The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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By GEORGE C. FALL
1 RECEIVED a news story today
about a fellow in the Signal Corps
who is supposed to Ih> from some
-Caldwell in America. It was ad-
dressed to The Caldwell Times,
Caldwell, Ohio. From Ohio it had
been forwarded to Caldwell Times,
Caldwell, Idaho then to Caldwell
Times, Caldwell, Kansas, and fin-
ally to "yours truly" Caldwell
Times, Caldwell, Texas. Since it
didn't amount to anything any-
V ty I l ut it in the waste basket
along with a lot of other stuff i'.—l
comes in.
r
THERE APPEARS to be a pret-
ty good chance of our getting a
new bakery in Caldwell. Don't tell
unybody. We want to keep it a
secret.
€
A LETTER from Nathan Ad-
ams advises nie (hat our county
quota in War Bonds for the
month of September was or is
$31,300. I am inclined to believe
that V'jrleson County has not
been meeting its monthly quota
in the purchaae of War Bonds,
We have been spending all our
time on the War Loan Driven and
neglecting the regular monthly
purchaxe of I Minds. Raising our
quota twice each year in the
Drives does not let us out of
bi.ving regularly de pile the fact
that many f us think so. Adams
says: "Salen in Texas during Au-
gust fell off sharply, totaling on-
ly $1R,R!>0.A0fl or 6" percent of
our quota. This is certainly not
an impressive record, although
I realise • tot of our key people
were on vacations and it wax the
month immediately following the
Fifth War Loan Drive.
"The war news is good, but
large sums ant still needed, and
I hope, therefore, that 1 can
count on your wholehearted sup-
port In attaining your Septem-
ber quota."
•
NOW, FOR tnose of you who do
r t know. Nathan Adams Is the
S'ate Chairman of Texas of all
War Finance Committees. You peo-
ole who have been holding back on
your bonds must fumble your hands
out of your pockets. Help your
i unly chairmen, Harrie Woodson,
: ml me, to be able to answer Ad-
rms' letter by saying that we have
gone over in Burleson County.
•
TO ALL bond selling agencies
in this county I earnestly request
now and will request later by
letter that reports of ail «ales
each week in all loan drives as
well as monthly sales be report-
ed to me at the NEWS office not
later than Tuesday afternoon at
5 o'clock of every week. This is
important. I want to report the
progress of all sale to the peo-
ple of the count> in the columns
of the NEWS every week.
•
JAKE Fl'CHS tells me that (tie
new I'.'tr. auto license plate* will go
bad: to tt ' regulation «ize before
the war. hut that there will h on-
ly " lie piale ti> eaeh ta\ payer and
that mu-t be fastened to i'.ie rear
i n«l of his car.
1 HAVE a letter from Sgt John-
nie I "Sonny" Hill, a member of
the I' S. Marine* and he says:
"Dear fieorge: How are you get-
ting on? Fine I hepe. Have just
received two of your papers and
certainly did enjoy reading them,
although in your column called
TOWN TOPICS in the June 9 issue
you made a light mistake when
you spoke of Doug MncArthur's
In,- rapping the Japs in th.- Paci
fic. If you recall, there are severnl
MARINES out here and we sure
don't like to It called 'Doug's boys'.
Well, there is no news here that 1
can talk about. Would like very
much to hear from you. Sonny."
m
I A. BAXTER, telegraph oper-
ator at the Southern Pacific sta
lion in Caldwell, tells the following
story on his son. William, when Hill
was six years , f age. At that time
the Raxterg^vero living in Rock-
flab. William-is now a grown man.
overseas wiln the United States
Armed Forces nntl making a splen-
did record across the way.
The Baxters were attending the
annual graduation exercises at the
Rockdale high «chool. They were
there in force. Mr Baxter. L. A ,
himself, nnd tIn■ three children,
Mii'v Kiitherin.*. (member of the
graduating class), Virginia Lee (
now Mi ' Frank Sanborn), and Wil
liam. The then president of South
western Uniwrsity at (ieorgetown
vvi,- schedule I 114, make ilu coin-
tneneem lit nddr> - I lie Baxteis
look their place- in the center of
nuditoi¡urn near the middle
The University Proxy arose
from his sent on the rostrum anil
proci ded to ' Idi I hi* senior
graduating class of Rockdale high
.chool and th fon-1 mother- and
parents, relatives and friends who
hail gathered for the occasion.
Starting his address the Prexy
stated that at this time of the year,
when youngsters were finishing
tin
ais
3th? Calitiitell $fews I
WATCH YOUR
EXPIRATION DATE
AND THE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOLUME LVIII—NUMBER 7
CALDWELL. TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1944
———^.—
PRICE $1.50 A YEAR—5 CENTS A COPT
Big Gifts To Start War Chest Drive Monday
Plans Laid For
Production Of
"Messiah" Here
I jturwy t"
thf
Tech. Sgt. Henry Lee Norcross Is
"ifteenth Burleson County Boy
*oBe Killed In Action Overseas
tí
Wl
11 i
Rehearsals Will Be Held 1ft
Caldwell Each Sunday P.M.
At First Baptist Church ,
li
to
As!
>od, |
hex return
It 1 >y> and girl buck hone
p n w it li ! heir chooling.
I. Kermit Creation of Atw
K in.-, pi it: "Av. hoy who's in
Plans are und r way for a com , ,„,w. ll„tu,|, f|n|gh
munity production of HaendelV , -(u ;,way. Becausi if he doesn't
famous oratorio "The Messiah" in hriisb before he'.- drafted, or bo-
Caldwell and Bryan this Christina.1-' '' takes a full-time job,
> , , „ c..„ cl.anc-.- are he never will. That goes
season. Beginning at 4 p.m. Sun- ( t,„,"
day afternoon Oct. 1. rehearsals
will be held each week in Caldwell Fishermen Would Do This
at thi First Baptist Church forth I'rust a Scotchman to make
singers in this community. Re three fish grow where one grew he-
hearsuls will be hold each Monday '"fe "and thus h Ip in the wartime
night in Bryan for Bryan. Bryan-"«nl progiam. By putting .-odium
Field and College Station singers'-¡trate and phosphates in fresh
and the two groups will be com-^i'ti'i' lakes hi So tland i > increa e
bined for a final rehearsal anc{fiuppb,,s -if marine vegetation on
nerformances in the high schoolivhich fish feed, ii has been possible
auditoriums of both Caldwell an<M> increast production of some fish
Bryan, According to present plant I V 300 percent, the Department of
the performances will be presented- oninr.-rce reports. Cse of fcrtiliz-
the afternoon and evening of De- r ha been carried out on an ex-
cember 10. erimental basis.
It is hr.,>«*« that it will be possible^
to get an orchestra together to
play the accompaniments for both e federal Security Administra-
chorus and soloists, although there 'on 's seek:..g public cooperation
seems to be a shortage of string" il campaign to reduce accidents
players in this section.
lin<
Ar,
Twenty-Seven-Year-Old Caldwell Boy Meets Fate
France On August Twenty-Fifth; He Had Joined
The Army In iHMi
In
mi
< hi-
lóme Accidents Cut Manpower
C'h-irch choir directors and mu-
sic teachers in the various com-
munities are assisting in plans for
this production which will be undei
the direction of Warrant Officer
Thomas R. Lawrence, bandleader
at Bryap Field. Mr. Lawrence is
on leave of absence as Director of
Music of Catonsville High School,
Baltimore County, Md.
The chorus accompanist for
Caldwell Wil Ibe Mrs. Guy Doug-
lass and for Bryan Mrs. Albert
Goodman. According to Mr. l<aw
re nee. anyone who plays a string
instrument and those who sing and
are interested in taking part in
the production are urged to attend
the first rehearsal. The only re-
quirement for chorus membership
is regularity of attendance. The di-
rector is desirous that large num-
ber of service men ns well as civil-
ians will take part. Those who have
copies of "The Messiah" are re-
quested to bring them to the first
rehearsal.
Technical Serv ant Henry Lee Norcross of Caldwell.
:iute 3, who had boon in the United States Infantry since
son of W, P. Norcross of the . ame address and husband
Mrs. Doris Norcross of Santa Anna, Texas, was killed in
'■v '; ion while batttfiiK for his country in the fields of France
le|> ,
f.,.uigust 25. it was announced by
Lrr War Department this week in
\\ ,f 'legram to his fath. r.
,,, .^.e.rcross, who was 27 years old,
./. *||> been in the European Theatre
rotul ar only a few months before
invasion of the French coast
Protfted. He was a graduate of the
¡-.dwell high schow in 1934.
„rajresides his wife an<l father, Sgt.
(¡' cross is survive# by two small
stl¡l>.ighters, Patsy Atui and June
an,l ,rie, of Santa Anafe; one sister,
h,.(.t.0iam, of Caldwao, and three
of At*ler8: Sam of Caldwell and J.
wjH .and Aubrey, both with the U.
Armed forces in France.
I T MOKI! WA* MOM
AXD NTAMPfl
hat reduce needed manpower for
ar work. Home accidents last year
;lled (5,000 workers and injured
>0,000 seriously enough to cause
ss of one or more days of work;
ich of it vital to the war effort.
^ V* ' ° WM J 00 • . C
Drunk Driving Charge
Follows Collision
Charges of driving a car while
intoxicated were filed against Hen-
ry Anderson in district court in
Bryan Monday morning by Con-
stable Virgil Estill of Brazos Coun-
ty.
It was said that Anderson drove
into a Bryan-Army Air Field bus
early Sunday morning while ii was
parked on Highway .21. Anderson
was driving east while the bus was
facing west toward the field.
Ando:son suffered a broken arm
and other injuries. His car was a
< mplete wreck, according to offic-
e rs.
ady 812 Bales
;tton Canned
¿September 1
HENRY LEE NORCROSS
Six Times As Many Bales
Ginned In Stipe Period Of
Time for 1943 Cotton Crop Completes Course
Only 812 bales pf cotton were
ginned in Burleson County from the
1944 cotton crop pépr to Septem-
ber 1, according tq|word received
from Johnnie R. Lyon, special ag-
ent, who makes the monthly cotton
ginning report. Lyons stated that
this figure could lie compared with
5,862 I wiles for the same period
last year.
While approximately fifteen or
sixteen thousand bales of cotton
were ginned in the county for 194:1,
the crop this year is not expected
to be one-third of that number of
bates.
$ *
Corporal Erwin Zgahay, Wounded In Italy During The
Fail Of Rome, Writes Home About News At 'The Front
7
(Continued on last page)
Corporal Edwin Zgahay. a ni m
bet- of the 351st Infantry in the
Italian Theatre, son of Mr. arid
Mrs. George Zgahay of S.imervillo,
Route I, was wounded on the thin
day of .1 urn- during the fight t(
fi e Rome anil has since receive
the Purple Heart for his wounds
In a lett *r to his folks Edwin re
veals some into osting things about
fighting at the ft.'lit Hero is the
1 Iter:
"Dearest Mother and Dad:
"It i- a beautiful sunny Sunday
morning here in Italy I will try
t write you a long letter. They
don't have Sunday here like we di
back home. The country is moun-
tainous and hilly and i very p- t
ty in places. The people live in
houses made of rock and brick. I
haven't seen a frame house since
I have been here. None of the farms
bore are very level and the women
do most, of the hard field wrtvk.
They raise lots of wheat and some
corn and most every kind of fruit,
especially grapes, which are begin*
Waste Paper To He
Collected Again On
Wednesday, Sept 29
Boy Scouts will again collect
waste newspapers and magazines
Wednesday, September 27, and all
• iti/.ens of Caldwell are urged to
put their paper in front of then
homes and havi it ready t o the
In \ . t i load in tlieii trucks a they
come by.
Scout Master Dink Vance stated
that last month only a few of the
people who put out paper had
wrapped it in compliance with in-
unctions. Vance warned that un-
wrapped paper would not be picked
up Wednesday. The papers r mag-
azines must be wrapped in bundles
and tied with heavy cord. This is
the only way the Scouts can handle
it.
Vance staled that paper would
lie collected liera on the last Wed-
nesday in every frtenth.
of
tuiig to get ripe now (Aug. 20.)
Milk cows are used to pull their
plows as you don't see many horses
• i mules. Very few farmers have
tractors or farm equipment. The
CONCUATl L \HONS
The N EWS cor - ••
and Mrs
Preston Mosloy
a daughter August
('. C. Price on th
Sepi« mbor •>.
Hon II Tolg on
son September '>
C. C. Deason on the birth of a
daughter September ti.
Henry Kuchera on tin
a son September 17.
(¡us Bird on tin birth
September 17.
r - *7.. iale.s .
m the birth
31.
birth of a -i
the birth of
birth of
Garland W. Sims, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Sims of Caldwell, has
just completed a four weeks' course
in tractor school at the Engineer
School, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. En-
tering the Engineer Corps on Au-
gust 17, 1942, Sims is now a C-orp-
oraL
Small Newspapers To
Feel Slash In News
Print October First
Further restrictions in the use of
newsprint loomed when the War
Production Board announced re-
cently that supplies of newsprint
tor small and special types of news-
papers, including labor, fraternal,
literary and other publications, will
he curtailed beginning October 1.
Hitherto, special types of news-
papers and daily newspapers using
25 tons or less of newsprint per
iiiarter have been exempt from a
WPB limitation order under which
the consumption of newsprint is
controlled on a quarter basis.
"In view of the tightness of the
newsprint situation, due largely to
increased military requirements
••id the unknown supply position."
declared J. Hale Steinman, new di-
rector of the WPB printing and
publishing division, "the time has
come when it is necessary to peg
the use of newsprint used by this
previously exempt class of newspa-
pers.
"Toward this end we are seeking
a fair formula by which forseeable
newsprint stocks may be allocated
equitably among small and special
type newspapers.
"It is felt that this group of pa-
pers, including the labor press,
| should be willing to share in some
measure the responsibilities and
limitations already imposed on
larger newspapers, magazines and
other categories of paper consum
ers."
HtY WAH BOKDI AND STAMPS
One Dead One Is
Injured At Mumford
James Crenshaw, farm employee
of near Mumford, was seriously in-
jured last Saturday afternoon and
L. C. Murphy, nefrq farm truck
driver was killed when the truck
in which he was driving veered off
the road and plunged into a ditch.
Both men were brought to Bryan
hospitals. Crenshaw had suffered
a broken pelvis. Murphy died from
internal injuries.
Pvt. Frank Hearne Captures Nazis In
Wine Cellar At The Point Of A Match
Mrs. Dworsky
Passes Away
Funeml Services Held At
Deanvillc Tuesday
M s. (Millie Dworsky. 51. passed
uvay Saturday morning. Septem-
ber HI, at 10: 15 o'clock, after •
long peri >d of illness which lasted
more than ;i y ar.
Otillie Schumacher
( ook's Point, .luiy 2'
-he pent h r youth. At tin
1! she was married to
Dworsky. The young couple made
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Hypnosis, Telepathy,
Matfic for Students
A show that is said to have made
millions laugh v ill be held at th.
I :rh i h oi auditorium Wednesday
a ft ei on, (totolier I I' e .tll U'g
!iV¡ OM-. ¿otopathy and niairic, the
'•::vs*oii\ Company come ; > Cald-
well highly recommended and as
it part of the .cries of monthly en-
tertainment features billed for the
city schools throughout the year
Those who have witnessed the
mystic and hypnotic show say that
it is more fun and excitement than
n circus, minstrel or comedy show
combined.
The show while billed for the stu-
dent* in the main, will be open to
the public. A smalt admittance
charge will he made.
v-£ Diiv PüucLíiimrrioii
WHEREAS. No one knows when Vietory-E Day will arrive but
good news from the battle front in Europe indicates that it might
1h- nearer than we anticipate, and;
WHEREAS, it is proper that we plan now to observe appropri-
ately that thanksgiving <U*y in a manner in keeping with its signi-
ficance. We would share the joy with some and the sorrow with
others;
NOW, TilKKKKOltE, 1 C. K. Cromartic. Mayor of tin City of
Caldwell, by virtue of the authority vested in mo. do hereby pro-
ilaim, in honor and respect for th >se that have given their lives
those in sorrow and
da> that (iermany
to Almighty Cod
aireos, the p"w r, and the might
II th things f >r whi< it stands.
our daily vocation,
hank th • Almighty Cod l r giving us that powc
determination t defeat ur enemy I urg that
close their le-pcctive establishment* inim di-
asli conies tlu.t hostilities have ceased in the
Editor's Note: About a year
ago we had a long letter from
Frank Hearne and he was a lit-
tle provoked at the way things
were going at the time on the
home front and said so in his
letter. Since that time we have
net heard from Frank until his
sister. Mrs. Ruby Plemper,
brought us a clipping which ap-
peared in the STARS AND
STRIPES, Yank newspaper, and
which tells « story about Frank,
it is titled:
Mv Matches Helped Me Out—
"My matches helped nie out a
great deal in capturing the Kraut,"
was born at) assorted Pvt. Frank F. Hearne of
lXSt.'l. where Caldwell, Texas. "The psychology
age of i <>f the light may have been the
Frank; tensón for his giving up so easily."
Pvt. Hearne was resting after an
ergag. mont with the Nazis. An
\plorer at heart, and in di,-e need
f something to occupy his mind,
Hearne decided to find out what
treasures were contained in a cer-
tain wine cellar nearby. Lighting
n match he entered the cavern and
came upon a German with a cup of
wine in one hand and a tifie in the.
other. The Kraut, not realizing the
Gl was unarmed, gave up. Pvt.
Hearne walked into his CO with
the captured Nazi at the point of
a match.
- Ill 1 MilllK WAH IIOXD AND IT I MOM
maimed, f
i roc! a i in the i
;iv ol thanks
mid for those who are disabled
for those who rejoice, I lie.el.
unceniliti >nal!> menders a ;
¡or giving lis and nir allies the
io era-It I lie * >«-1 m m Empire an
It will be fitting that w completely pause in
bow our bead
and stnngth and
all business firm
atelv when t1 '
Kurop an Tin
worship, or I-
, i thanks I'm
.• of War. so
-ur homos and
victory that is
i hat wu
•nil repulí to our pi
vi tile <iii\ as truly
ace:
In witness whereof I have placed my hand and cans
the City of Caldwell to be affixed, this the 'J'JtuI day
iv the year of our Lord, ltM-l.
C. E. CROMARTIE, Mayor
EUNICE MORGAN, City Secretary.
the Seal of
S ptemher,
Committees To
Contact Large
Business Men
Main Drive To Call On All
Individuals in County Does
Not Begin Until Oct. 10
A warning against any let-down
on the home front as a result of
optimistic war news was issued
today by George C. Fall, chairman
of the Burleson County War Fund
Drive and War Finance Committee.
"The war will not be over until
very American abroad has been
brought home," Fall warned Tex-
aivs. "Until that time comes, none
of us on the home front can afford
to reduce our support of the war
program.
"Above all, we should remember
that 'cease firing' dois not mean
'cease giving'. Even if Germany
surrenders we still have the Japa
to beat, and we must continue full
support of our fighting men and
our Allies. This means that thia
year, more than ever before, wa
must support the war-related agen*
(Continued on page four)
"A" Cards Issued
Same Amount Of
Gas As Before
Only Four Gallons to Each
Of Six Coupons for Three
Months' Period
Gasoline A-13 ration coupona
which become valid Sept 22 are
good for four gallons of gaaoline
each rather than three gallons ns
has been the case in recent month ,
the district Office of Price Admin-
istration announced Monday.
The OPA hastened to comment,
however, that A coupon holders
will not get any more gasoline per
month than they have been receiv-
ing. Previous series contained 8
coupons good for three gallons
each. The new series contains six
coupons good for four gallons each,
and the series must last for 3
months, the gas allowance being
at the rate of two gallons a week.
Gasoline coupons B-3 and C-3
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COURT HOUSE REWS
Pfc. Adolph Koudelka,
Of 36th Division, Is
At Home On Furlough
A member of the Miith Division,
Pfc. Adolph Koudelka. son of Mr.
■ il Mrs. Emit Koudelka. of Cald-
■-.vill. Route I, is at homo from tin
front, nfto1' IS months 'verseas.
i".' K udelka was with the :U5th
before they left the states and
stay.d with it until in- was given
•' fnrh nirb home, while the division
was still in Italj . He vas wound, d
Sept. ! at Salerno, for which I t
received the Purple Heart. He al-
so wears the combat infuntry
badge. pro-Pear! Harbor and Euro-
pean theatre ribbons with two star?
representing participation in two
major battles,
Koudelka has three brothers al-
so in the service, Sgt. Henry and
Sgt. George Koudelka are eome^
where in France, while Pfc. Theo-
dore Koudelka is in Italy.
Marriage Licenses
Milton M. Paul and Velma E.
Gonzales.
Paul A. Hayek and Florene Bart-
kowink.
John Sell and Martha Archtr.
I.and Deeds
Frank Barton and wife to Ray-
mond L. Zgahay and wife. Deed to
145.9 acres Southwest of Dean-
vilie.
Geo. D. Garrett and wife to Lewis
Hudson and wife; De d to 9 acres,
more or loss, in Somerville, the
Fred Synder place.
Lewis Hudson and wife to Geod.
D. Garrett and wife; deed to block
in Casptr Landolt 3rd Addition
to Somerville.
Charlotte Wallace to Bulger Old-
ham; deed to one acre in Oldham
bottom East of Caldwell.
Mrs. Mary H. Mynar and others
to Frank Mynar and wife; deed to
104 acres Greenwood league West
of Caldwell.
A. M, Hill and wife to Clara
Irene Gasper; deed to lots 8, 9 and
10. block 8, in Chriesman.
Mrs. Alta Skelley to C. E. Smith
and 'vife; Lots 4, 5 and 6, blk. 39,
in West Caldwell.
Alex Goodson anil wife to Sam
Helmcr and wife; deed to hi I-7th
interest in old Goodson place SW
of Deanvillc.
fo'un R. Lelnlo and wife to -I. S
Surovik and'wife; deed to 11.7K
acres of the Fritz Lobdc place neat
Caldwell.
K. L. Goodson and wi
Goodson* dee dto I 7th
the 'son p!;ici
ville.
R. *!'. Co idr-oii heir- to L. N
Go-nison, deed to I 7 interest in
Goodson place SW of Deanvillc.
Mrs. Johanna Herbst to Mrs. El-
len Lina Hoffman, deed to part
of the V. E. Herbst homestead-
the cu. t lot, in Caldwell, Texas.
Mrs. Emilio 9t Wrba Plaaek and
husband to J. C. Barnett. Deed to
26 acres on Davidson creek in Cast
Caldwell.
SW
to I . N.
interest in
f Dean-
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