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THE FLATONIA ARGUS
VOLUME 89
$2.50 Per Year in Advance In T«xa« FLATONIA, TEXAS, 78941 THURSDAY, APRIL *, 1964
7c Per Copy
NUMBER 10
Funeral Services
Held April 2 For
H. W. Pitman
Henry Winn Pitman pass-
ed away Tuesday afternoon,
March 31, in the Herman
Hospital in Houston at the
age of 78 years, 6 months,
and 21 days.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Thursday, April 2, at
3 p. m. from the Muldoon
Baptist Church, with Rev.
W. J. Clements of Flatonia
officiating. 'Interment was
in Pitman Cemetery. The
exceedingly large crowd at-
tested to the esteem in which
he was held by all.
Mr. Pitman was born at
Muldopn, Texas, Sept. 10,
1885, son of the late James
M. and Mary Elizabeth Ray
Pitman.
The greater part of his
life was spent ip Fayette
County. For a number of
years he was engaged in
the mercantile business at
Muldoon.
Mr. Pitman served as
Fayette County auditor from
1936 until 1943 when he be-
came county judge. He pre-
sided as judge until his re-
tirement in 1950. He had
ranching interests in this
area.
In his boyhood days he
was converted and united
with the old Union Hill Bap-
tist Church. When this
church was dissolved, with
a large number of the mem-
bers, he united with the
Muldoon Baptist Church. He
was very active in the build-
ing of the present church
building and parsonage at
Muldoon.
He was a member of the
Woodmen of the World, and
also a member of the Ma-
sonic Lodge. Recently he re-
ceived his 50-year member-
ship pin from the Masonic
order.
On Nov. 15, 1911, he was
united in marriage to Miss
Ella Ivy, who survives him.
One daughter was bom to
this union, Mrs. J. C. (Willie
Belle) Richardson, who sur-
vives him.
Others left to mourn his
passing are: One sister,
Mrs. Irvin (Sallie) Ivy of
Muldoon; one brother, Ben-
nett Pitman of Muldoon;
one half-sister, Mrs. Maudie
Hammond of Crane, Texas;
one grandson, Charles Henry
Richardson of Angleton.
Two brothers and two half-
brothers preceded him in
death.
Others mourning are a
number of nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
Edwin W. Olle, Flatonia
Native, Claimed by Death
Branecky Daughter
Arrives on April 1
Mr. and Mrs. Ladik Bra-
necky are the proud parents
of a daughter born April 1
in the Crews Hospital in
Gonzales. She weighed 7
pounds, 15 ounces, and has
been named Linda Marie.
She was welcomed by a
brother and a sister.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Rudy Beyer of Moulton
and Mr. and Mrs. John Bra-
necky.
Kenneth Mark Brown
Arrives on April 7th
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O.
Brown are the proud par-
ents of a 7 pound, 6
ounce boy born April 7 at
6:10 a. m. in Matagorda
General Hospital at Bay
City.
The happy grandparents
are Mr. "and Mrs. Jess New
And Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie
Morell all of Bay City. G.
L. Brown is the great-grand-
father, this being the first
“Brown” grandson for him.
Kenneth Mark is wel-
comed by two sisters. The
father is at present working
in Ulysses, Kans. 1
Mrs. Annie Simcik spent
the week-end in Victoria
with Mr.’ and Mrs. Jimmy
Simcik and fardly.
Decoration Day
Services April 19th
Decoration Day services
for the Oak Hill Cemetery
of Flatonia will be held Sun-
day, April 19, at 2 o’clock.
In case of rain, services
will be held in the High
School Auditorium.
AUSTIN.—Edwin W. Olle,
60, assistant athletic direc-
tor and business manager of
athletics at the University
of Texas, died Friday at St.
David’s Hospital.
Olle, who turned over the
athletic directorship last
year to Darrell Royal, suf-
fered -a heart attack March
21 at his cottage on Lake
Travis near Austin.
Mr.. Olle was born Feb.
12, 1904, at Flatonia, grad- %VOM by.John Edward Big-
uated from Flatonia High1 ,f\v. closely followed by
School and attended Texas j Eugene Zouzalik. The out-
, Military College at Terrell standing Greenhand award
1 before enrolling at the Uni-1 went to Dennis Niesner,
versityo f Texas in 1924. ; while Chapter award went
He was signally honored- bis brother, James Nies-
by Flatonia High School a; The ^!?.e ^tar Fammr
few years ago when he ad- i/went
dyessed the annual Football Kent Hanna’ He won the
Banquet gathering.
Annual F.F.A.
*
Banquet Success
The 19th annual parent-
son banquet held Tuesday
night in the school cafe-
teria was deemed success-
ful by the large crowd in
attendance.
Some of the highlights
were: The excellent food,
the introduction and ‘thank
you’ by the FFA Sweetheart
Miss Janice Zapalac.
These were followed with
annouRCemeiits that the
scholarship honors had been
Flatonia’s 1964
Baseball Schedule
April 17, Waelder, here,
4 p. m.
April 24, Sheridan, here,
4 p. m.
May 1, Fayetteville, here,
4 p. m.
May 8, Garwood, there,
4 p. m.
May 15, Roundtop-Car-
mihe„ 4 p. m.
(.Hall of Honor last year.
He also coached football _
and basketball at El Paso » a cjhp
High School before return- VUllti L/AS1
ing to the .University as ath-; IN CITY ELECTION
letic business manager. f
PTA Meets April 16
The Flatonia PTA will
meet April 16 at 7 :30 p. m.
in the School Cafeteria. The
theme will be “Wholesome
and Happy.” The demon-
stration will be given by
Coach Rose and his physical
fitness classes.
A program will be pre-
sented by the Second Grades
of Mrs. McCall and Mrs.
Frierson.
—Mr: and Mrs. L. J. San-
dera of La Grange visited
with Mrs. Ed Branecky last
Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Miku-
lik of Luckenbach spent Sat-
urday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ed M. Mikulik.
Julius Jasek, Henry
Schneider and son, Mrs.
Stanley Cerny and son and
Dennis Fajkus all of Hous-
ton were week-end visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Faj-
kus and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Brosch and Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Sandera visited with
Mrs. Annie Simcik Sunday
afternoon..
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jans-
zen visited in Ellinger Sun-
day afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Zatopek.
Mrs. Irvin Wamcke of
Houston visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Glyn Johnson and
daughter Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie
Brown of Houston spent
Sunday with Mrs. Ed Muel-
ler and Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Earley.
Mrs. J. B. Cook Jr. and
children of Houston visited
with Mrs. Eddie Baca and
children Thursday after-
noon.
Mrs. F. W. ThuJemeyer
and Mrs. T. L. Biddle spent
Thursday in Edna with their
sister, Mrs. Nona Olsen.«
Mr. and Mrs. Willrich
Homuth of Smithville visit-
ed with Mrs. Louis Johnson
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Best, Dale, Keith and Nancy
of San Antonio visited over
the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Beale. Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Null of Waelder
visited with them Sunday
afternoon.
Last week visitors with
Mrs. Sadie Kubena were
Mrs. Hogan Beale of Hal-
lettsville, Mrs. Julia Jurica
of Waco, Miss Annie Walla
Of Smithville, Rev. and Mrs.
W. J. Clements of Flatonia.
gasketball Ynd baseba/lf^om £aa*,ur| th® rt
1925-27, and had served as! Beale was inducted as
UT athetic business manager T. J , ...
Lonsh ™ the .xSS pro “t »Ud2
elected to the Longhorn Q. L, ,
award last summer.
This was followed by a
Livestock Sales Active Here
At Monday’s Auction
was
and commentary by the ad-
| visor, Leon R. Kainer.-
In 1932 Olle added the
basketball coach title and
for three seasons coached
the Longhorns to a 49-18
record. He again pulled
double duty from 1957-62
as both athletic director and
business manager.
Funeral services were
held at 10 a. m. Monday at
the University Methodist
Church in Austin, With the
Rev. James W. Morgan of-
ficiating, Interment was in
Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Left to mourn his passing
are: His wife, Bess, of Aus-
tin; two daughters, Mrs.
Delano Womack of Wash-
ington, D. C, and Mrs. Bill
Upchurch of Corpus Christi;
his mother, Mrs. Otto Olle of
Flatonia; a brother, Alfred
Olle, and a sister, Mrs. Rob-
ert Vogt, both of Schulen-
burg; and seven grandchil-
dren.
Interesting- Trips
Mrs. Johnny4Kallus, Judy,
Ronny and Dennis, drove to
Beaumont early Saturday
morning to visit with their
husband and father, John-
ny, as his ship had just
docked from Paulsboro, N.
J. He says it was snowing
in Paulsboro. While off the
ship’s hours, they went to
Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
where the pilot goes aboard
ship to guide it up the
Neches River. Within a few
minutes drive of Beaumont
is the highest bridge in the
south which provides view-
erswith a birds eye view of
area industries and water-
ways. It’s located between
Port Arthur and Orange. All
ships coming to the port of
Beaumont go beneath this
bridge which spans the
Neches River.
They also visited the Dick
Dowling Park near Sabine
Pass which is of historical
importance. It is the site
of a Civil War battle be-
tween a Confederate shore
battery and a federal fleet.
It has mud forts and cement
buildings in which the bat-
tery was hidden; it also has
picnic facilities and a fine
view of ships entering and
leaving the Gulf of Mexico.
Johnny’s ship left Satur-
day night for Paulsboro
again. He has one month
before his vacation starts in
May.
Only 76 ballots were cast
in Flatonia’s city election on
Tuesday---------------——-i--------
In the uncontested slate,
Mayor A. H. Wiedeman was
re-elected, receiving a total
of 75 votes; Commr. Chris-
tian C. Barta got 73, as did
also the newcomer commis-
sioner, Ernest Mica.
Bulldogs Rally Te
Clip Schulenburg
The Flatonia Bulldogs
used a 10-hit attack, includ-
ing n home run by Doug
Mica to down the Schulen-
burg Shorthorns, 8-7, in
Flatonia Mondny.
Calvin Kurtz was the
Starting pitcher for Fla-
tonia, but was'Telieved by
Dennis Freytag in the sec-
ond inning.! Dennis picked
up his first victory of the
year and Stanley Segura of
the Shorthorns was charged
with the defeat.
Leading the Bulldogs in
defensive play were Don
Cowan, Steve Doherty, and
Doug Mica,
Flatonia box score—
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Mica ....... 3 2
Freytag ................ 3 2
Posipsil ................ 3 1
Zimmerhanzel .. . 3 0
Merecka 3 -.0
Cowan ..... 4 0
KjUjtZ . . . ■„rt hrf. **-1 1
Prihoda ........... 1 1
Doherty 3 1
NOTICE, ALL
LITTLE LEAGUERS
The first get-together and
practice of the Little League
season will be held Friday,
April 10, at 7 p. m. at the
American Legion diamond.
Any boy, age 9 before
Aug. 1 this year and who
will not be 13 until after
Aug. 1, is eligible to par-
ticipate.
Feril and Michal
Elected Trustees
Travis Feril and Jerry
Michaf were elected to fill
the two vacancies of the
Flatonia Independent School
District Board of Trustees.
Election returns of April
4 are as follows:
Local trustees—
Muldoon: Travis Feril
16, Jerry Michal 16. Fla-
tonia: Feril 33, Michal 51,
Daniel Freytag 1, Edwin
Zapalac 1.
County trustees—
Muldoon: Morgan 16.
Flatonia: Morgan 35, Ed-
mund Kasper 1.
Local FFA Takes
Part in Judging
The Flatonia High School
F.F.A. Chapter will be rep-
resented at the Area III
Judging Contest at Texas
A&M.
Ray Hart, John Edward
Bigley, Carl Prihoda, and
David Florus will compete
Saturday, April 11, with
teams from Area III, which
comprises some 100 schools.
These students will be
grading live and dressed
birds, eggs, birds for egg
production, and birds for
reproduction.
On Sunday, Mrs. Johnny
Kallus and children visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kal-
lus in Houston, enroute
home from Beaumont.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ko-
cian and grandsons, Charles
Jr. and Clifford Kocian of
San Antonio visited during
the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Kocian. Mrs. E.
H. Jenkins visited with‘them
Sunday afternoon.
(Jean-Up Week
Proclaimed Here
Mayor A, II. Wiedeman
has proclaimed the week of
April 13-April 18 as Clean-
Up Week in Flatonia, and
has urged the cooperation
of all Flatonia citizens.
A copy of the official
proclamation can be found
elsewhere in this issue of
The Aigus. *-
We’re sorry that there
just wasn’t enough space
to carry all of our news
stories this week; some
were held out; these will
be published next week.
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Flatonia Drops
A Close One
Dennis Freytag put the
Bulldogs ahead of Schulen-
burg, 1-0, in the first in-
ning on a tremendous home
run over the left field.,fence.
As it turned out, however,
this was to be the only run
the Bulldogs could muster,
and they fell to the Short-
orns, 2-1, in Schulenburg
last Friday, March 21.
Flatonia box score—
Mica
Plenty of action on all
classes of cattle was report-
ed at Flatonia Livestock
Commission Co. Monday.
Lightweight butcher calves
were about 50c per hundred
stronger; cow and calf pairs
were more in demand and
more action was seen. Hogs
were selling a little weaker
but well above major mar-
ket quotations.
Consigned were: 746 cat-
tle, 408 hogs.
PHces were—
Calves: Good and choice,
$21 to $23.50; commercial,
$19.50 to $21.50; utility, $18
to $20; culls, $18 down;
stocker steer calves, $22.50
to $28; stocker heifers, $21
to $24; stocker yearlings,
$20 to $23; heavy weight
bulls, $17 to $19.50; light
weight bulls, $16 to $18.
Cows: Gfcod heavyweight
$13 to $15.50; cutter cows,
$12 to $14; .canner cows,
$12 down.
Cow and calf pairs: Good
$165 to $210; medium, $140
to $165; old worn out, $140
down.
Hogs: Good and choice,
$14.80 to $15-40; sows, $12
to $15; heavy weight,
$13.50 to $14.50; light
weight, $13 to $14; feeders,
$13.50 to $15,504 pigs, $5
to $10 per head.’
Zimmerhanzel
Doherty
Mercer .
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Drastata Daughter
Born March 27th
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Drastata Jr. of Houston are
happy to announce the ar-
rival of a 5 pound daugh-
ter at the Spring Branch
Hospital March 27 at 7:45
p. m. She will answer to the
name of Deborah Denise,
and was welcomed by one
brother and a sister.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs, Charles Drastata Sr. of
El Campo and Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Richter of Flatonia.
TRASH HAUL
All unbumable trash in
view of the haulers and in
containers will be hauled
free by the city trucks on
Apri 16, 17 and a half-day
on April 18.
City Commission
Mr. and Mrs. August
Nollkamper visited near La
Grange Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Loes-
sin.
Capt. and Mrs. Don St.
Wrba and family of Austin
spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Adolph Schacherl Sr.
Frank Mares Jr., Debbie
and Darrell Jones attended
a party at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Matula in
Schulenburg last Monday
evening honoring Connie
‘Sue Matula on her sixth
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mor-
ris spent Saturday night and
Sunday in Pierce with Mr.
and Mrs. Jessie Morris and
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mathis and family of Free-
port, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Hoffman and family of Aus-
tin spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoff-
man and Elizabeth.
Bookmobile Here
On Saturday
The Bookmobile will visit
Flatonia Saturday, April
11, and be here from 9:30
until 11:30 a. m. m
Joe Doms Honor
Student at U. of T.
Among the 46 honor stu-
dents in the School of Archi-
ture at the University of
Texas announced by P. D.
Creer, director, was Joe M.,
Doms of Muldoon.
Gets Scholarship
George Koudelka, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Kou-
delka of Flatonia, has been
awarded a music scholarship
for the spring semester at
Southwest Texas State Col-
lege, San Marcos.
The scholarship, one of
three given each semester, is
awarded by the band direc-
tor to students on basis of
attitude and active partici-
pation in musical affairs. „
Condolence Wire Sent
To Mrs. MacArthur
A telegram w^s sent to
Mrs. MacArthur and her
son following the death of
General Douglas MacAr-
thur, by Flatonia Mayor A.
H. Wiedeman and president
of the Chamber of Com-
merce Rev. Allen M. Black.
The wording was:
“The people of the com-
munity of Flatonia, Texas
extend to you our deepest
sympathy during this time
of sorrow.”
Mrs. McDomM
Passes Away
March 31st
On Tuesday morning,
March 31, 1964, at 8 o'clock
Mrs. W. P. (Martha I*)
McDonald passed quietly
away. She had suffered in-
tensely for over a year, but
more her suffering storical-
ly and patiently with never
a complaint passing her
lips. At last her suffering
ended in a gentle sleep.
Mrs, McDonald, the for-
mer Martha L. Keller, was
born Aug. 9, 1874, in Mo-
rales, Texas, Jackson Coun-
ty. Her parents, Moses A.
Keller and Alice Andrews
Keller, were pioneer cit-
izens of Texas. Her child-
hood and youth were spent
in Jackson County.
At the age of 19 she was
converted and became a
member of the Baptist
Church. 'Her steadfast
Christian faith was exempli-
fied in a life of quiet and
self-effacing service to all
those in need.
On Jan. 27, 1897, she
was married to Worden P.
McDonald. To this union
3even children were born, ~
three of whom died in in-
fancy.
After living in Jackson
County for a few years, they
moved to Flatonia in 1903,
where they made their home
the remainder of their lives.
If there are any words
which can do some justice
to her, they would be'self-
denial and service. Never
did she ever think of her-
self when others, needed
help. Her only purpose in
life was to give of herself
completely to others—never
complaining, never expect-
ing any reward aF all. She
was completely devoted to
her family—denied herself_
everything to give them an
education, and to teach
them true and lasting values
in life. “Whatever we are
today, we owe to our bless-
ed mother.”
Quietly she went about
helping others. Always re-
served and shy, she remain-
ed in the background—but
her generous heart and
sturdy hands were always
ready to serve. Only a few
are aware of her many gen-
erous and unselfish deeds.
Her greatest desire was al-
ways to help—never to
bring pain or distress to
those she loved.
We can console ourselves
for her passing by knowing
that her life was rich and
meaningful, and her great'
Christian influence and ex-
ample have taught us “By
love serve one another;
whosoever will be chief
among you, let him be your
servant”
The last sad rites were
held Wednesday afternoon,
April 1, at 3:30 from the
Smith Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. W. J. Clem-
ents, the Baptist pastor, of-
ficiating. Two of her favor-
ite songs, “Rock of Ages”
and “Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere” werg rendered
by the choir. Her body wae
tenderly laid to rest in the
City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were; Messrs.
O. E. Gray, P. Er Cooper,
Elsie Darling, Jim Starry,
Mrs. Kennedy Says
‘Thanks’ to City
Mayor . Arnold Wiedeman
received the following no-
tice from Mrs. John F. Ken- d _________^
nedy in response to the tele-! August Vyvjala, and George
gram this community sent'Hamon.
to her in her hour of be-
reavement: “Mrs. Kennedy
is deeply appreciative of
your sympathy and grate-
ful for your thoughtful-
ness.”
Mrs. George Hamon and
Mrs. F. L. Wotipka were
among those from Flatonia
who attended the funeral of
Edwin Olle in Austin Mon-
day morning.
Mrs. Ed Mica, Robert
Mica, Mrs. R. L. Brunner,
Mrs. Edmund Brunner, Mrs.
Edwin Krametbauer, Mr.
and Mrs. George Mica at-
tended the funeral of Jim
Zimmerhanzel in Ganado
Wednesday.
She leaves to mourn her
passing: Three daughters,
Mrs. Maggie M. Webb and
Mrs. Cordelia A. Scheer of
Flatonia, Dr. Cecil E. Larsen
of Lee Angeles, Calif., and
one son, John K. McDonald.
Also surviving are three
grandchildren, seven great-
grandchildren, a number of
nieces and nephews, and
many sorrowing friends.
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Mrs. Frank Maeker of
Houston spent the Easter
week-end with Mrs. Frances
Merecka.
Mrs. J. D. Stuehrenberg
spent last week in Austin*
with her sister. Mrs. Lillie
Hoddock, and family.
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