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m^ECiis iffltsuai tt Jswns 31
Jj • :r ;r orjer istarrxtasc a«at»
Tor. Pf.ettrr car-
penter—if there
-* at a b;g county
hf^ptik. I »oeki be
tofiCcnsttJ ay/i^ r>f/*' *^^ tne
communities *ere. If the rural,
hotpttait hid the emergercy
facilities, then why abo::sh therr.?
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Tbcm**.
a mser-
\ jerw »r± free en-
% terprae ks*i n
jerapaBrdiaes * :nr ^emocradc free-
iiir* trtta jw. Tia a bisec oc
the iu -rrox thit .t be
i ■ t-tt-je-tsiLhtaiaaed
Thad Balleu. braxe-
man for M-K-T—I
think it would be a
good idea rf there
»as one big county hosprtal. but
then you have to take the people
into consideration.
' County Merchants Taught Crime Stoppers
:-.et#eiacA the iiu-cz^r.a.—:-.- _ie-i
•t -re aei^Moc that the ^tthaer
p«yt v> *ha« re a dcog. and sa r.:.t
ah-. .♦» % rttivjessze the pauters*
t^erat:r.g «&-.•* r. to be the vtarxiatrd
r/ "town use®.'*
'Ct^tET net are a'xoirifjc^tl'*
aggrettr»e K>jc% vac the aad-
ieiioe. They are qahe effectr.e
a* r.g -he pv»er of *. ij&ge^trjc. to
. ve thetr vktir: A.t the v*.ap
-.r-ar.ge *-rth the cashier they cnom
the rrsjacrf m the cashier's hand at
therrt. sr»d through fast-paced
£fez>i Hospital Audit Shows Profit
hi//1** financial matter* dorr
jfs^ted the Thursday, Dec, % r«e«t-
of 'N: f Aufhfxn-i
The Haroid V ">impv/ri Co. per
f/rfmed 'he a^d»» for the ho^pitai
ar»d rep'/fted a rr^yiet' pr'<Trt
'/f fi'»;1> W; f//ji f//r r^; fiv.a. ,-ear
Opposes
HEW
Guidelines
AUSTIN- The Tc*at State*tde
Health Coordinating Council
'SIK C), i«»4ued a rev/lut!//n D'y..
b, vjmv, on reo/rd at» being in op-
fx/!»iff/n to the "National Guide-
line* f'/r Ifealth Planning" at pro
l^ned by the Department of Health,
Mu'anon, and Welfare,
A* with the Governor'* office,
Slff *■ w/ndemncd MI-.W guideline*
on the ground* that they were
drawn up without the con*ultation
«/f "intcre*ted citizen*, health
*y*tem ageririe*, *tate health agen-
* lee,, and pr'/fo**ional grr/up*."
The revolution went on to *tate
that, if ad'/pted a?» pr'jposed, "Nat-
ional Guideline*.,, .would intrude
into anrl be di*ruptive of local
ari^J *tate health planning effort*."
The revdution conclude* with a
"emimendafion" to Governor
fjolph Mrincoe lor hi* "lea/ler*hip"
in battling tin* propo*al from it*
oiit*et.
The $H(.( revolution i* *igned
by Ml't C hairman l>r. I.ouis I..
f/ih*on.
Pay Increase
In other rriattei*, the council
h'-ard I'larining and Zoning (,'om
mi**ion chairman Peyton Bryan'*
report concerning progrcn* on the
proposed oil and j/,a* drilling or
dinance,
"Safety i* the primary motive
for drafting *uch an ordinance,"
er*dmg ioh 31, IV . Tr.it *at
p'/vt-fhie by no* rnci-ding in the
i jd;» the rerjeg.ofjaf»or; the debt
*A tf-»e ao'^.rjfy,
Bef'>re Admmi*trat//r Fred N'yc
werrt t/y w/rt f'/r the Authonty,
the profetts^/nal record keeping »at
inadeouate Meaningful c//mpanv
'/ra cambe made between thit
fiv.ai year ju*t ended and the patt
becau*e '/f the dttterence in recoro
keepirig
Gr Albert Kiel man r/f Auttin
wifl be in Elgin Monday morning**
t/> work at a frx/t turgT'/n and hfAd a
clini/. at the h'/tpital ^/n a trial batit,
fjr tJenny Tharp announced.
Mr. Nyc rep</rted on a h</tpital
ezarninatK/n: one LVN wa* *krk half
the time the medical examinatkon
v*h place. The botpritai't p^iicy
f>rs communicable diseases -a at
found to be vague. Forty-five
record* »ere inconr.^erte. Seven out
of eleven turgical records of Dr
Morris were iw available. Two
licensed nurset were not on all
thifts.
After reviewing the medical ex-
amination with the administrator,
the board directed Mr. Nyc to cor-
rect the deficiencies noted
After the executive session the
authority voted a raise for an em-
ployee. agreed to purchase unem-
ployment compensation insurance,
and amended rule 21A r/f the by-
laws to make explicit that no
flammable material can be in
operating room.
the
Commissioners Receive
5% Salary Increase
BASTROP COUNTY—The Coun-
ty Commi**ioners' Court gave not-
ice last Monday of a five per cent
salary increate for the county's
elected official*.
Effective January 1, 1978, it is
the intention of the Commissioners'
Court to pas* an order on the ninth
of January, 1978.
The County Judge, Commission-
ers, County Clerk, District Clerk,
Sheriff, lax Assessor, and Treas-
urer's annual salaries will each be
raised by V)J 0.00 per year from
SI2.200.00 to S12.8IO.OO.
The Justices of the Peace will
have different dollar increases,
although they all will have a five
per cent salary hike. Precinct
01 will be increased from S5.784.00,
to $6,073.00; Precinct #2 will be
increased from S3,000.00 to
S3,150.00; Precinct #3 salary will
be increased from S2.520.00 to
S2.646.00; and Precinct #4 will be
increased from $5,784.00 to
$6,073.00.
Constables from Precinct Nos.
1. 3, and 4 will earn an annual
salary of $6,600.00 per year.
Precinct #2 will earn $3,000.00.
tzaautacSMiGS *7Zi' _; *a± S V
shaage i.r S2'. »r± their firir-tte
rrs.rxc; retssraed. Sac a c-jeaa s* eec
Srefh. »hat the ±-jef itei a
tsweftatte i MIBBT rtsm that zazi
-s: -r e-ii Pavteg fee r~H
*s± i a*j'* fe::* i S2f.
be wit the catn^er tor "a'tr-e asd
foe ones tor the ter. disTar bL"
be rat «ast recer* ec ::r. craafe
SbartBsg the cashier by 5!
the cok nsas *rJl tu her rf bx oonsst
h rsght ir.c when she says "sr. " he
qzxkh pots dotrc the fiftfr trr.sie
df.lar *:th the other r.:r.e grabs :he
ter. fr.r. the cathieT. pets h a:I .r.
use ptle gr.es rt baci to the cashier
asd says, "here, take this arr-d give
roe back my S2& ! real.';. d:<5r. :
• iftt the -.range ar.;. »ay
The ice-/ to al* this fa.st action is
getting the rrjemcy from the "count
rrar" first '.is power hes sis getting
the cashier to believe that the
nvvriey frorr. the register -_s his.
An un.cxpera*:-.e cashier is the
count man's biggest enemy ac-
cording to Koons. but as this sem-
inar * as geared at cutting business
losses. K >/ns also noted that tf
the cashier remains cheerful, ar.d
firm, the nsk of losing an innocent
customer would also be reduced.
The Travis County District At-
torney's Office *as next on the
agenda. The group comprised of
D.A. Jim McMurtrey. and two of
his assistants. Nate Stark and John
Ludlum spoke on the topics of
shoplifting and bad checks.
After a few remarks by way of
introduction, and praise of D.A.
Pfeiffer by McMurtrey. Ludlum
took the floor and delivered an in-
spired talk on shoplifters with the
aid (A TV cop Mike Connors on film.
Ludlum gave some "impact
statistics" to drive home the ser-
ious ness of the shoplifting epi-
demic. Shoplifting has risen 73% in
the period starting from 19"0. and
ending at 1975. he said. The aver-
age shoplifter is not a hardened
criminal, however, but a housewife
working to make ends of her bud-
get meet.
The amateur is an "impulsive
shoplifter, according to Ludlum.
since shoplifting is primarily a
crime of opportunity. The profes-
sional, on the other hand, has an
impressive "bag of tricks," liter-
ally a tricky bag of concealment with
which he plies his trade.
Of your amateur shoplifters,
teenage girls make up the largest
percentage, with true kleptoman-
iacs representing only 1%. These
teenagers, Ludlum pointed out, are
usually status-seekers, and will
wert
to
ir.rease thetr
cont. from page 1
Bryan told the council about his
11 -page draft document.
The ordinance proposal requires
a permit for drilling in the city,
as well as certain insurance, bond,
and operation procedure#.
In other matters, the council
continued its budget study for next
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year.
Moneywise, the top spender for
the next year appears to be law
enforcement followed by streets
and alleys.
Law enforcement's budget is ex-
pected to near $70,000 next year,
while streets and alleys' should
approach $60,000.
Inflating the law enforcement
budget is dispatcher's salaries
which total around $23,000. The
dispatchers also service the city
utility and fire departments.
Councilman Smith called atten-
Ambulance.
tion to street and alleys' inflated-
appearing budget. "This looks like
a lot of money, but this department
services a lot of other city func-
tions."
Smith said he would like to see
the city budget a certain number
of blocks for paving each year,
and proposed penciling in an addit-
ional $5,000 for paving. Council
members agreed.
Because of the length of the
meeting, the council adjourned
their monthly committee reports
until next Monday night.
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l)ouyla\ Hukift
Diano Hut baby
I'f/Qy Sat Wtilu
fall am,
Dott\ t itijthi1
11 It,III, (t,H>l If
Km la Wullai •'
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itui liutlu fayln a
AAit W K Hi nut
in city; $240 outside of
in city; $550 outside of
ilh»ill* afln
0i nil
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nth 1
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I". $190
city.
2", $200
city.
A four inch sewer lap will now
cost SI25 and a six inch sewer
lap will cost $175,
I he council agreed to pay thc
I .C.H.A. $25.00 a year for a lease
agreement on a pump station at tin
north entrance to l ake Bastrop to
serve the ( a**el Kelly subdivision
I lie Mayor noted that 1 alaslrophc
liability IliWJramu ha* gout' up
over last year
Mi A A Sander* and Mn*ty
|<> ynolils M.4-IW appointed to lln
Maktloo HoMtMiK Author IIy
Mi l' hit 1 ll lit) itthiH
I'>an.
2 oa^rs
p|M>| -
sai fc±irrjtzr. am prcs-
ecssa-E A these kids, srrce a warn-
:-z waE ffiwly alert the other 00
terra- teeaage sbopiifters that so
aad v.' a. a soft tocch.
The key to thwartiag the profes-
ii:ra -_s to iet hin kr»7w that you
ire a a ire at hin :z the st ore, and
that j t»_ wii he "there" whenever
-j& needs you. The professionai
says Ladkm. seeds "privacy '" in
* Each to * oriL
Araocher key to distinguish the
Z-:'-T> from the innocent, "watch
therr eyes, their eyes don't look at
the rnercfeanidise. but rather at the
pe pfc around ±em. and the walls
that tray conceal a hidden camera."
As for the list of "trick bags,
boxes, sacks, dresses... .etc.."
that a pr-^essiooal will use. it is
as . ar.ed as the indrndual's imag-
: nation.
Ludjum toid questioners that
you can grab a shoplifter as soon
as they conceal something. Conceal-
ment implies attempt to commit
robbery." This statement put to
rest merchants' fears of lawsuits
through false arrest.
The last presentation of the morn-
ing session was by Stark who brief-
ly informed the group that "theft
by check is now in the same cate-
gory as extortion and embezzle-
ment." The main method of pre-
vention. according to Stark, is to
post signs stating the merchant's
intent to prosecute. Stark contin-
ued. stating that theft by check is
a hard case to prosecute, and that
there is no case if the check is
post-dated, hasn't been cashed in
30 days, or the check-writer has not
been notified to make good on
the check.
Stark, along with the speakers
before him. stressed the importance
of the business owners' willingness
to prosecute. The consumer is the
ultimate victim of this crime, and
the merchant is ultimately a con-
sumer.
Pfeiffer told the group that he
wanted to establish a "uniform
policy" for dealing with bad checks,
and noted that he did not want his
office to serve as a collection agency
for the County. If someone brings
a bad check to him, Pfeiffer stated,
they are opening criminal proceed-
ings against the writer of that
check.
Broke neighbors are not the
subject of this policy, professionals
are.
Bastrop merchants should first
file their complaints with district
J.P.'s unless they are sure that the
check-writer has made a habit of
it. This, said Pfeiffer, is where com-
munication between the merchants,
and between the merchants and the
D.A.'s office becomes important.
A good grapevine will prevent one
person from hitting se^era! stores
in the same area.
The D.A.'s office has drawn up a
list of do's and don't's to prevent
getting a bad check, and another
fist concerning the laws surround-
ing misuse of checks. This list is
a-.ailable at the D.A.'s office upon
request.
Pfeiffer concluded with some
brief remarks concerning credit,
and obtaining credit through false
information. This crime is now a
class A misdemeanor but the faise
statement has to be a written one
for the purposes of prosecution.
As to those who thought that the
SI2 fee for the seminar was an eco-
nomic crime in itself. I can only
report that it was more than worth
it for the wealth of knowledge
presented.
Pfeiffer learned during the meet-
ing that the fee was more, by sev- ;
era! dollars, than was needed to
cover expenses. Skeptics take note,
every cent of that money will be
refunded.
Hospital
Guidelines
Remain
Stable
AUSTIN—Undersecretary of
Health Hale Champion assured
Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe,
and State Health Coordinating
Council Chairman Dr. Louis E.
Gibson that no guidelines would be
adopted in the new Department of
Health Education and Welfare
Proposal that would cause any
Texas hospital to be closed.
The three met on Dec. 8 to clar-
ify the impact of the proposal in
Texas, especially where small
rural hospitals were concerned.
Champion also told the Governor
and Chairman that HEW planning
and grants management personnel
would be instructed by him that no
budgetary restrictions would be
placed on any Texas hospitals which
did not conform to the proposal.
The only condition to these as-
surances was the simple explana-
tion should be given by any hospital
in question why they are unable
to comply with the guidelines.
The Undersecretary lastly stated
that no services would be cut
back in any hospital, unless it was
so recommended by the local Health
Systems Agency. Statewide Health
Coordinating Council, and the Gov-
ernor himself.
This statement will considerably
reduce concern by rural dwellers
over their small local hospitals
being axed by federal regulations.
OFF
THE
RECOHD
by Doug Baker
. . . . cont. from patfe 1
letter to the council was read and
discussed by the council.
They decided to meet with repre-
sentatives of Stanley Smith's Con-
cerned Citizens for Better Educa-
tion and the school board to address
those safety areas that are the
city's responsbility.
Annual overtime for employees
was determined to be one week for
six months's wwi and two weeks
lor one year,
I lie bills lor last month were
approved
Htf*lfop't m*0,000 gallon wilar
lower'* in 1 dei| paint jot) was di*
1 u**mI and 11 *#* agiMtl that
an aluminum paint should be *p
pin d t
I've always thought there was something special about a city where vou:
could plant your feet on Main Street and raise your head to the heavens
in the dark of night and see the stars on a clear winter's eve. You can't
do it in the bright city lights of Austin, Cleburne, or Dallas.
My country cousin likes to star gaze from his newly-plowed corn fields.
For him rural country living is the life. He enjoys his own and Mother
Nature's company best.
Me. I've become a small town city boy. Even got me a Russian blue
house kitten that's a frisky little rascal. Answers to the name of Dunley.
Got home last Sunday evening at the witching hour during an overcast
drizzle to discover what the whole city already knew—there had been a hot
time in the living room of our home. On the front yard were the charred
remains of our living room furniture. The floor of that room was watered
down like a peat bog. Elsewhere from bout waist high and up all the solid
plastic fixtures that had changed into liquids or gas were going solid in a
brand new non-utilitarian form. Of course srnokc got in your eyes, lungs,
ami penetrated everything it could shall.
My wile arid I wondered, "What happened/" Hut even then I think I
knew, as I listened to Vi» e Eire Chief Jimmy Cottle tell 11* that "it may have
been an elec|ru«| short!"
Ain't HU Mieiloct Holme#, but I llguru the ltd I. . ,Jonc ||
kwnb 'I ovei a turned onKIf 1 Hie lamp that provided a #Iims bum on lh«
#ota (hat fired Ore liuua* it *bat I fififcon that bows* burning Hun lev don*,
did
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