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VOL. 69—NO. 195
CUERO, TEXAS, SUNDAY, AUGUST IS, 1957
10 PAGES - PRICE 5c
fffowi Talk
Police Install
New Pattern
Every business has its
troubles, financial, person-
nel or Otherwise, but there fines and a new structure of fines
la one problem that seldom
arises, if ever, at one Cucro
plant.
The plant; Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co.
A talk with Ed Davis, lo-
City Council approved speeding i The unit is portable and will j
be operated at various locations.
dealing with other auto violations New fine rates were set up by j
will become effective Monday, Mayor Walter Richter. Council-
Police Chief Jesse Taylor advis- man Penn Bcaklcy and Taylor. |
ed the motoring public Saturday. At the same time new fines go
The new rates are being es-' into effect, a new method of
tablished to help combat the cur- paying for violations will also be
rent speeding craze here and oth-, inaugurated,
er infractions of the law con- In the past, all such offenses
nected with improper driving. were handled in Corporation
, Expected to aid city policemen Court.
C&l company manager, re- in the war against speeders is Now, offenders may pay fines j
vealed 17 Of his 36 Cuero a new electrically-controlled i to City Clerk Willard Kleinecke
spfctd timing device, which offi- at City Hall or mail in tickets and
Four Airmen Killed In
Air Force Bomber Crash
SERVICES CONDUCTED FROM THE MAYFLOWER II
'■>02
cers have already
satisfactory results.
tested with
CHIEF DEPUTY
SHERIFF CLARK
RESIGNS JOB
Takes Position With Tex-
as Service Stations
Association
Charles E. Clark, Chief De-
puty of the DeWitt County Sher-
iff’s Department, and a member
of that department for the past
fourteen years, Saturday sub-
mitted his resignation.
the amount of the fine to Corpora-
ation Court.
Those not wishing to enter a j
plea of gudty by signing their
names in a space provided on
the ticket, will be required to ap-
pear in Corporation Court.
Following is the new fine struc-
ture for speeding:
From one to 10 miles over the
maximum limit, $5; from 10 to
20 miles over the maximum limit,
$5, plus $1 for each mile in ex-
cess of 10 miles over the maxi-
mum limit; from 20 miles over
the maximum limit, $25, plus $2
for each mile in excess of 20
miles over the maximum limit.
Other new rates are:
Parking within 15 feet of a
fire hydrant $5, double parking
$5, improper backing $5, running
stop sign $3; illegal turn $10, run-
ning red light $5, following too
closely $15, failure to grant right
of way $15, illegal passing $15,
improper start from parked po-
sition $15.
Exceeding safe speed $15, driv-
ing on wrong side of street $25,
excessive motor vehicle noise
$15, no operators, commercial or
chauffeur's license $15, no vehicle
license plate $25, leaving scene of
accident $25, contest of speed $25
and running over fire hose $25.
employees have racked up a
total of 416 years service, a
time span longer than the
history of the United States.
Leading the group Is Miss
Myrt Boehl, who November
4, 1957 will celebrate her
44th anniversary with the
company.
Others claiming lengthy
service records are Miss
Silvia Davis 32 years, Mrs.
Hulga Oerhardt 31, Nova
Tipplt 30, Bert Mauer and
Mrs. Alieva Fowler 29 each,
Johnny Cravens 27, Mrs.
Helen Buchannan 26 and
Miss Lena Henneke 24.
Also recognised for long
years of service are Mrs.
Faye Fischer and Tony Eng-
brock, 21 years each, Ed
Hennlg 20, Ed Davis 18, Mrs.
Ruth Steen and Bud Cop-
pedge, 16 each, and Jerry
Hutchison and Mrs. Ella
Bohne, 15 each.
Southwestern Bell moved
into Cuero only 15 years be-
fore Mrs. Boehl began work.
? The company bought ou
Cuero Telephone Co. Sep-
tember 24, 1808 and began
operations with a scant 82
subscribers. Today, there
are 2,171 residence and
business telephones listed.
Southwestern’s first cen-
tral office was located In the
Buchcl Building In the 100
block of N. Esplanade. In
those days, telephones were
connected by a maize of
wires strung from housetop
to barn and tree to tree.
Some were on poles.
A disastrous fire June 20,
1911 destroyed the first of-
fice and caused.the plant to
move operations Into new
quarters above the Farmers |
State Bank.
These quarters were utlll-1
,'d until May. 1953. when a! ^ ^ M
dial system was Inaugurated aJ| tre atlcritK,n native weather haml'Eag'le LaU.
and the present telephone 1 pays to it An emigrating cool Madisonvllle, oiney
air maii plunged far south-1mondville.
ward as Oklahoma Friday night, ,-
part Of a cooling belt that eX j
lends in New England.
Midnight temperature* in 'lie j
a ip a were in the 50s and 60s, [
with a 42 at (hand Marais, '
Midi
T|-p pnrr.jptrr b»tn rcri tho jn- ;
lading an- and defending v arm
air tn2irrH heavy rams in thn
Following a policy of ceil- ventral sectmn ef *hc nation
nf ram i
Twin-Engine Ship Falls
In Housing Development
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla., Aug. 17 (UP)- A twin-
engine Air Force bomber exploded and crashed in a hous-
ing development here early today, killing four crewmen
and hurling one of Its motors Into a house vacated only
minutes before.
Residents of the homes, many of them Air Force per-
sonnel of the West Palm Beach Air Force Base and their
families, miraculously escaped Injury.
Thp Air Forre said the World
War II type 1325 bomber, on the
last log of a routine training
flight from Vance Air Force Base
at Enid. Okla , crashed into a
group of homes about a quarter
of a mile from the base here,
where the plane was bound
Between Two Houses—
A section of the fuselage "set-
OPENS MOBILE
FEED SERVICE
Offers Complet-
ely New Service To
Farmers
WHILE WORSHIPERS alt In chairs on a barge. fUv. Dan M. Potter, executive director of the Prutaatiuit
Council of New York, conducts non-dcnomlnatlonal services aboard tho Mayflower 11. She’e ducked
at Pier 81, Hudson river and «lst street (International Hound photo/
SURVEY RANKS
CUERO HIGH
Rating Based On Number
Of Conditions Says
Report
Clark will join the Texas Serv-j Cuero ls among ,hp nine Texa,
icc Stations Association as spec-1 ,, , .
ial Investigator and public rela.| cities which were recently rated
Mansfield Council To
Elect New Secretary
MANSFIELD, Tex. Aug. 17.
(IB— The Mansfield city council
meet* Monday to pick n new
city secretary. The old one tried
to kill the town's mayor Friday
and then committed suicide in
his office in the municipal build-
ing.
Other than the detail of finding
a replacement Tor J. II. Ilayes.
55, his gunshot death and the
wounding of Mayor Roland
Turck. 53, more or less had been
officially closed.
Henry Fines Levied
In Justice (owl
Heavy fine* were levied In
Justice Court here Friday against
two Yorktown Negroes, a man
tempted murder In the shooting, an‘i woman, who were charged
fruy Friday morning which oc-
curred In Hayes’ office In the
city hall, in this lown of 2,000
population, located 19 miles
southeast of Fort Worth.
The shooting appsrently ell-
A justice of the peace return-
ed a verdict at suicide and at-
peace by
A new farm xervlre that brings
a complete feed processing plant
into customers' farmyards ha*
hern inaugurated ii. this area by
Cuero Mobil Feed Seryice of
Cuero.
In announcing the new opera-
tion. A. \V. Srhnffner. owner, said
the new "mill on wheels" Is ex-
pected to lie a godsend to local
i farmers and feeders who want to
utilise their own grains and
roughage* for feeding livestock
and poultry.
One of the main advantages of
the new service, he said, Is that
it brings the mill to the farmer
{instead of the farmer having to
with disturbing the
fighting.
Joyce (.entry was fined $223 50 take his grist to the mill,
and Andrew Wtlllliy $12.3.50. j The mobile unit, first of its
The fight, In which Wlllby was j ,YIH> ln ,hi* *n’n *» built by
maxed resentment which had stuck several time* by an ice' Manufacturing Co, of Lan-
been building up in Hayes for pick wielded by the woman, oc-1 M will be .qa-rated by
several days as the result rjf a Inured in Gentry's home In York ! , N U hr
city council decision to conduct j town. Chief Deputy Sheriff Char- * ' om'*Ls °* * complete
tied between two houses " the
Air Force said.
A witness stud one of Ilia
plane s engines hurtled into the
bedroom of n house, but the oc-
cupants had fled the home min-
ute* before when they heard’
what sounded like a plane in
trouble. -
The bomber hud arrived safely
over the field here after making
one stop at Barksdale Air Force
Base In Shreveport, La. It radio-
ed for landing clearance, then ap-
parently developed engine trou-
ble.
The Air Force withheld name*
of the dead crewman pending
notification of next of kin.
I Littered With IVbrU-
Authorltic* said the plane
( crashed about 3 a m.. littering
the area with debris nod riamag-
' (Continued on page 31
Death Claims Miss
Email Meisenhelder
tions man, and will operate out
of Austin.
His territory will cover the en-
tire slate.
■ He joined the DeWitt couqty
sheriff's office fourteen years
ago, was located In Yoakum for
(Continued on Page 3)
Cool Front
Advances Far
As Oklahoma
By UNITED PRESS
The Canadian border might
building was constructed on
property at tiie intersection
of Terrell and Live Oak Sts.
An addition, currently un-
der construction, to the four-
year old building will In-
crease the office to about
double its original size.
high in industrial suitability ln a
survey made hv the Texas Engi-
neering Station at A A M Col-
lege.
Information on Cuero lining
named as an ideal industrial lo-
cation was released in the Aug-
ust publication of Texas Muni-
cipalities.
Results of the survey were
based on financial conditions, tax-
es, fire insurance rates, utility
rates, water rates, real estate
prices, wage rates and rents.
Business, public, cultural and
social conditions were also con-
sidered in the appraisals.
Other cities recognized in the
survey were Alice. Bastrop, Bren-
Cretnville,
and Bay-
Crowd Expeded
At Variety Show
a detailed audit of
books.
tie town’s
Cuero Municipal r.-irk clubhouse
will he the scene Tuesday night
of a variety show to he present-
ed by a group from the Pythian
Children's home In Weatherford.
The performance is scheduled
to begin following a baked ham
aupper at 7 p. in. at the large pic-
nic unit in the park.
Tuesday's show is being jointly
sponsored by Cucro Knights of
Pythias and Pythian Sisters, who
will also provide accommodations
SSfc
Testimony In Case To
Be Resumed
Monday
les Clark revealed
(lark said Williby’s
were not serious.
Funeral service* for Mist Fin
Brotherly love
Ptrt To Toil
feed
mill that grinds all farm grown
H b'rain* *nd roughages according1
" 1 * to the farmer’s specifications, »ia Meisenhelder, 79, who died
mixes the ground material with *• 4:15 p. in. in » local hospital.
Vltrenn feed concentrates andi"M conducted at McCabe*
blend* its fresh, sweet liquid mo-'Carruth Funeral Home in Victoria
iContinued on page 3i
both the supper arid s/iuw
DIFFER AT 'CONFIDENTIAL' TRIAL
(Continued on Page 10 *
UikqmSaq-
f
ITALIAN WORD: Thw banking
business has changed a great deal
from the lime it received its
name. The first bankers were
money changers in Venice. They
spread out stacks of money on
long benches or "bencos", the*
#*• name banker was taken from
fH wertf bench.
Nearly 2\? inches
drenched Favcttnsdie. Ark., and
more than an inch was deposit-j
ed at Tulsa, Okla.. and Belle-,
vide III. Reports of a haif-inch
were common throughout the,
middle Mississippi Valley, with
Kansas and Oklahoma getting i
the heaviest downpours.
Generally light rainfall pelted
a strip running from southwest
Oklahoma througn the Texas
Panhandle and into Arizona, 2s
well as spots in the Dakotas and
the Gulf Coas*_____
BIBLE VERSE
The kingdom of God is
within you. Lake 17:21.
The most revolutionary dis-
covery of the ages is just
this!
If we learn how to use this
infinite power we cease to be
brothers of tne beasts and we
become sons of God, breth-
ren of Christ who was the
first bom of many brethren.
fly VERNON SCOTT
United Preae Htrsff Correspondent j
for the children to remain over-' HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 17, -i»-
night here Tuesday. j jte criminal libel trial of Con j
Bass Shoe Store is selling tick-1 ... .
els for the supper and reserva-) f,<!enti"1 nruJ " magazines I
tions may be made by phoning recessed f.rr the weekend Salur-
5 3366. | day with some movie stars see
The public is Invited to attend mg little h,;pe <>f avoiding rm
bun a.wn-nt in iuttleomtn^ tea
till.Oil) ,
The defense opened its case
Friday by ijkmg testimony from
James Craig, 27, a former thea-
ter manager, about a "cuddling"
incident Involving fi'rn s'xr Mau-
reen O llaia and an unidentified
escoet.
Craig t» tff »d 'ha' *h« s'o—
published in 'b» March. 1357 iv
i sue of Confidential about alleg-
ed misconduet of Miss O'Hara In
a theater was true.
Mrs* Ollara denied the story
shortly after it* publication and
_t Continued on Page 3>
Hiss Dorelhy Barfield
Marries Herman Morris
WINTER HAVEN. Fla
Aug. 17, iff! Brotherly
love wan put to * test on a
highway near here Friday.
The Rev. Harrison Crews
of Auburndale was returning
home when his car collided
head-on with one driven by
hia brother, Doyle Crews of
(Continued on page 31
Yorklewn Mao
Dies Friday
at 2 p. m today Burial will |.c m
Mission Valley Cemetery,
j The deceased wax born a I Ar-
! nerkcvllle and had hern hv lug in
Mission Valley prior to being
brought to a Cuero hospital.
She Is survived hv a sister,
Charles Hoefling of Yorktown Mnl j1(hl) HlJf|t Sf)n Ant(inlo-
.died at his residence at 9 4.» a , nephew, Dave Dreyer, and a
i services were ntrrr Mr, Kf, „,.lmlnk,t |.„h of
conducted at Mollenhauer Chapel r(J,r(1 „ „umU.r
: there at 4 p. m. Saturday. nieces and nephews In this area.
I iHiriai wii In a Yurktuwn ctme-
i li?ry.
—-—Building Permits
New York Fears Wave Toi*1 Only $700
Of I een-Age Terrorism
Largest of tie- .three S .no w.rt
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (UP) New York today reared h i h >■ i >■■>>>■ t ,, u,r , m,
<t new wave of teenage terrorism In the elty's gang ridden hon «.f i pn.li t.« tu-. o , !.u
street?. ’ . s>". *’ f
wax awarded a Jin |u i;m’ I t a
Incidents of youthful violence. In which 22 persons 14\it addition t * hi. i, - i f , ,t
have been killed so far this year, mounted with a sniper Jf>'‘ <'larence si
, , A V.’Ji iieimil w^. i--i<d M .
attack on a policeman.
Patrolman Jolm sii-,. ia, 25.
■ w as walking hi s b"*' Thursday
nigh* in rrov ded Harlem when
j a ,22-ealiber slug ripjied into Ins
leg
j Police vx aiming through the
area after the a'*a«k arrested
I three youths identified as lead-
i era of a gang called the "Har-
| lem Dukes."
Toagli Punka—
Officer* described the surly 641WT A * 1
| trio as "tough punks who won't } s( flT\l 1*0 Vjll*!
' tell u* anything rnc>re than they j
f _. I : I... ,11...» A ' • -.I.C., *1 '
_ Charles Franke f ir the <<■ ,,g t
s garage M-»x ' > >" <'(:•'* •, 1
as »miiraetor f he <.
ec* iharge/j ad from Mr’- e | -c tM-l
projwrty at 302 N (,<inz-*!e. ’
The prev imis w eeix^ i)i.- p-.-j •
lielonging •'* Mi v.
property
I*r!ve-tn
Dtaordertv < ondne*
Another 15 Em; s
with disorderly conduct for ie.|
fusing to quie* do-<n when nrdet
rd to d't so h> housing project f„rmrr|y
police Freund '>n the sairie
The latest wave of teen-aged i was moved near Cue
terrorism reached Friday to on the Yoakum htghwav I* was
tOonUnued on page 3i {purchased by Melvin Peters.
A ! 2-i a liber ri-
i •!.- h<>n.e of nn**
Near
Celebrity After Break
Miss Dorothy Barfield of Port
Lav aca, formerly of Cuero and fe* I Lkr telling
niece of Mrs R. L. Ku> hler of f|e was found a
Cuero; wa« married to Herman of tnem
I/XJis Morns of Port I-avic a A'i£- Only an h-.ui ’ st.xci a B* CL LIRE 4 OX She came ti N.-w Y- i, to h»
ust 10 at first Assembly of (*od stv-t je»l><e h d h<attei<d l ailed Press Hlaff t«rre»j»>ndrnt on a television show. i>.il -tie did
Church in Port Lavaca. I two gangs loan .ng Pie ar-a in! NEW YORK Aug. 17.-<1 Pi what oxi.es naturally t> any
7T»e bride attended Cucro ami' f,( trnub’e In the.r fliglit. A lb-jear-old 'nature girl" from feminine tourist in the b:g nty.
Poit I ^ vac a schools and had ^ young s.dewalk savages North Carolina's moonshine m<>un- She went shopping,
worked five years for General! baseball l»ats lengths of tau'* took • g‘**d look at Park And tlie f.rst thing she Loi^lit
chain arid a switchblade krufr.
Friday night, two separate
! groups of teen-agers ran afoul
OHJCRT SfTON (left), attorney for actor Tab Hunter, confers with
chief defense counsel Arthur J. Crowley at the criminal libel trial
in Los Angeles of expose magazines "Confldentisr ard “Whisp-r. •
Seton tried for a motion to keep nis client from being called to
testify but was refused Crowley denied Seton « assertion that ***-•
would only be asked if -CocjdqrtiaT stories about them » ere true.
Telephone Co. in Port l^vace
preceding the marriage.
Cueroites attending the cere-
mony were Mr. end Mrs. R. L.
Squyres, Bobby Squyres and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Koehler.
The couple has returned to Port
Lavaca to make their home after
a honeymoon trip to Big Bend
National Park and Fort Dav».
it k*
(Avenue today and said
just like any other street."
I Jlin iJuroihv Brown, wtio
{lived her entire life until nw
iks was a pair of shoes Not just any
shoes t\411fortalUe ti.it Isvlil
has walking vlsx-x lt> 1 Suiui.iv •) 1. *-
, . juveu ner enure me untu is/w in nieetmt: suikr-1 levied pumi*s. Pie
of the law and were arrested. ^ 5(oken ^ mountain only onv-s she has worn, t .Mu-.
Police rounded up four of five ()|a|||y after another in a part of were killing her.
younf toughs "ho allegedly beat wher^ tlvre are no laed Ta —
up and robbed another youth ,tracts at all. spent the weekcml Mountain folk aren I rod 19
"le* he walked p*«* them on i|V1ng ,n luxury in a hme| .m hard city sidewalk*. *hc r\pl .us-
ht« way home from w-ork. IPark Avenue. (Continued on page 3l
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