Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1952 Page: 5 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER FEBRUARY 21. 1952
V \
WORLD'S FINEST
VI0L1ST TO BE IN
AUSTIN SUNDAY
William I'riiiirose eoiiMilcred ac
the world')* fini*>t viola player will
give a concert with the San An-
tonio Symphony Orche.-tra Sun
day afternoon February 24 at 4
p.m in (Jivgory Gymnasium in
Austin,
William Primro i\ the man who
ha popularized the vi la as a solo
inntrument in this country, was
bom in (Iluijifow, Scutlainl. As a
child he studied the violin and wa
only ten when he made his first
public appearance in the M.-ndels-
*ohn Violin ( oncerto. \t sixteen
I .and on Ronald heart him and was
SO impressed that he arranged f r
the Corporation of the City of
l/ondon to finance Primrose's edu-
cation at the Guildhall School of
Music of which Itondald was then
principal In ll>23 Primrose made
his London debut, playing with
the Royal Albert Hall Orrhe.*tra
All this time, however. Primrose
nourtihed a passion for the violin's
bigger contralto sister the viola
The beautiful mellow t-ne of the
instrument at meted him u-esi-
ibly and in M;cret he would try
out his father's wonderful An.all
viola < the very on«- Primrose
plays today) which wa kept
■•upposedb, out of reach.
In 19"!" the ne \K<" Symphony
•*' t* ing foim -d m New York
f-'t Tofttrantni. The i> trumen
t4 lis(v >n*r« hand-picked and the
po«t were runriidf red prize* While
looking f. r a head of the viola
"iftwn, official- «>f NBt' h ard a
rwordii g f Primrose playfiu a
Pagnnmi Caprice Never before
had they heard such brilliant vi- la
playing The\ immediately wired
PrimroH. t come to New York
and be Toscanini'' chief viola
player Primrose came this time
V tay permanent \ in America
Five full, fascinating year- fol
lowed. #iter*per«ed wit! * *>ay
infco the field of «<il-1 |« rfnrmanrt
In 1W3 Primrose left th- orehe*-
tn> to devote all hi time to solo
work At la«t h«< wa.- doing whn1.
he wanted t« do most and. judging
by the public re*p«mi«, what
^me: icat muxic lover •• wanted him
t« do mo*'
During the past thr« " sea • >n-
Wjllia'n Primrose ha played ume
250 concert and radio ennasf-r «-!u«
in the I'nited States, Car aila, la
tin A tm •rica, England and Scot-
land He ha been aoloitft fiv
Ume* with the Ronton Symphony
under S^rjre Kousnevitaky in th<
Moch Suite i Berltoi'n ''Harold
trt Italy" and recorded the latter
tinder Kous«t'vitxky with enormous
*ucce««. With the Philadelphia
rche*tra under Ruifene Orman-
dy h«- -cored in the Walton Viola
Concerts and introduced the So
werby Poem for Viola and fh-
rhiktra Among major radio ap-
pee mf ce have bocn engagement *
*ith the NIP" Symphony, on the
Cora-Cola and Fi rent one Hours
■ n RCA Victor'# "What": N'ew,"
and with the Columbia Hr«a !-
r*j ting Symphony.
Mr Primrose and the San \n-
tonio Symohony i# being sponsored
by the Cultural Fntertainment
Committee of the University of
1 e*as
You can ee Democracy in Action
when you visit a public school.
Make it a point to return to
«rboo! the week of March 2 to
March H. designate by Governor
Shivers as Public Schools Week
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our heart
felt appreciation for the beautiful
expressions of sympathy from our
many friends at the d<-ath of our
baby, William Henry.
MR AND MRS JACK Me-
rit EAR V
Tim P J. DODSON Family
The W M McCRFARY
Family
VeteM*1
*•1 I am attending school under
tiie CI Hill, and I have ju.-t been
i. warded disability compensation
b\ the \"A. Will my compensation
pa: inents reduce the amour" of
-ul istence payments I am < ttini:
as a (j| Hill trainee? *
A No. Your lisability com-
ix iisation payments have n i ef-
fect whatsoever on the amount of
subsistence allowance you are re-j
reiving.
V - May 1 obtain a Gl bu-.iiie -s!
loan to expand a business in which
I nn already engaged? Or must
the business loan Se used t. i nt i
n new business only?
A—The loan may la* u-i-d in
eithir way - - to expand an exist-
ing legitimate hu-iiess venture,
oi to start a m-w enterprise,
C I am on activ duty in the
"■ay. and I have a GI term policy
in force under waiver of pre-
m urns. How do I pick up my ii>-
!i:;<ncc again, owe I am dis-
!'a 'ged ?
\ vor must pay the required
premium to the Veteran- Adminis-
tration, Washington 2r>. D r
with n 120 day* after your relea.-e
fr m active service. The sooner
you pay the premium, the better;
that way you guard against any
chance of your policy lapsing
Q How much military service
mu-t a veteran have had, in order
to quality for a nonservice - con-
nected pension?
A lb must have served for at
least '.« days, part of which was
within an actual war period or
after .Jun<- 27, 1960, and muat
have been discharged under other
than dishonorable condition . The
■H) day minimum service require-
ment i- waived for tho«e who
served less than that period of
time and were discharged for
a service - connected disability.
SHOW TO FEATURE
TEX RITTER AND
WHITE FLASH
AUSTIN—Nearly 7<MI livestock
entries for the Capital Area
Stock Show in the Austin City
Coliseum, March 3 - H, Registration
Chairman L. N. Kirkpatrick said
this week.
He said entries had been received
from all II of the counties in the
Central Texas arva They arr
Williamson, Hash op, Rlanco, l.ur-
net, Caldwell, Gillespie, Hays,
i Lampasas, Lee and Llano an I
Travis.
Entries are still being received
j for the six junior rodeo events
which will be b one of the feature ;
■ f the entertainment phase of the
show. Junior events include calf
and pig scrambles and a milking
contest (for girls I. Entries should
be sent to Box 1195, Austin, be-
fore March 1.
A well-rounded entertainment
program has been arranged in con-
nection with the stock showing
and judging. Tex Ritter and his
fam u- horse, "White Flash" will
lie the feature attraction at a
three-hour show. Then- will also
be the junior rodeo events, a six-
piece Hollywood band and various
comic and animal acts.
Tickets may be obtained by
writing Box 1195, Austin. Reserved
seats are general admissi n,
$1.80 and children's tickets rttl
cents.
The following entries in the
junior stock show from Bastrop
County:
Elgin Douyla.- Berggren, Rte.
4 (Hereford Steers); Curtis Nei-
dig, Route .'1 (Hereford Steers
and Southdown or Southdown
Crossbred); Hilding Neidig, Rt. d
(Hereford Steers and Southdowa
or Southdown Crossbred I; I^aura
Ann Neidig, Route 3 (Hereford
Steers and Southdown or South-
down Crossbred); Paul Wayne
Peterson, Route 4 (Hereford
Steers); Gordon Swenson, Route 4
(Hereford Steers); Frank Voelker,
Route 1 Hereford Steers); I/twell
Berggren, Route 4 (Hereford
Steers); and L. C. Fisher, Route \
(Delaine Ewes).
KOt.KKS sovr.i
JUGGLER TO PER. T ,MY IN
BASTROP HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
PLAY
(Continued from Page 1
thej! i
• tw<
being present at the tim<
immortal events took p5 i
thousand years ago
The central set, depicting a
typical street in ancient Jerusalem,
include- such scenes us the Court
of KitiK Herod, the Ijist Supper
; and the Ascension
Josef Meter, an American citi-
[ sen since 19.1M, who i" the seventh
generation f his family to enact
this impressive role of the Christ-
| us, came originally from Luenen,
Westphalia. Germany, where the
plav originated in 1242. The en-
tire play is presented in English
This may be a "once-in-a-lifetime"
opportunity to see thi« great pro-
duction which for so many years
people traveled abroad to witness.
The role of Mary, the Mother
of Jesus, is portrayeyd by Clare
Hume, who in private life is Mrs.
Josef Meier. Mrs. Meier, an Am-
erican woman. ha« achieved acclaim
both in this country and abroad,
and brings to the role a rare and
symvpathetic understanding She
and Mr. Meier are the proud par-
ents of a young daughter who.
in following the custom of her
ancestors, will in time take her
place in the cast in true family
tradition.
The play, which has been termed
the greatest dramatic production
ever staged depicting the story
of Christ, will be presented for
nine days her*1. Premiere perfor-
mance is at R 15 o'clock, Saturday,
March 1st.
The Dallas presentation of the
Black Hills Passion Play is being
sponsored by ythe Lions Club
of Dallas with all proceeds being
utilized .by the Lions Club for
its Sight Conservation and
i Work Program.
Roger Ritenbaugh. jureler, will*
perform in tlx- Bastrop High'
School Auditorium Tuesday, Feb
rttary 2C, at * 45 A M The public
is invited with no charge.
Roger Ritenbaugh, the talented
ami vetsatile performer, has had
a diversified background befon
becoming a full time entertainer
During World War II, Mr. Riteii
baugh -erved H years in the United
States Army Air Corps. After
attending several Air Force Tech-j
nical Training Schools in Radio
and Gunnery, he was assigned to
a crew on a B-17 Bomber, lie was
then ent overseas to Engla° d 1
via Ijihrador, Iceland, and North-
ern Ireland While stationed in
England he completed 31 hiph j
altitude c mbat bombing missions
• n a Flying Fortress. He holds the
Distinguished Flying Cross and the
Air Modal with Oak l eaf Clu sters.
Upon discharge from the Service
at the end of the war, Roger de-
cided to get some formal art
training with the idea of becoming
a c mmercial artist. He enrolled
at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh
and surrounded himself with
pencils, charcoal, paints and brush-
es, In meantime, he became fas-
ciliated in another art - - - the art!
of juggling. At first it was only
a hobby, hut there were times |
when he would spend mere time
at his practice juggling sessions I
than at his artwork.
Discovering it was more fun i
entertaining people with his |
amusing jug-fling manipulations j
than being hunched over a draw,
ing board, Roger left for New
York City to get some schooling
in the Theatrical Industry. He j
t«>ok a short course at the Jackson
School of Stage ami Radio, located
on Broadway itself. Besides the1
school training, he gained addition- j
al experience by appearing on the j
vaudevillt programs of numerous j
Blind | theatres in New York City.
Since then, Mr Ritenbaugh has
*Y
I
HARMONY CLUB GlESTS
(>F MRS. RANSOME
Mr>. W. I!. Ransome was host-
ess to members of the Bastrop
Harmony Club on Thursday after-
noon.
Mrs. Ireland Allbright, vice -
president, presided over the short
business session.
Mrs. Ransome presented a pro-
gram of organ music including the
following numbers: The Angel
i Serenade by Braga; Liebestraum
by Liszt; and Prelude C Minor,
in Prelude A Flat Major and Noc-
turne by Chopin.
The meeting was closed with the
group sining the hymn of the
month "The King of Love My
Shepherd Is" by Dykes.
The dining table was attractive-
versities throughout the East, j ly decorated to carry out a 'marsh"
His highly entertaining variety scene. Old fashioned custard was
program consists of Ventriloquism, served from' a duck tureen with
precocious
Al the
Annual
ntertained at country clubs, sup-
per rooms, and schools and uni-
featuring the precocious E itlie O
Day. amazing feats of juggling
kill, voice impressions of famous
stars of screen and radio, hilarious
phono-mimiory, and unbelievable
stunts in balancing on the uni-
cycle.
yellow pound cake.
Members present were Mrs.
Arthur P. Smith, Mrs. Ireland
Allbright, Mrs. C. A. Long, Mrs.
L. J. Schewe, Mrs. C. L. Lawrence,
Mrs Cecil Long, Mrs. Earl Cor-
son, and a guest, Mrs. John Allen.
MARCH 3-8
Nightly S/io«v
JUNIOR RODEO
ANIMAL ACTS
LIVESTOCK
(from 11 Te«a countiei]
6-Pi.c. HOLLYWOOD 8AND
Entrlei now b«ing accepted for
Junior Rod*o Scrambl*. Ropin9
and other «v ntv
WRITE
BOX 1195
AUSTIN
CITY COLISEUM
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(Broad Breast Bronze)
WE ARE TAKING BOOKINGS ON FIELD SEEDS
AND TURKEY POULTS
Fuller's Feed & Supply
Phone 116
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1952, newspaper, February 21, 1952; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237363/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.