Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1995 Page: 1 of 20
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GU3A
VOLUME 106
GIDDINGS, LEE COUNTY, TEXAS 78942-0947
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1995
NUMBER 9
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be bumper harvests.
reported that some areas in
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Showers continued to fall
this past weekend with up to fall gardens.
money on the the $436 per person spent on a
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Elm Creek added two runs in
series.
Elm Creek jumped to an early the third and two in the fourth
See SERBIN, page 4
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dents on that campus.
of the week.
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The Lee County corn and sor- yielding large poundage,
ghum crops could turn out to County Agent Billy Gillum
In 3 years, Lee Countians have shelled out
$7.2 million, or $551 per capita on lottery
Statewide average for lotto is $436 per person
dents and their parents
Monday night during a spe-
cial orientation. Both par-
ents and students learned
Ground broken for new auction barn;
Invader Boats making plans to reopen
Commercial construction surges in Giddings
Farmers in county harvesting
bumper corn and milo crops
Weather conditions perfect for grains
in the explosion and having a
severe injury to his right leg
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ported more moisture.
Other parts of the county re-
ceived lesser amounts, but the
continued rains were wel-
comed.
Peanut farmers are now
spraying for foliage disease.
County Agent Billy Gillum
reported that local gardeners
are beginning to plant their
ond reading on the GTE Fran-
chise Agreement Ordinance.
They will hear a request
from the Lee County Eco-
nomic Development Council
for funds from the Hotel-Mo-
tel Tax Fund.
lot of people moving into the
district. Many new people are
moving into the Blue area and
are commuting to jobs in Aus-
tin.
Lexington Middle School
started the year with 230 stu-
statewide average.
These figures were compiled
by totaling all the money spent
by a county on the three lottery
games and then dividing it by
population to determine per
capita spending.
Just how much in dollars and
cents have Lee Countians
spent in the past 3 years on lot-
tery games? Total sales came to
$7,246,195 - that's right, over
$7.2 million, or almost $2.5 mil-
See LOTTERY, page 2
Norris Fuchs of Carmine.
The new auction barn will lx;
managed and operated by
Marty Lindner and Bill Rag-
land. It is scheduled to open in
late November or early Decem-
ber, with auctions held each
Tuesday.
Earlier this year, Cen-Tex
Livestock Commission Co., an
auction barn located on the
Northrup Road in South Gid-
dings, closed due to financial
problems and has never been
reopened.
Construction is also expected
to begin in the next few weeks
on a full-service banking facil-
ity which will be operated as a
zoomed to $40 million in the have spent more
branch of the Round Top State
Bank.
Ronnie Sachs, president of the
bank, said the 3,850 sq. ft.
building will be designed simi-
lar to the bank facility at
Round Top and will include two
drive-up windows besides hav-
ing full-service banking inside.
The property where the bank
will be located is on U.S. 290
east just to the west of Ernie's I
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right leg and his ears but was
able to leave the hospital Just
over a week after the accident.
He is pictured with his sister,
Shanna Bradberry, center,
and his stepson, Randy Hin-
ton.
So far this year, Giddings
sales tax rebates are up a
strong 10.96%, rising from
$435,924 to $483,734 compared
to a year ago.
Lexington sales tax figures
continue to lag somewhat,
dropping 2.43% for the latest
one-month reporting period to
$5,207 from $5,337 for the
same month in 1994.
For the year, Lexington's re-
bate figures are down 4.59%,
See SALES, page 2
Soccer registration
Saturday, Tuesday
Registration for the Giddings
Optimist Club Soccer League
will be held on Saturday, Aug.
19 from 9 a.m. til 1 p.m. and
on Tuesday, Aug. 22 from 6
p.m. til 8 p.m. at the Giddings
Elementary School Cafeteria.
This will be the only time to
sign up for soccer. No late reg-
istrations will be accepted this
year.
A complete draft will be held
Friday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. at the
Giddings City Park soccer
fields.
All children from ages 4 to 16
(as of Sept. 1) are invited to
play. Registration fee is $15.
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GMS ORIENTATION - Gid-
dings Middle School Princi-
pal William Spivey speaks to
incoming sixth grade stu-
what to expect from their
new school campus.
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County resident has spent
$551 trying to win a portion of
the millions of dollars given
away. That's $115 more than
with the rebate rising to 1
$66,963 from $62,041 for the ;
same period last year.
lead in the top of the first with
a lead off homerun by Chad
Hosch. In the bottom of the
Little League Tackle
Football registration Sat.
Little League Tackle Foot-
ball registration and draft will
Ha held Saturday Aug 19. 10
a.m. at the Giddings City Park
soccer fields.
This will be the only regis-
tration date for the program.
Players will be ages 10-12,
but a 9 and 10 year old divi-
sion is possible if there is
enough interest.
Round Top State Bank
to begin construction
of 3,850 sq. ft. facility
Commercial construction has
been on a roll in Giddings this
year and there are no signs
that it will be letting up any-
time soon.
Ground has just been broken
on a new auction barn for Gid-
dings that will be located on the
Country Club road southeast of
town just off U.S. 290 east.
Investors in the new Giddings
Livestock Commission are
Alan Lindner of Giddings, Bill
Ragland of Brenham, Bobby
Lehmann of Ledbetter and
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BRET BRADBERRY, left,
says he's "just grateful to be
here" three weeks after his
right hand was blown off in an
explosion at an oil well site
near Bryan. Bret also sus-
tained severe injuries to his
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in Lexington School District
Lexington Independent and they had 848 students the students. School secretary
School District started off the first day of school two years Nancy Olive said there are a
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County corn crop now har-
vested.
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Burger Barn.
M&M Lumber & Constuction
Co. of Giddings has the con-
tract to build the new bank,
and according to Contractor
Charles Mersiovsky, construc-
tion will begin as soon as three
or four trees are removed from
the property, which was pur-
chased from the Gerdes family.
The new bank is slated to
See BARN, page 17
Council to consider
adopting annual budget
The Giddings City Council
will hold a public hearing on
the proposed 1995-96 budget
Monday night at 7 p.m. at the
City Municipal Building.
Following the hearing the
council will consider adopting
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Last year Lexington started Lexington High School dents,
off the year with 880 students started off the year with 280
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St. Paul, Serbin to
install new teacher
St. Paul Lutheran Church of
Serbin will install Mrs. Kristi
Nelson as a teacher in its Day
School Sunday, Aug. 20, dur-
ing the service of Holy Com-
munion. Pastor Paul Hartfield
of St. Paul will officiate.
A reception and "pounding"
will follow after Bible Class
and Sunday School. Mrs.
Nelson, a spring graduate of
Concordia University in Aus-
tin, will teach grades 6,7 and
See TEACHER, page 17
Giddings sales tax
figures Increase 7.93%
Giddings sales tax figures in-
creased 7.93% for the latest
one-month period, indicating a
steadily growing local economy
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undergo rehabilitation on his
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fall semester with 899 stu- ago.
dents. This is an increase of Lexington Elementary cam-
about 20 students over last puses had 389 students on
year. However, principals at opening day this year. Princi-
all campuses are expecting pal Kathy Bricker said she is
even more students by the end expecting about 10 more stu-
Dime Box Schools increase
enrollment 24 over last fall
Dime Box Independent slightly this week.
Schools showed a 24 student Dime Box students are listed
increase over the start of as follows: pre-kindergarten,
school last year. 7; kindergarten, 21, first
The district had 232 students grade, 13; second grade, 23;
in class on Tuesday. Enroll- third grade, 21; fourth grade,
ment at the end of May was 21; fifth grade, 22; sixth grade,
225. 11; seventh grade, 12; eighth
Interim Superintendent grade, 20; ninth grade, 20;
Byron Welch said the num- tenth grade, 17; eleventh
bers could still increase grade, 12; twelfth grade, 12.
See GRATEFUL, page 4
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Farmers also reported that 1 3/4 inches recorded. Gid- And this year the Lee County
about 50% of the milo crop is dings officially received 1.35 pecan crop is beginning to set
now in. And that crop is also inches, but some people re- heavy and is sizing up well.
Lottery ticket sales have been legalized form of gambling as a
brisk in stores around Giddings way to increase state revenue
and all over Lee County this without raising taxes.
week as the Lotto Jackpot In fact, Lee County residents
drawing scheduled for Wednes- Texas Lottery than the state-
day night. wide average since the popular
But Lee Countians have been games began three years ago.
big buyers of lottery tickets Since the Texas lottery began
ever since Texas instigated this May 29, 1992, the average Lee
Serbin sneaks by Elm Creek for Championship
Serbin won the 1995 Commu- first Serbin answered right
nity League Baseball Champi- back with a lead off single and
onship Sunday by defeating a homerun by Gary Becker to
Elm Creek 8-7 in an exciting put Serbin on top 2-1.
the annual budget.
The council will hold a sec-
BREAKING GROUND - cated on the Country Club
Piles of dirt and a small sign Road southeast of Giddings
mark the site for a new auc- and is slated for opening late
tion barn. Giddings Live- this year, with auctions to be
stock Commission will be lo- held each Tuesday.
After brush with death, Bradberry
says, Tm just grateful to be here'
"I'm just grateful to be here!" along with other injuries, Bret
That's how Bret Bradberry of was already out of the hospital
Giddings summed up his close and back at his home in Gid-
brush with death when a dings just a week and one day
loaded string-shot from an oil after the accident.
well exploded in his hand about Even though the explosion
three weeks ago at an oil well left an 8-inch hole in his leg,
site near Bryan. Bret said his doctor told him
Despite losing his right hand that he probably won't have to
Lincoln farmers reported the county are harvesting over
that their crop is one of the 7,000 pounds per acre.
best they have ever harvested. Lee County farmers are tak-
Some fields have yields of ing advantage of the recent
over 6,000 pounds per acre rains and are cutting and bal
with about 90% of the Lee ing hay.
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Preuss, L. M., III & True, David G. Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1995, newspaper, August 17, 1995; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1598882/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.