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LA GRANGE JOURNAL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1959
Church Notices
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Warren ton
W JL l>oerr, Pa*tor
Thursday, Jan. 1, New Year’s
Day Service at 10:30 a. m.
Saturday, Jan. 3, Men For the
Ministry Conference, TLC, Se-
juin.
Sunday, Jan. 4, Sunday School
and Adult Bible Class at 9:15 a.
m.; Worship Service at 10:30 a.
m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2:00 p. m
Ladies Aid-Missionary
Meeting.
Holiday Visitors —
(Continued from Page 1)
Mary Ann Smrkovsky of Schu-
lenburg visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Weeren and
Edward for a few days during
the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Goldammer
visited with Misses Katie and
Carry Homuth for several days
during the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Goldammer
and Misses Katie and Carrie
i Homuth visited in Smithville one
Babson’s Forecast -
(Continued from Page
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Skelby
W JC. Doerr, Pastor
Society | last week with Mrs. Minnie
- * Lea Levy.
| Billy Docekal and Billy
Thursday, Jan. 1, New Year's
Day Service at 9:::00 a. m.
Saturday, Jan. 3, Men For the
Ministry Conference, TLC, Se-
guin.
Sunday, Jan. 4, Worship Ser-
vice at 8:15 a. m.; Sunday School
and Adult Bible Class at 9:15 a.
m.
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 5:00 p. m.,
Confirmation Instruction Class;
7:30 p. m., Luther League Meet-
ing.
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2:00 p. m
Ladies Aid Meeting.
Docekal and Billy von
Rosenberg attended the annual
banquet of the Order of the Ar-
row at the First Methodist
Church in Austin Monday even*
ing, Dec. 29.
More holiday visitors will ap-
pear in the next issue of The
Journal.
UNITED LUTHERAN
CHURCHES
P. Erhard Ellers. Pastor
Philadelphia:
Jan. 4, Divine Service 9:15 a.
m. Sunday School 10:15 a. m.
Jan. 4, Luther League 7:30 p.
m.
Jan. 8, Brotherhood 7:30 p. m.
Jan. 8, United Luth. Church
Women, 2:00 p. m.
Trinity, Black Jack:
Jan. 4, Suday School, 10:00 a.
m. Divine Service 11:00 a. m.
Jan. 4, Luther League 7:30 p.
m.
TRINITY HILL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
(Missouri Synod)
T. H. Graalmann, Pastor
9:45 a. m. Sunday School and
Bible'class.
10:45 a. m. Morning service and
Holy Communion.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
RUTEBSV1LLE
Raymond W. Durst. Pastor
Sunday After New Year, 9:45
a. m. Sunday School. 10.45 a. m.,
Worship Service, Text, Mark
1.14-22
Jan. 5, 8:30-9 p. m. Confirma-
tion Instruction.
Jsn. 8, 7..0 p. m. Luther Lea-
ZSS&feau.T£2eZ
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
CHURCH
ROUND TOP
Otto Fehler, Pastor
Jan. 1, New Years Day Service
with Holy Communion, 9:00 a. m.
Jan 3, No Confirmation In-
struction.
Jan. 4, Sunday School, 9:00 a.
in. Divine Worship, 10:00 a. m.
Jan. 5, Council Meeting 7:30
P. m.
Jan. 8, Choir Rehearsal, 7:30
p. m.
Jan. 9 Congrational Meeting,
7:30 p. m.
The La Grange
Journal
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DURWOOD L. FUCHS
Editor and Manager
Address all communications to:
The La Grange Journal, P. O.
Box 59, La Grange, Texas.
NOTICE—Any erroneous reflec-
tion upon the character, standing
er reputation of any person, firm
or corporation which may hap-
pen to appear in the columns of
the Journal will be corrected
gladly if brought to the atten-
tion of the management.
ST. MICHAEL’S
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Winchester
Walter Streichrr, Pastor
Wednesday, New Year’s Eve.
8:30 p. m. English service with
installation of new officers.
Watch party, after the service,
(or the young people.
Thursday, New Year’s Day
9:00 a. m. English service.
10:00 a. m. German service.
Sunday, January 4:
8:45 a. m. English service with
Holy Communion.
10:00 a. m. Sunday School and
Junior Bible Class. 10:30 a. m
German service with Holy Com
munion.
1:00 p. m. ”30 Minutes with
Jesus” on KWHI Brenham Our
choir and school children will
sig; our pastor will talk.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
BLUNGES
Raymond W. Durst, Pastor
. Sunday Aftftr New Year, 7:30
a. m., Sunday school, 8:30 a m.
Worship Service, Text, Mark
1:14-22.
ST. PETER'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
PRAHUK VALLEY
Raymond W. Durst, Pastor
Sunday After New Year, 7 p.
m. Sunday School; 8:00 p. m
Worship Service, Text, Mark
1:14-22.
Jan. 7, 1:30 p. m., Women’s
Misionary Meeting,
8T. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rav. H. T. Flaohmeler. Pastor
Sunday School 9:30 a- m.
Worship Service 10:45 a. m.
Missionary Society, Evening,
Monday, 7:30 p. m.
Missionary Society, Afternoon,
Tuesday, 3:00 p. m.
Choirs. Wednesday.
Confirmation Class, Saturday
10th., 9:00 a. m.
You are cordially invited to
worship and work with us.
EION LUTHERAN-CHURCH
(Missouri Synod)
T. H. GRAALMANN, Taator
7:45 a. m. Morning service and
Holy Communion. 8:45 a. m. Sun-
day School and Bible class.
9:30 a. m. Second morning ser-
vice.
Ladies Aid meets Thursday at
2:80 p. m.
Place your order NOW for flow-
ers to those who mean the most,
before the New Year rolls a-
round.
MUELLER’S
Phone 256
cash. Every conservative investor
will keep one-third of his port-
folio liquid, to have funds avail-
able in case of a sudden very se
vere drop in the stock market.
This will come some day.
22. As the 1958 Congress has
not accomplished more in cor-
recting abuses in the Teamsters
Union, the 1959 Congress will do
little to improve the labor situ-
ation. Therefore, invest in com-
pcnies which will not be sub-
ject to strikes. Banks and utili-
ties probably are the most nearly
immune.
23. The Taft-Hartley Act will
not be amended, nor will labor’s
exemption from anti-monopoly
laws be removed, until after the
1960 election. Labor leaders will
get more and more power until—
with Russia’s help—they bring
on a real depression.
24. Due to unemployment and
the difficulty of borrowing funds
for installation automation (auto-
matic factories), the machinery
industry will continue quiet dur-
ing 1959.
25. I now see no probability
that either wages or retail prices
will be “fixed” during 1959 un-
less Russia threatens World War
III.
26. Most wageworkers will be
more efficient during 1959,
which should enable some man-
agements to increase their pro-
ductivity and profits.
27. Executives will attend
more strictly to business during
1959. reducing time spent on
luncheon clubs, golf, etc.
28. Good building land on the
proper side of growing cities will
continue to increase in price not-
withstanding a decline in subur-
ban building. Small farmers
holding such land should not
now sell.
29. Small farms without any
suburban possibilities may well
consider selling to adjoining far-
mers if offered a fair price in
1659.
30. Large commercial farms
with latest machinery should
prosper during 1959; but small
farmers may not do so well.
31. Pending a serious war,
there will be no radical change
in the Government’s farm policy
during 1959.
32. With less fear of serious
war, the real estate situation in
the larger cities may improve;
but municipal taxes will in-
crease.
33. Some surburban houses
now owned by well-paid execu-
tives will come on the market In
1959, due to loss of positions or
moves to other sections of the
country.
34. Real estate mortgage mo-
ney will be tighter in 1959 than
in 1958. Furthermore, due to in-
flation, it will be worth less
when due.
35. The demand for motels
largely satisfied; but there will
be an increasing demand for very
modem apartment houses,—es-
pecially of the co-operative type
Old houses of all kinds will de-
preciate during 1959.
36. Woodland will continue to
be in demand during 1959. This
especially applies now to pine,
which is used for the best lum
ber, and to spruce, which is used
for pulp. Hold woodland in 1959.
37. More Russian imports of
pulpwood may be expected in
1959; but this should largely be
offset by the increased domestic
demand for cartons and packages
for shipping and displaying mer-
chandise.
38. Both timber and oil re
serves of Canada will gradually
increase in value. I am bullish on
many Canadian and African in-
vestments.
39. The greatest factor in de-
termining the price of city land
and business in general is the
automobile and availability of
parking space. This is responsible
for both the boom in suburban
real estate and the decline of city
property. Buying city real estate
without nearby parking facilities
is a great mistake.
40. I was wrong in my forecast
year ago as to the Dow-Jones
Averages. Although many stocks
sell lower today than a year a-
go, the Dow-Jones Averages—es-
pecially the Industrials—sell
higher. However, I will again
run the risk and forecast that
they will sell lower sometime in
1959 than they do today.
41. My forecast of the bond
market for 1958 was correct. I
j am inclined now to reverse that
forecast In the case of long-term
non-convertible corporate bands,
that is, they should sell for less
sometime in 1959 than they are
selling for today.
42. I contiuue to forecast that
high-grade, cumulative, non-cal-
Truck Crashes On Bluff Road
A big semi-trailer truck load-
ed with grapefruit, oranges and
bags of cabbage was wrecked
when the driver lost control as
he was coming down the bluff
drive of Highway 77 south of La
Grange about 7:30 a. m. Dec. 25.
the last sharp (right hand) turn
and the trailer part of the vehi-
cle apparently swished against
the rock retaining wall on its
left side, separted from the trac-
tor when it became overbalanc-
ed and crashed down to the
The accident occured as Har-' driveway to the Paul Hensel re-
old W. Zeimer was negotiating
labia first preferred stocks will
sell higher sometime during 1959
than they do today.
43. I repeat what I said last
year regarding “cheap stocks:
“The large fortunes made in the
stock market have come from
buying non - dividend-paying
common stocks at $5.00 a share
or under. These will be the first
to reach a buying level.” If you
are to buy these low-priced com-
mon stocks, you should seek
companies without too much!
sidence.
The tractor, with driveshaft
torn out, brake cables severed
and frame badly, bent out of
shape, continued downhill and a-
round the curve and came to re-
set well on the approach to the
Colorado river bridge, but in
steering control.
The fruit was scattered and a-
bout 50 feet of the rock wall was
torn out by the truck prior to its
descent.
Patrolman Charles Wade who
investigated and directed traffic
while wreckage was being clear-
prior debtor CUMULATIVE I ed, filed a charge of speeding a-
preferred stock outstanding.
They are the best common
stocks for “capital gains.”
44. Convertible bonds should
hold up fairly well during 1959
45. The best investment policy
for 1959 is for one now to have
a good bank account so funds
will be available to buy bargains
when a sufficient break comes
in stocks, bonds, real estate, and
commodities.
46. There will be many fail-
ures in hastily organized elec-
tronics, nuclear, and similar
companies during 1959.
47. With two or three except-
ions, railroad stocks should be a-
gainst the truck driver.
Banik’s Book —
(Continued from Page 1)
jacket the following comments:
“Within the lines of these
verses, the author embodies
much that is dear to the heart of
every true Texan, and a great
deal that can truthfully be said
to be basic. To the Texan, his
priceless historic heritage is not
something to be taken for grant-
ed, but rather, in fact, a continu-
ued source of pride and delight
throughout his lifetime. And of
all the authors who have endeav-
ar. ode to Houston and describes
this metropolis as the Colossus of
the prairie, the Octopus of Texas,
the Titan of tomorrow.
Part two, Texana, is devoted to
poems that speak of Texas—of
the Dawson Men and Monument
Hill, of the Historic Oak in La
Grange and of Rutersville. “A
Cannon Speaks” tells of the his-
tory of little Round Top, and in
“Joel Robinson’s Saddle” is re-
vealed the true fearlessness of
this great warrior-patriot.
Part four, which begins with
“Portraits,” is confined to the
philosophical—in which the poet
speaks of disillusionment and
suppression, of contrast and re-
compense, of hypocrite, infidel,
athlete and leader, of traditiona-
list and nonconformist, truth,
justice and equality, and of war
and peace.
The publisher’s comments a-
bout the author himself state
simply:
“J. G. Banik, a poet with a
rare and unsual talent for pa-
triotic verse, boasts, as well, a
long and distinguished record in
the field of education, beginning
his teaching career in a two-tea-
cher school in Fayette county.
After helping to accredit the
Pflugerville High school in Tar-
vic county, he returned to his
home town of Round Top to ac-
cept the position of principal of
the school.
"During the 11 years he serv-
ed in this capacity, six common
school districts were consolidat-
ed. Later seven more districts
were added to form a rural high
school district.
“After 10 years of service as
superintendent of this (Round
Top-Carmine) district, Mr. Banik
resigned on July 1, 1954, and ac-
cepted a position as English tea-
cher in the La Grange
school, where he is now teach-
ing, devoting his summers to his
chosen hobby of writing.
“When asked by a fellow tea-
cher why he did not write his
book in prose in order to make
it more salable, Mr. Banik re-
plied: ‘All Texans become poetic
when talking or writing about
Texas’”
In 1938, when Fayette coun-
ty’s centennial celebration was
held at the fair grounds, Banik
was one of the speakers. He was
Introduced by then Gov. James
V. Allred. It should also be said
that, in 1954, his “Dedication”
was used as the theme for the
convention of the Texas Federa-
tion of Women’s Clubs, with the
poem appropriately set to back-
ground music.
Banik’s reason for writing
“Houston and Texas Portraits”
was simply, as he put it, a means
of preserving Texas history and
lore for the younger generations,
for practically all who were con-
versant with it have passed a-
way.
voided during 1959 and until a;o,ed to capture the spirit of a
definite long-range program cf great state in the poetic fornii j.
government aid is assured.
48. For steady income and
fair marketability, well-estab-
lished utility stocks should be
the best for conservative inves-
tors not looking for profit. This
especially applies to cumulative human'qualities
first preferred non-callable uti-
lity stocks.
49. The three handicaps to A-
merican business are the fear of
inflation, the fear of union labor
leaders, and the fear of President
Eisenhower’s physical collapse.
50. The three hopes for Ame-
rica are our churches, our
schools, and a desire to “pay as
you go!” For these to function
properly fgie must depend upon
the p«^entyr,9f our nation.
G. Banik must inevitably rise to
a position of prominence as one
of Texas’ foremost chroniclers.
“He sees, with a clear eye, be-
hind the facade of everyday liv-
ing, laying bare those essential
which have
made Texas—and the world—the
great and gigantic place it is, and
he records it with a practiced and
fluent hand.
“It is no misstatement of fact
to call this author a poet of the
very highest calibre, nor is it
wishful thinking to suppose that
his poems will find an honored
niche among the vast library of
treasured historic writings ...”
The first part of the book
“Houston and Texas Portraits” is
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Jt is our sincere
wish that the
New Year ahead is a real bell-
ringer for you..'.full of
good luck and happy occasionsl
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riotW beginning
.//ere come* another brand new year...
May it prove richly rewarding to you and yours
in good health, happiness and the fulfillment
of your most dearly cherished desires. ,
La Grange State Bank
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
La Grange, Texas
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