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MICROFILM CENTER, INC.
P.O. BOX 45436
DALLAS, TEXAS 75235
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"THE CITY OF HOSPITALITY : HOME OF THRtt STARZ-CHAMPION BASEBALL TEAMS
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID AT BRENHAM, TEXAS
THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 1971
BRENHAM, TEXAS 77833
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Drug Abuse Committee
Holds First Meet Here
*PROP*
The Washington County problem in Washington County
Committee for Drug Abuse at this time, but it would.be
had its initial meeting Wed- much easier for the committee
nesday night with three repre-. to take preventative measures
sentatives of Gov. Preston Sm- rather than wait and have to
ith’s staff of drug experts, cope with wide-spread drug
R. E. Hendricks, director of abuse,
the drug and alcoholism di-
vision of the Texas Mental He-
alth and Mental Retardation
Department, Kathyran Fisk, of
Governor Smith’s office,-and
Gil Moody, Texas Education
Hendricks recommended
that, several youths be added
to the committee, for in most
instances they are most inst-
rumental in developing a suc-
cessful drug program.
Agency, appeared before the - Walter Schwartz and Mrs.
group and discussed organiza- Clara Lemm, co-chairmen
tional methods and programs of the committee, said they
the committee might utilize (would be sending letters to
-----in the future.—-— —
Also shown was a 20-min-
ute movie showing how Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, waged its cam-
paign against illicit drugs.
Brenham Mayor Dr. W. F.
Hasskarl Jr. said that he felt
there was not a major drug
committee members asking
for organizational suggestions
as well as requesting areas
that members would be most
interested in working.
It was agreed that smaller
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s ces
4-H Meeting
Club Meeting
* The Sandy Hill 4-H Club The Community Club will hold
will hold a meeting at the their regular meeting Friday,
parish hall on Monday,, Feb.' Jan. 29, beginning at 7:30p. m.
1, at 7:30 p. m.
Tires Taken
nvestig
n Set
LADIES HOSPITAL AUXILIARY service pins were presented in ceremonies heldat.St.
The Banner Press invites Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Lehrmann '
Brenham, to an evening at the
Simon Theatre. This coupon
good for two free tickets when
presented at the box office.
re. Good through Feh.,4. Now -
E showing “Cannor for Cordo- -
ba."
PUBLISHED DAILY . TEN CENTS PER COPY
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY KA -
onaio
UlCIL
Will Act On N ominees
For State Bank Board
By United Press International Sharpstown Bank voted Monday U.S. District Judge SarahT.
i The Senate has unanimods- to turn the bank over to the Hughes in Dallas extended a
ly approved an investigation state for liquidation, blaming temporary restraining order
into at least part of the loan- the SEC for their problems, against all sales of unregister-
stock fraud scandal. Depositors staged a run on the ed stock and any waste of bank
The Senate voted Wednes- bank in the wake of the SEC funds by defendants in the al-
day to establish a committee suit, ’ leged stock fraud scheme. The
with subpoena powers to in- The Federal Deposit Insur- order would have expired at
vestigate the policies of the St- ance Corporation (FDIC) an- midnight tonight but she exten- -
ate Banking Department and nounced Wednesday in Houston ded it to Feb, 8 when she will
other questions in the case. It accepted the receivership of hold a hearing on whether to
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes will the Sharpstown Bank. The issue a preliminary injunc-
name five senators to the com - ‘ FDIC will begin paying deposi- tion. 3. .
mittee within five days. tors in a few days, st Bau m‘s. appointment to the 0
Sen. 0. H. "Ike” Harris, Rep. Curtis Graves D-Ho- State Banking Board now ap-
R-Dallas, who called for the uston, said in Austin he will pears in jeopardy. Many Dem-
committee, says it is needed wait for "a groundswell of sup- ocratic legislators are admit-
because it will give senators "port” for his proposal to have ting they will not vote t) con- —
information they need to vote House Speaker Gus Mutscher arm him.
on the confirmations of Bank- step down temporarily before
ing- Commissioner Robert E. bringing it to a House vote.
Stewart and Banking Board Ch- Mutscher is among the politi-
airman Dr. Elmer C. Baum, clans named by the SEC as ha-
Baum is Gov. Preston Smi- ving participated in the stock
th’s appointment to the board scheme. But neither Mutscher
and his partner in a loan from
the Sharpstown State Bank. The
Jude Hall. Pictured from the left making the presentations is Mrs. Richard Spinn, who
has amassed 300 hours in the many services to patients in both hospitals here as one
of the "Pink Ladies" and co-workers, Mrs. Earl Kolkhorst, with 100 hours; Mrs. Harold
Rudloff, 200 hours; Mrs. G. W. Roberts, 200 hours; Mrs. Robert Rogers, 300 hours; and — later sold and Smith and Baum
Mrs. A. G. Mercer, who leads the group with 400 hours in service. (See story on Aux- made a $125,000 profit on the
iliary, page 3.). g.—deal.
____•____, ___________E The U.S. Securities and Ex-.
loan was used to buy stock in
National Bankers Life Insur-
ance Company. The stock was
Man Escapes
Injury From
Stove Fire
Roy Hubert, 1313 E. Alamo
nor any of the other politicians St. escaped uninjured Wedne-
involved are named as defen- sday afternoon when gas com-
dants by the SEC, ing from a jet was ignited bya '
House Banking and Currency pilot light on the stove in the
Committee Chairman Wright kitchen. ———-----
Patman, D-Tex., said Wed- The fire flared, burning a
nesday • in Washington he has cardboard backing behind the
not spotted a violation in fed- stove. Firemen were called,
eral banking laws in connection but the fire was out upon arr-
with the scandal. ival. The call came at 3 p. m.
A _ — change Commission has filed
A ciy Caetsaltiae na a suit claiming a stock fraud
AiICr1Cal asualliCS 1Il was perpetrated in the trans-
- actions. Among the defendants
T7e ■ ■ AVTT AYT T are the Sharpstown Bank, Na-
Viet W ar ump or W eeK tional Bankers Life and Frank
‘ • X ▼ * • * —* w Sharp, who owned both the
SAIGON (UPI)—The Amer- before than 27. South Vietnam- South Vietnamese operation to bank and the insurance com-
ican casualty toll for the week ese spokesmen reported 274 clear Highway 4 from Phnom pany. n
at the North End Park Rec-
reation Center. All members
are asked to be present.
State Leaders Invited
To Explain Stock Deal
Two wheels were taken from a n 1. p.-1--L.17
wrecked car at La Roche Chev- Donkey Basketball
rolet sometime Wednes-
day night, police reported to-
— day. The left rear and right
front wheels and tires were
taken apparently with the use of
a bumper jack, according to
police. Patrolman H. F. Sch-
roeder investigated.
Chicken Stew
The Junior Class of Burton .The Monarchs,’’will play for
is sponsoring a chicken stew the Youth Club Dance, Friday,
on Thursday Feb. 25, 1971 Jan. 29 from 8:30 until 12:30,
beginning at 5 o’clock at the at the Washington Couny Fair
Burton Cafeteria. Grounds.
Legion Juniors
The American Legion Jr. Aux-
Weather
The FFA Boys of Burton are ending last Saturday rose to government troops killed Penh to the seaport of Kom- National Bankers Life was
Sponsoring a Donkey Basket- 50 - its highest point in more during last week, while 1,361 pone som, placed in conservatorship
ball came in the Burton gym than two months, the U.S. com- North Vietnamese and Viet Monday, The directors of the
225 1971 at 7:30 p.m. mand said. A spokesman at- Cong were killed. In Cambodia, the high com- D---- ---
Drawing will be held to an- tributed the sharp increase 7mand today reported no new Portrait
o the winner of the hei- in combat deaths to “an In- The Command also disclo- Communist-initiated incidents
nounce the winner crease in aircraft incidents” sed for the first time the ex- close to Phnom Penh and said Scouts Father
: - involving Communist action, act dimensions of recent U.S. the Communists appeared to be :
. •» , 1 n The air inter vent ion in Cambodi a m oving their for ces away from Lad A
Youth Club Dance cants were intorand thereer to support a joint Cambodian- the capital, LC Avauanie :
------------------------------------—— --------------------------------The portrait of Father Lad
T 0 T . TATe T T has been completed and sent
reosmint eTVA1 I STAG to our district. This painting
A ICS 1AVOI 1 LA O is a tribute and memorial to
_ • ------------7.-------------- - Father Lad from all of the
• N a 1 W W a A eScout er s of the Davy Cr ocket t
8 1 c ra District. A for mal presenta-
* * *Me tion will be made to St. Mary’s
Catholic Youth Center in Fry-
dek sometime this spring.
The District Committee be-
lieves that all of the scouters
in our district will want to
AUSTIN (UPI) - Rep. Nell party channels."
Caldwell, D-Alvin, today filed "The Republicans are beat-
a resolution inviting Gov. Pr- ing us over the head with this
eston Smith. Speaker’Gus Mut- and nobody inaresponsible po-
scher and four other persons sit ion in the Democratic party
to appear before the House is doing anything about -it,”---
and explain their connection Moore said. He said Baum’s
with a multimillion dollar post as party chairman is an
stock manipulation scandal. honoary one, and "he has out-
Caldwell’s resolution join- lived his usefulness andisnow
ed a series of other outcries hurting the party,
for public disclosures on the
roles of public officials in the
Fair and warmer except iliary will meet Monday, Feb.
cloudy in“morningLowVer. 1 from 4 to 5 p.m, at the Le- providing
pected tonight low 50s. High sion Home.
expected Friday mid 70s. r ..
Readings for 24 hour period ALG Meeting
ending at 7 a.m. Thursday:
Max. 67, Min. 39. 7 a.m. 44.
Today’s Verse
Let not mercy and truth
forsake thee, bind them about
thy neck; write them upon the
table of thine heart. - Pro-
verbs 3:3.
Cruelty and falsehood de-
stroy us. The perfect preven-
tive of these errors is treas-
ur ing mercy and truth as pre-
cious virtues.
The ALCW of St. John's Lu-
theran Church of Prairie Hill
will have their general meet-
ing at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.
31, 1971,
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[Hello World I
GIRL FOR BENKOSKIS
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Benkoski of Brenham are the
parents of a. girl born at the
Bohne Memorial Hospital
Wednesday at 10:27 p.m. She
. weighed sixpounds, 12 ounces.
President Nixon recently singling out American agri- tee. McElwrath said, "I bel-
praised American farmers for culture for high praise was ieve not only farmers but
j this country’s supplied by Clarence A. Dun- others as well willbeparticu-
people the best food in the klefs, Chairman of the Texas larly interested in these com-
world at a lower per centage of Agricultural Stabilization and ments by the President. We
family income than is provided Conservation (ASC) Commit- who help administer farm pro-
for any other country in the A . A i grams for the U.S. Department
world. For this, he said, the Country Cub of Agriculture have often re-
Nation owes American ag- a
riculture a very great debt. Dlates upper
He cited the fact that the _ 1 .
area of the American economy The night of Feb. 12 has been
that has had the greatest gr- set as Round-Up ime at
owth in productivity is Amer- the Brenham Country Club
lean agriculture, and saidthis Corral.” .
has not been adequately re- (aMembers, and I 1nvifedSlo
nected in agricultural income. . don tnetr western e # or
This report on the President just dress casual, for the
mid-winter night’s supper.
The menu will consist of st-
eaks - to satisfy even the hun-
griest cowboy’s appetite -ba-
ked potatoes, slaw and dessert
for $2.50 per person.
minded our urban friends that
Americans are the best fed
people in the world at the low-
est real cost because of the
efficiency of American ag-
riculture. It is heartening to
have the President state this
and other basic facts about
agriculture."
In his remarks, President
Nixon referred to the new
Commission on Productivity,
with a membership of top lea-
ders representing American
industry, labor, the academic
(Continued on page 6)
share in the expense of the
preparation of this tribute to The El Paso group, meet-
Father Lad. The cost of the ing Wednesday night, also de-
portrait is ninety-nine dol- manded that Baum resign from
Around
Town
By WILLIAM O’SHEA #
City Spring
Clean-Up
Set Feb.1-3
City Manager Charlie Blum
incident. ---------
Rep. Tom Moore, D- Waco,
joined the El Paso County De-
mocratic Executive Commit-
tee today in asking that Dr. El-
mer C. Baum - who also pro-
fited from investments in announced today an early sp-
firms involved in a Security rjng clean-up campaign will
les and Exchange Commission be waged throughout the city
stock suit - resigned as head Feb. 1-3.
of the party.He said a special truck will
trail behind the regular gar-
bage truck on its regular, rou-
lars; you may send your con- the State Banking Board,
tribution,marked "forFather Moore said he would take
Lad portrait," to: Boy Scouts his request to his local De-
of America, Box 733, Bell- mocratic committeeman and
ville, Texas 77418. committeewoman “in normal
tes the first three days of
February, which are a Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday.
"We ask that residents do
not put, out items that are too
heavy for the men to pick up,
and we urge everyone to have ,
the trash stacked neatly next
to their .regular refuse con-
tainers,'* said Blum.
He reminded the special tr-
uck will not make repeat tr-
ips. "Persons must have wh-
atever they want picked up
next to the curb at the regu-
lar pick up time,'' said Blum.
x<3$38&8B£^$^£:^$^^
Vote registration deadline for citizens of Washington County
is Saturday at noon and tax assessor-collector HENRY AP-
PEL urges everyone to take care of his rights at the polls by
registering by then.. ARTHUR (BUBBA)SCHOM BURG looking
forward to the Salt Grass Trail doings slated as the next
big show here.. Former Cub cage star enjoys visit with old
buddies as they clipped B. C. Elmore in a fine win.. Congrat-
ulations to DUANE OLNEY named to head the Banner adver-
tising department...AUBREY HYATT greeting a customer
with a friendly smile... Chief of police ARTHUR STERNBERG
and his staff on the move at abusy pace for the past week....
Thanks to QUINNEY WILKENING for bring by one of the
brochures showing what the city could look like if plans are
approved...TRAVIS WINKELMANN shaping up his organiza-
tion at the new location... County Agent BILL THANE well
pleased with the response to this week designated as "3.76
in ’76" in the county showing the potential for agriculture
<' and ranching...Don’t forget to buy a ticket to the Burton dance
Friday night that will greatly benefit the PATSYSTEENKEN
FUND...MERYL HARRIS pushing hard to make the Cham-
■ her banquet another success...Get well wishes to EDWIN
. SEEKER...Pretty PAM HOBBS and WANDA CARTER prepar-
ing for the.big Girl Scout cookie sale...Burton’s High School
—---Senior Class is sponsoring a cage tourney beginning tonight
til Saturday with 30 teams entered to provide some exciting
entertainment.-
I would like to take this support, this valuable exper-
opportunity to thank Mr. Meryl lence would not have been
Harris, Manager of the Cham- possible.
ber of Commerce, for the most Theresa Mikeska
rewarding and educational part ~ .---------
of my college career. Through Motley R ites
Mr. Harris’ experience, time, s
and patience, 1 have learned Set Friday
more about the world of busi-
LARRY SEIDEL has been na- ness and the business of life Funeral services for Sister
med business manager of the .than I could have in any course
Case Power and Equipment ever offered.
Company here. Seidel with his ' 1 want to thank the Board of
Clara E. Motley, who died
Monday, Jan. 25, will be held
Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the
Main Street Baptist Church,
905 E. Main Street, Brenham,
wife, Suzanne and 6-year-old City Development, the Cham-
son Jeffrey recently moved to ber of Commerce Board of
Brenham from Hutchinson, Directors, Chamber commit-
Kansas where he was assoc- tees, the Farmer’s Market, .
iated with the Case store th- the Rotary Club, and the Wel- Herman Hahn
ere. He has been with the fare department for allowing
company since 1958 in his me to attend their meetings, Dies At Home
hometown of McPherson, and, thereby, receive first-
Kansas. Following his grad- hand knowledge of the activit- Herman Hahn, 96, of Rt. 5,
uation from Kansas State Uni- ies of my community. Brenham (Prairie Hill), died
versify In 1966 he joined the I also want to express my at the family residence Thurs-
Case Kansas City, Mo. Br- thanks to those businesses and day at 5 a. m.
anch as a field service repre- individuals who have made Funeral arrangements are
with the Rev. L. V. Harvey
officiating.
sentative. He brings to Bren- possible the existence of the pending and will be announ-
ham a vast knowledge of the Washington County Chamber ced later by the Brenham Me-
farm equipment business. • of Commerce. Without their mortal Chapel. ’
■■■J M.
USO DAY in Brenham for Feb. 4 was proclaimed by Mayor
W. F. Hasskarl, Jr. at the request of Arthur Al Gelck, USO
National Council Representative for Washington County as
he witnesses the signing of the document in which Mayor
Hasskarl noted the service freely given by the USO for 30
years .to the Armed Forces of the U. S. around the world.
He waged citizens here to observe the anniversary of this
great organization.
Mrs. Spitzer’s
Rites Set Friday
Mrs. Bertha Kruse Spitzer,
50, wife of Garrett H. Spit-
zer, of Rt. 1, Brenham, died
• in a Brenham hospital Thurs-
day at 5:20 a. m.
Funeral services will be
held at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church Friday at '3 p. m.
with the Rev. Thomas H. Swy-
gert officiating. Burial will be
in the Prairie Lea Cemetery.
The Brenham Memorial Cha-
pel is in charge of arrange-
ments.
k Survivors include her hus-
band; one son, Doyle Douglas
Spitzer of Brenham; three dau-
ghters, Mrs. Leslie (Sherry)
' Blume of La Grange, Miss
Jan Elyane Spitzer and Miss
Lu Beth Spitzer, both of Br-
enham; one grandson, C t
Blume of La Grange; her mo-
ther, Mrs. - .
of Brenham; her mother-in-
law, Mrs. Herman R. Spitzer
of Brenham; two brothers, Ed
F. Kruse and Howard W.
Kruse, both of Brenham; two
sisters, Mrs. Charles (Mil-
dred ) Bridges of College Sta-
tion and Miss Evelyn AM
Kruse of San Antonio.
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Moser, Charles & O'Shea, William. Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1971, newspaper, January 28, 1971; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696052/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.