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Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser, May I, 1975
Musings
By J. Troy Hickman
WILL THE EQUAL
RIGHTS AMENDMENT
HELP WOMEN?
As this is written, th«* final
ratification of the Equal Rights
Amendment by the Texas
Legislature is stili pending. If it
is eventually approved by
enough states, and 1 expert
that it will and probably should,
will it help the cause of
women's liberation as much as
some expect? ] doubt that it
will.
The inclusion of such a
generalized principle in the
Constitution would give women
a victory of sorts. It would also
be an affirmation of the
philosophical "equality" of the
sexes. It might for a while be a
boost to some women who
profess to need that assurance.
Whether it will accomplish as
much as is expected in the
day today lives of women, one
may question.
Some supreme court deci
stuns in the decade before this
gave a tremendous morale
boost to racial minority causes
A considerable improvement
has been made "*mc< that time.
But the improvement of
minority status has not been as
broad. rapid, and sum- as many
expected, Some second
thoughts and a bit of disillusion
have brought more realistic
appraisals.
1 am old enough to remember
well the final successful
struggle to give American
women the right to vote They
should, of course, have had that
riK'ht al! the while. Enough time
has elapsed since then to
evaluate the outcomes of
suffrage f<« women. It was
predicted by the proponents
that when the sweethearts,
wive* and mothers of America
got to the ballot bo*, we would
see a new and better society.
Feminine sensitivities, in
stinrU, and convictions would
surely clean up the rotten
political machines in city and
state governments. The crime
rate would be dramatically
reduced
We were told also that the
feminine vole would outlaw
wars, shore up the public
morality at every level, and
stabilize the family, the school,
and the church. Several
decades have passed since
these promises were made and
the vote was granted to
women. Certainly our society is
none the worst for it, and one
might point to improvements at
some point* and losses at
others, but it is obvious that we
(See MUSINGS Page 2)
Annual Spring
Festival May 4
Ascension Catholic Church
will have its annual Spring
Festival on Sunday, May 4,
according to Rev. Edward J.
Dokupil, pastor.
The menu will be barbecue
beef and chicken with all the
trimmings, and along with
booths and games, there will be
something for every age group.
Dinner will be served from 12
o'clock noon to 2 p.m., and
supper from 6 to 8 p.m. Games
and booths will continue from 1
to 8 p.m.
Father DokupU said that the
grounds will be colorful this
year as the stands and booths
are being painted. He added,
"Our prayers are that God will
bless us with good weather and
fun for all who come and join
Three Deaths On
Rural Highways
Mark March
The Tox * Highway Patrol
investigates 17 accident* on
rural highway* in Bastrop
County during the month of
March, according to Sergeant
Meriting, Highway Patrol
Supervisor of this area
These 17 accident* have
resulted in three deaths and 10
injuries for the month of March,
1978
These figures result in a total
of 4.1 accidents with three
deaths and 28 injured In
Bastrop County during 1976.
City Clean-Up
Campaign Off
To Slow Start
"Not much action so far", was
the report given to the news
media by Bastrop City Manager
Bill Ox this week.
"Of course it's disappointing,
but I'm still optimistic". Cox
said.
"There's not much we can
expect of the eitiam* unless we
are willing to sweep our own
porch, and I've had problems of
motivation along these lines, so
maybe things will shape up
during the next two weeks and
we can have part of a Clean I ip
Campaign after all," the
manager staled.
"We have had a few citizens
take advantage of free dump
ing, and a few more contact us
for assistance with clean up
needs, but not nearly enough to
mark it as a success." Cox
explained.
"There were a few citizen*
during the past two weeks who
cooperated in moving junk
vehicles from street right of
way, and a few more have
promised to do the same, so we
are experiencing some success
along these lines," he said.
The City Manager finished
his statement with the com
ment, "Maybe when we start
our summer work these things
willjpl done."
NOTICE
Bastrop Independent School
District is offering a house for
sale to the highest bidder.
The house wm built by the
Bantrop High School Building
Trades under the direct
supervision of Mr. L. E. Harris,
their instructor. Mr. Harris has
approximately 35 years of
experience in construction
work.
The house has 704 square
feet of floor space. It has
fiberglass insulation in all
outside wall*, and a full one
quarter inch paneling on all
inside wails. All necessary
plumbing has been installed
The house was constructed
so that it can be moved with
considerable ease.
The site at which the house
will be situated and the means
of moving it are the sole
responsibility of the purchaser.
Ail moving costs are to be
borne by the purchaser.
Anyone wishing to inspect
the house should contact the
Business Office between 8 a m
and 5 p.m. on weekdays,
All bids should be submitted
in writing on or before May 5,
1975. Send bids to Business
Manager, Bastrop Independent
Srhttol District, 1002 Hill
Street, Bastrop, Texas, 78802.
The Bastrop Independent
School District reserves the
right to reject any or all bids
received, 7-3
SioTXideon
Plant Studied
For Coal Use
Lower Colorado River
Authority directors, of which
Cecil Long, president of the
First National Bank, is a long
time member, Thursday took
the first step toward convert
ing one of its major power
plants from using natural gas to
an alternate fuel in generating
electricity.
Directors authorized a study
to determine the feasibility and
cost of such a conversion at 'he
Sim Gideon Plant near Bastrop.
An LCRA spokesman said
the authority will ask several
companies to submit proposals
for the study.
The board look the action
because of the increasing price
and dwindling availability of
natural gas and plans by the
Texas Railroad Commission to
phase out the use of gas as a
boiler fuel, officials said.
LCRA General Manager
Charles Herring «aid the study
will be directed toward the use
of coal or lignite.
Although the conversion
would probably not be for
several years, the LCRA needs
to be prepared now, Herring
said, "If we wait until we have
to do it, then it's too late," he
told the board.
Local Boys
Win Final In
Contest
Gordon Miller, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Adoiph Miiier, Senior
Vocational Industrial student at
Bastrop High School and
employed by Bastrop Meat
Company, won first place in the
technical information contest
on meat cutting held on April
25 at Astro Hall in Houston. He
was also a second place winner
in the District Contest.
Ricky Williams, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilford Goertz, an
Industrial Cooperative Train
ing student at Bastrop High
School and employed at Quality
Cabinets, took a gun cabinet
project to Astro Hall in
Houston and won a blue ribbon.
He also won a blue ribbon in the
District Contest. _
Amendments
Carry Over
County
A total of 1129 votes were
cast over the county i.n the
amendment election held Tues
day, April 22, with voters
favoring both amendments.
Voting boxes were combined
into the four commissioners'
precincts over the county for
this election, to vote for or
against Amendment 1, which
was for the revising and
consolidating provisions relat
ing to stale and local
retirement systems and pro
grams ami providing for a
maximum state contribution to
state systems of 10 percent of
the aggregate compensation
paid to individuals, and for or
against Amendment 2, which
was for setting the salaries of
members of the legislature at
1000 per month and setting a
per diem of $30 per day during
legislative sessions and a
mileage allowance at the same
rate provided by law for state
employees.
By precinct, the vote was as
follows:
Amendment No. 1:
Precinct No. 1, 238 for, 64
against.
Precinct No. 2, 196 for. 94
against.
Precinct No. 3,125 for, 29
against.
Precinct No. 4. 287 for, 88
against.
Absentee, 4 for, 1 against.
Amendment No. 2:
Precinct No. 1, 154 for, 145
against.
Precinct No. 2, 134 for. 154
against.
Precinct No, 3,98 for. 55
against.
Precinct No. 4. 200 for, 164
against.
Absentee, 4 for. 1 against.
Total vote, Amendment No.
1, 850 for. 276 against:
Amendment No. 2. 590 for, 519
against.
Safety Awards
Given Highway
Dep't Employes
Several employes of the
Highway Department Resident
Engineer's office at Bastrop
recently received awards for
the safe operation of their
vehicles while performing
highway work.
Recognized for safe driving,
and the number of years for
which the award was given,
are: Monroe 0. Wilhelm,
Bernard J. Seidal, Rector W.
Schannals, Robert W. Nauert,
Carl Morton, Albert S. Lock,
Terry M. Kessel, Thomas L.
Goerta, Francis P. Goertz,
David C. Fiebrich. Vernon J,
Bartsch, and Patrick A.
Bartsch, all with four years,
and l>aRue McLaurin with one
year. Ed Raiser is resident
engineer.
The award is given to the
drivers who manage to operate
their assigned state vehicle
safely for at least one year and
who also help prevent accidents
from happening to the employ
es in their crew or field party.
Those who depend on friends
for a boost seldom reach the
top.
Bear Band To
Give Concert
On May 1st
The Bastrop Bear Band will
present its annua! Spring
Concert on Thursday. May 1. at
7:45 p.m. in the Bastrop High
School Gymnasium.
The program will include a
medley of ragtime tunes
entitled "The New Ragtime
Follies," marches by Sousa and
present day composers, the
three UIL contest selections
the band performed in Taylor,
Latin American selections, folk
tunes, selections from "Fiddler
on the Roof," and many others.
Also featured on the program
will be the Bear Stage Band.
The admission is free.
Bears Baseball
Team Defeats
Ix>ekhart
The Bastrop Bears Baseball
team jumped back on the right
track as they defeated the
Lockhart Lions by a score of 6-4
in Bastrop Friday afternoon.
Bastrop's Steve Jackson
allowed Loekhart only three
hits and struck out 16 batters in
picking up his fourth win of the
year.
Bastrop will resume district
on Tuesday al Smilhville in a
4:00 p.m. game and then close
out the season with a game
against Luling at 4:00 p.m.
Bastrop Fire
Dept Receives
New Truck
This week is important to the
residents of Bastrop.
The Bastrop Volunteer Fire
Department, under the leader
ship of Carl Spooner, Fire
Chief, took possession of a fire
truck presented to them by the
Texas Forest Service.
The new fire fighting unit
consists of a 750 gallon tank and
a 100 gallon per-minute pump
mounted on a government
surplus 2Vi ton truck. The unit
was assembled at the Fire
Control Department's shop in
Lufkin, and was painted by
Texas Department of Correc-
tions personnel at Huntsvilie.
The unit was made available
to Bastrop through the
Cooperative Rural Fire De
fense Program which is
conducted by the Texas Forest
Service. This program helps
rural communities develop and
maintain local capability to
prevent and suppress natural
cover fires which threaten their
forests, range, structural im
provement, and human lives.
Through the Cooperative
Rural Fire Defense Program,
the Texas Forest Service has
provided fire trucks for a
number of Texas communities.
Total cost to the community for
a fire truck is normally under
$3,500. but may be higher
depending upon the extra
equipment specified by the
cooperating volunteer fire
department.
To be eligible to receive one
of these fire fighting units a
community must submit a
formal application from its
volunteer fire department or
other functional organization;
prepare and submit an opera
tional fire plan; provide for
systematic personnel training
in fire suppression tactics and
safety; provide for reimburse
ment to the Service of a
reasonable portion of the
material costs involved in the
modification and loan of
equipment, and execute an
Equipment Loan Agreement
which specifies Texas Forest
Service and Cooperator re
sponsibilities, equipment reim
bursement amounts, and equip
ment and personnel inspection
and maintenance standards.
Volunteer fire departments
interested in obtaining fire
fighting equipment through the
Cooperative Rural Fire De
fense Program should contact:
Fire Control Department,
Texas Forest Service, P.O. Box
310. Lufkin. Tx . 75901
Number
City Plans Work
Program For
Youth
Bastrop City Manager an-
nounced today that his office is
taking applications for summer
employment, and urged all
youth interested in working
during the summer vacation
from school to contact him.
"We will have application
blanks and other papers ready
for those wanting to work in
the office at City Hall, and we
hope there is some interest in
the jobs program," Bill Cox
said.
"I have received contact from
eight students to date and have
received word that another five
or six will be by to sign up," he
explained.
"I will contact those already
on the list and request them to
sign the papers for our
permanent file," Cox stated.
The manager explained that
it is a works program and those
taking the jobs will be paid
minimum wage and will be
expected to put in a days work
for a days pay.
"One year under this
program I started the summer
with about 300 youth working
and completed the summer
with only 65 still on the payroll,
so I invite only those willing to
work to show up and this will
save us both time," Cox
concluded.
Bastrop County
Unit ACS Will
Meet May 5th
J
The Bastrop County Unit of
the American Cancer Society
w ". hold its Annual Meeting
Monday night, May 5, in the
Baron's Room of the Citizens
State Bank in Bastrop.
Featured speaker for the
meeting wilii be John Koos,
M.D., of San Marcos. Doctor
Koos. a native Californian and
graduate of Loma Linda
University Medical School, has
been in genera! practice in San
Marcos for the past eight years
and has been an active member
of the Hays County Unit of the
American Cancer Society for
the past few years.
Dr. Koos will speak on the
importance of self breast exam
ination as our "first line" of
defense against breast cancer.
Year-end reports will be
given by chairmen of the Unit
Public Education. Public in-
formation, Service and Rehabil
itation and Crusade and a
report on the organization of
the Smithville Unit will be
given.
Board members and officers
will also be elected for the year
beginning September 1, 1975.
All persons who have
contributed money or service to
the Cancer Society in the past
year are members of the
Society and are eligible to vote
on members of the Board. All
arc cordially invited to attend
and hear Dr. Koos and learn
what progress is being made in
Cancer Control in Bastrop
County.
VFW "Lites"
RAY LONG accepts presidency of the
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce for a second
lerm at the annual banquet Friday night.
(Ron Croom Photo)
CHAMBER PRESIDENT RAY LONG
reaches far gift to present to Guest Speaker
Joe Christie, chairman of the State Board oi
Insurance, whose very interesting and highly
informative talk was the highlight of the
evening. (Ron Croom Photo)
Chamber Banquet Features
Lost Pines And Bicentennial
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Bikes In Roekne
And Bastrop
Forty two bicycles were lited
in the Annual "Lite-A Bike"
Program, sponsored by the
VFW Post 2527. located near
Roekne, Sunday afternoon,
April 20.
Reflector tape was placed on
thirty bikes in Bastrop and
twelve in the Roekne Commuii
ity.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klaus
were in charge of the program
in Bastrop, and Vernon Bartsch
in Roekne.
Alan Klaus, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Klaus, and Gary
Tucker, son c4 Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Tucker, helped lite the
bikes in Bastrop.
L A DIES LUNCHEON
WI1J, BE MAY 20
The ladies' Monthly Lunch
eon will be al Castle's
Restaurant on Tuesday, May
20, at 12:30 p.m. Hostesses are
Mrs. A. N. Edwards and Mrs
G. P. Herndon, Jr. For
reservation* please call 321
2137 or 321 3153. 9 2
Insurance is the biggest
industry in Texas, Joe Christie,
chairman of the State Board of
Insurance, pointed out in an
interesting and informative
speech at Bastrop's annual
Chamber of Commerce banquet
Friday night at the High School
Cafetorium. He added that the
insurance industry has always
been a campaign issue.
Introduced by State Repre-
sentative John Wilson of La
Grange, Mr. Christie sited as
improvements in the insurance
field the facts that fire
insurance has become competi
live, thereby making for lower
rates, credit life insurance rates
have been lowered 25%, and
under reform legislation is the
competitive auto insurance,
licensed insurance adjusters,
and life guaranty act guaran-
teeing the payment of claims.
He predicted that the
Legislature would pass bills
that would be of help in health
insurance, and stated that he is
working on plans to try to make
insurance policies more read
able and more easy for the
ordinary insured to under
stand. However, a study of the
State Board commissioned from
the LBJ School of Public
Affairs, backed his personal
theory that if "no fault"
insurance, which is pending in
the Legislature, is adopted in
Texas, insurance rates would
go up. not down.
The State Board of insurance
has recently been through a
12 month study by a consulting
firm that reported it to be "one
of the most inefficient organi?.i
tions" they had ever known.
The upshot of it all was that the
Board now operates al a saving
of $300,000 w ith fewer employ-
ees, $50,000 saved in roailroom
procedures and that, instead of
constructing an additional new-
building at a cost of $20 to $30
million dollars, they rearranged
the old building, eliminating
thousands of filing cabinets
along with a number «>t
employees. The Board is trying
to save the tax payers' money,
and hopes in time to take steps
lo increase the people's
confidence in the government.
Musical selections on the
piano were played by William
Brinkmever. as the guests were
gathering for the occasion.
James B. Kershaw served as
master of ceremonies, and Bro.
Buddy Wilcoxen, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church, gave
the invocation.
After the dinner was served
and the door prizes, always a
source of entertainment, were
given o'it, Mr. Kershaw
expressed a welcome to all who
attended and introduced the
guests who were present.
To Supervise
Work On ('itv
Project
The materials for the
Electrical System Conversion
Project have been received and
are stockpiled ready for the
contractor to commence con
struction, according to Mayor
James P. Sharp.
The contractor has moved in
worksheds and is ready to
commence the project in the
immediate future, the Mayor
also reported.
City Manager W W Cox told
the City Officials that Quinton
Allen, longtime Electrical
Superintendent for the City of
Bastrop, will do all inspection
work on the system contract,
and will work with the
contractor to be sure all goes
smoothly for the City.
"Quinton knows this system
like a bee knows his own hive,
and is acquainted with the
needs and desires of the City,
therefore 1 have asked him to
spend all of his time during the
construction baby sitting the
work."' Cox said.
"He will represent the City
and keep us all informed about
the work, the materials, and
what is needed to complete the
project," the manager stated,
"1 realize that this is a lot of
extra load on his workday, so I
ha* • re organized the operation
to relieve Quinton from other
day by day routine, and have
told him that starling May 1 the
main thing he needs to worry-
about ts the contract until it is
completed. Therefore if the
public needs assistance, I urge
them to contact me so Quinton
can get some rest from routine
problem--." Cox explained.
Any man could save money If
he only had more to practice on.
Ray Long, who has served
as the enthusiastic and untiring
president of the Chamber for
the past year, was installed as
president for a second terra.
He, in turn, introduced the
following officers and directors:
Bill Maynard, vice president;
Henry Schuyler, treasurer;
Margaret Pfeiffer, secretary-
manager; directors, Mattie
Denson, Quinton Geltmeier,
Bill Maynard. David Matejow
sky, Henry Schuyler, G. P.
Herndon, David Lock, Jimmie
Cottle, N. R. "Sully" Simpson,
Henry Mouser, C. Y. Potts, Dr.
Neil Gurwiu, Jerry Ingram,
Bobby Jenkins, Cecil B. Long,
David Smith, W, W. "Bill" Cox;
retiring directors, James De
Baun, Carol Hanna. James P.
Sharp *nd Gene Peebles At the
conclusion of the program, the
benediction was given by the
Rev. J. Troy Hickman, retired
minister of the United Metho-
dist Church.
The setting for the banquet
was reflective of the Bicenten
nial theme. A huge green
banner bearing silver letters.
"Bastrop. Home of the Lost
Pines", hung in the center back
of the speakers table. On
either side were the banners of
the American Bicentennial in
Texas 1976. and the American
Revolution Bicentennial 1776-
1976. Centering the speakers
table was an arrangement of
spring flowers, and other
decorations were red, white
and blue streamers and pine
cone clusters, each centered
with a miniature United States
Flag. These decorations were
repeated on the long tables at
which the guests were seated,
making them colorful and
attractive. The program* con
tinued the Bicentennial theme
by bearing the Bastrop
Bicentennial logo, featuring a
pine cone with the national
Bicentennial logo and a bear's
head, with the wording, "Lost
Pines of Texas".
The dinner was served by the
Bastrop County 4 H Clubs, with
two members, dressed in red,
white and blue costumes
serving as ushers.
Preceding the banquet,
Chamber members and visitors
gathered in the Great Hall at
the Magic Mill Restaurant fur
social hour.
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