Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1977 Page: 3 of 14
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,Bastrop Advertiser. March 31
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Letters
to the
Editor
TO THE CITIZENS OF
PRECINCT IV IN BASTROP
COUNTY:
The people of this Precinct
have shown a real interest in
helping me make a decision
as to who will be their next
Commissioner. This is good,
and you have an opportunity
now to participate in my
selection of an appointee.
In order to arrive at the
most acceptable person to
appoint as Commissioner of
Precinct IV, in Bastrop
County, a poll is being
conducted for this purpose.
Your first, second and
third choices will count as
follows:
First choice, 3 points;
Second choice, 2 points;
Third choice, 1 point.
The person with the most
total points is the most
acceptable appointee.
Precinct IV residents may
go to the City Hall in Elgin or
the Drug Store in McDade to
obtain and mark a question-
naire as requested, and place
them in a locked ballot box.
Residents may also clip the
printed questionnaire from
the Elgin Courier or other
newspapers, and mail it
direct to me at Bo* 400.
Bastrop, Texas 78602. Please
write "Poll" on the outside of
the envelope.
The poll begins at noon
Wednesday, March 30, 1977,
and ends at 5:00 p.m., April 1,
1977.
All questionnaires mailed
to me must be postmarked on
or before April 1, 1977, to be
counted.
In order to protect
persona] opinion data in the
questionnaire, counters and
tabulators outside Precinct
IV will be used. No one will
be allowed to check up and
find out how another person
marked his questionnaire.
Immediately after the
point total is determined, all
questionnaires will be
destroyed.
I apologize to the people of
this Precinct for what
appears to be indecisiveness
on my part. However, I do
not call it that. My actions
were motivated by a sincere
desire to use your input to
appoint your choice for the
job.
Thank you for your time
and effort in participating in
this Preferential Poll Ques
tionnaire.
Sincerely,
Jack A. Griesenbeck
Bastrop County J udge
Box 400
Bastrop, Texas 78602
Piney Creek Philosopher thinks he has found
a way to put a stop to all this
world-wide worrying
. Scction A. Page 3
Area Deaths
Mrs. Wilma V. Warfield
Mrs. Wilma V. Warfield,
age 81, passed away in
Temple on March 9, 1977.
Services were held at the
Firsl Baptist Church in
Bastrop on Friday, March 11,
with Reverend Charles
Young officiating. Interment
was in the Jeddo Cemetery.
Mrs. Warfield was born
Wilma V. Hughes, May 13,
1895 at Jeddo. Texas. She
was married to Thomas N.
White, of Jeddo in 1910 and
resided on a farm in the
Jeddo Community until 1957.
She was preceded in death by
a daughter Helen in 1914, a
son, Thomas, in 1937 and Mr.
White in 1953. In 1957 she
was married to Arthur H.
Warfield at HarKngen. Texas
and resided there until 1974
when t hey moved to Temple.
She is survived by her
husband. Arthur Warfield of
Temple; a son, Marlon White
of Bastrop; three daughters.
Mr*. Veattress Hill of
Bastrop. Mrs. Audrey Mc-
Intyre of Lockhart, and Elva
Grace Stone of Enid. Okla-
homa. Other survivors in-
clude two hrothers. Dennis
Hughes of Midland and Doyle
Hughes of W'aterford. Cali-
fornia; one sister, Mrs.
Hester Jacobs of Muldoon;
thirteen grandchildren and
fourteen great grandchild-
ren.
Pallbearers were Ronald
White. Veldon White. Ray
Stone. Nolan Jacobs, Adrian
White and Gary McMullen.
(Marrs Jones)
Lloyd Bentsen
proposes delay
on saccharin ban
Editor's note: The Piney
Creek Philosopher on his
Johnson grass farm on Piney
comes up with an odd new
scheme this week.
Dear editor:
You open up your news-
paper or turn on the evening
news any day in the week and
find the world's endless,
dreary troubles laid out
before you. Every day it
seems like a new country is
heard from with more trouble
than the one in the news the
day before - countries a lot of
us never heard of a year or
two ago, like Zambia, Zaire,
Uganda.
And that's just on one
continent. Tomorrow some-
body is going to find another
country we never heard of
before on some other
continent, and it too will be
reported in big trouble. The
papers and the networks will
carry the story, public
officials will agonize over it,
and we can add one more
problem to our list.
I have thought long and
hard over this and I've
figured out the solution to
people's mounting worries.
What the world needs is a
new set of leaders, all of
whom failed geography in
school. You can't worry about
or come to the aid of a
country you don't know
April 1-7 proclaimed
Texas Industrial Week
Governor Dolph Briscoe
has once again proclaimed
April 1-7 Texas Industrial
Week.
Now in its 26th year of
tradition, this time is set
aside each year to pay tribute
to new and expanding Texas
industry for contributing to
the state's economic well-
being.
This past year the Texas
Industrial Commission re-
ported nearly 200 new and
more than 300 expanded
industrial facilities. These
very industries have taken a
positive attitude toward
Texas, allowing all Texans to
continue to enjoy a high
Pesticide certification
meeting scheduled
Farmers and ranchers in
Bastrop County are reminded
that on March 30 at the
Bastrop High School Cafe-
teria starting at 7:30 p.m.
ihere will be a pesticide
:ertification training meet-
ng. The purpose of the
■neeting is to certify farmers
ind ranchers, home garden-
jrs, etc to be able to buy and
lse restricted-use pesticides
>nce the full implementation
>f the ammended Federal
Spring
AZALEAS
Regular Price $3.49
1 gal. size each $2.50
Regular Price $5.93
2 gal. size each $4.95
Regular Price $9.95
5 gal. size each $7.95
LARGE PINK
INDIAN HAWTHORN
IN FULL BUD ONLY
Each — $4.00
Many Other Beautiful Plant* To Choose From
May Be Found At
McGINNIS NURSERY
WtM Hwy • I *lr W
Carolyn and Dfvid Matojowsky
Matejowskys head KLRN
donation drive in Bastrop
standard of living with one of
the lowest unemployment
rates in the country.
New industry alone creat-
ed more than 7,000 jobs last
year and had an economic
impact in excess of $411
million.
Industry is the backbone of
the economy and a diversified
industrial base has made
Texas less susceptible to
problems caused by reces-
sion.
Texas Industrial Week is
the perfect opportunity to
honor one of the state's most
important resources - our
industry.
exisits.
Maybe we need a Presi-
dent for example who, when
asked -- by some reporter
who probably just heard of
the place -- what he thinks
ought to be done about say
Angola, could reply without
being laughed at by the rest
of us: "I'm not too familiar'
with that local situation, is
Angola in Oregon or West
Virginia?"
People are simply learning
too much geography. Don't
the newspapers and net-
works know that every time
they introduce a new country
to us they're just adding to
the sum total of our worries?
Understand, I don't think
ignorance is bliss, but on the
other hand being informed
can give you a headache.
By the way, which state is
Angola in? What's the town's
problem, busing? drought?
Yours faithfully,
J.A.
One of the most exciting
ways public television raised
money to finance its opera
tions is through an annual TV
Auction. The dates of the
eleventh annual KLRN-TV
Auction are April 30 May 7.
Every year the auction grows
in number and size because it
benefits everyone: donors of
merchandise or services get
valuable air promotion to 1.5
million viewers: the excite-
ment, fun and glamour of
television affect the studio
volunteers and viewers; by
picking up the phone, bidders
can pick up great bargains
from their favorite armchair;
and KLRN-TV uses the
proceeds from the auction to
continue broadcasting the
programs that make public
television special: Sesame
Street, Masterpiece Theatre,
and countless specials, mov-
ies, and documentaries, all
without commercial inter
ruption.
Though KLRN broadcast-
ing studios are located in
Austin and San Antonio, its
viewing area is one of the
largest in the country: over
52 cities in central and south
Texas receive KLRN's pro-
gramming. Therefore, the
auction makes a special effort
to include these cities in its
drive for support. This year
the city chairpersons for
Bastrop are David and
Carolyn Matejowsky. Mr.
and Mrs. Matejowsky will
direct the efforts of volunteer
go-getters t o solicit donat ions
from Bastrop merchants and
bring them to the Austin
KLRN studios. Then on
Sat urday, April 30, KLRN
TV will devote the air-time
from noon to 3:15 to feature
Insecticde, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act which goes
into effect in October 1977.
Anyone wishing to buy
restricted-used pesticides
must be certified to do so by
October 1977.
The training will last about
three hours. For those who
can not attend the training
can become certified through
a home study course which is
currently available at the
county extension office.
NOTIC
We Are Planning Our Last Ashley Heater Order At The Old Prices Whereby
We Can Still Sell At The Same Prices As This Year. To Do This, We Have
To Get In Our Order Prior To April 10th. - We Have Been Informed That
The Cabinet Models Will Be $30.00 More Next Year And The Economy
Models Will Be $20.00 Higher.
Now's The Time To Purchase Your Famous Ashley Wood Burning Heater
And Save Up To $30.00
A Small Down Payment Of 20% And We Can Hold Your Heater Up Till Oct
1st With NO Storage Charge Or Interest. -
Act Now. Deadline Is April 10th!
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the donations ol bastrop,
presented by two resident
guest auctioneers. Other
auction studio jobs will be
filled by the Bastrop volun-
teers. If you would like to
participate in the 1977
KLRN-TV Auction, contact
David or Carolyn at 321 5344.
February
bond sales
total $22,417
February sales of Series E
and H United States Savings
Bonds in Bastrop County
were reported today by
County Bond Chairman Yer-
ger Hill. Sales for the
second mont h period totaled
$22,417 for 25 per cent of the
1977 sales goal of $155,000.
Texas sales during the
month amounted to
$22,817,684, while sales for
the first t won months of 1977
totaled $43,847,911 with 16
per cent of the yearly sales
goal of $276.9 million
achieved.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen
Thursday proposed that the
upcoming ban on saccharin be
delayed until government
scientists can determine
whether the risks in using
the artificial sweetener out
weigh the benefits.
Bentsen Thursday joined
in cosponsoring legislation
introduced in the House and
Senate in response to a
decision by the Food and
Drug Administration to
prohibit the use of saccharin.
"The problem lies with a 19
year old law, known as the
Delaney Clause,' which re
quires the F.D.A. to ban a
food additive if any appro
priate teat shows that the
additive can induce cancer in
man or animal. In the case of
saccharin the test was
conducted in Canada; an
experiment in which rats
were fed an amount of
saccharin equal to human
consumption of 800 cans of
diet oda a day," the Senator
sakl.
"I do not seek repeal of the
Delaney Clause. I seek,
rather, to amend it so that
our scientists can use their
judgment before imposing
any ban."
The legislation would give
federal officials discretion to
evaluate the relative benefits
and risks involved before
making a decision to prohibit
the marketing of a food
additive.
Specifically, it would per-
mit the Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare to
determine whether the risks
of continued use outweigh
the benefits of such use. The
bill would also postpone the
ban on saccharin until auch an
evaluation can be made on it.
"There are an estimated 10
million diabetica in this
country for whom sugar is
poison and for whom saccha
rin is the only sugar
substitute available," Bent-
sen said.
"One out of four Americans
is overweight and suffers
from a greatly increased risk
of heart disease and arter-
iosclerosis. For them, sac
charin is essential and I
believe the government
ought to weigh the benefits of
its conUnued use against the
risks before imposing any
ban," Senator Bentsen said.
Pecan grafting field
day scheduled April 1
the Courthouse lawn in
Bastrop at 9:00 a.m. on April
1. Expert instruction will be
conducted by members of
Bastrop County Pecan Grow
crs Associaton.
Pecan growers, home
owners and anyone interest-
ed can learn to graft pecans
at Bastrop County Pecan
Growers Annual Pecan Graft-
ing Field Day to be held on
Ballot
f! U E S T I 0 N N A I R E
For Precinct IV residents ONLY
To determine the most acceptable appointee as
Comm'iss inner, Precinct IV, in Bastrop County
choose 1st, 2nd
bv nine ino a 1,
select.
!• 3rd choices,
? or 3 before
Please indicate
the names you
FAILMG TO
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Henry Grimes
Marvin ,'larkert
Elim Mononye
V. P. Murnhy
THREE CHOICES AND
OUESTWflAM.
TO SIGN YOUR
"he followino statements are sinned under oath:
1. I am at least 18 years of aqc.
2. I reside in Bastrop County, Pet. 04.
3. I am answerino only one questionnaire
in this pol1.
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Pannell, Leland R. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1977, newspaper, March 31, 1977; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth395204/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.