The Weatherford Democrat (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 55, Ed. 1 Monday, March 7, 1994 Page: 1 of 12
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99TH Year, No. 55, 12 PAGES, 1 SECTION, 25 CENTS
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1994
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
Hagman honored as Outstanding Citizen
By TINA JACKSON
Democrat Reporter
The 74th Annual Chamber of
Commerce Banquet held Saturday
night at the Shirley Hall Middle
School gave Larry Hagman perhaps
the best ‘Welcome Home’ lhal any
person could receive.
During the banquet, Hagman was
named Weatherford’s Outstanding
Citizen. In his speech, Hagman
staled that he had never received an
award for his performance on the hit
television scries “Dallas” and that
this award was it.
“I like this one better,” said
Hagman.
In the keynote address, Hagman
remembered his days as a youth in
Weatherford and answered ques-
tions from the audience. He said
that his early jobs in Weatherford
were the main reason for him get-
ting into show business.
Hagman stated that he modeled
his character on Dallas after the
Hall family, especially “little Jess.”
When asked about his return to
show business, Hagman responded
that he felt like he had one good se-
ries left in him. He said he believed
in natural progression and the fact
lhal if its going to happen then it
will.
“I have several good friends and
a few family left here and I will be
back,” said Hagman.
Mayor Sherry Watson presented
Hagman with a key to the city and a
proclamation which declared
March 5 as Larry Hagman Day.
Hagman also received a Jack
Bryam oron/.c entitled “Get With
It.” A check in honor of Hagman
was presented to Watson for the
Heritage Gallery.
“Larry’s time, money, effort and
support have made Weatherford a
belter place to live,” commented
Roy Grogan, the Master of
Ceremonies.
Miss Emily Parsons of Keller
provided the entertainment for the
evening. Her first song, “Tic a Yel-
low Ribbon” was sung to welcome
Hagman home. She also sang
“Hello Dolly” in memory of Mary
Martin and to close her perfor-
mance, Parsons sang one of her per-
sonal favorites, “Dixieland.”
Several other special guests were
present including Miss Parker
County, Carly Jarmon, Congress-
man Pete Geren and members of
other area chambers.
Outgoing President Vernon
Bryant said in his speech that the
chamber staff, chamber board and
all the people who work on the pro-
jects were the most hard working
and most dedicated group with
whom he has ever worked.
He stated that the chamber staff
make it possible for residents and
tourists to find what they arc look-
ing for. He also noted lhal the
chamber is growing strong with 471
members.
Bryant also mentioned that the
1993-1994 year started out success-
fully with the release of the Weath-
erford video. He commmented that
the video had won two major
awards.
Other projects such as the old ca-
boose, Peach Festival, Christmas
parade, Candlelight Tour of Homes
ancS the Parker County Frontier
Days and Livestock Show had also
been successful due to the hard
work of chamber workers, accord-
ing to Bryant.
Bryant mentioned “Leadership
Weatherford,” a new program in
which the chamber was participat-
ing. He said would be through the
Weatherford College and would in-
volve city, county and college offi-
cials. The primary purposes of the
program will be to strengthen the
leadership fabric of the community
and to provide opportunics for
chamber members to improve the
quality of service they provide
through more effective leadership
skills.
Retiring directors mentioned by
Bryant included Gale Bradford,
Ken Davis, Ann Dollins, Carroll
Dawson, Dave Deison and Dave
Lang. Bryant noted the two appoin-
tees to the board of directors as be-
ing Bob Glenn and Mayor Sherry
Watson.
“I leave the chamber with great
humility and pride,” said Bryant in
closing. “Weatherford is a great
community with a great
opportunity.”
Dr. Gene Wood, incomimg presi-
dent, listed 1994-95 officers as Dr.
Jim Boyd, first vice president; Pat
Chenault, second vice president;
Mack Young, third vice president,
Wayne Garrett, treasurer; and Ver-
non Bryant as past president.
He also mentioned the new direc-
tors as being Nafisa Dalai, Nancy
Pritchard, Mack Young, Woody
Willhitc and Glen Wright.
Wood stressed that involvement
was the key to helping the chamber
reach their goals for 1994.
The Paiker County Henuige Soc-
iety president, Betty Gerth, pre-
sented a check to the chamber for
_____ Democrat photo by Bob Haynes
WEATHERFORD S 1994 Outstanding Citizen, Larry Hagman, receives his award from the
1993 recipient, Dr. John B. Merrick, at the 74th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet Sa-
turday night.
the restoration of the caboose. She
noted noted that this check and last
year’s check made their total dona-
tion over SI 1,000.
The Outstanding Ambassador
award for 1993-94 was given to
Rayc Walker while the Outstanding
Young Business Leader of the Year
was presented to Gina Rog1»”> Qr»
cnnpl0y<*o of th-5 /Vnitn;ti Vlroir.al
and Surgical Clinic.
Outstanding Educator nominees
received a certificate for their nomi-
nation. Those nominated were Grc-
netta Sue Bledsoe, Clco Bourland,
Annette Burks, Dottic Chesncy,
Kim Hatter, Laurie Jones, Shirley
King and Nancy Robinson.
Nancy Robinson, a fifth grade
math teacher at Curtis Intermediate
School, was awarded tho stiss
Mma /Vsvdfa Outstand-
ing Educator.
Agricultural and livestock
awards were awarded to several
Parker County residents by Mark
Worthington. Kerry Cornelius was
received the Agriculture Achieve-
ment Award. Cocanhoughcr Feed
Company, Inc. received the Agri-
cultural Business Award. Ed Bakor,
owner of the Baker Ranch, r^eived
the Horse A’-ul(1- The Horticulture -
Crop Award went to J.E. and
W“nda Jennings. The Livestock
Award went to Bob «-,cj Jeanette
Lee.
Senate hopefuls do
last-minute stumping
By The Associated Press
With the Tuesday primary
approaching, the Democratic
U.S. Senate candidates spent the
final hours of the campaign
stumping for votes in small
churches and other gatherings
across Texas.
Jim Mattox, Richard Fisher and
Mike Andrews stuck with a long-
time Democratic tradition in the
South on Sunday by campaign-
ing at small Baptist churches in
Houston.
Mattox and Andrews took sepa-
rate paths to several Houston
churches in the morning, while
Fisher attended a Baptist church
in the Dallas suburb of
Richardson.
Blacks and Hispanics will
account for almost 40 percent of
the vole in Tuesday’s primary,
party officials estimate.
Political pollsters Micheline
Blum and Julie Weprin said the
minority vote is particularly crit-
ical for Mattox.
“The polls indicate we’re going
to come close to winning without
a runoff, but we just don’t know
how close,” Mattox said.
All three candidates seemed to
be thinking that the Democratic
race may not be decided Tuesday.
A poll published last week
showed 30 percent of likely
Democratic voters still undecid-
ed.
The fourth Democratic candi-
date on the ballot is Evelyn
Lantz, a self-described human
rights advocate from Houston
and a follower of political
extremist Lyndon LaRouche.
They are vying for the Senate
seat held by Republican Kay
Bailey Hutchison, who faces
opposition in the GOP primary
from six minor challengers.
“I think there will be a runoff,”
Andrews said. “And I think I’ll
be in it.”
Fisher said he expects a runoff
between himself and Mattox.
“I’m convinced if he (Mattox)
wins the nomination — and I
don’t think he will — he’ll lose
worse than (Bob) Krueger,”
Fisher said.
Texas Gov. Ann Richards
appointed Krueger last year to
fill U.S. Treasury Secretary
Lloyd Bentsen’s unexpired
Senate term. Krueger lost the
position in June to Republican
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison,
who faces only token competi-
tion in the Republican primary.
Mattox also spent part of
Sunday keeping up his verbal
attack on Fisher, a Dallas busi-
nessman.
TxDOT head apparently forced out
SAN ANTONIO (AP) —
Political drive helped propel Henry
Munoz in to become the first
Hispanic commissioner of the
Texas Department of
Transportation.
It may also have been instrumen-
tal to apparent forced resignation
from the agency, observers say.
Munoz says he sees himself as a
victim of a system in need of
change. Resistance to that change
is partly why he stepped down Feb.
25, he said.
He also cited a desire to devote
more time to his wife and business.
“During my 2 1/2 years as com-
missioner I did make errors in
judgment,” Munoz, 34, told the
San Antonio Express-News. “I was
trying to do a big job. They weren’t
used to an activist being in this job,
and it made people uncomfort-
able.”
His departure coincided with an
investigation into his travel prac-
tices, which some say led Gov.
Ann Richards to order a senior aide
to fire Munoz. Her office has
declined comment.
Munoz, whom Richards appoint-
ed as commissioner in 1991, had
heavily promoted the governor’s
“New Texas” theme.
Munoz, whose fund-raising
helped Richards win election, paid
special attention to South Texas
cities. He takes credit for directing
$250 million to the region for
improving road infrastructure.
But Munoz was criticized for his
expensive suits, flashy jewelry and
a preference for what some consid-
ered lavish treatment.
“Mr. Munoz’s attitude was very
patrician and high-handed ...
almost like royalty,” a former high-
ranking transportation department
employee told the Express-News
on condition of remaining anony-
mous.
Among the accusations Munoz
has faced is one by a former assis-
tant that he used a state vehicle in
his mother’s funeral. Munoz has
denied any recollection of the inci-
dent.
Munoz also mailed almost $800
worth of Texas Highways calen-
dars to South Texas politicians.
And travel records of Munoz and
employees of the department’s
Office of International Relations
also came under attack.
Department officials began an
internal audit in early February
into the international office. Joel
Alan, a department employee who
often traveled with Munoz, has
been put on paid leave until the
audit is finished.
GOP turns up heat on Whitewater
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Republicans are turning up the heat
on the Whitewater affair by raising
the specter of another Watergate.
Top administration officials
stressed that they are fully cooper-
ating with investigators.
“There is still no credible allega-
tion of wrongdoing by anyone in
the administration,” Vice President
A1 Gore said Sunday on NBC’s
“Meet the Press.”
He said mistakes have been made
in White House responses to the
investigation into a failed Arkansas
savings and loan tied to the
Clintons and their Whitewater land
venture. But “the handling of it
from this moment forward is going
to be absolutely dead on in follow-
ing the absolute highest ethical
standards.”
But Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, R-
N.Y., said alleged attempts to con-
ceal information were “the acts of
a desperate White House.” He said
White House actions “went well
beyond what (President) Nixon did
in terms of a cover-up” in the
Watergate break-in.
Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, also
noted on ABC’s “This Week With
David Brinkley” that “Richard
Nixon turned a third-rale burglary
into a constitutional crisis by not
leveling, by interfering with the
investigation.”
He said that “if the president
wants to serve this term out, he is
going to have to begin by leveling
with the American people.”
Political rhetoric over the
Whitewater issue went up over the
weekend when it was revealed that
White House senior staffers had
received tliree private briefings on
die investigation from the Treasury
Deparuncnt.
Special prosecutor Robert Fiske
has subpoenaed White House offi-
cials involved, and White House
chief counsel Bernard Nussbaum,
who took part in the briefings, on
Saturday announced his resigna-
tion.
Fiske is trying to leam whether
funds from the failed Madison
Guaranty Savings and Loan were
diverted to the Whitewater
Development Corp., a real estate
venture owned jointly by the
Clintons and James McDougal, the
S&L’s owner.
White House special adviser
George Stephanopoulos said
Nussbaum quit because “he didn’t
want to become a lightning rod”
for criticism of the administration.
March is a big tease, among other things, and
a wobbly bridge between winter and spring.
It usually comes in wild and windy, but, what-
ever its nature, it’s always welcome at our
house.
March is undecided about whether it wants to
be winter or spring, so therefore keeps us
guessing. Perhaps that’s part of its appeal. We
can’t say March is boring, for sure.
March is the month we welcome spring.
There are subtle signs already. Buds are form-
ing on previously barren trees and tender
shoots of grass are emerging from the still-cold
earth. The birds can’t seem to stop singing.
She shoves us around with blustery wintry
winds one day and wraps us in balmy breezes
the next.
With one hand she hands us sweet new blos-
soms; with the other hand she slaps us with
freezing rain or snow.
New life begins in March, and existing life is
rejuvenated.
It is the month of the vernal equinox, when
day and night are equal in length. After that,
there’ll be more daylight, giving us more time
to watch the world change from its drab coat to
its verdant one.
It’s time to sweep away the cobwebs of win-
ter, both outside our homes and inside our
heads. The violets are in abundant bloom, with
plants yet so small it looks at first glance as if
the ground is blooming.
The birds must know that March is here.
They’re busy building nests already. Today I
watched as a pair of bluebirds seriously con-
sidered moving into the house especially built
for them in our backyard.
Unless the hummingbirds have a change in
travel plans, their estimated time of arrival is
the last week of March.
We need to be forgiving where March is con-
cerned. One day she visits us with such warm
breezes that we want to invite her back.
Another day, we open our door to icy gusts of
wind and want to ban her from the premises
forever.
Whatever her disposition, we should appreci-
ate March’s every minute. Spring in this area is
often fleeting, just a whisper to tell us that a
blast of summer is already on its way.
- Bernice Maddux
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