Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1977 Page: 1 of 14
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IFp// 6.930 feet deep
Austin Chalk oil well looks promising
The Bastrop Advertiser
learned last week that an oil
well drilled just east of
Smithville shows promise of
being a good producer.
Hie well is 6,930 feet deep,
one of many in the Austin
Chalk play, but one of the
first in Bastrop County
According to Johnny Cog-
gin, foreman for Southland
Drilling Company the large
rig has been moved to
another site seven miles from
Smithville near Rosanky and
a "workover rig" will be
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moved to the well site near
Smithville to complete the
job. The smaller rig is less
expensive to operate.
"Hie well has been survey-
ed recently by a combination
log, a tool designed to send
out electrical impulses and
tell where the oil bearing
cracks in the hard chalk are
located. After the cracks are
located geologists will make
the decision where to
fracture the rock so the oil
will seep into the well.
Drilling
Chalk formation is much
different from drilling in
pools of oil. The chalk is much
like hard rock and oil collects
in the cracks in the chalk.
Recent developments in oil
technology have made dril-
ling in the chalk profitable
and the high percentage of
completions make it more
luring to operators as the
chance of drilling a dry hole is
lower.
Cobra Oil and Gas is the
Austin
N T Y
operator of the Smithville
well and it will be several
months before the well is in
production.
Cobra is drilling on several
sites in the Bastrop area and
they anticipate producing a
great deal of oil but according
to Cobra every dry hole
means a loss of at least
$100,000 so these first wells
and production record* are
vital to further Austin Chalk
exploration in Bastrop
County.
Bank deposits
up over 3 mill
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Established March 1, 1853
Bastrop. (Texas) Advertiser, April 21, 1977
Number 8
Bastrop up 9%
County averages 8%
increase in sales
^ Senator John Tower was an honored guest
kJclHI'l/l/ at a iuncheon hosted by Robert Wilkes held Sunday
Y j ryt afternoon at Pine Forrest Inn. A question and
John 1 OXJCSV answer session has held after the lunch.
Staff Phcto by Reid Sharp
The City of Bastrop
received a check for $2,735.67
from Comptroller Bob Bui
lock representing the April
rebate of the one-cent sales
tax. For the same period last
year Bastrop received
$2,274.33 1977 payments to
date total $19,793.58. Pay-
ments to date in 1976 totaled
$18,007.75 reflecting a 9 per
cent increase this year.
Smithville received
$3,356.10 for their April
rebate. Last year's bebate
was $2,281.11. Payments to
date reflect a 3 per cent
increase this year with
$15,290.65 over last year with
$14,723.13.
Elgin's payments to date
reflect a 12 per cent increase
with $15,887.71 this year
over $14,071.30 last year.
Their 1977 April rebate is
$2,099.27. Their rebate in
April 1976 totaled $2,255.33. ,
Figures for Giddings indi-
cate a 6 per cent increase
over last year and figures for
La Grange reflect a 10 per
cent increase over last. year.
Bullock mailed April re-
bate checks totaling $16.2
million to Texas cities and
towns Friday.
Bullock said his office has
remit ted $105.7 million in city
sales taxes this year to date,
an increase of 21 per cent
over the same period in 1976.
However, he explained, part
of the increase is due to a
change made by his office
effective this month.
The Comptroller's Office
has historically retained 4.76
per cent of the cities' sales
tax collections to cover
refunds or bad checks.
Bullock said this amount has
been reduced to 2 per cent,
so that cities now will receive
nearly 3 per cent more to
their sales tax promptly for
spending or investment.
Even without the change,
he noted, "city sales tax
collections are running a
healthy 18 per cent ahead of
last year."
Bullock also asked mer
chants to refrain from
changing the due dates and
period dates on the printed
sales tax return froms they
now receive from the office.
He said the practice has
caused many taxpayers'
payments to be credited to
the wrong reporting periods.
sometimes resulting in er
roneous billings being issued
by his office.
Bank deposits in Bastrop
County are up a whopping
$3,354,000 over the same
time last year according to
figures released March 31 by
area banks in their quarterly
call statement.
Total assets of Bastrop
County banks as of March 31,
1976 totaled $43,038,000. A*
of March 31, 1977 assets
totaled $43,801,000.
TTie First National Bank at
Bastrop registered the lar-
gest growth with assets
climbing $2,591,000 from
March 31. 1975 to March 31,
1977. Total assets as of March
31, 1977 added up to
15.135,000.
The First State Bank of
Smithville grew by $437,000.
Deposits on March 31, 1977
came to $5,729,000. The same
time last year deposits it the
Smithville bank touted
$5,292,000.
The Citisens State Bank at
Bastrop rang up a healthy
increase of $326,000 from
March 31, 1976 to March 31,
1977 giving C.S.B. total
assets $8,788,000.
The only bank in the
county to indicate a drop in
assets was the Elgin Bank of
Texa . Apparently the
$143,000 drop in deposits
came from Elginites transfer-
ring savings to the newly
formed Elgin Savings and
l.oan.
"Hie Elgin Bank however is
still the second largest bank
in the county as reflected by
total assets of $14,106,000.
Assets indicated on March
31.1976 totaled 114,149,000.
John Tower concludes
tour in Bastrop
U.S. Senator John Tower
of Texas concluded a week
long tour in Bastrop Sunday.
Tower, a native of East
Texas, won a special election
for Lyndon Johnson's seat in
1961. Subsequently Tower
has been re-elected in 1966
and 1972.
The visit to Bastrop
marked the end of a week
long whirlwind trip that
carried Tower to 19 Texas
towns. On Saturday before
arriving at Bastrop. Tower
visited IJvalde, Hondo, Ban
dera and l.uling.
The former government
professor attended church
Sunday morning at Mace-
donia Baptist Church in
Bastrop and was an honored
guest at a luncheon hasted by
Robert Wilkes. President of
Swiftex Inc., at Tahitisn
Village Restaurant.
Tower left Bastrop by car
and upon arriving in Austin
boarded a plane for Washing
ton where according to •
press secretary his primary
order of business will be the
Carter energy proposa'.
Over $24,000 in sales
Smithville F.F.A. show
top records
5,000 attend
Jamboree
The FFA Livestock Show
and Sale at the Smithville
Jamboree brought a record
sales total of $24,491.75. The
sale was the best ever in
spite of the rain.
The Grand Champion Steer
wasshownbyAndy Burns.
The animal brought a record
price of $3.-15 a lb. or 3,027.15.
Clifton Seidel showed the
Reserve Champion Steer.
The animal brought 1.50 a lb.
or 1,354.50. Clinton Seidel's
third place steer sold for 1.10
a lb. or 1,020.70. Jerry
Krchnak's steer placed fourth
and was purchased for 1.15 a
lb. or 1,077.55.
The fifth place steer owned
by Jimmy Hoskins sold for
1.30 a lb. or 1,160.90. Tim
Harmon's sixth place steer
sold for 1.35 a lb. or 1,127.25.
The seventh place steer was
owned by Gayle Bohot and
purchased for 1.25 a lb. or
1,122.50. Mike Ray showed
the eighth place steer which
brough 11.30 a 1 b. or 1.167.40.
Jeff Burn's ninth place
steer was purchased for 1.30
a lb. or 1,154.40. George
Meuth showed the tenth
place steer which was
purchased for 1.80 a lb. or
1,494.00. Jimmy Hoskins was
awarded the showmanship
trophy in the steer division.
Other steers were shown by
Mitchell Blackwell and
Steven Schulze
In the barrow division
Bobb) Rift showed the
Grand Champion which was
for t hn |h or
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Susen and was purchased for
2.75 a lb. or 605.00. Vence
Vinklarek showed the fourth
place barrow which brought
3.57 a lb. or 785.40. The fifth
place barrow owned by John
Goerner was sold for 2.50 a
lb. or 550.
Joe Bridges showed the
sixth place barrow which
brought 2.50 a lb. or 562.50.
The seventh place barrow
shown by James Bridges was
purchased for 2.25 a lb. or
540.00. The eighth place
barrow was shown by Robbie
Raemsch and sold for 2.75 a
lb. or 585.
The tenth place barrow
was shown by Joe Foytik and
brought 2.70 a lb. or 567. The
eleventh place barrow,
shown by James Washington,
was bought for 2.50 a lb. or
562.50. The Chapter Barrow
placed twelfth and was
shown by Neil Seidel and sold
for 3.75 a lb. or 806.25. Brook
Hurta was the winner of the
showmanship award in the
barrow division.
In the Capon Division Greg
McBee showed the Grand
Champion which brought a
record price of 725.00. Craig
Williams showed the Reserve
Champion which was bought
for 400. It was donated to the
FFA and hought back for 200,
The third place capon was
shown by Jeff Burns. Chueky
Breeden showed the fourth
place capon which was
purchased for HIM), The fifth
place capon wa* purchased
from Murk Miller for 210
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The seventh place capon
was. shown by Mike Sch-
roeder and was purchased for
240. The eighth place capon
was purchased from Hoyt
Johnson for 250. It was
donated back to the Smith-
ville FFA for resale. It was
then bought for $65.00, and
again offered for resale. It
was then bought for 70.
Ricky Hurst was the owner
of the ninth place which
brought 355. Other capons
were shown by Vence
Vinklarek, Joe Wheeler,
Robert Rosas, and David
Mikulec.
Two heifers were shown in
the breeding division with
the Grand Champion shown
by Jerry Krchnak, and the
Reserve Champion shown by
Jeff Burns. Showmanship
award went to Jerry
Krchnak.
The Smithville Jamboree
was termed a success in spite
of the heavy rainfall this
weekend with approximately
5000 people in attendance on
Thursday and Saturday. On
Saturday afternoon and
evening, after the weather
had somewhat cleared, ap
proximately 3000 came out
for the celebration.
Friday events and many of
the events to be held on
Saturday were rained out so
the Jamboree committee
decided to try again this
Saturday, April 23. The
Youth Parade will begin at
10:30 a.m. and will be
followed by the skateboard
contest at 11. The Big Parade
will be held at 4 p.m. followed
by the whisker judging
contest. Chuck Wagon
Square will be open all day
and the carnival will last
through Saturday. A free
street dance will be held
Saturday night with music by
the Scalawags, beginning
tentatively at 8 p.m. and
lasting until 12 midnight.
At the Queen Coronation
Thursday, Davidica Quitta
was crowned queen and
Theresa Gantt was the first
runner up.
The FFA Livestock Show
and Sale was the most
successful in the history of
the Jamboree with sales
totaling $24,491.75.
The barbecue cook off
went as scheduled with first
place going to Doris Peck of
Peck's Barbecue in Bastrop.
She took this honor at last
year's Jamboree, also. Cook-
ing with her were Paul Peck.
Henry A. Arizona, Billy
Burns, and Mozelle Caldwell.
They were sponsored by the
Bastrop American Legion,
James H. Perkins Post #633.
The Houston Barbecue Bums
team was the first runner-up
with Jodie Thompson from
Houston chief cook. Second
runner-up was the Conflicts
with Charles Mersiovsky of
Giddings chief cook. The
See "Jamboree"
Pg. 6
Rains in excess of four inches were recorded
River flooding all over Bastrop County last week and rains
tlong the Colorado watershed raised the river
to a reported 18 feet.
Staff Photo.
Advertiser added to
tour of homes
Ray Long eligible for
Padre island trip
Ray Long was among the
top volunteer workers in the
recent South Texas Chamber
of Commerce membership
drive held regionwide to
raise fund* for the chamber's
national tourist and indus
trial advertising programs.
The chamber's Vacation
Guide will be advertised in
the May issijf <4 "Southern
Livid*
111- the
Id
Industry
h Ts s
Long is eligible for a trip
for two to Bahia Mar Resort
on South Padre Island on
May 13 15.
Sponsored by the cham
ber's President's Council,
over 75 drive volunteers
surpassed their goal of
$10,000 by bringing in over
IJ 4,000 in new membership*
and investment increases
during the drive
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Lockhart; Phil Morton of
Port Lavaca; Glynn Fluitt
and H. C. Petry, Jr. of
Carrizo Swings: Hugo War-
ner, Carlton Kelly tnd Bob
Stewart of Eagle Pass; Lian
"Bubba" Steen of Cuero;
Evelyn Janik of Wharton;
Albert Crawford of Smith
viiie arid W C. huh!man of
Houston.
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Marcos who is the Presi
dent's ( ounrll < hairmsn
served as the Drive ( hair
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Several new features have
been added to the Bastrop
County Historical Society
tour of historic homes.
The High School Stage
Band, under the direction of
Mr, Ernest Biggers, will
present a concert at the
Replica of the old bandstand
on the courthouse lawn. One
group of square dancers, the
Hicks and Chicks, will put on
a demonstration on the
Museum grounds. A second
group of square dancers, the
Rebels, will put on a
demonstration on the big
lawn between the Henry N.
Bell home and the It. D.
Orgain home.
Another new feature is a
tour of the office and printing
plant of the Bastrop Ad
vertiser. Hostesses will be on
hand to explain its colorful
history as well as to discuss
the celebrities who have
crossed its path over the
years. The printing plant
consists of much interesting
and unique machinery used in
the actual publication of the
paper. The Advertiser is
Texas oldest continuously
published weekly in less*,
dsOng ba'fc Iw l«M Mr, and
Mis Ulsnd Pannrll n the
jMbtr'a fourth ow«*n
pwMtshei
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ritz,
owners of the Old Erhard
Drugstore, have advised the
tour sponsors that the storm
last week damaged their roof,
floor and some of the
contents of the drug store so
extensively that it will be a
miracle if they are in a
position to open for the tour.
Other features on the tour
are the 11. N. Bell Home, The
B. D. Orgain Home, the old
Pfeiffer Home and the Robert
H. Carpenter Home. The
Calvary Epispicol Church,
the First United Methodist
Church and the Christian
Church will be open during
the tour hours, with hostesfr
es to explain the church
history.
The Museum will open St
12 noon on Sunday, April
24th, so that tickets may be
procured early for the tour.
Tour hours are from 2 to S
p.m. Tickets are $3.00 each.
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In this issue...
Musings
Matter of Pact
Letters to Editor "
Area Deaths
Sports
Courthouse News *
Chit Chat
Cedar Creek News,
Classified
Hospital New*.,,,,,,
liluehomtef Area
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Pannell, Leland R. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1977, newspaper, April 21, 1977; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth395184/m1/1/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.