The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1976 Page: 1 of 16
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I HI BASI HOP COUNTY TIMES. SMITHVILLF.. TEXAS 78957
THURSDAY. APRIL 22. 1976
Court Accepts EMS Grant
An EMS planning and
Development Grant, Amend-
ments to the County's
subdivision regulations, and
include communications
from ambulances to hos-
pitals and will provide
paging receivers for doctors.
a historical grant to restore ambulance personnel, etc.,
the old jailhouse were the who are participating in the
major issues discussed by
the county commissioners at
their regular meeting on
Monday, April 12. Other
topics of discussion were as
follows: county law enforce-
ment, opening of bid on the
sale of a county owned
Caterpiller, the return of a
right of way, and the new
cyanide wolf gun.
Judge Griesenbeck
brought before the commis-
sioners a proposal by Keith
Markley, project coordinator
for CAPCO's EMS program.
The proposal stated that the
Texas Department of Health
Resources, EMS Division, is
sponsoring federal grant
funds to suppopf ijie develop-
ment of emergency medical
radio comm *'
equipment and
emergency medic
nel. The letter from Mr.
Markley went on to say that
the state is proposing a
50/50 cash ttatch on radio
s equipment,
training pro-
provided at
h the coopera-
of Austin and
ambulance system. The cost
of this equipment to the
county would be $1,400.
Because Bastrop Counl^te
considered an economic
development area, the
county is not required to pay
the full 50% of ffce total
cost of equipment which was
$4,200.
Griesenbeck went on to
point out tha| Bastrop
County being centrally
located has a good chance of for the county
receiving an - emergency maintainance of I
coronary care uPit. and that the surface woulf
the acquisition of the radio gone, due to lacEof a gix>d
equipment would help in foundation, that pie cost of
their chances of obtaining L
mously.
In further business, the
Commissioners discussed
the need for two amend-
ments to the County Sub-
division Regulations. It
was the consensus of the
commission that the re-
quirement for subdividers
to pave roads within their
.ubdivision would cost the
tounty more in the long run.
"his feeing stemmed from
le belief that the roads in
were hot getting a
foundation before the
paved
The col
when it
qu
w as
ussioners
a me time
take over
he roads.
be so lar
the emergent
Commissior
expressed hi
p care unit.
;r Burns
satisfaction
maintainance would be
prohibitive. It wofld. there-
fore. be less exper
long run for the
commumcat
and that tl
gram will
no cost thn
tion of the
Travis Cou
A resolut
in the CA
passed un
not without
Judge
explained t
system as
to participate
proposal was
limously, but
ne discussion.
Griesenbeck
the radio
pposed will
ith the preset ambulance Pavet e roa "sc
system when he said " 1
;_gsure hate to npiss with some-
thing that's-; done pretty
®ood."
Griesenbeck said that the
bulance teams have been
ing for nidios, and that
felt that lie radios could
enliance thf efficiency of
the%ervice.
Saying thai if it saved just
one 1% thej|l,400 expendi-
ture would be worth it,
Commii|iorig]r Wiley moved
proposal be
Commissioner
d the motion
ed unani-
oBld. there-
-•nijive in the
e wunty to
elf.V hei) the
time came.
The second amendment
discussed dealt with the
building of hazardous
roads within a subdivision.
Griesenbeck stressed the
need for a clause in the sub-
division regulations that read
"No road which presents a
hazard to the ordinary driver
will be approved bv the
county."
Commissioner Hendrix
expressed his concern over
such an amendment when he
stated that the amendment
could cause some trouble
in that the county already
had a number of roads that
were dangerous.
Griesenbeck. in turn, said
that because the county had
some dangerous roads
already was no reason to
accept am more.
The Commissioners
asked Griesenbeck to have
the amendments written
up so that they could act
on them at the next meeting.
It was also brought to the
attention of the commis-
sioners by Judge
Griesenbeck that he h..
applied for a matching grant
that would enable the county
to remodel the old jailhouse.
The amount of money
applied for was $30,000, on
the assumption that the total
cost would be in the neigh-
borhood of $60,000.
There was only one bid
offered for the Caterpiller
955 frontloader that the
commissioners had put up
tor sale. The bid was for
$5,500. and was submitted
by Al's Welding of
Smithville. Commissioner
Hendrix moved that the bid
be accepted, and Commis-
sioner Paris seconded the
motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
At one point in the meet-
ing. the problem of countv
Continued on ftjge 2
&
SfSD Needs $33,000
SMITHVTLLE-SdjppoI eu*ie up with approximately
Board President JGeorge So3.(X)0. accordtjgg to
Burns informed board mem- Burns. No discussion on
bers that the schodgdistrict fw here the funds $ere to
had been notified that the? come from followed the an-
S1SD would be subjj(ct to § nouncemerit. although
that t
accepted.
Burns seed
that w
Fund
n 0he
decrease in Loc;
Assistance giu..ied in
state. In order to inai ma in
the present program! the
S1SD in the '"b-'TTflpfcl
vPa1^ the district w illMave
Superintendent 0; George
Mabe later stated^that Tax
Assessor Law
was reviewing
the tax rolls.
Council
BASTROP-The
councilmen for the 1
Bastrop experienced
tism by fire last
the agenda for
meeting was
that two special
were called t
all the business
stumbling bk
Wesson
pdating
Spring?
.
price
op.
reeJ^Fthe can
election rd
ing in of
the appointment
municipal Judge for a n<&\
term, the cancellation ol
the sinking fund.
eral obligation
new budget
ing codes.an
Landfill Ci
nient
were
eptance of
ision. and
te increase
orporation.
ess that
art of the
new
ell recet
used
notion
for
op
pro
tion accr
ter's
gal. f evi
peakin, .
f
begins
sure to ,
a\ ings
:00 a
e hour
P # ■■■
be late
rates Jo
m. s*
ktmnMiM
■ ;
em
t CI
rngor
s baseball
at they wduld
to work out the finafr
problem before next
uld get involved,
"Why not more ga
Other
Reniemb
this Sundav
set your cloe
Saturday nig
game.
taxpayers^
taijid "across the
increases of 10% an#f15%,
in order to meet Ae ever-
ising costs of the dktrict.
After a brief "executive
lession" the hiring of Julia
announced,
(ill take on the
^rade teacher
t Central Schnbl.
c1--
were the
e Texas
to des-
hiloso-
y been
e SISD.
this is
a self-
ccredition
1 district
ved in. The
process will
er a period of
r
from parents of
s in the district is
being sought on the pos-
sibility of eliminating two
holidays from the '76-'77
calendar. The two holidays in
question are Labor Day and
Veterans Day. which will fall
on a Thursday this school
year. Input is also being soli-
cited on the possibility of
adding Good Friday as a
JAoliday.
A letter was read from
retiring Headstart Director.
Mazie Black man. Mrs.
Blackman thanked the
board for their assistance
over the years, most recently
for the reroofing of the Head-
start complex wnich is
housed at the Mary A.
Brown School.
TIMES Pi
NOSTALGIC MURAL - Russ Nees. mural project supervisok for the SmkhviUUMs Gh*.
is shown painting the mural at the corner of Main Street and Hwy 71 in Smithville. For statj
and more photos, see Page 3.
BISD Renews Contracts
BASTROPThe BISD
board of trustees acted on
The brief meeting con- full agenda in a lengthy-
eluded with Superintendent regular meeting Monday,
Mabe recommending contin- April 19, rehiring most of
ued participation in the the district's teaching staff
Region 13 Service Center, and dealing with a number
The Center provides work- of other matters of business,
shops, films and various After canvassing tne
teaching aids, at a cost of ballots cast in the recent
$1.00 per ADA (Average school board election and
Daily Attendance). The electing a new slate of
board agreed to the recom- officers, the board of trus-
mendation. tees set up the tentative
Mabe also reported that school calendar for 1976-77,
due to a change in statewide considered a number of
policy the'76-'77 ADA would curriculum improvements.
now be based on the best
attendance for 170 days,
rather than the 180 days
which the policy now states.
and discussed the district's
building program.
A letter regarding the dis-
trict's accreditation status teacher William
with TEA was taken under Elementary teachers Ruth
advisement, as was a com3 Moncure and Anne Norton,
munication from the civil and Jr. High teacher Ann
rights division of HEW. Crider.
The board also came to an Carroll Rabel was hired to
agreement as to the type and fill the vacancy left by
quantity of furniture Gordon's resignation, but
required for the new build- other openings in the
ings. Evans will solicit teaching staff will be filled at
bids on tables, chairs, desks, a later time.
and filing cabinets, but will The form of the district's
endeavor to have the VOE contract with teachers was
classes build any book- approved with only Oscar
shelves or cabinet storage Cassel voting against
needed in the classrooms, acceptance of the contract.
Concluding a long execu- and the amended recom men-
tive session, the board voted dations of the various
to accept the resignations pricipals as to contract
of four teachers: High renewals were accepted.
School vocational agriculture The board witnessed the
ball
SMITHVILLE-
ville City Council,
the Light and W;
Monday night,
decisions whi
unanimously acci
Holding sessi
small conference
to a conflicting m
council faced a
Little League
parents, supp^rte
ficials, and thn S
Baseball Commissi
the Optimist Club
group was present to
to the council the dire
as they expressed it,
taining funds for
Satui6ays?
play ga^nes all-day <
day's .Jr He continue^
he statihg to jmc? grou
ue "possibly th# - tim
arrived to ask. kids fo:
if tbey want fo parti
the baseball pri
He also presentei
question that may
teams play too many
"The organization (Optimist
Club) should be prepafed
pay its own way,
mentedBhtaer.
ate in
Julianc
t'fef \
i«&iiiiug luiius lur lilt
electrical power required for
the lights on the baseball
diamond. Mr. Cliff Ozman, QnKcr*rir#t
commissioner . ftf baseball! PUtOCl l|AI
opened t^e pfea by billing
that it his bfecdme impos-
sible for the Optimist Club
to meet^p5£^ high cost of
electric
Vic Jutfcmo,
the Optimist Club, offered Bastrop
vcibal support to Ozmun, is sponsoring
stating that the City of campaign for new sttb-
Smithville pays for the scribers to the TIMES,
swimming pool and that the Young men will be calling
summer baseball program,
he felt, was in the same
category.
Councilman Mike Bruner,
Driven
:hed
could be held until
revenue sharing
his summer. Wallace
d the remark that
wanted to stress
that this action was "for
Bruner'4 reply to temporary relief only and
t ,^Now the would not apply to next
V1 ' •' ' year's baseball program
,Schefer presented his
sdggestfcn to the other coun-
cil members in the form of
a motion, stating that the
City would cover the electri-
anding that if the cal cost of operating the
ation lS looking for
golden goose , for
g'«
cilman Wallace en-
nto the discussion by
emjrkingf that it was his
understanding that if th<
imist Club became field lights at the ball park
to continue the for the remainder of this
either the baseball Cortinued on P^c 3
tl vrpukl fold or would
on the City, since
thfc C'ty owns the park.
I Mlyor \pr tem A.J.
ovosad. acting ft* nifing
Maj4 r Lawrence 6kefley,
BASTROP - The Bastrop Brown, special assistant to
commented at piis point that Chamber dl Commerce will Gov. Dolph Briscoe. In
the City does' not have hold'its annual banquet on addition to an impressive
money in the budget-the Tuesday. ApHT 27. hi the academic background -three
Bastrop High School Cafe;.,, degrees from Texas A&M
The banquet will be and stud'es with Utah State,
preceded bv a social hour,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the
newly re-opened Magic Hill
on Hwy. 71 Tickets for the
Gordon, swearing in of Joe Lee
Rathman and Jimmy Cottle,
winners of the recent board
election. Hubert Linen-
berger was then elected
president of the board.
Verlin Callahan vice-
president. and Clyde Clardy
secretary/treasurer for the
coming year.
In some of the most impor-
tant action of the evening,
the board came to the
consensus that if the finan-
cial resources were available
it wouJd like to see two more
teachers hired in the high
school, two more in jr. high,
and two more in the elemen-
tary.
Making the enrichment
of the curriculum for the
nii . better student the focus of
TIMES PHOTO their concern, the board
NEW BASTROP BOARD MEMBERS - Bastrop School Superintendant C.E. Evans swears members each stated that
in school board members Joe Lee Rathman and Jimmie Cottle. Business manager Lonnie ,f,cv wcre ,n favor of in-
Wilhelm is pictured seated in the center. creasing the staff if the
money to do so was avail-
able.
Verlin Callahan stated. "I
want to see advanced educa-
authority on community- tion courses in our system. I
development and human hatC t0 ** " *** 04
Brown To Speak At C of C Banquet
rther stated that the
CaTmot come from
tax dollars.
Councilman Scheler
remarked that he felt the
Colorado State, and Cornell
Universities-Brown has
on residents in Bastrop
Saturday, May 1. A cam-
paign is also scheduled for (roughly $1,000) on the
Elgin at a later date. assumption that the electri-
.. , . two gatherings are being
council could absorb the so|d separate!v
needed amount of money
The Chamber ; guest
speaker will be Reagan V.
been selected for special re-
cognition by the Association
of Former Students of Texas
A&M with their Distin-
guished Service Awaii, and
by the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service with iheir
Superior Service Award.
Progressive Farmer Maga-
zine named him Man of the
Year in Agriculture in 1968:
the National FFA presented
him with the Distinguished
Service Award: and the
Freedoms Foundation of
Valley Forge. Pa., recog-
nized him with their
prestigious George
Washington Award.
Brown is a professional
sociologist, a recognized
relations For many years he moncy °" problems
served with the Agricultural
not
even challenge our
Extension Service of Texas mbf,r R^hv
A&M before joining the Gov- . . board member Bobby
ernor's staff. Jenkins vo«ed the feelings
of a number of board mem-
Tickets for the banquet bers when he said, "Td
and for the social hour are rather spend the money dm
available through any teachers than anywhere, if
Chamber board' member, we have it."
Those wishing to attend are With this 1
urged to purchase tickets the board
early. Cortinued on *>p 2
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Prentiss, Paul M. The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1976, newspaper, April 22, 1976; Smithville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth390919/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.