The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 181, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1959 Page: 9 of 16
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I
No Plan Adopted
On Equalization
Of School Taxes
School
Board Is
Committed
fTjrt-n Pits ("ounriliiirn xud IV-
Wit* ("nunlv ( mrmi«nonet" " rr«
»> rwp*til»t>c !-> the t*\ equaliza-
tion prf'hlfrn of Cuprn SrprHil
Lo- rj n: t t, 11'. m^ol.ng \ 1 • ■ • I -
<J»\ n cht hut .ouirl olffr no
plxn that hoard roprnt’pt' rowld
«• . opt as fca.-lbif
F-zH'-d mpmrir-.' Ed iH'I.ron «a,d
1 •’ 'a ■■or o| employing
piv-(»..jirifla1 p'aljation nng.ncpi s
(■ |hf arnno! djMl'lrt rOllld grt
- o h«-ip ;n ondu’mng top pin-
g. ini
H<- -a;rt m*.-' », lyxii dmtiuls
fha' h*vr roriductrri equalization
fog ram* b»\p tisprl prolession-
* « Hr said after true values are
a’1 H a: the district could as-
se s !-i.\rx at the amount needed.
I wl.eon sa.d i' an at.toss the
had ’a\ t* |e\ ied the problem
m e>i iali/ation will still be tvith
the d. <tftet
. r ■ • > »• horn Boa: d tm .-.nr.,
n t'erj m * program «»f aquaii**
t on ' ,rP j7 u pen tlie pm
mij.*d shall Ot Co. to equal,ze
h ■ e t .< ea • ^liell Oil aj: eed
to pa trip'!' taves after the
ho-; d rook tins a t:or
spell 0:1 threatened withhold
log ,ts prt- men: on tne basis that
tee ompanv "as paving laves
or propt it non to otlie: as
». s»e>! properliax
W ith Shell Oil paving Us la v -
M Donnell said the school d <
it ’ i mil be able to have a balan
rr budget next fist al year.
1'el.eon estimaied a profession'
». equalization program would
<> i r>efv»een SI 5,000 to $20,000
\slved if local men could nof
raP". out an equalization plan,
board memoer W. I.. Ferguson
said that although there iup
( if n men qualified to do the
pc deal pressure nould tie ns'
girai for them h> t ondm t an
obipntive valuation program
Mayor .1 T. Newman told the
hoard he behoves the district has
■ blcgei puiobun than n.a . be
realized He said enrollment ma.'
bn doubled in 10 years
Mi Donnell said proie. ’ed enrol-
ls suit tiguiei hear out Newman l
t r r ’
11r•,sesri M‘] sinnel pointed out,
m, leased enrollment "ill no: ne
trip distrirts only added cost, in
7 ear s in come. The superinten-
dent said increased services and
maintenance vsill also contribute
to me cost increase
r'lc.en* for the meeting sere
( ir.inby Judge Stephen P Hebert,
i ■ .nmissionevs Fred DcDear. Joe
t iris Dave Weber Board mem-
bic--. Wheeler. Ferguson Del jeon,
Jim Stone Heime Bade Alvin
W ait, John T Wofford If. Supt.
M Donnell School Business Ma
pg»er F.udv Fuchs, Mayor New-
man City Councilrr.en Penn Beak
|c !. A ' Skeet" Bauer J,
V lliam Cusack Pete Bluntzer,
City Attorney b'rank Sheppard.
Memer Fischer. Cuero Record
Publisher Ja< k Howerton and R«-
diu Station KCFH owner Al Res-
pottdek
Alter the joint meeting die
si Itool board voted to make fin-
al payment, in the amount of
nearly $15.000. to Drocmer Con-
struction Co . builder of the new
Cu»ro High School and adminis-
tration building
Cuero Boy Finishes
Marine Combat Course
(FHTM'i Marine Pvt Cecil
S. Martinez, son of Mr. and Mrs.
rrbspero Martinez of Cheapside
Route Rox Cuem Tex., fin-
ished (our weeks of individual
< onihat tr aining June 17 at the
Marine Corps Base. Camp Pend-
leton. Calif.
Th» course included the latest
Want!'.' tacths. fust aid demoli-
tions, field fortifications and ad-
vanced schooling on weapons.
Trainees Ifam dial all Mar-
ines are basic ally infantrymen,
whether they serve as cooks,
tvpikts. trick drivets. or with
aviation units.
Vidor Affierbach
Eieded To VFW Post
Victor Affierbach former De-'
Wttf county resident who now liv-
es m Lubbock. was elected senior
vice-commander of the “Depart-;
ment of Texas VFW during the
oigamzation's state convention in'
Austin Sunday
Oscar B. Jones of Longview
was named department > mvimund-
rr. He succeed* State Sen Doyle
Villi* of Fori Worm.
DeWitt County 4-H
Girls Prepare For
July Dress Revue
DeWitt county 4-H Club girls
xie busy preparing for the roun-
tv (Iwxs te\ ue July 23. atmrdmg
to Home Demonstration Agent
Mrs Mildred Marlin, who said
i nunlv winners will be eligible
miii,pole in the uisti n I lev ue
A igu.st 4 in San \ntomo
si's' u‘ Hie . ounty ip- ue lias not
lawn 't’l
Frist place a nine! s in the sen-
ior and minor div.sions on the
county level qualify for district
competition Winner in the dis-
tvrt senior division will go to
Slate
Mm Martin teniir-ded all 4-11
members ilia1 record honk* are
due in the extension office July
IV
Officers
Re-elected
Offu ers of ihe Cuero Kmghis
of Columbus Council were te-
elfi ted Thursday night They are.
Bill Snapp grand knight; fi .1.
't ii nv deputy grand kmgh':
Ja nes Peyton chancelloi . J .1
Fischer Jt : ei in del : O M Boy-
le ueasuiei; Kd Rehm, advm-
ate .'ue Ixi i.igseilei waiden:
Ma'.eo Perez, inside guard: Ju-
lius Nesrsta. oiitside guard: and
Rudv Fur Its trustee
RejMrrl of the nominating con
miltee was made by James Crain.
Wernei .'tavinoba pf Weimar,
state advocate presented the
t'ouri'll 'be Star Coun> :l V'V<ml
for going over the quota of new
insurance and associate mem-
bers
Shell Oil And
School District
In Agreement
Cuero School Board Wednesday night gave written
assurance to Shell Oil Co that taxes in Cuero Independent
School District will be equalized by next tax year If the
company makes its $27,139 tax payment to the district
this year.
The oil rompany had threatened to withhold payment
unless other district properties were levied an equal as-
sessment.
Shed Oil accepted the levard a
pertv taxes on prisons now (jp.
sssur am e of equalization and a- f.pas<,d „nd pfM.son, tt ho gflvp
Vieed to pay current taxes Shell. n,ovpd from ,hP dlUlict.
Oil )« the biggest taxpaver in
're county
The rompany was lepiesentrd
Wednesday- night bv H F Fads
and a aevond Shell official
DeWitt Counts Roatd of Fqua-
lization granted Shell Oil Co a
McDc.nnel! reported thme aic
now 2,213 scholaslics on the cen-
sus roll for ]9f)9-4>0. This repre-
sents an increase of S4 over la";
v ear
The hoard agieod to conlinue
its polu-v of offei ing no duroun'
foumpeireni^ lediK-ticw^on pto- for pajmen, „f taxes
Cuero Publishing Co, was low
raied oil produchon Wednpsdav
''ince the school district operat-
es or: Ihe .ame bas s as the
county Shell will receive the
same concession from the dis-
trict. Supt Thad McDonnell ex-
plained
However hie reduction on pio-
raied oil will he offset in five d1s-
iiiit bv an increase in oil pro-
due non. bu' it will mean a slight
loss to the county
bidder on pi inting S.0O0 tax
statements, with a bid of $257 2b
1960 Trot
Indicated
1 no agreement to equalize ently readv to stage a Turkey
taxes to the beM of the school
Cuero businessmen are appar
to
, Trot in 19t>b Accoiding to'the
bos i d * ability wa' signed try j . ^ ^
resident John Wheele, and board I trend '*s,abhshe<1 hv hm 4‘
members V I. Ferguson Jr , J questionnaires. 37 stated that the
Jim Sume, Alvin WyaL. Ed De-! businessmen who signed them
U<on and Heime Bade Board want a 1960 Trot and would be
member John Wofford II. w-lvo is
on vaJ ation. was nca present.
The hna'd will atlemp! to set
on a meeting with City of Cneio
and county oftinals to delei mine
if either or both of these politi-
cal divisions are vsilling to share
-viliing to underwrite it Of the
live negative answers two per-
son' said they would be willing
to contribute to the celebration
even though they are against stag-
ing one.
A total of 212 quesuomirtiies
cost of an equalizalion program were mailed by the Chamber of
John Ahlxrtt of Pritchard #nd (('ommei ce according to Bresi-
Abbolt v aluation turn said it vvas f ^ent Marbin Junker, who said the
ms understanding that *fbool deadjine j(H. retuining them is
district oil tax assessments ate jime 29
based on about 4b percent of vai- ' Hwevpl he llliJt,d rtla, ,(lp
-uaticai. whereas the district aver- forms he sent in to the Chamber
age is 24 percent office as soon as possible so if a
lads said Shell Oil Co just nla joi-ity favors a Turkey Trot,
uecame awaie of the unequal i organiz.abonat plans can lie laid
c»is of asse.ssmeni after the (n (dp nPHr future.
iinpany completed a ratio study. _____^_____ _
e said if tlieie was equalization
if taxes, Shell Oil would have no
ighi to say anytlang
Methods of equalizing taxes
weie discussed at length by the , w p
board, but no decision reached. TOUT DliSlllcSS
Bmliel National Bank was de-
signated as school depository-. A motion plctiue entitled. "The
Ihe bank agreed lo pay' an intei- Voice of 5 our Business produc-
es! jaie of iliree t>eicent per en- ed by Bell Telephone Co , was
num on lone deposits of'six -how n Thui'da- dicing die Re-
mootr* and longer. iary Qub luncheon at Live Oak
Bade reported the new water Restaurant
well at Cuero High School is ade- The film was presenled by Dor
quale. The hoard approved boi - Hopkins, program chairman of
Rolarians See
Movie "Voice Of
rovVing $5,000 from Buchel Nai
tonal to pay for the well.
Resignations wete arcepted
from .Mrs. Julia C. Luddeke,
high school social studies teaco-
ei ; Miss Xelda. Johnson, 9th
giade English learhei ; Mrs.
Marian Enke, first gi a.de leai Ijier
at John C. French: and Elijah
Childers, coatli an' physical edu-
cation teacher at Daule
the day
Frank Bass of Columbus. Ohio,
was a guest. Some 2d mendyeis
were present.
Car Demolished In
(rash Thursday
A 19M model e»r was 'oiallv
.. _ , , , wrecked at 3.30 a.m. Fridav
McDonnell said the following „,len „ rrglhe<l into » telephone
teacher vacancies now exist: ^ |fi (hp ,f)0 |)|()i.k (>f s Kfi.
high school libranan high pianadp
school Spanish and Latin tnstiue NonP ^ IhP occupants Cuero
tor and 9th grade English leach- NegIX)es was inmred
er' I Driver of the 1 ar was'Conrad
Rusiness Manager Rudy fnJT.Wv who mid police ixe fell
was given pci mission to wiite asleep. The cat traveling south
off uncoilcctabie back taxes ’o- cp Esplanade, crossed the center
•aling $137 >9 kurbs said r'J' stripe and smashed into the pole,
wzrite off inriudes personal pro- Offtrer Bill Pullin investigated 1
Services
For Kami
Tuesday
Funeral serv ices for Anton Ka-
mi 41-year-old victim of a gun-
sbol wound suffered early Mon
day morning at a local tavern,
were . conducted at 2 30 p.m
Tuesday al I reund Funeral Home
Rev John A Jacobs pastor.
St. Mark s Lutlierari Church, was
to (iffi(,a'e with burial in Hill-
side Cemetery. To serve as pall-
bearers were Bob Osterloh, Leo
Cow ey, Enrich Hanke, Edmund
1'ieken, Edward Kirkland and lla
rv ey Hedges
Charged wiili rnuidet with ma-
lice aie (Icorge Reaiwui and Roy
Feai'on who aie brothers
Rov s lond has lieen set at
$3 (H)0. but '.renge is being neld
wilhout bond Geoige who has
served a penitentiary sentem e it
under indictment for four counts
cliaigmg felonv tneti
The snooting oviuried ai me
Rail' n House Inn iusi o nside
me i ity limits on the old Voakum
lllgilW ,lV
Despiie tianstu'ions plivsittans
weie un.iuie lo save Uanu, who
bled lo deaili internally.
curding to wiUiesse- Gevjige
Pearson pulled a pistol from his
both ami shot Karin in the stom-
a !i dui mg an altercation in
whuli H>>> 1’eaikuii and several
others weie also involved
Witnesses sa.d Kami vvas knot-
ked to the ground by George af-
ter thp laial shot was tired
Kami also had a cut on the
nark ol Ins head but it was not
known how he received it
\ pisto: has been turned over
to tne DeWitt county shenffs
department, but it is not known
:f it is the niurdei weapon
Kurin is survived In iliree chil-
dren Donna Ruth Gary Wayne
and Sheryl Lynn, all of I'uero.;
his wife Mrs. Margate) Kami of
Houston: four sisters. Mrs L. R.
’ Busier Raley and Mrs. J L.
Mi Donald, liotli of Cuero Mrs
Adolph Brandi of Weimar and
Mrs. F. C Ninth i ’ >an Amoiuo;
and one brothel Lawrence Kami
of Pasadena.
The deceased who was an eni-
p-ove at keseling Melal Works,
was married to Margaret Edgar
July 17. I94X. m .Norrihemi
Cueroites
At Baldwin
Five Cueroites are enrolled for
ire summer term a' Baldwin Col-
!egp in Vaoktim.
Enrolled in the se> reiar.ai srie-
n. e course ai e Mane Elaine I .li-
ke i Gwen Joyie Buehrig and
\'elma Jean Hogan
Mane Elaine is hie daugnter
of Mi and Mrs, Maiv.n Eukei.
She was a member of the Nation-
al Honor Soi iety and the Gobbler
Band while in Cuero High School.
She ranked in the top la per < enl
of her c lass
(•wen Joyce >s the da ightet of
Mr and Mrs Ralph Buehrig She
was a member of the Cuero High
pep squad, the KHA chapter and
the c lion
Velma Jean daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Geno Hogan maiored
m commercial subjects while a
Cuero High student. She was also
a member of the pep squad
‘Hie three girls are commuting
path dav with Nancy Edwards,
Dorothy l.aake and I ,eo Sentpei
who are completing courses star-
ted earlier in the year
Other summer term students
aie from Hallensville Moulton,
Shinei, Yorktown and Yoakum.
M. J. Otton
Succumbs
YORKTOWN Maiiin J. Oi-
ton, 56, manager of the Yorktown
office of the Gonzales Produc-
tion Credit Ataociau&n the past
15 years, died Wednesday morn-
ing in a Yorktown Hospital
He had been a resident of York-
town the past 20 years. Prior lo
that time, he was a ranehei-
stockman at Nopal, where he was
horn September 15. 1902, son of
Valentine and Amanda Sunday
Otion.
The dei eased was married to
Ree Deborah September 21 1922.
in Cuero
Funeral xpl v ii es were conduct-
ed at 4 p. m. Thursday at First
Presbyterian Church, Rev W. F.
Schaeffer officiating. Burial was
in Westside Cemetery *
1 ampietni Funeral Home vru
:n ina'ge of arrangements
Survivors are his wife of Yoik-
’own; a daughter, Mrs. B A Al-
lirechr of Weesatche: a brother
Barney Otton of Smiley: thiee
siaters Mis. Florence l.iioes of
Eeat Bernard, Mrs. Ore Bea
Kntndel of Nopal end Mrs Joh-
nie Buchhoi n Of Yorktown, and
two grandchildren.
Frank Sheppard
New Lions Prexy
Frank Sheppard • ' • instal-
led a« president of the Cuero
I.ion.. Club during ceremonies to
be conducted at I.ive Oak Res-
taurant Tuesday noon
San Antonian
Named Manager
Cuero C. Of C.
Phil B. PagRett, 55. who haa been employed a.s field
representative for the U. 8 Chamber of Commerce w,is
employed Monday afternoon a.s manager of the Cueiu
Chamber of Commerce
Announcement of Pagge!t s employment was made rr
Chamber President Marvin Junker who said Paggeit i -
reived unanimous approval of the
.. , , .. . Chamber se. reiarv. She v ii
Board of Director*
PaR.eti a .......... of s,.n An- :n "‘lia- .'y mill '<-|>
lonio Hie pas! 17 cm. will go *e.s. ■ v: 1 -ii »,,e iesuu.es
’ ' «■ es a; iexas Lumeian College .n
vvas set »t $100 per munln. Segu:n
The manager - posit,on n*« mi.- - ,( - u i - .
been vacant Sin c last January m emplc an-iiher set rein-' at
'•1 n ' > . o that Hire
signed to torn the Per* Arthur The P-.z.c"- wfv, h„ <>
Cham tier as assistant i„ anage teenage i luiuien n - u aid a
'Die Cuero otlu e has been rui •- u
by tomiei president !>«.*• K- .It- -E >i liv hefoi e J...y 1
'*'■ •»' ■ h ’• c i \( * i ; l| ug •( • . 11 r. •’ I R 4k'1"
•’•stance of Bern Maxc on,. * i.lin lunn tne South i> ( <,:
secretary who recently ies.gn.-d C .< itic h v e* ... ('Umber
to adept en.plo.' rr enl V.'|1( iwo r . I r;c 'five. Im >eci,.in
Federal Savings and l oan As>o- <>r me ,t.,ir
elation The rv-> manaS'-r v oi ked
Ruth Hreitkl eu1/ is Hie new vei'« " jfb the ComiTonv ea'U|
THE rrF.RO RECORTI, Wednesday, JTtm* M. 1M9
a1 Power C-irp Re ".as »
draftsman :n ice ei • ,ee. • • , - .
stnic* -
i a it*- , ', -
Bagel’s pom’.on wwn rue i
> C,iamber .a’led for a tiroad
he Ig! Oil’.d p .1. f i ci i.
and peisohuei .. .i,.ivvii e-nt.
Ilis hi me/f ,(—v i. e : e i, ! n
c, mes pilot naming (ciubat hi I
n , ,n;ny m . e ■ i...A-
lie s[w n't fi ,r s in ' .<•
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the • .■ *• r; i Od^-r t 'u.-p.
Malerial For Canter
Dressings Requested
\o «ppr»Hi S' !. «h,v’n! to m.*’ .*»
nn< » r rl!TN>, '.hv ssuctl T'jrv.
HD Club
Picnic Set
B'lcr.ri
1 ir i<v p.nn^ Thurtd^>
P.i ri Inmil.v punr July at
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SMART START FOR A BRIDE’S BUDGET...
UWM000MUSS
Specials For Friday is Saturday. June 2(i A. 27
Kimbells
SHORTENING
.'{ I.h, Can
64^
Powdered or Brown
SUGAR
2 Boxes
2S1’
Kraft French
DRESSING
X Oz. Bottle
19c
Val Vita
PEACHES
No. 212 Can
25c
Kraft
GRAPE JELLY
20 ()z. Jar
27^
Can
DEL MONTE PEAS 16^
Del Monte ( 1 1 Oz. Bottle)
CATSUP
2 For
35r
I)ole Crusln d
PINEAPPLE
Flat Can
15<-
Tow ic .Maraschino
CHERRIES
11’= <>z. Bottle
29c
Kimbell s 12 Oz. Can
LUNCHEON MEAT 39^
Supreme Chocolate Drop l.g. Bag
COOKIES 42c
XS?A
• .*
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CLOROX
Qt. Bottle
15c
Waxtex Roll
WAX PAPER 19^
BHfftCHU
jyassrl
1(1 l.hs
96‘
\ alley (mid
MELLORINE
49c
KIMBELLS COFFEE
Lb. Can
65c
KOOL AID
f> I’kgs.
25 f
l.4>ose
I.h. 35c
FRANKS
3U- ioo
Miss Wisconsin Cheddar
8 Oz. Wedge
CHEESE
32‘'
Cut up «’c
FRYERS
Whole
Veal
I.h.
RIB STEW
49c
Fresh^F4amcy
Seedless
GRAPES
CELERY
stalk
1(X
CALAVOS
2 For
15'
•
Head
LETTUCE
I0r
Fresh
Dnz.
CORN
39c
MCCLUNG'S
GROCERY MARKET
Two Free Deliveries Everyday - - One in Morning — One in Afternoon
PHONE CR 5-3427
We Give Cuero Savings Stamps
Double Stamps On Wednesday On All
Cash Purchases Of 2.50 Or More.
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