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Musings
By J. Troy Hickman
TRUTH IS NOT
ALWAYS OBVIOUS
The truth about anything
often turn* out to be just the
opposite of what it appears on
the surface to be. Such a
situation may be called a
paradox.
Take the paradox of weak
ness and strength. A very wise
and good man, who was
suffering from a physical
disorder so that it interfered
greatly with his efforts to serve
the Lord, said. "When I am
weak, then am I strong."
Have you ever had the
experience of discovering an
unknown strength in the midst
of some weakness or failure?
Another paradox is that of
foolishness and wisdom. A very
old passage of scripture warns,
"Woe unto them that are wise
in their own eyes!" The illusion
of wisdom keeps us from being
humble enough to learn from
our own experiences, or from
others.
Speaking of the futility of
human wisdom in compre-
hending spiritual things, a
great Christian said. "Hath not
God made foolish the wisdom of
this world?"
Many of us have had the
disappointment of falling on our
faces at the precise moments
when we were most sure of
Tightness or cleverness. They
are bitter moments, indeed.
Still another paradox is
involved in giving and getting.
One can't always tell which is
which, for the two are ofter.
bound up together. To five is to
get. ami to get is to gi*e
| A business man who made a
fortune In oil and then lost it
later in his career, said to his
wife, "All we have left now is
what we gave away." They had
been quite generous with
unselfish causes when they had
money.
The One who has been able to
show us the most about life,
•said to his friend*. He that
would save hi* life shall lose it.
and he who would lose his life
for my sake and the gospel's
shall find it."
There are paradoxes to be
found at the point where one
ehoosea to accept or resist some
influence in his life. A violent
windstorm swept through a
forest of trees The giant oaks,
which had been standing there
for generations, were twisted
and broken, The small and
flexible willows simply bent
over with the wind, and when it
had passed, straightened up
again.
Persons discover from their
own experiences that flexibility
and humility enable us to
weather many crises, and that
there are some things in our
lives which we do bettor to
accept, even if we do not like
them.
A grade school reader once
carried a story about a contest
between the sun and the wind,
each of which claimed to be the
stronger. A traveler appeared,
approaching them on the road.
The wind said, "Whichever one
of us can first make that
traveler take off his coat will be
acknowledged as the stronger."
The wind puffed, blew, and
howled The traveler merely
wrapped his coat more closely
about him. It was now the sun's
turn. Gently but warmly, he
shone upon the man; and *o«n
he removed his coat.
An ultimate paradox is seen
also in the matter of life and
death. At the moment of birth,
each of us begins to die. At the
moment of death, so faith and
intuition tell us, each begins to
live again,
A woman who had been very
111 said to her doctor, "I believe
I am dying, and it frightens
me." The doctor answered, "We
all are dying, only at different
rates."
"Verily, verily, 1 say unto
you," said the Master Of Men,
"Except « grain of wheat fall
into the ground and die, it
nbidflh alone: but if it die. it
bringeth forth much fruit."
Yes, there are many para
doxes around and within us.
The truth is not always
apparent, but "That which is
Invisible appears in that which
is seen.'
Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser, October 2, 1975
Services Held
For Mother of
Bastrop Mayor
Funeral services for Emily
Lucy Baynham Sharp, mother
of Mayor James P. Sharp, were
held at the Central Christian
Church in Bartlett on Thurs
day, September 25, at 3 p.m.
Mrs. Sharp, 94, died in
Baytown Tuesday afternoon,
September 23, following a brief
illness.
Heverend W. M. Feay of
Bartlett officiated, and a
granddauther, Mrs, Thomas
Barker of Corpus Christi. sang
"How Great Thou Art". Burial
was in Davilla Cemetery,
Davilla, Texas, with the
following grandsons serving as
pallbearers: John Baynham
Sharp of LaPorte, Hubert Lynn
Sharp of Baytown, James
Robert Sharp of New Iberia,
La„ W. F. Sharp III of
Beaumont, Eugene Sharp of
Port Arthur, and Winston
Sharp of Highlands.
She is survived by three
sons, John Baynham Sharp of
I^aPorte, W. F. Sharp of Long
Mutt, and James Purseli Sharp
of Bastrop; one daughter. Mrs.
E. H. Hill of Ingleside; a
nephew. Dr. Robert I).
McElroy of Waco, eight
grandchildren, 22 great grand
children and 2 great, great
grandchildren.
Born January 7,18&1. in New
Bloomfield, Missouri, Mrs.
Sharp was the daughter of
Noah Flood and Mary Virginia
Pope Baynham, an early
Bastrop area settler She was
married on May 22, 1901. in
Davilla, Texas, to W F Sharp,
who preceded her in death on
February 6, 196®. They made
their home for many years in
DaviUa and Rogers, and she
later lived in t^aPorte, where
her last 10 years were spent as
a resident of the Happy Harbor
Retirement Home there,
A member of Central
Christian Church in Davilla, she
had served as pianist for the
church. She had been a member
of the Order of the Eastern
Star Chapters in Bartlett and in
laPorte. She was aiso active as
a member of the Friendship
Circle, the Parent Teacher
Association and the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
She enjoyed needlework,
quiltmaking and gardening, and
was a collector of miniature
pictures and buttons.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Bell
II! are announcing the arrival
of Henry Newton Bell IV, who
was born September 26 at St.
David's Hospital in Austin. He
weighed eight pounds, two
ounces, and is welcomed by 5,is
sinter, Regina.
His grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Reginald Roberts of
San Antonio and Henry N Bell
Jr. of Bastrop.
REV. SHUSEI OKAWA
Rev. Shusei Okawa. pastor of
Kocki Gospel Church, in Kochi,
Japan, will speak at United
Penetocostal Church on Oct.
8th.
Bro. Okawa became a
member of the church in 1SM50.
He has served as pastor oi
Kochi Gospel Church in Kochi,
Japan since 1970.
lie is the National Treasurer
of Japan. He has three children.
The public is invited to hear
him. _
Pasture Short
Course Slated
For Oct. 7th
Beef cattlemen in Bastrop
County are urged to mark your
calendar for October 7th, at
7:;t0 p.m. This is the date for a
one night Pasture Short
Course. The program will be
held in the Oi<i District Court
Room in the Courthouse in
Bastrop. Ronald Lindsey,
County Extension Agent,
announced.
On hand for the program will
be Al Novosad, Extension
Pasture Specialist, and Don
Parks. Extension Economist.
These speakers offer a wealth
of knowledge about pastures
and economic factors involved.
The program is designed to
take a close look al the
beef forage production.
Answers to the following
questions will be discussed:
1. Use of legumes as soil
building cover forage crops.
2. New grasses that offer
promise to the cattleman.
3. Grass that requires less
fertility.
We also hope to show the
cattleman how much it costs to
produce a pound of beef.
Can you afford to fertilize
your coastal? What is the best
cost method of wintering a
cow? All of these and other
questions will be answered at
the short course.
Beef producers and other
interested individuals are
encouraged to attend. A
question and answer period will
follow the program.
Hope to see you on October
?th, 7:30 p.m. at the District.
Court Room
Card of Thanks
The Mendoza family express
their thanks to everyone for the
gifts and money they have
received following the recent
fire in which their trailer house
was practically destroyed, and
for the kindnesses and help of
their many friends. They are
very grateful to all.
Vets' Day
Officially
Nov. 11th
It's official now!
Veterans' Day will
return to Nov. 11th on
the calendar of federal
holidays, but it won't be
effective until in 1978.
President Ford re-
cently signed legislation
restoring observation of
Veterans' Day to its
original date because
"commemoration of this
day on Nov. 11th is a
matter of historic and
patriotic significance to a
great number of our
citizens."
Band Elects
New Officers
The Bastrop Bear Band got
into full swing last Friday with
the election of band officers.
The *75-76' season's officers are
as follows: president • Caryl
Seidel. vice president * Julie
Wilhelm. secretary - Cheryln
Wright, treasurer Jamie Ker-
shaw, reporter Patricia Mihu-
ra. sargeant at arms-Jim Kuhn,
and chaplain Edward Hannan.
Two of the officers, Julie and
Jamie, are twirlers for the
band.
The band is looking forward
to a good year at B.H.S.
Already they have gotten into
their fund rawing projects with
the selling of maga^oes and
cleaners. The band plans to use
the money for the desperately
needed stands, new instru-
ments, and music.
ijet * get out and help these
kids and encourage them to do
their best, The Bastrop Bear
Band is one to be proud of.
reporter Patricia Mthura
CB Club To
Meet Oct. 9th
The next meeting of the
Bastrop County C.B. Club will
be held Thursday. October 9th.
at 7:30 p.m. at the First
National Bank Civic Room. We
urge al! members to be present
and we will welcome any new
members to join.
The rules and regulations of
FCC article #9 f> will be
discussed, and the public is
invited to take part in the
discussion.
We would like to give Mr.
"Nig" Hoskns and Mr. Mike
Davis our greatest appreciation
for the use of their property for
our Ijibor Day Coffee Break.
They also furnished all of the
water and electricity used.
We apologize for over looking
them in our previous article.
— Contributed
Old Eye Glasses
To Be Used For
Needy Persons
The ladies of Cedar Creek are
again collecting eye glasses
which they send in to be
reconditioned and used for the
needy. Gather up your old
glasses from around the house
and bring them to the
Advertiser Office, where the
ladies will pick them up, and
help give better vision to those
who cannot afford to buy them.
10c Stamps Going To Receive
13c Service Starting October 11
The U.S. Postal Service says
that starting next month il will
give "at least" as good service
for a 10 cent stamp as it now
does for n 13-ct.nt airmail
stamp.
Under the program that is to
take effect on October J 1th,
first class mail will receive
service "equal to or better than
airmail," says the Postal
Service
"For the mailing public, the
practical effect of the first class
improvement program is that
domestic first class postage will
purchase the level of service
that previously only airmail
could buy," the Postal Service
announcement said.
A spokesman in Washington
said that much of the first class
mail destined for distant
addresses now is transported
by air. After October 11th, the
Postal Service will guarantee
that there no longer will be an
advantage in paying three
cents more for an airmail
stamp
The spokesman also said that
the Postal Service had discuss
ed upgrading first class mail
since last February, but
post polled the change until
after the new postal rates were
decided upon.
The Postal Service has also
obtained the legal authority to
begin the process of increasing
postal rates. It is expected to do
so later this week, resulting in
an increase in the first class
rate from 10 to 13 cents after
Christmas
The Postal Service announce
ment said that under the new
set up it will be able to
program more than 90 pe t. of all
first class mail for richer
next day or second day
delivery. At present, that
schedule applies only to airmail.
However, airmail stamps,
stamped cards and envelopes
can be exchanged at full
postage value for ordinary
stamps, stamped cards and
envelopes.
Number } I
Services Held
Sunday For
Mrs. Evans
Mrs. Liilie Ann Evans,
mother of Charles H. Evans Jr.,
superintendent of the Bastrop
Schools, passed away in
Bastrop Memorial Hospital late
Friday afternoon, September
26, following complications
from a stroke suffered Tues
day, September 23. She was 79
years old.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, September 29, at 2
p.m. in the Newby Funeral
Chapel, with Rev. J. Troy
Hickman and Rev. Ben Welch
officiating. Burial was in the
Elgin Cemetery. Pallbearers
were George Evans, Ollie
Mundine, Doyle Owens, Terrell
Hemphill, Hoilis Hemphill and
Troy Wayne Hemphill. Honor
ary pallbearers named were
Joe Evans, Jerry Ingram,
Henry Reed, Hubert Linenber
ger, Jix' l,ei Rathman, Adell
Powell, Malcolm Bonorden and
C. A. Eskew.
Surviving her are a son,
Charles H. Evans Jr., of
Bastrop; a brother, Y'ilas
Hetnphill of Red Rock, and two
grandsons. Marcus and Keith
Evans of Bastrop.
The daughter of Zeno Craft
and Maggie Scott Hemphill, she
was born on March 8, 1896 She
was married to Charles H
Evans Sr. on March 8,1924, and
they lived in and near the
Sayers Community, operating
the Evans Grocery at Sayers
from 1928 to 1944. At that time,
they moved into her present
home on Highway 95 adjacent
to Swiftex, where they
operated the Swiftex Grocery
ut.Xii approximately 1948. Mr..
Evans preceded her in death in
1964. She was a former member
of the Naxarene Church.
National Tests
To Be Given At
High School
Juniors will have the
opportunity to take the
Preliminary Scholastic Apti
t ude Test/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test
iPSAT/NMSQT) Oct 21. at
Bastrop High School. The test,
cosponsored by the College
Board and National Merit
Scholarship Corporation, is an
important step in making
college plans. The PS AT
NMSQT measures verbal and
mathematical aptitude - two
abilities important in doing
college work.
The test can also lead to
other opportunities for high
school students:
They can enter the competi
tion for scholarships adminis
tered by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation;
They can participate in the
College Board's Student Search
Service which is used by
hundreds of colleges interested
in students like them;
They can get a good idea of
what the Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT) is like.
Advice on using scores
and other information
Along with their score
reports, students will receive a
copy of ABOUT YOUR PSAT
NMSQT SCORES, a booklet
that contains valuable informa-
tion about estimating SAT
scores, finding out where to get
and how to use more detailed
information about colleges and
financial aid. and planning for
financing a college education.
The cost of the test is $2.50.
Students may contact Mrs.
Foust, counselor, for applica
tions.
Garden Club To
Have Plant
Auction
rhv Lost Pines Garden Club
wil! hold its first meeting of th<
new year on Monday evening.
November 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the
First National Bank Civic
Room. All members are urged
to attend and bring a friend.
This will be the night that we
have a plant auction, so bring
your plant* and share them
with other members.
Left to right: District Director Anton Goertz of Red Rock, District Conservationist Buford
Catchingsof Bastrop and Alton Patschke, District Director of Paige attended the State meeting
of Soil and Water District Directors in Fort Worth on September 23, 24. and 25th.
Attend State
Meeting of The
S.W.CD.
District Directors Anton
Goertz of Red Rock and Alton
Patschke of Paige attended the
State meeting of the Texas
Association of Soil and Water
Conservation District in Fort
Worth, Texas on September
23 24 and 25th. District
Conservationist Buford Catch -
ings of Bastrop also attended
the meeting with the District.
Directors.
The head of the 800 member
Texas Soil and Water Conser-
vation District Directors As-
sociation said that bureaucracy
poses a threat to landowners as
great or greater than do
legislators.
'There seems to be a race
between the various bureaus to
get regulatory powers over
private property," Dee S.
Brune of SeaSy said, "partic-
ularly since defeat of the Udall
bill within the Congress."
Brune made his remarks in
n interview during registra-
nt?! at the Sheraton - Fort
Worth Hotel, prior to the
opening general session Wed-
nesday morning.
"The EPA is trying to lake
the bull by the horns and
through the Forest Service
impose regulations through
water pollution angles," Brune
said, "and HUD is trying to
assume powers through the
clean air act."
Brune. a rancher, said
landowners do not minimize the
threats by the Congress to tell
private owners how to plan use
of their land, but bureaucracies
are trying to take over.
The directors represent 196
soil and water conservation
districts which encompass 99
per cent of the land surface of
Texas.
U.S. Rep. Sam Stciger.
R Ariz., a foe of legislation
which would dictate use of
private land, spoke Wednesday
night at the annual banquet.
Dr. W. Philip Gramm, an
economist at Texas A&M
University. addressed the
session at 9 a.m. Wednesday,
and State Rep. Ed Mayes of
Granbury spoke at the final
session Thursday morning.
Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture Robert W. Long spoke
during the final session which
concluded his trip through
much of West Texas to observe
soil and water conservation
programs. S.C.S. Administra-
tor Mel Davis addressed the
meeting at the final session
also.
Garage Sale
To Be Held
October 7?!i
The Friendship Home De
monstration Club will hold a
garage sale on Tuesday.
October 7th at the home of Mrs.
Louis Linenberger, 1406 Jef
Person Street.
The -ale begins at 10 p.m.
and ends at 5 p.m. All members
,tre 'o bring ,i covered dish for
the noon meal.
The club will have a business
meeting beginning at 2 p.m.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
BY REP JOHN WILSON
Each week a different par: of
the proposed Texas Constitu-
tion is highlighted in this
weekly artkle. On Tuesday,
November 4,1975, the voters of
Texas will decide whether to
adopt these proposals. There
are eight separate parts on the
ballot, and they arc arranged
such that any one, none, or all
of them can be approved to
become effective. This week,
the Local Government proposal
will be discussed.
First, the counties and their
county lines are continued as
they are today, however, a
two third vote of approval by
the voters of those counties
affected may move to combine
two or more counties and
relocate county seats. Under
the present Constitution,
changes in county boundaries
and county seats are allowed in
the same way. Similarly, all
present county officials are to
continue to be elected by the
voters county judge, four
county commissioners, a sher
iff, treasurer, county attorney,
tax assessor - collector, county
clerk, and two constables but
their terms are to be four years
long.
Under a new provision in the
proposed Constitution, county
voters by a majority vote may
create additional county offices,
eliminate unwanted offices, or
combine the duties and
functions of various county
offices. This idea is totally new
in the proposed constitution.
Additionally, the proposed
Constitution will require that
the county commissioners'
precincts be approximately of
equal numbers of voters, rather
than equal geographic size.
One major change the
proposed Constitution will
make in county government is
to allow voters to give and or
take away ordinance making
powers to county government.
In other words, the county, like
a city, may enact county
ordinances, create zoning re
quirements, and provide for
county road speed limits in the
parts of the county outside of
cities. Speaking of cities, the
proposed constitution will
lower the population require
ments from the present 5000
population minumum to 1500
for cites that want to adopt
home rule charters.
Regarding the creation of
so - called "special districts and
authorities" water districts,
hospital districts, river au'ihor
ities, etc. the proposed
Constitution would allow the
Legislator* to create and
authorize them by local or
general law. Additionally, cities
and counties would be able to
establish these special district-
within their own boundaries.
Presently, some of these
"special districts" require
constitutional amendment for
creation. However, the pro
posed constitution continues to
renjt«? voter approval before
the special district or authority
could levy taxes for operation
or issue bonds for capital
investments.
The proposed Constitution
establishes a maximum $2.IK)
per $100 valuation annual ad
valorem tax for city or town
operating expenses, and a $1.25
per $100 valuation annua! ad
valorem maximum for county
operations. The Legislature
will set a maximum tax rate
that school districts, commun-
ity junior college districts, and
other special districts may not
themselves succeed; however,
the voters in these special
districts may authorize a higher
rate if they wish. Regardless of
this maximum amount, how
ever, cities, counties, and these
other special districts are
authorized to levy such
additional ad valorem taxes as
are necessary to service bond
debt requirements.
In the present Constitution,
maximum ad valorem tax rates
of $.95 per $100 valuation were
set in the Constitution for cities
and counties. Debt ceilings are
provided only for certain of
these special districts.
These then are the changes
that the proposed Constitu
lion's Local Government pro
visions would entail. Again, this
single article will appear as
Proposition N'o. 6 on the
Tuesday, November 4 ballot.
(lancer Society
Meeting Held
Mrs, Paul D. Mobiey of Cedar
Creek. Mrs. Vallon Hanna of
Bastrop, and Mrs. Barbara
Lewis of Austin met with the
East Williamson County unit of
the American Cancer Society
Tuesday, September 16th. for
their noon meeting at Rudy
Mikeskas Bar B Q in Taylor,
Mrs. Lewis, Area II Crusade
Chairman, commended the unit
on their Cancer Control
program. With the cooperation
and good Communication be
tweeo physicians, nurses and
service committees. The unit is
one of the top unit> in the Texas
Division. Mrs Lewis presented
the certificate of authorization
to Billy Evans unit president.
Mrs. Hanna presented the
certificate of the "Golden
Achievement \ward" to Mr.
Evans, for reaching an all time
high in crusade, and also a
certificate to Edmund Arning,
crusade chairman, for 23 years
the units have "Bettered their
Best" in crusades.
Mr. Arning recognized sev-
eral young business men for
their help with special gifts,
business collections and mem
orials. and ladies of "New
Century Club" for their
organization of the crusade.
Taylor Service Committee
reached 16 patients since May.
The unit has seven trained
Reach to Recovery" voluR
teers who will visit mastectomy
patients in the 13 bounties in
District 7 on request of patients
physicians.
l,arry Mickey and Jim Clark,
staff. Austin met with the 30
volunteers. Mr Clark said
plans were being made for
Basic Oriental ton for Volun
teer* In San Marcos and f«>r a
cancer detection clinic in
Austin
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