Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [117], No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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A RANDOM
TIIOUO III...
By ./. Troy Hickman
STATISTICS
li has been said that, "Figures
don't lie."
Vo which a wise cynic once re-
plied, "But liars sometimes figure."
In recent years we have been
treated to a slew of statistics. One
can hardly read a news item or
magazine article a* far as the
second paragraph, before running
into numbers and percentages. I
would like to see a moratoriam on
statistics. Here are four reasons.
1. At worst, statistics are often
untrue. Seldom are they challenged,
for few of us have the time or
means of checking them out.
For example, in all the years
of the war in Vietnam we have
seen low figures given for the dead
and wounded on our side. At least
once that I heard of, the count
wits challenged, proven
low, and corrected by
which doubled the first
For the enemy dead,
figures are always given. To me,
these figures just don't seem to
stack up against believable prob-
ability.
The same is true in the war be-
tween Egypt ami Israel. Any num-
ber of times, "counts" of planes
shot down and human casualties
have been proven to be false on
Ik)IIi sides.
Someone said, "In lime of war,
truth is the first casualty."
2 Statistics are sometimes pre-
sumptuous. A speaker will often
seem quite smug when, in proof
of his point, be rolls out a column
of figures which no one has the
dala tor desire) to check out. Some
of the most bumptious persons I
know are habitual figure quoters.
A so-called scientific magazine
article on marital problems de-
nial one-half of all married
have trouble with their
adjustments. Well — how
statisticians know this? Do
they have electronic microphones
in all American homes? Did some
little bird tell Ihem? What is their
definition of "sexual mal-adjust-
menl" ?
Willi Ibis sort of generalizing
from a guess and a few figures,
one can "prove" almost anything.
3. Figures can also bo misleading,
even when the statistician means
to be honest. Statistics can be ma-
nipulated, without being falsified.
The main way to do this is to
select the figures that flavor your
point, and leave the others un-
said,
1 once knew a preacher who
wont to bis Annual Conference
meeting to give his end-of-tho year
church report. Me cited a gain in
Church School attendance, but fail-
ed to report a decline in the
morning worship congregation. You
couldn't fault the figure he gave.
It was true. But it was not the
whole truth. The not. effect was
false.
•1. Figures are, more often than
not, irrelevant. Usually it is enough
to say that something is "more
than, or less than"; or "a lot more,
or less," or "a little more, or less."
Few people care much about how
many now hills of fire ants there
are in Georgia. But if the fire ants
were about to eat the people up
there, — well, why not just say
that?
1 think that the game of base-
ball has about been ruined for some
people by the elaborate and tire-
some tables of statistics and per-
centages Soon the baseball fan
will need to lake a computer to
the game with him.
Someone was arguing with me
about how safe air travel is. He
had figures about the number of
deaths per unil of air miles, ver-
sus deaths per highway mile.
1 insisted, however, that for me,
ll was necessary to consider the
chance for a "walk-away". Follow-
ing many highway accidents, the
victim may either walk away or
he carried away, and live on.
Whereas, a walk away after an air
accident is almost unheard of.
Bui the chincher — for me, at
least — is that no matter how
small the mathematical probability
of my being killed in the plane,
when and if it did come, it would
be 11X1 percent for me. So I ant not
much comforted by figures like
this; so 1 stay out of the air as
much as I can.
Here we run into figures again.
Accident insurance men can show
statistics to prove that more peo-
ple arc hurt or killed at home,
than anywhere else.
Of course, because more people
arc home more of the time, than
anywhere else.
Some years ago at a big area
meeting of Methodists, one of our
own leaders got up and gave us
See llAMtOM Back Page
Fly your
Flag - - -
During Homecoming
July 30-31; August 1
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AND BASTROP COUNTY NEWS
ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1853
Dr. Marshall To
Be Associated
Willi Local Clinic
Dr. and Mrs. Bill J. Marshall
have purchased the Andy Lyle
home, formerly the home of the
late Judge and Mrs. Paul D. Page,
at 1702 Pecan St.. and will be in
Bastrop by August 1. Dr. Marshall
will join Dr. R. W. Loveless and
Dr. C. G. Goddard in the Bastrop
Clinic.
A graduate of the School of Medi-
cine of Emory University in Allan-
la, Ga., Dr. Marshall spent l."> years
in Bolivia as a medical missionary,
and comes to Bastrop with a back-
ground of valuable experience.
He and Mrs. Marshall have three
children, Becky, who is lit and a
student at Southwestern Univorsily
in Georgetown: Bonnie, 16, a senior
in high school, and David, 15, a
sophomore in high school.
National Bank To
Give Away Flags
The First National Bank will be
giving away flags during Home-
coming . . . the regular flag-
waving kind. The gold-tipped slaff
is about \'2 inches tall and may be
used for decoration, or for use in
the celebration of Bastrop's Patrio-
tic Homecoming next weekend.
BASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER. JULY
lit i it
The Bank invites you
and pick one up, with
plimcnts.
lo come in
their com-
Round-up on Next
Week's Homecoming
This is a general roundup story
on next week's Homecoming but
first we've got a message for the
man in charge of the grand parade:
"You tell that fellow," warned
the mother of one of the dancing
Beckcltes, "lo put our little girls
in front, and not behind, all of
those horses this time."
So there you are, Rusty Reynolds
and Bob Piltman.
The woman allowed thai there
was more dancing than scheduled
for lasi year's parade
Speaking of the kiddies, they'll
be thicker than fleas 1 Mis Home-
coming; they'll be seen and heard.
In fact, they'll kick off the pro-
grain when they head down Main
at K) a. in. July 30 in their colorful
Kiddie Parade.
In charge of tin1 march will be
Mrs. Joe Ix'o Rathman.
The youngsters also lake the s|h>I-
light at 10 a. in. July 31 under Mrs.
Phil Lester's patient hand. They'll
be tangling in their second annual
Kiddie Games, a fun-filled program
to be held on the street by Ling's
Food Store.
"The prizes are going to be cash
-that seems to bring in the crowd,"
noted Mrs. I .ester, who is being as-
sisted by Mrs, Donnie Hibhs and
Mrs. Gaylon Turner.
Among the contests so far plan-
ned: Sack races, balloon busting
and watermelon eating. If you've
gol some ideas for other contests,
the women will pul then; on the
Memorial Hospital Observes
Second Anniversary On July 25
Two years ago, on July 25, Bas-
trop Memorial Hospital opened its
doors to patients, the climax of a
long, hard struggle to make a
dream come true. Today, after two
years of successful operation, it is
one of the best small hospitals in
central Texas.
Representing an initial investment
of more than $(100,000, the 25-bed
facility is managed by the Bastrop
Hospital Board, with Ben D. Snood,
Jr., as the present administrator.
It is completely modern in every
respect, well designed with full
consideration given to the needs
and comforts of patients, and with
every facility offered for health
care.
Mr. Snead pointed out that the
hospital has a gross payroll of |
$170,000 a year, with t| employees, j
They have served 932 patients dur- i
ing the past fiscal year, and have
an average of 20 patients per day.
Although handicapped somewhat
by the recent tragic death of I Ji-
nan T. Casias, the medical slaff
consists of Dr. C. ('•. Goddard, Dr.
R W. Loveless and Dr. F. J.
Weishuhn of Smithvillc, and they
will Ik- joined by Dr. Bill J. Mar-
shall on August 1.
Employed there at the present
time are as follows;
Louise Kragh, office manager;
Rosemary Kalina, clerk - typist;
Mary Ann Juarez, insurance clerk;
Pauline Rodriquoz, accounts clerk;
Ann Sawyer, medical records typist;
Cruz Galvan, lab and x-ray su- j
pervisor; Rudy Barron, lab techni-
cian, part time; Linda Galloway, i
lab and x-ray techincian;
Leah Frieda R. N., director of \
nursing; Inez lluth R. N . super-,
visor; Mary Schaefer R. N. super-
visor ;
Mary Sydney Weatl.erford LVN, I
Supervisor; Lela Thorne LVN, su-
pervisor;
Anna Ruth Grohman. LVN: Ton-
nic Biggs LVN, part time; Bess
Norment LVN;
Josephine Bcnford. aide; Mildred
Buiiiva, aide; Minnie Kbner, aide; '
Julia Gonzales, aide; Wilma Hod-
ge s, aide: Lee R. Hubbard, aide; j
Ruby Johnson, aide; Petra Merino,
aide; LaVerne Miller, aide; Fran-1
ccs Nestcroff, aide; Alice Orozco.
aide; Carolyn Pacheco, aide; Pa-
tricia Williams, aide;
Emily McAuley, ward clerk;
Dorothy Byrd, housekeeping super-
visor;
Liycc Fa ye Davis, maid; Mildred
DeShay, maid; Earne Lee Hyder,
maid;
Raymond Graham, maintenance
engineer; Jim Craney, porter;
Mat tie Lincoln, rook; Vanilla
Martin, cook: Delnia Mathews,
cook; Clara Blanche Maulfair, cook.
Prudencio M. Sosa, grounds
keeper.
curd also.
In Bastrop, wo never hi aid of
Alexander Woolleoll s theory lh.il
"a mail who dislikes children can't
be all bad." They are where the
action is here.
Doyle Tuck is trying another way
to reduce — sen ing as Homecom-
ing chairman and letting the. frus-
trations get him down, lie greets
you, "I've got good news for you,
but I've got just a.s much bad
news."
lie has liivn looking for a wo
men's group to assist the Lions
Museum To Be
Open For Visitors
During Homecoming
The Baslrop
July 30th
■onvciiience of
Museum will be
and .'list loi the
I lomecoming visi
tors, in addition to the regular
days. August Isi and 2nd The
Museum is located al 702 Main
Street. 21-2
Nl MBER -I
Attend Services
For Mrs. Watson
Mrs J F Watson of Burton,
| mother of Mrs (' l> Campbell,
I passed aw a) in a nursing home in
Hrcnham on Wednesday Jul) I.
i Funeral services were held iii
Burton on Frida). Jul) 17 Friends
j attending I rum Bastrop wcic Ml
and Mrs ,\ N Edwards. Mrs Alex
I Waugh and Mrs Mike Schuclko Sr.
and JayCees on the beaut)
— no word yet — but the
will be held in the new
High School Auditorium.
"But the
coming for
he sighs, "
Fourth Army
tin* Grand
Isn't that wonderful?'
pageant
pageant
Bastrop
Band is
■\aradc,"
Early acceptances to parade in
vitations have arrived from the
towns of Columbus, Smithvillc, La
Grange, Lockhail and l.uling, and
the Gary Job Corps drill squad,
LCRA, the llokheini Mutual Asso
ciation of Seguin and the Berg-
strom AFB color guard.
Brightening tin Bastrop city float
along with Homecoming Queen
Palsy Namken, whose selection
was announced previously, will lie
duchesses Mary Oldficld, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Mark < Idfield,
Carolyn Wright, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harlyn Wright; Maxine
Wall, daughter of Mrs. Martha
Walt, and Betty Schuyler, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schuyler.
One more message:
"Ya'll come western."
Thai word halls from Margarel
Pfeiffer, the untitled coordinator of
most things Homecoming, and Phil
(Fast Draw) Lester, Law South of
the Piney.
The downtown theme of the cole
brat ion is wild west, so you can
land in jail for wearing anything
less than a bandana, a six gun or
a pair of hoots, they say.
Lester, who originally hailed from
out west in downtown Houston, will
man the jail a.s sheriff and re-
serves the right to fine all dudes.
If you care enough,
You will be there!
This is an open invitation lo ALL
citizens tman, woman and child!
lo i<tin in a combined community
effort to clean "Our Town" on Sal
unlay, the 25th of July, and from
3 o'clock until dark on Sunday, the
26th.
Mayor Benton Sims is proclaim
ing a Cil) Clean up Week, but the
real cleaning will need to lie done
by us, I he people of Bastrop, to
have a reall) clean town.
All people men, women, lecn
agel's, boys and girls — all laces
and creeds are urged lo met I to-
gether Friday night, July 24lh al
X o'clock in front nl the new high
school to plan the best methods ol
accomplishing the niosi work and
gmid for the whole town. Mayor
Sim has said ll.al lie would help
with trash trucks and any cquip-
menl that might be needed. Iiusi
ness houses have offered (lie use of
trueki and equipmenl. The project
ATI f \l> CONVENTION
IN l>.\M„\K
Mrs. Ka'hy Kahensburg and Mrs
Charlotte Jones or Kay Cee's were
in Dallas last weekend lo attend
the Texas Stale Floral Association
convention. They also attended a
design school conducted by leading
designers from the southwest
N t:\VS ITEMS < 'Alt It I I'll)
OVKIt I NTII, NI A I' U I.KIi
Because of the unusual amount of
news coming into the offici Tues-
day, we are forced to carry several
stories ol local Interest over until
next week. All delayed stories will
be used in next week's Homecom-
ing issue of the Advertiser.
is wholeheartedly endorsed bv the
Lions Club, the Masons, the Lantern
Star members, the Kerr Noighlxir
hood Cenlcr, the Bastrop Counl)
Community Action Program, the
List Pines Garden Club, the Cham
her of Commerce, the JayCees, and
the Churches. The slice, ss ol ibis
project will depend entirely on the
cooperation and participation of all
Ba.strop citizens. One organization
or one group, or even several
..roups could not possible gel the
acclliumulaliou ol years of trash
and weeds < loured away. II will
lake everybody.
We know I bill all of us have heard
the remarks others have made
ahoul what a "clean" little town
Smilhville Ls There is no reason
for our town to lie dirty, and we
think that most of us have agreed
that as of now, it IS dirty.
Anyone having anything the) want
I hauled away from their promises
or homes may cull Dorothy Baker
al 22iF.Ml i oi 2 I7H and there
will bi trucks and man power lo
gel II hauled oil.
Anyone with old junked anion, ice
Iminos, stoves, washers, or what
have you may gel il out of the
way by merely calling
Anyone that has old furniture,
clothes, mattresses, etc that they
would like lo gel out of their way
may call Mrs Koi at '221122(12 and
donate I hem lo the Barons (Bas
I pop Youth in Action!, and I hey
will be picked up and taken out
of your way
We urge lhal all (x'ople join us in
what We fee| is II real project lo
show thai Wi care enough lo make
Baslrop the cleanest town any
where! -Contrihulixl
I fib
I iifi
%
Mi ss Go vie Shirley
.*> killed hi Aulo
(Irasli SiiihI;i\
Three members of a Bryan
family were killed Sunday alter
noon about I i!0 o'clock when their
ear smashed into a tree two miles
i a-.i ol Baslrop on llighwa.v 21,
the Department ol Public Sulci)
r< |lot ted.
A lourlli passenger in till* ear was
gravely Injured.
James E Chapman, II. lie wife
Elizabeth I I, and their lecn age
daughter Nancy were killed "almost
instantly" said DPS patrolman
lt< iahard Reoh
Maltha Mainord, II, also of Br>
an, was in critical condition in tin
inlensivi care unil ol Brackeiiridge
Hospital in Aystin Sunday night
with Injuries she suffeii'd in the
crash of the Chapman family ear.
"H did not look like the car was
going loo last," said Reoh. "There
were no skid marks li looked like
they drifted oil ihe road on a curve
and smashed into a big pine tree
An unidentified doctor who had
been driving by was fiisl al the
scene, said patrolman Reoh, and i!
was he who alerted (lie DPS
Miss Mainord was carried lo
Brackcnl'ldge Hospital |>\ I'.aslrop
ambulance She bail head, alxloinon
and chest injuries.
o lie IViiict'ss
In \<|ii;i IVislival
In Austin
Miss Gale Shirley has been in
viicd by Ihe Admirals Club of
Austin lo participate in the li!70
Aqua Festival as a Coronation Ball
Princess She will rule on the float
with oilier Oul ol Town Princesses
in IIk Lighted Water Parade on
Friday evening, August I I, and bo
introduced lo the public al the
Corona I ion Hull on Saturday even-
ing, August liith.
Gale i a graduate of Bastrop
High School where she enjoyed l>c-
ing chosen for many honors. Among
them were cheerleader, class offi-
cer class favorite and wittiest
Senior girl She was a Duchess al
llii liMiii Baslrop I lomecoming and
if piescnlly a Sophomore al Ihe
University of Texas al Austin. She
is Ihe daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Shirley.
I h r escort w ill bo Jim Moors,
Jin of Mi and Mi Richard Moors
ol Smilhville A gradual!' ol St.
Stephens Episcopal School in Aiim-
i in, hi1 is currently a Junior al
' I«11iilie Cnivcrsily.
t.
srs*.1:
Pinev (ireek Philosopher domes
Oul Willi \ Plcin For llifjli Slyle
In Potatoes, Kjijis, Apples, Kir.
The I'inoy
in Johnson
jets into i
but llial'
('rock
grass
risky
. his
THRILLS, SPILLS, fun and excitement will all be a part of the colorful, entertaining Rodeo, produced by the
M & M Rodeo Co., showing all three night* of Homecoming, July .iO-.Jl and August 1. New bleachers have
been added to the rodeo arena, providing an additional 1010 scats, bringing the seating capacity of the arer.«
to 2500.
Fdltor's nolo:
Philosophei on
farm on Piney
field this week
worry.
Dear odllar:
Me talking about fashions is
nUrtil like a blacksmith's tunning
a Ix'auly shop oi an economist run
mug a bank, bill Ihe economic |n>s
nihilities for farmers in the flucl
ualing lengths of women's skirts
forces mo lo do il.
According lo ail Ihe newspaper.'
I've been reading lately the lashion
r\|ierls have deeideil tJial nildi
Skirls, not mini skills, will be in
style this (all. and though ttie
women are howling alio it II, come
fall most ol lb' minis are < \peetod
lo lie thrown away as the women
fall in line in longer dresses.
Personally I have never under
kI'hxI how wouten can l>c so < asil)
pel ■ uaded to throw away one waid
robe and buy another inst because
some Frenchman told them lo, but
I never argue with a fact, and it's
! a fact il happens He announces
1 atxMll this time of the year what
I women will hi wearing in the fall,
! and blamed if the word doesn't
: spread all over the world, from
I London to New York to Bastrop,
and ltd | i cent of Ihe women com-
j ply
This gol nic to thinkint.' There's
■ i great |x>ssibility here for farm-
ers.
! As you know, women own a ma-
j jorlty of the slocks and Ixinds In
itic country and control aboil! >SI)
per rent ol Ihe spending, especially
I for groceries.
Where us farmers have been
mi..sing a Ih'I is in not taking ad-
vantage ol this feminine phonoino-
i non.
We ought to change the shape
i ol thing; wi row from year to
; yeai " round [xilutoc for example
i are stylish Ibis year, come out
i with long potatoes next year. While
eggs an fashionable now 7 Conic
<> i with brown ones this fall.
Women piofci rod apt los? Tell
them Jackie (inasis an Eh/aliclh
' Taylor prefer green on* s
If you can got some women with
: ihe kind of knees I've seen inln
I until skirls, getting them lo switch
I to reen apples and brown eggs
would lie a snap.
Whatever a farmer grows, ho
I might in change the length or girth
itii eoloi of il every year or so. All
we d havt to do is gel some French-
man to promote the idea, and all
il d taki to do that is some money.
Money is always in high fashion
with dress designers.
Yours faithfully,
J.' A.
Bastrop's 23rd Annual Homecoming July 30-31-Aug. 1
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