Museum-Library Project Receives $25,000 Foundation Gift
May 9-13, 1975
Houston Endowment, Inc., a foundation created by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, presented Fayette County’s Bicentennial Committee with a $25,000 check to aid in the building of the Fayette Heritage Museum-Library. Howard Creekmore, the president of Houston Endowment, said Mr. Jones would have been pleased with the foundation’s decision. In the early years when the Jones’s enterprises were in the formative stage, they did considerable business with the Fayette County farming community. The co-chair of the bicentennial finance committee, Rev. Harry Mazurkiewicz, said he expected the Houston Endowment donation would have a stimulating effect on the entire effort to raise $300,000.
An appreciation barbecue honoring veteran Fayette County Sheriff T.J. Flournoy was planned at the fairgrounds in La Grange on Sunday, June 22. Approximately 20 head of beef and swine had been donated to feed the several thousand people expected to attend. A $10 donation would include the barbecue meal and refreshments. Advance tickets could be purchased through the mail from Gino Schiavone and were also on sale at local banks and other county places of business. The barbecue would celebrate Flournoy’s 30 years as Fayette County’s sheriff and raise funds for his legal counsel in the $3 million lawsuit filed against him and the county.
Chromcik Council No. 2574, Knights of Columbus, celebrated its golden jubilee with a concelebrated Mass at Sacred Heart Church, followed by a banquet in the Sacred Heart School auditorium and cafeteria. Ivan Fajkus served as master of ceremonies for the program presented to over 500 attendees.
Texas Lutheran College Bulldogs sophomore pitcher Bill Miller was named the Big State Conference’s most valuable player. Miller amassed a 7-2 hurling record during the season. He also played first base and was used often as a designated hitter, achieving a .280 batting average. The previous Saturday, he had been named to the dean’s list and as a TLC Scholar at the college’s academic awards day project. Bill was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Miller of La Grange.
While the primary purpose of the 2,400-acre Fayette Power Project cooling lake on Cedar Creek was to cool steam condensers in the plants, it was expected to provide a major recreational facility for Fayette County.
On Monday between 6:30 and 7 p.m., Carmine was hit by a wind and torrential rain storm accompanied by oneinch hail. Approximately two inches of rain was gauged. North of town, where larger hail fell, windows were knocked out, especially at the home of Mrs. Falba Schoenberg and the trailer house of Melvin Schoenst.
Construction had begun on the Carmine Lions Club’s new 40x60-foot municipal building to be used for club activities and other city and civic organization functions. While some construction would be done on a bid basis, the Lions members were undertaking other parts of the project. Present at the groundbreaking were members: E.P. Jacob Sr., Nolan Schmidt, Tony Buban, Emil Albers, Alvis Mueller, M.L. Zwernemann, Lester Wojtek, J.C. Pohl, H.L.F. Doerr Jr., Rev. H.C. Krause, Ronnie Mueller, Ilo D. Ullrich, W.J. Neese, Raymond Steinbach, Floyd Etzel, Stuart Bruchey, Ilo A. Ullrich and Otto L. Fuchs Sr.
Debbie Krause, a junior at Round Top-Carmine High School, won first place in editorial writing for Conference B Contestants at the State University Interscholastic League contests in Austin. Awarded a gold medal, Debbie defeated seven others for the honor. She was also judged the best overall writer in the contest, her paper topping all conference entries. Tony Buban was her journalism teacher. Debbie was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H.C. Krause of Carmine.
Mary Ann Hruska was awarded a certificate for 1st Division rating in the La Grange High School Band’s performance at the Sea-Arama Band Festival in Galveston. She also received a certificate and membership pin from the National Piano Teachers Association for an original composition she entered in its annual preparatory contest. Mary Ann, a La Grange High School sophomore, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus L. Hruska of Ellinger.
Mark E. Quinn of La Grange was named a distinguished student in veterinary medicine at Texas A&M University. That honor went to those students who had excelled academically in the College of Veterinary Medical professional program leading to a doctor of veterinary medicine degree. Mark was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn of La Grange.
Mrs. V.G. Frenzel of Walhalla was named Home Demonstration Club Woman of the Year at the HD Achievement Day.
Dr. Helen Cronenberger, the daughter of Mrs. Gladys Cronenberger of La Grange, returned from West Berlin, Germany, where for the prior three years she had been associated with the Max-Planch Institute. She worked and conducted research in the labs of Dr. V.A. Erdmann and Prof. Dr. H.G. Wittmann on the structure and function of ribosomes.
Funeral services were held for: Otto Paul Haschke, 53, a native of Winchester; Louis V. Prihoda, 79, of Ellinger; and Herbert R. Stork, 75, of Ellinger.
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