Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 26, 1956 Page: 1 of 10
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Bastrop Homecoming and Rodeo August 10-11-12
„ THl tD'TO"
I been asked, begged,
« d •'""i
bv various political
t0 bring the Adver-
in support of certain
aWl while we have
occasions lent some
to a candi-
backed a
Advertiser.
I even - — of °Ur
I rare
support
h ve never
with the
when some
I {hi
1(js have been candi-
when our best friends
'li our support of their
candidates-
vf definite reasons for
stand. The choice
idate for office rests
. people, and since the
jonKs to the people, its
Cation is to the corn-
lit serves.
wc pick a candidate
["think would be best for
Lunity and who would
Lb!y do the most good
and throw our sup-
help elect him. If he
Lt be all we had claimed
j jj, wo surely have let
fonu'nity down by having
the people to vote
We feel that our
[i, no nearer right than
I our readers, and we be-
is safer to leave the
as our democracy in-
the choice of the peo-
that choice should not
hi by biased editorials.
I; 4 candidate and put
paper behind him, par-
• if there is much politi
onism in that race,
^ split in the community
ilitical split don't heal
4>!rop is a small, close-
community Together,
ir\ • pretty much what
to achieve. But it is
[together. Divided, ami
among ourselves (we
sigh of that anyway,
lltir.vitf more!)
tauai'y will woak
m the ink!,t f ♦ h'-
v> 1'tV, that the
be « balance
that when the tumult
|.«houting dies, the com-
n swing freely back
aeain, and start to
[ the next project.
rate, the Advertiser
yet felt it necessary
'tt for any candidate,
a-surotiiy has never
promise iht support of
pte in exchange for the
an ordet of printing!
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One Hundred and Fourth Year
BAqTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER, JULY 26, 1956
10 Cents Per Copy
NUMBER 22
Bastrop Rolls Out Welcome Mat For
9th Annual Homecoming Aug. 10 -12
Bastrop again rolls out the
welcome mat, extending a cor-
dial invitation to everyone
to attend Bastrop's ninth annual
Homecoming and Rodeo on Aug-
ust 10-11-12. General Home-
coming chairman this year is
Herman Bartsch.
The three day celebration will
get underway with a parade,
featuring a historical theme, roll-
ing down Main Street on Friday
afternoon, August 10, at 4 p.
m.
Neighboring towns and com-
munities have been invited to
send representatives and also
commercial floats, according to
H. N. Beli, chairman. The Shrine
Band and Ben Hur Temple and
Potentate .Joe K. Wells and mem
bers of nis Divan, Austin, have
also been asked to participate.
Producer Duke Gibbs of the
Triangle Bell Rodeo promises a
bigger and better show than
ever during their performances
here on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday nights, opening each
nights at 8 p. m.
The O. B. Wolf Baseball I'ark
wiil be dedicated on Friday
Antonio furnishing the music
on Friday night. On Saturday
night the Silver Spurs will play
and on Sunday night Blume's
Orchestra of LaCrange will fur-
nish the music.
Check the Advertiser's 9th An-
nual Homecoming Edition next
week for additional plans and
entertainment.
County 4-H Clubs
Present Fashion
Show Here
The Fashion Show presented
by the Bastrop County 4-H
Clubs at the American Legion
Center, Friday night of last
week, was the culmination of a
series of clothing workshops
held in the various communities
for the 1 H club girls. Sixteen
of the forty giris who register-
ed in one of the workshops mo-
deled the garments planned and
worked on in the meetings.
Those modeling were as fol
lows:
Junior group, aprons: Char-
More Than 2000 Family Descendants
Named In Pioneer Homecoming Paper
The Advertiser is publishing its Pioneer Homecoming
Edition on August 2, carrying special invitations to friends
and relatives to come back to Bastrop on August 10-11-12
for the Pioneer Homecoming.
Also published in this 24-page edition are the histories
of about 23 Bastrop County families, listing some 2000
direct family descendants. We have material available for
45 family histories, and we are very sorry that we have
been unable to use all of them. The sale of advertising in
our annual Homecoming editions ordinarily helps us enough
with expenses of the publications that we can use as much
information as we have. But the drought, combined with
several other civic conditions prevalent just now, has ser-
ved to cut our advertising revenue on the Homecoming
Edition less than half, and we were forced to cut the
information we had in proportion.
In order to be as fair as possible in selecting the his
tories to be published, we numbered each history as it came
in, and dropped a corresponding number in a container.
We drew the numbers out of the container and the his-
tories were used in the order in which they were drawn.
We cannot take any more orders for mailing free copies
of this paper; however, if you are interested in reserving
additional copies, you may do so by calling the office.
This 24 page Pioneer Edition will sell for 25 cents a copy.
Bastrop Participates In Operation
Alert Held Nationally On July '20
night, August 10. at the Rodeo lotle Wilholm, lied Rock; Patri-
Arena following the playing of
the National Anthem.
A dance will be held each
night on the American Legion
Teirac with Rusty Lock and
His Western Swing Band of San
Auto Accident
Claims Life Near
Paige Sunaay
Valentino Gonzales, 2.'t. resi
dent of the Paige community was
pronounced deaii on arrival at
the Orgain Hospital early Sun-
day morning as a result of an
automobile accident which occu-
red around 3:30 a. m. on Hiway
290, three miles west of Paige.
Gonzales was killed instantly
and his automobile completely
demolished according to II. E.
Tarver, Deputy Sheriff, who in-
vestigated the accident.
S*: AteS
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cia Hoffman, Red Rock;
Skirts: Bonnie Milam, Elgin;
i Bonnie Gibson, Bastrop;
; Dresses: Davene Swenson, El-
jgin; Darlene Swenson, Elgin; I-
1 lis McPhaul, McDale; Leonra
| Hattox. Elgin; Geraldine Probst,
' Bastrop; Wanda Wright, Bas-
i trop; LaRue Gibson, Bastrop; I
i sie Bailey, Bastrop.
Senior Group, party dresses:
I Imelda Mae Probst, Bastrop;
I-'.-tell Hoffman, Red liock; Rita
! Rose Boer, Red Rock;
Dressy dresses: Linda Hunter,
! Me Dade".
In the junior division, Wanda
Wright, Bastrop, was the coun-
ty winner and in the senior di-
vision, Fs'ell Hoffman. These
two girls represent Bastrop
County at the District 10 Dress
Revue at .loske's, San Antonio,
on August 21.
Alinda Ann Probst, the coun
ty ami district dress revue win-
ner of last year, was the com
mentator. Judges for construe
tion were Mrs. Etta Ringgold
and Mrs. George Hipp. Judges
of the modeling of the garments
were Mr . Elizabeth Campbell,
Travis County Assistant Home
Demonstration Agent, Austin,
and Mrs. Brewer, Travis Coun-
ty.
Bastrop was among the smal
ler towns participating in Oper-
ation Alert, a nation wide alert
held on Friday, July 20, of last
week with the Bastrop State
Park area serving as an evacua-
tion center for approximately
2,000 people from Bergstrom Air
Force Base, located near Austin.
The full-scale alert, to find
out if Texans would know what
to do if atomic bombs fell, was
centered in five key areas, Hous-
City Council Works To Equalize
New Tax Assessment Evaluations
Absentee Voting
Sets Record In
Bastrop County
There have been 252 applica-
tions for absentee ballots in Bas-
trop County, according to Tig-
rial Jones, county clerk, which
sets a record on absentee voting
in the county.
These ballots will be opened
at 1 p. m. on Saturday, election
1 day, in the office of the county
■lerk, and counted at that time.
The results will be made public
when the pol!s close here at 7
i o'clock.
uring
;K'STI.ING CHAMPION JAMES BYNI'M wi
;,t Triangle Bell Rodeo Show in Bastrop
'Oncer Homecoming on August
r*stlinjf or "bulldogging'
*,rt.°f the regular chores
century .it was introduced as an exhibi
game for the more muscular and daring
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M tne turn of th
,rl of gruelling
10 11 12.
as it. is termed by cowboys,
on a cattle ranch. Originally,
l: ■ *' Negro cowboy from Texas} is credited with de
sport in 1903. He called it "bulldogging"
• K his teeth in the lower lip of the steer to assist
L 10 nniinal to the ground.
u/0,rn entertainment gained wide popularity on the
on *7en,u«Hy cowboys dispensed with the lip biting
"'reiigth and skill to wrestle big longhorns to the
limwt '""Khorn in
l"Ul(h as hi
rodeo competition weighs about four
ii. — cowboy antogonist. lt requires raw con
i , 01,1 a fast-running pony to the iieaiV and sharp
lb, J , "Ring steer. And, even then, the cowhands
n i ■ ,u' ,nust bring the beast to a halt and twist
■i t,'.!'1,,, *'n,e for he's in competition with thirty or
P doggers" and seconds mean money.
ii ki 'l01 *''• as in calf roping, i, of major importance,
lii ■ h! i Vt'ry fast and well trained for working in
/""horse used by the "hazer", the cowboy who races
th. ' the ato,r *< keep it in as straight a line as
t.p(| ,,W";,''.-tant prepares to leap for tho.-i horns.
figured between the dropping of the judge s
i;,ron' the chfte until the di pping of the flag
M'/1 completes his throw to the satisfaction of
k.t ' "J, i- deemed "down" when i> i lying on its
. If an entrant, fails to throw his steer within
firil | "no time". Best total time on all steers
. nioiiry, |f ;i steer is nccidently knocked down
"P and thrown again. Flattening one of these
'"i I.) seconds is quite a feat.
Boys Show Added Feature
This Year
Carol Bailey, Bastrop; Sam
Dunkin. Elgin, and David Gib-
son, Bastrop, were winners of
the boys' division of the county
fashion show. Each first place
winner received a suitable gift.
The boys' division was divid-
ed up into three different class
es and each boy came appro
priately dressed for the group
he wanted to enter. The other
boys that participated were Car
roll Henry Rabcl, Rosanky; Os-
car Dube Jr. and Merle Rother,
McDade; Joe Dell Orts and
Kervin Orts, Paige. The boys
were judged on color harmony
appropriately dressed for the oc-
casion, grooming and miscella
neous items (posture, poise and
attitude).
The judges were Harold Dil-
dy of Joe's Toggery, Elgin, and
Hairs Koch of J. Fox Depart-
ment Store, Basnop. Both
judges, in addition to judging,
gave a very interesting talk on
formative talk on types of cloth-
ing appropriate for the occasion.
Donald Boehnke, Assistant
County Agent in Training, gave
a short interesting talk on
grooming. He pointed out some
of the important, points in per
sonal appearance that goes with
being well dressed.
4 Hers and parents enjoyed
refreshments and recreation af-
ter the fashion show.
SS Representative
To Be Here Aug. 1
The enxt visit of the Social .
Security Representative to Bas-
trop will be Wednesday, August
1. You are invited to contact
this representative at the De-
partment of Public Welfare at
8:30 a. m.
This community service is of-
fered by the Austin office of
the Social Security Administra-
tion for the convenience of re-
sidents of this area.
ton, El Paso, Austin, Waco and
tin Fort Worth Dallas area,
with smaller towns and rural
areas participating. These cities
were assumed hit by atomic
bombs between 11:00 a. m. and
1:30 p. m. Friday.
State Cival Defense and Dis-
aster Relief Headquarters in
Austin asked all mayors, county
judges and other local civil de-
fense officials to cooperate.
Strategic industrial centers,
such as Beaumont Port Arthur,
practiced vacating plants and
schools and military bases test-
ed their full-scale emergency
measures.
Purpose of the drill was to
show up any flaws in the plan
whereby federal, state and local
officials and trained volunteers
could cooperate to cope with a
major catastrophe.
Nationally, Operation Alert
presumed 52 cities bombed. FCC
ordered all radio and TV stat-
ions off the air at 3:10 p. m.
and special civil defense fre-
quencies, t!40 and 1240 were used
far test broadcasts of disaster
instructions.
VFW To Hold
Stag Fish Fry
Friday Night
A stag fish fry will be held
a* the VFW near Rockkne on
Friday night, July 27.
This is the night before elect-
ion, and a good crowd is ex-
pected to attend.
Banks To Close
On Saturday, July 28
The First National Bank and
the Citizens State Bank will be
closed all day on election day,
Saturday, July 28.
Members of the Bastrop City
Council sitting as a board of
equalization all this week are
hearing many local citizens pro-
test thir raise in property tax
assessed evaluation shown on
assessment cards recently mailed
out by the city.
However, the majority of them
were satisfied when they learn-
ed that the assessed value as
shown does not necessarily mean
an increase in taxes. The city
undertook the re-evaluation pro-
gram for the purpose of equal-
izing property values in the city.
Since they do not seek to raise
any more money than they have
been collecting annually, the tax
rate will he lowered considerably,
so that in some instances, even
though the actual values have
been raised, the lowered tax rate
will serve to lower the amount
of taxes to be paid.
Many of the citizens who ap
pear before the board express
their confidence in the council
members and the mayor, stating
that they feel sure fairness
will be maintained and the
burden not allowed to be too
heavy on individuals.
Some citizens are not too
pleased with the outcome of their
appearance before the board, al-
though they are assured that
Accurate Election
Returns Available
Saturday Night
Accurate, tabulated election re-
turns for Bastrop County will
be available as fast as they come
in after the polls close at 7
o'clock Saturday night at the
Advertiser's usual election party.
They will be posted imme-
diately on the big board which
will be located on the J. V.
Ash Motor Company car lot ad-
joining the Advertiser building.
They will also be broadcast
over a loud speaker, so that
people who prefer to sit in their
cars may hear them. A tele-
vision set will also be installed
on the Ash lot so that people
may watch their favorite Satur-
day evening programs a.-, well as
pick up the state returns as
they are broadcast. The speak-
ing system and TV set will be
installed for the occasion by
Jack Griesenbeck.
Blanks for keeping tabulated
account of the votes as they
come in will be available in the
Advertiser office.
Everyone, and particularly the
candidates, is invited to come
by anytime during the evening.
However, please do not try to
phone the Advertiser office, be-
cause the line will be reserved
for long distance calls from vot
ing precincts.
BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND
THE REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ON YOUR JULY 28th BALLOT
FOR SALE 2M ci1 ft. Magic
Aire Portable Circulating Fan.
Water Cooled. Used one week.
Will sacrifice. R. E. Standifer.
JJf YOU OPPOSE
** mi«tin* while mil neuro child
mixing while iml negro children <r
public schools, .ind il >ou loci (hat Ic*n
needs strong against inicrniarri.ip*. >t
the races, and it you believe thai certain
Supreme Court rulings have invaded State".
Rights,
YOU WILL LIKELY WANT TO
VOTE FOR
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Number I
MIXINt, WHIIH AND NEGRO
rilllOKlS IN PU0I.M S< H< MILS
tpcvific legislation cvcmplini! anv child
from compulsory illcndtncc intcg'®*
cd kIhmiU attended by white petiom
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Number 2
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NIGROF.S AND Wllllf-S
tpetific legislation perfecting state
■g.nn%t intcim.iffi.ige t*' eet\ D e
person* and negroes.
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1MI RPOSITION
the <of Interposition to hah Illegal
PctWrul cncnwihmcnl
Ijr YOU FAVOR
U integration oi children ot both raccs,
m all public school., and t you fed that
present la s against intermarriage between
races are adequate, and if you beliese that
states have no recourse against Supreme
Court rulings,
YOU WILL LIKELY WANT TO
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CHIl OKI N IN Pt HI IC SCHOOLS
specific legislation exempting any child
fiom compulsory attendance at integral
ed school, atten.led t>y while personi
ami negroes
Number 2
IN II RM ARRIAtil BETWEEN
N! t «KOI S AND WlllltS
specili legislation perfecting State Ijiws
jg.imst intermarriage between white
per loot ind ncyrocv
Number J
INI l RPOSITION
the use of Interposition to halt Illegal
I <McmI cfKroachmcnt
their requeats for re adjustment
will be tfiven serious considera-
tion. Thorough investigation of
every complaint is being made
by the board, and all angles
carefully checked.
The t*ty tax rate has been
$1.25 on the hundred dollar ass-
essed valuation. The new rate
will probably be 90 cents. If
you want to figure the probable
amount of your taxes for 1956,
multiply the figure in the second
column on your card by 90 cents.
If you want to know what your
taxes for 1955 were, multiply
the figure in the first column
on your card by $1.25. That
will give you a comparative
idea.
If it is still not clear, drop
by the city hall between the
hours of 9-12 a. m. or 2-4 p. m.
Thursday or Friday, and the
board will be glad to discuss
your individual problems with
you.
JODY BRADLEY of Odessa,
Texas, will ride her red roan
horse, Badger, at the Triangle
Hell Rodeo Show featured on
August 10-11 12, during Bas-
trop's Pioneer Homecoming and
Rodeo.
You will see the pretty girl
with the big smile and the long
brown hair getting the most ap-
plause during the trick riding
event at this year's rodeo, .loily
Bradley has always been known
to have a sunny disposition.
She completed her schooling at
Dublin, Texas, took up rodeo rid-
ing while in her teens and was
selected in 1.054 to participate
in the Madi on Square Garden
rodeo in New York, the Boston
Garden at Boston, Ma.-.-achusetts
and the Detroit rodeo to repre-
sent her home state of Texas.
Jody was billed as a ranch
girl, or glamour girl, she took
part in the mounted quadrille
and in the exciting trick riding.
On her return to Texas, she
moved to Odessa and now makes
the various rodeoj from this
We.-t Texas headquarters, .lody
makes her own wardrobe of co-
lorful clothes. Her horse blan-
kets and blinkers that Badger
wears usuallj match the f?ay
colored costume that she is
(Continued on Back I'age)
Bastrop County Poll
Taxes Paid In 1956
Prec.
Bolls
No
Name
Paid
T~
Hastrop
989
o
West Elgin
159
3
West Smithville
8 68
•1
Jeddo
81
5
Rosanky
62
<5
High Grove
7
Cedar Creek
125
8
Kenton
:tl
9
East Elgin
354
10
McDuff
49
11
Pin Oak
86
12
Alum Creek
59
18
Mel
223
14
Watte rson
129
15
Red Rock
119
16
Paige
152
17
Lowrcy's Chappel
20
18
Up'on
38
1?
Kovar
45
20
String prairie
.0
21
East Smithville
566
TOTAI.
3993
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