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The Bartlett Tribune
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AND NEWS
BARTLETT TEXAS FRIDAY MAY 1 3 1 938
No. 34
Services Sunday And
Monday Mark Close
Of 1938 School Year
TfnfpnlmirpntB Services Sun-
Vlnv find Commencement Exer
cises Monday will mark the close
of high school days lor tmrty-
four Bartlett High School sen-
iors. Other classes will continue
their work until Friday May 20.
Rev. J. J. Ray pastor of the
Central Christian Church of
"Rnrtlett wilF deliver the bacca
laureate sermon Sunday evening
8:00 o'clock at the nigh school
ltonum.
f ni'nfrrirm of baccalaureate
j&jpea will be: processional
. U. urosse; invocation
'l. D. Peake: niano solo
Thomas of Elgin:
Harold "VVacker: ser-
iv. J. J. Ray and benedic-
Hargis.
t Berry of Temple for
?ars principal ot $art-
.School will deliver the
ss at the Commence-
:ises Monday evening
ick at the high school
The program tor
:ement exercises will
signal Mrs. A. R.
cation ftev. u. r.
itorv. Marv Louise
So solo "March of
Girls" by Paul
nn Wacker Jr.: class
Irvant Berry: award-
omas Arthur L. Bent-
ietorv. Helene Silver-
benediction Rev. Theo.
& Work-Protects
HarrisoriFarm
pig Heavy Rains
Barney Sissom Seeks
Re-election To Office
Of District Clerk
To the People of Bell County:
When I first announced my
candidacy for the office of Dis-
trict Clerk of Bell County my
ficmmititanp.fi was p.onfinnrf i-.-n .1
small area of the county. I at
tnat time waged a clean cam
nniirn for the loffics with a nlat
fnvm t.Vint. nvntnisfirl prrrmnmionl.
honest and efficient service and
the people trom various sections
of the county became interested
in my behalf which resulted in
my election.
r am snrfi that no nGrson could
have appreciated the good will
ofthe people more than I. There
has not been a day since my
election' that I have not reflect-
ed upon what my fate might
Vi'avfl hpon hut foiv the kindness
of the people' of this county and'!
I have done my utmost to repay
this trust in me by honest
prompt and efficient conduct of 1
the affairs .01 the ottice
Rainfall Far 1930
Totals 17.52 Inches
Rainfall in Bartlett diirincr the
first four months of the year has
totaled 17.52 inches according to
1. r. nuuisiun uiiiuui rucuruei
for Bartlett. The average annual
rainfall is abnut 28 inchp.K. Mr.
Robison says and he thinks that
17.52 inches in four months is
too much rain.
Mr. Robision has been asked re-
nnatedlv how much it has rained
in 1938 so he presents the fol
lowing record which is to JMay '(
iiTinliisive:
January 3.24 in.
February 2.75 in.
March 1.00 in
April 8.55 in
May '. 1.98 in
Total 17.52 in
Future Farmers Win
At Dairy Show
Six members of the Bartlett
Future Farmers Chapter went to
Temple Friday May 6th to take
part in the Texas Dairy Day
Show.
The team. composed of Doy
Henington Heywood demons
and Pete Lange took first place
in. Tiidcinc dairv rows.
The other team composed of
wanace j.ujim uaivin rate ana
Donald Randolph won third
nlncfi.
Wallace Kelm won second nigh
inniviniiai score aim isnivin iate
and Doy Henington tied for third
high individual.
WEDNESDAY CLUB
SPONSORS BOOK REVIEW
AT CITY HALL FRIDAY
May 15 To 21 Is
Air Mail Week
May 15 to 21 has ben declared
Air Mail Week by the United
States Post Office Department.
Postmaster Robert Rowntree
states that a special drive is be-
ing made by the post offices
over the United States to create
as much interest as possible ini
the air mail service during this
wfiok.
Air mail- routes which now
cover all of the major cities of
the United Staes will be extend-
p( rhirirur this week to many of
the smaller post offices of the
nation. An air mail plane is
scheduled to stop in Tayior our
ing National Air Mail Week.
;rK-
ivar Bros. Jo
Celebrate Eighth
Birthday Saturday
July 22 Set As
Date For Christian
Church Revival .
Hie Fred M. Harrison farm
leated one-half mile north-west
fcJarrell Texas suffered only1
crht damatre from a 4.75 inch.
tain on April 24 1938 due to
fcrotectioni afforded Dy contour
ttrips of small grain.
This rain did severe damage
1 rtiR aurroundinc community
hpnniisG the crround was already
Very wet due to previous heavy
; tains. Practically all of this 4.75
inch rain was runoff
i Mr. Harrison has 113 acres
'.fvntrnllpfl hv contour strips and
contour cultivation. Two short
' tetrips controlling approximately
6 acres are planted in red top
- cane. All of the otner strips were
' Fall seeded to oats and-wjieat
0 The bedded rows between the
wnfn otrina were nractically lev
eled by water which ran off the
field almost in a solid -sneet. ouv
depth of 6 inches or more
eposited tor a numuer uj.
Bove eacn sinp ui b''
yas in full head at tne
Vie rain. A negligible
fm vf Hnil was lost and no
ftw gullies were formed due to
e even spread and slow runoff
5f the water
Mr. Harrison stated "i am.
ar too! m eased witn tne way
mj r.y e . T
v ahrina neriormeu. x w "w
s Jieve I lost any soil from rny
!-.Wnno(l field." Mr. Harri
son further stated "Strip-crop-r?no-
is an inexpensive way of
controlling erosion and I heartily
recommend it to anyone .uw
with erosion"
fork Starta On
Topping Street To
ligh School mag.
ri civf.ofi Tuesday morn-
1 . v.o frmninnr nf the strept
from the highway to tho high
school building. ""UB1.
work on the treet was complet-
1 j..-j i Intro nart of Jan-
itt UUiiitK ui - t ji;t
but topping was uoiuyu
lit now because tne gravei woo
L awit Attlinfir ana lornung
ild base for the tarvia top-
T have been insDired in the dis
charge of the functions of my
office not alone from the cold
sence of duty but by the grati-
tude to my friends and I am
proud to report to them that tne
nffnivs nf the office have been
handled in a manner that has
seemingly met with the approval
of those who have naa occasion
to have dealings with it.
I wish to take means of thank-
ing the -DBoiDle of Bell County for
their trust in me and I feel that
T Vipvp rliso.h arced this trust in
such manner as to meet with
their approval.
Upon my record as a man and
as a public servant I therefore
announce my candidacy for re-
election as your District Clerk.
During the past few weeks I
have undergone an operation
wviiVh hns. caused a delay in my
annduncmg however 1 am now
rpcrnrriincr mv strencth and in
tend to make a vigorous cam
paign and shall endeavor to see
every man and woman in the
county and at that time to per-
sonally solicit your vote and in-
fluence. ' RftRnectfullv sumbitted
Barney Sissom
Nniv.ir Bros will celebrate'
their eighth birthday Saturday
and are marking the event witn
a special birthday offer in con
nection with their tire sales. The
offer is explained in their -advertisement
on another page in
The Tribune.
Ed Naivar and Frank Naivar
who own and operate the busi-
ness came to Bartlett from
Ratibar east of Temple where
they were in the garage busi-
ness and purchased the business
here from J. R. Moss. Both have
purchased homes here.
"Mniunr Brns. are the Dodge
and Plymouth dealers for Bart
lett they have tne liooayear
tire agency and handle Cities'
Service gasoline and oils and
Bxide batteries. They carry a
nnmnipfft line of automobile
parts and operate a repair de
partment.
Wedding Dress Revue
To Be Presented By
Holland W.M.S. Tues.
The Revival Meeting of the
Bartlett Central Christian
Church will be held in July be-
ginning Friday night the 22nd.
The church plans a home force
meeting the pastor doing the
preaching audi the song service
will be in charge of the members
of the church. Further notices
will appear from time to time
Rev. J. J. Ray stated.
Services At St John's
Lutheran Announced
English services will be held
at St. John's Lutheran Church
Sunday at 10:30 a. m. A short
rfinort on the recent Texas Dis-
-tnict4Conventipn in Seguin Will
be given oy tne pastor aiter tne
service.
The Sunday School meets at
9:00 and the Bible Class at U:3U.
The Church Choir will practice
every Friddy evening at 8:00
from now on for the Pentecost
Festival
"The Citadel" by A. J. Cronin
was reviewed by Mrs. B. Y. Dan-
iel at the city hall last Friday.
The review which was sponsor-
ed by the Woman's Wednesday
Club was open to the public and
the club is reported as being
pleased with the crowd attend-
ing. Mrs. Daniel is a capable
woman and did justice to the
book.
Mrs. J. S. Kuler chairman of
t.li flnnnpft ihmmitt.p.fi of the
club wishes to take this means
of thanking the public fpr their
response.
Billie demons And
Miss Joyte Greathouse
Married Saturday
Miae Jnirna fimntliniln 'nf Pnr
pu3 Christi and Mr. Billie dem
ons of 'Ft. Worth were married
in Belton by County Judge Wes-
ev Dice Saturday at 4 P. m.
They were attended by Miss'
Etovle Hair of Bartlett and Mar-.
vin Wheeler of Corpus Christi.
The bi-ide is the daughter of 1
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Greathouse
of Corpus Christi. She is a
graduate of Corpus Christi High '
School and attended1 A. &-I. at
Kingsville and Draughons Busi-j
ness College. !
The groom is the son of Mr
and Mrs. L. C. demons. He is a '
graduate of Bartlett High School
and attended Southwestern Uni-;
versity. He is employed by the
Western Electric Co. in Fort
Worth. - ' I
After a brief visit in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. demons
t.hev left for Ft. Worth where
they will make .their nome.
Grammar School
Closing Exercises
To Be Held Tonight
Commencement exercises of '
the Bartlett Grammar Sc'hool"
will be held tonight Friday May
13 at 8:00 o'clock at the high. .
school auditorium Miss Lily V.
Jones principal announced Wed-
nesday. Marjorie Lynn Frank ia
valedictorian and Elaine Wood
salutatorian of the graduating
class this year.
Rev. C. D. Peake pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church will
deliver the class address. The
complete program follows: pro-
cessional Mary Lou Borah ;. in-
vocation Rev J. J. Ray; saluta- -.
tory Elaine Wood; vocal solo
"Giannina Mia" from "The Fire-
fly" by Rudolf Friml Mrs. An-
nette Neely; class address Rev.
C. D. Peake ; piano solo "Indian
Love Call" by Rudolph Friml
and Herbert Strothart Pattie-t
Katherine Gillespie; valedictory
xviarjorie ljnnn l'ranK; presenta-
l-rtn .n-p "'rtt4-i'Fiin4Tve' CNtif- A' I.
Bentley; announcement of hon-
ors Miss Lily V. Jones ; song;
"Country Gardens" class; bene-
diction Supt. A. L. Bentley. '
The class roll of the seventh-
grade includes: Emma Nell
Adams Mildred Anderson Lyn-
wood Beyer Earl B'rice Billy Jo .
Bridges Mary Louise Caiper
Ernest Can. Doris Lvnn Cam
eron RandalS Cagle Mildred
Cline Dick Denson UMen tim
ers Marjorie Lynn Frank Sy
firiffin Pnttie Katherine Gill
pie Harold Hirffie Marilyn Ha
gis Naaman Hair Frances Ju
p.p.kn. 'Ruth Labai. Bernice Pa
elka.'Janice Plemmons Dorcth;
Amn Pope Elizabeth' liamse;
Charles Seale. Glenn Seale. La
rence oiauuviiiK aujuuluj j.jfiui!
Worth White Elaine Wood andV
T. J. Whitfield.
Ernest Hardin Directing.
Dramatic Portion Of
"Vagabond King" ....
Ernest Hardin son of E. L.
Hardin of Austin and nephew
of Mrs. Fred Blair has been sel-
tion of the show "The VSgabomd
King" which will be presented
at the Hogg Memorial Auaitor-
lum ?ti TVTnv.
Mr. Hardin is a prominent ar-
tist set designer and dramatic
teacher at the University of Tex-
as and was formerly a sketch
instructor at Southwestern Uni-
versity. He has achieved wide
recognition for his works.
Mr. Hardin is a former resi-
dent of Bartlett
at. th nf Austin visited
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I relatives her Friday.
DnoQMt-itinTi nf 11 "wedding
r i-ovha" hv the -Methodist
Women's Missionary Society of
Holland promises to revive pleas-
ant memories of the past while
providing an evening 01 enter-
tainment next Tuesday night.
The revue which begins at 8:1
p. m. will be held in the school
auditorium
-'Arrangements for a number
of weddings gowns to be worn
u. iv. nwiwra hn.ve been anade
by the society. Others will be
modeled by sponsors 01 me ymy .
Among the gowns to be present-
ed is the one worn by the mother
of Dan Moody and Miss Mary
Moody of Taylor at ner weaauw.
Several gowns owned by Bart-
lett ladies will be in the review
and there is still time for others
to be included if owners of the
gowns will notify Mrs. J. M.
Appropriate music will lend a
wedding a$r to- the occasion.. A
small admission charge will W
macte for the review.
The ""Pastors and laymen of
twentv-two coneresratioris in
this part of the State compris
ing the Austin Conterence 01 tne
Texas District expect to meet at
St. .Tnhn's Lutheran Church on
Sunday May 22 from S.:00. to
5 :00 p. m. to have tne need ana
purpose of Lutheran1 Brother-
hoods explained to them by Rev.
John Scherzer of San Antonio.
W exnect 'the men of St. John's
Church to be present in full num-
bers the Rev. Streng stated.
On May 29 the Federation of
Luther Leagues to which St.
John's Lutheran Young People's
Society belongs will meet at St.
Paul's Lutheran: unurcn in a.ay-
lor at 2:00 p. m. .
The Summer School and Con
firmation Class of St. John's
will begin on June fa ana ne neia.
from Monday to Friday every
week for six weeks.
B. H.S. Has Thirty-Four
Graduates This Spring
Rnrfleft ' Hiorh School has
thirty-four candidates for grad
uation this spring ratner tnan
fhtrtv.twn as reDorted ov The
Tribune last week. The -names of
PnnUriA "NTeitach and Eloise Co-
wart were unintentionally left
off of the list of graduates when
it was turned in for publication.
BARTLETT FISHERMAN
MAKE BIG CATCH
G.ri.A.A. To Elect
Officers Sat. May 21
Special business including the
election of officers will come up
at the meeting of the G. M. A. A.
on Saturday May 21 E. M. Steg-
lich secretary of the association
stated today. He urged all mem-
bers to- be sure and1 attena tnis
meeting..
NEW OFFICERS OF P.T.A.
INSTALLED AT MEETING.
TUESDAY AT CITY HALL
W T. Via Grover Adams and
Ed Adams returned Thursday
from a fishing trip near Buchan-
on rjim Thev reoortedi a very
successful trip and while The
TVihnnn nnvw cuarantees fish
stories it is understood that
they caught approximately 300
pounds of fish.
Mr Wnnrv Kunz. Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Wentrcek and
Mr. and Mrs. Ira White of Jarrell
visjted Mr.Jnd Mja. H- J. Hintz
in Austin Tu&dy
fYPfiPAVH nf the. Bartlett P.T.A
for next year were installed at
the regular meeting of the assp--atinn
nt tVifi citv hall Tuesday
May 3. Mrs. Cecil Overby con-.
ducted the installation.
who. nnw officers include Mrs.
George Cagle president ; Mrs. E. .
E. Lindemann vice-presment;
".... TT T" AV.n4-n nrtYiTnMr
and Mrs. A. N. Gibson treasurer.
Mrs. Tillie Breihan made an
interesting talk on "Recreation."
Annual reports -were given by of-
ficers and committee chairmen.
A report from the district con-
ference heldi at Marlin was made
by members attending from
Bartlett.'
Attendance prizes were award-
ed to the 7th and 10th grades.
Poor Married Man
To Be Presented At
Alligator Tonight
Alligator School will present
(A Pnnr Married Man." tonight
Friday May 13 at 8 p. m. in-
ofnori nf Thnradnv nicht as
(originally scheduled. Thejublic
isjnvited.
Schwertner P. T. A.
Elects Officers At Last
Meeting Tuesday Eve.
Officers for the new school
year were -elected by the
Schwertner P. T. A. at their last
meeting of the 1937-38 school
year Tuesday night. Mrs. W. H.
Whitlow was elected president;
Mrs. M. A. Bird vice president'
and Miss Peggy Collier secre-
tary and) treasurer.
After the business session a
one-act play "The Beauty Doc-
tor" was presented as a part of
the program. Little Miss Rita
Mnvm Bird crave a reading "The
Family Album" was giyen by
members of the P.T.A.'and a
Picture Review was given by
students of the school.
The Schwertner P. T. A; has
closed a very successful year of
work and is looking forward to.
the next school year.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Esch-
erich of Los Angeles California
were visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Wacker Tuesday
and Wednesday. They were en-
route .home from a ipur of the
Eastenrt states-.
Joseph Underwood
To Preach Sunday
At Baptist Church
Tnonli TTndorwnnH. ftnin'of ReW
and Mrs. W. R. Underwood andt
student at Baylor- University
will preach at the morning hour
at the Baptist Church in the ab
sence or his tatner. nev. auu
Mrs. Underwdod and daughter
are attending the Southern Bap--tist
Convention at Richmond
Virginia.
Timro will hfi no evemnsr ser-
irSnna it wjia stated on account
of the Baccalaureate Services at
the high school.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH SERVICES
(Rev. C. D. Peake Pastor)
Sunday School 10:00 a. ra.
Morning Worship ....11:00 a. maw
xr ovonino- worshfo on ac
count of Baccalaureate Servie
a tne mgn acuwi.
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Ford, Robert C. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 34, Ed. 1, Friday, May 13, 1938, newspaper, May 13, 1938; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76525/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.