Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 30, 1983 Page: 3 of 32
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Sundoy October 30 1983
at leost SO years" in the peniten-
assels
Arsons
and
and 123 60S,74) in loan* a year 090
el Ite
First National Bank of
sought
I
4
in
assets
$159,699,275 in loans throughout
$5,451 809 on Sept. 30.
These brought total assets of the the area.
Building commission sets hearing
A.
defifer and thar the jury should
hall
9
9
CARPET
s
1000’9 of SQUARE YARDS
of let QUALITY CARPET
HOUSE AND ALL S
STORE LOCATIONS
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Sone Gems
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e
AT TREMENDOUS
SAVINGS TODAY
$8,227,609,
$7,478,028,
of $191,553,662
of *147,754,516
Eatly ,
shoppet
NOW NOw
REMNANTS A ROLL BALANCES
FREE
TIMAT
compored
In 1
own
"You are th* only ones that
heard all the evidence - no one at
the barber shop or the beauty shop
assets
deposits
• Lee Jeans It Shirts-Sweat Suits
• Stuffed Shirts/Stuffed Jeans
• Jazzy
• Jordache Sweaters & Blouses. Belts
• Sunday Comics Sweat Suits
e Dee Cee Tops
• Organically Grown Sweaters. Pants
& Blouses
Only a Weeks Till Christmas
Jury assesses 20 years for child abuse
Continued from Poqe I
officers found a white female
dressed in a nightgown (not iden-
tified) standing in the office door
way urging them to hurry
Police olficer les Nagle entered
the trailer and observed a white
Better Christmas Buys
Are Yours Now ...
ontiniedf »n Poge I
first time he had been victim of
such malicious pranks.
Peavy said that there are some
suspects in the case and he did
have evidence as to how the fires
were set the situation is currently
under joint investigation by county
and state officials.
Any person with information
pertaining to the investigation
should notify the Ponola County
Sheriff’s office
g
Q/MUH ""
INSTALLATION
seS
ob
iacket standing with her back to
the doorway and holding a smoll
pistol, cocked and pointed, at a
white male (dllegedly tho suepuct s
husband) who was standing ap-
proximately 10 foot from her.
Nagle grobbed the weapon wrom
the sospecrs right hand and placed
her the wall near the front
door. Officers found that the victim
had bean shot through the left fog
wifh the buffet lodging in the right
COMPANY-WIDE
WAREHOUSE CLEARAN
•CARTMNGE•
PANOL UUMIBER 8 MANDOVARE
320W PANOL
100%NG
ar ago. Caddo Savings Associations
Beckville Beckville branch, which opened in
o year ago. were available separating the
Security State Bank of Elysian Panola County figures from the
of Longview Savings total of
1
$52,352,588 In deposits and *26.031.728
134 509.146 In loans, compared to *41.847.652
*59 432 189 In assets $38,150,596
■ IM
meoy Cut • LU*
PH aporovee
mo «*»««■**
TALE
If you’ve been waiting to buy •
PET until yon find a SUPER BARGAIN
there would be no way to guoran
pedopl
*51.231.220 in deposit
*28.007.608 in loans a year a
ssvx a28*e
2cnoqvhe
in deposits and
In deposits
tended
And secondly he cited the Barker concluded by asking
statements that jurors to sentence Vandefifer to
mutilation type case should be
locked up and throw away the key
_ . .... _ .. .... . . but there is somethjhing worth
Carthage Building Standards The Building Standards Corn North Locust and fast Sabine (Hwy saving in this man Underwood
Commission will meet for the first mission will hear requests dealing 79) in the northeastern portion of urged the jury
time in over a year Wednesday to with property located at 110 locust Carthage With his voice trembling and his
hear requests for condemnation or (block 446 lot 5) fronting For Members of the Building Stan face redenning as he blinked back
other action pertaining to proper sythe Street (block 639 lot 1) and dards Commission include Doc tears Underwood concluded
ties in the city limits several locations on fast Vine Griffin chairman Dr WC Smith We have got a situation where
*69.48*526.
*31.723 446
*73.026320
*62.971.5*5 In deposits, and in addition, f
*30,223,117 In loans a year ago Savings reported assets
First National Bank of Carthage *46.042,696. deposits
reported *61.114.279 In assets, *40.125.733 and loans
heard what you heard ' Un
derwood stressed in urging jurors
not to worry what others might
think if they saw lit to grant
probation
Are you gonna punish this man
just because he s sick’" the defen
se attorney reasoned
"I feel extremely sorry for the
children who got up here but it
will not help these children my
children or your children to send
this man to the penitentiary Un
derwood continued
Underwood reminded jurors of
the psychologist s belief that
there is a big difference between
child molesters who mutilate or kill
’heir victims and those who
merely befriend them and have
sew with them as Vandefifer was
convicted of doing
I agree that those in the
-nky
and loans
Investigation continues
in shooting of man
Carthage Police officers on the suspect to city jail for book ing
swered a call at 12:17 a.m Thur on aggravated assault The victim
sday at a local oil service company reportedly did not want to file
office where they discovered a charges.
man had been shot in the legs it was reported that a 22 cal
Officers arrived at the office L.R. Rugor pistol was used in the in-
location after being advised at cident. Police ore continuing in
12:10 a.m. that a woman was vestigoioninthemomter
enroute with the intontians of
having to pay on this Com Bonola County Commissioners
missioner Poland Davis noted will meet at 9 am Monday to con-
Commissioners met in a special sider only three items of business
emergency meeting Thursday to The agenda lists consideration
approve the settlement of a request by Atlantic Richfield
Judge Wali said time was im Co to cross a county rood in
portent to prevent the damage Precint I with 11 pipelines the
amount from growing as Stephen report of the county judge and
son was without the income payment of current bills
FROM OUR WARE
reported *4,053.091 In assets. April. 19*2. reported deposits of
*2,*27.526 In deposits and *4.214.000 on Sept. 30 compared
$1,869,808 In loans as of Sept. 30 to *1.505 000 a year ago
after opening for business Doc. 29. A Caddo spokesman said) no
1982. figures were available on the Bock-
Texas Bank of Tatum listed vlllo branch's assets and loans sin
assets of *12,963.114. deposits of co they are included in the Mar-
ti 1.208,841 and loans of shall-bosed facility's total
*5.602.26*. compared to operations.
*9,439.001 in assets, $7,603,905 A spokesman for Longview
in deposits and $5,202,803 in loans Savings in Carthago said no figures
city health officer John Allen if you send this person to the
Young City building inspector penitentiary you may woke up two
Cecil Lovett city free marshall Get weeks from now and wonder if I
tie Black Boyd Harris James Groce did the right thing sometimes I
and City Manager Charles Thomas can remember when I was a
The complaints were filed in prosecutor and wonder if I did the
June and August but Thomas said tight thing and I don t want you to
the city has been unable to handle have to go through that
them sooner due to a shortage of Underwood then sat down took
employees for ’he pas’ several out his handkerchief and wiped
months Me said that things are tears from hiseyes
back to a point where some of the Porker immediately rose and
things that have had to be post told the jury
poned are ust now getting caught Lodes and gentlemen you ARE
up doing the r ighf thing'
The Building Standards Com He said he has absolutely no
mission will meet at 7 pm. city regrets for prosecuting Van
Fields reports
The victim wet offered medicol
treotmer by EWVs * Ate scene but
reMed Olicers when wransported
al end be accepted by society. to an innocent boy and also in- out that he and his new wife who a child molester, because have no second thoughts about Do you want to turn him out on
C.ad.ome people whose sure that he does not do it to other had no idea anything like this was everyone trusted him and as his having convicted him the street and take this chance?"
r*Tn m 'a,'On,i ore more on- children in Panola County." going on until I was arrested psychologist testified he had on "From the day that 13 year-old Barker reasoned
1on ,° ab • Nimply do not care Barker stressed to jurors that currently are expecting a baby ability to appear so normal that boy come into my office and cried How do you put a price on the
wo so< iety thinks about them or even the psychologist hired by the He said it would work a financial even his closest friends did not his eyes out I've known this was innocence of a 13 year old boy
A SeKV0 prelerences. defense' would not testify that hardship on his wife and family if suspect he could do such a thing the right thing ' Barker said of the this is a horrible crime and It
urprosecutor Mike Parker luter Vandefifer could easily overcome he were sentenced to prison Barker continued states first degree felony charge should be dealt with severely
argued ihat 0 prison sentence his urges. And he added his view that “Now he is asking for probation of aggravated sexual abuse again- which is why it has the penalty
would be the only way to both Vandefifer himself urged jurors prison would serve no worthwhile •• are we going to show com st Vandefifer range it has under the low Barker
Pumish Vandefifer for what he did to grant him probation pointing purpose passion for the innocent children of "Probation does not belong In soid in reference to the fact jurors
m p p Some of the more dramatic Bonola County or for the defen this case" Barker argued over Un- could have assessed a penalty
MKApo Mp pooApAnc, Pa moments in the trial como os dont whose own actions brought derwood s objection. ranging anywhere from five years
HWWU.V UU(WW3UU3 defense attorney Robert Un him before you here today’ The first reason is the dofon probation to 99 years in the
• derwood and Barker presented Barker asked dent does not deserve it “ he con penitentiary
e their closing arguments to jurors Underwood objected that the
AMnen I A A AnanaAA9 Barker began by ocknowleging reference to other children was Im
S“ WUU UWU WUWUl V that Vandefifer has been a good proper and Judge Bennie Boles psychologists
Eomnudtompao., man in many ways " serving his agreed but Barker had mode his
°, ui country as a Green Beret medic in point despite the courts in toe that anyone with pedophilia tiary
and loons of local bonks to *166 893.821..while Vietnam and being a good structions for jurors to disregard could overcome it even with treat And I don't regret asking you
compored to deposits reached *143.355 509 provider for his family working as the statement. ment one bit " he added
in assets ond loans totalled 579.156 477, a medical technician ambulance Underwood said that in the jury
ond in addition, Shelby Bonola attendant and industrial nurse in selection process he hod agreed to eo M 1
of Carthage at various times before the selection of the 12 members of “dffIamaf AAAAnA(I
of becoming an oilfield mud logger the jury because I was looking for • V •
of "But it was the goodness in his someone who would be in ">
to life that put him in a position to be dependent and think on your Continued trom Paqei
a long time with the *30 000 were generated by the wrecked truck
SuhePre •
maim
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