The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 54, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1951 Page: 1 of 8
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ROdlIALG («n4 rightly bo)
i i|*| ovar Ike prospects of the
multi million dollar aleaiaum
plant which will ba built right
in thair laps. The Civic Improve-
men I Cammittoc over there kaa
mat and adopted Ikla slogan: "A
Haute an Every Lot ia Rock-
dala." Yea, tkey're going to
town, And. incidentally, we
might a* well get ready to make
aa muck out of it aa wa can, too.
The Chamber of Commerce di-
rector* met Tuesday afternoon
and named a road committee.
Thin committee will have only
one road in mind and that will
be the shortest cut through Bur-
leson County from Caldwell to
the fite of the proponed $M0,-
000,000 plant. Thai is the first
and ONE BHi THIMi THAT
WE MI ST IN), if we expect lo
cash in lo the fullest extent on
the Milam County project
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I HAVE been nuked by a number
of people just how we ran expect
an aluminum plant in Rockdale to
be of any bent-fit to people in
Caldwell. Any project that big,
which will employ over 1,000 peo-
ple and bring several time# that
many into a small urea, in bound
to have some affect on surrounding
territory, which influence will be
far enough to Include Caldwell and
parta of Burleaon County. It will,
for pne thing, be a constant medium
for supplying jobs for people
around here who really want to
work.
PRISSY, our cocker spaniel,
who always met u* at home-com-
ing time, no matter what time it
might have been, and rolled over
on ber bock for a little tummy
rubbing, was killed b> an auto-
mobile laat Friday night, it was
iuat a matter of time. I'riaay,
like all cockers, ran with her
note to the earth and she waa
continuously crooning the straet,
with ears whissing by. One fin-
ally got ber. Brake bar naek.
Like all peta, we had become at
taehed lo Prissy and we shall
misa her. as we already do. \ cs.
there are three cans of dog food
and an empty water bowl out at
our house now.
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BUT, Just for your information
neither dog nor human being can
«ros Stone Street from Murk t<>
Alligator safely these days Thi y
have made a race track out of it.
Cars turn onto Stone from Muck
and by th<' time they reach the
<ide of my bouse, two block < ip,
-.• lit•- are traveling xt> mile ,.n
hour Then they -dam on their
brakes and grind their wheels to
make the left turn at Alligator,
And that bus been the < ase since
the streets were paved And it goes
on and on (lets worse.
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REPORT on the aick folk who
have baan hospitalised or very
ill lately finda that Mrs. H. B.
(Lucille) Dowell haa recovered
from her operation sufficiently
to be brought home Tuesday aft-
ernoon and la reeling well at her
reaidence here. Superintendent
J. M. Hare la doing well and
will come home early next week,
it ia expected. Miss Bula Sale,
who had a serioua operation, is
improving but muat remain in
the hospital a while longer. Mrs.
Bessie Ward is better and ia
expected home this week-end.
Jesse Whiled is improved and
Mrs. L. II. Kilpalrick has re-
sponded lo treatment and is
likely to be back in Caldwell
this week-end. I had Phil Tram-
mell operated a week earlier
than the actual performance. He
is in St. Datid Hospital. Austin,
and underwent the operation
Tuesda) of this week.
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JIM Worthington of Cook's
Point, member of the Burleson
County School Ronrd for many
years, lias been ill during the pnst
weeks with stom i 'h disorder and
high blond pi tire. Jim attended
the county board meeting Monday
morning and -ay* that he is get-
ting better He lost lots of weight,
hut believes that doctors have got
hold of him in time to bring him
back to good health, I certainly
hope so Jim Worthington is an
honest, level-headed, straight
thinking school board member and
successful farmer. He has many,
many friends in this county who
wish him well.
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FRANK Baldwin, fiery llltle
editor of Ihc Waco NEWS-TRI-
BUNE ANH TIMES IIERAI.O
since I! '.!•), Is dead. I received my
early newspaper training under
Frank Baldwin, while all ending
Baylor I'niversllv and editing
sports for Ihe afternoon Waco
sheet. II is my opinion thai, with <
all my association with newspa-
(ooaUaued en la* page)
Süf£ Caldwell Sfeuts
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
V.OLUME LX1V—No. 54
CALDWELL. TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1951
SahflcrlpMon price: $2.00 a yr. In Burleaon Co—11.50 Ml §t
GEOIGE A. BULLOCK
Deputy Regional Executive, Region
No. 9, Boy Scent* el America.
George Bullock
Setting Record
As Scout Leader
Tackled Gigantic Job Ah
Head of Camping At
Philmont Ranch
A gigantic camp in the heart >f
the Cimarrón country in deep New
Me* ico, comprising 127,000 acres
of land or more than 200 squure
miles iff be;.'Jtiful mountain mera
and Southwestern plains territory,
wus given to the Boy Scouts of
America by Mr. and Mrs. \Saitc
I hillips a number of years ag > and
uni4er the expert guidance of such
leaders as Jim Fitch, Bill ileok
and (¡eorge Bullock, the project
has grown into one of the biggest
of its kind in the world and is
known i«s Ihilmont Scout Ranch
Perhaps you local readers wonder
who Bill Heck and Jim Fitch are
but you ought to know (¡eorg1
(Continued on page 5)
Installed As Officer
In Knights Columbus
Fred A. 1'olan.sky of Ft Worth
wa.- reeentlj installed as Faithfi i
Navigator of the General Wor'h
Assembly of the Fourth Dagrei
tin Knights of Columbus, it wn •
announced here by relatives.
Ml p.'lacsky <•' the fail.. of
Mt FiHvani .1 Chalotipk.i of
Cook's Point anil has other mm,.
hale relative* and friend.- in and
around Caldwell.
Wombles and Loves
Are Deadlocked For
Softball Leadership
Action in the past weeks torrid
race for the lead in the Chamber
ol Commerce Softball League
found Love's Driller and Wom-
ble's Oilers deadlocked for top
honor . With only three gamea left
to be played, plenty of excite-
ment should be in store for the
fans. Regular league play ends
next Tuesday night followed by a
make-up games next Thursday
night between Love's Drillers and
Mt'tual Lumber and Jennings
Hardware and Womhle's Oilers
which were rained out earlier in
(Continued on page 5)
October Draft
CaH For 742
Issued Today
State Calls Are Decreased
From March Through
July
AUSTIN— The Texas draft call
for October is 742 men, Brig. Gen.
Paul L. Wakefield, state Selective
Service director, announced today
I'his compares with a Septem-
ber ni.ola of iil9 and an August
call of 772. From March through
July, state calls were decreased;
but beginning with the August
cull, quotas have been increased,
the stale druft director pointed
out.
The October quota of 742 is the
stale's share of a national quota
of 41,000, biggest national monthly
quota since March. Part of the
September and October quota of
men will see service with the
Marine Corps.
General Wakefield said that
|i cal board quotas for October will
be assigned and mailed "around
August the 8th or Uth," No local
board quotas will be available un
ti! that time. Local boards hav
received September calls.
The state director of Selectiv
Service said his headquarters had
received information that not as
many male college students in the
Southwest had taken the Selective
qualification test as in other areas.
Figures received showed that ti
per cent of male college students
in Western South Central states
took the test, as compared to IK
per cent in Northeastern states,
and 11 per cent «ver the nation
ami territories as a whole.
State headquarters also has re-
ce'ved new regulations which per-
mit some registrants who appeal
for occupational deferment to have
a choice of appeal boards. For ex-
ample, a man registered in Texas
who is working in California, up-
on request, may have his appeal
forwarded to a California appeal
board having jurisdiction of the
area in which he works.
The draft registrant must make
such a request at the time he files
an appeal. A registrant has a right
•o appeal, if he takes such action
v thin 10 days after his local
board mails him a notice of cla.-si-
fit at ion.
i ¡enera■ Wakefield -aid his head-
.11 ■ > at - ha - beer eh en >f-
(1 nt Mi' I ii page four I
Former Burleson Mar
Dies In Lubbock Aftei
Months of Illness
Minister
James D. Record of Cameron
will take over the ministry of the
( hurch of Christ nerc Sunday,
August, 12.
He is the son ■ >f Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Record of Ames, Oklu, his
lathei being niter of th
Church of Christ it that city.
Gas Customers
WiH Pay More
After September
Increased Coat Will Affect
More Than 3,000 Users
Of Service
Ag Committee Lists
Six Meeting Places
The Burleson County Agricultur-
I Mobilization Committee will hold
ix community meetings in the
county starting next week.
The schedule of the meetings is
a.s follows:
Deanville, August 14, at the school
house.
Snook. August 15. at the school
house.
Chriesman, August 17, at the
school house.
Cook's Point, August 21, at the
Sunday School Hall.
Caldwell, August 22, at the Court
House.
Birch, August 24, at the School
House.
All meetings will bcjjin at 8:00
P m.
The purpose of these meetings is
to get the thinking of the farmers
on what kind of farm program we
need and how the agricultural
agencies can give the most assist-
ance to the farmers of Burleson
County.
All farmers are urged to attend
these community meetings.
Frank Marek Named
Committee Chairman
Temperature Soars To
108 In Caldwell
l nolficial reports on the heat
wave in Caldwell during the past
week, when the mercury soared to
• he highest record of the 20th cen-
tury, showed that Caldwell citizens
sweltered under 107 degrees Sat
tirday and I0K degrees Sunday.
Both • iii\ >'t record: for the pres-
ent century It hadn't been that hot
in more than fifty years arou !
hete, old timers recall.
Dan Lorea Suffers
Sunstroke Monday
Dan Lorea, who came to CaM
rll several month ago from New
'orl< City, and who operated Fe-
oras Cleaners for a few months,
suffered a sunstroke at Bryan Air-
Id at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon
the height of the terrific heat
that dav I on i wa working on
■> roof of a building, when ho
came dizz> lie managed to ,'et
the ground before lie W is over
come and later taken to a Bryan
Hospital. He has been returned to
his home here and is now resting
well, relatives Mid.
Walter F Surovik, age 60, died
at his hom.' at 3013-29th St,, Lub
bock, Sunday, July 29, at 9:110
p. m. He had been in ill health for
several months.
Funeral Services were held ut
.1.00 p ii on Tuesday from the
First Methodist Church, Lubbock,
with Dr. N. R. N. Hucknbee con-
ducting the services. Two of his
favorite hymns. "Nearer My Go i
to Thee" and "Sweet Bye and Bye"
were sung at his funeral servic,.-
Burinl was held at Tech Memorial
Park Cemeti y under the direction
of Mcl>onal<i Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife and
one son, W liter F Surovik, of
Lubbock; two daughters, Mrs. Jud
«on Hewlett of W-.lson, and Mr-
John F. Griffin of Lubbock. Oth
er .survivor? are two brothers. Joe
and Frank Surovik, both of Cald-
well. and one sister, Mrs. .1 I.
Nedbalek, of Lubbock, and five
grandchildren
Walter F. Surovik was born in
Caldwell, December '.'.'1, 1890, where
he spent the earlier part of h s
life, and was well known and lovod
by all who knew him
He moved to Liibbt ' if
when- he lia < resille I . el sir. e II •
h.al mat,y friends here as was < ■
deliced b\ the large crowd attend
ii g the funeral ervice and the
li,rge and beautiful floral offering
that covered hi las' re tinn pine
Besides the many friends and
relatives who attended the funeral
services from Lubbock and the
surrounding towns around Lun-
bock the services were also attend
ed by Joe Surovik of Caldwell.
Mr. and Mrs IV II. Odstrcil an i
daughter, Mis Doris Mae Odstr-
cil, of Caldwell, Mrs. Othcll Witt,
of Cameron, Charlie Dubeak of
Temple, and Mr and Mr- Joe
Duhcak and sons, loe Daniel and
Julius of Temple.
Ft\.i:k M ek associated with
','iif (111 Corp ■•rati": has been ap-
pointed Caldwell community chair-
an of the Oil Industry Informa-
tion Committee He will administer
thi' American Petroleum Institut
information program in thi.s com-
munity for 195*.-52 and is in
charge of plans now in their for
malive stage for Oil Progres
Week. October 14-20, according to
an announcement from Austin to
day by V. C. Jung, OIIC Ess
Central Texas area chairman.
"In broadening the OIIC pro-
gram in Texas this year", Jung
said, "we feel fortunate in en
l-sNng Frank Marek's leadershi)
in the vital Caldwell community.'
Week-end visitors in the home
i f Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drnhem
were Miases Betty Milburger and
Elaine Drahem of College Station.
C.H.S. Band To Play
Tn Concert Saturday
Night at Court Houst
The Caldwell High School band
will render a concert at the court
house lawn Saturday night, he
ginning at s o'clock, it was an
uounced Thursday by Boyd Hunt
director. Hunt pointed out that any
former hir ,i members who desire
to play Saturday night will he wel-
come and will be furnished with
an instrument
The director stated that the band
has been practicing all week and
that concert- will be given on the
Lights of \ 'Is and 2ft. is w>H
as tln.s S ' lay night.
Klly To Conduct
Methodist Services
Industrial customers of the Lone
Star Gas Company in September
will begin puying an additional
nine-twentieths of one cent for
each thousand cubic feet of na-
tural gas used.
The increased cost for gas ser-
vice will affect more than 3,000
industrial and manufacturing
plants and other large consumers
throughout the Lone Star system
in Texus.
M. L. Bird, operating manager
for the company's general division
of distribution, has sent letters to
industrial customers in this area
advif-ing of the additional cost and
pointing out that the rate hike
became necessary after a gather-
ing tax was imposed on the gus
industry by the Texas Legislature
at its 1961 session.
"In accordance with the pro-
visions of our contract with you
covering industrial gas service,
Mr. Bird stated, "this tax will be
added to your gas bill starting
with our September, 1961, billing."
Mr. Bird also warned the larger
gas consumers that "there is a-
nother even more serious matter
confronting you relating to the
cost of your gas service,"
"This," he said, "is the proposed
bill calling for a minimum price
on natural gas at the well head
which is still a threat to the gas
industry and its customers even
though such a bill was defeated
during the last hours of the recent
session of the Legislature.
"Several price fixing bills were
introduced in the last Legislative
session which were designed to
break existing contracts between
producers and transporters whore
material inceases in the price of
gas in the field could be affected
and one of the bills barely failed
of final pussage during the closing
hours of the session. This gas price
fixing legislation is a grave and
impending threat to our industrial
customers in that such legislation
could operate to increase your fuel
costs in a far more substantial
amount than any tax which con-
ceivably could be proposed."
Mr. Bird charged that "the de-
(Continued on page four)
Joe Krohne of Lyons
Passes Away Sunday
After Long Illness
Joe Krohne, 73, died at his hom
in Lyons, Sunday, August 5, after
an extended illness due to a hear
ailment.
Born in the East, Joe Lostowits
came with his parents to the hom
of the late Mr. and Mrs. George
II. Krohne. west of Lyons, at the
age of four years. His mother was
seriously ill and died at the Krohne
home soon thereafter. At his
mother's death, Joe was adopted
by the Krohnes, making his home
«ith them until he was grown. He
then resided in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Barnett for some
twenty-five years and the remain
der of his life was spent in the F.
J. Knesek home at Lyons. When
i ¡ is health failed three years ago
lie was tenderly cared for by Mr.
i.mi Mrs, Kne.- 'k. A brother, John.
>'*•• adopted by Mr. Krohne, has
I receded his brothei in death.
Survivors include another broth-
ei. Paul, and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral set" ices were held at the
Woods Funeral Home with Rev. \.
V Broaddus officiating, assisted bv
1 Waj e Hav is. pa-tor >f I.y tn-
1 .!>••-• <')•■•, h. Burial was in the
dille 'an i'v cele ti'fv beside
Lions Head
Dr. W. R. Towery of Cuero,
District Governor of Lions Dis-
trict 2S-3, was in Caldwell Mon
day and Tuesday of this week. He
spoke to Lions Club members at
their regular meeting Monday
night at the Woman's Cluh build-
ing. Dr. Towery spoke on Lions
International, club membership
and Lions activities throughout
the world. While in Caldwell Tues
day the affable young governor
visited downtown and made many
friends here with his • pleasant
personality. Dr. Towery stated
that he is spending the last half
of this year in visiting all Lions
clubs throughout his district.
Office Is Moved
The Houston District Office ol
Price Stabilization has moved to
109 Austin Street, Houston, from
its former offices at 617 La Branch
Street.
Charles H. Winerich, Jr., Hous-
ton OPS director, said the move
has resulted in additional office
space and more working room for
district personnel.
"All communications to the
Houston District OPS should be
sent to the new address effective
immediately," Mr. Winerich said.
Hix Baptist Church
To Hold Revival
A revival meeting is scheduled
to be held at the Hix Macedonia
Baptist Church beginning on Fri-
day evening, August 17 and con-
tinuing through Sunday the 26th
of August.
Rev. Sansing of Austin, who
was recently called as pastor of
the church, will bring the messages
An invitation is extended to «very-
one to attend these worship ser-
vices.
New Chemical
Plant Opens
In Caldwell
Formal Opening Saturday
August 11, With
Sodapop
Formal opening of Burleson
Laboratories on Highway 36
which is owned and operated by W.
L. "Bill" Surovik, Jr., haa
rot for Saturday, August 11.
new chemical manufacturing
corn will be open to the pubtte a'l
day, from 8 o'clock tomorrow i
ing until 8 at. night. There will bé¡
fiee cold drinks for everyone, Sunt*
vik said.
The Burleson Laboratories Witt I
distribute and manufacture agri-
cultural chemicals. Among the
chemicals manufactured and dfah
tributed by the industry will be
Burleson Formula 99, a screw
worm remedy, a stock spray COB-
(Continued on page 6)
Legion Scheduled
Regular Meeting
American Legion Deutsch-Hous
ton Post of the American Legion
will meet in regular session at the
Legion Hall Monday night. August
13, at 3:45, according to announce-
ment made this week by Julius
Houston.
Houston stated that the Legion
Auxiliary meeting will be held a*
the same time in another section
of the building.
Election of officers in both or-
ganizations and other important
business will be discussed, so that
nil members are urged to be in
attendance.
Howard K. Sherfy
Of Houston Passes
Kt
amity
if his
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hoppe,
tiring
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mot her
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eorge
Marvin
i«k.
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>v. s 'kv,
Hates,
Mur
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Hospital in A us r .
Klly, p." dor of the
c I' "it Methodist Chutv'i,
v ill proa- Ii a' the 5l> a m w •
slop «seruoc, \ugu:tt 12 through
September
preach at
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wt
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Rev Klly
evening
Melhodi t
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e even
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films will be shown at
the a< two services. The Board of
Stewards will be in charge or
evening service, September 2.
Jodie Pollack (wets
Hroken Right Leg
'od '- Pollack i in v Closkey
II' -nital at I'emple with a hroken
leg above th" knee, receive I
-i,i I i it iii ou v lien lie was kicked
h< 1 it pony Pollack had in-
idled tile po from the fear
d believe- that the animal w;
ft ■'t I • ee !■ irked He W|M
bi i the hospital for
several day .
Relatives and friends in the
county were saddened to learn of
the death of Howard K. Sherfy,
5ft, of Houston, vice-president of
the Texas Freight Company and
father-in-law of Mrs. Dan Sher-
fy. the former Miss Ann Mat-"1*,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Hynek
Marek of Caldwell.
Mr Sherfy died at It home at
71'. 11 i "per St . Houston, Satin
"in night. Funeral services were
eld t'r-rn the Settegast Koi.f
Funeral Home Monday at ft p. m.
with Re\ Hatty ti, Knowle- offi-
iating
Nitivi of Houston, Mr. Sherfy
was a past president of the Tral'-
t'i ■ ("lub: a member of the Firat
Christian Chu" 1 and of the Wood
land Masonic I nlge He was a
veteran of World War I.
Hi- survivor- include his wife.
Mrs F sie () Sherfy; a son, Dan
k'hcrfi. o' d his wife, \nn, and two
Kr din t's, 11 I an I M M ^
all of lie ; •
Health Officer
Doubts Report*
On Vampire Bat
Widely Circulated
Newspaper Story Sayn
Bats Carrying Rabian
AUSTIN— Dr. George W. Cox,
State Health Officer, today took
mild exception to recent reports
that South Texas faces an invasion
from rabid vampire bats.
The health official referred to
widely circulated newspaper
story quoting a Mexican govern-
ment rabies specialist, Dr. Aurelio
Malaga-Alba, that pig-faced vam-
pire bats carrying the dread dis-
ease had been discovered 100 miles
southwest of Presidio County in
the Big Bend county.
"1 think it's a remote, fantastic
interpretation," Dr Cox said. "This
whole problem was discussed at
the U. S, — Mexico Border Public
Health Conference in Chihuahua
two years ago.
He said he was sure Dr. Mal-
aga-Alba is "entirely competent,"
and that the State Health De-
partment would take every ad*
vantage of his warning.
But the story didn't mention
.several pertinent facts about the
.situation. Vampire bats require a
tropical environment. The story
didn't mention that. And it didnt |
mention that vampire bats are re-
latively rare even in tropieal j
countries."
The newspaper story, originat-1
ing in the Austin American,
"interesting," the long-time health |
(Continued on page four)
Buddy Barnett Breaki|
Back in Truck Crash
After Falling Asleep
James "Buddy" Barnett suffered|
a broken back in an automobile ac-
cident ten miles East of Lampasasl
about 7:.'10 Monday morning, whenl
h" and Dewey "Petey" Deutachl
were returning to Caldwell after I
delivering a loud of cattl" in San|
Saba, lie is confined t<> Rollins-
brook Hospital in Lampasas, wherel
he will remain for an indo crminatel
kngth of time after which hii
fi>ther. .lint Barnett, oxp< ts to
move him to Scott and White ia
Temple. Reports from tin- parent
stated that young Barnei is doil
exceptionally well under the ci
cumstances: that he has not
paralyzed by the accident and tt
ho has been placed in a plaster
■'art . ist Dewey Dent i suffel
only slight bruises and i black
ye a* his part "I the ac ident.
Aft"!' delivering '.'I h ! of Cfl
tie to San Saba, the 'wo
.'.ii ted back to Caldwell on tl
return trip Ton mile out of Lan
pis,is Barnett, who was drivil
wont to sleep at the wheel and
bij, trailer truck careened off thd
shoulder of the highway at the
of a hill, out of control. The truel
ilul not overturn but threw youii
Barnett clear of the cab and
suffered the injury when he str
the ground. Petey Doutsch w«
holding onto Harnett but was un^
■ I to to keep him from being throv
Delberl Nutosud of Taylor spent
Sunduy at home here.
Napoleon said
on its stomach
an army travels
Admiral Farragut entered
Navy at the agu of nine.
the
mi tina Flanagan, Mr.
M' M W. Davis and Buck, Mr
and Mrs. J. W. Flanagan, Qaj
and Michael, all of Houston,
til with Mr. and Mrs. 'fheo Na
sad Sunday, j|
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