The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1937 Page: 1 of 8
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Growing Newspaper
In a Growing City.
Sin CalíJnudl 5fruis
Serving Caldwel fW
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
)L. 52—No. 15
CALDWELL, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 8,1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 A
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By G. A. S.
While the Society Page is on-
the moHt important in u weekly
iper, it is always the moat diffi-
ilt to handle properly. Names will
it left off of guest li^tH and wed-
ling stories will b¿ bungled occa-
sionally, and all because it is strict-
ly a woman's business and editors
jure usually man. Charlie Wutson,
of Sweetwater, has hatched off a
beautiful wedding story, us written
[from the man's angle, just to giv •
jyou an idea of what fine society
(reporters and editors we men make:
Mr. I'hil Bert, son oi Mr. and
Irs. Bra/.il Nut. of Nuttinghain.
>ramc the bridegroom of Miss
;<iual Wright. at high noon today.
*h ■ ceremony took place at the
lame of the K' om's puinb
/as largely attended.
Mr. Nut was attended by M
•an as groomsman. As the v
ipproai b <1 th • aliar he wa¡
pynoaure of all ey . Bin hing pret-
tily, he replied to the iiuestion of
the clergyman in low tones, but
[irm. He was charmingly clad in
three-piece suit consisting of a i . . „ . ... A. , 0 ,A. a t
>at vest and pants Th • , >at nf n ,n Brazos county. Show on the left is (,u.v .smith. Smetaua farmer,
tome dark material was draped I detasscllnK a strain of yellow dent corn in order to cross it with an
ibotlt the shoulders and ta tefully '"bred strain, thereby producing seed that will have the unusual yield-
Ithered under the arms. A pretty
ktory was current among th wed-
fling guests that th coat was the
[same worn by his father and grand-
father on their wedding days. Mr.
[Nut neither denies nor affirms the
¡truth of this Sentimental touch.
foe vest was sleeveless and met in
¡front. It was gracefully fahioned
[with pockets and at the back held
agether with black enameled buc-
kle* and a strap of the same ma-
erial as the back part of th vest.
tmspicuous on the front of the
rest was the groom's favorite piece
jewelry, an Odd Fellow's pin and
>m the left pocket was suspend-
a large Ingeraoll watch, the
ide's gift to the groom, which
ihed and gave the needed touch
brHHanee to a constume in per-
ft taste and harmony.
The groom's pants were of some
lark worsted material and were'and girl will compet in the laig
tuspended from the waist, falling'est county-wide judging contest
in a straight line almost to the ver held in Caldwell or Hurl-son
\ new method of improving seed corn in Texas is being used co-
operatively by farmers belonging to the Smetana Agricultural A-socia-
ing power that results when an inbred strain is crossed or hybridized.
This practice, new in Texas, is widely used in the Com belt. Looking
on h J. I.. Sowed, vocational agriculture teacher of Bryan, who assisted
in working out plans for producing the corn. Smith is one of five far-
mers who will grown such seed corn for general use by members of
the association. Inbred corn for making the cross was secured from
the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
4-H Club* T~
Stage Judging
Contests Sat.
Dalchau and Homeyer
Dissolve Partnership
Announcement was made this
week in Caldwell of the partnership
dissolution between Dalchau and
Homeyer who have been operating
a groc ry store in Caldwell for the
past several ytars.
It was stated that Mr. Homeyer
bought the interest of Mr. Dalchau
'and will continue the .<u..ru. at
Approximately 300 -i-H Club boys th • same location under t.i. ¡¡opv
1
Parole Violator
Is Captured Here
Negro Turned Over To Illinois
Officers
Webster Brownlee, Illinois pen-
itentiary parole violator, was ar-
rested n.ar Tunis last week by City
Marshall John Struwe and Con-
stable W. C. Carrington and wan
placed in jail here to await ac-
tion from Illinois officers.
Officer Ryan, who is connected
with the penitentiary at Pontiac,
Illinois, arrived in Caldwell Mon-
day and returned the negro to the
northern state.
New President
Of Rotary Club
Installed Here
Rotarians from Houston.
Bryan. Brenham and Cald-
well See Head Installed
Confederate Vets Recall Days of '61
W\ T. Thagard was inducted into
office as president of the Caldwell
Rotary Club Tuesday night before
representatives of the Houston,
Bryan. Bivnham and Caldwell Ro-
Heads Rotary Club
Gen. Homer Atkinson of Richmond, Vn., and Gen. Harry Rene Lee
of Nashville, Tenn., talk over the days of 61-6!) at the annual Confederate
reunion held at Jackson, Miss., recently. Many interesting characters
of the South attended the reunion. It marked the forty-seventh time the
boys in gray have held a reunion.
Winners In Senior Division To
Be Given Free Trips To
Short Course
Hum. y r Grocery.
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floor. The severe simplicity «>' th
raiment was relieved by tne ug.it
(pantalet which was caugot up aoout
four inches by a Boat Brighton
J*worn underneath revealing just the
artistic glimpse of brown Hole-
proof above the genuine leather
county on Saturday, July 10, Coun-
ty Agent Perkins announced today.
Club members enterirg th i >n-
tests will assemble in the dis: ict
courtroom in th courthouse at it
ja.m. fot detailed instructions on th
day's program by Agent Perkins,
School Census
Shows Decrease
In Burleson Co.
shoes, laced with st rings of the \ after which short talks will lie de-1
same color. The effect wa? rather |jvered by M ssrs. Regenbrecht and Report Shows a Loss of 150
Aía r* ..i _L * i W -f ..
Rosenborough, swine and poultry
specialists from A. & M. college. J
Starting promptly at 10 o'clock,!
the boys and girls will begin the
will he awarded free trips to Col-
leg Station where they will In- able
chic
Beneath the vest the groom wore
[blue galluses attached fore and aft
|to the pants and passing in graceful
Icuives over each shoulder. This actual judging in the various con-
Ipietty and useful part of the cos-
Itume would have passed unnoticed
Ihad not the groom muffed the ring
rwhen the groomsman passed it to
Ihim. When he stooped to recover
Ithe errant circlet, the cerulean blue
lof the galluses was prettily reveal-
led.
■ His neck was encircled with a eol-
llar, a cravat wa loosely knotted
[so that it rode up under his lift
[ear with that studied carelessness
[which marks supreme artistry in
Iress.
Mr. Pecan's cnstuim- was essen-
tially like the groom's and as the
two stood at tlie altar a hush ot'
admiration enveloped the audienee
it the complete and wonderful liai
non.v of th; ir raim lit. Vtuall.v
iron could hardly have told one
rrom the other bad it not I for
Ibe patch of coiiMplastei worn by
rth«> groom ov r the niche in his
chin made by n saf-ty ra/.or un-
aware of th grav'' importance of
that particular tonsorial operation.
Neither Mr. Nut nor Mr. Pecan
I wore a bat at the ceremony.
Pupils; 5251 Students Are
Registered With State
Burleson county's school census
t-sts. Senior and junior teams will, rol,1f"'' - «*•« aProved ,88t
be selected this year and the sen- wwk b* Jfn OI en- «"""T 8UP*'-
ior winners in cotton classing, en-,vl or of the st«te department of
tomology, horticultur . poultry.!¿u_c*tí™:.^"^5
small grains and livestock judging
(Continuvd on last page)
Cotton Group
Honors Bain
Caldwell Man Named Vice-
President of Ass'n.
Farmers' Market
(Prices subject to chantre)
Cotton, strict middling 12*/fec
Cottonseed, per ton $80.00
Meal, per sack $2.60
Meal, per ton $47.00
Hulls, per ton $14.00
Hogs, per pound tic-Hc
Hides, Green #c
latter, per pound 40c 'n trade
Rffff*, per dozen 10c-14c-18c
Egg". per dozen, No. 2 12c
Turkeys, No. 1 9c
Turkeys, No. 2
Toms 7c
Hens, per pound Hc-llc
Fryern, per pound 12c- 14c
Bakers, per pound 10c
Roosters. per pound Bc-tc
Butter Pat, No. 1 23c
Butter Pat, No. 2 21c
t \. I!. in. ot ( aldwell, v as nam
I'd v iei |o -id lit of the H:a/o
Valley • 'd ton • 'o • at ive a -s;
eiation at it- annual meiting Tues
day, June ~'.i, in Bryan, succeiding dent School
J no. |). Rogi rs of (irini's county. Independent
Mr. Bain, before his promotion to Somerville
th- vie presidency, served as a di-
rector of the organization. |
Bob Sehaer, of Chapel Hill, was
el cted president at the meeting.
. _ _ (y
Hare, county superintendent. The
net scholastic census roll was ap-
proved for l>2fil students. Of this
numlier there are 3250 white child-
ren and 2001 negroes, Mr. Hare
said. The latest c. nsus shows a
lo«s of approximately 150 pupils
from th:' roll of l!t¡l(!-H7.
It was stated that th 150 1 ss
students on the census roll this
year will amount to a loss of $3300
to the chool di-1riets of this coun-
ty, eonsidciing that p¿>r child
luis li-en appropriat"d I y tin State
of Texas for this year.
I'll s.-holastie I'liuni ration for
Burl son county i* divided as fol
low.- :
Burl son i' - inly Common School
I list riet'-". 3i'iNtl¡ Caldwell Indcpen-
W. T. THAGARD
tary clubs at a barbecue served at
Bower's Lake.
At the same time, the retiring
president, Al Crystal, was honored,
as was T. M. Massey, the incoming
vice-president and the newly elect-
ed board of directors.
President Crystal expressed his
appreciation for co-operation of
members during his regime, and
urgid that more attention to club
activities be given during the new
year.
The incoming president said he
was at work planning the new
year's program, and expressed his
desire for co-operation in making
the programs of the y nr both in-
teresting and instructive.
M. C. Atkins, of the Bryan Club,
(Continued on last page)
Entertainment To
Be Sponsored By
Woodmen Circle
Monday Observed
As Holiday Here
Because of the fact that the
Fourth of July fell on Sunday this
year, Monday, July 6th, was ob-
served in Caldwell as a holiday,
the day having be.>n included among
the holidays selected for observance New Program To Be DlSCUSS-
Farmers Meeting
To Be Held Here
On Friday Night
by the Caldwell Chamber of Com-
merce.
There was no formal celebration
of the day here, but hundreds of
Caldwellites took advantage of the
double-holiday and attended barbe-
cues and celebrations at various
points.
Pair Wanted At
Rockdale Jailed
Here Thursday
Constable Houston and Mar-
shall Struwe Make Arrests
Following "Wild Party"
ed; Prominent Speakers
To Be Here
SUPREME
COURT
AND HOW
IT WORKS
County Agricultural Agent M. G.
Perkins calls attention of farmers
and business men to a county-wide
meeting of farmers to he held in
the district courtroom in Caldwell
at 8:15 p.m., Friday, July 9. Every
farmer who is interested in the
1938 Farm Program and the im-
provement of the conditions of the
southern grower is invited and urg
ed to attend.
A similar meeting will be held at
Snook at 2:30 p.m. on tht samo
day, Agent Perkins announced.
The two meetings have been ar-
ranged in order that the new farm
program now being considered at
Washington can b? discussed. C.
H. Day, vice-president of th: Texas
Roy Hamby, 27-year-old ex-cor.-! ^ 'culture Association, who hn^
vict, and Dunk Owens, both o, l 'u^ Slimed f nm sth > nation's
Rockdalo, were arrested here Thurs- caP'ta' wh-r? he helped write the
day morning, July 1, by City Mar- program, will att nd both meet-
shall John Struwe and Constable in>?s and win address each group.
Charlie Houston, after Rockdale P" 1 G- Haines, organization ape-
officer notified them that the t\vo,c*a'*s^ extension service, will
were wanted in that city on charges «'"«cuss the "Future of Agriculture"
of robbery with firearms and district agent, and
drunken driving following an inves- Hub Mathews, a director of the
ligation of a "wild party" in Rock- Texas Agriculture Association, will
dale early Thursday morning and a'so 'w' 'n attendance with a mes-j
sage for the farmers of Burleson!
county.
Matters to be discussed are of
equal importance to farm men and
women, and they will all be wel-
come, says the county agent.
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, "The Public Welfare"
By ROBERT MEBRIIL
THE Supreme court of the
Vnited States has fre-
quently been called upon to
act as umpire in cases where
citizens protested that their
health or their crops were
endangered.
A number ot such appeals have
resulted in the elimination of condi"
;.ons causing pollution of the water
an affected community mutt drink,
or contamination of the air it muat
breathe.
In one instance a company made
a practice of discharging waste ma-
terial into a river, whoso waters,
farther along the course, were
utilized for irrigation purposes.
A citizen whose crops and food
supply were thus damaged obtained
an injunction in a local court. The
company appealed to a higher state
court, which modified the decree $o
the extent which allowed it to oper-
ate if it provided facilities to pre-
vent the waste being carried down
the river. An appeal was then ear-
ned to the United States Supreme
court, which affirmed the ruling and
explained:
"In giving a right to use the wat-
ers of the public streams . . . the
statute does not provide that such
a user may send his waste material
or debris down the stream to the
destruction or substantial injury of
the riparian rights of users of water
below, and no such invasion of pri-
vate property rights should be in-
ferred or implied . . '
State Seeks Freak Air.
In another instance a state ap-j
pealed to the Supreme court of the'
United States to enjoin certain ln->
dustrial plants in a bordering state
from polluting the air and endanger-'
ing the citizens' health and crops..
The Supreme court granted the In-!
junction, pointing out that a state,
has an interest in all the earth and
air within its domain.
"It has the last word." said the
opinion, "as to whether its moun-
tains shall be stripped of their for-^
ests and its inhabitants shall breathe'
pure air."
On one occasion, a church in
Washington, D. C.. carried to the;
Supreme court its appeal against a I
railroad company which had erected;
cn cr.sir.e hcuze and repair shop,
next to the c!- Jrch property. It pro-
tested tl.at the noise and smoke thus
caused interfered with services and
greatly inconvenienced worshipers.
The court doclded in favor of tli?
church.
(Continued on last page)
(Con "ued on last page)
Simon Philp, Sr.,
Dies In Houston Army Recruits
Acute Indigestion Fatal To
Former County Resident i
Are Sought Here
DeanvilleHost
To Many Monday
Large Crowd Attends Annual
Celebration
Caldwell friends have bi en noti- Officers To Visit
lied of the death of Simon Philp,
Sr.. of Houston, who died at his
home there Thursday morning from
acute indi- -titm. Funeral services
were h
Twice Monthly
The annual Fourth of July cele-
bration, which was hsld at Dean-
ville this year on Monday, July 5,
attracted good crowds throughout
(the day, as did tho rodeo, h.dd
('aidwell ,hc,rt' Sunday. July 4.
jernoon at th«
Members of the committee in
charge of the celebration were ex-
I.ooking for recruits for the Stc-'coptiosmUy well pleased with the
oncl Division. I'. S. Army, at Fort i BUCCMf of the nffair- according to
I in Houston Friday aft-jSam Houston, S*rt. B, R. Hunter'*'tfe ^'olz. who acted as spokesman
lei'iht
District. 75ti; Lyons;
Sclu
District, 213;
Independent District,
Mother of Constable
Houston Is Buried
Saturday Afternoon
Mrs. Martha Jane PoVter, H7,
passed away at the home" of her
Mrs. J. H.Kozar
Dies at Galveston
Wife of Snook Doctor Expires
Friday
Mrs. Nellie CJrace Hanson Kozar,
son. Charlie Houston, in Caldwell wife of Dr. J. H. Kozar of Snook.
Friday, July 2. Min. Porter was died Friday at a Galveston hospital.
horn and reared in Burleson coun-
ty and was «7 years of age at the
time of her death.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Phillips-Luckey Funeral
Home Saturday afternoon with the
Rev. A. S. Brnaddus in charge.
Burial was in the old Caldwell
cemetery.
Surviving are four sons, Robert
and Charley Houston and Hugh
and Russel Porter; one sister, Mrs.
Ina Langham; one brother, Nevil
Gee, of Houston, twenty-five grand
The body was sent to Somerville
where it lay in 'ate at the Woods
Funeral Parlor until Monday after-
noon at which time the services
were held at the Kotar resideno#
and burial made at the Snook
Cemetery. Rev. Kidd, of Caldwell,
officiated.
Mrs. Kozar, who was 63 years,
7 months and 20 days old at the
time of her passing, was bom in
Chicago.
Mrs. Kozar is survived by her
husband, Dr. J. H. Kozar, and by
children, twenty-two great-grand two sons and one daughter; Leland
children and two great-great-grand «nd Stnnhy Kosar, and Miss Con-
children. I stance Koiar.
Amateur Contests To Be Stag-
ed Here Friday, July 15.
School Building
An amateur contest, Shirley
Temple contest and b. auty pageant
will h. sponsored here Thursday.
July If), by the Woodmen Circle of
Caldwell, according to announce-
ment today.
All participants in the IK)-minute
show to be staged at the high
school auditorium Iteginning
promptly at S o'clock will be from
Caldwell or nearby communities,
sponsors of the entertainment said.
Th ree judges will decide the win-
ner in each event and prizes will
be awarded as follows: The first
pla\-e winner in the amateur con-
test will receive paid expenses
while at the State contest com-
peting for a broadcast over station
WWL, New Orleans. The winner
of the Shirley Temple contest will
be crowned "Little Miss Shirley
Temple", and will receive a Shir-
ley Temple dress. The winner of
the beauty pageant will receive a
screen test and expeneses paid
while at the state contest compet-
ing for the title of "Miss Texas".
The entertainment is being pro-
duced by the All-fltate?! (Beauty
Show Features, Inc., of Warm
Springs, Ga. Persons desiring to
enter any of the three contests
may do so by contacting Miss Bess
Andrews.
Home Chanel with th
Funeral and :i group of five others from!f°r ,he o r) H S- sponsors
Nov. li ,K. the s. rvic > have set up a recruiting ¡°^ "1(" OCl'a:-ion.
•' "'rr> officiating. Burin) was in offic ■ at the rear of th* city hall in| A danc and barbecue featured
[Hollywood cení tery. I Bryan for an indefinite time and, th"' debration. Several athletic
nd children's contests were staged
indefinit
Mr. Philp. who was 5fi years of w¡y |H. jn Caldwell at least twice
,jig.. was born at ("hrit sman and a month. Sgt. Hunter said.
lived there up until about l'J years| Young Burleson county nv-n
ago. He was a former justice of wishing to join th service can visit
the peace and county commission-
er.
Surviving are his wife; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Louis Hart; two sons, J.
W. and Simon Philp. Jr., all of
Houston; five sisters, Mrs. O. F.
Hill. Mrs. George Johnston, of
Caldwell, Mrs. V. M. Fanes, of
Cameron, Mrs. Chas. McRae, of
San Antonio, Mrs. George Gough,
of Spokane, Washington: two
brothers. John W. Philp. of Tem-
ple. and Jim Philp, of Caldwell;
one grand-child.
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Agriculture Teacher
For Next Year Named
W. W. Mcllroy has been elected
vocational agriculture teacher in
tho Caldwell high school and will
over bjq new duties at the
opening of the regular school term
next fall, school officials announc-
ed this week.
Mr Mcllroy, who moved here
with his wife last week, holds a
degree from A. & M. College, and
taught last year at Langston, n"nr
Dallas.
He ami his wif are domiciled at
the residence of Mrs. A dine Heslvp.
the recruiting office at any hour in
'iryan. Those accepted will i>e
furnished truck transportation to
Fort Sam Houston.
To be accepted one must Ik- able-
bodied, strong, active and free
from disease; unmarried and of
good reputation; a citizen of the
United States or with first papers;
between 18 and 36 years of age for
a first enlistment and able to
speak, read and write the English
language; ami must meet certain
conditions with regard to height,
weight and condition of teeth. An
applicant between 18 and 21 years
of age must have the written, con-
sent of his parents or guardian,
authenticated and witnessed by a
notary.
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A CORRECTION
In an article. appearing in this
paper last week under the caption,
"Perkins Ready to Measure Acre-
ages", it was stated that August
81 was the last date for farmers to
plant summer peas and Sudan
grass in order for them to qualify
as soil conserving crops. The daté
should have read July 31. W«i glad-
ly make the correction. The man-
agement.
and throughout the •Inv Dean ville
was visited by cifizens of Burleson
and L e counties.
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Car Overturns
Injuring Six
Near Hockley
Six Burleson county residents,
well known in Caldwell, were injur-
ed Sunday night, one seriously,
when a tire blew out on their auto-
mobile and the machine overturned
one mile east of Hockley, near
Houston. •
John Schoppe, AO, had his throat
badly gashed and his condition was
considered as serious at a Brenham
hospital to which he was taken.
Other victims were Frank Lang-
lotz, <10, and his wife, cut and bruis-
ed; Miss Annei Schoppe, 25, who
was driving the car, fractured left
arm, fractured ribs and hip. Miss
Ethel Schoppe of Port Arthur, es-
caped with cuts and bruises.
The party was taking Miss Ethel
Schoppe to her home in Port Ar-
thur after a visit to Caldwell, When
the tire blew out, the automobile
careened through a fence at the
side of the road and overturned five
times. The injured were taken to
a Brenham hospital.
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