Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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with lunch
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ROSE CLOTHES
Now offered at leu than re-
placement cost. Better buy
a suit now.
Values up to $24.75
$18.88
JOHN O. TURNER
Dry Goods
"Quality at a Fair Price"
EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR
BASTROP ADVERTISER, BASTROP, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5. ISM'J
NUMBER 50
MAIN STREET
OBSERVATIONS
BY PETE SIIADY
Af.iT we had handed in ab ut th<
first half dozen copies of this clat-
ter s 'ine years ago, Amy Standifer
came ;<> us winging her hands with
groat- and grimaces saying, "Pete,
you will soon have t" let your pre-
cious column lie down and die be
cause you have just ab ut mentioned
every person in Bastrop." Now wv
are double dog daring the Standi fers
to come out with a daily. Nothing
suit* us bet er than U> while away
the-e long, lonesome, winter night-
or -unimer days with our Und rwood,
pecking paragraphs of piffle for pet-
pie who prefer )to populate ports
peculi irly placed past the palisade-,
of thU palace of pereptual purity and
pride.
Right now we are wondering how-
Paul Harulsons eyes would bulge out
if he could see what to him was al-
ways the old opera house. Well, Paul,
we will tell you, and you can pass it
on to Une, that there stands upon
that old bat loft site one of the moat
attractive, ultra-modem playhouses
that ever giaced the same amount of
old mother earth in anybody's b'.g
town. Beginning with an all-glass,
sidewalk cage housing a devastating
blonde ticket seller, up two risers to
a plush-carpeted foyer, then a nook:
and you are beholding a seawave ef-
fect, spacious auditorium that ca>->
ries you right out into the make-b - i
lieve atmosphere of a fairyland. The j
subdued wall lights and soft music j
prepare you for the final phase be-j
fore you go to sleep. This final i
phase is the sinking into a seat that j
is as soft and downy as grandmo i
ther's old feather-bed was.
Speaking of amusements, we aro j
wondering right now how many peo-j
pie are alive who experienced the
(thrill of riding a hobby horse that
was propelled by a real, live horse
with u fine-cord net all dangling from
his oars to where his lampers made
him itch. How many of you grabbed
at the ring in the slot of a horizontal
slab? And did any of you ever get
the brass ring entitling you to a free
ride twice in succession? Well, i
did, and I still love to reminisce over
those days of yore. For music we had
a dandy grind organ, the forerun-
ner of the modem juke boxes. Then
if some extra-rmbiti >us hobby horse
manager wanted to draw the ga'lery,
he would get a fiddler, usually a
blind one, and his brother or best
friend would hammer upon the fiddle
strings with two small sticks. Oh
Time, why have you carried me back
so far this time? The next thinir you
know, we will be referring to Ba^trof,
when there were only two thousand
people living here!
Pit of news for the outsiders: Five
new teachers added to the public
school faculty last week. Big steam
shovels digging the basement for a
bus depot where the Taylor Morris's
raised Doc, Barl, Pat, and Charley.
A curio and confectionary combina-
tion occupying one-half of the front
of the little house that stood between
fi. Clark's place and the old Exchange
Hotel. The old Tom Cain home kicked
back and converted into a nest of
comfort and beauty for Mrs. Agnes
Griesenbeck. while the old corner i*
all cluttered up with the busiest fill-
ing sta'tion you ever saw. Mrs. Joe
Jung's old cane patch now sprouts
a fine, modern cafe, up-to-date tour-
ist camp, and an elaborate filling sta-
tion.
And now, my dear, far-away chil-
lun, I am inclined to think this will
be received with a whole handful >f
salt, but your old Uncle Pete is as-
suring you that it is an honest-to-
goodness fact that there is nite
spo>t way over on the other side of
tbe river with a pale green neon
front that has more "call of the wild''
in it than Jack I/mdon could have
written in a dozen years.
PETE SHADY
PVT. BEN PARKER MOVED TO
CAMP PARK, LA.
Camp Polk, La., March 4, Private
Ben R. Parker arrived recently at
Camp Polk, La., from the army ire-
ceptkm center in his area.
Private Parker has been assigned
for training purposes to the 83H.
Armd. Item. Bm. commanded by Ed-
win C. Greiner, Lt. Col., one of the
units of the 3rd. Armored (Bayou
Blitz) Division.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oak
ley Parker of Bastrop, Texas.
EASTERN STAR TO MEET
MONDAY
The regular meeting of the Ras-
trop Chapter <>4, Order of the Eas
tern Star, will be held on Mondav
evening, March 9, at 7:30 o'clock, at
the Masonic Hall. All visitors are
cordially invited to attend.
Margaret Pfeiffer, Secty.
RECREATIONAL
GROUP PLANS
BOX SUPPER
Plans were made it a meeting of
the local Recreational Committee held
Wednesday night for an old fashion-
d I.ox supper to be held at the new
high school gymnasium, on the even-
ing of Wednesday, March IJfth at 8
o'clock. The committee especially
urires all permanent residents of Ba*
trop to come out and enjoy an even-
ing of fun and entertainment, and at
the same time to take an active part
in the discussion of recreational
problems which are confronting the
town at the present, and which will
develop with the progress and com-
pletion of Camp Swift. "All you old
Bastropians, please take note of this
occasion" said 'the publicity chair-
man, Mrs. C. B. Maynard as she dis-
cussed the plens.
The committee will have a room
in the building soon to be construct-
ed by the government on the south
east corner of the court house law i
entirely for community and C'arnp
Swift recreational purposes, at no
cost to the citizens of the town oi
county excepting for the contribu-
tion of the ground.
This building will contain a large
recreation room with stage, a kitchen
and smaller rooms. The plans for 1
which may be seen in the office of j
the County Judge C. R. Maynard.
Members of the recreational com j
m it toe attending the meeting were
J. P. Zinn, Bower Crider, Mrs. J. H.
Perkins, Mrs. C. B. Maynard, J. L. <
Goode, Venn n Eskew and Mrs. S. L.
Brannon, Jr.
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GAS SUPPLY
ADEQUATE FOR
WAR PRODUCTION |
United Gas Corporation will hav.* j
plenty of gas f<r war production pur- j
poses, J. C. Dezelle, district manager)
said today.
"United Gas Service is already do-
ing its bit in the war by helping r,o
make navy destroyers, ships for the
merchant marine, irun barrels, and
other material. In addition, Depend-
able United Gas Service to customers
in their homes and business estab-
lishments is an important factor in
maintaining morale. The management,
feels that that, also, is a contribu-
tion toward victory," Mr. Dezelle
said.
The company is rendering the
same dependable service to all cus-
tomers as in the past, however, win-
ning the war comes first—likewise
the needs of war industries, Mr. De-
zelle pointed out.
"There will be no slowing down
of defense work for want of our gas"
said Mr. Dezelle. "Night and day,
trained employes are on the job ask-
ing only to go on serving their cus-
tomers and their country. They will
keep the service going to home ai.n
industry alike."
ALL NEW MODERN
THEATRE TO OPEN
NEXT WEEK
The Texas Theatre, almost com-
pleted in the building on Main Street
formerly occupied by Ziegenhals Fut-
Jiiture store, across from the post
office, will have its formal opening
on or about Tuesday of next, week,
according to Gene Lacy, wno will be
local manager.
The theatre, owned by Eddie
Joseph of Austin, will be complet?
in every detail, with specially con-
structed walls for sound perfection,
and every piece of equipment en-
tirely new, include the latest and
most modern projection and sound
machinery.
Luxuriously finished inside, the
seating capacity of the building will
be 4(50, with every seat upholstere I
and cushioned. Attractive, comfort-
able rest rooms will be available.
The building will be air-condition-
ed throughout during the summer
months.
Mr. Joseph is experienced in this
line; he owns and operates the Drive-
in Theatre in Austin.
Lupc Romero of Dallas is con-
tractor for the construction of the
building.
Leave your orders at ELK INS 5-
10-25 rent STORE for East Texas
rose bushes, all kinds and varieties,
15 cents each.
NOTIC E TO NEWCOMERS '
Because of the wist number of people coining int Bastrop
County .t this time, the state has granted the Bastrop Schools the
privilege of taking an unergency census of all children who were
rot living ini the county >vhen the last regular census was taken last
spring, and who are between the age; of and 17. This includes
■ hildren who 'ccaine '< years old before the first of Sentember of
last year.
As March is :he m nth designated for the regular school con
sus, it is probable, sveo ling to P. 1. D >d m, uperintendent, ttat
both will be taken at tin same time. Date set for taking thi- cen-
sus are Saturday, March 7 through March l.'l.
New comers are urgently requested to co pe ate with the
schools in an effort to record all school age children.
The census will be taken in Phenlan, Oak Hill, Piney, McDade
Elgin, Smithville, and Ba trop, ail possibly several other districts
that are directly affected by the influx of camp construction w rk-
crs.
COCHRAN GROCERY MOVES INTO NEW
BUILDING WITH GRAND OPENING TONIGHT
Mi . S. K. Coch:an is opening h • r
big, new, modern grocery store t >-
night. Thursday, with a "hou-v1
party" from 7 to !• o'clock.
The building rdjoining the Ash
motor Company hns been remodeled
completely to house tbe grocery,1
which is complete with beautiful, bi
display windows, fl ure-eent light-
ing, and attractive and conveniently
arranged counters and display cases.
Coch'an's Grocery hns been an in-
stitution recognized in Bastrop f >r
many years as handling dependable,
high quality merchandise, at very
reasonable prices. Their cordial, ac-
commodating service makes it a plea-
sure to shop there.
Don fail t attend the erand open-
i< e i ty toni. h', :n>'i , !>«■ aitiful
lectric table lamp will be given
a way. On Friday and Satu day, .a
2-<-piece set of Cooi - cook mi-, rve-
in, colored oven ware, purchased from
Jas P. Wood, will be triven away.
Complimentary bag of candy wi'l
be presented to every crrldd c mincj
into tbe store Saturday.
BASTROP SCHOOLS MAKE ROOM FOR
MORE THAN 300 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS
Approximately .'100 new pupils have
been added to the Bastrop School
enrollment in the past several weeks,
according to P. J. Dodson, superin-
tendent.
I
Six additional recitation rooms
have been arranged for in the spac-
ious new building, with the addition
of five new teachers. Mrs. Fred G.
Haynre, who has taught for a num-
ber of years in the Mexican school
here, has been transferred, to take
charge of the first and second com-
bination grades, which have been di-
vided. The third grade has been di-
vided, with Mrs. Edwin Fit^william
taking one half. Miss Dorothy Lee
Perkins and Mrs. T. P. Haynie, Jr.,
are handling half of the fifth and
half of the eighth grades. Miss Dor-
othy Nell Segrist has been added to
the faculty of the high school.
Mrs. C. C. Jennings is filling the
vacancy left in the Mexican school by
the transfer of Mrs. Haynie.
lt is probable that two more tea-
chers will be added the first of next
week, and arrangements made for at
least one more additional class room,
Mr. Dodson said.
WORK BEGINS ON
BOWEN BUS STATION
CAFE AND THEATRE
A seventy-foot front construction
being built on the lot previously oc-
cupied by the Earl Morris residence
will, upon its completion, house a
forty foot front theatre, which will
be under the mauagement of Harley
Sadler, well-known showman.
The remaining building will be oc-
cupied by a modern, complete cate
and Bowen Bus (Station.
The building will l>e constructed of
tile and brick, according to Mauri e
Reed of Bay City, contractor. It is
being built by R. 'C. Bowel of Fort
Worth.
NEW TELEPHONE SERVICE TO BE PUT
INTO OPERATION HERE MARCH 14
Bastrop will have a new "Lift-the-
Receiver" teelphone system, housed
in a new Telephone building, accord-
ing to J. W. Ezelle, District Mana-
ger of the Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Company here.
The new system is scheduled to be
placed in service on the night of
March 14th, a little more than1 a week
from now.
"When the new system is in ser-
vice, telephone users no longer will
have to turn a crank when they mak.-
a telephone call, Ezelle said. As soo'i
as a receiver is lifted, a light will
fla-h on the switchboard and the oper-
ator will answei*. When the receiver
is returned to the hook, the light wiU
signal the operator that the line is
free for another call. No "ring-oft"
will be necessary. To provide the new
service, the Telephone Company has
erected an attractive cottage-type
telephone building here, and install-
ers from the Western Electric. Com-
pany, manufacturing unit of the Be'l
Telephone System, are now assemb-
ling and connecting the new "flash-
light" switchboard in the building.
The new system will be "cut" into
service shortly after this work is
completed.
There will be no interruption in
telephone service at the time of the
change, as the "cut over" will take
only a few seconds, Ezelle said. After
the change, all telephones here will be
replaced with new 'crankless" instru-
ments. In the meantime, all telephon-
es in Bastrop have been modified so
th-ey can be used temporarily with
the new board.
With Bastrop rapidly assuming the
role of i,ne of the leading defense cen-
ters of Central Texas, it is essential
that the telephone system here be
adequate to handle the rapidly in-
creasing number of calls for the na-
tions war effort, although present
earnings from the exchange are fa:
from adequate and do not justify the
additional expenditure of the ne.v
system, Ezelle said.
Earnings on the Telephone Com-
pany's investment in Bastrop havi
been steadily declining for several
years, and during the last three years
the Company has not received enough
money from present telephone rates
to meet the actual cost of operating
the Bastrop exchange.
Since thousands of dollars are be-
ing added to the Company's property
to provide the new service, futurr
losses with present telephone rates
can be expected here. The only solu-
tion to the problem will be an adjust-
ment in the rates for the new ser-
vice, Ezelle said.
Beginning March 15, Bastrop will
have an up-to-date telephone •system,
and we are sure telephone users will
like the fast, accurate and dependable:
service it will enoble us to furnish.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Bonnie Grimes, Pastor
Morning subject: "The Love of
Christ for Men".
Evening Subject : 'The Works of the
Devil."
The Sunday School will study a
temperance lesson. What does the
Bible teach about strong drink ?
B.T.U. at 7:30 P. M.
Evening service, 8:15 P. M.
Everybody welcome.
Strangers cordially invited.
Special Notice
If You are expecting a Telegram, leave your ad-
dress at Western Union office on Main Street.
WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPH CO.
HARLEY SADLER
STAGE SHOW TO
BE IN BASTROP RATIONING BOARDS
LIVING QUARTERS
MADE AVAILABLE IN
OLD CCC CAMP
J. V. Ash nnd Bruce Allbright have
secured the building on the hill for-
merly occupied by the CCC and NYA
camps, and are turning them into
living quarters for the benefit of
the rush of construction workers
coming into Bastrop daily to be em-
ployed on the building of Camo
Swift.
The lay-out includes single rooms,
two-room buildings, and barracks, so
that living quarters of almost any
type may be available.
Plenty of garages, showers, toilet
facilities, lights and running water
supply all modern conveniences. Th.^
location is high and well drained,
cool in summer, with plenty of shade,
and plenty of room, making it an
ideal place for families with chi 1 ?
dren.
Bus service is available to and
from the location to town.
Harley Sadler and his popular
Stage Show will be in Bastrop. Their j
appearance will be for one week.
They are showing under tbe auspices
of the Parent-Teacher Association.
For something like twenty-five (2r>)
years this popular stage show has
been playing this section aqd they j
are always welcomed by everyone be-
cause they present clean, wholesome
family entertainment, and at popu. j
lar prices.
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Harley announces that everything
will be new for this engagement,
new plays, new vaudeville, and out-
standing musical presentations.
"Wake Up America" is the title of
our latest musical presentation and I
is said to be the most elaborate and j
pretentious ever presented by the
Sadler Company. It has a patriotic
motive and goes in for the George M.
Cohan flag waving, btu as Mr. Sadler
states, "This is something that is at>-
preciated by all during thes<> times."
Tine doors are open at 7:20 P. M.
The musical presentations will be-
gin promptly at 8:30. The play an*,
other vaudeville will follow.
Prices, Children 10c; Adults -10c.
Reserve tSeats 10c and 20c Extra.
Federal Tax included.
WOOD ADDS TO STORE
PERSONNEL
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Co/.art will
be employed in the Jas. P. Wood
Jewelry Store, where Mr. Cozart, ex-
perienced watchmaker, will assist
Mr. Wood in that department, and
Mrs. Cozart who has had jewelry
store sales experience, will be em-
ployed there in that capacity.
Mr. and Mrs. Cozart came to Bas-
trop from Mineral Wells.
LETTERS MAY BE MAILED AT
El.K INS STORE
As part of their courtesy and ac-
commodation, Elkins Store has ar-
ranged a postal drop box where out-
going mail may be deposited, and
l>ostago stamps may be purchase i
j there, so that their customers may
avoid the minutes of standing in line
in the push and crowd at the post
office.
MEETING TODAY
The County Rationing Boards fire
gathering in a regional meeting in
the city hail in Bryan this afternoon
::t 2 o'clock, according to informa-
tion received by County Judge C. B.
Maynard, in a letter from Mark
McGee, State Rationing Administra-
tor.
The object of the meeting is to
undertake to assist the Rationing
Boaids in the solution of some of
their problems, Mr. McGee stoatca.
All mayor::, members of local defense
councils, :epresentatives of the Cha. -
bcr of Commerce, and other inter-
ested parties are attending.
LEASES FAIR PARK PAVILIAN
FOR SLEEPING QUARTERS
Frank Crippen, who came here a-
bout a month ago from Waco, has
leased the old Fair Paik pavilian and
filled it with good, clean, new l>eds,
which he rents by the day or night.
The pavilian has been weather
stripped,, so that it is warm and com-
fortable, and has showers and toilet
facilities to accommodate any num-
ber.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
HOUSE TRAILER
FOR SALE—'42, factory-built 17 1-55
feet. Used 3 months. See at at Jonah
on highway 95-B, nine miles east of
Georgetown. 50-2
FOR RENT: Three room house on
edge of I Baa trop between highway
71 and 95. Rent to be paid in ad-
vance. Katherine Larremore, Route
2, Box 27. 50-1-28
ATTENTION FARMERS
FOR SALE
1-72 acres 1-2 N. E. of Giddings,
5 room house, garage, chicken houses,
pH toilet, grand and truck, under-
ground cistern. Price $3500.00.
21500 acres 1 1-2 miles North of
Giddings. Good pasture and woodhknd,
tanks, creek. A bet for peanut grow-
ers. Will sell in 50 acre plot*.
$12.00 to $18.00 per acre.
3-743 acres 4 1-2 miles East of
Giddings 1-4 mile off Houston High-
way. Good cattle and sheep range.
Tanks, deep well. Sells in* 50 and 100
acre plots. $12.00 to $18.00 per arn .
Radius of 12 to Bundles frout
Camp Swift. •
•See or write,
J. S. MICKEY
Giddings, Texas. 50-1-10#
Watch For Opening of
Bastrop's Newest Theatre
"THE TEXAS"
On Main Street, near Pout Office
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