The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 30, 1978 Page: 1 of 16
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LIBRARY WEEK SCHEDULED
Super Program at In-Service Session
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THE SEALY NEWS
Thursday, March 30, 1978
SEALY, Austin County, TEXAS 77474
91st Year of Publication - Number 1
AT FIVE POLLING PLACES
City Development Program
Chamber of Commerce Banquet to
Polling stations at two local of the.voters at the polls during
Two candidates seek the . he voting for county trustee at
igin at 7:30 Next Monday Evening
Two Thefts
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Coloring
Reported by
Contest
Local Police
Announced
Kennedys to Open
Voters Forum
This Saturday
Tonite at 7:30
Baseball Tryouts
Set for April 5-6
Johnson as presiding judge and Watson investigated this theft.
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Port City to Hold
Stockholders Meet
Mrs. Clara Ra psi Iver and Ms.
Delores Hildebrandt as clerks.
Of the four candidates
seeking to be seated on the
board, two are incumbents who
are asking for re-election and
two are new candidates. Mrs.
Glenda Hillboldt and Albert
Sodolak. incumbents. ask to be
re seated for another term.
Leroy Hauerland and Dale
Dycus ask for their first
Jim Walters
Mayor
ing to the teachers what he
would like to expect of them if
he were to enroll his child in
• the Sealy schools. (Carmichael
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Mason’s Korner
Open for Business
opportunity to serve the school
district as trustees
in addition, area voters will
One of the most outstanding
and profitable in service pro-
grams ever held by the Sealy
Independent School District
was presented on Thursday.
March 23. All professional and
paraprofessional staff members
participated in' the all-day
session
Eight guest speakers ad-
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WHEREAS the library is one of the few institutions that serve people
of all ages, occupations, and incomes;
Mayor Jim Walters has proclaimed
Ml week as NatlonalLIbrary Week and
tnsenled the signed document to Mrs
WHEREAS the library serving Sealy contributestto our city’s vitality
and growth;
Street fust north of the Highway 90 ouarpott, and it on
Carmichael
Related photos on pages 9 and 9
Principal Allen Haswell wel-
comed the group and explained
the purpose of the meeting.
Junior High School Principal
Aubrey Stuessel explained the
luncheon format. Elementary
School Principal Maggie B
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Sealy's 197g Community
Development Block Grant
Program was discussed fully at
a meeting at city hall Monday
night. March 27. under the
direction of Frank Krampitz,
Jr.. community development
director.
Attending were Ms. Bonnar
Holiday. Larry Scranton. E. A.
Williamson. Dee Brune. Mrs.
Jewel Cloud. Aaron Kesee. Don
WHEREAS the library is one of our city’s most valuable resources
bringing information and ent ertainment to nearly every Sealy
psident;
City and School Elections Will
o a
Be Held Locally This Saturday
I dressed the groups in 35-minute
| mini-sessions. Each speaker is
I a recognized leader in the
I particular area that he or she
I discussed
I Following an informal break
I for coffee and cinnamon rolls at
council to proceed with the
preparation of a pre-applica- Club in Wallis
tion to meet the submission "
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Region VI. whose topic dealt
with the effective use of
I ducation Service Center.
Region VI, who spoke on
efficient and effective time
management; and Mrs. Ann
Fleming, Huntsville, curricu-
lum resource consultant for the
Education Service (enter
David and Carolyn Kennedy
announce the April 1st. 8:00
p.m. grand opening of "The
Watering Hole” a saloon and
dancehall with entertainment
provided by Jef and The
Kickers.
Formerly the Wallis Skating
Arena, the club hosts a variety
of live country-western music
on Wednesdays. Fridays and
Saturdays and country disco
the remainder of the week
(closed Mondays).
Waitresses will take orders
for mixed drinks and draft beer
served from the "Cheap Booze
and Good Times Saloon" and
See WATER HOLE Page 4
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Selman introduced the guest
speakers, and gave directions
for the workshop sessions.
I he morning mini-session
consultants were Max Schlot-
ter. Huntsville, executive direc-
tor of the Education Service
Center. Region VI. who spoke
on the humanistic approach to
classroom management and
educational trends of the
future; Dr W R. Carmichael
of Huntsville. College of
Education. Sam Houston State
University, who gave legal tips
for the classroom teacher; Ray
Elam of Huntsville, consultant
large, who is incumbent Gene
A Remmert in precinct 3.
See Sample Ballots on Page 4
tion, gave a fast moving
up-date on school laws that
affect the classroom Joe Seale
See PROGRAM Page 4
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elections will be open from 7
a m. to 7 p.m., Saturday. April
1. and voters are urged to
attend the polls to help elect
two trustees to the board of the
Sealy Independent School
District, and two councilmen
plus a mayor for Sealy.
Voters are asked to study the
candidacies of those seeking
offices and attend the polls to
cast an intelligent vote.
Mayor Jim Walters and
Henry Jurecek. aiderman
position 1, are unopposed in
their bids for re-election to the
City of Sealy offices this year.
However, they seek the support
the election at city hall
Saturday, April 1.
For the first time in Port City
Stockyards Company's 47 year
history, it's annual stockhold-
ers meeting will be held outside
of Houston. With it's general
office in Austin County, Port
City's stockholders and board
of directors will meet April 4 at
the Citizens State Rank
meeting wa in Saakr-----
Gets Into First Phase Here
Sealy Police Department
investigated two thefts recently,
according to information from
Police Chief G. R. Kaufman
A mail box was reported
stolen from the Wayne
Toellner residence at 414 North
Fowlkes on March 25. Sgt. A.
W Novosad was investigating
officer. .
The same day a Houston
Post newspaper rack was stolen
from in front df Ray's -
Pharmacy. It was recovered
from a ditch in the San Felipe
area with a lock broken and
the box damaged. Officer Ernie
deadline At the HUD office in
Dallas on May 15.
Krampitz announced the
first public hearing for
See BLOCK GRANT, Page 4
Little League tryouts for 10.
11 and 12 year olds will be held
at the B&PW Little League
Field Wednesday. April 5,
beginning at 5 p.m as
announced by Willie Kutra this
week.
Minor League tryouts for 9
year olds will- be held on
Thursday, April 6. also
beginning at 5 p.m.
Announcement is made of a .
"Color it Fun at Astroworld"
coloring contest for children 6
to 11 years of age for a three
weeks period. The contest
begins this week in The
Sealy News, in cooperation with
Astroworld
Children are invited to cut
out the picture of “Greezed
Lightnin" in the Astroworld ad
inside this issue and mail or
bring it to the News office, P.
O. Box 480. Sealy, Texas
77474, after it is colored.
Prizes for the winner each
week will be Astroworld tickets
for his or her immediate family,
(up to five tickets), plus a
"Greezed Lightnin"’ T-shirt
and poster. A pair of
Astroworld tickets will be given
to each of two honorable
mention finalists.
Rules of the contest require
that contestants be children
between the ages of 6 to 11. and
contestants' names must be
printed along with their
address and telephone number
on the promotional form in this
publication. Watercolors and
crayons should be used.
All entries must be in the
office of The Sealy News by 5
p.m. on Monday, April 17.
Children may enter once each
week for the contest period,
which extends through April
13, and winners will be notified
by phone no later than April
17, 24, and May 1.
8:30 a.m., High School ' far Administrative Services for
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL VED TH A T, Sealy observes the
week of April 2-8 as National Library Week and recognizes the
library’s enormous contribution to everyone from the preschooler to
the professional, all year long.
Jackson has been with
American Airlines as an
instructor for 17 years. The
past ten years he has been at
the Flight Academy in Fort
Worth. He was a former
instructor in the American
Airlines Technical Training
Group at Tulsa. Oklahoma,
and with Boeing Airplane
Company.
Sealy Chamber of Commerce
will not meet for its regular
monthly meeting Monday noon
because of the banquet
schedule.
Serving the People of Sealv and iustin ( tmntv Since 1887
office of aiderman. position 3,
which was vacated by Elton
Emshoff last year Frank
McRae and Louis Vicenik are
both asking election to that slot
with the city.
The election will be conduted
by Ennis Nentwig as presiding
judge.
Austin County Building will
be the voting station in Sealy in
the Sealy Independent School
District trustee election Satur-
day. J. W. Fewell will preside
as judge and Mrs. J W, Fewell
and Mrs. Dorothy Gerhart will
be clerks.
At Cat Spring Agricultural
Society Hall. Harry Pless will be
presiding judge with Mrs.
Harry Pless and Mrs Marcella
Strauss as clerks,
Willie J Kutra will preside
over the election at Frydek
CCD building, with Mrs. Willie
J. Kutra and Mrs. Joyce
Johnston serving as clerks.
Voting at San Felipe will be
held at the San Felipe Church
Recreation Building under the
direction of Mrs. Louise
Your News “2 885-3562 Vg Want-Ads
A humorous and enter- president, Charle Hinze. Jr.,
taming speaker will fill the officially takes office.
speaking engagement at the Earl Frnka is chairman of
Sealy Chamber of Commerce the banquet this year. He has
banquet, Monday night, April. coordinated the evening's
pack Jackson of American program, which will not be
Airlines will take his stand drawn out, but to the point,
before the podium at the People are urged to make
speaker s table following a plans to attend this once a year
banquet meal served by the chamber event. Tickets are still
Personnel of the Sealy High available at $4.50 each at the
School cafeteria, where the local bank, the two lending
banquet will be held beginning institutions, the three drug
at 7:30 p.m. Anyone who has stores, the chamber office and
partaken of any dinner at the city office. Get your ticket
xhool, knows the worth of such now. Some will be available at
•meal. the door on banquet night.
The food and the fine ...................................
learning resources The four is in his fiftieth' year of public
speakers had well prepared school and college teacher
hand out materials which they education, and is a past state
distributed to the workshop president of fSFA
participants Mrs. Selman presented
Mrs. Albina Loescher and souvenirs to the workshop
her kitchen staff served a guests- She introduced the four
bountiful luncheon to the afternoon consultants
guests. 112 Sealy school staff, Walter R Howard of Austin.
Mrs. Carmichael, ( ounty Sup director of the Division of
erintendent I eRoy H Grebe, School Accreditation Planning
and Miss Wilma Petrusek of and Approvals from the Texas
The Sealy News. The menu f ducation Agency. explained
included roast beef, and cream the school accreditation process
pics, all trademarks of the Sealy and particularly the implemen
school cafeteria Following- tation of the five-year plan in
words of appreciation by which Sealy is currently
Harwell, Stuessel presented the involved Brad Duggan of
luncheon speaker, Dr. Car- Austin. Executive Secretary of
michael. Carmichael addressed the lexas Elementary Princi-
goals in education by explain- ' pals and Supervisors Associa-
Assembly of God church hold Itt flnt torvico in the
now building Eottor Sunday, with a fino ottondance of
-woeohtggoi i flu hyhf Mieft Murth JJ toco tod on Mayor
Washburn. F O Tyler,
aiderman Earl Frnka and
aiderman candidate Louis
Vicenik They comprise an
advisory committee.
I he group accomplished the
first phase of the C.D. program
r/quirement of developing a
citizen participation plan,
which outlines the procedure to
be followed in getting informa-
tion about the program to the
people and to receive their
comments and views on
community needs Included is a
schedule of meetings and
hearings, methods to be used in
advertising, distribution of
program facts and a general
information bulletin.
The plan is scheduled for
consideration at the regular
council meeting. April 5, along
with appointment of a
community development direc-
tor and authorization by
At 6 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Sally
Kubricht. traveling north on
Highway 36 in a 1964
Chevrolet, was in collision with
a 1971 Plymouth driven by Ms.
Annie Todd Colbe of Houston,
who was attempting a left turn
off 36 to Main Street at the
traffic light. No one was
injured, although both cars
sustained considerable dam-
ages. Novosad investigated.
looker combine for a program s
I No Chamber
musical entertainment of the 3
dsztdigbySchqolstage Band I Meet Monday
Monday night promises to and 8 S Candidates for Austin Coun-
super occasion : Sealy Chamber ofty judge and for city aiderman
Newly elected directors andCommerce members are 3 will meet with voters in an open
officers will be indtiea .anla s reminded that the regu a: forum at the Sealy American
Warn, and retiring mred 3 lar monthly meeting of K Legion Hall tonight, March 30.
Karl Johnston will offer 3 the organization held the g beginning at 7:30 p. m. The
his remarks before the 3 first Monday of each 3 public is invited to be on hand
neW month will not be held ::: to learn about the candidacies
8 this Monday, April 3. g of these politicians and to
fdijuaaflrs An.., 3 The banquet is sched- g exchange views and ideas with
^Warus INCwW 3 uled for that night, and s them.
3 will be the officialThis forum will give voters
Thanite n e 3 chamber meeting for :::: and candidates a chance to
wumy ucputy April. open up avenues of communi-
Z isssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss: cation and understanding.
harles Edwards, 36, of
theuton is a new deputy with
DepartmnCoxntornegr American Cancer Crusade
Mormation from Sheriff T. A.
K"anaatefthe Volunteers Start Work Tuesday
EtuEnd of the county.
vilmatdsuwho is unmarried. Volunteers will be fanning Some 230,000 Americans
New Ulm iL residence in ‘he out into the residential and who get cancer this year will be
was former??? try area. He rural areas in the 1978 Austin alive and well five years from
precinct 3 in mJconstable in County Cancer Crusade start now, the American Cancer
and has mi, arris County ing April 4 in an effort to col- Society's yardstick for cancer
ezperienc, in u? years of led dollars to continue the cure. Their secret? Early
ln law enforcement. fight against cancer. Every diagnosis of cancer and prompt
contribution will be accepted treatment.
with much appreciation, Resi- CHECK-UPS URGED
dents are asked to have their This diagnosis and early
donations at hand to help ease detection can only be done if
the work of those who will be people submit themselves to
Ma , knocking on doors during the having a regular check-up. This
initssons Korner is now open campaign. The drive will check up is urged in literature
n Hioemodeled quarters south conc lude on April 28, which volunteers will be
^•Iv**'8* 36, across from the The business drive opens handing out as they call for
Then merican Legion Hall, this week, with members of the donations. Not only is the
ereateterior has been redone to Sealy AARP Chapter soliciting crusade a drive for funds: it is
forma * new appearance. A contributions from the business also a drive to stimulate interest
the oPening is planned for community. Their job can be among the donors to help
I M, ar future. completed more readily and themselves with a checkup
i nuand Mrs. C. E. Mason carried out more efficiently if cntriLttinn
Lich hen of ‘he restaurant, the merchant and businessman '
cooperates with a "
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