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A LETTER from owner* of the
Dixie Dude Ranch ut Bandera,
where the CHS Senior Clan spent
several days last week on their
annual trip is quite complimen
U ry and certainly appreciated.
Here is the letter:
"Dear Mr Ha re:
It is with pleasure we write
you to thank you for letting
Caldwell's senior , data come to
Dixie Dude a* our guesto this
past week end May 13-15.
"For a large group they wer.-
the most courteous and best he
haved that we have ever enter-
tained Many of the boys and
girls came to us on leaving and
personally expressed their appre-
ciation for haw *g a very wonder-
ful time.
"The co-sponsors Mr Ed Miller
and Mr Rauch and the other as-
sistant sponsors handled the
group beautifully and took every
precaution to see that everything
went off in an orderly manner,
i They even went so far a* to help
us keep the grounds clean when
we had out door barbecues and
buffets We had no damage to
any of our property.
"We feel that we have made
a group of new friend that v .11
repeat visitors aguin and .main
In closing may we take this op-
portunity to extend an invita" r.
to you to visit Dixie Dude
"Most sincerely.
"Mr and Mrs D. H < row. II."
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* THROl GHOCT the school yeai
at A. & M this pant season «ev
eral fine *h">ws and musical-)
were brought to the people ■ f
Braxo* and surrounding Counties
by the Student Activities Com-
mittee through Spike White and
William V Johnson I was pn
vileged to see snd hear such or
chestras as Guy l mbardo an<1
Fred Waring ami the great show,
* "tain ' Mutiny Trial." In tho
huge White coliseum, which will
seat about 8,000. shows of this
nature can be brought to College
Station and the peopio of th.*
anta will have a chance to see
talent they would otherwise ñas*
to drive several hundred miles to
see. Here is a letter from Mr
Johnson of inte reel
Dear Mr Pall:
Our IHt-O Tewa Mali Sea-
son eras a great success 1Mb year
as you probably know. We feel
that this has been the bast sea-
son in our history, and our suc-
cess was supported by many pi I
lars One of those pillars being
the splendid cooperation ar.d help
that you have given us with th*
advertising and publicity. I want
* to take this opportunity to ex
tend to you my sinceres! thanks
for the help y >u have given us
We hope to use this season as
a stepping stone to build up t
Clientele from sll the surround
ing communities and to continue
to provide a well-rounded pro
gram of high class entertainment
through Town Hall Senes. V >ur
help has contributed to making
Town Hall a real Civic service to
our community
We cannot thank you enough
for your help and cooperation.
Sincerely yours.
William V Johnson. Manager
Studei.'. Eentertainment
* EUGENE W Slovacek writes
' from Ft Worth
"Dear Mr Fall
"Having been resident for
many year* in Caldwell, the writ
ar felt the enclosed article might
be of interest to the readers of
The Caldwell News. My parent
are atill residents of your com
muiity.
♦ "Ut Fall, if you see fit. you
may publish the article at your
diacraatioB.
1 "In addition to being Secretary
and Treasurer of the Corporation,
the writer is still affiliated with
tha Continental Life Insurance
Company of Fort Worth.
, "Upon mf neat visit to Csld-
[• wail. 1l shall drop by and got
acquainted with you personally."
. The story Mr Slovacek refers
to states that the l<one Star
Mining Corporation has two
uranium mines *n production in
Garfield. County, Colorado from
which they expect thirty tons of
«ra a day snd the ore is assaying
OS to O.M. They are negotis'ing
Other contracts for drilling for
smnium
•
ALL OF WHICH reminds me
of what Garwood Gardos said the
other day. Some company is
prospecting for ursnium on a
«r<Wty «ere farm owned by a
colored man near Garwood's place
in Burleson County.
•
MRS. KATE Dougtaas received
this latter from Fort Hood, com-
j> manting the program present-
ad by Katie's Khorus several
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AND THE BURIfSON COUNTY LEDGER - - ESTABLISHED 1897
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VOLUME LXVII — No. 41
CALDWELL. TEXAS. FRIDAY. MAY 20. 1955
Subscription price: $2.00 a yr. in Burfaaon Co 12.50 out of Co.
Thirteen Indictments Returned By Grand Jury
30Q Attend Chamber Of Commerce Feed
CADET Tech. Sgt. William
I.. Hrfiddus of Caldwell la«t
week «as awarded the Hous-
ton Chamber of ( ommercc
Military Affairs Committee
citation cords a* being the
outstanding junior of the Sec-
ond Regiment si Texas A & M
College. One hundred twenty
eight hoys were competing for
the heaer at Battalion level.
Thirty tws lap eaes from this
group participate* for Kegi-
amatal hasars aad eat af thaae
IS were selected ta cam pete at
Ihe Carpe level. Billy waa in
the flaai campetitiaa aad was
third high la all the Carps,
which made him third high oat
af INI stadaat* Calaael Tsy-
lar WHIÜaa, Aaaists.at Cam-
that this ie the
aa • éay stadsat («
aat Mo* aa the sampas) at
Teaae A. A M. le ia a saa af
Mr aad Mrs M. F. Breaddu*
aad hiMHwad el Mr* Claire
l.yna
Mrs E. M. Krenek,
Wife Of Taylor
Dentist. Passes
Mrs E M Krenek. 86, wife of
a prominent Taylor lentist. died
Monday in a local hospital there.
Born near Taylor, she at>ende (
rural schools before entering
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College at San Marcos She
taught school prmr to her mar
nage to Dr. E. M Krenek.
She was s member of First
Presbyterian Church of Tayl ><•.
and a past worthy matron of the
Taylor Order of th•• Eastern
Star She was also a memf er of
the Taylor Garden Club.
Services were held at 2 p. m
Tuesday at Gondra Funeral Horn"
in Taylor with Dr David Shep-
person officiating. Burial w s in
Taylor City Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband,
a son, Dr. Ernest Reed of Taylor,
a daughter, Miss Joyce Ann
Krenek of Taylor, two brothers,
loe M. Svadlenak of Dallas and
lohn Svadlenak of Taylor, and
'hree sisters, Mrs Frank Leshi-
ksr of Taylor. Mrs Hugo Schef-
-ak of Dallas, and Mrs Ed Holly
if San Antonio
Pallbearers were Dr Marvin
Leshikar. Leon l<efler, Joseph
Svadlenak. Hugo Shefcak Jr.
Frank Valka, snd Stanfield Svad-
lenak.
Attending the funeral from
Caldwell were Mrs Frank Fojt,
Mrs Joha Fojt, Mr and Mrs John
Krenek, and Dr. F. J. Krenek of
Bryan.
Homemakers Are
Honored With Tea
Members of the eighth grade
Homemaking class of CHS were
entartalnad with a tea Friday,
May 18 which was given by the
third yaar Foods Class of Home-
making assisted by member* of
the third year Clothing Class.
Next Wednesday afternoon, the
Foods Class will servo puneh
and cookiee to all the first grade
boys and girls.
with tha «ads
Novosad Is
Installed As
New President
Over H00 were in attendance :it
4h- Caldwell Chamber of Com-
meice annual banquet at the
school gymnasium last Thursday
mt;h' and approximately 10 vm:-
tors from surrounding cities and
as far away as Waco, Houston,
..ml llallas
Raymond R. N .vosad vns in-
stalled as th nc •. president of
the organisation. Other new if
rt-ctf^rs in st." lied C I!
Moore, A C Papo an I Hubert
Willis, .11 Directors held
are Allen C. Olivi r. retiring pre-i
"lent; Arnold Orsak snd Steve
Shiller.
Retiring directors were I'. I..
Alford, Jr.. H I>. Cherry and
M. F. Broaddus.
On the board of directors and
serving as vice president and
treasurer respectively are Gene
Barber and Henry Shaw
The following committee chair-
men were recognised: Agriculture.
Roy Herrmann. Athletics, Cy
Rodger*; Burleson County Water.
Chalmers E. Terry; Civic Improve
ment. R. E. Crocker; Education.
J M. Hare; Entertainment. Jack
Fsulds; Finance and Membership
Steve Shiller. Gene Barber and
M. J. Broaddus; Industrial. D. I..
Alford, Jr ; Military Affairs. Col.
B. F Delameter, Jr.; Public
Health, Dr. T. S. Roach; Publi-
city and Advertising, George
Fsll and A. C. Pape: RetaU
Merchants and Trade Eatemi-w
John L. Bell, Chareta Easter and
Robert 8iptak; Transportation.
M F. Broaddus.
Chief speaker for the occasion
was Howard T. Tellepsen of
Houston, Construction Company
preaident and banker, who spoke
on "confidence," wherein he point-
ed out the necessity of eonfidem >•
and religious faith among ill
concerned if the leaders are to
carry forward a progressive
("hamber of Commerce program.
Mrs Emma Reid, Manager of
the South and East Dallas Chant
ber of Commerce, rendered sev-
eral beautiful vocal selection*
and Katie's Khorus, under direc-
tion of Mrs Guy Douglass pr •*-
ented two song and dance num
hers.
D. L. Alf->rd. Jr., o?>e of th-
retiring director* and past prest
dents, acted as master of cere-
monies and unreeled another fine
Chamber of Commerce banquet.
James Massey
Loses Both Legs
By Amputation
James Massey. who was criti-
aily injured in an automobile
accident December 22, 1953 and
vho has been paralyzed from his
waist down since that time, was
removed to John Senly Hospital
at Galveston early this week
where both legs were amputated
above the knees. Friends report-
ed that the young man withstood
the operation splendidly snd that
his condition at this time is good
Physicians believed that ampu-
tation of the legs would add free-
dom of movement, and would
tend to improve the patient's
condition.
Two Prom Caldwell
Inducted Into Army
The following registrants
Texas Local Board No. 8ft
recently inducted into the Army:
Paul Kovar, Caldwell.
D. C. Estell. Bastrop.
Billy Kranoh. Caldwell.
Three From Here
Register With Board
The following boys from Bur-
leson County recently registered
with Tegas Local Board No. 88
apon reaching their 18th birth-
day:
KHas Baria Balay, Jack Allan
H
of
G. W. (Spot) Aldred ;;
Dies Suddenly At
His Home May 13
Glen Wood (Spot* AMied, 6*1.
route 3, Caldwell, die.) a; hi-
home at 1:45 a. m May 1 He
was horn in Glenn <-■ ■ur-.ty. Mi>
souri, September 21. 1-c.io hut
had lived for 20 >• ar at his
present home. He wa- a veteran
• if W i rid War 1 and \.i- a ni- m-
Iwr of the American I ¡¡ ■ :>. I'
\... 461.
Dr R. F. Buck, i
Faith Evangélica
< hurch of Bryan r
rial service* in Hi
H' 'me, Saturday, Ma
!>. ni Interment wa ■■ ;• the Br;
an City cemetery.
Surviving are th- \s ¡.i •
Ji-nnie Aldred of CahUve
mother Mrs L. Carljfi ,n of f< }>
1 in. Mo.; one son, C. \\ llevi.rt
">f Houston; two -t<-rs. on*
brother and one grandchild
i*r of til.-
Kefornied
lucteil fun
Futieial
14 at ''-.u:
Mi
hi
Mrs Strechert
Passes Away
At Residence
Mrs Emma Charlotte <Mt/er>
Strechert passed aw.iy at h. r
residence on route 2. Caldwell
May 17 at 12:30 p. m. She had
attained the age of years, 5
months, and 18 days
Born December 4, 1871 in In
d us try, Taaas. sha jnoved to Bur-
ieeon County when ahe was about
eight years old. On April 20.
1904, she was married vo George
Strechert snd to this union three
children were bom. Mrs Strech
ert waa a member of the Elir.i-
beth Lutheran Church of Cald-
well in which she was an active
member until h«*r health beif-tn
to fail about four years ¡170.
April 9, of this year, she suffer'- f
a broken hip an I was confined
to bed until her ieath
Funeral servio-i wer<* held
from E¡izal>eth Lutheran Church
in Caldwell at ■'( p m., May 19
under the direction of Harvey
Schiller Funeral l>irectors. Rev
I J. Haaj; *-«s 11 hsrge of s > •
vice.s. Interment was in M ■ o ie
Cemetery.
Survivors iru i I her hurdmi I.
Gc-rge 0t rei'hert >f Caldwell,
two sons, Otto ar'1 Edwin, of
Caldwell, one da irfhfer, Maitha
of Caldwell, and ' <■>> sisters M• *
Lens Jan-iett of V skum j\nd Mr
Anna Curlin of 1! wnwood.
Pallbearer* er. Merman, R. <
iml Erwin Honiey.-r, A. H. an!
E H Pape. Henr> I.inack. L--> 11
Albrecht of Rock>i •> and W. (1
Strechert of Br. "\v- wood.
Serving a* flower bearers wer •
Matilda Pape, E -lie Jannett.
Eliena Homeyer. Mr a A. H. Pane.
Mr* George Homeyer, and Hen
rietta Priebe.
Lutheran Church
Services Announced
Rev I. J. Haai;. pastor of
American Lutheran Church, an-
nounced the following schedule
for services Sunday May 22
Sunday School will begin at 9:30
a. m. followed by church service*
at 10:45. Presentation of the con
ñrmstion class will be held Sun-
day night beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Services will be held at Dean-
ville beginning at 8:.'10 a. m nnd
Sunday school will follow at 9:30
Fire Completely
Destroys Dwelling
A five room frame house
owned by Adell Moore of Bell-
town and occupied by Albert and
Rachael Knox was totally des-
troyed by fire about eight thirty
Wednesday night. The house was
located on Banks Street in West
Ccldwell.
Loss of dwelling and furniture
was approximately 85,088.
By Wad , St Paul waa a teat-
VETA ANN FALL
GEORGIA BER AN
Vesper Service
At Somerville Is
For Sunday
Bat'i .ilaureate service* for S .111-
■rville graduation class will b
*el'i in Sunday morning, May .'2
it 11 '10 o'clock. The Res. Paul
•'ischer. pastor of the Lutheran
hurch in Somerville will deliver
the sermon. A community choir
will have charge of the music
Commencement will be held
Thursday night. May 'Jtj at 8 p. m
with Dean James H. Atkinson of
Blinn College delivering the id-
dress.
The elementary sch.xd will
hive its graduation exercises on
Thursday morning, May 26 at
10:00 o'clock.
Final Rites For
Roger H. Barker
Held In Trenton
Service* f,>r Roger Harris
Bark-r. 51, of Trenton. Tevii"*
see. relative* of several Caldwell
families, were held at 2 o'clock
May I') at First Methodist Ch in 1
in Trent >11 with the pastor, R-"-.
I, L J 'ni'i officiating. Mr B r
ker 'lieil early Mon-iay. aft.>r
suffering a h" art attack the pr ■
tshng day.
Relatives fr.«ni Caliiwell attend
mg the fuñera! were Ha -*
Bower*. Harry Bowers. Mr- E
iyn Simp' .n inii -son Lt. Jack 1'
Simpson. a ;d Richard Bower*
He u 4., !>'>rn near Trenton, th
on "f Mi* Janv* WtHace Bark-
and the 'ate I'r. Bark.-r. He a
ende! A & M Cil'eg1 an>l !at
ecer. • i hi* Maste/'s Degr •
Pea bo. I; (^<>'lege a' Nish-ill'
He was a Methodist, a meTnl o
of Tren*. ••> Ro'ary Club. •> mem
her if the Trenton Seho il Miiari'.
arid ha>l he- n Supei^ti'i'enJ-nt <.t"
:he Rutherford Schools.
He * as South -r i Sal -s Man •-
r t >f th-' W L. Singe Co., te**
"> x '< p S'ishers, ">f Syracuse, N
V having served i-i th .* capacity
lint'e 193ñ
Besides hi", n >fh-• . h - lea'-es
Vj wife. Mrs M iry Helen EcU•
lei i 3arlt. r; m daigh'e , Mi<s
Huth Ann Barker; two son-,
'into Harris Barker in.I Wi '
am Rog*r B>-k«r; ♦.« > br-ith rs.
>r Ha'- 'd C. Barker of H" .i
'oldt and Dr Edwar>l C. Bark r
>f Trenton, and several ni ce
and nephews.
Snook Graduation
Set For Tonight
Graduation ex *rris >s at Snook
vil I be held at the school gvm
•asium tonight (Friday) st «
>'clo"k. it was stated by Superin
tendent Waldo D.alchau. Speaker
will be Dr. Ralph W Steen of
the history department of T xa<
A. é M. College
Inch And Half Rain
About an tnch and a ha'f of
rainfall, badly needed, covered
Burleson County early Thufsdny
morning, adding water to reser-
voirs and giving a general soak
ing to crops. Saina during the
early part of Mm week fell ia
of the
Georgia Beran
Is Drum Major
For CHS Band
A Drum Major, one assistant
and four brand new majorettes
were chosen for the 1955 Golden
Hornet Caldwell High School
Band st a twirling and marching
demonstration by the candidatos
Monday evening at the school
campus. Judging and selecting
the leaders and the majorettes
was Grant Looney of Waco,
former band director and pres-
ently connected with a Wic.i
music company.
Miss Georgia Beran, daughter
of Mr and Mrs Frank Beran. was
named drum major and Veta Ann
Fall, daughter of Mr and Mrs
George C. Fall was selected as-
sistant drum major.
New majorettes numed wer
i ••«ntiriueo on l «t p.if
Lions Officers
Are Installed At
Meeting Monday Nite
Caldwell Lions Club members
honored th 'ir v ives and guest*
with a s'ipper Monday ninht.
May 1* at Legion Hall.
Invocation was given hv Lion
F'<d Duetsch followed by th<
delicious meal which consisted of
smothered steak, potato salad
peas, pineapple salad, tea, and
b.anani pudding.
Guests for th eve"ing were
Mr ftnl M s C.uv I>ougl-isi. M *-
lra Faw Wats- ami Mr Ben
Ihiiiie'* and vin Tom of Brvan
Mrs I)o'.g!..|ss w:,s presented a
lovely gift bv.the club in appre
j nation .if h -r h-dp in assisting
Miss Watson at * he District Con-
v.nt' n ia A i*tin last mon.h.
Mi Dame's, President of Bryan
1 i r.s Club, installed the follow-
i"g officers for the coming year
>f 58; President, Mel vin
Skraban >k. Vic Presidents, first.
Wo xls C.aperton, second, T. G
Rockett, third, A. W. Brewer
Secretary Treasurer, William H.
Nein 1st. Directors. Don Halver-
son. Bob Rauch, Benny Trcalek.
Li m Tamer. Daniel Stefka, and
Tail Twister. W. E. "Bed" Smith
Attendance p.ns for perfeiM al-
enda nee for the past year were
varied to eight en members by
f,ion President. L«on Par^ac.
Approximately fifty members,
wives, and guests were present.
Somerville High
Making Plans For
Band Next Year
Somerville School is apparently
now ready to take the final step
toward the organisation of s
school band. The school hoard
has emoloyed a bandmaster, Mr
C. J. Zitelman, a man of 19 years
experience and high reputation
with school bands
A meeting was called Tuesday
night. May 17 at 7:30 in the
school adultorium for the purpose
of exhibiting the instrumonts aad
instructing parents and ths chil-
dren in the proMdaro of
Jurors Have
Busy Session
At May Term
Thirteen indictments, ranging
from sudndling with a worthless
check to assault with intent to
murder, were returned by mem-
bers of the May term of the
Burleson County Grand Jury,
21st Judicial District, this week
Jurors opened hearings at ten
o'clock Monday morning and com-
pleted their work Wednesday
afternoon.
Hubert H. Floyd of Chriesman
was named foreman of the jury
and other members were Carl
Mr Knight, W. E. Jackson, Jr.
Johnnie See. Ervin L. Moore, P.
R Odstrcil, Alton Groce, Charles
Wilson, Charles Schultz. Jr,
James Goodrich, Thomas Strong
and Albert Lehmann
Serving as bailiffs were John
Reeves, Milton Lewis, Skelley
Strong, Ed Schoppe, Richard
Uiwrence, and J. D. Broaddus.
The following indictments were
returned:
Patrcik B. McMahon, burglary,
Charles E. McMahon. burglary.
John Sweed, forgery.
Walter Dearman, assault with
intent to murder.
Robert Roach, burglary
Jack Lewis, forgery.
Cicero Jones, forgery.
James E. Baxter, wife deser-
tion.
Peter Jackson, two cases of
assault with intent to murder.
Norria Davis, assault with in-
tent to murder.
Morris Sheppard, burglary.
Norman Cadle, swindling with
a worthless chock.
The above criminal felony
cases have been set for call in
District Court on Monday, June
6, 1955
Eighth Grade
Holds Exercise
Next Thursday
Sixty two young students will
be candidates for graduation
from the eighth grade at Cald-
well School into the High School
at high school gymnasium Thurs
day night, May 26 at 8 o'clock,
according to announcement by
Principal E. E. Darby.
Following is the program
Processional, Mary Sue Addison
Invocation, Kenneth Shiller
Piano Solo, Dorothy Matejow
sky
Graduation, Rev. L. B. Broach,
Pastor Methodist Church.
Presentation of Diplomas, J M.
Hare.
Benediction, Edna Lou Bo«H'*
ker.
Woman Killed
As She Walks
In Front Of Car
A Negro woman was killed in
stantly and her eight year old
nephew critically hurt When they
walked in front of an on-coming
automobile on highway 21 in
front of Krail's place about two
o'clock last Saturday afternoon.
Killed was Clomy Jones Hemp
hill, about 50. Essie Jones, eight
year old nophow of the victim,
was rushed to Lee County Mem
orial Hospital, nt Giddings for
treatment. A cheek with the hos
pital Thursday morning found
that the boy has boon released
James Brookshire Ra be, Box
13. College View, College Station,
was driver of the car. He was
raveling toward Austin when
the woman and boy crossed the
highway directly in front of him.
Officers investigating stated
that the accident was unavoidable
and no charge* were filed.
Mrs Forrest Small
Undergoes Operation
Mrs Forrest Small
sins
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