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University Llbr-ry
BV THI BOITOII
. ,,air of "welcome home"
Ora-.ul' the Week to Miller
, Nell Sarim, who arc
*n\ j, T< xa.s on a brief visit:
:T, I« H Bastrop five years a
Ty, ,n!,kf their home in Kerns,
fuh t' •' they are still staunch
!i#. ;ro|'ian.N and we suspect one
( th,.i; chief delight, in their1
" .,,,. , i- the tall tales they
about Texa !
Buy in Bastrop
Know Bastrop
Talk Bastrop
LIONS
Meets First and
Third Tuesday
7:00 P. M.
One Hundred and First Year
BASTROP ADVERTISER, NOVEMBER 5, 1953
I Oc Per Copy
NUMBER 36
c#n t<-'
i the season of the year
•hat '>• i"^'s *lor> ,u ,Vxus -
,ry n tic form of flamboyant
sun*'"t-' . . .
lilting across the river about
lX ,,Vi„ h the other evening, we
th most amazing display
',r foioi, brilliant that it suf
< the entire scene with a
;.|j, r««e linht The river re
footed the glowing shade- in
^believable beauty.
" it reminded us of one of Mr
#HUiel.ach'« paintings.
At lit t some good seems about
to con.' from Hallowe'en'
that Bastrop ha^ much
w c„m|'iain of, Imause Bastrop
(uij, generally ipeaking, at con
,Kirr t- and as well-mannered
younKster at can be found any
fh«re. «d the result is usually
j jot <>f fun and very little
trouble m Bastrop on Hallowe'en.
Hut we noted with interest
ti* if roup of "spooks" in Au
tin who et out anking for small
donatio: instead of the custom
trv "treat" on Saturday night
■fhey roiie<ted over $f>00 in a
v?r> *hort time, in tpite of the
jv. irinp rain, to turn over to the
fs Emergency Fund of
United Nation*
in another small town, near
jit't ! • • teen atrer* started out
fsiiert'.rijt cans of food a* their
H iSo > >n "treats" They ««th
trad together almost 500 cans
if food which they will distribute
to rwwdy families on Thank*
gsvine
Dm!'* nil a far cry from the
toffies on top of buildings, the
.'Tifd-over outhouses, arid tin-
ii*n furniture on U p of tele
pttemt poir- of other day*'
But how much more ««ti*fa«
not she participants must have
fotiea from thi unwe!fish ob*er
■tiw of Hallowe'en
We sre very sorry that *c
-jmtot u.h< the pictures of a!l of
ft# hoy* from Bastrop who are
if the service, but the eJtpense
?sf engraving* I* a little more
t**r. wf < an take on ourselves,
*ttds a* we would tike to Be
-*, naturally, if we use one
jurture, we would want to use
* that we receive.
Wc will, however, be glad t«>
sae them if the cut* are paid
fsr. *o if you have a son, or bro
tier or hunband iri the service
n,1 woukl like for his pictun to
*;j sf in the Advertiser, we will
r vrr) happy to talk to you
*>'«ai it
<feca ionally, public relations
■ some of the ,-amps and base*
provide ut with main for print-
t and these we can u<•« with
ot charge
Pvt. Raymond
Hoskins Stationed
At Fort Lawton
fort I jk w ton. Wsr-h \rm>
'*v' Raymond T (lock ins, 20,
l-« of Mr and Mr*. I II Hos
•'ft* of Bastrop, recently join
the 20th Anti A trcraft Artil
ry Battalion at Fort t«awton,
*wh.
I'rivate Hoskins is a connoneer
Buttery A of the battalion,
ip< vxhng air defense for Fort
**t°r: and the stri tegirally vi
'■* Seattle area.
A former clerk for the Mi«
uri, Kansas and Texa* railroad,
entered the Army in May of
w year and completed ba«ic
iining Fort Bliss, Texas He
* I'•■<0 graduate of the Smith
' " High School and a former
"lef t at Wharton Junior Col-
"irs.
u
at the Firat Hap
in Bastrop, Sunday.
Baptist Church To
Hold Special Service
',r Sam Morris, noted lectur
with the National Temper
Fnion, will speak at the II
ervice at the F
( hurch
^"Vember K.
''' ' nited Temperance Mrive
*"i the Women's Temperance
'■'oil will Hponsor Mr Morrix
it lecture nt the University
"I'tiMt fhurch in Austin at ;t
^ 'ii the afternoon of the
<l' y- I>r. w I' While,
l"-e*Men| of
""«l former
v««r*ity
I'feM-nt
Baylor University
past or of the Uni
Baptist Church, will be
Veterans School
Discontinued in
Bastrop
The Veteran Diversified Edu-
cation < la ha- been combined
with the Smithvilie cla-s, due to
the fact that u class must have
us many as five members, and
BastropV class had decreased to
foui The four remaining stu-
dents have been transferred to
the Smithville school.
I he Veterans school hud been
in operation in Bastrop since
IV 4> Mi - Esther V Anderson
has b«en instructor for the past
two years.
Pvt. Thomas Key
Stationed At
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss, Texas — Private
Thoma R. Key, son of Mrs.
Maude Key, of Bastrop, recently
began 1H weeks of basic train
ing in the Ariti aircraft Artillery
Replacement Training Center,
Fort Bliss, Texas
I'rivate Key will spend the
f tr«st eight weeks training on
fundamental Army subjects like
Infantry Drill, and machne gun
ami bazooka marksmanship. The
fnvt phase of training is climax
ed with a
the field
His second eight weeks will
see him firing light and meduim
anti aircraft artillery weapons at
low flying and high altitude aer-
ial targets on the million and a
half acr« Fort Ifliss ranges.
Private Key will graduate at
a forma, parade and retreat cere
inonj He will then be eligible
for alignment in a permanent
anti aircraft artillery unit
Private Key i married to the
former Joyce Templeton,
who is rnakuiK her home in Bas-
trop for the present
How To Send A letter
From Santa Claus
To Your Child
In the southern part of Indi
ana. there • *ist« a little village
railed Santa Claus For many
year*, this town has been known
: Santa Clau '* American Head
quarters
J u*t imagine how excited your
child would be if he got a letter
from Santa Clans in answer to
hi- own especially if tin* let-
ter would ,nme direct from San
la's home in Santa Claus, In-
diana
The town of Santa Claus, with
its magic postmark, has enchant
ed children throughout the world
for many year- Why not give
your child the thrill of a life-
time, not only wi'h a letter from
Santa Claus, hut a letter that
carries the official 1'ntled States
tmark, proving that it ac
I"
Bears To Host
Liberty Hill
Friday Night
The Bastrop Bears were de-
feated by the Ij Grange Ix*o
purds 20 • on Erhard Field Fri
day night in a nun conference
game.
In the first quarter Italph Ro-
senberg went five yurds for the
first Leopard acore and Richard
Roberts made the point good.
In the second quarter, the
Bears made their only touch-
down when Gerald Manna went
two yards around left end.
Gayland Turner failed to
score the extra point.
In the third quarter the Leo-
pards made two quick scores
when Rosenberg went 31 yards
for a touchdown and when John-
ny Vacula passed to Roberts for
15 yards and a score. Both tries
for the extra point were kicked
by Roberts, making only one
point good.
There were no touchdowns in
the fourth quarter and the Ia>o
pards left the field victorious.
In spite of the hard rain that
fell during the first arid second
periods, the Bears managed to
one week maneuver in complete 14 passes out of 2fi nt
tempted, while l*a Grange at
tempted 7, completing only 3.
Friday night, the Bears will
play their sixth conference game
on Erhard Field when they weet
the Liberty Hill Panthers. Game
time will be at 7:,'i0 p m.
Open House To Be
Held At Primary
School Nov. 10th
The citir.ens of Bastrop and
surrounding communities are
cordially invited to attend an
open house at the new Primary
School Building on Tuesday eve
ninK, November 10, from 7:30 to
111:30 o'clock
Many of you have expressed
an. interest in seeing the build
ing and while we urge you to
vi-it us at any time we wish to
providt tins opportunity which
may be more convenient for
those who cannot come during
school hours. We hope that you
all plan to be with us Tuesday
evening
The Bastrop Primary
School Teachers
Attends Style Show
In Dallas Last Week
Mr? G. A. Schaefer, manager
of B A S Department Store, at
tended the American Fashion As
sociation's Resort and Advance
Spring Market in Dallas last
week. Nearly 5,000 buyers from
the great Southwest filled the
Dallas hotels to capacity for the
quarterly apparel market, Oct.
•J.r .1( Approximately 1200 lines
of Women's and Children's ap
parol was displayed by the more
than 400 manufacturers' repre-
sentatives who comprise the A-
merican Fashion Association, at
the Adolphus and Baker Hotels.
Market highlight was the pre-
sentation of the popular Break
fast Clinic Style Shows held on
Oct. 27 and 28 in the Ballroom
of the Baker Hotel. The theme
of the shows, "Tides of Fashion
Sweep in from the Gulf" set the
tempo for :i colorful array of
early spring fashions chosen
from lines shown at market. Mrs.
Evelyn Lambert is the director
and commentator of the clinics.
The next market week will be
held in Dallas Jan. 17 22, and
will feature Spring and Summer
Fashions.
I. VTIN \MRRIC\N WOMEN
THANK PEOPLE FOR
THEIR HELP IN CARNIVAL
The Latin American Women
wish to thank the following peo
nle for their contributions and
help in making the Mexican sup
per a success Saturday night at
the Hallowe'en Carnival:
Christine Ban ieiitos, Sarah O
roseo. Virginia Barron, Louisa
Garcia. Dorothy Juarez., Sophia
Domiiigiiez, Pete Marline/., Cla-
dvs Coy, Irene Penteria, Connie
Juarez, Bell Cervante, Elivra
Gutierrez, Dorothy Gutierrez., E
varisto Gutierrez., Otilo Aguilur,
lasitro Domingucz., John Domin
guer., Clementi' Gutierrez., Mrs.
Hernando . Sam Garcia, Delphine
I'strain, Velia Juarez.,. Mrs. Tor
rose, Elijio Mendosa, and Eulilio
Perez..
front Santa Claus
'""r lo ||ave ThankaftivinK
*'"r Service
j. j ' cnior Choir of the First
'M'l' I < hurch will present a
v"'ik giving Service on Sunday,
r, V,,n'"'r L' , late in .he after
loan,
The
pilblir is cordially invited
tually come
himself.
Western Auto i* offering a
special service to all of its cus
tamer They have made Santa
Clau letter* available in six dif
ferent styles, and you may se
lect a letter for your child and
have it n ailed from Santa Claus,
I ndiana
Here's how it works:
1 Select a letter from the San
t« C!aux di*pla> at the Western
Auto. Each letter has its own
colorful envelope
2. Write your child's name ami
address on the envelope, or the
name and address of any other
child you may wish to have re
reive a Santa Claui« letter, place
a .'t cent stamp on it Mail it in
th« special mail box at the Wen
tern Auto, which is provided for
that purpose. That's all you
have to do
,'t. The Santa Claus letter that
you mailed is transported to the
town of Santa Claus. where they
are sent through the official
Santa Claus Post Office. The
post master will postmark the
letter with the magic post mark,
and in a short time, your child
will receive his letter from San-
ta Clau , it tually mailed from
Mantis home, with the proof
right in the postmark.
Santa's letters are on display-
now at the Western Auto Store,
and will be available there until
December 15th. It is not too'
early to make your selection, be
fore the mails become congealed
with the holiday rush.
Historical Society
To Sponsor
Grab Bag Sat.
The Bastrop 111 loriciil Soc ;
iety will sponsor a "GRAK BAG
at 2f> cent a grab on Saturday,
November 7, at three o'clock on
Main Street.
TOW N TO CLOSE
ARMISTICE DAY
The Bastrop husincs*
houses, schools. Post Office
and courthouse offices will
l>e closed on Wednesday,
November II. in observance
of Armistice Day.
Harmony Club
Scrap Book Wins
At Convention
Mrs. Ireland Allbright and
Mrs. W. E. Branyon were in Gon
zales Sunday. Monday and Tues-
day to attend the Fifth District
Convention of the National Fed-
eration of Music C'lubs. Mrs.
Branyon was delegate from the
local Harmony Club of which
Mrs. Allbright is president.
The scrap book compiled for
the Harmony Club won first
place in the Fifth District. Mrs.
K. W. Loveless is scrap book
chairman.
Notice Of Election
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BASTROP
TO THE RESIDENT QUA LI
F1ED VOTERS OF THE INDE
PENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
OF THE CITY OF BASTROP,
TEXAS:
TAKE NOTICE that an elec-
tion will be held within arid
throughout the Independent
. School District of the City of
Bastrop, said district being an ex
tended municipal school district
as defined by Article 278.'lc, Ver-
non's Texas Civil Statutes, as
amended, on the 21st day of
November, 1953, on the follow-
ing proposition:
PROPOSITION
"Shall the public schools with-
in the Independent School Dis
trict of the City of Bastrop, an
extended municipal school dis-
trict, be divorced from municipal
control in accordance with the
terms of Article 27s.'k, Vernon's
! Civil Statutes, as amended, so
that the school corporation shall
become and be an Independent
School District without the dual
character theretofore possessed
by* the school corporation and the
city or town as extended for
school purposes only "
The said election shall be held
at the CITY HALL, in the I ride
pendent School Di-trict of the
City of Bastrop, wit Mrs. J. S.
Milton as Presiding Judge, Mrs.
Belle Jenkins, as Judge, and Mrs.
B. B. May and Mr . C. W. Ets
kew, as Clerks.
The said election shall be held
j in the ,-ame manneur as is requir
' ed in regular citv elections, and
in accordance with the provisions
of Article 27S.U-, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes, as amended.
Every person who has attain-
ed the age of twenty one (21)
years and who has reside*! within
the limits of the extended muni
cipai school district for the six
OD months next preceding the
date of election, and is a quali-
fied elector under the laws of
this State, shall be entitled to
vote at the election.
The ballots for said election
shall have written or printed
thereon the following:
"FOR THE SEPARATION OF
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM
MUNICIPAL CONTROL."
"AGAINST THE SEPARA-
TION OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FROM MUNICIPAL
CONTROL."
Fach voter shall mark out with
black ink or black pencil one of
the above expressions, thus leav
ing the other as indicating his
vote on the proposition.
The Mayor and City Secretary
of the City of Bastrop, and the
President and Secretary of the
Board of Trustees of the Indepen
dent School District of the Citv
of Bastrop, shall forthwith issue
a notice of said election stating
in substance the contents of this
election order and the time and
place of said election, and shall
cause a copy of such notice to
hi' posted at the City Hall in
the Independent School District
of the City of Bastrop, being the
place designated for holding said
election, and at two other public
places in the School District for
at least fifteen (15) full days
prior to the date of said election.
Said Major and City See re
tary of said Board of Trustees,
shall also cause notice of said
election to be published in some
newspaper of general circulation
published in said School District,
and which notice shall be pub
lished on the same day in each
of two (2) successive weeks, the
date of the fir-1 publication be
ing not less than fourteen (14)
full days prior to the date of the
election.
Immediately after said election
has been held, the officers hold
nig the same shall make returns
of the result thereof to the City
Council of the City of Bastrop,
Texas, and return the ballot box
to the City Secretary of said City
for safekeeping
THIS NOTICE is given pur
the
Bus- !
trop, Texas, and the Board of
Trustees of the Independent
School District of tin- City of
Bastrop, at a joint meeting held
on the L7th day of October, IOn.'t.
J. V. ASli, SR., Mayor
City of Bastrop, Texas
ATTEST:
W. S. CRAFT. Citv Secretary
V. D SCHAEFER. Presi
dent, Board of Trustees of
the Independent School
District of the City of
Bastrop, Texas
ATTEST:
J. V. ASH, JR., Secretary-
Board of Trustees 3ti-2 ,
Bastrop County
To Get Farm To
Market Roads
The following roads are de-
signated Farm to Market Roads
subject to the availability of
funds and the condition that Bas
trop County will furnish all re
quired right of way free of cost
to the State, according to D. C.
Greer, state highway engineer
of Texa.s Highway Department.
From U. S. Highway 290 in
Parge Southeast to Road inter-
section, a distance of approxi
mately 6.5 miles.
From end of Farm to Market
Road 1870 Southeast to Fayette
County Line, a distance of ap-
proximately 0.7 mile.
From State Highway 95 at
Elgin Northwest to Travis Coun-
ty Line, a distance of approxi-
mately 1.3 mile.
From State Highway 21, 4.5
miles West of Cedar Creek,
Northwest to Travis County
Line, a distance of approximately
1 3.8 miles.
Upon acceptance of these con-
ditions, the State Highway En-
gineer is directed to proceed with
i construction and to assume the
roads for maintenance.
Elgin Man Named
TUDF Chairman In
Bastrop County
Dallas, Nov. 2—Lawson Riv-
ers of Elgin has been named
Bastrop County Chairman for
the Texas United Defense Fund,
the state-wide group yvhich will
sponsor USO's campaign for
$775,000 in Texas this year.
Mr. Rivers' appointment was
announced today by Forrest M.
Smith, chairman of Region 7.
Dudley K. Woodward, Jr., Dal-
las attorney, is state campaign
chairman of the forthcoming
fund appeal to carry on the fa
miliar services of the USO to
the young men and young wo-
men of the nation's armed forces.
A major portion of the Texas
goal, as in 1952, will be includ-
ed in Community Chest cam
paigns throughout the state this
fall.
Mrs. Williamson
Wins Women's
Tournament
the
As
on
on
to
snant to an order adopted by
City Council of the City of I
"Grand Slam" honors in
I/ost Pines Women's Golf
sociation tournament held
the Lost Pines Golf course
Tuesday, October 27. went
Mrs. K. Williamson of Smithville.
She was medalist t4 !-48) and al
so won the pitching contest.
Runners up in the 18 hole first
flight were Mrs. Chas. N'oill,
Austin. 95 and Mrs. Martha
Westmoreland, Lockhart, 107.
Low net winners were Mrs.
Edna Reynolds, Austin with a
net of 92, Mrs. Ann Blanken-
heckler. Austin, 90. and Mrs. Ijeo
Knott, Seguin, 99.
In the second flight low gross
honors went to Mrs. A. E. Fred
crick, Flgin, with 106, Mrs. Jay
Neely, Austin, 116, and Mrs. L.
C. Paggi, Austin, 115.
Low net winners in this flight
were Miss Helen Durland, Aus
tin, 94, Mrs. Margaret Pfeiffer.
Bastrop, 94. and Mrs. Evelyn
Howsley, Smithville, 95.
In the nine hole flight low-
gross honors went to Mrs. Ann
Patton, Bastrop, with a 54. Mrs.
P. J. Dodson, Bastrop won low-
net with a 40.
Mrs. Chas, Neill, Austin, was
low in putts with a 29 for the
first flight, Mrs. Wayne Coving
ton, Austin, with ,'l() for the sec
ond flight and Mrs. P. J. Dodson,
Bastrop, with 15 for the nine
hole flight.
Mrs. Jody Cotter, Austin, won
low honors on a blind hole draw.
Coffee ami doughnuts, snacks
and Cokes were served the golf
ers at intervals during the day,
and at noon they enjoyed a tur
key dinner in the State Park Re
fectorv.
FORMER It \ STROP I \N
RETT HNS FOR VISIT
Mm. Edith Hanney Bingle, a
former Bastropian, returned to
Bastrop this week for the first
time in 35 years.
Mis. Bingle left Bastrop in
1904 to make her home in Hous-
ton; however, .she returned for
occassional visits until about
1918. She now lives in Kansas
City, Missouri,
While in Bastrop, Mrs. Bingle
was a guest in the home of Mrs.
Clara lleitman and other mem
hers of the Perkins family.
Pastor's Study In
Baptist Church Is
Refinished
The Pa-tor's Study in the First
Baptist Church is undergoing
some changes this week, and
when completed will be very mo-
dern. All of the woodwork is of
cedar.
The pastor, the Rev. 0. W..
Sumerlin, will place his library of
some 1200 books in the study.
The Rev. Sumerlin has a very
rare collection of books. One
of his most prized books is a
King James Version of the Holy
Bible printed in 1633.
Gift To The Choir
The Citizens State Bank p<e-
sented to the First Baptist
Church the necessary funds for
building a closet in which the
Senior Choir will keep the choir
robes stored.
C. W. Eskew, president of the
bank, made the announcement.
Major W. A. Price
Assigned To HQ
15th Air Force
Major Willian A. Price, son of
Mr. and iMrs. James F. Price of
Bastrop was assigned on Octo-
ber 2f> to Headquarters Fifteenth
Air Force in the office of the
Training Division at March Air
Force Base, California.
Prior to his entry into the Air
Force in January 1942, he at-
tended the University of Texas
for two years, where he majored
in pharmacy.
Major Price graduated from
flying school at Ellington Air
Force Base, Texas, in 1942. He
is now a senior pilot. During
World War II he was a B-17
pilot in the European Theatre.
He is accredited yvith 25 combat
missions during that ten month
tour. Prior to his assignment
to this headquarters, Major
Price was a B-17 instructor with
the 22nd Bombardment Wing, at
March Air Force Base.
Major Price has been present-
ed with the Distinguished Fly-
ing Cross, and the Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf Clusters, in
addition to his other awards.
Major Price is married to the
former Miss Lois Gant, Dallas,
Texas. They have a son, Ronald,
age eight.
Committees For
Historical Society
Named
The 1953-54 committee mem-
bers for the Bastrop Historical
I Society are listed below:
Program: Mrs. Maude Hern-
don. Mrs. C. B. Maynard, Mrs.
H. A. Cowell.
Finance: Mrs. Dale Rorem.
Mrs. Earl Denman, Mrs. Oren
I Eskew.
Membership: Miss Esther An-
derson, Mrs. Tignal Jones, Mrs.
j R. M. Waugh, Mrs. H. A. Cow-
: ell.
Museum: Mrs. Earl Erhard,
Mrs. C. B. Maynard, Mrs. Earl
Denman, Mrs. Willie Belle Ken-
nedy. Miss Julia Moncure, Miss
Grace Fitzwilliam.
Grounds: Mrs. Mary Long,
Mrs. J. G. Bryson, Mrs. W. E.
Maynard, Mrs. Fred Haynie, Mrs.
Earl Erhard, Mrs. C. W. Es-
kew.
House: Mrs. Oren Eskew,
Mrs. S. J. C. lliggins, Mrs. Dale
liorem, Mrs. Henry Bell, Mrs.
W. B. Ransome.
Publicity: Mrs. VV. E. May-
nard, Mrs. R. E. Standifer, Mrs.
Maude Herndon, Mrs. Gem Sim
mons.
K SOX KIMBROLGH
GETS DEER ON COLORADO
HUNTING TRIP
Knox Ktmbrough has returned
from a hunting trip in northwest!
Colorado with one deer to his |
credit.
Mr. Kiinbrough was in a hunt j
ing party of ten men from Mart, j
Texas, who were caught in a
snowstorm in Colorado last week. I
Even though the snow was wl.at '
the hunters had been wishing for,
they didn't expect anything like j
t hey got!
They reported seeing plenty of !
deer, but at distances they could i
( n't get to, in the mountains.
MARY MAYNARD NEW
MEMBER OF TURTLE
CLl'B \T I T
Austin, Nov. 2 Miss Mary
Maynard, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs C B. Maynard and a gra
dilate of St. Stephens Episcopal
School in Austin, is one of fifty
University of Texas co eds who
are new members of the Turtle
Club.
The club is a swimming organi
xation sponsored by the women's
physical training department. .
Rev. Rutherford
Buried Here
Sunday
The Rev. M. C. Rutherford, 56,
passed away at the local hospi-
tal Friday morning, October 30,
at 3 o'clock from a stroke he had
suffered six hours earlier.
Funeral services were held
from the Phillip Luckey Funeral
Home in Giddings on Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, with a short
service and burial in Fairview
Cemetery in Bastrop. The Rev.
W. VV. Cothran and the Rev. Paul
Ansohn, both of Austin, officiat-
ed.
Pall bearers were R. L. Ben-
nett, Woodrow Dikes, George
Freitag, R. A. Carpenter, P. L.
Moore and J. T. Bayless of Aus-
tin.
Survivors are his widow of
Bastrop; his mother, Mrs. W. M.
Rutherford of Luling; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. (j. Stubbs of Bas-
trop; one son, E. J. Rutherford
of Houston; two brothers, M-Sgt.
R. K. Rutherford with the United
States Army in France; Ski Ru-
therford, Luling; four sisters,
Mrs. Bessie McGlothin and Mrs.
Mary Daniels of Luling; Mrs.
Jim Semmler of Schulenburg, and
Mrs. C. Boggus of Rockport.
The Rev. Rutherford was born
in Gonzales County on April 26,
1898, the son of VV. M. and Alice
Rutherford. He was married to
Miss Rosie Semmler, November
8, 1916, in Gonzales. They came
to Bastrop in 1949. At the time
of his death, he was pastor of
the Elgin Assembly of God
Church.
A host of relatives and friends
from out of town were here for
the services.
Carl Nipps Dies
In Austin Tuesday
Funeral services were held for
Carl Nipps of Austin, formerly of
Bastrop. Wednesday, November
4, at 2:30 in the afternoon from
the Cook Funeral Home in Aus-
tin. The Rev. J. Dalton Havard
officiated.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Sally Watts Nipps; three
sisters, Mrs. VV. A. Martin of
Austin, formerly of Bastrop;
Mrs. A. E. Graham of Waco; Mrs.
George Renfro of Smithville; one
niece, Mrs, Ernest Miller of Aus-
tin, and one nephew, Durwood
Martin, of Redwood, California.
Burial was in Austin Memorial
Cemetery.
Nolan Glass Is
Honored by The
Magnolia CO.
Nolan Glass, popular Hills
Prairie service station operator,
was honored by the Magnolia Pe-
troleum Company at an Appre-
ciation Dinner in Houston Thurs-
day evening, October 22. R. L-
Murphy, District Manager for
the company, presented silver,
bronze and gold placques to the
Mobiigas Dealers of the area
who have completed 10, 20 and
3o years of service under the
sign of the Flying Red Horse.
In making his presentation,
Mr. Murphy pointed out that the
dealers, as independent business-
men, are a fine example of the
success of America's free enter-
prise system wherein a man can
get ahead by his own efforts.
Mr. Glass received a silver
plaque for 10 years of service to
the motoring public.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
TO LEASE SCHOOL
PROPERTY
The Board of Trustees of the
String Prairie Common School
District No. 35, Bastrop County,
Texas, will sell at public auction
a five year commercial oil and
gas lease on Texas Standard
Form providing for forty acre
pooling on oil and 040 acre pool-
ing on gas, retaining one eighth
(18) royalty, at the school build-
ing of String Prairie Common
School District N'o. 35 in String
Prairie. Bastrop County, Texas,
at ten o'clock, A. M., on Monday,
the 23rd day of November, A, D.,
1953, on the following di .scril>ed
property, to wit :
Nine and one half (9 12) m-
cres of land, more or less, T.
M. Whittington Survey, Bastrop
County, Tejtas, being the same
property conveyed by J. D.
Smith to said school by deed dat
til May lt>, 1884, recorded Vol-
ume ti. page 2-14, Deed Records,
Bastrop County, Texas.
Said Board of Trustees reser-
ves the right to reject any and
all bids.
board of trustees op
string prairie COMMON
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 35,
BASTROP COUNTY TEXAS
FRANK J. RABKL
ED SKI DEL
JOHNNIE FIEBinCH
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1953, newspaper, November 5, 1953; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237452/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.