The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF AND READ BY THE PEOPLE OF BASTROP, TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON AND LEE COUNTIES
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FIFTY-SECOND YEAR
ELGIN, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1942
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NO. 29
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By The Editor
The Junk Rally Parade and Pro-
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SCRAP BENEFIT AT ELTEX
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 2 TO 4
ADMISSION -10 LBS. OF SCRAP!
METHODIST BOARD STEWARDS ASK
RETURN OF REV. ROWLAND
TWO NEW HEALTH NURSES
ASSIGNED TO BASTROP COUNTY
Advanced
Ellington
the final
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NEWSFROM
SOLDIER
SERVICE CENTRE
U.S. ARMY SURGICAL DRESSINGS
RED CROSS WAR RELIEF PRODUCTION
service, with some reading is their
4 favorite pastime.
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ATTENTION ALL
ELGIN CITIZENS
If you have any more scrap metal
or other junk at your home, please
fill out this and bring or send it to
the Elgin Courier, Elgin, Texas:
and by personal invitation, and from
the pulpits.
(Continued On Back Page)
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I suggest that Elgin repeal the
law that forces everybody to drive
madly around when the fire whistle
blows before somebody gets hurt.
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IN MOST PLACES there is . a
law providing that when a fire
alarm is sounded all automobiles and
other vehicles must pull into the
curb.
Elgin and nearby communities
visit his new place.
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offering of
THE ELGIN COURIER
AD FOUT COwNV Nms
stage of his training where he
received his wings July 3,
1942.
He spent a fifteen day leave
with his parents in July before
reporting for duty as Trans-
port Pilot at General Mitchell
Field, Fond Du Lac, Wiscon-
sin.
Come out to the game and give
People say to us “Yes the bonnie Sweetheart a big hand.
Squad in uniform followed the band.
Marching with them was the spon-
sor, Mrs. Marshall Riemienschneider
School students from both white
schools, George Washington High
(negro) and Lamar (Mexican) then
passed in turn. The El Hi senior’s
entry being a junked car on the rims
which was filled by jolly students and
propelled by “push power” of other
students. This later being rolled on-
to the scrap pile at the park as their
donation.
scrap. Mrs.
MAGAZINE, BOOK SHOWER FOR
SOLDIER READING, SET FOR
MONDAY AT SERVICE CENTRE
Mrs. Wesley Neibuhr, chairman of
the Library Committee has announ-
ced a Magazine and Book Shower
for Monday, October 19th, at 3:00
p. m., to be held at the Soldier Ser-
vice Centre.
The general public is invited and
urged to participate. Please send
only current issues of magazines as
the soldiers, like you and I, appre-
ciate “fresh reading” and when sev-
eral months old the magazine holds
little appeal to the reader. In the
way of books, light reading is des-
ired. Share your interesting maga-
zines and books with the men in
COUPLAND SCHOOL
CARNIVAL OCT. 30
The Coupland school carnival sp-
onsored by the P. T. A. will be
held Friday night, October 30, 1942.
Many and varied types of entertain-
ment will make the affair a plea-
sant one for all ages. The ladies
of the P. T. A. are promising re-
freshments that will demand second
and even third trips to the refresh-
ment booth. Come prepared to
spend a pleasant evening.
Miss Oneta Galbreath, Reporter
“Sally Ann Swift” Broom Dance gram on Monday was one of the
• ’ » ■ ■ - largest affairs held in Elgin during
the year. Long before the appoint-
that all Junior
Elgin’s Roll of Honor
Under this head will be run each week photographs of Elgin
boys in service. The pictures will appear in the order in which
they are brought in to us.
the U. S. flag and El Hi
heading their section.
Texas Rangers
clean sweep for
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They were gratified that all
claims of the church will be provided
for and that a very successful year
has been enjoyed by the church.
The church has purchased four
adozen pray.- books which will be
presented to young men of the
church entering the service of their
country and mailed to those who are
already in service. Each book will
be inscribed with the name of the
recipient and will be a token of love
and remembrance from the church.
Staff Sergeant Pilot Weldon
D. Newquist, son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Newquist, enlisted
in the Air Corps on September
16, 1940. He was stationed
at Kelly Field, Texas where he
was a mechanic, and was pro-
moted to the rank of Corporal.
JOE’S TOGGERY IN NEW
LOCATION
Joe’s Toggery, of which Joe
While in mechanical train-
ing, he applied for Pilot train-
ing and was accepted Novem-
ber 12, 1941. He was then
sent to the Pilot Replacement
Center in Kelly Field, Texas
where he received five weeks
of ground school before being
sent to Flying School.
He received his Primary
Training at the Brayton Fly-
ing School in Cuero, Texas;
and was sent to Perrin Field
in Sherman, Texas for Basic
Training. After ten weeks of
intensive basic training, he
was sent to the World’s Larg-
It’s different in Elgin. Last week
when the fire alarm blew it was a
signal for all cars to leave the curb
and dash out into the middle of the
street, in front, on the side, behind
and in the way of the fire truck
some of them just driving round and
round in the street to find which
way to go.
•at the Center Saturday evening. A
large crowd enjoyed dancing and
(school students) may attend, as
well as all others who wish to do so.
All who attend must bring scrap
metal as admission fee.
The proceeds from the sale of this
scrap will be donated to the Soldier
Service Centre.
wagons pulled by children and load-
ed with iron, rubber etc for the
heap. The sixth grade proudly car-
ried a banner proclaiming their vic-
tory in gathering 5,527 pounds of
scrap.
The scrap queen, Rebecca Jo Fis-
her of Grammar school won her
title and honor of riding the scrap
cultivator by virtue of bringing in
the greatest amount of scrap, 890
pounds. Her “Chariot” was pulled by
boys. The Scrap Collector, Joe
Bryan Watterson also won his title
by leading the boys in turning in
scrap. He was decorated with alu-
minum pots, pans, skillets and other
kitchen gadgets and on his head
wore a large inverted stew pot. Both
children were from Miss Olivee
Jackson’s room of Grammar school.
The Mexican children of Lamar
School were there in full force
armed with pipe, spring leaves, etc
as were the negro students of Geo-
rge Washington High, who carried
contributions also to the very last
boy and girl of them.
The Salvage committee rode on
a large army truck driven by a sol-
dier. Seated on the truck were Mrs.
Kate Gillum, local chairman of the
Salvage Drive; Mrs. J. O. Smith,
associate editor of The Courier, Mes-
dames Joe H. King, Ray Ray, Leon
Keeble, Bill Welch, A. J. Rankin, E.
Roy Jones and Ollie Pfeiffer.
[ A large truck plastered with post-
ers and loaded with scrap iron of
various size, weight and shape was
entered by G. M. Jakobik of Jake’s
Iron and Metal Yard of Giddings.
Many clever posters were display-
ed which demonstrated the ingenuity
talent and thought combined to ach-
ieve these expressions aimed to
month. Let’s come now and show
Dr. Harold Wood, Director of the
Travis-Bastrop County Health Unit
announces that two more Public
Health Nurses have been assigned to
duties in Bastrop County—Mrs.
Juanita Mitchell and Miss Estelle
Hunt. The three nurses will carry
on a general public health nursing
program in the county.
Dr. Hugh Shane, epidemiologist
with the Travis-Bastrop Health Unit,
will have charge of the immuniza-
tion program* in the schools. Immu-
nization began the week of Septem-
ber 28th for diphtheria and smallpox.
Mr. Fred Haynie, County Superin-
tendent, is cooperating with the
LOST—Nice pair Black Suede
Gloves on main street near picture
show. Reward for return to The
Courier Office. 29-1
est Mult i-Motor
Flying School at
Field, Texas for
and Arthur McClellan, on foot.
Next marched the military band
from Camp Swift playing a stirring
march and in a car following were
John A. Freeman, Supt. of Elgin
schools and the honor guests, Messrs
George B. Butler, Executive secre-
tary and Governmental Adviser,
WPB General Salvage Section and
S. D. Cavitt, regional worker of the
State Salvage Committee. Organiz-
ations of the city represented in the
line were: Red Cross, Soldier Ser-
vice Centre, USO, P. T. A., Ladies
Auxiliary American Legion, UDC,
Elgin C of C, Fire trucks and fire-
men.
The El Hi Band led by Wayland
Ridings Jr., head drum major, band
sweetheart, Bettie Lee Willson;
Majorettes, Leona Seaholm (and Hel-
en Louise Allen, very chic in their
purple and white uniforms contribu-
ted music and beauty to complment
games throughout the evening.
Cookies, punch, and the birthday
cake complimenting Joseph Barnes,
were served.
Lura Faye Snowden of the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society with Mrs.
Ralph Wolfe at the piano, directed
the Sing-Song Sunday afternoon.
Sgt. Robert R. Warne, Jr. of Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan, accompanied
by Mrs. Paul Lundgren, rendered
several vocal numbers. Accordion,
violin, and guitar numbers were ren-
dered by several of the soldiers.
A “Get Acquainted Club” for
soldiers’ wives was organized Wed-
nesday afternoon with nine charter
members. Meetings will be held
every Wednesday afternoon from 3
to 5. All soldiers wives are invited
to attend. The initial members are:
Mesdames, Samuel L. Gibbs, Claren-
ce Sudduth, James E. Barnes, Floyd
Wangerin, Michael Clapp, R. L. Vo-
gen, Ray Heavrin, Arnold Reynolds,
William E. Vaughn.
The “Victory Belle” Hostess corps
girls will act as hostesses at the
Saturday Night Dance on October
17 th.
The Soldier Service Center was
represented in the Scrap Parade.
Representative council members,
hikers at the center, and soldier
participants occupied the car driven
by Mr. Geo. Prewitt.
A coffee urn has been installed in
the centre and delicious hot coffee
will be served with the cake this
Saturday night.
On the fifth Saturday night the
committee has planned as entertain-
ment a Hallowe’en Party. This
should prove loads of fun for ev-
eryone present.
Mrs. A. G. Melcher has the honor
of providing the birthday cake for
this Saturday night.
Soldiers present who have had a
birthday this week are eligible to
cut the cake and will be honor
guests.
Those donating cookies to supple-
ment the cake for refreshments will
be, Mesdames Gus Foehner, John
Kunkel, F. Koenig, John McLeod,
Hoden, Linderman and Wallace
Arbuckle.
October 24th Mrs. O. E. Arbuckle
will donate the Birthday cake and
cookies will be sent by Mesdames
Paul Heise, W. H. Turner, E. Krenek
Ed Larson, Milton Sheppard and
Joe H. King.
October 31st—Hallowe’en—M r s.
A. J. Miller and Miss Hattie Franke
will provide the birthday cake and
baking cookies will be, Mesdames
H. Koether, Chas. Davenport, Ches-
ter Standifer, Arthur Caffey, Jim
Jordan, Misses Otnie. Robison and
Clara Bell Tally.
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At a regular meeting of the
Board of Stewards of First Metho-
dist Church held Monday night at
the church, they organized for the
year with the following officers elec-
ted: W. H. Rivers, chairman, Rich-
ard Green, vice-chairman, W. M.
Griffin, sec’y-treas.
The board passed a resolution to
ask conference to return the Rev. J.
W. Rowland to Elgin another year
and the Rev. L. C. Beasley, back to
Austin as District Supt.
we are coming”. But the time to
come is now, not next week or next
Pfc. Aubrey Mayo Waggoner
is preparing for an important
role in the army air corps, and
that is the position of mecha-
nic. He is now assistant mec-
hanic, and last month was
made private first class.
Waggoner enlisted April 8,
1942 at Austin, and after one
week at Fort Sam Houston,
was sent to Foster Field,
where he is now. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Wag-
goner of the Knobbs communi-
ty near McDade, and he en-
joyed a 10 day furlough in
September which he spent with
his parents. His address is
824 Sch. Sqdn., Foster Field,
Victoria, Texas.
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what good stuff Elgin women are unit with several small express IN SERVICE DOWN,
made of. The Surgical Dressings I
Room is the ground floor corner
The first grade little tots, marsr-, , c
aled by Mr. A. J. Lett marched in Uncle Sam. , Your serap, may save
orderly manner each carrying an some mother’s son. Lets, leave no
- Swart’s I stone unturned to get the junk in—
WE MUST NOT LET OUR BOYS
Health Unit, working out the sche-
dules for the respective schools, and
giving every assistance.
An immunization clinic is held in I
the Health Unit office in Bastrop
each Saturday morning for diphth-
eria, smallpox, and typhoid; each
Tuesday from 3-4 p. m. in the Elgin
City Health Center, next door to
the Power and Light office; . and
each Friday from 3-4 in the old
City Hall at Smithville.
Miss Fay Lockhart, resident nurse
with the Travis-Bastrop Health Unit
has organized a training class for
midwives of the county. This class
meets monthly and Miss Lockhart
reports an interested response.
room in the Bassist Building. Room
is open for work, Monday, 2 p. m.
to 5 p. m.; Wednesday, 9 a. m. to
12 a. m., 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.; Thurs-
day, 2 p. m. to 5. p. m.; Friday, 2
p. m. to 5 p. m..
Eva L. Jacobsen
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SWEETHART OF EL HI BAND
TO MAKE FIRST OFFICIAL
APPEARANCE OCT. 16
Bettie Lee Willson, charming
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Willson, recently elected Sweet-
heart of El Hi Band for 1942'in a
popular vote contest, will make her
first official appearance at the game
Friday night, October 16th, on the
local field. She will be presented by
the Pep Squad in an impressive and
colorful ceremony.
cd hour of the street concert by the
military band from Camp Swift, set
for 2:30 p. m., the streets were
sblidly lined with cars and the side-
walks jammed with folk restless
with eager anticipation. The mer-
chants had placed the flags at their
curb positions earlier in the day and
waving in the breeze they inspired
an atmosphere of patriotism in keep-
ing with the occasion as well as re-
minding us that we must scrap our
junk to subdue the Jap and Hitler
and other Axis powers in order that
they eaqy continue to proudly wave
and J Qe trampled in the dust of
defPcause we failed to do our
pal', "furnishing material with
whc" i $1 protect those living here,
in an reaches of the Pacific,
Alask%ara elsewhere in the thick
of the haree!
At tMlb ’clock the line of para-
de startec moving southward from
the high school to the J. O. Smith
home, turning east one block to Main
street and proceeding down the main
thorofare south of the S. P. Ry,
turning west one block thence north
across the tracks and disbanding at
the city park where the program
was rendered.
Leading the parade was a Hiway
patrol car in which rode Chief of I
Police G. W. Loftus and State Pat-
rolman Tom Gallamore. Judge John
L. Dannelley mayor of Elgin, moun-
ted on a beautiful horse, came next
and was followed by the color bear-
ers, Richard Green and Carl Swen-
son and guards Arthur Schroeder
Mr. Dale Willson, owner of Eltex
Theatre, will give a scrap benefit at
the Eltex Saturday afternoon from
2 to 4 o’clock. Admission will be
10 lbs or more of scrap metal.
It will be held on Saturday so
Red Cross War Relief Production
Room for the making of U. S. Army
Surgical Dressings has been in ope-
ration for a little over two weeks.
During this time, Elgin has made
3,410 2x2 Surgical Sponges, only a
part of our large quota. McDade
made some of these dressings with
us. During the past week the Sur-
\ ’ gical Dressings Room operating in
McDade has made a total of 1,478
, 2x2 Surgical Dressings. So alto-
I gether, Elgin Branch Chapter has
■ made 4,888 of these dressings. The
। people of McDade are to be highly
j complimented on their great interest
i in all the forms of our War Relief
Production Work. In looking thro-
L ugh the names of those in Elgin it-
, self who have done work, I find that
L butside the supervisors themselves,
I , only nine of our Elgin women have
shown any interest whatsoever, all
the rest of the workers have been
officers wives and newcomers who
have shown a fine spirit of patriot-
I ism. The work has been advertised
I in the Courier, over the telephone
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and address.
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make the public more scrap-minded.
At the park the out-of-town visi-
tors, Mr. Gillum, Mrs. Smith and
Mayor John L. Dannelley were seat-
ed' on the band stand where John
A. Freeman presided as master of
ceremonies and announced the pro-
gram over an addressing system,
kindly furnished by Duncan Coffee
company through the efforts of Os-
car Swenson of Q & S Gro.
The 95th Div. Artillery Band,
Camp Swift, stationed in front of the
stand rendered Salutation and other
numbers as the scrap was being
placed on the scrap pile. The Pep
Dildy, is owner, moved into a new
location next door to Western Auto
Associate Store last week and is
now ready to do business.
Mr. Dildy, who purchased the
building for his occupancy, has had
many improvements made.
The walls have been refinished in
ivory with oak trim, and the build-
ing is fitted with flourescent lights
throughout. There are two nice
> display windows at the front, and a
h »ai *ivides the building leaving a
> space in the rear for reserve stock.
Mr. Dildy invites all residents of
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This is not an exaggeration. I
stood on the street just one block
from the fire station and counted
27 cars dashing around during the
short interval of first sound of the
alarm and the time the fire truck
came out, and it was almost im-
possible for the truck to get out and
down the street.
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SCRAP RALLY MONDAY LARGEST
AFFAIR OF YEAR WITH PARADE
AND PROGRAM AT CITY PARK
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L WANTED—Girl to keep books in
Lumber yard. Turner Lumber Co.
Phone 48. . 29-1
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Smith, J. O. The Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1942, newspaper, October 15, 1942; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1548633/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.