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CUERO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1952
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VOL. 58.—NO. 198
HOME BUYING
670-POUNDER OPENS TUNA CONTEST
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TRAILER HOME NEARLY SUBMERGED IN TEXAS FLOOD
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Most of the cotton In DeWitt
left in the fields where the water
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WEDNESDAY
Club—12
Club—Liveoak
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Fire Dept.—
PTA—activity
to consist of not more then
•information received here.
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COMING EVENTS
Herbert tabd Is
Club President
were made here in Cuero.
The nearest town that is celebrat-
ing the event is Kenedy, with a col-
orful three-day fiesta that got un-
derway there Sunday and will be
concluded this evening with a big
dance.
The affair is being put on on
No Diez y Siez
Celebration In Cuero
MADE EASIER;
LIFT CONTROLS
The men are preparing to com-
pete at the semi-annual Guadalupe
Firemen’s Association meet to be
held in Yorktown Sunday, October
Judge Orders Lodge
Property Under Fence
Returned To Owners
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Police are etill most diligent
tn enforcmen t of parking met-
units in
months.
REV. SANDERS
HEADS GROUP
owned by the Cuero Masonic Lodge
and put under fence by Gonzales.
The Lodge contended that Con-
soles had fenced in a portion of
their property, located on the Vic-
toria highway on ground formerly
owned by a' railroad company.
Judge Green, in handing down his
ruling, said that Gonzales must re-
turn the disputed property and pay
court costs but^ruled that the de-
fendant need not pay the Lodg£ for
expenses incurred in surveying the
land. • V X
Judgement was entered against
Rafael C. Gonzales in Judge Green’s
District Court last week in the case
to information giyen Elmer T-wMeke,
manager of the local Texas Em-
ployment Commission, however, the
to normal. At noon today the wa
there was only 5 feet above noru
Traffic was reopened over J
Hochheim bridge on the Cuero
DISHES HIT BY
LIGHTNING IN
FEHNER HOME
Lightning struck the rural home
of Otto Fehner in Lindenau com-
munity during the recent rainstorm
and did considerable damage to some
valuable dishes, according to a re-
port given by his brother.
Mr. Fehner was sitting by a radio
when the bolt came down a nearby
chimney and leaped to the cup-
board where Mrs. Fehner had her
dishes.
The cupboard and dishes were
badly damaged, and Mrs. Fehner
was particularly upset as they were
gMts received when she and Mr.
Fehner celebrated their 25th wed-
ding anniversary last November.
They were unhurt.
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cut. City police don’t enjoy
giving out ticket*. It is their
|uty, just m it is the duty of
au of us to abide by ths reg-
ulations.
We can make it more pleas-
ant all around by obeying the
lav.
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A letter from Herman Howerts,
of Luling, Chairman of the Fire
Prevention Committee, was read
and discussed at last night’s meet-
ing.
The letter explained rules for the
Fire Prevention Slogan Contest now
underway, and added that all en-
tries must be postmarked not later
than September 25.
Howerts announced that first
prize winner will receive $10, and
second prize winner, $5.
COTTON CROP
B 918 PC. IN
8,060 Bales Ginned To
Dale Is Luddeke's
Estimate
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A combination meeting and drill chief said,
was held Monday evening by mem-
bers of the Cuero Fire Department,
! Regulars, Lester Frers, assistant to
Lions
noon
Natinoal Guard—armory— 7:30 p.|
m.
Ladies Aux. Cuero
Katherine Koenig
Heads Catholic Troop
Five Traffic Fines
In Corporation Court
Either the condition of the streets
under repair or the vigilance of City
Police is having Its effect on drivers
within the city. Police records re-
veal that a total of only $68.50 was
paid into the city cash register tor
the week — and that paid by a
total of only five violates*.
Edward Emanuel Hahn. George
Fischer and Vernon Snyder all paid
$13.10 fines for speeding. Werner
Rauge paid a like amount for
being drunk and Domingo Gonzales
paid the same thing for operating
a motor vehicle without drivers
license. .
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les used by the East Texas Tuber-
culosis hospital” at Tyler.
•This committee belisves that if
these recommendations can be
carried out and these three hos-
pitals can be built, the state will be
to
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TO HOSPITALS
RECOMMENDED
OH LAND OR SEA
CAMP LEJUENE, N. C — (UP)—
Ool. Donald M. Weller believes
ma-
rines are “the soldiers of the sea.”
He reorted for duty here in his
45-ft. sailboat which he sailed from
Newport, R. I.
committee, stewardship revivals,
publicity, the use of lay speakers and
teaching stewardship through the
dumb school.
As far as can be determined, no
plans for the Diez y Siez Celebration
fyfownTalk
*^Any number of fans attend-
ing Friday night’s football
* game at Gobbler stadium voic-
ed a complaint to school
authorities which was likely
well founded.
’T The complaint was in regard
jp youngsters of below school
age who were allowed to romp
and play among the ramps of
the reserved seat section dur-
ing the ball game.
*" School authorities have no
jurisdiction over these chUr
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Robert Goebel was elected pres-
ident of the Green DeWitt Junior
Historian Chib, Chapter 115, ac-
cording to Sandra Bitterly, newly-
elected reporter. The meeting was
held Friday afternoon at the school.
Other officers elected were, Larry
Thieme, vice-president; Charles
Lessman, secretary-treasurer; and
E. C. Berger, song leader. Roll call
was answered by giving names of
Indian tribes and India words.
Eight visitors were present.
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Drive carefully on Cuero’s
••upturned” streets.
Due to the weather, 4t has
town physically Impossible for
the.street department to fill
<11 Ot the serious chug holes
or even to mark them.
To save a broken spring or
perhaps even a serious smash-
up, exercise caution when tra-
veling these routes.
cotton, Luddeke was told. The west-
ern section of DeWitt County is
fairly well picked out, he was also
toM.
A total of 944 percent of the es-
timated 8,500 bales has been ginn-
ed. - J
The total to date is 8,080 hales
with Nordheim leading with 3477
bales ginned. .
Yorktown reports 2464; Cuero,
1,193; Westhoff, 343; Concerete, 181;
and Hochheim, 780.
The U. 8. Department of Comm-
erce’s cotton ginning report to Sep-
tember 1 reported a total of 5,891
concerning 97/100 acres of land bale8 finned in the County, and on
Sept 1, 1951, the report was 7441
bales, according to M. A. H. Mueller,
special agent -
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ONLY FHi TOP of the trailer boms (right) shows above water during flash flood of the Comal river at New
Braunfels, Tex^ one of the areas suffering flash flood havoc tn central Texas, Ths floods surged up after
torraattai rains ranging to 24 inchea Death toll is at least four, _ (J»iter»Mitioaal fioundpAo:o>
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a Heed .Local Group
■ San Antonio
A group of Methodists from Cuero,
including the pasted*, the Rev.. A. C.
Petersen and his wife, was In Sen
Antonio Monday to attend the
Southwest Texas and Rio Grande
Conferences which were in session
at Travis Park Methodist Church.
The purpose of the Conference* was
to make plans for the Texas Metho-
dist Stewardship Movement in local
churches.
Re|Sresenting Cuero, in addition
to Rev. and Mrs, Peterson were,
Mesdames L. L. Buttery and W. O.
White and Myron Bass. -
Principal speaker was Dr. Robert
E. Gooodrich Jr., of the Pint Metho-
dist Church of Dallas. /Ray H.
ST Tabulations as more and Hlehols of Vernon, president of the
denomination’s Board of Lay Read-
mora matonsts are finding >poke at the Laymen’s Steward-
ehip dinner, when W. W. Jackson of
Sen Antonio, Southwest Conference
lay leader, presided.
Bishop A. Frank Smith of Houston*
presided and opened the session with
an address. Other speakers includ-
ed Rev. John Dooaho of Corpus
Christi, and Mrs. C. A. Barr of Aus-
tin.
Interest groups featured the after-
non program with di-
rectors in charge
Topics of discussion Included the
IBTbay keep school boys and
girls well in line.
It is up to the parents to
keep the little ones quiet and
•M to it that they do not dis-
. turb others who have paid
good money for a seat In the
stadium, who have come, to
^e the ball game, and while
T^iey love kiddies as do all of
us, believe that under such
circumstances the little ones
should be kept orderly. We
don’t think this complaint se-
vere enough to offend anyone,
and that the incident won t
happen again. Some of us just
realize that our young-
1 bothering anyone
t -some Of iflkap-
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Other than those
IWemen or others
•kving business at th£ agene
of the bl^ze followed the
trucks to a call in North Cuero
Monday.
It is to be hoped that motor-
ists of Cuero will continue to
refrain from “joining the pa-
rade”, such as existed here
not too long ago and which
* serious traffic haz-
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SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS—Partly
,c lo u d y through Wednesday.
Scattered thundershowers Tues-
day and in the south portion
Wednesday. No important tem-
perature changes.
Fire Department Combination
Meeting and Drill Held Monday .
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to each contestant.
It must be submitted on a 2-cent
postcard, complete with name and
address, and Fire Department or
Auxiliary to yhich the entrant be-
longs. All entries should be mailed
Ito: Fire Prevention Slogan Contest,
Box 533, Luling, Texas.
AU entries are to remain the prop-
erty of the contestant, except the
winning slogan, which will become
the property of the Guadalupe Fire-
men’s Association, and will be used
as the official slogan for the year. 7:30 P. M.
In the event of a tie, first and
second prize money will be equally
divided, and the decision of the
judges is to be final. ]
The letter concluded with the
The slogan must be original and" statement that the contest is open
15 to any fireman or auxiliary mem-
Peterson Boanl R<
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As Sites
AUSTIN, Sept 18 (UP) — The
Board for State Hospitals and
Specials Schools Tuesday recom-
mended that the Weaver H. Baker
Tuberculosis Sanatorium be “re-
located with two hospitals” one at
Harlingen and the other at San
Antonio.
The Harlingen hospital, under
the- board’s reeommendetion,
would have a capacity of 400-600
beds. The proposed San Antonio
institution would be of similar
siaa.
Present facilities at Near Mis-
sion house approximately 1,000 pa-
tients.
Pinal decision on the location
will rest with the legislature, con-
vening next January.
The board acted on a report
from a subcommittee composed of
Durwood Manford of Smiley,
James M. Windham of Livingston,
Dr. Walter Goddard, Austin, and
Board Chairman Claude Gilmer.
Rocksprings.
Rebuilt Tyler Hospital
Hie committee also recommend -
ed the board “undertake the re-
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. whaling
Wa mm this axpfasiian ta danol* that
wa have baan able la moi# on initial
aeoloct. Th* axpraiiian started with
flR whaling boots af th« Arctic area.
•My hova to got special bools lo break
By ROBERT F. LOFTUS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UP)—
The government Tuesday removed
emergency controls over real
estate credit, clearing the way for
middle-income families to buy new
homes on a small down payment
can find a willing
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work of the local church stewardship buUdin8 “e Jjemporary facffit-j^jQ house, $3,000 for a $15,000 unit,
and $6,000 on a $20,000 home, com-
pared with $1,450, $3,700, and $6,450
under Regulation X. Above $20,000
however, the new FHA require-
ments in most cases are higher finely in the old saying that
than under Regulation X because
P0*1^100 wlth respect the agency lowered from $16,000
to $14,000 the maximum amount-
it will insure on any mortgage.
Recommends Sen
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.J dAti ndfllDQGfl ■ - wry low ar vtof high price fields ‘ • -*:
Hamed President of De-
significant _ f ,
The regulation was suspended In
obedience to the Defense Produc-
tion Act which required such ac-
tion when the volume of a new
housing starts fell bellow ah an-
nual rate of 1,2000,000
any three consecutive
Home building in June, July and
August was more than 10 per cent
under that rate.
The suspension affected commer-
cial as well as residential building,
and both private and government-
financed housing, including farm
homes.
Payment Cat For Veto
The biggest immediate benefi-
ciaries appeared to be veterans.
Beginning Tuesday, a veteran can
—at least theoretically—pick up a
new $10,000 home for as little as
$500 down on a VA loan.
The veteran’s down payment
would go up only $50 for every
$1,000 of housing above that price
—to 4750 for a $15,000 heme, $1,
000 on a $20,000 residence and only
$1450 for a $25,000 dream house.
For non-veterans, the reduction
in required down payments on
FHA housing were smaller but still
substantial. The new FHA mini-
mums are $1450 down on * $10,-
Government Removes
Emergency Controls on
Low Cost Houses
Mary Katherine Koenig win head 7
the Junior Catholic Daughter^
Troop 3, this year, and other offi- I
cers elected for the new year **•
Carolyn EUinger, vice-presidentj
Dorothy Dreyer, secretary; Ka,
Riebschlaeger, tr$asurer, and Rosa-
lie Hruska, 11
The above ;
three bridges near Cuero were 1
closed Tuesday af tertoan. Tt
were the Hen Gate bridge on
Cheapside jrtd, * / Je&ffc
ket road. U was expect* tha™
least two efjtbese bridges
be reopened Wednesday.
Estimates aiB atill onasral
on crop losses te the Caere
neither the county agents .0
PMA office having suftident
County has been picked, according B known however that a M
|jer more bates of cotton was
lowland fields along the river awf
that some feed was lost Wmy val-
ley farmers were able to set out *
Hochheim.wea.tillI hw qmt» « Mt portion at their mothered cotta,
left In the neM. where the waler Thuralay md maar
did not reach. Most of it is scrap hulk of the Good water*
T Ih^Xalwaa mkarn —. . ..A *
area and flooded their 1
,80 far as The Record could
no livestock losses warn repo
VICTORIA AWAITING
CREST OF FLOOD .
A BIB 47&POUND btoefla tana to bautad aboard to open scoring tn the
ninth taternational tana cup match. Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. Angler
to William K Carpenter (bareheaded) of Wilmington, DeL It took him
nearly an boor to land the giant flak. flatomatfonai Soundphoto>
Witt County Ministerial
1 Association
The Rev. Norman A. Sanders,
Baptist minister, was elected presi-
dent of the DeWitt County Minis-
terial Association Monday at their
monthly meeting held at trie First
Presbyterian Church parlors.
Rev. Sanders succeeds Rev. A. C.
Peterson.
The Rev. John P. Minter was re-
elected secretary, and the Rev. John
W. Herman, program chairman.
Plans were made for special ex-
hibits and programs to be held in
connection with the publication of
the new Revised Standard Version of
the Bible.
It was also voted to continue to
make possible awards for Sunday
School atendance, the awards to be
made through the local schools,
the Rev. Minter said.
Rev. Roy Bounds and Rev. L M.
James, both of Yoakum, will be in
charge of next month’s program at
which time a special prayer will be
offered for the Nation.
Light refreshments and a social
hour were enjoyed at the conclus-
ion of the business meeting.
Ministers from Yoakum, Yorktown,
and Meyersvllle were present in ad-
dition to Cuero.
DeWitt County Med. Soc.-York-
tow—8:30 p. m.
John C. French
bldg.—3 p. m.
Holy Communion—Grace Church
—10 a. m. *
r Choir Rehearsal—Grace Church—
7:U p. az. lad Au by Rnaatti mom
to state operated tuberculosis
hospitals,’* the report added.
The Tyler hospital is largely
used for Negro patients.
—if they
banker.
Effective -immediately, a veteran
can buy any GI home on a Veter-
ans Administration loan . for no
more than five per cent down—
nothing down if it costs $7,000 or
less. A non-veteran can get an
FHA-insured home for five to 20
per cent down, subject to a $14,000
mortgage ceiling.
Building industry experts were
mildly optimistic over the Feder-
al Reserve Board’s action in ab-
andoning the so-called Regulation
X under which all mortgage cre-
dit has been restricted since
October, 1950, as an anti-inflation
measure.
Suspended Under DPA
They looked for a pretty big out-
pouring of customers—particularly
veterans—for homes in^ttie $13,000
to $20,000 price range, wher* the
biggest cuts have been made in
the amount of cash a buyer most
put bn the line. But they didn’t
expect too much of a stir in
Guadalupe Still 24 Feet
Here And Failing Slowly
•FLOOD WAIS
AT VICTORIA
NEAR 29 FEET’
River Falling Rapidly At
Gonzales; Up Only
5 Feel jpgl
Although flood crest on the swol-
leu Guadalupe river at Cuero w*a , -
recorded at 10 o’clock Sunday night
the river was stifl 244-ft. above hoc- J*
mal at the Central Power * UgK .
Campany dam and power house > A
miles north of Cuero at 2:$B p.
Tieaday and Victoria MR,fl
awaiting the crest of ffioofl *n|
at that city. ,
The river registered 284 feet
Victoria at noon today* rise flf to
4 feet sine* 7:38 o’clock Tua* __
morning but was expected to reach a O
30 foot level in the late afternoon or
early tonight. A 30 foot rise wffl
flood a dozen or more homes
western end of the city.
At the same time Gonzales re-
ported the Guadalupe alm$e* twig «
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—The flood-swollen Guadalupe riv-
er rose toward flood stage at Vic- .
toria Tuesday, threateotav tba ) J
homes of nearly loo faxattea, and
w«a amtinuing to rise sto hours af-
ter it was expected to have reached t
its peak, according to Victoria
county sheriff's officers.
At 6 a. nu authorities said, th* z
river had reached 3847 feet Flood <
stage is 29.23 feet More than 4B
boats began evacuating famflte* i
from the threatened lowland araaa
Monday night *
Chief Deputy Sheriff J.C.DarifflB* .*
said “a world of corn and some cob- I
ton” would be inundated if the rfv-1
er reached »4 feet Durant said h* ’
didn’t see any threat to life.
Durant said eight of ten famines
were moved out <a homes It the
west edge of the city during the 3
night when water got about a foe*
deep in the houses. About seven or
eight Nocks of the town were cov-
ered with water about hloot dea$$ 1
he said.
Normally the Guadalupe to only * r .4
few feet deep at Victoria. The tang -
summer drouth had lowered it to -
ankle depth before last weak**
cloudbursts in Central Texas sent
rivers and. streams pouring toward
the sea, many of them rolling, out
of their banks.
The all-time record high for th*
river was 31.4 feet here in 1936. .
Th Red Cross, Texas State Guard '■
and other local disaster group*
stood by Tuesday should the flood
( become worse than expected.
Baptist Boy Scout
Troop Will Meet
A meeting of the First Baptist
Church Boy Scout troop is scheduled
for 7 pun. this evening, with boys
interested in joining the troop in-
vited to be on hand.
A most active troop looms with, the chief, reported, and added that 12.
Schultz, hoee practice was also conducted.
Two teams took part in games
of water polo.
It was announced that Ladles
Night will be observed in October
and the date and arrangements for
the affair will be in charge of the
officers of the various departments,
the Regular’s, Men’s Auxiliary, and
Ladies Auxiliary, Frers said.
A covered dish supper is planned.
Pumper race practice will be con-
ducted Wednesday evening at 6
for the troop and it is hoped that o’clock at the fire station, and all
aaa w ^vaaow wa aavxv IIIUIV VISriSL W OAXJ VI QU.
i are asked to come out, the amtotant wordfl, wMh a limit of one slogan i bar in the AMoclaUou
up
Fuv VZ1I ana <1 aaaava aw ao aivrprcva IHni V flu lilt 1UC Ol^UULl, flllU dll
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such leaders as Eldred
scoutmaster, Charles Parker, assist-
ant scoutmaster, Raymond Reese
and Charles Bush, junior assistants,
and J. G. McGlothlin, Clayton
Finch, Raleigh Blackwell. Bert Kirk,
Hansel Mangum and Bard Dodd, as
committeemen, available for Scout
work in the church. The leaders are
as enthusiastic as the boys.
Six scrub? have already signed
a
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