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THE BARTLETT TRIBUNE Friday August 10 1956
No. 41
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Williamson And
Bell County
Conventions Calm
Both Be)l and Williamson
County delegates to Lhe State
Democratic convention in Fori;
Worth on Sept. 11 were bound
Saturday by trie unit rule and
pledged to support the Demo-
cratic nominees in the general
election next November.
Both county conventions were
comparatively calm with only a
few minor rift.
The Williamson County con-
vention held Saturday morning
was controlled by the liberals.
It. L. McConchic of Taylor a li-
beral was elected permanent
convention chairman to replace
Wilson Fox also of Taylor a
conservative who has been tem-
poiary chairman.
Two mild protests came from
lhe floor that the lift of dele-
gates to the state convention
did not contain enough names
from Geogretown and Granger
but the list was approved.
W. K. McClnin of George-
town. out-3poken Yarborough
aupporter caused some commo-
tio when he called for -i sud-
den meeting of Yarborough sup-
porters at the close of the
convention. Some 50 of the Bo
present stayrd for the meeting.
Sxtccn delegates wore elected
from Williamson County to go to
th .State Coriven.ton (with eight
votr) They arts'. Jim Holman
an I II (. ' Johnson of Hutto;
Iniic WlUon and Mrs. Nora
Fl af Florence. Amos Peters
Rr Dr R. 0 nurrvtt Gillls
ftoloy Wllwwt Vox K. L. Me-
fVrhkj. HurrU M"'aky K. M.
tlttm. Ad Vr ' K McWhor-
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have bs vUitlsy here ibis
Lions R
njoy
Musical Program
JIembers of the Bartlett
Lions Club were entertained
with a program of musical num-
bers by Miss Eileen Sides at
their meeting last Thursday.
Regular meeting nights are
the first and third Thursdays.
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only one meeting was held. The
organization will return to its
regular schedule on the first
Thursday in September.
Announcement was made at
the meeting that Gene Dillard
who was first sent to the Lions
Camp at Kerrvile by the local
club is there now for his third
"year at the request of the camp
and is serving as a counselor.
He has been told that if he likes
the work he will be invited to
return each summer to ?erve as
a counselor.
Cy Young first vice presi-
dent presided in the absence
of S. T. Byrd president who
was on vacation.
A brief discussion of a
ject for the club was held
pro-
Salado-Holland
F. M. Road
Contract Let
A contract for the construc-
tion of grading structures
base and surfacing on Farm to
Market Road 22G8 in Bell Coun-
ty was awarded in Austin this
week. Thomas C. Collier Dis-
trict Highway Enginear at
Waco has announced. The firm
of T. E. Sanderford Belton
submitted the low bid of $129-
M2.02 on the project which
runs from U.S. 81 1.0 miles
south of Salado east to FM
Road 1123 in Holland a dis-
tance of 9.117 miles.
Resident Engineer Joe T.
Hrown or Belton will he in
charge of the project for the
Highway Department and it is
eatimutcd that the work will
take ICO days to complete.
W. H. Fricdrich
Honored On
ROlh Birthday
W H. Fitedrfch wa hurnred
'au Sunday on his 80th birth-
im jiuttvcrvxry wi:h a get-to-.Hrr
of familv nnd friends at
h h.m cf IiLj daughter Mrs.
KMtt Kum. .iinuw f "AT and
SP wiira ptnyed during the
afternoon.
I'rwmnt for llic ocenjjion were
Mr. am! Mr. II. H. Muehlhause
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Ami family Mr. and Mr Max
StneKclhflUT Mr. nnd Mm. Ot
to KeJm Mnr. W. F. Kurtz. Mrs.
n.hniwic iniiKv .11 r. anu .11 ra.
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tr. and Mm. Edwin Bids.
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and Mm. ft. H McCutcJieon of
Bryan wro "k-enri Yixltora
f Mr and :Mr. DaUas Skinner
and daughter '
Meier installed
For Fanners
Hnulinw Water
The heavy influx of fanners
hauling water has made neces
sary the installation of a water
meter at the city water plant
here. The meter installed last
Friday was purchased by the
city from R. W. Osborne of
Waco who also installed the
instrument.
Roy Stoclon superintendent
of utilities 5tated that the
meter had been purchased for
$42? installed hut that it was
rapidly paying for itself. An
average of 512 to $1P a day is
being collected. A twenty-four
hour period Saturday brought
in if 17 but Saturdays and Sun-
day are the heaviest days for
valer hauljng. An average of
20000 gallons of water a day
is being sold through the meter.
The charge for water through
he meter is oc for 7'" gallons
of water.
Mr. Osborne an electrical
woi ker in Waco makes the met-
ers in his "pare time and does
the installation himself. This is.
the only meter of this kind
known to be made at this time.
Meters like it have recent-
ly been instated in both Gran-
ger and Holland.
Along with the increase in
water hauling water consump-
tion in Bartlett is on the rise
ogain since it fpll off after the
recent shower. Residents and
businesses are using an average
of 200000 gallons" of water per
day at present. The peak con-
sumption for this year came on
July 18 when 251.000 gallons
were used. This was ar average
of 146 gallons per person for
the day. This record is expect
ed to be reached again or pas
sed during the month of Aug
ust unless there is rainfall
wljwh. looks very unlikely at
iretent.
Legion And Aux.
To Meet For
Installation
The Amer'nin Legion
and
r a
.ogion Auxiliary wil' have a
ioint meeting next Tuesday
night in the form of :. covered
dish supper. The occasion will
be a family affair starting at
7:JJ0 p. m. at the Legion Home.
Incoming officers for the Le-
gion and Auxiliary will be in-
stalled at the meeting Dr. Geo.
Fcwlur 10th nilrict Comr.;and-
i'r will bo thi installing officer.
Commander Reno Saage urges
'hnt .ill member be prpsent fcr
he meeting.
Baptist Young
People Have
;c
String Social"
The Intermediate Depart
ment of the Bantist Training
Union held a "string social"
Iny night at Fellowrhip Hall
at the church. Each of the oarty
games played was In some way
connected with ntrings. The
th?me was carried out m the re
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iwurv iniHicu with strir.g cocoa-
.'nut. iiuuit
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present
W. W A Y 11
were .Mrs. u. t. uaug neny aim
.ur. w. w. ivneeicr.
Refreshments were served to
cn wcm.io mombers nriMont.
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Suulny v'aitors In tliG Ollio
nine home were Mrs. Nora
Mf.dhett of Taylor Clarence
Cline jmd M" and Mrs. C. W. .
""nstor of Austin. Mrs. Donthv.
Messer "Kosuh (i San Antonio. -
nnd Mrs Elaine Messer Smith
Carol Sue and Mack ot Austin.
R. H. Schwertner
Dies Suddenly
Monday Morning
R. II. Schwertner 60 mem-
ber of the pioneer family which
founded the community of
Schwertner died unexpectedly
in a Temple hospital Monday
morning.
Funeral serricos were held at
the First Baptist Church Tues-
day afternoon with Rev. Joe Ma-
son officiating assisted by Rev.
Fred Benkley Burial was in the
Bartlett Cemetery.
Mr. Schwertner who was well
known throughout Central Tex-
as had extenshe land holdings
in and around Schwertner and.
had business interests in
Georgetown for a number of
years. He had served as Demo-
cratic jCommirtee chairman of
the Schwertner precinct for
many years.
lie was born near Corn Hill
on May 19 1S36 and was mar
ried to Miss Lula Schultz Jan
uary 3 1920
Survivors include hia widow;
one daughter Mrs. Howard Dil
lard of Schwertner; four broth
ers Herman Schwertner Si of
Austin and John. Emil and W.
iT. Schwertner of Sehwfirtni"
throe sisters; Mrs. John Gattis
and Mrs. TVIilstead Bird of
Schwertner and Mrs. Louie Use
of Bartlett.
Pallbearers were nephews
Kenneth Johnson of Wichita
Falls Eugene and Herman.
Schwertner Jr. of Austin Dar-
win Schwertner of Temple and
Oscar Stanley anrf Leroy
Schwertner of Schwertner
Mother Of
Ed Hruska
Dies Thursday
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Hrus-
ka 80 mother of Ed Hruska of
Bartlett. died at her home m
Granger last Thursday morn-
ing. Funeral services were held at
"p Czech Moravian Brethren
I Church Friday afternoon with
lpv Gordon Hejl officiating
( Burial was in the Czech-Morav
ian uemetery.
Mrs. Hruska was born Oct.
11 1874 in Ellinger Texas. Her
parents were Mr. and Mrs.
John Hruska. Her mother the
former Elizabeth Mikeslca and
her father were both born in
Czechoslovakia. Mrs. Hruska
had lived in Granger for 48
years and was a member of
the Czech Moravian Church the
SPJST Christian Sisters Amer-
ican Legion Auxiliary and the
Eastern Star.
Survivors are her husband
J F. Hruska; two daughters
Mrs. Lydia Gauntt of George-
town and Mrs. Valasta Slova-
cek of Boling; five sons E. J.
of Bartlett Jerry of Granger
Johnny and Darvin of Minden
La. and Leon of Waco; 15
grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren; one sister Mrs.
John Spacek of LaGrange; and
one brother Frank Hruska of
La Grange.
Two daughters an:1 one son
preceded her in death.
Sub-Dislrict MYF
Meet Scheduled
Here Monday Night
A Bub-distrio meeting of the
Ge.irgetown district MYF will
Jr i.cld at the Methodise Church
'lore Monday night at 7:$0 p.
m.
The local MVF will have
charco of the devotional fo:
the
(meeting. Appro dmately eighty
motnbers are .expected to attend.
Commissioner Says
Relief Likely
Williamson County will very
likely have to enter the relief
program Commissioner Frank
E. Martinets told members of
the Bartlett Luncheon Glub Fri-
day at their regular meeting.
The decision has not been
made by the commissioners'
court yet but County Judge
Sam Stone and all of the county
commissioners are studying the
need for the program and its
methods of operation. Some of
the items on the government
surplus list that would be avail-
able he said are butter cheese
flour meal beans lard and
canned meat.
Speaking of roads the com
missioner pointed out that the
county court by stalling on the
purcnase 01 right ot way tor a
super Highway 81 buildinir pro
gram had saved the county some
$500000. This expense will now
be assumed by the State under
the new federal highway pro-
gram. He also made mention
of the recently completed High-
tower road in the Bartlett area.
Lutheran And
Methodist Win
Softball Games
The second half of the double
ruuuu room 01 pmy 01 cne JNU -
theran Baptist and Methodist
sofLball teams gets under way
next Monday night.
The Methodi3t and Lutheran
will play Monday night August
in. Tiiursciay n:gnt tlie Baptist
and Methodist have scheduled a
trame and on Saturday night the
Bantist and Lutheran will play.
The first game of the round
robin was played last Thursday
night with the Lutheran meet-
ing the Baptist. The Lutheran
men came out on top with a
score of 21 to 17. It was strict-
ly a game of hits for both sides.
Galbreath paced the Baptist
men with a homer and a triple.
Nearly every man up had at
least one hit. Horstmann went
all the way on the mound for
the Lutheran while Youncr
Shannon and Dillard pitched
for the losing Baptist.
The second game of the ser-
ies was played Tuesday night
between the Lutheran and
Methodist. The Methodist bare
ly edged out the Lutheran by a
score of 15-14. This game was
also a game of hits with the
score see-sawing in favor of first
one team and then the other.
Horstman was the losing pitch-
er and Lindsay pitched for the
winning Methodist.
Thursday night (tonight)
the Baptist play tlm Methodist.
Bartlett Girls
Li Farm Bureau
Queen Contest
Two Bartlett girls are among
the twelve candidates for Bell
County Farm Bureau Queen.
The queen is being cliQsen
Thursday night (tonight) at the
Annual Farm Bureau barbecue
at the SPJST Hall at Holland.
Jean Ware daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Ware and Joan
Spiegelhauer daughter of Mr.
and Mrsi Edmrnd Spiegelhauer
ire local candidates for the
honor.
The oueen will be judged on
appearance p'.ise personality
ind all other qualities tha4 go
"o make up 'inscmo future
homemakers.
The winner of the Boll Coun-
ty competition will enter the
district competition and the
district winner will be awarded
an expense paid trip' to the
State Convention
Local Farmers
Comply With
Soil Bank Program
Williamson County farmers
are putting almost three times
as much cotton acreairn intn tlm
Soil Bank program as the Boll
bounty farmer.' are according
to reports front the ASC offi-
ces in each county.
A total of M.6G2 acres of cot-
ton in Bell County have been
consigned to the program br
l4Sfi producers. They will re-
ceive a total of S324.000 fm-
plowed uo cotton. The deadline
for plowing un the nonslimprf
cotton was last. Friday.
Williamson County hnd 41.-
336.7 acres consigned by 2389
farmers bringing them a total
of $837904.
Bell County farmers averag-
ed almost 10 acres each put in-
to the program while Williamson
farmers averaged 17.3 acres.
Payments averaged about $21
per acre.
The larger participation by
the Williamson Countv farmers
can be accounted for in noting
that the total cotton allotment
for Williamson County farmers
is considerable greater than
that for Bell County. Much of
Bell County land is ranching
country and land which is not
suitable for cotton farming.
Another factor in tlm iViffnrann
could be that a greater percent-
..ige or Williamson Countv
hard hit by the drought than
Bell County. Some snots in.Bnl?
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County are reporting near nor-
mal crops.
Watershed Assn.
Schedules Meeting
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At keorgetcvn
A mass meeting of the San
Gabriel River Watershed Asso-
ciation to mop further plans for
securing a flood prevention
project will be held in the San
Gabriel Park :n Gcortretmvn
Tuesday nicrht. Auerusl. 21 .it 8
o'clock. H R. Collier president
ba announced.
Motion pictures shewing the
function of a food prevention
project will be rhown and Soil
Conservation -Survice officials
will be presenr. to giv? further
explanations.
Plans also for forming a wat-
er conservation and improve-
ment district c-vering the area
of the watersreu will be discus-
sed. Application '.or the San Ga-
briel watershed project has been
approved by the State Soil Con
servation Board.
The August ?.l meeting will
be held in tha Youth CmUpy-
Building in the. San Gabriel
Park on the banks of th Snn
Gahriel River m Georgetown.
All citizens living throughout
the watersher; have been urged
to attencl.
Absentee Balloting
For An;. Runoff
Starts This Week
Absentee balloting for the
August 25 runoff ejections be
gan this week. Balloting' was
scheduled to start Monday but
was delayed when A. M. Aiken
runoff candidate for" lieutenant
governor withdrew from the
race forcing the re-printing of
the ballots.
Voters who would like to cast
absentee ballots mav get them
at the county clerk's office in.
Belton and in Georgetown. The
last day for casting absentee
ballots is August 20
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