The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1984 Page: 1 of 32
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become a homecoming event as
former members of the local
church come from many cities to
unite together for worship and the
noon day meal, and to visit with
long time friends and new
acquaintances.
Oil producers such as the Arab
countries have the dominant sup-
ply and demand role in the oil
industry, but since 1973 America
has been lessening its dependency
on this oil, Hutta said. Americans
nave been conserving energy
hrough energy-saving equip
ment, up-graded building insula-
ion, and smaller, more fuel-effi-
. lent cars
Although America has not
kicked the imported oil habit, at
least we have reduced its hold on
. ' fie said
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I he annual
I n l exas, about 40 to 50
percent of the state’s estimated oil
is still undeveloped and waiting to
Regina Kubelka, Jennifer Dierschke and Lisa Hinze were win
ners in an art contest held during the Sealy Rotary Summer Youth
Program Lora McCarthy one of the program directors was in
Leroy Zapalac president of Citizens State
Bank John Coggins and Barbara Fink of the Pep
per Mill Restaurant and Bar at left and Billy
Schaffner contractor right were ready for Mayor
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Austin (‘ounty budget matters
provided a busy schedule lot
members of the commissioners
court as they held workshops for
department heads Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week Hies studied financial and
other concerns of each depart-
ment in the three day sessions.
Monday, the C ourt met with
the district clerk, county clerk,
treasurer and tax assessor-collec-
tor, in a full day session I uesday
they heard extension agents, vete
rans service officer, juvenile pro
bation officer, county attorney,
sheriff, county librarian, district
attorney, Senior Citizens’ Project
director and Child Protective Ser
vices board Wednesday was de
voted to hearings with the tom
justices of the peace, constables
from the four constable precincts,
ambulance system, commission
ers, counts auditor and counts
judge.
No decisions are being made at
this time, allowing the court to
study these concerns and requests
of each department head Counts
Judge I eRos (irebe is directing
the workshops with the full court
present each day
The Court recorded the fact
that Joyce (irebe, first assistant in
the county auditor’s office, has
moved to the extension agents'
office to serve as secretary
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Jim Walters to cut the ribbon at the grand opening
of the new restaurant on Gebhardt Rood Friday
morning
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escalation There is also a
possibility that the war between
the Arabs and the Israelis would
blow up with consequences
unknown, Hutta said
"Anyone who doesn’t learn
from history will be doomed to
repeat it” he said Referring back
to the oil embargo, the speaker
asks, “Has America learned from
history or are we doomed to
lretta Reid, also from
no । In , accompanied Hutta
'tie Rotary meeting
In a one hour session Tuesday,
directors of the Sealy Chamber of
Commerce discussed a number of
matters amidst their noon day
meal at The lea leaf Room
Restaurant. Their chief concern
was the holding together and
renovation of the downtown
district, looking toward retaining
its historical atmosphere as well
as business interests, the trend
being toward shopping centers
Father Jack Langford, executive
director and business manager of
the chamber, discussed the form
ulation of a select committee to
keep pace with changes within
this immediate husmes area
Carl ( lover was named chan
man of the by laws committee,
with anticipation of a rewriting
and revision of chamber by laws
Terry Koy was added to a com
mittee on checking into a citv
map, with further studs on the
matter foreseen by directors as
necessary before any turther steps
are taken
The annual ( hristmas parade
remains indefinite at this time,
since rainy weather has affected
the event for several years, last
year being a total ram out.
Perhaps another hour or an
earlier date may be an alternate
plan, but no decision has yet been
announced. Several other subjects
were presented by I angford and
met with enthusiasm and interest
by board members.
Rev Langford will address the
chamber membership assembly at
noon at Country Boy Restaurant
Monday, August 6, with informa
tion which he gamed at the Main
Street USA symposium he attend
ed in Toledo, Ohio, recently The
August directors’ session will be
another noonday luncheon get to
gether on August 30, and the date
of the regular membership meet
ing in September was changed
from the third, Labor Day, to
September 10
; w . ' ed " reu ren ents
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l net gy Advancement. Inc.
began filing up it • powei
producing system and testing the
operation of the plant located on
Downes Road in northeastern
part of Seals, I uesday I hese test
precede the entile plant opening
in the nest few dass,
Maik Rebel, vice president of
I nergy Advancement, Inc. said
that filing the heating system and
steam turbine occurred at
approximately 1:15 p.m. I uesday
and all f unctioned properly I he
cooling tower was run at full
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America needs to step up oil
exploration and development, so
it can become independent of the
oil producing Arab countries,
said Hans Hutta, an economist
with Conoco Inc. in Houston, at
the July 27 Rotary ( lub meeting
at I &1 Restaurant
"Hie Middle l ast is a time
bomb that can explode at any
minute, and we can not afford to
be dependent on that time bomb,
Hutta said. “As long as America
remains dependent on foreign oil
especially f rom 01*1 ( (Organ
1/ation of Petroleum I xporting
( ountries) we remain vulner
able”
Although today America is in
better shape than it was in 1973,
when the oil embargo hit, it
should take steps to prevent a
similar oil-supply disruption from
happening in the future, the
speaker said. The most important
ami most obv ous act ion t hat
America should take is te
encourage even more energy
exploration and development at
home, he said
the consumer at the gas station,
Hutta said America’s future
depends mostly on its ability to
make the most of its oil supplies
and resources. For example,
natural gas and coal will come to
play a more significant role in
America’s future as technology
further develops, he said
I he oil embargo was an
important lesson for the I ruled
country sometimes backslides
loday, people feel more secure
about t he energy It nation
be a use oil pt i ces a t the gas
station have remained relatively
stable during the past three years
throttle and all worked on he
automat 1 mode, w inch mean
that eveisthme is working well.
Rebel said
I h e tinal t n ni i' f o' ne
al let noon was that ot : he
dowtherm turbine II ail tested
out w ell, I ouston I ig ht mg ami
Powei otticlals were to be invitee
around one o'clock Wednesday,
to hook their utility line into the
I nergy Advancement grid \
stem, and production o’
electricitv in Seals was to begin
I his w ou Id be the first true
cha me to start electricity
production Reber said it would
take about a week to non out
whatever disorder appeared, tot
a smooth aperation. I he power
produced from garbage bv the
plant is to be sold to HI AP.
Rebet stated
Represent at ives 11 om lur
bodine in ( onnecticut weie on
hand l uesday to put on final
alignments on turbines, and from
Industronics in New lersev, who
furnished the incinerator lot the
Seals plant, also adding final
touches
At present the plant is, onl
taking garbage from the Seals
area, but negotiations with firms
in Katy and Brookshire are cm
rently underway. Reber said
I uesday Approximately 1X00
kilowatts of electrictv ate ex
pected to be produced daily from
garbage delivered to the Seals
plant, which will be operating
twenty four hours a das seven
days a week
barners ate energy taxation and
price controls on natural gas,
which encourage consumption
and discourage production.
A de control on na tural ga s
would lowet the price of gasoline,
the peaker explained Down
t hese lines, “ hea s s taxes on
pet t < >lcum ope ratio n will ult
mately kill the goose that lays the
golden egg, because the revenues
from , u 1r ent pet t oleum produ
lion are needed tot tomorrow
exploration and producton.
Hons Hutta of Houston was in
troduced by Ron Remmert pro
gram chairman at last Friday s
Rotary session Hutta who came
to this country from Germany
was guest speaker News Photo
lot mans sears now Irimity
l uther an ( hur ch of Seals ha •
hosted the publi at a chicken
barbecue on the first Sunday in
August, and it will do so again
this Sunday, the 5th. I he meal
will be seised at the Knights ot
( olumbus Hall beginning at
l I 30 a.m , and will also offer an
array of sweets and desserts for
all diners
Sunday morning wotship
services will be held at 7:45 a m
and at 10:00 a m., with
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strategic petroleum reserve and
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