Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1953 Page: 6 of 8
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BASTROP ADVERTISER. APRIL 16. 1953
THE JAIL HOUSE
NEWS
I. It HOSKISS, Sheriff
March 1- Makinjr out my re
port for the month.
March 2 A call from Austin
about wmi' tol«*n lumber at El
jfin to !«• investigated.
Mnreh 3 A call to Smithville,
a fifteen year old Mexican Rirl
had run off. 1 found her in
Waelder, Texas.
March 4 A call from the She-
riff in Austin; he wanted a man
locked up down here.
March i>—A call from the Sh<-
riff in Waco; he wanted two Ne
proo- here locked up Tor him. A-
bout 11 o'clock p. m., I was call
ed to a wreck.
March <>—A call from a ladj-
in Austin to try to locate an
other woman's h us hand. She
had taken sick and was in the
hospital. A citation to serve in
Smithville. A call out on the
Paige hijfhhway to net a drunk
driving an automobile.
March 7—A warrant from
Austin to serve in Smithville.
The deputy from Klpin came
over with two men. One of
them stole a suit of clothes but
neither would admit it. A wreck
on the highway close to Paige at
11 p. m.
March 8—At 12:30 a. m.f a call
from the hospital; a Negro rm.n
had l een stabbed with a knife.
At 2:30 a. m., a call from Arkan-
sas wanting to know aliout the
wreck that happened at 11 p. m.
the nipht before close to Paige.
At 4 a. m., a telephone call about
some friends of mine in a wreck
at San Marcos. At 7 a. m., the
cook showed up, then at 8:15
a man was here to pay a fine
for wreckless driving, so 1 got
up for the day. Then here comes
the deputy from Elgin with a
D. W. 1. and resisting the offi-
cer.
March 9—Book work, which
comes pretty often.
March 10—Well, four cases
have been put off in court until
Friday. Just received a tele-
phone call from Austin Air Hase.
Two officers will be down at
2:30 to talk to me about some
thing. 1 wonder what 1 have
done.
March 11—Everything pretty
quiet. It is the middle of the
week. People just resting for
the weekend.
-March 12—A trip over to El-
gin while deputies Jimmy N'utt
and A. W. Bonorden carry a pri-
soner to Huntsville.
March 13—What a day! Coun
ty court today, finwl one and
turned one loose. A trip to Aus-
tin to the State Hospital. A call
to Camp Swift, junk iron theives.
This was Friday the thirteenth.
March 14—A fast driver, drunk
and passing on the wrong side.
March 15—Not much doing,
just a bunch hang overs hanging
around.
March IB—Monday, well, we
will start over, wondering what
I will have to do this week.
March 17—A telephone call
from the Texa.- Rangers, we have
a man for you. He is in Cariz-
zo Springs, so I went after him,
while the deputy answered .->ev
eral calls here.
March 18—Nothing but book
work today.
March 19—A call out on the
bill about a rooster and five hens
that had been reported stolen.
What do you reckon we found?
A drunk woman and all the chick-
ens, too.
March 20—Two citations to
serve in Elgin and some papers
to pick up.
March 21—A call to Shiloh,
a Negro woman shot a Negro
boy. A call to Rosanky about a
mad dog. A call out on the El-
gin highway, a car hit a cow.
March 22—A call at G a. m. to
« wreck. Here is the highway
patrol with a D. W. I.
March 23—Just caosted along
today.
March 24—Nothing to do today
but book work.
March 25—A call from Hilly
Litton, the city police of Bas
trop. He said I think I got a
man you want. We carried the
man to Austin and finger print-
ed him. He was the start of our
recovery of 7 truck tires, 1 elec
trie drill, and 2 burgular cases
which happened back in 1951.
March 2<>—Nothing bad going
on. I like Chis kind of day.
March 27—Citations to be
posted.
March 28 -Saturday went by-
pretty good and not much ex
citement.
March 29—The sheriff posse
meeting and a call to a wreck in
the park.
March 30 and 31—Not too
much doing, getting ready for
April.
YOUR
SENATOR
REPORTS
But we are headed for a let-
down if we look for "big savings"
—savings «hat will balance the
budget this year.
(Senator Lyndon B. Johnson
writing from Washington, gives
a weekl> report on happenings
in the National Capitol as they
affect Texas and Te\ans.)
Peace Or A Sword?
Are we on the road to peace—
real peace? That is the major
question before ail of us.
The Russians have indicated
a willingness to settle some of
the questions that have kept the
Korean War alive. Possibly
there will l>e Korean truce by
the time this appears in print.
Of course, we are ready for a
truce on honorable terms. Every
American wants to end the Ko-
rean fightinir at the earlieat pos-
sible moment. We cannot, how
ever, permit the prospects for
a Korean truce lull us into a
false sense of security that will
cause us to weaken our defenses.
We must be valiant—ready to
discuss and accept proposals that
will lead us to real peace, but
refusing to let down our guard.
Prompt 8e"-cI c<
Texas Rendering
Company, Ltd.
( all 131 Bastrop, Texas
Our Government Is Strong
Our system of government has
weathered all the storms of its
history. It is a ystcni resting
upon three pillars—a legislative
branch that is a deliberate body
and not a grand jury; a judiciary
that determines the guilt or in-
nosencc of those accused of
breaking the law; an executive
who conducts the business of the
United States and its relation>
with other countries.
Let one wage guerilla warfare
against the others, and our free-
doms are weakened. Let one
surrender its rights and autho
rity to another, and our free
doms are gone.
Whether we be Democrats or
Republicans, it will certainly
serve none of us as Americans
to use the tactics of the jungle
against our fellow Americans.
Still less will it serve us to use
those tactic.- to tear down the
great foundations of our govern-
ment.
We cannot tear down the foun-
dations without pulling down the
house itself. If we pull down
the house, we will be buried in
the ruins.
Canadian River Dam
Secretary of Interior McKay
learned about the Panhandle's1
Canadian River Dam project last
week.
The educational job was done i
by Joe Jenkins, former mayor of
Amarillo and now president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and
T. K. Johnson, editor of the Am j
arillo Globe-Times. They were
favorably impressed by Sec re
tary McKay's interest. Hex Bax
ter, manager of the Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce, also was
in Washington, had earlier vi j
>ited the Secretary with Mr.
Johnson. Mr. Jenkins attended
a Civil Defense conference while
here.
Texas Princess
More than 150 Texans came j
to my office Wednesday night
of last week to a reception for
Betty Ann Kilday. Texas Prin
cess for the Cherry Blosson Fes |
tival. She is the charming 18 j
year old daughter of Congress-
man and Mrs. Paul J. Kilday of
San Ant.nio.
Visitors To Senator Johnson's
Office Last Week
Visitors to the office from
Texas last week included:
Bowie: M. L. Tittle.
Brownsville: Cameron Coun
ty Judge Oscar C. Dancy.
Comfort: Bruno Brauner, now-
stationed at Ft. Myer, Florida.
Commerce: Marine Lt. W.
M. Campbell, stationed at Quan-
tieo, Virginia, a graduate of
East Texas State College.
Dallas: Leonard Green, Joe
Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Vague, Oren M. Murray, Henry
H. Ritter.
El Paso: Mr. and Mrs C. E.
Ross.
Fort Worth: C. J. Watson,
Mgr., Industrial Dept., Chamber
of Commerce; Gene Cagle, presi-
dent, Texas State Network; Tho
mas D. and Naomi Nanney, 1967
Columbus St.
Galveston: Bryan F. Wil-
liams, Jr.
Houston:
Singleton.
Marshall:
Galbreath, Max Henry.
San Antonio: Clayton Rus
sell.
Waco: Robert
Marshall.
VETERANS CAN
STILL CLAIM 1948
INSURANCE
Congressman Homer Thorn
berry announced today he has
been informed that veterans who
have not received their 194* in-
surance dividends can still do so.
"1 have been advised that al
most a million veterans have not
as yet received their 1948 in-
surance dividends." Congressman
Thornberry tated, "so it i.- lo-
gical that there must tie a num
ber of veterans from Texas in
this group. 1 just want to be
certain they know they can still
apply."
"There are numerous cases
where the veteran has applied,
but has since moved and left
no forwarding address," Thorn-
berry stated. "1 was told that
these checks have been returned
and are being held."
Thornberry stressed the im-
portance of supplying the correct
information to the Veterans Ad
ministration Name, address
serial number and policy num
Ikt should be included in the
application.
April Named
Cancer Control
Month
Austin—Volunteer cancer con
trol workers all over Texas are
launching Cancer Cru-ade acti
vities in behalf of the American
Cancer Society.
Set by Act of Congress, and
proclaimed by President Risen
hower and Governor Shivers, Ap
ril ir. Cancer Control Month. Dur
mg all or part of it, county com
| mittees will carry out extensive
' educational and fund raising
campaigns.
Travis T. Wallace, president
of the Texas Division ACS, told
a group of persons assembled in
Austin for the Texas kick off
that "Early indications are this
will be the finest Cancer Crusade
we have ever held."
Statewide planning stresses
the importance of public educa
tion about cancer. Mr. Wallace
pointed out that from one third
to one-half of the 8,700 Texan-
now dying each year of cancer
could be saved by prompt and
adequate treatment.
"Their lives depend on our
reaching them with a message
which will get them to their dot-
tor at the first sign that may
mean cancer," he -aid.
Funds raised during the Can
cer Crusade are used for the ex
panding nationwide cancer re
search effort and for local pro-
grams of education and of volun |
tary service.
A statewide Kioup of volun
tei-rs governs the Texas Divi-
sion, and small committees or
larger executive committee* are
active in most of the tate s _'- 4
counties.
FLOOR COVERING
and
FLOOR FINISHING
f Linoleum ,,,
• Asphalt 41
# Rubber Tile
• Cotton and
Wool Carpet
Expert Mechanics — <-a||
write for free Estimate*
BUILDERS SUPPLY CO
PHONE 1.14 Hoy £|
SMITHVILLE, TEX \S
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READ THE CLASSIFIES
Dr. Nell R. Gurwitz
OPTOMETRIST
WISHES 1*0 ANNOUNCE I'M AT Hl>
Oi l It I WIEI IU CLOSED
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
APRIL 20 and 21
While Attending the I rxas Optometm
Association Convention in Austin, I exas
I ? Main Street Phone I %
Leroy Jeffers, John
Joe Hogue, Marion
and Arlene
Can We Cut The Budget?
The budget can and should be
cut. We must not forget that
87 cents of every Federal dol-
lar goes to pay for past wars,
foreign aid, defense, veterans'
aid, and interest on the nation-
al debt. Even in the field of
defense, there is much waste
that should be eliminated. But
it is hard to make any astrono
mical cuts out of that 87 cents.
Any saving will be welcomed
by the hard-pressed taxpayers.
CONCRETE
CURBING
Johnnie Odom
$1.10 per ft.
We Call For And Deliver
In Bastrop
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1953, newspaper, April 16, 1953; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237423/m1/6/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.