The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1952 Page: 1 of 16
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ALL EYLjs aro focused on the
Burleson Comity Fair, which start a
Monday, October 13. The Pair will
get underway officially at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon with the
bite parade. Thin yoar'a parade ia
ox ported to '.jc bigger and better
than any we have had in recent
years, and <vith good weather a
great attendance during the threo
days in expected.
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CALDWELL lakes on Roaebud
at Panther Field tonight at eight
o'clock. The game promises to he
a good one and lots of fans from
Caldwell like'.y will make the trip
•
I1ATTIE Traylor, who worked
for Mr*. Austin Nelmn foi
man), manv >ears, brought an
did mulch dispenser by My of*
fice the other day to «how it
to me. It in made of iron and
an American Eagle in perched
on lop of the iron base match
container. 'Ine Eagle'a beak ia
sharp and when you puah the
eagle's head down the beak
plumes into the matches helm
and picks up one for you. Hat-
tie nay* that Mr*. Nelms gave
her the dispenser and that it
belonged to Mrs. Nelmn grand-
father. which make the gadget
over 135 yearn old
•
S. O. VOL' ROSS of Bryan was
in our <«ff •• lust Saturday and
renewed his paper, Stated that hi
didn't want to mina a ropy and
that h< ha- been a subscribe*- '<
tins newspaper lorn: before th«'
i..r -'>1 xiiiti<>n <>f the NEWS aii.i
thi* HI RLKSON col'NTV LED
GER
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JASl'ER TOMARO of Snook
11,,n|c a bait per arre on ¡15 acre
.. flii Hr. /.->s Bottom land. Ho
|Mii nfit>d ix tonics. Cecil Giosen-
i blag, also .>i Snook, made a Sale
per acre on thirty acres. H
poisoned ten times
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J r BENTON and Mrs Pen-
ton of the Harmony Community
recently rnov.d into their new and
modern farm home built with the
assistance of thr I'llA housing
loan. Their n< ighbors gave them
anold time house warming and
brought them toany useful gifta.
I^«t the throng go on its way and
lit the crowd depart;
But one oi two will keep the
faith \s hen you are
sick nl heart;
And rich you'M he, and comfort •<'
when lira y skies hide
the blue,
If you ran tniii and share your
grief, with just a friend
or two.
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JAMES LEWIS, former sta
center for the Caldwell Hornets
and the San Marcos Col-
lege football teams is now a
member of the strong Fort Old
Warriors ol Monterrey, Calif-
ornis. Ili« team played Brook
Army Medical Center at Alamo
Stadium in San Antonio laai
Sunday. Oct. 5. James played
mer half the game in San An '
Ionio slid turned in a stellar
pcrfor mnnre in the line. Last
year the Ft. Ord Warriors fie'.l-
ed one o(, the strongest service
teams in th • nation, having won
10 out of It games played. They
art compiling another formida
ole recorrí thin year. The War-
riors w on I he game from Brook
Umi Center h) a close count
of 7 to fi Sunday. Mr. snd M-<
Jim Lewis nut to San Antonio
Saturday morning and. spent
Salurdat and Sunday with th« ir
son. Corporal James held down
the center slot on theh Warrior
eleven. James and his folks -n-
joyed another football game
Saturday night between Tex-
as A. & I. and ''t. Sam llnus
ton and James had an oppm
tunit> to visit with se\eral of
his former college class males
of San Marros State Teachers
t 'idle ge.
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ERNEST Prorhazka, AN VIC
DIV. I). S. S Lake Chnmplain
fCtT 2! ) Fieri Post Office, Nev
York, N Y. is the mailing id
dress i f the former hackfield nee
of the Caldwell Hornets several
yen it ago. Linest is in the I J. S.
Navy and a member of the
crew of the I'. S. S. Lake Champ
lain. He rei'Mitly sent his foil i.
Mr. and Mr. B«-<i Prochn/An a
beautiful hook of the history .if
the big ship The book tells about
"The Champ" and its colorful
background. It is now an aircraft
carrier. The story says in part:
"With the advent of the Koroaa
crisis, and tlieinitintion of a pro-
gram for naval expansion to me.t
that aituntio.i, the Champ was di-
vested of "oroonw and preserva-
tive and completely modernize.!
Continued on laat page, Section I
She Caldwell Sfrws
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER • - ESTABLISHED 1897
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Section 1
VOLUME LXV—No. 10
CALDWELL, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1952 SuNcriplfawi priti: 12.00 a yr. in BiHwoi Co.—tlJO —I
Monday Parade To Open Current County Fair
Hornets Move To Rosebud For Game Tonight
Two Formidable
Clubs To Clash
In Grudge Game
Coaches Cross And York
Pronounce Ixmil Elevation
In (iood Condition.
Two flashy offensive football
elevens of Cinss A A vintage will
pit their • '-njrth against each
other in a |*e-conference classic
Rosebud tonight when 'he C.i'd-
well Hornets renew their i«truicg!e
with the Black Panthers there
Came time is H o'clock.
Ir. the past few years this an-
nual contest between Caldwell ¡¿id
Rosebud has grow,, into a re il
jirude bat 11 Both clubs are
ra get' for victory 'tul tie p uilii i
between tin i in the past hav >
been close : im hard fo-.^ht.
I -1 >ea .lay n•• at Hornet
Field, the iwo stro'ig <•!.iss AA
rlttbs opened the i i season's plav.
The game was rlose and bitte-l/
contest -d and Caldwell eked niu
viitorv by the narrow margin
of I'." to Rosebud fans were
highly diss,i'l;fird uith the ottt-
comc, cla ming that officials
played a part in *-sting them tie-
game and swore revenge on the
Hr-rnets thi. yea' The contest
looms as a natural.
When Culdwell and Rosebud
first lurked horns in modern foot-
ball rircles hark in 1948 th« Black
Panthers fielded a polished team
and s mo the retl the locals under a
U4 to 7 MVimnehe. Caldwell came
back the following year on their
•wn groundr and won 19 to 0.
The Hornets also won in 1860 by
a cloae 7 to 0 acore.
Coaches Mervin "Buddy" Cross
and Meredith York stated th«i
their team ¡s in good physical
condition and that all youngsters
ere in fine fettle after their
crashing, cru 1 >g win over Rock-
dale last Friday night.
The game tonight is the final
warm up session for the Hornets
a* they prepare for their opening
conference game of the year ;i-
jrsinrt the strong, undefeat"!
Bellville Brehmus it Bellville nex:
Friday night.
Probable Starting Line-l'ps
Caldwell (Hornets)
Weight No. Pos.
150 30 IE
170
158
I lit)
174
210
155
till
1 12
188
1Ü7
: a
15
40
44
77
55
22
20
38
10
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RE
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1:1
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WB
Name
Mervin Massey
Jimmy Oliver
Patricio Rosas
Clint Odom
Billy Savage
Charles Krnger
Henry Skrahanek
Durryl Love
W ayne Boedeser
.lerry Odom
Johnny Simai.k
Rosebud (Black Panthers)
Name Weight No. Po.i.
If Johnston lii.r> :u LE
Wiley Canett l!l5 -til l.T
Chntles Moore 105 28 LC
Melvili Voigt Hid III C
Randolph Burton 175 HO RC
Lesli, Srheffer 105 ;if> It I
Mfred Vol';i 105 43 RE
Jame Beran 155 20 LI i
Hilly Allen 105 21 RH
l.lovd Waso rnian !75 ,'M FH
Paul /ipperlen 100 25 QH
Sulist itutes for Caldwell: Barl.'s¡
Douglass Key 175, No. 60; Jerry
Kiilun 15.1, No. 00; Sammy Ol <•
trcil, l.'tO, No. 70; Albert Smith
120, No. 00; Ends: Herbert Fedora
150, No 75; Don Srhigut 146. Nc.
.'Ifi; Tackles. Winston Koerth 145
No. 05; Bil'y Dim llowery 14",
No. 58; Center: Curtis Andrew-,
150, No. 80.
Substituto for Rosebud: Backs
Pat O'Neal, 150, No. 2¡t; Jiniv:,
Bethel, 185, No. 42; John Oliir\,
140, No. 20; Leonard Weiser, 'hi..
No. .'l.'l; Jiini'iy Maldrow, 150, No.
.'18; Dirk Cm'.. 1.10, No. ¡10; Buddy
Emmons, 105 No. :t7 Ends: lli.r-
oId Srhonhoeft, 155, No. 20; J. B
Davenport, 150, No. 4!; Tackles.
Dennis Knsner, 100, No. ¡12;
Guards: Charles Plncek, 105, No.
44; Robert Thomas, 145, No. .10;
Outers: Manuel Behne, 156, No.
22; Ruddy Allien, 155.No. 3 .
A bottle Killed a "fifth" is four*
fifts of a i|iiart or one fifth of a
gallon.
Antique And Classic
Autos To Exhibit
Here During Fair
Jack Faulds, Secretary of the
BurleKon County Fr.ir Association,
attended u meeting of the Hous-
lon Horseloh Carriage Club, in
Houston, Texas on Monday ni^l't
of this week and made arrange-
ments for several old automobiles
to participate in the opening pa
rnde i f this years Burleson Coun-
ty Fair. After the parade the
cars will it.- on exhibition at. tlv
fair grounds for the remainder of
the Lfternuon.
Mrs. O. S. Windell
Represents Polio
Chsipter At Meeting
Mr O S. Windell, Chairman
of the Worm it's Committee of the
Burleson Co.irity March of Diim -
nhich will ii launched h'-re in
January 105.1, returned Tuesday
troin Oklahomn City, where sne
a I tel.iled a five stat, meeting >f
reprrsentativ, • and officials "f
the National Foundation for la-
fantile Paralysis. Oklahoma. A'--
ansas, Kansas, Missouri and IVv-
as were the states represented
Mr- Windell stated that the
meeting wai an enthusiastic one
and that reports on all phases of
infantile paralysis relief were
made. The feature of the 1"5.{
March of I limes will be Mi -
"Mother's March". Mrs. Windell
stated, in which 2,000,000 mothers
in the United Suites will t.al'e
part.
Caldwell Fire
Fighters Save
Snook Houses
Dwellings Occup'ed By
Knvars And Dnlchaus
Destroyed By Fire
The Caldwell Volunteer Fee
Department was instrumental Inst
Saturday night in saving two
dwellings *it Vnook( after ' .vo
other adjoining homes had leen
The W E Dalchau home was
wiped out by the spreading
flan es, wnip n-d by a high wind.
Friends cailed the Caldwell, Br>an,
Somervillc 'iid Bryan Field Fir.'
depa i tment.i and the Caldwell
Department was first upon the
i cene. They 4, ad extinguished the
lila?-' which was just getting a
toe hold on the third house, Se-
fore other fiie fighting trucks
arrived.
Fire of ur. cnown origin startel
in tin- house occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Kovnr. The Kovars
were attending the Texas Agsfie
Ki-ntia!.;, f". (ball game ¡it
lege Station. Mr. and Mrs Dal
i'bau, who lived nrxt door dis-
i oven d the blaze about 10:15, n s1
as the football game ended. Th >y
had been listening to it over tne
radio and when they got up t
retire they iw the blading Ivu-e
in-xt door. I he Raymond Hover*
l"st all personal belonging, a
mounting t i several thousand
dollni s.
The two houses destroyed were
owned by Henry Kovnr and Ir-
also owned the third which had
caught fire and which is occiriied
by Mrs. Minie Vajdnk The fourth
house isowifd by Mrs. Albina
Rubach mid was not damaged.
T!ie strong south wind would
have carried the flames through
all four henses but the aid of the
fire f ghters \ ho arrived as ipii,- -
ly as possi'ole after receiving no-
tified! Ion of the blaze. Damage,
to the dwell burs, which wns nn'y
pnrtlally co-ered by insurance,
was estimated nt about $10,000.
A check In the amount of $25
was presented to the Cnldwi II
Fire Department by Mr. Kovnr
in appreciati iii of their fine work.
The I sill-
ín France.
is the longust rive
Sixty Seven Are
In Attendance At
Weiner Supper
Ar. Committee of Chamber
Entertains And Talks
Dairy Farming.
Sixty seven persons were in
attendance at the hot dog supper
held at W. N. Mann's dairy farm
on route 3 last Tnursday night.
The event which was sponsored by
the Agricultural Committee of tne
Caldwell Chamber of Comnii -e
was .Caged for th< promotion of
the dairy interests in Burles, n
County and the encouraging of
es'aliiishi.ig inori t;rade A dairies
throughout the county.
B. 11. VettKer it Bryan ai 1
Ellon Smith, Dist-iei manager of
Sanitary Farm Daries, Inc., also
of Bryan brought messages rela-
tive t" dairying and its advant-
ages. The meeting was emceed by
Phil Alford Jr., D. I. Alford, .11 ,
Pre aient of the Chamber of
Cummerce, also spoke briefly.
M G. Perk in- of Woodson Lum-
ber Company, Manuel Feigenhaum,
E. B. "Red" Hanath, First Statu
Bank, W. Frank Love, Womhl"
lee Company, Dru.v Lane, Sani-
tary Farm Dairies. Ben Fran c-
lin's Store and the American
Legion Post furnished weiners,
buns, bread, Pepsi Cola, lee, lee
cream, píeteles, mustard, paper
plates, napkins and chairs for the
occasion. The food was prepared
by Mrs. W. N. Mann.
Those in attendance were Mea-
damea Joe F. Sebesta, Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Yaeger, Bobby Yeagur,
Mr. and Mra. Roy Foster, Mr.' and
Mrs. A. H. Tietjen, Jr., Mr. rttd
Mrs. R. J. Smith, B. T. Yager,
H. P. Hughes, C. T. Stubbs, H. G.
Hughes, Johnnie Stefka, L. J.
Seurmardo, Verne Andrews, Frank
Overhy, Jr.. John E. Stefka, Henry
Miller, Englebert Chaloupka, M. G.
Perkins, Roy Herrmann, William
Crnovic, W. N. Mann, Raymond
M. Sebesta, Rhinehardt Schultz,
Johnnie J. Hwil, Ed. Valenta, Ed-
wanl O. Hoineyer, Anton Haish r,
Ludv.ig Chaiansa, T. Owens, Mel-
vin Greath tuse, Frank St. Wrbn,
Johnnie J. iirgac, Melvin Hronok
Herbert H'-ldman, A. C. Pape, K.
Whaley, Douglass McHenry, H. Sf
Fielder, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sip-
tak, Mr. an I Mrs. Frank Batista,
H. I) Cheriy. Pete R. Scarmird.i,
Luke L. Restivo, D. L. Alford, Jr.,
Carl P. Si a i n ardo, W. W. Brev-
et, Joe F. Sebesta, Mr. and M ■
Mit Bush and Mary Mr. and Mr?.
E. B. Smith, Mr.i. Frank Love,
Mrs Engleh.it Chaloupka, M • .
Meb in Hroiiek, and Mrs. Herbett
lleldmaii.
Final Program For 1952 County Fair
12:30 P. M
2:00 P. M
. 3:00 P. M
3:30 P. M
8:00 P. M
3:00 till 12:00 P. M
MONDAY — OCTOREL 13
uarud.« Assembly ......
i-arade Begins at Santa Fe Station
Official Opening of the Fair
Band Concert (By Caldwe.l High Sehool Bar.d)
Coon In The Log (Fre> Act) .—
American Midway Showr Open
TUESDAY — OCIOBER 14
livestock Judging
( olored Parade Assembly (Freemen High School)
Colored Parade Begins
American Midway Shov.s Open
Livestock and Poultry Auction
WEDNESDAY — OCTOBER 15
American Midway Shows Opi n 12:00 till 12:00 P. M.
Drawing lor Commercial Exhibit Prizes S:00 P. M.
American Legion County-Wide Talent Shov 9:00 P. M.
9:00 A.
9:30 A.
10:00 A.
12:00 till 12:00 P. M.
7:30 P. M.
M.
M.
M.
l>r. Geo. Lenington
Is Main Speaker At
Parent-Teacher Meet
The P. T. A. met Thursday even-
ing, October 2 at the High School
Gym. The meeting was called t"
order by Mi-. B. I. Adison, presi-
dent of the organization. The 01-
jects of the P. T. A. were read in
unison.
During the business session the
membership drive and the P. I\-
A. Booth at the Fair were dis-
cussed at length, after whe h
members and quests were enter-
tained with at. interesting p.'o-
gram. Pupil, of the 3rd gride,
under the di.cction of Mrs. Lucille
Dowell, M-s. Elizabeth Terry and
Mrs. Dorothy Hunt, presented a
delightful Mttle Hallowe'en pía...
E. E. Darby gave some instruc-
tive pointeis on Safety. Studcrta
of Mrs. Ray Bro.uddus sang, "I
Ixive A Little Cottage"^ accom-
panied by M irian Simpson at the
piano.
Mesdames Addison and T!ar>
tjave an interesting and inspira-
tional report on the recent meet-
ing of the P. T. A. Workshop held
ir Waco. Mi. and Mrs. D. L. Al-
ford, Jr. presented a beau tit' il
picture, a in dern version of "Th •
Midnight Rule of Paul Rever "
by Grant Wood, to be awarded to
the room with the highest atten-
dance of parents and friends .it
the P. T. A. meeting!-' each month
The third grade room with M s.
Elizabeth Terry as teacher, re-
ceived the picture at the Octo-
ber meeting
The principal address of the
evening was given by Dr. George
I ei'ington ami was greatly en
joyed.
Mrs. Hulinc Houston of Bry.in
spent a few days here this wc
with her sister, Mrs Robert Nix
Final Plans F.or
Talent Show At
Fair Are Made
Big Prize List Draws
Interest With Over
$100 In Awards.
More than one hundred dollars
in prizes have been offered by
Caldwell merchants and business
houses for winners in the big
American Legion Talent Show
which will be presented ^it 'he
auditorium at Legirn Home Wed-
nesday night, October 15 at 8
o'clock. Announcement regarding
the many fine prizes has been re-
(Continued on page four)
Boedekc? Super Mkt.
Serves 1200 Hot Dogs
Last Saturday
Hetmán B-iedeker, owner of
Boedeker's Super Market, who
advertised in this newspaper last
week that . ne Dr. Pf|>per and a
hot dog would be served to any
customer for 5c stated that his
clerks served 1200 people with
the little snack last Saturday and
many were not hungry. Also in
the cheese cntting event, where
any custom r was allowed to cut
his own selection of American
i heese free of charge if he could
guess its weight, sold over 140
pounds of cheese and gave away
nearly nineteen pounds.
"It was one of the biggest days
we'vt had u. our new store loca-
• on," Mr. Roedeker stated and
¡ave exprés-ion of thanks to the
several thoe: and customers wno
iat-i nized his stile last week #rul.
Program Set
For Festival
Here Next Week
Three Grand Days In Store
For People Of This
Section Of State
Everything is in readinesB for
the grnnd opening of the 195£
Burleson County Fair and* three
days of fur. and entertainent a-
wuit the people of Central Texai,
according to announcement made
today by Hubert Willis, Jr.,
President of the Burleson County
Fair Association. The program,
which appears on this page in
full, has be .'ii completed and all
that is needed to assure the folks
around here a great time is the
cooperation of Old Man Weather.
The fair will open officially
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with a giant parade with the
theme "Parade- of Progress." D.
L. Alford, Jr. is chairman of th
parade committee.
"Coon in the Log" is a profes-
sional hound and coon chase put
on by Bob Brittan of Giddings
which has been suited as one of
the feature events of the fair.
This free show to the public will
be held at F iir Grounds on open-
ing night anc. front what can be
gleaned about this attraction, the
people will enjoy it.
Monday will be county school
day. All school children are espec-
ially invited to attend the fair.
Caldwell stores wil lbe closed dur-
ing the parade and for the re-
mainder of tne- afternoon.
Stock will be officially judged
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock,
Willis said. There will be a pa-
rade staged by the colored peo-
ple of the county at 10:30 Tuca-
day morning.
Also on Tuesday morning at l i
o'clock Co-Chairman Mrs. B. I.
Addison and t/trs. Henry Herr-
mann stated that ribbon uwards
will be presented to winners in
the baked foods contest and im-
TIIIS AKRIAI. PICTURE is Hi twenty-fourth of
a series of farm homes in Burleson County appeal-
ing in the Caldwell NEWS, and which feature
will continue throughout the year. Can you
rccoPni/e the home shown above? If you Identify
thia "Mystery Farm" call the NEWS office and
be the first to make known ita owner. The farm
owner will then be adviaed about the picture am
will he expected to come to the NEWS office U
receive a beautiful picture of il. The photoa ar
snapshots from the air by army pilota and photo
graphrrs. WATCH FOR THE NEXT FARM
MYSTERY PICTURE IN THE NEWS.
mediately thereafteV the ladies
will place the foods on sale to
the general public.
Tuesday right at 7 o'clock there
will be a hoi; auction. According
to President Willis more livestock
already has been entered this year
than at anyother time in the his-
tory of the Burleson County Fair.
Wednesday night the American
Legion will present their talent
show at Legion Hall beginningut
8:30.
The American Midway Sho\/3
have been engaged for the three
days. Don M. Brasher, president
of the carni al, hails it as one of
the besl of its kind in the busi-
ness.
Many other forms of entertain-
ment have been arranged by com-
mittees to ¡nsure a fine fair.
Local conces ions will offer hon-.e
cooked food.-..
Heart Attack
Is Fatal To
i. M. Jackson
Funeral Service For 78
Year Old i'aldwe" Man
Is Held Thursday.
Ist.ac Meredith J:e kson, 78, lied
et his home here Monday after
a week's illness. Earlier in the
day it was thought that his con
dition was much Unproved when
In suffered a fatal heart .itta 'k,
passing away at 0..U) o'clock.
Mr. Jackson wa-i born Decem-
ber ¡10, 1871 in Morgan Count. ,
Alabama and was one of eight
children born to Isaac M. and
Martha Jack.son, pioneer settlers
in that county. He came to Texas
in 1SD5 to visit his sister, Mrs.
\\. J. Porter who was then re-
siding in Burleson County near
Caldwell. Mr. Jackson decided not
to return to Alabama and so<>n
thereafter m<t and Inter was mar
mied to Mis.i Euh Alice lladdox
on March 16, 1890. Only one chill
a daughter, Mattic Lou, was bor i
to the couple.
A few y , rs after their mar-
riage Mr. Jackson moved hM
family to Alabama and remained
Continued on last pago, Section I
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