The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. NO. 50. NO, 50
COTULLA, LA SALLE COUNTY TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1948
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Free Chest X-Ray
Survey Will Be
Made it Cotulla
IT The Cotulla Parent-Teachers Asso-
ciation has arranged through the
County Medical Society to offer ev-
ery person in La Salle County, 15
YEARS OF AGE AND OVER an
opportunity to have a chest X-Ray
free of charge.
This mass Chest X-ray will be car-
ried on through the coordination of
local civic groups and civic leaders
throughout the county.
It is a service rendered by the
Texas State Health Department, for
the purpose of screening out those
who have diseases of the chest, prin-
cipally tuberculosis.
The X-ray examination can be made
while subject is fully clothed.
At the time of examination the
person x-rayed is asked to name the
physician to whom he wishes his re-
port to be sent, should there be any
abnormality found. Any such ab-
normalities are strictly confidential.
Only the family physician is notified.
The Tuberculosis Division of the
State Health Department furnishes
the machines, the personnel to oper-
ate them, the films, and the inter-
pretation of the films.
The Mass Chest X-ray Survey will
he conducted in Cotulla, February 2d,
27 and 28, in the I’iggiy Wiggly
building on Front Street.
Notices regarding the time will be
posted in each community.
Please arrange to take advantage
of this opportunity.
BUBBLE GUM
By COLLIER
ork May Begin
On Farm-10-Market
Roads This Summer
I Work may get under way on the
t instruction of three Farm-to-
J arket roads in La Salle County! pectfully announce our candidacies
i arly this summer if present plans ' for re-election to the offices we now
f e carried out. I hold.
| The Highway Department has | During the time we have held these
completed plans on the 8 2-10 miles ^ offices, we have made every effort
t retch of road down the Nueces] to serve the citizens of this county
I iver; 2 6-10 miles on the Woodward in the best manner possible.
1 iad and about 4 miles running west ; In announcing for re-election, we
f -om Millett. j pledge our continued best efforts in
I If right-of-ways can be secured for \ rendering every service possible to
this land by March 9, and received : the people of La Salle County.
1; the Highway Department in time! We will appreciate every possible
fir May lettings, work may begin in consideration given to our candidacy:
1 he next following few months. R- O. GOUGER, District Clerk
Death Claims
R. M. Edwards
(From Laredo Times)
Robert Monroe Edwards. 79, inti-
mately known to his many friends as
“Uncle Bob” Edwards, retired farm-
er-ranchman of the Laredo area, died
at Mercy Hospital Wednesday morn-
ing at 10 o'clock following a heart
attack suffered at his home 1607
Galveston Street about two hours
previous. .........
He was a native of Erath County
Texas, and was married to Miss An-
nie Lee Johnson in Cotulla January
31. 1897, and the couple, who cele-
brated their 51st wedding anniversary
in January of this year came to La-
redo to make their home. As a dep-
uty sheriff in 1898 he was appointed
a member of the reception com-
mittee of the first Washington Birth-
day Celebration by Yaqui Tribe No.
4 Improved Order or Red Men.
He was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church and was well
and favorably known throughout this
section of the state. He retired from
the ranching and farming business
10 years ago.
Surviving in addition to his wife
are eleven children: Mrs. Henry
Haley, Mrs. Norman H. Clark, Sr.
Mrs. Klaus F. Olsen, all of Laredo;
Mrs. Horace Pullin, Corpus Christi;
Mrs. M. L. Hancock, Elsa; Mrs Geo,
F. Ritter, Mirando City; Mrs. Jack
Barrow, Tampa, Florida; sons: Sam,
Vaughan, Richard, Robert Jr. and
John Edwards. Arrangements had
not been completed to noon Wednes-
day.
James W. Murray
Pioneer Citizen
Buried Monday
; A gloom of sadness was spread
t.er the community last Saturday
Horning when word came from San
Antonio that Jim Murray had passed,
away.
Mr. Murray had been in the Santa
Rosa Hospital in San Antonio about
a week, and from reports was doing
nicely. Early Saturday morning,
at 4:45 a. m. the end came suddenly
without warning.
James Walter Murray was born
ji Williamson County, Texas, Jan-I
ary 19, 1880, and was 68 years old
he past January.
I He moved to La Salle County with
is parents, the late John B. and
Susan Crenshaw Murray when he
Yas 1 year old, and had lived here
i 3 entire life with the exception of
1 iree years spent in Webb County,
> here he was ranching.
Jim Murray had been in the cattle
business his entire life. He was a
c ittleman of the old school. His
Js-'ord was his bond wherever he was
known, a man of honest principles
t id always counted as one of the
) iremost citizens of the county.
He was married in Georgetown,
Texas, June 11, 1908, to Miss Effie
Key of Granger, by whom he is sur-
vived.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Methodist Church Monday
i 'ternoon with Rev. M. C. Stearns,
J istor of the Methodist Church, as- -
| sted by Rev Jesse G. Cooke, pastor The Church-going people of La cause of our close personal friend-
« the Baptist Church, conducting the Salle County and Cotulla will be af- ship, he having been the pastor of t hools represented in the meet which 1
t ?rv:ces, with interment in the Co- forded an opportunity soon to hear my family at Alexandria, La., for v ill include Dilley. Pearsall, Crystal *
t-illa cemetery. one of the outstanding ministers of the past several years. It is one of ( ty, Sabinal, Moore, San Felipe of (
A large crowd of sorrowing friends the Presbyterian Church in a week’s the largest churches in Louisiana. 1 .-1 Rio and Cotulla.
ft ere piesent to paj theii last lespect Preaching Mission at the local Pres- Mr. Foster and 1 have worked closely From reports over the district, San
1i a man who was held m high es- byterian Church in Cotulla, according together on important committees in
by the the Presbytery, and both of us
County Officials
kmm For
Re-rlrrliiiD
To The Voters of La Salle County:
We, the undersigned, hereby res-
| The County has agreed to fence
the right-of-ways in exchange for
fie land, and instructed County At-
t n ney Chas. D. Bates this week toj
proceed with condemnation proceed-
3 es where it was necessary to se- ,
< re the land. However, everyone i
t mcerned seems very favorable to 1
t e proposition and it is thought thal
l • condemnation proceedings will bs
necessary. I
NOTED MINISTER
COMING TO COTULLA
llistrid liuskrlliiili
Meet Nalurdav 21st.
The Interscholastic District Basket-
1 til meet will be held in Cotulla Sat- \
vrday, February 21, at the High j
School Gym. There will be seven
M. V. DAVIS, County Judge
B. WILDENTHAL, JR. Sheriff,
Tax Assessor-Collector
MRS. A U. KNAGGS, County
Clerk
CHARLES D. BATES, JR. County
Attorney
H. P. GADDIS, County Treasurer
D. W. COBB, County Surveyor
C. M. BROWN, Commissioner
Precinct No. 1
A. E. SCHLETZE, Commissioner
Precinct No. 2
J. R. BELL, Commissioner Pre-
inct No. 3
JOHN WILDENTHAL, Justice of
the Peace, Pet. No. 1
J. D. NEAL, Constable, Precinct
No. 1
RICHARD L. DOBIE,
Chairman Democratic
Committee.
County
Executive
H em by all. The floral offering was to an announcement made
huge and exceptionally beautiful.
Pallbearers were: Wm. Kuykendall
Frank Newman, Frank Hinkle, M.
3 , Russell, Ben Alexander, Paul
,1 itulla, and Jack Baylor.
The Hearn Funeral Home had
charge of all funeral arrangements.
Among the out of town people here
jl attend the funeral were Judge R.
I. Bobbitt, Judge W, O. Murray, Joe
Burkett, Elmo Harper, R. E. Hancock
2 acy Key, Sr. Paul Peoples ail of
San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs Will Bell,
Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Young, Mr. and
Mrs. Duval Davidson, Laredo; Sheriff
* id Mrs. A. J, Knaggs, Carrizo
fprings; Sid Moffett, Dilley; Mr. and
Mrs. O. T. Boeker, Los Angeles; Lacy
Key, Jr. Houston; Mrs. Will Kessler
I :d son, Fred of Barnhart; Cecil
2 axon, Ozona.
THE WEATHER
REV. W. G. FOSTER, JR.
Freezing rain covered this section
i<c the Southwest Thursday morning _____
With the temperature dropping to 30 pastor, Dr. Stephen^ B. Williams, he
degrees. Predictions by the Weath- Says:
« Bu,eau exPect ** thermometer | .*The coming of Rev. w. G, Foster, Monday ni*ht February
ave
members of the Continuing Com-
mittee for the Preservation of the
Southern Presbyterian Church. He
is a versatile young man with a
dynamic personality, having received
his early education in the McCallie
School for boys at Chattanooga, Tenn.
He is a graduate of the University of
Chattanooga, and of Columbia Theo-
logical Seminary, and in addition at-
tended Moory Bible Institute for one
year, and the Dallas Theological Sem-
inary for two years. Before coming
to Alexandria, La., two years ago he
was for seven years pastor of the
Westminister Presbyterian Church of
Chattanooga. He also served as
Professor of Bible at the Chattanooga
Bible Institute and the famed Me
Callie School for Boys. He writes a
weekly exposition of the International
Sunday School lessons for the secul-
ar press, and is editor of the Young
People's Department of the South-
ern Presbyterian Journal.
The people of Cotulla are invited
to attend each of the services from
J"elipe of Del Rio apparently has the
j rongest team in a number of years
j d is expected to take tournament
honors.
Robert Kimball
Buried \l Pearsall
RURAL PROPERTY VALUATION
i Robert Kimball, 40, son of the late
Rev. J. F. Kimball and Mrs. Kimball
of Pearsall, died at the home of his
mother. Friday, February 6, follow-
La Salle County j a ,on* Ulness-
Funeral services were held at the
Farm property in
is now worth more than $9,596,000
and rural homes here and throughout Bal™", F‘lne'al Home Sunday with
Rev. Floyd Harris officiating.
Kimball was born in Mexico where
bis father served as a Baptist miss-
ionary for many years.
He is survived by his mother of
Pearsall: three sisters, Mrs. J. W.
Martin, Cotulla; Mrs Lolita Couser,
San Antonio; and Mrs. Juanita Lo g
of Pearsall; two brothers. Henry G.
Kimball and Weston Kimball of Co-
tulla.
23rd, to
11 drop to the low 20’s Friday morn- jr to Cotulla for a week of special Sunday night the 29th. There will
*n®>' service has been made possible be- be no day service.
Vegetation was covered with a thin
t mt of ice yesterday morning.
FUNDS FOR BOY SCOUTS
BEING COLLECTED
Funds for the Boy Scouts are be-
iig collected this week by Taimadge
I
ANNUAL REPORT 1947
Dos Rios Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Soil Conservation District
the state are in the best condition in
history, according to a report just
released by the Tile Council of Amer-
ica.
More than 75 per cent of farm
dwellings in Texas and the South arc
in excellent condition or need only
such minor repairs as painting or
general maintenance, the report re-
vealed. Only 61.1 per cent were in
good repair in 1940. The repor
was based on Bureau of the Census
surveys.
.‘The rise in farm incomes and prop-
erty values since 1940 has been ac-
companied by a great increase in the
number of rural homes equipped with
such modern conveniences as electric
lights, tiled baths and showers and
running water,” said F. B. Ortman, j mud the corner, the Cotulla Cowboys
chairman of the Council’s residential > ere issued suits the past week in
construction committee. preparation for the coming season.
Electricity, for instance, has gone M'e undertand Coach Morgan has a
into hundreds of thousands of the j imher of aspirants coming out and
3 tion’s rural dwellings since 1940, lopes to have a pretty good team this
Ortman noted. More than 39 pet year.
cent of ail farm homes have electric Last yeai was the first year in
lights, in contrast to 31.3 per cent in jiany years that the High School had
1940. i baseball team and with the exper-
Bum1 hilI Fracliic
Marls If High Mhiml
With the baseball season just a-
iCUSSION LEADER FOR
l THi AND PARENT GROUPS
MING TO COTULLA
4 rs. Elwood Street, Discussion
der for Youth and Parent Groups
be in Cotulla, Thursday night,
ruary 19th.
drs. Street is presented by the
mian's Foundation of New York
1 by the Hogg Foundation. The
mma Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa
mma has made it possible for her
learance in Frio and La Salle
unties.
e local P. T. A. has made arrange-
nts for Mrs. Street to be in Cotulla
meet with adults Thursday night
1 with high school students Fri-
r morning.
drs. Street will discuss problems
primary importance in every day
ing. Therefore, everyone inter-
ed in youth, the fnmily group, and
, preservation of our Democracy
urged to attend.
rhe exact time and place of meet-
■ will be posted later.
*- More than 32 per cent or rural ence gained last year a much hetter
Since the first meeting of the directing activities of the district was dwellings in the L nited States today 1 am is expected this yeai.
Harris and Roy Dossey, If you have Board of Supervisors of the Dos to set up the policy of working with have running water, and 20.1 per The Cowboys expect to play a full
rut already made your contribution Rjos Soil Conservation District, held groups of farmers or ranchers. Groups rent have private baths, according to Schedule with other team: :u the
March 39, 1946, much progress to- to receive assistance were designated the Tile Council Report. In 1940. » rronnding district as mw-t of the
ward actual operations of the district and assistance directed to these 17.7 per cent had running water and J -h schools now have teams organ-
has been achieved. During the next groups. By the end of the year only 10.6 per cent private baths. ized.
year all efforts were toward com- some 15 groups have been approved
to this good cause, do so at once.
REMEMBER WHEN?
(From Record files June, 1936)
San Antonio, June 19, 1935—Price
levels in the cattle division of
the San Antonio Livestock Mar-
ket were around 25c lower again
Wednesday or 50 cents lower
than on Monday. Best calf of-
ferings moved at around $6.50
with a few choice individuals up
to $7. Canners and cutters were
fairly active at $1.75 to $2.75
Fat butcher cows sold at $4.25
with $4.50 being paid sparingly
for better quality. There was a
light demand for bulls at $3.50
to $4.
Choice weight hogs held steady
at the new five-year high top of
$9.25. Medium weights of qual-
ity sold readily at $8.50, no feed-
er pigs were offered.
pleting the District Program and for planning. Only natural groups
Work Plan. The supervisors were 0f land operators are recognized, these
assisted in this undertaking by com- ' people work together for their own
mittees of farmers and ranchers, a 1 good naturally. One individual with-
total of thirteen committees helped jn each group determined to be the
with this information. After these j leader. It is through him that the
were completed, on April 22, 1947, group is brought together and the
the supervisors signed the Basic | district program directed.. Actual
Memorandum of Understanding with ; assistance has been received by 6 of
Tennis Players Get Gripes
W/ien They Evict Players
“I'm sorry, but you will have to the slick floor faster and lowei than
stop playing basketball fellows, we on concrete courts,
have to practice tennis.” | But coach W. M. Dowell said he
. This is the sad tale of the tennis is happy that the men can get used
the Department of Agriculture and, these natural groups, others will also team wbich has been forced to play lo wood noors because they might
1 as soon as they can be jn j.be gym due £be ,-ecent Wet have to play marches on it sometimes.
!*«*------ To achieve (1) proper land weather. ; Two freshmen twins, Allan and
use; (2) right combination of conser- \[any moans and groans are heard Alvin Aaron son, have been added to
vation practice, (3) maintain, and in- from the retiring physical education the squad's roster. Both of them
crease soil productivity; and (4) piayers as tbey retire to another are shaping up well and may get to
economically sound farming and 0ff_the-court basket. .see some action this season,
ranching. After the Xmas holidays fame the ; Coach Dowell does not know the
By the close of the year, 37 farm- final examinations Rnd now the bad season conference schedule because
ers and ranchers have applied for as- weather. So the Aggie tennis team it is being made up by SWC officials,
sistance on 96,912 acres of land with- has not had a good work-out in over He has put out feelers with one or
in the district. The supervisors a month. ] two big-name schools for exhibition
have approved 16 cooperative agree-' The gym does not furnish the best matches here.
(Continued on back page) practice because the balls slide off]From The Battalion, A. & M. College
also signed the Supplemental Memo- [ be assisted
randum of Understanding with the!reached:
Soil Conservation Service.
Actual operations of the district
started with the establishment of the
Cotulla Work Unit of the Soil Con-
servation Service August 1, 1947.
From that date on the supervisors
were in a position to offer actual field
assistance in planning and applying
conservation on the lands within the
District. __
First steps of the Supervisors in
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