The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 8, 1973 Page: 1 of 4
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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Volume 62 Number 21
Thursday, March 8, 1973
New Uim, Austin County, Texas 78950
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NEWS
A nswer Fire Calls!!
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Public School
Week Observance
Bloiblervi lle-
West End Farm
Bureau Meeting
Times must be changing or changed completely. Seems like
some very silly things are going on in Washington according to
recent reports. A bunch of congressmen are planning to do
all sorts of things to get the government to spend more money.
The usual practice for a politician has been to talk and talk
and talk about hour be was going to cut spending. Then they
usually ended up blowing it all in-quietly. But this is different
- they are openly trying to spend it. Doesn’t sound on the
surface like common sense - but them, common sense
has never been the strong point of some of these politicians
and surprises will never cease.
Three Volunteer Fire De-
partments combined their ef-
forts in fighting a huge grass
fire Wednesday afternoon west
of New Ulm.
Firemen from New Ulm,
Industry and Frelsburg bat-
tled the blaze that swept ac-
ross an estimated 'near 200
acres* on both the George
Mieth and Peter Minar places
and along the MKT Railroad
right-of-way.
Firemen were hampered in
their efforts by being unable
to get their trucks into the
pastures because of the boggy
conditions and by the het that
there were very few Firemen
available at the scene to fight
the fire by hand.
Reportedly, a portion of the
fire spread from a Coastal
patch that was being burned
off.
Firemen kept the fin from
consuming several barns and
sheds during the more-foan-
an-hour spent fighting the fire.
3 Volunteer
Fire Departments
Fight Big Blaze
The West End Elementary
School of the Bellville Inde-
pendent School District will
be observing Public School
Week in Texas with an Open
House from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 9. Parents and
patrons are encouraged and
invited to attend. Refresh-
ments will be served during
the Open House time.
A survey is being made by
the schools in the Bellville
District to determine the in-
terest in a summer recreation
program, should the Bellville
schools be able to establish
one for this summer for a
four week period. Tentatively
the program would run for five
days per week in the mornings
2 Burglaries
Reported: TV’s
Taken In Both
There is a great need for EVERYONE to respond to fire
calls, no matter what personal inconvenience it makes.
Fires are no fUn as firemen who fought the large grass
fire Wednesday afternoon will verify. The situation could
have been safer, quicker and less dangerous if there
had been more people there. As it was, three departments
were summoned and no more than 4 men from each de-
' partment showed up at the fire in response to the call.
In fact , all New Ulm Firemen answering the call were
able to get in the front seat of the fire truck. All fires,
no matter how insignificant they seem to be, can quickly
become a matter of life and death. Luckily, this has not
happened in this area and let us hope it never does. It
is also true that sometimes wind conditions make hearing
the fire siren in all parts of town very difficult and thus,
not a good response. In any event, if folks know that a !
fire call is in progress whether they beard the siren or ■
not - it is only human to answer the call. If you get there ;
late and the fire is out - that’s fine. Let your conscience
be your guide. Let’s not let “somebody* get caught short-
handed at a serious fire. Fires are always serious.
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Seven teams are set to com-
pete in the first Bellville High
School Baseball Tournament
March 15, 16 and 17 at the
City Park in Bellville
Columbus, Somerville, Gid-
dings and Brenham Junior
A one and one-half hour
time limit has been set for
each game. No inning will
start after the time limit has
expired unless the game is
tied. The ten run rule will
be in effect at the end of four
innings.
Trophies will be given for 1st,
2nd, 3rd and Consolation win-
ners and individual trophies
will be given to members of
the AU-Tournament team.
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There seems to be a lot of kicking going on about the high
prices of food these days - especially from the cities and from
uninformed people taking low-blow punches at the American
farmer and small businessman. A short story appearing in
the AGRIBUSINESS tabloid published at New Ulm, Minnesota
tells a different story. It was contributed by Rep. John Zwach
and we quote it here “Do you think your meat prices are high?
In Switzerland, beef tenderloin sells at $4.25 per pound. In
West Germany, choice cuts of steak are $4 a pound and bacon investigation is cootinulngand
is $2.39. In France, bacon is $3.35 a pound and ham is $3.87. that anyone rememberingany-
thing suspicious can contact
him at 992-3353. Deputy Wit-
son can also be reached at
that number any time folks
need an officer.
Local Basebailers
On Brahma Squad
Varsity are familiar base-
ball names that appear on
the tournament bracket. New
to this event will be first year
teams from Alief and Katy.
The hosting Bellville Brah-
mas, coached by Ted Bullard,
are expected to field a very
strong team. They have re-
cently defeated AAM Conso-
lidated 6-2 and Brenham JV
9-0 for a 2 and 0 record this
season.
The Brahma baseball squad
has a distinctive West End ten-
dency or an Industry Little
League alumni association.
There are 10 West End play-
ers on the squad.
They are, Charles Balke, a
starter at second base; Greg
Buenger, a starter at first
base; Danny Rudloff, a starter
at third base; Ronnie Pilcik,
a catcher; Bruce Buenger;
Robert Machinsky, Rocky
Luetge; Mike Blezlnger, Ted-
dy Wehring and Tommy Kol-
wes.
Thursday's tournament ac-
tion consists of GAME 1 - James Cunningham of Shreve-
port, Louisiana who has a
ranch near Clarksville.
A couple of other Harris
will be $1.00 for adults and 75?
for students. A Consesaion
Stand will be open and the pub-
lic is very ccrdially invited to
attend.
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at Fayette Memorial Hospital
in La Grange undergoing tests.
After the business meeting,
the 13 members present fired
for score.
The scores were as follows:
Herbert Westphal. 26; Davy
Gross, 29; Ray Duogen, 38;
Gene Marek, 37; Wilbert
Gross, 38; Kirby Gross, 32;
Bon D. Marek, 38; Willie Rub-
mann, 35; Lew Ellyn Gross,
37; Doan Venghaus, 33; Leslie
Helnsohn, 36; Wilson Neu-
mann, 33; Douglas Lille, 38.
An Editorial L-w
only during the period of June
18 thru July 13. A nominal cost
per student would be charged,
with this charge to be deter-
mined at a later time by the
Board of Education, dependent
upon the amount of interest
in participation by students.
Those students who would be
eligible to participate would
be all students in grades 6
for this coming year thru
grade 12 for the Fall of 1973.
Children In these grades re-
ceived enroUment forms this
past week. No fees are re-
quired at the present time.
Anyone having questions
concerning the planned sum-
mer program are asked to call
Athletic Director Doyle Park-
er or Superintendent Tom Gal-
breath.
A contested race has de-
veloped for position 4 on the
Bellville Independent School
District Board of Education
as two candidates have offi-
cially filed forms for placing
on the ballot. James J. Hodge
of Rt. 1, Bellville, a Clinical
Social Worker has filed for
position 4 and also James D.
•Jimmy* Stewart, local ran-
cher has filed. Both have filed
for position 4, the position
currently being held by Trus-
tee Eddie V. Pilcik. Filing
deadline was midnight, Wed-
nesday, March 7. Incumbent
trustee, Dr. James Lamp, has
filed for re-election for posi-
tion 3 on the Bowd and has
drawn no opposition as of
press release time.
Patrons are reminded to
render their property for
taxation at the school tax of-
fice, 404 East Main Street in
Bellville through April 30.
A pair of burglaries, one
during the daylight hours, has
been recorded in the area re-
ports Deputy Sheriff Ernie
Watson.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Weldon Vines near Cat Spring
was burglarized sometime be-
tween 11:20 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28,
while the Vines were briefly
away from home.
A color television, 2 sad-
dles, a McColloughC-70chain
saw and some small change
was taken in the burglary.
Another television, this one
a black and white model, was
taken in the other burglary,
that of the Butler Ranch home
- a burglary that was reported
Thursday, March L Additional
items taken in the Butler burg-
lary were a 5-foot-6-inch long
cap and ball rifle and 2 cap
and ball pistols.
The Butler home was bro-
ken into through a front win-
dow. The Vine home was un-
locked.
Deputy Watson said that the
There are 52,000 members
of the Future Farmers of
America Chapters in Texas
at present and 430,000 all
across the nation.
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COLUMBUS FFA member Roy Loehrer of New Ulm is pictured here with a pair of tags
that he is raising for the Columbus FFA Show and Sale Friday. One is a Itaroc and tta
other is a Yorkshire. The Columbus FFA Show win be held Friday morning and foe Sale
that evening at 7:30 p.m. The hog judging will be at 10:30 a_m. at Ito show barns.
is $2.39. In France, bacon is $3.35 a pound and ham is $3.87.
And here in America, where meat prices are only a third to
a quarter of those noted above, we abolish the import quotas
because 'prices are too high!* *...................
This brings up an interesting set of circumstances. The
government’s answer is to let foreign foodstuffs come in here
to knock down the prices paid to our own farmers. Take meat,
for instance. The government all of a sudden allows a bunch
of beef to come tn from Argentina or somewhere else where
it is plentiful and cheap. This competes with our own people
and forces a cheaper price - taking money out at the hands
of our own people. Sounds good - lower prices.
It is in reality a hoax and a definite anti-American former
policy. If you consider what the American meat producer and
especially the small meat processors go through to market
their product - then the force involving these imports gets
bigger and bigger. You know that the imports will not go through
an inspection that the local product does. Oh yes, it’ll probably
say it on paper somewhere, but in actuality, there is no way
that it will. Can you Imagine what some Argentina butcher would
do if one of the meat inspectors that harass American proces-
sors walked into his plant and started those antics - he would
probably do some carving and get a paperwork okay. A sensible
solution would be to have the same inspectors that inspect
American processors go to foreign countries and pull the
exact same inspection on the foreign plants that they do in
America. That goes for all goods — you might call it an
exchange of equality. It is only fair — and we all believe that
the American businessman only wants a fair shake. It might
even help some of those inspectors to sort of‘come down
to earth*. 1 guess it’s all just day-dreaming because practical
things just don’t ever get done. More and more processors just
go out of business and the prices go higher — and no one will
admit that there is a connection. In this same light, no official
will admit that the current tendency to force the small business-
man out of circulation is the cause behind the higher and higher
prices. It seems that everything is stacked against the small
businessman whose only fault is being smalLHowever.no offi-
cial will admit that. It is the sort of thing that is conveniently
overlooked. According to people who have spent a lifetime
researching the impact of the rural or form or small-town
oriented economic situation - the one fact that is startling
clear is that a dollar turns itself over 7 times after it comes
into contact with the rural or small town economy. For instance,
an additional dollar of income or profit that comes into the
hands of a former or small businessman creates 7 more dol-
lars of business before it runs its useful course. This conver-
sion rule has been steady for years. So- you can see the effect
that the choking of the farmer and small businessman has on our
economy. Yet, no official will admit that the pressuring out
of the small former and businessman is hurting everyone
in the long run. It will never be admitted because those same
officials are the ones responsible for the pressure on the
little fellow. We need to always remember these things and not
forget.
Rifle Club Scores
The New Ulm Rifle Chib met
in regular session Sunday af-
ternoon, March4at Firemen’s
Park.
In a short business session,
the club members present all
signed a ‘Get Well” card for
both the Club President Jim
Rau and Club Vice-President
Cleo Buechmann, both being
hospitalized.
Rau was hoepltaltmd in Me-
thod! st Hospital in Houston
scheduled for surgery and
Buschmann was hospitalized
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Herd bulls at the sale aver-
aged $6,390.00 and the sale
average on all cow-and-calf
pairs was $4,008.00 The
second-high-selling pair went
to Chisum Country Brangus
for $5,000 while another pair
went to Don McMahon of Dia-
mond M Acres at Simonton.
All told, some 41 buyers
were active at the sale as
folks from all over this coun-
try and from Mexico were at
the event. Folks came from
Mexico, Texas and 18 other
states. Other states repre-
sented at the sale were Ala-
bama, Georgia, Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, California
Arizona, Oklahoma, Missis-
sippi, Florida, Oregon, New
Mexico, Washington, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Arkan-
sas, Nevada and Minnesota.
Also attending the event was
Ray Pruett, the Texas Deputy A J
Commissioner of Agriculture. 1
Rites
Today
Ano E. Arndt, 75, of Rt. 2,
Fayetteville, passed away in
the Weimar Hospital March 5,
1971
Funeral Services for Mr.
Arndt wen to be held this
afternoon (Ttarsfoty), at 2:00
p.m. from the Kneici Chapel
in Fayetteville with Rev. A.M.
koos omciattng.
Burial was to be in foe
Frelsburg Catholic Cemetery
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KUw. WBrurl OOCKROLl
officiating at the Graveside
Services.
Bon July 29, 1897, at ftat
Oek Point, he was foe son of
Carl and EUa Ltodemmm
Andt. On January 29, 1924,
he was united In marriage
with Miss Tonle Krwnrt ha
La - “ *
The quarterly meeting of
the Blelblervllle-West End
Farm Bureau organization
will be held at the West End
School in Industry on Thurs-
day evenfog, March 15.
It will begin at 8:00 p.m.
at the school
The guests umawmrdsome
1700 pounds of catfish, 240
pounds of bush pfoples, 360
pounds of trench tries, 180
ponds of cole slaw andpteaty
of refreshments - an indica-
tion of the crowd size.
Bering is the Pre ride at -
Elect of the Texes Brangus
Breeders Association and is
a Director of the International
Brangus Breeders Associa-
tion.
Harris is foe Past -
President of the Texas Bran-
gus Breeders Association and
was recently elected as the
First Vice-President cf the
International Brangus Breed
ers Association.
They hope that the sale will
become a yearly affoir.
The sale was managed by
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Harris - Bering Brangus
Sale Draws Large Crowd
The Harris-Bering Brangus
Production Sale that was held
at Harris Frams on the banks
of Cummins Creek near the
Zimmerscheidt and Brushy
communities on February 25
attracted a huge crowd and was
a big success, reports W. B.
Harris and August Bering HL
Some 93 head of top Brangus
cattle were sold at the after-
noon sale and they totalled
$200,160.00 - quite an after-
noon’s work.
Prior to the big sale, those
attending the sale were treat-
ed to a complete catfish dinner
and refreshments and enter-
tainment.
The top selling individual at
the sale was a Harris Brangus
bull that brought $15,000 from
Rites
Monday
Funeral Services ’or Theo
Motl of Rt. 2, New Ulm, were
held Monday, March 5, from
the Henneke Funeral Chapel
in Columbus at 1:30 p.m. with
continued services at Sts.
Peter and Paul Church In
Frelsburg.
Burial was in foe Church
Cemetery with Rev. Werner
Bockholt officiating at the
Services.
Mr. Motl passed away in
to Columbus Hospital Fri-
day. March 2, at foe age cf
83 years.
The son of Joseffo and Ger-
trude Motl, he was born tn
Frelsburg August 10, 1890.
Survivors include his wife,
Bertha Schertz Motl; one dau-
ghter, Mrs. Joe Henneke; one
sister, Annie Minar-and three
^Pallbearers were Paul Dor- onoei
art. Henry Domrt, Bas Sfo- Leess
roeder, Leroy Meyer, Harry brofoe
2:00 p.m. Columbus vs. So-
merviUe. GAME 2- 4:00p.m.
Giddings vs. (tobe announced).
GAME 3 - 6:00 p.m. Katy vs. bulls brought $5,000 each from
Brenham JV. GAME 4 - 8:00 Chlsum Country Brangus Ran-
p.m. Alief vs. Bellville. ch of Denton.
The top selling pair was
a cow with a bull calf at her
side. They went for $10,500
and were also bought by Cun-
ningham. The bull calf was a
son of “Beacon*, the Quarter-
Million - Dollar bull jointly
owned by Harris, August Ber-
ing III and Krist Huebert,
Brinks Brangus Ranch of
Kerrville and Colossal Cattle
Company of Nebraska.
The famous bull ‘Beacon*
has an impressive show re-
cord: the Reserve Junior
Spectator admission prices Champion Bull Calf at Dallas
in 1970; the Junior Champion
Calf at San Antonio in 1971;
the Junior Champion and In-
ternational Grand Champion
Bull at Houston in 1971; and
the International Supreme Fu-
turity Champion at Kerrville
in »7L
His actual 365-day weight
was 1,075 pounds.
A heller bred to “Beacon*
and close to calving was foe
high-selling bred heifer at
the Harris-Bering Sale. She
went to Latimer Murfee ofthe
Letter M Ranch for $6,000.
The bred heifers at foe Mie
averaged $2,343.00 eeeh. The
sale averare on range bulls
was >1,487.00.
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