Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1954 Page: 2 of 8
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BASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER. FEBRUARY 11, 1954
Rockne News RED CROSS WATER SAFETY 40 YEARS OLD
MISS AHA l.KHWAV EDITOR
Rocknt, Feb. R—It wa.- really
coUi out here this morninji. as
tew a twentv-two depress, with
a white frost.
Mr. and Mr* Walter Hoffman j
and fn. Jimmy( visited Mr. and
Mrs. Veilort Hendriv and son,
Larry, last Saturday night.
Mi*< Katie Wt-ndland went to
Kljrin last Thursday.
Mr nnd Mrs Roy Cookrill. .lr.,
and children of Houston spent a
few dav- here visiting in the
home of their j arent-. and grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cock
rill. Sr
Mrs. Sophie Bartsoh of San
Antonio spent Saturday night
with her daughters and family,
Mr and Mrs. Herman Wilhelm
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarencee Leh-
man of Austin visited Mr. and
Mrs. Zeno Lehman >nd daugh
t«rs. Irene and Iinda. last Sun
flay
Misuses Katie and Freda Hoff-
man visited their parents. Mr
and Mrs. Phillip Hoffman Satur
day of Jast week.
Mrs. Louis Seidel and daugh
ter, Wiima. visited Mrs. Albert
Lehman and daughter, Ada, Wed-
nesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoffman
and son, Jimmy, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Moffman, and Ka-
tie and Freda Hoffman last Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Vol Watterson
of Ix>ckhart were visitors in
Rockne Friday morning.
Mrs. A. M. McDaniel and
daughters, Martha and Barbara,
attended the Leather meeting in
Orla Monday and Thursday.
Mrs. Toms of San Antonio
spent a few days with her mo
ther, Mrs. Gertrude Haskew, in
Bastrop.
A. L. Spencer and Mrs. Lowell
Culpepper and daughter, Mary,
William Fri>ke and Albert Leh-
man were in Bastrop Saturday.
Miss Frede Hoffman of Aus-
tin spent the weekend here with
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hoffman
and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoff
man and son, Jimmy.
We were so sorry to hear that
Ernest Adams mother at Smith I
ville passed avaw. We extend i
our deepest sympathy to the
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Probst and
children had as dinner guests on
Sunday Mrs. Sophie Bartsch of
San Antonio, Mr. and Mr.-. Her
man Wilhelm and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Grohman
of San Antonio were home for
the weekend.
xWilliam Friske of Beaumont
was home for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Goertz and
son, Wayne, of San Antonio, vi-
sited in the home of their pa-
rents and grandparents, Mr. and
"Mrs. Albert Goertz and John
Grohman.
■Little Mary Ann Culpepper has
been sick, but here's hoping she
will soon be- well.
Mrs. Toms of San Antonio
spent Thursday afternoon in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Lehman and daughter. Ada
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoffman
and son visiteri Abner Hendrix
and son Tuesday night
William Friske of Beaumont.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Goertz and
son, Wayne, of San Antonio, Mr.
and Mrs. William Goertz and
daughter, Deborah, of Austin,
were weekend guests of Mrs.
Hilda Friske and Mr and Mrs.
Oscar Friske and children, Gary
and Jcyceiane.
Mr. and Mrs. Amo- Hefner are
the parents of a baby boy. Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Wilhelm and Henry-
Hefner are the grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goertz
and children from Bastrop were
Rockne visitors Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoffman
and son, Jimmy, Mr. and Mrs.
Verlon Hendrix and son, i-arry,
were gue>ts Sunday of Abner
Hendrix and son, Emmett.
Mrs. Otto Goertz of San An
torio had a tooth pulled in Ba:
trop last Monday.
The quarterly meeting of the
Rockne District Council of Cath
oik Women was held in La
Grange Sunday afternoon. Be
nediction at 2 p. m. was follow-
ed by a busines:- meeting at 2:30
together with a special program
honoring Monsignor Zientek,
first Diocesan Moderator of the
Council was featured on the pro
gram.
Operating Loans Made Available
Thru Farmers Home Adminstration
Only forty years have passed since February 1, 1914. wh n ut- first
Red Cross Water Safety courses were introduced to the world L., the
"amaable whale," the late Commodore Wilbert E. Longfellow 1 on running
board). And, though styles in bathing attire have changed drastically in
that time, the principles of water safety which the Red Cross has taught
to 9.300.000 persons have remained constant. Waterproofing America has
paid big dividends; since 1914 the drowning rate per 100,000 population
has been cut m half. Water Safety is one of the many Red Cross service
you support by your contributions to the annual Red Cross Campaign
la March.
Watterson News j^j E
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MRS. LEON A HEFNER. EDITOR
Watterson, Feb. R—Mr. and '
Mrs. Ralph Holligan, Mr. and i
Mrs. Garland Hefner and girls,
and Billie Lee. with Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Wright and Mrs. Joe Pfeif
fer, accompanied the girls has
ketball teams to Manor Tues-
day night. The boys also played
Manor, both our teams winning
their games.
Mrs John Hefner returned to
her home Thursday afternoon.
We are glad she is home and feel
ing some better.
Mrs. Theo Armstrong's mother,
Mrs. Sparks of Blanco, is visit-
ing in the Armstrong home this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rucker
and children, Mrs. Lillie Rucker.
Mrs. Elgin l>ee and Mrs. Garland
Hefner motored to Ba.-trop on j
Thursday afternoon.
We are sorry to hear of Mrs.
Andy Alexander having been in |
the hospital in Austin, but am
glad she is able to be home now.
Mrs. Alexander is a sister of
Mr-. Lillie Rucker.
We are sorry Mrs. H. J. O? J
bom isn't up and about yet, but
hope she will soon be improving.
A-B Merlin Goertz of San An-j
tonio was a visitor in the Gar
land Hefner home Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Holligan
visited Mr. and Mr*. Tom Grif
fin Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lee, Donald
and Doris, Mr. and Mrs. Gar
land Hefner, Lillie Belle and Do
rothy, motored to Ba.-trop on
Saturday night. The men en
joyed dominoes at the Wallace
Hefner home, while the women
visited Mrs. Nig Hoskins.
Billy Louise and Jimmy Lee
attended a party at Red Rock J
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hendrix of
Austin spent the weekend with |
Mrs. Lillie Rucker.
Mrs. Oscar Rucker flew to
Seattle, Washington, Monday to
see her father, who isn't expect
ed to live through the week, but
we hope she will find him im
proved when she arrives.
Wayne Osborn spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow ()•■-
born and children.
Antibiotics Cheif Treament
For Flu Surrey Shown
AUSTIN—Antibiotics now are
the principal drugs used in treat
ing "flu," a University of Texat>
College Pharmacy prescription
survey reveals.
Prescription prices remain
stable during an epidemic, even
though a pharmacist's work in
creases, the investigation also
indicates. Mrs. Ester Jane Wood
Hall directed the check of more
than 1,500 prescriptions taken in
the hardest-hit area- of the 1953
Texas influenza epidemic.
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Mi** l/orene Catherine Meckel
And Roy Robert Miller, Jr
To Wad
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Meckel <>f
New Braunfels are announcing
the approaching maiTiage of
their daughter, Lorine Catherine,
to Loy Robert Miller, Jr., of Se
guin, on Saturday, the twentieth
of February, nineU-en hundred
and fifty-four at nine o'clock in
the morning nt SS Peter and
Paul Catholic Church, New
Braunfels. The Rev. Weber will
perform the ceremony.
Mr. Miller is the nephew of
Mrs. Albert I^ehnian and firi-t
cousin of Miss Ada Lehman, all
of this community.
Dinner and aupper will be ser-
ved to relatives and friends of
the couple at St. Mary's Hall.
And a dance at eight o'clock at
the American Ix gion Hall.
f4<piicultuiat j4$€Ht
JOEL R. REESE
NEW TOMATO VARIETIES
LOOK PROMISING
Two new tomato varieties,
Homestead and STEP 193, in
1953 gave outstanding yeilds,
were resistant to tnauj common
tomato diseases in tests at Yoa-
kum's I'lane Disease Investigat-
ion Laboratory and look promis-
ing as new strains for planting
in central Texas.
Releaoed by the USDA, Home
stead not only gave high yields
under Texas conditions, but is
immu e to Fu-arium wilt, i> par-
tiallj .-esi^tant to stem crackng
and blossom-end rot. On the
average( Homestead is larger
than Rutgers, the present most
popular commercial variety. Rut-
gers is susceptible to these dis-
eases.
A. L. Harrison, plant patho
logi.-t at the laboratory, says the
ew variety is a solid tomato and
appears to be a good shipper.
STEP 1D3 was developed by
the Yoakum laboratory. Per-
formance te.-ts gave substantial
yeikl increases of marketable
fruits over Rutgers and a slight
increase over Homestead. It is
al-o resistant to these common
disheases.
STEP iy.3 looks promising for
large field testing and will be
released for seed increase if ad
ditional performances verify tsts
to date, Harrison says
Results on these and several
other tomato varieties tested
last year at the laboratory are
reported in Progress Report 1635,
Tomato Variety Tests In South-
Central Texas. 1953, ar il may be
obtained from the Agricultural
Information Office, Col ege Sta
tion, Texas.
THINK BEFORE YOU PRUNE
There's a reason for pruning
any tree or shrub and a home
owner should have that reason j
in n ind before he ruins one of
the family prize possessions with
his sharpened shears.
Do you want to improve the
shape of the tree? Are bother
some limbs scrapping the house.
Or do >ou desire more t hade?
Pruning stimulates limb and
twig development and conse-
quently the growth of more
leaves for shade, says Sadie Hat
field, extension homestead im
provement specialist.
Mesquite, Mimosa and other o
pen growing trees will give more
protection if this principle i fol
lowed and top limbs are trim
met) back three to four feet, she
says, this however, does not mean
dehor'iing.
Ail limbs should be prunned
flush with parent limb- so no
"tub will remain to die. decay
and harm the tree. A properly
made cut rarely needs paint since
the tree will heal itself.
To relieve excessive weitht
while pruning large limbs, they
may first be severed three to
four feet from the main trunk.
Prior to cutting the limb an un
dercut wil prevent bark splitting,
Mi** Hatfield says.
A support from the ground
will help prevent this, too. A
second under- ut on the remain
ing stub before it is severed at
the trunk will avoid splitting a
the . tub falls to the ground.
Trees may In- fertilized after
pruning This way they'll be
ready for spring growth, Miss
Hatfield concludes.
Three types of loans made by
the Farmer- Home Administrat
ion are particularly adapted to
helping farmers and stockmen
meet their credit needs for feed,
seed, livestock equipment and o-
ther operating necessities, L. J.
Cappleman, State Director of the
Agency siuit In his Dallas office
Cappleman pointed out highlights
of the 1954 lending program of
FHA. Total lending- up to this
time have mounted to $31 mil
lion dollars, he said, and County
offices in many parts of the
State are overrun with applicant-.
Mr. Cappleman listed the regular
farm operating loan program,
the special livestock loans, and,
in designated disa.-ter areas the
disa.-ter loan program.
Through the operating loan
pre gram, farmers may borrow
to acquire 'arming equipment
and buy 8; kind oi available
feed and pay pro-'""*u> ! expen
ses. Loans are made through
local county Farmers Home A«l
ministration office.- to farmers
operations are on a sound basis.
The funds supplement but do not
compete w ith local credit. "Oper
ating loans made for all pur
poses this year, bet-.veen July I
and January 15, in Texas, a
mounted to $11,415,000. Capple-
man added that no more fund-
are available on this type of loan
The special livestock loans
were made available late last
summer. The January 15 report
of Mr. Cappleman to Adminis
trator R. B. McLeai.-h of the
Farmers Home Administration
showed more than 650 farmer-
and stockmen hail borrowed
moie than 650 farmers and
stockmen had borrowed more
than $f,267,000 in special live
*>Uwk loans to buy feed and hay,
ohtain pasture facilities, replace
livestock to normal levels, and to
handlee other needs brought on
by drought conditions. These
loans, restricted to established
' producers of cattle, sheep, at.il
goats, help farmers carry on nor-1
mal livestock production rather
than expansion of operations.
Most of the demand l com
ming from drought stricken
Southwest Texas although the
loans are available throughout
the State, under designation of
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft
Benson. Disaster loans are also
. made in areas desinatd by Sec
retary Ben.-on as a disaster loan
area, when' -evere weather con-
ditions or other conditions have
caused substantial production
losses or where unfavorable local
economic and credit conditions
have made emergency credit
neces.-ary fer continued operat
ions More than 5,500 disaster
loans totaling f 11 000,000.00 had
been obtained by farmers btween
July 1 and January 14. thi* year.
Other type- of loans handled
by Farmers Home Adnumstra
tion provide credits for buying
and improving efficient farm
and farm buildings.
Mr Cappleman pointed out
' that the loan der: a-:d this year
the Farm Home Administration
and heavier in Texas than in
any other state FHA loans being
made in Fayette, Bastrop and
Lee Counties are being handled
through the FHA office locate*!
in the Agricultural Building. La
Grange, T< xas. La* ranee A
jJalufka, is the County Super
visor for this area
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You know Mim Perkins. Weil,
she's been driving her own car
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The other lay she had a bit of
trouble parking down on Main
Stnet Didn't quit* make it the
first try, so she pulled out to
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to ( as* started Utoliug his bom
iinpaUently.
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having a little difficulty and so
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do you know how to drive?" "Yes,
young man," Miss Perkins an-
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1954, newspaper, February 11, 1954; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237465/m1/2/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.