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VOLUME 74
$3.00 PER YEAR
SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS 77984
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1966
SINGLE COPY 10c
NUMBER 3
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APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT OF POLL TAX BY MAIL
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Thursday, December 30, 1965 by their instructor, Mrs. Helen Kosler, R.N., assisted by Mrs. Ethe-
Address
Age
Race
Sex
Years in State
County
City
Occupation
Native-born or Naturalized Citizen
Name of Voting Box or Place
Applicant’s Signature
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COMMENTS"
the F’orence Nightingale Pledge
in unison. The student nurses
have now advanced to the clin-
ical phase of their studies in
the Frank Wagner Memorial
Hospital Vocational School of
Nursing.
Dr. John Dennis Wagner was
the guest speaker for the event
and in his inspiring talk stressed
the meaning of the cap to the
nurse and what a patient ex-
Last Rites To Be
Held Thursday
For Louis L. Valis
The poll tax issue had been in
the hands of our Federal courts
and since the issue was unde-
cided all this time most people
did not buy their polls this fall.
You are hereby urged to
BUY YOUR POLL TAX NOW,
if you wish to vote in all federal,
state, county, school, local or
city election during 1966, which
is a regular election year. The
Federal Courts have not de-
cided the issue but January 31,
Frank Surovec of Rt. 2 Shi-
ner, reported recently that he
was growing Irish potatoes
above the ground. He brought
in a bush to verify his report.
The plant was somewhat un-
usual in that it produced small
potatoes on the bush above the
ground instead of underground
as is the normal growth proce-
Poll Tax Must Be Paid By January 31
1966 is the last day to pay your
poll tax and there will be no
extension of time. ALL AP-
PLICATIONS MUST BE POST-
MARKED NO LATER THAN
JANUARY 31, 1966.
Buy your poll tax early to
avoid any confusion. The fol-
lowing information is needed if
you wish to mail in your ap-
plication or if you wish to send
the application by someone else.
pects of a nurse who wears a
cap. He expressed words of
encouragement to the students
urging them to continue in their
chosen profession which will
require hardwork and studying
until they reach the goal of
LVN.
After the ceremonies, the as-
sembled group, including the
parents of the student nurses,
enjoyed refreshments.
WSCS Friendship
Coffee, Jan. 26
The date for the annual Wo-
man’s Society of Christian Ser-
vice Friendship Coffee has been
set for Wednesday afternoon,
January 26, at 3:00 o’clock in
Fellowship Hall. All ladies of
the First Methodist church and
WSCS members and their
guests are encouraged to mark
this special date on their
calendars.
School Census
Being Taken
The annual school census is
being conducted during the
month of January. Mrs. Edward
Kasper is serving as census
trustee for the Shiner Inde-
pendent School District.
All school age children (those
between 6 and 18 years of age
as of September 1) are to be
enumerated during this month
and parents of six-year olds
who will be starting school in
September are especially urged
to see that their children are
included on the census.
If the census trustee has not
contacted you, please contact
Mrs. Kasper at the Shiner Pub-
lic Schools and she will see that
your children are properly
enumerated. The census must be
completed by January 31 so
your prompt attention to get-
ting your children on the cen-
sus is essential.
What may be described as an
all time low in human behavior
happened this past week when
vandals with paint spray cans
defaced almost every fixture in
the Municipal Park at Shiner.
The walls of the rest rooms,
both inside and outside, were
covered with obscene and vul-
gar pictures and signs. All of
the picnic tables and benches
also were covered with sense-
less lettering and crude stencils,
all of the damage being done by
paint which penetrated the
masonry and cannot be remov-
ed. The only way the damage
Employers, Internal Revenue
Service has a reminder for you-
Employees should receive two
copies of a Withholding State-
ment, Form W-2, on or before
Monday, January 31, 1966.
Howard G. Hall, administrat-
ive officer of the Internal Rev-
enue Service at Victoria, Texas,
said, “This statement shows the
total wages paid and the in-
come tax and social security tax
withheld if any, during the cal-
endar year 1965.”
Total wages shown on an
employee’s W-2 must include
amounts received as sick pay.
Sick pay is not required to be
shown separately.
If it becomes necessary to cor-
rect a W-2 after it has been
given to an employee, a revised
statement must be issued and
marked “corrected by employ-
er.”
Purpose of the 1900 Boxer
Rebellion, according to its par-
ticipants, was to drive all for-
eigners from China.
can be repaired is to completely
repaint the rest rooms and all
of the picnic tables.
Chief of Police W. J. Kirk,
with the cooperation of the
Yoakum police, successfully
followed up various leads and
arrested two Yoakum youths
who were charged with defac-
ing public property.
At a trial in Corporate Court,
the maximum fine of $200.00
each was assessed against Mar-
tin Kocian, Jr. and Ronald J.
Marek of Yoakum, both of
whom pleaded guilty to the
charge.
Hospital Patients
VISITING HOURS—
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Listed as patients in the hos-
pital this week are: Mrs. Anna
Kempe, Mrs. Theo. Dierksen,
Gus Haslbeck, John Petru,
William Hagendorf, Mrs. Victor
Caka and baby boy, Shiner;
Frank Jalufka, Hallettsville;
Mrs. Martha Hoepfl, Mrs. Mary
Filip, Mrs. Agnes Zapalac,
Moulton; Martin Pesek, Sweet
Home; A. M. Mosley, Waelder.
• Dismissed patients are: Mrs.
Ambrose Technik, John Kurtz,
Mrs. Anna Mikesh, Mrs. Willie
Granz, Sandra Mayberry, James
Wallace, Mrs. Laddie Vesely
and baby boy, Fritz Albrecht,
Mrs. Albert Pilat, Mrs. Edwin
Wehl, Mrs. Sy Ivin Olsovsky
and baby girl.
Please pay your 1966 Shiner
Dance Club dues now. The
deadline for accepting dues will
be February 28. No dues will
be taken after this date.
James Drabek
Convalescing At Home
James Drabek, who was cri-
tically injured in a car accident
at Vernon December 23, is con-
valescing here in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Drabek.
He had been in the Wichita
Falls General Hospital since the
accident and was accompanied
to Shiner Saturday by his
mother who had been staying at
his bedside.
He is reported as doing “just
fine”.
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Woltz Studios will show
proofs of the children’s pictures
taken in Shiner recently on
Wednesday, January 26 from
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the
City Hall in Shiner.
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Buckwheat, by its rapid
growth, stifles weeds and leaves
the field clean for the next
year.
Bread is probably the oldest
of mankind’s prepared foods.
Little Master Stephen Wayne Vesely claims the honor of
being the first 1966 baby born in the Frank Wagner Memorial
Hospital, Shiner. He made his appearance January 9, 1966 at
3:15 p.m. and tipped the scales at seven pounds and eight ounces.
Stephen Wayne’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Laddie S. Vesely of
Shiner, his mother being the former Miss Beatrice Malinovsky.
He is receiving a hearty -welcome from his sister, Kay Lynn, and
twin brothers, Ronnie and Donnie. Mrs. Paul Malinovsky Sr. and
Mrs. Jacob Vesely, both of Shiner, are the proud grandmothers.
At 9:30 Saturday morning,
Mrs. Edwin (Elsie Stuter) Wehl
of Shiner was injured when the
car she was driving failed to
make a curve on FM 966, 2.5
miles west of Shiner.
Mrs. Wehl was traveling east
when she reached a curve in
the road and when she started
to steer around the curve, the
car failed to respond to the
steering wheel. The vehicle hit
a mail box and went out of con-
trol, skidding back up on the
pavement and making one com-
plete roll, and heading back in
the same direction from which
it had come.
She was admitted to the
Wagner Memorial Hospital in
Shiner with a deep gash across
the back of her head and other
injuries.
Beall said an inspection of the
steering apparatus of the 1950
Plymouth she was driving re-
vealed the steering rod of the
car had broken while she was
traveling down the road, caus-
ing the car to go out of control.
Meetings & Notices
• SHINER Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet in the home
of Mrs. Ad. Seidenberger
Thursday, January 20 at 7:30
p.m.
® PLEASE pay your Dance
Club dues now. (1-nc)
® REGULAR meeting of Cath-
olic Daughters will be held
Monday, January 24, 7:30 p.m.
at the Parish Gym. Plans for
the year will be announced. Try
to attend. Door prize registra-
tion awaits you.
• AMERICAN Legion and
Auxiliary will meet Tuesday,
January 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Le-
gion Park. All members are
urged to attend this first meet-
ing of the New Year.
• KJZT MEETING will be
held Thursday, January 20 at
7:30 p.m. in Marian Hall. Mem-
bers are asked to start the New
Year right and come out.
• KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS
will hold their regular meeting
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January
20 in the Parish Gym. All mem-
bers requested to be present.
® REGULAR meeting of Cath-
olic Daughters will be held
Monday, January 24, 7:30 p.m.
at the Parish Gym. Plans for the
year will be announced. Try to
attend. Door prize registration
awaits you.
© BOY SCOUTS of Troop 232
will meet Monday, January 24
at 7:30 p.m.
® Confraternity of Christian
Mothers will hold their regular
quarterly meeting Monday,
February 7 in the Church at
7:30 p.m. The program will
consist of reception of new
members, followed by Benedic-
tion. Any mother of this parish
wishing to join this organiza-
tion is asked to contact one of
the membership committee:
Mrs. Agnes Kutach, Mrs. Her-
bert Wendel or Mrs. Alfons
Jaks.
To The Taxpayers Of Lavaca County
My deputies will be at the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK in
Shiner on TUESDAY, JANU-
ARY 25TH, for the purpose of
issuing poll taxes.
You may also assess
Louis L. Valis, age 37 years,
three months and five days,
passed away in the Frank Wag-
ner Memorial Hospital Tues-
day, January 18, 1966 at 3:30
p.m.
Funeral services will be held
from the Buffington Funeral
Home, Shiner, Thursday, Jan-
uary 20, 1966 at 9:30 a.m.,
thence to the Shiner Catholic
Church for Requiem Mass at
9:45 a.m.
Rosary will be recited at the
Buffington Chapel Wednesday,
January 19 at 7:00 p.m. by the
Parish and at 7:30 p.m. by the
K.J.T. Interment with military
honors will take place in the
Shiner Catholic Cemetery.
Survivors include his mother
Mrs. John J. (Elizabeth Siegel)
Valis; wife, Mrs. Louis L.
(Katherine Bujnoch) Valis;
three daughters, Paula, Paulette
and Cynthia Valis; two brothers
John W. and George Valis; one
sister, Mrs. Edwin (Annie)
Jaehne, all of Shiner.
County Making
Effort To Employ
Wolf Trapper
County Judge Gus J. Strauss
announced this week that the
Lavaca County Commissioners’
Court has been attempting to
employ a Wolf Trapper to as-
sist in the eradication of wolves
in the County.
The request for a trapper was
made by the Court nearly a year
ago, but so far there has not
been a trapper available for this
purpose.
Mr. James E. Poore of the
Texas A. & M. Extension Ser-
vice, who is in charge of as-
signing wolf trappers to the
various areas of Texas, has as-
sured the Commissioners’ Court
that every attempt is being
made to secure a trapper for
Lavaca County and that just as
soon as one is available he
would be sent here to do this
work.
The wolf problem has become
acute in the County and many
people are suffering losses as a
result of the increase in the
wolf population. This problem
will continue to get worse unless
a proper eradication program is
carried out.
The County will employ a
competent trapper when one is
available for assignment here.
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winter.
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Cotton Meeting
Slated In Shiner
Monday, Jan. 24
All cotton growers, cotton
merchants, ginners and others
interested in the cotton industry
are invited to attend a county
wide cotton meeting to be held
at the Hermann Sons Hall in
Shiner Monday, January 24.
The meeting will get started
promptly at 2:00 p.m.
Some of the things that will
be discussed are: Soil fertility
and its relationship to a good
cotton crop. Dr. Charles D.
Welch from A&M will lead this
discussion. Fred Elliot, cotton
specialist, from A&M, will dis-
cuss chemical weed and grass
control and defoliants. This a
real important subject in that
the past few years there has
been a siege on chemical and
mechanical control of weeds and
grasses. Beverly G. Reeves,
Cotton Ginning and Mechaniza-
tion Specialist, will discuss the
mechanization as taking place
in cotton production. John Box,
Agronomist, will discuss cul-
tural practices. Weldon H. New-
ton will discuss cotton insect
control. This will be the only
meeting of this kind held in
Lavaca County during 1966. So
all cotton growers and those in-
terested in the cotton business
are urged to attend this meet-
ing.
The hall will seat around 350
people and we have almost
filled it at all of our other
meetings. This will be a good
opportunity for some producers
to get some good information on
what to do in order to make a
decent crop in 1966.
1966 state and county taxes at
the same time.
You may also use the forms
published in your papers pre-
viously or a letter giving the re-
quired information may be
mailed to this office with the
necessary fees and the poll tax
receipts will be mailed to you.
ALL APPLICATIONS FOR
POLLS MUST BE POST-
MARKED NO LATER THAN
JANUARY 31ST.
Remember January 31st is
the deadline for poll taxes if
you desire to vote in any elec-
tion during 1966.
Respectfully yours,
Frances J. Polasek
Tax Assessor-Collector
Lavaca County
Hallettsville, Texas
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Mikulenka Store
January Clearance
Opened Jan. 19
Mikulenka’s annual store
wide January clearance sale
opened at 8:30 Wednesday
morning, January 19 in Hal-
lettsville.
George Bucek, manager, said
the entire stock of merchan-
dise in the store, including some
2,200 dresses were being mark-
ed down for quick clearance to
make room for new spring and
summer dresses.
The sale again features the
popular two for the price of one
on some items and shoppers
are urged to be on hand when
the doors open to get the best
buys.
The sale will run through
February 5. See the page ad in
this issue of the Gazette for
some of the many items now
on sale.
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Pay Dance Club
Dues Now
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Last Rites Held For
Aug. Hartmann Sr.
August Hartmann Sr. passed
away suddenly Thursday, Jan-
uary 13, 1966 at 3:35 p.m. in the
Trinity Lutheran Home in Shi-
ner where he had been a resi-
dent for three months. He at-
tained the age of 84 years, 3
months and 28 days.
The body rested in state at
the Buffington Funeral Home,
Shiner, until 1:00 p.m. Satur-
day, January 15, when it was
conveyed to the United Dr.
Martin Luther Church where
services were held at 2:00 p.m.
The Rev. F. E. Eilers officiated
at the impressive last rites.
With Mrs. Homer Sommerlatte,
organist, the congregation ren-
dered the hymns, “My Faith
Looks up to Thee” and “Soft-
ly and Tenderly”.
Interment was in the Shiner
City Cemetery. Serving as pall-
bearers were his nephews Ar-
thur and Bill Schodde of Cuero,
Werner Blank of Kemah, Wil-
bert Blank of Pasadena, Edgar
Hartmann and Edwin Pfeil of
Shiner.
August Hartmann, one of
eleven children, was born in
Magdeburg, Germany Septem-
ber 15, 1881, the son of August
and Marie (Riemer) Hartmann.
He came to America in 1882
with his parents and a sister at
the age of one year and the
family established their home at
Nelsonville, Austin County,
Texas. In 1895, they moved to
Lavaca County in the vicinity of
Shiner and later to DeWitt
County.
In 1895 he confirmed his
faith in the Lutheran Church
at Baursville. He has been a
faithful member of United Dr.
Martin Luther Church since
1897. He was married to Miss
Christina Nilssen, a native of
Sweden, on October 6, 1908.
Four children were born to this
union, all of whom survive,
with the exception of a son,
Norvin Gus William Hartmann,
who passed away June 18, 1931
at the age of 17 years and 6
days.
The couple made their home
in the Dreyer community until
1919 when they moved to their
farm one mile west of Shiner.
Mrs. Hartmann passed away
March 18, 1943. In 1948, he
moved to the town of Shiner
where he resided with his son,
Alfred, until his health failed
and he moved to the Trinity
Lutheran Home.
Survivors include two sons,
Alfred and August Jr. of Shi-
ner; one daughter, Mrs. James
J. (Edna) Fait of Yoakum; one
brother, Fritz Hartmann of
Dreyer (Rt. 2, Shiner); three
sisters, Mrs. W. H. (Emma)
Schodde, Mrs. Henry (Lena)
Mueller, Mrs. Henry (Minnie)
Blank, all of Yoakum. Also
surviving are six grandchildren
and numerous nieces and nep-
hews.
Besides his wife and son, he
was preceded in death by his
father on August 31, 1934; his
mother on October 29, 1928, a
sister, Mrs. Gus (Bertha) Huff
in 1928; two brothers, Rudolph
Hartmann on October 31, 1918,
William C. Hartmann on August
1, 1948, Charles Richard Hart-
mann on December 15, 1959; a
granddaughter, Carolyn Ann
Fait, who passed away April 11,
1949 and two brothers who
died in infancy.
May He who doeth all things
well, and decreed that he should
be called to rest, comfort those
who mourn his passing.
A host of relatives and
friends attending the last rites
and the many beautiful flowers
bore mute testimony to the high
esteem in which he was held.
Our sympathy to all in their
hour of sorrow.
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Noodle Soup Dinner
In Moulton Sunday
The Moulton Catholic Altar
Society is sponsoring a dinner
at the Catholic Parish Gym in
Moulton Sunday, January 23,
beginning at 11:00 a.m. with
homemade chicken noodle soup
the main item on the menu.
Chicken salad sandwiches, boil-
ed chicken meat, homemade
bread, koiaches, cakes and pies
will also be available. See ad
elsewhere in this issue.
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Bananas have 460 calories
per pound—more than any
other fresh fruit.
• FIREMEN’S Wives Auxiliary
will NOT meet in January. Next
meeting February 22. A re-
minder will be published in this
paper prior to meeting.
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Johannes Brahms made his
first public appearance as a
pianist at the age of 14.
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Anton T. Buesing
Funeral Services
Held January 14
Anton T. Buesing, Route 1,
Shiner passed away in the Ren-
ger Memorial Hospital, Halletts-
ville, at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday,
January 12, 1966 ac the age of
84 years and 4 months. He had
been a patient in the hospital
ior three days.
Mr. Buesing was Lorn in
Oldenburg, Germany, on Sept-
ember 12,. 1881, one of eight
children born to Gerhard and
Eliza (Gerdes) Buesing. They
and their family of three chil-
dren, Annie, Gerhard and Anton
left their native land in March
1884 and immigrated to Amer-
ica. They booked passage to
Galveston, via New York City,
arriving in April 1884. They
made their way to Flatonia,
Witting and on to Appelt’s Hill
community, near Hallettsville,
where they settled and lived for
nine years, then resided at
4 Breslau for two years. About
1895, the parents purchased a
farm at Oak Grove and estab-
lished their homestead. The
father, Gerhard Buesing, died
on May 3, 1899. The mother re-
mained on the farm with her
family.
During infancy, Mr. Buesing
received the rite of Holy Bap-
tism and in his youth he con-
firmed his faith in the Lutheran
Church.
He was married to Miss Hed-
wig Neumann in the home of the
bride’s parents near Breslau on
, October 25, 1911. They lived in
the vicinity of Shiner all the
’years of their married life and
engaged in farming.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Hedwig Buesing of Shiner;
a son and a daughter, Elton N.
Buesing and Mrs. Melvin
(Ruby) Tyson, both of San An-
tonio; two brothers, Theodore
Buesing of Shiner, William
Buesing of San Antonio; 6
grandchildren, 3 great-grand-
children, numerous nieces and
nephews.
Besides his father he was
preceded in death by a sister,
' who died in early childhood,
while the family was still in
Germany; two brothers, who
also died in infancy; his sister,
Mrs. William (Anna) Vornsand
of Moravia, who died in 1963 at
the age of 86; his brother, Ger-
hard Buesing of Shiner, who
died February 19, 1958 at the
age of 79; his mother, Mrs. Eliza
Buesing of Shiner, who died
January 6, 1933 at the age of
83; a son, Wilbert Buesing, who
died April 12, 1920 at the age of
j 2 years.
The body reposed in state at
the Buffington Funeral Home,
Shiner, until 2 p.m. Friday, Jan-
uary 14, 1966, when it was con-
veyed to the United Dr. Martin
Luther Church where services
were held at 3:00 p.m. with the
Rev. F. E. Eilers officiating.
During the impressive services,
the congregation sang the hymn
“Abide With Me,” accompanied
by Mrs. Victor Stindt at the
organ.
Burial was in the Shiner City
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Walter and Oscar Buesing, Hen-
ry Vornsand, Emil Bengsch,
Emil Berger and Emil Winkler.
We join friends throughout
this section in extending heart-
felt sympathy to the bereaved
family and many relatives in
their sorrow.
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KTSA DJs vs.
-St. Paul Ex's
A basketball game between
the KTSA Disk Jockey’s, Bruce
Hathaway and Co., and the St.
Paul High School Ex’s is sched-
uled for Wednesday, January 19
at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Gym.
BUY YOUR POLL TAX NOW
Respectfully submitted,
Frances J. Polasek
Hallettsville, Texas
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CAPPING CEREMONY—Student nurses (L. to R.) Annette Foster, Patricia Dornak, Patsy Roz-
novsky, Mary Fikac, Susan Roznovsky, Helen Brosh and Helen Satsky were each presented
with a cap during capping ceremonies held at the Frank M. Wagner Memorial Hospital at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 30, 1965 by their instructor, Mrs. Helen Kosler, R.N., assisted by Mrs. Ethe-
lyn Schreiber, R.N., and Lewis Cook, hospital administrator.
Each of the students held a
candle which was lit by their
chosen respective “Big Sister”
LVN’s Mrs. Frieda Filip, Miss
Emma Bruns, Mrs. Janie Roz-
novsky, Miss Helen Bercken-
hoff, Mrs. Mildred Roznovsky,
Mrs. Mary Kurtz, and Mrs.
Dorothy Bender.
The student nurses, who have
completed their Pre-clinical
training period, then recited
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