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I Page 2 - The Odem-Edroy Times
Thursday, October 17,1996
Looking Backward
From The Files Of The Odem-Edroy Times
TEN YEARS AGO
- 1986
ODem speech and drama
semi finalists in the Bishop
Tourney last week were
Jessica Rodriguez, Jeff
Elliott, JoAnna Perez, Robert
Martinez, Don Hoer, Joe
Higginbotham and Ramon
Herrera, Tammi Trevino,
Mare Fleck, David Harrell and
Wayne Wayt.
Benjamin Higginbotham
received a scholarship at the
first annual Scholarbration in
Texas s & I last week.
Harper Valley PTA ct
members at the two time
tournament semi finals were
Joey Greathouse, Frank
Hunter, Sherry Carr, Nathan
Buentello, Lorette Butler, Letty
Garza and Patricia Garcia.
The Odem High Lady
Owlets captured a tie for third
in the game against the Lady
Badgers from Bishop Saturday.
Ralph Leza, Gus Salinas
and Richard Martinez were key
players in the Friday night
game between the Owls and
the Mustangs
Mrs. Becky Rackley and
daughter, Lacey and Candace
of Hebronville are visiting
Mrs.Shirley Cherry.
LaVerne Jauer of Corpus
Christi was a lunch guest in
the home of Mr.a and Mrs.
JOhn Bownds Friday.
TWENTY YEARS AGO -
1976
Esperanza Pesina was
crowned Queen at the
Homecoming Celebration
Friday.
Superintendent C.L. West
received a gift of a San Patricio
County Flag from the county
commissioners' court last
week. The flag is being given to
all high schools.
Officers of the Future
Teachers of America are
Ronny Hutchinson, president;
Cheryl Causey, vice president;
Joan Atkinson, historian;
Velma Veliz, assistant
historian; Cindy Atkinson,
secretary; Glenda Burkham,
treasurer and Tammy
Hanshaw, parliamentarian.
Blain Voorhees, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Voorhees III
received the Ad Altare Dei
Award from Rev. Thomas J.
Drury Bishop of the Corpus
Christi diocese, the highest
church scout award one can '
receive.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Whatley
have returned from a bus tour
of the New England states.
Mrs. Cecil Whiteley was
honored with a family get-
together and informal tea on
her birthday with her
grandson and his family Mr.
and Mrs. Rodney Evans and
children hosting the courtesy.
Court Records
County Of San Patricio
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Petronilo R. Jimenez and
Cynthia Balderaz.
Ruben Ramirez and Maria
Benita Nieto.
David Branch Fairly and Vicki
Suzanne Bradley.
Wayne Cranz Nichols and
Rachel Jean Bledsoe.
Martin Vara and Elida Garcia.
Jack Petits and Victoria Ann
Curtis.
Rogelio G. Gonzales and Maria
Pdiz Rios.
Eric G. Hartzendorf Jr. and
Chenyl C. Bockholt.
Glen Ray Sykora and Angela
Lorraine Robinson.
Amado Santellana Jr. and
Ruviola Garza.
Jose Luis Morales and Velma
Jean Hinojosa.
COUNTY COURT-AT-LAW
THEFT BY CHECK- Wesley
Snellgrove, Aransas Pass, 180
days jail suspended, $199 court
costs, restitution to be
determined, 6 months community
supervision.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED - Omar Medina Jr.,
San Antonio, 180 days jail
suspended $500 fine plus court
costs and attorney fees, 24
months community supervision,
Complete DWI Education Program,
complete 24 hours of community
service.
EVADING ARREST OR
DETENTION - Omar Medina Jr.,
San Antonio, 180 days jail
suspended, $500 fine plus court
costs and attorney fees, 24
months community supervision,
complete 24 hours of community
service.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED- Augustine C.
Lopez, Sinton, 180 days jail
suspended, $1,000 fine plus cour^
costs, DL suspended 90 days, 24
months community supervision,
complete 24 hours of community
service.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED and DRIVING
WITHOUT LIABILITY
INSURANCE- Sherry M. Carter,
Corpus Christi, 107 days jail,
$329 Court costs plus attorney
fees,
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED- Ernest Calderon,
Mathis, 180 days jail suspended,
$500 fine plus court costs, 12
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program,
complete 24 hours of community
service.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED- Pedro F. Cruz,
Mathis, 180 days jail suspended,
$1,000 fine plus court costs, 24
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program,
complete 24 hours of community
service.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED- Morgan D. Ewing,
Ingleside, 180 days jail suspended,
$500 fine plus court costs, 12
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program,
complete 24 hours of community
service.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED - Grace G. Moreno,
Austin, Tx., 180 days jail
suspended, $500 fine plus court
costs, 12 months community
supervision, complete DWI
Education Program, complete 24
hours of community service.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED - Thomas J. Mann,
San Antonio, 180 days jail
suspended, $600 fine plus court
costs, 12 months community
supervision, complete DWI
Education Program, complete 24
hours of community service.
DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED- John L. Mitchell,
Ingleside, 180 days jail suspended,
$500 fine plus court costs, DL
suspended 365 days, 12 months
community supervision, complete
DWI Education Program, complete
24 hours of community service.
See Court Records, Page 8
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Lt Governor Bullock Wants Tougher
Guidelines For Nursing Homes
Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock wants
tougher rules of conduct for those
who oversee Texas' nursing homes
and he wants the rules adopted
right away.
In a letter to the Texas Board of
Nursing Facility Administrators,
Bullock pushed the agency to adopt
the rules at its Oct. 18 meeting. It
normally would take months to
overhaul the agency's regulations.
Proposed rules would require
nursing home administrators to
keep a sufficient number of trained
workers on duty, protect residents
from harm and ensure that resi-
dents have proper medical treat-
ment and nutrition.
Mike Hailey, press secretary to
Bullock, told the Austin American
Statesman, 'The residents of some
Of the facilities have waited long
enough for an assurance that stan-
dards are going to improve."
Attorney General Dan Morales
said the tougher nursing home
rules will be ineffective unless an
independent agency is given power
to sue nursing home directors. He
suggested his office would be the
appropriate agency to enforce the
new set of rules.
Problems at nursing homes
came to light and drew state offi-
cials' attention last month when
the American-Statesman published
a report on its months-long investi-
gation of the Texas Home of
Nursing Home Administrators.
The American Statesman found
pervasive problems in the board's
regulation of the state's 2,700 nurs-
ing home administrators. The
newspaper discovered staff short-
ages, sloppy record-keeping and
failure to follow through on disci-
plinary action proposed by the
agency's own members.
Tax Abatements Hurt
Education
Meanwhile, Bullock called for an
end to school property tax abate-
ments, which cost public schools
about $ 143 million in funding last
Capital Highlights
by Lyndell Williams & Ed Sterling
year, according to a study released
by the Senate Economic
Development Committee.
While speaking last week to the
Association of Texas Colleges and
Universities, Bullock said it's wrong
for some businesses to ask for prop-
erty tax abatements while calling
for a better educated work force.
'The very idea of industry com-
ing in to Texas and saying they
want tax breaks before they will
locate in Hillsboro, Houston and
Dallas is beyond my comprehen-
sion.
'Where in the world do people
believe we get an educated work
force?" Bullock asked .
Many Texas cities, counties and
school districts - a majority of theni
property-poor have used tax abate-
ments to lure new businesses,
allowing them to forego or pay
only a portion of their property
taxes for a specified number of
years.
But Bullock opposes such prac-
tices, and said, "When it comes to
our public schools, everybody ought
to pay taxes."
Sen. David Sibley, R-Waco,
chairman of the Senate Economic
development Committee, said he
may sponsor a bill in the next
legislative session that will elimi-
nate school properly tax abate-
ments.
Judge Excuses
Gov. Bush
Gov. George W. Bush report-
ed for jury duty but was dis-
missed from a Travis County jury
pool last week.
Bush waited in a Travis
County Courthouse hallway for
over an hour while lawyers and a
county judge whittled down the
list of potential jurors.
David Wahlberg, the lawyer
representing the defendant,
argued that it would be a conflict
of interest for the governor to sit
in judgment of a case in which he
later could be asked to grant a
pardon.
Texas with a former GTECH exec-
utive were approved by the com-
pany and unrelated to the execu-
tive's conviction in new Jersey on
charges of taking kickbacks, the
Dallas Morning News reported.
Barnes Defends Contract
Former Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes
said his business dealings in
Barnes is a lobbyist for
GTECH, the company that won a
contract to operate the Texas lot-
tery. Barnes said former GTECH
sales director J- David Smith "did-
n't have anything to do with my
contract in Texas."
Smith was convicted Oct. 4 in
a New Jersey federal court for
taking $169,500 in kickbacks
from a New Jersey consulting
firm hired by OTECH to help the
company expand its lottery con-
tract there, the Morning News
reported.
Business Climate
Favorable
A new survey shows Texas
offers the second most favorable
business climate in the United
States. North Carolina leads the
states, followed by Texas, New
York and New Jersey.
Brenda Arnett, executive direc-
tor of the Texas Department of
Commerce, said she was pleased
with the survey and not surprised
at Texas' high ranking.
"Texas' success will be reflect-
ed in our continued growth and
job creation,' she said.
Answering the survey were 173
top corporate executives at com-
panies with annual sales of more
than $100 million and 250 or
more employees. Ninety-nine
percent of the respondents have
been involved in decisions to relo-
cate, expand, consolidate or build
new facilities for their companies.
The survey was conducted by the
New York marketing firm,
Development Counselors
International.
^ottings
by Johnnie Sue Littleton
All of a sudden I don't live
alone any more.
My daughter moved in with
me until her husband is
discharged from the military next
month, and my four year old
grandson from Bryan is visiting us
this week (and maybe next) while
his mother is recovering from a
stay in the hospital.
I barely see either of them
since I work about 100 hours a
week, but when I do, we have a
good time.
My grandson, whose name is
Boone, has never been away from
home for such a lengthy time and
he's doing very well indeed. Most
of the credit for that goes to his
aunt, who keeps him occupied
every waking moment and he's so
tired he konks out fairly early.
We went to a fast food joint
the other night for supper. I
couldn't believe I was actually-
eating an order of fries. It's funny
how you change your diet so much
that you don't realize most people
eat this way a lot.
Gosh they were good!
Boone was standing in the
chair making noises and acting
like a goofy little four year old. I
said "we are going to have lessons
in manners starting right now, so
sit down and be still."
This didn't excite him. So I
said "Do you want to see me stand
in the chair and yell?" Silly
question, of course he did.
So I tried another tack. There
was another child in the place
having a hard time behaving, so I
said, "Just listen to that - aren't
you glad you don't act like that?
That little boy needs manners
control too." He quite agreed and
amazingly enough he sat down and
kept quiet.
He talked to his parents on
the telephone last night and told
them he had a terrible accident.
He stepped on a frog. He's been
taught to be kind to all dnimals,
but he decided to do a stomping
routine and was caught in the act
by his Aunt Carrie.
He had a lengthy time out. I
don't know what prompted his
need to confess his misdeeds over
the phone.
It really is good to have
people in the house again. It's a
mess, but it's a good mess.
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maybe you didn't know. The third
week, it was full of news. Now it
has tapered off and if you read the
Odem-Edroy Times and don't think
there's enough local news in it,
help us out.
Ruth Payne has been trying to
get me to interview a lady in
Odem for about two months and I
promise I'm not ignoring her.
I really am swamped. We are
so short-handed at all our
newspapers, but we're trying.
Claudia Garcia is doing a
great job of gathering and
composing the sports and school
news. She is also swamped.
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out with suggestions, we would
appreciate it and sooner or later,
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