El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 64, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 3, 1982 Page: 2 of 41
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fcJ campoLeader-News, El Campo, TX, Wed., Nov. 3,1982
El Campo Woman Critical,
Shot After Family Quarrel
A 19-year-old El Campo woman,
shot repeatedly in the head, was
transferred in critical condition
from El Campo Memorial
Hospital to Houston’s Hermann
Hospital following a Sunday
I evening shooting which occurred
at 1414S. Prosperity.
Officials at Hermann Hospital
Tuesday refused to release the
condition of Sheila Davis of 1414 S.
Prosperity, who was wounded in
the snooting.
According to deputy Jerry
O’Connor of the Wharton County
I | Sheriff’s Department, Thelton
Perkins, father of the victim,
! reported the incident. Deputies
II recovered a .32- cal. revolver at
the scene which contained seven
empty casings.
Arthur Davis, 22, also of the
same address, reportedly shot the
teen-ager in the head four times
after the two became involved in
an argument. He was later
arrested when he turned himself
in to authorities at the Wharton
County Sheriff’s Department in
Wharton.
In a written statement, Davis
told deputies that he shot his wife
four times and then turned the
gun on himself. He received what
deputies described as a
“superficial" wound to the chest.
Davis posted a $10,000 bond.
Dwight Frazee, 312 S
Mechanic, told deputies that his
vehicle was stolen while it was
parked at 1015 N. Liberty.
According to the report, the theft
occurred sometime between
Saturday and Monday. The
vehicle was valued at $1,000 and
has not been recovered.
It was reported to police by
Roland Carlson, 110 W. Church,
that a theft occurred at his
residence sometime Saturday. A
personal check valued at $540 was
stolen.
Rene Ripple, 408 Omega, told
police that a drive-in grocery
located at 415 E. Jackson was
damaged sometime between
Friday and Saturday. According
to the report, a window pane
valued at $200 was damaged.
James Fertsch of El Campo
was arrested by a Texas
Department of Public Safety
trooper Monday and charged with
driving while his license was
suspended. Fertsch was arrested
at U.S 59, north of Pierce. He
posted a $500 bond.
Two El Campo men were
arrested Sunday and charged
with burglarizing a vehicle
belonging to Sam Gann of
Danevang at 1212 N. Mechanic.
Daniel Deluna and Henry
Olvera were arrested at 1101 N.
Mechanic Each posted a $2,500
bond.
Ernest Garcia and Ruby Ruiz,
addresses unknown, were
arrested Sunday and charged
with possession of marijuana. The
suspects were arrested at Hillje
and Main streets. Each posted a
$5,000 bond.
A DPS trooper arrested Juanita
Cancino of Sinton Sunday and
charged her with misdemeanor
DWI. Cancino was arrested at
U.S. 59 and Highway 71. She was
transferred to the Wharton
County Jail.
Homecoming Queen Candidates
1982 Homecoming Queen candidates were selected Monday. This year,
the queen will be announced prior to Friday’s high school football game
against Brazosport. Candidates are: (l-r) Melissa Miller, daughter of
Georgia Miller; D’anne Holt, daughter of Sharon Mayhall; Cherie Harris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ecil J. Harris; and Genia Kana, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kana.
City Denies Appraisal District Budget Proposal —
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1) and one family residential (R-
1).
At the request of Councilman
Sheffield the matter of police
escorts for funeral processions
was discussed at length, with
Council voting to continue free
police escort services now being
performed.
Sheffield, who cast the only
dissenting vote, said that he feels
that Council needs to be con-
sistent, since it had voted at the
last meeting to disallow police
escort for money from the drive-
in bank to First National Bank.
“If we turn down the bank, how
do we allow the others7 ’ ’ Sheffield
asked.
When questioned about the time
involved Police Chief Jim Elliott
said that the funeral processions
usually tie up at least two patrol
cars and sometimes all of them
City Manager Lundy suggested
that the City continue providing
the police services and Coun-
cilman Frnka moved to continue
them “until it proves to be a
burden on the police depart-
ment.’’
It was also pointed out that the
funeral homes do not charge for
the escort and that it usually helps
with traffic control, particularly
at intersections.
Council also quizzed city health
inspector C.F. “Doc" Drapela on
the duties of his office and the
frequency of his inspections.
Mayor A.G. “Red’’ Miller
suggested that if Drapela is
successful in his bid for a county
commissioner post this week that
he will not have adequate time to
perform his inspection duties.
Council also requested that
Drapela furnish them with a
complete report on each place of
business that he inspects with
comments and action taken.
In other business Council ap-
proved elimination of a bond
requirement for electric, plum-
bing and building contractors
after being told by building in-
spector John Steelman that the
bond is virtually useless.
The City’s health insurance
plan came in for discussion at
request of Sheffield, who also
asked that the entire insurance
program for the City be put out for
competitive bids The matter will
be on the Nov. 8 agenda.
El Campo Chrysler Dodge was
successful bidder for two police
cars for a total $19,786 The new
cars will be Dodge Diplomats
containing the standard “police
package."
Other bidders were Pioneer
Motors of Wharton, $20,300;
Skyline Ford, $20,960; and Jesse
Gibson Chevrolet. $22,831
In final business the City
corrected their personnel policy
to clarify the retirement date of
employees reaching age 70.
They will be allowed to com-
plete the calendar month that
they become 70 This has been the
policy, but in one place in the
handbook it referred also to
calendar year
Farm Economy Experiencing Depression-Like Losses —
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in the county. Wilkins said the
current farm situation is causing
the whole area to “tighten up,”
and everyone is becoming “as
frugal as possible. ”
In order to deal with the current
setbacks, farmers are shopping
for better prices and becoming
more cost-conscious, Wilkins
said.
In addition, the federal govern-
ment has issued a series of paid
diversion programs. To par-
ticipate, farmers agree to Hold
back an amount of acreage from
production and are paid a com-
pensation in advance. If enough
farmers participate in such a set-
aside program, crop yields will be
reduced and the price will go up.
Wilkins estimated that an
average of 89*75 percent of all
farmers nationwide would have to
participate in the set-aside pro-
gram in order to make a signifi-
cant impact on the price of grains,
“if prices stay at this level."
Another factor in the reduction
of grain prices is the fact that cat-
tle and hog producers are not ex-
panding because of the recession
and the high cost of money. Thus,
feed grains for livestock are not
finding many new markets.
To illustrate how low the prices
for grains are, Wilkins pointed out
that, if there had been no inflation
or fluctuation of dollar value since
1947, the price for a bushel of com
would be 45 cents. (The price is
currently about $2.30 per bushel
for exports.)
Production costs of grain
sorghum range between $SO-$75
an acre. Production costs for cot-
ton is higher than that, and rice is
“substantially higher.” Wilkins
said.
In order for the farm situation
to ease, Wilkins said, the set-aside
program plus an increase in ex-
ports needs to be seen. “We need
(he dollar to weaken some, and we
need Russia to greatly increase
imports from the U.S.,” Wilkins
said.
The role of the United States as
“breadbasket of the world” has
changed somewhat. Wilkins siad
that foreign competition is now
very strong. Argentina is the se-
cond largest exporter of com, and
Australia and Canada compete
for the wheat market. Argentina
and Brazil are large soybean pro-
ducers.
With the current strength of the
dollar overseas, importers can
save up to 30 percent on grains
from other countries, Wilkins
said This factor, added to the fact
that the United States has been an
"undependable supplier in the
past few years,' Wilkins said,
makes for a weak overseas
market.
Our largest customer, Wilkins
said, is Japan, followed by impor-
tant markets in Russia and
Western Europe.
If the current conditions persist,
Wilkins said, “The better
financed farmers, those who are
more astute in financial manage-
ment, will farm more land. Other
farmers, who have ability but
lack financial expertise, will be
working for other farmers.”
In other words, the key to mak-
ing it through the current slump is
learning how to manage money.
Though farmers have almost
always had a hard time making a
living, and while Wilkins admits
the farm economy is “very
cyclical,” he said the current
slump is “one of the deepest
valleys,” and could be more
severe than the Great Depression,
if the debt burden relative to in-
come is considered. This factor is
10 times greater than during the
Impression, Wilkins said
The last really good years for
farmers were 1973 and 1974,
Wilkins said. “A series of things
happened then. The government
subsidies were lifted, surpluses
were depleted. We made the Rus-
sian deal for exporting grain, and
a weak dollar contributed. We
were going through a strong infla-
tion cycle. All this induced in-
creased production, and we’re
paying for it now."
What are farmers doing to
cope? Many are repairing equip-
ment rather than buying new, tak-
ing more soil samples, and
decreasing fertilization. They are
also cutting “marginal land,”
that which is not the best produc-
ing land, out of production and
cutting back on labor forces as
well as on living and personal ex-
penses.
There is a ray of hope, however.
Wilkins said that the new farm
set-aside program should bring
the market trend back up by the
end of the year, after the 1982
harvest.
Resolutions
1 To support the grain reserve
program as it now stands. This
motion passed, 14-12. The other
resolutions were passed
unanimously Those who voted
against it feared it might be more
of a handicap than a benefit,
depending on storage availability.
2. To recommend that the U.S.
government adopt a policy of open
exports to foreign markets The
best way to get prices up is to re-
establish American farmers as a
source of agricultural products.
3. To have the government
provide for the transportation of
excess commodities to starving,
underdeveloped countries which
are not and which will never be
markets for American products.
4 To change the cotton set-aside
from 20 percent with a 0-5 percent
option to 15 percent required with
a 0-10 percent option
Voter Turnout Tuesday Better Than Anticipated
Approximately 54 percent of
registered Wharton County voters
went to the polls Tuesday, amoun-
ting to 9,987 of the 18,387
registered.
The voting in West Wharton
County is broken down as follows;
GOVERNOR
Mark White, Democrat: pet. 5.
294; pet. 8, 440; pet. 7. 234; pet 8.
81; pet. 11. 87; pet. 12. 72 pet 18.
538; pet. 17, 441; pet. 18. 145; pet
10. 87; absentee, 233
William P. Clements.
Republican: pet. 5. 415; pet 6,
318; pet. 7. 121; pet. 8, 38; pet 11.
90; pet. IS. 88; pet. 18. 408; pet 17.
238; pet. 18, 108; pet. 20. 40;
absentee. 388.
Devtd Hut as! man, Libertarian:
pet 5. 4. pet 8. 1; pet. 11. 2. pet
12.1; pet 18.1; pet. 17. I; pet 30.
1; absentee, l
Bib Potest. Citizens: pet 7. 1.
pet. 11.1; pet. 18. I; pet. 17. I
IIJ. RKNATOR
Lloyd Bontsen. Democrat pet
8. >74; pot. 8,486. pet 7. >47. pet
8.81; pet. II. 187. pet 12.89, pet
14. 181; pd. 17. 884; pet IS. 188.
pet. 8* Ml; afroonlee. 378
jmCMBne. BepuNiesr pet »
08; pi.6.Ml. pet 7,183, pet I
81; pet 11,88. pet IS. 28 prt 18
888; pet 17. 191. pet 18. B pr<
88. 89. abesntee. HPT
John E. Ford, Libertarian: pet.
5, 3. pet 6. 3; pet 7. 1. pet II. 3
pet. 12, 1; pet. 18, 3
Lineaus H. Lorette. Citizens:
pet. 5. 1; pet. 7, 1.
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Bill Patman, Democrat: pet 5,
311; pet 8. 452; pet 7. 252; pet 8.
89; pet 11. 102; pet 12. 89; pet 16.
578; pet 17. 470, pet 18. 157; pet
20, 103; absentee, 254.
Joe Wyatt Jr., Republican: pet
5, 396. pet 6. 304; pet 7. 100; pet
8. 31; pet 11, 88. pet 12. 32; pet
16.345 pet 17. 182. pet 18. 87; pet
20, 32; absentee. 224
Glenn Rasmussen, Libertarian
pet 5. 6; pet 6. 1; pet 7. I. pet 8.
1, pet II, 7, pet 12. I . pet 16,2;
pet 17. 1; pet 20. 1
LT. GOVERNOR
Bill Hobby. Democrat; pet 5,
343. pet 6. 489. pet 7. >42. pet 8.
82. pet II. 93. pet 12. 77. pet 16.
550. pet 17. 228. pet 18. 148 pet
20. 98; absentee. 210.
George Stroke Jr, Republican
pel 8. >84. prt 6. 304. prt 7. 108.
pet 8. 28 prt It. 74: prt 12. 90
prt 16. m. prt 17 . 222. prt IS
89; prt 29. 29. absentee. 04
Laurel Freeman. Libertarian
prt $. 1, prt 6. I. prt II. 3. prt
13 I prt 16 1. prt 17 I. prt IS
I
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Jim Mattox, Democrat; pet. 5,
367; pet. 6. 484; pet. 7, 255; pet. 8,
85; pet 11. 99; pet 12, 82; pet. 16,
575. pet 17 . 445. pet 18 169, pet
20, 101; absentee, 280.
Bill Meier, Republican: pet. 5,
326; pet 6. 258; pet 7. 85; pet 8.
32; pet 11. 88; pet 12. 34; pet 16.
308, pet 17. 180; pet 18. 68; pet
20, 33; absentee. 211
Katherine Youngblood, Liber
tarian: pet. 5.3; pet 6.1, pet 7.3;
pet 8. 1; pet 11. 4. pet 12. 1; pet
16, 13; pet. 17, 5; pet 18. 2;
absentee, 1
COMPTROLLER
Bob Bullock, Democrat pet. 5.
405. pet 6, 47. pet 7 25fl pet R
89, pet 11. 101, pet 12, 86. pet 16.
627, pet 17. 463 pet 18. 168 pet
20. 97; absentee, 01
Mike Rickards, Republican
pet 5, 298; pet 6. 254. pet 7. 82.
pet 8. 30. pet It. 84; pet 12. 33
pet 16 268 pet 17 IM pet 1R
71; pet 0. 0. absentee. 183
Janet Tlapek. Libertarian pet
6. 1. pet 7. 3. prt 8. I. prt 11.4.
prt 12.1. prt 16.7. prt 17. 4. prt
18. I; prt 0.1
STATE TREASURER
Ann Richards. Democrat prt
> *83 pit 6 480 prt 7 25.1 prt
8. e» prt II. 0. prt 12. 67 prt
16. 6M prt 17 486 pci IS. 174
pci 0 183 absentee 08
Allen Clark, Republican: pet. 5,
317; pet 6. Ml; pet. 7, 93; pet 8,
32, pet 11. 65; pet 12. 33. pet 16.
296; pet. 17. 170; pet 18. 67; pet
20, 31; absentee, 200.
Alma Kucvmbala. Libertarian:
pet. 5. 2; pet 7, 1; pet 11. 2; pet
12, 1; pet 16, 3. pet 17, I.
LAND COMMISSIONER
Gary Mauro, Democrat: pet 5,
389; pet 6. 493; pet 7. 283 pet 8.
91; pet 11. 99; pet 12. 87; pet 16.
618; pet 17. 458; pet 18. 174; pet
20. 102, absentee. 256
Woody Glasscock. Republican
pet 5. 282 pet 6 227 pet 7. 71
pet 8, 27; pet 11, 57; pet 12. 26.
pet 16. 249 pet 17. 142; pet 18
54. pet 20. 31. absentee. 197
Charles Fuller. Libertarian,
pet 5. 8. pet 6. 1. pet. 7. 1. pet 8.
1 pet 11 5 prt 12, 3: prt 16 7
pet 18. 1. absentee. 1
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Jim Nugent Demo* rat pet >
413. pet §. 902. pet 7. 282. pet B.
B . pet 11. 107. pet 12. B. pet 16.
80. pet 17. 488. pet 18. 178. pet
0. IM. absentee, 2M
John Thomas Henderson
Republican pel ** 275 pel <■
217. prt 7. 78 prt 8. 0 prt II.
M. pci 12. 17 prt 16. >49 prt 17.
10 prt 18. 17 pci 0 H
absentee 10
4
Dick Bjornseth, Libertarian:
pet 5. 3; pet 11, 3; pet 12, 1; pet.
16, 1; pet 17, 2.
Bob Russel, Citizens pet. 5, 3:
pet 6. 4; pet. 16, 1; pet. 17, 1.
JUSTICE. SUPREME COURT
PLACE 1
Ted Robertson, Democrat: pet.
5. 350. pet 6. 454; pet 7. 248 pet
8. 90; pet 11, 97; pet 12. 79; pet.
16. 553; pet 17, 428; pet 18. 161;
pet 20. 96. absentee. 240
John L Bates. Republican pet
5. 324 pet 6. 256. pet 7.80. pet 8.
29; pet 11. 63. pet 12. 40. pet 16,
301; pet 17, 165 pet 18. 67. pet
20. 33. absentee. 211.
JUDGE
COURT OF CRIMINAL AP-
PEALS
PLACE 2
Chuck Miller. Democrat pet 5.
w*i pc< t, im (k • ; ,\'n |«! >•
96. pet 11,102 pet 12.90 pet 16.
609 pet 17. 452 pet 18. 175. pet
20. 107. absentee 267
Ray Moses Republican pet 5.
244 prt 6. 211. prt. 7. 56 prt 8
21 prt. II. 54 pet 12. 23 prt. 16.
225 prt 17. 127 prt 18 48 prt
0. 21 absentee 177
XT AY E SENATOR. IHKT S
Kent ( mprtUm. Demarrat prt
ft. 184. prt 6. Ml prt 1. 0S pel
■. 91. prt II. M2, prt 12 M; prt
I
16. 682. pet. 17, 498; pet. 18. 186;
pet. 20. 110; absentee. 331.
Don Stallman. Libertarian: pet.
5. 13; pet. 6. 10; pet. 7, 4; pet. 11. 8;
pet. 12. 2; pet. 16. 14; pet. 17. 8;
pet. 18. 3: absentee. I.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT 29
I) R. “Tom" Uher. Democrat,
ran unopposed
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mary Ann Leveridge.
Democrat pet 5. 414. pet 6. 514;
pet 7. 272; pet 8, 96. pet 11, 107;
pet 12. 81; pet 16. 617; pet. 17,
471, pet 18. 176, pet 20, 105.
absentee. 2%
E lea nor G Buller. Republican
pet 5. 253. pet G. 218. pet 7. 72;
pet 8. 23. pet 11. 50; pet 12. 35.
pet 16. 235 pet 17. 10; pet 18.
54. pet 20. 21. absentee. 155
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
PRECTNT t
< F “Doc" Drapela.
Republican pet II. 44. pet 12.
70 prt 16. 372 prt 17 . 244 prt
20 0. absentee. 35
K B Bingham. Democrat pet
II. 88 pet 12. M pci 16 222 prt
17. m prt J» 51 absentee 0
John Dr*ml write in Democrat
prt II 54 pc I II. J| pel 16 331
p>! 17. ir pe t jo 47 absentee
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 64, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 3, 1982, newspaper, November 3, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1007133/m1/2/?q=MISSOURI%20CITY: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.