The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1954 Page: 1 of 8
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over, mé I kuw that tick af
yon M • marvelaue day. tot
me c.-tead our iImn lupw
thai 41 Ikrouik the New Year
of 105 you will lwv« good
hntil and happiaess a ad that
your work or your bu«hmi
will prwpcr mor* than it ever
han wfort.
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ON PAGE one of thin week'
edititT) of the NEWS you will
find an account of 1965 predic-
tion* on business by Roger W.
Babs.n, noted authority, who haa
a huh "batting average" on that
stuff. He is almost ninety per-
cent correct on all predictions. It
will tM' t. your advantage to
lead hi* article today.
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IMPROVKD business conditions
in 1966, perhaps two t<> five per
f cent )tetter. That was the general
concluaion reached last week by
a the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States and spokesmen
for n trade and professional a*
social ion* representing four ma-
^ jor Hfg-nents of the nation's
economy. "The fir*t half of 1956
shows promise of highc- levels
a 1 economic activity than 1954,"
it wac staled.
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- H RAF HARVEY as-
W * -iK •«!, along with other mern-
bers >f het Cy Rodgei - -ached
Kngnsh < ¡a--, a term them< The
the • - Wi fe to toe read before the
(la l.ugie chose as her subject
ui imaginary football contest
I ween t h •- Hornets and the Ki*
e t«r-. i CHS all gir! aggregation
Thf> I w hat l.ugie * r->te and
i ••a«t to the class
Kittens \ S. Hornet.*
% This is it perfect day for f- ot-
ball The <un is shining down on
H""'t Field with full force The
wind is coming from the south at
fur■ mile- f r; hour This is the
% ng .t a ted <l*y when the < 'aid
we Hume's miiv the Leminin-
Kit > f Caldwell High. The
rr wtl r«>.tr • as the Hornet* f«>me
.-n • he field to warm up A purr
i- iM and the Kittet: are com-
ing on the field dressed in shorts
and swtater* They warm up by
doing the "Hula Hula" by tke
count of | ¿-'1-4.
e The referee, Cy Roger*, comea
on the field in all smilra.
The game is ready to start The
Hornets kick off to the Kittens
^ and the ball is .ereived on the ten
. >ard line by Veta Ann Fall She
re*lly is purring down that field.
It seem* a* if no or>e can tackle
her Hradley Mann is the only
Hornet between her and the goal
4 line Mann tackles her, hut she
wiggles right between his hands
and makes a touch down. She
made a spectacular 9<> yard rur.
The extra point was made good
by Mary Sue Addison.
Curtis Andrew* receives the
kick off for the Hornets. Marian
Simpson puts her arm* around
Curtis to tackle him and he
passes out. Doctor Smith comea
on the field and says that he has
o a heart attack caused from shock
Poor Curtis it carried off the
field Play ia resumed.
The Kitena should have had a
penalty for hack field in motion
but Referee Rogers is so over
come he can't find the strength
i to throw his red flag
S« on the first and second quar-
ter* are over and it is half time
with the score 7-rt in favor of the
Kittens. The Hornets go with
their Coach, Jefferson to their
room for a pep talk and the Kit-
tens followed their Coach, Darby
Jefferson five the Hornets a pep
talk on "Feminine Characteris-
tic*." Darby ia over heard saying,
"Spread your charm girla, the
Horneta aren't strong enough to
take it."
Play is resumed. Perry Schwier-
I ske ia running for a pasa and
Maxine Howard Is standing in
front of him and winks. Poor
% Perry is to mixed up that he
grabe her instead of the football.
The only penalty la called
against Thomas Urbenovsky for
unneceeeary roughneee to Ina
Faya Wataon.
h The Hamate count eomes la
the fourth quarter when Don
Moors braaks looee around right
end for a 17 yard roa for a touch-
down. The hall is snapped to J.
W. Zalmanek for an extra point.
* Jackie Williams comea chaiging
through the line and plante a
kiss on his cheek. Salmanak la so
* eaeitad that he drope the hall.
* The gama ended 7-6 In favor of
the Kittens.
CaUhueU Sfeuts
AND THE BUR) £SON COUNTY LEDGER--ESTABI tSHED 18)7
VOLUME LXVI1 — No. 21
CALDWELL, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1954 Mnerlptkm pricg: 12.00 a yr. I
Mrtaf U
BABSON'S
Authenic Statement
i *1 AM A SMALL TOWN
, 4 Ngwapapar" was the title af a
■ compoeitlon written recently by
* a high school itaágrt in a eon-
teat sponsored hp the Oregon
Freaa Asaoeiatlon. Here la what
* the lad «Mi
1 mi •<
Robert Flowers
Retired Farmer
At Clay, Passes
Robert Flowers, one of the
older and more prominent citi-
zens of Clay, passed away Dec.
24. Mr. Flowers, a retired farmer
and merchant, lived a long and
useful life in the community of
his choice and was held in high
esteem by his many friends.
Funeral service for the de-
ceased was held Monday and in-
terment was in the Clay Ceme
tery. He is survived by one son.
J. D. Flowers and one daughter,
Mrs. M F. Mack of Clay: three
brothers, McKinley Flowers of
Clay, August Flowers of Hous-
ton and L. C. Flowers of Hugo,
Oklahoma.
A. & M. Receives
CoNege Chapter
Sigma Delta Chi
Texas A a"d M College will
become the *i*th h( ol in Texan
to receive :i college chirptei of
Sigma Delta ' hi. national pro-
fessional pournalistii fraternity
The Texas Association of SDC
will sponsor the installation on
Februray I*
A. and .M was accept *! h\ a
unanimous vote at the recent na-
tional convention of the fntter
nit y in Columbus. O Delegates to
4eontinue<! on tast page,
Michael J. Matcek,
Infant Twin Baby
Dies Christmas Day
Little Michael Joseph Matcek.
four day old twin infant -< n of
Mr. and Mm Frank Matcek of
route four, passed a way I Worn
her 25 at St Joseph's Hospital in
Bryan.
Funeral se-vire was held from
St Mary's Catholic Church at 9
o'clock M onday morning and in
terment was in St. Mary's Ceme
tery, Rev. V. A. Svrcek officiated.
The infant >s survived by his
parents and one brother, Jimmy
and three sisters, Marian. Paillet-
te and the twin sister, Catherine
Annette, and paternal grnndpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs S W Matcek
and maternal grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Wiederhold.
A. B. Wallins Are
New Grandparents
A. B. Wallin and two sons. An
drew and John and daughter
Lin rln returned home this week
from Chandler, Arizona where
they had been visiting A 2< and
Mrs. James Smith Mr- Wallin
has hen a guest in the Smith
home for the past five weeks
while getting acquainted with
littel Deborah Sue who arrived
Dec. 2. The little misa ia the first
grandchild of the Wallins. Mrs.
Smith will be remembered as the
former Misa Lois Wallin.
The Wallins reported a very
enjoyable time and stated that
the weather was wonderful.
James W. Ragsdale
Visits Brother Here
James W. Ragsdale of Loa An-
gelen. California is visiting here
with his brother and family, Mr,
and Mrs. S. O. Ragsdlae. This is
the first visit Mr. Ragsdsle has
made to Caldwell in twenty years
and he Is enjoying a plsaaant
stay viaitlng with his family and
old friends in Bryan, San An-
tonio, and surrounding points.
Before his retirement, Mr.
Ragsdale was connected with the
Lee Angeles Drug Company for
thirty flee years.
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Classes At Schools
To Be Resumed Jan. 3
Claaaes at Caldwlel and Burle-
son County schools will be re-
sumed Menday, January 8, after
the Christmas holidays.
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
FORECAST FOR l 5á
1.GENERAL BUSINESS. De-
spite wails from some quarters,
1964 saw a crop in the average
Physical Volume of Business of
only 6 per cent from the reco.d
year 196,1. 1966 could see a n.se
of about the sume amount. Cei-
tainly, the direction of business
until mid-1966 will be upward.
2 BUSINESSMEN WILL
WAKE L'P. During 11*64 many
businessmen rediscovered the
meaning of the word "competi-
tion." S, iles will continue to be
made only with real effort in
most lines.
8. CONSUMPTION OUTLOOK.
Consumption in a number of lines
ha been proceeding at a more
rapid rate than has production
I forecast a better record in
early 11)56 for both steel and
automobiles.
4. TEXTILE INDUSTRY. Tex
tile industry operated at extreme-
low levels throughout most of
1964. Coal and railroad equip
merit also exerted a strong d>>wn-
pull. I forecast that the textile
and coal industries will be in a
recovery phase after thc-it long
tay in the doldrums
r>. PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION
I foreras! that home huildr „• . ■ i
general construction will tie - nv
what lower in 1955 than in 1951.
hut this important industry shou'd
still operate at high levels next
year.
•V PUBLIC CONSTRl'CTlnN
I forecast that public coiistvuc
tion will incrcav during l'.'T>¿>
This should mean a rise in the
output of cement.
7. AGRICULTURAL EQUIP-
MENT. This industry his t,ee-i
suffering from a declire in '!•
mand. hut should now impi ■
Government sponsored plan'mir
curtailment and crop loans have
reduced free supplier, at.ii may
make for higher agricultur; i
prices later in 1955.
8. ARMAMENT INDUSTRY.
The armament industry will still
be one of the main floors beneath
the economy. The electrical and
chemical industries will move at a
late close to that of 1954
if OTHER INDUSTRIES I an
somewhat optimistic on clothing,
aircraft manufacturing, air -1 in
transportation, office equipnvnV
electricity output, petroleum pro
duction, natural gas, and shoes.
I am also fairly bullish on rub-
ber. paper, electrical equipment,
certain types of building, and
nonferrous metal*.
10 WEATHER CONDITIONS
It is foolish for nte to attempt to
forecast rains, droughts, frosts,
etc , for any special section. How-
ever, taking the nation as a
whole, I look for better weather
in 1965.
11 RETAIL SALES I forecast
.hat the outlook for retail sales
is encouraging, at least through
'he first half of 1955.
12 PROFITS. Stiffening com
petition is chipping away at the
profit margin. Return on invested
capital is in a long term down
trend. The first few years aft- i
World War II were the golden
years for the novice in business
and for the inefficient.
IS. SELECTIVITY. Higher la
bor and ether costa, plus inten-
sified competition, will continue
during 1966. 1 forecast a high
degree of selectivity in the ef-
fect of this trend on individual
activities and companies. Victory
will be for the nimble and for
the strong!
14. DIVIDENDS. Recent high
expenditures for new plant and
machinery have left some con-
cerns with eery high depreciation
charges. As new capital commit-
ments are cut and depreciation
remains high, cash inflow could
expand. Such companies should
be sble to pay out In dividends
s higher percentage of earnings
in 19M than in recent years, not-
withstanding a moderate profits
shriahage.
15. INVENTORIES. Inventories
have been permitted to run down
during 1M4. As total business ex-
pands, there will be a tendency to
replace reduced stochs, especial-
ly during the first half of 1966.
Total manufacturers' inventories,
however, may build up more
rapidly than total business inven-
tories. 1 forecast that total
wholessle snd total retail inven-
tories will show little change
from 1964 levels.
16. PRICES OF MANUFACT-
URED GOODS. Even with the
ptshup In ds«a«& t gas
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Hornets Open
District Cage
Play Next Week
District play for the bashetbaU
championship of 22AA gets un-
derway among the seven re pre*
¡tentative teams next week whan
Caldwell journeys to Columbus
for the opening contest January
4. Next Friday, January 7 Cald-
well will entertain the Brenham
Cubs here in the opening at-home
game of the year.
Coach Homer Jefferson's teams
have progressed materially dur-
ing the practice weeks and will
have a formidable entry in dis-
trict competition again this year.
The following list of boys make
up personnel of the 1964-66 Hor-
net quint:
A TEAM: Billy Baron, Herbert
Fedora. Darwood Heldmann, Billy
Don Howry, Gordon Mahlmann,
Bradley Mann, Sammy Odstrcil,
Peiry Schwierzke, Franklin Se-
besta, Thomas Urbanovsky.
STARTING LINE UP: Fedora,
(Continued on last Page)
Woman Dies
When Train,
Auto Collide
SHOWN HERE are small snaps of the choir
and seven floats which took port in the Chris:-
mas For Christ parad* held in Caldwell on the
evening of December 21. One of the biggo*.
gatherings Caldwell ha ever seen cam,' to
town for this s^ectacl«. p sponsored b,.
the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce, under the
direction of its Manager, Mrs. Annie Lee
Turner. Members of the combined churches in
Purleson County were responsible for making
up the beautifully decorated floats and furnish-
ing personnel to depict the various scenes sur
rounding the birth of the Christ Child.
plies are generally ample. Hence,
I forecast that industrial price.-,
in 1955 will show little change
from recent levels.
17. FOOD PRICES. F-xl
prices may firm later hi 1.
The strong move into Government
crop loans this ycai ha< made
free supplies of most agrietrt'u
item lc- burdensome. I tore-
east that new advertising pro-
grams by can: ers and other great
liisti. >utor; will help farmci ,
st'i'k raisers, and fruit growei .
IS CONSUMER INCOME Cm
sunier incon. will hold at s«ti
fa -tory li \c!s .Most g ods sh >u¡tl
move eadily into consuming
channels
lit. LIVING COSTS. I forecast
thnt duri' g 1 '. !>'> liv ng costs will
show little o\et all eh inge from
present levels. There may he
some firming during the first
half, but the lute months may
again witness a minor softening.
20. RENTS. ETC. I forecast
rental expenses may edge some-
what higher; clothing c
should be steady to modrr itely
higher. There is small chance
that food expenses can be great-
ly reduced.
21. MONEY SUPPLIES. I fore-
cast that money supplies will he
ample for all legitimate business
needs during 1966. With little
likehood of business getting out
of hand on the upside, eredit eas-
ing is more likely than cred't
curtailment in 1966.
SS. INFLATION. Fhara, or per-
haps hopea, of an Inflationary
booms should bo buried. Barring
outbreak of war, our productive
capacity is sufficiently large to
meet all demands for goods. I
forecast that no runaway inflation
is probable, even if the money
managers increaae the supplj; of
money or ease credit.
26. INTEREST RATES Until
the Treasury finds s way to bal-
anee the budget, hold business at
high levels and unemployment at
a mínimum, I forecast little like-
lihood af
PTA Members To
Meet January 6
Parents and teachers will have
their next regular meeting on
Thursday evening, January fi :it
T.-'trt, reporters announced this
week. The meeting will he held
•t the Cnlflwe'l evm as: r.i anu
he i rograni will consist of group
irgiag. parliamentary drill by
r.iem' 1 - -«i th- lo al FLA Chap
tel. a magic sh >v\ and a l ie sure
'■V Dr G H Wilcox Dr Wilcov's
e • be "We the P ople.
Provide t'< i Common Defens! .
Dcfe; ding our Democracy tin
Home and Community."
Cpl Wilbert Suehs
Discharged Recently
Cpl. Wilbert R. Suehs return d
home ^December 18 after spending
sixteen months in Austria with
he 632nd t i-g Co> <p«n",
U. S. Army. He received his hon-
orable di i" ' -
Cnl. Suehs is the twenty two year
old son of Mr. and Mrs Hugo
Suehs of route one. Prior to en-
listment in the service Wilbert
was connected with Continental
Oil Company at Housotn and af-
ter a brief rest and vacation will
resume his duties with that or-
ganisation.
Pfc. Jerry Odom
Turret Specialist
Seoul — Army Pfc. Jerry
Odom, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Odom, Caldwell, Texas, re-
cently completed the turret spec-
ialist course at the Eighth Army's
Ordnance 8chool in Seoul, Korea.
Odom, a member of the 1st
Marine Division, has been in th*
Fnr East since last Auguet.
Private First Clase Odom en-
turad the Marine Corps in May
Fire Destroys Truck
And Load Of Lumber
A trailer truck, loaded with
lumber valued at approximately
$1600. was completely destroyed
by fire early Thursday morning
about ei^ht miles south of Cald-
well near Lyons on highway '¡C>.
The truck was enroute from
Houston to McGregor. The entile
' ald'vell f re depart :>-ent an-
swered the alarm but the truck
and its contents wen too fa,
•;0"e for the fice boys to save
my .f it. The driver was quoted
s stating 'he fire started fr
an overheated tire and spread to
the truck body. Total los-, f lum-
ber and contents was estimated
at $7,000.
Court House To Be
Closed Friday
Offices in th > court house will
he closed all day Friday and
Saturday with the exception of
several hours Saturday morning
when the commissioners court
will meet to transact business
relative to the qualifying of of-
ficers and the filing of bonds.
Baptists To Have
Family Night
Rev. Charles M. White, pastor
of First Raptist Church, today
called attention to members of
his congregation that tonight
(Friday) is Family Night at the
Church and all members are urged
to attend and bring something
special for a covered dish sup-
per. Seven nV!oek is the hour eet
sside for the feaeting.
Rev. White stated that after
supper there will be ai
ing program.
Mr. and Mra. B. F.
jrtL
ílü'V*
Cameron, Dec. 27—Spl.—Mrs.
Mary Agnes Black, 49. wife of Mi-
lam County Sheriff Clark Black,
was killed instantly about 11 a. m.
Monday when her car and the
fast Santa Fe Chief passenger
train collided at a crossing near
here
Mrs. Black was en route to
'-it a friend, Mrs. A. F. Griffin,
who died 10 minutes after the
<<-ident. Mrs. Griffin had been
ill for several weeks She was
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theo
Burnet a short distance from the
sceen of the crash.
Highway patrolmen 3aid wreck-
i continued on last page i
No One Is Injured
In Three-Way Crash
Of Cars Near Lyons
A three-way accident on high-
way 36 near Lyons Sunday night
resulted in the arrest of a Negro
man, Cedell Solomon, and the
.«mashing of three cars. Solomon
stopped his car on the highway
and it was hit from the rear by
another car driven by Billy Jean
Warren and Warren's car was
hit by another motorist, whose
name was not learned. All were
from Temple, reported Sheriff
Lewis L. Willard, who investigat-
ed. No one was injured. Sofomon
was charged with stopping his
car on the pavement.
Truck Driver Escapes
Injury In Smash Of
Cocton leaded Trailer
An unidentified man was play-
i-g in lin k last Thursday morn-
ing when he escaped death or
even slight injury when his truck
overturned on highway 21 between
Caldwell and Bryan. It was s
large trailer truck loaded with
about fifty bales of cotton. Royd
Whitfield, u Negro man, who
lives just east of the underpaa*.
where the accident occurred, said
it was believed the man fell
asleep at the wheel after driv-
ing all night. The accident hap-
pened about 6:60 Thursday morn-
ing, December 26. Whitfield said
the man muat have awakened
and three on the hydraulic brakes
suddenly, throwing the hanvily
loaded trailer Into the cab, smash-
ing the cab and overturning the
eab and trailer. Ths driver was
pinned inside and WMtfMd and
members of his family pried the
door looee with Iran hnra. The
man waa taken to n
tal and later
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