The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1996 Page: 1 of 14
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Goldthwaite High School
Seniors receive awards
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Volume 102, No. 48 • Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas 76844 • Thurs., June 13,1996
The First United Methodist Church of Goldthwaite pre-
sented $1,000.00 awards to, left to right, Kristi Spiller,
Clint PAtrick, Kent Shillings and Brooke McCasland.
Shown at the right is Sid Spiller, pastor at FUMC, who
announced the scholarship winners.
Mills County
Sheriffs Report
For May
Mills County Sheriffs Depart-
ment handled 124 complaints and
made 14 arrests for the month of
May, which include:
• 2 Arrests - Delivery of a
controlled substance
• 1 Arrest - Possession of Mari-
juana
• 2 Arrests - D.P.S. Warrants
• 1 Arrest - Driving While
License Suspended
• 1 Arrest - Driving While
I Intoxicated
I *3 Arrests - Public Intoxica-
g tion
• 1 Arrest - Theft
• 1 Arrest-Disorderly Conduct
• 2 Arrests - Probation Viola-
I tion
The Band Boosters presented $300.00 awards to, left to
right, Rebekah Foster, Billy Thompson and Kasey
Yungewaelter. Also shown is band director Jim Mircovich.
Lake Ivie
continuing
with release
The Colorado River above Lake
Buchanan will continue to rise
because releases from lake Ivie
were increased to 5,000 cubic feet
per second (cfs) on Friday. The
Lower Colorado River Authority
Landrum Ford receives award
For the fifth time, Landrum Ford Sales of Goldthwaite has been presented the prestigious
Chairman's Award from Ford Motor Company. The award is presented annually to only a
handful of Ford Dealers over the United States who exemplify the top characteristics as set
forth for customer satisfaction. The award was presented at the annual awards banquet held
at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Pictured at the ceremony are, left to right,
Kellis and Bobbie Landrum, owners of Landrum Ford Sales; and Donna and Ross Roberts,
Vice President and General Sales Manager of the Ford Division of Ford Motor Company.
This year’s scholarship committee was asked to select the
first recipient of the Tommie Sue Boykin Memorial Schol-
arship which is a $250.00 per semester or $500.00 per year
award that will continue for four years for the same
individual as long as the individual stays in school and
does well. Clint Patrick, left, was the recipient of this
award that potentially will be $2,000.00 for the four years.
The award was presented by Tommy Head, right, presi-
dent of Mills County State Bank.
will continue to monitor the flows Quarterly sales tax payments reflect decrease
effect on the Colorado River be- uCl CUA 1 BCC LEA Day HICACS A CCOL UCCA COU
tween lakes Ivie and Buchanan.
The 5,000 cfs flow is expected John Sharp, Comptroller of monthly returns and reported for the 1995 year were
to continue for 8 to 10 days, keep-Public Accounts, delivered a to- to the Comptroller in April and $32,874.04,: reflecting an in-
ing the Colorado River at gauge tal of $196.8 million in May sales those businesses filing quarterly crease of 3.94%.
heights of 8 to 12 feet between tax rebates to 1,079 cities and returns for January, February Neighboring San Saba re-
lakes Ivie and Buchanan. Recent 115 counties, 1.4 percent more and March. . ceived a check for this pay pe-
rainfalls are likely to temporarily than the statewide allocations The city of Goldthwaite re- riod of $11,587.84. The compa-
increase the river's levels an ad- of one year ago. ceived a check for $7,279.52 for rable payment for the prior year
ditionaloneto two feet. "Sales in Texas continue to thi s p ay p er io d. The total s ale s was 11,106.70, reflecting an in-
The flush of water along with t clock along at a good pace. City for the pay period for the prior crease of 4.33%. Their total pay-
he rainfall will fiirther dilute rebates were up slightly from year was $8,408.05, reflecting a ments for 1996 were 57,129.02.
higher-than-normal levels of to- last year’s, while county pay- minus of 13.42%. The total 1996 The 1995 payments to date were
tal dissolved solids in the river ments were down. This appar- payments is $34,172.04. Total $54,408.54, reflecting an in-
that resulted from earlier releases ent reduction really reflects large payment in the s ame pay period crease of 5.00%.
from Lake Ivie by the Colorado audit collections that inflated . ■
River Municipal Water District. county allocations during this . .. .
The releases from Lake Ivie same period last year," Sharp Rainfall report for Goldthwaite
are scheduled to end by June 15, said,
when Lake Ivie is expected to Local sales tax payments to Another fine round of precipi- thwaite and Mills County on
drop to 1,543 feet above sea level Texas cities totaled $181.3 mil- tation hit Mills County this past Monday night as a Ring Tail
as a result of the Ivie releases. lion, 2.6 percent above the $176.7 week with .20 falling on June 5 worked its way into a regulator at
Rainfall to date has not had a million in May 1995. and a big 1.85 inches of rain fall- the Goldthwaite Sub-Station and
significant effect on Lake This month's sales tax rebates ing on Friday, June 7th. Total for burned up some equipment. This
Buchanan. include taxes collected on March June 3-8 was 4.7 inches. time, it was not lightning that
sales by businesses filing Power was out for much ofGold- was the culprit in the black-out.
Campbell makes the connection
Goldthwaite high schooler Clark Campbell dismounts as he prepares to run down and tie a
calf in a recent Central Texas rodeo. He will be among the area’s best that will converge on
the T. A. Head Areana this week as the annual Goldthwaite FFA Rodeo gets underway. By the
way, Clark is the grandson of the namesake of the arena. Leon Sutherland Photo
Chutes open Thursday evening on 1996
version of Goldthwaite’s FFA Rodeo
It's rodeo time again! The 1996 and Senior 14 to 19 withall ages
version of the Goldthwaite FFA determined by the contestants
Rodeo is scheduled to hit T. A. age as of January 1, 1996.
Head Arena June 13,14, and 15 Awards for this year's rodeo
nightly at 8 p.m. Central Texas' will be award jackets for win-
finest young cowboys and cow- ners of each event and Gist buck-
girls are expected to make this les for the all-around cowboy
years event one to remember. and cowgirl in each division.
Events will include bull riding, Contestants may enter in only
breakaway roping, barrel race, one age group. A contestant may
steer riding, tie down roping, enter an event in an older age
pole bending, chute dogging, goat group, but must stay in that
tying, and ribbon roping. Age older age group in all other
divisions are Pee Wee - 8 years events entered.
of age and under, Junior 9 to 13, Admission to this years ro-
deo will be $2 per person at the
gate. FFA Chapter members will
again provide concessions at this
years show.
Rodeo fans will notice new
bleachers at this years rodeo.
Thanks to a generous gift by
both our local banks and the
hard work of chapter members,
the old wooden bleachers have
been replaced with all metal
seats for the safety and comfort
of our guests.
Join the fun each night for
entertainment Western style!
Auldridge Building Construction
reaches 50-year milestone
Still wearing his Army Air Force fatigues, Tru- moved and replaced with composition shingles,
ett Auldridge arrived in Goldthwaite in Novem- Today much of the composition roofing is being
ber of 1945 to begin his partnership in the con- replaced with colored metal roofing.
struction business with his father Levi. They built In 1946 a carpenter's pay was about $10 a
their first residence before Truett had been dis- day. Today, the hourly wage is near $10. Plas-
charged in January of 1946. tics and other composites have replaced much
Auldridge Building Construction, now under of the metal and wood hardware. They are
the supervision of Truett's son, Ronnie, is cel- installed with tools and equipment never even
ebrating its 50th anniversary this year of provid- heard of 50 years ago.
ing construction services to Mills County and "I am proud of the many churches, homes,
Central Texas., An advertisement is printed on service stations, and business buildings that
page five of this week's Goldthwaite Eagle that have been a part of our business. But none has
provides more information on the company. more good feelings than the building of the
"My father's advice was that if I wanted to live Mills County Civic Center. We enjoyed having
in Goldthwaite and raise my family here and also a part in it and also to see that it has been so
be a successful builder, I should not get 'too big for good for Mills County," Truett said.
my britches.' He said that I should never forget "I am also proud of the many young men that
that this is a small town and never be too good to we have trained to be skilled craftsmen, sev-
dig a ditch, clean out a stove pipe or do what ever eral of whom are still here in Mills County
people will pay you to do. He said to earn the trust performing trades and operating businesses,
of everyone you work for so that you can work for We are fortunate to call them our real friends,"
them again or you'll run out of customers, " Truett he said.
said. "Verba Lee and I now reside in a 1929 model
"I've passed this advice on to Ronnie who was house after building two new homes for our
my partner for 12 years before I retired in 1985. In family. Our first car was a 1929 model A
the 40 years I worked here we built 3-4 homes and Coupe. Today, I drive a 1929 Model A Deluxe
also business construction for the same customer. Roadster and a 19,00 model surrey," Truett
We never missed having a single day without mused.
plenty of work ahead," Truett added. "With our grandson, a fourth generation
Construction has changed dramatically during builder, now on the scene, we hope we have
the past 50 years in Mills County. The first four made some progress. Sure, we've stumped our
homes built by Auldridge were done without an toe several times, got a few black eyes and had
electric saw or drill and hammering all the nails to ‘lick the calf over,' but we're still here, same
by hand. Today most nails are driven with air business, just different faces. I hope we have
hand and today has been replaced by the ready- helpedmakeanimprovementin Mills County,
mix truck. Wood shingles and rusty tin was re- Truett concluded.
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