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NEW ULM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1946
Volume 37 No. 2.
Star Route News
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a Boy Scout Board of Re.
meeting held Monday eve-
at the local school three
of Houston; a sis-
Mrs. Jack Manford
Guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kech Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Pless
of Houston and her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schultz of
Sugarland and Mr. and Mrs.
Theo. Martin of Fayetteville.
arms
more
milk
The buck tried to work his
head through a closely woven
mesh wire fence to help him-
self to chick feed placed on the
inside of a pen. In the maneu-
ver its antlers became entangled
in the meshes of the wire, and
Wed-
farm
Joe
with
the Enter
to inform
and where
Featured on the program for
the rally will be an inspiration-
al message, stirring music by
various choirs, and the Inter-
pretation of Religious Arts.
The trip to the rally will be
made in a bus to be chartered
by the organization.
plus a premium of
Under this
bonds are to mature
over a period of 10 yean.
Youth Rally .
Approximately 15 members
of the Methodist Youth Fellow,
ship organization are expected
to go to San Antonio on Satur-
day. Oct. 26 to attend a Youth
Rally of all Southwest Texas
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neghboring towns, respond to
calls at any hour, if not on
duty. However, it sometimes
happens that the doctors have
more calls booked ahead, than
they have wheels on their re-
spective cars. After all—they
are human and become fatigued
and exhausted because of their
longing to save human life.
They do not strike for higher
wages and lower hours. They
welcome competition. God bless
them! Then, too, country roads
are susceptable to moisture and
become soft and flexible, when
they should be hard and dry,
which makes driving in the
dark of the night slow and dan-
gerous. What can be done to
iover-bridge the situation? Noth-
The Theo. Wehring cotton
gin, located in the town of
Bleiblerville, was totally des-
troyed by fire shortly after the
noon hour on Tuesday. Also
destroyed was a large saw mill
boused in the same building, a
large cotton platform and num.
erous bales of cotton and cotton
seed. A number of bales of
cotton were saved from the
flames.
Reports state the fire pro-
bably originated from sparks
caused by friction or from an
overheated bearing in a seed
conveyor used to load cotton
seed on trucks for shipment to
a mill.
Reports indicate the gin was
partially covered by insurance.
Rev. Roos And Delegates
Of Industry Methodist
Church To Conference
The New Ulm P. T. A. met
for the first meeting of the
1946-47 school term on Tues-
day night, October 15. Despite
disagreeable weather the at-
tendance was considered very
good.
disease, pestilence and other
ills follow in the wake of all
wars. He climbs highest who
helps others up. United we
stand, divided we fall. None
are disqualified expressing opin.
ion.
press has recently
a timely warning to
suggesting that
confer-
beauti-
Methodist
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a carnival at its next meeting
on November 19. The program
committee was appointed to
make all plans and preparations
for this carnival.
The president, Mrs. L A.
Reichle, appointed the follow-
ing committees to serve this
Young People To Attend
Youth Rally On 26th
Mrs. Mike Krenek Died
At Her Home Wednesday
Rev Arnold M. Roos, pastor
of the Industry Methodist
Church will leave next Tuesday
for San Antonio where he will
attend the annual Seuthwest
Texas Conference of the Metho-
dist Church October 28-27.
Accompanying Rev. Roos will
be congregational delegates J.
C. Buenger and Ernst Muenz-
ler, and Clarence Moeller who
will attend as a delegate to the
Boys Conference, held
same time.
All sessions of the
ence will be held in the
ful Travis Park
Church in San Antonio.
Much interest will be centered
on activities of the closing day
of the conference, Sunday, Oct.
27, when appointments of pas-
tors will be announced. Mem-
bers of the Industry congrega-
tion are hoping and making ev.
ery effort possible to have Rev.
Roos re-appointed as their pas.
tor for another year. During
his sixteen months as pastor
of the Industry congregation.
Rev. Roos has made many
friends and gained the confi-
dence and respect of practically
every citizen in the Industry
and surrounding communities.
Through his hard labors and
influence he has gained for the
church more than 50 new mem-
bers, 39 during the past confer-
ence year. The congregation
boasts a membership of well
Travis Park
Mrs. Mike Krenek, nee Marie
Kneblek, life long resident of
the Pisek community, died
Wednesday night at 7:00 o’
clock at her home following a
lingering illness.
Mrs. Krenek, who reached the
age of 67 years, 9 months and
20 days, was born cn Decem-
ber 26, 1878 at Bordovic, Fay-
ette county. She was united in
marriage with Mike Krenek,
who with twelve children mourn
her passing The children are
Millie, Mrs. Henry Janecek of
Willow Springs; Fannie Krenek,
at home; Tonie, Mrs. Arno E.
Arndt of Lone Oak; Julie, Mrs.
John Kech of Frelsburg; Miss
Lillian Krenek of Austin; Ma-
rie, Mrs. James Beck of Hous-
ton; Evelyn Krenek of Hous-
ton ; Eddie Krenek of Pisek;
Edwin Krenek at home; John-
nie and Victor Krenek of Hous-
ton and Walter Krenek of La
Grange. Also surviving are 18
grandchildren and 1 great-
grandchild; two brothers, Paul
Knebleck of Denton and Char-
lie Kneblek
ter. Fannie,
of Houston.
Deceased
faithful member of the Sts.
Peter and Paul Catholic Church
of Frelsburg.
Funeral services will be held
at 9:00 o’clock Friday morning
from the Knesek Funeral Home
at Fayetteville, and will be
continued in the Catholic church
at Frelsburg at 10:00 o’clock.
Rev Edward Geiser will offi-
ciate. Burial will be in the
Frelsburg Catholic Cemetery.
Knesek Funeral Home of Fay-
etteville has charge of arrange-
ments.
Army Declares Draft
Holiday Rest Of 1946
(By C. W. Schmidt)
Good morning, everyone!
gave a talk on “The History of
Our P. T. A.” This talk was
prepared from the minutes of
all previous meetings and con-
tained some interesting facts
about the organization’s pro-
gress and accomplishments
A delicious lunch of cake,
sandwiches and coffee was
served by the refreshment
committee to all present.—
Mrs. Wilson G. Neumann, re-
porter.
It's no secret that New' Ulm
and trades territory, comprised
of approximately 200 square
miles of territory, is without
a practicing physician, druggist
and hospital. It seems the town
can’t get one without making
provision for the other. The
time for expansion of the town
limits in preparation for the
future, is premature. Material
for building purposes is not a-
vailable—not even *for veterans
—at any price. The faithful and
conscientious physicians of
Patients reported to be
hospitals in neighboring towns
are as follows:
Mrs. Emil Gross, in the Bell-
ville hospital, is recovering
from a recent major operation.
In the La Grange hospital is
Mrs. Ernst Brokmeyer, w-ho Is
under special medical attention
in an effort to regaih her for-
mer good health
Fritz Heinsohn, Frelsburg
merchant, is a patient in
Columbus hospital.
A report, advocating grading,
repairing and hardsurfacing the
century old cut-off road, lead-
ing past the residence of Wm.
Schweke, at the old townsite,
and terminating at the N. E.
corner of thfe G. Muench Sr.
homestead, has been heard over
the grapevine radio. The ven-
ture will be a boon and a bless,
ing in disguise to a number of
farmers, who are- mud-bound
during rainy seasons. Further-
more, it would shorten the dis-
tance for the upland farmers
in reaching their timberland
for hauling their winter supply
of cord wood. According to ru-
mors the repair, grading and
topping of the road will be tak.
en care for by a private con-
cern, and will be utilized by' the
sponsors for heavy trucking,
moving machinery, whether for
pipeline construction or for wild-
catting activities, does not alter:
the situation. The re-opening of .
the old time ox-wagon road,
may, eventually, make more
homesites available for labor-
.ing people, who might want to
build a home in that area when
building material becomes a-
vailable.
enough to defray the cost of
the salt the player consumes.
It is also claimed that the one-,
armed bandits rob the players
out of several billion dollar.*.
For the privilege of operating
the machines the government
receives 817 million dollars in
tax or revenue from the licens-
ed operators. When people get
stung by a scorpion they usual,
ly stay away from the reptile.
With a slot machines it is the
other way around, the more the
player gets stung the more
coins he puts in the machine
to ease the financial loss. For-
tunately the slot machines and
pin-balls are no longer idolized,
since the close of the war.
The
leased
public
youngsters stay away from
one-armed bandits-—slot
chines and pin-balls—lest their
money will be gone with the
wind. The warning claims that
the machines are factory made
Washington, Oct. 11.—With
nearly 1,000,000 volunteers in
uniform, the army Friday de-
claied a draft holiday for the
rest of 1946.
Major Gen. Lewis B. Her-
shey, selective service director,
was notified by the war De-
partment that some 20,000 men
who already had been called up
for induction the last half of
October, and 15,000 men in the
November quota, need not re-
port
For December there will be
no quota, but no promises were
made beyond the first of the
year. The War Department said
the suspension did not prejudice
its right to renew calls if fu-
ture volunteer enlistments fail
to maintain adequate military
strength.
The holiday was the second
this year; there were no calls
in July and August.
Friday’s action promised to
figure in congressional debate
if the War Department should
ask a further extension of the
selective sendee act beyond
next March 31, its present
piration date.
over the life of the bonds is
>38,208.33, and the annual pay-
ment of principal and interest
ranges from >42,283 33 the
first tax year which includes
interest from date of issue pro-
bably, November 15, 1946, to
the first maturity date Febru-
ary 1, 1948 to the final
ment of >38,380.00 on F
ary 1, 1957.
Our valuation for tax pur-
poses this year is >18,964,280.-
00. It twill probably increase
year by year as our oil fields
are more fully developed. We,
however, have not included this
anticipated increase in our esti-
mate. This valuation should
produce for each 1 cent of tax
levied the sum of >1.896.43 on
a 100% collection Oasis. Our
ration of actual collections to
taxes assessed for the past four
years has been approximately
96%, in our estimates we have
planned on only a 92t£% col-
lection. We have also provided
for the 3% discount allowed
early taxpayers, the tax collec-
tor’s fees, assessor’s fees, treas-
urer’s commissions, insolvent
taxpayers and errors and have
estimated our current tax col-
lections at only >1,600.00 act-
ually available for the Road
Bonds for each 1 cent of the
tax levied rather than the
100% or >1,896.43. We have
The highway department in-
sists that guilty parties quit
the habit of dumping dead
chickens, cats, dogs and other
domestic animals onto the high-
way. Travelers, as well as the
adjacent land owners take of-
fence at such open law viola-
tions and nuisance. They lose
their appetite for fried chick-
en ere they reach their favor-
ite cafe. A better way and more
hygenical, is to bury the car-
casses in a hole dug with a
ground auger. The farm home
is usually classed among the
cleanest and most sanitary
spots by men and women who
themselves were reared on a
farm. The highway department
spends lots of time and money
for the beautification of the
highway right-of-way. Anyone
desiring to advertise his poul-
try business should use live
chickens aq a sample of the
purity of his strain, rather
than dead ones.
At
view
ning
members of the New Ulm Troop
No. 325 advanced to the rank
of' Life Scout. Successfully
passing their test for this ad-
vanced rank were Earl Henry
Meyer, Ernest Baumgart Jr.
and Aubrey Mohnke.
Sitting as a board of review
were Ernest H. Baumgart Sr.,
Wilson Neumann and Walter
Mieth. Wm. Lee Edwards, Field
Scout Executive of Houston,
was present and acted as secre-
tary.
Mr. Edwards, who is success-
levied.
We estimate that a tax rate
cf 25 cents for the first three
years, 24 cents for the fourth
year, 23 cents for the fifth
year, and 22 cents for the re-
maining five years will pay off
all bonds and interest and leave
a cash balance in excess of
>1,000.00.
Any increase in vaulations
or any better ratio of collec-
tion would, of course, reduce
our estimated tax rate. With
the 15 cents made available by
dropping the Jail Bond and
Permanent Improvement tax
this would mean an increase
over our present 70 cent county-
wide tax rate of 10 cents for
the first three years, 9 cents
for %
for the fifth year and 7 rants
for the other five years or an
average of 8.2 cents over the
10 year period.
This would cost each indivi-
dual taxpayer an additional tax
over <what he is now paying as
follows: For each >100.00 in
valuation ten cents for each
of the first three years begin-
ning in 1947; nine cents for the
fourth year; eight cents for
the fifth year: and seven cents
for each of the remaining five
years, or an average of eight
and two/tenths cents over the
ten year period.
As long as our present val-
uation holds up this Road Bond
issue will never cost you more
and it is almost certain to cost
you less.
Get our your notice for this
year’s taxes and find your
countywide valuation and for
each >1,000.00 of valuation you
can easily figure the most it
can cost you each year if the
Road Bond election carries. For
instance, on a >1,000.00 valua-
tion it would cost you >1.00
each of the first three years;
90 cents the fourth year; 80
cents the fifth year and 70
cents in each - -
years.”
Next week
will endeavor
readers, how
Bond money will be
authorised, and what
The Enterprise also promised
their readers that in this week’s
issue they would attempt to
inform the taxpayers what
they might expect these Road
Bonds to cost them in addition-
al taxes over and above the
present 70 cent countywide tax
rate, should the taxpayers vote
to authorize the issuance of the
Road Bonds.
The information for this es-
timate was furnished the En-
terprise by James F. Houlihan,
Special Auditor of Colorado
County for the past nine years.
A complete breakdown of the
manner in which this estimate
was computed by the Special
Auditor is in the hands of your
County Commissioner. Should
you desire more detailed infor-
mation you are at liberty to
consult him at any time.
We quote Special Auditor
Houlihan as to the estimated
Louis Maecke, 79, of near
Cat Spring, was found drowned
in an earthen tank early
nesday morning near the
home of
Malecek,
whom he
home.
Mr. Maecke, a retired farm-
er, was born in Germany Octo-
ber 12, 1867, and came to Am-
erica a? a small boy, settling
in Austin county at Cat Spring.
His wife died in 1929 and he
had since made his home with
his half-sister, Mrs. Joe Mala-
cek. He had no children.
Funeral services were held
from the Malacek home this
Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o’-
clock, with burial in the Kollat-
schny cemetery at Cat Spring.
Frnka Funeral Home with Ben
Boehme directing, had charge
of arrangements.
Besides his half-sister, sur-
vivors include numerous nieces
and nephews.’
Bleiblerville Gin Is
Destroyed By Fire
Mr. and Mrs.
of Cat Spring,
had been making his
Louis’Maecke Of Cat
Spring Drowns In Tank
Visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Reichle and son
Friday were Mrs C. A. Grobe
and Mrs. Will Shimek of Wei-
mar. Mrs. Allen Grobe and
daughters Judy, Beth and Gin-
ger of Houston, Mrs. Claude
Graves and baby daughter
Claudette and Mrs. Tinnie
Voitle of Columbus.
Last week the New Ulm En-
terprise informed its readers
just what prompted the Colora-
do County Commissioners*
Court to submit the proposition
of issuing >350,000.00 in Road
Bonds to a vote of the property.
During the business meeting owning taxpayers at an election
the organization decided to try I called for November 2, 1946, in
to raise some money by having1 Colorado County.
—Mrs. M. C. Koch, chairman;
Mrs. E. H. Baumgart, Mrs. Ben
Boehme, Mrs. H L. Frnka. and
Mrs. Otto Ashorn. Program
Committee—Gilbert Ziegenbein,
chairman; H. L. Muenzler, L.
A. Altman, Mrs. L. A. Altman,
and Mrs. Isabella Schuette.
Membership Committee—E. H.
Baumgart, chairman; H. L.
Frnka, Robert Schweke, Mrs.
Hy. Mau, and Mrs. Ernest
Richter.
After the meeting adjourn-
ed an interesting program was
presented by the school chil-
dren. As the main feature of,
the program Mrs. L. A. Reichle! cost of the Road Bond issue
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fully discharging his duties as term: Refreshment Committee
Field Scout Executive, also ap-
peared before the board of re-
view and passed the test for
his advancement to the rank
of a Star Scout. He also was
the recipient of three merit,
badges.
G. R. Ziegenbein, local scout-
master, advanced to the 1st
class rank and received three
merit badges.
Oswald Laake became a first
class scout.
In addition to the above,
merit badges were earned by
Aubrey Mohnke, Earl Henry
Meyer, Currie Lee Meyer, and.
Gene Mieth. Each receiving two
badges for passing their tests.
Three Local Boys
Become Life Scouts
the more the buck shoved for- Ycuth, to ba held in the audi-
ward and pulled backwards, the of the Travu
more his chances for ultimately Methodist ’de-
extricating himself, dwindled^
The frantic animal resorted to
high vaulting which resulted in
the collapse of the chick pen,
completely trapping him and
making a picture resembling
the old play “Frog in the Mid-
dle.” A lady' noticed the trap-
ped fleet footed intruder and
promptly dispatched him to the
happy hunting grounds by
wielding an ax. But for a letter
written to a friend by the
proud lady, the matter would
have remained a secret to the
neighbors in the community
where it happened. The echo of
the letter rolled back and was
promptly verified by the reci-
pient.
Last December an 8-point
buck stuck his nose into busi-
ness which did not concern
him and fell victim to his
curiosity. Deer, it is said, are
very fond of chick feed. Once
they get a taste of it, they come
back for more. Deer do not eat
over the fence—they work their I
head through it or jump over. l0V£r 200 at the present time.
to the property owning taxpay-
ers as follows:
“To bring out the cost of the
Road Bond issue to the taxpay-
ers we must go back to the
year 1940 when you will recall
the Commissioners’ Court built
our new jail without increas-
ing the countywide tax rate, in
fact reduced the rate from 74
cents to 70 cents since 1940.
To retire the jail warrants
subsequently refunded into
bonds an annual tax was as-
sessed for Permanent Improve-
ment purposes; on the 1946
Tax Roll this tax is 15 cents.
Enough money was accumu-1 estimated our delinquent tax
lated in the Jail Bond Sinking collections at V4 of the current
Fund and in the Permanent tax which we figure will be-
Improvement Fund to enable | come delinquent each year or
the Commissioners’ Court to >70.00 fcr each 1 cent of tax
call for redemption the entire
Jail Bond issue 5 years before
the last maturity date. In ad-
dition extensive repairs and al-
terations, especially in the base-
ment of the Courthouse, were
made.
Therefore, we now find our-
selves with a new jail complete-
ly paid for, a Courthouse in
splendid condition, and a bal-
ance in our Permanent Improve-!
ment Fund sufficient fo keep
these buildings in good repair
for at least ten years.
This means that our 70 per
cent countywide tax rate can
be reduced in 1947 by the 15
cents at present assessed for
Jail Bond and Permanent Im-
provement purposes, thus mak-
ing this 15 cents available to be
assessed for the Road Bond
Sinking Fund if the bonds are
authorized.
Thus, the additional tax to
retire the Road Bonds if issued,
will be only the amount by
which the Road Bond tax will
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