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Bailrop Advertiser. February 10, 1977.
Musings
Troy Hickman
Equal Rights Amendment
It's a Matter of Fact
Landfill losing money;
budget discussed
Area Deaths
By W.W. "Hiir Cox
Rudolph J. Kanetzky
TV E^uat Right* Amtfti
«mi to th* UJt. CxMtitlfUon
it « tweed wiB etihame the
fijtit* <A warn** to fuiJ
eqtaitly under t.he U . o«M*
(mty the approval at two or
tlm* mere U!« U> take
effect
I h*vt no «r*tteHW of it.
Surwij. all ettiJof tfctt
ctmniry. men or women, are
to • c«rtaie extent basxally
ad^-'ed ua the** role*, thr
r«fce* never would h*v been
formed, neither wottkl they
have r nrfured o long as they
have, or beer. to exteswvefy
otMervcd,
IM w adrtut that no bu
mar- being, mafc or femak,
nfceutd v f be kicked by
law into wme tonally app
enuiied to the full freedoms roved rote without the right
and all the uppartuniti*-*
avaiabie under our iawt to
any, 1 do doubt, however,
that the Amendment ia going
to make a* morh differ****
a* tome o( it# more ardent
MpMMHi seem to expect.
Neither will it likely cauae a*
much cwnf« K>fi and meu aa
ita more fanatical opponent*
cl* i
The Civil HjghU legnlauon
at the fifties and iixtse*. for
eunple, hat not accompli *h
ed all that ita advocate*
hoped The role of the law in
helping individual* and
group* to thetr
freedom* aad avail them
tehet of opportunities for
achievement and self reahsa
if* ia quite limited. About all
the taw and the Constitution
can do ta to put national
apprwal on that which ha*
already been wos by the
courage, #kiU. and effort o#
person* acting ia their own
behalf No taw can pick an
individual up by the bark of
the neck and put htm down in
the land of hi* dreams.
Neither can a group be ratted
from here to yonder by force
of few.
There are to many human
variable* of capacity, drive,
temperament, and vital
choice within the practical
co«te*t in which the Saw hat
to operate The late ill fated
Eighteenth Amendment, for
tnuance, did not make the
Amen curt people abstainers,
largely because of these
human variable*. Neither will
an Equal Rights Amendment
grwtly change the agelong
gender pattern* which have
always distinguished men
from women.
The respective roles play-
ed by men and women in our
culture did not come about
over night. Neither are they
the result merely of ignosr
anc*. acodent, or injustice.
They represent the majority
consent <rt both sexes, and
thej represent the net result
of centuries of trial and error.
If men and women were not
to escape. Gender roie*
*h<**ld be indicative, but not
ftitrieU**. If any man or
woman wishes to crosa over
the functional Urn which
divides the sexes, and
perform a function of the
other sen, then Uus should be
poeiible in a free country like
this. This does not mean,
however, that the expen
ment would necessarily point
the way for everyone else, or
that It would teem wholly
worth while to the persons
directly concerned
There are splendid woman
lawyers, scientists, and exe-
cutive* and there are
reknown male cooks, design-
ers, and expert* in child life,
Mar.y other successful exam-
ples of role-cross over could
he cited, and a free society
must have room for them aJL
There , however, a differ
an«* between a rule and an
exception, Society is obliged
always to be more concerned
with the rule, because it
affects more of its members
I jet's concede also that the
respective roles of men and
wwtea are not the same
everywhere, and in ail
periods of time. Considerable
differences may be noted
from place to place, and from
time to time in the same
place. What we are concern
ed here with, however, is the
reality of the time and place
in which we live, and with the
maie female rote patterns
which have are the most
typical, useful, and depend
able for our society as a
whole.
By vitue of biology.
psychological make up, tem
permamental preference, and Council meeting. A full
even moral and spiritual report will be given to you
differences, the two sexes are follow ing this meeting. If you
basically differentiated, even have some ideas about how to
as they are fundamentally spend your money, we
I have joat received the
report from the City Landfill
for i he month of January, and
tt wtfl bear record of what we
are up against n the Garbage
Service and how much
activity it in the area.
The City Garbage Coliee
lion Department hauled 82
ioedt of garbage to the
landfill during the 21 days of
the month we worked- Five
of these toad* were left over
the weekends by use of the
truck at the warehouse. So
that leaves 77 loads ".hat the
Tew* picked up during the
month, which averages bet-
ter than 3 a day for the 21
day*.
TV.is, alone wouldn't be
bad, but the employees also
hauled H2 loads of brush and
trash to the Landfill during
the same period of time. Ii
seems unbelievable but it's
true, according to the report
turned in by Dutch SchuM*.
Now. adding to this
amount of waste we hauled...
there were 150 paying
customers during the month,
recorded in the receipt books.
Put the penal to this and you
wifi agree that there is a lot
of business at the landfill, and
yet we are still losing about
$3,000 a month in the
business.
Of course we are not alone
in this situation. ! have
checked every city around us
and a few faraway and this is
routine Hauling a war the
waste materials has become
big Business in America and
looks as though it wilt never
let up. We have ordered the
"free dumping" cards and will
distribute them when we
receive them, along with
details about any change we
may make in the total
service. I? would be a
bleating if we could just
break even in this business.
It's Rearing the end of the
Fiscal Year and we have
reviewed t he Budget and will
present a new one at the next
February I«r7j, and there hat
w* beer, any increase since ia
the bask rate. This is a
matter of fact. Now let's look
at the picture.
The City'* Fiscal Year ends
with March each year. So. the
figures given here will be as
of March;
bage service.
We are faring the end of
the 19776-77 Fiscal Year and
I can estimate the figures as
follows: the cost of power will
be $512,189.73 (remember
this is estimated!, and the
income will be around
$760,073-87, with about
I reviewed the use charts
for the years above and there
is not much difference one
year to the next. We were
billed as follows: 1968,
12.755.600 KWH: 1971.
16.722.600 KWH; 1973.
18.566,400 KWH: 1974.
19.411.200 KWH: 1975.
Rudolph Johan Kanetzky,
79. of Bastrop, Texas, passed
away February 3. 1977 in
Basirop.
Mr. Kanetzky was born in
Austin February 5, 1897 to
Job and Rachel (Stolle)
Kanetzky. He has lived in
Bastrop for the past 4 years-
He was a member of the
Bateman Baptist Church, and
a Veteran of World War I.
Surviving Mr. Kanetzky
are two sons, Robert
Kanetzky and Cecil Kanetzky
both of Austin; a daughter,
Mrs. Hazel Hin ton of Estes
Park. Colorado; three step
sons, Vail on Hanna and
Martin Hanna both of
Bastrop; and Mack Hanna of
San Antonio; three step
daughters, Mrs. Dee Alex-
ander of Lockhart, Mrs. D. C.
Baize of Arlington, and Mrs.
Noah McMullen of Red Rock;
a brother, Arnold Kanetzky
of Austin; 27 grandchildren
and 23 great grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Kanetzky
were held Saturday, Feb-
ruary 5. 1977 at 10 a.m. at
Newby Funeral Chapel with
Reverend Mack Blackwell
officiating. Burial was in the
Bateman Cemetery, Bate-
man, Texas.
Stella W. Corbell
favorable weather, sunshine and the absence of rain
City LretJCS allowed City crews to get out and perform some
necessary maintenance.
Mrs. Stella Watterson
Corbell, 76, of Bastrop,
Texas, passed away Feb-
ruary 4. 1977 in Lockhart,
Texas.
Mrs. Corbell was born in
Bastrop, Texas December 7,
1900 to Joe and Mary
Watterson. She later married
Ernest Corbell on June 29,
1930. Mrs. Corbell retired
after teaching 35 years in
Bastrop County Public
Schools. She was a member
of the Methodist Church.
Surviving Mrs. Corbell are
her husband, Ernest Corbell
of Bastrop; a daughter, Mrs.
Jack Gabriel of Lockhart;
two brothers, W. D. Watter-
son of Creedmoore and W. B.
A'atterson of Elgin; one
granddaughter. Miss Joni
Gabriel of Lockhart.
Services for Mrs. Corbell
were held Saturday, Feb-
ruary 5, 1977 at 3 p.m. at
Newby Funeral Home with
Reverend J. Troy Hickman
officiating. Burial was in
Watterson Cemeterv.
one in other way*. Against
thene primal distinctions, no
proclamation, law or ConsU
tutional Amendment can
make too much of a
difference.
welcome vour opinions. We
hope the financial condition of
the nation improves to the
point that utility rates and
costs can be lowered.
There seems to be a bt of
citizens who have the idea
that the electrical rates
, increase monthly, but this is
^ • \ not a fact. The only thing that
: j; changes monthly is the "fuel
charge" or the "pass
through" or whatever it is
referred to. In fact, it is the
"surcharge for fuel adjust-
ment charged by LCRA"
which is passed on to you. as
is the custom of every
business. 1 have reviewed the
pass decade for you and if you
will lake these figures as a
matter of fact. then, and only
then, will you begin to realise
just what has happened
across the nation.
First let me explain that
the last electric utility rate
increase by the City of
Bastrop look place in
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MEweeR 1977 ASSOCIATION
March 1968 total cost of
elect rical power was
$78,326.23; total income of
the electrical department
was $186,081.70. of which
$17,591.00 was garbage ser
vice, and the expenses were
$154,297.97. of which
$19,178.57 was garbage ser
vice.
March 1971 total cost of
electrical power was
$108,116.84: total income was
$244,207.28. of which
$19,217.95 was garbage ser
vice, and the expenses were
$197,S43.83, with $25,182.96
being garbage service.
March 1973 the total cost of
electrical power was
$136,531.28; total income was
$328,906.64 including
$20,116.10 for garbage ser
vice; and the total expenses
were $246,014.31 including
$2*262.61 of garbage costs.
March 1974 the cost of
electric power was
$154,044.71. income was
$348,042.61 including
$20,849.25 from garbage
service; and the expenses
were $2*1.02826 or which
$41,073.87 was the garbage
service.
March 1975 the total cost of
power was $314,805.84 it wide
what it was in 1974* and the
income was $488,575.60 in-
cluding $22,761.79 of garbage
income, with expenses re
corded as $451,734.17 of
which $55,797,49 was due to
garbage service.
March 1976 recorded elec-
tric power cost as
$444,930.69; total income was
$620,258,80 including
$23,965.96 from garbage
service, while expenses were
$591,638.88 including
$56,657.8© charged to gar
$31345.00 from gar gage
service, and the expenses
will be approximately
$700,073.87 with the garbage
service costing about
$69,739.37.
These figures should give
you some idea about what is
faced on today's utility
market The City of Bastrop
is not to blame for the
inflated cost of power but
faces the same charges that
the customers face in this
picture. In fact if we passed
on the total charges to you,
the customers, your bills
would be higher than they
are now. The City Council
voted to absorb over
$16,000.00 last year in
surcharge and currently we
are absorbing about 6 per
cent of the total charge, and
the bills are still too high.
19234.300 KWH; 1976,
18.816.000 KWH; and in the
current Fiscal year I estimate
19.343,000 KWH...so it's the
fuel charge that has made the
diSerence.
Every city is in the same
boat we are. Some are worse
ofi and we agree that it is
abewt time we all join hands
and fight for lower price
costs. The Legislatures are in
session, new administrations
are in office. There will be no
better time for us to write
our elected officials in
Washington and Austin than
right now.
Pecan growers
elect officers
The Auxiliary has elected
new officers for the coming
year.
The installation of the
officers were made by out
going president Jo Marrs.
They are as follows:
President, Mrs. Clarence
Dolgener; vice-president.
Jewel Davidson; secretary,
Anna Schneider; treasurer,
Odie Laake; reporter, Jo
Marrs.
Honary members are: Mrs.
Helen Barton, Mrs. Robert
Willingburg, Mrs. R. G.
Lehineck.
Anyone interested in being
a member should contact the
auxiliary. The dues are $1.00
per year.
A $50.00 check will be
given to the new Pecan
queen. Debbie Odiorne, for
her expenses on her trip to
the State Pecan Show in
July.
Emergency number this
weekend will be 321-5579.
Raymond Stark and I are on
duty call.
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Pannell, Leland R. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1977, newspaper, February 10, 1977; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth395208/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.