Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [124], No. 72, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1978 Page: 2 of 10
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AREA DEATHS
F. A. Courtney, Jr.
Frederick Au*tin I nurtney,
Jr., 60 of IBastrop
I'.sUilc, p«*i ed away Febru
ary 4. at tlx? V A IloMpitnl in
Temple
l|i* wun burn March 'II.
1917 in Houston the mm <il
Frederick Austin < 'ourtney
Sr. and Blanch Alford
Court m<y.
September 25, IMfil. he
married Peggy Leslie in
Hichardnon, Texan.
Courtney wa a veteran of
World War II. nerving
Novemlwr IM. 194,1 to
I ebruary 21 i. Il Hi.
Services were held at 10
a.m., Monday. February <5, at
Newby funeral llonie Kev
Kotiald Colvin and Kev. Fred
Zarnow officiated
Survivor* include hi* wife,
Mrs Peggy Courtney of
Bastrop; two Nona. Fredrick
Austin Courtney 111 of
Clinton, Mint and Jeffrey 1,.
Courtney of Baytown; two
daught em, Inez Terry of
Houston and Lor en A,
Courtney of Bastrop. and
four grandchildren,
Mabel M. Wallace
Mabel Myrtle IBobertsou)
Wallace. RW, 1 .'MX! Farm
Street llasl top, passed away
February 5 in Han Antonio
after an extended Illness
She was born April 10,
HUM in Fork Itiver Manltob
n. Can.id i the daughter of
John Dunea n and Violet
Hunter ltobcrtson,
She was married to Wade
Lama Wallace at The Pas,
Manilolta, Canada She at
tended church at the Calvary
llaptist Church in Baatrop.
Wallace was owner and
beautician of Bluebonnet
lleauly Salon in Bastrop, She
was a veteran of World War
11 where she was a captain of
Cnndian Women's Army
Corp. She became a natural
i/.ed American citizen in
tHBfl.
Wallace was preceeded In
death by one brother,
Samuel I iougla ?. Hubert son.
Services were held at
t0:80a,m. Wednesday, Febr
uary H, at the Newby
Funeral Home with Brother
Connie 1,at ham officiating.
Interment was at the
Fair view Cemetery.
Survivors include her
husband. Wade Lnmar Wal
lace of Bastrop; three sons.
Wade l^imar Wallace II of
Spring, Texas, John Duncan
Holier t son Wallace of Mar
shall, Texas and Joseph
Utivicll Hubert,son Wallace
of KingHland, Texas; two
sisters, Charlotte Klta Mc
Mahon of 1 >ewey ville, Texas
and Mary Jane Diltard of
Fort (iiluion, Oklahoma; two
brothers, Russell John Mc
llain Itoliertson of Prcece
ville, Sask. Canada and
.loscphy Duncan Hubert son
of Dauphin, Man., Canada;
six sisters, Kale Nkelton of
Brandon, Man., Canaiia,
Evelyn Pitcaithley of Val
Caron, Out,, Canada, Irene
Sarah Stickney of Flin Flon,
Man,, Canada. Florence
Snider Hong of The I'as,
Man., Canada, Hillian June
Hilliert of Kvaimville, Indian
a, and Dolly Mihura of
Baatrop; and five grandchil
dren,
Pallbearers were John
Wallace, Joe Wallace, Dor
win French, Alcn Hancock.
Dr Bill Clampit. Fernando
(ialvan, Ken lata kit and Jim
I )elluan.
the\ re,nl and the frequency
of reading
Header* were asked to
Hftirt as follows: Alwav>
read 5, usually read I,
sometimes read f, seldom
read 2, never read I
Here's how they ranked:
1 Wedding*. engage
ments, anniversaries I..77,
2. Obituaries i.'iH. 3. Birth
announcement* 4.34; I
S |>ecia I feature articles
i 14. 5 latter to the editor
4.27; fi, Pictures of school
and youth activities 4.19; 7.
Area correspondence inews
brief) 4.17; 8. Police and
sheriff's news 1 1 1, 9 Fire
call report* 3.92, 10.
Impression* .'190, II.
Magistrate court new* .'5,8(1;
12. Officii public notices
(legal*) 3,67; 13. Notebook
(comrnuntiy calendar 3.60;
14. Extetuion news 3.53;
15. Ileal Estate transaction*
3.52; Hi NS school board
report* 3.52; 17. Church
news 3.49; 18. Garden
column 3.46; 19. Civic club
new* 3.34, 20, Lance
(student paper) 3.31; 21.
Automobile transact ion*
8 30} 22. Eldrldfi city
council reports 3.24; 23. N'S
school report* 3.22; 24.
NO IMF
The regular annual meet
ing of l he *t ock holders of I he
Aqua Water Supply Corpo
ration will ln< held on the
first Friday in March, 1978,
being March 3. 1978, at 7:00
p.m. at the Klgin SI'JST "18,
F.lgin, Texas, for the purpose
of electing directors to servt<
during the ensuing year, and
transacting of any other
business that may properly
come before the meet ing.
Guy K. Shuttlesworth
President
72,74,7ti,78
da J.
I OH. 30 Boll call ii-ongrt-s
siori.il report) 2 77: 31
S, hool rtii nu ' ' <*'
Moulin i; new* 3 f
I w.is a little surprised to
find area new* .ilxiv, fire
and police news and *ur
prised to find pictures of
school and youth activities
above area new s
We might conduct ,i
similar survey in Bastrop
County si*in.
1975 waterways
book reprinted
• leUl
th
tul bayou* throughout the
tale, has been reprinted.
The reprinting results
mil ,i joint agreement
ftween the Texas Agri
jltural Extension Service
rul the Texas Parks and
K! S| M i I) BY I HI
SI All HANOI I FX AS
Washington Report
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
of Bastrop
CORNF. FARM A WATER
W E L C O M E
Churl e
Sutuhiv S. boot
Morning Worship
C hurch I tninniK
I vririnK orship
Young. Pattor
. . . . 9:45 .
. . . . 10:55 «.
6: }0 p,
7:30 p.
NX edne day I verting Service 7:30 p. m
A I ncnillv ( bin. h W ith A Hearty Welcome
1/2 Off
(HI '/All & WljWI'Ji J as Mm
/HACIAN,pS All I AH 1
123 West Colorado — La Grange
Ihonms I. I)vkc wislirs to extern! Iiis
his a/iolouies for including />ro/>rrfv
bel<nii>iii££ to Ethel Hunter.
Jeremiah Williams ami the llxiler estate
in his site /tlaa far /irafmsetl sha/tping
eenter as /mhlislietl in the
Unstrap \M KR'I'ISKK. June 1\*. 1077
I apologize Jar an y undue alarm uml hare
sinee mmie offers an nil three properties uml
hare purehusetl the If HI jams property,
I liofiui* A. I )\ kr
BY ( ONMll SSM \N J.J
I'M hi i:
Ibe House Ways and
Means Committee, of which I
am a member, benan
hearings on the President's
propoH.-'.la for lax cuts and
tax reform last week with
Administration witnesses
presenting the details of the
plan.
The proposal contains tax
cuts in three areas
person?I income taxes, busi
ness taxes and exercise
taxes and a wide range of
tax reforms. The proposed
individual tax cuts include a
reduction in the tax rate and
replacing the present per
sonal exemption and per
sonal tax crislit with one
$240 tax credit for each
pi rson.
For business, the Ad
ministration proposes reduc
in,; the tax rate on corporate
income and making the ten
per cent investment tax
credit permanent. 'The in
vestment credit would also
be expanded to cover more
areas of expenditures. Also,
there is a proposal lor
reducing the unemployment
insurance tax rate paid by
employers.
In the areas of exercise
taxes, the President pro
poses repealing the present
telephone excise tax.
A variety of tax reforms
are also proposed in the
areas of itemized deduct ions,
business deductions, tax
shelters, capital gains, fringe
benefits, tax-exempt bqpds
and foreign income.
Most of tht< provisions in
the proposal would go into
effect October I of this year.
Lven though our committee
has gotten off to an earl}
start on the tax package
there will not be any specific
action soon. The tax bill will
proliably have to wait until
the committee has com
pleted work on several other
pending tax matters, the
energy bill and the welfare
reform bill.
It appears that the
present climate is such that a
tax cut lull will be enacted
this year; however. I am not
personally convinced that
the economy needs this kind
of tinkering again. For four
straight years, our commit
lee has been asked by three
different presidents to pass a
quick tax cut to cure the ills
of the economy. Obviously
these quick tax cuts were
not the solution to our
problems of high unetnploy
ment with high inflation.
1 am not ruling out the
possibility of a need for some
kind of cuts but right now I
would be satsified to just let
the economy run itself for a
while. We should also keep
in mind that a $34 billion tax
cut means $34 billion in
reduced revenue for the
government and thus a
higher budget deficit.
dun d
L. gis
More t han Si 1.000 miles of
major as well as seasonal or
restrictive streams md
rivers an analyzed in the
240 pages of "Texas Water
ways." points out Pat I).
Taylor, Extension recreation
and park specialist. "The
book is not a canoe guide but
is strictly an objective
dcM'urnentat ion of eharac
teristicson the state's public
waterways. Canoe, kavak or
raft enthusiasts, particularly
novices, should seek ex
perienred guidance before
embarking on any waterway
in Texas," advises Taylor.
Copies of "An Analysis of
Texas Waterways" may tie
obtained at $4 each from the
Department of Agriculture
("omm u nica tions, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Tex. 77843.
Entertainment
Hits and Pieces
Do as you wish this
weekend, but do something
unusual! (!o to the show, or
to a dance — or drive
through these two state
parks which only help
Bastrop County shine bright
er.
Mob Denver will be
wrapping it up this week at
the Country Dinner Play
house w here he stars in "Eat
Your Heart Out." Again,
during the week buffet
served 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday,
performance begins at 8:15
p.m. Sunday matinee buffet
is from noon until 1, and the
curtains raise at 1:30 p.m.
Oh yes, reservations, please!
835-5921. (Mention that you
read it here!)
Hee Haw's Hager broth
ers are to be at the Country
Dinner Playhouse this Mon-
day, providing a different
kind of entertainment. A
real thriller, they're more
entertaining than a couple of
hound pups chasing their
tails.
Oh yes, and you Elvis fans
won't want to overlook Rod
Kennedy's "Memories of
Elvis" Wednesday, Febru
ary 15, Austin's Municipal
Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets
are now on sale at Sears
Hancock Center, and at the
University Co-op. You can
save a buck by ordering by
mail to Mod Kennedy, P.O.
Mox 14tM> in Kerrville. This
twoanda half hour tribute
concert is a genuine tribute
co-produced by Presley's
close friend J.D. Sumner
(Stamps Quartet). A lot of
entertainment for the
money. All seats reserved.
In the area, the Midnight
Owls will be rocking them in
Smithville's American
Legion Hall Saturday night,
9 1.
A new band, the Cactus
Jack Band is scheduled to
command the dance floor at
the Pioneer Bar Saturday
night.
The Tower Theatre will be
providing you a look at the
late Bruce Lee's protege,
Bruce Li (Lee Shao Ling).
The Taiwan born Lee look
alike is actually a Kung Fu
master with martial art
schools in Taiwan and in
Hong Kong, and the re-
semble nee may seem like an
illusion. This R rated "Enter
the Tiger, Exit the Dragon"
will show here Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. "Bruce
Li challenges the evil forces
behind the mysterious death
of Bruce Lee," the promo-
material reads. Martial Art
freaks will dig on this one.
Sunday, February 12 is a
special day at the Tower
Theatre as Hal Lindsey's
"Late Great Planet Earth" is
shown three times, at 3. 7and
9 p.m. Lindsey's world-wide
best seller was just recently
produced as a major motion
picture revealing a penetra-
tive, look at incredible
prophecies involving our
generation . . . amazing view
of what the future holds for
you.
Orson Welles narrates
Texan Lindsey's fine effort
of helping understand Bible
prophecy. If you didn't read
the book, see the movie —
then you'll want to read the
book! See you there!
Important News From Austin Savings.
YOU STILL
HAVE TIME TO
CASH IN ON A
1977 IRA TAX
DEDUCTION
PLAN.
It you act now, there's still time
to prepare tor a more prosperous
and secure future, and save on tin*
vear's income tax pavments
lust come to Austin Savings and
open a monev-making Individual
Retirement Account before tin*
\ear's tax deadline, lehruarv 14.
|07S
WAM I P RICHtK.
It you quality tor an IR A account
pounded dailv until vou retire at
age s1)1; or older.
RETIRE RICH.
It vou haven't alreadv opened
one of our "Retire Rich" IRA
accounts, do it ttvlav You'll sue
on income tax payments, and
you'll wake up richer every
AUSTIN
SAVINGS
Q: I bought v washing
machine which stopped
wurking within a week. The
appliance companv won't
(five me a refund, and the
monthly payments are being
collected by a finance com-
pany, which bought the in-
stallment credit contract
from the appliance store,
says it still expects me to
pay. If 1 stop paying the fi-
nance company, can they
sue me?
A: Your defense against a
suit of this type depends on
the date of purchase. If the
sale was made after May 14,
1976 a new federal regula
tion allows the consumer to
present a legal defense if
suit for non payment is
brought by a finance com
pany to collect on an install-
ment credit contract pur
chased from a retail store.
The consumer can defend
against the suit by showing
the product was defective.
Purchases made prior to
May 14th are not covered by
this regulation.
Q: If I am involved in an
auto accident, can I drive my
car to the curb to move out
of the traffic?
A: Yes, state law allows
you to move a vehicle in-
volved in an accident if
moving the vehicle will re-
lieve traffic congestion and
reduce the possibility of
another accident. The law
also requires you to remain
at the scene of the accident,
if there were no injuries,
until a law enforcement
officer arrives. If the acci-
dent resulted in injuries, the
law allows the injured per-
son to seek medical atten-
tion .... anyone involved in
the accident and not injured
ha-> a duty to call for medical
help for the injured or to
carry the injured to a hospi
tal or other medical facility.
Do I have to use my
turn signal when changing
lanes? If so. how far in ad-
vance must I give the signal?
A: Texas law requires a
driver to signal each time
directions are changed. The
signal must be given at least
one hundred feet prior to the
turn or lane change. Even
though you give a signal,
you are still required to
make the turn or maneuver
safely without interference
to other traffic. In rural
areas or on expressways,
the signal should be given
for a longer period of time to
give adequate warning to
other drivers.
Q: Six years ago I was
arrested on a misdemeanor
charge of shoplifting. I paid
a court fine and I was sen-
tenced to a six month proba-
tion. Is there any way I can
be bonded?
A: Yes, it is the policy of
most bonding companies to
bond someone who has been
convicted of a misdemeanor.
However, they will not bond
one convicted of a felony.
Q: Also, I was advised
that when applying for a job
I should say that the case
was dismissed. Would this
be proper?
A: No, it would not. When
applying for a job, all infor
mation you give to the
employer should be correct.
Any statements you make
that are false are automatic
grounds for dismissal.
Send your questions to "You and the
I.aw." Slate Bar of Texas, P.O. Bo*
12487. Austin, 78711. Answers may
appear in rolumns in hypothetical
terms; personal answers not possible.
Byline
Byline
Byli"e
Clyde Griffin
We really had a great time
in Smithville Friday night as
Ladell and I attended the
Chamber of Commerce ban-
quet and social hour—and
came away smiling. In case
you don't know it, Bastrop,
there's some swell people in
Smithville!
The Parish Hall was the
site of the social hour which
preceeded the banquet in the
high school cafetorium.
Quite a few were present
from Bastrop and repre-
sentatives of a half-dozen
surrounding cities and towns
also made the trip to the
annual affair.
We're looking forward to
our own Chamber of
Commerce banquet coming
up soon!
Word is that the Walton
Apartments, nearing com-
pletion now, won't go to the
housing authority and will be
available to all applicants.
The apartments really look
fine and they are well con-
structed—a nice addition to
Bastrop.
More good news—on Lin
den Street. 30 new apart
ment units are about to ^et
underway to be available to
low income families which
qualify.
These BHA dwellings art-
just around the corner from
Stanley Smith's apartments.
Oh yes, if you don't believe
this is happening, drive up
there tomorrow and watch
those dozers pushing the dirt
around, breaking ground for
Smith's apartments.
P.J. Jolly was by the office
Monday morning remember
ing how he and Mrs. Jolly
iJust a Shovel Full author
ess) watched Houston grow
by leaps and bounds earlier
this century. Jolly says he's
got the same feeling about
Bastrop growing.
Not only will Bastrop have
an airport in the not-to-
distant future, but we will
also have a housing project
in that area. The word is
'about 50 low-rise dwellings"
with price tags of $30-35 m
are planned. Streets are
already outlined.
Up on the hill on Hwy 71
just east of town is one of
the state's finest subdivi-
sions. Already with a pool,
tennis courts, a pro-quality
golt course underway, nearly
40 homes in existence and 50
more contracted to go up,
plans wre revealed for
numerous townhouses and
condominiums. By the way.
most of that area is inside
the city limits, believe it or
not.
THE STYLE SHOPPE
A MERI F NORMAN
COSMFTIC SI UUiU
Mrs. Susie ividxiiuner
Jewelry - Guts • Cosmetics
*13 Mrtin St
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Pannell, Leland R. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [124], No. 72, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1978, newspaper, February 9, 1978; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth335031/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.