The Smithville Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 19, 1975 Page: 3 of 8
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1975
THE SMITHVILLE TIMES, SM1THVILLE, TEXAS
PAGE 3
I.C.A Reviews Cattle Picture
the rattle raiser but the entire
Times Photo
FLY-IN
Harry Noe, Houston Aviation Attorney, and Lori Adams, a former Sinithville resident, landed
at the Sinithville airport Friday afternoon in Noe's North American I 28 World War II bombei
The plane cruised into Sinithville at 22!) miles per hour and uses 70 gallons of fuel per houi
Ms Adams, the daughter of Mrs Kltiert Hradshaw of Sinithville. is the owner of Lon s Flight
School in Houston.
Bastrop Suicide Reported
Sully Simpson, president of
the Citizen State Hank in
Hastrop, presented a program
on “The Bank and the Ranching
Industry," at the Bastrop
County Independent Cattlemen's
Association meeting, held in the
First National Bank of Bastrop,
Tuesday evening. February 4,
approximately thirty five
persons attended
Mr Simpson gave an explan-
ation concerning the practical
bankers thinking on the present
Cattle Industry, and ways the
bank can help ranchers, and al-
so help themselves in the pro-
cess. He said if we all peddle
hard we can make it
Today prices are off in any
cow and calf operation he said
The feed lot is especially a
bad work now
In giving insight into what the
United States government
expects of banks, Mr Simpson
stated the government’s types
of requirements for legal notes
to be signed when borrowing
money is constantly changing,
sometimes even weekly. One
doesn’t know from week to week
what will be required At one
time a financial statement could
take the place of a chattel
mortage.
The bank doesn't feel it is
in the cattle business as a
rancher It is in the business
as a bank, but does try to help
the rancher with his ranching
business, and try to help him
as much as possible
Ranchers who have been in
the cattle business for a num-
ber of years are fairly versed
as what should be done in this
situation. At a time like this
when everyone is affected, and
many ranchers need financial
help, the bank will within rea-
son go as long and as far as
possible to help the rancher
keep his calves for another 30
to 120 days if he thinks this
best and thinks prices may be
higher at the end of this period
When borrowing money the
bank is interested in seeing an
annual financial statement.
This is also useful for income
taxes, especially when one is
audited by Internal Revenue
It is also a good practice to
keep records for one's own per
sonnl information. Records
inform one of one's herd per
formance, make culling of non-
producers, and non performers
easier. A record of the grass
type and its results in addition
to one's hold and management
costs is also helpful
Some banks have agricultural
representatives, whoarewilling
to give helpful information on
management, and technical ad-
vice This information can also
be obtained from the local
county agent.and ASC personel
To Speak
To Cattlemen
Mrs. Arthur Goertz
Dr. Wallace Cardwell, vet-
enanan in Klgin, will tie the
guest speaker at the Bastrop
County Independent Cattlemen's
Association meeting, to tie held
Tuesday evening. March 4, at
7 30 p.m . at ttie Klgin VFW
Hall
Arrangements for the
program and meeting were
made tiy Roy Rivers of Klgin
The meeting time for the for
(lie present month has been
changed from 7 p in to 7:30p.m.
Also the meeting place has been
changed for the next several
meetings The April meeting is
planned for Sinithville
More members are still
needed in the Association.
Claude Wattersoii, chairman
stated he hoped the number
would total 1200
All members and interested
persons are invited to attend the
meeting
Thanks
/Vi'S
G.B. Hefner-Bastrop
Rachel Owens-Bastrop
Willie Bell Alexander-Bastrop
Woodrow Froehlick Bastrop
Sgt/5 Roger K Kraatz-APO
New York
Jim Knight-Bastrop
Jerry T. Wohl-Bastrop
W R Davis-Houston
Renewals
Eunice Rice-Smithville
George Parish-Rosanky
Mrs Doris R Evert-Gardena,
Calif
Louise Mouth Retania Manor
arthur L. French Rosankv
Bertha Rollins Sinithville
Sp/4 Cllton Jackson APO San
Francisco
Aiken C. Bogart Hay City
J T Kimbrough Sinithville
Record keeping gives one a
picture of what one owns, what
one has accomplished, and what
collateral one has If a rancher
owns approximately 200 cows,
and 110 are already mortaged,
his records will give him the
picture of what is left for col-
lateral
One year and a half or two
ago the Cattle Industry looked
very "Lucrative ' Today the
picture has changed Before
entering the Cattle Industry to-
day, one should first look at
his finances Things to consider
before entering the business are
"do you own your own land,"
“will you lease land," "what
kind of lease, will it tie, a one
year, or a five or ten year
lease?" He said with a one
year lease one can loose the
land, and be stuck with cattle
and no pasture, or be faced with
an unexpected increase in rates
Mr Simpson said in his
opinion he would not advise any-
one to enter the cattle industry
now, if he had not been in the
business before, or did not own
his own land However tie said
he could understand ranchers
already in the business trails
fering herds from one location
to another
He recommended il anyone
is seriously interested in enter-
industry at present to talk to
a reliable established rancher
and ask questions It is through
questions ttiat one learns he
stated. He also recommended
consulting the county agent, and
ASC Office for information
Good management is neces-
sary for successful cattle rais
ing he said One cannot put
On January 23, 1975 an
organizational meeting was held
at Grumpy's Restaurant in Fla
tonia for the purpose of form-
ing ttie South TexasChar-Swiss
Breeders' Association.
The purpose of forming this
group is lo promote the inter-
est and sale of the Char Swiss
Cattle. These unique cattle are
Charolais-Brown Swiss Cross
The members of this associa-
tion feel it necessary to sup-
port ttie Char-Swiss cattle as
the cattle with a great future.
The members represent the
South Central Area of Texas.
Stanley Hughson of San
Marcos was chosen president of
the newly formed association;
while Mrs Kervy Kahlden of
Weimar will lie the secretary-
treasurer Nolan Schmidt of
Carmine was delegated the
Vice-Chairmanship
A sales committee was ap-
pointed by the new chairman of
Paul Hopson and Harold Tietjen
of San Marcos and Ray Pat-
rick of Martmdale
Other members of the group
of Char-swiss Breeders include
Mark Brown of La Grange, Nor
man F. Schultz of Fayetteville,
James Schumann of Rosanky,
Buddy Ellis of Luling, Earl
Hertel and Roy Bucek of
Schulenburg, Jospeh Janak of
Hallettsville, Fred Wilson of
San Antonio, Kervy Kahlden of
To Subscribe .
a calf in a pasture and for
get about it until market time,
and expect to make money from
the process "You Get Out of
A Joli or Business, Just Wli.it
You Put Into It " she said Work
is necessary for succes in any
business.
Today there are many breeds
of cattle, sometimes it is con
fusing Some breeds cost as
much as $1500 00 per animal,
and may sell for $2000.00 How
ever not many ranchers can
afford this type of operation
Feed lots are not as plenti-
ful as they were in the past.
They have a place and will come
back in my opinion he said
But it may take 4 or 5 years
Before placing a calf in a feed
lot he suggested that the rancher
should ask himself is it wise
to feed this calf? How much
will it cost to feed him 30
or 90 days or the time it will
take to fatten? Or is it pos-
sible to realize more profit
by selling this animal directly
off the grass?
Sub divisions are taking much
land out of ttie ranching
business. One year ago there
were 148 sub divisions in Has
trop County, using 17,000 acres
of good pasture land Sub
divisions can and often affect
the taxation of surrounding land,
placing higher, unfair taxation
on the ranching acreage. For
tunately Bastrop County does
not have this taxation problem
to date he said
More work for the betterment
of the Cattle Industry needs to
be done. The cattle industry
is having a serious problem,
which in time will not only effect
Weimar, Alfred Spohler, Jr
of Gonzales and Benno Olden
dorff of Martindale
The next meeting was set for
March 6, 1975 at Grumpy’s
Restaurant at 7 p in Anyone
interested in Char Swiss cattle
and in joining this organization
is asked to contact any member
of the association.
Airport
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being filed and won by aircraft
owners who had had planes
damaged on Municipal Airport
land
Gant 's $150 check was piaceu
in escrow pending the presen
tation of a contract to be drawn
up by Councilman Davison and
Gant and brought before Coun-
cil in three weeks. Meanwhile,
all persons who might be
affected by the lease -- includ-
ing the University of Texas
which has a glider housed in the
hangar -- are to be notified
that they must make all future
arrangements with Gant.
In the budget workshop por-
tion of the adjourned session,
the future of CETA police train
ee Bobby Vest was discussed
at length Vest will graduate
from the Police Academy at
San Marcos this week Conn
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nation It is tune for somebody
to find an answer and give
ranching an equal footing with
other industries in ttie United
States he said
Too often ttie American
Government tries to take care
of the whole world, while
neglecting the good of their own
country Imports seem to In*one
of those help for the whole
world A better foreign policy
is needed
Mr Simpson said in closing
that ranchers need to become
more united and organized, he
said that the rancher's prob-
lems are the bank’s problems
also, and they are obliged to do
what they can to help
Mr Simpson, was introduced
by Claude Wattersoii, chairman
who presided at the business
meeting
Chris Lentz, vice chairman
of the Bastrop County 1CA, and
co-owner of the Sinithville Auc
tion Sale, donated a free call
for a barbeque for members
and prospective members of the
county organization to be held
m the spring or early summer
More plans will tie discussed
at ttie March meeting
Mr Wattersoii gave a brief
report concerning a recent
Beef Short Course he attended
He pointed out ttie importance
of ranchers attending freeclin
ics, courses, workshops offered
locally for ranchers of the area
Much information can lie
obtained from attending these
activities. Often these are re
fresher courses reminding one
to be more careful of his
management, wit it ideas oneal-
ready learned, tint of which one
becomes lax in applying. Good
management results in more
pounds per animal, and this
results m more dollars
received.
Only one person reported re-
ceiving a reply from letters
sent to the President, and Sen
ator Bentsen, and Tower, con-
cerning the curtailment of beef
imports.
The next meeting will beheld
at the VFW Hall in Elgin, at
7 30 p in Tuesday evening
March 4.
Roy Rivers of Elgin is in
charge of securing a speaker for
the March program
Lease
oilman Davison recommended
that Vest be hired immediate
Iv as the third regular certi-
fied police officer, and that
application be made to GET A for
another man on their training
program to serve as the relief
officer Mayor Crawford voiced
reluctance to take on Vest’s
entire salary, suggesting that
the city just augment his salary
to correspond with the other
officers salary and let CETA
continue to pay him the balance
for the remainder of one years
time Davison, however,point-
ed out that the city’s agreement
with CETA stated that the man
would be hired by ttie city when
a vacancy in the police depart-
ment occurred, and that a
vacancy now existed. He pointed
out that the salary paid Vest
would tie little more than that
now paid to relief men, and that
another trainee to replace ttie
relief men would cost the city
nothing until the man was cer-
tified which could tie post-
poned until near ttie end of
his training period
Davison also suggested that
the budget show the salary of
at least one dispatcher charged
to the fire department, as he
felt it unfair tht ttie police
department budget should re
fleet all ttie cost when ttie fire
department had been ttie most
outspoken of those who defend-
ed the the city's maintenance of
a dispatch system instead of
tying into the county dispatch
system Proposals for pur-
chasing an auxiliary vehicle
for the Police Department were
also heard. Davison suggested
purchasing a surplus DPS ve-
hicle and Mayor Crawford conn
tered with a suggestion that a
motorcycle might be more ec
onomical
Fifty blocks of city roadway
are scheduled to tie seal coated
or (laved during the coming
year and a flatbed truck will be
purchased for ttie Streets and
Alleys department Additional
drainage for the low areas near
the high school will also be
pursued during ttie year
Again, neither Parks and
Recreation nor the Airport were
included in the city's proposed
budget
February 4 Bastrop County
Sheriff Jimmy Nutt broke into
a trailer parked just east of
ttie city of Bastrop to discover
tin* dead body of Judith John-
son Hargrave, 32, who alleged
ly died of a rifle shot to ttie
heart It was estimated she
had been dead 12 to 14 hours Ms.
Hargrave was alleged to have
been living witti Paul Galvan,Jr
until the last of January Gal
van is the owner of the trailer
in which Ms Hargrave was
found
Ms Hargrave, according to
Sheriff Nutt, is alleged to have
shot herself, by lying on her
right side on ttie bed, propping
a rifle upon some pillows, and
shooting herself No autopsy
was requested, Nutt said, tie
cause a suicide note was found
in ttie woman's handwriting, she
had allegedly threatened to
commit suicide several times
before, and the circumstances
involved witti the shooting
indicated no one else was
involved, according to Nutt
Only blood found anywhere
in the trailer, Nutt said, wason
the towels stuffed between Ms
Hargrave and the bed Nutt
said he had learned Ms Har-
grave had been a good hunter
and owned several rifles She
was originally from Sinithville
and her body was claimed by
her father, Bud Johnson, and
taken to Abilene for burial
Until December of last year,
she had worked as a nurses
aide at ttie Sinithville Hospital
tiut quit when she moved to
Bastrop
Paul Galvan, Jr., was
estranged from his wife at the
time he and Ms Hargrave
lived togethei Galvan's wife
allegedly began to complain
about the situation According
to Sheriff Nutt, Galvan asked
Ms Hargrave to leave, but shel
refused In the last days of
January of this year, Galvan
moved out. January 31. Ms
Hargrave allegedly left a
suicide note in the neighboring
trailer in which Galvan's sister,
Ernestine, and her husband Ed
Castillo live, and then took a
22 pistol into a near-by pas
ture in an attempt to kill her-
self.
The Castillo's heard a shot,
found the note, and then ran to
the pasture where they found
Ms Hargrave unharmed, Nutt
said. Sunday night, February
2. Ed and Ernestine Castillo
went to the sheriff to coin
plain of the situation and ask
ttie sheriff what tie felt should
lie done Nutt said ttiat he told
them to sit tight and eventually
he felt she would leave and ttiat
no legal steps should be taken
The following day at 3 30 p m
Paul Galvan, Sr., spoke to Ms
Hargrave She told him she
wanted to visit her father in
Abilene He said ttiat tie would
drive her to ttie bus if she
needed a lift According to
Nutt, that was the last time
anyone ever spoke to the woman
Tuesday, February 4, Ed
Castillo called the sheriff's
office and told Nutt ttiat he had
heard animals crying inside the
trailer, ttie door was locked,
and no one had seen Ms Har
grave since the previous day
Nutt arrived, pried the door
open, and found the woman's
body lying upon ttie bed
Nutt then called the woman's
ex-husband in Houston where
he learned that she had
threatened suicide twice in ttie
three years the Hargraves had
been married Hargrave con-
tacted the father in Abilene
who accepted Nutt's opinion of
suicide and no autopsy was re-
quested
Sheriff Nutt explained that
Ms Hargrave's arms were long
enough to comfortably reach the
trigger, ttie bullet shell was
found behind the head Imard
exactly where it logically should
have been, a suicide note was
Bond Sales
For Year
Totalled
According to County Bond
Chairman Yerger Hill,
December sales of Series E
and II United States Savings
Bonds in BastropCounty totaled
Sales during 1974
amounted to $144,143 for 96%
of the yearly sales goal of
$150,000.
A total of $29,340,067 in
Savings Bonds were purchased
by Texans during the month
Total Bond sales during 1974
were $242,120,223 for 102% of
the state's goal of $236 8
million One hundred thirty-
nine (139 ) counties have
achieved their 1974 sales goal
found, and then* were no signs
whatsoever ttiat there had been
any struggle Therefore, the
Justice of the Peace Howard
Gould, and County Judge Jack
Griesenbeck determined the
death had to have been suicide
Smithville
Sewer Grant
Approved
The City of Smithville lias
been approved by ttie U S Do
paitment of Housing and Urban
Development for low cost
National Flood Insurance Far
mors and other persons who
own property within the city
limits of Smithville may want to
look into this program
Areas in the city ttiat are
susceptible to flooding call be
Viewed on a Hood plane map
available at tin* Smithville City
Hall Local insurance ie
presentatives in the Smithville
Area are qualified to discuss
the program
The County Judge and Com-
missioners Court will have a
representative of the Texas
Water Development Board meet
with them on February 24 to
discuss ttie feasibility of
county wide participation in the
program
Oops!
In the "Oops - we goofed!"
department We wrongly identi
fled ttie donators of the Cedrus
Deodra to the high school last
week It was the Garden Club,
not the Women s Club, which
donated the permanent Christ
mas tree Sorry ladies
While on the subject of the
Garden Club, their Yard of the
Month sign has been found and
replaced m the yard of J <
Kstorak. winner of the award
tins month
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of Commerce banquet February 11 after receiving the Out
standing Citizen of the Year award
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