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NUMBER 47
SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 19, 1959
VOLUME 67
Town and Schools
First National Bank Installs
Last Rites For
NOTES AND
New Safety Deposit Boxes-Vault
Elmer A. Wehmann
COMMENTS
Paul A. Green
A.
Mrs. Helen Rosier
Rites In Crowell
For Mr. Pechacek
son,
a brother,
Mar-
Mrs,
girl,
passed
daugh-
twelve
a bro-
are Peggy
and Tim
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and is
Free-
a.m.
Vic-
JAMES L. ROEDER
Promotion of James L. Roe-
der to Chlorine Area Shift Su-
pervisor at Diamond Alkali
Company’s Deer Park Plant was
recently announced by Plant
Management.
He joined Diamond in April
1948 as an Operator in the Chlo-
rine Department at the Deer
Park Plant. His most recent as-
signment was Head Operator in
the Chlorine Liquefaction De-
partment.
Jimmy is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Roeder. Jimmy
graduated from Bunjes Rural
High School in 1940. After
serving in World War II, he re-
turned to attend business col-
lege in San Antonio.
Jimmy and his wife, Geral-
dine, along with their three
sons, live at 1106 Madison Ave.
in Pasadena, Texas.
Seifert, Calvin
Pauline Lichey,
$2.50 PER YEAR 8c PER COPY
Austin. — Operation “deer
hide” will be in effect again
this year, it has been announced |
by the director of information I
of the Game and Fish Commis-
sion.
Hunters are asked to save
their deer hides for use of hos-
pital patients. Formerly they
were sent only to tubercular-
hospitals, but this year they
will be made available for pa-
tients in mental hospitals and
special schools.
Wherever possible the hides
should be sent to L. M. Rath-
bone, Austin taxidermist, who
will handle them out to the
tanneries. Hunters should rub
salt on the green hides before
sending them in. If the hides
cannot be delivered direct to the
taxidermist they should be left
with the nearest frozen food
locker plant. These locker
plants then will route them to
Austin over motor freight lines
which have agreed to handle
them when they are marked
“charity!”
On hides west of the Pecos,
they should be routed to the
Russell Williams Frozen Food
locker on N. Grand Street,
Odessa. From there they will
be picked up by Omar Dreil-
ing of San Angelo and routed
into Austin.
From Austin they will go to
tanneries, and then be sent to
the hospitals for use of patients
in handcraft.
The entire operation is on a
cost-free basis, under direction
of the Board of Hospitals and
Special Schools.
Congressional approval and
appropriations are expected in
early 1960 for the $50 million
Hochheim Dam, it was report-
ed at Cuero. To be built near
Concrete, the huge dam will
create a long lake extending
through the Hochheim area and
almost to Gonzales, engineers
indicated.
Cooperating with the Guada-
lupe-Blanco River Authority,
Army engineers have completed
9 KNIGHTS of Columbus will
hold their regular meeting
Thursday, November 19 at 7:30
p.m. at the Catholic Parish
Gym. All members are urged
to be present.
9 BUNJES HD Club will meet
Thursday, November 19 at 2:00
p.m. at the home of Mrs. Willie
Menke. Visitors are welcome.
9 SHINER Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet Thursday,
November 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Shiner Public School Cafeto-
cium. Visitors are welcome.
I 9 KJZT will meet Thursday,
November 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the’
Green Room at the Parish Gym.
9 COURT St. Paul, Catholic
Daughters of America will hold
their regular meeting Monday,
November 23 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Catholic Parish Gym. Mo-
ther Marie Vanderbergh’s, r.c.
paper on the “Woman of the
World” which she personally
I had given at the State Conven-
tion in Houston will be the pro-
gram for the evening.
9 FIREMEN’S Wives Auxiliary
vill meet Tuesday, November
24 at
In
iZeit
hat Mr. Veit has been seriously
.11 since July when he under-
vent major surgery and stayed
n the hospital for seven weeks.
Jn Monday, November
again underwent surgery
n the Dow Hospital in
aort.
The First National Bank oi
Shiner is completing an ex-
pansion program, which has
Rudolph Louis Pechacek, 68,
retired Foard County farmer,
died at 7:45 p.m. Friday, Octo-
ber 23, 1959 at his home near
Crowell. Death was attributed
to a heart attack.
Rosary was recited at 8:09
p.m. Sunday in the Pechacek
home. Requiem Mass was cele-
brated Monday, October 26 in
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in
Crowell with Rev. Father Kurt
Buranich, O.F.M., officiating.
Burial was in the Crowell Cem-
etery. Acting pallbearers were
nephews of the deceased.
Mr. Pechacek was born De-
I cember 10, 1890 in Shiner. In
I 1908 as a young man he moved
I with his parents to Crowell,
later moving to Yoakum where
he was engaged in farming foi
several years before entering
the service of World War I. He
served overseas with the U. S.
Army in France.
I On June 28, 1921 he was mar-
ried to Miss Milada Benys of
Yoakum, who survives him with
five children: three daughters,
Mrs. Warren (Margie) Wilson
of Vernon, Mrs. Bobby (Doro-
thy) Henderson of Midland,
Mrs. George (Irene) Lawn of
Jamestown, N. Y.; two sons,
Daniel Pechacek of Chillicothe,
Leon Pechacek of Quanah.
Also surviving are five bro-
thers: Adolf of Eddy, William
□f Lockett, Emil of Megargel,
A. G. of Farmers Valley, Jos-
eph of San Antonio; three sis-
ters, Mrs. Theresa Marek of San
Antonio, Mrs. Joe Drabek oi
Shiner and Mrs. Parker Chur-
chill of Crowell and twenty-two
| grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were
one son, R. L. Jr., who died in
infancy, two sisters, Mrs. Ame-
lia Allison of Crowell and Mrs.
Gus Marek of Yoakum; two
brothers, Henry of Yoakum and
Chas. Pechacek of San Antonio.
l Mr. Pechacek will be well re-
' membered by many in this
* area.
Attends Workshop
Helen H. Kosler, of Dr. Wag-
ner’s Hospital, Shiner, is one of
36 instructors and supervisors
of vocational nurse training
programs who completed a
“Techniques of Instruction”
workshop at The University of
_ | Texas in Austin, November 13.
J The one-week workshop helps
Funeral services for Elmer
Albert Wehmann, 41 years, 10
months and 5 days, were held
Saturday morning, November
7, at the Buffington Chapel in
Yoakum at 9:45 a.m. and con-
tinuing at the St. Joseph Cath-
olic Church with Requiem Mass
at ten o’clock with the Rev. Fa-
ther Charles Grahmann officiat-
ing.
Mr. Wehmann died at 6:05
p.m. Wednesday, November 4,
1959 at the St. Joseph’s Hos-
pital in Houston. He suffereo
a heart attack on July 6 but
had recovered and was able tc
work half days until the secono
attack occurred Wednesday
morning.
Rosaries were said at the
Palms Funeral Home in Hous-
ton Thursday, November 5. Ro-
sary 'at 7:30 was recited by the
Knights of Columbus Council
No. 3077 of which Mr. Weh-
mann was a member. The Ro-
sary at eight o’clock was saic.
by members of Mt. Carme,
I Parish of which he was a mem-
ber.
Mr. Wehmann, the • son oi
Mrs. Alma (Nollkamper) Weh-
mann and the late Albert Weh-
mann, was born on January 2,
1918 in the Charlottenburg
community near Shiner and at-
tended schools at Charlotten-
burg and Shiner, graduating in
1937.
He was employed by Tex Tan
of Yoakum until volunteering
for Military service in January
in 1942. After his discharge in
1946 he rejoined Tex Tan until
August of 1947. He was then
employed at Sears, Roebuck
Warehouse in Houston.
The deceased was married to
Ruby E. Harbich September 6,
1948 at the St. Joseph Catholic
' Church. They resided in Hous-
ton at 5231 Myrtlewood St.
Among the immediate sur-
- vivors are his wife; two chil-
1 dren, Carol Ann, aged 6 years
• and Clifford Michael, aged 4
■ years; his mother, Mrs. Alma
Wehmann of Shiner; two sis-
ters, Mrs. William Goesch of
San Antonio and Miss Alice
Wehmann and Leonard Weh-
Wehmann of Shiner; two bro-
thers, Wilbert and Leonard
Wehmann of Shiner; and two
nieces and four nephews.
His father preceded him in
death in June 1932.
Pallbearers were John Cor-
ley, Felix Drabek, Woodrow
Calhoun, Weldon Othold, Fred
Wauson and George Bucek.
Saturday Rites For
Mrs. 0. Schmidt
Funeral services were held
in Yoakum Saturday, Novem-
ber 14 at 2:00 p.m. for Mrs. Os-
:ar (Agnes) Schmidt, 62, the
Rev. N. H. Kern officiated at
Buffington Chapel and the Her-
mann Sons Cemetery at Hoch-
heim.
A long time resident of the
Dreyer community, Mrs. Sch-
midt was born at Dreyer Feb-
ruary 18, 1897. She died Friday,
November 13, 1959 at 1:15
at Twin Pines Rest Home,
toria.
Survivors include one
Delton O. Schmidt of Austin;
one daughter, Mrs. Roland
(Lorine) Fankhauser of Victo-
ria; one granddaughter, Susan
Gayle Fankhauser of Victoria;
one brother, Arthur Emken of
Rt. 2, Shiner.
Pallbearers were Edgar and
Elton Hartman, Victor and Mel-
vin Harbers, Joe and Werner O.
Schmidt.
7:30 p.m.
a letter from Mrs. Gus
of Rosharon, she writes
personnel in hospital-sponsored
training programs improve both
their training and supervisory
abilities. Students were drawn
from throughout the state, froin
Dalhart to Brownsville.
Helen H. Kosler is a third
year student. She took courses
in “Motivation and Resistance
to Change,” “Organization of
Instructional Materials and
Techniques,” and “Development
of Advanced Visual Aids.”
Since 1949, similar workshops
have been conducted by the In-
dustrial Education Department
of the Division of Extension,
and the series has done much
to ensure high teaching stand-
ards in nurse training programs.
Faculty for the workshop con-
sisted of Mrs. Janie Bell Gib-
son, R.N., director of training
for the Texas State Board of
Vocational Nurse Examiners;
and Harry L. Cagle, Charles
Cyrus, Arthur J. Edwards, and
Joe L. Reed, all staff members
of The University of Texas.
Funeial services for Paul
Green, well-known business
man in the Moulton, Flatonia
and surrounding communities,
were held Friday, November 6,
1959 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Moulton
with the Rev. Julius, F. Holm
officiating. Prior to services, the
.emains lay in state at the
Smith Funeral Home, Moulton,
all 12:30 p.m. Friday.
Paul Anthony Green was
born January 25, 1896 in New-
con, New Jersey, the oldest of
chree children. He was of Ita-
lian extraction, and when Paul
was 3 years old and his parents
died he was taken into the home
of an uncle in Massena, New
York, while the other two chil-
dren were sent to Italy to live
with other relatives. Mr. Green
had no knowledge of what latex
happened to them.
Paul Green came to Texas in
1928 and married Elizabeth
Cook September 17, 1929.
There has been a life of close ,
and happy companionship for j
thirty years.
They had a cafe business in :
Baytown for 5 years then lived
m Flatonia for the next 3 years,
and for another 5 years operat-
ed a store and a farm at Schu-
lenburg. Sixteen years ago they
moved to the farm between
Moulton and Flatonia where
chey have resided ever since.
Mr. Green also became a sales-
man of Rawleigh products six
years ago and was known far
and wide over this area to the
aousekeepers.
Paul Green had been baptized
m his infancy. In 1945 he join-
ed the Zion Lutheran Church
with his wife, having been con-
cirmed in the Lutheran faith by
che Rev. Windecker. He was al-
so a member of the Brother-
nood.
The deceased’s death was
tragically sudden. He got up in
che night, saying that he was
reeling bad. He seems to have
suffered the heart attack at that
jme, and before the doctor
could arrive he expired at about
x:30 Thursday morning, Nov-
ember 5. He had reached the
age of 63 years, 9 months and
10 days.
Besides his parents it is not
known which of his parental
mmily preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Paul Green of the Scotts
community.
Pallbearers were Johnny,
Frankie and Freddie Cook, Ar-
nold Stanek, Robert Sterling
and Edgar Bohmann, his nep-
lews.
Among those from Shiner at-
tending the last rites were Mrs.
Fred Cook and sons, Messers,
and Mesdames W. Tieken, John
Cook, Edgar Bohmann and
amily, Fred Krause, Robert
• Sterling and family, Arnold
> Stanek and daughter, W. Min-
ear, Thomas Hughs.
been under construction for the
past several months. E. W.
Sonntag and crew are putting
the finishing touches to this
new addition.
For the first time, there will
be available to the general pub-
lic new safety deposit boxes
and vault facilities.
The above photo shows the
new vault door which guards
the battery of new safety de-
posit boxes. The bank has made
available a variety of box sizes
to meet individual needs.
Those who have signed up
earlier for boxes are asked to
come by the bank at their ear-
liest convenience and pick up
their keys.
Watch the Gazette for fur-
ther pictures of new quarters
that will be ready soon.
Read the bank’s ad elsewhere
in this issue of the Gazette.
all surveys for the dam which
_s to be financed by the state
and federal government.
Providing water conservation
and flood control besides at-
tracting new industry and agri-
culture projects, the dam is
scheduled to form a lake which
will attract tourist in large
numbers, perhaps a million a
year, in line with the visitor
i volume at Lake Whitney near
Waco and other such tourist
centers.
The dam will be the second
| largest in the state, exceeded in
size only by Falcon Dam on the
Rio Grande.
Completion of the project
however, was estimated to be
five or six years away in the
future, since the construction
job might last five years.
Landowners whose property
is flooded by the lake will be
paid a fair price for their land,
GBRA spokesmen indicated.
Shiner School
In New District
A re-districting meeting
among Interscholastic officials
I held recently took Shiner
Public School out of District
33B.
In the new district along with
Shiner will include Schulen-
burg, Weimar, Smithville, Bas-
trop, Del Valle (near Austin),
and Goodwin (near New Braun-
fels).
It will be District 24A. Schul-
enburg and Smithville, on the
basis of high school enrollment
during the past two-year pe-
riod, have dropped back to A
after several years of AA. Shi-
ner will advance from B to A
classification. Weimar and Bas-
trop and Del Valle have been
A schools the past several
years. Goodwin is a new school.
The new district grouping
will apply to all Interscholastic
League activities, including both
sports and literary events.
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Approval Expected For Hochheim
Dam During Coming Year 1960
Hospital Patients
Patients in the hospital are:
Alton Allen
Bruns, Mrs.
Mrs. Johnnie A. Dornak and
baby boy, Benno Holchak, Shi-
ner; Mrs. Jacob Gosch, Flato-
nia; Mrs. Hubert Tobola and
baby boy, Hallettsville; Ralph
Henrichs, Mrs. Albert Pavlicek
and baby girl, Moulton;
Roger Meyer and baby
Yoakum.
• Dismissed patients are:
tih Cantu, Ramona Rodriguez,
Mrs. Harry Zacharias, Victor
Fikac, Mrs. Mike Janak, Mrs.
Joe Pekar and baby girl, Mrs.
Frank Petru.
Close Thanksgiving
All business houses in
Shiner will close for the
Thanksgiving holi-
day Thursday, November
26. The Post Office will
also be closed and there
will be no window or rural
route delivery service.
All Shiner schools will
dismiss classes Wednesday
afternoon and will resume
studies Monday morning,
November 30.
Ed. Sommerlatte
Dies In Harlingen
Funeral services for Ed Lewis
Sommerlatte were held at the
Buffington Funeral Home in
Shiner Saturday, November 14 ‘
at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Ed-
win J. Oehlke officiating. In-
terment took place in the fam- ,
ily burial plot in the Shiner
City Cemetery with the follow- '
ing serving as pallbearers: Paul '
Tenberg Jr., Paul Tenberg III, '
Bennie Tenberg, Ivan Pfeil,
Clyde and Clifton Sommerlatte.
Mr. Sommerlatte died unex-
pectedly at the home of his son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Sommerlatte, in
Harlingen where he had been
visiting. Death occurred about
four o’clock in the morning
Thursday, November 12, 1959
at the age of 62 years, nine
months and sixteen days.
He was born January 26,
1897 at Columbus, son of F. C.
and Charlotte Stark Sommer-
latte. His mother passed away
October 17, 1900 and his father
married Alma Ida Poenitzsch
May 12, 1901, who faithfully
helped to rear the three small
children surviving the mother’s
passing.
The family made their home
| at Lexington, Burlington and
Ben Arnold, Texas. In 1913
chey moved to Shiner.
Ed. Sommerlatte was married
to Aimee Tenberg June 22,
1926 in the Lutheran church by
the Rev. J. C. A. Pfenninger. He
was also baptized and confirm-
ed in the Lutheran faith and
later became a member of the
Dr. Martin Luther Church in
Shiner.
After the couple’s marriage,
they continued to live in Shiner
until 1942 when the family
moved to Corpus Christi. For a
time they also made their home
in Harlingen.
Though reared on the farm,
Mr. Sommerlatte was a painter
por the most part during his
adult years. Temporarily he
held other positions, such as
night watchman and clerking in
a store in Shiner. In 1917 he
enlisted in the U. S. Army and
served in France during World
War I, participating in two bat-
tles on the front lines. He' serv-
ed other enlistments totaling
over seven years. During the
past few years he had been re-
tired, due to the condition of his
health. He had been ailing for
some ten years.
Survivors include his wife'
three sons, Ed. B. and Forrest
G. Sommerlatte of Corpus
Christi and Eugene Sommer-
latte of Harlingen; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. W. L. (Aimee) Pack-
ard of Moscow, Idaho and Mrs.
L. S. (Joyce) Mudd of Shreve-
port, La.; one sister, Mrs. Wm.
C. (Vera) Hackler of Sacra-
mento, Calif.; one half-sister,
Mrs. Gus (Bessie) Pfeil of Shi-
ner; three half-brothers, Hom-
er, Lee and Roy Sommerlatte,
all of Shiner; and eight grand-
children.
Preceding him in death be-
sides his mother were, his fa-
ther, who died March 25, 1950:
his step-mother, who
away April 22, 1945; a
ter, Myrtle, who died
days after her birth;
ther, William Sommerlatte,
who died June 28, 1955 and a
half-brother died in infancy.
Due to the inclement weath-
er, only brief military rites
were conducted at the funera.
home with the presentation o:
the flag to the widow by chap-
lain Curt Messer, who also as-
sisted Eddie Jaks with the fold-
ing of the flag.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Najvar
of Hallettsville went to San
Antonio Sunday morning to
bring home their son, John An-
thony, who underwent surgery
in Santa Rosa Children’s Hos-
pital on Armistice Day. Miss
Antonia Janacek, R.N., who at-
tended John Anthony, returned
with them. Enroute home they
visited briefly with Mrs. F. J.
Fietsam.
Last Rites For
Stillborn Infant
Burial rites were conducted
in the Shiner Catholic Ceme-
tery Wednesday, November 11
for the stillborn infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph J. Kusak
of Point Comfort, born Novem-
ber 11 in a Port Lavaca hos-
pital. Buffington Funeral Home
in Shiner was in charge of ser-
vices.
Surviving are the parents,
Adolph J. and Marie Brosch
Kusak; two brothers, Robert
and Edward; five sisters, Car-
men, Rosie, Betty, Margaret
and Dorothy Kusak, all of Point
Comfort.
Will Visit In
Shiner Dec. 11
The Shiner Chamber of Com-
merce and Shiner Business I
Men’s Club have set Friday, De-
cember 11 as Santa Claus day J
in Shiner.
Santa is due to arrive at 5:30
p.m. with the usual reception. I
Working on the program com- |
mittee are Elton Zander, James
Buske, Raymond Dierksen and
Richard Williford.
Heading the package commit-
tee are Ray Welhausen and Max
L. Wolters.
E. A. Mueller has been as-
signed to secure the Christmas
tree and John Degenhardt will
be in charge of the lighting.
■■ ■ ■ -O- ■ “Q™ ■ ■
QB Club Banquet
Set For Dec. 5
The Shiner Quarterback Club
is sponsoring a banquet to
benefit the Shiner Football
Teams Saturday, December 5 at
8:00 p.m. at the Cafetorium.
Tickets will be $1.50 per plate
and are available at the First
National Bank and at the Shi-
ner Public School office. Make
it a point to get your ticket to-
day. The banquet is open to the
public.
Those in attendance will be
privileged to hear Coach Jim
Malmquist of Texas Lutheran
College, Seguin, who has been
invited as guest speaker for the
evening. (47-3t)
Local Hunters I
Report Deer Kills I
I I
One of the most excited hunt-
ers in this area Monday was
Tony Roeder, who downed his
first deer during his entire
“deer” hunting career extend-
ing over a period of several
years. He brought in a 6-point-
er killed on the Bill Zappe Jr.
ranch at 8:50 a.m. With him
was Bill Zappe Jr. bringing in
an 8-pointer killed at 6:50 a.m.
© Alton Pohler was the first
to report at the Gazette Office
having killed an 8-pointer at
6:55 a.m. His first in several
years. Edward Kaiser was with
him on the Ed. Albert ranch
near Sublime and he brought
in a 5-pointer. Walter Kaiser
completed the trio. He reports
“No Kill.”
® Joe Strauss got a mate to
his first one killed in 1957. It
was a 6-pointer killed at 6:35
a.m. on the Lester Dennis
Ranch near Columbus. Let him
tell you the story about “the
one that got away.”
© Frank Benes got his limit
on opening day on the Jurica
Ranch at Peach Creek. He bag-
ged an 8-pointer at 7:00 a.m.
and a 6-pointer at 2:30 p.m. I
Arnold Stanek ventured out
with him and also killed an 8-
pointer at 7:30 a.m.
• Kenneth Otto got his limit
Monday with a 4 and 5-pointer
from the Sublime area.
• Ray Welhausen took a
stand on his place near Dil-
worth and came home with a
prize 6-pointer. Alf. Kiefer got
an 8-pointer on the same day.
© Freddie Cook reports a 5-
pointer and his brother brought
down a 6-pointer about 7:00
a.m. on the Abecrombie Ranch.
© Police Chief Charlie Fra-
zer did some sharp shooting |
bringing an 8-pointer from the
Koerth area killed at 9:15 a.m.
® Mayor Arthur H. Kaspar
brought in a prize 8-pomter
from his lease on opening day.
© Gus Haslbeck, local brew-
master, brought in a fine 5-
pointer and also a wild turkey.
© Edwin Darilek took his
stand in the Sublime area and |
downed a 6-pointer.
© Morgan Sonntag ventured
out and came home with a 4-
po inter.
• Clyde Otto and Guy Mc-
Kay went out to the Fredericks-
burg area and brought back a
9 and 8-pointer, respectively.
© Elmer Schneider brought
in a 5-pointer and Max L. Wol-
ters downed a 3-pointer in the
George West country Monday.
© Bennie Matula killed a 4-
pointer on the Johnson Ranch
Tuesday afternoon.
Hunters Asked
To Save Hides
— EARLY COPY —
The Gazette will en-
deavor to put out an early
paper next week, and if all
goes well, will make the
route mail Wednesday
morning. In order to do this
we ask the cooperation of
all reporters and advertis-
ers to turn in their copy
early. Thank you.
Social Security
Representative
In Shiner, Nov. 23
A representative of the So-
cial Security Office, Victoria,
will be in Shiner at 9:30 o’clock
in the morning at the City Hall
on Monday, November 23.
Anyone wishing to file a claim
for retirement, survivor’s or
disability benefits should meet
him. He will be glad to assist
anyone having questions con-
cerning the social security pro-
gram.
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One of the goals of the Social
Security Administration is to
pay benefits as promptly as pos-
sible to those persons entitled
to payments, Maurice E. Owen,
manager of the Victoria office
stated today.
To do this, Owen said, it is
necessary for the person claim-
ing benefits to make inquiry
for payments as his social
security office. A worker should
inquire for payments before he
retires if he knows he will be
retiring on a certain date. This
will give the Social Security
Administration and the person
claiming benefits time to get the
information and evidence to-
gether to establish his rights to
the payment before the time
his first check is due.
Generally, evidence will be
required to prove the age of the
retired person and the age of
his wife. This may be a birth
certificate or other record of
age that is old and reliable. Al-
so, evidence of the worker’s
earnings in the taxable year
that ended before he plans to
retire is necessary. This may
be a copy of the income tax re-
turn for self-employed persons
or the W-2 forms for wage
earners.
Owen again stressed that for
prompt payment of your first
social security check “inquire
before you retire” at your Vic-
toria social security office.
Jacob Cizek Sr.
Dies Wednesday
Jacob Cizek Sr. died Wed-
nesday, November 11, 1959 at
5:45 p.m. at his home on Col-
; lege St., Gonzales.
Services were held from the
Seydler Funeral Home Friday,
i November 13 at 10:00 a.m., with
burial in the City Cemetery.
> The Rev. Charles B. Fraser,
■ pastor of the First Presbyterian
. Church, conducted the final
rites.
Mr. Cizek was born August
28, 1883 in Czechoslovakia to
Josef and Agnes Pavliska Ci-
zek, natives of Czechoslovakia.
At the age of six years he came
to this country. He was a re-
tired blacksmith.
In October, 1903, he and the
former Zofie Pavliska were
married. He was a member of
the SPJST Lodge.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Adolph (Hat-
tie) Marek, Mrs. Hoyet (Lily)
Wilson, both of Gonzales; and
Mrs. O. T. (Laura) Cagle of San
Antonio; grandchildren include
Mrs. Laura Bivins, Gonzales;
Mrs. Martha Eckols, Houston;
and Tommy Wilson of Gonzales;
great-grandchildren
and David Bivins
Eckols.
Also surviving is
Joe Cizek of Shiner. He was
preceded in death by a son,
Jake, several years ago.
Pallbearers included Fred
Havel Sr., Fred Scheske Sr., M.
C. Reaves, Earl Smith, Johnnie
Wade, Alouis Huhs, Emmett
Kirkpatrick and Frank Bahl-
mann.
NOTICE!
BAKE SALE
The Senior class of St. Lud-
mila’s Academy is sponsoring
a Bake Sale. Contact one of the
seniors or call the Convent and
place your order for cakes, pies,
home-made noodles, koiaches,
struddle, bread and other items.
Place your order as soon as
possible and the seniors will
deliver them to your home on
November 25, the day before
Thanksgiving. Please let the
Seniors do your Thanksgiving
baking.
“ =-O-i-O-I-O-!”
Dr. C. L. Kopecky of Yoakum
was released from Brooke Gen-
eral Hospital last week and is
now recuperating in Huth Me-
morial Hospital in Yoakum.
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Sedlmeyer, Lee J. & Sedlmeyer, Mrs. Lee J. The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1959, newspaper, November 19, 1959; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1168693/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shiner Public Library.