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VOLUME 56—NUMBER 50
SEALY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1945
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$9,001.87
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$7,500.00
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Red Cross Drive to
Begin on March 5;
Austin Co., $7,700
H. O. Fisher, Banker,
Heads Bellville
$1,952.12
161.00
207.25
109.98
60.25
652.52
149.41
300.25
1,884.50
2,729.10
663.84
131.65
PLANS OKEYED
FOR REMODELING
LET’S SEND WASTE
FATS TO THE FRONT;
WATCH KITCHENS
160.00
180.00
120.00
50.00
750.00
170.00
300.00
WOMAN AND SON
KILLED, 2 HURT, IN
ALVIN C.MUERY IS
BURIED OAK KNOLL
CEMETERY TUES.
Remember—
Annual Red Cross
Drive Will Begin Soon
The above picture shows mem-
bers of the crew of which Lt.
Eddie Micak was first pilot. He
is pictured first from the left,
upper row. Sgt. Richard E. Lew-
is, of Kansas City, Missouri, tur-
ret ball gunner, who was killed,
is shown second from the right,
bottom row.
Eddie is pictured in a larger
photo below.
Leroy M. Steck of Beaumont
attended the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs. Ernest C. Steck, held here
Sunday.
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Industry __________________
Kenney ___________________
Nelsonville ____________
Negroes __________________
New Ulm ___________—
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"COVER GIRL”
(In Technicolor)
with Rita Hayworth,
Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman
2nd Lt. Eddie Micak
Coming Soon:
Dorothy Lamour, in
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Saturday, Feb. 24th:
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Bob Wills
Sun.-Mon., Feb. 25-26:
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The 1945 American Red Cross war fund drive begins in.
Austin County on Monday, March 6, according to H. C.
Frizzell, county chairman. The county quota this year is
$7,700.00.
“We propose to conduct the campaign as nearly as
possible like the successful drive directed last year by S. J.
Makeever,” Mr. Frizzell said. “The quota was reached within
five days last year and we see no reason why we can’t put
it over just as promptly this year.”
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APPENDIX OPERATION
Wayne Atkinson, grandson of
Mrs. Anna Siegert of Peters and
Mr. and .Mrs. J. P. Atkinson of
Bellville, had an acute appendi-
citis operation at the Medical
Arts hospital at San Antonio on
Tuesday of last week. He’s re-
ported doing fine. He’s the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Atkinson
Jr., of San Antonio.
Over Italy
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Micak, of
route one, Sealy, received a mes-
sage from the war department
the latter part of last week, in-
forming them that their son, 2nd
Lt. Eddie C. Micak, was seriously
wounded in action over Italy on
February 1. Other details will
follow from the hospital.
On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Mi-
cak received a letter from R. E.
Lewis, representative of the Gra-
ham Paper Co., of North Kan-
sas City, Missouri, stating that
they had been notified their son,
Sgt. Richard E. Lewis, ball tur-
ret gunner, was killed in action.
Sgt. Lewis was a member of Ed-
die’s crew, Eddie being first pi-
lot.
Mr. Lewis in his letter said he
hoped the Mlcaks had better
news of their son. He is looking
for any boys that escaped with
their lives and are in a position
to tell them what really happen-
ed.
Sgt. Lewis and Lt. Micak were
close 'buddies.
Eddie is a Sealy High School
graduated of 1940, and attended
State Teachers’ College at San
Marcos two years afterwards. He
has been in service two years
and served overseas since Nov-
ember of last year.
Columbus, Feb. 19—Mrs. A. C.
Heine and her son, Adolph, Jr.,
were killed and Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Ilse were injured seriously
in an auto-train collision at a
crossing here Monday. Mr. and
Mrs. Ilse were the son-in-law
and daughter of Mrs. Heine. The
four were rinding in the auto.
Mrs. Joe Stock and Mr. and
Mrs. Ervin Stock attended fun-
eral of Mrs. Heine and son at
Columbus Thursday. Mrs. Heine
was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Stock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lummus
and family had as week-end
guests their children, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Lummus, Jr., Mrs. G. R.
Schiller, and Miss Dorothy. Lum-
mus, of Houston. Mrs. A. W.
Magill, also of Houston, is mak-
ing an extended visit here. Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Lummus, Jr., also
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Krampitz, and family.
Harry Korthauer started organi-
zation meetings on Monday and
it is believed that all appoint-
ments will be completed this
week, giving area chairmen a
full week to perfect their local
machinery and start full blast on
Monday, March 6. ~
Bellville and Sealy quotas
were made identical this year in
the belief and the ability and
willingness to give in the two
towns are quite equal.
Mr. Korthauer and Harry No-
wak will again head the Sealy
organization. F. W. Zeiske and
H. M. Brouillette will direct the
Bellville drive and Rev. Josef
Barton the drive in Nelsonville.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Reichle and
Mrs. L. A. Altman were named
the chairmen for New Ulm.
Other appointments, when con-
firmed, will be announced next
week.
Chairman Frizzell expressed
the hope that the drive would
go over the top by the end of the
first week, that is, March 10.
MINISTERS OF AUSTIN COUNTY,
YOUR HELP NEEDED
Mr. H. C. Frizzell, chairman for the Austin County Red Cross
war fund 'drive informs us that the drive will begin on March 5.
Austin County quota is set for $7,700.00. Every minister in Austin
County is asked to kindly give this matter as much publicity as
possible every Sunday from here on out. Please give us your
assistance in bringing this matter before the public. Give a short
talk to your congregation each Sunday during the next two or
three weeks.
Below is given the quota for towns and adjacent territory
of Austin County, it is by area as follows:
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225.00
60.00
60.00
545.00
175.00
325.00
1,700.00
2,000.00
550.00
NOTICE
The Choral Club will meet
with Mrs. J. G. Cartwright at
two o’clock Tuesday afternoon,
February 27.
All members are urged to be
present.
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Little Jubal and Dessie Bolten
of Houston visited over the
week-end with their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bol-
ten, also with their grandmother,
Mrs. Janett Mueller in the Mill-
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The 1945 American Red Cross
war fund drive begins in Aus-
tin county on Monday, March 6,
according to H. C. Frizzell,
county chairman. The county
quota this year is $7,700.00.
"We propose to conduct the
campaign as nearly as possible
like the successful drive direct-
ed last year by S. J. Makeever,”
Mr. Frizzell said. “The quota
was reached within five days
last year and -we see no reason
why we can’t put it over just as
promptly this year.”
Mr. Frizzell expressed sur-
prise at the quota, declaring that
he fully expected the county to
be asked for over $10,000.00 this
year. Last year it was $7,500,
so despite the vastly increased
needs, because of the millions of
American men under arms, the
quota is up only $200.
A meeting of the quota com-
mittee this week established the
minimum amounts required from
the various sections of Austin
county. Victory leaders, whose
response to the 1944 Red Cross
drive was nothing short of phe-
nomenal,- when they raised 164
per cent of their quota, getting
in $2,729, are being asked to
carry on the same diligent drive
as last year.
Quotas in the various sections
are presented in the table at the
bottom of this page.
Considerable thought was giv-
en to the setting of quotas, ad-
justments being imperative in
certain sections where victory
leader districts overlapped the
town boundaries. After a long
and animated session, the com-
mittee first made such adjust-
ments as were indicated by the
experience of last year and in
other previous years, to total the
quota of 1944. To this was add-
ed 2.67 %, which represents the
increase of this year’s quota over
that of 1944. “County as a whole”
contributions were not anticipat-
ed in setting the quotas.
Of the total secured in Austin
County, 11.7% will remain in
Austin County for use by the
local chapter. Thus, of the $7,-
700.00, the county chapter will
keep $900 here.
Mr. Frizzell, F. W. Zeiske and
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Buried Saturday
Mrs. Alvina Nowak was born
at Mentz, Texas, August 5, 1877,
died at her home in Sealy Feb.
15, 1945 following two year ill-
ness. She had been a resident of
Sealy for 34 years.
She was married May 15, 1900
to William Nowak at Mentz, Tex-
as. To this union nine children
were born, four sons, Andrew of
Conroe, Willie J. of Houston,
Henry of Sealy, Sgt. Alvin of
Camp Swift; five daughters,
Josephine Warner, Annie Carey,
Hattie and Pauline all of Hous-
ton, and Alice of Sealy. There
are three grand children Shirley
and Calvin of Conroe and Jo
Ann of Houston. Two sisters and
two brothers also survive her.
Pallbearers were nephews of
deceased; Hubert Braden, Eman-
uel Henneke, A.J. Braden, Leslie
Nowak, Arlin Nowak, and Mar-
cus Iselt.
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Homemakers of Town and
Farm again are asked by the
War Food Administration to
come to the rescue of a wartime
program. WFA states that it is
looking largely to the people in
agricultural areas to increase the
quantity of salvaged fats this
year to the 250,000,000 pounds
needed to meet United States
military, industrial and civilian
requirements. Last year house-
wives turned in 170,000,000
called upon all state directors of
the service to enlist the aid of
their field forces in helping to
speed the drive for used fats
turned in from rural areas. WFA
advises and asks all housewives
to keep a tin can in a handy spot
in which to pour used cooking
fats. When the can is full the fat
—can and all—should be taken
to the local market where the
butcher and grocer will pay two
red points and up to four cents a
pound for every pound turned
in. Salvaged fats are used to
help make munitions, medicines,
synthetic rubber, military and
civilian soaps, parachutes and a
score of other wartime necessi-
ties.
I pounds. M. L. Wilson, Director
| of the Extension Service, has
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Charley Sklenarik is
Buried Wednesday at
Frydek Cemetery
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at St.
Mary’s Catholic church for Char-
ley Sklenarik, 84, who died at
his home in the Mixville com-
munity on February 19, 1945.
The deceased was born in Fry-
stak, Czechoslovakia on October
17, 1862, came to America and
settled in Fayetteville where he
lived for 7 years. Later moving
to the Mixville community where
he had made his home for 35
years.
Mr. Sklenarik was active in
the social and industrial enter-
prises of the community and
was one of the leaders in the
community in which he had
chosen as his home.
The deceased had been in bad
health for two years.
Surviving relatives are his
widow, two sons, L. of Mixville
and Edward Sklenarik of Ga-e
nado, Texas, and 9 grandchil-e
dren.
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Dies in Sealy Hospital
Mrs. Lillie Amsler Steck died
in a Sealy Hospital February 16,
1945.
Mrs. Steck was born Novem-
ber 9, 1886 at Hockley, Texas.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Methodist Church in Sea-
ly, Sunday February 18, with
Rev. W. C. Hughes conducting
the services.
The large crowd and the lovely
floral offering spoke of the high
esteem and her many friends
not only from Sealy but over the
county. The church choir rend-
ered two favorite songs in her
memory.
Pallbearers were Paul Brune,
Max Schubert, Edgar Frank,
Andrew Leschper, Herman Mel-
oneck, and Charles William
Erandes.
Mrs. Steck’s parents, the Ams-
lers, were among the first set-
tlers at Cat Spring and they are
thought to have the first real
estate deal on record.
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She was married to Ernest C.
Steck, February 28, 1906. Mr. and
Mrs. Steck have lived on their
home place between Sealy and
Peters for forty years where
they with their children became
an integral part of both com-
munities.
Mrs. Steck is survived by her
husband and three sons, Marvin
Edward Steck of Bellville, Dan-
iel Charles Steck of Dallas and
Oliver Ernest Steck of Sealy;
three grand children, Eddie
Steck of Bellville, Beverly Jam-
ie and Mary Gretchen Steck of
Dallas. One brother Charles
Amsler of Sealy also survives.
Twenty-seven of the twenty-
nine active members of the Sealy
Fyr Fyters were in attendance
at the regular monthly meeting
for February last Thursday
night at the local court house.
The meeting had been postpon-
ed from Wednesday night, the
regular meeting time, because of
conflicting with plans of several
firemen.
Of prime interest was the in-
spection and finally the unani-
mous approval of plans submit-
ted for the revamping and im-
provement of the Liedertafel
property at the earliest possible
moment. J. W. Fewell, Paul
Hackbarth, Bill Kveton, Herman
Meloneck and Chief Harry Now-
ak have met several times and
had well laid out plans, trying
to take into consideration the
many details necessary to have
a well rounded, adaptable set-up
in regard to the firemen spon-
soring dances and, of course,
their annual frolic. Those pres-
ent were unanimous in that it
was well planned, although it is
understood that possibly a few
small changes will be necessary.
Also unanimous was the de-
cision to have the place officially
known as Fireman’s Park — or
Firemen’s Park — whichever is
correct according to Webster or
Hoyle — or Sealy peoples.
Lawyer friends of the firemen
are nearing an end to the little
things to be cleared up with
the acquiring of the property and
it is expected that the firemen
will own the property soon. Con-
siderable building material in
the form of shingles and lumber
has already been bought and if
present plans are continued, the
whole property will be improved
as soon as it can be done.
V. F. . “Jim” Vicenik, V. W.
“Ladgie” Svajda and Joe “Ford-
son” Krchnak gave careful scru-
tiny to Secretary-Treasurer Ed-
gar Luedecke’s financial report—
but okeyed it as being in fine
fettle. The regular balance show-
ed $2,925.29, with the special
fund at $48.19. In the complete-
ly separate venture of operating
the old Liedertafel set-up, people
interested in Sealy and the fire-
men’s organization have loaned
the boys $5,075.00, with $32.00 in
outright donations, making a
total of $5,107.00.
Inasmuch as Washington cross-
ed the icy waters of the Dela-
ware River on a holiday, it was
thought his birthday would be
an appropriate time for those
firemen who will, to come out
to the grounds Thursday, Feb-
ruary 22nd, and get a little exer-
cise in the form of pulling nails
and helping with a few little
details in advance of building
improvements.
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Sealy __________________________ 1,585.00
Victory Leaders ________ 1,660.00
Wallis _________________________ 650.00
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H. O. Fisher was elected pres-
ident of the Bellville chamber
of - commerce by newly elected
and hold over directors meeting
after the general meeting held at
the Masonic hall Wednesday
night, February 14.
Thirty-six members attended
the meeting. Anton Dittert, out-
going president, presided.
Elected to the board were R.
E. Boelsche, B. N. Bracey, James
Fisher, George Muery, Fred San-
der, A. H. Simon and L. F.
Weige. They will succeed H. E.
Miller, Dr. J. L. Clark, Anton
Dittert, W. C. Morris and F. W.
Zeiske, retiring directors, and
H. C. Frizzell and Rev. W. H.
Dunlap, resigned.
The merits of a county unit
road system were discussed and
the markings of rural roads was
proposed.
At the directors’ meeting fol-
lowing the general meeting, E.
W. Koerth was named first vice-
president and Odus Pearce, sec-
ond vice-president. H. M.
Brouillette was reelected secre-
tary.—The Bellville Times.
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The entire community was
shocked last Saturday when
word was received that Alvin C.
Muery, one of our best loved
citizens had passed away at a
Temple hospital where he had
been taken from the home of a
sister at Cisco with whom he
had been visiting for the past
six weeks.
Funeral services were held at
the Preibisch Funeral Home in
Sealy on Tuesday afternoon with
Rev. W. C. Hughes in charge.
Interment was in Oak Knoll ce-
metery at Bellville. The entire
business districts of both towns
closed an hour to his memory
for the funeral.
I Muery was employed by the
Sealy Oil Mill and Manufactur-
ing company as assistant man-
ager and secretary since finish-
ing school at Houston in 1924. He
was a member of the Sealy
school board and chamber of
commerce, and had at one time
served as president of both or-
ganizations.
Alvin C. Muery was born at
Bellville, Texas, on October 1,
1904, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Muery. Surviving rela-
tives, besides his widow, are one
daughter, Virginia Lee, of Sealy;
his father, Charles Muery and
two brothers, Hugo and George,
of Bellville, and three sisters,
Mrs. George Laas of Brookshire;
Mrs. Annie King of Cisco; Mrs.
Fred Baker of Port Arthur.
He was married to Miss Doro-
thea Waikart of Houston on Oct-
ober 14, 1928 and they had made
their home in Sealy dp until a
few weeks ago when he was
taken to visit a sister in Cisco
where it was hoped the change
would benefit his condition.
It is said that Alvin Muery
had as many friends as any man
in this section. He was active
in all civic and worthwhile pro-
jects in Austin county and would
take the time to help anyone in
trouble both white and black.
The beautiful flowers, the ma-
ny friends in attendance and the
sadness caused by the passing
of this young iaan who was only
40 years old, testify to his life
of usefulness here. Alvin will be
missed by all, because he had no
known enemies.
The News joins with all citi-
zens in extending sympathy to
the bereaved relatives.
Pallbearers were Harry Kor-
thauer, S. J. Salomon, W. F.
Hillebrand, Sealy; Owen Sand-
ers, Bellville; Willie Schier, Wal-
lis; A. H. Moebes, Caldwell.
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