Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1975 Page: 1 of 12
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Musings
By J. Troy Hickman
ROUGH WEATHER
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The American public school
system i.1 going through some
rough waters, and there seems
to be more bad weather ahead
of it.
The public school system
began a* an attempt to provide
at public expense a minimal
training in certain basics for all
children and youth. It hat
become an inclusive instrument
of culture.
The federal government,
acting through its courts, has
taken the public school man
agement party out of the hands
of parents and school adminis-
trators. In the busing issue, it
has subjugated educational
welfare to civil rights. The
results have been more harmful
than helpful, as more and more
families from middle and .upper
income brackets have moved to
the suburbs to escape enforced
integration.
The American people, who
have a long tradition of
individual rights, are not ready
to accept the )•** of these
rights, especially as regards
how, where, and with whom
their children shall go to school
Private schools are growing in
numbers and *i*e. and the
white student populations of
inner city schools declines.
Some surveys are showing
that many public school
graduates are becoming less
competent in the basics, such as
doing sums, calculations in-
volving numbers, and in certain
reading and comprehension
testa. These surveyors point
out that with the •mstatmg
cutis of public education, we
seem to be getting less and iets
for more and more
Many property owners are
complaining at the unfair
burdens placed on them by a
tax system which forces them
to liear too much of the load for
(SEE MUSINGS Page 2}
AND BASTROP COUNTY
Uaatrop (Texas) Advertiser, December II, 1975
NEWS
Number 4 I
m
Given outstanding
Federal appointment
MKv BETTY JO CHRISTIAN
Annual Christmas Lighting
Contest on Dec. 22
Due to the fact that
Christmas is the one time of
year when children and adults
alike enjoy the beautiful lights
and decorations of the Christ
mas Seaaun, the I<ost Piiaen
Garden Club wili at'.uri sponsor
the Christmas Lighting Con
test
Ca> sponsoring the Annual
Christmas Lighting Contest
with the ImI Pines Garden
Club will be the City of Bastrop
and the Bastrop Lions Club. It
will lie held on Monday.
Decerning 22 nd. Lfltries will be
(open and
Christmas
(open and
Rockne Centennial to be
marked by history
Come ifTTS. Rockne will
celebrate its KMHh birthday,
and with it will come the
publication of a history of the
Riwkne Community, a book
including the arra surrounding
their beautiful Sacred Heart
Church It is now in the hands
of the publishers, and they hope
to have the books within the
next three months
Written over an extended
period of years, the R v. Alois
Goert* of San Antonio has
worked with love and de
termination to complete a
history of that area. Father
Goertz was born in what is now
Rockne, the son of Mr and Mrs.
Rudolph Goertz
Filled with interesting in
formation about the first
settlers who came to that area
in 1*46, when it became the
Meuth Community, it tells the
fascinating story of Andrew
Meuth. who later built his
hous«< N't ween what is now
String Prairie and Rockne,
adding a large second floor to
be used for the church.
Church was held there for
about 10 years, until the parish
split, and seven families came
together where the present
Rockne Community now is.
They built the Walnut Creek
Church there on property
donated by Phillip Goerti and
Mitchell Wolf. There they
worshipped until the church
was deliberately burned in
1889
In 1891, ten acres of land was
donated for another church,
and there was located the
Sacred Heart Church, the
rectory, the school and the
cemetery. John T Lehman,
whose descendants still live
there, gave the Innd for this
parish, and strangely but sadly,
he passed away in 1892.
becoming the first man to be
buried in the new cemetery.
The little community grew
and the tubman* built a store
there, so it became Lehman*
ville. I .eon Goerti, who-
operates I .eon's Country Store,
Is in the same building that was
l<ehman's Store, built about
1906, It later became Hilbig
ville, and finally was named
Rockne.
Now the book that ha* been
Father Goertn's dream for so
many years and is about to
become a reality, tells all about
the people, giving the family
trees of many of the old
families, including the first
seven original families, and the
growth of Rockne, String
Prairie and other points of
interest
As this book is being
published, Rockne is already
planning its Centennial the
recognition of the coming of
those seven families who first
settled the area in 1876, all
well timed to fit into the
nation's Bicentennial Celebra
tion in the same vear.
judged from 6:00 to 9.00 p.m.
There will be experienced
judges from out of town and
cash prizes will be given to all
non commercial first place
winners in the following
catagwtes:
1 WINDOWS
a. Closed
b. Open
c. Religious
closed)
d. Children
Fantasy
closed)
2. doors
a. Modern
b. Traditional
c. Religious
overall
4. COMMERCIAL
The scale of points used in
judging the doors, windows,
and Children# Christmas Fan
tasv are as follows; Relation
ship To Architecture, 20; Color
Plan, 20, Workmanship. 20;
Originality, 20; Overall Picture,
20; Total, 100 points.
The scale of points used in
judging overall are: Artistic
Effect, 20; Design (including
suitability to occasion) 20;
Combination of Material, 20;
Combination of Color. 20;
Distention of Originality. 20;
Total. 100 points.
Children* Christmas Fantasy
should include Disney char
acters. plum trees, etc.
Call one o« the following
numbers so that your decora
tion will be judged; Mrs. Joe
Eakew, 321 2272; Mrs. A. E.
Jones, 321 2005; Mrs. M. A.
Prokop, .121 2628; Mrs, Dewey
Robert Turner. 321 2685.
President Gerald R. Ford irtas
announced his intention to
nominate ICC Associate Gen
eral Counsel Mrs, Betty Jo
Christian, a 1960 honors
graduate of the University of
Texas law school, to be the
second woman Commissioner in
the history of the nation's
oldest regulatory agency
according to information re
ceived from Congressman J. J.
Pickle.
Mrs. Christian resides at
3750 Fordham Road. N.W..
Washington, D.C. and is the
daughter of Mr. Joe Wiest. Jr..
of Smithville. Texas, near
Austin, and the late Mrs.
Mattie Brown Wiest. Mr.
Wiest, retired from the
Missouri Kansas Texas Rail
road, now operates a cattle
ranch near Smithville, Mrs
Wiest taught in the Smithville
public schools for a number of
years.
Mrs. Christian, 39 year# old,
has been an attorney for the
Interstate Commerce Com mis
sion for over 12 years, and has
served as Associate General
Counsel Litigation since 1971.
Her current position entails the
supervision of a staff of 11
attorneys, and the respoiuri
bility for the handling of all
litigation arising out of appeals
from Commission decisions in
the Courts of Appeals and the
Supreme Court of the United
States. During her service with
the Commission, she has
handled some of the most
important Commission cases.
She was born in Smithville o *
July 27, 1936. and received both
her B.A. and L.L.B. degrees
from the University of Texas in
1957 and 1960. In under
graduate school, she majored in
government and history, was
elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and
upon graduation ranked first in
a class of over 2,000 in the
College of Arts and Sciences. In
law school, she served as
Article Editor of the Texas Law
Review, was elected to Order of
the Coif and Chancellors (a local
honorary society), and received
a Consul Award for outstanding
service in extra - curricula r
activities. Upon graduation, she
again ranked first in her class
Upon being admitted to the
bar, she served one year as law
clerk for the Chief Justice
Robert Calvert of the Supreme
Court of Texas, after which she
moved to Washington with her
husband and joined the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion as a trial lawyer in the
Office of the General Counsel.
In 1964 she received an
Outstanding Younger Federal
Lawyer Award, given by the
Federal Bar Association. Later,
in 1971. she was nominated by
the agency for the Federal
Woman's Award, although she
was not one of those ultimately
selected,
Mrs. Christian has worked
for the Commission contin-
uously since 1961. except for a
Quinton Allen to retire after 30 years service
The City Council met in a
3 hour regular session, Mon
day evening and discussed a full
agenda of items including the
future development of a sub
division adjacent to Hiway 71
Hast and la top ISO, according to
Ma yor James P. Sham.
"We listened to the de
velopers, Fisher and Paniniore.
and learned their needs in
reference to City Utilities, we
will investigate all costs
involved and look at estimated
revenues and meet with them
again Friday morning at 10.00
a m. to give an answer about
this matter," Mr Sharp
explained
"We wan! to be sure it w ill be
a 'pay out' proposition for the
citizens prior to obligating city
funds for utility extensions to
the Property, the Mayor said
"The Bastrop City Council
agreed ton I 7 mill electric rate
increase as presented in 11 letter
from LCRA, but only if the
Authority will submit to an
Internal management efficiency
survey, at LCRA cost; if the
LCRA will submit to a fiscal
Detriment;
Approved payment of all bills
and received a full report on
City activity and financial
condition
"Quinton Allen announced
his retirement effective Janu
ary 31st after over 30 years
with the City of Bastrop,"
Mayor Sharp stated.
"Quinton has been an
outstanding employee and his
knowledge of the city and the
area will 1m- missed, hut he has
agreed to be available when
needed," the mayor said.
"Of course there will be a loss
to the city, there always is one
when a long time finplovee
retires, especially one as active
and dedicated us Quinton has
been throughout these years,
but we wish him the very best
of ever'thing during his years
ahead and we know that he will
enjoy the relaxation that comes
from not having to answer the
phone at all hours and worry
about the city problems. He has
earned a rest and we know that
as harit as it may be for awhile
he will learn tu relax and enjov
life," Mayor Sharp said.
management study funded by
the Thirty Cities Organization,
and providing all of the LCRA
wholesale power . customers
agree to the 1.7 mill per
killowat hour surcharge to
offset the approximately $2
million income shortfall an
nounced by LCRA. The
Councilmen also voted to mark
all payment checks. Paid in
Protest'," Mayor Sharp stated
In other matters, the Council
heard a request trom Isaac
Cavanaugh, of Austin, to vacate
a street adjacent to his
property that has not liecn
opened, and tabled the decision
to be made after Additional
survey of the area
Reappointed A A Sanders
and Dun Reynolds to the
Housing Authority Board;
Approved annual overtime
payment for the employees,
Approved the payment of
TM1 dues, and withdrew
membership in the Association
of Small Cities;
Approved a Resolution pro
viding matching funds for radio
equipment for the Police
two year period from 1968 to
1970 when she moved with her
husband to Dallas, Texas. In
Dallas, she worked as a trial
attorney for the Department of
Labor, handling cases arising
under the wage and hours tews
and the Equal Pay Act.
In addition to her profes
sional work, Mrs. Christian has
been active in community
affairs, and is presently a
member of the Women's
Committee for the National
Symphony and the Opera
Society of Washington. In the
1960 s, she was instrumental in
helping to establish a church
sponsored nursery school on
upper 16th Street. N.W., and
served on the School's board of
directors for several years.
She has been married to
Ernest S. Christian, Jr., since
December 24, 1960. Mr.
Christian, also a lawyer, served
as Deputy Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury for Tax Policy
until June 30. 1975. He is now a
partner in the law firm of
Patton, Boggs and Blow in
Washington. D. C.
ASC Committee
holds meeting
The first called meeting for
the newly elected community
committeemen of the Bastrop
County Agricultural Stabilize
tion and Conservation Service
was held in the courthouse here
Wednesday, according to
executive director Kleber
Trigg.
The 12 men, elected by mail,
determined the County Com-
mittee at the meeting, Trigg
said.
In the mail ballot, these were
the winners (with the chairman
listed first);
Community A (the Elgin
area): Richard Neidig, Jr., John
0. Dube. Jr., and Elton
Schroeder; Community B
(Bastrop); T. C. Hoffman. Elton
Ingram and Roy Holder,
Community C (Smithville):
Louis Steinbach. Ed Matocha
and Gilbert Raemsch; Com
inanity D (Red Rock. Rosanky I:
Anton Goertx, Carroll Henry
Rabel and Victor Wraneck.
PTA to hove
Christmas Program
The Primary School will
present the program for the
regular December meeting on
December 16th, The program is
entitled "Our Christmas Heri
tage" and will be presented in
the Junior Hi^h School Gym. It
wili begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Everyone should plan to
arrive before that time so that
not n word will be missed. The
Primary School will have Open
HouSe after the program. Come
early to avoid parking problems
and missing any part of the
program.
Apologies for the "PTA
Salutes" not being in the paper
were made by Mrs. Barbara
Walker. PTA president, who
said "the typist was snowed
under and to look again on
December 18,"
— Contributed
QUEEN DEBBIE MARRS with her father, Clifford Marrs, manager of Foree Farm*. Mr. Marrs
exhibited the Grand Champion In Shell Pecan, with a Mohawk, and Reserve Champion Shelling
Pecan, a Shawnee. — Photo by Reid Sharp
DFBBIF MARRS, 1975 Pecan Show Queen with Clyde Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds exhibited the
Reserve Champion In Shell Pecan, a Gray Tex and Grand Champion Shelling Pecan, a Cheyenne,
— Photo by Reid Sharp
First Place winners in
Comity Pecan Show
On December 5,1975 Bastrop
County held their Annual
Pecan Show. Approximately
150 entries were in the show.
Winning the Grand Cham-
pion in Shell Pecan was Foree
Farms, Clifford Marrs manager
An Apology
Typographies! errors, a
source of repealed embarrass
ment to all newspapers, are
also a source of repeated
apologies to those whom they
concern. Such errors are easily
made, just as one makes errors
in typing, and arc easily missed
when one is reading proofs
and easily get into the paper! It
is appalling to think of the
difference the omission of one
letter, or the use of a wrong
letter can make in a word!
Errors are made too, in
nai'iies, dates, places, time, etc ,
some of which are the paper's
mistakes, some the contribu
tors There is nothing personal
about errors the\ just
happen. And. when they do, if
you will call our attention to it.
we w ill l>e happy to correct it
for you, and certainly to extend
our most sincere apologies,
with a Mohawk variety. The
Reserve Champion in Shell was
a Gray Tex entry by Clyde
Reynolds. The Grand Champion
Native was exhibited by
Gordon Rosanky and Kleber
Trigg exhibited the Reserve
Champion Native, pecan.
The Grand Champion Shell-
ing Pecan was a Cheyenne
variety by Clyde Reynolds. The
Reserve Champion in this
classification was exhibited by
Clifford Marrs of Foree Farms
with a Shawnee.
The following shows the
placing by each pecan variety:
Barton Pecan I st place Foree
Farms, Choctaw Pecan 1st
Place Clyde Reynolds, Desir-
able Pecan 1st Place Foree
Farms. Mahan 1st Place Foree
Farms. Mohawk 1st Place
Foree Farms, Stuwart 1st
Place Foree Farms. Schley 1st
Place Foree Farms. Success
1st Place Foree Farms;
Texhan 1st Place Foree
Farms, Pabst 1st Place Foree
Farms, Gray Tex 1st Place
Clyde Reynolds, Money Maker
1st Piace C. D, Campbell.
Moore 1st Place Foree Farms.
Sioux 1st Place Clyde
Reynolds. Elliot 1st piace
Foree Farms;
Shawnee 1st Place Foree
Farms, Native 1st Place
Gordon Rosanky, Seedling 1st
Place Claude Sharp. Caddo 1st
Place Clyde Reynolds. Peruque
1st Place Foree Farms.
Cheyenne 1st Place Clyde
Reynolds, Experimental Cross
es In Shell 1st Place Foree
Farms, Experimental Shelling
1st Place Foree Farms,
Smallest Pecan 1st Place
Robert Willenberg, Group of 3
1st Place Foree Farms, and
Group of 6 1st Piace Foree
Farms.
Board of Trustees
accept ISD Bids
The Board of Trustees
meeting in special session
Tuesday night, December 2nd,
accepted the bid of the Vertex
Corporation of Austin for the
remodeling and new construe
tion of the 1976 building
project. Supt. C H. Evans said.
Vertex Corporation was the
low bidder with a total bid of
$1.145.800 Of this total
15165.500 is designated for the
Primary School, $268,000 for
the Elementary. $579,000 for
the Junior High School and
$192,000 for the High School.
Miller McMurray. vice presi
dent of Vertex, Sonny Almond,
supervisor, and B.L. Burns,
supervisor were present at the
meeting representing the \ er
lex Corporation The architect
is Larry CUycomb of SHWC of
Dallas. The contract railed for
construction to begin within 10
days of the date of the contract.
A planned Jr. High Band
room. A ( V A !■ shop for
Junior High and a building
trades shop for High School
were not included in the bid,
The Board also accepted the
low bid of the Watson Food
Service Industries Inc of
Dallas for cafeteria equipment
in the amount of $45,178.
The Board was informed that
some type ol work would be
started the following Monday
December 8th, August 15th of
1976 is slated as the completion
dale of all projects
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1975, newspaper, December 11, 1975; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238547/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.