The Bastrop County Times (Smithville, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1975 Page: 1 of 10
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SERVING SMITHVILLE, BASTROP, ELGIN and ALL BASTROP COUNTY
THE BASTROP COUNTY TIMES, SMITHVILLE, TEXAS 78957
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1975
Commissioners Approve Deputy
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Bastrop County Com- voted to permit sheriff inal photographer, as the
missioners Court met in re- Jib'roy Nutt to hire Mike county 's second reserve deputy
gular session Monday morning Simpson, a professional crim- sheriff.
Bastrop City Council
Permits Gas Rate Hike
BASTROP - Entei Gas was,
finally granted a 60 cents per
bill increase during Monday
night's Bastrop City Council
meeting. The 3-2 vote culmi-
nated a four-month battle by the
council to prevent the gas com-
pany from raising its base rate
Sonny Brookshire
Announces Candidacy
Times Photo
RUINED LOAD
Three persons suffered minor injuries last Thursday morning when this grain truck-trailer over-
turned at the "Y" in Smithvtlle, spilling grain over a wide area of Highway 71
Bastrop County Sheriff
Jimmy L Nutt long ago an-
nounced his decision not to
seek re-election in 1976. Since
that time rumors have been
flying as to who would be run-
ning for the office.
This week, Deputy Sheriff
Truck Overturns In Smithville
A 1973 grain bearing Mack
truck-trailer overturned at the
intersection of Highway 71 and
95 in Smithville early Thursday
morning, resulting in minor in-
juries to the driver and two
passengers,
Fred Russell Davis, the
driver, received a cut over his
Smithville School Board
Awards Repair Contract
SMITHVILLE;-In a special
called meeting Saturday morn
mg, Xwithviile's School Board
sol*«d it# b«£ maintenance pre
blem by letting the contract tor
such maintenance and repair to
Clarence Peachke, instructor
for the high school's Auto
Mechanics department The one
year contract will commence
immediately
The decision was reached
after consideration of several
alternatives by the board After
several years of letting the bus
contract to different private
mechanics, it was decided that
(Ml system delayed repair of
disabled vehicles and lessened
the possibility of preventive
maintenance on all vehicles
Also considered was the
possibility of setting up a shop in
the old gymnasium and hiring a
mechanic to *«rk on the school
buses alone After due consi
deration, it was felt that this
would entail too much expense to
be practical.
Peschke will utilize the
students enrolled in Auto
Mechanics class to do the main-
tenance and repair work on the
buses During the summer
months, he will hire two or three
of his better students or ex-
students todonecessary repair
work and needed maintenance
work He will lay out the work
for the students to perforin and
check each piece of work before
having them proceed on to the
next job
In addition, Peschke will draw
up a check list for bus drivers to
make out each day, in an effort to
correct small problems befor e
they become larger ones. He in-
tends to have his students repair
worn out parts, rather than re-
placing them with new ones
whenever possible
The decision to award
Peschke the contract was
unanimous by the board mem-
bers present
Board members also voted to
hire Byron Engle as SIS D.
Band Director after earlier re-
view of interviews with six ap-
plicants. The vote was
contingent on Engle's accep-
tance of the appointment, which
came later In the day.
eye and other bruises and abra-
sions His relief driver, Frank
Davis, and Frank Davis'wife,
Jamie, who was riding in the
sleeper, received bruises and
abrasions All three persons
gave Big Spring, Teras, as their
home
The truck, heading east on
Highway 71, entered the "Y"
while travelling at high speed,
according to Smithville Police
Chief Lee Deming Unable to
negotiate the turn, the truck ran
up on the median, jack-knifed,
struck the State Highway sign
and turned over. The truck is
owned by H.J. Riley of Eden,
Texas
Most of the cargo of grain was
spilled on the highway, causing
obstruction for several hours
••"Ml cleaned up.
★★★★★★★★★
Fly Your Flag
FLAG DAY
Sonny Brookshire was the first
candidate to throw his hat into
the ring. Brookshire's reason
for announcing his candidacy
before the election date is to
permit himself plenty of time to
campaign since he will only be
able to campaign in a part-time
capacity
C.R "Sonny'' Brookshire is
37 years old and was born in
Lufkin, Texas He spent 13-1/2
years in thenavy Forllofthose
years he pulled shore patrol and
served as an armed service
police officer after completing a
7-week course at Southwest
Texas State University Late
last year, Brookshire was seri-
ously wounded in a shoot-out
while protecting Sheriff Nutt's
sister - in - law, Beniadette
Easley, who Brookshire has
since married
from $2.50 to $3.10. Council-
men Glenn, Wilkins and
Schyler cast votes in favor of
the increase while Councilmen
Maynard and Long cast oppos-
ing votes Mayor Sharp voiced
his opposition to the increase,
a stand he has held since
the matter was first brought be-
fore the council
Entex District Manager, Bob
Orr, appeared before the city
council expressing his com-
pany's reason for wanting the
increase. In answer to the
questions of whether this
increase is a guarantee against
Entex asking additional in-
creases in the near future or
whether the utility would lower
its base rate if gas ever goes
down in price, Orr said no
"This has nothing to do with the
cost of gas; we are merely re-
covering operating expenses of
1974."
Councilmen voted to sign and
return a notification which they
had received from the Lower
Colorado River Authority. The
council's decision formally
acknowledged that the L. C.R A
Continued on page 2
Simpson has aided the
Bastrop County Sheriff's
Department in the past when
need has arisen for photographs
of a crime scene His services
have always been provided free-
of-charge and will continue to
be so now that he is an employee
of the county
Simpson is certified with
the state and is presently
working with Travis County law
enforcement agencies. Don
Uzzell and Simpson are now the
county's two reserve deputies
Since $10,000 worth of
certificates of obligation was
not needed for construction of
the new Bastrop County Public
Safety Building, the commis-
sioners voted to cancel the
certificate order A total of
$60 000 of certificates was used
in the consturction.The vote was
nerded to clear the county's
rt-ords for the state attorney
general's office.
The A.C. Collins bid for sale
of a tractor-loader to Bastrop
County Precinct 4 Commis-
sioner Alvin Paris in the amount
of $4,000 was formally accepted
by the court.
Bastrop attorney James
Kershaw appeared before the
commissioners requesting that
sections six and seven of
Tahitian Village, a division just
east of the Bastrop city limits,
have their sub-division status
cancelled. The new owners of
Tahitian Village wished to sell
the one thousand, or so, acres in
one piece, and that could not be
done while listed as
sub-division land The com-
missioners agreed to the status
change
Linda Guess, the new nurse
practitioner in Bastrop
County, spoke to the
commissioners court dis-
cussing the possibility of being
titled the Bastrop County Health
Nurse so that should Bastrop
County Community Action funds
direct her in the future only to
attend to the county's poverty
cases,she would still be allowed
to administer to anyone in the
county wishing her services.
Ms. Guess also felt the title
change would aid the county's
residents in realizing her
services are county-wide, and
not only for those involved with
the B.C.C.A She also requested
office space m the county court-
house. As she was not on
Monday's agenda, both matters
will be brought up in the next
commissioners court meeting
to be held on June 23rd.
The commissioners author-
ized County Judge Jack
Griesenbeck to sign a mod-
ification agreement sheet to
increase Manpower funds for
the ten-county region, and they
signed a resolution requestion
Governor Briscoe's office to
continue funding Bastrop
County's 24-hour dispatching
service.
Summer Plans Well Underway
Vocational Rehabilitation Workshop
★★
Provides A Special Education
B> Nancy Klauber
Marvin Robinson recently
won a gold medal In the soft ball
throw at the Texas State Special
Olympics in Austin Because of
his special skill, he lias been In-
vited to participate in the
National Special Olympics to be
held this August In Michigan
Marvin is a very special resi
dent of Bastrop County He Is
one of a group of persons which
constitutes three percent of the
population, but one which is
rarely discussed Marvin is
mentally retarded, but he is one
of ten young adults who regular-
ly attend the Vocational Rehabi-
litation Workshop a few miles
west of the city of Bastrop on
Highway 71.
This 26 year-old athletealso
won a gold medal iast year In the
50-yard dash at the Austin
Olympics. Obviously proud to
be Included in the National Spe-
cial Olympics. Marvin is
waiting on time and the two
hundred dollars It will cost in
airfare for him to go to the
event. Everything else is free
of charge to him
The workshop is busy trying
to drum up the money. Sales of
hand crafts will benefit the
cause, and contributions from
Bastrop County residents and
businesses are more than
cheerfully accepted
Gordon Israel, oneoftheper-
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Times Photo
EXERCISING
Marvin Robtnaon, state Special Olympic gold medal winner, participates with other workshop
clients In an exercise period. On the left Ruth Jones aids Dickie Carroll In learning the exer-
cise Organized exercise Is a regular part of each week-day's activities.
sons who works witn the
retarded at the workshop, is
confident that the money will be
raised somehow
Gordon, Jane Hune (case-
worker for bomebound clients),
Ruth Jones (trainer) and Carol
Swanner (teacher) work within
the county with the ten mentally
retarded persons (clients) who
have entered into the state pro-
gram Estimates Indicate there
are nearly 180 mentally
retarded residents of Bastrop
County. Any persons roughly
between the ages of 14 and 36
with an 1 Q of 70 or below qua-
lify
Presently, the workshop has
a client list of some 90 persons.
Unfortunately, the remainder of
eligibles are either unaware of
the workshop and at-home pro-
grams or not interested in par-
ticipating
The workshop clients build
such items as large pine dog
houses, playhouses, and child-
size forts. They construct
small tables of cedar and pecan
Other items such as birdhouses
and flower planters have lately
been discontinued Although
well-constructed, they were not
fast sellers, and as with all good
businesses, old lines are
disposed of In favor of more
profitable ones.
Clients are paid from 15 to 60
cents per hour depending on the
amount of work they put out In
relation to the output of the
avei age working man or woman.
This scale is based on mini-
mum wage. Time and motion
studies are repeatedly being
made on the clients todetermlne
when adjustments in salary are
needed Their work day
Continued on page 3
Smlthville's Summer Activity
Program is in the advanced
planning stages now, with the
Director and Assistant Director
working with SAP Committee
members to set up schedules of
activities beginning June 16.
Richard Moree will be the
Smithville Director of the Sum-
mer Activity Program, with
Allie Reynolds acting as his as-
sistant. Three CETA youths,
Sandra Deary, Tilda Anderson
and Vicki Martin, will also
assist in augmenting the pro-
gram of activities.
Activities for all ages, from
pre-sciioolers to the elderly,
are being planned by the busy
group, with many activities
aimed toward getting two or
more generations involved in
the same project.
Purpose of all planned pro-
grams re fourfold: to pro-
vide a wholesome recreation
program of the greatest benefit
for the health and welfare of all;
to develop and promote
cooperation and good sports-
manship; to train the participant
for good citizenship; and to offer
a program wide in scope and
varied in activities; physical,
mental, social, manual,drama-
tics and character development.
The Smithville Committee is
working, and will continue to
work closely with the Elgin Jay-
cees, who have instituted a
similar program in Elgin for the
past three years with great suc-
cess It is hoped that, once team
sports have progressed suffi-
ciently in both programs.
competition between teams of
the two towns can be held In this
category will be basketball.
volleyball, women's Softball, rning
perhaps men's softbali or hard- .
ball, bowling and perhaps swim- Continued on page i.
ORGANIZING
Times Photo
Richard Moree discusses proposed plans for the first week of activities scheduled by the Smithville
Summer Activity Program to be financed by the city, county and B.C.C A with members of the
SAP C ommittee and CETA Youths who will help with the program. Pictured are, left to right.
Sandra Deary ( CETA), KarenKuratko(SAPCommlttee) Moree (Director of Recreation Program).
Tilda Anderson (CETA), Lee Nyc (SAP Committee), and Allie Reynolds .Assistant Director of Re
creation Program)
Fire Fighters Proposal Nixed
SMITHVILLE-Precinct 2
County Commissioner Howard
Burns spoke out strongly Mon-
day night against the proposal
Smithville Municipal
Pool Opening Set
According to Smithville
Mayor Albert Grawford the city
is aiming for a June 21 opening
date for the new Municipal Pool
H rain or other unforeseen ctr
cumstances do not interfere, the
facility should be completed by
that date
Rules and Regulations for the
pool were released at Monday
night's City Council meeting
They Include: (1.) Only bathing
suits allowed inside of pool
fence; (2.) No eating or drinking
in the pool or on pool deck, (3.)
Only one person on diving board
at a time; (4lOnly onebounceon
diving board before diving. (5.)
No cut -off pants or short pants
inside of poo) fence (swimmers
must wear bathing suits); (6 )Nc
running on sidewalk or pushing
each other in the pool (No
horse-play - one warning only);
(7 ) Floats and Innertubes only
when pool Is not crowded, (8 )
Swimmers hygiene habits must
be acceptable (Noopen sores or
skin Infections) (9 ) Conversa
Continued on page 2
put to Smithville City Council
last month by the Bastrop
County Fire Fighters Associa-
tion that all county and city fire
fighting funds be funneled
through their organisation for
distribution to county areas
where the need is greatest.
"Smithville has the best Fire
Department in the entire
county," Burns said emphati-
cally, going on to question the
wisdom of interfering with the
financing of this effici ^organ-
isation Burns inferred that the
county organisation was under
the influence of County Judge
Jack Griesenbeck. whose aim is
to build up the virtually non-
existant Bastrop City Fire
Department Burns also stated
his belief that the Texas Forest
Service would gradually with
draw all its physical support
from this county Ifthe BCFFA
became intrenched here How-
ever, representatives of the
Forest Service have informed
the Times that they have no
plans to withdraw their equip-
ment
As to the proposal by BCFFA
that all funds and equipment -
including the $1,000 now given to
the Smithville Fire Department
out of the Commissioner's funds
and the County fire truck-- be
given directly to BCFFA to be
tunneled through them. Burns
stated "They'll never get my
money or equipment I'Uputmy
truck lu the County Barn before
I'll give it to them AfidI won't
give them a dime that money
is for the SnuthvlUe Fire
Department!"
Smithville's council showed
reluctance at the May meeting to
Continued on page 2
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