Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 1947 Page: 3 of 8
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HAS FHOP ADVERTISER MAY 29. 1947
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From where I sit... I\/ Joe Marsh
Want to Run a
"Collective11 Farm?
Was reading the other day about
the "collective" farm* the) have in
certain countries. It seems the folk*
who run them have plenty of help
. . . KOiid hours . . . and the bent
equipment.
Hounds pretty nice — till you
learn that the "farmer" doesn't
own hits land, or even farm it. in
our sense. He takes orders from the
■ tate; produces w.tatever they
want him to produce, it prices they
set. Even his off-hours are spent
according to state regulations.
No, that would never go here.
We're willing to work hard, but we
like to farm the land our own way
put our own value on the crops,
and relax as we like —if only with
a temperate, companionable kIsbb
of beer.
From where I lit, collective
farming may produce results. But
the American way — freedom to
work and relax as we see fit — is
what makes this country a great
place to live. So Ut's not change it!
Copyright, 1947,1 ruled Siatrs H'rueti Fuundation
Do you remember when . . .
(The following stories are clipped from old files of the
Bastrop Advertiser, covering copies of the paper dating bark
through the latter part of the 1800's.)
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March 13. 1897
BASTROP ON THE 1)1 A MONO
Ac rdirig to previous call, a
meeting whs held at the KUner
Opera House, Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock for the purpose of
organizing stock company to han-
dle a base ball team in Bastrop
during the mmine season. Judge
H. M. Garwood was made tempor-
ary chairman, with Billy Bvm
secretary. Judge Garwood ex
plained the object, of the meeting
to t>c for the purpose of going to
secure a ball 'earn in Bastrop, and
that the chair would now receive
suggestions from those present,
as U> the best line of action t
be taken, arid suggested the se-
lection of n committee to solicit
stock.
Motion was made that the chair
appoint a committee to solicit
A complete new line of Butter-
ick Patterns GAHAN'S DEPXRT
ME NT STORE.
stock, and that the share* be $<r>
each, whereupon the following
committee were appointed by the
chairman: P. O. Elzner, T. A.
Hasler, M. E. Anderson, Charley
< artwr.ght, W. C. Hatchett, and
A. I* Hoppe.
The secretary was ordered to
' enter into correspondence with
| some of the players who were
| in Bastrop last season.
The engine and most of the
fixture f<T the Bastrop Electric
| iights will ' e shipped within ten
| days, and the plant is expected
j to be in working order by ihe
I middle or last of May So soon
as the wire reaches here, th«
work of placing it in the dif-
ferent business houses and resi-
dences will begin.
Rheumatism
and Arthritis
Poctors ciffer as to the merit* of
NUB-OVO. Many u*er* say it ha>
trmight them relief If you suffer from
Rheumatism or Arthritis why not
• rite for liUTftlurr on NVE-OVt
from Iteaear' i laboratories, Inc.
4i'3 N W. inh, Portland. Oregon
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Serve the one
In rtgulai bet-
fill, quarts, or
on rftaughfl
Soutite/vn
Select BEER
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U 'Vision HUuMUt IIMWI«!lS IN(. U.I..HM In.
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DISTRIBUTING
COMPANY
4th & TRINITY STS.
AUSTIN, TEXAS
January 1*97
A big FAT row
On Thursday, Tom Bishop
bought from M A. Prokop, pro-
bably the heaviest cow ever raised
in this town or county The cow-
was raised by Mr. Prokop, in
Bastrop and w* a mixture of
Durham and Jersey, and weighed
14'V! pound Mr. Prokop has lieen
milking the cow continuously for
the last five years, the first year
with the calf, and the last four
years without a calf It was a
brown muley, and rolling fat Tom,
always on the alert for the best
_ j for his Palace market, has been
I trying to get his hands on this
11 cow for six months past. It will
j be killed so soon as the weather
changes, and served to the patrons
|0 f the Palace mnrke". The cow
| was driven through the streets,
j Thursday attracting genera! ad-
miration. A number of guesses
, of it's weight were made and in
the guessing (2~> changed hand*
March 27. 1K97
Following are the newly elect-
ed officers of the Bastrop 0.D.1I.8.
l.odge. elected at the last regular
meeting Henry Keil, president;
Ed Rabensburg. vice-president;
J. Thielemann; ticj urer, I. Hei-
libbrodt. secretary; George Degnn,
Albert Hoppe, (""has Ziegenhsls
Finance committee; J H L. Wal-
ther, representative to Grand
Lodge.
Manager Hatchet; carried his
base hull team to Austin, where
they engaged with the Austin
League team in a spin around the
diamond As was expected, the
boys got everlastingly snowed
under It could not have really
been otherwise, and while many
really expected Bastrop to defeat
the league team, we didn't There
was no organization, while the
boys were completely without
practice On the Austin diamond
was their first playing together
for this season. The secretary of
the Austin league promised Has-j
trop practice in fast company and
otir boys say they got it.
\pril 17. IS07
B \ STROP XT BR EN II \M
Our bane ball team will leave
Saturday night or Sunday morning
for Bretiham, where they will meet
the team of that City in four
games and while the Brenham
team is composed principally of
professionals, it is safe to say
our hoys will give them a practice
game or two anyway.
Our team will line up ns follows;
Buck Miller, catcher; Shad long
ley, pitcher; Jodie Foster, pitcher;
1 Mwnft . i ' baiWill Joti
~"d base; Hooker, .'ird base; Young
sh «rt stop; I.ongli y. Burleson and
Brownvill covered the outfield with
Ferguson n> suby'ittite
CONDUCT SURVEY
ON SAWMILLS
Important information on the
lumber industry in the United
States in 1 46 will be developed
from figures collected in the 2'ith
annual canvass of sawmill opera-
tions now being conducted by the
Bureau of Census.
Sawmill operations in this area
will Ik* covered from th" < ensus
Bureau's District Office at San
Antonio with Mrs. Shelley O.
Turner in charge as District Sup-
ervisor. Enumerators working out.
of the San Antonio District Office
will canvass sawmill operations
in the following ten counties:
Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson.
Hays. Caldwell. Gonzales, Bastrop,
Travis, and Williamson.
Facts on the 1H4<! production of
hardwood and softwood lumber,
cross ties, shingles and lath, as
well as information on gross stocks
of lumber on hand will be aske<l
of sawmill operators. The figures
will show production by species
For the first time facts will be
asked regarding the source of the
logs sawed by county which will
furnish important statistics on the
saw log drain, the largest single
drain item.
The information developed from
these annual canvasses has pro-
vided private and State forest
management of timber lands. It
also will l>e useful in answering
questions concerning the location
of the sawmill industry. Sawmill
operators 'an use the figures to
compare their operations with the
general trends in the industry.
District Supervisor Turner points
out that all individual figures
submitted to the Census Bureau
are held in strict confidence. No
revelation is ever made which
will identify the operations of
individual firms. The Census Bur-
eau i- exclusively a service agency
and information submitted to it
cannot be used for regulation, in-
vestigation or taxation.
TOURIST WORKERS
SHOULD HAVE
SS NUMBERS
AUSTIN. Tex. —The summei
season is approaching, the time
when vacation resorts will be open-
ing for tourists, which means that
employees of such places should
have social security account num-
bers. When they get a social se-
curity cani, said Mr Pruitt, man-
ager of the Austin So.-ial Security
Administration field office, the
next thing to do is to give the
employer or bookkeeper a copy
of it. This will insure the employee
of getting full credit for all wages
received and will help the employ-
er in keeping his records.
Men and women, Ih>.vs and gnls,
who usually accept employment at
such places should bear in mind
that it is not necessary to get a
social security card unless they
have a job or one in sight. Also,
it was pointed out that social
security cards should never be
used for nor accepted as identi-
fication of the individual in pos-
session of a social security ac-
count card.
After securing a social security
card, the holder should guard it
carefully and not lose it because
to secure a duplicate requires time
and extra expense to the govern
ment.
Read T1 ;• Want-Ads
The SOUTHWEST'*
HOME TOWN
RAILROAD
W. C. WELCH
AGENT
Bastrop. Texas
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FIXING UP the HOME
<Dio4te,(^ieefo(,
Hnliiluy Dinners
'T'HE turkey is but a par* of
the holiday dinner. On this
festive occasion we usually havo
several side dishes and an elaborate
dessert. Confusion and clutter is
bound to result as the cook tries to
tune each dish of the meal so that
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it can be brought to the" table
piping hot. This means that the
gravy, mashed potatoes and several
other things are being finished on
the top burners of the stove at the
same time.
The clean, quick heat of a gas
range is really appreciated when
the cook has one eye on the clock.
The visible flame is easy to control.
Every top burner is busy.
In the oven the huge bird ia (
already done and is getting a little
more luscious brown color. It haa
been cooked the proper time under
regulated heat and is bound to be
just right.
All this, the convenience of a
modern fuel that can also be used
for automatic water heating, house
heating and refrigeration, ia avail-
able even if you live far out in the
country or on the fringes of the
suburbs. Modern liquefied petroleum
gas — LP-Gas — more commonly
known as "bottled" gas and "tank"
gas, does the job for you when you
live off the city gas mains.
SUPPLY IS LIMITED
COME IN EARLYI
PHILCO 1203
Handsome hardwood table model with the
sensational new Plulco changer—a marvel of
quiet,quick operation. Plays up to 12 records.
No needles to change. Radio ClOQ CA
controls on front. Built-in IfcivtJU
aerial system. Superb tone. i/sy TERMS
Other Philco Models from $19.95 up
* oioinesdqy i£8INGS0Ay
NATION A1. Gt AMD
SI MMEB CAMPS
Washington.—National Guards-
men attending summer camps will
he provided with Army Exchange
Sen ice. movies and other recrea
tional facilities available at U. S.
Government-owned military in-
stallations where the summer ses-
sions are held, the War Depart-
ment has announced.
Troops of the National Guam
that take their training at state-
owned installations cannot be pro-
vided with this service, the an-
nouncement continued, not in in-
stance,* where no exchange facilt
ties exist and the Guard desires
to run its own exchange, will the
Army Exchange Service be avail-
able.
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with the Charioteers;
Skitch Henderson, John
Scott Trotter's Orchestra,
and guests. Tune in I
INDUSTRIES GIVE \RMY
OFFICERS PERSONNEL
TRAINING
Washington An extension pro-
gram .if training in industrial
personnel methods designed to
familiarize Army officers with
the latest techniques in person-
nel management has been an-
nounced. Army officers, gradu-
ates of leading schools of pel -
sonnel management and business
management, will he assigned to
industries for two moi.th tours
of duty.
Elzner's
HARDWARE and APPLIANCE STORE
BASTROP PHONE 146
ARMY'S "LOST AND FOUND"
BUREAU
Washington—More than $8,000,
000 in personnel funds which had
either been lost by Army per-
sonnel or found among the effects
of deceased soldiers has been re-
turned to the proper owners since
December, 1942, by the Army
Effects Bureau at Kansas City,
iMissouri.
A. J. WOEHL
General Contractor
BASTROP REPRESENTATIVE
Let us install your Venetian Blinds before the hot days of
Summer get here!
riCI DIMMDABLI
Here is a member of the team who
calls the "signals" . . .
W. W. STEIN, Manager . . .
Mr. Stein is called on a hundred
times each day to make decisions and
to carry out the Company's policy . . .
"the customer must be served effi-
ciently and dependably at all times."
His ovc-r-all experience in producing
Good Gas Ser ice is your assurance that
this policy will always be maintained.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 1947, newspaper, May 29, 1947; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237116/m1/3/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.