tunner-, -parked | fu-: doidib- 1 brow, bom
mound i bii-c Io Immc, Heiinie I :
Yarbo ( hilek irnpped Gilbert
Corpus i plate for Ihe third out.
two runs in five inn-! In the botlom of Hu-
loi'jthe Tniiner- duplicated Ihe
glime | loading the bttsc. on
v ieiou-1 rek and I llimiti mid
auiliior ami court.
basis of the above .... ,,, ,„, ,
mu making my ap- I two sous, B. F. New of Yietoriii !
peal to the p *ople -of Ltivucii land G. W. New of Houston; one
Connly for their support and vote | daughter, Mrs, John ilutli of j
(Yoakum: four grandchildren; om- ’
Thanking yon for tin- past sup- brother, W, C. Warnecke of Mart.
port and vole for grunting me (Texas; one hull brother, J. M. ' proaching. hilt quietly, tin- e
Ihe honor of la-iug your County
Treusercr, I remain.
Respect t idly yours.
.1. G, Konvicka
repi-iii — Mr. Gust-
wick refused to. take u vote.
Here are Mr. GustWick’s last
, remark,- at the dose ol this meet-
nddi- ing. (Quoted Irom the minutes:
jimt three men in the nliilli inn-j—•
| ing to end the gnme with the Col : if
: feemeii lending. 7-4. ’-puce WITHOl’T THE METERS
.... , ,, Score by innings li 11 E fir.-f, | think that 1 can six-ak
Al er !n r marrmge to I Yarborough's ol 7 15 the t in Commission:-^ in
Uillmm New on Dec. 31, I8f»>, (Yoakum. "00 130 mill | 7 0 -ltving . that we rail build more
i‘ subject the (ouplr residvd ph u Iuhii near I ■ • . .. , »
* 1 'n .. 1UI . . .1 iMUkiri^ space bdiiiid your build*
court. They luiv Hope un d 19 4. when they mov- I ----------- ; , ( AX S,.E Xo SKI.-„ np
been approved and hnind correct, cd mtn the cit.\ ol Y oakum. Her, qpi Hl I II \\ |\r \ \ nTF it’ L-
.-m-h numli. ol my tenure, by the j hushaml pr.yeded her in death . | (Ifl SfnMH I h. -itm.iion out ft ll'e’timX
I ing and ask tin- cooperation of
all you business men. We want
to work nnd do what is best for
all of you and for the town. I
I think I CAN OFFER THE CITY
| .XP,.„U... .... ..PIC ,RX (|,Ks (-LEANlXG (-p
sclicol trustee election i- la«t ap-1 ( , . ,> k ,:i 1;... ”
CIIII-.
lire seeking elvclion Io the
two po-itions to bi-' filled.
Seeking election to the School (
ItiUinl of the 5 oakum Iul|:-p •nde’H
School District arc J. (', Hoff-
man, Joe Miiehas mid Joe Jar
man. The election lias Iwen set
for Saturday. April 3, 1!G8.
Of ihe two candidates up for
contest, only one, Joe Maehac, is
asking ix'-i'lm'tion. The second
trustee, O. C. Wagner, will not
at4ein;H to return to office.
Tin- election will he held n"
usual nt the Fire Station, with
J, F. Mivbot as presiding judge.
All ipuvlificd residents of the City
of Yoakum mid the surrounding
ferrifor- inehided in Hie s,-hool (
district nre eligible to partici|»ate (
iu this election, nnd are urged to
cJcereisc the:r right and privilege
of voting for the men of their
choice.
hi ihicd
jtrek mid
nenr I lie
I Mr. ( ml Wi'lhuuscii built Te^;-j
(tributes its products in every one
of the 18 states of the I nion.
Other industries followed. Emp-, bmne, (;■
ly store buildings begun to fill
up.
Th- fifty thousand farm |mp-1
1 illation, living within'30 miles of.
oi l i<-e la-1 1 ' "’’b"'". found Yoakum a plea-;
J stint place to trude, with good 1
| stores well-stocked with nierehaii j
(disc a-.'low prices. It was I
j through the GOODWILL and loy-
See CRISIS, p. 2, col. 7
— '.i ■ ■
iscxeiitli niiiiiigs
land, credited’ tvvo .
lone walk. Final piti-he
kiim was Donald Monk.
one
I by the throwing arm ol
I in-:- Frank 1 liman held
:'r< iighs t.offeenien of
i ('bristi
op- l ~ ing- while turning in four
pence htiye not ,1 The Hallettsville laivucuiiSj • themselves, then lost the
Armed conflict baseball club, will play, the first in lln- first pari of n
likclv each dav Igam-- of their 194s season 011 (‘
At the Mcctina with the City Commissioners last December
First, w« offeied to furnish additional Free Parkins Space if and
when needed. Now that the City Commission has put Parking
Meters on our streets, has by such action made an average of about
300 car spaces idle.
Mr. J. H. (Kins) Landry has come to the rescue of our City
and told us to offer Free Parking to the General Public for the
Duration of this Emergency, on the following Vacant Lots.
1 — The Used Car Lot on West Hugo Street, across
street from the City Hall.
1 In- , ,.,
Hid- - I ui'I ion is dll lei-eiit. Totalitiirinii-: Comity Tienstirer, Litvinm Coun-
Fridny morning, ( ism Inis be?n mid is our threat (tv. subject to the l‘
removed to the Ruf-j mill will In- our Ihrent until it is I'rimaiies in July, 1948.
You-1 destroyed. We emi 110 longer| I have no promises
held | speak of it
-1 .iiinoiiiircment. he states:
“Through flu- columns ol this
impel- I nm hereby milking my
milmniicement for I lie ol fii-e of
Th- first score ol the gniiu-
limdliif ting
| C< I'pu- liisi baseman Levy, who < u,,| ,,,, i,..,,
. placed mu- between center qud l.)-ill|- ;llll|
i-iglil field in flu- -eemid inning1 ,\t|„
I for ,-i home run. In live time- nt
lint. I. vy turned in three credit-
ed hits, earning two tuns.
In tin- fop liidf o| tin- third, j.-i
A arlmroiighs -i t up the .........ml |.-p,. |,jH .,,,,1 u11(,
Im- :i full series of runs, when In-ought in tlii-ee -eoi
Gilbert hit -likely lor one ba-e. ' )„,|-img|i'- in lln tup
- J Kiieerti earm-d a wtdk. Mindi'! sixth inning, mid I:
-.....—. ■ —, .....I (he gnim bi-lpngej to I'mpit-,
ns a mil- |
Pro- I
I
I lliiiiiii struck uut ’»i.\
hi* Iin .• htning> on
I AXiilki'd unly two.
hnt«l in 11 thir3-ilining pincli with Kiiwth piidn-ii ilir««
till' h» n'tiiT
(.‘oi'i'cfnicn without u run. I I he Tiiiini’r iiltcr onh |ln> i viirr
pirHior r<H* ' Yarbo-i run.
lotigliX struck oul onK live ineit Two | •• •
und walked two in his sewn inn-1 fceHien in the liiih turned
1 oilier *i'<ire helorc three
were m.ide,
Al lei' A 1 th'i hprli and
op li:i»e in I lie I i I I li
>."|e hit. •
lii^li ball »
j or
tliree ;
ahead.
In ti^poiiwe lu
< itizen* (*uniiiiitlee Against Park-
ing .Meters that the meters were
;in*l.illed here »«, ihe result of a
1 ‘‘*neak eainpaign.” C’iiy t’oiuniw-
tho jsinners issued u statement last
''•‘k refuting this’ eharge. mid
2— The Graveled Corner lot, Irvin and May Streets, South » Fouutei-charge thut ihe
of Taylor & Jaevers Garage and North of the Masonic Temple.
The Corner lot, May and Front Streets, West of the Having made the
charge, the eoinmittce is-
pared |O back if up with
I 11 e t prvevding1
w lib'li I hey claim
charge.
\ ncu *iairmeid issued Mon-
dny- motliiiiR i- contained heic-
w ith:
Let', g<> oxer agtti„ the details
icoiK-einiiig the wav the parking
-mclm- were SNEAKED into
A oakum. Mr. Gustwick. Chairmun
ol the ( ity ( ommissioii does not
|.wmil lio admit the tacts of thia
»mitk pltty. We want to go buck
fo Deceinbet- .1. m the Joint
< hmnlier of Commeree. < ity t'orn-
, iiii'sionei's. <-itiz.ens meeting —
called lor th<- purpose of disettss-
"■g 'he pml^ing.meter proposition.
Mr. Gu-twick does not want to
admit that he refused to lake a
this meeting.
quote irom the min
meeting taken by the
■ Commerce sfeuo '
KF
■F
r ~-
E J?
cd uvvny til his Fordlrtin home politiml-considerations
Wednesday, Miirbri 24, niter In-- ; plisheil according to Ihe most de
ing i!' for only 11 short lime.
Tin- bodv lay in stale at
Kitbena Fiinerid Home in
leltsvillc until
when' it wits
fiugtou Fiti.eral Home in
kitm. Funeral services were
iu tin- Bul lington elmpel al 9:45 j mid liuslied tones, hoping against |
| a.III. Saturday, followed h; the hope Hint il will t'ade
1 Requiem Mass id HDIMI t>.m, at :
• St. Joseph < alholic Cliiirch, Rev. |
| Joseph f'l'stkn officiating. Inter-
j ment wns in St. Joseph Catholic;
A na'ive of CzeehosloV ftkia. Hi"
I cMive to America <»(»,
1 of! tears ago mid niade
I will
lion-
homi-
His Low Mark
bss. ?'c was 11 .
• wilh hilin S\ I.
■ Itn .
Harmrl By A-Bomb .
Studies made so fur of babies j .)<,<■' Smolkn of Yonkum: one s:«-•
born in atom-bomh-scurn'd cities (er. Mrs. Annie Forkell of Kun
‘‘ j of Jupim do not bear out stories Antonio: and five g^andehildrcn.
•” -4’ ■“ l"“l 1 that two-h'aded inotisters und o- -----*---
[fo Morrow was represented hy Sid-1 t|M.r Bhllornialili«m'' have la+n Corvinpq HpH For
d-TJ.XLH‘HaJ.i:?L4n }'"’.v,4Xy Rudoluh Mnchacek
Funeral services wore held ini junior .sentdor’a scat.
Cistern Wednesday ‘ morning,, Congressman 4 yndon B. John-
son of Austin, unannounced vvhni
chawk. brother of Mirs. I, (1. Pos- Hrs poll was completed, hold sec
. .. . . -a o)|(| p|a,.e. Olio fourth of the
voters wore under the impression
Jiihnadu h;M announeed, and 11
tw rout said they would vdtMoi; the hoepital and «ro»y
hiA ^’Dnniol pUemi Hurd. —- ----- •
K? «
[ ’ 3 closing per.ioil on Good Friday, ( lowed. But we put our shoulders
nnd again Su!iir«jay. [To the wheel mid met this cris:s.
' : In spite of this brief period of |The Chandler of ( ommeree took
buying, one loeiil inerehjni showed tin- lx-a<| in those dark days. Plun-
liis books tn Hie lb.-i-ald Tim.’S | ped mid pul into effect the foil ,
Editor, reflecting a loss of more owing progrnnr:
than one tlionsmid dollars in the i |. Built n syst.-m of liiglixvuys I
]iast week. The figures shown that served every section of our (
yere iii comparison to flu- sain'- j farni'ng cimntiy.
™NxpTiinl lust year, mid tis printed (.!’** ‘ '
■ out by this merchant, store shell- [trv raising.
■ cs this year are packed with more |
[ basis.
Cheatham Seeks
Full Rep. Term i
Tom ("ueuttiam, foi-iiier Cuero
attorney, announced his eundidn-
cy- for return to the office of
State Represeu: :it ive from De-
Witt County, a position which he
Ims held since a special election
in Noyi-iiiIici- of .1947.
Chcutham went into
November Io till the unex|iired
term of John J. Bell, who was
elected State Senator in a so-
cial election hist August. At the I
" time of election, he polled two- I
• thirds of the entire votes cast. [
overunniiig two opponents.
The attorney Ims 11 strong be -
lief in the constiliit-iomd form of j
government, mid his aiinoiitie'--
nieut for candidacy for re-election
was inspired • by his further be-
liefs that a legislature to he
faced wilh the greatest problems j • Vernon “Scrapiron” Reaves,
Sheriff of Liiviiea County dur-
ing the past term, takes
means of announcing that he is 11
candidate for re-election to tlml
ot’liee, subject to the Primary e-
lection in July.
“I have served you
my ability during
Sheriff P—■■
3. Promoted tlie
1 early touialoi-, uu
Evenbisly joined wholehearted-]
j ly in those efforts mid they werei
11 sucres*.
|mid
[walked, filling • the bases.
Here Vlhimn showed liis power . lu„ z|,]|, (lll)-m-. Then-
iii 11 pinch, however, by striking |-,ltlr l,;..
nut the next two men up. In 11 j Tn tier piti-lu-d f
lor t hi- Taimers, j ly
strikeouts and I Yoakiim to express his opinions.
'•■1 tor Ami Yet Mr. Giixtwick was not intcr-
wns Donald Monk, who'c-tisl imottgh in the opinion of
[struck out only on,, nnd allowed thut many ol Aoakum’s citizens
I no walks. Hhen assembled' to have the count
1 A’tulioroiielipitcher Km-i-r:i taken We
uospnat rnuay. .uurcti -m. ' 0|(|M,t] uit|, lils, |,„
, I I I ... . .1 l-l... •. ..!.
ill .*iu«M' Feb. 32, .wliPii Mil- j
Tried a >trok«* and win run lined
Yoakim heral
Covering Lavaca and DeWitt Counti«<_
Yoakum, Texas. Tuesday Morning,
I On the
| statements, I
| in July l!H8.
. Lei- o'Diiiii«'l 1
new low in I he
estimat'im of jlu- voting public,:
.u-i-iyrdiiig tn a statewide survey |
j of Th - Texas Poll voitiluctfd i ur
.....i 'lv Mnrcli. ,
Korenek «l - W|,ile r50 pmceni ol the eligible
re-election, only 7 [ Red Cross Is
say they will vote 1
In send him back Io th - F. S.
Senile.
More'than half the voters an-
iiware Hint former Gt vernor Coke
R Stevenson hss entered thvine - ! the Yoakum 1mle)nmdeut Chapter,
and one <
they will mipiiort him
ly iii Mnrcli.
While 50 peiei-ii. ..
voters think O'Dmiiel has
mnwiei'd lor
now
County
my*'no legislative sessioi since
|a|ijV election.
Fjt • bused on the common sense ami
MT,' experience gaimsl iu n lifetime of
^4 56 years.
InPF* representative slated,
a having only
law
f-e I can sincerely j-epro-1
Sent The jM'ople of DeWitt Coun-
P* »ty because, lifter ull, the majority
gy. * of people in this county are also
■4 just “little folks.’’
•' '[appreciated the eoo|ieratio.n
EL ■■ ____ BI T * 1 **’° "'"’'“'’I "’t*1 nl,‘- I
MiMTrnW luPW injllii-oiilinm- to.serve you in un
iviviivn a iv vv uiai ^ nii)l „iatllie,. Jr v„„
* j. • | will place me again in this im-
B Flea Is Denied
“ Your st
campaign and -coming election
will be u|>prcciated.” Sheriff
Reaves conelnded.
Merchants See Meter Problem As
e Second Crisis in City’s Historyy f
Bfc Judging from various reports I mid het ter buys thuti have been !
Mi ’ reaching Yoakum, thie city is not I available since before tl;c
EP*: ..
m ateli-nt.
At the present time the tmigli-
boring eity of Cu ‘to is eonfroid-
Pm, ed with 11 parking problem which
‘S' it seeks to solve in every possible
$7, way — short of meters. With
in cheek mid fiiricrs Most of the slunifi, they feel, ho'
crossed, they are trying the; ever, is due to a negative react io.
' “hoaor system.” This is Cuero’s I ‘ ‘
k second attempt to solvo tin- pro- i
bleiu -pt *lhis way, although this (here, overall, thut
KjM^toeording to the ro;*orts, a ('
MQHK'lalmrute system of honor 1
is being established.
TTW'tfity of Baytown is- also,
eot^fronted with a situation ap-1
)>eariug to he very similar to
offer-I Tt,e I’JJ'unittee's summary oi j
patrol-1 the situation is printed herewith: |
• »nckW This is the second Economic '
Crisis for the town of Yoakum,
during the GO odd years iY its ex-
istanee. The first crisis tlm: our
town survived wus the one
; brought about by the dosing of |
1 the railroad shops. The people of 1 '
pisil, of Yoakum. Mr. Mnchacek
diwl at Ilia home -in f ';steni aft -r
ef buffermir a heart al
57 years of uge at
hi* death.
1 '
“I have served you to the best
j of my ability during Hu- past
| term,” Sheriff Reaves stiitisl,
I “and um asking to serve you a-
1 gain as your sheriff. I have
>>[lp!ueed honesty and fairness first i
my duty, being par-1
“I believe that, ns your sheriff,
I have filled the office us
should be. Law und order
bei-n' kept und res|M'ctcd during I
the |«ist two years, und I have i deceased
1 n.'.. r1 ....
near Smothers Creek.
]iast 57 years he
of Fo>dtrn:i. whiiri- In- . .
blm-ksii.Tii biisijm*ss. I'c
nited in murriug-
| kora in September. 1!>>2, nt lm-z..|
His ifrvivors iiiidude his . wife. |
I Mrs. .I'.ilin Simdkn; om son. R. :
1.1. Sm. ika of Fordtrnn: four
I dmigl'-ers. Mrs. Joe I
; Koerlh. Mrs. Georgin Lee Dyi-its
I of Fordtrnn, Mrs. W-u! Jobnso'i
I of Sun Antonio, nnd Miss Rosie
! Snu lk-i of Yoakum: one brother.
Election Ballot
Although till- t’liic fur tlir iiexl ’
Ihe lots behind your buildings.” I
During the whole of the month -
1 of Dri'cmhi'r no notice Was pub-
(lislied ot the Commissioner's inten-
tion to hl a contract for meters.
Tin- Cumniissioii did not adver-
tise in tin- liieul paper for bids.
Jiimuiry It. (<|ie contract wns
let. Yes. Mr. Gust wick did not. A
see lit to announce this impor-
tant event in the paper. We
won't let Mr. Gustwick get out
of this charge by- slating that the
commission meeting* are open to
the public. The public up to this
time ha* felt "no need to watch
the calendar for meetings of the
City Commission. Ts it our «**-
ponsihility as eitigsna to' .polios >14
the City Connnwaioii to make e«r- ..,J
tain that they will not do aomo-
thing that they have already
l>n niised ns not to dot
The next we knew about (hu
<a„, Cl*jLlMlir
I tffi’tJMKMHMt during the week emi-;1!"'
. | in the o:"-si-c;ible future.
I 'fo iii-complisli I his
i-nlm l.-iil determined
people who iiiidcrstnnd the issues! |
Ihe etdciil.iii'd risk and the
in teriiil i-ir-t. Siieh 11 progrniu. will, u;
Ycnkitm Siiturday. Mnrcli 27, for | I believe, insure pence,
Louis S. Smolkii, aged 70 yenis.' I'oiico is not 11 luxury today,; ,-x for re-election to the office of
Iii- cu ini ills Laid To Final Rest
um
ltrs, but
Te i.vkiim!, 30: New Rr:itm- Mi- must gi
I felsj 22; mid Plainview. 19.
| SPENDING MONEY h'lie'l'ml.-d Nations; 3. st j ball park in Hallettsville. Admis-
goes down again I mobilize ami mainlaiii a military i *»mi will la- 75c for adult* and
Wasliiii'jtim. March 26. — Mon-
ey iti rirriilnl ion decreased
ied Maieh 21, Ihe Federal Re.,erve1 "’'ll "’"['J'
1 board reported today.
• leouis S. Smolk-i
Buried Saturday
’ Last rites were eondiii-ted
.111 ii pinch, however, by striking |-(lt||-
[mil the next two men up. In a j
letter to voters, J. Mrs. Minda E. New
1^".t® Hn*i Rem
________ . ________ _____ 70 years. I I'l-m-i- is not a I r ............................ ,,„ ..... „.
I mogth and 29 days, who pass- and it rtnmot be overshadow-<l by | Lnv,tea ‘ mintv Treasurer, In bis
or m-coni ] .imimiiu-enient. states:
Kucera,
1 Illgs.
baseball
al the
J. | same, time \ ieferia is building up
>ll g-isid club which should prov-
the lough competition'.
Game lime is 3:30 Sunday al-
st rengt hen-iig • ternomi. April 4th. at III,- new
----------------,
Texas Store Sales
: Down In February
I Austin. March -2ft. Depart
2. Primoled iluirying and Pool-i ment mid apparel store sales in ■
l Texas declined I per cent in Feb | . . , . ,
. | is, however, mori- likely each day Igam-- ot their tills
thv[|he I nited Stilles delays the ini
plementnlioii ol u positive, active day iilli-inmm. wl
program of militant opposition to: the \ ietoriu Rosebuds in -i
the spread of Comniiltiism, says ' season exhibition gume.
( ongressijitur John E. Lyle. ! -j-h,. i-lnsli of Hallettsvi.'l,
I he tiggii-ssive program of the V ietoriu, G V L elmniphm mid
Russian government Io spread its ! ucr-up respectively, should give
totalitarianism ‘ “
a direct thr.-al Io‘Guadalupe \ alley League this
mid stability. Tt'[year. According to reports, Hal
re.ogniz.ed. Il must ‘ieltsville will be using “almost1
I. Tim choice of method |every former collcSe
aii l cminot In- altogether (play* r in Texas,” w hile
out- course is clear: 1
'ceonoipii- assistiinee ;
of the millire sirjgesti'd in
Min.sl:a!| plan; 2. He must active- I
in
j va, made by tall.
volt- al
Hen- we
me- ni thut
( handier of
! griqzher.
"Joe Jarmoil: Wanted to vote
so. meetin-j could be closed. ”
"Mi. Gustwick: “Did not
iliink :i vole vias heeegnarv.
Stilled. ‘-The ComiiliMiun is here
Io lueet with you and hear your
opinion-, as Io vvliut the goml and
bad points of parking meters nre
mid to determine whether they
"ill move the traffic faster.”
An unbiased report OF THE!
Ml.!. |1 Nt, i,, ihe Yoakum Her-
alil Tiim-s alter this meeting stmi-
nied the situation up by stating
lluil the meter proposition was
DEAD.
i hull ol I he |
I nnii i Ih'ii
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Malec, Joseph J. Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 60, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 30, 1948, newspaper, March 30, 1948; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1333727/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Lavaca+County%22: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.