The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 113, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1962 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. 88—NO. 113
CUERO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1962
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IClean-Up, Paint-Up
Fix-Up On In Cuero
Acting Lieut. Gov. Culp Krue-
( ger of El Campo, whose state
I senatorial district now includes
[ PoWitt County, has just exhiWt-
1 ed some of the courage and ba-
i *ic integrity, we think, that
i seems to be a little hard to find
up in Austin these days.
(ten. Krueger has had the
temerity to ask some ques-
tions about the plans of the
Texas State Teachers Asso-
ciation, which has siicceded
in building itself into one of
the most potent political In-
fluences in Textta today.
The teachers have become
such an alleged {tower, In
fact, that some of our state
legislators all but rise and
stand at attention whenever
Is mentioned,
By Ben E. Prause
Record Staff Writer
Cuero’s month-long Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Flx-Up campaign was officially laun-
ched Friday by Mayor J. T. Newman and Chamber of Commerce President Mike
Weber at the Live Oak Garden Club s annual flower show at Live Oak Restaurant.
The citywide campaign will end Apr. 27 with the Cuero Garden Club’s flower
show and pilgrimage.
Newman and Weber appeared at a luncheon Friday at Live Oak' Restaurant to
proclaim the campaign’s beginning. Newman also issued a proclamation Friday on
the project.
Members of the two garden
clubs are spearheading the'
campaign. The city and the
Chamber of Commerce each
donated $150 to help assure its
success.
A new part of the campaign
this year Is the ’•Most Improv-
ed Property*’ contest First
prize will be a $15 home beau-
tification certificate for mer-
chandise to further beautify the
premises. Second prize Will be
a $10 certificate.
A list of stores where certi-
ficates may be redeemed will
be announced later. Judges are
surveying the entire residential
I area to select homes where the
most improvements have been
made.
Winners will be announced
and prizes awarded Apr. 21.
Pictures of the winning entries
will be published in the Cuero
Record so that persons taking
the Cuero Garden Club's Flow-
er Show and Pilgrimage may
also see the prize winners.
During the campaign, the
city will begin installation of a
new "whltcway” of lighting a-
long N. Esplanade. The “white*
way” will begin near the Bailey
St. intersection with Esplanade
and continue to the city limits
on the Yoakum highway.
Also, it is hoped that the
curb-to-curb paving project on
this part of Esplanade will be
completed during the clean-up
campaign, Newman said.
Officials of the city, Cham-
ber of Commerce and the gar-
den clubs have urged all pro-
perty owners, business firms,
industrial plants, churches,
schools and residents of rent
property to take an active part
by cleaning and improving pre-
mises.
Weber, in a letter to the
Chamber membership, said,
| "The final results of the project
| are up to the individual. We
have to have yoUr support to
make it a success.
“Cuero needs to live up to its
reputation as one of South Tex-
as’ cleanest cities. Please da
your part during Clean-up,
Paint-Up, Fix-Up Month.” Web-
er stated.
Another beautification con-
test, this one to be a continuing
event, will start during the
campaign.
This will be a "Yard of the
Month” contests An appropri-
ate and attractive plaque will
be placed in tlu? winning yard
and left there for a month. The
home owner, or occupant, will
be awarded a scroll suitable for
framing.
The first wiimer will be se-
lected Apr. 21. Photographs
will also be taken of winners in
this contest
Following are foe rules for
the “Yard of the Month” con*
their
just an they do w hen the
Star Spangled Banner Is
played.
But not Sen. Krueger. He has
even gone so far as to write a
letter to Charles H. Tennyson,
the executive secretary and
•hief lobliyist for the Texas
State Teachers Association,
wanting to know just how far
the teachers plan to go in their
continuing demands for more
money m the field of public ed-
ucation.
The senator didn’t say so.
hut it might he noted that
the teachers came away
from the last regular ses-
sion of the legislature with
an S800 a year basic p a y
raise In their pocketbooks.
Mow they have sent out a
letter and a questionnaire
to legislators indicating that
they will he back seeking
further Increased spending
at the next regular session.
This is what concerns Sen. Kru-
eger, and he has asked Charley
Tennyson to give the figures on
just how far the teachers want
to go.
“I have your mimeographed j
letter and questionnaire.” Sen. j
Krueger wrote, “in which you
set out, in part, some of your j
thinking with reference to your ‘
future legislative plans in the i
lal
(Note: Next Tuesday Cuero voters will decide for or against
going along with a unanimous decision by their city council
advocating adoption of a council-manager form of municipal
government, as have a great majority of the cities of Texas.
This is the second of three detailed discussions of the plan, why
it is needed in Cuero, why most of the other cities in Texas
now nse It, and just what changes are involved in the change-
over.)
(Snapp Photo)
and Weber officially opened the annual clean up campaign
during a luncheon Friday at Live Oak Restaurant. The
luncheon was scheduled as part of the Live Oak Carden
Club’s annual flower show. The month-long ettywide beau-
tification project will end Apr. S7 with the Cuero Carden
Club’s annual Pilgrimage and Flower Show.
A KICKOFF for Cuero’s Clean up, Paint-l’p, Flx-Up
campaign was staged in the Cuero Record office. Left to
right are Mayor J. T. Newman, live Oak Garden Club
President Mrs. Bob Cone, Cuero Carden Club President
Mrs. Charles Tubbs, Record Publisher Jack Howerton and
Chamber of Commerce President Mike Weber. Newman
Celebrate 25 Years
For Father Jansen
Rev, WSMiam Jansen, a native
of Holland who was ordained in
the United States in 1924, will
celebrate his 25th anniversary
Sunday as pastor of St. Mich-
ael’s Catholic Church in Cuero,
Highlights of the observance
will be a High Mass at 9:30 a.
m. and a covered dish simper
in Cuero High School cafeteria
at 6:30 p.m.
Monsignor F. O. Beck of Vic-
toria will deliver the sermon
during the High Mass. Newton
Crain, Cuero attorney, will be
guest speaker at the supper.
The High Mass will be offered
for Rev. Jansen’s intention. The
committee which has planned
the celebration requested a 11
parishioners to partiepate by
receiving Holy Communion ex-
pecially for Rev. Jansen’s in-
tention.
Each family is requested to
bring one meat dish and one
other dish to the supper.
Charles Riebscblaeger and
John Beming are co-chairmen
of a committee raising funds to
purchase a gift for Rev. Jan-
sen. Anyone wishing to contri-
bute to the fund may contact
Riebschlaeger or Beming.
Rev. Jansen received most of
his education in Europe. He
came to St, Meinrad, Indiana,
in 1922 to complete his studies
for the priesthood. He was or-
dained two years lata-.
He held appointments in El
Campo, Port Lavaca-Inez, Nada
and Hobson before taking office
as pastor of St. Michael’s Cath-
olic Church Jan. 10, 1937.
Rev. Jansen is the 15th priest
to serve the Cuero parish. He
has been pastor of St. Michael’s
longer than any other priest.
The parish's history dates
back to 1872, when Cuero was
founded. When the first train
came into Cuero in the spring
of 1873 several Catholic families
were already living here.
A site for a church was donat-
ed by the Cuero Land and Im-
migration Co., the deed being
dated May 13, 1875.
The small congregation pro-
ceeded to raise funds for a suit-
able church. They were encour-
aged in their endeavor by sev-
eral priests who visited Cuero
from Indianola.
Among them was Rev V. L.
Manci, a member of the Jesuit
Order, who took up residence
in Cuero in the fall of 1876, thus
becoming the first resident pas-
tor. Church records date from
the time of his arrival.
A frame church was erected
in 1876. The name of St. Mich-
ael was given in memory of
Michael O'Brien, whose widow
was one of the first and most
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field of education, showing your j
initial j
fll estimated approximate
cost of some $7,000,000. In con-
; nection with the programs men-
tioned, have you made a realis-
tic projection on costs? If so,
would you, at your convenience,
please furnish me with same?
“Do you folks plan to of-
fer any suggestions as to
how we might effect econo-
my in (Mir overall expand-
ing school program? For
instance, have you had an
opportunity to survey possi-
ble fuller use of our facili-
ties ; that is, buildings.
etc.?
Cuero High School and Cuero
Junior School choir students
will lx? in Port Lavaca Friday
and Saturday to compete in the
University Interscholastic Lea-
gue music contest.
Eighteen choirs will perform
in concert and sight reading
Friday starting at 4:30 p.m. and
ending about 9:30 p,m.
To compete from Cuero are
the high school mixed chorus,
high school girls chorus and
the junior hig mixed chorus.
On Saturday, students will be
in Port Lavaca for the sok) and
ensemble contest. This section
of the contest will start at 8 a.
m. and continue to 5 p.m.
Mrs, Chester Buenning. Cue-
ro choir director, said Cuero
has 10 piano entries, 24 vocal
solists and .one ensemble.
Judges are Mrs. Willa Ste-
wart, University of Texas: Dr.
Raymond Rhea, supervisor of
music. Corpus Christ!; Carl
piore teaching days,
Also, whether or not our
curriculum is spread too
thinly, thus depriving criti-
cal courses of badly needed
funds?
“The area in which I have re-
ceived the most questions has
to do with the need for a realis-
tic merit system and job classi-
fication plan for teachers as an
added incentive to draw young
people into the teaching profes-
sion. Do you anticipate making
any recommendations In this
area to the 58th Legislature?
“Other questions which both-
er many people are whether or
not our extra-curricular activi-
ties are getting out of hand and
whether or not we are in fact
encouraging parents to more
and more use our schools as
childrcn-sitters. I would appre-
ciate your comments on any or
all of these questions which con-
stantly come, to us® for answer.
“With reference to your ques-
tionnaire at hand, I am sure
you know* by now that I have
friend of
Services Held
For Frank J.
Drapalla
Curtis Afflerbach
At Great lakes
Curtis G. Afflerbach, fireman
apprentice, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Werner A. Afflerbach
of Rt. 1, Cuero, is attending the
Engineman School at the Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes,
Last rites for Frank Joseph
Drapalla, 48, were conducted
Friday morning at Freund Fu-
neral Home and St. Michael’s
Catholic Churoh. Rev. William
Jansen officiated.
Burial was in Hillside Ceme-
tery. Pallbearers were Joseph
Kozak. Pete Drapalla, John
Wanzecha, August Warzecha,
Walter Konczewski and Pete
Zahfoneki.
Mr. Drapalla was found dead
at his Lindenau home Wednes-
day by his sister, Miss Regina
Drapalla. He had apparently
suffered a heart attack.
Survivors are the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Drapalla of Cue-
ro; three sisters, Miss Regina
Drapalla and Mias Carrie Dra-
palla, both of Cuero, and Mrs.
Alvina Danysch of Austin; and
a brother, Stanley Drapalla of
Pennsylvania,
Seek YMCA Inquiry
ABILENE (DPI) — The presi-
dent* of the A&lene YMCA and
YWCA, Arch Batjer and Mis.
Woodlief Brown, endorsed a pro-
posal calling for an investigation
ct toe program and leadership
of the Austin YMCA located a-
cross from the University of
Texas* ■■■ u.
1 General outlook neat, tidy
and pleasing giving the impres*
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The 12-week basic course,
scheduled to end Apr. 17, in-
cludes instruction in the theory
and operation of gasoline and
diesel engines, care and opera-
tion of small boilers and emer-
gency fire-fighting equipment.
consistently been a
education, in my own right and
as an elected official. It is my
sincere feeling that the only fair
way to evaluate a vote is after
is is cast, whether in committee
or on the floor of the Senate. It
is at these junctures that you
can aftagh a vote to a specific
piece of legislation in the form
of a bilTrV"^
“Legislation, with which
>ou are very familiar, is
very often materially
changed as it finds Its way
^through the legislative work
Itoilll. This, I find, is seme
Bimes misunderstood, espo-
ftlallv when tfeo word hts
Btoiuc down that “they went
Wins hill without any amend
Wnignts,” which at the time
■tta.i be impossible. As you
The Texas Poll
WJSSvSgif
Ovules dark, who said Ascii,
enbeck was arrested Thursday*
Clark said the sheriffs de-
partment is in possession of
four checks written in Cuero.
The deputy sheriff reported
Aschenbeek is wanted or the
same charge in Victoria.
Nary Timmons Wins
In Typing Contest
Texans Can Get Used To Anything, Even
The Price Daniel 2 Per Cent Sales Tax
Mary Timmons, Cuero High
School senior, is one of 500 suu-
dents who in a nation-wide con-
tend typed 68 words per minute
with no errors. The contest
drew 310,000 contestants.
Miss Timmons, a second year
typing student, will be one of 20
participants in a region contest
in Houston in late April.
The Houston winner will ad-
vance to toe national contest in
New York City. The national
winner and her teacher will be
Sp-5 John (arson
(ompieles Defy
the controversial fax, may find (would find this: among Texans
it a rather weak campaign Is- who today disapprove of the tax,
sue. For toe majority of Texans the majority would have it con-
also feels that the 2 per cent tioued it changes were made “to
levy has pot been much qf a make It fairer on everyone.”
burden to them personally. ,1; Here are the questions asked
■n* fox. expected fo raise by Texas Poll interviewers in
sorrte $329,900,000 the first two this study of public opinion on
years, will be reviewed Satur- the sales tax:
day ip Dallas fey a legislative “One of the ways states raise
commission charged with exa- the money they need Is toe re-
Stasis
By Joe Bolden
Director, The Texas Poll
During the first half year that
the state's new sales tax has
been in effect, Texans have mel-
lowed considerably in their ac-
ceptance of it. The Texas Poll,
in a state-wide survey of voters,
finds that a majority now ap-
proves of the tax, whereas a
majority disapproved of it right
after the Legislature passed it
la^ August.
Candidates currently running
for state offices, many of whom
cent who do know were asked,
“Do you recall how much the
sales tax is in Texas?” The
vast majority, 84 per cent, know
it is 2 per cent, but 16 per cent
do not.
“Do you feel that the sales
tax that was started in Texas in
1961 is a good way, or not such
a good way, to raise money for
__________» mu — _
Faces Morals Charge
SAN ANTONIO (UPD-Robert
Cook Funkhouser, 42, Of La
Puente. Calif., who aays he
..... ...........I for a living, was
arrested by FBI agents and
charged with transporting a 14-
year-okl gwi from California to
Sp-a John R. Carson, Che
student at the University
Texas, has completed a week
active duty with the U S. Arm
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