Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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Our correspondant is riled again
over the "Trade at Home" situation
to the exu nt that e have another
letter, calling attention to a fact
that might save you considerable
in both worry and money.
He writes as follow*:
"Do you know what a reliable,
*afe insurance policy in? Out
of town salesmen are taking ad-
vantage of the new law governing
auto-ownership, traffic, etc Bas-
trop ha- several (food reliable a-
geneies that write substantial
policies covering < ver,v phase of
insurance obtainable ^>t rates that
arc fixed by the -tan law-. The
so-called cut-rate insurance is
taboo.
"Transient aU-stnen have been
calling on Bastrop people trying
to high pressure them into buy-
ing 'cheaper and better' tn-
suranc« ' Your hometown 14:t
will be happy to di«tcus your in-
surance with you truthfully and
honestly, and to -ell you exactly
the insurance you desire and not
more than you need "
Everybody if entitled to his
opinion, of course, and perhaps
we are wrong - - - we very often
are! But one >f our personal
opinions in that when local or-
ganisations that exist through th*
contributions of local people, have
money to Spend, that n; rtey should
be spmit at home - - . ven though
it may co t a little mote to trade
at home • - - (which it actual!\
seldom d< e-'i T"he contribution
that keep local orgamza* i >n* alive
come out of the pocket* of local
j <op'e If that money U c#nsi«-
t«nt(5 spent out .if town, the con-
tribution* miiKt <k m necessarily
be cut down, *o it become* n mat ■
t«*r of 'cutting one"# uwn throat'"
We furth t rwore are f the opinion
iff you are -t51! iist n gi. that
local organisation* are not quite
foir when th« y expect a local
merchant to gn^ them merchandise
at cost or with a 1 > percent mar-
gin, and then come to him for a
liberal contributi ti to help pay fur
it'
Could N that we arc wrong - -
F I Cartwrigbt ha-* thi« wpck
announced his retirement from the
office of Sheriff >f Bastrop County,
t*. 'ake pSaee a' the conclusion of
hi* present term bringing to
a < 1 M' a Song and colorful tenure
a* one of Central Te*a*' roost
popular and effective pea re of
fjeer*
Sheriff Oartv right wa«. elected
to that office in 19.H2. to -uci-efd
WrK dv Town send, and ha- filled it
capably Mid well since that
time
Filled with interesting * forte*
of unusual incidents during tho«e
y®*rs. Sheriff Cartwrigbt tell*
-f ci'te case i« which kindness
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LIONS
Meets First and
Third Tuesday
7 P. M.
Ninety-Nineth Year (Establ.-hed 18 3 3) BASTROP ADVERTISER JANUARY 31. 1952
I Oc Per Copy
NUMBER 49
pwwmef
and consideration of
paid off
He received h Setter from a#i in-
mat*, of the countv jail, written
• n
Chri
ar* ago.
Day a niimbei of
letler follow
v Jail
Texas
Dav
The
Ci>un
Bastrop,
Chris f o*a
Mr K<? Cartwright
She r if. Ba trop T- * 1*
St r - -
I am not a sentimentalist. In
fact, sentiment has found a very
email place in my make-up *0
far But a man who could or
would allow thi d a v t" na«*
without some show of appreciat 1 *1
for the consideration shown by
you toward the inmates of thi*
tail t<Klny would be fai gone d >wn
fhe road of utter hopelessness and
despair
By your thoughtfulness and
kindness in seeing that the in-
mate* of this ja 11. under your su-
pervision, have todav been allowed
to enjoy a bountiful Christmas
dinner, provided bv you and your
itaff. you have shown yourself
to be a man whom anyone should
be glad to look to as a friend
A man w4<o can be a« thoughtful
n* you have been for the underdog
is one which any state, county or
municipality would be proud to
have a« a public servant.
Thank you, Mi t'artwright. fur
yout kindni You have restored
to me
which
*' a y
you ai
loness
Kf
a confident <
I have almost
the year t<
i{ your* only
and Sure*
in htiiwani'y
given up
crone bring
Health, Hap
I will alwa\
M"St gratefully voni
The man served a entence in
feh< peif't
after his relcn he walked in! ■
Sheriff CirfwriifbC ffbt Me <*▼
pressed his t h s - 1 *• atta'n. and
tol l t'i ; be riff that he h id found
a good job ami expected to tro t"
work immediaf Iv Hi confi I "<'<
m bun e!* and b* faith n buiwati
itv he felt that h owed '<
' 'n rt« right
Picture Proofs To
Be Shown Feb. 13
Proof* of the children's ntctur s
taken af the Hotel a few week*
into for publication hi fhe Ba--
trop Xdvertlaer will la> shown at
the Hotel on Wedne-dav, February
I I from III \ M to fi I*. M.
Bastrop Mothers to March on Polio
TGNIGHT IS THE NIGHT-BE READY TO
TURN ON YOUR PORCH LIGHT
WHEN THE SIREN SOUNDS
Radio Donated To
Hospital Rooms
The Bit trop Harmony Club has
recently purchased and donated
a radio to be used in the patients
rooms at the local hospital, ac-
cording to Mi . H. \V. Loveless,
president.
When the
'"ight at 7
the signal
your porch
fire siren s >uMs to-
o'clock, that, w'li
for oil to t ill n on
light, aid make your
■fV
Irs •
The Southwestern Bell Tecphom Company recently honored five employee- with a dinner. Ho.iored
were Mr Katie B'-aie, who received a pvi for year- * vice; Mi- Itorothy Mae Long, Mrs
Margaret < pel, Mrs. Klsie Crawford and Miss Mary Bell Old field received 1" yeai pins. Heading left
to right are |„ c Bailev. district traffic superintendent; Miss Lonu. Mr.-. Cioei, Mrs. Beale. Mrs
Crawfoid, Mis* tiidfielo and (" L Carson, manager of the commercial department.
CC TO SPONSOR
BETTER SELLING
COURSE
fnal contributi.i.is to th< Mar oh
i : Dimes! It will ai.-o lie the signal
foi the M chet. of Banfrop to
.-tart work collecting these last
niinut dimes end dollars from
f try house that has a porch
[liuht burning!
If you do not nav? a pitch
11 ij ht. and would lik • to make a
j cortribution, you ar. asko<l to
| pkase set a lighted "isndle in your
Ifiont window.
| hiremen are also forewarned
! t:v t the sounding of ;!i. 4ren at
jib's horn will not indieatu a fire.
i according to Hre Chief
HISTORICAL BASTROP STRIVES TO WIN
FIRST PRIZE IN NAT I0NAL CONTEST
One of the oldest original
towns in the State of Texa-. rich
in historical lore, peaceful and
quiet and slj epy m appearance,
but progressive and wide-awake in
■pint, the city of Bastrop entered
wholeheartedly into the natim
w-.de Build Freedom with Youth
Contest, op'-ned in February of
1981, under the sponsorship of
the General Federation f Wo-
men'* Clubs
The contest, originated to fur
ther the development and interest
of America* Youth in the prin-
ciple an i fundamentals of living
together in peace and harmony and
the building of freedom both at
home H/i'i abroad, carries a grand
prize of $! fnxxi [t will terminate
o' Feb run ry 15, and the judging
w 'I l« i<a-ed up n projects -tar .e«1
by clubs oj individuals during I'.'M.
or any previously startwl which,
during !!♦? !, have had epecial
impetus or entered a new phase
which yout! en nriuded Many
of these project will not, of course,
terminate with the elose of the
rs>nie*t. but having begun as art
outgrowth of the content, will
NOTICE
\n 1 astern Slat School for
District 4. Sectimn • will lie held
in the Masonic Hat . Smithville,
Saturday, February 9.
Hegiatiation 11 begit at s:'W
A M
For lunchi on and banquet reser-
vations n tify Mrs. Iri- Ponton,
Smithvilh . on or lief re February
4
j All Eastern Stat members are
invited to attend these functions.
I OFRCiAL
MEMORANDUM
Lasi Day For
Paving Poll Tax
Mr . Hula Bell Webb. < ount>
; lav ( ollector - \ssessor is re-
minding you toda> is the last day
j for paying jour poll tax. She says
her office will be open until 10
o'clock tonight for th«w e last few
ho had forgotten or couldn't
quite make it earlier.
There have been 3">00 poll ta\
i returns to date and they have
been coming in fast the past fwo
I days.
in
re-
ft on ye a t to year
di
finitely
Practically all at Bastrop' ap-
pr<iJ(imate!y MHi re idems hirvi
retributed in ome measure to
these projects, and have realized
the far reaching- benefits of the
wor\ that hai been done. Sine-
the towt and its surrounding com-
munis ibes are essetvtially fai m
and ranch ar«*as, many of the pro-
jeits have been concerned with
rural liviriK. together with home-
making. farming, cattleraising,
Bastrop's historic background
begins with the frontier settle-
ment that spread from the second
expedition into Texas, conducted
by Mos .- Austin and his son,
Stephen F Austin, who establish
ed a colony on the Colorado
River between what is now
Austin and Bastrop It was am tig
th first settlements in Texas, ma-
de in ]h,'U, and originally known as
Mmit. By action of the Republic
of Texas, under the leadership
of Sam Houston, the first charter
««' granted in |S.'?7, This chartm
was amended first in 1845 and later
in 1ST,'!. The town e.M-ts today
f ,iour*! oi, Page . i
READING CIRCLE
PLANS MUSEUM
I'lrtiis at, being made by the
Bastrop Ladies Reading Circle
to nttrcha-e the nroiv rtv belong
in- to He Lonttie i'. Miller 'state,
ou the river bank on soubh Main
Street, adjoining th Old Ferry
Pai I . where f' ey -pect t '•••
a Vh i um. nn { t o« «ibly a
club house.
I'll" otg;>,ni?«1hv of nit hi«'one-
i,i society for I'a-trop and Bu-
tton County i also being plan-
ned. with the Readint; Ciivle, u
ii • pon oi ing gr up This > >< i, \
will -enrch out the loiation,<i .«f
historic ill •loetime^ts and n !lcs.
wo'kini; toward the eonslrueting
of :< suitable place in which to
house them.
They will als i make every f
fort t«' gather and preserve hi*
formal data while if h vet ava l
able
T C l:RYS<i\
Meyor of Bastrop
THF STATE OF TFXAS
CITY OF BASTROP
<,i NTLFMFS:
History teaches, and many recen'
i xample iti various parts of the
world have demonstrated with
-tartimg clarity, that freedom sui
a- we cheri«h •annot long exi-
with " rtopular nfule, standing ami
appreciation of ^dividual respo
sibjlity.
One of the ba. i institutions
upon which we rely for the furthc
ance of our American ideals
the public school system. Publi
schools, by enabling every child
to gain a liberal educati n regite.l
less "f station in life, promote
a recognition of the responsibili-
ties of citizenship and con titnt-
a major bulwark against subver-
sive doctrines.
We in Bastrop are pr ud of th
sohool systn-m which has been
developed in iur state. Its sue
cess has been due to many factor-
—the interest of mothers ami
fathers in their children, the co
operative efforts of state and locri.
ffieials, and tne energy anil d>
j termination of those public spirited
( men ami women who are devoting
their lives to the teaching of> un
children.
The continued progress of on'
schfxd system requires increased
public umh'rstandiiig of tiie im
porta nee of education and th •
greatest possible eneouragemor
and support of our teachers 1
this end, I, .1 Bry-on, Ma,v;r
of Bastrop, do hereby desigmr ■
the period March 2 - s, |<i")L' .
PCBLIC SCHOOLS WFFK
in IHnstrop, and I urge that durb
this week every citisten \isit i
public school aiwi bee ,m aequau '
with the work an,j activiti
of our public school sy tem
In official reeog'trtion where
1 hereby affix my signature th -
l.'th day of Jan.. I'd J.
.1 CORDON BRYS N
Mayor of Bastrop
composition of
miss kunkel
featured
A voung Y-mkers artist - com-
poser and pianist - had a
part in the second concert this
season of the Yonkers Philharmonic
"symphony Orchestra.
j One of the works of sixteen-
year old Martha Leah Kunkel w:i-
featured on the program.
I Irwin Hoffman conducted the
i concert, held at H:30 P. M or.
Wednesday, January Iti. at Haw-
thorne Junior ITisrh School. In
addition to M.ss Kunkel's "Si-
cilienne". a compositi -n for strings,
the program included Concerto
No. ,'i in C Mino,. bv ITeethoven.
"Titus Overture"
Mozart,
Schuiiert's "Unfinished" Symphony
No. S, and "Tales of the Vienna
Woods" by Strauss.
Miss Ku«ikel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Adam Kunkel
of Olenwood (la^ens, is a scholar-
ship student at the Juilliani
i School of Music in New York
■ City, where for the past eight
j years she has studied piano with
Rooney Coffer. She is a theory
and composition pupil of Cecily
Lambert, comp iser of chamber
music.
Miss Kunkel is accompanist at
| Jui Hard for Wesley Sontag's
Advanced String Ensemble and
jshe is particularly intei-ested in
: music for s'"ing instruments.
Several of he>- compositions for
strings have been performed by
iJuilliard groups, inc'nding her
"Sicilienne," wh'ch was payed at
the music school last spiring. t
A native of Texas, the artist
has given numerous piano recitals
in Texas and in the Southwest.
Iti New York City Miss Kunkel
has been heard in recital in the
Juilliard Auditorium and at Stein-
wav Hall. She is a junior at Hal-
sted School, where she is BC-
compcftist for the glee club
V nkers Herald States-
man, Yonkers. N. Y
Mrs. Kunkel is the former Miss
(trace Moncure,
BASCOM HCDGES
RfCEIYES DEGREE
A retail training institute
which personnel of Bastrop's
tail stores will have an opportuni-
ty tn particiate, has been scheduled
to start Feb. 25, 1952, 7:30 - 10
p. m„ acording to an announcement
made today by Mrs. Maude Hern-
don, manager of Bastrop C of C.
Heading the list of training
courses to be offered i- the course
in Better Selling for people who j (j iyr>2
nt" engaged in selling any type of '
commodity. This selling course
may be broken up into two or
more classes, according to Supt.
P. J. Dodson, who is helping in
planning the schedules. One class
may be started for store person-
fit 1 engaged in the selling of soft-
line-, while another may be or-
ganized for those engaged in
hardlines.
Mr. S. H. Womack, Retail
Training Specialist on the staff
of the University of Texas., Divi-
sion of Extension, will be the
instructor. Prior to joining the
Retail Training Division of The
University some two years ago,
Mr. Womack was engaged in the
retail merchandising field, during
which time he gained a good
practical background of experience
in training of store personnel. He
has conducted retail institutes in
more than 45 cities during the
past two years.
In addition to these sales
training courses, one or more
courses for management will be
offered. Subject to the preference
■ if store managers and other super-
visory personnel who attend the
general meeting, anyone or all
of the courses in Human Relations
in Business, How to Supervise
Employees and How to Train an
Clyde
j K' ynolds, who hi s givc i lm wh de-
lb -ii ted cooperation to the Mither-
| Mutch on Polio in Bastrop.
At the same hour a'! over the
' 'nited States, in every city, town
at,! community, Mothers will
m. rch to help raise $",000,000 that
• the National Founda.ion for In-
fantile Paralysis owe to hospitals,
and to raise funds to assure care
fet all polio victims Meeting help
Tonight is the ni/ht - - 7 o'
crock is the hour - - .iste-i for the
fire siren - - turn o \ your j nrch
■ ight - - and give fv • • y for this
final call from the March of
Dimes!
pairings'for
lpwga game
Employee may ' e offered.
Mrs. K. Williamson of Smith-
ville won the golf ball in the
regular Tuesday morning game
of the Lost Pines Women's Golf
Association.
Pairings for Tuesday, February
5 are as follows:
18 hole:
Mrs. A. E. Frederick, Mrs. K,
Williamson;
Mrs. Y. M. Howsley, Mrs. E. H.
Bates.
9 hole:
Mrs. A. C. Smith. Mrs. 0. W.
Craddock;
Mrs. R. L. Bohannon, Mrs. M.
Bowers;
Mrs. R. W. Loveless, Mrs. Tracy
Chalmers;
Mrs. R. B. Williamson, Mrs. C.
G. Goddard;
Mrs. A. N. Edwards. Mrs. P. J.
Dodson.
BOB STANDIFER, Bulletin Editor
Garden Club
To Meet At
Locrion Center
i, i
of Ml
i eceive
gree ii
vers It V
Law.st>'i Hodges, son
1 Ml n. C Ho b-e W'll
bachelor of science de-
lineation from the Uni-
' T'-v i t light (Thu's-
Tbe Lost Pines Garden Club
members will meet Wednesday
February C, at ,'l p. m. n the
\meiiean l egion Confer, wi'h Mi
I I Carlw right, Mi S -m J i
lliggina. Mrs, \\ B Rails m \
•i 'id Mr- Howard Perkins as
j hostesses, Mrs. W F Maynanl
wilt be program leader.
day) according to information
received from the Uttiversify.
Mr, Hodges served two years
in the Navv during World War
II
He and Mrs Ibxlves (the former
Mi - Shiilev J Mlpbiiii have one
child, I ii months old Bascuin L,
Jr.
A special observance honoring
the Charter Members of the Bas- I
trop l ions Club and serving as j
a memorial to those Charter
Members of the club who have
passed on, will be held in con- ;
nection with Ladies Night at
the regular meeting of the club !
on February 19, at the State Park
Refectory. Special guest and
speaker for the occasion will be
lb nrv Fox of Taylor, homespun
philosopher whose column has been
used in Colliers Magazine, and
appears in many weekly news-
pa tiers.
The first regular meeting or
the Bastrop Lions Club was held
at noon on Tuesday, August 28,
li'-.s, in the Methodist Church
basement. Simultaneous with its
organization thnt same month. ;
the Bastrop Volunteer Fin-
Department purcha.-ed the S'a
graves Fire Truck. Tom Connally
wh running for the United States
Senate to serve his first term
.md il uiis discovered in fhe
Roe km Community!
Charters were presented to the
newly organized Bastrop and Gid-
dings Club at a ; lint meeting and
ladies night in the Methodist
Church Basement on Tuesday
veiling. September 'Jo, 1!C.J>{, at
0:110 o'clock The presentation
uas made by John A Erhard,
native Bastropian and prominent
Dallas a't rney, then I,ion District
(lovernor.
Officers of the club were J V,
Ash, president; Powell C. May
nard, vice-president; I^-slie D
Williams, secretary - treasurer;
Frank B. Green, Lion Tamer; H. 0.
Griesenueck, Tail Twister.
Charter Members who are still
members of the club include Mr.
Ash, Mr. Green and Earl C.
Erhard.
Other Charter Members listed
at that time were the following:
Paul C. Bell, M. C. Booth. J. L.
Cole, Rev. Solon Cole, Dr. H. B.
Combs, Earl B. Cownover, Earl
C. Erhard. Frank B Green, H. 0.
Griesenbeck. T. P. Haynie, J. E.
Haines, Hartford Jenkins, Leon
Wertzner, Grover C. King. Powell
C. May nard. W E. May nard, Sr.,
W. \ McCord, Elbert S. Orgain,
Paul D. Page, W. B Kansome,
Arthur Schaefer, W J. Schewe, Dr.
~ Taylor, J L.
T. I!
and James P Wo d.
Wilbarger
Lion member, are urged to at-
tend the next regular meeting
which "ill be on I'ue das i veiling,
February 5. Lions John W 'eting
and Robert Wilkin, county school
supervisors, will present the pro-
gram using the work they are
doing in the c unty as the sub-
ject . If you've be n wondering
what they were doing hanging
around here any way, this will
be a good time to find out! Seri-
ously, we expect to have an in-
fercstfyig and informativi pt •
gram on this date
Church Of Christ
The Church of Christ will hav*
nervices each Sunday at 10 HO
v m.
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