Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [123], No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1976 Page: 2 of 16
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Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser. May 27. 1976
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AND HA ST KOI' CXHNTY NEWS
KSTAKLisHM) M A It CM I. 1U3
PLBLtSHKI) KVKRY THURSDAY AT BASTROP, TEXAS 78602
AMY S STANDI FUR. EDITOR
R. E STANDIFKK and SOX. PUBLISHERS
Entered as St-ond Class Matter at I he Post Office at Bastrop.
Texas. Under Act of March 3, 1S97
MEMBER |976 ASSOCIATION
Piney Creek Philosopher Hopes
Washington Understands Voters'
Wrath Is Mostly Campaign Talk
Editor's note: The Piney
Creek Philosopher on his
Johnson grass farm on Piney
comes to the defense of
Washington this weiek, more
or less.
Dear editor:
The way the television
analysts have it, the harder a
candidate runs against Wash
ington these days the more
popular he is with the voters,
but we don't want lo over do it
and I hope Washington under
stands this is mostly just
campaign talk.
For example. I doubt if
there's a mayor or a county
judge in the country who gets
Our best u tshes to
an outstanding class.
Success be u ith you
in the years ahead
CLASS OF 1976
Dr. Neil
Gurwitz
I I 10 Main St.
mad when Washington sends
down another revenue sharing
heck, unless it's smaller than
the last one. Or show me a
person over 66 who gets mad
when Medicare pays his
hospital bill. Where's the state
highway department that gets
mad because Washington is
financing a large part of its
roads? Where's the aircraft or
railroad company mad because
Washington is bailing it out?
One way to make New York
mad is to fail to renew its two
billion dollar loan. And if
Washington Really wants to
invuke the voters' rage, just
stop Social Security.
Don't misunderstand me.
I'm with the rest of the voters.
I get mad at Washington
myself, especially when I
figure the other fellow is
getting more from there than
I am.
Outside of all the above and
a few others I've failed to
mention. I join the rest of the
voters in saying Washington
has got to buckle down, throw
out the red tape, and cut out all
this wild spending. Why have
2.000 different bureaus all
spending the tax payer's
money when 100 could spend
just as much?
Changing the subject, as I
understand it. the government
has charged that some big
meat packers have been selling
the army a cheap tough grade
of beef, calling it a high grade
with a high price, and cleaning
up.
This sure relieves my mind.
For awhile there I thought
maybe the army had got hold
of one of my Jersey steers.
Yours faithfully.
J.A.
(from pa*e one)
themselves. and may be
included in the considerations
hen t he verdict is made up
Ii is not for nothing that in
some of the big lawsuits where
large sums are at stake,
professional psychologists are
often hired to advise the
lawyers both in the selection of
jury embers and in the
pre* ntat ion of testimony.
Sometimes a witness, re
sponding to the complimentary
treatment he got from the old
master, would spill some beans
without meaning to. The jury
would relax, so that every
point Sylvester made sounded
big. Even the judge, usually-
alert to control the ill tem-
pered bickering which some
times breaks out between
opposing lawyers when an
evasive witness is on the
stand. would enjoy the
peaceful scene so much that he
would let the old man get by
with things which he would not
have permitted otherwise.
When an opposition witness
stepped off the stand, he would
feel that Sylvester had done
him a favor, so well-messaged
would his ego be.
I guess that one could say
with some truth that most
contested law suits, when tried
before a jury, are decided on
human issues more than on
strictly legal ones. Some are
won or lost on this level long
before they ever come to trial,
in spile of the elaborate
precautions built into the
system to prevent such a
thing.
Sometimes when I watch
young lawyers questioning
witnesses, especially when the
heal is on. I remember a little
jersey heifer which I used to
have to milk twice a day. She
had just had her first calf. Her
milk was rich, but she was
high strung and sometimes
jittery.
If I sat down on the milk
stool too abruptly, or my hands
were cold when I touched her
bag. or the flies were
bothering her, or I was tense
and sending out bad vibra-
tions. she would bolt and spill
the milk, or kick me.
One day I thought she had
done it once too often. I rared
back and kicked her a whacker
in the rib cage. She bolted,
stepped on the bucket and
mashed it; and I broke my
toe! I had been justified. But
what good had it done me?
On those occasions when I
handled her right, and put her
feelings above my own. she
gave down all the milk she had.
I've seen trial lawyers come
off from questioning witnesses
with a full pail of milk. And
I've also seen one lose the milk,
the bucket, ard his own toe.
O/tfMOo&L
NICE «
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We know
you will
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high marks
in the
future
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BASTROP COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE
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RUDY AND JEAN W1LKINS
1008 MAIN STREET
32" 2414
(The Bastrop County Histor
ical Commission has recently
completed a sui vey of Texas
Historical Markers in Bastrop.
County. The survey was a
Bicentennial Project of the
Commission. Starling with the
March 11. 1976 edition of the
Advertiser, this column com
menced bringing you the
location and a brief description
of each Historical Marker in
Bastrop County as reflected in
the survey. Another in this
series of articles follows.)
D.O.HILL HOUSE
Location: 502 Olive Street,
Smithville, Bastrop County
Date/Period: 1865 Built
near Smithville and moved
1880
Architect'Builder: D. 0. Hill
Style: Victorian Construc-
tion; 2 story pine I formerly log
cabin)
Owner: Peyton Bryan
Original Use: Log cabin
home-Present Use: Home
Altered/Unaltered: Altered-
Second story added in 1880
when it was moved into town
Roof Material: Sheet Iron
Relationship to Surround
ings: Residential area
Significance: D. 0. Hill
enlisted in tfie Civil War in
1861 with Terry's Rangers.
LaGrange Home
Tour To Be
Held May 29-30
The annual La Grange
Homes Tour is being held this
year in conjunction with the
Fayette County Bicentennial
Celebration Memorial Day
weekend. May 29-30, 1976.
Proceeds from the celebration
and tour will be donated to the
Fayette Memorial Library
Museum building fund.
Sponsoring the homes tour
is the newly-formed Guy
Smith-James McMillan Chap-
ter of the National Society of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution. The homes will be
open following the parade at 2
p.m.. until 6 p.m. on Saturday,
and from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. on
Sunday. Tickets tor the tour
may be purchased at the
individual homes, or in front of
the Episcopal Church, one
block north of Highway 71, on
the corner of N. Monroe and
Colorado Streets. Tickets are
$3.00 for the tour, and SI.00 for
an individual home. Homes on
the tour for 1976 include
Mount Eliza. Dancey Farm,
the Kruschel home. the
Ehlers Harrison home, and
that famous homeawav from
home, the Fayette County Jail.
Aside from the La Grange
Homes Tour, the Fayette
County Bicentennial Celebra-
tion will be open lo the public
the weekend of May 29-30. The
county fairgrounds promise to
be a bee hive of activity, with
continuous live entertainment
from the bandstand, a German
style beer garden, several
booths of delicious country and
ethnic (Czech and German)
foods, a large crafts show
featuring both exhibits and
demonstrations, and much,
much more for the whole
family. Also, there will be
other historic places open for
touring, such as St. James
Episcopal Church, the Faison
Home and Museum, and the
Kreische home and brewery,
the first brewery in Texas.
Afraid You're
Going Deaf?
A '<TI\ \ 'r" of
spe< mi — - •-* who
hear but d<> not understand
word* ha* htcn announced by
Beltone. A non operating
model of I he smallest Beltone
aid of its kind will be given
absolutelv free to anyone
answering this advertisement.
Send for this non operating
model, put it on and wear it in
the privacy of your own home
While many people with a
hearing loss will not receive
any significant benefit from
any hearing aid. this non work
mi; m<>del will show you how
uny hearmc help ran he and
it's yours to keep. free. The
a< > u.iI aid weiijh* >«-ss th^n a
ihird <>( an ounce, .md it's all at
car level, in ne unit
These models a^e free, so we
uif r<- t y« u write for yours
n-iw A :ain. we repeat, there
i* n<> cost, and certainly no
• >blnra!ion. Th«msands have
alre.-tdv hern mailed. «o write
today to H. K Mavkall. 127 E.
7th. Aastia. Texas 7*701.
Served through -r< «-n 11 r«-
struggk- ami never
wounded or captured. Buried
in Oliver Cemetery
THC Medallian
ADDISON LITTON
Location: Relocated 1 -1 mile
East of Cedar Creek on SH
21-South Side of Highway.
Bastrop County
Inscription on Marker:
"ADDISON LITTON Came to
Texas in 1827. Served in the
Army of Texas 1836 Member
of Captain Gibson Knyken
dall's Company at Harrisburg.
Died in Bastrop Countv in
1847.
This marker stands on
Addison Litton League.
Grave ;ite marked 150 vards
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Mark* Erected by the
State of >.a.' in 1957
WILLI * M B. dTANDIFER
Lo--a ion: Hog Eye Ceme-
tery 3 r. ic± SW off FM
1701 Elgi i .",-isirop County
iCemeter '..i .* oe Parr Ranch)
Inscripi or' on Marker:
"WILLIA I B STANDIFER
A membt ot Captain Jesse
Billingsley s Company at San
Jacinto. I orn in Illinois
2-10-1812 Di-dT 8-1876"
Marker: ed by the
State of Te> ..> 1936
vVLS DARLING
Jedde Cemetery,
>n Kosanky Jeddo
JOHN SOC
Location:
8.5 miles S
Road
Inscriptio- on Marker:
"JOHN SOCRATES DARL
ING-Born April 24, 1806-Came
to Texas ir 1835; a soldier in
the Texas War for Indepen
dence before and during the
siege of Bexar 1835 and
participated in The Battle of
San Jacinto 1836. Died April 6.
1870. His wife. Louraine
Darling Born June 10. 1810
Died J u ne 8.1870."
Marker: Erected by Stale of
Texas in 1962.
CAPTAIN JOHN-
CAMPBELL HUNT
Location: Oliver Ceme-
tery.' 2 miles N off SH 21,
Smithville, Bastrop County
Inscription on Marker:
"CAPTAIN JOHN CAMP
BELL HUNT A San Jacinto
Veteran Later a Captain in the
Army of Texas Born in
Alabama. December 18. 1811
Died September 17.1840."
Marker: Erected by the
State of Texas in 1936.
Success
Happiness
be u ith you.
Class of '7H
Loclchart
Livestock
Auction
The Riddle's
The Rathman •
The Schwertner •
MARTIN U ALKER
Lication: Walker Family
Cemetery off FM 12l>9 on left
c. 1 mile from intersection of
120yand%9. Bastrop. Bastrop
County.
Inscription on Marker:
" MARTIN WALKER A Mina
volunteer who fought bravely
in the Texas War for
Independence."
Marker: Erected by the
Slate of Texas in 1962.
JON ATHAN BURLESON
Location: Blakey Family
Cemetery 2.5 miles W. of
Bastrop off SH 71. Bastrop.
Bastrop County.
Inscription on Marker
•JONATHAN BURLESON
Soldier in the Texas War for
Independence a1 Velasco.
Gonzales. Bexar and San
Jacinto."
Marker: Erected by the
State of Texas in 1962.
WILLIAM DUNBAR
Location: Fairview Ceme-
tery, Bastrop. Bastrop County-
Inscription on Marker:
"WILLIAM DUNBAR A mem
ber of Micr Expedition
1812 1843. Born in Tennessee.
January 1. 1819. Died Decem-
ber 20, 1855."
Marker: Erected by the
State of Texas in 1936.
Ba-.trop Memorial
Hospital
PATIENTS:
l.ura Reidt-I
I-eatricv Simmons
Jintmie Iiavi-.
Neltir Kt-uhn
Enul Ott
Bruce Barton
Modest a Ramon
Mary F. Peterson
Ed Cov ington
Donald Hurst
Eva Kloohman
William Dunnigan
Minnie Johnson
Mat tie Jefferson
Euiaiio Perez
Gust in a Woolridge
Annie Wilhelm
Ophelia Gonzales
Dolores McRey noids
Carrie Smith
DISMISSALS
Charles Walker
Mary Moore
Emma Wolf
E.u.a Ha.nnuch
NLtilda Sv oboda
Juan Bussera
Ivor Young
William Schulz
Lily Coy-
Baby Girl Coy
Ruby Preuss
Ricky Williams
Bernice Behrend
The heri) ro^marx * ono
thought to an i phrodtv*uc
"The Fellowship of Enjoyment"
"Welcome to the Church in the Wy Id wood
Wyldwood Baptist Church
HIGHWAY 71
10:00
I I 00
7:00
Sunday School
Morning orship
Evening \\ orship
Mid-Week Service
Wednesday 7:30
Nursery Open At All Services
Chqrles Justis, Jr., Pastor
p. m.
USE OUR
BRIDAL GIFT REGISTRY
'X IF WEI
JEWELER
Calvary Baptist Church
I I 04 Church Street
Bastrop. Texas
Sunday School 9.30
Morning Worship 10:45
Evening Worship 7:00
Mid-week service Wednesday 7:0C
Choir Concert - 7:00
LONNIE LATHAM, MINISTER
Nursery available at all services
You are invited to worship Christ with us.
A BICENTENNIAL FEATURE
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This
Our
Week In
History
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MAY 27:
U. S. forces, crossing into Canada near Niagara, capture Fort George
(1813) . . It's not federal business: Pres. Andrew Jackson vetoes a
bill that would provide financial aid to the Kentucky Turnpike, a state
project (1830) . . The Demos convene in Baltimore, stand solid be-
hind the ticket of James Polk and George Dallas, and call for the an-
nexation of Texas (1844) ...
MAY 28:
Wit1- America's Monroe Doctrine policy suspended for the duration.
Maximilian of France sails into Vera Cruz to take control of Mexico
(1864) . . Our First Division drives through the village of Cantigny.
the doughboys' first victory of WWI (1918) . . . Congress okays the
"soil bank " program, will pay you to take your land out of production
(1956)
MAY 29:
The Virginia authorities label Nathaniel ba'on a traitor for his attacks
on the frontier Indians; but his rebellion against the state will be popu-
lar (1676) . . Charles Pmckney proposes a new form of government
to replace the Articles of confederation (1787) . . Pres Andrew
Johnson offers amnesty for the ordinary Rebels, excluding CSA officers
and the super rich who have over $20,000 (1865)
MAY 30:
Most convention delegates — save for those from Connecticut — agree
on Pinckney's executive- legislate-judicial form of government f 1 787)
The first Memorial, or Decoration, was designed to honor the
Grand Army of the Republic and began in (1868)
MAY 31:
Dr Elisha Kane, aboard the brig Advance, sails from New York on
an Arctic expedition that'll reach Cape Constitution, the fartheTest North
a sailing boat has travelled ( 1853) The railroad town of Elgin is
now an incorporated city (1873) Floodwaters break the Cone-
maugh Dam. drowns thousands at Johnstown. Pa (1889)
JUNE 1:
The British close down Boston harbor for both exports and imports
( I 7 74) The Georgia legislature votes to dispose of its Indian lands
by lottery (1830) Robert E Lee assumes the top command of the
Confederate army (1862) . . .
JUNE 2:
The town governments of Massachusetts are authorized to set the prices
on commodities ( I 64 I )
The eastern count)
aunty line for Bastrop is per-
manently established with the organization of Lee County (1874)
Grover Cleveland. 49. takes Frances Folsom. 22. for better or worse,
in a White House wedding And they'll be five times blessed (1886) . !
5nE "f BaMrop
BASTROP. TEXAS 786C2
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [123], No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1976, newspaper, May 27, 1976; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth391053/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.