The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1950 Page: 1 of 8
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By Geoffe C. FiU
THE HORNET cage five me
Uiddings on the local court tonight
in a pair of interesting conteata.
One of the boat basketball ««moa
played in the district thU year won
the groat fight that waa staged
between Caldwell and Brenham
here two weeks ago. Not until
three of the first string Caldwell
five had fouled out did the Bren
ham team take command. It waa
nip and tuck all the way until the
final minutes of the game, when,
with Talash. Schigut and Hnmeyer
out of play, the Cubs forged ahead
and won the battle 43 to 38. Play-
ing tonight a they did aguinst
the Brenham team Caldwell should
tnke care of the invading (lidding
five.
•
IT HAS NOT been derided
yet just where the Boy Scout
cabin will lie located on school
property but it is likely that
the building will be erected on
I he site of the old Williams
homestead The boys would like
to have a fire place in their
cabin and in order to have this
done native atone ia weeded. If
anyone wishes to majte a contri*
button toward building this Boy
Scout kut he caa do ao by fur-
niahing some of the stone. Aay-
one having escesa alone is re-
foeoted to deliver it to the school
grounds and Superintendent J.
Malvia Hare wlU adviao him
where to dump H. I realise thai
this ia aaking quite a lot bat
then, on the other hand, perhaps
there are tboee who may be will-
in to give quite a lot to a bunch
of fine boya for Scout work. If
yon have atone and no way to
move it, ploaae let me knew
where it ia and we'll arrange
aome way to get it moved to the
school grounds.
LXIII—No. 27
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CALDWELL,
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DAY FEBRUARY 3, 1050
Religious Film Is
To Be Shown Sunday
Following the regular weekly
evening sermon at Pirat Mothodiat
Church next Sunday night a 36-
minute religious motion picture
will be shown, it was announced by
Rev. Elza J.ove, pastor of the
church. Rev. Love stated that tho
film, titled "Queen Esther" has a
religious setting and is based on
the Book of Esther in the Bible.
The sermon will start at seven
o'clock followed by the film.
Colbert H. Druse, above, son
of Mr. ead Mrs. F. B. Drgac of
thia city, received his B. 8. de-
gree from A. A M. College at
mid-aomester.
Mr. ead Mrs. Drgac are mak-
Volunteer Air
Reserve Corps
To Be Activated
Prospective Members
Urged To Meet With
Lt. Edward Schlieter
Tdepl
Sent Ti
As Storm
Work On
Temporarily
Fight North
LocaLffc
•iiy nut
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ed To
as lee
A long diatance telephone call
from E. H. Utgmsn, diatrict
manager of the Southwestern
Stales Telephone Company,
stated that the aiephone crew
who have been working in Cald-
well during the ptet two weeks
replacing the crank system with
the more modern tjMtery system
have been pulled At and rushed
to Bonham, Tesafc, where an
emergency exlata ia a result of
a tremendona ice^atorm which
tore down telepknie and tele-
graph linos in many sections of
North Texaa.
Mr. Utzman atat^M that he waa
County Produces
27,372 Bales' Cotton
Current report from the Bureau
of the Censúa ahow8 that 27,373
bales of cotton were ginned in Bur-
leson County from the 1949 crop
prior to January 15, 1950, as com-
pared with 16,495 bales for the
crop of 1948. Cotton production in
this county for the past seaaon was
an increase of sixty percent over
that of the preceding year.
The Volunteer Air Reservo ¡not in a position to say when the
Training Unit for the Burleson1 crew will return to Caldwell, but
Ing their home in Caldwell where county area which will be desig- certainly as soon at possible when
Colbert will be associated with
Ma father in the F. B. Drgac
Lumber Yard.
Young Pianist
Sponsored By
Luncheon Club
noted Flight D, 9807th Reserve the heavy damage is repaired In
Squadron, will be activated Mon- the North Texaa aros.
day, February 8, according to word The district manager of the tel?-
received from 1st Lt. Edward M. phone company said that a state of
Schlieter, U. S. Air Force Liaison! emergency had bean declared at
Officer. Bonham and other North Texas
Former A. F. officers and air-; cities and that all companies were
men, former ground force and Na- rushing their crews there to re-
vy personnel who do not have pros- store the service. In all probability
ent reserve connections, and men it will be several weeks before the Chamber
Will W. Jackson
Chosen Speaker
For C-C Banquet
Popular and Prominent San
Antonioan Will Bring
Main Address on May 4
Will W. Jackson, Vice President
of the American Hospital and Life
Insurance Company of San An-
tonio and popular after dinner
apeaker, will bring the main ad-
dress to members of the Caldwell
Chamber of Commerce and their
guests at the annual banquet which
will be held on the high school
campua Thursday night, May 4.
The announcement was made by
D. L. Alford, Jr., President of the
chamber.
Mr. Jackson is well known in
of Commerce circles
with no military experience who tacal crews gat back on th job.
can pass physical examinations pre- o ■
——— scribed by A. F. regulations are I |J 1
Rotarían* Present Rmerson eligible for membership in the IT&rC IS 11&D6Q
Rutherford In Piano Recital unit
Here March 9
Lt. Schlieter will meet with pro-1
' spactive members Monday, Febru
To Lead County
IN ADDITION to financing the
Emerson Rutherford.
young Caldwell pianist, will
talented nry 6. 7:00 P- m., in th.- Cham- I V
ht> ber of Commerce office located in | ID A'IVaY Oils VCjr
bidding of a Boy Scout cabin the pre*entod in recital at the First thr ha8t!merU "f the court house.! -
• sldwell Rotary Club, according to Baptist Church on Thursday even- ,nciting, Lt. Schlieter stat-
President H. R. Dowell. will spon- ing, Much 9, 1950. by the Cnld- request will be made for the
sor u piano rental by Emerson well Rotary Club, it was stated u',lt activated and the names
Rutherford at th* First BaptUt today by H R. Dowell, president,'"; ™''™kers will be submitted to
Church in Caldwell on the night of of the local luncheon and civic or-, shortly thereafter for as-i "
Thursday, March 9 at ft o'clock, ganixalion. Mr Rutherford will «e ^«mont to the unit. j JM*lv" Haro, superintendent
Young Emerson Rutherford. aJun- assisted by Mrs D. L Alford, Jr., A" Prospective Air Reservistsj -he Caldwell public schools, has
ior at Caldwell High School, haeiwh* Will handle the organ musii.!"®. urfcw< to •tVnd thi" meeting *Ppoi?t^,t°!,h/' *. ""P0"* "*
throughout the state and has ap-
: peared on a number of programs
! in the past ten years in which he
i has been called upon to bring the
! top message of the evening. The
i management and officials or' the
Chamber of Commerce are to be
j congratulated on their fine selec-
tion for main speaker of the even-
I ing for their annual banquet.
In recent years the Caldwell
Examinations Free
come s long way In the music¡ Bm.rson Rutherford has been s "T ^
Cub Scouts Stage
Knighting Party
For Den Parents
at his ability. In the recital he will several yearn and his shility as a
present selections from Beethoven, pianist has grown to such an ex-
< hopin, Debussy, Paderewski, tent that he now ranks high iimong
Sebe I i us and Rachmaninoff, j^e talented artists in this part of
Hi will be assisted by Mrs. D. L. tf)(. state, He is a young man, a
Alford Jr. and Mrs. Kate Hundley j„ntn, al Caldwell High School,
Douglass, his teacher for many hut has in recent years composed
years. 1 his will be a treat for several musical numbers which are
those who are interested in fine aid to be excellent.
music. Emerson has composed sev- Music |OVers in Caldwell and
eral musical numbers of his own ,urr„unding wj|, ^ h u,
He ,s a talented pianist and it is ,„arn th(lt Mr Rutherford will
hoped that the auditorium at First hrjn(r ^u„nn from Beethoven.
Baptist Church will be filled to rhop|n> nebusay, Paderewski, Se-
capacity on the night of March 9 , Miu„ and Rarhm.nlnw(r-
when Rotarians formally present
this splendid program.
position of General Chairman of
Burleson County ¡in the free chest
K-r*y for tuberAik** «uvey to
at the Chamber of Commerce Of- ,M? conducted by the Slate Depart-
fice for additional information. ! ment °f Health on April ■< , "¿6,
o 1 '••7. 28 and 29. Mr. llave, ha gen-
eral chairman, wIJI speiii-hend the
activities of the county in carrying
out its responsibilities toward mak-
ing the survey a success and at a
later date will announce lite n ines
of the chairmen of the vurious
, committees w ho will serve with
State Department of Health, „ .
Will t..k«m..i«-s Chamber of Commerce has gained
Will Conduct Tuberculosis rec0(rniti0n ,n Central Texas for
its ability to select speakers for
the annuel banquet and people
have come from a number of sur-
rounding cities to take part in the
affair. The banquet and the speak-
er this year will be no exception
and it ia expected that a gathering
•f over 400 people will be la at-
tendance on the occasion.
First Methodist Church Is
jicene of Elaborate
Ceremony by Youngsters
The Cub Scouts pack of First
I hAVE a letter of complaint
from my good friend, Curtis
H. Raraett. There's one thing
about Ccrtis, he says what ke ,
thinks and he's not afraid to
eeme out with it. I like to do and '
try to do the seme thing, when
I think It is the best for tke ,
city or the county. The particu-
lar road that Mr. Barnett re-
fers to ia a personnel matter
•ith him and I can't blame him
for wanting the mud holes re-
paired. Personally, I do not ha*e
anything at all to do with fixing 1
of roads, but I do hate a column 1
Tickets will be on sale st several
downtown stores and both banks in, Methodist Church entertained
(continued on page ♦) ' their parents, other relatives and
friends with a portrayal of King
Arthur's Knights' Round Table
assembly Tuesday night in the
hssement of the church.
The "Cub Scouts", composed of
Every Child
Should Have
Dental Care
Early and Frequent
Examination By Dentist
Is Recommended
him.
The ten members of the Selection!
Committee met last Kridny at the
Chamber of Commerce «.Wc- and
after careful conalderation of the? 1
problems involved nominated tnree
prominent Burleson County
Twenty Seven
Needed Here
For New Census
Applications Are Now
Being Received At
Headquarters In Austin
Applications for the position of
citi- errw leader and enumerators ia
sens for the ipiportant post. Tabu- •'th Decennial Census to be
latlon of the secret ballot disclosed conducted in April are now being
Hare to be the popular choice for received by the Austin District
the position. Office of the United States Bureau
Hare and his family moved *o of the Census. This office is located
Caldwell in the fell of 1930 when nt •W-t West 8th Street. Austin,
the popular educator assumed his Final selections for the crew
duties as county superintendent of leader positions wil Ibe made about
two dens, entered the assembly
by piano music as Mrs. D. L. Al- schools. He held this office until 'he end of February after oral and
ford. Jr . played "Onward Christian : 1943 when he wss made principal written tests of candidates for the
Soldiers." They were dressed ap- of the Caldwell High School, and jobs- according to John P. Manning,
propriately for the Knighting Cere-, in 1946 he was named superintend- Census District Supervisor. There
AUSTIN Solution of the na-
tion's dental problems lies in mak-
that ia wide open to any of our inJt HenU, hoBlth eduoHtion and
readers who has a bellyache , d(.ntJ|1 cape #vnjlablp to every
about anything that goes on rhí,d ui(| Dr Oeo w Coli Slat<
around here, ao long as he has nra|th officer.
the intestinal fortitude to sign . . .. . . .
his ..... t ii j He said it is possible to prevent
* # ' m loss of teeth from decay if a per-
son starts early in life to follow
these simple rules:
1. Early and frequer^ examina-
I
I WAS one of the ram-rods or)
"propagandists", as Curt puts it,
who was highly in favor of the
unit system in Rurleson County
snd for the passing of the half
million dollar road bond issue,
which carried snd which, to my
dissatisfaetion and the dis-
satisfaction of others also, has not
come along as rapidly as It should
have. I am still for the unit system
snd believe that it will work un-
der the present county engineer,
Frank Perrln, if he gets the pro-
per cooperation from the county
commissioners and if they get the
right cooperation from him. Every
mud hole In the county can't he
repaired at one time, but I do not
believe that promises should be
made to repair them and then have
nothing done about it. Anyway,
Mr. Baruett's letter expresses in
complete detail Just how he feels
about the situation and I am
paasing It on to those of you who
may he interested in rending It.
Here ia what he says: I would like
(continued on page 4)
Hornet A's Defeat
Elgin Five 50 to 40
Caldwell's A basketeers defeated
Klgin's Wildcats on the lattor'a
court Inst Tuesday night to the
tune of B0 to 40, while the B club
waa losing to the Elgin B's 3fl to
2fl. Tho Homota had previously
defeated the Elgin team here in a
District 23-A game.
(Continued on last page)
l.ndies of Altar Socicty Of
St. Mary's Catholic Church
To Sponsor Bake Sale
The Indies of the Altar Society
of St. Mary's Catholic church will
sponsor a Imke sale Saturday, Feb-
ruary 4, starting at 0 o'clock, ot
Manas A Son Meat Market.
Dressed chickens, kolnchea,
cakes, pies and home-made bread
will be offered for sule.
irony in "iron-clad armor" made of
curd board. Members of one den
wore silver armor and the other
gold. The ceremony, conducted by
Tornee Goodnight, one of the den
chiefs, whs colorful especially fiom
(continued on page 4)
Scout Leader
ent of the Caldwell schools. His wi" 2 Crew Lenders for Burle-
(Cor ,i«ed on last page) *on County. Each crew leader will
■■ 1 — — have supervision over 10 to 16
Lt H. D. Wolz Gets Qualifications required for selec-
Discharge Prom Corps lion.M crew ,eader '"cluf,e- ns «
minimum, a high school education
Lt. H. I). Wolx, aon of Mr. and!fnHat three years'experience
Mrs. Ben Wolr. of Deanville, who uP*rvÍ8,n* °r naalating in the
I has been in th. service since Sept. uP«rvI"'ori force or
| 8. 1P46, was honorably discharged1^ trHÍJnin*. nf ™ *"i".-
on January I!*, 1980 after serving m"kinR nnd rcv'ewinK
j more than two years in the U. S.
Air Corps as h jet fighter pilot.
He returned to Caldwell last week
and on January 30, registered at
Txas A. & M. College, where he
will pursue a course in mechanical
Engineering.
During his time in the aervice
Lt. Wolz was stationed at Lack-
land Air Base. San Antonio, Biloxi,
Mississippi. Randolph Kicld and
Williams Field in Arizona
.... n
making
(Continued
on
ing reports
page 8)
Methodists To Hold
Revival Meeting Here
Starting March 5th
Guest Speaker
Mra. Daisy Bland, outatanding
Houston Woman'a Club worker,
will appear here Thuraday. Feb-
ruary 9, when abe will deliver
an addreaa to membera of the
Caldwell Woman'a Club. Mra.
Bland, who recently apent sever-
al months in Europe, will bring
first-hand information concern-
ing the living conditiona within
European countries. The aubject
of her addreaa will be "Inter-
national Relations." The pro-
gram is open to everyone who
desires to hear it, according to
officers of the local club. The
meeting will start at 3 p. m.
District 23-A
1950 Officers
Are Re-Elected
J. M. Hare Named Secretary
Of Athletic Conference And
Lemmons Is President
A revival meeting will he con-
ducted at the local Methodist
Church during the Week of Dedi-
cation, March 5th to 12th, accord-
ing to an announcement made by
Rev E. L. Love.
Mr. Charles "Chuck" Moore.
F.vnngelistic Singer from Bryan,
iwill lead the singing nnd hold
youth and children's services.
Mr. and Mrs W. J, Mahltunnn It was decided by the Hoard of
received word Tuesday that they stewards that the pastor would
have n new grandson, Richard lie invited to do 'lie preachi'ig.
Morris Mahlmann, who weighed, 'Hie time of !h> youth ami chil-
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mahlmann
Are (irandparents Since
Monday. January .10
Arthur A. Schuck, Chief Scout
Executive of the Boy Scouts of
America, will he the chief speak-
er at the Sam Houston \ren
Council annual meeting and din-
ner, which will he held at the
Rice Hotel in Houaton Monday,
February 6.
-iv pounds and seven ounces at
lurth. The baby's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Mahlmann of Da-
vis, California The young man
was horn Monday, January .'<0, and
is the Mahlinann's first grand
child. The maternal grandmother
is Mrs. Florence Piper of Suisun,
California.
(¡tens' services will be ti 'lO witli
thr- preaching services at 7.
^.ast year the revival meeting
which was held at mid-winter, w;.s
a success and whs well a'tended,
''huck Moore also led the singing
for the Methodists last year and
did the Job ao well that he was
invited to return this season.
C. A. Lemmons, superintendent
of Schools at La Grange, was re-
elected prealdent and J. Malvin
Hare, auperinteadent of achoola of
this city, was reflected secretary
of District 23-A of the Texaa 1
terscholahtic Lengua at
held here last weekTn*w
.'.en tat Ives from the seven member
schools were in attendance.
It was decided at the meeting
that the 1950 football schedule in
this district be played on corre-
sponding dates as in 1949. This will
bring the Hornets and the Bren-
ham Cubs face to face in their all
important conference game on
September 29. It will be the first
district game for both clubs und
the contest will be played at Hor-
net Field.
Hellville, Brenham, Caldwell, El-
gin, Giddings, La Grange, and
Navasota are the schools represent-
ed in District 23-A Although Bell-
ville and Giddings did not have
enrollment large enough to come
(continued on page 4)
Local Students
Are Heard Weekly
Over Radio KWHI
A" Classes From First
(trades Through Twelfth
.fiet Chance on Programs
Every Friday morning, from 10
o'clock until 10:16, the Caldwell
School System is heard over the
air through radio station K. W. H.
I. The programs have been eman-
ating from the local school since
December 9 and prior to that time
the high school put on weekly pep
programs. According to Superin-
tendent J. M. Hare e*vry depart-
ment in the school system, from
the first graders through the
twelfth grade, have programs and
the children will have every op-
portunity to take part in the pro-
(Continued on page four)
3583 Citizens Pay
Poll Taxes For 1950
Polio Drive b
Given Ten Day
Extension Here
Contribution Throughout
The County Ara Slow,
Chairman Soya
The March of Dimaa drive fo«
funds for the Burleaon County
Chapter of the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralyaia has
been attended ter daya, according
to announcement by W. E. Dink ins,
who haa charge of the polio cam
paign.
Dinkins stated that a little over
$150 had been>aent in by individ-
uals who had received the money
cards sent to them several weeks
ago. Five hundred of these cards
were mailed to individúala through-
out the county, but only a small
percentage of them have been re-
turned with contrlbntiona.
Mrs. C. W. Matson, manager of
the local Matsonain Theatre, again
ran a short motion picture appeal
for funds and her collection will be
added to thia amount.
The "iron lung" donation boxee
which have been placed throughout
the county have not be collected, ao
it is not definitely known how
much has been collected for the
polio fund in the county. Half of
the amount of money donated will
remain in the county and the other
half will be sent to the National
Foundation for research work for
the prevention of the diseaae.
Elza Love Preaches
Sermon for Bryanites
■ -i
Rev. Elsa Love, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, delivered
a sermon from the First Methodiat
Church in Bryan laat Sunday night
and the sermon waa broadcaat ov-
er radio atation KORA. In the ab-
sence of Rev. Love, the message for
local Methodiata was apoken by
Rev. Gene Crag, aaaiatant pastor
of the Bryan First Methodist
a tail Ina Chuwfc
•hicn reprf? ■m«ii % «
While tax payers in Burleson
County did not rush to the tax
collector's office in unite as large
numbers its they did in 1918, the
last election year, .'IfiX,'? did pay
their poll taxes and earned the
right to vote in the coming I960
elections. The 1960 figure out
stripped last year's payment by
almost 1000, for in 1949 only t! M6
paid their polls.
The payment >f poll taxes in
1948, according to tax collector
and assessor Edwurd A. Vurner
totaled 3801.
O.R.C. Unit Meets
Twice Monthly %
At High School
Sgt. I-CI. Mnrvin E. Steele
Named Public Relations
Representative for Caldwell
Sgt. l-CI. Marvin E. Steele of
Caldweil has been appointed Pub-
lic Relations Representative for
the O. R. C. of Caldwell and vicin-
ity, according to the Instructora
Office, College Station, Texas. Sgt.
Steele will keep the Reservista in
this area informed on all of the
latest ORC activitiea, such as
schools that are available, active
duty, summer training, pay, etc.,
it. was said.
For the information of all the
reservists in this area there ia an
ORC Unit now that meets twice
monthly at the Caldwell High
School, Caldwell. Meeting dates
are the second and fourth Friday
nights of each month. The drill
(Continued on last pego)
V. F. W. Auxiliary
To Hold Meeting
The ladies auxiliary of the
V. F. W. will hold their regulur
meeting on Thuraday evening at
7:30 o'clock in the basement of
the Methodist church.
The president urgea all mem-
bers to attend the meeting.
Future Homemakers
Entertain District
No. 2 Here Saturday
About 300 girls from 21 school*
in this homemaking district num-
ber 2 will meet at the CiMwell
High School gymnasium tomorrow
(Saturday) morning for an nil-day
program, it was announced by
Mrs. Clyde Wells, homemaking in-
structor. Mrs. Wells, who recently
ii turned from a homemaking work
conference at Helton, issued an
invitation through the F II. A.
members for any out-of-town peo-
ple, who are interested in the work
to attend.
There will be a morning pr
gram and lunch will be served
everyone in the school lunch
Business and recreation
will form the affepn'
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