The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1946 Page: 2 of 4
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THE FLATONIA ARGUS, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1946
THE FLATONIA ARGUS
Geo. W„ Bridges
Owner and Publisher
A.dLM. COLLEGE TO STAGE
SHORT COURSE TO AID
COUNTY OFFICIALS
—
Member South Texus Press
Asvsociation
All Advertising Charged for at
Regular Rates Until Ordered Out
Published each Thursday in
the Argus Building, Penn Avt
Flatonia, Texas.
P. O. Box 202, Flatonia, Texas
Phone 57
COI-LEGE STATION, March
6.— (A&MC)—A short course
on current problems of county
officials, especially count/
judges and commissioners, will
be held here March 20-22 by
Texas A.&M. College in coop-
eration with the County Judges
and Commissioners Associa-
tion of Texas
I Give You Texas
SACRED HEART CHURCH
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classed as news. Minimum 50c.
FOR SALE—LOST—FOUND—
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Items under this head, 2c per
word first insertion with a mini-
mum charge of 25c; lc a word each
subsequent insertion with minimum
of 25c. Black type 3c a word first
Insertion; 2c a word each subse-
quent insertion.
Subjects covered will include
road construction and mainten-
ance, mixed-in-place asphalt
surfacing, developments in
soil stabilization, soil conserva-
tion, county agent work and
tax delinquencies and other tax
problems. Lecturers, in addi-
tion to college staff members,
will include state highway en-
gineers.
Hotel reservations may be
made by writing J. A. Orr, pro-
fessor of civil engineering, who
:s director of the short course.
The program is jointly present-
ed by the college department
of civil engineering. Extension
Service and Agricultural Ex-
periment Station.
The program of the course
follows:
Holy Masses on Sundays at
7:HO and 9:00.
Holy masses on week days
at 7:00, except Saturdays, at
8:'!0 followed by instruction
for children.
Confessions are heard every
day before mass and on Sat-
urdays from 4:00 P. M. to 0:00
P. M.-and 7:30 to 9:00 P. M.
Rev. E. J. Lily, Pastor.
DAILY DIET IMPORTANT
SAYS STATE DOCTOR
By Boyce House
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin-
cere thanks to all who assisted
and comforted us during the
sickness and death of our be-
loved father. Especially do
we wish to thank the K. J. T.
Lodge members, Rev. Bily, the
choic and Fernau Funeral
Home. May God bless each
and every one of you.
Mrs. Thomas Zimmerhanzel
and children.
R.F.MUELLER
Furniture
and
Paints
FLATONIA, TEX
March 20: Registration, 10
a. m.; 1:30 p. m., welcoming
address by Gibb Gilchrist,
president of Texas A.&M. Col-
lege; 2 p. m., stabilization of
soils for county roads, by A.
C. Love, senior laboratory and
research engineer, Texas High-
way Department: 3 p. m., dis-
cussion of soil stabilization, led
by J. T. L. McNew, college vice
president for engineering: 7
p. m., banquet.
March 21: 9:30 a. m., tax
delinquensy problems: 11 a.
m.. Our Publir Land, a talk by
Bascom Giles, state land de-
partment rommissioner; 11:15.
the Texas soil conservation
law and how it operates, by
V. C. Marshall, administrative
officer of the Texas State Soil
Conservation Board; after-
noon, tour of college facilities
and state highway department
soil laboratory at nearby
Bryan.
March 22: 9:30 a. m., the
Texas A.&M. College system
and how it serves Texas, by
Dr. Ide P. Trotter, director of
the Texas A.&M. College Ex-
tension Service; 10:30 a. m.,
construction and maintenance
of mixied-in - place asphalt
roads, by I. P. Crutcher, assis-
tant district engineer of the
state highway department.
Every town has its share of
remarkable people and un-
usual personalities.
Ranger had a dieter. (There
may not have been such a
word, but there is now). He
was a hearty eater and, every
six months, he would decide he
was overweight, so he would
go two weeks without any-
thing except orange juice. At
the end ol his fast, he hasten-
ed to the family style hotel
(meals 50 cents) and the land-
lady groaned as she saw him
approaching. He would eat
enough for six men at that
first meal and in three weeks
he was back to his original
weight.
BAPTIST CHURCH
FIATONIA, TEXAS
Rev. L. L. F. Parker, Pastor
Preaching every First and
Third Sunday. Morning at
11. Evening at 7:30.
Sunday School every Sun
day morning at 10 o’clock.
The Tickville Band added to
Ranger’s renown. This aggre-
gation of music-maulers con-
sisted of some of the leading
citizens—a physician; the as-
sistant superintendent of a gas-
oline plant, the cashier of the
bank and a dentist. The doc-
tor was featured in a ukelele
number and the cashier shone
in what was announced as be-
ing ‘The Double Eagle March’
and the gasoline plant official
went to town with thimbles on
a washboard but the climax al-
ways came when the dentist
became entangled in the strings
of the bull fiddle and had to
be extricated.
MULDOON METHODIST
CHURCH
The Friendly Village Church
Arthur G. Elley, pastor
Schulenburg, Texas
Service every 1st and 3rd
Sunday in the month.
Sunday School ...... 10 a m
Every Sunday morning
John Null, Supt.
Morning Worship ..... 11 a. m
Night Service.........7pm
Come and let us worship
the Lord our God together.
We will have night service
in Muldoon Sunday night, be-
ing the fifth Sunday night.
Arthur G. Elley.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Morning Worship Service
AUSTIN. March 6.—That
the inclusion of proper foods
in the daily diet plays a very
important part in the mainten-
ance of good health was stress-
ed in a statement issued this
week by Dr. Geo. W. Cox, state
health officer.
"One of the most dreaded of
all diseases, pellagra, is caused
entirely by not eating the kinds
of food which would insure a
properly balanced diet,’’ Dr.
Cox said. “The public is prone
to overlook the serious nature
of pellagra. At best it is an
uncomfortable and unpleasant
disease, but aside front this,
there is one posible resutl that
can be very tragic. All too fre-
quently pellagra leads to se-
rious mental disturbances,” Dr.
Cox warned, “and in some
cases, actual insanity.”
According to the state health
ol'ticer, pellagra is known as
a disease which is no respecter
of persons. There is danger ot
pellagra striking at any age
and either sex when the diet is
consistently faulty.
To make sure that the diet
contains the proper pelagra
preventive elements, it should
include daily plenty of pure
milk, some fresh, lean meat,
and as many fresh vegetables,
especially green vegetables, as
possible. Tomatoes and whole
wheat bread are also very val-
uable and eggs contribute their
share to pellagra prevention,
as do all varieties of fresh
fruits.
GEN. EISENHOWER SAYS
VOLUNTEERS SERVE TWO
WAY ARMY PURPOSE
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
chief of staff, United States
Army, recently, in speaking of
the current volunteer recruit-
ing campaign, stated, "The
purpose of the Army’s world-
wide enlistment campaign is
twofold : to release men of long
and arduous war service who
want to return to civilian life
. . . and to build a strong regu-
lar Army of volunteers.”
“By our victory wo have won
the respect of the world. We
can lose that respect, and with
it our influence toward a just
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized to an-
nounce the following us candi-
dates subject to the action of
the Democratic primary on
July 27:
For Sheriff:
T. J. (Jim) FLOURNOY
ROBERT G. (Bob) KOENIG
CHARLIE PRILOP
For District Attorney:
J. LEE DITTERT
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this mean''
of expressing our sincere
thanks to all who were so kina
to us during the illness and
and peaceful world order, if death of our beloved mother,
we reduce our military forces Mary Hodanek. We
to the point where they become
weak or ineffective.
especially wish to thank Mrs.
Ben Schneider for her loving
"The comrie<s has enacted ?are of the past years, and Rev.
a n V? :\ mic,(<l i Walter Frochncr for his kind
HALLETTSVILLE VOTES
every Sunday at 9:30 o’clock. I SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
The town was the home of
an oil well shooter (he made
the nitroglycerin that he set off
in charges of 100 or even 500
quarts), and of oil operators,
for the field witnessed mod-
erate activities for years after
the big boom, and of old-time
drillers who told tall tales in
front of the Gholson Hotel, as
they perched on an iron rail-
ing.
FERNAU S
FURNITURE
FLATONIA
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1118
PROMPT SERVICE
ON
AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING
BODY AND FENDER WORK
AUTO PAINTING
WE STOCK GENUINE
CHRYSLER PARTS FOR
DESOTO-PLY MOUTH CARS
Retherford Motor Co.
DESOTO—PLYMOUTH DEALER”
Phone 352 Schulenburg, Texas
The proprietor of the most
popular confectionery was an
old-time minstrel man who had
toured the United States and
the Orient. The president of
the bank was a busy man for
the hotel he owned was the
telegraph office and bus sta-
tion and his cafe was the meal
stop for all the buses running
through Ranger—and still is.
The picture show proprietor
had a cat that ate hot cakes
and was a confirmed picture
show fan—but always walked
out if Mickey Mouse was
shown. And the fire chief had
a pet duck that followed him
when he came up town, the
creature waddling along half a
dozen paces behind and stop-
ping when the chief stopped.
Yes, Ranger had a lot of
colorful individuals living
there.
And now suppose you tell
us about your home town!
ONCE MUTE GIRL WINS
LEGION ORATORY EVENT
We are booking orders for
early delivery of blood test-
ed chicks
SIDEL, HANSEN, ROSELAW N W. L.
ALSO REDS, ROCKS AND HYBRIDS
Book orders with N. W. Chambers—Flatonia.
Wyatt Hatchery
WAELDER, TEXAS
FREEPORT, L, I.—Docu-
mentary evidence that courage
and determination can triumph
over physical handicaps is con-
tained in the American Legion
citation proclaiming 11-year-
old Jane Vose here a cham-
pion orator.
The youngster, until seven
months ago, was unable to
speak as the result of infantile
paralysis. She practiced for
months exhausting, monoton-
ous exercises, including the
pronuciation of tongue-twist-
ers.
In the final American Le-
gion oratorical contest she de-
livered. with splendid diction
and articulate tones, her stir-
ring address entitled “What
The American Flag Means To
Me.” A large audience ap-
plauded her. The judges pick-
ed her as the winner of the
contest and winner of an even
greater persona! battle over
physical handicaps.
High blood pressure is more
common among persons who
are overweight.
Evening Service every First,
Third and Fifth Sunday of the
month at 7 o’clock.
Church School at 10:30
o'clock every Sunday morning.
Woman’s Society of Christ-
ian Service every Second and
Fourth Monday afternoon of
each month at 3 o’clock.
The public is cordially in-
vited to attend all services.
Walter L. Froehner, Pastor
The only person ever known
to die of fallen arches was
Samson.
HALLETTSVILLE, March G.
Taxpayers of the Hallettsville
Independent School District
last week voted to issue -bonds
totaling $98,000 ' for improve-
ment and expansion of the
school system.
The money will be used to
build a farm workshop for the
vocational agriculture students
and an auditorium-gymrfnsjum
with a seating capacity of 2;-
500; to repair and modernize
the present building.—S. A.
Express.
and the president has ap- ‘ >
proved legislation which makes
enlistment in the regular Army
more attractive than ever be-
fore in our history. It gives
the soldier a position in the
new peacetime Army that mer-
its the respect of all our citi-
zens." .
“Every American should
know the valuable provisions
in this new Armed Forces Vol-
untary Recruitment Act. They
help place your regular Army
on the highest plane of any
Army on earth . . . with ad-
vanced study, training and
travel at good pay in a career
of high <1 litv and responsi-
bility.”
"There is a solemn obliga-
tion on all of us to safeguard
the victory we have won at
such enormous cost. The rapid
rebuilding of our regular Army
is a vital necessity if we are to
meet that obligation.”
The Family.
A baby will absorb a small
amount of nicotine from the
milk of nursing mothers who
smoke.
THE VERY BEST OF
EVERYTHING
Good Steaks, Regular Meals
You’ll want it and get It—
when you dine with us. You
will find enjoyment on our
menu.
For your coffee drink the best
at our cafe
CITY CAFE
Felix Brunner, Prop.
Flatonia, Texas
Phone 139 „ . 'i
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JUST RECEIVED
A Few Clocks and Watches
— Also ——
1 Set of Silverware
Wtitermann Fountain Pens Reynold# Fountain Pens
Ladies’ and Gents' Wrist Watches
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ABOUT HOME BUILDING
ini 946
IT’S TIME VETERANS AND ALL CITIZENS
WERE TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HOME
BUILDING SITUATION.
The main bottleneck to home construction is
production of materials and equipment.
No legislation, Presidential announcement, gov-
ernment control plan, or system can produce a
single additional home until production of ma-
terials is speeded up.
Lumber Dealers and the Building Industry are
eager to build homos for veterans and all citizens
who need them. The reason few homes are being
built is because materials are not being produced.
WHY?
1. Governed by OPA’s war-time pricing formu-
las, it is still more profitable for lumber mills
to make items for export—and the items for-
merly required for war use, than it is to
make lumber usable in Home Construction.
2. OPA’s war-time pricing formulas are still
keeping thousands of small mills out of pro-
duction.
3. OPA’s enforcement policies have allowed the
creation of a large black market in lumber
which is moving outside of regular channels
of trade.
4-. OPA’s slowness in adjusting mill ceiling
prices on hardwood flooring, siding, mill-
work and plywood has contributed to the
difficulties mills are having in securing
necessary manpower.
With 400 brick and tile plants closed, it took 6
months for OPA to adjust prices. Now an addi-
tional 125 plants have opened and production is
up 35 ‘;.
Clay sewer pipe, cast iron soil pipe and Gypsum
board manufacturers have experienced a similar
OPA delay in the granting of price adjustments
to make increased production possible.
No amount of juggling with an insufficient sup-
ply will produce a single home more than can lie
built with material available.
The OPA can hardly hold present price ceilings
when it has no control over volume of employ-
ment, labor wage rates, cashing of government
bonds, nnd installment or credit expansion-—l’.UT
THE OPA CAN ACT AS A BLOCK TO RFi‘ON-
VERSION 15 V CLINGING TO UNREALISTIC
WARTIME PRICE CEILINGS.
Unblock the production of materials caused by
unrealistic wartime price controls and tin build
ing industry will build cm ugh homes for veterans
and all Americans!
Any government program that does not FIRST remove
the obstacles blocking prcducticn of materials will
simply add additional difficulties to the problem facing
the building industry.
FLATONIA LUMBER CO.
WM. ALBRECHT, Mgr.
Your Friendly Nswiptpsr
B. V. Thomason left Frida>
for San Angelo after visiting
his niece, Mrs. Mary Drenner.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hertel
have moved to Kerrville to
make their home.
Dr. John Wheeler of Nixon
visited his family here last
week-end.
R. M. Mullin of Waelder was
a pleasant called at The Argus
office recently. He is a new
subscriber of this paper.
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Bridges, George W. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1946, newspaper, March 7, 1946; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth988161/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.