Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 1969 Page: 1 of 8
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biiorofiliu Center, Inc.
Box 45436
Dallas, Texas 7b235
L i:
AND BAST HOP COUNTY IN E W S
ONI-: lit NDKI II AND SIYTKKNTII VI Alt iKslablishcd March I KVH
BASTRl)l' 1TKXAS1 ADVKR'IISKR. MAY 1%'i
/>'// I. Trail IIicl;man
i.lint \i>n Hilt otvoiui:
\l the >iiii< Hits is wnllrn there
i' Ix imIim.; Ill lln I ■ \iis Senate a
lull winch would broaden llu legal
ground for divorce
Sonic will oppost it ,i.s 11,id for
society and as a lineal lo mar-
1 • I -1.11>1111> i in lln contrary . it
< • >111) I In1 .1 help
I l|\ 'iii < dm s nnl creale broken
h. • i' II merely tutniiili/i s a lacl
whirl has linppi lied
H hi ii i 111 it: |iai |\ i<> i nsai nugc
iki longer wauls it. Ihr meaning "I
ll.r marriage is gone.
In -urh a nisi1 one coupli may
waul I., han. on It>r religious or
liHiial I'Ms.m hi In livr u11 Id Ihrir
Idea ill loyally in (lilt \ II mi, I inc.
SI v • i • if Co plr hi iii.it rted | h i
sun may fi l l tl is hi si In dissolve
Ih. unit hi mi lhal ■ irh ma> 11 a
a,miii ii d< •Hirrd with MimcoiH
t l ' •' i Hi. pi i ,i in l'i xas law
il i' n< i ■ - -.11 \ In all. :i abandon
liii-rtl adult i >. insanity mental
i rui it> hi .mi ill llir |. gal grounds
Mental cruelly ran mean uImhiI
anytime.' the court wants il I. >
lin in Ii is llu kind nl 'out" which
r ail |.. .«11• • d and proven on al
most ally rvidl'lirr
Tin' result is llial two |Hiipli who
lind lhal then marriage has tosl
it an .null ■ and waul lo dissolvi
it in satisfy tin- law inutit no
Ihri hi ;l. |n i >i iilui i s wliirh oMui
dt(|ien I heir lios 11 li ty low a I'd I'iieli
•tit' . .i|i.«-i| II.i children and de
:t-n> what is Ii n of freling lot each
nl her.
In Hie end lhe> gel Ihrir divorce,
allWH.V I lir\ lost SiK'iel\ loses
Tin children lose No one wins
|i M-rnis reasonable thai tl would
In more intelligent and more moral
lor tin in simply lo agree lo dis
solve it and lor llu law to honor
tile dei I ili Ml
Tin- ha- nothing lo do Willi then
It s|nnsihilil_\ lot siipp 11 for then
rhildren This is another nuttier
which can l dealt with by realis-
tic and iip-lo-dalr laws
ITii 11- is no way lo kei p a
' 111 I >k< n mat I Ia.:i a secret Iroiil
thtldl'en For Iliellt lo srn.se tl ami
lie |> !//led hy llu secrecy, may he
wotsi than lor ihcm lo Im- told Hit
fads frankly ami lovingly by oni
nl till pa I < 'Ills
Sot in nl the wounds can he les-
sened tl lilt parent who tells ll.t
child i n. ti lls it without rancor
in ci 11ii ism so as not lo roll the
i lull! ol Ins love and re.spcrl lot
lite olhci parent.
In ntosi marital breaks, each
pat U i.ts contributed something lo
Hie break, whether he knows n or
in il Hi. lanlt is not necssurtly al-
ways equal. oi ol the same kind.
Si mi. prisons who fail in a mar-
ri.i ' i;rt professional hrlp lo nil
dcrsland nisi wlial liappeiied, lie-
lot I 11 y 111'.; again. Willi such |Hii-
ple tin second attempt often sne-
ered". Without help, one may Ro
from one failure lo another.
I.ct us admit freely thai giiml
pmpli difici about the Christian
ii aclitnu on divorce and miliar
riagi
Tllcri Is one passage ill lite gos-
|xi ol Mallhew which, laken alone,
would indicalc lhal Christ forbade
divorce allogelliet \ll honor lo
htlli who see.s il Hits way and
tries lo ll\c lip lo II
Hill tIn same Chl'ISl also said,
"By ihetr fruits ye shall know
litem Hull is a thing is right
ol wrong according lo how it Works
■ ml in the end. foi bad or gmvl
\ vciy old Bible verse says
"Whom I iod hath united together,
lei not man pill asunder
Kill, whom lias God tea I Is |oincd
In i llu i ' II God lifts really Joined
two people, will either one want
lo be asunder from the oilier'.'
I VslllONKTTK TO !•. OI'KN
HI'KN \l.l IIAV MOVIKU
l lu I 'asbionelte IV atily Shop w ill
hi open all day on Monday, June
' Graduation hay Willi all three
opcraiors availabli for last minute
ap|*iinimeni.s
.lust rail or ronir in any linn
Monday lor a hair-do comb or
touch-up!
Commencement In
New High School
Bastrop s iieatlllllll new lit)..It
school auditorium gy tun.isium will
In the scene this yrai lor Coin-
iiieiireiilrnl Aciiviltes which will
include tin Baecalaureair Ptogtain
Sunday evening. June I. al eight
; o'clock, and the ( 'oiiiiiienceinent
Pmgiam Monday evening, .Itliii 2.
at eight o'clock
I In Rev .lllll Colli a. pasloi ol
| tlii Haslrop Church ol Cltrisl will
deliver I hi Hai calaiin ale Sermon,
aiiil the I huh School Choii willi
Mi 11 il ls MrKeelian a. director
and Sieve Cno|« i. accoiiipiiiusl
Will KillU
.Making Hie Commencement ail
, dress oil Monday evetnii. will hi
Mr M:ii tin Olive? .luel prnfi ssot
• if l .d calion al Soiiibwest Ti \as
Stalc Colli San Mai ■ os
Tlti S.ilulalory will In- ^tvcti by
Miss Margery Srbtiylei, ami Mis-
Kranrr.- liorrl/. will tv. llu Vali
diclory I n Neil U Cut w it/ presi
dent ol tin Haslrop Hoard of Kdu-
cation, will pit s. ill Die diplomas
lii the members nf the :.:t adlialmn
class Special awards will In pic
senleil by (' II Kvans. supermini
. Il '111 ol schools
Music for llu occasion will Ih'
, supplied by llu Ka- lmp IIirIi School
Hand and a senior utiuip who will
•silit; lb. class son.:
PTA Pays Tribute
To Two Retiring
Teachers
The final tneeliii^ ol tin' l'H>s (ill
r.irenl Teacher Asmiiilion was
held May '.'I al Mina i In*li Si'hik I.
Special tribute was paid by Supl
II I'A.an In two rctirinc leachers
Nils \ lias II' 'Illdull and Mis U tl
ter I! Gore Mis Hemphill has
latiuhl a total ol years, seven
of which have been in the Haslttip
-.rltool system Mis (iore has
tauKht :tli years ol which wen
in lite Hiistrop ^\ s11 nl
Kvans also honored others in ihr
scIuhiI by pit scnltuu litem Willi
Sei-vice Award pills I'llosi receiv
inn J.Vyear pins w« ri Mrs Sam \'
Jones. Mis Jim Kalhman. .umI Mis-
Kulb I'elerson Mrs l.inn Kousl
and Mrs Winnie I 'city icceived
10-year pins .Inlin Zinn and Mis
Honald l.atidrum wen awarded it
yciir pins
Kcporls ami announcements in-
cluded the following
Mrs I>if Chandlers, treasurer,
r. |Mirled a balaiii i ol SI7SS:'
Mrs. Allen McMlll fry :avr a n
pori alMHil the Sprint: Conli reticc
and invited lliose present lo cv
inline ilv publicity l«iok prepared
by Mrs C II Kvans
A motion by Mrs Mark Oldfteld
lhal the Haslmp I'TA s|ionsor lal
a cost ol $.M Uli one studenl lo lite
SWTSC summer speech workshop
! carried.
Winners of the room iiwinl
awards vvrrr Mrs Krank Carrolls
See I'TA I'AVS Pane
MISS I H\Nt IS I .OK IMV. Vale
diciiirian of Mina lliyli Scitool
'iadiialum class, who will ni^1' the
Villediclnry address al the Coni-
ii.eiiri'iiieiit I'.m'i'ci.sc.s Monday even
nit;. June
Miss Margery Schuylei Ipiclure
noi availabli 1 is Salulalorian
( roll ( lllll lltl>h
S<*olrli Koiii'soiih'
Twenty couples from Haslnip and
(■lddini!s enjoyed a nine lioli Scotch
Koursotiie on Wednesday eveninu o|
last week, ill llu l/isl lines (itilf
Club
Play Ih'Ui'Ui al a p. 111 and four
sunies were paired by drawing (Kiit
iters.
Wllllici ^ wen as follows
l/iiss I truss. I-Jenjie Mot ion and
Mariiaiel Pleilfer. la
Second Low (iross KtiKcne Wil-
kins and Kva I.mi Wtlkins, l!i
Ijovv Net. Phillip and Li/ Lc-.li i .
,«i
Si-c.ind Low Net. Koy ami Lotiisi
Kra«h, SJ
I/)W Pulls (lie i Heiljie Motion
uiii Margaret Pfeiiler, la. and
Jack uul Hernn i liarreit. la
Second Low Putts. Koberi and
Kuth Watson Hi
Hoy11 and Vickti Henry received
a prize lor the least number ol
strokes on number four, the Inki
! boll
After play, the ^'iiui|i enjoyed an
nuldooi picnic ol liarbcc.tc chicken,
beans, delicious salads, ambrosia,
deviled ev;-.;s, cakes, rooklrs. etc.
suppliiil by nieirilx-rs and nuesls
We wiiiii lo say "thank you" lo
i very one for the fine spirit and
interest shown in tins first social
event II was a real sued ss
We ale sorry thai out tournament
ronflielrii with several Important
'activities and we will Iry in the
future lo plan our socials as best
we ran. oil open evetunus \\i
also wish lo extend an invitation In
anyone desiring to take pari in
himmI vvltoiesome fun, to i"i"
our next tournament. No cx|tcnciui
necessary!
JACK and RKKNICI-: C.AHRKT
and the ISoard of Dirivlors
of Ihr l.osl Pines CJulf Club
S2,200 (i ran I l;or
Haslrop ( omily
Is Aiinoiinrrfl
It a I p h Vilrliorouch announced
Thursday thai the office ol Kcono-
iiiic Opportunity has Im-cii awarded
a special s unmet program uiani
in i he amouni of J'.'.JiNi iki to Hie
Hasirop County Community Act urn
Inr in Smilhvillr.
Kumls will srrvi Hasirop County
i for one month Mrs Mary Andrews
of Smitbvillr is executive director
I of Hie Community Action program
Services Held
In Houston For
Stevie Brown
Funeral services were held Mon-
day allrrnoon, May •. al J: .'HI
o'clock Irom the Holy tiliosl Catho-
lic Church in llo stun for Stevie
Brown, Id-year old -mi of Mr. and
Mrs Nick Hi'own nf Houston Hurial
was in a llou.-lon Cemelery.
Stevie, grandson of lir J A
Brown and Mrs Agnes B Brown
ol Houston. I m it Ii lormeiiy of Bas-
Irop. died on May J'J ill M I) An-
derson Cancel Clinic following an
illness ol about nine months
( til 1*1.KS IHNNKIt ItltllMiK
MKK'I'S .11 \K !l
The Couples Dinner Bridge Club
will on i i on Tuesday niglii June :!
al Ihr Magic Mill at 7 o'clock.
Please call 22JI-2X2H for rcserva
III II1S
Smiths See Son
Awarded Bronze
Star For Valor
Mi and Mrs K II Siinlli have
n turned from a visit Willi I hen
l son, < apt Frank I . Smith, at Fori
I Bi lining, (iinrgia.
They altrndi'd an Arnird Forces
l);iy Ceremony where Cap! Smith
ami la other oflieers and scivice-
ini'ii icceiviid a Biiiii/e Star foi
valor in the Vietnam conflict.
Among places visited by the
Smiths were Roosevelt's Utile
While House and Museum at Warm
Springs liinrgia; the restored
Square at I la 11 it I ton. (ieorgta. lea-
luring Hie world's largest Cieneral
Sinic and M scums; the 1200-acrc ,
Callaway liardens al Pincvicw. the
Confedrralr Bailie Grounds at
VickslHirg. Mississippi, and olhei
jjtlaees of interesl.
(.'apt Smith leaves this week |
end for the Panama Canal Zoni !
win re he will Im' for several weeks
belore teluming lo Vietnam
Killed In Car
Accident Early
Friday Morning
Ivor,one Lee Warren. IX. was
killed in a one-car accident alMiul I
2 a m. Friday morning on the |
Austin highway in Travis County. 1
An Knulc High ScIhmiI Sludenl. shi
was Ihr daughler of Mrs. Carrie
Warrrn.
Kamel Johnson, driver of tIn car.
received minor injuries 'Hie couple
l-.ad attended the Kuiilc High Sclxiol
Junior Scnioi Prom Tltuisday night.
Srr\ icrs llrhl
l or r. K. Wolf
Funeral services were held foi
TIkiiimh Roliert Wolf on Itu vlay
May '20. at Ascension Chinch Tin
Kev Wilhold I'aulus offictahd al
the Requiem Mass
Pall iM'arers were C H Woll
James Wolf, Na.sli Wolf. B. J Woll
and RoIm-iI Klaus and Herman
Bartsch. and Mass Seivcj's were
Merle Heck, (irrg Woll and Mot
ris llennrke Burial was in the
RiK'knr Cemetrry.
Born in Bastrop C<Hinty on March
7, ItfiKi. Mr. Wolf was the son ol
August and Matilda Friskc Wolf
lie was married to Miss Ida May
Rucker on SepleinlX'i J, r. 2.i. ill
Rocknc. He was a devoted and
loyal member of Ihr Catholic
Church, and was known and loved
for hi.- cheerful friendliness and
optimistic disposition
Mr. Wolf was a World War I
veteran and a member of Ihr
American Legion. A reined electri-
cal engineer, he was a mcnilier ol
lite electrical workers in Corpus
Christ i.
When he retired ten years ago,
he moved to Bastrop, where he Imik
great pride in his beautiful orchard
and his garden.
Surviving him are his widow;
two sons. 'Iliomns Wolf of Dallas
and Patrick Wolf of Keneohc.
Hawaii; three grandsons and one
granddaughter.
Those from out ol town attend
ing Ihr funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
II. Hunt and Mi and Mrs. Julius
Hunt of Corpus Cluisti; Mr and
Srr SKItVK I'.S HICI.II Page 2
Outstanding Students
Receive Honor Awards
Awards made to Mina High
Sclmol students for achievements
' during the school year vvrrr pre-
sented at the Annual Awards Day
program held in Ihr school on
Tuesday. May _'h
Mina High School participated in
the VKW National Voice of Demo-
cracy Contest in which eonleslanls
arc required to write and read Ihetr
compositions on the ron- of youth in
modern day democracy These arc
judged lim-iilly ami Ihr winners
composition is ta|Mi1 and entered
in district competition and on to a
national level. The winners ill the
local contest were Chancy Lewis
first; (iail Heliums, -rcond, and
Ruth Rocber. third. Albert llenm
feld. Voice of Democracy chairman
of VFW Post 2fi27, and Vernon
Bartsch presented a check for
| !?2a.mi lo Chancy , and puis lo ill
three eonleslanls They also pn
senleil ;t plaque which will remain
in the school willi the name of
I he liM'al winner In be added each
year in which I he school pariici-
palcs
Blucbonnrt (iirls Stale Certificates
were presented lo Palsy Nanikcn
and Christ a Folin
Studenl Council CixmI Citizen
Award went lo Frances (;.mm l.
Junior High Graduation
The graduation exercises for the
Bastrop Junior High School students
will lie held on Monday. June 2,
l!*)!l Tile exercises Will b -gill at
!) la a. ill. and will Im' held ill the
old Bastrop High School Gym-
nasium
During I he exercises the valedic
ion,in and salulalorian of ilv grad
iiiling class will he announced and
Sllldrtlts 111 I lie lop ten peivrill ol
the sixth, seyenlh, and eighth
grades aearlrillira I ly will hr all
noiuiced and presrnhil Honor Slu-
drill Awards
The eighth grader* wish lo extend
an invitation to all parents and
friends who would like to attend
the exercises
Members of the eighth grade ol
the Bastrop Junior High School an
j as follows
Fernando Almendare/, Mary At
varado. I viva Ann Amlradr, Adrla
\rriaga. Hrry Baker. Kathy Bar-
isell. Susan Bartsch. Merle Beck,
; Karen Benmght. Uunn>' Berry,
Pani Bowen, Joseph Bulak, Lin
da Bulak. Debbie IVtrns. Ikiwaixl
Canirell. Joseph Cliaslain. Kalda
Clark. Verlina II Cleinon-. l-.li/a-
belli Cllnger. Direlta Collins.
Sieve Cordell. David I'losby.
Jackie Davis, William De laRosa,
Lucy DcSliay. Janice Dolgener,
W ay ne I >uke. Cora K Duv all. (Jt itdy
1 aslland. I.tnesline Kvans
Nadine Fischer, David Fousl.
Mike French, Jailcl (iarrell. Ken-
neth < liM'i't/, (lon/alo (ionzairs.
I.upi (Son/ales. I.innic Mae (lor
man. Shi ry I Orcrncss, Allium-
(illrll'll.
Janie (iulierrez, Natiev Ciiilierre/..
Tommy Hart. Morris llenncke, Car-
los III in antic/, Michael llilhig. Ka-
ren llolibs, Darlenc Huison, Darold
Unison, Virginia Unison.
Bobby (iene Jackson, Jrwrl John-
son. Ruby Johnson. Charles Klaus,
Kathy Kni iug. Tena Lrslrr, Karen
Light, l rl Lloyd. Sandy Long.
Teresa Luna.
Cynthia K. Mcintosh. Ullie Bell
McMarion ftebecea McVoy. Kathy
Maring. Roxane Martin, Bobby
Mercer. Nelson Ray Mouth, Barry
Reed Mitchell, Brcnda Milchell,
David Milchell,
Cindy Moore. Gertie Mae Morgan
Rmlney Moll. IXinna Nichols. Hreiint
Bruce Nichelson, Van Nimrick,
Bobby Pacheco, Brenda Peter-
son. Rickie U>e Peierson. Sharon
Peterson,
niomas Poralh, Kathy Price.
Bernard Probsl. .laequeline Reaves,
Clinton Reese. Judy Robinson. Mary
L. RiK'ber, Kenneth Rucker, Jo Ann
Saldivar, Jackie Salek.
Calhy Sargent, Daniel ScIiim-ii,
Kim Shirley, Kenneth Smiley, La-
manna Smith. Delbert Sparks. Deb-
bie Sparks, (ileiina Steiling. Ilonna
Swearingen. Wanda Tarvcr,
Palli Trigg, Patricia Tuck, R'rky
Tucker, Cynlhia Wades, Ronald
White, Sandra White, Bobby Whit-
ed. U-ano U'l- Whitehead, Andy
Wilhclni. Stanley Wllhelm, Rickic
Witherspoon. Lonnic Young.
I Belly (TiM'ker llomemaker of To-
morrow was presented lo Ruth Uim--
bcr. who scored highesl among ail
senior girls in Mina High.
Madeleine (iorel/ received an All
Slate Volleyball Patch from Mrs.
Vlrgie Malleti for having Im'oii
seleclcd as a niemlMM' of the All
State Team
This year's local winner of the
National Math Conlest was pri-
scnlerl by Sam Bright Robcri
(toert/., it sopliomore sludenl. scor-
ed highest til Hits conlest.
Mi>. Alma Fousl, sponsor of the
Student Co.innl. presented a medal
lo Danny Goerl/ in appreciation for
the work which he has done as pre-
sident oi the Studenl Council ibis
year, ami in preparation for next
year s president.
I.i in t B \warils were present-
inl hy Suprrinlendeill C II. Kvans
as follows.
Bcnford. Dwight Track
Hyrd, Monte — One Acl Play
Coo|m'i, Lloyd (iolf
Crawford. John — Poeiry Inter-
pretation
Folin. Johnny — Track
Frerich, Terry — Fmilball
Friskc. Joyce — Baskelball
Fundei Inn k. Alisa — Tennis
(iambriil, (iinu — Biu<kclhidl
Manager
(i(Mil<!. A J — LivestiM'k Judg-
ing
Cioerlz
(iorrt/.
(kjert/.
Cioerlz. Ilowiird
(iiK't'l/, Madeleine
(Ion/ale- Margie
Greene. Retlaw —
(iulierrez. Paulllli
Heliums. Gail
llernis, Jack
James
Livesloek
Rathman.
Judging
Rosanky. Jan — One Acl Play
Runkle, Terry — Baseball
Sanders, Cliarlolle — Tennis
Saaeedo, Benjamin — Fmithall
Saucedo, Randy — Football
Schuelkc, James — Goll
Schuyler, Margie — Tennis Sin-
gles
.Shirley, Gale — One Acl Play
Shirley, Jim1 — Baskelball
Snyder. Forrest — Fool hall
Tuck. Marjess — Basketball
Whilvvorth, Kirov — Football
Wiikins, Doug — Golf
Wtlkins, Jim. Golf
Wright. Carolyn — Basketball,
r.
M
Alois — Tennis Doubles
Danny — Shorthand
Frances. Shorthand
Fmithall
— Volleyball
— Volleyball
Track — Mgi
— Volleyball
Oni Act Play
Tennis Singles
lloillsby, Wetiford — Football
Jones, Sammic — Baskelball
Juarez, (-'rank — Fmithall
Klaus, Gregory b'oottuill
Krngli. Koy — Golf
Mayfield, Rtx. Foollwll
McCall. Mary Jo — Baskeilxill
MeDanicl. Sandia — Volleyball
Mai tun /, John — Football
Meuth, Ni'lda — Volleyball
Moore, Bill. — Golf
Moore, Johnny — Golf
Myers, Richard — «. ll
Nichols, Jerry — (iolf
Okificld, Mary — One Act Play
Osborn, Roger — One Aft Play
Owens, Cheryl — Basketball Mgr.
Pattemro. Robert — Football
Amltade, Ramon — Hasktilwll.
Baseball
Fundcrburk. Ann — Basket hall.
One Act Play
ciim-rl/, RoIh'I'I — Number si nse.
Tennis ivnibles
Klaus. John — Football, Livestock
Judging
Koi, Julian — liaskclball. Base-
ball
Lewis, Chancy — Football Mgr..
One Act Play
U'wis. Glen — Football. Informa-
tive Speaking
McLaurid, Mark — Baskelball.
Track
Nanikcn. Patsy — Basketball.
Tennis Doubles
S liarfrr, Lurry — Basketball.
Baseliall
Wright. Jane ~ Ihisketliall. Ten-
nis Doubles
Cooper, Steve — Persuasive
Sh aking. One Acl I 'lay. Band Solo
Gambrell. Bruce — Fmilball,
Track, Base ball
Howell, lXinnie — Basketball,
' Baseliall, Track
Kragh. Jrrre — Basketball, Vol-
leyball, Band Silo
Morion, Ben,lie. Football, Basket-
i ball. Golf
Pelier. Jeanelle — Volleyball,
Basketball. Number Sense
Reiieau. Russell — BasketUill.
Track. Baseliall
Trigg. Wcs — Football. Baseball.
1 Track
Friskr, Gary — Football. Basket-
ball, Baseliall, Track
Pa Hon, Jim — FootUtll. Basket-
ball, Golf. Baseliall
Sanders, Johnny — Football,
Basketball. Bate ball, Track
Nl MBKR i:i
Wilde Honored In
Seoul Memorial
Ilv .1 troy Hickman
'The Disl Pines Seoul Reservaliori,
a new campsite recently acquired
on the north shore of Uike Hiistrop
by I he Capital Atea Council ol the
Hoy Scouts of America, has been
designated a memorial to a former
citizen of San Marcos and longtime
Seoul worker and patron. Ciaren
don C. Wade.
Hanker, churchman. Seoutei Ma
son and Rolanan C C Wade ill
ol Ins life was active in the affairs
ol tins area. A devout Methodist
who held nearly every majoi nfftci
in bis local church. Mr Wade
served for many years as treasurer
of the Southwest Texas Methodist
Conference and as trustee of ll.i
former Coronal Institute in San
Marcos
His record of service lo the
Seoul movement spanned IX years
and included it nop committeeman,
chairmanship ■! the Hays County's
first Souil In Kip in 1! 1 T. Seoulmas
ter. district commissioner and mem
berslnp on the hoard of direclnrs
In I9IW he was awarded 'The Silvia
Beaver, Scouting's highest award
Ills career also included a "iO-yi at
memhership award in Hie Masonic
L/xige in which he held several ma
jor offices.
Mr Wiide wiis (torn in Wadcvillc
North Carolina, in IXX.i anil at
11 liegan working foi Se.dioard Air
Line Railroad Alter moving to
Texas, he was employed by the
MK&T and M P Lilies Uilet he
heeame cashier and a din clor of
San Marcos' Slate Bank and Tiust
Company In I!l.'«i lie became execu-
tive secretary tor Ihr National Farm
Uinn Association of lliivs Counly
He married Mamie Vu ilia Grif-
Iin in San Marcos Shi .and then
lour da ighteis survive littn They
are Mrs R W. i Marilyn i Scott ol
Waco; Mrs. B. l> iSue Kvelyni
Peters of Jacksonville, Florida;
Mrs. I! W iClaricci Hyars of Kil-
leen; and Miss Virgiha Ruth Wade
ol Grand Rapids. Michigan
Mi Wadi was XI when he died
after an extended illness His love-
ly wife, affi ctionalely known as
Mamie Wade, lives in her home
al 1001 San Antonio SI . in San
Marcos, continuing her ovvn career
of befriending people and doing
glMXl.
This writer, a friend, pastot and
admirer ol Mr. Wade for many
years, bellied conduct Ins burial
serv ices.
I knew him as an old-lashmned
( ( WAIIK
Southern :rntleman who was loyal
' lo friends, helpful to everyone, ami
a lover of .;o>mI toed, hard work,
giMKl fcllovvbip. las family, his
.'hutch Ins liKlge. and the Hoy
! Scout movement
Ih. i who di.signaled the lost
Pines Si 'i ii it Camp lo his memory
! made a good choice.
Enlightening New
Book Presented
To Museum
A copy of the UMik "Land
('oinniissioiiei Charles Rogan and
the Millet nl Classification ol Texas
Public School Lands was given
lo tin Hiistrop Counly Museum by
ilu author. <>eiavia F Rogan. al
i meeting i| the Busimp County
Historical Society held at the
; Museum mi Friday afternoon ol
S last week.
' Shift Miss kogan w;ix unable lo
lie present, the pn sentiition was
made by Miss Nell Fitzwilham. who
read the aullmr's self-explanatory
inscription inside the Ixxik. which
follows
Presented to Bastrop County
M seiiin ill Hasirop Texas, ill
memory of my l ainlinolln t Mrs.
Fannie A Stewart, widow of the
I late Capt Saniuel Davis Stewart,
CSA wil.- moved from Alabama
to Bast 11 >p and on Noveinbei 1,
1ST! bought ii- her home the house,
i iinvv numbered ISO North Main
Sheet. Willi lis then surrounding
six acres more or less of farm lol.
Here she reared her two daughter*!,
' Oetavia Ui Vert and Franci s i Fan-
tin ' Virginia I.atei sin moved lo
Brow nwood Texas, lo live with
Si i M.W ItOOK. I'agc 2
Piney ( reek Philosopher domes
Out Strong For New T;i\ System
He Believes lie I his Discovered
Kdilol s noli The Piney Cl'i i k
Philosopher on his Johnson gias
farm oil Piney explores what in
calls a new taxing system tin-
week.
Dear miliar;
I was out hei'i "ti lin^ lolinse
grass farm silliim in the n Idle
oi Spring and not in lit. m «Kl toi
doing much of anything hut as the
day wore on I finally _'oi my am-
hitiiin p enough to pull i m w
l>api r out of my back jnK'k' l w!
I I'd hern saving il lor a coupn
days and I'm now glad I did
I have discovered .1 new prill. I
of taxation, it sort of guidelin. im
I ihe nation, and Tin ..ouia to
in my |siwcr to ,;ei ii adopted
AecoiTling to an article in Hn
paper, a Con^t • ss nan oil lirie:'
solindefl out aliolil .iii mere,I
taxes lo piovide some addition •
servici some . roup was d. n.e.l
ing. none ol tlicni luckily from nis
district, siiid no. and ^:iv. e- Ii ■
it'Hson "I don't think the ce ti-
try is in a mood for more taxes
Thai s tin prinripli 1 m talking
about. Ihai s tin guuilint
II Congress will adopi Hie idi i
thai it can raise lil the taxes >1
wants to so long .as the eounit> -
in the hiikkI for if you wont la u
rue coni|>laining
When Congress hears i i ■ iiikI-
sw ell ol demand a roaring ciamoi
' i nitii_; up o. i of the coiMitrys Ii
ami sweeping tliroii a the towns
and In s and and an lo Washing
Km white it becomes a deafening
anui lor higher taxes, then tinder
'h s new princip! ii would Im'
• i to act and up Ilv rales
even if it meant voting it-clt in
oiner rai l to keep the surplus (mm
spilling out ol the Hi usury.
Now naturally Hus mood method
would work ImiiIi ways, and when
i . ngie.ss hea d mother ground
suel I guess von can hear
' ni'lswi II, I'vi nevei seen one
se al hand maybi a few oil in
the distance b it never close enough
to tell much ahoui Ihcm — Ibis
tunc demanding thai taxes Im' low-
ered. then nuiuially thi Supreme
Court, il we ,s1111 have one by then,
vv. iild rule that under the new
MmmI Gllldelinrs CoiiUlrss lias IXI
choice hut to start backing
If you see sue! a gtimnibtweK
In ailing east tow ml \\ ishington
get oui of the way and let H roll.
Yours laiihiuliy,
J a.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 1969, newspaper, May 29, 1969; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238206/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.