The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1976 Page: 1 of 12
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VOL. 85, NO. 28
THE BASTROP COUNTY
. SMITHYILLE, TEXAS 78957
THURSDAY, JULY 8. 1976
Court Accepts Surveyor's Resignation
THE COUNTY -- Having
postponed i^s regular
meeting so that Judge
Griesenbeck could attend the
hearing on the Paige ISD
dispute, the county commis-
sioners met Tuesday, June
29, to discuss the following
business: i
John T. Burleson's resigna-
tion as county surveyor; the
acquisition of right-of-way
for a new road in Precinct
4; the entering into •& lease
agreement for a front end
loader for Precinct 1; and the
discussion of a letter from
the U.S. Department of the
Interior concerning the
county's coyote problem.
John T. Burleson's letter
of resignation as county
surveyor was presented to
the county commissioners on
June 28. The Court voted to
accept the resignation of
Burleson who is moving to
Rockport, Texas.
In related business,
Commissioner Paris moved
to accept Dale Olson's
application for the post of
county surveyor. The motion
was seconded by Commis-
sioner Hendrix and passed
by a unanimous vote.
Commissioner Paris asked
permission of the Court to
accept a 40 ft. right-of-way
for a new road through the
center of the old Dixon off
the lower Elgin River road
to the Swede.Carlson place.
Hendrix moved that permis-
sion be granted, and was
seconded by Commissioner
Wiley. The motion was pass-
ed unanimously.
Wilma Wiley, Pet. 1
Commissioner, asked the
Court's permission to enter
into a lease agreement with
Anderson Machinery
Co. Under the agreement.
Pet. 1 would lease a Hough
rubber-tired front end loader
for '& period of two years
with the option to buy tt
the end of that period.
Commissioner Burns moved
to allow Wiley to enter into
the agreement and the mo-
tion was seconded by
Paris. The vote was unan-
imous in favor of the motion.
Judge Griesenbeck read
a letter from Virgil Parsons
of the U.S. Department of
the Interior. The letter point-
ed out that the department
had received complaints
from Bastrop County citizens
concerning the damage
caused by coyotes in the
area. No action was taken by
the court concerning the let-
ter at this time.
The next meeting of the
Commissioner's Court will
be held Monday, July 12.
Watermelon Festival To Begin
MCDADE — The place
to be on July 10 at 3 p.m.
is McDade, Texas, because
that is the day and starting
time of the great 28th annual
Watermelon Festival.
At that time the small
town will come alive with the
sound of music created
by the Country Five. Spec-
tators will want to be there
early to get a good curb-
side seat, for the parade
starts at 4 p.m. followed
by a good ol' Texas barbecue
at 5:30. 1
At 7 p.m. prize-winning
melons and art work will
be awarded their just due,
and will then be auctioned
off to the highest bidder.
Registration deadline
for entries has been set for
12 noon.
The crowd will be treated
to a glimpse of McDade
royalty at 8:30 p.m. when
the coronation of the queen
will take place.
Miss Barbara Wuster-
hausen and her king Charles
Scott Bennett will be
crowned teen-age royalty,
and Natalie Owen and
William Wolf will be the The grand finale of the
reigning tiny tots. They will celebration will be a water-
be attended by visiting melrn feast, free to all
royalty from Elgin, Gid- confers compliments of the
dings, Paige, and Paint McDade Watermelon
Creek.
Festival Association.
Judge's Father
Dies In Austin
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Bandstand Dedicated
BASTROP -- That old-time
patriotic feeling was un-
questionably in vogue as
the citizens of Bastrop turn-
ed out for the dedication
of the Bastrop Harmony
Club's bandstand on Sun-
day, July 4.
An untimely downpour
forced the festivities indoors
to,..lbe countjf«jcourt room,
and though all present miss-
ed the chance of using the
bandstand for the first time,
the speeches were just as
stirring and the ceremonies
just as moving as if they had
been held outside.
Featuing musical perfor-
mances by a barber shop
quartet, the First Baptist
Church Youth Choir. and a
KEY-NOTE . SPEAKER -- Congressman J.J. "Jake"
Pickle spoke briefly to a crowd of nearly 200 on Sunday,
July 4, at the Bastrop Harmony Club's bandstand dedi-
cation. Times Photo
lyrical soloist, the after-
noon's activities were filled
out by an old-time political
speech by "presidential
candidate" Marcus Evans,
the presentation and accept-
ance of the bandstand, and
an address by Congressman
J.J. "Jake"Pickle.
The focus of Pickle's talk
Ufis the gallantry and-dedi-
cation of the 56 signers of
the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, and the need for each
of us today to pledge those
same qualities in service
of our nation. Pickic com-
mented in passing on the
sincerity vyith which both the
Pledge of Allegiance and
the national anthem had
been performed by the crowd
of nearly 200.
After the formal ceremon-
ies, County Judge Jack
Griesenbeck and Bastrop
Harmony Club President
Mrs. B.J. Marshall braved
the drizzle to cut the ribbon
on the gaily-decorated band-
stand on the courthouse
lawn. The brief ceremony
marked the culmination of
many hours of hard work by
the members of the Bastrop
Harmony Club to revive
this important landmark
around which so many acti-
vities centered.
Marge (Mrs. Jim)
Troublefield, a member of
the Harmony Club, remark-
ed that the Club hoped to
bring in guest artists to
perform on the bandstand,
and also hoped to see it
used for speeches and other
events of importance.
BASTROP -- Jack J.
Griesenbeck, father of
Bastrop County Judge Jack
A. Griesenbeck, passed
away on July 3, 1976, at
the age of eighty. The
senior Griesenbeck who
spent his life in and around
the city of Bastrop, died
after an extended illness
in an Austin nursing home.
Funeral services were
held at Newby Funeral
Home in Bastrop on Mon-
day, July 5, 1976, at 2:30.
Mr. Griesenbeck, a member,
of the United Methodist
Church of Bastrop, was
buried in Fairview Cemetery
at Bastrop. < \ •
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Griesenbeck
Mr. Griesenbeck, one of
those rare men who could
do a little of everything
well, retired from his pri-
mary occupation ot painter
and interior decorator at
the age of fifty. He was
a strong, proud family man
who took particular pride
in the feling that "he had
taught his children how to
work," his son recalled.
One of the little-known
facts about him is that he
was one of the first people
in the county to drive an
automobile. As a young
man he went to work for
his brother who owned a
,, carriage sales and regitf
'shop. With the advent of
the auto it was decided that
Jack should learn to drive
as well as do a little auto
selling. Jack put his new-
learned talent into action
by starting the first jitney
service in the county.
Mr. Griesenbeck's sur-
viving relatives include his,,
wife Mrs. Elma Griesenbeck .
of Bastrop; his two son's
Jack A. Griesenbeck of
Bastrop and Bobby A.
Griesenbeck of Smithville;
his daughter Mrs. John
Windsor of Austin; his
brother T.L. Griesenbeck of
Ingram; and his two sisters
Mrs. Ethel Tarver of Bastrop
and Mrs. Lula Nell Bays of
Austin.
Holds Personnel Hearing
* A A as -
BASTROP - The trustees
of the Bastrop Independent
School District spent a
long night dealing with a
short agenda Tuesday, June
29, in a specially-called
meeting. Personnel and the
building program were the
topics of discussion.
In the matter of personnel,
the board conducted, in
"closed door" session at the
request of the personnel
involved, a hearing on the
termination of four of the
janitorial staff. One, Ruby
Hill, was reinstated at the
conclusion of that hearing,
but the dismissals of Maggie
Alexander, T.C. Alexander,
and James Meyer were
left unchanged by the
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THE ROCKETS' RED
GLARE -- The fireworks
oyer the
vtlfe an
ringing a
Bastrop
young man
church bell in
were only two
aspects of Bastrop County's
celebrations commemorating
this very special 200th
Fourth of July. Smithville
had a parade and a picnic,
Elgin featured a cooperative
, worship service and a choral
'performance, and Bastrop
dedicated a bandstand, all
doing their part in the
nation-wide festivities.
Great quantities of barbecue
were consumed and hun-
dreds of firecrackers were
shot off, and despite the
untimely rains Bastrop
Countians enjoyed a fine
Fourth. For more pictures,
see Page 3. Times Photos
PISD Meets
BANDSTAND DEDICATION-County Judge Jack Griesenbeck cuts the ribbon in a sym-
bolic acceptance of the Bastrop Harmony Club's bandstand. Club president Mrs. B.J.
Marshall and Bastrop Mayor James P. Sharp assisted the judge. Times Photo
PAIGE - In a brief session
the trustees of the Paige
Independent School District
met Monday night, July 5,
to discuss the painting of
the old school building and
the repair of the school
bus. ^
By unanimous vote the
school board approved a
motion to stain the old school
house. The school is going
to be used as a community
center for Paige citizens.
Trustee Erwin Ewaldt is
to be in charge of the project.
The board also voted
unanimously to have the
school bus repaired. It has
a broken shock absorber
which needs to be replaced.
All bills of the school
district were read and
approved and there was
no discussion of the current
status of the Paige ISD or
board.
The next meeting of the
PISD board will be held
Monday, August 2.
Bentsen
To Act
As Marshall
ELGIN •• U. S. Senator
Lloyd Bentsen will act as
parade marshal! for the Elgin
Western Days parade to be
held July 24 at 10 a.m.,
according to Lawson Rivers,
a leading Democrat in Elgin.
Rivers also indicated that meetings open to the public
he is planning a "Dutch- and of interest to county
treat" breakfast for Bentsen voters are scheduled this
in Bastrop the morning of week:
the parade. Rivers hopes
board.
Larry L. Claycomb, archi-
tect for the district's building
program underway on all
four campuses, was instruct-
ed by the board to draw up
plans and to solicit bids for
the construction of the band
hall for the Junior High
campus. The band hall is
to be located on the site of
the old two-story portion
which is being demolished.
Superintendent Charles
Evans is seeking bids from
independent j contractors
for a bus barn. Through
metal buildings contractors
Evans is asking for bids
on a 44' x 85' building with
three work bays and one
wash bay. The trustees
hope that the construction
of such a bus barn will
allow the district to improve
the maintenance of its
buses.
Meetings Scheduled
TH COUNTY
Five
delegations from Smithville
and Bastrop, as well as El-
gin, will attend.
Bentsen. a candidate for
the outcome of the hearing \ re-election in November,
regarding its annexation by .. will then go to Elgin to lead
the Bastrop County school the parade.
Thursday, July 8. 1 p.m. --
Elgin Hospital Authority.
TPAL Civic Room.
Monday. July 12. 9:00
a.m. County Commis-
sioners' Court. Bastrop
County Courthouse.
Jtaters Offer
ersonal Views
Editor's note: Two of the boys who represented Bastrop
county at Boys State held recently in Austin have submitted
to the TIMES their impressions of the week they spent
governing that "mythical 51st state". We feel sure oar
readers will enjoy reading about these young people's
experiences. Next week we will present similar offerings
from three Girls Staters.
opportunity to see how locfit
government works and tjf
participate in this govern-
ment. This program enabled
all those who attended
Boys State to appreciate just
what an American citizen is;..
In one week the dtiaens of
Boys State are supposed Is
put together city govern-
ments, county governments;
snd a state government.
This is not very easy. Caadfe
dates for offices mat
campaign, elections must b#
held, governments must be
organized and then pat M
operation. All of thee*,
activities are run in almost
exactly the same way as fa|
real life.
Activities at Boys Statc:
started before dawn and
ended after dark. The day
started at 6:00 a.m. or short-
ly before when the
lors blasted their
by Mark C. Walker
Red Rock
It is not very often that a
person comes across a once-
in-a-lifeti.-ne chance to do
something, and it is even
less often that that person
gets to do it. I have had the
honor and pleasure of
attending Boys State, which
is one of the best once-in-a-
lifetime chances available.
Boys State provided, an
Moiiuay, juij u, z:00
p.m. •> Hearing on issuing
traffic regulations on county
roads before the Commis-
sioners' Court. Bastrop
County Courthouse.
Monday. July 12. 7:00
p.m. - Smithville City
Council. Smithville City
Hall.
Monday. July 12. 7:30
p.m. - Bastrop City Council,
Bastrop City Hall.
whistle*
through the halls to get tflfr:
guys up so they could (£'
outside snd start calisthenK
ics
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Prentiss, Paul M. The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1976, newspaper, July 8, 1976; Smithville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth390899/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.