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4 - THE MINEOLA MONITOR. Mineola. Texas, June 20, 1979
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history. Texas may be in"
by Bill Clayton
Sixty-sixth
agriculture.
research
significant
vances, however, we
said.
Icecream social
detail later this week.
The
supporting
grounds, ate watermelon and
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has 5
developed
to select the style, features, •
price that should be making your final decision?
childrens'
controversial
"To read a poet in January is asHevely- esto-goforawatk—
Jean Paul
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Temmsotrceortamnesarety
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-Did you comparison shop in
at least three places before
plays a major role in the
advancement of the indus-
made to improve technology
and productivity, the grow-
ing demands placed on agri-
culture would never be met.
We must continue our back-
ing of agriculture research
in order to find the most
economical way to provide
food and fiber. This legisla-
ture in the past has played a
session was concerned with
a variety of issues faced by
ranged from developing a
resource to restricting for-
eign investment in agricul-
size,
and
Roloff Giyen Deadline.
June 19 is also the date a
state district judge has given
Texas evangelist Lester Rol-
off as a deadline for obtain-
ing a state license for his
ad-
must
tural land.
Agriculture
in June.
QUESTION:' What is I
the State Health Depart- I
• ment doing about the pro- I
per sanitation of public ]
swimming pools? I
ANSWER: The Depart- I
ment's General Janita- I
by Mark White —
Attorney General
St. Augustine, Florida, which was founded in 1565, is
the oldest city in the United States.
"If you're swimming in I
a pool and your eyes I
burn, you normally think I
of chlorine. But this often I
isn't the case. It's usually I
caused by low pH factor, g
or acid condition," he I
said.
The
Consumer
Alert
The Speaker
Reports 6)
dependency on foreign oil,
and use surplus produets to
their best advantage.
Another bill passed was
" the Family Farm Security
STATF CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
r
By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
water chemistry, filters
and recirculating equip-
ment; pool safety and.
premise sanitation..
able to increase productiv-
Guire on the local faculty. And. ity of their land, decrease
Nobie, Mrs. Boozer would take Vickie'
School board
(Continued from P. 1)
muis MMMEN
YOU MAY NEED MORE THAN MEDICARE]
-tendance.. later
shade trees on
before he even realized it" * lease his reallocation plan in
and smoothing over an oth- ' '
which can be used effec- ]
lively in its 12 Public j
Health Regions. It will
supplement and stream- |
line programs currently fl
being carried out both J
regionally and through j
city and county health I
departments. People who ।
take the training course. I
normally of one-day I
duration, will receive a j
• certificate.
-
QUESTION: Are there I
any.state laws governing j
the sanitary operation of I
public swimming pools?
ANSWER: State stat- I
utes require a minimum B .
chlorine residual, that |
the water be of safe E
bacteriological quality, I
and that the pool not have |
an acidic water. Most big |
cities have pool inspec- I
tion programs.
During pool inspec- I
tions, water is tested for ll
insurnce buyers
helper
Health
Texas Department of Health
Raymond T. Moore, M.D., Comimissioner
and judging from past— -20, a Texas record for a
single day. As a result of'
, • N <
vital role
making i
The city located at the highest altitude in the United States
is Leadville, Colorado, more than 10,000 feet above Ma
level. - • । ‘
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licensed by the state. The
courts have disagreed and
Texas Attorney General
Mark White filed suit May
16 charging Roloff has op-
erated his child-care facili-
tics at Corpus Christi and
Zapata in violation of a
1976 court order.
a program 1
Residents of the Hillview
Nursing Home of Mineola en
quality (pH) of the water |
are often confusing j
energy requirements.
the Capitol . —cherine, and water El
samples may be collected e
and funding research of a
viable renewable ergy
resource in the form of gas-
ohol. By the production of
in agriculture
girls' drill team, replacing
Vickie Williams, whose resig
nation from the district’s staff
had been approved earlier in
the meeting.
Also, former assistant coach
Baid Shaw was moved up to
head coach for girls’ athletics,
replacing Larry Dunn, whose
resignation was accepted last
month. And Sherri Waggoner
was .named as assistant girls’
coach, also to assist Mrs.
Earlyne Wynn in teaching
continue with our support.
Through our past legisla-
tive actions, we have shown
that livestock diseases can
be effectively controlled.
We stand at a crossroad in
attacking Brucellosis and
this legislature , has shown
its support, as it did in the
eradication of screwworms.
With the backing of the leg-
for more of Mother
Nature's" tempertan-
trums.
While tornadoes may
occur anytime, they
occur with greatest fre-
quency during the late
spring or early summer.
In the 25-year period
from 1951 through 1975.
nearly three-fifths of
all Texas tornadoes,
occurred within the
three-month period of
April, May and June.
While nothing can be
done about the time of
year tornadoes are most
likely to touch down,
there are some common
sense precautions that
should be taken during
this time, says the Texas
Department of Health
(TDH).
Before the numbing
shock of April 10 twisters
had worn off in Vernon
and Wichita Falls, TDH
physicians, engineers,
food and drug inspectors,
nurses. Emergency Medi-
cal Services personnel,
, sanitarians and others
were dispatched to the
scene. They helped in the
massive efforts to guard
against disease which
ment to participation in the
service.
Dr. Knight recommended
that the district again contract
with Insur national to provide
s’ident accident insurance for
the school. His request was
The issues
QUESTION: What‘will J
the course for the
operators of public swim- I
ming pools cover?
ANSWER: The course .
will cover legalaspects of j
swimming pool opera-
tions. algae control.
Volunteers Mrs.
technology, by
can erupt from con-
taminated water, food,
drugs and from disease-
carrying vectors such as
flies and mosquitoes.
The destructiveness of
the whirling winds makes
a person wonder how i.
anything can be in the
pathofa tornado and sur-
vive. Although 43 per-
sons were killed in
Dodson and Mrs.. Slim West 'Williams' English classes and
helped with the party, as did assist with girls' physical edu
, the entire staff at Hillview. cation at the high school.
a five-day, period.
September 19-23. 115
tornadoes were re-
ported. Sixty-seven
occurred on September
sat under
together to support the
highest standards of adver
using and promotion prac-
tices, and to be 'responsive
to consumers.
11, with the ice cream made and an inclusive motion by Mrs. islature, control of Brucel-
served on the lawn of the Lander, seconded by Bruce, the ' losis is imminent,
nursing home, extending of contracts to
Several of I he men helped to Wendell Boozer and hjs wife,
turn the crank. Besides the Linda, currently with the
bringing back of memories of Clarksville school system. Wen
old fashioned ice cream. ev- dell Boozer would be hired as a
eryone seemed to relish the ice social studies teacher and head
cream as much as the memory! basketball coach, replacing the
"Delicious!" was. the critical fecently-resigned. Connie Me
verdict.
h E4cqar€ 70
57- vesT/NE
Advertising rates on request. Deadline for advertising copy and
for news copy: 5 p.m. on Monday preceding date of publication.
joyed a homemade ice cream business courses at MHS.
party Monday afternoon, June And the board approved, on
however, only one death
resulted. An average of
105 tornadoes touch
Texas soil each year. The
annual total varies con-
siderably. and certain
areas are struck more
often than others. Tor-
nations occur with
greatest frequency in the
Red River Valley.
try. Without efforts being
Courts Bill Vetoed
An omnibus courts bill
that would have established
20 new state district courts
was vetoed Jast week by
Gov. Clements who indicat-
ed the bill deprived him of
several judicial appoint-
ments. . .
The bill outlined 11 courts
to be filled by appointment,
nine by elections in 1980. 1
Legislature aided
for bacteriological
analysis. The water clar-
ity is also checked and
the pool is observed for
algae growth. Chlorina-
tion and the acidic
ly with each of t se prob-
terns. The future ci agpicul-
THE MINEOLA MONITOR — ' ture depends on ys to insure"
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That same afternoon,
Clements announced that
mandatory gasoline . conser-
vation orders will be issued
if Texans don’t reduce their
consumption voluntarily.
"We will start out on the
basis of "pretty please with
sugar on it,’ and hope that
everyone will help," Clem-
ents said of his pians to con-
serve gasoline. "If that
doesn’t work, we're going to
go to some odd-even day
rationing and other things
that will be mandatory in
nature."
Asked to elaborate, Clem-
ents said he might include a
prohibition of gasoline for
cars with tanks more than
half full. He said he will re-
considered in making a If you have used this
buying decision. checklist, you probably will
Our Consumer Protection avoid any unpleasant
and Antitrust Division experienceslater If a problem
a attorneys say you then should should develop, though, get in
gather manufacturers' touch with our Consumer
pamphlets, read ads, visit the Protection and Antitrust
library, or talk with several Division in Austin, Houston,
knowledgeable sales persons Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso,
about the type of product Lubbock, or McAllen.
you're considering.
Wichita Falls and 11 in
Vernon, hundreds of peo-
ple rode out the storm
and emerged from the
rubble of their homes un-
, scathed or with only
minor injuries.
There are several
things which can be done
to protect yourself in
times of bad weather.
First, become familiar
with the warnings given
by the National Weather
Service over radio and
television: "Tornado
Watch" indicates the
possibility of a tornado;
' Tornado Warning"
means that a tornado has
been reported in the •
general area; and 'Tor-
nado Alert" means to act
fast—that a tornado is
known to he in the
vicinity.
What can you do in the
face of a tornado alert?
— If it's daylight, or if
you can see the funriel
advancing toward you.
you may have time to
move out of its path. If
you have a storm cellar,
you should move to it.
If you can not get out of
the,way and you don't
have a storm cellar, you
can still protect yourself.
— In homes, open
some windows and then
keep away from them.
Get to the center of the
house or to a basement, if
there is one.
— In schools, move to
pre-arranged shelter
areas. Post a lookout if it
can be done safely.
— In shopping areas,
go to designated shelter
areas.
— In mobile homes,
evacuate the area. If no
shelter is nearby, leave
the trailer park for low.
protected ground.
■ In open country, move
away from the twister’s “
path- if there isn't
enough time, lie flat in the
nearest depression with
hands shielding your
head. If heavy rains
accompany the twister.
erwise chilled situation.
Bentsen took the floor,
called Texas "the Saudi
Arabia of the world when it
comes to coal resources,"
-and agreed Texas resources
need to be developed. Both
parties were reported to
have engaged in some verbal
sniping before ’ Rep. Abra-
ham Kazen, D-Laredo, took
the floor once to tell Clem-
ents and his- party, “Your
so-called Texas psition is
not new to us in Washing-
ton. We've been pushing it
for several years now.”
gasohol, farmers wil be
ease an.d convenience of
shopping by mail for his
supplemental insurance.
Frequently not as mobile as
when younger, the older
You don't havetogofarH I
to find a swimming pool in® I
Texas, which has ang I
estimated 100,000 ofE I
them To insure that HI
sanitary measures are8 I
being taken in the opera- B I
tion of public swimming B I
pools, the Texas Depart- I
ment of Health is I
conducting training,
courses for public pool H
operators. There are H
reasons for this. H
tion Division
time to attend the school and with the typewriters now in the
$25 for eah subsequent school high school business depart
attended (recertification is ment (all IBM, and seven years
required periodically). The old thia tall) to be sold locally on
recommendation was acepted a first come, first-served basis
6n motion by Jones, seconded at a price of $350 per machine,
by Puckett. '• On motion by Bruce, seconded
Also approved was a con by Curbow. authorization was
tinuation of the district's mem giveh to'advertising for bids 'AUSTIN—The
tiership in the Region VII from potential suppliers of the
Media Services program, at a new machines, with the bids to
cost of $1 per student in he opened and considered at
average daily attendance. Ap the July 16 board meeting,
proval came on motion by Mrs. The board decided to defer
Lander, seconded by Richey, until next year the possible re
Last fall, the board had ap surfacing and expansion of
proved the district’s sub parking facilities around the
scription to a board policy high school. An estimate of
service of the Texas Asso $6,550 had been received for
ciation of School Boards, but ’he addition of parking spaces
the Region VII "group plan" for along the streets south and
the service failed to enroll west of the school. It was de
enough subscribers. However, cided best to wait until current
the TASB has announced that it construction was completed
will continue with the program, before making any additions or
with the cost for participation repairs to the parking area,
by the Mineola district to be in personnel matters. Renee
$232.03. The board, by con Weeks was named advisor for
census, reaffirmed its commit . ’he Jackettes, the high school
homes. Judge Charles Math-
ews fined Roloff's Evange-
listic Enterprises $22,850
for violation of the state's
child-care licensing statutes
and gave him six days to ap-
ply for licenses or shut down
the homes.
A defiant Roloff, Bible in
hand, appeared on a Corpus
Christi television interview
and responded:: "It’s a com-
munistic sign on the wall,
saying the Bible is not suffi-
cient and Jesus is not the
Lord, so we will not take a
license.”
Roloff now is on'a con-
frontation course between
the law and his oft-repeated
vow never to submit to li-
censing of his homes by the
state. In the past he has un-
suceesSflly relied , on the
doctrine of separation of
church and state, contend-
ing that since his homes are
part of his religious enter-
prise, they should not be
vice president -anyway "
Roberts credited U.S. Seri,
Lloyd Bentsen with “taking
the ball away from .Clements ...
Juneteenth Bill Signed
As members of the Black
Caucus and some 250 spec-
tators looked on Wednesday,
the Governor signed into
law a bill designating June
19 as the first legal state
holiday honoring black
emancipation. Those in at-
Tornadoes are no
/strangers to Texas
skies—as the recent
disasters at Vernon and
Wichita Falls attest—
to people, Dickens
explained.
alternatives to Medigap . ing Insurance Council
* insurance (DMIC) This is an associa
The senior citizen tion of inlurance companies
espeetaHy—apprecintesthe- that sell- bv mail,-joined
AUSTIN—How do you go After such study, you will be'
about selecting a new able to eliminate all but a few
appliance? If you're like moat brands. At this point, you
Texas 'consumers, you may should do some comparison .
never even have thought about shopping at several stores to
it. You’re likely to make a see features demonstrated, to
hurried decision in such cases read warranties, to compare
if a major item like a kitchen prices,
stove or a refrigerator goes Our lawyers urge you to ask
out. . yourself the following
You may even buy the first questions before making that
brand you see, at the first store final decision, in order to save
you visit, under these yourself possible consumer
circumstances. Of course, you problems afterwards:
will be least likely to get the -Have you totalled the cost,
best product at the bet price and delivery, installation, and
for your needs in such a case, service charges before
The best way to select an deciding whether you can
appliance is to think about afford the appliance?
what you need and want from -Are you sure it will fit you
it and write those attributes space’
down. A re you most concerned -Are you sure you. need all
about reliability and lack of the features you’re buying?
service problems? Or is it -Does the appliance have a
— more important to you to have reputation for being well-
an appliance with very low built?
operating costs? Maybe you -Did you choose a dealer
are worried about size, with a good service record, one
perhaps needing one to fit an who is well-known in your
existing space And then, community as being reliable?
perhaps you’re on a tight -Have you read the use and
budget and must consider care manual and warranty •
price first. before buying, and asked
After you've analyzed your questions about any things.
needs, you will be better able that are unclear?"
be alert for flash
flooding.
The greatest outbreak
of tornadoes on record in
Texas was associated
• with Hurricane Beulah in
September 1967. Within
Act. This legislation aids
the young farmer and ranch-
er by allowing secured, loans
With the state guaranteeing
up to 90% in the event of
default. Current lending
practices tend to exclude
the young farmner and ranch-
er from obtaini g loans to
purchase land.- finance
operations.
One of the more contro-
versial issues was legislation
to . restrict ' non resident
alien ownership of- land. -
The bill did not pass the
House, but future sessions
may be called on to resolve
the issue.
( Of the 57 bills referred to
the committee, eight have
been signed by the Gover-
nor.Those that have been
passed are:
H.B. 638 by Ezell relat
ing to weight, length and
width requirements for
vehicles transporting seed
cotton modules.
H.B. 1050 by Forrest
Green relating to the sale of
eggs.
H.B. 1099 by Massey re-
lating to the exclusion of
implied warranties applic-
able to the sale or barter of
livestock. t
H.B. 1381 by Forrest
Green relating to tees. for
testing instruments used in
.weighing and measuring.
H.B. 1832 by Ezzell relat-
ing to width and weight re-
quirements am. registration
of certain vehicles used to
haul agricultural products.
S.B. 315 by MeKnight re-
lating to the inspection of
milk and milk products.
S.B. 568 by Short relating
to per diem and mileage ex-
penses of soil and water
consc.vation district direc-
tors or their alternates.
S.CR. 67 by Moore me-
morializing Congress to re-
tain the current law. requir-
ing fiber content labels on
textiles and apparel prod-
ucts.
With the unique problems
of-the -agricultural industry,
legislation must deal direet-
QUESTION. Are there I
any definite health I
hazards associated with |
Many medical/hospitaliza person often views mailed
lion insurance poficies stop literature as information
or reduce benefits at age 65 about products and services
when most people become to which he or she might
eligible for Medicare With not Otherwise he exposed L
rampant inflation seriously Buying by mail gives the
affecting retirement in- opportunity to read and
comes and with Medicare study information at leisure,
paying less and less each . and to make decisions in as
year, the impact on senior much lime as needed
The superintendent also re- approved on motion by Bruce,
commended that the district seconded by Jones.
reimburse personnel who at The superintendent also re
tended bus driver certification quested board approval for the
school, with a certified driver to purchase of 30 new IBM Selec-
be reimbursed $50 for the first trie typewriters, al $495 each.
- AUSTIN—Texas Gover-
nor Bill Clements is building
up steam in his efforts to
get a handle on the state's
energy problems — and he
may have steam-burned
some members ' of Texas
congressional delegation
with his direct manner.
In Washington D.C. last
Monday, Clements told the
24-member Texas delegation
.that Texas slate officials will
take the initiative to launch
- a national energy campaign.
Clements said he will bring a
two-part plan to the nation
which will deregulate oil
and gas prices and will back
proposals to rely more on
coal as a fuel. He plans to
meet with other governors
and state officials across the
nation "to take this message
on the road."
He irked some members
"of the delegation by saying
Texas congressmen have
been "dragging their feet"
on the energy issue. U.S.
Rep. Ray Roberts, D-Mc-
Kinney, responded later to
reporters, "I guess we got
our lecture today. I hear he
(Clements) is running for
watched members of the
Black Caucus take potshots '
at one another over the new
holiday.
Objections to the bill
came from Dallas Rep. Clay
Smothers who earlier had
called a press conference to
label it "a fraudulent holi-
.» day."
"Most of us were taught
by elderly blacks that we
were freed Jan. 1, 1865, but
that the information of free-
dom was deliberately with-'
held until June 19 so that
the harvest of cotton crops
was completed," Smothers
told reporters, ,
The bill's sponsor, Hous-
ton Rep. Al Edwards, ex-
plained that June 19 was
the day in 1865 when Union
Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger-
landed'in Galveston and is-
sued Lincoln's general eman-
cipation order,
Dallas _ Rep. Paul Rags-
dale. a leader of the Black
C aucus, told reporters that
Smothers did nod fit in the
caucus and "like a cancer,
he should be cut out of the
Black Caucus and out of
the. Legislature."
The holiday is still not on
the same level as other state
holidays. Passage of the bill
came too late in the session
( to be worked into the gen-
eral appropriations bill, so
Juneteenth is an optional
holiday for state agencies
and banks. Edwards said the
holiday will be included in
the appropriations bill in
1981.
What to look for when
making a selection is a
policy that fills in as many
of the gaps in Medicare’s
coverages as possible, at a
coat that can be afforded
A major advantage of
buying insurance by mail is
that all of the sales informa
lion is committed to
writing, in clear simple
language All of the written
material explains exactly
what the policies cover and
what they don't cover Con-
sumer protection is assured
by state end federal regula
tions, carefully adhered to
by all reputable companies
Insurance companies that
sell by mail must be licensed
individually in each state in
which they sell, and are
regulated by each state’s
insurance departments.
These same companies
provide further protection
through the Direct Market
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In French a dog says "oua-oua," in Italian it says "bu-bu."
Hurricane Beulah, Sep- '
tember 1967 had 124 tor-
nadoes. a Texas record
for a single month.
The greatest number
' in Texas in a single year
was 232, also in 1967.
The worst outbreak of ,
spring tornadoes in
Texas occurred in April
195.7, when 69 were
reported.
One of the most
destructive tornadoes in
Texas history struck
Waco. May 11. 1953, kill-
ing 114 and injuring 597.
On the same day, a San
Angelo tornado killed 11
and injured 159.
Last year, 127 tor-
nadoes were confirmed
in the State. Luckily.
Citizens is severe./
What help can older
people get to pay the ever
increasing costs of health
care? Group coverages pro-
vided by employers usually
cease at retirement. Major,
medical policies, even when
available lo older people,
are expensive. So probably
the most popular choice is a
su p pl e in e n tai insurance
policy, with relatively low
annual pfemiums, often re
ferred to as "Medigap"
insurance, such as offered
by many insurance corn
panies by mail . At an af
fordable cost to the buyer,
these policies pick up the
deductibles and the co-
insurance not covered by
Medicare, and also in many
cases extend coverage after
Medicare stops
Although some costs re-
main uncovered : such as
extended nursing home care
and out patient prescription
drugs, among others .
these Medigap policies do
offer relief from the over
whelming cost burden of
a long hospitalization or
extended illness Until Con
g r e s s enacts legislation
providing improvements in
Medicare coverage, most
senior citizens have few
swimming in improperly ■
operated swimming ■
pools? ‘ R
■ ANSWER: Yes. accord- I
ing to Jimmie D. Dickens, 1
Director of the State I
Health Department’s I
General Sanitation Divi- I
sion in Austin,
Ed
"Eye, ear, nose,throat E
and skin infection and I
even respiratory and in- I
testinal diseases can be I
transmitted in unsahi- I
tary swimming pools," he K,
HAEL
answers to your questionsTrom
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