Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, October 21, 1960 Page: 1 of 12

                                
YOAKUM HERALD-TIMES
COVERING LAVACA AND DEWITT COUNTIES
VOLUME LXIV
PUBLISHED AT YOMUN, TEXAS,
Friday, Or tidier 21x1, 1960
ft CENTS I’Fll COPY, No. HJt
JUST OBSERVING
— By i. K. J. —
Yoakum's Hoy Scout Drive for
finances liar, begun. One of the
best investments one can make
is in the youth of our country.
For without them we would soon
cease to exist. Hi* generous, give,
inVt st in Y( >1* 1 It fill m e.
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Turbulent weather caused
excitement ami wreaked dam-
age in this area the past lew
days. It all should remind our
residents of the need for in-
surance against such disaster
which in seconds could bring
one to complete ruin. Yoakum
insurance agencies will he
glud to talk to you about this,
especially our llnchhcim Mu-
tual which was organized pri-
marily for this purpose,
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The count-down on the com-
ing election continues and tin*
public will have to make up Its
mind either for lids candidate
or that. Both platforms have u
lot to be desired. While issues
such as holding two places on
the ticket or the Duval county
vote arc confusing many, to i<>-
member what Ims been accomp-
lished is important as well.
*
Johnson’s knowledge of tin*
needs of Texas and the South
are invaluable. His Interest and
benefit even to our immediate
area in projects icquiring con-
gressional action have been cit-
ed. Some of these include the
all-important waterways in the
Matagorda and Lavaca Hay u-
rcas, these to affect our area
as well.
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Our farmers gencrull.t have
received a cold shoulder from
the Secretary nl Agriculture
since the opinion of the ad-
\ isors lin*, been that there are
too many farmers anyhow.
The Democratic plan for tann-
ers again has much to In* de-
sired, but it is hoped the ad-
visors would see the tulhiey ol
the “too many farmers" the-
ory, a trend detrimental to
our rural areas, as well as the
nation.
Farmers are being warned of
the impeding threats of union-
ism of farm workers and the
effects of union strikes in indus-
tries vital to farmers. The re-
cent issue of farm and Ranch
warns of the dangers of picket
lines around farms, the short-
age of farm machinery at har-
vest time. The crux of the
warning is that a str ike against
the farmer at the proper time
could wipe him out entirely. Un-
like the manufacturer' who can
control output to meet demand,
flic farmer must harvest when
the crop is readv. Several fruit
glowers on the West Coast an*
experiencing ruin due to picket
lines. Where is any justice in
this?
Cur* Milk Producers Assn, is
again holding its annual con-
clave hen* in Yoakum this week
Thursday
Halloween Carnival
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Monday October Hist 6 p.m.
is tin* time set tor activities to
start at the Halloween Carnival
at St. Joseph's Gym, planners
of the event announced today.
A chili supper will he served
at the gym, in a 1 Iidlowccn g< 11 * *
mg featuring many carnival at-
tractions.
Democrats Open
Headquarters
A Democratic headquarters
has been opened here in Yoa-
kum on Holt St roe in the for-
mer State Welfare office across
the street from tin* Herald-
Times. It will serve as head-
quarters from which Kennedy*
TnWtv i,f| cii|).Mn|‘tf*rs ill'll1 rh'up'i
leaflets, bumper stickers, litera-
t in c and buttons in support of
lhe I )rmoernIic candidates.
Former school superintendent
George P. Barron, who was In
charge ol tic office this week,
expects to have a committee on
hand to keep the office open
every day for the benefit of lo-
cal Democrats.
Home Smashed By Tornado Tuesday 1:30 P. M.
TORNADO TEARS IIP TOURIST COURTS
AND CAFE ON HIGHWAY 77 TUESDAY
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HANDELMANS
SALE OPENS
llandclman's Anniversary Sale
is the big event In Yoakum. It
began here Thursday morning,
October 20th. Store owner Mey-
er llandelman reminded that
there are select inns In every de-
partment of the store and in-
vites the public to their store to
make it a merry anniversary
sale.
Newsprint that would stretch
nearly 10 miles was used to an-
nounce the llandelman salt's in
Yoakum, Marlin, and Kenedy,
the ribbon uf newsprint coming
oft tin* Herald-Times press.
Don’t pass up this opportun-
ity to shop at big savings at
I landelman’s.
BOY SCOUT FUND DRIVE
NOW IN FULL SWING HERE
The Hoy Scout Finance Cam-
paign got off to a big start here
Tuesday morning with the Klck-
Gff breakfast which was at ten I-
cd by a host of workers and
Scouting enthusiasts. All work-
ers arc now busy making con-
tacts .according to A, H. Cain
and I'?. G. Pete Raska, Drive
Chairmen.
Even though there is a pro-
posed I I percent increase in boys
to be served in 1900-61, the
Council budget of $148,500 re-
presents an increase of only 9
percent over 1959.
Yoakum secured over $2,000
of investments In boyhoodt last
year, but is seeking 10 percent
increase in 1900. Yoakum cer-
tainly has a big stake in the
| Scouting program with a poten-
I ti:tl probably even higher than
, tIn* I I percent predicted. Tin*
Capitol Area Council, which in-
I dudes Yoakum, is serving over
l 1 1.000 registered hoys and a-
dult leaders through the Scout-
Democratic Kennedy - Johnson
Rally Set For October 2Sth
A political rally sponsored by
the Loyal Democrats of Lav.ca
County will hi* held in Ilallctts-
ville at the Recreation Hall
Tuesday night Uctober 25th at
S p.m. a spokesman for De-
mocrats announced toda\.
The Loyal Democrats arc
those who will vote for Kenne-
dy and Johnson, the Democratic
nominees for president end vicc-
l resident, the spokesman point-
ed out.
Loyal Democrats announce I
that they have a good slogan
for the election campaign'.
“Vote Democratic: the Farm
You Save May May Be Your
()wn. ’
Principal speaker for the rally
will he the Hon. Tom Reav's,
attorney for the Rural Electri-
fication Co-ops. which tin* Ri*1
publicans and Nixoncrats arc in
(fleet opposing.
Other prominent Democrats
will also he on tin* speaking
program. A film to he shown is
entitled "Kennedy Meets the j
Ministers."
Lavaca County Democrats re-;
cently staged several meetings I
to | repare for the rally, by way j
of a | uhlieity campaign design- ■
i'd to attract a large audience.
lng program. Therefore all pros-
pective investors are reminded
to la* generous when asked to
give. Op if for some reason per-
sonal contact is noi made a spe-
cial gifts commit lei* headed by
Bob Albrecht will hi* only hap-
py to serve you.
Other members of the drive
committee besides the two **o-
ehairmen mentioned are Harry
Thiele, Cecil Windsor and Perry
Love with Mr. Love serving as
rating chairman and Mr. Thiele
being audit chairman.
Again tin* Importance of uis-
tainlng members in the Hoy
Scout program cannot he over-
emphasized. P< rsons giving at
least $12 can qualify and will
save themseP being bothered
every year for a Bov Scout do-
nation. Have the woikct explain
this to you . . . it’s quite simple,
and one assurance that our Roy
Scouts will have continued back-
ing'.
Juniors Ask For
Papers, Magazines
Save your old papers, maga-
zines .and any kind of paper
for the Junior Class. Contact
F rankle Knez.ek, Phone AX 3-
1852 or Dennis Picktell, Phone
AX 3-3032 and leave your ad-
dress with them. Papers will he
I icked up on Saturdays, starting
Uctober 22.
LAVACA COURTS AND CAFE DEMOLISHED BY TORNADO NEAR SCHULENBURG
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Only rublde remains of the Lavaca Courts on Highways TV
six miles south of Schulenburg alter a tornado slashed that area
about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. A nearby cafe was partly left standing
but a home directly across the highway was left untouched. Three
were Injured but not seriously.
The two top pictures show the damage done to the cafe and
pool hall. Three automobiles were also damaged, one auto blown
about 100 yards up the highway.
The bottom view is all that remains of the 10-unit tourist
courts. Only the foundation slabs were intact. Plumbing fixtures,
nit* conditioners, bedding and splintered wood and insulation were
strewn over a wide area.
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Tin* scene of total destruction
looked like this Tuesday alter-
noon after 1:30 p.m. when a tor-
nado heading toward the Schu-
lenburg highway and tin* Lavaca
Courts first hit the home of Al-
phonse Berger.
The Berger farm is lorn Pal
about a mile west of Muehlstoin
Store and Highway 77, 13 mil-
es north of Hallettsvllle. Mr.
Berger was inside the house at
the time but escaped Injury It
was reported. He lived alone at
the place since bis wife is de-
ceased. Tuesday the same word,
deceased, applied to his home as
the destruction scenes along the
path of the tornado continued to
tell mute stories of tragedy.
Commendation For
Bill White, HI
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William Walter White, 111,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill White,
has received a letter of com-
mendation from thi* National
Merit Scholarship Association
which gave tests here last
spring.
IU* was advised that his grade
in lla* lest placed him among
the highest 3 per cent of all
high school students who took
the exam.
More than 15,000 high schools
had junior students taking the
three-hour test covering five
areas of educational develop-
ment, according to information
received by Principal R. G. Win-
chester.
W. W. Lilley Dies
Suddenly At His
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Funeral services h i W. W.
Lillcy, age -10, of ShrevepoM,
Louisiana, were held there Fri-
day October U, Dr. Scott Tatum
officiating at the Broadmoor
Baptist Church and at a Shrove-
pint cemetery.
Brother of Yoakum llir.h
School Vocational Agriculture
Instructor A. w. i.iiiex, the de
ceased was a business man well
known in the nil industry. A pe-
troleum engineer, lu* had estab-
lished his own company known
as the Potrolog Petroleum Logg-
ing service. He had 22 years ex-
perience in that line of work.
1 oath iann* suddenly, appa-
rently due to a heart attack,
Wednesday night October 12ili.
lie had not been ill recently.
Hearing the news by phone
about 10 p.m. that night at Yoa-
kum. Prof, and Mrs. A. W. Lb-
ley and children Kay Marie,
Paul Ray, Bonnie and Loretta
started on an all-night tri : to
Shreveport. They completed tlv
trip OK by 9 a.m. next day al-
though they found no s*rvi< e
stations open after filling up at
Schulenburg at 1 :?0 a.m.
FiP'oleum Engineer 1 Miry is
survived by Iv's wife, Mrs. W
W. l.Mlev of Shreveport; their
children Wheel* r Jr 17: Petty
Carol, It: Stephen. 11: Martha.
9; and Douglas 1 years eld;
oamVs Mr. and Mrs, A. O. Lil-
ley of Corrigan, east Texas
community near Lufkin; two
hrothers, Luther 1 Hley of Corri-
gan and A. W. Lillev of Yon
sum; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys
Schenkels and Mrs. Kelly Kend-
rick, both of Dallas; nieces and
nephews.
A tornado with funnel-shaped
cloud destroyed the Uivaca
Courts tourist lodge and cafe on
the llullcttsvllle - Schulenburg
highway Tuesday afternoon a-
hout 1:30 p.m. some damage
estimates | lacing the loss at
over $100,ODD. Accompanying
pictures show the damage scenes
when* the tornado hit one small
spot, did not bother a house u-
I cross tin* highway, and proceed-
ed on northeast toward Welm u .
| Heavy rains, 3.07 at llnlletts-
vllle, accompanied tin* violent
weather.
Long streams of highway
traffic, mostly sightseers block-
ed the highway late Tuesday,
the spectators coming from Hal-
Two Football
Games Slated,
Dads Nile Too
Two football games await
sports fans at Bulldog Stadium
iu Yoakum (Ids week.
Friday night October 21st, the
Hallettsvllle High School Brah-
mas will iu* here to meet the
Yoakum High School Bulldogs
In a District 27-AA game, The
Brahmas are favored by score
guessers, since they come here
with a record of 0 wins and one
loss. The Bulldogs have a re-
cord of 3 wins, 2 losses and 2
ties.
Dad’s Nights ceremonies m*
scheduled for 7:15 p.m. lie-
ton* tin* game which starts at
H p.m. Yoakum fontlmll players
and their fathers will he inP’o-
duced In pairs, In a gesture » I
q predation both for the coura-
geous grid team members au I
their parents.
The* other games is a Saturday
night Uctober 22 dash here be-
tween the St. Josephs High
School Tigers and the San Mar-
cos Baptist Academy team. Both
squads arc in the Southwest A-
cadomlc League.
Asborry High School has an
open date this week and is pre-
paring for a big Ilomecomlm
Game here October 29th, wl\!i
Rosemvald High of I uling fur-
nishing the opposltion.
By coincidence, Yoakum High
School’s 1 lomecoming (lame here
November -1th is a game willi
the other high school from Lul-
ing.    _    _
Sweet Home Picnic
Due This Sunday
The Sweet Home parish picnic
which was to have been held
last Sunday is rescheduled for
this Sunday, October 23rd, All
events remain the same as pre-
viously advertised. Don’t pas-
up this second opportunity to
meet with your friends at Sweet
Home Sunday.
Brother Dies At
His Gruenau Home
Joe Richter, 79, and brother
of Mrs. Fritz. (Emilia) l.itehr ot
Sit a I ton, died at his home at
Gruenau following a lengthy III-
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| Sept. 21th wit'* interment in
West side Cemetery at Yo k-
tow n.
lie was horn in Austria and
came to this country at the age
of 16, In 1913 he married Miss
Alma Warllng in Cuero. Sur-
viving him besides his wife and
sister is another sister, Mrs. An-
na Kasper of Germany.
He was a musician of retvwv-
ened ability, participating with
ntnnv brass bands in the area
in which hi lived.
Icttsvlllc, Schulenburg and sur
rounding area.
The Uivaca Courts were o*
panted by Mr. and Mrs. Frod
kuntz. who wen* Injured and
treated at a Weimar hospital,
since their location was 5 miles
south of Schulenburg, 13 miles
north of Hallettsvllle, on High-
way 77. A *58 Dodge owned hy
Mrs. Alible Blaz.ek was heavily
damaged, two other cars also
were damaged In the wreckage,
one picked up liv the wind and
hurled some 100 yards up the
highway. Mrs. Hla/eks car was
turned around In tin* driveway
ul the place where six* worked.
Three homes south ol Schulen-
burg Were completely demolish-
ed and two other farm homes
damaged or destroyed. Owuus
of tin* three homes definitely
destroyed are Adolph Vaoek,
Frank Bartosh and Alfonso Ber-
ger.
Some damage to farm build-
ings was reported all along the
path of the tornado, from points
near Moravia and St. John’s on
toward Weimar. Schulenburg
people Including students In
school saw* "a lot of birds fly-
ing In the air" near a tunnel-
shaped cloud and later learned
that ll wasn’t birds it w is
pie. es of lumber and things from
yvi coked buildings.
Al the tourist courts, Mrs.
Kuntz was re|x>rtod to have
saved her life by crawling under
a pool table while the wind
collapsed tin* building.
TEEM MAKES
YKM. DEBUT
Teem, a product of the Pepsi-
Cola Buttling Company makes
Us debut here in Yoakum this
week. The new lemon-lime drink
Is being offered at your favorite
grocers and must of them offer-
ing It on special for this week-
end.
The Pepsl-Cola Company In-
vites you to get acquainted with
ill is m*w product. You can get
Teem at your grocers’ by the
carton.
TONY GUSTWICK HEADS
TEXAS TECH HOME-COMING
At McKinnon Stone. 8 miles
north of Hallettsvllle on the
same Highway 11, the tornado
cloud did not look like a fun- <
pel, Mr. and Mrs. M, L. Mc-
Kinnon agreed. It looked like
lolling clouds, clouds rolling and
tumbling along the ground, pro-
bably tin* outer edge of *h«J
whirlwind funnel they indicat-
ed.    p*!',;
Crowds of people continued tol
visit the disaster scene, In ever
Increasing numbers as skies
cleared a little for a few minutos
in the west and the sun was
shining dimly on the splintered
remants of l-nvaca Courts and
furnishings strewn about over
a large area, well soaked by the
extremely heavy downpour of
rain which followed the wind
damage.
Two newsmen with cameras,
surveyed the area of the storm
Tuesday. They found that the
storm originated at Breslau In
tin* vicinity of the Martin Vy«
vial farm, then moved In a path
slightly northeast. Its path of
destruction everywhere seemed
to measure from 50 yards to 75
yards. The funnel was clearly
visible to hundreds of onlookers
many of whom said it was not
moving at a very fast rate of
speed, but it was churning up
everything In Its path and spin-
ning everything high into the
air. From Breslau it moved a*
cross country, passing to the
east of Moravia. In the Moravia
area It tore down a big bsm
on tin* Henry Olsovsky place,
heavily damaged an empty nouse
belonging to Henry Pool and
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Farm Bureau Meets
Monday At 7:30
A regular meeting of the
Yoakum Farm Bureau is sche-
duled for Monday night Octo-
ber 21th 7:30 p. m. at Morris
Community Center. Refresh-
ments will In* served following
the business session.
Cotton Plowup
Date Extended
An extension of the deadline
for plowing up cotton has been
made making October 31st the
last day for cotton stalks to be
h ft standing In Lavaca County.
I ivaca Fm m Bureau Presi-
dent M. E. Jacobs obtained flu*
extension l.y calling Secretary
Ji hn C. White at Austin and e\-
planlng that rains had prevent-
ed the gathering of the balance
of the cotton crop on schedule.
Florence Bosl To
Address Farm Bureau
Mrs. Florence Push editor of
Sihulenburg Sticker, and world
travelin, will lit* the guest speak-
er at the Hallettsvllle Fanil Hu*
ieau f onUv night, Monday, Oc-
tober 21 at 8:00 p m. The neper-
I al publk* Is invited to hear Mrs.
Bosl give her Impressions of
I countries behind the Iron Cur-
tain. where she has had the np-
1111unity to visit during her
travels.
wrecked the Jessie Schaefer rent
house three miles east of Mora-
via.
The twister did a bit of
hedge-hopping. After hitting the
Schaefer place it went on pull-
ing up trees and fence* and
slammed against the Alphonse
Berger place just southwest of
St. John. It picked the house up
ami carried it fifty feet or more
and left it smashed Into pieces
and splinters. Berger ran into
the house when lie saw the fun-
nel coining and he was in the
house when the blow hit. He
was stunned hut climbed out of
the wreckage unhurt except for
minor bruises. Relatives and
friends were already helping
Berger dean up the mess when
the newsmen were there late
Wednesday.
The storm continued on toar-
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Texas Toeh’x entry into the
Southwest Conference w 11 lie
celebrated in grand and glori-
ous manner Saturday, October
22nd, when the second hugest
state supported school, with o-
ver 9,000 students, stages its
biggest and best Home-Coming
I ay in the history of the school.
Chairman of this seal’s gala
affair is Anthony Gustwlck,
-enior from Yoakum, who ser-
ved as Vice-Chairman last year.
A variety of special events
will he Included in the provn uu
ill's year at the west Texas
school beginning with a Fresh
man Convocation, October 19'h
at 7:00 p.m. Tills conveeatton is
to teach Freshman students the
true spirit of Texas Tech and a
lantern will he lit symbolizing
the spirit of the Freshmen, The
lantern will also bo used to light
the big bonfire at the pep w
Friday night.
Also on the tPtli, the final
election of Home Coming Queen
will take place. The winner will
l*c kept sci rot until the Friday
night pop rally at 7:00 p.m. dur-
ing which, the coronation of tha
queen and her attendants will
take place. A giant effigy will
then be tanned to celebrate the
d« wnfall of the Southern Metho-
dist Mustangs, Tech's foe in the
football encounter the next day.
The Home-Coming Parade will
be Saturday morning, October
22nd at 10-30 am, starting in
downtown Lubbixk and ending
on the campus. The parade
theme will he "Tech Through
The Ages," amt some thirty
floats will be seen, along with
the Army and Air Force drill
teams and numerous other en-
tries. The Texas Tech Red Rat-
8*1 UUSTWICIL >iai A mLI
Lee Roy Meaning, son of Mr.
and Mis. L. R. Menning, of Yoa-
kum Route 3, was elected Pep
Squad Beau for the year 1960-
01 at a rally held at Yoakum
lM'*h School Friday October
Hth.
Right half hack in the starting
lineup of the YUS Bulldogs foot-
ball team, Menning is now* 17
and is a Senior at Yoakum
High. He has a throe-vear re-
cord of membership in the foot-
ball squad and Is therefore
< minted among the most valu-
able players when the coaches
woik on the problem ef arrang-
ing a lineup of their best ma’e-
rial.
At ceremonies during the rally
•Friday, Menning was given a
■silver key ring, a gift from the
Bop Squad presented by Head
Cheer Lender Dottio St. Clatr.
Airliner Splattered
With Goose Grease
Making n forced landing
Muskegon, Michigan, a Nortl
Central Airlines plane on • sell
duled flight this week was four
to he writ plasteivd with pm
of wild geese,
Crashing into a flight of geos
the plane carrying 25 p«i
gers had tts windshield smast
Its pilot and co-plot Injured
treated for cuts from fls
glass and geese. The geese
smashed like hugs on an aut(