Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1942 Page: 6 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER, BASTROP, TEXAS, THURSDAY, .MARCH 11*42
BASTROP
MONDAY
MARCH
One Week
STARTING
Auspices Parent-Teacher Association
HEATED TENT LOCATED NEAR OLD
BALL PARK
ODDB3
Y SADLER
literary column [australia shown
as growing manu-
facturing center
1 \\<>U,I NT TRADE
Don th> Talbot
1 had-
i r> al!v envv
Who hasn't heard sue
c ami
ing
tune again
V. h'. . novo:- satisfied wit I Tho flowing letter written b\ I
- ssess- -regard e>s °! | \.rno Mrvs--n Holt and mailed in I
\\> h asn t seen Pe .- Ntiwca?lle. Aug.raSj8 on IKVem-
ple l;ke tha ? Dissatisfaction* envy.;
greed everywhw ',m this world i
th >s.' evils are apparent.
what
If I
■vl the
10: \ arrived in Bastrop o t
| Friday, February 1.'!. little more than
a witk af:er Mrs. H It arrived here
her.-- If. It is une of the series of rr-
, deles written by LaYerne and Pat
Holt which have appeared from lim
to time
the Advertiser.
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COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAM NIGHTLY
ADDED FEATURE-
FAMOUS PLUNKETT FAMILY
Plus Strobelite Musical Review
"WAKE UP AMERICA"
GENERAL ADMISSION
Children — 9c, Tax lc—Total 10c
Adults — 27c, Tax 3c—Total 30c
Reserved Seats, 10—20 cents, Tax Included
id that 1 have never suffer-
• a: ments dissatisfaction,
• tnvy—I \v uldr.'t be teilin..
Hasn't every normal r>e -
<iis• .-fied with his p --
r wished for something h
hasn't g t? Of course.
But when 1 1 *>k around at tlvs
v <r-torn world, I realize that w«.
' ere in Amer .-i, have nothing re'il
■ be dissatisfied over, nor have the
"other fellow
t- vy. You and I a en't we much.
much :letter off than the e untie-s
thousands of individual.- wh se lot >t
is to be slaves of the dictators in th'
world? But h w often do we look at
it in just that respect? Seld- m. I
am ashamed to admit.
Isn't it true that those who arc
most dissatisfied are the very ones i . , , , ,
. , ,■ . , , i steel made from that pig iron,
who have everything r. person coul i 1 "
STEEi. WORKS
NEWCASTLE. Australia. Dec. 10:
Industrial met ils a^d its allied iti-
dustries are second only to foodstuffs
in value f production in Australia,
anytni' jf we should, ^ut t|u. t UT,,Up is of most im-
portance t Australia as a g: owing
manufacturing country.
Ironworks were established a-
early 18-">2 but the industry never
got un its feet until 1908 when th,
governmen undertook to pay a un-
ty on all pig iron made from Au:
tralian > re and from bar ir -n and
BASTROP HI - LIFE
editorial
SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE,
SOMEHOW
Sometime I'm going somewhere,
somehow, are you?
You have often day-dreamed, its
natural. You've dreamed of piaces
you're going. Sometime, you hope,
iike Hawaii, the South Seas, Arabia,
Spain. Argentina—all wonderful plac-
es to visit; and then again, places
nearer h-«me y >u've never been to
like Niaga-i Falls, Yellowstor-
Park. Grand Canyon, or Carlsbad
aCverns; still closer, to home,
the historical places near your home
that you've never visited, but you
will —So m et i m e—Sorn ehow.
But in your day dreams, have you
eve* noticed that no matter how far
off you want to go and how long you
want to stay, y ur thoughts f re-
urnir.g home after your Great Ad-
venture are sweeter and fuller that
any joy or thrill you might have re
ceived while on the adventure. The
joy of seeing familiar face- and fam-
iliar places, of waving at and greet
ing old friends, th? knowledge th :t
you are HOMK. no other joy car. sur-
pass this.
So I have decided that in order t;
receive the unsurpassed joy. I must
have several Sometimes, Somewhere
and Somthows.
If you don't agree with me tell
me your reasons why and perhaps 1
can help >-:-u change your mind.
WHO'S WHO
The Algrebra II Class was settling
down when 'Feasor's voice was heard
over the loud speaker, "1 want to
j Jim Trigg, Lovis Hardt and Charlie
Bob Morris."
j In the study hall Shirley Tarver
i was called. Wonderingly we went to
the office. Whit had we done? We
racked ur brain- trying to remem-
ber any misdeed, but we could think
of nothing.
We were met in the office by a
serious-faced Mr. Dodson. "I ha\e
finally caught up with you," he said
"The faculty has v ted that you four
students are to represent Bastrop
High Seh o! ir the "Who's Who in
Texas High Schools."
What a relief! And what an honor:
So '{ you see four happy high school
students you will know they are
Shi-ley Tarver, Jim Trigg. Lovis
Hardt, and Charlie Bob Morris.
THE Bl'SIN ESS WOMAN
I was born < n May 2.3. 1025 at Bas-
trop, Since this year completes my
high school life I plan to enter Bay-
lor t*. and become very successful in
.he business world. Baylor U is mv
favorite university. I prefer black
hair ard blue eyes. The way I 1 ik*?
to spend my evenings is bv playing a
game of tennis, then eating a heep-
ing dish of pineapple custard, then
going to the show to see I .Ana Tu--
ner and Robert Stack play and hear-
ing Artie Shaw play "Everything I
Love" After this I would like to go
dancing or skating. Once at home 1
would like to settle by my radio and
listen to Kay Kyser.
Yes, this is" the life of Shirley Tar-
ver and Shirley, we all wish you th-?
best of luck.
desire? Aren't the envious ones tht
greedy and selfish people? Aren t
they, in truth, the world's most un-
happy lot?
I haven't mm h in the way ■ f rich-
es in terms of dollars and cents
but W'tild I trade my wealth in oth-
er 'hings for that fateful thing call-
ed "money"? Never! I'm rich —
we're all rich—in s > many ways—
we should realize that.
Don': we own the most wonder-
ful c untry in th world? Can the
pe pie t" many other lands boast of
such liberties as we have? Can the
say ''We have a system of Govern-
ment that provides for the poor and
aged?" Can they say, "We have free
speech, freedom of religion, equal
, righ's and equal opportunity?" Can
they say. "Our Government protects
our right-, rather than restricts
them?" Can they say. "We are a free
and wealthy ?.nd dem <:ratic people?"
i Can they? We can!! We are Ameri-
cans. That word in itself is the sym-
: bol of our well-being, of our govern-
ment. and f our people. America—
synonymous with freedom, equalit;-.
fairness among its own people and
; others.
And yet—even in thi-s srreat coun-
try there is that evil, dissatisfaction,
j Americans — dissatisfied? Why?
i Why?, when we have everything in
the world worth having?
No, we individually ma/ not have
money, but would you trade your
American Wealth for money? I
wouldn't—not ever!
To City Taxpayers
Owing Delinquent
City Taxes
If ycu will setde ALL OF YOUR CITY DELINQUENT
TAXES before April 1, 1942, you can pay same with-
out any penalty or interest
Provisions of this resolution only apply to tax payments
made before April 1, 1942.
HELP YOUR SCHOOL, HELP YOUR CfTY,
HELP YOURSELF
SENIOR REPORT
Here we are back at school after
a w rxierful three day vacation. But
then—every one was happy to b^
back. lA-ts see what our seniors ha.-e
been doing.
The track team went to Austin Sat-
urday and Rudy placed. We seni rs
ought to he proud of those boys.
Dorothy Talbot was the receiver
f a telegram and phone call from
out f town. Say. Dot, you ought to
quit it.
Shirley has been stepping out >n
us lately—who's the lucky guy, Shir-
ley.
LaVerne is at it again. Now what
could I mean by that? Well, just ask
her.
Jean Young stepped out with Vir-
ginia's man Saturday night. Say—
Joe. why be the "tattle tale" of the
class—little boys like you sould be
seen and not heard.
Gladys received a swell letter from
that Flying Cadet and also from that
Smithville guy—she rates, don't she?
Ray Martin was seen every where
Sunday, even in Austin.
The skating rink still has its pep
The seniors seem to keep it going.
Say, Lovis.what's that you have
eating at your house—Bonnie seem
to know.
Well, folks. I could keep writing
but had better stop for this wees.
SOCIETY
Friday night the losers for the
week in our Defense Stamp Club en- ,
tertained the winners with a dan?e to Newcastle and *>r conveying i!'i-
The Broken Hill Proprietary Com-
pany Limited decided in 1913 to en-
cage in the smelting of iron ore on a
large -oale to utilize metal? found in
deposits they controlled. The site >t
Newcastle, 1,200 miles from the sour-
ce of iron ore, was chosen for th"
plant as it was near extensive cok-
ing coal dep sits and water and har-
bor faculties. The works came into!
production in 1V1 •" ar>| progress has j
reigned unt:l annual output at the
works, which we -pent two days lit ;
spectirg, is over a million tons.
Thv present Newcastle Iron at.d
Steel works are located on land
which was originally but a tidal
swamp. Difficulty of building her?
was overcomefby driving piles. Since
the first i i'e was driven. 42.000 piles
of 30 foot length have been place!
through the mu 1 down to -olid bor-!
torn. If the filling and mud were j
cleared away, today the steelworks
would have the appearance of sitting |
upon a veritable forest -if trees. Land •
owned by the company covers 1,22 >
acres, 900 of which are available fori
future expansion.
Amazing things have been accom-
plished in 2< years because the com-
pany has had to meet the varied de-
mands of the whole nation for ir. n
and steel. The first blast furnace
commenced production in March
1915 and the first rail was rolled
two and a fourth years from the date
f commencement of construction.
During normal operations 7,700
men are employed in the plant, oper-
ating on a 24-hour basis. Allowing
for dependent families, the B.H.P -
steelworks directly supports 30,000
people. The industry has Lite-ally
made the town of Newcastle, about
two mile? away, with a population
of 110.660.
Upon entering the p'rant grounds
you see row upon row of sheds who
laborers stre their numerous bicy-
cles and fewer motorcycles, common
means of transportation in times of
gas line shortage.
Throughout the plant are noticed
hoards displaying -chemes for focuss-
ing attention on the necessity for
s*afe working, a foremost principle
with the company. As encourage-
ment to the Safety First scheme, a
bonus is issued to everp mar. in a de-
partment which is successful in
working a certain number of dav<
without time lost through injury. An
ambulance station and fire fighting
unit are available when other pre-
cautions fail. A small hospital layout
is located on the grounds, a new bun-
galow with thoroughly modern equip-
ment
A unique sight was the coal bridge,
a mechanical device for the loadine
and unloading of coal trains. It
greatly resembles a span of a large
highway bridge but can travel lone-
itudirally on tracks over the heao.
while the grab travels a'.ong the
bridge transversely to grab its ken'.
The bridge with its motor weighs
400 tons and the grab, with its lo«i.
add another 10 tons.
The company has 9 ships used to
transport ore fmm the mines, via
coastal route covering 1.170 miles,
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Dainty, attractive patterns, in wash
materials, 36 in-ches wide, all fast
colors, only
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SIMPLICITY PATTERNS
The newest fashions, changing from
season to season, presenting a num-
erous variety of styles from which to
choose. The nationally advertised pat-
tern, easy to follow, only
/o dr 2o cents
EVERYTHING
for the seamstress . . , thread, zippers,
ruffling, braid, buttons, needles, pins,
thimbles, lace, materials, as well as
knitting yarns, needles, rug yarns, yarn
holders, knitting bags.
"e l k I n s
"We Have Everything"
CECIL LONG Mgr.
at the Refectory. Almost everybody
in high 'ch «ol was there and it was
lots of fun.
ished products b the consumers.
Three bla-t furnaces are the smel-
tering unit in which ir-n ore is
Saturday night the girls of the 3. j dueed to meta ic iron. The resulting
a. D. Club entertained -.he r dates iron is used for the pig ir-.n market
with a picnic in the nark. After that i and as a raw matvral 'rom whicn
we went to the Refect -v. The coil st«'e!
wire rods for use in wire-drawing and basic price of Australian steel now
nail making, is a continuous proce-: compares more than favorably wi'h
dure. When leaving the last roll, and that obtaining in overseas C 'untnt .
while still red hot, they are automa- thus insuring that prospective m;.n-
tically coiled into bundles and dis- ufacturers of metal goods will have
charged to cooling conveyors. They acctss to adequate supplies of raw
travel so far that at the end they are. materials here at reasonable prices,
cool enough to be loaded into trucks.
Since wartime conditions have cut
ut imputations, and to save in
c< - ts, the plant itself has l>ecome
.self-sustaining in <many respects.
Rolls used for pressing out the in-
gots are made to precision aceura y
in the same plant yard they are used.
Several needed machines could not b
obtained fr-m abroad, s. the com-
pany purchased plans and now have
completed many themselves.
Cleanliness and orderliness arr
found even in such a smoky, dusty
place as a steel pbnt. A large crev.
of men is kept busy just raking ami
shovelling up scraps and all left-over
metallic bits go back into the melt-
ing p t. Each department has its own
store room where tools are easily
found by the "shadow board method ",
with the outline of each tool painted
> n the wall where the instrument is
to hang. Small first-aid knits are lo-
cated in each plant.
With the exception of one or two
overseas advisers, the management
and direction of this great industry-
is in the hands of Australians. Cor-
tact with new steps in mining and
manufacturing practices is kept by
continuous visits of officials abroad.
During the last 20 years, some SO vi-
sits have been made by officials.
Broken Hill assures itself of a con
tir.uous stream of qualified workers
by granting sums of money toward
the development of the Newcastle
Technical College. Many apprentices
are employed in the industry and
staff training is ever-present with
members gaining promotions upon
the t>asis of proved merit and fitness.
Group assurances, provident funds
for the staff, and sick and accident
insurance, features of any modern
industry, all have their place in the
organisation.
Evidence of the efficiency of the
industry is seen in the fact that the
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the fewest
weather was no draw back and every-
body had a swell time.
FRFSHMAN" REPORT
e waun©(j a
mechanical grab in neration as r.
♦ .k r. •! hot rr It-.n m -ta! ar.d pour-
ed it into the 'urr.ve. The gigant' ■
proportions with which things are
ao.-omp!ished in «urh a large indu--
The pr -gram planned for the Eng-1 try are hardly conceivable and still
lish Club Friday was about how pop-1 hold fascination after viewing them
or on
BOOKS
h 1 O
ular Fp<>rts originated.
Bonnie spoke al*>ut arche:y; Bi'l-
ie, basket ball; Danny, b- xing; Mel-
vin, football; I^. rah. g If; Neva Jo
horse racing; Mildred, skating; and
Janis. swimming. Hot was announcer
These Freshmen really enjoy skat-
ing.
Coach R,^igers ihaperoned another
party at the Refe--tory Friday night.
The Martin Hillbillies were h -sts Tv
Smith Jap Slappers' captain is Mil-
They had $32.75 in Defers
Stamps. Lois is captain of the Hill-
billies. They had f17.25 in stamps.
The footbal' boys received their
jackets la-t week. Th«-e r<vei\nng on-
and J. W. and Spud. J. W. made aJU
district. They axe really proud of
them.
for «ome time.
Wh"n the furnace is tapp d, the
molten inm is run off intr large
ladles, each holding up to 38 ten-.
They are brick line! arui are carried
on railway undercarriage-. from
which they are easily lifted by over-
head cranes. The ladle is then shunn-
ed to either tile > - pen hearth depart-
ment for convening its content* in-
to steel or to the foundry or pig mills
f r m -ulding into castings or mer-
chant pig ir>n.
Most spectacular part of the e'
tire Operation is the rolling mill
where large, rod h t ingots are pa««-
ed through a «eries of rollers V be
made into different size bar5, rai -
road track*, plates of steel, and r «i«
The rod mill, for rolling billets in^'
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1942, newspaper, March 5, 1942; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236844/m1/6/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.