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The Bartlett Tribune
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Volume 73
THE BARTLETT TRIBUNEr'THUrSday June 30 I960
No. 34
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$7500Q Bond Election
Called For Watershed
A maintenance tax and bond
election in the Donahoe Creek
Watershed Authority has been
called by the directors of the
organization and will be held in
Bartlett Saturday July 30.
An estimate of the cost of
the proposed project is calcu-
lated to be $75000.00.
There are two propositions to
le voted on. One "authorizes the
assessment and collection of a
tax not to exceed ten cents on
the $100 valuation of taxable
property in the district for the
purpose of maintaining the
structures channeling or other
works of improvement con-
structed by the district or oth-
ers in cooperation with the dis-
trict. The other proposition would
.authorize the issuance of bonds
of the district in the maximum
amount of $75000 to mature
serially or otherwise over a
period of notym6re than fdrty
years from their date and to
bear' interest at a rate not to
exceed six per cent per annum'.
This money vould be used to
purchase construct acquire
improve anq repair dams or
other structures of permanent
improvements and'-the acquisi-
tion of land easements rights-of-way
properties or equipment
which may be needed to utilize
control and 'distribute any1 wat-
ers that may be impounded di-
verted or controlled by the dis-
trict and other incidental ex-
penses. The election order further
states "there shall be annually
levied and collected on all the
taxable property in said Dis-
trict for the current year and
annually thereafter while said
bonds or any of them are out-
standing and unpaid a tax suf-
ficient to pay the current in-
terest on said bonds and to pay
Bartlett Electric
Co-op Directors
Are Nominated
Members of the board of di-
rectors of the Bartlett Electric
Cooperative were nominated at
the co-op building Saturday.
Nominated were Joe Zajicek
Rogers; Tom Douglas and Al-
bert Steglich Holland; J. A.
Powitzky Bartlett; Graham
Looney Buckholts; R. M. Shav-
ers Thorndale; Boyd Stephns
Rockdale; E. D. Clement Gran-
ger; and Carol Ohler Killeen.
'Willie Tonn of Jarrell and
Troy L. Ray of Killeen have re-
tired from the board.
Further nominations and
election of the directors will be
held at the annual cooperative
meeting at 8 p. m. Tuesday
July 26 at the Bartlett football
field.
Curtis Young Gets
Promotion To
Lieutenant Colonel
Major Curtis Young received
word here this week from
Washington D. C.of his pro-
- motion to Lieutenant Colonel.
Young who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cy Young is station-
ed at Fort Leavenworth Kans.
where he Is on the staff and
faculty of the Command and
General Staff College. It is the
Army's senior tactical school.
He was promoted to Major
August 29 1951. He received
his degree from Texas A&M in
January 1943 and his commis-
sion May 20 1943.
Col. and Jjrs. Ypung and their
chikjren are on leave visiting
theV parents here and in 'Aus-
tin thllwesk.
the principal as the same be-
comes due."
Votes will be cast at the Lit-
tle River-San Gabriel Soil Con-
servation District Building
here.
Three Teachers
Resign At B.H.S.
Three teachers have resign-
ed at Bartlett High School and
their successors are being
sought this week by Supt. D. A.
Swope.
Floyd Forehand Joe Butler
and Mrs. Clarence Fischer have
submitted their resignations.
Forehand and Butler had been
at Bartlett only a year but Mrs.
Fischer who lias lived here most
of her life has been teaching
several years in the local sys-
tem.! '
Supt. Swope will be searching
for a band director social
science teacher and a junibr
high school' coach who can
teach driver training.
Bartlett To Close
Independence Day
Monday July 4
Bartlett will close Indepen-
dence Day the Fourth of July
which rolls around Monday. It
is a regularly scheduled Cham-
ber of Commerce holiday and
this year allows Bartlett busi-
ness people to have a long week
end.
People of the town should
take advantage of it since it is
the last holiday for more than
four months. The next holiday
is Veteran's Day which is Fri-
day November 11.
As The Tribune will be clos-
ed Monday a day must be made
up in the operation of the pa-
per so anyone with news or
tips on possible stories or per-
sonals is asked to call LA 7-
4424 Friday or Saturday.
Funeral Services
Held For Father
Of Jerome Mertz
Funeral services were held
for Charles Joe Mertz Saturday
at 9 a. m. at the Condra Funeral
Home in Granger. He was the
father of Jerome J. Mertz.
A'uiiuwmg me service rues
were held in the SS Cyril and
Methodius Catholic Church
with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. J.
Vanicek the Rev. Benedict
Mazurkiewicz and the Rev.
Desmond Murphy officiating.
Burial was in the Holy Cross
Cemetery.
Mertz a retired farmer had
lived in the San Gabriel com-
munity since 1908. He died at
his home last Wednesday even-
ing. Survivors are his wife; one
son Jerome J. Mertz of Bart-
Jlett; two sisters MJrs. Janie
Senkel of Georgetown and Mrs.
Rosie Krieg of Taylor; three
brothers Steve Mertz of Aus-
tin Oscar Mertz of Thorndale
and Rudolph Mertz of Rogers
and three grandchildren.
ANNOUNCING
Lt. and Mrs. "Eric C. Miller of
San Antonio announce the ar-
rival of a 6 pound y ounce son
June 16. He has been named
Brad C.
Grandpaqrnta are Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Miller of Bartlett and
Mr. and Mrs. Les Lierman of
Groejbk
Livestock Show
Roads Cattle Are
Discussed By C of C
Roads cattle and a possible
livestock show were the main
points of conversation when the
Bartlett Chamber of Commerce
met Tuesday night.
Members discussed roping off
a main section of the downtown
area for a livestock show in-
stead of having it on the school
grounds. This would probably
come in the fall and take the
place of a community fair if no
interest is generated in having
a fair here this year. Funds of
the fair would be used to spon-
sor the show.
Gilbert Kretzschmar reported
on Bell County roads. Accord-
ing to Commissioner R. B. La-
them the contract has been let
for July 25 to hard surface the
Pecan road. It will take about a
week. He also reported that a
farm to market road is schedul-
ed West of Bartlett between
here and Holland. Latham said
there was only one project
ahead of it.
A short cut near the Frank
Fischer farm would save the
school bus about two miles a
day' it was said. Latham prom-
ised that work would be cpm-
nleted br the time school starts.
Widening of a road near Davilla
was also discussed.
A. I. Moore briefly discussed
the sign project which the
Chamber may undertake which
tells distances to rural resi-
dences. N A. Mason head of the
dairy circle related that four
boys were still delinquent in
paying for cows which had been
furnished them as calves some
time ago. The group also voted
to change the dairy circle to the
beef circle with the same mem-
bers on the committee.
The organization also voted
to change its meeting date to
July 19 instead of July 26 for
the next meeting since it coin-
cides with the date of the an-
nual meeting of the Bartlett
Electric Cooperative.
Luncheon Club
Hol(Js Meeting
Luncheon Club members met
at the Bartlett Cafe Friday for
their last meeting in June.
George Fowler Jr. made a
report on Boy's State which he
attended during the month in
Austin. His expenses were paid
by the club.
Horace Keith announced that
the Bartlett Electric Coopera-
tive the Luncheon Club and' the
Chamber of Commerce had sent
some fishing tackle to Murray-
Cox WFAA farm director.
D.' A Swope stated that the
Donahoe Creek Watershed
would have a bond issue soon.
He said the authority did not
get priority for this year prob-
ably because an election had not
been held. Bartlett was not in
the final list pf six which re
ceived priority.
Swope also stated that all de-
ficiences reported by the ac-
creditation team in its visit to
the Bartlett schools had been
corrected and that Bartlett
would be removed from the ad-
vised list.
Dr. Ralph Clearman related
that the tennis courts here were
ready for use The school built
the courts; the Lions Club and
Chamber of Commerce had fi
nanced the lights and the City
provided the electricity.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Davis
returned this week from a visit
in Carlsbad and White Sands
New Mexico and Colorado
Springs Colo. where they vis-
ited Seven Falls Royal Gorge
Pikes Peak Cliff Dwellings and
Garden of the Godg. "
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MRS. AUGUST BISCHOFF
Mrs. A. Bischoff
Is 100 Wednesday
Mrs. August Bischoff became
a centenarian yesterday (Wed
nesday) when she became one
of the few neoole to celebrate
their 100th birthday anniver-
sary. Mrs. Bischoff the former
Emilie Glasser was born June
29 1860 in Stedeniclj (Ger-
many. 'She came to the United
States in 1871 and settled in
Washington County near Bren-
ham. She was married to Aug-
ust Bischoff in 1881 and they
moyed to Bartlett in 1890.
Bischbff ' was a ginner and
owned and operated a ' gin in
the south part of town. -He sold
out in 1910 and moved to the
tarm. He died in 1915.
Their children are Misses
Gusta and Hattie Bischoff and
W. F. Bischoff of Bartlett and
Mrs. Ernest Hempel of Holland.
She has 6 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
A service was held at her
home Wednesday to commem-
orate the occasion. Two songs
were sung ''What a Friend We
Have in Jesus' and "In the
Sweet By and By."
Rev. Homer Pumphrey pas-
tor of the First Methodist
Church read the 91st Psalm
and gave a short devotional
talk. The service was concluded
by prayer.
Fred Lueck Dies
In Austin Monday
Fred Lueck of Oenaville died
at 6 a. m. Monday in an Austin
Hospital. He was the brother of
Mrs. Minnie Muehlhause.
Lueck son of the late Mr. and
Mrtff Henry Lueck passed away
after a brief iljness- He was
bbrrt in Bell County and" reared
in Bell an'd' Williamspn Counties.
Funeral'services were held at
2 p.'m. at Rtosebud with Min-
js.te.r Raymond Morgan and
Curtis Burch officiating. Bur-
ial was in the Hillcrest Ceme-
tery Temple.
Lueck is survived by three
brothers E. W. Lueck of Oena
ville; R. A. Lueck Rosebud;
and H. C. Lueck Temple ; seven
sisters Mrs. 'Minnie Muehl-
hause Bartlett; Mrs. Anna Ve-
hon Lott; Mrs. Alma Cornell
Rosebud; Mrs. Ella Green Ar-
lington; Mrs. Lena Smith Cor-
pus Christi and Mrs. Ida Rus-
sell Arlington.
NEW ARRIVAL
Charles Allan Parker Jr ar-
rived at 1:54 p. m. Monday in an
(Austin hospital. Parents of the
8 pound 12 ounce boy are Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. (Tuffy) Parker
of Austin. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Parker of
Bartlett and Mrs. Elsie Gorubec
and Hubert Gorubec of Gran
ger. ' '
Mrs. Lija Hntpel vm Mvlsl
tor in Temple
oyer tpe ggeek-
end.
New Post Office Building
Authorized For Bartlett
Postmaster1 General Arthur
E. Summerfield announced to-
day that! a new Post Office has
been authorized for Bartlett.
This announcement the Post-
master General advisdd coin-
Masonic Lodge 692
Installs Officers
Masonic Lodge 692 of Bart-
lett and Lodge 677 of Granger
held a joint installation of of-
ficers Friday evening.
Bartlett officers installed
were E. C. Brune Jr. worship-
fu master; Leslie Moore senior
warden; Jessie Hunt junjor
warden; James Bailey treasur-
er; Z. R. Rannals secretary;
Marvin Griffin senior deacon;
C. E. Limmer junior deacon;
Cy Young senior steward; G.
R. Lynn Jr. junior steward;
Horace Keith chqptyin and.R.
E. Bunker tiler.
Week-end Rain of
2.85 Inches Makes
Farmers Happy
Farmers here could almost
see the greenbacks floating
from the sky Friday and Sat-
urday when a wonderful soak-
ing rain fell. It was the kind of
rain they had been looking for
for three weeks and the 2.85
inches couldn't have been more
welcome.
It came too late for some of
the corn which had gone too far
in the 'no rain too much heat'
era but that can be used for
silage. It helped the maize im-
measurably and the cotton too.
Naturally catttle raisers in
the area were just as pleased as
the farmers over the rain. Pas-
tures were beginning to need it.
Rrnnp TipiirVihnHrirr rwnq word
having a water shortage prob- ment of 12000 more of the nar-
lem jrnri thp raina. whinli Wprp'tion's post offices because a
general did much to aleviate
the situation. One nearby town
however Cameron got too
much of the wet stuff. They
reported nine inches.
Highland Lakes
Encampment To
Be Held July 11-15
Highland Lakeswill draw the
attention" of local Baptists July
11 through July 157 when the
Bell County Baptist Encamp-
ment will be held for juniors on
up.
Rev. Joe Mason former Bart-
lett pastor is in charge of the
camp committee and is also the
registrar. Rey. Bob Green lo-
cal pastor is teacher of-the in-
termediates this year.
Jimmy 'Franklin i of Mathis is
camp preacher and Harold
Reaves missionary to Thailand
will be camp missionary.
Price of the encampment is
$11.50 per person. Rev. and Mrs.
Green stated this week that
they expected a large grpup to
attend from the local commun-
ity. Miss Jean Lewis
To Represent MHB
In Belton Parade
Miss Jean Carojyn Iewis will
represent Mary Hardin-Baylor
College in the fourtji of July
parade in Belton Monday rid-
ing on the college's float.
She is a junior at Marv Har-
dinrBaylor and is the daughter i
iM J-ux. miiu lura. vjrmu o-iewia.
cides with the optioning by Post
Office Department Regional Of-
ficials of a site meeting Depart-
mental requirements as to cost
area and location.
"This new and modern postal
facility" Postmaster General
Summerfield said "will be con-
structed under the Post Officer
Department's Commercial Leas-
ing Program which utilizes the
resources and investment funds
of private enterprise to obtain
needed postal buildings."
The new Post Office will be
located at the intersection of
Bell and Evje Streets on pro-
perty owned by Mr. and Mrs.
W. Fred Blair of Bartlejt.
According to Postmaster El-
mer E. Cryer bidding forms
specifications and other perti-
nent data will be available to
prospective builders soon. This
will mean that an equitable con-
struction value will be estab-
lished on a competitive basis.
"The site option" the Ppsfc-
master noted "will be transfer-
red to the successful bidder
who will purchase the land and
then will construct the building
to Post Office Department spec-
ifications and lease it to the De-
partment on a long-term basis
with lease renewal options run-
Ining up to 10 years."
"More than 4200 new Post
Offices have been built since
1953 under the Post Office De-
partment's unique Commercial
Leasing Program" Mr. Sum-
merfield said. "Because these
postal buildings remain under
private ownership while leased
to the Federal Government the
lessor pays local real estate
taxes.
"Furthermore because the
buildings are constructed with.
private investment funds cap
ital outlays by the Post Office
Department are limited sub
stantially to those for Post Of
fice furniture end equipment.
Postmaster Summerfield in
dicated the need for replace-
! la of space and obsolescence.
Mr. Summerfield noted that
during the last session of Con-
gress Congressional approval
was given to the Postal Mod-
ernization Program which will
provide in 1960 alone 1400 new-
post offices. Ultimately a total
of 12000 badly.needed post of-
fices to replace obsolete facili-
ties will be built under this lease
program in every part of - the
nation.
Mr. Summerfield emnhasized
the goal of the 'Post Office De-
partment to provide its patronsv
witn tne most modern and (effi-
cient mail service in the world.
"The construction of a new Post
Office for Bartlett is an ex-
ample of this postal progress"
he pointed out.
"The Bartlett Post Office"
he observed "will be a major
link in our newly-revitalized
and modern postal service aim-
ed at an ultimate goal of next-
day delivery of mail anywhere
in the nation."
Davilla HD Club
Holds Meeting
Members of the Davilla
Home Demonstration Club met
at the school house with seven
members present last Wednes-
day. Mrs. Theodore Hino was
hostess.
A few of the members stat-
ed that they would attend the
Milam County Club meeting
Monday During the after-
noon the ladies worked on. plas-
tic flowers.
Next meeting will be at ths
school house.
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Ford, Nora Mae. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 30, 1960, newspaper, June 30, 1960; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77341/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 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.