The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1983 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 74 Number 7
New Ulm, Austin County, Texas 78950
Thursday, December 1, 1983
20c per copy
By now most of you have received the electricity bills
without the fuel adjustment charge and I guess that it's
finally soaking in that the bottom line dollar figure hasn't
changed very much. Now instead of a fluctuating "fuel
adjustment charge” you all have a steady, pre-calculated
"fuel factor” which will remain constant each month (to
be changed once a year). It will serve no useful purpose at
this time to review all the events leading up to the current
shameful political utility situation, other than to note that
plenty of Texas voters sure were suckers in the last
election. The people of Texas, and the voters in particular,
have been incredibly silly in their reasoning in the entire
utility matter. I suppose it has been the generations of
promises of "something for nothing” and “do something
for me” has insulated them from reality. Anyway, some
may be beginning to realize that the political campaign
waged “to do away with the hated fuel adjustment
charge" was as big a hoax that has ever been pulled You
can't really blame the pohticials for pulling it. though.
They outsmarted the other politicans who didn't think of
it. Actually, no one thougln the incredible promises
would work. No one really thought the voters would be
that slow to catch on. Sadly, some probably still don't
know. It is a cinch that the next Texas election will be
filled with way-out promises because that's the proven
way to win. Mix in a little disinformation, a few
pocketbook scares, a few pocketbook promises, a couple
<4 steps backwards and - presto - you have the type of
trash that the voters easily swallow. The terribly sad
thing is that so many people in Texas fell for it - definitely
a candidate for "That’s Incredible.”
Schoenau News
Mrs. LcKny Luetee
etc.
News From The
West End
Book Station
Bv Irene Mieth
LEROY LL’ETGE AND GERALDINE
LLETGE accept the Texas Family Land
Heritage certificate for the Leroy Luetge
Farm in Austin County from Agriculture
Commissioner Jim Hightower at ceremon-
ies recently at the Capitol in Austin. The
program honors properties which have
been maintained in continuous agricultural
production for 100 years or more by one
family.
MAX AND IRENE WENNENWESER schny Star HUI Farm and the Wennen-
accept the Texas Family Land Heritage weserZ Krause Ranch in Austin County in
certificates for the Wennenweser/Kollat- ceremonies at the Capitol.
FLORENCE RAEKE AND ELAINE RAE-
KE GALLE accepted the Texas Family
Land Heritage certificate from Agriculture
Commissioner Jim Hightower for the Alwin
Raeke Farm in Austin County at ceremon-
ies recently at the Capitol in Austin.
Austin Co. Pecan Show, Cooking Contest
Thanksgiving was really
a day of giving thanks for
many residents of Schoe-
nau The Reverend and
Mrs. James Barnett had
dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Donnie Barnett, Warren
and Jordan. Later in the
day Herman Weiss, Willie
and Lorene Maerz, Pam,
Ron. Jason and Robert O'-
Brien, Corliss and Alvin
Mayfield joined the group
for an afternoon of singing,
praying, and fellowship.
Then on Friday Deanna
Bamett. Laurinda and Jus-
tin Faithouer spent the day
with the Barnetts. On Sun-
day the Barnetts, along with
Mr. Weiss attended the
church services and dinner
on the grounds in the Cal-
vary Baptist Church in Ca-
ldwell.
Geraldine and l^eRoy Lu-
etge spent Thanksgiving in
Huntsville with Mr. and Mr.
W. P. Pipkin, Jake, Samrnie
Arlene, Kathy, Sammy. Be-
th. and little James Pipkin,
having the traditional Th-
anksgiving of turkev. ham
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Petru-
sek spent Thanksgiving
from Thursday to Sunday,
in Garland with their dau-
ghter, Gladys and family
Also going to Garland were
their other daughter. Betty,
and her family Betty and
Mac live near Brenham,
and they all traveled toge-
ther. Bessie says they had a
wonderful visit together.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Maerz
had their family here for the
holidays. Ron, Pam. Jason
and Robert O’Brien were
here part of the time,
Corliss and Alvin Mayfield
were here part of the time.
Then on Sunday, the Maerz-
es attended the Glaeser
anniversary. On Saturday
Rueben and Ruby Bell Mae-
rtz stopped by for a visit on
their way home to Mentz
from I^ke Somerville wh-
ere they had spent a few
Jays.
A number from this com-
munity participated in the
Thanksgiving services held
the Industry UMC on
Our little library here in
Industry has been growing
by leaps and bounds. All
this is due to the generosjty
of the people who have
donated books, donated mo-
nies in memory of loved
ones to purchase books, or
who have donated books in
memory of loved ones. To
all of you, a great big thank
you, because you have
made it possible for me to
announce that your library
has met all the require-
ments to apply for non-
membership in the Texas
library Association, and in
January, 1984 we shall do
so. We shall then be known
as The West End Library.
There is one more step that
we must complete before
meeting full certification,
and that is that we must
have 7,500 volumes on our
shelves for circulation and
reference. This will give us
three years to do so, or it
can be done in less. As of
now, we are a member of
the Houston Area Library
System and a branch of the
Knox Memorial Library in
Wallis, Texas.
All donations of used bo-
oks and magazines are ap-
preciated; however, we
cannot accept condensed
books, or magazines that
are not a full year’s sub-
scription. It has to be a full
year's subscription to count
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Wednesday and again the
vesper service on Sunday
night in the Old- Sanctuary.
Other area churches were
well attended also during
the Thanksgiving season.
Bleiblerville
News
Mrs. Bill Stark
DELAYED
Mrs. l^della Beckmann
spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Bentke in
Brenham.
Mrs. Helga Warmke and
Mrs. Laura Krueger visited
with Mrs. Helen Weiss Sun-
day.
Barry Maresh is spending
the week with his parents,
Mr and Mrs. Ben Maresh
India I^inweber was ho-
nored with a bridal shower
Friday night at the home of
Mrs. Casper Balke
Kerri Schovajsa was ho
nored with a baby shower
Sunday afternoon at the
Nancy Carol Roberts Lib-
rary in Brenham. Attending
were Mrs. Lynn Wittneben,
Mrs. Evelyn Faist, Mrs.
Edgar Wittneben. Mrs. Er-
na Warmke, Mrs. Betty
Schovajsa. Mrs. Alice Thie-
lemann, Mrs. Fannie Scho-
vajsa. Mrs. Gloria Brooks,
Mrs. Waldine Brinkmeyer,
Mrs. Kathy Faist and child-
ren, Mrs. Mamie Lorenz,
Mrs. Lorine Koester, Mrs.
Alvin Thielemann. Cindy
Warmke. Mrs. Latrell Scho-
vajsa and Brandon and
Mrs. Billie Schovajsa and
Tara.
This report was submit-
ted to me by Candy Scho-
vajsa: The Welcome 4-H
Club met on November- 15
at 7:00 p.m. at the Welcome
Church. We talked about
thank you notes. Jason Kl-
ausmeyer and Chuck Glene-
winkel became new mem-
bers. Everyone filled out
enrollment cards. We will
have our Christmas party
on December 19th from 6:00
p.m. - 7:30 p.m. We will
have a gift exchange, ham-
burger supper, carol sing-
ing, and a candle light
service We will also have a
cooking class on November
22 after school at the Wel-
come Church. Candy Scho-
vaisa. Reporter.
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as one volume.
Do you have a library
card to check out a book? If
not, come by the library and
your librarian will be happy
to help you obtain a card, if
all qualifications are met.
Really, it is not that diffi-
cult. This is your library
and it is here for you to
enjoy.
Another item that has
been added here at the
library is the coupon box.
All of us clip coupons from
the papers and magazines,
and find that some of the
products offered are not
used, so just bring them to
the library and contribute
them to the coupon box, and
at the same time sort
through the box for any
coupons you might need.
Those you do not need may
be needed by someone else
and vice versa.
We now have a copy
machine in the library. This
is for the community to use -
a small charge will be made
on a per sheet basis.
Christmas In
Round Top
The town of Round Top
cordially invites the public
to share in an old fashioned
Christmas celebration on
the town square on Sunday,
December 4. Santa will
arrive at 5:00 p.m. with
goodies for all the kids and
there will be Christmas
caroling for all ages. The
lighting of the town Christ-
mas tree will take place
after which cookies, hot
chocolate and coffee will be
served.
Behind The
Blue and Gold
By Tonna Hill
Columbus FFA Chapter
Thursday, December 1,
the Columbus Chapter of
Future Farmers will elect a
sweetheart. The Chapter
officers will nominate 10
Junior or Senior girls who
they think will win.
November 18, the Colum-
bus Chapter had 6 teams
that went to Brazos and did
rather well. Misty Ventura
did an outstanding job. wa-
lking away with a first place
banner in extemporaneous
speaking. Misty will go to
Blinn College to compete
against other first place
speakers in the Area III
Contest November 29. Good
luck. Misty.
To Attend
Hermann Sons
Party Dec. 3
Arno W. Krebs of Round
Tops, a member of the
Grand Finance Committee
of the Order of the Sons of
Hermann in Texas, will
represent the Grand Ixxige
Saturday. December 3. at
the annual Christmas party
planned by the Columbus
Hermann Sons Family I-od-
ge No. 10.
The special Yuletide ev-
ent will be held in the
Colorado County Agricul-
ture Building beginning at 6
p.m.. Eunice Wienken. lod-
ge president, has announc-
ed.
Krebs will make a brief
address there concerning
activities of the 80,000 •
member statewide frater-
nal benefit society whose
headquarters are in San
Antonio.
Chartered in 1962, Colum-
bus Ixxige. which is one of
159 Hermann Sons lodges in
141 cities and towns across
Texas, has 110 adult and
lunior members.
The Third Annual Pecan
Show is set for Thursday.
December 8. at Brookshire
Bros. Supermarket in Bell-
ville. Prizes will be award-
ed in the Pecan Show and in
the Pecan Cooking Contest
Beautiful pecan wood pla-
ques in the shape of Texas
will be awarded to the
Champion Shelling Pecan.
Champion Inshell Pecan
and Champion Native Pe-
can
Cash awards will be given
to the Grand Champion and
Reserve Champion winners
in the Pecan Pickin' Prize-
Winning Cooking Contest
The Grand Champion will
receive 825 and and the
Reserve Champion $15. In
addition, outstanding roset-
tes will be presented to
winners in each class: Ca-
kes, Breads, Pies. Cookies.
Candy and Miscellaneous
isnacks, appetizers, etc.).
Each entry- in the Cooking
contest must contain at
least 3Z4 cup pecans and
items requiring refrigera-
tion will not be accepted All
entries should be wrapped
in transparent paper, plac-
ed on disposable plates or
containers and consist of a
complete recipe of the item
In addition, a recipe and
selling price must be sub-
mitted with each entry. A
recipe book will be compil-
ed and only exhibitors in the
contest will receive copies.
Entries will be accepted
from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.
Judging will begin at 10
a m Public viewing will be
from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and all entries will be avail-
able for sale. Fifty percent
of the sale proceeds from
each item will go to the
exhibitor and fifty percent
to the tustin County
Family Living Committee,
sponsors of the contest
Buyers may pick up their
items at 5 p.m.
Austin County residents
are urged to enter either or
both contest* <*i Ttn'r*!ay
( Around liere )
This is a New Ulm Enterprise feature about your f, lends
and neighbors around here
Mrs. Mary Ann Kaase of the Welcome-Bleiblerville area
is the local sales representative for MoorMan's Feed in
Austin County. A life-long resident of Austin County, Mary
Ann enjoys fishing and sewing in her spare time.
Deer Kills
Reported
Darryl Bertling 7 pL
Thomas A. Marik 2 pL
A&M Mother's
Club To Meet
The Austin County A&M
Mother’s Club will meet
Monday, December 5 at
7:30 pm. at the Industry
Fire Station.
Mrs. Sue Eckermann of
Ueckerts Florist will pre-
sent a program "Decora-
tions for the Hobdays."
Members are urged to
attend and to bring a guest.
4-H Club Meets
The West End Sr 4-H
Club met on November 21 at
the West End School.
Recognition was given to
all those receiving special
awards at the Fair.
The officers were elected
to p lan the local Christmas
Party for next month. The
County Christmas Party
will be announced in an
upcoming newsletter.
Mrs. Lynette Frnka pre-
sented an interesting pro-
gram on macrame Christ-
mas decorations with ev-
eryone making one.
Funeral
Services For
E. H. Winn
Funeral Services for E.
H. Winn of Bellville were
held Wednesday, November
30, 1983 at 2 p.m. from the
Bellville United Methodist
Church with Rev. John Bir-
klebach officiating.
Interment was in Pil-
grims Rest Cemetery
Mr. Winn passed away
Monday. November 28, in a
Houston hospital at the age
of 67 years.
Bom in Kemp, Caufman
County. Texas, May 25,
1916, he was reared in Kemp
and was a graduate of Kemp
High School, class of 1936
He moved to Bellville in
1944 and was a rancher and
owner of Winn Construc-
tion.
He married the former
Flora Mewis May 17,1947 in
Bellville. A member of the
Austin County Farm Bur-
eau, General Contractors
Association, the American
Cancer Society, he also
served on the Board of
Directors of the Austin Co-
unty State Bank.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Flora Winn of Bell-
ville; one daughter. Miss
Judith Winn of Bellville;
two aunts and numerous
cousins.
Serving as active pall-
bearers were Samuel Su-
sen, Lee Allen Persky. Nel-
son Davis, Ravmond Borg-
steadt, Doug Hunt, John
Tonn, Herschel Poorman
and Forest Gossett.
Honorary pallbearers
were members of the Board
of Directors of the Austin
County State Bank Calvin
Mikeska, Dr.Winston Neely.
Elroy Kiecke, Harry Witt-
neben, Jack Dunn, D. P.
Albert, Jim O’Jibway, Pete
Etlinger, and all officers
and employees of the bank.
Also serving as honorary
pallbearers were Ted filler.
Eddie Plenums, Al Chemo-
sky. Chris lawson and Le-
roy Keaton.
The Pete Ethnger Funer-
al Home of Bellville was in
charge of funeral arrange-
ments
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