Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 170, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 26, 1969 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. 103 NO.' 170
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1969 •
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City Rejects Rezoning For Housing Project
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Tourist Money Is Valuable, I Red Cross ,
Even .If It’s 185 Hamburgers Relief Fund
New Site Being Sought
It is not too hard to place the value on tourist trade
in the county, which adds up to a sizeable sum in dollars
spent here, but you’d never, think that a little thing like
a high school scrimmage could also bring in a good bit of
revenue to local business firms, but it does.
Jack Thornton, owner of Chris’ Cafe, received a call
on Monday from Jack Hayes, coach of the West Colum-
bia High School team. The coach asked Thornton to fix
185 hamburgers for members of his team that are com-
ing here to scrimmage with the Brenham Cubs tonight at
6 p.m.
That’s a lot of hamburger, no matter how you look at
it, and it just means more Intourist trade for Brenham.
Football season hasn’t even begun yet and they tell us
coaches are more liberal when the team gets down to
the real thing. In fact the boys are usually fed chicken
fried steaks and that beats hamburgers any time.
We don’t know whether a football team could be class-
ified as tourists, but we do.know that one home game
for Brenham High School or Blinn College will bring
more revenue to the city and this should make local
business fir mo happy. in fact it may even justify buying
an “ad” in the football program or giving the Band
Parents "something to auction at their booth at the County
Fair.
Meanwhile, the folks at Chris’s Cafe were debating
this morning over who would get to make the 185 ham-
burgers, and we’ll put our money on Jack Thornton to
get the job himself.
BR E N H A M.
BRIEFS_
Now $794
Contributions to the Amer-
ican Red Cross relief fund to
aid the victims of hurricane
Camille in Mississippi and
Virginia have leaped to $794 •
from citizens of Washington
County in the latest reportls-
sued by Warren Hartley and
Billy Sohns, officials of the
local chapter.
Added to the list of many
citizens here who have re-
sponded magnificently to this
humanitarian cause are;
Willie Mertins, $5; Sweet-
briar Nursing Home, $10;Mr.
and Mrs. Don Wilder, $10;
Mrs. Jack (Florence) Drumm,
$10; Chas. Hahn Sr., $2; Mrs.
Day Sampley,$5; Mrs. Diezi,
$10; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Krause, $5; Charlie Buerger,
$5 and Miss Alma Herbst,
$5. .
Also, H. G. Weber, $25;
C. E. Orr, $5; Mr. and Mrs.
James Peters, $5; Edwin C.
Schmid, $5; Mrs. R. C. Bar-
nes, $10; SPJST Lodge 169,
$5; Arthur Schroeder, $2; Bill
Fischer, $5; Bowlerama, $5;
White Auto Store, $10; and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Matchett,
$5.
Contributions can be made
For Low Rent Housing
By WILLIAM D’SHEA
was no need to discuss new
j . B-P Managing Editor areas for the housing project
Tuned to the will of a cit- at this time until officials had
izens neighborhood majority, the opportunity to inspect pos- - .
the Brenham City Commis- sible sites.'
sion, by unanimous vote Mon- Their worst fears allayed,
i day, rejected the City Zoning some 50 home owners attend-
1 Board’s approval and recom- ing the meeting from the area
mendation for rezoning an joining the controversial site .
area' near Hillside Terrace accepted the decision of the
. fof multiple dwelling units Commissioners in quiet dig-
.for a low-rent housing project nity with an instant flash of
The Council’s decision el- thankful smiles in the glow
iminated the $2.5 million pub- of a signal victory ending what
lic housing project slated to several of them later called,
be built on a 26.126 acre tract "A long hard fight, that at
owned by the Yegua Develop- times Seemed to be lost." -
ment Corporation......Following the meeting'
Cause of the City Commis- many of the property owners
La, sioners’ decision to move the expressed their gratitude in
‘ project stemmed from the statements to the Banner-
____________________________________________* strong protests registered Press on what they termed,
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT were presented to Brenham Police Officers, Sergeant from home owners in the area ‘A renewed faith in the elect-
DAV STAG SUPPER
DAV Chapter 171 of Burton
will hold its annual Stag Sup-
per on Friday, Aug. 29, at 7:30
p.m. at the Burton Commun-
ity Center. Tickets can be pur-
chased' from members, at
local barber shops or at the
door. The public is invited to
attend.
TO ATTEND HOUSEPARTY
. to Billy Sohns at the Washing-
ELECTION OF OFFICERS ton County State Bank or to
The Buttons and Bows Square Warren Hartley at the Farm
Dance Club will have an elec- and Ranch Supply Company
tion of officers Thursday, Aug. at 506 East Commerce St.
28 at 8 p.m. at the Knights of —:—:---------------------------------------
Columbus Hall. All members Danictratian 0E Candante Al
are urged to be present for Keg IS IT d | Ion UT iudents Al.
this meeting.
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS MEET All BISD Schools Set Friday
The Burton Athletic Boosters * - "V To PUT ■ i luu J
Alfred.Becker on the left and H. F. (Hank) Schroeder by Chief of Police Arthur Sternberg
pictured on the right, on behalf of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Stan-
dards and Education. The certificates, signed by Governor Preston Smith, were awarded
the Brenham policemen for having completed more than 140 hours of intensive study of
special police work and fulfilled all, requirements as qualified peace officers.
City Seeks State Funds
For Projects At Airport
who objected- to rezoning for ed city officials, who by their
action, showed concern in pro-
tecting their vital interests as
citizens of the community.”
multiple type housing joining
their property.
Action by the Commission-
ers at Monday’s meeting fol-
lowed a statement by Waldo
Burt, chairman of the local
Housing Authority, who said he
had been informed by the Fort
Worth office of the Federal
Housing Agency that the fed-
eral funds allocated for Bren-
ham would not be lost to the
City, should the Councilmen
seek another site for the low-
The City of Brenham has
filed an. application with the
Texas Aeronautics Commis-
sion seeking state matching
Mrs. Wilson Munz, Mrs.Les-
He Carter, Mrs. Claude
Yarbrough and Mrs. John
(rurner’sentleft today to attend the. CAR FIRE
State Women’sMiss fonaryat rear
Club will meet Thursday at 8
p. m. in the Burton Junior
Union Houseparty at Baylor
University in Waco. Confer-
ences on Mission Action Girls
Auxiliary and Sunbeam Band
along with outstanding Chris-
tian speakers will be present.
W eafher
The citizens group, protest-
ing the location for the low-
rent housing site, began their
fight against the project during
the initial hearings for re-
zoning of the area held in June.
They opposed the zoning
change from single to multi-
ple type dwellings in an area
they contended would see 10
per. cent of the City’s popu-
< lation crowded into one sec-
- tion of the city, claiming the
move would be detrimental
to the best interests of the
community. They supported
their opposition with a petit-
ion signed by 124 property
owners in the Hillside and
Bluebonnet additions asking
the City Zoning and Planning
Board to reject the applicat-
ion of the Yegua Development
Corporation to rezone the site.
The Zoning Board postponed
he was informed that approval (Continued on page 6)
ials to seek another site here Mavn-T
without loss of federal funds, Mayor Lauds:
‘ should the city officials see. .
fit to reject the required zon- Policeman, Says
ing for the present site and a 1 J
letter of confirmation would be । । ,
forwarded to him. Jobs Now Open
Mayor Hasskarl thanked" PY
Burt and local Housing direc- ’ Mayor W. F. Hasskarl com-
tor, H. T. Ray along with mended veteran City Police
, other officials for their ef- Officer H. F. (Hank) Schroe-
funds for improvements to the a letter from Donald W. Cal- rent housing project here.
MunicipaKAirport. lahan, a Houston attorney, who However, he added, a delay of
In reporting on the project praised the city for its cour- six months could be involved
in the search for another lo-
Callahan said he came to cation and the drawing of plans
for homes at the site. He
asked the Commissioners to
act on the matter. They did.
Mayor W. F. Hasskarl,
said that he had also talked
with housing officials in Fort
Worth by phone and was told
a trip by by local officials to
the Fort Worth office wasn’t
necessary. The Mayor said
at Monday’s City Commission tesy parking plan,
meeting, City Manager Ch-
arlie Blum said a total of $58,-
430 was needed for the project
which includes extending the
Brenham on Aug. 11 to try a
case in District Court and
when he returned to his car,
he found a note welcoming
him to Brenham rather than a
ticket for overtime parking,
and was very pleased with the
plan used here, for out of town
(Continued on page 6)
main runway and adding more
apron and hanger space. If ap-
proved, the state would con-
tribute $27,500 toward the
Registration of all students
in the Brenham Independent
School District will be held
. Pupils new to the Brenham
Independent School District
will report to the principal’s
office.
project, %*
If the entire project is not
Friday morning, Aug. 29, at office, approved, it is
it CAR FIRE----------------8:30 a. m.-------—----Brenham Junior School =.momesPee--====
A foome carburetor wa2r- • Buses will not operate and Grades 6-8: Regist. Mon for matching basis," to extend—
cafeterias will not be in op- students of grades 6, 7, and runway. Blum said he had
eration. - 8 will be held at the Bren-
ham Junior School, 1301 South
odOTiela sclasses sac Usch- Market St’ on Friday, Aug.
ools will begin at 8.40 a. m. 29. beginning at 8:30 a. m.
on Tuesday morning, Sept. The students are asked to
assemble in the auditorium
for a welcome and homeroom
assignments. "
be as follows: - - Brenham High School -
Brenham ElementarySch- Grades 9-12: All students are
ool - Grades 1-5: All stu- asked to assemble in the aud-
High School.
ted as the cause of a fire to a
car owned by Mrs. Walter
possible that
DTRiBrenham 554
Glenz on Monday at 3:16 p.m.
at the corner of Alamo and
Clinton Sts. Firemen said da-
mage was confined-to the air
cleaner and paint on hood.
’ Prodecure for registration
FIRE DRILL in the various schools will
8. The Brenham Fire Dept, will
s hold a drill Tuesday, night at
. 7:30 p.m. at the Fire Station.
SHOWERS BRIDGE RESULTS
Partly cloudy with showers.
Low.expected tonight mid 70s.
High expected Wednesday low
90s.
Readings for 24 hour per- „ ,m
tod ending at 7 a.m. Tuesday: Henry Wehmeyer third.
Max. 97. Min. 73. 7 a.m, 76. Mrs. Sam Gaines 3^ Mrs.
John Murray.
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Verse For Today I HELLO WORLD
And he spake a parable un- -----.............aesesny
to them, Can the blind lead' aSRSses *
the blind! Shall they not both GIRL FOR ROTELLOS
fall into the ditch! - I uke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ro-
6:39. tello of Navasota are the par-
A person who is unkind in ' ents of a girl born at the St.
dents who were in grades itorium at 8:30 a. m. Further
one, two, three, and four in instructions will be given at
This week’s Brenham Dupll-' Brenham Elementary last this time.
cate Bridge Club results:
first, Mrs. Louis Beazleyand -
. Mrs. Joel Williams; second,
Mrs. Albert Stone and Mrs.
made a trip to Austin and the Momhorc Win
Aeronautics Commission felt PIvlllUvIj " TH
the city’s request was in or- ‘ ,
der. H , Degree Awards
‘It is just a question of 2
getting the application in soon The Area III FFA Awards
enough.” Blum said. Banquet was held at the Oasis
Blum also reported that the Motor Hotel in Bay City, re-
city swimming pool had oneof cently.
the finest summers since he The Award Banquet is held
has been here. He said at- annually to honor degree and
tendance would probably top "award winners from AreaIII,
9,000 by Aug. 31, when the pool FFA members from Brenham
will close for the summer.
his criticisms and uncon- Jude Hospital Monday at 3:45
scions of his own fault is too p.m. She weighed eight pounds,
blind to help his fellowmen. 15 3/4 ounces.
Around
Town
BY WILLIAM O'SHEA
Most football fans will be out at Cub Stadium tonight to see
the new line-up of Brenham High’s Green and White as they
Take on the ever tough West Columbia ina scrimmage game
that is sure to give both teams some insight on what to ex-
pect for the coming season....DR. LOWELL HERZOG and
BUDDY FISHER give the Fair queen candidates a rousing
pep talk today to send them on their way to what is hoped will
be a record breaking advanced ticket sales for the annual
show...RAYMOND BEDNAR shaping up another Knights of
Columbus project...Congratulations to HERBERT GRAE-
BER JR. on winning that Jaycee speaking award....HARVEY
MCINTYRE sending another happy tourist on his way to
vacation land..DAV Commander JOHN REMMERT planning
a big poppy sale come Saturday that will lend a hand in help-
ing our disabled veterans..DEL MUS SCHWETTM ANN should
be about ready to cook up a pot of that famous oyster stew
before very long....ED LEHMANN agrees with a national
• magazine’s ranking of the Houston Cougars as top team....
Time and contact will tell....WILLIE NOERENBERG and his
city crew busy with the clean-up.,FRITZ KUGEL drops by
for a short visit and plugging one of his favorite organiza-
tions....Call is out to ED SCHULZE to capture the elusive
Panther said to be roaming the county.
year are asked to report to
their old homeroom to receive
their new assignment
All students who did not at-
tend Brenham Elementary
School last year are asked to
report to the cafetorium in
building 4 to receive their
assignments. This includes
beginning first graders, and
all new students who moved
into the district since May of
this year.
All Special Education stu-
dents should report to the
Special Education room in the
band hall.
Alton Elementary and Jun-
ior School - Grades 1-8: Pu-
pils of grades 2 through 8
are to return to their home-
rooms of the 1968-69 term
for their 1969-70 assignment.
All pupils entering the first
grade are to report to the
Pickard School gymnasium
where they will be met by their
teachers.
F.W. Pankonien’s
Rites Wednesday
F. W. (Fede) Pankonlen, 73,
of 314 West Vulcan, died In a
Brenham hospital Monday at
7:30 p.m.
Funeral services will be
held at the Eben Ezer Lu-
theran Church of Berlin Wed-
nesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev.
Dan Zimmermann officiating.
Burial will be In the Prairie
Lea Cemetery in Brenham.
The Brenham Memorial Cha-
pel is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Lillian Felscher- Pan-
konlen of Brenham; one son,
L. R. Pankonlen of Houston;
one daughter, Mrs. H. E.Dur-
1 din of Pampa; eight grandchil-
dren; two brothers, Louis
Pankonlen and Ernest Panko-
nlen, both of Brenham. ,
Senator Patman
Votes Against
Food Tax Bill (
Senator BU1 Patman of Ga-
nado was among the fourteen
senators who voted against the
tax package which would have
taxed groceries and farm ma- ,,
chinery.
Though the conference com-
mittee report was adopted by
the senate by one vote at 12:30 -
a.m. early Sunday morning,
Senator Patman was among
those who filibustered against
it for 27 1/2 hours and con-'
sistently opposed it.
Lou Spurger
Resigns Local
Radio Post
KWHI Staff Announcer Lou
Spurger has resigned to accept
< a position with the Brenham
Independent School District as
a coach and teacher in the Br-
enham Junior School, Manager
Tom Whitehead, Jr. announced
today. -
Spurger joined the KWHI
staff in February this year
after receiving his bachelor
of arts degree from the Uni-
versity of Houston.
He will teach social science
in the Junior school and assist
with the athletic program in-
cluding football, basketball
and track, according to School
Supt. Harold Eikenhorst. He
will begin his duties with the
coaching staff next week.
Manager Whitehead said he
was sorry to lose Spurger as
he has done a good jobwith the
station. In addition to announ-
cing Spurger was doing news
, ..reporting for KWHI.
High School who attended and
Blum said the leadership received their Lone Star Far-
at the pool-this summer was mer certificates were Lin
responsible for the fine
record. He said the workers
had done an excellent job and
there were no complains re-
ceived.
The pool was managed by
Alex Jordan, while Wade Sei-
del and Fred Sager served as
lifeguards, with Kathy Kettler
and Sally Hurt in charge of
concessions.
Mayor W. F. Hasskarl read
Hartstack, William Klings-
porn, Matthew Kubeczka,
Johnny Kubeczka, Larry Der-
kowski, and Weldon Moeller.
LeRoy Tegler, Area III FFA
Officer from Brenham, intro-
duced the special guests at the
banquet Also attending from
Brenham were Larry Glenz,
Tommy Keeton, Mr. and Mrs.
Carter M. Dibrell andMr. and
Mrs. Wilfred Krause.
forts and cooperation in re- der at Monday’s City Commis-
solving the problems involved sion meeting for recently
in retaining the use of federal completing prescribed cour-
funds for a public housing ses in law enforcement.
project here. Hasskarl said it would soon
At the request of the Mayor be a requirement that all law
for action to determine the enforcement officers through-
fate of the present site, Com- out the state complete the
missioner Leslie Clayton courses. For his work, Sch-
promptly moved to reject roeder was awarded a certi-
rezoning for multiple dwell- ficate from the TexasCom-
ing units at the location ad- mission on Law Enforcement,
jacent to Hillside and Blue- " City Manager Charlie Blum
bonnet additions. The motion noted that Police Sgt. Alfred
was seconded by Dr. Delbert Becker had also completed
Stark and approved by the en- the courses.
tire Council. The mayor also pointed out
Mayor Hasskarl said there tnat there are some vacancies
FAIR QUEEN CANDIDATES each grabbed a hand full of tickets today during a pep rally
ceremony held at the City Hall to kick-off the 1969 advance ticket sales for the Washing-
ton County Fair that will see the young beauty who sells the greatest number of tickets
crowned as Fair Queen. Pictured from the left they are, Linda Lehrmann, Debra Broeck-
er, Lennis Houston, Jan Spitzer, Debra Schlottmann and Judy Eckert. In the back row from
the left are Dr. Lowell Herzog and Buddy Fisher, ticket sales cochairmen and Fair
President Harold Eckert,
on the police force and Chief
Arthur Sternberg is now tak-
ing applications.
Cegielski Mass
Set For Wednesday
Mrs. Teoflla Cegielski, 87,’
of 1518 Droxford St., Houston,
widow of Steve Cegielski, died
" In the Spring Branch Memor-
i ial Hospital in Houston Mon-
day at 5:25 a.m.
The Rosary will be recited
at the Brenham Memorial Ch-
apel Tuesday at 8 p.m. Re-
quiem High Mass for the re-
pose of her soul will be of-
fered Wednesday at 9 a.m. by
Father John Wesolek at St.
Stanislaus Catholic Church in
Chappell Hill. Burial will be
in the Chappell Hill Catholic
Cemetery.
Survivors include five
sons, Mike Cegielski, Joe
Cegielski, Max Cegielski, and
Edmund Cegielski, all of
Houston, and Leonard Cegiel-
ski of Galveston; five daugh-
ters, Mrs. Mary Nowak of
Richmond, Mrs. Martha No-
wak, Mrs. Theresa Schroe-
'der, Mrs. Angelina Finley
and Mrs. Natalie Zientek,
all of Houston; 26 grand-
children, 43 great grandchil-
dren and one great-great-
grandchild; and one brother,
Pete Jeziesski of Bellville.
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