The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 9, 1975 Page: 1 of 10
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SERVING SMITHVILLE, BASTROP, ELGIN and ALL BASTROP COUNTY
VOLUME 84, NUMBER 15
THE BASTROP COUNTY TIMES, SMITHVILLE, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1975
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Election Results Final
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DANCING IN THE STREET
Area residents and visitors jammed Cbuckwagon Square and the closed section of Sraithvilk
Main Street for dances all three nights of Jamboree,
Water Resource Hearings Set
Austis*■ Whether oi'not thei <
should be darns and other water
resource projects developed on
the tributaries and the main
channel of the Colorado River
between Austin and th > Gulf of
Mexico will be the sublet of a
series of public meetings in
mid-April
The meeting* will be conduct-
ed by the Bureau of Reclamation
of the U S Department of the
Interior
The Lower Colorado River
Authority in 1974 requested the
Bureau to study the Colorado
River to find the best plan for
managing the water resiturc.es
of the area below the Highland
Lakes for all beneficial pur
poitt
With the sponsorship of Con-
gressmen J J "Jake" Pickle
and John Young and Senators
Lloyd Benlsen and John Tower,
the 93rd U S Congress author
if.rd the Bureau to conduct the
three year study and to make
Linda Moree
plans Jot tea-,if'i. pi: Ojct tv, and
provide*! the necessary funds.
Entitled the ' Colorado Coa
stal Plains Study". it will in-
volve consideration ofthtneeds
for flood control ifid water sup
plies for municipal. Irrigation,
industrial and recreational pur-
poses, as well as fish wkI wild-
life conservation siltation
control and other environmental
concerns
Before any planning is start
ed, public meetings will beheld
by the Bureau in Bastrop, Fay
ehe, Colorado. Wharton and
K I'agorda Counties Interested
Leal citizens will be given an
opportunity to present their
ideas as to the needs of the area
*ad jswuested solutions, as well
as' a continuing opportunity to
be a part of the study and plan-
ning process.
Com m issioners Decide
No New County Taxes
Basirop t '-.itntv t.ixes
definitely wiU not be raised next
year County commissioners
made this decision in a special
meeting March 27
Earlier that same week, they
had voted to rescind a commit-
ment with the Texas Highway
Department to buy right-of way
alone the proposed Highway 71
bypass Bastrop County had set
aside $100,000 for this purpose.
Griesenbeck said this money
will be used to fund various
county projects instead This
will make an increase in taxes
unnecessary
At the Commissioners Court
meeting on March 24,
Griesenbeck had expressed his
belief that an increase in county
taxes would be Inevitable if
the county was to continue pro-
viding quality services during
inflated times
Now he says the county is
going to be in "pretty good
shape" considering it now has
an additional $100,000 with
which to work Nevertheless,
he expects the county will have
to maintain an "austerity pro
gram" along with the "rest of
the county and live with a tight
budget.''
Voters in Bastrop County put
nearly all incumbents back into
office in Saturday's election.
Incumbents re-elected in the
Snathville City Council race
were A.J 'Gus' Novasad with
326 votes and W R. 'Bill' Davi-
son with 263 votes Elected to
the place previously held by
Nelson Scheler, whodid not seek
re election, was Mike Bruner
with 290 votes. Other candi-
dates in the Smithville city
election, Hal Wallace and
Robert Winston, garnered 256
and 130 votes respectively
Bastrop voters overwhelm-
lugly returned incumbents
Henry Schuyler and O.E. Glenn
to office Schuyler received 288
votes while Glenn had 224 The
two incumbents were re-elected
over oppenents Wade Wallace
with 132 votes and Pat Gordon
with 55 votes
Elgin incumbents returned to
office were Robert Dumbeck.
Rudy Herna ndez and Bob
Barker. Dumbeck received 570
votes, Hernandez 468 votes and
Barker 353 votes. Newly elec-
ted to the Elgin council was
Betty Meyer with 593 votes Ms
Meyer was unopposed Defeated
in that race, which showed a
record turnout were Damon
Doss 217 votes, Rev R A West-
brook 258 votes and Donnier
Shumaker 333 votes
Both Smithville and Bastrop
voters were faced with a leash
law referendum The
non-binding referendum passed
overwhelmingly in both com -
mum ties with a vote of 291 For
and 116 Against inSmithville and
^JiiLFor and 107 Against in Bas-
trop It will now be up to the
city councils in both cities to
determine if such a law should
be put on the books.
Incumbents in Bastrop and
Elgin were returned to office in
School Trustee elections, while
Smithville's only incumbent,
Marie Poole, was defeated
Ann Bruner received 358
votes defeating Place 2 incum-
bent Mrs. Poole who had 267
votes. In the Place 1 race Dr
J.D, McBee received 324 votes
defeating Carroll Rabel who
garnered 305 votes Incumbent
Robert House did not seek re-
election to the Place 1 seat.
Bastrop School Board
incumbents Oscar Cassel and
Robert Jenkins were re-elected
with votes of 315 and 371.
Jenkins, who had been appointed
She Looks For Loneliness
By P R Smith
On March 17, 1975, Linda
Moree became the first Tri
County Coordinator of the Texas
Drug Abuse Education and Pre
vent ton Program
Selected by County Judge Jack*
Griesenbeck and Mayor Albert
Crawford as Bastrop County
Representative to the Regional
Drug Abuse Advisory Commit
tee, last July, Linda was the
logical selection to fill the post
created as a result of the
meetings of that committee,
comprised of the ten CAPCO
counties' representatives She
was at that time, and up to the
time of hoc appointment as Tri
County Coordinator. ESAA
Social Worker for the Smithville
Independent School District
The Drug Abuse program is a
pilot project, main objective of
which is to develop a committee
of local people to decide the drug
problems anil corrective needs
of the community Once this
committee - dubbed Drug
Central -- decides its peculiar
problems and needs, Linda,
along with Human Services per-
sonnel for the 10 County Area,
will offer advice and guidance In
combatting these problems and
providing the needs
Linda (Ewing) Moree grew up
in Houston, but her mother was
raised in Alum Creek, near
Smithville Linda graduated
from Spring Hranch High
School and went on to college.
CONFERRING
Times Photo
Art Mtilican, len County Project Director of Community Action Human Services. Inc briefs
in county ( oordlnator, Linda Moree, on primary steps to be taken in new Drug Abuse program
majoring in Education and So-
ciology Since leaving the
University of Texas, she had
received additional training in
Cultural Awareness, Media
Utilization and Ethnic Back
grounds. She has also had
schooling in Interior
Decoration, and spends much of
her free time in this field
Jest two days before taking
her place as Tri- County
Coordinator for Drug Abuse,
Linda married Richard Moree
of Smithville She has four
children by a previous marriage
and Richard has one.
Since the Drug Abuse pro-
gram is a pilot project, there
are no established ground rules
for action by the Coordinator.
Linda plans to make as many
personal contacts as possible
with citizens of the area in an
effort to form the Drug Central
committee She will seek out
county and city officials, minis-
ters, law enforcement officials
and lay people in an all out
effort to get true community in
put in the problem areas of
drug abuse.
"We are not looking fordrug
abuse as such," she explains
"What we look for are signs of
extreme loneliness, boredom,
ami apathy These are the signs
displayed by the potential drug
abuser "
Art Millecam, Project Dir-
ector of Community Action
Human Services, Inc for the
CAPCO area, was in Smithville
last week to confer with Linda
Moree Millecam slated that the
objectives of C A U.S. were
threefold: (l)FormationofDrug
central, (2)Parent Education
Programs and (3)School Pre
vent ion Programs
There are three Tri- County
Coordinators in C.A.H.S.
Linda's area includes Bastrop,
Lee, and Fayette Counties She,
along with the other two area
coordinators, underwent an in-
tensive training program
immediately after being
appointed to their positions.
Both Millecam and Linda em-
phasize that the Drug Abuse
Program will be strictly under
local control, with local people
serving on the Drug Central
Committee to decide what
degree of correction or help
is needed Advice or aid will
come from outside only at the
request of this committee of
local citizens, and only to the
degree requested
Linda is obviously very ex
cited about her new job. Her
interest in children and youth
in all areas of behavior and
education ha.1- been the focal
point of her life Now, she
feels, she has an opportunity
to do a real service for these
young people in educating them
and their parents to the dan-
gers of drug abuse This
lifelong interest in the health,
welfare and well-being of the
young will facilitate and tend
to make more effective her ef-
forts in her new position as
Tn-County Coordinator for
Drug Abuse Education and
Prevention
to the board to fill a vacancy
caused by the resignation of
Charles Eskew, was seeking
election for the first time
Defeated in that school board
race uS Michael Fisher who
received 111 votes.
Elgin incumbents returned to
their School board posts were
Kay Hicks and CharleneShoul-
ders. Hicks, who won the Place
1 position, received 521 votes
while his opponents Noris Mc
Carther and Russell Middaug;h
received 214 and 111 votes. In the
Place 2 race incumbent
Shoulders received 474 votes
defeating Johnny Sutton who won
141 votes and Joaquin Hernandez
who had 212 votes.
County Trustee at large,
Johnny Barton rece ved an un -
official total of 1327 votes Elgin
voters elected Bill Ward as
County School Board Trustee.
J. J. Pickle To Dedicate
Hospitality House Annex
Smithville U.S. Represen-
tative J.J. Pickle will dedicate
the Annex of the Hospitality
House in Ribbon Cutting cere-
monies scheduled for April 19
at 10:00 a m. Since the Annex
is listed as a Bicentennial
project of the City of Smith-
ville, Mrs Renee Blaschke will
also present a Bicentennial
Placque during the ceremonies
to signify completion of the pro-
ject.
Smithville's High School Band
will play appropriate music for
the occasion Master of Cere-
monies will be W.R Robbins,
President of Hospitality House.
Ben W Lindsey, Chairman of
the Governor's Committee on
Aging, will give the principal
address of the occasion Bas-
trop County Judg° Jack
Griesenbeck will introduce
Representative Pickle to the
will be given by Mrs
Evans.
Vernon
garnering.
Dignitaries from throughout
the state will be welcomed to
the dedication by Smithville The public is invited to attend
Mayor Albert E Crawford. A the dedication ceremonies Sat-
brief history of Hospitality urday, April 19, 10:00 a m at
House and its determination to Hospitality House A reception
grow as a center for Senior and refreshments will follow the
Citizen activities in the city ceremonies.
Million Dollar
Loan Received
The Times was notified by
U.S. Congressman J.J (Jake;
Pickle's office last week that
the Guadalupe Telephone
Co-Op, Inc., has received a
loan of $1 68 million from
R E. A The funds will be used
to connect 470 additional sub-
scribers, to lay 93 miles of
new lines and to finance
system improvements
The Guadalupe Telephone
Co-Op, inc., operates out of
New Braunfels and serves part
of Bastrop County
Representative Pickle sta-
ted in announcing the loan, "1
applaud this loan, which should
improve the communications
system of Central Texas "
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Times Photo
young exhibitors work hard to keep their barrows in the judge's view during the FFA Livestock
Show Saturday morning
County Fire Fighters
New Equipment Received
By James Cottle
Even though Saturday morn-
ing was cold and blustery, mem -
bers of the Bastrop County
Firefighters Association had a
warm glow inside Another of
their projects to improve rural
fire control became a reality
when the Texas Forestry Ser-
vice delivered a truck and
crawler tractor unit to the asso-
ciation Several officers and
members of the association
braved the chilly weather to
be on hand at the Bastrop fire
station to inspect and accept
the unit Mr John Stien, of
the Texas Forestry Service,
presented the keys to Mr Ray
Barron, B.C.FA President
Under the terms of a co-
operative agreement, the Texas
Forestry Service is supplying
the truck and tractor unit to the
B.C F A at a minimal cost and
will instruct certain members
of each department in the proper
use of the equipment In return.
B C F A will house, maintain,
and operate the unit throughout
Bastrop County This arrange-
ment will be beneficial to both
the B C F A and the Texas For-
estry Service The Texas For
estrv Service has long rendered
assistance io the firemen of
Bastrop County using just such a
unit and will continue to do so
The association will now be able
to assist the Forestry Service
should the need arise so well as
being able to render a more ef-
ficient service So the citizens of
the county
Present plans call for a rota-
tion that will involve all six
member departments (Smith-
ville, McDade. Lake Bastrop
Acres, Elgin, Bluebonnet
Acres, and Bastrop) in the hous
mg and operation of the Unit
Publication
Date
Changes
In a continuing effort
to better serve our readers
j.nd advertisers I he
Bastrop Countv Times will
be published on Thursday
rather than Wednesday in
the future The change will
become effective wilh the
April 17 edition of The
Times
Deadlines for news copv
and advertising will be
changed to Monday noon
of the week of publication
Regardless of which department
is housing the unit at a given
time, it will be available to any
area of the county where it is re-
quired
The tractor is a crawler type
equiped with a plow ami disc at-
tachment suitable for cleaning
firebreaks around range or
brush fires The tractor maybe
used on any range or brush fire,
but will be of special value in
those hard to reach areas or
areas completely inaccessible
to firetrucks and other vehicles
The truck, of course, is for
rapid transport of the tractor
from one area to another it
is equipped with a tilt bed to
facilitate rapid loading ami un-
loading of the tractor
B.C F.A President Ray Bar-
ron stated that those rural resi-
dents of Bastrop County who
have made contributions to the
association can also take pride
in the iqutsiUon of this much
needed equipment because their
contributions have made it pos-
sible He also stated that any
■j e wh, has not donated and
wishes to do so m*y send their
check or money order to the
Bastrop Countv Firefighter's
Association. P O Box 371, Bas-
trop, Texas 78602 On b«half
of the association Mr Barron
> xp! • ,ed ,i sincere I'hank you
ti> the many who have made coa
ti ibutions
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