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AND BASTROP COUNTY NEWS
ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1853
BASTRCP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER, APRIL 26, 1973
NUMBER 9
Musings
By J. Troy Hickman
THE POST OFFICE.
ELECTIONS, ETC.
The papers say that Bastrop
is the acknowledged freight
train derailment capitol of
Texas. A brief walk over a
piece of track tells why. Almost
any publicity, however, is
better than none.
High hopes, which were
kindled when the U.S. Govern-
ment created a new semi-offic-
ial corporation to take over the
long-ailing post office system,
have faded badly. The patient
has become worse, instead of
better. During the last U.S.
mission to the moon, a letter
mailed at one end of New York
City and addressed to someone
at the other end of the same
city took a day longer to reach
its destination than the space
men required from their blast
off from the earth to their
landing on the moon. It has
been suggested that we bring
back the pony express. No
offense is intended to the fine
people who man our local post
office. It isn't their doing, and
they deplore it as much as we
do. Perhaps we need to see a
lesson in it. It hints at what life
would be like if everything
were regulated by government
processes.
Bro. Zarnow and his congre-
gation at the Taylorsviile
Assembly of God have com-
pleted a beautiful brick church.
If you have not seen it, drive
out to Bateman and take U.S.
Highway 86 to your left. About
3 or 4 miles on. you will see the
new church on your right. A
dedication service will be held
soon. I had the pleasure of
preaching in this pulpit one
Sunday in April.
Roadside flower masses,
which have been lovely this
year are due, I guess, to the
abundant moisture and lack of
hot afternoon sun. Some of the
first Indian blankets and
bluebonnets doubtless will be
passing their prime soon. Still
to come are the prime seasons
for buttercups, primroses, wine
cups, fire wheels, and daisies.
Pable Picasso laid his brush
aside for the last time the other
day. He was 91.1 think I would
have liked him as a person. The
mould he was made in is
probably broken. I won't miss
his art work, however, because
I could never see anything I
could recognize or care for in
his pictures. Evidently a lot of
people did. for he was regarded
very highly.
i had a couple of good hours
at the Voigt farm at Red Rock
last week, as guest of Olan and
Naomi Voigt. They have a little
of everything, from pigeons
through rabbits and a garden,
to live rattlesnakes. More later
about it.
The election in Bastrop re-
cently was pretty tame. No
exciting issues appeared. In
contrast, our neighbor town of
San Marcos, which has become
a small city, is full of issues.
Controversies there run every
which way, from the school,
through the city and county
governments, to Latin-Anglo
race relations.^ I used to live
there and I "know that the
people are solid citizens. These
issues are, in my judgement,
mostly growing pains which
have taken on personal aspects,
so that person is squared off
against person, and group
against group. It is the familiar
thing of the old against the
new. Conflicts are never pleas
ant while they are raging, but
in the end San Marcos will come
out with colors flying. In all
probability the same thing wijl
happen in Bastrop in a very few
years.
\
SAM REED
First Baptist
Church Engaged
In Revival
The First Baptist Church of
Bastrop will be engaged in a
week of revival services begin-
ning Sunday, April 29. The
pastor of the local church, Rev.
Charles A. Young, will preach
the sermon at the morning
worship hour, thus initiating the
week of special evangelistic
services, while Rev. Harold
O'Chester of Austin will preach
on Sunday night at the evening
worship hour and again each
night thereafter through Satur-
day night, May 5.
The congregation singing, as
well as special music, will be
under the leadership of Evan-
gelist Vance Parks of Gulfport,
Mississippi. Mr. Parks is known
to many in this area, having
been in Bastrop in July, 1968,
when he directed the music for
a tent revival which the First
Baptist Church sponsored at
that time.
Rev. O'Chester is pastor of
the Allandale Baptist Church in
Austin. This church is known
and recognized to be one of the
fastest-growing, most progres-
sive churches in the entire city
of Austin, employing an exten-
sive bus ministry and special
services to various ethnics
groups to reach the unchurched
in that area. They also have live
coverage of their Sunday
morning worship service by a
local television station.
The residents of Bastrop and
surrounding areas are cordially
invited to attend this week of
revival services. Each night the
singing will begin at 7:30.
Nursery provisions are made
for children under five years of
ge-
LEGION AUXILIARY TO
HAVE CALLED MEETING
The American Legion Auxil-
iary will have a called meeting
on Thursday, April 26th at 7:30
p.m. at the Linenberger resi-
dence, 1406 Jefferson.
Sam Reed To
Head TYRF
Sam Reed, former National
Young Republican Committee
man, relinquished his post
Saturday, March 31, in Dallas
to become the newly elected
chairman of the Texas Young
Republican Federation. The
27 year old native of Carthage
said "I believe young people
will stay involved in politics and
are enthusiastic for reform-
minded government."
In an interview at the
Statler-Hilton Hotel, Reed as-
sured ' we will impress upon
the people of Texas that we
need a dynamic 2-party state."
Highlighting the Convention
was a Saturday night banquet
honoring former legislator and
state treasury candidate for
1972, Maurice Angly. Other
guest speakers included Sen-
ator Betty Andujac of Ft.
Worth and U.S. Congressman
William Hastings of New York.
A business graduate of
Stephen F. Austin State Uni-
versity in Nacogdoches, Reed is
presently teaching at Bastrop
High Scool in Bastrop. Attend-
ing the convention from Bas
trop County were Steve
Goerner, Terry McCord,
Sherry Lancaster, Glynn Gunn,
Nadine Fischer, Wayne King,
Thomas Porath, Wayne Duke,
Kim Shirley, Sherry Greene,
Love Nance and Fanchon
Tannert. Miss Tannert is
currently serving as Area 7
vice chairman of the TYRF.
Emergency
Benefits For
Farmers
Farmers in Bastrop County
who had suffered crop or
property losses because of the
drought and other natural
disasters from January 1, 1972
and who have not received an
Emergency loan to assist them
in recovering their lo ses may
apply for an Emergency loan at
the Farmers Home Adminis-
tration County Office, 904
Water Street, Bastrop, Texas
78602, on or before the close of
business May 8, 1973. Appli-
cants who apply by the deadline
will be considered for Emer-
gency loans at 1 percent
interest.
In addition, those who qualify
will receive a forgiveness
benefit on their loan of not to
exceed $5,000 based on losses
that are uncompensated by in
surance or otherwise.
BAND BOOSTERS TO
HAVE BAKE SALE
The Bastrop Band Boosters
Club will have a Bake Sale in
front of Lock-Anderson Drug
Store on April 28th at 9:00 a.m.
Proceeds will go to help pay for
a trip for band members.
SALINAS
High School
Baseball Team
Leads District
The Bastrop High School
baseball team is off to another
fine season. Currently, the
Bears own a 9-2 won-Iost record
with the two losses coming at
the hands of 3A schools,
Brenham and Lockhart. Along
the way. the Bears have won
the Elgin tournament by
defeating Hays 3-0, Round Rock
10-2, and Giddings 4-2. Eric
Carrejo, Charlie Runkle and
Mike Zglinski were named to
the All-Tournament Team.
The Bears are currently
leaders of District 15AA with a
3-0 record. Westlake is second
with a 3-1 record. Bastrop will
play Westlake in Bastrop on
April 25. Other district games
remaining are Giddings on May
1, and Elgin on May 4. Both
games are to be played in
Bastrop. For the final district
game the Bears will travel to
Round Rock on May 8 for a
probable double header.
For the most part this season
the Bears have exhibited a
balanced attack to defense,
hitting, running and pitching.
All the players have contri-
buted at one time or another to
the success of the team so a list
of the players with battling
averages is listed here:
Stanley Bird, LF, .171;
Andrew Washington, CF, .267;
Ronnie Haywood, RF, .262; Joe
Quintinella, RF, .250; Infielders;
Jerry Winkler, IB, .181; Willie
DeLaRosa, IB, .111; Winfred
Wright, 2B, .286; Eric Carrejo,
SS, .266; Charles Runkle, SS,
.323; Wyatt Stripling, 3B, .188,
Mike Zglinski, C, .313.
Sophomore pitcher Steve
Jackson has been the biggest
pleasant surprise for the club so
far this season. Steve has
pitched a 2 hit shut out against
Hays and a 1 hit shut out
against Elgin. Steve is also
hitting .307. Other pitchers and
their records are Eric Carrejo,
2-0; Ronnie Haywood, 1-0;
Andrew Washington, 1-0, and
Charlie Runkle, 2-1.
If you want to see a good ball
game and have some fun, Lome
out and see this bunch play.
—Conbributed
Native Artist
Dies Wednesday
In San Antonio
Porfirio Salinas, the favor
ite artist of the late President
Lyndon B. Johnson, died
Wednesday night at Baptist
Hospital in San Antonio.
Salinas, 62, had been hos-
pitalized for three weeks with a
liver ailment.
A native of Bastrop, Salinas
was known for his artistic
depictions of Texas landscapes,
particularly of bluebonnets. His
works were not only a favorite
of President Johnson, but of
House Speaker Sam Rayburn
and of Former Texas Governor
John Connally.
He was an honor guest at the
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce
Banquet several years ago, and
was delighted to have been so
recognized by the town in
which he was born.
Salinas had been painting
since he taught himself as a
boy. He first sold his paintings
to teachers at Herff Element-
ary School while he was a
student in San Antonio.
In addition to his landscapes,
Salinas also painted bullfight
scenes similar to the style of
famed Mexican painter Carlos
Ruano Llopis.
But Salinas was most famous
for his landscape scenes which
caught the eye of Rayburn and
of then Sen. Johnson.
Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson
commissioned Salinas to paint
pictures of her husband's
favorite scenes at the LBJ
Ranch. The paintings were
among those the Johnsons took
with them to Washington and
hung in the White House.
At one point, the late
president wrote to Salinas:
"The pride I always feel in
telling friends around the world
about our great Texas artists
was excelled only by my delight
in receiving from you another
wonderful masterpiece."
In addition. Salinas painted a
backdrop for an exhibit in the
wildlife hall at the Witte
Museum. The scene is one from
the LBJ Ranch.
Several galleries in San
Antonio still have Salinas
works on exhibit.
The artist is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Maria Salinas, and a
daughter.
Daughters Elected
To Honor Groups
Mrs. Becki Prather, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Marshall,
has been elected to Phi Beta
Kappa, National Honor Society.
Mrs. Prather is a senior student
at the University of Colorado in
Boulder, Colorado.
Miss Bonnie Marshall, also a
daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Marshall and a sophomore at
Texas Christian University, has
been initiated into Alpha
Gamma Delta, National Honor
Sorority.
Pictured during the formal opening of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission Office at 804
Spring Street Monday afternoon were, left to right, Ron Croom, Vocational Rehabilitation
counselor; Lee James, assistant regional director; Peggy Claiborne, secretary; Lewis
LeFevre, personnel assistant; Doyle Wheeler, assistant deputy commissioner; Bill
McFarland, regional director; Bastrop County Judge Jack Griesenbeck; W. W. Hawthorne,
supervisor.
Donkey Ball
Came Set For
Saturday Night
The Will Rogers Arena here
will be the scene of a Donkey
Baseball Game Saturday night,
April 28, at 8 o'clock, when the
Bastrop All Stars will meet the
Bastrop Family Rodeo Club
team. Managers are Bobby
Greeness for the Rodeo Club
and Frank Mihura for the All
Stars.
According to Mr. Mihura, the
All Stars will include two from
the U.S. Postal Service, two
Baptist ministers, one from
IRS, one butcher, one baseball
coach, one basketball coach, one
vet, one welder, one under-
taker, one pharmacist, one
policeman, one school principal,
one cowboy.
A trick mule act will also be
featured.
The game is under the
sponsorship of the Rodeo Club.
Tickets sold in advance will be
$1.00 for adults and 50 cents for
children, and may be purchased
from any Club member. Tickets
sold at the gate will be $1.50 for
adults and 75 cents for children.
Club members urge you to
come on out and enjoy an
evening of fun and hilarity.
FIFTEEN ACCIDENTS
INVESTIGATED IN
BASTROP COUNTY
The Texas Highway Patrol
investigated 15 accidents on
rural highways in Bastrop
County during the month of
March, accoding to Sergeant K.
Bertling, Highway Patrol
Supervisor of this area.
These 15 accidents have
resulted in no deaths, and
seven injuries for the month of
March, 1973.
These figures result in a total
of 51 accidents with one death
and 37 injured in Bastrop
County during 1973.
Picnic Set For
April 29th
The Alum Creek Picnic, for
the benefit of the Alum Creek
Cemetery, will be held on Sun-
day, April 29, at the VFW Hall
In SmlthYille* Lunch will be
served at 1 p.m.
Everyone is cordially in-
vited to attend.
Where athletic teams are
unequal in strength or skill, the
game is won by the stronger in
the last half. I watched two
unequal Utams play a champ-
ionship basketball game not
long ago. The weaker team
played over its own head for a
half, but in the last half the real
strengths of the antagonists
began to show, and the
stronger won. There is a point
here somewhere, but I haven't
the space left to pursue it
To Present
Concert Here
BASTROP -• The Southwest
Texas State University
Chorale will present a choral
music concert in the Bastrop
High School Auditorium at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1.
The 55-voice Chorale, under
the director of Miss Carol
Smith, is the university's
musical group that will make a
singing tour of Switzerland
next summer with a prominent
Swiss Orchestra.
To help finance the group's
European trip, the Chorale has
been conducting a series of
fund raising projects that
ranged from selling tickets to a
concert on the Southwest
Texas campus May 5 where a
car will be given away as a
door prize to presenting visit-
ing concerts in area towns.
Admission to the May 1
concert in Bastrop will be $1
for adults and 50 cents for
students. The public is invited.
Several area students includ
ing Dock Jackson of Bastrop,
are among the Chorale
members.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TO MEET APRIL 26
The Bastrop County Histor-
ical Society has changed their
regular meeting date from
Friday. April 27, to Thursday.
April 26.
The meeting will be held in
the Museum here with the
McDade members providing
the program.
PUPPIES
The Advertiser dog, Sweetie
Pie, is the proud mother of ten
adorable puppies, now weaned
and ready to start life on their
own. She wants them to have
good homes, where they will be
loved and cared for, and she
will gladly let you select one
from the interesting collection.
Just come by the Advertiser
office anytime and pick one up.
They will make smart dogs and
fine pets.
Sunday Brings
Daylight Saving
Time
Don't Forget! It's that time
again. Daylight Saving Time
officially begins on Sunday,
April 29, at 2 a.m.
So before you go to bed
Saturday night, set your clocks
and watches one hour ahead, or
you can stay up until two in the
morning and make the change!
Any way you go at it, you're
due to lose an hour's sleep
Saturday night!
Land Judging
Team Places At
State Meet
The Bastrop FFA team
placed seventh at the State
Land Judging contest, beating
35 of the finalists in a field of 42
top teams from the State of
Texas. The contest was held at
Tarleton State College on April
18 at Stephenville The consol-
idated score of the Bastrop
team was 663, while the team
placing fiist was Breckenrnlge,
with a team score of 699.
The local team is made up
of Dominic Meuhr, Michael
Goertz. Kevin Hilbig and
Vincent Goertz, and is coached
by Gordon Rosanky, local FFA
advisor.
To Open Antique
Gift Shop Here
Mrs. Valeen Osborn and Mrs.
Sharon Boatright are opening
Ye Olde Lamplighter Antiques
and Gifts at 1301 Main Street,
where they will handle antique
glassware, primitive furniture,
oil paintings, and an assortment
of craft items by area Texas
artists.
Their opening will be on
Saturday, May 5, and they
cordially invite you to drop in
and browse through their
collection of "one of a kind" gift
items.
MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Chorale of San Marcos that will
present a choral music concert in the Bastrop High School Auditorium on Tuesday, May 1, at 7:30.
They will be sponsored by the Bastrop Harmony Club and the Bastrop High School Choral Club.
Piney Creek Philosopher Does
Some Spring House-Cleaning And
Cets His Desk Partlv Cleared
Editor's note: The Piney
Creek Philosopher on his
Johnson grass farm on Piney
reports on some odds and ends
this week.
Dear editar:
Notes from a spring house
cleaning of my desk:
I'll never understand politi-
cians. Here some of them are
trying to get a law passed
giving reporters the right to
refuse to tell what they know,
whereas in some cases they'd
be a lot better off with a law
keeping reporters from telling
what they know.
Despite the fact the economy
is booming, there are six major
railroads now bankrupt. Such a
statistic is bad for national
morale. Why doesn't Washing
ton get the six to merge and
then we could claim we have
only one bankrupt railroad?
A new word has come out of
Washington that I'm in favor of.
On finding what he'd been
saying for weeks was wrong, a
press secretary explained to
reporters that from now on all
those other statements are
"inoperative." I hope you will
do everything you can to
spread the use of this word. I'd
like to be able to get by with
telling my banker that my
promise to pay that note six
months later is now inopera
tive.
Some cities, trying to whip
traffic congestion, are consid
ering passing a law making it
illegal for a computer to come
into the city in a car by himself.
He's got to have three or four
passengers with him or he
won't be allowed in. This might
reduce the number of cars, but
not the number of people. What
a choice: having to decide
whether you want to be
swamped by cars or people.
You can't get ahead of
scientists. They've announced
they're goig to attempt to
predict earthquakes, but I
notice they've picked a spot
where earthquakes have oc-
curred periodically for years. If
weather forecasters were as
smart they'd stick to predicting
the weather in the Sahara
desert.
This doesn't quite clean off
my desk, there're still some
more things stacked on it. but
I've learned, even if the
Watergate people haven't, it
doesn't pay to dig too deep.
Yours faithfully.
J. A.
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