Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1948 Page: 1 of 8
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MAIN STREET
OBSERVATIONS
Itw/ BY PIT! SHAD V V/V/
Bastrop, Texas
March II, 104K
ptur Teenager:
141st week we promised to writ*
you a letter today, ami here it
ik And again we hope it does you
good.
All w *ek long, Twnaifor, wo have
been racking our brains (we hope
your parents have, too) trying
to think just what we could do
'.i pr ivide a medium for you to
e\p!< de a lot of that youthful i
■ ergy you possess.
Cod created you good, ami from
tin tone of your letter, you want
t<, he a good teenager all the way
hiough. You evidently inherited
a fine sense of si If respect ana
(iod and everybody else i- hoping
that you will always have that
ame high regard for youi sell
You are evidently in the pink of
good health and that is a great
'Jessing As we see you, you are
a dynamo fully charged and ready
to turn wheels. You want to turn
wheel* that you enjoy turning. 1
am sine that you have no de ire
to turn the wrong wheel. However,
\"U are impulsive, and you are
adventuresome. If you knew the
wheel would ki« k hack the fifth
time, I'll bet you would want to
turn it four and a half times!
It has been a long time since
I wn a teenager, hut I have a
ghty fine memory and I U-lieve
I know just how you are feeling
when Voii coo,plain about not
having a clean playground for you
romp upon We hope that you
have opened a subject that will
I* kept alive until f. public p!a\
.•round can be provided fot you.
We don't know what happened
?<• the old pavillion out on the hill
There was a time when a lot of
young folks and old folks, too,
went ou' there and had a lot of
jfood tmn together. The writer
of thr- columr < annot see why that
•ire. big. fine auditorium at thr
• Id rs< > building i annot be used
for public gatherings. It wn- paid
for by the people. Just why you
Uer.igers can't take your dads*
and morns down there and havi
a jive of a good time, we don i
know (if cour-e, there are people
who object to dancing We'l, you
don't have to dance Y"U could
; a> nap or blind man's buff if
you *,> desired The thing is-y.>u
need a play house and I think
...ii should have it I al*o be!iev
ha' if a lot "f ynu teenagers do
ust what you have chine. y«iu will
g -t a place to have clean fill,
K« < p it up. Th column is open
♦o any of you teeragt r th.t' have
• piece to say.
I.et mr drop this little thought
to you teenager and we do hop<>
mterelv that you take it as a
t f frii • dly advice, or warning,
a d • • • n k 'tji'y from an old
sour puss.
Y«>U will only l>e a teenager a
precious. hort years. You
have a lot of years to live
tins fleeting period of play
is over There are many tlnng*
>•■•11 could do now that may affect
you ail the ri it of yiur life There
are many thing'- that you ran do
now that will make the long after
vear* log and finer I.'kew: e,
there are some thing you can do
that will bob up in afte! life and
the end fine of th
thing- i« s -lf pit),
the happi* t fellow
if we could reach
a great white way
here n the heart
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NINETY-SIXTH VflAR (Established 1853)
BASTROP ADVF.R7 iSFIR MARC H
1948
NUMBER 2
omp iod play upon. We do
hope that -ome piwi'ion* will he
mad'- for a pubiic playbou -e for
vou right ooii We nn here and
• <w dedicating a certain amount
of out time to talk and write about
it until we do get result; Hut i.
we fail all the way through, if
hi tune next year you ha*. no
other pla c to go and you do act-
ually g" to a night pot wlii 'e yo*.i
have to be scrambled up with a
lot of the driftwood that your
nan nt* would fall dead if tlicy
«nw you entertaining in the living
i'om in othet words, if I fail
> iu, if the public fails you, if
youi parent* fall you, keep your
chin up Above all things don't
f< eI lorry for yourself
We celebrated the anniversary
f an ex teenager In t month A he
l.irioJn as a tr *mger didn't have
uch opportunity work off hi*
energy with jive. Abe r piit rails
with hi- during the day, and stud
ed by night. I hope there is a
futuie Abe Lincoln now, among
the teenagers of Bastrop.
Yours,
PETK
mrs. dodson's
mother dies
Mr and Mrs. I' .1 Dodson were
ailed to Karnes City arly Friday
by the sudden death of Mrs. Don-
son's mother, Mr August C.
Diet*. They were accompanied by
Misses Dorothy ami Shirley Hod
•nn, both of Hnylnr University,
Wk'h.
Mrs. Dietz has heen a frequent
visitor in Hastrop during the years
thai Mr and Mrs. Dodson have
made their home here, and hau
many friends here who were griev-
ed to learn of hoi death.
CONTRACT FOR
NEGRO SCHOOI.
TO BE LET
The contract for the construc-
tion of the new Negro School will
be let by the ( ity Council on May
0, according to Mayor Will Rogers.
$50,000.00 was made available for
this purpose several months ag<
in a bond election.
Since that time, Supt. 1*. J.
Dodson ha been conferring witi.
architects on plans and specifica-
tions, and on February fit h the
School Hoard certified to the City
Council that plans drawn by Clif
ford James were acceptable to
the Hoard.
Mr. James, an Austin architect,
is well known in Hastrop, and
was officially given the architect
ual contract at the Council's reg-
ular meeting on March 1st.
makes unusual
record at u of t
Mi• - I.aura Ann Jenkins, who
is a freshman in the University
of Texas, in Austin, this year,
wa> one of 12 students out of more
than 2,000 invited to take a special
examination in F.nglish which
would entitle her to skip the sec-
ond seme.stet of Freshman Eng-
lish.
Miss Jenkins stood the examin-
ation and was one of .111 who
passed it with a H or bettor.
An outstanding tudent in Has-
trop High School, Mi*s Jenkin-
graduatcd heie last spring Her
work so far in the University ha
lx en well above the average She
b the daughter of Mrs Howard
Jenkins.
announces for
city secretary
I would like to announce to my
friends that I am a candidate for
the office of City Secretary of th<
t '.ty of Hastrop at the HMmn
'o to held \pri! oth M > prev;ou
c*peri« nee w -h the public well
qualifier me f..r the job
W lull Ma Fergu«oi was mak i ■
history foi her elf as the fii '
woman to be elected Governor of
Texas, I had 'he distinction of l>e
tng the youngest Tax Collector and
the onl> woman Tax Collector
and Assessor in the State, also
th' first woman to hold ai elective
office in Harris County. I wn
Tax C Hector and A! -i -sir of tin
('■ty of Magnolia Park, at that
tune in incorporated subuth of the
fity of Houston, with an a-«e---.ed
ablation of u , i $h,000,000.00
Ijflter I spent everal years in
the I and and Tax Division of
the ciiilf ttil A- Refining ( ompany
of Houston. 'Hicn goir.g t" a Sec-
reterial position with the Pouth-
we 'en Bell Telephone (ompany.
During the War I was Chiet
I'lerk of the Vehicle Section i
('imp Swift, keeping all record-
f every vehicle received, disburs
ed and shipp >d
barkation The
parsgriph from
commendation w
Ordnance f'rope
WILL ROGERS
ANNOUNCES FOR
RE-ELECTION
Offering as his platform the
record of his activities in the pro
gross of Hastrop for the past few
years, Will Rogers is announcing
thi week as a candidate for re-
election to the office of Mayor
of the town.
Mr. Rogers guided the town
through the tiying experiences of
the war years and Camp Swift,
taking advantages of all oppor-
tunities offered for the betterment
of the town and the citizens who
BASTROP BOY IS
RETURNED FROM
OVERSEAS -
Military funeral services were
held in San Antonio at Fort Sam
Houston National Cemetery on
Wednesday, March 10, at 1:30 p.m.
for William Arthur Griesenbeck,
MM3 c, United States Navy, who
was killed in action on Tulagi
in the South Pacific on
dr. bryson
announces for
mayor
, February 22, H 4.'5.
live in it. An unbelieveable number i William Wft8 horn in Hastrop
upon himjon .September li, 1!(22, and was 20
years old at the time of his death.
of demands were made
in this capacity, and he gave freely i
of his time and efforts to nice
these demands. His accomplish-
ments for the town have been
many, one of the most outstanding
of which was the building of a
badly needed school in Hastrop
He lent his influence toward the
d< signaling of Camp Swift for
this area, and since the Camp
has been declared surplus, ha
worked steadfastly to achievr
one development there that would
establish a permanent benefit to
Hastrop.
A resident of Hastrop for many
year , Mr. Rogers has kept the
welfare of the people of Hastrop
ippermost in hi> handling of th.
affairs of the city government dur-
ing the year- he has been at it
head. He has expressed his ap
pronation of the confidence of the
people in the past, and earnestly
-illicit their vote and influence
in the approaching election.
HENRY SEBESTA
CANDIDATE FOR
RE-ELECTION
i.
to ports of cm
following is n
a letter of rec
tti i by the Post
t\ Officer: "The
out. 'adding man net in which Mr-
^mitli operated and supervised a>.
phases of work in her section has
been recognized both by the Kigllth
Service Command and Chief of
Ordnance, Detroit. The record; of
thi section and the quality of
work performed, ihowi that Ki
Smith was both qualified and
capable of handling all phases of
work a -signed hei
Your -upport will be appreciated
Re; pect fully solicited,
MRS. I,FI.A W. SMITH
to discontinue
laundry work
Heginning on Monday of next
wrek, Frank Green will discontinue
all flat laundry work, family
laundry, etc. He will continue to
do khaki pants and of course, will
continue to do the same high quali
ty cleaning and pressing that the
establishment has always done.
Next week, weather permitting,
Mr Green states that lus cleaning
| plant will !>e moved to its new
location on South Main Street, in
j the building adjoining the Western
Union office.
p-tatcTmeet
MARCH 17
The Hastrop PTA will meet
Wednesday evening March 17, at
1 o'clock in the High School audi
to Hum. All mem bet we urj ed to
jitiond New member*, wll be el
• -mod.
Tie Girl Scouts will toke car
>f the children.
In thi- issue of the Advertise).
Henry Sebe-ta is announcing hi
candidacy for re-election to th<
office of county attorney, subje<
'.u action of the Democratic
maty Flection in July.
A v teran of World War
Mr Sebesta moved here with hi-
family from Smithville in P'4L\
when first elected, to fill hi.- first
and ucceeding terms.
During the time he has servou
as com.*\ attorney, he has become
entirely familiar with the work
of that office, and the experienc
«o gained during this time has
made him well fitted to execute u
thoroughly and efficiently. He has
served the people in a fair and im-
partial manner, friendly and court-
eous at all times.
He is asking the voters to en-
dorse him in the coming election
by giving him their vote and
•■upport, and he will greatly appre-
ciate every effort made in his bo-
half.
to open7:afe
at swiftex
Mr. and Mrs. J. J*>.cK Stanley
are opening a < rife at Sw ftex It
x ill be the official Swiftox bus
station.
< iter ng to parties Vi and Mrs.
Stanley will feature barb* cue.
steaks, and chic ken dinners Wen
ompleted it is expected to ac-
commodate up to «i0 people.
hd luncheon
style show
to be held
Mrs. Arthelia Smith, Fashion
Coordinator from Goodfiiend n
\ustin will present a style Ivw
and lecture on "The Trend • f
Fashion" at a luncheon at the
refectory in Hastrop on Thin -dav,
March 2.V Hastrop County Home
Demonstration Club women will
i be hostesses for the group.
All women in the county are in-
vited to attend. Reservations f■ >r
the luncheon must be given to Mrs.
M rs.
tele-
He attended the Austin Public
Schools for six years, and enlisted
iti the service in Travis County in
September 1! 41.
Survivors include hi. parents,
Mr and Mrs. Jack J. Griesenbeck
of Alum Creek; two brothers, Jack
Griesenbeck of Bastrop and Hobby
Griesenbeck of Alum Creek; one
sister, Mrs. Ross Terry of Austin,
and his grandmother, Mrs. Pete
Griesenbeck.
Among those attending the >er-
vic - were Abel I.ozana of Harlin-
gen, William's buddy who was with
him from the time they boarded
ship together until William's death.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Griesenbeck
and Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Criesen-
beck of Alum Creek, Mr. and Mrs.
li. F Tarver, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Griesenbeck of Hastrop; Mr. anu
Mrs. Dewey Turner, Dewey Robert
Turner of Cadar Creek; Mrs. Ku-
gene Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Terry, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Perry
of Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Pete
1 . Griesenbeck of Corpus Christi;
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Hart of
Smithville; Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Ha ugh of Galveston.
in race for
commissioner
F irl Callahan, commissioner of
precinct no :t, is announcing his
candidacy for re-election, in the
p. columns of the Advertiser this
1 week.
Mr Callahan has ^orved tha.
precinct faithfully and well dur-
ing the past several years, and
has made a conservative, depend-
able mrmlrer of the Bastrop Coun-
ty Commissioner's Court. He I.*
sincerely interested in the welfare
of the people of his precinct, and
has made every effort to place
their benefits first in the fulfill-
ing of the duties of his office.
He will appreciate your vote
and influence in the Democratic
Primary Flection in July.
Announcing this week as candi-
date for the office of mayor of the
City of Hastrop, subject to action
of the city election to be held here
April 6, is Dr. J. Gordon Hryson.
Dr. Hryson. long time resident
of Hastrop, needs no introduction
to local people, many of whom
he has served as family physician
and all of whom have benefitted
from his civic activities and leader-
ship.
He was for a number of years
president of the Hastrop Hoard of
Education, and bent all of his
efforts toward the obtaining of a
new, modern school for the town.
His continued interest in young
people is manifested at present
in his work a.s Bastrop County
District Chairman of the Boy-
Scouts. Several times past presi-
dent of the Hastrop Chamber of
Commerce and the Hastrop Lions
Club, Dr. Hryson has recently re-
tired from the active practice oj
medicine, leaving him free to de-
vote a major portion of his time
to the affairs of the city.
His prominence and interest in
all civic affairs, his variety of
activities and his established abil- during
ity of leadership thoroughly quali-
fy him to holci the office of mayor.
He will appreciate your vote
and influence in the coming elec-
tion.
G. B MACK
ANNOUNCES
The following for sale:
acre stock farm *i
■ouih Cedar Crck p«>
Will carry good loan.
miles
• acre
old
TNis i
brick home
i a bargain
with two lots,
for onlv $1000.
Immediate pos
room. Rivorview
S .i.'i.OO )ow:'. .<;
nients. Insurance
ed in payments.
Heights
li.OO month!
and taxes
Com Simomns by March 2.
. Simmons mav bo reached by
phoning number (10.
E. D. CARTWRIGHT
ASKS RE-ELECTION
AS SHERIFF
! bed-
home
V pay-
includ-
TO SPONSOR
CONTEST FOR
YOUNGSTERS
Denison's Flowers is sponsoring
a "color Curly Locks" contest for
children 6 through 12 years of
age. featuring the beautiful Hall-
mark card-dolls. The card-doll*
are S inches high, colored front
and lack, with real plumes to
their hats. Each doll has its own
story inside in rhyme, ar.d stands
alone wherever it is placed.
The object of the contest is to
color a doll exactly like the "Ctirh
Locks" doll in the window of the
shop, and the winner will receive
as a grand prize, a Hallmark
treasure chest and four dolls. Fouu
additional prizes of one doll each
will also be awarded.
Color sheets will be available at
Denison's Flowers, when the con-
tost opens on Saturday, March 13.
The closing date for the contest
is Saturday, April .T
Gahan's Department
Store To Be Featured
On Station KITE
The "new look" has arrived in j
1 songs as well as in vdomens' i
: clothes.
Taking a cue from dress design- j
;ers in going back to grandma's
days for ideas, Aaron Allen of j
S'ation K1TF. builds his entire]
program from old folk songs and '
ballads of early times.
Allen, professionally known as
"the Comal County Folk Song I
linger" actually hails from \*ow ,
Hraunfels it
E. D. Cartwright, Sheriff of
Hastrop County, has authorized
the Advertiser this week to carry
his announcement for re-election
to that office, subject to action of
the Democratic Primary Election
in July.
"I am asking for the continued
privilege of serving the people of
Bastrop fViunty as their sheriff
on the basis of my record," Mr.
Caitwright said. "If the majority
of the people do not like the way
this office has been handled in
the past few years, it is then
right as citizens to seek a change.
If they are satisfied with my ser-
vice to them as their sheriff, T
will greatly appreciate their vote
as an expression of their confid-
ence, and I pledge to them my
continued efforts to maintain law
and order in their behalf."
Mr. Cartwright's record includes
the chaotic days of the construc-
tion and activation of Camp Swift,
all of which criminal of-
fenses were kept at a minimum
through the efforts of county and
local peace officers. Experience
gained there has furnished a stable
foundation upon which Mr. Ca-
w-right has built his peace
enforcement of the law.
Comal County. His,
folk songs is one of >
in the country, and j
Fred Wright On
SWTSC Honor Roll
| SAN MARCOS, Tox Fred G.
■ Wright of Bastrop was among the
students at Southwest Texas State
College who made the honor roll]
i of the school during the full
! semester, according to tan an- j
1 nouncemont from the Registrar's,
I office
A total of 2TS students, ap*!
j proximately Iti per '•out of the
number enrolled, were placed on
the scholastic honor roll because
I of their making nn average grade
of "H" or betto ■
PLANT A (7A 1G11'A Flower . -
vegetable we have package mi
bulk o'.'d, onion nlnn!s and rose
bu.thes MI.K1XS lf1 2V STORK.
See me for your Polio Insur-
ance. Protection for entire family
for $5.00 per year, up to $5,000,
and coverage on each member ot
the family.
returns home
after illness
Mrs. I :zzie Owens lia^ returned
home after an extended stay in
a convalescent home in Austin,
following a serious illness last
fall.
Her mnn\ fiionds will be happy
to know that she is greatly im-
proved.
cub scouts
organized
<uch favorites as Th , . .. .. .
Fiv. Foggv Foggy1 Dew, w,th,or *'"'« «" 'he present city
Tucker. Hilly Hoy. The j '""Payees. If they are doing then-
Mountain and !
were hits back
number
the montfi
The Cub Scouts, Den
have organized during
of February. The meetings will be
held each Friday in the home of
Mrs. Ireland Mlbright, den mother.
During the February meetings
the cubs have played games, made
cookies and visited 'ho Coca Coin
plant to see each step in making
Coca Cola. They have also worked
o:i their Hob Cat requirements
which will enable them to become
full fledged cubs.
Those who have attended ttb>
meet ties rre Albert Lock, Jr.,
Ralph Barret , John Ireland All
bri.'ht, Clinton Hendrix, Hohb'O
Dean .lone., Jtmniie Joe Jones,
nnd Tommy Lee Potts.
i collection of
the largest
includes
Blue Tail
(Id Dan
Hig Rock Candy
! many others which
in the days of bustles and high
button shoes.
Allen was discovered by Alex
("hosser, program director of Rad- I
io Station KITF, who quickly put 1
j him under long-term contract fot
broadcast work over that 1000
, watt San Antonio station. His
program is heard daily. Monday
I through Friday, at 1;.'10 p. ni.
Listeners in this area are urged
to send in their requests for old
folk songs and ballads, which Al-
len will play on his broadcast.
It is particularly significant
that this new star of radio from
Comal County has as the sponsor
>f his broadcast a Now Hraunfels
' firm, the makers of Comal Cotton
Fabrics.
The program will feature var-
ious mrechants throughout Texas
who feature Comal Cottons, and
I'ho radio station reports that
Cuban's Department Store in Has.
: trop will be the subject of con-
versation by Allen on a number
|of the daily programs. Radio Sta
11ion KITE may be tuned in at
'.irtO on any radio dial.
guild TO
have bake sale
The members of St. Mnrgnrot's
Cuild of the Episcopal Church will
have a hake sale, Saturday March
l ! from 10 to 12 o'clock a. m.
:it Peoples Drug Store.
to the voters
of the city
of bastrop
Under another heading in this
paper you will find my formal
announcement as a candidate for
the office of mayor of this city.
I do not have the time nor the
inclination to make an intensive
personal campaign. Nor do I think
it is necessary. Everyone knows
me and what 1 represent. You
also know the present mayor. The
issue is very simple and under-
standable. If you are entirely sat-
isfied with the present manage-
ment of the affairs of the city,
then vote for Will Rogers. Ho is
a good man, a good friend of
mine, and has made you a good
mayor. On the other hand, if you
are not satisfied with the present
administration of your city and
want to see changes made, then
vote for me, for I am going to
make many changes if elected.
Some of the most important
changes that I advocate and
pledge myself to accomplish are
as follows:
1. A complete
reputable actuary
eal and financial
city.
2. An understandable estimate
from the same source, of what we
may expect in the future from
(a) the revenue to occur from our
public utilities; (h) the probabu
time when either taxes or utilities
rates will be reduced; (c) th<;
possibility of establishing a sink
ing fund that will be used for
permanent puolic improvements
such as streets, parks and schools.
1 intend to see that the negro
school is completed without de!a>
or favors to anyone.
4. 1 do not intend to interfere
report from a
upon the physi-
status of thi*
j work well, they will be retained,
regardless of how they vote.
5. I intend to publish in the
Bastrop Advertiser, the above act-
uary report.
ti. I shall endeavor to pass an
ordinance making it mandatory
that the city council in cho future
print in the local press a complete
financial report, just as the hanks
do, at six month intervals.
As a voter and a tax payer, you
are a stockholder in that city hall
and should know just what i-«
going on there. The people ym.
loct to run your city governmen'
are your agents and should bo
bound to lay open their activities
for your consideration.
If elected, I am going to es-
tablish a custom of having open
meetings of the council, fashioned
somewhat after the "town hall"
idea. That is, have at least throe
or four meetings each year wherp
the entire public is prevailed upon
to attend and discuss with thr
council such items that may be of
interest to everyone.
In other words, if you favor
a city government that is actually
run by the people, through tl.,ir
agents, nnd not behind closed
doors and under a blanket of se
crecy, elect mo mayor.
J CORDON' BRYSON
SHOP FARLY FOR FASTER
We have a complete line of Faster
cards, novelties, and candies.
FLK1NS 5 10-25c STORE
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