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MICPOPILM CENTER, INC.
P.O. BOX 45436
DALLAS, TEXAS 75235
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:THURSDAY,AUGUST 21, 1969
BRENHAM, TEXAS 77833
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Armed Forces To Reduce By 100,000 Men
B REN II A I -
away
etense Secretary Also Orders $3
WORSHIP SERVICES
40400000-009
Salem - Lutheran Church of
Salem will have worship ser-
vices at 8 a.m. and Sunday
School at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug.
24. Rev. Waldemar Wendel
will conduct the worship ser-
vices.
YOUTH BOARD MEETS •
The Washington County Youth
— Club’s Youth Board and Youth
Officers will meet at the Youth .
Club at the Fairgrounds on
- . Saturday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m.
s LEGION MEETING 4
The next meeting of the Le-
gion and Auxiliary will be held
RTC SCHOOL
Round Top-Carmine will be- -
gin their 1969-70 school year
on Sept. 2, 1969. Buses will
observe the same time sche-
dule as last year, and the noon
meal will be served on Sept.
2. Meals will be 35? for ele-
mentary students, 40 for high
school students, and 50€ for
adults.
MAKE RESERVATIONS
Brenham Country Club mem-
bers are urged to make reser-
vations now for the annual
Billion Cut
.WASHINGTON (UPI) -De-
fense Secretary Melvin «,
Laird announced today that
he is reducing the nation’s
armed forces by 100,000 men
and is cutting military spend-
ing by $3 billion?
He told a news conference
n Military Spending
tect- against attacks against trying to reduce the risks." .
concentrations of American *' add to defense * * ..
service personnel and against , wish it were possible for
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lowing orders of President ing our defense readiness, I
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enemy is no longer part of the
orders of U. S. commanders. "The distinguihsed chair-
He indic: tad At has not been man of the House Appropria-
he Was taking the moves in
anticipation that Congress
would reduce appropriations
under the Nixon administrat-
ion.
membership barbecue which
will be held on Labor Day,
on Friday, Aug. 29 at8p.m.at be held on Labor Day,
the Legion Home. Hostesses • Sept 1 The barbecue will be
for this meeting will be Mrs. held 14 6:30 p.m. and the cost
Ella McElreath, Mrs. Dur- will be $1.50 for adults and
wood Hamilton, and Mrs.
Eddie Landgraf. This will be
installation night for the new
officers of both the L eglon and
Auxiliary.
75$ for children under 10.
Reservations may be made
with Mrs. Glenwood H. Buer-
ger at 836-3848 and Mrs. Paul
LaRoche at 836-5532.
American Death Toll Jumps |
To 244 For Week In Vietnam
BILLY ASHORN, Sandy Hill 4-H‘er, exhibited the grand champion cow at the South ,
Texas Jersey Show. (See related pictures on page 3). *
tions Committee has stated
that his committee will cut at
least $5 billion .. and has al-
erted me to the fact that the
current fiscal year is running
and that action should be taken
now,” Laird added.
Laird also said U. S. troops part of their orders during the
in Vietnam are pursuing a Nixon administration, saying
"policy of protective react- this was a phrase used when
ion," aimed at protecting U.S. Lyndon Johnson was in the
forces, uncovering enemy White House.
caches and reducing Amer- In outlining the new gen-
ican casualties. eral reductions, Laird said:
The policy Laird enunciated 50,000 civilian jobs as well
SAIGON (UPD)- U.S. infan-
trymen battled Communist
troops in a series of clashes
that have cost the North Viet-
namese and the Viet Cong
more than 300 killed this week,
military spokesman said to-
day.
In the strategic Cambodian
border area, U.S. forces killed
32 Communist troops today in
a four-hour battle near Tay
Ninh City. .
The latest fighting, in the
northern coastal plains, cost
units of the 196th Light In-
fantry Brigade eight dead and
39 wounded, the U.S. command
said. . .
Fir to the south in the Me-
kong Delta, Viet, Cong guer-
rillas killed eight sleeping
'South Vietnamese troops in
week. A total of 244 Ameri- s
cans were killed compared $
with a two-year low of 96 the .
previous week.
The Viet Cong attacked a %
government encampment
where troops were sleeping
without having posted secur-
ity guards. They lost eight
dead and eight were missing.
The latest fighting involving
the area near Da Nang on the
northern coast was Wednes-
day when units of the 196th
Light Infantry Brigade were
attacked trying to reach the
wreckage of a helicopter shot
down Tuesday. The crash kil-
led eight nossons including a
U.S. battanon commander and
a news photographer.
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Relief Fund Jersey Dairy Show Staged
For Miss. Here Termed Huge Success
1 a By BRUCE--—awards programs, and fit
let Here $ BRANDENBERGER ’
was not a new one. He has as the 100,000 military slots C I,. L
used the phrase "protective will be eliminated. Thearmed COUlliTy CIUD
reaction” before. But today he forces are now at a uniform- , J
spelled it out in some de- ed strength of 3.4 million and
tail. * are emplying about 1 million
Of the overall defense cuts, civilians.
Laird said that Rep. Mahon, The Navy will be required
■ D-Texas, chairman of the to moth ball more than 100
House Appropriations Com- ships including the battleship
mittee, has advised him that New Jersey. He said 68 per
Manager
The Brenham Country Club
the group will cut at least $5 cent of the ships are more than board of directors accepted
billion from appropriations 25 years old, the resignation of Club Man-
requests and that the defense The Air Force will be re-
money bill probably will not qulred to trim 300,000 flying
awards programs, and fitting pass until late this year/ hours from its training pro-
showmanship demonstrations.
The show held the second
Assistant County Agent
Warren Hartley, chairman The South Central Texas
of the local Red Cross chap- Jersey District staged its an-
ter, said today that the quota nual field day and show in Br-
day was highlighted with a fine
showing made by the Wash-
ington County 4-H and FFA.
Washington County 4-Hers
participating included Robert
Cynthia and Timmie Lucherk,
set for Washington County to enham at the Washington Co-
allevlate the suffering of the unty Fairgrounds on Tuesday
victims hit by Hurricane Cam- and Wednesday. Each year the
ille in Mississippi was set at District sponsors a similar
.$245.- . event in the area. * Patricia Lehrmann.
The Red Cross, he said, .
would attempt to raise some The show was a large suc-
$6 million throughout the na- cess this year and featured
tion to render aid in what will " 72 head of Jersey cattle on
Billy Ashorn, Marilyn Helm,
and Marilyn, Faye Jean and
Robert Lucherk showed the
If reductions were not made
now, Laird said, cuts would
have to be at a rate of $10
billion a year for the last half
of the fiscal year beginning
Julyl.
Of the Vietnam tactical sit-
uation, he described it as
a policy of "keeping your
troops moving...In order to
uncover the logistics supply
basis of the enemy and topro-
gram.
The Army must come up
with economics amounting to
$500 million.
Certain bases he is not yet
ager Calvin Janner with re-
gret at the August meeting
held at the club Tuesday night.
Club President Tom White-
head Jr. reported that several
applications for the club man-
ager’s position have been re-
ceived and the board is cur-
be a costly operation.
. Hartley said anyone wishing
to make a cash ‘donation to
exhibition. The first morning
of the show the cattle moved
Into the barns. The afternoon
of the first day included a
champion bull, first place he-
ifer calf and second place,
2 year old cow; Timmie Lu-
cherk showed the 2nd place ye-
arling helfer; Cynthia’.'“'.berk-
showed the second place aged
cow; Billy Ashorn showed the
champion cow; Marilyn Lehr-
Gus Not Satisfied With
Brazos Bridge Progress
ready to announce will be rently talking with the appli-
closed. cants. Janner’s resignation is
Asked at a news conference effective Friday of this week
whether Congress was forcing and the board approved the
him to make "dangerous” temporary employment of H.
cuts, Laird replied: "There Carlton Smith to assist with
will be some risks, but we are the operation of the club until
a new manager is hired.
In other club business, three
new members were approved
The U.S. command said tas:i-eS*33
sharply increased fighting in
the Communists’ so-called GIRL FOR WARMKES
autumn campaign had doubled. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Warm-
U.S combat deaths over last, ke of Brenham are the parents
of a girl born at the Bohne
Weather
Partly cloudy and warm.
Scattered mostly daytime sh-
owers. Low expected tonight
mid 70s. High ex pec ted Fri-
day mid 90s.
Readings for 24 hour period
ending at 7 a.m. Thursday:
Max. 99. Min. 73. 7 a.m. 74.
Rain .07.
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Verse For Today i
Let not the wise, man glory
in his wisdom, neither let the
mighty man glory in his might,
■ let not the rich man glory in
his riches. - Jeremiah 9:23.
It is so easy for the rich
and successful to be proud and
boast in their own achieve-
ments.
bringing the total to 197-- just
three short of the authorized
total of 200. When this isrea-
ched the membership will be
closed. - -
• We Tournament C hairmanlienzam
man Borchardt reported that -
the deadline for the Labor Day
weekend golf tournament en-
tries is Aug. 28. The two-day
36-hole partnership tourna-
ment will be held Sunday and
Monday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.
The tournament will be hand-
icap best ball affair with teams
composed of two players each
help the people suffering un-
believable hardships caused Dairy Judging Contest in which
by the disaster in Mississippi the Washington-Countsafnll., mann showed * W^^^* HTVT'W^llh Texas Hodse'^m^''"”'’ """^
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corre tition AlLeclonithelaren- bT-Kounor EouNA 25A 290 near Chappell Hill are sons .In his 29th Legislative
monstr ations selECTINE da- and the Washington County 4-H . moving at a ‘‘less than satis- District. Mutscher, last year,
Irv heifers feeding dairy hel- Dairy Judging team was sec- factory" pace, but he hopes led a delegation of Washington
ers selection of bills padry team was sect actual work on the bridge may and Waller county citizens to
fers, selection of bulls, ond.________________________begin soon. ask the HighwayDepartment
The bridge, on the bounda-—for the new bridge.
Mutscher said the stretch
bring them to Red Cross Sec-
retary Billy Sohns, at the
Washington County State Bank
or the Farm Ranch Supply
Company at 506 East Com-
Memorial Hospital Wednes- , merce St.
day at 8:57 a.m. She weighed Contributions turned in to
six pounds, nine ounces, the Red Cross Relief Fund
SON Ton FurHeFe • today included, South Central
SON FOR FUCHSES Savings Association, $25, Wa-’
shington County State Bank,
$25 and Farm-Ranch Supply,
$25. A complete list of the
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R.
Fuchsof Port-C Connor an-
nounce the birth of a son,
Stephen Whitley, born July
28 in Victoria at 6:11 p. m.
at the De Tar Hospital. He
weighed seven pounds, 11 oun-
ces. Parental grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Robert G.
Fuchs and the maternal gr-
andparents are Dr. and Mrs.
Fred Graber. He is the first
great-grandchild of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Fuchs of Burton.
Mr. and Mrs. Fuchs are liv-
ing in Port C’Connor for a
year, where he is doing ad-
vance study in wildlife science
names of those donating to the
fund will be published in the
Banner-Press.
Hartley said the cash don-
ations was the most practi-
cal method of aiding the
stricken people in the devasta-
ed areas, since transpor-
tation and gathering of food and
clothing would pose many
problems that would render
aid at a slow pace not effec-
tive the help that is so badly
needed now. He said sending
BlinnJouralism Department
Now Among The Best In State
ries of Washington and Waller
• Counties, was the subject of „. ....---, „ -.---, -----
discussion between Mutscher the most dangerous in the state yeam
and State Highway Engineer and further delay will only
J. C. Dingwall earlier in themake it more hazardous.
of highway is already one of
competing.
The entry fee is $25 per
at the Powder Horn Ranch .
and with A&M University.
(Continued on page 6)
BRENHAM -- The Journa- Journalism students in a for-
lism Department at Blinn Col- mal class setting and present
lege will have a "new look" on the scene journalism tech-
this coming school year with niques. The regular instruc-
the addition of a visiting lec- tor, Robert Mueller, willcon-
turer, a news-information of- duct all other sessions of the
flee, and a complete photo- journalism group.
graphy laboratory. "Grammer,” Mueller said,
Cleveland Grammer, state "will be able to give the stu-
editor of "The Houston Post" dents journalism as it is hap-
has been engaged as a visiting pening now on a large news-
lecturer in the department of paper staff. This is something
journalism. Grammer will
. meet once each week with the
(Continued on page 6)
week.
"We had a very fruitful ex-
change,” Mutscher said. "We
are interested in beginning the
project as soon as possible.It
is projected that construction
could begin sometime this
fall.”
The project specifies two
new one-way bridges across
the Brazos and totals a 1.7
mile stretch of highway. The
old river bridge will no lon-
ger be used. Cost of the bridge
project is estimated at $3,6
"I am convinced that a
project of such necessity sh-
ould be given top priority by
the Highway Department,”
Mutscher said.
The Speaker also revealed
that the discussion with Ding-
wall included possible future
highway construction in the
Brenham area. Specifically
mentioned were the upgrad-
ing of Farm Road 50 to state
highway status and expansion
of U.S. 290 to four lanes from
Brenham to Houston.
Brenham Jaycee
Wives Form
Organization
Around
Town
BY WILLIAM O'SHEA
OUR WORLD TODAY
SAIGON- Viet Cong catch munist soldiers in battle near
South Vietnamese camp asleep Saigon.
SAN CLEMENTE Calif. -
Presdent Nixon meets with
Many citizens in the county willing to lend a helping hand
to the unfortunate victims of the Mississippi disaster and
Red Cross Chairman WARREN HARTLEY is checking the
means to make it possible...Congratulations to pretty MARY
ANN HEJL of Somerville, who is a Texas A&M University
graduate and will take over the head coaching duties of the
Bellville High School girls basketball team...ELVY SAR-
GENT pleased with the results of the Farmers Market sales
this season held at the Fairgrounds and say it will re-open
again in Cctober...YO-YC SCHEEL and JERRY MESCHE-
WITZ hustling the B-P sales around town and doing a fine
job..BURNEY LOESCH shaping up another set of building
plans. PERRY LEE THOMAS now an insurance evaluator
missed around the police station where he gave the law
tending business...Hear County Judge ODIS TOMACHEFSKY
will do some double checking on these re-run football games
on TV, that last week caught him on the short end when the
Oilers lost the game in the last three seconds as the’ ■*•
and without security guards in
attack that kills eight govern-
ment troops in Mekong Delta.
U.S.- forces killed 35 Com-
Unknown Driver
Causes Accident
On Austin Street
The City Police Dept, re-
ported one auto accident Wed-
nesday at 5:55 p.m. on Austin
St. near 3rd St.
A car driven by Reeves
Ham, Box 767, was traveling
north on Austin, when another
South Korean President Park
Judge wagered the price of a bottle of pop on the Houston lads
thinking it was a live game, but like the man said Judge, let
the customer beware et cetera et cetera.. ROBERT GAS-
KAMP playing that slow-pitch softball like be is after the
most valuable player award and with a little more of that
fancy play he might just make it.
Blinn College Once Published
A Daily Newspaper Back In ‘19
Chung-Hee, one of chief U.S.
Allies in Vietnam, to discuss Mueller, Journalism instruct
future of war and of Southeast • -
Asia.
PRAGUE - Prague, tense
from two nights of street fight-
ing, marks anniversary of the
Soviet-led invasion with
threats of more violence and
widespread strikes by work-
ers.
′ PANMUNJOM - United Na-
tions Command demands
North Korea return downed
U.S. helicoter and three
.crewmen.
By ROBERT MUELLER Dow thought to be the only
, daily newspaper that Blinn
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Robert College ever had.
The paper was edited by
tor, was doing some research Wesley R. Niebuhr and Henry
into the history of the college A. Holle, who were at the time
newspaper, "The Blinn Log,” both from Brenham. Mr .Nie-
when he discovered that Blinn buhr presently works in Elgin,
once had a daily newspaper. Texas while Mr. Holle is now
If any area residents haveany a doctor in Chicago, III.
Information concerning the The unique thing about the
early newspapers and annuals paper was that it was hand-
at Blinn College, he would ap- printed and only one copy was
predate*hearing from you by made which was posted on the
telephoning his home at 836- bulletin board. This copy was
printed in the ‘Rattier’ ”.
Needless to say, the stor-
ies in "The Rattler” usually
were on the humorous side.
One entire column said, "Ev-
ery student that was asked for
news this morning said -- ′
don’t know anything.’ There-
fore if students don’t tell us
more of what's going on up
here we will have to leave a
column or two vacant.”
Other stories said, "Many
The Brenham Jaycee wives . *
met for the purpose of forming
a new organization -- the JC-
ettes -- and elected officers.
The officers are Mary
Francis Ham, president;
Doris Eckert, state director;
Patsy Dannhaus, secretary-
treasurer; Sharon Werchan, *
historian; and Alana Winkel-
mann, reporter.
An invitation is extended to
all Jaycee wives to join the
club. The next meeting will
be held on Sept 8 at 7:30
p.m. at the Chamber of Com-
merce building.
BHS Schedules
Monday Freshmen
Orientation Meet
Orientation for Brenham
High School Freshmen of 1969
will be held Monday, Aug. 25,
at 10 o’clock in the high sch-
ool auditorium. The purpose
of this important Freshman
meeting is to acquaint stu-
dents with high school poli-
cies, rules and regulations,
clubs and organizations, tour
of the campus, homeroom as-
signments, and schedules. All
Freshmen of 1969 are urged to
friends will rejoice with Mr.
E. G. Steinman because his fe-
to be read by students as they - ver blisters are going away."
went to opening exercises or “Max Adloff was sick a few
days but he recovered enough
to make a date last night."
Many of the copies of "The
Rattler” are available in the
6427 after 5 p.m.).
BRENHAM -- "Notice! Ev-
eryone is invited to read this
paper in this place everyday.
in between their classes.
"The Blinn College Bulle-
vehicle coming south crossed
the center lane, causing the
Ham vehicle to hit a parked governor asks Department or This paper will be clean, fair
car owned by Jimmy M. Jo- Transportation to bar ship- and square, and will be
sey, of Hempstead. Driver of ments of poison gas through • published everyday. It will MCA Acord. ": ": mou '’‘•^"W "
the third .car was unknown, his state. -.....• MnatAnte Minuendnenews, inone.of.is stores. Ace: sthe.Blinn campus thapkstothe
Damage to the Josey car PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. -
was estimated at $150, while Plaquemines parish County
the Ham vehicle damage was Deputy Sheriff Herman sch-
estimated at $42. There were oenberger reflecting on
no injuries and no charges
filed in the case. (Continued on page 6)
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa
governor asks Department of
attend. - ,
Activities will be under the
supervision of William V."
McAdams, Principal and Mrs.
deal only with collegenews," igtthe"ginfedin,puniny ^rfs® maS^ snetcen
Student Council and cheer-
tin," published at the same
time as "The Rattler,” gave
the origin of "The Rattler”
W. L. Moody Jr. Library on
Thus in 1919 began the first a dry discussion in an English
of two volumes of Blinn Col- class last year two students
lege’s little known daily news- conceived the idea of printing
paper, "The Blinn Morning a daily news sheet. Since then
Rattler.” "The Rattler” is ill the daily news has been
keep them for the youth of to-
day to enjoy as well as for leaders.
some ex-Buccaneers to rem- 0 _____
inisce about their days at a change in the time-Monday,
Blinn, Aug. 25 10 o'clock A.M.)
(Please note that there is
Aug. 25 10 o'clock A.M.)
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