The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
CrVFNTY-SECOND YEAR.
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER. BASTROP. TEXAS. APRIL 22. I:'2«;
Nl'MltEK
Mvertiser-Courier's Big Prize Campaign Ends Sat. Apr. 24
[. N. Whitehead Elected President M-K-T. Railroad Systems Of Nation
leavy Rain Early Wednesday Morning Flood Streets and Overflow Branches Creeks and River
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BASTROP AND ELGIN PRACTICAL
LY TIED FOR HIGH HONORS
THE bUICK SEDAN
HARDEST RAIN SINCE 1913 COM-
MENCED FALLING AT 7:15 A.M.
Race is Tense and Hot—Leaders Fighting
Close Together—Winners To Be Decided
By Last Three Days Work
(Al lol lies IN CITIZENS S1ATF. BWK WHICH WIN IU: Bl SN
StENi OFACTIVIIN WHEN ( V N D1 DATES I'Ol.l. I IN AI
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\v. rluli members haw roundel the
f.- firn ard ate racing neck and
hi in'" thf home stretch. Which of
y |i-.iili r- wi'l cross the wire fit ti■ >
I ..'ip ay. As this is written they
^ i i .ruly matched that it will he
hwitter i f who can hold on the long
h t<> determine the ulimate winner.
U.s things stand now any one of
Jit, 'ii chance of winning that
Spi<-V: Sedan. As it is, all the club
■n.'-f-i an- assured a nice prize for
> effort* put forth. To win the
ick Sedan means more hard work
ween now and Saturday n:ght, and
nil )><• one who gets 'he best ro-
t who will he tho bit* winner. It
jp to the club nu mbers entirely.
P itch of the leader-! 1 as lieen well
an cd for these la-' thre days of
vV ano each is be in? urged t i do
i" utmost by their friends. Tach
[til ing thi-Vr level b st to obtain all
credits they ran. Thi one vvno
.« the host results will be the one to
'• that Huick Simian away. The
ins of the winners in the order
t they friish will be announced at
Dijfie theater immediately after
c int by the judges.
I letter He Safe Than Sorry
riii newspii|H>r has urged all can-
al* to do their very best right a-
V >it now it wishes to lay particu-
stress on the fact that it will hi
'<• >ry to put forth supreme cf-
U-tween now and the finish if
Ii to be returned winer of onr
p ^• rand prizes.
^ 'hi?; is written the leaders are
!l i • !y close together. No one
i i ite can flatter him or her elf
'hey have enuf credit to win
f°> ' y haven't. It will be the cf
iring these last three days that
■< '!< ■ ide. Don't take a single
V' of I >sing the prize you most
" Il would he In tier to win by
1 • ri votes mow than enuf, than
-liort a few hundred thousand
^■'l'1 anting a mere handful of
'■ Mn subscriptions.
t lose Explained
® the hem fit of those who i|o not
" 'and how this cumpaign i
' ! we wish to sav a word in ex
planntion. It is our intention to have
the campaign conducted in as honor-
able and fair a way as possible, and
under the system which We use it is
miposshlc for anyone < en the cam-
paign manager to know whet re.-ults
the individual club member' accom-
plish during the highly important fi
nal period.
'{eport t Hank
During tin- last three days of the
campaign, the final period, a sealed
ballot box has liecn placed in the Citi-
zens State hank.
The campaign manager supplies th<
various club meml>ers with indivi-
dual report heet.s, on which tl.ey list
the number and nanwn of those to
whim they sell subscriptions. Instead
of making ca"h reports to the cam-
paign manager, the club members
make out their own reports, put said
cash and reports into an envelope,
•enl it and deposit same in the locked
ballot box m the bank. This way, on-
ly the club members themselves know
what they put into the Tiallot box and
no one is in a position to tell what the
other one has accomplished. Thus a
fair and square deal is assured for
everyone, a*; no one knows who the
winners will be until the ballot box is
opened Saturday night and the re-
sults are checked up by the in Ives.
Today will he the last published
count in the Advertiser-''•> rier
(irenter Circulation campaign before
the final doiint l>y the .niges .-ntur-
dav night, when the winners of the
various prizes will be determined.
.Members of the advi "i". b ard,
lecteil at the beginning «" the cam-
paign, will lw a ked to net as judges
to oanva«s the fit.dim.' in the ballot
box and award the prizes.
Thi personnel of the board is as
follow -:
HAS TIH>P MEMBERS
MR FA RI. C. FRHARD. MR.
JOHN Tl'RN'FR, MR. S. I.. HK \N-
\ON
El MN M EM HI RS
MR. W. II. RIVI'RS. MR. I'.ARI.
STR.M'SS, MR. \I.HKRT SELI.S-
TROM.
All th. •se gentlemen nro well known
to everyom and tin final resiits as
given out by them will l>o beyond
dispute.
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Credits During the Final Period of
[Jhe Advertiser=Courier Campaign
|2.i Five-Yenr Subscriptions Secured in Piitrict B
^ ill earn with regular inH extra credits totals of
1,010,000 Credits
I2t Five-Year-Slioscriptions Secured in District A
Will earn with regular and extra credits totals of
1,040,000 Credits
WATER I El l. IN SHEETS FOR T
CI.OI DIM RST PROPORTION
Al.l.N ON TO
IIIIMN MINI TES BORDERING IN '
S SLACKING OCCASION-
FA 1.1. HEWIER J
Streets and sidewalks were like
rive-.- Wednesday morning alter tho
hardest rain nice 1:• 1:t f< '! in Bastrop
which started at seven fifteen o'clock
in the mornng and fell in solid sheets
for thirty minutes pfter which a
steady downpour cont i t.i d fur seve-
ral hours.
Piniy creek and Gills 'ranch were
roaring torrents from rain that fell
and the river started rising rapidly
when the creeks began to pour their
water into the river.
The -treets in front or the F. A.
Orgain home were knee deep in wa-
ter. 'hi the Smithvilie road from the
depot to the first little bridge i';
front of the .lie . Adams home the
water was up to Automobile raida-
tors in the middle of the street. The
entire school house campus and the
street fronting the building looked
like a huge lake. Some say that the
water that stood on the streets was
even more than in the heavy flood of
December I'.'lo.
The Wednesday morning rain fol-
lowed a h-'.avy rain which fell Tues-
day afternoon at 1:110 and which was
of cloudburst nature.
Reports from Muni cret k were that
the low water concrete bridge ap-
proaches were completely \\ shed a-
wuy making roads impassible. This
will probably take several days to re
medy. The entire lowlands of Alum
'reek were inundated. Wilbarger
creek was cut of its banks and the
bridge between Elgin and Bastrop
was I'oyeied with water. Walnut and
Cedar Creek were both out of their
banks and lo ked like a roaring Mis-
isippi river. Every little branch
was turned into a river within a few
moment .
The exact amount of rain that fell
had not been determined when this
.va written but estimates were from
to > inches. Thunder and lightning
added to the exciting feature of the
cloud Durst
If you an* uxpecting company or
going away for a vacation please
phi>nc <T)7.
vVe want all of Bastrop to help us
so if having onipanx or party please
ring 57.
ALL CANDIDATES
ATTENTION!
Distribution of Prizes
To insure a square and honest deal and in order to maintain the
strictest secrec) as to the number of subscriptions turned in by each
candidate during the last period of the Advertiser-Courier Campaign,
the race will he brought to a close under sealed ballot box.
Ballot boxes locked and sealed have been placed in the vaults of the
< iti/eiis State Hank at Bastrop and the Merchants and Farmers
State Hank at Elgin, where they will remain until the close of the
campaign. Saturday night, April 21th, at <> o'clock.
Inti these sealed ballot boxes, cli'b members will make their final re-
port-. i he polls will close at '> p. m. sharp and candidates must have
tluir reports in the bank b> that time.
At that hour, the race will be declared officially closed and as soon as
possible thereafter, the judges from Bastrop and Elgin "ill assemble
at the Court House in Bastrop, canvas- the findings in the box and
determine the respective winners.
In order that club members ma\ haw all the time possible in getting
subscriptions in. the hank will he open until H o'clock p. m. Saturday
and the different club members ma> put their sealed reports into the
ballot box up to that time. It shojld l>e strictly understood that
< \SH, t'ER'l IFIED CHECKS OR I'OSI Ol'FH E MONE^ ORDERS
tiNIA «ill be accepted in the ballot box in lieu of subscriptions. I his
is tor the protection of all concerned. Personal checks up to 810.00
acceptable. pro\iding no two checks are signed b> Ih • same party.
ill | of low \ ( \ n Di DATES
Ml votes, and subscriptions must !*• in the sealed ballot box on or
before ti o'clock, Saturday night, \priI 211Ii. at which time the cam-
paign closes. Out-ol low n. candidates should, w here it is possible to
do so arrange to deposit their final collections in person and pres-
ent at the final count. Hut where this cannot be done. IctUrs con-
taining subscriptions should lie posttd in timet to reach the lampiign
office hetore the final hour, and it is advisable to send same under
"Special Delivery" stamp.
(Ms I RIItl I lo\ OF PRIZES
.1 u-1 a- -non as the ballot closes the indites will begin the final can-
va-s nt credits to determine the winner.
Ihere will In- no waiting, no complicated count, but simply i matter
ot adding the published vote totals, as they will he published .n
I Inn days Vdwrtiscr. to the reserve votes and those due on subscrip-
tii . - lonta.aed within the sealed ballot i>o\.
As soon a- the judges finish with the canvass, the result will lie an-
nounced at the Dixie Theator, sh wing the winners in the order in
wh eh they finish. The winners of the rutomobiles will In- present-
ed with the keys to the respective curs immediately thereafter.
I'hese thriH! prizes only will he awarded Saturc!?y ui)tht. Orders on
all ./htr prizes will be given the winners Monday and they will then
rece.ve their resjH^tive awards.
NEW KATY HEAD SPENT EARLY
EXPERIENCE OF CAREER IN
BASTROP COUNTY
Married Bastrop Girl While Employed In Sup-
erintendents Office With Headquarters
At Smithvilie Division
\D\ \N( I S R VPIDI.'S INTO EXEC I TIN E CNPACITIES
R Nll.RO VD t IRCI.ES SERN IN <• \S \SSISTA\T TO
LR OFFICIALS BEFORE ADV INCEuiENT
IN KATY
II Kill-
Qualifying for thi presidency of one
of th largi t Railroad systems of
the Cnited States is an achievement
reaelu I by C. N. Whitehead, former
Bastrop county man and husband of
a former Bastrop giri, Miss Fanny
11 ay-nic.
The career of Mr. Whitehead start-
ed back in the days when a messen-
ger boy received the pittance of four
dollars a week for running errands
and doing oth'r office d'lties around
the offices of the Dallas headquarters
of the Katy, he was the self same
messenger boy at the age of thirteen
y« nrs.
A little later he came to Smith-
vilie where he was stenographer in
the office of Superintendent McDo-
well. It was while in this service
that he married Miss llaynie Next
he advanced to the office of the gene-
ral frieght agent Mr. J. nv. Allen at
Dallas. Then he was advanced to
stenographer under Col. Miller :n the
Denison office.
His continued ambitions were later
r< \. ar led by being appointed steno-
grapher in the office of general at-
torney for the Katy, James llager-
mann. It was while working in this
capacity that the Secretary of the
Katy at New York <tled and Mr.
Whitehead was appointed to the of-
fice which inter was mergt d with fhe
office of Treasurer and Mr. White-
he;. ! was -elected as Secretary .* nd
Treasurer of the .M-K-T- system.
That the end of his promotions
\vi re till not in sight wa evident by
his selection by the directors as
General manager with headquarters
in St. Louis, and which position he
held - vcral years.
Th' .- ii pre me moment in Mr. Whiti •
head's evoeutive runctlons came last
month when at the resignation of
Mr. C. F. Schaff as president of the
entire S tern's Mr. Whitehead was
elected by the board of directors to
H'eeed Mr. Soli: ff as president of
the M-K-T-R. R.
No pull, no -pecial fav-rs and no
monetary considerations wen in-
volved in the rise of Mr. Whitehead
to the head of his respective railroad.
It was ju.st simply a reward for per-
sistant attent >n to his du!i« and
doing just i little more than hi wa-
paid to do. It was the rt ult of a
private determination to reach the
g ai of success. Probably n« section
i ' the nation can approciatt his iio-
.; ion better than tho-e w h knew
hitn in the days when the | at.h was
full of obstructions. There i* no
doubt but what at times Mr. White-
head fe|t the sting of disappoint-
ment. but when he did he smiled it
through and put forth a greater of
fori. Every body in Hastr p county
i proud of the new chief of tne Katy
at"! like many others who have spent
the great*r part of their lives in
Bastrop county has left it* borders
to bring honor ard distinction upon
their name.
The following is a clipping from
tho Bastrop Advertiser files of April
.14, 18y7:—Married in Bastrop at th®
residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hay-
nie, Wednesday evening, April 21,
1 HOT, Mr. ("has. N. Whitehead, of
Smithvilie and Miss Fannie L. Hay-
nie, Rev. D. II. llotchkiss, Pastor of
the Methodist C'hurcn officiating.
The groom is a worthy and popular
citizen of our neighboring city,
Smithvilie, bidding a prominent po-
sition in the railroad office :>,t that
point, while the bride is one of the
sweetest and lovely daughters of
Bastrop. The bride was attended by
her best friend, Miss Lula Goodman,
and the groom by his best friend Mr.
Geo. D. Criley. A goodly number of
guests, principally relatives and very
intimate friends, witnessed the cere-
mony which joined together these
loving hearts for life, after which a
wedding supper was served. At one
o'clock the high contracting parties,
left l >r the Katy depot, where at one
forty five a. m. they boarded the
Katy on a two weeks bridal tour to
St. Louis and other prominent places,
and oil their return will be nt home to
their friends, at Smithvilie. May the
lovely bride carry brightness and
happiness to the heart and home of
he heart's choice and may he ever
prove worthy of the rich jewel he has
won, and may they enjoy a long life
of uninterupted joy and connubial
bliss, is the wish of the Advertiser,
joined by many friends.
We congratulate Mr. Whitehead on
his rise to the head of one of the na-
tions best railroal systems and hope
for him a continued caret"- of pros-
perity and greater height* of execu-
tive authority. In this we feel secure
in the fact that we are backed by the
people of Bastrop county.
NEWS I ROM THE SICK
Mr. R. B. Wilkes, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis in his right side
last Saturday afternoon on Main
street is still unable to use the mem-
bers. He is resting about the same
as at the time of the stroke according
to word frmn his bedside. Wb hope
that we can furnish our readers with
a much better report for his im-
provement next week.
Mr. Garland Turner's condition was
-1• 11 critical Wednesday and hof*'s
for h recovery were very slim. We
join with the many friends of Mr.
Turner and his family that
thing will dcv« Ion t> change
chanct s for t h • ■ better d*.:i.ng
next few hours
llle-
his
' hi
in
sl«-r is still
Influenza,
ion regain
bed
We
her
Mrs. J. T. Mn
with tin attack of
hope that she will
full health at an earl', date
Word from Mi- R. s. Garrard who
is confined n a II <uston flospitai on
account of illr.es- is to the effect that
she i resting much better
Mi - I — ■ -,a Rabensburg is recover-
ing from an attack of Influenza.
Nir. George Davis still continues to
slowly itupri ve, ami we feel sure that
ev< rvbnd) will rejoice at the new* of
his better condition.
Msr. J. E. Hoini* we are glad to
' report has recovered from a weak*
attack of InfloutM.
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Hinrichs, E. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1926, newspaper, April 22, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206484/m1/1/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.