The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1946 Page: 2 of 8
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caused him to retire from active
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riage he went into the Presbyter-
ian Church with his wife and they
worshiped together. In his long
months of illness he was of good
cheer and his faith burned bright-
ly until the end. Realizing he was
soon to depart this life he told
his devoted companion he was pre-
pared and ready for the final
summons and that she was not to
grieve as he was entering that land
of eternal rest where there is no
sorrow, illness nor pain, but eter-
nal love and beauty and sunshine,
Committee, announced today.
Payment will not be made for
performing these two practices un-
less the performance report is fil-
ed with the county ACA com-
mittee by August 15, 1946. The
Form 46-SR-30. Notice of Prior
Approval of Assistance and Per-
formance Report, furnished to pro-
ducers is to be used to make the
report.
Performance reports may be
filed in person at the county ACA
office, Bastrop, Texas; by mail by
executing the form 30 and mail-
ing it to the county AAA office;
or, at the meeting to be held in
each AAA community on differ-
ent dates from July 25th through
August 15th. Each producer that
has been granted prior written ap-
proval of assistance on Form 46-
SR-30 for one or both of the two
above practices has or will be no-
tified by mail as to the time, date,
and place he may attend the meet-
ing in his community to file the
report. Notices will be posted in
public places, also.
Producers do not need to wait
until August 15th to file the per-
formance reports for these two
practices. They may be filed any-
time up to August 15th provided
the practice has been completed.
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helping to make ships for his
country. While engaged in his
farmer and in his later years ope-
rated a delivery truck-service. He
was a friendly, jovial person and a
good conversationalist and made
many friends. In his almost 73
years span of life in this com-
munity he was widely known by
old and young and was highly re-
spected. He was a member of
Central Christian Church.
Among those present from other
places to pay their last respects
to his memory Tuesday afternoon
were: Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Eggles-
ton, Beaumont; Mr. and Mrs. C.
R. Hays, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Stanfield and children, Mr. and
Mrs. M. L. Stanfield and son, Mrs.
Elvira Sylvester, all of Austin;
Vaughn Stanfield, Holland; Frank
Stanfield, Kenedy; Mrs. Minnie
Remines, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eg-
gleston, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Lloyd Seljos, Houston; Mrs. Jenny
Phillips, McDade; Mrs. Dewey
Bailey, Robstown.
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MATTHEW MARK PARKS
LAID TO REST JULY 26
Matthew Mark Parks, son of
Washington and Arbella Parks,
was born February 13, 1878 at
McDade, Bastrop County, Texas.
On September 1, 1924 he married
Susan Frances White in Uvalde.
Texas. They came to Prewitt but
after 6 months moved to Austin
where they spent 5 years. They
went to Uvalde in 1930, remain-
ing there until 1943, when they
went to Houston where he was
employed with Brown Shipyard,
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sorghums, and small grains—ex-
cluding wheat and those crops
qualifying under practice 31 —
grown on cultivated land), for
which prior approval of assistance
has been granted by the county
A MRS. EMELIA SWENSON
- Funeral services for Mrs. Emel-
« ia Swenson, widow of the late Al-
"2 bert Swenson, were held at the
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relieve troublesome excess acidity. Origi-
nally created by a practising physician.
Dr. Kilmer’s is a carefully blended combi-
nation of 16 herbs, roots, vegetables, bal-
sams. Absolutely nothing harsh or habit-
forming in this pure, scientific prepara-
work and from the effects of I tion. Just good ingredients that quickly
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which he was in failing health for i urine and ease discomforts of bladder irri-
27 months, most of the time con- tation. All druggists sell Swamp Root.
fined to his bed, nursed and cheri- band and father. After his mar-
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YOUR FREEZER LOCKER
By Lena Sturges, Bastrop
County Home Demonstration
Agent
Peaches are Plentiful
With the peach crop the largest
in many years, homemakers will
want to preserve as many as pos-
sible for the winter months. Why
not put some in the locker? All
you have to do is peel them well,
slice, or cut into halves, cover
with cold syrup (made from corn
syrup or sugar, put in cartons and
rush to the locker.
Pecans
If those pecans you saved from
last season are not too rancid,
why not put them in the locker be-
fore they reach that stage? Just
shell them, package them and put
in the locker. Food of every kind
should be saved, and pecans are
not exception.
Did You Know?
No cases of illness caused by the
use of frozen foods are on record?
That you shouldn’t hold vege-
tables in frozen storage more than
one year?
Since many of the so-called
fresh vegetables are picked sever-
al days before you get them you
will have a fresher product by buy-
ing strictly fresh vegetables, hand-
ling them carefully and putting in
the locker.
That in putting fruit in the lock-
er you should consider the way it
should be used after taking it
from the locker This will deter-
mine whether you will use the dry
pack ,the dry sugar pack or the
syrup pack.
That whole, unpeeled peaches
are unsatisfactory for frozen
pack? Most peaches do not have
enough juice for sugar pack, which
may be used for the jucier fruits.
All kinds of cake may be frozen
successfully — if you can spare
the room in the locker. Freeze
them after they have been baked
and cooled. They only require de-
frosting before being eaten.
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AUGUST 15. 1946, IS CLOSING
DATE FOR REPORTING PER-
FORMANCE OF APPROVED
PRACTICES NO. 17 AND NO.
32 IN BASTROP COUNTY
The closing date for reporting
performance of 1946 conserva-
tion practices number 17, contour
farming row crops (this practice
consists of planting and cultivat-
ing row crops following the con-
tour as determined by a level or
following terraces); and, prac-
tice number 32, growing . green
manure or cover crops (this prac-
tice consists of turning under or
leaving on the land a good stand
and growth of summer legumes—
except soybeans for beans and all
peanuts—, Sudan grass, sweet
And pleasant years they have been! It
has been a privilege to serve the fine people
of Elgin and the surrounding territory dur-
ing the last two years.
WINTER LEGUMES AND
SUPERPHOSPHATE
The following letter was receiv-
ed from a farmer in Bastrop coun- 1
ty who planted clover in the Fall
of 1945.
ACA Office
Bastrop, Texas
Dear Sir:
About my clover cotton — I
feel like clover is the stuff for
this type soil. I had some clover
that did not have any phosphate.
Part of .this is in broadcast cane
which grew about 6 feet tall, and
about 20 rows of cotton that real-
ly looks good. Then there is a
strip which did not have any clov-
er and I find cotton small and has
a yellow color. Then I have a
strip about five or six acres where
I had phosphate, Hubam clover
and yellow blossom sweet clover.
The cotton is like the 20 rows
without phosphate. The only
thing about phosphate — it gives
clover a quick growth for an early
turnunder. I think enough about
clover that if I can get a new drill
I want to drill in 30 or 40 acres
every year. Come by some time
and take a look. e
Barney Ginsel
Elgin, Texas
Mrs. Lizzie Ginsel farm 3 miles
west from Elgin on Littig road.
P. S. Also have cotton under
which I put some 4-12-4 and it
hasn’t done what clover has.
This happens to be just one
farmer that has told us what ex-
cellent results have been obtain-
ed from the use of winter legume
as cover crops. Farmers should
begin now to make plans for grow-
ing a crop of winter legumes for
clover. James A. Dorsett, Admin-
istrative Officer, Bastrop County
AAA, said.
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at his Master’s throne.
Mr. Parks had many friends in g
Elgin and vicinity who deeply re®
gret his death and extend heart-
felt sympathy to his widow and
other members of his family in
their bereavement.
Among those from other places
present for the last rites were,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Floyd, Miss
Cynthia Floyd, Corpus Christi; e
Mrs. Leia Conner, Yorktown; Mr. W
and Mrs. Oliver Parks, Mr. and
Mrs. Fletcher Parks, Mr. and Mrs. ’
Pickett Johnson, all of Houston.
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shed by his loving and faithful
wife, who was constantly at his
side. In June 1944 they returned
to Elgin and have been here where
he could have the pleasure of see-
ing relatives and old friends at
will and were spending a couple
days in the Mike Dunbar home
when , he was stricken on Tuesday
night by his final illness. He was
brought to Fleming hospital in
Elgin where, at 11:00 a. m. Thurs-
day, July 25th, 1946 he passed
on. The body rested at Miller
Mortuary until 4:00 p. m. Friday,
July 26, when funeral services
were held there in the chapel with
the Rev. Chas. B. Diltz, pastor of
First Methodist Church officiat-
ing. After giving the life history
of Mr. Parks and quoting his
favorite passage, the 23rd Psalm
the minister directed his message
of hope and comfort to the be-
reaved family in a beautifully
worded service. A special hymn,
a favorite of the deceased “Near-
er My God To Thee” was sung by
the choir.’ Interment was in the
Elgin Cemetery. The display of
floral offerings was large and at-
tested to the popularity of this
good man among friends both far
and near. Pallbearers were Ros-
coe Harmon, Archie Cooper, Les-
ter Stacks, Dean Davis, • Otma
Scott and Garland Dunbar.
Surviving other than the widow
are two sons and one daughter by
a former marriage, Fletcher and
Oliver Parks, Houston and Mrs.
Cynthia Baugh, San Antonio;
three brothers, Rufe Parks, Elgin;
J. T. of Dallas and Joe of Prewitt;
.three sisters, Mrs. Sam Dunbar,
Elgin; Mrs. M. M. Mathis, Wichita
Falls; Mrs. Loma Barnett. Belle-
vue.
Mr. Parks was a Christian man
who tried to live by the Golden
Rule and during his many years
as a peace officer in Uvalde and
Wichita Falls he always consider-
ed a man innocent until proven
guilty/or gave him the benefit of
a doubt. He was fair but impar-
tial and as a result held the re-
spect of all who made his acquain-
tance under whatever circumstan-
ces. He possessed a good, easy
disposition, was kind and consider-
. ate of others and a devoted hus-
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5 p. m. with the Rev. Glenn L.
Stenholm officiating. Pallbearers
were Alfred Schmidt, Billy D.
King. Edward Rosen, Phillip Carl-
son, 0. W. Anderson, and W. H.
Ballerstedt. Burial was in Oak-
wood Cemetery.
Survivors are one daughter,
Mrs. G. L. Anderson of Austin,
one son, Melvin Swenson of Aus-
tin; one sister, Mrs. G. J. Harri-
son of Maple Falls, Wash.; and
one brother Andrew Anderson of
Litchfield, Minn.
Mrs. Swenson was a resident of
Manor for 32 years and a resident
of Austin for three years. She
was born in Blekince, Sweden,
June 3, 1876.
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BEN F. STANFIELD KILLED
IN KATY RY. CROSSING
ACCIDENT MONDAY
Monday afternoon, July 29th
1946, Mr. Ben Stanfield, life-long
resident of Elgin was killed in-
stantly about 2:30 o’clock when
his delivery truck was struck by
a south bound Katy freight at the
railroad crossing at the city water
tower, as he was enroute to the
east section of town to deliver
groceries and ice, as was his
daily custom about that hour. It
was reported that his truck was
badly demolished, groceries and
ice strewn along the right of way,
and Mr. Stanfield’s body dragged
some distance down the track and
badly mangled. A colored wo-
man, Shirley Brown, who was
riding in the truck was seriously
injured. She was taken to Flem-
ing hospital after the physician
and Justice of Peace Burleson ar-
rived at the scene of the accident.
Shirley, an employee in the kitch-
en of Majors’ Cafe for the past
15 years, had just gone off her
shift and had the truck to take
her and the groceries home.
Mr. Stanfield’s body was re-
moved to Miller Mortuary where
it remained until the funeral hour,
4:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 30th,
when last rites were held in the
mortuary chapel with the Rev.
Ralph Wolfe of Austin officiat-
ing. Following the service the
cortege left for Pleasant Grove
Cemetery where the service was
concluded and burial made in the
family burial plot. Pallbearers
were nephews.
Benjamin Floyd Stanfield, son
of C. W .and Dorcas .Stanfield,
pioneer citizens of Pleasant Grove
Community, was born August 18,
1873 and spent his entire life in
and around Elgin. He was twice
married, first, in 1893, to Anna
Lee Romines, who preceded him
to the grave 31 years, and, coin-
cidently, in the same manner.
She was killed in a car accident
on the S. P. Ry crossing west of
the freight depot. Of that union
4 children survice, Vernon and
Luther Stanfield, Austin; Mrs.
Ollie Eggleston, Beaumont; Mrs.
Calvin Hays, Austin.
May 15th, 1919 Mr. Stanfield
married Mrs. Mattie Ann Bryant,
at Elgin, who survives, together
with one son, Edgar, Austin and
one daughter, Mrs. Edward Neal
Sowell, Schenectady, N. Y. and a
step-son Lawrence Bryant, Waco.
Also surviving are 14 grandchild-
ren and two great-grandchildren;
two brothers, Vaughn Stanfield.
Holland; Frank Stanfield. Kene-
dy; two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Stacey
and Mrs. T. M. Moon, Elgin.
Mr. Stanfield was a retired
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By Pauline Johnson
MANDA, July 29—Miss Mar-
gie Haverland spent the week-end
with Miss Pauline Johnson.
Mr. David Samuelson has just
returned from a three-weeks va-
cation with his sister, Mrs. Wane
Whan in Colorado.
Miss Hildegarde Morell has re-
turned to Elgin after spending a
while in Louisiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swenson
spent a while Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Eklund.
Mr. and Mrs. Helge Carlson and
Mr. Yngve Carlson spent a while
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Johnson and family. Miss
Pauline Johnson spent a few days
with them last week.
Miss Pauline Johnson has ac-
cepted a position in Scarbroughs
in Austin and will begin work
August 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swenson
spent a few days down in South
Texas and made a few visits in
San Antonio.
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Smith, J. O. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1946, newspaper, August 1, 1946; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1548773/m1/2/?q=war: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.