The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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“The Newspaper With A Purpose — Since 1880”
Volume 73
La Grange, Fayette County, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 4, 1952
714 Present As
high school — will open for the 1952-1953 term on Monday mom-
Second: W.
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Kanemeier,
Third: L. R. Read of Burton,
with its tabulation.
are the three top winners:
(See SKAT, Back Page)
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SACRED HEART CHURCH, “A DREAM REALIZED”
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The budget reveals that the
total assessed valuation in the
county is $20,575,495. This is an
All of these judges have been
with us in the past years and
have always done an excellent
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store
sue-
for
ton crop which is somewhat la-
ter this year.
The lunch program will go in-
to operation on Sept. 15. Lunch
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school students, 9 AM.
Sept. 8—Public school opens
with asembly, open tb public,, in
gymnasium at 8:45 AM.
Sept. 8—Knights of
bus meeting at 8 PM.
Sept. 8—Odd Fellows
jng at 8 PM.
Sept. 9—Lions club meeting
and luncheon, 12:05 PM.
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OPENS SEPT. 15
Sacred Heart parochial school
will open for the new term on
Monday, Sept. 15.
Registration of all students—*
both old and new—will be held
8:45 AM, with a general assembly program in the gymnasium, at 9 AM ** ** ’ " “1 ’*•
i M ■----. Teachers this year are: Sister
Sept. 9—Girl Scouts’ meeting
at Scout House art 4 PM.
No. 4: Mrs. Audrey M. Bar-
rett of Victoria, in a 1951 Ford
and a 1947 Plymouth driven by
Lawrence Looney of Austin, hit
at the highway intersection in
La Grange about 5:30 AM Tues-
day.
The accidents were
Patrolman
Here is another of a series of “mystery farm” pictures being reproduced in The Journal. Can
you identify it? The first person to correctly identify it will receive two tickets to the Cozy Thea-
tre by calling at The Journal office. The owner, if he will come by our office and identify the
photo, will be presentea an original mounted photograph free of charge
Wilbert Jaster of the Pearl Beer Distributing Co. here was the first correct guesser of the my-
pews, is larger than the original
church which was 29x53. '
hdcm RArMun a az 8 upeu iur me itwi-nraj term on Monday r
VrtlN VIM lYILFINDA I ing, Sept. 8, with a new record enrollment almost definite.
Zion Lutheran School, with
Carl Dunk as principal and Miss
Edna Zoch as the other instruc-
tor, wil open for the new term
Monday, Sept. 8.
Following a brief devotional
service in the church, all will
repair to the school for the is-
suance of books and lesson as-
signments. Classes will get un-
derway the next day.
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h&sHNlT'i-a
suspect*.A® attend the two services—4001
that he is working prk
fcair Stock Judges
players—18 more than the new
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RT-C Will Open
On September IS
The Round Top-Carmine’
School will open for the fall
the terrn on Monday, September 15.
School 17118 date was 8et by th® Board
ore were dispended throughout
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ed.
The sanctuary has been en-
larged by moving tne Commu-
nion rail forward several feet.
>nd setting back the side walls
near the main altar.
A new Gothic arch replaced Sept.15. This is a mk
the unshapely one in the sanc-
tuary.
the bus. This registration win
be a morning session only, and
children will beat I
noon.
Both schools, white and color-
ed. will open at 9 AM Monday,
*[ later
than some schools of the coun-
ty, but this was done so that
All pews, Including those in farmers might gather their cot-
the choir loft, were provided
with sponge rubber kneelers.
A new heating system was in-
prices for the first six grades
will be 20c per pupil, and from
the seventh grade through high
school will be 25c per pupil.
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lor First
Texas,
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invitation to judge the swine,
sheep, gi * ‘
the 25th
t State
Transfer
Bumham
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service
21 coun-
ey have
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> regular-
Ives can
is about
rhey will
any way
commissioners court met in new oil field in the
monthly session here Saturday. Cistern
It calls for a 75c per $100 valu-
ation tax rate—the same as is
now in effect.
In sincere religion, people of
different denominations rejoice
with one another upon achieve-
ment of goals. Such was the case
last Saturday evening when nei-
ghbors of all denominations vi-
sited and shared the pride of
Sacred Heart members.
Congratulations again.
Well, you mothers who have
just about reached the limit of
your endurance have only about
four more days to put up with
Indians, cowboys, bandits, she-
riffs, acrobats, lion tamers, cir-
cus performers, big game hun-
ters, aviators, firemen, detec-
tives, etc. etc. Yessir, SUPT. C.
A. LEMMONS & CO. are all
set to take ’em outa your hair
for nine whole months with the
excep+lon of Saturdays, Sun-
days, nuuui .s, and that period
between 4 P. M. and about 8 A.
M. Anyway, it’ll be a help.
Sure felt good last night to
have to grab for the old blanket
‘long about midnight. Something
in this cooler air this morning
that even makes a newspaper
guy feel like working. First time
we breathed cool air in months
that wasn’t squirted out of a
fan or air conditioner. It brings Masses were held Sunday Morning with over 700 in attendance,
on a new zest for such combina-
tions as ham and eggs and pig-
skin. . .the pigskin being wrap-
ped around a hunk of air in a
kind of an oblong shape that
gets kicked, passed, carried and
fought over all over a gridiron
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Our heartiest congratulations
to Rev. S. A. Zientek and mem-
bers of the Sacred Heart Church
upon the completion of their
FRACTURES ANKLE
R. B. Jasek, garage operator based
at Ammannsville, fractured his
ankle Friday when he fell from
a ladder after touching a live
♦wire while making
repairs at the Bill
gin. He was taken to a hospital Cash on
at Weimar. owned total $24,122.16.
of school, Sept. 8, and continue throughout the school year. Sister Adelaide and Sister Clau-
School buses will be routtd over most of the routes followed dla> who succeeds Sister There-
last term. A few changes have been made, and in these cases, sa who was here last term,
patrons affected have already been notified.
The high school students — grades 9 through 12 —- will re-
gister this Friday morning. The buses will operate this day, but
will pick up high school students only.
Those who find it impossible to register Friday, may con-
tact the.prinoipal, H. C. Giese, on Saturday, Sept. 6.
The official opening will take place Monday morning at next Monday, Sept. ~8** stlrtinir
8:45 AM, with a general assembly program in the gymnasium, at 9 AM
The public is invited to attend. Teachers this year are: Sister
The school cafeteria will begin operations on the first day Marian, who is Sister Superior;
but there’s a strange spell of
silence among La Grange’s Skat
players who only last week were
talking such a good game. May-
be we sAouldnta said anything
last week about La Grange ma-
we Vidn’t have an idea that ness, there were no fatalities!
they’d carry the perfect host”
theme all the way to the point
of lettin’ the visitors walk a-
way with the gravy.
We ain’t mentionin’
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THIS WEEK’S MYSTERY FARM PICTURE
Sept 11—P-TA plcinic
7 PM S A. Flrilop, Sheriff Jim Flournoy
’ii Legion and Auxill- assisted. . »tery farm pictured in the last issue. The farm was that dt Edgar Bolling of the Swiss Alp com-
atymeetings, 8 PM. munity.
Events Calendar
Sept. 4—VFW Auxiliary in-
stallation and social, 7:30 PM.
Sept. 4—Firemen’s meeting
at 8 PM.
Sept. 5—Registration of high ment.
No. 3: Mrs. Lee Leonhardt of
near Round Top, in a 1951 Ford,
collided with Elmer Etzel’s
1946- Ford at a Round Top
street Intersection.
The new budget for Fayette increase of $520,130, which is are estimated to be $535,615.47, Fair.
R. E. Leighton, professor of
dairy husbandry of Texas is de-
signated as Dairy Day to judge
the dairy cattle.
W. J. Moore,.poultry husband-
man of the Texas Extension
Service, will judge the poultry
until you find someone who Mrs. Stoever sustained
looks like Casey did when he cuts.
struck out. Then about g pM Saturday,
Liquor Inspector E. T. Zweme-
mann of Brenham, driving a
1949 Pontiac, and a 1935 Ford
driven by Henry Nitsche of
Shelby hit in Round Top. Mr.
Zwememann was taken to a
Brenham hospital for treat-
Elementary
grounds on Thursday
Sept. 11, at 7 PM.
Purpose of the picnic
meeting is to “get acquainted
One occured about 7:30 PM
Saturday, when Mrs. Minnie
Stoever of here, driving a 1951
Mercury, and Terry Brugger in a
We ain’t mentionin’ any 1951 Ford, collided with their
names, but you can find 'em if vehicles at the Zapalac turnoff
you want to. Just walk around near Ellinger on Highway 71.
" 1 someone who Mrs. Stoever sustained facial
creased enrollment. All
A nursery room for mother* ren should be at their station
~ Sept. 9—Firemen’s drill at 8
PU The accidents were investl-
F** . and gated by Patrolman James
school Spencer and Deputy Sheriff C.
County Tax Rate Same —
Fayette Budget Shows Near SI-2 Million Increase
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that ain’t even no relation to County was adopted when the principally accounted for by the and expenditures are estimated
any part of a stove. commissioners court met in new oil field in the Flatonia- at $475,796.79.
, monthly session here Saturday. Cistern area.
Come on out to Leopard Field It calls for a 75c $100 valu. available resources Fa*ett® County collected 98.-
Friday night and let CHARLIE a^jon jax rate—the same as is its total taxes last year.
JUNGMICHAEL’S LEOPARDS now in effect praptttritr amkt it The total levy- as shown In the
show you that all pigskin ain’t fKAcruKEb ANKLE budget, is $132,550.76, and,
made into home-made soap or The budget reveals that the R. B. Jasek, garage operator based on 98% of collections,
cracklins. total assessed valuation in the at Ammannsville, fractured his $129,899.75 will be collected dur- classes.
YEA LEOPARDS! county is $20,575,495. This is an ankje Friday when he fell from lng llle comlnK year.
Well the bie scran is over 4 WRECKS MAR a ladder after touchin8 a live The total indebtedness of the
. Wel!’ . blg S5Iap2S 5' WKLLKO IVI^.14. <wire whlle makI emergency county and its road districts as
HOLIDAYS IN repairs at the Bill Bohuslav of Jan. 1, 1953, will be $86,700. incited"!© judge^this’year since
LA GRANGE AREA
A quartet of car mishaps
marred the Labor Day week-end
king its visitors feel welcome. . . in this area, but, thank good-
idea that ness, there were no fatalities!
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fels last year—attended the rnird: L. R. Read of Burton,
26th annual tournament of th* hearts against 11 trumps.
Texas State Skat League, held Everything was excellently
at the fair grounds Sunday. arranged: there was a delicious
____ The offlcal checking commit- chicken barbecue dinner await-
were the alternations, the enlar- 7ar> ls n°i near through ing those who cared to eat,
ging and the overall beautifica- wlt\ lts„ tabulation, j -------------
rtdedicetion that the first day will be a full •
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cher, Bishop of Austin, on Sun- served In both lunehroomsi
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Some of the features of the « .. -n nuo
—.—~ .. has Fayetteville RHS
annual Fayette County ,nCIia*’1®d 400-T^e Will Open Sept. 15
* section, built between the 65-
year-old part and the sanctuary
the October 10 plow-up date for
cotton as rather early and want-
ed to give the farmers ample
time to complete the harvest of
their cotton crop.
School bus routes will be the
same as last year except where
Individual partons have been no-
tified of a change. Children will
meet the buses at about the
same time as they did last year
when school closed. School will
start at 8:30 o’clock in the mor-
ning. c ‘raw.
School .patrons who are hi-
terested in the safety of our
children, are asked to help clean
out weeds and bushes which ob-
struct the view at many of oyr
road intersection*. These dan-
<«t the-^arond. . f 'Tlewiy .endanger-the lives'of our
Rey. K' A. Zientek, pagtor, an- chiMrtn.
Above is the newly enlarged and remodeled Sacred Heart Church in La Grange, wherein First A A notmeed during the services School patron* are reminded
ses were held Sunday Morning with over 700 in attendance. . Are Announced that the solemn r " “ _
Ike Dahlberg, professor of v'^’uld^eiby Most^Rev. L. J. Rei- <jay of school. Lunches will be
animal husbandry of Texas ~
A&M College, has accepted the da^_yg\ "®.\
;oat* and beef cattle at Pew c^iurcb are: Seating
Burglars Get
$500 In Goods
At Carmine
Burglars who entered
Carmine Farm & Home
some time Monday night or ear-
ly Tuesday, morning made away
with merchandise vqjued at
nearly $500.
The burglary netted a radio,
a television set, a shotgun and
a case of shotgun shells.
Entry was gained by prizing
open the front door, and the
burglary was not discovered un-
til Tuesday morning. The store
is owned by E. P. Jacob and is
operated by his son-in-law, Hen-
ry A. Sanders.
Sheriff Jim Flournoy
Number 36
StaUgue Sets Record SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY MORNING
_________________ m ..^™n h“nlrcdTO SACRED HEART
newly remodeled and enlarged record of 696 set at New Braun- Fredericksburg, 1323 net points.
church building. Truly, the
word “remodeled”, or similar
words to that effect should
hardly be used in connection
with the project. So complete
stalled.
Two additional 48-inch
tion fans were installed
|l summer comfort.
A permanent public address
system was installed. p. » c «. E* . i
A newpletely new - wiring Lz®y • «* Ormal
| system was installed, Including Opening Sept. 13
| all new lighting fixtures. r r
Ornamental iron grilles flank Days Jewelry A Gift Shop, in
I both sides of the main altar, their new location on North
I They are a real work of art, not Washington St., will have its
only because of the fine scroll formal opening Saturday, Sept,
work done in twisted iron but 13. Further details will appear
also because of . the various in the next issue
Christian emblems, ancient in
tradition and symbolic of CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Church dogmas, interlaced in Mr. and Mr*. Louis Hent-
the central part of the 7x4 foot schel, La Grange, Aug. 27, a
area of space. The grilles were girl, 9 lb*. 4 ozs. named Patsy
designed by the pastor, Father Fay
Zientek, and were executed with Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Rei-
precislon by Herm. Tietjen of chert, La Grange, Aug. 28, a
Rutersville, without any forms boy, 7 lbs. 2 oz„ named Frank
or dies or machinery of any kind Theodore,
but with blacksmith’s common Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Urban,
forge, anvil, hammer and tongs. Houston, Aug. 29, a girt, 8 lbs.
The oil painting, background 8 ox, named Barbara Ann.
of the life-size Crucifixion Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sch-
group and set in a niche above ramm Jr., La Grange, Augi, 31,
the main altar, was executted a girl, 5 lbs. 12 ox, named Dia-
(8ee CHURCH, Back Page) na Faye.
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However, gistration was handled in a fast
tion of the building that to la- unoffcielly it appears that these manner, and refreshments gal-
bel it as anything but a new / ~ x ~ J .
monument fails in some way to First: Leroy Levein, Carmine the afternoon,
give proper credit to those who ca^e operator, 26 net plays and
planned, worked and contributed
-to make possible this their new
House of God.
year-old part and the sanctuary All pupils, in both the white
built in 1932, measures 35x54 and colored public schools at
feet. This new space, which is Fayetteville, will register
given entirely to new additional Friday, Sept. 13;
1 Buses will travel all
The *t the usual time, so as to ar-
overall length, including a new rive at the school by 8:45 AM.
16x18 foot sacristy In the rear Bus routes have been changed
of the altar, Is 130 feet. "1,
Two double, sound-proof con- added to take care of the
fessionals have been provided, creased enrollment. All c
' aPPfaclated b®In$ with babies ^In* arm* was provld- early so that they will not miss
hand and securities jt |8 fhp, silver jmnlversary of
the fair.
P-TA FIRST MEET
SET FOR SEPT. 11
i The La Grange P-TA will
• have its annual picnic on t* . ” -w
Hermes Elementary School ^ls date was 8el Board
night, ot Trustees since the gathering
of cotton has not yet been com-
j pleted In many areas of the dls-
„ trict. The Board also considered
with the teachers. All patrons
and friends of the school are
urged to attend.
Sacred Heart’s
New Church Has
700 Sunday Morn
A “dream was realized” Sun-
day morning, when Mass was
Sheriff Jim Flournoy was *ald for the first time ih the
called to investigate. He trailed n®wiy remodeled and enlarged
a “hot” clue all day Tuesday, Sacred Heart Churdh here. And
but it proved futile. However, ov»r 700 worshippers came out
he says he still has 1 '
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