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Page 2, THf BASTROP ADVI RTISIK Monday, May 1, 1* ?8
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Swift City
by Joe Echols
What in human nature
rau*r> v nd li*m.'
Thin ha* hrrll a myntery to
mr all my adult life, Yet. I
ran recall ome fVfBti of
■/sMW/SS/My/,'.
youth when I luunil my*ell
wa* subject in some vandal
i#m, although '• ««*emed like
jt *l tf.'i'i 1 sport at the I line
Like the Halloween prank*
Citizens Bank
of Bastrop
Monday
j|j lUut'lMinnrl Volunteer
t Kirr Drpvlmrnl meel*
«;• (hi- firht anil (liird Morula t
at 7:.'t0 p.m. earh month al
the Fire Station in
jj: lllinlxinncl Acre*.
I;'. 'lite liaNtrop City Court
K rll nrrU ! «• M-nmd
'•$ Monday ol eatli month al
7:.KI p.m. al Itaxlrop C'itv
llall.
?<
g I"hr Smith villi- School
X Hoard meet* at 7 p.m. Ihe
;i| third Mondav ol every
jjj month in the Hoard Kimiiii
ol the Adminlntrative
lluilditiK in Smithville.
lite I'Jk1" School Hoard
$ meet* the llr*t ami third
" Mondav of every month al
7:.K> p.m. at the School
Admin intra! iv e lluilding in
Flgin.
Die Haklrop County
j;j Coiiimin*ioncr*' Court
jj; meet* the kcrond and
!;! fourth Monday ol each
month at !• a.m. in the
Court
County
Court hoUHe.
Commitodonern'
X room, liaNtrop
•;s
'Die National
. I ion of Itetired
II
Aaaoria
Federal
$ Employee* INAIIFEI
$ meet* every aeeond l ues
iji dav of earh month al 7:."I0
p.Ill in the llaron Room of
:|j the Citizen* Hank of
lj; llaatrop.
The Smithville Cit>
j§ Council ha* their regular
j;.'meeting at 7 p.m. the
' ■!; *eeond Mondav of earh
§ month al Smithville City
:•* llwll. The Smithville l.i«ht
^and Water Hoard meet* al
S 7 p.m. the third Mondav of
earh month at Smithville
^ City llall.
Tuesday
'Die llantrop Volunteer
Fire Dept. meet* the first,
third, and la*t Tuesday of
every month at 7:30 p.m.
at the City Ware house in
Hat* rop.
'Die Ha*trop Srhool
Hoard meet* at 8 p.m. the
Nerond luesdat of each
month in the Adminiatra
live Building Hoard Room
^ in liaNtrop.
^ ll e Elgin City Counril
^ meet* the fir*t Tuesday of
^ earh month at 7:.10 p.m. at
^ Flgin City llall
The Smithville llo*pital
Hoard meet* the fourth
&Tur«day of earh month at
§7:30 p.m. at Smithville
^ Hoapital.
Tuesday f
Die Flgin Volunteer !•!
l ire Dept. meet* I he v
fourth I uenday of earh j;j
month at 7:30 p.m. «i Flgin £
I ire Dept
Wednesday|
Die llo*pitality llou*e
Senior Citizen* Center, IIM1
\ 11 in View Drive, Smith
v ille, ha* meeting* the fir*t
and third Wednesday of
earh month Covered di*h
lunrh; 12 begin* al 10 am
On alternate Wednesday*
there are rraft*. 12, and a
pot lurk lunrh.
Die Smithville Chamber
ol Commerre meet* the
third Wednesday ol earh
month at 7:30 p.m. at
Smithv ille Citv llall.
'lite Improved Order of
Kedmen raei't* the third
Wednesday of earh month,
at N p.m. at (he Itedinen
Lodge.
Ille Improved Order of
Reihoen Auxiliary meet*
the lourth Wedne*dav of
earh month, at K p.m. at
HOfi Main Street.
Thursday
Die lta*trop Count v
Social Service Interagency
Minting will be on
Thuradav, May I at 12
noon al lahitiau Village.
Speaker will be Jack
liriesetibeck.
Die Hast rop Chamber ol
Commerce meet* al 12
noon the lourth Ihursday
of each iimni h
I'lle Hast rop Hospital
Hoard meet* the second
Ihursday ol earh month at
I p.m. at Haatrop City Hall.
Die Flgin Hospital ...
Hoard meet* the *econd J|;
Thursday of earh month at
7:30 p.m. at the Flgin Hank X
Conference Room.
Ihe Smithv ilk- \ olifn
teer Fire Dept. meet* the
second and lourth Thur*:
dav ol earh month
p.m. at Smithville
Station.
we Uked to pull, the zenith <>I
w hu-li wa* tn overturn
nuthouse*. 11 was good sporl
until we hooked a rope
stealthily toold lady llrown'*
rickety Chirk Sale. With
about eight, fourteen year
ilder* pulling, it went over
in a flash.
But the scream* thai c tine
nut "f i( were unexpected.
V\ i* didn't ihonently and
truly I know that cranky "Id
l idy llrinvn wa* using the
facilities. Needless to s,iy,
we Mattered promptly. And
wi gni in some trouble over
I li.it. I- <>r I wo or three y ears,
no more outhouse* were
overturned on S|*iok night.
Then, there wa* the time
that we used lo hide behind
the dam of a pond that was
within throwing distance of
t lie Fori Worth Dallas pike.
In those day*, about 1!*.12 to
II, the I'ike was the biggest
thoroughfare around. We'd
I hrow clods al I he cal s
speeding by. We'd gel pretty
good al it, learning to lead
the cars ju*t right. When
we'd hit a car, it was sheer
excitement. We never
thought how dangerous it
would be to the motorist.
Fortunately, no real damage
resulted.
Those are the only
incidents in my life that
revealed Ihe wicked vandal
in me. I was never addicted
io scribbling obsenitie* on
rest room walls and I never
gave a dam whether Kilroy
was there or not. I do admit
to carving my name and tin-
dale in the trunk of an old
oak tree, but that was not
true vandalism, that was a
reaching for longevity and a
desire to seek immortality.
There is plenty of vandal
istn today, and it takes all
forms. Many public rest
rooms are torn apart for no
reason discernable to man.
People throw full rolls of
toilet paper in commodes.
They'll literally tear Ihe
plumbing out of the floor and
off tile walls. They'll break
windows. They'll use the
wash basin for purposes for
which it was not designed.
It seems that windows and
restrooms take the biggest
toll from the vandal demon.
Why.' Il must be that this
appeals to our baser natures.
Postal authorities have
trouble with rural mail
boxes. They either get shot
to pieces or somebody'll run
a truck over them for the
sheer hell of it.
At the Lake Hastrop Club
public swimming pool every
year, Ihe expensive rope
that divides the shallow from
I be deep end is shredded. At
the Lake Hastrop Acres jsiol
one year, vandals tore out
the chrome ladders that
provided exit* from iheir
pihiI Seems that the more
exprnaive the destruction,
the greater tilee to the
vandal.
Sign* and electric lights
t'soare a prime target
In fact, the list i a*
endless an.' as varied as
hunwui imagination. There
dehnalely i* something iri
ihe human psyche that
cans# * this phenomenon.
There seems to be some
thing in u* that not only has
a compulsion to destroy
things senselesxly. but there
t* something thai actually
causes u* to destroy
ourselves.
Who ha* not known the
person suffering from some
lung trouble such as emphy
seina, who will not quit
smoking, even though he
knows he's hastening his
demise. Or the alcoholic
who's liver, thai irreplace
able organ, is about gone.
Vet he'll not eschew that
drink.
Yes, there are many ways
that we knowingly experite
our departure from this
earth, Like the lemings, we
destroy ourselves. Sometime
suddenly. Sometimes bit by
rut. Hut there definitely i*
something in human nature
that *ubconviou*ty causes
u* tn*eek our destruction.
I remember years ago
when I visited New York
City and went to the top of
the Lmpire State Building.
At that tuue, about a five
foot concrete parapet
separated the *ight*eer from
the infinite spare. I looked
down at the tiny toy size
appearing taxicabs and had
an almost uncontrollable
urge to jump off.
1 got away from there
pronto. Hut since. I've
questioned many people and
found that they too had
experienced this strange
urge. My wife felt the same
sensat ion. Many people have
felt it. Most, of course, have
overcome the urge. Some,
however, succumb to it.
Who knows. Maybe we're
trying lo get to something
better beyond the pale. Hut I
wish I knew why this fact of
life exists. Perhaps the
headshrinkers would have
an answer.
Anyway, it's sort of a
dismal subject to get into on
a fine Spring day.
Still, doesn't it make you
wonder?
Washington Report
Philosopher takes
final look at the
Canal treaty
f'zlitor's Note: The Piney
Creek Philospher on his
.Johnson grass farm on Piney
takes a final look at the
Panama Canal treaty this.
week.
I >ear Editor:
For a w hile it looked like it
was going to take as long to
decide the Panama Canal
issue as il took to dig it, but
now that it's settled it looks
like the terms of the treaty-
area masterpiece of writing
as great as Ihe engineering
feat required to dig t he thing
in the first place.
F<>r example, some Sen
a tors saiil they'd vote
against the treaty if the I'.S.
didn't hav e I he right to send
in troops to keep it open in
case somebody tried to close
it Panama in turn said it
wouldn't accept such a
clause.
The literary scholars in
the Senate then went to
work and came up with
wording saying the I'.S. will
not intervene in the internal
affairs of Panama, no !r, but
does retain lh< right to
"unilaterally keep the canal
open. 'perational, secure
.i nd accessible."
To the I'.S that means we
can send in troops, to the
Panamanians it means we
can't. Everybody is happy
and the issue is resolved.
Everybody included particu
larly the lawyers, who'll
have a field day after the
year 20(H) arguing over what
t he language means.
Pul in medical terms,
agreeing not to intervene in
internal affairs of Panama
means we can't use internal
medicine but doesn't rule out
operating from the outside.
This reminds me of the
story of the politician in
earlier days who was
campaigning in a town
where the burning issue was
whether hogs should be
allowed to roam free or
should be penned. Asked
point blank how he stood on
the issue, and knowning the
town was split down the
middle on it. he came up with
the classic answer: "I'm in
favor of penning the big ones
and let ting the little ones run
free."
You suppose one of his
descendants worked on the
Panama Canal treaty?
Yours faithfullv.
J. A.
in ( om.rfssm \\
J J PR hl.F
After a full week of
preliminary voles on the
President's tax package in
the II"use Ways and Means
Committee, it appears that
more members of the
committee are beginning to
agree with my position that
w e should reduce the federal
deficit rat her than pass a lax
cut.
The tax package proposed
by the President calls for
about $35 billion iri business
and individual tax cuts along
with about $10 billion of
increased lax revenue
through a number of tax
reforms. The proposed re
forms are mostly elimination
of existing tax deductions
and credits. Our Committee
has completed two months of
hearings on the proposals
and has now begun the first
round of votes on the bill
section by section.
The Administration was
on the losing end of nearly
every vote taken by the
committe last week. There is
a clear difference of opinion
between the Administration
and a majority of the
members of the committee
over what methods and what
direction the federal govern
rnent should use to influence
the economy of the country.
I believe that there are
two factors that have caused
this: 1) Growing concern
over the inflation rate and 2)
a hesitancy to do any more
tinkering with the tax code
through so called reforms.
Each year we n eeive more
tax reform proposals and
most of t iese reforms are
little more than rearranging
or atfciing patch to the
crazy quilt that makes up the
federal tax code.
I have made it clear to ihe
Administration and the
Ways and Means Committee
that I consider inflation to be
the number one economic
problem and I feel that this
tax cut will only be adding
fuel to the fire. By the end of
the year, with a tax cut and a
$(>o" billion federal deficit,
that fire could be burning
hotter than a post oak stove.
One of the In st w ays to fight
inflation is to reduce
borrowing by the federal
government. II this tax cut
were defeated, we could
reduce the proposed $*50
billion deficit next year by
over 40 per cent.
Working with Congress
man Charles V anik of Ohio, I
have prepared a motion to
offer in committee, perhaps
this week, that would simply
extend the tax cuts made in
the 1976 bill instead of
passing the President's
proposal. Again, this would
reduce our deficit by $25
billion.
The Ways and Means
Committee has an op
portunity here to hold down
the federal deficit. If we can
prove to the American
people that the federal
government is serious about
holding down spending and
fighting inflation, we can
restore some faith in the
government's ability to
manage the economy.
Letter
Dear Editor:
I am so very concerned
with the lack of respect
citizens of Bastrop have been
showing towards stop signs
and yield signs. Someone is
going to get seriously
injured or killed soon if
something does not make
them "see the light." Just on
the corner where I am
employed, I have witnessed
on aging
June 26-27
three separate "fender-
AHAHA^benders" in the last two
CilCCyears. All were due to the
fault of individuals failing to
even slow down, let alone
stop at a yield sign. Luckily,
for each incident, the
individuals that were in-
volved did not get seriously
injured. However, it was
usually the individual that
should have had the right-of-
way that was injured the
most.
Just the other day on my
way to work, two cars ran
the four way stop, not even
slowing down, at the corner
of Main and Farm Streets.
Through my office window,
each day, I see so many
individuals that run the yield
sign that I lose count. I
shudder to think when the
next accident is going to
happen, who might the poor
unlucky victim be, and how
bad the individuals will be
hurt.
"Maturity Speaks! i • "s
Listen" is the theme of
the 1978 Governor's Con
ferenee on Aging, which is
expected to draw some 8,000
older Texans to the San
Antonio Convention Center
June26 27.
Robert C. Benedict of
Washington, D.C., recently
confirmed U.S. Conunis
sioner on Aging, and Bert
Kruger Smith of Austin,
executive associate of the
Hogg Foundation for Mental
Health, will address the
participants during the
opening and closing general
sessions.
at 7:30 X
le Fire i-5
Ihe Elgin Chamber ol §
Commerre meets the first
rhursday of earh month at
7:30 p.m. at lexa* Power
and l.iftht Civic Room.
Friday
The Senior Citizens of
Hastrop meet the serond
and fourth Firday of earh
month at 2 p.m. in herr
Community Center on
Walnut St.
i 1
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Be sure lo list your club meeting time and
plate in the Citizens Bank Community Calen-
dar. Just call 321-2S!>7by 5p.m. Thursday.
| Come by and see us about
[financing that new car you
want to buy this spring!
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Maim Street • Haatiup
Home tour set
in San Marcos
Visitors in San Marcos
May 6 or 7 will have a rare
opportunity to visit several
architecturally and his-
torically distinctive places on
the San Marcos Heritage
Association Tour 1978.
Specially-trained docents at
the homes will share
interesting stories and in
formation, answer questions,
and serves as guides.
Tickets for the Tour will
be available at the Charles S.
C«H'k Home. 400 East
Hopkins Street, both Satur-
day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sunday, J to 5 p.m., for $3
each. Purchase of the tickets
will include an informative
illustrated brochure contain
ing a map. Ticket holders
will travel on their own
between the Tour sites.
The Tours of Distinction
began three years ago, but
each year some new places
are included. Proceeds are
used to support the objec
tives of the Heritage
Association, which center on
recognition and preservat ion
of historical and cultural
resources.
Included in the 1978 Tour
are the following; Charles S.
C«x-k Home, a National
of
Register Structure built in
1867 and restored to original
appearance and timely
furnishings during the Bi
centennial; the General
Edward Burleson Log Home
and nearby facilities
Aquarena Springs; First
United Methodist Church,
erected in 1893, a National
Register Place; LBJ Alumni
House on the edge of the
Southwest Texas State
University campus, a room-
ing facility for Lyndon B.
Johnson when a student at
SWTSTC; Bob Kercheville
Home, built in a popular
residential neighborhood
early in this century;
Crookwood Home and
"Barn," home of former
Ambassador to Australia
William B. Crook, a Classical
architecture structure in the
Belvin Historical District;
Mrs. Homer B. Thompson
Home, a Victorian house in
the Belvin District; Bache-
lor's Abode," a board and
batten farm home from 1899;
Burleson Knispel Home, a
rock dwelling continously for
ihe last 123 years, and
birthplace of 1913 1921 I'.S.
Postmaster General Albert
Sidney Burleson.
You
Will Find
at the
Old Dime
Battiop
mem
One might say that it is
probably young school kids
that are doing all of these
violations or that it is only
newcomers to the com-
munity that have not yet
learned where each and
every sign is located. But
this is very far from the
truth. The individuals that I
have witnessed doing these
violations have been of all
ages and many have been
longtime citizens of Bastrop.
I have also witnessed county
sheriff employees, city police
employees, and city sanita-
tion employees performing
the same violations. I feel
these should be setting
examples for others. How-
ever, I guess others have
noticed these same fine
citizens and are following the
wrong examples they are
setting.
I hope you will print this
letter in hopes that those
that have been violating
these laws will be the very
ones to read this letter and
recognize this. I can only
pray that some child or
myself and family will not be
the victims of such negli-
gence.
Thank you for listening to
my concern. I feel I am not
the only person with these
same feelings, but what can
one do when even some of
those that are paid to
enforce such laws are the
very ones violating them.
Nervous "Wreck"
Spring
concert
set for
jr. high
The Bastrop Junior Higl
School Bands present then
Spring Concert Thursda>
May 4 in the Bastrop Juni< •
High Gymnasium. Excerpi
from "Star Wars" and "Closi
Encounters" are to be playei
along with other concet
^••lections. The public
n nli.i:I\ invited. Admissi'
in net
Rabies
clinic
to be held
Each year at this time the
Bastrop 4 H Clubs encourage
pet owners throughout the
county to bring their dogs
and cats to the Bastrop
Courthouse Friday, May 12
from 1 6 p.m.
The animals will be
vaccinated by Dr. W.J.
Clampit, this is an annual
event and a real deterrant to
the spread of rabies. All pe'
owners should mark this
date, and bring their pets for
their own safety and the
safety of the pel. There will
Ih' ,i three dollar charge for
the varcTliat ion.
Vol* h for
JOE GOOSEY
Mdir HiMrd ol
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