The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [128], No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1981 Page: 2 of 16
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TEXAS' OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Thursdsy, Apr! 9,1981
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A society has rights, too
In the aftermath of an attempted killing of a president,
the murder of a prison warden, an aborted violent escape
from Bastrop's federal prison and the continued horror of
demented ehfld/youth murders in Atlanta, the accompany
tag picture of Dick Kleberg arrived in the maO.
It is such a joyful capturing of a noble man and a noble
dog that ii rescued us from gloom over the endless
possibilities for evO in the human race.
The family of the beloved South Texas rancher, heir to
the King ranch and inspired sportsman, has endowed in his
memory a chair in family medicine at Baylor College of
Medicine.
Only three other medical schools have endowed chairs in
the field of family medicine and the Baylor endowment will
pay for teaching, research and leadership by a professor
who will be training young doctors for general family care.
Baylor said such training is "a need that is especially critical
in many rural areas of Texas."
We once owned an English pointer that looks very much
like Kleberg's companion and we once had the pleasure of
meeting Kleberg, many years ago in Kingsville, Texas.
In partnership with his brother Bob, the Klebergs
realised revolutionary developments in ranching, including
production of the Santa Gertrudis breed. A congressman
for 13 years, he got the Migratory Bird Conservation Act
and the Duck Stamp Act passed, landmarks for every
conservationist and hunter.
We wish our world had more men like him. One of his
favorite sayings was "The fate of the world depends on
God and grass." He was respected and obeyed and revered
for his kindness, integrity and goodness.
The psychopathic personalities so illuminated by television
and encouraged and perhaps (who knows?) formed by
violent movies and television have no use for kindness,
goodness and integrity. That is an alien world to them.
They want instant gratification and welcome death even as
they deal it to others.
It should be clear by now that poverty does not
manufacture psychopaths. Otherwise a wealthy oil man's
son would not try to kQI a president Or two priviledged
young, men would not bury a school bus load of little
children in a gravel pit Or a doctor's son would not sell spy
satellite secrets to the Soviet Union.
We have stopped trying to figure out why some souls go
wrong, given a world of opportunity and care. And why
others salvage lives out of utter deprivation.
Psychiatrists cannot agree on how to treat a psychopath
or whether they can be safe for society after treatment
The only thing we can do, to be able to walk with the
Dick Klebergs of the world, is to isolate the dangerous. We
must make sure that punishment after a fair trial, is swift
certain and severe.
Instead of glorifying the criminal and the depraved, we
must isolate them, afford reasonable but not the very most
expensive and time consuming legal counsel, sharply limit
the right of appeal once a fan- trial has been held, and
quickly carry out a punishment set by a judge or jury.
When a finding of insanity has been made, the guilty killer
or kidnapper should be locked away for many, many years,
in most cases, a lifetime.
A society has rights, too. And the most important is that
it protect its survival
Letters
A favorite family portrait shows a jaunty Dick Kleberg and one of his favorite prize
English pointers. .
'Save CCA.'
Dear Editor:
This is an open letter to
the citizens of Bastrop, Elgin
and Smhhville!
The C.C.A. is about to
lose its money to operate if
something is not done.
The purpose of the C.C.A
for the ekjerty, handicapped,
blind Mil arippled. A way to
go to the hospital or their
doctor's office at a fairly low
price instead of paying a
large sum of money they
don't have.
. I know most people are
aware of the expense to be
put out but the poor don't
have H. In this day. can you
afford to leave your job to
care for your loved ones? It
isn't the same, but having a
place like the C.C.A do it is
a big help.
I know from experience
there are people who will
help. When I came down
with cancer without any
warning, I called my minis-
ter and within 2 hours I was
at the V.A. hospital. This
help came from Wyldwood
Baptist Church, but church
es don't have the money for
this program.
The C.C.A. also provides
one meal a day for those
who can't get to tht Center
for themselves.
So, if you have loved ones
who need this kind of care •
help us to continue.
For God's sake, and your
piece of mind to know you
have someone to call if you
jeed it, write to a congress-
man now before it's too late.
Three of them are:
Rep. J.J. Pickle
Sen. John Tower
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen
We need your help to
stay alive.
Thank you for listening to
the poor and handicapped.
E.L. Downing
Bastrop
Auxiliary thanks telethon help
Dear Editor:
The Ladies Auxiliary
would like ito take this lime
to. thank and recognize all of
the peoplo who made the
Easter Seal Telethon a big
success. We would like to
A.J. Rod
thank you
Dear Editor:
This is an open letter to
the concerned friends of
AJ. Rod:
It is not known at this"
time how long it will be
necessary for me to remain
in the hospital to fuQy recup-
erate. It seems now that it
may be at least another
thirty days, but everything
is healing, especially in the
left leg, where most of the
injury was done.
Earline and I want to
thank all of those who have
been so thoughtful during
these trying times and have
r yed for my recovery and
personally am soliciting
your continuing prayers,
which have been so benefi-
cial to my recovery God
bless all of you, I sope to see
all of you soon.
A.J. Rodd
Hermann Hospital. Houston
thank the Maynard Insur
a nee and Real Estate Age
ncy for the use of their
building and for the contri-
bution of their phones. We
would also like to recognize
Nelda Duck who acted as
the Chairman and organizer
of the phone committee and
Special, Thanks to Billie
Burns. jJula Waddle, Louise
Dixon, and Louella Petty
who answered phones all
through the telethon.
The Bastrop area raised
$404.00 dollars for the East
er Seal Society. We would
also like to say thank you to
the people of Bastrop, for
your very generous contri-
butions.
Last year more than
10,000 Texans, both children
and adults were provided
therapy and other beneficial
services through Easter
Seal contributions, and, be-
cause of your contributions
the Easter Seal Society can
continue to help the people
of Texas.
Georgia Sawyer
Bastrop American Legion
Indies Auxiliary.
Look To University Savings. We
can show you two timely deductions,
one of which could help you pay less to
the I.R.S. on your 1980 tax return.
Read the following and decide which
deduction you could use to reduce
your taxes.
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allows you to deduct upwards from
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Your IRA also earns you interest
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you retire at age 59'/a or older. Plus,
1500single; $1750 with non-working spouse:
working husband and working wile.
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you pay no taxes on the interest you
earn until it's time to retire, a time
when most people are in a lower tax
bracket.
If you are not currently covered
by a pension, profit sharing or retire-
ment plan, you may qualify for an
IRA. Which qualifies you fo\some
valuable deductions.
Or A Simplified Employee Pen-
sion Plan. An SEP is very similar to an
IRA. It allows for a maximum deduc-
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If your business could use a tax
break, an SEP could turnout to Ik-
a major tax breakthrough for you and
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Before April 15. If you're inter-
ested in saving money on last year's
taxes and for the years ahead, visit the
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accounts.
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'Lower speed limit'
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Dear Editor;.
Congratulations to Police
Chief Calabrese, and. his men
for cracking down on speed
ers in Smithville.
Now if the City Council
will lower the speed limit to
30 MPH. Smithville will be
safer for old codgers like me
who are getting slower an
the draw every day.
There would be fewer
accidents on "tip over" cur-J
ve just eakt of the Colorado
River bridge. It would be
easier to enforce traffic laws
and city revenues would
increase. Most cities have 30
MPH limits and former chief
Simon was a long time advo-
cate of it
Everytime I approach
Smithville from the west
someone crosses the double
no crossing yellow line to
beat me to the bridge.
There will be a bad accident
there someday. We ought to
borrow Hondo's sign. It
reads. "This is God's Coun-
try. Don't drive through it
like helL"
Bob Erkkson
Smithville
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [128], No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1981, newspaper, April 9, 1981; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth391060/m1/2/?q=technical+manual: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.