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_______ Bmitliville Fay
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WAR BONDS
Bmitliville FnrnHnre Co.
Oyer Four Thousand PeopR
rend The Smithville
„ Times every week.
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The Tinea publicity keeps the
people informed through
constructive intelligenoe.
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ENTERPRISE AJTD TRANSCRIPT
The Times Absorbed The Transcript, August 1894.
VOL. 53. No. 1.
THE SMITHVILLE TIMES, THUB8|)AV. JANUARY 4, 1945.
$2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
LETTERS FROM OUR BOYS
IN THE U. S. SERVICE.
J. C. Smith Received Purple
Heart For Their Sen, Edward
E. Smith Killed In Battle.
At the request of the President,
I write to inform you that the
Purple Heart has been awarded
forthumously to your son. Private
Edward E. Smith, Infantry, who
sacrificed his life in defense of
his country. He stands in the
unbroken line of- patriots who
have dared to die that Freedom
might live, and grow, and in-
crease its blessings. Freedom
lives, and through it. lie lives, in
a way that humbles the under-
takings of most men.
FRANKLIN I). ROOSEVELT,
President of the United States
of America.
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lorjtberta and
Peace an Hearth
AAA Officers
Elected For1945
To The People Of Bastrop County
Incompliance with an urgent ap-
peal from Governor Coke It. Kte-
i venst u. requesting aid and eo-
| operation of County .1 udges and
I Mayors of Texas, in connection
in their Supreme Courage and
Sacrifice. If you are not now en-
gaged in a war job, go to your
United States Employment Ser-
vice Office of the War Manpow-
er Commission and ask to be re-
ferred to a war job. The new
Corporal Frederieh E. Wagner
visited bis wife and her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cockrell,
during the Christmas Holidays.
Corporal Wagner is now ■station-
ed at Galveston Army Air Field.
Other guests in the Cockrell home
were Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wagner
of Creedmoor and daughter. Miss
Minnie and T.uNell Wagner, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Cockrell and two
daughters and two sons of Se-
guin, Mivs Alberta Cockrell of
Karnes City, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Cockrell of Houston, ^also Mr.
Cockrell’s mother who is mak-
ing her home now in our city
with her sons.
Ensign Max A. Carver, left last
Sunday for Hollywood Beach,
Florida where be will report for
duty with the U. S. Navy, after
a visit with bis wife and little
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
C. M. Eaggleston and his' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Carver and
some of his old schoolmates,
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Now For The Knockout Blow!
AAA County And Community
Committeemen Ejected For , .Mayors
T*ie Entire Year 1945.'with the solution of a problem of (terrcct to a war ion. rue new
The fanners and ranchers elect- vital eornequenee to the prosecu- schedule calls for more than 300,-
cd to serve on the County Com-!tion of the. war, in which the qqq additional workers. 1 call
iinitttv<d the Bastrop ( (unity Ag-jMor Manpower t ommission has upon von every citizen of Bastrop
rieultaral Conservation Associa-1 asked the Governor's assistance. ‘County to respond to this plea to
ti"ii for 1945 are Lee L. Alex- I therefore appeal to you, meet the emergency. Let us put
amler,..Chairman, Bert Lanfear, the Citizens of Bastrop County,' „wav f01. t|1(1 tj,np POST War
Vice Chairman, Joseph M. Boer, I for your assistant and copora- activities and devote our thoughts
Regular Member, Edward A. i tion in this emergency. From a„d efforts to WINNING the war.
Nink.J’irsI Alternate and Cecil! information submitted by Gover- To atmver this ealV will be to
nor Stevenson, acquired through
conference with officials of the
War Manpower Commission, we
learn that the Nation is confront-
ed by a desperate shortage of man
of the association to serve as’mein-! power needed to produce ennrm- iM)t HnTU II1P msI u. x. .)oe. ,
hers mill alternates of the respec- j °’,s Quantities ot guns, ammuni- a))d Marine, is walking up
five A:;A. A. romnuinity Commit- °^10r equipment hum ^own front steps again: And
ties for 1945;. and delegates to *upplies that we must keep roll- nof unfj| then can we sav, “I’ve
the Cooiitv Convention: ing to the various Fronts to sup-, do|)p en()U}rh’« r i,aVe‘the ut-
Wttit Elgin Ccirmuinty: °,"r Arm,ed forces that they most coafi(lence that the
Delegate. Richard V. Green. "?,av k,>e". ro1 0,1
Route 4. Elgin; Alternate Dele-.JJlf, Z"' ot ^ p ; " t P
. r» » r /■ < i m 650,000 men and women m the
7 Pl • • r, , chant Marine. These are the
4 rag..,: We; Chairman Got tlieb,^ Daughters. Husbands. Bro-
rme Ht. 4 Elgin . Regular Mem- thepH an(1 kinfolUs of Texas citi-
B. Long, Second Alternate, it was
announced today by James A.
Domett, Secretary, Bastrop Coun-
ty. A. C. A. The following were
elected from among the members
answer
save the lives of our fighting men,
and to guarantee America’s Free-
dom from the threat of Hitler’s
rule.
THIS WAR IK NOT OVER. NO!
Not until the last G. I. -Toe, and
-wore T-onii ewer we mos i nave onnon
Wp $av Thanksfe'’^--
VVU UQT IIUHlIW non-essenflalfc “MAKE IT 1)0 - OR
li •/!• It t I w\L'fi I r l I t\ <L\1 I il ini lit ll4 n no cln.
The Times wishes to thank the
Merchants and professional men
for their support during the year,
also for underwriting the 5th and
6th War Loan Advertisements,
the Christmas and New Year's is-
sues and for all business during
the year 1944, we sav thanks,
Wishing you ALL A Prosperous
1945 with Victory for all the Na-
tions of the earth. The Times.
Independent Waco Revival.
Rev. B. B. Crimm, the well
known Texas cowboy evangelist
of Marshall, will conduct an in-
dependent revival meeting in
Waco, beginning Sunday night,
Januarv 7th. with services at 8
p. in., daily, for several weeks.
Please tune in WACO. 1450 Keys
each Sunday moring at 7 a. m.
There have been reports of home front complacency due to
the successful operations of our troops in the Philippines and in
Europe. That this sort of thing can he harmful to the successful
prosecution of the war is beyond question. Those with the spirit
of complacency may he innocent of any intent to slow down the total
war effort, hut, innocent or not. they are aiding and abetting the
enemy. The spirit that summons strength for a nock-out blow in
the prize ring is needed now. More than ever, while our enemies
are’groggy, we should demand of ourselves the, aJlmg&iPunch.
More 4-.ln»n eW we MUST give ouri CNfTTTD JSt”t'PO»ir --
” ' ......'......' for 14 Eillioui. (fiWyf
to forego the Jpurchasing of
OR DO WITHOUT.” Get out
of hiding those idle dollars that are slacker dollars. J Convert them
into War Bonds. Support the Payroll Savings Plmj. The men
and women who consent to payroll deductions for War Bonds, in
most instances, never miss the small amounts saved. And it is sur-
prising how fast the savings mount up in War Bonds. After the
war and in the years to come, those pretty little WAR BONDS may
look like tickets to heaven. A Bond in need is a Friend INDEED.
For Liberty and Peace on Earth BUY WAR BONDS, DO IT NOW!
her* Richard V. Green, Rt. 4. El
gin: First Alternate, Herman W.
Schiller, Rt. 4. Elgin; Second Al-
ternate, Richard II. Neidig. Rt. 4.
Elgin.
East Elgin And McDade Com’uty.
Delegate, Robert J. Moore. Me-
Dade; Alternate delegate, Marcus
1). Banks, McDade: Chairman.
Robert J. Moore. McDade; Vice
Chairman, Marcus 1). Banks, Mc-
Dade: Regular Member. Oscar A.
(Joerlitz, Rt. 1. McDade: First Al-
Thomas J. Hudler, Rt. 1,
. Second Alternate, Mar-
zens, among which, Bastrop Co-
unty has a fair share. and they
are giving their ALL, Their Life's
Blood, that America may survive:
We on the Home Front should not
AND WILL NOT, desert, them
people
of Bastrop County will meet this
War Emergency ns you have an-
swered every other call that has
been made to you. I know you
will work, and cooperate with our
fighting men, bv supplying their
needs until FINAL VICTORY IS#
WON. Just remember, our boys
and girls OVERTHERE are giv-
ing FULL TIME to the Cause.
J. J. SAPP.
County Judge. Bastrop County,
Texas.
NOTICE
Notice To All Members, Both In-
vesting And Borrowing, Of The
Smithville Federal Savings And
Loan Association, Smithville,
Texas.
You are hereby notified that
Special Meeting of all of the
members, both investing and bor-
rowing. of the Smithville Federal
Savings and Loan Association
Smithville. Texas, has been call-
ed by the President of the Asso-
ciation. to he held at the Office
of the Association in Smithville,
Texas, on the 17th day of Janu-
ary. 1945, at 1 :30 o’clock, P. M
to consider the question whether
Charter K should lie amended by
addition of SECTION 14.1. pro-
viding for additional lending
powers.
Dated December 30th, 1944.
JEWEL ROSA NET.
Secretary of the Smithville
Federal Savings and Loan Asso-
ciation. Smithville, Texas. 2-c
Question Big Men Ask?
WILL FREEDOM SURVIVE
VICTORY WHEN WAR IS
WON THIS OR NEXT YEAR?
Another year of war lias drawn
to a close. Volumes of rhetoric
will be.written about the awful
destruction of the past twelve
months. Puny efforts will he
made to describe the suffering of
the men of the armed forces, who
face dentil day after day, year
after year, far from home and
l.oved ones. Actually, there are
no words that can adequately
sum up 1944, the most critical
year in American history. The
astounding thing about the home
front is the fact, that except for
Hie families of service men, it
lives normally and has no con-
ception of the horrors of war.
Communiques from Washington
on the nriee of toilet paper or
some other trivial item fill count-
less columns in the press. Social
security planning. “FULL” em-
ployment and dizzy talk of a con-
tented postwar world,, with all
■the worries assumed by a benevo-
lent government, arise from the
Amerjean scene like a haze from
a swamp. Clear, unqualified
thotight on the subject of person-
al freedom, is almost totally lack-
ing. A$ the war moves on, coun-
try after country sees the spectre
of oppression and government by
small cliques loom larger and
Fuchs,
Paigel Alternate delegate, Alex
P. Fuchs. Paige; Chairman.^Her-
bert A Fuchs, Paige; Vice Chair-
man, Paul J. Raegert, Rt. 1, Paige;
Regular Member, Robert E. Kiss-
mann, Rt. 1, Paige; First Alter-
See The Calf Show
FAT CALF SHOW TO BE } 1945, says Mr. W. G. Anthony,
WUTT.T1 TTWEH SATURDAY, County Agent of the A. and M.
JANUARY 13th, 1946. | Oolle*»e Extension Service. There
ATTENTION EVERYONE! ! IjwWf* 21 calves on exhibition
The'4-11 Club hoys and Future'7 weighing f«™
Farmers of America are having
a Fat Calf Show in Smithville,
Texas, on Saturday, January 13,
DELAYED NEWS ITEM.
In this issue will be found the
advertisement of Frank Shirocky
Grocery which was omitted in the
nate, Arthur H. Marburger. Rt. 1, ]ast two weeks, so he is sending
Paige; Second Alternate, Wilford
A. Rachui. Route 1, Paige.
Orassyville Community.
Delegate. August J. Steinbach,
Rt. 2, Smithville: Alternate dele-j during the past year
his Greetings for the Seaon’s in
this weeks’ issue with expressions
and thanks to his friends Hiul cus-
tomers for their splendid support
Thanks.
FOR SALE
Two Dwelling Houses Located
between 6th and 7th Street, three
blocks West of High School,
C. T. Shade
PHONE 229-W. — Smithville.
Say it with Printers Ink.
Each side has striven to outprom-
ise the other until it. lias become
rank heresy to suggest that there
may at times be lean going in
1 he future. Millions expect gov-
ernment to furnish them jobs, to
guarantee peacetime prices, to
protect them from the insecurity
of competition. They should re-
member that the more they ask
of the government, the less free-
dom they will have. If the gov-
ernment ends by owning most of
the industry and employing most
of the people as well as regulat-
ing the lives of the remainder,
freedom will become a mockery.
As Robert S. Henry, eminent
writer and historian, observes:
“The right of nonconformity is
ultimately the most important of
human rights, hut T doubt if it
can long exist independently of
the right of private property.
After all, the man who owns
nothing, and has no hope of own-
ing anything for himself, is und-
er a terrible handicap in express-
ing lintrammeled individuality.
He is without a place for his foot,
to stand upon, in opposition to
the conforming forces of the col-
lectivist state.” Our people could
lose everything of material value
as the price of victory in this war
and still have a bright future.
However, let too much govern-
ment destroy the freedom and
darker over the world. The Unit- hope of the individual to build
od States is no exception to this jacraiii and there is no future. The
trend. Much of our postwar | right of ownership is more im-
gate, Robert A. Steinbach, Rt. 2.
Smithville. Chairman. August J.
Steinbach. Rt. 2. Smithville; Vice
Chairman, John C. Lindner. Rt. 1,
Paige; Regular Member. Robert
A. Steinbach. Rt. 2, Smithville;
First Alternate, Adolph A. Menth,
Rt. 2, Sinitbville: Second Alter-
nate. K. II, Kunkel. Rt. 1. Paige,
Lcwrey’i Chapel Community.
Delegate, Edward A. Nink. Rt.
2. Smitlivilk; Alternate delegate,
Carl A. PaulicK. Rt. 2, Snjjtliville;
Chairman, Edward A. Nink, Rt.
2. Smithville; Vice Chairman,
Hugo J. Meuft. Rt. 2. Smithville;
Regular Member, Baldwin C.
Steinbach. Rt o. Smithville: First
Alternate. Ctrl A. Paulick. Rt. 2,
Smithville;' Second .Alternate,
George J. M.mth. Rt. 2. Smith-
ville.
Snvthville Community.
Delegate, RiU„|0iph A. Bunte,
Rt. 1, Smithville; Alternate dele-
gatc. Adoljih ft.’ Lidiak. Rt. 2.
Less Meat, Butter And Sugar.
It is reported that less meat,
than at any time since the war
for the first quarter of 1945 in
the opinion of Paul S. Willis,
president of the Grocery Manu-
facturers of America. _
planning is a crazy mixture of
Individual initiative and bureau-
cratic paternalism. The conflict
between those who believe in
state socialism and would hnv«
the government take over basic
industries, nnd those who believe
in the superiority of privately
owned enterprises, lias led to rash
promises. Many on both sides
apparently believe that the crux
of the issue is a full stomach,
with the result that a material
value has been put on freedom.
NOTICE
TO OUllV
AND
JCRIBERS
CR BOYS.
SOLD
Many ofj the K0ldier boys sub-
scriptions have expired, also
quite a. number 0f othor subscrip-
t-on*. unless they are paid up with-
in the next wek or two they will
he taken off 0ur ,nailing list:
Look at the label on your paper,
following your name niul see if
it reads:
portant than ownership itself.
A. A. A. Office Hours Changed.
The Bastrop County A. C. A.
Office will open one hour later
and close one hour later beginn-
ing January 1st, 1945. according
to James A. Dorset!, Administra-
tive Officer. The new office hours
will he 9 n. m.. to 12 noon nnd 1
p. m., to 6 p. m, Monday through
Saturday.
Buy Sixth War Loan Bouds!‘l
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Smithville; Chairman. Henry C.
Bunte. Rt. 1. Smithville; Vice
Chairman. Vaclav H. Barina. Rt.
1, Smithville'; Regular Member,
Adolph E. Lidiak, Rt. 2, Smith-
ville; First Alternate. Paul II.
Lastovica, Rt. 2, Smithville. Sec-
ond .Alternate. John Zapalac, Rt.
1, Smithville.
Rosanky Community.
Delegate. Willie W. Seidel, Ros-
aiikv: Alternate delegate, Emil J.
Ott. Sr„ Rosanky; Chairman, Wil-
lie. W. Seidel, Rosanky; Vice
Chairman, Henry Rabel. Rosan-
ky: Regular Member, Max M.
Behrens, Rt. 1, Rosanky: First
Alternate. Joe J. Waneek, Rosan-
ky: Second Alternate. Charlie E.
Elmer. Rosanky.
Bastrop Community.
Delegate, Charlie L. Meyer, Sr.,,
Bastrop: Alternate delegate, Clin-
ton F. Claiborne, Rt. 2. Bastrop;!
Chairman, Clinton F. Claiborne.
Rt. 2, Bastrop: Vice Chairman,
Cecil P>. Long, Bastrop; Regular
Member, Howard L. Perkins, Bas-
trop: First Alternate, Sydney L.
Brannon, Sr.. Bastrop; Second
Alternate. Kleber M. Trigg. Bas-
trop.
Utley Community.
Delegate, Ernest M. Eggleston.
Rt, 1. Elgin: Alternate delegate,
William A. Barton, Utlov; Chair
I man. Johnnie Barton. Utley; Vice
if so that mean., ulat your Times I Epnwt ’ Flemin*’ Rt
expired W should I 1. T**"; ***nUr Member Er-
be renewed at onoc Kindly Inost ^ Eggleston, Rt, 1. Elgin:
look into thia matter ns we are
compelled to,takeoff aii rthscrip-
Oil
700 to ,1,100
pounds. Judging will begin at
10:30 a. in., and some of the cal-
ves will he sold at auction after
the judging. The Bastrop, Elgin
nnd Smithville Chambers of Com-
merce have qiade possible the fol-
lowing cash prizes: •
Grand Champion _______ .“(>100.00
1st Reserve Champion___75.00
2nd Reserve Champion,___25.00
3rd Reserve Champion,___15.00
All other Entries, __________ 5.00
COOPERATIVE BUYING OF
FRUIT TREES FOR JAN.
Mrs. Lee Alexander. Chairman
of the Marketing Committee for
the Bastrop County Home Demon-
stration Council, states that she
is receiving orders for fruit trees
which will be delivered in Janu-
ary. In buying the trees cooper-
atively, Mrs. Alexander states
that money can he saved. Ar-
rangements have been made with
the Ramsey’s Nursery in Austin
to supply the trees at a reduction
of from five To ten cents per tree
if bought in quantity. '
1 to 2 feet,___________33 cents
2 to 3 feet ,____________ 50 cents
3 to 4 feet___________66 cents
Varieties recommended for this
area may he found at the exten-
sion agent’s office. Orders may be
sent to Mrs. Lee Alexander, Ced-
ar Creek, or left at the Extension
Office. Please attend to this at
once if von are interested.
Don’t let your subscription to
your daily paper expire. You
cannot get hack on the list if
your name is taken off. I^t us
send it in for you. We club with
ALL Dailies and von SAVE
MONEY in this way. See Times.
USO NOTES
Due to the lack of space this
column will he devoted entirely
to acknowledgement this week.
The response of the Merchants and
towtis people during the Holiday
week was magnificent. The U. S.
O. expresses their deepest appre-
ciation for your consideration:
to the following merchants and
persons for their help at Christ-
mas time: “Mr. E. C. Finch for
his lighted window display. Pri-
vate Sal Cusenzn, Co., M. 140tli
tions that r«
1, 1944. (ma
do not get
it mav he t
has EXPI
“RENE
i than October
1). Ro if you
Pr after this, Teniph
subscription, Elaine
ce it up!; holiday
ST
First Alternate, William A. Bar-[infantry. Camp Swift for hi* able
ton, Utley* Second Alternate, j assistant i in decorating; Mrs.
none. _ '
1’fc. Raymond J. Kalina of
and Misses Margaret and
Kalina of Austin were
guests of their parents,
Mr and Mrs. diaries Kalina and
I family.
Ruth Lager who made the little
Church and the three Service
wives who helped fill Christmas
stockings; also to the following
Merchants for fruit, nuts, and
candy: Beni’s Piggly Wiggly,
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