The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 8, 1959 Page: 7 of 10
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Canines At Cuero Kennel
Enjoy Host Of Comforts j
By Nina H Scarbrough other such catastrophe
Did it ever occur to you that Central heating was installed
a llfo'’ isrVt alwa>* when the kennels were rebuilt.!
as tough as it is usually pictured? , . . . .
If vou doubt this statement, iust and 10 “"«"»■ fans e™' ,he
trek on out to the Abercrombie building. The temperature is kept;
Kennels 1 ■ rued about a mile ait a comfortable degree all dur-
noitheast of town and see for ing the year
yo^sVif.WII probably he temp- Emh d ha, hls own sta„,
ted to tell Rover to move over
MODERN CEILING PANELS EASY TO INSTALL:
MRS. AMERICA SHOWS HOW
THE fXERO RECORD, Sunday, February S, lS5t
ak'e rooln for you once
bed. (complete with cot-;
y vii i homeowners will look o the walls to gain added smra o
apace. The wall separating thi dining room from the k r, hen w o
successfully designed with l>ijt-in cabinets of mellow < ■ .ouna -ne
west roast hemlock for a bufet unit. Portion of cabin, is was ,\-
tended out to form a serving ounter. and jalousie shutters arc used
to close off pass through.
HAMMER RINiS
The house Edmund Tieken
purchased from Maur*® Aron-
gtein is being removec'from the
property at 7n2 N Qhzales St.
• • •
A $130 building pe™1 was is-
sued at City Hall tl Past
for a re-roofing jot on the gar-
age at the Veronis Riesterer
home on Third St.
• • *
Alamo Lumber**’- 's furnish-
ing mud and cftT)ica's an
oil rig four mile north of Uael-
der.
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The C. P Fy’ster *»°me is be-
ing painted. ^ ^
The porch* being enclosed at
the Gertrud Jone* home at 509
S. Indianol/ City Hall iaaued a
$150 buildtf permit for the
work.
I
see the conveniences and com- ton mattresst, feed pan. and wa-
foits provided for the fine canines ter bucket. Swinging doors lead to'
housed in those plush quarters, the runways and the exercise pens
i And by tlie wav. visitors are thus allowing the dogs to come
always welcome to inspect the and go at will,
ide kennels, according to INvnald. Cyclone fencing encloses the
Ffriy Albrecht, manager-trainer, kennels, and the runways are pro-
ve ho lives on the place i tected from all types of insects
The kennels, are the property by screen wire placed over the
, f .I S Abercrombie, prominent fencing. Mosquitoes, flies, etc., j
Houston rancher-oil man; and cannot possibly penetrate them.
Cueroites who have not visit- Trees provide ample shade for
e l them should do so by all means the exercise pens. This year AI-
They are considered among the brecht plans to plant more,
finest in the state, and a tour of At 7 a.m. the dogs “rise and
•hem is well worthwhile. The up- whine" after which they are turn-
keep of the animals and the prem- ed out of their stalls into the pens,
ises are also a source of consid- Following their exit, the kennels
( table revenue to a number of are thoroughly cleaned and disin-
looal tills, and estimated $25,000 fected.
spent annually on feed, medicines. Feeding time is 5 p.m. and If
materials salaries, servicing, and you happen to be around they will
licensing of the four vehicles oper- let you know it is chow time. They
ate,l, and soon imay not all be in tune, but the
There are 25 dogs in all. 34! song is the same,
pointers and one male English: After each dog has emsutned
setter named King King, 11 years his daily fare of 2 1-2 pounds of;
old. is unique in that he is the good chili meat, he is again turn--
only one of his breed left in the ed into the exercise pen to stretch j
United States, and his pedigree hts legs. The feed pans are then!
is a mile long. It would be a cleaned and disinfected until nextj
mouthful to call him by his full feeding time,
moniker Taps sound at 6 or 6:30 p.m..
King is soon to receive nation- depending upon the season, and
w ide publicity in a feature story the dogs are bedded down for the
about him slated to appear in the night.
February or March issue of A regular dispensary is main-
"Sports Illustrated", according to tained in order for the dogs to
Albrecht. be carefully guarded against the
Some of the other dogs’ names usual canine diseases. Shots are
are Sue. Lemon. Lucky, Bill, Er- given regularly, and vitamins are
nest, and so on. fed to keep them fit. Regular
Most of the dogs are registered, bathing is also included on their
Housepowerj
Inadequate
Need a sewing rente! ’ Smart
homemaker ran ronvprt a closet
to sewing needs by adding shelv- 'Jhnt'are not are sublet agenda.
ing and drawers of tough Doug- lQ registration. Training begins October first
•One of Mr. Abercrombie’s fav- preparatory to the hunting sea-
orites, Polly, died of old age in, son. At the close of the season,
and drawers of tough Doug-
las fir lumber. Sewing machine
can be wheeled out for working.
Double doois, one mounted with
mirror, another with rack for
spools of thread, close unit off
when not in use.
Tbs Milos's No. 1 homemaker sets an example for the lady of the
home who wishes she could have that old ceiling redone or a now one
m,__aa»
Hm
ha fact. It takes Hide more than a steady ladder and a stapling gun to
■St op your owo oew ceiling with today'a modern, decorative panels.
Mca. America shows how easy It is to install Johns-Mans ille's libreles
acoustical ceiling panels.
As can be seen in Hie photo, there nre hundreds of drilled holes in
them panels - holes that soak up 75 r'« of the room noise that strikes them.
And for Mrs. America, a busy mother of three energetic children with
Strong lungs, it’s an added plus v aloe she really appreciates.
To iosfall, start in a comrr and apply the first panel simply by stapling
N to wood furring strips as shown in photo. Willi the first panel in place,
apply additional panels in the same way, lilting the “lightning’’ joints
together. These joints are designed so the panels slip together easily, and
so no staples show in the finished ceiling.
These panels fill the need for an attractive, noisr-qnieting ceiling.
And they come from the factory with a white painted surface that re-
quires no further decoration, hut. if desired, ran bt painted and repainted
without affecting acoustical efficiency.
Good luck with your uew ceiling!
May 1955. She was interred in a January 16. Albrecht begins work-
baby casket secured from. JTeyjid
'Funeral Home, and a headstone
marks her grave whirh Is only a
'stone's throw from the kennels.
WHA' THE YOUNG FOLKS ARE DOING
N«ws Of Teenagers
ing the dogs that were too young
to be used during the past ses-
son. This continues off and on
until fall, from 10 to 13 dogs traln-
j The dogs are never loaned; ed Individually each day for tho
neither are they ever rented to forthcoming season,
i anyone. Mr. Abercrombie keeps In the beginning I pointed out
| them strictly for his own hunt- that thousands of dollars are spent of an instance of some hatched in
ing purposes and those of his annually for the upkeep of the j Oklahoma that eventually migrat-
, friends. kennels and the place in general, ed to Kansas. Some htkers they
The kennels which measure 200 This includes approximately $150 J turned out to be.
I feet across and 75 feet in depth or more each month for meat! The dogs as a rule pay little or
ever, he said they have turned they rush up to. the fence and
out to be a White Elephant The bark at them Just for kicks. A
birds are extremely prolific, and loud yell from Albrecht and again
the pm Ig running over with them. J All U Quiet on the Western Frunt.
The Japanese quail have only a j Now that you have been given
slight resemblance to our Rob ...... . 4 . .. ...
Whites. In color thev are a dirty * b,rd d°K * * W* Hfe’
brown, and not as full-feathered arr >H" stl11 of »hc ooinion lie has
as our native quail. They are also to dig as you do for an existence?
migratory. A raiser told Albrecht "Why, man. we don't dig at all.
We don't even dig fleas.” Lucky
barked ns I walked away.
I Association, long term as well as
short term savings arc possible
| from such practices when good
quality lumber is used. Exposed
j plank - and - beam calls for wood
I seasoned to maximum moisture
,- . , , . . content of 15 percent. Thus pro-
*"ur out of flve homea havc cessed, the lumber will retain its
l. iu House power according to T. original shape and appearance lor
O. Buchel, Electirc Department centuries, and the "dry" factor
Manager and other power com-ia**° minimizes maintenan^ of
pany officials on the occasion of lhe f,!nish’ A"y num^ of
finishes ran he applied, and whe l
•',”n'1 Electrical Week, Febr- ^ppiiod properly to "dry” lumber,
i nary 8-11. they will last one or two decades
11,-uses were not w ired for the before a refinishing job is rc-
m. iny appliances used today, it quired.
"a- pointed out. liven houses built - ......
today arc inadequately wired in
many cases.
Examples of inadequate wiring
were offered by power company
spokesmen. They cited the older
home whole wires are actually,
too small to carry the load today.
I bis means overheating of wires
ainl the danger of fire.
Most common symptom of in-
adequate wiring, they cited, is the
lack of needed outlets. The single
outlet into which four or five cords
arc plugged is a common sign of
inadequate wiring
Handymen, thev say. should not!
attempt to add waring. A licensed
old It teal contractor should al-
ways do the job.
DIAGONAL
Tho fact that diagonal wood
sheathing is the strongest type of
house “bracer” has led to some
interesting experiments with lum-
Ikt siding.
Architect John Ware, of Jack-
son, Mississippi, now is applying!
Southern Pine siding diagonally,!
instead of in the conventional hor-
izontal or vertical fashion. The'
Isiards are slanted on either flank
of triangular windows. Not only
is the effect striking, but the me-
thod also takes full advantage of
Southern Pine's strength as well
as its Itcauly.
i DMOKATIVK WOODS
! In wood plank - and • beam!
conMurctlon and similar Systems, I
| the wood structure is exposed to
do double duty as the decoration, j
According the the Southern Pine !
A Quaker gun is a dummy gun,
which is mounted to deceive the
enemy.
SURE-CURE
for .
DINGY ROOMS
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ADICKES
Building Supply Co.
IN E. Prairie, Ph. CR 5 4331
INI U I PIC Ml S SHU V HNISHf S IN (,0/11
achieve-, Cliburn on
Tlie state of Washington has
more electric lights |>er capita
were built in 1915 on the 30-acre alone, the meat kept in two huge |no attention to their feathered than has any other slate in the
site known as Harryman Hill just deep freezers. Othpr items are: !neighbors, however, sometimes Union
★ HOMES BUILT *
Ytm Id w tout
No Down Payment
(Subject To Location)
120 DIFFERENT PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM
L. D. WASICEK BUILDERS
We Bqlld Homes — Not Houses
(Call HI 1-1540 Collect)
m3 tests, that is. CHS seniors
sophomores are really glad
Trigonometry students at CHS Dff Stratton Road. In 1956 an acre salaries
used surveyor's equipment to
T1 measure distances at the high
scnool 1 rtday.
The annual took over the con-
cessions at the basketball game Cuero fireman, who relinquished ton mattresses at $8 each, all
this week to raise money to his job to take Over the manage- made in Cuero; regular inspeC-
publish the annual. merit of the kennels. His widow, tion of the wiring, feed for the
Marie Luker and Pennve Ann Mrs. Verna York Hever who now thousands of quail raised there,
Wheeler creating quite a stir lives in California., still receives and many other items too numer-
Tupsday at tne ball game when a monthly compensation from Mr. otis to mention,
they appeared with short short Ahmcpirnbie in recompense of the Two of the vehicles are dog
hair. Trey were formerly pony- fine |ob her husband did when trailers which were built here by
tail kids. handling the dogs. H. G. Keseling who also keeps
That's all the dope for now. Present manager - trainer, as them up. adding new features
More next week.
that ordeal over!
were given Wednesday and
iirsday and took eight hours t
"uero’s hot rod enthusiasts,
ie Regulators. gave a dance
fjiday night at the Clubhouse.
Congratulations are in order
for David Fischer who has re-
ceived ■* commendation "for a
superior performance on the Na-
tional Merit Scholarship Quali-
fying Test in the 1958-59 Pro-
gram.” David is one of the 478.-
991 students in the United States
wto participated in the testing
last spring.
Seven FT A members and
their sponsors attended the dis-
trict convention in Port Lavaca
Saturday. They included Sandra
Aschen, Margaret Mueller, Ann
Smith. Lola Brown. Alva Sue
McJunkin, Janis Landry, and
yours truly.
The latest juniar project to ment of Labor, hut without ex-
raise money for theprom is sell- ecutive rank. In 190’. Congress
ing tarnish remover The juniors established a U. S. Department of
giossed about $300 oi their west- Commerce and Labor, wh - h at»-
*rn dance. sorbed the former Bureau of
The One-Act play ast walking Labor,
jauntily down Bradway after Ten years later this depart-
practice one aftemon this past ment was divided by C >n_re-s
week. Their originalmotive was into two separate departments,
to get transportaon from a one of wheh was the U. s Itep-
sisfer of one of the girls, hut artment of Labor. President Taft
they ail wound upover at the approved the Labor Department
Bramlette's listeniiU *o Vran Act on March 4. 1913. U
was sold to the City of Cuero for families on the payroll; medicines,
location of a new water tower, disinfectants and cleansing mater-
The first manager-trainer was ials. licensing and servicing of the
the late Joe F. Hoyer, former vehicles, utility bills, gravel, oot-
l-abor Department History
The idea of a U. S. Department
of Labor was first proposed by
labor leaders in lkii.T. Fust offi-
cial action was taken in 1 x’S4,
when President Arthur est ib ^ti-
ed a Bureau of Labor in the U S.
Department of Interior
In 1888, the Bureau was given.
mentioned eat her in the story, is
.Voting Albrecht who is assisted by
... lathe;-, Raymond (i. Albrecht
Donald and his wife, the for-
mer Billye Forge, and their one-
year-old son. Chris, live in a
nKelv furnished house built on
the pla- e for the convenience of
when necessary.
When Mr. Abercrombie comes
to Cuero each tall he is accom-
panied by 12 to 14 friends. They
make several trips during the
hunting season, and the money
spent on food and lodging amounts
to a considerable stipend. So this
sportsman's hobby isn't exactly
the i aretaker.
A close friendship whieh exist- a non-profit a hie one for Cuero.
ed for years between Mr \her- In 1955 Bill Rogprs of Berclalr
independent status as a Depatt- r!ornt,,p alr| ]ate W, A. Black- presented Alhrecht with some
well, weii-kuo.-. n Lie Witt County quail eggs that hatched surress-
ranehman, led to the establish- fully. He now has 24 pairs, each
ment of the kennels in Cuero pair eared for individually in the
Reifferi Blackwell, son of the large pen built just north of the
late Cueroite. gives the ok t^ Al- kennels Since 1955 more than
tire, ht m business matters in the 1800 birds are raised annually, the
absence of Mr Abercrombie. quail used to replenish DeWitt
In 1951 a disastrous fire caused County ranches which have been
by a faulty heater destroyed the depleted due to drouth and other
kennels and claimed the lives of causes
eight dogs Since then strict pre- Several years ago Donald ar-
are taken to avert an- quired some Japanese quail, how-
We Feature
DAY & NIGHT
JET GLASS
W/TER HEATERS
Vith 10-Year Warranty
No' At New Low Prices
You’Hot Water Troubles In Cuero
re Over When You Have A Jet
Gla Hot Water Heater.
/•liable In 20*30-40 Gal. Sizes
Fc Either Natural or Butane Gas
WAGNER
ARDWARE & MACHINERY CO
| Store WVh A Record ot 78 Years of Service
To This Community
MRS WALTER WAGNER Owner
7)0 t-snian^de - CUERO TEXAS - Phor c CR Vr.U.l
OVER-BURDEN
YOUR WIRING
SYSTEM
Better check your
"housepower" . .
There it a defini’e limit to the
number of appliances your out-
let- (and vou; vvuing systemi
e n handle safely. When you
exceed this limit, you're ask.ng
for t.-oul/e' Better let us (he'k
yr.u; p: esent set-up against
your peed- make recommenda-
tions submit es'imates.
NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL
WEEK
FEB.8-M.1959
L i
JACK'S ELECTRIC
J. J. (JACK) SCULLION
609 N. Valley St. Ph. CR 5-4268
ELECTRICITY BUILDS JOBS
T V ..
FEB.814J959
We salute the anniversary of the birth of Thomas A.
Edison who transformed electricity from laboratory ex-
periment to everyday reality, as the world’s most versatile
servant. Today a constant stream of resourceful energy
pours from your local power supplier to all the far-flung
engineers and scientists who create new jobs, new
industries! Electricity benefits all mankind!
INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS
DEPENDS ON ELECTRICITY
CITY OF CUERO
ELECTRIC DEPT.
ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP IN CUERO
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