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HERALD-TIMES
Horn* of MISS WOOi
of Amorieo — 1961
COVERING LAVACA and DeWITT COUNTIES
Second Class Postage Paid at Yoakum, Texas
Friday February 3, 1W13
8 CENTS PER COPY. No. 12
IU3I UDJEKVMU
By J. E. J.
Events are off to a Rood start
hen* as 1963 enters its second
month. Two chamber of com-
merce banquets will be of parti-
cular significance and interest
here, one at llallettsville Tuesday
with C.ov. Connally as principal
speaker and one at Yoakum Feb.
26th with Lt. C.ov. Smith as
guest speaker.
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The Yoakum Chamber Tues-
day voted to begin the next fiscal
ear with a new slate of officers
and stepped into another Tom
Tom celebration, with the con-
sensus that the town cannot sit
by Idly.
^
From Hillje this week came
news of the proposed expansion
of the Home for the Aged, the
project that began with the KJZT
here. No doubt Yoakum today
could be faced with those expan-
sion worries had an Industrial
Foundation or a similar organi-
zation existed here twelve years
ago. Today, circumstances are
different but even yet the KJZT
. p, headquartered elsewhere.
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lu case you’re wondering
still why taxes keep going up,
ponder these: The number of
|MM>ple living off of tax dol-
lars is increasing almost three
ilines as fast as those working
for a living — in private busi-
ness, that is. Not only that.
Their salaries have been stead-
'll v on the increase.
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Specifically, from December,
1961 to December 1962, the num-
ber of all public employees —
federal, state, and local — rose
345,000 to 9,623,000. That was 3.6
per cent.
During the same 12 months
the total of private-business em-
ployees increased 749,000 to 57,-
938.000, or an increase of 1.3 per
cent. Should these ratios continue
for any length of time, one half
of the people will ultimately be
supporting the other half!
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Old-time cold remedies may
still have the edge over many
new preparations with fancy
names. Just recently the Ameri-
can Medical Association says that
in an age of “wonder drugs” man
is no more able to cure the com-
mon cold than were the ancient
Chinese, who inhaled vapors from
a broomstraw, the Indian medi-
cine' man who shook rattles and
chanted incantations, or the Med-
ieval Age physicians who drained
the patient’s blood. It all simmers
down to remedies that seem to
come naturally. Something to
ease th<> pain, loosen congested
areas and sleep or rest. Other-
wise there is little preventive for
,-qthc cold itself . . . Only its symp-
toms ean he treated. Alcohol has
long been recognized as a germ
„killer, rest is good for everyone
and treating of the aches and
pains is a matter of choice for
each individual. So. “Treat a eold
and you’ll be over it in seven days
or leave it alone and it will last
a week.”
H2R
Ono remedy we don’t rocom-
mend and this is, draining the
blond unless you want to do-
nate It. to a blood bank. Science
has learned the value of blood
and It isn’t all ba<L__
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Jackson County Flood Control
District officials received the
much anticipated news from
Austin Wednesday. The Senate
passed a bill authorizing the Dist-
rict to contract with the Recla-
mation Bureau for construction
of a $29 Million dam on the Na-
vidad near C.anado. A similar bill
has been presented to the U. S.
House by Congressman Thomp-
son and the U. S. Senate by Yar-
borough.
dinner luies ror
Edmund Schmidt
Funeral services were held in
Shiner Monday for Edmund Sch-
midt, 66, who died in Wagner
hospital Sunday at 2:00 a. m.
Death was attributed to emphy-
sema and bronchial pneumonia.
He was born September 12,
1896, near Shiner the son of Ford,
and Dorothea Schmidt. He was
confirmed in the Lutheran faith.
On December 9th. 1921 lie mar-
ried Miss Flora Hordes In Holy
Cross Lutheran Church at Yoa-
kum, the Rev. W. C. Wolfsdorff
officiating. His wife passed away
on March 10, 1947, leaving him
one daughter, Mrs. Guy McKay.
In 1954 he married Mrs. Selma
Williams in Shiner.
Survivors include his wife, his
daughter; one brother, Arthur of
Shiner; two sisters, Mrs. Albln
(Hattie) Bender of Shiner and
Mrs. Otto (Erna) Wegener of
New Braunfels and one grand-
daughter. His parents and two
sisters preceded him in death.
Interment was made in the
--------- Cemetery.
State Land Commissioner Jerry
Sadler Visits Yoakum Kotarians
C. T. Matthew, at left, and
Texas Land Commissioner Jler-
ry Sadler of Austin, right,
were introducer and speaker
respectively at the Yoakum
Rotary Club session here'
Wednesday noon. A large
number of guests swelled the
attendance list, enjoyed the
homely wit and humor of the
top bracket official and also
his wisdom and understand-
ing of state government.
State Official Tells How Politics
Work Toward Economical Govriment
Texas Land Commissioner
Jerry Sadler of Austin was the
instructive and entertaining
speaker for the Yoakum Rotary
Club meeting here Wednesday
noon, after an introduction by
Rotarian C. T. Matthew.
Reports of genuine economy
and money-making moves high-
lighted the Commissioner’s dis-
cussion of the land office ma-
nagement. On the semi-humor-
ous side of his report was an
item showing how politicians
promise economy and theni when j jjsh'"a“ruie provYding for the
thrift moneywaster label again.
But after Ike was through there
was an $82 billion budget, so
the spendthrifts had to be oust-
ed and replaced bv another sot
of economy-promising politi-
cians who promptly established
a $100 billion budget, all in the
interest of economy we under-
stand.”
Commissioner Sadler applied
reason to the problem of good
government and came up with
a startling solution: “Estab-
Workers Go Forth Feb. 24th....
Heart Fund Campaign To Be
Highlighted By Heart Sunday
Undergoes Surgery
Publisher Walter Malec, head
of Malec Publishing Company
underwent 'major surgery in
Renger Memorial Hospital, Inc.
in Hallettsville Wednesday
The February Heart Fundi tally important here and in morning and is recovering satis-
rrentlv in nrnirrpss will reach cverv community Th<> list of ■ factorily. He Will be confined
Publisher Malec
currently in progress will reach
a high mark of activity here
during Heart Sunday February
21th, Campaign Chairman Ei-
leene Burt announced today af-
ter conferences with co-workers
who are also contributing time
and work to the annual fund
drive an behalf of the Ameri-
can Heart Association.
Co-chairman for the cam-
paign here is Mrs. E. H. Ma-
rek. DeWitt County Heart
Council President Louis Mad-
den commended the local lead-
ers for excellent work thus far
and predicted success for the
campaign which he termed vi-
in office do the opposite of
what had been promised:
“In the days of Herbert Hoo-
ver, government officials were
railed spendthrifts for running
death penalty whenever it can
be proved that a politician was
telling lies or making false pro-
mises.”
Commissioner Sadler flew to
up an $8 billion annual budget, i yoakum for the speaking enga-
Then the Democrats got in and gemen( in his ()Wn plane, ac-
when their economy moves were rompanied by his pilot Monroe
added up, there was $68 billion
budget for running the govern-
ment. So Ike Eisenhower blast-
ed opponents with the spend-
Quillcn, landing at Cuero be-
cause the Yoakum airport has
recently been judged too rough
for most aircraft. The commis-
sioner explained that he agrees
_ __ - | to only three speaking engage-
ruture Homemakers ™n,ts a y^r. consented to the
__ xriio Yoakum appointment only by
Honoree At YHS persuasion from C. T. Matthew
with whom he had served in
See POLITICS page 6 col. 6
Kay Wagner,
Mother Of Turner
Jenkins Passes
Away in Missouri
Mrs. Nancy Bluford Jenkins,
ago 96 years, passed away in
Noel, Missouri, Wednesday, Fob-
1 ruary 6th and interment will take
place In the family plot in Sul-
phur, Oklahoma. At press time
funeral arrangements were pend-
ing.
Mrs. Jenkins leave.-: to mourn
her passing, five children: Mrs.
Norman Smith, Mr. M. J. F. Jen-
I kins, and Mrs. David Blakeman
of Noel, Missouri, Mr. Edwin Jen-
kins of Oklahoma City, Oklaho-
ma, and Mr. Turner Jenkins of
every community. The list of
co-workers includes Mrs. H. F.
Cable, chairman of the Educa-
tional and Comunity Service
Commiteee, and Mrs, C. H.
Boucher, co-chairman V>f the
same committee.
Busy in Cuero Thuisday
with Welfare Dept, work, Mrs.
Burt turned in preliminary re-
ports on the Yoakum area
campaign which she has been
directing during its first week,
with three more weeks of vo-
lunteer effort still ahead and
Heart Sunday coming up as the
See FUND page 6 col. 4
kum High School, was chosen j this City, and tw enty grandchild-
as one of the 10 outstanding
Future 11,»rnemarvC-r^ of Ameri-
ca to attend the Youth Honor
Awards Banquet at the Gunter
Hotel, San Antonio, Texas,
Friday, February 8. The recep-
tion, dinner, and dance honoring
40 outstanding FllA, FFA. and
4-H girls and boys is sponsored
by the San Antonio Livestock
Exposition and the Sears- Roe-
buck Foundation. Advisers of
each student were invited guests
also.
On Saturday the group will
act as hostesses to greet those
who attend the Show, at the
on/I jn tlin frnnt
foyer of Freeman Coliseum. In
(he afternoon they will be
guests at the rodeo.
Kay is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wagner, Rt. 2,
Yoakum. She is secretary of
Area 10 Future Homemakers of
America, and vice president of
the local chapter of FTIA. She
i.s completing; world on hor
Stale Degree, the highest a-
ward a girl may earn in the
Future Homemakers Orgonlza-
tion. Kay Is a member of the
National Honor Society, the
Future Teachers of Yoakum
High School, and is a member
of the A basketball team.
Kav was accompanied to San
Antonio by her adviser, Miss
Augusta Jannett. When called
to the rtrincipal’si office for
this latest picture Thursday
9::15 AM,: Kay had just been
watching a visual education mo-
vie covering a trans-contlnontal
auto race staged in 1909.
“Visual education,” was there-
fore the convenient and casual
reply when someone wanted to
Unow Iwlhy they’re itiikfcng a
ren, among whom are Nancy
Joii’iviViiii'iu I liii! Jenkins of ’!••>*.
City, Britt Jenkins of Texas A &
M and Mrs. Jimmy (Karen) Wil-
son of Houston. Four children,
and her husband, John Britton
Jenkins, preceded her in death.
Mr. Turner Jenkins left the
City Wednesday morning for Sul-
phur, Oklahoma, to attend the
last rites of his mother.
Lions Club Pancake
Supper March 4th
The Annual Pancake Sup-
per staged by the Yoakum
Lions Club is scheduled for
Monday, March 4th starting
at about 5:30 p.m. according
to Chairman Rudy John and
Yoakum Lions President Ed
Miller. The public is therefore
reminded to mark the date,
March 4th, and reserve that
occasion to attend the big
"feed" at reasonable cost and
without any definite limit on
helpings or servings.
Junior Class Bake
Sale Here Saturday
The Junior Class of Yoakum
High School will sponsor a Bake
Sale here Saturday at the Raska
Store lohby on Grand Avenue, a
committee spokesman announced
today.
The Junior girls will bake
cakes and home-made bread, hop-
ing for a large sale to boost the
class treasury In preparation for
coming events including the Jun-
ior-Senior Prom.
Historical Events
Films Available
Available through the Unit
Aide Mr. Louis R, Madden,
U S. Army Reserve Training
Center, 705 Yoakum Street,
are 16mm films covering cur-
rent and historical events.
The latest film now avail-
able with senior Army officer
to introduce the film to your
group is the "Road to the
Wall."
Persons interested in ob-
taining films and reviewing
the film catalog available at
the Training Center are wel-
come. Films are free of charge
for showings.
SEN ATE OK’s
NAVIDAD DAM
Austin The Senate Wednes-
day voted 29 to 0 to allow the
Jackson County Flood Control
District to enter into contract
with the U. S. Bureau of Recla-
mation for construction of a
$29 Million darn on the Navidad
River south of Ganado.
The measure now goes to the
House.
In Washington similar bills
have been presented to Congress
by Congressman Thompson and
Senator Yarborough, where fe-
deral appropriations are being
sought.
Brother Dies
Of Eiec. Shock
Mike Bones, Jr., 16, of Shiner
died as a result of an electric
shock he received Monday after-
noon while working on a power
line for the city of Shiner. Mike
was the brother of Frank Bones,
employee of Boysen’s Supermar-
ket of this City.
The aceident occured about
10:50 a. m. when Bones and fel-
low crew members were string-
ing neutral wire on the oity line
near the sub-station. Somehow,
while up on a pole, he came in
«*(}»>♦ jv.'t with & 2400-volt line, but
it was undetermined how much
of the voltage struck him. He
slid down the pole about 18 feet
with his safety belt. Although
Initial efforts to revive him
showed signs of success, he was
pronounced dead at 12:17 p. m.
Funeral services were held with
military rites Wednesday at 2:00
p. m. from United Dr. Martin
Luther Church with burial In the
Shiner City Cemetery.
Survivors besides his brother
Frank include his wife, Mrs. Geo-
rgie (Vineik) Bones; two sons,
his father, brother Jim of Shin-
er and his step-mother.
Rites Held For
Willie Vee Miller
Funeral services were held at
Yoakum Saturday, February 2nd
at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Willie Vee
Miller, with Church of Christ
ministers Arlen Steinmann and
Albert Jennings officiating at
Buffington Chapel and Oak
Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Miller was killed in a
car accident 5 miles north of
Victoria Thursday. 8:15 a.m.
January 31st.
Born December 28. 1893, in
Lavaca County, she was known
as a resident of the Hope com-
munity. Her husband, Fred Mil-
ler, preceded her in death in
1957. During the post several
months, Mrs. Miller had resided
a; Victoria,
Survivors include a son, Del
hert R. Miller of Victoria; two
sisters, Mrs. Grover Haynes of
Yoakum and Mrs. Lillie Miller
of Ganado; a brother, Wade
Henry of Yoakum; and a grand-
son, Delbert Wayne Miller of
Victoria,
Saturday Bake
Sale Cancelled
The Bake Sale scheduled for
Saturday in the vacant building
next to City Drug Store, and
which was to have been spon-
to the hospital for several days.
The well-wishes of his many
friends are appreciated bv Mr.
Malec and his family. Visitors
will be more than welcome this
week end.
SAN ANTONIO
EYES CUERO
DAM SOURCE
San Antonlons are hopeful
their request for water for fu-
ture needs will he quenched come
February 14th.
The Guadalupe-Bianco River
Authority board of directors will
meet in New Braunfels on Feb.
14. Victor Braunig, manager of
uy, has been granted auihuViza
tion by his board to negotiate
with the G-BRA for the diversion
of water from the Blanco and
Guadalupe river watershed to (he
San Antonio River watershed.
Braunig was set Wednesday to
confer with Robert Vahrenkamp,
general manager of the G-BRA.
Both authorities, SARA and the
G-BRA would have to approve
any agreements made by their
managers. The SARA hoard has
set a Feb. 20 meeting in Karnes
City.
The SARA hoard action grant-
ing authority to Braunig to pro-
ceed with talks in reference to
G-BRA water indicates SARA is
apparently on the side of the G-
BRA in its court fight with the
City of San Antonio.
The City and the City Water
Board, have a suit pending a-
sored by the ladies of the As-)**11’ San Antonio River Author-
sembly of God Church, lias been
cancelled because of another
Bake Sale slated for that date
by a school group in Raska’s
Lobby.
The W.M.C. ladies of the As-
sembly of God will hold their
Bake Sale next Saturday in the
vacant building next to the new
City Drug Store. Their date
has been changed to Saturday,
February 16. In addition to sel-
ling the regular cakes, pies and
cookies for take-home sales, the
ladies will serve hot coffee,
doughnuts and slices of cakes
and pies. Let them serve you
during your coffee break next
Saturday. The ladies will appre-
ciate your patronage.
Band Boosters To
Meet Monday Nite
A meeting of the Band Boost-
ers Club is scheduled for Monday
night 7:30 p. m. at the Yoakum
High School Band Hall. All mem-
bers and interested guests are
urged to attend since a number
of important projects wiil be dis-
cussed.
Coming events to be considered
are the Kiwanis Band Festival,
tentatively set for this month
at Yoakum High, and the C. of
C. Banquet scheduled for Tues-
day night February 26th, due to
be served by the Band Boosters
organization.
arbor"day
PROGRAM FRI.
The Arbor Day tree planting
event, postponed from January,
will b(> held at Stephen F. Aus-
tin School this Friday at 2 p.-
m. Due to the inclement wea-
ther the affair was postponed
from Jan. 18th but the pro-
gram will go on as planned
here Friday.
The Yoakum Garden Club In- j days the Box Office stays open
vites the public to attend. The I later,
tret) planting is one phase ofi Yoakum, for the past sev-
the Club’s civic beautification eral years, has been the only
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OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT
Chamber President
Chamber of Commerce di-
rectors Tuesday night elected
Oliver Stevens, Yoakum nur-
sery owner, president of the
organization and also voted to
stage a rodeo or Tom Tom ce-
County screwworm fund was
approximately $5,000 short of
its goal which must be reach-
ed by March 1st, else the Mis-
sion fly sterilization plant will
be closed. Lavaca County was
reported short also, as were
other counties to the amount
of $1 million.
Other committees made re-
ports to President Dan Autrey.
Paul Gustwick was back at
the meeting after a bout with
pneumonia and a respiratory
ailment. His current activities
involved meetings with vete-
rans organizations in an effort
to make available U. S. Flags
tn Yoakum business in a pa-
triotic project. He also agreed
that the Chamber parade float
needed renovating and the com-
mittee will come up with re-
commendations. Already sever-
al invitations have come to the
Chamber office for parade par-
ticipation in surrounding towns.
Arno Rudolph reported high-
way activity and highway sur-
vey crews working on the Hal-
lebration, hut on a smaller1 lettsville - Yoakum highway
scale than the 1962 75th an-
niversary event.
Other officers elected were
William Wochler, first vice -
president; Rudy Jahn, second
vice - president and F. C.
Schiege, treasurer. The nomi-
nes as read by Nominating
Committee chairman Ernest
Kuester were approved by ac-
clamation.
Stevens, long active in civic
activities and Tom Tom events
and chairman of the Retail
Merchants Committee, will
succeed Dan W. Autrey who
is serving his second term as
Chamber president.
Tom Tom Rodeo
The motion for a celebra-
tion, probably to be known as
a Tom Tom Rodeo, was put
forth by J. L. Summerall and
Kahi*t tlic G-BRA to obtain water ^.^ivcd no opposing votes. All
from the Canyon dam project.
Braunig favors negotiating with
the G-BRA on water out of the
proposed Cuero Dam or a com-
bination of water from the Cue-
ro and Cibolo reservoirs.
New Movie Times
At Grand Theatre
Effective Monday, Feb. 11,
the Grand Theatre will dis-
continue early matinees dur-
ing the week. The Box Office
will open at 5:45 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday. Picture
time will be 6 p.m.
On Saturday, beginning
Feb. 16th, the Box Office will
open at 12:30 p.m. for the
Kiddie Shows.
Sunday opening time will
remain the same with the Box
Office opening at 1:15 p m.
Patrons are reminded that
Sundays through Wednesdays
the last main feature will con-
tinue to start at 8:30 p.m.
with the complete program to
I begin at approximately 8 p.m.
| Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-
other details will be in the
hands of a steering committee
to be appointed. It is quite
likely the celebration highlight
will be a three - night rodeo,
with a parade and a few other
events.
Lee Pargmann, Yoakum dairy-
man, recalled that the DeWitt
program.
Chinese Choir In
Concert At First
Baptist Sunday
The choir from the Chinese
Baptist Church of Houston will
present a program of music and
testimony at the First Baptist
Church of Yoakum on Sunday
night, February 10, at 7:30 P. M.
This will be an Inspirational as
well as an enjoyable program,
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Baptist Church, Houston.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend this service.
town ot its size in this area
still having matinees Mondays
through Fridays, Theatre ma-
nager Emil Coldewey com-
mented.
Little League
Officers Elected
Johnny Leopold was re-elected
president of tho Yoakum Little
League organization here Wed-
nesday night at a kickoff stew
at Lakeside Club.
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Zaruba, vice-president; Marvin
Kunctka, treasurer; Cecil Parg-
mann, Secretary and Tom Robin-
son play agent.
4th Annual Kiwanis Band Festival
At Yoakum High School Feb. 16th
Grass Fire Danger
Increasing Daily
The danger of grass fires lias
been constantly increasing dur-
ing recent dry weather following
a number of severe freezes, Fire
Chief Elmer Hanna reminded lo-
cal area residents today. He ad-
vised everyone to use extra cau-
tion.
Latest fire alarm run to a grass
fire was reported at 2:20 P. M.
Wednesday when firemen put out
a grass fire at Crittenden and
Montgomery streets. No damage
was listed.
Cause of the fire was not deter-
mined immediately.
Thursday Rites For
Agnes Bolech, 76
Funeral services were held
i mu Muiy n.ou m. ri?Oiuarj
7th for Mrs. Frank (Agnes) Bo-
!eoh 76, of 504 Poth strep) Yoa-
kum, Rev. John Matoeha offi-
ciating at Buffington Chapel in
Yoakum and in Shiner at Sts.
Cyril and Methodius Catholic
Church and Shiner Catholic Ce-
metery.
Born in Fayette County Mar.
15. 1886, Mrs. Bolech had resided
in that area during the early
part of her lifespan. She had
lived in Yoakum during the past
14 years.
Her husband preceding her in
death, she is survived by one
son, Ben Bolech of Shiner; two
daughters, Mrs. Frances llajek
ot Victoria and Ivim. ««>. •'
of Yoakum; 4 grandchildren and
8 great-grandchildren; 1 brother,
Frank Janak of Shiner; four sis-
ters, Mrs. John Heldaker of Yoa-
kum, Mrs. Loo Ebner of Ilall-
ettsvllle, Mrs. Fred Kopecky of
Sweet Home and Mrs. Andrew
Fails of Wimberly, Texas; nieces
and nephews.
The Fourth Annual Kiwanis
Club Band Festival gets under-
way at Yoaum High School on
February Kith with at least thir-
teen area hands participating In
concert and stage band competi-
tion.
The event i.s sponsored annual-
ly by jhe Kiwanis Club.
While the entry list is still In-
complete, hands will come from
as far away as Taylor and Round
Rock and Schertz-CIbolo near
San Antonin. Some of the others
participating will he Lamar Con-
solidated of Rosenberg, Schulen-
burta, Goliad, Columbus, Rock Is*
lonifl and others.
entries Include ten concert
and three stage hands.
Judges will he George Nelson
of Southwestern University, Geo-
rgetown; Ed Holt of O’Henry
Junior High of Austin; Jack Ma-
nry, SHSTC of Huntsville and
Tom Douglas, Southwestern Uni-
versity of Georgetown who will
Judge the stage hands.
Th(« event Is open to the pub-
lic; there is no admission charge.
Everyone is cordially Invited to
attend, David Swenson, Kiwanis
Club representative said here this
week.
Proceeds from concessions and
other fees will benefit the Yoa-
kum bands.
Attention, All
Cotton Growers
The final dates for releas-
ing cotton acreage as well as
the final date for filing writ-
ten applications for increase
in cotton allotments by reap-
portionment have been extend-
ed from February 4, 1963 to
February 15, 1963.
This extension will enable
producers who wish to release
unwanted acreage as well as
producers who desire to file
for an increase additional
time to do so.
■HHT
prior to a widening program
which may get underway this
year. Shoulder grading work
was reported in progress on
Highway 111 just out of Yoa-
kum towards Edna. He report-
ed plans to erect road signs
at Hallettsville and Goliad for
the benefit of Highway 77-A
tourists were underway. The
signs have not been replaced
since Hurricane Carla.
Banquets
A reception for Lt. Gover-
nor and Mrs. Preston Smith
and other state dignitaries will
be held at Quast’s on the af-
ternoon of Feb. 26th from 5:30
to 6:30, the date of the Yoa-
kum Chamber Banquet. Lt.
Governor Smith will be guest
speaker at the Yoakum ban-
quet. Among others expected
to be present will be Sen and
Mi'S. CSilp Krueger of El Cam-
po, Rep. and Mi's. Stanley
Boy sen of Yoakum and city
and county government offi-
cials. Chamber directors and
members will compose the rev
coption party.
Governor at Hallettaville
Governor John Connally will
be banquet speaker at Halletts-
viUe Feb. 12th at the Cham-
ber of Commerce banquet in
that city. A number of Yoa-
kum residents are planning to
attend.
Tickets for the Yoakum ban-
quet are now available and
will go on a first, come, first
serve basis. Since the school
cafetorium will seat o nl y
slightly more than 300, per-
sons wishing to attend the
banquet should purchase tic-
kets promptly. Tickets will
sell for $1.50 each. The pro-
gram will get underway prompt-
ly at 7:30 p.m., president Dan
Autrey reminded.
FINVNCE DRIVE AT
HALF-WAY MARK
Membership and Finance
Committee report by E. G.
“Pete” Raska listed 19 now
members for the Chamber as
a result of the curent mem-
bership and dues drive. Fifty-
seven members have increased
their dues, Raska reported, and
while some 50 percent of the
namnnlitn r*nt'(lo QPn ctlll 11H-
accounted for, the committee is
highly optimistic tHat the goal
of $1800 in additional annual
revenue will be reached. Mem-
bers who have not made their
committments are asked to
please do so promptly.
The Industrial Committee was
reported active and is now dis-
tributing pamphlets on Yoakum,
complete with pictures and sta-
tistics, which were supplied by
the Herald - Tjmes plant.
Texas Ex-Students
Banquet Feb. 28th
The annual DeWitt - Lava-
ca Texas Ex-Students Banquet
will be held on Feb. 28, at
7:30 p m. at Swank's Restau-
rant located on Highway 90-
A, Shiner, Texas. The Shiner^
Texas Exes will be hosts fa
this affair.
The guest speaker will be
Mr. C. J. "Jitter" Nolen, As-
sistant Director of the Univer-
sity Development Board. Mr.
Nolen will be remembered as
an outstanding student on the
campus, former Head Cheer-
leader at the University, and
Director of the Student Union.
As in the past years, door
prizes will be awarded. Tic-
kets will be $1.75 per plate^
deadline for making reserva^
tions will be February 26, 1'
63.
Jim Cross, Vice Presit
trUm Yoakum, may be
teted for tickets,
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Janacek, John E. Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1963, newspaper, February 8, 1963; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth759026/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.