New Era-Herald (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 82, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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Kubena Funeral Home where
Rosary was recited at 8 p.m. Weo-
nesday night. Rev. Hubert Janak
officiated at the Requiem High
Mass in Sacred Heart at 9 a.m.
and Very Rev. A. J. Morkovaky
to Gonzales Sunday afternoon for f delivered an appropriate sennoa. . J
their game with the Gonzales In-)
dians who have won three' and I
lost seven games thus far in Gua-
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Hall To Open Doon ,tater-
Formal opening of the new
American Legion Hall east qf
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Quitta’s Store, now moved to
new and modern quarters in the
Timm Building across the high-
way from Grafe & Hemmi’s and
the Goodyear Store, will holo
their opening sale Friday, June
25, when many items will be on
special and the public will find
the newest and most modern ■ of
grocery store fixtures well stock-
ed with best qualities of fresh,
frozen and packaged foods.
Vegetable display cases
deep freeze display units are oi
a new type not to be found else-
where in this vicinity. Many
other improvements feature the
floor arrangement of convenient
shelves and facilities for handling
groceries and a large meat mar.
ket, located at the rear of the
store, is managed by Henry Hess-
ler and his son, Henry Jr. Mr.
Hessler is in complete charge of
the market and will do his own
butchering.
The same personnel is to be
employed at the store in its new
location, according to Bobby
Quitta, owner and manager.
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Shipment of watermelons is
continuing this week at the Hal-
lettsville Co-Op shed which was
‘ J the packing of
seventh carload of melons Wed-
nesday for shipment to northern
markets. Payment has not yet
been received by Co-Op members
although radio broadcasts indicat-
ed that the. melons were bringing
$3.50 per hundredweight at the
St. Louis, Mo., wholesale market.
A total of more than 45,0t>u
pounds were shipped by Andrew
Bludau and sons, Erwin and Le-
roy, who up to Wednesday had
harvested that amount of melons
from a 12-acre field. A large
number of other Co-Op members
have lesser acreages in water-
melons and will reap a nice profit
when returns are in from sales
at market destinations. Selling
price is believed to be holding
steady at 3.5 cents per pouno.
Freight charges and shipping ex-
penses will be deducted from
checks received by growers.
Checks received for tomatoes
sold here June 2nd brought
growers a price of about 7.9
cents per pound, according to re-
ports from Co-Op members. Sell-
ing prices of tomatoes on June
3rd were reported at 5 and 5 and
a half cents per pound at most
markets, although higher prices
were paid for best grades.
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Funeral Held For
Shelton Redus (col.)
Truck Accident Victim
Mrs. R. B. Miller Rites
To Be Held Here Fri.
Mrs. R. B. (Add) Miller died ai
a Shiner Hospital at 2 p.m. Wed-
nesday afternoon, June 23, at the
age of 77 years, 5 months and 18
days. She had resided at Su-
blime at the home of the late
Booker Miller but had been con-
fined to the Shiner hospital for
a long time. She had been an In-
valid the past four years and be-
came seriously ill Nov. 23, 1947.
Funeral services will be hela
from Kubena Funeral Home at
3 p.m. Friday, June 25. Rev. King
will officiate and Interment will
be in the Hallettsville City Ceme-
tery.
Bom in Lavaca Coifhty, the
deceased was an esteemed mem- 1
bet of the Rebecca Lodge. She
was bom January 5th, 1871, and
resided at Seclusion until about
1914 when she and her husband
and daughter moved'to Sublime.
Her husband passed away Nov.
13, 1937. '
Surviving are her daughter-in-
law Mrs. Booker Miller of Sublime
a grandson, Royce Miller; one
brother Roddy Hartt of Halletts-
ville, and two sisters, Mrs. Annie
Wilson, of Sublime and Mrs. J.
M. Canon of Shiner. One daugh-
ter, Norma died in infancy.
We extend sympathy to the
bereaved.
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Coerth vs. Vo
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Tip Top Cafe
Sold To Frank Haas,
And Janies Overgoner
Seven Car Loads
Shipped To Date
From Co-Op Shed
traffic moving .at faster speeds
than ever before was permittee
Tqpcas highways will ]
dangers not realized frilly by
most vacationists, a factor which
in itaelf is enough to influence i
greater number of persons to lake
vacations closer to home. Leng
trips, aside from the danger oi
accidents, are tiring to the ex-
tent that the average vacationist
usually agrees afterward that he
should have stayed closer home
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The Austin Bridge Compi
of Dallas was the successful 1
der on four concrete higfc
bridges to be built along the
Highway 296, between 1
ville and Victoria, at a
$275,234.
The construction will t
mile of bridges over
Clark’s and Supple Jack
and Scarborough Branch ■
Hallettsville.
The DaBas company’s 1
w for work In Lavaca Ora
Er. ] one of 41 Texas road «
— tlon projects on which sw
HIGHWAY TRAVEL of today
involves few problems more ser
ious than that created by the
“slow” driver who is content to
block the road completely as he
idles along at near 30 miles per
hour, while to the rear of. him
there may be. 15 or 20 cars which
have been forced to slow down
and wait in desperation for a
chanoe to pass the Slow moving
“road block.” One by ope the
furious travellers risk their lives
in trying to pass the slow going
driver who of course has a per-
fect right to be on the road in
Scrape At£p. Depot FUNERAL THURS. MORNING AT ST.
Willie Mitchel col.) was con-
fined to Renger Hospital follow-
Ing a cutting scrape near the b.
P. Depot Tuesday night at about
9 p. m. Another young colored
man, James A. Perkins, also be-
lieved to have been involved in
the fight, received several
stitches at Dufner Clinic and was
placed in Jail by local officers.
Approximately two hours were
a required for local surgeons to ap-
ply stitches to the numerous
wounds received by Mitchell who
is still in a serious condition.
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Quitta’s Store To
Have Opening Sale
In New Store Fri-Sat.
The question of the accredi-
tation of the Shiner Public
Schools has been completely
cleared up arid the Shiner Public
Schools are now placed back on
the accredited list.
The question arose as a result
of die -colored teachers, in the
colored school of the Shiner Pub-
lic Schools having correspon-
dence with the State Office of
Education in regard to certain
extenuating circumstances in the
colored school when they should
have in fact, had proper confer-
ences with the school officials of
the Shiner Public Schools.
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New Flatonia Legion
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Navy veterans in white uniforms,
and Army ex-service men Rudy
Petru, Willie Grahmann and Jerry ,
Pustejovsky in Army uniforms.
Staff Sgt Winfred Barcomb, st •$
4116 Army Service Unit, RMgj
Worth Quartermaster Depot, was *
the official military escort A -
large number of friends and s»- *
latives of the deceased gathered ■
at 8:45 am. Thursday at Kubeaa ’’•I
Funeral Home where a profuriiM -a j
of floral arrangements surrooed- ~
ed the flag-covered casket and iw* 2
photograph of the deceased.
DALLAS FIRM
GETS CONTRACT
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singles b> Bollom, Holly, Wyatt,
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in some states drivers are- ar- helped add up the heavy score.
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military rites.
Stores were closed from 9 to 11
in honor of the deceased here.
Alphonse Holly was in cbergs
of the firing squad which inetod-
ed Alfred Jahn, Harvey Cargos- I
ter,’Phillip Bujnoch, Frankie Ne- |
tardus, George Kubecka, Mekrta
Christen and Hubert Etzler.
Sam S. Devall delivered an ap-
propriate memorial address at the
St. Mary’s Cemetery where ssM-
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Mr. Eddie H. Dyer, secretary-
treasurer,'Texas Leaders Rouna
Table, which is affiliated with the
Texas Association of Life Under-
writers, announced that Mr. El!
Rubin of Hallettsville has quali-
fied as -a 1948 member of the
Rodnd Table. ’/ ’ , '• -
It is a distinction 'for any lifts completing
underwriter to qualify for mem-
bership in the Texas Leader'
Round Table, as it denotes a qua-
lity performance which entitles
each member thereof to be re-_
cognized as having done an out-
standing Job in the year 1947. ’
Mr. Rubin, Ideal representative
of Southwestern Life Insurance
Company, is one of 132 field re-
preserftatlves of that Company
out of 334 for the Slate of Texas
who qualified for this honor.
The Round Table will have a
meeting in Waco, Texas, Junb 24,
the object of which will-be to im-
prove the sales technique of all
members who attend.
DEWEY LEADS
W VOTING AT
G. 0. P. CONVENTION
Governor Dewey took the lead
in the first ballot Thursday noon
at the Repubican national conven-
tion in Philadelphia by winning a
total of 434 votes.
Leaders in the race for the
Republic an presidential nomina-
tion stood as follows at 1:30 p.m.
June 24th:
Dewey 434, Taft 224, Stassen
157, Vandenberg 62, Warren 59.
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Shiner Public
Schools WO! Not
Lose State Affiliation
Koerth’s team was composed of
F. Fajkus, c, A. Mlkulenka ss, B.
Barton lb, E. R. Hermes Jib, A.
Bartosh cf B. Fitch 2b, M. Fajkus’
and J. Melnar, If, V. Pavliska rf,
J. Jurena p. ' v. '
'Sublime also required only 5
innings to win, 12 to 0, over Wer-
ner’s team which found difficulty
in solving the pitching of Sublftne
hurler Charles Criswell who him-
self hit the only homdr of the
. . tame. Triples were hit by hta
•pur of the. moment, what is ths: team ma tee B.'Briscoe, B. Cris-
well and R. Kloppenburg. Other
hits for Sublime were singles by
B. Briscoe, H. Criswell, H. Har-
vey, R. Kloppenburg, T. Holt and
a double by C. Criswell. Werners
■got three hits, singles by Leroy
Bludau and George Roznevsky ;
and a double by Erwin Bludau.
In batting order in the lineups
were, Werner’s, Julius Smollk j
If, G. Roznovsky ss, R. Roznovsky .
rf, Alfred Pohl rf. C. Werner, lt>,
L. Roznovskj* 3b, L. Bludau c,
Leon Sitka 2b( E. Bludau p; Su-
blime, M. Harvey cf, B. Briscoe
If, H. Criswell c, B. Criswell,
3b, C. Criswell p, H. Harvey ss,
R. Kloppenburg, *2b, T. Holt rf,
H. Buchanek lb. ' .
Schedule for Thursday night
(tonite) is as follows: 1st game,
Vsetin vs. Vollentines; 2nd game,
Koerth vs Sublime. Game time is
8 p.m. at the high school diamond.
HoggTopAt
26.50 At H’vflle
Auction Sale Tuesday
Although reports from Hous-
ton, San Antonio and Fort Worth
terminals Tuesday indicated a top
price of 26 on hogs, local auction
sates of hogs were made at 26.20;
26.40 and 26.50. C. L. Barnes was
paid 26.20, J. L. Schott received
26.4P and .the highest mark of
the day, recorded at 28.50, Was L
2nd readied in a sale by E. E. Spies, night
Cows' were off slightly -here <
^ne. with good cows bringing 20 and [
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Frank Haas and James Over-
goner, at present employed at the
Wyatt Hatchery, have ]
from Mr. and Mrs. Julius J. Er-
mis the Tip Top Cafe, located in
the Speary ^Building next door to
the Joe J. Grahmann Grocery and
the Goode Plumbing Shop.
The cafe, to be known as the
Frank and James Place, will be
taken over by the new owners on
July 1st. Mr. Haas and Mr. Over-
goner have both* been employed
at Wyatt Hatchery for the past
several years. They will offer
customers efficient service on
’ OI short orders, coffee, beer and
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SCHEDULE GIVEN
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K The schedule as arranged by of-
r ficials of the City Softbail League
-;.p has bjen announced as follows:
> ■ Thursday night, June 24—1st
jgi game, Vsetin vs. Vollentines; 2nd
w game, Koerth vs. Sublime.
Tuesday night, June 29—1st
£ game, Sublime vs. Cubs; f *
game, Ezzell vs Vsetin.
K Friday night, July 2, 1st
Werners vs. Koerth; 2nd
Funeral services were held
1 Sunday, June 20, from Wilson &
Son Funeral Home for Shelton
Redus, 61-year-old colored man
who died Thursday morning at
Renger Hospital following an ac-
cident the previous Saturday
night in which a 1940 Ford pick-
up truck overturned on the high-
way near Sublime. Interment
-was in Willowsburg Cemetery
near Oakland.
Redus, owner of the truck, was
fatally injured when the vehicle
overturned while enroute to Sub-
lime from Hallettsville.In the
truck also were two other color-
ed men, Jim Dennis and Abbie
Taylor, both of whom were treat-
ed for cuts and injuries. Badly
damaged, the pickup truck was
brought to Kallus Motor Sales.
Redus is survived by hte, wife
and son, three brothers and one
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Horse Meat Hunt Still
Going On In Houston
Reports from state health In-
spectors on newly discovered
batches of horse meat in Hous-
ton cold storage warehouses were
presented to the grand Jury there
Wednesday. A Houston grand
jury has been investigating sale
of horsemeat in markets and cafes
for the past three weeks on the
basis of reports by state investi-
gator F. Lakey and other
health department officials.
Tuesday Mr. Lakey said he
bad located another 165 boxes of
unmarked horse meat in addition
Flatonia on Highway 90 will be
held Sunday, June 27, when
chicken barbecue dinner wUl be ,
served at >1 per plate, beginning (
at 11:30 a.m. An entertainment ,
program will begin at? p.m.
When the key to the hall will be
presented to Commander Bryan
Robertson by Patsy Niemann.
Rhine Winkler and his orches-
tra will play for the dance, at
with voj fhr'Tvers
. with good cows bringing 20 and
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U JS^ArmyAarfuklTo
Victoria—Judge A. B. Cham
bers, acting for cotamlssloners
court, informed War Assets Ad-
muustrouon otnciais Tuescay of
other cold drinks. .
| Mr. and Mrs. Ennis A
I move to Yoakum where
mis will manage a simitar place
| of buslnMk . ’J'
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corded the remains of Pfc. Otto J.
Kutach, 34, at funeral servtafo*
Thursday morning, June 24.
Pfc. Kutach, husband of . Mm
Otto J. Kutach, the former Halen '
Cook of Speaks, was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kutach of
Speaks. A- member of the 90th In- ]
fantry with which he was an en>
pert machine gunner, he was ear* |
iously wounded in action ns j
France June 16, 1944, and died Of
wounds June 22. 1944.
Pfc. Kutach was holder of tbs *
Purple Heart Medal and also was 5
awarded a medal for machinegun
marksmanship. He was trataM ,
at Camp Barkley after having I
been drafted here March 20th, .
1942. He was married to MiOS
Helen Cook March 24, 1943.
Surviving, besides his wife, ani' ..
his parents are five sisters, Mrs. n
Frank (Pauline) Smolik of Wil- j
liamsburg, Mrs. Fred (Vera) MeL
nar of Mont, Mrs. Julius (Rosto)
Spacek of Sweet Home, Mrs. Ar- '
thur (Eveline) Bradbury of
Speaks and Mrs. Frank (Agnes)
Zahn of San Antonio; and four
brothers, Charlie and Steve 'a
Kutach of Speaks, Paul Kutach or x I
Tyler and Joe Kutach of Premont. '
The remains arrived here Wed-
nesday on the 6:32 a m. train
Local Team To
Try To Keep One
Game 1st Place Lead
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With ten wins and no losses to
their credit, the league leading
Hallettsville Lavqcans move over
! Rev. Henry Psencik officiated
at St Mary’s Cemetery where in-
terment was made with VFW and
dalupe Valley League competl-, Legion members participatli* in
tlon.
Cuero, with nine victories and
one defeat, is in second place
while the El Campo K. C.'s and
the Victoria Rosebuds are tied in
holding third place in league
standing, each having won 5 and
lost 5 games.
Three teams are in tie for fourth
place. These are Gonzales, Seguin
and Yoakum, each with a recora
of three games won and seven
lost
Edna is in the cellar due to
losing nine games and winning
two.
In last Sunday’s games Cuero
defeated Gonzales, Victoria won
from Seguin, El Campo lost to
Edna by a narrow margin and
the La Vacans bested Yoakum.
The Lavacans will leave Sun-
day form Ben’s Drive In at 12:45
p.m.
- Other games
day are: Cuero at Yoakum,
Campo at Seguin. Victoria
Edna.
Jnder Lights Thurs.
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-rmitteo The youthful Hallettsville Cubs
present defeated Koerth 16 to 2 and a
11” u" strong Sublime team trounceu
;h Werner's 12 to 0 in the opening
a games of the newly organized
Softball League at the high
school diamond Wednesday nite.
The first game Cubs vs. Koerth,
ended after five' innings of play
as the Cubs had more than a ten
run lead. In the Cubs lineup were
Jaro Bollom ss, B. Bucek, c, J.
Holly cf, H. Wyatt, rf, J. Bucek,
if, Rad . Kahanek, lb, Johnny
Smolik 3b, J. Skelon 2b, D. Hor-
ton p. Cub pitcher Horton struck
out 10 walked 1 and allowed only
1 hit, a triple by J. Jurena.
Koerth’s two scores were made tn
the fifth when Fitch was hit
by pitched ball. J. Melnar was
safe by fielder’s choice and J.
Jurena followed up with the
triple that brought in two runs.
For the Cubs, Jaro Bollom ano
Jack Skelton hit homers, James
Holly got a triple, Jimmy Bucek
and Dan Horton doubled and
hte properly license^ automobile. J. Bucek, Kahanek
rested for driving too slow but
the problem could hardly be solv-
ed in an area where Model Ts
and other early model cars are
still in use in large numbers.
Perhaps the simplest solution to
the difficulty would be the pro-
motion of a more courteous* and
. „ thoughtful attitude on the part
•f all drivers. It sometimes
seem to require more than or-
dinary intelligence for motorists
to figure out, quickly and on the
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correct and proper move to make
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TME RIGHT TO TRAVEL at
, whatever speed is desired seems
indisputable, and yet it is pro-
bably Jufit another of the rights
that are often overstressed at
the expense of the public interest
and safety. Many years are often
required for some oLUs to learn
the wisdom of pulling entirely
clear of the right of way to await
a chance to make a left turn in
haevy traffic, or to get out of,
the way while a flat tire to being
changed. Costly and tragic ac-
H cideata, however, have helped to
f. drive home, the lesson that the
"right” to be on the road should
not include the right to be en
•ely inconsiderate of all other
(CootlMMdonJtage5)
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