Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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ATTEND BASTROP'S BIG TRADE DAY SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1941
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OMIMK
WORK SHOES
We bought before the ad-
vance. and have a good
supply of new stock, bought
direct from the factory.
Black or Tan, Rubber solej
$1.49 $ 1.98 -$2.19
Leather soles,
$2.25 . $2.45 • $3.95
JOHN O. TURNER
EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR
BASTROP ADVERTISER, BASTROP. TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, I'll
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OBSERVATIONS
BY PETE SHADY
Have you met the Bakers that
bake? If not, and you want to see
a plait- as clean as the imagination
of a spinster w'.th the filthfobia, then
just drop in at the bakery and meet
the Bakers. They nre nice people,
and we are proud to have them on
our sacred thoroughfare. Another
thing about the Bakers is they came
here before the boom, and we wel-
come them as people who came to
liastrop for wnai it was and is instead
of what it could and may be.
Beefed in a few link." of the old
belt t' other night and slid into Dor-
sie Wood's doll house of culinary de-
lights. For so small a place you
will be surprised how much you can
tret to eat. We dilated our mid-sec-
tion 'till we were unable to extract
ourselves from the chick chamber.
We were not disappointed though,
for we were happy to be forced to
remain there and just look at Dorsie.
To the Howa.nl Perkins' we doff
our old snap brim. They have tak-
en that old rusty corner and con.
verted it into as swell a piece of real
estate as exists in any of our high-
brow metropolis corners. This also
is not a mushroom boom affair; it
is permanent, and w<> predict that it
will briny- many happy returns and
many good old U. S. A dollars to
those who had the foresight and
courage to make the investment.
There is some magnetic force about
that brilliant Gr.ndy establishment
that we just cannot resist. The ap-
pearance is so striking that we just
love to stop and gaze, then yyhen
within we behold all of those luscious
goodies and our resistance fails a-
gain, we become a gourninnd oi< the
spot. What that flock of artists can't
whip up isn't listed in the .red book
of table teasers.
BASTROP LIONS
MEET TUESDAY
Plans were made at the regular
meeting of the Bastrop Lions Club,
held in the State Park Refectory
Tuesday evening, to cooperate with
the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce
in plnnning an entertainment for the
representatives of the firm Freeze
and Nichols, contracting engineers
now located in Bastrop to make the
proposed army camp survey.
I
Lion President Bower Crider pre-:
sided over the business session, foL '
lowing which Lion E. D. Oartwright,
program chairman, presented Miss |
Ruth Jones, who sang "My Youpon"
and "My Lii.dy Lou", with Mrs. T. P.
Haynie, Sr., accompanying.
Frank Green was reinstated fo
membership and Adren Ijong became i
a new member. Approximately forty
(ight guests attended the meeting.!
The following guests were present
and introduced: A. R. Henry of j
Breckenridge; Col. Fox. commander
of the 105th separate Battalion, Anti-
Air Craft division. Coast Guard Art-
illery; Mrs. E. 1> Cartwright; Capt.
A. H. Pollard, representing the army
Quartermasters Divisions in cooper-
ation with Freeze and Nichols; (irady
Murchison of Houston; and Mr. Poin-
dexter, surveyor for Freeze and 'Nic-
•hols.
SMITHVILLE FFA
RODEO TO BE HELD
AUG. 22 AND 23
Welcome -
ENGINEERING CORPS
OF
FREESE & NICHOLS
Bastrop extends to this Corps of Engineers, a warm welcome
and kindly greetings.
If you do not see what you want in Bastrop, ASK FOR IT
and we will get it for you.
It any of our citizens can be of assistance, command us.
Bastrop is noted for its courtesy and friendly spirit which is
cheerfully extended to your entire Corps
BASTROP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BY AND THROUGH
P >ut D. Page. President
W. J. Rogers. 1st. Vice President
B. A. Elzner, Treasurer
S. L P. Pigott, Secretary
Alex Waugh, 2nd. Vice President
J. V. Ash
J. S. Dearmon
L. M. Gandy
R. E. Jenkins
C, B. Maynard
S. L. Brannon, Sr.
A.'N. Edward
J. T. Hasler
■Cecil Long
James Perkins
George C. Stavinoha John O. Turner
Board of Directors
Dr. .1 Gordon Bryson
Bower Crider
Oren fcskew
S. J. C. Higgins
G. B. Mack
M. E. Rabensburg
.las. P. Wood
PLANE CRASHES IN
STATE PARK LAKE
Oscar Seward, architect for Freeze
and Nichols, contracting engineers
located here surveying the proposed
Bastrop Army camp site, was sligh'-
ly injured when his plane crashed in-
to Mirror I.ake in the Bastrop State
Park Sunday morning about It
o'clock.
In an effort to dodige a power line
following a take-off fiom the landing
field adjoining the NYA Camp, Se-
ward crashed into a telephone wire
which became entangled in his pro-
peller. He managed to lift the plane
over the highway, but when he at.
tempted to land on the golf course
fairway, the plane nosed from a
height of about 50 feet into the wri-
ter
Seward extricated himself from
the plane, which was pulled from the
lake a short while later. One wing
was torn apart, and the engine bad'.y
damaged.
Seward was given first aid at the
local hospital for a bad gash over the
right eye, and a cut on the left arm.
SOFTBALL "GIRLS
DEFEAT WACO AT
STATE MEET
BASTROP GETS I BABY WINNER TO
Aunt Lizzie Owens says she is tir-
ed of trying to feed forty gorgers n
a space for fifteen, so she is kicking
the back end of her shack out and is
taking iti an acre or so of her gar.
den. Aunt Lizzie says hard-working
men like fresh vegetables anyhow.
Well, so much for the high spots
upon and around our dear old avenue.
Now we are going to circle back ami
manhandle a few of the low places.
We tried to go up what coul^ be an
alley starting at the Hoffman broth-
ers blacksmith shop and extending 'o
Ed Maynard's car washing cubicle
the Inst trades day
We didn't make verv good pro-
press though, fur we had a lot of
interference. It wasn't the mares and
mules or the flivvers and trucks that
blocked our progress. There was a
supor abundance of these mares,
mules, ai.d flivvers, etc., but we had
tlx1 choice of walking around or dodg-
ing them. What almost, flattened our
temple of flesh was the mad scram-
ble of drunken desire of human bodies
trying to make contact with the one
or two model 1892 upground privies.
What we saw and what we smelted
right there within less than two hun-
dred feet of our sacred and altoge-
ther holy Main Street caused us :o
remember those sordid, unwholesome
tales the return missionaries used to
tell us at Sunday (School.
Bastrop has some beauty spots all
right, and we are justly proud of
them, but Bastrop also has some
spots that first need a good fire and
then some modern plumbing. We
don't know whose neck is out. but we
are upon it and are going to sit right
there until those places are cleaned
up.
PETE SHADY
SELECTIVE SERVICE MAN
PROMOTED IN GRADE
OF CORPORAL
Herbert A. Schindler, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Schindler, Paige,
Texas, and former employee of the
Max Sorgc Grocery, Bastrop, Texas,
has been rapidly promoted since his
induction into the United States
Army.
Schindler was inducted under the
Selective Service Act on February
14, 1941. After processing at tbe Fort
'I!liss Reception Center, be was assign-
ed for training to William Beaumont
General Hospital, El Paso, Texas, on
February 20th, 1941,
•In May flth, he was promoted lo
Private First Class, and i n August
F>t'h he was appointed Corporal, which
i- the fifth grade in the Army and
idaces Schindler in th" r >>n, >>mmis'
ioned officers class.
Smithville, Aug. IS -Tbe FFA :
Smithville announces through .1. A.!
Cunningham, Vocation; ! Teacher, that
their semi-annual rodeo will be held I
in the High School Athletic Field in |
the evenings of August 22nd and 2Mrd.
The program comprehends bull rid-
ing. rodeo basketball game, bucking
horse riding, calf roping, wild cow i
milking contest, girls flag races and
other attractions. Harry Gambrill
with his trick hoise and steer wiil j
be on hand. The performance will be- j
gin at eight o'clock each evening and j
| admission prices will be twenty-five j
and forty cents.
A big parade will occur each day j
• at four p. in. The further announce-!
merit is made that this will have more!
attractions than any previous event of J
its kind held in Smithville.
105TH BATTALION
HERE FOR 10 DAYS
The 105th Separate Battalion, Anti-
Air Craft Division, Coast Guard Art-
illery, of Camp Hulen, Palacios, moved
into Bastrop this week to be located
here on maneuvers for the next ten
days.
The Battalion has H00 men, with
Col. Fox as commanding officer. All
food supplies are being purchased lo-
cally.
NO DRIVERS LICENSES ISSUED
NEXT THURSDAY
The highway patrolmen scheduled
to 'be in Bastrop each Thursday morn-
ing for the purpose of issuing drivers
licenses will not be here next Thurs-
day, as they will he attending a safe-
ty school during the week of August
25-30.
They will be back at the courthouse
on Thursday, September 4th.
POWER OFFICES
MOVED TO CITY
FIRST BALE
Bastrop's fiist bale of cotton was
Jrought in Wednesday by T. Hay-
wood, colored, and was raised on the
W. W Watterson farm.
The bale, weighing 492 pounds, was
ginned by the Round Bale Gin free
of charge, and sold for 15.75.
A nice premium is being collected
for him.
TOGETHER IN ROUSING
ADVENTURE
BE ANNOUNCED
FRIDAY NIGHT
Bastrop's most attractive baby will
be announced winner of the Baby
Contest, featured this week by the
Strand Theatre, ait 9 o'clock Friday
evening at the theatre.
Approximately one hundred photo-
graphs of Bastrop babies, ranging in
age from 1 month to (i years, have
been made and sent to competent, out-
of-town judges, according to Walter
Rothnck, local manager.
All of these photographs will be
shown on the screen Friday night.
M. Rothrock stated, immediately fol-
lowing the regular theatre program.
Second and third place winners will
also be announced.
"The Bad Man", filmization of the
spectacular stage success, opens this
week on the Strand screen, with two
of the screen's greatest character
stars heading the cast in the persons
of Wallace Beery and Lionel Barry-
more. Beery has his greatest role
mucc "Viva Villa!" as Poncho Lope/.,
picturesque desperado of the cattle
lands, while Barrymore is seen as
Uncle Henry Jones, the only man who
dares his wrath. Larainc Day plays
the feminine lead in the new hit. Sun.
day and Monday, August 24 and 25.
THANK YOU
Mrs. L. B. Kerr, (colored) express-
es thanks with sincere appreciation
for th* many kind contributions re-
ceived from their loyal and true
friends, during the days of sickness
of her husband, Beverly W. Kerr,
and during the bitterest hours of
bereavement.
MANAGEMENT OF P1UGLY WIG-
GLY CHANGES
G. B. Mack, co-owner of the Pig-
gly stores in Sm'thville, Bastrop and
Elgin, left Monday to make his home
in Elgin, where he will manage the
Kigin store.
Adren Long, who has been assoc-
iated with Mr. Mack in the store here
for several years, took over the man-
agement of the Bastrop store.
HALL
The offices of the City of Bastrop,
Electiic Department, have been mov-
ed into the City Hall building, oc-
cupying the room which has formerly
been used by the city officials and
general public as a meeting place and
public library.
The place ha., been re modeled, i
with an air-conditioning unit in oper-
ation whi< h will serve the entire i
building Fresh paint and redivor.lo-
tion are making the place into an at-,
tractive and convenient office
.1 E. Haines, manager, request i
that all customers keep t.h«- change
in mind, remembering tlr.it bills are
paiab'e in the new offices
To Freese and Nichols,
Consulting Engineers,
Bastrop, Texas.
Thu Bank extends to you a kindly greeting
Our *ervi e is complete in every detail and w>'l - cb - ---.fully
furnished.
Con-.e :n and see u.«. when we can be of service
CITIZENS STATE BANK OF BASTROP
•Pi D Page, Presider> H. J. Kesselus. l^uhujr
L Wilbarger. V ice Presid'-n*. t W. Fskew, As-t. • 'ashi • •
H B *omhs, Vice Pr> *ident Berneece Brooks. A - -t Cnh: r
h Beton, Direct v Mr- Bruc.* B.ir. n.
The Bastrop Girls Softball team
boarded a bus last Thursday morn-
ing at H:.'!() for Mercedes and the state
T.A.A.F. Softball tournament. The
sendoff was terrific, one mother and
a mere handful of citizens were on ;
hand to see the greatest group of
girl athletes ever assembled in the1
history of Bastrop depart for a 790
mile all-expense paid trip to the Rio
Grande Val'ey, Old Mexico and the 1
state of softi.all tournaments.
Upon arriving at Mercedes at <>
p. m., they were taken to the Mer.}
cedes Hotel which was headquarters :
for the team. At 7:.'{<) the program
opened officially with a softball
fiesta, the first of its kind ever held.
A picture was taken of the entire
group which consisted of nineteen
teams and .300 girl ball players, the
largest in the history of the T.A.A.F.
The fiesta closed with an all-star
game composed of players from all I1)
teams Betty Maynard, Lovis Hardt,
and Lis Roe Kimbrough were the Bas-
trop players that played with the All.
Stars.
Bastrop drew the strong T. D.
Dennis team of Waco in the first
round and played them at 10Fri-
day mcning in IjaFeria. la this game
our girls put out for all they were
worth and beat the Waco girls 5 to 4
to score the first major upset of the
tournament.
In the second 'round, Bastrop play
ed Bill and Opal of Austin and lost
by the score of 1!J to 2. Bill and
Opal's incidentally went to the fin-
als and lost to the strong Richey
team of Houston 7 to 0.
After the game Friday night, ti e
girls were guests at a dance given in
their bono'- at the Mercedes High
School Gym.
As Bastrop hod no game to play
Saturday morning, they visited sev-
eral of the other cities in the valley.
They were accompanied on their trip
by Mr. Melton, a former teacher in
the Bastrop School, now with the fT.
S. Government in Weslnso and Satur-
day afternoon the entire group wero
taken on a bus trip to Reyneso. Mex-
ico. Saturday evening the final game
and awarding of trophies and medals
was held. ISunday morning the girl-
boarded the bus for home and arrj/-
ed at H p m. Upon arrjval every one
said they had had the time of their
lives.
The following made the trip: Rev.
and Mrs. L. D. Hardt, Mrs .C W.
Kskew, Mr. Allen Finnell,; Olivet
Hardt, who ably directed the team,
on the trip. The players were, Mary
Belle Oldfield, Betty Maynard. Lovis
Hardt, Mai iam Kuns'iick, Iris Roe
Kimbrough, Dorothy Talbot, Bonnie
Smith, Elsie Pete-son, Mary Ann
Chalmers, LaVorne Spivey. Loyce
Eskew. Kvohn Rosanky and Verna
Mae Justice.
SMITHVILLE LEADS COUNTY IN
DEFENSE BONDS .SALES
Bastrop County has gone over the
top in defense bond sales amounting
to $:>I,;V9S 70 during t/u period from
May 1 to \ugust 15. according to i
rope*t rendered by Yerger Hill, Jr..
of Smithville, chairman of Bastrop
County defense bond sale.; Smith-
ville led i I towns in the county with
a total of |21,771.95, Elgin second
with $19,09".46, Bastre • third with
$10.052.and McDade fourth with
$180.75 iales No report £r >m Paige
CONTRIBUTE TO SEND TEAM TfJf
SOFT BALL TOURNAMENT
The following citizens and organ-
ization. contiibuted toward making
it possible for the Bastrop Girls Soft
Ball team to attend the state tourna-
ment held in Mercedes on Friday and
Saturday of last week. The g^l.t
extend their deepert appreciation for
your help.
Lions Club 5.0«)
George Stavinoha LOO
Lotta Cream 1.00
Bass Hodges 1.00
Ronnie Hicks 1.01
F. F. Pearcy . l.OO
John Turner 1.0*j
First National Rank 1.00
Tignal Jones 1.00
G. B. Miack 1.00
Dr. J. G, Bryson .... 1.00
Fred Dunbar 1.00
O. B. Wolf ,51
Harry Frhard .50
J. J. Sapp .50
Dr. H. B. Combs .25
Hugh McPhnul ,2!j
Tom Todd 1.00
R. P. Perkins 1.00
Oren Eskew .50
J. E. Haines 1.00
Otto Amthor .50
Arthur Edwards .50
Bruno Flzner, Jr. 1.00
Jas. P. Wood 1.00
Bastrop Coca-Cola .50
Bridge Cafe 1.00
Lena's Beauty Sh< p .50
New Magnolia Station .20
Sam Herr.do-i 75
Sanders Service Station 1.00
Miss Bertha Robinson .25
Fairmont Creamery .50
Hi-Way Garage .50
Mir. Walters .25
Mrs. Pat Webb .25
J. H. Jones - -r 0
M E. Rabensburg .50
T. P. Haynie .50
Sinclair Station . 50
BAPTIST CHURCH
Bonnie Grimes, Pastor
Evening preaching service only.
The pastor will be closing the revival
at McDade at the morning hour. Let
our people attend the evening servi ■(
at K o'clock.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
B. T. U. at 7:15 p. m.
Everybody welcome.
VISITOR MAKES "HOLE-IN-ONE"
Verge N'eugebauoi of l^us Crucej,
New Mexico, who is visiting in th*>
E F. Pearcy home, scored a hole-in
one while playing on the Municipal
Golf Course in Austin Monday.
Mr. Neugebauer was accompanied
by James A. Haralson o<" Houston
and P. J. Dodson.
ACTIVITIES
IN COUNTY
AC A OFFICE
The Ba-tritp County A.C.A ha^
issued about $2,000 cottoi. stf.mps up
to date. Each producer who ir. eligible
to receive stamps will be notified
when hir stamps are ready to be is-
sued. Please do not ask that th-
stamps be mailed to you as we are
not allowed to mail these stamps ex-
cept by registred mail. If you are
not able to come to the office to g t
your stamps and wish to have them,
we will place them in a group for
your community and after all other
applications are signed we will de-
liver them in the communities
Starting Monday, August 25th, the
Bastrop County A. C. A. Office will
open at H:00 A. M. and close at 5:00
P. M.
We are working parity application.*
very rapidly and hope to soon have
all of them ready for signature of
the operator. Just as soon as your
papers are ready to sign we will
notify you.
Contact your local community com.
mitteeman and u- for any informa
tion you desire on this program. We
are fot the betterment of farming
and fanners interest in our county
and if any hardships come to any of
you it is something we can not help.
Ever, though we ire very busy w"
will be glad to take time to help you
with any problem which we can I >
anything about.
You will soon receive notices >f
meetings to be held in your commun
ity Please trj to attend these meet
irigs and bring your questions.
The penalty on overplanting cotton
this year is 7c instead of ,'lc since
the loan on middling basis i«i 14.2c and
the penalty is set it 50 per cent >f
th ; I'xan su>'h penalty ;s set at 7c
Conticr your local committeeman
about th. -<oi! conservation ma ten it
program and make plans to earn jII
your soil building payment.
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