The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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Caldwell itrios
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOLUME LIV—NUMBER 5!
CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940
PRICE $1¿0 A YEAR—5 CENTS A
w)PHo*s
SUrting dato of the populution
census came Wednesday. Sometime
this month—perhaps today—an
enumerator will call at your door
to ask you the same questions that
will be asked every family in the
United States. It will be your op-
portunity to take part in the six-
teenth decennial census.
Census taking has enjoyed the
confidence and respect of the
America people for 150 years. This
year, above al! years, it is import-
ant because we have just gone
through a decade of broad economic
dislocations. If we are to cope in-
t lligently with the problems that
have arisen during tho last t n
years, we must have the funda-
.Ariental information to Ik- collected
in the 1940 census as a guide to our
actions.
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Here's a new way for TVxas
farmers to rotate "crops," although
plenty old in other countries: Ro-
tate grain crops with fish. How
this is done in other countries was
explained by Dr. W. C. lewder-
milk, assistant chief of the soil
conservation service at A. and M.
College.
He told of a farm in France
where the land i- rotated two years
•to water and one year to grain
The fish are "harvested" by drain-
ing the ponds, and when sufficient-
ly dried out, the area is planted
to grain. The «rain furnishes fish
food; the fish fertilise" the land for
grain.
• •
The following article, clipped
from the Bryan Daily Eagle, may
be of interest to local pig raisers:
Pigs may be pigs, but it is a
9 question with Glenn Keith if they
are money, and if it really pay.-, to
chip them to the Fort Worth mar-
ket.
l.ast week Keith shipped an H0-
•pound pig to th- market, with in-
structions that it be sold. A few
days later he receive*! a letter from
a salesman for a commission house,
enclosing eight cents in cn h, the
net from the sal-- of the porker
after all charges had been deducted.
The salesman said the pig ar-
rived in Fort Worth in bad shape
and that it was practically impos-
sible to find any bidders. Finally
f a buyer was found, howev r, on
the basis of $1 per 100 pounds.
The w riter thanked Mr. Keith for
the "nice fivor," and expressed
his liest wish's.
Mr. Keith rather wonders just
what the faw>r was, but has alxnit
decided he never will be certain, as
if he has more pigs to sell he will
si>«k a market closer to home, and
♦is inclined to ft>el that he is lucky
he wasn't called on for expense
money >r another pig.
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Texas gubernatorial candidates
this y ar will definitely prove
there's always something new and
novel in the political world. O'Dan-
iel's hillbilly band is old stuff now,
but his broadcasts from Moxico
«re new in Texas politics. He'll alio
publish a weekly paper "giving
all the facts about Texas govern-
ment" during the next four months.
Jerry Sadler opened his campaign
for governor with a hill-billy band,
plus his cousin, Harley Sadler, a
professional tent showman, a^
master of ceremonies. But Albert
Derden, another candidate for gov-
ernor, really pulled something when
, opened his campaign at Old
Washington last week. He not only
brought a large crowd of his home
town folks along to cheer him, but
ho brought a yell leader along as
well. The yell leader, whenever the
speaker said something he thought
should be applauded, stood up at
the front of the auditorium and
led the applause. Likewise, in pro-
fessional manner, he signaled for
it to stop, when he thought there
had been enough.
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About Town: l,eta Jo Adams
daughter of the professor, taking
off first place declamation honors
/n the senior girls' division at th"
district league meet in Bryan Wed
nesday. She competed with declam-
en from eight counties. . . . D. I..
Alford, Jr.. watching workmen be-
fin the construction of his new
, . Sarah Elisabeth Park-
ill. daughter of Mr. and Mr . T.
B. Parkhill, playing in an nil-girl
orchestra at Baylor University. . .
Mrs. Eola Simpson, in St. Josephs
Hospital, Bryan, with a broken
right leg, as a result of a fall at
her home last Friday. . . . (War
Lina, city employee, thrown from
a truck Wednesday as it plunged
into a gulley, suffered internal in-
juries. Ho is In a Brenham hospi-
tal.
Wind, Estimated at 50 Per Hour, Is Destructive
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A fifly-milv-an-hour wind, lasting about 20 minutes, worked considerable damage,in Burleson county last Friday afternoon. The
above pictures were taken shortly after the storm. (1) A house on the liilliard farm, 3 miles south of Caldwell, occupied by the Lod Coleman
lamilv, was completely demolished. The occupants escaped death or serious injury by leaving the house a few seconds before it collapsed. (2)
Practically new. Eddie Hoettcher's garage, deSco house and barbecue ft and, were wrecked. (3) A large barn on the Hilliard farm. (4) Another
houae on the Hilliard farm, in which Coke Hilliard lived, was blown off its blocks,'splintered and scattered over a large area. Mr. Hilliard, who
was in the house, was swept clear of the wreckage, rendered unconscious, cut and bruised. (5) Henry Herrmann's barn, one mile south of
Caldwell. (6) A large trailer house near the Avalon Club was blown fifty feet by the wind. Miss Addie Cook, who was living with three other
girls in the trailer, received a fracture of the righ leir. in addition to bruises. i-hotoh uy G. A. S.
1940 Residential
Census Taking Is
Started Wednesday
To Conduct Revival
Kev. Jno. V. Ilerglund, pastor
of Bering Memorial Methodist
Church, Houston, will «peak dur-
ing a ten-day revival at the First
Methodist Church here, beginning
Wednesday night, April 17.
Caldwell Bests
Somerville Here
Tuesday, 3 to 2
Hornets Come From Behind
To Win Opening («ame In
High School liaaehall Ring
In the opening game of the
Northern division of Tho Houston
Post high school baseball league,
the Caldwell Hornets came from
In-hind Tuesday afternoon to defeat
the Somerville Yegua , .'1-2. at Fail
Park here.
Somerville's Hernandez. and
Caldwell's Kay Whaley tied up in
a fine pitching duel. Hernandez,
who for two years has hurled Som-
erville into a runner-up spot in the
Post loop, fanned 16 and hurled six
innings of hitliss ball, but the Hor-
nets bunched hits with errors to
win the game in the seventh and
eighth innings. Hernandez allowed
throe hits.
A triple and a double in the first
Enumerators Will Visit
Every House In County To
Ask Questions As Outlined
By Uncle Sam
Nine c nsus e n u m e rat ors
sharpened thei pencils Wednesday
and started the 1! 4<> population,
agriculture nn I housing census in
Burleson county. This same "nose
count" is being conducted all over
the United States, and will be com-
pleted within 30 days. An average
of lñ question - will be asked about
each person in the United Stat s,
with all information becoming Un-
cle Sam's private property.
Citizens will be subjected to
varied questions when they are con-
tacted by enumerators. For people
who live in town, the enumerator
will fill out two "schedules" or
questionnaires one on population,
which seeks to know the number in
the family, their ages, occupations,
and other information about them;
the other on the house the family
lives in; its nge. condition of re-
pair. plumbing, heating, lighting
facilities, whether rented or owned,
and if mortgaged. This is th first
time in history that a housing sur-
vey ha; been undertaken, and re-
mits from it ar<> expected to point
the way toward a long-range de-
velopment plnn financed by private
capital.
For farm families, in addition to
housing and population informa-
tion, the census taker will fill out
an agriculture schedule, alwut acre-
age owned and planted, crops
(Turn to No. .'1, column 5, page 2)
(Turn to No. 3, column 4, last page)
March Rainfall Is
Little Ahead of Same
Period In 1939
Rainfall in the latter part of the
month put the precipitation total
for March of this year a little
ahead of the same period in 1939,
according to figures released by
Amateur Weatherman F, R. Psen-
cik.
The total for March, 19.'!!), was
.41 of an inch; this year the rain-
fall was .Hi? of an inch for March.
Total rainfall for the first three
months of this year amounted to
6.21 inches as compared to 7.48
inches for the same period in 1939.
C. H. S. Band To Enter Regional
Contests At Huntsville Saturday
Caldwell Musicians To Com-
pete In Class B With 15
Other Organization*
The Caldwell high sclpol band
will participate against# 15 like
musical organisations in the annual
regional contests sponso^l by the
Texas Music Educators Association
of Region 5 in Huntsvilfe at Sam
Houston State Teachers Saturday.
Sam Houston officials predict that
60 bands, composed of more than
£000 high school musicians, will
take part in the contests,
Class B division with Huntsville,
Groveton, Livingston, Navasota,
Woodville, Post Noches, Pasadena,
Orange, Hu!l-Daisetta, Bryan,
Brenham, Nederland, El Campo,
Bay City and Boling.
Besides competing in the concert
and drill contests, Direcor James
B. King, Jr., said he will enter fout
ensembles, five soloists and three
drum majors in the varhus events.
Winners in the regional contests
will compete in the national region
contests to be held in Waco next
The Caldwell band will enter the month, King said.
CLAUDE R. WJCKARD G ROVER B. HILL
Two dirt farmers, with a combined experience of 54 years of farm
operation and leadership, are now in the No. 2 and No. 3 posts of the
Nation's Department of Agriculture.
firover It. Hill, who was named Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture in December, has been a Texas rancher and farmer since 1911.
Claude R. Wickard. newly appointed Under Secretary of Agriculture,
has farmed a general grain and livestock farm near Camden, Ind.,
for nearly a quarter of a century. Both men have been associated
with administrative work of the AAA Farm Program in recent years.
County Hit By Wind
Storm Friday, Much
Damage Is Reported
Two Persons Injured;
Houses, Barns and Garages
Splintered by Storm Of
Near Tornado Proportions
Two persons were reported in-
jured and undclermind damage was
caused by a heavy wind of near
tornado proportions, accompanied
by a blinding rain, that roared
across most parts of Burleson
county and Caldwell at about 1:15
p. m. last Friday.
Countless trees were uprooted, at
least 25 barns and garages were
reported unroofed or blown down,
two houses were completely demol-
ished, and roofs and porches were
torn from several residences.
Coke Hilliard, manager of the
W. M. Hilliard farm 3 miles south
of Caldwell, was blown into a field
and was rendered unconscious when
the wind demolished his house. He,
also, received cuts and bruises.
Another house on the Hilliard farm,
occupied by Lod Coleman, was
wrecked. Mr. Coleman and his fam-
ily barely escaped serious injury or
possibly death by leaving the house
a few seconds before it was splint-
ered. A large barn on the Hilliard
farm was practically destroyed.
Miss Addie Cook, who was living
with three other girls in a large
trailer near the Avalon Club on
Highway 21, in the eastern section
of the county, was badly injured
when the trailer was, turned over
and blown 50 feet by the wind.
She received a fracture of the
right leg, in addition to bruises.
She was rusher! in an ambulance to
a Martin hospital.
A trailer house in the negro
section of Caldwell was blown over
and caught cn fire and burned.
The negro occupants escaped
uninjured.
The Quinn Plant residence and
a vacant house on the Woodson
farm, both in the Hix community,
were blown off blocks. The roof of
the Woodrow Lake Clubhouse in the
(Turn to N«. 1, column 3, last page"
Census Takers For
Burleson County
Announced by Wild
Appointment of nine census tak-
ers for Burleson county was made
Tuesday by Claude Wild of Austin,
census supervisor for the 10th Con-
gressional District. The appoint-
ments were made from a list of
successful applicants who attended
a 4-day census takers' school in
Brenham last week. 'Enumerators
will b? paid approximately four
cents a name, must furnish their
own autos and pay their own ex-
penses. Aliout 100 names daily are
expected to be the average. The
census in Burleson county is ex-
pected to bo completed within 15
days.
Those appointed to take the cen-
sus in this county are: Mrs. A. T.
Autrey, Mrs. Louise Marks, Mrs.
Pete Massey, Mrs. Grady Ryan.
Tom Jackson, Miss Carrie Andrews,
J. W. Woods, Stonewall Seibert and
Dick Stanley.
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School Trustee
Elections To Be
Held Saturday
Two To Run Without Oppo-
sition Here: Several In Com-
mon Schools Opposed
Trustee elections will be held
Saturday for the .'14 common school
districts and three independent dis-
tricts in the county. One or more
are to be elected in each district,
(Turn to No. 8, column 4, last page)
Jaycees To Organize
Baseball Team
A baseball team, sponsored by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
Athletic Committee, will be organ-
ised here Sunday. Bud Parker, Jay-
cee manager, announced today.
Those who desire to play on the
team are requested to report at
the ball diamond at the fair grounds
at 2 o'clock.
2,065 License
Plates Sold
In Past Month
115 Increase Over Last
Year; Total Registration
Fees Amount to $23,711.33
Automobile and truck registra-
tions in Burleson county totaled
2,065 as the deadline—April 1—for
securing license plates for 1040
passed. Tax Assessor-Collector J.
A. Fuchs reprrt.'d today. His rec-
ords show an increase of 115 over
the same period in 1939.
Burleson county has 1705 pas-
senger cars listed, and 360 com-
mercial vehicles and farm trucks.
Last year there were 1645 passen-
ger cars and .'105 trucks listed.
Total registration fees amounted
to $23,711.35, all of which will re-
main in the county road and bridge
fund.
A 20 per cent penalty went into
effect on registrations after April
1, provided the vehicle has been
used on the highways after that
time. Applicants re-registering
vehicles after April 1 are required
to execute an affidavit or pay the
JO per cent penalty, plus the m-
tire year's registration fee.
If the affidavit is properly exe-
cuted, the tardy motorist is allowed
to re-register the car or truck for
the unexpired portion of the year
without the payment of the penalty,
employees at tlv tax collector's
office pointed out.
Ail-Time High
Vote Cast In
City Election
Cromartie. Smith and Doug-
lass Re-Elected Tuesday;
Cade Is Third Alderman
Chosen by Voters;
404 Ballots Cast
Mayor C. E. Cromartie and Alder-
men M. Smith and Guy Douglass,
all opposed in the city election here
Tuesday, were returned to office
when a record all-time vote waa
cast. C. E. Cade Jr. who filed on tha
ticket with those seeking re-election,
was the third aldermen to be named
in Tuesday's st.ongly contested
election. He was elected to the
office made vacant several months
ago by the death of E. F. Dalchau
A total of 404 votes were caat.
Mayor Coromartie, opposed by A.
T. Autrey, recived 265 votes to
Autrey's 136. There were five candi-
dates in the race for the three
councilmen's berths, and the vote
was as follows: Guy Douglass, 278;
M. Smith. 264; C. E. Cade, Jr.. 261;
C. J. Jancik, 178; and Jack Simpson,
143.
County Agent Has
Sample Copies Of
1940 Farm Census
County Agent M. G. Perkins ad-
vises that sample census farm
schedules may be obtained by call-
ing at his office.
They are free while they last, and
since the census enumerator will
call soon, these blanks obtained in
advance of the call will enable
farmers to readily answer correctly
many of the 232 questions that
must be answered.
Boy Scouts To
Hold Court Of
Honor Tonight
Various Awards. Including
Two Eagle Badges, To Be
Made At Ceremonies
Caldwell Boy Scout Troop No.
158 will hold a Court of Honor at
the First Baptist church tonight
(Thursday) at eight o'clock. Scout-
master Dink Vance, assisted by Mr.
Carlton of Bryan, scout field ex-
ecutive for this area, will conduct
the impressive ceremony. A high-
light of the court will be the pres-
entation of Eagle Scout badges to
John Edmond fuchs and Garland
Clint Lewis, Jr.,
To Make Race For
Sheriff's Office
Candidate Now Serving Un-
expired Term Made Vacant
By Death of His Father
Clint Lews, Jr., who is now serv-
ing as sheriff of Burleson county,
having been appointed to fill out
the unexpired term of his late
father, today announced his can-
didacy for sheriff, subject to the
action of the voters in the July
Democratic Primary.
In announcing his candidacy, the
candidate, who is well known to
most everyone in the county, gave
out the following statement:
"My friends, and I sincerely feel
that most of you are my friends,
as you have watched me grow from
childhood to a man nearing 27
years of age, you have been very
faithful, kind and patient for all of
which I am very grateful.
"Most of yo<r realize the burden
that I am now under, and I feel
you would lend a helping hand if
possible. I say you can lend a help-
ing hand by your vote and personal
interest in my candidacy in the on-
coming election.
"With the cooperation of the
precinct, county and state officen
(Turn to No. 2, column 3, last page)
(Turn to No. 4, column 3, last rage>
Congratulations To
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph A. Russ on
the birth of a daughter March 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Matus
on the birth of a daughter March
31.
Bank Deposits Show Increase
Despite the fact that bank deposits at this time of the year are
usually lower than those in December, because of withdrawals for agri-
cultural and other purposes, an increase was shown in the total Caldwell
bank deposits on March 26 as compared with those on December 31. The
figures are published in this week's News in response to a national
bank call.
The total of deposits on March 26 was $887,467.36 as compared
with 9868,801.46 on December 30. In comparison with the deposits on
March 29, 193!), an appreciable gain is shown as the total then was
$7b6,H4U.62.
Deposits reported by the Caldwell banks in response to the call
March 26, December 30, 1939, and March 29, 1939, follow:
Bank Mar. 26, 1940 Dec. 30, 1939 Mar. 29, 1939
First State Bank .. $401,524.49 9380,859.96 $344,327.30
Caldwell National Bank 486,931.87 487,941.50 412,522.22
Band Places First In
Caldwell Negro School
Prairie View Contests
Entering the state contesta fot
the first time, the Caldwell Negro
high school band, composed of 30
members and directed by James I.
I.ee, won first place in the Claaa B
division at Prairie View College
last week. Besides placing firat in
(Turn to No. 2, coi. 3, page 2)
Farmers Market
(Prices subject ta change)
Totton, strict middling _
..$18.71
Cottonseed, a ton
$25.00
Cottonoeed Meal, a sack
_.$ft.M
Cottonseed Meal, a ten .
-$88.00
Hulls, a ton
-$11.00
Hogs, per pound
3c-4c
Rides, per pound
7c
Eggs, per dozen
11c
Butter, per lb. 48c ia traés
Hens, a pound
8c-10c
Fryers, per pound
20c
Bakers, a pound
_ -18c
Roosters —
8c
Turkeys, No. 1 hens
9c
Turkeys, No. 2
4c
Toms, No. 1
7c
Old Toms —
ft
Ducks and Geeee
7c
lutterfat, No. 1 —
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