The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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Eber, E. A. Ball, Willie
Joe Surovcak, Mrs. Frank
by a truck and tank trailer be-
City
Transportation
Company
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Extensions
Novosad, Harbert Hradil,
Raymond Necker, Mrs. Erna
records before 1914.
Haynes Mattress Factory corner
Sowa, J. K. Hackbarth, Aaron
lumbus road, go north one block
Al begin
first
First and Meyer Street, near
In
Some at the pipe
Armor.
as follows: Torry Altan Ashorn,
per cent will never graduate.
dent
Tex-
, to their home
large dump trucks, and has
maintained a machine shop at
Company,
The first invention of im-
tor of the Baptist Church of I portance by Thomas A. Edison,
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Cub Scout Meeting
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Elementary School
Awards Presented
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in school
AT CAT SPRING HALL -
Mrs. Lane Goslar of
and John Mikeska of B
day payments of city taxes
Sealy. which were paid on
1st. Otto Eber, as in pro-
years, was the first to ap-
Wm. Wasicek, Jr., sustained
a severe cut on his back when
he jumped into the Colorado
River during a water skiing
Frank
Alfred
oni
Pretty Princess
Toasts Dairying
Here June 1
? The following is a list of the
involved in 0
in Wallis I
uty Chae
the third
theri6th.
an in-
world
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be of
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were
night.
jailed him,
ville,
in Al
Auxiliary unit, the
award, and two a
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Wm, Wasicek, Jr.
Cut in River During
la, Bennie Ondruch, James Qn-
druch, Edwin Orsak, Diane
, when the
particulars
There will be three
beginners, intermediat
way 10 from 2.9 miles west of
Brookshire west to the GC&SF
Railroad in Sealy — an eight
mile project.
stitches were made on the right
side of his back, when he cut
a muscle, which had to be sewn
will
ghth
and Ray Jurecka’s Orchestra
will play for the dance at night.
Dancing will be from 7:00 to
12:00 p.m.
There will be plenty of en-
tertainment during the day and
night .c . .c . ......... ta
wife, Mrs. D. Or Hillboldt,
Louis Hluchan, Edwin Jerry
and treasurer of the
tion.
were known, as to when and
hew the accident happened.
Their three sons had been
toft with their relatives ip
Lousiana.
Rev. Adkins is s former pas-
Litzman, W. F. Remmert,
Lee Schaper, James Brown,
James Thomas Wells, S F.
Preisler, Joe Joe Est„ Valdimer
Svajda, H. O. Becker, Joe Hrd-
0145,144. o ' •
2. FM 2502 from FM 1457 at
Shelby northeast to Washing-
ton County Une, 2.5 miles of
grading, structures, base, and
surfacing. The $130,750 contract
sad,
, Marvin F. Pless, Ed. L Mi-
Jessie Mayberry of Wallis
has been jailed in Austin Coun-
ty jail in Bellville on two
charges, according to Deputy
Walter Hints of Sealy
Mayberry, 0 feet and 1 inch
tall and weighing 242 pounds is
a 41 year old Negro, who was
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Luedecke and Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Schaare.
to the
department
Lary vote re-
considered to
Joan St
Larry
Orville
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chak, Eddie Arnold Svinky,
Marshal Viereck, James
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51 Freshmen
Are Promoted
To High School
On May 20 at 1:50 p.m. M
Sealy freshmen graduated to
high school. The program be-
gan with musical numbers
the freshmen. The high
eight-inch diameter and other
of six-inch size, of mechanical
joint cast iron type. The cost
of the extensions will be about
030,000.
F. Britt, Mr and
Ondruch, Mr. and
Leroy Schaare, Jr., won rec-
ognition as having had a per-
fect attendance record for sev-
en consecutive years.
Their parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Jee Sodolak, Mr and Mrs.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1959
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Graduates Get Awards at
Local Ceremonies Thursday
IP
Sr., and
attended
Beaty.
The n
Wallis Negro Has
Two
way 30. north on 34 to near the
north city limits, with a take-
off at North Fifth Street, going
east one block to North Fowlk-
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Two From County
Lead Graduates at
Blinn College
Joy Elbe Sandor of Bellville,
was named valedictorian and
Walter D. Dierschke of Sealy
salutatorian last Sunday night
during 70th annual commence-
junior high
were presented to 33 students.
rotary Schootwere held
e elementary auditorium
and West Front at the John
Ozimek home, going under the
Santa Fe tracks along Hill
Street to Silliman, tieing into
an existing line st that point.
Nine new fire plugs will pro-
vide adequate protection to
sity of Houston, who addressed
a large crowd at the Blinn
Athletic field
Three thousand square feet
of floar space are being put
under roof in a 50x40 ft build*
ing under construction by Jones
Finke on his property west of
town. This will house his ma-
chine shop, and will stand near
his gravel storage pile.
the Hovlock toe plant
Later, another extensi
begin at the corner of
A State Highway 04 from
MUI Creek northwest to Bell-
ville, 5.0 miles of grading.
structures, concrete puvement
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stock ticker, which launched
him on his immortal career.
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Swearingen, Mrs. Helen
Powers, Mescal Soloman, _
Sealy News, William C. Hall.
Eddie Hluchan. Quality Bever-
age Co., W. E. MIU, Walter
Hayermann, Mrs. F. W Even-
dir Eat., - 2
beard president presented dip-
lomas to all the members of the
critically injured. They were
enroute from the Southern
Baptist Convention in Louis-
!
but will have boon given
sight Into higher cultural
Dog Vaccination at
Fire Station June 12
Dogs will bo vaccinated in
a city program from 4 to 4 p.m.
Friday, June 12 at the fire sta-
__ _ J entertainment,
showing a color film, "Horizona
I PARK
Chief Morry H.
that painting
under way at
the county, and last year spent
$201,997 for the upkeep and
of these miles
_ year's completed con-
struction was 078,730
building property along the
slightly more than half a mile
of new Une, the
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VOLUI
T. L Mays Sealy’s
New Watchman
T. L Mays of San Felipe to
Sealy's new night watchman,
beginning his duties on May 20
Rev. and Mrs. Adkins
Injured in Wreck
Friends of Rev and Mrs
James L Adkins received word
Margaret Ann Billig, Carolyn
Jean Bodungen, Ralph Eugene
sota, Columbus, 1
Bellville, Sealy and
Greer said, ua -i J
Greer explained that now
and improved highways are
greatly a reded due to the in-
crease in the number of ve.
hides using the reeds in all
will range from that age on
, Life saving and interm
Texas Dairy Princess-
Roselind Priesmeyer sal-
utos the Texas Dairy In-
dustry OS its traditional
"June Dairy Month” ob-
Texas June Dairy Month
Headquarters, the Ameri-
can Dairy Aasociatioit of
Burttachell, Albert Bollinger,
Mrs. J.’C. Engelking, Mrs H C.
Graff, Alfred Pless, Mike Ol-
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er, Josephine Larkins, Frank
C. Manak, Mrs. Louise Novo-
Mahala Lewis Est., Anna Mae
Gillum, Curtis Hillboldt, R. W.
Froebel, J. W Elliott, Mrs.
bert Saha, Avto Sue Schaffner.
Billy Schavrda, Virginia Schnei-
der, Wayne Schavrda, Gene
Sledge, Geraldine Sliva, Gor-
Smith,
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service.
Mrs. Bookman said she understood Oscar
one-time local resident, maintained local
Greer stated that $673,726 of
work was under way in the
county on highways and farm-
boy and girl were _____
by Principal E. A Rench, Avie
Sue Schaffner and Leroy
Ashorn.
The following studenta were
promoted: Pat Allan, Leroy
Ashorn, Sherry Blazek, Gene
Brest, Jo Ann Coody, Frankie
Corte, Dolph Dowdell, Susie
Can YOUj
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News staft Photo
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Beckman are shown in the yard
also tie into eight-Inch linos at
908") H
Afar Conditioned
Ambulance Added to
Etlinger Fan. Home
A MW air conditioned am-
bulance has been added to the
fmgamsanrza
macawumn.d
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Tezas, reminds us that
Dairying ranks 2nd in Tex-
as in agricultural impor-
tance with 01.00 out, of
"pdc4a5,dd
every fifteen employed per-
sons receives aS or a major
Contractor F. E. Alton of
Houston plans to begin work to-
day (Thursday) on the exten-
sion of water mains and fire
hydrants, thus extending better
water service and fire protec-
tion to residents of Sealy in
two separate sections of the
city.
Mayor Harry Nowak said
this week that barring unfore-
seen weather developments, the
Houston contractor will begin
laying water mains from the
phatha greatly enriching ex-
Decision Due
On Gas Rates
In 3040 Days
Testimony was completed
Monday in the request by the
Texas Southeastern Gas Com-
widening, fm^detism course,
and hot-mix asphatic concrete
Company to the contractor, and
the contract for 0377,034.
;' Two of the projects stated far
the future are as follows:
1. On State Kighway 36 from
near Kenney to Kenney, 1.0
miles of grading, structures,
and surfacing at an estimated
cost of 0120,700
2. Farm-to-Market Road 331
at Burleigh southwest to State
30 south of Peters, 0.3 miles of
grading and structures at an
estimated cost of 070,400.
In addition, a combined Aus-
tion Guide” booklets, at which
they mail many thousands over
the country as a public service
advertising the tourist features
of south Texas generally
Mrs. Leo rompbsfi, local
telephone manager, presented
TimP ?
umber Pay 7. Two in
-sca
at the chamber of commerce
meeting Monday night, which
was held at the elementary
school auditorium.
W. F. Remmert, chamber
president, presided, with Mrs.
Leo Campbell and Herbert
Cub Seoul pack meeting will
be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the
American Leg ton kitehen. A
covered dish will be served and
a program will follow after the
cub scouts end their par-
ante ore urged to attend, and
any boy who wishes to join, be-
tween the ages of 0 and 11, to
asked to attend along with their
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rate charge, and a decision by
the State Railroad Commission
is expected to be handed down
ham Mayor Reese B. Lockett,
who to chairman of a committee
representing eight area towns
which are fighting the proposed
H. O. Fisher, Clarence Cay
endiw“weMri, Fuene Lom lama, president ofthe Univer-
THE
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Annual June Fest
At Cat Spring
Sunday, June 7
mhe Annual June Fest win
be held at the Agricultural So-
ciety Hall in Cat Spring on
Sunday, June 7 starting with
the serving of dinner at 11:30
on an eat all you can basis.
Agriculturai exhibits will be
received until 12:00 noon with
the awarding of prizes to be
held at 2:00 p.m.
Monday, June 15th, st the
pool.
accident occurred just east of
the San Bernard River Bridge,
just inside the Austin County
line.
Charges of driving on the
wrong side of the road were
filed against Huff, Patrolman
Saegert said.
Around 03000 damages were
caused to both vehicles, the
Alamo truck having turned
over.
part of his foaotau
the Dairy Industry.
A number of swards were
presented to graduates at com-
mencement here on Thursday,
with Supt Vernon Madden
making the presentation.
Miss Kay Stuessel, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Orville stues-
sol, got the salutatory award,
the good citizenship sward
given by the Sealy Legion
Fifth and sixth grade boys
who had served as Safety Pa-
trolmen were presented certifi-
cates of membership. These
certificates are issued by the
Texas Department of Public
Safety,
Sixth grade girls were pre-
sented buttons symbolic at
their work in the school store
during the post year, i
Certificates at membership
in the Texas Readers Club were
awarded to those fifth and
sixth grade pupils who com-
See ELEMENTARY on Page 4.
Harry Virnau. Pete Mar- driven by Fred Vandermartin
■ - ----- qI San Antonio was sideswiped
one from United Gas Company
and aw from the Seely B&PW
Chib
Lawrence Manna, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Manns, won the
valedictory sward and the
science award.
Other award winners were
Miss Filothea Sodolak, short-
hand: Miss Sandra Ann Britt,
Sheridan and Columbus Satur-
day noon. The door of the tee
box was said to have been
open, thereby causing ithe
goupduew brouzeht,tqure
were made, and where he was
ord that the local chamber
write the State Highway De-
partment at Houston, request-
ing that the clover-leaf cross-
ing which will connect High-
way 30 to Highway 00, or In-
terstate 10, be pissed as close
as possible to the present tie-
las, and not several miles away
from Sealy at either side of
town.
The group is also asking the
South Texas Chamber of om-
mercy to include Stephen F.
ed more than 35 per cent in the
last decade There are now 7,-
118 vehicles as compared with
the MM registered ten years.”
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Highway 90 Wreck
At 2 a.m. Wednesday, May
27, two large trucks were in-
volved in a major accident on
Highway 00. as reported by
Patrolmen G. W Saegert.
The officer said that an
Alamo freight line truk and
trailer, loaded with general
freight, enroute to Houston,
Houston. loaded with hot as- IXT_A. 6D)..9
wancandtdrivenoyameswater, Llug
cipal /
Certificates Of
from the sixth
1:50 p.m. on Friday, May 29.
Following the sixth grade
processional, Marian Janda gave
the invocation and the class
sang the hymn, “Crusaders
Hymn.”
Larry Schulke led the assem-
bly in giving the pledge of al-
legiance to the flag, after which
the sixth grade sang “Welcome.”
Mrs. Elsie Hess is sponsor of
the sixth grade, and Miss Doris
Jean Martin was pianist for the
group. -
Certificates and awards were
presented by Mn. Maggie B
Selman, elementary school prin-
Chamber Requesting L
FAINTING
AT VIREM
Mayor -
Nowak rep
work to sb
Viremen’s
INCREASE 33%—
, 0-g ' vg.k 1 ye -gwi 6 60 <
tin and Waller County project u '
Iakppoeromedtorsthetuture PROMOTION CERTIFICATES —
Mr. Finke operates a fleet of Dvi"anmy, zanc mnuzdj.
— "---A---h ni Marie Hradil, Jerry Janda,
Johnnie Klanika, Curtis Kol-
the Austin County Implement latschny, Alvin Konvicka,
Larry Koy, Gene Krupala,
Margie Kucera, Alexandria
Twenty persons were present Austin State Park in the next
issue of their “Travel Vaca-
-
totes will register promptly at
0 a.m. and should be preparel
to swim. Mr. Mikeska will in-
struct a part of the intermedl
totes and the life saving course
students. Mrs. Gosler will teach
the other part at the inter-
mediates and. all beginners i
These will be 10 day courses
for all of Austin County.
— licks, Phillip Tomlinson, Char-
lie Machala, Mrs. Ed Sramek,
Wm. Kulow, Frank Kubels and
Beyond,” which told of and
showed much of the scientific
research at Bell Laboriatories,
and its effect on people today.m
A Texas Southeastern Qua
company official, D. A. Culwell,
of Houston, was unable to ap-
pear because of a conflicting
engagement at Austin.
At the July meeting, Rem-
mert plans to ask County
Judge W. D. Bryan, County
Attorney H. O Preibisch and
local County Commissioner Ed-
die Hluchan to give a report on
how the finances of the county
era operated and invite ques-
tions from anyone in attend-
ance.
Mrs. Billie Preibisch is being
asked to do more research far
the chamber booklet advertis-
ing the town, end more are te
be printed at a later date, the
gathering decided.
Red Cross Water
Safety Courses to
Start on June 15
Closing exercises for the
1058-50 term of the Sealy Eta-
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Janda, Mrs. Ignatz Janda, J.
pMuaisdduyzuthedrawpaha Outing Saturday
BER 13
m
at their home, as they check the rain gauge which re-
veals the amount of rainfall received day to day.
Mr. Beckman was recently presented a IS year i
for his service with the U. S. Dept, o* "
Weather Bureau. A totter of recognition was sent to
him by Gilbert E. Stegall, supervising climatologist, of
Kansas City, Missouri.
The recording of weather, both rain and tempera-
ture, has bean handled by memban of the Beckman
family since 1914, when Ed Beckman, brother of Otto, chaelis, K H. Meier, Mrs. Fran-
started keeping records, maintaining Mich a service cis r —ehe0 -zi,
until 1918. Wm. Beckman, another brother, took over
the duties from 1918 to 1920, when Ed again resumed
the record service until 1941. Otto started his work in _
1941, at first operating in Ed's name, and later record- Birdie Seekamp, E. H. Sickert,
ing the rain and climate in his own name. He receives " “
no pay or remuneration for his services, this is a free
naynes.maureas .Jr wili be instructors of Red Cross
on North Hardemann and Co- Z? 2- H- MH --
on unn mr snn ano F° Water Safety courses to be of-
Bra Cari Powers
। To Pastor Local
Church of Christ
j The Church of Christ will
have a new pastor, with Bro.
Cart Powers of Houston taking
over the pastorate, replacing
Rev. Watson, who served the
Fchurch previously. Bro. Powers
will move here with his wife
I I four oh i id ran
| I Bro P D. Wilmeth of Tyler,
Ison of L. J. Wilmeth of Seely,
will start a gospel meeting here
July 4 through 13.
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was a parliar
in Bollinger, Nolan Broeker, Time
M othy Sam Buchala, Leonora
ity rotaas- county to u
, on high- at District
nuttnsatraayzrorwohtyienik Tonight at 7 p.m.
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or 44 days.”
It is expected that if the gate
rate to fixed, rates to consum- j
era will be increased Several
mansmgzcmoTgscoume.
ad the firm would seeklarate
hike.
Monday’s meeting was the
aarond continuation at the hear-
ing at the request of the cities I
McDonald could more complete-
ly prepare s case for the cities.
from the Washington County
line southwest to State High-
way 114 in industry, 8.6 miles
of grading, structures, base and
surfacing The "contractor to
Gaylord Construction Com-
pany, and the contract for
onamurenHeuzaid.that.thi Jones Finke Building
attending 100 Tekas coilegs Machine Shop
and universities, and that 60
parts of the state.
The Highway Department to held by Gi
maintains 141 miles of road in tion Company.
L .
ipitz, Jr.,
ng from
2 20
al that he
... , - - Stues-
sel, Joan Catherine Surovcak,
Edith Wiggins, Larry Wiinm-
son,Girwinis, ene Witten-
burg. Martin Zapalac, and
Charlene Zaruba.
ratehike uum_.
In addition to Brenham.
charge ere Eagle Lake, Nava-
$2.50-83400 A YEAR D
ON INTERSTATE 10 —
v presented a 15 year award Jousan, J. J. and Henrietta,..
U. 8. Dept of Commerce Grant. Mrs Henrietta Grant, J longing to Texas Consolidated
.---------A A- W. Ripple Est, Sealy Rice Dry-
.o
darships.
ylvia Kay Schier,
chulke, Richard
Mary Ruth Sop-
am_
but Mayberry broke jail and
went home for his shotgun. He
Gerlich could not overpower
him and he got eway. Gerlich
called Deputy Hintz for help,
but they did not locate him un-
til Sunday, when they flushed
him out of a barn at 4 p.m.
A charge of fighting was
filed against him to justice
court in Wallis, and a second
charge, aggravated assault on
an officer, was filed on him in
county court in Bellville. Dep-
uty Hintz said.
Mayberry lives with his wife
in Frank Sebrouta’s rant house
north of Wallis. He has a pre-
vious penitentiary record.
"Sepasimpeagcnion ezthsnanouhepnnoshizena gunior
casion was Dr. Clanton W. wil- to West Front, crossing exffW pue
the Santa Fe tracks, and tieing PHGep
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Dr. Williams stressed in
forceful language the benefits
of higher education to the com-
munity as well as to the in-
dividual, and pointed out that
ths number of the high school
graduates desiring to enter col-
lege is increasing with remark-
able rapidity, while facilities
for providing them with higher
education are becoming inade-
quate to a greater degree each
year
He was introduced by James
H. Atkinson, president of Blinn
College who also presented dip-
lomas to the 40 junior college
graduates.
"Texas Faces a Crisis in High-
er Education” was the theme
of Dr. Williams’ talk which wa.
illustrated with figures flashed
typingi citizmmship award
on by Sealy Logton Post,
no charge for nest Ondruch, Mary
Ruth Hintz. George Robert
Hints, Marilyn Gail Hoppe,
Marian Faye Janda, Ardis
Janet Jonersk, Larry James
Juries, Alton Wayne Kveton,
Doris Jean Mateja, Bolie Bel-
vin McGuire,
Pamela Peery, Elaine Poe-
mf4ask YAaw ETalmima DamaAm4
nIEESen, •an -eAane -emhmert,
Ronald Lee Remmert, Terraine
Lane Remmert, Dane Craig
Rudloff, Marsala Solis, Sandra
me
graduating class, after thev Free
were presented by Supt. Mad- Aau7
a mmz But
for a 2% weeks tour. A. Seal
/'"■"'-a.'"........ .'."W .! WHIIH—minds
p w 20’
Begins
i Livestockmen
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et Next Thurs.
Roy Meinecke, president of the Austin
ik Annociation, the annual meeting of
MK ba beta Thmday, Jung II, at the
michael of
C. Art--
e
Senior
at Bellville
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