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VOLUME 104
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1993
NUMBER 21
GIDDINGS, LEE COUNTY, TEXAS 78942-0947
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Peanut crop expected to be
short as much as 60 percent
Lee County Commissioners
approve computer for Sheriff
Giddings wins district football title;
Buffs to play Columbus in bidistrict
Brandi Cotten reaches state
in cross country competition
As financing deadline nears,
Bullet Train developers quiet
Calvin Crenshaw retires after 14 years
as State School superintendent here
Buffs and Eagles lose
in bi-district volleyball
Lee County deer hunter
charged by wounded hog
Financing completion of new building
on USD school trustee agenda
have been trucking back and
forth from Mississippi for the
past three weeks bringing 40
loads of peanuts for the local
mill to process. Drought and
MISSISSIPPI PEANUTS-- Lee
County Peanut Company owner
Jonathan Socha speaks with
truck drivers Greg Kroblen and
Robert Daniel of Georgia. They
A new computer system will be
installed at the Lee County
Sheriff s Department which will
network with the computer sys-
tems at the County Clerk's Office
and the District Clerk's Office.
The system was approved Mon-
day for the Sheriffs Department
by the Lee County Commis-
sioner's Court. It is being pur-
chased from the Government Ser-
vice Automation Company for a
fee of $750 per month.
The new system will be pro-
gramed specifically for the
Sheriffs office and will have the
capability to tie into the county
court records and district court
records.
Carol Dismukes, County Clerk,
said it will be a real help in keep-
ing up with the records and mak-
ing sure they are up to date.
The new system is expected to be
Financing the completion of the
new school building and "hi-liting"
cost savings in the budget will be
on the Lexington School Board
agenda when it meets on Monday,
Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Other items on the agenda in-
clude:
Public input; principals' reports;
superintendent's report; commit-
tee reports and possible action;
Brandi Cotten, a Lexington se-
nior, placed second in the regional
cross country meet last Saturday
and advances to the state cross
country competition.
This is the third time that
Brandi has advanced to state com-
petition in the cross country.
Brandi placed second in the re-
gional meet with a time of 12 min-
Many rural people in Lee
County have been having prob-
lems with feral hogs tearing up
their fields and pastures and have
begun shooting them.
But, people need to know that
the hogs are dangerous and can
what peanuts were not damaged.
Many of the peanuts were not
frozen completely said Mr. Socha.
He said the stems did not freeze
completely down, which will help
in harvesting the crop. If the
stems were completely frozen the
peanuts break off the plants and
then are lost when farmers try to
harvest them.
This will help in harvesting what
nuts are on the plants. Mr. Socha
said that although the peanut
yield is expected to be way off this
year, the grades are holding up. So
far they have been averaging in
the low to mid 60's, with some of
The Giddings Buffaloes varsity
football team finished the regular
season as the outright district
champions of District 21AAA Fri-
day night the Buffs defeated
Hearne 18-13 for the champion-
ship and remain undefeated in
district play.
Rockdale, with a 35-7 win over
Caldwell Friday night finished up
in second place in the district foot-
ball race. And Elgin defeated
Manor Friday night 44-7.
Giddings will be playing Colum-
bus, the second place team from
District 22AAA in bi-district ac-
tion Friday night. The game will
be played at 7:30 p.m. at Lockhart
High School.
Calvin Crenshaw retired this
month after nearly 15 years as su-
perintendent of the Giddings
State Home and School.
He was honored last Thursday
by hundreds of staff members and
others in the community, showing
their appreciation for his years of
service to the juvenile correction
facility and to the community.
During his tenure as superinten-
dent, Mr. Crenshaw oversaw the
development of several innovative
treatment programs that have
gone on to receive national recog-
nition.
Also through his leadership, the
Giddings State School, which
girls efforts," said coach Rhea
Sheffield.
Lexington also lost a two game
match 15-12 and 15-5.
In the first game the Eagles took
an early lead, which was put off by
Wimberley. With the score going
back and forth, Wimberley then
took a 11-5 lead. Lexington closed
the gap to 13-10, but the Texans
scored two points on errors to win
the first game.
In the second game, ball han-
dling errors caused problems for
the Eagles. Wimberley set up a 9-
0 lead and finished off the game
winning 15-5.
Giddings Booster Club
to hold Bonfire Thursday
The Giddings Booster Club will
hold a special bi-district playoff
bonfire Thursday night at 7:30
p.m.
The bonfire and pep rally will be
held at the Lindner Farm on the
Country Club Road.
Boosters are inviting the public
out to cheer on the Buffs for their
bi-district football game against
Columbus Friday night
contend that the project only ben-
efits urban Texans -at their ex-
pense.
The project was revised in Sep-
tember, with Milam County being
added as an interchange. The bul-
let train would connect Austin,
Bryan-College Station, Dallas-
Fort Worth, Houston, Waco and
San Antonio, using 469 miles of
track.
The project requires 9,500 acres
See BULLET, page 13
utes and 30 seconds.
The state meet will be held Sat-
urday in Georgetown at South-
western University. She will run
at 10:50 am.
Justin Sipes of Lexington placed
50 out of 95 runners. He ran the
three mile race in 18 minutes and
24 seconds.
son record.
Giddings will be playing without
their first string quarterback, Ja-
son Haas. Jason suffered a season
ending knee injury while playing
See DISTRICT, page 17
Great American
Smokeout to be
observed in Giddings
Helping smokers to quit is the
major theme for the American
Cancer Society's Great American
Smokeout which will be observed
in Giddings and Lee County on
Thursday, Nov. 18.
Denice Harlan, spokeswoman
for the local promotion, said both
the health and home economics
class at Giddings High School will
be promoting a smoke-free day.
Also, Julia Defreece of the Pro-
bation Department will be pro-
moting a smoke-free day at the
Lee County Courthouse.
Ms. Harlan said posters, stick-
ers, t-shirts and other things will
be used to help promote the event.
Those wanting to help promote
the smokeout can contact Ms.
Harlan for information.
Smoking is a preventable cause
of death in our society. Based
upon data from the American
See SMOKE, page 15
possibly attack them in the field.
David Varnado, a local dentist,
was out deer hunting at his Lee
County deer lease this past week-
end when he saw a large number
of hogs come past his elevated
deer stand.
Dr. Varnado used a .300 caliber
magnum rifle to shoot one of the
larger hogs as it ran past his stand
late Saturday afternoon.
The hog then ran off into the
See HOG, page 15
Wheel chair ramps being
Installed around city
Wheel chair ramps have recently
been installed in Giddings, with
the first one at the Firemens Hall
and the other one at the Lee
County Museum.
Last week's article stated that
the first ramp was installed at the
Giddings State Home and School,
but the state school actually
builds the ramps.
will pay about $2 million less in
See LCRA, page 19
Probation revoked
in District Court
A Giddings man was sentenced
to 30 days in county jail after hav-
ing his probation revoked in Dis-
trict Court.
Saul Rangel Lara of Giddings
was originally charged with bur-
glary of Manheim Store. He was
sentenced last week by visiting
District Judge Albert Pruett.
The Lower Colorado River Au-
thority reported Wednesday to
state regulators that it expects to
spend less on fossil fuels in 1994,
potentially saving Central Texans
more than $2 million in electricity
costs.
A drop in LCRA fuel prices will
benefit the 44 cities and electric
cooperatives in Central Texas that
purchase electricity from the
LCRA. Beginning in February
1994, these wholesale customers,
which provide about 850,000
Texas residents with electricity,
The Giddings and Lexington
varsity volleyball teams lost in the
first round of the volleyball play-
offs Thursday night.
Giddings lost to a strong
Bellville team, while Lexington
lost to the Wimberley Texans.
Giddings, playing at Blinn Col-
lege in Brenham, lost in a two
game match 5-15 and 4-15. In
each game the Brahmas were able
to take a lead, and Giddings
struggled to fight back and close
the gap. However, the Brahmas,
who are rated no. 7 in state, were
not to be denied.
"I was extremely proud of our
The one-year extension for se-
curing $170 million in financial
commitments for the Texas high-
speed rail project is nearly up, yet
there has been silence on the part
of the group developing the project
as to whether they will meet that
deadline. And rural Texans af-
fected by the project hope that si-
lence means the bullet train may
not get off the ground.
Texas TGV Corp., which is devel-
oping the Bullet Train project, has
until Dec. 31, 1993 to secure fi-
nancing.
When the Texas High-Speed
Rail Authority had its monthly
meeting, the TVG failed to ask for
another extension of time.
Although David Rece, TGV's
chief operating officer, said they
plan to meet the deadline, he says
they don't have all the problems
solved, saying it is very complex.
Since the authority board only
meets one more time in 1993, in
mid-December, that wall be the
TGV’s last opportunity to seek an-
other extension or meet the dead-
line.
If the TGV doesn't meet the
deadline, the $6.8 billion project
for a 200-mile an hour train con-
necting major cities in Texas
would probably be all over with.
This is what many rural Texans
are hoping will happen, since they
the peanuts in the low to mid 70's.
The Lee County Peanut Com-
pany has purchased 40 truck
loads of peanuts from Mississippi
to process through their mill in
place of what they normally pro-
cess each year.
"We have been buying peanuts
here and in Waller to process so
that we will not have to lay any-
one off this year," he said. The
costs of the peanuts are much
higher due to the expense of truck-
ing, but Mississippi has had a
record crop this year, so the pea-
nuts are available.
discussion and possible action on
See FINANCE, page 7
Paige Museum Grand
Opening Is Saturday
There will be a grand opening of
the Paige Historical Museum on
Saturday, Nov. 13. The ribbon cut-
ting ceremony will be at 10:30
a.m., followed by a tour of the mu-
seum.
A barbecue lunch will be served
from 11:30 a.m. til 2 p.m. The
meal is freewill offering. A raffle
drawing will be held at 2 p.m.
Many items have been donated
to the museum. Most are from
parents, grandparents, or great
grandparents of donors who had
lived in or around Paige. There is
also a pictoral history of the town
on exhibit.
The museum is in the 1876 rail-
road depot. It is located on High-
way 290 next to the Paige Com-
munity Center.
Drought and then freeze condi-
tions have hurt the Lee County
peanut crop to the point that the
overall yield is only expected to be
about one third of the average.
Lee County Peanut owner
Jonathan Socha said that al-
though only about six to ten per-
cent of the crop has been har-
vested at this point, the yields
have been very poor.
He noted that the freeze which
came after rains broke the
drought brought a halt to the
growth of the local peanut crop.
Mr. Socha said the cool weather
after the freeze has not helped
installed in January.
The commissioners also ap-
proved a $20 per case fee increase
for all District Court civil cases.
This is allowed by state law to off-
set court expenses.
Economic Developer Joyce Bise
presented the quarterly report of
the Economic Development Coun-
cil.
Commissioners officially lifted
the burning ban in Lee County.
The commissioners had installed
a burning ban after summer
drought conditions brought on nu-
merous grass fires throughout the
county. With the recent rains in
October County Judge Pete Kraus
had lifted the burning ban and
now commissioners officially re-
move it.
The cost for performing autop-
sies for Lee County will rise to
$800. Commissioners approved an
and "He really cares about kids
and staff."
Mr. Crenshaw's career in juve-
nile corrections spans almost
three decades and two states.
After graduating from Langston
University, Mr. Crenshaw joined
the Peace Corps and served two
years in Malaysia, Southeast
Asia.
Following his return to Slick,
Oklahoma, in 1964, he became a
houseparent at Boley State School
in Boley, Oklahoma. Within a
year, he was that schools' director
of cottage life.
From 1967-68, Mr. Crenshaw
See CRENSHAW, page 15
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Giddings scrimmaged the Cardi-
nals before the regular season and
matched up well against them.
"However, we have improved dra-
matically since then," said
Giddings Head Coach Jay
Warrick.
The Cardinals will run out of the
Veer offense and show a balanced
running-passing attack.
Defensively they operate out of
the 50 and the split 6 formations.
"Columbus is a good, solid team
who do not make many mistakes,"
said Coach Warrick. They have
some top running backs in
ReShawn Brown, John Morris
and Sean Sutton.
The Cardinals have an 8-1-1 sea-
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works exclusively with violent of-
fenders, has become the safest
school that the Texas Youth Coun-
cil operates.
Three governors of Texas have
recognized him for his expertise
regarding juvenile delinquency by
appointing him to the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Advisory Board, on which he
currently serves.
Mr. Crenshaw plans to return to
his hometown of Slick, Oklahoma
now that he has retired.
Those offering praise for Mr.
Crenshaw's work made state-
ments like "His door is always
open," "He will go the extra mile,"
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increase from the Office of the
Medical Examiner of Travis
County. The $50 increase also in-
cludes making copies of records of
documentation available to the
county free of cost. The medical
examiner will also have to give the
county 60 days advance notice be-
fore the destruction of any records
See COMPUTER, page 15
Lee County Pecan Show
scheduled Tuesday
The Lee-Burleson County Pecan
and Pecan Bake Show will be held
Tuesday, at Wal-Mart in
Giddings.
Entries for the pecan show are
being taken at the County Exten-
sion Office.
Bake Show entries may be en-
tered Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
at Wal-Mart.
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then freeze problems have
caused a shortage of Lee
County peanuts this year.
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