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BASTROP ADVERTISER APRIL 2G, 1951
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M US. JACK
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CLAIBORNE, Editor
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It \ STROP LADIES GlESTS
OF SMITHVILLE CU B
Members of the Lost Pines
• iaiden Club were guest.- of the
Smithville Garden Club on Tue -
day afternoon at a meeting hekl
on the hill* ide of tlit' natural
rustic rock terrace at "C'rume
11 u veil," h'liu' of Mi ami Ml.
F O Orume in Smithville.
Mr W. T. Tippen, president
of the Smithville club, pre-ided.
A very interesting talk on 1 r i
#' given by Mr.- Gordon Trou-
dale, and Mrs. Olan I*"it «■, Jr.,
.:ave a talk on Japanese Flower
at > angement*.
Following the meeting the
truest were invited to the hilltop
lawn fur refreshments. Cookies
and lime punch with lime sherbet
win ervi*l. Ilo te- i were Mr-.
I O Crume, Mrs. Tuck Reeder,
Mr-. II. B. Cox, Mrs. A. Young,
Mrs. .1, S. Staydon, Mrs. W. I'
Sprattling, Mrs. W. T. Tippen,
Mi-. A. S. Mshaii, Mr-. Adolph
Adamcik of Smithville and Mrs.
Cein Simmon- of Ba-trop.
Those from Hastrop attending
we c Mi Curti; Sanders, Mrs.
O B. Wolf. Mr- H C. Wilkins,
Mrs. II L. Perkins. Mrs. C I.
Lawrence. Mrs. F R Barnhill,
Mi .i <i ifi. ■ Mi E i>
Cartwright, Mr K. H. Smith,
Mrs L. J Schewe, Mrs. t)dis
Rainer. Mr Henry Schuyler. Mrs
II B McComb.-. Mrs. L. .1 I-ang-
ley, Mr Dewey Turner. Mrs.
Otto Wamel, Mi A L DeGlandon,
Mrs Sam J. C. Biggins, Mr.
Tigna' Jones, Mrs. W B. Ran-
soim . Mr Paul D. Piifi', Mrs
Farl C F.rhard, Mrs. O. W.
Chalmers, Mr- Maude Hern<lon,
Mrs Oren Eskew, Mr-. S L
Krannoi . Sr.. Mr J S Milton,
Mrs J K Richmond, Mrs. Jess
Wa'ker, Mt Henry Sebenta, Mrs
Gwin Langley, Mr* J W Sim-
mon-, Mi- Farl WhitwoTth, Mrs.
W F Maynard, Mrs. I). R.
Nether y. N|r Hartftird Jenkins,
Mr* Jack ClBibornr, Mr' Oem
Simmons, Mr« R. l> Jones and
Mi- Dorothy Bryson
DIVNF.B MXKKS It I It Til I > \ Y
\M G FT-TOGETHER
M i and Mr*. Husnel Berry
entertained with a dinner Sunday,
honoring theii grandson, Rusty
Berry, on his seventh birthday.
(>ue -t i- were Mr and Mrs
Frank Swartr., Mr and Mr Louie
Machu, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
Knefcrt of Austin; Mrs. Willie
Wat'on and Mrs. S T Hillman
of McDade; Mrs Annie Burleson,
and Mr and Mrs Bruce Berry
and children, El17.abeth Arm and
the honoree.
It was also an occasion for the
eight Hemphill sisters to get-to-
gether in the afternoon to have a
picture made They are Mrs. S.
T Hillman and Mr*. Willie Wat
• on of McDadr. Mr- Frank Swart*
of Austin. Mr' Annie Burle* n,
Mrs W R Price. Mr< '11 art fort!
Jenku . Mr S I. Branrmn, Sr.
arid Mr- Hem
\N\or\( KM FNT < >F
\PPR( 1 \( HIM. M XRRI \GE
The engagement of Mi - Ruby-
Mae ( a <v to Ernest G Simmon-
ha- been announced by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. <i. K. Casey of
Rockport.
Mr S mmi>ii i' th« son of Mis
tb m Simmon- and in connected
with the Fish and Game Commis-
sion in Rockport.
The wedding will take place on
May lib,
Rapt 1 -t
at 7:30 P.
Church in
M in the
Rock port.
.lei
e jari r
were
ATTEND DISTRICT
IN GEORGETOWN
MEETING
Ten members of the Baptist
WMC attended an all day meet-J
ing of District 15 in Georgetown,
Monday.
The main address of the day
wa given by Mr , C. D. Crea -
man, Stewardship chairman of
Southern Baptist Convention, of
N a hville, Tenne:- -> c.
Those attending were Dr. and
Mi . <bii Kamer, Mrs. Victor
Williams, Mr.-. C. G. Goddard,
Mrs. H. L. Perkins. Mr.-. W. E.
I.utz, Mr-. S. L. Brannon, Sr.,
Mr- Hartford Jenkins, Mrs, Mary
Mohlex and Mr-. James R.
Chapman.
WEEK END (i TESTS
EM ERT MS ED
COMPLETE ANNUAL
PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM
Johnnie will be leading Mother
to school and showing her the
way, with pride, on the first day
of school next September since he
j ha attended the pre-school Read-
me.- program of the Bastrop
Public School -which wa,> brought
to a clo.-e on Wednesday of thi
week.
This is the second year for this
program to be undertaken. It was
a joint project of the liomemak-
ini- Department, 11 < i'.-T.A., and
the first grade teachers.
The purpo e of this program
was to give the incoming first-
traders ..f next school-yiar some
experience that will • a.e the
strangeness of the fir t ,'-y of
school next September, ' 1 fur-
111 -h the Future Hoinemakers of
the Homemaking department some
opportunities to be associated with
young children anil to learn to
guide and direct their activities,
and to give guidance and training
to the parents, so that the child
will "get off to school" with a
Choral Club-
i)
queries re-
Mr. and Mi I*oy Brewer and
son, Bobby Loy of Kennedy, week-
end house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A Long and children, Jerry
and Susan, were entertained with
a number of courtesies while they g0C'l start.
were here.
On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs.
L-ng entertained with a Mexican
dinner on their patio. Saturdat
noon Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Long
were hosts for luncheon at their
home.
Saturday night they attended
the Lions Club barbecue in the
State lark, and Sunday, they ' ommittee of the American Legion,
were guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. aljM, H,,is„.(j Wllh lhis clinic and
W Loveless for lunch. I wiH do the visiting later in the
summer to check if the recom-
mended corrective work has been
done.
The second activity was the
• ix-le-son Parent-Guidance Course
on "Our Bole as Leaders of Child-
| ren and Youth" w hich wp.s parti-
The program consisted of three
activities. The Health Clinic, held
on February 22 was conducted by
l>r. R. W. Loveless, Dr. C. G.
Goddard and Dr. A. C. Smith, an\
County Health Nurse, Mrs. Paris.
A physical check-up and necessary
immunisation -hots were given
••jicb chiblr. The (5hjld Welfare
( El EBB \TES SECOND
BIRTHH \^ SCNDAY
t
Little Mi- Elir.aheth Jean
(iahan, daughter of Mr. and Mr .
Ed (iahan, celebrated her second
birthday Sunday, with a picnic in
the Bastrop State Park.
The birthday cake, decorated
with tw<> candle-, wa- baked by I ??*
Mi W J. Rogers.
Gur«t were her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs J, N Watson of
Lampasa- arid aunts, Mr Bill
^ eary and M Veary and daugh-
ter, Nancy, of Lampasas; Mrs.
Walter Zimtm rman, Mr Zimmer-
n.an m d daughter, Suzanne of El
Campo; Mr. anil Mrs W J.
Roger and Mr- Scotti Davi
SENIOR*
R \ N ( H
HONORED
ROI N|) I P
AT
DIN NEB
First
■si NBIAMs ENJO\
Mil I I N (, II ESI)
The Sunbeam band meeting
\* a opene<l with a sing-song at
the Fir.-t Bapti-t Church Tuc--
day afternoon.
The member? of the WMl' of
the Baptist Church were ho t to
the GraduatinK Class of
Bastrop High School Saturday
night. April 21, for a Ranch Round-
l"p dinner.
The ginst cabin of the Bastrop
State 1'ark wa the scene of the
Round-up. It was decorated in
the clit colors of blue and white,
with a huge b le and while horse-
shoi hunt: over the mantle and
smaller horse shoes over the
porch doors The center of the
buffet table held a large arrange-
ment of bitn bonnets and was laid
with red plan mat- From this
table the deliciou- food was serv-
ed Senior mothers of the Baptist
t hurch, Mr-. jtM. Bathman and
Mr R. I') Jones, assisted bv Mrs.
I . I! MrCotvbs and Mrs Howard
Perkins, erved, with Mr Quin-
?->n Alien an<i Mrs. N R. Simp-on
and Mrs. J V Ash. Sr. assisting.
H D Jone and Joe Bathman
servwl the cokes as tile guests
found place on, the porch in
ranch-style chairs.
Mary \nn Goert/. led the group
in group singing and Dr (Mis
Rainer > hallenged th< sentoi to
make the most of the doors of
opportunity opened to them in
life Mm < c GoMwri, W Mr.
president, welcomed the iruest- on
behalf of that organization.
finest inciAded the following
tudenH (. P Mexnnder, Clement
Bartsi h. Tom my Chalmers, F.<1-
(Cuntinued from page
In a wer to many
gardiia the Taylors, here is a
bit of information about them thut
might e interesting to our read-
ers. L th Mi and Mrs. Taylor
hail ! <in Canada — where the
North' originate. Mi . Taylor
,-t.arH her n.u.-ical education at
the t- d. age of 4, and at tho
iigc 1" commenced .studying
voice me Royal Conservatory
of Mi' in Toronto. She was for-'
tunati :icing able to study,!
during liter yeai -, with Madame j
Vcllai a well known Italian
Opera and Concert .-inner. The
influe: ■ ol" the MadamC teach-
ROCKNE WINS BLUE
RIBBON AT SCOUT
CAMPOREE
1 The Blue Ribbon award, for
i outstanding participation in the
Spiing Boy Scout Camporee, held jt,f{ VV'illiams of Chickasha, Okla
.11 the Buescher State Park on h()||1H _wu t)R.
ATTENDS C OF C
CONVENTION
Mrs. Maude Herndon, manager
of the Bastrop Chanibi , of Com-
merce, spent April 19 and 20 in
Waco, attending the Ea.-t Texas
Chamber of Commerce Convention
held in the Rawleigh Hotel.
The theme of the convention
was "Texas Gild- for Defense."
ing v mainly responsible for
Mrs. i'.iylor's decision to enter
the fi- "f teaching. Mrs. Taylor's
work r Canada concluded, Le.-ide
her tea. :ng, li^rht concert work,
and pran- .-oloi-t in many
church, in Toronto and the sur-
rounding district.
Mr. Taylor started st inlying
piano a- he at'e of <i. much against
his ov will, but by the time he
had reached the sturdy age of 12
he, of own volition this time,
added the stijdy of voice and
organ to his curriculum. At 14
the study of wind and string -an(j
Technique was begun, and eventu-
ally it. order to attain certifica-
tion t< teach in Canadian Schools,
the study of Wind and String
instruments, and band work in
genera wa.- taken up. Although
deeply interested in all branches j
of mu , Reg, as he is usually
called, f.iund that Choral Direc- j
tion, a 'i the playing of the Organ
were h chief interests. In 192fi,
at the age of lfi he accepted his
first professional position as
Organi.-t and Choir Director of
the St James Anglican Church,,
in Bra ;ford, Canada.
time, until moving to
Friday and Saturday of last week,
went to Troop 18.1, Rookne. Scout-
rna-ter Vernon Bart ch and seven
of hi.- Scout.- carried off the
highest honor of the Annual Scout
Camp. Troop 1*7, Ba trop, under
Scoutmaster Johnny Yarbrough,
won the Red Ribbon award.
Troops from every town in the —
Lost Pines Scout District, Ba-- ?
trop County, were at the Camp-j
oroe. The complete awards were,'
except for the unit, already given:
Red Award to Smithville's Troop
183, Troop 188, and Explorer Post
IK.'t; White Award to Elgin's Troop
182 and Explorer Post 182.
Weldon Whitten of Elgin, Camp-
ing Chairman, announced that 5(>
j per cent of all Scouts and Ex-
plorers in the county attended
jthe Camporee, the best turn out
1 of the Camporee history. Fourteen
I Scout Leaders were there with
I their units. A total of 80 Scouts
.wa tHe guest speaker at
the banquet Thursday night,
which wa held in the student
building at Baylor University and
Vice-Admiral A. G. Noble, I >N,
Washington, wa- the chief speak-
er Friday afternoon. His topic
Was government purchasing of
defense material.
Explorers took part in it.
Calendar Of Events
For the Coming Week
(Call in the notices of any spe-
cial meetings or events you would
likte to have included in this
One of the primary ob- j
listing these events is
conflict in various meet-
well as to remind mem-
various group.- of the
column.
jects in
to avoid
ings, as
bers of
meeting time.)
Since that „
Texas, Mr. FRIDAY, APRIL
Bastrop Ladies
27:
Readinp
rell read a
from Hun-
made- and
Mr Reginald
story of a little
gary. Poster
book colored.
Mr# Johnny Odom served sand
wiche and Ice cream to Phyllis
Zegub, Mary Jo Zegub, Jill Allen,
Donna K.*i\ Xapalar, Myrlene and
Byrlone I owi end, Diane Moehle,
\nn I' ki u, Ann \dam. , Marilyn
Jean \\ ilk 111 . Reggie (ixldard.
Dickie Mack, Ronnie Wilkin-,
David Lock, Forrest Adams,
Tommy Templeton. Mike Creel,
Mr Minnie Wilkes and Mr-.
Jerr«H.
Ward
Jam.
Wavt
Walt.
Valoii
Lee Bathman
Larry Turnet
C Went, B
Bennight. Mil
1 allnban. I 1 1
F re«| Fiebrieh,
Fbr
Goert*, Robert Graham,
Hemphill, (ilenn Jones,
I itton, Peter Mart me/,
Mi nth, ('urti ()sborn, Joe
Frank Allen Reid,
Harold \ oivrht, .1
J Wolf. France
Ired Buckner, Leona
ra Callahan, Bonnie
j <1 pa ted in by the mothers not
but mothers of all a>ie children.
mothei of al lage children.
Mrs. Virginia W Sharboroujrh, of
the Extension Division of the
Cniversity of Texas, led this
course. All mothers who attendee!
each of the sessions and did extra
study will receive a certificate
from the National Congress of
Parents and Teachers. The moth-
er- whu met the requirements for
these certificates- were: Mrs. S. L.
Brannon, Jr., Mrs. Rose Litton,
Mr Doss Dulaney, and Mrs. R.
(i. Crosby.
Two visitation days at school
for the incoming first-graders on
W < dne day, April ll and IK were
the third activity of the pro-
gram The schedule for these days
wa planned and supervised by
the Future Homemakers assisted)
by their sponsor, Mrs. Mary A.
Col vi n.
The daily schedule followed wa-:
8:46-9:4.1 Pre-schoolers visit in
the first-grade rooms
1):4.1-10 46 Future Homemakers
of the Homemakmg I class in
charge. Pre-schoolers have niid-
morning lunch of fruit-juice and
crackers.
10:4.1-11:15 Visit first-grade
room.
11:1.1-11:4.1 Future Homemakers
of Homemaking II chapter in
charge. Rest room, wash hands,
go to lunchroom, learn lunch-
room procedure, eat lunch.
11:45-12:30 Playground super-
vised by First grade teachers and
Future Homemakers of 8th grade
chapter.
12:30-1:30 Rest
music, and story
vised by Hth grade
makers.
I .10-2:00 Visit
rooms.
2:00 Dismissal.
Thirty children took part in
the pre school readiness program.
This was only one-third of the
expected first-grade for next year)
and these children will be the ones j
who will already l*e one jump !
j,. | ahead of the ones who did not
1 (tend.
MONDAY, APRIL
WSGS Study
30:
Taylor ha- been constantly work-
ing with Church and Concert
Choirs In 1940 Rejr enlisted in
the Canadian Army and served as
Musical Director of the First
Canadian Base Ordnance Work-
shop, n Canada and England.
Mr. T avlor has studied under ,
various well known Canadian and „
English teachers, including Ed- 1 EI)NESDA\, MA\ _:
win M Foster—Piano and Organ;! ^ ,pl"e harden Club,
M Dm ond W If -Church Or- j _ h\}>- Cartwnght, hostess
it. Margarets Guild
Circle
gan; Dr I' R. Mulheron—Voice;
Dr. lb ?;ri K. Jordan—Choral
Trainn While in England a
furthei irse of study in Theatre
and Rn and Concert Organ was
taken ndcr a famous Scotch
Theatr. Organist. Roland Tims.
Mr. and Mr-. Taylor moved to
Texas in 1949, and set up the
Taylor Mu.-i<- Studios in Taylor,
and are now teaching Piano,
Voic, and Organ, in Austin,
Elcin. Bastrop and Taylor.
Mr. Taylor states that the
ladies of the Bastrop Choral Club
make up one of the fin. st Choral
units he has ever had the privil-
ege of directing, and he promises
great things in the next few years
should this group continue to
work as they have during the
past three months. He hopes the
citir-ens of Bastrop will be as
j proud of their accomplishments
n* he is.
TUESDAY, MAY 1:
Baptist WMU
Bastrop Lions Club, State Park
Refectory, 7:00 P. M.
i THURSDAY, MAY 3:
American Legion
Moments of Meditation, Metho-
dist Church, 6:10 P. M.
Value
Triumph
PHILCO 629. AC, DC, or Battery.
Amazing performance. Maroon
or Teal Green plaatic cabinet.
B. A. ELZNER
BASTROP
PHONE 146
;<!§#'
period, soft
groups, super-
Future Home-
in first-grade
WSI S ST I m MI ETS
MONDU VI Cllt'KCII
The Study, conducted by Mi
W E Maynard on Monday after
noon at the First Methodist
( hurch foi the WSCS was open-!
«'d with the Devotional, parables
of "The Five Talents," by Mrs.
John Allen.
Mrs. Maynard read the second
chapter of the book, "Christian
Vocation" by Bi hop Oxnam, which
deals with "income unearned," and
led to questions as to what to
do with one' christian time and
respoli - ibilit ies.
I he following ladies were prc-
si nt Mrs. W E. Maynard, Mrs.
John Allen, Mrs. David Hailing,
Mrs. J G. Bryson, Mrs. E. D.
Cart wriuht, Mrs II C. Wilkins,
M rs. E. R Barnhill, Mrs. Itob
Gray and Miss Dorothy Bryson,
English, Doris Goert*. Joanti
Goert*, Mary \nn Goert/, Muriel
Hemphill, 1 va Joyce Hetidrix.
\nitii Hoffman, Jean Leath.
I orone 1 co. Angelina Merino, Judy
Mcl.cod, Clara el Neiicti < hwander,
Ifillye Perry, Betty Lou Scott,
Jonelle Taylor, Virginia Wilhelm,
Julia Williams, Ruth Wun *hurger,
Charles Davis, Darnell Bulk.
Teachers attending were Mr .
Roberta Terry, Mi Jack Neal,
and Mrs. ( . Ii Campbell,
Professor and Mrs. 1*. J l>odson,
Mr Fred Wright, Mis Ireland
A llbright, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Colvin, Miss Ruth Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. T G Rockett, Mr. and
Mr Victor Williams, Coach and
Mrs. M M Perkins, Mr. and Mrs.
M B Perkins.
other itucsts included Dr. and
Mrs C (l. Goddard, Dr and Mrs.
(Mix Rainer, Mr and Mr t/uin-
ton Allen, Mr. and Mrs. R D.
Jones, Mr. and Mr Joe Bathman,
Mr. and Mrs. N R Simpson, Mr
and Mrs. D. B. McContbs, Mr
and Mrs. Howard Perkins, and
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Ash, Sr.
VI II NO SHOWEB FOB
HBIDI El.El I IN
-Ml I 11 NI III
Mrs. O. W. Chalmers, Mrs.
William Richard Kcssselus, Mr>.
Robert Watson. Mi . Gene Schae
f« 1 and Mrs. Mark Oldfield a;-
tended a pre-nuptial shower for
Mi Mary Jean Nichols, in
Smithville last week.
Mrs. Alfred Bueschor, Mrs. W.
R. Gerald and Mr-. II, D. Whitten-
berg weic hostesses for the occa-
sion at the Hotel Pines.
Miss Nichols will be married
to Tracy Chalmers on May 12.
M I EN II SHOWER
IN SMITHVILLE
Mis. Calvin Hoskins recently
attended a bridal shower for her
daughter-in law, Mrs. Alvis Hos-
kiiis, in Smithville.
Mr- Hoskins is the former Miss
Billie Ruth Mays, daughter of
Mrs Olive Mays of Smithville.
Mrs. W B. Hoskins also at-
tended the shower.
RETIRED RED ROCK
FARMER DIES
Funeral services for Edward Lee
Culpepper, 80 year old retired
Red Bock farmer, were held
Sunday at 4 p. m. in the Bateman
Cemetery in the Red Rock Com-
munity j
He is survived by his widow; t
fiv. "lis, J. A. and Bryan Cul-
peppe- of Red Rock. Lowell ( ul-
pi ppei of Bastrop, Arthui Cui
peppei of Corpus Christi, t ar!
Culpi'i er of I'harr; tw daugh-
ter.-. Mrs. J. D. Bozart of Lock-
hart a d Mrs. Ailolph Hofn< • of
San \<. tonio; one sister. Mr.- I c.
Robert of Dripping Springs;
three brother.-, A. A. Culpepper
and .1 R. Culpeppet of l"ed Rock
and 1' il Culpepper .>f Califori .1.
Vtiiong those from Bastrop at-
M
Wedding . . .
Invitations
A nnouncements
Calling Cards
Stationery
Distinctive/)/ Sti/fed *
C.orrectly Q,nyraoec/
BASTROP ADVERTISER
t.-'drn. the funeral Were Mr ai
Mr- Jeff Roberts, Mi. and Mi
Noah I'yal, Mr. and Mr- LeR.
Creel, Mrs. Georgia Deviling.
II K n >rough. Mi-- Joyce da
and Mi and Mrs. Otis Brinkma
Card of Thanks
it
than t>
few in
ho-piia
I have
by the
ay be more ble etl to give
receive, but in the pa t
nths, both while in the
! and at home, 1 feel that
been blessed beyond words
kindnesses the people of
Bast <p have
familv thanks
shown me.
you too.
M \
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