The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. NO. 50. NO. 40
COTULLA, I-A SALLE COUNTY TLX AS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1947
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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K«v. 24 To Doc. 2.1 For Bulldozing
I hrixLuias Seal Month Kighl-ol-Way
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In a proclamation officially desig-
nating the period from November 24
to December 25 as Christmas Seal
Month, Governor Beauford Jester
pointed out that tuberculosis takes
an average of 3,000 lives in Texas
each year and kills more between the
ages of 15 and 45 than any other
disease.
The Governor called attention to the
luet that the Texas Tuberculosis
Association and its affiliated county
associations are waging an effective
and continuous campaign to control
this communicable .disease, stating
that the funds to carry on their
work are derived from the actual sale
of Christmas seals. He urged Tex-
ans to be generous in their support
of the campaign against tuberculosis
by buying and using Christmas
Leals.
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, tuberculosis takes an
average of 3,000 lives in our State
each year and kills more people be-
tween 15 and 45 years of age than
any other disease; and,
W HEREAS, tuberculosis is a com-
municable disease, spread from per-
son to person; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Tuberculosis
Association and its affiliated county
associations are waging an effective
and continuous campaign to control
tuberculosis; and.
WHEREAS, the work of these as-
sociations is supported by the sale
of Christmas Seals:
NOW', THEREFORE, I. Beauford
II. Jester, Governor of Texas, do of-
ficially designate the period of Nov-
ember 24 to December 25, 1947, as
CHRISTMAS SEAL MONTH
and do urge the people of this state
to be generous in their support of
the Texas Tuberculosis Association
and its affiliated county associations
by buying and using Christmas Seals
during this month.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF 1
have hereunto siyned my name of-
ficially and caused the Seal of State
to he affixed hereto at Austin, this
22nd day of November, A. D. 1947.
Signed: BEAU FORD H. JESTER
Governor of Texas.
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ROUND-TRIPPERS COME HOME . . . George Truman (left) and
Clifford Evans, now safely back in the U. S„ stand beside one of their
flag-bedecked Piper Cubs shortly alter landing at Elmendorf field in
Anchorage, Alaska, on their round-the-world flight. Flags were painted
on each plane for every nation they crossed during the leisurely
global jaunt which they began last August.
T. B. Harris, local manager for
C. F. & L. Company informed the
Record this week that a contract
had been let to Marvin Brown, local
contractor, for the bulldozing and
clearing of the approximate 13 miles
of right-of-way for the construction
of the new transmission line coming
in to Cotulla.
Three carloads of poles also arriv-
ed this week, Harris seated, and it
is anticipated that work on this pro-
ject will get under way at an early
date.
The new line will givp Cotulla two
sources of electric power, thus elim-
inating the trouhles which result
from the fact that the city is now
at the dead end of a single trans-
mission line.
The new' line into Cotulla has been
part of C. P. & L’s. construction plans
for a number of years. During the
war manpower and labor shortages
prevented them from going through
with the project, and since the war Miss Whittington of Housto , ar
materials have still been hard "o get lived this week to direct a Home
in quantity and in some instances la]t,nt ,)lay for the bt.neli, of the A.
deliveries are slower than during the merican Legion Buildi.ig Fund.
war- The play “Cornzapoppin", a Hill-
__ billy Show, with all local talent, will
be held two nights, December 11 and
12, at the High School Auditorium,
j The cast has been selected and the
first rehersal will be held Monday
night.
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The Executive Committee of the Duane Perkins, President of the
American Legion met 1 uesday night Cotulla Junior Chamber of Commerce
tc discuss the findings of the Kuiiding announced today that “Wings Over
Committee which toured San Anto- Jordon” the world's greatest Negro
mo Monday checking on the possibi- choir will appear in Cotulla on JLu.
bty of using a Quonset Strand Steel J4th under the auspices of the Jay-
tor the projected Memorial Hall. Cees. The choir is to render an af-
1 hey reported favorably on this type ternoon performance for school child-
ef construction because it is less ex ren and two performances during the
pensive to erect and is readily avail evening of the 14th.
able. Construction decided upon was “Wings Over Jordan” is heaid
a forty by eighty foot building, fully each Sunday over the Columbia
insuiated with rock wool and finished Broadcasting System and bn ’ <riit
Lpgiiin Sjioosiiiiiig
iSfiiiiP Tillflil Hill
.Mavericks linn Over
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JAYSEE TALK
The Pearsall. Mavericks gave the
Cotulla Cowboys the worst defeat of
the season tiT-U at Pearsall last Fri
day riigut before a large crowd. Thi
Mavericks were never checked and
m ored on the first play of the game.
Riggs was the outsianding back on
the field scoring 6 touchdowns dur
Because of the. unusually heavy
work load existing among members of
the Publicity Committee, this column
has not appeared in recent weeks.
Feel assured, however, that the Jay-
cees are still active, and are still
conscious of the Civic needs of the
County. __
At the Jaycee Board meeting held
this week constructive discussion
advanced additional plans for a La
Salle County Livestock Show for
March 1948. |
ii g the game.
The Cowboys put up a good fight inerican Legion, and will be the prop
but were no match for the stronger er*Y ^'s organization, present
Also, a “Tiny Tots Popularity Con- a,#i more experienced Mavericks. plans are that it shall be available
test” will be held in connection with The game was the last of the sea- f,,r use ^y other civic organizations,
the show, for children 6 years and son for the Cowboys and the season’s expected that highsehool stud
under. For information about en- record has not been too encouraging en^* allowed use of the build
inside with knotty pine or Masonite solace and consolation
and celotex. more than eight years t' ‘>s
; Buildings so constructed in San An. same nre<iium. This aggre, of
I tonio were found to be very suitable music makers was chosen i late
to the Legion needs. Among the Franklin D. Roosevelt t . ♦ ..urope
j buildings examined were the Highland and sing to servicemen, “hac they
( f>ar*c Lions C lull, and the Trinity Hid and spent more than eighteen
l niversity Library. months in Europe.
From figures available, it is esti “Wings Over Jordan” famed Negro
mated that this building complete spiritualist choir, owes its existence
with wiring and plumbing can be tc two men, Rev. Glynn T. Settle,
coos11 ucted at a cost of between pastor of Clevelands Gethsemane
eleven and twelve thousand dollars. Baptist Church and Worth Kramer,
((instruction is planned to start as who before entering the Navy was
soon as the balance of funds necessary director of CBS station WGAR in
have been raised. About $7500.00 is Cleveland.
needed. Rev. Settle first took his church
At ihe Executive Committee meet choir to Worth Kranier in 1937 and
ing, use of the building was discussed, asked for an audition. After the
Although the Memorial Hall will be program department had listened to
the official headquarters for the A
COUNTY CONVENTION DELE-
GATED TO BE ELECTED
The possibilities ami. results of such
an undertaking could have easily been
observed at the Atascosa County
Fair and Livestock Show held in
Jourdanton last month. People by
the hundreds, and outstanding ex-
hibits of livestock and crops, magni-
fied the Atascosa agricultural area
throughout the State. No doubt, in-
creased buying activity for livestock,
grain, and other crops will reflect
the results of the exhibition.
tering your child in this contest call
Mrs. G. R. Hoff, Jr., or Mrs. Ben
I.udeman. Prizes will be awarded
on the last night of the show.
Miss Whittington, the director,
comes highly recommended and has
had considerable experience in Little Crystal City for the Class B. Dist-
T heat re work. , riot title. Pearsall is favored to win
Next week we will have a complete this game, which will he played in
cast of characters taking part in the Pearsall tonight. The wihnev will
show and also several specialty num- pla>’ Karnes City for the B.-d: trie'
bers by some of our local talent. Championship.
the magnificient singing of tradition-
spirituals, Mr. Kramer volunteered
t< direct the group and help prepare
if for a regular Sunday morning
spot in the Cleveland Station.
The title "Wings Over Jordan” came
from the words in a song sung by
Rev. Settle's mother. Kramer gave up
his CBS job and devoted hi« time to
them their worst defeat in the game uto,s to the Memorial Hall Fund will the groug in 1938. the year he audi
F’riday night.
The Mavericks clipched the East
Zone of the District and will play
for the players. They lost 8 out of 'ng at least one night a week for
10 games played, Pearsall giving their recreation. As such, contrib
be assisting in the erection of a
building long needed by the citizens
of La Salle County.
HOUSEWIVES URGED TO
SAVE OILS AND FATS
SEVEN BLOCK CITY
PAVEMENT TOPPED
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Delegates to a county convention
and community committeemen will be
chosen in the Agricultural t onset va
tion Program community elections to
be held in La Salle County during
the next few .weeks. These dele-,
gates from three communities will
meet in a county convention following
the community elections.
At the county convention the Agri-
cultural Conservation Program lead
ership for the coming year will be
named. The county committee to
be elected at the county convention
consists of b chairman, vice chair-
man, member and two alternate
members. Since delegates elected in
the community elections have to de-
cide on who shVtll make up the county
committee, the state chairman urges
all eligible farmers to give careful
consideration to the election of dele
gates. He also stressed that a coun
ty committee can he truly represen
tative of'the farmers of the county
only when a large percentage of the
farmers of the county participate in
the elections.
Despite stepped up production of > Seven blocks of old pavement in
fats and oils in the U. S. the world is thp cjty was ffivel1 a one course treat.
short enormous quantities of food ; „,ent of Asphalt last week. Broadway
supplies according to Secretary ; flom the school to the highway in-
Gene] al of the International Enter : tcrscction and 3 blocks in the business
• - jtency hood Council, I). A. h itzgerald. district was given the one course
The Ja.vcess have this week caused d be ^ood ■''h°| ta8e> as such, will be treatment,
a meeting to occur that will in ail *n everY American home the A , Front street was in better condit in
probability lend to the organization n,eiican 1 at Sahage C ommittee points than the other streets and the city
■o*' a long needed Civic Planning Board. out' and reduced world production of does not contemplate any addit on:d
Representatives of all the Civic or- ^ll,s and ods a^0ll8 with increased work at this time.
genizations met together Tuesday b t‘xP°,'ts have created a grave j ___
night to discuss and formulate plans shortage of fats and oils for indus j
tioned the ehoir for the heads of CBS
in 'New York. CBS immediately
placed the chorus on a coast-to-
crast network where they have been
NATIONAL SF'RV ICE heard for even years by an audience
LIFE INSl RANGE of over 10,000.000 people, each Sun-
day.
Mon than anything else the music
•ling by Wings Over Jordan actually
tells the story of the American
Negro through music, feeling and
depth of understanding • and the
group • elf is a liv;ng example of
the great1 ess that has been built by
people f *wo races through the ef-
by which such a Board can function. t!'a* use’ which makes even more
The organized anil coordinated ef- ******* the need to conserve and
fort that van result from such
turn in used kitchen fats.
group is the quickest and most practi- *be Percent drop
MEMBER OF INDEPENDENTS
ORGANIZATION
current Columbia, Mo., Nov. 20 Miss Mar- '
cal way for the community U realize wvrld Production <fF fats and oils as ■ *i,ret Ann Kln,ba11 ot C°tuIla’ Texa*
compared to prewar production means . became a member ot the Indepen
needed civic improvement*.
a world shortage of over 8 billion
■ dent
s Organization at Stt phens Col
In many cases organizations in the pounds of fats and oils for food and beie leCl’ntly. following a mem-
County are paralleling efforts for a industrial use. The U. S. is send I bership drive in the_.» tesidence halls
ing t* other nations ovts 452 million ;on tbe {'anipus.
pounds of fats and oils during the
similar organization. With author
ity to act for tVie representative or-
ganization, time and effort would be
more efficiently utilized.
The Independents Organization at
last three months of 1947 more" than j *StePhens '* romp s, d of hall groups
twice the amount shipped during thei"b*cb ‘""J g 'her as a unified
entire firs', six months of (his year
as a
campus organization. included
the Independent program a’e
Bonfire Party. Independent Sing (’on- 1 j
test, teas, formal and informal dan-
ces, picnics and parties, with the
annual Independent Circus climaxing
the year’s activities.
scheduled for school children two dustrinl use helps to case the world ' *' 'a 1 ' ol<bl ''l'
at the Starlight Roof of the Chase
Hotel in St. Louis, Mo., will provide
The Jaycee* are very happy to an- although all prewar U. S. surpluses
nounce that they have engaged the have been isi>d up.
internationally famous “Wings Over These stepped up U. S. exports in
Jordan” Choir to present three per- tensify the need to ave e y dr p
formances in Cotulla on January 14. of used kitchen fats. Every pound
An afternoon performance is i he of used fats recovered for l!. S. in
performances will he held in the shortage. Used kitchen fat collect
Cotulla High School Auditorium dur- ed aitywhere in the U. S. i- processed
Until January 1, 1948, anyone who
has let his National Service Life
Insurance lapse can reinstate his
insurance if he is in as good health
as he was when he quit paying pre-
miums. and is not totally disabled.
After January 1, 1948. anyone de-
siring to reinstate his National .sei
vice Life Insurance will be required
to pass a physical examination, hut
service-connected disabilities which
aie not totally disabl g will he
waived and will not 1>< a bar t"
reinstatement until January 1. 1950.
Only two monthly premiums, at
the same rate paid while in the si -
vice, are necessary t "'.'instate any
11* 1 Term policy, at any time during
the term period. It does’ not matter
'how long the policy has beet; lapsed.
1 New insurance may now lie pur-
chased by anyone who had milita
ry service between October 8. 1940,
and September 2. 1945. to the max:
mum amount of $10,000. regardless
of whether he Uiught National Ser-
vice Life Insurance while in the se:
vice.
Here's (t hat You Get
Choice of seven different plans:
5-year term, ordinary life. 20-pay
ment life. 30-payment life, 20 y a
endowment, endowment at age 00
a i Endowment at age 05.
Low premium rates on all plans
ise all expenses of operation are
paid by the United States Govern-
ment. „
No extra premium charge for
“waiver of premium” in event of
total disability lasting six months
or more.
No extra premium charge for haz-
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gro. Re
Se'tle and
'Wings Over
Kramer.
H! MHJ ’ FOOTBALL
»H< A DC AST
Oil (V Refining
the curtain on
Company
the 19-17
Humble
rings dow
football season with broadcasts of
the two fetal games scheduled this
Saturday
Huml.ii ^ broadcast of the S. M.
I T. C 1 . tU'-le will be beard at
1:50 p. m. from Ft. Worth. Play by
play announcer Kern Tips and color
man Al*** Chesser will share the
broader-’ booth, with stations KPRt',
Houston; WOAI. San Antonio. WBAP
Dal!as-F;. Worth: KRIS Coi ■ us
Ing the evening of the 14th.
Tor reuse within A0 days after it is 11 "'** tbl 1 ('P h Mt formal ardous occupations, place of resi
Christmas dan - *- 1— L-’J '—
SILVER TEA
The Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church en-
tertained with a Silver Tea Tuesday
night, November 25th.
Mrs. Claude Franklin introduced
Mrs. John A. Cook who presented a
review of the book, “Miracle of the
Bells” by Russell Janney. Mrs, Cook’s
review was well received by the ap-
preciative audience.
Following the review, Mrs. M. B.
Olson presented Mrs. Cook with a
gift from the Society,
The guests were invited to the tea
The “Wing® Over Jordan” Choir turned into meat dealers,
has been heard throughout the world Almost every U. S. Industry de
end ha* broadcast each Sunday over pends on fats and oils either for op
CBS for the past ten years. eration or production of important ma-
, terials such as lubricating oils and
-- hydraulic fluids, textiles, leather and ^dependents
TO I.EAA F FOR HAWAII coating fabrics as well as many oth
er products. Salvaged kitchen fats
ce to t>e held two
I
nights. Dec. 5 and 6, in Ix>la Raney
Wood ballroom at the college. *
An innovation 'his year will be
a semi-formal dance Nov. 21 ai d 22
lich
organization
table where Mrs.
poured tea.
Mrs. Harold F. Carpenter and four wi], belp mwt thpf!p dpnia(!ds.
children of Dallas have been visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. 1 --
Thompson of Woodward for the past j MORE R VIN
several months. On Monday of next __
week, Mrs. Carpenter and children Scattered showers fell again over
are leaving for the Hawaiian Islands La Salle County this week. Last
where they go to join her husband Saturday the gauge at Cotulla meas-
who has been stationed on the Island ured .61 of an Inch and Tuesday
and the Pan-Hellenic
at Stephens College.
Miss Kimball is the daughter of
Mr. and MiA. Henry 0. Kibmall of
Cotulla. _
STORES CI/OSE FOR
THANKSGIVING
Practically all business houses
( ....o .... hr ,B,miu .«» v,. ...v.. -----—, ,in Cotulla closed for Thanksgiving.
Albert Johnson of Kauai since August, ami where ! right .16 of an inch. The fall was iOnly cafes and filling stations re-
they will make their home. heavier in some sections. Training open.
dence, or military service.
Dividends paid to the insured as
declared by the Veterans Adminis
trator.
Choice of Beneficiary: Name two
or more persons, if you wish, a cor-
poration or your estate.
\”our choice as to how the insur-
ance will be paid to your beneficiary: ,
One lump sum (if requested by the the birth of a son at Myers Hospital
insured), monthly installments for Thursday, November 20th.
any period from 3 to 20 yeas; or I
equal monthly installments for life, Mr’ *nd Mr*' Rob S,,ftor’ are the
no matter how long the beneficiary a W Friday, Nov .
may live.
For further information visit or
write your County Sendee Officer,
BENEFIT DANCE
SATURI
The American Legion
sponsoring a dance Sat
November 29, in the O
School Gymnasium t
is invited.
Ruddy Hancock and his Orchestra
will furnish the music, and the dance
will begin at 9 p. m.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nance announce
.Richard Dohie, or
I Legion, Cotulla.
ember 21st, at the Myers Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller of
Woodward announce the arrival of
the American a daughter, born Friday, November
21st at Myers TTorpual.
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