Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1963 Page: 8 of 8
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BASTROP (TEXASI ADVERTISER. MAY V I ' '•;
Bastrop's appreciation barbecue
brings distinguished guests here
Bastrop businessmen shown!
th. ir apprec iation l® * h'" m< n
who have been instrumental in
bringing the Sim Gideon Steam
Plant and Lake Ha^rop iu .h
city with a stau barbecue held
«t the A me! leai Lejrion Cent '
on Tuesday nijjht. May _'l.
Introduced to th.' gathering
of ;{(n! men were I.' KA board
member.- J. Ed Morgan, chair-
man, of Plum; Sam K. Seymour
of (Vomit.-; E A Arnim >f
Flator.ia and >e< retary of th'
board A B. Spites of Austin.
Local me>nhet> Cecil Long and
Jim T:in>r ere also preset.*.
Sim Gideon, general mana-
ger of LCRA: CI. E. Schmidt,
chief engineer; R. A. Lueksir.-
g. r, assistant general manager
and comptroller; John Kitrnt,
treasurer; Mac Umstattd, gen-
eral couns-sl, were ainotu the
members of the LCRA organi-
sation honored here.
LCRA board members and
management with members of
H. B. Zachry Company and
Brown and Root, Inc., made a
tour of the Lake Bastrop and
Sim Gideon steam plant area
just before the barbecue.
Board members of the Ped-
ernales Electric Cooperative
and of the LCREC, including
local member D. F. Kauffman,
joined in the feast and the fun
at the American Legion.
Brown and Root, Inc., was
represented by resident engi-
neer Paul Abrams; engineers.
H,.b Millwee, Don Boyd and
Hank Kirtland; Don Htggin-.
hief of the power plant divi-
sion; K«i Bia>chke, chief of the
iiivil engineering division; Clay-
| ton Worley, chief of the soils
inspection division; Gerald
Reedy, field party chief.
Judge Dent, Joe Carter and
I other members of the I*exas
Wat>-t Commission were pre-
sent a> was Jake Pickle, heaii
.f the Texas Employment Cmv-
i mission.
Bob Finney, deputy district
directoi of Internal Revenue,
; made a special hit when he
i -poke briefly on the problem?
of his position.
Among the legislators ap-
plauding him were ,-tate sena
tors Charles Herring < f Austin
and Culp Krueger of El Campo;
>tat> representatives Gene Fon
dreti of Taylor, Pat Cain and
Wilson Foreman of Austin.
Austin and Wilson Foreman
H. B. Zachry Company's Mr.
Zachry brought with him from
the main office in San Antonio
his senior vice president, H. S.
Kerr; executive vice president
and general manager, Bruce
Clou«l; vice president and con-
struction manager, Cecil Mor-
ris; vice president and construc-
tion manager, Kd Kreusel, and
estimator D. R. Cloud. W. E.
Barrow, general superintend-
ent, and almost all of the men
employed on the steam plant
project were present.
Bastrop
rate liiui, in
luitoil ('lintel
The dri;
I four twir!
Bear but <:
• footbal
' awarded n
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HIGHWAY WEEK PROCLAIMED White the Tetax Highwav ( ommiss.on l«ok* on.
John Conn all v (seated) mkiik a proclamation declariuc "Highway M«-ek in texas tor Maj< i*-
June 1. National Highway Week . being observed on the aame dates. Looking •• are, len i«
right, D.C.Greer. Stale Highway Knginerr; Hal Woodward. member of the Highway II omn .•<
sion; Herbert C. Petry, Jr, Chairman of Ihe Communion; and J. It. Kultgen, Meaibrr 01 in.
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t i mmission.
Notice to long Distance
Telephone Users
The following changes in the charges for long
distance calls between points within the State
of Texas will be made effective June 15,1963:
Basic rates for station-to-station calls
between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. between
points more than 82 miles apart will be
reduced from 5 to 50 cents, with a maxi-
mum charge of 80 cents for a three-
minute call, anywhere within the State
of Texas.
Station-to-station rates remain un-
changed on calls of less than 83 miles,
and on calls made before 9 p.m. In Texas,
the lower "after 9" rates will not apply
on collect calls or on calls charged to a
third telephone.
Person-to-person rates will not be
changed on calls of 56 miles or less.
Basic rates for most person-to-person
calls between points more than 56 miles
apart will be increased five cents for
both day and evening calls.
More detailed information may be obtained at
any company business office.
SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY
Boys register for
Selective Service
The following Bastrop Coun-
ty hoy- recently registered with
Local Board No. 8ft upon at-
taining their eighteenth birth-
day: Daniel S. Rodriguez, Sher-
man L. Foster. William H. Hec
tor, Claude D. Brown. Pete
Jackson, Jr., Byron L. Foust,
James N. Roberson, Hubert K
Farris, Jr., David L. (lattis,
Matthew W. Johnson, Pedro (i.
Lara. Charlie O. McDonald, and
James R. Wynn.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
TO BE HELD JI NE I BY
BATEMAN BAPTISTS
Members of the Bateman
Baptist Church are busy mak-
ing plans for Vacation Bibb'
School. There will be one week
of school offered beginning
June :$ through June 7.
Classes will begin at 8:30 a.
m. and dismiss at 11:10 a. m.
daily. Commencement exercis-
er will be held Friday night,
June 7, at 7:.'I0 p. m.
All mothers wishing to bring
their children will be interest-
ed to know that there will be an
adult women's class under the
leadership of Mrs. John Mor-
gan.
All are invited to come and
worship with members of the
Bateman Baptist Church at Va-
cation Bible School.
County cancer drive nears <i[oal
Crusade chairman report May 20
T, . f anion« Lib.
v.a* era. ked while t
the death "f < hief Ju
Marshal! in 1 *•'! >
\ ou don't n.-, ,1 4 viri
Beil tar> of few,
k- f \\ .si dma | tit \
• tie. John if if t idea *<•. it u tk i
tiM"r Office
Representing Coastal States
Gas Company were vice pre-i
dent. Jack Ware, and division
engineer. Will Odum.
Stat - Parks Board general
manager. Bill Collins, and
Thurman William.-. B a s t r o p
,-tate park ranger, were pre-
sent.
Among other out of town
guest- were Dave Shanks of
the Austin American-States-
man and Noel White of San
A t! t o n i o, representing Holt
Company, Caterpiller distribu
tor.-.
innerspring mattress
and matching
box spring
$'J,765.69 wa.- reported at th-
annual Bastrop County < an. er
Society meeting Monday night,
May 20, in Ba-trop a the
amount collected m« far in the
1 Cancer Crusade in Bd-
trop County
Mrs. Gene Schaefer of Bas-
trop, County Cnmpaign Chair
man, state<i that it is t oped
that when all report- from over
the county are in, the gml of
$o,(H)0 for this county will hav.
been reached Bastrop colli- ted
$1,029.24: Elgin. $1,( H4
Smithville. $.'• J.*..7o; P i g >
$72.60, and McDade, $'.:M5.
Dr. John I Weave -u \ .-
tin w. - th.- prmcipa p '. -r
at th- meeting which was . id
at the Episcopal Parish Hail
in Bastrop. He i- a director n
State Cancer Board, and ha
worked with the American Can
cer Society sine 194o IB- mad.
a very informative ami wort!
while ta,k on detecting thi
dread disease in time for • ur \
His audience included s imo ->o
volunteer w rk.-r- from over
Bastrop County.
1963-iy ".4 county .mit. -ffi
cer- installed were Mrs N'a'Ion
Hanr.a. B a s t r o p. pr> - l> • •
Mis.- Nell Owen-1. El«in, vie
president; F. P. Loughridge,
Smithville, secretary; a: 1 Nlr
H D. Pat' ir, Ba<trop, tr-a
ur.-r.
Standing chairmen for the
year named by Mrs Hair.a
were Mr and Mrs. Joh: Wi.
ham Barton. Utb'y, Pu <li< Edu-
cation; Mis Neii Fitzwillium. ,
Bastrop, Service; Mr-. Saun-
ders, Smithville, Publicity; and
Mrs. I' J. Parhcr. Bo trop,
Campaign.
Mrs. Schaefer pn •• ted .
tificate- . f merit to t ■ l.o,
Cancer Crusade chairmen
Mrs. S L. Bran '>n. .)r .
W ( I> k if , :>ot r .if Ba ': op.
Miss Nell Owens. Mr Jam.
Hicka, Elgin; Mr- Maggie
Guyton, Mr- Mae Evans, of
Smithville. who were chairmen
foi sponsoring organisation,
I<adi'Auxiliary of Vete ar
of Eon i4ff■ Wars.
Mi - N.-U Fitzwilliarr; report
ed that 7,').'i2 cancel dre-.-.mg-
httd beer made if: the county
in the past year; fiv. cancer
patient; had i e. n -upplied
The lominating conimitt.--
were John Williart Barton,
' iley, • t Jinmai . Mt li •
Hodge-, Ba-trop; arid M-
Edith Saundet Smithville
John W Barton was ■ an.' i
delegate to attend annual
Lee Hay w ood, Mr- Gordon
Hefner. Mr B ( Hodges, Mr-.
Johnny Hoffman, Mrs l O.
Home, Mr- Louis Lmnenber-
(>er, Mrs. (."« il Long, Mr* K
E Myer. L C. Price, T E
John->n. Elnora Bryant, Mr*
Larry Turner. Mrs Boh (itay,
Mr- P J Parker, ail 'f Ba-
trop.
Board member* with on<*
\.-.ir revnamu . of *w.. yea
ter inckide Mi.-- Nell Owen-,
Mr Maigaret Vbel. Mr- A \
(Jeorge Mrs. \I#y K' eppi.
Elgin. Mr- Frits Ka-tner, Mi
Wi .!>• Wi!s..r M •' I lade ; Rev H
C Newman. I'aiite, Mi and
Mr John W Barton f I t!<-\ .
Iir J D M Be. Mrs E S
Saumie?*. VN iitam Gordon,
Smithville
\i • • Mr- Vaiton Ha: 'ia, Mr
H I) Patton, Mr- 1 L Alex
ander, Mr* Je-- Caldwell, Mr«
M A Prokop. Rev H. Rodri
ijuez. Mr Srha*-fer, Bo.-.
Stand'fer. Mr- Matti.- Thorn.,
Mr- Wihra Ti B -
trop
PUBLIC
"AUCTION ^
B> order of
General Ser*ic "
tdminisiration
U. S. Govt.
Real Estate
Portion- of former
Camp Swift
Bastrop, Texas
10:00 m \N.-d
June 26
^ale locat ion
( ount> ( ourthouse
7-s parcel*
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Here's America's top bedding value at a low, low price. Its deep cushioning,
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years of carefree sleeping comfort for you. only
GRIESENBECK'S
Furniture Company
meeting; L o u g h r i d g <■ r
named alternate. Delegate
the district Seven annual meet 1
ing in Austin will be Mi liar
f.«, Mr Sauridet , Mr K<o,
n.-tn Paige, Elgin, Mi Bai
ton, and Mr S. L. Brannon,;
•Jr., Butmp Alternate aie
Mr. Barton, Mrs. Vernon Evai.
.-'mithville; Mr IjOughriiJge,
Mi- Nell Owns, Elgin; and
Mrs. l> h Kaufman, Bastrop
rhe six physicians that were
placed uc i)oard for two-yeai
terms are 6r. S, M Hardt, Di
' G. (toddard, Dr. H. V\ Love
less of Bastrop; Dr. James VV
Thomas, Dr. J, D Stephen.
Smithville; Ur. Hoy Morri-,
Elgin.
The twenty-seven other vol 1
unt'-er workers placed onboard
for two-year terms were Mr.
and Mrs Kenneth Paige, Elgin; I
Mrs. C. K Miik, Bennie F Wes-
son, Gu« Kellherg, F. P. Lough-
ridge, Mrs. Vernon Evans, Mrs.
Theodore Uuyton, Sr., all of
Smithville; Mrs. D F Kauf
man, Mrs. S. L. Brannon, Jr.,
Dr. J <; Bryson, K. E. Conant,
Mrs. Lincoln Farris, Mrs ()ra
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w ilhout arrant v.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1963, newspaper, May 30, 1963; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237950/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.