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VOLUME XXXXI
LA GRANGE, TEXAS (la tue Heart of CRIDAlaad), FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 1962
Devoted to the Interests of the People of Fayette County and of Texas
$24,000 MARKED FOR HIGHWAY
SAFETY IN THIS COUNTY IN ’63
NUMBER 9
3 Fayette Roads
Due Betterment
In Coming Year
The Texas Highway Com-
mission has approved the ex-
penditure of $24,000 for high-
way safety and betterment in
Fayette county during 1963,
announced District Highway
Engineer M. G. Cornelius of
Yoakum.
SANTA’S COMING
HERE SATURDAY
Santa Claus is coming to La
Grange Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
He’ll be escorted by the pep-
py band from the La Grange
High school as he makes his
triumphant entrunce. After
these formalities, Santa will
go to the court house to draw
the first tickets in the Cham-
ber of Commerce-sponsored
He- said a total of 16.3 high-
way miles in the county will be___
involved. The work will be un- youth Christmas' programT
der the supervision of W. L.
Patrick, senior resident engi-
neer of La Grange.
This work is part of the 1963
State highway safety and bet-
terment program just authoriz-
ed by the Commission.
Under this program, a total
of 2,369 miles of US and State
highways will be improved,
The drawing—as are those
the following three Saturdays
—is slated at 3 o’clock, with the
winner getting three $5 gifts
certificates, second winner two
certificates and No. 3, a single
$5 certificate.
Bedrich Kubon Rites
Work will be done on 35G pro- Held Here Wednesday
jects in 164 counties. Total
state-wide cost will be about
$20,640,000.
Purpose of the annual pro-
gram is to continue the im-
provement and modernization
of US and State highways for
increased safety and conveni-
ence of travel.
The annual safety and bet-
terment program is one of the
prime factors responsible for
a significant 26 per cent drop
in the number of traffic deaths
on primary highways during
the last eight years, the Com-
mission said.
“Together with programs
for new construction and care-
ful maintenance, the Safety
and Betterment Program has
helped achieve a meaningful
reduction in traffic fatalities
on the primary highway sys-
tem,” said Herbert C. Petry
Bedrich Kubos, 75-year-old
World War 1 veteran, died in
Veterans hospital in Temple
Monday.
Funeral services were held
at 9:45 a. m. Wednesday at
Koenig Funeral Home with
continued services in Sacred
Heart Catholic church, Msgr.
S. A. Zientek and Rev. Harry
Mazurkiewicz officiating. Bu-
rial was in the Schulenburg
Catholic cemetery.
Mr. Kubos, a retired farmer
who had made his home in La
Grange for the past 10 years,
was bom at Hostyn on Sept.
24, 1887, son of Joseph and
Barbara Schendler Kubos. He
was united in marriage at St.
John with Annie Kubos on
Nov. 11, 1913.
Surviving are his wife; three
daughters, Mrs. Ludwig Maly
Jr., chairman of the Highway, of La Grange, Mrs Joe An-
Commission. I tosh of Schulenburg and Mrs.
The program, he said, will Otto Sklenarik of Dayton, O-
“perpetuate and protect the
taxpayers’ investment of well
over $2 billion in the Texas
highway system.”
Highways are due for im-
provements such as surface
widening, bridge widening and
replacement, base strengthen-
ing, and rebuilding of should-
ers.
District Engineer Cornelius
said a total of 100.7 miles in
hio; five grandsons and one
step-granddaughter.
Rosary was recited Tuesday
evening.
HALL IS HOME
Patrolman A. F. Hall of La
Grange, who had been in a
Burnet Clinic since a freak
hunting accident Nov. 16, re-
turned to his home this week
________ ___________ and is now in final stages of
this highway district would be 1 recuperation. Mr. Hall was ac-
involved, at a total cost of cidentally shot in the abdomen
$680,000.
The following improve-
ment projects will take place
in this county:
State 71, from Colorado ri-
ver bridge at La Grange, west
5.9 miles, seal cost, $9,000;
State 95, from south city li-
mits of Flatonia to Lavaca
county line, 3.7 miles, seal cost,
$5,600; and,
State 237, from 1.2 miles
south of Round Top to US 290,
6.7 miles, seal cost, $9,400.
.55 RAIN HERE
La Grange got .55 of an inch
of rainfall early Tuesday morn-
ing, bringing the month’s total
to 1.18.
Thank you,
Americans
8h* apaak* for *11 the hungry
jKupi* you help feed through
CARE. Keep (ending dollar*,
plea**. Every |1 food pack-
age doe* a world of good!
CAM Food Crusade
NEW YORK U
or jour
local oflco
by a bullet that had killed a
deer.
KJT MEET SUNDAY
A District 3 meeting of the
KJT lodge will be held Sun-
day, Dec. 2 at 1 p. m., at the
KJT hall in Plum. All mem-
bers are urged to be in atten-
dance.
MITLDOON NEWS
By Mrs. L. W Miller
Patient In Hospital
Cl. W. Parker «ni taken to Kay
ette Memorial hoapital Tuesday
afternoon by Dr, Herbert Smith
and he la still a patient there He
la doing aa well aa can be expect
ed at the present time. He hopes
to come home Tuesday of this
week.
Gets Deer
Al Forsythe, son of Mr snd
Mrs. Gene Forsythe of Houston
and a grandaon of Mrs. Vnstlne
Rlnnkenburg. killed a deer Satur-
day In the Hill lOountry Al la
proud of his first deer Ills father,
who was with him didn't have any
luck. He got one buck and a doe
the week before.
Personals
Mr and Mr* Gene Forsythe and
children, Mr and Mrs Bennie Lue
ders and children and Dabble Loa-
ders, all of Houaton. Mr. and Mrs.
Conrad Null and children and Mias
Susan Artherholt of Jal, New Mex-
ico, Mr. and Mra Stanley Bishop
of Dallas. Louis Armstrong of A
lice and Mrs, Joe Cole of Smith-
vllle spent Thanksgiving with Mr
and Mrs Vaatlne Blankenburg and
Mrs. O. W. Parker. Mr snd Mrs
Null and children and Miss Arth
crholt also visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Wavn* Null and Mary and
Mr snd Mrs Edward Blgiey and
children.
I** MULDGON, Page 5)
HUNTRESS AND FIRST ELK
Austin Man Killed In Head-on Crash
Engle Postmistress What Yes, No Ballot Means
Mrs. Herzik Expires;
Burial Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Adolph Herzik, 65, of Engle
COTTON VOTE CHOICE DEFINED
Just what a “yes” or a “no”
vote will mean in the Dec. 11
were held Wednesday at 9:30 I reierendum on cotton market-
I a. m. at the Schwenke-Baum- ! big quotas was explained this
garten Funeral Home in Schu-
lenburg.
Services were continued at
St. Rose Catholic church, Msgr.
Anthony Drozd officiating, and
burial was in the Schulenburg
City cemetery.
Mrs. Herzik, who passed a-
way Sunday at a Hallettsville
hospital, was postmistress at
Engle.
week by Anton Novak, chair-
man, Fayette county Agricul-
tural Stabilization and Conser-
vation committee.
the production of upland cot-
ton in 1962 are eligible to vote
in the referendum.
The chairman mentioned
the fact that the Administra-
tion plans to recommend new
cotton legislation early in 1963.
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All farmers who engaged in 11 is anticipated, however, that
such legislation would supple-
CCWCID Schedules
Yrote For Directors
Three directors of the Lee-
Fayette Counties Cummins
Creek Water Control and Im-
Mrs. Herzik and her hus- provement District No. 1 will
band, who died in 1948, had be named by property taxpay-
operated a general merchan- i ing voters living in the Cum-
dise store at Engle, and she [ mins creek watershed in an
continued to manage the busi- I election scheduled for Tues-
ness after her husband’s death, day, Jan. 8.
She had been postmistress for
12 years, and was a member of
the National League of Post-
masters and the National As-
sociation of Postmasters.
Surviving are two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Eugene Tietjen of
Columbus and Mrs. Frank Pri-
Balloting will be held at the
court houses at Fayetteville
and at Round Top.
The three directors to be
named, each to serve for two
years, will fill the expiring
positions of Board Members
Pictured above is Mrs. H. an “old veteran” at elk hunt- . ™ , * j i . r- a m d j
R Moellenbemdt of LaMar- ing. Thev’re already planning hoda of Flatoma: a son Adolph CL S^ Kimble E T. Radenz
que with a six-point bull elk for next season s hunt, when Herzlk of Sllsbee: and sls’ and Walhe Schm,d'
bagged on the Moellenberndts’
recent hunt in Wyoming. This
was heT first trip to the rough,
rugged mountain and log cabin
living, although her husband is
they hope to bring back their
10th elk. Her husband, Har-
vey, is the son of Oscar 0.
Moellenbemdt of La Grange.
Capers Lose, Win
LEPS LACK HEIGHT, SEASONING
Height and experience are The host Giddings Buffaloes
two attribuates that the 1962' spurted for 25 points in the
La Grange High school Leo- j third quarter Tuesday night at
pard cagers don’t possess, but Giddings, and went on to de-
the nine lads on the regular feat the La Grange Leopard
cagers, 59-36.
The Leps went into the half-
time intermission trailing by
three, 21-18. They managed
only nine in the third canto
while the Buffs were pouring
’em in, and got nine in the
final stanza against Giddings’
13.
Malcolm Voelkel was the
Leopards’ top pointmaker with
12. Jerry Call and Ronnie Voss
each had seven: Kenneth Luet-
ge and David Fritsch, four
stretch a wee b.T to aUam thtt i ea^; and David Sch"'iz’ twa
height. Marcus Dixon paced the
Five other A-teamers are Buffs with 19 for the night,
sophomores, who were on the j ^a (.range broke even in the
B squad last year. They and ,,win Hill, However, as the re-
their heights are: Ronnie Voss, I serv*s tacked on a 44-27 tri-
5-6; David Schultz, 5-11; Don amPh in 'He opener. The Lep
Hengst, 5-9; Charles Plumlee, Bees also led at the half, 18-11.
squad are determined to make
up for these shortcomings in
hustle.
There’s only one letterman
in the fold. He’s Jerry Call, a
junior, who earned his round-
ball letter in his sophomore
year. Jerry stands 5-8 in gym
shoes.
Tallest performer is Ken-
neth Luetge, a sophomore from
last season’s B team. Luetge is
the nearest to six feet of the
group, and he may have to
5-7; and Tommy Kubena, 5-6.
The other two are freshmen
off the 1961-62 junior high
squad. They are Malcolm
Voelkel and David Fritsch,
both about 5-11 in stature.
The 1962-63 B aggregation
is comprised of 11 sophomores
Ricky Peters was the LHS
top gunner with 13, and Larry
Jaster was runner-up with 11
points. The win was the team’s
second in a row.
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY
The open house honoring
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Markwardt
Herzik of Silsbee; and two sis-
ters, Mrs. Libbie Mladenka and
Mrs. Julia Bittner of Schulen-
burg; and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Ludwig Anders
Buried At Dubina
Funeral services for Mrs.
Ludwig Anders, 75, of Dubina,
were held last Friday at Sch-
wenke-Baumgarten Funeral
Home in Schulenburg, with
continued services in the Du-
bina Catholic church. Rev.
Friday Rites Set
For Mrs. Schmidt
Funeral services for Mrs.
Emma Schmidt, 87, have been
set for t p m FHday in Indus-
try Methodist church, the Rev.
A. M Roos officiating. Burial
will be in the Industry ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Schmidt passed away
Wednesday in the Milroy hos-
pital in Brenham. She was
ment rather than substantial-
ly change the basic program
choices to be presented for
growers’ determination in the
Dec. 11 referendum.
“If at least two-thirds of the
PEANUT REFERENDUM
FALLS ON SAME DATE
The peanut referendum,
which is held every three years,
also is scheduled this year and
will be held on the same date
as the cotton vote, Tuesday,
Dec. 11. At least two-thirds of
those voting over the Nation
must approve quotas if they
are to be made effective.
Bonhamite Is Hurt
In Mishap On Hwy.
77 Thursday Morn
A 44-year-old Austin man,
Malcomb O. Richburg, became
Fayette county’s 10th traffic
fatality of the year early Thurs-
day when he lost his life in a
two-car head-on collision about
two miles north of Schulen-
burg on US Highway 77.
Mr. R'chburg was traveling
south in a 1955 Opal that was
m collision with a 1955 Olds-
mobile driven by Jack C. Lips-
comb Jr. of Bonham, who was
going nerth.
Mr. Lipscomb was taken to
the Youens hospital in Wei-
mar. He was reported to have
sustained a broken leg, and
severe lascerations and bruis-
es. His condition was describ-
ed as fair.
Justice of the Peace Oscar
G. Blohm of Schulenburg held
the inquest and rendered a
coroner’s verdict of death due
to auto injuries at the scene of
the mishap.
Richburg’s body was taken
to the Schwenke-Baumgarten
growers who vote in the refer- Funeral Home, and was later
Henry Rolf officiated and bu- bom at Shelby on Jan. 13,
rial was in the church ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Anders, nee Katherine
Kaluza. died on Nov. 21 in the
Weimar hospital. She was a na-
tive of Austria where she was
bom on April 22, 1887, daugh-
ter of Frank and Elizabeth Ka-
luza. and came to this country
if. 1890. the family mottling in
the Holman area. She was mar-
ried at Ammannsville on Feb.
7. 1910.
Surviving are her husband;
three daughters, Mrs. Leo
Blaschke of Hallettsville. Mrs.
Edwin Demel and Mrs. George
Konvicka of Schulenburg;
three sons, Ray of Schulenburg,
Al of Pasadena and George
Anders of Ft Worth; one sis-
ter, Mrs. Fred Rohan and one
brother, John Kaluza of Am-
mannsville; 20 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
endum approve of quotas,” he
declared, "then the quotas will
be in effect for the 1963 upland
cotton crop, marketing penal-
ties will apply to any ‘excess’
cotton produced on a farm, and
price support at a level within
the range of 65 to 90 percent of
parity will be available to
farmers who comply with their
farm acreage allotments.
“On the other hand, if more
than one-third of the growers
who vote oppose the quotas,
then there will be no quotas
and no penalties applicable to
the 1963 upland cotton crop,
to be taken to Austin.
Patrolmen Roy Wilkerson
and Leonard Swan of Schu-
lenburg investigated the fatal
crash. Both autos were de-
molished.
The mishap occurred at 12:30
a. m. Thursday.
1875. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Wunderlich, and was
united in marriage there with
Willie Schmidt on Dec. 7,
1897. Her husband, one broth-
er and two sisters preceded
her in death.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Monroe Rudloff of Indus-
try, three grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Schmidt remained at
the Koenig Funeral Home
Chapel until 9 a. m. Thursday,
and at the residence of her
daughter in Industry from 10
a. m. Thursday until noon Fri-
day
2 Guard Soldiers
Complete Courses
Two Army National Guard
soldiers from Schulenburg,
Pvt. Nelson T. Antosh and Pvt.
James E. Pavlik, completed
eight weeks of advanced indi-
"tf. •an.z’azs xirm»“«»! ™ «•*««
who comply with their farm
acreage allotments will be av-
ailable at 50 percent of parity,
as directed by law.
“Allotments are not affect-
ed by the outcome of the bal-
the Reserve Forces Act pro-
gram at The Annor Center,
Fort Knox, Kv., recently.
Theo. Antosh, Rt. 1, Schulen-
burg, entered the Army in Ap-
ril 1962 and completed basic
fect—w'hether^or noT^oUs a‘ Fort ^oTar^W^
are approved—as a means of 1
mu. ns is a 1958 graduate of
Schulenburg High school and
a 1962 graduate of Texas A&M
college. He is a member of
Sigma Delta Chi and Phi Kap-
pa Thi fraternities.
Pavlik, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Aped Houston Man
Dies Here Tuesday
IT’S A GIRL
Lt. and Mrs. George B. Nor-
wood of Orlando. Fla., became , . „
the parents of a little girl bom jH** .***
on Nov. 18. She was welcomed
William James Phillips. 84,
a resident of the Cozy Rest
Home for 2Vt years, died there
Tuesday.
Funeral services were held
at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at
Hy a little brother, George Ke-
vin. Grandparents for the sec-
ond time are Mr and Mrs
oS.
be Larrv Ickert Donald "? *,^e Hound Too Rifle Asso- Ala., and for the 10th time are
Brandt and Edwin Bowles: and °ialion hal1 f,om 2 until 5 P' *Jr- and Mrs. Eugene Norwood
Freshmen Bruce Frenzel. Ro- of New Braunfels
bort Tiedt, Bubba Hart, Roy
Maas and Jimmy Jalufka.
The Leps’ non-district sched-
ule includes these contests:
Dec. 3, Gidding here, tenta-
tively set for afternoon; Dec
6-8, Weimar tournament; Dec
11, Bastrop there; Dec. 18.
Bastrop here; Dec. 27, Gonza-
les here; Dec. 29, Round Top-
Carmine here; and Jan. 3-5,
Navasota tournament.
(A story in the last issue
stated Round Top-Carmine
would play here this Friday.
However, that information was
erroneous.
Or Was It ‘Deer?’
HUNTER SLAYS A MULE ‘DEAR’
Some city slickers just don’t ranchman for a hunt. The
FMHA TO MEET
The Favette Memorial Hos-
pital Auxiliary will meet Tues-
know their mules from a hole
in the ground when it comes
to skinning a deer.
Fayette County Deputy
Sheriff Ed Tobias has confirm-
ed a report about a Lavaca
county ranchman who claims
to have seen two mule deer in
his pasture. The ranchman
ioid a Houston friend *i>°ui
sighting the deer that normally
do not frequent the Central
Texas countryside.
The Houston man. anxious
Houstonian’s bullet found its
mark on the first day of hunt-
ing.
The hunter already had
shinned his kill and was cut-
"ng up the carcass in anticipa-
'ion of some tender mule deer
•teaks.
But. aiasl The ranchman
came along and asked the man
why he was cutting up the big
animal.
It seems the mule deer tum-
and burial was in Forest Park
cemetery.
Survivors include a daugh-
ter. Miss Gladys Phillips of La
Grange; two sons, J. H. and V.
K. Phillips of Houston; three
grandchildren; one brother and
four sisters.
Koenig Funeral Home was
in charge of local arrangements.
Lawn Lights Top
Prizes In Contest
Two grand prizes will be
given to the top winners in the
La Grange Jaycees’ Christmas
home lighting contest this
year, it was announced by of-
ficers this week.
One will be a lawn gas light,
donated by United Gas Corp.,
and the other will be an elec-
tric yard light, contributed by
the La Grange Utilities.
Additionally, more than $50
in cash prizes will be given.
Further details and rules of
the contest will be announced
following the regular Jaycee
determining eligibility for the
available price support.”
Mr. Novak pointed out that,
while the Secretary of Agri-
culture is directed by law to -----------
proclaim quotas for the next j Adolph E. Pavlik, entered the
crop when the cotton supply j Army in April 1962 and com-
exceeds normal, it is the grow- : pitted basic training at Fort
ers themselves who decide Leonard Wood, Mo. He also is
whether or not quotas shall be * 8r*duate of Schulen-
used. Previous votes on the
subject have been outstanding-
ly favorable. Marketing quotas
for the 1962 upland cotton crop
were approved by 96.9 percent
of the growers voting.
Allotments for individual
farms will be made available
to growers within the next few
days, so that farmers may
have the information prior to
the Dec. 11 referendum.
VISIT IN ARKANSAS
Mrs. E. W. Kurtz of Hous-
ton, Mrs. Ben M. Halamicek
and Connie of Fayetteville
spent the Thanksgiving week
end at El Dorado, Ark., with
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moore and
burg High school.
AUTOS COLLIDE
Two Oldsmobiles collided at
the intersection of E. Colorado
and Second Alley while the
route was being used as a high-
way detour here Wednesday
morning. Geo. W. Willman of
Houston, driving a 1958 mo-
del. was going west on Colora-
do and in turning left at the
detour sign, struck a '60 Olds
operated by Hubert Allen Kerr
of Houston. Damage was not
extensive, said Deputy Sheriff
C. A. Prilop.
WILL ATTEND MEET
Members of the board of the
Fayette Soil Conservation Dis-
family. They were accompan- J trict No. 341 plan to attend the
ied by Mrs Laura Forres and Ninth Congressional District
Mary Kathleen to Leesville, i SCD Supervisors Association
La , to visit with M Sgt. and Rnnual meeting, which will be
Mrs. G. J. Kovar and family.
ON FEDERAL JURY
Arnold P. Kiel of Carmine
has been called to serve on the
Federal petit duty, and is to
report at the Federal court
room in Houston on Dec. 3.
P1AUSES HAVE SON
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Prause
became the proud parents of a
nine pound seven ounce son
bom Wednesday at Fayette
Memorial hospital. The lift!
held Dec. 11 at Rosenberg.
Supervisors from over the dis-
trict will meet with their con-
gressman and senators to dis-
cuss their needs and problems
at this yearly session.
BABY BOY BORN
Mr. and Mrs Walter Kori-
canek of Cotulla proudly an-
nounce the arrival of their first
child, a babv boy. born on Nov.
9. Little Walter Paul Jr weigh-
ed eight and one half pounds.
His grandnn rents are Mr. and
day at 9:30 a m. in the Pioneer to add a mule deer to hi* H*t ed out to be a "dear” mule following the regular Jaycee'fellow, who was welcomed by Mrs. C W Korieanek f FI
Room of the La Grange State of kills in the big game depart-j —By L]oytj Kolbe, in Tuesday’s meeting, which is scheduled a brother and two sisters, has t0nin and Mr imd Mr I v
Bank. - ____^ill ment, got perrmssiem from ^ Austin American. Monday night, Dec. 3. *; )**n named Thomas Glen. .. Hillje of Cotulla ___ ' V'
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