The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1931 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CALDWELL
And The Burleson County Ledger
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted Unreservedly to the Development and Upbuilding of Burleson County.
Burleson Co. Ledger, Vol 48, No. 47. CALDWELL, BUR LESQN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 193L
The Caldwell News. VoT 4. No. f.
Editor's Column
Monday, February 28, 1931, the day
it lightning, thundered, poured
down pitch forks, hailed and did a
little of everything, the Waco News
Tri-bune trained its big bertha edi-
torial gun on Burleson county and
fired a hot shot at our county roads.
The News Tri-bune ior its text,
selected an editorial that appeared
in the Brenharn Banner that com-
mented on the new bus line recently
inaugurated between Brenham and
the News Tri-bune's city that comes
through Burleson county.
CIVIL WAR VET
PASSES AWAY AT
HIS HOME HERE
Citizen of County Mofe Than
Sixty Years; Was Weil Known
In City and County
Some of the Scenes of Suffering in the Drought Reg ton
The text was as follows:
Brenham now has a new bus
service to Waco, which fills a
long felt need. This service,
.started recently by the Bee Line
Coaches, was immediately suc-
cessful. drivers declaring that
the first bus-e- operated between
Brenham and Waco had much
better business than was expect-
ed. and more accommodations
will probably be needed.
This upen- up a new source of
trade for Waco, as citizens of
Brenham will come here to trade
more freely, due to the easy in-
gress and egress. Formerly a
roundabout way was necessary,
unless one used private convey-
once. The road from Waco to
Cameron is hard surface, "top-
ped," while on through Milam
county, there is fair gravel, soon
to be "topped," it is reported.
B.irlc-on c> ;in;y is a nightmare
clear across, except in the city of
Caldwell, where there is sonic
paving When the Washington
county line is reached, there is
concrete paving all the w. / to
Brenham. The only hope for
early improvement in Burleson
county (which Dr. Brooks and the
Rayho party who tried to reach
the Bayloi celebration at inde-
pendence some year or more ago
vividly remember), will l>e for
the state to go in there with
about 5ft trucks and spread
gravel over the black (mud)
surface. The rood is travel a hie
in dry weather, but it rains
about one-third of the time in
Texas, when it is practically im-
passable. Either that, or the peo-
ple must learn to stay at home
when it rains, so far as easy
traveling through Burleson coun-
ty is concerned. We wish a bet-
ter report could be made, yet
the truth has to be told, and
publicity is what pulled Hill
county out of the mud.
* • • •
The News is never one bit in-
clined to appear fussy, but if the
Tri-bune editor doesn't want a
printer's ink battle, he had better lay
off of Burleson county and l>e a wee
bit careful about what he says about
our county. It's a sacred matter with
the News editor. He has burned past
midnight oil every night this week
gathering all the favorable things
he could to inform the public about
Burleson county, and now for an edi-
ted ninety miles distant, entirely un-
known in >ur lanil of milk and honey,
to head us off with a lot of bad roads
endictmenis to kill our stuff, is more
than v«.c can "stumrmk."
• ^ •
Burleson county people plead guilty
to ii t having any "billion dollar
road-," l>ut what we have are in no
mannet a- bad a* the N'-ws Tri-bune
editor pictures the .-.ituai¡on in his
broad a l to th< world. We re-etit
New- Tri-bune':. statement here and
now Our road- are traveled by our
people every day in the week, except
fot po--iidy a few day during the
year, and i hey an- about as ta I as
any of News Tri-bune's "million
dollar" roads 1'hey are not the best
in the world, we admit, but when v.<
can' do any better, why humiliate
us, give us so much free, unsolicited
worldwide publicity. We wonder,
we would like to know, it the New
Tri-bum has entered an added
charge against us for his free stuff?
Anybody who would give a section
so much helpful advertising, we
think, would feel like he would be
entitled to pay.
♦ •
We know what's the matter with
New Tri-bune. His first line gives
him away. Things are kinder dull in
his hot, c city, and he is hungry for
n*re business. He wants more trade.
That won't do. We just won't play
that way. We serve notice on News
Tri bune right now, that if it is more
profits he wants, that is making him
cut up so much, that he had just as
well go on having his nighthorses,
that our citizens are not going to
anv of their hard earned money
Mr. A. P. Wallin, aged 86, a
pioneer resident of this county, and
a Confederate veteran, died at his
residence here Friday morning fol-
lowing a brief illness. Funeral ser-
vices were held in the afternoon.
Rev. W. E. Hassler, pastor of the
Methodist church of this city conduct-
ed the services. The remains were
interred in the Carr cemetery near
Cooks Point, in the community where
he first resided in the county and
grew to manhood.
In the passing of Mr. Wallin, the
county has lost a worthy citizen, a
gentelman who endeared himself to
all who knew him, and a citizen who
was honorable and upright, who made
friends and held them.
Mr. Wallin was a native of Ala-
I hama. He came to Texa> in 1859,
during his youth with his family over
I the wagon trail. He settled in the
| Cooks Point neighborhood where he I
j lived a number of years before and
following the Civil War. At the out-
j break of the war. he volunteered,
joined the group of men headed by
I the late Captain Rowland, who went
from here. He was sent to Tennessee
and served under Waul. He was ,n
• the battle of Holly Springs, Miss-
! issippi when that city was captured
| by Van Dorn. Following the war and
| iú hardships, he returned to Cooks
i Point where he married and engaged
j in farming.
In 18S'> or thereabout, he moved
to this city where he followed th-*
carpenter trad". Later he went in-
to the contracting business, later the
g,n business. After that he retired
and for several years only did special
carpenter work. His first partner
in business here was Frank Brown.
They built numerous houses here.
Later he was associated with Jenkins
6i Jenkins in the gin business. Later
he formed a partnership with Joe
Scott, formerly of this city. They fol-
lowed contracting several years, built
numerous houses here and later went
into the gin business. Later they sold
their gin and Mr. Wallin virtually re-
tired from work. He was getting
pretty well along in age. V. nat work
he did later was confined to small
finishing jobs that required skilled
efforts, and work in his garden around
his home. He built for himself a re-
markable reputation for his work and
services. He was considered one of
the best carpenters rn the county dur-
ng his active life. Many of the older
ouildings in the city are some of his
handiwork.
He was a member of the Methodist
hurch and was a faithful attendant
:'or many years, up until he grew
more feeble.
He was married three times. First
to Miss Sara Gray. June '-'4. Is74.
Following her death in July, 187fi.
he became wedded to Mi-- Janie
V Williams in August, 1x7'.'. She
iied in N'ovemlu'i. ls*2, and in April
18K4. he married Mrs. L. D. Rogers,
who remained bis companion until
August 1 '\ 1 '.'12 7. when she passed
away.
He i- survived by one daughter
¡•y his first wife. Mrs. Nannie Burtiey
• f this city and one step-son. M. 1'.
Rogers. a!->" of this city.
LOCAL ENGLISH
TEACHER BACK
FROM 2 CITIES
A larger proportion of the stricken families who are being fed and clothed by the Red Cross live in
homes like the one in the center. A typical family is shown here, and two children who have been saved
from starvation.
COUNTY PRODUCES 45,604 BALES
MORE COTTON LAST FIVE YEARS
THAN PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS
Average Annual Increase Past
Five Years Over Former
Five Years 9.121 Bales
A study of the cotton production
statistic- of ne county the past five
years, l!'2t; to 1930 inclusive, com-
pared with the previous five years,
l*. 21 to 1925 inclusive, reveals some
very interesting facts in a way and
some very unfavrable points in an-
other way. The past five years have
shown a healthy increase in produc-
tion, 45,604 bales more cotton than
during the previous five years, a
yearly average increase of 9.121
bales, an annual average increase
more than the total number of bales
John M. Kocurek,
Rt. 1 Donates To
Red Cross Fund
Sympathizing with the drought
sufferers of the stricken areas, and
feeling that he should do his part,
J. M. Kocurek, Route 1, this county
sent in a check as a donation.
In h is letter to Mr. Hitchcock,
chairman, he said, "I believe the peo-
ple in the stricken area are in worse
of cotton that were produced either i *hape than we can realize, we are
in 1921 or 1925. The 1921 production rich compared to them. I haven t
much money, but if need be, I will
share some of our bacon and corn
meal. I believe the Red Cross will
amounted to 7,633 bales and the 1926
production approximated 8,577 bales.
The lowest number of bales produced
any one of the past five years ap-
proximated 17,651 bales and that year
was in 1929. The next lowest pro-
duction year in the past five year
period was in 1927 when 26,351 bales
of cotton was produced. The two
get enough money to buy what they
need, that's the American spirit."
The position Mr. Kocurek takes in
the matter is creditable indeed, and
deserving of proper note. If the peo-
ple of the nation was made up en-
largest production years in the; pre-¡j¡rely of people^of that kind of spnit,
five year period, 1921 to 1925,
¡ vious
were 1923 and 1924 when 33,314 bales
and 26,967 bales respectfully were
produced. The two high production
years during the past five year
period. 192'! to 1930 were 192(5 and
! 1928, when 32,882 and 32,568 bales
¡ i espectfully were produced.
This is the favorable side of the
I statistics that is worthy of note from
greatly increased production stand- ¡
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Navy's Newest
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COUNTY WORKS
OUT METHOD TO
BUILD VATS
Material To Be Paid For Out of
Treasury Where People
Furnish Labor
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with aa artificial atmosphere of a
store ofoxygen and helium. Ü. S.
r divert expect to be able to
i depths never before pene>
tratad. Commander Sloan Danen
bower ia incide the helmet
The Commissioners Friday and Sat-
urday discussed the vat question, and
decided to furnish the material where
the stock owners of u community
agrees to do the work.
Following the court's decision, a
number of vats were ordered con-
structed. They will be built accord-
ing to government specifications. Dr.
R. F. Krenek, government supervisor,
is snowed under with work at the
present time planning the vats to be
built.
The decision of the court last week
virtually ends the resistive efforts of
the large majority of the livestock
owners to stave off dipping.
Rather than be tied up, many of
the owners are preparing to conduct
systematic dipping if necessary. Some
who were most bitterly opposed to
dipping are anxious to perpare to
dip their cattle. The changed senti-
ment is what caused a demand for
the public vats and is what prompted
the court to arrange to pay for the
material.
Judge Grant said the county hasn't
the money to pay for the material,
but they ha%-e made arrangements to
do some refinancing and will get the
; money that way.
Dipping is sell* duled to commence
April 1st. If the weather permits
practically all the vats necessary will
be ready.
John Hus Choir
To Broadcast
Program Mar. 1
A radio program possibly of inter-
est to the Czech people of this sec-
tion and others as well, will be
broadcasted from Station WACO,
Waco, TexaB, Sunday, March 1, from
5 o'clock until 6:00 p. m., by the John
Hus Memorial Choir of Temple, Bell
county.
The program consists of six num-
bers. sacred and patriotic in nature,
and will be sung by twelve.
TEXAS TO SPEND MILLIONS
ON HARD-SURFACE HIGHWAYS
LOCAL PEOPLE RETURN
FROM VALLEY TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Douglass and
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Cherry returned
Fridaj evening from a week's tour
o! t r,• V- titer Garden section in
.Southwest Texas, and the Magic-
Valley. While in the Valley, they vis-
ted acio.-s into Mexico, and viewed
the -:ghts. ( I'hey reported a very en
nyalde trip all the way through. On
;lieir return they stopped for a brief
i-it with Mr. and Mrs. \V. G.
spent
W it II
sonti
¡urn. They may ■onie day build
i.'ood road- so Dr. Brook- and
In Bayloi party can come down hei
to preaching once m «v.hile, 1 «u? ihey
will ii"' ii them to -t Nov
Tl i-bii.U' I" sell HUM. hlUldlsc. < 1 •
people Hi" entirely tort otcupied it;
building up Bin Noli county to be uin
lung up ¡o News Tri-bune's city to
buy then chewing tobacco pud mull.
V\ e advise News Tri bune to get that
thought, and idea out of his noodle,
and so advise his friends.
• ♦
We did ti., w that News Tri-
bune is such ;ood roads builder.
Now, if he is ch an expert, and
can get ua out Uf the mud, and on
high ground, like he said he pulled
Hill county out, we contract him the
(Continuad on paga four)
Mi-s Alice Reeve- Langhain, in
-tructor in the English department
of the Caldwell High School, who was
in New Orleans and Houston last
week visiting the schools of the two
cities observing English work, is
hack at home. She reported a very
enjoyable and profitable trip.
She said. "I found the English
work in the Houston schools especial-
ly interesting and that I expect to
instill in my own classes, some of the
work I observed there. The outstand-
ing method which I intend to adopt is
the "folder" plan, whereby each stu-
dent keeps a record of the errors
made by him, as well as the written
work he takes for a gi .'en period of
time. This, I feel, will «rive parents
an opportunity to compare their chil-
dren's work with that of their class
Mi s Langhani stated.
New Orleans, Miss I.angham
he found that the boy- and
attend separate school
ited eliminates in -ome
Hundley
tion.
in the Winter Garden sec-
mat e
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HONOR TEXAS WRITER
EL PASO, Feb. 2(1. (UP). Mrs.
Anna Brand, El Paso writer, is otic
ot the •'(() American writers to be list-
ed in the O'Henry Memorial volume
for 1030.
S. M. U. BAND TOUR
DALLAS, Feb. 2fi. (UP).—Mem-
bers of the Southern Methodist Uni-
versity band will make their annual
tour thru central and south Texas
after Easter.
FORMER CITIZEN
DIED MONDAY IN
OKLAHOMA CITY
it would be safe under any kind of
condition almost. He said he wasn't
able to contribute much money, but
he could share meat and bread if
necessary. In a way that is going the
limit. How much more would be ex-
pected of anyone.? In these kind of
times, some are fortunate to have
neat and bread, much less cash
money. It is apparent here in old
Burleson, we have some of both.
Shouldn't that make all of us feel
rather good.
Maybe there are some, however,
who haven't either. In that case, it
should impress them somewhat, and
inspire them to strive hard this year
to make both and conserve a little
■ •asn for the rainy days that surely
come, and plenty of feed and food lot-
in coming year's supplies. It cali
be done. Every head >>i a household !
\>h" tries to get a year's bank ac-
count and a pantry ami crib full of
provisions and feed ahead, and stay
t -.at way each year, will be doing
soni; thing to safely protect them-
selves against any hardships and at
tin -ame time will be aiding to make
Burl.son county extremely sound
economically, place it in a position to
'stand any kind of possible disaster
and calamitic-. It is something to
think about. No one likes to be em-
barrassed or thrown on the other fel-
low if he can possibly avoid it. A
very good way then is to always Ik*
AUSTIN, Feb. 27. (UP).—Con-
traits for improvements of Texas |
highways, to cost approximately •
$8,000,000, will be let by the Texas j
State Highway Commission here
today. Twenty counties are on the
list to receive either surfacing of |
roads, construction of grading and i
drainage structures, or erection of |
bridges and approaches.
More contracts will be let February !
28th.
Methodist To Hold
Union Service Here
Sunday Morning
A union service to ne conducted by
the Methodist congregation of this
Contracts due to be let today in- city and the Methodist congregation
i lude hard-surfacing of more than of Cooks Point, will be held Sunday
125 miles of highway. Contracts for morning at the Methodist church in
approximately 85 miles of concrete'
paving are to be awarded in these
•ountie.s: j
Brown, 14 miles, from one mile
| e^st of Bi'ownwood to the Comanche
ounty line on State Highway No. 10.
The Commission also will let a con-
; act today for construction of 12
miles of grading and drainage struc-
tures from 2.5 miles east of Brown-
ivood to the Mills county line, on
Highway No. 7.
Gray, seven miles, from the Carson
county line to Pampa, on Highway
No. 33.
Harris, 14 miles, from Hunting
Bayou to the Hunible-Westfield road, ¡
on Hi; -way No. 35. A contract for
grading and drainage structures will'
be let conc urrently. The paving i
spec ifications call for shell shoulders.
this city. Dr. A. A. Lifeste, field
representative of the Southwestern
University and Blinn College will
preach. Rev. A. G. Elley, pastor of
the Cooks Point church will assist
the local pastor, Rev. W. E. Hassler
in the administration of the
Sacrament of the Lord"s Supper at
this union service.
LADY RESIDENT
OF THE COUNTY
54 YEARS DIES
one year ahead financially instead of Henderson and Kaufman, 18 miles,
behind. 1 hen. when hard times hit. fn>n; Athens to >ne miles west of
one can stand it.
SCHEDULE TEACHERS'
PARLEY
BROWN WOOD, Feb. 26. (CP).-
An attendance of 1.000 is expected
here at the Mid-Texas Teachers'
A H-iation meeting, March f> and 7.
Supt. C, H. Hufford, Brownwood, is
president of the organization The
training of youth for society will be
the principal topic.
iMabank, on Highway No. 40.
¡ Leon, 17 miles, from Centerville
I to the Freestone county line, on High- |
way No. 32.
Victoria, It! miles, from Victoria
to the Calhoun county line, on High- ¡
way No. 2'. A contract for grading
and drainage structures on Hi miles
of Highway No. 128. from Victoria i
ti
•he' Refugio county
let today.
line
IT R< II ASE MRPOR'l I. W D
-p
\ I S TIN Feb,
' "-is for highway
paving to
While
ill Now
t )ru ail -
Maid i
< ii • .
She sni
man
moth
parades
cd ill
>n Enjj
li-h lit
<t, till
1 'arad
■ of Pi
nslstod
of
about
Mi
that V.eie
erature. The
roteus, which
twenty five
magnificent floats that exhibited the
evolution of the drama, beginning
with the folk plays, the miracle of
mortality plays, the Restoration
drama, the Shakespearean stage, and | t"u the State'
extending down to the present time.
The second parade, she said, was
the parade of Cotnus, which revealed
the masterpiece of Lord Byron. It
was given at night, and was indeed
Death Monday morning claimed
I:• - of Mis. Nannie Stokes, a !>n
' resident ot t hi - city. She was
: l,( ti with double pneumonia.
Mr- Stoke- was a native of
issippi. She cante to Texas a
number of years ago She was the
second wife of the late .1. D. Stokes,
a former business man of this city,
who was in the saddlery business here
a number of years. The family moved
of Oklahoma
. (U
land
P).
í hits
f ¡eh
\n
di-
ll AIRD, Feb. 2i
' ■ i I 27 acre - of
c : d by the g«
i mediate landim
I'. HI l'aso-Fort Wort'.i a ¡way and
workers are leveling and g.adhu. trie
area Lights and a beacon \ i-il•!« for
5o miles will be placed in April. Total
area of the field is 107 acres.
i nun ¡
let
iles
:bei
lllik
tnipi'i
here
if eon
F
eoncr
work
r<
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mueller, son
about and daughter, Edward and Nelda, of
twenty years ago. She was a sister Clifton, visited relatives and friends
of G. B. Ransom of this city. . here Friday night and Saturday. They
y to
They
Nannie
Miss Ethel Henslee «pant the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. Frad EUia.
also motored to Brenham Sunda)
gathering
by Miss
were accompanied
Wolman.
ai-o to i.i* awarded.
paving contracts are
these counties:
Brazoria, seven miles, on Highway
No. 58. from the Matagorda county
line to the San Bernardo river.
Freestone, 17 miles, on Highway
No. 32, from Fairfield to the Leon
county line.
Grayson, 16 miles, on Highway
No. 5, from Sherman to Whiteaboro.
Haskell, 17 miles, on Highway No.
30, from Haskell north to the Knox
county lisa. A grading aad drainage
Mrs. Frank Haisler, Sr., who had
been ill since the first part of De-
cember, died Tuesday morning at the
home of her son, Henry Haisler, in
the Providence community. Funeral
services were held Wednesday after-
noon, and burial was made in the
New Tabor cemetery. Reverends F.
11. Horak and Joseph Barton con-
ducted the services.
Mrs. Haisler was born in Czecho-
also will ' Slovakia. Europe, December 12, 1854.
She and her husband married about
j fi'i or 57 years ago and came to this
country soon afterwards and settled
tirsi in Austin county and then came
:•> Burle on She lived in this coun-
ty 51 years in the Providence com-
munity tiie entire i i me. She was the
notiier ot eight children, all survive
e\, p one: Emil, Henry and
•it - I'annie Hejl of this -ounty; Joe
I Dime Box: .1 >hn oi San Marcos,
and \\ i Ilia in and Mrs. \ una Marek
of AI if, Harris county. Frank, Jr.,
preceded her in death several years
ago.
(CP), ('on
e.euients and
February 28
'e paving,
rlnce high
11 riding and
i ir contracts
COTTON MARKET
Around 11 cents was being paid for
the best grades of cotton on the
here Wednesday. Yaatarday,
(Thursday) tha market closed at
about B points below Wednaaday's
prices.
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