Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1939 Page: 2 of 6
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BASTROP Al>VEKT1SKR. BASTROP, HETCAS, THURSDAY. SKFTKMttER 21, 11WJ
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Football
Bastrop Bears
vs.
Sommerville
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Headquarters For
PHILCO
AUTO RADIO
ELZNER
RADIO DEPARTMENT
iBM SOCIETY
BRIIXiK CLUB MEETS
WITH MISS CHALMERS
The Wednesday Night Bridge Club
met Tuesday evening with Miss Cleo
■Chalmers hs host, at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Chal-
mc-ir.
Colorful fall flowers were used m
decoration.
Mrs. C. W. Eskew won high score
club prize and traveling prize, and
Mrs. J. P. Sharp received low score
prize.
A delicious salad coyrse was serv-
■ed to the following:
Mrs. J. P. Sharp, Mrs. Max Nave,
Mrs. Bryan Sanders, Mrs. Burris
Schaefer, Mrs. Vernon Eskew, Mrs.
•C. W. Eskew. M?s. Vernon Schaefer,
and Mrs J. R Nichols.
ENTERTAINS ON
TENTH BIRTHDAY
Blanche Page Wilson celebrated her
tenth birthday Monday afternoon with
a party at the home of Judge and
Mrs. Paul D. Page.
The guests enjoyed many games
on the spacious lawn, ani were serve.!
grap« and orange soda water.
Later in the afternoon, they were
invited into the dining room, where
a beautiful pink and white birthday
cake bearing ten candles centered thv
■dining table. This was cut and serv-
ed with green lemon ice to the fol
lowing guests:
Bonnie Marie (Erha'd, Caton Er-
hard. Nancy Lee Waugh, Billy D
Waugh, Shirley Dodson, Gene Hay-
nie, Billy Lardee, Jane Turner, Yvon-
ne Pittman, A. J. Woehl, James War-
ren Schaefer, Lena Ruth Webb and
J an- Allen.
CELEBRATES TENTH
BIRTHDAY TUESDAY
Shirley Dodson was honored with a
party on her tenth birthde;* Tuesday
sftt j noon at the home of her parents,
Mr. and M !s. P. J. Dodson.
After an afternoon of merry game*,
the guests were invited into the din-
ing room where the birthday cake,
frosted with pink and lighted with
ten candles, was surrounded with
Queen's wreath and fern in the cen-
ter of the dining room table. Here
the guests were ser/ed cake squares
and ice cream, witl '• y balloons foi
favors.
Those present included Lu..- Jo and
Klma Hodges, Anna Joyce and Betty
Jo Iyeath, Jane Allen, Blanche Page
Wilson, Gene Haynie, Carolyn Bel!,
Betty Wright, Bonnie Marie Erhard,
Jaqe and Betty Turner, I/ena Rutlt
Webli, Cnrl Bennett 'Spooner, Frank
Tayl« r W.vatt, C'ayton Erhard, John
Sh rp, Billy D. Waugh and A. J.
Woehl, Jr.
CLUB MEMBERS ENJOY
RODEO PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Bruno (Klzner enter-
tained the' members of the Tuesday
Night Bridge Club on Wednesday
evening of last week with a rodto
party, in keeping with the prevalent
apirit of the week.
The guests all came dressed in cow
hoy clothes, big hats, boots', and ban-
dana r
A delicious salad course wai- serv-
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Esk* w received a
table lump as high combined score
prise, and th> low t-core prize, a dou-
ble deck of card*, was won by Mr. and
Mr*. S J. C Hfggim.
A "licinus ,-niad course v ;i <rv-
nf t<> Mr anH Mr> Sam .1 <" Hi*-
iriuK, Dr. and Mis. A. C. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Eskew, Mr. and
Mrs. Oren Exkew, Mr. and Mrs. A
L. I Milamion, Mr. anel Mrs, E r
JeU'i-y, Mi and Mrs T. P. Haynie.
Jr, Mi. am! Mrs. .1 t), \'"*r.-ta, Mr
and Mr>. \ Sehpefer. and M
Sam Herndor
BIBI.E t I ASS H \S
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. John Allen was host to t.ie
Kl-ie M;iynar<i Biblt Class at a "l>i
thday party" recently, when each
member of the class whs asked to
bring a penny for each <>f her year*
for the . lass treasury.
The "birthday party" will lv an
annual affair to be held at the beg.li-
ning of each class y< ar when new
officers arc elected.
Mrs. Joe Pfeiffer, Jr., was rt
elected to the presidency; Mrs. J. I!.
Nichols was chosen vice-president, and
Mrs. J. |„ Goode, secretary-treasur 1
I'lans were made a*, this time for
the class to hold two metings a mot.
the class to hold two meeting.- a mon-
ternoon. with one meeting designated
for the Bible Study, and the other ;
business meeting.
After the meeting, the gue>ts were
invited into the dining room, where
Mrs. W 'h\ Maynard, teacher of the
class, «ut and served the birthday
cake, after each one present ha*i made
LCRA-
(( ontinucd from page 1J
iv notions, said that 'he savings to
consumers m the area .iffec tetl would
b ' appioximately a nuarter of a ml
lion (UiIImis yearly-
"It gives ine a great deal of plea-
suic." he said, "to see a program
which will turn th- benefits of one
of our great natural resources back
t . the people. instead of sending
thousand- upon thousands of dollars
in profits from power consumption
each year to the money centers of
the N> rth and Kast."
I he Authority only :t few days ag)
completed the purchase of properties
in a 1<> county area adjacent to the
a wish and the candles were blown
out. Ice cream and salted nuts wee
served with the cake.
Those present were Mrs. W, E.
Mjiynard, Mrs. J. P. Sharp. Mrs. .Imc
K. Young, Mrs. L. (". Price, Mrs. Jo-
I Pfeiffer, Jr.. Mrs. F. W. Denison,
; Mrs. J. K Nichols. Mis. l.-ray Hub
I bard, Mrs. ii. C. Wilkins, Mrs. Fin-
nll, Mr-. Mabrey Eppright, Mis. Kd-
win Fitzwilliam. Mrw. L K Standi-
fer, and Mrs. Allen.
project from Texas Power an i I ight
Compan> ai.d has b**en operating
them si ne'e that time.
Under the Authority's rate, Joh:i
son sa d, the residential schedule is
a- follows:
Fi.'st to KWH or It ss consum-
ed per month 75 cents a> compar-
ed to the f irmer minimum chargi
of $1 00 for 10 kilowatt hours
\ \t KWH consumed per
month, three cents per KWH as
compared to the private utility
t:iti of 4.Rc.
Next 1 't0 KWH consumed per
month, two cents (h-i KWH a- com-
paied to the former rate of ;{.Kc.
Excess over—UUO KWH per mo-
nth, sewn mills pet KW H as com-
pared to tlu- T. P. and I..'- rate*
of 1 ..'>•! cents.
The Authority's commercial rale
for all commercial an i small note
result ntial light, heat arid power cus-
tomers will be:
First—100 KWH
month, ci nt.s per
Next 150 KWH
cents per KWH
Next "J"'0 KWH per month. ,5
cents per KWH
Next — 7.r)ii KWH per month. 2
cents per KWH
per
or less
KWH
per month. 4
Excess Oxer- l'J&O KWH per
month, 1 cent per KWH
The industrial schedule, for indu
trial and larger non-residential u-ers
will be:
RA'l E:
Hen and Charge:
First 100 KW of demand p i
month, J 1.40 per KW
Exec-s over WMi KW <'f demand
P 1 mouth, $1.20 p r KW
Energ> Charge:
Kirst- 10,000 KWH per month.
15 mills per KWH
Next 25,000 KWH per month, '
mills pei KWH
Next i 5.00() KWH per month, •'
mills per KWH
Next 400.000 KWH per month, ">
mills |n r KW H
Excess over - 500,000 KW'II p--
111 nth, 4 mills per KWH
"This rate schedule,'' Rep. John
«oi >ai:, "In nijrs to the consumers in
tin- art a vast savings which can \h
: turned back to them. It gives more
people the opportunity of enjoying
the benefits, the comfort.- and the
conveniences of electricity.
"In (Hitting these rates into effect,
those \s ho have worked so faithTu11 >
I to harne.-- the Colorado Rivei and
turn its energies to the welfare of
mankind instead of to his loss and to
destruction, -ee the realisation of a
hope of more than a hundred years.
"The benefits in flood c ntrol, w 1
'lei conservation and the generation
of low cost power that this projet •
accomplishes will ■ lo theii share in
making life better in the years to
come for thousands of our fellow
Texan* within reach of this great
project."
WEAKNESS STmS
Take FAMOUS KIDANS lot BACCACHEj
lot r i equent Sranly 01 Burrnoa l'a aye<
lot Leg Pain . Lo « "I Enetgy "i«o. Ltuy
Feeling H odoch : ha*io« a
toutc* io lunctional Kidoty diioidtn.
KIDANS wo 4 [>, .■.•. J. t
Kidney* and BKidd t 10 oM
ii t< ;cncu* *0I'| '' '
telle! itom dioitc
Thou*ar.d* taper! pltvmr.y • ul^j .1 you
hove toir.rlh:na lu' ' 'v w ' "1
your kidneyn try tut AMP
SEND NO MONEY
W: •« Id- t'WO J-O.rr v! •".rniV Ml.
otr \c' toy I' Of) i Iub lof'aj Iw '' S e-
ixni with otdet we j«y oi! t"
trie bo* II not entirely wr'mtied wilh HP
S'JLTJ" return ciKet la<^j> alio wo il in*iar.t!y
•efunci your money We lake 'he risk
( -der Kit! A NT '< day AU«trt>- THI KIDAtC
CO Cub. Li'-'Kanye ButiOitig Atiau.ci
cMesi&i Mte
A/ou Juute Jteen AMuiUto, leu
Effective as soon as meters can be cleared in the
eleven cities of Bastrop. Bellville. Brenham. Burnet.
Giddings. Kerrville. Lampasas, Llano. Lockhart. San
Marcos and San Saba the Lower Colorado River
Authority announces that drastic reductions in rates
for electrical power will be put into effect. Because
of variations in present rate structures in these dif-
ferent localities the saving earned by each city will
not be the same; but the average reduction among
the eleven cities approximates:
37 * , **4 idmpitia/.
20 K joamm*\ciai xmd AH^uUfucU
Tot th* rMidentiai user the scale of monthly aenringt averaged
lor the eleven cities listed above i* as lollowm:
KWH
Old Rale
LC. H A. Rale
Saving
IS or lees
S 1.00'
f -7S
f 2S
2S
1.68
1.0S
.63
100
4.S9
3.00
1.S9
2 SO
7.S9
S.S0
109
soo
I I.S4
7.70
3.14
1400
2S.09
14.00
11.09
1011 ctSw Ota
tM reto tanM a
miakMituB cho>«« ol
ll. lor )• IWH
Rota Ifcen la additor. to Ik* new Vew L C. H A. wliil ui« ft* rootle*
cm eako & IWH tn Ihoi brocket
The new rate* seal* down bom Sc on minimum charge to aa
low as 7 mills por KWH lor residential service as lollows:
First IS KWH or loss consumed per month
(minimum) 7Sc
Next SS KWH consumed per month 3c per KWH
Next 130 KWH consumed per month 2c per KWH
Next 200 KWH consumed per month lc per KWH
Next 1000 KWH consumed per month 7/ 10c per KWH
CHEAP POWER MEANS
BETTER LIVING FOR YOU
LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
/Jh jinibi4MHe*UalU4f. jo^ Jite State
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1939, newspaper, September 21, 1939; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236721/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.