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Dallas, Texas 75235
"One Man's
Meat"
By ./. Troy Hickman
THE PEOPI.E I'ltoHI.KM
The last session ol the Texas
Legislature, which closed jus! the
other <iny, revealed a problem
which is always with us in our
public affairs, — the people prob-
lem.
Some useful things were done
by the session. Some problems
also appeared, as they seem to
do every year They included the
furor over the alleged stock
fraud which seemed to include
several prominent state officials;
the sharp disagreement over re-
districting, in which the Speaker
Of The Mouse was accused of un-
fair tactics and the use of undue
power; and the controversy about
the Speaker's bid for a third
term
All these problems appear not
so much as defects in our form
of government, but as people
problems We have fairly no1"!
systems of government, so far as
the systems themselves go, but
it takes persons of inti grity to
make them work well. Here is
where the shortage seems to be
It is not that there arc no
honest people around. There are
some, and a few are devoted to
the public good above their own
interests But in this day of ex-
tensive government structures
which run all the way from the
precinct to the federal establish-
ment, involving hundreds of
thousands of persons, there sim-
ply are not enough honest people
to go around News items about
scandals uncovered in office are
as frequent as are reports of
accidents on the road They oc-
cur at every level, and they sug-
gest the uneasy suspicion that
for every one exposed there may
be others not yet known.
In the present imperfect state
o( human nature, and that in-
cludes us all. it is hard enough
to be honest all the time, even
when you try But when the temp
tations of public Irust are added,
it seems to be an impossible
thing for many.
I do not believe that office
holders are a group apart, but
that they represent a fair cross
section of the national popula-
tion When we see them, we see
ourselves. They are under the
spotlight; we are not. F am sug-,
nesting that the reason there is
such a need for integrity in office
holders is that there is too little
of it in the general population
Integrity Is not the leading
American virtue We have foe
come slack in our moral stand-
ards Witness some practices in
the business world Can we take
each other's word or promise
about the delivery of goods and
services? Tail we always believe
the data that comes from our
officials in government at state
or national levels, about what is
happening to our money or our
interests?
American goals and values arc
based on success in making
money and getting power. We
approve of integrity as a good
general ideal, but we don't al
ways let it detain us from reach-
ing a real life goal. Our social
structures are getting more per
missive Anything goes now,
more or less We don't even
blink anymore al things we used
to blush about
Everything has its price, at
last We always reap what we
sow, in the end So it seems that
the chickens of dishonesty at all
government levels come to roost
on all our shoulders. If an honest
man in our midst were elected or
appointed to office, he might soon
be corrupted hv bis constituents,
each of whom would seek some
special favor for himself and his
"interests."
'lite government will never he
any better than the people who
comprise it And people don't
change very much very fast So
wo will expect to have the peo-
ple problem with us for a long
time to pome.
Students Enter
UIL Contest
The State U. I, L. Solo and
Ensemble Contest was held oil
•June 11 on the University of
1'cxas campus. Bastrop High
School was represented by four
entries.
Each contestant had previously
earned a first division rating
at regional in order to qualify
for state competition.
Wayne Duke received a third
division rating on his class one
trumpet solo.
Denny Voight ami Helen oroz-
co each received a second di-
vision rating on their twirling
solos.
A twirling ensemble coni|x>sed
of Mary Oldfield, Helen Orozco,
Denny V olgt, and I'attl Trigg
was given a third division rating.
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AND BASTROP COUNTY NEWS
ESTABLISHKl> MAKC'II 1, 1853
BASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER, JUNE 17. 1971
NUMBER 10
Mrs. McCullough
Named Bastrop
County Clerk
Mrs. Lucille McCullough has
been appointed Bastrop County
Clerk to fill the unexpired term
of her husband, W. T. McC'ul-
lough, whose unexpected death
occurred on June 5.
The appointment was made by
the Bastrop C ounty Commission-
ers Court subject to and effect-
ive on the termination of her
employ ment with the Southwest-
em Bell Telephone Company in
the near future. Until that time,
Mrs. Lillian Murchison, chief
deputy and acting county clerk,
will continue in that capacity.
H. D. Luncheon
To Be Held On
June 17th
The Bastrop County H. D.
Council met June 10th at the
Courthouse Activity room, when
final plans were made for the
June Luncheon that is held cach
year for the people of Bastrop.
The Luncheon will be June 17th
at the High School Cafctorium.
The menu will consist of fried
chicken, all kinds of fresh vege-
tables, cakes and pies.
The price of the luncheon will
he $1.50 for adults. 75 cents for
children; the time from 11:00
a. m. to 1:00 p m. Tickets will
lie sold on the main streets and
also at the door Every one is
invited to come. They hope to
have a large attendance, as the
pi ople of Bastrop look forward
to this luncheon each year.
Mrs. Louis J Lhwnhergrr was
elected T H D. A chairman
again for the following year.
All clubs are asked to have
their nominees to the State meet-
ing presented at the July meet-
ing The delegates will go to
the National meeting and the
State meeting, that will be held
in Dallas Sept 20 to 24th.
WO Meade
•Stationed In
Vietnam
(>n the 3rd day of June, War-
rent Officer Carroll Meade Ro-
berts successfully completed the
essential medical training for
M e rt I c a I Department Aviators
Course given nt Brooke Army
Medical Center, Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas.
Having completed this exten-
sive medical program, Warrent
Officer Roberts is now stationed
in Vietnam where he will pilot
a medical evacuation helicopter
for a year. His wife, Lynne, is at
home in Bastrop
Local Man In
Computer Science
Institute
SAN MARCOS — Two em-
ployees of the Austin Police De-
partment are among the 20
participants enrolled in a three-
week Southwest Texas State Uni
versity computer science insti-
tute.
They arc Mrs. Carolyn F.
Blomquist of Austin and Lt.
Morris B, McCord of Bastrop.
Mrs. Blomquist, a data proces-
sing computer operator for the
Austin Police Department, is the
only woman in the program. At
20, she is also the youngest. She
has been in data processing three
and a fourth years, and with the
.Austin Police Department eight
months
McCord, lieutenant with the
Austin Police Department's Re-
cords and Communications Sys-
tem. has been in law enforce-
ment 20 years. He ami his wife,
Helen, have three children.
The institute, funded by a grant
from the Texas Criminal Justice
Council, is designed to furnish
the participating officers infor-
mation on systems analysis for
converting present record keep-
ing organizations into potential
computerized units. It is geared
toward application of criminal
justice computer technology.
Named President
Of Bexar County
Group
George Miller of San Antonio,
formerly of Bastrop, was elected
president of the Bexar County
Pharmaceutical Association at a
recent meeting held at the Turtle
Creek Country Club in San An-
tonio.
Mr Miller, owner of the East
End Phnrniacy of San An-
tonio, is the son of the late Ran-
dolph O. and Polly Miller of
Bastrop A graduate of Bastrop
High School, Class of 1953, he
holds a B S. degree in Educa-
tion from .South West Texas State
University, and a B. S. in Phar-
macy from the University of
Texas. He is married and has
three boys, ages nine, seven and
five
Active in civic and professional
affairs, he is a member of Phi
Delta Chi and Rho Chi, phar-
maceutical fraternities; Alamo
Heights Rotary Club. Chnrlcs W.
Anderson Masonic Lodge, Scot-
tish Rite; St. Luke's Episcopal
Church, Texas Academy of Phar-
macy, San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce, National Federation
of Independent Business Men,
Y.M.C.A., Bexar County Phar-
maceutical Association: Texas
Pharmaceutical Association;
American Pharmaceutical Asso-
ciation, Nationnl Association of
Retail Druggists.
IXICAl. OFFICER IN INSTITUTE — Austin policeman Norns B.
McCord, who resides near Bastrop looks over the rugged schedule
being followed in the data processing and computer science institute
for law enforcement officers in progress at Southwest Texas State
University. Lt. McCord, right, looks over the program with C. C.
Mahaney, instructor in law enforcement at SWT, who was ad-
ministrator for the three-week institute.
Is First In Nation For
Special Housing Study
beck is chairman of the Council.
The study is designed to make
information concerning the hous-
ing industry more accessblle to
interested persons. If the project
is successful, many of the risks
associated with housing dcvelop-
opmcnt would be significantly
reduced. This, in turn, would stim-
ulate housing production through-
out the region.
Tcry Kahn of the Institute for
Urban Studies at the University
of Houston is serving as Project
Director for the study. The Pro-
ject Representative for this arcn
is Larry Crumpton. Additional
assistance is being provided by
Glen Provost, the State Housing
Coordinator, Office of the Gover-
nor.
These men will he talking with
persons associated with the hous-
ing industry in this area. The
full cooperation of all those in-
volved will promote better hous-
ing in Central Texas and will
also set an example for other
regions in the nation.
The measurement of the yard
originally was based on the
distance from the tip of the
uose to the end of the out-
stretched arm and hand.
■Representatives from the ten-
county Capital Area Planning
Council attended a meeting on
June 3rd in Austin. The mem-
bers were told that the Capital
Area was one of the first in the
nation to be selected for a special
housing study. The study will ex-
tend over a ten month period and
will be completely financed by
the U. S. Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development.
County Judge Jack A. Griesen-
"Kool Chicks" Win
Three Out of Four
The Bastrop "Kool Chicks"
played four games during the
week. They defeated Hutto, Tay-
lor, and Gonzales, and lost a close
contest with Lockhart.
Rose Jackson broke up the
Taylor game with two homers on
Saturday, following through on
Sunday with a grand slam homer
to break up the Gonzales game
Rose, along with Henrietta Hous-
ton performed some clutch field-
ing.
Manager Victor Juarez and the
"Kool Chicks" would like to
thank the people for their full
support.
For Women Administrators
lly Kay Mnure
llnykir News Service
WACO - She admits she's
"never been one to march or
carry a placard" for women's
liberation, but Mrs Stephen II
Crump Jr.. one of Baylor Uni-
versity's t o p administrators,
would like to see more women
in executive positions at Texas
colleges and universities.
The former Miss Virginia rXxl-
son of Bastrop, graduate of
Bastrop High School, Mrs. Crump
is the daughter of Mrs. P. J,
Dodson and the late Mr. Dodson.
"Women students need to he
represented in their administra-
tion," said Baylor's assistant
dean of students "Education has
always been largely a woman's
field."
Mrs Crump was in Houston
this weekend in share her ideas
with members of the Texas As-
sociation of Women Deans and
Counselors (TAWDO, over which
she has presided for the past
two years The group is made up
of women deans, counselors, re-
sidence hall directors and other
guidance personnel from Texas
colleges, universities and secon-
dary schools.
Tlie four-day 1971 summer
work conference, beginning Sun
day (June 131 nt the University
of Hou'.'iii, had as Its theme,
"Contouih it Change." Discus
sions focused on such education-
related topics as the financial
crisis in higher education, role
perceptions and counseling reali-
ties in abortion.
During Mrs Crump's tenure as
president, the organization has
worked to include more black
administrators and administra-
tors of new junior colleges in its
membership. The TAWDC also is
considering a possible merger
with the Texas Association of
Student Personnel Administrators
(TASPAI, its counterpart for
men administrators.
Back home, Mrs. Crump's list
of responsibilities at Baylor is
so long she has n written chart
of them on her desk lest she
forget. She advises all social and
service student organizations on
campus, the freshman and senior
women's honor societies. Student
Congress, the Baylor yell lead
ers. coordinates several univer-
sity-wide events and approves
women for off-campus housing,
among other duties.
A 10-year veteran of her Baylor
job, Mrs. Crump believes that
being a university administrator
now is "different, but not harder"
than when she was first ap|>oint
ed.
"We've just had to adjust our
thinking, ami Iteeoine more flexi-
ble," she said
And in her opinion, it's the
issues, not the students, that
have made a difference in uni-
versity life in the past decade.
"Students are less tolerant of
rigid regulations now, though
they still have to live with them,"
she said.
"They want more freedom in
housing," she said, adding that
Baylor has had relatively few
housing problems.
"Baylor students are more
aware now than they were 10
years ago," she continued. "They
are more concerned about social
issues — partly due to the news
media — and really doing some-
thing about them, through class
projects, through religious and
social groups."
Reflecting again on women's
liberation. Mrs. Crump said that
"in quiet ways, the women's lib
movement has opened some doors
that have been closed in the
past " She thinks one of Baylor's
best innovations in this area is
allowing women to wear pants on
campus ami to their campus em-
ployment. although Mrs Crump
hasn't adopted the practice her-
self.
"I never know where I'll be in
a day's time." she explained
The best part of her job as as-
sistant dean of students, Mrs
Crump said, Is implied in her
title — her daily association with
students The only part of the
task slii' really dislikes (• the
"self im|«>seil" overtime she n • •
put in. Her role as advisor to
student organizations requires
that she attend meetings on
campus after hours and chaperone
many weekend parties.
Her position at Baylor is a long
way from the first job Mrs
Crump held — as a movie ticket
sales girl during her high school
days in Bastrop, Tex. After grad-
uating from Baylor in 1946. she
taught briefly at San Marcos
Baptist Academy, and served as
administrative assistant to the
Baylor Librarian for 13 years be-
fore assuming her current respon-
sibilities. During that time, she
earned a master's degree in
counseling and guidance at Bay-
lor.
She has been listed in "Who's
Who of American Women," "Dic-
tionary of International Biogra-
phy" and "Who's Who in the
South and Southwest "
Her other memberships include
the National Association of Wo-
men Deans and Counselors, the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women, of which she was
local president in 1968, Phi Gam-
ma Nu and Alpha Lambda Delta
She also belongs to the Baylor
Historical Society, the Women's
Council of the Waco Symphony
Association, the board of direc-
tins of the Wesley Foundation at
Baylor the Baylor Round Table
and is active in the Austin Ave-
nue Methodist Church in Waco.
John Crawford
Given Award
Scholarship
COLLEGE STATION - John
W Crawford of Bastrop has been
named for an Opportunity Award
Scholarship for bachelor degree
study at Texas A&M University.
Crawford was selected for the
award by Texas A&M's Faculty
Scholarship Committee on the
basis of scholastic achievement
for each of 130 awards.
New students receiving the 1971
Opportunity Awards will enroll
next August The scholarships go
up to $750 a year for four years.
They are made possible through
the university's Association of
Former Students, the A&M De-
velopment Fund and interested
citizens and organizations of
Texas.
Student aid director Robert M.
U)gan noted that 1971 Opportuni-
ty Award recipients are better
than ever students, in terms
of high school scholastic achieve-
ment.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Crawford, John is a 1971 Bastrop
High School graduate.
Spends $103.5
Million In 1970
In Texas
Western Electric Company, the
manufacturing and supply unit
of the Bell System, purchased
more than $103.5 million worth
of goods and services from Texas
businesses during 1970, accord-
ing to figures released by South-
western Bell.
The amount represented an
Increase of more than .$28 mill-
ion over Western's 1969 Texas
expenditures.
Western paid a total of $103,
505,486 to 1,740 suppliers In
more than a hundred Texas towns
and cities during the year. More
than 87 per cent of these Texas
firms were categorized as small
businesses.
The cities where Western's
expenditures were greatest in-
cluded Dallas, Houston, Austin,
Lubbock and San Antonio.
Payments to individual sup-
pliers ranged from more than
$12.5 million down to several
payments of $2 each.
The expenditures were part
of nationwide purchases total-
ing more than $2.5 billion In
the United States last year, and
did not include Western's $37.4
million jay roll In the state.
As reflected In Its Texas ex-
penditures, Western not only
purchases material to be used
in production, but It also buys
manufactured articles for use
by the system's operating com-
panies, such as.Southwestern Bell
which serves more than 80 per
cent of the telephones In the
state.
4-H Members
Attend District
Workshop
The District 10 4-H Recreation
Workshop was held in Seguin,
Texas June 7-9 at Texas Luth-
eran College. Approximately 100
4-H members and extension
agents attended the Workshop,
the purpose of which was to give
4-H members training in Re-
creational leadership Each mem-
ber attending participated in four
activity groups, led by extension
agents These groups included
leadership in Recreation, Games
for all Occasions, Outdoor Games
ami Safety in Recreation
Attending the workshop from
Bastrop County were Allan Sch-
roeder. Roderick Emanuel, Pa-
tricia Wobus, Gina Barton and
Mrs Elnora R Rryant, Associate
County Home Demonstration
Agent.
WESTS OF MKS. BUNIVA
Recent visitors in the home of
Mrs Mildred Bunlva were Mr
and Mrs George Buniva and
children. Linda and Billy of Hous
ton
Mr Buniva, who is employed
by Delta Exploration Company,
has tust returned from Singapore.
Malasia ami the Java Sea He
will return to Singapore on or
around June 21.
PRESENTS I.IIVlMi (TP — Billie Davis, chairman of the board
of directors of the Bastrop County Soil and Water Conservation
District, presents a loving cup to Jerr> Wilhelm of the Roekne
Community for outstanding work in carrying out soil and water
conservation practices on Ins father's farm Jerry was selected
winner from the Bastrop High School.
Fish Survey At Lake
Bastrop Nears Completion
A study to determine the mi-
nimum size of catfish which
can be successfully stocked in
lakes containing a large bass
population is neartng comple-
tion at Lake Bastrop.
A Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department study crew is in its
third and finaj year of the pro-
ject which involves the stocking
uf channel and blue catfish.
"These fish, Instead of being
the usual fingerllng size (nor-
mal hatchery fish), range from
seven to 12 inches In length,"
explains Lonnie Peters, an in-
land fisheries supervisor.
76,683 Visitors
At Lake Bastrop
According to a report submit-
ted by Leroy Smith, of Lake Bas-
trop, there were a total of 1,170
permits issued during the month,
682 in the North Area and 488
in the South Area, making the
grand total since June 1, 1965,
of 76,683.
Tlie number ol people during
the month in the North Area
were 2,758 and 1,559 in the South
Area for a total of 255,494 since
June 1, 1965.
A total of 1,088 picnic permits
were issued and 1,093 camping
permits.
Total fish catch report listed
1,086 Bass, 67 Catfish and 122
others for a total of 1,265.
COMMODITIES TO RE
DISTRIBUTED JUNE 17
Distribution and issuance of
commodities to all families of
four or more in Bastrop will be
on Thursday, June 17.
All families of four or more
are asked to come to the office
at this time at the corner of
Water and Chestnut Streets.
Recently, 10,000 channel and
blue catfish were stocked in
the lake. This was the third
and final batch for the study.
Steve Boehm and Calvin Wyatt
make up the crew carrying out
the study. While .t is too early
to draw conclusions, they are
optimistic. Bastrop was chosen
for the study because lt did
not have an existing catfish pop-
ulation. Just as in many lakes,
the small fingerllng cats could
not compete with the fish al-
ready In the lake.
Now channel and blue cat-
fish In netting samples have
climbed from practically none
in 1968 to about 10 percent of the
total population.
All of the stocked catfish have
plastic streamer-tags on their
left sides. They first began
showing up in fishermen's
creels In 1969. Since then, they
have been landed In increasing
numbers. Some have been taken
weighing up to six pounds, but
the average weight Is about two
pounds.
Lake Bastrop
Fishing Report
For Week Eliding June 6
Campers from all over Texas
are coming to Lake Bastrop. Also
campers from Penasylvania, Ne-
braska. Arkansas, California and
other states. Nice to sec this
many families out enjoying camp-
inn and fishing.
Frank Youoke of Austin caught
the largest bass this week, a 3'4
pounder. Glenn Conner, Jr., also
from Austin, caught a 3 pound
bass. A string of 10 bass was
caught by William Forster and
Ray Pfitzner of Austin.
Some catfish and carp are bit-
inn off the fishing barge.
Piney Creek Philosopher Starts
Out To Solve Part of The Litter
Problem But Then Backs Away
Editor's note: The Piney Creek
Philosopher on his Johnson grass
farm on Piney tackles the gar-
bage problem this week not too
successfully
Dear edilar:
According to an article I read
in a newspaper last night which
I'd already looked at once but
was better than the re-run I'd
already seen three time on tele
vision, some ceologists were up
in arms in some city, I forget
which, because members of a
woman's garden club served re-
freshments in paper cups
Cold drinks, they contended,
should be served only in return-
able bottles or reusable glasses
and the women ought to be
ashamed to be contributing to
the garbage problem
They said they had nothing
ngainst garden clubs but the
members ought to join the na
ttonal drive to cut down on the
millions of tons of disposable
containers now plaguing the na
tion.
I have been thinking about this
and I gu< ss the ceologists are
right, but they shouldn't stop
with paper cups
For example, what I'd like to
see is a returnable automobile
These throw away models are
cluttering up the junk piles ol
the world.
Hie same goes for refrigera-
tors. washing machines, box cars,
baby beds, etc I don't know-
about Congressmen There're very
few returnable ones When one
gets bent be rarely returns home
to the people he claims he loves,
he gets appointed to a job and
stays on in Washington They
tell me there're hulks of ex-
Congfi ssmen scattered all over
tlie place.
Or getting hack to paper, take
postage stamps a small item
sou might say. but do you know
how many billions are used e\ery
year? There's no need for the
p 'st office department to print
up thousands of tons of stamps
and ship them around to all the
. ountry's p<>st offices, then haul
tl. m back one at a time on let-
!• is where they'll tie thrown into
the receiver's wastebasket with
the envelope All the post office
needs Is a machine that'll read
numbers You write your Social
Security number on the envelope
where the stamp goes, the ma.
chine reads it charges your ac-
count and adds it to your income
tax
You might say, yeah, but what
an you going to do atxiut peo-
ple who forge other people's
Social Security number on their
Ictti is mil my answer is. let's
change the subject.
Yours faithfully,
J A
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