REMEMBER ME WHEN?
50 Years Ago
Jan. 8-12, 1971
The old Matejowksy Store at Nechanitz and its contents were destroyed by a fire of an undetermined origin at noon on Sunday. Also badly gutted was a two-bedroom mobile home at the rear of the store occupied by the James Bramblett family, the son-in-law and daughter of the Marvin Matejowskys. Some furniture and clothing were saved from the home. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matejowsky, the store building was one of the few centuryold business structures in Fayette County still in regular use. It carried a line of groceries, meats, feed and cold drinks and contained many antiques. The business had been under the ownership of the Matejowsky family for more than 100 years. Members of the Marvin Matejowsky family, who lived nearby, were the first to see smoke emanating from the west side of the building. They called in the alarm at 11:30 a.m. and four fire departments responded, but the building couldn’t be saved.
Voters of the Round Top-Carmine Independent School District and Fayetteville Rural High School District defeated by a margin of two to one the proposition to consolidate the two districts. The overall vote was 258 for and 591 against.
Round Top native Barnell Albers was named a vice president of TRES Computer Systems, Inc. in Houston. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Albers of Round Top was married to the former LaVerne Aschenbeck of Shelby. Barnell had spent his entire business career applying his data processing knowledge to the needs of big utility companies.
Funeral services were held for: Mrs. Thelma Cordes, 57, of Round Top/Warrenton; Mrs. Martha Wilkens, 90, of La Grange; Mrs. Lena Weige, 95, of New Ulm; and Joseph A. Mares, 70, of Cistern.
Winter hit the area with a vengeance, plummeting temperatures from a short-sleeve 81 degrees on Sunday afternoon to 25 degrees on Tuesday morning. A blustery north wind abetted the weather change.
Kasanda Kemph and her English teacher, Mrs. Lucille Garner, received official notification that poetry written by the student had been accepted for publication by the National Poetry Press in Los Angeles, California.
The Barons were playing for a dance at Deanville Hall, Deanville, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 8 from 9 till 1.
In his report, Sheriff T. J. Flournoy described a call to a Flatonia dance where two men had been shot and killed and five others injured in a knife fight. He also made a trip to Flatonia to check on the theft of turkeys during November.
Midway Drive-In Theatre in Schulenburg was showing “Two Mules for Sister Sarah” featuring Clint Eastwood.
Monument Hill Cash Grocery reduced prices on the following items: Winslow asparagus, 14 oz. can, 28¢; Hunt’s tomato sauce, 8 oz. can, 11¢; Alaska pink salmon, 16 oz. can, 78¢; Uncle William’s sliced carrots, 1 lb. can, 13¢; Wesson oil, 24 oz. bottle, 57¢; and Rath luncheon meat, pkg., 37¢.
Fayetteville Bank was offering 5.75% per annum on monthly income certificates with interest paid monthly.
An eight-hour battle dance was being held at the CC Hall in Ellinger on Sunday, Jan. 10. Participating were Joe Patek’s Orchestra, Ellinger Combo and Lee Roy Matocha Orchestra. The grand finale from 8:30 to 9 p.m. was to feature all 18 musicians playing together. Three LPs were to be given away at 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Fayetteville Lions Club, admission for the event was $1.50 per person.
The following members of the Fayette County Historical Survey Committee were appointed to two-year terms: La Grange – W.P. Freytag, Mrs. Verna Reichert, Mrs. Marguerite Willmann and Walter Oeltjen; Round Top – J.G. Banik and Lee Wagner; Flatonia – Wallace Bludworth, E.A. Arnim and George J. Koudelka; and Schulenburg: Mrs. Milton Kaase, James A. Parker, Mrs. Gus Balzer, Norman Krischke and I.E. Clark.
La Grange’s Leopard cagers dropped a 59-41 decision to the Somerville Yeguas in the locals’ first outing since the start of the New Year. The Leps put up a winning type of offense throughout the first two periods, trailing by two at the end of the first stanza and were out in front by a 22-20 margin at the intermission. However, La Grange started to miss key shots after returning from the dressing room. The result was the Yeguas amassed a 38-30 lead by the close of the third heat and went on to win. Charles Williams was the Leopards’ most consistent point maker with 11 for the night. La Grange salvaged half of the twin bill as the Lep B team copped the opener handily, 69-57. La Grange got a scintillating 22-point effort from Clarence Svoboda. Buddy Grobe chimed in with 15, while Charles Meyer had 11 and Les Behrens 10.
The U.S. Postal Service was considering raising the price of a first-class stamp to 8¢.