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VOLUME 66 $2.50 PER YEAR 8c PER COPY SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1958
NUMBER 25
COMMENTS FROM
CONGRESSMAN
CLARK W. THOMPSON
9th TEXAS DISTRICT
Unless something totally un-
forseen should happen, the
money for the Hallettsville
Flood Control project is in the
bag and construction should
start between now and the end
of the year. We had hoped that
the money would be put into
the Appropriations Bill after it
reached the Senate since the
House Appropriations Commit-
tee almost never includes an
item that is not approved by
the Bureau of the Budget. In
this case, the Committee broke
its long-standing rule and re-
commended the full amount
asked for, some $333,000. Thus,
we may look forward with faith
to the accomplishment of a job
on which some of us have work-
ed for the past eleven years and
others much longer.
It is a lesson for every com-
munity which has hopes for a
government project. If your
program is meritorious, don’t
ever become discouraged and
give up the effort until you suc-
ceed.
I wish Judge Fertsch had liv-
ed to see this day. He never
faltered, and he never gave up
hope, nor did his able successor,
Judge Strauss. With these two
stalwart public servants there
was aligned a solid front of
Hallettsville citizens who never
gave up hope and whose faith
is now about to pay off. What a
privilege it has been to work
with such a group and what an
added privilege it will be to
work for them in the future.
Good news for other com-
munities is in the making. I
still think we have a splendid
chance of getting the first con-
struction funds for the Lower
Colorado River in exactly the
manney in which we orginally
planned; namely, through the
Senate Appropriations Commit-
tee.
The Omnibus Public Works
Bill has been whipped into such
shape that no veto need be an-
ticipated. This is of special in-
terest to Freeport, to the Port
Lavaca-Point Comfort area and
to Texas City.
I wish that our Agricultural
outlook were as favorable as
our Public Works matters. The
Committee has been working
for weeks on the Omnibus Farm
Bill. Secretary Benson, through
one means or another, has
fought us all the way except on
the extension of the Surplus
Disposal act and on the wool
bill. So far, we have kept in the
bill those things which the
Committee feels are essential—
among other things, a three-
year breathing spell for the rice
industry during which the
acreage cannot be cut below
the 1958 figure nor can price
supports go below 75%. This
proposal, known to the rice in-
dustry as the Thompson Bill,
HR 12278, was the result of a
compromise between, the De-
partment and the Committee.
On the day before the measure
was finally considered, the De-
partment presented amend-
ments which would have nul-
lified our entire effort. This was
done in spite of what was gen-
erally considered to be assur-
ances that they would not ob-
ject to its passage.
The Benson policy is a pecul-
iar one. He has learned that he
can control agricultural legis-
lation by recommending vetoes
to the President. Thus, he can
destroy, but he cannot produce
legislation. Possibly he has now
learned that it is a function of
the Legislative Branch to write
the bills which reflect the needs
of the people. As you have fre-
quently heard me say, any leg-
islation, if it affects a large pro-
portion of the country, is almost
inevitably the result of com-
promise. The Secretary refuses
to compromise and undertakes
to dictate to the Congress what
legislation they may enact. The
result as it stands today is a
very widespread stalemate
which, if it is not overcome
shortly, will react to the serious
detriment of our farm economy
and ultimately of the entire na-
tion.
The President and his cabinet
may have learned a striking
lesson within the past two
Last Rites For
Gus Bonorden
In Hallettsville
Funeral services for. Gus H.
Bonorden were held from the
Kubena Funeral Home, Hall-
ettsville, Saturday, June 14,
1958 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating
were the Rev. George Krueger
at the funeral home and the
Rev. Father John F. Flynn at
the graveside. Interment was in
the Hallettsville Catholic Cem-
etery:
Mr. Bonorden died Thursday,
June 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the
Wagner Hospital,, having reach-
ed the age of 73 years, 7 months
and 20 days.
He was born October 23,
1884, in Hallettsville. He had
been a resident of Shiner 21
years, where he operated a
package store. He was married
to Amelia Muenster October 18,
1915 in Hallettsville.
Survivors include his wife,
three daughters and one son,
namely: Mrs. Johnnie (Helen)
Krause, Refugio; Mrs. J. D.
(Evelyn) Thomas, Aransas
Pass; Mrs. John (Lucille) Bec-
ker, Portland, Oregon; Gus
Bonorden Jr., Victoria; six.
grandchildren; also five sisters
and three brothers as follows:
Miss Martha Bonorden, Mrs.
Mike (Alma) Brocker, Mrs.
Edwin (Thekla) Pohl, Halletts-
ville; Mrs. Lona Hill, San An-
tonib; Mrs. C. T. (Ophelia)
Brown, Victoria; Emil Bonor-
den, Victoria; Albert and Leo-
nard Bonorden, Hallettsville.
Preceding him in death were
his parents, Albert and Martha
(Meyer) Bonorden, and two
brothers, Robert and Charles
Bonorden.
Pallbearers named were his
nephews: A. T. and Elroy
Brown, Emil Bonorden, Victo-
ria; Mike Brocker, Bobbie and
Leonard Bonorden Jr., Hall-
ettsville.
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Meetings & Notices
• FIREMEN’S Wives Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday, June 24 at
8:00 p.m. at the City Hall.
• THE BAROS & LUCAS Re-
union will be held at Legion
Park, Shiner, Sunday, June 22.
Every family is asked to bring
their knife and fork and enough
food for their family.
® KNIGHTS of Columbus will
hold election of officers and
regular meeting Thursday
night, June 19 at 8:00 p.m. in
the Catholic Parish gym. Mem-
bers are kindly requested to at-
tend.
© ST. ISIDOR’S Society will
meet Sunday, June 22. Grand
officers will be present for the
meeting at 1:30 p.m. to help
discuss the coming convention.
All members urged to attend
and bring lunch.
• ST. ELIZABETH’S and St.
Joseph’s Societies will hold
their regular meeting Sunday,
June 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the
Catholic Parish gym, followed
by a social. Ladies please bring
lunch. All members are urged
to come.
• BUNJES H.D. Club will
meet with Mrs. Paul Stock
June 19 at 2:00 p.m. Visitors
are welcome. (24-2t)
weeks. the President was tre-
mendously anxious to have the
Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Act, which has been in force
the days of Cordell Hull, ex-
tended for a five-year period.
In this, he had the support of
the Democratic leadership and
the bill passed, over the stren-
uous opposition of isolationist
and protectionist groups in
Congress. The President had
asked for, and had received, bi-
partisan support.
Immediately following this
success, the President under-
took to force thru Congress his
Defense reorganization plan. I
could never have supported his
views because they would have
brought us too close to a pos-
sible military dictatorship by
taking away from the civilian
heads the control of the Armed
Forces. In this instance, the
President made a party issue
of it and demar ded of his Re-
oublicans in Congress that they
support his bill and no com-
promise. This led the Democrats
into lining up solidly in sup-
oort of our own ideas of a pro-
perly organized Department of
Defense.
Had the President approach-
ed it from a bi-partisan point
of view, which certainly the de-
fense of this nation ought to be,
he could have succeeded just as
he did in the case of the Reci-
procal . Trade Agreements Act.
If this lesson has been learned
by Secretary Benson, we have
hopes of passing some valuable
agricultural legislation.
AREA DEATHS
MRS. E. A. STOCK
Elmendorf. — Mrs. Ernest
(Annie) Stock, 58, of Elmen-
dorf, Texas, passed away Mon-
day, June 2, 1958 at 5:30 a.m.
in a San Antonio hospital.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Thursday, June 5 at 10
a.m. from the Southside Fu-
neral Home, Harlandale, San
Antonio, with Rev. Herman W.
Dannhaus, officiating.
Interment was in the Mission
Burial Park, San Antonio.
Annie (Zimmerman) Stock
was born in 1899 in Moulton,
the daughter of Ernest Zim-
merman and Annie (nee)
Kuehn.
She is survived by her hus-
band, ^Ernest A. Stock; one
daughter, Mrs. Alene Ruth
Jenkins; three grandchildren:
Johnny Wayne, Randy Lee and
Karen Marie; also five brothers:
August, Ernest, Emil and Bill
of Moulton, Otto of Fredericks-
burg; and three sisters: Mrs.
Minnie Lockstedt and Mrs. Ed-
mund Moeller of Moulton and
Mrs. Otto Lockstedt of Fred-
ericksburg. Her parents and two
brothers preceded her in death.
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JOE ROZNOVSKY
Gonzales. — Last rites were
held Monday, June 9 at 4:00
p.m. from the Baker Chapel for
Joe Roznovsky, who died at his
home in Gonzales at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7, 1958.
He was born in Gonzales
County February 8, 1904, and
was married to the former Irene
Miller, who survives him. His
parents were Joe and Agnes
Peterek Roznovsky.
Other survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Joyce Irene
Jones; one grandson; a sister,
Mrs. Agnes Pavelka of Victoria;
brothers: Eddie of Yoakum;
Clement of Gonzales and Alvin
of Ralls.
The Rev. John Will Ward of
Leesville conducted the last
rites from the chapel with bu-
rial following in the Gonzales
Memorial Park.
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MRS. WM. LAAS
Hallettsville. — Mrs. William
(Augusta) Laas, a resident of
the Appelt’s Hill community
for over 70 years, passed away
June 9, 1958 at her home in
Hallettsville. She had attained
the age of 79 years, 8 months
and 22 days.
She was born in 1878 to Mr.
and Mrs. John Schornack, who
were pioneer settlers of Lavaca
County and among the first set-
tlers of the Appelt’s Hill and
New Kinkier communities.
In 1902^ she was united in
marriage with William Laas.
The couple settled in the New
Kinkier area. Here they made
their home until Mrs. Laas was
preceded in death by her hus-
band in 1944. Following this,
Mrs. Laas moved from her farm
to her home in Hallettsville
where she spent the rest of her
years.
Mrs. Laas was an active
member/of St. Peter’s Luther-
an Church and the Ladies Aid
Society of that church.
Three sisters and three
brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held
at the Kubena Funeral Home
and at St. Peter’s Lutheran
Church. Rev. George Krueger
officiated. Pallbearers included
Mrs. Laas’ six grandsons.
Interment was in the Hall-
ettsville City Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons:
Edgar Laas and Hilmer Laas of
Hallettsville; one daughter, Mrs.
Chas. (Olinda) Hoehne of
Schulenburg; four sisters, Mrs.
Joe Sternadel of Yoakum, Mrs.
Gus Miller and Mrs. Louis
Mertz of Hallettsville, and Mrs.
Minnie Treptow of Weimar;
eight grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildren.
FRED KROSCHEL _
Hallettsville. — Funeral ser-
vices for Fred M. Kroschel, 76,
of Houston, were held at the
Pat H. Foley Milam Chapel in
Houston at 9:30 a.m., Saturday,
June 14 and the body was
brought overland for 1:30 p.m.
services at the Kubena Funeral
Home in Hallettsville with the
Rt. Rev. A. J. Morkovsky of-
ficiating. Burial was in the
Catholic Cemetery.
He was a member of the Holy
Rosary Catholic Church in
Houston and the Holy Name
Society. Rosary was recited at
8:00 p.m. Friday at the Pat H.
Foley Milam Chapel.
Mr. Kroschel was born in
Hallettsville November 15, 1881,
and passed away June 12, 1958.
He had been a resident of Hous-
ton for 52 years and was as-
sociated with the Wholesale
Electrical Supply Co.
Survivors include two sons:
Roger J. Kroschel of Houston
and Fred M. Kroschel Jr. of
San Antonio; one daughter,
Shiner Clippers
Clip Plum, 5*0
The Shiner Clippers won their
third game in a row and their
fourth of the season by de-
feating Plum at Welhausen’s
Diamond Sunday. The score was
5 to 0 and this is the second
time the Clippers have shut out
the Plum nine this season.
Jerry Kresta wa^ the win-
ning pitcher and Burnside was
the loser. Kresta, besides being
the pitching mainstay in this
game, also got four for four at
bat. Seifert, Marcak, DeDear,
Dreyer and Bubolz accounted
for the rest of the Clippers’ hits
each collecting singles.
Shiner travels to Ammanns-
ville Sunday, June 22. Shiner
fans are invited to follow their
home team.
Shiner AB R H
R. Bubolz, If ..................3 0 1
R. Dreyer, ss ................3 1 1
C. Sembera, 2b ............3 0 0
D. DeDear, cf ................4 1 1
G. Koenning, lb ............3 1 0
Jr. Marcak, c ................2 1 1
E. Kutach, rf ...............0 1 0
H. « Seifert, rf ................2 0 1
J. Kresta, p ....................4 0 4
O.: Bleier, 3b ...............3 0 0
Totals ....................27 5 9
Plum AB R H
R. Kubecka, ss ..............4 0 1
B. Buscha, ss ................0 0 0
H. Moerbe, rf ................5 0 1
J. Kovar, cf ..................5 0 0
L. Oppermann, c ..........4 0 2
B. Hirmich, lb ..............3 0 0
J. Schultz, If ..................2 0 0
B. Srubar, p ..................2 0 1
Neimeyer, 3b ................4 0 1
C. Trlicek, 2b ................4 0 0
B. Burnside, p ................4 0 2
Totals ....................37 0 8
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Hospital Patients
Listed as patients in the hos-
pital this week are: Mrs. Au-
gusta Wendt, Mrs. John Caka,
Louis Trautwein, Shiner; An-
ton Cerny, Moulton; Mrs. Clara
Schmidt, Gonzales.
• Colored Unit: Claude Hight,
Shiner.
• Dismissed patients are: Mrs.
George D. Janak and baby boy,
Mrs. Emil Lev and baby girl,
Mrs. Eddie Grossmann and ba-
by girl, Mrs. Jimmie Machart
and baby boy, Gary Fishbeck,
Dennis Brosh, Mrs. Clara Neu-
bauer, Charlie B. Holchak, Mrs.
Lomie Keathley.
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Little League News —
The ever dangerous Shiner
Little League All-Stars dropp-
ed a pair of games this past
week, but none were easily won
by the opponents. A fine crowd
on hand Tuesday night saw the
Shiner team battle the second
best team in the league, Flat-
onia, to an extra inning affair
before dropping their one by
a score of 4-3.
Friday night, Shiner gave
Moulton a scare, with the score
tied up in the third inning, a
costly error allowed two un-
earned runs to score and that
was the final score, Moulton 3,
Shiner 1. The management of
the Little Leaguers are very
oroud of the boys, the way they
are playing after missing a
complete year, while the others
continued. So keep it up boys,
we and the fans are backing
vou all the way. There is a
home game every Tuesday
night at 8:00 p.m., so come on
out and enjoy an evening of
fun.
The story of Bill Blakley is
the story of Texas!
He was born 59 years ago
while his parents were crossing
the plains of Missouri on their
way to homestead a quarter-
section of land in Oklahoma
territory.
During his boyhood in the
Arapaho country he "worked
out” and by the time he was
fourteen, was earning a cow-\
hand’s wages.
This rugged existence instill-
ed in young Bill determina-
tion Ho educate himself — to
have a career. On graduating
from high school, he enlisted in
the Army during World War I.
After the war,, he came to
Texas and began earnestly to
learn from “the books.” He used
the knowledge he acquired to
become a certified public ac-
countant and a lawyer — self-
taught and self-made.
Bill Blakley’s success in many
fields — accounting, law, farm-
ing, ranching and business —
never caused him to forget his
humble beginning or to lose his
love for the saddle. The great
out-of-doors still beckons him.
During the spring and fall
roundup at his “rocker b” ranch
west of San Angelo, he can
nearly always be found putting
in a full day’s work with his
cowhands.
Bill Blakley has never sought
to attract public attention or
acclaim. He has always worked
quietly and unassumingly in
behalf of worthwhile projects
whose purpose is to improve the
mental, spiritual and physical
health of humanity. These have
included organizations dedicat-
ed to medical, agricultural and
educational research.
He is married to his high
school sweetheart, whom he re-
fers to as “My Bill.”
Bill Blakley has been a De-
mocrat all his life. Last year,
when his vote spelled the dif-
ference between Democrat and
Republican control of the U.S.
Senate, he upheld the Democrat
leadership and prevented a Re-
publican majority from taking
over.
The unanimous approval of
his appointment by Democratic
leaders in Texas and Washing-
ton and the widespread acclaim
of his conduct in the Senate
made him one of the most wide-
ly discussed personalities in
Texas today.
In public speeches in various
sections of Texas, Blakley has
declared his belief in a strong
constitutional govern-
ment, founded upon state sov-
ereignty and separation of
powers in the national govern-
ment.
He believes that a return to
our traditional concepts of gov-
ernment is essential if individ-
ual freedoms are to be main-
tained, preserved and passed
on.
“I am more than willing to
LITTLE LEAGUERS
PLAY TWO GAMES
The two city teams in Little
League are off to a fine season
of baseball. Wednesday night’s
game between the two teams,
namely, the “Giants” and the
“Braves”, proved to be a real
battle as the score'was tied sev-
eral times. However, the Giants
edged out the Braves by one
run in the last inning, making
the score 6 to 5.
Collecting hits for the Giants
were: Dennis Kutach, 3; Rich-
ard Kalisek and Robert Ebarra,
each got 2; Joe Machacek, Den-
nis Klekar and Gene Henkhaus,
each got one hit.
Richard Kalisek and David
Filip did the pitching for the
Giants, with Gene Henkhaus in
the catcher’s position.
Hits earned by the Braves
were: Donnie Lynn Zander, two
hits; with one hit each for Ron-
nie Dierschke, Bobby Buske and
Noel Galindo. Pitching for the
Braves were James Darilek and
Ronnie Galindo, with David
John Sterling doing the catch-
ing.
The Giants team is sponsored
by C. B. Welhausen & Co., and
managed by Carroll Sembera.
Listed on this team are the fol-
lowing: Dennis Klekar, Dennis
Kutach, Gene Henkhaus, Lo-
renzo Trevino, Joe Machacek,
Richard Kalisek, John Dierk-
sen, Glen Fisseler, Chas. Wel-
hausen, Kenny Bruns, \ Hal
Reichardt, Robert Ebarra, Claud
Pohler, David Filip.
The Braves are sponsored by
the Quality Pharmacy and have
Arlen Ray Zander for their
manager. The line up for this
team includes: James Darilek,
Ronnie Galindo, David John
Sterling, Allan Maeker, Donnie
Lynn Zander, John Williford,
Ronnie Dierschke, Noel Galin-
do, Gery Maneth, Robert Fi-
kac, Bobby Buske, Dalton Win-
kenwerder, Joseph Chotenov-
sky, Michael Wagner, Jimmy
Roznovsky.
Friday night, June 13, the
Braves played the Moulton B-
team in Moulton, prior to the
All-Star game. These teams
were allowed only 4 innings,
Tyhich was unfortunate, as it
seemed that just when the Shi-
ner boys were really warmed
up, it was time to leave the
field. The final score was 5-3
in favor of Moulton. An out-
standing play of the game was
a one-handed catch at first base
by John Williford. Ronnie
Dierschke was on the pitcher’s
mound with David Sterling in
the catcher’s position. The eight
hits for Shiner were earned as
follows: two hits each by David
John Sterling and Donnie Lynn
Zander, and one each by Ron-
nie Galindo, Bobby Buske,
James Darilek and Gery Man-
eth.
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Congratulations
• Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gross-
mann of Shiner are rejoicing
over the safe arrival of a baby
girl, born Sunday, June 15 at
the Wagner Hospital. Weight
was six pounds.
• Mr. and Mrs. George D.
Janak of Houston announce Che
birth of a baby boy, born Fri-
day, June 13 at Wagner Hos-
pital, weighing 8 pounds and 1
ounce.
• Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lev of
Flatonia are the proud parents
of a seven pound, eight ounce
baby girl, born Saturday, June
14 at Wagner Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy A. Ul-
cak of Yoakum are happy over
the safe arrival of a baby girl,
born Friday, June 6 at Huth
Memorial Hospital, Yoakum.
Little Linda Marie tipped the
scale at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and
is receiving a hearty welcome
from her sister, Benita, and
brother, David. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ulcak
and Mr. and Mrs. John Eicher
Sr., all of Yoakum.
® Mr. and Mrs. Alton Deg-
enhardt of Corpus Christi are
the proud parents of a baby
boy, born Tuesday, May 27.
The little lad weighed eight
pounds and seven ounces and
was named James Carlton.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. John Degenhardt of
Shiner.
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Rudy Bordovsky of Halletts-
ville is doing relief duty as
oharmacist at the Quality
Pharmacy during Mr. Willi-
ford’s vacation.
Mrs. Robert I. Cohen III of Gal-
veston; three sisters, Mrs. A.
McCowen, Mrs. Collie Buss of
Hallettsville, Sister Mary Au-
gustine of Victoria; three broth-
ers, Dr. M. L. Kroschel of Hal-
lettsville, Dr. J. A. F. Kroschel
and W. J. Kroschel, both of San
Antonio and eight grandsons.
GOVERNOR PRICE DANIEL
ATTENDS YOAKUM TOM TOM
FIREMEN WARN
OF DANGER FROM
GRASS FIRES
I City Fire Marshal Ben Mar-
k urges co-operation in the
|y clean-up campaign.
^Property owners should clean
up all dry grass plots in their
yards, especially along, the
fences and on the corners of
their property. High dry grass
is a fire hazard, in fact, the dry
hot weather has made all fol-
iage highly inflammable. Va-
cant lots must be cleaned.
DO NOT BURN TRASH—
Residents are warned against
burning trash. The city fur-
nishes trucks free for* hauling
of trash in the clean-up cam-
paign to avoid fires from burn-
ing trash piles.
Firemen insist on the co-
operation of all, thus avoiding
the risk of property loss and
perhaps of life.
Please do not have your fire-
men called out on a run due to
your failure to co-operate.
Protect all property — it may
be your own.
Give all closets and store-
rooms a thorough over-hauling
and throw out all rags and old
cleaning equipment.
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Requiem Mass
Said Tuesday For
Mrs. F. Riha Sr.
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Our very busy Governor Price
Daniel of Austin, took leave of
his duties and spent Wednesday
and Thursday in this part of
the state.
The Yoakum Tom Tom Roy-
alty was crowned by the Gov-
ernor to a capacity house.
Prior to the Coronation Cere-
monies, Governor Price Daniel
was entertained in the home
of Mr. an.d- Mrs. Henry S. Pau-
lus, prominent Yoakum attor-
ney, who feted the Governor at
their spacious home at 503 Coke
Street, Yoakum, Wednesday af-
ternoon from 6 to 7 p. m. This
was a very informal gathering
and a large crowd of profes-
sional men of the county were
present to ask questions and
hear the Governor answer.
Delicious barbecue ham, po-
tato salad, punch and trim-
mings were a credit to the hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Paulus.
Those from Shiner who at-
tended this afternoon gathering
were: left to right, Lee Sedl-
meyer, Ray Welhausen, Mayor
Arthur Kaspar and Don Kas-
par.
Mrs. Frank (Mary) Riha Sr.
passed away suddenly while
visiting at the home of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Filip, Sunday,
June 15, 1958 at 10:45 a.m.
Mrs. Riha had been a resi-
dent of Shiner for more than
half a century. She was born
September 8, 1882 in Czecho-
slovakia and came to America
with her family when only six
weeks old. The family first set-
tled near Moulton. She was the
daughter of Albert and Mary
(Hobizal) Brom.
Mary Brom and Frank Riha
were married July 21, 1902. He
passed away May 27, 1950.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Tuesday, June 17 at 8:30
a.m. from the Buffington Chap-
el, Shiner, continuing to Shiner
Catholic Church at 9:00 a.m.,
with the Rev. Father John J.
Hanacek officiating at the Re-
quiem High Mass and graveside
services.
Rosary was recited in the
Chapel Monday, June 16 at 7:30
p.m.
Survivors include five daugh-
ters: Mrs. Edwin (Hattie) Wal-
leck, Mrs. Frank (Wilma) Fi-
lip, both of Shiner; Mrs. Joe
(Annie) Materanek, Point
Comfort; Mrs. Joe (Angelina)
Svatek, Port Lavaca; Mrs. Mil-
ton (Louise) Heiman, Seguin;
also two sons, Frank Riha, El
Campo; Ben Riha, Edinburg; 25
grandchildren, 4 great-grand-
children; two sisters: Miss The-
resa'Brom and Miss Lillie Brom,
Hallettsville; three brothers,
Pete Brom, Hallettsville; Tom
and Frank Brom, Moulton.
Besides her parents and hus-
band, others preceding her to
the grave were an infant daugh-
ter, Lillie; four sons: Frank Jr.,
Anton, Jerry and Laddie Rihaf
one sister, Miss Sophie Brom;
one brother, Charlie Brom.
Mrs. Riha’s span of life clos-
ed at the age of 75 years, nine
months and seven days.
Burial was in the Shiner
Catholic Cemetery with the fol-
lowing- named as pallbearers:
Alvin Mikulencak, Moulton;
Joe Materanek Jr., Point Com-
fort; John Tesar, San Angelo;
Norbert T a s 1 e r, ■ Columbus;
Frank Tasler, John E. Kasper
Jr., Shiner.
Grandsons unable to attend
the last rites were Tony Mizera,
Arkansas; Joe Svatek Jr., San
Francisco, California; Ronnie
Filip, Hawaii; Edward Riha,
Washington, all four are
in the armed services; also
Benny Svatek, who is a mem-
ber of a construction crew in
Louisiana.
CLEAN-UP
NOTICE
City-wide clean-up week
/ will again be conducted
during the week from'
June 23 to June 27 in-
clusive. Citizens are re-
quested to make special
effort to clean up their
premises and get rid of all
trash that may have ac-
cumulated. Pickup trucks
will run daily from June
24 to June 27 inclusive.
City of Shiner
’’Change Day"
In Shiner, July 6
Everybody in Shiner will take
a giant memory test July 6.
That’s “Change Day” for all
Shiner telephone numbers to
the Metropolitan Telephone
Numbering System, when every
telephone number will get two
letters and five numerals in-
stead of the present numbering
arrangement.
Preparations for the switch-
over have been under way for
several weeks, according to Ed
Davis, manager for the South-
western Bell Telephone Com-
pany. Now, he said, almost all
is in readiness for the change
which has been set for 1:01
a.m. Sunday, July 6.
The change will introduce the
new central office name prefix
“LYnwood” to Shiner telephone
users. For example, the number
4-3599 will change to “LYn-
wood 4-3599.”
Under the new arrangement,
Davis said, it will take seven
pulls of the telephone dial to
get the number wanted. The
telephone user dials the central
office prefix of two letters and
one-numeral, followed by the
four numerals of the telephone
number. “For example,” Davis
said, “to call the number LYn-
wood 4-3599, you’ll dial L-Y-
4-3-5-9-9.”
The telephone numbers are
not being changed “just to be
changing them,” the manager
declared. It is necessary for two
reasons: (1) To pave the way
for the connection of Shiner to
the nation-wide long distance
dialing network for both in-
coming and outgoing calls, and
(2) to permit further expansion
of the telephone system here
with numbers that are easier to
remember.
The new “2-5” numbering
plan — for two letters and five
numerals — has been standar-
dized throughout the country
the manager said. The goal is
for all dial cities to switch over
to the 2-5 plan in the next few
years. Many cities have already
made the change.
A new telephone directory
listing all the new numbers for
Shiner will be distributed short-
ly before the change, Davis
said.
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Ad. Janda
Opens Station
Ad. Janda recently leased
and is operating the service
station across from Farmer’s
Co-op. He will handle Sinclair
gas and oil for his customers.
The cold beer and soft drink
stand is open and they also
serve hot dogs.
Mr. Janda is well known in
the Shiner community having
been employed here for 36
years. Mr. and Mrs. Janda ex-
tend a cordial invitation to
everyone to visit them at their
new location.
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Social Security
Representative
In Shiner, June 23
A representative of the So-
cial Security Office, Victoria,
will be in Shiner at 9 o’clock
in the morning at the City Hall
on Monday, June 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
concerning the social security
program.
accept any arrangement which
a majority of the people and
the states of the United States
may desire — if they under-
stand the impact on their free-
dom and if it is adopted by a
constitutional method,” he said
in a recent speech.
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