La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
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LaGrange, Fayette County, Texas, Thursday, July 10, 1947
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Siebel To Resign As County
Treasurer Effective Aug. 16
B«n F. Siebel, county treasurer of
Fayette County since April of 1984,
Monday tendered his resignation ef-
fective on Aug. 16.
Mr. Siebel is assuming the office
of director of public relations for the
Texas Lutheran Welfare Society,
COX WILL HEAD
RED CROSS
George (Pat) Cox has accepted the
offer to head the Fayette county chap-
ter of the American Bed Cross. He
will succeed Ben F. Siebel, who will
shortly move to San Antonio.
A meeting of the chapter is due to
be held one day this week, it was an-
nounced.
Mansfield's Condition
Described As Worse
WASHINGTON.—Rep. J. J. Mans-
field, 86-year old Texas Democrat
who has been ill since April, has ta-
ken a turn for the worse, his son,
Bruce Mansfield, said Monday.
“He has not reponded to treatment
as we had hoped," the son added.
The relapse has caused cancellation
of the Congressman’s plans to go to
Kingsbury, Texas for a visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Schmidt.
Mansfield, oldest member of Con-
gress, is in the Bethseda,Md. naval
hospital.
H. E. Higgins, Veteran
Electrician, Expires
Suddenly Here Monday
Harland E. Higgins, electrician em-
ployee of the Texas Public Service
Co. and later with the La Grange U-
tilities here for a total of 12 years,
passed away suddenly <here Monday
morning. He was 48 years, six months
and two days of ago.
Death came to Mr. Higgins shortly
after he had parked his truck near
the Walter Kneip Furniture Co. He
had just alighted from the vehicle and
was talking to a co-worker when* he
fell over. Mr. Higgins was rushed to
the hospital, but death apparently had
come instantly.
Born in DeWitt county o*r Jan. 6,
1904, Mr. Higgins was united in mar-
riage with Miss Elsie Blackman at
Hutto. They had resided here for the
past 12 years.
Funeral services were held Tues-
day at 2 p. m. at the Koenig Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. J. H. E. Will-
mann officiating and Koenig Funeral
Home directing. Burial was in the
Hutto Cemetery at 6:30 p. m. Tues-
day.
Beside his widow, he leaves his mo-
ther, Mrs- Mary Higgins of Austin;
two sons; Wayne of Austin and Ken-
neth of La Grange; three sisters,
Mrs. James R. Reed and Mrs. A. C.
Lott of Austin and Mrs. Jack Martin
of Hutto; and one grandchild.
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FLIES HERE FOR VISIT
G. J. Nitschke of Smithville, whose
natal day was Sunday, observed the
event by taking a plane ride to visit
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alb. Nitsch-
with headquarters in San Antonio.
Mr. Siebel was appointed county
treasurer on April 16, 1984 and qual-
ified three days later. In June of the
same year he offered for his first full
term of office and since then has
been reelected six times—and always
without opposition.
He has served St. Paul's Lutheran
Church here as treasurer since 1986,
choir director since, the same year;
was the first president of the Luth-
eran Brotherhood organised by the
men of the church in 1989, was the
first area Lutheran Brotherhood
president, and is now serving the
Texas District Brotherhood as presi-
dent for the third consecutive term.
He has been a member of the execu-
tive committee of the Texas District
of the American Lutheran Church and
currently is a member of the import-
ant stewardship and finance commit-
tee.
Additionally, he now is district
chairman for the Boy Scouts, was
treasurer and now is acting chairman
of the Fayette chapter of the Red
Cross, and for over four years was
government appeals agent for the
Selective Service System.
Mr. and Mrs. Siebel and daughter
came to La Grange in June, /1929
when he took a position with the
Fayette County Record. In 1938 he
was named to head the Civil Works
Administration (CWA) in this county,
a post he held until his appointment
as county treasurer.
Mr. Siebel’s statement to the people
of the county relative to his resigna-
tion follows:
“To the people of Fayette County:
“Having decided to enter upon a
new field of service which necessit-
ates my moving tj San Antonio, I
hereby announce my resignation as
county treasurer dt Fayette County,
effective Aqg. 16, 194T. f
“In offering my resignation at this
time, I do so with a feeling of deep
gratitude to all of my constituency
for the splendid support and confi-
dence manifested in me during the
past years. Your many kindnesses
and courtesies will always be pleasant
memories to me and my family, and
it is with all sincereity that I express
my deepest appreciation th you for
the trust and confidence given me. It
has been a distinct pleasure to have
had the privilege of serving you. Hop-
ing for your continued friendship, I
§m,
“Your friend,
“Ben F. Siebel
“County Treasurer.”
If a special session of the com-
missioners court is not called during
this month, a successor is due to be
appointed at the next court meeting
on August 1. •
La Grange Hospital
H^s New Technician
Lawrence Moore is the new techni-
cian at the La Grange Hospital, hav-
ing started in his duties on July 1. He
succeeds Mrs. Hannah Woodall, who
has removed to Beaumont.
ke at Joiner. The plane landed in a
pasture near the Nitschke home.
•FLYING SAUCERS'
SEEN HERE, TOO
There must be something to this
flyln' disc (or saucer) business after
all.
No less than three La Grange peo-
ple have reported seen these things
seating through the air in the past
several days.
One local man said he saw one of
them as he was riding a train from
Temple to La Grange. Another repor-
ted he saw one late one afternoon.
Agd Tuesday night a young girl re-
ported seeing one of them, moving
through the air at a rapid speed ant
then suddenly seemed to disintegrate.
What they were no one knows.
Those folk who reported seeing 'em
were “cold sober" at the time, too!
July 4 Celebrat.cn
Draws Huge C owd
The first annual July 4th celebra
tion by the Fayette Memorial Poet,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, held her
last Friday is now history, but itt
memories will live for a long, long
time. 4
First of all, it attracted the sec-
ond largest cfowd ever to attend a
similar event ever held in La Grange
—being surpassed only by the Fayet-
te County Centennial in 1988. The at-
tendance for the VFW’s fete here Fri-
day was conservatively estimated at
from 12,000 and up. A total of 10,000
were said to have been here for the
Centennial nine years ago.
And, it was a grand day for every-
body—from the parade in the morn-
ing on down through “Home, Sweet
Home" at the dance.
The VFW’s—the guys who carried
the fight to the enemy and won in
traditional American style twice—
, were more than pleased with the
turnout for the celebration. It’ll be
several days before the actual “take”
figures will be known. However, it is
certain that the swimming pool and
recreational park fund—which will
receive half of the profits, as well as
those of the next twp years—benefit-
tad nicely and that a nice “nest egg”
will be laid away for this all-import-
ant cause.
Parade Is Rated Tops'
The parade was rated as one of the
best staged in the 109-year history
of this city. There syere 39 separate
entries (several qf which were double,
two and three-fold) and the floats
were of the most beautiful.
H. N. Schwartz, chairman, of Schul-
enburg, Mayor W. C. Langlotz and
F. M. Deese of Fayetteville, who
composed the judges, rated the win-
ners thus: prettiest, Lauterstein’s;
best organization float, La Grange
Parent-Teachers Association; best
commercial float, Meyenberg Drug
Store and the ^irst National Bank of
(Continued on page 8)
Rider Is Killed
First Street Markers Are Placed
Reserve Officers To
Meet Here July 16th
All reserve Army officers of this
area are asked to attend an important
meeting to be held at the county voca-
tional school, over the La Grange
Utilities office, Wednesday, July 16
at 8 p. m.
. ‘COURT OF THE OLD SOUTH’ AT VFW JULY 4th FETE
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Above is a view of the Court of the
Old South, taken shortly after Miss
Jean Behmet was crowned queen by
King Leo Frede Jr. during the big
VFW July 4th celebration at the Fair
Pavilion Friday night. The King aqd
Queen may be seen seated in the cen-
ter of the beautifully decorated stage,
flanked by duchesses and dukes, and
their other attendants. The pavilion
waa packed to capacity for the im-
pressive coronation ceremonies.
—A Del’s Studio Photo
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Shews
Victim
La Grange took another step for-
ward several days ago, when the erec-
tion of city street markers got under-
way.
The entire program was inaugura-
ted some time ago, when the La
Grange Junior Chamber of Commerce,
working on a project of securing
house-to-house mail delivery service
here, sent a committee before the Ci-
ty Council regarding street marking.
The Council and Mayor approved the
plan.
City Engr. W. C. (Bill) Hruska
then went to work and with his usual
ingenuity, built a sample marker out
of concrete and steel, -with sunken
lettering, concrete colored red.
Constructed at a minimum cost, more
and more were made and ere long
every street corner in the citj will be
appropriately identified.
Two markers will be placed at eve*
ry street intersection, at opposite
comers. This in one innovation that
La Grange will have and few other
cities.of its size in Texas can claim.
In the above photo, taken by Schultz
Studio, are, left t( right, Jaycee Pres.
Charlie Giesber, Immediate Past Jay-
cee Pres. Clarence Schwake and Ma-
yor Walter P. Frey tag setting up the
first marker, which was placed at^he
corner near the fire station.
WHARTON NEGRO IS
KILLED WHEN RUN
OVER BY TRAIN
A middle-aged Wharton negro,
Willie Gilbert, was killed when ho
was run over by a Katy train early
Sunday morning about two miles the
other side of Fayetteville.'
Constable Arnold Knippel of Fayet-
teville was called to investigate and
when identification was not positive,
Sheriff Jim ' Flournoy and Deputy
Sheriff Charlie Prilop were summon-
ed to take fingerprints. However, his
identity was later established.
Officers said that the accident must
have happened some time between 1
and daylight Sunday. The discovery
was made by tho engine crew of the
Sunday morning southbound passen-
ger train.
Gilbert’s head was servered from his
body, as was the left arm and left
leg, and his torso was Badly mangled,
officers said.
The victim of the accident was re-
ported to have been at a colored dance
near Fayetteville *the night before.
Whether he fell of a train or tried to
board one prior to the accideqb is un-
known. '
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JEW BARNETT NOW WITH
UNCLE JOHNNY’ MILLS
Jeff Barnett, who had been repre-
sentative of the International Milling
Co. for the past 13 years, recently
tendered his resignation and ' '
July 1 has been employed
ling representative of Ui
Mills of Houston. His
include 18 South Central
ties.
SWISS ALP CHURCH
FpTE SUNDAY
The general pubn» is invited to At-
tend the festival of ftie Philadelphia
Lutheran Church at Swiss Alp Sun-
day, July 13.
Barbecue, sausage and chicken din-
ner will be served at noon at 78c per
plate for adults -nd 40c for children.
In the afternoon there Will'be orches-
tra music and other forms of enter-
tainment. Lunch will also be served
at nominal charges.
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Mrs. T. L. Butler of Kansas City,
Missouri visited here for several
weeks with Mrs. Maude Oder.
Theodore Kuhn, aged about 40,
jn a tragic aoddent near Us home
the Shaw’s Bend community Into Sat-
urday.
Mr. Kuhn had left hie home on
horseback to gb to the pasture and
round up his cattle.
His 14-yeer-old nephew, who savr
the accident, deaeribed it thus: As Mr.
Kuhn started in gallop, ha noticed
that he was riding close to a tree and
leaned over to one aide to miss it.
However, it Is believed that the young
horse endeavored to take a course
around the other side, of the tree,
which caught Mr. Kuhn as he waa
leaning in the opposite position.
The youngster heard hit uncle call
for help and rushed to hie side. Hu
injured man told the youth to sum-
mon further aid. TUe he did, and ha
was taken to hie home but he passed
sway before a doctor arrived.
Mr. Kuhn waa well known in 83-
linger and Columbue, had many loyal
friends and was well-liked and res-
pected.
Funeral services were conducted at
9 a. m. Monday at the family resi-
dence and interment was in the Gra-
ce’s Cemetery at Shaw’s Bend.
Surviving are his aged father, with
whom the deceased was making his
home; a brother, Monroe, and a sla-
ter, all of the Shaw’s Bend section.
Many EUinger and area folk atten-
ded the last rites.
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Moritz Heller, 68,
Dies At AmmansviUe
*
Moritz Heller, 68, well known far-
mer and cattleman of AmmansviUe,
died suddenly at his home Tuesday
morning.
Funeral will be hety at the Koenig
Funeral Home Chapdl at 8 Thursday
morning'and at 9 at the AmmansviUe
Catholic Church. Rev. Adolph Janda
will officiate and burial will be in the
AmmansviUe Catholic Cemetery. The
Rosary will be recited at 8:80 p. m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
Born at AmmansviUe on Nov. 12,
1878, Mr. Heller had been a lifelong
resident of the area. In October, 1908
he married Miss Laura Lueders at
Bluff.
Surviving are his
Houston, Mrs. JCmli Dsrgsr nito Mrs*
Arnold Flotsam of La Grange, Mrs.
Fred Ulrich and Mrs. Theo. Antosh of
Schulenburg; a son, • Leo of
Grange; two sisters, Mrs. Frits Gan-
ser of La Gi
Rabel of W<
Schulenburg. The family also
one nephew, Edgar Anders.
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Mrs. B. C. Johnson of Houston
spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Ben
F. Siebel. Mrs. Johhson is a sister of
krs. Siebel.
The Cedar Crick ‘Philosopher’
Flyin’ Saucers? He’s Seen Them For Years
Editor’s note; The Philosopher on
his Johnson grass farm on Cedar
Creek apparently has gotten the
wrong idea entirely about the-celebra-
ted flying saucers, which isn’t
sual for him, as his letter this
reveals.
Dear Editar:
I guess I have been swept off W
feet as _____
cure fqg it
sll over the country.
Now I don't doubt a lot of:
seen some flyin eaucers and
but what I can’t understand
all the excitement and
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on the
years, but ain't never
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Priebe, Charles W. La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1947, newspaper, July 10, 1947; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998769/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.