Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1963 Page: 1 of 8
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ADVERTISER,
BASTROP (TEXAS)
IA NI A R Y
NUMBER 46
HUNDRED AND TENTH YEAR (Established March 1,
HF.
D P
>1 K
Cemetery Ass'n to
wve important
fl&eting today
Members of the Bastrop Ce
mttr-; Association will meet
tMt, Thursday afternoon, at the
Oft? Hall at' .T:.10 p. m.
Jpnportant business will be
tflgftsncted uiui plan for fu
tow improvements will l>e diB-
><1, an every member is cor-
jy urged to l>e present.
Wilkin takes oath January 1 as
county school superintendent
Grand Jury to
J
convene Monday
flke District Grand Jury will
| . go ftp session at 9 o'clock Mon
111
E
tnorning. January 14, with
to be reviewed including
ter, attempted munler,
i ro! bery, arson, burglsry,
f#tgtry, felony swindle with
worthless check, felony child
ion and felony DWI, ac
,g to Sheriff J. L. Nutt.
Con vprising the jury panel
will he Fernand L. Brogniez,
George B. Burns, C E. Pillow,
J. B, Campbell, lxmi* L. Helm-
eoaip. Smithville; Anton J
Gocrt' Red Rock; Phillip S.
Kaoo!>"«. Arthur F. Johnson, I,.
B. Clark, Elgin; Alfred E.
el, Paige; Monroe Rath-
Cedsr Creek; H. A Ott
aa| Bud Johnson, Roanky;
Walter Hoffman, V-arI Denman
«ai ^ C. Dickson, Bastrop
C.SBIIAKD ft SON DRl'G
flfiORF. TO BE CLOSED
UHTll FEBRUARY 1
Jarrv F.rharrl announces that
tlM C. Krhard A Son Drug
Shot will be clo-ed for three
from January 9 to Ee
ry 1
At a special session of the
County Commissioner's Court
on the morning of January 1,
196.1, Robert F. Wilkin was
sworn in as County School Su-
perintendent.
Mr. Wilkin, who served the
county as school supervisor for
11 years, resigned that posi-
tion to run unopposed for thr
supeiintendency aft< r the re-
tirement of Fred Haynie. Mr.
Haynie had occupied the of-
fice for 42 years Mr. Wilkin
is the fourth County School
Superintendent in Bastrop
County since the office was
I created in 1907.
County Judge Henry Sabes-
ta administered the oath of
office. Those pre.-ent for the
John Sorenson
!
conscious after
surgery
John Soronson, who had re-
mained in a eiitical unconscious
condition in Brackenridge hos-
pital in Austin since December
16, when he wa.- injure<l in a
! car-truck collision, underwent
surgery Friday morning and
' came through in "fine .-.hape",
. < cording to his -ist< •, Mr«
Dorthea Williams.
"Although he is now con-
scious. h<- is < till in the inten-
sive care ward and still in need
of your prayers." Mrs. Williams
; said, in expr* ssing their appre
j nation of the prayers, cards,
and other kindnesses extended
them.
ceremony were Commissioners
Howard Burns, Smithvile; R. M.
Wiley, Bastrop; Vernon Hurri
son, F lgin, and Vilas Hemphill,
Red R< <k; Mi Wilkin and Mi
and Mr . Fred Haynie.
Reared in Quincy, Illinois,
where he received his high
school diploma, Mr. vVilkit
-eivcd a an Air Force navi
gator durirr the years of
World War II He attended
the University of Texas aftei
the war ami earned his B. A
and M. A. degrees from that
institution.
There also he met anil mar-
ried a fellow tudent, Miss A-
dele Dickey of Forney, Texas.
Mr. and Mr- Wilkin made thci:
home in Quincy where Mr. Wil
kin taught the seventh grade
for three years. During this
time, their first s..n. Mike, who
is now nearly 1.'? and a seventh
grader himself, was l*>rn.
In 1951, the Wilkin family
moved to Bastrop where Mr.
Wilkin assumed the newly-
■ rented job of county school
supervisor. Here Mark, now
nearly 1 1 and in the fifth grade
and Jeff, a -ix year-old first
grader, were burn, and the
Wilkins built a new home on
Main Street.
Active m the First Metho-
dist Church and in numerous
civic and -ervice organizations,
M* arid Mr- Wilkin and their
thicc • on- have established
themselves as a distinct asset
to thi- city.
COUNTY Jl'IX-E IIF.NRN SEBESTA administers the oath of office to ROBERT F.
WILKIN as he assumes the duties of county school superintendent at the swearing-
in ceremony at the Commissioners' Court on January 1. ,tob Standifer Photo
County Court points to help given
Precincts for fighting rural fires
jLADIES LUNCHEON DATED
j TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
Mrs. Harris Koch, Mrs. Ro-
bert Wilkin and Mrs. R. W.
! Ixiveless will be hostesses for
The Commissioner- Court of On or about December 10. the monthly ladies luncheon on
Bustr p County has submitted the Court received a statement Tuesday, January 15, at the
the following information for fr> m the Bastrop Fire Depart- Victorian Tearoom. Reserva-
publication according to County nient for December 1, 1961 to! tions may be made by calling
November 30, 1962, setting out either of the three ladies,
t'.e various expenditures of ————-————
the Fire Department, totaling
$2,916.87, for said fiscal year.
On December 11, 1962, the
Judge Henry Sebenta. riot as
an answer to the "Notice"
which appeared in ti e January
.'t is.-ue of the Bast: >p Adver-
tiser, but in order that the
vnic rounds
' OUt 42 years of
fcL public service
Monday. D«vember -11. mark
•d tl-' clo ,e of 42 year ■ ivi< e
to ti !>• people of Bastrop ( tin
by Frrxt Hayn:e.
that day as P.aw
school sup ririt«>n-
rvn c
teacher
H a vn i
tauirht
ON
i «*■
III
J\
< -J
f
tf, rendered
who retired
trop County
dent
8> - inn/
lief*- rv i< . «
in I'M 4 Mi
two * ar c > rs
the m mi'd force W oi
Wa I, and wa- elected rotin
ty school superintendent in
Iffl'. taking office on Decern
b«r 1 of thai year.
• fact, that he wa- unop
po d for re-election during his
•0|] e tenure of office, points
tO i a job well dol e, and to a
pOb i< well pleased with the of
il the) rc el>Tt««l term af
tOt term,
through the years, county
her«. both white and co
il, have depended on him
fit help and advice, and school
rd members have known
Om> otild depend on his co-
Ope atioi and upport in w-irl
ing out the many problem-
thai have marked the growth
and progc of tl.i county
«ch*'ol system
Tl ■ nature >f his work,
whi h has taken him < n covint-
IMB f I v. r y rullli
tjr in the county, has made him
O fn miliar figure to every re
nidV'it. and many Bastrop Covin
tjrlv.cn and women reicmbc
boel with a touch of nosUl-
ffiO to the <m ll rural ch- ol
hot e where blackboards wen
dod'i.il an,; -tudiuts cautioned
OO |good behavior hecau e "Mr.
Hiin* wan c ming"!
And because hi- primary it
tofl- t has alwri\ been the best
P0«i ihle education for ever\
chfl.1 in Bb trop ("oimty, he
tlM worked untiringly to help
about the present sv;
which, through the impio',
•4 equipment arid the av.'iil-
iHt transportation, enable- ov
; tiiId in the county to at
tip! a high school.
j^Bi•< retirement as a public
4H< ial will give him more time
tHdevote to the Bastrop In
nice Agency, which he has
ted at 1006 I 2 Chestnut
et, and as an income tax
ultant.
tiser. but in order, he aid. that j Court received a letter from
the people may have a more j the City of Bastrop demand-
complete picture of the fire ing payment to the City of
situation.
,;||s .n*1 area, or a lumpsum amount: Millon Perkins of Bastrop and
County purchased 6_lank trucks r,'(>tt|;r statpd in part that if(Mr ^
Little Miss Molly May Per-
$.,o.i>ii per fire call in the ru kins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
In 19">8 and 19f>9.
if $.1,000,000 for the year. The
through the Civil Defense for
• hi' purpose f fighting fires
largely .n ihe rural areas.
Fund*- for such purchase were
provided by the four commis-
si- vers' piecinct- on ati equal
ha-1
also
tl UCr
trop
\dditional funds were
spent on repairs to the
s u> make them usuable.
truck were placed f r
■e in Bastrop and Paige.
! No 1; R a' ky. Pre
No. 2; I!e<l lNvk-Rockr.e,
• No. '. at d Klviin and
ide. I'mm net No. 1
I'.Mi'J t' fitof Ha -t- >p
e<l itiu ir: ;.c r-'t merit wrh
;i t' ' \ where y ''is
1. and Red
!, each : i
p $500.On, a
Mrs. M. M. (Pap)
the proposals we e not accepted perkins, and Bastrop's first
y the county on or before j196a baby born in Orgain
Jamary 1. 1963, the Bastrop j Memorial Hospital.
l-iie I>epartment w ul«l be no- Mollie May made her arri-
jif'ed to cea e making rural j vaj at 9:;r,*
all- Since the letter reach-
County-wide beef
cattle short
course planned
A beef cattle short course
for Bastrop County livestock
producers has been scheduled
for four consecutive Tuesday
nights, beginning January 22,
conducted by Texas Agricultur-
al Extension Service animal
diseases, herd improvement and
performance testing and re-
cords and management, accord-
ing to Edward Migura, county
agent.
Sponsored by the Bastrop
County development committee
subcommittee on beef cattle the
following is the schedule of
meetings:
Tuesday, January 22, 7:30 p.
m., City Hall. Smithville; Feed-
ing of Beef Cattle, by Uel D.
Thompson, Extension Animal
Husbandman, Texas A&M Col-
lege.
Tuesday, January 29, 7:30 p.
m., District Courtroom, Bas-
trop, Diseases of Beef Cattle,
Dr. C. M. Patterson, Extension
Veterinarian, Texas A&M Col-
lege.
Tuesday, February 5, 7:30 p.
m., High School Vocational Ag
Building, Elgin; Herd Improve-
ment and Performance Testing,
L. A. Maddox, Extension Ani-
mal Husbandman, A&M Col-
lege.
Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 p.
m., District Courtroom, Bas-
trop; Beef Cattle Management
and Records, James Denton, A-
rea Farm Management Special-
ist.
Committee members who
Houston, and granddaughter of | hdped plan the short
course
First New Year's
baby is Molly
May Perkins
were Dimmitt White, Elgin;
Earl Rosanky and Harry Crock-
ett, Smithville; Jim Trigg, Bas-
trop; Voc. Ag instructors J.
Z. Hattox, Clarence Kareher,
p. m. Thursday, j (jor(jon Rosanky, and County A-
January 3, 1963, weighing eight KCnt Edward Migura.
tne before the two p.andparents, the little Miss is The short courso wU1 con8i3t
'V v";,> the> "ere\ Pounds and two ounces. Lf two hour sessions and aii
, " pr0>7 r welcomed by her three-1 |wr80ns interested in the beef
I he t ommissioners C ourt Besides her parents and j catUe industry in Bastrop
year old sister, Elizabeth Ann, i countv are invited and encour-
her maternal grandmother, Mrs. agod "to attond
Florence Jordan of Victoria. 1 ___—-
and her maternal great grand-
tin r added:
It the t vent the City of
: < p desires to reconsider
ands, Ba ;tr p County
.Iv-
an-v
- ready
accordar. e w itb the
•" e previ -us agree-
out its mothe. Mrs. Carrie Taylor, of < t\TON fO VISIT
San Marcos
N
•ivct No
f . ti«
.i lKUHI.
of fight
I, EC I ON AlXII.lARV WII.I.
MEET TON I CUT IN OREN
!VM l i s OFFER RIDES TO ESKEW HOME
EASTERN STAR MONDAY
Mrs. Virginia Guyton, depu-
ty Grand Matron of Section 4,
District S Order of the Eastern
Star, will make her official vi-
towarc! tin
ng fires i
tw i
the
meeting
•embei
is made
f
10.
to
Hi El > II \ \ Nil-, walking out if • S -
hi« office there on December .'tl, i' t .'J ■
Service to Bastrop < oiirviv « • aat\ Th '
Mr Ha ynie relir<il Irom the po- il n*v to ' fi
Ivih Bastrop lnsnrnnre \f;enc) with ttffice
1I - ' i hest nut
ous
nl
loc 11cd aI
si tifcr P!,«>to
No
'il 00
by Precinct
$500.00 ! y
ind Ba tron
: Ne 1 a'l i
I il ! t \ \III E TO REACH
IMM 1 NT/. \ riON CENTER
V.enih, i'.- of the Bastrop Jay-
ei ill be on duty all after-
on Sabin Oral Sunday,
la- a ry 1.'!. to provide trans-
lation to anyone who does
' I av. a \ ay to irc-t to the
iini iuni7.ati< n center.
T o e uisl.ing tiansportation
,11 c \ ;) > ;;(<> during the
h- 4 ;' 1:1 m to 6:00 p. m.
The members of the Ameri- sit to Bastrop Chapter, Num-
can Legion Auxiliary will meet
in the home of Mrs. Orcn Es
kew tonight, Thursday, at 7:30
o'clock for their regular mon-
thly meeting, according to Mrs.
J. L. McMillian, Auxiliary pre-
sident.
her r>4, on Monday. January 14,
at 7:30 p. m.
Visitors are welcome and
members are urged to attend.
Refreshments will be served in
the dining room at the close
of the business session.
IT DEPENDS ON YOU!
Sahin doses ready on Sunday can
• o/
wipe out polit) in Bastrop forever
Sunday
Jan-
Sabin Oral
nary 13.
Everyone from infants to the
ldcr'y, whether or not they
have had Salk shots, should be
it f . high school to take the
free oral polio vaccine on a
ugar cube. Infants may he
iven the vaccine by dropper:
•hose who cannot have sugar
may take is from a paper cup.
The vaccine will be adminis-
t. • i by nurse- under the su-
pervision of the doctors of the
ia.-trop-Eee County Medical
Society.
There is no charge for this
-ervice; however, a twenty-five
•i'ii t contribution from each
person taking the shots will be
•ratefully accepetd to help do
''ray some of the costs bcinp,
,1 lined by the Bastrop I.ee
(\uinty
will b«
! sons in every family in the
two county area tak part in
' the Sunday immunization pro-
gram. Polio, still a child killer,
can be completely wiped out
with the use of these drops of
Sabin oral vaccine. ay the
ph; sicians of Bastrop and I<ee
1 Counties.
Persons with heart conditions
and other disabilities are urg-
ed to take the Sabin. Resi-
I dents who have had the full
course of Salk innocuiations
: and boosters, and even those
| who have already had one or
more of the Sabin cubes, also
: are urged to take the doses.
: They cannot conceivable hurt,
| the doctors say; in fact, these
| doses will boost resistance. The
Salk vaccine was a temporary
but t
Medical Society. Chore
a container for contri-
at the immunization
immunizat
vaccine is
A ecot
oral
day, for admit
\ I;.null.11 sii.nl 10 > e v. ■ .mj I i , •
Bastrop t nunt) mIi I superintendent >iv t' < c • t?t* c<i-,rt
house here dmine !h p.i12 if'1", ha l>"i n • >' Il '1 \ '•
VIE, nlui'i' I ri' fidline s aid cordialit >, icflict' I b v ' '■ I S
I' \ ^ CIIXIMI-RS, -line a slslnnt, con-1 il nlcil 1 w I. n n
to an\ visitor. In retiring from this oil ice. > 11 haynie
cxpre-.sul hi appreciation and uratit'idc to ^li v • nI n■ r
for her help and loyalty Ihrovmh the year««. Mi-s v halmers
< i ** a s
t 11 \ 1 h t te ,r. Haynie wan
•'r c ol I. 1 I il co ilinviosish «in< ■ that liivvc. s;(u.
Mill cotvlitvn 1 1 v.- i (li 111 > I -el .led Robert Wilkin, w ho
I « ev r 'li o v,. on livivviai I '1 Haynie aKo ex-
pre . ! 'ii Itviivl to the cour t v xcho d honrd and lo the
local «cli ol lio.trd for their cooperation an<| help
Boh si.-imtiirr I'tioio
rhcre will be center ill
Smithville, l lgin and Giddint'.s
is well as the one in Bastrop
on Sunday, January 13, and il
rural citizens are asked to go
to the center nearest their
homes.
It is essential that all per-
il vav
rtiarv
1
wil
Tr
Sun-
Type
Feb-
and
the Sahin
uanent.
abin Oral
istration of
be held on Feb-
1 vi County
Caldwell County arc holding
coinciding Sabin Oral Sundays
on the same dates as the Bas-
tiop-I.ce County program. If
11.ere is a turnout of HO per
cent of the population in these
counties, polio can be wiped
out in Central Texas.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1963, newspaper, January 10, 1963; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237930/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.