Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1953 Page: 4 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER MARCH 5. I*)5 3
T~Society News
MRS. G. A. 8CHAEFKK FRIENDSHIP HD CLUB
WESLKY W (.1 ll l> HOSTESS HAS MEETING
Mrs. ( . A. Kehaefer was host
ess to th« members of the Wi-s-
leyan Service Guild of the First
The Friendship Home Demon-
stration flub met in regular sos
sion at the courthouse annex on
Methodist Church on February Thursday, February 2<5, with Mrs.
25, at her home. L. J. Linenberger, president, in
Mrs. A. N". Edwards, Spiritual charge.
life Chairman, gave the devo- \jrs. j, a. Smith of Alum
tional on "Faith". Mrs. Homer Creek was in charge of racrea-
Murchison, Jr.. srnve an article tion and also demonstrated the
on Jack Hamm. 'he artist "who niakinjr of a crochet 'luff ruK.
draws for God". Mrs. Willie made from solid and print ma-
lielle Kennedy reviewed a chap terials; or one could be made
ter of the book "Not a Sparrow out 0f foed sacks. "They make
Falls". Mrs. E. F. Pearcy had up beautifully," Mrs. Smith said,
charge of the business meeting. Mr.-. Smith's name was drawn
Bowls of pansies were used in for the jjift to be given away
the living room, and the coffee t.at.h month.
table held an arrangement of Mrs. Laura Smith talked on
snapdragons. #The lace covered cancer dressings. The members
dining table was centered with met in the home of Mrs. Ring-
a crystal basket of pansies on pold on Tuesday for the purpose
a reflector with white tapers of making more dressings. Each
burning on either side. The buf- lady takes her lunch and avoids
fet arrangement was of spring waste of time in preparing a
flowers with a duck flying out big lunch.
of them. The scene was lighted Mrs. J. J. Griesenbeck of Alum
by white tapers. Creek was a visitor. Members
Mrs. E. F. Pearcy served tea or attending included Mrs. Otto
coffee and Mrs. R. J. Griesen- Gest, Mrs. Betty Carlisle, Mrs.
beck served spice cake squares Georgia Denning, Mrs. Earl
topped with caramel frosting and Whitworth, Mrs. W. E. Bailey,
pecans. Miss Wills Green, Mrs. Etta
Those attending were Mrs. E. Ringgold, Mrs. Sam Gurwitz,
F. Pearcy, Miss Hilda Sapp, Mrs. Mrs. Ethel Kelley, Mrs. J. A.
Homer Murchison, Jr.. Mrs. Wil- Smith. Mrs. Laura Smith and
lie Belle Kennedy, Miss Mary Mrs. Linenberger.
Peterson, Mrs. Lester Berry, Mrs. ■ ■ — ■ •
Wallace Hefner, Mrs. R. J. SAWYER—HOFFMAN
Griesenbeck, Mrs. Louise Orgain, Misj! G,a(]ys Hoffman, daugh
$70,000 Set Aside
For McDonald
Observatory
AUSTIN— The University of
Texas Board of Regents appro
priated $70,000 from the W. J.
McDonald Endowment Fund for
purchase and installation of a
light collector for the Universi-
ty's W. J. McDonald Observatory.
The light collector will increase
by 30 per cent utilization of the
observatory's 82 inch telescope.
McDonald Observatory, atop
Mount Locke in the Davis Moun-
tain.- near Fort Davis, is owned
by the University of Texas and
operated jointly with the Univer-
sity of Chicago. The McDonald
! endowment provided funds for
j its construction, operation and
maintenance, without cost to the
tax payers. The University of
Chicago pays part of the opera-
ting cost.
wedding.
After a wedding trip to Kerr-
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer are
at home in an apartment at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Per-
kins.
Mrs. Sawyer is employed at
j Elkins and Mr. Sawyer is em-
ployed at Bastrop Piggly Wiggly.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY 6th - 7th Mar.
SPECIALS GO
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rTrn/ltinn THE NEW ALL SEASON FAVORITE
' |TV come in for a FREE sample of this
W-A mVAVMiA delicious mellorine in the new
NEOPOUTAN PACK
Mrs. Annie Lee Alexander, Mr-
W. N. Schulze, Mrs. A. N. Ed
wards and Mrs. Schaefer.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hoff-
man, and Mr. Curtis M. Sawyer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Saw-
yer of Smithville, were quiet-
ly married at seven o'clock on
Friday evening, February 27.
at the First Methodist Church.
The Rev. J. W. Griffin of Mc-
II)A PEARL BELL CIRCLE
HAS PROGRAM ON WEEK
OF PRAYER
The Ida Pearl Bell Circle of
the Baptist Church met at the Carney read the double rinu rites,
home of Mrs. J. V. Ash, Sr., on Ferns and pink gladioli dec-
Monday afternoon for a program ' orated the church.
on the Week of Prayer. Miss lone Hoffman attended
The program was opened by j her sister as maid of honor. She
the group singing "America the wore a brown suit, a natural
Beautiful". Mrs. A. L. Brooks straw hat and a corsage of amber
led in prayer. Mrs. C. M Hart- orchids.
zell reviewed the 5th chapter of The bride chose a rose-beige
the Missionary book "The New suit, brown liz&ard accessories.
West" and Mrs. Cathey Bi*rgs re- j and white sequin hat. She wore
viewed vne 6th chapter on "To- a corsage of white orchids sent
morrow at Noon". j from Hawaii.
Those attending were Mrs. C. j Both Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs.
M. Hartzell, Mrs. Cathey Biggs, I Sawyer wore navy blue dresses
Mrs. S. L. Brannon, Sr., Mrs. land accessories.
Winnie Adams, Mrs. Quinton Al-
len, Mrs. Hartford Jenkins, Mrs.
W. R. Price, Mrs. Allie Schilling,
Mrs. Thomas Fisher, Mrs. A. L.
Brooks, Mrs. H. L. Perkins, Mrs.
H. L. Robinson, Jr., served as
best man.
Only members of the imme-
diate families attended.
A small reception was held at
Frank Brinkman and Mrs. Ash. the Hoffman home following the
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Note-Well
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. . . the beauty-
bras si ere by MARJA
Pima Broadcloth $2.50
SPECIAL for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Childrens cotton Pants,
Size 2 4_6, 3 for 57c
Ladies Rayon Panties 5-6-7 4 for $1.
B&S Dept Store
MRS. G. A. SCHAEFER. Manager
(PANEL DISCISSION HELD
AT MEETING OF LADIES
READING CIRCLE
I
A panel discussion on "Thc-
Place of Religion in the World
Today" was the program pre-
sented by Mrs. W. E. Maynard
at a meeting of the Bastrop Iui
dies Reading Circle on Friday af
ter noon, in the home of Mrs. J.
P. Sharp.
Mrs. Maynard defined both
christian and national religion
and introdnced the Rev. W. N.
Schulze, Dr. C. G. Goddard,
James Kershaw and Robert Wil-
kin, who comprised the panel.
Rev. Schulze took the part of the I
minister in the church; Dr. God j
dard, medicine in the church; Mr i
Kershaw, law in the church, and
Mr. Wilkin, education in the j
Church.
Mrs. Sam J. C. Higgins, presi- !
dent, presided.
Following the program and
business, a social hour was en-
joyed. Mrs. Sharp invited her
guests into the dining room
where the tea table held an ar
rangement of spring flowers.
Mrs. Higgins served at the sil-
ver coffee and tea service and
Mrs. Oren Eskew served cake.
Mrs. J. W. Griffin of Mc-
Camey, Mrs. W. N. Schulze and
Mrs. Robert Wilkin were guests.
WSCS HAS JOIST
MEETING W EDNESI)AY
Mrs. Jack Griesenbeck and
Mrs. A. C. Smith were co hostess-
es for a joint meeting of the Wo-
man's Society of Christian Ser-
vice of the Methodist Church in
the church parlor Wednesday af-
ternoon.
the meeting was opened with a
prayer and the jrroup singing
"Love and Mercy." Mrs. W. N.
Schulze brought the devotional
entitled "Three In One." i
"Ambassadors for Christ" was
the topic of the program pre-
sented by Mrs. J. G. Bryson.
She was assisted by Miss I^aura
Combs Miss Esther Anderson,
Mrs. Earl Denman and Mrs. John
Allen.
A nominating committee com-
posed of Mrs. Jack Griesenbeck,
Mrs. J. G. Bryson and Mrs. W.
N. Schulze, was appointed.
The meeting was closed with
the Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Lincoln
Farris, president, presided.
A basket of yellow daffodils
centered the refreshment table
from which sandwiches, potato
chip.-, cookies and Coco Colas
Those attending were Mrs.
John Allen. Mrs. Oren Eskew,
Mrs. W. E. Maynard, Mrs. W. N.
Schulze, Mrs. J. G. Bryson, Mrs
Earl Denman, Mrs. Belle Jenkins,
,Mrs W. B. Ransome, Mrs. Curtis
Sanders, Mrs. Farris, Miss Doro
thy Bryson, Miss Laura Combs,
Miss Esther Anderson, Mrs. Earl
Corson, Mrs. C. E. Dolgener, Lin
da and Sandra Farris, and the
hostesses.
MRS. GRAY HOSTESS
TO CIRCLE I MEMBERS
Mrs. Bob Gray was hostess to
members of Circle I of the Wo
man's Society of Christian Ser
vice on Monday afternoon at her
home.
Mrs. W. B. Ransome, chair
man, brought the devotional on
"Prayer Life".
Mrs. Robert Wilkin, program
leader, gave a talk on "Mission-
ary Work in Rhodesia, Africa".
A short business session was
held.
Arrangements of purple iris
and japonica were placed at van
tage points in the living room.
Mrs. Gray passed refreshment
plates consisting of devils fowl
cake, punch, nuts, and mints to
Mrs. W. B. Ransome, Mrs. J. G.
Bryson, Mrs. Robert Wilkin,
Mrs. Lincoln Farris, Mrs. L. C.
Price, Mrs. H. S. Jenkins, Mrs.
Plarl Denman. Mrs Curtis San-
ders, Miss l^aura Combs and Miss
Dorothy Bryson.
READ THE CLASSIFIEDS
"All tight, Qilbtrt to il't thorp, buf ywi'rt
tltll ewi ol uniform"
Notice
Contractors' Notice Of Texas
Highway Construction
Sealed proposals for construct
ing fi.i>28 miles of CIr.. Strs., Base
& Surf, from SH 71, appro*. 1.3
mi. north of Smithville, north-
east toward Winchester on High-
way No. FM 1*70, covered by
R 807-2-1, in Bastrop County,
will be received at the Highway
Department, Austin, until 9:00
A. M., March is, 1953, and then
publicly opened and read.
This is a "Public Woks" Pio-
ject, a.- defined in House Bill No.
54 of the -l-'5rd Legislature of
the State of Texas ami House Bill
No. 115 of the 44th Legislature
of the State of Texas, and a: such
is subject to the provisions of
said House Bill-. No provisions
herein are intended to be in con-
flict with the provisions of said
Acts.
In accordance with the provi-
sions of said House Biils, the
State Highway Commission has
ascertained and set forth in the
proposal the wage rates, for each
craft or type of workman or me-
chanic needed to execute the work
o nabove named project, now pre
vailing in the locality in which
the work is to Ik- performed, and
the Contractor shall pay not less
than these wage rates shown in
the propose! for each craft or
type of laborer, orkman or me-
chanic employed on this project.
Legal holiday work shall be
paid for at the regular govern-
ing rates.
Plan and specifications avail-
able at the office of Joe (iresham,
resident engineer, Ba-trop, Tex
as, and Texas Highway Depart
ment, Austin. Usual rights re-
served.
Negro County
Council Meets
Saturday
The Bastrop County Home De
monstration Council met Satur
day, February 28, at 1 P. M. in
the Kerr Community Center in
Bastrop. All officers and thrity
three members were present. E-
leven clubs were represented
in this group with two clubs be-
ing entirely new in the organi
zation.
The chairman, Mrs. A. K. De
Shay, presided. A very enjoy-
able recreation period was ren-
dered by the chairman of the
recreation committee. Bettye
Faye Haywood, before the busi-
ness session. Following the bu-
siness, slide films were shown
to the trroup on the Care of Cut
tings and Seedlings by the Ne-
gro County Home Demonsetra
tion Agent, Mrs. Gloria Jackson.
Various requests were made for
this information previously no
the agent thought it wise to give
the information to this group to
be extended throughout the coun
ty.
After the showing of the films,
the meeting was adjourned. The
Hopewell Community Home De-
monstration Club sold pies as a
means of raising funds for the
Council treasury, and coffee wn
served by the Negro Home Dem-
onstration Agent. The Utky
Home Demonstration Club, which
is a new club in the council, of
fered to bake pies for sale on
the next council meeting day.
The increased attendance in
the council meetings indicate
that Home Demonstration Work
is constantly beoming more ef
fective and extending each year.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1953, newspaper, March 5, 1953; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237417/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.