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VOLUME 83, NUMBER 31 NEW ULM, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS 78950 THURSDAY, MAY 27,1993 30c A COFY
News
First there was good news - then it was bad news for Texans
worried about massive public funds eventually being pumped
into the impossible bullet train and its unrestrained tram-
pling of the countryside. The good news came first with a
firm announcement from U.S. Senate candidate Kay Bailey
Hutchinson that she was in no way for the foolish project. She
came out strong saying she "does not support federal or state
funding of the high speed rail proposal as now being
discussed in Texas." She also said any future new
technological development should use existing right-of-way
and have no further environmental or property rights im-
pact. It was a solid statement and warmed the hearts of folks
fighting the bullet train monster.. -. Then came the crushing
bad news. Late Sunday, the House Calendars Committee
killed the bullet train reforms bills (Senate Bill 787 by
Senator Turner) by not allowing them on the floor for debate
or vote. It was most anguishing that all the work and hope
and effort could have met the fate at the hands of apparently
inept legislators - three didn't bother to attend the committee
meeting, two didn't vote and two voted against. Four brave
ones voted for it - Nancy McDonald, Jack Harris, Pete
Gallego and David Cain. Real scorn should be heaped upon
those who skipped out - Kim Brimer, Tom Craddick and
Steve Wolens. Then there were the open enemies Hugo
Berlanger and Robert Eckels and the pair who lacked the
gumption to vote - Mark Stiles and Sylvester Turner. The
most puzzling anti Texas taxpayer connection is the Corpus
Christi crew. Berlanger is from Corpus Christi. So was the
elderly mayor who sat on the High Speed Rail Authority and
voted for the bullet train promoters and against the people of
Texas back in November. They ought to have known better.
Corpus Christi has always been a favorite city for Texans but
with political leadership like that, leadership that would
ignore the pain of other Texans and crawl in with the
promoters and promisers, that leadership might eventually
give Corpus Christi a shove in the wrong direction. Ironically,
the military bases there have suddenly come up for closure,
the home port at Ingleside and a depot there. No doubt. Cor-
pus Christi officials will be calling on other Texans to help
them keep the bases open, Texans who might know a Congr-
essman or two that could help - a senator or two, even. Other
Texans, who have just lost a battle to the bullet train, can fee)
the pain of those in Corpus Christi, and hope someone helps
them, even though Corpus Christi officials didn't see fit to
help others when they had a chance. Texans will all suffer
together when the bullet train starts gobbling their pocket-
books. It's not a problem for a few farmers whose eggs might
not hatch, as “Ma" Richards arrogantly pronounced, but a
future problem for everyone in the state.
Deadline
To Report
Crop
Acreages
Austin County fanners are
reminded that the final certification
date for com, grain sorghum,
cotton and rice is June 15.
Certification is a procedure by
which farmers report their
program acreage to establish their
eligibility to receive tne oenetits of
price support, deficiency payments
and other assistance provided by
the Agriculture Stabilization and
Conservation Service.
Fritz Nelius, ASCS official, said
that growers not participating in
the 1993 programs should report
their acreage to establish a planting
history, ensure future benefits and
protect crop acreage bases. He
noted that reporting “zero” will
still protect crop acreage base.
For information concerning the
certification or other farming
questions, call the ASCS office at
865-3183.
Around Here....
This is a New LJim Enterprise feature about your friends and
neighbors around here
Glenn Spiess of Shelby works at Lindemann Store in Industry as a
butcher. He enjoys hunting and fishing. Glen and his wife. Laura,
have two sons, Joe) and Josh.
Bullet Train Still Alive
Livestock
Meeting
Here June 3
The Austin County Livestock
Association will hold their Annual
Meeting Thursday, June 3 at New
Ulm Firemen’s Hall.
Registration begins at 5:30 p.m.
with a business meeting starting at
8:30.
Door prizes and a barbecue meal
follows the meeting.
Guest speaker for the occasion
will be Andy Smith, radio
commentator from the “Cattle
Country” program.
Members and area cattlemen are
urged to attend.
New memberships and dues may
be paid at the Thursday meeting.
Members or potential members
needing further information or
wishing to pay their dues early may
contact Lew Ellyn Gross at the
Industry State Bank, New Ulm
Branch, or Melvin Kiemsteadt in
Kenney.
Area
Blinn
Graduates
There were 211 graduates from
Blinn College campuses in
Brenham, Bryan and College
Station who received degrees in
recent commencement exercises.
Students from Austin County who
received their associate degrees
include Betty Guthmann and
Timothy Tarnowski of New Ulm;
Brian Wittneben of Industry;
James Shirley of Bleiblerville;
Jennifer Cox, Trevor Flisowski,
Emma Marcinkiewicz, Douglas
McConkey, Dale Pawlak and
Deanna Schumann of Bellville;
Holly Boring, Stacey Coody, Teresa
Elston, Kristie Hruzek, and
Gregory Vesely of Sealy.
Firemen
Face
Flatonia,
Austin
This Week
Rains and a scheduling mishap
wiped out the opening weekend for
New Ulm Firemen Baseball Team.
But the second weekend is about to
begin.
The Firemen play an exhibition
match Saturday evening at 5:00 p.m.
against the Flatonia Wildcats and
then travel to Georgetown Monday,
Memorial Day for a 1:00 p.m.
doubleheader with the Austin Gold
Sox.
RECEIVES CHARTER - New Ulm Lions Club President Greg
Buenger, right, accepts the Lions Club Charter from Lions District
Governor Elden Korenek during Charter Ceremonies last Saturday
night. All the charter members will sign the bottom of the charter as
one last step of the process.
Foreign interests backing the
bullet train in Texas won a year-
long battle in the Texas Legislature
when the House Calendars
Committee kilted bullet train
reform legislation by not allowing it
to come to the floor for a vote.
That action came Sunday
evening and dealt a stunning blow
to ordinary Texans who have fought
long and hard against the bullet
train gobbling up land and money
dear across the Texas landscape.
In the end it came down to
indifference and absenteeism on
the House Calendars Committee,
the reform legislation being
blocked by a mere two ‘nay " votes
among the 11 members - those cast
by Bob Eckels of Houston and Hugo
Berlanger of Corpus Christi.
Since it takes a simple majority.
6 votes, to get a bill out of the
committee and onto the floor, the
two negative votes were enough
because 3 members were absent
and two others declined to vote.
That left four “yea” votes with
not enough backing.
Special Runoff
Early voting for the Special
Runoff Election scheduled for
Saturday, June 5 began May 19 and
will continue through June 1 during
regular office hours in the Austin
County Clerk’s office. Any
registered voter may vote in the
Special Runoff Election, whether of
not they voted in the May 1
Election.
The runoff election will be for
United States Senator, Unexpired
Term and the two candidates on the
ballot will be Robert (Bob) Krueger
and Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Election precincts will be:
Precinct No. 101, Austin County-
Courthouse Basement; Precinct
No. 102, Buckhorn Church;
Precinct No. 103, Gary Keeton
Election
Home, Bellville; Precinct No. IM,
Millheim Hall; Precinct No. 205,
Sens Activity Center; Precinct No.
206, Kenney Agricultural Society
Hall; Precinct No. 207, Nelsonville
Brethren Church Educational
Building; Precinct No. 206,
Welcome Lutheran Church Parish
Precinct No. 210, Industry Vol. Fire
Department Meeting Room;
Precinct No. 211, Cat Spring
Agricultural Hall; Precinct No. 312,
St. John Lutheran Church Parish
House, Cat Spring; Precinct No.
314, Sealy Austin County Building;
Precinct No. 413, Pentecostal
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Those Representatives voting for
the reform legislation were David
Cain of Dallas, Pete Gallego of
Alpine, Jack Harris of Pearland
and Nancy McDonald of El Paso.
Not even bothering to show up
were Kim Brimer of Kennedale
(near Forth Worth), Tom Craddick
of Midland and Steve Wolens of
Dallas.
Present, but declining to vote
(same as voting against) were
breakers.
The overall effect is that the high
speed rail authority continues
operating just as it has since its
inception - business as usual thanks
to the House Calendars Committee
House; Precinct No. 209, Industry
State Bank - New Ulm Branch;
Sylvester Turner of Houston and
Mark Stiles of Beaumont Stiles is
chairman of the calendars
committee and probably casts tie-
SPECIAL EXTENSION AWARDS were
presented by Lions District Governor Elden
Korenek, center right, to three members of the
newly- formed New Ulm Lions Club for their
tireless work in getting the club organized. They
are. from left to right. Dan Muske. Bonnie Schulz
and Greg Buenger.
The Firemen-Gold Sox game will
be a Big State NBC League contest.
Austin started their season off
with a bang, winning a doubleheader
from the Katy Texans Saturday in
Katy.
Fans are urged to come out
Saturday night and see the Firemen
battle Flatonia.
Following is the 1993 New Ulm
schedule: Saturday, May 29,
Flatonia here, 5 p.m.; Monday, May
31, at Austin, 1 p.m., doubleheader
(played at Southwestern University,
Georgetown); Friday, June 4, at
Katy, 8 p.m. (played at Katy Taylor
High School); Saturday, June 5,
Katy here, doubleheader, 4 p.m.;
Sunday, June 6, at League City,
doubleheader, 2 p.m. (played at
□ear Creek High School); Sunday,
June 13, at Austin, 4 p.m. (at
Southwestern University); Monday,
June 14, League City here, 8:00
p.m.; Friday, June 18, Houston
Buffs here, 8 p.m.; Saturday, June
19, at Houston Buffs, doubleheader.
2 p.m. (played at Houston Baptist following their annual election of officers held last
University); Friday, June 25, at “ ‘ " **
Baytown, 8 p.m. (played at Barbers
Hill High School); and Saturday.
June 26. Baytown here, doublehead-
er, 4 p.m.
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS ol rne new uim
Volunteer Fire Department paused for this photo
* **■ i
Tuesday evening at Firemen's Hall. Seated, from
right to left in the front row, are Gilbert Ziegen
bein, Secretary Treasurer; Mark Ackley.
President; Donald Brokmeyer. Recording
Secretary; Jerome Chudej. Fire Chief; and Bruce
uuvuai ,. ...... Li the reverse order
standing from left to right are Lew Ellyn Gross,
John Mitchell, Henry Foerster Jr.. Assistant
Secretary Treasurer David Schulz. Clemmie
Belota. Past President Stephen Belota. Johnnie
Shupak. Wilkins Brune. Doug Luedke. Clement
Belota. Emmett Pophanken. A. E. Spence and Joe
Krause.
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