Maj. Gen. J. Earl Rudder, president of the Texas

A&M University System and former resident of

Brady, was presented the Distinguished Service

Medal marking the end of his military career during

a ceremony at the Fourth U.S. Army quadrangle at

Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.

The nation's highest award for outstanding

peacetime service was presented by Lt. Gen. Harvey

H. Fischer, deputy commander of U.S. Continental

Army Command (USCONARC) of Fort Monroe, Va.

The award covered the periods from December

1954-September 1963, when Gen. Rudder was

commanding general of the 90th Infantry Division,

U.S. Army Reserve unit of Texas, and October

1963-June 1967, when he was deputy commanding

general for mobilization at USCONARC.

Gen. Rudder's 35-year military career began when

he was commissioned a second lieutenant of

infantry in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1932 at Texas

A&M. Called to active duty in World War II, he

distinguished himself particulatly on D-Day when

he led his 2nd Ranger Battalion in scaling 100-foot

cliffs at Pointe du Hoe in the invasion of Normandy,

and during the Battle of the Bulge, when he

commanded the 109th Infantry Regiment.

Because of his outstanding performance in these

assignments, he holds many of the nation's highest

combat awards—the Distinguished Service Cross

(second only to the Medal of Honor), Silver Star,

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf

Cluster and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster. In

addition he has been decorated by France with the

Legion of Honor with Croix de Guerre and Palm,

and by Belgium with the Order of Leopold with

Croix de Guerre and Palm.

Gen. Rudder was released from active duty as a

colonel in 1946. He was promoted to brigadier

general, U.S. Army Reserve in 1954 and to major

general in 1957.

From 1946-‘52, Gen. Rudder was mayor of Brady.

In 1953 he became a vice president of Brady

Aviation Co., and on Jan. 4, 1955, he was appointed

commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas.

He was named vice president of Texas A&M on Feb.

1, 1958, and became president of the university on

July 1, 1959. He was named president of the Texas

A&M University System, the position he now holds,

on Sept. 1, 1965.

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Deposits in county banks show increase

Deposits in the three McCulloch County banks

neared the $9 million mark, it was revealed by the

second quarter bank call of June 30. Total deposits

in the Brady National Bank, Commercial National

Bank and the First National Bank of Melvin totaled

$8,951,628.

The total deposits for the second quarter showed

an increase of $89,528 over the April 25 call of

$8,862,100.

The Commercial National Bank registered gains in

both deposits and loans while the Brady National

Bank and the First National Bank of Melvin recorded

decreases in both departments.

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Burglaries keep sheriff hopping

Sheriff Luke Vogel reported that Morrow Pontiac

was burglarized Saturday night when some change

was stolen from a soft drink machine. The break-in

was discovered by owner John Morrow Sunday

morning.

Vogel said entrance was gained through the roof on

the south side of the building. "I kind of think it was

done by some kids. They didn't take anything but

some small change. We picked up a few clues and

tracks around," Vogel said.

Monday morning Vogel recovered a postage meter

machine that had been stolen in a July 8 burglary in

Odessa.

Harold Engdahl called Vogel about midmorning and

told him he had found some kind of machine that

had apparently been thrown off the San Saba bridge

on the Voca highway.

The sheriff recovered the machine from the mud in

the river bed and called Odessa as he machine was

identified as having been stolen from the Odessa

Motor Company along with a number of other office

machines which included typewriters and a copying

machine.

The stamp machine was badly damaged but still

had a considerable amount of postage left on the

meter.

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Sewer, garbage

rates increased

The City of Brady has announced new sanitary

sewer charges and garbage collection rates have

been adopted by the city council.

The new rates became effective July 1, 1967 and

will be on the bills becoming payable Aug. 1.

Sanitary sewer rates will be increased $1 per month

and garbage rates will be increased 50 cents per

month.

The city council felt these adjustments were needed

to make these operations self supporting.