The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1968 Page: 1 of 6
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1968
COTULLA, LA SALLE COUNTY, TEXAS 78014
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
VOLUME XII - NUMBER 24 10c PER COPY
Alvin Harper
Box 122
Cotulla Chapter Of FFA Receives
CP&L's Farm Electrification Award
Band Meeting Set For
Friday Night 7:30 P.M.
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Each Tuesday
Is Auction Day
In Cotulla
100 ’
57°
May-
Weothar statistics for July
ATTEND THE CHURCH
OF YOUR CHOICE
tr
Fred Pool, East Toxas C of C
WSCS Program
Committees To
us make as much as we'd like to have? And our
how many of them are exactly the people we
to associate with eight hours a day, year in and
Weather
Statistics
If unable to attend this meet-
ing please notify Mr. Carpen-
ter by mail at his school ad-
dress, P. O. Box 699, Cotulla,
Texas.
Weiher Statistics for
1968. Recorded at Co>tulla
nicipal Airport by Federal
ation Administration, 1
Service Station.
May h’^h temperature
on “he 26 th.
Ifiy low temperature
on the 1st and 18th.
Total precipitation for
1.43 inches.
Total precipitation through
May 31st this year 7.94 inches,
ches.
Members and prospective
members of the Cotulla High
Band are urged to attend a
most important organizational
meeting of the band at 7:30
Friday August 9th at the Band
Hall.
nicipai Airport by Federal
Aviation Administration, Flight
Service Station.
July High temperature 100°
on 21st, 22nd, and 31st.
July low temperature 69°
on the ©th.
Total precipitation for July-
1.76 inches.
Total precipitation this year
through July 31st - 13.95 in-
ches.
Reshersat days and times
will be selected. School instru-
ments will be issued and other
matters of business will be
discussed.
".. On Flowery Beds Of Ease"
An eminent Southern educator, years ago, used to like
sing an old gospel song — or rather, hear the students sing it
in chapel on Monday mornings — a tew lines of which I still
remember. It went like this: "Would you be wafted to the skies
on flowery beds of ease while others WORK to reach the
heights." And Colonel H. L. Armstrong, who was then presi-
dent of Castle Heights Military Academy, in Lebanon, Tennes-
see, would be the first man on earth to answer those words in
the negative. For he realized what most observant men of my
acquaintance still realize, and that is the fact that men should
EARN a living for their families; that any honest toil is hono-
rable; that a man should receive his pay in an amount com-
mensurate with his worth and ability; and that idleness cannot
be excused in those cases where people refuse to work at jobs
which "they don't like," while the working people of this nation
support them.
We are getting pretty sick of people demanding rights
which, in fact, do not exist, just as we are getting pretty sick
of politicians mouthing the phrase: "you deserve" this or that.
By what virtue do we deserve that which we have not
earned? Does the child "deseve" to be the parent? Does the
criminal "deserve" the protection of a society whose rights he
would destroy? Does the incompetent "deserve" to be (he pre-
sident of the company? Does the jobless "deserve" a handout
simply because his joblessness is a direct result of his own
refusal to work at something which he does not prefer?
What man or woman among us has been able to work,
always, at jobs which suited (us) absolutely? And the pay —
how many of
associates —
would prefer
year out?
But just as marriage is not a perfect union, but usually
a union of two imperfect people; so we live our lives, most of
us at least, as reasonably happy people, in spite of it all.
Jobs? Yes, everyone should have a job, just as everyone
should realize his own potential and face up to his own res-
ponsibilities; and we feel sorry for those who do not have the
former just as we deplore the fact that we have all too many
who do not recognize the latter, or recognizing it, refuse to
accept it.
Most of us in this great nation see many things about us
which we would like to change, but there are a few things we'd
like to keep, and one of them is the belief that any honest toil
is honorable. But unfortunately, and INCREASINGLY, we see
too many people who stop looking for work the minute they
find a jobl
May
Mu-
Avi-
Flight
Weather Statistics for June
1968. Recorded at Cotulla Mu-
nicipal Airport by Federal
Aviation Administration, Flight
Service Station.
June high temperature 100°
on the 5th.
June low temperature 64°
on the 27th.
Total precipitation for June-
4.25 inches.
Total precipitation for 1968
through June 30th. 12.19 in-
ches.
Meet August 13
The Program Committees of
the Womens Society of Chris-
tian Service will meet Tuesday,
August 13th at 4:00 P. M. in
•the Fellowship Hall of the
United Methodist Church, to
fill olit Date Books.
The following on Commit-
tee's are urged to be present.
Namely: President, Mrs. Bob
Hughson,; vice president, Mrs.
Dan Kinsel, Sr.; Missionary
Ed, Mrs. M. C. Whitwell;
Christian Soi Relations, Mrs.
Jack Curtis; program mate-
rials, Mrs. B. S. Dorough and
Spiritual Life Cult, Mrs. Ray
J Wernsing.
Reporter
•nd vinyl covering for
27th. Seniors Regis-
C
Area winners of the state is not only to improve
28th. Juniors Regis-
29th, Sophmores Re-
I panies, were also recognized
I and presented cast: prizes.
Youth Rodeo August 9-10
WASHINGTON AND Small
BY C. WILSON HARDER
Plato Updated
Lions Club Meeting Held August 1st
lines 01 me w Pearsall Javcees
Gust of lion Manin Melson •
matters.
Trail RLie
students in
may become
ru’es and re-
high school.
please bear
■this project.
As a matter of fact, the jugg-
ling of tariff rates by the
Washington thinkers was one
of the reasons for the price cut.
your
ride
It Is perhaps more ger-
to discuss the matter
But the pnee was cut due to
the competitive situation in the
steel market It was done with-
out a ukase from would be eco-
nomic planners in Washington.
Rut it does point up one old
fact When politicians and their
even less experienced bureau-
crats try to play businessman,
the result is as ridiculous as *
six year old boy trying to play
big by dressing up in his fath-
er's clothes. And not nearly as
had never made or sold a pound
of steel in their lives immedi-
ately clamored this price raise
was all wrong. The Justice De-
partment was called into ac-
tion. and in fact the bureaucrats
apparently stopped just short
of ordering cut the militia.
> as it leads
front door or
Dilley Lions
To Serve
Meal At Rodeo
The Cotulla Lions Club held
its regular meeting at 7:00 p.
m. on August 1st in the school
cafeteria.There were 15 mem-
bers and one guest present for
'he meeting.
Lions Paul Cotulla presented
'the program for the evening.
The program was about the
Lions Club emblem. Some in-
There is no great new moral
involved here.
A little over four years ago
United States Steel decided to
raise the price of steel. As a
layman in the intricacies of the
steel industry, it was thought
rather strange, in view of the
increasing cheap imports of
steel that such a move was
taken. On the other hand, it
can be presumed that the man-
agement of the company must
know what it is doing.
County Treasurer
Attends State
Conference
tor American Farmer Degrees
Glenwood Willms, Goliad; Ri-
chard F. Bettge, Cuero; Jack
W. Harbison, Edcouch, and
Dario Guerra, Jr., Mission were
also introduced at the dinner
More than 150 FFA members
and adult leaders attended the
banquet, which is sponsored
Young cowboys and cowgirls
from all over the state will
be in Dilley on August 9th
and 10t>h to compete in the
Annual Youth Rodeo sponsor-
ed each year by the Pearsall
Jaycees. The rodeo performan-
ces will be held at the Winter
Garden Arena.
The Rodeo, sponsored by the
Pearsall Jaycees. opens at 8:00
P. M., Friday, August 9th with
a second performance on Sat-
urday at 8:C0 p. m.
The outstanding cowboy and
cowgirl will each receive a
$100.00 saving bond. Prizes will
The camera and film depart-
ment will be increased to com-
pensate for the demand of such
products. The liquor depart-
ment wi’l hopefully offer a
wider seilection and most of
all the gift and better living
sections will be larger, better
arran ged and available as well
as the better lines of men and
and womens cosmeCtcs. The
drug and prescription depart-
ments will be in the westward
center part of the store. The
basic color plan calls for light
green shekveing with white
backs and various blending
Miss Virginia Ann Pagel,
County Treasurer, La Salle
County, attended the meeting
of county Treasurer's Associa-
'ion of Texas in San Antonio
July 24 thrugih 28. The confe-
rence was held at the El Tro-
picana, Motel Hotel.
The five day meeting was
very informative as well as
entertaining. After the wed-
come to San Antonio by County
Judge Blair Reeves, the pro-
gram included well informed
speakers such as the Hon. Roy
Barrerra, Secretary of State;
A. J. Ploceh County Commissio-
ner, Bexar County; H. B Za-
chary, HemisFair official; and
the Honorable Judge John F.
(Continued on page 5)
i Also new this year on the
program a steer saddling and
a steer riding event. These
should help provide the spec-
tators with a very entertaining
evening.
A few box seats are still
available and you may contact
a Jaycee member about pur-
chasing one for both perfor-
mances. Each box contains 6
seats.
At 9:00 p. m. Saturday night,
there will be a Western Dance
on the redeo grounds. Music
will be provided by the Border
Drifters of Laredo and the pu-
blic is invited to attend.
Make your plans now to
attend the Annual Youth Ro-
deo. In Dilley, August 9th and
10th.
■the appearance but to allow
better use of the space that is
available, especially along the
walls.
Farm Electrification A*ar<?s,’
which are sponsored by 11
investor - owned electric com-
Now fairly recently U. S.
Steel announced price cuts in
many steel items, stating this
was done to meet an increase in
cheap foreign competition
* * *
It is interesting to note that
this price cut came at a time
when the nation is still using
huge amounts of steel for war
and also when there is every
expectation of a steel strike.
Again, as a layman, this does
not seem the time to cut prices.
The new book “The Modern
Industrial State” by Dr. John
Galbraith, ex-ambassador, ad-
visor to presidents and so on,
is most interesting.
* * *
For he makes the case, as did
Plato some 2300 years ago, that
the best way to keep the econ-
omy, the social order and other
matters on an even keel is to
have at the wheel a group of
super planners who would
compromise the government
* * *
Now, of course, one could
well launch into a discussion of
how well the super planners,
called government economists,
have been handling the affairs
of the American ship of state
these past few years, bringing
up such items as the balance of
gold, the national deficit and
other
August
ter.
August
ter.
August
gister.
August
School and Elementary Stu-
dents Register.
September 3rd, First Flull
day of School.
November 28 - 29, Thanks-
giving Holiday.
December 20 till Jan 6th,
Christmas Holiday.
March 14th, Teachers Con-
vention.
April 4 - 7th, Easter Holiday.
May 26th. Last Full Day of
School.
Lion President Bob Good of
the Dilley Lions Club announ-
ced that the Dilley Lions Club
in co - operation with the
> will serve
chicken Bar -Be- Que during
■the Jaycees sponsored Youth
Rodeo performances on Aug-
ust lOtih at the Dilley Lions
Rodeo Arena in the Civic Cen-
ter Building.
Plans for Saturday, August
•10th are to start serving at
11:30 and continue untill 2 p.
m. and again from 5 p.m. until
8 p. m. that night. Make your
•plans to come out early and
enjoy a good Bar -Be- Que
Chicken plate in the air - con-
ditioned comfort of the Civic
Center Biulding and then at-
tend the J. C. sponsored Youth
Rodeo which will provide fast
moving, interesting entertain-
ment for the whole family,
watching the young folks com-
pete for honors and prizes.
Your patronage is needed and
appreciated.
was Mr. Andy Lamdruni who is
affiliated with the Stockmens
National Bank.
The Lions enjoyed a deli-
cious roast beef dinner pre-
pared by Mrs. Ttillie Hillje.
teresting facts about the em-
blem is that the official em-
blem was adopted on December
31. 11921.
The emblem consists of the
letter "L“ between two lion
profiles, with the words ‘ Lions
International". The emblem
serves to unite members of the
worlds largest service associa-
tion consisting of over 800,-
000 members in over 140 co-
untries of the world.
Remember to have
horse saddled and ready to
in the trail ride to the Jaycee
Rodeo in Dilley. Saturday Aug-
ust 10th. We will leave the
Wishing Well Club's parking
lot at 7:30 o'clock A. M
Weldon Spykes, trail boss,
reminds all under 21 years of
age to get a minor release form
and have it signed. Forms are
available at the county agents
office.
(Continued on Pago 6)
be freshly painted of covered
with a prefinished paneling.
Also an AM FM sound system
will be installed for music.
News and special events to be
aired thru out the entire store
A TV set will be put in for
special events of interest to be
shown as they occur Finally,
touch up painting will be done
and then a thick carpet placed
down each ish
away from the
fountian area.
Repeating . .
with us doing
Sidewalk superintendents are
very welcome now, during and
afterwards.
30th, Junior High
During the month of August
Gaddis Pharmacy will undergo
a vast remodeling project. It is
hoped to give the people of
his area a new store that is
both efficient and attractive.
Work is expected to start on
or about the 13th of August.
And be mostly completed by
the end of the month. During
this period business will be as
usual except for the noise and
’eneral disorder.
All of the store fixtures will
be either replaced or refinish-
ed, and rd.ocated. Nearly
i everything -wMi be in a new
when finished. The re*
Ga idis Pharmacy To Be Remodeled
The school children or 'he
Ct tulla Public Schools will be-
gin registering for the 1968-69
school term, Monday, August
26th. Following is the sche-
dule of registeration:
Freshmen wi’l register in the
High S loc1. Room 2 from 9:00
a. m. till 4:00 p. m., Monday,
lupust 2? i. Parents or guar-
lians are rec jested to accom-
pany Freshmen
order that they
familiar with the
gulations of the
Sam H. Barnes, agricultural development director
for Central Power and Light Company, Congratulates
Phil Ward, who accepted electrical awards won by the
Cotulla FFA Chapter at the recent FFA awards banquet
in Corpus Christi.
The Cotulla chapter of the
Future Farmers of America
was among 20 FFA groups
which received Central Power
and Light Company's Farm
Electrification Award at the
Area X Awards Banquet in
Corpus Christi recently.
The Chapter received a Su-
perior rating and a pUuumljbw*-
senteflTtiy sam Tf. Barnes, CPL s
agricultural development direc-
tor. The winning chapters also
received electrical test equip-
ment to be used in future FFA
work.
Four South Texas candidates I and presented cash prizes.
rsday, August 29 from 9:00 a.
m. till 4:00 p. m. in room 2.
Junior Hiiglh School students
and all Elementary students
will register Friday, August
30th from 8:45 a. m. till 11:00
a. m.
All H: h School Students who
failed a course will register
Friday, August 3Cth from 9:00
a. m. till 4:00 in room 2 of
the High School.
Buses wi’l run and will re-
turn students Jo their homes
before noon on Friday, August
3C*h. There will be a general
faculty meeting in the school
cafeteria at 2:00 p. m., Thurs-
day, August 29th.
Classes will being on full
schedule Tuesday, September
3rd. Buses will run on regu-
lar schedule and the lunch-
room will be open.
All students attending Co-
tulla Public Schools who have
not been vaccinated for small
pox within the past five years
should be vaccinated before
school starts.
First grade students will be
required to show vaccination
land birth certificates.
:l Folowing is the school Ca-
and contrasting colors of tor-\lender for 1968 - 6®.
Angus’. 26th - Freshmen Re-
and have the requirements for
graduation and college a mis-
sion explained to them.
Seniors wi” regie er Tues-
day, August 27th, from 9:09
a. m. till 4:00 p. m. in Room 2.
Parents or guardians of Senior
students are requested to ac-
company their child to make
certain that he is in line for
graduation.
Juniors wi’l regie ter Wed-
nesday, August 28th from 9:00
a. m. till 4:00 p. m. in room 2.
Sophmores will register Thu-
But
mane
from another aspect. And al-
though United Steel Is not what
can be considered a small busi-
ness, this corporation does
serve as an illustration.
also be given for the first 31
places in each event.
This year's rodeo promises
to be very exciting with seve-
ral new events added to an
already exciting program.
On Saturday afternoon at 2
p. m., there will be a special
Open Pole Bending Contest.
This Contest is open to any 1
high school age youth, whether
entered in the rodeo or not.
Youths interested must have a
minor's release signed by his
or her parents and notorized.
A silver belt buckle will be
awarded to the winner of 'this
event.
But this attitude did not pre-
vail in Washington. Those who I amusing either.
@ National F adoration of Indcpondont Buulnotu
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Patterson, Bettie. The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1968, newspaper, August 9, 1968; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1175567/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.