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THE FAYETTE COUNTY RECORD
Published Twice Weekly By The Farmers Publishing Company, La Grange, Texas
Devoted to the Interests of the People of Fayette County and of Texas
VOLUME XXIX
LA GRANGE, TEXAS,
TUESDAY, JAN. 16, 1951
NUMBER 22
FAYETTE TAX
COLLECTIONS UP
$42,000 IN ’50
Ad Valorem And
Auto Taxes Show
Larfce Increases
The Fayette county tax col-
lector’s office took in almost
$42,000 more in 1950 than in
the previous year, according
to a compilation prepared by
Werner Von Minden, a deputy
of Assessor-Collector Gilbert
H. Eck.
The increases came princi-
pally from ad valorem taxes,
automobile sales taxes and
automobile registration fees.
The office also deposited to
the officers’ salary fund a total
of $21,434.15, an increase over
the previous year of $4,020.82.
Income from various sourc-
es, with the first figure being
for 1950 and the second for
1949, is as follows:
Taxes (assessment roll):
$271,913.19, $248,925.34.
Supplemental taxes: $56.50,
$3.07.
Insolvent taxes: $245.94,
$367.57.
Delinquent taxes: $3,170.78,
$3,161.95.
Occupation taxes: $1,466.47,
$1,432.92.
Beer license fees: $10,144.50,
$10,534.00.
Auto sales tax: $31,333.05,
$23,190.70.
Auto registration fees: $128,-
779.26, $117,982.95.
NEW SPEAKER SWORN IN
Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd is shown administering the
oath of office to the new Speaker of the House of Representatives of
the 52nd Texas Legislature, Rep. Reuben Senterfitt of San Saba.
SheppeiJ officially opened the House of Representatives Tuesday,
January 9, and presided until the unanimous election of the San Saba
attorney as Speaker. Representative Senterfitt is beginning his sixth
full term in the Texas House. He is the senior member of the law
firm of Senterfitt, Crump and Jameson in San Saba. The Secretary
of State convenes the initial session of each Legislature according
to requirements of the Constitution and Texas law. Both Shepperd
and Senterfitt, in opening remarks to the legislative body, termed
this Legislature as one of the most important and crucial in the
history of the state.
Last Rites Held
For Peter Horak
Last rites for Peter Horak,
farmer of the Ammannsville
community, were held at the
Koenig Funeral Home chapel
Saturday morning at 9:30 with
continued services at the
Sacred Heart Catholic church
with the Rev. Adolph Janda
officiating. Burial was in the
new city cemetery.
Mr. Horak expired at the
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f l.noraKr
944 00, $1,644.00.
Transfer registration
$1,589.00, $1,472.00.
Miscellaneous: $98.00, $81.50.
Grand total: $450,740.69,
$408,796.00. This shows a total
increase of $41,944.69 in 1950
over the previous year.
Buscha Wins First
On Target Range
Ret. Benjamin Buscha, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buscha of
Rabb’s Prairie, scored first in
target practice held at Camp
Cook, Calif, recently.
Ben hit the bull’s eye 271
times out of 300 shots.
Although he learned to shoot
while hunting squirrels and
cotton tail rabbits at Indian
Creek, Ben inherited a good
shooting eye from his father.
It’s said that, as a boy, Bill
Buscha used to pick up three
rocks - every morning and go
out and get three squirrels.
That’s how “Uncle” Bill learn-
ed to pitch base ball.
The young soldier’s address
is Ret. Benjamin W. Buscha,
Hq. Co., 1st Bat., 224 Inf. Reg.,
40 Inf. Div., Camp Cook, Calif.
The deceased was bom at
Ammannsville on November
25, 1888 and spent his entire
life in that community.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Christina Horak, nee
Wotipka; one daughter, Mrs.
Mrs. Wm. Genzer
Rites Are Held
Funeral services for Mrs.
William Genzer, 52, of near
Iago and a native of La Grange,
were held Saturday morning
at 10 o’clock at the Wharton
Funeral chapel. Burial was in
the Brandt family cemetery
near Weimar Sunday afternoon
at 2 o’clock.
Mrs. Genzer expired at the
CITY SERVICES
DURING50SHOW
BIG INCREASE
Engineer’s Report
Reveals Extent
Of Operations
| How city services under
| direction of City Engineer W.
C. Hruska have increased dur-
ing the past year was shown
in a report submitted Wednes-I
day night t6 the La Grange
citv council.
Hauling of trash and gar-
bage jumped from 1758 truck
loa'ds in 1949 to 2039 loads in
1950.
Gravel hauling in ’49 totaled
486 loads, which included 110
loads to the city cemetery.
The past year the total was
889 loads, all put on city streets.
The total loads hauled by
city trucks, including gravel,
dirt and brush, was 3607 the
past year as compared to 3106
the year before.
Maintainer operation hours
in 1949 totaled 1018. The past
year the total was increased
to 1055 hours.
Concrete culverts poured
Army Airman Killed Near Flatonia
MAII) OF COTTON
IS HOUSTON MISS
The deceased, nee Mathilda
Brandt, was bom at La Grange
and lived near Iago for 22
years. ■'
Survivors include her hus-
band; a daughter, Mrs. Robert
Koenig of Wharton; a son, Wil-
liam A. Genzer Jr.' of Bellaire;
Mary Yahanke of San Diego, two sisters, Mrs. Gus Ripper
Calif.; one son, Sgt. Joe Hor- of Wharton and Mrs. Elo Witt
ak of Qpmp Stoneman, Calif.; | of La Grange; four brothers,
one sister, Mrs. Joe Lebeda of I George, Hugo and Arthur
Weimar; bne brother, Louis j Brandt of La Grange and Oscar
Horak of Schulenburg; and two
grandchildren.■
G. Brandt of Weimar.
BABY GIRL BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Havelka i
of Schulenburg announce the'
arrival of a six pound otie
ounce daughter born at the
Youens hospital on January 7.
She has been named Patricia
Louise.
Social Security Man
I Due Here Jan. 23
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Tynan Edward Wendler and
Miss Margaret Jo Piland.
Felipe Rodriquez Estrada
and Miss Herminia Melchor
Gutierrez.
Ladislav Vladimir Muras
and Miss Helen Ann Stryk.
25 Years Of Service
Kucera, In Dallas Or
Italy, Shows His Ability
By Allen Quinn
In Dallas Morning News
Henry Peyton Kucera, Dal-
las’ long-time city attorney,
was military governor of the
quit. •
The labor leader puffed out
his chest proudly, thumped it
with a knuckle and said that
he would be the one to issue
There have been some very
important changes made in the
social security retirement and
death benefit program—chang-
es that mean more liberal
benefit amounts, a much short-
er qualifying time for older
workers to work to draw bene-
fits as well as coverage of
several additional groups un-
der the law.
Those interested can find
out all about new social secur-
ity by contacting the repre-
sentative of the Austin office
on his next visit. He may be
seen in La Grange at 1:00 p.
m., Tuesday, Jan. 23. He will
be at the post office at that
time and especially wants to
see people age 65 or older who
have inquired previously and
failed to qualify because they
had not worked long enough
at the time.
Miss Jea’nnine Holland of
Houston will represent the cot-
ton industry as she tours the
United States, Europe and
South America. A senior stu-
dent at Texas State College
’for Women in Denton, Miss
Holland is in New York City
where she is being outfitted
with a new cotton wardrobe.
Firemen’s School
compared as follows: In 1949,
345 feet of 12 inch, 345 feet of i Resumed Monday
18 inch and 138 feet of 24 inch.
In 1950, 975 feet of 12 inch,
975 feet of 18 inch and 390 feet
of 24 inch.
The rodent control program
was also increased greatly. In
1949 436 rats and 664 mice
were picked up as a result of
Training,for La Grange fire-
men, under direction of Chief
Otis Muenster of the firemen’s
training school, A. & M. col-
lege, were scheduled for re-
sumption Monday after a re-
cess during the holidays.
poisoning. During the past. ])nlls “^e sdieduled for
year the total was 774 rats and ;["nuary 22-23, and 29-
1102 mice.
Thieves Abandon
Load Of Loot
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Monday, January 15, 19S1
The following prices were
ancient Italian city of Ravenna J the order. paid in La Grange on the above
early in 1945 when the main i “Good, good,” said Lieuten- date and are subject to mar-
supply road to the front was! ant Colonel Kucera. “Now I ket changes. Eggs and poultry
bombed out by the Germans, j know just who to court-mar-
Thieves who loaded up about
$300 worth of machinery
parts, taken from the Ledbet-
ter gravel pit, abandoned their
loot and the cattle trailer in
which it was loaded when the
trailer lost a wheel near Car-
mine Saturday night.
Sheriff Jim Flournoy said
Monday that the trailer had no
license plate and that efforts
so far had not established its
ownership.
It was believed the heavy
equipment was taken for resale
as junk.
Jaycees Reminded
Of Grid Banquet
La Grange Jaycee members
were reminded Monday to re-
turn their requests for reser-
vations by Wednesday night if
they intend to attend the ban-
quet honoring the Leopard
football squad.
The banquet will be held
in the school cafeteria Satur-
day night at 8.
30.
Firemen taking the training
have picked up a great deal of
new and valuable information
on fire fighting technique dur-
ing previous drills conducted
Negro Sergeant
Reported Missing
In Action In Korea
Sergeant Perc/'Berel, color-
ed, son of Mrs. Rachel Berel
of Plum, has been reported
missing in action in Korea.
Berel entered the army be-
fore the outbreak of World
War II and saw extensive ser-
vice.
Prior to his entry into the j
army he was employed for!
several years by Mohrhusen- j
Schmidt company in La
Grange.
Relatives received notice
from the war department on
January 13 that he was miss-
ing. He was included in the
casualty list released to the
press Monday. No particulars
were revealed.
SAM ROSENBERG
GETS DAIRY POST
Delicia Offers Pint
Of Ice Cream Free
Austin, Jan. 13.—Sam E.
von Rosenberg of La Grange,
dairy specialist with the Texas
A. and M. extension service,
Saturday was named field
director of the Dairy Products
Institute and the American
Dairy Association of Texas.
George M. Clarke, executive
The Delicia Ice Cream com-
pany of Lockhart is making
a special offer of a pint of ice
cream Nee with every pur- vice-president, said Von Rosen-
chase of a pint of its Kreme- j berg would have charge of de-
Like dessert purchased through veloping greater public under-
La Grange area dealers Janu-! standing and acceptance of
ary 20 through 27. j dairying and the use of dairy
This introductory offer is products. The new field direct-
made through an ad elsewhere or has been in the Texas dairy
in this issue which includes a industry since 1932.
coupon entitling the holder to |
this special deal.
Becomes Fayette’s
First Highway
Fatality Of Year
An Ellington field airman,
headed back to Houston to get
his discharge from the Army
air force, became Fayette’s
first 1951 highway fatality
Friday afternoon near the
Praha turn-off on Highway 90.
He was Carroll Wilfred
Kleypas, 24, who was killed
when the car which he was
driving turned over.
Mrs. O. D. Biggs, 68, aunt of
the driver, of Luling, suffered
a broken leg and was hos-
pitalized at Flatonia.
Deputy Sheriff August Brun-
ner said Kleypas was trailing
a car driven by Gus Richers
of Flatonia. Mr. Richers told
the officer he heard a crash
behind him and looked around
to see the car turning over.
Funeral services for the
victim were held Monday
morning at the Immaculate
Conception church in Hous-
ton, with the Rev. Philip Ehr-
hardt officiating. Burial was in
the Garden of Gethsemani.
Surviving are his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard G.
Kleypas of Houston; two
brothers, B. W. and V. J. of
Houston; and a sister, Mrs.
Edith Fielder of Richmond.
Should weather be unfavor- BrOWnic Troop 2
able, the offer will be repeat-
ed. Announcement of this will HBS Meeting
be made through The Record.
Two Cars Overturn
On Soft Shoulders
Two cars overturned over
the week-end in Fayette
Brownie Troop 2 met Wed-
nesday at the Scout house with
their assistant leader, Mrs. W.1 R°ute 2. Fayetteville is at-
Urbanovsky Serving
Aboard Princeton
Ludwig C. Urbanovsky, avi-
ation structural mechanic, third
class, USN. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles H. Urbanovsky
by Chief Muenster, and it is j county, seriously injuring one
expected that the drills ahead passenger.
will be equally fruitful.
Flaths To Observe
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Flath of
Prairie Valley will observe
their golden wedding anni-
versary at their home with
open house on Wednesday,
Jan. 24, from 3 to 5.
All friends are cordially in-
vited.
BACK FROM HOSPITAL
Frank Dusek returned last
week from the Hermann hos-
pital, Houston, where he had
undergone a knee operation.
He is getting along fine.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Kleiber
of San Antonio are the happy
parents of a seven pound baby
girl bom recently at the Santa
Rosa hospital. She has been
named Linda. This makes a
boy and girl for the Kleibers.
CELEBRATE GOLDEN JUBILEE
*• i
The military commaiuliT of
the area ordered the Italian
civilian authorities to rebuild
the road at once. A labor crew
was put to work, within sound
of the guns at the front. The
local labor leader was dissatis-
fied with the arrangements. He
went to Kucera with an ulti-
matum.
Unless the pay of workers
was doubled immediately and
they were given a 6-hour, 5-day
week the men would quit.
Kucera listened attentively,
chewing on the stub of an ever
present cigar. Then he asked
who would order the men to
tial for obstructing military
effort when the firstman quits ”
The workers didn’t quit and
the road was rebuilt prompt-
ly-
While the anecdote doesn't
go into detail, it is most pro-
bable that Kucera shook his
cigar stub in the Italian’s face
prices are those paid by pro-
duce dealers. '-J
Cotton, strict middling .. 42.50
Middling ..... 42.25
Strict low ............... 39.75
Fryers .................................. 25c
Hens"............ 16c and 20c
Eggs: Grade A .................... 40c
Grade B 35q; Grade C 30c
Roosters-----------------10c
Delores Svrcula, 22, riding
with her brother, Melvin
Svrcula, suffered scalp cuts
requiring 40 stitches, when the
car in which they were riding
slipped off the the highway on
a soft shoulder about three
miles east of Schulenburg on
Highway 90. The mishap oc-
curred during a drizzle about
11:30 Saturday night.
Aboft 5 o’clock Sunday
morning, Laurence Lee
Roberts, 21, of Houston turned
over in a similar accident on
Highway 71 east of West Point.
He escaped serious injury.
“Good Grooming”
Is F. H. A. Subject
The La Grange F. H. A. held
its regular meeting on Janu-
ary 9.
After all business matters
were taken care of, a panel
discussion was held on the sub-
ject, “Good Grooming.” Pau
line Pechal was the chairman
of the discussion and others
participating were Doris Petru-
sek, Helen Strauss, Frances
Vacula, Marilyn Wessels and
Rose Janda.
as he delivered his own ultl- Turkeys, Hens 30c; Toms 22c
matum, and that the timbre of
his voice left no doubt that he
meant just what he said. Such
direct-to-the-point action is
characteristic of Dallas’ City
Attorney.
Kucera has his soft side, too.
(See KUCERA, Page 2)
Sweet Cream:
Direct Shippers ...»...........60c
Station ............................ 57c
Sour Cream:
Direct Shippers .....r...... 55c
Station .......-rn-.,,-......... 52c
Cotton Seed ................ $110 00
Hides __________________ 8c to 12c
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Pastusck of Wichita Falls, both
former Fayette county residents, celebrated their golden wed-
ding on January 7 at Wichita Falls, their honje for the past 43
years. The couple was married at Ammannsville on January 7,
1901. Mrs. Pastusek, the former Elizabeth Cemosek, was bom
in Czechoslovakia, and Mr. Pastusek was bom at Hostyn. Mr.
Pastusek is a retired grocer. Among the large group of relatives
and friends attending the event were Mr. and Mrs. Frank J.
Pratka and daughter, Mary Margaret, of La Grange.
Walhalla Ladies
Visit Bluff HD Club
The Bluff Home Demonstra-
tion club held its monthly
meeting Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. B. W.
Luckenbach with Mrs. Ted
Adamcik as co-hostess.
Mrs. Arthur Hoffmann pre-
sided. Fifteen members an-
swered the roll call. Also pre-
sent were two visitors, Mrs. C.
M. Synnott and Mrs. V. G.
Frenzel of the Walhalla club.
A very interesting demon-
stration on leather-craft was
given by the visiting ladies.
They also showed some beau-
tiful aluminum travg made by
club members.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Miss Annie
H. Janda with Mrs. Arthur
Hoffmann as co-hostess.
Krauss.
The following were present:
Marilyn Giese, Noma Lou
Wamken, Shirley Giesber’,
Marilyn Hanisch, Sarah Jo
Oeltjen, Barbara Elias, Mari-
tached to the Air Department
aboard the 27.000-ton aircraft
carrier USS Princeton, now
operating in Korean waters.
Pilots from the carrier fly
the rugged AD Skyraider,
uen.ien, oaroara raias, lviari- , . , ......— >
del Spacek, Karen Jo Krauss, wh‘ch ha* flgured prominently
Sharon Krauss, Valene Koss.l™ dispatches from Korea. The
Beverly Dunk. Carol Elias,' Skyra,dj:r Js u,sed in manV
and Iris Ann Gillespie. ways—divebombing, torpedo
, . , , laying, strafing enemy forces
Valentines for window de- „„ j __u: . . , ...
,. . ., 0 * and knocking out tanks with
coration in the Girl Scout the ------"u n :~.u
house were made. The song.
“Something In My Pocket,”
was sung, followed by the roll
call. Roll call was answered
by the Brownie promise and
dues were paid.
Refreshments of cookies and
candy were served. The meet-
ing closed with the song
“Good Night, Brownies.”
CANDIDATES AT UT
Two Fayette county students
are candidates for engineering
degrees at the University of
Texas to be conferred at the
end of the first semester on
January 31. They are Edward
Louis Marek Jr. of Fayette-
ville, who seeks a degree of
bachelor of science in civil en-
gineering, and Max Robert
Walla of Flatonia, <5 candidate
for a bachelor of science de-
gree in ceramic engineering.
mammouth 11-inch “Tiny
Tim” rockets, packing the wal-
lop of a battleship’s 16-inch
shell.
ENTER HOUSTON SHOW
The Fayetteville F. F. A.
chapter has entered 230 chick-
ens and 18 turkeys and the
Schulenburg F. F. A. chapter
80 chickens and eight turkeys
in the poultry division of the
Houston Fat Stock Show,
President W. A. Lee has an-
nounced. The show will be
held January 31 through Feb-
ruary 11.
DR. KNOLLE FIRST
First to register in the selec-
tive service’s registration of
doctors, dentists and veterin-
arians, in the La Grange draft
board office Monday, was Dr.
Ivan J. Knolle, La Grange
dentist. He was on hand shortly
after opening time.
March Of Dimes Drive
Opens In City Monday
The La Grange March of, would be appreciated. It is
Dimes Drive, with Ike J. Pet- i planned to have a house-to-
ras as chairman, got under- J house canvass a little later. A
way Monday morning when a meeting is scheduled for Mon-
committee composed of G. B.
Mueller, J. S. Reese, H. G.
Jackson and Leonard Brandt,
placed containers in various
business places where people
might place their contributions.
A placard will also be given
each employer on which he
can write the contribution of
each employee.
County Judge Henry J.
Schovajsa will contact various
local organizations in soliciting
their support of the drive.
More volunteer workers are
needed as the work is only
begun, Mr. Petras states. Oth-
ers drafted to work will * be
contacted; however, volunteers
day night to make further
plans.
The chairman states, “There
is nothing closer to our hearts
than the health of our boys
and girls. Each gift to the
March of Dimes brings us clos-
er to the day when our child-
ren will be free from the threat
of infantile paralysis. Children
and adults are stricken alike
with no prior notice and there
is no respect of race, creed or
color.”
Last year Fayette county
had three new cases and one
carry over. A total of $2317.61
was spent on these cases.
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