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'TERRACING ELIMINATES THE CAUSE OF EROSION AND CONTROLS THE RESULTS OF EROSION'
AND NEWS
Volume 77
Bartlett Texas Thursday Feb. 13 1964
No. 15
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Soil Conservation
Farmers Hear
Cropping Survey
A group of farmers and
ranchers and officials of the Lit-
tle River-San Gabriel Soil Con-
servation District held a din-
ner and meeting concerning the
conservation cropping system
at Henry's Cafe Monday night.
Gilbert Kretzschmar chair-
man of the board of the LR-SG
SCD acted as master of cere-
monies and introduced Arnold
Wade Marvin -Petty Albin Dy-
kowski and James Dunn board
members who were present.
Talks were made by Harvey
Davis executive director of the
Texas State Soil Conservation
Board and Adrian Moore head
of the local soil conservation
service.
Under the conservation crop-
ping system different farmers
-within the district have test
plots of cotton corn maize
wheat clover and oats. They
keep data on their expenses
yields per acre gross and net
income etc.
Kretzschmar welcomed the
group and thanked them for
their contributions to the dis-
trict program. The last meeting
of this type was held three
years ago.
Moore said that the black-
lands had been in cultivation for
70 years and that and a bale
per acre of cotton and 50 to 80
bushels of corn per acre were
common.
He said that the organic mat-
ter nitrogen phosphorus and
the structure of the soil were
good.
Now 13 bale and 30 bushels
are considered as good crops.
He said that now cover resi-
dues root systems traffic ero-
sion and infiltration has brought
the land down in productivity.
He related that cotton was a
depleting soil crop; that small
grain sweet clover and peren-
nials improved the soil; and
that grain sorghum and corn
has an intermediate effect.
A graph showed that rotation
of crops increased productivity
"by 17 per cent and that fertil-
ization insect control and rota-
tion increased productivity 46
per cent.
Short talks were made by
managers of district equipment
and J. A. Moore County Agent
of Milam County.
Davis stated that the group
had lots of "know how" and was
moving ahead. He said that the
district was a local organiza-
tion and was not operated by
the government. He said that
the building here was owned by
local people and not the federal
or state government.
Kretzschmar said that in the
beginning local farmers borrow-
ed money and went on the note
in order to organize the soil con-
servation district.
Schwertner MOD
Dance Nets $234
Saturday the annual Sch-
wertner March of Dimes Dance
netted $234.50 and was a
whopping success.
Food provided by the ladies
of the Schwertner community
was offered for sale before the
dance Music was provided by
Emil Malish and his band.
Cakes were auctioned during
the dance.
Mrs Stanley Schwertner
drive chairman said that they
"Really appreciated the co-
operation of the community"
and thanked those whp
brought the food and those
who purchased it.
She said that the response
from the people from gartletit
and the surrounding apoa was
fine and that it could notihave
been a success without them
ARTHUR E. CROSS
Arthur E. Cress
Enters County
Commissioners Race
Arthur E. Cross of Rogers
has announced his candidacy
for county commissioner Pre-
cinct 2.
Mr. Cross is a native of Bell
County and lives in Rogers
where he is engaged in operat-
ing his own feed store busi-
ness. Mr. Cross is active in the
First Baptist Church of Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. Cross have three
children Mary 16 Lee 14 and
Donna 7.
He has served on the Rogers
School Board. He is a member
of the Temple Farm and Ranch
Club the Davilla Riding Club
the Bell County Farm Bureau
Volunteer Fire Department of
Rogers and the local service
club. Mr. Cross is a sponsor of
the Bell County Livestock Show
and a member of the American
Legion.
Mr. Cross has worked as an
engineer building roads before
World War II. He served with
the 96th Infantry in the Phil-
ippines and Okinawa during
WWII.
Upon returning home he was
employed for several years by
the Soil Conservation Service
as an engineering aid. Later he
was manager of a large farm
and ranch near Rogers for five
years leaving to enter his own
business as a feed seed and
mobile grinder for the past
seven years.
During these years he has
constantly traveled and knows
the condition of most of the
roads of this precinct from one
end to the other.
"In knowing the roads hav-
ing built roads and with my
business experience I feel well-
qualified to help run the coun-
ty's business and to improve
the roads and communities in
Precinct 2" he said.
Mr. Cross states that he will
try to see and talk with each
and every voter in Precinct 2
before the May 2 primary elec-
tion but if he should miss any-
one he asks for your vote and
influence.
He states that although he
lives in Rogers he promises to
serve the people of Holland and
Bartlett without favoritism to
any section of the precinct
(Paid Pol. Adv.)
License Plates
I Are Now On Sale
It's that time again. Time to
buy 1964 license plates. Clerks
in the office of Williamson and
Bell County tax assessor-collectors
say that the rush is al-
ready on.
The license plates this year
are white numerals on a black
background. They already have
begun showing up on rhe ve-
hicles. Deadline for gettinjr he row
license tags is midnight April
1.
Linda Garrett Is
Town and County
Club Sweetheart
Linda Garrett daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garrett has
been named Sweetheart of the
Town and Country Riding Club.
Linda is 16 and a sophomore
in Bartlett High School. She
attended school in Davilla and
Rockdale and this is her first
year in Bartlett.
The alternate is Mary Lou
Crow daughter of Dan Crow.
She is 16 and a junior at Bart-
lett High. This year she is bas-
ketball captain football sweet
heart cheerleader named most
popular band secretary and was
treasurer of her class the first
term and is vice president this
semester.
Sister of G. Voight
Dies In Austin
Mrs. Caroline F. Wuthrich of
Pflugerville died in an Austin
nursing home Sunday. She was
the sister of Gotlieb Voight of
Bartlett.
Mrs. Wuthrich was born July
25 1873 at McDade and was a
member of the Immanuel Luth-
eran Church of Pflugerville.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Tuesday in the Imman-
uel Lutheran Church of Pflug-
erville. The Rev. Arthur Rode
officiated with burial in the
church cemetery.
County Farm Bureau
To Meet Monday
The Bell County Farm Bu-
reau at Temple is sponsoring a
county meeting at the Oenaville
Community Hall at 7 p. m. Mon-
day evening.
It is a supper meeting and all
members are urged to attend.
Don Decker County Agent
will present the program on
coastal bermuda grass.
Legion Political
Barbecue Slated
On Thursday April 16 the
bi-annual American Legjon stag
political barbecue will be held.
Members made plans for the
barbecue when they met Tues-
day evening.
The affair is held in political
years to allow the men of the
area to meet the candidates for
various offices.
A work party will begin Mon-
day on the inside and outside
of the home. The 12x16 frame-
work has been built as an addi-
tion to the north side.
The name of Bill Brisbine
was called for the $10 door prize
and W. C. Hinze for the $6.
Neither were present.
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Be Open Friday
J The Presbyterian Church will
' be open from 9. a. m. until 5 n.
(m. Friday for prayer and med
itation in observance of World
Day of Prayer.
A special pi'ayer meeting has
not been planned but anyone
may worship individually at the
church
Sons of Hermann
dults Juniors To
Have Party Sat.
Schwertner Sons of Hermann
Chapter 307 will have a party
Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.
m. at the hall for adult and
junior members
Cong. J. J. Pickle I
Flays Possible
Mail Service Cut
Congressman J. J. (Jake)
Pickle has protested any con-
templated cut in mail service
on the Katy's Texas Special
and Texas Flyer in a letter to
U. S. Postmaster General John
A. Gronouski.
Pickle said loss of the pas-
senger service and lack of
truck mail service to such
points as Bartlett Georgetown
and Granger justify the post-
master general looking more
fully into the matter before
final decision is reached.
Katy President C. T. Wil-
liams said that discontinuance
of mail service on Katy trains
south of Dallas to San An-
tonio would be disastrous be-
cause it accounts for more than
60 per cent of revenue from
these passenger trains. He
said if the mail service is ter-
minated the railroad would
seek authority to discontinue
operations of the trains.
Reports that train mail ser
vice might be eliminated south
of Dallas arose from railroad
employees who reported a sur-
vey of its feasibility has been
made by postal authorities.
Similar use and cost surveys
have been made across the na-
tion presumably as part of
President Johnson's recent
economy moves.
Austin and Fort Worth pos-
tal officials say any decision
to cut use of the Katy would
have to come from Washing-
ton. No official action has
been taken yet as far as they
and officials of the Katy at
Dallas know.
Great bulk of first class mail
between Dallas and San An-
tonio toavels by truck.
Homer Pumphreys
Leave For Clifton
Rev. and Mrs. Homer Pumph-
vey and family left Bartlett
Thursday for their new home in
"lifton where he will be pastor
of the First Methodist Church.
He has been pastor of the lo-
cal church since 1960 coming
from Taylor. The church will be
without a full time pastor until
the annual conference in June.
In the meantime the district
superintendent is looking for an
interim pastor to serve the
church.
John Karen Sarah and Mar-
tha Pumphrey will accompany
their parents. Suzanna who
graduated from Bartlett High
last year is atending SWTSC
and Barbara who has been in
Austin is moving to Los An-
geles Calif.
Rev. Pumphrey has been in-
terested in community school
district and conference activi-
ties and especially in the youth.
Durincr his time here he has
brought a number of people into
the church; has seen the dent
at the church reduced to $1600 ;
and had remodeling done at the
parsonage.
This week Rev. Pumphrey
said "We have appreciated the
way the people both in the
'hurch and out have worked
with in and we leave with a lot
of good memories."
NEW ARRIVAL
; Mr. and Mrs. Oel Richey an
nounce the arrival of a 6 pound
one ounce daughter in a Temple
hospital Sunday She has been
"amed Rachelle Yvette. Grand-
parents ars Mr. and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Bunte of Holland and Mr
and Mrs. A. W Richey. Great
grandmothers are Mrs. Hattie
Richey of Fort Worth and Mig
Ida Townsend.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Whitlow
of Garland visited here during
the week-end.
FRANK A. WOOD
Frank Wood Enters
Race For County
Commissioner
Frank A. Wood a native of
Bell County announces his can-
didacy for the office of County
Commissioner Precinct 2.
Mr. Wood served in the Unit-
ed States Navy during W. W. II
and after being honorably dis-
charged he became engaged in
farming east of Holland where
he and Mrs. Wood now reside.
Your vote and influence is
sincerely sought and appreciat-
ed. Funeral Services
Held'Saturday
For W. E. Russell
Services were held Saturday
afternoon for W. E. Russell
brother of Mrs. I. J. Mankins.
Funeral services were held in
Belton at 2 p. m. at the First
Methodist Church with the Rev.
W. Cecil Taylor pastor of the
church officiating. Burial was
in the Bell Plains Cemetery.
Rnssell died in a Killeen hos-
pital Thursday night after a
long illness. He was born March
31 1881 in Bell County and
lived in Belton all of his life.
He was a retired farmer and
a member of the First Method-
ist Church of Belton. He was ak
so a member of the Belton Ma-
sonic Lodge No. 186.
Surviving are one daughter
Mrs. Vesta Culwell of Killeen;
one brother C. B. Russell of
Anahuac; three sisters Mrs. I.
J. Mankins of Bartlett Mrs
Queenie Boyles of Temple and
Mrs. Zenobia Davis of Clovis
N. M.
Pallbearers were Elmo Chaf-
fin of Belton L. J. Howard of
Temple R. O. Harris Jr. and
W. T. Carter both of Killeen
Dr. Paul R. Culwell and Ches-
ter L. Bueker both of San An-
tonio. NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Steven-
son announce the arrival of a
9 pound 1 ounce son born Mon-
day in a Taylor hospital. He
has been named Alan Bruce.
Grand parents are Mrs. Joe
Tate of Rosebud and Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Stevenson.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr and Mrs Weldon Whitlow
of Austin announce the birth of
a 5 pound 12 ounce daughter last
Wednesday. She has been nam-
ed Mary Catherine.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Whitlow of Garland
'and great grandmother is Mrs
i'laUia Whitlow
CHAMBER OFFICERS
DIRECTORS TO MEET
Officers and directors of the
Bartlett Chamber of Commerce
will meet at noon Tuesday at
the Bartlett Cafe.
Members are reminded to be
present.
i Bartlett Residents
Have Wide Choice
In May Election
Bartlett residents and citi-
zens of the State of Texas will
have quite a list of candidates
to choose from in the election
to be held early in May.
In addition the local school
trustee election will be held Sat-
urday April 4 and the City-
election will be held Tuesday
April 7.
The Presidential election wilt
be held in November
j Incumbents W. R. Poage and
(J. J. Pickle have filed for re-
eietuun in me litn ana lOtn
Congressional districts.
Listed below are the candi-
dates for statewide races with
D and R denoting their political
affiliation.
Senate D: John Van Cronk-
hite Dallas; Ralph Yarborough
Austin ; Gordon McLendon
Dallas. R: George Bush Hous-
ton; Dr. Milton Davis Dallas;
Robert Morris Dallas; Jack
Cox Houston.
Governor D: John Connalljr
Fort Worth; Don Yarborough
Houston. R: C. G. Weakley Jr.
Dallas; Jack Crichton Dallas
Harry Diehl Houston.
Lieutenant Governor Dr
Preston Smith Lubbock; Albert
Fuentes Jr. San Antonio. Rr
Horace Houston Dallas.
Attorney General D: Wag-
goner Carr Lubbock. R: John:
Trice .Waco.
Treasurer D: Jesse James
Austin. D: Frank Neumann
Beaumont.
Comptroller D: Robert S-
Calvert Austin. R: Dallas Cal-
mes Houston.
Agriculture Commissioner
D: John White Wichita Falls;;
Millard Shivers Waco. R: John
Armstrong Kingsville.
Land Commissioner D: Jer-
ry Sadler Palestine; Fred Wil-
liams Dallas. R: John Mat-
hews Abilene.
Railroad Commission (2!
places) 1. For unexpired term of
4 years D: Jim Langdon El
Paso; Jesse Owens Vernon. Rr
Don Flanagan Richardson; 2.
For full 6 year term D: Ben.
Ramsey.
Supreme Court (3 places) 1
D: Ruel Walker. R. T. E. Ken-
nerly. 2. D: Robert Hamilton;
3. (Associate Justice Frank Cul-
ver retiring) D: Sears Mo-
Gee of Houston; Jack Pope
San Antonio.
Court of Criminal Appeals
D: K. K. Woodley.
Congressman-at-large Di
Joe Pool Dallas ; Bob ' Bakery
j Houston; Bill Elkins Green-
ville; Bob Looney Houston;
I Dan Sullivan Andrews. R: Bill
Hays Temple.
Riles Held For
Miss Margie Liles
Funeral services were held
Thursday for Miss Margie J.
Liles of San Antonio. She was-
the daughter of Mrs. J. W. Nel-
son. Miss Liles died in a San An-
tonio hospital last Tuesday. Sh&
was born in Taylor Sept. 28
1921 and was a member of the
Catholic Church.
Services were held at Condra
Memorial Chapel in Taylor with
Requiem Mass at St. Mary's
Catholic Church. The Rev. Eu-
gene Braden and the Rev. Earl
Hedberg officiated with burial
in Taylor City Cemetery.
Survivors are her mother
Mrs J W. Nelson Sr of Route
1; two sisters Mrs. Ruby Min-
gus and Mrs. L. J. Williamson
of San Antonio; four brothers
Marvin Nelson of Galveston J
W. Nelson Jr. of Livingston
Durward Nelson of Bartlett and
Jack Nelson of Taylor.
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 13, 1964, newspaper, February 13, 1964; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82035/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 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.