Lee County News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 19, 1966 Page: 1 of 16
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PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY BY CAPITAL ASSOCIATED SERVICES, INC., GIDDINGS, TEXAS
VOLUME 77
GIDDINGS, LEE COUNTY, TEXAS 78M2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1966
South Central Texas Community
Action Association, Inc, Meeting Held
The Board of Directors' meeting for
the South Central Texas Community
Action Association was held Wednes-
eryone the opportunity for educa-
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day, October 12, in La Grange.
Among the proceedings of the
meeting was a declaration that a co-
py of the proposed By-Laws be sent
to each Director for his approval or
disapproval. If the By-Laws are ap-
proved by a majority of the Board, a
charter will be applied for by the
President, R. B. Tolson.
A preamble for the South Central
Texas Community Association, Inc.,
was drafted as follows:
"It shall be the purpose of this
corporation to implement and carry
out the provisions and spirit of the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1965.
Therefore, the policy of this corpo-
ration shall be to strive for elimi-
nation of poverty in the district in
which it operates by opening to ev-
tion and training, the opportunity
to work, and the opportunity to live
in decency and dignity. The cor-
poration shall direct its efforts to-
ward strengthening, supplementing
and coordinating other efforts in the
member counties in furtherance of
said policy.
"It shall be the policy of this cor-
poration to accept as members of
equal standing all such counties ad.
jacent to or joining any member
county so long as the county sub-
scribes to the By-Laws as set forth
hereafter and upon approval by a
majority vote of the existing Board
of Directors.
"The name of this corporation
shall be South Central Texas Com-
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Two Cars Involved In
Accident In City
The intersection of Highway 290
and North Leon Street, Giddings, was
the scene of an accident Thursday
afte eon. October 13 at 3 30 o'clock.
The cars involved in the collision
was a 1962 Ford, driven by Mrs. Ca-
roline Miller, 1108 East Austin, Gid-
dings, and a 1960 Austin Healey,
whose driver was Richard Perez Mer-
cado, 4526 Avenue G, Austin, Hrs.
Miller is 34 years old and Mr. Mer-
cado is 21.
Investigation of the accident was
conducted by City Marshall Charles
(Bubba) Rost. Neither of the occu-
pants of the vehicles involved were
reported injured. Damage to the
cars was estimated as minor.
Absentee Voting
For November
General Election
Absentee voting for the citizens of
Lee County will begin Wednesday,
October 19 at the Lee County Court
House.
The hours in which absentee votes
may be cast are 8:00, 5:00 Monday
through Friday (except from 12:00 to
1:00 p. m. when county offices will
be closed), and 8:00 to 12:00 on Sat-
urday.
The deadline for absentee voting is
Thursday, November 3. Those who
will be unable to be present to cast
their votes in the November 8
General election are urged by Lee
County Clerk, W. E. Marburger, to
take advantage of the absentee voting
opportunity from October 19 - No-
vember 3.
Where can you get a view such as this in Giddings? On top
of the tallest sign in Giddings, of course. See page 2.
LEXINGTON EAGLES DOWN
BARTLETT BULLDOGS 34 to 6
By BILL SPENCER
The Lexington Eagles flew high
Friday night as they defeated the
Bartlett Bulldogs by the score of 34
to 6. This brings the Eagles record
to 2-2-2 for the season and 1-1-1 for
district 24-A play.
The game started at 7:30 after an
Lee County TSTA, To Meet Monday
The Lee County Teachers Associa-
tion, local unit of TSTA, will meet
Monday, Oct. 24, 1966, at 7:30 p. m.
at Dime Box High School, Dime Box,
Texas.
Mr. Traxel Stevens, Managing Edi-
tor of the Texas Outlook, will be the
guest speaker. His subject will be,
"The TSTA Legislative Program for
1966-67."
• • • •
Mr. Stevens has devoted twenty
years to the field of reporting, writ-
ing, and editing. More than nine of
those years have been as managing
editor of the TEXAS OUTLOOK, the
monthly magazine which is the voice
of the Texas State Teachers Associa-
tion. He has held this position since
joining the TSTA staff in May, 1956.
His varied experience in the journa-
lism field includes college public re-
lations work, radio news reporting of
city hall and courthouse events, cov-
ering the Texas Legislature and state
government as Capitol correspondent
FLASH!
Victor Urban, Sophomore Full
back for the Giddings Buffaloes,
was named “Outstanding Back",
by the Houston Chronicle in their
Monday edition.
Urban’s outstanding gridiron
abilities for the Buffs, are beginn-
ing to receive far-reaching ac-
claim.
TRAXEL STEVENS
for a number of Texas Newspapers,
and journalism director for the Uni-
versity Interscholastic League. In the
latter capacity he was editor of that
agency’s monthly newspaper, the IN.
TERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUER. He
also was director of the Interscholas-
tic League Press Conference for high
school journalists.
Mr. Stevens is a graduate of Loui-
siana College and has done graduate
work st the University of Texas. He
is a member of the International
Council of Industrial Editors, State
Education Editors, and Sigma Delta
Chi, national professional journalism
society.
Cameron Fire Truck
Overturns; Driver
Killed in Mishap
An ironical and tragic aspect relat.
ed to the explosion at the Rockdale
Aluminum Works at approximately
4:45 p .m. Sunday, Oct. 16, causing
extensive damage to the aluminum
atomizing facility, but in which no
injuries were reported, was the com-
pletely demolished fire truck from
the Cameron Fire Department, resul-
ting in the death of the driver, Larry
Bird of Cameron.
The fatal mishap happened at about
5:30 p. m. Sunday evening after the
Cameron Fire Department had an-
swered the summons from the Alcoa
Plant and was rushing its truck bear-
ing fire extinguishing equipment to
the scene of the explosion.
According to Assistant Chief of the
Cameron Fire Department, Mr. E. L.
Kohutek, the driver of the truck, Lar-
ry Bird was traveling at a high rate
of speed on the Old U. S. Highway
77, and was approaching what is com-
monly known as "dead man’s curve"
approximately three miles south of
Rockdale when he apparently lost
control of the vehicle. The truck was
overturned, scattering equipment and
facilites over a wide area.
Mr. Bird was carried via Phillips
& Luckey ambulance to the Scott &
White Hospital in Temple, where he
died at 1:20 a. m. Tuesday, Oct. 18.
He was 28 years old and lived with
his wife and two young sons in liv-
ing quarters above the garage and
office of the Cameron Fire Depart-
ment.
inch and one half rain and the field
was wet. Bartlett won the toss and
elected to receive on the first posses-
sion the Eagles were unable to move
the ball, but Charles Frosch, having
one of his better nights, kicked the
ball some 50 yards to Bartletts 20 and
on the second play the Bulldogs were
shook loose from the ball and Frosch
recovered on the 22 yard line. On
the first play from scrimmage the
Eagles picked up 4 yards to Bartletts
18, but then fumbled loosing 6 yards
and again the next play fumbled and
this time there was a Bulldog recov-
ery.
Late in the first quarter David
Brown intercepted a pass on the Ea-
gles 25 yard line and returned to the
35. At this point Quarterback Gary
Jordan found a soft spot in the Bull-
dog line and started Kenneth Patsch-
ke on a march. Patschke ran ev-
ery play on this 65 yard drive first
over the right tackle and then over
the left and was gaining from 8 to
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Explosion In
Alcoa Aluminum
Plant Sunday *
An explosion in the new Aluminum
Atomizing Facility at Rockdale oc-
curred at approximately 4:45 p. m.
on Sunday, October 13, which resul-
ted in extensive damage to the unit.
Six men were on duty in an adjoin-
ing building, but no injuries were re-
ported. The works manager, Mr. Ho-
ward F. Chrisco, has stated that the
cause of the explosion is yet undeter-
mined.
The Atomizing Department was in-
stalled at the Rockdale works earlier
in the year, construction having been
completed in February, with produc-
tion beginning in July. The Ato-
mizing Unit produces aluminum pow.
der for the use of the U. S. Navy.
Alcoa Works in Rockdale is basic-
ally an aluminum smeltering plant
which employs more than 1200 peo-
ple. The plant produces Sheet Ingot,
Extrusion Ingot, Foundry Ingot and
Atomized Aluminum Powder. Da-
mage resulting from the explosion
was restricted to the Atomizing Fa-
cility, and officials of the plant were
unable to predict the time required
for reconstruction or for what inter-
val production would be curtailed.
However, according to Mr. John
Brust, Public Relations Manager for
the Alcoa Plant, he did not antici-
pate that employment would be effec-
ted.
Lincoln Resident
Injured in Accident
John Kalmbach, Route 1, Lincoln,
sustained severe head injuries in a
three-car wreck which occurred late
Thursday, October 13, at the inter-
section of U. S. Highway 290 and the
Old Manor Road. Mr. Kalmbach was
admitted to the intensive care ward
of Brackenridge Hispital in Austin.
His condition was reported as satis-
factory
According to Texas Highway Pa-
trolman D. K. McDaniel, the colli-
sion involved a car driven by Susie
Lara Briseno, Manor; a car driven
by Shirley Walker Mobley, 3402 Fer-
guson Street, Austin, and the car
driven by Mr. Kalmbach at Lincoln.
Cruz Perez, 23, Manor, Janie Pe-
rez, 11, Manor, psasengers in the
Briseno vehicle; and Shirley Walker
Mobley were treated and released
from Brackenridge Hospital.
The Herd Stampeded Caldwell 22-6
and on the first play Keng carried
By JIM BASSETT
Giddings looked like a completely
different ball club Friday night as
they displayed a bruising ground
game, and blocking was the key to
their attack. The game with Cald-
well was 17AA District opener for
both clubs. The Buffs scored early
in the first quarter, moving, almost
70 yards on the ground with the fine
running of Larry Zoch and Victor Ur-
ban.
Victor Urban, playing fullback, re-
placing Ronnie Urban who saw li-
mited duty because of a bad leg,
gained 42 yards during the drive,
and scored the first touch down from
the one foot line. Sanders ran for
the two points.
Both teams scored in the third
quarter. James Dubcak recovered
a fumble on Caldwell's I yard line
the ball behind good blocking for the
score. Victor Urban ran for two
points. Caldwell came back passing,
moving the ball to the Buff's 17 yard
line and the quarterback, on a roll-
out. ran for a touchdown. The pass
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Rainfall Report
The official rainfall report as re-
corded at the Giddings Post Office
for the week of October 11 - 18 was
as follows:
Wednesday, October 12 — .04
Thursday, October 13 — .07
Saturday, October 13 — .27
Monday, October 16 — .12
Rainfall recorded during October,
prior to the 11th was 35.
During the month of September, to-
tal rainfall recorded was 6.90.
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