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Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser. May 8, 1975
ANI> BASTROP COUNTY NEWS
hJSTAKt.lSHM> MARCH 1, 1W3
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT BASTROP, TEXAS 78602
AMY S STANDIFER, EDITOR
R E. STANDIFER ami SON, PUBLISHERS
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Bastrop,
Texan, Under Act ol March 3, 1897,
□
MEMBER |975 ASSOCIATION
Piney Creek Philosopher Does
Something Unheard-Of; Tries
His Hand At Reviewing A Book
Editor's note: The Piney
Creek Philosopher on his
Johnson grass farm on Piney
abandons world affairs this
week to do something highly
uncharacteristic.
Dear editor:
My reviewing a book is about
like a tractor driver trying to
land a four engine jet on a short
run-way. but this week I've
tackled the problem, letting
world affairs slide for a few
days.
The reason I tackled it is that
the publisher of the book sent
me a free copy with a note
saying. "Here, this'll get your
mind off the world's troubles."
He's right. It got my mind off
of nearly everything. The
world's problems are no
laughing matter, but his book
is.
Anyway, it's called "The
2000 Mile Turtle, And Other
Episodes From Editor Harold
Smith's Private Journal," and I
don't see how it's going to sell
because there's no sex or
four-letter words in it. Certain-
ly it isn't fit material for a
modern movie.
It tells about how an editor
not the editor of The
Advertiser-succeeded in the
newspaper business with the
slightly underhanded use of a
huge turtle, plus a lot of other
things, like how to fix a leaky
roof if you leave town before
the second rain, how to sell
barbwire to a doctor, how a
high school football player got
even with a referee without
hitting him, how to out-smart
the post office, how a legislator
who doesn't leave office richer
than he went in ia considered
by his fellow-members as
incompetent, how a Congress
man went down to defeat
because he read one of his home
district's newspapers too close-
ly, how to get everybody to
vote without the politicans'
spending a single cent, how an
editor outwitted some old
codgers around the court house
square, and a lot of other stuff
all innocently told in a sort of
unclassifiable book.
I'd lend my copy to anybody
who's interested but the author
claims it'd be against the
principles of the welfare state,
if not unpatriotic. Says use your
tax rebate and buy your own.
Yours faithfully,
J.A.
(Editor's note: The book
referred to, "The 2000-Mile
Turtle," written by H. B. Fox,
is published at $7.95 by
Madrona Press. Box 3750,
Austin, Texas, 78764.)
Church To Have
Fish Fry May 16
There will be a fish fry at the
Legion on May 16, with beans,
cole slaw, fish, tea or coffee will
be served. Tickets are now
being sold by members of the
United Pentecostal Church.
Dessert will be served for an
additional price.
Tickets are adults, $2.00, and
children $1.00.
Form the habit of thinking-
it soothes a tired mind and body.
Musings
(Continued from page one)
natural. It seems to tell me
more about the nature of God,
and it seems to have more
useful lessons for our lives
today. To cite one practical
question raised by a super
natural interpretation of the
feeding in the wilderness since
God loves all of his children and
countless thousands are starv
ing. why shouldn't he feed alt of
them that way all of the time?
On the other hand, it has
been shown that in some parts
of the heavily-populated world
where the food is always less
than is needed, the use of
modern water-storage and
irrigation, plus the use of new
hybrid strains of grain, plus
new methods of fertilizing and
farming, "miracles" of increas-
ed production are being
achieved. Note that this is done
by the raising of former natural
capacities to new and unusual
proportions. The effect of God
and man working in harmony
for good seems to be better
described by the word trans-
cendent than by the world
miracle.
What happened that day in
the wilderness when four
thousand persons were fed with
a lunch brought by one little
boy? When the lad turned his
lunch, which was all the food he
had, to Jesus to be used for
others, his act set off a
chain-reaction of confidence.
Naturally, many persons had
brought food with them, but
they were afraid to bring it
forth, because of uneasiness
about having to share with
others who might not have any.
There was hidden food in the
crowd, plenty of it. But like
cash money in a depression
time when everyone is cautious
and afraid, it was invisible. We
saw this happen in our country
in the 'thirties. As soon as
money began to flow, there was
plenty of money everywhere.
The miracle was not in the
multiplication of the loaves and
fishes, but in the confidence and
generosity of the people. It was
started by one small person.
I do not know whether this
same interpretation may be
applied to all the New
Testament miracles, or not. I do
believe, however, that quite
often God works among us not
so much in isolated acts of
supernatural intervention in his
own order, as by the raising of
our natural capacities within
that order. There is room in the
Kingdom for both points of
The idea that might makes
risrh* is just another fairy tale.
is for the Million things she gave me,
means Only that she's growing Old,
is for the Tears she shed to save me,
is for her Heart of purest gold,
is for her Eyes, with love light shining,
means Right, and Right she'll always be.
Put them all together, they spell Mother, a word
that means the world to me.
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Phone 321 2518 Member F. D. I. C
High School
Tennis Team
Wins District
The Bastrop high school
tennis team scored 56 points for
the team championship District
25AA. The second place team
was Hallettsville with 17
points. Other schools that
participated in the district
tournament were Weimar,
Smithville, Hays, LaGrange,
Luling and Giddings.
Niffirg Greene won first in
the Senior Girls Singles after
defeating Evanicky (Smithville)
7-5. 6 2: Herstmann (Halletts
ville) 6 4, 6 4. Niffirg met Amy
Funderburk in the finals
making a sure 1st and second
for Bastrop. Amy had defeated
Comaeho (Luling) 6 0, 6 3;
Rouse (Weimar) 0-4, 62 and
Peterson of Hallettsville 6-1,
6-1. Niffirg outlasted Amy in
the finals 7-5.6-3. Herstmann of
Hallettsville took third place in
the division.
In the Senior Girls Doubles
Bastrop took the firs' and
fourth places. Carol Crysup and
Kathleen Goertz defeated Hal
lettsville #2, 6 3, 6-1; Weimar #1
6-3, 6-2; to meet Harvey and
Voelkel of Hallettsville #1 in the
finals. Carol and Kathleen got
off to a slow start in the finals
match by losing the first set 4 6.
However, they came back to
win the second set 6 3 and then
the third 6 4 to take the first
place medal.
Julie W'ilhelm and Sarah
Chalmers of Bastrop defeated
Weimar #2 6 1, 6-2 then beat
Giddings #1 6-1. 6-2 to get to the
semifinals. They met Halletts
ville #1 and had an exciting
match taking the first set 6-3
and then lost the second 7-5 and
the third 6-2. Julie and Sarah
played Weimar HI for third and
lost 6-3, 6 1.
In Sr. Boys Singles Mike
Claiborne (Bastrop) defeated
Jimmy Davis of Smithville in
the finals 4-6,6-3.6-2. Davis had
represented Dist. 25AA last
year at regional. Mike had
defeated Bartos of Weimar 6-1,
6-1 and Dippel of I^aGrange 7-6,
6 3 to reach the finals. Mark
Keliey also represented Bas
trop in the Senior Boys Singles
and took fourth place. Mark
defeated Grisham of Halletts-
ville 6 2, 6-2 but lost to Davis in
the semis 6-2, 6-1. Mark played
Dippel of LaGrange for third
and lost S-6, 7-6, 6-2.
Rickey Juarez and Ricky
Welch teamed up in doubles to
defeat LaGrange 6 2, 6-2.
Weimar 6-1, 6-2 and finally
Hallettsville 6-4, 6-2 to win
another first place for Bastrop
in the Senior Boys Doubles.
Kippy Welch and Dennis
Dolgener of Bastrop defeated
Smithville 6-1, 6-2 and Luling
6 3, 6 1 but lost to Hallettsville
6-3, 6 2 in the semis. Kippy and
Dennis played Weimar for third
and lost in one of the closest
matches of the tournament.
They lost the first set 6 4 and
came back to win the second
8 4. The third set went to
sudden death and 4 up in the
tiebraker. The last point was
won by Weimar making 7 6
score.
The district tournament had
a junior division composed of
freshmen. In the juniors
Bastrop took th«s second place
team trophy losing to Halletts-
ville by 3 points. Bridget
Goertz of Bastrop won first in
the Junior Girls Singles losing
only 4 games in three matches.
Bridget defeated Hallettsville
6-0,6-0, Giddings WL 6 0, 6 1 and
Giddings HI 6-3. 6 0.
Belinda Barron and Paula
Weber won third place in the
Jr. Girls Doubles. Jimmy Jones
won second place in the Junior
Boys Singles. Jimmy defeated
Blaschke of Smithville 6 4, 7 5,
but lost to Hallettsville in the
finals 6-3,6 4.
The team has had one of the
best seasons ever, winning
three team trophies and over 40
individual trophies. There are
only two seniors on 'his years
team, and everyone else will be
back next year to defend the
championship. The high school
team is looking forward to
getting this years 8th grade
team which also won their
district meet. The team is
coached by Mrs. Vicki Henry.
Plans Made For
Bicentennial
Tournament
Bastrop plans to have a
Bicentennial Tennis Tourna
ment Jun 26, 27, 28 and 29th.
There will be three junior
divisions 14, 16 and 18 and
under, girls and boys, singles
and doubles. There will also be
men and women singles and
doubles and mixed doubles.
Players may enter three events
in two divisions.
For more information contact
Mrs. Boyd Henry.
Sometimes a balanced budget
ia as great an aid to one's
health as a balanced diet.
letters to the Editor I T.CE OF ELECTION
Dear Editor.
I was living in San Antonio
several years ago when the
movie, "Viva Max", was being
filmed there. The movie was
billed as a comedy with much of
the action taking place in the
vicinity of Alamo Plaza. The
most hilarious scenes were to
be filmed in the Alamo Chapel.
Evidently someone had reckon-
ed without the knowledge and
consent of another intrepid
band of Texans, this time the
Daughters of the Republic of
Texas. These "little old ladies in
tennis shoes" have restored,
cared for and maintained the
Alamo as a shrine for all to
visit. Far from being content to
be known as descendants of
early colonists the ladies
proved their mettle when they
refused to allow the grounds
and the different buildings of
Alamo Plaza to be exploited.
They not only gave verbal
refusal, they closed the gates,
erected other temporary gates
which covered the existing
ones, thus preventing filming of
them. In their battle they were
joined by another group, the
Sons of the Republic of Texas.
Alexander Fraser. a member of
the group, is a descendant of
the Canary Islanders who
settled in San Antonio in 1731.
Mr. Fraser is also descended
from John W. Smith. There is a
back door to the Alamo and it
was through that door that
John W. Smith was sent on
March 3, 1836 to carry one of
the last messages from William
Barrett Travis. Mr. Fraser's
law office reflects his pride in
his Scottish ancestry and the
clan Fraser. Thanks to people
like the Daughters and Sons of
the Republic of Texas, the
Alamo is still a shrine to be
visited by people of many races,
creeds, colors, and nations. The
mood of the Alamo is best
expressed in the words of
Alexander Fraser who said,
"There is no levity in ths
Alamo."
The Daughters of the
Republic of Texas maintain
several other buildings in
Alamo Plaza. In the Museum I
studied the Bible of a kinsman,
Joseph Burleson, Sr.; in the
l^ong Barracks I saw framed
bits of china and pottery like
that I have found near my
home. In the Library I met the
Indies who recognized the value
of a journal or diary kept by a
man with only three months of
formal schooling; today "Now
You Hear My Horn" is another
contribution to primary source
Peean Field
Day Set For
May 9th
Pecan producers in Bastrop
County mark your calendar for
May 9, 9:00 a.m., says Ronald
Lindsey, County Agent.
A Pecan Field Day will be
held at the Foree Bottom
between Bastrop and Smith
ville.
On hand to present the
program will be Blueford
Hancock, Extension Horticul
turist.. Mr. Hancock will be
discussing the control of the
nutcase bearer, pecan scab, and
the use of zinc.
Pecan Producers and home
owners are invited to attend.
I AV BY DAY
Be prepared—Clean up all the
little tasks today, ami be ready
for the big ones tomorrow.
material of life in early Texas.
There, too, I learned about
another kinsman. John Dancer,
son of Ashall Dancer, Primitive
Baptist Minister in Bastrop and
Fayette Counties in the 1830's
and 1840's. John Dancer was
with Nicholas Dawson at the
time of the Salado Creek
Massacre in San Antonio in
September, 1842. John Dancer,
and his comrades, together
with the men who drew the
Black Beans in Perot* Prison,
today lie buried in what must
be the most beautiful spot in
Texas, Monument Hill in La
Grange.
Bastrop County has a similar
group of intrepid women, the
members of the Bastrop County
Historical Society, only this
group of women has been
known as the "hysterical"
ladies. They first met in 1952
and then they bought a
frame brick building on South
Main Street in Bastrop in which
they have a museum. They
began as the Bastrop Historical
Society; later they became the
Bastrop County Historical
Society. Once each month from
October through May, they
leave their TV dinners, soap
operas, bridge games, flowers,
gardens, cattle, committees,
and what have you to meet,
usually at the Museum.
Sometimes they also meet in
Elgin and Smithville. Some
times someone speaks on some
facet of historical interest, at
other times the meetings deal
with the business of the society.
Among the regular members is
Mrs. J. Gordon Bryson. one of
the charter members. One
wonders just how the good
doctor would prescribe treat
ment for the person with
"foot in mouth" disease who
would call his wife "hysterical".
Besides the usual slate of
officers the Bastrop County
Historical Society has two
archivists, Nell Fitzwilliam and
Nell Herndon. They are
responsible for keeping rec
ords, or inventories, of what is
in the Museum. One of these
duties, then, is to maintain files
of the printed materials in the
forms of research papers, old
newspapers and other clip
pings, old ledgers, etc. Once the
files were kept in one small
cabinet in an unlighted closet,
now they are kept In legal sized
cabinets ih the workroom.
Since the Bastrop County
Historical Society was first,
organized in 1952 and since
speakers are asked to leave a
copy of their talks for filing, the
files contain much material. 5
have done some research in the
Museum itself, at other times I
have checked out materials to
be taken home, studied, and
then returned.
About a year ago the
Archivists were making an
other kind of review of the files,
this time at the request of the
Library of Congress. Housed in
one of the most impressive
buildings in Washington, D.C.
with an even more impressive
collection of materials, someone
in the Librarv expressed an
interest in thv. archives of the
"hysterical" ladies of Bastrop
County as being of value as
another facility for historical
research!
"Little old ladies in tennis
shoes" and "hysterical ladies",
you are worthy keepers of the
history others make.
Mattie Claiborne
Route 2, Box 239
Bastrop, Texas 78602
End-of-the-Month
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Other Special Pant Suits at $22.00 Each
Group of Dresses
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Group of Lingerie
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La Grange, Texas
■Sixth OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BASTROP
BASTROP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
TO THE RESIDENT QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID
DISTRICT WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID
D STR ;T AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE
SAM^FOR TAXATION. AND TO OTHER resident
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID DISTRICTS ......
TAKE NOTICE that an election will be held in the
District at the time and places and on the proposition as
provided in the Order for Election duly passed by the Board
Of Trustees ol said District, which Order for Election is
substantially as follows:
ORDER FOR ELECTION
WHEREAS, each and all of the members of the lioard of
Trustees of Bastrop Independent School District was duly
and sufficiently notified, officially and personally, in
advance, of the time, place and purpose of this meeting, ami
WHEREAS, proper notice of this meeting has been duly
and timely posted a:- provided by law; and
WHEREAS, this Board of Trustees deems it advisable to
call the election hereinafter ordered; therefore,
BE IT ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
BASTROP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
That an election shall be held in said District on the 24 da>
of May, 1975, in the several regular election precincts of said
District, at the several regular polling places, and with the
election officers, as follows:
VOTING PLACE
Bastrop High School.
Bastrop, Texas
Cedar Creek School,
Cedar Creek, Texas
Watterson School,
Watterson, Texas
Red Rock School,
Red Rock, Texas
ELECTION OFFICERS
Johnnie Zinn
Presiding Judge
Mrs. Fred Fiebrich
Alternate Presiding Judge
John R. Alexander
Presiding Judge
T- C. Watts
Alternate Presiding Judge
Garland Hefner
Presiding Judge
Ray Lee
Alternate Presiding Judge
Mrs. Winnie Petty
Presiding Judge
Mrs Vilas Hemphill
Alternate Presiding Judge
Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor
more than four qualified election clerks to serve and assist in
conducting said election, provided that in each instance
where the Presiding Judge named above actually serves as
expected, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall b<- ont- °i! such
clerks in said Election Precinct. The polls for regular voting
shall be open from 8:00 a.m. to7:00 p.m.
Miss Ruth Peterson is hereby appointed as the clerk for
absentee voting for said election.
The Office of the Superintendent in the Bastrop High
School Building. Bastrop, Texas, within the District, is
hereby designated as the place at which absentee voting
shall be conducted for said election. For the period absentee-
voting is permitted by law, the hours designated for
absentee voting shall he from 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p ro. on each
day except Saturdays, Sundays, and official State holidays:
and the aforesaid clerk shall keep said absentee voting place
open during such hours for absentee voting.
That at said election the following Proposition shall be
submitted in accordance with law;
PROPOSITION
SHALL the Board of Trustees of the Bastrop
Independent School District be authorized to issue
negotiable coupon bonds to the amount of $1,800,000,
bearing interest at such rate or rates a* shall lie
determined within the discretion of such Board of
Trustees, and maturing serially or otherwise within
the limits prescribed by law. for the construction and
equipment of school buddings in the District and the
purchase of the necessary sites therefor and to levy
and pledge, and cause to be collected, annual ad
valorem taxes on all taxable property in the District
sufficient without limit as to rate or amount, to pay the
principal of and the interest on said bonds as same
come due?
That the official ballots for said election shall be
prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code so as
to permit the voters to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST' the
aforesaid Proposition, which ballots shall be set forth in
substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
□ for
n against'
the issuance OF BONDS
and the levying OF THE
tax in payment THEREOF.
Each voter shall place an "X" in the square beside the
stat. ment indicating the way the voter wishes t© vote.
That said election shall be held and conducted in effect
as two separate but simultancot/s elections, to wit; one
election at which only the resident, qualified voter* who own
taxable property in the District and who have duly rendered
the same for taxation shall be entitled to vote, and another
election at which the other resident, qualified voters of the
District shall be entitled to vote The votes cast at each of
said separate but simultaneous elections shall lie recorded,
returned and canvassed separately. Where the term
"election" is used in this order, it shall mean the separate but
simultaneous elections. In further explanation, if need be,
the taxpaying voters vote in one box and the non taxpaying
voters vote in the other box. Both elections may be
considered as one for determining the outcome of same as to
the qualified voters.
That a substantial copy of this Order for Election shall
servr as proper notice of said election, and said notice shall
be published one time, not less than 10 days before th* date
set for the election, in a newspaper of general circulation in
the District.
Immediately after said election has been held, the
officers holding the same shall make returns of the result
thereof to the Board of Trustees of said School District and
rvturn the ballot boxes to the Secretary of said Board for
safekeeping.
The manner of holding naid .•lection shall he governed,
its near as may be, by the general election laws of this Stale
except as modified by applicable school laws, and this Board
of Trustees shall cause to be furnished all necessary ballots
and other election supplies requisite to said election
i £?P JA,',,«nVEI> « a meeting open to the
public this the 29th day of April, 1975. after public notice of
the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given and
posted as required by law.
OSCAR A.CASSEL
ATTEST' ''RESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JERRY W NEEF, SECRETARY
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