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PATTAT CAT A T XT
THE SEALY
11A DAL
WS
VOLUME 61—NUMBER 15
SEALY, TEXAS,
THURSDAY, JUNE 16th, 1949
$2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
So That Tax-Payers May Know
EX. PRISON SHOW
of
2:30 p.m.
Saturday
AS GROWERS BRING IN CROP
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un
MILLHEIM GETS SET FOR
ANNUAL SUNDAY FUN
WALLIS PLANS BIG SUPPER
TO BOOST CHAPEL FUND
GROUP HERE TO
ENTERTAIN CROWD
WESTERN AUTO
ASSOCIATE STORE
10 YEARS OLD
County Agents,
4-Her‘s at A. & M.
This Week
NEW SCHOOL LAW
ABOLISHES FIVE
DISTRICTS HERE
McLELLAN OFFERS TO INCLUDE
HANDICAPPED AID IN TAX BILL
A fairly good crop of cucum-
bers is expected in this area, with
more than one ton purchased by
Schier Feed and Suply Company
in the first three weeks of the
FR. A. J. CRANN
TO SERVE SEALY
CATHOLIC CHURCH
1
Swn. Business Univ.
Play White Sox Here
Friday Night at 8:15
Friday night one of the most
colorful teams to ever perform
on the local diamond will return
once again. The Southwestern
Business University of Houston
will be the guests of the Sealy
White Sox on the local diamond
at 8:15 Friday night.
San Felipe
Postmaster Goes
To Convention
Mrs. Carrie May Ferrell, post-
master of San Felipe, attended
the State Branch, National Lea-
gue of District Postmaster’s Con-
vention in Fort Worth. The ses-
sion was held in the Hotel Tex-
as June 8-11.
Mrs. Ferrell, who motored ov-
er with Postmaster and Mrs. O.
W. Koym, of East Bernard, ser-
ved on the auditing committee.
Mrs. Annie Schiudler has re-
turned from a three weeks stay
at the bedside of her daughter,
Mrs. Jeanette Roberson, in Hous-
ton.
Few More Dollars
Needed to Start
County Radio Patrol
Sheriff M. W. Steck requests
that additional contributions be
added to the Radio Patrol Fund,
so that immediate action may be
taken toward acquiring the ne-
cessary equipment for the sher-
iff’s office and the officers’ cars.
A dollar or two from an indivi-
dual will help much in getting
the project started.
Deputy T. A. Maddox’s reports
here have been very favorable
and prior to last week’s publica-
tion, the local patrol fund stood
at $734.50. More donations will
be accepted from anyone desir-
ing to help the fund.
PUBLIC NOTICES NOW MANDATORY — Governor
Beauford Jester is shown here as he affixes his signature
to Senate Bill No. 375. The Bill, known as the Mandatory
Publication Law, requires that all public notices called for
by Texas Statutes be published, or the official responsible
for such publication suffer loss of salary, or removal from
office for neglect of duty. Senator James E. Taylor of
Kerens, pictured on Jester’s left, sponsored the legislation
through the Senate. House sponsor was Philip L. Willis of
Kaufman. Covered by the law are all public officers of the
state, counties, cities, and school districts. Governor Jes-
ter signed the bill into law June 8, and it became immedi-
ately effective.
TEXAS THEATRE
RCA PHOTOPHONE
NEW STARTING TIME
begin at three o’clock, and a ball
game at three-thirty will be an
enjoyable feature for many.
The supper will begin at 4:30,
with games on the grounds
throughout the celebration hours.
Sil Krenek’s orchestra is booked
for the dance at night.
in the 25% acreage in this area.
His late crop is just beginning.
Cucumbers are selling at $5.00
per hundred for No. 1’s, $3.00 per
hundred for No. 2’s, and $1.00
for No. 3’s. The crop has brought
to its growers around $700.00
thus far, with $1500.00 expected
through the season.
DON’T KEEP YOUR
BUSINESS A SECRET—
ADVERTISE IT
SERVING SEALY
AND AUSTIN COUNTY
FOR 61 YEARS
noon, and a full program
games and fun is planned.
The Bellville Booster Band
will entertain the crowd during
the afternoon, and the Cat Spring
Playboys will play for the dance
at night.
Dusting Pilot Dies
In Waller Co. Crash
Phillip Ray Brown, 24-year-old
pilot, met instant death Wednes-
day morning about eight o’clock
when the Sperman plane he was
distributing poison with appar-
ently hit a power line, and flip-
ped over, pinning the man be-
neath.
Brown, who lived at Waco, was
employed by C. & C. Aero Crop
Dusters, and was spraying a field
on the Capt. Stalhman Ranch,
about 15 miles up the river from
Brookshire.
Construction Work tt
Begin on Fire Station
East Bernard
To Have Fest
Sunday Afternoon
The Catholics of East Bernard
will feature a barbecue and sau-
sage supper and dance at the
Riverside Hall in East Bernard
Sunday, June 19th. There will
be various entertainments for the
visitors, and The Lone Star Boys
are scheduled to appear for the
dance at night.
The feature is presented for
the benefit of the Catholic
Daughters Charity Fund.
Church of Christ
To Begin Revival
Monday Night
The Church of Christ will be-
gin a revival meeting Monday
night, June 20th, with Brother
Edgar E. Bryant doing the
preaching. Services will begin at
8 o’clock each evening, the re-
vival closing on June 29th.
Everyone is invited to attend
these services.
open an alley in Wallis, the
county emerged as the winner. AIIATIMDLYD» G AT LY CY MHATIAII
Nowak had filed suit to enjoin UUCUMIDEL DALES MWOUN I
the county from opening an al-
ley which affected his proper-
ty in Wallis. The county denied
the injunction.
This court action was made in
Rose Shop Reaches
Third Anniversary
The owners of The Rose Shop,
Mrs. D. J. Kunze and Mrs. Thel-
ma Hammerling, are observing
their third annnversary in
business. A series of specials
advertised in an ad, is their way
of expressing their appreciation
for the past patronage, and their
way of sharing their business
success.
The Wallis Legion Hall will be
the scene of a gathering of Wal-
lis people and citizens from the
surrounding area this Sunday af-
ternoon, when a barbecue and
sausage supper will be given for
the benefit of the Guardian An-
gel Chapel fund. Festivities will
Girls Crowd Out
Boys in Birth
Rate In May
Thirteen births were recorded
in the files of County Clerk
Lawrence Dittert in Bellville for
the month of May. Of the 13,
ten births were white babies, and
eight of the total were girls.
Three of the seven county
deaths in May were negroes.
Texas Theatre
Painted Up
Quite a lot of “fix up” work
has been done at the Texas Thea-
tre in the past few weeks, with
a paint job very much in evi-
dence. The interior has been
neatly painted by Anton Dzier-
zanowski and Jerry Tauber, ar-
tists.
Plans for the annual frolic on
Thursday, July 21st, were dis-
cussed, with the decision to have
Franta Vavrik play for the dance
at night. The prison string and
Goree girls group from Hunts-
ville will appear on the grounds
from five to six o’clock.
Only 207 tickets had been
sold up to last Wednesday ev-
ening, and firemen are hoping to
be able to stimulate some inter-
est, inasmuch as the time before
the frolic is closer than most of
us realize.
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Want-Ads This Issue
LOCAL CATHOLICS
HAVE GRAND
SCHOOL BUILDING
Readers have called attention
to the erroneous report on the
Catholic school renovation, and
the item is hereby reproduced in
its corrected form.
The school should have been
listed as Immaculate Conception
school.
A building to be proud of is
the Immaculate Conception
school addition, which includes
a cafeteria and Sisters home. Al-
though it is not completed, the
finished rooms are a pleasant en-
vironment for students and their
teachers.
The large auditorium is beau-
tifully done in celotex with ply-
wood base, and flourescent light-
ing. The windows are shaded
with venetian blinds, and the
large stage is draped with heavy
velvet plush curtains. The floor
is sanded and finished.
Other rooms are neatly painted
with various color combinations.
The kitchen is equipped with
cabinets, a range and other ne-
cessary equipment.
The Sisters’ home is done in
harmonious shades in the walls,
floors, and woodwork. Each
room blends well with its adjoin-
ing one.
The hallway connecting the
auditorium, classrooms and home
has large windows with vene-
tian blinds, and the entire pro-
gram is a definite advancement
and improvement for this pri-
vate school system.
Sealy’s long talked about fire
station is soon to become a re-
ality, with some material al-
ready on the grounds and the
foundation is to be poured with-
in the next week or two, with
the hope that construction will be
well under way next month at
this time.
Chief Harry Nowak reports
that the building committee of
the department has many varied
offers of assistance from public-
spirited citizens about town, in-
cluding almost every phase of
help—from contributing a day’s
work to hauling sand and grav-
el and the tile from Elgin. A full
and complete list of these help-
ful citizens will be published in
the near future, and as the work
progresses.
Financially, Firemen’s Park
revenue fell off proportionately
bad as did the market the other
day, with Chief Nowak reporting
a net of $1.32 on the May 21st
dance at Firemen’s Park, while
a $10 check from Schier Feed &
Supply for use of the hall did pay
the light bill that month. The Cat
Spring Playboys are to appear for
a dance on Saturday, August 20.
Eleven Local Men
Initiated into KC
At East Bernard
Joe Pyka, Jr., Eddie and Ad-
olph Kovasovic, Emil Kocurek,
Raymond and Julius Vykoukal,
Arnold Janda, Adolph Felcman,
Frank Blazek, Louis Sodolak, Sr.
and V. F. Vicenik were local
candidates for the order of the
K of C at the initiation into the
East Bernard Council Sunday.
Willie and Carl Nastoupil, Jr.,
Wilbert Kurtz, Harold Schind-
ler and Joe Babik were unable
to attend and will be initiated at
a later date. W. R. Kurtz and
Fred Schindler will be re-install-
ed.
Among others attending from
here were Joe Peters, John Ad-
olph and Joe Krchnak, Joe Ku-
tra, Louis Pustejovsky, V. W.
Svajda, Louis Zapalac, Dr. F. E.
Vykoukal, Adolph Hrachovy,
Fr. Lad Klimicek, Hugo Brast
and Willie Pechacek.
Wallis likewise had a large
group of candidates and a large
attendance.
The Port Arthur KC group
conferred the 2nd and 3rd de-
grees.
A Tax bill is ready that would
build rural roads and pay for
the state’s building program for
the handicapped, too, Rep. C. S.
McLellan of Eagle Lake said Sat-
urday.
This measure would do so by
putting 1c tax on each 1,000
cubic feet of gas.
The highly controversial mea-
sure is on the calendar in the
House. It has been fought bit-
terly by natural gas producers,
particularly the smaller produ-
cers who say the tax would drive
them out of business.
McLellan offered to include aid
for the handicapped in his bill
Bellville Motor Co.
Has 28th Birthday
The Bellville Motor Company
is in its 28th year in business,
and is now celebrating its an-
niversary. Special awards are
being made during this obser-
vance, and special bargains are
announced by the company’s ow-
ner, M. C. Albert. The sale will
end June 25th.
The firm has experienced and
enjoyed a growth since its early
beginning, showing a progres-
sive attitude. Check their ad in
this week’s issue.
- ****** TAriK. *8*-D*% of D ***** UN
FATHER’S DAY
ATUNri
Five Austin County school dis-
tricts are being abolished under
the terms of the Gilmer-Aiken
school law it was learned at a
county-wide meeting of school
trustees and school people held
at Bellville last Thursday night.
Senator R. L. (Bob) Proffer, of
Denton, outstanding authority on
school legislation, explained the
new laws enacted by the legis-
lature. At the conclusion of the
meeting, copies of the Minimum
Foundation Law, which is the
measure that affects local school
systems directly and immediate-
ly, were handed out.
Rexville, Millheim, Mixville,
Cleveland, and Oak Ridge school
districts must be joined to other
districts within thirty days un-
der the dormant district clause.
A dormant district is defined in
the new law as one that has not
operated a school for two suc-
cessive years since 1946-47. More
than a thousand districts in Tex-
as are closed out under this pro-
vision.
The new method of financing
schools provides that each school
district in the state should bring
up its share of local school taxes
in proportion to its ability. The
law sets out that one fourth of
the $180,000,000 for running the
schools of Texas (which is $45,
000,000) should be brought up by
local taxpayers. Austin County’s
share of the $45,000,000 as writ-
ten in the law is .211% or $94,-
950.00 This does not mean that
Austin County has to bring up
$94,950.00 in new school taxes.
It does mean that about a 65c
tax rate based on state and coun-
ty valuations will be needed to
get full state aid in the future.
At present districts get full state
aid with 50c tax.
Another change affecting Aus-
tin County is an increase in
state aid transportation from
$3.00 to $3.50 per child per
month. The aid will now be
given on all children riding 2
miles instead of 212 miles. $400.-
00 per teacher employed is al-
lowed for operating expenses of
schools where the old law pro-
vided $300.00.
At the close of the meeting,
school district boards were ask-
ed to go back to their districts,
study the laws, and plan to make
adjustments where necessary.
open market. The local company
buys the cukes for the Texas
Pickle Company, of Weimar,
with Calvin Remmert in charge
of the assorting department.
The 33 growers had sold 21,-
351 pounds prior to Monday af-
ternoon, with Leo Wittenburg
and Elton Konescheck bringing
in the biggest sales thus far. Mar-
cus Brast, with three acres of
cucumbers, is the largest grower
the regular session of the dis-
trict court in Bellville last week,
with two days spent on the case.
Immaculate Concep.
School Undergoing
Wide Renovation
The school improvement de-
scribed on the front page of the
News last week was not of the
Guardian Angel School as stated.
The school doing this extensive
and wonderful renovation and
addition is the Immaculate Con-
ception School here in Sealy.
The building’s interior reveals
a sign of advancement, and is as
outstanding a renovation pro-
gram as any in this area. Joe
Kutra and his crew did this
splendid work.
Ed Buls and his employees
will observe the tenth anniver-
sary of the Western Auto As-
sociate Store here on Saturday,
June 25th. Special awards will
be offered, terminating an ex-
tensive sales program conducted
by the store during the past few
weeks.
Mr. Buls offers his apprecia-
tion to his customers for their
faithful patronage and supoort
during the past ten years. Com-
menting he said, “Of the 19 years
spent in Sealy, the past ten years
which we have spent in the Wes-
tern Auto Associate business is
the greatest accumulation that
we have made, through the sin-
cerity of our friends. We hope
that in the next 10 years we will
be equipped in a greater capac-
ity to serve our friends—to offer
to them merchandise which
they may select from—to offer
to them suggestions and ideas
when requested. Our genial
service to patrons will continue
in unlimited measure, not for
business purposes alone, but for
the pleasant association which
we hope you may derive from
it.”
See the Western Auto Associ-
ate Store ad in this issue.
The Texas Prison Show Group
is well known throughout the
state from many performances at
civic celebrations. It is compos-
ed of the Prison Stringsters, The
Goree Girls Band and miscel-
laneous performers such as so-
loists, dancers, etc.
The entertainers are scheduled
to appear here Thursday, July
"1st, for the annual frolic.
The gioup first shot to promi-
nence in the public mind through
its participation in the radio pro-
gram, “Thirty Minutes Behind.
The Walls,” which was carried
over WBAP, Ft. Worth for a
number of years and has been a
regular feature of the Texas Pri-L
son Rodeo held each year in Oc-Y
tober.
The Stringsters are comprised
of 14 versatile artists who fea-
ture western music, old-time mu-
sic, hillbilly music and a touch
of the modern. Most of the mem-
bers play more than one instru-
ment and are able to take their
turn on vocals.
The Goree Girls are better
known as the Goree Cow Girls
as they are billed at the prison
rodeo. All are serving time on
the Goree State Farm, one of
the units of the Texas Prison
System.
The Show Group is under the
direction of J. K. McMullen, pri-
son music director and Houston
State Teacher’s College Instruc-
tor. They are known as the
“Number One Ambassadors of
Goodwill” for the prison system,
but actually represent only a
small number of the men who
are furthering their study of mu-
sic while behind the walls or on
the farms.
Music instruction is available
to all men who wish to take ad-
vantage of it, as a part of the ed-
ucation and rehabilitation pro-
gram which is carefully planned
and directed by A. C. Turner,
well known and liked former
warden, who is now director of
education and rehabilitation for
the Texas Prison System. Mu-
sical instruments are purchased
by the prisoners’ Education and
Recreation Fund, a trust fund set
up to furnish things not pur-
chased by the state.
Millheim has been making
preparations this week for the
Millheim Harmonie Hall festival,
which will be held Sunday, June
19th. Barbecue beef and mutton
will be served to the visitors at
Mrs. Mary Kaminski
Is Buried Here
Saturday A. M.
Mrs. Mary M. Kaminski, 81,
died here June 9th in the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John Ozi-
mek. Mrs. Kaminski had been
declining in health for several
months.
The Rosary was recited Friday
evening in the chapel of Prie-
bisch Funeral Home, led by Rev.
Ben Kaminski, of Yorktown, son
of the deceased.
Solemn Requim Mass was of-
fered in Immaculate Conception
Church on Saturday, June 11th
by Rev. Kaminski as celebrant
of the Mass. The Rev. Arthur
Crann, of Bellville, was deacon,
and the Rev. Lad Klimicek, of
Frydek, sub-deacon. Master of
ceremonies was Rev. Edmund J.
Bily, of Nada.
The Rev. A. W. Nesvadba, of
Wallis gave the Sermon, and
Very Rev. Joseph Pustka, of
Yoakum gave the final absolu-
tion.
In the Sanctuary were Very
Rev. Monsignors Anthony F.
Drzod, Weimer, Joseph Pustka,
Yoakum, Joseph Kunc, East Ber-
nard, and Very Rev. Dean Alois
Morkovsky, Hallettsville, and
Rev. Fathers A. W. Nesvadba,
Wallis, Edmun Bily, Nada, and
Marcus A. Valenta, El Campo.
A life long resident of Austin
County, a devout Christian, and
she was a member of various
societies.
Survivors include four sons,
Pete, John, Albert, of Sealy and
Rev. Ben Kaminski, of York-
town; two daughters, Mrs. John
Ozimek, of Sealy, and Rosalee
Stolarski, of San Antonio.
Mrs. Kaminski’s husband pre-
ceded her in death in April 4,
1923, and a son, Frank B. Ka-
minski, on December 23, 1948.
She was born in Posen, Ger-
many, March 7, 1868. She came
to the United States with her
parents in 1874, settling in Chap-
el Hill. She married on Septem-
ber 23, 1888, to Joseph L. Ka-
minski, in Brenham and moved
to Bellville, and after the death
of her husband, to Sealy.
Pallbearers were her six
grandsons: Thomas Kaminski,
Joseph Kaminski, Pete Kamin-
ski, Jr., Charlie Kaminski, John
Stlorski, and Arno Supak.
County Agent Wm E. A. Mein-
scher and County Home Demon-
stration Agent Mable Fullen are
attending the State 4-H Round-
Up and Agents’ Conference at
A. & M. College this week. The
session began on Monday and
will continue through Friday.
Mr. Meinscher took with him
his 4-H rifle team, which con-
sists of Leroy Vornkahl and Cla-
rence Mersmann, of the Peters
club, Edwin Birkelbach, of
Shelby, and Roger Lubojacky, of
Kenney. This group won second
place in the District 13 meet,
and were entitled to compete in
the state conference.
Wallis Alley Suit
Takes Two Day
Court Action
In the law suit of Vojt Nowak
et al vs. W. D. Bryan et al,
whereby Vojt Nowak, of Wallis,
brought suit against Austin
County to compel the county to
Cat Spring Lady
To Be Buried
Friday Afternoon
Mrs. Theresa Abel, of Cat
Spring, died in Bellville June
15th of a heart attack, following
a 10 days illness. She was born
in Millheim January 24, 1879,
where she attended school. Her
maiden name was Miss Theresa
Bielefeld.
Survivors are her husband,
Rudolph Abel, of Cat Spring,
one sister, Miss Emma Bielefeld,
of Houston, two nephews, Ben
Bielefeld, of Houston, and Fritz
Bielefeld, of Sealy, and other rel-
atives.
Funeral services will be held
from the family residence in Cat
Spring Friday, June 17th, at 3
p.m. Burial in Kollattschny Cem.
with Rev. Harold Wernecke, of
Cat Spring officiating. Services
are under the direction of Pete
E. Etlinger Funeral Home, of
Bellville.
Having served here as visiting
pastor of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church for several
months, Rev. A. J. Crann of Bell-
ville, will acquire duties as reg-
ular pastor of the church on
Sunday, June 26. He expects to
move into the rectory on Friday,
June 24th.
Father Crann came to Bellville
seven years ago from the Annun-
ciation Church in Houston,
where he had served seven
years. His vacancy at Bellville
will me filled by Fr. Joseph
Walsh, chaplain at St. Francis
Hospital in Brenham.
on the eve of the conference
committee sessions to try to
whittle requests for state funds
to the estimated state income.
The conference committees on
the appropriation to support
state departments will meet
Monday.
The McLellan measure as now
written would bring about $24,-
000,000 a year into the state. Of
that portion one-fourth would go
to schools, three-fourths to build
rural roads.
These roads are in addition to
those provided by the $30,000,-
000 earmarked for rural roads al-
ready approved. They would be
roads from the farms to the rur-
al roads.
McLellan suggested the mea-
sure could be amended to divide
the three-fourths allotment be-
tween roads and a building pro-
gram.
About $12,000,000 a year could
go to the roads and still leave
$6,000,000 for the building pro-
gram. That would provide $60,-
000,000 in ten years for the state’s
buildings, he said.
This measure is one of sever-
al tax measures in the House
awaiting a possible push from
their authors if the conference
committees are unable to cut the
money bills sufficiently.
Texas through constitutional
amendment is on a pay-as-you-
go basis.
The Legislature, however,
could vote to go into deficit
spending.
Sunday--------3:00 p.m.
1st Night Show, 7:15 p.m.; 2nd
night show, 9:00 p.m.
Thur.-Fri., June 16-17:
“Little Women”
(In Technicolor)
with June Allyson, Peter
Lawford, Margaret O’Brien
--*---------------.
Saturday, June 18:
“Black Eagle”
(The Story of A Horse)
with William Bishop,
Virginia Patton
Sun.-Mon., June 19-20:
“Down to the Sea
in Ships”
with Lionel Barrymore,
Richard Widmark,
Dean Stockwell
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Tue.-Wed., June 21-22:
Bell Starr’s Daughter
with George Montgomery,
Ruth Roman
Thur.-Fri., June 23-24:
“Beyond Glory”
with Alan Ladd, Donna Reed
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