Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1977 Page: 3 of 20
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Piney Creek Philosopher
thinks he has found the key
to making every nation
on earth florish
Editor's note: The Piney
Creek Philosopher on his
Johnson grass farm on Piney
comes up with a new notion
for attaining world pros-
perity. possibly.
Dear editor:
The high price of coffee,
bemoaned by nearly every-
body outside of Brazil, may
be the key to the solution of
the economic problems of the
world. I'd better explain
before the coffee-drinkers
start picketing your office, in
case you publish this.
According to an article I
read the other night, the
doubling and then the
quadrupling of the price of
coffee has brought health to
the Brazilian economy. Coffee
farmers, now getting four
hundred per cent more for
their beans than ever
before- they have more frost-
free coffee trees down there
than they let on--are cleaning
up. They're buying new
tractors, trading bicycles in
on motor bikes, and for all I
know buying CB radios.
Coffee traders and coffee
exporters are making real
money, and the Brazilian
economy, given this 2 or 3
billion-dollar boost, is begin-
ning to flourish.
This is the key to every
nation's becoming economi-
cally healthy. Let each
country in turn get hold of
something the rest of the
world wants but hasn't got.
Raise the price of it till that
country booms. But they
have to take turns.
Brazil for example has
Letters
to the
Editor
Arts and crafts show
to be held May 15
done it with coffee, so it's
problems are solved. The
Arab countires, as every body
knows, has done it with oil.
When the United States' turn
comes, we might do it with
food. There are people on
earth who place a higher
priority on food than even-
coffee or oil. Some of them,
I'm told, if they can't ride will
even walk to a grocery store.
Now as for the other
countries, the problem gets
sticky. France might use
wine, if a frost kills all the
grapevines in the rest of the
world, or Frenchmen claim it
does and the CIA doesn't
have the ability to find out for
sure, anymore than it could
find out how bad the frost
was in Brazil or the drought
was in Russia.
I'm hard put to think of
what England could get a
monopoly on that the rest of
the world will pay a high
price for. They speak better
English than anybody else,
but our schools have proved
we're not interested in that.
But one man shouldn't
have to bear all the burden.
I've thought of three
countries, it's up to the
Secretary of State to take it
from there.
Yours faithfully,
J.A.
Dear Editor:
The Preferential Poll
Questionnaires have been
tabulated and the results are
now known to the people of
Precinct 4. My reason for
conducting a poll to deter
mine the appointee was to
get a mandate from the
people. I think we have
accomplished that, and the
poll indicated that Emil
Mogonye was favored by a
majority of the people as
their new Commissioner.
I would like to thank the
people who participated in
the poll and gave me insight
as to their preferences. I
promised confidentiality, and
confidentiality has been
maintained. After the final
tally was ascertained, the
questionnaires were im-
mediately destroyed.
Also, I would like to thank
the people from Bastrop and
Smithville who helped in
tabulating the results. I
carefully chose people whom
the public would have
confidence in to maintain
credibility.
Thank you for your
cooperation and interest.
Very truly yours,
Jack A. Griesenbeck
County Judge
This year the annual
benefit festival of the Lake
Bastrop Acres Volunteer
Kire Department will include
an arts and crafts show. The
festival will be held on
Sunday. May 15, from 11:311
a.m. untii 6 p.m. in the l,ake
Bastrop Acres Park, 5 miles
north of Bastrop on Hwy 95.
The Arts and Crafts show
is limited to original work
only. The fee is $10 for a
shaded space Exhibitor is to
furnish tables or display
racks. No commission will be
charged on items sold.
To reserve a space send
check payable to the Lake
Hastrop Acres Volunteer
Fire Department (Rt. 2, Bo*
146. Bastrop, Texas 788021
and include name of artiat-
craftsman, address, phone
number, and media.
National Junior Honor
Society inducts 38
students from Bastrop
Bastrop Unit of American
Cancer Society began
annual crusade
OLAN'S
Remodeling Service
ROOM ADDITIONS
PAINTING & PAPER HANGING
DRY WALL & ACOUSTIC SPRAY
BASTROP, TEXAS
321-3509
30-tf
The Bastrop Unit of the
American Cancer Society
began its annual April
educational and fund raising
crusade under the chairman-
ship of L. C. Smith and Elsie
Hiliard. Volunteer section
captains are:
Mrs. W. L. Sterling, Jr.,
Mrs. George F. Martin, Miss
Darlene Carter, Mrs. Dan
Boone, Mrs. Leroy Beck,
Mrs. Roberta Hemphill, Mrs.
Jeff Osborn, Mrs, Jack Clark,
Mrs. Knox Kimbrough, Mrs.
Tommy Hendrix, Mrs. Joyce
Nauert, Mrs. Lucille Kullen-
berg, Mrs. Michael Compton,
Mrs. Joe Adare, Mrs. Bonnie
Potts, Mrs. Shirley Wilhelm,
Mrs. Generosa Lowden, Mrs.
Edna Hoskins, Mrs. Wilma
Mayes, Mrs. Jack Claiborne,
Mrs. Eliza Jacobs, Mrs.
Roberta Hemphill, Mrs. John
Schulke, Mrs. R. A. Swearin-
gen, Mrs. Minefred Trigg,
Mrs. Mildred Bell, Mr. Andy
Davidson, Mrs. Willard
Peavy, and Mrs. Charles Lee.
"How does the American
Cancer Society spend the
money it collects from the
public?" We're glad to
answer that question," said
L. C. Smith and Mrs. Hilliard.
"In the most recent national
ACS budget, 29.2 per cent of
all income or more than $33
million supported a wide
variety of research pro-
grams," they declared. "At
the same time that we are
seeking new life saving
developments from research,
we also use the weapons we
already have by teaching
people to look for and
recognize cancer's warning
signals and the importance of
early detection. We could,
with present medical know-
ledge, save 113,000 more
lives each year if cancers
were detected in their early
and most curable stages.
Thus we spent another 17.4
per cent of our budget, or
nearly $20 million for public
education programs," Smith
said.
"We believe that the
quality of life for the cancer
patient is the key and,
therefore, ACS patient and
community services took
another 12.6 and 8.8 per cent
shares of ACS income or
more than $14 million and
nearly $10 million respective-
ly," stated Mrs. Hilliard.
Professional education for
physicians, nurses and other
medical personnel in the
front lines of the battle to
defeat cancer called for
another 10.3 per cent or
nearly $12 million.
"This makes up 78.3 per
cent of the ACS budget or
slightly more than $89
million. In spite of severe
inflationary trends we were
able to exert tight control
over our administrative
costs, keeping them within
acceptable limits. Manage
ment costs were about 10 per
cent or about $11 million,
while fund raising costs were
kept to about 11.7 per cent,
or about $13 million. We have
been able to hold the line
because of the many dedicat
ed volunteers who do so
much of the work for the
Society in its efforts to wipe
out cancer in our lifetime,"
they stated.
Thirty eight students from
Bastrop Junior High ScIhhiI
were inducted into the
membership of the National
Junior Honor Society in an
evening ceremony at Castle's
Restaurant last week. March
23.1977.
Members were selected by
a Faculty Council for meeting
high standards of scholar
ship, service, leadership and
character.
Students inducted were
Adam Allbright, Pam Ander
son. Janet Bennight, Russell
Boren, Robin Bridges. Jack
Burns, Lee Anne Exurn,
Tammy Frerich. Angela
Funderburk. Joe GoerU,
Rikki Green. Deena Higgins,
Candec Jeane, Michele Leh-
man, Pam McMullen, Debra
Nauert, Rebecca Oliver,
Vickie Seidel, Janet Smith.
Shane Smith, Colleen Wei
sch, Stephen Wilhelm, San
dra Wright, Ronnie Bridges,
Kevin Burrow. Paula Cottle,
Carol Evans, Belinda Goertr,
Lonnie Green. Linda Har
wood, Dawn Jones, Allan
Klaus, Theo Krenek, Mary
Allen McMurrey, Frances
Nuse. Janet Reiley, Johnnie
Rogers, Roberta Shone.
"National Junior Honor
Society members are expect
ed to continue their exemp
lary contributions to the
school and community," said
Mrs. M. Carmkhael, Faculty
Advistor.
The Lloyd H. Treadwell
Junior High School Chapter
was begun in November
1976. an<1 membership since
then totals 38.
The National Junior Honor
Society ranks as one of the
oldest and most prestigious
national organizations for
Junior High School students.
Chapters exist in three
fourths of the nation's junior
high schools, and since 1921.
more than six million
students have been selected
to membership. More than
two million dollars in
scholarships have been a-
wsrded to senior members
since 15M5 by the sponsoring
organisation, the national
association of secondary
school principals.
Lutheran League
to sponsor
bake sale
The Lutheran League of
the Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church is sponsoring a bake
sale on Saturday, April 9 in
front of the Heirloom and
Locks or l/ings. All kind* of
pastries will be on sale. The
pastries will be featured
with the Them of Easter.
"Want a particular kind of
cake?" Call 321 3122 or
321 5777. Thursday through
Friday, 4 to7 p.m. So that we
may have it ready for you at
the bake sale.
And don't miss our Easter
Specialty.
Happy Easter!
THANKS FOR SUPPORT
Thank you for your support in
the election for city alderman
last Saturday. I will continue to
try to serve you to the best of my
ability.
Henry Sehuyler
Osbom's Pre - Easter Sale
Ladies & Junior Dresses - 25% off Jewelry 1/2 off
See our bargain trunk Lots of good buys
Pinehurst Lingerie
Introducing our new line of children's clothes
Ruth of California
Little Star
We have 4 different prices on our
Easter Lilies and potted mums. We have
a nice selection of Hydrangeas, (laladiums,
hanging baskets, dish gardens, spring
arrangements of fresh flowers, corsages,
perma arrangements, and perrna pot
plants for the cemetery.
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Osborn's Florist, Gifts & Ready - To - Wear
907 Farm Street
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Phone 321-5500
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