The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 1984 Page: 2 of 27
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New County Court at Law off to busy session
workmen’s
Officers check
theft attempts
Funds offset 1983hospital deficit
the county.
School plan costly
Grass, woods fires reported
Accon
the weekend and through the
25% Off
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early Monday alternoon at the
acres plot.
be eliminated. With this increased school children." said Bullock.
Firemen responded to o grass home of Finus Grill.
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Carthage Volunteer Firemen fire on County Road 304 at the
responded to several alarms over home of Tommy Harris
" "y According to the report, five
tomttnundtvomPago t Whitehead’s truck, stole Ring s
day morning when he heard truck. We don't know for sure, but
someone attempting to start his we feel that they are responsible,
pickup truck. Parks said.
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Panolo Junior College
Vocational Nursing
course has been
chosen as the LVN of
crease solely on whether their districts
While local taxpayers would be would get more or less aid, and
required to provide more money to that's part of the reason our
fund local schools other districis system is threateded by court ac-
tion today. I hope Texans will be
able to rise above their narrow In-
terests and help the Perot Com
mittee and the State Legislature
adopt a plan that is fair to all Texas
home of Earl Bowers Firemen extinguished the fire
worked almost an hour before ex- Firemen also responded to a
tinguishing flames on the two grass fire on County Rood 302
of But he said that although the
managers requested the funds end-of-the-month figures for
from the county as the hospital ex- January have not been run through
perlenced a 1297.678 deficit for Its the computer. he expects them to
1^83 operations. show on operational profit for
* The funds approved by the coun- January. even without counting the
t| commissioners, plus a 1160,000 money received from the county,
loan the hospital received from a He said there were 52 patients
Panola Nursing Home surplus fund, in the hospital Tuesday and that
the Tear
commissioners and helped con- yet completed tabulations on
vlnco thorn the money could whether the hospital might need to
guarantee continued full-service request additional assistance from
operation of the hospital.
The hospital’s board
removed from the nearby Twelve The report showed that
Oaks Motel. Mihlhauser had left her purse un-
According to the report filed by der the seat of the truck which was
officer LaGrone. the truck was parked at the Assembly of God
parked behind the motel and the church on West Sabine.
keys could not be found. The navy purse was reported to
"It Is possibly that whoever stole have contained several sets of
the items from Jacob's and keys, credit cards, her contacts and
Goolsby, and attempted to steal wallet, according officer LaGrone.
Boilding e home inside a plant that
hoe controlled environmental comb
item io far superior tooufside, on-site
construcfion. Sfods, joists, and floor
ingarenotsobjectedtoroin, snow or
excessive humidity condifions that
con cause warping and other pro-
blems. In addifion, much cost saving
efficiency is achieved through
assembly lino multi-constocvion
CemtinuedtemPage I
hospital operations to balance tho Commissioners attending
budget, perhaps even converting hospital board meetings also have
one wing of the hospital to nursing ■ suggested the hospital increase its
homo use. efforts to collect past-due bills
But the hospital board main- from patients and Kelly reported
tainod such drastic action would progress in that direction at the
not be necessary and Judge Wall board's January meeting.
recommended the transfers to Ho said Tuesday that he has not
fechniques. ' ~
Come to ou disploy cente
Americote only housing alte
the factory-builv home
should give the hospital more than the average census for the month
enough to offset its reported has been 56 - almost double the
deficit for 1983. number of patients at times during
Hospital administrator Bill Kelly September, October. and Decem
said Tuesday that Monday’s action ber when the bulk of the hospital's
by commissioners "certainly 1983 deficit developed.
moans the biggest part of our The hospital’s 1983 budget had
problem has been resolved.” been set up in anticipation of an
Hospital officials had indicated average of 55 patients per day. but
in December that $300,000 was the deficit developed as the num
needed in order for the hospital to ber of patients fell to as low as 28
bring its accounts payable balan- at times.
ces within 60 days of their due The hospital board had said all
dates, along that it felt the deficit was the
period ending Tuesday afternoon. acres were burned.
Each of the alarms were grass A grass and trash ire was repot-
and woods fire. ted at the home of Jimmy Tallont.
located on Carswell Rood. Firemen
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compensation suit had swered jury summons to the Coun- of their permanent record. even if of misdemeanor criminal coses. 810 per day plus a moot allowance We hove needed this foratong
_____J settlement. ty Court at Low. probation is completed sue- Lawyers ore filing many such of 15.50 for those picked to serve time " said County Judge Ruff Well.
But both District Judge Bonnie County attorney Robert Nisbett cessfully, and then subsequent cases in the now court and tran- on juries. Commissioners agreed, noting
Boles and County Court at Law and attorneys for three defendants arrests for DWI would be subject to starring many from district court so By coincidence, Panola County that they were hoppy to see the
Judge Crawlord Porker em- monogod to pick three juries from stiffer lines and mandatory jail or that trial dates con bo scheduled commissioners had a short number Of cases being filed in tho
phosized to the jury panel that that group during the day Tuesday, prison sentences. sooner, meeting Monday morning in the new court and scheduled for
their time in court had not boon Some of the panelists ended up Since the new County Court at Judge Bolos said he has no ob- county courtroom before the Court speedy trial by Judge Parker, their
wasted. being picked for two juries Law is budgeted for a fulltime lection to any such transfers at Law convened. choice for appointment as the now
They explained that, as in those Ana one woman was about to be court reporter, most misdemeanor requested by civil litigants in order And following the meeting, the courr’s first judge until ono can be
two cases, the plaintiff and defen- selected for a third jury before DWI trials will be hoard before to speed up the process for those commissioners physically moved elected in November.
dents in civil lawsuits often do not Judge Porker ruled that two jury Judge Porker instead of County who take their cases to tho new benches to provide seating lor
got in the mood to agree on a sot- trials in a wook would be sufficient Judge Ruff Wall, who previously court, as well as for those jurors, and then waited around to Judge Porker '• the only, con
lement until jurors are selected for her. handled misdemeanor DWI cases. remaining In district court whore see the now court begin its first didate to file for election to the oft
and they can evaluate their chon- Ono trial on a misdemeanor Tho jury selections Monday and the docket can bo speeded up with jury selection proceedings. flee thus for.
cos with the jury based on how driving while intoxicated case Is Tuesday wore the first for the now the fewer remaininig cases,
things go during questioning of scheduled to begin today, another court, which came Into being Jan. 1 Judge Bolos said he is happy to
prospective jurors, on a terroristic throat charge is under a special act of the Texas cooperate with the now court, as
Citizens performing their duty scheduled Friday, and the third, on legislature. demonstrated Monday as ho and
lor jury service by answering sum* a DWI case, is scheduled Monday. Panola County Commissioners Judge Parker agreed on the way to
menses to court, even if tho jury Jury trials on DWI cases have joined the Panola County Bar save the county treasury some jury
never hears tho cose, are a vital boon rare in Panolo County in Association In requesting the fee expenses by sharing the jury
part of the American judicial recent years, under the state’s legislature to approve the now panel which had been summoned
system, the two judges told their prevailing system for allowing court, and then the commissioners to district court,
respective jury panels. most DWI first offenders to servo approved a budget of $1 50,000 for The district court had summoned
As Parker thanked the panelists one year of unajudicated probation its first year of operation. 175 persons as prospective jurors,
in the County Court at Law on AAon- and then have the charge erased The court is designed to take but only 65 showed up as the
day afternoon, ho mentioned that from their record if they complete some of the the workload off of remainder exercised tholr legal
additional jurors would be selected the terms of probation without fur- district court, where cases stack up exemptions for jury service such as
on Tuesday. ther problems. as Judge Bonnie Bolos Is required being ago 65 or older, being a
"But It will be from a different But under now state law which by law to split his time between student In high school or college,
jury panel,” he hastily reassured went into effect Jan. 1, Panola and Shelby counties, which or being the mother or custodian of
those who had spent most of AAon- unajudicated probation no longer comprise the 123rd Judicial a child under ago 10.
day being questioned as prospec- is allowed and more people District. Of the 65, nine had special cir-
five jurors In the two courts. arrested for DWI are expected to The now court has authority to cumstances which qualified them
There was a collective sigh of contest tho charges In court and handle civil cases involving up to for oxcusion from jury service,
relief. take their cases to juries. $50,000. most domestic court mat- The county pays $6 to each per
Thon on Tuesday, 36 persons an- Convictions now become a part tors such as divorces, and all types son answering jury summons, and
CemtimmeddremPage 1
finance balancing distribution aid. Bullock said schools educating
some school districts will not 79 percent of the state's students
receive as much state funding as would see an increase in aid.
they have in the past. Bullock's proposal attempts to
Districts that do not have large cut the growing gap between rich
property tax bases and can not and poor school districts on the
secure substantial funds locally basis of the schools' local tax
could receive support through bases, before state aid.
equiliralion funds from richer Poorer districts are expected to
school districts. file a law suit that alleges the
According to a Carthage schools current state funding system
publication the present equalizing discriminates against them,
program is responsible for more "Some people have already
than 20 percent of the current 62 criticized this plan because they
cent tax rate although this tax think it will cost them more
rate is below the 97 cent state money,” said Bullock. "Most Texas
average. . school people understand that we
H state funding was reduced, need 1o equalize state aid to
funding to continue the quality of education before a federal judge
programming we now maintain steps in and does it for us " said
would have to come from local Bullock. "Politicians and school
sources " Cariker added meaning people have supported or opposed
local taxes would probably in- equalization in the past based
Nacogdoches Medicol
Center recently
Mary Faye toner.
LVN RI, was selected
for the honor by her
co-workers. She
received a dozen red
roses, o gold ploqoe
and a $100 cosh prize.
Mrs toner was bom
Ladies"
Clearance Shoes
A $500
Whitehead notified Carthage Carthago police officers also in-
Police Department at approx- vestigated two thefts which oc.
imatoly 2:30 a.m. curred on North St. Mary Street
Upon investigation by officers sometime between 6 p.m. and 8
Carl Mazzola and Roy Burchotto. It p.m. Sunday niqht.
was discovered that Whitehead's
truck had been pushed from the Alan Fitts reported that a black
roar of the yard and the suspects leather Harley Davidson jacket and
had removed the ignition and at- a blue joan jack with several pat-
tempted to start it when ches had been removed from his
Whitehead was awakened. motorcycle.
result of an unusual temporary And Kelly said Tuesday that a, the suspects made their The jackets were valued at 1310
reduction In the number of patients more than one physician Is con- getaway, several items which had total.
- mainly because of the death of sidering moving to Carthage and been removed from Jacob's and tarr, Sims of Beckville, repor.
one surgeon and illness of another that he feels there is a good chan- Goolsby's residence were left ted "hd a Beckville High School let-
doctor before a new surgeon ce at least one new doctor will behind tor jacket had been removed from
established his practice here establish practice here soon. According to Chief Carson his motorcycle which was parked
recently. Meanwhile, Dr. Grundy Cooper. Parks, everything has been 0lA1AN st Marv Street
Recognizing the need for ad- a local physician who also Is a recovered except for the shotgun
ditional doctors in the county and member of the hospital board, was shells which were removed from The jacket is valued at 1175.
anticipating retirement of some reported to be back home Goolsby's truck. Pam Mihlhauser reported that
local physicians, the hospital board recuperating following At approximately 7:30 a.m., her purse had been removed from
has been attempting to recruit ad hospitalization for a recent heart Austin Ring reported that his 1981 her pickup sometime between 11
ditional doctors to the community. problem. Isuzu 4x4 pickup had been a.m. and noon Sunday.
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The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 1984, newspaper, February 1, 1984; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1499610/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.