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Volume 72
THE BARTLETT TRIBUNE. Thursday August 27 1959
No. 41
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Bulldogs At
eek For Granger Game
Football warriors hit the grid
war path last Monday and are
rounding into shape for the
1959 football opener with Gran-
ger there next Friday.
Bartlett will again field a
light team which will average
around 147 pounds. The tenta-
tive starting line will average
around 147 and the tentative
starting backfi'eld will average
148. This is several pounds
heavier than last years starting
hacks.
There are 20 boys out for
football now. Still two short of
two full teams.
Granger with only four let-
termen back this year is not
supposed to be the juggernaut
that it usually is. The four let-
termen are Leonard Dykowski
back; Daniel Kropp end; John-
ny Vanecek back; and Frank
Karkoska back.
Bartlett has only seven let-
termen back. They are Edwin
Krause Darrell Messer James
Caldwell Tommy Hill Bobby
Hill Virgil Ferguson ana" Butch
Henry. Caldwell had moved
away but returned and will play
this year.
Coach Harry White listed a
possible starting line-up for the
Granger game as follows: Dar-
rell Messer quarterback; Butch
Henry left half; Bobby Hill
right half; and Tommy Hill
fullback.
Edwin Krause right end;
George Fowler center; Virgil
Ferguson inside tackle; Jona-
than Franz left end; James
Caldwell outside tackle; Adrian
Moore right guard and .Randy
Schwertner left guard.
White stated that scrimmage
would be held this week and
that the starting line up may be
changed considerably for the
first game depending on how
they showed up under fire.
He also related that the
Bulldogs could field a 160 pound
line with a few changes but
this might sacrifice some ex-
perience. Caldwell will help the team
considerably with his return.
He now weighs 170. George
Fowler will be the largest man
on the team at 176. Virgil Fer-
guson the fire plug guard
should prove rough to opposi-
tion. Adrian Moore though only
a freshman could be tough to
handle this year. He weighs
157. Edwin Krause is an ex-
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No I all Activity I ound To
Replace Community fair
Bartlett's Chamber of Com
merce failed to solve the dilem-
ma of replacing the annual
community fair when it met
Tuesday evening so it now ap-
pears that the town will have
no community activity this fall
and certainly not a fair.
A harvest festival and
'Christmas parade to go along
with the annual party and
roping off Clark street in town
for a livestock show were dis-
cussed "but nothing was deter-
mined. Fred Blair repotred that
Commissioner Frank Martinets
looks f6r approval any day on
the Walburg to Highway 95
farm to market road by the
Morrison place
It was reported that the
Highway Department had with-
held approval on the route be-
cause of a rumored injunction
. against the plan.
Martinets reports that he will
do some work on the Scott farm
road to appease Granger by
Work This
New Conservation
Stamps On Sale
G. E. Kretzschmar president
of the Little River-San Gabriel
Soil Conservation District was
the first person here to pur-
chase the new postage stamp
honoring soil conservation dis-
tricts and conservationists.
He purchased 1000 of the
new stamps this morning
(Thursday) when the post of-
fice opened.
The stamp was issued Wed-
nesday at Rapid City S. D. at
the annual meeting of the Soil
Conservation Society of Amer-
ica. It went on sale at local post
offices today.
A modern conservation farm
13 depicted in three colors on
the new stamp. ' It is of four
cent denomination.
This soil conservation dis-
trict is one of more than 2800
such districts throughout the
country being honored by issu-
ance of the stamp.
The district is governed by a
board consisting of G. E. Kretz-
schmar Bartlett; D. 'P. Irvine
Georgetown ; George Carlson
Granger; Arnold Wade Flor-
ence and Paul Graves Sharp.
Technical assistance is pro-
vided by the Soil Conservation
Service. Personnel includes
Adrian I. Moore Thomas H.
McBay Joe Coker H. S. Evans
Lester Burgess and E. L. Mc-
Andrews. District headquarters are in
Bartlett.
Hortpn Car Is In
Collision In
Taylor Monday
The 1951 Chevrolet driven by
Walter Horton was in collision
with a trudk in Taylor Monday.
Horton was uninjured.
Horton was stopped at a red
light at Third and Main when a
1955 Dodge bobtail truck driv-
en by Vernon Beard of Austin
crashed into his car. Beard told
police that the brakes failed.
Damage to the car was -estimated
at $100 and none to the
truck.
getting a good road between the
two points.
It was also reported that the
Hightower road to the Morrison
road would receive attention as
well as the Friendship road by
the Marquart and Lamb farms.
Martinets i's now getting bids
on the road it was reported.
D. 'A. Swope reported on Bell
County roads saying that some
graveling had been done on the
Bunker road around Davilla.
T A. Crittenden Chamber
president turned over to the
Farm Committee the problem
of how to handle the premium
on the first bale of cotton ev-
ery year.
The poor condition of the
railroad crossing on Clark St.
was discussed but no action
was taken.
D. A. Swope discussed the
ihservice training for Bell
County Teachers that Bartlett
would host Thursday.
Brochures tellincr of cood
points of interest of the town
and community were discussed
i by Alfred Wacker.
Death Claims
Felix Heel; Last
Rites Wednesday
Death came Monday for Fe-
lix Heel 45. He died in a Taylor
hospital following a short ill-
ness. Funeral services were con-
ducted at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday
at the S. S." Cyril and Methodius
Catholic Church in Granger.
Burial was in the Holy Uross
Cemetery in Granger. Rosary
services were recited at 7:30 p.
m. Tuesday at the Goodnight
Funeral Home here.
Heel was born near Walburg
Nov. 1 1913 and had lived in
Granger most of his life. He
was married to the former
Tracy Martinka of Granger.
They moved to Bartlett in 1946
where he owned and operated a.
jewelry and watchmaking busi-
ness. He was a-member of the
Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of
Bartlett; one daughter Mrs.
Melvin Carpenter of Austin;
one grandson Gary Carpenter
of Austin; his mother Mrs.
Sophia Heel of Fayetteville ; a
brother Dominic of Fayette-
villeville; a sister Mrs. George
Konvicka of Fayetteville; and
several nieces and' nephews.
Pallbearers were Bill Stoja-
nik Louis Stojanik Frank Sto-
janik Joe Stojanik Johnny
rospisil and Johnny Pavlasek.
Funeral Services
Are Held Sunday
For Zena Howell
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon for
Zena Howell 76. He died early
Saturdav mornintr in a Tavlor
hospital after a short illness.
Services were conducted at
the First Methodist Church
here with Rev. L. R. Vander-
pool of Fort Worth officiating.
Burial was- in the Holland Cem
etery with Goodnight Funeral
Home in charge.
Howell was born May 10
1883 in Manor and moved to
Holland in 1920 where he was
engaged in farming until 1928.
He moved to Bartlett anrl
farmed until his retirement in
1947. He was a member of the
Methodist Church.
Howell was preceded in death
by two sons Preston and Char-
ley Ray and by one daughter;
Pearl.
Survivors include his wife of
Bartlett one daughter Mrs.
Robert Moore of Rosenburg
three so'nsj Earl of Bartlett
Olan and Leo of Rosenberg and
one. sister ( Mrs." Cora Farmer
of Austin.
Also surviving him are six
half brothers and sisters 12
grandchildren' three great-
grandchildren and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Lynn Brock
Howard Sartor Carroll Hill
Hugo Kunz J. P. Skinner and
J E. Moore Jr.
James McMillan 8
Dies In Idaho
James Nathaniel McMillan
eight year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Benny McMillan died un-
expectedly at his home in
Idaho Falls Idaho
He was born in May 1951 in
Los Alamos N. M.
Survivors are his parents
two si'sters Joyce and Lee Ann
and a brother Vaughn all of
Idaho Falls; maternal grand-
parents Mr. and Mrs. Huson of
Los Alamos; and grandfather
Doyle McMillan of Los Alamos.
The McMillans were formerly
Bartlett residents. :mrJ. seH
School Bells
Thursday For Opening of
Bartlett school students will
return to class next Thursday
with a full day slated for them.
Busses will run at the regular
time and will arrive at the
Little River -San Gabriel
L. I?. - S. G. Headquarters
In Bartlett Is Completed
Construction of the head-
quarters building of the Little
River San Gabriel Soil Conser
vation District is essentially
complete according to G. E.
Kretzschmar. It is believed to
be one of the first headauart-
ers buildings constructed by a
district.
Kretzschmar is chairman of
the board of supervisors which
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is the governing body of the
district.
The headauarters buildintr.
constructed in Bartlett is locat
ed one block north of the First
National Bank and a half block
north of the Post Office
Office of the United States
Department of Agriculture Soil
Conservation Service is located
in the new district buildintr.
This office recently moved from
its original location over the
bank.
The district board will main
tain an office in the building
this beinc one of the nrimarv
objects of constructi'on. The
nome ottice is the -site for reg-
ular and special board meetings
wherein business of the district
is transacted.
Monies for the purchase of
the site and construction of the
headquarters belonged to the.
Little River -San Gabriel Soil
Conservation District.
The USD A Soil Conservation
Service occupies space in the
building through a lease rental
arrangement with the local dis-
trict. The LR-SG District h bound-
ed on the north by the Little
and Lampasas Rivers and on
the south by the San Gabriel
River. From the confluence of
these streams extended west-
ward to the Burnet County line
which is the west boundary
there are 648000 acres includ-
ed in the district area.
Sub-divided into five zones; a
farmer supervisor i's elected at
public elections from each of
the zones. These duly elected
representatives comprise the
governing body of the district.
They are at present; G. E.
Kretzschmar Bartlett: D. P.
Iryine Georgetown; Arnold
Wade Florence; George. Cart-
son Granger and Paul Graves
Sharp.
Baptist Class Has
Party Thursday
Members of the Junior De-
partment of the Baptist Church
were entertained with a swim
and picnic supper in Taylor
park Thursday evening
Junior department boys girls
parents and teachers composed
the 30 who attended. Mrs. B.
W. Grjnstead i's superintendent
e department.
To Toll For Students Next
buildings at 8:20 a. m. The cafe-
terias will be open to accomo-
date the students.
Thursday morning will ' be
taken up with the issuing of
Soil Conservation Building
Henry Messer
Former Resident
Passes Tuesday
Henry Meser died late Tues-
day in a Teujple hospital fol-
lowing a short illness. He was
the brother of Jesse Messer of
Bartlett and was a former res-
ident. Mr. Messer had lived in Kil-
leen since 1928 and was a resi-
dent there at the time of his
death. He was - manager of a
lumber firm there and had
been in the lumber business
since 1920.
Messer was born here August
21 1892 and. was married to
Merle Heath of Davilla in 1910.
He was a deacon in the First
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife;
two sons Louie of Buda and
Clarence of Killeen ; three
daughters Mrs. Austin Ed-
wards of Meridian Mrs. W. A.
Sky-Eagle of Denver Colorado
Mrs. Lloyd Jean of Killeen ; one
sister Mrs. Verney Reagan of
Temple; two brothers Walter
Messer of Little River and Jesse
Messer of Bartlett and six
grandchildren.
Mrs. Waldo Johnson
Dies In Cameron
Monday From Burns
Mrs. Waldo Johnson died
Monday from burns she receiv-
ed in a fire that destroyed the
Cameron Mattress Factory last
week. She was the sister of
Heber Rossen.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 4 p. m. at the
Church of Christ in Cameron.
Minister Don Frazier officiated
and burial was i'n the Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was a native of
Arkansas and a former Bart-
lett resident. She moved to
Cameron 34 years ago. She was
a -member of the Church of
Christ.
Survivors are one brother
Heber R Rossen of Bartlett;
and two sisters Mrs. J L. Wil-
kerson of Denton and Mrs. Os-
car Kizer of California.
Mrs. Johnson was 64. '
STEGER UNINJURED
IN CRASH HERE
Ray Steger was uninjured
during the week-end when the
1959 Ford he was driving crash-
ed iVito another vehicle north of
town.
The automobile suffered ex-
tensive damage to the grill.
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New Term
books and registration for stu
dents who have not already
done so. In the afternoon a full
sqhedulc of abbreviated classes-
will be held so that teachers
may make assignments.
Supt. D. A. Swope said this
week that he expected the en-
rollment to be about the same
as last year. There were 31ft
white students enrolled at the
close of school last year. He
stated that some of the children
had moved away and some had
moved here so he expects an
enrollment of over 300 for op-
ening day.
The colored school will begin;
on Monday September 14.
There were around 220 enrolled
last year and he expects about-- r--the
same number this year. "" ' V ;
"Wednesday a faculty meeting -'
will be held in the homemaking!' M
room at high school at 10 a. ixL
The faculty complete in both
the high school and grammar
school is as follows:
D. A. Swope superintendent
and Spanish; C. R. Lindsay
principal and science; Harry-
White math and coach; Stan-
ley Schwertner speech and En-
glish; Oleta L. Swope commer-
cial; Nola Douglas homemak-
i'ng; V. C. Marshall agriculture;
Effie L. Modesette 7th and 8tht
grade language arts and math;
Esterleen Fischer social science
7th through 12th ; Joe I. Butler
band; and Floyd Forehand jun-
ior high school coach and driv-
ers ed.
Robert Bunker is grammar
school principal and will teach
the sixth grade". Other teachers
and their grades are: Alice
Jones 5th grade;' Marie G.
Keith 4th grade ; Jimi'ge Burke.
3rd grade; Louise Oldham 2nd
grade; and 'Louise Limmer 1st
grade.
Students who are starting-
school in the first grade must
have a birth certificate and
must have been vaccinated far
small pox tetanus dyphtheria
and whooping cough. Students
over 11 years of age must have-
vaccinations for smallpox and
tetanus. Polio shots are also
recommended for all students.
The county health nurse is in
Bartlett once a month and will
be here on August 31 so that
students who have 'not received
)the required immunizations
may do so then.
Students coming from other
schools other than first grad-
ers should bring their report
cards and text book cards front
their previous schools.
There have been many re-
pairs made at the schools dur- t
ing the summer and everything:
is in readiness for .opening day
Supt. Swope stated.
Improvements include floor-
work and painting in both build-
ings. Tennis courts will be conr
structed adjacent to the high:
school in the near future. The
courts have been authorized by
the board but a contractor has
not yet been secured. Two foot-
ball bleachers have been joined
and tied together for added
strength and the baseball
bleachers have been put on
blocks.
Maple floors were to be put
in the gymnasium before school
started but due to the high cost
of the operation it has been
cancelled.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. A. Braun
Mr and Mrs. Werner Braun
and family Mr. and Mrs. Egon
Lindemann and Mrs. Leroy
Janice and son were in Waco
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Seale and
girls of San Antonio were week-
end guests qf Mr. and Mrs. Jack.
Seale.
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Ford, Nora Mae. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 41, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 27, 1959, newspaper, August 27, 1959; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77297/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 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.