Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1975 Page: 7 of 12
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Bactrop (Texaa) Advertiser, May I, 1975
DEI. MONTR
PR INGLES — TWIN PACK
CREAM STYLE
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WHOLE KERNEL
GOLDEN
CORN
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Salad Dressing 79
5 lb Bag 59
YELLOW ROSE
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CUT GREEN BEANS
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FLOUR
JEWEL PRE-CREAMED
Shortening
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SWIFTS
Potted Meats
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3 Oz. Cans
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LAMB
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SALT
JOWL
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WORK HATS
REG. $2.79
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Letters to the Editor
To th*- Editor: Bastrop County
Times (formerly Smithville
Times), with copies to the
Bastrop Advertiser and Elgin
Courier.
Dear Editor:
I was amazed at the article
entitled "Area Emergency
Care" which covered quite a bit
of the front page of the Bastrop
County Times in the issue of
April 24th.
To me there are two kinds of
criticism constructive and
destructive and I will leave it
up to your own judgment as to
which kind that article entails. I
am not here to play games with
your reporter, or even to
question ht-r facts, although I
am aware of the inaccuracies.
What I do want to point out is
that instead of maligning our
medical profession and facili-
ties, and seeking to divide our
towns as to who does or does
not do what, we should seek to
develop cooperation between
them. Such cooperation has
existed when Smithville has
been without an adequate staff
for their hospital, and more
recently, while Dr. Morris in
Elgin has been out of his office
with a heart attack. The
Bastrop facilities have carried
an overload of patients many
times to care for these patients.
(We do, of course, normally
have patients from all areas of
the county, including on
occasion, your reporter.)
I am a Smithville girl, and
proud of the name, but at this
time I have an Elgin address,
and I work in Bastrop, But
when I first began in my
profession as a medical
assistant, I worked for a
Smithville M.D., Dr. Martin
Hoch. That was in 1945 when
Dr. Hoch established the first
clinic and hospital in Smithville.
Dr. Hoch was an intelligent,
dedicated physician, but he did
not learn one fact of life-that
people will kill you with their
inconsideration if you will let
them. Yes, he pulled the trigger
of the gun that took his life, but
oniy because he could no longer
function as a doctor, serving
the town he loved. He tried to
give all that people expected of
him, more than that, demanded
of him; and not being
super-human, he failed.
He was thirty nine years old
and you and I, or others like us,
killed him. And we would not
stop there--we would kill all our
doctors if they would let
us-with needless, "emergency-
less" calls.
We are shocked when we get
to the hospital with an earache
we've had for 3 days, and have
had to call the Dr. first for
admission. And when he reacts
a little angrily to being awaken
ed in the middle of the night,
(he is human, too! then we tell
everyone who will listen how-
nasty old Doc So-and so was to
us last night! And he probably
did say a few unkind words, but
I will bet, in the majority of
cases, he crawled out of a
comfortable bed and came
down and looked at your ear IF
someone who was qualified to
judge (like the nurse) told him
it was needed.
You see, in order to survive,
physicians must depend on
others to heip them and to be
able to relagate authority to
those qualified to accept it, and
you can bet your boots the
hospital personnel is qualified;
government regulations these
days would see to that!
As to our Bastrop doctors,
who is more qualified to judge
them than an employee? And if
you haven't already guessed. I
To My Friends
My sincere thanks to all of
you for your prayers, cards
gifts and letters during my
recent stay in Holy Cross and
Bastrop Memorial Hospitals. It
meant so much to me. I'm
happy to say I didn't have a
broken back, but I w^s politely
told, when people reach my
age. the vertebrae become soft
and can easily slip one over the
other.
To the people of Bastrop I'd
like to say. this was the first
time I've even seen the inside of
Bastrop Memorial Hospital.
We, as citizens of this town and
county, should be proud of the
new facility. Everyone there
was so nice, the doctors, nurses
and the aides. It is comforting
to know that others care. To be
awakened at 2 a ni and find an
aide, without being called,
standing at the font of your bed.
straightening covers and mak
ing things comfortable for you.
I'm proud to be home and
back at my old profession of
baking, so call in your orders so
1 can stay busy. May God bless
all of you is my sincere prayer
Sincerely,
Ida B. McNulta
704 Jefferson
Bastrop, Texas
am an employee of the Bastrop
Clinic, an office nurse, and no
one pays me to write letters
commending them. But to me,
their integrity and concern for
their feilowman is above
average, even for physicians.
Of course they have their tired,
cross days. Don't you? And
also, like you and 1, they know
the limitations of medical care
in a small town. It is a wise
physician who knows when to
refer the patient elsewhere,
and sometimes a delay in
transit could be fatal. This fact
requires too, the relegating of
judgment to someone else the
ambulance driver! I work for
these doctors, and I know their
capability and compassion, and
I know the hospital personnel
as well, but there are times I
too, would opt for Bracken
ridge!
With the tremendous pre"
sures on the physician tht-ve
days with government regula
tions, and the crisis in
malpractice insurance, some
thing has to give! Who will it
be?
Have you thought what it
would involve if there were no
doctors available to save the
life of your child, or deliver
your daughter's baby, or even
to prescribe that antibiotic for a
sore throat? Wake up, people,
and smell the coffee! Soon no
doctor will want to practice in a
small town (hardly any do now).
The risks are too great and
there is more professional
safety in the city. No small
town reporter iurking over
your shoulder just to make a
front page story, and no
question of the emergency
room facilities there.
I read once, and subscribe to
that belief, that a good
physician gives a part of his
heart to every patient. Can you,
the patient, give a little
compassion and understanding
to your physician?
The world will be a little
better place if you do.
Sincerely yours,
Dorothy Rav Barton
(Mrs. John W. Barton)
A Letter To
The Public
The more than thirty years
we have served the good people
of this City and its trade area as
a Western Auto Associate
Dealer have been a joy to both
of us.
The measure of our happi
ness here has not been just
dollars, but in other riches
which have been our reward!
Our children had a happy
childhood here in a pleasant
tree laden historic home. They
received a splendid foundation
in the local schools and as a
result had six successful years
each at nearby UT. Our local
friends shared our joy when
each of them married. Both of
us would rather be near our
friends in Bastrop than
anywhere in the world. Our
local customers are very dear
to us and we selected a
successor with great care!
We are pleased to announce
that Mr and Mrs. J. R, Wilkins
tRudft and Jeanne! will be here
May 3lst to attend your every
Western Auto need. They are
particularly well suited for a
retail business on Mam Street
by reason of their enthusiasm,
desire to serve, and love of
people. Your Credit Card thirty
day charge, and Bank financing
will be available as now
Everything to which you are
accustomed, as well as, our
well trained, courteous, and
loyal employees, Mrs. Lucy Faz
and Douglas (Bubba) Franklin
will be here.
Our best wishes and our
heartfelt thanks to all our
Customer Friends in this area
Sincerely,
C. A. and Bess Long
Congratulations!
From Cape Cod
Dear Standifers:
A word of congratulation
from one of your more distant
subscribers on your one
hundred and twenty second
anniversary. Greetings from
Cape Cod!
My good friend and former
colleague. Bill Gunn, a resident
of your fair city, has given a
subscription to The Advertiser
to me for the past two years. I
always enjoy reading about the
doings' way out there beyond
the Cape Cod Canal.
Many happy returns!
Sincerely,
Philip C. Humphrey
And many thanks for your
thoughtfulness!
The Editor
CiRA.HN Km) I S
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remote if we could manage a
little more neighborhood peart-
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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/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.