The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 1988 Page: 7 of 12
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workers’ compensation cases.
The board’s recommendations,
in fact, cannot be considered
during the district court hearing.
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Frl., Nov. 18
Fish portions, macaroni and
cheese, field peas, lettuce and pick-
les, cornbread, jello, milk.
Mon., Nov. 21
Hamburgers with cheese, lettuce,
tomatoes, pickles, french fries,
cookies, milk.
Tues., Nov. 22
Taco boats, lettuce, tomatoes,
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and one staff member have been
selected to the Blue Key National
Honor Society for men at Lamar
University-Beaumont.
Blue Key recognizes 35 junior
and senior students on campus on
the basis of scholarship, leadership,
service and character.
Initiates include Kevin Barnes,
Port Arthur, junior; John Dumes-
nil, Port Neches, junior; Michael
Eaves, Port Neches, senior; Chris
Graham, Beaumont, junior; John
Hock, Port Neches, senior; Troy
Manchac, Kirbbyville, senior;
Craig McKenzie, Alvin, senior;
Andy Saldana, Beaumont, junior;
Bryan Skinner, Beaumont, junior
and Jerry Toups, Port Arthur,
senior.
Micheal Pettyjohn, director of
ARA Food Service cash opera-
tions, was selected as an honorary
member of the organization for his
outstanding dedication and service
to the student body.
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___Its A Boy! _ ____
Ellen and John M. Sartin an-
nounce the birth of their son, Eric
Michael, born November 11, at
Mid-Jefferson Hospital in Neder-
land. Eric weighed 5 pounds 15
ounces, and was 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Florence
Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. Julien
Sartin, all of Bridge City.
Great-grandparents are Flora
Bell Crim of Port Arthur, and Mr.
and Mrs. Eddie Morgan of
Crowley, La.
_________It’s A Girl!__
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sims an-
nounce the birth of their daughter,
Kelly Lynn, born November 3, at
Mid-Jefferson Hospital, Neder-
land. She weighed 6 pounds 1
ounce.
To welcome her home was her
two sisters, Kayla and Kandis.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Johnnie, Sr. of Bridge City,
and her great-grandparents are
Henry and Odell Whittlsey of Port
Arthur.
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PENNY RECORD, November 15. 1988. Page 7
Continuing Texas’ Economic
Recovery Requires Workers’
Compensation Reform
By Gov. Bill Clements
State leaders and Texans
everywhere share a common goal-
the goal of creating good jobs with
a future for our people, of nurtur-
ing a stronger and more productive
economy and building a better fu-
ture for our children.
That goal is being met.
Statewide unemployment is down
from last year and the year before.
Personal income is up. Our
manufacturing productivity is soar-
ing. And Texas has created an
average 342,000 more jobs during
the first three quarters of 1988
compared to the same period in
1986.
Texas is bolding moving forward
with the heave-ho of our working
men and women. Clearly, our
economy is on the upswing and
making strong progress, day by day.
But a dark cloud looms above,
and it’s casting ominous shadows.
The Texas workers’ compensation
system literally threatens our
state’s contued growth and
progress. Our ability to compete ef-
fectively is being eroded by a
process that makes no sense to
employer or employee. It’s no only
a hindrance to business, but it fails
in its original objective to ade-
quently provide for workers hurt on
the job.
Texas businesses now payamong
the highest rates for workers’ com-
pensation in the nation. But at the
same time, Texas is among the 10
lowest states in terms of benifits
received by injured workers.
Rates for this type of insurance
have rocketed higher and higher in
recent years.Since 1985, those rates
have risen 109 percent. And now,
another increase request-this one
for 36.7 percent-is pending before
the State Board of Insurance.
As I travel around the country as
your governor, working to attract
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Hamburgers with cheese, pickles,
catsup, french fries, cake, milk.
Tues., Nov. 22
Pizza, green beans, pickles,
doughnuts, milk.
Bridge City
Jr. High & Sr. High
School Menus
Wed., Nov. 16
Baked turkey, cornbread dress-
ing, green beans, cranberry sauce,
rolls, fruit, milk.
• American consumers bus
more diamond jeweln than anyone
else List war. Americans purchased
an estimated 19 H million pieces
with an estimated value of $11 23
billion
• The largest diamond cut in
the last Mil years and the second
largest ever cut—407.43 carats —
was cut in the United States
• In terms of dollar value, al-
most nine times as many loose,
polished diamonds were imported
by the U.S, during the first six
months of 1988, as compared to the
combined total of all precious and
semi-precious stones including rubies,
emeralds and sapphires
The American Diamond Industry
Association is a national trade or
ganuation which represents dta
mond merchants.
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PORT ARTH UR - Gates
Memorial Library at Lamar
University-Port Arthur will have a
paperback book sale on the front
lawn at 317 Stilwell through Friday.
The books, which are priced at 25
cents each or five for $1, include
classic westerns, romances, some
magazines like Archtectural Digest,
and some nonfiction items, accord-
ing to reference librarian Jimmet
Lawrence.
“Some are duplicates and we are
getting some new titles and need
space for them,” Ms. Lawrence
said.
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Wed., Nov. 16
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dressing, green beans, cranberry
sauce, rolls, fruit, milk.
Thurs., Nov. 17
Hamburgers, lettuce, pickles,
catsup, french fries, cookies, milk.
Frl., Nov. 18
Pizza, corn, lettuce and tomato
salad, cookies, milk.
did you know >
While everyone knows that dia-
monds are beautiful to look at and
special to wear, many people are
unaware of American diamonds
facts.
• The largest rough diamond
found in the United States, to date
the “Uncle Sam.’’ weighing 40 32
carats, was discovered in Arkansas
in 1924
• U.S cut diamonds have be-
come increasingly more in demand
During the first six months of 19MM
exports of loose, polished diamonds
were up 45'* over the same period
in 1987
• Japan and Hong Kong have
become the largest foreign custom-
ers for American cut diamonds
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new business and industry to our
state, I am invariably asked whal
Texas intends to do about this
defective systems. Our workers’
compensation system is broken and
it must be fixed-for the benefit of
our entire state.
Invariably, some businesses have
second thoughts about moving t<i
Texas because of this problem. Bu|
it is just as troubling to note thagj
many of our exiting operation^
might be considering pulling upu
staked for the same reason. That,
means lost jobs and fewer oppor-J
(unities for Texans.
Just as we’re pulling out of an-
economic slide, just as we re seeing!
the early fruits of our labor, we can-I
not and we must not let all our work|
slip away.
We can improve our workers’l
compensation system. We can|
bring premiums and benefits ing
line. We can correct this alarmingg
crises. But government can’t do it«
alone. This is a problem that the -
private sector can help solve.
We need your support as we draft .
proposals for the Texas Legislature ’
next year.
Efforts to restore a sense of sanity '
to our slate’s workers’ compensa- "
tion system must begine with what •
is known in legal circles as "trial de I
novo" Latin for "new trial."
Trial de novo must be stricken !
from our workers” compensation E
statutes. Simply put, this legal |
provision allows injured workers *
and employers to file suit in state 5
district court with total disregard g
for the findings of the Industrial •
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This process not only needlessly •
burdens injured workers, it also 2
taxes an already strained judicial •
system.
Only two other states allow trial JI
de novo. We cannot be out of step —
on this issue. We must join the S
mainstream.
Your state senators and your j
state representatives need to hear C
your opinions. Have a voice in the I
legislative process. This affects you. S
It impacts your businesses. It im-
pacts your state.
Do you want your business to be ■’
undercut by something you can s
control? The answer, of course, is !
no. And it makes perfect sense to x
take care of this problem now.
If true reform of this system fails 3
by one vote next year, please don’t
let it be because you didn't try.
Don't let yourself be caught in a
position where you have to ask 1
yourself whether you could have
made a difference. Commit your- 1
self now and make a difference.
My confidence in you and in our
great state is unwavering. I’m con-
vinced that there are no limits on J
how far we can go in Texas or how
fast we can get there. Shoulder-to- 1
shoulder, I know that we can con-
tinue to reach for greater heights.
Let’s not accept anything but the
very best for Texas and for our fu-
ture.
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Taft, Thelma. The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 1988, newspaper, November 15, 1988; Bridge City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1293733/m1/7/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .