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AND BASTROP COUNTY NEWS
Baatrop (Texaa) Advertiser. March 6. 1975
Number I
Musings
By J. Troy Hickman
1 1.1 IMA M. AND
TRANSCENDENT
JI in observed today thai
many persons in our time and
place are following one or the
other of two man-made
religions: nationalism and
humanism
Nationalism is another name
for one of the oldest forms of
human self worship, th*- wor
ship of the group The group
may he an empire, a kingdom,
or a republic based on
democratic ideals. In either
event, it is the product of man's
own hand.
Humanism, which could also
(m- culled Samaritaniian. after
the parable of The Good
Samaritan, puts the welfare
and service of other persons as
the highest goal of a good life.
A form of Samantanism
commonly found among
church people today is the
Involvement Cult, or the old
Social Gospel way of life. This is
a powerful motivation and is a
whole lot better than selfish
ness. but it is not the whole
Gospel of God. neither does it
always necessarily lead to a
Complete or effective life.
Many would be Samaritans
give out or break down on the
Road to Jericho, and never
arrive at the object of their
concern.
A person cannot he fulfilled
and content with only the work
of his own hands or the work of
ail men tt hands as his highest
good. His faith must have
another dimension, a dimension
which g< es beyond him and
beyond us all.
One name for this dimension
is i ranscertdenre Hear now
i*rie many describe* it. "0 Lord
our Lord, how excellent is thy
name in all the earth! who hast
set thy glory above the
heavens,"
These are the words of
another, "Whither. 0 Lord,
shall I go from thy spirit'.' or
whither shall I flee from thy
presence? If I ascend up into
heaven, thou art there: or I
make my bed in heH, behold,
thou art there."
Another name for the
dimension which lies beyond
man is The Ultimate. "Even
from everlasting to everlasting,
thou art God!"
Man at his best is never an
ultimate. He and the works of
his hand* are here today and
gone tomorrow
In the day* of the first
coittpass someone asked a sea
captain who had a good
reputation as a navigator,
"When your compass fails, how
do you steer I he ship?"
"By the stars," he answered.
Man's own conscience and
the group wisdom are his
compass. Hut the transcendent
and ultimate God is the star by
which he must find his way at
last.
He will not spend his life in
star gazing alone. He will
remember that w hen Jesus and
ib«- disciples had that intimate
and powerful inner experience
atop the mountain with God,
I hey found it necessary then to
return to the towns below
where the people were and
where their work was to be.
Full time star gazing was the
temptation of an age long
before outs, but Samaritanism
is our own perculiar hazard
today. Some of us. in trying to
serve without the transcendent
star to guide us. get lost among
the people and events of our
time and place.
In an authentic religion there
has to he an Ultimate to
command our ultimate loyalty.
There has to be a Transcend
ence to confront, challenge,
mystify mid guide us.
Be a good guy" is certainly
implied in the "Love thy
neighbor as thyself gospel. But
it was preceded by and
conditioned upon, "Iiove the
Lord thy God with all thyself."
To "love" Him, one must know
llim and spend some time In
His Pretence.
| Tax Office To
*Be Open Until
|Noon Saturdays:;;
K The county tax assessor :■:
•:*: collector's office will be £
'■< open until noon on Satur •:•
v days during this month, :•:
according to ( ,/de Key :•:
£ nolds, tax assessor collect j:-
:■: or, including March H 15-22 *
* and 29.
X This is for the convent
ence of those individuals
>:• who are unable to get to :*
the office during the
J* regular week day hours. $
In R ace For
Re-election To
City Council
Henry Schuyler has announc
ed for re-election to the t'lty
Council, on which he has served
since his appointment in 1967.
Mr. Schuyler was first
appointed to fill out the term
vacated when I )an Lloyd
passed away in 1967. He ran for
the 1 year unexpired portion of
the term in 1968 and has been
reelected every two years
since
Mr. Schuyler has been
involved in the construction of
the Water System Filtering
Plant, the construction of the
new Wastewater Treatment
Plant, the New Library
building, new and improved
street signs and numerous
other accomplishments for the
benefit of the taxpayers.
He came to Bastrop in 194!
and presently serves as
manager of the Coca Cola
Bottling Plant, He resides at
407 Cedar, is a Mason and a
of tin- Mfcthodit.1
Church,
During his terms in office,
Schuyler has seen many
improvements and has worked
hard for their accomplishments.
He wants to see ihe progres
sive program recently begun
completed for the overall got*!
of the city.
Such things as the Water
works System Upgrading has
been a dream of his for some
time, along with the completion
of the Upgrading of the Electric
System.
Schuyler has been involved
in the improved Landfill system
for the disposal of solid waste
which has met all State
requirements and has climinat
ed a lot of unpleasant pollution
within the area.
He will greatly appreciate
your vote and influence in the
City election on April 5.
Advertiser Celebrates
122nd Anniversary
Texas oldest weekly news
paper celebrates its 122nd
birthday this week. The first
issue of the Bastrop Advertiser
was published on March I,
1853, by William J, Cain,
founder of the paper, Mr. Cain
was joined in its publication
later on that year by his
brother, T. C. Cain.
Through the years, the
advertiser has progressed with
the times, and several years
ago, converted from the old
"hot type" method of publishing
into a modern, well-equipped
off set new spaper.
Growing with the limes, too,
the Advertiser has the largest
City Upgrades
Small Water
Lines
The City of Bastrop has
started preparing for the
summer needs, according to
Mayor James P. Sharp,
"We are upgrading small
water lines as fast as is
possible," the Mayor said, "And
have started with ihe one and a
half block area on North Carter
adjacent to the Kaiiroad
Crossing."
"This has been a reai problem
for a few years, due to the fact
that several houses are served
by a small inch line, which is
being replaced by a 2 inch line,
thereby giving ample water
pressure to those citiwns,"
^plained
'Then1 are a few other such
areas in the City and these will
be eliminated as quickly as
possible, hopefully before the
summer," he said,
"Of course while some are
having too little pressure as a
problem, we are also installing
pressure relief valves in other
lines due to too much
pressure," he stated.
According to Mayor Sharp, if
the citizens will notify City Hall
about the problems faced, they
will be taken care of whenever
possible.
HOSPITAL Al XILIAKY
IO MEET THURSDAY
The Bastrop Hospital Auxili
ary will meet on Thursday,
March 6th, al 2:00 p.m. in the
Civic Room of The First
National Bank,
All members are urged to be
present.
Piney Creek Philosopher Has
Some Long-Range Advice For
The Arabs With All That Oil
Editor's note: The Piney
Creek Philosopher on his
Johnson grass farm on Piney
takes a look at the oil situation
this week.
Hear editor:
I don't know what it is about
going to Washington that robs
a man of his knowledge of
human nature, but something
does.
Bight now, with filling
stations selling you all the
gasoline you want, with oil
companies' storage tanks brim
ful. with ocean tankers hanging
around waiting to find some
place to unload, and with the
Arab oil countries cutting back
on production because there's
no place to go with the stuff and
you can't store it In a tent, it
leaks, a lot of people in
Washington are worrying over
the possibility of the Arabs'
refusing once more to sell us
any.
How can Congressmen, as
interested as most of I Hem are
in their personal fortunes, think
that the Arabs aren't interest
ed in money also? When you
can get $12 a barrel for oil t hat
cost you 25 cents to produce
with somebody else doing the
work, you aren't going to shut
the door in the face of your best
customer. Oh. you might shut it
once just to get the price up
from $(t to $12, but there's
bound to be some Yankee
horse trading or you might say
camel trading sense tinder
those flowing Arab robes.
And of course, there's still
some old fashioned ingenuity
left in the U.S., outside of
Washington anyway. Sooner or
later somebody is going to work
out a useable source of energy
not dependent on oil, and the
Arab leaders sitting there on
their bountiful pools may wind
up like a man I knew a long
time ago,
This man, when he was
young, was told by his father:
"Son, you see that wood lot out
there'.' Hold on to it. There's
going to come a time when ftre
wood is gonna get scarce,
people will have to have it to
stay Warm, and a man with a
good supply can charge w hat he
want for it. Son, it'll make you
rich."
Them sheiks better remetn
her that times change.
Yours faithfully,
.LA.
circulation in its history, and
has grown from the first four
page, five column paper to an
eight column, eight to 12 page
paper and on occasion 16 to 28
pages. The original circulation
of the first edition was 300,
with a subscription price of
$5.00 per year.
We are grateful for the
friendliness and patronage of
the town, from the standpoint
of news as well as advertising,
and for the interest of our many
readers. We will continue to
serve you to the best of our
ability, in an effort to give
Bastrop a newspaper you may
be proud of and will use to your
advantage and enjoyment.
To Observe
World Day
Of Prayer
On World Day of Prayer,
March 7, the women of Bastrop
will join millions of women in a
chain of prayer spanning six
continents. This 89th Celebra
tion of World Day of Prayer
will be observed in a thousand
languages and dialects by
Protestant. Orthodox, and
Catholic Christians in 189 lands.
The theme for 1975 is
"Become Perfectly One", a
search for the meaning of unity
in the broader context of a
pluralistic society. The worship
service has been prepared by
the Women's Ecumenical Pray
er Fellowship of Egypt.
The service will be held i
•he United Pentecostal Cbvrr .•
on Friday. March 7, at 6:30. All
women sn the Bastrop area are
invited to come and worship
together at this time.
City - School
Board Elections
To Be April 5
0. E. (Happy) Glenn and
Henry Schuyier are scheduled
for re election as city aldermen
in the city election set for
Saturday, April 5.
With the deadline for filing
Wednesday, March 5, Wade
(Sarge) Wallace and Patrick
Gordon have announced for the
positions.
Filing deadline for the
election of two Bastrop
Independent School District
Board members was also set for
Wednesday, March 5. incuiab
ents Oscar Cassel and Robert
E. Jenkins Jr. have both filed
for re election and Michael C.
Fisher has announced as a
candidate.
The school board election will
coincide with the city election
on Saturday, April 5. with four
voting places; Bastrop High
School Cafetorium and school
houses in Red Bock. Cedar
Creek and Watterson.
To Hold Car
Wash And Bake
Sale Saturday
The Bastrop High School
Young Republican Club will
hold two events this Saturday,
March 8, in order to raise
money to attend the United
Texas Young Republican Fed
era tion State Convention in San
Antonio, March 21 23.
A bake sale hosted by the
male members of the club will
be held in front of Long's
Grocery on Main Street
beginning at 8:30 a.m. Female
members of the club will be
holding a car wash beginning at
the same time at Turner's Gulf
Station on College Street.
Charge for the car wash will be
$1.80 which will include
vacuuming the inside of the car.
SENIOR CITIZENS
TO MEET THURSDAY
The Bastrop Senior Cititens
will meet at 2:30 p.m.,
Thursday, March 6th at the
Senior Citizens Cafeteria
Bicentennial Committee
Schedules Kick-Off Dinner
City Joins In
Beautify Texas
Program
The City of Bastrop has
notified the Beautify Texas
Council with the intent to enter
the Governor's Community
Achievement Awards of 1975
1976, according to City Man-
ager Bill Cox.
This is a program designed to
give the cities of Texas an
opportunity to develop a
coordinated project for com
munity improvement and beau-
tification.
"The main purpose behind
the program is to make a
special effort to reduce the
amount of bottles, cans and
paper that is thoughtlessly
discarded in our city and along
the roadways throughout our
area," Cox said.
"We are planning for a big
push this summer and will be
asking each citizen to partici
pate. We will be taking
pictures of unsightly areas ar<d
hope to instil! the desire to
clean up within the minds of
property owners by publishing
these pictures." he explained.
"The civic and service dubs
will be asked to assist and we
will contact everyone with
vehicles available when we get
organized in the city-wide
effort," he continued.
"Of course it is imperative
that everyone begin at home
for any campaign to be
successful, so our first job will
be to clean up city property at
the same time each citizen is
cleaning up," the manager said.
It is the desire of the city to
see junk vehicles removed and
property improved as well as
possible during this campaign
and will assist with the removal
of any type of problem when
needed.
There will be a "free day" at
the Landfill for disposal of trash
and trucks will be made
available during the campaign.
"We are looking foward to
the project and hope that every
citizen joins our anticipation."
Cox concluded.
Mr. Lock Passes
Away In Austin
Hospital
Funeral services were held
for Joseph Gold Lock. 83. at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Feb-
ruary 23, at Newby Funeral
Chapel. Mr. Lock passed away
at Brackenridge Hospital in
Austin early Saturday morn-
ing, February 22.
The Rev. J. W. Griffin and
the Rev, Charles Young
officiated. with burial in
Ridgeway Cemetery. Grand
sons serving as pallbearers
were Rev. Albert Lock Jr.,
David Lock, Howard Lock.
John Lock, Macon Roberson,
Michael Roberson, and Dr.
Thomas Coopwood.
Mr. Lock was born in Kerr
County, Texas, on January 15,
1892. He was the son of John
and Ellen Lock. He was
married to Miss Carrie Me
Phaul on September 14, 1911,
at Paige, Texas Married 63
years, they spent the last 55
years as residents of Bastrop,
where he worked as a building
contractor. He was a member of
the Methodist Church. Always
with a smile and a bit of humor,
he had many friends who loved
him and who will miss him.
Surviving him are his wife,
Carrie Lock of Bastrop; three
sons, Albert Lock Sr. of
Bastrop. Howard 11. Lock of
Lockhart, and Rev, Dale Lock
of Pittsfield. Massachusetts:
one daughter, Mrs. Elva
Roberson of Austin; a sister,
Mrs Minnie Alexander of
Ingram, Texas; eight grand
children and seven great
grandchildren,
TO HEAR PROGRAM
i>\ VRTHRITIS
The N'RTA AAKP will have
their regular meeting March
10)h in the Civic Room of the
First National Bank at ;t:00
p.m.
There will be a program on
arihritis. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Bastrop Bicentennial
Committee has scheduled a
kick off dinner Saturday.
March 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the
High School Cafeteria. It is
planned for up to 300 and is
intended to introduce any
interested person in the
vicinity of Bastrop to the
Bicentennial celebration.
The dinner is built around
distinguished guests Congress
man J. J. (Jake) Pickle.
Senator William Patman,
and Mrs. Gene Brownrigg of
Arlington, Texas, who is
Executive Director of the
Texas Bicentennial Commis
sion. G. P. Herndon, Jr. who is
chairman of the Bastrop
Bicentennial Commission, will
serve as Master of Ceremonies.
The dinner and its related
activities are promoted by the
Festival Committee with C. H.
Evans as chairman.
At this meeting Bastrop will
Circus Coming
To Town On
March 12
The Bastrop Kiwanis Club is
sponsoring the Fisher Brothers
Circus to be presented in
Bastrop on Wednesday, March
12. next to the High School for
the benefit of the Community
Projeet Fund of the Club.
Vice President David Mate
jowsky is in charge of ticket
sales. The club retains 35°*> of
the first 500 tickets sold in
advance of noon, March 12. and
50% of those sold over 500.
Advance tickets are $1.00
each for everyone. At the gate
the cost is $1.50 for children
and $2.00 for adults.
There will be two perform-
ances. The first is at 6:00 p.m.
and the second is at 8:00 p.m.
The show will last approximate-
ly 1 '/j hours.
Get tickets from any Kiwanis
member or downtown at the
Old Dime Store, Gus's Drug
Store, Odiorne Electric, Jim
Odiorne. attorney, David
Goertz at First National Bank,
or Ben Welch at First United
Methodist Church.
mi i
receive the official >'ate and
National Bicentennial Certifi
rate which designates Bastrop,
Texas as an official Bicentennial
community. An official Bieen
tennial Flag will also be
presented. The Festival Cum
mit tee w ill also display its
Bicentennial "logo" design
which will b«* promoted for the
use of everyone in the vicinity
ol Bastrop and as a souvenir
item. Music will be provided by
a group of musicians from the
Bastrop High School band, A
special dinner will be provided
through the cafeteria by Mrs.
Griffith.
The dinner will be very-
colorful and should provide a
festive atmosphere with music,
color, celebrities and some
excellent food. Those attending
are asked to assemble at their
convenience around 7:00 p.m.
The dinner will be served after
opening ceremonies beginning
at 7:15.
Tickets will go on sale shortly
for $5.00 each and will be
available at various points in
Bastrop. Committee chairman
can be contacted for tickets and
they can either provide you
with tickets or see that they are
available.
This opening dinner is
( itv Council To
Meet Mondav
t/
Night
The City Council of the City
of Bastrop meets in regular
monthly session, Monday.
March 10th, in the Council
Chambers of City Hail, with the
meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m.
On the agenda will be the
awarding of the City Deposi
lory for the next year,
discussion of the Electrical
System Upgrading project, the
proposed Dog Leash Law, the
hiring of City Auditor, discus
sion of Summer Recreation and
appointment to the Hospital
Board.
"These and other items yet to
be announced will be open for
public discussion and we invite
all interested citizens to attend
and voice opinions," Mayor
James P. Sharp said.
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It's A Matter of Fact
■W. W, COX. City Manager'
We have mailed in an
announcement that we will
participate in the Governor's
Community Achievement
Awards Program for 1975-76,
and we did so, because You, the
People, have told us "Get busy.
Cox, and get this town cleaned
up so we can all be proud of
Bastrop". Now, the door has
been opened. I'm sure You will
not shut it in our face.
Citizen Participation ranks
second behind Beautification
and these go hand in hand when
we are "cleaning up".
One person laughed and said,
"Come on. Cox, what can I
do-I'm just a litte new comer?"
Let us reason together.
Have you ever stopped !ong
enough to sit down and think
about your influence in this
community, and just how long
it will last think with me You
can remember many citizens,
long gone to the rewards of
God, and the hundreds of
things done by them. You can
recall some really good
citizens and you can recall
some not so good for Bastrop.
Most of us will be remembered
for our mistakes. These we
want to forget, but the
memories of the past will not
erase them for us. Our
influence w ill live forever.
It's a matter of fact that our
influence wil! outlive our bodies
and our active service, some
times by more than a decade.
The most interesting thing
about this longevity is the fact
we allow our mistakes to
overshadow our fine qualities.
How? By remembering our
neighbors through the mistakes
they have made, thus calling
attention to those made by us.
We have heard that what we
do speaks louder than what we
say. This is more than just
words when it comes to
community leaders. The aver
age citizen will rest on his
obligations and then criticize
the work being done by the
faithful few. That's why your
influence will outlive your
body. But, why not make
score?
Allow yourself to be ejected
into community service, even in
the lace of overpowering
opposition from those w ho
would destroy rather than
build. What's the friendship of
those who would leave you
because of vour concern for
Bastrop? What's a neighbor to
you. who would criticize you for
caring enough to clean up for
Bastrop? What's the connection
with a family member who
laughs when you brag for
Bastrop?
Sure all of this opposition wil!
be hard for you to face for
awhile, but soon the complaints
will become compliments, the
disgruntled will become dedi
cated. and the woodpeckers will
become worthy citizens. And
then you can join with all other
concerned citizens by looking
ahead for Bastrop.
Your influence is the most
valuable thing you have control
of, and the future comments
about you rests within this
control. We all want to see our
influence count for good; to be a
thing of pride for our children;
to be the center of worthy
conversation, and not of
whispers in quiet corners of
dark rooms. You, the People,
should be concerned about your
influence, because it's a matter
of fact that You control
community development.
Study these and realize that
Your children will be told the
truth because it's a simple
matter of fact that
You may pack up and leave this
town.
And go far, far away;
Hut this little fact should make
you frow n,
Your influence will be here for
ever and a day.
You may get sick, you may
even die.
And be buried very, very deep;
But this everlasting truth
should make you sigh,
Your influence w ill never go to
sleep!
So. you want me to believe
that you have no concern for
Bastrop and that you really
don't believe that your influ
ence is important. And that
there is "no way" Bastrop can
win an achievement award for
citizen participation. Cheek this
poetic thought:
There's no thrill in easy sailing.
When the sky is clear and blue.
There's no joy in merely doing.
Things which anyone can do.
But there is some satisfaction
That is mighty sweet to take,
When you reach a destination.
You thought you couldn't make.
planned primarily for the
purpose of introducing every
one to the Bicentennial
celebration here in Bastrop and
in hopes that Bastrop will
solidly back the celebration and
participate individually. It is
also for the purpose of
providing some finances for
some of the opening expenses
of our celebration.
People of Bastrop, both rural
and urban, you are urged to
come to the kickoff dinner and
become involved in Bastrop's
Bicentennial Celebration. Buy
your tickets early and get in on
the biggest and most enjoyable
civic celebration Bastrop has
ever seen.
Announces For
City Alderman
I would like to take this
opportunity to announce my
candidacy for alderman for the
City of Bastrop.
1 have no axe to grind. I am
now retired from the Federal
Government and I can devote
my time to the Council and the
betterment of the city.
I know that I will be asked
what 1 stand for and why I am
in the race for aiderman. I have
lived here in Bastrop for the
past 15 years at 1306 Farm
Street, where I have made my
home, and my children have
graduated from Bastrop High
School. My wife (Mabel) owns
and operates the Blue Bonnet
Beauty Salon.
Bastrop has been good to me
and my family, and now that I
am in a position to help the
City. I want to devote my time
and effort to repay in some
small measure the benefits we
have received.
I will make only one
promise if elected, I will be my
own man, no rubber stamp for
someone else. I will appreciate
your vote and support in the
upcoming City Election.
Wade L.1 Sargei Wallace
Sanders Food
Mart Changes
Hands
Howard Ebner assumed the
ownership of Sanders Food
Mart on March L afier
purchasing the store on College
Street facing Highway 71 from
A. A. (Sugar! Sanders,
Mr. Ebner is operating the
store under the name of
Howard's Drive-In, and the
adjoining package store as
Highway Package Store.
He will continue to operate
the Bastrop Auto Supply on
Chestnut Street, where he has
been in business for a number
of years.
"Girl Scout
Sunday To Be
Observed
Sunday. March 9, is "Girl
Scout Sunday" and the Girl
Scouts, the Brownies, the
leaders, and the parents of all
the Scouts have been invited to
attend the 10:50 a.m. worship
service at First United Metho-
dist Church, the sponsoring
organization for these units.
Mrs. George E. Martin is the
Girl Scout Neighborhood Chair
man for Bastrop and Mrs. Virgil
Evans is the Assistant Neigh
borhood Chairman.
Junior Scout Troop No. 375
under the leadership of Mrs.
Nancy Meredith, assisted by
Mrs, Martin and Mrs. Evans, is
composed of the following girls:
Kimberly Adare, Carol Evans,
Tina Hendrix, DcRose Martin.
Lor: Schuelke, Denise Tadlock,
Tammy Hively, Yvette Ben
ford, Cheryl Evans, Robin
Jahnsen, Wanda Meredith,
Jennifer Wilhclm, and Jana
Cope land.
The Brownie Troop for the
second grade is led bv Mrs.
Dorothy Hoffman as; isted by
Mrs Janice Taylor and Mrs
Judy Morrow The Brownies
are Elaine Hoffman, Cheryl
Walker, Lisa Williams, Paula
Leonard, Jennifer Zimpelman,
Tanya Lange, Karen Taylor.
Cynthia Hurst, Brettda J or don.
Janet Harriett, and Bright
Hunter.
Troop 172 of Junior Girl
Scouts is led by Mrs. Mildred
Sternberg and is composed of
five active members. Aiisha
,/ohnson, Laura Sternberg,
Paula Walton, Kathv Stern
berg, and Tamara Strtegler.
l.vnn Mathias. assisted by
Nancy Meredith, leads t,h«
First grade Brownie Troop
n •: h .•> •>• 'II is < Otigel Plent!.
K. C. Rabensbwrg, Duinna
Davidson, Tracy Mathias, Lisa
Meredith, Michelle Greeness.
Carrie Greeness, and Angela
Juarez.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 1975, newspaper, March 6, 1975; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238507/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.