The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1977 Page: 2 of 19
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I HI MAS I HOP COUNTY 1 IMI S. SMI I HVILLK.
i Round The County
By Jane Hunt
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1977
('onveninu
I" 1 M'll to an SISU executive session discussion
I an .nvusatorv "letter to the editor" printed in this
i w.spapcr last week:
• > '"i'le t< -ills so concerned about the school's qual
its .iml not your own rear-end. why duck behind an
i ’ i ■ smoke screen to defend it?
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rTIEWNIIT-
Do you think the county needs a fire Jack Ash--Yes. because ot pine and oak
marshal? forests and grasslands.
Billy Maynard, businessman -• Yes, if
Bastrop County people can justify his John Sanders, businessman - No. I
salary. do not think so.
VASI Funds Donated
CCBE
Seeks
Citizen
Input
BAS PROP — The Concerned
Citizens for Better Education, a
local group formed with the object
ive of improving education and
educational facilities within the
Bastrop ISD, will hold an important
public meeting Tuesday. Nov I
at 7:30 p.m. in the old district
courtroom, upstairs in the counts
courthouse in Bastrop.
At the meeting organizers ol
the group will seek input from
concerned citizens throughout
the BISD. The group has listed
as its objectives the improvement of
communication among all involved
in the schools, promoting citizen
and parent participation in school
activities, and the formal presen
tat ion of a list of citizens' con-
cerns affecting the safety and
educational development of tin
district's children.
All interested citizens are invited
to attend and encouraged to express
their views at the meeting.
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Council Faces Water Problems
KOI' lengthy discussion
u tion marked the city
mess session Monday
night.
engineer with Bryant-
'resented a drainage
‘hi area north of the
aeks in the eitv, a project
!'■ flu ded by a $100,000 block
HI D. He also discussed
• iulicit the best method
I ip; wng the (.'asset-Kelley
hdivisi' n w ith city water, and the
. i d *\ hated whether to drill
a new w aior well.
I : ' i action the council:
• I the purchase of a radio
i ■ 11ji!(iyce Sidney Lawhon’s
truck.
•iaided lilt discussion of a full-
time mechanic for the city.
•a prmed retaining K. E. Har-
Tin,-: In ot Worthington. Ohio,
land It unemployment claims
made against the city. City scc-
rctarv Artie McLaurin termed the
t it il .St) per employee per year
"well worth it."
Schott's drainage proposal in-
v Ivi improving the drainage be-
tween IS an and Main Streets
h 'ii I aurel to Mesquite. Schott
I | - d improving surface drain-
a e by ontouring the area be-
twecti I .lin'd and Linden. From
I nd' I nth to Mesquite, Schott
\ Seer Ordinance......
proposed installing mulct und
drainage to carry the v aim north
into Piney Creek, including carrying
some water diverted bom l’e> an
Street into the undctcound pipes.
The council agreed t investigate
acquiring the necess; . easements,
while Schott will weir up limn- s
on the cost of the proposal.
The city agreed to split "50-50"
with Cassel and Kelley tin ost of
installing a pumping station on
LCRA property near the Boy
Scout camp on I M I -II flic
pumping station complete with
pressure tank. storag< ank. dual
pumps, air compressor, small
chlorinator. and a shelter will
improve water pressure iu the
entire Circle L) and Jack Ash
subdivision area now served by
the city. It will also insure that
water can be pumped over the
rise on EM 14-11 to the subdivision
being developed by Oscar Cassel
and Floyd Kelley.
Schott estimated the cost of such
a station as between SI 1.500 and
$15,500. The council was taken by
surprise bv the high -a. since
former city manager Bill ( \ had
quoted a $7500 price tag on the
entire project.
"I think Bill Cox just reached
up and got some Figures out of
his head," Councilman Albert
lock remarked. Nevertheless, the
council voted unanimously to split
the cost with Cassel-Kelley, with
Fat Gordon abstaining. City utility
manager Billy Evans applauded
the move, stating, "Our system is
going to have to be upgraded
anyway as soon as that area starts
growing."
Discussion of the city’s water
well situation occupied a good part
of the night, with the council
voicing its reluctance to spent
$10,500 acidizing, scraping, and
recasing city well 03 with little or
no promise that it would continue
producing.
"I'd rather put |the river water
well system l back in operation
than gamble with $20,000 at Camp
Swift," Lock maintained.
Evans, however, advised drilling
another well in the Camp Swift
area, since the cost of developing
a distribution system from a well
drilled near the river would be con-
siderble. The city would have to
install elevated storage and new
water lines to revive the old rive
water lines to revive the old river
system, but at Camp Swift, Evans
explained, "We’re already set
up to move the water."
Councilman Henry Schuyler
pointed out that all four of the
city's operative wells had been
drilled in 1942, the same year as
water well #3. "For all we know
they all look that bad,” Schuyler
SMITHVILLE - Last week's
postponed meeting of the city
council was held last night fol-
lowing the special meeting. Before
the second meeting was called to
order the Luftwaffe Flying Club of
Smithville made a special presen-
tation to the city council.
Several weeks ago the council
approved a request that the city
put up half the funds to establish
a visual approach slope indicator
(referred to by the initials "VASI”)
to improve the landing safety at
the Smithville Municipal Airport.
The other half of the funds was
matched by the Texas Aeronautics
Commission.
Last night Mrs. Peggy Walicek,
district clerk and a member of the
Smithville Flying Club, presented
the council with a check for $500
from the club to be matched by
the Aeronautics Commission in
order to establish a VASI at the
other end of the runway. This
increases the safety of the runway
and brings it a step further in ac-
comodating air traffic in need of fuel
or aid.
Mayor Skelley spoke for the en-
tire council when he thanked the
club for their civic concern.
In his report to the board
Manager Wesson asked and re-
ceived permission to increase the
price of a half-inch tap from
$35 to $50. He also asked for and
received permission to donate $10
to the Boy Scouts for their yearly
drive.
In the final report the mayor
informed the council that the cost
of the city audit will rise this year.
The increase is due to the fact that
the audit will be handled by a new
firm who inherited the account
from the former accountant who
is no longer in business. The mayor
assured the council that the in-
crease will be incremental
The Mayor also informed the
council that there would be an
inspection of the city’s water supply
Tuesday by federal and local agen-
cies including the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Callahan
Appointed
Director
BASTROP -- Jimmy Callahan
was the third person in as many
weeks to be named to the Board
of Directors for the Citizens State
Bank of Bastrop. Following E. O.
"Sammy” Sharp and Warren
Higgins who were appointed to
the Board earlier this month,
Callahan will be the thirteenth
Board member.
Callahan graduated from Texas
A & M in 1968 with a Bachelor
of Science in Industrial Distribu-
tion. Along with his father he is the
owner-manager of the Capitol
Hardware Store in Austin.
Callahan describes himself
as very community-minded and
has been a life-long resident of
Bastrop. He started his association
with the bank when he opened
an account there during his fresh-
man year in high school.
He will be attending his first
meeting in three to four weeks
and is looking forward to active-
participation and providing some-
youthful input into the Board.
SISD Buys V an
SMITHVILLE — A special meet-
ing of the school board was called
last night Oct. 24. All four princi-
stated. He advocated having Schott Pals from the Smithville school
investigate the cost of drilling at district were in attendance.
Camp Swift and of reviving the
river water well system. The
council agreed, and asked for a
report from Schott as soon as
possible.
For half of the hour in which
they met, the board was in execu-
tive session. When the open session
was resumed the board voted to
take no action at this time on the
matter discussed in the executive
session.
In other action taken at the meet-
ing the board approved a bid from
Leif Johnson to purchase a van
for $6116. The board also voted not
to participate “at this time" in
the state firemen's retirement plan.
Letters To The Editor
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Thanks to came and got a wrecker to bring the
Dear Editor: car in. I’m sorry I didn’t get their
I hank the good Lord tor being with names, but they were from Bastrop,
us Saturday night! On our way home and I sure appreciate their help.
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THE
RECORD
' Paul M Prentiss
provide that snould
xisting Main Street
:i: down for 60 days it
I it be able to secure
premises license. How-
si- il. such a pro-
n til..w lor the sale of
■ ' ss to another operator.
Kragh. jeweler, whose
s on Main Street, cx-
agreement with the
- Hurts to eventually
Main Street taverns,
stated that Jenkins'
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proposal would have the same end
result, but it would just take
longer.” Kragh was tie onlv
supporter ol the ordimt ci who
expressed himself at thi hearing.
Couneilnten Pal G ■ and AI
licit Lock expressed then strong
support ot thi ordinance as
originally drafted. However, the
council agreed after much discus
sion to table the made! with the
intent ol holding tut if hs ussion
and possible anothei pui'ii heal
ing.
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from a birthday celebration in Austin,
we were talking about how good the
ear was running after the axle broke-
earlier in the week. There was a terrible
jolt and sparks of tire streaked down the
road behind us. Our wheel had come
off and it was all I could do to steer to a
stop at the side of the road.
The wheel was nowhere to be found.
It was dark and there were no houses
in sight. "Manta Bird" tried to get help
on theCB w hile I hunted unsuccessfully
for the wheel.
Then, like angels of mercy, the Luis
Bessera family of Smithville stopped to
see if they could help. They took Mama
home and she- sent Dr. Guv Shuttles
worth, our neighbor, back to help find
the wheel. The CB'ers she had talked
Dr. Shuttlesworth and 1 hunted for
the wheel Sunday morning from dawn
until after 9 o'clock before we found
it deep in the woods across the road
where it came off. It crossed the lane
of oncoming traffic and jumped the
fence. Thank God it didn't hit a ear in
the westbound lane. Our 10-20 was
about a mile west of the San Marcos
cut-off on Hwy. 71.
So that's why I'd like to say "Thank
you” to so many. I just feel humbly
glad to be alive.
"The Alum Creek Nut Cracker"
K A BA 4353
W. R. "Bob" Robbins
Rt. 2 Box 188
Smithville, Texas 78957
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by Bub Standifer
Due to the death of Bing Crosby,
Hob Hope hits cancelled his two-hour
TV special. "The Road to Hollywood,"
which was to have marked his 40 years
in lilnts. He is replacing his show with
a two-hour tribute to Crosby. The tear-
jerker will be entitled "On The Road
with Bing," and will have film footage
and other memorabilia about Bing. Bob
Hope will personally narrate the show
and plans to end it with Crosby and
his family singing the beloved "White
( hristmas. " I he show ntav he seen on
Friday night, October 28, on NBC Chan-
nel 36 at 7 p.m.
***
"Oh God," starring George Burns
and John Denver, opened in Austin
last week, and is drawing raves from
critics. According to Boxoffiec Mag-
azine. Burns will likely be touted for
another Oscar nomination for his title
role in the movie which, the magazine
says, is excellent family fare. May bc
something reallv worth seeing. It has
Ends
J.P. Powers
obviously been well-received in Hous-
ton, also, where it is playing its third
week.
***
As we had expected, Kathy Crosby,
who was booked to appear at the Coun-
try Dinner Playhouse in Austin on
November 15, has cancelled her en-
gagement. In her place, Bob Cum-
mings, who will star in "Dad’s Di-
lemma." will make his second appear-
ance at the Playhouse, and will no doubt
he greeted enthusiastically. Theatre-
goers will miss a double thrill with
Kathy's cancellation, since Crosby him-
sell had planned to come to Austin with
her and visit with theatre guests who
attended the show during her engage-
ment. She will likely come to Austin
at a later date.
It is traditional with the TIMES that each new mem-
ber of the staff be required to write his or her own bio
lor publication. The TIMES has just hired John Powers
as a reporter. . .whether or not he will be working
here next week is questionable. . .the young upstart
turned the following in as his bio:
BASTROP COUNTY TIMES PULLS MAJOR COUP
The Bastrop County Times signed on a new report-
er last week. John P. Powers, brilliant journalist
and former editor of the New York Times has come to
the paper to lend his probing and insightful news
writing skills to an organization which he has referred
to as dubiously.
Bringing a list of credentials as long as the Thirty
Years War. Powers is a welcome relief to the
lukc-warm namby-pambly journalistic style that the
times has come to embody, lie began his tenure
with a bang. . .or at least a small poof. He fired the
entire staff and has promised to hire nothing but the
best to replace them. This translates to. . .“hiring
all of his questionable friends to terrorize the town and
drink all of the liquor in Bastrop County and Travis
County, too, if need be."
The current editor pro-tent. Mr. Paul Prentiss,
describes Powers warmly as "the scum of the earth"
and a truly pointless human being. . .
Where are you working next week. John!
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Prentiss, Paul M. The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1977, newspaper, October 27, 1977; Smithville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth870052/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smithville Public Library.