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LA GRANGE, TEXAS (In the Heart of CRIP Aland), FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1961
NUMBER 97
UDC PILGRIMAGE Rotary Will Host District Governor
ItrtA/tn * __ The La Grange Rotary club
■ Hill RAM Hr RF next Tuesday and Wednesday
IS IMPRESSIVE
Preserve Heritage,
School Gym Crowd jH M,ueilei
I president;
I j will be host to Dr. I. A. Shep-
herd of Taylor, governor of
District 587 of Rotary Inter-
national. who is making his of-|
fieial visit to each of the 341
clubs in the district.
He will confer with Walter'
Mueller, La Grange club
. . ______ Warren L. Heint-
Told At Ceremonies schel, secretary; other officers
I and directors, and committee
The need for preservmg the | chairmen on Rotary adminis-
hcritage of the past and our j tration and servlce activities,
freedom’s cause were empha-1 Dr shepherd also will address
sized when the Texas division,! the Hub at itg l,lncheon-meet-
Umted Daughters of the Con-Jin,, Wednesday noon
federacy, staged its first cen-1 ci____u j . t n <■
tennial pilgrimage to La Dr Sh°pherd' nat,ve of Buf*
Grange Monday afternoon.
The speaker was Walter FI.
Long of Austin, chairman of
the Texas Civil War Centen-
nial Commission and member
of the Texas Historical Survey
j lor, served a term as cornman-
der of the 10th district of the
' Legion; was awarded the Sil-
j ver Beaver award for his ser-
vice to the Boy Scouts and is
now a member of the board-
at-large of the Capitol Area
Council.
He was elected district gov-
ernor of Rotary International
for 1961-62 at Rotary's 52nd
annual convention in Tokyo,
Japan, last May,
4-H’ers Earn Chicago Trips
KICK-OFF SET!
TUESDAY MORN
Ike Petras Heads
Salvation Army’s
Drive In Fayette
(*ale Damascus And
Judy Krebs To Go
To National Meet
DR. SHEPHERD
Commission
The program was held in the
high school gymnasium, early
morning showers and zesty
cool weather having driven it
indoors from the court house
square.
Mr. Long, who was intro-
duced by County Judge H. J
Schovajsa as a “devoted stu- '
dent of Texas history,” occas-
sionally waxed humor with his
serious remarks as he told the
combined audience of adults
and school students that “com-
munities like this (La Grange)
are what make America great.”
“We must preserve these
things of the past for the fut-
ure ... we must fire with en-
thusiasm our parents, our tea-
chers, ministers and others,”
he told his audience as he ad-
monished all to study the his-
tory and meaning of the Con-
-/edoruey so that the Cause of
freedom will not be forgotten.
Mr. Long touched upon
events leading to the first
world war, when we sought
to “save the world for demo-
cracy;” the second world war,
(See UDC, Page 2)
falo, N Y., is owner of Shep-
herd’s Chiropractic Clinic in
Taylor. He served as a member_______
of the medical detachment of ^
the 303rd Engineers during ihas been a m^mber of that
World War I. graduated from ' city s Rotary Club since,
the Palmer School of Chiro-! The district governor has
practic in Iowa in 1921, came served seven terms as Ameri-
to Taylor that same year and can Legion commander in Tay-
i Sanity Hearing: For
Cecil Donahoo Set
In Court Here 17th
A sanity hearing for Cecil
Gilbert Danahoo will be held
in the 155th district court here
before Judge J. Lee Dittert on
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 9 a. m.,
District Clerk Ike J. Petras an-
nounces.
Grid Classic Seen
A petit jury of 40 has been
summoned for the hearing.
Gale Lainascus, outstanding
Fayette county 4-H girl with
a love for livestock, has been
named winner of the State’s
lop award for 4-H dairymen—
The Salvation Army will i,n all-expense trip to Nat-
kick off its Fayette county fund j K,naI 4‘H Club Congress, Chi-
drive next Tuesday, Oct. 10. --------
Ike Petras has been chosen SANTE FE AWARD AND
as campaign chairman for the TRIP TO MISS KREBS
annual county-wide campaign Judy Krebs, a member of
for funds, which kicks off with
a kolache-coffee meeting at
9:30 a. m. Tuesday at the Les-
ter hotel. Campaign Chmn. Pe-
tras will meet 32 volunteer
workers, who will act as soli-
citors.
Mr. Petras said “this is a fund
drive I am pleased to be asso-
Danahoo is charged with the ciated ^'auw 1 know
,,„lor,, personal^ that for
CIDDINGS HOSTS LEPS FRIDAY
burfilfiry of fho Wfxkh, j
Child Is Injured
When Hit By Auto
Michael. 19-month-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Mike
Roberts, is in Fayette Memo-
rial hospital here as a result
of injuries sustained when the
little fellow was hit by a car
driven by his uncle, Richard
Roberts, at Michael’s parents’
home about 6 p. m. Wednesday.
Richard Roberts was back-
ing out of the driveway when
he felt a thud. The car appar-
ently had knocked the little
boy down, but the rear wheel
did not pass over him.
X-rays Wednesday night re-
vealed two broken vertebrae
in the neck area, and he was
placed in traction. His physi-
cian planned to take the little
patient to an Austin neurolo-
gist later Thursday to determ-
ine if there may be other in-
juries.
Ellingfer Rites Held
For Mrs. Mary Koehl
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Koehl. wife of the late
Lee Koehl of Elhnger, were
held at 2 p. m. Thursday at
the Jecmenek chapel in Ellin-
ger. The Rev. Raymond W.
Durst officiated and burial
was in the La Grange city
cemetery.
Mrs. Koehl, who was 73,
passed away at her home
Tuesday. She was born in
Germany on July 2, 1888, and
came to this country at the
age of nine years. Her husband
preceded her in death on Oct.
5. 1949
Surviving are two daughters.
Mrs Henry Friemel and Mrs
Glenton Gaertner of Lb
Grange; five sons, Larkin J.,
Alvin, Leroy, Milton and Ha-
rold Koehl, all of Ellinger; 15
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
Koenig Funeral Horn* was
in charge of the funeral.
A gridiron classic that will
be watched with interest
througliout Central Texas will
be unreeled on McClellan
Field in Giddings Friday night,.
when the La Grange Leopards I
tangle with the hometown Buf-
faloes.
Both elevens—the Leps in
District 21-AA and the Buffs,
pasltiining in 20-AA — are un-
defeated this season
boasts a perfect record of five
victories against nary a de-
feat.
age store in Schulenburg. A
jury later found him insane
“now” and he was admitted to
the Rusk State hospital. Two
, weeks ago. however, he was
riacn | pr0nounced sane and has been
returned to the county jail
here.
Commissioners Add
‘Option’ To Lease,
OK Stanzel’s Bond
Fayette county commission-
ers, in “first of the month"
session here, ordered County
Judge H. J Schovajsa be auth-
orized to enter into a contract
with Toronto Pipeline Co. to
lease the surface of 2'h acres
of Baylor County school land
at $50 per year for a five-year
period
Tied in with the contract
will be an option of renewal
for another five-year period.
This was not included in the
earlier court order as approved
Sept. 1.
The court also approved the
bond of James Stanzel as con-
stable of Precinct 4, Schulen-
burg, and approved transfer-
ral of $2,000 from the general
fund into the officers’ salary
fund.
Other business was routine.
Tax Time Is Here;
Discount Explained
Tax paying time is here a-
gain.
Notices of taxes due have
been mailed by both the coun-
ty and city tax collectors, and
they’re now in the hands of
property owners.
All of those collectible by
the Fayette county collector,
Gilbert H Eck—excepting
Weimar school district—are
subject to the 3 per cent dis-
count if paid in October or
are in the office by Nov. 2.
That means that the discount
is applicable to state and coun-
ty taxes, as well as La Grange
and other school districts but
not Weimar’s.
The discount rate drops to 2
per cent hi November, to Dec.
2, and to 1 per cent in Decem-
ber. January payments are net.
La Grange city taxes, of
course, are not discountable,
Mr Eck began his annual
tour over the county to collect
taxes Wednesday morning,
when he was at Ledbetter. He
winds up the four-week swing
•on Oct. 28 at Schulenburg. ,
La Grange has bowled over
Hallettsviile, Bastrop. Cald-
well, Taylor and last week
walloped a game but outclass-
ed Schulenburg Shorthorn ag-
gregation, 67-0. The Bisons
have waded past Rockdale,
Caldwell, Bastrop, A&M Con-
j solidated and Bellville, nosing
| out the latter’s Brahmas by a
1 21-7 score last Friday.
Coach Tom Bambrick’s Leo-
pard charges have amassed one
of the top scoring records in
the state, accumulating 182
pbints in the five tilts while
allowing but 14 to cross their
own goailine. Two lads, Quar-
terback Ricky Blume and Full-
back David Hajovsky, are the
boys who have been setting the
scoring pace for the purple and
gold, and it will be interesting
to see them and their colleag-
ues match brawn, wits and
prowess with Roy Schulz and
R. J. Nitsche. the Buffs’ leading
(See FOOTBALL, Page 2)
Sehlottmann Rites
Held Here Tuesday
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Koe-
nig Funeral Home for John
Sehlottmann, a native of La
Grange, who died Sunday in a
re?# home in San Antonio.
The Rev. H. T. Flachineier of-
ficiated and burial was in the
Black Jack cemetery.
Mr. Sehlottmann, 78, was
the son of Friedrich and Em-
ma Carby Sehlottmann, and
was born on June 24, 1883. He
was married in 1911 to Dora
Ulrich, and left La Grange ma-
ny years ago. For the past 13
years he had resided in San
Antonio.
Survivors are one daughter,
Mrs Alvin (Florence) Sch-
lottmann of Dallas, and one
son, Janies C. Sehlottmann'of
San Antonio.
OFF ON HUNT
Dr. A J. Darilek left Wed-
nesday for a deer hunt to the
mountains of Wyoming. He
plans to return to his dental
offices here Oct. 23,
Boehnke Reelected
SCI) 3 Supervisor
Henry F. Boehnke was re-
elected supervisor of Suddiv-
ision 3, Fayette County Soil
Conservation District No. 341,
at the election held Tuesday
night at the Cistern school.
County Agent Clinton R.
Bippert and Dist. Chmn. How-
ard Fuchs of Carmine assist-
ed with election proceedings.
Joe M. Kelly served as elec-
tion chairman and Chester
Kelly as secretary.
Following the voting, a film
entitled “The Trail of the
White-Tail Deer” was shown
and viewed with interest by
the landowners present.
The Lawrence C. Pope arm-
ed robbery case will be tried
here Monday, Oct. 16, starting
at 9 a. m. Pope is charged with
the robbery of the Farmers
State bank in Schulenburg last
Nov. 12. A special venire of
100 has been called fqr the
trial.
Judge Dittert will also be in
court htere next Monday, Oct.
0, when » contempt etfooufet
hearing in a child support case
is scheduled.
City Accepts New
GMC Truck, Derrick
The La Grange Utilities’
spanking new GMC truck with
mounted aerial derrick was
formally accepted by the city
council at a special meeting
Wednesday night.
Utilities Mgr. Atlan M. Citz-
ler reported he and his crews
had put the new equipment
through its paces, and it had
met all tests.
Main use will be that of
servicing street lights. how-
ever, it is also rigged for num-
erous other jobs as general
line work, tree trimming, has
digging equipment and may be
used for setting poles of a max-
imum height of 65 feet.
Technically, the unit is a
Tel-E-Lect Commander derrick
made by Commercial Body
Corp of Minneapolis, mounted
on a new GMC V-6 truck It
was bought by bid from Jans-
sen Bros, at a total price of
$18,054 15.
local bank has helped many
Fayette county people in dis-
tress.”
During Hurricane Carla, the
Salvation Army rushed 40
emergency canteen units to
stricken coastal cities. Over
200 tons of clothing, bedding,
food and necessities were dis-
tributed quickly to needy fam-
ilies. The Salvation Army used
helicopters and boats, as well
as trucks and jeeps, to reach
isolated groups. It was ex-
plained that, regardless of race,
creed or color, the Salvation
Army puts into practice its
slogan: “Meet the need at the
time yf need at the point of
need.”
The local Salvation Army
committee is composed of peo-
ple from many Fayette county
communities A R Ehlers is
chairman, Wm. F. Hofmann is
co-chairman, Leon Rosenberg
is treasurer, and Supt. C. A.
Lemmons and Leon Schmidt of
La Grange are members.
Other committee people in-
clude John Cufr and Elo Roh-
de in Fayetteville. Mrs. Ray
Kusey in Schulenburg, R. D.
Zapalac in Flatonia, Ed Tobias
in Ellinger, Mrs. M V. Harris
in Winchester, Mrs. E. H.
Luck in West Point and George
H. Fricke in Round Top.
The committee urges citi-
zens throughout Fayette coun-
ty to support Campaign Chmn.
Petras and his volunteer work-
ers in making this annual Sal-
vation Army fund drive a suc-
cess.
EXAMINER TO MISS
Driver License Examiner
George Myrick will not be here
Wednesday, Oct. 11, to give
driving tests. He will be in
Houston on official business.
Mrs. Manuel President
HD COUNCIL NAMES OFFICERS
Mrs. Martin Manuel of the
Rutersville HD club was elect-
ed to serve as chairman of the
Fayette County HD council at
meeting; Mrs. Oliver Pape, ex-
hibit chairman. answered
questions regarding participa-
tion in the recent fair; Mrs.
the meeting of the group at the Wilson Krebs. 4-H sponsor, re^
HD Kitchen on Sept. 29
Other officers elected were:
Mrs. Wilson Krebs of Willow
Springs, vice chairman: Mrs.
Eugene Haschke of Winchester,
secretary; and Mrs. Hy. Russ
of Schulenburg. treasurer Mrs.
C W. Fritsch, .retiring chair-
man. will serve as parliamen-
tarian. Committees for the
Coming year will be announc-
ed at the October meeting
Thirty-one members repre-
senting J5 clubs were present.
During committee reports,
Mrs. C M Lainascus reported
on the progress of the year
hook planning; Mrs V. G.
FVrnzei, education expansion
chairman, requested sugges-
tions for next year’s education-
al tour be brought to the next
ported that four 4-H’ers and
two adult leaders will attend
an electric school at Port La-
vaca in the near future; also
that Janice Dopslauf will rep-
resent the county in the state
“Favorite Foods" show in Wa-
co on Oct. 7, and that three
Fayette county 4-H’ers have
been selected as State winners
in their respective fields and
will be awarded expense-paid
trips to the National 4-H Club
Congress in Chicago on Nov.
26-30 They are Judith Krebs,
wha won the Sante Fe award,
Gail Lamascus, the dairy a-
ward, and Charles Lehmann,
tractor operators award
Mrs. Daniel Rohan, librari-
an, reported that “Gardening
(See HD COUNCIL, Page 2)
the Fayetteville 4-H club, is
one of 12 Texas boys and girls
who have been announced as
winners in the Sante Fe 4-H
contest and will also receive a
free trip to Chicago where she
will compete for one of several
scholarships being offered on
a nationwide basis. A 4-H’er
is considered on his or her
overall club program, and must
have excelled in a wide range
of activities to qualify for the
Sante Fe award.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Krebs of Wil-
low Springs.
cago, Nov. 26-30.
According to the State 4-H
Club office announcement,
Gale became the second coun-
ty member to receive such an
honor. The other was Judy
Krebs. Donor for the dairy a-
ward is the Oliver Corporation,
Chicago. Gale’s record will be
submitted for national consi-
deration, state 4-H leaders
said This program is handled
through the National 4-H Ser-
vice Committee, Chicago, and
(See 4-H’ER. Page 2)
Hunger’s Station
Has Anniversary
Hunger’s Gulf Service, High-
way 77 north in La Grange,
will observe its first anniver-
sary with a gala celebration
Saturday, Oct. 7.
There will be free balloons
and lollipops for the young-
sters, and a set of four Libby’s
caddy-pak glasses will be gi-
ven to each customer purchas-
ing five gallons or more gaso-
line.
A free drawing is slated Sat-
urday at 10 p. m. Free music
for entertainment will be pro-
vided after 7 p. m.
August Hunger, proprietor,
and his staff invite all to at-
tend—through an ad ‘in this
issue.
TRACTOR WINNER
CHARLES LEHMANN
‘YARD-MONTH’ TO
L. E. ROSENBERGS
Mr. and Mrs. Lester von
Rosenberg are the recepients
of the “Yard of the Month” a-
ward for October.
The beautiful home at 955
E. Travis St. is located on a
landscaped elevated lot with a
hedge of colorful pyracantha.
Pruned shrubs and trees sur-
round the house, and a row of
blooming candle trees serves
as a background for the back
yard.
The award, sponsored by the
La Grange Garden club, is gi-
ven to the yard and home
which presents the most at-
tractive overall picture.
Pick-ups Damaged
In Freak Accident
Two vehicles were damaged
in a freak accident on N. Main
St., west of the court house,
here about 4 p. m. Tuesday.
A 1960 truck-transport haul-
ing a load of 1962 GMC pick-
ups was endeavoring to circle
the block to get to Janssen
Bros, for unloading, when the
pick-up at the top front caught
a wire supporting a Christmas
decoration pole on the court
house lawn and the other end
anchored near Schroeder Drug.
The jolt loosened the pole,
struck County Judge H. J.
Schovajsa’s ’50 International
pick-up. and narrowly missed
three other almost new cars
parked nearby.
Damage to the new pick-up
was estimated at $120 by De-
puty Lawrence Adamcik and
approximately $75 to the Jud-
ge’s vehicle. About $25 in da-
mages were also inflicted to
utility lines and $25 to tele-
phone lines.
Carl Raymond Lore of Yp-
silanti. Mich., transport driver,
was unhurt. He had a permit
to carry loads 13-6 high, offi-
cers said.
Also investigating were She-
riff T. J. Flournoy and patrol-
n,<*n-
Auto Demolished
In Area Accident
A 1959 Chevrolet went
out of control just west of the
FM 609 bridge over Buckner’s
creek early Sunday morning,
cruised along the ditch for 190
yards, and damaged highway
sign posts, fence and telephone
poles, Deputy Lawrence Ad-
amcik and Patrolman A. F.
Hall reported.
The car was driven by Mar-
vin Ray Wall Jr., stationed at
Randolph AFB He was charg-
ed in JP court with driving on
the wrong side not in passing,
and the case is’ still pending.
The deputy said he also could
be charged with exceeding a
j safe speed and failure to re-
port an injurious accident— it
was not divulged to officers
until 10 a. m.
Niel Ragford, a passenger
and son of the car’s owner. P.
S. Ragford of Tyler, sustained
cuts and bruises. The driver
and another airman passenger
were unhurt.
The car was demolished
dameik said.
Tractor Know-how
Wins Honors For
Charles Lehmann
Charles Lehmann, a Fayette
county 4-H boy who knows his
farm tractors and how to op-
erate them, became the third
4-H’ers from the county to be
named a delegate to National
4-H Club Congress, Chicago,
Nov. 26-30.
The tractor program is one
of many handled through the
National 4-H service commit-
tee, Chicago, and is supervi-
sed locally by the county ex-
tension agents and adult 4-H
leaders.
Charles is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Willie A. Lehmann, Rt.
4, La Grange; c freshman stu-
dent in agriculture at Texas
A&M college; a member of the
Winchester Community 4-H
club and is completing his
sixth year of 4-H club work.
For the past two years the
tractor program has been his
favorite demonstration. Charles
was especially adept at tractor
driving and in 1960 won first
in the county, second in dis-
trict and third in the state con-
test. He was a good student and
came back in 1961 to win first
at all three levels and later in
October will represent his
state in the Central Regional
contest to be held in Dallas as
a part of the State Fair of
Texas.
A-
Daniel Rohan Will
Take Victoria Post
Columbus Day Talk
By Supreme Knight
Set Sunday On Radio
Bernard F. Ripper, grand
knight of the Schulenburg
Knights of Columbus, has an-
nounced that a Columbus Day
address by Supreme Knight
Luke E. Hart, head of the mil-
lion-member fraternal benefit
society of Catholic men, will
be broadcast at 10:45 a. m. on
Sunday, Oct. 8, over station
KVLG, La Grange.
Mr. Hart, who has been a
member of the supreme hoard
of directors of the organization
since 1918 and has held the of-
fice of supreme knight since
1953, initiated many of the so-
ciety’s major projects.
He was a leading figure in
the inauguration, in 1948, of a
program, still in operation, hy
which advertisements of Cath-
olic doctrine and practice are
placed in newspapers and per-
iodicals of large general cir-
culation. He was the prime
mover, too. in the project
which has resulted in the mi-
crofilming of 11 million pages
of priceless Vatican Library
manuscripts. The film library
is now located at St. Louis Uni-
versity and is available to
Daniel Rohan, a nine-year -
employee of Adamcik’s where scholars It was also under his
he was a radio and TV service-
man, will leave via plane from
Houston Sunday for New York
to take a two-month course at
the Fairchild Graphic Equip-
ment Co. plant.
Upon his return, he and his
family will move to Victoria
where Mr. Rohan will serve as
area customer engineer for
Fairchild’s newspaper plate
making equipment.
Mrs. Rohan and the two
children will reside with her
mother, Mrs. Mathilda Dornak
at Smithville, during the time
Mr. Rohan is in New York.
MRS. HUEBF.L BETTER
Mrs. Otto Huebel, who suf-
fered a heart attack last week
Tuesday while visiting in the
home of her daughter. Mrs. E-
wald Roesler in Houston, is re-
ported much better. She was
released from the hospital last
Saturday and is recuperating
at her daughter’s home. Her
friends may write to her at
7410 Narcissus, Houston 12,
Texas.
leadership that the Knights of
Columbus erected the Camp-
anile, known as the Knight’s
Tower, at the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception
in Washington. D. C.
The theme of Mr. Hart’s Co-
lumbus Day address is “The
Spirit of Christopher Colum-
bus-1961.” It will he heard
over radio stations in all the
countries where the Knights
have councils the United
States, Canada. Mexico, Puer-
to Rico and the Philippines.
CARS IIIT HERE
A 1959 Renault driven by
Edwin H Ponder Jr. of Dallas
struck a ’61 Ford station war
eon. operated by Ben Alleh
Daughterv of Houston, at the
highway intersection here Mon-
day about 3 p. in. Ponder told
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Ad-
amcik he was watching a big
truck which had difficulty
making the turn, and did not
notice the traffic light. The
Renault was the more serious-
ly damaged of the two vehi-
cles.
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