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MAJOR GENERAL RUEBEN AUTERY DEAD AT 76 IN BOERNE 3.5.10 ONE OF THE GREAT MILITARY CELEBRITIES OF LIBERTY COUNTY HISTORY HAS DIED. MAJOR GENERAL RUEBEN AUTERY PASSED AWAY ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY AND WAS BURIED MONDAY. MANY HERE HAVE SOME GREAT MEMORIES OF HIS LIFE HERE AND THEN LATER IN HIS LIFE HERE AND THEN LATER HIS VISITS TO LIBERTY. IN THE E4ARLY 1980’S HE WAS A GUEST ON THE PARTY LINE PROGRAM ON THIS RADIO STATION. TWO STAR GENERAL RUEBEN AUTERY AGE 76, was born in Corrigan and graduated from Liberty High School in 1952. AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY he EARNED BOTH HIS BACHELOR AND LAW DEGREES. GENEral Autery completed the Army War College, in 1975. He GOT HIS FIRST OFFICERS Commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Baylor University. Rueben Autery entered pilot training in 1957. Eventually the general was ELEVATED TO Command pilot with more than 6,000 flying hours and 150 combat missions. His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters and Air Force Commendation Medal. THE CELEBRATED AVIATOR AND COMMAND GENERAL FROM LIBERTY SAW HIS FIRST COMBAT DUTY IN THAILAND. DURING HIS CAREER IN THE AIR FORCE General AUTERY HELD SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST HIGH PROFILE POSTS IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE. HE ROSE TO executive officer for the commander in chief, United States Air Forces in ALL Europe. DURING THAT ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER HE WAS DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND ONE OF THE MOST BATTLE READY MILITARY UNITS IN THE WORLD. OFTEN IT IS CALLED SIMPLY "SACK". IT WAS DURING THAT TIME HE CAME HOME FOR A VISIT TO LIBERTY, WHERE HIS BROTHER AND FATHER – BOTH NOW DECEASED, WERE LIVING AT THE TIME. HIS FATHER WAS WILL O. AUTERY, A LONG TIME LIBERTY BUSINESSMAN AND LATER A COURT ROOM BAILIFF. HIS BROTHER WAS CLAY AUTERY WHO WAS AT THAT TIME CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF’ DEPARTMENT. SO GENERAL AUTERY HELD THE TITLE OF DEPUTY CHIEF OF SAC AND BROTHER CLAY WAS CHIEF DEPUTY AT THE LIBERTY COUNTY S.O. DURING A LIVE INTERVIEW ON THIS RADIO STATION, WITH TONGUE IN CHEEK, WE ASK THE LIBERTY MAN WHAT WAS MOST IMPORTANT – DEPUTY CHIEF OR CHIEF DEPUTY. ALWAYS THE CONSUMMATE DIPLOMAT GENERAL AUTERY DID NOT HESITATE AS HE SAID – IN LIBERTY COUNTY TEXAS IT’S THE CHIEF DEPUTY. HIS BROTHER WAS THRILLED AND SO WERE WE. HE GOT HIS SECOND STAR IN 1983 THEN RETIRED IN 1988. LIVING IN BOERNE TEXAS Major General (Ret) C. Reuben Autery DIED February 23 at the age of 76. BORN IN Corrigan He WAS RAISED IN LIBERTY graduatING from LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1952, THEN Baylor University and Baylor Law School AND WENT on to a 30 year career in the Air Force PLUS a 13 year career in the private sector as president Of AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS GAMA. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Charlotte, his daughter, Lyn, ONE SON RUEBEN AUTERY, JR. and seven grandchildren. General Autery was a member of First Baptist Church of Boerne, TEXAS a member of various organizations, and served on several boards. HIS FUNERAl WAS HELD IN BOERNE ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK followed BY BURIAL AT THE FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS IN SAN ANTONIO .To leave a message or tribute for the family, visit www.vaughanfuneralhome.com and select the obituaries icon.
LIBERTY GIRLS FIRST, BOYS SECOND AT HARDIN-JEFFERSON .10
THE LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAMS, GIRLS AND BOYS. TRAVELED TO SOUR LAKE AND THE HARDIN JEFFERSON MICHALKA (MIH-HALL-KUH) RELAYS ON THURSDAY AND IT WAS A GREAT OUTING FOR BOTH TEAMS.. THE GIRLS FINISHED FIRST WITH 198 POINTS WHILE THE BOYS PLACED SECOND IN THEIR CATEGORY SCORING 114.1/2 POINTS. FOR COACH ARLEEN STROUD’S GIRLS – FIRST IN THE FIELD EVENTS MEREDITH TAYLOR TOOK FIRST IN THE DISCUSS AND SECOND IN THE SHOT PUT. ALISA BALDWIN CAPTURED TOP HONORS IN THE HIGH JUMP EVENT. HAILI BEAM WON THE 3200 METER RUN AND TOOK THIRD IN THE 1600 METER EVENT. COACH STROUD MENTIONED HAILI BEAM HAD ALSO PLAYED 4 SOFTBALL GAMES BEFORE ARRIVING FOR THE TRACK MEET IN SOUR LAKE. OTHER LADY PANTHER VICTORY’S THURSDAY INCLUDE A 4 BY 200 RELAY . THAT TEAM CONSISTS OF ABINA KELLEY, DEZMINIQUE (DEZ-MEN-EEK) EDWARDS, JAILYN (JAY-LIN) SEMIEN, AND WAS ANCHORED BY SHAFAA GUILLORY. LADY PANTHERS HIT THE TAPE ONE AND TWO IN THE 400 METER RUN . CITY AND SCHOOL CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINE LOCAL NEWS 03/05/2010 THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARIES HAVE ENDED, BUT THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD FOR THE MAY 8TH CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS CONTINUES. TAKE NOTE THOUGH, TIME IS RUNNING OUT. CANDIDATES INTENDING TO RUN HAVE UNTIL 5 P.M. MONDAY TO FILE AT SCHOOL AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICES. THERE HAS BEEN ONLY ONE ADDITION TO THE LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL BALLOT SINCE OUR LAST REPORT. INCUMBENT COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIE POTETZ HAS JOINED OTHER INCUMBENTS MIKE MCCARTY AND FRANK JORDAN IN SEEKING NEW COUNCIL TERMS, SO FAR, THEY ARE WITHOUT OPPOSITION. WE HAVE REPORTED LIBERTY MAYOR CARL PICKETT DOES HAVE AN OPPONENT - LONGTIME COUNCIL MEMBER DENNIS BEASLEY HAS FILED FOR THE TOP SPOT. IN DAYTON, THREE COUNCIL POSITIONS WILL BE ON THE MAY 8TH BALLOT. THOSE SPOTS ARE NOW HELD BY FELIX SKARPA, BILL GAY AND RICKEY BROWN. ALL THREE INCUMBENTS HAVE FILED FOR NEW TERMS. ONE NEW CANDIDATE HAS ALSO FILED FOR DAYTON CITY COUNCIL, DANNY JONES. THESE ARE AT-LARGE SEATS SO THE TOP THREE VOTE GETTERS WILL BE ELECTED. DAYTON SCHOOL TRUSTEES ALSO HAVE EXPIRING TERMS. BOTH POSITION #1 INCUMBENT LUKE CHACHERE AND POSITION #2 INCUMBENT BARET STEPHENSON HAVE ALREADY FILED TO RUN AGAIN. THEY HAVE NO OPPOSITION SO FAR, WITH A MONDAY DEADLINE. THE SITUATION IS THE SAME IN THE LIBERTY SCHOOL BOARD RACE. TWO INCUMBENTS WITH EXPIRING TERMS ARE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. JUNE JACKSON AND LLOYD PIERCE HAVE NO OPPONENTS YET. IN THE PAST, THOSE AT LARGE CANDIDATES WITH THE MOST VOTES WERE ELECTED TO THE AVAILABLE SCHOOL BOARD POSITIONS. AS REPORTED, LIBERTY SCHOOL TRUSTEES APPROVED A SWITCH TO VOTING BY POSITION IN LISD BOARD ELECTIONS BUT TO DATE THERE IS NO CONFIRMATION YET FROM THE DEPARTMETN OF JUSTICE ON WHETHER THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS UPCOMING ELECTION. THERE MUST BE FEDERAL APPROVAL BEFORE IT BECOMES ELECTION BY POSITION. THERE ARE ALSO TWO POSITIONS OPEN ON THE LIBERTY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. INCUMBENT CHARLES KAEMMERLING HAS FILED FOR A NEW TERM. FELLOW INCUMBENT SISSY DRAKE HAS ANNOUNCED HER INTENTION TO FILE TO RUN AGAIN, BUT SO FAR HAS NOT DONE SO. NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO RUN FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD AS OF YET. AS WE HAVE OFTEN REPORTED, ONCE AGAIN THE FILING PERIOD FOR ALL CANDIDATES IN THESE LOCAL RACES ENDS THIS COMING MONDAY MARCH 8TH. LIBERTY COUNCIL MEETING LOCAL NEWS 03/05/2010 THE LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL MET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN A SPECIAL CALLED SESSION TO MOVE A STEP CLOSER TO GETTING BOOMERANG TUBE OPERATIONAL IN LIBERTY. AS REPORTED, WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL THE BOOMERANG TUBE PLANT – LOCATED IN THE OLD NATIONAL PIPE AND TUBE BUILDING – WILL USE AS MUCH ELECTRICITY AS THE ENTIRE CITY OF LIBERTY NOW USES. THE LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL IS MAKING PREPARATIONS TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO FUND A $3.2 MILLION SUBSTATION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME WILL REROUTE THE EXISTING CITY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY TO PROVIDE THE BOOMERANG FACILITY WITH STARTUP POWER. LIBERTY CITY MANAGER GARY BROZ SAID AT YESTERDAY’S MEETING, COUNCIL AUTHORIZED HIM TO PURCHASE THE NECESSARY SWITCHING EQUIPMENT TO DIVIDE THE CITY’S ELECTRICAL POWER INTO SEPARATE SUBSTATIONS. AUDIO. LIBERTY CITY MANAGER GARY BROZ SAID THE SWITCHES NEEDED WILL COST $25,000 AND IN ABOUT SEVEN WEEKS, THE CITY’S ELECTRICAL POWER SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM THE POWER SUPPLY INTENDED FOR BOOMERANG. CITY MANAGER GARY BROZ SAID THE BOOMERANG TUBE FACILITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN LIBERTY IN JUNE. BOOMERANG OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THEY WILL INITIALLY HIRE 250 PEOPLE WITH PLANS TO EMPLOY 350 WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL. |
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