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Volume 72
THE BARTLETT TRIBUNE. Thursday March 26 1959
No. 20
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C of C Recommends Road
Improvement
Recommendations covering
all of the precinct roads in the
Bartlett area were presented
by the Bell County road com-
mittee of the Chamber of Com-
merce at the March meeting of
the organization Tuesday night
at the city hall. The recom-
mendations were approved by
the body and will be presented
to Commissioner R. B. Latham
and the Bell County engineer at
.a luncheon here.
Recommendations were:
(1) Progress seems to have
been made on the Pecan road.
No right-of-way trouble is an-
ticipated and it is hoped that
the Commissioner will be able
to build the road soon.
' (2) The Donahoe-Davilla road
has not had any work in some
time and work is needed. It
wilibe asked. No difficulty is
anticipated in securing a 50 foot
right-of-way to widen this road.
(3) The road from the Ed
Krause place to the Pecan
neighborhood seems to be in
fair condition.
(4) Hard topping of the Al-ligator-Althea
road to connect
with a similar hard top road
which is planned in Williamson
County to be asked.
(5) A short road east of
town and north of FM 487
needs two or three culverts to
take ' care of water which is
now cutting the road during
each heavy rain.
(() The Raeke Hill road to
Alligator seems to be in fair
condition.
West of Hy 95
(7) The road west of High-
way 95 which starts about a
mile north of the Lutheran
Church has a concrete dip
which is good but is too short.
It needs to be lengthened to
keep water from washing out
the road at the ends of the con-
Mountain Lion
Killed Friday
Near Holland
Excitment like that of the
old days came to Holland Friday
when a -mountail lion" was kil-
led some two miles west of
town oh a branch of Darrs
Creek and was brought into
town for inspection.
Lee Buentello Holland farm-
er killed'the 104 pound cat with
a single shot from his .22 cali-
ber rifle. The bullet struck the
Hon just above the left eye.
Rumor here said that Buentello
said he "used to be" a good
shot. Must have been aiming
at the eye.
The lion was flushed .from tall
brush and weeds by two dogs
which were accompanying Bu-
entello as he inspected his farm.
There has been much specu-
lation in Holland this week and
also in Bartlett as to where
the mountain lion came from
as it has been believed that
there were no mountain lions
in this area Blame was laid on
the hilly country to the west
but why the lion left the home
. grounds for Dan's Creek no one
knows.
Good Friday Is
School Holiday
Bartlett school students got
a holiday this week since Good
Friday is one of the school's
regularly scheduled holidays.
Some years they have also
received a holiday on the Mon-
day following Easter but this
will not be the Oflae this year.
They will rsturrf jBLlasses Mon-
day morning.
Plan Here
crete. Also culverts along the
road are not adequate.
(8) All bridges built or re-
placed in the future should be
built with steel "I" beams for
safety and ecohomy. Many
(Continued on back page)
Food Sale Planned
To Replace Dishes
At (Jlub House V;
Schwertner Club ladies will
hold a food sale at Crittenden
Motor Co. in Bartlett Saturday
With proceeds of the sale to. go
toward purchasing dishes and
other necessities for the new
Schwertner Club House.
The old club house which had
been a community center for a
number of years burned Friday
the 13th of March. The building
and all of the fixtures were de-
stroyed. Plans are already un-
der way in the community for
the building of another one.
The club ladies will apprec-
iate the patronage of the people
of this area. Many of the people
of this area have shared in the
activities at the club house and
will no doubt be gla'd to see
it replaced.
Graveling In
Progress On
Road To East
a c.
Commissioner Frank . Mar-
tinets reports graveling in progress-
this week east df Bart-
lett on the three mile strip
from the Marquart farm to the
Lamb farm. First work is on
the leg of the road north from
the Lamb farm to the Bell Co-
unty line."
This is the area where Mar-
tinets plans to build a. county
hard top road and the present
graveling is preparation work
for ' the eventual topping. He
stated Tuesday that he does
not know just how soon the
topping can be done but it is
in his. program for the year.
The road east of the Lamb
farm connecting with a hard
top county road leading to
Granger is also to be raised
and prepared for later top work-
ing. He has recently been at work
near Granger widening and
changing the sides of a county
bridge so that it will accomo-
date combines and other wide
farm equipment.
Sister of J. L.
Teer Dies In
Graner Monday
Miss Margaret Anna Teer of
Granger sister of 'J. L. Teer of
Bartlett passed away at her
home Monday morning at the
age of 75.
Miss Teer was born March 12
1884 in Arkansas the daught-
er of the late. Mr. and Mrs.
James S. Teer. She had lived
in Granger for the past 72
years and was a member of the
First Baptist Church there.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning in the
First Baptist Church in Grang-
er with the Rev. L G. R'amey
officiating. Burial was in the
Granger City Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and by one brother
Claud D. Teer.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moore
of Austin visited Mrs J. J.
Moore Sunday.
March To Church
Campaign To
Climax Sunday
Bartlett's March to Church
iri March campaign climaxes
with Easter services Sunday at
all churches. Attendance has
been building up during the
month and is expected to reach
its peak Sunday.
While there has been some
variation in church attendance
during the month it has gener-
ally been better than average
at all churches. v
Easter services are usually
well attended and climaxing
the month-long campaign they
could set a record in Bartlett
Sunday.
B H S Places First
In Play Contest
Bartlett placed first in the
one-act play contests of the
district meet held last Friday
at Copperas Cove and three
Bartlett actors placed high inr
dividually.
Carolyn Wolbrueck was se-
lected as the best actress and
Bobby Valenta and Arthur Jan-
ke were chosen for the all-male
cast.
Bartlett's winning play was
the fourth act from "Caesar
and Cleopatra" by George Bern-
ard ' Shaw. Second place went
to Copperas Cove for "Bread"
and third .place went to Acad-
emy for "Winter Sunset."
Jack Corley of Academy was
named the best actor. On the
all-star feminine cast with Car-
olyn were Barbara Harmed of
Copperas Cove and Joy Swaim
of Academy.
In -Bartlett's play Carolyn
Wolbrueck played the part of
Cleopatria; Bobby Yalenta was
Pothinus and Arthur Janke
was Rufio. Other members of
the cast were Billy Marquart
Linda Ware Linda Pruett Kay
Taylor Donna Watson Robert
Grigsby and Delbert Rannals.
Bartlett will represent . the
district in the area meeting to
be held in Georgetown.
Absentee Voting
May Be Done Now
In Local Elections
School and city elections are
approaching but if you expect
to be out of town on election
day you can vote an absentee
ballot now.
The school election is sched-
uled for Saturday April 4. In
order to vote absentee you
must secure a ballot from the
county clerk in Belton or go
over there .'and vote in his
presence. This is true of all
voters in the Bartlett School
District even though they may
not live in Bell County since
the school system is in Bell
County for administrative pur-
poses. Absentee voting in the school
election may be done until three
days before election states
Supt. D.. A. Swope.
In the city election however
an absentee ballot can be se-
cured at the city hall Suqh a
ballot can be voted until
the day before the city election
states Miss Cora Beckman city
secretary. Date of the city
election is Tuesday April 7.
DAVILLA CHRISTIAN
CHURCH TO HAVE
EASTER SERVICES
Easter services are planned
at the Davilla Christian Church
with the Rev. J. Wilfred Carter
pastor of the Central Christian
Church in Bartlett as speaker
at the 7;80 p. m. worship service.
Chasing Fire
Truck Brings
Warnings Friday
Chasing the fire truck is a
small town habit which brought
warnings and reprimands to
some Bartlett citizens Friday
night.
When the fire truck started
to Salt Lake in answer to a
call it was accompanied by spec-
tators to such an extent that
traffic interfered with getting
the truck to is destination and
volunteer firemen who live in
all parts of town found that
they could not get up to the
truck when they arrived. Some
had to park five or six blocks
away.
Chief of Police Dick Mc-
Carver accompanied by Fire
Chief Doyle McGlothlin warned
spectators at the .scene. .
"Spectators who go to a fire
just to look but not to help
should stay away until volun-
teer firemen have had an op-
portunity to reach the fire and
park their cars and then the
traffic lanes should always be
kept open" states Fire Chief
McGlothlin. "Firemen take a
chance at every fire and
shouldn't have to fight traffic
and take chances there also."
Fortunately the fire Friday
night was a small one which
was gotten under control with-
out help.'
Red Cross Drive -Short
of Goal
First reports of the Red
Cross Drive which got under
way here last wee"k show col-
lections' of $250.49 turned in
and deposited. This is far short
of the $750 goal for -the com-
munity. Teams working have not all
reported to Drive Chairman
Milford Watson and it is known
that some money has been col-
lected and is still to be turned
in. Some areas have not been
worked in the canvass.
Work on the drive will con-
tinue and it is felt that Bart-
lett will be much nearer its
goal when the campaign is com-
pleted. Jf anyone is not contacted- it
will be appreciated if they will
notify the drive chairman or
make out a check to the Red
Cross and mail it. to him.
Sunrise Easter
Services Planned
In Holland
Community - wide sunrise
Easter services are planned in
Holland with the Central
Christian Church as the site
They are scheduled to begin at
6:15 a; am. and Bartlett resi-
dents 'are invited to attend.
RevS. Walter Key will bring
the Easter message and "the
girls.quartette of Holjand High
School will provide special
music.
All of the churches of Hol-
land are cooperating in the
service.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Bartlett
Jr. announpe the arrival of a
son Edward Robert Jr. on
Monday March 28. He weighed
seven pounds and one ounce.
Mrs. Bartlett was formerly
Dorothy Jean Powitzky. Ma-
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. (Doc) Powitzky and
paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Ned Bartlett.
Herman Schwertner Jr. of
Round Rook was a visitor here
Monday.
Community Wide Easter
Egg Hunt To Be Sunday
Bnrtlett's second annual com
munity-wide Easter Egg hunt
will be staged Sunday afternoon
for the youngsters of the com-
Tuesday Is Final
Day To Secure
License Plates
Next Tuesday is the final
day on which to secure auto-
mobile and truck license plates
for 1959. They must be in place
on cars on Wednesday.
In Bartlett plates may be se-
cured at Brune Insurance Agen-
cy for both Bell and Williamson
Counties and they may of
course be secured at the court-
houses in Belton and in George-
town. Inspection stickers must be
op automobiles April 15. These
may be secured at any Bartlett
garage. .
It is almost too late to avoid
the rush on securing license
plates "but some standing in
line can be avoided by getting
them this week-end and not
waiting until the Tuesday dead-
line. Mililberger Family
Returas.Bome.;
From Hospital.
After seven weeks in Flor-
ence and Killeen hospitals two
members of the Mihlberger
family have returned home and
the third has been here this
week but has not been released
from the hospital.
Mrs. F. G. Mihlberger and
Sam Mihlberger were released
from the Killeen Hospital Fri-
day and Mr. F. G. Mihlberger
left the hospital Saturday but
will have to return.
Liane Mihlberger suffered a
lighter attack than other mem-
bers of the family and was re-
leased from the hospital sev-
eral weeks ago.
All of the family suffered
from thalium sulfate poisoning
as the result of using a rat
poison containing this chemical
over a long period of time at
their home east of town. Only
member of the family to escape
the poison was Larry Wade s6n
of Mrs. Mihlberger. Examinat-
ion showed the poison in his
blood stream but Tie did not
suffer the ill effects of the
others.
F. G. Mihlberger is able to
walk some with the support .of
a crutch and walking cane but
there is- fear of permanent in-
jury to his legs and ankles and
he wiil have to return to the
"hospital fo.ri further checks and
treatment
Mr. Mihlberger was grateful
Tuesday for the silver lining
in the cloud that has been' over
his family. He reports that
when he returned home ho
found 'that neighbors and
fHends had prepared and
planted his farm with maize
and corn and have tqld him
that when the proper time
comes his cotton acres will be
planted also. They already have
the seed for planting.
Friends had also cleansed and
disinfected the home and
clothes while the family was
away in the hospital and had
it ready for their safe oc-
cupancy on their return.
Cash in the amount of $688.50
was raised in the Bartlett Com-
munity to assist the stricken
family on their return. This
amount does not include donat-
ions from the local Methodist
Church and from Javrell.
munity. The hunt is again being
sponsored by the Bartlett Lions
Club.
More than two thousand eggs
will be hidden in a grassy mead-
'ow for the youngsters to hunt.
but the location is not being an-
nounced until Sunday afternoon
so that all children will get an
even start. They are being ask-
ed to gather at .the American.
Legion Home at 2:00 o'clock
and from there they will be
directed in a caravan to the
hunting site.
Only hunters who are under
12 years of .age will be allowed
to participate "however all of
the community will be welcom-
ed as spectators.
The field where the eggs are
hidden will be marked off into-
three sections and the hunters
divided into three age groups.
Children under four years of
age will' hunt in one section and
this age group may be accofrip-
anied by one adult sponser each.
Lions say that only one adult
may assist each child in order
to make it fair for the others.
The second age group which
will hunt together includes
those from four to seven and
the third age group includes
those from four through eleven.
Those who have reached their
twelfth birthday are not elig-
ible. Prizes for first second and
third Will be awarded to child-
ren in each age group finding-
the most" eggs. Winners last
year found more than 100 eggs
each and Lions have provided
more eggs this year than they
had last just to make sure that
there "are plenty for every child
to find some.
The hunt is planned to sup-
plement any individual hunts
that may be planned and not to
interfere with any of them.
Lions financed the first hunt
last year with a door to door
sale of light bulbs but had
enough money ion hand this
year to put on the hunt without
a sales campaign.
Local Explorers
Win First Place
In Scout-O-Rama
Bartlett's Explorer. Troop re-
turned home from the week-end
Scout-O-Rama in Austin with a
big blue ribbon for the first
place won in the category in
which they entered.
They set up and operated a
trailer camp in the camping
diyision. Ribbons were offered
in ten categories which had 131
entries.
Operating the camp Friday
night were Freddy Keller John.
D. Mastrovich Jerry Daugher-
ty and Jonathan Franz. Herbert
Keller .and George Mastrovich
were with them.
On Saturday night the camp
was operated by George Fowler
Edward Lindemann and Gar-
land Wentrcek. They were ac-
companied by Dr. .George Fowl-
er and Raymond Wentrcek.
The camp site was set up
Thursday night in preparation
for the opening of 'the Scout-O-Rama
on Friday.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEMBER NO. 10G
Another member was added
to the Bartlett Chamber of
Commerce la.st week bringing
the members hi j) toial to 106.
The new member in A. P. Luke
of Taylor Humble distributor
and owner of the building in
which the Lindemann .Humble
Station is housed in Bartlett.
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Ford, Nora Mae. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 26, 1959, newspaper, March 26, 1959; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77276/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.