The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 14, 1969 Page: 1 of 6
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P. 0, Box 14.5436
Dallas. Texas 75235
Cloudy, Warm
Considerable cloudiness and
warm with a few light showers.
Low high 50s. High Wednesday
mid 70s for Brenham. Low
near 60. High Wednesday mid
TOs for Cuero, Gonzales.
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VOL. 75
NO. 11
CUERO, TEXAS 77954, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1969
6 PAGES
Dividend
Declared
By Bank
Stockholders of Farmers State
Bank & Trust Co., elected a
director yesterday and the di-
rectors declared a dividend.
At the annual stockholders
meeting. Dr. John F. Wheeler
was elected to the bank’s board
of directors.
In adidtion to Dr. Wheeler,
directors who will serve are R.
F. Blackwell, Dr. A. J. Boh-
man, C. J. Kehoe. Bert Kirk,
E. P. Mixon and Mrs. Estella
J. Sehurre.
Bank officers elected for the
year are:
E. P. Mixon president; Mrs.
Estella J .Sehorre, vice presi-
dent and cashier; Bert Kirk,
vice president: Alfred Gerhold,
assistant vice president; Mertes
K<>enig. assistant vice presi-
dent.; Youree H. Posey Jr., as-
sistant vice president; Mrs.
Dean Wagner, assistant cashier,
and Mrs. Janell Warling, assist-
ant cashier.
The directors declared the
regular semi-annual dividend
of 5 per cent.
Farmers State reported de-
posits of $6,768,507 as of Dec.
31, 1968 compared with deposits
of $6,185,607 as of Dec. 31,
1967, an increase of $582,900.
Murders
Remain
Puzzle
AUSTIN, Tex. <UPD - Travis
Gxinty Sheriff T. Q. Lang said
today psychiatrists h»ve been
called in on the double slaying
of a University of Texas couple
last week, but have not been
able to come up with a motive
for the murders.
Lang said he has talked with
several doctors, but the appar-
ent lark of any reason for the
killings remain* one of the
most perplexing questions in
the case.
When asked if he had re-
ceived any new, solid clues In
the case, Lang said "I can't
talk about it.”
A light-colored Volkswagen
was seen In the area where the
body of John Albert White, 21,
was found face down in Bull
Creek northwest of Austin
Wednesday. The nude body of
his picnic date, pretty Kietha
Morris, 19, was found in Inks
Lake, 65 miles northwest of
Austin, a day later.
Lang said today he was ’‘still
checking Volkswagens."
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Hospital Panel
Voting Light
Only 13 votes were cast in the
Cuero Hospital District election
in which three incumbents are
unopposed, it was reported at
11:30 a.m. today by the DeWitt
County tax assessor-collector’*
office.
No report was available for
the other two locations, the
Meyersville School and the
Westhoff American Legion hall.
Running unopposed are hoard
directors chairman M. Clifton
Weber, and members Howard
Kleineoke and Dewey Hender-
son.
Legislature Picks
New Leadership
R. D. DOPEZ hold* * five-foot, five-inch
rattlesnake he killed Sunday afternoon on the
W. A. Black well estate while working some
bird dogs, tapes shot the big rattler twice.
Be said that hunters who think the rattlesnake
has settled down and is not moving ■ round
these days, might make note of this Mg one
and the fact that seven were killed on the
Blackwell estate last Friday. This snake had
eight rattles left, but Its age was believed to
be about IS years/ Some of the rattles were
shot off by Lopes. Dopes issued some good
advice for hunters — wear the protection
leggings.
—: Record Photo by Floyd Hendricks
Radio Station KCFH
Is Changing Owners
By D. U PRENTICE
Record Staff Writer
Radio Station KCFH is chang-
ing hands, station manager
Lloyd Kolbe of LaGrange and
part owner-former manager
Jim Farr said yesterday.
Kolbe said the contracts on
the sale of Cuero Broadcasting
are not all in yet, but he ex-
pects them to be completed in
three or lour days, at which
Land Ownership
Correction Told
The owner of the property
where an eight-inch gas line
exploded early Monday morn-
ing near Arneckevllle is Mrs.
R. C. Sager, not Alvin Sager,
according to corrected in form a-
tion from Alvin Sager.
Sager said he Just manages
the property for Mrs. Sager.
He also said he had cattle in
the field where the explosion
took place, but that none of
them were hurt.
The line is the property of the
Coastal States Gas Distributing
Co.
time application for change of
license will be filed with the
Federal Communications Com-
mission.
The new owners will be Kol-
be and Gordon Clegg of Austin.
The station now is owned by
Farr, Dave Schmidt of Los An-
geles and Bill Knoblcr of Aus-
tin.
Farr said the sale is for $90,-
000. The station was purchased
from the original owner in
1962 for $42,000.
Farr resigned as manager
of the station late in November.
He said yesterday he has been
looking over possibilities for
buying a station, and at pre-
sent is considering several
good prospects.
He sad he’s been so busy
since resigning his KCFH posi-
tion he's in no hurry to make
a decision.
Farr said he attributes the
unusual success of the Cuero
station to the fine group of
businessmen in Cuero and sur-
rounding towns and to the ex-
cellent staff of the station.
Members of the staff besides
Kolbe are Frank Notzon, Ed
Duran, Mike Badough, Nancy
Black Market Arms
Cache Rounded Up
UTILE FERRY. N. J. <UPD
— Two sergeants an da civilian
employe of the National Guard
were under arrest today and a
truckload of apparently-stolen
military weajjons was in the
hands of federal agents who had
broken up one of the nation’s
biggest black markets in gun*.
Sgt. William Walko, Sgt.
Vincent T. DIBartolo, 38, and
Kenneth J. Herbeck, 26. were
arrested after raids Monday-
night uncovered aims caches in
a modest frame house in Little
Ferrv and a rented garage in
narby Garfield N. J. Both
towns are suburbs of New York
City .
A two-ton truckload of explo-
slvefe and weapons including
machine guns and carbine* was
taken to Newark, N. J., for in-
ventory. The guns were to be
displayed today in the Federal
Building in Newark.
Walko and DiBartolo, both
full-time Guardsmen, were as-
signed to the Teaneck Armory,
where Walko was a custodian
and DiBartolo was an adminis-
trative supply technician. Her-
beck, a small-arms repairman,
traveled all over the state re-
pairing weapons for the Guard.
Paul Hakins, the Internal
Revenue Service’s New Jersey
chief, said the arrests were the
result of a four-month undercov-
er investigation at various
military installations in New
Jersey.
The operation was one of the
first major cases to arise under
the four-month-old federal wea-
pons act
Hankins said the arsenal was
“the biggest ever confiscated”
during his 20 years with the
IRS. It apparently was built up
of guns stolen from various
armories in the East.
The confiscated weapon? in-
cluded 15 Thompson sub-ma-
chine guns, dozens of pistols,
crates of M2 carbines, some
Russian-made pistols and car-
bines, several boxes of hand
grenades and other explosives.
The house and garage served
as warehouses for the weapons,
which were sold after notifica-
(See BLACK MARKET, Pag* •)
Gottschalt. Jimmie Koenig and
Mateo Perez.
Radk) Station KCFH went on
the air in 1949, owned by A1
Respondek, a native of York-
town. He operated the station
(See RADIO, Pag^)
Mutscher,
Kennard
Due Posts
By DAVID ANDERSON
AUSTIN (UP» - A new legis-
lature that probably will hit
Texas taxpayers for at least
$100 million in new taxes
convened at noon today to elect
two of its younger members
to new leadership positions.
Rep. Gus F. Mutscher of
Brenham, 36, was unopposed
for House Speaker.
Sen. Don Kennard of Fort
Worth, 39, was entitled by sen-
iority to become president pro
tempore of the Senate, a largely
honorary post.
The election of those two of-
ficers were the only major mat-
ters scheduled for the opening,
day.
With those formalities out of
the way, there is little the leg-
islature can do until Gov.-elect
Preston Smith and Lt. Gov.-
elect Ben Barnes are inaugu-
rated Jan. 21 .
Farewell Address Due
Retiring Gov. John B. Con-
nally is to make his farewell
address to the legislature at
noon Wednesday.
Most of the 181 legislators
arrived in Austin Monday and
the biggest topic of conversa-
tion. after house-hunting and
secretary-hiring, was taxation.
Lawmakers expect they will
have to levy $100-$200 million
In new taxes before they ad-
journ June 2. Some say it could
go as high as $300 million.
Before the tax showdown
comes, late in the session,
there will be hundreds of other
issues.
Robert E. Johnson, director
of the Legislative Council, said
(See MUTSCHER. Page •)
33 Attend
Troop 241
★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
$1004300 MILLION
Tax Proposals
Put Forward
GUS MUTSCHER
. , Slated as Speaker
AUSTIN <UPD - The legis-
lature that convened today faces
a tax bill of at least $100 mil-
lion dollars and possibly $300
million. And a committee of the
legislature knows where to find
the money .
The committee on state and
local tax policy, headed by Rep.
Ben Atwell of Dallas, Monday
surveyed sources of new tax
Duckett Meeting
Truck Bid
Accepted
The DeWitt County Commis-
sioners’ Court Monday accept-
ed a low bid of $2,824.13 from
Duckett Motor Co. for a new
dump truck for Dave Weber’s
precinct at Its flr*t January
meeting Monday.
The precinct will trade in a
1962 dump truck for the new
one. Other bids received were
from Leske Motor Co. for $2,-
866.28 and from Weber Motor
Co. fr $2,889.
The court approved the ap-
pointment of Mrs. Jo Ann Dor-
ton of Victoria as court report-
er for the 24th Judicial District.
She succeed* Art Richardson,
who has moved to Houston.
The court voted to advertise
for bids on a two-way radio
for the car of liquor control
board agent R. D. McFarland
of Cuero. The court also ap-
proved applications for private
road work.
School Board
Calls Meeting
The Cuero Independent
School District board of trus-
tees will meet for a special
meeting Thursday at 7:S0 p.
m. at the School Administra-
tion Building. Dr. E. E. Sims,
the aew CIMD superintendent
will meet with the hoard at
that time.
Sima is doe here Wednes-
day, officially. No special
agenda is prepared for the
special meeting.
By MARK JUNKER
Troop *41 Reporter
There were 33 present at the
Troop 241 meeting Monday
night. There were nine visitors
Louis Lierido, Stephen Liendo,
Jackson Penly and Troop 245
Scoutmaster O. L. Eaves who
gave a very impressive Scout-
master’s minutes.
The Troop did most of the
work on Morse eode with a lit-
tle work with a few boy* on
Tenderfoot.
The Troop alio worked out-
side on Signaling by Stanley
Fuchs, Pee Wet* Spears and
Allan Luker on the flags.
Capture - the - flag was the
game, “keep emphasis on
flags.” for the boys who parti-
cipated.
The Troop meeting was clos-
ed with S/M minute* by O. L.
Eaves, words of inspiration by
Louis Liendo, singing Kum
Bai Ya and Taps by Keith
Wells.
Dies Selected
For High Post
Murtin Die* Jr., 47-year-old former state senator from Luf-
kin, was picked by Gov.-eject Preston Smith to serve as secre-
tarv of state during the Soming administration. Dies, who did
not seek reflection in 1966 after eight years in office was one Of
the most popular senators in recent Texas political history.
His appointment, subject to ———
Senate confirmation, will be-
come effective when he is
sworn in, probably within a
day or two after Smith is in-
augurated Jan. 21.
In announcing Dies’ appoint-
ment, Smith said “to fill the
important post of secretary of
state, I turned to one of the
most able and dedicated men
in public life during this era of
government.
"I am sure Senator Dies Is
destined to become one of the
great secretaries of state in
Texas history,” Smith com-
mented. f
Dies, in return, said,1 “I am
deeply grateful to Gov Smith
tor his confidence. I have known
and admired him for years and
am looking forward to becom-
ing a pari of his administra-
tion.”
A native of Hunt County,
Dies attended public schools in
Orange County. He received a
B.S degree from Stephen F.
Austin State Gillcge and an
LL.B, from Southern Method-
ist University Law School.
He was elected to the Texas
Senate in 1959 over three op-
ponents from the Third Dis-
trict. During his tenure. Dios
served as chairman of the com-
mittees on nominations, coun-
ties, cities and towns and was
t .vice a member of the Senate
finance subcommittee which
wrote the appropriations bill.
Dies was Instrumental in
passing legislation creating a
new schol for the mentally re-
tarded near Clawson. It now is
considered one of the mod mo-
dem in the United States and-
soon will have accommodations
for 1,000 retardates.
He also authored a bill which
will eventually prevent a large
(See DIES, Page •)
MARTIN DIES JR.
. New Secretary of State
LB J Talks
To Nation
T onight
WASHINGTON (UPB - Presi-
dent Johnson goes before Con-
gress and the nation tonight for
his final State of the Union
message.
Johnson was expected to re-
veal his recommendation tor
a one-year extension of the 10
per cent income tax surcharge,
a tecommendatoin contained in
his budget which Congress will
receive Wednesday.
The State of the Union assess-
ment, required of the President
by law, will be nationally tele-
vised, beginning at 9 p.m. EST.
revenue and found 18 possibili-
ties ranging from an $8 million
beer tax hike to a personal in-
come tax that would bring hi
$1.55 billion.
The panel gave Its report
without recommendation of
which sources should be tapped.
Here is the committee’s list
of tax possibilities, followed by
the panel’s estimate of the rev-
enue that each tax would raise
in the 1970-71 biennium:
—Increase state sales tax to 4
per cent without changing pres-
ent exemptions: $336 million.
Soles Tax Hike
—Increase state sales tax to
4 per cent on everything except
manufacturing equipment, which
would remain at 3 per cent:
$277 million.
—Increase motor vehicle sales
tax to 4 per cent; $62 million;
-Make groceries subject to
the present 3 per cent sales tax:
$210 million.
-Make farm machinery sub}
ect to sales tax: $9 million.
—Make alcoholic beverages
subject to sales tax: $45 mil-
lion.
—Sales tax on cigarettes : $23
million.
-Sales tax on barber shops,
beauty parlors, laundry and dry
cleaning, auto repairis, parking
services and other repairs: $47.6
million.
—Sales tax on telephone and
telegraph service: $36 million.
Higher Liquor Taxes
—Raise liquor taxes: $9.7 mil-
lion if raised to average of oth-
er non-monopoly states, $23 miF
lion if raised to Arkansas level.
—Beer tax increase: $8 mil-
lion If raised to national aver-
age, $70 million if raised to Ok-
lahoma and Louisiana level.
—Raise cigarette tax from 11
to 13 cents per pack: $32 mil-
lion.
-Increase taxes on cigars and
tobacco to a level proportionate
to cigarettes’ $8.5 million.
—Raise oil production tax to
5 per cent Oklahoma rate $27
million.
—Increase natural gas produc-
tion tax from 7 to 8 per sent
(See TAX, Fage •)
Children's Fund
Climbs fro $827
The Henry Children’s Fund —
donations for the six children of
Shelly Henry, has grown to
$827.50 this morning, plus $50
worth of groceries which was
given by the Cuero Lions Club.
Donations for the children are
being accepted at the office et
The Cuero Record, Farmers
State Bank & Trust Co., and
the Buchel National Bank.
OFFICIALS NAMED
Cheapside
HD Club Okays
1969 Planning
The Cheapside Home Demon-
stration Club approved recom-
mendations fur 1969 at its Janu-
ary meeting Monday at the
home of Mrs. George Lord.
Among the recommendations
was one to visit and assist the
community's elder citizens
during the year, and another
was to have some type of club
representation In local parades
and other activities.
Mrs. Lord gave a reading on
raaolutions dealing with good
hick and other superstitious
beliefs for the New Year.
The next meeting will be
held Feb. 10 at the community
center. Mrs. Viola Metting will
be hostess far that meeting- It
is scheduled tor 3 p.m
Cuero Livestock Show
Dates Set March 13, 14
The date of the Cuero Live- —Carnival. Ben Kirk,
stock Show was net for March —Weigher, Roy Parker .
13 and 14 Monday night at a j — Sanitation. J. S. McCurdy,
meeting of the board of direc- j —Selection of judges and
tors of the show. J sifters, Bo McFarland and Gil-
At the meeting, held at the j l>er^ Heideman.
vocational agriculture room at J-----
Cuero High School, chairmen i
and superintendents for vari-1
ous parts of the show were i
named:
Cha.rmen are ! innUfnza has hit ^
Commercial exhibits. Mike . County governmental structure.
Weber and Arlen Goebel.
—Auctions, Charles Riebsch-
laeger.
—Resale and auctioneer, C.
Counfry Aides
Struck by Flu
L Finch and D. W. Weber.
—Cleanup, Future Farmer* of
America and 4-H club members.
Superintendents are:
— Beef cattle, L C. Duder-
stadt, Jr.
—Dairy cattle, Louis Dreier,
—Swine, Edwin Nagel.
— Sheep, McCurdy.
— Poultry, Goebel.
The Cuero Young Farmers
are planning a Kiddie Barnyard
for this year's show, as they
did last year. Cbunty Agent Gil-
bert Heideman said the banyard
Both DeWitt County Judge
George Trowell and DeWitt ’ last year drew a lot at interest.
County Auditor Larry Ilennekel The homemaking division
are at home recuperating from I will be held in conjunction with
the bug. 1 (See STOCK SHOW, Page «)
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