The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 4, 1998 Page: 4 of 14
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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
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Saturday, July 4,1998
Issues & Opinions
Letters To
I ni: Editor
Attorney disputes
Hinds’ charges
Dear Editor:
In your article on the County Court at Law
race between Judge Benton Eskew and Charlotte
Hinds, Ms. Hinds makes a few allegations that
need to be corrected.
■ I have never played golf with Judge Eskew.
■ At the trial in the Summer of 1995, Judge
Eskew ruled in favor of Ms. Hinds' client.
■ Ms. Hinds did not submit a divorce decree
for the judge to sign.
■ Some time after the ruling, 1 was at Pearl's
Oyster Bar, a seafood restaurant Judge Eskew
came in and we exchanged pleasantries. We did
not discuss the case.
■ After almost two years, I filed a Motion for
Rehearing in order to modify the ruling (since
no final decree was ever entered) and at the
hearing, Judge Eskew on his own accord, re-
cused himself from hearing the case.
■ Judge John Placke heard the case and an
order was entered that was agreed to by all the
parties. No mention of impropriety (there was
none) was ever brought up.
Judge Eskew acted in the proper manner and
never made a ruling in the case after the trial
ruling in favor of Ms. Hinds client. This case
was my only experience with Ms. Hinds and she
has never indicated to me that she thought there
was improper conduct
I certainly resent the implication that I was
involved in unethical conduct. Such allegations
should be brought to the attention of the
grievance committee of the State Bar of Texas,
not played out in the press.
Michael Parr
• Austin
Eskew praised for
kindness, fairness
Dear Editor:
After reading the article concerning the abili-
ties of Judge Benton Eskew, I felt the public
should hear what I had to say.
I find it very unfair to slander one's name or
job title to try and sway votes for an upcoming
election.
I have been a resident of Bastrop County for
most of my life and have been in front of Judge
Eskew due to a lengthy divorce.
I thank God each and every day for the privi-
lege of having a loving, caring, Christian judge
to see that my family was taken out of a very
bad situation and to be able to know that we
could go on with our lives and not feel that we
would be in jeopardy.
Judge Eskew is one of the fairest people I
have had the pleasure of meeting. It's a real com-
fort to know God can bestow such great spiritual
values in a person and to know that he is able to
spread and pass them on to others, due to the ti-
tle that he holds and takes very seriously, thanks
to all the people that do believe in him and his
qualifications.
My vote will definitely be for Judge Benton
Eskew.
Carolyn Riddle
Bastrop
Job providers
thanked by TWC
Dear Editor:
We, at the Texas Workforce Center, Summer
Youth Employment Training Program would
like to express our thanks and appreciation to
those companies who are participating in train-
ing our youths this year.
The companies in Bastrop participating in the
program are: Bastrop Chamber of Commerce,
Bastrop County MHC, Bastrop County Indigent
Health Care, Bastrop Housing Authority, Bas-
trop Public Library, Bastrop State Park, Bits and
Pieces, Bluebonnet Trails MHMRC, Family Cri-
sis Center, John's Hair, Kimas Tejas Nursery,
Shirlea's Total Look, Texas Workforce Center
and Victim Services.
Our training program helps low income
youths get a head start on life by training them
for careers in clerical, maintenance, shop clerks
and various other fields. Again, we would like to
thank these companies for their help.
Malinda Gibson
SYFTP Coordinator
Reader will stand by
Eskew in election >
Dear Editor:
I cannot believe that someone has the audac-
ity to try to defame the character of our judge,
Benton Eskew.
He is a fair judge, a Christian man and defi-
nitely will have my vote.
Being a judge does not mean you are not a
human being. I believe there are very few of us
who could not pull a skeleton out of the closet, if
so desired by one's enemy.
Citizens of Bastrop County, you have a good
honest judge, with fairness, a good heart and
love and devotion for Bastrop County.
Please join me by adding your votes with
mine to keep Benton Eskew our Judge.
Debbie Krahn
Red Rock
Support given to
to Reed’s mother
Dear Editor:
After 68 years of marriage, woman
shares experiences both good and bad
Dear Editor:
It has been a long time since I wrote a letter
but the celebration of our 68th wedding anniver-
sary was a big event in our lives. I wrote a letter
on our 60th anniversary and now we have added
eight more years of memories.
For couples who said their “I Do's”in the
1930s, at the beginning of the “Great Depres-
sion,” it has been a very long trail, full of de-
tours and potholes, extreme heat and extreme
cold. "
Our founding fathers coined the term “In God
We Trust.” Couples had to believe that, plus
have goals and determination to pursue them.
When couples are young and in love they do not
realize that the journey through life includes
pain and suffering. _
When we reached our 68th anniversary, we
accept suffering as a part of life, but through
meditation and love we reach for joy. The birds
still sing, the flowers bloom and the sunsets are
still beautiful.
Daily living adds up to many events in 68
years and we carry these in our memory. In the
memory of this couple, the federal government
was broke in 1930 and banks closed.
In 1932, the federal government gave a civil
service examination for a chemist. One man was
hired by the USDA in Riverside, California ex-
periment station. The appointments were for
three months at a time and there were six of
these before the US government money gave
out.
However, Vernon Frampton did some signifi-
cant research and published papers on virus
problems.
A decision was made to take $200 saved from
the job and go to the University of Minnesota
for a higher degree in biochemistry. We had to
go through Arizona in August heat and follow
the bulldozer that was making the first highway
across the state. There was no air conditioning in
cars or businesses.
At the University of Minnesota, a fellowship
paid $65 per month which bought food’and paid
the rent on two rooms in a big house across the
street from the campus. The PhD degree was
earned in three years.
A job as assistant professor at Cornell Uni-
versity was offered in June and we journeyed in
the same old car to Ithaca, New York. Soon we
were able to buy a new car and a lot and build a
house on the top of a hill overlooking Lake
Caguga.
There two children were bom to bring joy.
In 1944, we sold our house and journeyed to
Austin where Vernon accepted an appointment
to the faculty of University of Texas for basic
research and to train graduate students. A third
child, Jerry, was bom in Austin and still lives in
the area. He is helping improve the lives of
many people through the Texas Department of
Mental Health.
We purchased our land on a rocky road near
Rosanky in 1947. The land was continually im-
proved and now we work with the Texas
Forestry Department and proudly display a Tree
Farm sign. In February 1998 the foresters
planted 8,000 pine seedlings on 11 acres.
In March 1998 Vernon had a stroke and was
in Smithville Hospital and St. David's Hospital
and now is in the Bastrop Nursing Center. So we
are taking a fresh look at our lifestyle. We are
learning new skills and setting new goals.
Our son in California has been here to help
and our daughter Diana and husband Ron are
our support. Jerry and his wife Judy have spent
quality time and helped with his progress.
We ask God to bless us and keep us and give
us peace.
Martha E. Frampton
Rosanky
Man crosses line in support of Eskew
Dear Editor:
Are you not ashamed, Charlotte Hinds?
Campaigning for the office you so much de-
sire, you should show us Bastrop citizens that
you are able to fill this position in an honorable
and professional manner and not attack your op-
ponent because he allegedly had a few (kites
with a professional dancer — and you assumed
that he therefore had shown judicial favoritism
out of court to the lady.
I have not heard nor do I expect Judge Eskew
to expose your private life.
Judging from the first article in the newspa-
per, you were the one not fulfilling your obliga-
tion in filing certain papers in a timely manner.
I am a GOP member, but now will give my
vote'to Judge Benton Eskew.
Allan Parker
Elgin
The Bastrop Advertiser welcomes letters to
the editor.
Letters must be signed, and a daytime phone
number should be included.
The Advertiser may edit the letter for length
or clarity. No more than one letter per writer will
be printed per week.
Deadline for submitting letters to the editor is
3 p.m. Thursday for the Saturday paper. Letters
will be printed on a space-available basis.
Letters may be sent one of four ways:
■ In person — Our office is located at 908
Water St., next to the police station and just
south of Chestnut Street (Loop 150) in Bastrop.
Our hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
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For more information, call the Bastrop Ad-
vertiser at 321-2557 or (800) 303-2557.
This is in answer to the letter of Rodney
Reed's mother. Mrs. Reed, it is not only you and
the black community who feel the way you do.
There are a lot of white citizens who are ques-
tioning the same issues you do, who knew right
from the beginning that your son Rodney did not
stand a chance to get a fair trial.
I could not be in the courtroom every day, but
members of my family where there and shared
their opinions and concerns.
Hold on to your faith, your family and son are
in our prayers daily and we are asking the Good
Lord to let the truth prevail and give a reversal
on the court's decision.
J.T. Thomas
Smithville
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