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VOL. NO. 52 NO.
COTULLA, LA SALLE COUNTY, TEXAS FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1949
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Funeral Services
' Held Monday For
tt. 1 Uobie, Sr.
Grain Shipments
Start Moving
From Cotulla
Funeral services were held Mon-
day evening at 7 o’clock at the Co-
tulla Methodist Church for W. A.
Dobie, Sr. who passed away Sunday
afternoon at the Myers Hospital fol-
lowing a several months illness.
Although he had been very ill his
death was unexpected.
Rev. C. B. Diltz, pastor of the
Methodist Church, had charge of the
services, assisted by the church choir
Interment was in the City Cemetery.
William Augustus Dobie was born
April 30, 1899 at Largarto, Texas in
Live Oak County, the son of William
Neville Dobie and Mary Edna Mills
Dobie,
Gus, as he was known to his many
friends, came to La Salle County in
1917 where he was with his uncle,
the late J. M. Dobie on the Dobie
Ranch. He came to live in Cotulla
in 1921 and worked in a garage. In
1123 he opened his own shop and did
mechanical work until 1937. He then
went to the ranch in Webb County
and was interested in the cattle busi-
ness and spent most of his time
there, although his home was here in
T^ysulla.
On October 21, 1923, he was mar-
ried at the Withers Ranch to Miss
Eifred Withers. To this union there
were born six children, namely, W. A.
Dobie, Jr. of Freer; Raford, Buford,
Mrs. Katie Sue Speer and Mrs. Mary
Lou Johnson of Cotulla, and an in-
fant son who passed away in 1935.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Eifred With-
ers Dobie and children, other survivors
include four grandsons, W. A. Dobie.
Ill, Bobby and Rodney Johnson and
John Speer, Jr., one granddaughter,
Mary Eifred Speer; two brothers.
Sterling Dobie of Three Rivers and
Dudley R. Dobie of San Marcos; two
sisters Mrs. R. Y. Williams of George
West and Mrs. Ernest Lemberg, Jr.
of Mason; sefen nephews and nine
nieces.
Pall bearers were O. E. O’Brien,
L. E. Schulze, Dailey Fuller, G. D.
Gilliland, J. T. Pogue, Richard Dobie
Jr., Lawson Reynolds, and C. G.
Hoff.
Among those from out-of-town
who were here to attend the funeral
were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carr, Mrs. J.
H. Tritt, Mrs. Kate B. Janies, Mr.
and Mrs C. M. Juvenal, Mrs. Jim j
Carr, Mrs. J. M. Burkholder, Miss
Mary Katy Withers, Mrs. S. H. Rouse, !
Mr. and Mrs Dailey Fuller, all of En-
cinal; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O’Brien and ,
Mrs Lee Henrichson of Artesia Wells;
Mrs. Cora Colbath, Jourdanton; Mr. i
end Mrs. Willie Hinnant and Mrs. .
Esther Dobie, Mathis; Mr. and Mrs. j
Roy Gilbert, Roy J. and Loreen Gil- j
bel t and Mrs. Mae Reynolds, all of j
Laredo; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bell, La |
Mota Ranch; Mr. and Mrs. Welton f
Fiedler, Los Angeles; Mr. J. B. Ham-
mock, Frank Williams, Mr. and Mrs. !
John Vivian, Freer; M. N. Chandler .
Benavides; B. 0. Watson, Mr. and j
Mrs. R. Y. Williams, Mr. and Mrs !
Bobby Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Clem
I
Final Rites Held Wednesday In Corsicana
For Governor Beaufcrd H. Jester . . .
Heavy shipments of threashed grain
began moving from Cotulla this week
and approximately 15 cars had mov-
ed up to yesterday morning. Most
of the grain was being hauled from
the Los Angeles section and also
some from McMullen County,
j The price being paid for the grain
was around $1.55 to $1.00 per 100
pounds delivered in Cotulla.
It was estimated that approximately
35 or 40 cars will be shipped from j
this section. The grain is being j
shipped to California.
During the past season the follow- !
ing carlot shipments of produce has
gone out: Onions, 25; Carrots 15; :
Spinach 19; Watermelons 11.
Broomcorn harvest is in full swing
in the Woodward and Millett sec-
tions of the county. Scarcity of lab-
or has been causing farmers a great
deal of worry in getting their crops
out.
William Elihu Harlan
Pam Iway
11 Enriual
Special to The Record:
Encinal— The entire community
was grieved last Tuesday morning
July 7, when William Elihu Harlan
passed away at his home.
Mr. Harlan was born in Clay Coun-
ty, Alabama, September 25, 1874.
He was married to Miss Viola Harris
September 11, 1898.
I'ouDly Fouioiissiinrrs
Nel Fount) Yat Kate
It $1.35
At the regular monthly meeting of
the La Salle County Commissioners
Court last Monday, July 11, the Com-
missioners set the county tax rate at
$1.35 pei $100 assessed valuation for
1949. This rate was a .30 reduction
from the rate set last year. The rate
was passed unanimously by the Com-
missioners.
GOV. BEAUFORD H. JESTER
ALLAN SHIVERS
for final burial
f. \l Sledge
Heads Lions fluh
Governor Beauford Jester was found i in Corsicana, Texas
dead in his pullman berth at Hous- ' Wednesday.
ton Monday. He died from natural • Jester was, at the time of his
causes according to newspaper reports 1 death, serving his 2nd term as Gov-
from Houston. j ernor of Texas.
Funeral services were held at the j Allan Shivers, Lieutenant Governor
State Capitol Tuesday afternoon and : will succeed him and is scheduled to
the remains were taken to his home , take the Oath of Office on Saturday.
Cotulla-Los Angeles-Buckholt School
Districts Consolidated ....
C. W. Sledge is the newly elected
president of the Cotulla Lions Club.
Other officers include W. P. Cotulla,
Vice President; Z. T. Jordan, Tail
Twister; Ben Ludeman, Assistant
Tail Twister; Albert Johnson. Lion
Tamer; Gerald Daniel, Secretary-
Treasurer; Song Leader, Ray M.
Keck, Sr.
Directors are: Z. T. Jordan, H. A.
Kramer, Mack Whighant, Ray M.
1 Keck, Jr., John Reese, Gerald Daniel
| and C. W. Sledge.
As required by the recently pass- districts be consolidated with active
ed Gilmer-Aiken Bill, the County ! school districts within 30 days from
School Trustees on June 30th, con- j the passage of the bill. The Los An-
solidated the Los Angeles and Buck- j geles and Buckholt Districts, which
holt Common School Districts with i had not had a school within their dis-
the Cotulla Common School District. | tricts for the past two years, were
The new law, effective June 8, 1949 j the only districts affected by this
required that all dormant school ' section of the law.
Laredo News-Gathering- Crew Visit In Cotulla
Coming to Encinal in 1926, they
Following is
the
tax rate
for
established and maintained a home in
County and Schools
as levied
for
which the principles of the Christian
1949:
faith were taught and practiced.
County Tax:
He was a Mason and a faithful
General
$
.25
devoted member of the Baptist
Road and Bridge
.30
Church. His regularity in attendance
Court House
.25
upon all of the services and his zeal
Jury
.10
for its work were an inspiration to
Read Bond Issue:
his co-laborers.
1936
.05
Funeral services were held at the
1938
.02
home Friday morning at 11 o’clock,
1945
.05
conducted by his pastor, Rev. W. W.
1948
.33
W ooley. The large and beautiful
Total
$1-35
floral offering bespoke the deep af-
School District
Tax:
fection which friends held toward
Maintenance Bond
Total
this Christian gentleman and his
Cotulla
$1.00
.50
$1.50
family.
Millett
.65
.35
1.00
Pall-bearers were R. L. Carr, Ed
Fowlerton
.85
.50
1.35
Carr, T. I). Fuller, S. H. Rouse, W.
Encinal
.50
.05
.55
B. Humberson, and J. O. Hearn.
Artesia
.50
.10
.60
The body was taken to Marlin
Woodward
.45
.30
.75
where final rites were held Saturday
Gaidendale
.90
.10
$1.00
afternoon at 4 o’clock with interment
Los Angeles
.50
.50
1.00
in the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
Buckholt
.50
.35
.85
He is survived by his widow, three
No other business
was taken
up
sons, Rasil G. Harlan, W. E. Harlan,
but the approval of
butcher
reports
Jr., and C. A. Harlan all of
, town; also nine grandchildren.
Bay-
and the regular monthly accounts.
All four Precinct Commissioners
were present.
PEN SKETCH
By Emilie S. Halsell
(From South Texas Citizen, Laredo)
Our subject this week is no stran-
ger to you since he is a Laredo boy
whose parents still make their home
here. He has appeared in our col-
umns a number of times through the
past two years and, on every hand,
we hear that there may be more to
come in future years as he has ever
made an enviable record for himself
in college.
DOYLE AVANT, Jr. is the lad we
are speaking of and this year he was
notified that if he chose to apply for
membership in the Ross Volunteers
that his application would be consid-
ered on a basis of comparison of his
qualifications and record with those
of other applicants.
He did choose this honor and the
Ross Volunteers chose him. The par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Avant, re-
ceived a copy of the Magazine Sec-
tion of the Houston Chronicle, with
pictures of the Ross Volunteers drawn
up for inspection with the following
note from the Dean of the College; '
the Dean of Men, and the Colonel of
Infantry, Commandant, inscribed a-
cross its face: -“As members of the
Miss Sara Puig, Laredo Times col-
umnist of “By The Way” and her
news-gathering crew visited in Cotulla
first of the week.
I Newsmen with Miss Puig were:
Forfirio Segura, caricaturist; Ray
i
80 MILLION WORKERS
EARN WAGE CREDITS
FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
Smart, photographer; Tim Driver,
sports editor; and Allen K. Tish.
j The news-gathering crew have been
| visiting all the towns in the Laredo
trade territory.
BROOMCORN GROWERS
! CALL MEETING
C ubs W in Two Games
Eighty million living workers have
acquired credits under Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance, the Federal in-
surance system, Gordon James, man-
ager of the San Antonio office of the
Social Security Administration dis-
closed today.
“This mass saving is the modern
way of satisfying our traditional in-
stinct for securing ourselves against
a rainy day. It is the national nest
egg. It is the bulwark of the work-
ing man against his fears of leaving
at his death a widow and orprans
penniless, or of facing a destitute old
age. It is social security in ac-
tion,” he said.
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
A meeting of all broomcorn grow-
ers is called for 8:00 p. m. Friday,
July 15, 1949 at the Devine High
School Auditorium. * Usually by this
time of the year the broomcorn mark-
et is well established. At present it
practically impossible to get any of-
i fer from broomcorn buyers who are
in the area canvassing the farmers
and talking of S80.00 to S150.00 per
, ton, but making no offers. All in-
formation available indicates there is
no carry over broomcorn, therefore
no apparent reason for this boarish
movement on the part of the broom-
corn buyers.
The pui pose of this meeting is to
| discuss the advisibility of asking the
The Cotulla Cubs won two games
last weekend from the Laredo Cardi-
nals by top heavy scores. The Car-
dinals were no match for the Cubs.
The Cubs will enter the, Texas
Semi-pro tournament scheduled to be
held in San Antonio beginning July
22
ST A T E- WID E ED UC A TION AL
CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED BY
STATE HEALTH OFFICER
Department of Agriculture for a price
under the Social Security Act pro- 1 support for broomcorn.
We urge all
broomcorn buyers and all other in-
terested persons to attend this meet-
ing.
I
McKinney and son, Bob, of George j Ross Volunteer Council, we wish to
West; Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Dobie j congratulate you on the record your
and son, Sterling, Jr., Three Rivers; i s0^1’ Doyle has made at this College,
vides a means whereby a worker
puts up a portion of his wages as a
saving when he becomes old and as
a protection for his family upon his
death.
“Just as our forefathers had to
take care of their savings so that
they would be available when need- j
ed,” James continued, “so must we j Kingsville, July 11—Pre registra-
see that our savings under this gov- {tion figures show a total of 1,136
ei nrnent plan are taken care of.’ 1 students who will enroll next week
PRE-REGISTRATION AT
TEXAS A & I COLLEGE
GUEST SPEAKER
AT LIONS CLUB
At the July 7th meeting, the Co-
tulla Lions Club was happy to have
as guest speaker. Mr. Oeorge Wood,
District Soil C v/.servationist. Pleas
anton, Texas. Mr. Wood devoted his
topic to soil erosion and conservation
in our surrounding territory. Actual
photographic slides of local farm and
ranch lands gave visual support to
Mr. Wood's timely discussion. Mr. L.
Otis Cox, Chairman. Dos Rios Soil
Conservation District outlined the
duties of his committee, and brought
the Club up-to-date on the District’s
activities.
Other guests present were Albeit
Nutt, Colbert Ard.rson. L. E. Schulze,
J. Donald Jordan and Frank Crawford.
Rev. C. B. Diltz and C. I.. Sledge
were new members who were taken
into the club at the last meeting.
Dinner was served at Trinny’s Cafe
after the program.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lemberg, Jr. of
Mason; Bryan Wildenthal and Dudley
>(R. Dobie of TSan Marcos; Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Holub, Mrs. Clyde Stokes
Walter D. Colbath, Mrs. Kathleen
Forrest, Taylor Gilliland and Mrs. L. j
H. Holub of San Antonio; Mrs. Alice
Adami, Kenneth Adami, Grant Ada-
mi, Sr. and Grant Adami, of San
Diego; Jimmy Clinier of Lampasas;
Mrs. S. P. Kinser of Austin; Erasm0
Georgie and Benny Juarez from the
Withers-Dobie Ranch; Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Stephens and daughter, Reba
of Tuna.
ALEX’S CAFE TO
RE-OPEN TODAY
Alex’s Cafe, on Highway 81, which
has been closed for the past six weeks
or two months, will reopen today
according to Alex Ramirez, owner.
The cafe has undergone extensive
remodeling and is now one of the
nicer cafe buildings in the city.
Alex’s Cafe specializes in all kinds
of Mexican dishes. We call your at-
tention to his advertisement in this
issue of the Record.
and to express our appreciation for
his contribution as a member of the
Ross Volunteers.”
This crack organization of Texas
A and M College was first organized
in 1887 under the name of the “Scott
Guards”, and thereafter named for
current presidents until 1902 when
it was named after Lawrence Sulli-
van Ross, president of the college in
1890. He was a former governor of
the state and a general of the Con-
federacy.
The Ross Volunteers have always
worn the white uniform with the high
stiff collar except during the period
of Theodore Roosevelt's great pop-
ularity when they borrowed the Rough
Riders uniform.
They have now gone back to their
first choice and it is an outstanding
group of 120 top-flight students out
of the 3857 Reserve Corps group.
The Ross Volunteers have a creed,
“Soldier, Statesman and Gentleman”.
They are expected to conduct them
This is done by making sure that
the employer sees the social security
card when the worker takes a job.
i The wage earner should contact the
Social Security Administration office
when he becomes 65 or when a mem-
i ber of his family who was a social
security card dies, James explained.
AMERICAN LEGION OFFICERS
TO BE INSTALLED
| The newly elected officers of the
Reuben Willson Post No. 409 of the
American Legion will be installed at
the regular meeting on Monday, July
18, at 8 p. m. at the Legion Hall.
New officers to be installed are:
i Gus Sutton, Post Commander; C. A.
Schulz, 1st vice commander; Ezra
Alderman, 2nd vice commander;
j Claude Franklin. Jr., Adjutant; Roy
j R. Keck, Treasurer; Ralph Hearn,
Historian; L. D. Stephenson. Sgt.-at-
Arms; R. L. Dobie, Jr., Service Of.
as the second six-weeks term of
Texas A and I College’s summer ses-
sion gets under way, according to
Dr. George W. McCulley, registrar.
This number will be swelled by other
registrants who were not in school at
pie-registration time.
For the second term last summer
855 pre-registered and there was
final enrollment of 1,138. The Col-
lege has a record summer enrollment
of 1,507 in the term which ends this
week.
Final examinations for this term
are scheduled for Friday. Registra-
tion for the second term will take
place July 18, class work getting un-
der way July 19. Final day for late
registration is July 20.
"THE BEST YEARS OF OUR
LIVES”
ficer.
selves in the spirit of members of the !---
only special military and social or- and scholastic achievement. So you
ganization on the campus. Member- ^ see we, of Laredo have reason to be
ship is limited to juniors and seniors proud of this son of ours and salute
and is based on character and leader- | him smartly upon the honors bestow-
ship, proficiency in military science ed upon him.
AN APPRECIATION
Mrs. Carrie Peters, Parade Chair-
man of the 4th of July Celebration
who had to view the parade from her
hospital bed, stated to the Record
this week that she thought the parade
was one of the most outstanding
that Cotulla has ever had.
Mrs. Peters wishes to thank all
those who had an entry in the parade
and she hopes that next year Cotulla
can have a bigger and better parade
than ever before. She also wishes
to express her appreciation to Pat-
rolmen Adkins and Ellison who led
the parade, to Mr. Kenneth Stephen-
son and the Cotulla High School Cow-
boy band, and to the judges, namely,
Mrs. Frank Kenry and Mrs. A. S.
Kuykendall of Tilden and Mrs. L. A.
: Harr of Millett.
Honorable mention goes to the Co-
tulla Woman’c Club float, the Fire-
man’s float, Duane Perkins ’‘Land of
Plenty,” the Buckholt entry which
Austin, July 14—A statewide edu-
cational campaign for the control of
venereal diseases, winch will be car-
ried out throughout the summer and
possibly into the fall, has been an-
nounced by Dr. Geo. W. Cox, State
Health Officer, who states that the
public will be reached by means of
radio, newspapers, movies and lec-
tures bv health authorities.
"While it is true that great advan-
ces have been made recently in the
control of these diseases, nevertheless
a lack of full information on the
past ot the public has cindered the
complete success of the program,”
Dr. Cox said.
“1 here has been a steady decline
i:- the incidence of cw cases report-
ed in infant and adult mortality
rates, and in admissions to mental
institutions due to syphilis, since 1938
when intensive measur.s for the con-
trol ot venereal diseases were initiat-
ed. But this decline has not been
gieat enough”, Dr. Cox added, “and
this is partly attributed to a lack of
accurate information and the general
apathy concerning venereal diseases
which followed the termination of
the war.
“The spread of many completely
false ideas about these diseases and
their treatment has also lead to a
feeling of complacency, and the be-
lief that a patient can diagnose his
own case, and treat it with self med-
ication. This is a particularly dan-
gerous untruth; only a competent
doctor can diagnose and treat vener-
eal diseases, and it is the purpose of
this educational campaign to fully in-
form the public of the actual dangers
of venereal diseases, and what meas-
ures must be taken to control them.”
Dr. Cox said that this campaign of
the Texas State Department of
Health will coincide with other simi-
lar educational campaigns, which will
be conducted by health officials
throughout the entire nation.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
LAREDO
One of the best pictures to come to
Cotulla in a long time "The Best
Years Of Our Lives", will be shown
at the Majestic Theatre next week.
The first show will be a matinee at
3 p. m. Tuesday, and will then run | and the decorated cars of Kinsel &
for the next four nights. Co.
Mr. DuBose stated that only one ( The Cowboys and Cowgirls are al-
showing would he made each night, ways outstanding and the judges had
1 beginning at 8 p. m. a hard time making a decision.
County Supt. Mrs. R. F. Knaggs
and Supt. C. R. Landrum attended an
Area Conference on the Gilmer Aiken
bill in Laredo on July 1st. Mrs,
Knaggs reported the nieetirg to be
very instructional and helpful.
afforded lots of laughs along the
, parade route, Lucille’s Flower Shop.
OIL NEWS
Plymouth Oil Company No. 1 Arch-
bishop of San Antonio. located south
of Los Angeles about 6 miles is
drilling ahead on the deepest test
ever put down in this county. They
are drilling below 12,000 feet.
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