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A tradition of excellence
stretching over nearly two*
decades continued Wednesday
when the Carthage High School
Battling Bulldog Band earned
first division ratings at UIL
Marching Contest.
"They came closer that night
to reaching their potential than
they ever have before," observed
band director Dwayne Hubbard »
after his band earned straight
first-division "superior" ratings
from judges at the competition,
held at Stephen F. Austin's
Homer Brice Stadium.
In UIL marching contest,
three judges evaluate a five- to
seven-minute show,
commenting on the quality of
the musical performance, the
precision marching, and the
overall design of the routine.
Ratings are assigned from "I"
for superior to "V" for poor. An
average of the three judges'
marks determines the overall
rating.
The rating not only puts CHS
on the road to a sweepstakes
trophy, but also qualifies the
band to attend the state 4A
marching contest hosted by
Texas A & M University Nov. 4.
Individual errors visible in
the stands had band boosters
concerned CHS had lost its first-
division rating. But while all
three judges noted the missed
turns, they all felt the high
quality of the overall
performance made up for the
mistakes.
"Good music, and it was
well-played." noted Sammy
Almany of Port Neches Groves.
"Excellent stride, carriage,
pride and dignity," wrote Jerry
The Battling Bulldog Band earned top ratings at contest Wednesday.
CHS band earns superior rating
Payne, Marshall High School
band director.
"Band. I commend you on a
job well done!" said Richard
Lovelace of DeKalb.
Marching contest came a few
weeks earlier this year for
division 4A bands due to the
timing of the state competition.
Hubbard said CHS' band
directors were faced with a
difficult choice: plan an easy
routine the band could quickly
master in order to be ready for
UIL contest, or create a
challenging drill that would
require more effort but would
also impress tire judges if CHS
qualified for state. They decided
to set their sights on "best of
show" honors at the state
contest.
► See BAND, page A2.
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L-P begins lay-offs
Panola County. Texas
1 Section. 16 Pages
Sunday. October 22, 1995
Volume 122, Number 85
Index
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Arrest Report
Courthouse News.....A3 School Menus ...
Classifieds ......A12-13 Sports .........
Lifestyles...........A5 Strength For Livin;
A3 Know Your Heritage . . .A5
Sports
Bulldogs, Bearcats shooting
for district wins.
See page A7.
Water board troubled
► See WATER, page A2.
Local Christmas
plans under way
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By I,aura Negri
THE PANOLA WATCHMAN
A question of kinship has
troubled the board of the Panola
County Fresh Water Supply
District, which will meet in special
session Monday night.
The special meeting, set for 7
p.m. Oct. 23 in the county
courtroom in the Panola County
Courthouse, will be held to discuss
action taken by the board on Oct.
10 to increase the fees paid to the
firm of Gosnell, Schieffer and
Neill. CPAs, for administrative and
record-keeping services.
The question has arisen due to
the fact that the deciding vote was
cast by board chairman Pete
Kunkel, who broke the 2-2 tie to
approve the increased fees.
Kunkel's wife and the wife of Dale
Gosnell, one of the partners in the
CPA firm, are sisters.
The Texas Government Code
(section 171) requires government
officials to abstain from voting on
an action that would affect a
business entity in which they have
a substantial financial interest. The
law also applies if a close relative
of the official has a substantial
interest in the business.
Organizers of Christmas events
in Carthage arc already hard at
work planning holiday festivities.
Invitations have been mailed to
several area churches, schools and
social and civic organizations for
the annual Christmas parade.
The 1995 parade will wind it's
way through Carthage on Monday.
Dec. 4. starting at 7 p.m.
Cash prizes will be awarded to
entries best displaying this year's
theme — "Sleigh bells ring." Prizes
include the $100 president's award,
the $50 director's award and a $25
ambassador's prize.
Any group interested in entering
a float, duchess, car. marching unit,
should contact the Panola County
Chamber of Commerce at 693-
6634.
Also in the works are plans for
the Second Annual Panola County
Chamber of Commerce Christmas
Gala and Auction. This year's event
is set for 6:30 p.m.. Dec. 2 at
Carthage High School.
The gala, which this year sports
the theme "all that glitters." fea-
tures an evening of great fun and
fellowship combined with enter-
tainment. a silent auction and live
auction, raffles, door prizes and
more.
Funds raised at the gala help the
chamber bolster and promote the
business interests Carthage and
Panola County throughout the year.
Tickets for the gala are on sale
now at the chamber for $10 each.
Tables for 10 can be reserved for
$90.
by kinship questions
According to section 171.002
(c). "A local public official is
considered to have a substantial
interest under this section if a
person related to the official within
the second degree by consanguinity
(blood] or affinity [marriage] has a
substantial interest under this
section."
In other words, an official
whose spouse, child, parent, or
other close relative has a
substantial financial interest in an
issue would not be allowed to vote
on it.
U.S. lumber market
shows strong growth
Amendment election continues
Editor's Note: Early voting has
begun on 14 proposed amendments
to the Texas Constitution. The sec-
ond seven of the proposed amend-
ments are outlined below.
Between now and Nov. 3, and
again on Nov. 7, Texas voters will
take to the polls to decide whether
or not 14 proposals will be added to
the state's constitution.
Included in the election are six
proposals to change property tax
sword for some lumber companies
with tight profit margins.
"Some of the smaller lumber
companies are finding it harder to
But even so. Miles stated, new
mills are still moving to Texas,
where vast timber reserves con-
tinue to lure new business.
"We definitely do not have a
poor lumber market here, but some
of the mills might find it difficult to
operate in today's competitive mar-
ket. We have a very global market
for forest products and as a result
the industry is much more compet-
itive," Miles concluded.
Similarly, Miles' points were
echoed by Clay Davis, a local con-
sulting forester Clay Davis.
According to Davis, timber sales
► See LUMBER, page A2.
laws in Texas. Other issues to be
decided include three loan and
bond authorizations, changes in the
restrictions in refinancing mort-
gages, abolishing the state trea-
surer's office, and reducing ex-
penses associated with the Super-
conducting Super Collider, among
others.
> Proposition 8 calls for the
abolition of constables in Mills,
Reagan and Roberts County. If ap-
We definitely do not
have a poor lumber
market here.
Bruce Miles
DIRECTOR,
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
By Sherry Koonce
THE PANOLA WATCHMAN
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
employees were sent home
Wednesday and told they were out
of a job — at least temporarily.
Although a skeleton crew will
be kept on in a limited capacity at
the company's lumber production
plant, most of the facility's 100 or
so workers will be looking for
employment while L-P officials
await a change in current lumber
markets.
According to Frank Denton, L-
P*s southern division operations
manager, the company's decision to
stop production at the Carthage
plant is only temporary and will be
reevaluated possibly sometime next
Spring.
In the meantime, however.
Denton said some employees will
be shifted to work at the company's
new Oriented Strand Board plant,
which is being constructed adjacent
the lumber market.
Denton attributed the plant's
closure to a poor lumber market —
one he said had been deteriorating
for the past 12 months.
"Lumber prices are at an all-
► See L-P, page A2.
► Laid-off workers should be
eligible for benefits, job search
assistance from Texas
Employment Commission.
Seepage AZ
Sluggish lumber sales are not
doing much to slow timber harvests
in East Texas, although Louisiana
Pacific Corporation officials cite
the decline in product sales as a
reason for this week's layoffs.
According to Texas Forest Ser-
vice Director Bruce Miles, timber
sales throughout East Texas con-
tinue to be brisk. A fact, he said,
that could be attributed to healthy
housing starts as well as environ-
mental issues that have negatively
impacted timber harvest in some
northeastern states, such as Oregon.
But the combined reasons for
increased timber sales in East find capital to be competitive in to-
Texas could be a double-edged day's timber markets," Miles stated.
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Current litigation has nothing to do with it.
Our decision to temporarily shut down
lumber production is based 100 percent on
the current lumber market.
Frank Denton
L-P SOUTHERN DIVISION MANAGER
proved, the constitutional duties of
the constables will be transferred to
the sheriffs departments in each
county. The counties say getting rid
of constables will help streamline
budgets and eliminate duplication.
> Proposition 9 would eliminate
sanctions which prohibit state in-
vestment in South African busi-
nesses. The sanctions were estab-
► See VOTE, page A2.
to the sawmill plant, or be
transferred to the company's
plywood plant in Logansport.
Approximately 30 employees
will be kept on at the Carthage
lumber mill in anticipation of
reopening next year. The crew will
perform maintenance and/or
modification tasks to company
equipment or take logs for transfer
to L-P*s plant in Logansport.
Denton said he also expects the
plant to accumulate logs for storage
in anticipation of a tum-around in
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Williams named nation’s top stock contractor
• y Professional bullriders across
the nation honored Terry Williams,
of Carthage, as the top stock con-
tractor of the year.
Presented at the MGM Grand
Hotel during an awards ceremony
Oct 8, the prestigious honor fol-
lowed the Professional Bullriders
finals, held yearly in Las Vegas.
The top award is given yearly to
the outstanding stockman, selected
from a field of stock contractors all
over the nation.
. For Williams, who carried his
first load of bucking bulls on the
road only five years ago, the award
was especially meaningful as well
X as surprising.
"I really did not expect to win
since I have not been in the busi-
• ness that long." Williams stated.
But five years was long enough
for officials in the industry to de-
termine Williams' pen of bulls to be
► See BULLS, page AZ
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Oil, gas production levels off in
Panola County.
See page A16.
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Leach, Ted. The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 85, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 22, 1995, newspaper, October 22, 1995; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1280424/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.