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The Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser. Monday, April 17, 197R
Number 14
Noles indicted in death of
high school football star
BYCLYDEGRIFFIN AND
SHARON SCHOMAKER
Willie Clyde Noles was
among four individuals to be
indicted b\ the Bastrop
County Grand Jury as it was
convened in the • I>istrict
Courthouse in Bastrop,
Wednesday, April 12.
Noles was cited for driving
while intoxicated by a
Department of Public Safety
officers last Friday night
after the automobile he was
driving swerved across the
median, hitting a Westbound
foreign car head-on, and
killing the driver, eighteen
year-old Bastrop High
School football star George
Lee Neef. According to a
witness, the Noles auto was
traveling Eastbound on
Highway 71 near the main
entrance to the A..J. Hod
Ranch near Smithville when
the accident occurred around
11:30 p.m.
Noles was indicted and
will face charges of negligent
homocide Wednesday, April
19 in district court here. The
18 year-old San Antonio man
was not injured in the
accident, according to DPS
officer Tommy Mosley of
Elgin who was on the scene
Friday night. Neef was
pronounced dead at the
scene by Prencinct 2 Justice
of the Peace A.W. "Buck"
Bonorden. Noles is currently
free on $10,000 bond.
Also indicted last Wednes
day was Ruby I-eah Richard
son, a 23 year old Austin
woman charged with the
murder of Barbara Swartz
and also faces a charge of
attempted murder in the
shooting of Swartz's man
friend, Billy Jack Ivey Jr., of
a Temple address.
Both alleged offenses
occurred in a nightmarish
atmosphere Tuesday night.
Chamber director James Kershaw looks on as
Walt Lilie, Assistant Comptroller in Charge of
Research and Development, addresses a crowd
of nearly 200 members and honored guests at the
fortieth annual banquet of the Bastrop Chamber
of Commerce held here Friday evening.
■ Photo by Clyde Griffin ———
Vinklarek repeats oath;
closed campus detailed
March Hi. A blood spattered
man found staggering along
a Bastrop County backroad,
his arm nearly severed at
the elbow by a single
shotgun blast, gave evidence
to authorities which led to a
gruesome discovery in an old
Mexican cemetery about a
mile and a half Southeast of
Cedar Creek.
Bastrop Sheriffs Deputies
Richard Hernandez and
Rusty Edwards were among
the first on the scene where
the young man was found
wandering along FM 535
between Cedar Creek and
the Rockne community.
According to the deputies,
Ivey was apparently in a
state of shock from the loss
of blood, he repeatedly
begged the officers not to
harm him, they said, and he
told them he did not set
anyone up.
Though severly wounded,
Ivey managed to tell Austin
authorities of a second
shooting victim in an old
cemetery in the area where
he was found. Upon invest
igation, county and' Austin
authorities came upon the
body of the second Austin
woman, Barbara Swartz.
Swartz's body was found
sprawled across a grave in
the cemetery, she had
apparently been shot one
time in the lower abdomen.
Ruby Leah Richardson
was arrested at her home in
Austin Friday morning. She
was transported to the
Bastrop County Jail and
charged with the murder.
The woman told officers that
she had lured her two
victims to the cemetery with
the intention of killing the
Swartz woman.
Richardson said sh(
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BY SHARON
SCHOMAKER
Two new officers were
sworn in at the Bastrop
School Board meeting Tues-
day, April 11. Robert
Jenkins and Clarence Vin-
klarek took their oaths
before board members at the
regular scheduled meeting.
Getting down to other
items of business, the issue
of closed campus was
brought before the board.
High school principal Ronald
Landrum issued the fol-
lowing proposal, which he
said was subject to revision
and change:
Leaving Campus During
School Hours
All students in the
Bastrop Independent School
District shall operate the
closed campus policy. Stu
dents shall not be allowed to
leave their respective
campuses without the writ
ten permission of the
Principal of t heir school.
Exception to this policy
can be made for hardship,
health, or other personal
reasons at the discretion of
the Principal. Parents will be
asked to make written
request to the Principal and
give explicit reasons as to
why their child should be
excused to leave campus.
Release Of A Pupil From
School
The Bastrop Independent
School District has an
obligation to protect pupil
entrusted to its custody
during the school day.
Therefore, the Board of
Education shall demand that
no pupil shall leave school to
regular school day. The
Principal shall be authorized
to allow permissive excep-
tion to this policy under
certain conditions.
Lunch At Home
Students may go directly
between school and home for
lunch. The parent or the
guardian must request such
exception on a form supplied
by the Principal and subject
to his approval.
Good Or Necessary Cause
The Principal may grant
an exception to the contain-
ment policy for good or
necessary cause.
Parking Lot
Parking space will be
provided for all Vocational
students on the west side of
the building behind the
gymnasium and the cafeteri
a. All other students will
park in the student parking
lot on the east side of the
main building.
Parking Stickers
All vehicles driven to
school by students will be
required to have a parking
sticker on the lower right
corner of the windshield. All
vehicles must be registered
in the Principal's Office.
Withdrawal Of Granted
Exception
The Principal shall be
authorized to withdraw any
granted exception if, in his
judgement, the student has
abused the privilege.
Two delegates from the
Veterans of Foreign War
(VFW) of Rockne went
the school board
f night to discuss the
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before
Tuesday
board's
which did not the decision
was up to the school boards
and the VFW.
Goertz said he had not
been aware that the Rockne
Post was required to pay the
$37.40 yearly tax.
"We did inform them, and
went to the Attorney
General," Superintendent
Charles Evans said, adding
"I think that was back in
1970."
Hubert Linenberger said
the board could not exempt
the VFW because, "If we let
one get by and not another,
we're going to have trouble
with one or the other."
Goertz explained to the
board that, "We can not
afford to hire an attorney,
and ya'll could close us up."
Board members said they
did not want that to happen
and as individuals, would
work to raise money and pay
off the delinquent lax.
Another item on the
school board agenda was the
discussion of buying a van,
whose primary use would be
to haul commodities for the
cafeteria.
Evans mentioned several
vaas he had checked into,
but no final decision was
reached by the board.
School board members
also discussed commence
ment exercises to be held on
the football field, provided it
does not rain.
The event is scheduled for
May 26 at 8 p.m. Landrum
said that 125students should
be graduating.
Board members discussed
four Paige defendants for an
amount of $1,500 for
attorney fees.
♦School board members
agreed that they would like
to lease land at Paige.
♦Concerning the construc-
tion and insurance on the
new junior high building,
school board members
decided that it maybe wiser
to go to a $250. deductible
plan instead of $1,000
Builders Risk policy, which
could allow the contractor to
collect the full amount at
numerous times.
An insurance policy was
supposed to have reached
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BY CLYDE GRIFFIN
The latest addition to the
Smithville Police Depart
ment, David J. Friedel is
among 23 officers from area
law enforcement agencies
taking part in a basic
280-hour course offered by
the Capitol Area Planning
Council's Regional Law
Enforcement Academy at
Southwest Texas State
University.
The course, which is a
certification requirement of
all new law enforcement
officers, ends May 12.
Graduation ceremonies will
be held at 2:30 p.m., May 12
on the eleventh floor of
SWT* Library Adminiatra
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he refused to
move out of her line of fire,
but had no intentions of
killing the man, she said.
According to Lt. Bobby
Simpson with the organized
crime division of the Austin
Police Department, both
Richardson and Swartz. were
known to be drug users and
dealers by Austin law
enforcement officers.
Richardson Is currently
being held here on $50,000
bond for the alleged of-
fenses. She was indicted for
murder, and indicted for
attempted murder.
Charles Clinton Davis was
indicted for the May 25, 1977
burglary of a habitation
occupied by Annie White in
this county. Charles Eugene
Duncan was indicted on a
theft charge involving the
alleged unauthorized obtain
ingof a check in the amount
of $404.58 from Chester
Reeves. The alleged theft
took place May 20 last year.
E dwin Peterson takes time out for refreshments with Mrs. Grace Kunkel
and Mrs. Effie Sharp during the Sunday afternoon preview of the new Wil-
barger Room at the County Historical Society Museum in Bastrop. Peterson
cut the ribbon during dedication ceremonies held earlier. The room, in Peter-
son's words, was dedicated to the loving memory of his wife, the late Lee
Wilbarger Peterson. Family members, local dignitaries and guests were pres-
ent for the 2 p.m. ceremony.
by Clyde Griffin__
Policy outlined for
county employees
Smithville policeman
attends SWT academy
During the first regular
meeting Monday, April 10,
Bastrop County Commis
sioners adopted a revised
employment policy for all
county employees.
The new policy is in effect
immediately.
Bast nip County
Employment Policy
1. A new employee of
Bastrop County, by Commis
sioners' Court Policy, is to
serve a six month proba
tionary period before he is
considered a full time
employee, and will be paid
on an hourly basis during
t his period.
Each monthly salaried
employee is expected to
work a minimum of 40 hours
per week.
2. VACATION:
Vacation times and dates
must be negotiated for in
advance with the depart
ment head and are as
follows:
First year none first six
months then three days
accumulates next si* months
Second year one week
(five work days) accumulates
for whole year
After two years two
weeks (ten work days)
accumulates duringyear.
No carry over of vacation
time. Vacation time not used
by employee will be paid for
by County at end of year and
before January 31st.
3. SICK LEAVE:
First year none for first
six months, then three days
Second year six days
allow carry over
After second year six days
allow carry over
4. PART TIME EM-
PLOYEES:
Sick leave none allowed
Vacal ion none allowed
Insurance allowed for
regular part time employees
Across the board raises not
allowed.
5. TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT WITH
COUNTY:
When an employee term
i nates his employment,
Bastrop County will not pay
employee for accumulated
sick leave.
Employee work records
are the responsibility of the
Elected Official of each
county department.
Sick leave and vacation
time records will be kept in
each office.
Edwards dons
new city badge
Chief of Police Adell
Powell told the ADVER
TISER that Monday, April
10, he hired Rusty Edwards
of Bastrop to fill a vacancy
left on the force after Henry
Michael I/cilzel resigned
almost three weeksago.
Edwards, who worked
almost ten months as a
deputy for the Bastrop
Sheriff's I )epartment, will be
working for the City of
Bastrop full time.
Edwards resigned his
position as deputy with the
sheriff's department almost
three weeks ago.
Police Chief Powell said he
was happy to have Edwards
on the force, and that he
thought Fx!wards was most
capable and qualified for the
job.
TCCoA awarded
$5,000 aid grant
BY CLYDE GRIFFIN
The ADVERTISER
learned late last week that
the Smithville based Tri
County Council on Alco-
holism received a $5000
grant from the Texas
Commission on Alcoholism.
The Tri County Council on
Alcoholism is a combined
effort of dedicated com
munity leaders in Fayette,
Lee and Bastrop Counties.
The money is given to match
funds raised locally be the
TCCoA, and it is intended to
help open the Smithville
office and to hire an
executive director.
According to TCCoA
coordinator Ron Payne, a
Smithville Hospital execu-
tive, the grant was delivered
last week to council treasur
er Mrs. Naomi Fry and
council president Rev. Frank
Fuller.
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Included in the 280
classroom hours are lec-
tures, demonstrations, read
ingsand study of such areas
as the Texas Criminal Code,
criminal investigation, crime
scene search and com
munication skills.
The simulated field train-
ing covers such things as
defensive tactics, defensive
driving, some role playing
situations and fire arms
usage.
Except for the Austin
Police Department, which,
like most metropolitan
agencies, has its own
training academy, the SWT
CAPCO academy i* the only
certified training facility
available In new officer* in
the tell CAPCO countiea.
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