Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [118], No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1971 Page: 1 of 8
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THE TOWN INKi
Shi' jusl showed up in town
one day. No one know, or knows
now, where she camc from,
whose she was, or what her
name, if any, is.
She was a pretty good • toking
dog Appeared to have some good
bkxxl in her.
Bui she was pretty thin, pretty
hungry, and a whole lot scared.
Perhaps she had a right to bo
scared. Probably she had boon
mistreated by someone. She has-
n't got over it yet I doubt that
she over does.
So this nameless don without
a pas' took up her residence
here. ITie Standifers of The
Advertiser wore the first lo be-
friend her with food, shelter, and
some kind words. She ale the
food, listened to the words, but
never let herself be touched.
She still doesn't
After a while, other people in
town began to feed her. Soon she
began lo take on a sleek look
She was a roamer and made the
business district regularly sev-
eral times daily As more people
hoard her story, Ihoy befriended
her. Generally, she slept some-
where around the Advertiser
building, sometimes in the door-
way or on tin- sidewalk On cold
days she lay on the floor before
the fire.
Mr Standifer finally got hold
of her long enough to put a brand
new collar on her She reacted
like one of tis probably would in
the same case She showed her
pride; for now she belonged to
someone. She had folks, and she
seemed to know it
It came to pass in due time
that, as wars raged, men went
to the moon, and ecology was
discussed, The Town Dog became
the mother of a fine litter of
pups There was a warehouse bo-
hand the Advertiser plant, and
she chose a place under the
floor for her nursery.
For some days no one saw the
pups, for she kept them strictly
in hiding. Finally, they came
creeping out one day I guess
they wanted lo see what the big
world looked like
The Standifers built them a
little pen and a house, in between
their building and the lumber
yard. Hero the pups wore viewed
hy an interested public
They were offered to people
who wanted to give thorn homes,
and all have now been adopted
out.
The Town I*>g is back on her
regular beat again You can see
her most any day, trotting along
one of the downtown streets. She
will glance your way, but she
won't come to you. Neither will
she let you get close She says
with her eyes that she likes you
alright, but she doesn't quite
trust you.
Since most dogs are naturally
friendly, it would be interesting
to know who put that mistrust
into her heart, and why A lot
of people here have been kind
to her, but the fear-scar remains
We humans get our affairs
quite complicated ami all fouled
up sometimes. But the natural
things just go on happening.
Plants come up and grow. Dogs
have puppies and live out their
lives, just the same
I think that there is something
gixjd about a town where n
. friendless stray dog can come
and find kindness and a home.
And where she can live out her
natural life, and raise a family
in a relaxed and accepting at-
mosphere.
I hope this Is one thing that
progress won't take away fnrni
us.
BASTROP (TEXAS) ADVERTISER. APRIL 29. 1!ITI
One Man s
Meat"
By J. Troy Hickman
Annual C of C
Banquet Set For
Friday Night
An Interesting und entertain-
ing program has been planned
for the annual Chamber of Com-
merce banquet which will feature
James T. "Happy" Shahan as
guest speaker. Mr, Shaltan Is the
owner of the famous Alamo Vil-
lage in Hrackettville, where many
movies have been made, with
Shahan him self appearing In some
of them. In addition, he is a
recording artist, specializing in
Count ry- We stern mu sic.
The banquet will be held in
the High School C'afetorlum, on
Friday night beginning at 7:30
o'clock, preceded by a social
hour from G until 7 o'clock at
the Circle D Ranch.
Tickets are on sale by all
members of the Chamber board
of directors, and are $2,511 each.
The annual affair is open to the
public, and everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
Our Little Miss
Pageant To Be
Held May 15th
Our Little Miss Pageant, for-
merly scheduled for oarller tills
spring, will be held on Saturday,
May 15, under the sponsorship
of the Junior Class of Bastrop
High School.
There will be two categories,
la Petite, ages three through
six. and <>ur Little Miss, ages
seven through 12. Le Petite com-
petes In party dress and sport-
wear, no swlmsuits or talent.
Our Little Miss competes In
party dress, sportswear (pants,
shorts, casual wear, but no swlm-
suits), and three minute talent.
The pageant, which will be held
in the High School auditorium,
will begin at 2 o'clock and con-
tinue until the winners are an-
nounced.
Application blanks are avail-
able at the Advertiser Office,
For further Information, call
453-968 3 In Austin, collect.
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NUMBKR it
Mrs. Vernon Bartsch
Installed As President of Austin
Diocesan (1 of CW At Convention
DINNF.H BRIDGE CLUB
MEETS MAY 4
The couples dinner bridge club
will meet at the Magic Mill,
Tuesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m.
For reservations call 229-
2659.
NOTICE
Dan Koranek of Moulton is
now the manager of the Bas-
Co Barbeque Pit at 7 12
Chestnut.
Mrs. Vernon Bartsch was in-
stalled as the President of the
Austin Diocesan Council of Catho-
lic Women at their annual con-
vention held at the Hilton Inn in
Waco on April 18, 19 and 20th
She will head the 28 county fed-
oration of women for the next
two years.
Mrs. Bartsch is assistant cashier
at the First National Bank in
Bastrop. Active in her communi-
ty, she teaches a pro-school reli-
gion class, is a member of St
Ann's Society, the Ernest Bartsch
V. F W. Auxiliary, and the Bas-
trop Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Corps. She is listed in the fifth
edition of Who's Who in Ameri-
Joe Pfeiffer Dies
In Houston Early
Wednesday
Funeral services were pending
Wednesday morning at Cooper-
Newby Funeral Home for Joe
Pfeiffer, who died in a Houston
Hospital following a several weeks
illness
Among his survivors are his
wife, Mrs. Margaret Pfeiffer; n
daughter, Mrs. Richard Dickin-
son of Bastrop, and two grand-
children.
Bastrop stores will be closed
during the funeral services.
can Women and in Who's Who
in Finance and Industry.
Mrs. Bartsch has been a mem-
ber of the Diocesan Board since
19t 5, at which time she was act-
ing treasurer, She has boon the
International Affairs Commission
chairman and during her chair-
manship the council lias sponsor-
ed a fund raising drive for
Biafra. has built a Women's Cen-
ter for Silk Weaving in Nonkeo,
Thailand, and purchased sowing
machines and necessary supplies
to teach young girls of Nonkeo
how to sow and thereby loam to
improve their living conditioas.
At the Convention, the project
for 1971 as outlined by Mrs.
Bartsch will be to raise funds
toward a mobile medical unit for
the treatment of leprosy in Jor-
dan.
Mrs. Sam Oliver was installed
as president elect; Mrs. Glenn
McGee as secretary and Mrs.
John Kubitza as treasurer.
Highlight of the convention was
the cancellation of the Monday
afternoon sessions in order that
the entire convention could go on
chartered buses lo the Capitol
for the House hearing of the
abortion bill to show their opposi-
tion lo It. Banquet speaker was
Jack Mcintosh of the Texas ICdu-
cation Agency. Hie Reicher High
School Glee Club entertained the
group at the banquet.
Mayor Schedules
Trash Round-up
Week
WHEREAS the House of Repre-
sentatives of the 62nd Legislature,
the Senate concurring, that the
Texas legislature hereby sets
aside the week of April 26 to
May 1. 1971 as Trash Round-Up
Week in Texas and urges all
citizens of this State to join in
an all-out effort to clean up our
roadsides, our parks, our streams
■lid lakes and OUR OWN INDI-
VIDUAL PROPERTY;
WHEREAS the City of Bastrop
feels this resolution would be of
great benefit to all the citizens
of Bastrop;
THEREFORE the City Council
of the City of Bastrop does here-
by sot aside the week of April
26 to May 1, 197! as Trash Round-
Up Week and hereby urges all
citizens to clean up their OWN
INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY so
that the City of Bastrop will be
a more pleasant place to live and
to present all visitors a more
beautiful place to visit.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the official seal of the
City of Bastrop to be affixed.
D. B. SIMS, Mayor.
Bob Gray Is
Buried Here
Robert Edward (Hob) Gray,
71, passed away early Satur-
day morning, April 17. He was
a i-etired employee of the MK&T
Railroad.
Funeral services were held
at 4 o'clock .Sunday afternoon.
April 18, from the Marrs-Jones
Funeral Chapel in Smithville,
with the Rev. J. Troy Hickman
a.'Kl the Rev. J. W. Griffin of-
ficiating. Burial was in the Fair-
view Cemetery in Bastrop, with
Masonic rites conducted at the
grave-side. Pallbearers were
Jack A, Griesenbeck, Curtis San-
ders, Jerry Woehl, E. H. Smith,
B. B. May, Jack Corbell and
Doyle Owens, officiating Mason.
Surviving him are his wife,
Mrs. N'atha Mae Gray, a daugh-
ter, Mrs Bob Stewart of Te s
City; four sisters, Mrs. Ada
Turner and Mrs. Mamie Dip-
pie of Austin. Mrs. Bill Collins
of Poteet and Mrs. Elbert Wil-
liams of Litton Springs; a bro-
ther, Henry Gray of Austin; two
grandchildren and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Gray, Robert Edward Gray was
bom on November 12, 1899 In
Bastrop. He was married to Miss
Natha Mae Necessary In Gates-
vi'le on April 24, 1921. He was
a member of Gamble Lodge No.
244 AF & AM, and U. T. U.
Local No. 508.
Honored At Annual Banquet
At the annual FFA Parent-Son
banquet it was Verlln Callahan
who received the Honorary Chap-
ter Farmer Degree for this year.
This is voted to the iierson that
the Chapter thinks lias helped
the FFA Chapter the most in
the |«st year.
Michael llilbig received the
Star Chapter Farmer plaque, an
award that is given to the top
FFA member in the upper class
(sophomore, junior or senior),
based on over-all grade average,
money made from projects, lead-
ership activities and attitude.
The freshman receiving the Star
Greenhand plaque, based on the
same factors, was Ken Karrer.
Barbecued beef, beans, potato
salad, onions, pickles, bread and
Cemetery Ass'n.
To Have Picnic
'Hie annual Mum Creek Ceme-
tery Association picnic will be
held Sunday, May 2, at the Smith-
ville American 1-egion annex
building.
Everyone Is Invited to attend.
NOTICE
Anyone interested In working
with the Little league Is re-
quested to meet at the First
National Bank Civic Room on
Tuesday, May 4th at 7:30 p.m.
tea were served toa record crowd
of 292 members and guests at
the annual affair.
David Houseton, chapter pres-
ident, was In charge of the pro-
gram, with Charles Klaus giv-
ing the invocation.
G. B. Mack presented trop-
hies to the Grand Champion win-
ners: In the steer division, David
Foust; heifer division, Jlmmic
Emanuel; barrow division.
Claude Grohman and bull divis-
ion, Charles Mlddloton,
N. R. Simpson presented his
record book awards to Karen
Bennlght, Ag I; Jo McCall, Ag
U, and Jerry Wllhelm, Ag III,
Hubert Llncnborger presented
the l.inenberger aw.mis as fol-
lows: top Hereford steer to Bar-
bara Rathman; top Hereford bull
to Charles Mlddleton and top
Brahman Cross to Michael llil-
big.
The Hlggins and Jones award
for the top gaining steer, pre-
sented by Jlmmle Jones, wont
to Jo McCall. whose steer had
an average dally gain of 2.78
IHiunds per day.
The Clipson Ranch award for
the top gaining bull went to Ka-
ren Bennlght, whose bull had an
average dally gain of 3.71 for
the entire feeding period.
The Ft'A Showmanship awards
were presented by Sidney Klaus,
and wont to the following:
Steer division, Barbara Itath-
VEKI.IN CALLAHAN received Honorary Chapter Degree from
Bernard Probst at the annual FFA Banquet last Friday night.
man; bull division, Charles Midd-
loton, and barrow division to Da-
vid Smith.
Certificates of merit for beef
production were presented by
Advisor Gordon Roaanky to the
following: Bobby Moors, Mich-
ael llilbig, Karen Bennighl, Jo
McCall and David Foust.
Michael Htlbig Introduced the
Chapter Sweetheart, Jo McCall,
and presented her with two gifts.
She responded with a few words
of appreciation.
Color slides were shown of the
chapter highlights for the year,
narrated by the Chapter \dvlsor,
Gordon Rosanky.
A
Calvary Episcopal Church
Calvary Church
Celebrates 89th
Anniversary
The 89th anniversary of the
consecration of Calvary Episco-
pal Church was observed Sunday,
April 25, at 10 a. m. The Rev.
Floyd Medford was celebrant at
a service of Holy Communion,
and Parishioners gathered later
in the parish house for refresh-
ments and a social hour.
The cornerstone of Calvary
Church, A. D. 1881, dates the
construction of the oldest Church
edifice in Bastrop County. The
first building in the county to
receive a Texas Stale Historical
Building Medallion, Calvary is
also the oldesl unaltered Church
in Ihe Episcopal Diocese of
Texas.
Site for Ihe present building,
which replaced for Services a
small frame church bought from
a German Methodist congregation
and used hy the Episcopal Parish
for 14 years, was purchased from
the homestead lot of C. R. Hay-
nie, for $.'100 Vestrymen at that
time were Dr. David Sayers,
James Nicholson, Dr. H. P.
Luckctt, Col. J. C. Higgins, Ed
Goodman. J. J. Summers, W T.
Higgins and C. R. Haynie.
Plans for the Gothic style struc-
ture were made by an architect
from Scotland, who also superin-
tended its construction. When
completed, Calvary Church was
consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alex-
ander Gregg, first Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Texas, on
St. Mark's Day. April 25, 1882.
On that day, a farewell service
was held at 6:30 a. m. in the
little frame Church ami a Eu-
charist, with Consecration, was
celebrated at 11:30 a. m. in the
new building.
Bishop Gregg made his first
visit to Bastrop in 1860, when
only one Episcopalian (Church
of England), Mrs. Mary Ann
(Nioholsoni Crocheron, lived here.
He returned May 5, 1869 for an
BHS Golf Team
Places Second
At Regional
The Bastrop High School Golf
Team participated in the Region-
al tournament in Brenham this
past weekend and wound up with
second place honors. Baslrop was
second to last year's State Cham-
pions with a fine score of 633 for
.'16 holes. Bastrop lead the field
the first day with an 18 hole
score of 311 hut fell behind the
second day with a 322. This 633
was two strokes better than the
winning score last year Hardin-
Jefferson, the winner, shot a fan-
tastic 616 with a 302 Ihe final
day. Weimar, also of 25AA. was
third
Doug Wilkins was team medal-
ist with a 36 hole score of 155,
James Schuolke had 156, Jerry
Nichols 161, Van Nimrick 161 and
Jim Wilkins 162, Medalist win-
ner was Collier Nolle of Hardin-
Jefferson with a score of 148
Bastrop has distinguished itself
this year and golf enthusiasts
and supporters can be assured
that it is at least one of the
four best AA golf teams in the
state In all tournament play,
they have been defeated only
twice by AA schools and one of
these defeats came from the
hands of Weimar also of District
25 AA
All members of th" team should
be congratulated for the work
and dedication which they have
put into the golf program Ihis
year. Sup't C W. Evans, coach,
said The support and assistance
of the community and supporters
of the team during this past year
is greatly appreciated, he added
THK IMI'KKSSIVK and beautiful Allar in Calvary Episcopal Church.
official visitation, baptized one
infant (Loilah Telfair Higgins)
v and a young lady (Miss Rubelle
Nicholson), and organized Cal-
vary Chuic'n. There were no
Episcopalians to serve as vestry-
men, but the members elected
served faithfully and most of
them were later Confirmed into
Calvary Church.
Two iows of black brick were
placed in the exterior walls in
constructing Calvary Church's
building, in memory of the
Parish's first I .ay Reader, Horace
D. Higgins, who died at ago 25.
Inside the Church are many
memorials to early day workers
and supporters in the Church.
Furnishings and fixtures are of
finest, hand-carved wood, includ-
ing beams in the vaulted ceiling.
All windows are fine stained
glass, hy the Geisllor Company.
Extensive restoration at two
periods in the building's history,
along with continued preserva-
tion work, maintains Calvary
Church's excellent slate, while its
walls, of white brick now mellow-
ed and greying with age, stand
firm nearby the shining, modem
buildings downtown.
The Rev. Dr. Floyd Medford
is now priest-in-chargc at Cal-
vary.
A Texas State Historical mark-
er for Calvary Church Is being
applied for.
Bastrop Wins
The Elementary
District Meet
The Bastrop Junior High
School, Bastrop Elementary
School and Bastrop Primary
School won the Elementary Div-
ision of the District Interscho-
lastic Meet held in Brenham
April 17.
The following points were
earned by the participating
schools: Bastrop, 90 1-4; Luting,
57 1-4; Smithville, 21 1-4; Hal-
lettsvllle, 7; Yoakum, 0; Gld-
dlngs, 0.
The winning participants from
Bastrop were Glenda Holt, who
won first place In story telling.
Dennis Dolgener, Marilyn Park-
er, Sandra Duarte, Aya l.inen-
berger and Sheila Oldfleld won
second place In picture memory.
Ronald Goertz and Robert Bus-
cha tied for first place and l-es-
Ue llilbig won third place In
spelling (7th and 8thgrade). Fer-
nando Galvan won second place
In ready writing (7th and 8th
grade') Diane Seldel won first
place in ...jelling (5th and 6th
grade), and Marilyn Goertz won
third place. Marcos Evans won
second place In oral reading.
Tower Books
Show For
Musie Week
In observance of National
Music Week the Tower Theatre
has booked the comedy-musical
"Oi A Clear Day You Can See
Forever" starring Barbara Stre-
isand and Yves Montand.
The film will show one day only
Wednesday, May 5 with the box
office opening at 6:45 p. m. and
the show starting at 7 p. m.
The theatre is usually closed
on Wednesdays but will be open
for this special show.
The Bastrop Harmony Club in-
vites the public to come out and
enjoy an evening of good clean
family entertainment
The film rated for General
audiences is in technicolor.
Jane Wright Is
Regional Tennis
Champ
ion
Jane Wright won the Regional
III Conference AA girls tennis
title Saturday, April 24, at Bren-
ham when she defeated Gwen
Douohitt of Hardin-Jefferson, 6-0,
6-0. in the finals of the 3-day
tournament.
On the way to the champion-
ship, Jane defeated Walker of
Georgetown, 6-1, 6-1, and Laura
Kyle of Friendswood, 6-0. 6-1 In
preparation for the State meet,
May 7-8. Jane will probably play
in the Highland I-akcs tourna-
ment in Marble Falls on Friday
and Saturday of this weekend
Free Passes To
Be Given Away At
Tower Theatre
Free movie passes will be
given away during Bank Night
on Tuesday, May 4.
The passes will be good any
time during the three day show-
ing of the technicolor horror
film "The House That Dripped
Blood" on Thursday-Frlday-Sat-
urday, May 6-7-8.
All horror fans are Invited
to be In the audience during
the Bank Night drawing and you
might get a chance to see this
horror classic free.
COMMODITIES TO BE
DBTRIBtTKD MAY 6 AND 7
Distribution and issuance of
commodities to all eligible per-
sons In Bastrop will be on Hiurs-
day and Friday, May 6 and 7.
All eligible people are asked
to come to the office at this
time, at the corner of Water
and (.Tiestnut St-eets.
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