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Schwertner Gets
First Bale 1940
Cotton Saturday
Schwertner's first bale of 1940
cotton was produced by M. L.
White and ginned Saturday at
the A. Schwertner Gin. Six
more had been ginned by Tues-
day night and two were on the
yard early Wednesday morning.
The crop is late around
Schwertner as elsewhere in Cen-
tral Texas and picking is not
expected to reach its usual early
season height for another week
or ten days according to A.
Schwertner who has been the
town's ginner since its founding.
A premium list subscribed by
Schwertner merchants gave Mr.
White $17.50 in addition to the
value of the bale for producing
the first one in the area.
Farmers Warehouse
To Be Bonded For
Gov. Loan Cotton
Plans are under way this week
for the bonding of the old Far
mers Warehouse located on the
1 corner of the cotton yard to
handle government loan cotton
during the present harvesting
season. It has been approved
hv the Commodity Credit Cor
poration as a warehouse and loan
agency for 1940 cotton. It is ex-
pected that the warehouse will
Ibe ready for use during the corn-
week.
Sill Hightower who handled
1938 cotton loan papers
he. will ue m cnarge oi mis
W: nf thfi warehouse work and
Eirk Knight will manage the
warehouse. They will be m po-
sition to answer questions con-
cerning the 1940 loan.
The loan this year is based
at 9:v63 -for middling 1516 cot-
ton at net weight. After the
deduction for bagging and ties
the price is 9.23 F. O. B. Bart-
lett. Better grades and staples
iare correspondingly higher.
Sept. 9th Is Set
For Schwertner
School OpeningSchool will open at Schwert-
ner September 9th for the school
term of 1940-1941.
The following are the teach
ers: JNeai a. ox ouperimeim-
eni!: Miss Ruth Mock Seventh
(grade and high school English;
Miss Smith 5th and 6th grades
iss Bowen 3rd and 4th grades;
s. r ox 1st ana zna gruues.
We are anticraating a good
school for all so let each do his
t to promote a good school:
:" urires Sunt. Fox.
Vs. M. A. Bird is .president
Of the Schwertner PTA and a
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".good year is anticipated.
IVY ANDREAS MAKES
BAYLOR HONOR ROLL
Belton. Aug. 19. Miss Ivy
Andreas. Bartlett. made the
Tlrtnn T?nll fnr tlin RW.nnd term
of summer school at Mary Har-
din-Baylor College according to
an announcement from the Reg-
jHtrnr's nffic.B. To be elicrible
for this honor rating a student
TYinst. havfi made no Grade below
T b.
IMiss Andreas made two "A's"1
the highest average a student
can make.
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(Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Coffey of
Indianapolis Ind. were visitors
here this week in the home of
Mrtf. Coffey's father Jim Izard.
Mr. Coffey is connected with
the Indianapolis Star a daily
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newspaper
Time To Prepare
Cattle For Fair
Livestock raisers are remind-
ed this week by directors of the
Bartlett Community Fair that
it is time to begin fattening and
grooming cattle for the Pair Oc-
tober 3'' and 4. The Fail is just
five weeks off.
Farmers who have not yet be-
gun to select their prize crop
specimens for display at the
Fair are also reminded that the
time is short.
Perkins Roark And-
Spoonts Are Winners
In Second Primary
R. E. Perkins of Temple de-
feated John R- Bigham of Bel-
ton in the race for Sheriff of
Bell County Saturday in the
closest race the county has ever
witnessed. Less than 100 votes
determined the election.
Jack Spoonts was returned to
tlie office of County Clerk and
W. W. ((Red) Roark was elected
repi'esentative to succeed Arthur
Holland who did not make the
race this year. Judge Karl
ILovelady of Meridian defeated
incumbent J. Manley Head of
Stenhenville for the office of
State Senator. All races were
close.
The vote in the Bartlett Bell
county box Saturday was :
For State Senator 21st Dis
trictKarl Lovelady 106; J
Manley Head 139.
For Representative A. E.
(Son) Warren 167; W. W. (Red)
Roark. 80.
For County Clerk Jack
Spoonts 183; O. A. (Cap) Ed
wards 69.
For Sheriff R. E Perkins
147; John R. Bigham 100.
For Railroad Commissioner
Olin Culberson. 157: Pierce
Brooks 90.
For Chief Justice Supreme
Court H. S
Lattimore 157;
James P. Alexander 88
Farmers To Elect
Supervisors Of Soil
District Saturday
Landowners of the Little Riv-
erSan Gabriel Soil Conserva-
tion District will go to the polls
Saturday to elect three super-
UlJt
visors for the district. They
will aamro An n fivA rrmn hoard
with Albert Steglich and Adolph
E. Valenta who were appointed
by the State Soil Conservation
"Board.
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Paul C. Graves of Sharp H. R.
Collier of Jonah and W. !L. Wil
son oi a lorence nu-vo ueeu xucn
tioned at meetings of farm lead
ers over the district and their
names WJn appear on tne oai
I lot for the three .-positions.
Voters residing in the Bart-
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lett Science Hill Alligator
Jacksdn Kelso German-English
Pecan and Althea acnooi dis
tricts will vote at the Chamber
of Commerce office in Bartlett.
E. M. Steglich is presiding judge
and W L. Stokes and Willie Ma-
son. clerks.
Vnters in the Schwertner
Denson and Goodeville school
districts will vote at Schwertf-
ner Bros. Store at Schwertner. 1
Frank Fischer is presiding judge
and Hubert womruecK ana unas.
Meissner. clerks.
Other voting places have been
established at Sharp San Ga-
bnel DaviUa Granger Hoiiana
Kalauo darren vyaiourg ueorge-
Lown Liberty Hill Andice Flor-
ence and Jonah.
Mrs. D. R. Young S. L Young
ana Mary jo urow oi aan .ne-
iito were visitors Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll
Young
BARTLETT TEXAS
Onion Growers Make
Plans For Next Season
Bartlett onion growers de-
cided Monday night to plant ap-
proximately 300 acres in this
section to the crop during the
next onion growing season.
Members of the association pres
ent at the meeting signed up for
261 acres.
G. L. Coon of Garland onion
broker who has cooperated with
local growers during the past 2
seasons in harvesting and mar
keting the crop attended the
meeting and a contract was
made with him along the same
lines.
The difficulty of securing seed
from the Bermuda Islands
which is in the European war
area has increased the price of
sets for the coming season. The
present estimated C3sr to grow-
ers is $1.60 porr crate.
A majonl of loc.u growers
will buy thsir own plants but
some decided to accept the
Coon's offer to furnish seven
crates per acre for one third of
the harvested crop. Another
proposition offered was to fur-
nish half the sets used for one-
sixth of the crop.
Sewer Project Soon
To Be Completed
Work on the Bartlett Sewer
Project neared comp'etion this
week as the large fili.val'on beu
at the disposal plant received Ms
topping of sand and rock haul-
.isr'was finished on the other 2
beds. Two or three weeks it
vas cst'mated will see the new
svstem go into operation.
Repairing and regraveling of
streets that were damaged by
the laying of new sewer mains
in the resident section is the last
item on the work list.
Negotiations for the purchase
nf the sfiWfir svstem from the
.Bartlett Sewer Company began
in June. 1938 and aftter the
price was agreed upon and plans
for the renovating and extending
the system made an election was
ordered for Feb. 15 laay
At the election the vote was
(107 to 2 to issue revenue bonds
in the amount of 823000 to pur
cVi-isfi the svstem and do the
work. The 'purchase price was
$16000 and WPA added ?26-
000 to the city's remaining $7-
000 to do the work. Final WPA
antiroval was received on Aug.
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ana worn oegaii . otiuuc
o
A change in the disposal plant
plans delayed work on the pro
ject this spring ana summer.
City And School Tax
Rate Set At $1.94
Bartlett's tax rate was set at
the last regular meeting of the
city council at $1.94 on each
SlOO of nronerty 'valuation.
Ninety-seven cents of this will
apply to the schools and ninety-
seven cents to the city. The to-
tal is seven cents higher than
last year.
Distribution of the tax as set
out in ordinance No. 182 pub-
lished in the last issue of The
Tribune is: general expenses
50c ; street maintenance 3c; city
hall and fire station bonds 7c;
water wonts anu autiet yuvuiB
refunding bonds 16c; street
paving time warrants 15c; park
time warrant 7c; school build-
ing boads 22c ; school mainten
ance 75c.
Mrs. J W. Rudasill is report-
ed on the sick list at her home
this week.
George Hair is a patient in a
Temple hospital and is reported
doing nicely
FRIDAY AUGUST 30 1
Fair Catalogues
Still Available
Catalogues listing premiums
ion more than 300 exhibits at the
Bartlett Community Fair on
October 3 and 4 are still avail-
able at the Chamber of Com-
nierce office and prospective
exhibitors are invited to call for
them.
Premiums of the fair are open
to everyone in the Bartlett trade
territory which includes a large
area around Bartlett. In the
livestock and poultry depart-
ments competition is open to all
of Central Texas. All exhibits
must be the property of the per-
son exhibiting them.
Keen competition is expected
in the farm crops department
this year because of the excel-
lent production of all types of
feeds in this area. Interest in
poultry and livestock has in
creased each year and these
shows are again expected to be
exhibit features.
The Fair will be opened with
a colorful parade on the morning
of Thursday October 3 Music
will be f umished by the Bartlett
School Band. f
Entertainment plans for the
fair are in the hands of a com-
mittee heaeded by James Bailey.
A skeleton arrangement of these
plans indicates that the first
day's program will be similar to
that of last year with the fair
opening and home-coming plans
to be the chief features. Speak-
ers have not yet been announc-
ed. The coronation pageant
sponsored and directed by the
Wednesday Club will again be
the outstanding feature of the
second day's program. A more
complete day's program is plan-
ned than thatof last year. A
football game is scheduled dur-
ing the fair and more entertain-
ment is planned for the first
night.
Chamber Of Commerce
Postpones Barbecue
The Chamber of Commerce
planned for Thursday night
Aug. 29 was indefinitely post-
poned at the meeting of the or-
canization Tuesday night The
directors will set the new date
Flags to decorate Clark Street
during the fair and at other
times during the year were or-
dered purchased at the meeting.
Merchants will be asked to con-
tribute toward the expenses of
the flags 27 in number and 4x6
in size.
Other business included the
decision to send a duchess to
represent the organization at the
Texas Corn Carnival at Gran-
ger and to sponsor tiny tots at
the Bartlett Community Fair
coronation pageant.
A report was heard on Bell
County lateral road work mem-
bers were reminded of the far
mers election to be held Satur
day and a request was made for
all citizens having addresses of
reltives or friends who are for-
mer residents to leave these ad-
dresses at the Chamber of Com-
merce office in order that invi
tations to the fair be mailed
them.
Fred Blair Resigns
From School Board;
W. N. Moore Appointed
Fred Blair secretary of the
Bartlett School Board and for
many years a member of the
board resigned his position
Wednesday night when his
daughter Miss Lucille made ap
plication for a teaching position
in the schools. W. N. Moore
manager of Wm. Cameron &
Co. was appointed to succeed
him
Miss Ratherine Allen visited
in Taylor last week-end.
940
Family Store To
Close Out Business
The Family Store announces
this week their intention of
liquidating the business here
and states that due to conditions
over which the owners have no
control it (becomes necessary
for them to close out all mer-
chandise at sacrifice prices.
Some of the offering are list-
ed in an advertisement in this
issue of The Tribune and an an-
nouncement is made that the fix.
tures are for sale.
Williamson County
Elects New Sheriff
And Representatives
Williamson county voters
elected a new sheriff and two
new representatives and return-
ed their senator to office in
Saturday's election.
IR. O (Bob) Davis was elect-
ed sheriff in 1936 and defeated
by B. M. McGlothlin in 1938 de-
feated (McLaughlin for the-office
Saturday. Duncan S. Hughes
defeated incumbent Robert
Stoll for representative of the
83rd district composed of Wil-
liamson county. Chas. V. Lans-
iberry of Round Rock defeated
G. L. Allen of Bertram for rep-
resentative of the 84th district
composed of Williamson and Bur
net counties. Houghton Brown-
lee was returned as Senator tit
the 20th district in a close race
with Homer C. DeWolfe.
The vote in the Bartlett Wil-
liamson county box Saturday
was:
For State Senate 20th Dis-
trict Houghton Brownlee 139
Homer C. De Wolfe 84.
For Representative 84th
district Chas. Lansberry 147
C. L. Allen 74.
For Representative 83rd Dis-
trictRobert Stoll 127; Dun-
can S. Hughes 95.
For Sheriff B. M. McLaugh-
lin. 77; R. O. Davis. 162.
IFor iRailroad Commissioner
Pierce Brooks 72; Olin Culber
son. 157.
For Chief Justice Supreme
Court H. S. Lattimore 67 ; Jas.
P. Alexander 158.
Band Boosters To
Elect Officers At
Meeting Thursday
Band Booster Club members
will begin their second year's
work with the election of offi
cers at the next regular meeting
on September 5 next Thursday
night. Their terms of office
will be for the 1940-41 school
term
Wo'rk to date has resulted in
the formation of a band and the
securing of a resident band di
rector for the coming year
Plans for the months ahead are
centered on providing uniforms
for the band and include a num-
ber of public appearances of the
organization.
An active membership drive
is nlanned for the early fall
months. Sustainincr members
weie secured during the July
drive. JPSntt j
.terested in a high school band
can become a member of the
sponsoring organization and as-
sist in making it a success.
All members of the organiza-
tion and especially the parents
of band students are urged to
attend the meeting next Thurs-
day. Miss Doris Nell Roberts
spending the week in Austin.
is
Dean V. I. Moore and daugh-
ters of Austin were visitors
here Tuesday.
No.50
Schedule Announced
For School Opening;
Teacher Is Added
Plans for school opening on
September 9 neared completion:
today with announcement of the
election Wednesday night of.
Miss Lucille Blair to teach in.
the grammar school. Her def-
inite schedule has not been ar-
ranged but Supt. A. L. Bentley
reports that she will divide the
work of Mrs. Ed Brune Jr. and
Mrs. W. W. Fox in the first four;
grades of school.
Election of a high school En-
glish teacher to succeed Miss
Johnnye Lawrence in the next
few days will complete the
school faculty. The selection
yill be made from several appli-
cations now on file.
Juniors and Seniors will meet
Friday Sept. 6 at 9:00 a. m. at
the high school and Freshmen
and Sophomores will meet at
1:00 p. m. on the same day to
arrange schedules. All gram-
mar school students will report
for the first time on Monday
morning Sept. 9 at 9:00 a. m.
A general faculty meeting has
been called for Saturday Sept.
7 at 9:00 a. m. at the superin-
tendent's office.
Busses will begin to operate
Sept. fl' oh' the-same schedule as
last year The Goodville bus
uvilKgo by the' Arthur Ware and
Uames "jffolden farms first.
Charles Towjisend will again be
.""" "" . " ' ... Aj&
Lanage has been eiectea ipai
the Jacksonville bus.-W- 1
Everything looks good fo
(beginning of the school year and.
prospects are bright for a very-
good year Superintendent Bent-
ley stated Thursday.
Football Practice
To Begin Monday
Uniforms will be issued and
football practice will get under
way on Monday Sept. 2 it was
announced Thursday by Suot. A.
L. Bentlev. Coach Ralph Hook
er who has just recently attend-
ed the coaching school at A. and
M. College will coach the Bull-
dogs again this year and is ex-
ipecte'd to arrive this week-end
to be on hand for the opening1
"DTclctiCG.
With many of the last year's
squad reluming prospects are
bright for a good football sea-
son. The fall schedule will be
announced next week.
How Salaried People
May Own Homes To Be
Explained Here Monday
A step by step explanation o
how residents of Bartlett can.
(buy or build their home3 under
the federal Housing Adminis-
tration will be made Monday
night September 2 at 8:00 o'-
clock at the High School Audi-
torium in Bartlett it was an-
nounced today by P S. Luttrell
of Dallas State Production Man-
ager for Texas of the Federal
Housing Administration. He.
announced that J Max Mont-
gomery Field Representative of
the Northeast Texas FHA Dis-
trict will be in charge of the
meeting. In addition to the ex-
planation of the FHA plan of
home ownership there will be
shown 86 slides in color of
houses ranging in price from
$1600 to $5400 which have been
built and financed under FHA
during recent months in North-
east Texas.
All business firms of Bartlett
will be advised of this meeting-
in order that they might ac-
quaint their employees with
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Ford, Robert C. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, August 30, 1940, newspaper, August 30, 1940; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76643/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 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.