El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1982 Page: 3 of 36
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State Accordion Contest Expanded
El Campo Leader-News, El Campo, TX, Wed., June 16,1982 Page 3 A j
Everything concerning
Grande Days will be
taking on a fresher face
this year — including the
Texas State Cham-
pionship Accordion
Contest.
Held in conjunction
with Grande Days, Aug.
2R 29 at Crescent
Fairgrounds, the fifth
annual TSCAC has added
new categories for
professionals and
amateurs and brought
back the popular push-
button category.
Janice Cox, TSCAC
chairperson, believes the
new categories represent
every accordion player in
Texas. “I personally feel
that anyone who knows
how to play the accordion
and does not enter will
lose out on the fun and
enjoyment of playing and
learning more about their
instrument.”
Categories will in-
clude: prince and
princess, ages 1-7; junior
amateur in both push-
button and piano
keyboard divisions, ages
8-13 and 14 17, adult
amateur in both push-
button and piano
keyboard divisions, 18
and older; piano
keyboard, ensemble, in
both popular en-
tertainment and classical
divisions; and piano
keyboard, professional,
in both popular en-
tertainment and classical
divisions.
Because the event is
the only statewide ac-
cordion competition, Cox
hopes players will turn
out from across the state
to join Wharton County
talent.
Top winner this year
will receive a trophy and
$300 in cash and second
place winner will take
home a trophy and $150 in
cash. All contestants will
be given an embossed
certificate and two
trophies will be awarded
in each category.
Three qualified judges
will select first and
second place winners
from each category. The
two top scores from the
professional classical
category will be the only
players eligible for the
championship unless
they are out-scored by a
contestant in another
category.
Judges will be Tony
Kozance of San Antonio,
Jo Ann Coffman of
Pasadena and Helmi
Harrington of Austin, last
year’s winner.
Although the purpose of
the contest is to deter-
mine the best accordion
player in Texas, it will
also be an enjoyable
learning experience, Cox
said.
Harrington will con-
duct a seminar prior to
the contest Saturday
morning and during an
intermission later in the
afternoon.
Other e\ .its include a
Saturday morning
brunch for judges and
contestants and a mini
concert by the winners.
Response has been
good so far Cox said,
especially from previous
contestants. Because it is
the only statewide ac-
cordion competition, Cox
hopes in the future that
the winner will be able to
attend the worldwide
competition.
Deadline for entering
TSCAC is 5 p.m , Aug. 1.
Applications may be
picked up at the local
Chamber office For
further information,
contact Cox at Route 4,
Box 176, 1509 Michael St.,
El Campo or 543-7941.
Thompson Names New Manager
leader Nnu Photo
El Campo s styrofoam
cup and food container
manufacturing plant,
Thompson Industries,
acquired a new manager
this week
Alan Humphries, who
joined Thompson
Industries in Sept. 1972
when the company he
was working for was
purchased by Thompson,
comes to El Campo from
Industry, Calif , an in
dustrial community east
of Los Angeles, where he
was manager for 16
months.
In the almost 10 years
he has been with
Thompson, Humphries
has held the positions of
production supervisor,
production engineer,
plant superintendent and
plant manager
Although he comes to
El Campo from
California. Humphries is
a native Texan. He grew
up in the Dallas-Fort
Worth area and earned a
degree in business ad-
Fire Damages Living Room
The El Campo
Volunteer Fire Depar-
tment responded to a fire
at the home of David
Brewer on FM 362
Sunday evening.
According to fire
department spokesman
Herman Novak, firemen
received the call at 7:04
p m A fire allegedly
started in a living room
couch while the house
was unoccupied.
Unidentified neighbors
noticed the fire and ex-
tinguished it with a
garden hose just as
firetrucks arrived at the
scene.
Damage to the house
was mostly contained to
the living room where
extreme heat caused
some melting.
Five firetrucks and 20
men responded to the
call.
ministration from Texas
Christian University.
“It’s great to be back
home i in Texas) This is
better than a birthday
present.'’ he said
“I’m crazy about the
work force (at Thomp-
son). They’re honest and
hard working.”
Humphries said the
foam cup plant, the
largest Thompson plant
in the United States, will
take a new role in El
Campo. “We want to be
part of the community
and we want to get active
in the community. For
this facility to live up to
the plan, it has to take
part in the community.”
Thompson Industries,
which employs ap-
proximately 80 people,
began production here
a’most l1^ years ago.
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Musical Benefit
Past entertainers at the country music benefit for the El Campo
Opportunity Center and Area Adult Workshop have displayed a
wide variety of talent. This year’s event, which will be at 7:30
p.m., June 22, in the high school auditorium, will feature Tom-
my and Billy Morton, Ed Junot, Steve Kocurek and the Country
Music Volunteers of Yoakum.
School Board To Meet
The possible expansion
of existing school
buildings and the fur-
nishing of a new one will
top the agenda of
tonight’s special meeting
of the El Campo Indepen-
dent School District
Board of Trustees.
The meeting, schedul-
ed for 8 p.m., will be held
in the administration
building.
Because of a projected
jump in kindergarten
enrollment at Southside,
trustees have considered
several possibilities of
expansion at either
Southside or Hutchins
Elementary School.
Cost estimates on the
various alternatives will
be presented by Thomas
Hollis, maintenance
director.
Trustees will also
review bids submitted for
furnishings for the new
Meadow Lane School cur-
rently under construc-
tion. Karen Meinardus,
director of special pro-
grams, presented a list of
short stories
It’s hard to believe, but
a group known as
Citizens for Equitable
Utilities, headed by
Peggy Ruchorn of
Brazoria, and Houston
Lighting and Power Co.
have reached an
agreement pursuant to
which CSV has decided
to withdraw as an in-
tervenor in the South
Texas Project licensing
procedure. Under the
agreement, CEU will
have a roll in the annual
independent audit of the
qua lity assuran-
ce/quality control
programs at the STP.
The news was released
Tuesdav morning bv
Hl.&P.
been possible.
We got a letter this
week from Mrs. C.W.
Lange of Lake Isabella,
Calif., who if site had
remained in El Campo a
while longer, would have
graduated 50 years ago
with the Class of ’32. Her
name then was Gatha
Copelan. She wrote for a
newspaper with the
reunion story.
the proposals during the
June 8 meeting, but ac-
tion was deferred for
more in-depth study.
In other action, the
board will hear a presen-
tation on the preliminary
1982-83 budget by Don
Matthews, business
manager.
I-ocal Man Hurt
In Far Accident
An El Campo man was
admitted to El Campo
Memorial Hospital with
cuts and abrasions and
released following a one-
car accident on FM 2765
Friday morning.
According to the Texas
Department of Public
Safety, Kenneth
Korenek, 24, was travel-
ing north on FM 2765
when he failed to
negotiate a
T-intersection.
His car allegedly ran
off the left side of the
road and traveled 81 feet
before coming to a halt.
Trooper Roel Garcia
arrested Korenek and
charged him with DWI.
The Taiton CYO will
sponsor a hake sale in
front of Wal-Mart this
Saturday from 10 a.m.
until the food is gone.
According to Mrs.
Ruchorn, a number of
constructive steps have
been taken bv IIIAP
which ‘‘improve the
safety and efficiency of
the STP.” She also said
HIAPs employment of
Bechtel and Ebasco to
complete the SIT hail
"brought to the project
the level of experience
which is necessary if the
STP is to be successfully
completed."
Congratulations to
Andy Wendel, who just
earned a private pilot’s
license.
Rig plans have been
made for the Wharton
County Youth Rodeo this
week, so be sure and
make an effort to catch
some of the excitement.
Complete details are
found on Page 2-H.
Information was just
turned in as to who
sponsored the boys who
went to Roys State last
week. They were the
local American Legion.
Elks l,odgr. Knights of
Columbus. Rotary Club.
VFW and El Campo and
Louise Lions Clubs.
Without these sponsors,
the experience gained by
the bovs would not have
You can almost smell
Mm Fm4 th.it v\111 to
prepared on Sunday,
June 27, the date of the
annual El Campo Youth
Kasehall Association
barbecue dinner. It will
be at the American
Legion Hall from II a m.
until 1:3® p.m. Plates are
• 3.50 each.
There is probably
much more to say, but
this writer is already late
for the American Cancer
Society skate-a-thon So
until Saturday , adios. ..
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1982, newspaper, June 16, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1007205/m1/3/?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.