The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [125], No. 83, Ed. 1 Monday, December 18, 1978 Page: 1 of 8
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Monday. December 18,1978
Bastrop County's Leading Newspaper - Since March 1, 1853
Bastrop, Texas
Number 83
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Low bidder
stillhigh
Gaeke Construction Com-
pany submitted the lowest of
five bids opened Thursday
night by Bastrop school
trustees for construction of a
proposed high school "physi-
cal education complex."
Gaeke's bids oil the shell"of
the building plus eight
additional alternatives to
taled 1265.992, The bid was
$2r .H67 lower than the
1291,859 bid of Steifer
Painting and Contracting
Co.. Inc.
Trustees will meet Janu-
ary 9 "to consider what to do
with the bids," said board
President Hubert L. Linen
bergcr.
Before soliciting bids,
architect Joe Stoeltje had
estimated the cost at
1228,000 or more than $26
per square foot for the 8700
square foot project.
Gaeke's low bid comes to
more than $30.50 per square
foot, and calls for 275
working days completion,
Stoeltje said he was
"disappointed" by the high
bids. However much the
contractors try, said Stoelt
je. they "can't tie down their
costs" completely. And as-
cribed part oftheunexpected
high bids to contractors
writing in a "hedge" against
future inflation.
The architect noted that
both brick and steel had
jumped in price recently and
that they compose "three
quarters of the materials"
for the P.E. facility.
Stoeltje said plans for the
building call for two team
dressing rooms, two sets of
toilets and showers, plus
lockers and four0 storage
arias. Also in the plan is a
"training room", an aircondi-
tioned classroom and two
air-conditioned offices for
an athletic director and
other coaches, he said.
Gaeke's low bid includes
$4910 for commercial type
laundry equipment.
The architect said that
while keeoing in mind the
possibility of future expan
sion, he had tried to "plan a
facility they won't outgrow,"
to he built of materials which
would give "economy with
out maintenance headaches."
Council gives
united support
to shop center
By a unanimous vote of all five Councilmen, the City Council Friday approved the city's
first shopping center, a $2 million projeet at Highway 95 and Chestnut Street.
The Council agreed to declare two unbuilt streets as closed in exchange for obtaining a
"fair market" price from the landowner, Thomas Dyke of Crested Butte, Col., and a
granting of easements to the city over utility lines.
Dyke needs the street closing so he can sell the royghly nine acre site to Vestcor Inc. of
Austin which says it wants to start construction within 60 days.
Steve Rivers, President of Citizens State Bank, who appeared, along with contractors
and realtors to urge approval, asked "What does this mean? Does it mean yqu are
approving the shopping center?"
"Yes," said Mayor James P. Sharp.
Councilman John Sanders, who made the approval motion, say "Yes, we're deciding
right now."
Stabbing kills
Elgin rancher
Children watch a puppet show at the Public Library at one of two parties given Friday,
t artoon* and plenty of refreshments were included, compliment!) of the library's Board of
Director*.
Staff photo by Sharen Armstrong-Welborn
T.W.Buck elected head
of Cattlemen Assn.
%t. I.loyd Kohring. shown here in his office in the
courthouse, is the new DPS Area Supervisor in Bastrop.
Rat*ed on a farm in Holland, he looks forward to living in a
rural community after two years in Houston.
Staff photo by Sharen Armstrong Welborn
New patrol chief
prefers small town
Bastrop's new DPS offi
cer, Sgt. Lloyd Kohring,
chtwe this area because he
"likes a smaller community."
Kohring, 30, replaces Sgt.
James Fife as Area Supervi
sor over 11 Highway Patrol
officers covering Bastrop,
Lee and Caldwell counties.
Kohring was based in
Houston for two years, about
which he said, "Houston's a
big city, with big city traffic
and population." Raised in
Holland, where he met his
wife Sandi. he prefers rural
work.
Sandt and his son. Marcus
Alton. 5, are now settled in
Bastrop out on Farm Road
969.
Kohring brings 10 years
experience to the job; 8
years in Austin and 2 in
Houston. He chose police
work because "the job
presents challenges...I enjoy
my work."
After two years of college,
he applied to the Highway
Patrol because they were
"the most professional in the
state...the most outstand-
ing." He became a Highway
patrolman and has "no
intention of ever giving it
A large, sandy haired
man, Kohring looks as if he'd
be more comfort aide in jeans
ami! cowboy hoots than in
untfwrrn J grew up on a
function is traffic." 'We will
assist in criminal actions." he
said, "but DPS officers
concentrate on "traffic sup
ervision on rural highways,
investigation of accidents
and assisting the public;,
including information."
The Highway Patrol
works closely with other
departments, he added. "In
Bastrop County." he said,
"the Sheriffs office, the
police and DPS work
together very well."
T.W Buck was elected new
chairman of the Bastrop
County Independent Cattle-
men's Association, at a
meeting held in the Citizen
Slate Bank last week.
Chris Lent* is the new
vii-e chairman. Mrs. Chris
Lentz, secretary, Steve
Rivers, Treasurer, Mrs.
James Doty, magazine sales
man. and Mrs. Erlene
Goertas, reporter.
Directors for 1979 are
Claude Watterson, Cecil
I^ong. Steve Rivers, A1
Klaus. Wade Wallace, Roy
Schmidt, Royce Heinen,
Carroll Henry Rabel, Earl
Rosanky, Billy Davis. Tom
Long, James Doty, Roy
Rivers Jr., Clyde Lundgren,
Lloyd Monson, Gene McVay,
and Arthur Goertx, and I.G.
Jam a, Ervin Mofferick.
Directors at Large are
Mark Sheffield, Ray Ar
buckle. Dr. W.H. Card well.
Dr. C.W. Graham. Ronnie L.
Lindsey, Gordon Rosanky,
Weldon Mays, Clarence
Karercher, James Schuttian,
and James Rathman.
Warren Higgins, outgoing
chairman presided at the
meeting, and stated the next
meeting would be held the
third Thursday evening of
January, the 18th at 7 p.m.
in the Citizen State Bank.
Gene McVay. Claude
Watterson, and Mr. ana Mrs.
Warren Higgins were ap
pointed the temporary tele-
Pine Forest
Fire Dept. set
Pine Forest Volunteer
Fire Department has been
organized to bring improved
fire protection to around
5.600 acres in what formerly
was known as Tahitian
Village.
The volunteer organiza-
tion has been organized as a
non profit corporation and is
now weeking to acquire fire
fighting equipment.
Ken Anderson is president
of the corporation and fire
chief. He is a Southwestern
Bell manager.
Lewis Peveto, owner of
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phone corn mil tee to call
members to remind them of
meetings.
An Elgin area rancher was
slabbed to death in an
Austin har-b-que early Fri-
day and police at presstime
were searching for the killer.
David Alben Papes, 36, of
River Road (1704), between
Elgin and Bastrop, died
within minutes of being
stabbed with a butcher knife
at Sam's Bar-B-Cue, 2000 E.
12th St. about 2:30 AM.
Austin homicide detec-
tive's said Papes and a friend,
Lewis Fresch of Austin, had
gone to the diner after a
night of celebrating. The
two were in the establish-
ment only a short while
before trouble erupted,
police said.
Papes, according to wit-
nesses, said "I don't like
nobody standing that close
to me" after a shoving match
at the counter. Another man
reached over a serving
counter, grabbed a 10-inch
butcher knife and stabbed
Papes, witnesses said. The
six-inch wound punctured
Papes' lung and heart,
according to Travis County
Medical Examiner Robert
Bayardo.
Witnesses gave police a
good description of the
killer, according to detective
James M. Beck. •>
Papes had lived in the
Elgin area about five years.
Funeral services were set
for 10 AM today at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.
Newby Funeral Home is
handling arrangements.
Papes is survived by his
wife, Sherree; a daughter,
Mrs. Linda Nolen of Austin;
three grandchildren; a sis-
ter, Diane Papes of Elgin
and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Joseph Papes of
Elgin.
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'Hie driver of this four-door sedan escaped serious injury last Tuesday night when he lost
control along Highway 71 and rolled over atop a ditch. Accident occurred near Alum Creek
Cemetery.
Staff photo by Jim Tisdale
DPS Director warns
Deadly time approaches
The director of the Texas
Department of Public Safety
warned Sunday that the
upcoming Christmas and
New Year holiday periods
could be the deadliest in
recent years.
Colonel Wilson E. Speir
said that while traffic deaths
statewide have been running
about eight percent over last
year, death counts for the
1978 July 4th and Labor Day
holiday weekends ran 40 to
45 percent over 1977.
Based on these trends,
Speir estimatged that 44
persons will die in Texas
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A "small quantity of
narcotic*" was stolen from a
Smithville doctor's office
Wednesday while the doctor
and his secretary were away
from the office said Smith
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with a small amount of
Demerol and morphine, said
Chief Simon. The break- in
was discovered at 6:30 p.m.
when the secretary re
turned, according to Dr,
Weishun The men also took
some cash from a petty cash
bok. he said "Tn y knew
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traffic during the Christmas
weekend from 6 PM Friday,
Deer. 22 through midnight
Monday, Dec. 25. He said
another 35 deaths are likely
in the New Year period from
6 PM Friday, Dec. 29
through midnight Monday,
Jan. L
At the end of preliminary
holiday counts last year, 34
deaths were reported in the
Christmas period and 30
during the New Year
holidays.
Speir said all available
DPS troopers will be on
duty, and they and local
officers will he working to
keep traffic moving safely.
"I have asked our person
nel to place special emphasis
on removing drunks and
recldeas drivers from the
streets and high ways," the
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Councilman Adren Long,
who had voiced concern
whether the easements were
big enough to protect water
lines, voted with the others.
After the specially called
meeeting, he told The
Advertiser: 'I'm not against
the center. I have just
wanted to protect the city's
water system." He noted
that the lines through the
property take water from a
hill tower and important
valves are located adjacent
to the property.
Sanders' motion directed
"the city to obtain an
appraisal" on the value of
closing the streets, "at fair
market value, with the
stipulation that the city be
given a 20-foot center
easement for each water
line...."
This would make the
easement through part of
the property 40 feet wide,
since there are parallel lines
at some points. In other
sections, the easement
would be 20 feet.
The streets to be closed
are the non-existent 1000
and 1100 blocks of Washing-
ton and the 1500 and 1600
blocks of Spring.
City Attorney Robert E.
Jenkins Jr. told the Council
after researching Dyke's
original street closing re-
quest: "Dyke owns the land.
The city owns the (street)
easement. Already there is
a property right there." The
Legislature has ruled, he
said, that a general law city
such as Bastrop can't give a
property-right away. "Any
sale, conveyance or trade
shall never be for less than
fair market value," he added.
"My recommendation is
that you obtain an appraisal
and offer to sell your interest
for whatever that appraisal
is worth," Jenkins said.
Riley Fletcher, legal ad-
visor to the Texas Municipal
League, said the payment by
Dyke probably "wouldn't be
much.'" said Jenkins.
Sanders asked "Was Mr.
Dyke understanding of
this?"
Jenkins said he talked to
Dyke by telephone. "He was
understanding... He said he
was Willing to go through
that procedure if he has to."
After the payment from
Dyke, the city would enact
an ordinance granting a quit
claim deed to the streets,
said Jenkins.
Mayor Sharp said he
doubted if anyone would
complain if the city merely
closed the streets. However,
"We don't want to get into
trouble farther down the
road. We want to do it
right" and avoid a later
possible law suit or reversal
by another city council.
Sanders requested that an
appraiser be retained im-
mediately.
"They're under the gun to
get financial commitment.
We have h chance to get a
shopping center hare and the
sales tan revenue that goes
with it. If we don't make a
(tension now, we may not
get another .ham# for two
or three years '
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