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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF AND READ BY THE PEOPLE OF BASTROP, TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON AND LEE COUNTIES
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ELGIN, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1941
FIFTY-FIRST YEAR
NO. 12
THE TEXAS
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By The Editor
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COTTON LOANS
THE BAPTIST
NO OLD AGE
REVIVAL
PENSIONS FOR
FARMERS
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and that right soon. Get right with
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electrically, vege-
more than God,
answer this ques-
tion:
“If the righteous scarcely be
P. Cherry, Mr. and Mrs . Clarence
Harvey Upchurch,
Leseman, Mrs.
Mr. and
W.
Mrs.
John A. Freeman,
W. M. B. SIMMONS
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
A good buy
$225.00
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TEXAS CONFERENCE BIBLE CAMP
CONVENES AT ROUND ROCK 22-29
only $1.19 per
- for Pedigreed-
’KICK-OFF’ BREAKFAST WEDNESDAY
OPENED BOY SCOUT ROUND-UP
to
the
Griffin,
Lynn
week in
working
E. Wood, Mr.
Misses Modene
Seed,
in new
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Friday: Roughnecks
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Anyway he is planning to make his
visit to Austin after election day
and meet the next U. S. Senator—
and he has his own idea about who
that will be.
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tables are
I was just about to get Walter to
confide in me who was going to be
next United States Senator when
Jim Wolf and Roger McCreery came
up and Walter didn’t want to let too
many in on the secret, so I didn’t
find out.
ment resolution in the senate but up
to now the senate has not acted on
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The program is being sponsored by
the Elgin Negro Chamber of Com-
merce, an organization composed of
the leading colored citizens of Elgin
with the object of advancing the wel-
fare of Elgin and the colored citizen-
ship.
TODAY IS JUNETEENTH and is
being celebrated in grand style by
the coloredpopulation from far and
near, by a big street parade, barbe-
cue dinner, speaking and singing.
feed you.
Practice these four rules and at
65, on hot summer afternoons you’ll
be sitting in your favorite chair in
the shade of the old Chinaberry tree.
I’ll come over and we’ll lie about
how hard we used to work, and argue
about who was the best farmer.
Well, so long fellow, I’ll be seeing
you under the Chinaberry tree — I
HOPE.
It’s impossible to even guess what
they are going to do because they,
themselves, don’t know, but here’s
hoping they will quit and go home
the last of this week.
J. O. Smith
Representative Bastrop Co.
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USED CAR BARGAINS
1936 Chevrolet % ton Pickup
in good condition ____________ $195.00
1935 Ford fordor Sedan, Ex-
cellent condition. ■
will be given by a press release.
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But J. F. Tykel got me all con-
fused again by saying “Mann’s the
Man”, while Mrs. Jack Gillum just
vows that O’Daniel has got the race
won in a walk.
“And this is the law that I’ll
maintain
Until my dying day, sir,
That whatsoever King shall reign,
I’ll still be the Vicar of Bray, sir.”
— e Vicar of Bray
YOU CAN ALWAYS tell when a
political campaign is getting pretty
hot because you will see Walter
Jackson show up—he just can’t stay
away from Elgin when the political
pot begins to boil.
local scouters and Mr.
you had a hand that treated you and
your interests as you treat God and
His interest, you would kick him out
the door. And do you think God is
not going to take care of your case?
“Woe unto him that striveth with
his Maker.” “Be sure your sin will
find you out.” “He that is often re-
proved hardenth his neck, shall sud-
denly be destroyed, and that without
remedy.” You had better put your-
bors and we paid
bushel — delivered
Ceresen treated
the interest of scouting,
In the event, however, that the The appropriation bills will reach
government should take title to any the governor’s office Thursday or
of the stocks of loan cotton, at least Friday. If the legislature is still in
ten days public notice of such action session or in recess he will have only
10 days to veto or approve them,
but if the legislature adjourns he
will have 20 days.
govrnment will not give full value
for cotton equities when and if it is
necessary for the Commodity Credit
Corporation to take title to the cot-
ton”, the AAA official warned.
The notes secured by 1938 crop
cotton, the maturity date for which
was extended to July 31, 1941, are
not callable on demand. The notes
secured by 1939 crop cotton matured
on July 31, 1940. The notes secur-
ed by 1940 crop cotton do not ma-
ture until July 31, 1941, but they
are callable for payment on demand
at any time. It is possible that the
government may find it desirable to
take title on August 1, 1941, to any
I know his conscience got to hurt-
ing him because last Monday he
came to the Courier office and left
me a great big arm full of the finest
kind of roasting ears. Now I wouldn’t
have believed that anybody in this
section had corn that far advanced—
but J. V. has proved it in a most
convincing and pleasing way.
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LUND FORGET-ME-NOT
SOCIETY TO HOLD CAKE,
HQT DOG, COFFEE SALE
Group II of the Lund Forget-Me-
Not society will hold a cake, hot
dog and coffee sale next Saturday
afternoon, June 21st, in the newly
enlarged Q. & S. Grocery Store.
They will appreciate your patronage.
Gilley, who is Capital Area field
executive, and works Williamson,
Bastrop and Lee Counties, devoting
his time to the scouting program.
Last week they held drives in Tay-
lor and Georgetown and tonight an
Direct from the breeder,
just miss it. Many homes and the
town were dark save for the few oil
lamps, candles and such “old fash-
ion” methods of illumination which
were pressed into service. )
Mr. L. W. Nichols, manager of the j
Elgin station, exerted every effort (
to shorten the period of disrupted
service, in his usual capable manner.
McDade, Manor and Coupland, also
served by this sub-station of TPL,
were included in the blackout.
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ATTEND JOHNSON RALLY
IN AUSTIN MONDAY
Among the Elginites motoring to
Austin Monday evening to attend a ,
big Johnson for Senate rally held at
Woolridge Park were: Judge and
The conference president,
the bible study of the Book of the
Romans from 9 to 10 a. m. each day
and deliver inspiring messages each
evening at 8 o’clock.
Forum topics on “Built on the
Rock,” the convention theme, will
be discussed each morning at 10.
Singing will be under the direction
of Mrs. Bloom.
the way of readings, music, singing
and playlets. Ice cream and cake
will be served during the evening.
This will be a real enjoyable
evening and everyone is invited.
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SCHILLER COMMUNITY CLUB
MEETS FRIDAY NIGHT
The Schiller Community Club will
meet Friday night, June 20.
Those requested to serve June 6th
will please serve Friday night.
Johnson and Lucille Riemenschneid-
er, Judge John L. Dannelley, Mes-
srs. A. E. Johnson, W. B. Bennett,
Wayland Ridings Jr., Bobby Dean
Davis, Howard Culp, and Carl Palm-
quist.
The young girls and boys of the
party, members of El-Hi band play-
ed in a combined band of musicians
from throughout Central Texas, un-
der the direction of Mr. Coventry of
the Austin Maroon Band and were
on hand at the airport to greet Mr.
Johnson and play when he flew in
to Austin and lai,er played in a
pageant presented in connection with
the rally at the park.
cotton remaining pledged to secure
notes which are overdue at that time. it.
OUR GOOD FRIEND J. V. Fow-
ler of McDade has been hiding out—
at least he promised to visit me at
the house of representatives and
meet the governor, of whom he is
a staunch supporter, but I haven’t
seen hair nor hide of him during the
entire session.
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Anyway Griffin Smith and Jesse
Moore had just finished giving me a
pretty good line of dope, when I ran
into Mrs. C. W. Webb—now Mrs.
Webb didn’t hesitate a second about
•coming right out and making the
flatfooted statement that Lyndon
Johnson had a thru ticket already
signed to the office of U. S. Sena-
tor from Texas.
Tuesday Results:
Type 1—Siloam 0.
Coupland 9—Oilers 8.
Standing of the Clubs:
self and your house in order, for
Today, as never before, our youth
need guidance and training. They
need your whole hearted support.
You can help make the Boy Scout
Program available to them by lend-
ing your financial support to the
extension of Scouting in this com-
munity and district.
Mr. Earl M. McClure, deputy re-
gional scout executive of Boy Scouts
of America, is here from Dallas this
on an
saved, where shall the ungodly and
the sinner appear?” Then this one:
“What will it profit a man if he
gains the whole world, and lose his
own soul?” What did it profit the
rich young ruler? What did it profit
the rich farmer whose ground
brought forth plentifully? What did
it profit the rich man who dressed
himself in purple and fine linen, and
fared sumptuously every day? The
answer for one is the answer for all.
And here is the answer: “Send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of
his finger in water, and cool my
tongue; for I am tormented in this
flame.” That is God’s answer. What
do you think of it? Is it not time
for you to arise and go to God and
tell Him how you have spent His
blessings in riotous living, and that
you are utterly unworthy to beecall-
ed a son? If you will, He will love
you, forgive your sins, take you back
into the old home, and rejoice over
♦
Meats cook in their own rich, natural
juices without water. The electric
range automatically measures the
cooking heat—something that is as
important to good cooking as measur-
ed ingredients.
Automatic time and temperature
controls allow the homemaker to
spend hours away from the kitchen
—time in which to do other things
— while the dinner cooks all by
itself.
The thickly insulated, no-draft
oven heats up to 500 degrees within
a few minutes, and retains all of the
heat inside the oven. The heat is
economically applied to the cooking
and not wasted in overheating the
kitchen.
manager. Mrs. Garfield Kiel, of
the Seguin, will serve as registrar.
with
H. F.
Farmers with cotton in the govern-
ment loan will receive full payments
for their equities if the government
should take title to the cotton.
This was emphatically pointed out
today by O. B. Marshall, Williamson
County AAA Secretary, when he
was advised by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture that title
will not be taken to loan cotton with-
out prior public notice.
If the government should take
title to loan cotton, the cotton pro-
ducers would be paid any amounts
by which (1) the redemption costs
of their notes (which include prin-
cipal, interest, and carrying charges
on the pledged cotton) were exceeded
by (2) a fair value for the cotton
at the time, which would be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture on the basis of the then pre-
vailing average market prices for
cotton with reasonable allowances
for difference in grades, staple
steamed, not boiled.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND FREE
ENTERTAINMENT ON CHRIS-
TIAN CHURCH LAWN THURS-
DAY, JUNE 26TH
The young people of the Christ-
ian Church rwith the cooperation of
all the members are planning on a
happy social evening on Thursday of
next week, June 26th.
There will be entertainment in
Velma Leseman,
Webb, Helen Louise
len, Leona Marek, Bonnie
wouldn’t work for double pay?
RULE FOUR. Insect Control. It
takes a roof to complete a house. It
takes Insect Control to put a roof
on that cotton crop. If the land you
farm won’t pay you $5.00 for each
dollar you spend for poison to con-
trol Flea Hoppers and Boll Weevils,
then brother, you are on the wrong
kind of land. You have but two
choices and one or the other must be
made shortly. Either move to bet-
ter land or move to town and go on
relief.
Practice the above four simple
rules and bank your excess profits
till you are sixty-five. At 65, you
won’t be having to swap your vote
for an Old Age Pension of $15.00 or
$16.00 per month. You won’t be
lengths, and locations. /
“Don’t be misled by falsrepre-
God is going to knock at you door sentations to the effect that the
Brother Johnson is here, and at
this writing (Monday) every thing
is going well. The Holy Spirit is
working among the people, and o-
mens of a great meeting are good.
The people are coming for they are
concerned. May God’s people, be-
cause of their sins, be humble be-
fore God and make their confessions.
You have sinned and treated God
shamefully, and you know it. If
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1000 ELECTRIC COOKING RETAINS
1000 MORE RICH VITAMINS IN FOODS
000 Cooking on a cool electric range
000 gives food a better flavor and when
000 cooked by this method they retain
000 more of the health-producing natural
vitamins. Because there is no
vs McDuff, 8 flickering flame to cause uneven
p. m.; Type vs Coupland, 9 p. m. I heat, foods can be cooked
Tuesday: Oilers vs McDuff, 8 p. electric range with little or no water,
and without the use of special costly
utensils.
His boy that was lost and is found,
was dead and is alive again.
Come on. church members, come
on backsliders, come on unsaved
friends, and let us meet God, for we
are soon to be baptized in blood.
God help you, for His name’s sake.
organization meeting for Bastrop
county district will be held at Bas-
trop, at 8:00 o’clock, at the court
house.
The program started in Elgin
yesterday morning with a “Kick-
off” breakfast in the American Le-
gion Hall, served by City Cafe to
some 40 men. Lawrence M. Knox,
interested in scout work for years,
was named general chairman of the
local Boy Scout finance drive. There g
will be two rival outfits, the Bar |
Nothing Ranch with Herman Meier ■
as ranch boss, who will have some I
30 wranglers working under him and I
the Double Cross Ranch, C. P. Mor- ■
rison, boss, who will have a bunch V
of rarin-to-go wranglers and cow- *
hands. Five points will be allowed
for every prospect properly contacted
’ and I point for every dollar received,
cash or pledged. Wednesday after-
noon at 5 p. m. reports and counting
took place and the loser of the
contest had their shirt tail clipped
and must entertain the winners
with a coffee, at place to be selected.
The idea was to push the drive for
Boy Scout Sustaining Club member-
ship and to make plans for training,
health, safety, activities for Boy
Scouts, to extend the program to in-
clude a full time field worker, who
would live in Taylor and give leader-
ship to scouting activities through-
out this section. His services would
greatly increase the number of boys
and men in scouting as well as the
quality of scouting. Scouting is‘for
all boys of every race, creed and
social circumstance.
Mr. Knox, local finance campaign
chairman, says:
“A large number of men and wo-
men will assist in our finance cam-
paign this week. When the workers
call on you, will you please give them
an opportunity to tell you their
story? We hope you will respond
promptly and generously, so that the
Boy Scout Program can be spread to v.
every koy in our Community and
County who desires to join.”
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JOHNSON RALLY AT McDADE
TUESDAY NIGHT
John Connally of Washington and
, Austin will speak in behalf of the
candidacy of Congressman Lyndon
B. Johnson for the office of state
senate at a rally scheduled on Main
Street in McDade Tuesday night, at
8 o’clock.
The gathering will be sponsored by
the McDade Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion. Everyone is cordially urged to
attend the rally.
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ELGIN HAS BLACKOUT
WHEN TPL SUB-STATION
METERING BLOWS
Elgin experienced an involuntary
and unexpected blackout last night
for two hours, 7:30 to 9:30, when
the metering at the sub-station east
of town blew out. Everything was
at a standstill and fans who were
pepped up to hear the fight had to
resort to car radios, battery sets or A
The Bible Camp of the Texas
Conference will open at Luther
League park in Round Rock Sunday
evening, June 22 and will close Sun-
day, June 29. Guest teacher and
speaker is Dr. Albert Loreen of
Rockford, Ill., an able leader and the
Texas Conference is indeed fortunate
in procuring him. He will lead in
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JUDGE ARCHER TO SPEAK
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
SUNDAY EVENING
Judge Roy Archer, well known
judge and Christian, will teach the
men’s class Sunday at the 'Christian
Church and deliver the evening ad-
dress at the dedicatory services.
Judge Archer is an outstanding
Christian character and will en-
courage God’s people in this great
task of Kingdom-building.
The parsonage recently purchased
will be dedicated during the day.
Open house will be held for mem-
bers, friends and visitors Sunday
afternoon from 3 p. m. until 5:30
p. m.
Every member and friend is invit-
ed to feast on the glorious blessings
of these services.
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WOMAN’S BIBLE CLASS OF
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO
HAVE PAL PARTY JUNE 24
The Woman’s Bible Class of Cen-
tral Christian Church will entertain
with a “Pal” party Tuesday night,
June 24th, at 8:00 o’clock, at the
home of Mrs. Rose Fife. This will
take place of the afternoon meeting
and a nice program will be carried
out.
All ladies of the church are
invited.
A NUMBER OF INTEREST-
ING ARTICLES WERE O-
MITTED THIS WEEK, BE-
CAUSE OF LACK OF SPACE
TO CARRY THEM. WE
HOPE TO INCLUDE THEM
IN AN EARLY ISSUE.
/ —EDITOR
LEGISLATURE
AUSTIN, June 16 — It looks like
we are about to get the old age as-
sistance in better shape than it ever
has been but it has been a pretty
hard fight due largely to certain
political influences.
The legislature last week, passed
an appropriation of $1,750,000 to
carry the old age assistance over
until the money from the big tax
bill becomes available which will be
in September. Due to the shortage
of funds and the failure of the legis-
lature to provide for this, the pen-
sion checks for April and May were
cut $7.00 and further cut of $2.00
was scheduled for the June checks.
Immediately upon the passage of
the appropriation last week, the De-
partment of Welfare got in telephone
connection with Washington and se-
cured assurance that the amount
would be matched by the federal
government. Therefore if there is
no further hitch it is now planned
by the department to make the
checks average about $18.50 and
issues supplementary check for the
$9.00 which was cut off in April,
May and June.
The $18.50 is the highest average
that has ever been paid and there
will be plenty of money to maintain,
or possibly even raise it, and at the
same time add several thousand new
names to the list.
Besides this the old folks may add
quite a nice sum to this income by
taking advantage of the food stamps
now being offered in many counties.
The senate has yet to pass the
corrective bill to make the state law
and the federal law conform, but I
am sure they will do so before ad-
journment.
I feel like this legislature has done
a good job for the old folks who
will be greatly benefitted as soon
as the new laws are put into full
operation.
Up to this time the senate and the
hpuse are still deadlocked on ad-
journment—the house wants to recess
and the senate wants to adjourn and
neither will give in to the other.
There is not much more to be
done and it would take but a day or
two to finish up all the necessary
work if we would just decide on a
day to quit and then finish up the
work and go home.
All the appropriation bills have
been passed and oil proration law,
leaving only the bond assumption
law and the new social security, or
old age pension law as about the
only bills to be acted upon.
The house has a recess-adjourn-
Rev. Fred G. Olson, urges all
plan to attend. "Invest, in
Mrs. C. W. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
I. Dildy, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Sowell,
having to ask your relatives," your Mr. and Mrs..B. Watterson, Mr and
State, or your Federal Government to Mrs. Wayne Davenport, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Ballard, and Mr. and Mrs. L.
in cooperation
No old age pensions for farmers
will ever be needed by the cotton
farmers of Texas if they follow the
four Cardinal rules below:
1. Use Good Seed.
2. Careful Cultivation.
3. Soil Conservation.
4. Insect Control.
IF YOU ARE A PROSPEROUS
FARMER, LAYING AWAY MONEY,
YOU CAN STOP READING HERE.
This piece is expressly addressed to
the farmer who is just getting by.
Now to go back to the rules.
RULE ONE. Use good seed.
Pedigreed (Treated) Cotton Seed
are the cheapest seed of all. The
writer pooled seed orders of neigh-
God, and stop lying.
Is your influence misleading any
one? Are you a stumbling block to
people who would enter the kingdom
of God? If so, here is God’s word
to you, “Woe unto him whom of-
fense cometh, better were it for Him
that a millstone were tied around
his neck, and he cast into the sea.”
That is God’s judgement concerning
you. Remember no one ever goes
to heaven, or hell, alone. You al-
ways take somebody with you. If
you go to heaven, you will take
someone with you, and that will be
joy without end. If you go to hell,
someone will journey with you, and
that will be the worm that never dies,
and the fire in your soul that can
never be quenched. What does
your influence say for God? May
God get a hold of you before it is
too late.
The story of the five foolish vir-
gins is God’s message to worldly
church members. You are in the
church, the empty lamp is your pro-
fession, but when the Savior comes
you are not ready. You frantically
try to get ready, you go to the door
and knock and beg to be admitted,
but you are sternly told by the
Judge of the world that you are not
so much as known in the kingdom
of God, and to get yourself away
from the door forever. So your
church membership only deceived
you. It was not worth a dime. Do
you. not think it is time for you to
examine yourself to see if you are in
the faith? God says, “make your
calling and election sure.” Have
you done it? It must be done NOW,
not when the Judge comes, for then
the door of salvation will be for
ever SHUT. Worldly church mem-
bers, think on your way, and turn
your footsteps unto God.
And Mr. Sinner, lover of pleasure
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Tom’s Service Station
T. J. Rankin, Owner
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building of lives. Our chief concern
is not to make a living, but to live
a life.”
Note to Central Sunday teachers:
the Forums on Monday from 10 to
12 a. m. are arranged for the
teachers.
The Rev. Mr. Olson will preside
over the meetings. Other officers
are the Rev. J. E. Chester, of Aus-
tin, vice-president; Daniel Johnson,
of Houston, secretary; Earl Berg-
strom, of Austin, treasurer; Helmer
Johnson, of Round Rock, business
COTTON 3 bushel bags. We planted
less seed per acre. It came up to
a Uniform Stand, and size. Not one
planter of treated (poisoned) seed,
had to replant or complained of Cut
Worm damage. All agreed that
yield increase was approximately
one-eighth bale per acre profit. The
writer sold the seed he had saved to
plant the following year, to the oil
mill in the month of March, for
enough to pay for his Pedigreed seed
and have $26.83 left over.
RULE TWO. Careful Cultivation.
A few bad practices that we are all
guilty of at times. (A) Plowing too
close to save on chopping. (B)
Cultivating too deep in places and
damaging the feeder roots. We do
this when we cultivate too fast. Slow
down when you come to that soft
spot. Raise those levers a notch.
You won’t have so many dead stalk
skips in your field.
RULE THREE. Soil Conservation.
Uncle Sam pays you cash to conserve
the soil. You raise better crops •—
hence more dollars. Say fellow, you
are being paid two ways. Who
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