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Dulles, Texas 75?35
Musings
By J. Troy Hickman
Till: PHOFESSOK
He came from Tennessee to
l'exas to buy and farm some
land; but it tooh money, some-
thing he did not have; so
he thought to teach school for
a few years and get some; and
he spent most of the rest of his
life in the school business.
lie was my Dad, and my earli-
est memories are of Del Itio,
where lie was the superinten-
dent of schools. As I grew up,
we also lived at Sonora, Hondo,
1'earsall, Yancey, Crystal City,
Tuleta, Moore, Smiley, Carta
Valley, and Del IMo again. When
the Smith-Hughes Act put ag-
riculture into the curriculum of
public schools, Dad was one of
the first 4 men in Texas to
qualify to teach it, and from
that time on he combined this
work with the superintendent's
job. This arrangement gave him
an income which made it poss-
ible to continue working in small
towns. II: preferred this to the
city school systems, for he said, .
"You have to be too much of
a politician to hold an admin-
istrative job in a city school
system."
Because of requirements for
Smith-Hughes instructors, some
of our summers had to be spent
at A\M College and Sam Houston
State in lluntsville. Finally, at
the age of til), this farm boy
from the clay hills ami saw-
mills got his U.S. degree.
Home ownership was not prac-
tical for teachers who moved
every few years, so Dad and
Mother always lived in rent
houses. Moving was done mostly
by wagon over dirt roads, furn-
iture was a liability, so we never
had much of it. Our house was
always orderly and comfortable,
and we had plenty of magazines
and books, I cut my reading teeth
pretty early on The Post, The
American Magazine, Zane Gray,
Mark I'wain. Charles Dickens
and stories from Greek and Ito-
man Mythology.
Before cars filtered down to
people like us, we had a buggy
and ,i handsome mare which Dad
called Beauty. She was an in-
telligent and affectionate animal,
and was almost a member of the
family. In 1012. Dad got our
first car, which he kept in the
stable, covered with a wagon
sheet. It seemed like an excit-
ing extravagance, because one of
ihe steady goals in the lives
of my parents was to save some
money.
(See Ml 'SINUS back jage)
Joe Shirley In
Race For City
Councilman
After some sincere seif-ex-
amination and advice from some
of tin' city fathers it is with
pride and a sense of civic duty
tliat I announce my candidacy for
city councilman. My fundamental
beliefs arc in God, Country, Fam-
ily, and Self. Your support and
vote will be appreciated.
Joe Shirley
Easter Seal
Appeal Opens
Monday, Feb. 28
The 197'J Faster Seal Appeal
will open in Bastrop County on
Monday. February 28, 15)72 ac-
cording to N R. Simpson, who
serves as Faster Seal Represen-
tative for the county
Mr Simpson said that Faster
Seal Appeal li tters would begin
arriving at lK>rm*> in the county
about February 28
As Faster Seal Representative,
Mr Simpson is the person to eon-
tact to request rehabilitation ser-
vices from the Faster Seal Socie-
ty for Crippled Children ami
Adults of Texas These services
include physical and occupational
therapy, speech and hearing pro
grams and special information
services to help solve the many
problems faced by the families
of handicapped children and
adults
I ,-vst year over 22,(WO handi-
capped people reeeived help from
the Texas Faster Seal Society
With the costs of providing ex-
pert professional care rising,
more money than ever will be
needed.
Funds help support 10 centers
in Texas, where cripplisl children
and adults are treated, regard-
less of their ability to pay Walk-
ers. wheelchairs and related ser-
vices are provided to those who
cannot provide for themselves
"The people of Texas have al-
ways responded generously to
helping the handicapped and T
feel certain they will make it
possible to increase Faster .Seal
services to crippled Texans thru
out the coming year," Simpson
said
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KSTABUXHED MARCH 1, lKVl
One of Four
Jail Eseapees
Is Apprehended
Lee Otis Pen son, one of the
four prisoners who escaped from
the Bastrop jail early Friday
morning, was apprehended in
Austin by Austin police Monday
and was returned to Bastrop,
according to Information re-
ceived from Sheriff.Jimmy Nutt's
office.
Sheriff Nutt said he believed
the men, who escaiied between
midnight at 3:45 a.m., stole a
jeep. He said four men who
matched the prisoners'descrip-
tions were reportedly seen Fri-
day morning traveling in a jeep
on U.S. Highway 290 toward Lexe
ington. However, nojeephadbeen
reported stolen to his office.
The Sheriff said Ok* prisoners
were discovered missing after
one of the escapees went to his
sister's house in Elgin. The
woman called the sheriff because
she knew her brother was sup-
posed to be in jail.
Sheriff Nutt said all four of
the prisoners liad been indicted.
They were:
Charles Fdward Spencer, 22,
of Taylor, being held for rape
and robbery.
Lee otis Penson, 21, of Taylor
being held on the same cliarges
in connection with the same In-
cident.
Nelson F. Chaney, 24, whose
last known address was listed
as Austin. He was being held
on a burglary charge.
Alphonse A. opela, 23, also
last known to be from Austin,
charged with burglary.
The Sheriff said the jail door
was opened either with a key
or a bobby pin. lie said the |ad-
locks on the cell doors have been
changed recently and one of the
keys may have been misplaced.
After the door was unlocked,
the men api>arently climbed
through a trap door and shinnied
the almost three stores down
a drain pipe to the ground.
David Fonst
First Iii Wright
(riiining Contest
The top weight gaining steer
for the (vast 30 day period of
the Bastrop Chapter, FFA, be-
longed to David Foust. It was
bred by Clipson Ranch and
weighed 8S0 pounds, with an
average daily gain of 3.54.
Tielng for second place were
Morris llenneke, whose steer
was bred by Ben llenneke, a tie
Karen llobbs, whose steer was
bred by W. B. 1-angford. Both
steers showed a gain of 3.38
per day. Kenneth's steer weighed
835, and Karen's weighed 925.
Other steers, heifers ami
bulls with feeder and breeder and
weights a pi oar on a chart else-
where in the Advertiser.
Hi lev Crosby In
Republican Hare
In Waco
Riley Crosby of Waco, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. (i. Crosby,
signed up last week to run for
state legislature in what is be-
lieved to be the first contested
Republican primary race in Mc-
lennan County history. His oi>-
ponent is Bob Pisaturo.
Both Republicans are running
for District 35. place 2, the office
now held by Democrat lane
Denton.
Crosby is transportation co-
ordinator for Fleetwood and
Broadmoor Ilomesof Texas, Inc.
He is married, has three children
and lives in Northcrest, He is
a member of several safety or-
ganizations Including theGreater
Waco Safety Council, Texas
Council of Safety Supervisors and
American Society of Safety En-
gineers. He is a native of Bastrop
and moved to Waco several years
ago.
I UGH SCHOOL YEAH
BOOKS ON SALE
The 1972 annuals are now on
sale. This year the annuals will
feature several color iviges but
the cost is still only $:>.ill). Re-
serve your copy early. They may
be purchased from any member
of tlx.' annual staff or are avail-
able at The Vlvertlser office.
AND BASTROP COUNTY NEWS
BACTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER, FEBRUARY 24, 1972
NUMBER 52
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Blanket hangs from roof near drain pipe on the county jail where
four prisoners made their escape early last Friday morning. After
breaking out of their vILs and making their way through a trap
door to the roof, they slid down the blanket, swung over to the
drain pine and hence to the ground.
P. J. Dodson
Tournament
On Saturday
The 14th annual P. J. Dodson
Memorial High School Golf Tour-
nament will be held Saturday,
February 26th at the Uist Pines
Golf Course located in the Bas-
trop State Park here.
The tournament is so named in
memory of the Lite P. J. Dodson,
who was superintendent of
schools in Bastrop for some
37 years. He was the originator
of the Bastrop High School golf
tournament which he conducted
for many years.
The tournament is a two di-
vision tournament with Division
1 composed of 4 A and 3A schools
teeing off at 8:00 a.m. and Di-
vision II composed of 2A and \
schools teeing off at 1:00 p.m.
This year's field contains a
number of the finest teams in
Texas schoolboy golf.
In division 1 the following teams
will participate: \\M Consoli-
dated, Alamo Heights, Brazos-
wood, Columbus, l«tm|nsas,.John
Marshall of San Antonio, Nava-
sota, Reagan of Austin, Spring
Woods, S. !•'. Austin of Austin,
Victoria, and Wa.j,
In Division II the following
will participate. In this list are
three or four of the strongest
teams in the state including a
couple which are already being
picked by some as eventual state
winners, l'hc teams are: Brady,
Burnet, Caldwell, Georgetown,
Groesbeck, Luling, Smithville,
Weimar, Yoakum, Giddings,
Marble Falls, and Bastrop.
The tournament will Ik- direc-
ted by C. II. I;vans, superinten-
dent of Schools in Bastrop, and
Jack Garrett of the Uist Pines
Golf Course.
Iowa, the heart of the rich
Midwest farm belt, is one of
the nation's wealthiest agricul-
tural states.
Bastrop County
Has 24 Accidents
During January
The Texas Highway Patrol
investigated 29 accidents on rural
highways in Bastrop County dur-
ing the month of January, ac-
cording to Sgt. A. E. Roberts,
Highway Patrol Supervisor of
this area.
These 29 accidents have result-
ed in 2 deaths and 8 injured for
the first month of 1972.
Filing Deadline
For City Offiees
Is March 1
At their regular meeting on
Monday, February 14, 1972, the
City Council voted to call a
City officer's Election In the
City of Bastrop to be held on
the 1st day of April, 1972, for
the purpose of electing a Mayor
and 3 Aldermen for the city.
The deadline for filing for city
offices is March 1, 1972. Ap-
plications are available at the
Mayor's office in the City Hall.
Announces For
Councilman
Bastrop is my home town.
Nearest to my heart are It
and its people.
We must move, face and solve
together the man.\ new problems
that are now arising. After much
urging b> many people and know-
ing that my abilities could be
of service to my community, 1,
Billy Nlaynard, wish to announce
my candidacy for City Council-
man of Bastrop.
When elected to the City
Council, I intend to work in City
Hall to represent all the people.
My ears will always be open
for your council on city matters.
ITiank you for your support.
Billy Maynard
FFA Mcmlx *rs
Place In San
Antonio Show
Four FFA members who
showed steers in the San Antonio
Livestock Show List week and
placed iii the contest, according
to Gordon Rosanky, advisor and
Ag instructor, were as follows:
Barbara Rathman showed the
champion steer in Sim mental on
Hoof competition. She double en-
tered another Simmental Steer,
placing it second In the light
weight class and champion in the
Breeder's Special.
Michael Hilbig placed Ills
steer, a Hereford - Brahma
Cross, second in the li^tit weight
class.
Gary Klaus placed his steer,
a Hereford Brahma Cross, sixth
in the light weight class.
NOW
CactUSm
the snow
Becomes Your
Love Story"
For 1972
I. L. (Jimmie) Nutt Announces
For Re-election
This is the 12th year serving you as Sheriff of Bastrop County
Again I say, it has been a pleasure working for you. I am of the
opinion that we have as peaceful a county as any in this part of
Iexas We have had no major problems such as' organized crime
or civil commotions to deal with, nor do I anticipate any
Because of our location near a very large growing city, and due
to Ihe population explosion, rural developments, etc . we are having
more than our share of penny-ante typo crime When I say penny-
ante, I do not mean to say these are crimes that we turn our backs
on Most of the crimes are burglaries There are better than forty
suh-< ivisions in tin county Many people are building week-end
collages and homes on this property Die thieves naturally find out
llns property is the least protected, and therefore it's the spot that
they hit most.
1 he price of cattle is high, and the thieves have began to slaughter
an occasional calf along country roads We nee,) your help in observ-
jni' and taking lieensi numbers, and reporting anything you mav see
thai will help us put a stop to this before it gets started Talking
atxiut cow's reminded me of a little poem I ran into recently that I
think klnda covers my job as Sheriff Here it is
THE SHERIFF'S JOB
Now this Sheriff's job is a curious one;
Like the housewife's work, it's never done.
Calls come by night and come by day,
They may !*• near, or miles away
Do hum up. says the voice of the caller.
You're badly needed in Possum Holler.
Paw's on a rampage; he's got a gun:
Been looking for Maw since half-past one
So we jiunp in our flivver and hit the trail,
And drive like a streamliner carrying the mail
Our only hope and all we can figure.
Is to he on hand when Paw pulls the trigger
We finally arrive and amid confusion,
We learn the affair was a simple delusion.
Paw with his gun was just hunting squirrels,
Maw had gone to school with the two oldest girls
Next day we're hunting a mottle-face cow,
That night we referee a nice family row,
Now that's just a sample of what we do
An endless variety of Ihe old and the new
It may be a prowler, a burglar, a drunk;
He may ste.ii your billfold; your watch or your trunk
We set out to catch him, and we do our best;
We catch our percentage and lose the rest;
W< can't catch them all, for some leave no clue—
They don't leave their cards, like the candidates dn
Sometimes they plead guilty and the judge will scold
Then half the county will want them paroled
TT.ey blame the depression, the new deal, the tariff-
But most of the folks put th. blame on the Sheriff
So it s quite a game, if you stay right in—
You 11 get a pat on the back and a sock on the chin
But, I like it arid I'm shedding no tears-
AND IT) LIKE TO BE YOUR SHERIFF FOR
ANOTHER FOUR YEARS
Remember, tin election date is May 6th Y'ou may still register
to vote until Apt il 6th So. if you haven t already registered, please
do so I need your help
Sincerely,
.1 I. iJIMMY'i NUTT
Sheriff
Bastrop County, Texas
Officers Named
For li & PW Club
The Bastrop Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club met
Tuesday night, February 15, to
elect officers for the year.
Elected to serve as charter
officers were LucHle
Mct'ullough, president; Amy
Standifer, president - elect;
Joyce Pollard, vice president;
Ixxilse hragh, recording secre-
tary; Joan Worthey, correspond-
ing secretary, and Lemma Os-
born, treasurer. Appointed were
the following: Ruby Griesenbeck.
parliamentarian; Ethel Tarver,
courtesy chairman; Nan Taylor,
historian; Effle Sharp, member-
ship chairman, and Elsie Craw-
ford, finance chairman.
Assisting the local club In
organization and election of of-
ficers were the district director,
Glendinc Smith of New Braunfels,
ami two members of the New
Braunfels club. Members from
the sponsoring club present were
Mary Ruscoe, president, Smith-
ville B&PW Club, and Peggy
Wallcek, Smithvllle's Charter
president.
Umma Osborn read the pro-
posed by-laws for the club and
Glendine Smitli, district director,
explained changes made on the
national level ami answered
questions from the audience con-
cerning the by-laws. By-laws
were adopted and will be sent
to state and national for approval.
Bastrop B&PW Club will receive
its charter the latter part of
March.
Present Tuesday night were
Elsie Crawford, (idie Laake,
Effle Sharp, Kathlyn Home, Nan
Taylor, Ruby Griesenbeck, Ixsm-
ma osborn, Joyce Pollard, Ethel
T arver, Lucille McCullough and
Joan Worthy.
ITie next meeting will be on
Monday night, March 20, at which
time plans for Installation of
officers will be made. If you
are interested in being a charter
member, or would just like to
know more about the organiza-
tion, come to the meeting March
20. Everyone is welcome.
Adren Long
Announces For
Re-election
Since this is election year, I
would like to offer my services
again as your city councilman.
During the past, I have tried
to serve the people of Bastrop
sincerely and in a manner which
I felt was fair to the individual
and fair to the city.
Several large, unfinished pro-
jects are in the Council's tends
right now, that I would like to
see completed. I am available
to serve another term as alder-
man for the City of Bastrop.
If I am elected, I will do my
best to better Bastrop. Iliank
you.
Adren (Red) l-ong
CP Fund Drive
To Be In March
The United Cerebral Palsy of
Texas Fund drive will be in
March, according to Mrs. Robert
Kuehler, chairman.
"Cerebral Palsy I wis many
causes," Mrs. Kuehler said.
"Prematurity, rubella, anemia,
toxemia, blood-type, incompati-
bility, maternal and infant in-
fection. These are many known
causes, many others are not.
Nearly one million children and
adults arc the victims of this
multiple liandicap. But cerebral
palsy does not stop there. It
affects an increasing number of
families throughout the United
States.
"There is no single preventa-
tive measure for cerebral ivilsy.
But there is physical occupa-
tional, speech ami hearing
therapy. There are special ed-
ucation and developmental pro-
grams. Special medical care Is
available, ^our help provides
services that enable the cerebral
palsied to find a meanLigful place
in society."
The Boy Scouts liave volun-
teered to take care of the coin
collectors which will be placed
at vantage points around town
for your contributions. A list
of house to house volunteers
will be published next week.
Mr. md Mrs. Ira Frieda were honored recently by the National
Life and Accident Company, upon Mr. Frieda's completing 25
years of service with the company. He started with them 25
years ago in Bastrop and has been an outstanding success in
the field. He lias completed all insurance courses available
by National life, has been on numerous meetings with the company
and at present is on time for a trip to Hawaii.
Judge Moore, %,
Dies Monday
J
Judge Elwood E. Moore passed
away at the local hospital Mon-
day afternoon at 3:'J0 following
a short illness, lie was 'Jti years
old, and a former Justice of
the Peace in Bastrop.
Services were held at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon from the
Cooper Newby l uneral Chapel
with the Rev. J. Troy Hickman
officiating. Burial was in Fair-
view Cemetery. Serving as pall
bearers were Herman Bartsch,
Clyde Reynolds, Jim Kershaw,
M. B. Perkins, David Lock ami
Henry Bell.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Mallie Bell Newsoni of San
Antonio,
High School
(Jolf Season
Under Way
The golf season for Bastrop
High School starts with two
tournaments this week. The first
tournament is the Fifth Temple
High School Tournament on Fri-
day, February 25th and the sec-
ond is the 14th annual P. J. Dod-
son Memorial Tournament here
in Bastrop on Saturday, Feb-
ruary 26th.
The rest of the season is as
follows: Wednesday, March 1st
at 3:30 there will be a match
between Bastrop and Lockhart
at the Lost Pines Course and
a return match will lie played
in Lockhart on March 22nd.
The Bastrop Team will journey
to Brady on Saturday, March 11,
play match with San Marcos
Academy here at 4:00 on Tues-
day, March 14th, journey to the
Navasota invitational on Friday,
March 17th, to the Yoakum in-
vititional on Saturday, March
IHtli, to A&M Consolidated on
Friday, March 24th, to Marble
Falls on Monday, March 27th.
The District tournament for
tills year will be held in Yoakum
on April 5tii. The Junior High
tournament will also be in
Yoakum but it will be held on
April 12th. The top two teams
in the district tournament will
journey to Regional which will
be in Brenham on April 21st
and 22nd.
Aqua Water
Supply Schedules
Annual Meeting
The regular meeting of the
stock holders of the Aqua Water
Supply Corporation will In1 held
on the first Friday of March,
being March 3. 1972. at the
Bastrop Jr High School Gym
(Formerly Bastrop High School
Gym) at 7 p m . for the purpose
of electing directors to s< ire dur
ing the ensuing year, and trans-
acting of any other business that
may properly come before Ihe
meeting
K B Wenrit. President
rrfV4
County Survey
Committee Meets
Reports were heard on the
publication of the Bastrop county
history at a meeting of the
Bastrop i ounty Historical Sur-
vey Committee held Friday after-
noon in the Commissioner's
Courtroom at the courthouse.
Mrs. W. F, Maynard, president,
told of the interviews she had
with Von Boeckman Jones and
Firm Foundation Publishing
House in Austin, both of whom
gave Iter an estimate of $2500
for printing the book, with no
guarantee of sale.
Since Brewster County lias re-
cently liad a similar book printed,
the group agreed to write to the
Survey Committee of that county
for information.
A report was also heard on
plans for the Elgin Centennial,
which will be celebrated this
summer.
Mrs. Maynard announced that
work was progressing on the
filing of all of the liistorical
research information, which will
be in files in the courthouse where
it will be kept intact and avail-
able for use when needed.
Attending the meeting were
F, P. I.oughridge and Jacob
Simonson of Smithville; Miss
Jewel Hudler of McDade, Miss
Anderson of Norway, Bill
Moore of Houston, Mrs. Ixjo
I oehner and Mrs. Fairbanks
Westbrook of Elgin; Mrs. W. S.
Millington, Miss Nell Fitz-
willlam, T, C. Franklin and Mrs.
Maynard of Bastrop.
Pinev Creek Philosopher Hopes
That I irm of Handwriting Experts
Hasn't Copyrighted Its System
Editor's note: The Piney Creek
Philosopher on his lohnsongrass
farm on Piney apparently has
become aware of the current
literary news, his letter this
week indicates.
Dear .'ditar:
I wish you'd help me out. I've
just completed writing an auto-
biography of Christopher Colum-
bus and need your help in find-
ing a publisher who'll advance
me $050,000 with a check made
out to C, Columbus, < mce tint
sandbar is cleared it'll be easy
sailing as I guarantee there'll
be no telephone calls from him
denying he ever heard of me.
I have a letter which I am
now having a New York firm of
experts confirm is in Colum-
bus' handwriting, but despite this
I don't intend to offer parts of
the book to Life magazine as I
have a feeling the people there
at the moment would not be
interested,
Spuakiog of handwriting ex-
perts, I am very interested in
the reaction of the firm which
at first reported that the letter
from Howard Hughes to ( iiffocd
Irving was genuine, tlut un-
questionably it was in the bil-
II onai re' s hand writ! ng.
Then when the whole ling
started falling .i|«irt the firm
announced it was "revising" its
first opinion and that maybe the
writing wasn't genuine after alL
It seems to me this method
of handling a situation ought to
be available to others.
For example think how many
thousands of college students
there are right now who'd like
to "revise" some of the an-
swers they gave on their last
otim. Think of the ixiliticians
who on reading today what they
said yesterday would lue to re-
vise their remarks in a hurry.
1 can't tliink of any off-hand but
there may be some newspapers
who'd like to get in on this,
or at least have it ready just
In case.
I don't know of anybody who,
if he talks long enough, wouldn't
like to revise in one direction
something he said iTit-footedly in
the opiiosite direction the day
before and 1 hoix' this New York
firm of handwritiiv experts
hasa't copyrighted the system.
Yours faithfully,
J. V
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