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THE
VOLUME 20
GIDDINGS, LEE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1959
NUMBER 4
the result of a shotgun wound ac-
Monroe’s hand
—
April 1, 1951, in Lee County, the
son
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Annual Spring Conference of “New Dimensions in
Invader Boat Goes on Tour
held in La Grange Thursday and | ce, state vice-president, will be
35 Mercury motor and boat trail-
barbecues and festivities through-
MRS. J. C. McLAUGHLIN
MRS. JEAN HARRIS
Pigloo and
ding to a three bedroom plan, with Calfloo.
pro-
TLC EX-STUDENT OFFICERS
Mrs. A M. Hannemann of Car-
of the exes in the area in Gid-
who will, serve the Fayette-Lee
dings on April 6. Pictured above
Mgebroff of Giddings, president:
years were elected at a meeting
—Photo by D. L. Fuchs
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Lexington - Giddings Lions Clubs
Enjoy Ladies Night at Martin Luther
Historical Research Committee Tells
OF Need for Historical Markers
Wade and Bob Stevenson of the
Stevenson Truck & Tractor Co. of
Giddings last week delivered an
Invader boat equipped with Mark
5
KNOW
STAR
Wayne Jatzlau, eight-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jatzlau of
Fedor, were held at 10 a. m. Tues-
dap, April 21, 1959, at Trinity Lu-
theran Church in Fedor, the Rev.
Aug. Horn of Ebenezer Lutheran
Church in Manheim officiating. In-
terment followed in the Trinity
Lutheran Cemetery.
Kenneth Wayne died at about
12:30 p. m., Saturday, April 18, as
committee include: Dalvin Spacek,
Joe Mikulin, Walter Dube, Monroe
Markert, and Albert Nimtz.
After the service, everyone is
cordially invited to an open-house
and reception at the parsonage.
Refreshments will be served. A
most hearty welcome is extended
to the public to attend the dedi-
cation service.
Eggs, cand. doz. ..
Hens, per lb. ..........
Roosters, per lb. ,.
Sweet Cream
Friday, April 23 and 24.
Conference theme will
ROW —
aken re-
fJames
vonne,9
7 years;
rs.; chil-
Marvin
range.
Dime Box Sets Dedication
Of New Parsonage Sunday
ger Jatzlau. He reached the age
of 8 years and 17 days.
He is survived by his parents;
two brothers, Monroe and Ches-
cidentally inflicted while he and hs '
brother were shooting sparrows 1
around the farm. A.
Kenneth Wayne was with his'
12-year-old brother Monroe when
ploye of M&M Contractors of Gid-
dings had been using the scaffold-
ing to put ceiling tiles up but had
just come down preparatory to
moted to the newly created posi-
tion of Manager-Personnel Admin-
istration and Development for W-
K-M, a division of ACF Industries,
Incorporated, effective immediate-
ly. The announcement was made
by O. Bliss Williams, Director of
Industrial and Public Relations, to
whom Mr. Collier will report.
Mr. Collier joined W-K-M in 1956
as supervisor of training follow-
ing extensive experience , in the
personnel field He is a graduate
of Texas A & M with a Bachelor
of Arts degree.
W-K-M, a leading manufacturer
of valves and fittings operates
plants in Missouri City and Rich-
mond, Texas and has sales offices
throughout the United States and
foreign countries.
Mr. Collier is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E *M Collier of Giddings.
inet space, and several closets of
varying sizes. A utility room has
been provided in the front portion
of the built-on garage. Aluminum
windows were installed throughout
the structure. The exterior is coral
pink asbestos siding, with a white
roof. Most of the labor was sup-
plied by members of the congre-
gation. Members of the building
Tlie new Explorer program of
the Boy Scouts of America calls
for adult consultants who are ex-
pert in the professions and scien-
ces.
will camp at Camp Tom Wooten
this summer
The Giddings Market
Wednesday, April 22, 1959
Events Calendar
April 26:
Legion Chicken Barbecue
April 30:
Senior Play
May 1:
Senior Play
May 9:
Martin Luther W.M S.
Bake Sale
May 10:
Mother’s Day
Loebau School Picnic
May 30:
Memorial Day
June 14:
Winchester School Picnic
June 21:
Father's Day-
Rev. Fred. Mgebroff Is Injured
In Accident in New Church Building
Pat Flinn to Enter
Harvard University
By a recent vote of the Com-
mittee on Admissions, H. G. (Pat)
Flinn has been accepted for degree
candidacy in the Graduate School
of Education of Harvard Univer-
sity, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Flinn, a 1956 graduate of Gid-
dings High School, will receive
his Bachelor of Science degree
from North Texas State College,
Denton, in May, In September he
will enter Harvard to begin work
on a Master of Education degree
in educational psychology.
Currently ne is practice teaching
at Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior
High School in Dallas.
He is a member of Kappa Del-
ta Pi, honor society in education;
Phi Mu Alpha, professional mu-
sic fraternity; and Arnold Air So-
ciety, honor society in air science
and tactics. He is the son of Mr. ! quitting work for the day.
Parent-I lege, is married and has a son
and daughter.
equipment purchased by the Bell-
ville Quarterback Club last week.
—Photo by D. L. Fuchs.
Giddings hear some good old-fash-
ioned fiddling music supplied by
Homer Boswell, accompanied on
the guitar by Erwin Schneider.
The Giddings program commit-
tee then regaled the country Lions
of Lexington with city music sup-
plied by Nyla Kay Fischer on the
trumpet and Martin Spitzenberger
on the tuba accompanied by Ev-
erett Schmidt on the piano, and
two songs by Andrea Smith, ac-
companied by Karl Hickfang.
The program concluded on a
high note comedy with two teams
of Lions competing in a contest to
dress manikins.
The team composed of Karl
Hickfang of Giddings and Jack
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District P-TA Meet To Hear
Mrs. Jean Harris Speak
Fedor Youth Shot Accidentally;
Funeral Held Tuesday, April 21
Funeral services for Kenneth
FRED A. COLLIER
Fred A. Collier
Gets Promotion
Fred A. Collier has been
the summer months.
The boat is manufactured by the
Invader Boat Co. of Giddings of
which Walter Helwig is president.
Stevenson Truck & Tractor is
the representative of the Invader
Boat Co., and of the Mercury out-
board motors, as well as boat
trailers, for this area.
Other Invader boats are on ex-
hibit at the Stevenson Truck &
Tractor Co. and the Western Auto
who will, serve the Fayette-Lee dings on April 6. Pictured above mine, secretary-treasurer; and
Counties Chapter for the next two are, left to right, the. Rev. Fred. August L Wolff of Giddings, vice
years were elected at a meeting Mgebroff of Giddings, president; president and fund chairman.
of Arthur and Paula Eschber-1 TATIVES, left to right, Bob Stev- Invader Boat Co. of Giddings, are
enson and Wade Stevenson, and shown here with the boat and
tee that We have two prominent
San Jacinto veterans buried in the
County. These man are James
Shaw, prominent pioneer of Lee
County and W. W. Hawkins who
are buried in Early Chapel Cem-
etery near Lexington on the
String Prairie road The Republic
of Texas gave Mr. Shaw a league
of land as a headright, 4428 acres
just south of the townsite of Lex-
ington. If Mr. Hawkins obtained a
headright league of land it was
not in Lee County; however,
records show that he purchased
land about four miles east of Lex-
ingron on String Prairie, during
the year 1853
it has been the policy of the
State to put State markers on the
graves of the Texas Heroes. These
graves have only family markers,
so the committee requested that
State markers be placed upon the
graves. Our request was answer-
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Nutrena Mills Expansion Program
Under Way at Giddings Plant
Giddings, Texas, — A 90-day ex- cently from Farmers Supply Co.,
pansion program at Nutrena Mills’ adjacent to the plant and facing
plant here, including addition of on north Burleson street. Present
a new truck handling-loading yard truck docks are on the plant’s
The service of dedication for the
newly constructed parsonage of
Trinity Lutheran Church in Dime
Box will be conducted on Sunday,
April 26. at 3 p. m.
Guest speaker for the occasion
will be the Rev. August Horn of
Manheim. Pastor Horn previously
served the Dime Box congregation
as pastor, during his first pasto-
rate at Manheim.
The rite of dedication will be I
read by Rev. Benjamin Rathgeber,
pastor of the Loebau-Dime Box
parish. A selection by the choir
of the congregation will also be
included in the service.
The establishment of residence
in Dime Box by Pastor Rathgeber
will mark a step forward in the
progress of the Loebau-Dime Box
parish. The move to Dime Box
was undertaken largely in view of i
the mission opportunities which
present themselves in the area.
The fact that there is no Missouri
Synod Lutheran, congregation be-i
tween Dime Box and Bryan was
also an important consideration in
the decision.
The parsonage was built accor-
Two years ago Judge Kieke ap-
pointed five members to the Lee
County Historical Survey Commit-
tee as he was requested to do by
the State Historical Survey Com-
mission This Committee had var-
ious duties to perform, such as
report on the condition of State
markers in the County, to find the
oldest buildings and to find graves
if any, of San Jacinto veterans
who are buried in the county.
The committee made a report
on the state markers - the one
at old Serbin Church is well taken
care of. The Goacher monument,
which was erected by the State
during the Centennial year 1936,
is in good condition but the plot
of ground around it needs to be
made more attractive. This monu-
ment marks the graves of six
members of one family who were
massacred by the Indians. This
is very interesting history that the
committee will publish later,
John Knox informed the commit-
Know Your Schools
By Don B. Slocomb
Superintendent
April 17, 1959
Spanish is being introduced in
the Giddings Elementary School
this year. The program begins in
the first and second grades with
Conversational Spanish ONLY. In
the third grade the emphasis con-
tinues tobe on Conversational
Spanish, but the pupils are then
furnished with state textbooks and
reading is introduced. It is our
plan to elevate the grade offering
each subsequent year until the
subject is taufht in all of the
elementary grades, one through
eight.
The pupils and teachers make
vast use of instructional records
and tapes. It is further our plan
to furnish each class room with
record players equipped with ear-
phone listening posts
It is the contention of many ex-
perts, and most notably Dr. Theo-
dore Anderson of the University of
Texas Foreign Language Depart-
ment. that the best way for a stu-
dent to learn another language is
to start when he is very young.
Spanish I will be offered on the
high school level next school year,
open to Junior and Senior stu-
dents
DINGS STAR
Lee County's Favorite Newspaper — More News About More Lee County People Than Any Of er Newspaper — Anywherer
Store in Giddings. You are invit-
ed to come and inspect these
boats, Mercury motors, and boat
trailers.
cocked the gun and the 410-guage
shotgun fired and the discharge
hit Kenneth in the abdomen.
Mrs. Gus Namken, who was vi-.
siting in the Jatzlau home at that |
time, rushed the injured boy and
his mother to the hospital. The
father, who was in Lexington at
the auction with a load of cattle,
was summoned to the hospital.
Kenneth Wayne was pronounced
dead on arrival at the hospital.
Kenneth Wayne was born on |
The Rev. Fred. Mgebroff, pas-
tor of Martin Luther Church, Gid-
dings, suffered severe cuts and
bruises on the head and legs in an
accident in the new church under
construction last Thursday.
Pastor Mgebroff was injured
while he was admiring the pro-
gress on construction of the new
church, when a metal scaffolding
fell over.
Luckily, no one was on the scaf-
folding when it toppled. An em-
INVADER BOAT REPRESEN- Walter Helwig, president of the
Senator Clup Krueger of El Cam-
po and Representative Bill Pieratt
of Giddings are discussing farm
legislation that is being consid-
ered by their respective farm
committees at this session of the
District 20, Texas Congress of Teacher Relationships."
Parents and Teachers, will be Mrs. Jean Harris of Agua Dul-
1,500 Capitol Area Council scouts one of them equipped as a study. | Jackson said new bulk-and-bag-
The interior also includes a large ged feed loading docks and truck
living-dining area, a very large loading yard will occupy a 7,500-
kitchen with an abundance of cab-1 square foot tract, acquired re-
another scaffolding which was
being moved caught on the scaf-
folding which toppled, causing it
to fall. A 2x12 board atop the
scaffolding which fell struck Pas-
tor Mgebroff on the legs, knock-
ing him to the floor and striking
his head against a 4x4 of the
wall in the chancel area.
Pastor Mgebroff was rushed to
Lee Memorial Hospital where he
is reported to be improving nicely.
The Rev. H. T. Grabau of Seguin,
executive assistant in development
and public relations at Texas Lu-
theran College, conducted servi-
ces at Martin Luther Church Sun-
day morning in the absence of
Pastor Mgebroff.
south, off Main street. A ware-
house on the lot is being removed.
Jackson said.
"The new parking area and
docks will enable us to give truck-
ers faster service, substantially
reducing their waiting and turn-
around time," Jackson added.
Production machinery added in-
cludes a new pellet mill—equip-
ment which compresses feed meal
into firm, bite-sized pieces that
contain a uniform blend of all in-
gradients—capable of doubling
output of crumblized and pelleted
foods here, he said. =
The joint Ladies Night luncheon
meeting of the Giddings and Lex-
ington Lions Clubs in the educa-
tional building of Martin Luther
Church in Giddings at 7:30 p. m.,
Thursday, April 16, was both en-
tertaining and educational.
The food, served by the Womens
Missionary Society of Martin Luth-
er Church, was delicious and
plentiful, consisting of Southern
Style fried chicken and the trim-
mings, with delicious home made
pie for dessert.
The entertainment was shared
by the two clubs and consisted of
musical numbers. The Lexington
program committee took the op-
portunity to let the city Lions of
terns such as the
Grand Jury Finds
Nine True Bills
The Spring term of the Lee
County Grand Jury found nine
true bills last week.
William C. Harris of the City of
Refuge north of Lexington was in-
dicted for burglary in connection
with entering the Giddings Trac-
tor Co., owned by C. W. Fields
and operated by William Conner.
Dave Dibble was indicted for
unlawful disposal of mortgaged
property and Earl Ferguson for
theft of property valued over $50.
Two indictments for forgery
were entered against each of the
following: Joseph Putnam, James
Putnam, and Luther Lee Ham-
mond, in the passing of pay roll
checks purportly signed by C. W.
Fields of the Giddings Motor Co.
and chashed by the three charged
individuals at Walther’s Feed
Store and Kieschnick Feed and
Supply.
The grand jury consisted of H.
G. Flinn of Lincoln, foreman;
Walter Hohle, Odell Dancak, and
James Dixon, Giddings; W. W.
Brewer, A. W. Herter, and Dan
Browder of Lexington; Frank Tay-
lor and Rudolph Tonn, Lincoln;
John Cottrell and Frank Riske of
Dime Box; and Gilbert Schimank
of Paige.
er to the Quarterback Club of out the Central Texas area during
Bellville.
The Bellville organization will
take this boat and exhibit it at
ter; his maternal grandfather,
William Eschberger of Houston; j
and his paternal grandparents, Mr. I
and Mrs. Ben Jatzlau of Manheim.
Treasure Hunt
Set for May 1-2
The first edition of the 1959 Val-
ue Days in Giddings will take
place on Friday and Saturday,
May 1-2. according to Ed Eckert,
manager of the Giddings Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Advertisements listing the
names of the participating merch-
ants and special sales offers will
appear next week, according to
Mr Eckert
A special feature of this year’s
Value Days will be a Treasure
Hunt Tickets for participation
in this treasure hunt are availa-
ble at all participating merchants
now and through Thursday, April
Latest reports had it that $230.00
worth of prizes would be distribu-
ted in this Treasure Hunt on May
■ 44i ■ "'
Citizens State Bank
Installs New Clock
The Citizens State Bank of Gid-
dings is installing a new clock on
the corner of its building on Main
and Austin Streets.
The clock will be visible along
both streets and will be a great
boon to both local citizens and
visitors to the city.
The clock comes equipped with
Westminster chimes.
The board of the Citizens State
Bank, is to be congratulated upon
the installation of this clock. A
picture of the clock appears in
the advertisement of th^ Lauk
another page of The Star
The conference begins with
registration and a tea Thursday
morning at 9 and will close Fri-
day afternoon.
slipped as he
and production-doubling pelleting
equipment, was announced this
week by officials of the feed
manufacturing firm.
John E. Jackson, Nutrena plant
superintendent, said the expand-
ed services were brought about by
increased sales resulting from a
growing South Texas livestock
and poultry market, increased use
of complete feeds and introduc-
tion of Nutrena production sys-
, the principal speaker. Also on
be the program will be Mrs J C.
McLaughlin of Bryan, 20th Dis-
trict president.
Mrs Harris has been in PTA
work for some 14 years, serving
as historian goals chairman, par-
liamentarian, and president of
her local unit, as vice-president
and president in the county
council, and as president of Dis-
trict 10 and 21
Besides her parent-teacher
work, she is active in the Church
of Christ, in mental health work,
library, TB, FFA, FHA, as well
as in other club and civic af-
fairs.
Mrs. McLaughlin has served
as president of an elementary
and a junior high unit, as vice-
president and aide to the district
president, and as chairman of
various committees on the local
ar d council level
She is also active in church
and civic organizations. She at-
tended Sam Houston State Col-
legislature. The people of Lee
County arc fortunate In having
both members of the legislature
on committees concerned with
agriculture and cattle raising
problems.
and Mrs. H. G. Flinn of Lincoln. It is assumed that a rope from
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Giddings Texas
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