El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 63, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 25, 1986 Page: 3 of 26
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Saturday, Oct. 25,1986 El Ltmder-JSevm Page 3-A
City Council Faces
Big Range Of Issues
El Campo City Council will
deal with issues ranging from
world hunger to a carnival
when they convene on
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
City officials are expected
to approve a walk sponsored
by the El Campo Ministerial
Association which is trying to
raise funds to feed hungry
people around the world.
Twenty-five percent of the
money comes back to El
Campo.
Participants will try to
raise $3,500 by walking 10
kilometers or 6.2 miles. They
will walk on Nov. 8 at a point
starting on Ave. I and ending
up at El Campo High School.
Participants raise money
through people who sponsor
them. The group made about
$2,000 last year.
Council is also expected to
give the nod for the El Campo
Lions Club to hold a carnival
on Nov. 1 at Evans Park. The
Lions will ask to have
Monseratte Street closed
from approximately 6 to 8:30
p.m. for the safety of
children.
In other business, council
will open bids and buy two
new police cars.
Roger Benavidez will be
given the oath of office for the
El Campo Housing Authority
Board. Benavidez replaces
Esther Carrico who served on
the board for 13 years.
Joe Phillips is expected to
ask City Council for a
reduction in his water bill. He
represents Dairy Queen
which had an internal
plumbing problem.
Council will also act on a
request to install a light on
Wallace Street between
Hutchins and Myatt lanes.
The city’s engineer will
give a status report on con-
struction being performed in
El Campo.
Details About Myers
Visit Are Clarified
Information telephoned to the Leader-News this week
from Congressman Mac Sweeney’s campaign office con-
cerning the visit here by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Peter C. Myers was incorrect.
The information given to the Leader-News stated that
Myers would be in El Campo tomorrow (Sunday) and the
phoned-in release by Sweeney’s press secretary implied
that the secretary’s visit was open to the public. It is not.
At least 30 local Sweeney supporters paid $200 each/per
couple to serve as hosts of the reception for Myers to be
held at the home of John Hancock Sr., 1000 Pecan.
Instead of Sunday, Myers will be in town Tuesday from
5-7 p.m. Instead of being open to the public, it is by RSVP
only and costs $100 per couple.
The Leader-News regrets that it received and publish-
ed incorrect information, and apologizes for any in-
conveniences that may have occurred as a result of the
misinformation.
Man On AWOL Nabbed
A Louise man was arrested
by deputies for being absent
without leave from the
National Guard.
John Chandler was
arrested near his home on
Tuesday morning. The
National Guard had issued a
warrant for his arrest.
Chandler was brought to the
armory and read his rights,
according to Sgt. Juan
Martinez, and then trans-
ferred to the County Jail
where he was booked.
The 26-year-old was
released after posting a $200
bond. Lt. Col. Alan J. Bryan
set the amount of the bond.
He is battalion commander at
the armory. Martinez said
Chandler had been AWOL for
'Police "Blotter
two months.
Deputies also arrested a
Houston man on a contempt
of court order. John Sosa, 37,
was picked up in Friendship
Park shortly after noon on
Sunday. He is currently
spending a 30-day term in
jail.
Offense Reports
Bruce Miller of Route 2 said
somebody burglarized his
1982 Ford pickup truck
sometime Sunday night and
stole his $500 270-caliber rifle
and scope
Katherine Perry of 310
Pierce St., reported the theft
of a 20-inch bicycle worth $50.
Retired Teachers Honored
Eleven employees of the El Campo ISD who
retired last year were honored Tuesday night
during the 30th Annual Teacher Recognition
Night Banquet co-sponsored by the Rotary Club
of El Campo and the El Campo ISD Board of
Trustees. Present to receive their plaques were
L-N Photo by Chris Barbee
(l-r) Bill Dowden, Art Keinarth. Roberda Callis,
John Richter, D.D. Hill and Willis Vickery. Not
present were Sylvia McCann. Alex M. Boyd,
Charles E. Payne, Isabel Rutherford and Floyd
Stephens.
Uher Addresses Teachers’ Fete
By CHRIS B ARBEE
El Campo ISD teachers
were recognized Tuesday
during the 30th Annual
Teacher Recognition Night
program sponsored jointly by
the Rotary Club of El Campo
and the El Campo ISD Board
of Trustees.
Guest speaker was State
Rep. D.R. “Tom” Uher of
Bay City, who told the
audience he is the only Texas
legislator who voted against
every point contained in the
1984 Education Reform bill.
“I don't want to say that is
an honor, but it (HB 72) was
written in too short a time to
address too serious a
problem,” he said in his only
reference to education
reform.
He mainly addressed his
feelings about the teaching
profession, and noted he has
two sisters who are teachers.
“Success — it all goes back
to teachers,” he said
“When you stop and think
about the people who have
been the greatest inspiration
to you, it will probably be a
teacher...
“There is no one we can
honor more than the people
who have enriched our lives
so much — our teachers,” he
added.
The representative told the
audience of approximately
345 people that Texas does
have its problems; that the
budget cutting process will
begin again next year when
the legislature convenes, and
that education will likely be
cut some more.
“I want you to tell me if we
want mediocre colleges and
mediocre public schools, or
do we want to stand up and be
strong to support our school
systems?” he asked, adding
that if we don’t, the Japanese
or even the Russians may one
day be making our decisions
for us.
“H we don’t commit our-
selves to education, we’re
committing ourselves to a
period of dark, dark times.”
Special Recognition
Plaques were presented to
11 people who retired from
the ECISD last year by
ECISD Board President
Richard Manske and
Superintendent Joe Thedford
called their names Honorees
w ere:
William E. “Bill” Dowden,
who retired as superin-
tendent. Holding various
coaching, teacing and ad-
ministrative positions during
his career, he had 36 years as
a school employee, the last 33
of which were in El Campo
Willis Vickery, former
principal of Southside Kin-
dergarten (now serving as St.
Philip School principal)
retired with 32 years in the
profession, with 31 of them
being in El Campo.
Roberda Callis. a first
grade teacher, retired with 31
years in the El Campo ISD.
D.D. Hill, vocational
agriculture teacher, retired
after 34 years of teaching in
El Campo.
Art Keinarth, special
education counselor, retired
after 13 years with the
district.
Charles Payne, vocational
trades teacher, retired with
22 years in the El Campo ISD
and with two years work
experience counted toward
his retirement for a total of 24
years.
John Richter, who taught
English at El Campo High
School, spent all 35 years
here
Isabel Rutherford, who
taught art at El Campo
Junior High School, has 35
years experience, four of
which were out-of-district.
Floyd Stephens spent his
entire 23 years in the
profession teaching history at
El Campo High School.
Sylvia McCann, who
worked as a high school
librarian, worked 12 years in
El Campo and six years
elsewhere
Alex M Boyd, who taught
eighth grade science, taught
his entire 30 years in El
Campo.
Service Pins
5 Years: Brad Barnes,
Craig Hardin and Cheryl
Peters of El Campo High
School; Brenda Rogers, El
Campo Middle School;
Cynthia Cheatham and Lynne
Reed, Hutchins Elementary;
Doris Orr, Northside
Elementary; and Mary
Barnes, Myatt Elementary.
10 Years: Carol Sassin,
Ray Palt, Herbert Madero
and Barbara Macha, ECHS;
Robert Hrncir, Middle
School, Connie Krutilek,
Gloria Nordeen and Benny
Morton, Northside, Barbara
Freese and Dorothy Her-
mansen, Hutchins.
15 Years: Cruze Harrison,
ECHS; Gerald Johnson,
Middle School; Willie Ben-
der. Northside; Altje Egmon,
Isabel Sue Gusman and
Donna Stuart, Hutchins;
VickieShumbera, Myatt; and
Kay Matthews, Meadow Lane
School.
20 Years: Edith Gray,
ECHS; Patricia Jackson,
Northside; Bernice
Alexander and Billie Joiner,
Hutchins; Willie Mae Pin-
chback, Myatt.
25 Years: Peggy Hansen
and Meta “Mickie”
Holesovsky, ECHS; Gerald
Grogan, Middle School;
Dorothy Hensley, Northside;
and Joann Willms, Myatt.
I
Pollution Gets A Better Chance
Wal-Mart \s Birthday
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Wal-Mart celebrated its birthday Tuesday, marking the day it opened in
El Campo. Oct. 21, IWtl. Helping celebrate five years in town were
employees who base worked at Wal-Mart since it opened. I,rft to right,
Debbie Tarter. Julia Evanicky, Janie Macias. Siggy Escamilla. Sue
Salyer. Mary A. Medina. Pat Winkenwerder. Gloria Campos. Jeannie
Brown and Raymond Williams Jr. Not pictured are five-year associates
Karen Griffin. Rosa Kana and Bessie Olson.
With 1987 Appropriations Bill
The recently-approved
state appropriations bill for
fiscal year 1987 removes
than $2.4 million from
the Railroad Commission’s
well plugging fund, increas-
ing the danger of pollution
from abandoned oil and gas
wells in the state, according
to Commission Chairman
James E (Jim) Nugent.
Speaking to members of the
San Angelo Rotary Club.
Nugent said “transfer of
these funds into the General
Revenue Fund may improve
the state's bottom line, but it
means a sharp reduction in
the number of abandoned
wells we can plug with state
funds, wells which may pose
a significant pollution danger
to the state s fresh water sup
plies."
Nugent said the commis-
sion’s well plugging fund was
created by the legislature in
1983 when it approved a $100
fee for each application to
drill an oil or gas well in the
stale Mom*y from the fund is
used to plug abandoned wells
if a financially responsible
company or person can’t be
identified
“Our state plugging pro-
gram has been very suc-
cessful," Nugent said. “In
fiscal year 1986 we plugged
714 wells at a cost of $2.58
million. Many of these were
active polluters, fouling the
environment with oil, gas or
saltwater
“The loss of $2 4 million is
asevere blow to the
program," he continued, “at
an average plugging cost of
$4,000 per well, we could plug
more than 600 abandoned
wells with that money And
we've lost the funds reserved
to handle the most severe and
costly pollution incidents.
“When a rancher calls to
say his cattle are getting sick
from polluted water, or a
farmer says leaking oil is kill-
ing his crops, or a landowner
says saltwater is ruining his
water well, we may not be
able to help.” Nugent said
Nugent said even if no cuts
had been made in the well
plugging fund, the money *
would still be far less than
needed to plug all the aban-
doned wells the commission
has found “We have iden-
tified more than 5,000 aban-
doned wells that are can-
didates for plugging,” he
said. “Many of these are, or
soon will be, polluters. The
estimated cost of plugging
these wells is more than $30
million.”
Nugent pointed out that the
well plugging fund will be
shrinking anyway this year
because of the downturn in
the oil industry. He said the
number of drilling applica-
tions received so far this year
is down 46 percent compared
to the same period last year.
“We’re getting squeezed
two ways,” he said “Low oil
prices drive marginal
operators out of businesss, in- :
creasing the number of aban-
doned wells At the same
time, drilling applications are
way down, reducing the
money going into the plugg-
ing fund."
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 63, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 25, 1986, newspaper, October 25, 1986; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1017441/m1/3/?q=Negroes+held: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.