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The Lost Pines
When Teng Hsiao ping,
the Top Kahuna of China,
disappeared briefly lasi
week from the scrutiny of
U.S. newshounds in Hous
ton, Sandi Jackson sug
jested: "He's up drinking
beer at the Bastrop Ameri-
can Legion." With everyone
else?
The hot flash out of
Washington I).C. that 131
Bastrop homes and buildings
are now on this country's list
of official places of historic
note causes us to wonder
what the list will look like in
anot her 50 years. No need to
stop your afternoon nap to
figure it out. Billy Schultz
tells us he already saw it in a
dream: Added to the list by
then will be the kitchen
where Louise McKinney in
1990 baked a tamale pie that
fed 640 persons, the field
where Carl Spooner was
caught swiping water-
melons; almost died of fright
when caught and was let go
to become years later our
illustrious fire chief; the local
church (you know which one)
where one preacher put 22
young men to sleep for 32
. minutes on a cold day (even
the hymn didn't wake up two
of them); the real estate
subdivision where five firms
went bust before a temple of
hotentots took over to raise
turnips; the used car lot that
began to specialize in 1985 in
"classic" cars that had over 3
cylinders plus hearses that
have windows so you can see
who is riding with the body
(outlawed in 1984 to protect
the privacy of persons faking
their death to avoid Social
Security taxes); the closet in
Don Long's house at 1501
Church St. where Long in
1993 finally said "Enough"
and refused to do any more
work on the restored edifice;
the GP. Herndon-Lincoln
Farris Memorial Peace Gar
den where in 1989 the two
sages, still going strong,
buried a small ax near the
graves of 22 younger city
officials who had long since
passed from this earth; the
Coca Cola warehouse on
Chestnut which became in
1981 a macrame and
macaroni palace by day
operated by Barbara Mikva
and 10 Taiwanese acrobats
and a glitter disco by night
run by Angel Hunt—who in
1983 turned down a Para
mount contract for God-
father V because she refused
Letter from Iran
sent to Bill McMillian
Christian witness
lives in Teheran
STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
It is difficult to write
letters these days, but we do
want all of you to know that
we are quite well. The nation
in which we live and labor is
in ferment, and we are
keenly aware that we are
witnessing important his-
tory in the making. We ask
for your prayers, especially
that the Christian commun-
ity in this land may continue
to make a worthy witness in
the midst of struggle and
change.
i
The month of December
was an eventful one for the
Seto fami'.y. This was a time
when Iran was going
through particularly anxious
times, when religious fervor
combined with political
unrest to create scenes
unprecedented in this na
tion's long history. Christ-
mas itself was subdued
because of the tragic
conflicts and killings mark-
ing this period. Paul went to
the eastern city of Meshed to
conduct Christmas services
in the church there, which is
without a minister Meshed,
like the rest of the country,
was gripped with violence
and bloodshed.
In January, two Presby
terian families left us, one to
go to Bangkok to continue
work with the Bible Society,
and the other to return to
the U.S. to take up another
assignment. This leaves one
family, the Setos, to repre-
sent the United Presbyter
iari Church in the USA in
Teheran. There is one other
couple, the Meloys, in the oil
city of Abadan, sent there
temporarily by the Synod to
minister to the dwindling
community there, until the
arrival of the Stewarts who
have been appointed to
replace the Mullers who
have retured.
Selma continues her pro-
gram of teaching piano to
church young people who are
preparing to serve the
church, musically, in the
years to come. Paul has
responsibility for the Mis-
sion office in addition to the
Center, which continues to
serve as a center for study,
dialogue and counseling.
We hope to see many of
you to whom this letter is
being sent. We are eager to
share our experiences with
you, and to learn of your
doings and your thoughts
about common concerns. We
thank those of you who sent
us Christmas greetings, and
apologize that the postal
strike here prevented our
responding until now—as
you will note, this is being
mailed from Texas, as mail
service has not yet been
restored.
We hope to hear from you
soon, when the postmen
resume their accustomed
rounds.
Most sincerely,
Paul and
Selma (Reynolds) Seto
Resource Study Center
Evangelical Church of Iran
AUSTIN—New Gov. Bill
Clements asked the legisla-
ture to strengthen the gover-
nor's powers substantially to
deal with growth of the gov-
ernment and bureaucracy.
Clements, in the "first
chapter" of his messages to
lawmakers, asked for budget
supervision authority and gu-
bernatorial power to remove
state agency members "for
stated reasons" and with Sen-
ate consent.
Highlights of the new Re-
publican governor's recom-
mendations included:
—A repeat of his call for
a $1 billion tax reduction.
—Power for the governor
to appoint chairmen of state
boards and commissions
"from time to time."
—A freeze on stale hiring
and an "attrition policy" to
reduce the number of state
employees by 25,000 over
four years.
—Initiative and referen-
dum powers for citi/ens to
pass or veto laws.
—A constitutional ban on
state corporate or personal
income taxation.
—Power for local voters
to ratify or reject tax in-
creases by election.
—Limiting the governor,
lieutenant governor and at-
torney general to two four-
year terms.
—Abolishing the state's
10-cent property tax for col-
lege buildings.
—Development of a plan
for a single tax appraisal of-
fice within each county.
—Full implementation of
the 1978 tax relief amend-
ment.
Clements, throwing down
the glove before advocates
of a 22 per cent budget in-
crease, told defenders of
sharp hikes in spending the
Wtyt ?®agtrop gUtoertiger
Published Monday and Thursday at the Bastrop Advertiser office, IIKNi Main
Street. Bastrop, Texas 78602. Second Class Postage paid at the Bastrop, Texas Post
Office 78602. An independent, home-owned newspaper, non-sectarian, non-partisan,
devoted to the welfare of the people of Bastrop County. Subscription rates $7.50 per
year, payable in advance.
Jack Eraser-Publisher
Shirley Reese-Office Manager
Steven Maestaz-Design
Richard Cochran, Fay Pannell-Circulation
Davis McAuley - Reporter
MEMBER TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION 1979
burden of justifying their de-
cision is on them.
Cut Sought
House Speaker Bill Clay-
ton says the Legislative Bud-
get Board budget can be
trimmed by $500 million and
the amount returned to tax-
payers. x
Clayton recommended a
2.5 per cent cut across-the-
board in the $20.8 million
IBB appropriations draft.
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, who
presides over the Senate, in-
sists the bill cannot be trim-
med without a substantial
reduction in state services.
Gov. Clements and former
Gov. Dolph Briscoe claim a
$1 billion reduction and cor-
responding tax relief is pos-
sible.
Clayton seeks to "freeze"
state employment at current
levels, to require pooling of
state airplanes and to pro-
hibit contracting by state
agencies for consultation ser-
vices and studies without
prior approval by the gover-
nor.
Meanwhile. Associate
State Education Commis-
sioner Raymon Bvnum told
the House Appropriations
committee, in effect, the leg-
islature will have $72 million
more for tax cuts than an-
ticipated. The legislature set
aside $450 million to reim-
burse school districts for
revenue they will lose due to
the 1978 tax relief amend-
ment. but Bynum said cost
of implementing the amend-
ment is more like $378 mil-
lion.
Expanding
There may be multiple
capitol complexes in the fu-
ture.
State rent payments
jumped from $1.5 million in
1970 to $6.1 million in
1978. and may go up to $8.1
million in 1984.
A new $28 million office
building has been authorized,
but State Board of Control
Chairman Charles Coates
to wear a gas mask to work
in I/>s Angeles. We asked
Billy what happened to the
Advertiser. Did it gets its
Texas Medallion or become a
blood bank? His dream
wasn't too clear on this, he
said. But he knew the paper
was still in business because
Jim Hancock was using 100
copies a day to wrap the fish
and chips that he had added
to his chain of har-b-que
stands.
**•
HerhHoltz heard it at the
Driskill: "A rich man is one
who isn't afraid to ask the
clerk for something
cheaper."
•**
News about our four
footed friends: Cecil Perkins
is the new executive director
of the Texas Thoroughbred
Breeders' Association and is
setting up headquarters at
Manor Downs Racetrack
between here and Austin.
**•
Old Times Are Not
Forgotten: In 1971 five
women, including Mrs.
Harry Wuensche of McDade,
started the Texas Wendish
Culture Club to revive
memories of the 500 Luther-
an emigrants who came to
Serbin. The immigrants
came about 125 years ago,
;.said that it will not meet all
needs.
High costs are forcing the
board to consider developing
many capitol complexes,
especially on land the state
already owns, according to
executive director Homer
Foerster. The board's master
plan, said Foerster. envisions
clusters of state buildings
outside the present capitol
area.
Courts Speak
The Texas Supreme Court
set a February 28 hearing in
a major case involving Rio
Grande Valley water rights.
The Court of Criminal
Appeals overturned the
death penalty murder con-
viction of a Nacogdoches
man in the shooting of his
former father-in-law.
The State Supreme Court
upheld an intermediate court
decision that two Houston
oilmen should have a full
trial of their suit claiming
they were cheated out of
their share of a Webb Coun-
ty natural gas bonanza.
The Court of Criminal
Appeals refused to rehear its
reversal of murder convic-
tions against Elmer Wayne
Henley and Ignacio Cuevas.
The U.S. Supreme Court
agreed to consider whether
the federal government can
ban lactrile. Fifteen states
including Texas have legal-
ized laetrile for use in treat-
ing cancer.
The top court also refused
to hear a challenge of a Tex-
as law prohibiting retail sale
of many items on a consecu-
tive Saturday and Sunday.
In other Texas cases, the
U.S. Supreme Court took
under study an Austin rul-
ing which could bring $50
million a year in Social Se-
curity benefits to mothers of
illegitimate children and left
intact a Texas provision for
allowing persons convicted
of felonies in state court the
right to vote but denying the
right to those convicted in
Wreck injures one
A Chevrolet pick-up truck
failed to make the turn at the
intersection of FM 2104 and
Pin Oak Road about 8:00
p.m. Friday and went off the
road "down in the thicket,"
according to DPS patrolman
Inez Arriola.
Taken to Smithville Hos-
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VALENTINE'S DAY SUGGESTIONS
Sunbeam Curlers Hair Dryers
Make-up Mirrors with Special Lights
LAAKE'S HARDWARE
Open 8 5;30 Mon, Sat,
Dutuunl on
707 Spring
pital following the accident
were Tim Priest, 17, of
Smithville and Kirk Wolf,
also 17, of Giddings.
A hospital spokesman said
Sunday that both were
"improving" and "certainly
not in critical condition."
Wolf was being treated for a
broken arm and both were
"bruised" said the spokes-
man.
Change of Address?
\\ rite:
Bastrop Advertiser
Box 159
Bastrop.Texas 7N602
Bastrop Advertiser
(USPS 045-020)
landing in Galveston.
Re«*ntly, the congregation
of St. Paul Lutheran Church
in Serbin gave its old school
house to the Society to be
used as a museum.
Aren't politicians wonder-
ful? Who else would use an
expensive mailing to de-
scribe how they are fighting
the high cost of government?
It happens every day at our
office when we receive the
latest bombast from con-
gressman X and represent-
ative Y. Congressman Jim
Collins is the latest. He
doesn't even live near
Bastrop but he told us: "In a
direct move to get at the
cause of America's inflation
problem, Rep. Collins has
introduced four bills that are
aimed at stopping the
growth of the bureaucratic
and congressional output of
government in Washington."
Collins wants Congress to
meet less often and cut its
staff by half. But he didn't
, say anything about stopping
the flood of mail from his
office. We're sure you're not
surprised that Republicians
send out as much just as
Democrats. They do.
»*»
Human Events: David
Garcia was 82 yesterday and
is still going strong, working
every day to help keep
CitizensBank's new look. A
longtime local resident, he
had worked for years at the
Court House. Who says
work is bad for your
health?....It's a 35th anniver-
sary for Madge and Bill
Tompkins of Cedar Creek
John McNulta pulled
through surgery at Bracken-
ridge Hospital in Austin and
is in Room 518 EB....Joe
Echols' wife Lucy has put
him on "a strict diet" after
Joe's heart . attack and he's
recuperating out in Lake
Bastrop Acres, his stomping
ground Felicitations to
Judy Orme on her 10th...
federal courts or other
states.
Committees Named
Key House committee
chairmanships remain firmly
in the hands of loyal con-
servative supporters of
Speaker Clayton.
Rep. Bill Presnal of Bryan
retained chairmanship of ap-
propriations and Rep. Tom
Uher of Bay City, state af-
fairs. Rep. Bob Davis of Irv-
ing will head ways and
means, and Rep. Tom Mas-
sey of San Angelo, calen-
dars. Rep. Pete Laney of
Hale Center remains as ad-
ministrative committee chair-
man. Rep. Ai Brown of San
Antonio will preside over
constitutional amendments
and Rep. Hamp Atkinson of
New Boston, public educa-
tion.
Short Snorts
Gov. Clements termed suc-
cessful his mission to Mexico
to discuss energy, the drug
problem, illegal aliens and
the "tortilla curtain." He
proposes a future conference
with border state governors
to review mutual concerns.
The Senate approved $1.5
million in emergency appro-
priations for the attorney
general's office and the Rail-
road Commission.
George W. Strake Jr. took
the oath of office as Texas
secretary of state and began
his new duties last week.
The Texas legislature in-
vited Mexico President Jose
I.opez Portillo to address the
House and Senate.
Rep. Paul Moreno of El
Paso is new chairman of the
House Mexican-American
Caucus, and Rep. Arnold
Gonzales of Corpus Christi
is vice chairman.
Anti-abortion groups ral-
lied at the capitol in support
of legislation to restrict
abortions.
Eleven applications to
register $6.8 million in se-
curities for sale in Texas
were filed with the State Se-
curities Board during the
last week.
G. Rudolph Garza Jr. of
Corpus Christi and Shannon
H. Ratliff of Austin are new
memhers of the Texas Board
of Law Examiners.
Work Shirts .50
Work Pants $1.50
Dress Trousers $2.50
tlVERWOOD BARGAIN SHEI
See Classified Garage Sale Ad
Citizens Bank
of Bastrop
Community Calendar
MONDAY
Bluebonnet Volunteer
Fire Department meets
the first and third Monday
at 7:30 p.m. each month at
the Fire Station in
Bluebonnet Acres.
The Bastrop City Coun-
cil meets the second and
fourth Monday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. at
Bastrop City Hall
'Hie Smithville School
Board meets at 7 p.m. the
third Monday of every
month in the Board Room
of the Administrative
Building in Smithville.
'Ilie Elgin School Board
meets the first and third
Monday of every month at
7:30 p.m. at the School
Administrative Building in
Elgin.
The Bastrop County
Commissioners' Court
meets the second and
fourth Monday of each
month at 9 a.m. in the
Commissioners' Court-
room, Bastrop County
Courthourse.
The National Associa-
tion of Retired Federal
Employees [NARFEj
meets every fourth Tues-
day of each month at 2 p.m.
in the Baron Room of the
Citizens Bank of Bastrop.
The Smithville City
Council has their regular
meeting at 7 p.m. the
second Monday of each
month at Smithville City
Hall. The Smithville Light
and Water Board meets at
7 p.m. the third Monday of
each month at Smithville
City Hall.
Missionary Fellowship Cir-
cle of U. M. W. meets the
second Monday of each
month at 3 p.m. at First
United Methodist Church.
The Bastrop Chamber of
Commerce meets at 12
noon the fourth Monday of
each month.
TUESDAY
Tlie Bastrop Lions Club
meets the second and
fourth Tuesday at noon at
The Castle Restaurant.
Ihe Smithville Hospital
Board meets the fourth
Tuesday of each month at
7:30 p.m. at Smithville
Hospital.
Bastrop High School
Bear Backers Club meets
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the
high school cafeteria.
The Bastrop Volunteer
Fire Dept. meets the firts,
third, and last Tuesday of
every month at 7:30 p.m.
at the City Warehouse in
Bastrop.
The PTA meets every
third Tuesday at the High
School auditorium at 7:30
p.m.
The Elgin City Council
meets the first Tuesday of
each month at 7:30 p.m. at
Elgin City Hall.
The Elgin Volunteer
Fire Dept. meets the
foirth Tuesday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. at Elgin
Fire Dept.
Band Boosters' Club
meets the second Tuesday
of each month at 8 p.m. in
the High School Band Hall.
The Bastrop School
Board meets at 8 p.m. the
second and fourth Tuesday
of each month in the
Administrative Building
Board Room in Bastrop.
WEDNESDAY
Ihe Hospitality House
Senior Citizens Center, 100
ViDa View Drive, Smith-
ville, has meeting the first
and third Wednesday of
each month. Covered dish
lunch; 42 begins at 10 a.m.
On alternate Wednesdays
there are crafts, 42, and a
pot-luch lunch.
Hie Smithville Chamber
of Commerce meets the
third Wednesday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. at
Smithville City Hall.
The Improved Order of
Redmen meets the third
Wednesday of each month,
at 8 p.m. at the Redmen
Lodge.
The Improved Order of
Redmen Auxiliary meets
the fourth Wednesday of
each month at 8 p.m. at 805
Main Street.
THURSDAY
Smithvile DAV Chapter
207 and Ladies Auxiliary
meet ht ethird Thursday
each month at 7:30 p.m. at
Smithville Hospitality
House.
Calvary Baptist Ladies
Bible Class meets the first
Thursday of every month
at 2:30 p.m.
Union Aid Bible Class
meets the second Thurs-
day of every month at 3
p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Bryson, 1302 Hill St.
The Bastrop, Hospital
Board meets the second
Thursday of each month at
4 p.m. at Bastrop City Hall.
The Elgin Hospital
Board meets the second
Thursday of each month at
7:30 p.m. at the Elgin Bank
Conference Room.
The Elgin Hospital
Board meets the second
Thursday of each month at
7:30 p.m. at the Elgin Bank
Conference Room.
The Smithville Volun-
teer Fire Dept. meets the
second and fourth Thurs-
day of each month at 7:30
p.m. at Smithville Fire
Station.
The Elgin Chamber of
Commerce meets the first
Thursday of each month at
7:30 p.m. at Texas Power
and Light Civic Room.
Bastrop American Legion
Post 533 Ladies Auxiliary
meets the second Thurs-
day each month at 7:30
p.m. at the Post Home.
Bastrop American Legion
Post 533 meets the first
Thursday each month at
7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
The Bastrop County His-
torical Society meets every
fourth Friday at the
Bastrop Museum.
The Senior -Citizens of
Bastrop meet the second
and fourth Friday of each
month at 2 p.m. in Kerr
Community ' Center on
Walnut St.
Be sure to list your club meeting time and
place in the Citizens Bank Community Calen-
dar. Just call 321-2557 by 5 p.m. Thursday.
SAVE ON INCOME TAXES
Come in and see us about '
opening an IRA account.
Citj?ens Bank
of Bastrop
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