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THE SCHULENBURG STICKER
VOL. LVIII —NO. 21—58 YEAR
SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS— FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26TH, 1952
PRICE 10 CENTS — ESTABLISHED 1893
Schulenburg Soldier Picked
To Be In Honor Guard At
Eisenhower Inauguration
Seen and Heard
dLong. 5Jh&
SJUeet
Merry Christmas to All. The
birth of the Savior will be ob-
served throughout the world on
Thursday of this week with ap-
propriate services, celebrations
and get-to-gethers of relatives
Sand friends for a celebration
which will go on through the
years and for all time to come.
"Peace on Earth, Good Will To-
ward Men" is what all of the na-
tions of the world are looking for
and which does not exist at this
time. With the Korean War in full
;swing, some of the enjoyment of
the season will be lacking for the
thoughts of those back home will
be with the boys over there. They
are the ones who are doing their
best to see that peace is restored
and it is to them that we should be
thankful on this day of days. Let
us, on Christmas day, each bow
our heads for a few moments and
pray that soon this conflict will be
over and our loved ones returned.
While there is little that we may
do, let us rejoice for we have so
much. The Lord came, and upon
this earth left the teachings which
millions of people have lived by
since that time. Jesus is born and
the shepherds came. Jesus, the Sa-
vior of mankind, came to give all,
so that we might have life ever-
Hasting. Let us in our way, sing
our praises with Christmas carols
to all who will listen. Let us each
be a messenger and sing with
gladness of heart on the great
birth date of our Savior.
Driving within the next few
days will be a dangerous proce-
dure. Take your time. Start early
and stop early. When tired, get
)off the road. Watch the other driv-
er. Use all the precautions that
you know so that when you leave
you will come back in one piece.
Too, remember that you are re-
sponsible to every one in the car
in which you are driving and to
levery person in the cars that you
meet on" the road.
Schulenburg Gets
Mote Rain
Schulenburg and this area has
received two nice rains since the
last issue of the Sticker. On Fri-
day morning thte local weather-
man recorded 1.07 inches and on
this past Sunday night we receiv-
ed .97 inches, making a total of
more than two inches.
Some of the creeks were on a
small rise and this is the first
time that they have been flowing
for quite some time. Water was
standing in many of the fields and
farmers were all smiling for now
.they are assured that there will
be grazing for cattle in the cold
weather months. Clover and win-
ter crops are looking extremely
well.
A 3-c August J. Gojd, Jr., of
Laughlin AFB, in Del Rio., is
spending a fifteen-day furlough
with relatives and friends in this
section. . |
It was announced over the radio
on Monday of this week that Sgt.
Melvin T. Adamek, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Emil Adamek, had been se-
lected as one of five men who
would be returned from Korea to
act as an Honor Guard at the in-
auguration ceremony of president-
elect of the United States, Dwight
Eisenhower, on January 20th.
Sgt. Adamek has been in ser-
vice nearly two years and has
been stationed in Korea since
August of this year. He is in Com-
pany "F" of the 224th Infantry
Regiment of the 40th Division. He
was one of five men selected, with
(one other from Texas and two
from Oklahoma and one from
another state.
Sgt. Adamek is due to be dis-
charged within the next few (
months. He is about six feet tall i
and weighs over 200 pounds. His |
picture will be in the Sticker in j
the near future.
Visit Of Santa
And Circus Friday
Draws Crowd 1
Santa Claus, in his visit to
Schulenburg on last Friday drew
a record crowd, with his animal
helpers. He had a number of ele-
phants, ponies, a couple of llamas,
clowns and other things to draw
the people in the mood in which
they all seemed to enjoy them-
selves. It was the largest pre-
holiday crowd that has ever gath-
ered in Schulenburg.
From the comment up and down
the street, this is the first time
a good many of our people had
ever seen a live elephant.
The children especially had a
good time, with many of them rid-
ing the elephants and the ponies.
There was plenty of candy and
apples to go around so that no
one was slighted.
All in all, the day was a suc-
cess even though the 'event cont
a little more money than is usual-
ly paid for entertainment of this
kind.
Santa Claus was a patient indi-
vidual and shook hands and listen-
ed to many of the tiny tots who
talked with him.
Accident Occurs
Near Engle
Sgt. George Masek, who came in
last week from California to
spend a furlough with his parents
in the Praha section, came to near
serious injury when he fell asleep
at the wheel of his car while driv-
ing near Engle. The car went into
the ditch and was extensively dam-
aged. Sgt. Masek had driven near
1100 miles to get home and was
exhausted.
He and his companion were tak-
en to the Youens Hospital in Wei-
mar for overnight observation. His
companion, who escaped with mi-
nor cuts and bruises was relesaed
the next day, but Sgt. Masek was
taken to the Bergstrom Air Base
at Austin for further examination.
He sustained some cuts about the
head and bruises About the body.
Mrs. K. Sandford
Succumbs Here
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Mrs. Kate O. Sandford passed
away at her home at 409 Ander-
son Street, on Tuesday morning,
December 23, after beeing ill for
quite some time. She had reached
the age of 93 years, 8 months
and twenty-three days.
Funeral services will be held
from the Schwenke-Baumgarten
Funeral Home on Wednesday af-
ternoon, Dec. 24, at 2:00 p. m.
with Rev. A. M. Roos officating.
Interment will be in the Flatonia
City Cemetery.
Deceased, born the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Harris, on
April 30, 1859, in Lavaca County,
was a great believer in education.
She had been a school teacher at
tone time and now possessed a
great number of the best publish-
ed books of many years, which
she had read and greatly treasur-
ed.
She was united in marriage to
C. E. Sandford at La Grange and
to this union was born one son.
Mrs. Sandford made her home in
San Marcos but moved here fif-
teen years ago where she has
made her home since. She was a
member of the Christian Church.
Surviving are her son, Charles
Sandford, of Houston; two sisters,
Mrs. C. L. Williams of Shiner and
Mrs. Susie Baumgarten of this
city. Her husband preceded her in
death.
Prominent La
Grange Citizen
Dies Saturday 7
Funeral services for Edward
Felix Blutne, age 44, of LaGrange,
were held at the St. Paul's Luth-
eran Church in that city on Sun-
day, December 21,' with Rev. H.
T. Flachmeier officiating. Inter-
ment was in the New City Ceme-
tery.
Mr. Blume was well known by
a great many people of this com-
munity as he was a member and
arranger for the Blume's Orches-
tra.. He also wrote the LaGrange
Journal's " 'Round About Town"
column. He had been assistant
county superintendent for many
years, serving under R. A. Ra-
chui, Walter P. Freytag, Adolph
Jurajda, and the present superin-
tendent, Fritz Lobpries.
Deceased was Dorn and reared
at Walhalla and later came to La
Grange to receive his high school
eduction, graduating in 1927. He
entered the armed forces in 1942
and served for three years, having
received the Purple Heart.
On December 15, 1945, he was
united in marriage to Miss Doro-
thy Luckmeyer at New Wiedem,
and three children were born to
them, all of whom survive.
Surviving are his wife; three
children, William Edward 6, Bar-
bara 4 and James Allen, 10 months
of age; his father, William Blume,
who is at present seriously ill at
La Grange; a sister, Mrs. A. S.
Menke, Jr., San Angelo; and four
brothers, John W. of Houston,
Robert E., San Antonio; Walter
J. and Leslie H of La Grange.
' Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Meyer of
New Braunfels spent Sunday with
relatives and friends.
SON FOR WHITTENS
Mr. and Mrs. O.. D. Whitten,
wno are with tne Marine Explora-
tion Crew here, are the proud pa-
rents of a baby son, born Tues-
day morning in the Youens Hos-
pital in Weimar. The little lad tip-
ped the scales at 6 lbs., four
ounces. ~ ,
Hiway Department Announces
Greetings'80118 {Fayette Road Improvement Plan
In this issue of the Sticker may
be found the seasons greetings of
the business and professional peo-
ple of the Schulenburg area.
These people are grateful for the
business that you readers have
given them for the past years and
for the friendship which has been
been carried on. To you readers,
they send their best wishes. Read
the ads and they will help you to
have a better holiday season.
Shrine Club
Elect Officers
The Colorado Valley Shrine
Club held its annual election at
Columbus on Friday, December 19.
H N. Schwartz of Schulenburg
was elected president; O. H. Wol-'
ters of Schulenburg, Secretary;
Henry Brasher, Weimar; 1st. vice-
president; Wm. Thomas, Eagle,
Lake, 2nd. vice-president, and the
■following directors: Clyde Gold,
Eagle Lake; E. E. Irwin, Colum-
bus; and F. C. Roensch, Bellville.'
The annual Shrine Crippled^
Children's Bali will'be held in"
Houston February 26th and 27th.»
The dates for the dances at Eagle
Lake, Columbus, Bellville, and La
Grange have not been set. O. H.
Wolters will be general chairman
of the Colorado Valley Shrine af-
fairs.
The Schulenburg dance wiil be
held as usual on the last Satur-
day before Lent, which this year
falls on Valentine Day, Saturday,
February 14. Julian Headley is
Chairman with Wm. Bohlmann,
co-chairjnan.
Local Post Office
Schedule for Dec. 26
There will be no rural delivery
services on second Christmas Day,
December 26, but there will be city
delivery as usual to the residen-
ces. One window will be open at
the Schulenburg Post Office from
8 to 6.
Former Resident
Passes Away
At Premont
Otto A. Anderson, former res-
ident of Schulenburg and an em-
ployee at the Magnolia Pump Sta-
tion here, suffered a heart attack
on a fishing trip on Thursday, De-
cember 18, and passed away at
2:00 p. m. that same day.
Mr. Anderson, who was employ-
ed by the Magnolia Oil Co., in
Premont, was born January 1,
1901, in Waelder, and had reached
the age of 51 years.
Funeral services were held from
the family residence in Premont
on Saturday, December 20, with
Rev. Lawrence officating. Burial
was in the Capitol Memorial Cem-
etery at Austin.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Es-
telle Anderson of Premont; two
daughters, Mrs. George Billeck of
Vealmoor, Texas, and Mrs. George
Shook of Dayton; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Anderson of Wael-
der and three grandchildren.
New Package
Store Opens
E. K. Deterling opened a new
package store "United Package
Store." on Highway 90, just west
of Schulenburg on Saturday of
last week. Mr. Deterling will ope-
rate this store in connection with
the Used Car Show Room in the
I building which he recently bought
; from the H. C. Stoever Motor Co.
See his ad in this issue of the
Sticker.
"Buddy" Yoder, who is associat-
ed with his father in the,publish-
ing of the Weimar Mercury, un-
derwent an appendicitis operation
in the Youens Hospital there on
'Saturday of last week.
SPECIAL PROMOTION
EXERCISE AT ST.
PAUL'S CHURCH
On Sunday morning, December
28, promptly at 9:15 A. M., the
St. Paul's Church will have a Spe-
cial Promotion Exercise. The
theme is 'The Children Speak for
Themselves." All church members
Will receive a certificate. The pa-
rents of the members are asked to
be present and bring along their
visitors.
RECEIVES COMMENDATION RIBBON
The Commendation Ribbon with
Medal Pendant for meritorious
service was presented to Second
Lt. Clyde E. Schulz of Schulen-
burg, Texas, by 25th Divison Ar-
tillery Commander Brig. Gen.
Louis Heath', at a ceremony in
Korea. Lt. Schulz was decorated
for outstanding performance of
duty as an air observer with the
26th Div. Artillery Air section in
Korea. AV951 graduate of A & M.
College, he entered the army in
September. 1951, and was sent
to Korea in May of this year. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
^Schulz of this city. His wife, June,
lives at 3203 Minnesota St. Bay-
town.
Winners In Deco-
rating Contest
Announced
The entries in the Christmas
decorating contest, sponsored by
the Schulenburg Garden Club,
with the help of the Chamber of
Commerce were judged Wednes-
day night by Mrs. Verna Reichert,
Miss Clara Roitsch and Miss Myr-
ta Hermes of La Grange.
There were thirty-four entries,
ieleven outdoor decorations, eight
window decorations, nine door
decorations, and six commercial
decorations. The winners and the
judges' comments on the exhibits
were as follows:
Outdoor—
1st.—Mrs. Max Walla: Very ef-
fective and artistic. Music added
to effectiveness.
2nd.—Catholic Rectory:Beauti-
ful.
3rd.—Mrs. W. A. Farek: Good
effect.
Window—
1st.—Mrs. John Shimek :Very
attractive.
2nd: Mrs. Gus Balzer: Very nice
3rd.—Mrs. C. A. Vogt, Sr.: At-
tractive.
Door—■
1st.—Henry Keuper —Babylon
"heme: Well balanced.
2nd.—Mrs. Charles Vogt, Jr.,—
Attractive.
3rd.—Mrs. Buddy Kusey—Ori-
ginal.
Commercial—
1st—Kasper's: Artistic and
well proportioned.
2nd:—Farmer's State Bank:
neat and appropriate.
3rd.—Joe's Auto Sales and
Wrecking Yard: Original and jol-
ly.
It is hoped the contest has help-
ed to create more interest in mak-
ing our town more attractive at
Christmas and that the next con-
test will have even more entries.
The ladies who gave so generous-
ly of their time and effort tb make
this contest a success are certain-
ly to be commended on their good
work as are our citizens who
worked so faithfully on their en-
tries. The Garden Club committee
was composed of Chairman Mrs.
F. L. Herzik, Mrs. R. H. Hall and
Mrs. Fred Bittner, and the
club president, Mrs. Rudy Smr-
kovsky, worked with the ladies of
the committee.
Over 15 Miles Of
Roads To Be Built
The announcement, as released
from the highway department con-
cerning road improvements to be
made in Fayette County, reads as
follows:
"The State Highway Commission
has just approved a program of
work that will be carried out dur-
ing the next two years from finan-
ces that will be available over thil
period of time from combined fe-
deral and state funds. It is our
thought that the people in Fayette
County will be interested in the
information concerning the work
to be done in this vicinity and con-
sequently we are attaching hete-
to a copy of the action taken for
your information.
Whereas,, in Fayette County, the
appropriate County officials and
the Texas State Highway Depart-
ment in cooperation with each,
'other have selected for improve-
ment the following roads:
From F. M. 1294, 4 miles south-
west of State 71, southwest to end
of F. M. 609, a distance of approx-
imately 4.8. miles.
From end of F. M. 155, 5 miles
Southeast of La-Grange, southeast
to Holman, a distance of approxi-
mately 4.1 miles.
From end of F. M. 1293, south-
east to Austin County Line, a dis-
tance of approximately 4.1 miles.
From State 159 in Fayetteville
east to Colorado County Line, a
distance of approximately 3.5
miles.
Now, therefore, it is ordered
that the above described roads be
designated as Farm-to-Market
roads and improved to provide!
two-lane dustless surfaces, subject"1
to the condition that Fayette
County will furnish all required
right-of-way free of cost to the
State.
Upon acceptance by the County
and fulfillment of the conditions
of this order, the State Highway
Engineer is directed to proceed
with construction in the most fea-
siable and economical manner and
to assume the roads for maintcn-"
ance upon completion of construc-
tion.
Local Stores To
Be Closed
December 25-26
The business firms of Schulen-
burg will be closed on Christmas
Day and on December 26, which is
observed as second Christmas.
Housewives are reminded to do
their shopping on this Wednesday
for the two day holiday.
The local stores will also ob-
serve New Year's Day by being
closed but will be open on January
2, as usual.
Choirs Bring Yuletide
Music
On Thursday night of last week
the members of the Knights of
Columbus Glee Olub made a num-
ber of calls at the homes of the
sick and shutin people of the com-
munity and rendered some very
lovely Christmas Carols.
Sunday afternoon of this week
the members of the Men's Non-
Denominational Bible Class were
at the home for the Old Folks
here and gave a number of ren-
ditions. This was followed by a
large number of visits to sick and
aged alike. Mrs. Henry Schaefer
played the organ, which had been
mounted on'a truck, as accompan-
ist to the voice numbers.
Garbage Pick-up
To Be Delayed
Lewis Nix announced this week
that the city garbage would not
be collected in the residential area
on December 26 and 26, bat it
would be hauled on December 29
and 30th, as usual.
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SON FOR BRANGANS
' Mr. and Mrs. John C. Brangan
of San Antonio announce the birth
of a son, Keith John, on December
17, at St. Rosa Hospital in that
city. He weighed Beven pounds,
12Vi —~i is being
<ed by one brother. The mother is
the former Edna Hnldusek of this
city and grand parents are m
and Mrs. J. L. Haidusek of this
city, and Mrs. John Br
of San Antonio,
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