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AND THE BURLE80N COUNTY LEDGER
CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936
VOL. 51—No. 26
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Lone Star Floats Over Texas Shrine
HEADLINES
"NEWS ON PARADE
SUBSCRIPTION $IM ▲ YEAR
Texan Downpour*
Worth Million*
In Gtiiu, Loxmm.
Heavy downpour* of rain which
have awept Went Texa* during the
past week have brought million*
in benefit* a* well a* losses.
Rancher* gaze with plea*ure on
th«ir revived ranges. Resident* of
San Angelo and other *trii'ki'n|
town* roll up their sleeves and,
start rebuilding. Flood wuters
«weep downstream laying wide
area* waste while t!.ose living on
the bank* of the Colorado seek
high ground.
Cotton Drop*
Hitli Cattle
In Fair Demand.
Trading in cotton through the
principal markets of tin- country
during the past week ha* *een a
minor reduction in value , but this1,
action hat been interpreted as'
hedging operation* because small
crop should normally bring prices
hack. Cattle trading has found u
good demand for greasers and
range ntock, principally for winter
and fall feeding in the middle
west. Ranges improving in t he
western part of Texas are expect-
ed to increase the supply of grass-
erg and may result in minor price
regressions.
Atlantic Coast
Feels Effect
Of Tropical Storm.
A hurricane swept onto the At-
lantic Coast recently, killed eight
and injured hundreds, then «wept
out to sea. It is seldom that a
tropical storm will strike as far
north as this one did. Florida resi-
dents were said to have passed the
word along that it is unsafe to
live farther north.
Pennsylvania
Police Accused
Of Killing Man.
Third degree methods are blam-
ed for the death in Uniontown, Pa.,
of an innkeeper accused of killing
a detective. The death of the de-
tective was worth a small para-
graph but the beating to death rf
the inn-keeper while helpless in the
hands of the officers ha iirotiglit
about a nation-wide scandal.
Spokane Judge
Defend* Toy (iuns
An Plaything*.
Answering the claim of the
American Congress of the Parent-
Teachers that toy guns are bad
playthings for children, causing
crime, Judge Joseph H. Lindsey,
call* the claim "bunk." lit* say-
toy guns are as natural playthings
for boys as dolls are for girls. The
spirit of adventure, he says, should
not l e discourage.
II. G. Well* Write*
Obituary for Use
27 Years from Now.
The great essayist, novelist and
Htudent, H. G. Wells has written
his obituary in a humorous vein.
Seventy years old, he says he will
live to be 97. Newspapers couldn't
wait that long so published his
obituary ••*. which he expresses
great doubt whether he «ill be
long remembered and refers to
tiimself as "one of the most prolific
literary hacks of that time." He
referred to the turn of the cen-
tury. He is now a movie director
doing modern Jules Verne films
for a British studio.
Above the nlMon dollar State of Texas building at Ml
lennial Fx posit ion at Dnllr: < l!o:it the l.onc Star flag. This la a repliei
••f the Republic of Texas battle Hug beneath which Houstoa and
Texan* gelned indi-pen«! :t.cc one I m !.e;i vers ago. The great Tex a*
«tentorial building Louse:, p .«•.!< r.-li.s of Texas heroee.
Editor's Annuai Plea
For Paper Renewals
If you're one of the hundreds of
readers whose subscription expires
on October 1st or 10th, please be
kitul enough to remember that The
News will highly appreciate your
renewal as promptly as possible so
that a new mailing list of "paid-
up" subscribers can Ik made and
submitted to national advertisers.
(A newspaper's national advertis-
ing rate is based on paid-up sub-
scribers only.) So, in order that
the paper call give you the best of
service, a well as help the com-
munity whenever the opportunity
presents itself, it is vitally impor-
tant that subscribers li lp out by
paying up.
J hie notice has lieen given all
wholsc subscription expires before
October 1st. Many have come in
and renewed their subscription for
another year in advance. To these
we are grateful. The ones who
have not been in to see about their
subscription will be dropped from
our list after the October 1st pub-
lication, for we take it for grant-
ed that they no longer desire the
home paper.
A collector will call on all sub-
scribers in Caldwell on the first
day of next month, but rural peo-
ple are asked to drop by the office
to make payments. Your co-opera-
tion will be appreciated.
"A History of Burleson County
In The World War"
.By O. C. RODE, M. A.
MERCHANTS
READY FOR
FALL TRADE
Large Stocks
For Selections
Merchandise Purchased Be-
fore Prices Advanced; Sav-
ings Are Assured All Who
Buy In Caldwell
• "v
With the greatest array of mer-
chandise assembled in recent years,
local merchante «re now ready and
have been ready for some time for
the Fall trade. Most of the Cald-
well merchants bought their stock
before the recent price advances
and state that they are going to
pass on the saving to their custom-
er .
Believing that the best way to
attract trade from the far corners
of the county, is to offer quality
good* at prices lower than are pre-
vailing elsewhere, the Caldwell
merchants are now drawing trade
from all sectiona of Burleson.
Another drawing card for Fall
shoppers is to be able to have a
large stock of merchandise availa-
ble from which to make their se-
lections. If people corning to town
for certain articles and are not able
to find them, they will go some-
where else the next tinte to do their
shopping. The unusual article
sought may be only a 25 cent or
50 cent piece of merchandise, but
the purchaser often will run up his
bill with other articles to a large
sum. Fortunately the Caldwell
merchants are able to take care
of this situation and carry a wide
range of articles. ^
Many of the merchants have been
here a long time adn know nearly
every one in the county. They
have contributed to community en-
terprises and have a kindly inter-
est in their customers. There al-
ways has been a friendly feeling
between the town of Caldwell and
the county of Burleson. All under
one nume, they ure one people.
The Caldwell business men and
women extend you a cordial invita-
tion to do your Fall trading in
Caldwell. If you have nothing to
buy or sell, come to Caldwell any-
way and mix with the crowd. You
will enjoy the good fellowship of
Caldwell people.
Tills priae pigeon at the Texaa
Centennial Exposition in Dallaa.
lost hia pout after getting thia
much attention from pretty Alice
Tudor of Chicago, who waa Miaa
Chicago, 1934 and Miaa San Diegoi
in 1935.
Roosevelt-Garner
Luck Pieces To Be
Sold In Caldwell
Coins Can Be Purchased At
The Caldwell News
Office
Hornets Lose
Opening Game
Yoakum
Wins With
Points
Two
Ancient Fortress
Scene of History's
Most Ruthless Siege.
Spanish rebels entrenched in the
ancient fortres of Alcatraz at lo-
ledo, Spain, and their women and
children, so far have withstood the
most ruthless warfare in the history
of modern man.
Dynamite blasts, sprays of flam-
ing gasoline, bullets, Itombs and
shells have failed to move the re-
bels whose life is forfeit should
they surrender. Should the rebels
win, their heroism will be a nation-
al legend, but should they be tie
featcd they will Ih« merely ioIh-Is
against a cans and their death
acclaimed as a good deed. A lot
depends on the way you look at
anything.
Dionne Quinta
Prove a Problrtn
For Movie Makers.
A movie company taking the
second of four scheduled picture
starring the Dionne Quintuplet*
haa been forced to plan a $50,000
sound stage at Callender so that
the children can be kept within
range of the cameras. Movie men
seem surprised that the youngsters
are so active. Any mother of a
large family could have told them
. what to expect with youngsters
that age. t
lladdnx. Robert M. Somcrville,
Texas, May 7, 1917; M. I). .'I Inf.
Tex. \. (¡. to disch.; I"vt.; service
overseas, July 1H, 1HIK to May ¡II.
HMD; hon. tliscli. June 11. 11)10.
Harvey, Elmer Albert, Chries-
inan. Tex.; h. Deanville, Tex., Mch.
10, 1896; farmer; inducted Caldwell,
Tex., June UN, IjiIX; M. D. Kvac.
Hosp. Camp (¡reenleaf, tía., to
Oct. II, 1918; M. 1 . Evac. Hosp.
.tí to Dec, 10. litis, M. I). Base
Hosp. Hobokcn, N. J., to disch.;
Pvt.; not overseas; lion, disch. June
;t, loin.
Harvey, James R. Caldwell, Tex.
h. Caldwell, lex.. May 15, 1000;
student; inducted Caldwell, Tex.,
Oct. 15. 1: Ih; Students Army Ting.
Corps, A. and M. College, College
Farmers* Market
•Buy and Sell In Caldwell'
(Pricea subject to change)
Cotton, strict middling
Cotton seed, per ton
Meal, sck, $1.06;
Hulls, per ton
Hogs, per pound
Hides, groen
Butter, per pound
Eggs, per dozen
Hens, per pound
Fryers, per pound
linkers, per pound
Roosters, por pound
Turkey*, No. 1
Goblers, per pound
Turkeys, No. 2 _
Butter Fat, No. 1
Butter Fat, No. 2
lile
$31.00
Ton, $36.00
10.00
7c-9o
8 Vic
40c in trade
28c-8fic
llc-l.'to
14c
12c
6c
. 12c
9c
flc
25c
23c
Station, Tex. to dir.ch.; Pvt.; not
overs, as; hon. disch. Dec. 20, 1018.
I le.jl, William Bcnnet. Snook,
Tex.; b. Tunis, Tex., July 21, 1803;
laborer; inducted Caldwell, Tex.,
June 28, 1018; 105 Dep. Brig, to
July lf>, 1018, M. 1). Camp (Jreen-
leaf, («a., to Sept. 8, 1018, M. I).
Base Hosp. No. 148 to Dec. 25,
1018: Pvt.; not overseas; hon. disch.
Oct. 10, 1018.
Hejtmancik, Alton 1<. Caldwell,
Tex.; b. (¡hidings, Tex.; age 26(
y i s.; labotvr; inducted Caldwell,
Tex., Feb. 2,'i, 1018; 166 Dep. Prig,
to Mch. 22, 1018, Co. F 5 Engrs. to
disch.; Pvt.; service overseas. Ju-
ly 31, 1018 to Feb. 25, 1019; hon.
disch. Mch. 28. 1010.
II emenas, Dave. Lyons, Tex.; b.
Somcrville, Tex.; age, 27 yrs.; far-
mer; inducted Caldwell, Tex.; Sept.
21, 1017; Btry. C 344 F. A. to disch.
Pvt.; not overseas; hon. disch. Mch.
10. 1018, per S. C. D.; declared 12
and one-half per cent disabled at
date of disch.
Henderson, Jack D. Whittaker,
Tex., h. Burleson county, Tex.; age,
22 yrs.; farmer; enlisted in N. G.
I'M. Sam Houston, Tex.; July 27,
1017; Co. S 5 Inf. Tex. N. G. to
Oct. 15, 1017, Co. G 143 Inf. to
disch.; Ovt. 1 cl. July 12, 1918;
service overseas, July 18, 1918 to
May 31, 1010; hon. disch. Juno 24,
1010.
Hensiee, Hugh H. Caldwell, Tex.
It. Lyons, Tex.; age 26 yrs.; book-
keeper; cnli*ted in R. A. Ft. Sam
Houston, Tex., Dec. 14, 1917; 632
Aer. Sup. Sq. to May 10, 1918,
075 Aer. Sup. Sq. to disch.; Pvt.
I el. Dec. 13, 1918, Corp. Jan. 8,
1919; not overseas; hon. diach. Feb.
28, 1919.
In a closely fought contest the
Caldwell Hornets lost their first
game of the senson to Yoakum, 8-6,
on Yoakum's field Friday night.
Yoakum scored on a long end
run in the first period for their
only touchdown, and later in the
game blocked a punt for their two
extra points.
Caldwell showed more strength
in the second half, and Slovacck,
led by good blocking carried the
ball over the goal for 6 points. The
Yoakum game was a non-confer-
ence lilt, ami has no bearing on
district stuniting.
Antique Pistols
Unearthed Near
Caldwell On Farm
Throughout the United States
money is being raised for the Dem-
ocratic campaign fund in many
ways. Mrs. Arthur Becker, of
Brenham, district chairman for this
senatorial district, ia attempting to
swell the funds by appointing coun-
ty chairmen for the purpose of
selling Roosevelt-Garner luck
pieces.
These coin-shaped luck pieces,
about the size of a half dollar, are
bright gilt and boar on one side
the likenesses of Roosevelt and Gar-
ner and the slogan "Heads We
Win". On the reverse side is the
South end of a North bound ele-
phant with the words "Tails We
Lose". The luck pieces are priced
at fifty cents each, but many are
expected to contribute larger sums.
G. A. Smith hus been named Bur-
leson county chairman and anyone
wishing to purchase a Democratic
luck piece is asked to see Mr. Smith
at The News office.
Caldwell Hornets-
Cameron Yoemen
Play Here Friday
San Antonio
C. of C. Here
On Wednesday
Special Train Stops In Cald-
well On (Goodwill
Trip
With the purpose of creating more
business between San Antonio and
Caldwell, and with the desire of
beirg of tremendous assistance to
everyone in their trade territory
hy working with them, represent-
atives of the San Antonio Chamber
of Commerce invaded Caldwell at
eleven o'clock Wednesday morning.
Arriving here on a special train
over the Santa Fe lines, the forty
gocd-will ambassadors from the
Alamo city and the A. B. Frank
Company Mexican Orchestra, were
immediately assigned to cars of
Caldwell business men and taken
to the business district where the
visitors made acquaintances and
boosted San Antonio and its trade
facilities, while the Mexican mu-
sicians played "El Rancho Grande"
and other lively numbers.
The San Antonio service organ-
ization is on a three-day tour which
will take them to 30 towns in their
trade territory. After leaving here
their next stop was Cameron.
Woman's Club To
Meet October 1
In New Building
All members of the Caldwell
Woman's Club are urged by Mrs.
C. A. Bain, president, to attend the
October 1st meeting which will be
held in the new club building be-
ginning at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Bain stated that this is the
initial meeting in the recently com-
pleted Woman's Club home,' 'and
that every member should l e there
on this occasion.
Cameron Charters
Special Train For
Hornet Game Here
The Cameron Enterprise states
that a special train on the Santa
Fe has been chartered for the Yoe-
men-Caldwell game at Caldwell Fri-
day night, and a large crowd of
students and football fans from
Cameron will go by train to the
game. The train will leave Cam-
eron at 0:15 p.m. and arrive in
Caldwell at 7 o'clock.
Rains Helpful
Also Harmful
County Teachers
Hold First Meet
Interscholastic League
cers Are Elected
Offi-
Game Called
At 8 O'clock
First Home Game of the Sea-
son Is Expected To Be Wit-
nessed by Unusually Large
And Anxious Crowd
When the fighting Hornets meet
the Cameron Yoemen Friday night,
Caldwell football fana will see their
first game of the year which ia
anxiously awaited from one season
until another. The game haa no
district bearing but Caldwell and
Cameron each have bitter taatea
for each other when they meet on
the gridiron. Cameron has recently
been placed in another district but
Friday night's game it, expected to
be as hotly contested as any game
this Beason.
Cameron opened their season by
defeating the strong Marlin team
19-0 last Friday night. The Yoe-
men are reported as light but fast.
Their average weight is said to be
146 pounds.
Coach Darby named 20 playera
who likely will see action here
against Cameron aa follows:
Name, Wgt.
Frieda, 160
Schweda, 247
Skeliy, 149
Newcomb, 169 ...
Tietjen, 168
Wiederhold, 170
Worthington, 170
Slovacek, 146
Burns, 166
Massey, 129
Willard, 168
Rosenkranz, 146
Position
Left end
...Left tackle
_ Left guard
— Center
Right guard
..Right tackle
Right end
Quarter back
Full back
Half back
Half back
Back
Whaley, 138 Back
Roskey, 140
Sebesta, 146
Kornegay, 160 End
Speckman, 140 End
Burnett, 160 Guard
Wolz, 166 Guard
Kaltwasser, 136
Cox, 165
Center
Teckla
Agriculture
Teacher Is
Named Here
School Officials Select C. D.
Ellison for McAdam's
Place
Three antique pistols were re-
cently dug up on the Charlie Hol-
lick farm 11 miles West of Cald-
well and a e now on display in the
Harvey-Schiller Furniture Company
window.
The old relics, all of which are
in a badly decayed condition, were
found buried together by Mr. Hol-
lick while grubbing stumps. It is
thought that the weapons were
buried by Mexicans approximately
7fi years ago.
National Guard
Has Inspection
Major O. J. Neundorfeur, regu-
lar nrmy officer, with headquarters
in Waco, inspected Company E
143rd Infantry at Caldwell Tues-
day night during their regular
drill period, and reported the Na-
tional Guard unit as satisfactory.
Major Neundorfeur comes to Cald-
well four times a year for similar
inspections and hia report is al-
ways favorable.
Recent rains have fully broken
the drouth, and a lot of other things
un exchange paper says.
The i .i. .t i ¡.ipr this year is the
shortest in a long time not only
in this county but all over the
State. Just where the government
cun expect over twelve million
líales to be gathered is a deep
mystery. The Septemlter 1st re-
port stilt <1 that two million bales
have been gin%d, and there is
only a short time to go before
picking is over, and many farmors
have s ittd that they finished a
few days aft r starting.
Texa produces a third of the
entire M >n crop of the United
States, and even if crops are good
in smaller states, the harvest will
still hi uii short.
Rains tlitu stopped cotton pick-
ing will ¡.ilp insure fall grass and
pastiirt i farmer stated, and
another aid that the rain would
help mature late bolls. Some said
it helped potatoes and other said
the potato crop already has had
too much rain. Anyway, it rained.
Teachers of Burleson county
schools met recently in the district
court room for their first meeting
this Fall.
New report forms were discuss-
ed and school supplies were issued,
after which the following Inter-
scholastic League officers were
elected:
Waldo Dalchau, Snook, director
general; Mr. Ferguson, Somerville,
director of athletics; Johnnie Skri-
vanek, Volney, director of spelling;
Mrs. Fiank Maresh, San Antonio,
director of debate; Miss Edith
Welch, Caldwell, director of decla-
mation; Mr. Hebel, Somerville, di-
rector of arithmetic; Mrs. Fritz
Boedeker, Chriesman, director of
music memory; Miss Jennie Pol-
Inck, Harmony, director of picture
memory; Mrs. J. R. Simpson, Por-
ter's Chapel, director of story tell-
ing: George Lesikar, San Antonio,
director of 3-R contests; Edmond
Kristoff, Deanville, director of
choral singing; Miss Redding, Som-
rville, director of extemporaneous
speech.
Mr. Charles Barclay, Deputy
State Superintendent of District
20, addressed the teachers on
"Standardazation of Schools" and
"Rural Aid for Schools" at this
meeting.
o
Four County
Schools Advance
Deanville adn Snook schools
opened this year as two year fully
affiliated high schools, the only
county schools in Burleson to have
this distinction, according to J.
Malvin Hare, county superinten-
dent.
Two other schools, Hovadik and
Chriesman. are now rated as stan-
dardized schools, Mr. Hare said.
,0.
Júniora Elect Class Officers
Caldwell school officiate announc-
ed this week that the vacancy in the
high school staff caused by the
resignation of Kelly McAdama, vo-
cational agriculture teacher, had
been filled and that C. D. Ellison
has been named to that position.
Mr. Ellison comes to Caldwell
highly recommended from Silabee,
Texas, where he was in charge of
the vocational agriculture depart-
ment in the public schoola there
last year. He is a graduate of Sam
Houston State Teacher's College,
Huntsville, and is a native of
Bedias.
Mr. Ellison assumed his new du-
ties here Monday morning
o
County Schools
Opening Slowly
Twenty-Six Are Now In Full
Swing
About one-third of the Burleson
county schools are now open accord-
ing to J. Malvin Hare, county su-
perintendent.
Mr. Hare stated that ten schoola
opened Monday, September 14th,
and si.ween opened Monday of thia
week.
The first ten to open were: San-
dy Prairie, Foster's School, Dean-
ville, Snook, San Antonio, Goodaon,
Gregg, Silver Valley, Union Wella
and Reeds Creek.
Those opening their doors Mon-
day of this week were: Porter's
Chapel, Harmony, Prairiedale, High
Prairie, Hix, Hogg, Birch, Frena-
tat, Hlavaty, Second Creek, Scof-
field, Hrozanka, Happy Hill, Old
Bethlehem, St. Lincoln and the
Chriesman colored school.
The Midway school wit lopen next
Monday according to H. J. Price*
trustee.
Members of the Junior class of
the Cmdwell high school met Wed-
nesday morning and elected the
following officers:
Dnvid Reeve ;, president; Connor
Dotson, vice-president; Louise
Phegley. secretary-treasure, and
'Geraldine Drgac, reporter.
Texaa Legialatire Calla Special
A special session of the Texaa
Legislature has been called for
September 28, to raise additional
revenues for payment of old-age
pensions.
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