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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1954
Page
1
Hallettsville hosts county convention with eleven resolutions urging fair acreage control and protections for the little man. Critics say federal tax basics favor large earners, while farm programs threaten small farmers with cuts. The group plans to push resolutions to state and federal lawmakers to avert adverse effects.
Culak Lodge No 165 SPJST invites all to an afternoon picnic at the Lodge Hall on the Gonzales FM Road followed by a beef barbecue and stew supper. The event marks Culak Lodge's fourth anniversary with games and amusements for all ages.
Komensky Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular meeting on Thursday night November 4 at 7 pm A social hosted by the 4 H Club girls will follow the meeting.
The Moulton CYO held its initial meeting on October 26 in St Josephs School Auditorium. Officers were elected: Allan Butschek President Larry Maresh V President Arnold Kleihege Sec. Reporter Daniel Jaluska Treasurer. Meetings set for first Wednesday monthly with a membership drive October 27 to November 3. Ice cream party at Pundts Cafe followed.
Yorktown Federation of officers announce Luther League Rally at Gonzales on November 14. Registration starts 1 45 p m. Pastor Julius Holm of Moulton will give the inspirational address on the theme Consecrated in Christ. At 4 o clock a film titled Bible on the Table will be shown.
The Agriculture Department reports a 1.6 percent drop in farm product prices between mid September and mid October led by lower citrus and grain prices. Overall farm prices sit about 21 percent below the February 1951 peak, with parity around 87 percent in mid October versus 88 percent in mid September.
The Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce helped land a concrete plant as The Concrete Silo Company of Memphis bought land for a facility to begin construction soon. The firm expects to hire 15 to 20 workers and will produce concrete staves for grain bins and concrete tile, previously shipping from Tennessee to Gulf Coast markets.
A 39 member Texas Farm Bureau resolutions committee will meet in Galveston November 4 to 5 to draft tentative resolutions for voting delegates. The 21st annual convention opens with 1,500 members registering November 8, and runs through November 10 to set policies for 1955. Lavaca County Farm Bureau earns ten delegates with paid expenses, staying at a Galveston hotel.
The notes outline a three day convention with Vesper services on Sunday November 7. An open session on resolutions and a discussion of Farm Bureau services follow Monday morning. Luncheon for ladies and a Galveston Island tour precede an evening recognition program and Queen Contest. Tuesday features delegate recognition and the annual banquet with a dance, then Wednesday covers voting on delegates and adjournment.
The text outlines responsibility to draft tentative resolutions per recommendations from county Farm Bureau conventions. Resolutions will be sorted by subject matter and assigned to sub committees. Sub committees are listed on CONVENTION page 6 column 8.
The Texas Highway Patrol will begin using radar speed meters in November 1954 to curb high speed driving on Texas highways. About 10 percent of drivers travel at unsafe speeds around 70 mph or more, contributing to 60 percent of rural fatal accidents and 40 percent of non collision rural fatalities. Overall deaths rise 2 percent from last year as patrol cars cover only 8,000 miles of highway out of 50,000 miles.
The fall term of district Court opened with Judge Lester Holt presiding. After swearing in the grand jury, Holt began hearing civil cases. Grand jurors include F. S. Morrow, Joseph Patek Shiner, Douglas Manning, Yoakum, Walter Breitkruetz, Hallettsville, and others. Door bailiff Farley Turk and riding bailiffs were listed.
In Gonzales County the wets won the local option election on legal alcohol sales. Early returns show 2397 in favor and 1307 against with four small boxes not yet counted.
Next Wednesday November 10 St. Josephs Altar Society will sponsor a supper at 6 PM at the VFW Hall. The event features sausage and trimmings and a dance with Rudy Kurtz Orchestra providing music afterwards.
Moulton businesses will shut all day next Thursday as Veterans Day observes the holiday closings voted by the Chamber of Commerce.
Gus Gummelt died suddenly while repairing a tractor in a field near his Hallettsville home Friday afternoon. He was 59 years old. Survived by wife Emily Kaase Gummelt, a son Elwyn, two daughters Edna and Mrs Harold Knape, three brothers, three sisters, and three grandchildren. He was a World War I veteran. Funeral conducted at Smith Funeral Home with interment in Moulton City Cemetery.
The St. Joseph's School Club will meet at the parish auditorium Friday night at the usual time. Parents of school children are urged to attend.
Mrs Frank Seidenberger of Rt 3 Shiner died in Wagner Hospital Friday aged 92. Requiem Mass set, funeral at 2 30 p m. She born in Czechoslovakia April 20 1862 came to the U S in 1890. Survived by six sons and two daughters, 30 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren.
Moulton Legionnaires urge flags on Veterans Day November lth at the VFW Hall. Flags will adorn graves of all Moulton veterans. The group also voted to co sponsor the Christmas program and heard Rosenberg Legion convention reports.
New construction boom includes a northwestern home for the Lukovsky family by the Rothbauer crew. St. Josephs School is torn down with Ed Maresh the sole bidder. A new house goes up beside the Emil Jalufka home for Ignac Jalufka and family.
The Lavaca County Farm Bureau gathers over 300 members in Hallettsville for its annual convention. Resolutions cover tax reform on tractor gas, liability laws, water and land restoration after gravel mining, rural telephone rate regulation, natural gas act repeal, taxes on natural resources, minimum cotton acreage, peanut allotments, vaccine access, and officials to Texas Farm Bureau in Galveston. Delegates and alternates named for state convention. directors announced from multiple towns.
The Moulton Bobkatz launch their 1954-55 season with a home opener against St Josephs Yoakum at 7 30 pm in the local high school gym. Coach R Jodiec leads a 30 player roster across senior junior sophomore and freshman grades and a full pre season with practice. The St Josephs squad opened with Shiner winning 41 28 and 43 27 in back to back games.
A total of 281 votes were cast in Moulton in Tuesday s general election electing Democratic candidates and approving four of eleven amendments to the Constitution. Write ins and vote tallies for local offices are listed with some offices unfilled. Amendments 1 4 10 and 11 carried in Moulton with Novohrad reporting 66 votes cast and amendments 4 and 10 carried there. President Eisenhower expected to work with a Democratic Congress after Tuesday s returns amid a season of severe winter voting across the North and East.
Luke Wade of the San Antonio Social Security District outlines new provisions from the 1954 amendments. Farm and ranch operators and workers in Lava County will gain Old-Age and Survivors Insurance protection starting Jan 1, 1955, with benefits ranging from $45 to $163 for a retired farmer and spouse and up to $200 for a family after death. The changes remove the regularly employed test, tallied by two more crop years, and a free Facts For Farm Families booklet is available from the San Antonio office.
Mrs Adelia Nerio Gonzales sues Sheriff L O McGinty in federal court for 35000 dollars alleging her son David Stahl died May 10 or 11 1953 in Gonzales County jail from mistreatment after being jailed for drunkenness. The suit seeks 10000 actual and 25000 exemplary damages.
Texas will induct 1 037 men in December the smallest monthly quota since June 1954. October and November quotas were 1122 and 1062 respectively while no Texas men will be sent for pre induction examinations in December due to enough eligible personnel to meet immediate needs.
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