The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1981 Page: 1 of 8
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Seventy-Fourth Year Deport, Lamar County, Texas, Thursday, May 14,1981
Number 14
Petitions, Resolutions Oppose
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persons could be picked from outside the 25 aie including the Regional
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mentions
This is an opportunity to be
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jurisdiction,
Nelson said the disposal
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Johnson,
Oregon DEQ was never in- Canada, which was confirm-
Among the 100 attending
Saturday, May 9.
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Miller.
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Current SDEC members
at the workshop were Mar-
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is nearing completion ol
it’s new facilities located
Baptist Chwreli of Deport on the East Bide of Ooport
The resolution was made
by motion of Bruce Scott and
seconded by Ben Storey,
ministration of Richard M.
Nixon, as was the prison
case.
is disposed of under the most
stringent rules, Elliqtt ex-
plained
Company officials have
maintained that the Red
River County site will not be
used unless the geology is
suitable for the facility.
According to Nelson, the
site would not be used for
low-level nuclear waste, but
could be used to treat, store
and dispose of any other pro-
duct, including cancer-
causing agents.
Ms. Dutton said the EPA
does not have regulatory
power over the disposal of
public education and public
roads.
White concluded by saying
that Democrats provided
better government in Texas
at lower cost.
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Hie new church features
natural stone on the
entrance. * ueopU
man Drug, 632-5811 on either
contest.
Michelle Thomas was last
year’s Rodeo Queen.
She has won several
awards over the past year,
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Title at the National High
ueen contest.
She will be in State
ding that Republicans in this voter registration, working
state have never been for with volunteers, precinct
conventions and clubs and
organizations.
governments publicity.
-- 7] No girl will have an unfair
of Water Resources require Department
Chem-Security Systems, Inc.
(Pete) Patterson and a few portation of hazardous
local people about the Texas waste, but requires that
site. EPA be notified in advance
Chuck Johnson, a of the importation. The EPA
tion system and the farm to
market roads were built by represented
in the t’aris area, and more
moderate in other areas. In
Several inches «ome places only a few
varying from place to place, pieces fell, while in others
fell, accompanied by some damage to wheat crops, on
severe weather. the verge of ripeness, was
quite severe
It is predicted that the
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Even though Justice is a
then draft an actual permit
or deny a permit. If a permit
is drafted they would then
call public hearings. The
Department of Water
Resources states that the
hearings would be local and
ty Judge; Brady Fisher,
Lamar County Judge,
and John Howison,
Bogata. Democratic par-
ty officials from 9
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Bob Slagle of Sherman,
State Party Chairman,
spoke to the group briefly
and conducted part of the
workshop. Also attending
were former State
Democratic Executive Com-
mittee (SDEC)members
Leta Davis, Gladys Stockton
and Jim Allison.
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day were Bettie Pace,
Clarksville; Vatra
Solomon, Franklin Coun-
ty Chairman; Connie
Sullivan, Red River Coun-
complete facilities inside.
(Staff Photo)
15-county area were in
Sulphur Springs for a par-
ty workshop on precinct
organization. (Staff
Photo)
Rain, Hail, Vary Over Area
Rainfall, welcome due to marble size for the most
the dry conditions of the Part, was extremely heavy
winter and spring, finally
came to the area this last
week. Several inches
Editor’s Quote Book
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Yr-ws may wrinkle the
skin, but to-g‘ve up1 in-
terest wrinkles the soul.
Douglas MacArthur
White, speaker at a
Democratic Party Workshop
in
those who are removed from 1
our area, namely, the River
residents along the boun-
daries of the Sulphur River mo8t vital of all
and ultimately the residents resources, and Whereas the
community for disposal We It reads: On this the 11th
feel further that the problem day of May, 1981, the
lof chemical, industrial and Commissioners’ Court of
other waste disposal is Red River County, Texas
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“We are in the process of
trying to locate a disposal
facility now in Canada so
they can take care of their
own waste,” Nelson said.
Nelson confirmed that the
Arlington facility has been
used by the Department of
Defense to dispose of waste
from U.S. property in Korea
and Guam.
“The Arlington facility has
EPA’s Elliott said. “They
are a PCB-permitted
disposal facility, and there is
no place in this region that
can store PCB.”
PCB is a highly dangerous
Clerk Mary Hausler, John
Howison of Bogata, Bettie
Pace of Clarksville, Lamar
County Judge Brady Fisher,
Recognizing that there are Franklin County Democratic
60 different languages Party Chairman Vatra
spoken in Texas, White call- Solomon and Bob and Pat iorie Anderson and Ed
ed for intense instruction in Wright of Mt. Vernon. Miller.
English for children in
grades K-5, rather than hir-
ing 20,000 Spanish speaking
teachers to teach in Spanish
The state’s public educa-
NEARING COM-
PLETION. The Faith
education and the state Dallas, Fort Worth and San
prison system, according to Antonio. There are 32,000
Attorney General Mark prisoners in the system,
White said, with each costing
taxpayers 18.50 a day, far
Sulphur Springs at the below the national average,
Hopkins County Civic Center because Texas prisoners
- ’ have to work. With 70% of the workshop were Red
the prisoners convicted of River County Judge Connie
_ < ... . thefl' b^11118® th«y didn>t Sullivan, Red River County
Democrat, White said the want to work, White asserted
bilingual education case was that the work program in
introduced during the ad- Texas prisons is a good one.
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the to live in this vicinity. The
major attraction is the clean
environment and we intend
The names of the persons to strive to the utmost to
whose signatures are affixed keep it that way, clean and
By Nanalee Nichols But the petitions are like
It’s difficult to keep at- voting, each signature
tention on such things as counts, and without a turnout
chemical waste and pollution against a dumping site, it
when there is such lovely cannot be blocked,
sunshine and wet ground
outside, but I’m going to give
it a try!
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and accuracy they would allowed to speak. The Bill Buckman of the
hearing would be held by an Bogata Rodeo Association is
impartial hearing examiner, the man contact to alter the Competition soon.
Two hearing examiners
names are: Larry Soward,
Telephone, 512-475-1311; and
see Petition, Pg. 3
Results from core drilling place, (in Oregon) just given
tests made in Red River general jurisdiction,”
County for the possible loca- Johnson said.
tion of a chemical waste “The tanks (at the Oregon
disposal site are expected site) themselves appear to
late this week or early next be well protected,” Johnson
week, according to Roger said.
Core Sample Results Expected For Dumping Site
nuclear waste, and nuclear before Chem-Nuclear could
dumping cannot easily be construct the disposal facili-
added to a chemical dump ty, if they don’t have a lot of
site, just because it exists. problems with the permit-
Elliott added that the per- ting process.
mitting procedure with both Nelson said the disposal
the state and the EPA is such facility would employ 20-25
that it will be at least a year people.
Blossom Boy Scouts
To Hold Cake Auction
Hie Blossom Boy Scout senior patrol leader of the
Troop 33 will have a cake troop.
auction Saturday, May 16, at Funds received will be
6:00 p.m. at the Historic used for much-needed camp
Tomato Shed on Hwy 82 in equipment.
Blossom. Troop 33 is sponsored by
The auctioneer for the Blossom Methodist Church.
event will be James St. John
White Speaks On Education, Prisons
p-fv i. j j .. . .. tion system and the farm to Fifteen counties were
T f ?zyin th™ni _wh,te„adm,tted lhal the market roads were built by represented at the
not to blame in the recent 7 _ 7 • 7
rulings of Federal Judge trouble, however, adding
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Cunningham might Texarkana and seveal other
, have started the Northeast Texas towns.
In addition to the above River County, Texas that
cited reasons for opposing strongly oppose
chemical dump site being with all voting to approve the
located in the Sulphur River resolution.
Watershed and further urge Permits would have to be
that the Texas Department issued by both the Texas
1 of Water
Resources and the En-
!
hereto are all residents and- free of chemical and in-
or landowners of the area in dustrial waste from areas
1 Lamar County, Franklin foreign to our own.
Count, and Red River We urge that you join us in
County, Texas surrounding this effort to keep this
the proposed site for pestilence from our midst
chemical waste disposal by and it is our sincere appeal
Chem-Securities, Inc. and by that Chem-Securities, Inc. be
our signature strongly af- denied a permit to construct
firm our opposition to the such a waste disposal in our
designation of any tract of community.
land in or adjacent to our Petitions are available to
communities as a site for ...e sign at City Drug Store in
(dumping and-or disposal of Deport, the First National
chemical waste, industrial Bank of Deport in Deport,
waste, or any other such Buckman’s Drug Store in
similar material as proposed Bogata, Alexander’s
Grocery in Pattonville,
la
GREETING Attorney
General Mark White
following a Democratic
Party barbecue luncheon
in Sulphur Springs Satur-
by Chem-Securities, Inc. (
It is our collective opinion Musgrove Store in Cun-
that the location of such a ningham, Taylortown, and
facility in this area Could oi Sulphur Bluff.
will be injurious to the health Anyone wanting to register
of area residents and their protest should sign the
detrimental to the value of petition, and might also
property in and adjacent to consider calling or writing
such site. their congressman and
' We feel strongly that the representatives on a state
waste generated by in- and local level.
dustrial, chemical and other in addition to the petition
vacilities in a particular the County Commissioners
area should be disposed of in Court of Red River County,
or adjacent to the area and Judge Connie Sullivan
where such waste is, was or have signed a resolution
will be generated, and should stating their opposition to the
not be transported to our proposal.
community for disposal We
Don’t think that others can
do it, it will take an all-out
effort by everyone opposed
The headline story this to make an impression on the
week mentions where “powers that be.”
petitions are located that can
be signed registering protest
against the proposed heard, and if you aren’t in
chemical waste dumping favor of the proposed
sit®- project, write letters, make
calls,and sign petitions. Be
Those who have thought heard!
it over and decided that
there is no harm in the
proposal need not worry
further, but those who have
objections need to consider
signing these petitions.
We all to often leave such
matters to others, either
though lack of effort, or
hesitation to take such steps.
nice weekend...
or inability of those creating Whereupon, among other
the waste to devise a proper proceedings had, the
and suitable method of following Resolution was,
disposition and that we, as upon motion made and duly
citizens of this community, seconded, adopted, to-wit:
should not be imposed upon Whereas a dumping ground
against our will and made to for hazardous waste has
live with such a problem been proposed by Chem-
against our choosing. Security System, In-
The effect on our im- corporated, and Whereas,
mediate community is the proposed site is located
potentially serious, however, in the south western portion
Queen Contest
Upcoming
Again this year a big contest, and entries are
feature of the Bogata Rodeo requested as soon as
will be the selection of the possible.
Rodeo Queen. The Princess contest will
Entries are needed in the be determined as usual by
contests. The entrant must advance ticket sales. Morris
be between the ages of 14 and Foster is the committee
19 (inclusive) as of the date chariman.
of the contest. Princess entries must
Entrants must not be have been in grades fourth
married or ever have been through seventh in the 1961
married, they must live school year.
within a 25 mile radius of All Princess entries must
Bogata, and will be expected live within a 25 miles radius
to ride in the Grand Entry of Bogata, and only the first
each night of the Rodeo and five entries will be accepted,
at both the Rodeo and Questions can be answered
Frontier Day parades. by contacting Bill Buckman
Western attire is expected or Morris Foster at Buck-
at those events.
Entrants are asked to
a snapshot for
They (Chem-
created by the unwillingness met in Regular ^Session, Nelson, business develop- Security) seem to be doing a
. ..... ..L-------— .... .. ment manager with Chem- pretty good job there.”
Security Systems of The lack of monitoring by
Bellevue, Wash. state agencies in Oregon
Chem-Security has an op- seems to be covered by
tion to buy 310 acres of land federal agencies, however, ---------— ------« ---
in Red River County just with the Environmental Pro- a Pretty good track record,
north of Sulphur River, near tection Agency monitoring
the Franklin/Lamar County the transportation of hazar-
lines from John Ward, an dous waste, according to
area farmer from Fulbright. Diana Dutton with the agen-
Company representatives cy’s office in Dallas.
were in Austin, Bogata and Bruce Elliott, chief en-
it is not only serious here but of Red River County, and Mt. Vernon in late April try- forcement officer with the
also potentially dangerous to Whereas, the proposed site is ing to talk with state EPA in Dallas, said that
located within' the Sulphur legislators Ed Howard, L. P. Federal law allows the im-
™.„‘ Watershed, and - -
Whereas water is one of our
scarce
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of the City of Texarkana and citizens of Red River County legislative aide for Oregon officer indicated that they
several smaller Northeast have expressed grave - -
Texas towns. The proposed concern t _ 2 2
dump site is in the watershed chemical dump site,' and
of the Sulphur River, which Whereas, Chem-Security structed to monitor the ed by Nelson.
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Lightening and high winds
swept through Lamar and
Red River Counties, and rains will contribute greatly
some hail came. to the growth of gardens.
Hut hail, which wii cro(M, and lawm----------
Chemical Waste Dumping Proposal
Serious concern over the is the source of water for Systems, Inc. has not met to have public hearings in vironmental Protection
effects, both long-range and Lake Wright Patman. This with any local officials to the effected area of the
short, that a chemical waste lake is the primary water explain the proposed proposed site and give an
dumping facility located source for the City of project; Therefore, be it accurate detail accounting of
near Cunningham might Texarkana and seveal other resolved by the com- the proposed project,
cause, have started the Northeast Texas towns. missioners Court of Red ~
circulation of a petition In addition to the above River County, Texas that we
throughout the area. cited reasons for opposing strongly oppose any
Citizens are being urged to the location of a chemical or
sign these petitions, which industrial waste disposal site
will be sent to the Texas in our neighborhood, we feel
Water Commission, several stongly that such is ex-
other state agencies, Rep. tremely detrimental to the
L.P. Patterson, Senator Ed quality of life of our families,
Howard, and congressman our children and their
Sam B. Hall in order to children for years to come,
register, with them the By our own choice, we chose
concern felt over
proposal.
The petition reads:
Mron-nen..! Prote«tl.„. = 5ui>mn
Agency. anc| jocai
Both agencies would ac- would be considered actual r*
eept a request for permit, to the hearing All advai^ge^^ju^Tl
After reviewing the request interested
for^ complete information attend and anyone would be
to speak. The
expressed grave State Representative Tom were aware that waste was
over the proposed Throop, said Monday, "The COming into the area from
of the Sulphur River, which Whereas,
White admitted that the
Texas Prison System is in Democrats, White said, ad- workshop, which dealt with
William Wayne Justice of that 80% of the inmates
Tyler concerning bilingual from four cities, Houston,
education and the state Dallas, Fort Worth and San
prison system, according to Antonio. There are 32,000
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Wright, Pat & Nichols, Nanalee. The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 14, 1981, newspaper, May 14, 1981; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1297304/m1/1/?q=Houston+County+Times+: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.