The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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THE NEW ULM ENTERPRISE
Volume 32 No. 29.
NEW ULM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1942
11.50 Per Year
SMALL BOY DROWNS IN CREEK NEAR INDUSTRY
Asks Election As State Senator
Harvey Bette, Hempstead Attorney, announces candi-
dacy for the office of State Senator of the 15th Senator-
ial District, comprised of Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lava-
ca and Waller Counties.
February 16 Registrants First To
Receive Occupational Questionnaires
1856 Registered In
Austin Co. April 27
The Austin County Local
Board has an.ttounced 1856 man,
registered in Austin County,
April 27, 1942. This number
will be increased when all cards
have been received from other
counties where citizens of this
county registered. At a later
date these men will receive an
occupational questionnaire. The
National lottery will not be held
for this group, (however, on May
20, 1942, each man will be
given a serial number by his
local board. Each registrant
will fin'd' his serial number on
his questionnaire. A list of the
registrants of the fourth regis-
tration will not be printed in
the newspapers.
102 Registered at New Ulm
At New Ulm 102 men, ages
45 to 65 years, registered.
Ernest H. Baumgart was chief
registrar at the local registra-
tion place in the Now Ulm
State Bank building. Assisting
in registering the men were
Mrs. E. H. Baumgart, Mrs. Ker-
mit Aurich, Mrs. Carl. C. An-
derson, Miss Dessie Miller,
Miss Goldie Kretzschmar, and
Isedore Brokmeyer.
Record Rainfall Hit
This Section Friday
A very severe electrical storm
hit New Ulm and this immedi-
ate vicinity last Friday at about
midnight, bringing a deluge of
rainfall that broke all existing
known records.
According to many old timers
the rainfall was estimated at a-
bout 10 inches, all of Which fell
in about one hour's time. All
small creeks and streams be-
came rear raging rivers, ex-
ceeding all-time record highs.
Damage to roads, bridges and
cr ps are very great.
It is estimated that about ten
large bridges and culverts were
washed aiway witthin a radius of
8 miles from New Ulm.
Rainfall reported in sections
west, north and east of New
Ulm was not near as heavy.
The occupational question-
naires have been received by
: the Austin County Local Board
I and distribution will begirt at
■ once to all who registered on
February 16, 1942. Later all
j other registrants will receive an
occupational questionnaire. Each
registrant will be allowed ten
days in which to rdturn his
questionnaire.
Registrants must study the
I questionnaire before he at-
I tempts to answer the questions.
He must fill in pages 2 and 3
first. Do nd! use a pencil in
writing the answers. The ob-
ject of the questionnaire is to
■.determine the present occupa-
tion of the registrant as well as
any ot'her occupation he is best
fitted to do. Registrants are
urged to contact members of
the Advisory Committee in his
community for assistance.
The occupational question-
claire will not be sent in an en-
velope but will be folded so
that the registrant's name will
appear on the out side. The re-
gistrant will fold his question-
naire, whan ready to be mailed,
so thalt the local board name
will appear on the out side.
Directions fcr folding are print-
ed on page 1 of the question-
naire. As soon as the question-
naire is received by tine local
board, it will be sent to the
United Staftes Employment
Sen ice and t.lhe National Roster
of Scientific uni Specialized
Personnel, for classification.
Therefore, great care shoukl be
taken in filling in all answers
since it will not be in the local
board office for correction.
FRELSBURG BOY HELPS
BUILD ALASKAN ROAD
Pfc. Edwin J. Walla, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Walla of
Frel-'burg is fighting with the
U. S. Army on the transporta-
tion front. Pfc. Walla is with
the 35th Engineering Regimetit
station at. Fort Nebon, British
Columbia, which is building a
600-mile long highway from
Seattle to southern Alaska.
Although staftored in Cana-
da, he gets his mail at Seattle
twice weekly. Pfc. Wallas has
been in the army since June 1.
—Colorado Co. Citizen.
not
the
the
Mrs. Walter Meyer and chil-
dren of near Columbus and Miss
Angelina Zajicek of near Frels-
burg were New Ulm visitors
Monday.
A member of one of the old-
est families in the Gulf Coast
area. James A. Clements of Art-
glefcn, has announced his can-
didacy for Congress for the
Niri-h Congressional district of
Texas.
With the exception of four
years spent as a gob in the U.
S. Navy, Mr. Clements has
spent his entire life in the Ninth
District.
His home is in Angleton
where for several years he has
been engaged in the Automobile
and Transportation busirtess.
Mr. Clements has three bro-
thers and three sisters, all ex-
cept one of whom live in this
district. They are: Mrs. W. A.
Northingtan of Egypt; Mrs. W.
C. Hrhges of Wiharton: Mrs. K.
M. Hodges of Wharton; L. D.
Clements of Wharton; S. M.
Clemertts of Rosharon, and Jim
Davis Clements of Houston. He
is married' and the father of
two children, James A. II, 5 and
William Spencer, 2.
James A. Clements was born
in Lane City on September 18.
1913, the son of James A and
Lula Clemente. The elder Cle-
mente was a farmer and stock
raiser and lived in Lane City
for 30 years.
The candidate attended grade
school in Lane City and high
school in Bay City and Whar-
Harvey Betts Announces
For State Senator
A. G. Aurich, Mail
Carrier On Route 2,
Retires From Service
Rhymer Altmann of Eagle
Lake was a visitor in New Ulm
Tuesday.
C. E. Helwig Undergoes
Appendicitis Operation
but these are to be avoided if
at all possible.
All resident family groups of
the school district and all sin-
gle persons residing in the dis-
trict not represented in family
groups must be reported or re-
ton, finishing in 1930. He join-
ed! the U. S. Navy in February
1931 and strved in the aerolo-
gical Department of the U. S.
S. Saratoga, at the U. S. Naval
Preparatory School at Norfolk
and as secretary to the com-
mantling officer of the U. S. S.
Pensacola until his honorable
discharge in August 1934.
„ After his service in the
Navy, Mr. Clements returned to
the Nitrith District—his home,
settling in Brazoria County.
There he married Miss Wenorah
Pai t terson of AngMton, and
Started in the insurance busi-
ness. Later he formed tfhe Cle-
ments Motor Co., and in 1942
organized tfhe Gulf Coast Trans-
portation Co., after making a
prolonged study of national and
local transportation problems.
The line which Mr. Clemente
founded now carries hundreds
of workers to defense project s
along the Gulf coast daily.
Mr. Clements is active in
civic affairs of the Ninth Dis-
trict. He is a member of tlw
I. O. O. F. and of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce at An-
gletoc.t He fe the sixth J. A.
Clemente in direct line from
the original, who settled in the
Sandies in> 1812 as a surveyor
for Rhe Mexican government.
(Paid Political Adrertiaomeat)
REGISTRATION WILL TAKB PLACE IN ALL SCHOOLS
IN AUSTIN COUNTY ON MAY 4th, 5th, 6th AND 7th
T---
port in person to the building
Specified for registration on one
Cf the appointed days. (White
people will report to the white
•dhools and colored people to
the colored school .) Failure to
Register will mean that the
family will not be able to buy
any sugar, or other commodi-
ties to be so rationed in the fu-
At the urgent request of num-
erous friends and acquaintances
throughout the five counties
which comprise the 15th Sena-
torial District, I am hereby an-
nouncing my candidacy for
nomination for the office of
State Senator of the 15Uh Sena-
torial District by the Democra-
tic party voters in the primary
election to be held on July 25,
1942.
The decision on my part was
inspired by my desire to serve
my District and my State, and
it was concluded by my firm
belief that during the stirring
times ahead many changes
must be made in the method in
which our legislature has func-
tioned during the past several
years. I am convinced that if
we are to win the war we are
engaged in, that t/he log-rolling
tactics of professional politi-
cians in our state legislature
must give way to honest, ef-
ficient and patriotic efforts to
eliminate all legislation not ab-
solutely imperative to the car-
rying on of the necessary func-
tions of state government, so
that every resource and every
possible help may be given by
our legislature to 'backing up
our rnen.t in the armed forces of
our country.
When a man, even in answer
to the call of his fellow citizens,
announces for public office, all
of the citizens and voters whom
he aspires to represent have a
right not only to know who he
is, but also what fie stands for
and what they may expect
when they elect him.
I am a citizen and taxpayer
of Hempstead m Waller Coun-
ty. I am 38 years old, a member
of the Presbyterian Church and
a lawyer by profession.
During by barefooted boy-
hood days I lived on a farm
and attended a country school,
aft.r which I finished high
school and then completed my
legal training at Loyola Univer-
sity at New Orleans. I worked
my way dhrough six years of
college and law school training.
Since 1933 I have practiced
law in Hempstead arid am a
member of the Americar. and
Texas Bar Associations. From
1935 to 1940 I served as City
Attorney of Hempstead and
have been Democratic County
Chairman for Waller County
since 1936.
According to my way of
thinking our country has grown
and prospered under our present
form of government which was
founded on the principle that
“all men are created equal.”
This in practice means that
everyone of us have the right
not nly to aspire to public of-
fice. but to be elected and to
serve. This right, vvfnich I am
exercising in this announce-
ment, is one of the rights that
dictators abroad deny to (he
peoples whom they govern, and
which self appointed dictators
at home would like to deny to
See HARVEY BETTS—
(Continued on page 4)
Arthur G. Aurich, who has
served as rural mail carrier era
Route 2, eminating out of the
New Ulm postoffice, for the
past 34 years and 3 months, re-
tired from active service today,
April 30th.
Mr. Aurich started service on
February 1, .1908 when Route 2
was established and has served
the same route continuously
without interruption.
A rough estimate shows that
during these years he averaged
at least 27 miles daily, the
length of the route, or over
270,000 miles during the 34
years, which is equivalent to
approximately 10> i trips around
the surface of the earth.
Interesting details concerning
Mr. Aurich’s service record will
be published next week.
Information Is Given On Registration For War
Ration Book One For Consumers Of Sugar
James A. Clements Of Angleton Is Candidate
For Congress From Ninth District Of Texas
C. E. Helwig, local Magnolia
Petroleum Co. commission a-
gent, was taken to the La
Grange Hospital Monday noon
suffering from a severe attack
of appendicitis. He underwent
an operation the same afternoon
at 5 o'clock.
Local relatives and friends
are glad that Mr. Helwig is re-
ported to be recuperating very
nicely.
one selected to register for the
family should come to the Re-
gistering Committee. Those not
Hting in a family group should
come individually.
Each person who comes to
register for a family group or
fpr himself must have the fol-
lowing information for himself
and for each member of the
f»mily: full name, height,
weight, color of eyes, color of
hair, age, and the number of
pounds of white and brown su-
gar in any form now owned by
the family or individual.
• It was pointed out that sy-
rup, made at home from sugar,
must be called sugar and evad-
ing the law in this manner is
punishable by the prescribed
penalties of the act.
Registration for, ard distri-
bution of War Ration B.ok One
for Consumers will take place
in the schools of Austin Coun-
ty on May 4Uh and May Sth.
Rationing Committees will work
from 7:00 a. m. to 6 p. m. both
days at sdhool. People are urg-
ed to register if possible on the
first day, and those that cant- ________________________
not register the first day should Bure, until registration of" tihe
be sure to register on the sec- Wamily has been performed!,
ond day. Late registration can Blence, everyone is to be regis-
stih be accepted on May 6th tiered even though an excess
ard 7tlh during school hours, liupply of sugar is on hand in
* " Mhe home.
I Register at the school of the
■istrict where you live.
J The public is urged that if it
is at all possible to please re-
ister on May 4th and 5th in
rder that all schools can re-
time their normal function on
lay 6th. Ail schools will close
n Monday and Tuesday, May
th and 5th.
» Each family group should
lave one member of the fami-
ly, who shall be at least 18
fears of age, register for
eintire family group. Only
Jamet A. Clemente ,
For U. S. Congre»»
James a. Clements of Angleton,
automotive and transportation ex-
ecutive, has announced his can-
didacy for the United States House
of Representatives from the Ninth
Congressional District of Texas.
Clements, a member of one of
the oldest families in the district, is
a veteran of the U. S. Navy, is
married and the father of two chil-
dren. is a member of the I. O. O. F.
and of the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce "With the exception of the
four years spent in the Navy, the
candidate has spent his entire life
in the Ninth District.
Albin Vasicek, 6th
Grade Industry School
Student Was Victim
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Dark tragedy, beyond the
power of conception by (human
mind, struck ruthlessly in the
vicinity about two miles west
of Industry Monday evening
when a «mall bt>y lost his life
through drowning in a small
stream of water.
The life that was thus srjuff-
ed out was that of Albin Vac-
lav Vasicek, 11-year-okf son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Vasicek
of Rt. 1, New Ulm, Texas.
According to details given the
Enterprise writer, Albin to com-
pany with his sisters were cn
their way home from the In-
dustry school. Albin decided on
taking a short cut home which
necessi tated! him crossing a small
stream near the family home. It
is the belief that Albin, while
crossing the stream, stepped in-
to deep water and being unable
to swim could not get out, nor
call for help. His sisters who
had reached their home for
some time sensed that every-
thing was rot well when their
brother failed to arrive. They
immediately went to search for
him along the banks of Che
creek, where they found his hat
floating on the water. The fa-
ther was immediately summon-
ed who dived into the water.
The young fellow was found in
water about seven-feet deep.
Efforts of reviving him failed.
Dr. C. J. Schramm of Industry
wars immediately called to the
tragic scene, <however, the pre-
cious life of the young son and
brother had expired.
It is the presumption of mem-
bers of the family that young
Albin, was unaware of the depth
of the pool in ;Jhe stream and
in attempting to wade through
stepped into the deep portion of
the pool. Pervious to the heavy
rains of last week, tfhe stream
at this place was very d.nallow
with no deep pools anywhere
near. The creek which reached
a record high during the rains
washed the stream’s bed exten-
sively and upon receding left
the deep pool. It is thought that
the time of his death came at
about 5:00 o’clock.
Albin Vaclav Vasicek, was
born near Industry on July 19,
1931. and spent his entire short
life in that community. He at-
tended the Industry school, be-
ing in the sixth grade, and was
considered as a bright student,
obedient in the class room as
well as at home.
He is survived by his grief
stricken parents, five sisters,
Irene, Doris, Georgia, Bessie
ard Anita, one brother, Emil,
and his paternal and maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
■ Vasicek. Sr., of Industry' and
Mr. ani Mrs. Frank Malek of
Fayetteville, as well as a large
relationship.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning from the
family residence to the Industry
Catholic church with Father
James Kveton of Sealy officiat-
ing. Burial was made in the
church cemetery. Zaskoda Fun-
eral Home had charge of ar-
rangements. Pallbearers were
schoolmates Milford Gross. Har-
old Marek, Leland Rinni, Oscar
Frenzel, H. L. Rinn and Joe
Coufal. All students in grades
one to six of the Industry school
were honorary pallbearers and
flowerbearers.
The faculty and students of
the Industry school attended
the obsequies in a body.
The attendance of the serv-
ices was very large and the
floral tributes gave proof of the
high esteem in which the Vasi-
cek family is held.
Our sincere sympathy is ex-
tended (» the grief stricken
parents, sisters, brother and
grandparents.
Mrs. George Blezinger and
daughter of New Bremen were
visitors in town Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Half-
mann of FreJbsurg visited in
town Wednesday.
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The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1942, newspaper, April 30, 1942; New Ulm, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1208060/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nesbitt Memorial Library.