The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1971 Page: 1 of 14
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VOLUME 76 — NUM3ER 28
CLIFTON, TEXAS 76634, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1971
TWO SECTIONS * PRICE TEN CENTS
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The Washington offires of U.
S. Senator Lloyd Bentscn and
Con ns?man W. It. Poage an-
nounced Monday that the Farm-
ers Home Adminis ration has
approved a loan of $198,000 for
another project, underway hy the
C itton Mousing Authority which
hopes to soon start buildi.ng 82
icvv-rent houses for eiderly and
low-income families here, via a
hl>D loan.* These two projects
eo.jSiiuction of 14 three-bedroom are in no way related, except
BOSQUE NOW ROLLING ALONG— A
photo in Tie Record two weeks ago
showed a Bosque River that had quit
running and that had water only in the
deeper holes. The past seven days of
rain have not only broken the drouth
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and heat wave, but have the creeks and
rivers running again. This shows the
Old Mill Dam at Clifton on the Bosque
with water again running over the dam.
—Record Staff Photo by Leon Smith
Upon A Thought •
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71 Cub Grid Schedule
Told; Ducat Sales Soon
Only a few weeks remain be- Hamilton, Granbury and Joshua
fore the lail Cation Cubs foot- i in that order for the first half
ball season, and ail 10 regular | 01 tne non-district season.
rental he seg units for Clifton.
The loan for t.iese rental hous-
es was app.ied for by Clifton In-
rl.sir,a. Apartments, Inc., a non-
pro. i. organization which is build-
ing the houses.
j The news story on the front
’ pare of the Waco newspaper
Tuesday was incorrect in several
places! These are to be rented to
“moderate income” families, n it
1 “low income” families. (There is
One Month
'Til Centex
Fair; Rodeo
The annual Central Texas Fair
and Kodeo scheduled for Septem-
ber 2, 3, and 4 is barely a month
xn
4^ury,
There are some kinds of wel-
fare costs tnat we have a moral
oougauon to bear. The Good
boor, teaches to honor tny fattier
and mother, and tnat we are our
ibimneis Keeper. And tne ms
In upper has never begrudged
Saxes 10 pay tor weltare lor
eiderly neeuy, blind and dis-
abled, or lor needy children.
but we are totany opposed to
fweuare payments of any Kind
for those iazy numans who sitnpiy
Won t work.
1 1 wisii every taxpayer in Amer-
ica courd have read me two edi-
torials hy Dick West, editorial
threeior of Tne Dallas Morning
News, published in The News
last bunuay.
I It makes the blood boil of
those 01 us who woik a fuh week,
every week, and have to pay
such high taxes to provide wel-
fare for those who won’t work.
"'The KepuDlican administration
is responsible for the current
Weltare mil that has already
been approved by a majority of
tlie u. o. House ot Hepiesenta-
tives Gets pray the hen ate will
turn it down!!. Tms includes a
proposal lor a guaranteed min-
imum wage for ii,vbx< xBuux,
WtlGTlHsit THEY'LL WUltK OH
hut, 01 $2,4uu per year.
But betore we Diamc it all
bn me Kepuuiicans, took at some
ol the Democrats liKe Sen. led
Kennedy, and omer liuerais in
both parties who say this min-
imum annual guaranteed income
s§s not large enough! Tney advo-
ate maKing it ?*,ouo per year!
Lord help this country 11 the
xpayers ever get a oelty-fuh
i mese idiotic snenamgans and
0 on strike like the iauor unions
»!
Even the Congressmen are
piling this new proposal known
is the Famuy Assistant Man
I'API, “The Monster.”
[The Dallas News editorial says
lerc are now 10 million people
iw enrolled at a cost of around
million. The new Nixon plan
ill double the number on the
Ifarc rolls, and guess who'll
vc to pay the extra $5 billion
;c DROP OF INK- Page 8A)
nnes Chapel Singing Set
[The regular first Sunday of
month singing at Lanes
lapel will be held Sunday, Aug.
Ifrom 2 until 4. The benches
|ie been refinished, so every-
is invited and urged to at-
1
season games look like tough
tests for the Cubs.
Ad the teams — with a single
exception — are teams that re-
gulars play the Cuds. Alvarado,
however, was replaced on the
C,ud schedule this year by Gran-
a strong uouDle-A team
vvitn a lot of scaips taken in past
battles.
dust how tough the Granbury
Pirates are this year we ll have
to see. Cub Head Coach Aubrey
Roberts said. "They must thniK
they can beat us, else they
wouldn't have signed on for this
year’s schedule.” Naturally
Coach Roberts, and the Cub var-
sity will try to scuttle the plans
01 these Pirates.
Clifton has scrimmaged the
Pirates in recent years, but have
not played them in regular sea-
son games.
Clifton will open the season
Sept. 10 with hostnig the power-
ful Mart Panthers in Cub Sta-
dium. The Cubs will trek to Val-
ley Mills next to play their an-
nual rivalry against the always
strong Eagles. Then it will be
4 4 4
1971 CLIFTON CUBS
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DISTRICT 1'0-AA
VARSITY (All Games 8 p.m.)
Sept 10 — Mart — Here
Sept. 17 — Valley Mills—There
Sept 24 — Hamilton — Here
Oct. 1 — Granbury — There
Oct. 8 — Joshua — Here
Oct. 15 — "Tvlidumy — There
Oct. 22 — *Connally — There
Oct. 29 — * Robinson — Here
Nov. 5 — *West — Here
Nov. 12 — "McGregor — There
B-SQUAD (Games 7:30 p.m.)
Sept. 9 — Mart — There
Sept. 1H— Valley Mills — Here
Sept, 23 — Hamilton — There
Sept. v8d -— Granbury — Here
Oct. 7 — Joshua — There
Oct. 14 — *Midway — Here
Oct. 21 — *Connaily — Here
Oct. 28 — -'Robinson — There
Nov. 4 — *West — There
Nov. 11 — "McGregor — Here
8TH GRADE CUBS
(Tuesday & Thursday Games
6:30 p.m.)
Oct. 5 — Joshua — There
Oct. 14 — "'Midway — Here
Oct. 21 — "‘Connaily — Here
Oct. 28 ~ * Robinson — There
Nov. 4 — "'West — There
Nov. 11 — "McGregor — Here
7TH GRADE CUBS
(Tuesday & Thursday Games
5:30 p.m.)
Oct. 5 — Joshua — There
Oct. 14 — *Midway — Here
Oct. 21 — "‘Connaily — Here
Oct. 28 — * Robinson — There
Nov. 4 — "'West — There
Nov. 11 — "McGregor — Here
Tne actual first game of the
season win oe the Cuo B-Squad's
game against Mart, at Mart on
oept. 9.
uifton's seventh and eighth
graue teams wni begin their 6-
game seasons in Octooer.
tiCKets are being primed and
win go on saie soon.
con-
king
an-
Week of Rain
Breaks Heat
Wave; Drouth
Whoever coined the sayings:
"Anyone who predicts weatner
in Texas is either a fool or a new-
comer,” and ”lf you don’t like
the weather in Texas, just wait
a minute,” must have been
genius, for it is certainly true
tnat we get our share of weather
oddities and quick changes.
Two weeks ago The Record
ran photographs of the nearly
dry Bosque River, and of bone-
dry Meridian and Neils Creeks.
The many days of 100 plus de-
gree weather was giving us one
ot the worst drouths in recent
See RAIN— Page 8A)
away and tair officials
tentants are both busy
last minute preparations li
otner big fair.
Contestants are expecti
represent each ot the eight
ties included by the fair,
the past, girls and boys
Bosque, McLennan, Hiil, John-
son, Sommervilie, Erath, Ham-
ilton, and Coryeil Counties are
eligible to enter competition.
Entry blanks may he obtained
from Mrs. Keith Patterson at
the Clifton Record, Robert Bald-
ridge at the Clifton Post Office,
or Mrs. Raymond Lammert at
her home in Clifton.
All livestock entry blanks must
not be postmarked later than
Wednesday, August 25. Entry
blanks must be accompanied by
tne entry fee and should be sent
to: Secretary, Central Texas
f air, Clifton, Texas 76634.
Home Economics Division en-
try blanks are due Monday, Au-
gust 30, and should also be sent
lo the above address.
Fair catalogues have been sent
to County Agents, Ag. Teachers,
and Home Economics Teachers.
Catalogues are also available at
The Clifton Record.
An added attraction this year
for exhibitors, Agriculture Teach-
ers, and County Agents will be
a breakfast sponsored by the
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
on the morning of the opening
day of the fair from 6:30 a.m.
to 8:00 a.m.
All girls and boys are urged
to make plans now to enter the
competition at the Central Texas
Fair.
for the fact that they are both
to be in the same town.
(See Re.at ' Editorial, Page 2)
The 14 1 ciuai ho_scs 10 be buj.t
i<>, model ate .ncoine lamints
are to oe separate houses and
no, apaiJiKMu-) as the Waco
paper reported. A.so the Waco
newspaper reported that C. E. !
Otsen, jr., Was the manager lor
the apaitmenis and trus too was :
Wtong. wir. u.sen is tne president
01 me non-p.out coipoiauoa tnat
is bui.ding me nouses.
coiiSu uciiOd oius tor the 14-
ho..se project ha*e aneady been
icce.veu, aiiu tne two lowest bids
were trom .National bui.ding ,
Centers ot Culton and Bema,
Inc. ot College station. The con-
struction contract lor these
houses, however, has not been
awarded pending receipt of tne
$198,000 Joan trom Farmers j
rtonie Admin, inow that tne
money has been approved, the s
construction contract should be I
awarded very soon.
Ciiuon's otner nousing propect,;
the 82-unit rtcD project is ex- j
peeled to advertise tor construe-:
non bids in tne very near future. !
me miouse project wnl be
bunt on lots in tne oiock located ,
just west ot Stevens implement j
wO.
the 32-unit project will be lb-1
ated on two ditterent sites:
The 15 ot the etaerty units wiil |
be located on tive-eightns of a I
oiock between W. HacKberry and j
W. Recan, lacing Recan, and be- J
tween Avenues D and R. tms is
only three blocks from downtown
canon.
Tne other elderly unit and the
16 regular family unns wnl oe
located on hail a oiock lacing
in. Ave. 1, between w. Myrtie
and W. Mapie, and on anoiner :
naif a Mock across the street j
on the west side ot N. Ave. 1. :
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VACCINATED AGAINST VEE — Clifton
veterinarian Dr. Tom Browder is shown
hera putting the needle to one of an
estimated 1100 head of horses he has
vaccinated during the last three weeks
against the dread horse disease known
as VEE He estimated that 95' of Bos-
que County’s horse population has now
been inoculated against the disease that
is fatal in horses. —Photo by Leon Smith
95% of Bosque Horses Final Rites Held
Vaccinated Against VEE Soffigstd
Clifton veterinarian Dr. Tom
Browder told The Record this
week that he believes the died
horse disease known as Venezue-
lan Equine Eneephalomyeletis or
VEE, has now been checked, but
ho advised all horse owners, who
have not had their animals vae-
cuiated against the sickness that
it is fatal to horses, to do so at
population has now been
cinated.
Dr. Browder said that
vac- Funeral services for Pastor
'j Walter T. Gtgstad. were held
a]j : Sunday afternoon, July 25, 1971,
This location is roughly a block I once.
and a halt west of snorty Craw-
ford s Fina station on North
nignway 6.
Dr. Browder estimated that he
Countians who have not yet had
their horses vaccinated -noulci
at range io have it done betore
Saturday.
’the vaccine may become hard-
er to obtain alter Saturday he
Said.
He explained that this vaccine
contains a uve virus solution,
and that the vaccine cannot be
$89.50 in June Cancer
fund Memorials Reported
Cancer memorials for the
month of June amounted to $89.50
and were made in memory ot
the following persons: Mrs. Dell
Gaulduig, Miss Mildred Lewis,
Mrs. George Thompson, Jr., Mrs.
Sara Brough, Joel Gilbert, Lan-
don Hamrick, and Jim Hord.
The donations came from Cali-
fornia, Walnut Springs, Clifton,
Morgan, Valley Mills, Arlington,
and Cranfills Gap, according to
a report by Mrs. Roland Jones
Jr.
personally has vaccinated 1100: stoekpued because the v irus
head ot horses and that other changes form and is not eftec-
veterinarians have vaccinated tive as a vaccine more than 12
250 other Bosque County horses hours alter "we receive it." The
during the past three weeks, and vaccine bottles tah* marked "good
that this figure amounts to about! for 48 hours . he added, but by
90 to 95 percent of the horse j tne time we get it, we nave only-
population in Bosque County. 112 hours in which to use the vac-
“We have been fortunate that vine doses,
the misquito population in our
County was abnormally low be-
cause of the drouth.”
Unless a Gulf storm blows in-
fected misquitos into this area,
or a local horse comes in con-
tact with another infected horse
or an infected rodent, Bpsque
County should have no problems
with the disease, he said. Also
he
cent of the state-wide horse
Nursing School
To Begin New
at the Trinity Lutheran Church
with Rev. E. H. Knitt officiating
and assisted by Rev. Marvin O.
uttmers, pastor 01 St.. Oiaf Lu-
theran Church, Cranfills Gap in-
i torment followed in Catton ceme-
tery.
Raster Gtgstad died Friday,
July 23, 1971, at 11:30 p.m. at the
j Goodaa-Witcher Hospital, Clifton.
During the services, Pastor
Albert Retrich, chairman of the
Waco Conference of Texas Dis-
, met A. L. C., brought words of
j sympathy from the eonterenee.
Mrs. O. R. Jenson served as or-
; gamst and Mrs. Patsy Lancaster
served as violinist. The Trinity
church choir sang two hymns
I and the congregation joined in
singing "A Mighty Fortress is
| Our God".
Pallbearers were: E. M. Wal-
j lace, H. B. Dahl, O. R. Jenson,
O. E. Pierson, E. F. Luekenbach,
; O. C. Pederson, Will Krueger Jr.,
! and A. L. Bronstad.
Honorary pallbearers were:
I Pastors L. G. ijikpaman, B. I.
Class in Sept.
SiilLSdTfl aboTSo H •» *-«™**l »■«* !>.*, Jr..
. of the stntiMi-utP hLo th;a lh.c Goodalt-Witther Hospi-jiiam Johnson, K. H. Wuensche,
tats school of vocational nursing Albert Petrieh, and Marvin Ott-
I vyili begm a new course in nud- j niers.
September, and that anyone in-j Walter T Gigstad was born
teiested in this school should October 24. 1889, at Valders, Wis-
app.y as. soon as possible. amslJ1, tht> son ot 0k> and Sarah
App.ications should be submit- j Gigstad. lie attended the school
leu either to Jim B. Smith, hos- fa his communitv and later at*
puat administrator, or to Mrs. tended Uittenburg Academy, gra-
j Louise Uttmers, K. N, director | duaung in 1919.
! 01 the school ot nursing. Contact1
i them tor additional mtormation
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FIXING UP FAIR BARNS — Volunteer workmen are
pictured here fixing up the Central Texas Fair barns
in preparation for the coming 40th annual fair slated
Sept. 2-4, and which is only about a month away. From
left to right is Homer McDougal, general manager of
m
the fair; Charles Lir.dloy, CHS Vo. Ag. teacher, and
Robert Willmann. In photo at right is Raymond Lam-
mert (foreground) and Curtis Bakke, president of the
Central Texas Fair Association.
—Record Staff Photo by Leon Smith
and application forms.
This class will be limited to
h or 9 students, and the school
will last one year. Mr. Smith
saicWtiat this school is an oppor-
tunity for those who quality tor
11 ifo learn a “good vocation’.’.
AiteV the years schooling is
completed, sRglehl nurses may
take ihe board examina-
tion and upon passing it, qualify
to become an L. V. N. or Licens-
ed Vocational Nurse.
Masons Invited to
Fellowship Supper
At Clifton Aug. 5th
Royal Arch Masons and Royal
& beiect Masons ot Chiton's
Chapter No. 252 and Council No.
160. invite all Master Masons
in the Bosque Valley and Lake
Whiiney area to attend an ice
cream supper on Thursday, Aug.
5 at the Clifton Lodge Hail.
Masons will bo invited to con-
sider advanced masonic work,
however, there is no obligation to
the Masons who attend, it was
annunccd.
This is to be a tellowship and
uiformaUonal meeting.
In the fall of 1910, he enrolled
in Luther College, Decorah. Iowa,
and was graduated with the
B. A. Degree in 1914. At Luther
College he was a dependable .and
energetic student leader,j Serving
as a member of the Luther Col-
lege Concert Band, as President
of the Student body in his senior
year, was a member of the Lu-
ther basketball team, and team
captain ot the basketball squad in
(See GIGSTAD- Page 8A>
PASTOR GIGSTAD
. . . Sunset Chaplain
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Logan, Sam D., Jr. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1971, newspaper, July 29, 1971; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth797213/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.