The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1930 Page: 1 of 8
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And The Burleson County Ledger
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A Weekly Newspaper Devoted Unreservedly to the Development and Upbuilding of Burleson County.
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WELL, BURLESON COUNTY.
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Contractor to Break Ground Here Monday for City Paving Program
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LONG WAITED
FOR PROJECT
ALMOST FACT
Paving Equipment To Arrive
Today or Tomorrow, Con-
tractor States
BURLESON COUNTY FAIR
SCENES
THE PAST FALL
According to Mr. Hughe*, paving
contractor, ground for improving the
square will be broken Monday or
the early portion of next week.
Mr. Hughe arrived in the city
Tuesday and went over the situation,
and is convinced that he is ready to
go ahead. Everything looks highly
favorable, he said, and his equipment
out of Fort Worth is expected here
today or tomorrow. His engineer aad
crew arrives today to begin laying
off the stokes to get everything in
readiness by Monday. He sold he is
anxious to get to work and give Cald-
well some sure enough pavement. He
anticipates extending the work fur-
ther. He said invariably where he
has paved in other placea, the work
extends rapidly. He cited Taylor,
where he contracted to pave a small
amount and before he left the city,
he paved several blocks.
A number of property owners
several street* are anxious for
ment. One large property owner
hunted the officials up and «aid he
wps ready. Several on the poet office
street are requesting pavement. On
Puck street many are becoming
anxious. On Main Street towards the
R. A T. C. passenger station, several
are urging it. In a way it looks like
more will want pavement than the
city can finance. There is one thing
•bout it. property owners will have to
work fast with petitions to get the
legal end out of the way before the
contractor finishes the square so his
work will not be held op, if they want
pavement. The Council is not going
to make a canvas to extend paving.
It has provided ways and means aad
will leave extensions up to the proper-
ty owners. It would like to see those
who want paving to get it before it
is too late, so there will be no de-
mands later. It costa money for a
paving contractor to move and he has
to have a sufficient amount of work
to justify it. It is better now to do
what paving is to be done. Property
owners on each block should secure
íRt: petitions and present them to the
council for action now. This is men-
tioned so those who wsnt paving will
understand the procedure.
Several blocks paved around the
city will certainly set it off now with
the new court house and other
material improvements going on. and
that are to be done. We will not
know the place afterwards. It will
help many wuys, civicly. commercially
and otherwise.
Living examples of County Agent's efforts in county past four years t o develop agriculture, create better understanding among the citizenship
and form greater social contact. Result of Five Year Farm Plan. Reading left to right: (1) Portion of mile long parade second day of fair;
(2) Scene on Court House Square same day, after parade.
A. LON HILL,
TAX ASSESSOR,
IN RACE AGAIN
Asks For Re-election Based On
His Past Official
Record
B. A BROADDUS
ANNOUNCES FOR.
CONSTABLE HERE
tn our announcement column this
morning will be found the name of
II. A. Broaddus, whom the News is
authorized to announce for the office
of Constable of Precince No. 1, sub-
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary the fourth Saturday in July.
Mr. Broaddus held this office one
term in 1922, and has been for the
past several years and 'is cow City
Marshal of Caldwell, and has filled
both offices in a fair, and impartial
manner to all alike, always promptly
answering any call whore .crime has
been committed and worked hard to
apprehend the offender and has been
quite successful in his efforts. He
askes the voters of the preciad to
consider his candidacy and assures all
that he will appreciate their vote
and support for the pffiee, promising
if elected, to fill the office In a fair
and impartial manner- to
of his ability.
In the political column elsewhere
in this ¡«sue of the News will be
found the official announcement of
A. Lon Hill, tax assessor, for re-
election another term, subject to the
action of the primary in July.
Mr. Hill is widely known throughout
the entire county. He was reared
here, carried the mails on the routes
for a number of years and later be-
came a candidate for office and was
elected tax assessor of the county
over strong opposition. He has been
re-elected several terms over opposi-
tion.
At the July primary he seeks an-
other term and bases his candidacy
on his previous records as assessor.
In an interview with him Tuesday,
he said that he has striven at all tupes
to conduet the affaire of the office
in a competent, businesslike and fair
manner to all, and promises that if
returned to the office, that he will
give each and every one a capable and
efficient administration. He stressed
hie thanks and appreciation for the
favors and support accorded him in
past campaigns and said he will
appreciate the hearty support of the
voters in the forth-coming election.
Mr. Hill is now president of the
State Tax Assessors' Association. He
was elected to head the organization
in December at the convention in
Beanmont. He is the first tax
assessor ever to be elected to head the
state association from a town the
size of Caldwell. His predecessor is
a resident of Houston.
MRS. E. OLIVER
ANNOUNCES FOR
RE-ELECTION
Says She Will Sincerely Appre-
ciate the Support of
the People
Citizens Select
Name For New
Picture Theatre
The new name for the new talking
picture theatre recently installed in
the city is "The Mataonian." Voters
the past week end expressed prefer-
ence for that name out of three sub-
mitted by the judges: The Burleson,
The Matson, and The Matsonlan. Miss
placed the Matsonian in nomination,
placed the Matsonain in nomination,
it was learned yesterday. It was
stated that Mrs. Talash was the first
patron to vote and her suggestion was
"The Matsonlan."
la the future the theatre which is
popular here will be known as "The
whiob was entirely no-
cfptihle to Mrs. Matson.
Mrs. Emmie Oliver, county
treasurer, requested the News to an-
nounce her candidacy for re-election
another term, subject to the action
of the voters in the July primary.
Mrs. Oliver appreciates heartily the
consideration and support the peo-
ple have given here in the past, and
earnestly solicits further favor for
the office of County Treasurer in the
forth-coming primary. She says that
should she be returned to the office
that she will strive in the future, like
she has in the past, to discharge her
duties, faithfully, pleasantly, and im-
partially. She especially pledges her
full time and attentiveness.
Mrs. Oliver was reared here. She
has held the office of county terasurer
for seven or eight years. She is well
and favorably known. She has been
exceedingly attentive to the office.
She has devoted fuil time and has
given the public prompt, courteous,
and competent service. Siie aspires
to the office another term and seeks
the support of all the voters.
W. S. CHILDERSS
QUITS COUNTY
AGENT WORK
R
ignation Formerly placed
1th College and County
Heads, Effective May 1
W. H. HUNDLEY
SEEKS OFFICE
ANOTHER TMM
Pledges His Continued Faithful
Performance of the Duties
Imposed
SCHOOL MEET
PLANS UNOER
HEADWAY HERE
Officials Laboring Hard and
Fast Whipping Arrange-
ments Into Applepie Order
Plans on an unusually large scale
to stage the county-wide Inter-
scholastic Meet here March 21st are
under good headway, and from all ac-
counts an interesting and successful
meet will be held. The officials this
week have taken hold of the proposi-
tion and all the various features of
the day's program, including ways
and means are being fast worked out.
The athletic field at the high school
is being cared for. The entertainment
end is being looked after. The special
day, more than likely will draw a
good crowd. Some eighteen schools
over the county will participate. They
are: Birdsong, Caldwell High and
Grammar, Chriesman, Cooks Point,
Deanville, Prenstat, Harmony, Hix,
Lyons, Midway, Moravia, New Tabor.
Sand Hill, Second Creek, Somerville
High and Grammar, and Volney.
A complete program of all events
will be published next week.
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Mesdamea H. D. Cherry, J. W.
Jancik, JL. ▲. Gray aad H. W. Bates
spent Monday ia Waco.
May 1st. the county will lose one
of its most valuable citizens, W. S.
Childerss, county agent here for the
past four and one-half years, father
of the Burleson County Five Year
Farm plan, which has done more to
revolutionize farming in the county
than any other one thing, and an
active civic and social worker in the
city and county, has definitely re-
signed his position, and will return to
San Jacinto county from whence he
came. ,
News of Mr. Childerss' resignation
came some ten days ago. Very little
publicity was given to it, thinking
that he might change his plans, or
be persuaded to remain. He says that
he has definitely decided to leave the
county on or about May 1st. He has
formerly placed his resignation with
the A. & M. Extension Department
and with the Commissioners' Court
of this county.
He will return to San Jacinto coun-
ty to ,io:n his wife and son, where he
has a profitable chicken farm. He
will enter the race for county judge of
that county. He feels that his friends
will support him sufficient to be
elected. If he should be elected, he
says he will have a much better pro-
position there than here, and will be
permitted to be with his family and
will be situated so he can devote his
spare time to his poultry business.
He says he regrets to leave his
work here and the people, He said
he likes his work and enjoy. the
association with the large number of
friends he has made here and hates
to give them up.
Mr. Childerjs has proven a valuable
asset to the county. He has accom-
plished things here. He sold the ex-
tension work to the people and helped
put over many constructive things
that has brought about improvement
and development. He succeeded in in-
troducing purebred poultry and live-
stock in the county. He was a potent
factor in getting a >~rge number of
farms terraced. He is the father of
the county fair. He was instrumental
in selling the farmers on the idea of
using commercial fertilizer. He has
succeeded in budding a large num-
ber of the pecan trees of the county
to the soft shell varieties. He has
continuously advocated general diver-
sification of crops, the production of
ample feed and food crops, gardens,
etc. He has been a potent factor in
the control of disease among live-
stock, and has given able assistance
in coping with insects and crop pests.
At the same time he- rendered valu
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W. H. Hundley, county clerk, this
week announces his candidacy for re-
election, and solicits the undivided
support of all the voters of the coun-
ty in the forth-coming election.
Mr. Hundley is well-known through-
out the county. He has resided here
for more than forty years, and has
always merited the confidence and
highest respect of the citizenship.
His conduct and demeanor has always
been above reproach. His integrity
and ability as a public official has
been proven over a period of years.
He has met the public in a friendly
and courteous manner and has dis-
charged the duties of the county
clerk's office in a most satisfactory
manner. During his tenure of office,
he has made an enviable record, and
has established a wide reputation for
the thorough manner in which he has
kept the county records. He is
thoroughly versed with the duties of
the office and has made a competent,
efficient and courteous official.
In making his announcement public,
he desires to express his deep appre-
ciation to every one who has support-
ed him in the past, for the confidence
and trust imposed in him as county
clerk, with the sincere assurance that
he will continue to discharge the
duties of the office impartially and
compatible to the best interest of the
county.
COUNTY AGENTS
REPORT SHOWS
LARGE GAINS
Farmers Benefit Many Thous-
ands of Dollars During
Four Year Operation
Enterprise and cooperation through-
out the county the past four years,
all working together for general
betterment of financial and civic con-
ditions, has resulted in un-apprais-
able benefits as shown partly by W.
S. Childerss' annual report to the Ex-
tension Department of the A. & M.
College and to the Commissioners'
Court of this county.
Half was not told, but his report
is illuminating and interesting, aad
shows some of the many things ac-
complished, and the benefits that havi
accrued. The development of tk.
poultry industry stands oat
prominently. The income from thin
one source has been moré than
doubled. Figures on dairying in tha
county are interesting and show aa
increase. The start in purebred .^nttla
while' in its infancy, is getting a
wonderful start. Many other accom-
plishments are covered in his report^
The development of the county fair;
the use of fertilizers; pecan budding,
club work, etc., were not cited. These
and many other things have helped
the financial condition of the county
and should be considered in summing
up the total benefits. Mr. Childerss
has made a competent and faithful
county agent and deserves the com-
mendation of the citizenship over the
county. His report follows:
2,500 Acres of Land Terraced Ia
1929 Is Worth $8.000 Per
Year To the County
'The terracing program in Burleson
County is a success. It stands up as
a monument to the Five Year Farm
Plan in every community that has
sloping land which requires terracing.
Farmers are outspoken in expressing
their appreciation for farm relief
they have received or procured
through terracing. They estimate
County Judge
Names Highway
21 Committee
County Judge G. W. Grant named
the following committee to go to
Austin when the Highway Commis-
sion meets to determine about widen-
ing the Old Spanish Trail, known as
highway 21 through the county: J.
R. Woodson, H. G. Womble, Henry
Steck, E. C. Dtewall, Cleorge Sefcik,
and P. A. Budnik. The committee
was named as the outgrowth of the
mass meeting of property owners
living on highway 21, held to find
out if property owners would agree
to widen the road in the event the
state would take it over and main-
tain it in first class shape, eventually
pave it.
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Mrs. Guy E. Knolle returned to her
home in Houston after a week's vis-
it with her father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. HUUard.
(Continued on page five)
BOS LINE ROUTE
THROUHHERE
CONTEMPLATED
There is only one major thing that
stands in the way of the county get-
ting a serviceable and dependable
bus line and that is good roads. Fri-
day morning following the rain Thurs-
day, Mr. Sam H. Day of Waco, and
his brother, Mr. Riley Day of Rogers,
were in the county and city viewing
highway conditions and ' gathering
data relative to prospects for good
roads, with the view in mind of pro-
bably extending a regular and de-
pendable bus line from Cameron
through here and on to Houston. In
an interview with Mr. Day, he said,
"I sure like the lay of things down
here, believe that Highway 36 in the
logical route from North Texas to
Houston and would establish a bus
line through here, if I thought there
would be a chance any time soon for
the county getting good roads." He
said, "I have been in the bus business
several years, have the money to
finance the business and would give
the public here and all along the line
efficient and dependable service." He
said, "the only thing that would keep
me out, is road conditions here, that
would prevent me from operating
satisfactorily/' He finally said before
he left that he might inaugurate the
line aad try tho route out. He said
he was going to appear before the
Railroad Commission and ask for a
permit. There are others' holding op
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