Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 1954 Page: 4 of 6
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BASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER, DECEMBER 30,
25 YEARS AGO
Taken from the files of the Bastrop Adverti*er
j. s. Holme whs knocked
down and run over by a Ford
coupe at Rosenburg, as he was
on his way home from Beau-
mont last week. He had stop
ped and got out of his car, and
walked back just a few feet to
ask about the roads, when struck
by the car. He was painfully,
but not seriously hurt.
I.udolph Heiligbrodt. young
former Bastrop man, dodged a
bullet Saturday night to recover
his stolen overcoat and came out
of the encounter with the coat
back in his possession. An un
identified .Mexican fired a shot
at Heiligbrodt as the youth
chased him, after taking away
from the man an overcoat he
identified as one that had been
stolen from his car three weeks
ago. The bullet went wild, fail-
ing to injure anyone.
The members of the Woman's
Clubs of Bastrop County, known
as the County Council of Wo-
men's Clubs, presented Mrs. Gir-
tha Vest, county home demon-
NEWS *
(fautUf
VentoH^uUcoH /4qcha
MARIE NBFF. HD AGENT
4-H Home Demonstration A-
gents' visits in A H girls homes
found them busy in carrying out
their demonstrations.
Rebecca Eschborger of the Mc-
Dade Senior 4 H trirls club is
working on two major demon-
strations. Since they have a
borne freezer, Rebecca is con-
tinuing with the frozen foods
■work in her home. Too. since
they hope to have a good well,
they want to plan on the best
use of electrictiy on their farm
and in their home. Rebecca
plans to make complete plans
in both of these.
Rebecca has a new frozen
foods record book which will
guide her in studying and put-
ting into practice the best and
approved methods of such things
as:
1. Varieties of vegetables to
plant in their garden which
freeze best.
2. Methods of preparation for
freezing.
3. Types of freezer wraps.
4. Freezing new varieties of
foods.
5. Cooking of frozen foods.
6. Length of time for storing
frozen foods.
7. Freezing ready cooked
foods.
There are three senior and
eight junior 4-H girls at Rockne
who arc planning to work with
frozen foods.
Rosa Lee Wolf is continuing
her well balanced 4-H program.
She ha.- ">0 pullets which are
now going into production. She
bought 100 baby chickens last
March with some of the money
she received as an award from
the National Junior Vegetable
Growers' Association. This was
an award for her excellent work
in growing and marketing vege-
tables.
Rosa Lee now has a bank ac-
count, 50 pullets going into pro
duction, and complete records of
all of her work. It is these re
cords which are proof, which
helps to win awards.
Flora Mae Hoffman of the
senior 4 H Club at Rockne is
again making all 4-H girls, lead-
ers, and parent proud of her.
4-H Club work helps to devel-
op such things aB poise, person
aiity, and just good common
sense such as -he displays. She
is again, during the Christmas
holiday.-, working in the Ghil
dren's Shop in Bastrop.
Rita Kastner is working hard
on a complete clothing program,
in this, she is keeping a com
plete record of purchases, cost: ,
wearing tjuality, storing proper-
ly and care of various fabrics.
Along with this, too, is a record
of all sewing, remodeling, mend-
ing and handling of new types
of fabrics. Whether Rita wins
an award on her demonstration,
she will win anyway. The know-
ledge of what her clothing needs
will be when she leaves high
school will be of great benefit
to her.
New Bulletins You May Want
It is hominy making time.
And it IB the time of the year
when hominy tastes best. The
home demonstration agent's of
fke has a new leaflet entitled
"The Hows and Whys of Horn
faiy". Anyone is welcome to a
«opy of it.
There isn't such a large crop
of pecans this year, but may
1m that makes them taste bet-
tor. A cook's greatest joy will
CMne when she gets a copy of
the new leaflet "E t More Pe-
cans". And don't be fooled. We
Me to have one by the same
CHI*- but this is new and very
different. Anyone can have a
copy of it from the home demon-
stration agent's office.
st rat ion agent, with a beautiful
wrist watch for Christmas, as a
token of appreciation for the
splendid work she has done dur
| ing the past year with their
; clubs.
"Hop" Reynolds, the best
' known and most liked fellow in
A&M, which the corps proved
by bestowing on him one of the
greatest privileges this school
i can offer a man, that of Senior
Yell I^auer. —Aggie Hattalian.
A big surprise was given the
i many friends of Miss Elizabeth
Eskew last Saturday, when the
' news came of her marriage to
Mr. Hugo Walter of Fredericks-
burg. The quiet ceremony which
united this young couple in the
holy bonds of wedlock was per
formed in I^ake Charles, Louis-
iana.
Every year Bastrop High
School has representatives in
the Junior spelling contest at
the county meet. This year, as
usual, several contestants are
studying in preparation for the
event. These students are under
the supervision of Mrs. Maude
Herndon, sixth grade teacher.
Among these are two who won
first place in Junior spelling
last year, Katherine Crawford
and Esther Peterson. The oth
ers are Mary Jo Matthis, An
na Pearl Alexander and Ber
nice Griesenbeck.
Land Pattern
Stages Shown
The pattern of American ag-
riculture down through the gen
erations since this land was set
tied falls into four distinct
stages. An interested observer
is almost sure to sec the four
! stages somewhere in the United
) States at the present time. The
, four periods and their distin
■ guishing symptoms are:
1. Exploitation: During this
time the forests are ruthlessly
cleared to make way for farm-
| ing and the residue. leaves,
| slash, and organic matter burn
ed. Dry grasslands are burned
to make ready for the plow. One
cash crop after another is tak
| en from the land with little
I thought for the fertilizers or
. the lime that is being removed.
I Marginal land is put into pro
I duction for cash crops. During
this period the soil reserves
seem inexhaustible.
2. Depletion: Suddenly upon
one of the succeeding genera
lions (the time depending upon
the inherent, fertility of the soil)
comes the awareness that the
land is not producing as well as
| it did in the good old days. The
fields must be rested more of
ten and the pastures can't car
rv as many head of livestock.
Although a fairly decent living
j can be made from farming un-
der these circumstances, the
transition to the next step is
simple and rapid.
3. Exhaustion: At this stage
farming is marginal at best. It
is evidenced by played-out and
eroded fields, poor type vegeta-
tion, and scrawny animals and
! people showing the effects of
j malnutrition. To lift oneself
from this condition to a better
one is almost a boot strap pro-
position.
4. Build Up: Although the
road downhill is fast and easy,
. building up exhausted farmland
is an expensive and difficult
job. It takes intelligent plan-
ning and practices designed to
build up the Hoil reserves while
achieving current production.
These practices include green
manures, cover crops, use of
adequate fertilizers and lime,
and use of grasses and legumes
to mention a few. That it can
i>e done is being dramatically
demonstrated every day. That
the exploitative stagi can be e
liminated from American agri
culture is also being demonstra
ted with conservation practices
being employed immediately
when new land i. opened.
How much does this build up
actually require? As an exam
pie, it is estimated that over
i SiOO million tons of limestone are
needed to lime our American
soils to the point where they
should be. It is further estimat
ed that an annual maintenance
; totaling about 80 million tons
; should be applied.
The task seems formidable but
American farmers are effectively
slowing down and even halting
the exploitation, depletion, ex-
haustion cycle and are putting
all their energies into the build
UP-
Assembly of God
Church
REV. WAYLAND WOODALL
Pastor
Sunday:
Sunday School, 9:46 A. M.
Morning Worship, 11:00 A. M.
Evening Service, 7:30 P. M.
Wednesday:
Prayer Meeting, 7:80 P. M.
Society
Litton-Jakobeit
Mis* Ruby Lymi Jakobeit,
daughter of William Jakobeit of
SmithviHe, and Walter Irving
Litton, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Litton of Bastrop, were mar
ried on Friday afternoon, Dec-
ember 24. at 4 o'clock, at the
First Methodist Church with the
Rev. W. N. Schulze officiating.
M rs. E. F. Pearcy, organist,
played Christmas music, and
then accompanied the soloist,
the Rev. Mr. Schulr.e, who sang
"O Perfect Love" and "The
Lord's Prayer".
The bride was costumed in a
dress maker suit in Dior blue,
with a small blue velvet hat.
white gloves and black acces-
sories. She wore a slender >
strand of cultured white pearls,
a gift of the groom. Her cor
sage was of white carnations.
The bride's sister, Miss Myr-
tle Jakobeit, was maid of honor.
She wore a taupe green velvet
dress.
Bryson Hardee served the
groom as best man.
The church was decorated w ith
palms tied with white satin rib
bon, and other greenery.
Informal Reception
Follows Ceremony
A reception was held for the
I small group of close relatives
and friends who attended the
i wedding immediately after the
! ceremony in the basement of the
church.
The refreshment table held an
arrangement of pink stock and
tall pink tapers. Fruit punch
and angel food cake decorated I
! with pink roses were served.
Poinsettia- completed the de
j corative scheme
Out of town guests for the j
wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Orda
Jakobeit, Miss Myrtle Jakobeit. ;
and Mr. and Mrs. Hector of
SmithviHe, Miss Lula Rice of
Refugio, Mrs. Sally Nipps of
Austin, Irving Hoftoe of Wichi
j ta, Kansas, and Mr and Mrs
C. W. Lee and Miss Polly Litton
of Houston.
The bride and groom left
i immediately after the reception
for a short wedding trip to San
Antonio, following which Mrs.
Litton will continue her nurse?-
training for this year at the La
Grange hospital, and Mr. Litton
•vill return to Ft. I-eonard Wood,
Mo., to complete his course in
army electrical training.
CASH INCOME TO FARMERS
ABOUT EQUAL
Texas Farmers received ap
proximately as much cash in-
come from products in the first
nine months of iur>4 as they did
in the same jieriod last year,
the University of Texas Bureau
of Business Research reports.
The difference in the 1953
and 1S>54 totals was less than a
half of 1 per cent.
Cotton income was up IV2 per
cent, followed closely by cotton
seed <27 per cent), sheep and
lambs (14 per cent) and corn
(12 per cent). However, grain
sorghums income dropped 25 per
cent, and other declines were
registered by dairy products and
eggs (each 20 per cent) aiul
fruit and vegetables (18 per
cent).
The outlook for principal
cash crops is brighter, the bu-
reau reports. Pessimistic views
are confined to crops of local
importance in scattered areas.
September rail car shipments
of Texas livestock were up 17
17 per cent over August and
117 per cent over September,
1953, indicating heavy market
ing becaus of the prolonged
drought. However, range and
pasture prospects picked up
sharply in October and Cattle
marketing was curtailed sharp
ly during the first part of that
month, causing advances in
prices at several markets, the
Bureau says.
Michael; Mr Claiborne and child
ren, Tommie, Linda Sue and
Mary Lynn; and Joe Dale and
Julia Gale Shirley.
The only members of the fa
mily not present on Sunday,
were two sons-in law, W. l!
Hurleson and Lt. Joe D. Shirley,
two grandchildren, Mrs. Jack
Emerson and Mr. Kmerson.
SmithviHe; and Jackie Claiborne,
and one great grandchild. Alien
Richard Emerson III.
Notice Of Annual
Meeting
The regular annual meeting
of the shareholders of the Eirst
National Bank of Bastrop, Tex-
as, will be held in their bai.k-
! ing room at 8 p. m. the second
Tuesday in January, l!'.*>.r>, l e*
ing January 11. 1 for the
purpose of electing di roc tors to
serve during the ensuing year,
and the transaction of any oth
j er business that may properly
come before the meeting.
WALLACE HE FN K H. Cashier
42 4
Catholic Church
Mass Schedule:
First and third Sunday, 10:00
a. m.
Second and fourth Sunday:
j 8:00 a. m.
Fifth Sunday: 8:00 a. m.
First Friday, 7:00 a. m.
Gamble l>odge No. 244 AF & AM
£k Stated meetings fourth
Monday night each
yjTTV^nionth at 7:30 P. M. All
members urged to at
/X/Vend. Visiting brethren
cordially invited,
J. LLOYD HOOD, Secretory
JACK GRIESENBECK, W M
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Wesleyan Guild
Meets In Home Of
Mrs. E. H. Smith
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of the First Methodist Church !
met in the home of Mr-. E. H.
smith recently for their regular
December meeting, with Mrs. If.
j J. Griesenbeck and Mrs. M A
Carpenter serving as co-host-
esses. Twenty members were
present.
After a short consecration of
gifts, the group departed for
Golden Ajfe Hal! where they i
distributed t'ift-. and gave a
short Christmas program for
the residents there. The group
then returned to the home of
M rs. Smith and held their rejru
Inr business meeting, af'er which
a social hour wa enjoyed.
The hostesses served coffee
and Christmas cookies from a
beautifully appointed dining ta
hie, decorated in keeping with
the Chri tma.- season.
fftie of the highlights of the
evening wa« the presentation by
the president, ori In-half of the
Guild, of a Life Membership pin
, and certificate to Mrs Alma
Schaefer, a former president.
T. H. Kimbroughs'
j Eight Children
Home Eor Christmas
Mr and Mrs T H. Kimbrough
had the pleasure of having all of
| their eijrht children at home for
' Christmas this- year, for the
first time in several years.
On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.
Kimbrough at down at the din-
ner table with just their child-
den, leaving the in-laws and
grand-children for the second
table. Everyone agreed that it
had been at least .'10 years hince
this had happened.
The children were Mrs. W.
R. Burleson, Mart; Jcnite Kim
brough, Austin; Milton Kim
brough, Midwest City, Okla
horn a; Mrs. Lumer Kellar,
SmithviHe; Mrs. Eugene Peebles,
Wharton; Mrs. Joe I). Shirley,
29 Palms, California; Knox
Kimbrough and Mrs. Jack Clai
borne, Hastrop.
Others present were Mrs. Mil-
tori Kimbrough and son, Jimmic;
Mrs. Jesse Kimbrough and child
ren, Gaylan, Johnnie, Marilyn
and Art; Mrs. Knox Kimbrough;
Mr. Peebles and sons, Genie and
Hobby; Mr. Kellar and ion,
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fi.'vi seen some high peaks of interest
W in our new cars over the years hut
never anything like thi^.
Since I he day we unvcikd these glamorous
new I Juieks. people !ia\ e been coming in—not
only to see and stuck and sil in these great
cars —but, very definitely, to drive them.
I hey want, it seems, a firsthand taste of the
thrills that l#:iiek engineers have conjured
up for this new Near.
And who can blame tl.em?
for the word's around that Ruiek has what
no other car lias a new kind of perfornutnee
from a new kind of trail*.mission.
It's called Variable Pitch Dynaflow Drive.*
It uses the principle of the modern airplane's
variable pitch propeller. And it does in oil
what that aeronautical marvel docs in air.
At one pitch of the blades inside the
Dynaflow unit.y ou get more fuel eflicien> in
normal cruising and driving which me.ais
better gas mileage, pure and simple.
Hut push the g*<)s pedal beyond the ' I
throttle position and von switch tin pitch.
Instantly, you ge! electrifying response '
sudden safety-surge of accelerating pow*. i t<
get you quickly out of ;i light spot ami with
the absolute smoothness that is const "i
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Maybe you, too, have made a mental rcs< -
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We're read) , w illing and eager to let \ 11 v
one feel the spectacular new pnwn t'11'
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won't you?
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 1954, newspaper, December 30, 1954; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237511/m1/4/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.