The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 6, 1951 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME XXIX
LA GRANGE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1951
NUMBER 36
JOINT MEETING Four City Candidates
Get Names On Ballot
La Grange’s April 3 city
election ballot will carry the
names of only four candidates,
all unopposed, while two posts
will have to be filled by write-
ins.
When the filing dead'ine
passed at midnight Saturday,
this was the picture:
Milton Von Minden, retiring
alderman in Ward 2, was the
sole applicant for the post of
Mayor G. A. Koenig who is
not a candidate.
Small Hijrh School
Survey In Progress;
Cooperation Asked
An extensive survey is now
in progress in all school dis-
tricts in Fayette county that
have high schools with less
than 100 scholastics. In most
cases the survey is being con-
ducted by the joint efforts of
teachers, high school students
and selected patrons of the
community.
County Supt. Fritz Lobpries
urges full cooperation with
those in charge of the survey.
“The Texas Education Agen-
cy is asking local communities
to join it in a program to bring
about adequate educational
opportunities for all,” Mr. Lob-
pries stated, “and in order to
make this program more ef-
fective, much study must be
given to the high schools in
which fewer than one hundred
pupils are enrolled, since it is
in these smaller high schools
that many young people of
Texas are educated.”
According to the Agency,
much information is now avail-
able on the operation of the
small high schools, but it is
almost all in the form of facts
and figures that are of little
value without some judgments
as to their meaning in a parti-
cular community. The purpose
of the survey is to obtain data
on the community surround-
ing the school so that both
factors can be considered joint-
ly in the effort to provide the
best and equal opportunities
for all, it was pointed out.
“Some districts are thickly
settled while others are sparse;
some people have good roads
while others live on muddy
lanes; some districts have large
parochial schools while others
do not; some are wealthy and
some are poor. Any one or
more of these conditions can
create a problem within a dis-
trict altogether different from
a problem of a neighboring
district, and it is for this pur-
pose that the survey is being
made,” the superintendent ex-
plained.
“It is not a matter of dictat-
ing or trying to tell the dis-
tricts what to do. It is merely
the first attempt ever made to
actually obtain a clear picture
of the problems and status of
the communities as a whole so
that these findings may be
utilized to bring about better
advantages to the child. Full
cooperation with the survey
will be a service to your com-
munity,” he added.
Commissioners Name
Election Judges For ’51
ON COTTON SET
HERE MARCH 9
How To Increase
County’s Yield
To Be Discussed
A joint meeting of the Fay-
ette County 7-Step Cotton
committee and PMA county
and community committeemen
will be held in the district
court room, La Grange, Fri-
day, March 9 at 1:30 p. m.
The PMA committeemen
will meet in the morning to
take care of regular business
and set tentative dates for cot-
ton meetings in the nine PMA
communities in the county.
This is a good time for voca-
tional agriculture teachers, G.
I. veteran teachers, represent-
atives of other agencies and
representatives of the business
concerns that are directly con-
cerned with the cotton program
in the county to get in on the
ground floor of the all-import-
ant cotton program, County
Agent J. C. Yeary and J. S.
Reese advise.
“Certainly, the agencies and
business concerns will want to
do their part in helping the
farmers produce more cotton
to meet the present emergency
without disturbing the long-
time balanced farming program
that is so necessary to keep
our food, feed and livestock
program going in good shape.
This looks like a good chance
for county and local Farm
Bureaus to strengthen their
program in helping out in this
very vital program,” they de-
clared.
Subjects to be discussed at
this meeting in addition to
planning a schedule of meet-
ings will be control of insects
and diseases, fertilizers, ma-
chine equipment .for labor sav-
ing, and any other problems of
cotton production and mar-
keting that the farmers want
discussed.
Mrs. Agnes Listvan
Expires Saturday
Mrs. Agnes Listvan, 85, of
Fayetteville expired Saturday.
Funeral services will be
held Tuesday morning at 9
o’clock at the Knesek chapel
with continued services at the
St. John’s Catholic church. In-
terment will be in the Fayette-
ville Catholic cemetery. Rev.
.•Frank L. Matustik will offici-
ate.
Mrs. Listvan, nee Agnes
Sycora, was bom in Czecho-
slovakia on May 6, 1865. In
1890 she was united in mar-
riage with Jacob Listvan in
Czechoslovakia. The couple
immigrated to this country in
1896, settling near Fayetteville.
Surviving are two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Annie Marusik of
Fayetteville and Mrs. Albina
Havlik of Lott; and one son,
Adolph Listvan.
Mrs. Carrie Muzny
Buried Monday
Last rites for Mrs. Carrie
Muzny, 82, were held at the
Jecmenek Funeral chapel, El-
linger, Monday morning at 9
o’clock with continued servic-
es at the St. Mary’s Catholic
church. Rev. Francis Kolar of-
ficiated and burial was in the
St. Mary’s Catholic cemetery.
Mrs Muzny expired in Hous-
ton early Saturday morning
AUXILIARY TO MEET
The American Legion Auxil-
iary will meet Thursday night
at 7:30 p. m. at the Legion
hall. A large attendance is
urged.
HAVE BABY GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Lehmann
of Warda are the happy parents
of a seven pound eight ounce
baby girl bom at the La
Grange hospital Saturday. She
has been named Norma Jean.
Election judges for 1951 were
appointed at Thursday’s meet-
ing of commissioners’ court.
Appointees by precincts are
as follows, with the first nam-
ed being the presiding judge
and others associate judges.
L ba Grantee: Nate F. Rudl, Al-
fred Heintae, D. J. Weikel, Chris.
Horry.
2, Bluff: August Hauamann,
Paul Hensel.
3, Hostyn: Alois Janda. Willie
Muraa.
4, Hutersvllle: W. E Rrendle.
Carl E. 8. Eieblg, Erwin Opper-
mann. Peter Baron.
r>, Plum: Emil Blath. F. L. Vasek.
W. L. Morgan, Uerh. \Vousels.
City Engineer W. C. Hruska
and Alderman H. A. Engbrock
of Ward 3 are offering for re-
election.
Onlv new candidate is
Rudolnh Giese who seeks the
Ward 4 alderman post of Edgar
Rosenberg who is not a candi-
date.
There are no candidates for
the Ward 2 job nor for the
Ward 1 job where H. C. Ritter
is not asking re-election.
Randolph Chapter
Is Best All-Around
In Area III Meet
Randolph high school’s N.
F. A. chapter proved to be
the best all-round chapter at
the Area III elimination held
at Marlin high school Satur-
day.
The chapter walked away
with the following places: first
in chapter conducting, second
in N. F. A. quiz, second in
public speaking, third in ama-
teur selection and third in the
judging contest.
The La Grange chapter kept
up its usual form by out-scor-
ing all forty-five chapters in
the chapter conducting con-
test. The number of points to
be scored was 450; the La
Grange chapter scored 438.
The visiting Prairie View A.
& M. judge stated, “In all the
years of my directing the con-
test, I have never seen such a
smooth operating chapter.”
The members of the. team are:
Dalton Hughes, president;
Thomas Collins, vice-president;
Ervin Hughes, reporter; John
Kimble, treasurer; Walter
Grant, secretary; and J. C.
Jackson, adviser.
The N. F. A. quiz was a
tight race. The La Grange
chapter won second with a
score of 30 points; the first
place team from Lott’s chap-
ter won with a score of 30%
points. Paul Drisdale and
Walter Grant represented the
La Grange chapter.
The public speaking contest
was an outstanding win as far
(See RANDOLPH, Page 2)
P-TA To Meet
Thursday Night
The regular meeting of the
La Grange Parent-Teacher
Association will be held Thurs-
day evening at 7:30 at the Her-
mes Elementary school.
The tenth grade will be in
charge of the program. The
guest speaker will be Mrs.
John A. Logan who will have
as her topic, “Cultivating in
Children A Taste for the
Good.”
A large attendance is urged.
HERE ON FURLOUGH
Pfc. Glenn A. Prause of
Camp Cooke, Calif., arrived
here Saturday morning to
spend an eight-day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Prause. He expects to
be sent to Japan about the
middle of March.
6, Blegel: Joe Tachledel, Chaa.
Polasek. Chaa. Harlfinger, Gar-
land Wcaaela.
7. Elllnger: W. C. Beyer, J. A
Novoaad, Walter Koehl, Fred
Wanner.
*. Fayetteville: Lee Helnaohn,
Jerry Vavra, Ed Sarraaln, F. A.
Schtilse.
9, Willow Springs: Emil O. Han-
nlner, Joa. Coufal. Theo. Helnaohn.
10, Warren ton: Lorens Cordea.
Ben Halamicek, Emil Sommer,
David Doerr.
11, Haw Creek: W. H. Dtckmann,
Robert Stacke.
12, Round Top: Dennis Etsel.
Emil Hchwarts, Waldemar Noak,
(See JUDGES, Page 2)
LA GRANGE FFA
BOYS WIN TWO
AREA CONTESTS
Schulenburg And
Caldwell Tie For
Sweepstakes Honor
The La Grange F. F. A.
Chapter’s senior chapter con-
ducting and junior chapter con-
ducting teams placed first in
the Area leadership contest
held here Saturday.
This was in competition with
four other district winning
teams previously named win-
ners of their respective dis-
tricts. The Area has some
seventy chapters and eight dis-
tricts. Three district winners
did not participate.
The scores for the senior
chapter conducting contest, was
as follows: La Grange 891,
Cameron 887, Bay City 835,
Navasota 702, and Cuero 514.
The junior chapter conduct-
ing teams placed in the follow-
ing order: La Grange, Camer-
on, Caldwell, Cuero and Bryan.
The La Grange team enter-
ing the senior farm skill de-
monstration contest placed
seventh.
Fayetteville’s Greenhand
Quiz team placed first in that
contest with a score of 161,
Calvert second with 153, Bell-
ville third with 148, Crescent
of Wharton fourth with 139,
Navasota fifth with 131, Cald-
well sixth with 119, and Gana-
do seventh with 98.
Schulenburg placed first in
the Junior Farm Skill Demon-
stration with a score of 918.
Other scores were: Alvin 865,
Brenham 854, Columbus 820.
Bay City 791, Heame 781%,
and Ganado 780.
Schulenburg also placed
second in the Senior Farm
Skill Demonstration contest.
Caldwell was first, Woods-
boro third, Brenham fourth,
Palacios fifth, Crescent sixth,
La Grange seventh and Sharp
eighth.
Schulenburg placed second
behind Caldwell in the Senior
F. F. A. Quiz. Flatonia was
third, Rockdale fourth, Woods-
boro fifth, Needville sixth,
Navasota seventh and Bryan
eighth.
Alfred Craix from the Alvin
chapter placed first in the Pub-
lic Speaking Contest, Frank
David from the Columbus
chapter second and Lamar
Evans from Bay City third.
The La Grange Senior Chap-
ter Conducting contest team
was composed of the following:
J. R. Rosenberg, president;
Buster Garza, vice president;
F. A. Friemel, 2nd Vice presi-
dent; George Koehler, 3rd vice
president; C. W. Kasper, secre-
tary; Dominic Muras, treasur-
er; Eugene Voelkel, reporter;
Wilfred Kratz, sentinel; Neal
(See FFA, Page 2)
Mrs. Frencis Rausl,
96, Expires Saturday
Mrs. Frencis Rausl, who
lacked six days of attaining
her 96th birthday expired at
her home here Saturday morn-
ing.
Funeral services were held
at the Koenig Funeral Home
chapel Monday morning at
8:30 o’clock with continued
services at the Plum Catholic
church. Interment was in the
new city cemetery here. Rev.
Edw«ard J. Jansky officiated.
Mrs. Rausl, nee Kadlik, was
bom in Europe on March 9,
1855. She came to this country
in 1907, settling at Granger,
and lived here since 1920. Her
husband, Mat Rausl, died on
January 18, 1925.
Survivors include two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Annie Rollak of
Houston and Mrs. Frencis
Houzvieka of Dallas; one son,
Louis Rausl of La Grange; 11
grandchildren; 18 great-grand-
children and relatives in Eu-
rope.
Junior Livestock Show Opens Tuesday
100 Leave For Houston
An even one hundred men
—64 for physical exams and
36 for induction—were shipped
out of La Grange by bus Mon-
day morning in the largest
single day’s send-off since
re-opening of selective service
operations here.
The call for physicals was
larger, but several boys were
not sent at this time because
of various legal excuses.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Dolores
Oder, clerk in charge of Draft
City Little League
To Be Formed As
Interest Runs High
The Little League meeting
and workout held at the high
school on Friday was success-
ful beyond expectations. Not
only were 45 Little Leaguers
present but also about 25 in-
terested adults, fathers and
supervisors.
Little League regulations
were explained to those pre-
sent and was received with
much enthusiasm.
In view of the large number
of boys present it was the un-
amious opinion that a city lea-
gue should be organized to
give nil the boys a chance to
plnv and that way also provide
a system of training from which
a team will be picked to re-
present La Grange in the new-
ly-organized Little League
which is comprised of neigh-
boring towns and will begin at
a later date than first planned.
To form this system of train-
ing four teams will probably
be selected and sponsored by
local organizations, businesses
or individuals. Anyone wish-
ing to sponsor one of these
teams may contact Les Blume
or Blondie Cronenberger. The
expenses involved In sponsor-
ing one of the teams will be
light in view of the fact that
uniforms will not be needed.
However, the team chosen to
represent La Grange in Lea-
gue play must be fully uni-
formed according to regula-
tions. A sponsor is also needed
for this team.
As soon as sponsors are se-
lected and teams formed, prac-
tice will begin. This should be
done as soon as possible in
order to provide a longer train-
ing period.
Those interested are asked
to watch the local papers for
future practice dates.
JC MEET PUT OFF
The La Grange Jaycees’
meeting, scheduled for Monday
night (tonight), has been post-
poned until next Monday at
7:30 p. m. due to the fact that
representatives of the organi-
zation are to participate in a
banquet at the school in ob-
servance of Public School
Week. Members are requested
to participate in the open
house at the school Friday.
Board 44, said that an even
larger nurrtPer is scheduled
to leave on April 5. In another
double-header operation, 75
will be sent for physical exams
and 41 for induction.
Among the group scheduled
for examination next month
will probably be some 19 year
old boys. It is almost certain,
Mrs. Oder said, that there will
•not be enough in the 20 and
over bracket to fill the call.
Firemen Receive
Four Donations,
Elect Delegates
La Grange firemen, at a reg-
ular meeting Thursday, ac-
knowledged receipt of several
donations and also elected de-
legates to the district conven-
vention to be held at Moulton
on April 1.
The department had borrow-
ed a set of tire chains from J.
R. Steinbrook during the re-
cent cold weather when streets
were iced-over. When the de-
partment decided to buy the
chains as a safeguard against
future emergencies of this na-
ture, Mr. Steinbrook donated
them.
Three cash donations were
also received. They were from
Mrs. Mary Schneider, Mrs.
Della Moellenbemdt, and one
anonymous donor. All were in
appreciation of the boys’ fire
fighting work.
In this connection it was
emphasized that the depart-
ment does not Want to be plac-
ed in the light of soliciting do-
nations or of charging for its
services. However, being a
volunteer organization, the
members of wl^ch give their
time and efforts and receive no
pay, contributions will not be
declined and will be for de-
partment use.
Those elected to attend the
convention are: G. C. Stephens,
delegate, and Herbert Lange,
alternate, Compay No. 1; Cla-
rence Schwake, delegate, and
John L. Sulak, alternate, Com-
pany No. 2; Gus Werth, dele-
gate, and Don Williams, alter-
nate, Company No. 3; C. V.
Creuzbaur, delegate-at-large.
A. H. Spacek will attend as
chief.
Two New Cars
Wrecked In Transit
Two 1951 Ford cars, one be-
ing towed by the other, were
wrecked when the tow bar
broke and both overturned
near the fair grounds entrance
north of La Grange Saturday
about 11 p. m.
Ernest Hardin of Longview,
driver of the tow car, was not
hurt. Both vehicles were badly
damaged.
Hardin said he was deliver-
ing the cars to Victoria and
Corpus Christi.
AUTHOR TO SPEAK
Writer On Korea
Booked To Speak
At Methodist Church
Dorothy House Vieman,
author and lecturer, will speak
in La Grange, March 13 at
7:30 p. m. at the Travis Street
Methodist church.
Mrs. Vieman speaks of
Korea where she lived for
fourteen months. She has writ-
en a book entitled “The Korean
Adventure.”
Tlie Reds strafed her home
and she was evacuated on a
Norwegian cattle freighter af-
ter the war started. Her hus-
band, Colonel Lewis D. Vie-
man, is still in Korea.
Mrs. Vieman speaks in cos-
tume and her lecture is infor-
mative, interesting and educa-
tional. She demonstrates Kor-
ean music.
A free will offering will be
taken.
Mrs. Vieman has her mas-
ter’s degree from the Univer-
sity of Texas and taught in the
Erna Girls School in Korea.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. House of Yoa-
kum. Mrs. House is district
secretary of the Weslyan Ser-
vice Guild of the Austin dis-
trict and a past president of
the Fifth District, Texas Fed-
eration of Women’s clubs.
’51 RAIN UP TO
NOW TOTALS 3.30
The skies over La Grange
have opened up just a mite
during the past two months
to give the area a total of 3.30
inches of precipitation through
Sunday.
The total for January was
1.43 as compared to 1.01 in
January of 1950.
The February total was 1.71
as compared to 4.50 the cor-
responding month the year be-
fore.
Saturday and Sunday morn-
ing’s drizzles amounted to .16
of an inch.
JOINS NAVY
Leon Baumbach, lately em-
ployed as a clerk at the Hermes
Drug Store, reported Wednes-
day for induction in the Navy
and has been sent to San
Diego for basic training. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Baumbach of near La Grange.
Brand Your Stock, Sheriff Urges
Town To Close
Wednesday Noon
For Auction Sale
Things are shaping up nicely
for the opening Tuesday of the
seventh annual Fayette County
Junior Livestock Show at the
La Grange fair grounds.
Numerous Future Farmers
and 4-H clubbers from over
the county are entering live-
stock and poultry some of
which will go on sale at auction
on the second afternoon of the
show Wednesday.
snow win De one ot tne tinest.
The sales committee also re-
ports that pledges to buy in
the auction have also been
favorable and that a lively
sale is in prospect.
Judging will occupy the first
day. The morning program,
starting at 10 o’clock, calls for
judging of swine, capons and
fryers. Beef and dairy cattle
will be judged in the afternoon
starting at 1:30.
The second day’s program
will open at 1 p. m. with a con-
cert by the La Grange high
school band. The auction, with
Bill Shaw, outstanding Central
Texas auctioneer, in charge
Will begin at 1:30.
The town of La Grange will
close Wednesday afternoon in
order that all who wish may
participate in the sale. Promot-
ers of the event urge all to come
out and lend their support,
moral and financial, to the
boys of Fayette county in their
efforts to improve the quality
of the county’s livestock and
poultry.
Eight Cases Settled
In District Court
Eight cases, five of them
divorces, were disposed of in
district court here Thursday.
They are:
John C. Marburger et al vs.
R. M. Eastman et al, damages;
judgement for plaintiff.
W. A. Darter vs G. G. Loon-
ey, suit on note: judgment for
defendant. |
Dola Thompson vs. Shellie
Thompson, divorce granted,
plaintiff granted custody of
child and defendant to pay $25
monthly support.
Hattie Sattee vs. Albert L.
Sattee, divorce granted and
plaintiff granted custody of
child.
June Louise Knippel vs.
Leeroy Knippel, divorce grant-
ed.
Lydia A. Bretting vs. H. O.
Bretting, divorce granted.
Madeira Matejowsky vs.
Arthur Matejowsky, divorce
granted, plaintiff granted cus-
tody of children and defendant
to contribute at least $75
monthly support.
Leroy Wittmann, disabilities
of minority removed.
INDIANA VISITORS
Mrs. Raymond Hause, a sis-
ter of R. B. Kelly, of Frank-
fort, Ind. and Mrs. Charles
Hause of Swayzee, Ind. are
visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Kelly.
Cattle Thefts Reported In Fayette
For the past several weeks
we have had a number of cattle
theft complaints; however,
some of the cattle reported
stolen died during the cold
spell and were not stolen. At
least two of the cases reported
are really theft cases and they
are stealing lots of cattle in
the adjoining counties.
Cattle are selling at all time
high prices now and that is
probably the reason they are
taking more chances and steal-
ing more than usual.
All cattle owners are urged
to keep close watch on their
cattle and by all means brand
them, as it is very near impos-
sible to trace them if they are
not branded. Also get the num-
bers of trucks and trailers that
look suspicious and give them
to us.
Out in the Warrenton and
Oldenburg section we have
complaints of some one tearing
down mail boxes. Whoever is
doing this mischief is sure to
get in trouble, not only with
the local law, but with your
Uncle Sam and that will be
bad. Better be careful.
Feb. 1: Calls to several minor
wrecks.
Feb. 2: Trip to Flatonia serving
citations.
Feb. 8: BIx jailed this date,
three for DWI, one asaanlt by auto,
one fighter and one hot checker.
Feb. 4: Two calls at night, two
fighters and one pistol packer
jailed and one other arrested at
Schulenburg and paid fine.
Feb. 5: To St. John serving cita-
tion. One jailed for disturbing the
peace.
Feb. 6: One DWI, one drunk and
two traffic violators jailed.
Feb. 7: Trip to Schulenburg for
Investigation.
Feb. 8: Regular routine.
Feb. 9: Regular routine and
work around the office.
Feb. 10: Four jailed this date—
one DWI second offense, two
reckless drivers and one no driv-
ers license. One fighter arrested.
Feb. 11: One jailed for reckless
driving and two arrested at Kl-
lingcr for traffic violations.
Feb. 12: Tried several cases In
court and regular routine.
Feb. 18: Trip to Austin for In-
vestigation.
Feb. 14: One deputy to Schulen-
burg serving citations, and ! went
to Holman and Weimar checking
on cattle reported stolen.
Feb. 16: Call on two wrecks
(See SHERIFF, Page 2)
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Monday, March 5, 1951
The following prices were
paid in La Grange on the above
date and are subject to mar-
ket changes. Eggs and poultry
prices are those paid by pro-
duce dealers.
Cotton, strict middling .. 43.75
Middling .................... 43.50
Strict low ................«. 41.00
Fryers ..........................; 25c
Hens .................... 16c and 20c
Eggs: Grade A ............... 41c
Grade B 37c; Grade C 3ftc
Roosters ..................... - 10c
Turkeys, Hens 30c; Toms 22c
Sweet Cream:
Direct Shippers .......... 65c
Station ..............._.........„ 62c
Sour Cream:
Direct Shippers ___________ 60c
Station ..............._.......... 57c
Cotton Seed ______________ $110 00
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