The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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(Ehe Caldwell Sfams
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
¿JME LV—NUMBER I
CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940
PRICE f 1.50 A YEAR-S CENTS A COTI
ne recent windstorm that hit in
•round Caldwell created quite
bit of excitement. Up in Elgin,
►(fon, not long ago there wan a
Hilar blow, and because it is so
lely, I am reprinting below the
>rt of a near catastrophe which
peared in the Elgin (Ore.)
torder:
>NE WITH THE WIND
\ mar catastrophe, that might
|ve resulted seriously for Leo
rlson occurr d Wednesday during
|e big wind. Leo was peacefully
ftted in a small building at the
ear of his home, when, without
ranting, over went the sanctom
nctorium. After many acrobatics
finally settled down to earth,
irking Leo in a rather dazed con-
iition.
After regaining his faculties and
[orienting himself he found that his
lonly mode of escape was through a
■porthole. Nevertheless he extricat-
led himself from the wreck and is
|none the worse oiT from the har-
rowing experience.
• • • #
TtTé stage is set for a red-hot
¡governor's race.
Railroad Commissioner Sadler,
lex-Governor "Ma" Ferguson, High-
way Commissioner Hines, Legislat-
or Derden, Private Citizen Davis,
Insurance Man Boulton and Sign
iPainter Womack are definite can-
didates for the job.
Texas voters are now wondering
lif their next governor will be a
Imán or woman, scholar, radio art-
list, poet, snuff dipper, sign painter
|or insurance man.
• * 0 *
I never hear Hal Collins, the
razy water crystal man, doing his
Dgram over the air that I'm not
linded that some day that same
fellow may be governor of Texas.
• • • ♦
I sse by the papers where Presi-
dent Roosevelt has had 60,000
)T('0ng Christmas trees planted on
Ihis Hyde Park estate. This leads
Ime to believe he is going to play
¡Santa Claus foi another four years.
• O O •
About Town: Curly Simank, the
jroduce man, now operating two
(businesses. He's leased the Ahrens
srvice Station on the "Y." . . .
|John Toupal. back from Dallas
here he attended a county clerk's
pvention. . . . C. H. Moore, pro-
ive Caldwell merchant, plac-
his monthly coupon sale ad-
rertisenunt in this sheet. His low
prices mean a definite saving to
irou. . . . read his ad. on the back
page. . . . Misa Lottie Pennington,
former Caldwellite, being judged
the "moat typical cowgirl" in the
IBlue Bonnet Parade at Navasota,
IwhtfTre she now lives. . . . Mm. A. C.
jWindri. encoring the Groesbeck
¡high school band at the state con-
gests in waco. Her son, Hubert, is
Ithe director. . . . Henry Bell, telling
I how he lost forty pounds, and prov-
ing it by showing how his hip
I pockets now touch. . . . Gahe Jones,
[trying to convince his listeners
that it rained so hard on his farm
that all his cottonseed was washed
luí*-" . . Joe K. Kristoff, always
prompt in paying his subscription
to this estimable rag. . . . Lieuten-
ant John R. Lehde, putting mem-
Ibers of Company E through fed ral
inspection and being congratulated
| by the reviewer.
> ♦ • •
We have been told to feed a cold
land starve a fever, but what we
¡want to know is what do you do if
i have both ?
MICKIE SAYS—
WHILE YW' MERCHANT
%WHO DOESW ADVERTISE
U/4/7T538 cusTomezs,
TH' RE&LAR ADVERTISER.
WAITS QU THEM
Ambitious Program
Adopted By Jaycees;
Budget Set At $3000
Opens Revival Here
"What is a Revival"? was the
subject discussed Wednesday night
by Rev. J. V. Berglund of Houston
above, when he opened a 12-day re-
vival at the First Methodist church
here. His subject for tonight will
be "Vitamins of Vitality." Friday
night his sermon topic will be
"Three Ways of Living."
Evening services start at 7:46
o'clock, and beginning Tuesday,
April 22, morning services will be
held through Friday at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Philp Asks
Voters' Support
For Second Term
County Treasurer Asks To
Be Re-Elected On Her Past
Record of Service
Mrs. Flossie Philp. who is serv-
ing her first term as county
treasurer, is a candidate for re-
election to that office, and today
formally announces her candidacy
Declaring that she has no lengthy
statement to make, Mrs. Philp asks
another term in office on her past
record of service.
"I hereby announce that I am
a candidate for re-election to the
office of county treasurer of Burle-
son county, subject to the will of
the voters at the democratic pri-
mary, July SW,-" says the candidate
"First, I want to express my pro-
found and deep appreciation to the
people of Burleson county for mak-
ing it possible for me to serve
them as county treasurer.
"As to the efficiency of my work,
I refer the public to the audit re-
cently made of the records of my
offiee.
"With assurance that, if re-
Wide Activities In Fields
Of Agriculture, Civic And
Industrial Included In Ap-
proved 12-Month Plan
An ambitious program of ob-
jectives for the next twelve months
was adopted by the Caldwell and
Burleson County Junior Chamber
of Commerce Monday night. In or-
der to carry out the program to
the fullest extent, the board of di-
rectors pointed out that a budget
of $.'{,000 would be needed.
Membership in the organization
now totals 105, it was said, and
total dues subscribed amounts to
only $80 a month. An effort is now
being made to incrcas the monthly
collections to $250 in order that the
program for the next 12 months
may be accomplished.
Highlights of the program as
adopted by the Jaycees for this
year are—
1. Investigate and promote the
building of a government Armory
in Caldwell.
2. Place 100 dairy cows and
calves in Burleson county through
4-H Clubs, the F.F.A. and farm-
ers. After this is done, investigate
the possibilities of establishing a
cheese plant or milk plant in Cald-
well.
3. Continue to cooperate with
NYA Girls' Resident Center which
was secured for Caldwell through
the efforts of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce. Besides training
girls'to be future homemakers, this
project's payroll amounts to $8,000
annually.
4. Sponsor the Burleson County
Fair this year, and if there are any
profits, put 76 per cent of it back
into improvements on the fair
grounds.
5. Aid and encourage 4-H clubs,
the F.F.A. and Boy Scout work in
Burleson county.
6. Co-operate with the city coun-
cil in an effort to mark all streets
and number houses in Caldwell
7. Promote monthly Trades Days
in Caldwell.
8. Sponsor a county-wide soft-
Volunteer Fireman Pose In New Uniforms
(Turn to No. 4, column 3, last page)
(Turn to No. 8, column 4, last page)
NOBODY'S
BUSINESS
I1 tallan Capera, Sr.
AUSTIN' - - Important week-end
political developments in the Gov-
ernor's race served to clarify the
situation in the No. 1 contest con-
siderably. Ernest Thompson, who
had planned to announce for Gov-
ernor about May 1, withdrew from
that contest to get into the Con-
gressional battle in hi.s Annrillo
home district, following appoint-
ment of Marvin Jones, veteran
Texas solon, to a place on the U.
S. Court of Claims.
That left Highway Commission-
er Harry Hines in the top spot, as
a possible man to bent W. Lee
O'Daniel for re-election, and im-
mensely strengthened Hines'
chances. Political students here
have felt all along that Jerry Sad-
ler will take a lot of the "blue
shirt" vote which O'Daniel cariind
xolidly laat time, from the Govern-
or. But they do not regard the
East Texas rail commissioner, who
has almost out-promised O'Daniel
so far in his campaign, aa a likely
lunoff opponent of the Governor.
With Thompson and Hines spinning
the conservative element, they hive
(Turn to No. 3, column 1, page 2)
Texas Farmers Gel Money
Texas farm rs and other land-
owners receive more than $132,000,-
000 a year from the Texas petro-
leum industry in lease and royalty
payments. •
C. H. Houston
To Make Race
For Re-Election
Constable of Precinct No. 1
Issues Formal Announce-
ment of Candidacy Today
Constable C. H. Houston is a
candidate for re-election to that
office, and is today making his
formal announcement. He is now
serving his second term, and says
that he is fully qualified to perform
the duties of the office in an effi-
cient manner.
"I am taking this opp"-'unity of
announcing my candidacy for re-
election to the office of constable
of Precinct 1, and I most respect-
fully solicit the support of all the
voters," Houston said.
"During my tenure as constable
I have endeavored to meet the re-
sponsibilities of the office without
feat or favor.
"I am asking for the office again
on my record of past service, and
if the voters favor me again, I shall
continue to perform the duties of
the constable's office in the future
as in the past."
o
Oil Taxes Provide Education
Nearly 400,000 Texas school chil-
dren each year have their entire
schooling paid for by the Texas oil
and gas industry.
Outfitted in complete new uniforms, fifteen of the twenty regu-
lar members of the Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, organised
nearly five months ago by the Caldwell and Burleson County Junior
Chamber of Commerce, are pictured above.
Left to right, front row: Monroe Berndt, assistant chief, Johnny
Strait, Johnny Zalobny, Franklin Drgac, Chief Babe Dowell, John
Gaida, Steve N'eal, Stanley I'razak, Robert Schweda and Pumper
Wayne Krueger.
Back row, left to right: Joe Langham, Edward Drescher, Butch
Homeyer, Fritz Jannett and Neddie Cade.
Firemen not shown in the picture are John Toupal, Jake Schweda,
Alvis Harwell, Charlie Poehl, Frank Spruill and G. A. Smith.
PHOTO BIT G. A. S.
Caldwell Man Takes
Part In Maneuvers
FORT DENNING. Ga., April 16
-First Lieutenant M. F. Broaddus
of Caldwell was among the 387
National Guard and reserve officers
from the infantry school here who
rode into the hills northeast of Fort
Denning Monday to take part in the
Regular Army maneuvers which
will be the first test for the new
streamlined corps.
Both the old and the new of the
Army is combined in the maneuv-
ers, for which seventeen pages of
typewritten instructions have been
issued. Movement of the opposing
Red and Blue troops began at 4:30
a.m. and by midmorning the firing
of blank cartridges l>cgan to be
heard.
Combat plane* in action in the
fray flew as far north as the* Warm
Springs residence of President
Roosevelt.
Freeze Does
Heavy Crop
Damage Here
12,000 Acres of Cotton
Killed and Other Plants
Badly Injured by Low
Temperature and Frost
Cold that reached unusual lows
for April struck this section Sat-
urday morning, and did considera-
ble damage to young vegetation,
including cotton plants, corn, fruit,
vegetables and flowers, many of
which were killed and others severe-
ly blighted.
The temperature here Saturday
morning fell to 32 degrees, and
thin ice was seen in many low spots
in Caldwell and over the county.
All cotton that had come up was
killed, according to infoppation re-
ceived by County Agent M. G. Per-
kins from farmers in all sections
of the county. Perkins estimated
that about 12.000 acres of cotton
was up, and said there is still
plenty of time to replant.
Other crops were badly damaged
by the unseasonable cold wave.
Following the strong norther that
swept this section of the state
Thursday night and Friday, an ab-
solute calm prevailed Friday night,
followed by white frost Saturday
morning.
Com plants were badly blighted
in many places. Beans, potatoes, to-
matoes and other tender vegetables
were killed. Fruit trees suffered
little damage, Perkins said.
Flower gardens suffered greatly
from the oold, especially from the
strong winds, which whipped and
cut the tender plants, many of
which are wilted and shriveled and
some dead. Those that survive the
cold spell will be retarded and
damaged.
Cotton Mattresses
To Be Given 2000
Families In County
MORT ROUSE REUS
Marriages
Joe B. Kirk and Martha Crouch.
Probate Matters
Estate of Miss Laura Mayfield,
deceased. Allen Rhodes, adminis-
trator, reported snle of property in
Lyons, to Mrs. Mary Woods of
Somerville, for $250 cash.
Land Matters
Magnlia Petroleum Co. to Wm.
H. Broeschcr and wife; release of
oil lease on 267.5 acres on Birch
Creek in SE Burleson county.
Otto Helwig to U e Wolz. Build-
ing and lot in Deanville, known as
Markwartz property; $1600.
Affidavit of partnership; Lee and
Emitt P. Wolz, owners of "Lee
Wolz & Son."
Sarah Carroll to R. S. Bowers, loii
6, 7, 8, I) and 10, adjoining new
Highway 36, on East a..d North of
crossing of Highways 36 and 21.
$10 and other considerations.
Mrs. Mary Kazmir, survivor of
Luke Kasmir; to Rudolf, Joe, Luke
and Henry Kazmir, Minnie and
Julia Matcek, Annie Bills, Eula
Prazak, Lidia Shupak, Annie Kren-
ek and Millie Schumacher. Parti-
tion of the lands of said estate, on
Brushy Creek, South of Caldwell.
John and P« te Scarmardo to J.
H. Womble, mechanic's lien on 22
and 2-3 acres on Highway 21 near
Brazos river to secure $907 with
Interest at 8 percent; «lúe in one
year.
Sam Piccola and wife to Joe C.
Scarmardo. Right-of-way for road
out of 70 acres Wm. Raleigh league
in Brazos bottom; $100.
Caldwell Boys
Win Honors At
Navasota Show
Joe Parker, a Future Farmer in
Caldwell high school, won second
place with his Hereford steer at the
Blucbonnett Festival Fat Calf
Show held last Friday and Saturday
at Navasota. This honor carried
with it a prize of $8.00.
Ernest Pavías, another Caldwell
F.F.A. boy, also showed a calf that
placed third, and carried a prize
of $6.00.
The Burleson calves were shown
in competition with 24 calves from
Brazos, Burleson and Grimes coun-
ties.
Pavías recently demonstrated his
feeding ability when one of his
calves won 21st place at the Hous-
ton Fat Stock Show, in competition
with 150 other calves from all sec-
tions of Texas. The calf was sold in
Houston for 13 *4 cents a pound.
Other F.F.A. boys who are fe?d-
ing for the Burleson County Fair
this fall are Laddie Kristoff, Pres-
ton Kiel, Edward Coufal, Lanceer
Wolz, Ernest Pavías and J. D.
Cowen.
Through their activities, the Fu-
ture Farmers are attempting to im-
prove the beef cattle breeding and
feeding program in Burleson coun-
ty.
o
J. J. Haddox
Announces For
Second Term
Justice of the Peace Of
Precinct No. 1 Cites His
Qualifications for Office
J. J. Haddox, justice of the peace
of Precinct No. 1, today announced
his candidacy for a second term,
and his name will be found in the
regular announcement column.
His statement to th? voters of
Precinct 1 follows:
"Having held this office only one
term, during which time I en-
deavored to perform my duties ac-
cording to law, I feel that I am
entitled to a second term.
"I know the legal procedure
necessary to the office and am fully
acquainted with all matters com-
ing before me.
"Everyone has received a wel-
come in my office and has had an
equal chance with all others to ap-
pear before me with their business
matters at v.hich time they re-
ceived justice at my hands.
"I invite the votes and influence
of the people of my precinct in my
race for a second term."
Stores Here To Close
Monday, April 22nd
Due to the fact that San
Jacinto Day, <«ne of the regu-
lar clotting uays adopted by
Caldwell merchants, rails on
Sunday this year, businesa-
men here agreed to clone their
stores Monday, April 22, in
ohiervance of the day on
which General Sam Houston
and his Texaa army defeated
Santa Anna at San Jacinto
battleground, thus lifting the
yoke of oppression from Texas.
Patrons of Caldwell stores
are urged to keep in mind that
business house will be closed
here next Monday.
Giesenschlag Is
Candidate For *
Job He Now Holds
Commissioner of Precinct
No. 2 Has Worked For The
Best Interests of Everyone
W. H. (Bill) Giesenschlag, com-
missioner of Precinct No. 2, this
weak authorized The News to an-
nounce that he is a candidate for
re-election.
"I ask for re-election to office
on the record of my past service to
the people of Precinct No. 2," Mr.
Giesenschlag said. "I do not claim
my record to be perfect, but there
has never been a time when I have
failed to state my views clearly
ard concisely for what I considered
to be the best interests of my pre-
cinct and the county as a whole.
"Every action of the commission-
ers' court is a matter of public
record that is open to anyone who
is interested in what has been done
by that body. I should like for any
one who is interested enough to
investigate this record and check
it in detail to do so. I am sure such
an investigation would show that I
have at all times supported those
things which have resulted in the
betterment of the people of my
precinct and the people of Burleson
county.
"The progress that has been made
in every section of the county is
something of which every citizen
should b? proud. We have built
roads and bridges, carried on drain-
age and terrace work, made provi-
sion * for the needy, and many other
worthwhile things. I am proud that
I had a part in what I consider the
wise expenditure of this money, and
Consumes Most Natural Ga.s
Texas is not only the largest pro-
ducer of natural gas but also the
largest consumer. Three-fourths of
all the marketed gas production in
Texas is consumed within the state
by Texas homes and industries.
W. S. Barron Succeeds
Late Judge Davis
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel Saturday
appointed W. S. Barron of Bryan
to succeed the lats W. C. Davis as
presiding judg of th? 86th Judicial
District, which comprises Brazos
and Robertson counties.
The appointment came as a sur-
prise to the Bryan attorn y, who
had not rolicited it.
"The 85th Judicial District i< to
be congratulated on being able to
secure the services of Mr. Baron,
who is well qualified for th posi-
tion." R. S. Bowers, Caldwell at-
torney, who erved in the Texas
Senate when Mr. Barron was speak-
er of the House of Representa-
tives," said when he learned of the
appointment.
Farmers With Total Income
Of Less Than $400 a Year
Eligible To Receive Freo
Materials from Government
Cotton mattresses will be given
to approximately 2000 low-income
farm families in Burleson county
during the next few months, it was
announced this week by County
Agent M. G. Perkins and County
Home Demonstration Agent Isabella
Foulds.
Materials for the mattressea will
be supplied by the federal govern-
ment out of surplus cotton, and the
mattresses will be made by the re-
cipients themselves, it waa said.
Farm families with total income
of less than |400 a year will be
eligible to receive the mattresses.
This includes landowners, share-
croppers, tenant farmers or day
laborers.
Under the p|an, which will be
carried out largely through the
AAA, Land Use Planning Commit-
tee and the county and home dem-
onstration agents, mattress making
centers will be set up in various
communities, with a supervisor
present to give instructions.
Each low income family will be
given 60 pounds of cotton and 12
yards of ticking. They will furnish
their own thread and needles, which
will cost approximately 26 cents.
Neighbors will combine their ef-
forts to make the mattresses, it
was said.
The matt!<iss project is designed
for three purposes: To teach people
how to make mattresses, to provide
comfortable beds for thousands of
families without them, and to help
use up the cotton surplus which is
acting as a drag on the market It
is estimated that the mattress mak-
ing program, to be put into effect
in every coton producing state, will
consume at least 250,000 bales at
surplus cotton.
Interested persons who are eligi-
ble are urged to make applications
for mattresses within the next few
days. Applications may be made
at the AAA, county agent or home
demonstration agent offices.
- o
(Tqro to No. 1, column 8, last page*
Common Schools
Name Trustees
Spirited Elections Held In
Several Districts
Returns of the various trustee
elections held recently in the com-
mon school districts of Burleson
county have been received here, with
the following results compiled:
Midway, Oscar Gee; Porter's
Chapel, Walter Levy; Sand Hill,
E. R. Willard, 19; Frank Burrough
26; Dick Burford, 3; Yegua, Joe
Dlabay, 8; Henry Odom, 6; Steve
Blaha. 3; Paul Valigura, 1; San
Antonio, Raymond Jurica, 7; John
F. Luksa, 1; Second Creek, Joe
Mynar; Deanville, Otto Luedke, 23;
Vince Maresh, 1; High Prairie, Ted
Schroeder, 17; Joe Gaas, 5; Big
Creek, W. A. Koehler, 3; Willie
Krueger, 1; Prairie Dale, L. E.
Charanza, 7; Willie Supak, 1;
Chriesman, Dick Geick, 23; Walter
Tabor, 30; Pierce Philp, 29; Ed
Ray, 3; W. II. H ier, 1; Jess
Whited, 1; Ben Bauman, 3; Willie
Sefcik, 1; Hix A. M. Hood, 47; Ru-
fus Howry. 27; New Tabor, John
E. Mmustik, 46; Geo. F. Sefcik,
30; Cook's Point. Joe Hovorak, 52;
Joe B. Drgac, 16; Harmony, Frank
Matelk, 22; Rudolph Gold, 13;
Providence, E C. Carrington, 18;
Frank ZalinaneW, 11; Snook, Joe
Turn to No. 7, column 4, last page)
Assessed Great Su,m. of Taxes
The assessed' taxable value of
Texas petroleum properties is now
more than one and one-fourth bil-
lion dollars, including taxable hold-
ings in every county of the State.
H. D. NOTES
By ISABELLE FOULDS
Home Demonstration Agent
for Burleson Coanty
GARDEN and ORCHARD NEWS
VEGETO RIALS
It's hard to talk all over Texas
at one time because of the wide
variation in seasons. If I am toe
early or too late for your cunty
with this dope—just "file" along
with the other spent ideas.
Did you ever hear the expres-
sion "simling headed"? What does
it mean? Well, it is another name
for squash. Did you ever see a
squash headed person? (I feel that
way sometimes.) At least you know
now what "simling" means.
Jobs for the first part of April.
Thin the young lettuce planta so
they will have a spacing of three
inches apart in the row. The plants
that are removed in thinning may
be used in filling in skippy places
in the row or a new row may be
set out. Wtaer each plant as it is
set. If thespinach has come up to
a good stand, it will need thinning,
too. If you care to, you may wait
until the second or third week in
this month for this job, but no
later. By that time the plants will
(Turn to No. 2, column 3, laat paga)
Farmers Market
(Prices subject ta change)
Cotton, strict middling ...Jlf/TB
Cottonseed, a ton 925.00
Cottonseed Meal, a sack _ $1.91
Cottonseed Meal, a toa _ $36.60
Hulls, a ton .„
Hogs, per ponnd
Hides, per pound
Eggs, per dona
.111.00
_. .ae^c
7c
lie
Butter, per lb. 40o in trade
Hens, a pound 8c-10c
Fryers, per pound 16c-18c
Bakers, a pound 12c
Roosters Je
Turkeys, No. 1 hens ,_.7c
Turkeys, No. 2 . 4c
Toms, No. 1 5c-8e
Old Toms 4e
Ducks and Geese 7e
iutterfat, No. 1 . 2le
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