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THE SEALY NEWS
SEALY, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1942
VOLUME 54—NUMBER 46
COLDEST SPELL IN 13 YEARS STRIKES THIS SECTION
WAR GOES ON IN THE SOLOMONS
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SOLOMON
ISLANDS
REGISTRANTS MUST
REPORT TO COUNTY
BOARD BY JAN. 30
CONTRACT LET FOR
BRIDGE REPAIR BY
COMMISSIONERS CT.
CEILING PRICE OF
FLUID SWEET MILK
SET FOR COUNTY
ORDER HIKES PRICES IN
MAJORITY OF AREAS,
LOWERS IN SOME
ELEVEN REGISTRANTS
IN AUSTIN COUNTY
RATED DELINQUENTS
AID TO DEPENDENT
CHILDREN DURING
JANUARY DECREASES
VEGETATION KILLED BUT
CATTLE WEATHERED
COLD IN GOOD CONDITION
ASSISTANCE ROLL
FOR AGED SHOWS
DECEMBER INCREASE
BEER, LIQUOR LICENSE
AND DOVE SEASON ARE
BILLS INTRODUCED
S. V. PAZDERNY TELLS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
THE PAST YEAR
MERCURY HITS
LOW OF 12 EARLY
MONDAY MORNING
Container
Gallon
1/2 gallon
quart
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1/3 quart
1/2 pint
Retail
48
25
13
61
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Coming Soon: —
“TEN GENTLEMEN
FROM WEST POINT”
with George Montgomery,
Maureen O’Hara
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ROUND BOUT TOWN
By The ROVING REPORTER
LONDON—British sources have re-
ported that 34-year-old General
Wolf Galland (above) has been ap-
pointed by Hitler as Inspector
General of the Fighter-Command
of his air force. Galland, the young-
est Nazi General, is now trying to
reorganize and redistribute night
fighter and anti-aircraft strength
under Hitler’s orders.
Field, but haven't
been reinforced sub-
man J. J. Mansfield and Sena-
tor Tom Connally.
SCEAP WITH YOUR SCRAP
Fire Causes Some
Damage at S. Beasley
Home Wednesday
A fire, started from the flue,
~. J. F. Sliva, roads; Mrs. B.
grants in full to all children M. Mayer, civic committees, and
on the rolls. John J. Grigar, agricultural.
Tue.-Wed., Jan. 26-27:
“FOUR JACKS AND A JILL”
with Anne Shirley,
Ray Bolger_______________
Thur.-Fri., Sat., Jan. 28-29-30:
“HOME IN WYOMING”
with Gene Autry,
Smiley Burnette
Sun.-Mon., Jan. 24-25:
“WHITE CARGO”
with Hedy LaMarr,
Walter Pidgeon
journment date as March 15th,
yet many things can and prob- .
ably will, happen to make the
session last between ninety and
one hundred and twenty days.
M* Novel Battles
SELECTED SHORTS
WITH ALL SHO WS
V V V W 'C
R. A. Engelking, Justice of
the Peace, station owner and
manufacturer of fine brooms,
out the first of the week after
a tussle with blood poisoning.
Bill Krampitz out Tuesday
morning in his shirt . sleeves
the thermometer dipping to-
ward zero.
Mrs. Alice Shelton making
the postoffice minus coat early
Tuesday, perhaps expecting a
letter from her soldier husband.
“Spit and Argue” boys mov-
ed off the sidewalk Tuesday
morning; back as usual Thurs-
F. F. A. Eucourages
Victory Gardens ,
The Future Farmers are now
engaged in selling garden seeds.
Everyone can do his share to
help win the war, so do your
part by planting a Victory
Garden.
The Future Farmers have a
large variety of early growing,
high grade, New York garden
seed for sale. So, when one of
the F. F. A. boys comes around,
don’t hesitate; buy your seed
and start an early garden.
SCRAP WITH YOUR SCRAP
B. M. MAYER
NAMED PRESIDENT
WALLIS CHAMBER
War goes on in the Solomons with planes, warships and troops of both
sides fighting every day. Sometimes fleets clash in major naval
conflicts, but for the most part it is troop battles on Guadalcanal
and raids on enemy bases by our big bombers that keep this vital
front from Rabaul to Henderson Field alive with action.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE the CVTP
caused some damage on the
roof at the S. T. Beasley home
Wednesday afternoon. Some re-
pairs will be needed, but no
considerable damage was done.
An alarm was given and the
firemen quickly responded.
While I shall, with the kind
cooperation of your newspaper,
attempt to again write you each
week and bring you some of the
details not ordinarily spoken of
by the daily papers, yet I shall
try to make it as short and
brief as possible,' and should
you desire more information
about any subject, write me in
Austin and I will answer.
The first and second weeks
Will be taken up with the neces-
sary organization, with selec-
tion of members to serve on
various committees. Minor bills
will be passed, the Governor in-
augurated, and a contested elec-
tion will be heard, in order that
we might seat one of the two
contestants as a member.
Bills introduced to date in-
clude: One to prevent the is-
suance of a license to sell beer,
wine or liquors outside any in-
corporated city—Some attempts
to change the election laws—
and one you are interested in—
one to change the dove season
to start about Nov. 1.
There has been an unusually
small number of bills introduc-
ed, and attempts have already
been made to set the final ad-
ilies removed.
The reorganization of the
Aid to Dependent Children pro-
gram made it possible to dis-
continue the $10 cut formerly
in effect in all grants and pre-
vented the necessity of making
another cut as the rolls in-
creased. In September, a year
after the beginning of the pro-
gram, the $1,500,00 annual
state income for the assistance
day with the sunshine working
again
Handlers of light hardware
were swamped with customers
wanting bread knives the first
of the week. The ladies are get-
ting ready to cut their own.
We don’t know why they al-
ways talk about a doctor “prac-
tising”.
Folks enroute to work who
had to wait 30 min. Tuesday
morning for those trains to
switch before getting across
the track weren’t exactly using
Sunday School words.
The boys at the postoffice
gloomy over what the cold snap
did to their strawberry plants.
We have observed that our
Aunt Katie keeps her money in
the sugar bowl and keeps her
sugar in the money safe.
Miss Hattie Kovasovic home
See ’BOUT TOWN on Page 8.
The Wallis Chamber of Com-
merce met at the Eagle Cafe
Monday night and the annual
election of officers took place.
The following were named to
office for the ensuing year:
B. M. Mayer, president; Joe
Motl, vice president; Theo.
Viaclovsky, secretary-treasurer.
Chairmen of the various com-
mittees are as follows:
E. V. Esterak, chairman fi-
nance committee; Frank Je-
mela, chairman merchants’ com-
mittee.
The gas rationing and tire
shortage have prevented my
making many personal contacts
before the session, so I will
have to rely upon your letters
to advise me.
Your representative,
Charles S. McLellan.
SCRAP WITH YOUR SCRAP
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stavena
and Bennie Konvicka, of Whar-
ton, Pvt. Lambert Stavena, of
Ellington Field, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Rochen were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
John J. Novosad and daughter,
Lillie.
• Effective today, a revision in
the ceiling price of fluid sweet
milk for Austin County has
been ordered in a new regu-
lation issued by the Southwest
regional OPA office, D. L.
Prouty, Chairman of the Local
War Price and Rationing Board
announces.
The ceiling price revision in
Austin County is part of a re-
gionwide program designed to
restore balance in the supply
of milk to different communi-
ties and for different uses. The
order hikes prices in a majority
of the areas, but maintains
present levels in some while
reducing prices in a few areas.
Ceiling prices established by
the regulation for this county
are as follows:
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• Old age assistance checks
will be mailed this month to
183,292 old people receiving an
average check of $20.31. The
rolls made a net increase of 309
during December. Needy aged
added to the rolls numbered
2,260. Those who were-dropped
from the rolls included 923 who
were removed because of death
and 528 removed because they
were no longer in need or be-
cause the failed to meet other
eligibility requirements. Pay-
ments will total $3,722,438
from state and federal funds.
Proration cuts each recipi-
ent’s check $1 below his au-
thorized grant. The average
grant, as well as the number
on the rolls, continues to in-
crease as cases are reinvesti-
gated and grants are adjusted
to increased costs of living. In
December the average check
received was $20.06, twenty-
five cents less than the current
month.
Continuing its reorganiza-
UIArON AFprAE FIRNS of the Aid to Dependent Chil-
HOUS ION Or MCE 1UKNS dren program to include only
DOWN MATERIAL RE- those families in desperate
QUEST; WASHINGTON OK need, the welfare department
announced that in January 11,
The Austin County Commis- 943 families- will be helped, as
sioners Court met with the Fort compared wit , in e
"° . . . . 1 cember. The 26,852 children
Bend Commissioners at Rich- represented by the families still
mond Monday and contract was in desperate need, the depart-
let for the repair of the Brazos ment announced that in Janua-
River bridge between Wallis ry 11,943 families will be help-
and Simonton. ed, as compared with 12,544
The bid of Contractor Art- in December. The 26,852 chil-
mann was accepted. The bid was dren represented by the famil-
$11,174,00 and covers jacking ies Still on the rolls will receive
up the bridge and replacing a the maximum grants allowable
pier. . under the Constitutional a-
The bid was made subject.to mendment, since their unmet
the counties getting priorities needs far exceed the maxima
for materials. The Houston of- of $16 for one child and $24
fice turned the request for ma- for any number of children in
terial on the grounds of non- one family. January grants av-
essential. An appeal has been erage $21.36. The net decrease
made by the commissioners to in the numbers of families on
Washington through Congress- the rolls represents 560 who
were certified as eligible dur-
ing the month and 1,161 fam-
work regional OPA officials in
Dallas ordered the new price '
revision to replace the general
maximum Price Regulation
which set the ceiling price of
milk for retailers and whole-
salers at the highest price each
individual seller charged in
March, 1942. There is no ceiling
at the producer level.
Mr. Prouty pointed out that
See SWEET MILK on Page 8.
— BUY WAR BONDS —
AGED BELLVILLE
MAN FOUND HANGED
IN HOUSTON HOSPITAL
•Apparently despondent over
ill health, Herman Grawunder,
71 year-old retired farmer of
Bellville, hanged himself by a
belt in the clothes closet of his .
room in Memorial Hospital ear-
ly Sunday, according to an in-
quest verdict of suicide return-
ed by Justice Thomas M. Maes.
Mr. Grawunder had been un-
der treatment at the hospital
since January 14. He was last
seen alive at 11 p.m. Saturday
by Mrs. Ruby Griffith, nurse.
At 4:30 a.m. Sunday Mrs. Grif-
fith returned to the room, miss-
ed her patient, and discovered
his body hanging in the closet.
The hospital called police and
Patrolman R. W. Young made
an investigation,
S. V. Pazderny, outgoing
president, presided at this
meeting. He reviewed the ac-
complishments of the past year
and this report showed real con-
structive work and a program
that has been an asset to the
community and people.
W. J. Wasicek spoke at some
length on gas rationing, B. M.
Mayer on tire rationing and J.
F. Esterak addressed the as-
sembly on selective service and
banking. These talks had inter-
esting points on their different
subjects and were enjoyed by
the membership.
After adjournment a supper
of chicken stew, coffee and pie
was served.
SCRAP WITH YOUR SCRAP
Miss Helen Leschper is
spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. H. Meloneck, and
on Monday she was surprised
by a number of relatives who
came in honor of her birthday.
Those present were Mrs. Nonie
Leschper, Mrs. Meta Wienecke,
Mrs. Emil Meloneck, Mrs. Alex
Himly, Mrs. Annie Beckmann,
Mrs. Kenneth Wendt and chil-
dren, and Mrs. Edward Himly.
Thur.-Fri., Jan. 21-22:
“SEVEN SWEETHEARTS”
with Kathryn Grayson,
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A strong wind blew in upon
this section Monday night and
with it came the coldest weath-
er experienced here in 13 years.
Temperature. fell as low as 12
degrees during the night and
the thermometer at the post-
office stood at 13 early Tues-
day morning. Icicles formed in
exposed places, but as the sun
came out during the day the
mercury rose to around forty
during the afternoon.
Tuesday night the thermom-
eter dropped to around 18 and
again a thick ice formed on all
exposed water.
Old-timers here say that this
is the coldest spell since 1930,
when on January 18th the mer-
cury . fell two degrees below
zero, and on January 8, the
same year the thermometer
took another nose dive, this
time 8 above zero.
On January 22, 1940, Sealy
folks awakened to see the first
snowfall in this section in over
ten years, and many of the
younger generation here saw
snow for the first time on that
date. Among the young a car-
nival spirit reigned and finally
school was dismissed in the
early afternoon in favor of
snow balling, sledding, etc.
This cold snap this week
caused considerable inconven-
ience in the way of broken
pipes, which will be difficult to
replace. Many, however, had
taken the precaution of cutting
water off, having been warned
that replacement would be next
to impossible.
Vegetable gardens and flow-
ers were killed by the freeze.
Many ambitious gardeners had
cabbage, well developed, carrots
and spring onions ready for the
table.
Stockmen had no grief for
once. The dry atmosphere kept
the sudden fall in temperature
from affecting their herd very
materially. And to lose a few
head of cattle this year would
have meant the loss of several
hundred dollars. Some stock-
men report galvanized tanks
and water pumps burst, but no
vital losses.
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PaieFAseEN-
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All Texas local boards are
urged to give their most active
cooperation to the current na-
tion-wide program for eliminat-
ing delinquencies under the Se-
lective Service Act.
Investigations of reported de-
linquencies often reveal that
the registrants merely have
been careless in complying with
requirements of the Selective
Service Act and Regulations.
The Austin County Local
Board has had numerous cases
where registrants have failed
to comply with the instructions
given them by this board.
The names of these men are
included in the following list,
and unless they report to the
the local board on or before
January 30, 1943, they will be
reported to the U. S. District
Attorney as delinquent.
Raymond Roberson, Robbie
Madison, Earl Madison, Wood-
row Wilson, William Daniel
Kuehn, Q. B. Madison, England
Morgan, Andrew Mac Round-
tree, Wilbert Fred Richter,
George Ward, Tyree Willie
Bolden.
Any person knowing the
whereabouts of any of these
men, please notify this board
as soon as possible.
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TEXAS FIRST REAL
WAR TIME SESSION
STATE LEGISLATURE
Saturday, Jan. 23:
“SUNSET SERENADE”
with Roy Rogers,
Gabby Hayes________
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Kendall, C. P. The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1943, newspaper, January 22, 1943; Sealy, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1601731/m1/1/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Virgil and Josephine Gordon Memorial Library.