The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1940 Page: 2 of 6
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The Caldwell Newt, Thursday, April 4,1940
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The Caldwell News
And The Burleson County Ledger
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g, wily publication, published on Thursdays by The Caldwell Newt
tmi the Burleson county Ledger, Echols Si., Caldwell, Tmm.
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HOPOBV'S
BUSINESS
AUSTIN—Speaking from Mex-
ican radie station, "where there
aint no Ten Commandments," and
no libel laws, either Gov. W. Lee
ODaniel announced this week that
in addition to the 800 newspapers
in Texas, which all along have been
unfair to him, the radio stations
now are unfair, too. So he is going
to launch the O'Daniel News, a
weekly with no advertisements, so
he can get his message over to the
people, at 26 cents for a four
months' subscription. Do you re-
member the World Wsr story about
the mother who was watching a
regiment in which her son was a
rookie, march by? She remarked:
"Look, they're all out of step but
Bill." Could Lee O' maybe be out of
8tep?
Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry
Sadler isn't the kind of candidate
who would try to improve on a
system that works. His opening
radio campaign "program," includ-
ing speaking by Jerry, a Hill-Billy
Band, and his cousin, Harley Sadler,
• professional tent showman as
master of ceremonies, will go on the
air this week. The same trappings
worked for Jerry two years ago,
when he downed the veteran C. V.
Terrell, and they also worked for
Loe O*. So Jerry plans to let well-
enough alone.
Albert Derden's press agent
dp feeble publicity thir
when he staged an acrimoni
one newspaper debate between Al
hart and H. L. McKee, Port Ar
thur legislator, over Derden's right
to use McKee's "copyrighted" plsn
for paying pensions by repealing
the gasoline tax, and enacting a 1-
eent tax on all gusoline refined in
Tinas. McKee, running for State
Treasurer, claims the plan is his.
Derden saya you can't copyright an
idea, and anyway, he claims Mc-
Kee didn't originate it.
its advocates said it would relieve
counties of the heavy road bond
obligation. As finallv passed, it
gave the counties the option of
spending the money on county
roads, or paying it on their county
road debt. So far, 40 counties have
exercised their option. Four of them
elected to pay it on their debt, and
relieve county taxpayers. The oth-
ers decided to spend it on county
roads, giving lots of jobs to voters
during the campaign year, and
phooey on the taxpayers! Lots of
county commissioners' courts
haven't decided yet what they will
do with theirs: if you want to know
how much your county has coming,
and whether your court has decided
to pay debts or gravel the roads
with it, a postcard to the Board of
County Road Bond Indebtedness,
at Austin, will bring the answer.
Congressman Wright Patman of
Texarkana, the man who is spon-
soring a Federal law to destroy
chain stores by confiscatory taxes,
ran into trouble on two fronts this
week. First, a subcommittee of the
House Ways and Means committee
reported his chain-store destruction
bill is unconstitutional. Second, in
his home district, Dick Waters,
State Insurance Commissioner, who
as a member of Jimmie Allred's of-
ficial family, helped enact a state
chain-store bill that brings the
State a nice crop of golden eggs an-
nually, but doesn't kill the chain-
store goose, is waging a red-hot
campaign in the No. 1 district for
Patman's Congressional seat.
Waters' activity in the district
promises no rest for Patman during
the hot weather.
Thompson, unannounced
candidate for Governor, invited
folka to send him postcards ex-
pressing their opinions on his plat-
form plan to tax oil a "nickel for
Grandma" to pay pensions. Ernest
also cracked the newspaper head-
a couple of other times, once
Secretary Harold Idees dé-
te be introduced by him at
Kilgore speech, and once
he talked to Baylor Univer-
sity's red-head club.
Workers Protest WPA Waste
Because sponsors of many WPA
Jobs throughout Texas and the na-
tion are effecting impressive sav-
ings to taxpayers snd protecting
for regular workers their jobs by
contracting their relief projects,
there seems to be reason to expect
Hie new WPA-Relief bill in Con-
grass will further restrict some
wasteful phases of the WPA ad-
ministration. Laborers snd leaders
af tho construction alike are pro-
testing the excessive snd costly in-
vasion of private industry in the
of relief. The Texas Highway
it leads the nation's roll
of sponsors who hsve taken much
af the needless waste out of WPA
Texas cities hsve done
Workers, Union snd Un-
who have had their jobs
by WPA invasion of
rsgalai construction fields, are be-
■stolng Congress for reform under
the New Relief Bill.
i tho County Bead Bond As-
Bill, passed at the last
being lobbied through,
Do iou Know
TEXAS?
Q. Is there s plant or shrub
grown in Texas which is processed
for wax? CMB.
A. The Candilla Plant (Euphro-
bia-Cerifera) is found extensively
in the western part of the state,
ft grows in bunches and in the
years gone by the plant has been
processed for its wax properties.
Q. Which state has the most
cattle, Montana or Texas? D. W.
Tudor, Globe, Arizona.
A. Texas. The 1936 reports
show Texas with 7,222,369 head of
cattle, while Montana had 1,630,000.
Q. What is the cost annually of
Text books for the school children
of Texas?
A. Approximately $2,000,934 was
the expenditure for textbooks dur-
ing 1938.
Q. How many school children are
there in Texas?
A. In 1938 there were 1,679,841
school children of scholastic age
(6-17 inclusive): 1,340,876 while;
238,966, colored.
Q. Why did Roy Bean settle at
the site of the town of Langtry?
A. He settled there and set up
his saloon because the S. P. rail-
road was building a hug bridge
over the Pecos which he knew
would require much time to com-
plete.
Q. What is the shortest name on
record as a purchaser of School
Lands ?
A. Bascom Giles, commissioner of
the general land office, reports
that, according to the records,
there are two sales revealed
where the name is spelled with only
one letter of the alphabet—the let-
ter "O". Sales were made in
Brewster County of 681 acres to
Miguel de la O and 636 acres in the
same County to Ramon de la O.
Q. Who or what is known as
"the Mother of Texas"?
A. Dr. J. Frank Dobie of the
University of Texas is credited
with declaring that "the Mother
of Texas" tras the City of New
H. D. notes
By ISABELLE FOULDS
Home Demonstration Agent
for Burleson County
SWEET POTATOES
Sweet potato growing ranks sec-
ond in agricultural industries of
Texas, with prospects of kn even
greater future.
Soil Prepar ition and Rotation
The finest quality sweet pota-
toes are produced on a sandy loam
which is deep enough to allow the
roots to develp freely. However,
this crop can be successfully grown
on a wide range of soils, and should
be produced as a food and feed crop
on all east Texas farms.
The land should be selected early
and thoroughly bdoken during the
fall or winter. Inasmuch as sweet
potatoes grow rapidly after setting
in the field, requiring few shallow
cultivations, thorough soil prepara-
tions often determines whether a
satisfactory crop will be produced.
This crop is g?nerally recognized
as being a heavy feeder, and should
not be grown continuously on the
same land. Damage from diseases
Orleans.
Q. What building in Austin at-
tracts the largest number of visit-
ors annually ?
A. The Capitol building first,
while the second largest number of
Capital City visitors go to see
the Texas Memorial Museum where
during its first year just recently
concluded, an estimated number of
50,000 persons, from all counties
of Texas and every state in the
Union as well as many foreign
countries registered and viewed the
exhibits.
Q. Where was O'Henry buried?
A. In Riverside cemetery, Ashe-
ville, North Carolina.
Miss Mattie Katherine Reeves of
Dallas was a week-end visitor here.
Miss Evelyn Urbanosky left
Monday for Houston, where she
will attend the Southwestern Busi-
ness University. .
political"
announcements
Political Announcement Rates
State and district o: ices $26.00
County offices $15.00
Commissioners $10.00
Justices of the Peace $ 7.50
Constables $ 5.00
(Cash with announcements)
The Caldwell News is authorized
to announce the following can-
didats for public office, subject to
the July Democratic primary:
Texas Stands Behind
John Garner
Texas State Democratic
Executive Committee gave a
ringing endorsement to the
presidential as-
pirations of John
Garner, despite
some protests
which were not
warranted.
Mr. Garner is
of high ability
and probity. He
JOHN gabnbb has won great
distinction. He aspires to the
presidency. Above all, he is a
Texan. He has a right to go to
the national convention with
the solid backing of his state,
just as every other state's fa-
vorite son may have a right to
expect his state's support.
Thi8 implies no party split,
no discrediting of President
Roosevelt or anybody else.
It is just pro-Garner, that's
all. Entirely proper.
—El Paso Timet.
may be reduced to a minimum when
sweet potatoes are grown on the
land only once'in four years. Yields
may be increased by plowing un-
der legdminous cover crops.
Fertilizer
The Sweet Potato Investigations
Labratory, at Gilmer, has conduct-
ed fertilizer tests for two years,
which is insufficient to draw defin-
ite conclusions at the present time.
For Senator of the 14th State
Senatorial District:
J. ALTON YORK, of Bryan
For District Judge, 21st Judicial
District:
JOHN H. TATE, of Giddings
For Sherig:
HOPE P. COBB
CLINT LEWIS, JR.
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
JACCB A. FUCHS
A. S. BROA DDLS
For County Commissioner,
Precinct 1:
J. V. (Vick) DWORSKY
GREGG P. EASLEY
FRANK LANGLOTZ
C. W. HOLIK
R. R. PIWONKA
For Commissioner, Precinct 2:
FRANK G. SEFCIK
No. 2— °
(Continued from nage 1)
the concert contest, the Caldwell
band won second place in the
marching event.
Members of the band, which was
organized 18 months ago, are Leo-
la Coleman, drum major; Wilbon
Merida, Dewey Farr, Aaron Franks,
Milton Jones, Lee Edward Graves,
Otni Franks, Walter Jewel Cosby,
Walter Greene, Bonita Blount,
Ruthie Mae Mooney, Wallace
Douglass, James Lee Pollard, Ruth
Mae Simpson, Mildred Thornton,
Jerline Smith, Mildred Pollard, Mil-
ton Stonum, John L. Stevenson,
Amos McNeil, Mary Florence Cos-
by, Lola E. Harris, I^eona Collins,
J. H. Merida. Ola Mae Bullard,
John D. Harris, Lola Byrd, Gladys
Byrd, Verdia Coleman and Leola
Coleman.
RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIP-
TION PROMPTLY
LEAP YEAR
DANCE
S. P. J. S. T. HaH
Dime Box
Saturday, April 13th
Mask by
Alfred Etzel
Orchestra
No. 1579
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION
of the
FIRST STATE BANK
i
IN CALDWELL
at Caldwell, State of Texas, at the
close of business on the 26 day of
March, 1940, published in the News,
a newspaper printed and published
at Caldwell, State of Texas, on the
4 day of April, 1940.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, on
personal or collateral
security $132,442.!9
Loans secured by real
estate __ 20,642.92
Overdrafts 5-14.58
Securities of U. S., any
State or political subdi-
vision thereof 112,277.58
Other bonds and stocks
owned 2,400.00
Furniture and Fixtures 846.50
Real Estate owned, oth-
er than banking house 1,440.00
Cash and due from ap-
proved reserve agents 219,002.56
TOTAL
$489,596.33
LIABILITIES
Capita) Stock $50,000.00
Income Deben-
tures sold 21,000.00
Total Capital Structure $ 71,000.00
Surplus Fund 9,500.00
Undivided Profits, net 5,409.37
Reserve for RFC Deb.
Retirement fund $662.47
Contingencies 1500.00 2,162.47
Due to banks and bank-
ers, subject to check 4,153.12
Individual Deposits sub-
ject to ctjeck, including
time deposits due in 30
days 392,371.37
State Funds on Deposit 5,000.00
Indications are, however, that 400
to 600 pounds per acre of a com-
pl.-te fertilizer, such as 4-M-10, or
4-12-4, would be profitable.
The fertilizer should be applied
in rows 3 to 3 1-2 feet apart with
distributor, and should be thor-
oughly mixcU with the soil before
bedding. Applications should be
made a week or ten days before
setting the plants.
Time of Planting and Spacing
For highest yields, tests have
shown that slips should be set out
as soon as danger of frost is over.
Early planting tends to cadse a
higher percentage of chunky pota-
toes, making them less desirable
for market than those from latter
plantings. However, the increased
yield from early planting usually
more than offsets this difference in
grade.
On good land, which has been
fertilized, plants should be spaced
12 to 15 inches apart, on beds six
inches high. When plantings are
made late in the season, or on poor
land, wider spacing would prove
economical. i
Cultivation
Cultivation should be often
enough to cintrol weeds and grass
until the vines are well started. In
well preparer lanl, sweet potato
roots grow as rapidly as the vines,
and for this reason they should
receive shallow cultivation. The
soil should be worked toward the
vines so that they will be left on
a bed. Ccltivation should be dis-
continued before the vines rank
enough to be damaged by plowing
since a reduction in leaf surface
usually reduces the yield in pro-
portion.
Harvesting
The main crop of potatoes is dug
in the fall usually before a killing
frost is expected. Harvesting is
done preferably when the soil is
dry and the weather is still warm,
as the potatoes keep better in stor-
age when handled under these con-
ditions.
If vine growth is heavy, cutting
the vines before plowing is neces-
sary. However, in most cases a
rolling coulter attached to the
beam of a 12-inch plow will be
found satisfactory for plowing out
the croo On light soils most of the
roots can be thrown out at one
furrow.
Sweet potatoes should be handled
like eggs or apples, and should not
be thrown together in heap rows.
If the sun is not too hot. the pota-
toes should be allowed to dry some-
what befre they are handled, (¡rad
ing should be done in th - field, and
tl.e potatoes hauled to the storage
house in crates. Bruised or cut po-
tatoes do not keep well in storage,
and such material should l e fed to
the livestock as soon as possible.
N_-—
(Continued from page 1)
inning gave Sofherville two tallies,
but Whaley put Caldwell back in
the game in the seventh with a
triple after "Roughhouse" Lewis
got safe on an error. Whaley count-
ed the tying run on J. L. Kristoff's
single. Bell led off Caldwell's eighth
with a single and brought the win-
ning run around on two "rrors.
C ALDWELL AB R H E
Louis, 2-b 4 0 0 0
Kristoff, 1-b 4 0 10
Sebesta, cf 4 0 0 0
Philp, «S 4 0 0 0
Whaley, C., c 3 0 0 0
Duewall, If 3 0 0 0
Hein, 3-b 3 0 0 0
Bell, rf 12 0 0
Whaley, K., p 3 110
TOTAL
$489,596.33
STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Burleson.
We, H. H. Womble, as President,
and H. D. Cherry, as Cashier of
said bank, each of us, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
H. H. WOMBLE, President
H. D. CHERRY, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 28 day of March, A. D.
1940.
Fr. St. WRBA, Notary Public,
Burleson County, Texas.
CORRECT—ATTEST:
J. A. GRAY
HENRY G. WOMBLE
J. EARL PORTER, Directors
Dance
S.pj.s.t. Hall
SNOOK
Tuesday, April 9th
Music by
Blume's Orchestra
of La Grange
Gente, 40c; Ladles' FREE
Totals
SOMERVILLE
Ptacek, ss
Lockard, c
Hernandez, p
Richter, rf
Gaskamp, 3-b
Lauderdale, If
Hodge, 1-b
Nixon, cf
Arrendondo, 2-b
29 3 2 0
AB R H E
4 0 0 0
3 0
3 0
3 0
3 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
Totals 31 2 2 3
The Hornets will be hosts to
Coach John Crow's Allen Academy
Ramblers here Friday, with whom
they played a 1-1 tie last week in
Bryan. The Caldwell - Brenham
game, scheduled for last Friday,
was washed out. Allen Academy
games have no bearing on the Post
league standing.
DANCE
01JLS. HALL
DEANVILLE
Saturday, April 6
MUSIC BY
The Burlesonians
Gents, 40c; Spectators, 25c
DH?fCTORY
HAYS BOWERS
ATTORNEY-COUNTY JUDGE
Practice in District and
Federal Courts
County Judge's Office
Court House
ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE
Promptly and Accurately Made
THE CALDWELL
ABSTRACT COMPANY
B. A. Bowers 4 F. A. Ellis
Caldwell. T<
Phone M
"The Standard of Comparison"
Automatic Gas System
and Service
O. H. CARR, Caldwell, Texas
Phone 140
R. S. BOWERS
ATTORNEY
Practice in All State and
Federal Courts
Bowers Building
Caldwell, Texas
Why Visit a Funeral Hom«7
Is we extend this invitation lor
you to visit our funeral home,
the thought arises that you may
vonder what reason there to for
'our accepting it. Briefer, it to
to longer customary to wait an-
il need arises before visiting a
uneral home. Almost everyone
nay be obligated to make ar-
angements for a relative, friend \
ir neighbor. Foresighted people
Are making it a point to visit
uid know about the facilities of
nodern funeral homes, as one of
their responsibilities. By doing
this they avoid hurried decisions,
made in emergencies, that might
.esult of lasting regret. They
secure information which helps
make their final tribute to lovqd
ones as considerate and beauti-
ful as possible.
Phillips-Luckey Company
Caldwell. Texas — Phone SS
DEPOSITS INSURED
Ttofitetj Deposit Inurann ConuntioD
„ • WASHINGTON, Ol S. „
18000 S8MS88JSS $5000
FIRST STATE bank in CALDWELL
Dippel's tyood Bto^e
SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY. SATURDAY - MONDAY
Pop Corn, Checkers, 3 for
10c
Cookies, Oatmeal or Vanilla Wafers,
Large Cello bag
10c
Shoe Polish, can
5c
Razor Blades, double edge
5c
Aspirins, 20 grand, 5-grain, dozen
5c
Syrup Pepsin, Freeman's, 25c size 19c-
Syrup of Black Draught, 25c size
19c
Chill Tonic, Grove's, 50c size
40c
Tooth Paste, Phillip's (glass free) 21c
Soap, Swift's laundry, 10 bars
21c
Super Suds, large blue box
24c
2 Bars Palmolive FREE!
Dried Peaches, 1 5-8 lbs.
20c
%
Peanut Butter, quart
23c
Rice, extra fancy Blue Rose, 5 lbs.
19c
Flour, Texo, pretty print sacks,
48-pounds
$1.63
SARDINES, tall cans, 3 for
23c1
•Coffee, 3 meal dish free, lb.
22c
LEMONS, dozen
10c
Peanuts, Spanish, bushel
$1.70
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