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VOL. 68—-N0. 298
CUERO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1656
6 PAGES — PRICE to
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tfrTownTaUc
, Repercussions resulting
from certain alleged gyp
jwhames blamed on partlcu-
U|r stands pt the carnival
Vblch showed in Cuero dur-
ing'the recent Turkey Trot
ahopld demand a more care-
ful screening of such shows
before admittance to Cuero
' Ip the future.
.. The barrel didn’t contain
nil '‘bad apples” but there Is
evidence that some pretty
shady methods were utiliz-
ed by some of the operators
of games.
Cuero gets the black eye
when visitors swallow the
.bait of glib tongued operat-
ors of games In which it is
no less than a miracle if you
so much as “break even”.
We don’t have much sym-
pathy for grown-ups who fall
for such slickers, but then
there are always youngsters
who are the perfect prey and
tiding high in carnival spir-
it; take the rap in big style.
We must be a bit more
careful In the future as to
Wftbtn we invite Into the
family circle.
* * *
Flowers usually come a bit
late, but to our late friend
A. W. Bourke of Dallas and
formerly of Cuero, we would
like to add a tribute to the
many we have heard during
the past two days.
tfover have we known a
man who did a more effi-
cient Job in any capacity
than A. W. Bourke. Perfec-
tion was his life. Any job as-
signed to him couldn’t be
done “Just right” . . it had
to be perfect, and. to our
knowledge every responsi-
bility handed him came up
with Just that marking.
* * *
FBI Director J. Edgar
Hoover reports that during
the first half of 1056 a ma-
jor crime was committed
somewhere In the United
States every 12.2 seconds, on
the average. This was a 14.4
per cent increase over the
same period In 1955.
How Is this to be explain-
ed? Possibly it cannot be ex-
plained with much accuracy,
although many persons re-
puted to be authorities on
yffiai conditions have come
up with their views. It is es-
pecially perplexing In view
of the fact that the country
is In a period of virtually un-
precedented prosperity and
abundance.
COUld It be that the ex-
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SANNSO: This term for a frank-
furter was coined by T. A. Dorgan
in 1900 because of the resembl-
ance of the frankfurter tc a deg’s
•ail. However, the name became
to popular that it created a furore
with dog lovers and in 1913 New
York's Coney Island banned the
flame. However, the lew did little
qood and hot dog is an accepted
dim* tgda/.
Cuero Man
Greets Ike
With Turk
Keyes Carson, goodwill am-
bassador and public relations
chief for King Turkey, arrived
in Washington, D. C. today to
present the lead bird of tha 1956
Turkey Trot to President Dwight
Eisenhower.
The bird was raised and parad-
ed Monday by Miss Ema Goh-
mert.
Each year Carson present*-*
turkey to an outstanding person,
stressing the turkey’s roll as a
bird of thanks.
Carson began the annual pre-
sentation in 1940 when he hitch-
hiked to Washington, D. C. to
give recently re-elected Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt a
turkey, also raised and donated
by Mrs. Gohmert.
He explained his first turkey
trip resulted after he made the
remark he would present Roose-
velt with one if he was re-elected.
After the election, Carson’s
friends reminded him of his
statement so he took off on the
hitchhiking trip that lasted two
and one-half days.
In 1941 Carson planned to take
a turkey to the king of England.
He had made arrangements to
fly to England but was unable
to get the same fast transporta-
tion back home, being forced to
wait for a ship and then make
the dangerous trip over the wa-
ter.
While attempting to secure
speedier transportation back
home, the United States entered
the war so Carson stayed on the
continent and instead delivered
the turkey to the president of
Mexico, paying recognition to the
good relations between the two
neighboring countries.
That year's presentation was
especialy significant, Carson
pointed out, because so many of
of the neighbor countries of
Europe were at war with each
other.
Pau Bryant, Texas A&M foot-
ball coach, was honored with one
of the birds in 1955 and Carson
gave the Chicago police force
’’the largest one in Texas” in
1946 for recovering $500 of
goods stolen from his car while
he was in the Windy City on
business.
Carson said he drove 600 miles
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First Buck
To 17 year old David Buch of
the Stratton community went the
honor of bringing in the first buck
of the season ... at least the
first one brought to The RecOrd
office.
David killed his deer about 7
a m. on the ranch of Mrs. Robert
Buck, six miles out on the Strat-
ton road. He used a 22 bolt action
22 caliber gun and took two shots
to bring down the 6 pointer. He
said some 15 deer were in the
herd from which he got his kill.
Scores of hunters were out
early Friday for opening of the
season.
The educational exhibit sponsored by Cuero Future Farmers
of America during the Turkey Trot more than proved the su-
periority of pen fed over range fed turkeys. The pen fed turkey
weighed SI pounds dressed nnd the range fed 10 pounds. Both
birds, which were frozen and sawed in half, were approximately
fhe same age.
(Record Staff Photo)
Thanksgiving Dinners Will
Be Real Bargain This Year
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.—(UP)
—Thanksgiving dinner for
midwestern families this year
will be the cheapest in six
years or more because of
lower turkey prices, the Ag-
riculture Department report-
ed today.
The Department’s Agricul-
tural Marketing Service here
said Thanksgiving dinner can
be bought for $6.20, compar-
ed with $7.68 last year and
costs ranging from $7.73 to
$8.63 the previous four years.
The cost of this year's 10-
lb eviscerated turkey, the
service said, was figured at
$4.50 as against $5.90 a year
ago.
Lower prices than last year
for apples, pumpkins, cran-
berries and oranges also
contributed to this year's low-
er dinner cost, the service
said. It added, however, that
prices of sweet potatoes, cel-
ery, grapes and walnuts
were about the same as last
year, with canned green
beans higher priced.
all
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Hammarskjold At
Cairo Conference
kwkmitoi toco
May Lowe Post
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. (HI
— V. S. Ambassador to Italy
Clare Boothe Luce, reported to
be preparing to resign, planned
to confer with President Eisen-
hower today or Monday.
Mr*. I^ice arrived Thursday
for consultations with the Stale
Department. She declined to dis-
cus* her future plan* until meet-
ing with the President.
RAIL LHC TO
SAN ANTONIO
TO BE CLOSED
ICC Grants Request Of
Texas & New Orleans
Company
Authorization by the Interstate
Commerce Commission for aban-
donment by the Texa* A New
Orleans Railroad of Ita 44-mlle
Cuero sub-division, linking Nixon
and San Antonio was meeting
with indignationn Fridjg’.
The discontinuance a* pro-
posed by the* railroad had been
opposed by local ahlpping in
Wrests, numeroul Cities and
(Aunties in the irei and by the
Texas Railroad commission.
All contended that recent
losses on the line were mainly
due to extended drought condi-
tions which resumption of nor-
mal rainfall or Irrigation deve-
lopment w’ould correct. They
further contended that losses
could be blamed on the fact the
railroad refused to render pn
service.
Abandonment of the line, ft
was further pointed out, would
also eliminate the direct route Thanksgiving market, In
COLD MAY HIT
NEW LOW FOR
THE SEASON
CONFERS WITH
NASSER OVER
THREAT WAR
TURKEY PRICE
MISLEADING
Prices Quoted For Range
Birds; Pen Fed
23-26 Cents
By DANIEL F. FI I .MOKE
I'nltetl Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 16 —(UP)
— U.N. Secretary Dag Ham-
marskjold flew today to Cai-
ro for talks with President
Oamal Abdel Nasser on th*
worsening diplomatic stale-
mate that once again threat-
ens war.
Ha mmarskjold flew directly to
cst temperatures or the current tho Suc2 Cnnn, zono wilh y, Co.
morning,! lombian reinforcements for the
Observer Crawls Out On
Limb To Predict 34
By Morning
Cuero could experience the low- j
winter season before
weather forecasters Indicated
Friday afternoon.
Low predicted for Saturday
morning is 34 degrees I.ow for
Friday morning was 46 degrees
and rainfall .45 of an inch, ac-
Graveside Riles
For A. W. Bourke
Graveside rites in Hillsboro at
noon Friday marked a final tri-
bute to Alois W. Bourke, former
Cuero citizen, who died in Dallas
Wednesday after suffering a
stroke a few hours earlier. Mass
had been said at 9 a.m. at Christ
the King Catholic Church in Dal-
las, the remains being taken
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overland for burial.
The deceased W’as a brother-
in-law of John Homing of this
city. He is survived in addition to
his wife by two brothers.
MINOR DAMAGE
A blazing wood stove which
ignited thin walls caused minor
damage in a small residence in
Southwest Cuero Thursday after-
noon. The blaze was extinguish-
ed quickly.
between San Antonio and th*
Port Lavaca area where deve-
lopment of port facilities to in
the offing.
The Interstate Commerce
Commission contended no evi-
dence was submitted to show any
specific plans for the Port
Lavaca development. The rail-
road, the agency ruled, "can-
not be expected to operate the
segment indefinitely” in view
of the deficits incurred during
the last three years.
STUDENTS IN
SERVICE HERE
Baylor Students To Con-
duct Services At
Memorial Baptist
Students of Baylor University
at Waco will be in charge of
services at Memorial Baptist
church on Sunday morning and
evening, according to an an-
nouncement made today.
Doug Beyer, a senior at Bay-
lor and whose home is Hutchison
Kansas, will he the speaker at
the 10:50 a.m. service.
John Many of Harlingen, a
Junir/r at Baylor, will be the
speaker at the 8 o’cock evening
service.
Miss Martha Edwards of Cue-
ro will be at the piano and will
direct the special music.
A cordial invitation to the pub-
lic is extended to attend the ser-
vices and hear these young peo-
ple, with a special invitation ex-
tended all Baylor exes. __
The prevailing market price
for pen fed DeWitt county tur-
keys is 26c per pound for No. 1
grade hen* and 23c for toms
and not 22c and 19c as reported
in Thursday’s Record.
Some turkeys were being pur-
chased by local processors Thurs-
day at the 19c and 22c figure but
they represented only small lot
purchases of range turkeys not
properly finished for market.
Even these turkey* would
bring better prices if the grow-
ers would finish them or not
rush them In on an overstocked
"the
opinion of Jess Ward, local buy-
er and operator of Ward’s
Hatchery A Feed Store.
Ward said ha had a commit-
ment for some choice extra
heavy bird* at 27c per pound.
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70 COMPETE
IN CONTESTS
Fourteen Cuero FFA Boys
Make Trip To
Victoria
Fourteen Cuero High School
Future Farmers of America will
Journey to Victoria Saturday to
compete with students of 14
other schools in LaBahia District
in a leadership contest to be
held on Victoria College cam-
pus.
Winners of first and second
places will qualify for competi-
tion in Area X leadership con-
tests at Texas AAI College in
Kingsville November 24.
i" I Members of the Cuero Chapter
Fanner Chapter conducting
team are Ed Seidel, president,
Richard I .sum an. vice-presi-
dent, Clifford Haun, secretary,
Frank Baros, treasurer, Joe Wat-
son, reporter, Charles Nagel,
sentinel, Edward Sager, acting
advisor, and members Ed Mas-
sey, Billy Rath and Elwood
Rangnow.
Students on the Chapter Farm-
er Skills team are Robert De-
Leon, Tommy Watson, Eugcno
Sturm and James Sturm.
The Greenhand Chapter Con-
ducting team is composed of
Ray Sager, president, Marvin
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cording to the official weather
bureau station at Central Power
& Light Company dam.
.Some observers were dubious
of the prediction that the low to-
night would I* 34, hut such was
the official prognosticator’s
guess.
The coldest weather of the sea-
son hnd chilled the Panhandle
and North Texas Friday, while
showers fell along the Gulf Coast
In the wake of a frontal passage.
The weather wns blamed for
the deaths of at least two persons
and the criticay burning of three
others.
The merrury dropped to 12 de-
grees early today at Dalhart and
12 at Amarillo.
Port Arthur and Houston onee
more reported heavy rainfall.
Houston has Ixecn deluged
rain for two days running.
95-man U.N. police force there a*
both Egypt nnd the Anglo-French
allies hardened their positions.
A Cairo dispatch said Egypt
was still demanding the immedi-
ate withdrawal of Anglo - French
tioops and would refuse to dis-
cuss any other phase of the Mid-
easi crisis untd they Icaxe the
Suez area.
Britain, France Determined—
Britain nnd France were re-
ported equally determined that
their troops remain until some
sort of permanent settlement ia
reached and the future of the
Suez Canal seems assured.
Egypt was reported as seeing
the U.N. emergency force ns on-
ly n means of getting the Anglo-
French nnd Israeli troops out of
Egypt. A highly placed source
said if Nasser loses confidence
in the U.N. “no alternatives can
be rulod out — including the
bringing in of Soviet volunteers."
The directly opposed positions
were made public even before Hte
exact duties of the U.N. force
bylrouM he determined.
I Withdrawal No Condition—
Scattered rainfall wns report-; In addition, Egypt was reported
od over DeWitt county Thursday idetermined that withdrawal of
with the north east portions of
the county apparently receiving
greatest benefit.
Garland Boone
Riles Friday
Masonic rites for Garland
Boone, about 29, former Cuero
resident, will be held nt Buffing-
ton Funeral Home in Yoakum
today. Burial will follow in
Polly Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Boone died in a Houston
hospital after suffering head in-
juries from nn oil field accident
near West Columbia.
the Anglo-French troops could
not be made a condition for a
final settlement of the canal and
Palestine disputes.
Hammarskjold's flight to Egypt
lent urgency to n move develop-
ing in the United Nations to post-
pone other work until a final set-
tlement of Palestine and the Suez
questions are worked out.
More Deer Kills
Reported At Noon
H. J. Rickman of Cuero report-
ed bringing down a 5 point burl*
on the Farthcrec place on th*
Stratton road Friday morning.
Claude Elder said a Victoria Ar-
Survlvors are his wife: three jmy officer, whose name he did
children, Garland David, John,not |tnoWr( bagged a 10 pointer on
Henry and Linda Sue; nnd mo his placc 9 milcs from Cuero.
tlier, Mrs.
toria.
II. E. Boone of Vic-
Thealer Programs
Are Fouled Up
Programs for the P.ialto and
Drive-In theaters were fouled but
good Thursday.
Folloxving is the correct show-
ing for Friday and Saturday:
Rialto presents a big double
feature. Atomic Man and World
Without End.
The Drive-In presents Thunder
Pass plus "Devil Girl From
Mars." "Moby Dick" headlines
the Rialto hill on Sunday.
place
DeWitt county deer huntcra
were apparently having a field
day Friday, reports at noon in-
dicated. Latest kills reported
were Jimmy Miller, 8 (joint
| buck on Alfred Friar place;
Lester Frees, 7 point buck: Fritz
Koehler and Pat Dunn, a buck
leach.
BIBLE VERSE
Seek the I<ord and Mia
strength, seek Hia face con-
tinually.—I Chronicles IB:11.
A casual seeking is not
enough. But it takes great
trials and tribulations maki
us persist In seeking. It pays
though.
DeWitt Deer Hunters Asked To Send In Hides
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To State Tuberculosis Hospital Campaign
Successful DeWitt county deer'in State Tuberculosis Hospitals
hunters Friday were solicited byluntil buckskin came along.
Somebody discoxered that soft
pliable, durable buckskin is an
ideal vehicle for handiwork.
From then on supplying the tan-
ned leather to the eager patients
became a problem.
At first, cooperating groups
footed the bill for shipping and
tanning the hides donated by
the Volunteer Council of the State
TB Hospitals to lend a hand In
moat important "Buck* for
Buckskin” campaign which is to
conducted once more this
year.
These volunteers want your
deer hides.
Occupational therapy, which
doctors consider almost at 1m
i hunters. The supply grexv, and
port art as medicine and rest to j likewise the costs. Motor freight
bring tuberculosis victims back carriers came to the rescxie, car-
i to normal lives, was Just a tiueiy rymg the "charily.” marked rolls
of hides free.
Donation of the hides by hunt-
ers has become traditional. The
suppy seeihs ns.-ured, The tan-
1 ning expense is the major prob-
lem. So noxv it's up to somebody
to foot the tanning hill, which
! averages $2 a hide wholesale,
j Hunters, taxidermists and loek-
her plant operators are asked to
ship donated hides, cleaned, salt-
ed and rolled and plainly mark-
ed "charity" for the free motor
freight line transportation, to:
* L. M. Ralhbon*
I Austin Taxidermist Studio
2708 Fredericksburg Road
Austin, Texas
! The Austin taxidermist, xvork-
ing xvith the Volunteer Council
for State Tuberculosis Hospitals,
Will see to the tanning chore —
|as long ns the actual cost funds
'will allow.
Hunters this weekend will find
tanning donation receptacles, car-
rying the legend "Bucks for
Buckskin ", set up at strategic
sportsmen s centers in Mason,
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