Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1943 Page: 1 of 8
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NINETIETH YEAR
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER, HA STROP, TEXAS, NOV. 18, 1943
NUMBER 35
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BASTROP STORES
TO CLOSE FOR
THANKSGIVING
Practical^ all of the local business
houses will be closed, as usual, on
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday of next
week.
Because of the holiday, the Adver-
tiser will be published on Wednesday
of next week. All correspondents are
urged to get the letter- in no later
than Monday noon, which will be con-
sidered the "deadline" for news next
week.
To Store Meat
For Spring
A wider variety of rationed meats
will be available to the housewife dur-
ing the low ebb of meat production
^next spring under a rationing plan
recently announced by OPA. Meat
wholesalers will be loaned points to
fill their storage freezers with veal,
lamb, mutton, and the lower grades
of beef between now and mid-January,
the peak period of meat output.
<SBast/*op's
£R,ol/ of •
onor
This space will be used each
week in tribute to one or more of
the boys from Bastrop and vicinity
who are in our fighting forces.
BOBBY GRIESENBECK Ptr. 2-0
Bobby Griesenbeck, Painter Sec-
ond Class, United States Navy is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Griesenbeck, Jr., formerly of Bas-
trop and now of Corpus Christi.
He is the grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Griesenbeck, Sr., of Bas-
trop, and is at present somewhere
in the Pacific.
SGT. JOHNNY MUZNF.Y
Sgt. Johnny Muzttey, radio oper-
ator with the Army Airways
Communications System, is sta-
tioned at Gowen Field Boise, Idaho
He is tlie son of Mrs. Lula Nell
Bvys, and grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Pete (i i< ii'i-beck, Sr.
BOYS OVERSEAS TO
HEAR TEXAS-A&M
GAME
Texas' football classic - the annual
game between the University of Te-
xas and A.&M. - will be heard
throughout the world through arran-
gements just completed by the Hum-
ble Oil and Refining Company.
Requests from servicemen from all
theatres of war prompted military
authorities to approve a broadcast
of the game by nhort wave to all
theatres of war. Station WBOS,
Boston, Mass., will beam the game
to England, Europe, North Africa,
Sicily, Italy and the Mediterranean.
Station KWID, San Francisco, Calit.
will be heard in Cential and South
America, the South Pa ific and the
Carribean and the Antilles. Sta-
tion KROJ, San Francisco, will be
beamed to Alaska and the Aleutians.
In addition, the Mutual Network
will broadcast the game over its
coast-to-coast network, including
Texas stations, for the benefit of
servicemen throughout the United
States.
Humble's Texas broadcast may be
heard over the following stations:
KPRC, Houston; WO A I, San Antonio
WFAA, Fort Woith-Dallas; KTBC,
Austin; KEYS, Corpus Christi;
KGBIS, Harlingen and WTAW, C> ;
lege Station.
The broadcasts will begin at 1:50 p.
m. C.W.T. with Kern Tips and Ves
Box, two veterans of Southwest Con-
ference football broadcasts, at the
microphones.
BASTROP BEARS
DEFEAT ELGIN 19-12
The Bastrop Bears defeated the
Elgin Wildcats l!'-12 lice Thursday
night in a thrilling game in which the
I'ears really howed what kind of a
t am they have.
held
pun-
their
play
Milk Producers
May Apply For
Payments
Bastrop County milk producers who
wish to receive payments under the
Dairy Feed Payment Program should
save evidence of milk and butterfat
sales for presentation in applying for
such payments, according to Lee L.
Alexander, Chairman of the Bastrop
County AAA Committee.
The rate of payment for Bastrop
county dairy producers will be 40
cents per hundred weight for whole
milk deliveries and 5 cents per pound
of butterfat sold in cream and butter.
The butterfat test of the milk will
not affect the payment for whole milk
delivered.
Application for payment for Oc-
tober milk and butterfat deliveries
should be made to the County AAA
Committee between November I and
30.
Applications for payment on No-
vember and December deliveries will
be made January 1 to 31. The cur-
rent Dairy Feed Payment Program
of the War Food Administration, de-
signed to partially offset increased
costs of feed, covers the period Oc-
tober 1 through December 31, 1943.
To apply for payment, the milk pro-
ducer has to present proof of his sales
in the form of the customary sales j cei'ved wordthartheir son, Martin L,
slips, receipts, stubs obtained from Layton, who is somewhere in the Pa-
the milk purchaser, or in some other cifSc with the United States Navy, has
form acceptable to the County Com-|ibeen given the rating of First Class
J mittee. Evidence of feed purchases | Petty Officer.
will not be required.
After receiving the application with
satisfactory evidence of milk deliver-
ies, the County Committee will write
a draft on the Commodity Credit
Corporation in favor of the producer.
This draft can be cashed at any bank.
These drafts will be signed each
Wednesday of this month.
The Wildcats kicked off and
the Bears for 3 downs. Dodson
ted and Elgin was downed on
own 40 yard line. On the first
from scrimmage Under, of Elgin,
ran (JO yards for r. touch down. The
extra point was missed.
The Bears came back and received
the kick off, and after battering the
Elgin line successfully, on a 60 yard
march, Goode scored from the 2 yard
line. Dodson kicked the extra point.
The Bears kicked off and the ball
was exchanged back and forth from
Bastrop to Elgin. The Wildcats, after
a few long runs, drove to the 20 yard
line. Linder, of Elgin scared again
on a run around his own let c end. The
extra point was missed.
The Bears received the kick-off but
neither team was able to make much
more progress, and the Bears came
off the field at the half on the short
end of a 12-7 score.
A determined Bastrop team started
the seond half with a long kick-off by
Goode. The Elgin team was stopped
cold and Comodine was forced to
punt. Dodson received the punt an J
ran to the 40 yard line. With Goode
<mn hin>g into the Elgin line, and with
of teamwork, we scored on a
line plunge from the Wildcats 2 yard
li *e. Hie extra point was missed.
Trte .v .y,e was 13-12 in favor of the
Bears at the end of the thvid quarter.
The Wildcats came back at the
strut of the fourth quarter and after
a few plays were forced to punt. The
Bears took over and, on a long punt by
Dodson, Prokop, a fine end, recovered
a fumble on the Elgin 20 yard line and
Goode ran over his own left tackJe
for another talley. The point was
missed. The Bears were then leading
19-12 and held the Wildcats until the
end of the game. The game ended
with the Bears in possession of the
ball.
The Bar.trop team played the best
game of the season Thursday night by
beating one of the finest teams in cen-
tral Texas.
The Beais play their last scheduled
game of the season Friday, November
19, with the Smithville Tigers, and
they are out to end the season by
winning the last "grudge game."
ENSIGN ' OWENS
COMPLETES
COURSE
Ensign Clyde Owens, who, with his
wif is visiting his mother, Mrs. Liz-
zie Owens, here this week, has just
completed a special course in the
Merchant Marine Corps.
He 'has been stationed at the Nav-
al Base in New London, Con. and
will report for duty in Houston next
will.
Ensign Owens was formerly with
the United States Navy.
RECEIVES
Mr. and Mrs. M
PROMOTION
L. Layton have re-
Temporary Food
Rations
j Service men on leave can get tem-
porary food rations without the forms
usually furnished by the armed ser-
vices, according to OPA. In an em-
ergency, application may be made on
forms available at local ration boards.
New Mending
Bulletin Available
A new edition of the wartime bul-
letin, "ABC's of Mending," has re-
cently been issued by the Department
of Agriculture. The booklet gives di-
rections with illustrations for mend-
ing household fabrics and furnishings
as well as clothing. Skillful and
prompt mending is encouraged, be-
cause the longer any fabric can be
made to last, just so much is the bur-
den lightened on civilian good pro-
duction. A copy of the booklet may
be had by writing to the office of
Information, U. S. Department of
Agriculture. Washington 25, D. C.
VOLUNTEERS ASKED
TO HELP WITH RED
CROSS PROJECT
The Bastrop County Chapter,
American Red Cross, ha.: been asked
to cooperate in tendering assistance
to patients in the Station Hospital,
Camp Swift, with tlvir Christmas
packages.
This project has been approved by
by the Commanding Office- and the
Field Director.
Present plans are to have this ser-
vice available in the Red Cross build-
ing at the Station Hospital between
the hours of 2:00 and 4:30 on Dec.5th
through the 10th, Dec. 13th through
the 17th, and on Dec. 20th and 21th.
All persons interested in volunteer-
ing to assist with this project aie
asked to contact the Chapter Office
at once, in order that definite plans
and arrangements may be completed.
U S E S HAS PLACED
MANY WORKERS IN
AUSTIN AREA
The number of placements made
during the last ninety days in the
Austin WMC Area has totaled 21,000
This was announced by R. L. Roth ,
Acting Area Director of the WMC.
By far the largest number of wor-
kers were placed in farm work, whicn
totaled over 10,000. Some were lo-
cal residents of the area, however, the
highest percentage were migratoiy
cotton harvest workers directed to
farms as needed by local U. S. Em
ployment Service offices and person-
nel on temporary farm work assign-
ments. The USES is working with
the Extension Service of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, who is charged
with the responsibility of the Farm
Program.
More than 3,300 workers were
placed locally within the Austin
; WMC Area with war industries,
military air fields and camps, essen-
tial employers and employers engag-
ed in civilian activities. The Austin
Area comprises 18 counties in cen-
tral Texas.
The balance of the placements were
made up of worker® With some de-
gree of skill who were sent to war
industries through the labor clear-
ance system of the Employment Ser-
vice. This system provides selected
war industry employers to interview
qualified applicants for hire who
have been referred by the local Em-
ployment Service offices.
COL L A." KURTZ
RETURNS TO CAMP
SWIFT COMMAND _
'Camp Swift, Nov. 17-After a .'10-
day absence from Camp Swift, dur-
ing which he was temporarily i>n duty
as post commander at Fort Clark,
Col, L. A. Kurtz retuurned to the
Bastiop county Army post Monday
and resumed the command which he
has held since the camp was activa-
During Colonel Kurtz's absence from
Camp Swift, Lt. Col. O. P. Houston
was temporarily in command.
Colony Kurtz reached Camp Switi
several Vys before activation of the
post in May of last year, arriving
front Fort Sill where he had organi-
zed and commanded the Reception
Center. Undcir his command,Camp
Swift has become one of the largest
Army camps in the nation and is
frequently held up as a model for
such installations.
Officers and enlisted personnel of
Camp Swift accorded Colonel Kurt/,
an enthusiastic welcome on hi- re-
turn.
CANDLE LIGHT
SERVICE TO MARK
WEEK OF PRAYER
The Women's Society of Christian
Service will observe Week of Prayer
next week with a candle li^ht service
on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
front 7 to 7:30 o'clock each evening.
Mrs. E. F. Pearcy will be at the
orgain, and the public is invited to
attend for prayer. Donations may
be left at the altar.
Warns Against
Winter Diseases
AUSTIN.—Seasonal health hazards
for young children are to be guarded
against in the wintertime just as
carefully as they are in the summer-
time in the opinion of Dr. Geo. W.
Cox, State Health Officer.
"Every mother is familiar with so-
called summer complaints which af-
fect small children but certain winter
diseases can be just as harmful and
are just as likely to make their ap-
pearance unless proper precautions
are used," Dr. Cox said.
In the group of winter diseases Dr.
Cox included influenza, tonsilitis,
pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, and
even diphtheria when a child has not
been immunized. Any such disease
affecting a child's respiratory or
breathing system is apt to be very
serious and only too often fatal.
Pneumonia often develops from a
neglected cold or may follow a severe
case of measles or whooping cough.
Bronchitis condition may also prove
to be an after effect of these diseases
and these respiratory ailments are
much more difficult to combat sue-
fully than the digestive ailments
prevalent in the summer-
known as summer cont-
cess
which art
time and
plaints.
"These winter diseases are espe-
cially dangerous to babies and very
young children," Dr. Cox stated.
"Nearly all of them are spread front
the secretions of the nose and mouth.
Children not in vigorous health are
naturally more susceptible to these
complaints and the first line of de-
fense against them is to strengthen
the child's power of resistance against
disease," Dr. Cox advised. "The sec-
ond step is to keep them under medi-
cal supervision and the third is to
make sure that they avoid contact
with those who have coughs, colds,
or fevers."
COTTON GINNING
REPORT
Census report shows that 4,487
bales of cotton were ginned in Bastrop
County from the crop of 1943 prior to
Nov. 1st as compared with 5,946 bales
for the crop of 1942.
RATION REMINDER
Gasoline—In 17 east coast states
A-8 coupons are good through Feb-
ruary 8. In states outside the east
coast area A-8 coupons are good
through November 21, and A-9 be-
I conies good on November 22.
Fuel Oil—Period 1 coupons ar •
good through January 3. Period 2
coupons become good November 30.
Sugar—Stamp No. 29 in book four
is good for 5 pounds through Jan-
uary 15, 1944.
Shoes—Stamp No. 18 in book one
good for I pair. Stamp No. I on the
"Airplane" sheet in book three good
for 1 pair.
Meats, Fats Brown stamps G, H,
J, and K good through December -1
Brown stamp L becomes good Novem-
ber 21 and remains good through
January I. 1944.
Processed Foods Blue stamps X.
Y, and Z good through November 20.
Green stamps A. I!, and C in book
four good through December 20.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1943, newspaper, November 18, 1943; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236933/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.