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fitter VOLUME 75 $3.00 PER YEAR SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS 77984 THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1967 10c PER COPY NUMBER 38 "NOTES AND COMMENTS" GIFTED YOUNG PERSONS NEEDED There is something very special about a good doctor. In these days when so much emphasis is put on the common man and equality, the instinct of survival dictates that when we get sick, we want no part of the common man. We want an uncommonly good doctor and good doctors are not created overnight. Moreover, it takes a person of certain aptitudes and qualifications to make a good doctor. To hear some of the talk about how to increase the physician population, one would think that all that is ncessary is to open the doors of the medical schools and herd the young people in for training.

When it comes to the disciplines of science, the good doctor enjoys a happy combination of a penetrating scientific mind and a compassionate consideration for his fellowman attributes beyond the average person. Expanding the doctor population cannot be accomplished as rapidly as laws can be passed that create demand for medical services. The American Medical Association at its last annual meeting laid heavy stress on expanding medical school facilities and increasing the output of qualified medical practitioners. our states the Board of Trustees, always be as it is now; to use the best tested and most forward looking measures to provide excellent health care for all of our citizens through an ample number of able, educated, and highly skilled Gifted young persons of ability will find a life of work in the medical arts highly rewarding, spiritually and materially. Those who enter this field should dedicate themselves to maintaining the high standards that the profession has established.

GETTING ACQUAINTED Somewhere in the family record of every U. S. citizen is an account of an immigrant ancestor. This explains, in part at least, the urge of Americans to visit other lands. They wish to see where their parents, grandparents or great grandparents originated.

Many wish to visit relatives who remained in the homeland. In a very real sense, our nation has closer ties than many of us suspect with nearly any country you can name. However, it has only been within the past decade or so that visiting places of family origin has become practical for other than wealthy people. Through the medium of international jet air transportation, millions are traveling to far places every year, and now both the U. S.

government and such major international airlines as Pan American World Airways are working as never before to encourage Europeans to visit the U. S. As part of the current program, Pan American, in June, 1967, brought thirteen top newspaper and magazine editors and their wives from West Germany. The mission of the journalists was to see America through the eyes of trained observers who could then relay their impressions to readers and potential tourists throughout Germany. The present visitation of these editors is the second half of a program that began last November when the same airline sent a group of editors of German-language papers from the U.

S. to Germany. At the conclusion of this tour of the German newsmen, the two groups met in Washington to discuss more effective ways of persuading Europeans in general, and Germans in particular, to visit the U.S.A. There might seem to be nothing particularly noteworthy about an international airline promoting international air is part of any successful business in this case, the promotion holds more than ordinary significance. It helps to further the cause of international understanding, and if more European visitors come to this country, it will aid in the drive to reverse the outflow of P-TC Fall Festival Sunday, Oct.

1 With Queen's Ball After Coronation One of the most colorful cor- ornation ceremonies held in this area each year, will be held Sunday, October 1 at the Catholic Parish Gym. The afternoon will begin at Birth Certificates A Must For New Driver Applicants Homer Garrison, director of the Department of Public Safety, reminded Texans today that any person, regardless of age, must have a birth certificate or other legal document showing birth- date in possession at the time they first make application for a driver license. many applicants are unfamiliar with this new requirement in the Garrison advised, large numbers of prospective drivers are being turned away until they return home and get such a document. This part of the law applies only to those drivers who make application for their first Texas driver license, and not to those wishing to renew a Garrison outlined the procedure to be followed to obtain a license in order to clear up any misconceptions brought about by changes in the driver license law. First, the applicant must be the proper age.

A person 16 years old may obtain a license provided he has completed an approved course of driver education or has a certificate showing that such a course is not taught at the school regularly attended by the applicant. Persons 18 years of age or older may qualify for an License without taking driver education. Persons 15 years of age or older may be licensed to operate a 5-brake horsepower motor scooter. The applicant, with the necessary birth certificate, goes to any examining office of the DPS. If he wishes to take the driving portion of the examination, he must provide a vehicle in which to be tested.

After January 1, 1968, applicants for the motorcycle license must provide, in addition to the motorcycle, a car and a licensed driver to convey the License Examiner during the road test. Upon arriving at the Examining Office, the applicant will fill in necessary forms and be given a vision test and a written test. If he completes both of these satisfactorily, he will be given the road test. If he completes all phases of the examination satisfactorily, he will be given the road test. If he completes all phases of the examination satisfactorily, he will be issued a temporary permit which will enable him to drive until receiving his license from DPS headquarters in Austin.

If the person has not had sufficient experience in operating a vehicle, he may pass the written and vision portions of the examination and be given a temporary permit which will enable him to drive as long as a licensed operator over the age of 21 is in the front seat of the vehicle at the same time. gold from the U. S. THE MAY BE YOU Accidents, injuries and disaster are things that always happen the other until a person finds himself flat on a stretcher in some bti ange hospital emergency room. The human inability to realize that nearly all of us at one time or another become the victims of emergencies and disasters is perhaps one of the reasons why the medical profession is working to improve emergency medical care services in the United States by bringing responsible organizations together in a cooperative effort.

The latter is a task of a newly-established committee on emergency medical services of the American Medical Association. The aim and some of the problems it was created to solve have been outlined by Dr. Richard F. See NOTES (continued on back page) 2:00 p.m. with various concessions and entertainment at Legion Park.

Lunch will be served, beginning at 4:00 p.m. and will consist of homemade chicken noodle soup, sandwiches, cake, kolaches and coffee. The annual coronation of the Queen will be held at the Parish Gym at 7:30 p.m. This beautiful pageant has been gaining recognition annually and promises to be the most elaborate ever. This will be followed by the Ball at Legion Park with the grand march scheduled for 9:00 p.m.

Music will be furnished by The Velvets. See ad elsewhere in this issue. This annual Fall Festival is sponsored by St. Paul High School and St. Academy P-TC.

(38-2t) Mrs. H. Nollkamper Laid To Rest Mrs. Herbert (Rosemond) Nollkamper of Yoakum, died at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

16, 1967 at Huth Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. She attained the age of 56 years, 9 months and 12 days. With the Yoakum Herald- Times for more than 19 years, she last came to work in January of this year prior to continued but unsuccessful treatment for cancer. Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Buffington Funeral chapel, Yoakum, with Rev.

Bill Armstrong and Rev. Roy Bownds of the Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial was in the Shiner City Cemetery. She was born Dec. 4, 1910 in DeWitt County the daughter of Henry and Bertha (Schley) Sasse and was a life-long resident of Yoakum.

An industrious wife, mother and employee, her memory will live on in her works. She loved to paint, take photographs and loved flowers and the beauty of the outdoors which she often toured in company of her husband. The Yoakum Garden first color postcards carry two of her pictures taken of the Yoakum countryside. She took deep interest in her community and area, being associated with news-writing at the newspaper office. of the also was her choice of a name for which she was duly recognized.

A devoted church member, she was also one of the first to join the Yoakum Camera Club and was active in other community affairs. The large gathering of friends and neighbors at the last rites was a tribute to her esteem and loving memory. She was laid to rest in her family plot in the Shiner cemetery near her mother for whom she cared so tenderly for so long only to become victim of the same illness. She leaves to mourn her passing her devoted husband, Herbert Nollkamper of Yoakum; a son, Milton Nollkamper of Houston; and a daughter, Mrs. Dalton (Nelle) Gould of Yoakum, also an employee of the Herald-Times, and four grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers were David Swenson, Ed Rollin, George Nagel, Bill Neely, Milton Stahala and John Janacek. She was preceded in death by her father, who died March 31, 1955; her mother, who passed away May 10, 1961 and a brother, Danholdt J. Sasse died November 22, 1944 at the age of 30 years, 10 months and 17 days. Season On Doves Begins On Sept. 23 Here Mourning dove hunters in Lavaca County have to travel out of the county after September 23.

Open season on mourning doves begins here on that Saturday at 1 p.m., Central Daylight Savings Time. Hunters may hunt from 1 p.m. CDST until sunset, everyday until November 21. Bag limit is 12 doves per day with 24 in possession. Masonic Burial Rites In Dallas For R.

H. Littlefield Jr. Rufus H. Littlefield 61 years, 11 months and 4 days, of 4509 Pomona, Dallas, chief switchman for Southwestern Bell Telephone died Sunday, September 10, 1967 in Baylor Hospital, Dallas, after an illness of two months. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 12 at Restland Memorial Funeral Chapel, Dallas, with Masonic graveside services in Restland Memorial Park. Mr. Littlefield was born October 6, 1905 on the Littlefield homestead at Kokernot, near Shiner, Gonzales County, son of Rufus H. and Mattie (Hoch) Littlefield. He was a 1924 graduate of Yoakum High School and received his degree from Baylor University in 1928.

A 37-year resident of Dallas, he was employed by Southwestern Bell for 39 years, since 1928. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Telephone Pioneers Club and was past master of Pennington Masonic Lodge. He was also a member of the Scottish Rite, Hella Temple Shrine, Knights Templar, the Council of Royal and Select Master Masons, Royal Arch Masons and the Communications Workers of America Local 6215. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laverne (Ramsey) Littlefield of Dallas! a daughter, Mrs.

James R. (Jean) Doty of Richardson; a son, Donald H. Littlefield of Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. H. (Mattie Hoch) Littlefield Sr.

of Yoakum; two brothers, Lee Littlefield of Shiner, Dr. Clarence Littlefield of Lockhart; one sister, Mrs. O. B. (Magdalene) Horne of Houston; and two granddaughters.

Western Auto Owners Recognized For 30 Year Service A handsome plaque recognizing 30 years of service to their community has been awarded to Richter and Wel- hausen, owners of the Western Auto Associate Store in Shiner. The walnut and bronze wall plaque, engraved with their names, was forwarded from Western Auto Supply general offices in Kansas City, and presented through the division offices which serve this area. Recognition of community service by local Western Auto Associate store owners is given by the company at five-year intervals. The honor indicates the dealers have completed a specified period of outstanding merchandising service to their customers and community. The local Western Auto Associate store is one of more than 4,000 home-owned and operated retail stores and agencies throughout the U.

including Alaska and Hawaii. The store distributes Western nationally advertised company-owned and other national brands in this trade area. The company serves similar dealerships in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The dealer program, started in 1935, will acount for more than half of the quarter billion dollar sales volume this year. Western Auto Supply Company was started in 1909 as a mail order firm in Kansas City to supply Model Ford owners with such accessories as windshields, tops, spare tires, and tail lights.

Total investment of the founder, George Pepperdine, a bookkeeper, was $5 for postage stamps to mail the sales circulars which he had obtained on credit. The company now operates more than 400 of its own stores and has gradually expanded its merchandise lines to include more than 14,000 items in sporting goods, bicycles and wheel toys, paint, radios and television, lawn and garden equipment, appliances, wares, toys, and auto parts. Texas Highway Department reports 6.5 million vehicles were registered in the State last year, compared to less than 200 thousand 50 years ago in the first year. Rites In Taylor For Jerry Ivicic Jerry Ivicic of Taylor, retired businessman, passed away at 9 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 1967 at a Taylor Hospital.

He was suddenly stricken at his home and died shortly thereafter of an apparent heart attack. He attained the age of 68 years, 2 months and 21 days. Funeral services were held Monday, August 21 in the Condra Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Josef A.

Barton, pastor of the Taylor Brethren Church, officiated, wth burial in the Taylor City Cemetery. Mr. Ivicic was born in Czechoslovakia May 28, 1899, son of Jacob and Terezie (Sindelny) Ivicic. When he was a small boy the family came to America and settled at Galveston. Later they moved to Fayette County, then to Georgetown and Taylor.

He was a member of the SPJST Lodge Praha No. 29 at Taylor. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vlasta (Labay) Ivicic of Taylor; two sons, Jerry L. Ivicic of Victoria, Cilfford N.

Ivicic of Taylor; six sisters, Mrs. Simon (Della) Jarma of Temple, Mrs. Paul (Katie) Pausewang, Mrs. Joe (Bessie) Balusek, Mrs. Emil (Lydia) Barabas, all of Holland, Texas, Mrs.

Roy (Mary) Underwood of Okla homa City, Mrs. Rudy (Vlasta) Kaderka of Killeen; three brothers, Rudie and Ligie Ivicic, both of Holland and Stanley Ivicic of Shiner; and eleven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley Ivicic attended the last rites for his brother. Social Security Han In Shiner A representative of the Social Security Office, Victoria, Texas, will be in Shiner at 9 in the morning at the City Hall on Monday, September 25, 1967. Anyone wishing to file a claim for retirement, disability or medicare benefits should meet him. He will be glad to assist anyone having questions concerning the social security program. 23174 persons in the area handled by the Victoria office are currently drawing benefits of over $1,300,000 per month, we feel that additional semi-retired individuals may be eligible for M.

E. Owen, District Manager of the Victoria Social Security Office stated today. Many workers who are at least 62, and widows aged 60, are discovering that they can get benefits during the summer months when they work less, or not at all. School employees who do not work in the summer, or seasonal self-employed individuals in these age groups are good examples. Owen emphasized that regardless of total annual earnings, a person can be paid a full benefit for any month in which he does not earn wages of more than $125 and does not actively work in self-employment.

A beneficiary who earns more than $1500 in a year gives up only $1 of social security benefits for each $2 he earns from $1500 to $2700. Therefore some payments may be made even though earnings exceed $1500 and the individual works every month. Anyone of retirement age who wishes additional information, should get in touch with the Social Security Office at 312 South Main Street, in the Federal Building, in Victoria. For awhile, the office was open later one day a week, but this practice has been discontinued. The hours are 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday.

Theo C. Long Critically III Theo C. Long, former sheriff of Lavaca County, is critically ill in the Renger Hospital in Hallettsville, following a recent stroke. He served Lavaca County ten years as sheriff and has many friends, not only in this, but also in the neighboring counties. In his present condition he is unable to have visitors.

Military Rites For Albert A. Kurtz Albert A. Kurtz, age 73 years, 10 months and 19 days, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 1967 at 6:50 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Medical Center, San Antonio, where he had been a patient for eight days. Prior to that he was hospitalized in Shiner.

Funeral services were held from the Buffington Funeral Home, Shiner, Saturday, September 16, 1967 at 9:00 a.m., thence to the Shiner Catholic Church for Requiem Mass at 9:15 a.m. Rosary was recited at the funeral home Friday, September 15, 1967 at 8:00 p.m. Military rites and graveside services were held in Shiner Catholic Cemeterey. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Olen A.

(Anita) Cessor of Yoakum; two sons, Albert (Red) Kurtz Jr. of Corpus Christi and Henry (Blackie) Kurtz of San Antonio; two sisters, Mrs. Steve Michalec Sr. of Shiner and Mrs. Otto Kubenka of Moulton; a brother, Charles Kurtz Sr.

of Shiner; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Complete obituary next week. Comanches Play Yorktown Here Friday, Sept. 22 The Shiner High School Comanches will meet the Yorktown Wildcats at Comanche Stadium Friday, September 22 at 8 p.m. for the first home game of the 1967-68 football season.

The Comanches have dropped both of their previous out-of- town tilts. In the first game of the season they were topped by the Luling Eagles, 19-8. Friday night, September 15, they were shut out by the Stockdale Brahmas, 14-0. Meetings Notices KNIGHTS of Columbus will meet Thursday, September 21 at 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Gym.

ST. Academy class of 1955 and their families will have a class reunion at the Green-Dickson Municipal Park Sunday, September 24. Please bring basket lunch and plates, knives and forks for your family. AMERICAN Legion and Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m. ST.

CDA meeting will be held Monday, September 25 at 7:45 p.m. in the gym. Color slides of Expo will precede the business session. Spiritual and charitable projects of the Court will be announced. Five dollars entrance prize will be awarded.

miss this important event. SHINER Home Demonstration Club will meet Thursday, September 21 at 8:00 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Rudie Valenta. Program will be given by Margaret Vahalik and Kathy Laas, who attended the Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar at Baylor University in Waco, recently.

SHINER Trail Riders will ride to St. picnic at National Hall Sunday, September 24 starting from Midway Store at 1:00 p.m. Hospital Patients Listed as patients in the hospital this week are: Mrs. Louise Lichey, Mrs. Jim Brom, James Wallace, Mrs.

Otto Gloor, Victor Pulkrabek, Mrs. Edwin Jaks, Mrs. Adolph Wenske, Frank F. Opela, Albert Caka, Miss Adeline Goetz, Oscar Lichey, Joe Janda, Lester Ullmann, Albert Havrda, Shiner; Mrs. Kenneth Mikulenka and baby boy, Yoakum; Mrs.

Dennis Konecny and baby boy, Sweetwater; Mrs. Edmund Filip, Mrs. Jim Novosad, Mrs. Victor Cerny, Moulton; Anton Svetlik, Hallettsville; Mrs. Lennis Brooks, Gonzales; Mrs.

Lomie Keathley, Flatonia; Henry Matura, Schulenburg. Dismissed patients are: Mrs. Anton Novak, Mrs. Elo Wolters, Mrs. John P.

Kurtz, Mrs. Joe Machacek Mrs. Paul Tenberg, Charles C. Baldwin, Otto B. Moeller, Mrs.

Tommy Holster and baby boy, Alfred Chumchal. Shiner United Fund Goal $2,850.00 Drive Set For Tuesday, October 10 At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Shiner United Fund Drive, Tuesday, October 10, was chosen as the date for 1968 Chevrolet To Be Shown Thursday, Sept. 21 Detroit. A new peak in individuality among six car lines is reached for 1968, E. M.

Estes, general manager, said. member of our automotive has a distinct pace-setting personality with features that fully span its Estes said. matches the growing customer desire for one-of-a-kind cars built in mass A total of 41 new Chevrolet, Chevelle, Camaro, Chevy II, Corvair and Corvette models go on sale Thursday, September 21. Highlights include: All new advance design bodies for Chevelle, Chevy II and Corvette, with introduction of two wheelbases within the Chevelle line. A longer, more luxurious regular Chevrolet, new ness for Camaro and continued stress on the special features offered only by Corvair.

Important safety improvements, exhaust emission controls, and anti-theft provisions are standard equipment on all models. Improvements in ride, handling and performance including a larger base V-8 engine for the regular Chevrolet, Chevelle and Chevy II. Introduction on several lines of full door windows without ventipanes, hidden windshield wipers and dual level ventilation. Heading a list of more than 400 options and accessories is a power vacuum door lock system, a lamp monitoring system to tell the driver if his front and rear lights are working, front disc brakes and added availability of stereo tape players. Safety improvements range from energy-absorbing front seat backs and safety armrests positioned to shield door handles to seat belts for all passenger positions and exterior side marker lights.

P. R. Otto and Sons of the Shiner Motor Sales invite all to come and see the new Chevrolets on display in their showroom this Thursday. Elk Trail Riders In Shiner Friday, Sept. 29 The annual Texas Elks Trail Ride is scheduled to begin in Hallettsville Thursday, September 28, 1967, when the riders will assemble at the City Park and Rodeo Grounds with free stew from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

and a dance in the Recreation Hall, 8-12, admission $1 per person. Friday, September 29, the riders leave Hallettsville at 8:30 a.m. for Shiner, where they will assemble at Legion Park. Dance at 8 p.m., admission $1 per person. Saturday, September 30, the group will leave Shiner for Gonzales, where they will assemble in Independence Park.

Free dance that night at Gonzales Hermann Sons Hall. Sunday, October 1, devotional services will be held at 7:15 a.m. in the Park, after which the riders will depart for Ottine Hospital, where they will assemble at the hospital entrance for parade to hospital at 10:30 a.m. Big free barbecue and Elks program at 11:30 a.m. The net proceeds from this annual event go to the Texas Elks Crippled Hospital, Ottine Texas Endowment Fund.

Shiner Students Off To College The Gazette is compiling a list of Shiner students attending higher institutions of learning. Please contact the Gazette Office or send a postcard with the necessary information immediately as a list of students will be carried soon. annual United Fund Drive. The 1967 Drive is under the capable leadership of its chairman, William D. Patek.

The goal has been set at $28,000, which is to be allocated as follows: Boys Scouts of America, $750.00. Texas Rehabilitation Center (Formerly Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation) $600.00. Red Cross, $600.00. Salvation Army, $600.00. Hear, Inc.

$250.00. Expense, $50.00. Teams of volunteer workers are being recruited to contact members of the community for their contributions. This is the twelfth year of operation for the Shiner United Fund which is an effort to combine several drives into one large drive. The efficiency and convenience of this type drive should be appreciated by all contributors as well as volunteer workers.

If you are interested in participating in this vital community function as a volunteer worker and have not been contacted, please call or write Oscar W. Buesing. Legion Membership Drive At Legion Park September 24 Kolar-S a Post 281, American Legion and Auxiliary has opened its membership drive for the coming year. Sunday, September 24 is the day for the BIG drive to begin with entertainment to start in the afternoon. Free refreshments will be served at 5:00 p.m.

and a picnic stew and sausage supper with all the trimmings will be served at 6:00 p.m. followed by a free dance at night. Eligible dates for American Legion membership are as follows: World War April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918; World War II, December 7, 1941 to September 2, 1945; Korean War, June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 and Viet Nam veterans who were discharged after August 5, 1964. The officers of Post 201 and Auxiliary extend a cordial invitation to all war-time veterans to become members of Kolar-Stanek Post 201 in Shiner. Sweet Home Picnic Sunday, Oct.

1 Queen of Peace Parish of Sweet Home is sponsoring an all day celebration Sunday, October 1, at Hall in Sweet Home. A delicious dinner and supper will be served consisting of stew, chicken and sausage with all the trimmings. There will be entertainment throughout the day for afil. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone by the pastor Rev. V.

J. Bily and the parishioners of Queen of Peace parish of Sweet Home. (38-2t) Order Comanche Sweat Shirts Now Order your Shiner Comanche sweat shirts now from any FHA member. The sweat shirts will be white with purple lettering. Prices are: Children (long sleeves) adults (long sleeves) $3.50, (short sleeves) $3.00.

Sizes available are: Children, 4-16; adults, small, medium, large and ex-small. St. Anthony's Fall Picnic Sunday, Sept. 24 St. Catholic Church at Witting will hold their Fall Picnic Sunday, September 24.

Activities will begin with 6:00 and 10:00 a.m. Holy Masses. Family style dinner will be served. Supper will be served cafeteria style. Various attractions will keep you entertained throughout the day.

For further particulars see the ad in this issue. (38-lt).