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THE FLATONIA ARGUS
VOLUME 87
$2.50 Per Year in Advance In Tex*. FLATONIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DEC. 27,
1962
7c Per Copy
NUMBER 52
Meas Required To 0Qo|(|||obj|e Service Aid
Report Addresses - .. , .
To Many in This Area
J. W. Holland of the Ims
migration and Naturaliza-
tion Service stated that
aliens in the United States
will be required to report
their addresses to the At-
torney General within the
near future.
All aliens, with few ex-
ceptions, who are in the
United States on Jan. 1
each year must report their
addresses by the end of that
month. Only the following
classes of aliens are ex-
cused from this require-
ment: (1) Accredited dip-
lomats; (2) persons accred-
ited to certain international
organizations; and (3)
-those admitted temporarily
as agricultural laborers.
Forms with which to
make the report can be ob-
tained from any post office
or immigration office dur-
ing the month of January.
Mr. Holland said that the
law provides severe penal-
ties for failqre to comply
with the reporting require-
ment.
A SAFETY CREED
I believe in safety for my-
self, because it preserves my
well-being and extends my
span of life for useful serv-
ice.
► I believe in safety for my
family, because it is my
duty to keep them free of
anxiety, pain, and the eco-
nomic loss resulting from
avoidable accidents.
I believe in safety for my
neighbor, in order that he,
too, may pursue a happy
and useful life for himself
and family.. ,.
I believe in safety for my
country,, because with a
sound mind and healthy
body, free of the ravaging
impacts of'accidents, I can
better serve iher
x- _ . , . ~ ~our na~ uianan lur me mooiie unit.
f°r Peace and I 9aid that the October circu-
Citi^fens of Fayette, Hays,
and Caldwell counties are
proving in record, numbers
that library service is not
something appreciated only
in the larger cities, Dr. Dor-
man H. Winfrey, director
and librarian, Texas State
Library, remarked after
studying the recent circula-
tion and registration report
of the Bookmobile library
demonstration.
Library service for rural
areas of this Mid-Texas
area has been in operation
since early July after for-
mal dedication ceremonies
were held ^une 27 in Lock-
hart, headquarters for the
demonstration. •
Wilbur Michna, field con-
sultant for Texas State Li-
brary and C. O. Leshikar-, li-
brarian for the mobile unit,
Miss Becky Garbade of
San Marcos is spending the
Christmas holidays with her
.parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Garbade Sr., and other rela-
tives.
Charles Edward Cooper
of Houston a/id Miss Sue
Cooper of San Marcos are
spending the Christmas hol-
idays with their mother.
George Roesner, farm di-
rector of RPRC, Houston,
. visited with the L. G. Gar-
bade family Saturday after-
noon.
Sunday-vttfftwrs- with Mr.
<xn£ ’ Irtts.’ W. uaviida and
Ted were Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. Hunke of San Antonio,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bret-
ting and Lynn of Houston,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pavlica
and Susie Kay, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Doehring and
Brenda of Austin, Leonard
Gast of Brownsville, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mares of
Texarkana, Debbie and Dai>
.■ reH Jpnes. * ‘ ■ v
prosperity.
I believe in safety for my
God, because my obligation
of the One who created me
demands my full obedience
to His laws—the first of
which is self-preservation,
and only by strict attention
to the practice of safe liv-
ing can I properly carry out
this safety creed.
Christmas Party
Greatly Enjoyed
Those - who enjoyed a
Christmas party at the Jiome
of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vink-
lap^lg and sons Sunday eve-
ning were: M^. and Mrs.
-ning wete: Mr.
Felix Janecka and .Joan of
Waelder, Mr. and Mrs. Don-
Trfe‘ Moms or’Sftrt Antonio,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Migl
and gfrls, Charlie Vinklarek,
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fa-
rek and children of .Cistern,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Florus
and Kim of Brenham.
—- I*
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Fleck and Donald Wayne of
Austin are spending the w.
Christmas holidays \yithvMr*j hqlidays
and Mrs. Gqorge Hoffman. I Johnson.
lation total reached 5,099
and the total registration of
patrons was 1,450 as of
Oct. 31. Dr. Winfrey re-
marked, “Tuly an amazing
record when one considers
that library service has only
been offered for 4 months.”
Michna pointed out that
the September figures were
higher than expected, “and
October totals are most en-
couraging.”
It was pointed out that
one library service demon-
stration has been in opera-
tion two years an has yet
to reach the 5,100 tally..
The traveling library
serves 35 communities in
the'Mid-Texas area. Library
service was requested by in
terested citizens who ex-
pressed their desires to their
respective com missioners’
courts, who in turn contact
ecT Texas State Library for
the free service.
Rites Held For
Jerry F. Machalec
Jerry F. Machalec passed
away Dec. 19 in the Youens
Hospital in Weimar, follow-
ing only a few hours illness.
Funeral services were
conducted from the Smith
Funeral Home in Flatonia
Friday, Dec. 21, at 8:45 a.
m., followed at 9 a. m. by
Requiem Mass in the Sacred
Heart Church, with the
Rev. Allen M. Black of-
ficiating. The body was
tenderly placed at rest‘in
the Praha Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers
were Paul and Victor Mach-
alec, Frank Branecky, Ben
Novak, Adolph Vaculik and
Albert Bretting.
He is survived by his
wife; one daughter, Mag-
dalene, 10; One brother, C.
P. Machale^ of San An-
tonio; two sisters, Mrs. W.
Texas DPS Asks All
Use Care in Driving
S.S. Tax Due For
Raise in January
Workers and their em-
ployers will pay higher So-
cial Security taxes begin-
ning Jan. 1, 1963.
, By law, the tax rate on-
wages increases on that
date from the present three
and one-eighth percent each
on workers and employers
to three and five-eighths
percent each. The self-em-
ployment tax rate goes from
I the present 4.7% to 5.4%
1 for 1963 earnings.
Social Security taxes are
collected onronly the first
$4800 of wages or self-em
ployment income.
_ _ A work-
A. Farek of Sc’hulenburg ei\wh° has Wllgea ofJ4800
ahd Mrs. Julius Sandera of I and. a,3° has income from a
business pays only on his
wages.
4n
Mr. and Mrs. JJTTin L.
Johrtson apd family of Bay
City arrived Sunday after-
noon to spend the Christmas
with Jtfrsr- Jjouis'
March of Dimes Helps Save f^py
Htrt'i Johnny a! ago on* after fir.f operation
At his fourth birthday
ahd Mrs. Julius Sandera of
Flatonia; several nieces and
nephews.
Jerry, the son of the late
P. V. Machalec and Math-
ilda (Doubrava) Machalec,
was born near Pine Spring
Aug. 18, 1907, and spent
his entire life pn the farm
where he was born. He had
attained the age of 55
years and four months.
Enjoy Sunday Dinner
Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Irk Syler were
Mr. and Mrs. *Tra Ivy and
James of Angleton, Mr. and
Mrs. Johnjvy and Judy of
Stephen F. Austin College,
Nacogdoches, Mr. and’ Mrs.
Raymond Speed artd daugh-
ters of Baytotvn, . Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Shelton of Port
Lavaca, Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Speed and- Mrs. Sallie Ivy of
Muldoon.
Visitors in the afternoon
were Mrs. Herman Darling
and sons, Bennett and Larry
and Miss Margaret Trous-
dale of Smithville, also Miss
Vj Kachman of Baylor Uni-
versity.
--
Self-employed people pay
their Social Security taxes
once a year when they make
their federal income tax re-
turns. When making re-
turns on 1962 Income, self-
employed business men will
pay the 1962 tax rate of
4.7%. The new rate ap-
plies only to 1963 income.
These increases are to
keep the system self-sup-
porting and soundly fi-
nanced and based on actu-
arial estimates, a Social Se-
curity spokesman , said.
Early Copy, Please!
*
Because of the New Year’s
holiday next Tu^day, we
are once again Issuing an
urgent appeal for early copy
for the next issue of The
Argus. Thanks very much
for your cooperation.
January Plentiful
Foods List Revised
’ COLLEGE STATION. —
The * damaging freeze in
Florida at mid-December
caused a revision in the U.
S. Department of Agricul-
ture’s plentiful foods list for
January.
Food shoppers, says the
Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, will find Irish,
potatoes a good January ’ involved m fQtui
food bargain and the same i crashes rfi rin» ^ h
aroes for fresh nears and C during, t h
AUSTIN. — The director
of the Te*as Department of
Public Safety reported to-
day it is estimated 180 per-
sons will meet violent death
during the 11-day Christ-
mas-New Year holiday sea-
son—92 of them in traffic
crashes.
Col. Homer Garrison Jr.
said the estimate is based
on past experience over
many years and compiled
by DPS Statistical Services
Manager N. K. Woerner.
Purpose of the estimate,
Garrison said, is to focus
public attention on the dan-
gers that accompany the
holiday season.
He said that past statis-
tics indicate that in addi-
tion to 92 “motorcidesr”-*^
persons will be victims of
suicide and homicide, and
46 will die violently in va-
rious accidents other than
traffic.
“In addition to our ap-
peals to the driving public
to observe the traffic laws
and rules of safety, our de-
partment will put some 150
extra patrolmen from our
license and weight and mo-
tor vehicle inspection serv-
ices on highway patrol
duty,” Garrison said.
We believe this will help
tp remove some of the dan-
gerous drivers from the
road, we know that in most
cases only the individual be-
hind the wheel can make
tjg „sure that he and his loved
” ones are not among the 92
expected traffic victims. He
can do this’ only by driving
carefully and lawfully—and'
by driving defensively
against those who don’t.
“We urge every driver to
be especially alert during
this period and ertjoy safe
holiday travel over our fine
highway system.”
A review of the factors
in fatal traffic
e
Barrier Extended
For Serewworn
MISSION, Dec. 26.—Of-
ficials of the Southwest
Screwworm Gradi cation
Program have announced
that the artificial barrier of
sterile screwworm flies
along the international bor-
der in Mexico has been ex-
tended from Laredo ot
above Del Rio. A 25-mile-
wide strip from Brownsville
to Laredo has been seeded
with sterile flies since early
last month.
The barrier zone, which
is eventually expected to ex-
tend from Brownsville to the
New Mexico-Arizona state
line, is designed to prevent
the migration of native
screwworm flies from Mex-
ico into the Southwest. A
weekly average of 600 ster-
ile flies per square mile is
being dispersed in the 13,-
' 000 square mile barrier at
the present time.
The recent freezing tem-
peratives made many people
uncomfortable, but officials
have stated that weather of
this nature will do much to-
ward wiping out native fly
populations and thereby
make eradication throunjfi
fly release easier. During
the week of Dec. 9-15, only
311 screwworm specimens
were submitted to Mission
for identification and 525
additional cases without
samples were reported. Dur-
ing the same week, 64,290,-
650 sterile flies were dis-
persed in the Southwest.
are
tart cherries
and canned.
Stocks of fresh pears
much higher than last year
at this time since fall move-
ment was on the slow side
and the crop was up 5 per-
cent.
Supplies of red tart cher-
ries are near a record high
% ICIUIU III# II
L. H. Bailey of Sugarifor January and prices are
Land visited with his sister, I averaging about 20 to 25
Mrs. Virginia Dockery, Sun- ‘ Percent below a year ago.
Sacted Heart
Catholic Church
V~* ' : •*.<- '7
Sunday Masses, are at
6:30 and 9:30. > .
Our sincere thanks to
Mrs. Bertha Brosch for her
generous donation of $5 to
the Parish Library.
Father Black wishes to
thank everyone for the love-
ly Christmas cards, gifts,
and cash donations which
he received. He is very
grateful to the parishioners-
11I1C
gi« ftiwSwh during, the laStgrateful to the parishic
ssstfsa ^»?and
figured in 29.8 percent of Flatonhl Baptist
./S! cS sSrtS
percent, and a pedestrian
violation was involved in
11.5 percent.
Sunday School.
Morning
m.
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin
Kouba and girls of Sharps-
town spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Greive.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zou-
zalik and children of Dal-
las are spending fhe Christ-
mas holidays with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Zouzalik.
The Florida freeze caused
the USDA to remove from
the plentiful list both grape-
fruit and oranges and also
cabbage. Supplies of cab-
bage, however, are expect-
ed to be sufficient to take
care of consumer demand.
In compiling the plentiful
foods list, the Agricultural
Marketing Service keeps a
close check with production
and today, leading o normal life at age four.
’-.I
party, Johnny Wilson’s big
blue eyes sparkled as his
mother carried in the most
magnificent cake he had
ever seen.
It was shaped like a huge
boat plowing its way through
mountainous waves of whipped
cream and icing. Johnny’s win-
some smile beamed at friends
and he gave out kisses all
around
It was a. happy affair. Yet at
one time, Johnny’s parents had
little hope he would live to
celebrate even his first birth-
day. For he was bom with the
often fatal birth defect of wa-
ter on the brain, or hydro-
cephalus.
r Surgical treatment saved
Johnny’s life when he was
three months old. At that time,
doctors performed what is
known as a shunt operation.
They inserted in Johnny’s head
a plastic tube which allowed
excess fluid from the brain to
be harmlessly absorbed by the
youngster’s body.
■ ‘Without the operation, fluid
within the brain is prevented
from taking its normal course,
and causes the head to swell
enormously. This is what had
happened to Johnny. (If shunt
surgery is not performed in
time, mental retardation and
blindness may ensue, even
death, in certain cases.)
Since 1958, doctors have per-
formed two other shunt opera-
tions and have treated Johnny
for gastroenteritis and septice-
mia. *
Today, Johnny leads a rela-
tively healthy, happy and care- ,Uv,nc. unva mm iu me center
free life. Like any other little for.his check-up, A doctor ab
boy who lives on a farm, ho ways measures his head to
loves to hug lambs, chase cows make sure there is no change
and tease chicks on the family’s'*1 ~’ ---- ...
100 acres near Columbus, Ohio.
He is a good example of
thousands of afflicted children
being helped to live nearly
normal lives through a unique
medical care program financed
by The National Foundation-
March of Dimes.
Babies with birth defects are
born every other minute in the
United States. 250,000 of them
each year, almost 700 each day.
Johnny goes regularly to a
special Birth Defects Clinical
Study Center at Children’s
Hospital. Columbus, supported
by March of Dimes funds.
It is one of more than 30
similar centers across the na-
tion set. up for the study and
treatment of birth defects.
At the center, trained spe-’
cialists work together to help
children with many kinds of
birth defects. They include a
neurosurgeon, orthopedic sur-
geon, internist, psychiatrist,
physical therapist and 'medical
social worker. They have put
their skilled hands and minds
to work on Johnny’s behalf.
Every f^pr months, Johnny’s
mother drives him to the center
Mr. and Mrs. B* E. Carr j/ivuumuu
spent the week-end in Hous- and the local and national
ton and attended a family ;°, frad® and other sources
gathering which was held
at the home of her brother,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Knighten.
Mr. and Mrs. Glyn John-
son and Doris spent Sunday
in Waelder with Mr. and
to determine what foods are
in heavy enough supply to
rate a spot on the monthly
plentiful list, the Texas Ex-
tension Service said. The
January revision is an
Schutz Son Born
On, December 13th
Mr. and Mrs. James Schutz
of Arlington are hapoy to
announce the arrival of* a
son on Dec. 13. He will ant
swer to the name of Thomas
Patrick.
Grandparents 'are Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Monroe of
Fort Worth and Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Schutz of Fla-
tonia.
m.: Training
in waeiaer witn Mr. and Vi . . ex"
Mrs. Otto Nonmacher and I amP e,°, ow the list is kept
also enjoyed their pre- uP-to-date.
Christmas dinner.
in size. Since 1959, his head
size has remained relatively
constant.
Johnny is growing up to be an
impish, energetic and friendly
■little boy who likes to do every-
thing and go everywhere. Espe-
cially, he like* to wheedle rides
on a pony at the next farm.
He’ll settle, though, for a tour
on the tractor with his mother
or father, Julia and John Wil-
son.
Like Johnny, other afflicted
children who receive proper
treatment may live to enjoy
shooting cap pistols, watching
television, singing songs or
playing a toy banjo—with the
best of four-year-olds. f
Those spending Christmas
holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
John Branecky were Miss
Georgia Branecky of Hous-
ton, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Mc-
Farland and son of George
West, Mf, and Wire.- George
Richter and sons of Waco,
Mr. and Mrs. Ladik Bra-
necky and children.
Mr. and Mrs. August
Nollkamper and Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Janszen attended
a pre - Christmas family
gathering at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Loessin
Sunday. Others attending
were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Pokluda and daughter,
Dawn Meohelle, and Mrs.
Louise Penica of Warden,
Mont., Mr. and Mrs. George
Prilop, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Loehr and Lloyd of La
Grange.
Correction!
The names of Mrs. E. S.
Dorsey and Mrs. P. C.
Zappe were unintentionally
omitted in the prepared ar-
ticle last week pertaining to
those present at the birth-
day gathering honoring Mrs.
Sadie Kubena Sunday a
week ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne ^
Michael and Wayne of Bay
City arrived Sunday to
spend the Christmas holi-
days with Mrs. Edel Belle
Wilson.
Mr; ami -Mrs. Alfred
Barta of Stafford, Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Joe Barta and
Cheryl of Sugar Land spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Vybiral and Joe Jr. and
also enjoyed 'their Christ-
mas dinner.
Holiday visitors with Mrs.
Frances Breitschopf were
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ellis
and Lyndon, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Spradling, Chuckie
and Eva Gail of Austin, Mr.
and Mrs. Felix Janecka,
Danny and Joan of Wael-
der. Sunday, all helped
Joan ot celebrate her fifth
birthday.
Mr. ‘and Mrs. C. S. Swinea
enjoyed a pre - Christmas
dinner at th§ home of her
mother,’Mrs. J. C. Rightmer
in Smithville Sunday.
- Last week visitors wi
Mrs. Sadie Kifbena were
Mrs. J. Morehead of Hous-
ton, Mrs. Agnes Urbisch and
daughter and Mrs. Ignac
Pavlicek of Praha,' Mrs.
Freytag of Moulton, and
Mrs. Myrtle Mullin of Elm
Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ber-
ger, Roselyn and Lowell, of
Lafayette, La., Mr. and Mrs.
Edward T. Templin and son
of Corpus Christi, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Berger, Michael,
and Mrs. Dan Rodan of San
Antonio are visiting over the
rolidays with Miss Ella Ber-
ger and Mrs. Eld Templin.
9:30 a. m
10:30 a
services.
6:30 p.
Union.
7:30 p. m.: Evening serv-
ices.
Wednesday: 7:30 p. m.;
Prayer services.
Methodist Church
Services—
flatonia; Worship serv-
ice 9:30 a. m. each Sunday;
Sunday school 10:30 a. m
each Sunday: Sunday eve-
ning fellowship, 7:30 p. m.
Muldoon: 11 a. m. and
8:00 p. m. first and third
Sundays.
Colony: 3:00 p. m. second
and fourth Sundays.
Muldoon Baptist
Church—
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Morning worship. 11 a. m.
Trainhig Union, 6 :45 p.m.
Evening worship, 7:30
p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednes-
day. 7:30 d. m.
Week-end and Sunday
rttwrln the "Mrs. 7T. W.~
Williamson home were Mr.
and Mrs. Don F. Kocian and
Michael of Alpine, Mr. and
Mrs. M. fL. Brown, Pamela
and Denise, of Houston, Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. De Voe, Jim-
my and Anne, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Williamson, Dougie,
Debbie, and Deana, Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Graham, James
and Vivian Joyce, of San An-
tonio, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Itri, Donnie, Gary, Felicia
and Chris of Fredericks-
burg, David Kocian of Wei-
mar; also G. L. Brown and
Mrs. Betty Murphy of Elm
Grove.
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