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NEW ULM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949
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Bellville Service Officers
Meeting Was Successful
Columbus F.F.A. Boys
Will Have Exhibits At
Houston Stock Show
New Elm Area To Be
Well Represented At
Houston Stock Show
Texans May Buy Auto
Plates Conveniently If
Legislature Permits
P. T. A. Meeting Now
Postponed To Feb. 18
Mrs. Joe V. Hajek
Dies At Industry
Columbus High School
Band To Be Honored At
Houston Steck Show
istle
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LCRA Constructing
Third Generating Unit
At Buchanan Dam
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vin.
Samuel Morse invented the
electric telegraph.
E. E. Reinecker of Bellville
was a pleasant visitor in New
Ulm Monday.
Sight-Seeing Trip Down
Ship Channel Enjoyed
By Two Local Boy Scouts
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Brenham Lutheran
Pastor’s Conference
Held At Frelsbnrg
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Examinations For State
Jobs To Be Held Feb. 26
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‘ebruary 13 at
Bellville. Jan. 20.—A two day
meeting of interest to every
Austin county veteran was held
at the Legion hall in Bellvihe
beginning January 15 and clos.
ing on the 16. The purpose of
the meeting was to discuss
many phases of the veterans’
right and benefits under the ex-
isting laws and service officers
from 29 counties in the imme-
diate area attended.
THE NEW ULM ENTERPRIJ
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12.00 Per Year
tracts had been awarded to
manufacturers for the equip-
ment to go into the enlarged
building.
The expansion of these gen-
erating facilities are being paid
for out of the 83,050,000 worth
of revenue bonds sold by the
Authority in December. The is-
suance °f this amount of bonds
has used up the total amount
of bonds (825,000,000) which
lhe LCRA is allowed to issue
under the restrictions of the
legislative acts creating it, Mr.
Starcke pointed out.
“The requirements of the ten
rural electrification coopera-
tives and the more than 250
municipalities and small com-
munities served by LCRA have
grown by leaps and bounds
during the last 10 years,” he
pointed out. “The use of LCRA
electricity by thesc customers
has increased approximately
260 per cent since 1939. In or-
der for the LCRA to continue
to provide these customers witn
the electric service they require
and must have, the LCRA is
asking the Legislature to re-
move the restrictions it has
placed upon it against the is-
suance of revenue bonds, or to
raise the limit from the pres-
ent 825,000,000 to 850,000,000.
“This does not, nor will not,
involve the expenditure of any
state funds, or the levying of
any taxes, or the remission of
any taxes,” he emphasized.
“The LCRA is merely asking
Two local boys, Wilbert Gross,
member of the New Ulm Boy
Scout Troop, and Newton Hege-
meyer, a member of the Cub
Pack, were on Sunday, January
16. treated with a sight-seeing
s ship channel
from Houston to Galveston.
The trip, beginning at the
site of the Dixon Gun Plant,
was mad® on a submarine chas-
er and mine sweeper. The boys
were accompanied by Scout-
master Gilbert R. Ziegenbein
and Cubmaster Ernest H.
Baumgart. Some of the points
of interest viewed wer® the San
Jacinto battle grounds’and the
Battleship Texas.
The winning of the Presi-
’8 award entitled a scout
from each unit to make the
trip. Scouts Gross and Hege-
meyer were chosen by lot from
the two groups, as only one boy
from each unit was allowed to
go on the trip.
Wilbert is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Davy Gross, and Newton
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Harry E. Rather, educational | *nP down the
director of veteran’s affairs ” *
commission of Austin, was prin-
cipal speaker and stressed the
value of vocational rehabilita-
tion, hospitalization, insurance
rights and institutional train-
ing. One of the most important
points on hig program to the
farm veterans is the farm
home program, which was dis-
cussed at length.
A good attendance of Austin
county veterans was gratifying
when there is a hard-to-meet
demand for electricity.
The present power house will
be extended 64 feet to provide
------1------ space for the new generator
future and other generating and the pumping unit
to the service officers attend- dent’,
ing the meeting and L. F. Wei- “
ge, Austin county service offi-
cer, thanked them for their in-
terest in the various programs
outlined by the G. I. Bill.
Mr. Rather brought out an
interesting local angle when he
explained that the Austin of-
fice decided to hold this meet-
ing in Bellville, although being
nowhere near the center of the
twenty-nine counties represent-
ed, as a tribute to Mr. Weige
for his untiring efforts in the
behalf of veterans.—Times.'
Feb. 2 has been designated as
“High School Band Day” at the
17th annual Houston Fat Stock
Show and Rodeo, according to
W Albert Lee, president.
Columbus, Weimar and Eagle
Lake are among the 11 towns
to be honored Feb. 2.
Columbus has been invited to
enter a “Rodeo Queen” who wilt
rice in the grand entry. She will
compete Feb. 2 with other
queens from whom a “Queen
of the Day” will be selected.
The “Day Queens” then com-
pete Feb. 13, the last day of
the show, for “Queen of 1949.”
The only requirement of the
Queen is that she be able to
ride.
Visitors in the A. E. Schweke
home, Sunday were Mrs. Emil
Untermeyer and son Harold,
and Calvin Kollmann, all of Co-
lumbus, Mr. and Mrs LeRoy
Grebe and daughter Peggy of
Welcome, and Mrs. Sanford
Schmid and daughters Carolyn
Lea, and Sandara Ann of Shel-
by. . ... w
Austin.—The . fellow Who
drives miles to get hig automo-
bile license plates and then
waits in lin® hours at the court,
house is going to get a break,
if a bill introduced in the Tex-
as Legislature becomes law.
The proposal, authored by
Sen W. A. Shofner of Bell coun.
ty, would authorize the estab-
lishment of permanent automo-
bile registration offices in an
estimated 500 small towns and
rural communities, in addition
to county seats and large cities.
In all there would be approxi-
mately 1,000 places to register
cars, compared now with 254
The Merit System Council,
which serve as a ^“clearing
house” for positions in the
State Department of Public
Welfare and the Texas Employ,
ment Commission will hold open
competitive examinations on
Feb. 26, 1949 for a number of
positions now open in those a-
gencies, according to Chas S.
Gardiner, Director of the Merit
System Council.
There is a continuing need
for workers in the Stat® De-
partment of Public Welfare and
the Texas Employment Com-
mission. The immediate need
for professional workers con-
sist of Field Worker, with the
Public Assistance Program;
Child Welfare Worker and Sen.
ior Child Welfar® Worker, with
the Child Welfare Program.
Clerical and stenographic
needs consist of Clerk-Typist,
Senior Clerk, Key Punch Op-
erator and Junior Stenographer
in the State Department of Pu-
blic Welfare; Stenographer II
and Apprentice clerk with the
Texas Employment Commis-
sion. The Commission is mak-
ing very few appointments at
this time, but feels that regis-
ters Should be established to
take care of anticipated vacan-
cies between now and the time
of the next examinations.
The Council points out that
applications for these examina-
tions must be made out on an
official application blank which Cufr,
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cal agency offices or by writ-i
‘Joe V. Hajek; two daughters,
Minnie, Mrs. John Cufr of Fay.
etteville, and Mary, Mrs. Hen-
ry Krenek of Industry; three
sons, Alvin Hajek of Industry,
John Hajek of El Campo, and
Willie Hajek of Industry; one
sister, Mrs. Josie Svajda of
Seaton; one brother, Ed. Polcak
of Industry; 8 grandchildren
and 5 great-grandchildren.
The next meeting of th^ New
Ulm Ladies Aid and Missionary
Society will be held in the home
of Mrs. Romeo Iselt, instead
in the home of Mrs. M. C. Koch,
as was previously announced.
The Columbus Chapter of Fu-
ture Farmers, of the Columbus
high school, will be well repre-
sented at the Houston Fat
Stock Show this year. Members
who will exhibit are:
Jim Jack Richardson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Richardson
of Columbus, will show one beef
calf.
J. C. Knight, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Knight of Columbus,
will show the dairy heifer which
he wdh in the milking race at
last year’s show. The sponsor
of this calf is L. F. Rothermel,
of the Maritime Oil Co., of
Houston.
Raymond Foerster, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Foerster of
New Ulm, will show one pen of
single fat hogs, and one pen
of three fat hogs. He will also
take two pens of single capons.
Wilbert Gross will take one
pen of turkey hens. Wilbert is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Davy
Gross of New Ulm.
Wilburn Ordner, son of Mr.
and Mrs Emil Ordner of Frels-
burg, will show one pen of three
capons, and one single entry of
capons.
facilities later.
The Buohanan installation is
a unique one in that in addi-
tion to the generator, a pump-
ing unit is being installed to
return water from Lake Inks
to Lake Buchanan in order that
sufficient water will be avail-
able at all times to operate the
additional generator.
The pump, operating on elec-
tricity from a steam generat-
ing plant during night time and
holiday periods when there is
an excess supply of electricity,
will place sufficient water in-
to Buchanan to generate 18,-
767 additional horsepower for
use during periods of the day
Indies Aid Will Meet In
• Mrs. Romeo Iselt’s Home
Mrs. Joe V. Hajek, lifelong
and well known resident of In-
dustry, died Friday, January
21, at 1:30 p. m. in the Bell-_________
ville hospital. Mrs. Hajek had 'unit at the
been in ill health for a number
of years. She attained the age
of 76 years and 5 days.
Mrs. Hajek, nee Anna Polcak,
was bom at Industry on Jan-
uary 16, 1878, a daughter of
the late Frank Polcak and his
Wife Mary Prazak, natives of
Europe. She attended the local
school for her education. On
November 10, 1889 in a cere-
mony performed at Frelsburg,
she was united in marriage
with Joe V. Hajek of Industry.
They engaged in farming at
Industry, where sh® lived her
entire life. She was a devout
and active member of the In-
dustry Catholic church.
Funeral services were held
at Industry, Sunday, January
28, at 3 p. m. from the Zas-
New Ulm H. D. Club
Will Have Valentine
On February
Senator Shofner said his pro-
posal would relieve county tax
assessor-collectors of the bur-
densome duty of registering
cars and handling title transfer
papers. This duty would be
turned over to responsible local
business men in each communi-
ty, who would be designated a-
gents and be directly account-
able to the State Highway De-
partment.
Agents would be named for
every town and community
where deemed necessary. Large
cities and in many cases, county
seat towns, would have not one
but several agents.
Senator Shofner said he had
been assured that each design-
ated agent would be a respon-
sible local man with a place of
business in a non-congested a-
rea, yet in a place convenient
' to the public.
“Passage of the bill will mean
there will be virtually no more
waiting in line and a minimum
of travel to obtain license
plates—even for persons living
many miles from the court-
house,” he said.
The Bell County Senator said
his bill had the endorsement of
every tax collector who was
“fully acquainted” with what
the bill will mean toward giv-
ing th® public better service. He
pointed out that the work of
tax collector offices had greatly
increased in years and this duty
had no relation to the regular
tax work.
He said he had been advised
by E, J. Arney, director of the
motor vehicle division of the
State Highw’aj- Department,
that his department favored the
proposal because of two major
advantages: (1) The public will
be given better service at no
additional administrative cost
(agents >vill receive a fixed
commission), and (2) The more
efficient system will lead to
greater and quicker recovery of
stolen vehicles and prompt
identification of vehicles involv-
ed in accidents.
Arney said the county’s
share of car license monej' that
is used for county roads will
not be less than now received
and in some counties
mount will be more.
The New Ulm area will be
well represented at the 1949
Houston Fat Stock Show and
Livestock Exposition
opens February
ues through Fi
Sam Houston Coliseum.
With more than 7200 head
of prize stock expected, and
>75,000 appropriated in prize
money, the exposition will sur-
pass that of any previous year.
For the second time in the 17
year history of this gigantic
South Western enterprise, the
livestock exhibitions will not be
held simultaneously. The mar-
ket show will be held for the
first week, and the breeding places—the courthouses.
•show, the second week.
Fat Stock Show officials re-
port that from th® New Ulm
area exhibitors and entries tab-
ulated thus far include the fol-
lowing:
Glenn Schmidt, Hereford
(Boy’s Fat Steer Show); Ruby
Schmidt, Dairy Calf; Wilburn
Ordner, 1 Hampshire Swine;
Raymond Foerster, 4 Duroc
Swine; Wilburn Ordner, 1 Du-
roc Swine; Wilbert Gross, 1 Du-
roc Swine; Milfred Meyer, 1
Lamb; Roy Schneider, 1 Lamb.
The seventeenth annual Hous-
ton Fat Stock Show will be pre-
ceded by a gigantic, panoramic
parade, with local and state dig.
nitaries, cowgirls and cowboys
in smart regalia, other out-
standing personalities, a red
bands participating More than
350,000 spectators are expected
to view this grandest of Hous-
ton expositions which is being
produced at a cost of more than
8395,000.
The entertainment program
will be highlighted by 118 per-
formances of the World Cham-
pionship Rodeo. It will be stag-
ed every night and at matinees
on Saturday and Sunday and
an additional performance each
Saturday morning for the bene-
fit of the school children. The
regular rodeo events plus many
new acts are scheduled. Trick
riders, the “Glamour” side ot
the Rodeo and other top talent
of the arena world, will be on
hand to thrill rodeo spectators.
And nowhere in the world are
Rodeo performers given more
genuine appreciation and tum-
ultuous applause than by the
capacity audiences attending
the annual Houston Fat Stock I
Show and Livestock Exposition.
The members of the New
Ulm Home Demonstration Club
will have their next meeting in
the home of Mrs. A. D. Vos-
kamp, on Friday, February 4,
at 2 p. m.
The women, in connection
with this meeting, will
have a Valentine party.
Local members are extending
a cordial invitation to all for-
mer Henkhaus club members
and non-members, of the Henk-
haua community, who would
like to come, to attend the
meeting and Valentine party.
You are welcome to join in the
fun.
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Mrs. L. A. Reichle and son
spent Saturday afternoon in Co-
lumbus visiting with Grandma
Voitle, in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude C. Graves ' and
daughters.
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Austin, January 27.—Con-
struction of a third generating
“j Buchanan Dam
Power plant of the Lower Colo-
rado River Authority is under-
way, General Manager Max
Starcke has announced.
This additional hydro-electric
generator will add 18,767 horse-
power to the LCRA’s produc-
tion of electricity when it is
completed early in 1950. This
i8 part of the LCRA’s program
of expansion of generating fac-
ilities to provide adequate sup-
ply of electricity for itg ex-
panding system needs.
The award of the contract
for the enlargement of the pow-
er plant building, and for con-
struction of foundations for th®
equipment, has been made by
the LCRA Board of Directors
to the firm of Sage, Anglin and
______ Field of Austin in the amount
koda Funeral Home and con- of 8157,201.35. Previously con-
tinued in the Catholic Church k—
with Father Edward Geiser of
Frelsburg, officiating, being as.
slsted by Father A Nesvadba
of Wallis, Father Frank Matus.
tik of Fayetteville, and Father
Edward Polcak of West. The
latter a nephew of the deceas-
ed. Burial was in the Catholic
cemetery at Industry. Zaskoda
Funeral Home of Industry di-
rected. Pallbearers were John
Cufr Jr., Leonard Cufr, Joe
, , Gen® Krenek, Frank
may be obtained from your lo-| Svajda, and Joe Marek.
Survivors are her husband,
Inclement weather conditions
last Friday, and also on Tues-
day, made it necessary to again
postpone the regular meeting of
the New' Ulm-Henkhaus P. T.
A., to Friday night, February
18. This postponement will
cause the January meeting to
’ . Officers
a very active organization for and committees deemed it ad-
the time between the meetings j into the open money market,
would be insufficient to plan, and. if it can, sell its revenue
and prepare a program for the I bonds and Use the proceeds
---x ----. --------'from th® bonds for the purpose
of further developing the Cen-
tral Texas area served by
LCRA,” he said.
In addition to providing elec-
tricity for approximately 350,-
000 people within a 31,000-mile
area in Central Texas, the LC-
RA provides the only substan-
tial conservation of water in
Texas today with its four pre-
sent dams. The water conser-
vation. soil conservation and
flood control programs of LC-
RA are paid for out of reven-
ues, it was pointed out.
By trapping and storing
flood waters of the Colorado
River, the LCRA has made
major contribution to thL
irrigating section in Colorado,
Wharton and Matagorda coun-
ties. The controlled release of
water during the summer
months, guaranteeing not only
a substantial increase in rice
planted, but also a full harvest,
has meant an increase of more
than 841,000,000 for the rice
growers the last eight years,
Mr. Starck® declared. During
1948, it is estimated that 810,-
000,000 worth of rice was made
that would not have been made
had it not been for releases of
water from LCRA dams.
The third generator and pump
installation at Buchanan and
the additional dams contam-
inated will increase the utiliza-
tion of waters of the Colorado
it wag pointed out.
The addition of a third gen-
erating unit at Buchanan is
part of the over-all expansion
program of the LCRA which
envisions the construction of
two additional dams in the near
ing to the Merit System Coun-
cil, 808 Tribune Building, Aus-
tin, Texas. Closing date for
submission of application is
February 9.
For their 39th conference, the
pastors of the Brenham Con-
ference, Texas District, Ameri-
can Lutheran Church, met in
Frelsburg, with Rev. Paul 3.
Fischer as host pastor.
The two day conference, Jan-
uary 19-20, was divided into
four sessions of spiritual, edu-
cational, and business affairs.
The first session opened with a
Holy Communion service. Rev.
A. E. Flathmann was the
preacher, Rev. Paul 3. Fischer
served as liturgist. The Rev. 1. ,
J. Haag served the conference
as chaplain.
Papers and studies presented
were: “An Outline Study of a
New Testament Book,” by Rev.
A. J Mohr. “Faith Cure vs. Di-
vine Healing,” by Rev. H. Wer.
necke. Book report on, “Com-
munism and the Church,” by
Rev. Fred Mgebroff. “What is
a Man Made Creed,” by Rev.
Theo. Streng.
Reports presented by the
various causes and standing
committees were: President’s
Message, by the Texas District
President, Rev. C. N. Roth;
Texas Lutheran Welfare, by Mr.
Ben Siebel; Crop, by Rev. A. J.
Mohr; Parish Education by
Rev Wm. Feller; Stewardship,
by Rev. R. J. Weber; Youth
Committee, by Rev. H. T.
Flachmeier; and Statistics, by
Rev. A. E. Flathmann.
In th® business meeting, the
officers of the past year were
re-elected. They are: Rev. S. T.
Schroeder, chairman. Rev. Wm.
Feller, vice chairman. Rev Hi
Wernecke, secretary and treas-
urer.
Three new pastors were wel-
comed into this conference:
Rev. I. J. Haag, of Elizabeth
Lutheran Church, Caldwell;
Rev. O. F. Winkelman, of Im-
manuel Lutheran Church, Wie-
deville; and Rev. A. B. Weiss of
Bethlehem Lutheran Church,
Round Top.
The pastors of the confer-
ence are thankful to Almighty
God for the blessings which
they received through this
meeting. It gave renewed cour-
age and ambition to all who at-
tended.
The pastors are grateful to
the local Ladies Aids of Frels-
burg and New Ulm for serving
the delicious dinners and lunch-
es.
At the recent annual meeting
of the Harmonie Verein at
Shelby, the group elected the
following officers for the com-
ing year: Edwin Birkelbach,
president; George Giebel, vice-
president; M. O. Schlabach,
treasurer; O. B Voelkel, sec-
retary; W. A. Voelkel, adver-
tising; and appointed to the
band committee are M. O. Sch-
labach and W. A. Voelkel.
The Harmone Verein. which
also operates the Harmonie,
dance hall at Shelby, has .been! be omitted entirely.
visable for the omission, since j that it be given the right to go
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would be insufficient to plan | and, if it can, sell its revenue
next meeting. The program
scheduled for the January meet-
ing will be presented at the
February meeting.
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