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Vol. 54
Drive Under Way
For Democratic
Campaign Funds
An active drive for campaign
funds for the Democratic party-
got under way here this week.
Contributions in all amounts are
being received by committee
members from both Bell and Wil-
liamson counties Donations of
$1.00 or more -will be receipted
by the State and National head-
quarters. The assistance of all Demo-
crats is urged in this drive
Bartlett Williamson County
i residents may make their con-
tributions to A F. Czarowitz C.
E. Lamb or iMrs. G. C. Germany.
Bartlett Bell county contribu-
tions are being accepted by G.
C. Killer 3 S. Kuler and J. A.
. Powitzky.
DAVILLA COLORED
STUDENTS ATTEND
STATE FAIR MON.
( A bus load of children from
the Davilla colored school attend-
ed Negro day at the State Fair
in Dallas Monday. They were
accompanied by J. R. Powell ag-
riculture' teacher 'Ellen Gregg
Powell home economics teacher
and Z. L. Dikes primary teach-
er. IThe primary interest of the
.group was in the agricultural
and home economics exhibits.
PROGRAM AT JARRELL
On Friday night Oct. 18
program will be presented at
the school auditorium at 7:30
ASsmall admission fee will be
asked and a percentage of the
-proceeds go to the Association.
SCHWERTNER P. T.
PLANS "42" PARTY
A.
The Schwertner P. T. A. will
igive a tree 42" party at the
schwertner School next Tuesday
evening Oct 22. The time is
:3U oclock. .Everyone is in-
lted.
tales Kaase Former
lesident Here Dies At
lome Near San Angelo
Charles Kaase Sr. ill for the
ist several lyears with a heart
kilment died Saturday at
us home near San Angelo. Ser
ices were conducted Sundav.
1 Mr. Kaase was born August
1872 in Austin County and
bved to Bartlett in 1886. He
tended school here and later
Itered the hardware and un-
prtaking business. He moved
lith his family to Miles in 1904
ad entered the realty business.
e moved to the farm six and
lie-half miles east of San An-
felo in 1920. There he was rec-
gnized as one at the foremost
krigation farmers in the section
luring the last few years he
ad been engaged in the commer.
lercial feeding iof livestock.
Survivors include the widow.
lrs. Minnie Kaase ; a son Chas.
r.; two grandchildren Sarah
lean and Charles Robert
ase; a brother Louis Kaase
Jeorge West: a half brother.
Escar Pochman of Bartlett; and
sister-in-law Mrs. Marion
lir of Bartlett.
NEW ARRIVALS
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wilhite of
lubbock announce the arrival of
6' lb daughter on Saturday.
Ictber 12. Mrs. 'Wjlhite was
krmerly Miss Dorothy Brune.
Mfr. and Mrs. Dimmitt Whit-
ind Mr and Mrs. Lon Wmt-
Iw were m Austin Wednesday.
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vsic utue iticnarci mce who
Mrs. Jk W. Hightower
Reviews "Cattle Kings
Of Texas" Wednesday
iMrs. J. W. Hightower dressed
in a colonial costume of black
satin and seated beside a lighted
lamp reveiwed to the woman's
Wednesday Club Wednesday in
the home of Mrs. C. E. Lamb
"Cattle Kings of Texas " by L.
C. Douglas. Mrs. Hightower
whose father was one of these
early pioneers has been invited
to Corpus Chnsti to review thi3
book.
Mrs. S. L. Roberts president
of the Clnb -presided at the
meeting and Mrs. IR. C. Ford
acted as secretary in the absence
of Mrs. James Bailey.
IMrs. C. E. Lamb was elected
treasurer and Mrs. T. S. Parker
historian to serve the remaind-
er of the club year.
The 'program chairman an-
nounced that Dr. Herbert E.
Hipps of the Crippled Child-
ren's Hospital in Marlin Texas
will lecture and show films at
the next meeting which will be
held on November 6 at the high
school.
Bartlett Personality
Girl Being Sought
The Bartlett girl with the
most personality is being sought
by the American iLegion Auxil-
iary of Louis B. Wells Post
and a radio and screen ( test to
be made in Corpus Christi is in
prospect for the one who can
qualify.
The "personality girl" will be
selected ;in a contest to be spon-
sored by the Auxiliary on Nov.
7. Girls between the ages of 14
and 25 may enter the contest.
The local winner will be pitted
against others in the Corpus
Christi contest and the state
winner will be awarded a trip to
Atlantic City and an opportuni
ty to enter a national contest.
Also a Little Mr. and Miss
Parade will be selected from
among those just able to walk
and up to the age of ten. Their
award in addition to the title
will be a new silver dollar.
MRS. R. O. HUNTER IS
HOSTESS AT BRIDGE
Mrs. R. O. Hunter entertained
a group of friends with a bridge
party at her home Wednesday
afternoon.
Zennias were used in the home
decorations.
Mrs. Curtis Gcivvart held high
score. Other guests were: Mrs.
Martin Duvall Mrs. C. O. Rich-
ards Mrs. G. C. Cormany Mrs.
R. S. Sutton IMrs. A. Wacker
Mrs. Kirk Knight Mrs. H. A.
Little Mrs. L. D. Herndon Mrs.
H. R. Gipson iMiss Katherine Al-
len and Mrs Frank Moore.
PECAN
NEWS
Hallowe'en Carnival Plann-ed for
October 26
The Pecan P. T. A. met Tues
day October 8. A special pro
gram out oi Bartlett was given
which was directed by Mrs. S.
M. Jarma.
After the program and the
business meeting the ladies
were served coffee and cake by
Mrs. Albert Steglich; Mrs. Wal-
ter Gommert Mrs. Jame? Cow-
an and Mrs. Harlis Jackson
The P. T. A decided to stage
its "Hallowe'en Carnival" Sat-
urday night Oct. 26. The fol-
lowing things will serve as en
tertainment during the carnival:
Bingo stand Country store fish
pond food stand and cake walk
corn guessing chunking bottles.
A fine blanket will- also be
given away. Everyone is invit-
ed to come for a big time I
Mr. and IMrs. Tom Denson
and Mrs. Kirk Knight were in
Crosby (Friday to attend the
funeral of a friend.
BARTLETT7THXAS
Baptist Church
Plans Fall Revival
The Fall revival at the Bap
tist church will becrin on Octn.
ber 27ith and continue througli
November 3rd. This date was
set by the members of the
church last Sunday morning.
Rev. V. B. Breazeale pastor
will do the .preaching and W. R.
Moore music director of the
church will lead the singing.
The' pastor is planning a series
of sermons which will be strictly
evangelistic and is urging that
an peopie oi tne community join
in this Christian program for
the uplift of our people.
Prayer groups will meet each
evening at 7:00 o'clock and Mr.
Moore will meet the Junior choir
at this same time. The Services
in the auditorium yill begin at
7:30 each evening. Morning
services will be held at 10:00
o'clock.
Further announcements will
be made in next week's paper
concerning final arrangements.
Uncle Jimmy Laughlin
Marks 86th Birthday
J. D. (Uncle Jimmy) Laughlin
celebrated his 86th birthday
last Tuesday and the occasion
was marked 'with a party at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. K.
Wheeler and sponsored by his
daughter Mrs. G. C. King.
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Knowles
and Miss Val Dean Knowles of
Corpus Christi; Mrs. Ed Rown-
tree Mrs. P. D. Moreland Miss
Sara Beth Moreland " Ralph
Moreland of Austin; Mr. and
Mrs. Sam King Miss (Rowena
King Miss Ruth Nell King
Coleman King Margaret King
Bryan Willis King Betty Joan
King of Temple; Mrs. Scott
Laughlin Mr" and Mrs. Wilmer
Friedrich Warren Friedrich Ja-
net and Anita Friedrich of Tay-
lor; Mrs. W. J. Stevens Mrs. J.
T. Schrock Mrs. Emma Thomp
son Miss Sarah Laughlin Mrs:
G. C. King Mrs. A. L. Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cocke Mr.
and Mrs. A. K. 'Wheeler Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Rowntree W.
J. King Mr. and Mrs. G. D.
Montgomery Mrs. Henry Hem-
pel Mrs. J. H. Gillespie Miss
Annie Mae Seale Miss Nannie
Jane Gillespie Miss Martha
Schrock E. K. Laughlin Jr.
Donnell Montgomery all of
Bartlett.
Mrs. A. Burkhart
Is Hostess To
Ail-Round Club
Mrs. A. Burkhart was hostess
to the Schwertner All-Round
Club at its last regular meeting.
An hour was spent in quilting
and was followed by a short bus-
iness and social session.
Mrs. Tom Moore presided ov
er the business meeting and Mrs
John Henry read the minutes of
the Club. Mrs. George Town-
send was appointed assistant re-
porter for the social hour during
which games were directed by
Mrs. Tom Douglas. yForget-me-notes
'were given out by the
hostess.
Plans iwere made for a Hal-
lowe'en pai-fcy to be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Boyd on Hallowe'en night Octo-
ber 31. The club will meet with
Mrs. Emil Schwertner on Octo-
ber 24.
Refreshments were served to
Mrs R. II. Schwertner Mrs. M.
L. White Mrs. Marlin Henry
and Charlotte Ann Mrs. Tom
Moore iMrs. Emu Schwertner
Mrs. M. L White Jr. Mrs. D.
W Boyd Mrs. George Townseud
Mrs. Tom Douglas Mrs. John
Schwertner Mrs. John Henry
Mrs. W. H. Whitlow and two
visitors iMrs G. F. Tohmpson
and Sandra Hay of Waco.
G. C Kuler served on the Bell
County Grand Jury in Bplton
last week.
FRIDAY. UcrinRF.R ift
373 Register In
Bartlett Tuesday
Three hundred and seventy-
three men between the ages of
a. .wiu ou registered m iiartlett
Tuesday in the Nation's first
peace time draft. In the Wil
liamson county registration of-
iice at the city hall 200 were is-
sued registration certificates.
At the Bell county office at the
high school 173 were issued cer-
tificates. Nearly one million registered
in the state and the nation's to-
tal has been estimated at sixteen
and a half million. Of these
900000 will be called within the
next year.
LUTHER LEAGUE OF
ST. JOHN'S ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
At its regular monthly meet-
ing October 6 the Luther Lea-
gue of St. John's Lutheran
church elected Franklin Fischer
as president ; Albert Lee ILange
vice-president; Marvin Gebert
treasurer; La Verne Spiegelhau-
er secretary and Margaret Lin-
demann reporter for the com
ing year. The officers will be-
gin their work in January.
The program for the evening
opened with the hymn "Work
for the Night Is Coming." Rev.
G. W. Sager led in prayer and
Alice Gilbert after reading the
scripture led an interesting
discussion on "Weak Spots on
League Programs". A quartet
composed of Albert Lee and Ma-
rfie Lange Raymond Woytek
and Alice Gebert sang "God Will
Take Care of You" Is This
You? was read by Louie
Voigt and the (program closed
with "Am 1 a Soldier of the
Cross?"
Plans are being made to at
end the meeting of the Austin
Federation of Luther Leagues
at St. Martin's Lutheran church
in Austin Sunday' October 20 at
a p. m.
Belton Chosen As
Next Meeting Place
Of Bell Co. Baptists
IRev. Grady IW. Metcalf of
Temple was elected Moderator
of the Bell County Baptist As-
sociation at its sixty-seventh an
nual session held at the Bartlett
Baptist church last Wednesday
night and Thursday. Mrs. Will
I Cole also of Temple was elect-
ed clerk; Mrs. Chas. Miller of
Belton was elected correspond-
ing secretary and John R. Fell-
rath of Belton was elected trea-
surer. The .'First Baptist Church of
Belton iwas selected as the meet
ing place for the next annual
session and Dr. J. B. Tidwell
of Waco was chosen to deliver
the annual sermon.
Rev. V. B. Breazeale deliver-
ed the annual sermon to a large
crawd from all over the county
last Wednesday night. Out-
standing speakers of the two-
day session were Dr. Gordon G.
Singleton George G. Mason
and Guy Newton. Fifteen oth-
ers appeared on the program.
KATHRINE ALLEN
HOSTESS AT BRIDGE
Miss Katherine Allen enter-
tained members of the Friday
Bridge Club Friday afternoon.
Golden Glow were used to add
color to the game room
A salad plate was served to
the following: Mrs. R. O. Hun-
ter Mrs. R. S. Sutton IMiss Be-
atrice Koepke Mrs. Martin Du-
vall Mrs. L. Herndon Mrs?
Frank Mcore Mrs. Oscar Lange
Mrs. Hugh Kinney Mrs. Curtis
uowart JMrs. II A. Little and
Mrs. II R. Gipson.
icun
Boy Scout Circus
Planned For
October 19
All Boy Scouts in Bell Milam
and that part of Falls counties
containing Rosebud will mobil-
ize in Temple Saturday Oct. 19
at 1:00 P. M. The purpose of
this mobilization is to rehearse
the Boy Scout Circus which will
be held in Woodson Field at 7:30
P. M. Saturday evening. This
is the first time that Scouts of
this section have ever attempted
a circus and the advance notices
and ticket sales of same indicate
that it will be a great success.
The first part of the circus
will be a pageant form and the
scouts will dedicate themselves
to the program of "Invigorating
and Strengthening Democracy"
us il nas io ao witn the INational
Emergency. The remainder of
the show will include scouts at
play a cross section of scouting
cycling chariot races clown
acts pioneeringetc.
Mrs. H. J. Sartor
Claimed By Death
Mrs. H. J. Sartor 54 passed
away Sunday at her home.
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon at the First
Baptist Church with the pastor
IRev. B. B. Breazeale conducting
the service.
Mrs. Sal-tor was born Eliza-
beth Hunt on December 27
1885. She was united in mar-
riage to H. J. Sartor on Dec. 2
1903 in Bartlett. -They made
their home on a farm east of
town.
Survivors are Mr. Sarton
three sons Elton Howard and
Charles; two daughters Mrs.
TTrvvv. TT11 r.A :tj rMJ..
Ztw fWrtZ w a
Sai?r;erh?.rs-;.A-.their
Hunt Sr. three brothers. Har
per J. b and W. A. Jr.; eight
sisters Mrs. J. P. Ramsey Mrs.
Fred Muehlhause Mrs. J. G.
Brock Mrs. H. C. Brock Mrs.
Frank Bigon Mrs. Alva Wag-
goner Mrs. Frank Overby and
Miss Ruth Hunt and one grand-
son Kent Sartor.
Mrs. R. C. Barnes Is
Honoree at Shower
Mrs. R. C. Barnes Jr. was hon-
ored with a tea and shower at
the home of Mrs. C. E. Lamb
Tuesday afternoon.
Guests were greeted at the
door by Mrs. Lamb and she
presented them to the receiving)
line which was composed of the
following: Mrs. R. C. Barnes
Jr. Mrs. E. L. Adams mother
of the bride Miss Nannie Jane
Gillespie and Mrs. Chas. Cape.
Mrs. H. W. Armstrong pre
sided at the bride's book and
J Miss Mary Martha Laughlin
presided over the gifts.
Mrs. E. B. Ware over the tea
service Mrs. Fred Braun presid
ed at the salad bowl and Mrs.
H. D. Howard Mrs. Emil Ma-
zoch Mrs. R. C. IFord and Mrs.
P. W. Griffith assisted in the
dining room.
The linen covered dining ta
ble centered with a crystal bas
ket of white carnations flanked
by triple crystal candelabra.
Wh'te tapers in crystal holders
burned on the buffet.
Pink rose buds and crepe myr-
tle in crystal containers were
used in the living room.
Hostesses for the courtesy
were Mrs. P. W. Griffith Mrs.
II. D. Howard Mrs. Herbert
Armstrong Mrs. (R. C. Ford
Miss Martha Laughlin Mrs
Chas. Cape and Miss Nannie
Jane Gillespie.
Tuesday night will be the re-
gular meeting night of the Bart-
lett Chamber of Commerce
members are reminded today
Directors of the organization
mot on Tuesday night of this
week.
No. 5
Local Selective
Service Advisory
Board Named
Bartlett members of the ad-
visory board for selective ser-
vice registrants announced this
week include G. C. Kuler E E
Lindemnnn. J. V. Morris. .7? W
Miller Stanton Allen and P. M.
Cox.
Their selection 'was mado. hv
Judge Few Brewster and Lee
Curtis who were appointed by
Governor W. Lee O'Daniel as
chairmen of the Bell County
ooara.
The duty of the board mem-
bers is to familiarize themselves
wth the rules and regulations of
the Selective Service Adminis-
tration and to advise and assist
registrants in preparing ques-
tionnaires which will be sent out
to those selected in the national
drawing.
None of the questionnaires
will be sent out until after the
national "conscription lottery"
which will determine the order
in -which men are drafted. Only
those selected will receive the
questionnaire.
The new questionnaire asks
some 60 questions divided into
13 series. They deal with suchj
subjects as identification phyJ
sical condition education occu-
pation or activity other occupa-
tonal experience agricultural oc-
cupations dependency ministny
or divtnity students citizenship.
conscientious objection. B.swafK
court records militaryjgseryicSs
ana statue as students
Otlf mflmliQi3 np fVir. fn-itTTA C
forces. Individuals will be allow-
ed five days to answer and re-
turn the questionnaire.
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r:om this questionnaire local
boards will place registrants in
proper class. Class I in-
ciuaes tnose ready tor im-
mediate training; Class II in-
eludes those deferred because of
occupation and Class ''III in-
cludes those deferred beqause of
dependents.
Oulidogs Defeat
Sogers 20-0; To Meet
Bruceville-Eddy. Next -
The Bulldogs beat Rogers at
Rogers Friday night 20-0. This
was the second conference game
that the Bulldogs won and it
was dedicated to Earl Brice.
This was the best game that
the Bulldogs have played with
the line as well as the backfield.
working in perfect harmony.
Both teams went scoreless
until the second quarter When.
Lynwcod Friedrich hit pay dirt
from the three yard line and.
White plunged the line for the
extra point.
Half time score Bulldog
eagles u.
The Bulldogs scored againw
the third quarter. A 56 yard!
kick by White stopped on the 2
yard line. Rogers kicked to
Hohle on the 34 yard line and
Hohle ran back to the 3 yard
line. Whitfield carried the ball
to the 1 and Friedrich plunged
over. The try for extra point
was missed.
In the fourth quarter a long
kick by White stopped on the
10 yard line. Rogers' attempt-
ed kick was blocked by Hargis
and Clyde Cagle risked the ball
up and scored the third touch-
down Friedrich plunged the
line for the extra ipoint
The game ended with the
Bulldogs on Rogers 8 yard line
and the final score: Bulldogs
20-Rogers 0.
Next Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock the Bulldogs will play
Bruceville-'Eddy in a non-con'fer-eneco
game on the horrie field.
J. D. Kasparek
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Ford, Robert C. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, October 18, 1940, newspaper, October 18, 1940; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76649/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 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.