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VOL. XXXIX
THE MATHIS NEWS
_G0THRTEEPpyBuK5mNGY eg MATHIS, TEXAS, THURS. MORNING, NOVEMBER, 26, 1959 math^dtexaSsE.CundErLthSe acttt" AT EIGHT PAGES — NO. 49
GOLDEN WEDDING — Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Beutnagel were
honored on their 50th wedding an-
niversary last Sunday with a re-
ception in Orange Grove at the
Lutheran Church educational build-
ing. —Pecot Photo
Beutnagels Celebrate
Fiftieth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beutnagel
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Sunday, Nov. 22, at
the Educational Building of the Lu-
ther Evangelical and Reformed
Church in Orange Grove.
Assisting in receiving the guests
and extending hospitality were their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rack-
ley of George West and Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Beutnagel and son, Mark,
of Mathis.
The only attendant present at
the fiftieth anniversary observance
was Oscar Weller, Mrs. Beutnagel’s
brother.
The couple married in Cibolo,
Tex. Mr. Beutnagel was 25 years
old when he married. They lived
the next 25 years in Guadalupe
County and the next 25 in Mathis.
The table was laid with a white
cutwork tablecloth over gold. The
centerpiece was a long, low ar-
rangement of gold and bronze
mums with gold croton foliage.
Refreshments of cake, coffee,
mints and nuts were served
throughout the afternoon. The an-
niversary cake was an oblong pale
yellow confection decorated with
darker yellow roses tipped with
gold and was inscribed with "‘50th
Anniversary.” Around the cake
was a wide yellow ruffle.
Those assisting in serving were
Mrs. H. J. Wetz, Mrs. F. W. Pheil-
er, Mrs. Eugene Weller, Mrs. J.
A. Watkins, Mrs. arno Magel,
Mrs. W. L. H. Schlueter Jr., Mrs.
R. A. Lampmann, Mrs. Paul Tud-
yk, Mrs. Gene Dietert, and Mrs.
Leona Hermann.
Approximately 120 guests called
from two until four p.m. Out of
town guests registered from San
Antonio, Kirby, New Bruanfels,
Kyle, Seguin. Floresville, Corpus
Christi, Devine, Alice, West Sin-
ton and Mathis.
Boys Win Basketball
Debut With Calallen
Mathis opened basketball season
last Friday night with a win for
the boys and a loss for the girls.
Playing in Calallen the boys took
a 53-29 win while the girls fell,
65-49.
Immediate games on tap for the
boys was a game with Three Ri-
vers there Tuesday night. In ad-
dition they will host Beeville Sat-
urday night. Next Tuesday, Dec.
1, both teams will play in Orange
Grove.
Last Friday’s games:
BOYS
David Coffin turned in his foot-
ball helmet for basketball shoes
in time to score 18 points as high
point man for the Pirates. Johnny
NAME
Berry .............................................
Coffin ................................................
DeLeon ...........................................
Jennings ..........................................
Gregorcyk ......................................
Olivo .................................................
Graham ...........................................
Berry tipped in 16 for second high
for Mathis. Both boys are return-
ing lettermen-starters, carrying
this year’s cage hopes for the lo-
cals.
Scott Gregorcyk and Lupe De-
Leon scored six points apiece, Bob
Jennings four, Victor Olivo two,
and Bill Graham one.
thirteen of the 21 free throws
were poirctmakers.
Mathis never allowed its 8 to 2
first quarter lead to dwindle. At
the end of the third quarter the
score read 42-19.
Clyde Stone with 12 and Lee
Selcer with seven were high scor-
ers for Calallen.
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MathisMerry
Go Round
Wednesday has been a special
day at our house.
Our baby Laurel is one whole
entire year old!
It is nothing short of miracul-
ous to us how that tiny six pound
bundle turned into a bouncing blue-
eyed blonde who can gallop from
one end of the house to the other
at the bat of an eyelid.
And all in a year’s time, too!
Although we anticipate this next
year when her “da-da’s” and
“ma-ma’s” turn into Daddy and
Mother and she starts eating her
cereal with a spoon instead of her
fingers, we can’t help but look back
a little wistfully.
The first year is too precious
to be so short. Maybe that’s why
it is precious, because it scoots
past in a wink.
Special Teacher
To Address P.-T. A.
Mrs. Joe Frey, the special edu-
cation teacher, will be the guest
speaker for the Elementary Pa-
rent-Teachers’ Assn, when it meets
next Wednesday afternoon at three.
They will meet in the school
meet at 2:15 p.m. prior to the re-
gular meeting.
GIRLS
Erin Porter racked up 22 points
for the high point honors in the
girls game. Dorothy Fojtik had 19
and Connie Gunn had 8. Seeing
defensive duty were Lucy Davila,
Rosie Marez, Eleceia Gardiner and
Kay Gilbert.
The girls hi't a respectable 50
percent in free throws, making 13
of 26 tries.
Patsy Magee led all scorers with
41 points. Irene Reeb, for Calallen,
was third high of the night with
18 tallies.
The girls played A and B games
Monday night here, hostessing the
Tuloso-Midway girls.
The B game opener went to
Tuloso, 48-22.
In the A game, Mathis was best-
ed by 17 points, the final score
totaling 63-46. Erin Porter with 19
points was high-pointer for Mathis.
Carol Ann Edmondson tipped in
16 and Dorothy Fojtik was third
with 11. The Mathis girls hit 12
of 24 free throws.
Damages Light
As Supers Hit
Damages were less than $100
when car bumpers locked Mon-
day night on Front Street.
Police said Genoveva Avaloz
Marez, driving a 1956 Buick, saw
her car bumper damaged $75
worth when Ysaac Alberto Gan-
ceres, driving a 1954 Chevrolet cut
in too quickly after passing. Dam-
ages were $20 to his car.
$32,390 Total
Building Permits
Issued in Month
Building permits issued in Mathis
during November totaled $32,390.
a check with the City Hall revaled
Monday afternoon.
The 11-month building permits to-
tal $230,014 with the November jobs
included.
Unless there’s a miraculous build-
ing boom during December, it looks
as if 1959 building will be the
same as 1953.
The 12-month total for 1958 was
$236,378.
Jobs this month have been:
Victor Lisino, sheetrock interior
of residence, $150.
Ricardo Ramos, add room to re-
sidence, $250.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, con-
struct 34x80 hall, $5,000.
Leland Koepsel, permastone re-
sidence, $2,200.
Edgar H. Eggert Jr., rebuild gar-
age, general repair and remodel-
ling residence, $2,500.
Benicio Garces, build porch and
wainscot residence, $1,090.
Lupe Hernandez, new roof, $250.
Woodrow Hicks, permastone
house, frost cap roof, repair foun-
dation, $3,250.
First Christian Church, general
repair and remodelling of church
building, remodel roof, build steeple
and concrete porch, $4,700.
Julian Robles, add 20x50 to busi-
ness building, add 12x24* to resi-
dence, $4,000.
Paul Stone (Ranch Motel), per-
mastone 16 motel units and office,
$9,000.
Mrs. Moore Wins
Buick In Contest
Mrs. Griff Moore’s contest enter-
ing talents paid off handsomely
last week-end when she won a 1960
Buick in a DePont contest.
The contest involved writing, in
25 words or less, why she used the
company’s products in her auto-
mobile.
Mrs. Cliff Salyer, salesclerk at
Steinmeyer and Co., where Mrs.
Moore received her entry blank,
received a color television set for
her part in the contest.
The Buick is the latest trophy
in Mrs. Moore’s successful hobby.
She is an avid contest enterer.
A check back through the files
of The Mathis News reveals she
has won a variety of items, includ-
ing a trip to Washington D. C,
a trip to Mexico City, a bath-
room and numerous household ap-
pliances, both large and small.
The trip to Washington, as a
guest of McCall’s Magazine, put
a feather in Mathis’ cap a year
later when Mrs. Moore was mo-
derator-hostess ’to a panel of San
Patricio women to learn their
ideas about entertaining. Their
ideas will soon be featured in the
magazine.
Band Rates II
In !L Marching
The Mathis Pirate Band receiv-
ed a II rating in the Interscholastic
League marching display in Fal-
furrias last Saturday.
The band also received a I rating
in inspection.
The musical contests will be held
in the spring at Texas A&I.
Two Tynan Mothers Killed,
Three Injured In Alice Car Wreck
Thanksgiving Services
Wednesday For Mathis
Mathis joined together Wednes-
day night for community Thanks-
giving services at 7:30 p.m. at the
First Baptist Church.
Under the direct sponsorship of
the Baptist, Methodist and First
Christian Churches, the program
had the support of several other
congregations and ministers in the
Mathis area.
A special feature of the services
was to be a choir of young people
from various participating churches
under the direction of Mrs. Mar-
shall Sanguinet.
The program was to come on
the eve of the traditional Thanks-
giving observance in Mathis.
Wednesday afternoon the public
schools dismissed for a four day
holiday. College students were ex-
pected to arrive Wednesday even-
ing.
All of Mathis will be shutdown
Thursday except for filling stations,
cafes, and drive-ins. Mail going
out of town will be picked up from
the box outside the post office at
9 p.m.
On Saturday the boys’ basket-
English Classes
To Help Ex-TB
Patients Here
Former TB patients will have
the chance to learn English when
classes start Tuesday night in Ma-
this under the sponsorship of the
Coastal Bend TB Assn, and the
San Patricio Health Dept.
The classes will be held at 7:30
p.m. each Tuesday in the building
beside the Mennonite Church. Early
this week four ex-patients had en-
rolled for the course.
It will be taught by Mrs. Emily
Boyd of Austin, who is currently
working with the area’s TB as-
sociation. The study course was
developed at Baylor University.
Similiar lessons were started a
month ago at the Harlingen TB
hospital.
An additional program to help
TB victims will be started here
early in December. The Vocational
Rehabilation agency, a federal-
state financed service working with
the Texas Education Agency, will
furnish the machines for a sewing
course. It will be taught twice
weekly by Mrs. Gus Hollon of Sin-
ton. lithe Coastal TB group is the
direct sponsor of this program al-
so. So far three have signed up
for the course. The students will
learn to sew commercially as well
as make clothing for their own
families.
The TB association also issued
a reminder that the Christmas
Seals are in the mails.
ball team will play host to Bee-
ville in a night game in the gym.
The Mathis News is being pub-
lished at its regular time, Wed-
nesday evening. The office will
be closed Thursday but will reopen
Friday morning with the rest of
ihe town when business resumes.
Burglars7 Loot
Small Saturday
From Six Stores
Six stores were broken; into Sat-
urday night in Mathis, but the loot
was light, according to Deputy
Sheriff Sam Beall and the Mathis
police.
Beall speculated the breakins
were the work of juveniles.
The stores entered were Elis-
san’s Dept. Store, Chuckwagon,
Mathis Used Furniture, Les Lopez
Grocery, Sanchez-Valdez Barber-
shop, and the Missouri Pacific
depot.
Four razors were taken from the
barbershop and a pair of binocular?
were missing from the depot. Less
than $3 in charge was reporter
missing from all (ihe establish-
ments.
Christmas Choir
Music Program
Planned Dec. 20
The First Baptist Church of Ma-
this announces the beginning of
choir practice for Christmas music
to be presented at the church on
the evening of Dec. 20. The prac-
tices will be held each Sunday
at 4 p.m. at the church.
Directing the program this year
will be Wes Forbis, recently called
to be music director for the church
through the month of December.
Forbis is instructor in voice and
director of choral music at the
University of Corpus Christi.
The church also invites those
of other churches in the Mathis
area to attend the practices and
sing in the program. There will
be choral music, solos, oter smal-
ler groups and instrumental num-
bers presented. The music will,
for the most part be familiar to
the choir and the people.
Instrumentalists for the choir are
Mrs. Garland Hollon at the organ
and Mrs. Clifton Jennings at the
piano.
Jo Ann Jennings of Corpus Chris-
ti will spend the Thanksgiving holi-
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Jennings, Jr.
BISHOP A. FRANK SMITH
Methodist District
Conference Set
In Taft Dec. 3
Bishop A. Frank Smith will be
the speaker for the District Con-
ference of the Methodist Church
to be held at First Methodist
Church at Taft, Dec. 3.
Delegates from the Mathis Meth-
odist Church will include the pas-
tor, Rev. Boyd Harris and Mal-
colm Maedgen, Miss Estelle Mont-
gomery, Glenn Whitfill, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Young, R. W. Duncan
and three other delgates to be
chosen by the pastor.
Presiding over the business ses-
sion of the Conference which will
begin at 10 a.m. will be Rev.
John G. Palmer District Suprin-
tendent of the Corpus Christi Dis-
trict. Bishop Smith will preach at
the 11:00 a.m. hour of worship.
Bishop Smith has .presided over
the Southwest Texas Conference
since 1938 and during that time
the membership has increased as
has pastoral appointments and
ministers. In 1939 present bound-
aries were established and
churches from the Protestant Ch-
urch, the M. E. Church and the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
were united into one Conference
with a membership of 68,096 in 213
pastoral charges. Today there are
115,237 members in 245 pastoral
charges. Ministerial members of
the Conference have increased from
284 to 398.
Bishop Smith was born at Elgin,
in the Austin District, and graduat-
ed from Southwestern University.
After attending Vanderbilt Uni-
versity he served pastorates in
North Texas prior to coming to
this Conference as pastor of Uni-
versity Church in 1918. He served
a short time as Chaplain in the
Navy and ithen was appointed to
University Church in Laurel Heights
Church in San Antonio in 1918.
In 1923 he was appointed at First
Church, Houston. He was elected
See CONFAB Page 8
Head-On
Tragedy
At II p.m.
Two Tynan mothers were killed
Tuesday and three other women
injured in a tragic car accident
near Alice Tuesday night.
Killed were Mrs. C. A. Mengers
and Mrs. Edwin Mengers.
Most critically injured was Mrs.
Walter Schroeder. Also hospital-
ized in the Alice Hospital were
Mrs. Dorothy Cox and Mrs. Her-
man Jostes.
The ladies had been to Alice
to attend a party.
Funeral services .were not an-
nounced by noon Wednesday.
Mrs. C. A. Mengers is survived:
by her husband, her son, Gene,
and two step-children, Leroy Men—
gers of Mathis and Mrs. Ted Carot-
ta of Idaho.
Mrs. Edwin Mengers is survived,
by her husband and two sons,
Wilbur and Wayne.
The accident was a headon col-
lision between the Tynan womens
and Leandro S. Alaniz of Alice..
Mrs Shroeder was driving the- 1
other vehicle. |
Alaniz had severe internal in-
juries, mouth lacerations and lost,
most of his teeth.
Mrs. Cox suffered broken arms
and legs, internal injuries, and a.
head concussion while Mrs. Shroe-
der, who was cited as the most
critical, had internal injuries, a
broken wrist, and facial lacera-
tions. Mrs. Jostes broke her leg,
a hip, one arm, and was severely-
lacerated.
The accident was investigated by
State Highway Patrolman Don
Fishel. His report stated the 1L
p.m. accident was caused when
the Alaniz car veered into the path
of the cither car. The cars remain-
ed smashed together.
The Beeville funeral home will
announce the funeral arrangements.
Hearing Tests
Due Students
The Group Audometric Tests
(hearing tests) will be given in
the Junior High School building,
room six, Dec. 2. Tests will start
at 9 a.m.
All students being tested will use
the west door for entrance.
The following groups and indivi-
duals will be tested: Mrs. Arthur*
Knolle’s and Mrs. Gordon Caba-
niss’ first grade, all second grades,
fifth grades, eighth grades, and
11th grades. Also, all new students
and students who teachers feel
have hearing difficulties may be
sent to be tested.
All members of the health com-
mittees and the mothers that are
asked to work will meet Tuesday,
Dec. 1, at 2:30 p.m. at the nurses
building.
I
Family Dinners, Visits Will Mark
Reeves Brown- from Texas Tech
at Lubbock will spend the Thanks-
giving holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown and
Ricky.
Harrell Browning from Texas
A&I College at Kingsville will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joev
Browning.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bradford
and son, Will, of Clinton, Okla.,
are here visiting with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Browning.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Harrell and
sons, Leon, Danny, and Kent of
Corpus Christi, Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Hightower and son, Gary, of
Sinton, and Chris Jenkins of Taft
were week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Browning.
Carolyn Caddel from Texas A&I
College will spend the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. P. Caddel.
Mrs. Lyle Walker of Dallas spent
the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Brown and fam-
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown,
Burnley, Charleen, and Powell, will
spend Thanksgiving Day with Mr.
and Mrs. Davis Hensley in Cuero.
Sonny Guynes from Texas A&M
College at College Station will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Guy-
nes.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Lochte of
Austin will be Thanksgiving week-
end guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. A.
Guynes. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wel-
der, Jr., and children of Beeville
will also be guests of the Guynes
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Buetow,
Wilbur and Sarah and Mrs. Ida
Buetow of Three Rivers spent the
week-end visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Scheide. The occasion
was Mr. Scheide’s 72r.d birthday.
Mr. Scheide is Mr. Buetow’s uncle.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Buetow,
Wilbur and Sarah, will spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with Mrs.
Ida Buetow in Three Rivers.
Gus Person from A&I College at
Kingsville will spend the Thanks-
giving holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Person.
Bobby Baylor from Southwest
Texas Junior College in Uvalde
will spend the Thanksgiving holi-
days with Mr. and Mrs. William
Hinnant.
Robert Ramsower from Texas
A&M College at College Station
will spend the Thanksgiving holi-
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. .B. Ramsower.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pugh and
children of George West visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hen-nig Sun-
day.
Bobby Baylor from Southwest
Texas Junior College at Uvalde
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. William Hinnant.
Robert Adams of Texas A&I Col-
lege at Kingsville spent the week-
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. V. Adams.
Robert Adams from Texas A&I
College at Kingsville will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Adams.
jlonny Miller from Southwest Tex-
as State College at San Marcos and
Ray Miller from Pettus will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Miller. Guests In the Miller home
Thanksgiving Day will be Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Tennill, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Price and Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Miller all of San Antonio.
Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Highsmith
of Luling and Mr. and Mrs. L. T.
Porter and Erin will be the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Porter
and family for Thanksgiving Day
dinner.
Mrs. W. H Ray is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
daughters and families in Corpus
Christi, who are Mrs. Lillian Sny-
der and Mrs. Jeanetta Skelton.
Sharon Dehnisch from the Uni-
versity of Texas in Austin will
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Dehnisch.
Miss Betty Jean Stone from the
University of Texas in Austin will
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wyatt and Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Coffin and David
will attend the Thanksgiving Day
football game between Texas A&M
and Texas University at College
Station.
E. C. Willmann, Gus George
William and Miss Pat Volthal
from Texas Lutheran College at
Seguin will spend the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Gus E. Willmann.
Joan Huntsinger from Texas A&I
College at Kingsville and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Huntsinger of Kings-
ville will spend the Thanksgiving
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. L«.
Huntsinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Harbin of.
Lubbock will spend the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Till Harbin and Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Jennings, Jr.
Jimmy Crouch from Baylor Uni-
versity at Waco will spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with his pa-
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Crouch.
Richard Henderson from Texas
A&I College at Kingsville will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hen-
derson.
Re Caffall from the University
of Texas at Austin will spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with her*
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Caf-
fall.
Guests of Mrs. I. H. Watson for
Thanksgiving Day will be Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Irving Watson, Kenneth
and Martha Nell of Corpus Christi,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Watson, Dee and
Irvin, Mrs. Lilie Lightener of Han-
ford, Calif.. Mrs. Roy Simpson,
Miss Marion Watson, Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Watson, Betty Lou and Mar-
jorie of Gregory, and Mrs. Lottie
Shaper of Victoria.
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