The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 18, 1961 Page: 1 of 6
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Published Twice Weekly By The Farmers Publishing Company, Ltd., La Grange, Texas
Devoted to the Interests of the People of Fayette County and of Texas
VOLUME xxxix
LA GRANGE, TEXAS (In the H»art of CRJ.L)Aland), TUESDAY, APRIL IS l%l
NUMBER 48
JC DEMONS NIP
’CANES BY 10-7
IN LOOP GAME
Oppermann Homer
Breaks Tie; Plum
Downed By Shiner j
La Grange’s .Jayeee Dem-
ons, thoroughly scared by a
seven-run seventh-inning ral-
ly by the opposition, decision-
e<l Msgr Karen Brod’s Ber-
nardo Hurricanes, 10-7, in a
South-Central Texas Amateur
League encounter here Sun-
day.
The Demons of Les Blume
were coasting on a 7-0 lead go-
ing into the stretch frame,
then the roof literally fell in
as the ’Canes got to Reliefer
Clint Bipperl for four bases
on balls and these, abetted by
Ihree La Grange miseues, Roy
Meyer’s single and Mel Neu-
endorff's grand slam homer,
knotted the count
Third Sacker Les Opper-
mann put the Demons ahead
to slay with a homerun in the
lower seventh, and singles by
Rick Roberts and Freddie
Deutrich, a fielding choice and
Charlie Otto’s booming double
plated two more for insuranco
in the La Grange eighth.
Bert Brosig opened on the
hill for the invading Bemard-
oans, giving up duos in the
first and third stanzas and a
trio in the fifth before Mgr.
Brod took over hill duties.
Ovie Roenuch, Demon start-
er, had a one-hitter going
throufih six innings and Bip-
pert permitted only two bin-
pies in his stint. La Grange, on
the other hand, pasted Brosig
THEY HAD BIG ROLES IN C. C. BANQUET PROGRAM
Speaker Says LG ‘Ripe’ For Industry
Smorgasbord Meal, I —-
Program Rate Tops; WILDLIFE COUNCIL BANQUET AND
At Annual Event i
MEETING SLATED HERE THURSDAY
This quartet had important parts in the
La Grange Chamber of Commerce banquet
program in the Hermes school cafeteria
here Thursday evening.
Left to right, |hey are Aubrey D Voel-
kel, Chamber treasurer, who introduced th*
featured speaker: Gilbert J. Wessels, new-
ly-elected president; Leon M. Huff Jr. oi
Dallas, the speaker; and C. V. Creuzbaur
master of ceremonies. —Record photo.
Elementary First
LHS IS FOURTH IN TRACK MEET
DECORATION DAY
RITES THAI RSI) AY
Fair Stockholders
It™ Date Annual Meet
Annual Decoration Day ex-
1 ercises by the Ladies Ceme-
Bellville walked off with high individual performer with . tery Association of La Grange
the District 21-AA track and 37 points, winning the 220-1 are scheduled for Thursday
field championship at Blinn yard dash in 23.2, placed sec- j morning of this week at the
college. Brenham. Thursday ond in the 100, and second in j new cemetery,
with 128‘^ points. ; the shot put and discus. Joe The exercises start at 10:30
Columbus came in second Ed Lynn, also of Bellville, took , a. in., and the speaker will be
with 113 points, Katy was j first in both the shot and dis- John C. Marburger, local at-
third with H)2,/g. La Grange cus for the first time this
scored fourth with 07 and Hum- spring ahead of Koy.
ble tallied 35 points for fifth M,vi]le a)so WQn the jun_
ior high meet with 50 points,
and La Grange took first in
place
Bellville’s Ernie Koy
Roberts leading the onslaught
with four for five, while Deu-; Her0 Tuesday Night
Inch doubled and singled
twice and Oppermann garner-
ed a single in addition to his
round-tripper.
The Smithville Merchants,
trailing 9-4, tied Weimar’s Vet-
erans in the last of the eighth
and won, 10-9, on Relief Hurl-
er Tisdel’s circuit clout in the
ninth.
torney-at-law. The prayer will
be offered by the Rev. C. B.
Cloyd, pastor of the Methodist
church.
In case of rain or other in-
clement weather, the program
The Smorgasbord banquet
of the La Grange Chamber of
Commerce, held Wednesday
night in the school cafeteria,
will long live in the minds of
the nearly 400 people who
Final plans were being made
this week for the annual bar-
becue and meeting of the Fay-
came from over a wide area to ette County Wddlile Council
attend. scheduled at the VFW home
In fact, one member who i here Thursday night, April
20 starting at 7 p. m.
Election of directors, review
of the bout landing project and
several other current items are
on the agenda.
HONORED
said he’d been attending these
events for 35 years, declared
this one was “the best of them
all.”
The novel serving and menu
were something new in these
parts. In true Swedish tradi-
tion, all served themselves to
liberal helpings of many kinds
of hors d’oeuvres, cold meats,
sausages, cheeses, salads, re-
lishes, desserts and pastries.
Prior and during the meal
the La Grange High school
dance band, under the baton
of Director Wilbur W. John-
son, played dinner music. The
Rev. John F. Jensen of the
First Baptist church gave
grace after the meal, and W. j
C. Hunter, immediate past CC j
president, gave the welcome
C. V. Creuzbaur, who served j Grange High school senior,
as emcee and himself a former beams just after she’d received
president, welcomed the guests' a beautiful corsage from Mrs.
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Miss Rose Meleher, left. La
meeting Tuesday night, April
18 at 8 o’clock, in the county
Ag building here.
Election of four new direc-
tors, presentation of the an-
... „ . , nual report and advance plan-
In other games. Schulen-, m for „lp m\ fair are items
high on the business agenda
Board members
Fayette County Fair Asso-
ciation stockholders will hold 3rd, Larry Pietseh tith
their twice-postponed annual Discus throw- Larry Piet-
sch 3rd, Harvey Moerbe tith.
the elementary division with j wj„ bp hpld at ,he Travis
2 points | Street Methodist church.
These were La Grange plac- Thp annua, association meet.
mgs in the high -school meet: ing whpn officers were to be
High jurrtp Jack Dyer, tied elected and SPXtons nampd
°'L, n< ,, „ , was on schedule this Monday
Shot put - Harvey Moerbe afternnon
Gladys Gronenberger, Cham-
ber of Commerce secretary,
at Thursday night’s banquet.
Miss Meleher was duchess and
Bill Yates, duke, from La
Grange al the Smithville Jam-
boree April 14-15. CC Pres.
Gil Wessels, right, motions for
i Rose to wait as “the man.
| wants to take a picture.”
Main speaker will be Henry J.
LeBlanc of Port Arthur, pre-
sident of Sportsmen’s Clubs of
Texas (SCOT). He is also a
member of the National Wild-
life Federation, and i-; an ex-
cellent speaker.
Other dignitaries who will |
attend are Jack Newman of
Houston, SCOT vice president;
Taylor Hunt of Baytown, who
serves as this district’s director
of SCOT along with Council
Secretary-Treasurer John A.
Kubena of La Grange; and Ce-
cil Reid of Austin, executive
secretary of SCOT.
Also invited and expected to
be present are State Sen. Culp
Krueger and Rep. Homer L
Koliba Sr.
Memberships, which are $3
may still be purchased and can
A Little More Push
Needed, Crowd Told
At C. Of C. Banquet
La Grange is a fine little
city; il is ripe lor attracting
industry, but there must be u
little more acre ivenes to-
ward that end.
That, in er ance was the
message left by Leon M. Huff
Jr., assistant vice president
and head of the industrial de-
partment of the Texas Bank
& Trust Co Dallas, when he
spoke to 400 people who at-
tended the annual I «i Grama
Chamber of Commerce ban-
quet in the llermes school ca-
feteria Thursday night.
Mr. Hull, boiling down the
meaning ol his address sub-
ject- “The Unannounced Vis-
itor stated that he had dropp-
ed in on 15 different local bus-
inesses during the afternoon
of Thursday.
“1 found out a whole lot a*
bout your town that many of
New Furniture
Repair Shop Open
J. W. (better known as
Johnnie) Byrd announees the
opening of Johnnie’s Furni-
ture Shop at his home 459
N Main in La Grange.
He requests those requiring
furniture refinishing services
be secured from Mr Kubena at you probably do not know,”
............. he told his huge audience.
(See WILDLII I . Page 2) He declared La Grange was
a line town—“one of the best
I’ve been in.”
Mr Huff s.iid that just a-
bout every town in the USA
wants more industry; some
have much to offer, but are too
complacent A plan for expan-
sion is the key to success to-
day. the fluent speaker point-
ed out, adding that industry is
moving this day and time, und
contact him at that address, 'yotal*,* .wlu-.e UJ‘*uuoum»v
or to telephone him at No. 753 £ 'nve* ‘*fons ™r,y , of
His ad may be found in this Conduc<ed over a D*n”d
and forthcoming issues. I (See CC’ SPEAKER, Page 2)
annexed a 4-2 win over the
Nada Rebels and Shiner’s
KJT-KJZT Discuss
inH0r£/ash~David v°n ‘Annual Czech Day’
At Hostvn Sunday
Minden 2nd.
880-yard run J C Spaeek
1st. time 2:09.2; Robert Urban
3rd
Mile run - Melvin Meleher
3rd.
. Mile relay La Grange 1st,
' --1 Mime 3:35 4 Team composed of
The annual K J. T. Czech
Day to he observed this year
at La Grange in connection
with Sacred Heart Parish’s Dia-
mond Jubilee on August 13
ixaoa neneis ana smner s . i ■ .. r . n on.c ,i..p.m ic..... mmpuxea oi umiutr un /lugusi i.>
Clippers clipped the Plum *n'dvir/Hens'el ' Henrv I ?*y'd von Minden. Ralph Voss, j was discussed at the district
Ravens in a 25-7 marathon.
Mrs. Adela Schmidt
Expires Suddenly
Mrs. Adela Schmidt, 5fi, wife
of Milton R Schmidt, died
suddenly and unexpectedly, at
the Fayette Memorial hospi-
tal Monday morning
Funeral services will be held
at St Paul’s Lutheran church
Wednesday afternoon at 4
o’clock
p nrther particulars will ap-
pear in the next issue.
Spaeek, Delvin Hensel, Henry
I busier and Pres Mike Boat-
right The latter, however, will
become an ex officio board
member for the ensuing year
Also ending this year is the
term of Ex Officio Director
Donald L. Dopslauf
Holdover directors include
Aubrey, D Voelkel, G. A. Koe-
nig, Gilbert J Wessels, Martin
Manuel and Walter Schaefer
Billy von Rosenberg and Jack K J T and K J. Z. T. meet-
Dyer. i ings at Hostvn Sunday.
100-yard dash Ralph Voss Several supreme officers, a
(See TRACK MEET, Page 2) ’Dumber of guests and a large
number ol members represent-
ing the societies of Hostyn,
Pllim, La Grange, Ellinger,
Fayetteville and Smithville
were m attendance.
Prior to the business ses-
entered hv burglars sometime
during the night Sunday or
FATHER SUCCUMBS early Monday, aid made off
W. II G Chambers, father with small amounts of coins,
of Weldon Chambers of La Several dollars in nickels
Grange, passed away early , and pennies were taken at
-------- , Monday morning at Mullins, Fayetteville, while the loot at
FLOAT WINS SECOND Texas Mi Chambers reached , Carmine included about $5 in
The float entered by the La his 90th birthday on Feb. 25 nickels. S3 to $4 in quarters,
Grange Chamber of Com- j He is survived bv his wife and and the contents of a Coke
rneroe in the Smithville jam- eight other children The fu machine winch was broken
horee Saturday was judged neral will be Tuesday, April open were also taken
second most beautiful On tlm 18 n't 2 30 p m , at the Davis Deputy Sheriff Lawrence
Intruders Enter
2 County Schools
High school buildings
Fayetteville and Carmine were I ■ i >n a short program was en-
ioyed Rev Francis Smerke of
(See CC BANQUET, Page 2)
20th District P-TA
Spring Conference
At Bryan Friday
The Spring Conference of
the 20th District of the Texas
Congress of Parents and Tea-
^A^ih2L at Bryan °n' WHEN TRANSPORT-LOADED FORDS DIVED INTO CREEK
The meeting will be held in
the Stephen F Austin High
school auditorium with regis-
tration starting at 8 a. m. The
conference is scheduled to be-
gin at 9 Mrs. J. C McLaugh-
lin, president of the district, [■ 'J
will preside.
Two new workshops are on
the day’s program, which
should prove interesting to
those concerned. The first is
for school superintendents and
principals, and P-TA presi-
dents, and is designed to re-
view the past and plan for fu-
ture work School officials
are urged to attend.
The other workshop is aim-
ed at the person who says,
“I’m Just! a Member,” and
will endeavor to show how
every member is an important
part of a local P-TA. All mem-
bers of the La Grange P-TA
are urged to make the trip to
Bryan and participate in the
conference.
Also on the program are the
annual election of officers, a
' -I'o cave the opening talk tea for the board of managers
" 111 1 w,ls followed bv sev- | and an informal banquet which
J number- bv the Hostyn state representative, Mrs.
F C MeConnell, will attend.
Those planning to attend the
eonference are reminded to
bring their membership cards
and credentials.
1 nior under the direction of
Mrs Ted AHnmcik Mrs Ben
1 mda and Mrs Aloe Jandn
’flip welcome was b' Rose
Kruppa a sons. “On This Day
O Beautiful Mother.” hv Patsy
Meleher Carol Adamcik, Joan
Kuna. Marie Kruppa, Rose
Kninpa Audrey Jand.u Mar- j (’j|HCOr DHVP SlOJfail
float were Rose Meleher and Morn- Funeral Home at Adamcik i conduct jnp the in- caret Jand.u Bernadette Jan
Bill Yates. Brown wood vestigation. 4a Verlene Hrachovy, Marion I The three-word imperative,
Uraehovv Theresa Kruppa, "Guard Your Family,” is a-
A I 1 i t - i <ii, I / ........ 1 F f lla in (tin t 1 »s i n / . f t lwi A i i w i e ■
‘Guard Your Family’
Another Extension Report
Here's More On h eed Grain Program
Mari an Kruppa, Virginia Jan 8ain the theme of the Ameri-
da Debra Jandn Elizabeth can Cancer Society Crusade
Jand.u Catherine Kolek, The-
re' a Kokes and Bibiana Kal-
111- an accordion solo by Ca-
whieh opened here April 1
For the third succesive
year, the family theme will be
Highlights of the new feed grain sorghum producers whoibetter. j fherine Kolek; and two vocal used in conjunction with the
grain program as they apply participate will lie eligible for j The payments will he in the selections. “Sailor” and “Cor- life-saving phrase. “Fight Can-
to Texas are pointed out by support prices for 19(11 on form of negotiable certificates Corina” by Patsy and | cer With a Checkup and a
Director John & Hutchison, their normal production of for which producers may re- . Rose Meleher Check,” it is announced by
Agricultural Extension Ser; these two crops. In addition, ceive grain or a cash equiv-j During the K J T business Mrs E F Anders and Mrs.
vice and an ex-officio member | corn and grain sorghum pro- , alent of grain. Cooperators who session at which Willie Vitek of James T Makinson chairmen
of the Texas Agricultural Sta-1 ducers, who participate, will : wish to receive the cash equiv-11-1 Grange presided, reports of of the La Grange drive
bilization and Conservation j be eligible for support on oth I alent of grain at the support societies were heard The “The combined slogan sums Two large trailer transports Seven railway transport bridge can be seen in the Die
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committee at College Station j er feed grains, oats, barley and I price may ask the Commodity Gzeoh Day was explained and
Hutchison «»id, in general, • rye Credit Corporation to act as 1 disri!«s«d by .Amos Pavlik,
the new program provides for
payments to producers who
divert corn and/or grain sorg-
hum acreage to conserving
uses. Only tho$e com and
The announced support pri-;then agent in the marketing supreme secretary, E S Ko-
ces bn corn arc $1 20 per bus-
hel average for all grades; and
grain sorghum, $1.93 per hun-
dredweight for grade No. 2 or
of the grain As agent, CCC v;". supreme treasurer, and C.
will advance the payment to M Jandn, director,
the producer in cash through ^he attendance prize was won
(Sec FEED QRA1N. Page 2) (See CZECH DAY, Page 2)
up the cancer problem and of a M-K-T freight train, with cars and 105 automobiles were tore. At the bottom is on*' of
what to un about ii." said Mrs tneir loads of new Ford auto involved in the wreck, which the wrecked automobiles and
Makinson in discussing plans mobiles, are shown upside halted railroad traffic through a close look will reveal cars
for the Society’s 19(il educa- down on the banks of Piney La Grange the previous week- still on the overturned trailer
UoiihI and fund-raising C ms- creek near Smithville after end. Each three-decker trails- . (Photo hy Richard Moree
ade "Two of three families tailing from the 48-foot high port was loaded with 15 Fords, j and cut courtesy of The Smith*
VVarnke bridge. '_‘ 1 Extensive damage to theiville Tunes.)
(See CANCER. Page 2)
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