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VOL. 66—NO. 265
^Town Talks
Final Home
Game Tonight
Tonight out at Gobbler Stad-
ium, Skipper Joe Swann’s
charges will be trying, for the
ninth time this season, for
their first victory of the fading
i960 campaign.
This writer has seen the
Gobblers perform in every
game this year and ./e still
maintain the potential is there
for the Gobblers to be a win-
ning ball club. At times they
liave shown plenty of power,
partftularly on defense, and on
rara occasions have demonstra-
ted Wtat they can go offensive-
ly also. The trouble has been,
that the machine sputters and
dies in the late stages of the
contests, which, in most instan-
ces, have closed with their op-
ponents sporting a one-sided
decision.
Only the scoreless tie with
Yoakum’s Bulldogs in the third
game of the season kept the
Gobblers from having a no
wins, 8 losses and 0 ties rec-
ord to date. Refugio, Halletts-
ville, Edna, Gonzales, Aransas
Pass, Beeville and Pt. Lavaca
have taken the count over the
Cuero club, which has scored
just 54 points in eight games
fof an average of just above
6 per game. By comparison,
Gobbler opponents have amass-
ed 261 points.
Followers of the Gobblers
this season know the story
well—that 1960 is another lean
year for our club regardless
of the outcome of the two re-
maining games.
But, as the curtain falls on
the final home contest of the
year, let’s show the local lads
that we’re behind them to the
finish by attending tonight’s
affair.
Perhaps next year will bring
a change in Cuero’s football
fortunes.
River Level
Drops Slowly
Don't recall the Guadalupe
river level dropping as slowly
as it did following a rise as it
did between Tuesday night
when a crest of 31 feet 2 inch-
es was recorded and Thursday
morning. The drop was just a
little over five feet, although
the stream was reported to be
about normal at Gonzales.
The explanation must be
that the Guadalupe was brim-
ful when the last new rise
came along and there was no
place for the water to go ex-
cept over the lowlands.
Victoria, our neighbor city to
the south, had a rough time of
it trying to keep flood waters
out of some parts of the city.
City workmen and volunteers
seemed to be winning the battle
of the sandbags Thursday, af-
ter shoring up portions of Ihe
levy holding back the flood-
waters.
We hope the beautiful wea-
ther we enjoyed Wednesday
and Thursday holds through
next week when two pretty im-
Iiortant events are scheduled-
the national election and 1he
Turkey Trot. Both should Ik*
interesting shows.
CUERO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NO\*
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I 4, 1960
choolmen
In Meeting
Thursday
At last night’s meeting of
the Cuero Independent School
Board, Supt. Thad McDonnell
outlined the standardized test-
ing program and presented the
results of the test scores to the
board members declaring he is
most pleased with the outcome.
McDonnell commended the
teachers, students, and princi-
pals for their diligent work.
“We are extremely proud
and happy about the result of
these tests. They certainly in-
dicate diligent work on the
part of our students, teachers,
and principals. On our Iowa
Test of Educational Develop-
ment last year we scored a
composite ‘ rating of 81 per-
centile; this is a tremendous
score. We did not rank below
the 64 percentile in any of the
nine subject areas covered, and
ranked as high as 94 percen-
tile in one area. This was ac-
complished with "a mode IQ
score of 93, which indicates
that we work to capacity,” the
superintendent declared.
Other business taken up in-
cluded approval of the audi-
tor’s report submitted by Paul
Lucas.
No auditor was selected for
the coming year, the matter to
be taken up at a later date.
Rudy Fuchs, business man-
ager, said 30.6 of tax collec-
tions have been received com-
pared to 35 percent this time
last year.
The United Fund and Sum-
mer Program were discussed,
but no action taken.
Tentative plans for additional
classrooms at Daule were pre-
sented to the board for their
study;
Chief bf Police Jim Cowing
suggested a plan for improving
parking conditions on Hunt St.
Md the board approved the
plan upon his recommenda-
tion. . "A
Water damage to some of the
school buildings resulting from
recent downpours has been tak-
en care of. it was reported.
McDonnell told the board
there has been a considerable
increase in the ADA, stating it
has jumped from 14.03 to 14.85
since school began in Septem-
ber.
The band instrument rent
policy was passed.
The school's policy on mar-
ried students and expeciant
mothers enrolled' is under
study by the board.
The superintendent reported
on the school board journal, the
TASA meeting held in Corpus
Christi, and James B. Con-
ant’s report of Junior High
Schools.
Board President Dr. John
Wheeler presided at last night's
meeting.
YOU TWO, SAYS SPY-CATCHINO Ml—The two men arrested as spies in New York look
somewhat nonplussed as they are brought to FBI headquarters. At left is German-bom
Willis Hlrsch, 62, called by a physician friend “one of the world’s greatest medical illus-
trators." At right Is Igor Yakovlevich Melekh, 47, in charge of translating U.N. docu-
ments into Russian. They are accused of seeking military information to pinpoint bomb-
ing targets. Melekh is No. 23 in the Soviet spy parade in the U. S.
The Campaign
Nixon Moves Into Wyoming
Kennedy To South-Midwest
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By L’nifnd Press International
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon: Speech at San Antonio,
Tex.: "We should not think of
our party first, but America
first and pick the best man for
the United States. You believe
in the true democratic princi-
ple, and it is the true Republi-
can principle today — the gov-
ernment should not step in and
do the job unless it is neces-
sary.
Speech at Columbia, S. C.:
"There is no place for radical
federalism in the Southland.” It
is clear from the Democratic
party platform that Sen. Ken-
nedy and his advisers “stand
for rampaging federalism in
housing, education, urban af-
fairs, natural resources, labor
affairs, agriculture. They stand
for wild spending, higher taxes,
higher prices and they stand for
the political abuse of our cur-
rency.”
Speech at Houston, Tex.: If
Kennedy is elected, United Auto
Workers president Walter P.
Reuther “will have a lot to do
with calling the turn” on presi-
dential appointments, including
that of labor secretary. “The
extent to which Reuther will go
in order to put in the White
House a man he can Influence is
demonstrated by the pamphlet
distributed by his union. The
scurrilous pamphlet stated that
a vote for Kennedy is a vote for
liberty and a vote for me is a
vote for bigotry. The American
people had enough of that kind
of pressure-group dictation in
the years before 1953.’’
Sen. John F. Kennedy: Speech
Trot Parade Reserved
Seats Are Selling Fast
Reserved seat ticket sales for may buy ducats for the senior
all Turkey Trot events are con-1 coronation and coronation ball
tinuing at a rapid rate accord- November 10, the rodeo and
ing to Trot General Chairman junior coronation November 11
Charles Riebschlager, who ad- i and the rodeo November 12.
vised Cueroites and residents of \ Also available at Hotel Capri
surrounding areas to purchase j are reserved tickets for parade
tickets as soon as possible in j seats on Esplanade,
order to secure good seats.
Riebschlager said he is ex-
tremely pleased with the way
sales have been going. “This
shows there is a great amount
of interest in the three-day
celebration and should be indi-
cative that the 1960 Turkey Trot
will be a huge success,” the
chairman stated. T)^, CltAnrtl
Tickets for reserved parade OHOWXI
seats in the 100 block of E,1
Main St. are being sold at
Keesler’s and tire Cozy Nook.
Out of town persons who
wish to order tickets may write
Mrs. J. W. Herring at Hotel
Capri.
Film Will
a* Oklahoma City. Okla.: Vice
President Nixon lacks the qua-
lity of being “thoughtful but
courageous, prudent but firm,
well informed but imaginative.”
Nixon joined in "reckless poli-
tical promises” on liberation of
Russian satellite countries and
ended his 1958 Latin American
trip by “endangering the pres-
tige of the United States. I
think we need leadership that is
better informed — leadership
that is less complacent about
the future — leadership that is
more sound in its judgements.
And we need leadership that is
willing to face the facts.”
Speech at Wichita Falls, Tex.:
"1 cannot believe a state noted
fear its vitality can possibly
choose to put Dick Nixon at its
head as president. Lyndon John-
son and I stand in succession to
Franklin Roosevelt and John
Garner, and we're going to win
this election. Mr. Nixon may
have the President of the Unit-
ed States, but we've got the
people.”
Speech prepared for delivery
at Amarillo, Tex.: Nixon’s farm
( Continued on Page 6)
Carnival
Here For
1960 Trot
The largest carnival ever to
appear in Cuero and one that
will offer a wider variety of en-
tertainment than any in past
years will be brought here for
the 1960 Turkey Trot, Carnival
Chairman John Beraing announ-
ced Friday.
A feature of the Trot will be
the Alamo Exposition Show,
which has played the Battle of
Flowers celebration in San An-
tonio the past 17 years, and
which is engaged to appear the-
re again next year.
Alamo Exposition Show will
bring to Cuero 20 rides, 40 con-
cessions and seven side shows.
Included among the rides are
electric bumper cars, which ha-
ve not been seen here for a
number of years and the scram-
bler, a thrill ride which has ne-
ver been In Cuero.
The carnival first unveiled the
scrambler in San Antonio two
years ago during the Battle of
Flowers.
Berning said the carnival will
bring no girl shows or fortune
tellers to Cuero.
Alamo Exposition Show is Ow-
ned by Jack Ruback, who also
owns finance companies and je-
welry stores in San Antonio and
is a major stockholder in San
Antonio's National Bank of Com-
merce.
Larry Nolan, general agent,
arrived in Cuero Thursday to
make arrangements for the car-
nival’s arrival Sunday from Na-
vasota.
1116 carnival will open Mon-
day on the Turkey Trot grounds
in Cuero Municipal Park and
( Continued on Page 6)
Speakers
Announced
Mayor J .T. Newman and
Frank Sheppard will be guest
speakers November 10 at an
inter-city noon meeting of Ro-
tary Clubs at Live Oak Restau-
rant. Newman will speak on the
City of Cuero and Sheppard
will talk on the 1960 Turkey
Trot.
Rev. John Battle, local Ro-
tary president, said the pur-
pose of the meeting Is to pro-
mote good inter-community re-
lations between Rotary Clubs
To Elect
Miss Daule
Lad Is Right
A newly-married friend of
ours tells us the honeymoon is
over if instead of helping with
It dishes he does them a
himself.
Daule School students went to
(he polls Friday n> elect a Miss
Daule High to reign during the
1960-61 school year. Site will al-
so be homecoming queen for
! the Rants football game here
November 18 against Bay City,
i Candidates for the honor are
|Elizabeth Jenkins. freshman;
I Delores Reed, .sophomore: Os-
jsie Marie. Lewis, junior: and
J! Nellie Jean Brown, senior.
Eligible to vote in the election
are 7th through 12th grade ptu-
dents who have paid a 10-cent
poll tax. Members of the sen-
ior class are serving as election
judges.
WRONG KAMI: The Wettern
Hemisphere became known as the
Americas by accident. The con-
fintnt* were •H«r Amengo
Vespucci, e navigator who wrote
up four alleged voyages after
(^Columbus’ discovery. Vespucci's
l atories were translated by e map-
maker named Waldseemueller
who named the New World
"America". It is now doubted that
Vespucci aver mede any of the
jrggiges he claimed.
Sthalfner Ships
Milo To Jamaica
Schaffner's Mobile Feed Ser-
vice has sold 800 tons of milo
for shipment to Lyford Industry
on Jamaica, A. W. Schaffner,
owner of Use feed service, re-
ported Friday.
Schaffner said the first 100-
ton Shipment will leave Gre-
gory Tuesday. Most of the milo
will come from West Texas.
One hundred tuns will be ship-
ped every other week. Schaff-
ner said Lyford Industry manu-
factures feed and has a farm
ing operation on Jamaica.
“Once Upon a Honeymoon,”
o ------- | will be the title of a motion pic-
All other reserved tickets are ture to he shown at the Senior iauuns inwwn nuwi/ uuu>
at Hotel Capri, where persons young Churchmen’s fellowship; and communities of neighboring
........ J hour Sunday evening November town!.
Two Gold {for 6 at Grace Episcopal Church | Rev. Battle said the program
IIVV Will JiPi j Tho fiim is being loaned by;vvas scheduled for next week
WilHIBPC the Southwestern Bell Teleplvine because of the Turkey Trot.
n inner 1 UUCi,J j <v j A third speaker, not yet an-
Tmire Blank and Ronnie The program will begin at 5 p., nounced> will speak on Rotary
Tie;, l*wm minty 4-11 Club the 11 g£ #nd re,“*
Gold Star winntis. i ni0^ Young Churchmen assiding; ___L____________
night ai^e jj|X£s id ^p!ir ^ be * 1 Woolworth Heir Weds
sion District 10 4-11 Gold Star , ... atlenf)
Banquet in Victoria. The event a,e welcome Jo^Uemt
will start at 6:30 p.m.
Request
On Lights *
Cuero merchants are request-
ed by Turkey Trot Chairman
Charles Riebschlager to keep
their show window lights burn-
ing during the three-day cele-
bration.
A well-lighted downtown lends
to the attractiveness of the city,
he pointed out.
They should notify the night-
watchman if they desire to leave
their lights burning, RiebMhla-
ger said.
“It not only lends attractive-
ness to the city, but serves as
a precautionary measure”, the
chairman declared.
He also advises local resi-
dents to lock their homes, and
leave their porch lights burning
while away to avoid break-ins
as much as possible.
They should also be careful a-
bout fire because the fire depar-
men. will be considerably handi-
capped due to the number of
care expected to be parked in
downtown Cuero.
City P
Be Rei
Here Nov. \
Nine Texas Highway Patrolmen and fc
city policemen will be in Cuero November 11
cal police and the sheriff’s department in ret
heavy congestion of traffic expected here for
ous Turkey Trot parade.
Trot officials predict
persons will be in Cuero
the celebration and pa
Police Chief Jimmy
said Victoria may also
motorcycle Officer.
A report on outside assistance
local officers w“*
made Thursday
| ing at a City Co
Councilman Pete
ported the water well
block of W. Morgan
have to be flushed to
screens. He said the
losing suction.
Councilmen voted to
bids for the job. Bids
opened November 28
m.
A new parking on ,
volving the 700 and 800
of N. Hunt St. was
There will be no park .
TOO block next to Junior senoei.
j but angle parking will be allow-
ed across the street in the70O
'block.
No parking will be allowed on
.either side of the 800 block Of
Hunt. The no parking area*-will
be used as spaces to load and
unload school children. H» no
parking laws will be in force
from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. on all
schooldays. 'Mi-
Councilman Bob Wagner a
the ordinance was passed to
lieve traffic congestio
Junior School, Cuero
ary School and Ek
nex areas.
Council approved the
pointment of Wesley S
as a new city P*trolm« Hts
starting salary will be $325 -a
month. ««»
Wagner reported the
floor of Cuero
clubhouse has Uw. * -r——— —
the interim- painted. He said roof
repairs have been completed on
Park Manager Carl Gustafson’s
house in the park.
The possibility of more than
$1,000 being spent chi rebuilding
the rodeo grounds was discuss-
ed. The city, at a previous meet-
ing, agreed to pay $1,000 toward
cost of having the arena rebuilt.
Wagner reported $842.34 had
already Been spent last Satur-
Mayor J. T. Newman said la-
bor costs have been greater
than was anticipated since rode®
fans who reportedly were going
to donate some labor have fiS-
ed to show up
Council spoke favorably of co-
I operating with DeWlJt County
| Drainage Commission in helping
relieve flood conditions in West
Cuero through a system of bet-
ter drainage. X*
! (Continued on Page 6>
HZZLKD—Del. Arthur I
nidge of the Police Bomb
Squad examines remains of
a bomb which was found
near a telephone booth in
New York's Mg Times
Square subway station. A
subway cashier saw it sput-
ter, then fizzle out. Police
are investigating possibility
it was another job by the
"holiday bomber.”
River At
19.8 Feet
Guadalupe River near Cuero
was flowing at 19.8 feet at 10 a.
m. Friday. The river dropped
half a foot from 9:30 to 10 a.m.,
indicating that a faster rate of
drop will now be recorded.
A crest of 31.2 feet was re-
corded at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Dur-
ing the 65-hour period from 5
p.m. Tuesday to 10 a.m. Friday,
the river dropped only 11.7 feet.
Summer temperatures re-
turned to Cuero Thursday,
when a high erf 85 degrees was
reached. Thursday night’s low
was 62.
MANORVILLE, N. Y......<UPI> sented Tuesday night at the
j ------——— T. IT. Donahue, 47, heir to the 1 monthly meeting of Cub Scout
af 6:.'° <- Fvarnates Flood Victim Woolworth dime store millions.1 Pack 241 in Legion Hall.
The Texas AgncuRural Scr- tyaCUateS r iOOO vituiu private cere-1 Awards went to Gary
vice presents the Gold Star pin j ROVINGO, Italy ■— (UPI 1
each year to the outstanding j Convoys of boats are assisting
girl and boy in each county. A | In ihc evacuation of the 26.000
local committee checks the cli-1 inhabitants of Ariano Island m
was married in a private cere-1 Awards went to Gary Stone,
mony Thursday to Mrs. Judith . Teddy Simon. Richard Buclv
Claire Chuch, 26, at his palatial horn, Steve Monk and Mark Mc-
Long Island "hunting lodge.” I Math, bobcat award; Byron
Cub Pack Presents
Achievement Awards
Achievement awards were pre- Donnie Hartman and David Ka-
- • - cir. wolf silver arrow ; Mickey j
Meier, bear gold arrow and ------------
two silver arrows: Gordon Bond, j .w*
bear silver arrow: Chris Krue-, Three Honor Society
ger, two bear silver arrows: j National Junior Honor Socwjy
and Buddy Broaden, ^ ,fTb *
arrow. -w*"”
Three Are Geests
01 Junior
Society
s records in selecting winner*. * were no cnsuanies. ■ _ ■
Rational Geographic Society Safari Into
Downtown Washington Ends In Failure
By DICK WEST ling pool tends to make people
United Press International nervous.
WASHINGTON UPI — The I On two occasions, the animal
National Geographic Society led rescue league sent agents to the
an expedition into the wikis of
downtown Washington Thursday
on a mission of international in-
consequence.
Its aim: To capture a psycho-
pathic goose which has been ga-
mboling around the reflecting
pool near the Washington mon-
ument in defiance of the laws of
nature.
pool to see If they could corner
the goose and persuade it to fly
on South. The rescue league
agents splashed around Ihe pool
until they were soaking wet, but
the goose refused to listen to
reason.
I am not exactly certldn hciw
the National Geographic Society
got into the picture, but it some-
NO\Y YOU KNOW
Light from Alpha Centauri,
nearest neighboring star to our
solar - system, travels 186,000
mile* per second through space,
and takes four years to reach
the earth.
, The goose stopped off here two how received a report that a
or three weeks ago, presumably Canadian bird-watcher, H. Roy
but we won’t get into that.
Ivor wrote to the society sug-
gesting that the reflecting pond
goose might be the one that was
AWOL from the Winding Lane
Bird Sanctuary. If so, he said, it
would answer to the name of
"I-aska” and would show a mar-
ked fondness for Spanish pea-
nuts.
Acting on this information,
Paul Sampson of the geographic
staff organized an expedition of
reporters and photographers and
Some of us walked along the
bank, flapping our arms and
making honking noises. Others
stalked it more stealthily, call-
ing out "Laska, Laska” in goose
like tones. Sampson threw pea-
nuts. which the goose ignored.
The goose swam the length of
the four-block-long pond, made
a U-turn in violation of local
traffic regulations, and headed
back west, this time listing to-
ward the north bank.
a sure «
Two-year service stars went to
Gordon Bond, Ricky Stratton.
Tommy Heron. Donnie Hartman,
Billy Bradbury, Jay Pietsch,
Otie Gips, Buddy Breeden, Kris
Krueger and Micky Meier.
Den Chiefs L. J. Weaver.
Buck Landry, John Coppedge
and Thurman Foley were pre-
sented shoulder cards. Special
recognition was given all den
mothers and den chiefs for their
(Continued on Page 6)
Announce Prize
Winners At Meet
held Wednesday at El Pat
New members who
passed all qualifications
membership are Cynthia S*
Elaine Harral and Henry
deke Jr.
Linda Fetters,
the organization,
of ceremonies i ’
vocation. John
ge was in charge
ment. ‘
m
the society’s
Fain McDouga),
meeting.
*T-
i
Mrs. Norvan Eichholz won
the attendance part* and Mrs.
Chester Lucas’ room the door
prize at Thursday's meeting ctf
St. Michael’s Catholic School
PTC’ meeting. Mrs. Ed Rehm
presided. Twenty members at-
tended.
V {
1 1
while en route from Canada to
Louisiana. It has caused no end
of bewilderment among wildlife
experts by refusing to move on.
Ivor of the Winding Lane Bird
Sanctuary near Erindale, Onta-
rio, was missing a goose.
Ivor has been making a study
*uu uir Iiwnii
assault on the goose. jrest of the peanuts and di.pc play„roum1 equipment:Sed the
At the appointed hour we as- sc<l • MDedltion ‘ were, extended thanks tov their Marlene
sembled at the west end of the, Die he oeamS idonations. The Council gave $23 into the arms
pool and began tracking our qu- -13 cents for the peanuts The next meeting will be held 27. s
arry. Die goose at that time j was home by the l J *t 7 p.m.
was near the south bank and society, to whom money is no . „ ' parciUd c-'um-.b' *
is**
The next meeting will bo licit! 27. standing
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awild waterfowl on the reflect-! that birds ha y personalities, {was blowing from the north. ‘«i.
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