El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 92, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 1983 Page: 1 of 37
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VOLUME 98 NUMBER 92
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El Campo, Texas, Wednesday, February 9, 1983
25 CENTS
6 SECTIONS 56 PAGES
EC Economy Unhurt
By Lower Oil Prices
By OWEN ELLINGTON
While oil-related industries
around the state appear to be
bracing for another wave of
declining oil prices and decreased
drilling activity, the oil industry
in El Campo may escape this
latest round relatively unscathed.
W.G. Bohning, a petroleum
engineer in El Campo, said he
thinks that because most of the
industry in El Campo is related to
workover and maintenance,
rather than the drilling of new
wells, the city wul not suffer as
much as other oil dependent
communities.
“Anytime you have a decline in
oil prices, it’s going to hurt the
economy here,” Bohning said of
last week’s decision by major
American producers to lower the
price of crude oil by $1 per barrel.
“The El Campo economy is
based on oil and agriculture, and
both are hurting right now. But I
think we’ll survive.
“I think we can stand another $2
to $3 drop in oil prices, and it still
wouldn’t hurt the workover
business People who own wells
depend on them for income, and
because of that, they are willing to
spend money to keep them going.
“We will be hurt, but nothing
like they will be in Bay City where
most of the industry is dependent
upon the drilling of new wells.”
However, Bohning cautioned
against being overly optimistic
and said it will be quite some time
before the industry returns to the
high profitability it had in 1981, if
ever.
“In 1981, I would have to call
four or five different companies
before I could get anybody to
come (out to a rig) and get some
work done. And even then, n was
hard to get a commitment. Now I
get about 10 calls every morning
for this one permit (to drill a well)
from people who want to do work
for me.”
Kenneth Vickers, vice-
president of Victoria Bank and
Trust in the oil and gas depart-
ment, said the recent drop in oil
prices may actually benefit some
areas heavily dependent upon
service companies such as El
Campo.
“It will probably deter deeper
drilling < below 8,000 feet) because
the price has dropped enough to
where they won’t be able to justify
the cost, but there may be an
increase in the amount of shallow
drilling,” he said, adding that
service companies often depend
on shallow wells for much of their
income.
“The problem begins,” Vickers
said, “when the price of oil drops
to the point where it endangers a
producer’s ability to make a
profit,” thereby reducing his cash
flow to a point at which he is
unable to pay back outstanding
loans.”
Vickers, whose bank is
aggressive in the field of oil gas,
traced much of industry’s
problems to overexpansion and
poor business practices.
“Quite a few companies came
in without adequate capital, and
most of those companies can’t
service their debts. Most of them
have either liquidated, sold out or
gone into bankruptcy, unless they
have a strong parent company.
“The ones who are hurting the
worst are the ones who expanded
on borrowed dollars The ones
who expanded on their own
capital (during the recent boom)
are doing fine. If a company could
start today, and make it, then
they could surely make it during a
(See Oil., Page 2-A)
Engine Trouble
L-N Photo by Gerard Pym
They just don't build things like they used to. Pictured is Spence Thigpen,
3, of El Campo suffering from apparent engine trouble. After the toddler
overhauled his electric motor, he was back on the road cruising the park-
ing lot.
Sixteen New Contracts Approved By School Board
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By CYNTHIA L. MILLER
New contracts were approved
for 16 administrators and
supervisory personnel by the El
Campo Independent School
District board of trustees last
night after a lengthy executive
session.
The new two- and three-year
contracts will be reviewed every
year, unlike the old three-year
contracts which were reviewed
only when up for renewal. renewed are: Patricia Rogers,
Bernice Keinarth, former director of currieu'um; Larry
supervisor of special education, Throm. assistant superintendent
was promoted to director of for finance; Leonel Garza, high
special education, replacing school principal; and Eugene
Karen Meinardus Keinarth was Kana, Rayford Simon and Gilbert
awarded a two-year contract, for Vela, all assistant high school
207 days each year.
Bill Dowden, acting superin-
tendent of schools, was approved
for a three-year contract.
Others whose contracts were
principals.
Also approved were contracts
for Virgil Svajda. vocational
school administrator, George
Nogavitza, junior high school
principal; Gerald Grogan,
assistant junior high school
principal; Roy Johnson, assistant
Northside School principal;
Henry Kyle, Jack Petty and Willis
Vickery, each elementary school
principals, and H.O. Kieth,
athletic director.
Throm and Rogers were
awarded three year contracts; all
others were given two-year
contracts.
In other business, the board
accepted the resignations of
Linda Thurman, former
resources instructor, who has
recently adopted a baby, and Jill
Thigpen, who has found em-
ployment elsewhere Both
resignations were effective Feb.
4 The board hired Dorothy
Saucedo to replace Thigpen as a
teacher’s aid, stressing that her
salary will be paid entirely by the
federal government.
The Meadow Lane School was
accepted, pending minor repairs
in lockers, oven vents and car-
peting. The vents were to be
altered today, so that they vent
through the roof, and new lockers
were shipped Monday. The
district is holding about 10 percent
of the cost, or $56,000. pending
these details
In other business, the board
voted to update the policy
manual, as set by the Texas
Association of School Boards, on
an emergency basis to insure the
district against lawsuits Updates
of the policies have been sent
periodically for the past six years.
Dowden told the board, and were
automatically placed in the
master file for ECISD in Austin,
but were never brought before the
board.
Dowden explained that the
TASB provides this service so that
school boards can keep their
policies current with mandates
and legislation He added that
about eight policy updates have
been sent since 1976, when TASB
first revised El Campo’s manual.
The board voted to adopt all the
revisioas on an emergency basis,
pending discussion of the updates
at a later time.
George Adams was appointed
election judge for the community
center polling place and Lanier
and Dale Hester were appointed
as judges for the Crescent fair
barn.
Chancalee Redwine Praised
For Dedication To Patients
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By CHRIS BARBEE
Saturday night’s Sunshine Love
Ball had many highlights but
only one drew a standing ovation
The some 355 people in at-
tendance at the ball stood to
applaud one of El Campo’s
original hospital auxiliary
members, or Pink Indies
Chancalee Redwine — who ut in
her 25th consecutive year of
caring for local hospital patients
Several months ago a special
committee of the El Campo
Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture decided to honor Mrs
Redwine. and it was decided that
the Love Hall, sponsored by the
Minshine Indies the auxiliary at
El Campo Memorial Hospital,
was the perfect place for (he
presentation
Rita Radley, president of the
chamber mad* the introduction
and presented the plaque
She told the Love Ball par-
ticipants that Mrs Redwine was
one of the original group of
volunteers who called them
selves Pink Indies, at the old
Wharton County Nightingale
Hospital in Jan 1959
‘These ladies donated their
time to assist the hospital staff in
providing rxtra care for the
patients In the beginning our
particular lady (Mrs Redwinet
worked one da v a week
‘ W hen the Pink Indies decided
to expand their duties to operating
a gift shop, she was instrumental
in organizing it and operating it
She began giving more and more
of her time until she was working
seven days a week at (he hospital
She did the purchasing and
hook keeping and a iso operated
the TV rental service.” Radley
said
Mrs Redw ine also spent many
hours knitting and crocheting
handwork which she donated to be
sold in the gift shop
Now. in her 25th year of
volunteer hospital work. Mrs
Hodwim' still give*, a half day a
week of her time
Mrs Redwine was escorted to
the stage to receive the plaque by
her son. Roy
Carolyn Goelzer, general
chairman of the hall, repoiiedthis
year's dance broke both ticket
sales and attendance records She
said ticket* were sold for 37(i
people
She was also pleased with the
general results of the ball
We bad good reaponae I think
everyone liked the buffet the way
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 92, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 1983, newspaper, February 9, 1983; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1007351/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.