The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 56, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 4
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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1946
NUMBER 56
53 SENIORS
BLUME GOES
ARECANDIDATES
11 INNINGS TO
FOR DIPLOMAS
BEAT BRENHAM
Marvin
$5.00.
26:75
I
Is Buried Monday
Mrs. Mary Maeckel, 39. pass-
I1ONOR STUDENTS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Jean Rehmet is valedictorian
and Herbert Hoelter is saluta-
torian of the 1946 graduating
class, it was announced Mon-
day morning.
conservation are invited,
program will consist of
cussion and movies.
penalty thereof.
Judge H. W. Pitman attend-
ed a part of the convention
Mr.. MwV.I Mary Ur-
, was I
ruary 6, 1907. When she was
of
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DISCHARGEES
Clarence Maynard Hallmark,
SM 2-c, Flatonia, Rt. ?, May 6.
Gene Guy Looney, Lt. (jg).
La Grange, Mar. 30.
T-5 Calvin Steverson, colored,
Fayetteville, Rt. 2, Nov. 20.
Sgt. Willie A. Freudenberg,
West Point, Rt. 1, April 26.
BACK FROM NAVY
Frank Brauner Jr. Sl-c, ar-
rived in La Grange Friday af-
ter receiving an honorable dis-
charge at Wilmington. Calif.,
on May 8. He spent 16 months
in the navy of which 10 months
were spent aboard the U S. S.
Brackenridge in the Atlantic
and Pacific.
Legion Post Adopts
Revised By-laws
A revised constitution and in which a large gathering of
Ernest L. Hale
Passes Away While
In Sunday School
i Ernest L. Hale died here sud-
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Oren Kirbv Sommerfeld.
ARM 3-c, of La Grange, re-
ceived Ms discharge from the
naw »t Terminal Island. Calif.,
recently. He enlisted in the
n»v" Houston in Sentemher.
1943. HI. mother. Mrs. Helen
Sommerfeld, resides at lloek-
i«y. . ... . ’
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I Dayne Gau Chosen
As Drum Major
For Next Year
ed away at the La Grange hos-
E FAYETTE COUNTY RECORD
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iished Twice Weekly By The Farmers Publishing Company, La Grange, Texas ; g : Devoted to the Interests of the People of Fayette County and of Texas
VOLUME XXIV LA GRANGE, TEXAS,
RANDOLPH FIELD MOBILE UNIT COMING HERE
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and furniture manufacturing
plant, presently located at the
La Grange fair grounds.
Originally planned only for
the production of lumber for
use in the plant, the kiln is
being erected with a capacity
turnout of between 2500 and
3000 feet a day, considerably
more than the requirements of
the plant.
The excess has been con-
tracted by Arthur Pohl who
will wholesale it to the yards.
In this way it will become a-
vailable to the public for con-
struction purposes
The drying kiln consists of a _______ _ ______
huge oven, built of tile and two to three days. Further-
I
Jacob.
Eugelyn Maeh rendered a
vocal solo and 1‘
with Raymond Kunze for a
L. H. S. Graduates
To Hear Address
By Dr. Rainey
Fifty-three seniors of the La-
Grange high school ade candi-
dates for graduation this year,
according to a report released
the week-end by Owen W.
Feist, high school principal
Commencement exercises
are set for Monday, May 27.
Dr. Homer P. Rainey of Aus-
tin, will deliver the address.
Baccalaureate services are set
for Sunday, May 26.
The class roll follows:
Leonard Bartos, Robert Boll-
meyer, Bennie Bordovsky,
Herbert Frede Jr., Clarence
Jaycees O. K. Rodeo
Deal, Plan Dance
In a meeting Wednesday
night, La Grange Jaycees ap-
proved a committee’s arrange-
ments for staging a rodeo here
on May 26 and decided also to
hold a dance some time during
the summer.
It was reported that the drive
for funds for bleachers at Leo-
pard field was progressing nice-
ly. However, a complete report
will not be available until after
the soliciting committees meet
Monday night (tonight). Al-
though the drive has closed,
committeemen still have sev-
eral second calls to make. Do-
nations from all ■sources are
still invited.
Mrs. T. M. Hodges
Buried At Ledbetter
Funeral services were held
at Ledbetter Saturday after-:
noon, May 4, for Mrs. T. M.
Hodges of Austin, who passed
away suddenly on May 3. The
Rev. O. G. Carnes of Gid-
dings officiated. Interment was
in the Ledbetter cemetery.
Mrs. Hodges was bom in
Tennessee and came to Texas
at the age of one. In 1889 she
was united in marriage with
Robert J. Hodges at Ledbetter.
Mr. Hodges passed away in
1903. She continued making
her home in Ledbetter for
many years. For the past two
years she lived in Austin.
Surviving are one son, one
daughter and five grandchil-
dren.
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Pictured above are S/Sgt. Jacques Ferrell (left), M Sgt. Delbert Bryan (right), and the
blue and gold mobile unit from Randolph Field, featuring a B-24 cutaway engine, cock-
pit, panel board and many other interesting airplane mechanical parts, which will arrive
here and be on display with trained personnel to explain each exhibit. Major Edward C. Lass,
Air Corps, veteran combat pilot, in charge of the unit, invites the public of the La Grange
area to be on hand anytime between 2:30 p. m., 16 May to 10:00 a. m., 17 May to witness the
exhibits.
are: Betty Dykes, Berry Lou
Brandt, Nellie Brugger and
Gloria Ann Bendy.
Band officers voted by the
band members are: Raymond
Lampe, captain; Virginia Al-
brecht, secretary; and Johnny
Sommers, librarian.
Two more names have been
added to the Band Boosters list:
Business and Professional Wo-
men, $5.00, and C. W. Jackson,
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Three Soil Meetings
Still On Schedule
Three of eight soil meetings
in Fayette county remain on
the schedule for this week
They are: Monday night (to-
night) at Warrenton; Tuesday
night at La Grange, courthouse;
and Wednesday night at War-
renton, Zapp’s hall. All start at
8 o’clock.
All persons interested in soil
The
dis-
metal, into which the green
lumber will be laid with strips
between each board to permit
free circulation. Air, heated by
means of gas, will be forced
into the oven by means of a
bknver and will be circulated
evenly throughout the stacked
lumber by means of several
fans. Sufficient air will be
forced into the kiln to obtain
three complete changes every
minute.
As a result of this process,
lumber dries fast and straight.
Whereas it requires four to six
weeks in the open air to dry,
lumber in a kiln will dry in
Hagens, Paul Hausler, Andrew
Hirscy, Herbert Hoelter. J C.
Hrachovy, Lloyd Use. Paul
Kariesh Jr., Raymond Kunze,
Wilburn Loessin. Everette
Maas, Adolph Matocha Jr.
Edward Meyer, Daniel Nei-
ser, Herbert Niemeyer, Louis
Nitschke Jr., Lawrence D. Po-
lasek. W. S. Robson Jr., Weldon
Schielack, Billy Schneider,
Wilburn Schroeder, Marvin
Katy Not Affected
By Freight Embargo
St. Louis, Mo., May 9.—Not-
withstanding Office of Defense
Transportation freight embar-
go, operations of the Missouri-
Kansas-Texas railroad system
will not be materially affected,
Donald V. Fraser, Katy presi-
4ent, announced today.
“The Katy is a 100-per cent
oil-burning railroad and is not
directly affected by the freight
embargo or the order to dis-
continue some passenger
trains,” Mr. Fraser said.
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Pul
Large Crowd Due
At VFW Barbecue
Reservations made with
Chairman D. M. Hill indicate
more than 350 members and
guests will attend the chicken
barbeeue being staged by the
Fayette Memorial post of Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars at the
fair grounds here Thursday
night.
The committee is due to
start serving at 8 o’clock.
the
has
a
serious mineral deficiency in
the soil which is having a tell-
ing effect on the health of the
people. He felt thdt this defi-
ciency, more than any other
factor, was responsible for the
high rejection rate among men
examined for military service.
Mr. Alexander stated that
these minerals could be put
back into the soil and declared
it was the responsbility of the
various mon and agencies .deal-.
Fayette county’s native pine,
once frowned upon for build-
ing, may yet be the anwser to
the area’s housing shortage.
Shunned because of its tend-
ency to warp when air dried,
the lumber cut from pine, v’hen
kiln dried becomes a desirable
building material.
The solution, then, lies in the
kiln, and a kiln La Grange
soon shall have.
Berry and Sons are erecting
one on the Katy, just north of
the old city cemetery, which
is nearly completed and may
go into production this week.
The location will also be tt*
site of the company’s naw toy
HAS 81ST BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Sidde Rice observed her
81st birthday Friday. Mrs Rice
is well and was mingling with
friends in town Friday after-
noon. She left Saturday for
Galveston to spend a week vis-
iting her children. t
Committees Named
For Annual Alumni
Ass’n Meeting
Committees for the annual
meeting of the Alumni asso-
ciation of the La Grange high
school were appointed Satur-
day at a meeting of officers
The annual session will be
held at the gym Tuesday night,
May 21, starting at 8 o’clock.
Alumni association officers
are: E. W. Meiners, president;
G. A. Koenig, vice president;
Lucille Hoelter, secretary; and
Harry Vogt, treasurer.
The committees:
Resolutions: John L. Sulak,
C. V. Creuzbaur, M R.
Schmidt.
Registration: Harlie Carter,
Lucille Janssen.
Initiation: G. B. Mueller, Ed.
Blume, Vastine Janssen, R. L.
Melcher, Leatrice Michalk,
Marilyn Janssen, Ruby Miert-
schin.
Refreshments: Vlasta Krist-
hoff, Delwin Janssen, Helen
Ruth Fischer, Lloyd Dippel,
Leon Rosenberg, Leroy Riehs.
Invitation: Mrs. Adela Scheel,
Annie Janda, Erwin Janssen.
Man Arrested Here
For Swindling
A. Sauls, wanted in Bastrop
county for swindling with a
worthless check, was arrested
in La Grange Friday morning
by Deputy Sheriff Charlie Pri-
lop of La Grange and Sheriff
Ed. Cartwright and Chief of
Police D. Milton of Bastrop.
The man, said by officers to
be an ex-convict, was taken
back to Bastrop to await trial.
One of the most anticipated
events at the La Grange high
last week was the selection of
a drum major for the high
’ . ’ " " "2 mem-
bers voted on five candidates
and selected as their first
choice Dayne Gau, who will
lead the band on parades and
on the football field.
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. .; uu ft* th* next seesott’
! eight years old, her mother - -
passed away and she was tak-
en and reared by Mr. and the
late Mrs. Frank Tomecek. , In
1936 she was united in mar-
riage with Jesse Maeckel.
Surviving are her husband;
three small children, Frank
John, Mary Elizabeth and Rose
Marie; her father, John Urban
of Sugar Land; two sisters,
Mrs. Otto Moroskq of Houston
and Mrs. Willie Svoboda of
near La Grange; one brother,
Joe Urban of near La Grange;
two half-brothers, John Urban
and Frank Urban, both of
Sugar Land; and Mr. Tomecek.
Wessels, Lavem Wessels Ed-
ward Zatopek, Johnnie Kana.
Laura Behrens, Willie Mae
Berger, Dolores Bohuslav,
Phyrne Cousins, Alma Ann Do-
lezal, Violet Gilliam. Jean
Hart, Elizabeth Hausler, Dolo-
res Janssen, Marian Karisch,
Jerline Ann Keilers, Eugelyn
( Mach.
Irene Owen, Helen Pechal,
Margaret Rebsch, Jean Reh-
met, Gladys Ruhmann Grace
Ruhmann, Grace Stavinoha,
I Josie Tumis, Louise Unger,
Estella Von Minden, Zora
Werth.
Two Students Chosen
For Boys’ State
Two La Grange high school
students—Leon Sula and John
Tilton—have been chosen to
attend Boys’ State, scheduled
for Austin June 9-16.
Leon will go under sponsor-
ship of the Amercan Legion
and John under Lions club
sponsorship.
The boys were selected by a
vote of high school teachers.
D . , x „ „ ,, the body lay in state at the
;PitC J1"?1 ,h g I Koeni^ funeral Home chapel
““ * until 3 o’clock Monday after-
noon when it was taken to the
First Baptist church. Services
were conducted at 5 o’clock
with R<v. J. M. Parker officiat-
ing.
The body will be taken over-
land to Alexander Tuesday
morning for burial there Tues-
day afternoon at 5 o'clock
Mr. Hale, field representa-
tive of the Emergency Seed
and Feed Loan, came to La-
Grange in 1942.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Edith Hale of La Grange;
one son, Harold Hale
Hawaii; one brother, A
Hale of Alexander.
Must Be Replaced
As Health Measure,
Speaker Asserts
Putting into food the essential
minerals which have been de-
pleted from the soil was ad-
vocated by E. R. Alexander,
head of the department of agri-
cultural education, A. and M.
college, in an address to the an-
nual father and son banquet,
sponsored by the La Grange
chapter of the Future Farmers
of America, here Thursday
night.
Relating experiments con-
ducted by the college,
WUU.U «uu « vvu.ny speaker declared that it
activities which would cost the bee;n Prl^_t*wtJt?:eTe_1S.
county; that the legislature be
petitioned to combine state
welfare and county service de-
partments, the state to foot the
bill; that the legislature be pet-
tioned to reenact the bond as-
sumption law in its present
form; that the legislature be
be petitioned not to put into
act any law which would make
mandatory for counties to a-
dopt the county unit system for
Dry Kiln Here Soon To Process Native Pine
more, because it’s laid
flat and the moisture re-
moved thoroughly and quick-
ly, the tendency to warp is
removed.
Bert*y and Sons have several
hundred acres of timber land
under contract, north of La-
Grange, which is sufficient to
operate the kiln at capacity for
about seven years. And when
that plays out, there is still
more pine land to be found in
the northern part of Fayette
county.
An industry that has been
largely dormant may yet come
into its own because of neces-
sity.
. ________ _ while _______________________
three ifr.st Baptist churcn. ( partment enforce the glaring
Pitrhnr R^,., 1 -,The laX.th® headlight law and increase the ‘hi®
Lion right-hander, pitched a
fine game, and deserved a bet-
ter fate, as he allowed the De-
mons eight hits, while striking
out five. Besides his hurling,
(See DEMONS, Page 4)
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District Carriers
Association Meet
Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd of members of
the Ninth District Rural Letter
Carriers association and the
ladies Auxiliary turned out
Saturday for the association’s
first full-scale convention since
the war.
A banquet was held at the
Laster hotel preliminary to se-
parate business sessions of the
men and women. John L Giese
of West Point, secretary of the
association, was master of cer-
emonies. Mayor C. G. Robson
gave the address of welcome
and Secretary Marshall Hollo-
way of the Chamber of Com-
merce presented the ladies
with souvenir kits. Vivian Al-
brecht provided a piano solo
and Eugelyn Mach a vocal
number.
Principal speaker was Supt.
Walter P. Freytag, who out-
lined the development of rural
mail service and how it might
be improved through construc-
tion of better roads and
bridges.
Mrs. John L. Giese of West
Point was elected president of
the Auxiliary. Mrs. Kermit
Blume of Ledbetter, vice pres-
ident, and Mrs. Albert Hansen
of Victoria, secretary. The car-
riers will elect officers in their
fall meeting.
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
The condition of Mrs T. Lee
Smith became worse Thurs-
day, and it was found neces-
sary to remove her to the hos-
pital. Her condition Monday
morning is reported as very
critical.
Overtime Thriller
Played Befdre 500
At Firemen’? Park
Featuring the three-hit pitch-
ing of Big Les Blume, the La-
Grange Demons defeated the
Brenham Lions 3 to 1, in a
thrilling 11-inning contest The
victory marked the second con-
secutive win for the locals who
came through in the clutches,’
in Sunday’s battle, which was
played on Firemen’s park,
Brenham, before some 500'
fans.
Manager Blume allowed only
three hits, and struck out
twelve Lions as he went the
full eleven innings. He was giv-
en some stout defensive sup-
port by “Jack” Kana, Demon
, Henry Kana,
>. sec-
peg
_____ re-
tired Koihorst to save the day
Alfred Ehlers Jr. post, Ameri- and many honorary members
j were treated to a delicious
Thursday night’s ’ chicken barbecue dinner serv-
to ed by the homemaking girls.
...J Following the opening eere-
all j mony, over which Daniel Nei-
ser, chapter president, presid-
ed, the affair was turned over i
to Raymond Kunze who served
as toastmaster and very ably
so.
______„_____r__ Supt. S. C. Miles gave the
not available for welcome address in which he
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Lack Of Minerals In Soil
Hit By E. R. Alexander
Otto Brauner Heads F.F. A. BANQUET
South Texas Judges
And Commissioners TOLD OF FOOD
Otto Brauner of Schulenburg1
was elected president of the
South Texas County Judges UfT iLll-.DII j
and Commissioners association '™s
at its annual meeting in Gal-!
veston Thursday and Friday.
Judge M. J. Raymond of!
Webb county was named vice-'
president and Jpe Mallia of
Galveston secretary-treasurer.
Commissioner Brauner suc-
ceeds Judge John S. Simmang
of Giddings.
The association adopted re-
solutions favoring four-year
terms for county and district
officers whose present terms
are less than four years; call-
ing for an additional gasoline
tax of one cent per gallon,
money derived from the tax to
be retained in the county of
sale; that the legislature be
petitioned not to enact laws
that would add to the county
shortfielder, Henry I
maskman, and Vic Strqve.
ond-sacker, whose perfect
home in the tenth inning
for the Demons.
In the hitting department,
Henry Kana starred, connect-
ing for a single in the ninth
and a long triple in the eleven-
th inning to bring across broth-
er, Jack, with what proved to
be the winnnig tally of the
game. Len Baca, Demon first
sacker, who besides playing a
steady defensive game lashed
out two timely blows, a double
I in the seventh innnig to score
Joe Kana for the first tally of
the game and a well-hit single j (ieniy Sunday morning
'» th* eleventh to ehssc ;,.k!2lu„ , .
Mothers Donate For Mrs. Mary Maeckel
Bleachers, Uniforms
In Final Meeting
The last monthly Mothers’ pital Friday morning, following
club meeting for the school an extended illness.
term was held Thursday after-I Funeral services were held
noon at the high school gym- Monday morning at 8:45 o’- > . . . , - __ ,
nasium. j dock at the Koenig Funeral sch<*’1 band’
Coach Fritz Lobpries re- j Home chapel followed by re-
presented the Junior Cham- quiem high mass at the Sac red
ber of Commerce and describ- Heart church with the Rev. S.
ed the new bleachers which are A. Zientek officiating,
io be erected. The members ;
voted to donate $200 to the ,
bleacher fund, and to donate a ban’
sum not to exceed $100 to the
Band Mothers to complete the
purchasing of the new band
uniforms.
Yearly reports wen? submit-
ted by the officers, and the
third grade won the three dol-
lars for having the most moth-
ers present.
Two piano numbers, Noc-
turne in E Flat Major by Cho-
pin and Prelude in C Sharp Mi-
nor by Rachmaninov, were
skillfully played by Vernice
Miertschin.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Monday, May 13, 1946
The following prices wen
paid in La Grange on thi
above date and are subject ti
market changes. Eggs and
poultry prices are those paid
by produce dealers.
Cotton, middling
Strict low middling .. 24:25
Low middling ........... 19:75
Eggs ....... _... 31c
Fryers____________________28c
Hens ______ 22c
Roosters ......................... 13c
Turkeys, Hens 30c; Yeung
Tom 26c; Old Toms ....... 22c
Sour cream:
Station price____45c to 42<
Direct shippers_47c to 44c
Hides........................8c to lOr
Cotton Seed ,per ton __ $52.00^. Schmucker of Yoakum
this was done.
“Meanwhile,” he declared,
“processers of food should be
required, by law if necessary,
to put the missing minerals in-
to every can of food they pre-
pare.”
The speech was the final
highlight of a well-staged affair
by-laws for the H. J. Ehlers- F. F. A. boys and their dads
cah Legion, was read and a-1
dopted at ” 2^7J _
meeting which also voted
have the by-laws printed and
copies made available to l__
members.
Reports were received from
several committees. The name
of the La Grange boy to be
sent to Boys’ State ,at Austin,
June 9-16, under Legion spon-
sorship, was i—-----------
the meeting, but subsequently
was announced. Leon Sula was
the boy selected.
Selection of a boy and a girl
from the eighth grade graduat-
ing class to receive the Ameri-
can Legion School award is
now under way, it was report-
ed, but the winners will not be
announced until the graduation
exercises.
Part of the equipment for
the post’s firing squad has been
received and the rest is expect-
ed shortly, it was reported.
Members who plan to attend
the ninth district convention at
Columbus next Sunday were
urged to turn in their names
to Oscar Grebe, post adjutant.
In the absence of the Com-
mander John F. Czichos T. W.
Lueders presided.
declared that the chapter was
the peer of any in the state and
had a program which will in
time bring agricultural pros-
perity to the community.
Herbert Sommers gave the
invocation which was followed
by accordian solos by Loyce
* *
then teamed
duet, to the guitar accompani-
ment of Eugene Mach. Grace
and Gladys Ruhmann gave a
vocal duet, accompanied by
Margaret Rebsch at the piano.
All were well received.
Berry Lou Brandt, the F. F.
A. sweetheart, was introduced
to the gathering and expressed
thanks for the honor conferred
upon her.
Each boy then introduced his
dad, or guest, after which the
honorary members were intro-
duced by the toastmaster along
with words of appreciation for
the assistance each has given,
in various ways, to make the
chapter's year a successful one.
Finley Laufer’s report on acti-
vities and project work, pub-
lished in full elsewhere in this
issue, revealed that the year
had truly been fruitful
J. R Jackson, the chapter’s
adviser, introduced Mr Alex-
>nder.
Other vocational ag teachers
present were Lloid Hendenwa
of Schulenburg, Elmo Meyer
of Fayetteville. W. M. Milli-
can of Flatonia. Hubert
Schroed?r of Columbus and C.
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