Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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JOHN O. TURNER
EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR
BASTROP ADVERTISER, BASTROP, TEXAS, THURSDAY. MAY lfi, II* 10
NUMBER 9
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MRS. WYA1T NEW
observationsP-TA PRESIDENT
MAIN STREET
LIONS CLUB TO MEET
TUESDAY NIGHT
BASTROP CENSUS
REACHES 1951
BY PETE SHADY
Unfortunately, or was it fortunate-
ly, we received our early impressions
under a rather drab reign of events.
We didn't have glamour then. A
bathing be*utv had on long dark
kirt that came well below the
knees, anil they witc superimposed
upon a pair of long bloomers with
trong elm-tic that held up the long
hlack stockings. All we knew about
feminine curves was below the elbows
and ankles, !• vrn the wildest of fic-
tion that we were, able to smugglo
out t>ehind tbe haystack would fall
flat today. The umph of today was '
u trade mark then, eminating from
the brothel* of vice. We have seen
much come and go in our time, and
wv are not on* to say this modern
world <s the work of th«> devil WV
think it u beautiful, and we know
it i> good.
.lust wbv an- wr in this train of
•hought tonight? Well, w« will t-il
, >u, We were out a* that t.eautif'il
May Fete last week, and w< were
nipt t ••-« d. We ha\i txvn thinking,
•t In' *ince we t«eheld all "f that gt i
and plendor Naturally, we tiark< >
:<ack W> remember*!*! a t g pavt
of our reading material in the day *
if oui youth center«,| around histo-1
<i'«i thm>t Mythical store were
m«r« common than the pure fiction.
Our idea of a Queen then was very
at <irally a drab ere Que> n ■ t-> u«
1 .id .i!w>ut a much jflanviu: a grand
•>|M>ca anger*, but didn't sound <
> ri! Wr don't kr"\ whei <> w-;«
■ mocb rts < t >•. n ru: < f
belt** a* «jue< n* if fits only
•at wr do know the-. - tai u I
'.lottfui cu*t'>m that I
i->>ng and hrt ■ me « vm mo; *
- it
will I
glam<
Wi xat tin-ie blinking at lov -ly
(Jun m VirgiiM* R y aim ail of h« i
i<eautifui nmitii r Sim, don't «et
ir wrong We are hi e .u«1 no
«bdaring that we have never m all
i f <Hir rather nHifivr exintance >eeri
a beautiful boy! No, we haven't even
••••en a pretty boy W e ha. • i-rn
a lot of fine stalwarts that looked
good to us, but jh for glamout, boy*
you are out of it The maie element '
looked a* well as males can "t our
f«Het but the beauty and glamour was
certainly all female The bunch of
dor!-, who started this May Quee |
affair in Bastrop and have continue 11
to keep it un have accomplished i
big thing as I tee It They have te
veaied t«> uii in a most «tr iking man
>er that we have ju. t a* murh glam
our in Bastrop a* they could h«v j
in tbe a me amount of Hdlyw> wd.
Now we ate wondering lu-t what
reaction would be i! w«> could
by aome magic tjuirk. trans|H's+ mj
May l et, ovet to a certain < ity m
• entral Kuro|x- and lei the children,
and their parents who are mere
pawn? m thp hanrt-. of a vilJianou>
de«|xtt, «<e how we celebrate over I
her< What a blessing it is to l e an
American. What a bb -sing it i t<<
be living in the great l^one Star f
•s'ate of Texai and attl 1 h< w more
ble-*ed it h to t>e living in llastrop.
PETE SHADY
M IIKW E \N NOl NCES < K
JI STICK OF PL \t E
I he Advertiser I* authori/.-d tbn
week to carry the announcement of
W J. SrheWe foi the office of .Itlf
tie- of Peace, Precinct So 1
to the democratic primary
to I*, held in July.
Mr, Schewe ha- la-cn a resident oi
Ma strop f >r (he past U.s years, coming
here in IP 12, where h« hn la-en en-
gaged in the furniture and undert.ik
ing luiKine^^ siiM'e th^t tune ami
well known throughout thi- -.itn.n
He Im i been handling all vital tut
Istic repurt•, under Judge A I M• ><-
r,N former Justic. of Peace, and feel*
'hat he iv qualified through hi e*
|)eri nre to continue the..- duties, .i«
well n to asiimc th'- additional
dutie-, of that office.
He will greatly appie. ial<< your
vote and inflio nee in the coming ele-
ction
Mrs. Perry Wvatt wan elected pn «-
ident of th« Bastrop Parent-Teacher
Association, to serve the m-xt year,
at a mtM'ting recently. Other offi-
cer- elected at this time were first
vice president, Mr.-. J. G. Bryson:
second vice nresident, Mr*. T P.
Haynie, Jr.; aecretary, Mr*. Prank
Grien; treasurer, Mrs. Johnny Waugh.
The P-TA started into the last
year with an indebtedness of $6ft'.i.;i4
on band instruments, according to
Mr^ W. II. Murehison, Sr., retiring
president,, and all but S'JOO.OO ha*
been paid off.
SERVICES HELD IN SMITHVILLE
FOR W . C. WACHTER
Funeral service- were held for W.
C. Wachter. i>2, who died hvre la it
Thursday, May y. at the Marrs Fu.
neral Home in Smithville Friday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment wa;
in Antioch cemetery.
lb v. I. I llardt. pa-tor of th.^
l(H*al Methodist Church, conducted the
ervici - fall bearer.* were Charle*
Crider, Jr., Charle, Craige, Herman
Wats> n, Elli.- Voung, Jake lx*wi*. and
Albert I.CK'k
Wi'bam t'h:i<iioph *r Wachter w.--
1k m, m Kerivill- Fexrn, r.n Ap*il 17,
l 7s, but b. iMpnt most -if hi> life ir
Bastrop County
Surviving him ur(. his widow and
tbr e <iaug" tet •, Mr- Jake Ix-wis and
Mi I- Young <if Bastrop, and
Mr William Whe« |r, i.f San Anto
Hi": f' ui br"tl>ei*. F.mii, J once, and
K< - Wa<-ht> r >1 of Ingram and
^■larri Win ' 'i r of akum; two
t- Mi Ma: \ W'.u f>'.er < f Fla'tda* i
-* • * * Mr \ W .-it . jf Iri.r.u-'.
an i nirit grandchild en
V < (i R R I* 4 I I 11 \
I he t k > Ism paragraphs left
oft ot the K< dilutions <if the
Ha !ro|i 4 etinl* Hi miMratic 4 on
vtntMMi (tub11"lied in thi \d\er.
ti>wr la«i we k i-r< omitted en-
tireh Ihrotiyh error on the part
o( the paper 1 he R< Holution^
are beint reprinted in this isisut-
ith the correction ma«le
I he \dierti*er retrret* the er
tor \rry much, and k lad I > make-
the. correction.
The Bastrop Lion* Club will hold
it.s regular meeting at the State park
Refectory on Tuesday evening of next
week, at 7:-i0 o'clock. A special pro.
gram has been arranged, with Dis-
trict Governor Mel Miller of Austin
an guest, according to R. H. Briege'-,
secretary.
New officers for the coming year
will be elected at this meeting, and
all member* are urged to be present, census, in Austin
Th
The preliminary count of the re-
turn.-. of the sixteenth census taken
as of April 1, H 44) shows the popu-
lation of Bastrop to be 19M, as com-
pared with 18H6 on April 1, 19,'H),
according to information received
from Claude C. Wild, supervisor of
CARD OF THANKS
I w *h to take this method of ex-
pressing my appreciation to my
friends for their many deeds of kind-
ne>- and expressions of sympathy,
as wtdl as the beautiful floral of-
fering--. received at the death of my
husband.
MRS. T. A. DIJCE
HOME NURSING CLASS CON.
TIM ES TO GROW
The Home Nursing Class beinjj
sponsored by the Local Health Com-
mittee and taught by the County
N'ur«« Norton continues to grow and
is meeting e\.-ry Tuesday afternoor
at !:15 n m The ladle* are enjoying
tb lecture- and class demonstrations.
^ ou are weicomt to come and learn
some ,f the important principals of
rk The das - is now meeting
lark'- iectute room of th*
the
in
B \IT 1ST CHURCH
BON NT F (JRIMES. Pastor
■un«iav S' hoo
I. !>:t
v ice
at tl
ng Wor-hip,
U . 7:*M
lit
evening pn aching
' ? th- <"ommenc
r ta<- High School
Meth,-di t Church.
•mem *
(i radua'
Th.
Baptist Chuich will conduc;
. V'fati • Bible School for one week
the first wt-.k ifi June. Then will
«ia- -< fo! B gm. e s. Pi imar
Junior-, and Intermediates, Young
[>< >5 of aij '"hurclie-- are invited tr>
atterul Thei.. v,ill tx- ervice* from
s .'clix'k to 11 o'clock for five morn-
ing-. IT-re will be Patriotism, Bible
, Drill, Bible stories. Missionary storie-
j handwork an 1 recreation every mor-
ning under capable teacher* a:id
leaders.
books will be open for another
week, Mr. Wild said, in order that
any in the city who have not been
enumerated may get in touch with
the authorities.
With the count so near the 2000
mark, citizens are urged to be sure
that both themselves an<j their neigh-
I bors have been counted, and to lo-
I cate, if possible, 49 more to complete
the 2000. Any one having any names
I to report will please get in touch
I with Mrs. Floyd (Cy) Rogers, or th -
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, or
the Bastrop Advertiser.
METHODIST CHURCH
Hie services last Sunday were un-
usually well attended and the res-
ponse was indeed gratifying. The
Pastor w ill continue his series of j
sermons >n "The Fall of Rome," next '
Sunday at 11 A. M. speaking pai-
ticularly on, "Spending of Public
Money for Bread and Circuses." We
invite all to hear these messages.
They are intended to cause u-- t'>
think seriously during the-e distur-
bed times.
V. the evening service the Bacca-
. laureate Sermon for the High School
w. il t«e preached in toe Methodi-t
i hi* i l \ the Rev. Bonnie Grimes,
I a-' i of thf First Baptist Church >f
Bavtrop. May we urge that every one
, interested in <>u Schools be present
t W".- ship w ith Us.
I ••• 4'hurch School will meet at
th- reirula: time, : IA. M with
Mi Lucy Maynard's class in charg
• th< worship program. I.et us all
he ii- tim and worship out Father
if solendid scrvioes.
I.et u- r< member the envelopes you
i'C iv- cl last Sunday for the special
"tiering f< the "Texas Mis-ion
Home .ind Training School". This
is a very important matter. That
Institution depends on us for their
sup|e>rt. It is our work, May we be
as liberal as possible.
subject
election
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NATIONAL
TOM
KOWI.E'IT DIF.S
HOME IIFRF.
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Funeral service^ ivei>- held from
the Christian Church Sunday aftei
noon at \ o'clock for Tom Rowlett,
who died at hi* home here Satui
day night, following an illness of
several dr y . Interment was in the
Ridgeway cemetery.
He lii survived by hi* wife Mr".
Ada Rowlett.
A more extended ohituarv will b-«
used next week.
COTTON
MAY 17*25
SMITHVILLE BOYS PLAN RODED
Cooperation between Mayor Will
Rogers of Bastrop and Mayor Grov-
er Shade of Smithville are making it
possible U> observe Western Week in
both cities in connection with the an-
nual FFA Boys Rodeo to be held in
Smithville. May 17-18, at the High
School Football Field.
Entries are now being received for
the rodeo, which is being limited to
a county and invitation affair. Events
already listed are: girl's flag race,
Brahma steer riding, calf roping,
bucking horse riding, UFA Boys
steer riding, money grabbing contest,
and special events. The FFA Chap-
ters of Waelder, Sehulenburg, La-
Grange and Fayetteville are being
invited to enter the steer riding con-
test.
Plans are going forward to make
this the best rodeo yet held there.
Efforts are being made to eliminate
the mistakes of past performance#
and run the events off without delay.
Friday and Saturday, May 17th
and 18th, will be the days also of
a big parade, beginning at 4 o'clock
each afternoon.
"Western Week" is being sponsor-
ed in an effort to create atmosphere
and interest for the rodo, and all
citizens of tht. community will take
part in this event from Monday, May-
Kith. through the closing day of the
rodeo, May INth, by wearing appro-
priate dress. Neckerchiefs, boots, big
hats, and bonnets, will be the theme 1
of the day. and anyone caught on the i
main street of Smithville violating
these miles of dress duiing "Western
Week" will be subject to a sentence
to the jail cell which is being erected
on main street.
WHAT IS OLD
AGE ASSISTANCE
W P A TO HAVE
PROJECTS DISPLAY
In a letter I received last week
from an old gentleman who wrote me
at length concerning the old age pen-
sion, he stated "I do not understand
why some old people get so mui&
more than others, why don't they pay
all of us the same amount?"
One of the principal reasons I see
why there is so much misunderstand-
ing about the old age assistance is
that so many office seekers and poli-
ticians misslead the old folks — either
because they do not understand the
provisions themselves or they will tell
these old folks anything and promiae
them anything in order to get the
vote.
I have spent lots of time and many
hours of study on this social security
problem, which includes the old age
assistance, because, in my opinion it
is the greatest and most important
issue that confronts the lawmakers
today. It must be solved and the
needy people of this great, rich A-
merican republic MUST be taken care
of. It has been side-stepped long
enough.
Providing Old Age Anistance:
Replying to the question asked at
the beginning of this article: The con-
stitutional amendment adopted by
the people in August 1985 does not
; provide for a 'pension' but for 'as-
sistance' to actual bona fide citizens-
of Texas who are over the age of
f>f> years. The difference is that a
pension would pay to all the same
amount, while assistance leaves the
matter open to pay according to
need.
Note that the constitution provides
that the legislature could, at their
discretion, pay jus much as $15.00
per month to ALL persons over >5
years of age who meet other require-
ments, such as time having lived in
Texas, must not ze habitual drunkard
or an inmate of any state supported
institution. This $15.00 may be paid
by the State whether the federal
government matches it or not. The
AI >II \, May 9—All the varied
activities of WPA workers on non-
onstruction projects in this area
will lie on display from May 20 th-
rough May 2" in order that interested
citizens may inspect the work bein<r
done in this phase of the Works Pre. federal government will only match
iii am, it was announced today by C.' funds that are paid by the State to
Wayrnan. Distiict Manager. "needy" persons over 65 years of
Emphasizing the theme, "This' a&e.
Work Pays Your Community", WPA A session of the legislature follow-
officials are inviting the public to >nK the adoption of the amendment,
see tile type of jobs which are being passed a very liberal pension bill, hut
provided for women and the profes- failed to provide funds enough to
sional and clerical workers. carry it thru. A subsequent legia-
"The primary objective of thi.- ltttule rewrote the bill and qualified
open house week is to acquaint the with the following declaration of
public with the tangible benefits Policy, but they still made the mis-
which are derived from this broad tako of not providing funds suffici-
program of work for women and ent t0 Pa>' eve" one-half the amount
white collar workers," Mr. Wayman ;that the amendment allowed,
declared. "Roads, bridges and pub- i ARTIC LE 1 Section 1: It s
lie buildings standing in plain view hereby declared to be the intention
of the public need no introduction
but much of the valuable work done
on the projects operated in sewing
rooms, in canning plants, in hospitals
in laboratories, in class rooms and in
other WPA indoor project headquar
and purpose of the Legislature by
and thru the enactment of this Act
to provide, in part, for the payment
of old age assistance benefits by rais-
ing revenues for such purpose and by
delimeting the class of persons who
ters"escape the atte'ntYi^of 7he"av- sha!I eligible for old age aasiat-
erage person ance benefits. It is recognized by
"Another, and no less important Legislature that it is impractic-
objective of 'This Work Pays Your ubU' \° ',a-v benefit, to persons over
Community' Week is to demonstrate «'^y-f.ve year- ot age, except hose
the tvpes of work which can be done'who. are c.rcumstanc
.. . j u- i es; in order that the needv aged may
under this program and which may . . . .. . ..
, j i i . .i .ii -i be cared for, it is neeessarv that th*'
be added to the worthwhile activities . . , , , . .
. . i State have funds on hand to meet
oi the local communities. In some lo- ,, • . ,
... the accuring obligations therefore. In
•alities useful projects are operating . ,- , . - ..
' J e f * 'order to accomplish this purpose, the
Legislature declares that it is nece
which are adaptable and needed iij
other nearby communities. We are
hoping that interested officials will i
profit by the interchange of id< a< j
received during this week and W'H'
!> ' aided in developing well-rounded
programs of public benefit in every I
community in thi,. section," Mr. Way-;
man said.
t'ndei the direction of Mona !•.
Jarrell, District Director of Profe -
sary to accomplish two incidental
objectives, namely: (11 the number
i of persons receiving old age assis-
tance benefits must be decreased,
ar.d (2) in addition, more revenue-
' must be provided for the purpose of
paying such benefits. The accom-
plishment of this object is the pur
pose of thi* act."
Then follows the provisions govern
sional and Service Projects, plans a re jI1(f t|u, administration, the qualifier-
ix-ing perfected for demonstration- . tions of applicants, investigation etc..
of WPA not; construction activities which I will discuss next week.
in this area.
4 \RD OF TH WHS
With deep appreciation we wish t >
e\pres- our -incere thanks for the
many kind deeds and the beautiful
floral offering
death of our
fat hi:
Mrs. J W
Mrs Itazi.
Mrs! II B
Mrs. F H.
Mr .1 VS
Mr H. C.
during the recetit
beloved husband an 1
Butz, Sr.
• Schott
Alexander
•lames
Butz, Jr.
Butz
CHRISI I VN CHI Rt H
.Sunday School 9:45. J. Lloyd H >od,
Superintendent.
Preaching and Communion at t' :U>
P. M.
wool>ROW JONES, Pastor.
WORK WANTED Quilting and
comfort tacking, at any season dur
ing the year. HELEN HOFFMAN,
52-tf
J. O. S M I T H.
Candidate for Representative.
Bastrop County.
I.H,IN ( III RCH TO SPONSOR
>4H N<; PEOPLE'S CONFE-
RENCE HERE
List year the Chiistian Church
Elgin sponsored a conference o'
young |H*ople of this area at th
Bastrop State Park. It wa o su
cessful that the church this v - i
will put on a confeience on a mo-
larger scale from June 'i'l-iiP.
The Rev. Ralph Wolf, Pastor of tl
lEIgm Christian church, will be th
director anil will be a «i ted by A
Goodrich, state Christian Kndeav
icretary; Mr. and Mr- llarlie Wo
•rd, pastor of Boulevard 4'hustta
hurch, Fort Worth; the Rev IVI I
larri* of Austin, th* Ke\. Sh<-e
« f Austin, the lies H.iwkiri of Au
tin and the Rev Jones >t . i nthvill
Plan.^ are being made t • n «'ore
modate at least IIH) young |Hopl<
Young people from Bastrop are ir
ited to Join th«* group this year.
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