The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 20 Established June 25, 1948
ODEM, TEXAS 7B370, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971
Four Pages
NO. 43
Commissioners Table
Application For
Federal Funds Thursday
An application for federal
funds to set up an Adult
Probation Office in San
Patricio County, was tabled by
the Commissioners court
Thursday.
Darwin Avant, criminal
justice coordinator for the
Coastal Bend Regional
Planning Commission ex-
plained that federal funds are
available for the project, and
the county can apply for $21,996
as first-year funding.
As the project is funded on a
Special Forces
Need Enlistees
Young men with or without
prior military service can now
enlist for assignment to the
Army’s elite Special Forces,
SSG Kent Beshear, local Army
recruiter, announced.
See ENLISTEES, Page 2
75 - 25 percent basis, the
county’s 25 per cent can be met
through the monthly charge for
supervision put on
probationers (up to $10 a
month); “in kind” con-
tributions of $1,600,
representing the time the
district judge would devote to
probationers; $1,600 for office
space for the probation officer
and his secretary, and $1,100
for the annual audit of funds by
the county auditor.
It is impossible to look more
than three years into the
future, Avant said, on the
availability of federal funds.
But, if federal funding is
stopped, the county might
expect up to $10,000 a year
toward cost of the office from
probationers’ fees.
The county now has 111
adult, felony probations, Avant
pointed put, with the normal
load for one probation officer,
75.
Grain Harvest Completed;
Cotton Nearing End
The grain harvest in the
Odem-Edroy area is com-
pleted, except for some very
Bus Trouble Does
Not Dampen Fun
bus trouble which developed
17 miles short of the destination
of the Odem Baptist young
people did not dampen the fun
for the youths. They were
shuttled to H. E. B. Foundation
for their retreat by cars while
three men Jack Haines, Bill
Daughtrey, sponsors and Bob
Woodson, a guest of the group,
stayed with the bus to make
repairs. Someone went to
Uvalde for parts needed to put
the bus back in running order.
More than 50 young people
and 13 sponsors attended the
retreat at the Foundation Sept.
4-6. The days did not have
enough hours for all of the
supervised programs, said one
of the sponsors. Each day
started with a devotional. The
supervised games and
swimming and preparation of
meals took up much of the day
time activities. Each night a
special speaker was on hand
for the inspirational message.
Sponsors making the trip
were Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Daughtrey, the Rev. and Mrs.
Floyd Conner, Mr. and Mrs.
See TROUBLE, Page 2
late planting which will be
harvested later this month, and
the cotton harvest is fast
coming to an end.
Planters Grain Co-op
reported 427 cars of grain;
Western Elevator Inc. 245 and
Edroy Grain Co. Inc. could not
be reached for a report. George
Raun, manager of Planters
Grain, and Bud Fox, manager
of Western Elevator Co. Inc.,
each said that the grain crop
was about half the cars
processed last year. Both
reported all except some of the
very last grain brought in was
of good quality.
Edroy Co-op Gin reported
2,104 bales had been ginned as
See HARVEST, Page 2
School Board Meeting
To Be September 14
The regular meeting of the
school board which is held the
second Monday night in each
month has been deferred this
month until Tuesday Sep-
tember 14 because of some
conflicting dates.
Among the items of business
to be considered Tuesday night
is the appointment of a new
board member to replace Juan
Mancias, who resigned some
months ago.
San Patricio County Roads
Get Improvement Funds
Coastal Bend
Agribusiness
Council To Meet
The September meeting of
the Coastal Bend
Agribusiness Council will be
held Friday, Sept. 10, at noon at
Joe Cotton’s Barbeque in
Corpus Christi, Herb Helbig,
secretary-treasurer, an-
nounced.
The program is to be
presented by Dr. Chan C.
Connolly from the Weslaco
Experiment Station. His
subject will be, “The Present
and Future Impact of Syn-
thetics on Agriculture.”
An election of officers and
directors for the coming year
See AGRIBUSINESS, Page 2
The Texas Highway Com-
mission has approved a $40.4
million program for the im-
provement of Texas highways.
San Patricio County gets a
healthy portion of that fund.
The program, passed August
31, is aimed at “enhancing
traffic safety by modernizing
and rehabilitating highway
facilities which are becoming
obsolete due to age and in-
creased traffic,” the com-
mission said.
Highway areas in the County
to benefit from this program
are: Interstate 37, from North
of Edroy to Nueces River
Bridge, 6.9 miles of seal coat on
frontage roads; FM 630 bet-
ween Fm 881 and Interstate 37,
15.7 miles of leveling up. Also
FM 631 between 2.8 miles East
of Odem and Taft, Leveling up
for 8.9 miles; FM 1074 between
US 181 and FM 631, 5 miles of
leveling up and FM 666 bet-
ween Nueces River bridge and
State 359, 11.3 miles of leveling
up.
TSTA Workshop
Held In Sinton
The first TSTA workshop for
the 1971-72 school year was
See WORKSHOP, Page 2
From left County Attorney Richard D. Hatch, Portland Chief of Police Bill Good, County
Judge Percy A. Hartman and Pedro G. Rodriguez
Need For Juvenile Officer
To Be Discussed At Meeting
THE NEED FOR A
JUVENILE OFFICER in San
Patricio County will be ex-
plored in a county wide meeting
called by Community Concerns
at noon on September 15th at
the Loose Caboose Diner in
Sinton. Shown discussing the
upcoming meeting are, left to
right, County Attorney Richard
D. Hatch from Aransas Pass;
Chief of Police Bill Good,
Portland; County Judge Percy
A. Hartman, Mathis; and
Pedro G. Rodriguez, Odem.
Good has advocated the need
for a juvenile officer for some
time, and will outline the
reasons for his belief at the
meeting. Hartman will tell how
the county currently handles
the juvenile problem. Hatch,
Chief Thomas Lee of Sinton,
City Attorney Betty Stock of
Portland, and others with
special knowledge of the
matter are expected to be
present for a general
discussion after the two
presentations are made.
Rodriguez, the county OEO
executive director, is the
committee chairman for
Community Concerns, an
organization of representatives
of other organizations, civic
groups, and governmental
bodies. The meeting will seek
to establish whether or not the
problem in the county justifies
the addition of a juvenile of-
ficer. Anyone interested may
attend by reservation only.
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Winebrenner, Mary Cornett. The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971, newspaper, September 9, 1971; Odem, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1044642/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Odem Public Library.