The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1973 Page: 1 of 32
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GEORGE SIEGM ND
no IS BOX 206
GI DINGS, TEXAS 78912
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SERVING LEXINGTON, DIME BOX, LINCOLN, SERBIN, NORTHRUP, PAIGE, LEDBETTER, FEDOR & GIDDINGS
PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY A NATIVE LEE COUNTIAN - - PREUSS PRINTING CO. INC.
VOLUME 84
GIDDINGS, LEE COUNTY, TEXAS 78942
THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 1973
NUMBER 1:
W nners Dr vn I ic ing No Criminal Charges To Be Brought
‘Selaloration,. Against Camp Little Spring Owners
sponsored by participating Gid- "*:SAOE Uisell wassaat ew V TUBECS •
dieachstore drew one coupon out District Attorney John L charges, although they did an Back in early July of this year
of the box in their store for a $7 50 "Jack" Placke said no criminal exhaustive investigation." the State Department of Public
gift certificate Then all the charges will be brought against County Attorney Michael Sim- Welfare removed 25 girls from the
coupons were dumped into a big Camp Little Spring near Lexing- mang went over all the evidence unlicensed child - caring institu
box for Astroworld tickets for the ton or anV individual connected gathered by the investigators, See LITTLE SPRING, page 9
family. with the camp, along with Placke, and then ---------------------—__
Winners of the $7 50 gift This decision was made after an decided that no criminal charges ■ : A .
certificates and the stores where extensive investigation by special would be brought Lexington Area
these coupons were drawn are: investigators from the Depart- ---------------------------Cull.
See WINNERS page 9 ment of Public Safety. The team Peanut Digging Girl * itically
See WINNERS page a of investigators checked on Fanes L‘9919 ,
allegations made against the In Full Swing Hurt In W reck
camp,’’ said District Attorney ‘ 9
Placke, “but could not find Peanut digging was getting into A 14-year-old Lexington area
evidence to bring about criminal full swing in the Lee County area girl was critically injured in a
_ during the past few days, with one-vehicle accident 9 miles west
some combining already being of Lexington on Saturday, Sept 29
done also. Rushed to an Elgin hospital and
If good weather holds out, much then on to Brackenridge Hospital
of the peanut digging will be done in Austin for emergency treatment
by the end of this week, was Sarah Turner, 14, of the
Although the crop may not quite Lexington area
match the bumper yield of last She was driving a 1971 Chevrolet
year, it should come close to this pickup owned by 0. C. Turner
See HARVEST, page 9 See CRITICAL, page 9
Another group of winners have
been drawn in the second round of
the "Giddings Is Where It’s At
Sunrise Apartment
Damaged By Smoke
In Blaze Sunday
A Sunrise Apartment was the
scene of a fire Sunday morning,
Sept. 30 at 8:40 A.M., doing smoke
damage to the entire apartment.
The blaze broke out in
apartment 13, being rented by the
Edwin Iselts, when grease
being heated caught fire.
Mrs. Iselt tried to put out the
fire with some towels and this
See APARTMENT, page 9
Buffs Travel To
Leander Friday
The Giddings Buffaloes travel to
Leander Friday night to play the
Lions. The Buffaloes will be
looking for their second victory of
the season, after tying La Grange
8-8 and losing to Smithville 22-20.
Hereford Sale
Here Saturday
"The best offering yet of quality
Herefords will be on exhibit at this
year's annual sale of the Capital
Area Hereford Association on
Saturday, Oct. 6,” according to
Temple Kennedy, President. Sale
time is 1:00 p.m. at the Cen-Tex
Livestock Commission Company
in Giddings, Tex. Walter Britten,
Bryan, will handle the auction
gavel.
This twenty - third annual event
Cale Remodeling,
New Residence
Tops Building
Remodeling of a cafe and
construction of a new residence
features 77 head of carefully
screened animals. A special
committee of breeders inspected
See HEREF ORD, page 22
highlighted building permits
issued by the City of Giddings
during the past two weeks
Several additions and remodel-
Game time is 8 p.m.
Leander has won only one game Chamber Ste W
while losing two They beat ---------- *
Pflugerville 9-8 in the first game of
the season. Then they lost to Hays
Consolidated 42-0, Elgin 40-3 and
See LEANDER, page 9
ing projects were also included in
the permits issued.
Here is a breakdown of the
building permits.
The Giddings Chamber of Addition and remodeling of
LHS Eagles Open District
Action At Pflugerville
District action begins Friday for "The Panthers have a very good
the Lexington Eagles as they team," said Eagle Coach Ronnie
travel to Pflugerville to play the Heflin “and could easily be a top
Panthers. Game time is 7:30 p.m. contender for the district champ-
Both Lexington and Pflugerville See PFLUGERVILLE, page 22
have a 1-2 season record going into --------—----------------------
Saucer Shaped Devices On New Tower dpruger vine was defeated by
Commerce membership stew will Roy’s Sweet Shop for Bill Pratho,
be Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at constructed by Eldon Markert,
the Firemen's Hall. See BUILDING, page 31
Tractor Cut In
Half By Car But
Driver Uninjured
A tractor being driven by a
17-year-old boy from the Blue
community was cut in half by a
car, throwing the tractor driver
off the vehicle but not injuring
him.
The wreck occurred 16 miles
wUs Cul PI-Pwu V W V WVI Leander and Round Rock, but was
victorious over Dripping Springs.
Near Giddings For Communications Music, Youth
Those saucer - chaped devices cations network is a $9 million Communications Properties, Inc. Director Hired
atop the new tower southeast of project of CPI Microwave Inc., (CPI). The parent corporation, CUE
Giddings mark the arrival of a part of Austin - headquartered Communications Properties, is a O Ranfict Church
new communications network of ~ a , . broad - based communications DY DCPLSL UHLILCA
significance to a wide range of ( nt ( Committee company active in cable television Mr. Ken Smith, age 25, has
Texans. V VI V CUE operations, broadcasting and oth- accepted the call from First
The saucers - more appropri- can n__ er related activities throughout Baptist Church of Giddings to
ately called "dishes" - are Kules, Prizes the nation TOWER 0 serve in the position of Music
parabolic antennas and are ‘ See NEW TOWER, page 22 Director and Youth Director. west of Lexington on Farm Road
integral parts of a new, 1,000-mile r Contact us Q1L Mr Smith will be in charge of 696 on Tuesday, Sept 25 at 6:15
microwave system linking Dallas, TO ICanlul CONIIC-I Canme plates the five choirs as well as head up a p.m.
Waco, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Giddings Chamber of PA full and complete Youth Program. Involved was a 1970 Case tractor
Christi, Harlingen, Weslaco, Hous c he dingsttmberE und Raising Event At presentt Ken js a Senior driven by Dale Stuart Turnipseed
ton and Beaumont with a modern ere.ne a n The Carmine Lions' Club and Student at Pairie View University 17, of Rt 1, McDade and a 1969
telecommunications network. .. Art A e Chamber of Commerce are and attended Hardin Simmons Chevrolet driven by Jacqueline K
Conceived, designed and con- amen ter me Band for the youth sponsoring a Fund Raising Baptist University for three years, Morris, 17, of Rt. 4, Elgin Both
structed by Texans, the communi- T SACP one hv the Celebration at the Carmine Hall where his minor was in Bible and teenagers live in the Blue
Livestock Show the on Sunday, Oct. 7 The purpose is major in Public Speaking and community.
Agriculture Committee. Saturday, to raise money for the building of See SMITH, page 9________Patrolman Ralph Forsberg
Sest -- FE Ta MccTire ------
prize, gis CONTEST prize ,$10.00; concessions starting at 3:30 pm. Giddings Parent - Teacher Women To Be
See CONTEST: page 28 Music will be provided in the Association for the 1973-74 school .
afternoon by the Westernaires. year will be on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Examined Monday
See CARMINE, page 26 See PTA, page 31 If you've wondered how Texas
laws affect you as a woman and
what rights of ownership, etc. you
have, you may find the answers at
a public meeting 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 8. at the Bluebonnet
Electric Co-op.
Mrs Fairy Davenport Rutland,
a relative of the Arthur Mitschikes
and a practicing attornev in an
See WOMEN, page 26
Football Pro To
Speak Tuesday
In Lexington
Bill Krisher, the Southwest
Regional Director of the Fellow-
ship of Christian Athletes, will
speak in Lexington on Tuesday,
Oct. 9th at three separate
occasions.
In the morning at 9:15 a.m. he
will speak at the High School
Assembly in the cafetorium. In the
afternoon he will speak to an
assembly of athletes, and at 7:30 .
See KRISHER, page 26
No Reserved Seats
No reserved seats will be
available for Friday night's
Giddings Buffalo game against
Leander.
Adult tickets are $1.75 pre game
and $2 at the gate These will be on
sale at both Giddings banks this
week
Student tickets are 75 cents
pre-game and $1 at the gate. These
will be on sale at the high school
Girl Scouts To
Register Thursday
There will be a meeting for the
purpose of registering Brownie
Girl Scouts Thursday, Oct. 4, from
4:00 to 5 p.m at the Giddings Girl
Scout House located 1 block north
of highway 290 on Harris Street.
At this time information needed
about each new girl will be
received and collect the $2
registration fee Any girl in the
second grade through third is
welcome.____________________
Set Free TB Clinic
The Texas State Health Depart-
ment will have a free clinic to test
tuberculosis at the Giddings
Courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 24
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
(lit
NEW CITY OF GIDDINGS MUNICIPAL BUILDING
. . . Nearing Completion South of Courthouse
Boy Scout Stew
The Boy Scout Troop 143 will
have a Stew Supper on Friday,
Oct. 19 from 5 to 7:30 with all you
can eat for $1.50 at Immanuel
Lutheran Fellowship Hall in
rtss
Come out for a good meal before
the football game Tickets will be
sold in advance and at the door
also.
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Preuss, L. M., III. The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1973, newspaper, October 4, 1973; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1665594/m1/1/?q=music: 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.