The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1962 Page: 1 of 12
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Fayette County's Modern, Compact, Prize-Winning Photo Newspaper — In Its 83rd Year of Service
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Official Newspaper of Fayette County and the City of La Grange — The Newspaper With a Purpose — Since 1880
Volume 83
La Grange, Fayette County, Texas Thursday, November 8, 1962
Number 45
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KAREN A. SCHULTZ
DAR Representative
Named at LHS
Karen Ann Schultz, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Schultz
of La Grange, has been elected
as the DAR Representative of La
Grange High School.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution stress the quality of
citizenship in each accredited pub-
lic high school and recognize and
honor most outstanding girls for
qualities of dependability, service,
leadership, and patriotism.
Among her extracurricular ac-
tivities in high school, Karen has
served as freshman and sopho-
more class reporter, worked on
the library staff for two years,
and she is a four year member of
the La Grange High School band
of which she is now the vice pre-
sident.
She also participates in local
church work, having served as the
president of the St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church Luther League. For the
past two years, Karen has won the
Rosa Mienecke Acadamic award
for outstanding work in High school
subjects.. Karen is the present
senior class first vice president
and vice president of the La Grange
High School Student senate.
< Bit and Spur Club to
Have Rodeo Nov. 11
The Fayette County Bit and Spur
- . Qub will open its year’s activit-
ies by sponsoring and producing
a rodeo, to be held at the Rodeo
Arena, Fayette County Fairgrou-
nds, in la Grange on Sunday, Nov.
11. Admission prices will be $1.
for adults, and 25* for children
under 14.
* _ There will be events in both
senior and junior divisions. Sen-
ior events include bull riding, with
an entry fee of $10. and limited
to the first 15 riders; bareback
bronc riding, with an entry fee
of $lo. and limited to the first
15 riders; tie-down roping with
a $5. entry fee open fo all; steer
dogging, entry fee $10. and limit-
ed to the first 15 riders; and the
barrel race, entty fee of $5. and
open to all. •'*
In the Junior Division, there are
no entry fees, and all events are
open. Ribbon racing willbrbpen
to children 18 years old tAA un-
der, barrel racing to 14 years old
and under, and wild cow riding
to 18 years and under. The cli-
Farmers Lumber Sets
Open House Friday,
Saturday Here
The Farmers Lumber Company
will have Open House on Friday
and Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10 and
will offer gifts and refreshments
for everyone both days and val-
uable prizes will be given away
Saturday at 4 p.m. Presence
will not be necessary to win.
The open house commemorates the
recent completion of the lumber
company’s extensive remodeling
program, giving them one of the
most modern and complete build-
ing material stores that can be
found anywhere.
Lots of additional merchandise
such as hand and power tools of
all types, a complete line of garden
tools, electrical supplies of all
kinds, and a complete stock of
G. E. Light Bulbs of all sizes,
kinds, and description, have been
added. All merchandise is neatly
displayed in full view of the cus-
tomer where he can easily help
himself.
The Farmers Lumber Company
has just completed their 55th year
and business has shown a contin-
ued growth since its beginning.
Their motto is and always has
been “Quality materials at a rea-
sonable price and that service is of
utmost importance.”
The company now has four trucks
enabling them to give better
service and has a staff of ten
employees. Employees include
Erwin W. Janssen, General Man-
ager; Hilmer Gebhard, Estimater
and Sales Clerk; Leslie Kovar,
Assistant Buyer and Sales Clerk;
Lambert Baron, Bookkeeper;
Chester Gebhard, Sales Clerk; Al-
fred Moellenberg, Yardman and
Truckdriver; Leonard Ermis,
Yardman and Truckdriver; Wil-
bert Mueller, Yardman and Truck-
driver; Wayne Kessler, Yardman
and Carlton Hawkins, Yardman.
Gerhard Janssen now retired, still
works on a parttime basis.
The Farmers Lumber Company,
is a locally owned corporation
’haviiMi a totalof 146 stockholders.
All money earned is distributed at
home, thus helping the community
to grow.
An advertisement elsewhere in
this issue invites the public to
stop by and inspect the new store
and take advantage of their money-
saving bargains._
max of the evening will qome with
the presentation of La Grange’s
Rodeo Qieen.
Information about the various
events and application blanks can
be obtained from the Rodeo Sec-
retary, Mrs. Charlie Giesber, 968-
3943. Books will be closed and all
entry fees must be paid by 11
a.m. on Sunday, November 11.
Charlie Giesber, president of
the Fayette County Bit and Sput
Club, has announced that rodeo
officials will include Martin Man-
uel and Melvin Irto. The pick-
up team will consist of Ted Ho-
ughton, Dick Schultz, and Joe Sl-
*dek.
Date Changed
The La Grange Chamber of Com-
merce will meet on Monday night.
Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ag.
Building. The meeting date which
is normally the second Monday of
the month, ell on a holiday this
month and was therefore changed.
Smith Gets JP Job
In a closely contested race for
Justice of the Peace Position,
Precinct No. 1, A. V. Smith won
by a margin of 163 votes.
Write-in candidate E. H. Patton
was trailing by one vote (263-262)
after all of the boxes except the
La Grange one had been reported.
The La Grange vote, 639 for Smith
and 477 for Patton, gave the win-
ner his needed margin.
Here is how the voters in Pre-
cinct 1 cast their votes, box by
box in the JP race:
Fayetteville. 89 Smith. 99 Pat-
ton; Willow Springs. 26 Smith. 19
Patton; Plum, 25 Smith, 54 Pat-
ton; Putersvllle, 20 Smith, 59 Pat-
ton; Ellinger 75 Smith, 29 Patton:
La Grange 639 Smith, 47 ? Patton;
and in absentee voting. 28 votes
were cast for Smith and 2 for
Patton.
u indictments Returned Countians Vote Democratic
By November Term
Grand Jury Monday
The November term Grand Jury
was impaneled Monday morning
here in La Grange with Leon
Rosenberg serving as foreman.
After 11 hours of deliberation,
the jury returned 17 felony in-
dicements.
There were 3 capital cases in-
cluded in the 17 indictments. In-
volved in the capital cases are:
Edwin Marious Bertsch, indicted
for murder with malice afore-
thought; Clarence Chovanec, In-
dicted for intent to murder with
malice aforethought; and George
Hajek, indicted on three offenses
of criminal assualt.
Another indictment was brought
against O. C. Bolton for obtaining
money with worthless checks.
The remainder of the in-
dictments are against persons not
yet arrested.
The case of Mrs. Rosalie Boehm,
who was charged with the murder
of her husband, was no-billed by
the Grand Jury.
Trials are scheduled to begin
on all the non-capital cases on
Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the District
Counroom here in La Grange.
The three capital cases--
Bertsch, Hajek, and Chovanec,
have been tenatively secheduled to
begin on Jan. 28, 1963.
Other courtroom action on Mon-
day included the granting of a di-
vorce to Gladys June Long from
George Long and a plea of pri-
viledge sustained in the case of
Paul G. Jimenez and others vs
Charles A. Lucke was transferred
to Hallettsville in Lavaca county.
Many at Fayette
Abstract Open House
About 650 persons filed through
the Fayette County Abstract Co.,
Inc., on Sunday when they held
an open house in observance of
their 60th anniversary.
Guests were greeted by John
Schroeder, W. L. Morgan, and
Mrs. F. J. Willmann, officers
of the company and then guided
on a tour through the plant by the
employees. Employees include
Miss Sylvia Tietjen, Mesdames
J. M. Brown, George Wagner,
Leslie Kovar, Chester Creuzbaur,
and Royce Zbranek. Former em-
ployees who assisted were Mes-
dames Wilbert Jaster. Elvira Sax-
on, Leon D. Jecmenek, and Roy
Huelsebusch.
Presiding at the serving table
were Mrs. W. L. Morgan, and the
following ladies who had also been
employed by the firm during past
years: Mesdames LenRosenberg,
Chas. Ehlert, B. D. Oder, George
Giesber, Rueben Maas. Milton
Noak, Frank J. Pratka, Frank
Henry Reichert, W. L. Salm, Ho-
mer Eck, Eldon Knape, Leona
Giese, Alfred Gau, Vastine Have-
mann. Robert J. Kallus, and Miss
Lillian Walter.
There were several interesting
things on display including a book
in which abstracts were recorded
during the Civil War Days.
Pictures of Area
Children to Be Printed
By The Journal
Monday, November 19 is the big
day for the picture taking of your
youngsters! The Journal is having
pictures taken of all children who
are brought by their parents or
other guardian to the Lester Hotel
between in.0fi a.m. and 5:'-»' p.m.
absoultely free of charge.
The Journal wants a picture of
your child to print in its forth-
coming feature, "Citizens of To-
morrow’’, a series of photographic
studies of local children. The more
we get the better the feature will
be, so the cooperation of the mo-
thers and fathers is urged.
It often seems to parents that
children are little one minute and
are grown up the next, so fast
does a child’s growing stage pass.
Here is a splendid opportunity to
catch a likeness of your child or
children at the present stage for
the pleasure you will get out of
it in future years and for the pi
easure you will enjoy in seeing
it in print. You will want to clip
it from this, your home town news-
paper, and preserve it for the yo-
ungster when he or she grows up.
There is absolutely no charge
or obligation for taking the pict-
ures. Parents don’t even have to
be a subscriber to the Journal
nor even a reader. You do not have
to purchase pictures either, though
you may obtain additional prints
by arranging direct with the Studio
representative if you want them.
That is entirely up to you!
Appo ntments may be made by
calling Dottie Roberts or Flo. Za-
palac at the La Grange Journal,
Ptl. 968-3354, La Grange, Texas.
The figures listed above are un-
official at this writing as are those
which follow.
On write-ins in the County,
Frank Giesber received 484 votes
for County Attorney and Lawrence
Ulbrich, 221 for Constable, Pre-
cinct ft v>
Fayette County voted Democra-
tic along with the rest of the State
to put John Connally in the Gover-
nor’s chair. All at ler Democra-
tic candidates in the State races
also came out on top.
Unofficial tabulation of how Fay-
ette Countians cast their votes
follows: (the totals exclude the
Ellinger box which had not ar-
rived at the County Courthouse
here Wednesday morning.)
For Governor: Connally 2241,
Cox 1502, Carlswell 10; Lieuten-
ant Governor: Smith 2682, Hayes
1240; AttorneyGeneraljCarr 2912,
Kennerly 1031; Congressman-at -
Large: Pool 2997, Barry 1342;
Railroad Commissioner: Ramsey
3099; Hanson 806; Comptroller of
Public Accounts: Chlvert 3012;
Smith 712; Commissioner of Gen-
eral Land Office; Sadler 3097,
Fay 818; Commissioner of Agri-
culture: White 3076, Hubbard 739;
and Congressman. Dist. 9: Thomp-
son 2830, Oakes 1060.
In the Governor’s race, La
Grange voters gave Connally a total
of 614 votes compared to a 516
total for Cox. La Grangeites also
favored Congressman Clark W.
Thompson with 805 votes and 327
citizens cast their ballot for Oakes.
P-TA To Meet
The La Grange P-TA will meet
Thursday night, Nov. 8, intheSch-
°°1 Cafeteria.
Leopards Travel to
Tomball Friday Night
The La Grange Leopards travel
to Tomball Friday night for their
fourth district game of the season.
The Leps have l win and 2 losses
in their district record. Their
season record shows 6 wins and
2 losses.
The Tomball team has a sea-
son standing of 3 wins, 4 losses,
and 1 tie.
Other district games see Bell-
vllle at Columbus and Katy at
Seaiy.
Parade Highlights Veterans’ Day Celebration
Monday, Barbecue Dinner to Be Offered at Noon
Sausage and chicken will be
sold in bulk on the grounds.
The La Grange High School Band
will be featured in a concert at
2 p.m. and the Lone Star Brass
Band will be on hand all day to
provide music.
There will also be games, en-
tertainment, and carnival attrac-
tions all day.
At night, Lee Use’s Orchestra
will provide music for a free
dance.
The American Legion’s Vet-
erans’ Day Celebration will be
kicked off with a street parade at
10:45 a.m. on Monday, November
12. The parade will go through
the business district and will fea-
ture floats, bands, comis, and oth-
er entries.
Beginning at 11:30 a.m., a bar-
oecue chicken anc sausage dinner
will be served at the Legion Hall.
Plates will be sold for $1.00 for
adults, including tax. and children.
50* including tax.
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Roberts, Dottie M. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1962, newspaper, November 8, 1962; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1113451/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.