The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1953 Page: 1 of 8
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LAST WEEK I played •
bunch Mil gueaaod Hrenham to
win over N .vasota IS lo 7. The
hunch wit* riphl bul th acore
was a little low. The Cub* made
it $5 to IS. Football fan* could
aee the Hrenham team coming
along, petting stronger each
week aa the aeaaon progressed.
If N a raneta bod got bold of
the Cuba earlier in tho aoaaon,
they would be dhitrict champ*
ions now and repreaonting 2ft-
AA. but by the time they got
to the Washington County lad*
they had improved >o much
that they took the content in a
breeze Then Hrenham was «el-
ected to represent the district
and I believe the selection wait
right, bcause Itrenham i* now
I he «trongent of the three that
lied, La («range, Na.vasota and
the Cubs. Each had a 3-1 record.
Tonight al « o'clock the Cubs
meet (he Wharton Tigern at
lirenha.m. Il niiould be a great
name, and a number of football
lover* from here «ill be on
hand lo witness it.
•
PRK8TON KIEL, one of my
former student* at <US ten
ni mi ago, wits by the office thi
week to have the NEWS sent to
bin brother, Preston in a vocational
Ak Teacher and han been since
hi# graduation fiont college.
•
RAYMOND N ovosad Adolph
I"rbaiiovnky, Jerry Novosad and
R. J Bartósh of Taylor and John-
nir W' r:i'osak returned last werk
from a successful deer hunt in
Llano County They got the limit
Ten !'ig buck .
•
jOHNNY SYMANK. hard driving
hack en the Arlington State fo< t
hall team and former CHS star,
tttadr the Dalian NEWS All- Jun
tor College football team for T-3,
chmaxing a great aea««n for the
tough little Caldwell «tar. The
NEWS nald: "An unusual vlec-
tton wan Arlington Sute'n John-
ny Simank, who earned a bearth
on the second team. Symank start-
ted only one game, the final one
ag ;nst Tarleton State and was
u ed principally in the other
game* in the «econd and fourth
quartern. Denpite limited service
and that he wa« generally consid-
ercd a reserve, three coach"!
called him the 'outstanding run
ning back in the Pioneer Confer-
ence."
Wheel Charts
Now Available
To Planters
"If y.u are a farmer, ranch'",
or landowner interested in in
i renting your farm income thi'i
H"il improving crops o pasture
¡ink your merchant for a free
•<; r;.j - Lcfume Wheel Chart,
stated Chalmers Terry of th«
( onsen ation Service, "ll w.ll
y o u the information y i
need to plant th. K> principal
y*"ii; vs a <i legumes that are a
dup'ahle t■ ■ the *oils of the Di«
t rirt
The chart I made in a con-
venient rard form that can be
hung in some handy place where
it u ill l e availahle when you need
it Some of the information in-
clnded on the chart is; pounds if
seed to plant per acre, which
needs to inoculate, the amount
and kind of fertilizer general)/
needed foi a good start, the best
planting date and method-
These 'wheel chart*' were do
veloped by the District and the
Agricultural Agencies anninting it.
The following merchantn and busi-
nesses :ir« cooperating with the
District Hoard of Supervisors to
make thi - valuable information
available to you
In Caldwell Woodson Lumber
Co.. 1) 1 Alford. Jr. Insurance,
Burleson County Co-Op Stole,
Harvey Implement Co., John J.
W< tern Auto. Smith Sei-
Produee, Sunglo Feeders
Supply. First State Hank and
Caldwell Nal ion il Hank; In S'-m
erville The Cilir.ens State Hank;
In Snook. Fojt's tiin; In Deanville,
The First State Hank; In Lexing-
ton, The Fit State Hank and The
Levington Oin Co.; In Dime Box,
The Fir-it Slate Hank; In Old
ding*. Fairmont Foods, Walther.«
Feed Store, The First National
Hank, and The Citizens State
Hank; At l^dbetter, Rhodes
(Dusty) Ranch
A series of one act plays, and
comedy Negro acts will be pres
ented by the Wnlther League of
Dime Box nt the Dime Bo* school
gymnasium tonight (Friday),
November 21'. The «how will «tart
at 7:30. A «mall ehnrgg of .80c
for adults and .15c for. children
will be made <
Soil
giv<
Fojt
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AMD THE BURIfSON COUNTY LEDGER ■ ■ ESTABLISHED 1897
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VOL! BXPIIATION
DAT! TO TBI NIWB
VOLUME LXVI — No. 16
C:\J.DWELL, '1EXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, I9S3
frict: 91*00 a yr. in
out af
Double Prizes Offered In Decoration Contest
Jury Resolution Blasts Courthouse Upkeep
Filthy Toilets,
Dusty Rooms,
Are Deplorable
The following resolution wan
made by the Hurlenon County
Grand Jury this week arid signed
by every member of the .Jury:
To the Honorable Leslie D
Williams, Judge of The District
Court of Burleson County. Tex-
an:
We, the Grand Jury for the
November Term, 1953, of the Dis-
trict Court of Burleson County,
Texan, have, in accordance with
our duties, inspected the Court
House of Burleson County, T* xa-,
and find the sume to be kept in
a deplorable condition, in 'he fol-
lowing specific instaures.
1. All of thi- toilets and n
rooms are very filty and impr« i
irly kept and unfit for human
•ine, having foul odor.
2. The Courtrooms are filthy
and improperly kept and shot i I
be dusted each morning before
une, including wiping of the sea'*
with du*t cloth.
3. The juryroom i« kept in such
filthy condition a* to be unfit f >r
occupancy.
There seems to be no reaponsi
bility in connection with the su
perv|«ion of the janitor of th >
(Continuad on last pt|*)
Caldwell FFA
Wins Coveted
Sweepstakes
The District I. F. F. A. Leader-
ship Contests were held Tuesday
at Hcarne. The annual event is al
ways one of keen competitiv-
as twenty-two Centr*l Texas High
Schools are represented The an-
nouncement that the Caldwell Fu-
ture Farmers hail won the enveten
Sweepstakes Banner was accom-
panied b> a cheer that would
spirit iik -1! Central Texas High
touchdown on the gridiron
Six teams were entered by the
local Chapter and each Was rated
in the top three contenders of its
diversion.
Sound teamwork was the theme
of the Caldwell victory, h a ■ I,
Frnnklin Maresh, son of Mr and
Mrs liank W Maresh, received
numenous compliments for his
o itstanding work as President of
the Junior Chaptei Conducting
Team
Mose Pierce
Passes Away
Early Monday
Mone Gilliam Pierce of Chries-
man died at St. Frances Hospital
at 1:4ft Tuondny morning after
having suffered a head injury at
his home in the Midway communi-
ty sometime Monday night, Nov-
ember Ifi or early the following
morning.
Mr Pierce, who was 7ü years
of age, suffered a brain concus-
sion as the result of a blow on the
hack >f his head. Texas Bangers
and county oficers aro still in-
vestiguting the case but no state-
ments hive been issued to the
press Mr Pierce was discovered
(Continued on paga (our)
Mrs. Loraine Bowers
Hurl In Accident
Mrs. I.oraine Bowers wan slight
ly injured shortly afternoon Mon-
day at the corner of Krhols and
Fox streets in downtown Caldwell
when her car was in collision with
i feed truck, driven by Johnny
Strong employed by a Bryan feed
store. Mrs. Bowers was bruised
nd shaken up but it wan not be-
lieved that Mr. Strong «as hurt,
according ti investigators. The
truck wan not dnmaged to any
extent but the Buick driven by
Mr*. Bower* wo* damaged to
aome extant.
HERE A HE nix of the eight
Burleson County mea who en-
joyed n fine deer hunt near
Hoerne, Texan in Kendall Coun-
Mrs. Wells* Class
Entertains School
Board With Dinner
ty last wek. They arc, left to
right: John Groce, John Fojt,
Jack Faulds, Clyde McFarland,
Garwood Gerdes and Frits
Lesikar The two not «hown in
the picture are Johnny Broad-
dun and Buhha Broaddun of San
Antonio.— Photo by H. Bower*.
Funeral Service
For Womble Baby
Is Held Sunday
í ¡ule Hube:'. Hamilton Wombk,
inlV.nt son of Mr. a d Mra. Hu-
bert H. Wom'.ile, ivho was born at
St. Edwards Hospital in Cameron
rt 11:15 Thursday night. Novem-
ber 19, passed away at 6:45 on the
evening of the Saturday following
from • h?art condition with which
it was born.
Funeral service was held from
Harvey - Schiller Funeral Home
Sunday afternoon at three o'clo. k
with the Rev. A. S. Broaddus of-
ficiating. Allen Oliver and Hubert
Willis served as pall bearers. In
torment was i:i Masonic Cemetery
Paternal grandparents are the
late Hubert H. Womble and Mr s.
Bessie Wonilde and maternal
• on last page)
Box Supper For
Entire County
Draws Interest
Chamber And
City Combine
Their Efforts
Members of Mrs. Clyde Wells
third year home making clars en
tertained members of the Cald
well school board theii husbands
and wives and Superintendent and
Mrs. J. M. Hare. Principal and
Mrs K. E. Darby and Prineiprt
and M s. Eugene Terry at
special dinner at th.- school gym
rinsium Tuesday night.
The tal le v.-as . ppropriateiy il<
co ra ted in autemn colors a: •
leaves and the following delicio',-
menu was served: Baked ham wi'l
piu. api le. broccoli, scalloped pota
toes, buttered carrots, stuffed •«
mato salad appetizer, hot biscuits
coffee and angel's delight dess'-r'
FHA Making
Loans Now For
Next Year
The Farnn is lb me Administr. -
lion is now making loan- for-
next yei 's opertions > ¡¡u .iifii l
farmers, according to Hoy M
Wright, Milam County Supervisor
This Will enable the farmers to
¡.repare their land now and be
ready to plant early m xt spring
when conditions are favorable
Farm operating loans are intend-
ed to help operators of family-
type farms become established or
make adjustments necessary for'
successful farming, Wright sail.
Adjustment loans are made
to eligible farmers who need cre-
dit to enable them to make neces-
sary operations and to place such
ing operations and to place such
operations on a sound and profit,
able hasis. These loans are usuai
made for a period iip to fiv.■
.ears, Init repayment,-, may l>«!
made for a period of seven yent •
if necessary These loan- bear
iner-ot at five percent per year
on tin 111| ; 1111 balance.
Annual loans an- made to eligi
i a. o n la«i oatjc *
Chamber Lays Plans
For Coming Holidays
About 150 Veterans
Attend Annual Feed
Approximately Ifift members of
the Amercian Legion and their
guests, the white veterans of Bur-
leson County, were in nttendamv
al the annual free barbecue held
for them "t legion Home Mond y
night by the Deutnch-Houston
Post 451 of the American Legion.
Pont Commander Jack Fnulda
stated that be was pleased with
the large attendance and that
«veryone reemed to enjoy the de-
i licioua barbccued supper.
The Board of Directors of tho
Caldwell C. C. met Monday night
November 23 in u called meeting.
It was decided, at the moeting,
that the drive for new member-
hip, set for December .1 and ■{,
should be initiated by a "kick-oft'
breakfast held at the Plasm Cafe
; r those who are helping with
the drive. The plan of work, ac-
cording to H. I). Cherry, drive
New '54 Chevrolet
Trucks Shown At
Harvey Motor Co.
Saturday is "New Truck Day'
Harvey Mm r Company Thi
in w l!tf I Chevrolet trucks will be
■ >n display in ; e display room i
I ¡ t he local ll" |e|'.
The 1054 ti n'k line is dei-cribe.
in Chevrolet as being the most.
j> werful, finest performing, bes
looking adv.in e- i--..ign truck ev /
built.
The Chi'vrol-> truck brings a
bin saving to own r.i on operat-
ing and upkeep cost* and doe*
the trucking job faster and mori
efficiently
J. R. Hawey stated that every-
one in Burleson County in invited
to come by the show rooms to-
morrow and get a good look at
,his outstanding Chevrolet truck.
"You'll find tlv.se new Chevrolet
trucks packed with new advant-
ages you want: loaded with great
lew features you need," Mr. Hal-
ves said. "So plan now to come
in anil g"t all the facts on the
biggest truck news in years."
Jessie L. Dean
Funeral Service
Is Held Tuesday
.les 'e I. e De 'II, C>K, of Clll'ii s-
muti. passed .-.way it. "lis li >i •
Monday at ('• a m.
Funeral service was held from
the Philli'is and Lurkey Funeral
Chapel at 'J o'clock Tuesdiy atfei •
noon with Brother Harold 11. Tri
ble, Church of Christ Minister,
end Brother Nolan of Bryan offi-
ciating
The dec-HKcd is survived by '-n
wife, Mrs Jessie L Dean of
Chriesman and a stepson, Lerov
Buffington of Chrieaman; a
daughter, Mrs. Rosie Alice Kor
negay of Chriesman und five sis-
(Continued on page four)
chairman, is for the workers U
be divided into five groups o
five men each headed by grou*,
leaders, D. L. Alford, Jr., M. F
Broaddus, Kenneth Clurk, Huber
Willis and Frank Zubic, Jr. Thes<
men will take an equal number
of prospects and give these pros-
pects an opportunity to join. At
the end of the drive, the group
meeting with the most success
will be given a st -ak dinner. M'\
Cherry stated that he believes
this will be the most successful
• Irive to date. 'I he drive will stait
directly after the breakfast the
morning of December :lrd ami
continue until every prospect is
contacted, Mr. Cherry said.
The board also discussed th"
Santa C nus parade, and it was
di cidcd after discussing the plan
• y long distance telephone call to
the North pole that Santa would
arrive in our town on the after-
noon of December 8. Santa said
that due to the lack of snow in
• ir area, he would come by train
he pnradt will start at the ¡-ta
t. >n and end at the Court H<ms<
Santa said that his bag will b*
heavy with candy he is bringing o
the youngsters of our town and
•(immunity.
The Chamber of Commerce plans
to start the new year by having
he East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce Community Clinic come to
■>ur town. The Clinic takes a sur-
vey of the needs and desires of
he community and is very help-
ful to local chambers, in formulat
ing a plan of action to follow, in
meeting the needs and desires of
the people through the findings
during the clinic, and in sugges-
tions of future projects for tliv
Chamber <f Commerce and tlv
town. No definite date has
established
Brenham Cubs
Meet Wharton
In Bi-District
been
Brenham, Nov. 20 (Spli
Brenham's Cubs and Wharton's
Tigers clash at Cub staduim here
Friday (tonight) at S p. m. to
decide the Bi-district football
championship of conference 25AA
and '-•> A A.
An estimated ft,(MM) fans are ex-
pected, but school officials say
there will be enough seats to take
care of the crowd. Cub stadium's
regular stands accomodate 6,218,
and seats to be added will push
(the total capacity even higher.
Chamber of Commerce and City
of Caldwell officals decided at a
meeting this week to conduct a
double prize contest during the
'a diday season for the best de-
corated businesses us well at
residences in Caldwell. Sixty dol-
lars in prizes will be offered by
the organisation.
The businesses will receive firat,
second and thrid prizes of (15,
$10 and $5 and the owners of the
best decorated residences will re-
ceive similar amounts, Chamber
President Frank Batista, Jr. stat-
ed this week.
Judging will be done by seeing
the actual, displays. Preliminary
inspection of entries will be made
•vhen poss ible and all winners will
he announced sometime after the
night of December 23. There will
he three judges and they will be
out-of-town residents, City Mana-
ger Clifton Thompson stated.
The judges score card will be
arranged something like this:
General artistic effect, 50 per
cent; Originality, 20 per cent;
Ingenuity in utilizing surround-
ings, 10 per cent and Size, 10 per
cent.
Chamber directors and city of-
ficials were in hopes that this
year will find the greatest co-
operation among the residents
and businesses and that more
places will be decorated than ever
before. The Chamber has made th*
prise money attractive enough to
bring in many entries this year,
it is believed
Entries are urged to decorate
their businesses or residences
early this season.
Thirteen Bills
Returned By
Grand Jury
The Grand Jury for the Novem-
ber Term of the District Court
of Burleson County, Texas, fin-
ished its work on Monday after-
noon and made its report to Judge
L. D. Williams through its Foro
man. J. D. Watson. Foreman Wat-
son reported to the Court that
the Grand Jury had found thir-
teen (13) true bills as follows.
Joe Robert Faust was indicated
on three felony burglary charges,
Wilbert Langenegger on one fel-
ony burglary charge, Gordon
Luedke on three felony burglary
charges, Malcolm F. (Slick) Var-
ner on two felony burglary
charges, Luke Bush and Mit
Bush were indicted for the Mur-
der of Lorenzo Griggs, Leroy
Hector was indicted for Wife ar.d
Child Desertion, Mimmie Lee Pol-
lard was indicted for the Murder
of Eugene Williams. After the
report wa* made to the Court
Judg>< Williams set the cases
down for trial and set the bonds
Everybody in Burleson County
has a cordial invitation to atten I
the big box supper scheduled for
American Legion Home next Mon
day night, November 30. The
time is 7 o'clock and Rotarían*
have planned a large evening. "It
makes no difference whether you
are a Rotarían or not," said Presi-
dent of the Club, Charlie Easter,
"Just be there with your basket
and have a good time with us."
Here's how it works:
1. Prepare a box with enough
food for two people.
2. Place name on a card inside
the box of food.
3. Wrap box in attractive wrap-
pings.
4 Bring box to auction block
at Legion Home before seven
o'clock Monday night.
It's simple. There's nothing to
it but a good time for everyone
there. The boxes will be auc-
tioned to the highest bidders and
the proceeds derived from the
sale will be used to go toward
buying an electric score board
for Hornet Field next year, some-
thing that's sorely needed there.
In addition to the auction and
supper there will be a good pro
gram of msuic and entertainment
President Easter said.
J. RTWaSck
Passes Away
At Age Of 71
James Robert Warliek, who had
been >n the State Hospital ni
Austin for a yee.r and eight
months, died at the age of 71
years at 4:30 p. m. Monday aftei-
noon. Mr. Warliek was a retired'as follows: Bonds for Luke Bush
and Mit Bush were set at 110,000
each and trial was set for Decem-
ber 16, 1953. Bonds for Joe Ro-
bert Faust were set at $300.00
each and a $600. bond was set
for Wilbert Langenegger and
$300 bonds were set for each case
of Malcolm Varner and the*
cases were set for trial on Decem-
ber 3, 19fi3. Bond in the amount
of $300 was set for Leroy Hector
and trial set for Decembar 3, 195"
Bond for Mimmie Lee Pollard was
ret at $1,000 and the trial was set
for December 3, 1953.
In addition to the above crimi-
nal settings, there are several
civil suits scheduled for trial dur-
ing December and there will be
much court room activity for the
remainedr of tne year.
farmer of the Providence Com
munity.
Mr Warliek was married to
Miss Willie Duckworth at Provi-
dence on the :24th of January 190(¡,
and to the union were born four
sons and four daughters. Three
sons and one daughter preceded
him in death and he is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Willie M. War-
lick and one son. Loss R. WarlicU
of College Station; three daugh-
ters; Mrs. Zula Ryan of Caldwell,
Mrs. Louise Lyons of College Sta-
tion and Mrs. Betty L. Kornegay
c ontinued on last uase)
Funeral Service
For Sister Of Mrs.
W. W. Rankin Is Held
Funeral services for Mrs George
W. Vinson, 72 of Temple who
ttassed away in Scott and White
Hospital at 8-25 Saturday morn-
ing after an extended illness. Ser-
vices were held at 3 p. m. Sun
day from the Hewett Funeral
Home, with interment in that
i it y
Survivor.* include her husband
George W. Vinson; one «on, M. W.
Vinson of Anahuac; two daugh
(CoiiMiiwtd on last pag*/
PTA Meets Dec. 3
At School Auditorium
Parent • Teacher Association
meeting will be held at the high
school gymnasium next Thurs-
day evening, December 3 at 7:20,
according to announcement made
this week.
The program will consit of sev-
eral dance numbers arranged b*
Mrs. Arnold Oriak't School of
Dance
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