The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1950 Page: 1 of 8
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SH GlalíUurll ífeius
George C. Fall
¡|l>.\Y will be the ltih an-
r> of tlw coming In
ill of Kfv. and Mm.
M. While. During Umi
[the Whites have held aji
ml spot in Ihe spiritual
ivir life of our city. Ten
tier vice at Kirat Baptist
has made this fine cou-
|rjird« of frM* here in
rll and all over the county,
parnoiiage Sunday after
[from S until 5 o'clock of-
of the Sunday School will
pen house for their be-
L pas) or, and hia wife. There
many who will come by
tress their gratitude to thla
rouple who have writ-
er stay here indelibly into
arta of the people. Per-
, I wiah to aay that my
known Rev. Charlie and
¡ White, haa added a great
my life during the paat
ir . Especially my aaao-
with Charlie on the golf
in buaineaa meetinga. in
in cluba and in general
lion at the office and
atreeta aa well aa in the
haa twen worth more to
^an I can adequately aay.
■ y sincere wiah that Char-
the Mra. remain a Ion*
ilth us and may their fu-
pre he bright and happy.
•
f'ElVED a letter from Mr .
Mat son, owner of the Mat-
¡Theatre here and the Lyon
in Somerville. She en-
ive checks totaling $250.40.
amount $54.NN came from
Theatre and $103.42 from
Itsoiiian Theatre, Thin wan
lount of money collected
ttrotiH of the tw-« theatres
March of Dime* drive re-
compiled. Mrs. Mataon alao
her peraonal ch«Tk for
>11 the Lyon Theatre and
|on the Matsonian Theatre.
• ent ff .00 an her contri-
to the Red Croa* drive which
in progress. I?j until now
Ittvmian Theatres raised nl-
much in the county for
Paralysis ait did the r««-
|r of the entire campaign,
little over $400 wan raised
other channels Somer-
Sd (hriesman have yet to
[and th«t should swell the
jnd to approximately $MK)
. with the money rained hy
| Uori, will bring the total
jt $7fH> In a letter t<> us
|nt on said
l*e find check* to cover col
and pemonal donations to
1i" Fund, Lyon Theatre,
Hile I60.BR and Mataonian,
Ml $103.42.
|li had weather and no one
me hut volunteer children,
it was « good donatio \
ill the churches and frat-i
OUWH would take up colli I .
moat of the theatre own-
and the amount would swell
■re we would bo fuliy
i d to take can- of most any
pney. Thanking you for e*
ig. ! am, sincerely, Mr*.
t*on."
>W I ALSO want to eapreai
riation to Mra. Mataon and
family for their asaiManre
|le Infantile Paralysis drive,
lajly these theatre* make
Idld contribution* to thi*
and, a* expressed above,
I raiaed nearly an much a*
► hole drive brought In. Ah
rman of the Infantile I'ara-
)Chapter in Burleson Count)
h to take thla meana of
naliy thanking Mra. Mataon
l i* money. It ia a great help
will make our effort* look
ly good after all.
•
AND MRS. Richard Junek
He Merle Community near
brought me a cabbage the
[day. They rained it in their
and it weighed H and onc-
¡poundt and measured 34
in diameter, it wan the hig-
Cahbagc I ever saw. no big
I' will take a wjinh tub to
It in. They also brought me
leuda of lettuce, grown at
They were just like the
bought in the groceries,
up solidly. It waa the fin-
lost erlap lettuce 1 ever ate.
mighty fine.
•
t'E THIS I* my day of mak-
<nowledgcmcnt« and thank
Urybody I want to bring to
Mention that, a few weeks
lohn Ornee, Byron Kornc-
ilbert Weichert ami John
I discovered a broken rail on
pta I'e tracks and reported
light have coat many lives
nd gone im•' ,Hii ted, From
if, Colorado and Santa Ke
Company to these four
II men came the following
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOLUME LXIII—No. 31
CALDWELL, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 3. 1950
Subscription prico: $2.00 a yi. in BurlMon Co.—11.50 onl of On.
Passes On
MRS. MARY MAUD MORGAN
Mrs. Mary Morgan
Passes Away Aftet
Extended Illness
Final Service In Held For
Member of One of Earliest
Caldwell Familieü
Mra. Mary Maud Morgan, daugh-
ter of the late J. R. Thomson and
Lucebra Thomson who were among
the earliest families to settle in
Caldwell, passed away early last
Saturday morning at the age of
86 after a long illness which ex-
tended over a period of five yearn.
For the laat three years Mr*.
Morgan had been confined to her
l«ed anil in recent weeks had been
in a Rrenham hospital where death
came at 3:45 A. M.
The Thomson family moved to
Teta* from Kentucky at the oiit-
t>ie«k of the Civil War and -ettled
near Corsicama in Navarro County
and it was there that Mary Maud
Thomson waa born on '!>e I Oth
day of August in the year la i4.
After #veral move* in Texas the
family located in Caldwell and V
Thomson became a teacher in the
public school system here where
she fir-it met John J Morgan. In
February 1RH7 she became the
bride of John Morgan and the
wedding ceremony took place at
he old home in Weathorford.
Mrs. Morgan joined the Mctho
• list Church in Caldwell with her
husband, transferring her member
ship from the Christian Church.
She became an active member in
(Cm jued on Inst page)
Memorial Service Held
For Pvt. Frank IVeena
At Dime Box Church
Asks People To
Re-Elect Him
Veteran Peace Officer Of
Burlenon County Announced
His Candidacy
Sheriff Clevc Bates of Burleaon
County thia week authorised the
NEWS to announce hia candiducy
for re-election of the office he has
served during the paat throe terms.
In his statement for publication of
hia candidacy in this newspaper,
Mr. Batea said: "1 have been elect-
ed to the office of Sheriff of Bur-
leson County for a third term,
which I am now serving.
"1 first want to thank the good
people of Burleson County for be-
ing so kind to me und for support-
ing me in the past and also for
their fine cooperation given mo
during this period of time. I fully
ealixc that, without the coopera-
tion of the reople, there is not
much anyone can do. Since I have
had auch splendid cooperation from
the people this has been a great
help to me in discharging the
duties of this responsible office.
Working for the people of this
county has been n privilege and a
pleasure to me throughout the
past five years or more.
"If my service has been satis-
factory to the voters of this coun-
ty I will sincerely appreciate any
consideration they may give me
in the future primary election
which will be held on the 22nd day
of July, I960. If these people see
fit to re-elect me to the office of
Sheriff, I promise that I shall con-
tinue to serve the l>est interests of
tin entire county in the future in
the same conscientious and effi-
cient manner a* I have done in
the past, which is to the very best
■ •f my ability. And again let me
express my sincere thanks and
appreciation for past kindnesses
and considerations."
County School
Elections Scheduled
For April First
The County Sehool Board elec-
tion will be held throughout Burle-
son County on Saturduy, April 1.
The announcement was made this
week by Rayilfond K. Novosad,
county school superintendent.
County school trustees and county
board members elections also will
he held on the same date.
Applications to have names
placed on the ballot must be filed
within ten daya prior to the elec-
tion date, Novoaad said.
A Memorial service was held .ill
February 22 at the Cxcch Moravian
church at Dime Box in memory of
Private Frank Peceña Jr., why died
in a prison camp in (Jermany. Rev.
H. K. Beseda was in charge oí the
service.
The young man's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Peceña Sr., post-
poned Memorial services because
of the fact that the War Depart
ment had not given any definite
information concerning his death
and burall place. In a statement
last December from the War De-
partment, it was learned that the
body was found and that he would
be re-burled in the IJ. S. cemetery
in Belgium.
Private Peceña served with th
70th Division and was missing ir
action, January 20, 10-15, neat
Strasbiirg on the River Rhine. H<
with other prisoners of war was
sent to a German prison camp
somewhere in Germany. The par-
ents were later notified that he
died of pneumonia on February 2'J,
1045.
He is survived by hi* parents
and two brothers, Edward and
Jerry, and three sisters. Miss
Francis Peceña, Mrs. Albina Wal-
lace and Mrs. Milady Valigura and
four nieces.
Westernaires at Snook
Dtinued on page five)
A musical program will be
-dageil Saturday night. March -I,
by the Wcsternnire Trio, in the,
high school auditorium at Snook,
W. K. Dnlchau, superintendent of
the school announced this week.
The program is being sponsored by
I lie Snook Parent Teacher Associa-
'ion and proceeds derived will go
ni o (he l*TA fund.
The Westerniiires broadcast pro-
grams from K W.B./. at Fort
Worth, and the public is invited to
hear and see I hem in person Sat-
in day night at 7:30, Dalchau said.
Funeral Service
For Mrs. Mucha
Is Held Friday
Interment Is Made In New
Tabor Cemetery With Rev.
H. K. Heseda Officiating;
Funeral services were held Fit
day afternoon for Mrs. Julia Mu-
- ha who died at hei home in the
New 'la' -r corniminitx on Monday
mottling. February 20, at the age
■ ■i sixty eight years, eleven months
and fixe days.
Mis, Mucha had In-en in declin-
ing health for a number of years.
Her son, Joe .1 Mucha, upon his
return from the army some four
years ago had been making a
home for his mother. When she
-ecmingly became worse, her son-
in law and daughter, Mr. and Mr*.
Willie Hejl, of Tyler came and
spent a week with her and were
preparing to take her home with
them to better care for her in her
illness.
Mrs. Mlicha was horn March 15,
1HH1, in the New Tabor communi-
ty and had lived all of her life
vithin a radius of two miles of
the CMR Church of which she had
been a faithful member. Before a
church was built i« that communi-
ty. divine services were held in the
home of her pnrents, Josef and
Rosalie Machat.
On August 5, 1000, she was mar-
ried to John Mucha in New Tabor
and to this union seven children
were born, all of whom were prea-
ent for their mother's funeral. Her
husband preceded her in death May
(Continued on laat page)
Alford Agency Adds
New Type Of Policy
D. 1.. Alford, Jr., announced thia
week that he has recently added a
new company to the long list of
reliable, stock insurance companies
at his Caldwell agency. Alford says
that the addition of The Paul Re
vcrc l,ife Insurance Company of
Worcester, Massachusetts, to his
agency will enable him to offer to
the people in this vainitv a non
cancellable, guaranteed contiiiu-
ahle. Accident and Ilea ill Insur-
ance Policy and lio ipitali/at i■ ti
policy. "This company has over
200,000 policies now in force," Al-
ford said.
Alford also pointed out that the
advantage in having non-cancella
hie insurance is that you own your
insurance instead of renting it.
Clint Lewis
Announces For
County Judge
Former Burlmon County
Sheriff Says "Cooperation
and Progress' Is Platform
Clint Lewis, former Burleson
County Sheriff, who did not seek
re-election to that office in 1945,
made announcement through the
columns of this newspaper today
that he is a candidate for office of
Burleson County Judg>. subject to
action of the July democratic pri-
mary.
Mr. Lewis, who has lived his
entire life in thia county with the
exception of a little more than u
yeur in 1945 and *46, was a candi-
date for County Judge in the cam-
paign of 1046 but withdrew from
the race when it was learned that
he was ineligible to hold the office
because he hud not established a
permanent residence in tin.- county
prior to the election at that time.
"I took a terrible whipping in
llUfi," said Mr. Lewis "I gave up
a good job, sold my home and
came back to Caldwell to live
among my own people and then 1
discovered that I had been out ot
the county just a little too long to
be eligible to compete in the race
and I had to withdraw. 1 feel now,
that since the incumbent who won
the election in 1946, haa held ihe
office four years, I am net asking
too much for the chance to seek
this important county position.
"1 want to promise my friends
here and throughout the entire
county that I will work hard for
them if they give ine the chance
I believe every person who knows
me can look back on my record
during the time I h< Id the Sheriff's
job and find th:r I served them
well. I believe tr.u' 1 am capable
of handling the affairs of the
county in an etT :< :it manner and
in a way the pe -ph will appreciate.
"1 hereby .int ■ ..nee to the voters
of this county tlur my campaign
is going to be ha.-ed -n COOPERA-
TION AND PROGRESS. I will of-
fer my cooperati"! and will expect,
if I should be elected, to have the
cooperation of the people and the
members of the county comniis
sinners' court. In this manner we
shall be in a position to move for-
ward and eliminate bickering I
(Continued mi page five)
Educator To Speak
At Teachers Meeting
"For a Human Education" will
hi the topic of Dr. James I..
Ilymes, Jr., professor of educa-
tion. George Peahody College for
Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee, at
the first general session of the
two-day meeting of District Ten
of the Texas State Teachers Asso-
ciation at 0 a. in Friday, March
10. in Waco Hall. The meeting will
close Saturday afternoon.
Dr. Hymos is vice-pregldent of
Association for Childhood Edu'a-
tion; he is an international mem-
ber of the Board of Governors,
National Association for Nuraery
Education. He is a pyst president
of National Association for Nurs-
ery Education.
He is the author of "A Pound
of Prevention," "Enjoy Your
Child: Ages 1, 2, -V "Being a Good
Parent," hihI "Listen, Teacher! The
Children Speak "
Elected Chairman
ACSTIS. March ! Leonard R
ftoeilokei of Caldwell has he
elected eh lirtnn ' one of tbo
University districts of the Men's
Independent C inipu Association at
the University of Te<us,
A senior busnie.-s administration
student, Boedeker is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boedeker,
Route 3.
Federal Crop
Insurance Is
Aid To Farmers
P.M.A. Secretary Says It
Should Be Essential Part
Of Farm Plans
Burleson County farmers should
regard Federal Crop Insurance as
an essential part of a well-rounded
farm program and its protection
against financial lo88 from crop
disaster as an important addition
to their farm plans, C, D. Henry,
secretary of Production Market
Administration, said today.
Most of the producers In the
county are eligible to participate
in the county crop insurance pro-
gram and can apply for its protec-
tion through the County P M A
Office in the court house.
A Burleson County Federal Crop
Insurance policy protects the
amount investment against the
many unavoidable causes of loss
that have destroyed county crops
in the past and new causes of loss
that might attack county crops
for the first time this year or some
future year.
"Federal Crop Insurance Is a
program through which protection
is provided to the farmer who is
willing to pay a premium to pro-
tect what he invests in a crop,"
Henry pointed out. "It is a busi-
ness proposition. Like any other
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Baptists of District 15
Elect Bryan Pastor To
Lead Them In 1950
Approximately 300 Baptists of
District 15 met at First Baptist
Church hero last Friday in their
annual convention and Rev. W. J.
McDaniel, pastor of College Avenue
Baptist Church in Bryan, was
named president, while Dr. Lemuel
Hall was re-elected district mis-
sionary.
Rev. McDaniel succeeded Rev.
Aubrey Russel of Georgetown to
the presidency. B. F. K. Mullens,
also of College Avenue Baptist
Church was re-elected district Sun-
lay School superintendent.
Rev. Lester Probst of Llano was
named vice president and Rev. Bill
Pond of Burnett was elected secre-
tary. Rev. A. H. Mathison of Lam-
pasas was named treasurer.
MATEJKA
Final Rites For
Mrs. F. Matejka
Are Held Tuesday
Member of Prominent
Czech Family Dies Sunday
At Brenham Hospital
28 Arrested In
Avalon Club Raid
Twenty eight persons were
arrested anil lined here Monday
afternoon charged with misde-
meanors and felonies in connection
with the operation of a gaming
i stablishment on highway 21, about
ten miles from this city. Gaining
was carried on in an annex to the
Avalon Club, according to informa-
furnished this newspaper by Sher-
iff Cleve Bates and Justice of the
Peace, Richard Weichert.
All charges were filed in Justice
of the Peace Court and were signed
hy Sheriff Bates. Texas Rangor
Captain Fred Olson and Rangers
• 'lint Peeples ami Levi Duncan.
Gambling took place in an annex
of the Avalon Club which is
located on the banks of the Brazos
River between Caldwell and Bryan.
The raid, which was carried out
last Saturday night was the second
such raid within a period of thirty
one days. The last raid was made
on January 24. The Avalon Club,
well known night club in this
county for the past 20 years, was
not closed as a result of the raid
but is was reported that the
rangers cleaned out the rooms
where gaming devices were located.
Mrs. Frank Matejka, native
Texan and daughter of one of the
state's prominent Czech pioneer
families, died in a Breriham hospi-
tal at 0:30 Sunday night, February
26, after an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Matejka was the widow of
Frank Matejka, honored citisen
and business man of Caldwell for
23 years, and who preceded her in
death by 10 years. She was born
in Industry, Austin County, April
17, 1803. Her father, Vine P. Schil-
ler, was one of the early Czech
settlers of Texas. It was mainly
through his efforts that the third
oldest Czech Protestant church in
Texas was built—the Czech-Mora-
vian Brethren Church in Industry.
This church was dedicated Novein-
bei 1, 1870, and on this occasion
Mrs. Matejka, then a girl of lii,
presented the keys of the church
to the pastor for the formal open-
ing.
After her marriage to Mr. Ma-
tejka in Industry on February 6,
1800, they moved to Nelsonville,
where her husband was in business
They resided in different placea
until 1008 when they moved to
Caldwell, where Mrs. Matejka re-
sided until her death.
Mrs. Matejka was the mother of
five children, one of whom, a
daughter, Mrs. Gardina, Lesovsky,
passed away in 1000.
Mrs. Mate.ika was a charter
member of the C. M. B. church and
was for many years a teacher in
the Sunday School and president of
the Ladies Aid Society. She had a
genuine love for people she had
great faith in humanity because
she had great faith in God. She
possessed a charming personality
and devoted her life to her church,
home, children and to her beloved
grand-daughter, Frances Hone
Matejka, whom she reared with
tender, loving care.
Surviving members of her fam-
ily are four sons: John of Scaly;
Lncfimir of Brownsville: Jerry V.,
Major General, U. S. Army, sta-
(Continued on page five)
Richard Weichert
Asks Re-Election
Justice of Peace
Serving First Term In The
Court-House Weichert
Stays With Post
Richard Weichert, Jr., serving
his first term as Justice of the
Peace in Precinct One, this week
announces his candidacy for re-
election to that office and author-
icea the NEWS to advise the peo-
ple of hia intentions. His candidacy
is subject to action of the Demo-
cratic Primary in July.
Mr. Weichert was born and
reared in this county and is well
known among the people in Pre-
cinct One, as well aa other sec-
tions of the county.
In making his announcement
Mr. Weichert said, "I hope to get
around to everybody in the pneinet
before voting time and thank each
and everyone for his support in
the past and to seek his continued
support in the current race. I have
stayed faithfully on the job as
Justice of the Peace and if re-
elected, I shall continue to do so.
"Records will point toward the
fact that this office has been run
smoothly and efficiently and aa
long ns I am your Justice of the
Peace, the office is open to yon
for inspection. I want to thank all
the voters for their confidence i.i
me and I really will appreciate
their support again this year."
Miss Dushek Elected
To Executive Board of
Teachers Association
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Dushek had
as their guest last Saturday night
their daughter, Mísb Frances Du-
shek, who teaches in Del Mar Col-
lege, Corpus Christi. Miss Dushek
spent several days in Austin at-
tending a meeting of the Texas
Junior College Teachers Associa-
tion, where she presided as chair-
man of the Mathematics Section.
During this meeting, she was elect-
ed to serve as one of the throe
directors on the executive board
of the organisation for the com-
ing year.
Un Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Dushek
and Mrs. Alvin Talash accompan-
ied Miss Dushek back to Austin.
Three Local FFA
Teams Will Compete
In Area 3 Contests
Seventh Annual NFA
Show For This Week
Now Farmers of America (N
F. A.) and New Homemakers of
America (N. 11. A.) Show wi'l
again be held at the Fair Grounds
on Highway Friday and Satur-
day, March II and 4, 1050 There
will be some very nice exhibits on
display made by the Hon cmaking
cirls. The boys will show some very
fine hogs These hogs have been
fed the best possible ration- \ny
one desiring to get some numbei 1
mii*t should buy one of tli ■> fir<>
hogs, it was announced
There will be a parade Friday
:ii 10 a in. of boys and girls from
ep.ch of the schools of the are i,
both in and out of Burleson county.
The general public is invited to
the Fair Grounds to see the ex-
hibits.
Fifth Grades at School
Go On Air Today
A variety program, presented by
the Fifth firades of the Caldwell
Schools and sponsored by the
teachers. Mrs. Newell Fall and
Mrs. Ruth Ford, will be heard over
station KWH1 Friday morning at
10 o'clock, according to announce-
ment made this week by J. M.
Hare, superintendent.
The following program will be
heard:
"Dear Hearts and Gentle Peo-
ple." by chorus: "Home Work," by
Buddy Bill Addison, Jimmy Nix,
Glenn Seibert and Frank Byars;
piano selection: "To a Dainty
Dancer," by Betty Mobley; "Radio
or Heme Work," by Franklin Mar
esh. James Mahlman, Mack Mercer,
Winfred Hill. Larry Lytic, Andrew
Houdek, and Mary Ellen Alcorn;
accordian selection: "Moonlight
Waltz." by Betty Carolyn Siptak;
"A Coutesy lUiet," by Hilly Hope
Dismukes and George Cm ..
Fund Hits £604.40
The March of Dimes fund in
Burleson County reached $004.40
tin- week, it was announced by W.
K. 1 Mnkhis, chairman of the drive.
Mr. Dinkins stated that reports
of money collected at Somerville
had not yet been received.
Three teams from the F. F. A.
chapter of Caldwell will compete
in Area 3 contests March 4 at A.
& M. College by virture of their
first and second place wins in the
district contests which were held
Februury 23 at Milano, James A.
Rogers, agriculture teacher, an-
nounced today.
The Caldwell F. F. A. chapter
entered a junior and senior team
in the farm demonstration and
chapter quiz contests held at Mi-
lano.
The junior team placed first and
the senior team placed fourth in
the farm demonstration contests.
Both teams placed second in the
chapter quiz contests.
Members of the junior and sen-
ior farm demonstration contest
teams were — Junior members:
Leonard Dismukes, Oran McMa-
nus, and Billy Savage; Senior
members: Franklin Vajdak, Hubert
Hoyack, and Lynwood Hejtmancik.
Members of the junior and senior
chapter quiz teams were—Junior
members: Johnnie Symank, Wayne
Boedeker, Alvin Kristof and Jerry
Odom, was alternate; Senior mem-
bers: Franklin Kristof, Earnebt
Pivonka, Donald Wtlliams, and
Kenneth Boedeker was alternate.
The first and second place win-
ners of the area contest will parti-
cipate in the State Contest which
will be held at Huntaville.
o
License Plates Now
Offered For Sale
The 1950 model license plait- went
on sale at Tax Assessor and Col-
lector Edward A. Varner's office
Monday. Colors of the plates thn
year have been reversed with or-
ange numerals on a black hack-
ground.
Mr. Varner stated that plates
allotted to Burleson County for
1050 run from 7550 to tf'JOtí on
passenger cars and from 7700 to
7000 on commercial trucks.
Plates cannot be issued without
presentation of last year's rece!
und certificate of title.
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