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The Caldwell News
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOL. 19—NO. 43
CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17. 1935
SUBSCRIPTION 91.50 A
MEETING TO
PLAN YEARS
CIVIC WORK
Large Crowd Expected to At
tend Meeting of Chamber
of Commerce Member and
Business Men Not Affiliated
Committee Report
To Be Acted Upon
Definite IMan of Action for
19.T> and Intensive Member
ship Prive to Ke Outlined
At Thursday Night Meeting
A general membership meeting
of the Caldwell Chamber of Com-
merce, in joint session with the
public spirited business men, who
with County Judge W. J. Alexan-
der, an chairman, outlined a tenta
tive program of community activi
ties, will be held in the district
court room Thursday night at 8:30
o'clock, according to announcement
of W. (5. Clarke, president of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Judge Alexander will preside at
the joint meeting and every busi-
ness and prufesisonal man in the
city is urged to attend. Mutters of
vital interest to the county and the
city will la* discussed.
Adoption of the business men's
committee program of activities by
the Chamber of Commerce assures
definite constructive work in
Caldwell and Burleson county dur
ing 1935, it was said, and members
of the civic organizations of this
city will be urged to get behind the
plans evolved to improve conditions
here.
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Potato King Is
Asked To Assist
Crop In County
J. F. Dezaurhe of Opelousas,
1.a., Expected to Address
Meeting Here Soon.
Efforts of business men and
members of the Caldwell Chamber
of Commerce to create cash mar
kets for Burleson county products
led to an invitation being extended
to J. F. Dezauche, Opelousas, 1.a.
sweet potato king, to address a
meeting here in the near future.
Mr. Dezauche, who is recognised
as the largest sweet potato dealer
in America, is a fanner of nation
al reputation. He recently volun
leered his assistance in assisting
Caldwell business men to launch a
sweet potato market here. His of
fer was quickly accepted by the
business man's meeting last Thurs
day night and L. A. An<'repont
publisher of the Caldwell News
was instructed to extend Mr. De
zauchc the invitation.
As soon as it is definitely known
what day the widely known sweet
potato man will be in this city far-
mers and business men of Burleson
county will be asked to gather at
the courthouse for n general coun
ty-wide meeting.
Sweet potatoes grow in great
abundance in Burleson county, it
was pointed out at Thursday'
meeting, and they are regarded as
sweet and as good as any grown
anywhere in America. Some of the
nation's largest markets are locat-
ed within a few hour's distance of
Caldwell and it. is believed that a
caah market established in this city
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Committee Of Business Men
Offer Community Program
FELLOW BUSINESS MEN:
We, the following committeemen appointed by you at
a called meeting, assembled on January third, to map
out a program of activities to be sponsored and carried
out during the current year for the general good of the
city and county and the further development of local
business, beg to submit the following:
1. We recommend that the present name of the
chamber of commerce be changed to read "The Cald-
well Chamber of Commerce" instead of "The Burleson
County Chamber of Commerce."
2. We recommend that the membership of the Cham-
ber of Commerce be increased to the fullest extent
possible during 1935, and to include if possible every
business institution and professional man.
3. We recommend that the monthly dues of each
member be reviewed and studied and changes made to
increase the maximum amount of money, in order to
properly carry on the work of the Chamber of Com-
merce and thus increase its activities and efficiency in
the future.
4. We recommend for your especial consideration,
the employment of a capable trained and efficient
full time paid male secretary or Chamber of Commerce
manager.
5. We recommend and suggest that it be made man-
datory, that the Chamber of Commerce directors hold
at least one regular meeting of the entire membership
each month, in order that the members may keep in-
formed about varous activities, exchange ideas, and
obtain a better viewpoint.
6. We recommend and suggest that the Chamber of
Commerce directors take a list of the members of the
organization, anil divide them into groups and place
each group on a committee to co-operate with the direc-
tors in carrying out the organization activities during
the entire year.
7. We recommend that the Chamber of Commerce
conduct a "Trade at Home Campaign," throughout
1986, to counteract mail order, and "Go Away and Buy"
business.
8. We recommend that the major activity to be spon-
sored and carried on, be GOOD ROADS—State and
Federal Highways, and all lateral roads in the county
leading into Caldwell.
(a) Facilitate construction of Highways No.
21 and No. 36.
(b) Straighten, widen and construct good lat-
eral roads.
9. Realizing that agriculture is the basic support of
the nation, state, county and city, that prior to the de-
pression concerted action on the part of the Chamber
of C ommerce, tending to better agriculture in the coun-
ty, brought material benefits to producers of Burleson
county, and greater prosperity and happiness to all
citizens, and caused the county to make the broadest
development and progress in its history, we recommend
that the Chamber of Commerce of Caldwell renew its
efforts in the future toward the further development
of agriculture in Burleson county. Through this the
producers of the county will derive the maximum of
benefit and help to brinji back the greatest period of
prosperity ever known.
We recommend that the Chamber of Commerce co-
operate with the county agent, the vocational agricul-
ture agent and all other county agencies now existing
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Rain and Oliver
Off to Orleans
C. A. Bain, Burleson county di-
rector of the Brazos Valley Cotton
Co-Operative Association, and C. B.
Oliver, manager of the Caldwell
office, left here Sunday evening
for New Orleans, La., where they
took part in the annual meeting of
the American Cotton Co-Operative
Association.
Prom Caldwell Messrs. Bain and
Oliver motored to Bryan, where
they l>oarded a special train, csr-
lying Texas delegates to the im-
portant Orleans mating. They are
expected to return the latter part
of the week.
Rotary Club Is
Formed Here At
Friday Meeting
Bryan Rotarían Assist Local
Committee Perfect Organi-
zation of Luncheon Club.
CITY READY
TO RECEIVE
MOTORCADE
Caldwell Expected to Give Dis-
tinguished Visitors Royal
Reception During Stay Here
Thursday Evening.
Citizens Urged To
Meet Road Boosters
Mayor Cromartie Heads Re-
ception Committee and
Plans to Meet Motorcade at
Lee County Line.
Good roads boosters from San
Antonio and other communities
along the Old Spanish Trail will
make up a motorcade from San An-
tonio to the Louisiana line over
Route No. 21 on Thursday, arriv
ing in Caldwell at 3:15 o'clock.
Headed by the mayor of San An
tonio and the president of the State
Parks Association the delegation
of road enthusiasts will be enter-
tained at every stop along the 315
mile trip.
After partaking of a dinner at
Bastrop the motorcade will start
for Caldwell and will arrive here,
according to schedule at 3:15
Thursday evening. A reception
committee headed by Mayor C. E
Cromartie, is expected to meet the
visitors at the Lee county line and
escort them into town, where a
meeting will be held at the court-
house, with a prominent citizen
delivering a short address.
Mayor Cromartie strongly urges
all citizens to turn out to meet the
visitors. He is ahxious for those
who hove cars to meet the delega
tion at the Lee county line at about
2:30 o'clock Thursday ttfternoon.
Members of the Woman's Club,
who recently voted to cancel their
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Clarke To Head
Commerce Body
For This Year
The Caldwell Rotary Club was
organized Friday night, at a meet-
ing called for that purpose in dis-
trict court room, presided over by
L. A. Andrepont, organization
chairman.
Fritz Jensen, president of the
Bryan Rotary Club, was the prin-
cipal speaker. A number of Rota-
rians from the Bryan Club attend-
ed and took part in the discussion.
Rotarían Jensen pointed out the
advantage of a luncheon club and
urged the leading citizens of Cald-
well to join in Rotary's movement
\to stimulate more efficient and un-
selfish community service. Approx-
imately 28 charter members will
constitute the baby club of the 47th
district. Application for a charter
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Business Men To
Help Band Club
To Get Uniforms
C. H. Moore Heads Committee
To Co-Operate in Raising
Necessary Funds.
Clint Lewis, Jr., Is
Reported Better
Clint liewK Jr., who was se-
riously Injured by a hit and run
driver near Milano on New Year's
night and who has Iteen in a Cam-
eron hospital ever since, today was
reported slightly improved. His
condition is still serious, according
to reports, but physicians are more
hopeful that he will recover than
at any time since the accident.
Robbers Get Car
Wheels Saturday
Burglars Saturday night entered
the garage of Guy Douglass, drove
his V-8 Ford automobile down the
street a few blocks, jacked it up
and proceeded to help themselves
to all four wheels. They were una-
ble to steal the spare tire as it was
locked.
Being anxious for the fifth
wheel, it is believed, the same burg-
lars went across the atreet from
Mr. Douglass and took one off
Henry Helwig's car. The jack used
by the thieves belonged to a neigh-
bor of the men robbed, it was said,
but the robbers were unable to
steal anything but this tool, or else
they were only interested in V-8
wheels. No trace of the thieves has
been found by the police.
The Bond Mothers Club, of
which Mrs. Edena Perkins is pres-
ident, was assured of the full co-
operation of the business men last
Thursday night, when a committee
was appointed to assist the ladies
in raising the necessary funds for
the purchase of new uniforms.
The committee, composed of
C. H. Moore, chairman, Al Crystal,
Ray Harvey, J. R. Woodson and
L. A. Andrepont, was named after
Mrs. Henry G. Womble made nn
eloquent plea for the co-operation
of the business interests.
On Friday morning the commit-
tee held its first conference with
members of the club and voted to
give their whole-hearted co-opera-
tion to the movement to provide
members of the Caldwell high
school band with new and stylish
uniforms for the state band meet
at Waco in April.
As a result of the entrance of
the business men into the campaign
for the funds needed for the uni-
forms the members of the Band
Mothers Club are enthusiastic over
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Austin Executives
Pay Visit to City
Dr. J. S. Koenig, president, and
W. R. Nabors, vice-president of the
Austin Mutual Life Insurance As
sociation, spent Thursday in this
city on a visit t,o members of the
association and for the purpose of
getting acquainted with the lending
citizens of Caldwell. While in the
city they were the guests of "Judc"
Autrey, county representative of
tho organization.
Manager of (iulf States Utili-
ties is Chosen President at
First Annual Meeting.
W. G. Clarke, district manager
of the Gulf States Utilities Com-
pany, was unanimously elected
president of the ('aidwell Chamber
of Commerce at the first meeting
of the new board of directors held
Friday morning- G. C. King, coun-
ty agent, was re-elected secretary-
manager and Mrs. Howard Smith
again named assistant.
Other officers chosen were Hope
Cobb, prominent merchant, vice-
president, and J. W. Ripple, vice-
president of the Caldwell National
Bank, second vice-president.
Members of the new hoard are
W. G. Clarke, Hope Cobb, J. W.
Ripple, Mayor C. E. Cromartie,
J. R. Woodson, M. Smith, Edgar
Simpson and H. H. Womble. Of
these Clarke, Cobb, Ripple and
Smith are new members.
The board's first action, after
electing officers, was the unani-
mous approval of a program of ac-
tivities submitted to the business
men's meeting Thursday night by
u committee composed of Al Crys-
tal, chairman, Mayor Crqmartie
and Mr. Clarke, and the adoption
of this report as the chambers goal
for 1935. The committee's complete
report will be found elsewhere in
this issue of the Caldwell News.
Following out the committee's
suggestion the now board of direc-
tors changed the name of the or-
ganization from the Burleson Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce to the
Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
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SOMERVILLE
LEADS CALL
FOR ACTION
W. E. Jackson Chosen Chair*
man of Organization Spon-
soring Community Work
Throughout Burleson Co.
Large Crowd At
Initial Meeting
Harmonious Meeting of Cald-
well, Somerville and Lyons
Men Tuesday Night Starts
Civic Ball Arolling.
Over eighty representative busi-
ness men of Caldwell, Somerville
and Lyons met at the relief office
in Somerville Tuesday night, in
response to a call by County Judge
W. J. Alexander, Mayor C. E. Cro-
martie of Caldwell, and County
Commissioner Bob Gatling of Som-
erville, to effect an organization to
sponsor a county-wide improve-
ment program.
W. E. Jackson, superintendent of
the Somerville tie plant and one of
the leading civic workers of the
community, was selected chairman,
with L. A. Andrepont, publisher of
the Caldwell News, being chosen
vice-chairman, and Allen Rhodes,
of Lyon, secretary.
Interesting talks on co-opera-
tion and the possibility of commu-
nity developments on a county-
wide basis were made by leading
citizens of the three communities
and finally it was decided to ap-
point a committee to arrange
meetings in principal communities
of the county.
The committee, composed of
W. E. Jackson, chairman, O. A.
Shatz, J. M. Murray, Cy Lauder-
dale, Chester Hardin, C. E. Cro-
martie and C. C. Nelms, met im-
mediately and prepared a tentative
schedule of meetings, at which del-
egates will be named to prepare a
county-wide program of activities
to be submitted to the county com-
missioners and the citizens of Bur-
leson county for ratii';cf.tion.
It was the consensus of opinion
that through co-operation of *he
\arious communities of the county
Burleson county soon could develop
into one of the most prosperous
and progressive in Texas.
The undercurrent at Somerville
meeting was the creation of a lat-
eral road system and the building
up c • better feeling between the
communities in t ha county tc the
end thai the entir* citizenship can
put over u program 'hat will take
Burleson county out of the mud
and make it one of the most invit-
ing counties of Texas.
It was agreed at Tuesday night's
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Women Soldiers
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AFRICA . . . Abyssinia cnlls the
attention of the League of Nations,
that tho Italum Somaliluml is using
Women soldiers in the warfare now
being conducted against F.thiopla.
Large Sums Of
Money Go Into
Mail Purchases
Postal Records Reveal Out
flow From City Swell-
ing Mail Order Houses.
Increase Shown
In Postal Work
The Caldwell post office did con-
siderably more business in 1934
than the previous year, according
to records of Rev. A. S. Broaddus,
postmaster, which revealed that re-
ceipts for the year totaled $1,081.-
21 more than for 1933.
Only during one quarter, tlu
first three months of 1934, did the
receipts fall below the 1933 level.
The three other quarters showed a
decided increase, with the final
three months of the year being tho
best.
By quarters the pest office in
this city reported the following to-
tal receipts, for stamps only:
1933 1934
First quar. $ 2,967.94 $ 2,712.42
Second quar. 2,672.48 2,«89.30
Third quar. 2,616.52 3,118.93
Fourth «piar. 2,863.21 3,580.71
KOCUREKTO
GET POSTAL
PLUM HE
Name of Prominent Caldwell
Citizen Sent to (J. S. Sen-
ate lor Continuation aa
Postmaster of This City.
Expect Change To
Take Place Soon
Total
$11,020.16 $12,101.36
Spunk Broaddus
Dies After Long
Sickness Seige
Former Police Officer, Wide-
ly Known Throughout Bur-
leson, Buried Sunday.
B. A. Broaddus, known to his
legions of friends throughout Bur-
leson county as "Spunk," died Sat-
urday night shortly after 8 o'clock,
following a serious illness of sev-
eral weeks. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday evening at 3:30
o'clock by Rev. W. O. Wright, pas-
tor of the Caldwell Baptist church.
Interment was made in the Mason-
ic cemetery.
Mr. Broaddus, who is survived
by his wife, one son and two daugh-
ters, was one of the best known
citizens of Caldwell. Born 56 years
ago in the Second ('reek neighbor-
hood he was for many years a lead-
ing citizen of Caldwell.
The deceased served the city as
marshal for a number of years and
four years ago was elected con-
stable for the Caldwell precinct.
He served in that capacity until
January 1st, when his ttrm expir-
ed. He was defeated by a close
margin by Constable Small in the
July election last year.
"Spunk" lived his entire life in
Burleson county and enjoyed a
large circle of friends throughout
the county, and these join with the
grief-stricken family in mourning
his demise.
Luth Visits'Old
Haunts in Caldwell
Perry Luth, former county rolief
administrator, who, through the
splendid record he established here,
was promoted to a similar position
in Travis county, was in Caldwell
for a short while Saturday. Where
here he paid a social visit to his
former employees at the relief of-
fice and to many of his friends.
An increase of nearly fifty per
cent in mail orders out of the Cald-
well community during the past
year was revealed this week by
records of the money order depart-
ment of the postoffice. Total or-
ders, handled through the post of-
fice, for 1933 amounted to approx-
imately $59,000.
In 1934 a total of $85,372.69 re-
presented purchases made by citl
zens of Caldwell and of the Cald
well rural routes from mail-order
houses. This, of course, does not in-
clude personal checks, bank ex
changes or money inclosed in the
orders going out of this territory
It was estimated that a total of
more than $150,000 went out of
Caldwell to mail-order houses in
Chicago, Kansas City and Dallas.
This estimate does not include Som-
erville, Lyons, Chriesman, Dean-
ville and other thickly settled com-
munities of the county.
According to the records of the
Caldwell post office October was
the banner muil-order month. A
total of $11,728.62 went out of this
city during that mouth to business
houses throughout the United
States, who do not help to
puy taxes or to support the com-
munity. The smallest month was
July, when $4,332.17 was spent by
Burleson county citizens for goods
from the mail-order houses.
Detailed monthly figures for
1934 follow:
January $ 6,643.27
February
March
April
May
J une
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
5,772.28
5,633.23
4,867.67
5,385.48
5,584.27
4,332.17
6,168.00
10,694.94
11,728.62
10,308.83
8,353.93
$85,372.69
Hare Urges Teachers
To Pay Poll Taxes
J. Malvin Hare, county school
superintendent, this week wrote ev-
ery rural teacher to pay his or her
poll tax before the deadline, Jan-
uary 31st. At the same time he
urged them to impress upon school
putrons the necessity of paying
theirs.
"Pay your poll tax," said Mr
Hare. "One dollar of the $1.75 you
pay goes to the schools. If you
Robbers Friday night broke into
the Gulf States office at Somerville
and robbed the safe of $66.66 in
cash, $43 in checks and several da-
posit bonds, according to a check-
up made by W. G. Clarke, district
manager, of Caldwell.
The burglars broke a rear door
glass und opened the night latch,
according to investigation. They
succeeded in punching the safe's
combination and to gut into the of-
fice's cash box. None of the rec-
ords, outside of the cash, checks
and bonds, were disturbed.
Immediately after the robbery
was discovered the Somerville of-
fice notified Mr. Clarke who per-
sonally conducted an investigation
Saturday morning. Jimmie Shind-
ler, Brenhant, finger print expert,
was summoned and a thorough
search for finger prints were made,
but investigation revealed that the
burglars used gloves, indicating
they were expert safe blowers.
Police authorities expressed the
belief that the Somerville robbers
were part of a gang that invaded
the Somcrville-Brenham sectioon
want to help finance the schools it
is your duty to pay this v.. , es-l Friday night, as several places in
pecially since it qualifies you as a
voter of this county."
The la t day on which any citi-
zen of Texas can pay his or her
poll tux is January 31st.
Druggist Taken To
Temple Hospital
F. 11. Hitchcock, junior member
of the druggist firm of Stone A
Hitchcock, and one of the best
known business men in this city, is
in King's hospital at Temple, un-
der the care of surgeons and spec-
ialists in the hope of averting an
operation, it was announced by hia
attending physician, Dr. J. E. Sip-
tak.
Brenham were reported burglaris-
ed on that night.
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McLean Barn Is
Damaged By Fire
Fire of undertermined origin
Monday night considerably dam-
aged the galvanized iron barn of
B. O. McLean and if it had not been
for the prompt and efficient work
of the fire department, assisted by
volunteer workers, would have
proved disastrous to the Mclean
home and nearby buildings.
No live stock or automobiles
wer damaged but the greater por-
tion of the feed stored in the bare
was destroyed, it was believed.
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Rev. A. S. Broaddus, Whose
Term Expired Year Ago,
Will Be Replaced, Accord-
ing to Present Indications.
Senate approval of the appoint-
ment of George Kocurek as post-
master of Caldwell, to replace Bev.
A. S. Broaddus, whose four-year
term expired on Dec. 31st, 1983,
but who still retains the office, is
expected to be made within a few
days, according to reports from
Washington.
indications point to a change of
postal chiefs here within the pres-
ent month and Rev. Broaddus is
making arrangements to relinquish
the duties us postmaster he has
performed so efficiently for the
past live years to his successor by
the first of February.
Mr. Kocurek was one of three
applicants for the Caldwell post-
mastership to be certified. The oth-
er two were C. B. Oliver, Sr., who
uunounced shortly afterwards that
he would not seek the appointment,
and Tom Krailcher, well known
Culdwell citizen.
The successful applicant is wide-
ly knuwn throughout Burleson
county, having for years been iden-
tified with its political and busi-
ness lives. A native of Dime Box,
Mr. Kocurek has been residing in
Burleson county many years. Ue
was lor nine years connected with
tho JJeanville State Banü and for
several years was with the First
Stute Bank, of Caldwell, later be-
ing employed in the tax collector's
oiiice, under C. H. Burnett. In
1982 he was thfc twt.th¡f "
race for tax collector but was de-
feated in the second primary by
Jacob A. Fuchs. Since that time he
nas been employed by the Mutual
Lumber Company. ,
'1 he postmaster-elect expressed
gratification over his appointment
when notified by the Caldwell
News that his name had been sent
to the United States senate for
confirmation. He promises to give
best possible service and to serve
in his new job to the impartial sat-
isfaction of the entire public.
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Gulf States b
Robbed Of Cash
At Somerville
Burglars Break Open Safe's
Combination and Escape
With Cash and Checks.
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