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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1954
Page
1
The piece argues farmers face a shrinking livelihood with lower cotton income and rural depopulation. It urges local business support and a year round payroll project to retain youth, stressing community action over broader policy alone.
The editor notes farmers voting next Tuesday on marketing parity for 1955 with options 82.5 to 90 percent or 50 percent parity if rejected. Acreage allotments stay in effect for payments, and the impact on small cotton farms and family subsistence is emphasized amid broader budgets and industry concerns.
Seaman Adolph Dziadek, assigned to the USS Philippine Sea, is on a 30 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Gus Dziadek of Moulton. He has been on duty in Indo Chinese waters near the Philippines and Japan during refugee evacuations. This is his first home visit in 18 months.
The Komensky P. T. A. will hold its regular meeting on Friday night December 10 at 7 PM. Reporter.
Moulton Lodge No. 59 plans a Monday December 20 Christmas social with a family program. President Theo Wenske leads the business meeting followed by a party with a tree music and song. Helpers include Hilde Warnke Erna Flessner Amalia Schumann Elo and Emil Muehlstein.
William Cleveland of the local A S C projects fewer than 1000 cotton farmers in Gonzales County for 1955 with about 976 growers to plant. Acreage planted dropped from 24 570 in 1952 to 16 755 in 1954 and 15 402 for 1955. many gins have closed and a mill closed recently. He cites allotment controls and shifting to watermelons and tomatoes due to land quality and rising costs. The remaining farmers will vote on allotments December 14.
Mr. E. A. Oehl chairs the Christmas program committee as they plan the event. Santa Claus is to arrive in Moulton on Tuesday December 21 at 7 50 p m. A band concert begins at 8 00 o clock. Additional arrangements are pending.
Texas Farm Bureau will send five voting delegates to the 36th annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Dec 12 to 16 in New York. Delegates represent state membership of 55,670 as they set policies for next year with Congress and federal agencies.
The Czech Dramatic Club presents a three act comedy at the Parish Hall this Sunday at 7 30 pm. The event features a local theater group and a community audience enjoys light stage entertainment.
An important Moulton Farm Bureau meeting will be held at the VFW Hall on Wednesday December 15 at 1 30 PM. The event is stated as very important for every cotton farmer and his family and all are welcomed by the local Farm Bureau.
Catholic mission services will be held at Ascension Church Moravia during the week of December 12 to 19 led by Rev Albert V Maneth pastor Morning services begin 730 a m and evening services at 7 p m conducted by Rev Anselm Spacek OFM of Canada The church schedule and Christmas services are in church announcements in this issue
Funeral services for former Moulton businessman Adolph F. Nachlinger age 67 were held in Taylor. He died in a Taylor hospital and was interred at Taylor City Cemetery. Survived by wife son J J Nachlinger daughter Mrs Henry Gillum four brothers four sisters and four grandchildren. Attendees from Moulton included Mr and Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp and others.
The Moulton Volunteers Fire Department re elected all officers at the regular meeting. They approved equipment figures for a new firetruck chassis from a San Antonio firm at 7960 dollars, with work in 120 days. Existing chassis cost 2975 dollars. Re-elected officers include Elo Fehrenkamp president Donald Bunting VP Rev John Matocha chaplain Wm Miculka treasurer Arnold Freytag secretary W H Pundt chief Edward Darilek 1st asst chief Edm Kram 2nd asst chief Edm Kram. New members welcomed Reuben Jochet James Few Frank C Bevan Kenward Kolar Dennis Wagner.
The Bobkatz gym hosts a Friday and Saturday basketball tournament. Friday games start at 7:30 p.m. with Flatonia versus Fayetteville and Bastrop against St. Joseph's at 9 a.m. Saturday features Moulton vs Sacred Heart at 8:45 p.m. and Orchard vs Weimar at 10:15 a.m. The winners meet Saturday at 2 p.m. for the title. Consolations noted on page 8.
The Lions club announces its annual ladies night and Christmas party for Thursday December 16 at Pundt's Cafe. Gifts will be exchanged after a social hour from 7 p.m. An 8 p.m. dinner is planned. Uncertainty remains on a possible two day stock show and rodeo in spring.
Lavaca county students from Moulton Hallettsville Shiner Yoakum and nearby areas enroll for the fall semester at Texas A&M College Station. Named are James Kocian William Kutac Henry Pohl James Pohl Paul Prasek Robert Zumwalt Benjamin Bohuslav Arthur Barborak Ernest Biehunko Robert Butschek Charles Dullye Dennis Ermis John Degenhardt Quinton Raab Milton Andrews Roger Andrews David Morris.
A large brush fire northwest of Waelder has burned thousands of acres across five miles of land along the Kerr Ranch area. The blaze, burning for about a week, clouds the northern horizon but has not threatened farms or homes. Local farmers have bulldozed land strips to slow its spread. officials report little organized extinguishing effort.
Postmaster J M Meiners warns that Christmas mail and packages are arriving late causing delays at headquarters. He urges rapid mailing for distant states by December 10 for many items and December 15 for out of town cards with local deliveries a week before Christmas. Ensure careful wrapping and clear addresses to avoid undeliverable gifts.
Frank Kalina 83 died after a monthlong illness and was interred at Praha. A solemn Requiem Mass at Praha Catholic Church featured readings by Rev. Francis Kalina and deacons with sermons by Rt. Rev. Patrick Geehan and Rev. Julius Petry. Surviving are widow Mary and ten children including several in clergy. Pallbearers included Kalina family members.
On December 3rd the Moulton Bobkatz won the consolation prize in the Waelder Tournament. They lost 39 to 49 to the Wildcats, but defeated Flatonia 56 to 5 to carry the consolation title. A fuller report will run next week with more tournament details.
Hallettsville remembers Mrs. Joe Dufner a 90 year old longtime resident born November 15 1864 in Lavaca County who died December 2 at her daughter H A Mertz home Her funeral was December 5 at the Baptist Church with Rev Henry Smith and interment in City Cemetery She was the wife of Joe Dufner who died July 6 1928 Surviving are daughter Mrs H A Mertz son Dr C T Dufner two half brothers four grandchildren and another son Dr J H Dufner who died August 1953.
A reader notes a routine purchase of air mail and special delivery stamps, remarking that such transactions always occur. The brief captures a shopper's casual observation about mailing supplies.
College Station reports Texas farmers must plan carefully in 1955 to offset a six percent drop in farm and ranch profits from 1953 levels. Drouth and higher production costs cut income though overall crops and livestock output remain strong. Bates urges expanded soil programs, better feed reserves, insect damage control, and starting precise farm records by January 1.
Farmers vote Tuesday to decide whether marketing quotas will continue for upland cotton in 1955. All upland cotton growers in 1954 may vote in each cotton state county. A two thirds approval by secret ballot keeps quotas. less than one third approval caps price support at 50 percent parity.
One man died from burns and another was hospitalized after a truck struck a car and it burst into flames three miles west of Columbus on Saturday night. Hardy William Weathers Jr., 20, of Ennis, died. Billy Davis, 19, of Calvert, was treated for burns. Three occupants escaped injury when doors opened in the blaze. The truck driver, Andy O'Brien, 20, of San Antonio, suffered minor cuts and was treated locally.
Tournament dates listed show Moutton on Friday and Saturday December 10 and 11 with an additional Rock Island event on Friday December 17.
Helen Firasek a Giddings High School freshman won the second Courtesy Award in the Student Council Courtesy Campaign for helping Karen Bonnke adjust to an American high school. Bonnke, daughter of a German refugee family, was learning English and became more at ease with Miss Firasek’s aid.
Almost 30 percent of the farm population's income last year came from non agricultural sources. Between 1934 and 1953 nonfarm income for agricultural families climbed from 59 to 269 dollars annually. Last year the per capita net income was 914 dollars, with 269 dollars from nonfarm sources.
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