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NEW ULM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1936.
Volume 26. No. 15.
NOBODY’S
BUSINESS
Bl JUUAN CAPKKa JH.
Austin, Jan. 29. -The Tir a
altnosphere was stircharped thi
week with politics — nntlo /i’
suite, and lo.ai. Myren G. Bl
lock, Marshall, affable an ! a"!
chairman of the. Derr.' ’
state executive committee, a"
ed that body to asscmb- ’or ai.
all-day session at Austin, Satur-
day, Feb. 1 ,to lay plans for th
coming national campair'’
Texas, which he will di o
behalf of the Roosevelt
forces. The state conv-
late May, will also be discussed,
and plans laid for that all-im
portant session, altho the con-
vention city probably will net be
selected until later. The con t
tion will choose the Texas na
tional committeeman and com-
mitteewoinan. If Vice President
Garner does not seek re-election
as committeeman, which o
observers think he w:Z c
there is little doubt but t s.i ,u.
Allred selected successor wdi ■
named. An active boom wa-
launched here this week 1 >r . >
Harold Abrams of Dalias as suc-
cessor to Mrs. Clara Dri-co.
Sevier, national committee wo-
man.
9 ♦ » « •
Al Smith, the only man who
has ever been able to carry '1 ex
as for the Republican party, ex-
amined into the • tat ■ oi the na-
tion at the Washington dinner
of the Liberty league — and
found it bad. Thousands of lis-
tening Texans smiled as they
heard the now unhappy warrior
threaten to leave the party, re-
membering how the party had
already left Al four years ago
and wondering if he hadn’t
heard. Smith added little to the
critical thought of Herbert
Hoover, Frank Knox and other
GOP aspirants, except to raise
the rather shon-worn specter of
Communism. He did noL coni in
his tirade to the president, Liu
man who thrice nominated him
as Democratic candidate ioi
president, but loosed a bias; a
congress. Grudgingly, he ap-
proved repeal of the prohi ution
amendment, but otherwise'f •.! > '
the country worse off in :rv
particular than during the ’Fri-
days of 1932.
* • • • •
The congressional race® >■
shaping up rapidly thruoiii t
state, and top interest was ca.
ily in th<j second district, where
Martin Dies of Orange, incum-
bent, is facing the stiffest kind
of opposition from youthfu
Clyde Smith of Woodville. I'm
who ran a remarkable race iu
finish third in the scramble for
attorney general two years a
has resigned as assistant sei e
tary of state, and begun u.
paigning. Dies, who hesitate-
for weeks trying to decide
whether to oppose Sen. Morri
Sheppard, hastily decided to
seek reelection tocongress. Smith
idol of the piney woods iolk>
in East Texas, who four time,
elected him district attorney, is
a powerful campaigner. Dies i
also an able vote-gatherer, and
the race promises to be leduot.
Rep. Nat Patton of Crockett,
faces opposition from Bonner
Fizzell, Palestine school super-
intendent, who was nosed out
last time by “Cousin Nat.” The
famous cigar-box episode in
Washington will doubtless be a
campaign issue in this district
Sam Rayburn of Bonham, au-
thor of the securities control
commission and nolding com-
pany legislation, ha- two oppo-
nents, Jess Morris, who has
tried unsuccessfully for the of-
fice before, and Will Harris of
Rains county running as a
Townsendite.
W. D. McFarlane, in the 13th
district, faces stiff opposition
from four candidates, including
State Senator Ben O’Neal and
B. D. Sartain, both of Wichita
Falls and Ed Gossett and G. W.
Backus of Vernon.
Joe Eagle of Houston will no.
See—NOBODY’S BUSINESS-
(Continued on the 4th page)
Quadruplets Know
As Watts Family
A new "family” of quadrup-
lets know as the Watts Family ,
’ as just been announced by the,
Pow r & Light Company.
■Ir. Paul H. Darr, district man-
‘or the Company, beamed
• ith fatherly pride this morn-
" s he pr nounced the con-
r. * the quadruplets as ex-
({,]!( nt.
1 ■, fa; I.” Mr. Darr comment- I
d, “the Watts Family is already
w rk, serving our residential
tom r ; in a way that will
'hem even more pop-
P’o’me quintup-
, eeially with housewives.’
Th “family” name, Watts,
according to Mr. Darr is derived
o i the term “Watt” which
„ 0<- mii’iiroment of elec-
■. i energy. The given names of
the Watts quadruplets are
G’o”’y Potsy, Coolsy, and Tidy.
“It is not quite fair to the
Farnjjy to refer to them
’ W ts,” Mr. Darr said,
!■• < • t’ ■ y are net a1! of the
;:>nn age, Glowy Watts more
<0 y nr; old, and the mem-
' i -In “family” are from
i !■ 25 years younger than
llowy.”
An interesting bit of history
about each member of the Watts
Family i given in a Watts
’■.>.nii:y Coloring Book which
‘he Texas Power & Light Com-
]•' > y i giving free to those who
.■al: ‘or them at their offices.
When questioned as to how
people could identify the various
memtiers of the Watts Family
in their homes, Mr. Darr laid
down this simple method:
“Glowy Watts does all the
lighting, and operates the radio;
Lotsy Watts works all cook-
ing and heating appliances;
Coolsy Watts takes care of
home cooling, refrigeration, and
air conditioning, and Tidy Watts
ho'd sway over the laundry,
the vacuum cleaner, and keeps
imc by the electric clock.”
Th Watts Family will give
n ws and information about
•ariou; types of residential elec-
ic service; counsel and sug-
1 .lions about better ways of
■ -ing electric energy, in a ser-
f advertisements which
r m ime to time
” •-.'rpapcr.
Colon bus Citizen
Buried Sunday
Mrs. Emma Buescher, 75, wi-
’ow o' the late IT. A. Buescher
. .. i. home in Columbia
7:50 p. in. Friday. She was a
lifelong resident of Columbus.
Survivors include four daugh-
‘ , Mrs. Emma Papenberg and
**it Buescher, both of
. iiimbi.s; Mrs. Olga Kollmann
o! Dallas. Mrs. Earline Landig
of Houston; one son. Henry
Buescher of Columbus; four sis-
tv s Mr.-. L. H. Baron of Bell
ville, Mrs. A. L. Bothwell of San
Antonio. Mrs. Alma Mitchell of
San Antonio. Mrs. Ophelia Block
of California; three brothers,
Louis Kollman of Hondo. Edwin
Kollman of Kenedy and F. G.
Kollman of Frelsburg; nine
grandchildren and one great
grandchild. Funeral services at
3 p. m. Sunday at the residence
with Rev. W. A. Flachmeier of-
ficiating. Interment in Odd Fel-
lows Rest under the direction
of the Hyde Park Funeral home.
Pallbearers were: Henry Rau.
S. A. Harbert, Herman Bra-
den, B. H. Meinert, J. W. Zwei-
gcl and E. J. Brune.
Jim Glass, representing the
International Harvester Co., ac-
companied by E. A. Katzulla of
Bellville, representing the Bell-
ville Motor Co., were business
visitors in New Ulm last Friday
afternoon. They alsO called at
the Enterprise office and had a
display adv., to appear in this
week’s i»®ne, calling attention to
w; f end farmers of the
«>• d qualities the Farmall
Tractor possesses. The adv., ap-
pears on another page.
Fall From
------
Gus Bregenzer Mirai
News
he
STONEWALL COUNTY NEWb
of
TRANSIENT BURIED
Advertise In The Enterprise
at
H<
An enormous pit in the jung-
les of Africa, luminous death
lurking in its depths, form® the
background for highly interest-
ing scenes in ‘The Invisible Ray’,
the thrilling Universal drama
of science and adventure show-
ing at the Orphic Theatre, Co-
lumbus, Sun. and Mon. Feb. 2
Brenham, Jan. 24—An uni-
dentified . transient, apparently
about 65 years old, on whom of-
ficers could find no marks of
identification whatever, was bu-
ried Wednesday in Prairie Lea
Cemetery. The man was the
victim of an accident on the
Austin highway near Carmine.
It is stated that he was struck
by P. R. James of Austin, who
was riding a motorcycle, and
who was thrown from the ma-
chine, was badly injured and
taken to a hospital in Austin.
will be deeply grieved over his
untimely death.
Mr. Schuette was a faithful
member of the Lutheran church
and was a kindly, honorable gen
tieman who was liked and res-
pected by all who knew him.
The body was conveyed to the
former residence of decedcn
at Welcome, where funeral ser-
vices were held at 1:30 Wed-
nesday afternoon, and was con-
tinued at the Welcome Luthe-
ran church. Rev. I. Mansur, the
pastor, officiated. Intermen; wa.
after another; and. most of the
old pioneers are sleeping their
last sleep in the old town ceme-
tery. Here I would like to ask
why is it that the to-called his-
torical marker, the one so much
talked about, is to be place’
near the school grounds in New
Ulm?
spread “live at home” program
“It is only a few weeks be-
ore it will be time for seed to
go in the soil There is no know-
ledge of the probable planting,
Harvest or price of farm crop
lor 1936.
“The real purchasing powei
oi the farmer is the difference
between the cost or expenditure
for production and the amount
received. The cost of the foou
and feed consumed by the farn
family and livestock has a di
rect bearing on the cost of pro-
duction.
“It has been conservatively
estimated that the value of the
ood supply of the average farm
family of five, provided it is
well balanced, has a retail xalue
of appi oximately §500 a year.
This means that the farm table
market of Texas is worth ?250,-
000,000 which is equal in value
to five million bales of cotton
at 10 cents a pound.
“The Extension Service i.
recommending that each farm
family, insofar as possible, Lake
out a $500 protection policy by
including in their 1936 farm
program such features as wil
make possible the production
and storing of an adequate fooc
supply for home use. This i®
equivalent to group insurance.
“If such a program could be
carried out completely by each
of the half million farm famil
(Continued on page 4)
Last Sunday, j]
Walter Mieth and
companied by Mi. <
rnann and Judge Gi
Funeral Services Held
Tuesday Afternoon For
Herman L Voskamp
ment a thousand times mon
powerful than radium. Protected
by a leak mask and long leaden
gloves, he secures a small por-
tion of the deadly glowing sub-
stance, which he names Radium
X, and which he later employs
with terrible effect against ene-
mies who have stolen his wife
and the secret of his great dis-
covery. A horrible fate, how-
ever, is his, as in working w’ith
the powerful chemical, his en-
tire body is affected by its poi-
son’s and his hands and face
are luminous in the dark, while
his fingers carry death to any
living thing he touches.
This wild setting of the pit
and its surroundings forms one
of the largest and most color-
ful scenes since the advent of
talking pictures, and represents
the very ultimate in the accom-
plishing of studio technical de-
partments. 1 Is it not proper for the mark-
Following a short stop in
Bichnwnd, Mr. Bregenzer notic-
Sugarland; Marcus Voskamp of
Shiner; Mrs. B. A. Will of Troy;
Lawrence Voskamp of Deloris,
Colorado; and Eilert Voskamp
of Sugarland. A number
grandchildren also survive.
car was not properly closed. He
reached for the latch to close
the door, but the strong cur-
Elgin R. Schuette
Dies At Age Of 32;
Burial Wednesday
News From The
County Agent
er, if in honor of the early pio-
neers, t> be placed where these
pioneers are laid to rest—in the
cemetery? If not, then you may
as well put it up at Gauls
Springs, or Heine Mans, or Mills i
Springs. Tell us how many of
the committee, who selected the j
marker site, are members of ’
. .imilies of these early pioneers.
To our estimation the old
town cemetery where these pio-
neers are laid to rest, is the
proper place for the marker, if
it is to be put up in their hon r.
loist Saturday we had a good
snow, some is still on the
ground. The thermometer sunk
to a low of 10 degrees.
Our cotton is about ail picked.
The gins are going to clean up
Saturday.
I sure hope that I will not
have to make another 400 mile
trip so soon again as I d(d to
the Eckermanr. funeral Mr. Ec- f
kermann being a relative and
lifelong friend of mine, I was ’
Mieth's brother, Albert
mann in Manvel, experiei
accident that will long
membered by the oecup
the car, especially Mr. ]
; In planning the agricultural
, ragram for 1936, Texas farm-
c rs can and should take- out "a
I!. 250,000,000 group insurance
p .licy," H. H. Williamson, direc-
l r of the Texas Extension Ser-
a ice said, recently.
This, he explained, means
imply the adoption of a “live
at home” program on every
farm.
Such a program of “insured
j • r protected” farming, outlined
and stressed at all of the Ex-
tension workers conferences in
December when plans for the
lew year were being considered,
is, in the light of present condi-
Jons, especially important, he
ndded.
“In this immediate period of
uncertainty and confusion en-
gendered by the abrupt haltin'
of the agricultural adjustment
program, the economic import
ance of a live at home progran-
cn the farm is emphasized more
than ever,” Williamson said.
“Such a program w not only
e. onomically ,-ound but it is be-
yond controversy. Immediate de-
cision on the part of farmers to
adopt such a program would
represent a definite and a sound
step in planning for the new
j car, irrespective of whatevei
i .ay happen insofar as govern
...ent crop control is concerned
“The half million farmers in
Texas today no doubt figura-
tively -speaking, are scratching
their heads and pondering ovei
,aeir farm programs for 1936,
i.illiamson continued m ampli-
fication of the need and in ex
all m good health
Death came as a kind me|-
age Monday morning at 1:35
"clock, to relieve Herman L
oskamp of his suffering.
Mr. Voskamp, a lifelong cit-
izen of this section, had been ip
ill health lor many years, and
when his illness became serious
about two weeks ago he wa:
taken to a Temple hospital ir
an effort to restore his health
However, all medical skill and
tender nursing proved to be ir
vain. His body was prepared for
burial in Temple and shipped tc
New Ulm, arriving on the Mon-
day evening train. Funeral ser-
vices were held from the home
of his son, Ardnie, at 2:30
o’clock Tuesday afternoon with
Rev. H. C. Poelhmann officiat-
ing at the home and grave, in-
terment was made in the Old
Town cemetery. Despite the cold
and moist weather that prevail-
ed at the time, the services were
wall attended, proving the high
esteem in which he was held.
Deceased was born on Novem-
ber 14, 1864. in the New Ulm
Prairie, where he was reared to
manhood by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Johan Vcskamp. On
November 1, 1891, he was mar-
ried to Miss Antonio Meischen,
who survives. The couple set-
tled on the homestead in the
•’ estern part of New’ Ulm where made in the Welcome cemetery
near the church. — Brenham
Banner Press.
er. Fritz Eckermann, and
sister, Mrs. Neumann
daughter, from the old h
town attending to pay t
last respect tn a pe;
sr-'nt half of his life :
f :i+.V.
Old Glory, Jan. 23.—I just re-
turned from a trip to Holland
where I attended the Otto Ec-
kermann funeral. A trip of thi.
kind is pretty hard on an old
man; being tired and don’t
know what else to do, I am
therefore writing these few lines
to the Enterprise.
The old New Ulmites are pass-
ing and being laid to rest one ^pdTed* t'n fi*ndVoni7 his
ottnr • nrul rvf inr r-» •• *<« «
Elgin R. Schuette, aged 32
: y ars passed away at 9:45 Tues-
day morning at the residence
0* his mother, Mrs. Annie
Schuette of Brenham, whom he
had been visiting during a long
illness. He was a resident of the
Welcome community, where
was born and reared.
The deceased was born
Welcome, October 24, 1903.
leaves his heart-broken youn;
widow, Mrs. Adela Petrich
Schuette; his mother, Mrs. An-
nie Schuette; and th*^f©Low-
ing sisters and brothers: Mrs-
Richard Wilke of Welcome, Mi.
Henriette Schuette of Brenham,
Edwin Schuette of Welcome
and Elmo Schuette of Houston
besides numerous other relative.' ________________...___
ana a host of warm friends Who* plaining theLJeWlS d?*a Wide
i ng car, swung the door open
pulling Mr. Bregenzer out. Mr.
Bregenzer fell to the pavement
and rolled over about half a doz-
en times before coming to a
halt.
. Considering the fact, that the
traffic on the highway at the
time was very heavy, and the
car from which Mr. Bregenzer
fell, which travelled at an ap-
proximate speed of 50 miles per
hour, he indeed, miracuously es-
caped ihstant death, suffer-
ing only a few minor bruises.
The other occupants of the
car were also endangered by the
fact that when the door sud- |
denly swung open, Mr. Mieth
driving, momentarily lost con-
trol of the car, but by skillful
steering he managed to stop
the car without injury to car or
occupants.
The driver of a Greyhound
bus,* following the Mieth car,
deserves credit for being able
to suddenly stop the heavy ve-
hicle he was driving, thus nar-
i owly avoiding driving over Mr.
Bregenzer who lay on the pave-
ment. He was the first.man to__
(-fer aid to Mr. Bregenzer. Af-
'r a few minutes, Mr. Bregen-
cr was able to walk around.
The accident, which befell Mr.
Bregenzer, could easily have re-
sulted in a tragedy, turned out
t be cf great excitement to all
concerned. Mr. Bregenzer ano
the other occupants of the car
soon after the accident proceed-
ed to their destination.
As Mr. Bregenzer is a life in-
■nrance salesman, the rumor
was spread that he deliberate-
ly had planned the fall from
the moving car for the purpose
oi an “Insurance Advertising
ctunt”, to prove the necessity
of an insurance policy. Mr. Bre-
genzer, however, emphatically
nied such allegations, when in-
terviewed. He intimated that
t.is only sorrow was the loss of
his new Sunday pants, which
•ere torn to shreds upon the
cmery-like pavement.
Mr. Voskamp lived until his
death. Eight children, six sons
and -two daughters were born
to this union, all surviving.
Until ill health forced Mr Death In His
\ oskamp to recline from active t e
public life, he was an extensive FiOffer T1DS
cattle dealer, and, for many ®
years served New Ulm as! . ~.
butcher. During his youngei
days Mr. Voskamp also took an
active interest in the welfare
cf his immunity, for many
years serving as a trustee on
the local school board. He was
a member of the Lutheran
< hurch, Sons of Hermann and
Odd Fellows.
Surviving his passing are: his and 3- with Karloff and Bela
wife, and the following children: Lugosi in the starring roles.
Ardnie D. Voskamp of New Karloff, a scientist, discovers
Ulm; Louis Voskamp of Co-1 that this great cavity has beer,
lumbus; Arthur Voskamp of created by a falling meteor, im-
Nelsonville; Mrs. I. G. Tetsch o' | pregnated with an unknown ele-
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