The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 5, 1954 Page: 1 of 6
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The Weather
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS —
Generally clear and eoojnr Tnea-
a
day afternoon and night. 'Lawn at
35*40 Interior, 80 *4 extreme north
went Tuesday night. Wednesday
clear to partly cloudy. Not much
change In temperatures. Moder-
ate northeast wind* on- tho coaat.
VOL. 60.—NO. 3.
CUERO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1954
6 PAGES—PRICE 54
Yorktown Man To Be Candidate For Congress
f^fownlalfc \ Showroom Ready
At least ... a solution to an j ^54 F'OfCl
annoyance which caused more M■ ^•
complaints during 1953 than Heralded as ‘‘the standard car j during the next few days will like-
any Other nuisance which we for the American road,” the 1954 j ly be inclined to agree, Clifton
were asked to publicize . . .
that of the barking dog ... at
least we are told.
Better Homes & Gardens
Magazine says the solution to
putting the quietus on the
barking dog has been found.
Just douse him with a hose , ~-fl view the new oars and trucks
four or five times in the midst |---
of his outbursts, scolding him (jtHoliC DflllflHiCrS
during each hosing, advises „ D!»hnn’* lnHor
the magazine. This punish- “ear DISllOp S Leiief
ment will cause your pet to
overcome his barking.
Ford by far Ford's greatest ach- ^ Weber believes,
ievement, takes the spotlight in The new car is said to offer the
the showroom of Weber Motor Co.
on Wednesday morning.
Personnel of Weber Motor Com-
pany who have been privilegetl to
view the new car and truck, are
more than elated over the latest
creations by Ford Motor Company,
! and the hundreds who are expect-
greatest power- advances since the
original Ford V-8 and the great-1
est advance in chassis design ini
20 years.
A choice of two new engines
and four optional power - op-
erated driving assists will be avail-
abl in the 1954 Fqrds.
Ford, which was the first to
offer a V-8 engine in the low-price
field, has two new engines which
Ford officials say are as far ahead
in their fields as the original V-8
was in its day.”
These engines are the 130-horse-
power Y-block V-8 engine with
overhead valves, and the 115
it takes to make a better
neighbor ,\ve wouldn't mind
that. If our pet Is annoying
•the neighbors then we at least
(Continued cm Page 6)
Rat Eradicators
Members of St. Michael's Court
No. 347, Catholic Daughters of
Of 'Course, it might call for1Anlerjca met Monday evening at I horsepower I-block Mileage
getting up in the middle Of;st. Michael’s school wilh Mrs. | Marke Six engine, which Ford of-
the night, but if^that is what j Henry Koenig, grand regent, pre-
siding.
Mrs. Koenig read an announce-
ment sent out by bishops all over p i « /■» _r
the United States as well as the DOCK 111 vU6 O
,world guesting CMW.c farnihes| ^ r
should go to a bit of .inconven- to participate in Famrty Commun and Ca)vin Johnson with
,°n Sunday January 10th. I v s Fish and Wildiife Service j
The families are also asKou to | 4 , ,
continue to receive Holy Commun-jof San Antonio, are back in;
continue ice *t . . . Cuero for their quarterly inspec-i
ion once each month duung the | fn„ ,.of !nfoct.
NICK CAMERON
V1CE-PRES. OF
CUEROCOFC
DeWitt Clinton DeWitt
Will Make Race In
14th Texas District
Term Of Late
H. ?. Cragin
icr.ce on our own part to spare
their sleep. Don’t you think?
If you have a barking dog
. . . try it.
* * *
This picture of Kyle Rote, former SMU football star, and now
a member of the New York Giants of the Nntinoal Professional
Football league was snapped by a Record pliolograpber during a
visit to the newspaper office one day last week with his friend Clete
Ernster of Cuero. Mr. and Mrs. Koto visited several days with
the Ernsters during the holidays. Role and Ernster are both cli
rectors of the American Empire life Insurance Company of Aus
tin of whleh C’. O. “Booster” Hagan is vice president. The company
has several stockholders and a number of large policy holders In
DeWitt and Lavaca counties.
i.tion and treatment for rat infest-i
rest of the year. , !od areas, they announced Tuesday.!
The Dublin Players from Ireland;* ^ represcntatives wiU be in;
at the new city hall, go even
further by providing a “drive-
in pay window” at the east
side of the building. Sugges-
tion has been made that a
drive circling the building
from Main to North Railroad
be constructed to provide a
one-way entrance to the pay
wHpdow. It is pointed out that
utility bills in many, many
Instances are paid by the.
lady of the household and
that such a facility would ac-
commodate the ladles greatly.
Might be looked Into.
* + *
We were rather amused a
few days ago to read the state-
ment that the United States is
the only country in the world
where one can drive his own
automobile to the Unemploy-
ment office to pick up his
compensation check .4. . and
a glance around the streets of
Cuero most any day would
tend to lend emphasis to the
irony of such a statement.
There are any^number of
huskies who continually
haunt the streets of the city
while 6ffd Jobs, such as yard
work, go untouched due to the
fact such Individuals want a
young fortune to tackle any
job which requires much ef-
Iortf
A few crack downs oh such
Individuals might be in order. |
Regular jobs for
Gobbler Band Will
Take Part In Tryout
are to present two plays by | town until Friday, and anyone
Suggestion hds been rnade ]at*? George* Bernard Shaw, one of “rat’* trouble is asked to
that the city council, in pro-[which is “Pygmalion,” at Incar-
vidlug such modern facilities nate'Vord ColleK^ ^ Ar',0alo ”n
January 21st and 22nd, and the
Daughters are invited to attend,
according to Mrs. Ben Prause, sec-
retary. Several plan to go, she
said. | lishrtents in the city, and Warfare qjyOuts for hand for District
The first series in the newlyW-j in may also be secured free of j y whjch comprises 14, towns, or-
ganized discussion clubs was held;charge from the city, Pancoast cording"to Director W. W. Wendt-
at the close of last night's meeting, said. ..... ]and.
contact Harry Moore, assistant to
the superintendent of public Works!
Til S st"" •“*">«,nth M"°1 co“'or r*
The service is free to all resi-j will journey to Karnes City Iri-
I debts • as ••well as business estab-L v t0 participate in the all-dis-
> • at-- nnd \$T r'f»«v»_ 1 * V -
Ten dollars was donated to the
polio fund.
Grace Episcopal
To Elect Vestrymen
The annual Meeting of the mem
bers of Grace Church will he held
on Wednesday evening at 7:30 in
Proctor Hall. Election of three
Vestrymen to succeed Mr. John
Wofford H, Mr. Edu Mugge, and
Mr. Jack Howerton is scheduled as
well as reports from the treasurer,
Mr. Herbert Dombluth, and from
other organizations.
The meeting was planned to be
held on the Feast of the Epiphany
or the celebration of God's show-
ing forth his light to the Gentiles,
and will be proceeded by a Service
of the Holy Communion at 10 In the
morning. _
Moore may be reached by call-
ing, 5-4424, City Water Works.
Mrs. J. H. Rush
Dies In Yoakum
;
Mrs. J. H. Rush, 86. mother of
Mrs. J. E. Schwab of Rt. l, Cuero, | Garden Club In
died Monday evening in a Yoakum Year’s First Meet
hospital where she was taken over
a week ago. Mrs. Rush had been in
ill health for some time.
Towns to be represented are
Cuero, Nordheim. Yoakum, York-
town, Karnes City, Kenedy, Runge,
Hallettsville, Moulton, Shiner,
Flortsville, Kosciusko-Poth, and
Stockdale.
Any number of qualified-randi-
Funeral arrangements are pend-'the Cuero Garden Club at' their
ing the arrival of a daughter Rom | first meeting of the new year. Co-
Maine. ' [hostesses will be Mmes. John
Mrs. Rush w..s a lifelong rcsi- Hartman. Ted Harwood, J. H. Ro-
dent of DeWitt County an I the j gan and John C. Ley.
mother of nine children which in-; Mrs Bill Evans and Mrs. Rob-
elude four girls and five boys. A;ert Arbogust will be in charge of
number of grand-children, great--the program .Mrs, Evans to talk
grandchildren, and One ^brother, on Lazy and Shade Gardening, and
Robert Jordan of Mission, also sur-1 Mrs. Arbogust to give Garden
vivo. Hints. _
Thirty-four members ‘of the dates may compete for try-outs,
however, only a maximum of 15
band members can be certified for
regional meet^from each school,
Wcndtiand explained.
Regional Band is to he conducted
in San Antonio on January 10th.
The judges will base their rat-
ings on tone, technique, prepared
work, and sight reading, according
to the Director.
The activities will get underway
at 9 a. m. and individual try-outs
are slated to he completed by
noon. The All-District, Band will
rehearse at 1:30 p. m. and the
night concert will bo held at 7
p. m.
Only top members in All-Dis-
trict will be Included m the 100-
piece band to provide the concert.
Ten, band directors will partici-
pate and included will be Roy
Mrs. Jesse Poenitzsch will be
hostess Wednesday to members of
Ike Bids For Demo Support
As Showdown Session Nears
By RAYMOND I.AIIK .1 before the showdown second ses-
WASHLNGTON. Jan. 5. lEP)— sion of the 83rd Congress opens
President Eisenhower made a j Wednesday.
frank bid for Democratic support | The Democrats expected to be
for 1 is foreign and defense policrjbriefed mainly on foreign and mili-
ies Tuesday as insiders reported ! lary affairs because it is on these
‘ Taking Firm Lead
As the conference got underway,
informed sources said Mr. Eisen-
hower is taking a firm lead on
various^controversial issues in his
talks with legislative leaders ire
he” is determined to fight if neces-1 issues that the administration par-[stead of repeating the “give-and-
sary to "put - his 1954
program ticularly hopes to get bi-partisan take" policy he followed last year
across. ■ [ support. They speculated that the '
For the first lime Mr. Eisenhow- 'discussion would touch on military
untrained 'er called Democratic as well as!budget cuts and tl« withdrawal of
rforconnel mav not be avail-!R,'Publiran ^f5res*ional leaders two divisions from Korea which
personnel maj noL be ail jlo tbe House Tuesday mom-1 already have drawn some Demo-
able but there is no reason for ing fnr „ fjnai )PejSiati\e huddle1 cratic fire.
anyone who Is physically fit ■ “
to lounge on the streets day,
after day. With a oit of hustle,
he could find a job now and
then that pays well' for the
'iTort and skill required.
Boy Scouts Will
Expand Program
NOT ON THE MENU
ADDY. Wash.- UP—O. A Tay-
DeWltt Clinton “Pewee” DeWitt of Yorktown, will be a
, [candidate for Congress from the 14th Congressional District
Named To rill Unexpired James K Schroeder, DeWitt county Republican chairman.
Informed The Record by long distance telephone Monday
night. '
Mr. DeWitt, contacted by The Record a few minutes la-
ter confirmed the report.
The Yorktown oil operator who
has been active in city and county
political affairs for the past sever-
al years, and who campaigned ac-
tively for the election of President
Dwight D. Eisenhower In 1952, said
he had definitely decided to make
the race after a visit to Corpus
Christl, home of present Demo-
cratic Congressman John E. Lyle.
"I spent several days In Corpu*
Christl and Nueces county con-
tacting everybody that I could find
and I came bark thoroughly con-
vinced that I enri carry Mr. Lyle's
home county, as well ns Duval,
Bee, Refugio and Jim Wells,” De-
Witt told The Record.
The 14th Congressional District
Is composed of 19 counties, Aran-
sas, Atascosa, Bee, Comal, De-
Witt, Brooks, Duval, Gonzales,
Guadalupe, Jim Wells, Karnes,
Kleberg, Kennedy, Live Oak, Mu-
Mullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Pa-
tricia and Wilson.
“I have close friends in most
of these counties and I have been
promised the active and financial
support I believe necessary to
insure my election," Mr. DeWitt
informed this newspaper.
“I would like it knr I am
not getting this financial backing
from the Nueces County Republi-
can committee or the Houston
GOP's, but from my Texas Demo-
cratic friends throughout the dis-
trict who are anxious to have rep-
resentation that is more represen-
tative of the people of the district
in Washington.
Mr. DeWitt has been a resident
of Yorktown for the past 12 yrnri
and is engaged primarily in th#
lease and title cn<1 of the oil busl-
Chamher of Commerce Direct-
ors Monday night named Nick
Cameron, head of the ”Cuero Bu-
tane'Gas Company, vice-president
of the organization to succeed the
late II P. Cragin.
The Board met in the C of C
offices at 214 E. Main with Presi-j
dent Fritz Korhlrr presiding.
Present wore Myron Bass, Ron-i
|nie Buenger, Nick Cameron, Mur-
ray Carte. Ed DeLeon. J. G. Mc-j
Glothlin, Cecil Newnion. Frank
Sheppard, Newton Smith and Ed!
Vela.
The Board authorized the call-;
ing of a meeting to set Holidays^
for 1954.
A letter was read from a man-
ufacturer, located in the north!
who expressed interest In lo-
cating a dress making plant here!
who would employe 100 persons.- [
lid DeLeon and Bonnie Buenger
reported on the conference with'
the watermelon buyer in view of
his locating here. The buyer would \
not agree to locate here, but did j
say he woulR-btiy all the market-)
able watermelons brought to him
at ‘Edna, where he will load this
season, they reported. He indi-
cated that ho might buy here in
the 1955 season.
There was some discussion on
the value of a grain drying and!
storage plant that Is in the nvak-|IIumble oil * Refining Company
Humble Agent
Assumes Duty
Glenn L. Kcllough of San An-
tonlo became new bulk agent for
ing. Favorable, comment was ex-
pressed.
Body of J. R. Wright
To Lie in Stale
The ixsly of John Robert (Rob-
bie! Wright, 88, arrived in Cuero
Tuesday afternoon and will lie In
state at Freund Chapel until serv-
ices Wednesday at 10:30 a. m
The Rev. John P. Minler, Preshy-
■tciian minister will officiate, and
burial will he in Thomaston,
Mr. Wright, prominent DeWitt
County resident, died Monday
Bean of Cuero who will judge the niorning at Lubbock at the home
^ornj 1 of his son, Robert W. Wright with
Instruments to' to heard will be . ho had hern staying for
flutes, B-Flat Clarinets, Alto. Clar-!somp ,imc- had ,,r<'n *f'rious
inets. Bass Clarinets, Oboes. Bus-) 'V,111 f”r, [hr I’fst lRrvcr!^wcck^
soons, Alto Saxes, Tenor Saxes,
Baritone Saxes, Bass Saxophone,
Horns ,Cornets (Trumpets), Bari-
tones, Trombones, Brass Basses,
String Basses, percussion, Snare
(■Continued on Page (!)
In addition to lus son, Mr.
Wrigtlt. 4s"survived by- one daugh-
ter, Mrs. J.. V Young of New York
City, and two grandsons; three
sisters .Mrs. Anna Wright Burn' of
Cuero, and Mrs. Norma 1
and Eula^Conwoll -of
I
in Cuero effective Janunry 1, 1954.
Mr. Killough is 37 and has
worked for Humble for two years.
He was then transferred to San
Antonio District Offire and has
worked there ever since.
Before his, service wilh Humble
began, Mr. Killough worked for
Continental Airlines In San An-
tonio. He was In the air force for
thrge years. He attended San An-
tonio College and completed an
advanced finance course at Wake
Forest College.
Mr. Killough was chairman of
the board of deacons of the Univer-
sity Baptist Church in San An-
tonio. He also taught a young
men's, Sunday school class at the
church and set veil on the budget
committee. He is married and has
two children. They arc residing
at 307 E. Sarah.
He replaces the late H. P. Cragin
in Cuero.
ness.
He is a native of Pennsylvania
but came to Texas in 1919 and wuj
operating a drilling rig on his 21st
birthday.
He was graduated from the Tex-
as School of Mines at El»Pas®
in 1926 and one of his two class,
mates’ still living ts now dean o£
the El Paso school.
Mr. DeWitt is married ;uid lives
wilh his wife, Frances, at Yoik-
town. They haw no children.
(Continued on Page 8)
deba.
Tears and Smiles;
Herry-Go-Round Goes _ Mrs. Henry Henneke To
Lions who have been on a mer- Hedd Pyffll3n SlSfeiS #
ry-go-round sihre November 20 [>'
Bureau Employees Face
Quizzitigln Huge Theft
MOONEY
5 —UP
rah* now rest as the concession i' ',
has been returned to I on Ft aWc-,. y(: ,,i ,,
By KK1IAHD E
I WASHINGTON-, an.
T> ■ bulk of, the $160,900 stolen
Jc.-stMS.aion <■' .officers in lti« • u.• i«I»■ <1. If.
This indicates he has responded ^ „nd Rr,.ordinK
to prodding from the so-called hb-, Brrn,ng •■or«l;.tK,n M-r, v-G>-
eral wing of the GOP which hasjp^^,, w.,s „ big
Kvanted him to assert more leader- Tb!rtv.h,.f) nT<.,,hmj
ship to put over his ideas, especial-;)vn |i;)pk? Farn;„ts
ly with the conservatives in his1 -
own .party.
... .Adoption of a greatly expanded! The official business session will
lor had’ good reason to complain program to provide services for)get under way at 4:30 P. M. with
about having a stomach ache. Theithe rapidly increasing number of;reports from the District Chatr-
ckxtor performed a minor opera-'boys eligible for membership, elec-[men including Judge Tom Fergu-
tiorvand removed - a two-inch nee- tion erf officers, Silver Beaver. son. Burnet for Blanco, Bumet,
die from his stomach.
fM'.IL’UVi'ilifl
I Awards for outstanding service
land an address by Governor Allan
-Shivers will highlight the Annual -----------, — . . - - . _.
!meeting of the Capitol Area Coun-'O. Brown. Schulenburg. Fayette. -School sponsored by stanolm. OU
Vil, Boy Scouts of America. Tues-;Lavara and DeWitt; Joe K. Wells. & Gas
day they will begin giving lie do-
lector tests immediately to errv-
pa yes of the U. S, Bureau of Eta
c; -graving and Printing in an ..effort
u-rs, V^Wcddon Tempi. ,,r E,.craving and Punting'''' *°,ve »h<‘ biggest theft In th*
..ai^Wtook plaic Monday even bf„.n , ,vrred on a Virginia, l»-sto« y of. the hcavdy-guarded
1m Shows from whom it. was: lc^_, w.hpr| lhl. ,.ld|P, mf„ .„ K ,'„Tm arol an arrest in the case is "» 1 S r>aIK’r ,none*
ed Nowml-er 20 , I* ,11. exre te,' soon.•officials aaid Tues- » produced.
Hundreds of children CTMt;0f(....... .. were Mrs i A night-long sea-ch of every
rides while the mcny-gcvrceipd (- H(,nn,kl, nm! \„.,lnil s.;,fK police said the nook and cranny of the huge cn.
was operated at downtown- city l/H1|s(. Kroegrr, man homy was found in a metal tool,graving building turned up no sign
age- Mr BeiUp-M Gcrhold pro- tmx on a farm near Centerville,;of the 8.000 crisp new $20 bills that
n-rtor Mrs Pan,-- Manion, guard Va Centerville is in Fairfav coun-;disappeared from the bureau'*
Mrs I'm,- -i c;,-thief, exeeUent ju- tv, one of the restdential suburbs,^ (Continued QD Page 44
,h‘ nior. Mrs.'G M Cornett .exeelbrit1 of'Washington- hut the farm ii just,
senior Mrs , N O. Wasserman, “ roas the line in foudon. county. |
, , ... . seiretaiv. Mrs Jtm Dolejsi. treas-! Part of the mom y already had:
. FrnFr?iI Savings ?i.r»d *>»an A ^ ^ hrr-n nrxnt official* *aki. Two or!
Mr. Eisenhower, it is understood, r|;ftI0n M.„h the O-. -o ,,r, r; aml ',!S' K '5 ' P ,The B.fyOO crisp new $20 bills turned;
will lav great stress on the sweep-|Llons Cj,lb jn pr0viding tickets. j ^ 1Ju)„ bff,. f.,s were Mrs -up in Washington Tuesday.,
Lions were on the job da.ly Mt.ta"Iiu(.;nl;‘ Mr. ,Tom stell.'nnd,
rrs -lonirwi ^ fjO A nUlTl" ... *,
Mrs. h. I..
A fiori/jf ion' <>f S15 t'ivr n to
, Polio Ffar.i. a< cording to Mrs
concession was in operation has ^ ^
not been announced. j 'A[" ,hp',.lo<,c n, fhr mw.ting. thC|
; . . roup vyent to the home of Mrs
Victim of Drow ning .serinan for. a r(« ial hour and; .
a ehtoy refn-hirieriti served by.^Jf ClIGTO LOTS
the hostess. I
VICTORIA — The body of W 11. ______ ' Spirited bidding marked
auuimsaii
ing social security and housing
recommendations he will submit tojf.r^^1h(,':ma?hi'n,
(Continued on Page
County Agent, Two
Boys oft to School
her of volunteers a!s'< helped
Exact amount taken ,n while the
' WASHINGTON. Jan. 5 - tUPV—F
' Se r'-t .Serv ice .agents said TuHs-
Spirited Bidding
Marks Auction
County Agent Gilbert Heideman , .
accompanied by Ruben Weisch- round At >>eadrilt
well and Vincent Warzecha Jr.,
I
Gillespie, Llano and Mason count- left Tuesday for Weslaco where jar^ar WHS found early Sunday .. ,,
ies; J. Hunter Miles, Taylor, for’for the next two days they will be morning in the waters of San An- ‘ IL6mCn Hold
Williamson, Lee and Bastrop; F. I engaged in a Tractor Maintenance tonio Bay nf.ar tbp flsb boiw at. Regular Meet
Seadrift by fellow- fishermen ar<4
death is said to have been caused
HcdnoMll)
Lipns Club-12 noon
Vutional Guard—armory—7:30 p.
m the program throughout
Cuero Garden Club-Home of county Area are expected to
Jessie Poejulaacl^—3 JO p. rn., in attendanca.
day afternoon and evening, Janu-'Travis and M. G. Pond., Lockhart,|* The traning they receive at the,by drowning
ary ^ .for Hays and Caldwell. .Weslaco school will prepare them! The body was fust dro-overori t,v no «u« ook pw
More than 300 adult worker* in! Operating Committee chairmen'to conduct similar schools in this a group of men about 7 a. m
the 15! include C. W. Nolen. organize- county at later dales. schools was in a standing position ur.d- ;
be -ion and extension: Hub Bcehtol. planned for various suctions of the ,he tail iz.erd of one Of the boa’
(Continued on Page 6) tcounty. 1 mooted to the iishhou-e
I
Sheriffs sale of lots in Cuero and
! surrounding towns Tuesday mora-
I ing. .
Cuero firemen r::ct Monday tv- The lota, being sold for delin-
cpint- tn rcgulai session, howr'.c,r. quent taxos. were reported bring-
ae- ording to mg far above the starting price Of
and Ur:let FfW*. aw Mant to the the auctioneer.
, . f Ross Terry, attorney of Austin.
In ms' regular’f.-r'ing w ill be and Jack McCrary, his assistant,
Monday evening, Januaiy 18th. iwcrc in charge of the auction.
Th* it**pl*chai* orf9«wrf*d i*
fogland in *h* 18th c*ntu»y a« •
diversion from foie hunting. Rid*r|
K proachinfl • city would pk* •
church itMpi* and rao* for H. Rnafly
a DMpWchue jjacama a rac» Ift
which artificial obstactas wart bu»
to rasa mbit tbosa in th* «rigin«l
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