Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [116], No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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hi orof ilia uanter, Inc.
Box 45436
DulLaa, Texas 75235
A RANDOM
THOUGHT...
By J. Troy Hickman
TIIK HANM'KKAII I.H.HTS
A few years ago we spent a part
ol the Christmas-New Year's holi-
days in Denver. Colorado. 1 shall
no! forget the tremendous effect
of I In' city Civic Center, ablaze in
the snow with thousands ol colored
electric bulbs.
One night a friend there t<x>k us
for a tour about the residential
city. In one area we saw that there
we're few Christmas trees, but
many brilliantly and beautifully
lighted homes. Some hud ciutdlcs
in the windows. Our host said,
"most of the people living in this
section are Jewish. They are ob-
serving their Hannukkah, or Fes-
tival of The Lights
I made a mental note to learn
more about this event. 1 wondered
why I had not remembered it from
my Bible reading.
This is what 1 learned About
1(>7 years before Christ, a big event
happened to the Jews. This was
during the "gap" in the Bible
story which separates the- Old Tes-
tament from the New, — a gap o(
about 300 to 100 years.
Little Judah, a Jewish stale was
about 35 miles wide ;uid 30 broad.
1 guess that would be about the
size of a Texas county.
Syria, the world power of that
time, had conquered Judah and,
through the Seleueid Dynasty of
Kings, was ruling her with a ruth-
less hand.
Antiochus IV was the ruler when
the Jews were commanded to
cease worshipping their own God
and to worship the pagan gods of
the Syrian Stale. The great temple
at Jerusalem, a symbol of nearly
all that was precious to the Jews,
was profaned and converted to a
pagan shrine.
One Mattathias, a devout and
stalwart Jew, led a revolt against
this desecration. Joined by his five
sons, he and his following of Jewish
loy alists hi r<' able to expand the
revolt into a full-scale revolution
and strike for freedom from Syria.
Maltathias and his sons were known
as tin Maccabees. Alter thirty years
of strife, Judah got free.
With groat rejoicing the temple
sit Jeiusalem was cleansed and
rcdedieated to the worship e! Je-
hovah, the ancestral God ol the
Jews.
Each year thereafter, this great
event was remembered and cele-
brated by Jews as Hannukkah, or
The Festival of The Lights. It
lasts ri'.jhl days. It is only coinci-
dental that it overlaps the obser-
vance of Christinas, which did not
hr^in until much later.
Then a new superpower came on
the scene — Rome. This time the
temple was destroyed, the Jewish
pi nple conquered and dispcrstMl
over tin earth. For centuries they
were a people without a nation ol
their own. until in our lifetime the
state of Israel was set up.
Thro gh those centuries Jewish
people lived in every country on
the earth. They were victims of
many purges and persecutions,
which destroyed some and forced
others to flee. The latest of these
tragedies was the massacre under
Hitler, only 2."> years ago.
One of the miracles of history is
Unit the Jews as a whole have not
lest their faith, their way of wor-
shipping God, or their feeling of
unity.
When their temple at Jerusalem,
the old symbol of national and
cultural unity , was destroyed, three
things kept the light of their faith
huniing. One wsis the Synagog. In
any place where twelve Jewish
households could be found, si Syna-
gog could be formed. This was si
center for worship, for the teach-
ing of the faith and for the nurture
of the Jewish consciousness, the
equivalent of our church.
Tin second thing was the Jewish
honti With or without a synagog.
in the home the Jewish father was
a priest with certain religious du-
ties. At mealtime, and on Jewish
holidays there wen home rituals
that involved the whole family and
helped keep the Jewish faith and
way of life alive, even in dark
day s and at widely scattered places
on the earth..
The third thing that kept the
Jews together as a faith-people
was their system of special days
and seasons which are celebrated
in various ways by more or less
sill devout Jews. Among these
special celebrations is Hannukkah,
The Festival of The Lights.
This is what we were seeing
that night in Denver.
Chain1 Potok, one of their writers,
has said, "Tin wise will learn
quickly enough that in a world of
violent change there must he cer-
tain anchors to the past."
The Jewish lights have been put
out through the centuries. They
sec them anil remember. We
Christians also pui up lights and
remember. We and they remember
different events, but for the same
reason.
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Car registration
Changes this year
AUSTIN
Texas drivers will land |x>slugc
ESTAB1JSHKD MARCH 1, 1853
To Whom This
May Concern:
As one who had a part in the
building of our church, I feel I
should have something to say siIxhiI
what should l>e done with it at
this time.
It is in good condition (the base-
ment needs some repair) and ade-
quate for the present time.
I am not against the building of
a new sanctuary when it is abso-
lutely necessary, but then to be
on the Durant Roll lot (which is
the same size as the lot our church
building occupies I, bought with
Hint purpose in view.
To build now is almost impossible
because of inflation, light money
and the extremely high interest
rale of 8 to 9 per cent.
In a recent issue of the Baptist
Standard, H. Taylor Pendley, see-
retairy of the Baptist General Con-
vention of Texsis church building
department, pointed this out in an
article headed "High Interest, Tight
Money Cripples Church Construc-
tion." He concluded his article with
I his adv ice: "Churches in need of
building should take a new look
•il what they have an I how it can
lie used. They should keep it in
good repair and .ise it. Make future
plans now, during high prices, and
lake advantage of fund raising pro-
grams."
We are in debt at piescnt for
SH,(MM).00 and to assume another
$200,000,00 fo1 u building would
have our grandchildren paying in
years to come.
1 hope and pray that all the
members of the First Baptist
Church ol Bastrop, who believe as
I do, will stand up on their two
feel and say, "No. no, no."
The Lord bless us for so doing.
Respectfully
S. L. BRANNON SR.,
Dcaci >n
Sci'vit'cs Ilrld For
(fcrluird l arlsrh
In Caliloi *iiici
Requiem mass was said al St.
| Edwards Church in Corona, Cali-
i fornin, at 10 o'clock Tuesday nrorn-
| ing, December 23, for Gerhard
Barlsch, 53 of Corona. Builial was
• in Crestlawn Memorial Park there.
Rasary wsis said at 7 o'clock Mon-
day night, December 22, al Thomas
Mortuary Chapel in Corona.
Mr. Barlsch, a native of Bastrop
County, died Saturday .it Corona
Community Hospital, lie moved to
Corona in 1!H7.
A member of the Corona Elks
lodge and St. Edwards Catholic
Church, Mr. Barlsch had helped
to organize Boy Seoul Tnxrp 121
and was its firsi scout master, lie
was also a member of the Corona
Noreo board of realtors and of the
I Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
1 Delia Barlsch; two sons, John and
I Jim; his mother, Mrs. Rosa Bar-
lsch of Bastrop; six brothers, Her-
man and Tom Barlsch of Bastrop.
Herbert Barlsch of Rockne, Ed-
ward Barlsch of Austin, Michael
Barlsch of Boston, Mass., and
Clemen! Barlsch of Bossier City,
Louisiana; two sisters, Mrs. Clara
Goretz and Mrs. Dora Goertz. both
of Bastrop.
Herman Barlsch joined Edward
Barlsch of Austin lo fly to Corona
to attend the services held for their
brother.
BASTRDP COUNTY
BASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER, JANUARY 1, 1970
NEWS
Pick-up Ordinance Asked
Compliance With Garbage
Wednesday of this week will Ix
the last day for Bastrop citizens
to put their garbage containers in
shape to meet the requirements of
the City of Bastrop's Garbage and
Rubbish Ordinance. After January
I, according to Mayor Benton Sims,
garbage that is not put out in
Thai reason is that the darkness
ol this world sometimes gets to
be loo much for us, unless we gel
help from God. The remembrance
of a great person or a great event
is like the beam from a lighthouse
in a storm at sea.
In all limes and places, in the
squalor of lift there have been per-
sons who have been merciful, and
kind ami good. Each is in our re-
collection like a candle shining in I which will h<
a window Jew and Gentile alike,,,, WedUcsilay
see these lights and lake heart.
In sonv
AltTH LBS OMITTED IN
KAItl.V I'l BLICATION OK
THE ADVERTISER
The Advertiser went lo pre: s a
day early again this week, because
of the New Year holiday, and con-
sequently .a number of news items
were necessarily omitted from this
issue. All of these will Ik- used in
the next issue of the Advertiser,
published as usual
in Wednesday night of next week.
ways today the darkness
is deep. But the liehts along the
shore are many. Some of these are
Jewish lights. Some are Christian
lights. Some are from men of no
stated faith al all. but who are
brave, and patient, and good. We
need them all
It may Ix- dark for a long time
yet. It may sometimes be even
darker than il is now. Bui "the
light shine* in the darkness, and
the darkness has not overcome it,"
St. John tells us in his story of
the gospel that Jesus said. "1 am
lilt light of lhc world, he who loi-
l lows Me will not walk in darkness,
hut will have the light of life.
18: 12)."
Long before Jesus said that, the
| Jews had tx^-n placing .heir Han-
nukkah candles in tho windows of
J their homes.
Perhaps when we of lite Christian
i faith turn on our lights at Christ-
l mas and the New Year, along with
inir Jewish friends, we an- all play-
ing our parts in a very old drama.
' We are, in the words of a familiar
hymn, trying to Ix- among "The
U^htb the Shore."
COMMODITIES TO It 10
DISTKIItl TED JAN. 7-H
Distribution and issuance of com-
modities to all eligible people will
he in Bastrop on Wednesday and
Thursday, January 7-8.
All eligible people are asked to
come to the office at this lime, at
the corner ol Water and Chestnut
Streets.
acceptable eontidners will not he
picked up.
Scattered or loose garlMgc or
Uxise leaves , scattered boxes,
scraps of lumber and oilier rubbish
will ilol Ix- picked up Leaves slxiuld
Ix' sacked for i asv handling, and
other rubbish should l>c bundled
together in easy lo handle bundles
not to i xcecd three feel in length.
Garbage containers must not be
in excess of 32 gallons in capacity.
If you arc not familiar with all
the requirements, they mav l>e
found in the City Ordinance which
was published in each copy of the
Advertiser during the month of
December.
Notice Of
Annual Meeting
To Tile Stoekholders ot I lie
Citt/eiis Shilc Hunk ol Itustrop:
The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders ol the Citizens
Slate Bank of Bastrop will bo held
at the banking rooms of said bank
in the town of Bastrop on Tuesday,
January 13, 1970 at I p m., for
tin' purpose of electing directors of
said bank and transacting any
other business as may come be-
fore the meeting.
C. W. ESKEW, President
( Ol I'l EK IIKIIHiE ('l,|l||
MEETS JAMARV ti
The Couple Dinner Bridge
will meet Tuesday, January
7 p ill. at the Magic Mill.
For reservations, call 229-2659
Club
ti at
NUMBER U
kius keil Unt ied
line Dim'. 21
Gustavo (Gus) Keil, S7, lifetime
resident of Bastrop, (Kissed away
in Smithville Friday, December
19 following an extended illness.
He had been in a rest home there
for some lime.
Funeral services were held Sun-
day, Decemlx'i' 21, al I p. m. from
Calvary Episcopal Church Willi
the Rev. Floyd Mcdford officiating.
Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
lie is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Margaret Keil, and several
nieces and nephews.
A more extended obituary
appear in next week's paper.
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In high-stccplcd churches across the
land, bells ring out the old year,
ring in the new. At this time, as
we exchange greetings,
let us join together in prayer
that the New Year ahead may
bring the blessings of peace.
l
We heartily extend
our deep appreciation
and thanks to our patrons
for their loyal support
and friendly &'ood will.
Bastrop Advertiser
Will
find registering their motor vehicles
for 1970 easier than ever Ix'toiv,
thanks to a new registration svs
loin devised by the Texas High-
way Department
Tho Department ox|>oct.s more
than seven million vehicles lo he
registered during the year and
there will If several new wrinkles
First, license plate will have
a new eoloi scheme IikIiI blue
on a reflective background.
Si Hill id, for the lust time, motor
vehicle registration renewal appli-
cations will lie mailed lo every
vehicle ownci in Texas during Jan-
uary. The registration ixniixl be-
gins February I
The renewal application will ar-
rive ill the mail in a slender olive
lope marked, "Important Ibis
is Your License Plate Renewal
Application "
The application ilself has instruc-
tions printed on it. II is a three
part form which should not he torn
apart
When the registration period be
gins, the vehicle owner need only
lake the application and the fee
to the comity lax office Or he call
order his plates by mail,
Willi Inc application, ic will no
longer need to present his cerlifi
rule title or the last year's regi-
stration receipt
If lie decides lo go lo the county
tax office or a substation, he will
I find shorter waiting lines. With
j the application, the clerk will need
only lo receive the fee, alfix to the
I application a slicker showing tin-
! registration number and olhei data
I and hand ov i i the 1970 plales
Some vehicle owneis may find
j il oven inori convenient to go
I through the registration process hv
mail.
Although owneis can register
vehicles in pel son until April I.
there I-. ii March 1 culoll date loi
mail registration This allows .'Mi
days for delivery before 1970 plales
must In- displayed on vehicles
II the vehicle owner wants his
plales inailid lo him. In should i
scud his registration application lo
his county lax collector, with tin
registration lee phis ft, which i
the statutory ehnrfcc for handling
If the address on the renewal
application is incorrect, the vehicle
I owner should print his correct resi-
j dence address on all three parts
of the application.
The new registration renewal
I system is the product of an ex-
tensive computerization of the High-
way Department's motor vehicle
registration records.
Initiation of the new system
means Texas now has one of the
most efficient systems in the na-
tion tor tiling and registering mo-
tor vehicle registration-. Motorists
convenience will be one of the
greatest dividends of the new sys-
tem.
Mrs. Lee Moves
Income Tax Office
To 1405 Main St.
Mrs. Fay DeGlandon Lee is an-
nouncing the moving of her income
tax office lo her home, at 1406
Main Street, For a number of
years, she has been associated with
Fred (i. I lav nie In the Bastrop In-
surance Agency and Income Tax
Service.
Mrs. U'c asks her friends and
customers please lo call or write
her for apixiintmcnts for making
income lax returns She slates that
she will also continue to Ix- avail-
able for assistance in the insurance
business, as well,
Mrs. Wessels Dies
In Hallettsville
NOTICE
For the Baslrop Cemeteiy lo
have a more uniform look, to make j
niaiulcnanci easier, nod lo improve i
the appearance, wo would like lo
solicit you i eoo|xi ation in the
following ways SMITHS IIAVE
I Please reuiovi all lcni|)orar.v IIOI.IDA ^ (il'EM'I'H
markers when permanent markers Holiday guests in
Ml I lull Li Wessels, 7a, of llai-
Icllsvillc, mother of Homer Wes-
• el... diled Saturday December 20,
at 12:30 p in. in a llallcllsvlllc
rest home.
Funt nil services were held Mon-
day morning, December 22, al 10
I o'clock, from Kiibcna Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray-
mond Willf. pastor of si. Peter's
l/iilheiaii Church, officiating Burial
was in Old Kinkier Cemetery.
Mrs Wessels was Ixnii April 1,
1X91. in Livaca County. Her lius-
i band, Alex Wi ssel. , preceded her
In death. She was a member ol
SI. Peler's Lutheran Church,
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
(irmly Whitley of Ilalleiisvllle; a
son, Homer Wessels of Basil op,
three sisters, Mrs Carl Eisslcr of
Yoakum, Mrs Woody Ileal of
Smithville, and Mrs Coy DeVinge
of San Ma reus; five grandchildren
and six gical grandchildren.
Hie home of
have liccii placed on graves
2. Remove all fool markers
3, Remove d< ail flowers and
especially old faded ai rangellieuls.
t Flatten all graves
a. To have oi maki a central
pile for Irash.
The Cemetery Association ex-
presses its silicon thank' to all
who keep their own lots, who con-
tribute financially, and who do
many things lo help in making o.n
cemetery a filling Memorial lo
our loved ones.
BASTROP CEME'I FRY
ASSOCIATION
Ml and Mrs. E. || Smith were
i Mi and Mis E. N. Howell of
j Marble Falls and Edward Neal
Sowell of Alamogardo, Now Mexico.
! I.AVTONH HAVE
( lints I vl \M «,I E.HTH
I Christmas holiday gliosis in the
j home of Mi. and Mis Chester 1-ay-
ton were their children and grand-
• •hlldnii, Mi and Mrs. Jack Wal-
lace and sons, Wes and Wynn, of
Dallas, and Mis Carolyn Sherfy
of Houston While hero Mr. and
Mr Wallace also visilcd in the
Ins parent'., Mr and Mrs Wiliaid
Wallaci in Smithville.
Piney Creek Philosopher Looks
Toward New Year Willi Confidence,
Still Slaying Prepared To Dodge
Editor's noli 'I lie Piney Creek
Philosophei on his Johnson gia'
farm on Piney has found out a
new year is beginning.
Dear cditar:
Since ll's customary at the end
of a year lo lixik back and review
what happened and lo look forward
and guej? what; going to happen,
I'd like ti> report thai I have done
this and still remain puzzled, re
gardless of wluch direction I'm
ooktng.
For example, I know I wrote The
Baslrop Advertiser si l< Her every
Week and I touched on many sub-
jects, from here to Moscow and
from Congress to kindergarten, but
I don't want anylxxly pinning llu*
1!K>!) results on iim
I forget what it was | predicted
would Itappcn in HKi!), hut wbalevci
il was I Iio|n uoixxly looks II up.
As for ll'70. the only sure thing i
I can say alxml II Is there's no j
way of slopping II.
Ill the newspafx r I've Ix'cn read-
ing lately the etxmomisls are pn
dieting money will he tight in 1970
and lire cost of living will rise, j
which is the same as saying the ,
year will have 12 months in il
ami Sunday will always follow
Saturday.
Personally, my prediction is thai |
1970 will be succeeded by 1971.
1371 by 1117'.'. 197'J L>y 1973, and
possibly on through IIW or )C>, but
that', about as far as a man can
safely go, as by then the young
people who arc unhappy with
things now will lie getting in charge.
II will Ix■ Interesting to sis' wlicth-
ei they aUilish all slop-lights or
install twice as many as their cllil-
di en come of driving age.
I never have seen the world
when il was run to suit the young
people, and very few times when
il wa run lo suit the old |x-oplc.
Ibis is due to the fact people don't
run lh> world anyway. It's the
other way around.
However, until they find some-
thing better llian the moon, this
world will continue to be a fairly
handy place lo lx\ ami, a nuut
(Might to look forward to any new
year with confidence and good
cheer, piuvided lie knows wIkh to
dodge.
Yours Iditlifully,
J. A.
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