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» Feustel Serves ) Years As OrganistIDD CLARKE [has played for masses in St.elderly gent perch-1 Peter Claver church weekdays ige of the stool in and Sundays. Sometimes, cspec-organ. His glasses ially during Christmas or Easter, slv on the tip of he has played five and six mass*I he looked at his es on a Sunday. During the week he top of the spec*. he plays for the early masses at he smiled. 16 a.m., and each day during thei've been climbing' summer, when the parochial for 50 years now, school children are not there to ten to the point sing the mass, he sings the mass to pause to catch j to his own accompaniment.! So used to sitting at the organ mt is Prof. Joseph hn the church is Prof. Feustel,S. I0i.il street. The I (jiat Thursday morning, when talking abouL are i a golden jubilee mass was held lead to the organ , j0 commemorate his anniversary,:er Claver Catholic I }ie piavcd the mass himself.Fuestel has been! ,Jorn At Wefi(. irgamsc since Au- Prof, Facstcl was born at when he came to Wefit Bcnd Qn Dec ^ i8gl Hc accept the position. allencied parochial school and ‘high school there. Since he was six years of age he has been learning, practicing and leaching music. His first instrument was the piano and hc began lessons at 6 years of age.When little Joe Fuestel was 9 years of age he added the violin to his schedule. This was followed by the clarinet, and as he gained proficiency on each, hc would start on another instrument. By the time he was 16; year* of age hc could master lt;almost any musical instrument am' and had organized the first juvenile band in West Bend After his graduation fromhigh school he spent some time , , . „ , . ____. ° u- w j nr., and was graduated and he pon-traveling with his own band. He ___, ___then enrolled at Pio Nono Acad-50 years Prof. missed more than That’s about twice i those wfci-c the •as on vacation. HeE. Barte!ForOCCIDENT,ANNUITIES,U.IZATION,ROUPInsuranceChurch Organist For 50 YearsProfessor Joseph Feustel observed last week his 50th anniversary as organist and choir director at St. Peter Claver Church.in St. Francis. Wis., where hc applied himself to studing the organ and advanced music In 1903 he completed the coursejdebaker trucks costs millions of dollars yearlyfret/s of thousands of them *■ the km/to savings for pmud*txik«r truck Hrat you t«« i* a b«nk-occount dog for somebody.vrself in for a personal iKar* of Stwddwksr I economy; Cut down your spending for got pkoop.in and examino the design and structure of n er truck. IK hundreds of thousands of team-* reducing America’s hauling costs million* ofy oar.1NG OVERDRIVE h orakabim at axtrm ml im ok *4 th*truck tno6*h.lianson Motor Sales3th Street Dial 4861TON PICK-UP TRUCKH55685DiYCAN..........:ral allowance for cash or trade-indered two offers he had received.The best offer, from a financial viewpoint, was one from Dubuque, Iowa, but Prof. Fuestel didn't want to travel that far. So he accepted the lesser offer, from St. Peter Claver church in Sheboygan.When he came to Sheboygan half-century ago, the church had an old melodcon instead of an organ. He played this for several months, and in Nov., 1903, ap old pump organ was installed.In recalling the youngsters whose duty it was each mass to stand behind the old organ and apply their youthful vigor to the bellows of the organ, he says it must have been more than a thousand. It was the privilege for all who pumped the organ to carve or scratch their initials in the back of the organ, and when the organ was sold about 21 years ago, there wasn’t any more room for names or initials.The old organ. Prof. Feustel said, is still in use at the church n Frcdonia, That organ is 125 years old now, he added, and is1 still used regularly for services.: The present organ replaced the old pump organ and many, many thousands of times have the talented fingers of Prof. Feustel guided hymns fro ms the key board.Teaches Music At. School In addition to his organ-playing duties, Prof. Feustel found his job included leaching music in St. Peter Claver school. He also organized the first school band in Sheboygan. By 1904, less than a year after he arrived here hc had a 22 piece school band at St. Peter Claver.Hc also gave private music lessons and organized a small concert band. In 1903 the Prof, Feustel Band, dressed in their new green uniforms, replete with white trimmings, gave a big concert in the city.Many of his students became famed in the music field, among them the late 'Henry Mai sack, who was organist for St. Augustine's Church in Milwaukee for 26 years. Mr. Feustel points |out that he taught Henry Mal-sack his first music, played for his wedding, and then over a quarter-century later played for Mr, Malsack's funeral.Another of his pupils who have gained no smalt measure of fame is Bob Hirt, organist for WTMJ and WTMJ-TV. In addition to these, there are many, many local musicians, with bands, orchestras, and soloists, who learned I heir musical A, B. C’s from the venerable professor.Among the thousands of local children who have taken lessons, both vocal and instrumental, from Prof. Feustel are many third generation children. He has some children today learning from the same master who taught their parents and grandparents.The Kohler schools contacted Prof. Feustel years ago and for 12 years he taught the orchestra in the village. He refused a fulltime position there as he has refused so many offers in the past 50 years. Prof. Feustel thought he had found his niche at St. Peter Claver and he was content to remain there.For 47 years, from 1905 until 1952, he lived in his own home across the street ^rom the church. Last year, when the expansion program needed a nearby site for the home for the nuns, he agreed lo give up his location. The Feustel home was then moved10 thto its present location on S, Street,Seven Children SurviveProf, and Mrs. Feustel hud nine children, seven of whom survive. Ail knew how to play some musical instrument, and all were active in music in some capacity or another. Today he Is teaching some of his 18 grandchildren how to play their favorite instruments.Twisting around on the organ stool, Prof. Feustel peeks down into the darkened church. Thousands of times he has looked into the church from this vantage point. Many are the men, women, boys and girls he has seen kneeling in this church. Thousands of voices have sung the glories of God to the music played by Prof. Feustel.Would he do it over—*T would do it again if the Xord allowed me. In music I have found something beautiful, something, lasting. It has been a pleasure for me to be able to play, and it has been even more of a pleasure for me to be able to teach others to play.”And you then followed him down the stairs from the organ loft. As he rounded a ‘'urn in the stairway he looked back up the stairwell and you wonderedhow many, many memories was this grand old man seeing, following him from the choir loft where he had spent so many, many hours?Scabce MeetingAug, 21 To 23The Seabee Veterans of America will meet for their seventh annual convention at Hotel Fowler, Lafayette, Ind., Friday through Sunday, according to Harry H. Wade, Kenosha, Wisconsin state secretary. All Seabee veterans are welcome to attend the convention.It is estimated that added U.S. population by 1975 will require 20 million more hogs, 10 million more cattle, and 3.5 more sheep and lambs.THE SHEBOYGAN PRESSVOL. XLVI AURUist 17. 1953 NO. 205Entered as seeund class matter at the oost office at Shebuvaan Wis. under the act of March 3. 189 CIt2» uf ShebOTiran Bv Carrier oer week ...In advance at office:Three Months .......— ------..— $ 4.55Six Months ........... — S 9.1UOne Year ....... $18.2125lt;Sabnrban CarrierBv Carrier ner weekIn advance at office:Three Months ........................... J g-'-1Six Months ......___________ ..... $ £.25One Year ................$12.50Track Servic*Une Month ___________________Three Months _______—.—Six Months ___________One Year' 5 2.75 . S 5.50 $11.00By Mad In advance In Sheboygan, Ozaukee. Washington. Fond du L.ac, Calumet and Mans-tuwoc Counties, per vear * 8.00 Outside above-mentioned Coun-ties in Wisconsin oer vear. J 9.00 In Other States Zones 2-3-4One Month .......... J 1-25One Year .. ...........—~—$11.00Zones 5-6One Month ......-------- I-r2One Year 512.00Zone* 7 -Urgent Call For Pickers!Lakeside Bean-Packing Plant buses will be out to pick you up at the following pick-up stations: .We Are Now Paying 3c Per Lb. For Bean*LINCOLN SCHOOL JEFFERSON SCHOOL LONGFELLOW SCHOOL LAKESIDE PLANT, New Jersey Av«,Listen for Announcement On Radio Station WHBL at 6:40 q. m. 5:15 p. m.Buses Leave About Pickup Stations at 7:15 A. M.State’s Chlt; Unit TcSheboygan’s collective ches will again be X-rayed in an ant tuberculosis survey lo be hel in Sheboygan, beginning Thun day.The state X-ray uni I, mounte In a huge truck and trailer, wi. arrive at the open center clinic throughout the city of Sheboj gan on Aug. 20 and to remali until Oct. 2. The unit is owne1 and operated by the State Boar of Health of Madison.As on its 1948 and 1951 visits the Sheboygan Woman’s CIu has been asked to cooperate ii helping the state and local healtl departments conduct this frc chest X-ray service for all adul citizens of this city. Acting a co-chairmen of this project ar Mrs. Charles Debell and Mrs Alton Schmitt,The two specific phases o this survey to be undertaken b; the women are: One is to cor tinuously keep the people desii ous of taking advantage of tfri free X-ray service, which locate early stages of tuberculosis, thu making possible an early cure and the other to provide volur teer workers each day to di clerical work for the unit’. X-ray technician, Mr. Parkin.Assisting Mrs. Debell with th promotion and publicity are Mrs Robert Honoid, advertising; Mrs Harold Smith and Mrs. Reube: Haack, posters, pamphlets am exhibits, and Mrs. Ray mom Sass, films and radio.Working with Mrs. Schmitt ii securing volunteer workers an the members of the Woman' Club public health committee consisting of Mrs. Ralph Bergei Mrs. S. C. Herman, Mrs. Fra Knauf, Mrs. E. W. Krause. Mrs Albert Weimann, Mrs. Rober Wood and Mrs. O. F. Zerrennei One of these women will be staCoTH]XBThursday. APlay sale! Hav Is FREE! HeCheck the dates, ClipLOCATION—H.DATThursday, Aug Friday, August Monday, Augi Tuesday, Augi Wednesday, A Thursday, Aug Friday, August Monday, Augi Tuesday, Septe Wednesday, S Thursday, Sepl Friday, Sepfen
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