The Smithville Times Transcript and Enterprise (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 2, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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Our Future Generation
Two important election! are
juat around the corner, with the
School Trustee Election Saturday,
April 4, and the City Election
Tueaday. April 7th. A good turn-
out ia urged for both of these
elections. Our schools are not
only important from the stand
point that our future way of life
hinges on what our children learn
today, but our public school sys-
tem ia important from an econo
mic standpoint. The school haa a
shmable payroll and large sums
of money arc handled in various
acounts. Therefore, members of
the school board not only need
to understand educational prob-
lems but need to be good busi
nesamen as well.
Five men are candidates for
the three vacancies to bo filled
on the board They are John
Shirocky and Gordon Trousdale,
seeking re-election, and B. W
Allen, Herman Darling and Billie
Davie.
All qualified vot
the tattbvOk
School District are ai
in this election, and
do ao.
Basketball Boys Entertained
Tuesday night was a gala oc-
casion at the VFW Hail when all
of the High School and Junior
High basketball boys warn hon-
ored with a chicken barbecue
dinner and all the trimmlnga,
which waa sponsored by the
Smithville Booster Club.
Head High School Coach Carter
E. Massey waa the matter of
ceremoniei, and he called on the
basket hull coaches , W. O. Ray,
Junior high, Doyle Rogers,- B
team, end Billy Spencer. A team,
to introduce their boys. Coach
Spencer, whose boys brought
Smithville High School its first
basketball championship, intro-
duced his hold over boys first,
who will be with us again next
year; then the seniors.
Thirty-nine basketball boys and
their coaches had been invited as
honor guests and 36 were pre-
sent There were about 135 others
present including members ef the
Booster Club, parents and friends
of the basketball boys, and all
had a most enjoyable evening.
Hmm present at the meeting
Holiday night were Chester Shir
achy, Jamboree Chairman; Vas-
tiaa Bueacher. Commander ef the
American Legion and parade
chairman; Mrs. Iran# Herrington,
president of the Smithville Oar
den Club; Mrs. Edith Saunders.
V. W. W. Auxiliary. Mr. Irvin
Row. Smithville High School
Band, and Mrs. J. G. Danvers,
Chamber of Commerce Secretary.
Other details were discussed
for the big two day celebration
which will take place Friday and
Saturday, April 17 and 18. The
varied entertainment for the two
days includes the annual Smith-
ville Garden Club Spring Flower
Show in the Chancellor Building,
with show hours from 2 to • on
Friday and Saturday afternoon;
the Bastrop County Homs Eco-
nomics Show in the Woodiest
Building; atomic energy display
in the old hospital and clink
i building; historkal displays in
all show windows down town,
he annual FFA Project Show
and Sale on Saturday, with sale
it 2;00 P. M., the big parade at
1:00 P M. Saturday, a dance Sat-
urday night at the Legion Hall
vhere Gilbert Kautz will furnish
the musk. There will also be the
eownin* of the Jamboree Queen
wheae identity will remain a se-
cret until the night of the dance.
There will he plenty «f feed and
concession stands during both
days of the Jamboree.
With an increased number of
prises In the various categories,
this year’s parade is expected to
be the beet ever. Top winners
will be mighty proud of the beau-
tiful engraved trophies they will
receive*
The will be another very im-
portant meeting of the Jamboree
committee Monday night at 7:00
and all members are urged to be.
Voters living within the dtjr
limits of Smithville will return to
the polls on Tueaday t» elect
three aldermen and a city attor-
ney.
Three members of the council
whose terms of offke expire are
all running for re-election. They
are Hugh C. Cole, Johnie Camp-
bell, and Gus Novosad. Newcom-
ers who are seeking one of the
positions are Chester Shkodty
and Edgie Wallace.
Derrell T. Bradford ia tha only
one listed on the ballot for tho
city attorney post. He ia acting
city attorney at present.
Like the school, the dty, too,
is big business, and qualified men
are needed to hold the guiding
reins. It is very important that
a large percentage of the voters
go to the polls Tuesday and vote
for the men of their choice, so
that the elected officials will be
representatives of the majority,
and not of a small minority
riot far there is a category for
almoot every conceivable entry_-
bmuUfuI, patriotk, comic, etc.
And yaw are aot limited to Just
OM entry. You can enter EVERY
category If you wiah. Tha main
thing ia to have at leaat one en-
try, and to register this with the
Parade Marshall. Vastine Buesch-
sr. as soon aa possible. He has to
know all about the entries, what
category they are in, etc., in or-
der to arrange the parade route
and other details.
The seven parade categories
arc: 1. Most beautiful, 2. Most
original, S. Moat coink. 4. Auto-
mobiles, 5. Commercial, 6. Wes-
tern, and 7. Fancy Horses and
regalia. The entries must be
classified when they are register-
ed with the chairman, Vastine
Bueacher
Work k already underway on <
Loses Brother
High School P-TA
To Moot Tuesday
Left to right—Brtnda Sue Greene, 5 years, Sherry Lynn Grane, Ste
yean, and Gay Frances Greene, etfc years, daughters of Mr. and
Mn. J. W. Greene.
The High School ParcntTeach
er Association will meet Tuesday
April 7th at 3:00 o'clock, at
which time new officers will be
elected. The two fifth grades will
present the program
Flatonia Seniors
Schedule Ploy
Rites Held Hero For
Former CMzea
Emil Voelkel
Service Is Held
The Cannibal Queen*, ■ three-
act comedy play, haa been chosen
by the Senior Class of Flatonia
High School to be presented on
April 10 and 11 at Its contribu-
tion to the annual production
given each year by the Senior
Class.
The plot of the play concerns
two parties who are trying to get
Uncle Cornelius’ money. To get in
his favor, one party brings a fake
cannibal queen to Uncle (who la
interested In cannibel queens),
but the intrigue k discovered,
and the fakers are about to ba ox-
posed when a REAL south sea is-
land queen comes unexpectedly
and saves the day.
Both performances will be In
tha high school auditorium, and
are to atari at IN P. M. General
admision la 80c; reserved seats
may ba obtained for $1.00.
Funeral services* wore held
here Monday for a former long
time resident of Smithville,
James W. (Jim) Harrell, 71, who
died Saturday, March 28, 1MB,
at tha home ef his daughter, Mrs.
Elmo Littlepege in Llano.
The funeral sendees were held
Monday, March 30 at the Max
Jones Funeral Horns Chapel at
2:00 o'clock P. M., with Rev.
Cliff Alford, pastor of tho First
Baptist Church officiating. Mrs.
D. A. Tunatall was tha organist
and tha soloist waa John Morrow
of Waelder, singing “Abide with
Me" and “God Be with You.” In-
terment waa in Oak Hill Ceme-
tery. Serving as pallbearers were
Hugh C. Cole, O. L. Woodrest.
Lan Burns, Charles Simpson, T. P.
Jones and Oscar Anderson.
Mr. Harrell was born in Gid-
dings Feb. 0, 1884, dm eon of
Sarah Stramler and Luka H.
Harrell. He had lived here for
many years and all of his chil-
dren ware born and reared here.
He waa a retired painter and
decorator.
Survivors include four sons.
Boyce Harrell of Smithville, Dur-
ward Harrell of Dallas, Lt Coi.
Mason D. Harrell of Carswell Air
Force Base. Fort Worth; and Ma-
jor Johnnie F. Harrell of Wkhita
three daughters, Mrs.
Large Crowd
Attuhds Egg Hint
Friday et Buffington Chapel and
Old Kinkier Cemetery. The Nev
D I. Dolton offkiated.
Voelkel had farmed for many
years In the Old Kinkier vkinity
of Northern Lavaca County. Later
he resided 32 year* at Yoakum,
his death occurring at the local
hospital Wednesday.
Survivors include hi* wife, Mrs
Emma Voelkel of Yoakum; four
daughters, Mrs. W. E. Best of
Smithville, Mrs. Alex Wessels of
Hallettsville. Mrs. Carl Staler of
Yoakum and Mra. C. H. Steiger of
Gonxales.
Over two hundred people were
in attendance at the second an-
nual Easter egg hunt at the VFW
grounds Sunday, sponsored by the
VFW Auxiliary.
For the second consecutive
year. William Hoffman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Hoffman,
found the golden egg and receiv-
ed a prize.
There were plenty of eggs for
everyone and it was hard to tell
who had the most fun. the
youngsters or the grown-ups.
waa over the
April 4 b Hobo Day
Saturday, April 4th, the Junior
claag k sponsoring a “Hobo. Day"
to raise funds for Junior-Senior
Day. If there are any odd jobs
that you would like to kavo done,
pleaae contact Darlene Goebel or
Virginia Hall.
After the hunt
members of the Auxiliary took a
big basket of eggs to a large fam-
ily of needy children..
Committees And Chairmen
Named For Flower Show
Hugh Colo Receives
Latter From Scooter
Now Arrival
b Baby Girl
Committees and chairmen have
been named for the Smithville
Garden Club Flower Show whkh
will he held in conjunction with
tho Co-Val Jamboree April 17 and
18. They are as follows:
1. Staging: Mesdames O. A.
Anderson, Evans, W. E. Seallorn,
and Hoary ZimmerhanzeI
2. Publkity: Mrs. C. K. Mick
and Miss Margaret Webster
8. Judges: Mrs. T. J. Herrington
4. Registration of entries Me*
dames Kenneth Blaschkc. T. J.
Harrington, and E F. Vscek.
5. Window decorations Mrs
Della Marrs.
8. Registration of guests: Fri-
day—Mrs. B. F. Hudson, Mrs Ora
Hkkarson; Saturday Mrs W T.
Tlppen. Mrs. L. B. Wesson Sr .
7. Hospitality Friday — Mrs.
Clarence K arc her. Saturday—Mrs.
M. C. Vanston.
8 Division 1: Horticulture—Mrs
Everett* goundors. telephone No.
40. Barite- A, B. C, D, and E;
Classes Ml.
8. Division 0: Artktk arrange
18. Section L, Class Bl—"Have
a Cigar”, Baby arrangement, Mrs
O A. Anderson, telephone 238
16. Section M, Ctasa B2—“The
Sky la the Limit", for men only.
Mrs. W. A. Hooper, telephone
787W.
17. Section N, Class 93—"Tress
urea and Traditions”—period ar
rangement, Mrs. H B Cox, tel
i-phone 820.
IB Section 0. Class BA "You
•re invited—rain or shine"—In
vitation, Mrs. T. J. Herrington.
telephone 308
IB Schedule Chairmen Mes
dames O. A. Anderson, E F
Vaeek, f. J. Herrington
State Ceneervettea Materiel
Te—a House BUI 47. 1B33. pro
vided that the following plant
materials be placed on the con
servatlen Uat. Texas Garden
Clubs do not permit using any
of those In flower shows except
in —UFvnUen exhibits, when
the plants must bo exhibits grow-
ing on their own reels.
from use in other than educa-
tional classes for flower shows
held in that area"
1. Anemone decapetala (Ane-
mone, wood violetai.
2. Amorpha fruiticosa (False
indigo.)
3. Parotela frutescens
4. Dales frutencen*
(Shrubby Dales)
3. Pentalostemon multiflorus,
( white prairie clover)
6 Petalostemon stanfieldii
(Prairie clover)
7 Lespedeza prairea (Bush
clover.
8 Geranium texaaa (Crane's
bill, wUd geranium.)
B. Viola miaaourienais (Blue
violet, "Violletta"
10. Pentstemon cobaca, (Beardt
tongue, dewflowers, wUd bella-
donna, false foxglove, pentste-
mon. fairy thimbles.)
11. Pentstemon murrayanus
(Scarjel pentstemon. scarlet heard
tongue.
12. Caetilieja lindheimeri. Ind-
ian Paint Brush. Indian blanket
IB Iberille lindheimeri, (door
apples, wild balsam, Indian ap
Snake
Hugh C. Cole, Sr., received the
following letter from Senator
Ralph Yarborough:
Washington, D. C.
March 10. IBM
Mr. Hugh C. Cole, Br.
P . 0 . Box 500
Smithville, Texas
Dear Friend Cole:
Thanks for your message re-
questing that 1 support the Rail-
road Retirement Increase Bill.
S-22S.
1 am co-author of that bUl and
not only will 1 support H, 1 helped
introduce R and am actively push-
ing fur Ite passage.
1 supported and helped pose the
Railroad Retirement Act in IBM
Mr. and Mrs. William D. (Bill)
McClure are happy over the safe
arrival of their little daughter,
born Friday. March 27, at St.
David's Hospital in Austin. The
little girl weighed 0 pounds, 13
ounces and has been named
Mellissa Jo McClure.
Proud grandparents are Mr and
Mrs. C. M. McClure of Smithville,
Mrs. Lucille Malone of Austin
and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Malone
of Houston.
Kansas,
Elmo Littlepage of Llano, Mrs.
Ralph W. Johnson of San Rafael,
California, and Miss Doille Har-
rell of San Antonio; one sister,
Mrs. Ida Kennedy of Giddings;
and twelve grandchildren.
R. A Tullis
Digs h Bastrop
The Fifth Annual Reunion of
the Ex-Students and Teachers
Association of tho Smithville Pub-
lic Schools will be hold at the
American Legion Hall and Annex
oa Sunday. April 2R 1MB.
There wlM be a chkken bar be
cue dinner served in the Annex
at 12:80 P M. (This time haa been
pies, wild potnegrante,
apple, "Hierba de Vibora
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