Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 9, 1988 Page: 1 of 20
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Volume 16. Number 27
Copyright 1988 by Panola Newspapers USPS 040350 Telephone 214-693-7888 Carthage, Texas
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Perspectives
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By Phil Martin
Panola Post Editor
Copyright 1988, Panola Newspapers
LONGVIEW — With a month left
before the Nov. 8 presidential elec-
CHS queen and court
crowned at homecoming
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Sesquicentennial marked
by oldest county church
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Suf photo by SNERVALD CURBEY
A night of celebration
These Carthage High School twirlers and flag team members
silhouette against the traditional homecoming bonfire as fes-
tivitles continued during spirit week last week. The blaze, which
was viewed by numerous Carthage students and supporters,
was the climax of Thursday night’s events as the crowd
cheered for their Bulldogs. The varsity cheerleading squad lead
chants, the CHS marching band, twirlers and flag team, enter-
tained and seniors ended the festivities by joining hands and
making a circle around the fire, singing the school's alma
mater. Most who attended left with a warm feeling of pride.
debates, saying the senator from In-
diana had held up wen in the face of
sometimes unfair questioning.
Three times you heard him
answer a question about his
qualifications to serve as vice presi-
dent," Bush said. "In 1984, you
didn't hear Geraldine Ferraro
answer that question once."
Bush echoed Republican "spin
doctors" — partisan analysts who
seek to interpret political events for
reporters — by saying Quayle
proved his mettle during the debate
because he stood up to "intense
pressure" without cracking. While
Bush acknowledged that the
Democratic nominee. Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen, performed well in the
debate he said Americans were
importance to voters here.
Both Dukakis and Bentsen .
seemed relaxed, their spirits buoyed
perhaps by Bentsen’s performance
in Wednesday evening's debate be-
tween vice presidential candidates.
While both sides are claiming the
debate helped their campaigns, most
Beckville educator Beauchamp dies
Dukakis said, he has already made body who, as Sen. Bentsen said last girted States."
his first important national security night, would come in the National Bentsen said that despite seem-
decision — the selection of a vice Security Council meetings, meetings ‘ ingly fundamental differences with
president. with me and meeting with cabinet, Dukakis on issues such as aid to the
"Strong chief executives like and make himself heard ... The vice Nicaraguan contras, gun control and
tion, neither the Democrats nor the strong people around them," Dukakis president is a member of the Nation- the death penalty, he has been able
Republicans seem to have conceded said. “Weak chief executives want al Security Council, he's a key to find common ground with the
the battle for East Texas. weak people around them. I wanted diplomatic figure, and he is potential- ------- npAA
In a small upstairs conference a strong vice president. I want some- ly the commander-in-chief of the ___________________________
room at the Gregg County Airport
Thursday afternoon, the Democratic
£“ SHE S Beckville burglar gets ‘life’
members of the area press corps in "
an informal "editorial board" meeting
to discuss some issues of particular
Kids’ world at Potlatch:
games, clowns, more!
M War paint, Indian arm bands, dancers, downs and a special ap-
pearance by McDonald’s spokesman "MacTonight" awaits children who
attend the ninth annual Potlatch festival Oct. 15-16 at Carthage
. . Municipal Park.
Lynda Keeling, chairman of the children’s area, promises lots of fun
for the young festival visitors. However, she said the children's area is
not a place where parents can leave their children while they go to other
areas. "Young children need to be accompanied by an adult," she said.
Scheduled events for the children’s area include a spinning and
weaving demonstration by Angela Enloe-Lum, a story-telling segment
by Herbert Gates, Dum-Dum the Clown, performances by the Carthage
Junior High School choir and twirlers, students from Cooper’s School of
dance, an appearance by MacTonight and a variety of other enter-
tainers.
A complete schedule of events for the children’s area and other Pot-
latch areas will be published in the special Potlatch section of Wednes-
day’s Panola Watchman.
Activities scheduled in this area include: facepainting, Indian crafts,
pottery clay, mask making, a sand dig and an obstacle course.
Advance tickets for Potlatch is $5 for adults for a two-day pass and
$2.50 for one day. At the gate a one day admission will be $3.
: Children’s tickets are $1.25 in advance and $1.50 at the gate.
2 Advance tickets are on sale until Monday through three local church
: youth groups — Central Baptist Church Youth, First United Methodist
Church Youth Fellowship and First Baptist Church Youth — through
Oct. 10. After Oct. 10, advance tickets will be on sale at the Chamber at
3 Commerce office at 316 West Panola in Carthage.
Ticket booths will be set up outside Brookshire Brothers, Winn-Dixie
and U-SAVE grocery stores today, (Saturday), Bobbye Hill, ticket chair-
man said.
PANOLN one "T
Sunday, Octobers, 1988
By Sandy Young convictions the jury can sentence and for telling the jury to send a
'staff Writer 5 the person found guilty to 25-99 message to individuals who would
Panola County is sending years in prison or life. commit such crimes in Panola
criminals a strong message-we're . Ellett said the two prior convic- County, that these actions will not
“rxxis dofonae -
verdict in the trial of Gene Newton trial, not in the phase to determine torney, reportedly asked jurors in his
Curry who was charged with the guilt or innocence, closing statement to give his client a
- May 23, 1987 burglary of the Jimmy Ellett said in order for Curry to be little hope by "leaving a light at the
media accounts — and a few Ray Parker home near DeBerry. He tried as a habitual criminal, the end of the tunnel."
Republicans in Congress — gave was sentenced by the same jury to prosecution had to prove that he Goodwin later told the jury he too
Bentsen an edge in the contest. life in Texas Department of orrec- was the Gene Newton Curry who believes there should be a light in
The vice president’s role tions. was convicted in the previous two the tunnel for Curry and it should
I know that the caliber and the The sentence was the stiffest one cases. read "no exit."
quality and the strength of the people that can be assessed a person He said he was pleased with the Warren said he is planning to «d
you pick makes all the difference, being tried as a habitual criminal. conviction and the sentence as- nen t0 sentence cniin 4 an
Dukakis said "That's why I picked Curry, of Box 407, Beckville, had sessed. "I’m sure this sentence will Pemotionn reaction’" He g." the
this man (Bentsen). (Republican been convicted in separate incidents serve as • deterent to crime in our "acted in a fashion that wm
nominee George Bush and 1) both of burglary of a building in February community and Panola County." tvnical •
started out saying that our first and of 1982 and May of 1985, both In- "I'm glad that this jury did in fact ™
most important criterion for our volving burglaries at the Bearcat give the penalty they did. I hope it In my view, based upon the
selection of a vice presidential run- Grocery in Beckville serves as a message to criminals states evidence. I do not think the
ning mate was whether or not that Ellett said, to his knowledge, this who would take up this line of work conyiction isgoingt surieanap
person could be a first-rate president was the first time anyone was in Panola County." pealhe. said." Jwill, be very
if called upon to do so. Thats the charaed as a habitual criminal In He said if more Junes gave stiffer surprised it the case is not reversed
criterion I used, that's why I asked pano|a County, and the stiffest sen- penalties there would be less crime. on appeal
Lloyd Bentsen to run with me. You tence handed down by a jury for this The chief deputy said Assistant Goodwin said he doesn’t share
make your own judgment as to type of crime in the county. District Attorney Bob Goodwin did Warren’s optimism. "I think the jury •
whether the other fellow on the stage A statute in the State Penal Code an excellent job of prosecuting the did just what they should have done
last night met that standard." provides that if evidence proves that case. He praised Goodwin for his «•••• see Curry, Page 3A
Whoever the next president, the person on trial has two prior strength in his closing arguments ------------------------------—
more impressed with their first ex- Massachusetts Governor's much people in this area ... he is of a dif-
tended look at Quayle. discussed veto of a bill that would ferent mindset than us."
Bush also said his father's have required elementary school Bush was critical of Dukakis'
philosophy and values more closely teachers to lead their classes in the stand on handgun registration —the
correlate with those of East Texans Pledge of Allegiance each morning National Rifle Association has ac-
than do Michael Duka kis‛. as an example. cused the Democratic nominee of
"George Bush is beginning to run “I think that's ridiculous,* Bush wanting to "disarm America* — and
well in Texas," he said. "And the said. “Some people — mostly intel- attacked the governor as soft on
reason for that is Texans are begin- lectuals back East, I guess — don't crime.
ning to realize that it makes a dif- like us talking about the pledge. “Mike Dukakis instituted a fur-
ference whether they put a Texan in They say they're tired of it. Well, lough program in Massachusetts
the White House or the man from that’s too bad. It does make a dif- where murderers and rapists who
Massachusetts." ference. were serving life without parole
Bush said Dukakis possesses a "Now I‛m not questioning his could go home for two weeks to see
"mentality" foreign to the way “most patriotism, let me get that straight, what was happening in the neigh-
East Texans think." and used the But I am saying he has a different -----------Ptesse see Bush,
attitude about things than most __________ easescemusnngnmn
Funeral services for community in 1971. The Beckville football
leader R.C. Beauchamp, Sr., 79, will stadium was dedicated to Mr.
bo hold at 4 p.m., Oct. 8, at Haw- Beauchamp in September of 1981.
thorn Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. - Mr. Beauchamp was also one of
Beauchamp died Friday morning at' the founders and longtime board
Panola General Hospital. member of Panola Junior College.
Mr. Beauchamp is well known in He was designated as an outstand-
the county as he was superinten- ing citizen in the early 1980’s by the
dent of the Beckville Independent Panola County Chamber of Com-
School District for 25 years, retiring merce.
We support
Fire Prevention Week
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By Phil Martin
Panola Post Editor
George W. Bush is a man with a
mission — "a half-broke oilman from
Midland, trying to find his dad real
work." is the way he puts it
Bush — son of Vice President
George Bush, the Republican
presidential nominee — made it to
Carthage Thursday as part of a two-
day. nine-stop campaign swing
through East Texas on his father’s
behalf.
In what has become a familiar
litany. Bush pushed his father as a
man of solid values and judgment a
former oil man who understands
and cares for the concerns of the oil
and gas industry, while attempting
to peg Democratic candidate
Michael Dukakis as an East Coast
intellectual with values outside the
American mainstream.
An enthusiastic crowd of over 220
students, campaign workers,
elected officials and interested
Panola Countians were on hand to
greet the candidate's son, who
bears mild resemblances to his
father physically, as well as in his am
carriage, and the timbre of his voice gW
and cadence of his phrasing. Wy
Bush praised the "admirable* per- l
formance of Dan Quayle in Wednes- •
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