The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1995 Page: 1 of 10
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Nannie Tyson Wish
List fulfilled for
many area families
Single cery
Rdce 40k
This year's Christmas Wish big> in other words we had all
program was a huge success. tyPes of people who wanted to
There are always some minor make this year just a little hap-
glitches, but it was by any stan- pier for others. Once again to
dard very successful. We had those of you who helped to make
people helping for the first time this a great day for the people of
and "old hands" working side by Mills County - Thank You! ! !
side sorting food, wrapping pre- Butch Foster
sents and numerous other things
that need to be done to make
this "event" happen.
There were 57 families that
were helped with food and 142
children that received gifts. Two
locations at the Baptist Church
in Goldthwaite were literally
filled with people, food, gifts,
boxes and various other things.
At 9 AM it seemed like the end-
less sea of people, food and
present and by 2:30 PM. the last
of the deliveries were completed.
Fifty-five people showed up to
help sort and deliver these boxes
of cheer. Deliveries were made
from Mullin to Star, to Caradan
to Regency, to Priddy and in
Goldthwaite. That's a lot of
miles.
Who are these people that
made these deliveries? Well, let's
see. We had families, grandma's
and grandpas and children and
youth, singles and couples,
young and old, big and not so
Gololl
Establishedin 1894
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and the Mullin Enterprise
Volume 102, No. 24 • Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas 76844 • Thurs., Dec. 28, 1995
Operation Motorcide is
in effect for holidays
The Department of Public Administrative License Revoca-
Safety's Operation Motorcide tion program."
will be in effect for the New Thomas also urged motorists _
Year's weekends. to wear safety belts and use child
The New Year's reporting pe- restraints.
riod begins at 6 p.m. Friday, "If you do get involved in an
December 29, and continues accident, being buckled up gives
through midnight Monday, . you the best chance of escaping
January 1,1996. The DPS esti- injury," he said.
mates as many as 40 fatalities Also, the DPS is encouraging’
during that period. motorists to call its toll-free num-
The DPS Public Information ber, 1-800-525-5555, if automo-
Quotable Quote
Tmaoination lifeverylamnin-•
this country, built every chureh, Nannie Tyson program snapshot
perforrmereve creacta iorderana On Dec. 21st, about 55 people showed up at the First Baptist Church in Goldthwaite to wrap
rotten thin for more people It presents, pack food and do other chores associated with the 1995 Nannie Tyson Christmas
is the priceless ingredient for a Wish program. In the photo above, Mark Dowell, Butch Foster, Rachel Foster, Greg Proffitt
better day. and Jake Proffitt work wrapping jeans and shirts for needy families. Deliveries were made
Henry J. Taylor all over Mills County.
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Glenn Carr
Office will issue statewide traf-
fic fatality reports once a day.
Statistics will be released at 3
p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday of both holiday week-
ends. Final counts will be re-
leased at 3 p. m. Tuesday.
The Texas Department of Pub-
lic Safety is estimating more
holiday traffic deaths this year
due to high traffic volume, long
trips and the probability of in-
creased speeds because of the
higher speed limit.
"With this increase in the
speed limit, motorists are going
to have to drive even more care-
fully this holiday season," said
DPS Assistant Director Lt. Col.
Dudley Thomas.
Based on federal law changes,
Texas' speed limits December 8
rose to 70 m.p.h. during the day
and 65 m.p.h. at night for pas-
senger cars on many highways.
For trucks, the maximum speed
is 60 m.p.h. during the day and
55 m.p.h. at night. However, the
Texas Department of Transpor-
tation is conducting safety stud-
ies, and speed limits will be set
lower in some areas.
"Texas motorists should con-
tinue obeying the posted speed
limit signs until the Department
of Transportation changes those
signs," Thomas said. "During
1994, speeding contributed to
21 percent of all traffic fatalities
in Texas. Motorists should be
particularly careful during this
holiday season, when traffic will
be heavy on our state's high-
ways.
During both holiday periods,
all available DPS troopers will
be on the roadways looking for
traffic violations and assisting
announces
for Sheriff
Mills County Sheriff Glenn
Carr has authorized the Goldth-
waite Eagle to announce his can-
didacy for re-election to the office
of Mills County Sheriff, Tax As-
sessor/Collector, subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic Primary.
Sheriff Carr has been Sheriff
here for the past seven years. He
is running for his third full term
of office in Mills County.
“I want to thank all the folks of
Mills County for their support
and cooperation in my day to day
duties during these past seven
years. I also appreciate the sup-
port of the voters in the past two
elections and I sincerely ask for
your vote in 1996.
“The staff at the Mills County motorists.
Law Enforcement Center and I "In addition to excessive speed,
have worked diligently to be fair drinking and driving continue
and,open with all the citizens of to play a major role in Texas'
the county. It has been a privi-
lege to serve you,” Carr said.
traffic death toll," Thomas said.
"Don't get behind the wheel if
Top salesmen in popcorn event
These four members of the Goldthwaite Cub Scout Pack were singled out as the top salesmen
in the annual Popcorn Drive held here. The boys were given trophies for their hard work.
Pictured are, left to right, Laramie Lindsay (fourth place), Russell Wiedebusch (third place),
Jared Gist (second place), and Tyler Schmidt (first place). Tyler sold $721 worth of popcorn.
Glenn and his wife Cynthia
reside east of Goldthwaite. They
have three children.
you have been drinking. That's
a fast way to tragedy, to jail, and
to lose your license through the
Total sales for the pack was $9,055. Pocket knives were given to the top 37 boys, each of which
sold at least $150 worth of popcorn. The awards were presented at a special Christmas
Banquet at the Methodist Fellowship Hall last week.
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tive problems leave them
stranded on the roadside this
holiday season.
"Not only is breaking down on
the highway inconvenient to
travelers, it also can be danger-
ous;" Thomas said.
The best way to avoid automo-
tive problems.is to make sure
your vehicle is in good shape
before you, begin a trip. If the
weather is cold, take blankets
and water along in case you be-
come stranded. If you break
down, leave your emergency
lights on, stay with your vehicle,
and if you have a cellular phone,
use it to call DPS. Don't take
rides from strangers, but ask
them to help contact authori-
ties. .
To report traffic accidents,
erratic drivers or other police
st
emergencies, travelers should 1
call 911. When dialing either 1
number, please try to pinpoint 1
your location by using mile *
markers or cross street.
Ellis makes
announcement
as candidate
Steve Ellis, Brownwood attor-
ney and former District Attor-
ney of the 35th Judicial District,
has announced that he is run-
ning for the office of District
Judge of the 35th Judicial Dis-
trict Court.
The district presently includes
Brown and Mills Counties. He
will seek the Democratic nomi- I
nation for the position in the
Democratic primary in March of i
1996 aiming toward the general
election held in November 1996.
"Upon prayerful consider-
ation, I have decided to seek the
office of district judge. It is not a |
decision that I have made lightly.
(Please see ELLIS, Page 10) '
Mills County Youth Fair
January 19th and 20th
The Mills County Youth Fair is scheduled for
Friday and Saturday, January 19 and 20,
1096. It is time for the preparation by adults
to become more intensified because of in-
volvement in the Mills County Youth Fair
Premium ale
Sam Campbell, Sales Committee Chairman,
is announcing the first planned meeting for
U4lE -11- VOulLy i Oil r air bales committee
me ers. This first meeting is to be eld on
Thursday, January 4th, at the Wagon Wheel
Restaurant at 7:00 p.m. Sales committee mem-
bers, please mark this date and time on your
calendars and make every effort to attend
this very importantmeeting. Decisions will
he make which will determine the success of
the 1996 MillsCounty Youth Fair Premium
Sale.
District Attorney Lee Haney
said, "The Mills County Grand
Jury was in session Wednesday,
December 20th, 1995. Three (3)
true bills were returned against
three (3) persons.
True Bills: Bobby "Bo" Sybert,
Burglary of a Habitation; Melvin
Glen Seider, Jr., Habitation of a '
Habitation; and Terry Glen
Abraham, Burglary of a Habita-
tion.
The District Attorney's office
does not release names of De-
fendants who have been indicted
by a Grand Jury but not yet
arrested because of an indict-
ment being sealed until the time
of arrest. In addition, names of
individuals who have had no for-
mal charges filed against them
and who are no-billed by a Grand
Jury will not be released by the
District Attorney's office at this
time.
The cases were presented to
the Grand Jury by Assistant
District Attorney Craig
Willingham.
( Top winner in lighting contest
Judy Beavers, right, presents a plaque to Judy Wigley, vice president and cashier, for the First
National Bank of Goldthwaite’s winning display in the Children’s Delight category of the 1995
Goldthwaite Garden Club Christmas Lighting Contest. Staff members at FNB decorated a
tree in the foyer (seen in the background of the photo) with ropes, bandanas and other cowboy
paraphernalia. Santa and his reindeer adorned the roof of the bank and the big Afghan Pine )
tree outside the building was decorated with lights and wrapped boxes of gifts. The Garden
Club thanked all the fine folks of the area for their effort in making Goldthwaite an even
prettier place to see during this holiday season.
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Bridges, G. Frank & Bridges, Georgie. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1995, newspaper, December 28, 1995; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1658617/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.