The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise from Seguin, Texas • Page 1

AREA POISED FOR FABULOUS 4TH PICNIC CONGRAULATION were extended new Rotary president Theos Morck, center, following installation ceremonies Tuesday. Congratulating htm was outgoing president Jack Gingrich, and looking on was Charles Ebrbardt. club secretary-treasurer. (See 8) (Staff Photo) City Employees Get Sleprimand.Prebation Eleven dty employees this, week faced six months probation after admitting they fixed the utility meters at their homes to reduce their monthly electrical The Seguin City Council, meeting in Monday and Tuesday sessions, reprimanded the employees. Council members also heard a report that an Investigation by authorities revealed no other discrepancies were uncovered.

Mayor Wlntford Owen reported that the men charted had told him this practice was IB existence for many yean. A statement by Owen late Wednesday was as follows: "It has recently come to my attention that a discrepancy existed in the utility bills of certain dty employees to the CWD Two justice whacked hard at two members of the burglary ring tried in district court Saturday, June 25. The two, Louis I. Neal and Gable, were members of ths six man Negro team from tan Antonio who plagued Guadalupe County with some 20 thefts and burglaries during 1959. Neal and Gsble asked to be without jury, then together plead guilty to four counts of theft and seven counts of robbery.

Neal also plead guilty to three additional charges, one theft, one burglary, and one burglary by breaking. The two received 10 year sentences on each Neal for a total of 140 years; tiable for a total of 110 years. Sen, tences are to run concurrently. A third defendant, Harry Miley, refused to plead guilty. He is now out on bond pending trial In the future.

When Hi ley refused to plead guilty Neal and Gable asked for a severance from him and to be tried immediately. Two of the three members of the theft ring are serving sentences in other counties. The remaining member. Ray Berry, was shot and killed earlier this year while attempting to escape from jail in LaGrange. In other court business Larry Bryant Henderson was sentenced to the penitentary on two counts, three years for tfaeft and three years for burglary.

Dismissal was given two oases, one for a charge of obtaining goods by worthless check and the other for a charge of swindling with worthless check. "I caused this situation to be thoroughly Invsst- Igatsn. This Investigation re- vssletf that eleven city sm- ployees, ten In electrlosl and one In the wster department, were tampering with the meters installed at their of residence with the result paid approximately the minimum utility bill for electricity and water sach Investigation further revealed that this situation had existed for a number of years. All of ths employees involved stated fhat this practice existed when they were employed and that thsy felt compelled to Join in ths conspiracy to retain position. "No discrepancy has discovered In ths utility Mils of, ths foreman of ths trteal or any other deportment.

Spot checks of utility bills and reading of motors of various city smplsysss, Indlosts that no sthsr omploysss ars Involvsd. "This situation was uriosntsd to the City Council for cost sideration and appropriate 1 so-' tion. The Council reviewed ths results of ths inveatfeatktn and liisnissfd the dtscrepaa- Continued en page MEDLIN SAYS, "HE'S RIDING FOR THE PASS" "I net abJ, to isnally help out ths at ths RiSwssd last Saturday. I wesnj havs Ilksd to, but I had a little matter of ssms burglary trials to attend to thst day." So said Guadaiups County Sheriff Phil Medlin late Wsd-, nesdsy, June 29, when asked by The Gazette If had personally directed the posse. Medlin "There was a discrepancy In soms dally newspapers svsr the weekend saying I wss on ths sosns out there "Constable Terry zsnoerger dlrsoted the posse and kept me up to data r-it what wss going on." Medlin then said he sure that opponaots involve; In politics would take advantage of ths discrepancies In the other papers to try to embarrass him.

"I'll head off at the. pass," Joksd. He also said: "Ifi funny thing, too. These same people who were so all fired upset over our burglary cases didn't even show a band In Court Saturday when two men were sentenced to over 100 years concurrently for some of these burglary "Real Interesting, ttT But not siirprUtnf- Medlin made tt piste going to wags vigorous campaign for rsslsfMon November. opponsnt fc Weldon LSWSOID.

B.B. SCHfeAUB Schroub AMOMCOS For Coiity Attortsoy B. B. Schraub, 32, Seguin attorney, late Wednesday announced his candidacy for County Attorney in the general sltction November 1, 1960, as flut Democratic Candidate for this offte. In a letter to the County Clerk and the Democratic County Chairman, Schraub this week accepted the Democratic nomination for Oowty Attorney.

In announcing as a candidate, Schraub stated: "I promise to devots my time to this offios and to bs available st all times. I pledge when ted, I will do my best to seo that sll persons accused of crime srs glvsn a fair, Just and speedy trial, and to assist in sny way possible ths Investigation of all violations of the law as soon as thsy srs brought to my attention- I will do my utmost to ass thst ths rights of all of our oittzsns ars protected. I further pledge myself to work with ths pesos of our county to ths best of my ability to insure that Isw and order srs maintained in our county." A Marine veteran 'of the Korean Conflict, Schraub attended Seguin schools and ib a graduate of St Mary's University School of Law. He received his law degree in and has been practicing In sociation with F. £.

here since that time. Schraub Is a memtmr uf Emanuel's Lutheran Church, presently serving on tb. Churcn Council, having previously served five years as a sponsor of the Lutheran youth; he is a member of ths Seguin Lions dub, presently holding the position of director in that organization; a ir'Tpfefr and past vice-president of ths Seguin Jaycees; and baa served throe years as a member of the board of directors of the Seguin and Guadalupe County Of fl ce, the last year as first vice- president He also served a short time Judge of ths Corporation Court of the City of Segubx He is married to the farmer Jackson of Stock- date, and they thstr home at 1016 E. Hionphroys Strsst 30, 000 Expected In City Seguin is poised lot another fabulous "Fourth of July" celebration Monday that will see the city's population more than doubled during this festive, all-day occasion. Getting the day off to an appropriate start in line with its "Sounds of Freedom theme will be impressive flag raising ceremonies at 9 a.

m. at City HalL One hour later the grand parade will promenade through downtown Seguin to lead an estimated 30,000 persons to Starcke Park, (or aft all-day picnic. Following the parade a band, concert will commence tft 11:45 a. m. at Central Park in downtown Seguin.

Barbecue dinners, meanwhile, will be served at SUu 1 cke Park throughout the day. At 3 p. m. one of the principal of the day will be staged at the Starcke Park swimming pool wheh beauty queens from throughout the country compete for the "MlM South Texas" title, Following the beauty revue, baseball will take over when the Seguin White Sox take on the Brooke Army Comets at Fairgrunds Park at 4 p. m.

An Elks Club game party will then be held at the Starcke Park Bowl at 5 p. m. And tt 6:30 p. m. baseball will again take over when an American Legion game goes to bat at Fairgrounds Park.

At 8 p. m. the second day of this year's Sheriff's Posse Rodeo wiM be presented at the Rodeo Arena. The first night of the rodeo will begin at 8 p. m.

Sunday, July 8. A fireworks display will then be presented at 8:30 p. m. Dancing, to be announced later, will start at 9 m. July 4th officials have also announced that the swimming pool, children's small fry playground, golf, tennis and game equipment will be available at the park throughout the 4sy.

LATE INFORMATION FOR PARADERS Parade officials thto year are asking that no candy or other souvenirs be thrown from the various parade vehicles. "It gives the Was a of fun, but it's aa dangerous as tt can be," reported Jade Stewart, manager of the local chamber of commerce. Meanwhile, all entries horseback have been asked to assemble their mounts prtdr to the parade at the Mary Erskine School grounds on RlverSt A was also revealed tMs week that dandng will bs presented on both Sunday and Monday nights on the roof of the Starcke Park bathhouse- (gazette ECU I NTS LEAPING VOLUME 63, NUMBER 26 of newt, picture! and advert) ting WEDNESDAY, June 29 1960 DAMAGE AID Two Men Prowl The jagged creeks and waterways of northeast Guadalupe County were flowing normally Wednesday, June 29, following a flash flood rampage that claimed two lives over the weekend. Drowned were Willie Rodriguez, 36, of Staples, and Aramando Ibarra, 215, of San Marcos. The victims disappeared when their auto went off the culvert across Cottonwooti Creek at Redwood at 4 a.

m. Saturday. A third passenger of the car swam to safety, and his report started a nightmarish search for the bodies of his friends by groups from both Guadalupe and Hays counties. Joining in that search was a sheriff's mounted posse under direction of Constable Terry Staufeenberger, the Seguin and San Marcos Fire Departments and citizens of the Redwood community, The body of Ibarra was recovered when it surfaced at 1 p. m.

Saturday. The body of Rodyguez was recovered over 28 hours alter it entered the water. It was found some two-and-one-half miles downstream at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Constable Charlie Grimm, who worked with the local fire department, said his group used hooks, boats and other department tools in their search for the bodies.

He also opined that the men drove the car off the culvert. He said another car had parked in the water's flow on the culvert and wasn't swept off. Grimm credited the San 'Marcos Fire Department with being on the spene before any Continued on page life, Ai-s MEtf DROWNED their car plunged off this culvert across Cottonwood Creek at Redwood at 4 a.m. Friday, June 24. One body was swept almost three miles downstream.

This Gazette photo was taken some 30 hours after th.e water reportedly rose 10 feet over this spot. (Staff Photo) 'Miss Seguin'Contest Friday Eighteen local lovelies have sailed their charms into ths Miss Seguin Contest ring, scheduled for 7:30 p. OL, Friday, June 1, in SUucke Park. After much poise and many points one will be selected as the city's official beauty, Mias Seguin. Her duties will begin as hostess to the Miss South Texas contestants July 4.

will also represent the dty in gala events here and thorugh- out the state during the next 12 months. Below arc given the contestants and their sponsors in the order of appearance for ths contest: Joyce EngeJks, Parker's Jewelry; Cooki Reimer, Ame- ncan Legion Auxiliary; Babe White. Elk's Lodge; Dotty Glaeaer. Schmidt's; Jcy Walls, Brjdy's -Drug Store, Pat well, Goodyear Service Store; Zane Ann Morgan, Kiwanls; Barbara Hurt, Bettersworth; Babs Buck, Lions Club; Judy Viwoiu, Seguin Motor Maribeth Roberts, Soechting Motors; Charlotte Boecker, Rotary Club; Shirley Jasperson, First National Bank; Lynn Tiemann. Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary; Caroline McQuattere, Seguin Recreation Department; Nancy Continued on pogt 8 Aid To Farmers Guadalupe County farrri- mers this week were preparing to take advantage of the torrential rains that thoroughly soaked this area over the weekend.

Although the rains measured from 7.49 inches in Seguin to over 12 inches at Barbarossa, north of this city, it greatly brightened the local agricultural picture. As County Agent Henry New explained. "This rain, as heavy a it was, saved much of the harvest that was previously considered lost because of a lack of moisture." New added that the county would now have a 60 per cent of the normal yield of grain sorghum, instead of the 30 per cent previously expected "It nas been so dry that some sorghum had to be cuj for hay when it got so dried New continued, adding; "This rain didn't hurt the corn crop a bit either. added about 10 per cent weight to the but the corn was far enough along to where it didn't hurt. A few staflks were knocked over, but not many." Th.e County Agent said the rains were also a great boost to area cotton crops.

He said cotton picking now would begin in late July, and get in full swing in August New concluded: "This rain has made everyone optimistic. It has even helped our pasture lanos where our dairy and beef cattle graze. "Some of our farmers even reported that some big four and five inch cracks had been filled and closed up during the rain." HIM tCQUIN HOPtFUUa pictured here srs. left to right, Hovaji. thl son, Dotty Glaeeer, Mirlhsfth Roberts, Coski ftstansr, Joy Walls, Bartitrs Charlotte Boecker, Morgan, Joyce Cngeika, Whits, and luck.

entered, but not pictured are Lynn Tismann, Cars- llne McQuattere, Nancy Vln- vard and Judy 'inflsr. (Staff Photo).