Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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JOHN O. TURNER
JULY CLEARANCE
Prices now offered in many
lines. 25 per cent discount
on ail white shoes and straw
hats.
"Quality at a Fair Price**
eighty sixth year
It AS I HOP ADV KRTISKR, BASTROP, TEXAS. THURSDAY. Jl.'LY 25, HMO
NUMBER 13
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main street
OBSERVATIONS
BY PETE SHADY
We note with considerable inter e-I
►.■me high mogul in the association of
Texas colleges become* greatly of-'
ended ut the I s Committf' becau^
4.f the fart they have uncovered *ome
communistit activities in some "f the
Tex a# institutions of higher learning.
This brother is making an awful Ion I
l>, wl which remind# «- of a remark
Ihe much «•>«lute < aptain J S.
J ne~ mail- at the courthouse one
tune which was, "when you hit a do?,
it howls." Wt> also not,, where some
faithful son of tin- south from Dallas
take- exc eption to the piesent popular
tfiin of "fifth column" and "wood-
en horse" ta< lies a> emplo>ed by sonv>
of the- European mat! dove- who would
ile#troy our libeets and freedom. II"
i-ays, and we agree with him. they
should be referred t<- a* traitors, pir-
ates, anil spies
Within a few hour* aft* r this ink
i* dried. every man and woman in
T. *a.s who ha' enterprise enough to
lw« concerned alniut tlv government of
this stat# and the people who admin, i
)*ter tbi government, will have ma -
rhed to the poll- and expr* *ed their
hun«-Ht conviction' a- to those who ar<*
j qualified to render th s* rvir
I'nfortunat'dy the l>c"t qualified p**r
^■■ri i* not always elected for offir •,
and iu-: a* unfortunately many w< H
qualified i>e pie WVi>r >eek public of-
fice it i- well, however, thai we are
not all fff the -am#, opinion when it
comes t« selecting our public of fie*
ats. If we w- e, we would elect it
om«- tune someone wholly unfit for
the pr>*iti<" be ought, which would
lx< agrm able to everyone and g ««l
for no one Tht i* on< of the com.
moti t ie«si-is^ .if the democratic form
of government; the* is when wi do
elect a |?<>or official, w- certainly
have the p > \ liege of removing h".n
within a reasonably short time.
n-,• «>f the hardest • aski we « v -r
have to perform is going to the polls
and voting when we have two or more
good friend* «■ king the same offic*.
This is an unavoidable eml a trass ing
situation for whirb we have never
l -. n .1 find a t tnedy On mar r
<n'ii- in .« well -e this ),in , w> hav
bad to go to the polls and vote again-
st someone whom would prefer
to vote foi However, on an occasion
like this one ha* but otte course ?>
pursue; tr> t if. weigh carefully the
qualifications of each individual re-
gardle • of personal feeling and sim-
ply vote for the st man.
We i the j r<' -> where ihf Fng-
bsb are using fly ca'chers to nab
thp N'agi ai"t>lanej T^- aUilf^ u*
K a fine procedure, and We eert*inl>
Hop*- Profe, M r John Hull will ,<>< n Ix^
ai l< to grat> tha: big fly. Hitler We
never <lnl think a gnat deal aimut
going To Kurope, and we think a 1< t
lesv of it now; however, it would le-
mighty tempting to risk all of th-*
waves in the o,em ju«t to ee l|it[« r'
emhalm*'sl mug in th«- Royal Arts
Miteeum
If Ktigland dot ■ -ton the Blitr.krieg
and reatore iustice and lib"?tv to th-
enslaved nations of Kurwpe. w« are
goc'tf to mg two songs every tim-*
w* f««f l patriotic Ju**! following the
"■Star S(Mingled Banner " will car.
r,l "(e d Save th<- King", and tisliu we
do pray that <i d will save the King
and hi* people as well, and may th< y
b«. victorious ovci their present fi>es,
wh i<h me a m a victory for the world
at large.
PETE SHAOY
KM'TIIST CHI RCH
Bonnie Grimes, Pastor
.Sunday School, 9:l.*< A M
Morning Worship. 10 ">0 A M
B.T.tl., 7:15 P. M
Evening Service. 8:1," P M
Kverylvody invited
"HONOR TO WHOM
HONOR IS DUE"-
The people of Bastrop County have
honored "Uncle .limmie" for :Wi long!
years in the officy of Amiessi r and
Collci'tor His salary ha averaged
$24H.:iy per month, not missing one
-ingle month for *ld years; yet he i' 1
broke finaiwialty. But he has built
up a political machine in Bastrop
County to where it is almost im-
possible for anyone to hold political!
office or an^ other office for that ,
matter, unle- it -uit- the machine, i
Onl> a few days ago, one of the'
clerks in a store here remarked that j
be was going to vote for (Irover
Shade. It wa- not an hour until our
School Asse-so' and Collector came
in this storei, paid her and walk-
ed out. The bos> immediately came
out and ordered the clerks to stop I
talking politics in t.h - store This |
youi'g man ha handed in hi- r« -.g.
nation to take effect the 1st of Aug '
Ust.
This s m ' machine w orked many'
daya and night- two years ag • try-
ing to defeat our present Commij-,
sioner. Hi- only answer to their
efforts wa- "Father, forgive them
for th> v k'iow not what tlrey do." j
I.onir year* in office doe* not ner-
essarily mean efficiency. It is poli-
tical influ *m> that keeps them there,
fhie of our Congri's, men from thr-
1'enth ( ongressional District pi siil
away a f w years ago, and he was >uc-
<e >ded b> an ambiti' i young man
from Johnson C*it> by the name if
I.yndon Jobn«on He rod- rougrh-shtd
ov«- all the political machine- in the
Tenth Congressional District. They
ran hi« appendix out. but he had
enough intestinal fortitudu- left to be
i lected Hp ha- only been in office
a little over two year -, but he ha- ac-
complished more for hi constituents
in that length of time than all >f hi«
"Honi>«.|, efficient, and exprriencetl"
p ede<' - rs in th- last fiftj year'.
Another ambitious > >ui!g man by
the name of G*over S, Shade came
out for Mayor of Smithvitle two yea «
ago and •> i d t fV „ff .•
i wry large ina onty. He ha- n!y
l«*en in office two wars, but ha*
r> ally "g tn«> to town." He is .sav-
ing tin- j*«>p|c ,,f Smithville eighteen
hundred dollar- per month in water
and light bills alone, g 't a 2o jiercent
dueton in "e\v *rage, reduce i city
tav from one doll*' and ten cents
to nn>* dollar on $100.00 valuation, and
many othet thing- he has dotn- for
u He ha done everything that h*
promised the people when the\ ebef.
<d him mayor.
This same ambitious young man.
M tirover S. Shade, i. in ^ asking
the |M opl|> of Ba«trop County *o
e)>• t him Tax A-" -vir and Collec-
to His many frnsr<|s in SmithviH'*
know him to lx honest, con seen tiou<,
and my capable.
Voters, ptea«c "*ir young men
a chance!
('.RON Kit SHADE'S EKIKNDS
(Political \d ertoonc)
TO THE PEOPLE OF BASTROP
Next month will mark the tenth year since we carne to
Bastrop to make our home, ami during those ten years, we
have iitown to love Bastrop, and to love you, who live here
with us. You have been K«°d to us, and we are privileged
to live here — to rejoice with you in your moments of triumph
and happiness, to grieve with you in your moments of sorrow
and trouble, because you are our friends, and friendship is
one of the few things no money can buy!
For the past ten years we have given our time, our en-
ergy. and our enthusiasm freely for Bastrop; we have spent
our income here; we have bought our home here. Vt'e have
made lots of mistakes, but we have made them in a sincere
and earnest effort to help Bastrop and the people who live
here.
We have asked you frequently for business and civic fa-
vors in the past, and you have given them freely and grac-
iously. We are coming to you. now, to ask a personal favor
of our friends in Bastrop. H you feel that you can grant it,
we will be very grateful; if you feel that you cannot, you are
still our friends.
We will greatly appreciate your vote, if you feel that you
can conscientiously give it, for our Dad, who is J. O Smith,
tandidate for the office of state representative, at the July
Primary Election Saturday.
ED AND AMY STANDIFER.
MOBLEY FAMILIES
CELEBRATE SIXTH
ANNUAL REUNION
PICKED UP AT
RANDOM
"The best reunion we have ever j The following interesting letter
had." This was the decision reached; was received from England by Mis*
hv sixty-onw members and friends of l-oyee Eskew a lew days ago, from a
the Vioblev families at th,- close of i boy with whom she has been corres-
th. ir sixth annual reunion held Sun-' ponding for some time. It brings u.i
dav ,|uIv 21st. The family met t, a little closer to the tragedy that u
the spacious country home'of U. R. • happening our friends across th*
Mobley which is adjacent to the old seas.
J. S. Mobley home. op, Cumberland St.
«Voodbridge, Suffolk,
THE ANNUAL RIDGEWAY PICNIC AND
REUNION HAPPY OCCASION FOR
OVER 1500 IN ATTENDANCE
Every one seemed to ari ive at the
same time about nine o'clock and
greetings were exchanged and mem-
ories were recalled during morning
houis. At noon the tables were spread
under the trees and literally groaned
under the weight of numerous good-
ies. Rev. R. A, Mobley offered thanks
after which the food was partaken
of most bountifully. After this the
groans came from a different source.
During the afternoon each one en-
tertained himself by moving among
the group and conversing with other
members of the group. Rev. R. A.
Mobley, who is president of this re-
union, called a brief business session
during which all officers were re-
elected These officers other than Rev.
Mobley are: Kev. F. M. Mobley, vice-
president and Mrs. T. J. Branton,
I secretary. It was further decided to
have the reunion on the 'Sunday fol-
lowing the Ridgeway barbecue each
year and to meet at the same place
each year.
All too soon it was time to go home
and all took a very reluctant leave
for home.
The following were present: Rev.
R. A. Mobley, Mr. and Mrs. ,1. M.
Mobley and children, Ray, Nona, and
Pat of Marble Falls. Mrs. T. M. Far-
iss of Burnett. Mr and Mrs. A. C.
The annual picnic and reunion held and Roy Sowell of McDade. ably as-
at Ridgeway on the third Thursday -isted by a group of enthusiastic
of .lulv. each vear was held July IS.; workers were in charge of the pic-
this > ear with a record attendance nic, and cooperated wholeheartedly to' °f Austin. Mr. and Mrs. R.
of sum.- 1500 people, from all sections make the day a great success. The
..f the «tate. many of whom were b«<f and pork barbecue were cooked
natives .r long-time residents of to a turn and served most generously
R lgcway. who return each year for at the noon hour.
'ho homecoming and to visit the cenri- ; Many candidates were present to
ctery. to see how it is maintained, pay mingle with the-*- fine people and
Moble> and son, Carroll of Holland,
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mobley, Mr. and
Mrs. H. fi. Hodge and children, Net-
tie, Bettye, Catherine, and Horace
Grady of Red Rock. Leroy Reed of
England.
June 27, 1940
Dear Loyce,
I suppose I better stai t off by
apologizing for not having written for
so long, but we are going through
terribly trying times over here now
that France has "given in" ami we
are carrying on with this struggle a-
lone we get almost every evening tho
most unwelcome sound of the air-
raid siren. The air raids generally
last three or four hours and you tell
this does not make us any too happy
and we cet tired. Although it is very
trying, people do not complain a.?
much as you would expect for they
know it for a good cause. People
have not even worried about the
French capitulation for we know now
that when victory does come it wilt
be even more honorable than before.
Last evening there was an air-raid
just before 12 o'clock (midnight)
which lasted several hours, but I was
| not awake at the end for when we saw
that there was nothing much happen-
ing about here we returned to bed a-
bout 1:15 a. m. Although we get all
these warnings it does not always
mean that bombs are dropped near.
We can nearly always hear the Ger-
man planes, but they have not drop-
ped any bombs on us yet. The other
evening during an air-raid bombs
were dropped on Ipswich but only
very slight damage was done, al-
though two people and their maid
I were killed. About a week ago we hai
Mils BR I Ml HOFKM \N P V>
IN M STIN
• KS
♦heir due- and renew acquaintance
Among the beloved old-timers pr'
ent were Mr J R. Atchison, age HO.
i grandson of Jonathan Ridgeway,
who i ttied at Ridgeway Prairi"
something over I2."> years ago. II
wa presented during the day by
< J rover S Shade, master <>f ceremon-
ies With Mr. Atchison were his dau-
ghter, M' -. Leon .Speckles, .'Oil First,
tret, Austin, with whom lie makes
his home, and Mrs Hood, of Austin,
wife of .i grandson, Walton D. Ho; d.
Other noteworthy guests were M
and Mrs Harvey Mobley. who ha-,
'errntlj returned home from Alaska,
where they have been working for th
government the past three years, Mr,
Mohly engaging in Welfare w rk.
Mr and Mrs. George R. Mobley
PROMISES! BASTROP COI'NTV
I \RMF.R \M> RANCHM A.S
srcri mbs
Joe C. li Watterson, To, who was
born and reared in the Walter >n
Community, died at the local hospital
following a three months illne -
make contacts, although no political
speaking was permitted, and every-
body had a royal good time visiting
and hearir ir the interesting reminis-
cence* of the oldsters.
"Ills- cemetery wa- in wonderful
order and tho-.- who had loved ones
sleeping there paid visits to their
and Mrs. Ira Mobley and children,
Calvin. Mildred and Curtis, Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan Mobley, Mr. and Mis.
Ab Oungan and son. Truman. Jimmy
Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. Will Haw-
grave? and left floral tributes in re-1 thorne and children, Wayne, Fayette,
mem bra nee. Winfred, Josephine, and Melba, Mr.
T, ,c.i and Mrs Fltoti Hart and daughter,
I he cordial hospitality of this com- r. , ,, r. , ,
Dorothv, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C ark
iimti- of fru Tw{lv folk l*nr ws no • . : •
Pflugerville, Mrs. Richard Dickerson a v,M v exciting raid, the guns were
and daughters. Margie and I.eona of; roaiing away at the Germans, the
Giddings. Mr and Mrs. G. R. Mobley,! sky was lit up by hundreds of search.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mobley and chil-' lijj-hts. Bombs were dropped in manv-
dren Maxine, Gayle and Jimmy, Mr. places including. Clopton, Uiston and
munity of friendly folk
bounds and it did one's heart goolj
to > tho-e old friend- meeting to
renew the bonds of brotherly lov .
It was a gracious dav and really a ,• „
. ? ., - ., tian, Mr. and Mrs.
privilege, for the guests from all
parts of Texas, to participate in the .
occasion.
Funeral service's f< r Mrs | la
Hoffman. *••_*, who died in an Austin
hospital Tue-day following an oper-
ation, wa • held here \S ednesdav at
1 o'clock at her residence with R >v.
I I). Ha dt officiating.
Survivor* include h< r hu bund, B
L. Hoffman; fmu sons, Richard and
Budd) of Austin and B. L and Me|-
vin .if It.i tr ip; five daughter , Mr.-.
L. IV Phillips. Mr Jessie Cain and
Mr* j h Herman, all of Austin,
ami Fvelyn and Agne of Ba-ttrsip:
h- - mother, Mr R. R McDuff of
Taylor; a brother, John McDuff of
Weblvrville, and two -ister-, Mr
\Nill Gage of K'.gni ad Mrs. Mitchell
Schuelke of Taylor.
Burial wa in the Bi-trnp ceme-
tery.
A rnor>- extended t( l huai y w ill
appear next week
Thursday evening of last
o'clock. Funeral services
at
>F.R\ ICKS HELD FOR JOE BYRON
SMITH
Ba<tr.>p and the surrounding com-
munities were saddened Tuesday af-
ternoon by tlv death of Joe Byron
Smith, tJ year old son of Mr and Mrs
B H Smith of Cedar Creek, which
week at T j occurred at the local hospital where
wvie he! 1 he had been a patient almost a week,
suffering with appendicitis.
Futu nil services wvrt. held at tlte
Methodist Church here at :o0 o'clock
and son, Clifford. Mrs. Leetle Lewis
i and son, Frank, Mr. and Mr . T. .T.
Branton and daughter, Jo, Mrs. Cora
Hodge, Joe Mobley, Mrs M. A. Chris-
W. Mullens,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Branton, Mis,
D. M. Branton and children. Louis
Dell and Rita, Mrs. M. F.. Allen of
McDade, and Mildred Thames of
Paige,
( hurch oi Bastrop, Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. I.
1). Hardt, jmstor, officiating. Burial
th.- family residence in Walter !
jsor at 4 o'clock Fridaj afternoon,
with the Re\ L. D. Hardt. pastor of j
the Methodist
conducting the funeral Pall bearei «j
were four grandsons, W allace, Price, |
and Garland Hefner, and Howai Ijbt'art rs were F>e<i G. Havnie.
Alexander, and two nephews, \\ V Browning. W. B Dawson and
V\ .tter- >n and Charlie Eskew. Inte , Allen.
ment was in Watterson Cemetery | ,S||rx.ivors inciU()ts Inside, his par-
nts. two brothers, James, of the I'til-
NYA BOYS ENJOY
INTERESTING
ACTIVniES
wa, in Cedar Creek cemetery.
Pall
J. J.
John
Fransder and Sutton which as you
can se*> are not very far away. No
damage was done at all Two (German
planes were brought down within a
few miles of here.
Also about a fortnight ago a Ger-
man plane crashed at Eyke in the vi-
carage gardens the bombs exploded
and every house in this village was
damaged.
At work we are now having to
work overtime on the overseas Eva-
cuation Scheme, also a large number
of tht- school children in east Suffolk
are being evacuated to other parts of
England and Wales.
I am pleased that life is the same
for you, your country is helping us
considerably in our war effort and [
think that before many months are
over when the material from yoar
country starts coming at full pressure
anil a,< we over here are working at
full spi d we shall soon have a fleet
of aircraft which will make Hitler
shake and in the end make him seek
peace.
Well I suppose I must close now as
1 must be getting to work and se*
what I can do once more. I will writ«*
again soon, before 1 get a reply from
you.
Love,
LESLIE
P S. Please find enclosed some new
j stamps which were onlv issued for a
TO ALL CITIZENS OF BASTROP COUNTY:
I "hp Court of which I am ( Irrk. having been in session
since the I 7th clay of June, my Hutirs have kept me from
senng nil of you personally.
I have trieil to talk with rach and every on«, and if I
hav not done so, it is because of lack of timr, as I have been
very busy with the affairs of my office
I have done my very best to make the people a satisfac
tory public servant? 1 he office is yours If you can entrust
me with it, your kindness shall always be remembered
Very respectfully.
VERNON ESKEW
Jo, I vru W .tor o . was bo n >'i
Watterion on May l?d>7 He wa-
marned in 1SS8 to Mary Cleveland,
who, a, his w idow, survives him, t >-
get her with the following children;
Mr Ella Hefner of Bastrop. Mr
Martha Alexander, Kyle, Mrs .Stella
Corbeil of Ba.strop. W. Bryan Wi'
|ter-on of Flgin, and Alvi> D. Wat
| te'--on of C:e«dmoor. Others survn
ling are one brother, Charlie < Wat
I teison of Red Rock, Texas, and two
, aisU rs, Mrs. Evadina Lee of R> 1
ft s t, r>XM and M- - Ma' v Elk) 1
Bastrop Texas.
He w: h a memlH r of the Presb>
terian Church, and an outstandin/
farmer and stock man in Bastrop
County.
A large number of friends and re
lativet from Bastrop, Smithville, R <1
liock. tKlgin, McDade, Austin, Dale,
I.ockhart, Creedmoor, Buda, Kyl* .
I Del N'alle, I ytton Springs, Houstor .
I eer, l.uling, Lampasas, and l.oui-
i iana atended the funeral.
versity of Texas Austin, and G. W.
of Cedar ( reek.
Joe Bryon was a meml^'r of the
i Methixlist Sunday School here, at-
tending every Sundav regardless of
the weather, and the fact that he Hv
oil overal miles from town. Happy
and lovable, he had many childhood
friends and associates who loved
him, and who will miss him.
"And as the voice of death whis-
peis, 'You must go from earth,' let
lis hear the voic< of Christ saying,
i 'You are but coming to Me!'
Among the outstanding activities
of the residence center, NYA camp
on the hill this week, was th- party
Tuesday evening, when the girls from
the Giddings residence center were
the guests of the boys here. They
wei'e entertained with a picnic in th •;
Bastrop State Park, a swimmin? I few wet ks.
hour, and a social and dancing hour;
in the i\ creation hall.
W. S. Bit-dwell. Jr.. district direc., residtr.ee center now. A radio club
tor. visited the project Tuesday and 1'^"''j^'y been otganized among
showed moving pictures of tht. saa
industry to the boys
Monday evening the boys went to
San Marcos, where they met the boy>
at the residence center there for a
a soft ball game.
There are .'!!) bov, aft the Bastrop
them, with John Karnstadt of Har
wood as president, and Edward Bowl
of Lexington a.- secretary-treasurer.
Through thidub, named he Bastrop
Hill-Toppers. they aie receiving
training in the operation of a regular
short-wave radio station.
BI.VNCHK P\t;F. WILSON
HONORS M (AMP
HIN'l
MITHODISTS TO SERVE
( RE VM AND C \ KE
It E
| There will be an ice cream -upper
| on the Methodist Chunh lawn Friday
evening at * o'clock. Ice cream and
cake will b«« served.
Fveryone is cordially invited to at-
te"d.
i
Banche Pag,. Wilson, who is -pend-
ing a few w. eksat Camp Mystic, near
Renville, was elected best camper
of her cabin recently, and is al-o
taking an important part in the jun-
ior play, according to new, relt ase«
from the camp.
Blanche Page is th. granddaughter
of Judge and Mr-. Paul D Page, and
a popular member of Bastrop'* iurv
ior set.
$1 ill will buy > >U a- wiH'kn of
news of v ur home town ; nd Main
Street doings. Su' -ert' *> to the
Bastrop Advertuer
To Our Friends
As assistants and employees of your lax Assessor-Col
let tor. and appreciating his kindness to us and his loyalty and
efficiency and splendid public service to the people of Bastrop
County, we ask all our friends throughout the County to give
J. H. JONES their support during the coming July Primary
(Political advertising paid for by Deputies and
Assistants of J. H Jones.)
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