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THE BARTLETT TRIBUNE
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Plans Announced
For Garden Club
Yard Inspection
h v TVin .liAniiflf!inf.inn committee
of the Cornelia Wilson Garden
Club has announced plana "for
the special inspection of the
homes and business places which
will bo made in May.
Mrs. Arthur Guenzel chair-
man of the committee announc-
ed that blue ribbons will be
awarded those receiving 95 and
above grade on the .first inspect-
ion. A red ribbon will be given
those with a rating of 85 to 95
Vmd a card will be left to those
receiving 85 or below in the in-
spection. Tho Colored section of town
will bo graded by the same card
vas last year.
Score cards for tho white sec-
tion of town have been divided
into two divisions as follows:
I Cleanliness
(a) unsightly rubbish 20
(b) Alloy and street .15
(c) garbage disposal 25
II Beautification
(a) now plants and flower
beds 10
(b) unsightly fences and
furniture 20'
(c) condition of lawn 10
Business houses will be judged
on the clean alleys and attractive
f window displays. .
' All churches and schools will
be judged on their clean and at-
tractive appearance and lawns.
All citizens are urged to begin
work on their premises and im-
J prove the appearance of the city
of Bartlett.
V.GToby' Harkins
Former Resident
Dies At Taylor
V. G. "Toby" Harkins former
Bartlett resident died last
Thursday mornimr a few minutes
after reaching a Taylor hospital contacts tne unamoer ot uom-
Hehad become'ill at his homo in'merce has started a calendar of
Taylor early that morning and; events which will be kept by
was taken to the hospital where
ho passed away about nine
O'clock. '
He was born in .Bartlett Feb.
3 1913 and moved to Taylor
with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
A. S. Harkins some years ago
where he has resided since. He
was ' a meifiber of tho Fir3t
Christian Church of that city a
member of the Kiawanis Club
past president of the Taylor
Shrine Club was active in all
civic work and had been in
business -there for the past
eighteen years.
Funeral services were
Friday afternoon at the Condra'will be notified.
Funeral Home wjth Rev. C. B.
Orahood. pastor of the Firs't
Christian Church officiating.
Burial -was in the Taylor City
cemetery with the Ma$onic lodge
in charge df the graveside serv-
ices.
Survivors are his widow; two
daughters Sarah Lou and Jan'onstration Club when it met in
Harkins; his parents Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Harkins all of Taylor;
two sisters Mrs. L. J. Crabs of
Hillsboro and Miss Biuye Jean
Harkins of Taylor; and six
brothers J. K and Harold Hark-
ins of Taylor E. B. Harkins of
Wealaco M. D. Harkins of Sap
Antonio W. E. Harkins of Elgin
and Roy SJHarkins of Denver
Colorado.
Mr; and Mrs. W. C. Stokes and
son of Florence visited their par
ents here Sunday
Mrs Sam Dillard Mrs. Adeline
Myjur ana iMvirs. oewei wick-
jftrom were Austin visitor Sat-
urday" o
Ui-j rs
Mr. and Mrs. Frank RobWta
and little daughter Ronda Joyce
of Waco visited hia parents Mr.
and Mr . T."M. Roberto Tuesday
fit 1 ' 1 " " T 1 TW i
JTrading With. My Hometown Merchant
(Editor's Note: Below appears
the first of a series of essays on
flho subject "Trading With My
Hometown Merchant" which
were written by high school stu-
dents in the Chamber of Com-
merce essay contest. This one
was written by Allison Joyce and
was first prize winner in the
contest.)
For the last decade or mox'e
the towns and villages have been
waging a losing battle with larg-
er and more spectacular near-by
cities. For many years the gen-
eral merchandise store which
contained everything one could
conceivably want and many
things which no one could pos-
sibly want stood at the cross-
roads to serve the needs of peo-
ple for miles around. Akvs ! The
hey day of the general store is
passed; for modern transporta-
tion facilities and good roads
together with the fact that most
people 'wouldn't be caught dead'
in merchandise purchased at
home has brought about tho de-
cline or ruin of small business in
small towns.
Not all of the blame for the
abandonment of local merchants
by the people of their trade com-
munity can be laid at the door
of better facilities of travel or
for the thrill of shopping in the
City. It is an indisputable fact
that all too often the merchant
in the small town has 'gone to
seed'. He is content to sell crack-
ers from a barrell wilted de-
vitaminized vegetables and gen-
erally carry on as he has foi
Events Calendar
Started By C. C.
Have you ever planned some
community activity and then
discover that the date you -selected
was the one that someone else
had already selected for -another
community activity?
To assist in preventing such
Secretary E. C. Brune Sr. at his
office. The organization will ap-
nreclato various irrnuna notifv -
ing Mr. Brune of com'fhg events
and checking with Ji'im wnen in
doubt about an open evening.
The regular mee'ting of the
Chamber of Commerce is on the
fourth Tuesday of. each month.v
Directors meet on tho third
Tuesday.
Merchant members of .the
Chamber of Commerce aro asked
to leave a few addressed cards atilVF-ioo Q-iIno TV
I the Chamber of Commerce 0f-
I iice and wnen xne oince icarns
held' of a new resident the merchant
ndra'will be notified.
fice and when the office learns
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.Jtl. D. LlUD JlOSteSS
I Mrs. Adolnh Sninn was Hostess
to thoBartlott Rural Home Dem -
her homo last Tuesday after
noon.
Roll call was answered with
a house hold hint from each
member present. Miss Luolla
Bolding gave the Council report.
Mrs. Estelle Strayhorn Wil-
liamson County H. D. agent had
as her topic for the day "Our
Family 'History Family Cycle
and Foods for Personalities."
Each person presort gave a
short outline of her family tree.
Mrs. Otto Lange was admitted to
the organization as a new mem-
ber. Mrs. Spinn aasisted by Mrs
Jim Machalicek and Miss Lun-
ette Spihn served refreshments
to eleven members Mrs. Stray-
horn and'Mra Bob Grigsby a
guest. . '!
The next meeting will be held
on March 28 in the home ot
Mrs. Emil Hirschman
"BAitTLETT. TI8XA8 Friday March 1771850"
ages past. His fellow merchants
in the 'Dry Goods' business carry
oh similarly after buying clothes
styled in the manner of 'the Gib
son Girl of the early twentieth
century or at least the flapper
of my mother's youth.
It is an acknowledged fact
that most people who have
money 'to spend prefer to spend
it in pleasant surroundings. Up-to-date
merchants realizing this
have made great efforts to keep
their businesses modern and at-
tractive. The physical attractive-
ness and convenience of any
store will appeal to most people.
The American housewife as she
goes out to spend her husbands
pay check will go to the places
where she can buy wfiat she
wants and be comfortable and
calm while doing it. If such shop-
ping necessitates a trip of an
hour in the family car she will
gladly take it.
As trade diminishes and the
local merchant's profits grow
less he often loses sight of the
importance of the external ap-
pearance of his store. The paint
job new and glistening in 1910
has now grown old and faded or
ia now non-existnnt. linclcs or
what oveo tho building material
is fall out of place leaving ugly
gaps not unime an old crone
who has lost her teeth. The plate
glass windows designed for the
display of goods to attract cust-
omers are dirty fly-spected and
neglected. Some times the cust
omer is repelled at the sight of
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County Sujpt.
ToBeR-T.A.Guest
Speaker Tuesday
John Rodgers county supt. of
Williamson County will be guest
speaker at the March1 meeting of
the Parent-Teacher Association
which is scheduled for Tuesday
March 21 at 3:45 in the gram-
mar school. The topic of the day
jeamwork In the Social
World and pupils of the second
1 nnd third grades Will furnish the
entertainment.
During the business meeting
officers for 1950-1951 will be
elected and all members are
airgcd to attend the meeting'.
. Mrs. Johnny Marquart. Mr3.
Charles Sartor and iMrs. Lynn
Brock will be in charge of the
social hour.
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In Recital
Miss Eileen Sides' presenting
""r students in a music recital
on Sunday afternoon March 19
xt the Methodist Church in Hoi
Hand at 3 P: Mr
i
Those students taking part
are: from Barteltt Joan Fried-
rich Margaret Ann Dillard and
Mary Louise Limmer; from Hoi
land Pat Williams Johnny Dell
Liles Sylvia Cehand Eileen
Johnson Nannette Liles Rosa-
vln Sturm Lucille Reed Marilyn
Hendrix Carol Dawn Moore
Janis Cehand Nelda Brisbin
Georgia Johnson Frances Gray
and Frances Weiss.
Mrs. Bettie Hairston accom-
panied by Mrs. Charles Hairston
of Taylor will leave Saturday to
tour the Dogwood trail near
Palestine" the azalea trail in
Natchez Miss and the Ante Bel-
lum Homes. They will spend sev-
eral days in New Orleans La.
and wil-visit in the Walter Beck
home in Houston enrouto fteme.
Cecil HarriS' was a "visitor In
Waelder Sunday
Farm-Community
Night Program
To Be Mar. 24
Friday March 24 has been an
nounced at tho next farm-com
munity night of the Bartlett
Chamber of Commerce. The pro
gram will be at 8:00 o'clock p.m.
at the high school auditorium.
Dr. J. li. Johnson of the
Blackland Experiment Station of
Temple will bo principal speaker
for tne occasion. He has chosen
as his Bubject "Beef Cattle in the
Blackland" and plans to illust-
rate his talk with slides.
A. J. Peters of the Production
Marketing Administration with
offices in Belton will explain the
1950 crop insurance program.
Awards will be made to the
five winners in the Chamber of
Commerce essay contest at this
meeting.
Death Claims
Brother Of Mrs.
Frank Wilson
R. A. Pennington 75 brother
of Mrs. Frank Wilson of Bart-
lett passed" away suddenly of a
heart attack at his home in
Madisonville last Tuesday after-
noon. Funeral services were held in
Brady Thursday afternoon at 8:
o'clock at the funeral home.
Minister pfther church of .Christ
officiated atthcserVice antl was
assisted by the pastor of the
Methoidst Church.
He was married to Miss Rose
Raven of Round Rock and they
made their homtj there for sev-
eral years. They fnoved to Brady
where he was on the police force
for a number of years. After
retiring .from the police force he
moved to his ranch .at Madison-
ville where he was living at the
time of his death.
Children surviving are: Mrs.
Jesse Burk Mre. Marvin Panky
and Gordon Pennington ol
Brady; R. A. and Luther Pen-
nington of Houston ; Mrs. T. A
Turner and Mrs. C. L. Brock of
Madisonville; Miss Opal Penn-
ington of Oklahoma; Miss Nellie
Mane Pennington of Virginia
and ten grandchildren and six
great grandchildren.
Bulldogs To Meet
Temple Wildcats
Here Tuseday
Bartlett High School Bulldogs
are preparing for district base
ball play by scheduling two pre
season games with the Temple
Wildcats. The first is to be play-
ed here on next Tuesday after-
noon and the return game is to
be a night one played on the
lighted American Legion park in
Temple on 'Friday nigbti March
24.
The first district game will be
with Salado at Salado on April 6.
The first home game doea not
"omo until April 14 When the
Bulldogs meet the Holland
Hornets here
With three prospective pitch-
ers and a number of returning
lettermen the Bulldogs are look-
ing forward to a good season.
Twenty-three men are trying out
for tho team and Coach J. C.
Foust is bei'ng kept busy trying
to select the" best nine.
On the pitching staff is Harry
White Jr. who is following in
the footsteps of his father and
grandfather and whose first toy
is reported to have been a base-
ball; then thero is Eric Miller
who did most of the pitching last
season and Jijnlmy' Ingram who
comes' to Barteltt from Troy
with- a good reputation Hji a
nitcher. n "
Baseball Meeting
Set For Friday
Because of the small attend-!
ance at tho baseball meet ne
called last week another meet
ing has been scheduled for Fvl
day night at 7:30 at the city hall
Plans for tho organization 0f i? tho subject 'Trading With My
this year's town team will be'Homctl Merchant" were an-
made at this meeting.
Indications aro that the team
this year will include a number
of players just out of high school
uiuuK wiiii a iew oi in3 oiq reg-
ulars from tho past seasons.
American Legion
Plans New Home
Opening April 2
Sunday April 2 was selected'.;! nf. f fAo. uof
as the date for thp formal open-1 chronicle for final judging
ing of the American Leion Mr. Watts made the following
Home when the American1 corfimentg on tho contest in a
Legion and American Legion . lotter accompnnying his de-
Auxihary met Tuesday night incision
the new home for their regular .h'e Chamber of Conmorce
monthly meeting. There were 33 dcServes commendation for spon-
men and 21 ladies present. 60ring auch a worth wllie con.
During the business meeting 'testi Certa5nly it ahoUld be wcll
delegates to the Tenth District ropaid f itg effort M .g-
jui;b u.i unlive."." w """-" "'linai ideas and much constructive
lay or on i April 15 and 10 were criticism were offered b the
elected. Legion Auxiliary del-l8tudent j . di d
egaics are: ivirs. doe wumw
spahn Mrs. Ed Hruska and Mrs.
George Fowler. Legion delegates
are: George Fowler U. li. liass
W. L. Stokes Jr. Alfred Wacker.
A. C. Lindemann and Wilson';;" v"-. v " .
'Friinzlternates are: GilSert Bartlett and to every small town
KretzlcTmarT Edgar' Lange Bil-1" the. country. They. showed
to Cameron 'Clarence March ?J5KmSSi&0&?S
Milton Fuqua and Emmett Law- Perhaps tho merchants will prof-
hon H ' it from some of the suggestion
The Auxiliary voted to send'"" " j3as 8UUmwu "-
a girl to Girl State again this
summer- and the name of the
girl to be selected will be an-
nounced later.
It was announced that dishes!
and silver had been purchased if "d .J" " nJ"AeSA0ffid
for the new home but the build- the 1st kePfc at hSh school
ing must be furnished and plans Winning essays will be pub-
are underway to present a lished in the Tribune nnd some
"Family Album" pn March 30 at J of them are scheduled to appear
the high school auditorium. The in the Houston Chronicle
organization has scheduled a I
tad- March 25 t th. B. E.p Qn-SeCOOd
One hundred steel folding T. TT
chairs with a ten year guaran- jlrthclaV HOllOrS
tee have been purchased by the
American Legion and another pt A ClwfrxwoX
hundred have been ordered. ln- "Wj Hill VjULllAtJ.
dividuals and Legion members
are donating chairs and tables. ' Little Miss Patsy AmvGuenzel
Card tables banquet tables a waa honored on her-second birth-
stove electric refrigerator day anniversary Mondav with
lounge furniture floor lamps a party at her homo wiWl hcr
kitchen utencils and other fur- mother Mrs. Arthur Guenzel as
nislungs are badly needed. I hostess.
A. C. Lindeman who gave the
sight of both eyes in the last The white birthday cake hoW-
war has presented an elecWic ing two pink candles and emboss-
hot water heater to tho Home.'ed in pink was served with ice
Now what will you give? (cream to the following: Scotty
Wilson Franz was named .Holt Emily Goodnight Susan
chairman of the grave registra-'Saage Laneta Stefka Mrs. Bill(
tion committee arid Gilbert Stefka Mrs. Lester Goodnight
Kretzschmar was named chair-Mrs. Edgar Lange Mrs. Louis
man of the ground and land- Meissr.'Sj Mrs. J. A. Pechel Mrs.
scaping-cammitteo. 'Pete Holt Mrs. Reno Saage the
Mrs. Ed Hruska and Mrs. honoree Patsy Ann and her
Homer Roberts were hostesses .mother Mrs. Arthur Guen?cl.
at the meeting and served cook-
ies and soft drinks to those pres
ent.
Bulldogs Lose
Practice Game
With Kflleen
The Bartlett Bulldogs - lost
their first praotice baseball game
here Tuesday afternoon to the
Killeen . Kangaroos with a 8-2
score.
Eric Miller pitched the first
four innings and Harry White
Was on the mound in the .last
three innings The Bulldogs look-
ed quite flashy iri - bhejr new
baseball uniforms; and -practical-'v
al the -boys sulted-up were
n n ti -u.'rr tin pm.
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Winners Announced
In Essay Contest
Un JlOme lOWn
Winers in the Bartlett Cham- u
ber of Commerce essa contest
u vveanc?aay bv member
V1 w'u wb"" iuaniunr
board.
First place goes to Allison.
Joyce a high school senior;
Mary Ann Goodson a junior was
second; Joyce Jackson a senior
was third; Martha Messer
tenior was fourth and Allan
Sager a junior was fifth;
All high school students enter-
ed the contest and were given a
grade.in English on their work.
The essays were then screened
by members of the planning
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jud&ing .tlie es$aya:
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Only numbers were assigned
to the essays and judges did not
know the names of the writers
until the winners were selected.
Mrs. W. D. Davis and sons of
Austin are hei'e visiting her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. Rpy TaUvm.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wentr-
cek and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Braun were in Granger Sunday
afternoon to attend t'ne funeral
of John Roznovak uncle of Mr.
Wentrcek.
Mrs. H. O. Lindeman Mrs. O
L. Lange Mrs. Geo. Caglo Miss
Pearl Joiner and Mr3. J. A.
Wapker and Mrs Jack Kolls ot"
Temple wero visitors in Austin
Friday.
' Mr and Mrs. Owen Gp?dni?ht
Jr. Jimmy Blume and Misses o
Ma'rvv and Juainta White of
Houston visilod- Y4Vjves and
fr'onds .here during t'e week-
end '
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Ford, Robert C. & Ford, Nora Mae. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, March 17, 1950, newspaper, March 17, 1950; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81831/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 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.