The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Page: 4 of 14
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Political Analysis
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Guest
Columnist
Sen. Robert
Nichols
We have enjoyed the presence of our soldier boy Ste-
phen Daniel Oates while he is on his two weeks leave
from Iraq. He spent a few days in Center with his grand-
parents Dr. Steve and Frances Oates, Dan Dellinger
and Ruby Dellinger along with Reid Oates, Deborah,
Jeff and David Young and Dixie and me.
We extend our sympathy to the Gene Hogan’s family
His son is Allen Hogan who owns Alien’s Auto Repair
on Shelbyville St. Gene inspected vehicles for many
years and was always pleasant to be around. He was
in the 1959 class of CHS and he will be missed by his
family and friends.
The late Leo Childs told us that when he was a teen-
ager he and other boys hung around the courthouse
when court was in session to make a little spending
Dan and Dixie treated me to a Mother’s Day dinner
at Huxley Bay Restaurant Sunday May 10. The place
was packed with others doing the same thing for their
mothers.
We had catfish which was delicious.
After eating we enjoyed looking at the lake and sur-
roundings by Harvey’s Landing. Then we drove to Rod-
ger’s Harbor to see our lake house that we sold to the
Bob Giddings and Frank Walker families several years
ago.
The marina at Rodger’s Harbor is gone. I think it was
destroyed by a hurricane.
Toledo Bend Lake is the largest man-made reservoir
in the south and the fifth largest in the United States.
It is the result of 19 years of cooperation between the
people of Texas and Louisiana.
I am sorry about the death of Chris Hale last week.
Chris worked with me for several years on the radio
Party Line. His mother was bookkeeper at Centerpoint
Gas office on Austin St. Cris was still in high school
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Light and
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Mattie
Dellinger
Leon
Aldridge
money.
The bootleggers would give them a
little cash to deliver a small bottle of
whiskey up the hidden stairs to the
presiding judge on the bench.
We were told that J.J.E. Gibson,
designer and builder of the court-
house, put the hidden stairs there for
the judge to exit after a trial for his
safety following a judgment against a
prisoner.
Leon Aldridge
Leah Dolan
Lacie Payne
Ronny Samford....
Jill Albert
Cheryl Gilcrease..
Cindy Barrett
Susan Watkins
Darrell Martinez...
Tim Boyd
Joey Martinez
Courtney Basham
Sammy Garrett....
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Cannabis Bill
Last week, Senator Eltife passed SB 339, also known
as the Texas Compassionate Use Act. This bill would allow
regulation, distribution and use of cannabidiol heavy oils
(CBD). These oils, which are found in marijuana, have
been known to treat epilepsy and other chronic medi-
cal conditions. Intractable epilepsy afflicts approximately
150,000 people in Texas and can cause individuals to
suffer from hundreds of seizures each week. CBD would
only be distributed to patients whose symptoms have not
responded to federally approved medication.
This legislation limits the presence of tetrahydrocan-
nabinol, which is the psychoactive element in marijuana
that can cause a high and increased appetite. CBD is to be
used for strictly medical purposes and has no recreational
purpose.
Budget and Taxes
As the end of the 84th Legislative Session draws near,
the Legislature is working hard to hammer out the differ-
ences in the two chambers budget and tax cut proposals.
While both the Senate and the House believe we should
be providing some type of tax cuts for the citizens of Texas,
each chamber has a different proposal as to how the state
should do that.
To avoid having to come back for a special session,
the two chambers must not only agree on the type of tax
relief, but also work out the differences for the budget. A
special session can last from one to 30 days, at the call of
Governor Abbott. As passing a balanced budget is the only
constitutionally required task of the Legislature during a
session, it is very important that an agreement be made in
the upcoming weeks.
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I hope you’ll make your plans to attend the opening
of the cornerstone on the campus of the Nacogdoches
Street School at 10:30 Thursday morning May 21. Kate
and I were the ones who collected the items that were
put behind the sealed stone in 1963. We will be there
to see them again and find out if the mystery letter of
Kate’s was accidently among my package of things.
Wouldn’t it be fun if it shows up in Kate’s package?
Kate’s children will be there for her and so will
mine along with my Dellinger nieces. Hopefully, there
won’t be an Old Rip horned frog to jump out like one
did years ago in the Eastland courthouse cornerstone.
Pam Phelps and Supt. Hockenberry have planned an
interesting program for the event.
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What’s a newspaper worth— what’s
it good for any way?
One of my mentors, Morris Craig at
the Naples Monitor, relates the story of
a reader who used to tell him, ‘Yeah, I’m
going home, eat a bowl of Post Toasties
and read your newspaper. That way I can
go to bed with nothing on my stomach
and nothing on my mind.”
Craig says he just laughed and re-
torted, “Well, that’s a practical move.
By reading my paper, you’ll be informed on everything
that’s worth knowing, your mind will be relieved from
the day’s tension and you’re certain to get a good night’s
sleep.”
Despite those who think the age of the newspaper is
over, they are actually good for many things. With theses
suggestions, perhaps you’ll rest better, too, and gain a
new perspective on “recycling.”
Primarily of course, the Light and Champion is the
best source for complete news coverage and shopping
information in Center and Shelby County. However, once
you’ve read it cover to cover, the utility has just begun.
A newspaper can be a toy for creative young minds.
Hardly a new concept but still fun, is the art of crafting
hat’s, boats, dolls and more from newspapers. A more
adult version of this age-old art was a success recently
when the Mount Pleasant Tribune conducted a window-
decorating contest for downtown merchants. Competi-
tion was fierce and fun as businesses created window
displays in a number of creative ways including dressing
mannequins in outfits made of newspapers.
Yesterday’s news can also be put to use with the tod-
dlers as well. Stack them up to make a quick booster
chair or spread them on the floor under the high chair to
make clean up easier.
Besides the kids, newspapers are also great for pets.
Put them under the feeding dish, use them to house
break puppies, or put them under the pooch’s blanket
for a warmer bed in winter. Speaking of pets, there’s al-
ways the old standard practice of using them to line the
bird cage.
Newspapers are great if you have a painting project
ahead of you. Use them to cover furniture and other
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For the week ending May 17, 2015, the
highest temperature in Center was 87 and
the lowest was 62.
The week’s precipitation was 2.96 inch-
es; total for MONTH, 4.09 inches. Average
monthly rainfall is 4.47 inches.
2015 rainfall totals 34.42. Toledo Bend
level was 172.0.
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My five cents...
In classrooms
at schools and
colleges across
Texas, teachers
and students are
counting down
the days until
finals are over
and they can start
their summer
vacation. In an
almost identical
countdown here
at the Capitol, legislators are marking the days left until the
end of session. As I write this, we have 18 days left in the
84th Legislative Session.
Here are five things that happened this week at your
Texas Capitol:
Mattie’s Party Line for May 18, 2009
Today is Monday May 18, 2009 and
birthdays known to us include:
May 18: Maureen Jones, Everette
Harbison, Tommy Williford Jr., Judy
Schmutz, Martha Lou Chadwick,
Johnette Eaves Holloway, Victoria
Mathews and Sandra Bradshaw.
May 19: Dot Smith, Jim Chionsini,
Bobby Bruce Jones and M.J.Samford
Jr. It was the birthday of my father
M.B. McLendon who died 1933 at age
65.
May 20: David Jacobs, Betty Tidwell and Matthew
Middleton.
May 21: Howard Lout, Susan Helander, Miller
Thomas, Pat Rogers Newcomb, Susan Waller and El-
liott Jackson.
May 22: Leonard Irish, Janis Doggett and Sammie
Jean Williams.
May 23: Pete Andrews and Kathy Buckner.
May 24: Chuck Lunsford, Victor Davis, Roy Young-
blood and Jimmie Sue Murdoch who will be 58.
May 25: Robin Robison, Tony Parker and Lou Ann
Jones.
It was the birthdays of Doug Andrews and Dorothy
Oliver.
It is the wedding anniversary of Bill and Kathy
Williams.
Suggested birthday card shower to Miss Jimmie Sue
Murdock,c/o Pine Grove Nursing Home, Loop 500,
Center, Texas 75935.
50 ways to recycle newspapers
nearby objects to protect from spills, put
them under the paint can to catch drips
and use them to wipe the paint brushes
when the job is complete.
When the painting’s done and it’s time
for gardening, use newspapers to cover
plants for frost protection, grow toma-
toes by cutting a hole for the stems and
laying the tomatoes on the paper, or use
them to wrap bulbs for winter storage.
They are also great for picnics. News-
papers can be rolled up for a flyswatter, spread on damp
or dirty ground for sitting, as a makeshift tablecloth, or
for wrapping the ice cream freezer to keep dessert cold.
When picnic season is over and winter arrives, news-
papers are great for insulation. Over the years, newspa-
per have been used to stop drafts in old houses, stuffed
in chimneys when dampers are doing the job or use
them at the back door for wet or dirty shoes.
Other winter uses include putting them on snow to
spread bird seed, and putting them on car windows when
sleet or ice is in the forecast to make defrosting easier.
Use them to pack, to put under potatoes when peel-
ing, or stuffing them in shoes to hold their shape when
traveling or storing out of season.
And the best household use for generations—use
newspapers to clean windows. Cleans glass better than
cloth or paper towels.
Newspapers are great for camping as well. Use them
under the tent floor or bedrolls to insulate from damp
or cold ground, or roll them up to use for starting camp
fires.
Last but not least, how would you create a scrapbook
without newspapers for clipping birth announcements,
weddings, club meetings, school events, obituaries and
other records of our lives? How about saving a copy of
the entire paper for the date of your children’s birth giv-
ing them a record of the day they were born?
And you thought all a newspaper was good for was
reading?
Craig says he’s ready for the next time his cereal-eat-
ing friend comes in to buy a paper. “Wait ‘til I challenge
him to see if he can get any of this done with a website,”
he laughed.
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Dolan, Leah. The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 19, 2015, newspaper, May 19, 2015; Center, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1278952/m1/4/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.