The Weekly Herald (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1932 Page: 1 of 6
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THE WEEKLY HERALD
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VOLUME XXXVI
YOAKUM, TEXAS, AFTERNOON OF THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 1932
BUILD YOAKUM
By H. D. Meister
A DELEGATION of Yoa-
kum citizens composed
of A. G. Hermann, Avery
Carnes, M. A. Meyer, W. T.
Heavy Loss Sustained Sunday
Morning Blaze at Hertz Store
CANDIDATES MEET IN INDIANA' *
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ENTIRE STOCK SAID j MRS. E. CHALOUPKA
DAMAGED BY HEAT I PASSES AWAY 330
WATER OR SMOKE MON. AFTERNOON
Browning and H. D. Meister
* were in Hallettsville this!
morning for a conference j
with County Judge A. W.
Janszen of Lavaca county
relative to the rate of taxa-
tion in the Yoakum commis-
«ioner’s precinct. They found
that the total rate for this
precinct as set now was 2.49
percent which is the highest
of any in the county. After
carefully going over condi-
tions and requirements the
delegation contended that a
rate of 1.85 percent should
be ample to meet require-
ments at this time and that
such reduction would stim-
ulate the paying of taxes to
. the extent that it would pro-18torc-
If vide more funds than the1 The flrte department made aj
higher rate would because I quick run to the scene and within'
lifllttOlG people WOUld be able tOJ^wo minut0H hbd water upon the
F pay their taxes and all would , . , . , ,, , ,
i r . . , fire, but due to .the structure of
Vmake more effort to do so.
REQUIEM HIGH MASS WAS1
CELEBRATED ST. JOSEPH'S
CHUCRH AT 9:30
WEDNESDAY \
The Judge announced that
ere would be a meeting of
the Commissioners' Court on
ovember fourteenth and he
vited this delegation to
eet with the court and pre-
ent their contention, that
they would be given a re-
ceptive hearing and the pre-
cinct given such relief as
might be possible.
There has been a juggling
of figures on the part of the
mmissioners court that
jfwould indicate that there has
n a reduction of taxes,
at is the valuations have
reduced but in contra-
vention the rate wras raised
to the point where there ac-
tually was no tax relief and
in these days the people are
demanding relief to the ex-*
nt that it may- conform
ith other business condi-
ons.
I/HE LETTING of the con-
tract for the concreting
fthe highway between Yoa-
and Cuero will bring
le relief to the unemploy-
ment situation in this im-
r, Mediate community as the
contract provides that local
| labor must be employed as
far as it is possible and that
most of the work must be
done by hand labor as
against machine work. Labor
in DeWitt county will be giv-
en preference because the
county taxes that will be em-
ployed on the road, such as
purchasing right-of-way, etc.,
■will have to be paid by the
citizens of DeWitt county.
Those desiring to get em-
ployment on this project
should reerister with the Sec-
retary of the Yoakum Cham-
ber of Commerce or the Sec-
retary of the Cuero Chamber
of Commerce because the rec-
ords of those to be employed
will be carefully scrutinized
to the end that full justice
may be done to local labor.
«yHE REPORT that the
I turkey market in this
section will open Monday, . .... ,,
October 31 be good news!'"~ ‘ LL ^
to the turkey raisers of this'hlc,a"' <6,,: <«>•
community. Turkeys are one
of the main money crops of
the building and the location of
the fire the men had difficulty in
reaching the base of the fire with
w’ater. Five lines of hose were
quickly laid and with ample water
pressure the flames were under
control after about two hours of
gallant work by the fire boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Hertz and Laddie
Konecny left early Sunday- morn-
ing for San Antonio and when
the 1‘lre was discovered an at-
tempt was made to locate them
but it was not until about noon
that they were found in San An-
tonio and notified of the. destruc-
tion of their store. They immed-
iately returned to Yoakum and
found the entire stock of goods
damaged by the fire, water and
smoke.
The origin oi the fire had not
been definitely* determined at a
late hour today but after unof-
ficial investigation It was thought
that it was caused by defective
wiring. Firemen who were In the
building first were of the opinion
that the fire started near the mid-
dle of the building at the rear,
spreading quickly to the balcony
and roof structure through a small
opening in the balcony floor. The
firemen stated that on many oc-
casions the flames would shoot
from the rear almost to the front
of the building along the ceiling,
suction through the few opened
windows apparently causing this.
The flames burned through the
celling and into the wood structure
between the cealing and the roof
and this added to the difficulty in
fighting the blaze.
NEW NUMBERS AND JERSEYS
iceiicn to nil i nnee mniv
■tfUULU IV UULLUVUO IUUHI
FIRE THOUGHT STARTED BY
DEFECTIVE WIRING. MR.
AND MRS. HERTZ OUT
OF TOWN AT TIME
Heavy loss was sustained by the ,, .
Mrs. Kllen Chaloupka, wife of
E. Hertz Department .Store Sun- ,, , , , .
the late Adolph Chaloupka, passed i
day morning w*hen fire w*as dis* , ,, , „ ,
away at the home of her parents,
covered at about 8:30 a. m. by D. ,, ... T
J Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Olsen at *;25
Kleinsmith and the flames rapidly j ... .. ....
* this afternoon after having been J
spread over the entire'rear of the I,, ,
i Monday afternoon alter u;n mg \
been in ill health for some time.
Mrs. Chaloupka was seriously
ill at the time her husband passed
away very suddenly last May 15,
and her condition has steadily
grown more critical. Although her
death was not unexpected, it was
no less a shock to her many
friends of the Yoakum section.
A pall of sorrow hovered over
Yoakum Monday afternoon when
it became known that Mrs. Ellen
Chaloupka had passed away leav-
ing three children, A. J. Jr. 9,
Betty Joe G, and Bonnie Lou 4
years. Her loving husband was
taken by death suddenly last May
15.
Mrs. Chaloupka had been in fail-
ing health for many months befoi-e
her husband was stricken with
heart failure. She rallied after his
death and was reported improving
until recently when her condition
became grave.
The deceased was a faithful
member of the Catholic * church
and a member of the Catholic
Daughters, of America, a devoted
wife and mother. She made many
friends in Yoakum and Other
points who are grieved to learn
of her death.
Other surviving relatives besides
the grief stricken parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Olsen, are two broth-
ers, Henry Olsen of Yoakum and
Johnnie Olsen of Houston. The
deceased is also survived by
Grandma Wiegel of Yoakum and
Grandpa Olsen of Gonzales.
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Turkey Market Scheduled Open
Here Monday, Price Uncertain
GETTING TURKEYS
READY FOR MARKET
>*ix weeks before marketing, tiie
turkey flock should he separated
into three groups: (1) breeders
for next season, (2) birds ready
to finish out for market, (3) im
mature or light weight birds which
need a longer growing iHiriod.
Quick maturing, plump, long breast-
ed, short shanked birds of true
breed type are desirable as breed-
ers. Quick maturity is economical
I because it requires only four |
pounds ut teed per pound of meat
: produced up to 26 weeks, while
j every pound gained after that
I costs more pounds of feed. Quick
_ G°^er."°r* R?oseve,t: campaigning In Indianapolis, was greeted by ! maturity means cheaper gains. A
Paul McNutt, former head of the American Legion and democratic
candidate for governor of Indiana. In the center is Thomas D. Tag- i muturo bmJ muJy lor market must
gart, Jr., democratic national committeeman. (Associated Press Photo) \ ,mv‘‘ fleshing but must also
be practically free of pin feathers.
Short tender pen feathers never
; pull out clean and always tend to
lower the grade.
j X good fattening ration may be
J made as follows:
No. 1:
j Corn .Meal .................GO lbs.
I Wheat Gray Shorts.........24 lbs.
18-year-old Honolulu i 43% Protein Cottonseed
j boy, an assistant to Meng, an- Meal .................... 5 lbs.
other youth who was to return j Salt ........................ 1 ib.
with the sanpan, and the newly- ; With plenty of milk,
weds made up the rbst of the | Ration l^o. 2:
party. j Corn Nlcal .................go lbs.
Enroute the party lost its way Wheat Gray Shorts.........15 lbs.
and sailed blindly for three days. Ground Oat Meal.......... 12 lbs.
A threatened mutiny arose the sec- j Meat Scraps ............... 7 lbs.
BUYERS PREPARING TAKE
CARE OF AVERAGE CROP
PRICES ON OPENING MARKET
WILL BE DETERMINED BY
LATE REPORT FROM
EASTERN MARKET
NOVEL AND THRILLING HONEYMOON
SPENT BY COUPLE ON SOUTH PACIFIC
ISLAND; WOMAN IS FROM AUSTIN
AUSTIN. Oct. 26. — For a thrill- Benner, Jr.
ing honeymoon try getting lost on
the expansive (Pacific Ocean in a
Japanese sanpan and finally liv_
!g a Swiss Family Robinson life
for 11 months on an isolated
island.
Imagine, if possible, walking
barefooted among hordes of lizards
and hermit crabs and going to
slee,p with. Jisards crawling across
your face.
That Is what happened to
ond night. Adding to the situation | 43% Protein Cottonseed
a. total eclipse of the moon cast. Meal .................... 1. lb.
an. eerie shadow of gloom over the1 Remember that it pays to ex-
sea. ■ | change four to six pounds of feed
jl-v. j On the sixth day the Palmyras J for a'pound of turkey meat,
and Mrs. William Meng who 1kiv<* ; were reached. j Ration No. 2 Is probably the best
returned here after 12 years of]1 ’ Four months later found the two and will probably make the quick-
roaming, strnnge adventure and men and woman nearing the end ost gains.
honeymoon spent on the Palmyra of their food supply. Their anxious j —Paul A. Cunyus, Extension
islands, situated 1,000 miles south Stases for a boat were futile. All 1 Poultry Specialist, A. &. M. Col-
of Hawaii. three now were barefooted, their j lege of Texas.
Mrs. Meng, formerly Miss Idolly five pairs of shoes each having j ----♦---
Singletary of Austin, met Meng on J succumbed to the coral rocks Jin*l ‘ PLANS FOR TRIP TO CUERO
a visit to Hawaii shortly after the -Slllt water. 1
World War. Meng, manager of a 1 The boat scheduled to pick them j
sugar plantation of Kausi island, "1* unknown to them changed its 1
The 1932 turkey market is sched-
uled to open in Yoakum on Mon-
day or Tuesday of this coming
week, probably Monday, according
to late reports from produce buy-
ers here today.
About four buyers of Yoakum
are preparing to handle the early
crop which is expected to be com-
paratively light. The season opened
on about the same date last year
and the marketing was very sluw
for the first ten days and the
deliveries are expected to be about
the same this year.
When the market opened last
year the prices ranged from 11 to
13 cents for the best birds and as
the season advanced the price ad-
vanced to as much as 20 cents
during the Christmas season. Tur-
key buyers state that the turkey
is one farm product that does not
always bring the highest price on
the opening market. Many reasons
have been advanced for this, one
being that the early birds are not
finished off for the market as the >
later birds are.
No indication as to the opening
price here has been made but ac-
cording to the present market
farmers may expect about 10 to
11 cents. The opening prices will
be determined by the condition of
the eastern markets and the
amount in storage when the sea-
son opens, according to informa-
tion, and tliis will not be known
until probably next Saturday or
Monday.
FRIDAY NIGHT COMPLETED
LATE NEWS FLASHES
SAG PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 27.—
(JP)—Federal troops stationed
here were obliged to use rifles and
sabres last night against civilians
demonstrating against their pres-
ence. At Campinas, five soldiers
and Miss Singletary married and course. Finally an American steam-1 raj_1_y TONIGHT HIGH SCHOOL and civilians were injured in
BURIAL AMID LARGE CROWD
SORROWED FRIENDS AND
RELATIVES
after a short honeymoon on Kauai, er bound for Samoa came by. j
chartered a Japanese fishing boat They obtained supplies but would j
and set sail for Palmyra. Inot board the ship. Instead they j
I The ship was manned by four' arranged for another ship to pick!
Japanese sailors, a Japanese cap . them up.
CAMPUS. ONLY TWO BULL-
DOGS SUFFERING
INJURIES
a similar disorder,
were arrested.
Forty-seven
I this part of Texas and with
the price of cotton as low as
\ it is many fartners are look-
: ing to turkeys to tide them
! over into next year. Yoakum
I has come to be one of the
big turkey markets of Texas
and many thousands of dol-
lars will be passed out to the
farmers through the turkey
industry.
TOTE HEAR considerable
W criticism now and then
about the automobile being
le ruination of this country,
of us may overlook the
it thousands of bales
hi are used to manu-
tires for these
were it not for this
cotton that staple
be considerable
When the Bulldogs appear on
the Cuero field Friday night they
will be wearing new Jerseys and
new numbers. The new jerseys
were received this week and Is-
sued today to the Bulldogs and
the following numbers have been
assigned:
Captain Sutton (50): Graham
-(44); Vrazel (46): McMaster (40;
Talley (41); Kerllck (11); Cullen
(52); Hatch (6); Roth (48); Roden
Elder (53); Roush (47); Rolch-
A large concourse of sorrowing
friends gathered at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church Wed. morning and
paid tribute to Mrs. Ellen Chal-
oupka. Requiem High Mass was
celebrated by Rev. F. O. Beck.
Mrs. Chaloupka, daughter of Mr.
n,’d Mr®. J. J. Olsen and wife
of the late Adolph Chaloupka,
U'Qfl to Iron late C^Cavvn
Monday afternoon after a linger-
tain and a white skipper. Edward
DELEGATION VISITS LAVACA
GO. COMMISSIONERS COURT
Then came May, two months
later, and the newly arranged for
boat did not arrive. June and July
dragged by. Their food supply
was depleted. They lived on cocoa-
nut milk, using the heart of cocoa-
nut leaves for vegetables, and
vailed in this vciinity this morn-
ing with the temperature at 36.
» I LAREDO, Texas, Oct. 27. (JP) —
Much interest is being displayed \Thc soason’s coldeSt weather pre-
| in the trip to Cuero Friday night
at which time the Yoakum Bull-,
) dogs and the Cuero Gobblers will j ^
j meet in what is considered the do- I f • T. Taylor who has spent the
I ciding game of this district. | Past several weeks at Savanah,
Tiie plans for the trip have been j Mo * undergoing medical treatment
A delegation of Yoakum citizens : catching fish, lobsters and cnAis.
called upon thc County Judge at | Adding to the seriousness ol
Hallettsville this morning in the their plight their canoe drifted to
interest of the taxpayers of thlsISea onc night and they had to
ing illncssT Her "husband died sud- S€ctlon of **•+*<* county. The rate^uUd a makeshift punt
denly May 15 of taxaAlon In this Commissioners
Precinct totals $2.49 on the $100.
whlch Is the highest rate In the
county. The delegation contended
that under the present financial
The grave was banked with
beautiful flowers, which gave mute
testimony of the love and esteem
in which Mrs. Chaloupka was held
by all who knew her.
Pallbearers were: Roosevelt Et-
iinger, Walter Ehiers, W. E.
Hendrix, Peter Raskn, Walter Af-
flerbach and Ed Miller.
Out-of-town friends and relatives
attending the services included:
From Victoria: Mr. and Mrs.
ardt (15); Deaton (16); TTobst 1 John Haas and dau&hter. Miss
(I?): Trll)ble (18): Tucker (7); Bessie Chaloupka; Mrs. William
Davis (8); Guess (9); Long (10);!^^ and dail^-ter. MrH> Sam
Williams (12); OlNell (13); Ap- Fittrrle; Mrs. Louis Moyer and
plewhitc (14). (daughters; Miss Celia Hanselman:
The Kelly brothers did not an- 1 Forrefit Mitchell,
nounco their starting lineup and
said that it probably would not
be announced until just before
game time Friday night.
From Rosebud: Mrs. Mike Ocker,
From Austin: Hon. J. E. Mc*
1 Donald; Hon. R. H. Fincher and
Joseph Braden.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Llssner of
Nopal, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
condition there ought to be some
reduction in taxes. At thc sugges-
tion of thc County Judge they will
meet with the Commissioners
Court on the second Monday in
November to go into these mat-
ters.
The delegation consisted of W.
T. Browning, At. A. Meyer, IT. P.
Meister, .Avery Carnes and A G.
Hermann.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pettit and
daughter Bettio Loree Linsey have F.aglo Forty, with
returned from San Antonio where Plane aboard, dropped anchor along
To top It all, Meng became ill.
A medicine kit they had was use-
•tess since his illness was caused
by a shrapnel wound received *n
the World War. Brenner and Mrs.
Meng took turns nursing and
watching the horizon for a ship.
Finally sighting smoke on the
horizon they built signal fires and
set out In the punt over a treach-
erous three miles of swells. Thc
boat was an Australian freighter
bound for San Francisco. They
obtained supplies and sent wire-
less messages to Honolulu for n
rescue party to come for them.
The freighter plied on.
Two months later the U. 8.
large survey
were accompanied home
mother, Mrs. Jackson.
by her
lower than it now is. Then
too Texas is the largest oil Hcnkhaus and mother of He*uln-
producing state in the Union w^ot°m“VMr
and if it were not for the oil and Mrs. c. J. Wendel and Mrs.
and gasoline used in automo- William Renken of San Antonio;
biles those products as now Mr and Mr"- Henry Braden of
produced, would be a drug on Meyer*vl,,e: Mr- and Mr"‘ Bob
the marfoji. So after thinking Cmro. Mr and M„ Hfnry ols„„
it over we are not SO sure and children of Alice.
that thej^to is
this secuon.
curse
From Kenedy:
John Plckeft, Mr. and Mrs. Parks
Mr. and Mth. Harry Frols and
family of Seguin were Sunday
guests of Mr. and rs. E. G. Win-
del.
and Frank Bucek.
From Shiner: Mr. and Mrs. R.
Wendel, Mr. and Mrs, Bob Wen
del, Walter and Louis Wendel, Mr.
and Mrs. Elo Henkhaus. Mrs. Otto
Hcnkhaus, Mr. and Mrs. Qua
Seim, Mr. and MHl L. W. Goude-
lock and Mr*. Katie IMmdkunp.
had been unable to hire another
sanpan after the Japanese captain
had returned with wierd tales of
getting lost in the Pacific. He
appealed to the commander of the
naval air service and obtained
aid. .
Meng now operates a small-wood
working plant here, and lie and
his wife have sworn off adven-
ture, Imt the bee is still there j
and an Invitation to join friends
In the Adventure. Club of Los
Angeles for a big game hunt in
Africa 1* weighing heavily on
their minds.
Wmm
completed and a number of car
owners have registered to take
members of the high school pep
squad to the game ana many oth-
ers have announced that they
would be in line on Front street
at 6:45 p. m. Friday when the
caravan is scheduled to leave for
the game.
All car owners hare been urged
to ■ join the caravan and tb as-
semble on Front street, starting
at the Schoenberg Service Station
corner and heading toward the
freight depot. It is explained that
with cars assembling before 6:45
p. m. on this street that many
who fail to register their cars will
be able to take other fans who
want to go but have no way. Yoa-
kum fans are anxious to go in a
body and stay together in order j
to make as large a showing as
possible and to help In the cheer-
ing during the game.
A large group of fans will gath
er at the high school campus to-
night at 7 p. m. for a big rally
and bonfire at which time several
pep speeches will be made and the
pep squad will lead In drills and
stunts.
Thc Bulldog coaches, Bex and
I George Kelly, stated today that
only two members of the Bulldog
team were suffering from injuries
| and they were Roush and Vrazel.
They stated however that they
might b able to start in thc game
or play a part of It. Otherwise the
team Is in the pink of condition
and ready to fight to the last min-
ute for the game.
returned to his home at Cuero
Wednesday. lie is reported to k
much improved.
HEARING ON REVISION OF
INSURANCE RATES STARTED
AUSTIN, Oct. 27. (JP)—A hear-
ing was started today by the board
of insurance commissioners on re-
vision of the general basis sched-
ules of wind, storm, fire and tor-
nado insurance. Revision forms,
rules and regulations for writing
insurance In these classifications
were also listed for discussion.
Forty-five specific items, some
seeking rate increases and others
decreases also will be presented
to the board.
FARMERS HOLIDAY MOVE
SPREADS OTHER STATES
DES MOINES, Oct. 27. (JP) —
Milo Reno, president of the Na-
tional Farmers Holiday Assort*
tion. declared today that "we’ll go
right ahead and our objectives
haven’t changed a particle.’’ He
added that “spectacular features’*
of the non-selling movement, which
started In Iowa e.arly In August,
were over and had served their
purpose. Reno said officials of the
Holiday Associations of Texas and
number of other states have
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