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Schulenburg's State and National Prize-Winning Newspaper
THE SCHULENBURG STICKER
VOL. LXVII—NO. 43
SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS—THURSDAY. MAY 18, 1961
PRICE 10c—ESTABLISHED 1893—EIGHT PAGES
Babe Ruth League Practice Time
Schedule Announced for 42 Players
The 42 or more boys between
the ages 13, 14, and 15 who
have reported for Babe Ruth
League play have been divided
into two squads and will con'
tinue to practice twice a week
at 7:30 in the evenings until
the regular league schedule of
games begins on June 1st.
Schulenburg is a part of the
Central Division of the Tri-
County Babe Ruth League. La
Grange teams 1 and 2, Flatonia,
Weimar, and Schulenburg teams
1 and 2 will make up this di-
vision for the 1961 season. The
designation of 1 and 2 is mere-
ly a number designation for
identification purposes since
the two squads are divided as
equally as possible.
Practice sessions for Team
1 will be held on Tuesdays arid
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. The
Houston Signal
Paints vs. Jaycee
Texans Here Sunday
The Signal Paints amateur
baseball team of Houston will
play the Schulenburg Texans
at Kehrer Park Sunday, May
21 at 3 p.m.
The Signal Paints team is
managed by Wilbert "Whip"
Berger. Also on the roster are
several other ex-local baseball
stars, Dennis Dusek, Jerry and
Bobby Muras, Francis Schind-
ler and Alvin Winkler Jr., for-
merly of the Ammannsville
Ramblers. Wilbert and Vernon
Berger, former players of the
St. John Eagles team, also play
v/ith the Houston team.
Starting on the mound for
the Houston ball club will be
Bennie Heinrich, former pitch-
ing star of the La Grange De-
mons and Weimar M & G Feed-
Sorry You're Sick ..
J. J. Okruhlik is a patfent in
the Youens Hospital.
Mrs. Leon Maeker of Waelder
is a patient in the Youens Hos-
pital.
Mrs. Henry Rosenauer is still
a patient in the Youens Hospi-
tal.
Miss Adele Gebert is still
confined to the Youens Hos-
pital.
Mrs. W. H. Neumann is a
patient in the Youens Hospital.
Edwin Pavlicek of Flatonia is
a patient in the Youens Hospi-
tal.
Dewey Brooks of Columbus
underwent surgery in the You
ens Hospital Friday.
Mrs. Eniil Kobza is reported
a patient in the Youens Hospi-
tal.
Miss Ruth Brewer is a pa-
tient in the Youens Hospital.
present roster for this team
consists of: Ernest Mensik,
Stanley Segura, Freddie Nix,
Don Pennington, Ronnie Schroe-
der, Arnold Michalke, Howard
Pauler, Delwin Dieringer, Har-
vey Wagner, Arlen Lamascus,
John Cernosek, Gary Lacina,
Leroy Vacek, Leroy Knesek,
Joe Cernosek, John Maroul,
Rickie Cernosek, Dennis Ermis,
Otto Kocian, Steve Wagner and
John Veselka.
Practice sessions for Team
2 will be held on Mondays and
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. The
present roster for this team
consists of: Hugo Hollas, Ron-
nie Rainosek, Danny Cernosek,
Hank Babylon, Ronnie Starry,
Andrew Mensik, Harlan Berger,
Donnie Christen, Allen Berger,
Billy Coleman, Nolan WaRner,
John Coleman, Bob Smrkovsky,
Elias Roche, Tommy Holub,
Leroy Mensik, Victor Michalec,
John Pratka, Alfons Schrader,
Robert Heinrich and David
Gabler.
President of the local league,
Danny Schrocder, stated that
complete schedules for all four
divisions have been printed and
they have been distributed
throughout the business places
in town.
CLINTON BORIACK
Salutatorian
BETTY HABA
Valedictorian
Schulenburg High School
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
Sunday Evening, May 21, 1961
Eight O'clock
High School Gymnasium
C. W. Meyer
Makes Business
Trip to Washington
C. W. Meyer boarded a Falcon
jet plane Sunday morning at 8
o'clock at the Houston Airport
for Washington, D. C. to attend
to Fayette Co-operative busi-
ness in that city. He is expected
home Tuesday night.
Mrs. Ed. Farek
Is Re-Elected
CDA Grand Regent
Officers were elected at the
May 1 meeting of the Catholic
Daughters of America, Court
St. Rose No. 1597, held in the
Knights of Columbus Home.
Mrs. Ed. Farek presided at the
business meeting.
Mrs. Farek was re-elected
grand regent and other officers
are Mrs. Emil Janacek, vice-
grand regent; Miss Lillian Da-
vid, prophetess; Mrs. Henry
Hercik, financial secretary; Miss
Adele Ripper, treasurer; Mrs.
Erwin Pavlik, historian; Mrs.
Alfred Blaschke, lecturer; Mrs.
Frank Kocurek, monitor; Mrs.
John Bohac, sentinel.
Also, Mrs. Eugene Hollas,
organist and Mrs. Fred Balcar
and Mrs. Frank Pilat, trustees
for three years.
Officers will be installed at
the June 6 meeting by Mrs.
Robert Schiurring of Garwood,
district deputy.
A report was given on the
cancer drive fund in which
Processional "This Is My Father's World"
The High School Choir
Mrs. H. J. Schaefer, Director
Invocation Rev. Jesse Mothersbaugh
Pastor, Methodist Church
Trio "Lord's Prayer"
Sermon Rev. Fred Mehrtens
Pastor, St. Paul United Church
Benediction Rev. Jesse Mothersbaugh
Pastor, Methodist Church
Recessional —
"Are You Able, Said The Master"
The High School Choir
Escorts: Junior Class Officers
Ushers: Junior Class Members
1961 Honor Graduates
High Scholastic Honors at SHS
Go to Betty Haba & Clinton Boriack
Betty Jean Haba has been
named valedictorian of the
1961 graduating class of Schu-
lenburg High School. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Haba of Schulenburg- and was
recently selected as one of the
five students in the United
States to be awarded a H. J.
Heinz Scholarship for $1,000.
Salutatorian honors were
achieved by Clinton James Bor-
iack, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Boriack.
Betty was a member of the
Student Council in her fresh-
man and junior years and
■served as secretary in her se-
nior year. She was a member
of the Gorman Club in her
freshman and junior years and
reporter in her senior year and
a member of the FHA for three
years, serving as treasurer for
the 1900-1961 term.
She has been a member of
the National Honor Society in
her sophomore, junior and se-
nior years and has held the of-
fice of secretary the past two
years. Miss Haba received the
Betty Crocker Homemaker of
Tomorrow Award for 1961 and
named Outstanding Stu-
dent in 1960. She plans to at-
tend Texas Women's University
at Denton in the fall.
Clinton was a member of Na-
Texans Outscore Bernardo 10 To 6
As Mensik Is Star Relief Pitcher
Thomas Mensik relieved
starting Texan pitcher Gene
Vornsand in the fifth inning
and allowed Bernardo only two
hits in the rest of the game as
the Schulenburg Texans downed
the Hurricanes 10-6 at Bernar-
members participated in coop-|<lo last Sunday,
oration with other civic groups
of the community. The grand
regent asked all the members
to help secure news clippings
for the scrapbook to be taken
to the state convention in San
Angelo in April, 1962.
Hostesses were Mesdames
Alfred Kahlich, Leo Kahlich,
Leo J. Janicek, Emil Janacek,
Jerome Kahanck and Ernest
Janek.
Parish Picnic At
High Hill Sept. 3rd
The pastor and parishioners
of the St. Mary's Parish of
High Hill met recently and set
their annual parish picnic for
Sunday, September 3.
Bernardo moved into an ear-
ly lead when they picked up
two runs in the bottom of the
first inning on two doubles and
a single off Vornsand. The
Texans bounced right back and
also scored two runs in the top
of the second to tie the game
at 2-2. Leo Hollas and David
Kahlich hit back to back tri-
ples followed by a single by
Dennis Ohnheiser to drive in
Kahlich for the tying run.
In the third inning the Tex-
ans dented home plate three
more times. Daniel Schroeder
led off with a single, Teddy
Vanek sacrificed, Hollas drew
an intentional pass, James
Brossmann singled, and Henry
Kahlich cleared the bases with
EDITORIAL . . .
Schulenburg NEEBS Housing Bevelopments
by MRS. FLORENCE BOSL
The issue is plain. What are we going to do for housing for peo-
ple who want to settle in Schulenburg?
Last Saturday a gentleman came into The Sticker office during
the noon hour and was asking about accommodations for 15 families
who would be stationed here with a seismograph crew. They would
reside here approximately a year and perhaps longer.
What could we answer them except there was no housing available.
Two years ago in June we organized an Industrial Foundation
to bring industry to our community. As a result, Armco began con-
struction of a plant which will be ready for operation in the near
future. Already one of their employees was forced to rent property
in an adjacent town because none was available here.
How will Schulenburg benefit if those wlio seek to settle here,
work here, get their paychecks here, must reside in other places?
We want them here, not for their paychecks alone but because they
affiliate with our churches, our schools, our organizations and con-
tribute to community growth.
It is time that thinking citizens realize that we must face this
problem and face it quickly. Shall we be forced to petition Washington
to be classified as "a depressed area" and have federally sponsored
housing projects begun?
An investment in one's hometown may not be a "get-rich" scheme
but it has potentialities beyond the investment return. If homes and
apartments are developed future growth is more easily accomplished
for the one and simple reason: People go where they can work and
live a full and complete life and that can be done when the town
which furnishes them employment is alert to their housing needs.
a double to give the Texans a
5-2 lead.
Bernardo picked up one run
in the third inning, one in the
fourth and two in the fifth to
move to a 6-5 lead. At this
point Mensik took over the
pitching chores for the Texans
and held the Hurricanes hitless
until the bottom of the ninth
inning when they got two in-
field hits and a walk to load
the bases. Mensik bared down
and pitched his way out of the
inning without allowing a run.
The Texans got five runs in
the top of the sixth off the
Hurricane's starting pitcher,
Bert Brosig, to take a 10-6 lead
which proved to be the final
score.
Mensik was the winning
pitcher and Brosig was the lo-
ser. Final line score: Texans—
10 runs, 13 hits and 4 errors.
Hurricanes—6 runs, 14 hits and
5 errors.
List Your Rental
Vacancies With
Local C. of C. Office
The local Chamber of Com-
merce and your newspaper of-
fice is getting numerous calls
for rooms, apartments and
houses for rent, either furnish-
ed or unfurnished. Please call
144 and list any available rent
space with the Chamber of
Commerce office.
If you have previously listed
rent space, please list it again
if it is still vacant and to get
quick results place an ad in the
classified section of our paper.
tional Honor Society for three
years and served in the offices
of treasurer and vice-president
during that time. He was a
member of the Thespian Society
•in his sophomore, junior and
senior years and was named an
Outstanding Student in his
freshman year.
He was chosen on the All-
Star Cast for Area One-Act
Play, All-Star District Basket-
ball Team and All District
Football Team in his senior
year. In his junior year he was
given Honorable Mention on All
District Basketball Team and
has received the S-Award for
the past four years.
Clinton plans to attend Texas
Lutheran College at Seguin.
Joe K. Wells
Addresses Moravia
Graduates May 23
Joe K. Wells, assistant vice-
president of Vnn Austin Na-
tional Bank at Austin, will de-
liver the Commencement Ad-
dress at Moravia on May 23.
Mr. Wells graduated from
the University of Texas Law
School in 1936 and from the
time of his graduation to 1956
served as general counsel, as-
sistant director and chief of
the insurance department of
the Texas Employment Com-
mission. In 1956 he came to
the Austin National Bank in
the field of public relations.
He served as a state repre-
sentative in the Legislature
from 1933 until 1936, repre-
senting Navarro County.
of Schulenburg Schools
Joan Janacek and Pat Bodgers
BF Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Receiving top scholastic hon-
ors, Joan Janacek was named
valedictorian of the 1961 Bishop
Forest Graduation class. Joan
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Janacek of Wei-
mar.
Salutatorian is Patricia Rod-
gers, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. C. Rodgers, also of
Weimar.
Joan is presently serving as
reporter of the Sodality and co-
editor of the annual staff. For
four years she has been a mem-
ber of the FHA and band. A
member of the National Honor
Society for two years, Joan also
served as treasurer of the Stu-
dent Council in .her second
year and secretary in her third
year at Bishop Forest. Joan,
who plays clarinet, was chosen
for the All-Star Band in her
freshman and junior years.
This year she played a role in
the senior play, "Broken Re-
hearsal."
Pat is vice-president of the
National Honor Society, pho-
tography editor of the "Silva-
scope," and was chosen re-
cently as the representative at
the Nada May Fete. In her|
sophomore year Pat received
second place in declamation. In
FHA Pat has held the offices
of secretary in her junior year
and third vice-president in her
sophomore year. Pat has also
been a member of band, choral,
Sodality, homeroom represen-
tative of the Student Council in
her junior year, and partici-
pated in the senior play, "Drag
Race." In her sophomore and
freshman days she was class
secretary and treasurer, respec-
tively.
Both the valedictorian and
the salutatorian will
scholarships.
receive
Commencement
Exercises Set For
BF Seniors May 28
Commencement exercises for
the 1961 Bishop Forest High
School seniors will be held Sun-
day, May 28, beginning with
Mass at 6 p.m.
Following the church services
a banquet will be served at 7
p.m. followed by the gradua-
tion exercises at 8 p.m. in the
Bishop Forest Gym.
German Contest
Winners at SHS
Winners of a recent German
contest held at Schulenburg
High School are: Champion
Gorman II, Patrick Heinrich
and second place, Alice Baum-
bach.
Champion German I, Leon
Fiedler and tied for second
place, Gracie Vavra, Patricia
Ling, Marilyn Ilertel and Carol I this morning,
Suspect Picked
Up for Attempted
Burglary of Cafe
An attempt to enter the R.
A. Wind's Cafe was discovered
about 5 a.m. Wednesday morn-
ing by Stanley Dominic, Schu-
lonburg nightwatchman. A
brick had been used to break
the front door glass, but the
would-be burglar had not en-
tered the cafe.
The nightwatchman notified
Fritz Prilop, Schulenburg chief
of police, who picked up a sus-
pect at the edge of town and
lodged him in the local jail.
Sheriff Jim Flournoy along
with local officers were inves-
tigating the attempted burglary
but as yet no
JOAN JANACEK
Valedictorian
Kalich.
charges have been filed.
Mrs. Anton Pavlas
Interred at Moulton
1946 Graduating Class of SHS
Holds Third Beunion Here May 13
The third reunion of the
Schulenburg High School grad-
uating class of 1946 was held
at the Community Center Sat-
urday evening, May 13 at
Funeral services for Mrs.
Anton Pavlas, 62, were held
from the Smith Funeral Home
in Moulton and at the St. Jo-
seph's Catholic Church with the
Rev. Emil Vinklarek officiating.
Interment was in the Moulton
Catholic Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband;
two daughters, Mrs. Morris
Muehlstcin of Moulton and Mrs.
Lydia Muehlstcin of Victoria;
three step-daughters, Mrs. Lad-
die Mlaresh and Mrs. Alvin
Rothbauer of Moulton and Mrs.
Eleanora Welfl of Houston and
her father, John Haba of
Schulenburg.
Firemen's Dance
Slated for May 29
The Schulenburg Firemen's
Benefit Dance will be held at
the Tri Association Hall Mon-
day night, May 29. Music will
•be provided by Jurecka Or-
chestra and tickets are avail-
able from the firemen.
o'clock. Sixteen classmates, the
lass sponsor, superintendent
and their families and guests
were present for the occasion.
A delicious meal consisting
of barbecue chicken and all the
trimmings was served. After
the meal a short business meet-
ing was held at which a com-
mittee was appointed and plans
were made to have another re-
union in 1966. Following the
business meeting, Danny Adam-
cik, class president, called upon
Mrs. Oscar Grosser, class spon-
sor and Mr. James Maddux Sr.,
former superintendent at SHS,
to give short addresses.
Several interesting events
•were recalled by members of
the class, such as: James Mad-
dux Jr., having the youngest
child attending and traveling
the farthest distance to attend
the reunion; Alice Blahuta
Frietsch, married the longest;
Virginia Vornsand Herzik, hav-
ing four children and Delores
Kahlich' Guenther, also having
four children and her son being
the oldest child attending.
The reunion was thoroughly
enjoyed by the following: Mr.
and Mrs. James Maddux Sr.,
Veterans Memorial Swimming
Pool Opens for Season May 27
The Veterans Memorial Swim-
ming Pool at Wolters Park in
Schulenburg opened for private
parties Monday, May IS and
will be open each week day
thereafter, from 2 to 9 p.m.
The pool will be open to the
general public on Saturday and
Sunday, May 20 and 21. Season
tickets from June 1 to Septem-
ber 1 are now available.
The official Splash Day open-
ing will be held Saturday, May
27.
Kyle; Danny Adamcik, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Novak and chil-
dren, Houston; Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Shimek and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Michalek and
children, Pasadena; Miss Grace
Konvicka, Austin; Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Herzik and children, Co-
lumbus; Mr. and Mrs. Merle
Stcrnadol and children, Ledbet-
ter; Charlie Frietsch and Miss
Dorothy Cox, Freeport;
Also Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Prilop and daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Bayard Myers and chil-
dren, San Antonio; Mr. and
Mrs. James Maddux Jr. and
children, Odessa; Mr. and Mrs.
George Krupala and daughter,
Anson; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Guenther and children, La
Grange; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Gresser and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Sustr and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Stavinoha and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Emil
W. Frietsch and daughter,
Schulenburg.
Class members not in attend-
ance were Ernestine Demel Koe-
nig, Weimar; Beatrice Brewer
Scott, Eagle Lake, Wendy Kle-
sel Hrncir, Victoria; Imogene
McFarlin Bowling, San Antonio;
Genevieve Kahanek Schwirt-
lich, Corpus Christi; Harlan
Ivy and Harry Klapuch, Hous-
ton and Winfred Hilscher, Schu-
lenburg.
PATRICIA RODGERS
Salutatorian
Fayette 80 And
Over Club Slates
Dinner for June 20
The Fayette County 80 and
Over Club have scheduled their
next meeting and supper for
Tuesday night, June 20, at the
Hermes School Cafeteria in La
Grange.
The supper is open to all
Fayette countians who are of
age 80 and above and all of
them are cordially invited and
urged to attend. More parti-
culars pertaining to the forth-
coming supper-meeting will be
revealed later. The supper will
hereafter be an annual sum-
mertime event.
W. C. Hunter served the club
as chairman and Tax Assessor-
Collector Gilbert H. Eck is sec-
retary-treasurer.
Red Cross Offers
Free Swimming
Instructions Here
Registration blanks for the
forthcoming American Red
Cross swimming lessons will be
distributed at the Schulenburg
Public High School and Ele-
mentary School and the Bishop
Forest High School and Pa-
rochial Elementary School ac-
cording to Ilirsh. N. Schwartz.
A child must be six years of
ape by June 21 to be eligible
for the swimming lessons. The
classes will last two weeks be-
ginning June 13 and will be
taught by Walter Welch. All
children must have an applica-
tion signed by parents or guar-
dians and also a doctor's cer-
tificate showing they are phy-
sically fit to take the lessons.
These blanks will also be fur-
nished at the school.
There will be a $2.00 fee for
the use of the pool which can
be paid when the lessons begin
or no fee will be charged if a
child has a $5.00 season ticket.
Just how many lives we have
saved by teaching this course
will probably never be known
but! if it has been only one it
has been certainly worth the
effort.
This is just one of the many
services derived from the Am-
erican Red Cross that your con-
tribution makes available. Have
you made your donation—it is
never too late. Donations are
still being collected. Leave your
donation at the office of H. N.
Schwartz or call and someone
will pick it up.
Former Resident
Seriously 111 In
San Angelo Hospital
Oswald Hoffmann Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Hoffmann
Sr. of Schulenburg, who resides
in San Angelo became sudden-
ly ill Saturday evening and was
rushed to the hospital in that
city.
At this writing the doctors
have not been able to diagnose
his illness. Mrs. Hoffmann and
son, Billy and Miss Maxine
Jochen left early Monday morn-
ing to be at his bedside.
LL NOTICE
All Little League ball play-
ers are asked to turn in their
applications to their homeroom
teacher by Friday, May 19. All
boys, ages 8 through 12, may
participate in Little League
baseball.
Former Students
Of St. John's To
Gather on May 28
All former students of St.
John's School will have a re-
union on May 28 at St. John's
Hall. Those attending may bring
their wives or husbands and a
basket lunch for the family-
style dinner.
Fayette 4-H'ers Win Sears Gilts
Each year Fayette County
4-H members are eligible to
participate in the county swine
program which is sponsored by
the Sears Roebuck Foundation
and administered by the Exten-
sion Service through the Coun-
ty Agricultural Agents.
The Fayette County program
is comprised of seven gilts and
one boar. 1961 winners receiv-
ing gilts were Harlen Berger,
Schulenburg 4-H; Linda Ephr-
iam, Winchester 4-H; Clifford
Giese, La Grange 4-H; Lucille
Moellenberg, Rutersville 4-H;
Donald Peck, La Grange 4-H
and Glenn Peck, La Grange 4-
H. The 1961 boar was given to
Jimmie Schaefer of the Ruters-
ville 4-H Club.
Most of these pigs were re-
turned from. 1960 gilts' litters.
In order to continue the pro-
gram each club member receiv-
ing a gilt is to return a gilt out
of the first litter. Each pig is
to be fed and cared for under
the supervision of county a-
gents. The club members re-
ceiving the boar must see that
each awarded gilt is bred free
of charge.
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