The Traveler (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 1951 Page: 2 of 4
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The Traveler
T11 E T R A V ELER
CHRISTMAS
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Published every four
Weeks by the Students
of the Giddings High
School, Giddings, Tex.
Price 85c per School Year
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_____JIMMIE McSWEEN
HERBERT CARLESTON |
VALENTINE GONZALES
.......BOBBY CIZMAR
DON SLOCOMB
By Bobby Cizmar
God looked down from heaven above.
With unbounding pity and infinite love.
Looked down and saw the world in sin.
In war, in strife, and with an unholy din
Of curses against God and their fellowmen;
He said to His Heaven, “This earth 1 ban;
1 condemn it. It’s too sinful by far
To save this day, or to save evermore.”
Yet one had faith in the possibilities of man —
Jesus said, “This earth let me span
With the true and living faith of Thine.
Let them take this poor life of mine,
That they may know what Thou canst bestow.
Spare them, O Father, let me go below.”
SOOPER - SNOOPER
TYPISTS
FRANCES KAPPLER, VERNA GOODSON
_____________________MINNIE MAE NOACK
BETTY ADKINS' God listened; He thought of the deeds of his earth,
He measored good deeds and bad, each ones’ worth.
ALICE MEDACK, BARBARA SORENSON
REPORTERS__________ARBIE GEST, VERNON DUNGAN
BERNELL SANDER, HOWARD BURTTSCHELL
JUNELLE KASPER, JOYCE MITSCHKE
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ASST. CIRCULATION MGRS.
ADVERTISING MANAGER
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______________NEAL NAMKEN
______BILLY RAY FISCHER,
CLARENCE FISCHER
____________VERNA GOODSON
__________ELSIE BOB FARISS
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MISS ELEANOR FLETCHER
SANTA’S VISIT
A loud crash of wheels on
the roof
Santa landed too hard; the
poor goof,
Just couldn’t understand a
plane,
Couldn’t be handled like
the deer’s leather rein.
Now Santa was a
“sight for sore eyes"
As he climbed down the wall
and thought of the guys.
Who erected tall buildings
without thought of him.
Without e’en one chimney
wherewith to come in.
After an hour of laborious
duty
He paused to admire the
beauty.
Of this hundred apartment,
large home
Which so many people called
home.
Laboriously he re-entered
his plane;
As fatigue shook his round
jolly frame.
I heard him exclaim e’er he
flew out of sight,
“Christmas is over, and oh,
what a night!”
OH, LITTLE KING
By Jimmy McSween
Oh, Little King of Bethlehem,
This world was dark and
very grim.
Until you came to set us free.
We humbly kneel to worship
Thee!
Shepherds were told of Thy
holy birth.
By angels who sang of peace
on earth.
Wise men brought gifts of
myrrh and gold,
And worshipped Thee in days
of old.
All man’s fears came to an
end,
When God’s only son He did
send.
Heaven was opened to sinners
like me.
Oh, Little King, we humbly
thank Thee!
“My Son," said He, “Can your love be so great,
As to intercede for them, and take the fate,
That man will give you? Thy love is great.
Go to earth, save their souls, but hear thy fate.
Thou must shed thy blood to make them free
On Calvary’s great and bloody tree.”
The Lord came down on Christmas day,
While every man did kneel and pray.
The shepherds saw, did marvel much
What did cause a star of such
Great beauty and huge proportions
To shine on all the nations.
The wisemen saw, rode many a mile,
To see and worship this Christ child.
The first Christmas was a day of song and sonnet,
Of God’s Kingdom coming again to this planet.
With reverence all did worship this one
Whose coming was promised since sin had begun.
Now let us remember in this day and time,
That Christmas is holy, one day sublime,
When each man should worship his God.
From lowest valley to mountain in cloud,
Fall to your knees; let hosannas ring.
Worship our God, let everything sing
Of joy, of love, of the one noble being,
Who was lifted above by the one Holy King
To show that while man still doth sin,
By Christ’s lasting love, he’ll reach heaven again.
Fate Of Giddings' Opponents' Mascots
Shown In Melody Dress Shop Window
By Howard Burttschell and Herbert Carleston
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"CHRISTMAS TIME”
by Bernell Sander
Songs of joy, we sing
With lots of cheer.
Sleigh bells of Santa show
That Christmas is here.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS"
By Frances Kappler
I’m not very poetic—this you
will see,
But once more we all are
singing with glee,
James C. Werchan ’48 stud-There's nothing like trying
ent at the University of Texas,
Have you been watching the |
Melody Dress Shop’s windows?
For the past few weeks they
have been displaying the Buf-
falo colors, their trophy and
other items of football interest
such as their opponents mas-
cots and colors.
These windows are usually
decorated for the thanksgiv-
ing game between A & M and
Texas, but Mrs. Oscar Arm-
strong and Mrs. Chester Pfeif-
fer thought that the bi-district |
game between the undefeated
Buffaloes, champions of dis-
trict 23-A, was more important
The windows had a gold
background with “Yea Buffs”
in black — the Giddings Buff’s
colors. There were several
footballs with black and gold
to make these lines rhyme—
recently was initiated into the Just know I wish you a
Iota Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Psi. national professional fra-
ternity in commerce and busi-
ness.
Cpl. Phillip Spruill ’49 re-
cently left for Germany.
Joan Sue Hannes ’51 became
the bride of Lloyd Goehring
November 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Zoch
(nee Annie Doris Moore ’47)
are the proud parents of a ba- 1
by ri-1 born December 8. Her
name is Patricia Ann.
Louise Rother ’43, who is.
attending Peabody College in
Nashville, Tennessee, plans to
Merry Christmas time.
5 NEWS
10 ME
Gloria Sommer spent four
days in Houston lately. She
visited her sister, Mrs. Orville
Kunkel.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Em-
mons, the former Elberta
Kieschnick, are the proud pa-
rents of a baby girl, Janet
Sue, born November 16.
spend Christmas at home in
Price
* on (Tippy) Smith, who | Evelyn Kieschnick spent the
mover to Sulphur Springs weekend of December 9 with
abort five years ago and has her sister in Louisiana.
had two years nurses train-) Elizabeth Schneider spent
ing w’ll marry Gerald Evans November 29 in Bryan visit-
Mouirw December 25.
r r nce Becker ‘44
ViA’n Karcher ’50
ing Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schnei-
and der.
mitw:1 November 18.
/were
Jane McIntosh
Christmas Day
- Wessel ‘50 is marrying ville, Texas.
LensSaegert, December 22 ____
in St. John’s Lutheran spent
Ct— in Paige.
-tz Mrs. Elmer Hayden
% ALUMNI, Page 4
will spend
in Halletts-
Mr. ard Mrs. Tom Cherry
Thanksgiving Day in
Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cherry at-
See It’s News to Me, Page 3
ribbons in evidence.
All of the booster ribbons of
the Buffs’ former games were
displayed in a semi-circle and
the one for the game with Bur-
net was pinned on the dressed
model in the east window.
For the Franklin game, in
the east window, was a lion
with Franklin’s colors, green
and white, around its neck.
In the west window was the
writeup about the bi-distrlct
game with Burnet.
On Saturday after the game
the lion was put into the west
window badly defeated. A
bear was put into the east win-
dow with a blue and gold rib-
bon around its neck, the mas-
cot and colors of Cedar Ba-
you, the Buffaloes’ quarter-
final opponents.
Saturday after that game
the bear went into the west
window upside down and look-
ing very discouraged.
A Christmas tree with the
thirteen booster ribbons of the
Buffaloes’ foes as decorations,
now graces the west window
In the east window there is a
cobra, which is Vanderbilt’s
mascot, with maroon and gray
around its neck.
After the Vanderbilt game
the Cobra was decapitated,
and his body hung up to dry.
Name: Vernon Dungan
Age: 17
Birthday: August 12, 1934
Birthplace: Bastrop
Color of Eyes: Gray
Color of Hair: Brown
Height: 5’ 10%"
Favorite Food: Fried chicken
Favorite Sport: Basketball
and football
Favorite Song: “Always Late.”
Favorite Movie Star: Piper
Laurie
Hobby: Hunting
Likes: Movies
Ambition: To own a ranch
Dreamboat: Brunette, brown
eyes, five foot, four - half,
good cook, and personality.
* * *
Name: Arbie Gest
Birthday: October 29, 1933
Birthplace: Giddings, Texas
Age: 17
Color of Eyes: Blue
Color of Hair: Brown (light)
Height: 5’ 10%"
Favorite Food: Ice cream
Favorite sport: Football
Favorite Song: “Jezebel”
Favorite Movie Star: Ester
Williams
(Hobby: Building W -
Likes: To eat
Dislikes: School
Ambition: To get cut of school
Dreamboat: Blonde, brown
eyes, five feet, five inches.
Name: Elsie Bob Fariss
Age: 17 years
Birthday: July 25, 1934
Birthplace: Giddings, Texas
Color of Eyes: Hazel
Color of Hair: Dark brown
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Favorite Food: Hamburgers
and French Fries
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Favorite Song: "You Keep
Coming Back Like a Song.”
Favorite Movie Star: Sally
See INTRODUCING, Page 4
Well, here it is only one
week till Christmas, and my!
we really have some flashing
romances. You kids surely are
hustling.
JACK CUTLER really en-
joys the dinner hour -- espe-
cially if it means talking to
ELENORA MESCHKE.
CAROLYN VOLKERS and
BECKY JOINER are always
fighting over BOBBY STEV-
ENSON. May the best girl win.
What is this we hear about
HOWARD BURTTSCHELL’S
taking home a Caldwell girl
after the Giddings -- Burnet
football game? Come on, Ho-
ward, tell us more.
CLARENCE FISCHER and
MARCELLA HAMFF really
enjoyed the bus ride back
from Cedar Bayou. Love must
be grand, huh!
My, who was this handsome
guy we saw ELSIE BOB FA-
RISS talking to at the Gidd-
ings -- Franklin football
game? Ah! none other than
ELWOOD KETTLER of Bren-
ham.
ALVIN DUNN and JANE
Winkler are really going
strong these days. Will this
become another steady?
Seems as if LEATRICE
CAPEHEART just can’t make
up her mind who she likes best
— RAYMOND KNIPSTEIN or
CHARLIE KUHN. Come on,
take one of them, please.
Flash! Flash! Guess whom
we saw JOY BLACK with at
the picture show. None other
than ROYCE PESCHKE.
Wonder why FRANCES
KAPPLER always stands at
the study hall window in the
morning! Could it be because
she is looking for a two-tone
Pontiac to drive up?
JUNELLE KASPER gets
all excited when someone
mentions Houston? Could it
be because MONROE SCHAT-
TE lives there?
ELMO SAENGER and BER-
NELL SANDER surely must
be in love. If you don’t believe
m ejust watch them sometime.
LOUIS DREWS and SHIR-
LE YLERCHE really made a
swell couple at the freshman
party. Better watch him, JO
ANN!
TERRY DAVIS and NANCY
BOLSINS sure enjoy walking
in the halls and talking to each
other. Oh! these kids.
MARY ANN URBAN has
quite a crush on MYRON
SCHNEIDER, I hear. These
freshmen really get ideas.
WILLIE MAE SAENGER
really goes for new Fords, es-
pecially if GEORGE GREER
is driving.
CALLIE JO PLACKE and
ROBERT QUALLS think all
the football games are just
swell because it means being
with each other.
BARBARA SORENSON
seems to be all in smiles these
days because she is now sport-
inga beautiful gold watchfrom
PAUL MEDACK, of course.
MARGIE CIZMAR has final-
ly caught her man because she
is now MRS. OTIS FASKE.
Congratulations!
MARILYN ROST has found
her dream man at last and
BILLIE TOMANETZ is the
lucky guy.
Wonder why LORENE STAS-
NEY is always so blue? Could
it be because she is always
thinking about “someone” in
Lexington. Why don’t you
give some of the G.H.S. boys a
break, Lorene?
W.iht- CHa eeorg elAblea-
VALENTINE GONZALES
thinks Elgin is a pretty good
town. Wonder why.
JEAN DREWS seems to be
See SNOOPER, Page 4
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The Traveler (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 1951, newspaper, December 18, 1951; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1636726/m1/2/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.