The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 67, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 22, 1954 Page: 1 of 6
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THE FAYETTE COUNTY RECORD
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Published Twice Weekly By The Farmers Publishing Company, La Grange, Texas
Devoted to the Interests of the People of Fayette County and of Texas
VOLUME XXXII
I CATTLE LOST
AS VEHICLES
IN COLLISION
Schulenburg Crash
Injuries Car, Truck,
And One Operator
IjA GRANGE, TEXAS TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1954
NUMBER 67
‘OUR CITIZENS OF TOMORROW’
Another of A Series
An unusual accident at
Schulenburg Sunday damaged
I two vehicles and precipitated
the loss of three head of cattle
when a cattle truck crashed
into the rpar end of an Humble
gasoline tanker.
According to the facts filed,
tha cattle truck stopped for
a red light and the Humble
company’s tanker stopped back
of the cattle truck, which was
crashed into by another cattle
truck which followed the
tanker.
As a result of the collision,
three of the cattle “aboard”
had to be killed. A sidelight of
the unusual cYash was that one
of the bovines hopped out of
the truck, romped after a
spectator (who shouldn’t have
been there), and almost suc-
ceeded in smashing a huge ad-
vertising sign nearby, behind
which the would-be victim had
sought protection.
Driver of the truck which
contained the cattle, was pri-
soned in the cab and was un-
able to get out until aid came
from a Schulenburg garage.
He sustained severe bruises
and cuts to the head and is
currently hospitalized at a
Weimar hospital. The truck
was damaged extensively.
-Driver of the tanker was
DEMONS SCORE ANOTHER SPLIT
La Grange 5, Warda 4
After being walloped by El!
Two F-M Road Celebrations Slated
Salem 10, La Grange 4
Pushing across 5 runs In the NillP Loc&l ScOllts
Campo 13-4 Tuesday, the La second inning to go ahead 6-0, ii C,,nHuv
rti-»nv» n,mnns here Thurs- Salem’s undefeated nine re- r-i***"*1 OUllUay
undefeated nine re-
unbeaten Saturday I At Camp Wooten
Grange Demons here Thurs- Salem’s
day night reversed the situa- mained
tion by nosing out Warda 5-4 night by defeating La Grange’s I
in a well-played game, Walter Demons 10 to 4 at Brenham. I A representative group
Schnaubelt getting credit fori The winners assumed the local Boy Scouts are now
the mound win, limiting the ’ — * 1^L- —
driver’s seat in the second attepdance at the third annual
stanza by virtue of four hits presentation of “Camp Tom
and two errors. After that, it Wooten” in Austin, which
was all over but the shouting, started Monday and which at-
Gus Kelm, on the mound for traded about 200 lads of this
the winners, gave up 8 hits area of Texas,
which the Demons were able j Reported to be in attendance
„„„ t_______ to convert into their lone four at the camp from La Grange’s
In the Demon walloping de-1 tallies. He fanned 9, walked 2.' Troop 203 were: Bobby Haj-
partment, Leftfielder Richard Nichols and Etzel, for La1 ovsky, Ernest Kallus, Glenn
Roberts had 1 for 3, a double;
Shortstop Etzel had 2 for 3,
i •___.i ’__ m___1:~
visitors to six hits.
He fanned 8, walked 3, hit
two.
Zoch and Lehmann tossed
for Warda and were eventual-
ly nipped for 8 hits. The two
fanned 6, free passed 5.
Grange, allowed a total of 9 Pavlik, Bobby Zapalac, Gene
hits, whiffed 11, donated 7 free Bronson, Buster Legler (adult
passes to first, with Nichols leader); Johnny Berry, Frank
pnmHmPRHI both singles; Charlie Otto^
--a JKaMiiLMsys! trrt rsssrst ar*h “rr^ a yz sr
tom row: Larry, 2 years, Leonard, 5 years, sons of Mr. and first, batting m ^O IUt's\
Mrs. Alfred Zbranek, La Grange; Bobby, 5 years, son of Mr. I gles were recorded by Fritsch,
and Mrs. Emil Chovanec, Columbus. centerftelder; Ralph Rosen-
berg, rightfielder; Edward Li-
diak, catcher; and
Schnaubelt, pitcher.
r
For Salem, uentertieiaer automobiles ot U. i-\ Uronyn-
Hahn tripled in two tries; berger, Henry Berry and £es-
Rightfielder Hiedemann horn-’ ter von Rosenberg. Equipment
ered and singled in three ef- | was taken to the camp by Mr.
Walter. forts; Leftfielder Buddenberg and Mrs. George Hajovsky,
twice singled; First Baseman Sunday.
For Warda, wallops were by [Kuecker singled; Second Base-1 The camp, located on a 1100
Ernest Lehmann, catcher;, man Mutscher twice bingled acre installation, will attract,
Robert Lehmann, leftfielder; for one base; and Pitcher Gus prior to its conclusion, a total
Rightfielder H. Moerbe, who Kelm singled.^ | of 900 individuals who will j church here Wednesday at 7:30
twice doubled and singled in The Demons’ eight raps were participate during the summer ■ p. m. The Austin clergyman is
DUE AT RITES
Rt. Rev. John E. Hines of
Austin, coadjutor bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Texas,
will assist the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Clinton S. Quin of Houston, at
the ground-breaking cere-
monies on the site of a parish
hall for St. James Episcopal
Weimar, La Grange
To Fete Finish
Of Important Link
It will be a dual celebration
which will mark the comple-
tion of FM Road 155 between
La Grange and Weimar, one
being staged Wednesday after-
noon, June 23, and the other
being offered by the La Grange
chamber of commerce, site and,
date to be announced later.
Actually, the road extends
from La Grange to Sheridan,
in southern Colorado county.
Celebrants on the 23rd will
be invited guests who will
gather at the Strunk Farm, ten
miles south of Weimar, for the
ceremonies which will follow.
After that, the guests will trek
northward on FM 155 to the
Naiser Gin at 5:15 p. m. to
complete the rites of dedica-
tion, and celebration.
Invitations have been mailed
to those involved and every-
thing is in readiness for the
event.
According to the official let-
ter mailed by the Weimar
*
Top row: David, 9 months, Betty Ann, 5 years, children of
Mr. and Mrs. Frankie J. Chovanec, Fayetteville: Wilburt, 6
four tries; and Herman Leh- by Richard Roberts, leftfield-
mann, pitcher, who doubled. er, who twice singled; Center-
Monday night (tonight), ’ fielder Fritsch, who one-bag-
Brenham invades La Grange; gered; Third Baseman Schnau-
Tuesday night, June 22, .he belt, who doubled in four .trips learned at the camp will be
Demons trek to Huntsville and to the rubber, Ralph Rosen- archery, row-boating, swim-
Thursday night, June 24, berg, rightfielder, who singled; ming (including life-saving),
Huntsville comes to town for Edward Lidiak, catcher, who, ropework, woodwork, and
________ __ Chamber of Commerce, “the
encampment, according to j scheduled to succeed Bishop entire caravan will return to
Scout Executive H. L. Gaskin Quin upon his retirement with- Weimar (after the party at
of Austin. I in the near future. Expected Naiser gin) and assemble at
Among the things to be i to be present will be laymen I y*e Veterans Memorial Park
‘ from over thp state who willjfor one of the fre«; °arb<?-
attend a “Go-Men’s” meeting cue suppers you have had in a
a battle at Jaycee Park.
uninjured, however, lost some I years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Hoffmann, La Grange. Bot-
gasoline prior to delivering it I tom row: Charlet Faye, 2 years, Ray Dale, 5 years, children of
to the right spot—the bulk Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Rohde, Warrenton; Kathleen, 3 years, daugh-
,station of Humble Oil & Re-
fining in Schulenburg.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Shafer, La Grange, Rt. 1.
Terry Struve Visits
Here; Off For Africa
Terry Struve, 19-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Struve of this city, arrived
here Saturday, following six
months of training in the U. S.
Air Force near Cheyenne,
Wyoming at the Francis E.
Warren A*r Force Base.
Terry, who reports on July
I 5, to a New Jersey air force
* base for further training, after
a short time there, will leave
for North Africa, along with a
group of his Wyoming-camp
buddies and others for an 18-
months tour of duty.
Reflecting Pi# type of work
the youne r lan has recorded,
Terrv 'Inished at the Wyoming
training school with the
highest average in his class.
He is a 1953 graduate of La
Grange High school, partici-
pating also in sports, being a
finalist in tennis in the State
Interscholastic League meet
and also playing football in his
junior year.
K ulhanekDischar j?ed;
Goes To University
Jerry P. Kulhanek, Elec-
tronic Technician 2nd Class,
was recently discharged from
the Navy after serving four
years.
He was stationed in Cali-
fornia, Illinois and Virginia;
also aboard two ships, USS
Sarasota, APA-204, and USS
Cambria, APA-36.
Previous to joining the
Navy, he served with the U.
S. Maritime Service for six
years. He made different ports
and two complete trips around
the world.
Jerry is now attending the
summer session at the Univer-
sity of Texas. He is the son of
Mr. ancl Mrs. John Kulhanek
of Fayetteville.
Ernest Melcher
Taken By Death
One Completion,
Another Failure
Last rites were held at the One completion and one
Black Jack Lutheran church failure were recorded in Fay-
Saturday afternoon for Ernest ette county’s oil activity dur-
H. Melcher, 69, O’Quinn area ing the past week,
merchant and farmer, who was j Hamman Oil and Refining
found dead at his home early Co. and States Marine Corp.
Friday morning, apparently of'completed a southwesterly ex-
a heart attack. \ | tension in the Elm Grove area,
The Rev. F. E. Eilers offici-, the No. 1 Arnim-Warren et al,
ated and burial was in the; at 1875 feet. It pumped 19.36
HAVE BABY BOY WB |
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kralik
of Corpus Christi announce
the birth of a son at the Spohn
hospital on June 3. He weighed
six pounds one ounce and has
been named David Walter. The
father is the son of Mrs. W
Kralik, and the late Rev
KraBk of Round Top,
Krolls Talk To Son
Touring In Europe
Talking to London is no
trick at all, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Kroll found out Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Kroll and family of Lake Jack-
son were here with the elder
Krolls for Father’s Day. ‘It
would be
commented, “if George and
Oscie could be here too.”
She referred to their other
son, George L. Kroll and wife’
bf Houston, who are on a
European tour and are now in
England.
Charles suggested the next
singled; and Travis Etzel, many other projects dear to
pitcher, who slammed out a the hearts of Boy Scouts.
two-bagger in three tries.
Errors were equally divided,
both teams registering three.
Tallying for the winners
Reporter Bobby Zapalac has
promised The Record he will
give a daily report as to the
progress being made, and the
were: Hahn 2; Heidemann ?; | fun enjoyed, at Camp Wooten.
Kuecker 1; Rodenbeck 1;
Mutscher 2; Kocster 1; and
Kelm 1. *
For the chilled Demons,
Weldon Tiedt, second baseman,
scored, with one each also for
MrV^Kroli' Richard Roberts, leftfielder;
‘Charlie Otto, first baseman;
and Centerfielder Fritsch.
Matocha Succeeds
Prilop At Farmers
Adolph Matocha, who has
served as a deputy in the of-
best thing would be to talk to | fice of County Tax Assessor.
Collector Gilbert H. Eck here
was
Black Jack cemetery.
He was a lifetime resident
of Fayette county and son of
J. C. and Clementine Gebert
Melcher. He was married at
Black Jack to Miss Eleanor
Luck who survives.
Other survivors are a son,
Eugene Melcher of El Campo;
a sister, Mrs. Minnie Otell of
El Campo; tlyee brothers, Edi-
son
Melcher of Port Lavaca and
Tom Melcher of El Campo; and
two grandchildren.
Mr. Melcher was prominent
in the life of his community
for many years.
Koenig Funeral Home di-
rected the funeral.
barrels of 22.4 gravity oi
daily.
Hamman’s No. 1 Fannie
Armstrong, in the West Elm
Grove Field, was abandoned
after going to a depth of 1,959
feet.
KC PARTY WEDNESDAY
Chromcik council, K. of C.’s
itiituu, mitre uiiniicin, uui- « .< . -n u . «
Melcher of H.lMe.d, Ed *»?
YATES’S BACK ‘HOME”
Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Yates and family Friday moved
into the residence across from
the fire station, formerly oc-
cupied by the school superin-
tendent. This was “coming
back home” three years to the
date the family left La Grange,
first for Bellville and then for
Houston. Mr. Yates, who re-
cently became consignee for
Gulf here, has been here for
several weeks, his family join-
ing him as soon as suitable liv-
ing quarters were available.
Wednesday starting at 7:30 p.
m. at the fair grounds here.
Members and their families arc
asked to bring lunches and re-
freshments will be provided by
the council. A variety of games
will provide entertainment for
all ages.
the London visitors and placed
a call. While efforts were be-
ing made by the telephone
'.*j | company to locate the couple,
ll the Lake Jackson family hadj
to go on their way. But shortly
thereafter a call came back.
All concerned were thrilled
by the experience and sur-
prised with the crystal clear-
ness with which they could
converse.
The tourists are having a
great time, they reported, and
expect to have a lot of addi-
tional pleasure in visiting the
major points of interest in
Europe.
They made the trip by plane
and expect to return the same
way about August 1.
AT RVOS MEETING
George E. Adamcik and C.
M. Janda are representing the
La ^Grange lodge of the R. V.
O. S. at its convention which
opened Monday at East Ber-
nard.
since February 5, 1951, as-
sumed new duties Monday as
bookkeeper and office sales-
man for the Farmers Lumber
company, it is reported by Er-
win Janssen, company manag-
er.
I vocal Ponies Are
1st Half Champions
La Grange’s Pony players,
and supper at the V. F. W. hall.
Well, Here’s New
Way To Plant ’Taters
The ancient adage that
“there’s nothing new under th«
sun” seems to have been dis-
proved in Fayette county.
Anyone familiar with farm-
ing or gardening knows that
when you plant potatoes, you
cut the “eye” ouj of a seed
here Friday night wrapped up P°U,to> and plaBt U in th« soil‘
the first half championship of
the TrUCounty Pony League
by defeating Elgin 7-2, with
Leslie (Butch) Blume hurling
superbly, fanning 15 and al-
lowing only onte hit.
The win was signally signi-
ficant in view of the fact that
Elgin, on May 31, had beaten
the local Broncs, who are
Brasher Motor Company spon-
sored, 3 to 1.
Fisher started on the mound
for Elgin, however, lasted only
one inning, after the locals
chased across five runs on a
Now there seems to be a
“new deal”—despite the Re-
publican administration.
Two Fayette farmers—as
well as others in Texas—report
that their potatoes are sport-
ing “pomatoes” or “topatoes”
—atop the soil wherein the po-
tatoes were planted.
In case you’re wondering
what those two strange words '
convey—let’s say it like this:
they are tiny potatoes which,
apparently, can be used for
seed. It seems, according to
scientists, that the “little po-
long time.”
Expected to be present are
chosen people from Columbus,
Sheridan, Hallettsville, Schul-
enburg, La Grange and Wei-
mar.
Exact timing for the events
are: 4 p. m., south of Weimar;
5:15, north of Weimar: and 6:15,
Veterans’ Memorial Park, Wei-
mar. (
La Grange hasn’t yet set its
date for its barbecue, however,
Wm. F. Hofmann, assisted by
former Senator L. J. Sulak and
Georgte Lauterstein, are busily
engaged in making prepara-
tions for the event, under
sponsorship of the recent come-
to-life chamber of commerce
here. Details are to be an-
nounced, with the site and
date to be reported as soon as
possible.
Mr. Matocha succeedsla trio of errors by 'Elgin.
George Prilop, who has been Foehner, who finished, gave
identified with Farmers Lum-(tip two runs, allowed 4 hits,
ber company for the past seven J fanned 2.
triple by Ignatz Janda, coupled I *atoes, are the seed balls of
with a free pass by Fisher and P°fato plant.
years. Along with his wife and
three children, Mr. Prilop will
move to Arigleton to begin new
duties with the Angleton Lum-
ber company on July 1. The
Angleton firm is operated by
Kerwin Giese, former
Grange resident.
JOINS AIR FORCE
Daniel Zitterich, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Zitterich of
La Grange enlisted in the
United States Air Force on
June 14 for a period of four
years, it was announced by
S/Sgt. John K. Reeves, the air
force recruiter for this area.
Daniel departed Houston for
Lackland Air Force base, San
Antonio, to begin his nine
weeks of basic training. He
graduated from La Grange
high school on May 31 and he
W. intends to try out for one of
the air force band*.
PARISH MEET CALLED
A parish meeting has been
called at Sacred Heart school
for Monday night, June 28 for
the purpose of making plans
for a bazaar late this summer
or early fall, the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. S. A. Zientek announced
Sunday.
TO PRESENT PLAY
The Ladies Aid and|
Walther League of the Trinity
Hill Lutheran church are spon-
soring a three-act comedy to
be presented Friday at 8 p. m.
at the La Grange high .school
gymnasium. Members of / the
societies are in the cast. The
public is, invited.
Elgin’s lone hit off Butch,
who seems to be improving
with each succeeding game,
was by Ehlund, shortstop, who
singled in Ihe fourth.
Bingles by the La Grange
La Ponies were by Shortstop Tay-
j lor, who singled in the fourth;
Butch, who tripled in the fifth,
| to help things along; Ignatz
the | Janda, leftfielder. who tripled
in the first; Ed Karstedt. who
led both teams with 2 for 3,
both singles.
Plav in the second half
•doesn't resume until June 29
when Bastrop plays at Elgin
and Smithville invades La
Grange.
ARCHITECTS DRAWING OF NEW PROFESSIONAL BUILDING
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1.
LA .GRANGE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING ... ia oranoe. te*as
LENARO OABERT - w J WISDOM • A.I. A. • ARCHITECTS
According to the Agriculture
Year Book, potato plants were
first produced from see’ds. En-
vironment and methods of cul-
ture have virtually eliminated
the seeds. For about 400 years,
potatoes have been planted
from pieces containing that
“eye.” This appears to have
convinced potatoes of the fu-
tility of seed pods.
Here in Fayette, this “new
deal” has happened on the
estate of tH'e Bambuch farm,
near Park, operated by Fred
Ermis, and in the garden of Joe
Drab Sr., public weigher here.
John Baca, father-in-law of
Mr. Ermis. says he’ll try plant-
ing the “little pods” and see
what happens.
Mr. Drab brought in his
“pods” for display at The Re-
cord office.
.32 INCH RAIN
Rainfall here Saturday, dur-
ing a brief period, registered
.32 of an inch, the first preci-
pitation of the month. It looked
like more was on tap Sunday
afternoon, but it ended only in
an electrical storm which
knocked out a part of the city
electric system for a short
time. Several areas around La
Grange, however, recorded
welcome rainfall.
4TH DEGREE TO MEET
The Bishop Odin general as-
sembly, Fourth Degree, K. of
C., will hold its regular meet-
ing Monday night, June 28 at
This is the architect's drawing of the Professional Building the building will provide quarters for Attorney Joe P. Hart, Columbus, according to prev
being erected by Geo. Lauterstein on the former First Presby- Dr W. L. Salm, dentist; Dr. James L. Ashley, optometrist; and iouniy arranged plans, Ernest
terian church property adjacent to Kadlecek’s oafe. Work on Milady’s Beauty Shop, operated by Mrs. Mary Mewis. The Kallus, faithful navigator, re- Sour Cream:
the ultra-modern structure was started by Contractor Karl building is being erected to suit the special requirements of minds area members Meeting Direct Shippers
Thusuiler last week. When completed In about three months, each teiuiant and will incorporate every modern convenience, time is H p. in. Station ...........
Korean Vet Visits
Parents In Burton
Cpl. Wm. A. Ullrich Jr„ is
spending a furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Ullrich of Burton, Rt. 2, follow-
ing his arrival in the states
after serving 11 months with
the air corps in Korea.
He will report on July 9 to
Wolters Air Force Base, near
Mineral Wells, where ho ex-
pects to spend the next six
months after which he will be
released.
Cpl. Ullrich is looking for-
ward to celebrating July 4,
since last year he missed the
holiday. He was on board ship
on the way to Korea. He went
to sleep on the night of Julv 3,
crossed the international date
line during the night and woke
up on July 5. thus missing the
holiday completely.
GARDEN CLUB MEETING
The La Grange Garden club
will meet Thursday at 3 30 p.
m. at the home of Mrs. Verna
Reichert. Co-hostess will be
Mrs. Amelia' Zapp. Members
are. urged to attend.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Monday, June 21, 1954
The following prices were
paid In La Grange on the above
date and are subject to market
changes. Eggs and poultry
prices are those paid by pro-
duce dealer*
Cotton, middling ...........33 25
Hens ............................... 14c
Fryers .................................. 20c
Eggs:
Grade A, Large .. 32c to 35c
Grade B .............. 28c to 30c
Grade A, Small 20c to 25c
Grade C ................ 15c to 18c
Roosters .......... 10c
Sweet Cream:
Direct Shippers .............. 45c
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Sulak, L. J. The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 67, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 22, 1954, newspaper, June 22, 1954; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth989409/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.