The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1951 Page: 1 of 20
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THE SCHULENBURG STICKER
VOL. LVII—N0.20—S7TH YEAR
SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS— FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS — ESTABLISHED 1893
1663 People Have
Chest X-Ray Made
Seen and Heard
Cllang JAe
Sbieet
This week we saw R. J. Watz-
lavick back on the job after hav-
ing been ill for the past number
of weeks with a bad leg. Although
still on crutches, he seemed in a
very fine mood and glad to be able
to get back to the drug store.
CHRISTMAS—The meaning ol
the word is oft misinterpreted and
for that reason we find a lot of
people who get "kinda' sad and
happy, too, and don't know just
exactly what to do about it. They
feel kind of sad for ft recalls the
happy days of childhood when,
today being grown, calls for so
pny responsibilities. Yes, as
vn folks, we have many re-
^onsibilities, but 'tis said that the
Good Lord never gives us more
than we can bear. One thing that
most of us, who are a bit sad,
might remember is that we can be
too serious in this world and that
| -will make any of us unhappy.
After all is said, who are adults
I with great responsibilities ? Adults
are only grown up boya and girls,
j Christmas is for the children of
I today but adults can enter into
the spirit of the child if they will
only relax and let the children
I take over for a while. There is no
greater pleasure in life than to
watch a happy child and it takes
[so little to make children happy,
I for they do not know what it is to
[ho sad. They have not learned that
1 part of life. Children are not born
[to fear but they acquire that trait
jwith time. It comes early enough
I in life, so let us hold off as long
las possible with that lesson which
I once learned is never forgotten.
Iln place of so many "don't do this
land don't do that" we should en-
deavor to do a little more of "let's
this and let's do that." It will
pay off in the life of the child far
as you lead a child, so the child
vill live. Since this is Christmas
lt>me, let us do our best to make
this the happiest Christmas pos-
sible for the children. Teach the
child to sing, to be happy, that
salvation comes from the good,
It.hat Christ was born in a manger,
|that humbleness is the best teachor
»f life, that there are far more
people than bad, that art and
poetry is as beautiful as a rose,
that church is a sanctuary, and
[that prayers will be answered. Let j"
at this Christmas rejoice for wt
iiSve so very much. Let us share
for there are many who have so
|little. Let us try to the best of oar
ability to be honest with ourselVes
|in our every day living and in our
business. Let us stop passing our
gossip, stop being jealous and get
over the fence and start saying
nice things that we know about
[>ur neighbors. Let our thoughts be
iirected on the upside in place of
the down side. Let us not be afraid
jtor if we are right, there is noth-
ing to be feared. A good deed
Wery day Is not hard to do nor is
I*. wasted, for by doing you gain
happiness vrtthin your ownself. In
society of manlHnd- wo are
kffiS^iffhbora, for with . Almost
pV^ryday we get nearer and nearer
: jjtCOple all over the v world,
liristianity is all that holds this
rorld together for were we to act
some of the other people of the
tCont. on Page 12, col. 3, sec. 1)
The people of the Schulenburg
area responded very nvcely to the
call of the State Health Depart-
ment to have as many citizens as
possible have chest X-ray pictures
made.
The Chamber of Commerce mads
the special arrangements and it
was reported that 1663 people re-
sponded to the call. The machine
was set up here in the office of the
United Gas Corporation and a
number of ladies helped take down
names, addresses, etc., required.
Mrs. Ray Kusey, who was in
charge of the registration had am-
ple help at all times and for seve-
ral hours at a time pictures were
made at the rate of 75 per hour.
Due to this being the Christ-
mas season, it is likely that it will
be about a month before anyone
gets any notices of the results-
Should there be something wrong
with "any person who had an X-
ray made,»they will be notified by
letter and their doctor will also
receive a notice. You are asked
not to expect any information for
about a month.
Some few years ago a similar
unit was in Schulenburg for five
days and at that time about 1700
pictures wtjre taken. This past
week tjie same unit that was here
on Tuesday and Wednesday, spent
(three days in La Grange and it
was stated that between 1400 4nd
1500 people responded there.
City To CloseTwo
Days Dec.25-26
The business firms of Schulen-
burg will remain closed on
Christmas Day, December 25, and
the day following, December 26,
which is called "second Christ-
mas." Because of the holidays fall-
ing on Tuesday and Wednesday,
local advertisers are hereby asked
to get their advertising material
to us not later than Saturday of
this week.
Cozy Theatre To Give
Free Matinee For
Kiddies December 24
The Cozy Theatre announces in
this issue that its 19th Annual
Free Xmas Matinee for children
up to 12 years, will be held on
Monday, December 24th, at 3:00
P. M. a
The Cozy management invites
all children in this age bracket to
be their guests and promises them
an interesting program.
Man Arrested For
Display of Firearm
It was reported that Erwin F.
Cox had been placed under arrest
for displaying fire arms in a pub-
lic place. The report went oil to
say that Cox was at Engle and
walked into one of the business es-
tablishments there displaying a
knife. When asked to take the gun
out of the place he stated that it
was too valuable to leave in his
car.
The incident was reported to of-
ficers, who went to Engle, but by
the time they reached there he
had left the scene. The report was
put on short wave radio and the
man was stopped and arrested at
Columbus. He was brought back
to La Grange by Sheriff Flournoy.
Infant Son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. L. Barta
Dies in Galveston
Mark Antony Barta, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lee Barta,
of Dickinson, Texas, was born on
Sunday, December 16, in the S".
Mary's Hospital in Galveston and
passed away early Monday morn-
ing.
The remains were brought to
the Schwenke-Baumgarten Fune-
ral home here and services were
held at 11:00 o'clock from the St.
Rose Catholic Church. Interment
was in the St. Rose Catholic. Cem-
etery.
The baby is survived by his pa-
rents, his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfons Barta of Hallettsville
and Mrs. Joe C. Brossmann of this
city; great grandmothers, Mrs.
Pauler and Mrs. Cook, and a num-
ber of uncles and aunts.
Sister of Mrs. Joe P.
Schindler Succumbs
Funeral services were held in
the Yoakum Catholic Church on
December 11 for Mrs. Adolf Hari-
bis, nee Peters, who died at the
Huth Hospital after an illness of
two years. Officiating at the ser-
vices was Monsignor Pustka and
his two assistants, and Rev. Ku^-
to of Sweet Home, who officiated
at the marriage of the couple In
1921.
Interment was in the Yoakum
Catholic Cemetery. •
She is survived by her husband,
Adolf Haribis; three sons, Leo of
Yoakum, Richard and James at
home; three brothers, John Peters,
Yoakum; Victor Peters, Sweet
Home, and Frank Peters, Hous-
ton; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Za-
palac, Shiner; Mrs. Tom Krejci,
Hallettsville; her twin sister, Mrs.
Joe P. Schindler, of Schulenburg,
land Miss Albina Peters of San
Antonio.
LOCAL GIRL ENJOYS BROADWAY POPULARITY
Mxvdjane. AlmicCe Stan Jtt
ffixaadtvay. Shaw SWaductien
Marijane Maricle, whom Schu-
lenburg claims, and whom Corpus
Christi, Austin and Wichita Falls
would like to claim, is having the
time of her life in her present
broadway role. She is known to a
great many of our people who have
heard her sing in local perform-
ances and who knew that she was
going to continue on the ladder of
uuccess. Knowing her parents,
crivaa ni background that
one quality of "determination"
to get a job done and Marijane is
carrying through. She has worked
hard for the opportunity of hef
present role and now that she has
again attained success goes to
show what people can do with
ability and determination. It is
said that the show is sold out for
the next number of months and
will more than likely last at
least a year and possibly far more.
A recent news release from New
York City by Broadway Columnist
Earl Wilson tells of a recent in-
terview with Marijane as follows:
Shapely Marijane Maricle, who's
from Schulenburg, and is appear-
ing1 with Ciga Sait Juau ana James
Barton in Broadway's newest opus
of the west, "Paint Your Wagon,"
doesn't worry about the shortage
of men—she's got 300 suitors.
"In the play I'm the extra wife
of a Mormon who goes broke,"
(Cont. on Page 10, Col. 3, sec. 1)
Santa Due Here Friday 1:00 P. M.
Funeral Rites For
John Chudej To
De Held Friday
John Chudej, age 19 years, will
be buried from the Schwenke-
Baumgarten Funeral Home en
Friday, December 21, at 10:00 a.
m. Rev. A. M. Roos will officiate
and interment will be in the Schu-
lenburg City Cemetery.
John was born, reared and lived
his entire life in the Gleckler sec-
tion of Lavaca County. He had not
been in the best of health for years
but was not considei-ed to be se-
riously ill until Wednesday of this
week when he was taken to a Hal-
lettsville Hospital where he pass-
ed away the same day, December
19th.
His parents, and grandparents
preceded him in death. Survivors
include several uncles and aunts,
and a large number of friends.
Kiddies Ask Many Favors of St. Nick
Children Write Letters ToSanta
Dear Santa Clahs:
Dear Sir: Maybe I am too late
to send you a leter, but I will try
anyway. All I want for Christinas
is my four front teeth for I can-
not eat. I have to drink-mine bot-
tle yet. I am four years old and I
always wanted a bride doll. I
think*'they are So pretty.
Thank you, Santa Claus
Shirley Ann Havrda.
Four La Grange
Men Arrested For
Stealing Hogs
Four La Grange men were ar-
rested the early part of last
week for stealing two hogs from
the Allen Ranch in South Lavaca
County.
According to reports, the four
men, namely Cliton Bertsch, form-
erly of Garwood, now of LaG range,
his brother, Henry F. Bertsch, Ro-
bert L. Dryman and Arthur C.
Theiss, all of La Grange, were no-
ticed Sunday aftrernoon as thej
drove by the Allen Ranch. Seve-
ral people noticed their suspicious
actions and took the precaution
of taking down their truck license
number. Eddie Balusek, ranch
hand on the Hancock ranch, notic-
ed where some animal had been
dragged out of a rice field and
apparently loaded into a car or
truck. He reported this to the La-
vaca County sheriff, Theo. Long,
who started an investigation.
Linking the foar men in the pick-
up 'with the crime, the Sheriff
traced the license number to La
Grange, enlisted the help of Fay-
ette County Sheriff Flournoy, and
soon had the four under arrest.
The hogs were found at the home
of Edwin Bertsch, at Plum, Texas,
who had them dressed. The offi-
cers said he apparently did not
know the animals were stolen as
the hogs were still ear-marked.
Dear Santa:
I am a little boy in the third
grade who wants something very
much. It's not some kind of toy
which some kids want, but I want
my brother, who is over in Korea,
to come home for Christmas. J
haven't seen him for about a year.
If you could only go over there in
your sled with your eight reindeer
and bring him home, I would be
very happy. I also want all the
other boys to come back, and
everything left in peace and good
will. This is all I want. Santa,
I please don't forget the other lit-
tle children everywhere.
Much love,
Billy Speckels.
Holidav News Wanted
The Sticker will be very hap-
py to have the people of the com-
munity report their news to us,
either when you see us on the
street, at the office, or by phone
and mail. We are desirous of
knowing who your visitors are
or where you are going to spend
the holidays.
BERGEN'S HAVE"GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Berger are
the proud parents of a baby girl,
bftrtfi to them December 17 in the
Youens Hospital in Weimar. She
weighed 8 pounds, 3 3-4 ounces.
SON FOR MACHICEKS
Mr, and Mrs. Frank Machicek
are happy to announce the arrival
of a seven pound, eight ounce
baby son, born to them Decem-
ber 18 in the Renger Hospital in
Hallettsville.
I am a little six year old boy,
but I look old because I broke my
two front teeth. So, all I ask of
you dear Santa, for the two teeth,"
and a wagon. I thank you a hun-
dredfold.
Bobby Mendel
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl in the third
grade. I am eight years old. I have
a doll but I would like to have
another small one. I would like to
have a record player, please. I
would like for you to go to see
the "crippled home," Please come
to see us. My mother wants a
dress and my daddy wants some
clothes. I have a brother in the
fourth grade. He wants firecrack-
ers and a wrist watch. I play
"ladies" with my playmates. I
want some houseshoes because my
old ones are worn out. This is
about all I have to say. Thanks for
being so nice every Christmas.
Take good care of yourself.
Much love,
Marilyn Sue Herzik
Dear Santa:
I always thought you went to
see every little boy and girl, but
I've been hearing about boys and
girls who never get anything for
Christmas.
Won't you please check your
list carefully this year and visit
tall of the children, especially the
poor ones.
I'm getting to be a big girl now
bo if you don't bring me every-
thing I want, I will understand.
I'm willing to share with them.
Sincerely,
Doris Jean Blakeney.
(Cont. on Page 12, col. 4, see. 1)
VALICEKS HAVE SON
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Valicek are
the proud parents of a baby son,
born December 13, in the Renger
Hospital in Hallettsville. The
baby weighed seven pounds, four
ounces, aryi received the name of
George Julius.
! PUBLIC SCHOOL TO BE
CLOSED FROM DEC. 21
TO JANUARY 2
The Schools of the Schulenburg
Independent School District will
dismiss classes for the Christmas
holidays on Friday, December 21,
and classes will bf. resumed on
January 2, 1952.
Attend Funeral Of
Mrs. Frank Stelzig
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stelzig and
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Stanzel attend-
ed the funeral of Mrs. Frank
Stelzig in Baytown last Thurs-
day. They were accompanied
home by Frank Stelzig, who re-
mained here until Monday. Mr.
Stelzig is well known to the peo-
ple of Schulenburg.
GIRL FOR KUBALAS
Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Kubala of
this city announce the birth of a
daughter, Kay Ellen, on Friday,
December 14. The baby weighed
eight pounds, one ounce and is
being welcomed by a brother and
sister. Mrs. Kubala is the former
Julia Mae Konecny.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hranicky and
family spent Sunday in Columbus
visiting the Louis Zacek family.
tAls time we cordially -txptets
... t '
out uppxeaamon of you* CjOOa iVUL,
and uxy, JWexty CtixUbnaJ
THE SCH0LENBUR6 STICKER
Publishers and Staff
V > l>- :
People from a large area are
due to gather in Schulenburg this
Friday afternoon, December 21,
at 1:00 o'clock to see Santa ar-
rive with his reindeer and for the
big party in which Santa will dis-
tribute gifts fer the good little
children.
The route Santa has selected
down town starts from the Baum-
garten-Matula corner on Main
Street one block east to the Watz-
lavick Drug Store corner, then one
block north to the Brossmann
Store corner, then south to Elkins
corner and then one block west to
where the large Christmas tree is
located across from Borchers'
Place.
There Santa will park his deer
and his sleigh loaded with gifts.
Santa will take time off to talk
with the children and hear what
they want for Christmas and to
shake hands with those who would
like to do so.
Several thousand people are ex-
pected, and the sight is as in-
teresting to the grown ups as it is
for the children. Last year, several
thousand people were present but
still a great many people have
never seen a reindeer.
The Chamber of Commerce and
the Lions Club are sponsoring the
program and it will go on regard-
less of weather conditions. Rain or
cold will not keep Santa away.
Traffic down main street wilt
be discontinued during the time
that Santa arrives and while he
distributes gifts, but it will be re-
sumed soon thereafter.
Let's all remember to be on
hand and give Santa a big Wel-
come to Schulenburg.
Explorer Scout
Post Organized
In Schulenburg
The Schulenburg Rotary Cluo
has accepted the sponsorship of a
group of scouts, who fall into the
age bracket of 14 years and over.
The program for this group is a
bit different from the regular
Scouts, in that the boys are still
not too grown and still they
sometimes prefer to get away from
Jthe boys under 14 who do not have
so many things in common with
the more grown young man.
Stewart Bosl has the position
as coach and counsellor. Dr.
Charles Meyer is the chairman of
the Post Committee and other
members include B. A. Hamilton,
Erwin Blaschke, D. W. Wakefield
land Oris Day.
It was stated that seven boyB
have already signed up in the
group and that several others were
going to but have not yet turned
in their papers. Too, any other
Scout in the community over 14
who would like to join in the pro-
gram, is asked to contact some
member of the committee.
BEN SPECKELS, JR.
PROMOTED
Ben Speckels, Jr., son of Mr,
and Mrs. Ben Speckels of Schulen-
burg, who is stationed in North
Korea with the United States Ma-
rine Corps, has been promoted to
Sergeant. The promotion was ef-
fective on November 28.
GiRL FOR W ATZI.A VIC8CS
Mr. and M?s. Joe Watzlavick
announce the arrival of a pretty
baby daughter, born at the You-
ens Hospital in Weimar or) Satur-
day, December 16. The little
weighed five pounds, 10% our
Both mother and baby are :
ea to be doing nicely.
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