Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1975 Page: 4 of 12
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Bastrop (Teim) Advertiser, May I, 1975
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AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
banquet Friday night were, left to
right, James B. Kershaw, master of
ceremonies (and what would a
Chamber banquet be without Jim?), G.
P. Herndon, board member and
co-chairperson of the Bastrop Bicenten
nial Commission; State Representative
John Wilson; Joe Christie, chairman of
the State Board of Insurance and guest
speaker for the occasion, and Ray
Long, second term president of the
Chamber. (Ron Groom Photo)
WELCOME TO THE
REVIVAL
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
April 27 - May 4
7:30 each day
REV. HAROLD O'CHESTER
of Aliandaie Baptist Church, Austin
EVANGELIST
TERRY WARD
of Aliandaie Baptist Church, Austin
SONG LEADER
Nursery facilities for each service.
ANNUAL
SPRING
FESTIVAL
on the grounds of
Ascension Catholic Church
Bastrop, Texas
Rev f-.dward Dofcupil, Pastor
Bar B.Q. Beef and Chicken
Dinner and Supper
and all the trimmings
Dinner
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Supper
6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Adults $2.00 per plate
Children 12 and under SI 25
Hamburgers and Refreshments
Bmxo
Games and a lot of Fun
Sunday May 4, 1975
Dinner and Supper will be served rain or shine
Michael C. Fisher
Building Contractor
New Construction
Remodeling of All Types
Call 321-5354
For Free Estimates
204 Maynard - Bastrop, Texas
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It's A Matter of Fact
■W W, COX, City Manager'
I was visiting with a local
business man last week and we
were discussing the number of
tourists driving through Bas-
trop every week. We were
talking about the fact that most
of these people have to go
somewhere else to spend their
money.
I took a survey several years
ago and learned that the
average overnight visitor spent
$10.00 daily over the cost of
sleeping quarters...the same
survey today would probably
reveal that the visitor will
spend more like $20.00 daily.
This is good money for a
community. WHY???
No development problems?
No employment problems? Just
good economics.
The heartwarming fact is
that every business reaps
benefit from the tourist dollar.
A tourist stays in a motel, that
motel has plumbing problems,
the plumber buys hardware,
the hardware merchant buys
groceries, the grocer buys
gasolene for his car, the service
station operator buys a new
suit of clothes, the clothing
merchant needs medicine, the
druggist buys a house, the
home-builder needs insurance,
the insurance man buys a new
car. the car dealer deposits
money in the banks, the banker
loans money to a citizen, who
takes a vacation and the cycle
begins all over in the next city.
So, It's a Matter of Fact, that
the tourist dollar is sound
economics for any community...
and Bastrop has so much to
offer the visitor.
Not only is this a beautiful
area, it is a relaxing area. All
my friends who have visited
Bastrop have agreed with these
facts. They also agree that the
first impression is not ail
good...It's sort of like a
Seersucker suit...whet' you
first see it, it looks like it's been
slept in but the more you wear
it the more you like it. This is
Bastrop, the longer you look
the better you like it.
When in San Marcos we
spent a lot of time working for
Travel Trailer Rallies...during
the HernisFair in 19G8 we
proved the value of this
business to the city officials...at
one time we had over 150
trailers in City park.
When in Sinton we worked
for parking space in one of our
City Parks and installed 35
spaces. We had more than 75
trailers in our Park over a
weekend several times.
We promoted the Trailer
Rally business in El Reno and
the fourth# Rally is being
scheduled there this week with
over 100 registrants at the Fair
Grounds, all Airstream Trail-
ers. City Sales Tax Revenue
should increase.
Drive through the State Park
on any weekend and you will
see what I am talking about,
and these people spend money.
They are pulling several
thousands of dollars down the
road, so t hey have to have
money to start the trip. The
tourist business is the best
industry for a city like Basirop.
Picking tourist# is a lot easier
than picking cotton, and I know
about it for sure.
So, if we get Basirop ready
for the summer season, and if
we invite theae visitors here,
we just might be pleasantly
surprised economically.
A citi/.en of Bastrop asked me
last week Why do you always
have something to say...?" He
was concerned that I TALK
TOO MUCH. Well, I told him
this story:
I have a friend in business in
another city and for over 20
years he has refused to
cooperate with anyone else, he
refuses to unite with the
Chamber of Commerce, he will
not "exchange ideas" with
anyone. He started the
business with one salesman and
today he still operates with that
one salesman and is complain
ing about "the bad economy". I
have another friend in the same
city who has been in business
only 10 years. He started his
business with two salesmen and
today hires eight. He is
expanding to two more
stores...he is "in the middle" of
everything, he "exchanges
ideas" frequently, he refuses to
be whipped because "it's been
tried and won't work", he
TALKS TOO MUCH, but the
economy is "good" for him.
ACTION is the answer.
UNITY is the answer, Bastrop
is a COMMUNITY which ends
with UNITY, and begins with U
NL
These words are truly a
Matter of Fact:
If you want to live in the kind of
a town,
Like the kind of a town you like.
You needn't slip your clothes in
a grip
And start on a long, long hike;
For you'll only find what you've
left behind.
There's nothing that's really
new,
It's a knock at yourself when
you knock your town,
For it isn't your town...IT'S
YOU...11!
Advice may be the le*?al ten-
der of experience, but it is al-
ways quoted below par.
• "My
husband.
If your husband
dies you could
still get money
to help raise
your family.
social security
protects
your family now.
You pay money tnto Social
fiacurrty now And it protects your
(amity now If a falhar O' working
molhaf di*t Social Security can
provida regular payment* to those
left behind
Get tlii tree boo*let from any
Social Security office II e«piein
fully how Survivor* and
d<*abiiily benefit* can be paw)
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JOE CHRISTIE, guest speaker of the
Chamber of Commerce banquet Friday
night, draws names from box on
speaker's table as door prizes are given
away. This is one of the entertaining
features each year at the banquet,
handled through the ingenuity of the
Chamber's secretary manager. Mrs.
Margaret Pfeiffer, In the picture are.
left to right, G. P. Herndon, Chamber
board member, Mr Christie, James B
Kershaw, master of ceremonies, Mr .
Ray Long, Jerry Ingram and David
Lock, (Ron Croom Photo)
Trip To Washington May
Have Helped Cattlemen
By Mrs. Arthur GoerU
Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Cunningham and Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Masterson, recently
returned from their trip to the
Congress in Washington, D.C.
Mr Cunningham stated he
would like to thank Congress
man J. J. Pickle, who worked
very hard all the week of their
stay in Washington. Mr. Pickle
met a number of times with Mr.
Cunningham, in addition to
meeting with him at the time
listed on the agenda. Mr. Pickle
is working hard trying to get a
bill, Senate 595, enacted. Mr.
Cunningham said he is one of
the most devoted men to the
cattlemen's cause, and urged
each county in Mr, Pickle's
district to write and thank him
for all the courtesies he showed
the Independent Cattlemen's
Association.
In addition to Mr. Pickle, all
the Congressmen visited
pledged their support to the
Cattlemen's Association. Mr.
Cunningham suggested writing
these and thanks these men
also.
John White, commissioner of
Agriculture, represented Texas
agriculture among all of the
state's task forces. He and his
staff worked hard to get all the
task forces to Washington, and
worked extremely hard at all
meetings. He is also one who
needs thanks, Mr. Cunningham
stated.
"With all the effort put forth
in Washington, we certainly
should expect some help, but
only time will tell just exactly
what was accomplished," Mr.
Cunningham states He said he
is an imperfect person in an
imperfect world trying his best
to improve a critical situation.
The following are some of the
questions that were asked of
the Agriculture Department,
State Department, and at all
the meetings:
1. What country that already
has a great surplus of anything
will let us export more to them?
2. What happened to the
agreement between the United
States and Australia on the 2
PRACE OF MIND
Quanity isn't everything — a
little happiness is worth many
millions of tainted dollars.
ONE WAY 8TREKT
It's always a poor rule that
won't work both ways—money
talks, but just won't listen.
for 1 ratio of bee! into the U.S.?
(Australia is to ship twice as
much meat to other nations as
it ships to the U.S. They have
sold hardly any meat to any
other nation in 18 months.)
3. Why doesn't U.S.D.A. give
a complete account for all beef
shipped into the U.S., not just
frozen and chilled, but alt
canned meats, cooked meats in
gravies, dried meats, and live
cattle to be butchered, etc?
t. What can they tell the
rancher to do, or that they
could do to help keep the
livestock industry alive?
5. Why does the U.S. let
other countries subsidise meats
to be shipped into the U.S. to
compete on the national
market?
fi. Why doesn't the U.S.D.A.
explain to the American public
that they must have a strong
agriculture backbone to survive
in this world today?
7. Has the U.S. sacrificed its
livestock industry for world
t rade?
8. What is going to happen to
U.S. agriculture at the Geneva
World Conference on Trade?
9. Why did Secretary But/,
make a move to let more beef
be imported into the U.S. when
the first 90 days of this year
they showed such an increase in
importation over any previous
year? So you think voluntary
restraints are working?
10. Can you tell me of any
incentive to ranching or
farming today?
11. Why isn't their funding
for laboratories in the U.S. to
test foreign beef?
Mr. Cunningham talked at
length with everyone in
Washington that he met with
about land use, and I.C.A.'s
testimony is being submitted. If
the ranchers do not want
Federal Land Use, this is the
Did You Know That
3 YEAKW ACtO TBK fBBr-
Mayor J V. Ash, Sr., Cecil
Long, president of the Bastrop
Chamber of Commerce and Dr.
S M Hardt, chairman of the
chamber of commerce highway
committee will discuss the local
bond issue to be voted on in
Bastrop on KTBC TV on
Thursday mormng.
time to put forth maximum
effort in defeating these bills
Every county chairman is
urged to encourage as many
letters as possible be written to
senators and congressmen
encouraging them to vote
against these land use bills.
This could very well be the
most important bill that has
come up pertaining to agricul
ture. If the rancher is going to #
move on this, u %* Drive ii ( roocry
fast. J
(In Fr:da> April 'St a meeting
was held at the Basirop County
Courthouse to organix* the
Uhi Pines Sheriffs Posse
A General Sale
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
The Great Plains
Boys Ranch
All Day Saturday, Mary 3
AT THE
Friendly FVntecoatul
(.hurcli of (iod
LOCATED ON NORTH MAIN ST
BASTROP, TEXAS
PRODUCTION SALE — CLOTHING
BAKE SALE — RELIGIOUS RECORDS
GIFTS FOR MOTHERS DAY
GREETING CARDS — HAND WORK
CANNED PRESERVES
EVERYONE WELCOME
John Castillo
EXXON
AT
Chestnut ft Main
Now Offers A
Lawn Mower
Repair Service
5-tf
Aluminum polb b Qiiueo ebglb
Pettytown
HOMECOMING
Sunday, May 4, 1975
Everyone Invited
LUNCH SERVED AT
12:30 NOON
HOUSE SET
ALUMiNUM POLt:
IM.iO.8E5
For display from window
^ or porch New type flag
set tor home*
Each our/li consist* ot a f «t dyad 3' 5' flag Amarieae mada
...11 . anri sauils ati n_.«
tacn UU'Mi u' «■ T"" ' - ' "-w •
of aood cotton thanlmg. with printed t fs and sown strip**
_ ■ a_* e-„..i-—,u|lk aa tuun niAr** A frutl alumi
IOOW tuuun tmraimy. - - r-
t r^innjw grado) fqulppacl with a two p *< « fool alumi
nurr* pol« o"' plastic • «!" halyard and matsl brackal
Each m>i >a individually packed compels in a strong box
The abovv flag aet ia for sale by members of
the Bastrop Count}' I liatorical Society, and
may br available by contacting Mrs. MabrI
LeSueur at 321 2472, or any member of thr
Socirty or any member of the Bicentennial
Commission.
THIS IS A BICENTENNIAL. PROJECT.
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PHONE 237-2784
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1975, newspaper, May 1, 1975; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238515/m1/4/?q=%22songs%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.