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Austin County Teachers
Hold First 1950 Meeting
October 10-17 Designated
Texas Farm Bureau Week
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
NET $148,163,279 IN TAXES
CHARLEY’S PARTY WAS
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pes-
chel and daughters Joyce Mae
and Lynette Jean, and Mr. and
Mrs. Elmo Iselt and family
spent the week end in Baytown
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Mazoch and children and Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Iselt and son.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Neumann
and daughter Marilyn accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Louis
O. Muenzler were in Orange
Sunday to visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Riley Ashorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Farns-
worth were in Houston during
the week end to visit in the
home of Mrs. J. E. Norton and
family.
Social Security Field
Representative To Be In
Bellville Nest Thursday dustry-Welcome farm to market
nmg, seed and labor. The farm-
vance notice.”
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Firemen were summoned to
the Mewis cafe building about
8:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25,
when smoke wa.< discovered
coming from between the up-
stairs floor and the cafe ceiling.
It is believed that a live cig-
arette had dropped through a
crack in the upstairs floor, and
that an accumulation of sweep-
ing compound had become ig-
nited.—Bellville Times.
Harry B. Lewis, field repre-
sentative of the Houston social
security office, will be at L_
Weige Hotel in Bellville, from
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. next
Tnursday, October 12. He es-
pecially wants to see people age
65 or over, whose claims for old-
age insurance payment* were
previously rejected because of
insufficient periods of work in
a social security covered job.
Under the amended law, a
worker now 65 years of age
needs only* six quarters of cov-
erage acquired at any time since
1936 to be eligible for benefits.
Lewis urges these people to
come to the Weige Hotel be-
tween 11:00 a. m. and 1:00 p.m.
on October 12 and file new
claims for old-age and .surviv-
ors insurance under the new so-
cial security law.
Sunday visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Opper-
mann of Frelsburg were Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Oppermann and
' mghter Marilyn of Bellville,
itto Oppermann of Waelder,
and Adolph Krametbauer of San
Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Frnka had
as their visitors Sunday their
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Lynn Frnka of Eagle Lake, and
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Galle.
ADDITIONAL COUNTY
RESERVES CALLED FOR
MILITARY SERVICE
NEW PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSE APPOINTED FOR
AUSTIN CO. SCHOOLS
Miss Jewel Meacham of Hous-
ton has been named the new
health co-ordinator for Austin
county schools for the coming
year, according to Geo.
county superintendent.
Miss Meacham has had sev-
eral years experience as a pub-
lic health nurse and during the
past year has taken added train-
ing. The position of health co-
ordinator is made possible
thru the Foundation Program
School act, known as the GiL
men-Aiken act, which provides
funds for such services.
Miss Meacham succeeeds Miss
Margaret Kocurek who resign-
ed to join the staff of Methodist
hospital in Houston.
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Petroleum’s Domeale
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Road Contracts Maj
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The first general meeting of
Austin county teachers was held
in the Bellvile high school gym
on Saturday, Sept. 23, with Wal-
ter Wasicek, Wallis school sup-
erintendent and president of the
Austin county teachers associa-
tion, presiding. The Rev. W. A.
Menkirg asked the invocation
and entertainment was provid-
ed by musical selections sung by
the Welcome school chorus, and
through the association at a re-
freshment period.
Mr. Wasicek spoke on school
failures, and L. E. Frooman had
as title for his talk, “Child
Study a Prerequisite to Child
Progress.”
Participating in a question
and answer panel were Supts.
Baker Wright and Vernon Mad-
den. and Albert Black, Mrs.
Louise Mikeska and Mrs. M. F.
Mersman.
County Supt. George Hill
spoke on cooperative services of
the county schools.
Arnouncemnt was made of
the school day to be held at the
impending Austin county fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roberts and
son spent the week end visiting
with relatives in Conroe.
on the heels of a sharp
in cotton prices this
and an increase in
from both domestic an
markets. Some of the
Additional Austin county men
have been recalled for military
service, as reservists. Among
them are the following:
Delton R. Campbell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Campbell of
Bellville, is at Brooks field in
San Antonio, a private first
class in the air corps. Upon
completion of processing, he will
be assigned to his permanent
station by the air corps. He en-
tered this branch of the service
in February of 1949 for a one
year enlistment.
William H. Meinscher, son of
County Agent and Mrs. Bill
Meinscher, has been notified to
report on October 13 at Camp
Chaffee, Arkansas. Meinscher is
a private first class in the in-
fantry.
Tom Snyder has gone to Lou- to supply themeat. By a strange
isiana, where he is with the
army engineers at Camp Polk.
Whether or not he will be re-
assigned from there, is un-
known. Meanwhile Mrs. Snyder
will remain here, with their two
children, to complete her year’s
contract as a teacher in the In-
dustry schools.—Bellville Times.
23rd Annual Austin Co.
Fair Opens Next Thurs. May Get Old-Age
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Austin County’s 23rd Annual
Fair will begin on Thursday,
October 12 and continue for
three full days, through Satur-
day night. The event will be
open at 10:30 a. m. with a grand
parade through the town of Bell-
ville and ending at the fair
grounds. Numerous school
bands, beautifully decorated
floats, commercial floats, etc.,
will be featured in the parade.
Two big dances have been
scheduled, one on Thursday
night with the Cat Spring Play-
boys providing the music. The
Saturday night dance will be the
closing feature. The Starliters
will provide the music.
Thursday, the opening day, is
School Day.
Featured on Friday will be the
Auction Sale of Prize Animals of
4-H and FFA boys, to take place
at 2:00 p. m. At 9:30 p. m. a
grand fireworks display will be
presented for 18 continuous min-
utes.
Indications are all classes of
exhibits at this years fair will
be above average.
to a new locatio
drilled by McCi
tr MccSthyr War.gler No. 1 is a-
bout to finish drilling at 10,200
feet. Production casing will be
set soon and the well will be
ready for testing. Drilling on the
Bundy No. 1, Allen Lesikar
tract, which was spudded about markets. some oi me
ten days ago, is proceeding. The grew from the defense I
Peschel is testing according to
reports.
The Adolph Weige No. 1,
which is the second oldest pro-
ducer in the field underwent a
workever job during the past
two weeks. It is reported on test
this week
Oil Drilling, Inc., is testing,
or preparing to test its Allen
Lesikar well.
No report has been received
on possible completion of Sin-
clair’s Schultz No. 1.
Texas Company ig continuing
drilling on the No. 1 H. H. Mar-
ek, 1 mile west of Industry.
No. 1.
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’ay 1950 Taxes On
>ening Day In County
Austin, Sept. 29.—Taxes on
alcohdlici beverages have
brought $149,163,279 into the
Texas state treasury since pro-
hibition was repealed.
The report of the Texas liquor
control board for August show-
ed that amount allocated to
various state funds between
November 16, 1935, when the
board was established, and Au-
gust 31, 1950, end of the fiscal
year. Total take for the 15 years
was $163,990,732, but the cost
of regulation amounted to $13,-
692,165.
Largest beneficiary was the
available school fund with $33,-
271,007 allocated to it. Next was
the old-age assistance fund,
which got $30,709,184.
Governor Allan Shivers has
proclaimed October 10-17 as
Farm Bureau Week in Texas,
and will officially launch Farm
Bureau Week on the federation’s
state-wide broadcast to be heard
on Tuesday morning October 10,
over the Lone Star Chain Net-
work. J. Walter Hammond of
Tye, Texas, TFBF president,
will appear on the program with
the Governor. Layne Beaty,
WRAP farm editor, will be mas-
ter of ceremonies and the pro-
gram will originate from the
■studios of WBAP in Fort
Worth.
Some 8,000 workers in 200
Texas counties will be assembl-
ed at breakfast meetings to hear
the broadcast before going into
their respective counties to ask
friends and neighbors to become
members of the organization
with them. Counties have ac-
cepted quotas which will net the
state more than 60,000 members
in their annual membership en-
rollment program which will be
conducted during Farm Bureau
week. Present state member-
ship is 47,000.
Appearing on the statewide
broadcast with President Ham-
mond and the Governor will be
Mrs. George Clark of Rosenthal,
treasurer of the McLennan
County Farm Bureau, and E. H.
Hornback of Decatur, president
of Wise County Farm Bureau.
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Brannan said at least 16 mil-
lion bates of upland cotton
should be grown next year—ar.
increase of about 66 per cent
over this year’s small crop of
about 9,882,000 bales.
Lifting of restrictions also ap-
plies to long staple cotton, a
specialty type grown largely in
irrigated areas of the South-
west.
The cotton situation has
changed drastieaky during the
past 12 months. A year ago, the
country was confronted with
heavy surplus—a fact that led
the government to impose con-
trols on this year’s crop.
But production fell considera-
bly below the goal of the control
program and market demands
were greater than officials had
expected. As a consequence, sur-
plus stocks controlled by the
government and valued at more
than $1 billion have been snap-
ned up by merchants, mills and
exporters.
Brannan said he did not fear
the possibility that removal of
controls might lead to overpro-
duction again. He said it was in
the public interest to have too
much rather than not enough.
Branan left unanswered the
question as to what level the
government will support prices
of next year’s crop. This year's
crop is being supported at 90
per cent of parity.
Under the law, Brannan may-
support prices at more than 90
per cent of parity if he deems it
necessary to encourage produc-
tion.
The secretary said lifting of
restrictions on the 1951 crop
does not relax any cf the provi-
sions of the 1950 acreage allot-
ment and marketing quota pro-
gram.
He said all phases of the 1950
program will be carried to com-
pletion as required by law and
department regulations. Buy-
ers and producers are not re-
lieved of any obligation with re-
gard to the 1950 program.
Under that program, only
those growers who planted with-
in their allotments are eligible
for government price supports.
Furthermore, cotton sold in ex-
cess of a grower’s marketin.*
quota is subject to a penalty of
about 15 cents a pound.
Official* said, however, that
growers could hold excess cot-
ton produced this year and sell
it next year free of penalty.
Dallas, Oct 3.—The president
of the Dallas Cotton Exchange
said he believed the announce-
ment Tuesday freeing the cot-
ton industry of planting and
marketing restrictions would
not have any appreciable effect
on the cotton market.
“The announcement has been
expected,” M. H. Miller said. “It
is not a surprise.”
Miller said he believed Bran-
nan was "wise” to make the an-
nouncement now. “Farmers need
time. You can’t raise a cotton
crop overnight. It takes plan-
ning, seed and labor. The farm-
ers should have had this ad-
vance notice.”
The cotton exchange chie
said the mobilization committe
of the cotton industry, appointe<
by the National Cotton Council
year.
“That is a tremendous goal
biggest crop
year’s crop pi
under 10 mill
-The In-
road building contract has ten-
tatively been included in the
list for October lettings, accord-
the >ng to Resident Engineer E. L.
j Aukerman. If included, this link
t In the county paved road system
The Henkhaus Community
Club will give a chicken stew
dinner at the community hall,
at the former Henkhaus school
site, on Sunday, October 8 at
12:00 o’clock. All members of
the club are urged to attend.
Also invited are all Henkhaus
Gun Club members and their
families.
The Gun Club will have its
regular meeting and target
practice during the afternoon.
It seems rattlesnakes in this
area have picked the wrong time
of the year to come out into the
open, according to reports com-
ing to the Enterprise during the
past few weeks. At least a dozen
have already been killed.
A 5-foot 2-inch, diamond
back, rattler was killed on the
New Ulm-Cat Spring road about
6 miles from New Ulm on Sun-
day evening. The. snake was
found by Mr. and Mrs. Otto As-
horn and was shot by George
Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Ashorn
were returning home from
visit to Sealy. The snake meas-
ured 4>/4 inches in diameter and
had 10 rattles and a button.
Mr. Ashorn is having the snake
prepared for preservation in a
huge glass jar.
About three weeks ago Mr
Ashorn killed a small rattle-
snake in the yard of the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Schmidt
in New Ulm. This one measur-
ed only about 16 inches and had
only a button—no rattlers.
Another baby rattler was kill-
ed by Ernest Lee Boehme in the
oil field east of New Ulm last
Friday. This snake also had only
a button, and was 16 inches
long.
On Monday morning while
picking cotton on his farm near
■ Bleiblerville, Herbert Schramm
killed one measuring slightly
over four feet. It had 6 rattlers
and a button.
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Tuesday evening visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Ma-
tuska.
C. Strauss, tax collector for
Austin County, reported that on
October 2nd, the first day for
payment of 1950 taxes, saw a
total of 36 property owners pay-
ing their assessment.
Mrs. Gus Wendt, Sr., of Bell-
ville, was the first to pay the
tax. The other 35 to pay their
tax are listed in order:
Dallas Wendt, Bellville.
Mrs. W. C. Hughes, Sealy
Miss Louise Louwien, Bellville.
Henry Louwien, Est., Bellville
Otto C. Brast, Sealy.
Erwin H. C. Brast, Sealy.
Sidney Johnson, Sealy.
Rosa Flake, Houston.
L. A. Medearis, Coolidge.
Alonzo Randle, Wallis.
Mrs. Blanche J. Anderson, Wal-
lis.
Ed. O. Maeckel, Bellville.
Mrs. Richard W. Hoppe, New
Ulm.
Mrs. J. C. Dunaway, Bellvilfe.
F. H. Mewis, Bellville.
Miss Err,a Mewis, Bellville.
Gus Beckmann, Bellville.
Wm. Andress, Bellville.
John J. Grigar, Wallis.
Mrs. Hedwig Peters, Galveston.
Frank Uhrik, Bellville.
H. L. Rohde, Bellville.
Henry Rohde, Est., Bellville.
John Sander, Kenney.
Mrs. M. E. Burger, Sealy.
Mrs. Nettie Amthor, Sealy.
E. W. Amthor, Sealy.
Atchie Keener, New Ulm.
Dennis A. Krueger, New Ulm.
Ben Shupak, Welcome.
Wm. Hohlt, Brenham.
Henry Southern, Est., Bellville.
Otto H. Stepan, New Ulm.
John Lewandowski, Cha>pel Hill.
Mrs. Lena Knopp, Bellville.
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will probably be started this fall
Letting of the contract for
the Shelby highway has been
tentatively reset for November
letting. All previous bids on thia
work, were rejected.
Plans on the Buckhorn road
have been submitted to the
highway department from the
local office, Mr. Aukerman said.
This contract will probably be
let after January 1, and included
in it will be the Main street pav-
ing project in Bellville.
Plans on the Frydek road will
be submitted shortly, the en-
Willow Spring* New*
Mission Festival
The annual -Mission Festival
held last Sunday at Trinity
Lutheran church, Frelsburg,
was attended by several of our
kcal families.
Rev. H. F. Wolber, local pas-
tor, wa.s the speaker in the
morning. A fellowship dinner
was enjoyed at noon.
In the afternoon Dr. A. G.
Wiederanders of Texas Luther-
an College of Seguin delivered
a wonderful message stressing
the close relationship and nec-
essity of our Colleges with Mis-
sion Work.
H. D. Club News
The Women’s Home Demon-
stration Club will meet for their
regular meeting on Tuesday
afternoon, Oct. 10 at the Com-
munity Hall with Mrs. Hugo
Krebs as hostess. A demonstra-
tion will be given on “Refinish-
ing Furniture.” Anyone inter-
ested is cordially invited to at-
tend. All club members are es-
pecially urged to attend.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Neumann
and daughters of near Frelsburg
and Mrs. H. H. Schultz were
brief visitors in the Herman
Wilde home Saturday after-
noon. .
Arlen D. Schultz attended a
Bible Camp Board meeting in
Round Top Monday evening.
Mesdames Hugo Krebs and
W. C. Krebs were business visit-
ors in La Grange Monday morn-
ing.
Herman Wilde visited his
brother Ben Wilde Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Wilde is confined
in a Weimar hospital following
a major operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schultz
and Clarence Moeller of Hous-
ton spent Sunday with home-
folks.
With Our Sick
Little Carl James Heinsohn,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hein-
sohn, is slowly recuperating at
home following an appendicitis
operation. Mrs. Heinsohn is on
the sick list, too. We wish both
a speedy recovery.
Attend Birthday Celebration
Mr. and Mr.s. Herman Weiss
and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moeller
of here were among those who
were in Brenham Sunday to help
Aunt Bertha Herbrig observe
her 89th birthday.
Columbus. — Charley Rau
thought it appropriate for local
citizens to recognize the good
work of the volunteer fire de-
partment by giving them a bar-
becue. He also suggested that
members of the championship
semi-pro baseball team be in-
cluded as honor guests. Charley
provided the place for the bar-
becue and also donated a steer
Mr. and Mrs. Eldert Michae-
lis were in Galveston two days
last week. They were accompani-
ed home by Mr. and Mrs. Rich-
ard Michaelis who had been
visiting there two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ladig
and Mrs. George Green and
boys of Houston spent last
week end here with their home-
folks.
Olin Dittmar of Houston spent
a few days here at'home last
week.
Mr.s. Ida Howe spent a few
days in Houston and Beaumont
with her children. Her children
accompanied her home Tuesday.
Relatives and friends helped
Max Kadernoskie observe his
birthday Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Neckar
of Houston spent Saturday here
with relatives.
Miss Bernice
Houston spent the
here at home.
Mrs. Vertis Volkening and
children and a friend, all of
Jones Creek, spent last Thurs-
day here in the H. A. Strauss
home. Little Janis and Larry
stayed for a longer visit.
Mrs. Hattie Gruener and her
mother of Sealy spent last Sun-
day with Mrs. Elise Eckelberg.
Mrs. Ernst Dittmar received
congratulations on her birthday
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leeland Ladig
and children of Bellville spent
Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs.
Will Ladig.
Lee Allen Dittmar of Hous-
ton visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Dittmar last Sunday.
He leftz Tuesday to see the
World Series ball games.
Lynwood Andreas of Hous-
ton spent the week end at home.
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