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Vol. 139, No. 1
Texas’ Oldest Weekly Newspaper
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Two Sections, 22 Pages
Bastrop, Texas
Thursday, March 5,1992
Incumbents lead race for campaign funding
By Davis McAuley
Editor
With political campaigns for
county offices heading into the
final week, two incumbents ap-
parently far outdistance their
competitors in gamering gifts to
pay the cost of wooing voters.
Other hopefuls in the March 10
Democratic Party Primary ap-
pear to be relying far more heavi-
Smithville
teen jailed
in break-in
A 16-year-old Smithville
juvenile was arrested Tuesday
and charged with two counts of
burglary. '
According to Bastrop County
Sheriff’s Department In-
vestigator Earl Pence, ttye
juvenile is supected of breaking
into a residence at 3021 Kellar
Road twice last week.
The burglaries ocfcurred three
days apart, he added.
A small 30-year-old sorority pin
was the only item taken druing
the first burglary, according to
the victim.
“Fingerprints taken from a
jewelry box after the first
burglary match the prints of the
defendant taken Tuesday after-
noon. The same box and Its con-
tents disappeared with a .22
caliber rifle during the second
crime,” said Pence.
The pin and other pieces of
jewelry were recovered at the
juvenile’s home the day of his
arrest.
The juvenile was transported to
a detention center in Waller
County.
See JUVENILE, I, p. 2
Meyer joins
race in Elgin
Elgin’s F.L. Meyer threw his
hat into die ring this week for a
place on the Elgin school board
ballot. x
Meyer is seeking the Place 6
position on the board presently
held by board president Margery
Carlson who has not filed as yet.
Also in contention for the seat
is Dee Mogonye.
March 18 is the deadline for fil-
ing for a place on the ballot.
Other candidates vying for a
Seat on the board include:
•Place 5-Jt>hn T. Camp, Jr.,
Sherrill T. Schier and incumbent
W.K. (Bill) Vbelker.
• Place 7-Incumbent Troy Wat-
son and George Witta.
Classified...................II, p. 3
Coming Up...................I, p. 6
Deaths.........................I, p. 3
Letters...
People...
Religion.
Sports....
J, p. 8
4, p-10
ly on their personal pocketbook^,
according to campaign finance
reports filed Tuesday.
This year Bastrop County
Republicans did not field a slate
of candidates for local offices.
The new reports, filed with
Bastrop. County Clerk Shirley
Wilhelm, cover contributions and
spending from Feb. 11 to March 2.
Sheriff Con Keirsey, seeking a
second term, reported raising
$1,420 including $720 in gifts of $50
or less.
He also listed $100 contributions
from seven individuals including
Jorge Guerra of Red Rock, Dave
Rosenfield of Smithville, PS.
Marey of Red Rock, W. R. Odom
of Elgin, Joe Ramirez of Cedar
Creek and Anna and James
Burnett of Red Rock.
At the same time Keirsey
reported spending $1,076, chiefly
for newspaper advertising.
Challenger J. Beggs has raised •
far less in his drive to unseat
Keirsey. He reported gifts of $818
including $603 from a Feb. 27
garage sale fundraiser.
Beggs listed indivitual gifts of
$200 from L & M Automotive and
$15 from Carol Brown of Bastrop.
Reported expenses for advertis-
ing and printing totaled $838 for
Beggs.
The third man in the sheriff’s
race, Bastrop businessman Fred
Hoskins, did not have a report on
CHANGING THE GUARD
Advertiser Phota/Max Butler
After 18 years of service with the Smithville Chamber of Commerce, Margaret Mick (left) stepped
down from her secretary position and relinquished her position to Peggy Row (seated).
Mick retires-again
Peggy Row steps into new Smithville role
By Janice Butler
Staff Writer
After almost 18 years, a new
face is greeting visitors at the
Smithville Chamber of Com-
merce office.
Peggy Row traded hats Mon-
day with longtime chamber
secretary Margaret Mick.
Mrs. Mick officially retired
February 28, but appeared at the
chamber office again Monday
and Tuesday, “to tie up a few
loose ends,” she said.
“I am so used to coming down
here ever day, it’s automatic after
all these years. Now I’ll have to
train myself not to,” said Mrs.
Mick.
“I also have to learn to say no,”
she laughed.
“People have more things lin-
ed up for me to do than is human-
ly possible,” the spry senior
citizen replied.
Mrs. Mick has worked as a
secretary at the chamber of com-
merce since her first retirement
in 1972 when she sold The
Smithville Times to new owners.
Now she says the definition for
retired is to be tired all over
again. *
Mrs. Mick said the highlight of
her 18 years with the chamber
had to be winning the Keep Texas
Beautiful Governor’s Community
Achievement Award last year.
“The award was spearheaded
by Keep Smithville Beautiful, a
chamber committee. It entitles
Smithville to receive a $35,000
landscaping grant for beautifying
the highway entrances into the ci-
ty,” she explained.
“It was a three-year effort by
Smithville citizens that won us
die award, and the, community
support is what its all about, I
think,” Mrs. Mick continued.
Other 1991 chamber ac-
complishments, fondly recalled,
include:
• Opening the Railroad
Historical Park and Museum.
The chamber offices were moved
to the mueseum building shortly
after it opened. ;
• Opening the Smithville
recycling center, which she
claims to be the fourth best in
Texas.
• Installing 44 cluster lights the
See CHAMBER, I, p. 2
Students campaign, too
High school seniors vie in mock elections
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Super lUesday is an important
day for Bastrop County high
school seniors, because along
with the national and state
primary elections, candidates
and constituents will participate
in a mock election. *
The 13 student candidates from
Bastrop, Elgin and Smithville
high schools are vying for five
positions which include county
judge and the four county com-
missioner precincts.
After the March 10 election, the
student commissioners and judge
will meet for a simulated com-
missioners court session, pro-
bably on April 11, according to
Bastrop County Judge Randy
Fritz.
“We wanted to give the
students a tangible look at the
election process from th§ ground
level up,” he said.
“Party chairpersons were ap-
pointed by teachers or principals
at each school, Aside from that,
the program has primarily been
structured by the students with
very little intervention from
teachers,” said Fritz.
By having students take the in-
itiative and run their own cam-
paigns they are getting a real
perspective on the process, the
judge continued.
According to Bastrop High
See MOCK ELECTION, I, p. 2
file shortly before the close of
business Tuesday.
The race for the Precinct 1 seat
on commissioners court reveals a
similar pattern of support for the
incumbent.
Commissioner Johnny Sanders,
also seeking a second 4erm,"
reported gifts of $1,279 to cover ex-
penses which totaled $1,239.
According to the report, the
commissioner’s biggest financial
contributor is Bastrop real estate
broker Norman Hansen with total
gifts of $553 in cash and campaign
goods.
Other individuality listed con-
tributions include $200 from
Chuck Smith of Austin, $100 from
Elgin auto dealer Wallace Lun-
dgren and $100 from Chris and
Suzanne Bentz of Austin, the can-
didate’s sister and brother-in-law.
Sanders also reported raising
See CAMPAIGN, I, p. 2
Bastrop rodeo plan
goes to zoning panel
An effort to clear the way for
rodeo performances to return to
Bastrop’s American Legion post
faces its first formal test
Thursday.
At 7:30 p.m. the planning and
zoning commission will hear the
city’s request to amend Bastrop’s
zoning code. The propbsal would
allow commercial recreation as a
conditional use in areas zoned for
parks, said Building Official
Shirley Muns.
Since the proposed rodeo site is
on city-owned land off Loop 150
East, either Mayor David Lock or
City Manager David Lock will
present the amendment to the
zoning panel, said Ms. Muns.
Previously the city council has
agreed in principle to lease the
site to the Legion post which
plans to raise private contribu-
tions for a new,arena.
Lock said 1984 was the last year
rodeo performances were part of
Bastrop Homecoming, the city’s
traditional August festival.
In 1985 former city manager
Marvin Patterson ordered the
arena removed, citing potential
contamination of nearby city
wells from livestock kept on the
site. '
The wells have since been
removed from service.
But nearby residents continue
to protest plans to revive the
rodeo grounds in the form propos-
ed by Legion leaders. In its
former incarnation, they say, the
arena was responsible for traffic
and parking congestion along
their narrow street as well as
other problems including
livestock loose in the
neighborhood.
Last week homeowner Jack
Elrod urged the city council not
to commit public funds to support
a new arena and to keep tight ci-
ty controls on use of the
designated park grounds.
But Lock reminded Elrod that
for decades a rodeo was one
leading attraction of Homecom-
ing and that the city routinely ex-
pends cash and service in support
See RODEO, I, p. 2
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Advertiser Photo/Max Butler
MEETING MISS MOO
Miss Moo, alias Staci Gideon, visited Bastrop elementary schools
Tuesday morning hoping to entice the students to drink milk ami
eat breakfast each and every day.
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