Lee County News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1966 Page: 4 of 24
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LEE COUNTY, TEXAS, NEWS — Thursday, September 15, 1966
COWPOKES
by Ace Reid
Ace Reid Cartoon
Exclusive In The
Lee County News
ponsRokS n. 4
• Ace Red
"Yep, she’s gonna make a good milk cow... fer my wife!"
Jim Bassett Announces New
Ford Warranty
Jim Bassett, owner of Jim Bas-
sett Ford, Giddings, Texas, to-
day announced that all pur-
chasers of 1967 model Ford cars
and light trucks will receive a
24-month or 24,000-mile basic
vehicle warranty along with a
5-year or 50,000-mile warranty
on the power train components,
which include the engine, trans-
mission, drive line and rear axle.
The new warranty, Mr. Bassett
said, is the best the industry has
to offer and will be an important
factor in backing up the superior
performance which customers
have come to expect from Ford
cars and trucks.
The 24,000-mile warranty was
pioneered by Ford Motor Company
on the Lincoln Continental and
was later extended to the entire
vehicle line.
"Extension of this warranty on
the power train components for
1967," Mr. Bassett said, "is pos-
sible because of continued pro-
gress toward quality and relia-
bility goals that year after year
have enabled Ford dealers to be
the leader in providing products
requiring less and leu main-
tenance. "
Terms of the new warranty pro-
vide that for 24 months or for
24,000 miles on the entire ve-
hicle, whichever comes first,
and for 5 years or 50,000 miles
on the power train, whichever
comes first, free replacement,
including related labor, will
be made by authorized dealers
of any part with a defect in work-
manship or materials.
Tires and tubes are not covered
by the warranty; appropriate ad-
justments will continue to be
made by the tire people. Owners
will remain responsible for nor-
mal power train and other main-
tenance operations, such as
wheel, brake and clutch adjust-
ments and engine tune-ups, and
for routine replacement of such
items as filters, spark plugs, ig-
nition points, wiper blades, and
brake and clutch linings. To
maintain the power train war-
ranty protection the owner need
only present evidence to a Ford
Dealer and obtain his certification,
once every twelve months, that
the minimum services required
every six months or 6,000
miles have been performed.
This means that the engine oil
and oil filter have been replaced
and the carburetor air cleaner
and filter, crankcase oil filter
breather cap, automatic trans-
mission front intermediate band,
emission control system, lubri-
cants and engine coolant have
been serviced according to the
recommended maintenance
schedule of the vehicle in ques-
tion. - I
The new warranty covers both
the original owner and subsequent
owners during the specified mile-
age and time periods.
Mr. Bassett said that his deal-
ership would introduce their new
1967 models to the public on
Friday, September 30.
Tanglewood
News
By Mrs. S. E. Lynn
Jay Hawk Fate
for 'Tex’ Buck
This community received a won-
derful rain Wednesday night
through Friday of last week, 4. 80
inches. Range land is in fine shape,
fall gardens and late crops are
coming on.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Phillips
were business visitors in San Ant-
onio Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E Hutson,
San Gabriel, visited in the S. E.
Lynn home Monday night.
Mrs. Clara Belle Tucker is visit-
ing relatives in Austin.
The A. C. Clarks enjoyed a va-
cation with relatives at Corpus
Christi last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Brooks Johnson,
Ft. Wonh, were recent visitors
with the L. D. Wilhites.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Boswell,
Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Loy Nel-
son, and Mrs. U. P. Boswell,
Rockdale visited with the S. E.
Lynns Saturday night. Barry Lynn,
Houston, spent Saturday with
them
Several from here attended the
ball game Friday night between
Giddings and Lexington at Gid-
dings. The game was a tie.
A fine Texas buck deer, pos-
sibly doing a wrong-way-Corri-
gan, got all the way to Kansas
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The Litter Critter Soys ...
PREVENT
ROADSIDE FIRES
TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
before it was killed in a traffic
crash, the Texas Parks and Wild-
life Department was notified.
Lengthy time as well as great
distances were key factors in docu-
menting the vain search for the
happy mule deer roaming grounds.
In March of 1965, the deer was
trapped in the Trans-Pecos and
trucked 600 miles straight north-
ward to the Texas Panhandle for
release in the Canadian River
Restoration Area in northwestern
Roberts County.
Came fall, and the touring
season for romantic bucks, and
Master Muley, stylishly dressed
In ear tag No. W-11556, packed
up and left his new home. He
apparently cut across the north-
western nub of Oklahoma and
hustled on northeasterly into
Kansas.
There, confused by the quick-
ening pace of everyday life he
tragically encountered a motor
vehicle. But that mysterious
Texa tag in McPherson County,
Kansa , made him more than
just a statistic.
At first, it was thought some-
body had shot the deer in the
Texas Panhandle and carted it
back into Kansas as a macabre
joke. But a Kansas Game Pro-
tector noted that the animal
was still warm, implying that
life definitely existed at or near
the scene.
Ordinarily, deer in their natural
This week the Lee County News
will begin an exclusive series of
down-to-earth cartoons by Ameri-
ca's best known and best loved
western cartoonist.
This exclusive series is used by
hundreds of newspapers all over
the nation.
Ace Reid currently resides in
"The Hill Country", just out-
side Kerrville, Texas. He,
his wife, and son reside on a
beautiful ranch which serves as
a studio also. It was our plea-
sure to meet the Reid family
at a recent Texas Press Associa-
tion Convention in Kerrville
held last weekend, Sept. 9, 10,
and 11.
The cartoons Ace draws are
centered around Texas cowboys
and their families and include
a very down-to-earth conota-
tion.
We at the Lee County News
sincerely hope that these of-
ferings by Ace Reid will give
our readers a chuckle or
belly-laugh during these try-
ing times.
Just how well known and
widely acclaimed Ace Reid
is, ask just about anyone within
50 miles of his ranch and they
will probably be able to give
you the exact directions. Nearly
any progressive newspaper man
will be able to proclaim his
talents also.
One other exciting aspect of
the Texas Press Association Con-
vention was our tour of the
beautiful and exotic YO RANCH,
owned and operated by a well
known Texas family of many
decades, the Schrieners.
Next week the Lee County
News will have a complete pic-
torial run down of all the fabu-
lous wild game, foreign and
domestic, which can be seen
and hunted on the YO RA NCH.
Gun Safety
Needed
Gun safety training for young
hunters was urged by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
after noting the first wild game
harvest fatality, actually occur-
ring before the regular season
opened, involved youngsters.
A 16-year-old Hill Country boy
was shot by another lad while
rabbit hunting. He walked in
front of a .22 rifle as a boy tried
to dislodge a spent hull. The
weapon was discharged, striking
the victim in the back.
The Department observed that
the tragedy pointed up need tor
adult guidance when youngsters
go afield with guns. Responsibi-
lity in such instances rests strict-
ly with the older persons, It
added.________________________
habitat travel only a very few
miles. And ordinarily in the fall
of the year a buck deer is usually
cavorting romantically in the
wake of a cantering doo deer.
whether Mr. Buck got turned
around trying to return to West
Texas wide open spaces or was
frivously courting a female deer
is something locked forever in
the mule deer happy hunting
grounds.
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