The Lavaca County Tribune (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1949 Page: 3 of 4
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LAVACA CO. TRIBUNE
TUESDAY APRIL 1», 1949
Pag* 3
SF2KVING ON FOUR COMMITTEES
MARIA FROM SKLENOVA
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GENUINE
CHEVROLET PARTS
District Meet Results Continued
Senior Division
Zaruba Chevrolet Co.
Phone 50
Hallettsville
know you
Give Tribune To Newlyweds.
2nd,
3rd
Evening services at 7:30 fol-
church went
can buy a map,
lowered
like
crops on
ours are free
HUMBLE
NOTICE, FARMERS!
xtra
Something Extra for your money
WHOLESALE PRICES
Leopold Service Station
HUMBLK OIL A REFINING COMPANY
ANSWER TO LAST
WEEK’S PUZZLE
I now have a complete stock of
Sinclair Opaline and Pennsylvania
Oils and Greases for your implements.
Farmers Getting Paid For Planting
Peas As Sammer Legume. Ask About It
lowed by a film shown by Mr.
J. W. Bishop.
live Tribune to Newlyweds.
Don’t Be Satisfied with
Anything But the Best,.
We Sell Ports to Anyone.
years. Maria
live almost a
but couldn’t
village
Many build-
time still
ideal for
nitrogen
better in-
I***** let us
INSTALL NEW PISTON
BINGS IN YOUR CAB
*SAVE GAS OIL *MORE FEP
POWER *SMOOTH, NEW
M^TOR Operation *LONG LIFE
■By Vernon J. Kahanek
Chevrolet
Parts is Our
Business
apolis, Ind.; Virgil
Houston Attorney,
Jackson, prominent
ney from Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Rubin expect to
return to Hallettsville by April
25th.
Baldwin College
News
one day last week. They
both accepted positions
in Yoakum.
El Campo. —Fifty wild tur-
keys —35 hens and IS toms—
were placed on the Golden Rod
Ranch by the state and federal
authorities. A government
trapper is now on duty to
watch for bob eats and foxes
which destroyed the birds in
previous projects.
funeral,
so many
rumbled a-
expecta-
peas for
be issued
Branham.
Iron
sion terminates, there is the
inevitable committee meeting,
the sweating and toiling over
intricate adjustments of state
policy, the making of decisions
which effect every man, woman
and child in Texas. It is here
that responsibility weights
most heavily on the legislature
brow. It is here that Niemann
feels most keenly tfis duty to
the people back home.
' Something extra for your money
Humble Esso Extra gasoline gives you:
Extra 1, extra anti-knock performance;
Extra 2, extra power; Extra 3, an extra
clean engine. All at no extra cost.
this
Mrs.
sup-
mem
Society num
See Us for
Any
Chevrolet I
Car or Truck
Parts You
Need!
Hi all you Baldwin fans—
guess you know we didn’t have
classes on Friday, April 15, so
our Club meeting for the week,
and that means our weekly pro-
gram, too, was dispensed with.
Oh, but we’ll have one next
week, and it’s my bet that plans
for another party aren’t far
from the minds of these col-
legians.
I couldn’t let the week go by
without telling you who was on
i the Honor Roll for the past six
[weeks. Here’s the list: Burien
[McCabe and Lovey Mae Mc-
iGrew, Yoakum; Gus Bonorden,
Laddie Janda, and Milton Roe-
der, Shiner; Lester Dimoree,
Cuero; Jeannette Jalufka, Moul-
ton; Beatrice Lanik, Halletts-
ville; and Eugene Mechura, La
Grange.
All of us are pretty well
pleased with our new drinking
fountain. It was installed just
about a week or so ago. Um-m,
is that icy water gonna taste
good when summer is here in
full power. -
Marie Faldik and Cora Doo-
lan came by the school for a
Chat
have
here
About the year of 1880,
Hallettsville’s construction boom
transformed it from a
into a small town,
ings built at that
stand today.
A new Catholic
up under the faithful direction
of Father Joseph A. Forest.
For many years h^said Holy
Mass in a smalf^TOise where,
now stands the present don-
vent.
In building this church. Fa-
ther Forest worked continuous-
ly. In his spare time, he worked
right along with the other vol-
unteer workers. He drove an ox
wagon as far as Muldoon to
haul rocks.
Many times he crossed the
Kahanek place late at night
with his rock laden px wagon.
Seeing him tired and hungry,
Maria beckoned him to unhitch
and stay for the night.
In the course of construction,
he stopped many times. Later
s he - put aside a room of her
house for him. Whenever the
entire family worked out in the
fields all day, the holy father
would stop by, rest his team,
then cook his meals. Finished,
he continued on his way, not
bothering anyone.
Father Forest served St. Ma-
ry’s and Hallettsville parishes
from August, 1863 to 1895. On
October 28. 1895 he was con-
secrated third Bishop of San
Antpnio. That office he held un-
til his1 death in San Antonio,
March 11. 1910. He lies buried
there.
Up to the time of September,
Let u> save yeu time and money
We can give your tires, your battery, your
fan belt, etc., a pretty good check while
you're filling up with gasoline. Let’s have
a look before you start your trip. May eave
you trouble, time and money on the road.
The local Agricultural Con-
servation Association office an-
nounced that the demand for
prior written approvals covering
cowpeas to be seeded as a sum-
mer legume is increasing daily
beyond anticipated
tions. The kinds of
which approvals can
are Whippoorwill,
Chinese Red, Bluewhip,
and Clay varieties, with
payment at the rate of 5c per
pound, not to exceed 150 lbs.,
or $7.50 per farm, as long as
Fred Niemann, Representa-
tive from Yoakum is serving
on four House Committees, the
busiest one being the Appropri-
ations Committee. He meets
'with this committee every night
from 7:30 to 11:30. While on
•this committee, Niemann has
■ever insisted on reduction in
Spending and increasing in ef-
'fitiency. In addition to meet-
ings, the Appropriations Com-
mittee has taken several out of
town trips to inspect institu-
tions requesting state money.
Sites inspected for proposed
new medical schools included
U • • • We think you’ll find Humble’sfree
road maps the beet you ever used. When
you plan your vacation trip, be sure to ask Humble
Touring Service to help you. Get a free request card
at any Humble sign, or write direct to Humble
Touring Service, Houston. Humble
Touring Service will send you marked
road maps to your destination and return.
There’s no charge, and no obligation.
from far and near
see the aged, wrinkled
a truly great pioneer
perpetual
pie. Representative Niemann’s
committee also traveled to
Amarilio to look over Pinto
The Humble dealer in your neighborhood is a progressive merchant who supplies you
with a variety of products and services to keep your car running right and looking good.
Team standing and .points;
1st,, Schulenburg, 159 points;
2nd, Weimar, 103 pts.; 3rd,
H’ville, 92 pts.; 4th, Moulton,
72 pts.; 5th’ Shiner, 57 pts.;
6th, Waelder, 30 pts.; and 7th,
Breslau, 15 pts.
— Not a
Sideline.
GENTLER SEX has ungentle mo-
ments as women wrestlers Helen
Lind and Nell Stewart tangle in
Minneapolis. That’s Nell at right,
en route to the canvas. ,
was
(country boy)
students had .ever elected. 4
Representative Niemann’s,
day begins at 8 in the morning
where he works with his sec-
retary, Miss Gladys Blank of
Yoakum, until 10:00 eatching
up with the, “ day's correspon-
dence. Most of his mail at this
time concerns the Gilmer-
Aikin education reorganization
plan. Mr. Niemann commented
that one of the bad features
of Gilmer-Aikin is that it will
raise taxes without giving cor-
responding benefits. Often this
work is interrupted by intermit-
tant dashes to the State Libra-
ry where he does research on
prospective legislation. When
interested constituents wish to
visit Niemann, he is ever ready
to greet them and to lend an
attentive ear to their problems.
By 10:00 the House is ready
for its daily session. The ses-
sion may last an hour or until
late in the afternoon, or even
until night, depending upon how
hot and heavy the legislation.
But no matter When the ses-
1869, he served as assistant un-
der other priest^, mostly resid-
ing at St. Mary's or nearby un-
til about 1882. Since that time
■Hallettsville has had a resident
pastor; he being the first.
Bishop Forest is now dust,
but his good deeds live on to
this day, even though his name
is lost in antiquity.’
THE ENCHANTED TRUNK
Maria treasured highly her
large wooden trunk that Joseph
■built just before their trip. In
[it they brought all their belong-
ings. It stayed sound through
■ all the years of pioneer life, add
[ing sentimental treasures to its
jlocked vaults. During the early
days when nothing else could be
had it served as a dining table,
i Father Forest often said Holy
Mass atop it.
MARIA’S ZEAL FOR LIFE
I Maria Kahanek was a rare
[type of woman, courageous and
charitable, yet at times hard of
, heart when circumstances de-
manded it. She*possessed a deep
I sense of life’s undying fire,
it faith. Without doubt, she be-
Rubins To Attend
Insurance Meet
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Rubin will
attend the 40th Annual Con-
vention of agents of South-
western Life Insurance Com-
pany at Houston April 20-24, at
the Rice Hotel.
. Mr. Rubin, local representa-
tive of the Southwestern Life
Insurance Co. qualified for the
trTb by reason of his outstand-
ing record of work during the
year 1948.
The program will include ad-
dresses by recognized leaders in
the life insurance business and
round-table discussions of prob-
lems of the business. Among
the speakers will be George B.
Butler, Chairman of the Tex-
as Board of Insurance Commis-
sioners, Paul Speicher, Presi-
dent of the Insurance Research
and Review Service, of Indian-
Childress,
and Paul
tax attar-
program funds for this prac-
tice are available.
Sirite farmers are now pre-
paring their land for crops of
all kinds, now is the opportune
time to plant cowpeas—in al-
ternate rows with com, or along
with corn in regular width
rows. Also, many farmers are
planting these peas by broad-
casting or in regular width
rows with no other
the same acreage.
This practice is
bringing humus and
back to the land for
creasing yields and production
of money crops. The vines are
to be left on the land or turned
under when a good cover crop
has been obtained.
Farmers who have not in-
quired about this practice are
invited to call at the ACA of-
fice for a more complete ex-
planation or secure their prior
written approval before plant-
ing the peas, whiph is required
for every production practice.
MADE RIGHT — FIT RIGHT
LAST LONGER
Debate: 1st, Schulenburg;
2nd, Schulenburg; 3rd, Weimar,
no points.
Declamation, Girls: 1st, Schu-
lenburg, C. Ech; 2nd, Breslau,
F. Capak; 3rd, Moulton, R. N.
Orts; —Boys: 1st, Schulenburg,
J. Frederick; 2nd, Weimar, E.
Hollacher; 3rd, Hallettsville,
Oran Hrncir.
Extern!
EARLY DEBUT for camera : ’
is made by Michael Anthony &***
Brinkman. two-months-old son ■’***
of actress Jeanne Crain and s«i
Paul Brinkman. Pretty baby—
mo-no pound gorilla1 m Chicago zoo,
daintily toys with cake pushed
-l.t bitthday.
iraneous Speech, Girls:
lulenburg, Archie Clau-
sen; 2nd, Weimar, Jo Ann
Schindler; 3rd, Schulenburg, O-
vida McFarlin; — Boys: 1st,
Weimar, J. Boettcher;
Schulenburg, J. Sobotik
Weimar, M. Brandt. .
Number Sense: 1st, AVeimar,
E. Hollek; 2nd, Breslau, M.
Drozd; 3rd, H’ville, B. Zum-
walt. .
One-Act Play: 1st,. Schulen-
burg; 2nd, Weimar; 3rd, Shiner,
no points.
Ready Writers: 1st, H’ville,
A. J. Albert; 2nd, Schulenburg,
M. Farek; 3rd, Shiner.
Shorthand: 1st, Schulenbung.
B. Kainer and F. Teichmannf
2nd, Hallettsville, no points.
Slide Rule: 1st, Weimar; 2nd,
Shiner; 3rd. Weimar.
Spelling: 1st, Schulenburg;
2nd, H’ville; 3rd, Moulton.
Tennis Singles, Girls: 1st,
Weimar, M. Lamkin; 2hd,
Hallettsville, B. J. Moore.
Tennis Singles, Boys: 1st,
H’ville, R. Reinhart; 2nd, Wei-
mar, A. J. Glowka.
Tennis Doubles, Girls: 1st,
Shiner, E. J. Pfeid and E. J.
Schovapa; 2nd, Weimar, B. Cer-
nosek and D. Holleck.
Tennis Doubles, Boys: 1st,
H’ville, T. Bozka and II Za-
ruba; 2nd, Shiner, D. Boedeker
and H. Harbers.
Typewriting: 1st, Schulen-
burg; 2nd, Moulton; 3rd, Hal-
lettsville.
Volleyball, Girls: 1st, Moul-
ton; 2nd, Shiner; 3rd. Halletts-
ville. Boys: 1st, Waelder; 2nd,
Shiner; 3rd, Schulenburg.
Many people ask what work San Antonio, Dallas and Tern
their Representatives have to -
do following actual sessions on
the flojr of the House. It all
Starts from mistaken idea that • for a proposed state park and
all work of the State Legisla-
ture goes on in legislature ses-
sion.
The committee meeting is the
'focal point where a bill’s merits
are heard and decided on be-
fare reaching the main body of
the House. Most often w the
public doesn’t understand that
a Representative must meet
with eaefi^ ieommittee several
times every week.
FLOOD stages can be predicted accurately by
new devife using Brown Instrument Com-
pany electronic "potentiometer” to imitate
river waters’ pile-up. Ray K. Linsley of U.S.'
Weather Bureau helped develop it. .
She knew, like the birds of the
, that
I from the eggs would invariably
come forth birds of like fea-
;ther, not snakes or dragons.
i She succeeded iri life. Coming
[to America broke, hungry, and
I weary, she anxiously battled the
[fight for life in a new world,
. untamed.and wild. Pay by day
;she and her husband toiled un-
til in the evening of her life
she amassed over six hundred a-
cres of land. She cared not for
luxeries; her modest home was
[her palace.
[ She contributed to the church
I generously. The altar at St. Ma-
j ry’s is one of her gifts. She be-
came also an honorary
ber of the KJZT
ber two.
Years followed
never expected to
j hundred years,
[help it. Hard pioneer life made
her body strong and resistant
Let Civil to Petty illness. Now at 98 years
of age, she had stayed a wi-
I dow for over 50 . years; her
spouse, Joseph, passed into the
■ Great Beyond in 1880.
THE GREAT REST AT LAST
| On January 9, 1932, Maria
quietly passed away to join
'Joseph. On the day of her bu-
!rial, the sun cried too, for it
[didn’t shine that day. Instead,
■ heavy black, thunder storm
clouds hovered over St. Mary’s
Catholic cemetery. Friends and
relatives
!came to
body of
mother
pest.
All throughout
lightning crashed
cannons. Thunder
cross the country side, filling
everyone with awe. Rain soaked
clothing to the last stitch. Ev-
erywhere water ran in river-
like torrents.
But Maria didn’t care; her
day was done. She and Joseph
rejoiced once again - —up—
where the sun shines always in
early morning’s coolness, scent-
ed by sweet perfumes of flow-
ers, rare and bright. There,
Little Children With wings,
guide them to sights no earth-
ly mortal can behold. Life’s an
adventure; always something
new, forever more. "
THE END
Note. —In compiling
story, the author thanks
Joseph Maria Kuhn for
plying the original biographical
narration of Maria Kahanek’s
life, Edsel Kahanek, brother of
the author, for translation, and
Rev, Alois Morkovsky for sup-'
plying information about Fa-
ther Forest.
TIME MARCHES ON .
During the many passing
years more children came to in-
crease Maria’s household. After
Theresa came Marie, Alois,
Frank, Agnes, and last Antone.
In commemoration of An-
tone’s bfrth, Joseph planned a
celebration. The family was
happy. Life’s hardest battles
were now won; they progressed
fully. Joseph kept buying more
land. Cotton crops hardly failed
in tire rich new soil. Corn ears
grew as large as a man’s fore-
arm in the rich bottom lands.
To treat his friends and re-
latives on this occasion, Jos-
eph planned to haul a load of
baled cotton to Schulenburg for
trade.
TRAGEDY ON THE ROCKIES
Wooden wheels “click-elack-
ed” under the heavy load; on-
ward to Schulenburg the wagon
lumbered. Soon it neared the
Roeky Creek crossing, a steep,
dangerous pjace full of soft
land and buried rocks.
The heavy wagon lurched for-
v/ard to push the oxen as
came over the slope. Joseph Raved that an idea would be-
pulled back hard on the lines to come real if carried far enough,
check the frightened oxen
able to hold them, he gave the [ forest unerringly know,
lines to the hired man, th<
jumped off. He ran to the front
to check the beasts by their
nose rings. Suddenly the incon
petent driver forced the oxen
to one side. Bouncing from side
to side, the wagon headed for
the deep creekbed. Joseph tuss-
led with the- beasts to head
them straight. A front wheel
struck a rock: The wagon skid-,
ded to one side. Joseph jumped
aside. But too late; the wagon
turned over, hurling the bales
upon him. One bale struck him
squarely, almost burying him
in the creekbed.
The hired man hurriedly
brought Joseph home, stunned
and delirious. His head injury
affZteted him for some ’two
y<. A 27, 1880, Jos-
epb gfriends lowered his body
to the Perpetual Rest.
Gone Sklenova. Farewell dear
Maria and children. _____
War memories be gone with, a
wink. My life was hard and
short, but shine on, Great West-
trn Sun, shin ; on for my sons
and daughters.
HALLETTSVILLE GROWS
SALEM CHURCH
The following services will be
held at the Salem Church Sun-
day, April 24th: Sunday School,
10 a. m., preaching service at 11
a. m. by Rev. Poarch of Yoa-
kum.—All members and friends
are asked to be present to hear
this young preacher.
round and the committee has
heard all the witnesses, con-
sidered all the details and pro-
nounced first legislative judg-
ment on the proposed bill, our
representative is ready to go
to his room for a few Hours of
well earned rest.
So goes a typical day in the
life of Representative Fred
Niemann of Lavaca County,
from 8:00 until midnight you
When 11:30 finaily rolls a- Will find him on the job.
♦♦♦ Hallettsville
to Beaumont to view Lamar [
Junior College.
Niemann received an honor!
that few freshman members at-|
tain by his appointment to this j
important Appropriation Com-
mittee. His training as a lawyer
and experience in working part
time at the State Capitol while
in the University was helpful
in preparing him for his first
term in the Legislature. While
in school, he worked in both
the Senate and House, the De-
partment of Education and far
[the Railroad. Commission.
Representative Niemann also
[serves on Criminal Jurispru-
| dence, Judicial Districts and;
| Examiner of Comtroller Ac- [
I counts Committees in the House.
| . Thirty-five of his fellow Rep-
l resentatives were in the army
| or in school with Mr. Niemann.
' Many of them were friends of.
[his When he was president of
■ the student body at the Univer-
sity of Texas in 1941.'This posi-
tion was distinctive because he
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Malec, Walter. The Lavaca County Tribune (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1949, newspaper, April 19, 1949; Hallettsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178422/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.