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Burnet County Bulletin (Newspaper) - September 26, 1977, Burnet, Texas Band members stricken Burnet second area band hit by Quot band disease a a a a a a a Bastrop a a dozen or More members of the bulldog band were rushed to Bastrop memorial Hospital Friday night during the Burnet Bastrop game suffering nausea dizziness vomiting and headaches. The first band member was stricken As the band left the Field following their halftone performance. Band director Lewis Felps said that none of the band members were believed to be seriously ill and that he Felt the symptoms were caused by the heat. Nevertheless the band was forced to disband change from their band uniforms to lighter clothing and spent the second half administering to each other. Ambulances were kept Busy the second half Rushing one after another of the band members to the Hospital. A it was a really bad scene cont. On Page 4 vix roil to , 75235 a a a a a a Burnet ____8 Marble Falls. 18 Llano. 28 Leander. .7 Brady 38 Bastrop. .19 dripping Springs. 0 Junction. ____7 Granger. 33 Mason. 7 at workshop meeting thursday night Council to study water problems Burnet the Burnet City Council is scheduled to hold a special workshop thursday night september 29 to discuss City water and sewage treatment with . A slim Quot Currington of Bryant Currington consulting engineers of Austin at 7 30 . In the fire Hall. Bryant Currington has had a Long relationship with the City in designing the water treatment Plant and the sewer Plant As Well As acting As advisors for the municipal Airport and the recent grading work in the City. With daily peaks of water usage running As High As 1,400,000 Gallons More than the softening Plant can handle Bur a monday edition a Friday night sports 25 see Page 5 vol. 104, no. 73 september 26, 1977 fiddlers festival to be televised tuesday a. 4 v Killeen a Killeen television station knit uhf Channel 46, will broadcast highlights of the 1977 Texas old time fiddlers festival tomorrow night tuesday at 6 . The program was taped on location at the fifth annual fiddlers festival in Burnet August 12 and 13, and will feature excerpts from the contest along with interviews with the contestants and organizers of the festival. A Shorter version of the program wit be broadcast at 11 30 . Tuesday during the knit program a in the Public a radio version of knit s coverage of the festival will be aired on knit pm at a later Date. Burnet county residents with antennas for their television should be Able to receive the program though local Cable companies do not carry the knit. Cong. Poage uses for Revenue sharing funds on county Agenda Burnet a the Burnet county commissioners will meet for both a special and a regular session today monday beginning at 10 . In commissioners court. The 10 . Special session will be dedicated to a Public hearing on possible uses of county Revenue sharing funds which Are provided by the Federal government. The afternoon session begins at 1 . And will Deal with the child welfare Board contract approval of the mental health clinic agreement county dictation equipment which is currently being used by the county attorney s office the closing of the Road on . Lange s property and consideration of several plats to be presented by Don Sherman for land in the Horseshoe Bay and Meadow lakes areas. Dictation equipment or county attorney Gene Stratton s office will again be considered at today s county commissioners meeting shown above Are Stratton s Secretary june Mcgilvray and county clerk Wayne Barton during Lait commissioners meeting photo by Miles Hawthorne net has been studying the possibility of tapping the local lakes for water but in the words of City manager Jack Tippit that would be a an extremely expensive procedure. Currington has been called in by the City to consult on what can be done to increase the City s water production. Currently the demand sometimes exceeds the capacity of the treatment Plant especially in summer months which Means that some water does not get softened and leaves the Mineral deposits which some citizens have noticed. The Peak water demand last month required 1,110,000 Gakona and on top of the problems created by the High demand for water water pressure at the . Hill residence is also a problem. Mrs. Hill told the Council at its sept. 20 meeting that things were pretty bad when there is not enough pressure at her Home cont. On Page 4 the Burnet count bulletin congressman Poage announces retirement Waco Cong. Or. Bob Poage who has served the 11th District of Texas in the . House of representatives for 41 years saturday announced that he would not seek reelection next year. In a Public announcement at his Home in Waco saturday afternoon Cong. Poage pointed out that Quot any Early announce ment of retirement very directly reduces a representative s in fluence in Quot with such an announcement he becomes a lame Duck Quot he added. Quot i have therefore withheld any statement As Long As he said he expects to serve for the full term to which he was elected. Quot but Frances and i have Long ago discussed the matter and agreed that we want to get Home and live among those friends who have meant so much to us throughout the years Quot he said. Or. Poage has served the Public for Many years first in the Texas legislature then the state Senate before he was first elected to Congress in 1937. The text of his statement saturday is As follows to the people of the eleventh congressional District Quot for More than half a Century i have represented the people of my Home county at Austin or at Washington. For 42 years i have sought As Best i could to serve the people of the entire eleventh District in the Congress of the United states. Quot during my years in Congress i have been assisted by a great staff. More than 175 different individuals have at one time or another worked with me almost All of them have been from the eleventh District. I am deeply indebted to my fellow workers. I want to thank each one of them Quot the people of Central Texas Are Quot my people Quot they think As i do on most issues. They value the same ideals of morality and hard work which i value i Hope that i can always say i am one of these people. I was born in Waco. We have maintained our Home in Waco All the years i have represented you in Wash Egton. I expect to Complete my years at 600 Edgewood Waco Texas but i like to think that i have just As Fine friends in Temple Cameron Glen Rose Brownwood and other communities As in Waco. Service in Washington would not have been so fascinating without these Good friends at Home. I shall always value these friendships. Quot my family has always been an inspiration to me. My father was an old time Cowman. I value the livestock tradition. My Mother was a Frontier homemaker. Her greatest Pride was her children and they knew that aha could and did work miracles with very Little to work from. My wits Frances has shared All my problems and disappointments. She has stood with me in failure and Success. We regret that a have no children of our own but we have tried to do for our Dis not what we might have done for our own family. Quot we have been generously rewarded. Service in the United states House of representatives is a privilege that Cornea to a very few Only 9066 since the founding of the Republic. We have enjoyed the privilege of living a number of months each year in the Center of world activity. It has been a great experience and it a Mads possible by the Trust and Confidence of the people of Central Texas we Are deeply grateful. Quot in recent years i have seen the sentiment of the country and of the country s representatives change. Many people seem to believe that government can and should Givs them All of the Good things of life. I cannot consistently a Prezant such views. I Baliva government cannot Changa economic Law. I Baliva a must work for a Batter Ufa. I be Ila a in tha biblical injunction Quot in tha sweat of thy brow Avail you att i have seen what an overdose of socialism has Dona for a once proud people in great Britain. I do not want to a a party to leading my country Down that Primrose path. Quot our District is entitled to tha Moat effective rep recantation available. I have come to tha conclusion that my efforts to move our country in what i consider to a the right direction May not be a effective a those of a new face would be. Several competent individuals have expressed an interest in assuming tha responsibility when i Lay it Down. I have no desire to try to select my successor. I think that tha people of this District have proven that they Are quite Abl to do that. A a concerned citizen i will of course vote for the candidate i consider Best qualified but i want to work with and if i can to assist anyone our people select. Quot i expect to serve for the full term to which i was elected but Frances and i have Long ago discussed the matter and agreed that we want to Gat Home and live among these friends who have meant to much to us cont. On p.4 Cycle mishap injures sheriffs granddaughter Burnet a wreck involving a motorcycle and an automobile in town Friday sent Rachel Lynn Curington 17, to the intensive care unit at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin with a broken Collar Bone and shoulder multiple Breaks of her left leg and internal injuries. Miss Curington granddaughter of sheriff Wallace Ridden was Riding on a Honda 450 motorcycle drive by Steven Barret Everett 16, at 2 17 . Heading West on Highway 29 in the City when they were met head on by a 1974 Mercury Cougar which was turning left from Highway 29 eastbound to Boundary St. Tha Driver of tha car Carls Tatum Riley apparently did not see the two on tha Cycle. Everett suffered cuts scrapes and contusions on his arms hands and shoulders he was released from medical care to recuperate at Home. The Driver of tha Auto suffered a bruised knee and her car a extensively damaged on tha front and. Both Everett and miss Curington Ware wearing helmets. Cont. On Page 4

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