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THE SEALY NEWS
Our Sermly - Second Year
Merehants of Austin Cesnty
of Ser rice to Thin Area
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Offer Guaranteed Buys!
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$2.50 - $8.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
SEALY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1960
Government Needs
BELLVILLE LANDMARK
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‘Interest’, Carr Says
"Christ Crucified,” a cantata
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Mealy Caleterla betore a iecord
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Mill Creek Water Control and count.
Braves
Deadline Nears
Sealy Chamber Officers at Banquet
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Austin County Court House
Destroyed in Night Blaze
Mrs. Jerry Mazac
Wins Ford Falcon
Easter Message in
Song to Be Heard
Sunday in Cantata
Schaffner Named
Prexy of School
Trustee Board
Mill Creek Water
Control Meeting Set
The public hearing for the
Young Wallis Miss
Dies of Lukemia
Sunday in Houston
the Austin County Courthouse
which stood in the center of the
Public Invited to
katy For Film
Making Fri.-Sat.
Miss Theresa Twardowski of
Wallis died Sunday, April 3 at
Talent Show Set
By B&PW Club
For April 22nd
mnust be taught to live in a lite
of the space age, and followed
this up with the figures show-
Texas Department of Public
Safety, in releasing the above
information, urges all motorists
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immediately. Automobiles, mo-
torcycles and motor scooters are
inspected for brakes, born,
headlights, taillight, stop light,
license plate light, windshield
wipers as originally equipped,
and reflectors. Trucks, trailers
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This drive is conducted
the chamber of Commerce
Court Sets Bounty
On Pests Trapped
in Austin County
Austin County Commission-
Improvement District will be
held for the State Soil Conser-
vation Board, in Bellville at the
fire station, Monday, April 25th,
at 3:00 p m.
All property owners residing
in the Mill Creek water shed
are invited to attend
> week, April 4-9. Pick-up trucks
' will collect all waste papers
i and rubbish today, Thursday,
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Firemen battle the leaping flames which destroyed
the courthouse early Tuesday morning.
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A talent show is slated by the
Sealy B&PW Club for Friday
night, April 22nd, in the Sealy
Gymnasium, as announced by
Mrs. Billie Preibisch, club pres-
ident and in charge of the show.
The entertainment which be-
gins at 8 p.m., is for the bene-
fit of the scholarship fund.
Four skits are being planned.
“No Suit for Bill,” by the 7th
grade and “Henry’s Mail Order
Wife,” by the 8th grade, are be-
ing directed by Mrs. Myrtle
Dowden. Mrs. Preibisch is in
charge of the other two, "Itchin”
to Get Hitched” by the Sealy
Exes, and “Half Pint Window
Rides West” by a group of local
ladies. A men’s square dance
group will add further plor •
and enjoyment to the program.
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foxes; $1 oncoom
skunks. This gem
Arthur Lee Diestel, manager; Joe Ed
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uent, and oon it will be more stalled as secretary
than that.
The empty shell <>f the Austin County Courthouse on Tuesday morning.
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j Residents are asked to have
their trash collected at the edge
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“Box 8066
, but ;t is in 1854 the courthouse was
too, had been; built, the first brick building
sponse from the voting public
ol .Sealy. Only 77 votes were
With less than 15 days re-
maining until deadline for in-
; of their premises for the pick- spection of vehicles for 1960, it
i up service. ; is certain that lines will again
by ' form at most inspection stations.
Of the 600,000 vehicles regis-
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and again tomorrow, Friday,
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Wallis In Clean-Up
Campaign Now
A clean-up campaign is an-
nounced for Wallis for this
started onthe east side It was the water-soaked records will there was no wind to cause it to It was completely remodeled
the belief* of many that the be all right when dry The ma- spread oi cause extreme threat with a basement added for
Mrs. Leon Phillips, Mrs. Archie blaze started in the basement jority of the records were to businesses around the square, many additional rooms, in 1937.
and quickly shot upward, with microfilmed within the last The first courthouse for the The building consisted of three
the upper part of the building couple of years and these films county was a frame buildingstories with a basement, an at-
A raging fire, brought under I ravaged by flames. No records are stored in the vault of the 1 on the present site of the Brou-
control by 75 fire fighters after are believed to have been de- j First National Bank of Bell- illette Furniture Store and Gus
many hours of work, destroyed stroyed, although some damage' ville. Some of the older, origin- Schneider Feed Store. The Com-
was sustained. Records and al records, stored in the upper I missioners Court contracted to
materials stored in the base- floor of the courthouse, were j build a courthouse in 1850.
Burttschell and Charlie Hluchan, assistants.
Dodgers — Don Jousan, manager; Louis Vicenik and
H. E. Krampitz, assistants.
Yanks — William Konesheck, manager, Leroy Mi-
chaelis and Louis Buchala, assistants.
The first game of the new season in league com-
petition will be played here Tuesday, May 31st.
playing a current inspection chien,A
sticker can bo $200.00. Idla, C
city of Bellville since 1886. Only ment were said to have been destroyed, however,
a hull stood in ghost-like fas- damaged by water, which stood said that these, t
hion on the town square on ! approximately 3% feet deep microfilmed. in Austin County. The county
Tuesday, as firemen still poured and was pumped out later that' Firemen from Bellville, Sealy, seat was officially established
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P ' ,ii es of San
for applicable items above and
other items required by law.
Captain Pugh also reminded
motorists that inspections can-
not be made while it is raining,
or the streets or braking sur-
tic and a clock tower.
Honorable Waggoner Carr, Speaker of
the House of Representatives, 4th from
right, is shown congratulating Carlos W
Hintz, newly - elected president of the
Sealy Chamber of Commerce, at the ban-
quet Thursday night At his right is
Robert Hill of Houston, a personal friend
of Mr Carr who secured him as a speak
der The course was opened in
1954
Mr Schroeder said that two
i registers are maintained at the
course, one for week end golf-
ers. the other for week day
players
hRv memr . Eddie Ozona,
2nd, shot put, Ieroy Sommers,
1d. pull-ups, and Joe Nanez,
1th 50 yard dash
and housetrailers are inspected May let
The county will pu
structure cost >45,000 when it
was built.
The oiled floors and varnish-
ed walls helped greatly to make
the building more attractive,,
but also aided ui spreading the
flames, which were put under
control by Bellville Fire De-
i partment fighters, until the fire
I came through the roof. The
main part of the fire was out
by 6.30 a.m., although smoke
continued to pour out in areas
throughout the forenoon.
The flames were discovered
by Night Watchman H. C. Hill-
mer about 2:30. He said he
heard a noise in the building
and first thought someone was
attemptng to knock the knob
off a sale. He headed toward the
jail to summon Deputy E. G.
Brast, but heard glass windows
' shattering and realized it was
I a fire.
Most people were unable to,
j or declined to, make an esti-
mate on the damage sustained;
I however, Sheriff T. A. Mad-
dox estimated the damage be-
tween $250,000 and >300,000.
There was $100,000 insurance
coverage on the courthouse —
$85,000 on the Building and
>15,000 on the contents.
County Judge W. D. Bryan
called a meeting of the com-
missioners in the First National
Bank building in Bellville
Tuesday afternoon, to discuss
immediate plans. Temporary
quarters have been set up in the
Max Bader building on the west
side of the square, with other
locations to be set up for vari-
ous officials.
The massive structure was of
sentimental value to many Aus-
tin Countians, and this was evi-
denced by the people who stood
in awe as flames lapped up the
top section of the landmark and
lowered into the interior of the
building.
water on the smouldering ruins day The county and district Wallis, Rosenberg, Industry at Bellville in 1864 The present
The fire was reported at 2:30 clerk's offices are enclosed with Rosenberg and Brenham fought courthouse was begun in 1886
am, and was believed to have steel vaults it is believed that the blaze, aided by the fact and completed two years later.
100, llh, broadjump and a
eturned home from Bellville as pints to the remaining nine
losers of the 15 to 8 final tally. . . ..... ... , .
.... . , I Nchoxs 3312 points to complete-
I his aftel noon at tour o clock, । , . .L .
..... , 0c/‛l} dominate the meet Runnerup
NedVIlle will visit Sealy for a , . . . . ,, , r
.0 . II 1/1 had 12>. points
rimmage, giving the local , . . . tP-
. , ; f t , L nd rd place Brazoria had 9
1 .i lot of ginod practice woi k ,,, . ......
• , r । o i i . i points Placing for Wallis were
Next luedav the locals travel , ..
Io C . press-Fun banks. Coach O ’i" Mark, 1st, pull-ups 44;
V (halm .nd wenesday 1- and dash, 114 sec;
,, ininig ‘ -I. 1 'aid dash. 2nd, Broad
—.....nt ... 1ou tuan, which cim Iiiiinwhich"rathains 2 Local Elections
‛ ...».vIt the prope uf pptedpairoanku "van wek- M e J Ruihalk, in, highpraw Only 128
tins area to Katy Friday and erid, f.li1ed t place, hav|n jump, • 1 1st, Broad jump, 1 -m" -°
Su‛udv,to the lowuton ol faced some strong competitors 15 ’ ith. in the 100 and 50 Voters to Pos
Ilie Tomibo) and the ( hamp. Tmorrow Friday the team yird dash, 61 M ' 1st, 75 yard V VICI 3 •U l •nD
wnih I bene tlmed thotc wll piticipate in a track meet dash. 8% “( ■ and a member of
the mot ion picture is a Bout a , . . .
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• oi mgstei and het i hamnpon
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t ide nt hod;
Mrs Jerry Mazac was the
Saturday's and
elections drew very
tered in Harris county, only
40% have procurred their new
inspection stickers. This means
that 325,000 vehicles will
throng to the garages appointed
as official inspection stations
I throughout the county in an ef-
fort to comply with the law re-
Mike Easter, and Russell
were elected in the gen-
election on Wednesday,
VOLUME 72 NUMBER 5
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er, and introduced him to the banquet
audience. Mrs. Leo Campbell, secretary,
is at far right.
Others in the photo, left to right, are
Miss Ona Fae Williamson, secretary to
the chamber president; Louis Zapalac,
Jr., treasurer, and Raymond Nastoupil,
vice president
they ale diliis sed
s(K(, oni \ tu cdi ry
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Vehicle Inspection
Mi. Carr, speaking in the
scooters, motorcycles, trucks,
truck-tractors, pick-up trucks
and automobiles.
Captain Pugh of the Motor
Vehicles Inspection Service,
' proval sticker All other coun-
ties in the State have about the
same percentage of registered
vehicles inspected. This includes
all trailers, semi-trailers, and
house trailers over 4,000
pounds gross weight; all motor
era Court, in its frat saaalon M
the courthouse betore ita deh,
to get their vehicles inspected struction. Triday, Apell 1*
authorized Audtin County
pay a bounty onpredatogy ani4
male killed tn the cm.......
bounty set incjuden:
wolves; $5 on bobcai
proud < laimer of a Ford Falcon Thielemann and Charlie Bran- i
which was given to her as a des each took one vote for tius- l
of pace
Funeral Services for
Louis H. Rem inert
Set Today at 2 p.m.
Funeral services for Louis H.
Remmert will be held Thursday,
today, at 2 pm from Trinity
Lutheran Church, the Rev O
( Schreiner officiating Inter-
ment will be in the Sealy Ceme- !
tery
Mr Remmert died in his late
dome at 8 a m Wednesday at
the age of 75 years. 3 months
and 5 days
door prize at a meeting in Hou-
ston last week Wednesday The
pretty blue automobile brought
cheers and tears to the local
lady as tier name was called
The car was received by Mrs
Mazac on a registration basis, at
a closed circuit television pre-
sentation of new line of Noige
appliances at the Shamrock. It
was given by Automatic Dis-
tributors of Houston, distribu-
tors of the Norge line
cowd ol a lew over 200 per-
sons, said that young people
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P.-T. A. to Stage
Easter Parade
Fashion Show Tonite
Sealy P -T A 's Easter parade
fashion show will be held at the j
Sealy gymnasium tonight,
Thursday, at 7 30 p.m to which
the public is invited
Modeling the Easter fashions
will be the children of P T A
members from grade one
through high school
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tee at large in the county Mrs. '
R O'Connor and Mrs. Eddie J
Hluchan aided with the election.
Paul Hackbarth was election
judge on Tuesday, with Mrs
Hluchan and Mr. Nentwig as
clerks Harry Nowak was re- j
elected mayor, and Frank
Krampitz, Jr. and Louis Zap-
alac, Sr , were re-elected com-
missioners in the small vote
count Each commissioner re-
ceiver! 50 votes which tallied
for the mayor.
This sums up to 128 ballots
for two important elections in
Sealy, a minority of qualified
votes. The fact that all candi-
da tes were unopposed seemed to
be the reason for the small
calf a portion of which is be-
ing shot in the Kt aie be -
inig with the Katv FFA Fat
stok Show-
See then ad elewheie for
full pa i t icu ia i . a . to time .।nd
place .111(1 flee tickets
tallied in the trustee election
Saturday, and 51 in the city
election Tuesday.
J. D Sloane and C. J Schier,
incumbents, were re-elected
with 75 votes each in the trus- !
tee balloting directed by Ennis I
Nentwig at the Ine station. I
Gene Beckendorff got 76 votes'
for trustee of Pct 3. Geo. I
neceseary tremetobe wM
Uto county szent in tead
croups how to trap pmedm
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TeAbeca amads
A meeting of little league baseball enthusiasts was
held at the fire station last Friday afternoon. Arthur
Lee Diestel presided at the get-to-gether, with many
parents of local .youngsters desiring to play a full
baseballschedule this summer, present.
Consisting of youngsters in the 8 to 12 year age,
around eighty boys have signed up for the four local
teams. Practice started Monday, April 4th, on three
separate diamonds on the old school campus on Main
Street. Practices begin each evening at 5:00 o’clock.
Little League officers this season are: Arthur Lee
Diestel, president; Leroy Michaelis, vice-president; and
Don Jousan, secretary and treasurer
The four teams include:
Cardinals — Dean Kunze, manager, Johnnie Konarik
and James Schaffner, assistants
,, , । o' . , 10 2: P m m the old Herman based on scrinture and hvmns
Honorable Waggonet fan, Musical entertainment by W.C 1 , ,, . „ Dased on serpture ana nymn>
Speaker of the House, admon- Halls Polka Band of Sealy HlosPia in Houston following a of the Passion Season, by
ished the Sealy Chamber of High School, provided addition-shot illness of four months of Roger C. Wilson, will be pre-
Commerce banquet assembly al color. as did organ dinner -ukemta at the age of 22 years sented at the First Methodist
last week Thursday night, to music he Wa born Wallis October Church here at 7:30 p.m. on
wake up to and become intei - Tables held a spring and 10 M" Mas ared in Walis April 10th, Palm Sunday night,
esled in, the progress of the Eastel tiieme, with the head Ad,Ma.ammte of Guardian w C. Hall is director. Miss
limes We live in a generation table centered with a large ar- AEe ( hureh Anita Mefford, organist, and
of destiny, we came along when I angement of pastel-shaded ( euneta sl1es were held at Mrs. Billie Preibisch in charge
this country look over the lead- mums Easter bunnies and eggs 7 15 am Tuesday Api 11 5 from of the narrations by Diane
ersinp of the world," he said were evidence of the forthcom- hneek and Sons funeral Horae Madden, Diane Hluchan, Judy
I wo years ago we went lo ing Easter season Tinted floral 111 Mals followed with Requiem Hess, Janet Oldag, Marcia Dow-
sleep one night in a world with decor graced the other tables, l8h Mass at the Guardian den, Billie Browne, Russell
a maximum speed ot 60 miles also decorated for Easter Angels Chinch, the Rev A W Koym.
per hour, and awoke the next A fine ham dinner, prepared Nesvadba and Rev B J Zien- Soloists are: tenor solo, Joe
morning in a world which by Sealy Band Mothers, was tek officiating interment was in Walter; alto solo, Penelope
Boasts a minmum speed ol 18,- served by high school girls liuardian Angels Cemetery Ro- Gosler; soprano solo, Mrs. J. C.
000 miles per hour. AU uis Officers were installed at this sar} ital was Monday at 8:00 Boyd
because of a Russian Sputnik, time, with Carlos W Hintz tak- Pm at the funeral Home Pall- Sopranos are Mrs. J. C. Boyd,
ne added. ing over the presidency after W warers were brothers Mrs. J. H. Grubbs, Mrs. Carl
Speaker Cari said it is im- F Remmert, who served two Suri)ors are her parents, Schaer, Mrs. Melvin Meier,
portant to lake iterest m state consecutive terms Louis Zap- M‛ and Mr John Twardowski Mrs. Oliver Steck, Mrs. John
government He said it now alac, Jr , is treasurer, and Ray- 1 Wallis: four sisters, Mrs GoSler, Mrs. Frank Harvey
takes $1 out ol every $3 a pei - mond Nastoupil, vice president. Hied (Monica) Kovar and Miss -- - —- —
son makes to run the govern Mrs Leo Campbell was re-m- Veronica Twardowski of I ion Odom Mrs Ernie Towsen Mrs
sum Mrs J" (Vickie) Baca. Edwin Lux, Mrs. £ r Rapsil-
Mi (ientrude Twardwski ver, Mrs. Wm K Schaer, Mrs
of Wallis, eight brothers Vance Donald Jousan;
Fell\, Michael, Victor and John-
me of wallis, Steve of Bay City, Altos Penelope, Gosler, Max-
Emil and Bernard of Houston; ineHinze, Jane Hintz, Mrs. J
and two nieces and seven nep- L Hill, Rebecca Hill, Or-
■ hews ville Small, tenor, Joe Walters;
' knesek and Sons Funeral bass, Herman Beyer, Ed Buls,
mg the increase of Texas pop g, , , . Home of Wallis was in charge Vernon Madden, L. L. Bender.
b med-e oj oAds POP James Schaffner was elected • -----
ulatlon daily, evidencing that , , , c . , , of arrangements
,, , j , 7 president of the Sealy hide- ... _ .
tins teaching is a big undertak- Wollia I, Ui.k
mg "lexas is growing by 438 Pndent School Trustee board VV dIIIS Jl. III8n
new citizens per day, the at Tuesday night's regular ses- l iger 1 1 | akes rr.L n:.4,:4
speaker slated Then stessing gon of the group. Clarence J Hecent Agseg IdKeS •ISrIC
the need ol greater facilities lo Schier wa named vice 1 " ° mceu- —9eS N4 .4
house those involved in crimes, dent, and G R Borgel was re- Sealy Tigers relented to IVICcl di W dIIIS
tie quoted the amount spent in tamed secretary Hugo Hess will Bellvlle twice in a row in base-
this state to tight erime Be- contipue, ' erve as . treasurer ball play Last Thursday the ‘ h Distnuet 71 B track meet
caust ut inadequate buildings and F ' Dittert a. tax asses- was held at Wallis last Thurs-
’ G>r-col hector ligers were downed by a count
yout. Placed coliective The group canvassed the re- of 10 to 4 when they hosted dlay with ten schowls participat-
ishuphareoiuxod with suits of Saturday's trusts- elec- the Bell v die N ine mn the Tiger (nach Alvin Joe Blasek’s
glees From te,, turn, when Mr Schier and J D soIl, and Tuesday they meekly Wallis thin dads totaled 5412
largi Climes'than toH.e Sloune were re-(lected to phis-
cuitted, and becc of lack U" the board
l Little League Clubs
I Maxine Smith of Houston was quiring all vehicles registered
the 10,000th week-end visiting in Texas to bear a current in-
golfer at Stephen F Austin Golf /spection approval sticker. All
( urse at San Felipe March 26, vehicles registered in Texas to
according to Pro Herb Schroe- bear a current inspection ap-
Sealy Students
Elected to CYG Day
On Wednesday
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following a convention when
platform speeches, nominations
and demonstrations were made,
in an effort to win party fav-
oritism The winning candi-
dates are three Longhorns and
>ne Pioneer Krchnak, Easter
and Koym are Longhorn mem-
hers, and Lyons is a Pioneer
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