The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1943 Page: 1 of 14
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FIRST SECTION
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WE HAVE received many
Christmas card thin season. Per-
haps mure than at any other
time. Yet we have not had an op-
portunity to send cards to our
friends. Thereíoré, to all those
who sent us cards, to all our
Caldwell friends and to all our
friends and relatives elsewhere
we extend our wishes for a
thoughtful, thankful Christmas
and a peaceful New Year. Muy
our boys across the seas suffer
less and return home to their
loved ones soon. May the fin I
curtnin be run# down on thai
bloody tragedy which encom-
passes the world and may all
the peoples around the globe be
able to say again calmly "Peace
on Earth, Good Will Toward
Men."
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOLUME LVII—NUMBER 21
CALDWELL, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1943
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR—5 CENTS A COPY
Red Cross In
Act of Making
Xmas Brighter
Thousands of Service Men
To Receive (¡ifts and
Cheer at Yuletide
A SAD thing happened over at
the Farmers' Produce Company <>i
fice last week. S ine low-lifer stole
the money out of the collection jar
which was a cigarette fund for
the soldier hoys overseas. That is
closely akin to stealing mom y If
the collection plates at church. We
sincerely hope that every penny
of that money goes toward giving
the one who stole it a chronic belly-
ach • that lasts him the remainder
of his life.
Christmas for servicemen in
hospitals, fox-holts and prison
camps around the world will he
brighter as a result of Red Cross
work done in Burleson county, 1).
L. Alford Jr., chairman of the
local chapter of the American Red
Cross, said today.
"Not only will thousands of our
servicemen receive gifts and cheer
at Christmas through the Red
Cross," said Alford, "but many
hundreds of Europe's suffering
children will receive gift boxes
made by members of the Junior
Red Cross. Our own Junior Red
Cross has contributed many arti-
cles for servicemen and youthful
war victims."
Outling the global program of
the American Red Cross this
Christmas, Alford said that 750,-
000 gift boxes have been shipped
| overseas for distribution to hospi-
THK MAYOR <>f Caldwell ha- taiized servicemen and those on du-
been harborinjp the feeling for |y in isolated outposts, more than
some time that something h uidjl 000 Christmas decoration and
be done in a distinct public coun- j party kits have been supplied to
ty-widt* way to pay tribute •<> the, Ked <'-r«s« «erviee «tabs on two
1300 odd men and women who have, continents, 10.000 special prisoner-
gene from 1.he county into th of-war Christmas packages ate be-
iitr^V armed services. j injr distributed in Europe, and
Phfit a larftf number c m-i loo,000 gift boxes have been sent
3d with the county's population; by the Junior Red Cross to children
re has been considerable hero-1 „f the United Nations.
displayed by many of nrj ¡,, addition, the local Red Cros
I >S some tragedies that shock d
th. county and nation; and a \v tld
, ! ntional cognition and recogí
i; n extended the boys and the
i ountyhe said.
I\ cause of ail of this, and fot
r reasons, Mayor Cromartie is
I <■* ■ personally and officially con-
en .*«,! ihat we should act in some
wa>
.Mayor Cromartie promptly .g-
ge d the following way to do
bon r to all of the boys equally and
distinctly:
'¡nise funds by public sub.-crip
ton and build a permanent monu-
men! to commend and commem
rate every one. Not a monument of
marble nor of steel that we ordin-
arily think of, but an indestructi-
ble uilding to house, display and
pre rve a permanent honor roll
containing all the names, that may
be perpetuated not only for the
benefit of the present gen ration,
but to serve as a historical loeonl
for succeeding generations.
Mayor Cromartie mentioned th
record the county is making in a
phuscs of the war effort bond
purchases, Red Cross act i vine
soldier hospitalization aclivitie
4 tc. lie thinks a combined public
record of activities in conned ion
with the war effort should !>«• com-
piled and preserved for the futui ■.
If desired, space can be allotted
for that purpose.
When this mammoth conflic' is
over he would like above all. to -e
that our boys are rightfully md
appropriately rrcognized in n "
eral way, and if possible pr< ve
all features of the county' ar
efforts.
He just wonders what the citi-
zenship of the county might tiiink
about the idea?
We would welcome any criticisms
or suggestions and sincerely hope
our readers respond.
MRS. J, M. Murray of 1 yon
writes uh that the people of I.yons
contributed |82 for present fot*
the men at McCloskey Hospital,
that the amount of money collected
almost tripled their quota oi $36.
She said, "The whites gave $<>" and
the colored gave (22. We are prmid
to do this, little as it may erm,
jrot w* are few in number but. al-
ways hope to do our share " Mrs.
Murray said that she wanted to
thank all the fine people of her
community who made these pres-
ents possible. She js cliairnntl of
the Hospital Council committee
there.'
chairman stated that Christmas
parties and activities an being
held in hospitals and outposts
throughout the United States by
Red Cross field directors and Red
Cross camp and hospital councils.
"Directly or indirectly, through
their participation in the Red Cross
the people of Burleson county are
helping spread the spirit of Amer-
ican Christmas throughout the
world. It is that spirit of helpful-
ness and brotherhood which gives
hope for 'peace on earth, good will
toward men.'"
— nt'T mtar ituxnn akd mtampn
Mrs. Baklik
Passes Away
Funeral Services Held
Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Frances Baklik died Thurs-
day evening, Dec. 16, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Cus Kaiser,
of Dime Box, presumably of heart
att; %fc.
Funeral services were held Sun-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with
Fath Thomas Mat! of Frenstat of-
ficiating and interment was in the
Catholic cemetery at Dime Box.
Mrs. Frances Baklik (nee He.jt-
mancik) was born in Moravia April
11. lHfil. In the year 1881 she was
united in marriage to Vaclav Bak-
lik and in 1892 they came to Amer-
ica. To this union eleven children
were born. Her husband and six
of the children have preceded her
in death. For the past twelve years
Mrs. Baklik had made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Gus Kai-
_yer.
Survivors are Mrs. Louis Krenek,
Mrs. Gus Kaiser and Mrs. August
Zwcrnemann of Dime Box, Mrs.
Ira Tieman of St. Louis Obispo,
California; Anton Baklik of Cald-
well and Robert Baklik of Hous-
ton, a host of grandchildren and
several great grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Henry, Louis
and George Krenek, Casper Sci-
bert, Charlie Koudelka and Louis
Zncheck.
BUT WAR ■ONI AMD «TAMP*
News Office To CF '
Saturday and M<^
The NEWS office will
for Christmas Day ami
day following and
enjoy a brief rest.
fry
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County Gets $3 More
Per Capita Payment
From State Dep't.
An additional payment of $3.00
per capita apportionment was re-
ceived this month from the State
Department of Education, bringing
the total per capita payments to
$11.00 as announced by Raymond
R. Novosad, county superintendent
of schools.
Novosad saiil that $45,430 had
?*'n received from the State
through the per capita payments
and that the Caldwell Independent
School District got $10,101 of the
amount.
Somerville received $(>,028 and
Lyons $1,18K. The remainder of the
money went to Common School
Districts, the amount being $28,050.
Rural Aid advance payment for
the county schools totaled $6,069
¡md transportation payments have
reached $5.706 thus far.
Novosad stated that local tax
collections in all common school
districts for September, October
and November wer $12,673.19
— BUT v Alt BO* ltd ASH Ml AMI'M —
Certificates
Now Approved
Austin Office
Out of Order Certificates
of War Necessity Should Be
Corrected to Save Delay
C itifient.es of War Necessity
which heretofore have been filled
• •lit anil approved by the local O.
I). T. office in the court house, can
r.o longer be approved here, it was
announced by Jack Clark, county
"haii man.
Truck drivers needing new gas
coupons must apply locally for an
application and the npplication
must then be sent to Austin for
approval.
('lark urged commercial vehicle
owners to straighten out their cer-
tificates immediately. He stated
that many certificates are now out
of order and that they must be
corrected through the Austin of-
fice. In order to prevent a delay
in obtaining gasoline truck owners
should waste no time in getting
their certificates in such order that
the Austin office can approve them
n it w a it no.vim asu ktami's —
Caldwell Ladies In
Hospital Musical
A musical program, sponsored
by the Burleson County Hospital
Council and directed by Mrs. B. O.
Mel.can, will be presented to the
patients at McCloskey General
Hospital, Temple, Sunday after-
noon, - o'clock, December 26.
A chorus of ten ladies from this
section will take part in the pro-
gram. Miss .Jennings McLean, sen-
ior student at the Cincinnati Con-
servatory of Music, one of the na-
tion's outstanding women cornet-
ists. will be a feature of the pro-
gram.
in v xvaii no.Ni> axu htami*i —
('a Id well Stores Close
Xmas and New Year's
Stores in Caldwell will be closed
for Christ mas and New Year's
Days, it was announced by W. T.
Thagard. president of the Caldwell
Chamber of Commerce.
Thagard said that the custom
had been followed here for many
years.
Hi t WAR no*DM Attn WTAMm —
Teachers Receive $25
Christmas Presents
Rotary Club
To Sponsor Big
Doings Here
Institute of International
Understanding With Fam-
ous Speakers Starts in Jan.
Twenty-two teachers and em-
ployees of the Caldwell Independ-
ent School District received a $26
bonus each at a Christmas party
in the Caldwell gymnasium last
Monday night.
C. B. Oliver, president of the
school board, stated that it was a
part of a bonus each was to receive
at the end of this school year.
Colored teachers received
bonuses of $10 each.
An Institute of International
Understanding will be held in
Caldwell from January 28 to Feb-
ruary 25, under the sponsorship of
the local Rotary Club. Consisting
of a series of four weekly meet-
ii.gs, the Institute will present out-
standing authorities on various
phases of international affairs op-
en to th people of Burleson Coun-
ty. Following the formal addresses
there will be forum periods in
which members of the audience
may ask questions of the speakers.
Tickets will go on sale January
1 at Caldwell National Bank and
First Stati Bank. Season tickets
only will be sold at $2.20 each,
which, of course, covers the four
lectures.
The men who will come to Cald-
well during this four week period
are world renowned speakers and
will bring to this city some of the
finest addresses ever heard here.
According to I). L. Alford Jr.,
this program is being developed by
the Rotary CWib to give the people
of the community an opportunity
to hear from informed speakers
concerning the dominating forces
on the world scene and their prob-
able impact upon the post-war
world.
The Institute will also be a stu-
dy course in world affairs for the
young people of the community, for
in addition to the public forums
it. the evening, the speakers will
address the students of Caldwell
high school during the day.
Taking part in the Institute pro-
gram will be Simon M. Davidian,
of Lima, Ohio, Lt. Col. E. F. Las-
cell. s. of London. England; Merle
Burke, of Ottowa. Illinois; and
Dr. Samuel Guy Inman of Bronx-
vilie. New York.
The general theme for the In-
stitute programs is "Contributors
to a New World Order," discussed
under the following titles: "Ori-
ental Nations as Contributors,"
and "The Americas a> Contribut-
ors."
Simon M. Davidian will open the
series of Institute programs at
the School Gym on Friday, Janu-
ary 2H, speaking on "The Russian
Republics as Contributors to a
New World Order."
IH'I WAR HON III AXD HTAMFR
News Will Not Be
Published Friday
Following an annual custom, es-
tablished in the long ago, there
will not be published next week
this weekly NEWS.
When you fail to find your pa-
per in the box next Friday, just
remember that this is the only
week in the 52 weeks of the year
that the NEWS is not published.
The office, after closing for
Christmas Day and for the Mon-
day following, will reopen Tuesday
and remain open for another twelve
month period, and customers will
be served.
The plant will be cleaned of job
printing and the machinery over-
hauled during that week.
1100 Wrapped Gifts
Presented Patients
McCloskey Hospital
Over 1100 wrapped gifts, valued
at approximately $825, and an
army truck load of green Christ-
mas decorations were Burleson
county's Christmas present to the
patients of McCloskey General
Hospital in Temple this week.
"'1 he entire county participated,"
.said Miss Kathleen Cade, chair-
man of the Hospital Council of the
lied Ctoss. "There were about 24
organized groups w.io worked in
their different communities and
organizations, who were responsi-
ble for the great success of this
work," she continued.
Miss Cade said that every part
of the county contributed gener-
ously and worked untiringly toward
providing almost three times the
number of presenjp requested from
this area by the Army officials.
BUT WAR BOKUH AXD tiTAMI'a
Methodists Get
Over $1300 For
Waco Orphanage
Mrs. Andrews' Musical
Program Is Outstanding
Success Sunday Night
Methodists To
Open Crusade
World Order
Series of Three Messages
By Local Pastor on "The
(iood News of Christianity"
Notice
Due to a misunderstanding
about the minimum charge on
classified advertising we have
published several classified ads
recently, allowing several dif-
ferent individuals sign the same
ad. Beginning January 1 the
fifty cents minimum charge on
classified will app'y to individ-
ual signatures as well as to the
ad itself. In other words, a clas-
sified ad with three signatures
will cost $1.50, with one signa-
ture the | rice will be S0e.
The musical program, presented
at the First Methodist Church last
Sunday night, was attended by ap-
proximately 300 Methodists and
members of other d nominations.
$1300.80 was contributed by the
congregation t > the Methodist Or-
phanage at Waco.
H. P. Woodson, chairman of the
committee in charge of collecting
the funds, estimated that more
than 2(K) made contributions. He
stated that Wis envelopes with
names were received and that about
10 others gave e¡rsh.
It was one of the most success-
ful meetings ever held by the
Methodist Church, *he quota for
the orphans' horn - having been
oversubscribed by more than $300.
The musical program, arranged
by Mrs. Theodore Andrews, was
an outstanding success and was
pronounced by many as having
topped any other similar produc-
tion staged by the Methodists.
— nrv war mtxnn and mtampb
CONGRATULATIONS
The NEWS congratulates Mr.
and Mrs.—
Jerry Gold on the birth of a son
December 4.
David Theuber on the birth of
n son December 4.
Emil Gold on the birth of a son
December 8.
Thos. F. Urban on the birth of a
laughter December 11.
Louis W. Wilson on the birth of
a daughter December 13.
HI"Y WAH BOVU AXD HTAMP* —
C. D. Henry Is New
Triple-A Manager
C, D. Henry, formerly of Kauff-
man, Texas, was selected by the
AAA to replace Tandy Kennedy
as manager of the local office.
Kennedy was called to the Armed
Forces last week.
Henry will arrive in Caldwell
next Monday for duty and with
him will come his wife and twelve-
year-old son.
— hut wah novi>« and rtami'B —
Local Shoe Shop Man
Victim of Pneumonia
John Webb, shoe repair shop op-
erator, died early Monday morning
at the New Gulf Hospital, New
Gulf, Texas, where he was suffer-
ing from pneumonia.
Mr. Webb had been visiting rel-
atives It? New Gulf two weeks ago
when he became ill with pneu-
monia. He was later taken to the
hospital «nd gradually grew worse
until death came Monday.
His body was removed to Whar-
ton for burial.
Further details relative to funer
«I arrangements could not be
learned here.
The First Methodist Church will
inaugurate its part of the Church-
wide Crusade for a New World
Older at the morning service De-
cember 26, when the pastor, Rev.
W. Darwin Andrus, will bring a
message on "Christianity's Good
News About.. World Order." This
is the third in a series of three
messages on the subject, "The
Good News of Christianity."
Of such magnitude and import-
ance is this Methodist Crusade foi
n New World Order that TIME
MAGAZINE gave it a write-up in
a recent issue, with the statement
that this is the first time a de-
nomination has taken up such a
C rusade.
Features of the Crusade will be
public mass meetings throughout
the United States, conducted by
the Bishops cf the Methodist
Church.
The meeting for this area will
be held in Houston on January 25.
Other important features will be
the writing to congressmen on the
part of church members, urging
them to participate in efforts to
I ring about a just and durable
peace.
In local churches, open forums
on the subject will be conducted;
the pastors will be preaching on
the subject from the pulpit; teams
of laymen will visit in the homes
in each community, inviting the
people to the church services, and
conducting an intensive evangel-
istic campaign at the same time.
The evangelistic campaign will
reach its climax at Easter, whilo
the Crusade will continue until
after the war.
Further news about the part the
First Methodist Church of Cald-
well will play in this Crusade will
be forthcoming in the near future.
At the evening service, the past-
or will bring an evangelistic mes-
sage on the subject, "Simon Pet-
er's Brother." There will be special
music at both services.
lll'V WAH HON IIS AND STAMP! —
Xmas Pageant
To Be Staged
Program at Catholic
Church Christmas Night
Spur Road To Snook
Assured, Says Judge
A spur road from Farm Highway
60 to Snook will be designated by
the State Highway Department as
soon as deeds can be secured from
landowners for the right-of-way, it
was declared Thursday by County
Judge Hays Bowers.
Bowers stated that the right-of-
way, covering a distance of 1.S
miles is assured and that the deeds
will be secured as quickly as pos-
sible.
In a letter to Judge Bowers, G.
M. Garrett,, district engineer with
hdqtrs. in Bryan, writes "I wish to
advise you that at such time thia
right-of-way can be cleared out,
we will assume maintenance on the
road."
BUT WAD HUMlfl AMD STAMPS —
Funeral Service
Held Saturday
For A. 0. Windell
Caldwell Man Passes Away
After Illness Which Lasted
Twelve Months
A Christmas Pageant, arranged
by the Children's Society, will be
presented at the Catholic Chtrch
at 7:30 Christmas night, it was
announced by Rev. V. A. Svrcek.
All children of school age will
be admitted free of charge.
The Christmas Eve Midnight or
High Mass will be sung by the
Senior Choir.
Low Mass will be held at 8
o'clock Christmas morning and
Iligh Mass at 10 o'clock Christmas
morning.
~ iter wah aoxnn avn stamps —
Father-Son Banquet
To Be Held January 13
The Father-Son banquet, which
is held annually by the Future
Farmers Association at the Cald-
well high school, has been set for
Thursday, January 13, it was an-
nounced this week by A. W. Ad-
ams, superintendent.
BUT WAH RONOB AXD STAMPS
Housewives Urged To
Keep Saving Paper
Boy Scouts will make another
paper collection shortly after the
first of January, 194*. and house-
wives are urged to continue to save
old paper.
N. A. Woods, Scoutmaster, ex-
pressed appreciation to the people
of Caldwell for their cooperation
with the Scouts in the recent drive
for paper scraps.
Funeral services for Arthur Ot-
to Windell, age 63, who died at his
home at 2 a.m. Friday, Dec. 17,
after an illness of more than a
year'r, duration, were held at Phil-
lips-Luckey Funeral Home Satur-
day morning at 10 o'clock with Rev.
N. A. Woods officiating.
Mr. Windell was born Feb. 21,
1880, at Schulenburg, Fayette Co.,
and was christened in the Luther-
an church Oct. 13, 1883. He was
th son of the late Capt. and Mrs.
C. W. F. Windell, who lived here
many years prior to their deaths.
On Nov. 17, 1918, he was married
in Richmond, Va., to Miss Melvina
Elizabeth Clark, who survives him.
Mr. Windell had been in the
Scott and White Hospital at Tem-
ple several times for treatment
and had been home only a short
time when his condition gradually
became worse and he passed away
at an early hour Friday morning.
Interment was in the Masonic
cemetery.
Besides his wife, he is furvived
by two brothers, Oscar and Charley
Windell of Caldwell; and five sist-
ers. Mrs. T. L. Goodnight and Mrs.
Itha Pohl, Caldwell; Mrs. Emma
Meyer, Houston; Mrs. Alma Shan-
non, Richmond; and Mrs. Annie
Buch of Brenham. He also leaves
p son, Arol Windell, and other rel-
atives and friends.
II! Y WMI tiovin AMI STAMPS —
Starts Training
CAMP WOLTERS, Texas—Pvt.
Raymond M. Weichert, 19, son of
William Weichert, Caldwell, has
arrived at this Infantry Replace-
ment Training Center to begin his
basic training as an infantryman.
He has been assigned to a battal-
ion stressing rifle training.
nut WAR DON DM AXD STAMPS —
COURT HIKE REVS
Land Matters
Bankers Mortgage Co. to W. W.
Rust. Deed to 140 acres Jacob
Long League east of Lyons.
Henry Mitchell to Margaret John-
son; 99-year lease on one acre,
near Brazos river near Highway
21.
Henry and R. V. Marek to V. W.
Marek; Mineral deed to 1-4 each,
in 96 acres tract McFadden league
east of Caldwell.
Mrs. Clara Seibert to Riehard
Weichert Jr. deed to 89.48 aeiw
A. M. Cooper league east of Cald-
well.
Susan Womack and othera to
Armary Terry; deed to one acra of
land Kennedy survey N. of Cald-
well.
John F. Elsik to Roxle Emitter-
son; deed to 2 acres M. Cum minga
bague near Tunis.
A. K. Addison and others to Ja-
cob Schweda and wife, Josephine,
deed to 20 lots, being Block 38 la
West Caldwell.
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