The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 96, Ed. 1 Monday, January 31, 1983 Page: 2 of 8
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Survey is one of the largest
map producing organiza-
tions in the world with Over
60,000 different map titles
produced for scientific,
business and professional
needs. So we eagerly
opened the package that
arrived Saturday With the
latest topographic
quadrangle map of the
Bastrop area, mapped by
the Army Corps of
Engineers. It shows the
Lone Star Church in
Shiloh, Humble Camp,
Hopewell, Barton's Farm
at Utley, every Colorado
River bend, windmill and
building that once stood at
Camp Swift. It also calls
the divided highway that
runs through Bastrop 290
instead of 71. Otherwise, a
nice map Ray Long, who
stopped by on another
matter, pointed out the
map was actually drawn in
1948 when Highway 71 was
called 290, before 290 was
moved north to go through
Elgin. Maybe that explains
why The Blue Flame and
some of our other notable
historic spots are not on the
map. 1948 was 35 years ago.
***
Jan. 31 \yas Uncle Ferd's
101st birthday although he
has departed to another
life and wasn't around to
enjoy it. He lived to be past
89 and seemingly left every
penny he had ever earned
as' a railroad telegrapher.
He was able to will a large
amount to a humane
society where it will be used
to benefit dogs, cats and
other animals - the kind
whose company he
preferred to most humans.
We recall the tijrne hesstep-
ped outside the old
Majestic Theater in Dallas
and was accosted by a shrill
woman, shaking a coin
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box. She shrieked, "Tliis is
collection day for' the
charity hospital. Give till it
hurts." Uncle Ferd replied,
without hesitation, "Lady,
the very idea hurts?" i
Loblolly Lowdown: Ru-
mers are whirling nicely
through town that Bas-,
trop Post Office is moving
out to Highway 71 and
downtown merchants are
alarmed. Postmaster A. A.
Sanders assures us nothing
of the sort is planned. He
points out the Postal Ser-
vice's lease on its Main
Street property still has
several years to go and he's
heard nothing of any con-
templated change. Sanders
would like eventually to
move the post office to the
city warehouse property
next to the historic Bastrop
^Christian Church and he's
concerned that the city
might sell the warehouse
before that could happen...
We're sorry to shoot down
another rumor# floating
around placid Lake
Bastrop Acres, that the
federal prison nearby is
being expanded, but the
facts are quite different,
according to spokesman
John Reed. The prison
contains around 550 in-
mates at present and it's
possible this number may
be reduced, he says. In the
meantime, three old build-
ings left over from Camp
Swift that were being used
as a furniture making-
trainng factory, are going
to be demolished and
replaced with permanent
metal buildings. The build-
ing plans may have sparked
the rumors One of the
facts that keeps fueling such
speculation is the general
state of the total federal
prison system. On Jan. 17
there were 29,023 federal
prisoners, about 21 percent
more than existing prisons
were designed to hold. And
with tough new parole
rules issued by the Reagan
Administration (we back,
that move 100 percent) it's
only logical that some
should think the Bastrop
prison might be enlarged...
Don't be surprised to see a
service station operator
jump into this year's Bas-
trop City Council election
race....Former Sniithville
Councilman Roy Adams,
an auto mechanic and past
candidate for mayor, is
also a possible candidate
for that city's April 2 elec--
tion derby Despite ob-
jections from residents
living near the property, it
appears Smithville is mov-
ing ahead to open a park at
the old sewage plant at the
end of Main Street, over-
looking the Colorado
River. Trees and brush
have been trimmed and
more work will be done as
crews find time, looking
toward a possible late
spring opening.
***
Sue Sterling, age 6, told
us this one at Super S Foods
last week: "What did Tar-
zan say when he saw the
elephants doming? Answer:
Here come the elephants.
What did Tarzan say when
he saw the elephants com-
ing wearing dark glasses?
Answer: Nothing. He
didn't recognize them."
***
And Joe Logiane, fresh
from a Bud at the Ponderosa-
by-the-highway, asked us
Saturday, "If a man
smashed a grandfather
clock, could he be accused
of killing time? Not if the
clock struck first."
At First National Bank's
annual meeting 4ast Tues-
day, Vice President Jimmie
J. Jones sought, and got, a .
change in by-laws allowing
a later date for the annual
meeting next year. The
change is necessary to have
more time to compile the
bank's annual report, he
said. Asked why the meet-
ing had always been hefd,
for 76 years, on the fourth
Tuesday of January, Vice
President Minnie Bartsch
said it had been that way
since the bank started in
1889. Laughed Director
Jim Kershaw, "She knows.
She^vas there." To which
the good natured Minnie
replied, "I was not" and
Jim responded, "It's-
amazing what Mary Kay
can do." That brought
down the house but Minnie
wasn't too mad because
her daughter sells Mary
Kay Cosmetics.
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Thinking about Gary
Harrison, Bryan Wilson
and all the others selling, in
person and by mail, pine
seedlings for this area,
we're reminded of the
question: What pine has
the longest and sharpest
needles? The porcupine.
Larry Hyder convicted
A Bastrop County jury
convicted Larry Hyder of
burglarizing the home of
Alex French on Sept. 22 of
this year after more than an
hour of deliberation Friday.
Sentencing is scheduled
for Monday morning (Jan.
31) and will be handled by
District Judge John
Placke.
Hyder was convicted af-
ter Verlie Davis Jr.
testified that he had been
with Hyder when they
burglarized the home of
Fferich. Davis told of how
he, Hyder and Gary Hyder
had taken the goods and
traveled to Houstoii,
selling guns stolen and
spending the money on
beer, gasoline, hotel ac-
comodations and other
things.
Other witnesses placed
the car in the vicinity of the
burglary on the afternoon
and evening«ef Sept. 22.
New SV coach picked
Davison
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Smithville High School
and from Southwest Texas
State University and was a
career Air Force chief
warrant officer before his
retirement. He also is a
realtor and an accountant.
Three years ago, he de-
cided not to run for mayor
again and was replaced by
'Lawrence Skelley who ser-
ved two years until James
Reader was elected.
What is the tragic result of this dearth of spiritual
knowledge?
Hosea 4:6
My people will certainly be silenced, because there is
no knowledge. Because the knowledge is what you
yourself have rejected, I shall also reject you from,
serving as a priest to .me; ai»d (because) you keep*
forgetting the law of your God, I shall forget your
sons, even I.
R.J.R.
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have been received yet but
several coaches are
believed to be considering
leaving, according to per-,
sons who have worked
with them in the past.
After coming in second
in district competition dur-
ing the 1981 season, the
Bears posted a disappoint-
ing 1982 season, winning
only against Lockhart and
Taylor.
Bastrop's varsity will be
losing 14 seniors, but some
outstanding material is
coming up from the junior
varsity and freshman
teams.
Both Bastrop and Smith-
ville have been hampered
by the small number of
boys turning out to play
football and the number
sticking with the team all
season.
Some students re-
garded as good potential
material because of their
size live in rural areas and
must commute long dis-
tances to school and there-
fore don't want to stay af-'
ter school to practice.
Others get^'jobs after
school to pay for cars and
trucks, coaches have said.
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Williams, Eric. The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 96, Ed. 1 Monday, January 31, 1983, newspaper, January 31, 1983; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth602012/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.