The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1980 Page: 6 of 18
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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
Thursday, July 3,1980
Chit Chat
Where, oh where are the Homecoming queens?
By
MARGARET PFEIFFER
Good Causes always
deserve our support but
there are some causes just a
, little better than another
i cause. So it is with the
‘ Bar B Q which is being
sponsored by the nurses at
‘ the hospital to help pay ior a
J heart monitor...something
; which is badly needed in the
J operating room.
* This big affair will be heldj
at the American Legio%|on
July 19th at 4 p.m.jThe
Auction, which will be held
in conjunction with lUe food,
will be held at 5 p.m. By the
way, if you have anything
that you would like to donate
to be auctioned off, get in
touch with either the ladies
in the Auxiliary or Alyce
Ferguson at the hospital.
These ladies are gathering
up items for auction and
already have a beautiful
quilt which has been donated
^y Mrs. ^lewel Davidson for
a drawing. Tickets for this
quilt sire available for a $1
donation.
The nurses are making
cakei, salad and slaw. They
are preparing for 500 people,
so be sure to get your ticket
and go out apd eat some of
this good fooff^and support a
better cause...tickets are $3
each, and where can you eat
a good meal for three
bucks...
The hospital is trying to
up grade their v services to
those of us who may turn up
with a heart attack. This
machine is a heart monitor
and de fibrilar. (If your heart
is fluttering and off beat, it
can get it back to regular
rythymn. Sometimes we feel
that things aren’t necessary
until we have the problem,
then it becomes very
important to us.
If by any chance you will
be unable to attend and want
to make a donation, it will be
gratefully accepted, or if you
want to give a memorial this
too will be graatly appreciat
ed. Equipment of this type
does not come cheap, so
when your life is at stake, it
may pay you to dig just a
little deeper to help the
worthy cause...Doak Snead
will furnish entertainment
for everyone attending...
DANCE DUE
The American Legion is
having another dance on
July 5th with the music
P.J. Jolly [left], outgoing President ofBastrop Lions Club greeted Koy Kragh last week
on his installation as the new Lions chief executive. Staff Photo by Kathleen Claps
Harmony Club
Past presidents re-informed
f,
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5
| “The 1980-81 year will be
f4 varied and many delightful
£ programs have been
i planned,” so says Tommie
►j Gould, President of the
• Bastrop Harmony Club.
£ The Harmony Club, mem
i' bers of the National Federa-
tion of Music Clubs, and one
X of the most awarded and
\ respected clubs in the state
X of Texas, held the Past
X Pr#
' Presidents’ Coffee Friday,
£ June 27 at the Castle
J Restaurant.
* Bob Standifer was host
J for the coffee with those in
i
*
attendence being Mary Lee
Marshall, President 1974-76,
Barbara Kershaw, President
1966-68, Margarite All-
bright, President 1942-43,
1952-54, 1958-60, Eloise
Loveless, Pres. 1950-52,
1961-62, Bob Standifer Pres.
1976-77, and Tommie Gould,
President for the 1980-82
term.
This annual coffee is held
to let past presidents of the
Club know what is being
planned and how the Club is
changing and growing
through the years. The 1980
Nursing Center
; By MOLLY LAWHON
' Department heads nomi-
J nated a resident to honor at
X Bastrop Nursing Home
J Tuesday. \Ve had a party to
^ recognize the resident. The
J nominee was Herbert Phil-
J lips Sr.
*
{• We had coffee and punch.
J Mrs. Helen Barton played
‘ the piano and we all sang.
*• Thursday at 2:30 Mrs.
j Ripeber came and called
\ Bingo. By the way, would
J anybody be interested in
( donating some prizes for the
residents to win? Sure would
r appreciate them very much.
* Just call me at 321-2529 and
I’ll come and pick them up.
Friday at 2 p.m. we made
a trip to the library to get
some books to read.
We want to thank the
Eastern Star which came
out last Wednesday and
brought donuts, coffee, and
punch. Residents really
enjoyed it.
Last Wednesday we had a
birthday party given by the
First Baptist Church. We'd
like to say thank you to them
also.
We have three in the
hospital: Mrs. Olinera, Mrs.
Mackin and John Lehman in
Shoal Creek. Say a prayer
for them.
Club year has an interesting
music program, a Progres-
sive dinner (to include
husbands), an Elizabethan
recorder group, study of
bach and Stravinski, Christ-
mas party with the Reading
Circle, American Music and
UIL contestent recital and
other interesting programs
scheduled to begin in fall of
1980.
Ms. Gould thanked the
ladies for attending, gave a
brief account of the summer
board meeting, told of plans
for the Fall Board Meeting
which will be held in Bastrop
in November and thanked
Bob Standifer for hosting the
ladies and all added their
regrets in losing Bob
through moving. All wished
him the best in his new
home.
being furnished by the Lone
Star Country from 8:30 to
12:30. Good ole Country
Western music...
*•»
The membership break
fast was quite successful
with one being initiated into
Post #533. There were five
awards for Volunteer Ser
vice presented and even
with the heat wave some
inside work was accom-
plished by attending mem
bers. Special guest, Ray
mond Johns of Cedar
Springs, Michigan will be
moving to Bastrop and
joining the Post #533.
The benefit dance for the
Cook Family was a huge
success. Rocky Paramore
volunteered his services
(was really drafted) as
auctioneer for all the goodies
donated by merchants over
town. They really had some
nice items and the bidding
was getting fierce when they
ran out. There was approxi
mately $550. collected for
this family who lost all of
their belongings when their
home burned. The Reese
Brothers and The Leon
Hemphill Band combined
their talents for a fun
evening of dancing. Another
good cause, by people who
care...
QUEENS SOUGHT
Help...Does anyone know
who the Homecoming Queen
was in the years 1949-1954? I
have the names of all of the
past queens except these
two years, if you know,
please give me a call...
1980 a new decade we
are inviting all past queens
to return home and be
recognized. It has been five
years since this was done,
and what better time than a
new era...Any past queen
who reads this, please send
me your current address so
that you will have no
problem getting your invita
tion.
*•*
Billie and Carroll Burnes
have returned home after
visiting relatives in Indiana
and points north...
PORT ISABEL
The Barry Moncure family
and the Wayne Smiths have
returned home after vaca
tioning in Port Isabel and
points south...
Calvin and Joyce Hahn are
sporting quite a tan after
spending their vacation in
South Texas on the coast...
***
The William Kesselus are
in the far north. Cards have
arrived from Banff National
Park in Canada...they are
really seeing some beautiful
country...and beating the
heat wave...
***
Bastrop has really had its
share of deaths these past
few weeks...with the passing
of Mrs. Bob Rogers, Bastrop
lost one of its most beloved
ladies...her home and beauti
ful flower garden are one of
the outstanding spots in
J
m
Birthday feasting
Mr. and Mrs. Struber
Hanna of Smithville honored
their aunt, Mrs. Virginia
Gould of Bastrop on her 84th
birthday, June 19th at their
home.
A turkey dinner with all
the trimmings was served at
noon. Mrs. Amanda Harris,
96, of Red Rock, sister of
Mrs. Gould said the blessing.
Mrs. Ola Wilson of Smith
ville and Mrs. Mary Black of
Red Rock; the other Hanna
girls and sister-in law Mrs.
Georgia Hanna of Red Rock
enjoyed the get-to-gether.
Home made ice cream and
a birthday cake were served
in the afternoon.
Others attending and
enjoying the day were:
Elaine Gould and Billie
Vuesterhausen, also of Red
R&k; Elaine Vandiver and
Maiitte (Smith of Lockhart;
Annie*.Roberts and Dora
CastlAb^rry of Dale; Lillian
Murchison and Ozell Hanna
of Bastrbp; Celeste Moore of
Austin, and Rocky Boer of
Loga Vista.
Homemakers met
The Alum Creek Home-
makers Club met Monday,
June 16 at the home of
Margaret Phillips. Twelve
members and two visitors
were present.
Roll call was answered
with “How I Spend My
Spare Time.”
Margaret Phillips was
elected as delegate to the
Texas ExtertSion Hdmemak-
i ers meeting, with Alma
, Foust as alternate delegate.
Iris Stremmel was ap
pointed to find a suitable
meeting place for the picnic
supper in August.
Fredia Egger presented a
very enlightening program
on "Care and Maintenance of
Sewing Machines.” Printed
copies were distributed with
complete instructions on
how to take apart, clean and
oil all moving parts of a
machine.
Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The July meeting will be
at the home of Frances
McGilvray in Smithville.
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^ 30-MONTH
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Matures in 30 months.
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^ ANNUAL YIELD.
Two week rate_
Remember, we pay higher rates than
banks, and we lock in your higher interest
rate for 2V2 years, protecting you from
declining interest rates.
‘ Fedi nil regulations require substantial
penalty fur early irithdraieal.
Together.
we’re growing stronger.
Billy M.iyn.irtl Agent
Member FSLK'
Bastrop. She will be missed
by her friends and those who
were associated with her
during the many years she
served as choir director at
the Methodist Church. Bas-
trop was her 'Roots’ and she
will be sorely missed.
LONNIE SMITH
Bastrop also lost one of its
oldest residents when
I,onnie Smith passed away.
Lonnie, as everyone knew
him, was born in Bastrop
County in 1889 and lived in
Bastrop most of his life. As a
young malt,he farmed while
working for Frank L.
Denison and Ma Ferguson in
the coal mines. Although he
was away from Bastrop for
some years, he returned in
1941. and became a perm
nent fixture at Thurba
Smith's Service Station. He
was noted for his beautiful
flowers - Hollyhock, alojf)
vera, rubber plants and
sunflower were his specialty .
Lonnie was always working
and helping people. Back in
the Depression days he
worked for Wash Evans
Section Foreman on the
Katy, living on a farm he
walked 14 miles every day
and earned $2.08 for a days
work.
He knew about lignite coal
than any man in the county.
He was consulted by the
University of Texas and
University of Houston about
the coal and mines in
Bastrop County. One knew
of the Titanic Mine, but
didn't know where it got its
name...Lonnie Smith knew...
he helped dig the 30' shaft
the same year that the
Titanic was sunk and that is
where it received its name.
This shaft was dug with
picks and shovels which
were the only available tools
in those days.
Although he had reached a
ripe old age, his mind was
alert until only a short time
before his death. Another of
his accomplishments was
knowing the location, and
many graves of people of the
county, of cemeteries and
family burial plots over the
countryside. People would
call him from all over the
state trying to locate a
particular cemetery. He
stated that the first grave in
the Oak Hill Cemetery was
for a man who was thrown
from a horse and killed. His
identification was never
established, but Lonnie
helped dig the grave. He
would go out and help Mr.
Carl Cooper locate grave
sites, but absolutely refused
to ride in the hearse to make
the trip.
He was especially well
informed about Oak Hill,
Mount Bethel and Fairview
cemeteries. It will never be
quite the same going into
Thurba’s station and not
seeing Mr. Lonnie not sitting
in his favorite chair. He will
be missed by his many
friends and relatives.
FIREMEN THANKED
Judge Jack Griesenbeck
and his family expressed
their appreciation to the
firemen of Bastrop, Elgin,
and Smithville for their
dilligent effort in saving
their business when the
meat market and drug store
burned back in January,
with a barbeque dinner. This
beautiful affair was held out
in the open with a cool
breezy from the river
lowering the terrific tem-
perature. Bales of hay were
spread over the hillside and
around the pool for guests to
rest on. Delicious barbeque
was catered by Boots
Carsidona of Smithville and
enjoyed by all. What a
wonderful expression of
appreciation.
*»*
Homecoming is just a»
round the corner...the Grand
Parade is shaping up witfc
invitations being mailedrThe^
parade will line up again at
the Mexican Baptist Church
in South Bastrop and will
pass down Main Street to
Cedar and cm to the school
house for disbanding. It
worked out very well last
year. and causes less
confusion around the court
houqg and Chestnut Street.
Start getting out your
western wear, cause its just
around the bend in the road.
A time for fun and
enjoyment...
Bill Maynard and sister,
Betty, have returned to the
good ole USA after visiting
France, Switzerland and
other points of interest on
the continent.
• **
Sure glad to see Clara
Curtis and Chuck Holt back
in harness after spending so
much time attending semi-
nars, meetings and going to
school...hope they are back
to stay for a little
while...miss them a lot...
HURRY!
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Thunderbird —Silver Anniversary and
Town Landau............................ 500
Thunderbird —All other models.............. 300
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Fairmont................................. 200
Pinto.................................... 200
Mustang 200
Fiesta.................................... 100
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1980, newspaper, July 3, 1980; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth735732/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.