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BARTLETT TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25 1938
No. 23
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lity Street Graveling
Meeting Of City Council
Bartlett's street graveling pro-
gram was assured Wednesday
night when the city council met
to complete plans to finance the
project. The plan is to sponsor
n W. P. A. project to gravel 30
city blocks.
The total cost of graveling the
30 streets and intersections is
estimated' at $7912.20. The W.
P. A. will furnish $5163.20 of
tms amount m laoor and ma
terials which is 65 per cent of
the total and the city as spon-
i win lurnisn $z74.uu. or at
3i cent of the total.
Phe city's1 part will be provid-
ander a cooperative arrange-
it with the property owners
jity government furnishing
1 per block and the pro-
ty owners putting up $30.00
block.
fhen the program was first
iounced property owners be-
to work on the project and
sty-nine and one-half of the
fcsed 30 .blocks were sign-
before Wednesday night.
perty owners have a short
in which to convert their
ses into cash or lose the
fcunity to get in on the so
nogram
city council stated that
jreets were designated under
Program but that streets to
RraVeled were put down in
order in which property
lers applied.
rthday Party
ren At G. D. Hair
lome Thursday
Mrs. G. D. Hair entertained
friends with a "42" party last
Thursday night naming Mr.
lair and Mrs. Willie Thompson
pecial honor guests.
LDr. W. J. Harlan held high
bre and other present to enj'oy
evening were: Mrs. W. J.
dan Mr. ahd Mrs. Frank
pes Mr. and Mrs. Louie Neit-
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
lehn Mr. and Mrs. Wil'hite
and Mrs. Frank Wilson Mr.
El Mrs. T. M1. Roberts Mr. and
ffs. Naaman Hair Mrs. Willie
lompson Miss Irene Koberts
Iss Vera Mae Wilson Naaman
fcir Jr.. and the hostess and
nor guests.
ervices At St John's
uthoran Announced
3?man Communion Services
I be held at St. John's Luth-
Church Sunday at 10:30 a.
Phe Sunday School meets at
BO and the Bible Class at 9:30.
in Wednesday Evening Mar.
ie first of the weekly Lenten
irvices will be meld at 7:80
m.
.T.A. Ha? Program- -
At City Hall Tuesday
. The P. T. A. had its regular
HBfceting on Tuesday Feb. 15 at
Nhe city hall. The program open-
ed with a prayer by Mrs. C. M.
IGillespie.
"America the Beautifult' was
sung by flhe delegation. A talk
was made by Mrs J. J. Ray on;
"The Child and Money Manage-
ment." Mrs. E. T. Jones spoke
on "Founders Day."
A nominating committee was
acamed to secure new officers for
next year.
The attendance prize went to
he tenth grade.
ItKV. STRBNG TO CONDUCT
SERVICES AT CAMP TUES.
Rev. Theo. R. Strong will hold
Hjgious service at the local
j.C. camp next Tuesday Mar.
; at 4:80 p. art. It was an-
inced by camp officiate today.
Program Assured At
Wednesday Night
GARLAND ORMAND
ENTERTAINS WITH DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Garland Ormand was host to
a group of young people at a
party-dance Saturday night.
Guests included Lloyd Earlo Da
vis Estel demons La Verne
Spiegelhauer Heywood Clem
ons Helen Ruth Cowsert Mon
roe Voight Kathenne Miller
Beatrice Fischer J. E. Moore
Mildred Friedrich Bemrie Tom-
ecek Dorryce Nelle Roberts
Charles D. Robbins Carter Hor-
ton Herbert Hoes Dorothy Lee
Lange Reno Saage Dorothy
Seale Eugene Schwertner Tom
mye Moseley Junior Schwertner
and Nancy iRuth Isaac.
PREACHING AT CHURCH
OF CHRIST SUNDAY
Jack W. King of Baird Texas
will do the preaching at the
Church of Christ Sunday at
both the morning and evening
services. You are cordially in-
vited. Service hours are Bible Study
10 a. m. preaching 11 a. m. and
evening service at 7:30 p. m.
Funeral Services
For H.A.W. Jenhines
Held Saturday
. Death came tpJEL cA.W Jen-
kines 82 familiarly known as
"Dad" Jenkines at his home
here Friday following a long ill-
"uo "" .""IS
ness. He had been confined to -""""' " "
his bed for nearly seven years. Ed Harbers road committee-
Funeral services were held at Raymond Zschiesche Eobert
the1 residence Saturday (after-
noon at 3 o'clock with Eev. C.
D. Peake in charge.
Mr. Jenkines was born in Vir-
ginia January 11 1856. On Dec.
17 1884 he was married to Miss
Mary McKipzie who survives
him and they came to Texas to
make their home in' Bartlett in
1903. He operated a meat mar-
ket here some years ago and was
later owner of a fruit store.
Surviving -besides Mrs. Jen-
kines are two children William
Jenkines of Weslaco and Mrs
Sam P. Young of Corpus Chris-
ti; six grandchildren William
Jenkines Jr. Florence Archie
and Donald Jenkines and Sam
Jenkines Young and James Har-
old Young; and three brothers
A. G. and Albert of Logansport
Indiana and Joe of San Francis-
co Calif.
Pall bearers were Jim Izard
J. D. Cowsert Arthur Ware
Louie Bartlett Dimmitt Whit-
low and Ed Malechek.
Daltons Entertain
With Dinner Saturday
Miv-and Mrst JI.A. -Dalton
entertained a group of friends
with a dinner Saturday evening.
The Washington Birthday
motif was used and the lace
cloth over red formed the back
ground for the laid table. Blue
itaper-s burned in red holders and'
a red container on a reflector
holding white Iris1 marked the
center of the table.
Games of "42" formed tine
evening entertainment and the
red white and. blue color scheme
was used further in the covers
for the game tables and tallies.
Those enjoying' the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tegge
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schwert-
ner Mr and Mrs. R. E. Huds-
peth Mr. and Mr. C. E. Lamb
Rev. and Mrs. It. P. Jones Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. TSently Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Ford and Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Tegge.
High score was held by Her-
man Schwertner and: low score
I Mrs. Albert Tegge.
Bell County Baptist
Training Union To
Meet In Bartlett Mon.
The First Baptist Church of
Bartlett will be host to the Bell
County Baptist Training Union
Monday night February 28. The
program for the evening begins
with the devotional at 7:30. The
business session will follow at
7:45.
A musical program will be
rendered and each church in
the union has been requested to
furnish one or two numbers.
fScme Things That Hinder
Our B. T. U.'s" will be discussed
by V. M. Piland of Troy at 8:15.
Steglich Announces
Chamber of Commerce
Committees For 1938
E. M. Steglich who took of-
fice as president of the Bartlett
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
night announced today the selec
tion: of committee chairmen and
members for the new year. His
committees are:
Safety committee Lt. H. A.
Little chairman; G. C. Kuler
Doyle McGlothlin and R. W.
Miller.
Sign committee W. T. Via
chairman : E. M. Steglich" and G.
C. Cormany.
Membership committee H.
A. Dalton chairman; R. W. Per-
sky Clyde Richards Adolph
Steglich Albert Steglich Ed
Stabeno E. G. Kunz C. E. Lamb
H. M. Clemons Fred Blair Al-
vin Friedrich and J. A. Powitzky.
Cotton classing committee
John Lawrence chairman; A.
Gersbach H. A. Dalton E. L.
T H W rV W
Spiegelhauer and lid Harbers
Committee to work with CCC
G. C. Kuler chairman; James
Bailey and Martin Pastusek.
Trade extension committee
James Bailey chairman - Grover
Kuler Arthur Wacker Cyrus
Young A. R. Grosse R. W. Mil-
ler and Dr. O. J. Koepke
Lateral road committee Bell
County R. W. Persky chair
man; A. Gersbach Ernest Fried
rich Homer Whitfield G. C. Ku-
ler Robert Spiegelhauer and
Frank Fischer.
Lateral road committee Wil-
liamson County C. E. Lamb.
chairman; G. C. Cormany John
Lawrence Narrje Mason H. S.
Skinner and H. M. Clemons.
New enterprise committee
R. C. Ford chairman'; R. W. Mil-
ler Ed Brune Jr. James Bailey
M. B. Stokes and C. E. Lamb.
Advertising committee R. E.
Hudspeth Robert Ford and Fred
Braun.
One variety cotton committee
A. Powitzky chairman; H.
S. Skinner E. C. Stabeno Albert
Steglich W. R. Janke A. P.
Wiederspahn Frank Fischer J.
K4 OKnight E. E. CatingWalter
"ViaT RoDert; Friedrich Walter
Steglich.
BELL COUNTY COUNCIL
P. T. A. MEETS AT KILLEEN
Bell County Council of iihe
P. T. A. Is meeting fcodaysFri-
day in Killeen' in an allday
meeting beginning at 9:30.
The day's program is an-
nounced as;
9:30 Registration.
10:00 Business.
11:00 Recreation.
11:05 "Cancer" Dr. J.
V.
Brindley Temple.
11:80 Executive Committse.
12:00 Covered Dish. Lunch-
eon. 1:00 Music Killeen School.
1:15 "Safety" Roy Sander-
ford. 1 :85 Business.
2:20 Question Box.
Mrs. R. L. Henderson Belton
2s55 Gup Award!.
8:00 Adjournment
225 Attend
g
Baptist Church To
Be Host To Tri-
Co-operative Evangelism will
be the theme of the Tn-Associa-
tional Meet to be held at the
Bartlett Baptist Church Mon
day Feb. 28. This is the fourth
annual tri-associational meeting
of District 15. Milam Bell and
JUampasas associations are meet
ing together here.
W. A. Hancock will preside
over the all-day meeting which
ibegins at 10:00 o'clock a. m. The
complete program follows:
10:00 Devotional Lloyd Les-
ter Killeen.
1015 Open- Crnference on Ev
angelism C. R. Shirar Tem-
ple. 10 :30 Co-operative Evange
lism in District Associations
Acker C. Miller Belton.
10:45 Special Music Trio from
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
10:50 Scriptural Teachings
That Produce Revivals W. R.
Underwood Bartlett.
'11:10 Conserving the Results
of Evangelism R. H. Matthe-
son Lampasas.
11 :30 Special Music Trio.
11 :35 Sermon Vernon G. Miles
of Camerdn.
12:15 Lunch served by the
Bartlett Church.
1:15 Meeting of the Executive
Boards.
1:15 W. M. U. Meeting: Ad
dress Mrs. Gordon G. Single-
2 :00 Re-assemble in Church
Auditorium.
2 :10Address : "Personal Evan
gelism" L E. Strictlartd
Rockdale.
2:30 Inspirational Address
President Gordon Singleton.
3 :00 Adjournment.
Robert Stoll Of Taylor
Places Announcement
For Representative
Robert Stoll of Taylor has
authorized The Tribune to enter
his announcement for Represen-
tative from the 83rd District in
the Texas Legislature. William-
8on County comprises the dis-
trict. Mr. Stoll indicated his inten-
tion of entering the race when
the place was made vacant last
fall by the resignation: of Harry
Graves.
Mr. Stoll has lived in Taylor
all his life. He is a graduate of
the University of Texas and has
a B. A. and M. A degree from
that institution. He states that
he has had considerable study
in government and has observ
ed politics closely ior many
y?Stj
FEB. 27 TO MARCH 5
DESIGNATED AS
TEXAS WEEK
A proclamation by Mayor R.
W. Miller joins Bartlett next
week with the rest of the state
in designating the week of Feb.
27 to March 5th as Texas week.
The proclamation urges citi-
zens to observe Texas Week not
as a te-son of holidays but as a
week cf better work and better
living. It urges that flags be
displayed each day during 'the
week it suggests patriotic pro-
grams for schools and for pub-
lic gatherings during the week
and urges planting of trees and
flowers and preservation of nat-
ural resources.
The proclamation in fulj will
appear next week.
1.111 .1 I HI WINIT I .
Miss Bs.wice Goode of Goree
is viaitJpg her sister Mrs. Les-
ter Whitlow
Cof C Banquet Tues
.
-
FEW DAYS LEFT TO GET
IN ON ONE-VARIETY
COTTON RROCRAM
Those interested in the
one variety cotton' program
were advised today by E.
M. Steglich chairman of
one variety program com-
mittee to leave their orders
' for seed at the Chamber of
Commerce office in the next
few days as the time for or-
dering seed is drawing to a
' close. If you are interested
in the program and have
not placed the order for
your seed better do it at
once Mr Steglich -statedi
World Day Of Prayer
To Be Observed By
Churches of City
"The Church A World Fel-
lowship" will be the subject of
the program a an all day World
Day of Prayer Meeting to be
held Friday March 4 at the
First Methodist Church begin-
ning at 10:30 a. m.
The program includes:
Quiet Music Mrs. C. P. Jones
Hymn "My Faith Looks Up To
Thee."
Lord's Prayer in unison.
Scripture Rev. Ray.
Talk "The Church A World
Fellowship" Rev. C. P. Jones.
A period of silent meditation and
- silent- prayers closed by JRev.
Ray.
DueWThe Lord Is My Shep-
herd" Mrs. Alfred Wacker
and Mrs. Harold Clark.
Talk "Migrant Work" Rev. C.
D. Peake."
Prayer (Directed)
Hymn "How Firm A Founda-
tion." Special Music Elizabeth Under-
wood and John Wacker.
Closing Prayer Rev. C. D.
Peake.
Luncheon in the basement of the
church.
Afternoon Program
To Open At 1:15
Quiet Music.
Hymn "Sweet Hour of Prayer"
Prayer Mrs. W. L. Stokes.
Hymn "Take Time To Be
Holy."
Talk "Fellowship in Prayer and
Service" Rev. W. R. Underwood.
A Season of Intecessory Prayer.
Presentation of Missionary
Topic.
Offering.
Prayer of Dedication Rev. Un
derwood.
Hymn "Must Jesus Bear The
Cross Alone?"
Sentence Prayers by Volunteers.
Hymn "Blest Be The Tie."
Benediction Rev. Jones.
MISS JOHNNYE LAWRENCE
IN RECITAL AT BAYLOR
Waco Feb. 24--Miss- Johnnye
Lawrence presented the life and
various works of O'Henry in re-
cital Tuesday morning in the
speech department of Baylor
University In telling of his life
Miss Lawrence discussed inci-
dents dealing with his extended
literary career. She read several
of his stories to supplement her
survey of his life.
Miss Lawrence is a member
of the senior recital course
taught by Miss Sara Lowrey
head of the department of
speech.
Schwertner P. T. A.
Sponsoring Amateur
Program Tuesday
Schwertner P. T. A. is spon-
soring an Amateur Program
Tuesday night March 1st at the
school auditorium. A small ad
mission charge will be made. Ev-J
uryune m juviieu
Mirrowing Our Future
Subject Of Address
By J. Ben Critz
Attended by 225 members and
guests the first annual banquet
of the Bartlett Chamber of Com-
merce Was held at the dining hall
of the Bartlett C.C.C. camp Tues-
day night. The gathering was
described by guest speakers-
Walter Long of Austin and Ben
Critz of Dallas as one of the larg-
est Chamber of Commerce ban-
quets they had attended outside
of cities the size of Dallas Ft.
Worth and Houston.
Choosing as his subject ''Mir-
rowing Our Future" Mr. Critz
vice president and genera? itoan-
ager of the Dallas Chamber of
Comerce stated in making the'
principal address of the evening
that conditions in the southwest
and particularly in Texas are
better than anywhere in the
United States. Estimates made
not only by the Dallas Chamber
of Commerce but by Eastern
manufacturers who are seeking
new locations indicate that Tex-
as is 30 better off Dhan the
rest of the nation and0 better
than some sections he-said.
Industry and capital follow
buying power Mr. Critz con-
tinued and Texas and the South-
west have both. Estimates of
Eastern: industrialists indicate
that TexasS7onlypdeyeIop-
ed while theWdrhnalEWM are
o5 develotoed&iS-.&MliaraaRiQW..
ranks' sixwSmBunMWwex
among the states . rtiaboocon-
ditions in Texas are ideal . . . de-
centralization of industry is now
going on. These and other re-
marks were included in the prin-
cipal address.
In "Mirrowing Our Future"
Mr. Critz saw Bartlett's possi
bilities reflected in its opportun
ity to interest industries seek-
ing new locations in locating'
in Bartlett. Industry is seek-
ing location near the source of
(Continued on Page 5)
Frank Poncik An-
nounces For District
Clerk Of Bell County
Frank Poncik former Coun-
ty Commissioner needs no in-
troduction to the people of Bart-
lett and the citizens Of Bell
County having been born and
reared in Holland and lived in
and around the Holland commun-
ity all his life.
In speaking of his candidacy
Mr. Poncik stated that f he is
seeking election to the office up-
on the record he has made while
in office as County Commission-
er and it is upon thjs record
that his campaign will be basedl
"I invite the people' of- Bell.
County to investigate any record!
in the court house. I have been
conservative in all my dealings
in the handling of the financial
affairs of Bell County andt have
been economical in every depart-
ment. All my time has been ap-
plied to the duties of my office"
said Mr Poncik "Upon turnimr
over to my successor the affairs
and equipment of this precinct
I asked the Commissioners Court
and the County Auditor to check
every article that was in my pos-
session and received a aignwt
statement for same.
"Should I be elected your dis-
trict Clerk I will handle the af-
fairs of the office in an econo-
mical manner always having in
anind the best interest of aB
the people.
"I earnestly solicit your sup-
port in the coming July Fri
mary."
RoBjpectfuHy submitted
Frank Poncik.
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Ford, Robert C. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 23, Ed. 1, Friday, February 25, 1938, newspaper, February 25, 1938; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76514/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.