The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 9, 1950 Page: 1 of 10
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’Round About Town
“The Newspaper With A Purpose — Since 1880”
Volume 71
La Grange, Fayette County, Texas, Thursday,
November 9, 1950
Grand Jurors Return 23 Indict
County’s Gold Star Winners Of 1950
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for like offense; James Walton
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rict also employs 14 bus dri-
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full time and six part time jan-
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The total monthly payroll of
the La Grange Public Schools
amounts to $15,230, Mr. Lem-
mons said.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO:
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Siegmund
of La Grange on Nov. 2, a girl,
6 lbs. 14 ozs., named Charlene.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Nietsche
of La Grange, on Nov. 6, a boy,
8 lbs. 4 ozs., named Erwin Her-
bert.
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LOANS to buy new cars. Up
to'15 months to repay. Low
Bank rates, quick service.
La Grange State Bank.
Bismarck Lodge
Will Meet Nov. 14
Regular meeting of Bismarck
Lodge No. 8 will be held Tues-
day, Nov. 14 at 7:30 PM, at the
ODHS hall. . f
All members are urged to be-f^
present.
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Legion's Celebration Saturday
Gala Street Parade To Open Event;
Many Other Features On Program
La Grange is polishing up the old welcome mat this week as
it gets set for the big Armistice Day celebration here Saturday,
November 11. The event is sponsored by the local American
Legion post.
The day’s activities will get underway at 10:45 AM when a
gala parade will wind its way through the business district, halt-
ing momentarily at the public square at 11 o’clock for taps.
Rest of the program will be held at the Legion hall grounds.
Sausage dinner will be served at noon at 90c a plate, Ernest
Clark’s La Grange High School
band will furnish concert music
in the afternoon starting at
2:30 o’clock, and Smitty’s well-
known orchestra of Schulenburg
will play for the big dance at
night.
Then, too, there will be car-
nival attractions of all descrip-
tions and other features to offer
entertainment.
La Grange will “close shop"
for the 11th, so that everyone
may enjoy the day with the
Legionnaires. Window service
will be available at the post
office from 8 to 10 AM and
there will be a morning city
mail delivery. However, there’ll
be no rural mail service that
day.
The American Legion extends
a cordial invitation to everyone
to come in, and celebrate the
day with them.
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3-YEAR PEANUT
REFERENDUM SET
ON DECEMBER 14
Peanut growers over the na-
passed away at the hospital
here Monday night.
Funeral services were held
this Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’dock at the Trinity Hill Lu-
theran Church, of which he was
a long-time member. Rev. O.
Bhhr officiated, Koenig Funeral
Home directed, and interment
was in the New City Cemetery.
Mr. Dlers was born at War-
renton on March 12, 1877, and
married Miss Louise Meyer at
Swiss Alp on Dec. 21, 1904. The
deceased was president of the
La Grange Ginning 4 I
Co. for a number of years.
Mr. Dlers was first married
to Miss Annie Balzer. His wife
and an infant child passed
away in the year 1902.
He is survived by his widow;
one daughter, Mrs. H .W. (Lau-
ra) Doherty of San Antonio;
one son, Alfred of Dallas; one
sister, Mrs. Henry C. Ritter of
La Grange; and three grand-
daughters.
Fayette County farmers—497
of them—went to their polling
places Saturday to vote . for
community PMA committeemen
and for delegates to the county
convention.
The county parley will be
held at the PMA office here Fri-
day, Nov. 10 at 10 OM, when
the delegatee will elect a county
committee for the ensuing year.
Here are the results of the
nine community elections:
AmmannsviUe: delegate, Elo
A. Witt; alternate, Charles A.
Janecka; community chairman,
Mr. Janecka; vice chairman,
The La Grange Independent
school district will receive $72,-
358 from the Foundation Aid
Program (Gilmer Aiken Law)
to be used In the operation of
the La Grange Schools during
the 1950-1951 school year, ac-
cording to Supt. C. A. Lem-
mons.
This money Is allocated In
two amounts, $26,649 for trans-
portation and $45,790 for sal-
aries and operational expenses.
The Foundation Aid Program
allows the La Grange Independ-
ent district to employ 30 white
Albert J. Cernosek; member,
Clement C. Cernosek; first al-
ternate member, Adolph Adam-
cik; second alternate member,
Frank Hajovsky.
Cistern: delegate, Max John-
son; alternate, Alphonse Vlnk-
larek; chairman, Frank OUe;
vice chairman, George Vacek;
member, Edward Dorns; first
alternate,'Henry Hanzelka; sec-
ond alternate, Vendl Vinklarek.
La Grange: delegate, J. Paul
Zuhn; alternate, Peter Baron;
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Gunshot Wounds
Prove Fatal To
Ex-Fayette Man
A former Fayette County
young man, Leonard Leslie Lee
Fritsch, 28, was acddentally
killed by a shotgun blast as he
was preparing to go duck hunt-
ing on the Colorado River near
Ellinger Saturday about 11:30
PM.
Mr. Fritsch, who was residing
in Houston, was in a car with
Benjamin Krenek of near Ellin-
ger. They were * returning to
their camp on the river after a
trip to Ellinger for additional
hunting supplies. Down the
road apiece, a skunk crossed
the right-of-way, and they stop-
ped to kill it.
Young Fritsch reached for his
shotgun and whey ha did, Ano-
ther gun felt to the floor b8artl
and discharged-. The loAd of
buckshot struck him in the
back, and he is believed to have
died almost instantly.
Krenek ran to the camp to
summon other members of their
party—Lawrence Krenek of El-
linger and Milton Huebner of
Houston. However, young
(See Fritsch, back page)
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G. H. Diera, Local
Ginner, Succumb*
Gerhard H. Dlers, 73,
had resided in and around La
Grange for the past 47 years,
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bert A. Schmidt; memoer, xien-
ry J. Cordes; first alternate,
Mr. Noak; second alternate,
Kermit Noak.
WestiPoint: delegate, Clinton
J. Harbers; alternate, Kdwin J.
Schroeder; chairman, Mr. Har-
bers; vice chairman, Oscar E.
Carlson; member, Edwin J.
fred W. Young; and second al-
ternate, Billy Richards.
VOTING HERE IS
LIGHT TUESDAY
Only 209 votes were cast here
Tuesday in the general election.
Two hundred Democratic
votes were cast, and nine Re-
publican.
Over the nation, the- unoffi-
cial results are that there are
now 49 Dems and 47 Republi-
cans in the Senate, a gain of
five Republicans; and a gain of
11 Republicans in the House—
but not enough to make for a
Republican majority.
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Milling But No Buc
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A group of m
from McMillan
the deer season opened earl
—the week-end, but without
single buck.
Hunting, generally was go<
though. Sheriff Jim Flourn
bagged two javellnas, two <
yotes and a six-foot rattli
Texaco Farmer
Show, Free, Set
November 15th
All farmers and their famil-
ies are invited to attend the
free annual Texaco Farmer
show being presented at the
La Grange High School Gym-
nasium at 7:30 PM on Wednes-
day, Nov. 15.
The show will start promptly
and will offer for your pleasure
and enjoyment outstanding
films.
The feature, “Tex," The Story
of a Champion Calf, is present-
ed in full color. The purpose of
the film is to Instruct in the
feeding and care of a calf in
order to achieve the best re-
sults. The story begins with A
young boy winning a calf and
( See Texaco, back page)
ways while intoxicated. The other 22 were felonies.
Heading the list was an indictment for murder agal
Charlie Abrom Green. He is billed with the slaying of Ben
Hardeman at Eddie’s Place last May 6. A special venire of
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classroom teachers,
classroom teachers,
vocational teachers,
vocational teachers,
full time principal, two negro
part time principals; and
Funds Allocated In Two Amounts —
LG School To Get $72,358 From GA
14 negro
two white
two negro
one white
tion will go to the polls on Dec.
14 to decide whether or not to
impose marketing quotas for
the three ensuing years, Fay-
ette County PMA Administra-
tive Officers Kenny L. Stork
has been advised by the Agri-
culture Department.
If two-thirds of the votes are
favorable, uotas will be in effect
for the 1951, 1952 and 1953
crops of peanuts unless the
Agriculture secretary deter-
mines that quotas for one or
more of these years should be
terminated because of increas-
ed demand or a national emer-
gency.
However, if more than one-
third are opposed, quotas will
not be used for the 1951 crop.
In this case, another referen-
dum, will be held next fall for
the three following peanut
(See Peanuts, back page)
FARM BUREAU
MEET IS NOV. 13
Members of the Fayette Co.
Farm Bureau are reminded of
the first annual membership
meeting, which will be held at
the Legion hall here Monday,
Nov. 13, starting at 1 PM.
Officers’ reports, election of
officers, and adoption of a con-
stitution and by-laws will be
meeting highlights.
member, Mr. Baron; first alter-
nate, Wm. E. Brendle; second
alternate, Ernest J. Hensel.
Warda: delegate, Walter Kas-
per; alternate, Gus R. Meiners;
chairman, Mr. Kasper; vice
chairman, Charles R. Lehmann;
member, Paul O. Noack; first
alternate, John P .Kunze; sec-
ond alternate, Alvin T. Zoch.
.Schulenburg: delegate, Emil
C. Sommer; alternate, Gus
Miksch Jr.; chairman, Mr. Som-
zainn; anemaie, mei Damn, .mer; vice chairman, Mr.
chairman, Gus O. Mlchalk; Vice IMlksch; member, Leroy Mc-
chalrman, Paul Teinert Jr.; ,Bride; first alternate,
LEPS MEET ELGIN
THERE ON FRIDAY
The potent Elgin Wildcats
will host the La Grange Leo-
pards Friday night in a District
23-A contest.
The Wildcats, only a half
game behind loop-leading Bren-
ham, haven’t lost a district
game. A couple of hot backs,
Harry Burke, and Bobby Crep-
are the Elgin offensive
standouts and between them,
have scored practically every
Wildcat point this season.
A week ago the Elglnltes
swamper the hapless Bastrop
Bears by the unmerciful ccore
of 71-0. La Grange was less
fortunate in its victory bid
against Schulenburg, the Short-
horns coming out on top by
12-0.
part time principals; and one
superintendent. These 51 teach-
ers salaries amount to $149,981
a year. These salaries are based
on college training and teach-
ing experience, and are the mi-
nimum salaries allowed under
the Foundation Aid Program
law. The La Grange School dist-
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Here are Fayette County’s
4-H Club Gold Star winners of
1950.
The Gold Star girl, pictured
with just a few of the many
quarts of vegetables she canned
last spring, is Lois Ullrich,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Her-
bert Ullrich of near Carmine.
The Gold Star boy j# Edwin
Bertsch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
I Jesse Berstch of near Fayette-
ville.
They received their gold star
I awards at National 4-H
Achievement Week activities
I here Saturday morning.
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Friedrich; second alternate,*
Frank J. Gassmann.
Fayetteville: delegate, Lester
h™S^ r vie. dulmon. Her.
Hracnovy; chairman, Alvin L. Sz4,miHt- tt__
Gaile; vice chairman, Mr. Hra-
chovy; member, Robert J. Ko-
var; first alternate, Fred Knip-
pel Jr.; second alternate, Louis
Vasek.
Flatonia: delegate, Julius R.
Pavlas; alternate, Joe Fajkus
Jr.; chairman, Mr. Pavlas; vice
chairman, John C. Stryk ; mem-
ber, Adolph Masek; first alter-
Walter inate, Eddie Kubecka; second
✓ If it ain’t leopards, its turt-
les. If it ain’t turtles, its al-
ligators.
We thought for a minute that
maybe the poor critter had
heard that AMOS PAVLIK was
wearing one of those alligator-
grained hats and that he was
investigating a little to see if
maybe it looked like it came
from his long lost brudder.
Anyway, La Grange was in-
vaded by a real live alligator
the other day—genuine ladies’
’gator-grained handbags “on
the hoof", as W. T. KREUZ
calls a hunk o’ steak while it’s
still attached to a live cow.
WILLIE ZIGAL and EDWIN
KULHANEK, it seems, found
the four footed two footer out
near the new city cemetery
while passin’ the time away
climbin’ poles and twistin’ light
wires together. (Course, now,
boss, L. G. TILTON just might
have planted that creature down
there on the ground near a light
pole to git the boys in a climb-
ing mood which is doggone
good strategy when ya come to
think about it.)
Somehow or the other, Wil-
lie and Edwin finally captured
the monster and brought him
to town in a cardboard box,
whereupon rumors began to fly
thick and fast about where he
could have come from. RUDY
BILLECK recalled that he re-
membered hearing his grand;
pappy say once''that it some-
times rains fishes, so he reck-
oned that maybe in this case a
cloud mighta stripped a gear or
somp’n. GUS LADEWIG figur-
ed that maybe it was an over-
grown lizard, while CHRIS
BERRY observed that it was
just a tall tale with a built on
mouthpiece. LEO FEIGEN-
BAUM kinda calculated with
the idea of putting it in a show
Xvindow along with a display of
genuine alligator leather hand-
bags, but then thought better of
the idea . . . might recognize
too many of his cousins and
there ain’t room enough in a
show window for a family feud.
And so on.
It all untagled somehow in
the discovery that the wild
monster was a pet belonging to
seegar-smokin’ EDDIE JURICA
from up around REINHARD
WOLFF’S Case Tractor Studio.
Seems that Eddie got him from
BUBBA HR U SKA who brought
him up from a swamp in
Louisiana. Personally the crlt-
See ’Round Town, back page
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Events Calendar
Nov. 9—P-TA meeting at
7:30 PM, Hermes Elementary
School.
Nov. 9 — American Legion
meeting at 8 PM.
Nov. 10—High school pep
squad broadcast over KWHI, 2
PM.
Nov. 10—La Grange versus
e Elgin football game st Elgin,
7:30 PM.
Nov. 11— American Legion
Armistice Day celebration,
starting with parade at 10:45
AM.
Nov. 12—Holy Name Society
meeting after first Mass, Sacred
Heart Church.
Nov. 13 — Fayette County
Farm Bureau membership meet-
ing at 1 PM, at Legion Hall.
Nov. 13—St. Paul’s Lutheran
Ladles Aid meeting at 3 PM.
Nov. 13—Knights o! Colum-
bus meeting at 8 PM.
Nov. 14—Lions Club meeting
and luncheon, 12:05 PM.
Nov. 14—La Grange Beauti-
cians meeting, 7:30 PM.
Nov. 14—Firemen’s drill at
7:30 PM.
Nov. 14—Bismarck Lodge,
ODHS, meeting at lodge hall,
7:30 PM.
Nov. 15—City council meet-
ing at 7:30 PM.
Nov. 16—VFW meeting at 8
PM
Special Venire Is Called For Nov. 21
For Trial Of Green Murder Case |
Twenty-three indictments, the largest number in years, were
returned by the Fayette County grand jury when it concluded
its labors here at mid-afternoon Tuesday.
One Indictment was a misdemeanor, against Robert Lee
Going for the unlawful operation of an auto on the public hlgh-
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for the trial, which is set for
Nov. 21. Judge J. R. Fuchs set
Monday, Nov. 20, as the date
for trial, of other criminal
cases.
Other indictments are:
Rush Vaughn, unlawfully
operating auto on public high-
way while ,lntoxicated with
prior misdemeanor conviction
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Kuehn, same; Louis Stavlnoha,
same; George Davi^ same.
Bobby Bradshaw, burglary,
two cases; Emmett Briscoe and
Edwin D. Varley, burglary two
cases; Horace Wright, burglary
three cases.
J. A. Mroska, obtaining pro-
perty with intent to defraud by .
drawing check in amount less
than $50 without sufficient
funds and two prior convictions
See Court, back pagev*
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FINANCE DRIVE
FOR BOY SCOU1
OPENS IN CITY
The local Boy Seoht fir
campaign got off to an ei
elastic start this Wedne
morning with a kickoff bi
na felled a
the party t
111 |blue quail,<
County Convention Will Be Held Here Frid ay;
Fayette County’s PMA Communities Name Officials;
alternate, Charlie Zamykal.
Round Top: delegate, Bodo i
Kraus; alternate, Waldemar
Noak; chairman, Bennie R. J
J
fast at the Lester Hotel dining
room.
Clarence Schwake, finance
chairman, introduced J. L. Tarr
of Austin, assistant Capitol
Area Council Scout executive.
He pointed out that money
raised in this campaign will ™
to help operate the Boy Sc<
camp at Lake Austin, the ai
camp; to provide records on 1
boys and leaders, plus off
stations and a trained staff
work with the leaders. Only one
per cent of the money raised
is used to operate the National
program, the rest is used to
make Scouting available to
boys of the area, he added.
Mr. Tarr said more than 9,000
boys and leaders ’ •-
tive who now sem
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Priebe, Charles W. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 9, 1950, newspaper, November 9, 1950; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1349085/m1/1/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.