Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1947 Page: 8 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER JANUARY 30. 1947
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Miss Laura Turner spent the ; the weekend with Mrs. George,
weekend in Lockhart. , Davig.
Billy Maynard of .Shriner In-'
stitutc spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. h.
Maynard.
Merl Arnold Prokop, Hob Goode, |
Jiggs Simmons, and Neil Gurwitz
of A k 1.1 College spent the week
• end with their families here.
Miss Johnnie Ray Reid of thf
University of Texas spent the
weekend with friends and her
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Ballew and
daughter. Jo Nieta, of Temple
spent the weekend A'ith friends
in Bastrop.
I)r. and Mrs. R. W. Ixiveless
and children are attending the
International Post Graduate Medi-
cal Assembly of Southwest Texas
held in San Antonio this week.
Miss Virginia Dodds of Houston
and Miss Gloria Mosely of Fort
Worth spent between semesters
with Miss Marguerite Haynie, and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haynie.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wai'gh, Jr.
of Austin spent the weekend with
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Waugh, Sr.
Miss Joyce Welch of the Uni-
versity of Texas spent between
semesters with her father, W. C.
Welch.
Miss Anna Pearl Alexander of j
San Antonio was home for the ■
week end.
Misses Polly Lytton and Mildred |
Smith of SWTC spent a few days
with friends and parents here.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. i
Stone over the week-end were
Mr. Stone's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. Stone of Eddy, Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Hayman and son of Hunts
ville, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Criswell
of Austin and R. S. Miller of
College Station.
Misses Jane Allen, Lula Jo and
Elma Hodges of S.M.A., San Mar-
cos were home over the week-
end.
Miss Linelle Boydston and Miss
Patricia Hornberger of San Mar-
cos Academy were weekend guests
of Miss Jane Allen.
Miss Verda Holme of San An-1
tonio and James D. Holme of Ft.
Worth spent a few days last week
in the home of their parents, Mr.
Robert Davis, Jr. of Bryan spent j and Mrs. J. S. Holme.
VALUES IN USED
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11*42 cb""£U«i> <°n<w,on
1 194! nal,1°n
1 1940 c„ndition
NEW FORD MOTORS IN STOCK
Liberal Allowance for Old Motor*
J. V. ASH Motor Co
BASTROP COUNTY
GIRL WINS
HIGHEST 4-HAWARD
When a 4-H club girl completes
at least three years of club work,
when she has exhibited leader-
ship and ability along with achieve-
ment, she is eligible for the title
of Gold Star Girl, the highest
award that can be given to a
4-H club girl in the county. Only
one girl is selected for the honor
each vear. That award has just
been given to Miss Virginia Dare
Smith, age 15 who lives in the
Cedar Creek community and has
been a member of the Bastrop
4-H club for 5 years. A commit
tee of three, compose! of Mrs
Sam V. Jones, Mrs. J. B. Murray
and Miss Ernestine Corl>ell, se-
lected the Golil Star girl from
the records submitted by 6 4-H
club girls ir> the county.
Virginia Dare has exhibited
leadership in her club and in
her community according to Mis>
Ix'na Sturgen, county home de-
monstration agent for Bastrop
county, who made the announce
ment of the award.
At the age of 10 Virginia Dare
joined the 4-H club and during
the time she has served a«s vice-
president ami reporter of her
club.
Carrying clothing as n demon
stration for \i years, she has won
| outstanding awards in this line,
having received cash prizes on
, 12 garments entered in county and
district shows. Besides doing a
great deal of her own sewing,
Virginia Dare has helped with the
>ewint for her mother and father
and an uncle. During the .r> years
she has made 5<5 garments for
WINS GOLD STAR
VIRGINIA DARK SMITH
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Town send
of Austin are visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James A
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs J. P. Sharp were
Sunday visitors in Elgin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I,, ftoode ac
eompanied their son, Rob, to
Bryan Tuesday, after his having
spent the weekend at home.
Guests of Mrs. R. J. Griesen-
beck over the week-end were
her mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Koenig and her sister,
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Manlove,
all of Bryan.
Mrs. Jack Griesenbeck of Aium
Creek spent Saturday in th<
home of Mr. and Mrs. O. B.
Wolf.
Mrs. W. S. Craft has returned
from a visit with her sister a <>
brother-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. J
M. Horn in Brown wood
Jimmie Ray Johnson of Corpus
Christi is visiting his grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Craft.
220 COIL INNERSPRING MATTRESSES
DELIVERED IN BASTROP
NEW TYPE TUFTLESS
100'; Long Staple Cotton
$39.95
$32.50
STRAIGHT TUFTED MATTRESSES
$22.50
New Type Tuftless 100% Staple Cotton Made to order or old Mattreuei
Rebuilt for Comfort
VENETIAN BLINDS
STEEL, WOOD OR ALUMINUM SLATS Delivered within 10 Day*
Mail po t card stating name and address or Call
Air Way Mattress & Bedding CO.
80S So. Church Lockhart, Texas
and our Representative will call on you at your convenience
herself. In June 1946 she entered
a cotton dress in the Bastrop Coun-
ty Dress Revue, winning a blue
award pin with a score of 96 on
the dress. The same dress was
entered in the district show in
Houston in October when she
won 2nd place and a (2.00 prize
competing with 4-H club girls
from 18 south Texas counties. At
the same show she won 2nd place
on a pair of pajamas exhibited.
In 1944 Virginia Dare Ixgan
a demonstration on improving her
bedroom. A large room. I'x '
j containing three windows and two
I single doors, with one double door
! leading into the living room of
j fered a real challenge to this
j young hontemaker After selecting
| the wallpaper, taking into con-
sideration that the pattern must
harmonize with that of the living
room, Virginia Dare and her me
ther papered the room A reftnish-
ed original Jenny Lind Walnut
spool bed and chest of dravers,
and two refinished bedroom chairs
formed the basis of her planning
She added a new bedside rug,
and curtains, made four pillow
protectors, arid two pairs of pillow
cases Two attractive pictures were
added and a comfortable, attrac-
tive room the result.
Last summer all the meals at
the Smith household were planned
and serv. ! by Virginia Dare, us
ing the Texas Food Standard for
the basis in planning her rneals.
Mea! planning is mad. easier
with a well-filled pantry and Vir
ginia Dare and her moth«r have
taken care of that by canning
approximately 1000 quart* of f i
during the "i years that she ha*
been a club member A great deal
of the fruit canned hnji been
grown on the Smith farm, with
vegetables supplied by th. famih
garden.
Around 7.15 chickens have tn-en
raised by Virginia Dare A pro
fit of $208.0o was realised on
this project. Many of the chi k
ens were grown for home use.
although a larg< number of them
were sold at the time they reach-
ed the fryer size.
At the time Virginia Dare wa .
only a few days old, one cow-
was designated as that belonging
to the new baby. To date that
herd has increased to 40 head.
From the sal,, of cattle, the money
was placed in the bank to be
applied on her colleg.- education
This amounts to over $2(K>0.00,
and will be a great help to thin
young person when she enters
college to continue the studies of
her choice Virginia Dare plans to
enter Baylor University after one
more year in high shcool in
Bastrop.
Classmate* have given Virginia
Dare a great number of honors
for her enthusiasm, general good
will and cooperation in any worth
while project undertaken. This
year she is secretary of the Junior
class, secretary of the Knglish
club, chairman of the History Stu
dent Council, secretary of the
Baptist Training Union. For three
years she was a member of the
Drum and Bugle fVirps in the
Bastrop High School ant made the
highest average in school for two
years.
A student of music for several
years, Virginia Dare has rontri
buted a great deal to her home
and her community by helping
with the program planning in
school and community meetings.
During the summer of she
served as pianist for the revival
and for the vocation Bible school
in her community, played for two
weddings, three meetings of the
Harmony Club in Bastrop and
numerous other groups. She had
charge of all musical arrange
ments for the Bastrop County
Dress Revue held in Bastrop in
June, I'.141.
Continuing with her 4 11 club
work, Virginia Dare will have as
her demonstration during the year
clothing and will make part of
A s
AN EXPRESSION
OF THANKS
The Fair Committee wishes to
extend its heartest thanks to all
of those interested and hardwork-
ing citizens over the county who
made the Bastrop County Youth
Fair such an outstanding success
Miss Lena Sturges ami C. A.
Sitone, County Agents, express
their deepest appreciation for the
coo|yration they have received,
ami for the untiring efforts of all
of those who worked so hard with
them and for them.
Especially do they wish to thank
those interested businesses and in
dividual^ who purchased stock at
good prices at the auction.
Appreciation is also gratefully
extended to Al Buchanan of San
Antonio, who presented the trophy
for the grand champion calf; to
Kallison's of San Antonio, who
gave a halter and lead shank for
the reserve calf; to R. K. James
Turkey Ranch for poult* present-
ed to girl winners; to Hornung,
Bros, of Cameron for 100 baby
chicks, and to many others whose
contributions added greatly to the
interest and success of the show
The use of the lot mr<'*s from
the USO for the judging and
auction was obtained through the
courtesy of the owner*. Mr and
■Mrs Frank Prokop. Ihe loud1
speaking system *a« set up and
managed by Jack Criesenlw k,
owner of the Bastrop Radio Shop
Among those individuals who
contributed much in time and ef-
fort were Z T. Hattox, instructor
ii Vocational Agriculture in 1 !git
Ralph Cadenhead, instructor in
Vottn.nal Agriculture m *mith-
ville; (Veil Long, Kleber Ti igg,
Henry Schuyler of the Bastrop
' oca ' ola Bottling Company; Will
Rogers, I' J I >odaon.
Meyer, custodian of the USO
Building; Sam Hlgglim, Uoyd
Ketha, Claude U Htter-.on, M M
Mullins. Carl Rabmsburg, and
Tignal Jones.
and the county agents, a* well
as all others conceited, extend
their appm-iation for those ser-
vices. Judging the boys' entries
were A. L. Smith of College Sta-
tion, I.loyd Lukcr, County Agent
of Giddings, R. F. Miller, District
Agent from College Station. Judn-
ing the 4 II club girls' exhibits
were Mrs. Grace Martin, District
Agent from College Station; Miss
Jewell Ballew, Home Demonstra-
tion Agent from Brenham; Miss
Bernice Baisdon, Home Demonstra-
tion Agent from Caldwell. Judges
for the Horn*' Economics girls
exhibits were Mrs. A. P. Sntitn,
Mrs. Ernest Probst, and Mrs Kr-
nest Watterson.
Will Rogers slaughtered the
calves free of charge for those
who wanted them slaughtered, and
the Locker Plant processed the
meat free of charge.
DOORS OPEN AT I 4"
CONTINUOUS SHOW
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To George Cabbel, secretary of
the Fair committee. goes a large
percentage of the cjydit for a
wejl-.nvanized, successful show
Mr. Cabbel worked untiringly for
weeks ahead, arranging the many
details necessary, seeing to the
sale of tickets and U> prize*, etc.
The major object of any Fair is
the judging of cntrie*. arid all
lodges attending the 1%i strop
County Youth Fair Saturday con-
tributed their services. They had
a big job, and a hard one, and
were considerate and fair in every
respect To them, the Committee
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her clothes and keep them in good
repair The 4 H club girl work
on her demonstration with the
4-H motto clearly in her mind,
"To make the Best Better."
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1947, newspaper, January 30, 1947; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237099/m1/8/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.