Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1979 Page: 2 of 32
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Thursday. March 22, 1979
Issues and Opinions
Yours, Theirs, and Ours
"I disapprove of what you Hay but I will
defend to the death your right to say it."
—Voltaire
Looking back.
Letters
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Claim no need for more mobile parks
Dear Editor: As a
concerned group of citizens
of the City of Bastrop, we
would like to inform the
community of an issue
upcoming before the City
Council on an as yet
unspecified date. The City
Council will consider an
ordinance governing mobile
home parks that was
recommended by the City
.Planning and Zoning Com-
mission.
We do not believe that the
City needs additional mobile
home parks within the city
limits. To begin with, our
City is growing rapidly in all
directions. City services-
road maintenance, utilities,
etc., have not kept up with
this rapid expansion. Person-
al experience has shown that
there are a number of
permanent structures,
homes and businesses, with-
in the city limits paying city
taxes that do not receive full
city services.
Secondly, in our opinion, a
mobile home park placed in
any area of town where
permanent residences are
located would devaluate
adjacent and surrounding
properties.
TTiere are several subdivi-
sions in close proximity to
Bastrop that allow mobile
homes. There are also
several existing mobile home
parks in and close to
Bastrop.
Several cities in our are$
have been contacted con-
cerning their approach to
mobile homes and mobile
home parks. Round Rock,
which is the fastest growing
small city in central Texas,
has banned additional mobile
homes and mobile home
parks within their city
limits. Smithville presently
has two mobile home parks
within their city. Neither of
the parks are conforming to
the city's ordinance relative
to mobile home parks and if
they do not comply within
the near future, they will be
closed. In several other cities
in this area, cities which
have strict ordinances gov-
erning mobile home parks,
the parks are eyesores and
detrimental to the communi-
ties.
Another point to consider
is the tax input into city
coffers from residents of
mobile home parks. In the
majority of cities contacted,
city hall employees told us
that taxes assessed on
mobile homes in the parks
were difficult, if not impos-
sible, to collect. In one city,
noattempt is made to collect
taxes on the mobile homes in
the parks.
For these reasons, we do
not believe additional mobile
home parks within our City
are either beneficial or
necessary to the commun-
ity's well-being. We sincere-
ly hope that the City Council
will not make zoning changes
that would allow additional
mobile home parks to come
into the City.
Since the date of the City
Council discussion of this
issue has not yet been set,
we urge all interested and
concerned citizens to attend
all City Council meetings and
when this issue arises, voice
their opinions on this
subject.
A group of
Concerned citizens
Karl & Renee Sutton
W.J. & Pam Clampet
Windell & Mary Hayes
George and Marjorie Lee
Sonny & Berna-
dette Brookshire -
P.J. Jolly
Mr. & Mrs. Marian White
'I'm going to Jerusalem with the Crusade-probably be gone two
or three weeks."
City's past intrigues firm
Cedar Creek grocery
charges harassment
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Suggest to
Bastrop visitors that they
TAKE A BIT
O' BASTROP
HOME
WITH THEM!
Souvenirs and gifts, many of native woods, all
hand-made in Bastrop. Delightful items including
paper weights, bud vases, trivets, necklaces,
handcarved sconces, lamps, gun racks, and
candleholders, decoupage wail plaques, bluebonnet
pictures and other paintings by local artists. Items
priced from $1.95 to $120.
Come in and see them!
BOB STfMDIftR
Office Supplies
across from the Post Office
321:5961
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Change of Address?
Write:
Bastrop Advertiser
Box 159
Bastrop. Texas 78602
Bastrop Advertfor
(USPS 045-020)
Dear Editor: An article in
the Bastrop Advertiser of
March 22, 1979, indicates
that there are plans on
creating an historic district
in downtown Bastrop.
Doorways, a partnership
of Edmund Steinbring and
Willie Hunt, is moving its
office to Bastrop in May of
this year. We are in the
communications and creative
production fields and very
interested in the historical
development of Bastrop and
BARBARA'S
BAKERY
Order That Special
Spring Occasion Cake NOW
Weddings, Anniversaries,
Birthdays, etc.
Order your Easter Cakes now
Also Bread, Pies, Donuts, Kolaches
Day Old Bread & Donuts
Phone 839-4370
Deliveries in Bastrop Thursday
Open Tues-Sun 2 miles south
of Rosanky on Hwy 304
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the
winning
card
Now Citizens State Bank offers you
the best banking deal in town...
the Carefree Checking Club.
All of the personal banking services
you're likely to need for only $3.50 per
month.
• Unlimited check writing with no
minimum balance
• All the personalized checks ana
deposit slips you need
• $10,000 Accidental Death Insurance
• 1/4% interest reduction on new car
loans
• Carefree Checking newsletter with
valuable merchant discount coupons
and special gift offers
And much more . come by today and
check out the Citf/ens Carefree
Chocking Club
the surrounding area.
Accordingly, we would
appreciate being put in touch
with proper groups or
persons concerning the plans
for historical development.
It was largely because of
what we were able to
envision for Bastrop's devel-
opment that we have
decided to locate there.
Please help us in our
desire of becoming a
productive part of your fine
city.
Thank you
Edmund Steinbring, Jr.
Of and For Doorways
713/495-4534
713/499-3122
Dear Editor: It seems no(
one can move into the Cedstf
Creek Area to do business
without being harrassed. We
bought the G & G Grocery
and Exxon Station and have
started making a success of
the business under the name
of "Cedar Creek Trading
Post."
Some narrow-minded,
little, bigots in this commun-
ity don't like it. We've had
people cut short across our
Stubblefield heads crusade
Ronald Stubblefield has
been named crusade leader
of the Bastrop American
Cancer Society unit's 1979
educational fund-raising
Cancer Crusade slated to
begin in April.
"This April ACS volun-
teers here in Bastrop will be
contacting their friends,
neighbors and business
associates to offer practical
and helpful information
about cancer. They will be
part of a team of two million
ACS volunteers nationwide
who will use facts about
cancer to help save lives,"
said Stubblefield.
"The purpose of the
crusade is two-fold," he said.
"Fund raising is important,
but so is cancer prevention.
We'll use this contact with
the public to teach facts
about cancer. We'll distri-
bute a brand new leaflet
with the headline, "You Do
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Doug's Business Service
INCOME TAX
Individuals, Partnerships,
& Corporations
Also Preparation of W-2's,
1099's, Quarterly Reports
Call For Appointment
Doug Wilkins
Make a Difference,"
Stubblefield.
The Crusade will also raise
funds needed to support
ACS programs.
One-quarter of the money
goes to support cancer
research. Other programs
include education of medical
personnel and programs in
schools, clubs and industry,
he said.
Stubblefield is vice-
president-cashier at Citizens
, State Bank in Bastrop. He
, and his wife, Kelle, live at
I 128 Lincoln. The 28-year-old
| Stubblefield has a BBA
degree from Texas Wes-
II leyan College in Ft. Worth.
II Besides volunteer work
' j with the cancer society,
Stubblefield is also active in
I; local Boy Scouts and the
I Opera House restoration
' | drive.
driveway, spin out and sling
rocks into our car, drive
under our canopy and break
light fixtures (without stop-
ping) and, today, we found
brush piled in front of our
doorway that we had piled
up on our property to burn.
This was a clear, safe place.
Our intentions are to be a
good neighbor, run an honest
business for all races of
people. I wonder how these
good people that sneak in the
dark of night to do petty
things would like to live with
the knowledge that they had
caused Mr. Smith to die of a
heart attack. This could
happen. Mr. Smith is
disabled with a heart
condition. We do not want to
go on welfare. We only want
to do an honest business and
improve this neighborhood.
Please feel free to use my
name as I am not ashamed of
my name.
Ella M. Smith
(Mrs. Robert R. Smith)
Meeting due
The Young Homemakers
of Texas, Bastrop Chapter,
will hold its regular monthly
meeting Monday, April 9 at 7
p.m. at the Bastrop High
School Homemaking Depart-
ment.
Clara Curtis, County
Home Demonstration Agent,
will give a program on
canning and freezing. The
public is invited.
Equitable hearing May 17
321-6413
or
321-2434
710CHESTNUT, BASTROP
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A second hearing on the
application of Equitable
Savings and Loan Associa-
tion to open a branch office
in Smithville has been set for
May 17 by the state savings
and loan commissioner.
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Karol Callaway, candidate
for the School Board will be at $'
the First National Bank
Community Room
Saturday morning, March 31
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Come by for coffee
and meet the candidate
Paul for by KrtrmU «f K#r<»! ( «IU»«>
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If you want to drink, that's
your business. If vou don't,
caO 321-5827.
Equitable asked for the
new hearing to offer further
testimony following the
original hearing last Decem-
ber 20.
Equitable President Ro-
bert Rhodes credited a
petition circulated in Smith-
ville with having helped
re-open the hearing. A
number of letters were also
written to the commission by
Smithville residents, accord-
ing to Smithville Chamber of
Commerce president Bill
Dawson.
A com'ii'ssion spokesman
said the new hearing was
difficult to schedule partly
due to the large number of
opponents the application
has drawn.
The list of financial
institutions which has filed
in opposition to the Equita-
ble request includes Citizen's
State and First National
banks in Bastrop, Colorado
County Savings and Loan,
First National Bank of
Giddings, First State Bank
of Smithville, Smithville
Federal Savings and Fayette
County Savings and Loan
Association.
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