The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1938 Page: 1 of 4
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FLATONIA ARGUS
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VOLiTme 63
E. H. Patton Asks
Co. Supt. Office
To the Voters of Fayette
County: •
I-take this method of an-
nouncing myself as a candi-
date for the office of County
School Superintendent. I
believe that all offices belong
to the people,'and that it is
the sincere desire of the peo-
ple to elect the person whom
they consider the best quali-
fied to render the type ot
service which they desire.-*
There is no more important
office in any County, than
the office of County School
Sup euinttyjte n L, Tfie*TT r in ci p a 1
duties oflhq .Couuty,.JScbool
• Superintendent are te -furnish
LEADERSHIP, INSPIRATION
.-and .SUPERVISION to the
TEACHERS, TRUSTEES and
CHILDREN of the ENTIRE
COUNTY. While a minor part"
of the duties of the office of
‘•.County Superintendent are
CLERICAL, any well trained
office assistant
FLATONIA, TEXAS, -•THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938
NUMBER 18
C. OF^C. BANQUET
IS POSTPONED —
rainy weather, and with
no prospects at that time
of the rain ceasing, the
Flatonia' Chamber o.f
Commerce Annual Ban-
quet, scheduled for to-
night at the Fair- Park,
was postponed Wednes-
day morning until Fri-
day night, May 6th. A
special dispensation will
be. granted those of the'
Catholic faith in order
_ that they may attend the
banquet on that night.
More details and the
final program will be
giym next week.
Local Priest To
Attend Convention
^Proclamation
Chicken Thieves
Active Here Again
'Vhieves entered the chick ............w
houses on the Cgrbadof for the -mission of
Rev. J. A. Pustkq, local
pastor of the Sacred Heart I
church left Thursday for MU-
wuukee, where he will act*as
a personal representative of
Archbishop A. J. Drossaerts
of San Antonio to the Nation-
al Cathalit Social" Action'
Conference that nheets May
1st to 4th.
. The . fundamental morliTf
-aspect of industrial and
agricultural problems will be
discussed by prominent
national sociologist^ and eco-
-tiomrstsr The recently , .organ-
ized “Farmer’s League” of
this "section will receive due
recognition and. prominence
as a means of effepting better
farm ‘condition Jor the farmer
ers of South Texas.
For years, Rev. Pustka "has
been a close1'observer of the
farmer’s problems, ahd goes
to Milwaukee, well qualified
omce assistant can KFFP n‘ u‘‘ l,,e uai-unuei ior me -mission or carrying
THE BOOKS, and attend to Boiiltry, aud breeding Farm! the aims and goals of’the
most -nf the Office routine/
. The REAL DUTIES of a
County ".Superintendent ate
- .the office; in- the
• fSCHOOL-R()OMS of the
County, ' LEADING UMPIR-
ING and SUPERVISING both
teachefs and .pupils* MEET-
ING with TRUSTEES and
PATRONS, giving ADVICE
and SUGGESTIONS, *s to
“9W school conditions can
be improved.
. There has been remarkable
--grogreaH made in the e.i-..,.,,-
tional Program of the State
‘bCd Nation, within the past
TWELVE to FIFTEEN years.
•The County that fails, "ton
KEEP
LEADERS!
AV.Uil,
five.
__...JSe*. ,of
4 abreast of
,east of town Wednesday
night, and—made good their
escape with somefhifig amui'rtl
150 hens. The. fobben^ was
not discovered until' " tfins'
Thursday 'rrtoining, and the
shftifF.s department is work-
ing on the cam* • as we go to
press. A sack of smotherexj,
hens identified as- beloriging
to the farm -werp found on
the Praha road this morning.
Officers have other-evidence
that they believe win lead to
the culprits. Qqite a "lyt-of
this- tyrm nr stt'aTTTig' -Tias been
going on lately, and it is
hoped that it will soon be1
brought to, a( stop.
:<U-
- the.-times.- The only way that
a County School System Pan
PROGRESS" CONSISTENTLY
is through the LEADERSHIP
of the duly elected County
Superintendent of Schools.
I am asking you to elect me
to this office, solely upon Mv
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE
POSITION. If, after due con-
sul* ration of all the facts
involved. YOU THE PEOPLE
OF , FAYETTE COUNTY,
consider some 01hei -candidate
better QUALIFIED- L>. render
the proper service to your
county school system, .it is
your fluty to elect .that person.
The office is YOURS, no one
has any vested interest in it,
either through .long years of
prior service, or because they
- might hiyipcn to lie in nerd
of a job. PERSONALITIES,
FRIENDSHIPS, and SYMPA-
THY .should. 4)lay no part in
the Campaign for this
IMPORTANT OFFICE.- The
only question that should
enter Jnto your decision as a
voter is this; “WHO CAN
- REST SERVE THE EDUCA-
TIONAL INTERESTS OF
THE THOUSANDS OF ROYS
AN Ik GIRLS -OP FAYETTE
COUNTY?” „TTie‘ -answer to
"that question should-.* clgter-
Hopsoii,
, FJa,ton ia
Farmer’s League to the con-
vention. 1*,“
Every sdStion of t-he nation
will. If- -reiu'ra^uiLud.. at., thq
coavvention that will last four
days.
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EXCESSIVE RAINS
CAUSE DAMAGE
Heavy rains starting Sun-
day aXkernoon and continu-
ing well up into, Wednesday,
caused considerable damage
all - "over Texas, ' flooding;
creeks and rivers, and inun-
dating .lowlands. -Flatonia
.received its share of the raili,
getting 1.52 inches "-froTn
day . ''; until
Sunday
Wednesday
•SaaVuVMSi
WHEREAS: The County of Fayette was organized in
the Year of our,.Lard 1838, and of the Republic
Of Texas'the Second, pursuant to an Act of the
Congress of the Republic of Texas, in session
at Houston, Capitol of the Republic of Texiis;.
and,
WlftlREAS, :'’ The County of Fayette has completed
. the hundredth year of its existence as a political
. unit and its,citizens tor more than a Century
have made noble contxihutttm Ttq The spiritual
and material growth and development of this
country;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, E. A. ARNIM, JR, COUNTY
JUDGE of the COUNTY OF FAYETTE, STATE
OF TEX AS* with the dfcnsent and approval of,
the' Honorable •Co1ItuiissiorrerSi'GCftli-Vft)l' ',Fayi,lto -
County,- do proclaim Thursday, the Fifth day of
May, Anno Domini, 1938, and of the State of
Texas tlie 93rd, and.of the County of Fayette' the -
. 1 *orrest| a tin call ^ on iill g-ood
Fayette .County citizens-*o. fortlake their usual
pursuits and devote that day to honoring all
men anB women, living and dead, and regard-
less of creed or color, who have contributed to
the glorious history of Fayette County in peace
and in war. •- —:—
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, E. A.
. * . ARNIM, JR., County Judge of
. said County and State, have
hereunto..subscribed my %it*c
‘ ' .....*......----afRrTtrrrxed the Sear tTrlliU
(Seal) ’ County of Fayette. Done at
> my office in •La-Graitge,-Texas,
" (bis the 27}h day of April,
A. D.-, 1938.
_ .. H>Av AHNtM, JR., -. ’.
County Judge*
■ , . Fayette County, ~Tex*as
' Attest it—JOHN A Kl’KEXA. _____________________' '*. •.__" *'
County Clerk,
i _ Fayette County, Texas . •
John A. Kerr Asks
ire Post
Saturday afternoon The
Argus force received a visit
from John A. Kerr, Jr. of
La Grange who authorized us
to enter his name as a candi-
date for election to the office
Representative of Fayette
County, subject to the Demo-
cratic Primary, July lJ3rd.
John Kerr, needs no
introduction to the people of
this section, having Keen born
and .reared in Fayette County,
near MifldboiL fie Is the son ul
Air. a nil Mrs. John Kerr, Sr.
">f JfcwMnon, flmd ,a grandson
of late Senator A'. B. Kerr pf
this district. He is a graduate
)f the' University of' Texas
Law' school, having practiced,
law in La Grange since, bis
graduation in 1935.
Upon the earnest solicita-
tion of his many -firends, he
has decided to enter the race,
and plans to make an active
campaign throughout the
county ‘‘Jf elected, I plan to
keep in close' contact with
i lie* Voters and-will profit by
their advice and twmnsel at
.ali iLt.ue.vU. Mr. Kerr id.
“Your vote' and support is
solicited „anri wHl be greatly
appreciated”, Mr. Kerr con-
■lurieri. We respectfully refer
fiis candidacy to the- voters
'for their earnest- considera-
tion. ' .
A* we go to press, it kadi
been decided that** the bust
nesV houses of Flatonia will
bration next Thursday, May
5th. *
* Rev.. G. Royally
pastor-oj«*;l of the
Rapiist church, will arrive in
Flqtonia today to take o\er
his.^ygii'k here. -H« -comes'
from Christoval, when- he
Had been pastor of the chu.rcli
there for the past year. We
join in extending to him and
his wife our most cordial
welcome, and hope that there
days here will he most enjoy-
able and profitable.
There will be regular ser-
vices at the' 1,’aptist Church
next, Sunday as fqjlqws;.—
•Sunday School fit 10:00 ;t. m.;’
Morning service, Nvith Rev.
Hopson preaching his first
sermon at .1 1 :00 a m.and
evening service at 7:45 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
REPRESENTATIVE
OF SERVICEMEN TO .*
AID WAR VETERANS
A. (). Willman- will be in
Flatonia on May 3rd, 1938
with headquarters located in
the Fire Station to assist all
war veterans and
dependents jn establishing
their claims - to- 'any Govern-
mij^t^ benefits they may be
•entitled to receive under
feBAPJBU
ForCOUNTYCl
rENNIAL
section to the south reporting
well over 10 i*i<;hes. Tomatoes |
i'^,=“^EL^RAT10N, MAY 'FIFTH
weather tor a time, some ,of i--- ■ ' * , ' ...
the crops,,could be saved. Fayett.e County Centennial
. Reach Creek and Rocky visitors Thursday, May 5,
Five mile creek'west of town 1 have the assurance of more
stopped through highway J than a full day of exciting
present veteran laws. The.
Veteran*! State;Service Office
<>f punas'-is; a ipnrt of the
-. qy.ne», your .-ctuiile^fou - (jov'ernqKvnt. maintained
' .wrier.
service to war veterans and
traffic on several different | activities with plans expand-
occasion
week.
during the past
:o :-
WALTER RIETZ, JR.
IS NAMED CLASS
VALEDICTORIAN
Walter Rietz, Jr. has been
named valedictorian of the
Senior class of. 1938, follow-
ing the averaging of the
grades for the senior scholar-
ship rank.' His average was
94.2 U. Bennie Steinhauser
was named, salutatorian with
Angeline Doubrava
followed closely with 91.33','
and Charles -HawEcjS ’ was
fourth with. 90.78 '* .
As a result of his high
average, Walter will receive
thei^ a free tuition scholarship to
’ ' * any stato^ supported college
or university. His many
friends’join in extending their
congratulations, ’
_ There-are 25 seniors who
are . candidates for graduation
this year—12 boys' an<i* 13
jij-.k. The calendar
ing from day to day in prepa-’
ration for 'the county-wide
event.
Besides the grand historical
parade depicting many thrill-
ing eVjijUs of the county’s
history * the ba)l game, music
by seven brass'bands, histori-
cal addresses by prominent
- pea kefs including' Governor
Allred, childrens’ games, arid
an excursion to beautiful
Monument Hill, there will be-
an outstanding rodeo with
such thrills as broncho bust-
flatonIa to have
PART IN PARADE
T submil the,, ftnllovylng for
,_ycur. dunwleriftiwiv,- as. evi-
/P rice Of, my qualificatiori,s for
tlv' office of County Super-
in* emlent of Schools:
1. I have been a legal vot-
ing .resident of Fayette
County, since 1919, and have
been a resident of La Grange
since September, 1933.
2. I have taught for three
y ars in the one-room rnsal-
t: bools of Texas. , .
' 3. I taught one year in the
F'ri Bernard School System.
4. Taught one, year in the
La G*‘ange School System.
5. Served three years as
S ^efintendent of Schools,'
1 xington, Texas.
. 6. Served six years as
S iperintendent of Schools,* at
Eehulenbiirg, Texas.
7. Served one year a"S
. f iperintendent of Schools,
Fobstown. Texas.
their dependent.'*. Mr. Will-,
man states that he is work-
ing with (he various veterans
organizations in his territory
and is .receiving their full co-
operation. Ho suggests that it
would be advisable, to bring
all papers pertaining to
individual claimq when viist-
uig his headquarters in order
that, he may render the best
'*Pvvice possible in . connection
with claims brought to him
for assistance.
(>ee “PATTON”, Page 4)
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Mr. and Mrs. Ira Syler
have, moved into th<T Leming
home on the Moulton high-
way, recently vacflnted by
the, moving of Mr.” and Mrs.
I fa Watson of Kenedy. W«
regret to see Mr. and Mrs.
Watson leave u°, ns they nlride
nipny friend; during 'their
short stay here. Every good
wish goes with them to their
new home.
cSJriplctedi fend f* as follows—
Jiihior-Stenior - Reception—
Ff'iday., * April 29—K. of -p.
Hall.
Senior Play—Tuesday, May
17th—High School’ Auditori-
um.
Baccalaureate Sermon —
Sunday typy 22-High School
Apdit(m(um. Rev. Bert Helm
of Schulonburg will bring the
Baccalaureato sermon.
Commencement Exercises—
Tuesday, May 24 — High
Sqhqol Auditorium. Ex-G.ov-
erno’r Pat M. Neff, president
of Baylor University,- Waco,
will bring, the commencement
address.
Seventh’'Grade Graduation
—Friday, May 27',— High
School Auditorium.
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L. B. Oltman of San
Antonio and Miss ’Florine Olt-
man of Eagle Lake were Sun-
day visitors JB the R. A. Sheer
home.
Flatonia will have part in
the Centennial Parade St
La Grqpge on May 5th, ac-
cording to arrangements being
made at the present time. It
is planned to enter a group.
of “drug store’* cowboys, rid-
ing paint ponies, and to also
enter a, Mexican- float. The
Boy Scouts are contemplating
it: of _COpl- « float; but thU h*s
tu*s ; been not been definilgly deei^il-
the present time.
• sjon qlikrge to the* gri^unds.
The only, charge wilj he for the
dances and this has beqn made
iiominal; 75 cents .for the
modern, 50 cents for’the old
time, 25 cent.s for spectators,
■and all ladies free.
The historical parade, start-
ing in town at 10:30 a. m.
and ending at thy Fair Grounds
Uyi'VU; thy many floats will be
hru'H for ejehibifion, will be
the outstanding feature for
the day. With entries still
coming in, the procession al-
ready promises to he more
than a mile long. While some
commuruUesk.TW1|ur<\ keeping
their exhibits “fn the ([ark”'
until My.w 5, indications are
(he old ox-cart, stage coach-
es, old costumes, and episodes
of the county’s history will
abound. Fayette county
Legionnaires, the Brass Bands,
Governor Allred and other
stkte notables will be in the
procession.
Upon arrival.at the spacioqg
aii(l shady Fair Gro'unds, the
throng will find drinks, eats,
and other concessions-fo ac-
commodate Jhenv, and plenty
iif tables and other facilities
■- provide<1. fpr^, • thqsL'
SCOTT’S STUDENT
WINS -HONORS _______
, »* • .
Edmund Okrublik, seventh
gVade . student of Sebtt’s
School, won the'second high-,
esl honors, iy County
wide sey(‘nt|i grade examina-
Stisws- heW last Jr’riday. .The
■*ov(»nt4i grade class of Scott’s
Schriol wilt attend the gradu-
ation exercises- for .seventh
..Wide sty dents at, l.a Grange
cm Wednesday, -May 4.
thanks! * * ;
The Argus editor was the
Recipient .of a large howl of
dewberries ' from Max Frey-
tag this Thursday morning.
The berries-are in improved
variety, being crossed with
I he dewberry .aufd the logan
berry, and .are about three
titties the .size of regular
imrrie*,., Mr., -Freytag
that lie hjis. plenty of these
berries for sale, in small or
large quantities, and that you
may buy (hem in any lot, ot4
come and, pick them voursalf
at a nominal charge. Thanks!
Mrs. Jos. Kopeck;
Passes Away Sunday
Funeral services were held
this Thursday morning from
the family home -.■ to the
S&cred Heart church in H*l-
lettsville for Mrs. -' Joeeph-
Kopecky, wife of Postmaster
Kopecky of Hallettsville,
•former Argus editor? Mrs.
Kopecky died Sunday night,
following a-"“paralytic stroke
Sunday"' itiornjng. Rev. A. Fr
Drozd administered the last
sacraments Sunday mdrning.
Requiem. HigK Mas*- w«s>
jjhid , at the church by Very
Rev/ Jos. Szymanski of Wei-
mar at 10:00" a. m^ with inter-
ment! in 4he Gatlrolic Ceme-
tery. Mrs. Kopecky was a
member of the KJZT, and a
charter membej- of the Ameri-'
can Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Kopecky, nee Frances
Strauss, was bom in Fre4s-
burg, August 16, '1878, and
came with her parents to
Lavaca county- in .1892, -set-
tling at Shiner. She whs
married, to Mr. Kopecky on
February 15th, 1898, moving
to Hallettsville in 1906, arid ^
having, lived fheire since. She
is sttrvived by her husband;
one son, John Kopecky of
Washington; eight daughters,
SistervM. Lucy an^. Sister M. ^
Theresa-of San Antonio, Sister*
M.».Michael'of Weimar, Mrs.
M. j. Bozka and Miss Joseph-
ine Kopecky of ’ Hallettsville,
Mrs. Herbert • Plummer = of
Washington, Mrs. John Mc-
Nainaja qL jjew York, apd
Miss Leona Kopecky of Wei-
mar; five bKitn^rs, Richard
and Otto Strauss of Shiner,
Henry, Leo and Joe Strauss ■
of Hallettsville; ‘ two sisters,
Mrs.. C. .L. Kopecky ,jf' Yoa-
kum and Mrs. F.* J. Fietsam of
>hitiex; eight grandchildren
and a host of friends. One
son. ope brother and one
sister preceded her in death.
It is with sincere regret
that we chronicle the death
of Mrs. Kopecky. She was a
good friend, a fine Christian
woman, a good mother, and a
loving wife and true Com-
rpanion tiP*he£ husband.-. . -*v '••■
We join ' with the many
friends of the bereaved m
extending to them our sin-
cere sympathy m their sorrow.
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■i*.*
will .
I ...
'
big and hulldogging,. and then
two dances, a- modern in the
Mammoth Pavilion at “the
Fair Grounds and an old
old timer at the Legion hall
to fill the day to the brim.
From • all indications and’
reports coming in,, from vari-
ous parts of the county, ad-
joining and distant counties
of the state, the crowd antici-
pated will be of such large
number that those in charge
are expressing the hope that
many will bring their lunch
baskets for fear that "the
restaurant^ and lunch stands
will he unable to accomodate
all, though prejpuations arc
going forward to accomplish
this, to the highest possible
degree.
All events of ,rthe day,
including (he rodeo 'and hall
gam», will be free to every-
body. There will be no admit-
will be ' a” Mass 'BrlOTU
Concert i with in all probabili-
ty more thap one hundred
musicians participating during
the boon hour. • . . -
At 2 p. m. the speaking will
begin with Hon. Houston
Wade, Fayette county histori-
an, delivering the principal
address. Prof Banik will give
a shotf talk in the German
language ahd Hon. B. P.
Matocha of Austin will speak
in the Czech language. Gov-
ernor Allred will conclude the
speaking.
Plans in the making call for
a silent tribute to the thou-
sands of Fayette county citi-
zens who have passed to the
Great Beyond. This is to take
place just'bo fore the speaking
while ‘Taps’ will be sounded
by a combined group of
trumpejera and echoed by
trombonists at. another posi-
SPFCIAL JVOTICE!
There will be* only i one
Mass at the Sacred Heart
Church Sunday morning at
7:30 a. m.
Rev. J. A. Pustka, Pastor
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Herbert Agricola and
family have moved back to
Flatonia aftej- having been in
Cameron for some two
months. Mr. Agricola worked
there as’.foreman on. the rail-
rrtad, and has been trans-
ferred back to Flatonia.-We
are glad to have them back
among* us
NOTICE!
Due to the Fayette County
County Celebration date fall-
ing on Thursday/" May 5th,
The Argug will be issued one
day earlier next weok,,» IS*
orjer^ that the Argus force,.
might enjoy the Celebrt|y^n
also. Correspondents rind'
advertisers are urged to get *
their copy in one day earlier
next week. Thanks!
:o:--
(See “CENTENNIAL”, P. 4)
im*y.V with/ ’ Tan Biiy.
Clarence Hanna, Barney
Wotipka and Charles Hawkes,
.took in the Battle of Flowers
Parade iir Sap Arjtonio Fri-
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Agricola of Yoakum spent
Sunday visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Babel
pf Longview, Mr.- and Mrs. H.
Rurkhalter of Glidden and
•Junior Floyd of Longview
spent the weekend in the J.
M. Floyd home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hill
of Lufkin have moved here
and at present are irv the
home of Mrs. W. H. Kerr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Harvey
and daughter, Mary Jane of
Corpus Ohristi spent the week-
end in the I,. Blackmon home.
Dr. and Mrs? L.'.A. Wheeler
and son Leslie of Houston
attended the Dental Con-
vention in San Antonio this
week.
SOME EGGI
City Commissioner H., H.
Stein was proudly exhibiting
an egg laid by one of .hia
White Rock hens last week
IWItorr „ Th e
weighed ail ounce*, and
91//* inches .around the long
w’ay, and 7>/2 inches arounff'
the center.‘Such eggs should
bring a' good price on the
market, as .they are about
'three times as large as the
average egg.
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Mr., and Mrs. Woo die
Nesrsta and. Mr. and Mr*.
Joe Schoenweitz spent Sub*
day and Monday in Gri)v*eto#i
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Nearstri
were Luling visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mr*. Walter-
and children of San Antcmfo
spent Sunday in the F, J.
Meyer home.
Mr. and Mrs. C.
attended the meeting of
Southeast Texas Division
the Texas State Ti
Association in Houston
Saturday. The Fayette Cq
-sielegates elected j
Kasper as a delegate to „
State House of Delegate.
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Hawkes, George W. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1938, newspaper, April 28, 1938; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth986164/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.