El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1982 Page: 1 of 46
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Lots Of
Dirty Pictures
— Page 6-B
Art Show Judges Profiled
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Bi-District Play-Off - Page 1-B
‘Home Sweet
Home’
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Leader-N e ws
SVOBODA 1885
CITIZEN 1900
VOLUME 98 NUMBER 18
El Campo, Texas, Wednesday, May 26, 1982
77437
25 CENTS
10 SECTIONS 80 PAGES
Pomp, Circumstance
Begins Friday Night
Friday will mark the entrance
of El Campo and Louise high
school seniors into the real world.
These young people will
remember both the pleasures and
the pains of high school, and will
go forth and become adult
members of society.
Commencement exercises for
both schools will begin at 8 p.m
El Campo High School
graduates will receive their
(Pictures Of Graduates Featured
In Section F)
diplomas in the Ricebird Stadium
(depending on the weather). The
processional will be played by the
El Campo High School band,
directed by James Marioneaux.
The invocation will be given by
the Rev. Richard D. Gould, pastor
of First Presbyterian Church.
John Mondrik, salutatorian, will
present the welcome address.
ECHS Choir Director Bruce
Ashcraft will lead the choir in
singing “Battle Hymn of the
Republic” and “The Lord Bless
You and Keep You.” Valedic-
torian Katherine Kocurek will
then give the farewell address.
Afterwards, Superintendent
Jack Birtchet will certify the
graduates while board president
Richard Manske will present the
diplomas. The congregation will
then sing the alma mater and the
Rev. Elroy Haverlah, pastor of
Christ Lutheran Church, will give
the benediction. To close the
ceremony, the band will play a
recessional as the graduates
march out of the stadium.
The Louise High School com-
mencement will go much the
same way. The band will play the
theme from “Mahogany," and the
invocation will be given by Sharon
Wendel. Honor graduates Linda
Buzek and Monica Hubenak will
recite the Pledge of Allegiance,
and the salutatory address will be
presented by Michelle Holub.
The senior class girls will sing
“Let There Be Peace On Earth,”
followed by the baccalaureate
sermon by the Rev. T mC. Price,
pastor of the Louise United
Methodist Church. ‘‘Amazing
Grace” will then be sung by the
congregation, led by James
Henderson.
After the preliminary
ceremony, John Strnadel,
superintendent of schools, will
certify the graduates, and Larry
Holub, president of the school
board, will present the diplomas.
Gene Stogner, LHS principal,
will address the graduates.
Scholarships and awards will be
presented to the graduates by
George Lehnert, guidance
counselor.
Carol Pavlu will then give the
valedictory address, after which
the senior class will sing the alma
mater and “Auld Lang Syne ”
The benediction will be presented
by honor graduate Debbie Hrncir,
and the ceremony will be ckxsed
with ‘‘Through the Years,”
played by the band.
Richard Collins Appointed
New Attorney For City
El Campo City Council named
Richard Collins city attorney
Monday evening following a short
discussion in executive session.
Collins is no stranger to city
government, having served four
terms as mayor in 1964-68.
He replaces Dennis Morgan,
who resigned last week because of
lack of time to devote to both his
law practice and the additional
duties of the city attorney.
Collins, a partner in the firm of
Duckett, Bouligny and Collins,
told Council that he would accept
the position and that his partners
would help him cover the duties
when he is tied up with his own
private practice.
■Hie new city attorney will
receive 1766 per month, same as
former city attorney James
Bouligny was getting when he
resigned last year.
In other business Council ap-
pointed commissions and boards
and authorized advertising for
bids on the annual summer seal
coating program for City streets
Commissions and board in-
clude:
Planning and zoning: Leslie
Collins, Charles Ellwood. Harold
Bishkin, Clifford Mickelson, Jim
Leach and Russell Raun.
Board of adjustment: Peyton
Lundy, Russell Raun, Billy Rioux,
Ben Gerberman and Johnnie
Trochta, with Thomas Hollis and
Roy Redwing alternates.
Building board: Henry
Vaclavick, Josh McCown, Jaro
Netardus, Jim Ward and Doug
Wenglar.
Plumbing board: Cecil Kinard,
Robert Garcia Jr., Ed Kulcak,
and Ron Gwosdz, alternate
Electrical board: Lawrence
Knebel, F N Stubbs and A J
Faas.
Parks and recreation: Irvin
Foytik, George Willis Jr. and Mrs
Jack Reed
Board of health: Dr Walter
Presley, health officer; Dr. C.F.
Drapela. health inspector; and
City Manager Robert Lundy.
Streets to be seal coated include
in the northwest section: Meadow
Lane from West Norris to Pecan,
five blocks; Meadow Lane from
Pecan to Webb Street ditch, 6 5
blocks; Hancock Lane from Judy
Street to Wallace, 2.5 blocks; and
Humphrey Lane from Hutchins
Lane to Sue Street, three blocks.
Also Pecan Street from Meadow
Lane .o Ave. F, 7.5 blocks; Ave. C
from West Jackson to five-way
stop, 10.5 blocks; West Church
from North Mechanic to
Fahrenthold, one block; Bailey
Street from North Mechanic to
Depot, two blocks; and Hefner,
from Meadow Lane to Myatt
Lane, one block.
Southwest section: Gladys from
Lilly to West Jackson, 9.5 blocks;
Marion from South Mechanic to
Wright, 7.5 blocks; Alamo from
West First to Monsera tte, two
blocks; and Railroad from South
Mechanic to Alamo, one block.
Northeast section: East Norris
from Merchant to North Wharton,
four blocks, Trochta from North
Wharton to Way Ave., five blocks;
and Hayden from North Wharton
to Louise Ave., three blocks.
Also the parking lots of the
Emergency Center and three
blocks on East Second from South
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The Wild Bunch
Kevin Hlavaty, 23 months, of El Campo and a friend enjoy a breathtaking
ride on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at the Mustang Creek Country
Club’s Chili Cook-Off Saturday. The two mini-bikers look like they’re
ready for some heavy cruising.
Home Loan Program Fails
To Attract Local Support
By KAY KENNEDY RICE
Initial support for a program
that would provide low interest
home mortgages in Wharton
County is dwindling in El Campo
as the Thursday deadline for com
mitments approaches.
Organizations willing to par-
ticipate must submit the amount
of loans they could process to the
Southeast Texas Housing Finance
Corporation, headquarted in
Baytown, by Thursday
This latest effort by STHFC to
relieve first-time homebuyers
Vets Plan Special Holiday Service
A special service put on by veterans of the U S armed wr- ices will
highlit Memorial Day on Monday as most businesses in town will be
closed
Wallace McColgan. American Legion adjutant, said his organization
will join forces with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled
American Veterans at Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery. State Highway 71
West, for a special Memorial Day Service
The service, which McColgan encourages the public to attend, will
begin at 11 a m and will last approximately 30 minutes Keynote
speaker will be the Rev Lloyd Nixon The Rev John Beard will say the
benediction The service, which includes participation by ladies aux
illary members of the three organizations, will conclude with a 21 gun
Prior to the 11 a m service, veterans will meet at 7 a m to begin put
Ung out American flags by the graves of veteran* of all wars buried »n
can easily attend the service because few businesses
will be open Monday
Oty Hall, the county courthouse banks and post offices will be clo*
m* ,, «ri|| most retail he
Bill Goeng. supervisor at the local poet office, said the office will be
closed and that home and box mail will not be delivered or put up Mon
day However, mail put in the box behind the post office will go out
Monday
Robert Lundy. El Campo city manager, said garbage will not be
picked up Monday, but people on that route will have it picked up the
following Thursday as usual However, it is adviseable to put it out
earlier than usual that day The landfill will be open Monday
The city manager also said people needing water or sewer -.e-rvice*
should contact the El Campo Police Deportment at 54.1 5311
Major A J Mladenka. Region II commander of the* Texas Depart
ment of Public Safety, said all Deportment installations including
driver's license offices, will be closed Monday
Remaining open Monday will be the administrative officii of 'he El
Campo Independent School District
The la-ader-Sews will also be open Monday end ail etradlwe-s w ill ap
piy as usual This mainly affecta the Family Foc us deadline of »***>
Monday or two days following an event, and the display advertising
deadline of » p m Monday
from the depressed housing
market is the third attempt, none
of which have been heartily en-
dorsed by local realtors and
lenders
But according to Ken Barnett,
president of the Wharton County
Board of Realtors, several
realtors in Wharton have express
ed a great deal of interest and two
or three mortgage companies that
regularly do business in the coun
ty also plan to participate
Coordinated by members of the
STHFC, the mortgage funds are
now available through a $<X>
million issue of tax-exempt
revenue bonds
The money is available to
realtors, builders and first-time
home buyers with a vearly in
come of less than $50,(XX). STHFC
members include Baytown.
l^aPorte, I>eer Park, Pasadena,
League City and the following
counties Austin, Colorado.
Walker. Brazoria. Liberty,
Chambers and Wharton
Unlike the previous program,
the loans would not be FHA
insure-d and would be under a
graduated equity mortgage plan
(GEM l
According to I J Irvin of Whar
Ion. this county's representative
to the- STHFC. interest cm the loan
would tie II Ik per< cut for the first
year under a *> year schedule
Those monthly payments, in
eluding interest and principal
would be increased by 3.5 percent
annually for the second through
the 10th year This would enable
the mortgage to be paid off in 15
years.
So far, the only builder in Whar-
ton County that has agreed to par
ticipate is B&H Construction of
East Bernard, Irvin said
While this program differs
significantly from earlier ones, a
major hindrance for realtors and
lenders continues to l»e the ceiling
prices placed on qualifying
homes
Similar to the* last program, the
purchase- price of a new home
cannot exceed $57,789 and a used
home cannot exceed $45,450
Very few homes in Wharton
County could qualify under those
strict guidelines
“If the limits don't change, it
will help so few people," said
Marvin Trochta, a local realtor
“I would be all for it if the limits
were higher
Irvin who has t>een working to
raise- the- limits, said more up to
date information is needed from
county realtors
P*t Hlavaty, regional senior
loan officer al the- local t mte-el
Savings brarieh said his agency
will not fa- participating lre-e ailse-
it offer* a similar plan
"We f«-el esir program is eo»n
parable- ,end e an serve Hie- com
monify better Hlavaty explain
• Her IKlI MM. Rage 2l
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1982, newspaper, May 26, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1007166/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.