Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1950 Page: 1 of 8
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OBSERVATIONS
•O■* P*TK SHADY VV*W
\N ell, the old town came through
again. If this paper that this
little .slip i. -taring you ill the
face from wa* purely commercial
and leaning to the onsutional
hide, the six inches just to our
right, clear across, would be filled
with box ear letters, heading up
tire fact that the lit*!«• old town
of Bastrop, Texas, has perked up
it-- ears right along side of any-
thing from here on to little ole
New Yoik.
When a rather large represen-
tative group of men and women
met around at Rev. John Griffin's
sanctum Tuesday night and pro-
ceeded tn affect an organisation
that will take care of its own de-
serving charity and meet all
transient emergencies, after they
have been investigated and prov-
en to be worthy, it just about
rounded out all of the facilities
that are prerequisite to the es-
tablishment of a perfect place for
man to spend his earthly exist-
ence in. It makes it so neer per-
fect that the fare should not be
much from here to Heaven. This
distance will be so short.
Heretofore, when some local
person actually needed help, if
they got it, some one of two peo-
ple who feel that they are their
brother's keeper, either went down
in their pockets and put it up, or
g tabbed a pencil and strip of
paper and started a private cam-
paign of their own, until they
got it—and they always did.
If a transient just so happened
to break down his old car, run1
out of ga*, baby food and a place
to sleep and need medical atten-
tion while he wpa sing through
Bastrop, the first fellew he met
told him where the courthouse
and c.ty hall could be found. At
both places he was told to see
the Red Cross. If the Red Cross
happened to have a representa-
tive ronta< table, there was a long
hi"tor> taken and then the needy
one was toid that the Red Cross
didn't take care of sach cases
Someone contacted discovered that
the man involved was a war vet-
eran Right away he wa- hustled
off to the ' x.erican Legion or the
Veteran.* A'1"! '-.tstra<'-on. At both
place, the feitow who needed baby
f "-l. rnedu me and something to
ea* ii t id there were no fundi
f > him In desperation, he appeal-
ed U> some preacher and whether
or not he deserved it, he always
got help.
If this humble person under-
stand' what the purpose of this
organization ta, and how it is
going to be financed and admin*
istered, then truly it can be said
the old town has taken a step
forward that will surely bring
r. rnfort and happiness to many and
a lot of satisfaction to alt of us.
In all of America, one of the
most common place- to practice
fraud is in the name of and by
the abuse of chanty Hardly a
day passes but what some Bas-
trop person whose heart is turned
to the need of his fellow-man. con-
tributes to a flagrant cheater
Many times each year we all
contribute to many good and de-
serving causes that do not, like the
bread upon the water, return and
feed our unfortunate transient,
because of the well-known fart
that a great majority of these
pitiful pictures are a profession.
Now people who live in and
near Baitrop who do sincerely and
earnestly want to help any un-
fortunate human who is horn -tly
in need of help, can do it without
having the feeling that he is be
mg defrauded. When you drop a
few pennies in that container up-
on the counter you may rest as-
sured that it will be placed in a
Bastrop bank And a committee-
man representing all faith?^ of re-
ligion, in whom you have confi-
dence, will see to it that those
pennies will go where they are
needed and should The dona
tion you make to the committee
of this organization when you fire
solicited will be used for pur-
poses that exist in Bastrop or
near here. When some one ap-
peals to you for food or help,
you will have a place to refer
him to, that will supply his need
if he is deserving.
The most progressive act each
person in Bastrop can do just at
this time is to support this new
local charity organization to the
fullest. If you will just stop and
think, it will not cost you any-
thing at all Most all of us are
eternally helping some person or
organization. So that in the fu-
ture, if all of us will just stop
and think, when we are urged
or tempted to drop mall dona-
tions into unknown hands, and
instead, walk into the nearest es-
tablishment and drop the coins in
that little container, then you
will know you are helping Mime
one who deserve to lie helped.
Card Of Thanks
I would like to express my
grateful appreciation to the mem-
bers of the Bastrop Volunteer
I'ire Department and to my neigh
bors and friend for thru prompt
response and help when my house
caught on fire recently, llieir |
quick thinking and work -aved
my home. i
MRS. I.. H. MILKY
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NINETY-SEVENTH YEAR (Established 1853)
BASTROl' \DVERT1SKR JANUARY 12, 1950
NUMBER 4G
YOUTH FAIR TO BE HELD IN SMITHV1LLE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13; APPROXIMATELY
500 YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXHIBIT WORK
Approximately 500 young peo- I
pie, members of Bastrop County
t-H Clubs, Future Homemakers !
and Future Farmers, will have ex- j
hibits of their work in the Bastrop ;
County Youth Fair, which will be j
held in Smithville on Friday, Jan-
uary l.'l, according to Harry Croc-
kett, president of the Bastrop j
County Youth Fair Association.
Exhibits will include displays in
clothing, canning, arts and crafts,
home improvement, beef cattla,
dairy cattle, swine, sheep, poultry
and crops, featuring outstanding
achievements and individual pro-
jects of the club members.
Members of the Veteran's Voca-
tional Schools in the county will
have .special exhibit- in the Fair,
showing field crops, farm imple-
ment.-, livestock equipment and
house hold equipment, Mr. Crockett
said. A number of business hou e-
in Elgin, Bastrop and Smithville
will Ik- represented through com-
mercial exhibits.
The Fair will open at 9 o'-
clock on Friday morning with
a parade in which the hitrh schools
bands in the county will partici-
pate. Livestock exhibit will close
at I o'clock in the afternoon, but
other exhibits and entertainment
consisting of free picture shows
and biiigo will remain ojkt. Fri-
day night. The livestock will be
auctioned off on Friday afternoon
at the Smithville auction pens
Premium- will amount to
Thanks To The
Allbright Chevrolet
Company
The 4-H club boy.- of Bastrop
County want to thank Ireland
and Powers Allbright of the
Allbright Chevrolet Company,
Bastrop, for furnishing the new
1950 model Chevrolet pick-up.
We hope to enjoy many field
trips, trips to fat stock shows
and other points of interest
during he year (if 1950, while
riding in the new pick-up. As
we make the.-e trips in a vehicle
displaying our insignia we will
be thinking of those who .so
amply provided.
"TIDE OF TOYS"
CAMPAIGN IS
LAUNCHED
proximately $1200.00, Mr. Crockett
said.
Legion Posts throughout the
United States are urged to join
in "The Tide of Toys" t<> send toy*
v the children of Europe. Every-
one in Bastrop is urged to support
this drive and send undamaged
ap- discarded tovs to Bud's Barber
C OF C BANQUET TO
BE HELD JAN. 19
shop in Bastrop or cal! Frank
Green at .ri0 and he will pick them
up and deliver them free of charge,
according to Curtis Sanders, com-
mander of the local post. January
21, will be the deadline for ac-
cepting the toys.
It lias now been five years sinve
a million of you -pent a dreary
Final detail^ are l eing readied Christmas in the armed forces—
for the Chamber of Commerce An- the la.^t Christmas of the war. A
nual Meeting and Banquet, which Jot of things have happened since
will be held Thursday January then, most of them for the good,
l'.'th at 7 :.?0 P.M. in the < ourt hut a lot more will have to happen
House Annex Bfldg. before we can nail down the ob-
An interesting program has been joctives for which we fought,
prepared including a galaxy of American aid to Europe in its
outstanding speakers have been variovu {onw ha, stayed off econ-
proeured for the occasion headed omic chaos an(1 political commun-
by Walter E. ^n^former Aus- hut unfortunaU,lyi thut al(1
sometimes has been regarded as
cold-blooded government handout,
relations man for am, ^ atil| havt, „ way
... go in demonstrating that this
jty, with the possibility that Max | #id rea„y comps from ftl, thc
tin Chamber of Commerce Man-
ager
cock, public
the Lower Colorado River Author-j'
•Starcke genera! Manager of LCRA
American people.
will also be included as a speaker.; , „
■New directors and officers of, .?*,',lon" of European children
the Chamber will he introduced at I * have no to>s this winter. They
the meeting. Retiring directors re better fed. thanks to the Mar-
include Ireland Allbright. Cecil \hLa!i Plan- but the J°>'s that n,ake
B. Long, J. P. Wood. R. E. Jen- jChrUtmas gay over here are still
kins, and M E. Rabetmburg. !vei> much lacking over there. (In
Officers who will retire include ithe other hand man>" American
J. V. Ash. Jr., President; Lloyd !ch,ld#ren w,ould ** K1*1 to sl>are a
Ketha, Vice President and M E toy from the bountiful supply most
Rabensburg, Treasurer. ,,f th<>m received for Christmas
Members are urged to procure make some boy or girl happy
their tickets as early as possible. not receive any toys.
These may be obtained from most j Messages from America should
downtown merchants. be attached to each toy, for thr
, chief purpose of "Tide of Toys"
I is to let the children of Europe—
the generation of the future—know
| that they have real American
• friends. Such letters can start a
|chain of letter-writing, and build
B. B. May was seriously injured friendship for years to come.
Wednesday afternoon when his j Distribution of these toys will
hoi e dragged h-m through the be in the hand of CARE, which
has an efficient organization al-
ready .«et up in most European
Countries, including Great Britian.
France, Italy, Belgium, Holland,
Norway. Germany. Austria. Greece.
Czechoslovakia and Finland. It
sciousnes a short time later,'he ! is hoped that shipments will also
walked, with the help of a passer-j be accepted for Poland. Yugos-
lav. to the Alex Waugh residence lavia. though this is not definite
where he w as picked up and car-j as yet.
ried to the local hospital. After re-
T. L. Duke Assumes
Management Of
Tower Theatre
T. L, Duke of Sweeny ha as-
sume) the management of the
Tower Theatre in Bastrop, replac-
ing ('has. Lautem. Mr. Duke has
been manager of the Sweeny Thea-
jtre in Sweeny for the past four
year .
Mr. and Mrs. Duke and children,
Darr. 2 1-2, and Michael Ray,
1 1-- are at home at the theatre
.residence on Garfield Street. They
are members of the Baptist Church.
TWIRLERSANDYEL
LEADERS EECTED
FOR NEXT SEASON
The twirlers and yell leaders
for 1 <">0 were announced at the
Annua Drum and Bugle Corps
Banquet held on December 22, at
the : i trop State Park He feet try.
Twirlers are Jean Leath, Betty
Lou Scott and Jonelle Taylor.
Yei leaders are Mildred Buck-
ner, Joyce Cassel, and Judy M ■-
Leod The Drum Majorette will
be Anita Hoffman.
Hurvey Elliott, wa- awarded a
trop; > at the annua! banquet as
being rhe favorite boy of the Drum
and H'ugle Corps girls.
Brother Of Mrs.
McNulta Succumbs
Funeral services were held Fri-
day at 2:30 o'clock for Elmer
I>*e Null, 42, at the Capitol Me-
morial Park Cemetery. Null died
Wednesday night of last week at
9:46 p. m. at the Brackenridge
Hospital in Austin from a heart
attack. Rev. Dieltz of Elgin of-
ficiated.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Eula Null of Austin; parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Null, Smithville;
two sisters, Mrs. M. A. MeCombs,
Llano, and Mrs. John McNulta.
Bastrop; four brothers, Oscar Null,
Smithville; Claude Null, Houston;
Preston Null, Austin; and M-Sgt.
J. C. Null of Fort Belvior, Vir-
ginia; and a host of neices and
nephews who mourn his passing.
Mr. Null was a member of the
Hill City Lodge AF&AM nutnlior
47t>; vice president of Fraternal
order of the Eagles and a member
of the Ridgetop Baptist Church
of Austin.
RUBINOFF TO
PRESENT CONCERT
SCRAPE UP YOUR PENNIES FOR THE
1950 MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE
BETTY WRIGHT TO
RECEIVE DEGREE
Miss Betty Louise Wright,
daughter of Mrs. Jack Wright,
will be among the 2.'$ University
of Texas seniors to receive de-
grees at the close of the current
semester January 31.
Miss Wright will receive a
Bachelor of Science degree in
Physical Education.
SERVICES HED
FOR VICTIMS OF
MCDADE WRECK
INAUSUN
Funeral services were held in
Mr Dade Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock for Mrs. W. C. Stripling,
23, who %vas killed in an automo-
bile accident early Tuesday morn-
ing, and services will be held in
Elgin today for Miss Margaret
Noack. 17, killed in the same
accident.
Mrs. Stripling, the former Miss
Frances Hardy of McDade, was a
great neice of Mrs. C. Chalmers
of Bastrop. Miss Fay Chalmers
and Tom Chalmers attended the
funeral.
injured in the accident were
Mrs. Willie Taylor, 52, a neice of
Mrs. J. S. Milton of Bastrop; Mrs.
Elmore Hill, -18, and Miss Lillian
Alford, 23, all of McDade. The
driver, James Hardy, escaped ser-
ious injury, when the car crashed
into a parked truck several miles
south of Elgin. The group were
enroute to Austin, where they
were employed.
Mrs. Hill, who is in the Flem-
ing Hospital in Elgin, is in a
Critical condition and was still
unconscious early Thursday morn-
ing.
New Study Course
On Women
Mrs. W. E. Maynard will open
a new study course under the
sponsorship of the Women's So-
ciety of Christian Service of the
Methodist Church on "Women of
Scriptures," on January 23, at
3 o'clock, at the church.
She will be assisted by Mrs.
J. L. Kosicki, who will present
! sketches on modern women, in
' connection with the study.
Everyone interested is cordially
invited to attend.
Bastrop's March of Dimes drive
opened yesterday, Wednesday, with
a quota of 35 cents per capita set
for the town and county, accord-
ing to Mrs. Loy Brewer, county
drive chairman.
Plans are under way, Mrs.
Brewer said, to furnish entertain-
ment of some sort as a means of
raising the necessary funds, with
a home talent show scheduled for
Friday night, January 20, at the
high school auditorium as an out-
standing attraction. The show will
consist of dances, musical num-
bers, solos, duets, trios, readings,
and specialty acts by prominent
local citizens.
A benefit basketball game and
possibly a dance or two will be
scheduled later.
In the meantime, since the
amount asked for this year more
than triples the quota of last year,
local people are urged to drop
their spare dimes in the contain-
ers to be found in many of the
local stores and cafes as often
as they see one—just a few cents
every time—pennies that will not
be missed, but which will help
to swell a fund that fills a need
so vastly important to every man,
woman and child in every com-
munity.
During the past epidemics of
polio, Bastrop County has been
greatly blessed in the very few-
cases that have developed here.
So it should be with a feeling
of thanksgiving, as well as the
knowledge that we are helping
others less fortunate than our-
selves that we give everything
we possibly can.
Jerry Mac Alexander, 10-yeai
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Alexander of Bastrop, and victim
of polio, will serve again this year
as honorary chairman of the Bas-
trop March of Dimes, Mrs. Brew-
er said.
Assisting as local chairmen in
Elgin and Smithville are Jackson
S. Webb and Joe Ebner.
I.
4-H BOYS AND GIRLS
TO HAVE COUNTY
WIDE MEETING
The 4-H Club boys and girls
of Bastrop County will hold a
County wide meeting on Friday
night, January 20, at 7:30 p. m.
at the courthouse annex, accord-
ing to Miss Lena Sturges and
D. B. MeCombs, County Demon-
stration agents.
At this time 1949 achievement
medals and awards will be pre-
sented. The public is invited to
attend.
IS INJURED BY
FRIGHTENED
HORSE
brush on the river bank while he
wa attempting to rope a calf.
He had dismounted to rope the
calf when his horse became fright-
ened and ran. jerking him against
a tree When he regained con-
Central Texas music lovers will
have an opportunity to hear the
World-famed violinist, Rubinoff.
when he brings his $100,000 Strad-
ivarius violin to Austin for two
concerts Tuesday, January 17.
Rubinoff's concert is sponsored
by the Austin Rotary Club. A
matinee will be held at 3:30 p. m.
Tuesday afternoon with a night
performance following at 8:15 p.m.
Austin Rotary Club announced
that tickets may be reserved by
mail by writing Dunning Bright,
Chairman, Ticket Sales. 2tH( West
Sixth, Austin. Checks should be
made payable to Austin Rotary
Club (Rubinoff Concert.). Concert
prices include Evening Perform-
ance, $2.40; Matinee and General
admission. $1.80; Children, $.75.
Bright said that several Central
Texas schools were making ar-
rangements to send bus loads of
children to Austin for the after-,
toon matinee. Rubinoff has long
teen a great favorite with school
children.
! Let's remember that for years
j the playgrounds of Europe's child-
ren have been bomb-pits; their
toys the grisly trophies of war.
l.et's remember also that Govern-
ment-to-Governmcnt Aid must ne-
j cessarily be cold and remote, and
that through the Legion warmth
and a personal touch r.iay be
I supplied.
We know that wars in the past
. have come almost every twenty
years, just as Europe's next gen
eration grows up. So our hopi
. what was apparently a for neace is with that next goner
bridge of wfliite cloud, '"tion—today's children who can
-panning the entire sk> straight j be our friends of tomorrow or the
aeros from the northeast to thc j soldiers of tomorrow. If we a!
southeast. pull together on the "Tide of
\fter much speculation a- to Toys", perhaps we can help to
what and why, we began to note 1 make them our friends.
huge white ciides forming in the' Freight shipment of tovs a a
reiving first aid, he was carried
to Austin where he is a patient
at Brackenridge Hospital.
Hi left thumb is amputated
and bis left arm was broken above
the elbow.
With Cloud Bridge
Plane Spans Sky
A phone call to the Adverti-or
office about 10:30 last Friday
morning sent the Advertiser force
out to
narrow
sky. and upon closer observation,
discerned the tiny spot of silver
that was a plane, so high in the
deep blue of the sky that smoke
from the exhaust froze and held
in a white ribbon for nearly an
hour.
part of the TIDE OF TOYS
< AMPAIGN will !*• carried free
of charge by the railroad.- of
America.
A small Classified Ad will find
A Buyer.
HEY, FELLOWS!
WANT TO WIN
THAT CAR?
The twelve miniature models
of i960 Chevrolet* that have
been on display it the Mlbright
Chevrolet Company -mce the
showing of the 19« 0 ' hovrolet
last Saturday, will be given
away on Satui lay. Jan 14tli.
at 12:05 noon
The tars, constructed d' hea-
vy metal exactly 'ike the 1950
model's they represent, are
really coin bank-.
Any young-tor* up to 12 ya.
of ago are eligible ti win one
of the model I hey are re-
quired to iegi tor ir person at
the Allbright Chevrolet Com-
pany anytime between 8:3o and
12 o'clock Saturday morning
BASTROP VOLUNTEER CHARITIES
TO CARE FOR LOCAL NEEDS
The Bastrop Volunteer Charities was created at a
meeting Tuesday night at the Methodist Church to serve
as an organization to take care of emergency needs of local
and transient people when there is no relief available from
any other existing groups, with Rev. J. Wr. Griffin serving
as chairman.
Local citizens are urged to make all charitable contri-
butions toward this local fund instead of giving to indivi-
duals, and when needy cases are found, they should he re-
ported to the administrative committee, who will provide
for them. HOUSEWIVES ARE ESPECIALLY ASKED
NOT TO FEED TRANSIENTS WHO COME TO THF.IR
DOORS. NOR TO GIVE THEM MONEY. People who need
help may be directed to the committee designated for
that purpose.
Discussions were heard and plans were made at the
open meeting, and a steering committee to complete the
organization was appointed as follows: Rev. J. W. Griffin,
Rev. Paul Vercher, Rev. Fred Nolting, Rev. Wayland Wood-
all. J Fox. Sam Gurwitz, Dr. J. G. Bryson, C. W. Eskew,
J. V. Ash, Sr., J. J. Sapp and Mrs. James H. Perkins.
Following an adjournment of the meeting, the com-
mittee went into session, naming Rev. J. W. Griffin as
chairman, Mrs. R. E. Standirer, secretary and C. W. Eskow,
treasurer. Rev. Griffin, Sam Gurwitz, and C. W. Eskew
were named administrative officers of the funds, with
authority given them to act and to disperse aid as they
saw fit.
The first contribution, $25, was made by Mr. Fox.
Attending the general meeting were Frank Green, Wallace
Hefner, S. L. Brannon. Sr., J. Fox, Dr. J. G. Bry on, Earl
L t orson, A. G. Stuhbs, Dr. R. J. Sikors, Lty Brewer,
Rev. Fred L. Nolting, Rev. Wayland Woodall, Oren Eskew,
Mis* Lena Sturges, Lloyd Hood, W. R. Ke*-elus, Mrs. Jatne-
II. Perkins, Mrs. IJ. J, Griosonbeck, J. J. Sapp, Dr. C. G
Goddard, M. A. Carpenter, Fred Wright, J V Ash, Sr.,
Sam Gurwitz, C. A. Long, A. J. Woehl, Sr., 0. W Eskew,
B. B. May, Rev. J. W. Griffin, Mrs. R E Standifer.
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