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Thursday, August 18, 1983
Volume 72 Number 43
New Ulm, Austin Countv, Texas 78950
20c per copy
As we go to press thia week, everyone is wondering about
Hurricane Alicia, our first one of the season. More and
more folks are anxious about the potential destructive
hurricanes because it figures that a big one is “due” and
that’s when the talk gets around to Carta, the last “big”
one. There have been several hurricanes since Carla and
they have caused much damage and death, but Carla was
the last one that ripped right into our area. The problem
these days it that there are literally hundreds of thousands
of people living along the coast who were not here when
Carla made her visit and others who don't believe the
danger. Since Alicia popped up suddenly in the Gulf of
Mexico and hasn’t really made a move (at presstime),
there are many folks that don't seem overly worried.
Alicia may fizzle or may turn into a real rip-snorter, but
folks should never ignore the potential danger in nature's
brewing. Nature is uncontrollable, violent, and can get
you when you least expect it. A storm is a storm and don’t
forget it.
Schoenau News
Mrs. LeRoy Luetge
Response to the question
about C. F. Lueddeke was
overwhelming, and I thank
you. From Miss Marie Nie-
buhr came the first respon-
se and from Herman Weiss
the second. It seems that his
name was Carl, the son of
Mr. and Mrs.--- Luedde-
ke, and they lived on a very
small farm Just across the
road from where the Milton
Raeke place now is. At that
time it was the Henry
Raeke farm, and the Lued-
deke's bought from the
Urbankes. Carl Lueddeke
married Martha Gaedecke
of Phillipsburg, and Mr.
Weiss attended the wed-
ding. He was Just a child,
and said it must have been
in the very early 1900’s. The
father had a gun shop and
quite a gun collection. The
son played the organ at the
Industry Methodist Church,
had a shop in Fayetteville,
and later in Brenham where
he repaired sewing mach-
ines, etc. as stated in the
paper last week. However,
later he and his wife travel-
ed across country, repair-
ing items wherever they
went. They had no children.
One of the parents is buried
in Industry, the other in
Prairie Lea in Brenham.
According to these two
sources, the people were
quite unique in that they
could do so many things. As
far as we know there are no
living Lueddeke relatives.
Also a correction needs to
be made about the Sturm
family. It seems that Adol-
ph was the son, Gustav
Sturm the father, and some-
where in the background
there is a Charles Sturm.
Thanks to Ijinard Luetge
and Sanford Schmid for this
added bit.
Geraldine Luetge and An-
nie Krebs visited with Mrs.
Elmer Lee (Gertrude Koch)
Hackebeil of RutersviUe
one afternoon last week.
Geraldine then visited with
Mrs. Alton (Florine Veith)
Schmidt on Saturday morn-
ing with getting information
about the Koch family as a
reason. Both visits were
quite enjoyable and produc-
tive, and thanks go out to
both of these fine ladies.
Florine Schmidt has been
living in her parents home
since her mother is in a
nursing home. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Veith, has her home
in Houston, and has two
sons. She is employed by the
Aldine ISD, has been spend-
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( Around Here )
This is a New Ulm Enterprise feature about your friends
and neighbors around here ..............................
Charles Balke of Industry works for the Engineering
Division of the Texas Highway Department. He has
worked for the department for some 32 years and enjoys
hunting and fishing.
Industry
Area News
Mr. and Mrs. John Rice
were in Houston Wednesday
August 10 to attend the
monthly meeting of Retired
National Life employees.
Ralph Hupe of La Marque
spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Louise Hupe.
Tim Franke of South Hou-
ston and Michelle Haasse of
L« Grange visited briefly
with Mrs. Elinor Franke
Sunday afternoon.
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. John Rice
were among those attending
the wedding of Miss Annette
Hupe and Bennie Smnith in
La Marque on August 6.
• • • • •
The Dora Circle of the
Industry United Methodist
Church had a hamburger
and homemade ice cream
social for their families
Sunday evening August 14.
Bob and Carrol McDaniel
were host and hostess.
Elaine Galle led in wor-
ship.
Everyone enjoyed the
meal, the fellowship, and
express their thanks to Bob
and Carrol.
Bleiblerville
News
Mrs. BUI Stark
Delayed
Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Warmke and family visited
with Mrs. LadeUa Beckman
one day last week.
Sympathy goes to the
family of Mrs. Herbert Sch-
omburg, Sr. who passed
away last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bentke
visited with Mrs. LadeUa
Beckmann Monday after-
noon.
Get weU wishes go to
Frank Macat who was re-
cently in the BeUville Hos-
pital but who is now at home
recuperating.
Several ladies from here
attended a shower for Cher-
yl Warmke at the Nelson-
ville Brethren Church Sun-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Bill Stark and Se-
rena visited with Mrs. Flora
Luetic and Mrs. James
Rinn at the Sweetbriar Nur-
sing Home Saturday after-
noon.
Several ladies from here
attended a shower for Kim
Janosky at the Welcome
Church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Macat
visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Macat and Matthew
Friday night.
Mrs. Celesta Merkel,
Mrs. Larry Merkel, and
Mrs. Donna Barnard and
boys visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Fick several
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fick
and Lori and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Heinsohn and family
were Thursday night supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Fick. They aU enjoy-
ed visiting with the Merkels
and Barnards
Get weU wishes go to Mrs.
WiUie Witliff who is in the
hospital in Brenham.
Reunion Slated
The Bruedigam - Werland
Family Reunion will be held
at Gay HiU Hermann Sons
HaU 9 miles north of Bren-
ham, Hwy. 36, on Sunday,
September 4,1983.
Meats (barbecue) wiU be
catered. Those attending
should bring side dishes and
desserts. For further in-
formation caU 732-2709 or
732-3431.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wo-
tipka of Bernardo visited
Saturday withers. Annie
Zbranek in Industry.
Mr. and Mrs. James Zb-
ranek and Judy of Houston
visited over the weekend
with Mrs. Annie Zbranek.
Visitors with Mrs. Annie
Koslovsky Sunday were
Mrs. Dan Marek and Ryan
and Mrs. Herman Schulle of
Warrenton and Mrs. Lydia
Marek of Industry.
Visitors with Mrs. Annie
Marek during the weekend
were Mrs. Ross Cole and
Sheila, Mrs. Dennis Hughes
and Children, Robin and
Matthew of KirbyviUe.
FFA-
The Blue
And Gold
By Ronda Hancock
District IV Sentinel
CoIambus FFA
The new school year will
be beginning shortly. With
the coming of the new year,
a new group of students
enrolled in vocational agri-
culture will have the oppor-
tunity to join the Future
Farmers of America. Those
students who take advan-
tage of this opportunity will
be taking a positive step
toward a promising future
in agriculture.
The Future Farmers of
America is a national youth
organization that develops
young leaders for today
while preparing its mem-
bers to pursue future care-
ers in the fields of agricul-
ture and agri-business.
To those who take advan-
tage of the many opportun-
ities offered by the FFA,
membership can be an ex-
perience that won't be soon
forgotten. How much a stu-
dent benefits from the FFA
program depends a great
deal on how much effort the
individual student puts for-
th. More enthusiasm and
involvement means greater
rewards in the end
Involvement in the FFA
helps young people by en-
couraging cooperation, hon-
esty, agricultural leader-
ship, respect, ambition, ci-
tizenship, thrift, enthus-
iasm and responsibility.
This list may seem long, but
there is an easy way to
remember it: FFA builds
CHARACTER. Each letter
in “character" represents a
quality that is developed in
FFA members who are
willing to work hard and put
forth their best efforts.
The Future Fanners of
America is only an organi-
zation. It is only as much as
the individual members
make of it and nothing
more. The opportunities are
there for those who will
seize them. In the words of
the famous poet, James
Russell Lowell:
life is a leaf of paper white
Whereon each one of us may
write
His word or two; and then
comes night.
Though thou have time
But for a line, be that
sublime;
Not failure, but low aim. is a
crime.
So set your goals. Future
Farmers, and aim high
while you have the chance.
If you want to make the
most of your FFA member-
ship, I encourage you to get
involved in as many activit-
ies as you can. You’ll be
glad you did.
It's “Back to School”
time again for the youngs-
ters in our area.
School begins next week
in both the Bellville and
Columbus Independent Sc-
hools District with Colum-
bus getting started on Mon-
day, August 22, and Bell-
ville getting underway Tu-
esday, August 23.
The first day will be a full
day in both schools.
Monday will be a teach-
Blood
Drive
Wednesday
The West End Lions Club
is reminding everyone that
their annual Blood Drive is
scheduled for Wednesday,
August 24, from 1 - 9 p.m. at
Firemen’s Hall in Industry.
One donation of blood will
insure the donor’s family
for 12 months.
Appointments may be
made by calling the Indus-
try State Bank 357-4437 or
John Rice 357-4454.
C of C
Meeting
Thursday
New Ulm Chamber of
Commerce members are
reminded of the regular
Chamber meeting Thurs-
day, August 25, at Hester
Wendt's Cafe at 7:30 p.m.
Chief
Appraiser
Named
Bart Townsend has been
named as the Chief Apprai-
ser of the Austin County
Appraisal District with the
action coming at the Tues-
day, August 9 meeting of the
Board of Directors.
Townsend was serving as
the Acting Chief Appraiser
since the services of former
Chief Appraiser Jack Sim-
mons were terminated.
At the same time, the
Board named Allen W. Mc-
Kinley as the Deputy Chief
Appraiser (Townsend's old
Job). McKinley previously
had been the District's ma-
nager of Real Estate.
Although Townsend was
named Chief Appraiser Tu-
esday, his appointment was
made retroactive to August
1.
Fair Winners
To Receive
Belt Buckles
The 56th Annual Austin
County Fair is proud to
announce that this year's
winners will be receiving
“special series" belt buck-
les.
At the same time, the
Austin County Fair is mak-
ing available to the public
the privilege of purchasing
an unengraved buckle de-
signed exclusively for the
1983 Fair. This buckle is
available in a gold and
silver design at a cost of
170.00 or in a solid brass
design available at $25.00.
During the Fair, ten gold
and silver buckles of a
special numbered series
and a gold belt buckle will
be auctioned off to the
general public.
Advance orders will be
taken at the Austin County
Fair Office Monday, Wed-
nesday and Fridays from I
p.m. - 5 p.m. For more
information call 865-5400 A
deposit equal to half the cost
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er’s workday in the Bellville
schools.
BISD Budget
Hearing Tonight
4-H Beef
Project
ProgressShow
The 4-H Beef Project
Group Progress Show will
be held Saturday, August 20
at the Austin County Fair-
grounds. Weighin will be
from 8:00 a.m until 9:00
am., with Judging begin-
ning at noon.
Those eligible to partici-
pate are the 1983 4-H Beef
Project Group members
and interested FFA mem-
bers who attended two of
the four beef project group
meetings held throughout
the past four months. Pl-
ease note this is not your
regular 4-H club meeting,
but the project group meet-
ings which were held mon-
thly.
Eligibility will be validat-
ed by attendance lists from
each meeting. There will be
no exceptions.
Prizes will be three troph-
ies to be awarded to the
three top seniors, ages 14
and up, and three trophies
to be awarded to the three
top juniors, ages 9 through
13.
Alexander To
Address
Lions Club
Warren Alexander will
speak to the West End Lions
Club about Geophysical Ex-
ploration for petroleum. He
was associated with Exxon
Research Company for 37
years.
He will explain the three
different methods of explor-
ation used in searching for
petroleum - magnetic, gra-
vity and seismic. His talk
will center on the seismic
method - techniques and
interpretations.
A public hearing on the
proposed 198344 school
year budget for the Bellville
Independent School District
will be held tonight (Thurs-
day) at 7:90 p.m. at the
High School Library.
A copy of the proposed
budget appears elsewhere
in this issue of The New Ulm
Enterprise.
After a number of work-
shop sessions and after
Industry
Auxiliary
Meeting Held
The Firemen’s Auxiliary
of the Industry Vol Fire
Dept met Tuesday night.
August 16, with the presi-
dent, Verna CoufaL presid-
ing.
Minutes of the previous
meeting were read by Glor-
ia Biggs in the absence of
Sadie Shupak and the Trea-
surer’s report was given by
Benoyle Krause.
A thank you was extended
to all who donated items for
the auction, country store,
bake sale and any other
contributions of items or
work at the Annual Celebra-
tion.
A new member was ac-
cepted into the organizat-
ion, Mrs. Francine Pevow.
The buying of three new
roasters and a new stove
was discussed and Gloria
Biggs and Benolye Krause
were appointed to look into
the purchasing of such it-
ems.
A picture and a note of
thanks was received from
the Firecrackers ball team.
The Auxiliary had sponsor-
ed the team in their sum-
mer ball program.
The next meeting is sche-
duled for Tuesday, Septem-
ber 20.
input from a Otizea’s Ad-
visory Committee and sc-
hool personnel, the Trustees
are proposing a General
Operating Fond Budget of
$4,115,988 which is almost a
$50,800 reduction from the
198M3 year ($49,884 to be
exact).
The trustees struggled
long and hard with the
budget, facing a need to
trim it down while needing
to make several education-
related improvements.
The biggest budget in-
crease is in Instruction
costs (payroll) where tea-
chers have been added to
strengthen the reading pro-
gram in Junior High where
reading deficiencies were
becoming very noticeable;
to begin the computer cour-
se instruction at the high
school level; to reduce the
student - teacher ratios and
to get the five responsibility
period day into effect for
teacher*.
The biggest reductions in
the budget have been in
Instructional Administra-
tion, in School Administra-
tion, in Transportation, in
co-curricular activities (sp-
orts and organizations), in
various contracted services
and in capital outlay for
facilities acquisition and
Lioness
Club Meeting
Mon., Aug. 22
The West End Lioness
Club will meet Monday,
August 22.
Board meeting will begin
at 6 p.m and members are
asked to meet at the Indus-
try Fire Station at 1:38 p.m.
They will leave at 8:45 for a
trip to Miracle Farms at
Brenham.
Visitors are welcome.
Named BISD Superintendent
Bill R. Shaver, 51, of
Sugar Land is the new
Superintendent of Schools
for the Bellville ISD. He was
named to the post at a
Special Board Meeting
Monday night
Shaver comes to Bellville
with some 30 years of
experience in teaching and
administration, all except
one year in the Fort Bend
School District.
For the past three years
he has been the Assistant
Superintendent of the Fort
Bend District that now in-
cludes three High Schools
(Dulles, Willowridge and
Clements). For the 10 years
prior to that. Shaver was
the Principal at Dulles High
School and saw the high
school grow from 1400 stu-
dents to 4200 students dur-
ing the period.
District.
Ironically, his first job
was in law enforcement,
working in 1952-53 as a
Patrolman with the Beau-
mont Police Department. In
1953- 54 he was a science
teacher and coach at Love-
lady High School. From
1954- 59, Shaver was Athletic
Director, Head F ootball Co-
ach and biology teacher at
Missouri City High School.
From 1959-1966 be held
the same posts at John
Foster Dulles High School
and, in 1986, was named as
the Assistant Principal at
Dulles High School and
served until 1971 when be
was promoted to Principal,
a position held until being
named as the Assistant
Superintendent of the entire
District.
Superintendent Shaver
has received many honors
during his career and at
various times has been
elected as School Adminis-
trator of the year. Teacher
of the Year and Coach of the
Year.
Additionally, he is a char-
ter member and Past -
President of the Stafford-
Missouri City Lions Club
and a Charter member of
the Optimist Boys Club of
SugarLand.
Since 1979, Shaver has
been a guest lecturer in the
graduate schools of the
University of Houston, Hou-
ston Baptist University,
Sam Houston State Univer-
sity and at Texas Southern
University. In 1980, he also
taught a graduate course in
pupil personnel manage-
ment at Houston Baptist
University.
Shaver told the audience
after being named as the
new superintendent that he
and his wife, Barbara, were
looking forward to getting
back to a district size where
they would know everyone.
The new Superintendent’s
career in Education is very
interesting. A native of
Grapeland, he received his
BS Degree from Lamar
University in Beaumont,
majoring in physical educa-
tion and biology. He later
received his Master's De-
gree from the University of
Houston in addition to his
Principal’s and Superinten-
dent’s Certification, work-
ing on those achievements
while teaching In Fort Bend
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