LCRA Announces First Public Power Plant Project Meeting

The Lower Colorado River Authority scheduled a public meeting at 7:30 on Friday evening in the La Grange High School auditorium to provide details about its proposed Fayette County coal-fired electric generating plant. LCRA officials, along with those from Bechtel Power Corp., the consulting firm that recommended the Fayette County site, planned to attend. In a press release, LCRA General Manager Charles Herring said the discussion would address why LCRA needed a new power plant by 1978, why it must be coal-fired and why it should be built at the Cedar Creek site, what environmental considerations were involved and what the economic impact of the project would be on Fayette County.

Miss Glynis Tietjen, 17, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Egon Tietjen of Swiss Alp, was competing in the Miss South Texas Scholarship Pageant, a preliminary for the annual Miss America Contest. The pageant was scheduled for July 1-4 at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, where entrants would be judged in talent, swimsuit and evening gown competitions. To qualify for the event, each girl must have won a previous contest.

Both the La Grange Little League leaders and runnersup were victorious in their Friday night outings. The No. 2 Fayetteville Dodgers took the Yankees, 6-1, in the first game, while the championshipclinching Giants nosed out the Indians, 1-0, in the follow-up. John Cufr threw a three-hit, eight-strikeout hill job at the Yankees for the Dodgers triumph, and he didn’t issue a single free pass. Loser Don Bertsch was tapped for six licks, fanned six and walked three. Lionel Rumancik got a double for the winners, and Bertsch socked a two-bagger for the Yankees. The Giant-Indians game was a real hill dual between Greg Trlicek of the Giants and Jeff Cook of the Indians. Trlicek gave up only one base knock, whiffed 12, didn’t issue a single walk and led his team at bat with a double.

The La Grange Ravens waltzed to their fifth straight victory, and the La Grange Braves pulled off a couple of cliffhangers to stay one game behind a 5-1 in Tri-County Teenage Baseball action. The Ravens romped over the Eagles 17-0 at Eagle Lake, scoring eight runs in the opening inning. Richard Cernoch, who was 3-for-3 at the plate, led off with the first of his two triples, and the issue was never in doubt. Michael Albers pitched the five-inning, no-hitter, striking out six. He also contributed a triple to the eight-hit Raven attack and drove in three runs. Tommy Supak drove in the winning run as the Braves rallied for two in the final frame against the Redbirds. Bradley Kalmus was the leading Braves batter, with two for three, and Ricky Dippel was the winning pitcher.

For the 124th consecutive year, the little town of Round Top, Texas, was getting ready for a big Fourth of July celebration. A parade, speeches on the town square, a barbecue dinner, band music all day and a big dance at night were all part of the annual festivities. For horse enthusiasts, the day was to begin with a trail ride leaving Ledbetter at 6 a.m. and arriving in Round Top just as the parade began. Round Top Mayor Don Nagel planned to welcome the crowd at 10 a.m. on the town square, followed by J.B. Banik who would present his traditional patriotic speech. U.S. Congressman J.J. (Jake) Pickle and State Rep John Wilson also were to briefly address the crowd.

Funeral services were held for: Mrs. Wallie Drawe Vetter, 90, a former Fayetteville resident; Mrs. Raynell M. Stone, 31, who was buried in the Byler Cemetery at Muldoon; F.A. Brosch, 90, of Cistern; Frank G. Havelka, 76, of La Grange; Mrs. Anna Zwernemann, 79, of Rutersville; and Stanley Cernosek, 71, a native of Holman.

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in La Grange was dedicating its new parish house with a 3 p.m. service in the church on Sunday, June 30.

Sales tax receipts for La Grange in the first quarter of 1974 were $22,915, compared to $20,273 in 1973 and $17,139 for 1971. Other Fayette County town’s receipts for the first quarter of 1974 were: Flatonia $4,669; Schulenburg, $12,655; and Fayetteville $1,528. In the geographic area, Brenham was the big gainer with a 51% increase in sales tax receipts for the first three months of 1974.

After completing 18 weeks of school at the Texas Department of Public Safety training academy in Austin, Highway Patrolman Gary Ragain, a native of Springfield, Missouri, was assigned to work with Patrolman Hall in La Grange.

Ronnie Ellis placed first in the special education division of the fire prevention poster contest in Texas, the third straight year a La Grange entry won that division. La Grange Fire Chief Rudolph Voss presented Ronnie with a check for $15. By placing first in the local, district and state contests, the sixth-grader earned a total of $26.50.

Stanley Herzog of Winchester was named the new assistant manager at Perry’s in La Grange. A 1973 graduate of La Grange High School, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kilian of Winchester.

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