Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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Picked Up At
RANDOM
We were privilege!, on Tues-
day night, to .sit in upon a joint
meeting of the City Council anil
tin- Bastrop Board of Education,
and we heard a most enlightening
and interesting discussion of the
financial condition of the City of
Bastrop, of the immediate needs
of the city, of the n -ed for a
new negro school building, and of
the funds necessary to operating
the Bastrop schools.
Since there lias been, for the
past year or more, considerable
qui .^tinning, many rumors, and no
>mall number of complaints re-
lative to the city's maintenance
of the streets, etc., we would
like to suggest that there Im a
mass meeting of the citizens of
the town, particularly those who
have been openly fault finding. We
would like for you all to hear
exactly what Bower Crider, city
attorney, offered as explanation
of the situation.
Mr. Crider went into detail to
explain the present tax rate, to
discuss the expenses of the city
as they are now, and the amount
of funds necessary to pave the
streets and to otherwise operate
the city in the future. He further
pointed out the amount of taxes
available to the schools, and the
amount of funds necessary for
running the schools for the next
year.
We believe that if you could
hear the explanation, you might
understand some of the difficul-
ties your City Council and your
local Board of Education are up
against in trying to keep your
community on a progres ive bas-
is If you understand the prob-
lems. you might be alile to offer
them some help, instead of hino-
ering them with your criticism.
If anyone is interested, kindly
contact us, and we .vill help to
arrange such a meeting, on a
convenient date and at a conven-
ient li>cation, so that all people
anxious to see Bastrop forge «
head may attend.
1
Bastrop
1 18'.)
9
West Elgin
484
3
West Smlthville
526
4
Jeddo
33
5
Rosnnky
88
6
Highgrove
40
7
Cedar Creek
173
8
Kenton
32
n
East Elgin
569
10
Mc Duff
62
11
I'in Oak
126
12
Alum < reek
87
13
McDade
145
It
Watterson
108
15
Red Rock
188
16
Paige
226
17
Lowery's Chapel
32
18
Upton
78
1!
Kovar
59
20
Spring Prairie
59
21
East Smlthville
613
Paid Polls
4882
Exempt ions
25
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BASTROI
NIN ET Y-S ECON D
YEAH
(ESTABLISHED
A1) V ERTIS E R, B A STROP,TEX A S
r EBURARY
NUMBER 48
NO MOKE MEAT POUNDING
Tenderizing meat by freezing
has been brought to a new high
point of efficiency by methods
developed by the United States
Department of Agriculture re-
search workers. It is speedy freez-
ing to a very low temperatures
that does the work, according to
Roy W. Snyder, meat specialist
of the Texas A and M College
extension service.
Beef frozen at 18 degrees ana
thawed is 9 per cent more tender
than comparable unfrozen beef
Research workers found that
freezing !>eef quickly at 114 de-
grees below zero made it 29 per
cent more tender. The usual freez-
ing temperatures now in use are
from zero to 10 degTees.
It is the action of ice crystals
that has the tenderizing effect.
In |ow freezing at IK degrees
large ice crystals form between
the muscle fibers, drawing water
out of tn • f11>ers as they form
and pushing fibers out uf shape
without breaking them. In fast
freezing at 1(1 degrees, smaller
crystals form within the fibers
because there is not time for the
water to l>e drawn out.. A* they
form, the crystals break the fib-
ers. The lower the temperature
and the faster the freezing, the
more small crystals form anil
the more filers break. At 114
below zero, the freezir.g is so
rapid that nearly every fiber
breaks.
Meat enters will bail thi- with
delight tempered by regrets that
the new fa-t freezing method was
not developed in time to make
wartime meat edible.
B A STROP COUNTY POLL T\X
PAYMENTS FOR 1<>45
MAYOR ROGERS
ANNOUNCES FOR
RE-ELECTION
The Adverti-cr is authorized
this week to carry the announce-
ment of Will Rogers, candidate
fop the office of Mayor of Bas-
trop, subject to action in the
city election.
Mr. Rogers has served as ma-
yor of this city for a number
of years, giving freely of his
time ar efforts to obtain the
best for the local citizens.
He concentrated upon using his
influence, and in working toward
getting Camp Swift near Bastrop,
feeling that the location of the
camp in this vicinity would be
of great benefit to the community.
He filled his office ably and faith-
fully during the critical times
of the camp construction, and
the trying days of the war that
followed.
He is asking now for re-elec-
tion, and he will greatly appre-
ciate your support in the coming
election.
NOTICE TO VETERANS
A meeting will be held on j
Tuesday evening. February 19, in
the District Court House for the
purpose of organizing an Ameri-
can Legion Post for Bastrop andi
vicinity.
All veterans arc invited and
urged to attend.
A, L. (Bud) DeGlandon
To The Voters Of
Bastrop County
For information C those who'
might be interested 1 wish to k. i-1
nounce that 1 will not be a candi-
date for re-election as state re-1
presentative this year.
I take this occasion to thank/
from the bottom of my heart the |
voters of good old Bastrop Coun-|
ty, who have been good to me, j
electing and re-electing me to
this office for seven terms—1917-
18, 1919-20, 1931-32, 1933-34.
1941-42, 1943-14 ami 1945-46.
During this time I have attend-
ed seven regular sessions and 23
called >essions of the legislature,
serving under six different gov-
ernors.
I have tried at all times to re-
present the people of Bastrop
county, first, and the State and
Nation at large, honestly, con-
scientiously and as efficiently as
I knew how. How well I have
succeeded is up to the people to
judge.
At the close of the present term
I expect to give to the people, thru
the local press, a report of m>
service and some of the epoch
making accomplishments of the
legislatures in which I have
served.
J. 0. Smith
Representative 127 Dist.
COMMUNITY FARM
MEETINGS SET
Bastop County farmers will
hav^ an opportunity to discuss
the Agricultural outlook for 1946
at a group of Community Farm
Meetings scheduled for February
according to C. A. Stone and Miss
I,ena Sturges, Extension Agents
af Bastrop County.
Films on good soil conservation
practices, pasture improvement
and 4 H Club development will
be shown at each meeting.
County agricultural goals at*
set forth by the P.M.A. or A.A.A.
will be discussed by leaders from
the county office.
A program of testing cattle
for Rang's disease will be carried
on in the county beginning April
1st. It i« hoped that 1(>0 percent
cooperation will be given in this
project, and plans for carrying
on the program will be discussed
in each community group.
Meetings have been scheduled
fo the following communities.
Kovar February 18
McDade February 21
Rockne February 22
Paige February 25
Rosanky February 27
Cedar Creek March 1
Any other Community Meetinirs
may be scheduled for March. Any
community desiring a meeting
may arrange it with the county
agent's office and a date will bo
set.
TOTAL
4907
DID YOU KNOW
It is not possible for a few-
people to know all about all ot
the good things concerning our
City ?
By the combined resource of
knowledge of all our citizens a
great body of information can
be accumulated for the good of
all of us ?
Thai we are still waiting for
those letters of information to
pour in for the editor to use
in this column?
That the Bastrop Chamber of
( ommerce receives numerous in-
ifiiiries from High School and
University student- about interest-
ing facts concerning Bastrop and
these inquiries come from cities
even outside the state of Texas?
In 1945 Bastrop County 4 II
girls canned ll.HH) containers of
food, made and remodeled 375
garments, made 180 articles for
the bedroom and raised 1000
chickens.
What DO you know about
Bastrop?
C OF C NAMES
COMMITTEES
The meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce of Bastrop on
Thursday, February 7, was an
outstanding occasion with more
members attending than at any
time in the memory of the "old
timers", with 46 members in
attendance as follows;
Members and guests attending
were: C. B. Mayn&rd, Lloyd
Ketha, B. A. Elzner, Jr., A. L.
DeGlandon, L. C. Price, Jack
Ferguson, R. E. Standifer, H. 0.
Leonard, Charles Lautem, Sam
Gerwitz, Jack A. Griesenbeck,
Henry Sebesta, A. J. Woehl,
Henry Schuyler, A. N. Willis, Mrs.
Tignal Jones, J. J. Sapp, W. B.
Ransome, ,E. H. £mith, J. P.
Sharp, Earl C. Erhard, L. B.
Briggs, Mrs. Oren Eskew, Mrs.
Fred Haynic, Lena Sturges, fleo
BriggS, .Mrs. Gem Simmons, H.
C. Erhard, Mrs. Frank Smith,
Earl L. Morris, J. C. Lesiker,
W. C. Welch. E. F. Pearcy, C.
A. Stone. Ed Gahan, Thos. M.
Stokes, Mrs. W. J. Rogers, Karl
L Corson, Chas, J. Wattcrson,
J. C,. Bryson, J. V. Ash. Will
Rogers, Max Neuman, Cecil B.
Long, Mrs. Willie Belle Kennedy
and A. J. Sadbury.
President Cecil Long, called the
meeting to order promptly on
time. The committees were heard
from who had reports to make
Visitors and new members were
introduced, and the meeting ad-
journed promptly on time. An-
nouncements were made of th<
following officers, directors, and
committee members:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OFFICERS FOR YEAR 1940:
PRESIDENT. Cecil Long, 1st
Vice-President, Oren Eskew, 'Jtio
Vice-President, G. B. Mack, Treas-
urer, Bruno A. Elzner, Sr.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :
W. J. Rogers, Chairman. Earl L
Morri . Max Neuman and Alex
Waugh.
MERCHANTS COMMITTEE:
Frank Denison, Chairman, George
Stavinoha, .las. P. Woods, G B.
Mack, and J. T. Ilasler.
AGRICULTURAL COMMITT-
EE; Dr. J. Gordon Bryson, Chair-
man, l{. P. Perkins, C. A. Stone,
M. A. Prokop and Chas. J.
Watterson.
HI-WAY COMMITTEE: W J.
Rogers, Chairman, J. V. Ash ind
J. J. Sapp.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT COM-
MITTEE AND COMMITTEE ON
CITY LIGHTING: E. II. Smith.
Chairman, Sam Gurwitz. C. B.
Maynard and Henry Sebesta.
ADVERTISING AND PUBLI-
CITY': R. E. Standifer, Chairman,
E. L. Corson, Mrs. Gem Simmons.
BEAUTIFICATION COM WITT*
EE: Mrs. Fred C. Haynie, Chair-
man. Mrs. Oren Eskew, Mrs. E.
C. Erhard, Mrs. Tignal Jones,
Mrs. W. J. Rogers, Miss Lena
(Continued on back pa;:e)
BASTROP LOCKER
PLANT HOLDS
FORMAL OPENING
To the accompaniment of a
freezing northern blast by Mother
Nature, our local freezing insti-
tution formally opened its doors
Saturday morning, although the
Consolidated Frozen Food lackers
has been in actual operation since
the first of the month.
The inclement weather kept a
great many people at home who
might otherwise have dropped in
to the plant for the opening,
and this was very unfortunate
for them because of the inter-
esting program developed and
sponsored by the management.
Professor Roy Snyder, head of
the meats lal>oratory of A &
M College and ranked by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture as one of the top meat
men in the United States, visit-
ed the plant and supervised meat
cutting during the day from late
morning until five in the after-
noon. During this time he demon-
strated the most moihrn methods
of cutting beef and he and Mr.
McCarroU, the local manager for
Consolidated, cut up a prize Fat
Stock Show beef.
IVofessor Snyder answered
questions and talked on the gen
eral subject of particular meat
cuts, and their cooking and pre-
paration, to the very interested
people who were fortunate enough
to visit at the plant during the
day.
Professor Snyder pointed out
that freezing and storage at zero
temperature provide the only sure
way of killing the dread trichi-
nae which are occasionally found
in fresh pork. He also spoke of
tenderlizing meat, and we are
reprinting elsewhove in this issue
an editorial printed on February
2 by The Houston Chronicle re-
garding Professor Snyder's state-
ment.
We feel that the whole town
and county of Bastrop can be
proud of this, their newest in-
stitution, and that all will join
in wishing it the success we know
it will attain.
LIONS CLUB CRIDER HEADS
DEMOCRATIC
Happenings
by EARL L. CORSON
The Bastrop Lions roared again!
on Tuesday night, February 5,
1946. Committee reports were
featured, ranging all the way
from traffic lights to Air Strips,
not forgetting highway beautifi-
cation. It was evident that the
Lions had been seeing much red
meat and getting not much of
it, because they were very noisy
in their effort.* to get the kind
of reports from committees which
they wanted.
It now appears that there is
a general restlessness to do things,
and we are to have action more
than words from here on out.
The Highway beaut if ication pro-
gram is considered a sure thing
with the co-operation of the
Highway Department. A whole
new set of ideas are in the
making about the Air Strip and
the City Council and the High-
way I)< partment are getting into j
a huddle concerning a traffic,
light at the Pecan and Chestnui
intersection.
The Air Force is still leading
the membership competition, with ,
a total of 60 points to their j
credit. The Navy is in strong j
second position with a total of j
59 points and they claim that ■
anything can happen now. The
Army is still bringing up the
cellar position, but, they are giv-
ing out the warning that they
are a wiley lot and when the
show down is reached on Febru-
ary 1 Hth there may be a different
story to tell. Aircorps and Navy
Officers will take notice.
This scribbler has been impress-
ed with International President
editorials in the Lion Magazine.
Might be a good thing to cut
the pages in your number.
COMMITTEE
Bower Crider was elected Chair-
man of the Bastrop County Dem-
ocratic Committee at a meeting
held in the courthouse here Wed-
nesday morning at 10 o'clock,
and Mrs. Bruce Barton will con-
tinue to serve that organization
as secretary.
Mr. Crider was chosen to fill
the office occupied for many
years by his law partner, the
late Judge Paul D. Page.
Judge C. W. Webb presided
over the meeting as temporary
chairman, and other vacancies on
the committee were filled by nam-
ing Preston Johnson as commit-
teeman from Jeddo, and Hugo
Meuth from Lowery's Chapel.
Judge Webb, Alex Waugh and
J. A. Martin were appointed as
a committee to draw up Reso-
lutions of Respect for Judge
Page, whose recent passing left
vacant the chairmanship.
Calvary Episcopal
ChwK
Calvary Episcopal Church
Pre-Lenten Season
"What you will bring back from
Europe depends to a very great
degree on what you take to
Europe" has long been accepted
as sound doctrine.
Likewise "two boys enter the
same college but, each according
to his preparation, comes fortn,
one rich for lining, the other
only an overgrow and fruitliving
child."
"Believe me. Sirs, the better
half of beauty is in the eye that
sees it."
Even so is Lent rich with
meaning or barren and wearisome
rendering to each according to
his ability to receive and appro-
priate its blessing and discipline.
During the next three weeks
the Church seeks to prepare us
for this Holy Season of Lent.
Miracles are wrought-no sane
man can doubt it today but even
"Jesus could do no mighty work
in that city because of their un-
belief."
"Be still and (thou shall ) know
that I am God." Only to tho e
who go up on the Mount of
transfiguration is given the power
to help the young man possessed
of a devil.
"This kind cometh not out ex-
cept by prayer and fasting" said
the "Great Physician" Himself.
Septuageaima Sunday
"Seventy days to Easter."
7:30 A.M. Holy Communion
9:48 Church School
11:00 A.M. Morning Prayer
and Sermon.
Holy Communion, Post Chapel,
Camp Swift. 9:00 A.M.
Prayer — "Blessed L o r d who
has caused all Holy Scriptures
to be written for our learning
Grant that we may diligently
search therein and find Thee to
be the may, the truth, and the
life and so may follow in Thy
footsteps all our life: through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
OPEN FURNITURE
STORE HERE
J. P. Sharp and W. E. Harkins
have recently opened a furniture
i store in the building formerly
occupied by the Ration Board,
adjoining the post office.
They are carrying a complete
line of modern home furnishings,
with a wide selection of merchan-
dise. attractively displayed.
Watch their ads in the adver-
tiser. listing items and values of
interest to any person needing
household furnishings.
LONG'S SWEET
SHOP OPENS
The Long's Sweet Shop held
its formal opening yesterday,
Wednesday, adding to Bastrop an
up-to-date cold drink and sand-
wich place. Cecil and C. A. Long
are the owners, and Miss Mattie
Schanhals will be manager.
Complete witlh modern foun-
tain. and stools, tables and booths,
the shop is very attractive and
comfortable.
Located next to the Citizens
State Bank, they will serve ice
cream and milk drinks, fruit
drinks, soft drinks, coffee, and
sandwiches, and specialize in Dow-
ny Flake Cake Donuts, made
right before your eyes. They will
also handle cigarettes, tabaccos,
and chewing gum, with a com-
plete stock of candies.
CPL. ROBERT BROWNING
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Cpl. Robert Browning has re-
ceived his honorable discharge
from the First Marine Division.
After enlisting on November
22. 19411 he received his training
at Camp Pendleton at Ocean side,
California. He spent twenty one
months overseas, crossing the
South Pacific a n d landing at
Guadalcanal. He fought in the
Battle of Okinowa and was then
sent to China.
He received one battle star,
(the Victory medal, and the Asi-
1 atic-Pacific ribbons.
Cpl. Browning is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. ,T. Browning anu
his wife is the former Miss Katie
Kaufmann.
PTA TO MEET
WEDNESDAY
The Bastrop Parent-Teacher
Association will hold its regular
meeting on Wednesday afternoon,
February 20, at the high school
at 3:15 o'clock.
All parents and teachers are
urged to lie present.
The grade having the largest
representation of Mothers will re-
ceive the traveling prize, a large
painting, to be hung in their
room for the next month.
IS ELECTED
CLUB REPORTER
Waco. Texas, Feb. 4—Recently
elected reporter of Sigma Delta
Pi. national honorary S|wnish
fraternity, which has a chapter
at Baylor university, was Miss
Betty Maynard, junior Spanish
major from Bastrop.
Miss Maynard, who is minoring
in English is a member of Delta
Alpha Pi social club, treasurer
of the Sodalis lub and personal-
ities editor of the 1946 Round-
up, Baylor university's yearbook.
HOSPITAL NEWS
PATIENTS
Chester Pfeiffer. Giddings
Mrs. Lou Catchirgs, City
Mrs. J. P. Sharp. City
Theodare Boman. City
Mrs. Harold Heliums, City
Mrs. Tom Hendrix, Sr. City
Mrs. Tom Hendrix, Jr., City
Mrs. Virginia Cottle and baby,
Elgin.
Ray Martin, Cedar Creek
Edwanita Turner, City
Erma Swain, (colored) City.
DISMISSED
Mrs. U. F. Ilick> and baby, Swif
tcx Village
Mrs. Bobby Griesenbeck and baby
City
Mrs. Jesse Campbell. City
Joe Acasta, City
Linda Moncure, City
Mrs. Julia Waugh, City
Susie White(colored) ( ity
Mrs. George Stavinoha, City
John Muzny, City
Forum
Beginning with the next issue,
the Advertiser will publish all
letters written by people interest-
ed in the welfare of Bastrop,
under the heading of the "Open
Forum."
We will not accept letters for
publication thnt are not signed,
though we will not print the
signature if the writer requests
that we not do so. All letters
will be published in the order in
which we receive them.
We reserve the right to refuse
for publication or to cut out any
part of any letter that reflects in
any way upon the character of
any individual or individuals. All
letters must be in our office not
later than Tuesday preceeding
Thursday's publication.
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