Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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BASTHOP ADVERTISER, BASTROP, TEXAS, OCTOBER 12, 1944
NUMBER 30
;al Boy Aboard
luckiest Ship" In
S. Navy
0, Chalmers, SK 2-C, United j
Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. I
Chalmers of Bastrop, has
aboard the United States heavy
,er "Augusta." He is stationed
Philadelphia at present.
ie following story, clipped from
Kent issue of the New York
L pives an interesting: account
he activities of the "Augusta"
the "Tuscaloosa," neither of
h sustained damage in battle.
ULADELPHIA, Sept. 16.—The
I cruisers Augusta and Tusca-
I, which saw action in the in-
fos of Normandy and the south
fiance and came through without
cratch," arrived at the Phila-
hia Navy Yard today for recon-
liinp, the Fourth Naval District
lunced.
It Augusta was fired on "with
tthinR up to 15-inch guns, but
ft get a scratch," said Comdr.
1'hares of Chevy Chase, Md.,
[ship's executive officer. "She's
ackiest ship in the entire Navy."
(though under fire in both ac-
neither the Augusta nor the
aloosa lost a man. One officer
fcie Tuscaloosa was slightly in-
), however, when the ship was!
ered with shrapnel in the Medi-|
mean. |
mmanded by ("apt. Edward H. |
\ USN, of Miami, Fla., the Au-
served as the flagship for
fral Alan C . Kirk, task force
Bander in the Normandy inva-
and for Rear Admiral Lyle A.
fc.Min, commanding officer of the
(fire support in the invasion of
(south of France.
Tuscaloosa is commanded by
J. I!. Waller of Manchester,
|.. and during its five months'
in support of the European
| flew the two-starred flag!
ear Admiral Morton L. Deyo.
Augusta saw more action in
N'Uth of France invasion than
Normandy, Commander Phares
e had gun-fire missions, moved
>'1 more, took on more Army
ashore, and supported com- (
(h hitting small islands off!
pilles.'1
Augusta was the first ship to
ipon t he harbor of Toulon, Com-
er 1'hares said.
the war the cruiser was
•iirship of the Commander in
°f the Atlantic Fleet and it
J1' the Admiral's cabin of the
sta that the Atlantic Charter
"flied by I'resident Roosevelt
"me Minister Churchill.
'tain Waller told how the Tus-
•l la\ off the N'ormanry coast
|'t. the help of a British plane
1 aste<| (,erman supply lines
Uv,'lve miles inland.
, Mediterranean the Tuscn-
i, ' position of a "sitting
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I of CroBge Point, Mich.
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UNITED WAR CHEST DRIVE OPENS IN
BASTROP WITH QUOTA SET AT $4,000
Committees were appointed at a
meeting Tuesday afternoon to con-
duct the United War Chest Driv,
which opened in Bastrop this week,
acording to C. W. Eskew, local chair-
man.
Bastrop's quota is $4,000, and the
quota for the county is $12,000, Mr.
Eskew said.
The drive will end on October 19th.
Mr. Eskew stressed the fact that
the War Chest is composed of nine-
teen different war-time services that
are contributing to the necessities
and comforts of our fighting men and
that the need for funds is a pressing
one.
When the committee worker calls
on you for your contribution, let's
say, "Sure, I'll give a Texan's share
to help win the war, and to do my
part in the campaign to support our
own and our allies throughout the
world."
C OF C MEETING
HELD LAST WEEK
of
C. W. Eskew, local chairman
the United War Chest Drive, an-
nounced the opening of the drive in
Bastrop at the regular meeting of
the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce
held Wednesday afternoon of last
week, when he stated that the quota
for Bastrop County has been placed
at $12,000. with Bastrop's share
$4,000. The Bastrop quota, how-
ever, includes Paige, Cedar Creek
Red Rock, Rockne, and Watterson
as well as the town of Bastrop.
The talk of a new hotel for Bas-
trop was re-opened, with Dr. J. Cor-
don Bryson, president, stating that
the paramount project of the Cham-
ber of Commerce was to do all the
organization could to aid in winning
the war, and that these other things
upon which we are all agreed that
a need exists, are secondary. If they
are not to be achieved immediately,
we can plan and work toward se-
curing them when victory comes.
A tribute was paid to the first
member of the Chamber of Commerce
who has made the supreme sacrifice
for freedom, Sgt. James H. Perkins,
and a committee composed of Rev.
Robert S. Tate, Jr., Cecil Long, and
Sam Gurwitz was appointed to draw-
up Resolutions commemorating his
life, a copy of which is to be incorpo-
rated in the minutes of th organi-
zation, one t<> be presented to the
family, and one to be published in
the Bastrop Advertiser.
The meeting adjourned, following
brief reports from other committee
chairmen.
Bears Blast
Brahmas 27-0
IS COMMISSIONED
IN U. S. ARMY
COLLECTION OF
BLOOD COMPLETED
IN THIS AREA
The work of the American Red
Cross in collecting blood for plasma
and serum albumin for the Armed
forces in this area has been success-
fully completed, according to an-
nouncement contained in letters re-
ceived by the Bastrop County Chap-
ter cancelling the scheduled visit of
the mobile unit to Bastrop County
on October 24, 25, 26th.
Resolution Of Respect
Whereas, We the members of the
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, being
deeply shocked upon learning of the
untimely death of James Howard Per-
kins, and
Whereas, We knew and respected
him as a citizen of our community
who shared in the hope of making
Bastrop a finer commuity, and
Whereas, We have known in our
business relationships with him that
his conduct of life was based upon
principles of high ethical standards,
and
Whereas, We have admired his un-
selfish participation and his patriotic
spirit in the serving of his country
in time of war, and
Whereas, We would share the grief
brought to us by his death with his
widow, Mrs. Mary Beulah Perkins;
his Mother and Father, Mr. and Mrs
Howard Perkins;
Therefore be it resolved, that on
this day, October 11, J014, the Cham-
ber of Commerce spread upon tlit
minutes of its records, the fact of
our appreciation for his life and our
p- rsonal fellowship with him, and a
copy of this resolution be sent to the
aforementioned parties whose griei
we share.
DR. J. GORDEN BRYSON,
President of the Chamber
of Commerce
CECIL LONG.
SAM GURW1TZ,
ROBERT S. TATE, IR.
Committee on Resolutions.
BISHOP QUIN TO
BE HERE SUNDAY
The Rt. Rev. Clinton S. Quut.
Bishop of Texas, will make a special
visit to Calvary Episcopal Church,
Sunday, Oct. 15 at 3:00 P. M.
The Bishop will confirm a class
of candidates at that time. The ser-
vice of confirmation will lu> found
in the Prayer Book, Pages
The Lesson in the eighth chapter of
the acts of the Apostles.
The Bastrop Bears invaded Hal
lettsville Friday, October f> and hand-j ' Jr* 0
ed the Brahmas a 26-0 defeat. ; commissioned
For the most part, it was a game
with emphasis on power, in which
the Bears had a decided edge.
The Bear backfield, composed of
Goode, Baca, Webb, and Wolf, aided
also by Tits worth and Muzney tore
the Hallettsville line to shreds for
FORT BENNING, Ga.—Kleber M.
Trigg, Jr., of Bastrop, Texas, was
a second lieutenant Li*
the Army of the United States
day upon successful complete*
the Officer Candidate Coursr ^
Infantry School at Fort IU
Lieut. Trigg is the son of Mr. i
Mrs. K. M. Trigg of Bastrop, Texas,
i The new lieutenant enlisterf in the
many long gains and four touch-! Army on March 2d, 1944, and served
downs! ! with the 342nd Armd. Field Art. Bn.,
The Bears kicked off and for three Ft. Sill, Okla., before going to Of-
plays held the Brahmas, who were ^cer Candidate School foui months
finally forced to punt. The Bears < a&°- He held the .rank of corporal
then went to work, and early in the before being commissioned.
first quarter, Baca scored on a 1-yard
FORMER BASTROP
WOMAN DIES
ho died at her
Funeral service- were held in ( lin-
ton, Oklahoma, on October 6, 104 l,j
for Mrs. W. T. Hunt, w
home th< re on Octobei
Mrs. Hunt is survived by the fol-1 to his
lowing children: Prince George Hunt,' Mi.
I \lcxander Hunt, Wood row Max I of letters and cards from local peo
Hurt, and Mrs. Pauline Inez Oliver;) pie which he has been unable to
and the folowing brothers an<
SAM I'. BUCHANAN ILL AT
HOME IN PALESTINE
Bastrop friends will regret to learn
that Sam R'. Buchanan, frequent vi-
sitor here, h::s been seriously ill with
typhu fever, and has been confined
bed for the past thirty days.
Buchanan has had a number
ters
Ke
sis.
J. J. Schacfcr. \lex Schaefer,
Schaefer, and Mrs. Rosa Woehl
of Bastrop; Mrs. A. C. Klcinert ot
Au-tiu, A. C. Schaefer of Douglas-
vi 1 It-, and Charlie Schaefer of Amite,
La.
Mrs. Hunt wa <i<> years and four
months old at the time of her death.
Bastrop Soldier
Awarded Oak Leaf
WITH FIFTH ARMY, ITALY.
Staff Sergeant Guadalupe G. Gutier-
rez of Bastrop, Texas, has been
awarded the oak leaf duster, in lieu
of a second Bronze Star, for heroic
achievement in action while serving
with the H5th "Custer" Division on
the Fifth Army front in Italy.
His father, Desederio Gutierrez,
lives at Bastrop.
ans-
wer, but he sends word to them that
he groat ly appreciates their thought-
fulness, and that as soon as he is
aide, he will express that aprecia-
tion to each of them individually.
Receives Promotion
To Staff Sergeant
Seventh Army Headquarters.
Staff Sergeant August 11. Bunte, of
Bastrop, has recently been promot-
ed from sergeant to bis present
grade, staff sergeant.
He is the son of Mrs. Louise Bunte.
Staff Sergeant Bunte is a section
leader with the 3rd Infantry Division
in France.
SIMPLICITY styles for Fall are
now on display in the latest style
book at ELK INS 5-10-25 cent Store.
Webb ran over
quarterback sneak
for the extra point.
The next touchdown came in the
first part of the second quarter
when Baca ran around right end
for four yards and a touchdown, j l°cal
Webb scored the extra point. j course to fit him for his new re-
At the half the score was 20-0 in! sponsibilities. The course covers the
favor of the Bears. J technique of handling all the varied
Bastrop came back and in the' modern infantry weapons and the
third quarter scored their last touch-
The new officer attended Bastrop
High School and Texas A. & M. Col-
lege, where he was prominent as a
student and R.O.T.C. officer.
At The Infantry School, world's
largest institution of its kind, the
officer took a four months'
m for his
down on a 3-yard plunge by Goode. i
Wolf ran over for the extra point, j
The Bears opened up with passes;1
and when the final whistle blew,1
they were on the Brahma's 4-yard i
line.
tactics of leading small infantry
units in combat. At the same time
he is taught such diverse, yet neces-
sary, subjects as military law, mess
management, and administration, and
is constantly impressed with the
enormous responsibility of an officer
in time of war.
The outstanding factor in the
Bear's victory was their powerful! The men who attended Officer
line, composed of H Hemphill, Adell i ^ and|date School are recent Infantry
Powell, T. C. Hoffman, "Spud
Smith, Melvin Hoffman, "Bux''
Hodges, and M. A. Prokop. Although
the statistics are not known, the
Bear line held the Brahmas for very j
meager yardage. Hallettsville did j
not threaten the Bears' goal in any
part of the game.
On Friday, Oct. 13, the Bears en-
tertain the Eagle Lake Eagles in
a conference game at Erhard Field
and Coach Dodson's Bears will be
working hard all week preparing for
it.
—Pat Webb.
SERVICES HELD IN
COMMEMORATION
OF SGT. PERKINS
A service of commemoration was |
held Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at i
the Methodist Church for Sgt. James!
Howard Perkins, who was killed in!
action in Italy on September 17. 1044.
Rev. Robert S. Ttate, Jr., pastoi
of the Methodist Church, conducted | KTRII, Houston; and KRLD
the following service:
The Organ Prelude
The Quiet Moments
The Meditation
We need to call to remembrance
the humble and good, who. in
these hours, are sacrificing of
their ."I! for their God and
their Country. We need to be
reminded of the eoodly example
<f those followers of Jesus
Christ through whose example
we sen His spirit alive today in
the world. We need to be ap-
preciative of the men who have
given to us a heritage of free-
dom and truth. We need to be
in heed of all suffering through-
out the world. We need to be
aware of God who is our ever
present "unseen friend" in an
hour of need.
The Hymn By The Choir, "The Lord
My Shepherd," Wilson
The Scripture Lesson
The Pastoral Prayer
The Choral Anthem, "The Prayer
Perfect," St en son
The Pastoral Meditation, "These
R.O.T.C. graduates of colleges al'
over the country. Others include the
best privates, corporals and sergeants
from regular Army outfits, selected
by their superiors for outstanding
intelligence and qualities of leader-
ship. During the course even the
mildly incapable are weeded out, so
that the men who graduate with
commissions are America's finest
soldiers, fully qualified to be the
leaders in our rapidly growing army.
Humble Begins 10th
Year Of Football
Broadcasts
Four games make up Humble's
football fare for fans next Saturday.
Starting ;'e day's broadcasts at 2:50
p. m. will be the Texas Longhorn-
Oklahoma University game over sta-
tions KPRC, Houston; WOAI, San
Antonio; and WFAA, Dallas-Fort
Worth. Announcers will be Kern
Tipps and Jerry Doggett.
Next in line comes the Rice-Tulane
game at 3:20 p. m. over stations
Dallas.
Dave Russell will be play-by-play
announcer, with Fred Nt.has adding
color highlights.
Two games will share the spot-
light at 7:50 p. m. The A. & M.-
L. S. U. game, with Yes Box as play-
by-play and Charlie Jordan as color
announcer, will be heard over sta-
tions KXYZ, Houston; KTSA, J:,v
Antonio; KGKO, Dallas-Fort Worth;
KRIS, Corpus Christi; KRGV, Wes-
laco; and WTAK, College Station.
The second game to air at 7:50
will be the S. M. U.-Randolph Field
tilt with Rill Michaels describing
grid play and Alec Chesser color.
This game will be carried over sta-
tion KTHT, Houston as well as the
Texas State Network including WRR,
Dallas; KFJZ, Fort Worth; KRBC,
Abilene; KRLH, Midland; KGKL,
Angelo; KBST, Big Spring; WACO,
Waco; KTEM, Temple; KNOW, Aus-
tin; and KABC, San Antonio.
Daughter Bom To The
Rev. and Mrs. Tate
Things Remember"
Tate, Jr.
The Hymn By The Choir,
My Soul," Sibelius
The Benediction
The Choral Response
The Organ Postlude
Robert S. A daughter, Margar. t Ann, joined
the family of Rev. and Mrs. Robert
"Be Still, S. Tate. Jr. on October 10, 11)44.
The baby weitihtd six pounds, eleven
and one half ounces and i- doing
nice.y. Mrs, Tate is resting well at
St. David's Hospital in Au-tin.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1944, newspaper, October 12, 1944; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth236979/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.