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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
In sincere appreciation of your
patronage during 1941, we wish
for your happiness inei hope of
peace.
JOHN O. TURNER
• Qu.lity at a Fair Price"
EIGHTY.EIGHTH YEAR
BASTROP ADVERTISER, BASTROP, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1941
NUMBER 40
/
MAIN STREET
OBSERVATIONS
BY ran SHADY
Now that the Chamber of Com-
merce has definitely decided to rid
Bastrop of all the rats that live here,
we are sincerely hoping that John
Bull and Joe Stalin will rid Europe
of the rats over there. May say in
passing that we are almost sure our
Uncle Samuel will blast the rata out
of the Pacific.
We would be the happiest person
living bet <)en Piney Creek and Gill's
Branch if it were possible to g*.
along without army camps, but since
they are forced upon us, we arc very
happy indeed that the big boys up
the road forced one upon Bastrop.
Right here we want to tell all that
nice bunch of Texas Company folks
that we arc mighty glad to have them
here in liafrtrop. And furthermore we
are saying that regardless of what
the army camp does for us or to us,
we want you toys and girls to feel
at home here, and if any of you want
to stay over until next spring and
run for precinct .selectman, we will
be voting for you.
Now that we know the camp is
coming, we are wondering if a lot of
those fine folks who were here with
Froe.se and Nichols w n't be coming
back. .Just in case any of you old
blue print hoys or type-tapping girls
do come back, you will be as wel-
come as Hitler's death notice.
iSincc they are paying a price for
rat tails, we suffering taxpayers
would he glad to know that the rat
was not left in any condition to grow
another tail. A rat, you know, is like
u Republican. About the time you
t.hink we have starved them to death,
they pop up a:id carry an election.
Very recently one of Main Street's
philosophers and dispensers of wis-
dom and good cheer offered the sug-
gestion that after it is all accomp-
lished the nation of Germany shail
be no more, hut that it shall be used
to fulfill the words of the prophets
rtid become the newest Jerusalem.
Wo suggest that Morris Gerhart be
made the first Democratic president.
Perhaps we have said too many
things about our Congressman to
please some people, but we have
pleased ourselves no little, for we
like to say nice things about people
who deserve it. We have heard many
politicians make lash promises dui
ing campaigns, but we never saw one
keep these pledges if it caused th ■
piomiser to make i'. serious sacrifice.
Lyndon Johns n said he would join
the fighting forces the next day af-
ter he voted for war. Lyndon Johnson
voted for war when it was a popular
thing to do, and if he had stayed on
in Congress an 1 never said anything,
we would never have thought any-
thing about it; but Lyndon Johnson
made a solemn promise, and he re-
membered and kept it.
Lyndon Johnson hi.-, done many
grand and noble things since he has
^K'cn our direct representative in the
national house of destiny, and whin
we will lose rather than <rain by this
last act of his, still it is n source of
much gratification to us tio know that
we are represented by a ninn with the
courage and character as found in
Lyndon Johnson. Not only the dis
trict but the state and nation should
and perhaps will remember this her-
oic sacrifice made by this young
ptiatesman and soldier, and in all pro-
bability sometime in the future will
bestow upon him the just and eaineu
hwnors be so riehlv deserves.
I'ETE SHADY
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD HERE
FOR BRUNO GRIESENBECK
Funeral services were held from
the home of Mrs. W. A. Hasler last
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock for
Bruno A. Griesenbeck, who died at a
hospital in Houston early Thursday
morning. Rev. L. D. Hardt, pastor of
the Bastrop Methodist Church, con-
ducted the services, and pall bearers
wore L. E. Harris of Houston, Homer
Murehison, Jr., H. 0. Griesenbeck,
M A. Prokop, H. G. Griesenbeck. and
S. E Hern don. Interment was in Fair-
view Cemetery.
Mr Griesenbeck was born in Bas-
trop on September 19, 18*1. He was
married to Miss Alma Miller, of
Brenham, who, with one sister, Mrs.
W A. Hasler of Bastrop, survives
him.
He wan a member of the First Me-
thodist Church of Houston, where he
h-is hid his home for many yeats. He
operated the Griesenbeck 'Neighbor-
hood store here.
Friends and relatives from out of
town attending the funeral were Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Orts, Miss Maggie
Oris. Mrs. Kuhn of Paige; Mrs. Hat
tie Assmann, Mrs. Cordie Assmann,
Mrs. Reese and Mr. l>en*ho of Aus-
tin; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Koenig nnd
Miss Berths Koenig <f Bryan, Mi.
and Mrs. L. E. Harris of Houston,
f-jid Miss Born ice Griesenbeck of San
A ntonio.
AUSTIN C O FC RECEIVES WORD
OF BASTROP CAMP
Austin, Dec. 22—A report to mem-
bership of Austin Chamber of Com-
merce on successful culmination of
an 18-month effort to secure a mili-
tary training cantonment in Central
Texas, embodies tile policy of Austin
in cooperation with other cities and
communities of the area.
The letter, signed by A. B. Spires,
chairman of the military affairs com-
mittee which has worked on the pro-
posed camp's establishment since
July, 1940; and by President T. B.
Warden of the Chamber of Commerce
recounted the joint effort by cham-
bers of commerce *>f Bastrop, Austin,
Smithville and Elgin to assist the
army in its study of the proposed site.
This report told 1,000 members of
the Austin Chamber of Commerce:
"A knowledge of the Central Texas
area indicated that Bastrop county
doubtless offered the terrain suitable
for such a camp. Your committee took
this up with the Bastrop Chamber of
Commerce and found them alive to
these possibilities. The Chambers of
Commerce of Smithville and Elgin im
mediately offered their assistance."
It then recounts the year and a half
of work. The surveys, reports, com-
pilations -of data, meetings, the trip3
to army headquarters, the coopera-
tion of Lower Colorado River auth-
ority and other public and official
agencies.
It adds: "Throughout all this per-
iod no organization or individual has
! .sought the 'glory of accomplishment;'
but each has worked solely in the in-
terest of our government's welfare
with whatever consequent benefits it
might be to all the communities in
this area. This is just another illus-
tration of what can be done when
communities pull together. Austin
seeks no more than she would have
her neighbors get ..."
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS
AND EMPLOYEES ONE HUN-
DRED PER CENT PLEDGE
PURCHASING OF DEFENSE
BONDS
Saturday morning all county of-
ficials and employees, together with
I all employees of Government Agen-
cies in Bastrop County met at the
Court House end discussed the sys-
i tematic puixrhr.se by each individual
of defense bonds and defense stamps.
Faeh person present was enthus-
j iastic in the plan of the voluntary
purchase of bonds and stamps and
er.cfli executed a pled ire to purcha-o
bonds or stamps en a weekly or
monthly hasir according to their fin-
r.ncial ability.
The following persons executed
pledge at the meeting 'Saturday morn-
ing in the Court House.
C. B Mavnnrd, Arthur L. Fuch.s.
J. B. Rosanky, lEarl Callahan, H. A
Paris, Tigris 1 Joner., J. H. Jones, Fred
G. Haynic, C. W, Talbot, E. D. Cart-
wright, Mrs. (!em Simmons, Vernon
Eskew, Mrs. Annie Lee Alexander.
Mrs. W. J. Rogers, Mrs. Dula Belle
Webb.
J. J. Sapp, Lee Schaefer, C. L.
Meyer, Sr., Joe T Kellum, Mrs. R. R.
Sapp, Nell Puckett, Katherine Kelly,
L. M. Gandy, Fay Chalmers, Mrs.
Ruth L. I<ong, Vlasta Hribek, P. H.
Cox, Alice Marie Boys, Joy Ingram,
M. B. Perkins, Mrs. Can lyn Leming,
Eleanor Snowden, Bobbie Vaughn
Norton, Fayth Branton, Mavin Jose-
phine Brant in. Mrs. R B. Alexan-
der, Mrs. E. T. Owens, Mi: s Velnia G,
C eel, Mrs. Rosa B. Chalmers, Mr.t.
Jewel M. Smith, Mr*. Winnie D. Cul-
pepper, Mirgaret J. Wolfenbarger,
VaLasta Barina, James W. Odell, Lit-
lie Mae Schaefer, Ima L. Hodges,
Mrs. Rannie C. Watson, A. M. Hen-
drix.
METHODIST CHURCH
The preaching service at the Me-
thodist Church next Sunday morning
will be dedicated to the College stu-
dents of Bastrop thut are home for
the holidays. The pastor will bring
an appropriate message. Regardless
of the college y u may be attendini;
you will find a hearty welcome at the
service next Sunday morning. At th"
evening hour the pastor will bring a
message appropriate to the closing of
the year. The choir will he requested
to sing some Christmas carols at th
service.
The Sunday School will meet
promptly at 9:45 a. m. Every one is
weld.me to attend all t'bese services.
At 3 p. m. the pastor will preach at
Watterson.
NOTICE TO ANNUAL MEETING
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of The First National
Bank of Bastrop, Texas will he held
in their banking rooms in the town
of Bastrop on Tuesday aftenWon,
January 13th, 1912 at 3 o'clock P.M
for the purpose of electing a board
cf directors for the ensuing year and
the transact ion of amy other business
j th"t may properly come before said
meeting.
H. G. GRIESENBECK, Cashier
39-1
• SfBSon joreus...
•itEiGn of CHRisrmns-
Today is Christmas!
In other years just past, America has bedecked herself
with brilliant lights, holly wreaths, cedar and pine boughs, and
gaily decorated trees, and enjoyed with the gay abandon of
the free and the prosperous, a Merry Christmas I
This year, America has bedecked herself again, only to-
day there shows amid the usual holiday trappings, the red
and white and blue the American flag. And today the gay
abandon is gone. We are a nation at war, a nation with a
job to do, alive with emergency industry, with marching men,
and trucks and tanks and guns. Underneath the brilliant
lights, the holly wreaths, the greens, and the strained Christ-
mas greetings, the American people are praying more earn-
estly, more unitedly than ever before in the history of the
greatest nation on earth — praying for universal peace.
One thousand, nine hundred and forty one years ago,
people were praying for freedom — for peace. The known
world of that time was in turmoil, and war, and many people
were enslaved. And then, one night a Baby was born, and
a star shone in the heavens, the Prince of Peace had comt.
Today, through all of our tragedy and chaos. He still
lives, and as surely as the stars still shine in the heavens. He
will come again. And those words that rang so clearly
through that first Christmas night still re-echo: "And on Earth
peace, good will toward men "
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
R. E. STANDIFER
ELSIE MAYNARD
J. G. LEWIS
AMY S. STANDIFER
BELLE ESKEW
PETE SHADY
"REMEMBER
PEARL HARBOR"
MRS. W. E. MAYNARD, editor
(Under this head each week will
appear concise statements ot the
major war developments from day
to day. This information may bo
clipped and filed as a resume of
World War II.)
BASTROP-ELGIN ARMY CAMP ASSURED;
AREA COVERING 12 SQUARE MILES
TO BE CENTER FOR 30,000 MEN
The- following telegram, received
from Lieut.-Commdr. Lyndon B. John-
son, congressmai—on-leave from this
district, stating that the War Depart-
ment would outer immediately into
negotiations for the construction of
the Bastrop-Elgin camp, was receiv-
<>d late Thursday afternoon by It. E.
Standifer, publisher of the Adver-
tiser, and otheis in Bastrop:
R. E. Standifer,
Bastrop, Texas
Have just received information
war department will immediately
enter into negotiations for con-
struction of Bastrop Camp. You
know how happy I am to bring
you this news.
Lyndon B. Johnson
The camp will be located on the
newly completed paved highway 95 a
short distance south y>{ Elgin and
extend- southward to adjoin the Bas-
trop State Park at Bastrop. The
primary site is some 12 miles square
with options on thousands of addi-
tional acres in the aroa. The projet
is to cost $23,000,000 and will be .1
centre where 30.000 U. S. troops will
be trained.
Detailed plans, architect and en-
gineering construction were eom-
Saturday, Dec. 20: Congress pass-
ed bill to register all men between
ages of 18 and 64 making those from
20 to 44 subject to compulsory mili-
tary service . . . Oil Industry called
on to hike production ... No tires
will be sold until January 5th. Then
all tire sales will be nartioned . . .
Mac-Arthur made a full General . . .
Vichy denies pact made by Martini-
que . . . Wake island resists new at-
tack . . . Increased activity in air
and on ground by Japanese in Phili -
ppiness. There wan heavy bombing
over Manila and the city of Ioilo on
Panay Island, South of Luzon . . .
The German Army still rotroat from
Moscow and around Ijeningrad . . .
Jap drive into Malay beaten to a
halt, British claim. . . The Britisn
captured the airport of Derna and
Axis forces are still retreating into
Libya.
Sunday, Dec. 21—Supreme com-
mand of the U. S. Navy wherever it
operations may take it, was given to
Admiral Ernest J. King. . . Sugat
prices were frozen Saturday at cur-
rent levels . . . Failure of the labor
industry conference to agree prompt-
ly on plan for outlawing work stop-
page brought on renewed talk of
anti strike legislation at Washington
. . . U. IS. airmen downed four Jap
bombers on the Burma Road giving
China the first air victory in two
years . . . The Japanese made a new
landing on I>avao on Mindanao is
land. The forces at Hong Kong still
fighting in spite of the hopelessness
of the situation. . . Axis collapse in
Libya seems near . . . The Red army
have recaptured the key center of
Vobkiilamsk, sixty-five miles north-
west of Moscow • • • Leningrad forces
reported a successful three-dry attack
upon its one-time besieged.
Monday, Dec. 22, 1941: Berlin:
Adolf Hitler took over the post of
Commander in chief of Che Germany
army in place of Field Marshal Wal-
ther Von Brauchitsch . . . The Japan-
ese are thrusting cautiously toward
Manila. The troops at Kigan are at-
tempting to move southward to the
coastal highway which runs between
the mountains of northwest Luzon
and the China Soa. The U. S. Navy
reported indications of enemy sub-
marines off the East Coast and West
iCoast . . . Wake Island again at-
tacked by enemy aircraft. . . The Jap-
anese imperial navy reports nine sub-
marines have been sunk but failed
to state nationality . . . The garrison
PICKED UP
(The following little poem, which
puts into words the thoughts of all of
us this particular Christmas, came to
us from Mrs. Robert Curtis of Hous-
ton, through hor mother, Mrs. Earl
Morri*. It is with pleasure that we
pass its beauty on to you.)
LET US KEEP CHRISTMAS
Let us hold fast the old, sweet ways
of Christmas,
Let us make much of all it means
this year,
Faith in a little child born in a man-
ger-
Joy in the angels' message, high
and clear.
Let us seek out a hilltop far above us.
And for a time forget the battle's
din,
Rumors of war and death cannot dis-
may us,
Ours is a citadel of peace within.
Let us take part in simple joys to-
gether,
The holly wreath above the candle's
glow,
The sound of Christmas carols in the
twilight,
And laughter as our children <*>mo
and go.
I.et us get back our faith in right and
goodness,
The clasp of friendly hards along
the way,
Let us search for an akc.r high and
holy,
And find a quiet hour to kneel ann
pray.
Let us keep Christmas in a happy
spirit,
"Behold I bring you tidings of
great joy,"
Still rings along the years above the
tumult,
Peace and good will which ntothingf
can destroy.
Let us hold List the old, sweot ways
of Christmas,
Fear not, though dark the ways
our feet have trod,
Let us look up—our eyes may still
discover
A shining star that points our way
to God.
Marjorie McMahan,
'Newport, Tennessee
pletcd some weeks ago by Piee3e
and Nichols, of Ft. Worth. Last week
the L.C.R.A. executed a contract to
supply electrical energy for 1 tihe
camp. It is estimated the project will
use approximately one-third the
quantity of power used by Austin, a
city of 87,930 population.
The M.K. and T. Ry. this week was
given an order to construct a switch
(Ho accommodate 100 cars at a time) ° HonK Kon* '«land stl" reported
to serve the camp, work on whicti. holding hut the Chinese report fierce
will begin shortly. Natural gas f'frhting at Shumchun on the outer
lines serve the area. A water supply ' border of Hong Kong . . . The Axis
is assured either from wells in the army reported too disorganized to
area or a short pipeline to the Col- a stand at Bengasi, last major
orado river. The barracks it is re- position east of Tripoli . . . The Brii-
ported, will he of semi-permanent ! isil troops have withdrawn fiom Kula
type, part wood with canvas tops!Krai situated on the Central Malayan
with m ny permanent structures foi j railroad about 300 miles north of
administrative purposes and staff re- ! Singapore . . . Nanking Puppet troops
quircnients. There will be a complete i 3, 0 reported mutining against Ja-
city-lighting and water Works sys-) Pan- • • • Itftlian sources claimed that
'em nnd sewage disposal plant and " British destroyer was sunk, another
ome 100 miles of paved streets with- ! lcft i,? sinking condition, a battleship
in the camp. This will he one of th* 1 lnt- and several other ships hit by
largest training camps in Texas,1 bombs and torpedoes in a clash with
ranking with the huge Gamp Bowie
ft. Brown wood and Camp Travis of
the first World War, located at San
Antonio.
an Italian naval force in the
of Seite.
Gulf
The camp was listed as a triangu-
lar cantonement for infantry, artil-
lery and mechanized units.
NOTICE TO ANNUAL MEETING
To the stockholders of Citizens
Sta'e liank of Bastrop.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of Citizens State Bank
cf Bastrop will be held at the bank-
ing rooms of said bank in the town
of Bastrop on Tuesday, January 13,
1942, at 3 p. m. for the purjni.se if
electing Directors of said bank an.I
transacting such other business as
may come before the meeting.
PAUL I). PAGE, President
40-3
Tue-day, Dec. 23: Prime Minister
Winston Churchill of Britain arrived
ii. the U, S. today to discuss with th •
president all question relevant to the
concerted war effort. He was accom-
— ——— panied by Lord Beaverbrook and a
COUNTY FARM BUREAU CON- j touted staff . President RE-
TRIBUTES $218.40 TO WAR 1 v''11 Proclaimed New \ ears day a day
FUND prayer . . There nave been four at-
1 tacks on American shipping on the
The Bastrop Farm Bureau Assoc- West Coast since Friday . . . U. S.
iation now inactive, contributed 1 ""'V* J'ave sunk 14 German and se\
eral Japanese submarines thus f ir . .
THE GIFT AND THE STAR
i (The following p em was handed
j us by S. L. P. Pigott, and its appeal-
! ing beauty brought to us a slightly
1 different, and very beautiful, idea of
] Christmas The author is unknown.)
; If the gift you bring me a gift of gold
To warm a child when the night is
cold,
(And who warms a child warms
Christ)
You will find a star to guide your
feet,
And though it lead down the meanest
street,
You shall not mias the Tryst.
Or if frankincense as a gift you bring
To help some soul in his worshiping
(For frankincense is prayer)
The gift that answers another's call
At length above your own altar tall
Shall tell you He is there.
Or if it be myrrh in your hand you
bring.
(Though myrrh is acrificial thing)
Your gift need not be sad.
(The soldier gave it in no-man's land.
He sought a gift, nnd the gift at hand
Was the only gift he had.)
These gifts are as old as th.- old Year
One,
(With these were all Christmas gifts
begun
By the Wise Men from afar.)
Kindness and Worship and Sacrifice
Still doth He will, bequeth, devise,
And guides them with His Star.
now
S21S.40, the entire sum which they
had on hand, to the war relief fund
of the American Red Cross. The to.
tal contribution, according to S L. P.
Pigott, chairman of the Couniy W.i.
American and Filipino soldiers are
fichting off swarms of Japane.^ sol-
diers unloaded from SO transports off
the Lingayen gateway to Manila. \
successful landing was made by Jap-
The British drew
Relief Fund is to be divided equally ■ anese nom- Akoo.
etween each of the three countv j „p for a m.w line of defense on the!
towns. Elgin, S truth vide, and Bastrop, j west side of Malaya peninsula in the1
making each town receive $<2.80. vicinity of Kuala Kangsar about *?v) i
The check was signed by A. R. Dun ! "li,es no,"t.h r'f 'poh and approximate-1
gan, president; Gus Keil, secretaryy mi'es from Singapore . . . Our ]
. treasurer, and Fritz Kuhn, R. L. Seal-1 lr,°nl,s ™*aK*l the enemy and inflict-,
At this time, the Secretary of the lorn, and Hernman A. Schneider, diret* h<;nv>' casualties the bulletin de-
iChamber of Commerce thinks it torq , dared . . . The British Embassy at
Chungking reports hearing from
BASTROP COUNTY GINNFN(>
REPORTS SHOWS 1181 BALES
TO DEC EMBER 1
There have been 4,181 bales of
cotton counting rmnd a> half bales,
ginnel in Bastrop County prior to
December 1, from the crop of 1941,
as compared with 5,892 bales for the
crop of 1940, accoi ling to informa-
tion obtained fr-m William T. Hig
gins, Jr., special agent.
C OF C TO LIST ROOMS AND
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
would be well for all those who have
apartments or rooms for rent t noti-
fy S. L. P. Pigott. on a slip of pape r
gi%'ing a description of premises,
numl>er of rooms, etc.
When, in the future, rooms or a-
partments have been rented, pleas"
let him kno^. immediately, as rt is
very embarrassing to send prospec-
tive renters to places, which have al-
ready lieon tccupicd.
i Hong Kong that the garrison is still
resisting he Japanese attacks by land
sea and air ... A British column un-
reported for days in the Libynn Des-
ert showed up and gave the Axis gar-
rison at least 1" 0 miles into Tripole-
tania a surprise stab. Other British
forces were reported pressing Benras
Morning Prayer and i and pursuing enemy forces toward
| Agednbia and patrols reported gains
CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Leo S. Cook. Reetor
Services for Sunday, December 28.
7:30 A. M., Holy Communion.
9:45 A. M., Church School
11:00 A. M
Sermon.
west of Derna . . . Gains were regis-
tered by the Red Army all the way
from I-eningrad in the north to tAi**
Sea of Azonr in the South . . Specific
fighting wa mentioned in the sec
tors before Leningrad, Moscow, and
Kalinin . . . The gain were accompan
iisl by the exultant declaration that
after six months of war Russia "ha.%
begun to win, and will continue to
win."
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