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THE FAYETTE COUNTY RECORD
blished Twice Weekly By The Farmers Publishing Company, La Grange, Texas
Devoted to the Interests of the People of Fayette County and of Texas
volume xxvu
NUMBER 104
LA GRANGE, TEXAS
FRIDAY, OCT. 28, 1949
PAYMENT OF
PARISH BUYS
THEY WERE CHAMPS AT FAYETTE COUNTY FAIR
City Delivery Starts Nov. 1
PUBLIC SCHOOL
POLL TAX NOW
AT HOLMAN
ing nis arrest on a swumum&k tion oi Uoyd ri. Dippel who spection cn the city s surev
charge filed in Schulenbur, accepted a position as city mail marking and house numbering
years ago
the
male, and Eugene VoeMsel, La Grange 4-H
Here are some of the champions at last
school newspaper, observed its week’s Fayette County Fair. At top: Robert and F. F. A. and his champion Hampshire
25th arfmversary Monday with h. Weeren of La Grange and his|)champion gilt. Bottom: Herbert Jacobs of Carmine and
Grass Roots,” <i>b°ildLnB a chaPel in th”
. 1 • Pyilir-WAiev:.
the
Members of the Fourth De-
faculty advis-
Lydia Moebus of Houston.
the
the
Four representatives of
of
di-
good attendance.
Jr.
rj-, t r Frank Polasek at the La
Two-Band Pertorrnctnce ^ran«e FMonday-,H®
has been named Frank Robert.
DAUGHTER BORN
the
Karel
Kallen,
the sale,
basis, was
Orlean
Pavlik.
La
on
also quoted
of which he
Mrs. Orlean Kellers, 1st.
Mrs. Orlean Kellers, 1st:
non-
loss
the
Geo. L. Haidusek, La Grange
| attorney, was appointed Tues-
! day by commissioners’ court as
I justice of the peace of Precinct
11, La Grange, to fill the vac
I ancy caused by the resigna
I tion of Lloyd H. Dippel who
the names of all persons who
are to receive mail at a par-
ticular address are requested
to do it this week.
Effect of the service on Rec-
ord subscribers in the city is
under study and they will be
advised in the next issue.
ap-
its
Tomato Product.
Canned Tomatoes: Mrs. Orlean
Kellers, tat: Mrs. Geo. Brandt. 2nd.
Chill Sauce: Mrs. Orlean Keil
a
in-
at
15,
1909
BABY BOY BORN
A seven pound nine ounce
son wty> born to Mr. and Mrs.
Co-operative association held
at El Paso Monday through
Wednesday.
Attending from here were
President L. A. Giese, Secre-
tary C. M. Janda, Manager
John F. Lueceke and Director
Joe Matocha, the latter of Cis-
tern.
The group planned to return
Thursday.
American
Thursday
a special
November
Dill Pickles: Mrs. Orlean Kell-
ers. Jud.
Mixed Pickles: Mrs. Orlean Kall-
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Thursday, Oct. 27, 1949
The following prices were
paid in La Grange on the above
date and are subject to mar-
ket changes. Eggs and poultry
prices are those paid by pro-
duce dealers.
explain the shortage in
count.
The case will go before the
Fayette county district court
{rand jury which meets on
November 7.
numbers are outside the deliv-
ery area.
In this connection, the post
office requests that anyone
Houston Symphony
At Columbus Sunday
Group To Attend
Rockne Procession
HAS OPERATION
Arthur Pohl who submitted
to « major operation at the La
Grange hospital Saturday is
reported getting along fine.
TO BLESS BANNER
Blessing of a banner will be
the occasion of a celebration
given by the K.J.T. and K.J.
Z.T. at Amtnannsville Sunday
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock. The
ceremony will be followed by
a social, including a supper at
5 and a dance at night.
OPERATED
Wayne, little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Anders of near
LaGrange, submitted to an ap-
pendix operation at the lo-
cal hospital Wednesday. He is
doing fine.
Soil Co-operators
Receive Fish
GEO. L. HAIDUSEK
APPOINTED J. P.
John Novosad, Joe Sklar,
Adolf Hajovsky, Herbert Jans-
sen, Joe Grosch, Arthur Hoff-
man and Gerhard Wieting.
The fish were of the bass
and bluegill variety principal-
ly. There were a few channel
catfish in the shipment.
The fish were delivered by
the U. S. Department of the
Interior, Fish and Wildlife
Service.
IT’S A GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Byrd Jr.
of Cushing, Okla., are the hap-
py parents of a six pound 11
ounce daughter born at the La
Grange hospital Monday. She
has been named Suzanne Fe-
lice. The mother is the former
Miss Suzanne Brown of La
Grange.
nounce the birth of a daugh-
ter, Julia Katharine on Octo-
ber 23. Tile baby weighed six
pounds 12 ounces. Mrs. Powell
will be remembered as the
former Katharine Gebhardt.
The grandparents are Mrs.
Julius Gebhardt of La Grange
an'd Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Powell
of Houston.
publication.
The supplement paid tribute
to the staff which started the
little paper in 1923.
At the party, John L. Sulak,
managing editor of The Rec-
ord, recalled some of the inci-
dents and experiences of the
original staff of which he was
a member and
from Volume 4
was editor.
J. H. Janson,
or, was in charge of the get-
together and expressed grati-
tude to the present staff for
the good work accomplished
during the current year.
Mrs. W. S. Robson, home-
making teacher, directed the
serving of birthday cake and
refreshments.
Peach: Mr*. Bob H. Weeren, lit.
Jelly
Plum:
Grape:
Mrs. Goo. Brandt. 2nd.
Pickles and Relishes
Sour PUklea: Mrs. K. R. Young,
1st: Mrs. Ben McCormick. 2nd.
Sweet Pickles: Mo Ben M-•
Cormlck. lat; Mrs. Louis Mueller,
2nd.
Sweet Rings: Mrs. Ixnila Muel-
justice court the day before
He is accused of giving r
total of $7,600 in worthless
checks to the Schulenburg
Livestock Commission com ■
pany, operated by Harry Bay-
lor.
The arrest also launched an
investigation into his opera-
Cattle Dealer Makes
$2,000 Bond In
Swindling Case
Willie Kuykendall, colored
livestock trader from Halletts
ville, was released on $2000
bond here Wednesday follow-
ing his arrest on a swindling
‘Home Mission Week’
Observed By Group
The Women of the Church
local 1
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yancey
__ i Powell Jr. of Bellaire an-
MORE FAIR PREMIUMS LISTED
champion male in the HefaW
Schneider, Fayetteville 4-H, and his champion
Hereford of the junior show.
—Schultz Studio Photos.
Buildings To Be
Used For Meeting
Hall And Rectory
The La Grange Independent
School district has sold the
Holman public school proper-
ty to the St. Wenceslaus Cath-
olic parish of Holman.
All of the original Holman
school district’s property was
included in the sale—the school
building, teacherage, all im-
provements and approximate-
ly two acres of land.
Consideration in
which was on a bid
$5,(100.
Closed about two
after becoming a part of the
La Grange district, Holman
school was taught last by A. J. 1
Petrusek, a capable and popu-i
lar instructor who then be •
came a member of the La
Grange faculty.
The Rev. Adolph Janda, pas-1
tor of the Holman and Am-
inannsville parishes, said that i
the former school building
would be used as a meeting
place for parish organizations
and the teacherage for a rec-
tory. The property is near
Holman church.
The Columbus Municipal
Concert Association will open
its season Sunday afternoon a;
3 o’clock with the appearance
of the Houston Symphony un-
der the direction of Efrem
Kurtz.
A program especially adapt-
ed to residents over this area
is promised by the approxi-
mately 80-piece orchestra. Mr
Kurtz who joined the sym-
phony last season and who has
won much acclaim from his
audiences is a native of Rus-
sia. He fled the country with
his family when the Russian
revolution began in 1917. His
first visit to the United States
was as principal conductor of
the famed Ballet Russe. Later
he conducted the New York
Philharmonic - Symphony or-
chestra for six successive sum-
mers.
Leopards Play At
Navasota Friday
Still thirsty for a district
victory, the La Grange Leop-
ards head for Navasota Friday
in the hope of tasting
blood of the Rattlers.
With two victories both
district, one non-district
and three district losses,
Leopards are the underdogs
and are hopelessly out of the
district race, but they still are
gunning for a district win.
The usual number of fans is
expected to follow the Leps to
Navasota where the game will
get under way at 7:30.
A good representation
Sacred Heart parish will parti-
cipate in the public procession
in honor of Christ the King to
be held at Rockne Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o’clock under the
sponsorship of the Rockne
District Council of Catholic
Women.
Rev. S. A. Zientek has re-
quested that those who plan
to go assemble at the
church grounds Sunday after-
noon at 1 o’clock so that means
of transportation can be pro-
vided for those not having a
way.
carrier.
Judge Haidusek thus returns
to an office which he held for
a ten-year period, 1937-1947,
and for which he was not a
candidate for re-election.
Judge Dippel was elected
and took over in January
1947 and was once re-elected.
He was serving his second
term when he tendered his re-
signation last week.
Judge Haidusek was the only i one delivery will
applicant for the position. Th<_ j There will also be a separate
unexpired term ends on Jan-! parcel post delivery once daily,
uary 1, 1951.
KATY HEARING
PUT OFF AGAIN
Hearing on the Katy’s
plication to discontinue
night passenger trains between
Houston and Waco has been
postponed a second time, it
was announced by the railroad
commission Monday.
Originally slated for Iasi
as a voter. If he pays
-egular tax and the amend-
ment carries, he will still be re-
quired to pay the registration
fee m order ip vofe inflections
held after February 1.
Should the amendment fail,
there will still be time until
February 1, to pay the $1.75
poll tax and get a voting poll
tax receipt.
Those who wish to take the
three per cent discount on ad
valorem taxes paid before
November 2 may do so with-
out paying the poll tax which
can be paid later.
There is no provision made
for refunding the $1.75 poll tax
payment should the amend-
ment carry.
date is November 29.
Smithville will be the site
and 10 a.m. starting time.
The latest postponement was
obtained at the request of Al-
fred M. Scott, attorney, who *s
representing the towns pro-
testing discontinuance of
. rains.
his ac- 1 Local Ladies Attend
Rally At Taylor
Mr. Rodiek was born
Welcome on December
1887 and on October 23,
he was united in marriage
with Miss Ella Hassler at Haw
Creek. He was a son of the
late Henrick Rodiek and Mrs,
Charlotte Paap Rodiek.
Survivors include his wife
and his mother, both of Fay-
etteville; two sons, Wilbert of
Fayetteville and Arthur of La
Grange; one sister, Mrs. Her-
| man Melcher: one brother,
HerAy Rodiek of Bellmead;
and five grandchildren.
Koenig Funeral Home
rected the funeral.
Edmund Harbers,
Lloyd Dippel
Will Be Carriers
City mail delivery m
Grange will get under way
November 1.
That was announced as
definite date following an
spection of the city’s street
by a post office inspector this
vveek.
The routes have been laid
out and the two carriers have
been receiving instructions
i preparatory to start of the
service.
The two carriers will be Ed-
mund Harbers and Lloyd H.
Dippel.
Delivery will be' twice daily,
I except Saturday when only
be made.
meeting here Monday night,
voted to accept the invitation
of the Rockne District Coun-
cil of Catholic Women to par-
ticipate in a public procession
honoring Christ the King to be
. | held at Rockne Sunday after-
The members will serve as
honor guard during the pro-
cession and service.
It was voted also to post-
pone the annual social to No-
vember 15.
Listed herewith are addi-
tional premium winners in the
recent Fayette County Fair:
CANNING AND PRESERVES
Canned Vegetable!
Green Snap Beans: Mrs. Orlean
Kellers. 1st.
Okra and Tomatoes: Mrs. Or
lean Kellers, 1st.
Field Peas: Mrs. Orlean Kell-
ers, 1st.
Carrots: Mrs. Geo. Brandt^ 1st.
Blackeyed Pei
Kellers, 1st; M
3rd. \
Canned Fruit
Pineapple: Mrs. Orlean
Mrs Ben Schmidt, 1st.
Peaches i halves): Mrs. Orlean
Kellers. 1st; Mrs. Chas. Hengst,] ------------
Frw, JM.
Grapes: Mrs. Orloan Kellers, 1st J (See PREMIUMS, Page 3)
P-TA Carnival
To Be Held Monday
The La Grange P-TA .will
stage its annual Halloween
carnival at the local public
school Monday night.
Serving will begin at 6 p. m.
Chicken stew, pie and coffee-
will be served. Various at-
tractions will be provided by
the grades. Each grade, from
the first through the 12th, will
sponsor some form of enter-
tainment to help make the ev-
ening one of much fun and
merriment.
j^'hlicatipn "f a •Uppl®.'|Jersey of ‘hr dairv show Jerome
ment’ to Rs regular edition and | Adimcik, Iladhost 4-H clubber, with his cham-
a birthday party for members j pion of the junior dairy show. Center; R. A.
of the staff and friends of the Fuchs of Brenham and his champion Red Poll
F A Smith and her mother for the coming year: (1) Open- residents in the delivery area
Mrs.W. A. Giles, at Winches- tagjrf a;
ter.
Is Beautiful Spectacle
During the half time of the
SmithviUe-La Grange gams
last Friday night, one of the
most beautiful performance*
ever witnessed at a high school
football game in this area, was
presented by the two schools.
The La Grange and Smith-
ville bands combined into one
unit and dedicated this per-
formance to-the ex-servicemen
and women of both schools.
As the bands entered from
the sidelines the American Le
gion flag, the V.F.W. flag, and
the flags of both schools, were
presented on the 50-yard line
in front of the grandstand.
The two bands formed n
large V covering 5(1 yards. At
the point of the V a white
LEGION MEETS TONIGHT
The La Grange
,: Legion will meet
f“r|,7 night (tonight) in
ot tj session to consider__________
i 11 celebration plans. Com-
i mander Atlan Citzler urges a
Johann Rodiek
Expires Monday
Johann Bernard Rodiek, 61,
of near Fayetteville died in1
Austin Monday.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’-
clock at the Knesek chapel at
Fayetteville with Rev. H. T.
___„____, _____ Flachmeier officiating. Inter-
Monday, it was postponed un- ment was in the Shelby ceme-
til Thursday, and now the new tery.
Hi-Standard Has
25th Anniversary
The La Grange Hi-Standard,
HAS APPENDECTOMY
Frank Mika submitted to an
appendectomy at the La
Grange hospital Wednesday | ORGAN-PIANO RECITAL
afternoon. He is getting along A Hammond organ-piano re-
well. cital will be given by Mrs.
------------ Henry Schaefer and Mrs. Ed-
OPERATED I gar Laas of Schulenburg at the
Ernest Seabourn submitted Travis Street Methodist church
to a major operation at the | here Thursday night (tonight)
local hospital Wednesday and i 7:30 p.m. No admission will
is reported getting along well [he charged. , a I WWi
New Real Estate
Office Opens Here
V. W. Hackworth has open
ed a real estate office at his | no«^-
place of residence and invites: '
listings of property offered for
sale.
The office is at 647 Jefferson
and the phone number 305-J.
FORGERS SOUGHT
A man and a woman are-
being sought by the sheriff’s]
department for passing f
checks in the amounts of
and $25 at Perry Brothers]
store and The Famous here re-1
cently. Their identity has been !
established, Sheriff T. J. Flour-
noy said, and warrants have
been issued for their arrests
The book, “(
'w’S* reviewed by Mrs. Stuart
Penick, Mrs. A. R. Ehlers,
Mrs. Jack Holloway, Mrs. I<eor.
Schmidt and Mrs. Ed. Meyer.
A skit was presented by Mrs.
Lester Rosenberg, Mrs. J. E.
Morgan, Mrs. L. W. Stolz and
Mrs. James Reese.
Mrs. Miles Moss played a
piano selection, “Fifth Noc-
turne” by Leybac and accom-
panied Mrs. Morgan who sang
“Perfect Prayer.” The group
also sang several hymns.
A free will offering was tak-
en and $62.50 was realized.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Giles
served a buffet dinner to the
22 ladies present. The home-
was beautifully decorated
with fall flowers.
cross was placed, and a helmet
and pack across it. The lights:
were turned off and railroad
fuses were lighted as
Smithville band played its
school song and two of the
majorettes twirled burning ba-
tons. Following this the La
Grange band played its school
song and the majorettes twirl-
ed lighted batons.
A poem dedicated to the
dead heroes was read, followed
by Taps.
Amid the shooting of skv
rockets in the background, the
bands played the Star Span-
gled Banner.
Following this very impres-
sive scene the bands made a
uniform exit from the field.—
Hi-Standard.
Fourteen co-operators of the -------------
Attend Rural
supply of feh to stock Umr Co-op Convention
farm ponds. r
They are Alfred Albers, Four representatives of .
Emil Roski, V. G. Frenzel, Don Fayette Electric co-op attend-
Reeder, Robert Bruening, H. e(j state and regional con-
G. Pleuckhahn, Alfred Cordes ventions of the Rural Electric
POSES QUESTION
Waiting ’Til After
Nov. 8 Election
May Save Money
With tax collection in full
swing and the possibility that
the $1.75 poll tax may be
abandoned in favor of a 50c
registration fee, to qualify one
for voting, Tax Assessor-Col-
lector Gilbert H. Eck and his
force are constantly being ask-
ed by taxpayers whether they
should pay the poll tax.
Following the advise of
One carrier will take care of
j the residential district and the
I other will take care of the
I business district and the par-
] cel post service.
Extent of the delivery may
A rally of the Central Zone I be determined by numbers on
jf the Lutheran Women’s Mis- | residences. Residents having
sionary League was held at: been issued numbers will be
Taylor Tuesday with 115 ladies included. Those not receiving
present.
Mrs. L. R. Simonson of Aus-
tin, zone president, was the
me vuu.v. principal speaker giving a de- .
vi local Presbyterian ailed report on the interna-. who has received numbers and
church observed Home Mission ;tional, c™venbon held » Cle- ! has, not yet, flaced the,n do so
the two projects | It was requested also that
I V.-UUVI1VD mv. uviavvaj aiav.il
, i notify their correspondents,
chapel in Tpkyo, Japan; and; publishers, etc. of their street
--i u . addresses to simplify the
r oiiowmg me acivise <>* i ° .
State Comptroller Robert S. ‘tons at several other auctions,
Calvert, they are accepting poll are«h including
tax payments as usual. How- Grange, Flatonia, Lockhar.
ever, should the constitution- and Gonzales. ,
el amendment regarding the | Officers who questioned Kuy-'
poll tax be adopted at the Nov- kendall here Tuesday said he
ember 8 election, those who | had handled a million dollar*
pay the regular poll tax will j worth of livestock in this
find that the receipt they re- ] area since April. He could not
ceive will qualify them to vote *•'“ - k;-
only in elections, if any, held
before February 1, 1950. After
that time a registration certifi
cate, costing 50c, will be re-
quired.
From a study of the proposed :
amendment, it appears that the
tax payer will be better off by
not paying his poll tax until
after the November 8 election,
if the amendment is adopted : —
he will not be required to pay °*
he $1.75 tax but only a 50c 'ul^ -p^^^^jJb'an all day i vtland, Ohio, this summer. She without delay,
regutration fee to qualify him ^^^Vhome of Mrs I announced the two projects! It was requ
tuc . ___ .___I fkp pnn
. Attending from the Zion Lu not notified the post office of
theran church here were: Rev. ,k" ""—" ""
and Mrs. H. A. Traugott, Mrs.
G. W. Hermes, Mrs. Edna Gar-
za, Mrs. Aug. Fischer, Mrs.
Ed. Kappler, Mrs. G. W. Twen-
hafel, Mrs. A. H. Rebsch, Mrs.
Lorenz’Williams and daughter,
Mrs. Fred Miertschin, Mrs.
Roland Bohot and Miss Edna |
Kaase. Attending from the | K. of C.’s At’CCpt
Trinity Hill Lutheran church; .
were: Mrs. O. Bahr, Mrs. Gen- Procession Bid
elda Boening, Mrs. Otto Boe-
ning, Mrs. Herbert Diers Mrs. ,
Harry Huelsebusch and Mrs Sree> Knights of Columbus, in
IT’S A BOY
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Otto
of Austin are the happy par-
ents of an eight pound son
born at Austin Tuesday. He
has been named Fred III.
Cotton, strict middling 29:10
Middling ...........
............ 28185
Strict low middling .... 26:85
Hens .....
19c and 23c
Fryers .................
IRc* and 22c
Eggs—Grade AA
... 53c
Grade A
50c
Grade B .....
............. 45c
Grade C
30c
Roosters ..............
_____ •
Turkeys, Hens 35c, Toms 25c
Sour cream:
Station price ...
47<
Direct shippers
............48c
Hides ..............
Cotton Seed _______
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