The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1962 Page: 2 of 6
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THE FLATONIA ARGUS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1962
Established Jan. 1, 1875
THE FLATONIA ARGUS
Geo. W. Bridges
Owner and Publisher
Entered as second class
matter at the post office at
Flatonia, Texas, under the
Act of March 8, 1879.
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A stringless violin was
displayed in the window of
a second-hand shop in Chi-
cago ____
“This is yours for $35,'’
said the sign, “no strings at-
tached.”
Published each Thursday in
The Argus Building, Penn
Ave., Flatonia, Texas.
KJione PRescott 6-3610
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Hall
FLATONIA, TEXAS
EVERY '
MONDAY
8:00 P. M.
(Sponsored by American
Legion)
Refreshments For Sale By
_Legion Auxiliary_
Owners of hunting dogs
are reminded by Dr. C. M.
Patterson, extension veteri-
narian, that the care given
yqyr dog before and during
the hunting season will
largely determine how suc-
cessful the season will be
and also how well the dog’s
health and stamina hold up.
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
LINENS
LINGERIE
. WALLETS
JEWELRY
(FREE GIFT WRAP)
WIEDEMAN’S
For Sale-
1961 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 4 DR.
1957 CHEVROLET 210 STA. WGN. 4 DR.
1956 CHEVROLET 210 4 DR.
1956 CHEVROLET 210 4 DR.
1957 CHEVROLET PICKUP
1956 CHEVROLET PICKUP
1950 CHEVROLET 2 DR.
1959 FORD FAIRLANE 500 4 DR.
1958 FORD FAIRLANE 500 4 DR.
1958 FORD CUSTOM 300 4 DR.
1957 FORD CUSTOM 300 4 DR.
1957 FORD FAIRLANE 500 4 DR.
1955 FORD FAIRLANE 4 DR.
1941 FORD 2 DR. .
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ATTENTION
•i
WE WILL NOT HAVE A SALE ON
Monday, December 24
(Christmas Eve)
SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED
DECEMBER 31 (New Year’s Eve)
Ftatonia Livestock Comm. Co.
LOWER COSTS
farm and Ranch
LOANS
Tbe Federal Land Bank of Houston has announced
that effective on January 1, 1963, it will reduce tem-
porarily to 5% the interest rate on all outstanding loans
which presently bear a rate in excess of 5%. The contract
rate on new loans will continue to be SVx% but interest
on loans closed on and after December 1, 1962, will be
billed at 5% until further notice by the bank.
This action is further evidence of our announced goal
to .supply your loan funds at the loweat possible cost
Without obligation, come in and let’s see if you and
and your land can qualify for the special benefits pro-
vided through one of our loans.
SCOTTS ITEMS—
Party To Be Held
The Scotts Home Demon-
stration Club will have ita
annual Christmas party for
members, families, and
friends Saturday, Dec. 15,
beginning with supper at
6 :30, at the American Le-
gion Hall. 0
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Personals
Pfc. and Mrs. Kenwood
Meeker of Killeen, Donald
Maeker of Austin, Mr. and
Mrs. Buddy Brunner and
daughters of Flatonia, Mrs.
Paul Green of Shiner, and^
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hahn
were visitors during the
week-end of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Maeker.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sedl-
meyer of Flatonia visited in
the Joe Svatek home Sun-
day.
... Mr/ and Mrs. I>eo PecJi^
acek and sons were Sunday
visitors of Mr. and Mm.
John Tupq.
Miss Suzannei Beale of
Houston spent A few days
with Mrs. Tom Beale and
Thomas. They spent Mon-
day in Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Haas
and family visited Victoria
relatives Sunday.
Recently visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Wiedemann were
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Boehm
of Moulton, Miss Hattie
Wiedemann of Flatonia and
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hahn.
Mrs. Paul Green of Shin-
er and Mrs. Tom Beale were
hostesses at the Lutheran
L. A., meeting in Moulton
Thursday. Mrs. Green vis-
ited in the Beale home
Thursday night.
Wallace C. Moore, Eric
and Jane of Houston spent
Saturday at their farm
here.
Allan Wiedemann, Billie
Holstein of Houston, and
Mrs. Rudy Pavlas and Jack
of Flatonia were Sunday
visitors in the Rudy Wiede*
mann home.
THE AMERICAN WAY
fBe//'eye me, Sir, rmvr
o rnghfgoes /y, be I
erer so tired, bot /
read the Word of
Bod before J<tfo
If to bed*
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SENEGAL
OF THE ARMY
i ff it
The Bible - A Daily Help
>•
COLONY NEWS—
(Mrs. A. C. Cowan. Cor.)
Sick Again
Mrs. Bessie Needham is
sick with a cold. We !do
wish her a speedy recovery.
Soil: Many Things
To Many People
COLLEGE STATION.
Soil is earth to some ,and
dirt to others • a nuisance to
mothers and *a necessity t6
farmers. All people have
different impressions when
they hear the word soil, says
L. P. Pittard, extesion soil
aijd water conservation spe-
cialist at Texas A&M Col-
lege.
To th6 "small child, soil is
mud pies and fun; but to his
mother it is the material
which is tracked on the car-
pet, Pittard observes. To
the geologist, soil is the bar-
rier between him %nd the
material he is trying to
study, and to the construc-
tion engineer it is sometimes
a good and sometimes a bad
place to build a home. To
the homeowner, soil is an
unmanageable mixture of
clay, cement and stones on
which grass will not grow
and weeds will not Btop, he
says.
To the farmer, soil is a
precious mixture of mineral
and organic matter, air and
water on which life de-
pends. He considers soil
the medium through which
he earns his living and pro-
duces food and fiber for the
world, and also believes
that its wise cse is basic to
the economy of the nation,
explains the specialist.
According to agronomists
work is done every year to
learn more about soils ahd
their management to con-
tribute to a stable and per-
manent economy. Studies
are being made of ways to
use soil to the best advan-
tage of agriculture and for
other purposes.
Can we use our soils wise-
ly and make them last? This
is the great challenge to-
day, says" Pttthard, and the
answer may determine if
children have mud pies and
farmers have land to farm.
The Federal,
Land Bank Association
OF LA GRANGE
E. A. ROITSCH, Manager
Personal*
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wis-
noske visited in Houston for
several days last we%k.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Vrana of Yoakum spent
Sunday in the Enoch Need-
ham home.
Mrs. Pearl Terrell spent
the week-end with her sis-
ter, Mrs. Mollie Richardson*
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy
Whitehead and Eddy of
Houston spent the week-end
in the C. H. Wisnoske home.
# Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Parker of La Marque spent
the week-end in the Cleve:
land Gpsch, home.
Ml", hnd Mrs. Brooks Cow-
an11 ■ |awton* of '
spent Saturday in the Mrs.
Ethel Bigley and Snooks
Cow&n h’ome.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bigley
and children of Muldoon,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton (Man)
Bigley and boys visited, in
the Mrs. Ethel Bigley and
Snooks Cowan home Satur-
day night. —_
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Sellers
visited relatives in Waelder
Wednesday night.
George Bigley of Austin
spent Friday night in the
Enoch Needham home. Al-
len Bigley and grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Lena Kurtz, visit-
ed briefly in the Mrs. Ethel
Bigley and Enoch Needham
homes Saturday morning.
Mrs. Ethel Bigley, Mrs.
Brooks Cowan, and Mrs.
Snook Cowan visited with
Delma Cook at tne St. An-
thony Rest Home in La
Grange Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Cook seems to be doing
fine and looks well.
Mrs. Sally Brown and
Bertha were business visi-
tors in La Grange Satur-
day.
Miss Eliza Lackey visited
with Mrs. Nonie McCrorey
in Waelder Tuesday morn-
ing. ‘
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland
Gosch, Mr. and Mrs. Doug-
las Parker of La Marque
visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Kelley and children
in Bastrop Sunday after-
-acQgr^------- ’ ’.rr
plicant the choice of techni-
cal school training in his or
her own career areas. This
training is offered at sonje
'the .best ;and finest
a/>Iinn1a in Ha fioU •
Education Available
In the U. S. Army
Today, more than ^t any
time in the past,*education
is the basis for advance-
ment. This holds true in
any field or endeavor, be it
civilian or military.
This is especially true in
the United States Army.
The education facilities fur-
nished personnel on active
duty cover a wide range of
possibilities. From the Reg-
ular Army enlistment op-
tion, to the advanced train-
ing received, to the oppor-
tunities to become an offi-
cer, the desire to advance is
never halted.
ELM GROVE NEWS
Announcement
The Christmas tree at the
Elm Grove Baptist Church
will be on Saturday night,
Dec. 22.
Ju*t About Folk*
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Mu!lin qf Houston made a
short visit with their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Mullin, Saturday.
G. L. Brown and Mrs.
Betty Murphy visited in Bas-
trop Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Murphy and other
relatives.
Bro. and Mrs. Donald
Rentz were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cow-
an and Mr. and Mrs. Max
Johnson.
Visitors of Mrs. S. H. Mc-
Crorey Saturday were Mr.'
and Mrs. Sam Langley of
San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Turney of Houston.
Mr, Turney also visited Mr.
and Mrs. E. O. Bigley. '
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Brown
spent Sunday in Austin with
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie
Brown and baby, »
G. L. Brown, Mrs. Betty
Murphy, and Mrs. S. H. Mc-
Crorey were Christmas
shopping in Gonzales.
Milton Bigley worked in
Calvert last week.
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AN OVERBID!
Abe attended the dance
and while whirling his
sweetheart in a. fancy step
lost his wallet, which con-
tained more than $600. He
discovered his loss, crawled
up on a chair and clapped
his hands for silence.
“I’ve lost my wallet. I’ll
give $75 to the man who
finds it.”
A long silence and then
from the rear of the room
came another voice.
“I’ll give him $100.”
Hallmark Christmas card*
boxed, 59c to $2.50. Wiede-
man’s.
A nail driven into a tree
trunk would be at the same
height from the ground five
years later.
FOR
Fireworks
ALL KINDS
CHAS. COOPER’S
PLACE
H—1—I—I—I-H-I-H-I—I—I—I—l-I—I—I—I—I—1—I-H—M—I-I—H—I—I-I-I—>
Christmas Specials
DECEMBER 14TH THROUGH 18TH ;;
Give your friend* and loved ones something that • •
will be remembered long after thi* Christmas Season. !!
Give a Living Gift this Christmas.
SPECIAL PRICES ON EVERY ITEM
IN STOCK
— All Gallon Container Stock —
The Army offers an op-|J REG. $1.29 TO $1.98—YOUR CHOICE $1.00 EACH ::
■ — All 5 Gallon Container Stock — . !
:: REG. $2.98 TO $3.49—YOUR CHO|CE.$2.00 EACH ;;
:— Balled and Burlapped Specimen Plants —
REG. $2.49 TO $3.49—FROM $2.00 TO $2.50
HAD HIM!
In his lonely cabin sat the
game warden when the
phone on the wall jangled.
A sweet voice inquired if lie
was the game Warden. He
assured her that he was.
“Oh, I’m so glad to have
the right person at last.
Would you mind suggesting
some nice games for a chil-
dren’s birthday party?”
of
equipped schools in jts field, ;£ STRAWBERRY PLANTS—$1.50 PER HUNDRED !!
Wbila rvn qp! i\ro Jiilv • * ' (While 2000 Planf t V a tf) ••
Wfoilg ^ on . active duty)
there are~£wo general waysj;;
of continuing civilian edu- "
•cation in the Army. One is
though correspondence and
self-teaching courses; the
other is by means of regular
classroom instruction. The
correspondence courses are
world-wide in scope. Les-
sons. are written out and
sent to a regularly desig-
nated instructor. The class-
room instruction may be
given in an Army Education
Center on a military installa-
tion or in a nearby civilian
school. The cost of any
course is at a fraction of
what it would cost as a ci-
vilian.
For additional informa-
tion, see your Army Re-
cruiter-Counselor. He is
Sergeant York. He may be
contacted at 112 Washing-
ton Ave. in Bryan. If you
cannot reach him at the
above address, phone him at
TA 3-2677. .
(While 2000 Plants Last)
SHADE TREES DRASTICALLY REDUCED
Shipment of PbcAn Trees—Mahan, Burkett, Success ••
1” CALIPER TREES—REQ, $7.95—NOW $6.00 *
—. VARIETIES INCLUDE —
•* Fruitless
Mulberry
Ligustrum
Boxwood
Banana Trees
Bottle Brush
Bougain villa
Pittisporum
Pines
Senisa
Azalea
Grapes
Eudnymu*
Loquat
Sycamore
Red Bud
Silver Leaf
Maple
Monkey Grass
Gardenia
Pyracantha
Rubber Plants
Ivy
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GOOD NEIGHBOR
Gardener: “Look here,
man, what are you doing in
my melon patch?”
Traveler: “I’m mighty
happyjrou came along, mis-
ter. One of your melons
broke loose, and I can’t
seem to find how to fasten
it on again.”
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Bridges, George W. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1962, newspaper, December 13, 1962; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth986274/m1/2/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.