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INDUSTRIAL LEADER
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971
NO. 71-1K PER COPY
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT YOAKUM, TEXAS 77995
PUBLISHED AT YOAKUM, TEXAS EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
VOLUME LXXIII
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safe, and neater in appearance.
We haven’t checked out the drain
on the electric meter, but the
investment should be well worth
it.
Public Accountsexamination. His
CPA certificate will be presented
at a special Orientation Program
for new CPA’s and their wives
on September 14, at the Houston
Oaks Hotel in Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schroeder
501 Hopkins St. are the proud
parents. Their son is a graduate
of St. Joseph High School and
the University of Texas.
• QUARTERBACK CLUB meeting Monday at 8 p.m. Civic Room of
First State Bank
. PAI PTA MEETS THURSDAY 7:30 p.m. at Primary Annex
* YOAKUM FARM BUREAU membership BBQ Sept. 12, noon, at
Morris Center
YOAKUM HERMANN SONS meet Tues., Sept. 14, 7:30 at
Morris-Center
RAWHIDE PILOTS ASSN, meeting Sept. 17, 7:30 Municipal
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the Y. H. S. Art Club, launching
their “Spirit of ’71’’ campaign
for the up-coming football season
beginning next Friday night at
Bulldog Stadium as Yoakum hosts
the Cuero Gobblers.
Under the direction of club
president, Boyd Connally, the
Art Club coveys their good wishes
and spirit campaign to encourage
everyone to back the Bulldogs.
A special thanks is extended to
all the merchants who displayed
their interest in Y. H. S. by
allowing the students to use their
BETA skua PHI meeting Wednesday, Sept. 15th At 7:30
in Civic Room
FIBE GIRLS Family Night Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:00 p.m.
CLUB CARNIVAL September 18th. Downtown 6:30 p.m.
Kingston, Jamaica, are likely to
have some effect on the weather
in the local area.
Storm Fern near Brownsville
had winds of 50 mph. late Tues-
day night and was likely to in-
tensify. The weatherman re-
ported a 50 percent chance
for showers Thursday.
Tropical storm Edith was
reaching hurricane strength in
the open Caribbean as it con-
tinued to move westward to 15
miles per hour.
Forecasters predict Edith will
head for the Yucatan Channel
which is the passage into the
Gulf of Mexico.
HONOREE ALLEN
Sandia Labs
Honor Former
Yoakumite Allen
Leland J. Allen, son-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Spies,
612 Schwab St., Yoakum, recently
received an award in recognition
of 15 years’ service in the nuclear
weapons program at Sandia Lab-
oratories in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Sandia is an Atomic Energy
Commission prime contractor
and a subsidiary of Western El-
ectric Company engaged pri-
merily in research and develop-
ment on ordnance phases of nu-
clear weapons design. It operates
laboratories in Albuquerque and
in Livermore, Calif.
Allen joined the Laboratories
on August 1, 1956.
He and his wife, the former’
Dorothy Spies, live at 628 Florida
S. E., Albuquerque.
there lies only this one major day, Sept. 8th, beginning at 8:15
obstacle in the path of total p.m. A social hour will start
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student at Yoakum High School band director Dwight Behr, will
and Jo Ann Gilpin daughter of make its first public appearance
leading the Yoakum High School stadium. The two drum majors
Bulldog Band as its drum majors will be in rharga
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LEATHER CAPITAL
explained.
Hospitalized with a deep cut of
the left arm was Alton Whitley,
25, of Hallettsville who was re-
leased from the hospital later
Sunday.
McGehee was transferred to
Victoria Saturday night after
being treated locally. He was
unconscious when brought to Huth.
Hospital and his condition was
termed serious, due to the loss
of blood and shock.
Deputy Reneau said several
more will likely be charged in
the affray before the investiga-
tion is completed.
A pocket knife used in the
knifing has been identified, Dep.
Reneau informed.
Assisting Dep. Reneau in the
investigation are Lavaca Dep.
Sheriff Walter Buesing and mem-
bers of the Yoakum Police De-
partment.
Sylvester, wife Anne, and
daughters Susan and Karen reside
in Houston where he is employed
by the Internal Revenue Service.
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San Antonio last Thursday and
flew to Chicago, returning Sunday
evening.
Prkr to the President’s half-
hour speech, 25,000 of the con-
vention visitors had a buffet
dinner in McCormick place, said
to be the most modern and com-
plete exposition center of all
time, anyplace in the world.
It was the biggest banquet ever
staged anywhere under one roof
yet nearly 4,000 of the visitors
were still not served before the
Nixon talk started.
Another 15,000 of the milkpro-
ducers and their families ate at
the more than a dozen hotels
scattered about Chicago and its
suburbs. These were the lucky
ones, the Chicago Tribune noted,
since AMPI paid $9 per plate
plus tax and gratuity ... and
there was no waiting hours in
line like those who ate at
McCormick Place. AMPI also
picked ip the tab on traveling
expenses for the producers and
their families, a total tab likely
Syl Schroeder
Certified CPA
Sylvester Schroeder has re-
ceived notice from the Texas
State Board of Public Account- windows as a backdrop for their
ancy,.that he (successfuuly campaign. Any merchants inter-
completed the May 1971 Certified ested in having a "spirit of ’71”
booster picture painted on their
place of business should contact
Boyd Connally or Coach Jim
Yeager this week.
Groundbreaking
For Tex Tan
prosperity came at a time when
the Ag. Department had just re-
ported that farmers’ net income
had skidded sharply for the first
half of the year below the levels
of a year-ago.
The dairy producers audience
applauded Nixon several times
during his address.
Covering over 18 acres of
ground, enough area for 12
football fields, McCormick Place
is named for Col. Robert
McCormick, the late publisher of
The Tribune. There are about 50
acres of floor space in three
levels of the building. It was
constructed at a cost of $100
million and opened in January of
1971. A $35 - million fore-
runner of the present building
was destroyed by fire in 1967.
AMPI which operates some 41
At Gonzales
The official ground-breaking
ceremonies on the site of the
Tex-Tan Welhausen plant being
built just east of the GVEC head-
quarters in Gonzales has been
scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9th
at 10 a.m.
The Gonzales Area Develop-
ment Corporation is paying for
the building and has entered into
a 20-year lease-purchase agree-
ment with Tex-Tan.
Refreshments, compliments
of the Gonzales Chamber of
Commerce, will be served at
the ceremonies.
Tex-Tan is expected to em-
ploy quite a number of peo-
ple, GADC officials indicate.
Failure to control vehicle was a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Rubin
the main cause of several local S. Porter of Hallettsville, while
weekend accidents in the city attempting to pass a car on South
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A Yoakum area delegation to police Chief Billy Moore, center approximately 300 feet
the 2nd annual meeting of As- The driver of one car was from the intersection of Jakubik
sociated Milk Producers meeting hospitalized after his vehicle Street. The car headed north,
in Chicago found the trip edu- struck a culvert and overturned turned over on its left side and
cational, exciting and pleasant, on its side, the driver was taken to the hos-
It was like a vacation from home Friday, September 3rd at 6:30 pital by car, according to the
and only dairymen know how brief p.m. in the 300 block of N. South report filed with Chief of Police
vacations must be! The nice street, a 1964 Chevrolet driven Billy Moore.
thing ? out it was that AMPI by Steve F. Pavlica of Yoakum, _ n---------~
picked ..p the tab on the travel traveling north, struck a utility rami Bureau BBQ
and accommodations. Highlight pole on the left side of the street. r* aa i
of the meeting was the address The driver who said he was ad- For Ilembers
A Yoakum area dairy associa-
tion delegation was among the
40,000 persons who heard Pre-
sident Nixon speak of a “new
prosperity” as he addressed
dairy farmers and their families
from 22 states gathered at
McCormick Place in Chicago.
The president’s appearance
highlighted the opening session
of the two-day 2nd annual meeting
of the Asse dated Milk Pro-
ducers, Inc., which has a mem-
bership of 43,000 in an area from
Texas to Minnesota and from
Colorado to Pennsylvania.
Among the Yoakum area
delegation were Mr. and Mrs.
Marcus Hrncir, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Pargmann and Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Pargmann of Yoakum,
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Grahmann
of Sweet Home, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Krejci and Wayne, Mr. there was no waiting hours in milk processing and manu-
and Mrs. Henry Wagner, Mrs. line like those who ate at tacturing plants, supplies Grade
Joe Jasek and Abbie Wagner, McCormick Place. AMPI also A milk under 190 proprietary
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Priestsof picked ip the tab on traveling labels. For the year ended last
Shiner; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Noll- expenses for the producers and June 30th, AMPI and its sub-
kamper, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kolar their families, a total tab likely sidaries had a total of
of Moulton, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy to exceed $5 million, it was $845,719,177 in sales of milk
Schroeder and Shari and Mr. and learned. and milk products with payments
Mrs. George Holub and Glen. The President’s new eco- to producers and other cooper-
The group left by bus from nomic policies about national atives of $776426,204, adosa
Hermann Sons
Meet Sept. 14
Yoakum Hermann Sons Lodge
will meet Tuesday, September
14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Morris-
Center Community Hall. All
member? are asked to be present.
The Yoakum Bulldogs host
Cuero’s Mean Green Gobbler
eleven at Bulldog Stadium Fri-
day night in the season’s opener
between the two arch rivals.
The Bulldogs, AA district title
contenders of last year, have
17 returning lettermen from a
4-5-1 season and 4-2 record
in district.
The Gobblers last year
finished in state semi-finalist
ranks.
7 he Yoakum Bulldogs have
been selected to finish in fifth
place in the 7-team District
25-AA, but Coach Dub Allee likes
to see it that way. The Bulldogs
have a habit of coming up from
the low ranks.
Last year the Bulldogs came up
with a non-impressive pre-
district record, but ended with
the 4-2 in district competition,
losing to Giddings 33 to 12 in
the match for the district crown.
Yoakum’s rivals to the east,
the Hallettsville Brahmas, have
been selected as the favorite to
win the district championship.
Behind Hallettsville is Bastrop,
Smithville and Weimar and then
Giddings and Luling follow Yoa-
kum.
The Bulldogs will lean heavily
on All District quarterback
Marcellus Minor, 165, for the
signal calling and for the passing
since Coach Allee is quite pleased
with Minor’s aerials.
All District Lonzo Giles, 180,
will be among the prime
receivers. Giles, who can do
the 100 in 10.3, is reported in
fine condition.
Among the backfielders will
be halfback Harold Tippens, 175,
who is a sophomore and full-
back Calvin Palmer, 175-lb.
senior.
Besides Giles, Bobby Coulter,
165, will be another of Minor’s
prime receivers. Coulter, a
split end, is a senior who has
speed and can hold the ball.
Also due to see service in
end positions are David Jendr zey,
160, and Larry Jiral, 155. Both
are seniors.
Coach Allee also has the fol-
lowing slots filled: Center, Billy
Trott, 165, senior letterman;
guards, Allen Wyatt, 179, senior
and Chris Raska, 175, junior let-
terman; and tackles Bobby, Orr,
185, senior, two letters, and
SERVING LAVACA AND DeW/TT COUNTfES
by Pres’dent Nixon. justing a sun visor when he lost ti • K..
-0-0-0- control of the vehicle, was cited -Ins unday
.A California court decision for failure to control speed to The Yoakum Farm Bureau will
declaring unconstitutional the avoid accident. have its annual barbecue for
reliance on local property members and their families,
taxes to support public education At 5:30 p.m. Sept. 4th a 1965 September 12th at 12:00 noon,
because of inequities fuels the Ford driven by Leroy Wacker II, There will be entertainment for
effort in Texas to set a “fair traveling east on Price Avenue, all in the afternoon,
and equitable tax.” Such a jumped the curbing at the Members are asked to let our
movement was attempted re- T-intersection of Schrimscher chairman, Eilert Koehler, or
cently in the Texas legislature street with the front left wheel, secretary - treasurer, Mrs.
and since has been taken before There was minor damage. The Edwin Regner know by Saturday
a 3-judge federal court by three driver said his brakes failed noon how many will attend,
of the largest Texas school dis- to hold. The vehicle was pulled Please bring a vegetable and
tricts. off the curb by City Auto Sales desert dish. The charge for
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The thorn has always been the At 6 a.m. on Sept. 6th in the under 12 years, 50.
local district’sevaluation of local 300 block of E Gonzales a car --------------------------------
property taners » or’ven.pyppkzamderrcecpskod BULLDOG DRUM MAJORS
like Dallas, Ft. Worth and Hou- car and pickup parked along the
ston, where spending is heavy, street. The driver said he could
frown on small districts whose not see for a fogging of his wind-
education costs they claim to be shield, hence he crossed the
paying since the state subsidizes center stripe. He was cited
some districts more than others, for driving on left center.
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If court cases already chai- -------------------------------
lenging points similar to those K C M.at:na
raised in California are succes- M. •• IEct18
sful, Texas may have to look Wannaenav P M
at a statewide administration of ” u-u"- 1
property taxes. With school pol- The regular monthly meeting of
icies already being handed down the Yoakum Council Knights of
from Austin and Washington, Columbus will be held Wednes-
The Gobblershave 14 letter
of which two are all-distri
and three made honorable --
tion. The triple-A Gobblers
also feature 16 more Pl*!
coming up from B team ri
Last year the Gobblers sur
prised not only Cuero fans —
everyone else in the state by
winning the Class AAA semi-
finals
The Gobblers weren’t tool
spectacular in the lower ranks'
last year. They advanced to the
district playoffs from a three-
way tie via a coin toss. Then
they beat Kerrville, Gatesville,
Gregorv. Portland and hit mighty
Ennis for the semi-finals
title.
Head Coach Buster Gilbreth
said he doesn’t believe much in
ratings.
Sports fans at Bulldog Stadium
are likely to see feathers fly
as the Bulldogs open up for 1971.
Last year the score was 18 to
26' in favor of the opponents.
The “Dogs” will be out to gnaw
this down.
P&I PTA To
Meet Thursday
The Yoakum P&I PTA will
have its first meeting of the
school year on Thursday, Sept.
9th at 7:30 p.m. An executive
meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
The meetings will be held at
the Primary Annex. All parents
are urged to attend.
The program for the evening
will be discussion concerning
childhood immunizations and
the state laws pertaining to them.
Refreshments will be served
immediately after the meeting.
St. Jos. Panel
Proposes Gym
Air Conditioning
Air conditioning of the school
gym was recommended by the
St. Joseph’s Parish Council if
substantial committments are
obtained from the Knights of
Columbus and perhaps other
parish organizations.
The Council also agreed to the
purchase of a new organ which
should be installed within the
next three weeks, Pastor Rev.
Michael O’Shaughnessy an-
nounced.
The Financial and Property
Committee of the Council
reported the paving of the parking
area around the gym and curbing
had been completed. Cost of
the project was $3,500.
A knifing victim was in
serious condition in a Victoria
hospital, one of his alleged
attackers was in Lavaca jail
under $3,000 bond while law en-
forcement officers continued
their investigation of an early
Saturday morning affray at
Western Skies.
Stabbed and cut in the stomach
and across the right and left
sides and in serious condition
is Joe McGehee, 25, Yoakum
area resident who was one of the
victims in the 12:45 a.m. inci-
dent, according to Lavaca Deputy
Sheriff Sam Reneau.
Arrested and charged with
assault with a deadly weapon is
John Vasquez, 27, also of Yoakum
who was hospitalized but released
Sunday. He sustained head
injuries when struck over the
head with a chair, Dep. Reneau
The Labor Day weekend was
relatively peacefill and without
any tragedy which so often be-
come associated with out holiday
observances. From all indica-
tions, all the picnics and cele-
brations were outstanding in at-
tendance.
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1971 football opens this week
with the Bulldogs hosting neigh-
boring Cuero in what promises
to be another interesting game.
Both teams have similar
- underdog ratings, but last year
both overwhelmed their fans and
prognosticators with outstanding
achievements.
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The Herald-Times will again
feature a “Bulldog*’page through
the sponsorship of numerous
local firms and individuals. Your
support of local school activities
is urged.
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It will be the first time fans
will have the benefit of new lights
for a regular football game at
Bulldog Stadium. The new
lighting system better 11-
Bobby Manning, 190, senior, two
letters.
Other lettermen are end
Charles Brzozowski, 195,
senior; tackles Mark Brewer,
200, and Danny Hairell, 200,
seniors; and guards Craig St.
Clair, 150, senior, Mike Pe-
trosky, 155, senior, and Mike
Chandler, 170, junior.
V.F.W. Meeting
Mon., Sept. 13
The regular monthly meeting
of Hub City Post 2456, VFW,
will be held at the Post home on
Lott St. on Monday, Sept. 13 at
8:00 p.m. Commander Legler
urges all members to be present.
Refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
control of the entire school
system.
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Much has been accomplished
under threat of withholding of
federal funds to non-complying
school districts. How much more
could be accomplished if state
funds are denied!
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YOAKUM LIONS CLUB
CARNIVAL SATURDAY,
SEPT. 18th - 6:30 P.M.
YHS Art Club
Launches “Spirit
71” Project
Perhaps you have noticed the
symbolic figure of the blue and
white Bulldog appearing on the
store windows of local
merchants. It is the work of
before the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Members are urged to please
bring utensils.
Air conditioning of the gym will
likely be discussed. The Parish
Council has recommended that
the entire gym be aircondition-
ed. Earlier the Council had
conducted a study of air condi-
tioning of the upstairs meeting
room.
Grand Knight J. E. Mudd urges
all members to attend.
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Yoakum Postmaster G. H. “Customers of every Post
Witte, amplifying on a new office in the county will be bene-
mail service program announced fiting from the new service goal,”
recently by Washington head- Witte said.
quarters, today identified local The announced goal is to
areas which are to receive over- establish at least 95 percent
night delivery of first class mail successful performance in each
originating in Yoakum area. Zip-Code area by October 31.
The new program was The Post Office service plans
outlined last week by Postmaster to constantly monitor the pro-
General Winton M. Blount. “The gram to insure that performance
goal,’ he said, “is next day goal win be met.
cities and surrounding areas.” Witte urged mailers to deposit
Blount said that well over half as much of their mail as possible
of the 52 billion pieces of first- earlier than the 5 p.m. cutoff
class mail handled each year are to help insure success with the
for delivery in the city where new First-class mail standards,
deposited or in nearby commun- _____
Witte said that a number of Morris- Center To
cities in the Yoakum vicinity will Elect Frida V
benefit from the next day delivery -
program. The program en com- The Morris and Center
passes the entire 779 Zip Code Community Center will have their
area, including all of DeWitt meeting on Friday Sept. 10, 1971
and Lavaca County and portion at 8 o’clock. Election Night,
of neighboring counties. Everyone is urged to be present.
net margin of over $7 million.
The Yoakum area delegation
found the Labor Day weekend
trip to Chicago very enjoyable
informative and pleasing.
Seguin Sheriff
b On Trial
SEGUIN - A trial date is
expected to be set today for
Sheriff Phil Medlin of uuada-
lupe County who is charged
with aggravated assualt with
a weapon against four men.
Medlin is charged with firing
two shots from a revolver at
the men Aug. 23.
Fritz Doege said he and three
other men went to the Guada-
lupe County jail shortly after
midnight to post bond for another
man when Medlin came out
of the building and fired two
shots at them.
Medlin said the men were
“loud and boisterous and had
been drinking" and that he fired
them oft.
The case will beihaardibu
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