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THF HASTROr ADVERTISER, BASTROP. TEXAs*. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1928
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES
(Smithville Times)
WOM VVS t i l II MKT LAST
WEEK WEPNESD \Y
The Woman's Club met in regular
session on Wednesday, September
19th. with Mrs. Dewitt B. Maney pre-
siding. and a very interesting after-
noon was spent.
Mrs. K. M. Waugh and Mrs. Frank
Denison of Batsrop were present and
Mrs. Denison gave an interesting re-
port of the meeting of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs in Sail
Antonio in June. The main theme of
Mrs. Denison's report was the music
of the General Federation of Woman's
Cluhs.
Mrs. Charles E. Ragsdale, as the
delegate from the Woman's Club gave
her impressions of the convention and
expressed the wish that there might,
b* organized a .lunior Federation 'n
the Countv before the n«>xt biennial.
Mrs. E. G. Winston, the delegate to
th< County Federation of Woman's,
Clubs, gave a splendid report of the
meetinc in Bastrop on September 1.r>th
1928.
Mrs. P. I. Alexander conducted a!
brief parlamentary Drill.
The program for the remainder of
the afternoon was as follows: ,
Historic Boston. "Tn this Historic
City. Our Struggle for liberty Still,
Clings."
Trader. Mrs. George Powell.
Music. Elaborated Preface, "Yankee
Doodle." The Club.
Mrs. T. T5. Whitworth at Piano.
Roll Call. Response, A bit of
Boston Historv or Biography.
Back ground for Boston's History, i
Mrs. J. G. Trousdale.
Sieht Seeine Trips. Historic Boston.!
Guide. Mrs. K. G. Winston.
Stories Un To Date, "Wayside Inn'
and "Marv Had A T.ittle T.amb," Miss!
Helene Miller.
Considerable business was trans-
acted a' the fall meeting of Austin
Presbvtery which convened a* Smith-
ville Wednesday and Thursday of last
week with First Presbyterian Church
extending hospitalitv and its pastor,
the Rev. Claude V. Kintr. as pastor-
host.
Every church throughout th«
boundaries of Austin Presbytery
shows a steady gain in numbers a
greater zeal for the spreading of the
gospel, and a unity of spirit that can
accomplish any given task.
well, (iiddings at Giddings, and l.ock-
hart at Smithville.
i Du n the Tigers will face a straight
| run of five games, ail of which will
[count in the district race. 'I hese an*
with LaGrange. Columbus Sehulen-
hurg, Eagle Lake and Bastrop and all
will be played in Smithville excepting
I the one with Schulenburg.
(Elgin Courier)
Bruce Byrd, son of Mrs. Mary Byrd, j
and his friend, F. O. Archer, whoso
! home is in Massachusette, left Elgin
i this morning to report for duty fol-
lowing a month's visit here with
Urine's mother. Byrd is a radio man
I 1st clai-• and has been doing servic*
on the U. S. S. Picard, which has been
in foreign waters the past several
years. Therefore he has enjoyed his
ieave immensely, seeing and greetimr
old friends in his home town, and
forming new friendshps. His friend,
Archer, is completely sold on Texas,
and Elgin in particular. This is hi:'
first visit to the Lone Star state and
he is experiencing numerous thrills
even in our prosaic little city. He is
a jollv young fellow, friendly and
likeable and has made many warm
friends while here. He is a delightful
and versatile conversationalist and
has many interesting stories he relates
of his stay on the little island of Guam
of tin Marinas group, located in the
irreat Pacific, where he was radio man
2nd class. His hobby is pictures and
hi has a valuable collection that he
has taken with his camera during his
travel over the world in hi:- quest of
adventure. To these he has added
many local scenes snapped here and
there during his rambles about town.
Roth young men are returning to
Receiving Ship at San Francisco,
Calif., for further assignment. Mr.
Archer expects duty in San Francisco,
while Mr. Byrd will probably enter
a radio school in Bell"vue, Washing-
ton, or do shore duty at New Orleans.
Tuesday night the annual carnival
sponsored by the Elgin Volunteer Fire
Department, opened at 7 o'clock, on
the lot adjoining the fi*"e station. The
wail of the siren announced to the
general public, with its weird toned,
that the fire boys were all set and
ready to give Elgin and vicinity a
week of fun and frolic. A large crowd
a. sembled early and stayed late. All
concessions were liberally patronized
and a genuine carnival spirit pre-
vailed. Everybody had a good time.
Seats have been provided for the older
people, where they may rest comfort-
ably and watch the merry makers,
a.- in former years, numbers of people
from Austin and adjoining towns and
communities were present.
HOLLYWOOD RRO \D-
CASTS STL YES
Playing the entire game in a study
drizzle of rain the Smithville Tigers
opened the 1928 foot ball season with
an 18 to 0 victory over the Weimar
Hitrh School team.
The game was a verv good one con-
sidering the fact that the ball
was very slick because of the rain.
Tlv Tigers were slow in getting start-
ed but after the offense onened in
tbev looked fairlv good for the fir~t.
game of <he season.
The line and hackfield did not seem
to be very well co-ordinated but this
will be worked out with a few more
days of practice. All of the boys play-1
ed a steady game with a flash of i
brilliance showing up once in a while.
The boys show, individuality, mtieh |
improvement over last year's work
and with steady practice the team
should develop to be at least as «trnne;
as last year's team was.. There is a
large amount of reserve material for
the line hut there are at present very
few good reserve hackfield men.
This game was the first district
game for the Tigers and they have
made a good start toward a district
championship, but there are several
teams that arc to bp defeated before
Smithville can claim the championship
of this district.
The next three games for the Tigers
are with teams out side of the district
and will not, therefore, count either
way on their percentage. The-.e
games are , in order, Caldwell at Cald-
The El-Hi Choral Club had their
second meeting Thursday, September
20. It seems from the number of
girls that were there, that more of
the student body decided they could
• inc. We had a number of forty-five
girls. It was decided this was twice
too many, and as Miss Rucker wishes
to use all of these girls, they will be
divided into two choral clubs.
The first choral club will meet on
Tuesday and Thursday at ten minutes
past eight o'clock. The second choral
club will meet on Wednesdays and
Fridays at ten minutes past eight
o'clock.
We wish to have entertainments
and help other entertainments with
these choral clubs. We expect the
people of Elgin to come to these en-
tertainments, and to encourage this
work.
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL AUDI-
TORIUM EQUIPPED BY P. T. A.
Gladys Christian
The Parent Teachers Association
bought, stage scenery, a curtain and
seats for the Elgin high school audi-
torium during the past vacation. The
seats will be installed in a short while
and a new piano is going to be pur-
chased soon. The people of Elgin
have been wanting this equipment
since the new building was completed.
The curtain is very pretty with a
purple back ground. Then' is an in-
ner curtain of a blue bonnet scene.
An out door scene and a room scene
complete the stage equipment. This
was purchased this past summer bv
the P. T. A. and the help of the people
by co-operation.
The seats have not come yet, but it
will take a good while to install them
as the floor is concrete. The P. T. A,
does not intend to quit now, but if the
people will continue to help them,
they will work until they can buy a
new piano, and by that time there will
be something else to work up.
PRODUCE PRICES
Hor healthy poultry free of feed, we nre paying
today the folio*ing prices in rash. All price* subject
to change without notice, higher or lower, based on
market conditions on day that you bring them in.
Hens. 4lbs. up, 19c: Hens, under 4lbs., 14c; Heavy
breed Springs. 1 1-fe to 2 1-4lbs., 20c; Leghorn breed
Springs, I 1-2 to 2 1-2 lbs., 16c: Bakers 3Ibs. up, 14c
any breed of springs weighing less than 1 1 -21b*. .?c
less; Roosters. 6c. Geese, fie; Ducks, 8c; Turkeys. 12c;
underweight or poor turkeys not wanted: Sprite Tur-
key1. 3 t i -SI:2V. Beeswax 1N<\ Rutter Fat. V
1. 11c; No. 2, 36c; E( g«\ infertile, 34c: No. 1 Kgg«, 2
Hollywood. Oct. ;i. City motorists
t« uring the country often are amazed
at the quick adoption of the latest
style in dress in even the more re-
mote sections. Easily explained. As
the motor car has pushed back con-
fining horizons and broadened com-
munication, so has the motion picture
brok n down provincial isolation and
brought the world all dressed up to
parade before "rural" eyes.
Hollywood broadcasts the -tyl"<
with meticulous authority. Holly-
wood. besides contributing its own
. reative ideas, maintains intimate
contact wth European style centers
to gather, months in advance, the com-
ing changes in modes.
How seriously Hollywood regards
its responsibility in the matter of
style portrayal is shown, for instanc .
it the frequent trips abroad of Travis
Banton, creator of fashions at the
Paramount studio. He has just re-
turned from Paris, London, Vienna
and like style centers, conferring with
other famed authorities who are con-
triving the new iti line and beauty.
So Banton knows what is what and
what is to he. And this translation of
styles to the screen carries to every
section of the world.
"Fashions of the immediate future :
will accentuate curves, spelling the
downfall of the popular straight lines
with which we have so long been
familiar," says Banton. "We are
definitely entering a new style era.
"That the change will affect motor
car styles as well as dress is shown
in the New Silver Anniversary Buick,
which already has captured the idea
and boldly broken away from the lines
of vesterday."
The Paramount style expert was
viewing a new Buick sedan, critically j
izing up the contours, increased hod/ !
room luxury in appointments and the
striking effect of the advancement
into the new vogue,
"It is most interesting that artisans
in metal can achieve such striking ef-
fects in the very latest fashion trend.
It is a tribute not only to American
designers but also to the spirit ef
progress which seeks the new. Style
evidently is a powerful factor today
in motor cars. No longer are the :
makers content with providing trans-
portation alone. I glory in this J
recognition of style importance.
"There always is an added distinc-
tion in being first. That is one of
the rewards of creation. T appreciate
what a pride Buick must have in its
latest achievement.
"TEXAS FARMERS
IN FINE SHAPE"
By J. A. MOORE
Superintendent of the Agricultural
Department of the State Fair
of Texas
I am harvesting my twenty-ninth
crop and preparing for my thirtieth
ana in all those years I never sa'w
conditions more favorable throughout
Texas than they are today.
In 1926 we harvested one of our
beat grain crops and better than a
fiva n)illi«n-bale cotton crop, receiv-
ing leas than 15 cents for our cotton.
In 1927 we had another fairly good
grain crop and a four million-bale
cotton crop—a million bales short of
that of 192G—but we received a mil-
lion df liars more mor.ey for it, and
furthermore, the farmers in 1927 pro-
duced 'heir crop nt a lower cost than
in 192i.
Tha vu# the turning point for the
Texa* funnc:; that was when he re-
turned to the days of old. He arose
early in the morning and stayed late
in the fields, and having learned that
lesson he carried it into his farm plans
for 1928. While his acreage in corn
and practically all other grain crops
has been reduced in 1928, the weather
conditions, combined with other fa-
vorable circumstances has increased
his yield in every crop except oats.
He has not only supplied himself
with ample food and feed for himself,
his family and his livestock, but there
We handle a complete line of
F eed-—Priced to suit ewryone.
rtiriiu; ( hows—C licckcrhoard H.'ijrs
Service and Quality
Our Motto
The Peter Company
E. B. COWNOVEB
Phone*—Office 26 Reaidence— 173-J
BASTROP. TEXAS
VIAUAMVMA
are more farmers today with a sur-
plus of feed and a surplus of livestock
to sell at a profit than there was in
1927. You will find many more farm
crs today v.j'.li chichc:", ha"?, nil.li
cows and Lief cattle than you could
find a year agu.
With these' conditions before u* and
with a cotton crop that will likely
equal the 1927 cotton crop, with a
price that will al«o equal the 1927
price and furthermore a 25 per cent
reduction in the cost of producing the
crop over tha of th • ."ear before, the
farmer, as I see the situation today,
is in the best shape he Iih« been in
years if not than ever be .'ore in the
history of Texas. The men who really
worked and who put some thought
into their work are admitting this.
I am making this statement after
a trip through all parts of the State:
I have met the real farmers and I
have found them going ahead on the
right road, all wide awake and not
only ready to listen to practical sug-
gestions, but able and willing to make
them for the benefit of all concerned.
These are the type of m*n who
■ever miss the educational opportuni-
ties offered by the State Fair. They
will all be in Dallas some time be-
tween OcUbcr 6 and tl. Some ef
•heat wilt nmui for eevaval 4aJHk
ptekfag ■* Information, Huifi
Botes, studying the exhibit*, MMtfi
their experiences to other* eager to
learn and ml":r * r• -^rtune - to
u ,juire knowledge that ill help them
in their daily work.
1 hi y will spend meat of tlu ir time
in the agricultural, dairy, poultry and
live t-tt.-k departments and the ma-
chinery sections looking over what i-
i w They will bring their wives ami
families and every member will learn
r infilling that will be of benefit to
them. These are the people who get
the most good out of the State 1-air.
''AST INDUSTRIES
TRACE ORIGIN TO
NAPOLEONIC WARS
Two Staple Foods Result
From Privations During
Crises in France.
| You Are Not Going to Have a Fair
In Bastrop County
11 lit'
Chicago.—Wars of the two Napoleons
gave the United Slates two staple food
commodities on which American house
wives spend millions of dollars evcr\
day, according to a bulletin Issue!
here by the American Research Foun-
dation.
"Meet s-ugar which Americans eon-
to the extent of 2,OtXU>oo.oOO
pounds annually
was the eontrlhu-
tlon of Napoleon
I," aays the bulle-
- VJ "wh"® mur-
A>. fi garlne of which
we use 2.10.000.0W
pounds yearly was
made possible by
Napoleon III In
the storiuy days
of the 1'' r a n e o-
Prusslan war.
"The principle
of cry at a I iz 1 n s
sugar from beets
&
So Come to the Biggest Event in South Texas,
Talked About Everywhere
THE FIFTH ANNUAL
FAYETTE COUNTY FAIR
Where Everybody Enjoys The Week
LAGRANGE
October 10, 11, 12, 13, 1928
Four Days and Four Nights of Frolic
Kxhibits of Every Nature and Kind
Poultry and Stock Show-
Four Days of Horse Racing
Special Features and Frolicsome Hours on the "Midwa- "
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12- TWO EVENTS IN ONF
Kvery School Child in Texas Admitted FRFE to the Fair fjrour i
HERMANN SON'S DAY Kvery Hermann Son and member f
any Auxiliary Lodge will be here on that Day
DANCING -Modern dances, Wednesday and Thursday, October ]o ;j
Old-Time Dance,, Friday. October 12
Novelty Dance Saturday, October l.'l, on the Mammoth Pavilion f].,lr
COME AND MEET YOUR FRIENDS
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Mege-Mourles.
was discovered by Andrew MargratY, i
German scientist, In 1717, but Na-
poleon | was tho first to give coukmt-
clal application to the discovery in Ids
wars against England for world su
premacy. The Iirltlsh naval blockade
prevented cane sugar from the tropic*
from reaching France and confronted
the nation with a sugar famine.
"So Napoleon determined to make
France independent of other countries
for Its sugar supply by utilizing sugar
beet?, lie set aside huge tracts of
land, compelled the planting of sugar
beets by Imperial decree in 1811 at
within two years financed the erection
of HI14 beet sugar factories
"Impetus given to beet culture It.v
Napoleon carried the Industry to the
United States where It was first un-
dertaken at Northampton, Mass., in
18,'tS. From this lieginning beet sutrnr
manufacturing has developed into a
great American Industry representing
an Investment of $'JOO,OOOt(HX) in fac-
tories ami equipment and production
in excess of '.hni.ihhj tons of sugar an
nually.
"Origin of margarine was equally ro
mantle. The siege of Paris by the
Prussian army in 1870 threatened
starvation to the beleaguered city.
Cattle driven Inside the walls as -a
food reserve were being rapidly slaugh-
tered and the life-giving fat was being
destroyed. Napoleon III In despera-
tion offered a prize to anyone who
would transform the liner fats into a
lasting edible product So Hlppolyte
Mege-Mourles, a French chemist, dls
covered a method of Imitating na-
ture's process of producing milk fat
by combining beef fats, milk, and oil
The result was a food of great palat
ability whicii wus called margarine.
"The French scientist's discovery
failed to save the besieged city but It
established a world-wide industry be
cause of the wholesomeness and
economy of the product. The Prus
slans carried the formula for making
margarine back to Germany whence it
was passed on to England, Denmark,
Belgium, and etentually to America
"From an output of a few thousand
pounds, margarine manufacturing In
the United States has develo|ied Into s
major Industry with u yearly produc
tlon valued at more thnn $60.000,(NX)
About 70,000,000 pounds of milk, 120.-
130,000 pounds of vegetable oil, 128,-
000,000 pounds of animal fats, and 3D.-
450.000 pounds of cottonseed oil from
American farms, are utilized In the
manufacture of margarine every year.
Margarine to a very large extent Is
made from the products of American
farm it"
METHODIST CIU'RCII
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Sunday School, K:4.r> A. M.
Morning Service 11 A. M.
Junior League, 4 P. M.
Senior Epworth League, 0 P. M.
Every first Munday morning in
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
Evening Service, 7 P. M.
Every 4th Sunday morning the
I the Junior Congregation Service.
Week-Day Service.
Woman's Missionary Society meets
i every Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
at 7 P. M.
Ladies' Aid meets the first Thurs-
day afternoon in the month at 4
I o'clock.
Walter Dibrell, Pastor..
CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTICE
EPISCOPAL ( ill R< II No
!':4;"> A. M., Church Sciio I,
WerUncr, Superintendent.
BAPTIST ( III l« II
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H. C.
SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
FAUST hears at Easter dawn the
music of cathedral bells. Thoughts
of the Immortal llf.> bring him no Joy.
With suicidal Intent be presses a vial
of poison tii Ills lips. Satan appears
promising him happlncs-s If lie would
he Ids subject. Satan enabled Faust
tn drink deep from the cup of power,
only to leave his heart adamant and
his eyes like halls of steel. The world
of pleasure with abundant opportuni-
ties for happiness Is next offered
Faust, hut he retires from It, satiated,
tired and disappointed with Satan de-
feated. Faust now decides not to live
for himself, but for others. He re-
claimed a wide stretch of land from
the ocean, which he made Into a beau-
tiful park where artisans could rest
nnd children play. Thus Faust discov-
ered that happiness was found in serv-
ice, "In the merging of the Interest of
self Into the general good." Through
iwrvlce, Faust fmind
demptlon. Margaret
parel awaits him as
to heaven.
ia HIT, Vmiwi *• •(>*!<• r io«Lt
Sunday ScTiool every Sun lay morn-
ing Bt 9:45, W. S. Craft, Superinten-
Sunday School at f 4
non Supt.
Morning Service 11 a. m.
Junior It. Y. P. V. meet at
m.
Mr . S. L. Cole, Leader.
Senior 15. Y. P U. meet
in.
Vi . J. V, Ash, Leader.
Evening Sermon, 7:.'!0.
The church will have a r> ■
ing beginning Sunday, 0< ■
with Dr. William H. joyi « r
the Beacon Hill Bapti-1 ''
Antonio, doing tin- pivai ! • -
pray and plan for a gr> t' n
Further announcement later.
Prayer meeting, Ween,
7:30.
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on
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OUTING
27 inch
28 inch
.% inch
inch, white
GINGHAMS
10c
14c
Hie
15c
Domestics
36 inch, bleached 10c
36 inch, brown 10c
36 inch, Hope, bleached 14c
36 inch, brown 12 l-2c
9-4 Garza Sheeting
24 inch, solid colors
2H inch. Ginghams
32 inch Ginghams
.32 inch, lied Sett I
32 inch, Amoskeni*
36 inch, Percale
SATEEN
SHOES
Men's Scout Shoes
CRICrONKS, Dm lo
7 1 -2c
14c
1 Ot*
22c
17 c
He
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13c
Bleached
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46c
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Ladies' Silk I In sscs
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Complete line of Ladies'Coats, Mi
Suits, Corduroy Coats, Sweaters
Sheep-lined Coats and many
items at attractive prices.
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Schaefer, H. A. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1928, newspaper, October 4, 1928; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206607/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.