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THE FLATONIA ARGUS
VOLUME 71
$2.00 per year in advance
FLATONIA TEXAS OCTOBER 17, 1946
per copy
NUMBER 42
As Bridges Sees It--
It was called to our atten-
tion the other day that it is not
a question of whether meat
and other articles removed
from controls would come
down in price when the supply
catches up with remands, but
how long the prices will con-
tinue to soar before they again
come back to what we call nor-
mal. That is one question be-
fore the American public at
this time which we doubt even
the big-shot Democrats and
Republicans can answer. At
any rate this vital matter of
prices is being kicked around
as a major political football.
* * •
Folks, let’s keep in mind the
fnal U.S.O. drive now in prog-
ress throughout the nation and
remember U.S.O. organiza
tions did a good job dcring the
war and are continuing to do
so. The quota for Flatonia is
$.'500 with George Hamon as
community chairman. Won’t
you help Flatonia go over the
top for another worthy cause?
BULLDOGS DEFEATED BY
SOMERVILLE; TO FLAY
SMITHVILLE THURSDAY
Flatonia’s High School Bull-
dogs made the trip to Somer-
ville last Friday night and end-
ed up loser at the hands of the
Somerville eleven by the lop-
sided score of 66-0.
The Bulldogs are scheduled
to tangle with the Smithville
High School Tigers in Smith-
ville tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 p. m. on Smithville light-
ed field.
The Pep Squad will accom-
pany the team to Smithville
for this game.
It is said that in most cases
a narrow mind and a wide
mouth go together.
* * *
Cistern’s annual fall picnic
last Sunday was a successful
affair. The next one in line is
the big celebration set for Fla-
tonia’s Sacred Heart Parish
Hall this coming Sunday, Oct.
20. Come and bring your
friends. You are sure to have
a good time at this picnic.
• * *
Flatonia High’s football
team is set to take on Smith-
ville tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 p. m. in Smithville. The
lads have done only fair so fat,
but they can still use lots oi
support from the sidelines and
" ".it to them ' ''
oters putting for ’em
us a good team in a
sr time. Let's all be
there tonight!
i U> be tfagre?tefl:- cousins _pf the.bride,
tting for ’em pink taffeta.
. The Allies got rid of quite
a few of the Nazi big boys by
using a rope around their
necks, but the biggest Nazi oi
them all, Herman Goering,
managed in some way to get a
vial of poison with which he
took his life. At any rate, he
| * is gone, and the world is freed
of him for good. It seems that
the German people may re-
move several others which the
Allies freed after trial.
* * *
With all the laws our coun-
try has, there never has been
one passed that will prevent a
man from making a fool of
himself.
• * *
Men, your American Legion
post is putting on a stag barbe-
cue at the S.P.J.S.T. Hall at
7:30 p. m. Friday, Nov. 1. It
should be a good get-together
and a place to get some good
food.
• * *
If you don’t now appreciate
Flatonia’s brightly lighted bus-
iness distrilt, try coming into
town, say around midnight,
and take a good look at the
business district. The lights
certainly do look good, even
if there is no one on the
streets.
• * •
Pres. "Sweet” Mueller and
Secy. Johnnie Pechacek of the
Flatonia Chamber of Com-
merce report an enjoyable
evening at the Shiner Cham-
ber of Commerce annual ban-
quet in Shiner last Wednesday.
These affairs always do much
to promote good will among
neighboring cities.
* • •
How true—i"There’s’ a lot
of men in this world who
started at the bottom—and
stayed there.”
* * *
The rainy weather of the
nast several days seems to
have passed, and things in the
garden should really grow
while it is still warm and
damp.
• • •
Few thought they could do
it, but the St. Louis Cardinals
won the World Championship
over the Boston Red Sox in the
recent World Series. '
The groom’s attendants
Jerome Rab, Max Sam
Frank Branecky and Florian
Vrana.
After the cferemony relatives
and friends met at the home of
the bride where an all-day re-
ception was held in their honor.
At a late hour the many rel-
atives and friends departed
after wishing the newly mar-
ried couple a long and happy
married life.
MISS CECILIA BRANECKY
BRIDE OF BOHUM1L VRANA
A simple, but beautiful wed-
ding took place at the Sacred
Heart Church'on Tuesday, Oct.
8 when Miss Cecilia Branecky,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ed.
Branecky, became the bride oi
Bohumil Vrana. of Flatonia.
The nuptial Mass was solemn-
ized by Rev. V. A. Raska m a
double ring ceremony.
Wm. Randera of Kobstown.
uncle of the bride, and Chas.
Vrana, brother of the groom,
served as witnesses.
The bride looked lovely in
her floor-length gown of white
satin attired with marquisette.
She also wore a long veil whicn
was an oval crown attached
with orange blossoms and car-
ried a bouquet of beautiful car-
nations and fern with extend-
ing streamers.
The groom wore a blue suit.
The bride's attendants were
Misses Pauline and Lillian
Branecky, sisters of the bride,
who wore floor-length gowns
of rose and blue taffeta attired
with marquisette and Misses
Stella Mae Rab of Crystal City
and Alice Bordovsky of Hous-
in
SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE
HOMECOMING OCT. 25-26 |
SAN MARCOS, Oct. 16.—
The Ex-Students Association
of Southwest Texas State Col-
lege would like to announci
through The Flatonia Argus
that all former students living
in Fayette County are cordial-
ly invited to attend the big
Victory Homecoming Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26.
Marking the first homecom-
ing since before the war, the'
occasion is expected to attract
a record attendance.;
Friday will be open house
day for informal visiting with
a giant pep rally, bonfire, and
then a major college theater
production to complete the
program. Saturday's high-
lights include an assembly, the
Robcat-Stephen F. Austin foot-
ball game, and the homecom-
ing hop.
Ex-stiulents may write the
San Marcos office for further
information.
USO Drive Begins
Today; Quotas Set
ROTARY club notes—
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LEGION BARBECUE
The American Legion will
have a ‘‘.•■tag’’ barbecue on Fri-
day, Nov. 1st. 7 :30 n. m. at the
S.P.J.S.T. Hall.
Tickets are on sale at San-
dora’s Red & White, Johnson’s
Drug Store and Cozy Cafe at
$1.25 per ticket. No tickets
sold after Monday, Oct, 28.
Everyone invited. 42-2tc
RUMMAGE SALE
The Woman’s Society of
Christian S e r v i c e of the
Methodist Church will hold a
Rummage Sale at Fernau's
Furniture Store on Saturday,
Oct. 11).
Official opening of the “Sec-
It-Thru” campaign in which
Fayette County folks are ask-
ed to contribute a total of
$2,480 in the filial USO drive,,
has been announced tor today
(Thursday) by E. F. (Smiles)
Anders, Fayette County chair-
man.
In announcing the opening,
Mr. Anders, a World War 11
veteran, released the list of
community chairmen and their
respective quotas. Included
from this section are:
Flatonia, G. A. Hamon,
$3u0; Cistern, Mrs. Cora Cock-
i ill, $oo; Colony, Mrs. Ida
Brown, $5; Elm Urove, S. il.
McCrory, $5; Engle, Edwin J.
.',ta\liiotia, $-12; Muldoon, Ray
Eoerster, $25; Praha, Emil
Greive, $35.
‘With one and a half to two
million men still in the serv-
ice, ol whom 125,000 are Tex-
ans,” Mr. Anders declared,
“Fayette County tolks can ill
afford not to uo their bit to
‘See-lt-Thru’.” He pointed
out that all veterans’ organi-
zations contacted have en-
dorsed the drive and expressed
the hope the county drive could
be completed in short order.
CHILD’S EYESIGHT NEEDS
rAKL1M 1' SCl'c.nVialUN
3 CONFERENCE GAMES
TO BE BROADCAST
MuJdooB-Jferag
(Mrs. L. W. Miller, Cor.)
Three conference football
games and one inter-conl'er-
ence gaem have been sched-
uled for broadcasting for Sat-
urday afternoon and evening, to g‘v® Pr°Per attention to
by Humble Oil and RefiningC^e care their eyes. Penal-
AUSTIN, Oct. 16.-—Empha-
sizing tne urgent need lor par-
ental supervision oi all phases
pi child .health, Dr. Geo. Vv.
Cox', state health officer, saiu
‘today“Much -of the impaired
eyesight ol advanced years
could be prevented il sufficient
interest in early life were ap-
plied and a correction by
means of temporary glasses
made when required.”
Parents,. Dr. Cox asserted,
should be watchful for danger
signals in the child such as
frowning, squinting, persistent
headache, eyeache, and watery
eyes, if- the youngster reads
too closely or too lar away
from the face, that situation
may also be significant of
trouble.
“No child likes wearing
glasses, nevertheless, it is the
obligation of those responsible
for the luture of young folks to
have their eyes examined by a
reputable specialist if there is
a suspicion that normal vision
does not exist. It is much bet-
ter for a child to wear glasses
for a few years during early
school life than to have per-
manently defective vision in
later life,” he declared.
Dr. Cox said that neglect of
the eyes is by no means limit-
ed to children. Many older
persons, some through vanity,
indifference, or carelessness,
Lsfst^ Friday’s Rotary Club
program was in charge of Hugo
Stein, and with the assistance
of Mr. Plowman, put*oii an
interesting movie concerning
the housing situation for re-
turning veterans.
Tom Jensen of Kerrville was
a visiting Rotarian for the day.
Other guests were J. D. Arnim
and Barney W|0tipka.
MISS EVELYN BITTNER •
WEDS THOMAS E. MARRON
W.S.C.S. HOLDS MEETING
IN JOHNSON HOME
Richard Clark of Dallas is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Allison, this
week. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Allison and family of Waro
also spent the week-end there
also. Richard recently re-
ceived his discharge from Ma-
rine service.
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
Mission Sunday, Oct. 20:
First Mass at 6:30 a. m.; High
Mass at 10 a. m. (for this Sun-
day only) ; Rosary and bene-
diction at 7:15 p. m.
This Sunday is Home and
Foreign Mission Sunday. The
annual collection for the mis-
sions will be taken up, and
memberships in the Mission
Society will be renewed.
Week day Mass at 7 a. m.
with the Rosary (in October).
Religious instructions for all
the children, and Bible study,
classes every Saturday at 9
a. m.
Prayers were offered at all
the Masses last Sunday for the
Church in Yugoslavia.
The quarterly Weimar
Deanery meeting of the Coun-
cils of Men and Women will be
held at Praha this Sunday at
2:30 p. m. Officers and rep-
resentatives of the Flatonia
councils will attend. Ed. San-
dera is president of the Fla-
tonia Men’s Council, and Mrs.
D. McCall of the Council of
Women.
At the meetings of the K. J.
and K. J. Z. T. here last
Sunday, all officers were re-
elected. Mrs. Aug. Vyvjala is
the president of the K. J. Z. T.
and L. J. Sandera is president
of the K. J. T.
The annual Flatonia Parish
Picnic will be held next Sun-
day, Oct. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Jack-
son of Houston were visitors in
the Effie Ivy home last week-
end.
Those visiting Muldoon rel-
atives recently were Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Lee Hart, Mr. a/id
Mrs. L. B. Williford and
daughter of Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Ford Emmos is visiting
Port Arthur and other points.
Bennie Lueders returned
from Corpus Chirsti and is at
present assisting in the Lued-
ers Market.
Mrs. Effie Robbins has re-
turned from Corpus Christi
where she visited her children,
Mr. and Mrs. Prove and Rob-
ert Glen Robbins.
Eddie Daugherty, son-in-
law of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ray,
returned recently from Mary-
land. Mrs. Daugherty remain-
ed for a longer stay. They
plan to go into business there.
While in service Eddie saw
plenty of action.
Texas A.&M.-T.C.U. game will
be put on the air from Kyle
Field at College Station. Ves
Box will handle the play-by-
play, and Fred Kincaid will de-
scribe color. Stations KTRH,
Houston; KMAC, San Antonio,
will carry the game.
Another conference game
will be broadcast at 2:20 when
Texas U. and Arkansas tangle
at Memorial Stadium, Austin.
Kern Tips will be the play-by-
play announcer, and Alec
Chesser will assist with color.
Stations carrying this contest
will be KPRC, Houston; WOAI
in San Antonio and KTBC,
Austin.
The third Saturday after-
noon Humble broadcast will
feature the inter-conference
tilt between Baylor and Texas
Tech at Lubbock. Bill Mich-
aels will be the play-by-play
announcer with Bill Hightower
adding color. KTSA, San An-
tonio; KXYZ, Houston, will
carry the game, which will be-
gin at 2:20 p. m.
Saturday evening at 8:05,
broadcast of the Rice-S.M.U.
conference game will start.
Charlie Jordan will handle the
play-by-play with Jerry Dog-
gett supplying color interest.
Game will be play at Rice Sta-
dium and carried bv stations
WRR, Dallas; KABC, San An-
tonio.
he warned are bound to
for such inexcusable
occur
negligence.
"The\eyes of any D^son,
whether \y°4n<fi mYu’dle-aged,
or older represent one of the
most priceless of bodily posses-
sions.” the state health officer
asserted. “To take care of
them promptly and properly is
a responsibility which never
should be sidestepped.”
The Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the Meth-
odist Church met in regular
business and social session
Monday, Oct. 14 in the home
of Mrs. D. F. Johnson with
Mrs. W. O. Garbade as co-
hostess.
After a brief business meet-
ing led by the president, Mrs.
R. A. Wheeler, the lesson was
conducted in a most interest-
ing manner by Mrs. W. M. Mii-
lican with Mrs. Mildred Mc-
Kay leading the devotional.
The hostesses served tuna
sandwiches, apple pie with
whipped cream and coffee to
13 members and one visitor.
The society decided to hold
a Rummage Sale Saturday,
Oct. 19.
The W.S.C.S. will hold its
annual “W^eek of Prayer”
service Monay, Oct. 28. All
members are urged to attend
and visitors are cordially in-
vited.
Miss. Evelyn Bittner, daugh-
ter of* Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bitt-
ner, became the bride of
Thomas E. Marron, son of Mrs.
M. F. Marron of Corpus
Christi, in a double-ring cere-
mony solemnized by Father A.
Marx, Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock in Saint Patrick’s
Church. The bride was given
in marriage by her father.
Miss Estella Bittner, sister
of the bride, was maid of hon-
or. Dr. Thomas C., Meehan
was best man. Miss Martha
Scecina played the traditional
wedding marches. Miss Clella
Mae Wright sang Schubert’s
Ave Maria and Lambillotte’s
“On This Day.”
The bride wore an aqua blue
dressmaker suit with black ac-
cessories and pink gladioli
corsage.
The wedding breakfast was
held immediately after the
ceremony at the Driscoll Ho-
tel. The couple left for a trip
to Mexico.
TWICE BLESSED
FRESHMAN CLASS NAMES
OFFICERS TUESDAY
The Freshman Class elected
officers Tuesday, Oct. 8. The
officers are ,as follows: Joe
Schutz, president; Bonnie
Kelly, vice president; Rosa
treasurer.
,,yi$^mer Pospisil, sergeant
at arms; Bonnie Kelly, Evelyn
Beck, Annie Mica, Lillian Ko-
cian and Joe Schutz, program
committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Gor-
don of Austin are the proud
parents of twins, Joe Donald
and Judith Ann, bom on Sept.
23.
Mrs. Gordon is the former
Martha Okruhlik, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Okruhlik
of Flatonia.
SCOTT’S HOME DEM.
CLUB HOLDS MEETING
The Scott’s Home Demon-
stration Club met at the home
of Mrs. Julie Zemlicka on Fri-
day, Oct. 11 at 2 p. m. The
meeting was called to order by
THE METHODIST CHURCH
SCOTTS 4-H GIRLS WIN
$5 AWARD AT FAIR
The Scott's 4-H Girls were
winners of a $5 award upon
their “assorted articles” dis-
play at the recent Fayette
County Fair.
TEXAS FARM BUREAU
FAVORS GOOD ROADS
The regular morning and
evening services will be held at
the Methodist Church next
Sunday. This will be the last
Sunday in the present confer-
ence year.
Everybody is cordially in-
vited to attend these closing
services. Church School will
be held at 10:30 a. m. The
worship sendees will be
at 9:30 a. m. and 7 p. m.
held
answered roll call. Mrs. Mo-
tal became a new member. An
election of officers wag held
and all'present officers were
re-elected.
Mrs. Zemlicka gave a dem-
onstration on how to make
struddel. Mrs. Tom Beale and
Hattie Zemlicka were appoint-
ed oh the new membership
committee.
A motion was made and sec-
onded to adjourn after which
lunch was served by the host-
ess. The next meeting will be
held Nov. 8, 1946 at the nome
of Mrs. Fred Wiedemann. All
members are urged to be pres-
ent. .! J
MEXICAN SUPPER
CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. H. W. Pitman of La
Grange came for the cemetery
working last Wednesday.
We wish to thank our
friends and neighbors, also
Bro. Jenkins for every kind-
ness shown us during the ill-
ness and death of our mother.
The Holubec Family.
Walter William Grote and
Miss Marion Merkett of Robs-
town spent Saturday in the L.
W. Miller home.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Kocian
and sons and Mrs. Louise
Agricola of Weimar spent
Sunday visting with relatives
here.
Rev. Victor A. Raska at-
tended the unveiling program
of the Father Miguel Muldoon
monument on the La Grange-
Schulenburg highway (near
Hostyn) Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Grote of
Rohstown visited her mother
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
Koopman, over the week-end.
Nolan R.vm: n and R. D. Mil-
ler snent a few davs in Bay
City on business last week.
Visitors in the Hillery home
were William Hillery Jr. of
Corpus Christi and Ted Chi 1-
Iender of A.&M. College.
A CORRECTION
Mrs. May Heard, Mrs. F. A.
Nesrsta, Mrs. Paul Beale, Mrs.
Duddie Nesrsta and Mrs. Geo.
Bridges spent Tuesday in Sanf
Antonio.
A number of Muldoon peo-
ple attended the dedication of
Father Mnldoon’s marker Sun-
day afternoon.
The Argus, one year, $2.00.
In last week's story concern-
ing the death and funeral
services for John R. Richard-
son, we accidentally omitted
the names of his two sons, J. C.
^Richardson of Freeport and
R. A. Richardson of Seguin.
The Texas Farm Bureau
Federation today announced
adoption of a resolution sup-
porting the Good Roads Con-
stitutional Amendment to he
voted upon in the Nov. 5 elec-
tion.
“Our organization is in full
accord with the amendment,”
.1. Walter Hammond, presi-
dent, declared. “Farm-to-
markot roads are uppermost in
the minds of rural people and
the Good Roads Amendment is
our assurance of obtaining
greatly needed improvements.”
Continuing. Hammond said,
“Wo are in dire need of better
facilities for all weather roads
which will benefit rural mail
and school bus routes as well.”
The Texas Farm Bureau
Federation is one of 30 state
organizations which have al-
ready pledged ardent support
of the Good Roads Amend-
ment. The amendment, last of
three to appear on the Nov. 5
ballot, assures the availability
of gasoline taxes and motor
vehicle registration fees for
road purposes, with the excep-
tion that one of every four
cents paid in gas taxes will con-
tinue to he allocated to the
available free school fund.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Chalk
visited recently with Dr. and
Mrs. D. J. Chalk.
A NEW VARIETY OF
WINTER PEAS
The Dixie-Wonder Austrian
Winter Pea seed wHl soon he
available to Fayette Couirfy
farmers. This is an improved
strain of the Austrian Winter
Peas that will stand colder
temperature and mature 30
days earlier than the regular,
or standard, Austrian Winter
Peas which we have been
planting.
Through the cooperation of
various government agencies,
a car-load (600 hags’) of thN
seed is now rolling and should
be in La Grange at an early
date.
Farmers who are interested
should place their orders now
nt the Vogt Feed Company at
La Grange.
This Dixie-Wonder Winter
Pea will fit into the winter le-
gume program on the same ba-
sis as Austrian Winter Peas
nnd other winter legumes
They will cost the farmer ap-
proximately $7.25 n hundred,
with the AAA payment nr re-
imbursement of approximately
$6,25 a hundred.
For further information see
vour county agent, soil conser-
vationist or AAA secretary.
The Moulton Ladies’ Aid is
sponsoring a “Mexican Sap-
per” at the Luther Hall, Tues-
day, Oct. 22, 1946. Admission
Adults 50c, Children 25c.
Serving begins at 6 p. m.
TRAIN SCHEDULES—
Westward trains:
No. 7, 2:50 a. m.
No. 5: 12:33 p. m.
Eastward trains:
No. 8: 2:04 a. m.
No. 6: 5:11 p. m.
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Emperor Mnxmilinn ruled
Mexico in the 1860's.
Nicholas II was the last Czar
of Russia.
Clara Barton founded the
Red Cross.
Census report shows that
6.329 hales of cotton were
tinned in Favetta Countv from
the oron of 1946 prior to Oct.
1. 1946 as compared with 11.-
031 hales for the crop of 1945
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DAILY BUS SCHEDULES
Greyhound Lines—
To Houston:
3:44 a. m.
9 :57 a. m.
1:57 p. m.
3 :44 p. m.
8:27 p. m.
9:44 p. m.
To San Antonio:
3:56 a. m.
8:26 a. m.
10:41 a. m.
2:15 p. ni.
3:56 p. m.
8:56 p. m.
Kerrville Lines—
South Bound:
6:20 a. m.
10:15 a. m.
3:00 p. m.
North Bound:
8:25 a. m.
2 :0f> p. m.
6:00 p. m. (to Flatonia only).
Continental Lines—
South Bound:
8:55 p. ni.
11:52 a. m.
North Bound:
12 :02 p. m.
4 :49 p. m.
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