The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1986 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME 76, NUMBER 23
NEW ULM,AUSTIN COUNTY,TEXAS
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1986
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Texas History is a fascinating subject. It is immense and it's real
and it all started just over 150 years ago. In practical terms, about
two lifespans ago - two generations, if you will. Just imagine
Texas 150 years ago today. Chaos - men trying to save their
families and fight a hostile army at the same time. Talk about
tension and pressures. All of those pioneers were immigrants -
they came from somewhere else and had to establish themselves
here. It was all on the line then, even their lives. Events then and
the actions taken by those early pioneers led directly to what we
all have now in the way of developments. Our new generations
have responsibilities and those include to not ruin the ideas and
visions of those early Texans who created 150 years of relative
stability. Just imagine for a moment what Texas must have
looked like 150 years ago - or say 160 years ago -10 years before
the Texas Revolution Vast areas in which even the bare
necessities were luxuries. Those must have been some days....
The Outer Continental Shelf settlement is something that will
probably be talked about for a while. Simply put, it is a *415
settlement with the federal government over mineral
development in the Gulf of Mexico. Everyone knows that the
money is supposed to go to the Permanent School Fund. But, the
politicos in Austin may be eyeing the money as a state deficit
solution rather than belt-tightening at the big agencies. They'll
catch some flak if they try it, but the track record of that crew
proves they bear watching.
Industry
Plans
Celebration
The Industry-West End Historical
Society is planning its Sesquicenten-
nial Celebration for Saturday, April
26.
The event will begin with the
Opening Dedication of the Industry
Co-op at 9:30 a m., followed by tours
of historic sites from 10 a m. to 4
p.m. and a marker unveiling at
Ernst Park at 3:30 p.m.
From 4 to 6 p.m. a dance with
traditional music will be held at
Welcome Hall on Hwy. 109 north of
Industry, followed by a program
featuring school groups and a sing-
a-long from 6 to 7 p.m. Dancing will
continued from 8 to 10 with country
and western music.
Food will be provided throughout
the day by the Industry-West End
Lioness Club.
limited tours will be available on
Sunday, April 27 from 1 to 4 p.m.
H.O.A.
Resumes
Programs
H.O.A., Inc., which has assumed
responsibility for the Senior Citizens
program in Austin County, announc-
es that the "Meals on Wheels”
Program and the "Congregate
Meals" Program will resume opera-
tion on Monday, April 14, 1986.
H.O.A. desires to provide these
services to all qualified citizens of
Austin Countv.
The "Meals Programs” are pri-
marily nutrition programs. The
major purpose of serving one meal a
day for five days a week is to insure
that those citizens who participate
will receive at least one good,
balanced meal during the week. The
program is designed to serve on the
basis of nutritional needs. It is not a
purely welfare program, and contri-
butions toward the costs of providing
these services are both requested
and necessary for its continued
success. This does not mean that
those who are not financially able to
contribute to the program are left
out. Donations and grants are used
to help pay those costs.
In order to better serve those in
nutritional need, H.O.A. requests
any information concerning these
needs from friends, family, doctors,
hospitals, etc. It has been estab-
lished that good food, provided at
least once a day, keeps people out of
the hospitals and nursing homes,
and allows them to continue to live
at home to carry on their lives
without being totally dependent on
someone else.
For any questions, suggestions, or
applications for services, contact
H.O.A.'s executive director Peggy
Dodson at 885-4188
"Along these lines, it has come to
the attention of the board of H.O.A.
that there is some confusion con-
cerning a private organization
which allegedly is offering meals for
a specific daily or weekly cost.
Although this service is being of-
fered by a former employee of
H.O.A., it should NOT be confused
with our services. H.O.A. does not
put a specific price tag on its
services. We rely on voluntary
contributions and donations in order
to offset our expenses in providing
these meals," said Dodson.
Named To
DS List
College Station-James H. Marek,
a fall graduate in veterinary medi-
cine from New Ulm, has been named
to the "Distinguished Students" list
at Texas A&M University for the fall
semester.
In order to be named a "Distin-
guished Student,” a student must be
registered for 15 or more semester
hours and eam at least a 3.25 grade
point ratio out of a possible 4.0,
during the most recent grading
period.
i Around Here
1 This is a New Ulm Enterprise feature about your friends and
| neighbors around here..............
Lula Kenner of New Ulm has lived here for some 32 years. She enjoys helping
others, her church work, her family and gardening.
Local
Residents
Lead Study
Austin County leaders, as well as
others throughout Texas, are con-
cerned about rapid changes occur-
ring in the state economy and
population - changes that are placing
challenging demands on resources
of all state residents and their
communities.
“These changes point to the need
for identifying the most critical
issues facing Texans today, and
determining new directions the Tex-
as Agricultural Extension Service
should take as the state moves
toward the 1990’s," explains Janice
Gaskamp, County Extension agent
of Austin County.
This spring, a process for mapping
a new plan of action for the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service will
be launched. Slightly over 80 Austin
County leaders will be among more
than 10,000 Texans, representing all
254 counties, who will conduct an
Extension-sponsored study to iden-
tify key local issues, Gaskamp says.
“Local citizen input is crucial if
Extension is to fully address educa-
tional needs that reflect the major
concerns of all Texans." Gaskamp
notes.
The kickoff meeting for the Austin
County study group has been plan-
ned for Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
at the County Courthouse by the
executive committee of the local
Extension Program Building Com-
mittee. The committee is under the
leadership of Dr. Greg Buenger of
Industry and members Ruby Koehn,
Dennis Diggs, William Jackson,
Pam Card, James Grawunder and
Jim O'Jibway all of Bellville; Doris
Sodolak, Geraldine Barrett, Mary
Jane Hluchan, Herman Meloneck
Jr., F. O. Tyler and Jim Holloway of
Sealy; Lloyd Klaus of Cat Spring
and Linda and Larry Madison of
Industry.
At the local meeting, leaders will
form four task forces for identifying
the most critical issues in the broad
fields of agriculture and natural
resources, home economics, youth
and community development, the
county agent says.
A second meeting is planned in
about eight weeks, when the county
study group will present its findings
and finalize priority concerns.
As county groups complete their
studies, issues identified across the
state will form the foundation for a
major new statewide Extension
educational planning effort for the
remainder of the decade, Gaskamp
explains.
"Task force members are serving
a vital role in assisting with planning
future educational programs in the
county," the agent adds
Practice Session
The Industry Volunteer Fire De-
partment will have a practice
meeting on Tuesday, April 8. The
meeting will start at 7:30 p. m at the
Fire Station.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID SLIDER paid his
annual visit to the West End Lioness Club last Monday
night in Industry. The supper meeting was held at the
Industry Fire Station Monday night, March 24. Slider,
at center of the photo, is shown receiving a gift from
Dorothy Dierking, at left, Lioness First Vice-Presi-
dent Mrs Slider is seated next in the photo and
Lioness President Verlein Kolwes is at the right.
Several members of the Burton and Brenham 1 joness
Clubs also attended the meeting.
LCRA
Assesses
Water Quality
AUSTIN - Colorado River water
quality is good from San Saba to
Austin, poor from Austin to Smith-
ville, and fair from Smithville to the
Gulf of Mexico.
That, in a matter of a few words, is
the assessment of the river’s condi-
tion by the Lower Colorado River
Authority.
"We're obviously not satisfied
with things as the way they are."
said LCRA General Manager S.
David Freeman LCRA is prepar-
ing to launch a major effort to focus
attention on the need to clean up the
Firemen
Open
Baseball
Season
Saturday
The New Ulm Firemen Baseball
Team opens its 1986 campaign
Saturday. April 5 with a 6:00 p.m.
encounter with Houston Lone Star in
the opening round of the Shiner
Clipper Tournament.
On Sunday, April 6, the Firemen
travel to Austin for a 2.00 p.m. game
with the Texas Baseball Club, an
amateur club that plays a spring
collegiate schedule
That game will be played at
Bechtol-Harper Field, 1st St. and
lamar, next to Austin's Town Lake.
The opening game for New Ulm at
Shiner will be as tough as they come.
Ixme Star is the defending state
chamjkon having defeated the Col-
lege Station Cardinals in the State
NBC Tournament, sending the
Cards to Wichita as the *2 Texas
team.
In preseason rankings, based on
their state tournament finish. Lone
Star has to be considered the top
ranked team in Texas.
"To be the best, you have to beat
the best - so we might as well tackle
Ixme Star as anybody else" is the
basic Firemen comment heading
into the contest.
With the Texas collegiates and
Lone Star back-to-back, the Fire-
men will get their feet wet early.
Announced this week was the
scheduling of a series with the
Houston Sonics.
New Ulm will play the Sonics in
their home opener Sunday, April 20
and then again the night of the big
Sesquicentennial Day on May 24.
Games with the Austin Braves, the
Kilgore Rangers and College Station
Cardinals are also on the drawing
boards for the Firemen in addition to
their regular SCTAL schedule
river. We don’t intend to stop until
we have excellent water quality
throughout the river basin "
Population density and land char-
acteristics have much to do with
whether the river is relatively clean
or polluted in a given area. F reeman
said. But how wastewater is handled
makes the crucial difference.
"From San Saba to Austin, there
are a few small communities located
along or near the river," he said
"There’s very little urban runoff and
wastewater discharge. In addition,
the land formation is basically
limestone, rock, and granite, which
creates very little sediment in the
river. As a result, the water quality-
in that region is good."
The situation changes at Austin.
"Urban runoff into Town Lake has
made it unsuitable for swimming,
and discharges from sewage -
treatment plants have made the
water unsuitable for fishing or
swimming as far down as Smithvil-
le." Freeman said.
Water quality tends to improve
downriver, although the land is
primarily sand and silt, which
washes easily into the river and
contributes to a cloudy appearance.
Freeman said.
LCRA is preparing to step up its
water quality and resources pro-
gram to deal with the problems, he
said. LCRA directorsand staff will
devote 2 full days in April to
determine which new programs to
begin and which existing ones to
expand.
School
Board
Elections
Saturday
School Board Elections will be
coming up thiy weekend with elect-
ion day being Saturday . April 5
The most activity will be in the
race for three positions on the
Columbus ISD Board of Trustees.
Seven candidates are vying for the
three spots.
Incumbents Buddy Anderson and
Leah King are being joined on the
ballot by challengers Don Naiser,
Jim Whitcomb. Duane Kerr. Boyce
Fore and Harold Halcom
Polling places are the New Ulm
Fire Station, the Frelsburg Fire
Station and Bernardo Fire Station
plus the stations in Columbus and
Rock Island
In the Bellville ISD Election, no
races appear on the ballot. Incum-
bents Jim Hill and Clifton Mahon are
seeking re-election while Annye
King is unopposed on the ballot for
the other post
Kindergarten
Registration
Kindergarten registration at West
End Elementary School will be held
Wednesday. April 16. from 9 a m. to
1 p.m. at the school library
Any child who will be 5 by-
September 1 is eligible for kinder-
garten.
Students registering on April 16
must have all shots: a DPT booster
after 4th birthday; a polio booster
after 4th birthday; a MMR mea-
sles. mumps and rubella shot) and a
TB test within 6 months of the
beginning of school
A copy of the child’s original birth
certificate is also required. This is a
copy of the original certificate as
filed in the county courthouse, not a
hospital certificate.
Talley
Funeral
Services
Funeral Services for * Captain"
Harry Stacey Talley of Industry
were held Tuesday, April 1,1986 at 2
p.m at the United Methodist Church
in Industry with Rev Milton Koonce
of Channelview officiating. A Prayer
Service was held on Monday evening
at Zaskoda Chapel in Industry with
Rev. Gayle Wald officiating.
Interment was in the church
cemetery in Industry
Captain Talley passed away Sa-
turday, March 29, in a Bellville
nursing home He was 81 years of
age
Bom January 14, 1905 in Nava-
sota. he was the son of Jesse and
Hazel i Wilde i Talley. He was
reared in the Navasota and Conroe
area, then moved to Houston. On
May 6, 1935, be was united in
marriage with the former Ruby Fay
White
A tugboat operator, he had owned
and operated Talley Towing Service
for 13 years in Channelview .After
his retirement they moved to Wim-
berly for a while before moving to
the industry area six years ago.
He was affectionately known to his
nieces, nephews, family and friends
as Pappy ”.
Survivors include his wife. Mrs
Ruby Talley of Industry; one daugh-
ter. Chery l Talley DeSpain of Chan-
nelview; one sister, Margaret Hud-
son of Wimberly; a number of nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers were Donald Ballew,
Bill Ballew. Bob Ballew. Ben Ballew
and Rodney White, all nephews, and
Jim Winn.
Zaskoda Chapel of Industry and
Koenig Peel Funeral Home, Inc of
La Grange were in charge of funeral
arrangements
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