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Cong. Johnson Greeted By
Grateful Seniors and Sponsors
From M. A. Justice
Candidate For Sheriff
ENDORSED BY
ATTORNEYS IN
Who is Homer P. Rainey
Candidate For Governor
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is the RIGHT choice for Bastrop
County’s Representative because
He is fair, honest and depend-
able.
in the finance department ,at city
hall. They will both be employed
with the new business ,a foursome
that will make the business free
of labor troubles, and a very busy
group Monday morning, rearrang-
ing and getting acquainted with
the stock.
I GIVE YOU TEXAS
By Boyce House
I know it wasn’t written; I know it wasn’t read;
He hadn’t time to read it for the lightnin’ of his eye
Went flashin’ ’long from pew to pew, nor passed a sinner by.
The sermon wasn’t flowery; ’twas simple Gospel truth;
It fitted poor old men like me; it fitted hopeful youth;
’Twas full of consolation for weary hearts that bleed;
‘Twas full of invitations to Christ, and not to creed.
I hope to meet that minister — that congregation, too—
In that dear home beyond the stars that shine from heaven’s blue;
I doubt not I’ll remember, beyond life’s evenin’ gray,
The happy hour of worship in that model church today.
ARB IE JOHNSON IS
DISCHARGED FROM NAVY
Arbie Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Johnson was discharg-
ed from the US Navy July 5th at
Camp Wallace, Texas after about
16 months in service, 10 months
of which was in the Philippines.
Mr. Johnson and daughter Ruby
motored to Camp Wallace to at-
tend the discharge ceremony held
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shiny but if his children have their noses flattened against the window
pane half an hour before he is due home for supper, you can trus
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M. A. JUSTICE
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flation.” At the same service the
Blair has established in his
years on the bench one of
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He stands for better farm-to-
market roads, better educational
facilities and full payment of pen-
sions.
He is a World War II veteran.
best judicial records in the State,
his supporters said. To date he
has written nearly 900 opinions
as an associate justice, an except-
ionally high number for that per-
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church and families and parents
of children of Baptist Vacation
Bible School are invited to meet
tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 o’-
clock at the church from where
they will go to Prewitt Park for
a basket picnic.
Pack a big basket and share in
the pleasures in store for every-
one.
soon,” the senator said ,continu-
. ing his platform. “I favor a 60-
day session of the legislature each
year rather than 120 days every
other year. I also favor a re-
in part that Judge Blair
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riends and visitors are invited to, associated with his father in bus-
attend.
Drug Company as pharmacist.
Mr. Turner has been with the
Dr. Pepper Company in the capa-
city of route supervisor for the
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Both young men bring to Elgin
business experience and ability.
Both are married. Mrs. Ramsey
has been employed with the Ex-
tension Division of the University
of Texas and Mrs. Turner held a
The Reverend George W. Witt-
mer, Pastor of Messiah Luther-
an Church, Saint Louis, Missouri,
and summer guest speaker of the
Lutheran Hour, July 21, 28 and
August 4.
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JAMES DUNBAR DISCHARGED
FROM ARMY
T-Sgt. James H. Dunbar re-
FRIED CHICKEN SUPPER
AT KNOBBS JULY 20
There will be a Fried Chicken
Supper at the Knobbs School
house Saturday night, July 20th
for the Cemetery Association.
Supper will be served at 8:30 p.
m. Everybody is invited to at-
tend.
UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT
Chas. Oakley Ramsey and C.
Smith Turner, both from Austin,
have purchased the Elgin Pharm-
acy from Mr. E. E. McElroy and
took over the business Monday
morning. Sunday they spent the
day, with an inventory crew from
San Antonio Drug. Co., taking in-
ventory. Mr. Christian, manager
of the business the past year, will
return to Anahuac where he was
employed with Mr. McElroy be-
fore coming to Elgin.
Mr. Ramsey, a registered pharm-
acist, is a graduate of the College
of Pharmacy of the University of
Texas. He received his discharge
from the US Navy in December
after 43 months service, 18 months
overseas in European and Pacific
area and since his return to Aus-
tin has worked with Saunders
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A group of El-Hi seniors, their
parents and instructors were on
hand to greet Congressman Lyn-
don B. Johnson Friday afternoon
at 2 o’clock when he spoke here
in behalf of his candidacy for re-
election. They thanked him for
the banquet and other courtesies
extended them while they were in
Washington on the educational
tour they took in June.
Congressman Johnson spoke on
main street to an attentive aud-
ience ,taking occasion to explain
why he was so concerned with
securing an active group for Camp
Swift. He got the battalion com-
posed of 860 men, he said, to keep
the camp open and intact until the
training program had been work-
ed out by Congress, when he hop-
ed that the large Bastrop County
cantonment would be chosen for
extensive peace time training for
the army . Once the camp is clos-
ed, he explained, it is likely that
the War Department would de-
clare -(suru-Eproperty." If
this happened it would mean that
the large camp would be placed
on the market, and would never
again be available for soldier
training.
He assured Elgin people that
the national budget will be in bal-
ance next year.
“The first hump this nation
must get across,” Johnson said,
“is whether or not we survive, and
whether we can save our govern-
ment from the Communists and
the Fascists. Big business is yell-
ing communist and big labor is
yelling fascist. We’ve got to
quit all this name calling and
abuse and get back to fundamen-
tals. All the little people want is
to have jobs and raise their chil-
University presidents required to
read each book placed in large
libraries.
Some of Dr. Rainey’s friends
say: Texas has had governors
from many walks of life: business
men, newspaper men, oil men,
lumber men, farmers, flour men,
ranch men, and many lawyers, but
we’ve never had a man who has
the intensive scholarship and
and other qualifications of Rain-
ey — why not make the experi-
ment?”
The “experiment” has proven
successful in other states. Wood-
row Wilson became Governor of
New Jersey after being president
of Princeton University. Successful
governors of two Southern states
were formerly presidents of their
respective State Universities.
• Read his platform in an adver-
tisement on another page of this
paper.
ceived his discharge July 3rd at __ ________________ _______ _____
Fort Sam Houston and arrived position with the city of Austin
Dr. Rainey is a native Texan, offered,
proven himself a worthy exponent
of enlightened, wholesome, fair
and lasting Democratic ideals”
and has won the confidence and
esteem of the lawyers and of the
citizenship of the entire state.
“Therefore, we, the Bastrop
County Bar, having full confi-
dence in Judge Blair believing
him to be an able, fearless, con-
scientious, thorough and hard
working judge, eminently quali-
fied by temperament, education
and experience for the high judi-
cial office he occupies, hereby,
without reservation and in full
confidence ,endorse Judge Blair
for re-election.”
duction in the numbers of legis-
lators and adequate pay for them,”
he stated.
Now touring the state in the
interest of his candidacy, the sen-
ator stated he is asking for pro-
motion upon the basis that he is
the only candidate for Lieutenant-
Governor who has the experience
and qualifications that are so
badly needed in order to properly
preside over the Texas Senate,
the Lieutenant-Governor’s chief
function.
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MELONS MOVE
TO MARKET
Elgin melons have been moving
to market pretty steadily the past
few weeks b rail and truck. 25
cars have been shipped via S.P.
Ry. and 21 via M.K.T. and buy-
ers from all parts of the nation
have been moving at an average
of 5 and 6 truck-loads per day—
some of the large trucks holding
as much as a railroad car. G. C.
Westbrook local buyer estimates
fully 100 cars have been shipped
already.
E. O. Lundgren, who weighs
out the truck loads estimates that
some $5,000 a day has been paid
the farmers for melons moved by
trucks alone during the busiest
days.
As usual,the quality and quan-
tity of the Elgin. melons is good
this year. Their fame has spread
far and wide and they are now
known and called for as “Elgin”
melons and in big demand where
ever they have once been intro-
duced . They provide a nice
“cash” crop for the farmer and
truck grower and a fine treat for
those who eat them .
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ELGIN BAPTISTS TO OBSERVE
WORLD RELIEF SUNDAY
This Sunday, July 21, is World
Relief Sunday and in response to
the appeal made by the Bap-
tist denomination, Elgin Baptist
Church will cooperate by using all
of their offerings this Sunday to-
be used for World Relief and the
hungry overseas.
For this church a goal has been .
set and all members are urged to
be present Sunday and Contribute
liberally to help suffering human-
ity. Our Missionaries will use
this money to feed the hungry and
starving as they carry the gospel
message along wjfh it, Many .
churches will be observing World
Relief Day also to raise money for
this great cause.
In Sunday School and both
church services all offerings will
go to buy food for the hungry. To
those who believe in Christ and
share his compassion on his suf-
fering this appeal will be answer-
ed. We ask everyone who will to
prepare to give more than usual
this Sunday. To church members
we urge you to be present Sun-
day ;to visitors we invite you, to
cooperate on World Relief Sun-
day, July 21st.
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MRS. JOE SAPPINGTON
DIES IN BASTROP FRIDAY
Elgin friends of Mrs. Joe A.
Sappington will regret to learn
of her death in Bastrop last Fri-
day, July 12th. Funeral services
were held Sunday, July 14th “at
2:00 p. m. in Giddings. Mr. Sap-
pington preceded her in death
several months ago. They resid-
ed near Paige on Highway 20 and.
transacted business in Elgin mak-
ing many friends here.
Survivors are three sons, May-
ron, Richard and J. W. Sapping-
(ton; four daughters, Beulah, Ber-
nice, Betty and Barbara Jean
Sappington.
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Classified Ads.
HIS DISTRICT
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I Endorsement of the re-election
i of Mallory B. Blair of Belton as
, associate justice of the Court of
, Civil Appeals of the Third Judic-
• ial District has been received
from more than 80 per cent of
the practicing attorneys in the
24 counties in the district, Judge
Blair’s supporters announced this
week.
The latest endorsement was
from Bastrop County and con-
| tained the names of these mem-
bers of the lagal profession: C.
B. Maynard, C. W .Talbot, Hen-
ry Sebesta. P. J. Alexander, V.
F. Taylor, C. W. Webb, Emma S.
Webb and John L. Dannelley.
Judge Blair, a native of Bell
County ,has been on the appellate
bench at Austin the past 24 years,
and for the first time since his
first race in 1922 has an opponent,
Robert Hughes of San Angelo.
Recognized for his unbiased
opinions and hard work, Judge
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TO THE VOTERS OF
BASTROP COUNTY:
Allow me to take this method
of, First, thanking you for your
encouragement in this campaign,
for Sheriff. •
Second, to the rumors that I
was a Deputy .Sheriff, I have
never worked as a deputy sheriff.
I was employed by the City of
Bastrop as a Police Officer, and
never worked for the Sheriff, or
connected in any way with the
Sheriff or his office as it has
been erroneously reported, and
as to unions, most especially the
Railroad Brotherhoods, I have
been on a salary all of my life,
and could not believe other than
the right to bargain. Those boys
were badly misunderstood, or did
not want to understand them, I
don’t know which. They were ask-
ing for more change in working
conditions than anything else, to
allow them to be home more with
their families and reduce living
expenses. Show me a man that
loves his home respects it, and I
will show you a real man. Did you
ever see a troop train, passenger,
or'freight, or any other train stop
or fail to go out on account of
rain ,sleet ,snow, heat or any other
condition unless the main line was
blocked? No, is the answer, and
that settles the slacker question.
Those boys were on the job as
the balance of us trying and doing
our part. I have been asked to
clear my point of view on this
question and I hope I have made
it clear to all concerned.
Now as for myself, if you elect
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VISITING SPEAKER AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING
On Sunday morning, July 21st
at eleven o’clock ,there will be a
visiting speaker, the Rev. Gus
J. Craven, who is Professor of
Christian Education at the Austin
Presbyterian Theological Semin-
ary and Minister of Education
• at the . University Presbyterian
Church in Austin, at First Pres-
byterian Church in Elgin, his ser-
HOLLERS TURNS
ON THE HEAT
Labeling his opponent’s cam-
paign for re-election an “evasive
alibi for the past” and a “wild
dream for the future” Hardy Hol-
lers carried his congressional cam-
paign into another dynamic week
with several radio addresses sched-
uled out of Austin as well as ex-
tensive personal campaigning
throughout the district.
“We’re turning on the heat,”
declared Hollers. “Too long has
this congressman refused to an
swer questions about his congress-
ional record. Too long has he
whined, “I don’t like mud-sling-
ing.” That is What his colleague,
Andrew May, had to say when
the Senate committee started ask-
ing questions. “I don’t like mud-
slinging,” said May.
“Of course Johnson doesn’t
want questions asked about his
redord. He. doesn’t have the
.answers. Instead of answering
Heat is on Lyndon and he doesn’t
like it. Texas tempers run too'
hot to suit him.”
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SHIVERS LISTS
WAR VETERANS
PROBLEMS
Senator Allan Shivers, only
•ex-serviceman in the race for
.Lieutenant Governor, focused at-
tention on war veterans when he
opened his campaign recently in
his hometown, Port Arthur.
“I exchanged ideas with fight-
ing men many times in the hard
days overseas in Africa, Italy,
France and Germany. I know the
anxiety. and disappcin ment Q
many veterans feel today, and I
understand and appreciate their
problems that are also my own
problems,” the Jefferson County
senator stated.
Although only 38 years old,
Senator Shivers is dean of the
Texas Senate because of his 12
years service there. The Gulf
Coast counties of Jefferson, Har-
din, Liberty and Orange made him
• the youngest senator ever to take
the oath of office when he was
first sent to the state capitol to
represent them in 1934.
“My past 2 years experience in
the state senate enables me to
preside over the legislative body,
which is one of the main duties
of Lieutenant Governor,” Senator
Shivers pointed out.
Listed as his aims when elected
Lieutenant - Governor, Senator
Shivers named consideration of
war veterans problems, higher
salaries for teachers, better farm-
to-market roads, reorganization
of the pardon and parole system
of the state.
He pointed out that he pro-
posed and sponsored a farm-to
market road program for every
county in Texas during the last
session of the legislature. “The
first old-age assistance law plac-
ed upon the Texas Statutes was
sponsored by Allan Shivers,” he
reminded.
“I have been a proponent of
legislative redistricting since 19-
37. This must be done and real
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LEAGUE HAS
DISBANDED
VFWs AND ELECTRICIANS TO
CONTINUE MATCH GAMES
The Elgin .Softball League has
disbanded, due to the fact that
the McDade Hornets withdrew
from the league.
However, Otto Haverland’s
VFWs and Welch’s Mad Electric-
ians will continue to play games
and will match out-of-town teams,
giving the sports fans a series of
fine and interesting games dur-
ing the coming weeks. They plan
to play several nights a week and
to give you some exciting enter-
tainment . The Electricians are
as full of spark as a short circuit
and the VFWs have been fed Ot-
to’s yeast until they can rise to
any emergency created by the op-
posing team and both should be
good for a lot of semi-pro ball
playing and plenty fun. Be sure
to attend all games in which these
two teams participate. They ex-
pect to match strong teams, do
better playing and give the fans
just what they are looking for.
For any information relative to
games contact either Bill Welch
or Otto Haverland.
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nor are other State
the Colorado River navigable to
the sea. Let’s forget about dredg-
ing the Colorado River, friends,
and talk about the present and
the past. Let’s talk about war
profiteering. Let’s talk about
.contractors who got rich while
your boys were off fighting to
save this country. Let’s talk to
Johnson about them and defy the
Congressman to raise his hands
and show they are-clean.”
“Let’s talk about getting a job
done. Some of you went away.'
during the war. Those of you.
who stayed at home worked long
hours. Why hasn’t Johnson men-
tioned his absentee record? The
born 50-years ago on a Red River
County tenant farm, is grandson
of a Confederate soldier. Married
a native Texan; they have two
daughters, one is married , and
both attend the State University
at Austin.
After graduating at the head of
his class from Lovelady High
School, he worked his way
thru Austin College at Sherman,
Texas by milking cows, washing
dishes, etc; he later received from
the University of Chicago his
Master and Doctor’s degrees —
the latter in 1924 with magna
cum laude. He was awarded a
$2000 research fellowship while
studying in Chicago . Has made
intensive study for Youth Prob-
lems while director of American
Youth Commission. Has written
books, and is one of the compara-
tively few in “Who’s Who in
America.”
He served as a choir singer,
pastor, played . college football,
tennis, etc. Was professional
baseball player who wouldn’t play
ball on Sundays taught 3- years
at Austin College, then at Univer-
sity of Oregon. At 31-years was
the youngest college president in
America. Was president of two
universities, including University
of Texas. Is a student, thinker,
radio speaker, administrator
On the book “USA,” he stated
at Lubbock he had not read the
book and did not know it was on
the list of required of reading in
an English course at the Univer-
sity. When informed of such, he
immediately ordered an investiga-
tion and the book was ordered
promptly removed. It is agreed
that no University president
could be expected to know in de-
tail the required list of books and
references in all of the courses
, dren and to live in peace together.
“Next year the National Gov-
ernment is going to have its bud-
get in balance, but while we’re
doing that we are not going to
forget about balancing human
budgets.
“For instance, the old people
are getting a dirty deal. At a time
when their living costs are going
up, their assistance is going down.
We have a bill in Congress which
will fix that up, and we’re going
to balance the budget of our sen-
ior citizens.
“Then the GI who couldn’t de-
sert his fox hole to take his leave,
we’re going to balance his budget
by giving him the terminal pay
that the officers got. That bill’s
in the senate now, and we’re going
ahead on balancing that budget.
“The farmer, who has had to
live on $600 a year or less, he
■ needs some help in balancing his
। budget. We’re going to help him
. produce more on his farms — get
better schools for his youngsters
—better roads over which to car-
ry them to school — lights in his
. home.
“We’re going right ahead and
do all of these things — but we’re
not going to get any help from a
lot of the small groups which try
to prevent this kind of budget
balancing by spreading abuse and
slander of those who are trying
to carry it out. We’re not going
to get any help from the ex-cotton
speculators and the backers, and
the oil boys whose bills we voted
against and the utilities who have
not ever forgiven us because we
proved that rural electrification
was possible.
“These groups are going to
spend their time spreading rumors
and abuse about, wives and fam-
ilies of those who are trying to
help you. But we are not going to
pay any attention to them and we
are not going to try to match
them in mud-slinging. My mother
always told me not to say ugly
things about ugly people. It’s been
a mighty good rule.”
Friends of Congressman John-
son, who has served the tenth
district- nine years, feel that by
virtue of his length of service, he
is qualified to do important work
because of his committee assign-
ments which come only thru sen-
iority.
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home the same afternoon. He re-
turned from overseas, landing in
New York June 26th and in San
Antonio July 1st. He was in the
army 27 months, overseas 16
months — in Italy.
James is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Dunbar of Elgin.
me your sheriff, I will get out
and go when called, on any occas-
ion. I will investigate any case
of burglary, theft, rape or murd-
er put before me, and I will with-
out fear or favor, arrest and prose-
cute the guilty party or parties
regardless of who they are, or
their status. If it is a violation of
the law for one it is a violation
for all. Our Statutes says ir-
respective of person or persons.
If elected I will be in the of-
fice the full term where you can
get me. I will guarantee not to
engage in any other business. I
will respect the cities of Bastrop,
Smithville and Elgin’s rights as
incorporated towns and cooper-
ate with their Mayors and city
Marshalls and Police force. I will
continue to cooperate with our
schools and football teams as I
have done before. I will cooperate
with our Constables in the var-
ious precincts and see that you
get your rights. I will never
leave any human being crippled
or injured on the high-way until
I have gotten relief for them. I
will always report all cases of
your stolen stuff to all officers
and stay on the job until the case
is cleared.
I did not get to see all voters
in my campaign, so I want to ask
you to allow me to take this
method of asking.for your sup-
port, I appreciate the assistance
I have had from a large number
of you, and will assure all that I
will never forget you or let you
From my old scrap book, here’s a favorite poem, “The Old Mali
in The Model Church,” by John H. Yates:
Well, wife, I’ve found the model church! I worshipped there today!
It made me think of good old times before my hair was gray;
The meetin’ house was fixed up more than they were years ago,
Bu then I felt, when I went in, it wasn’t built for show. F
The sexton didn’t seat me away back by the door; ;!
He knew that I was old and deaf, as well as old and poor;
I wish you’d heard the singin’; it had the old-time ring; ,
The preacher said, with trumpet voice, “Let all the people sing!”
My deafness seemed to melt away; my spirit caught the fire;
I joined my feeble, trembling voice with that melodious choir.
And sang as my youthful days, “Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem and crown Him Lord of all.”
The preaehin’? Well, I can’t tell all that the preacher said;
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