Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, March 11, 2011 Page: 3 of 12
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Sweetwater Reporter
Friday, March 11, 2011 ■ Page 3
Obituaries
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HUE DORSEY MOORE
HUE DORSEY MOORE
ROBY- Hue Dorsey Moore, 94, died Tuesday March
8, 2011, at his residence. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. on
Sunday, March 13, 2011, at the First Baptist Church of
Roby with burial to follow at Roby Cemetery under the
direction of Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation
will be Saturday from 5-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Born Dec. 18, 1916, in Roby, TX,
Hue was a son of the late Charles
Humphrey and Emma Lee
(Stuart) Moore. Aside from living
in Alaska from 1939-1941, Hue
was a life-long resident of Roby
and married Daphene (Kinser)
on Nov. 6, 1941, in Roby. He
attended the Naval Academy
in Annapolis and served in
the Navy during WWII. Hue
was a self-employed salesman
for Dai-Bam Auto Supply in
Roby for 40 years and retired
at the age of 80. Hue loved tell-
ing fascinating stories, working his
cattle, making what he called
"junk trinkets," gardening
and growing sunflowers. Hue
especially loved and adored
his four daughters. He was the Post Commander for the
VFW #2479 in Sweetwater and was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Roby.
He is preceded in death by his parents; one brother, J. P.
Moore; three sisters, Ruth Weaver, Jo Fields and Emma
Sue Moore; and one son-in-law, Glen Murchison.
Hue is survived by his wife, Daphene; four daughters
and three sons-in-laW, Mickey Murchison of Thorndale,
TX, Huelane and Roland Ray of Roby, Sandra "Sano" and
Jerry Upshaw of Roby and Sharon "Bambi" and Vollie
Shipp of Fluvanna,TX; five brothers and four sisters-in-
law, Neil and Darlene Moore, Kenneth Moore, Kyle and
Rose Moore, Wayne and Reba Moore and Raymond and
Carlene Moore; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchil-
dren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Texas Forest Service honored
with statewide award
Texas Forest Service was honored on Wednesday,
March 2, by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association for its
efforts in administering and promoting the Texas
Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS).
Through the TIFMAS program, Texas Forest Service
awarded $100,000 fire engines to eight city fire
departments in mid-Februaiy. Just two weeks later,
those engines - among others - were deployed to
suppress 21 wildfires that charred more than 120,000
acres across the western part of the state.
The "Lone Star Achievement Award" w as presented
to Texas Forest Service Director Tom Boggus and
Mitigation and Prevention Department Head Bruce
Woods at the Texas Fire Chiefs Association confer-
ence Wednesday in Galveston.
In addition to providing equipment to municipal
fire departments, TIFMAS offers training, equipment
grants, credentialing standards and mobilization sys-
tems to make statewide use of local resources.
The program first mobilized during Hurricane Ike to
provide an organized response strategy for the needed
resources. TIFMAS also mobilized resources and per-
sonnel during the 2009 winter wildfire season.
TIFMAS Coordinator Joe Florentino said the system
allows fire responders to shift resources from one part
of the state to another without depleting resources in
a "hot zone."
Woods said he was pleased that the TIFMAS pro-
gram was recognized for its successes.
"The Lone Star Achievement Award recognizes pro-
active programs that reduce losses by fire and increase
firefighter safety," he said. "TIFMAS is a statewide
program that since its implementation has directly
saved lives and property and, through coordinated
response, has increased firefighter safety."
Also honored Wednesday by the Texas Fire Chiefs
Association were Lufkin Fire Chief Danny Kistner
(Safety Award), the Naval Air Station in Corpus
Christi (Valor Award) and Nacogdoches Fire Chief
Keith Kiplinger (Fire Chief of the Year).
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Some in Texas town blaming
young girl in assault
JUAN A. LOZANO
Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A meeting Thursday
night that was billed as a way to discuss concerns some
have about the investigation into a series of alleged sex-
ual assaults on an 11-year-old girl turned into a forum
that many used to blame the girl police contend is the
victim of heinous attacks.
Many who attended the meeting said they supported
the group of men and boys who have been charged in the
case. Supporters didn't claim that the men and boys did
not have sex with the young girl; instead they blamed
the girl for the way she dressed or claimed she must
have lied about her age — accusations that have drawn
strong responses from those who note an 11-year-old
cannot consent to sex and that it doesn't matter how she
was dressed.
Other people in this small town about 40 miles north-
east of Houston said earlier this week they were out-
raged by the attacks. The age of consent in Texas is 17
and ignorance of a girl's age is not a legal defense.
"She's 11 years old. It shouldn't have happened. That's
a child," Oscar Carter, 56, who is related to an uncle of
one 16-year-old charged in the case, said in an interview
earlier in the week. "Somebody should have said what
we are doing is wrong."
Police say the girl was sexually assaulted during sever-
al attacks last year. Authorities have arrested 18 people,
including two of Cleveland's star high school athletes
and adults with criminal records. They face assault and
abuse charges.
Authorities began investigating in December after a
friend of the girl told a teacher he had seen a lurid cell
phone video that showed the girl being raped.
Police investigators determined it was recorded inside
an abandoned mobile home on the city's northern out-
skirts. The girl told investigators she was raped on Nov.
28, first at a house near the mobile home and then at
the trailer.
Indictments in the case allege that before the Nov. 28
attack, the girl also was assaulted on Sept. 15 and Oct.
25. Each of those times, at least two individuals were
involved.
Thursday's meeting was led by Quanell X, an activist
prominent in Houston's black community. He told the
audience of more than 130 people who had packed a
small community center that the gathering's goal was
not to criticize the girl but to question the investiga-
tion by police, although he did question why she didn't
report the attack to authorities herself.
"I did not come here this evening to jump on an
11-year-old girl," he said.
Texas man pleads guilty
in kickback scheme
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded
guilty to conspiring with a New Orleans police captain
to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency
in a kickback scheme.
Thirty-seven-year-old Joseph Branch faces up to five
years in prison and a $250,000 fine after Thursday's
guilty plea. His sentencing is set for June 16.
Federal prosecutors say Branch, owner of Brownsboro,
Texas-based Gladius Inc., negotiated a contract at inflat-
ed rates to provide armed guards to Entergy Services
Inc. after a hurricane. The plot called for parts of the fed-
erally reimbursed contract to be lacked back to Branch
and Capt. Michael Roussel.
Roussel's trial is scheduled to begin March 28.
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The activist, who was invited to speak by a local pas-
tor, said he was concerned that only young black men
had been arrested. He said he believed some of those
arrested were guilty but that others were not. He told
those in attendance that if they were questioned by
police about the case that they should only talk to police
with a lawyer present.
During the meeting, Quanell X also asked people to
donate money to the defense funds for two of those
arrested in the case.
After the meeting, many in attendance told reporters
that the girl had consented to the sex.
"She lied about her age. Them boys didn't rape her.
She wanted this to happen. I'm not taking nobody's side,
but if she hadn't put herself in that predicament, this
would have never happened," said Angie Woods, who
lives in Houston but grew up in Cleveland.
The AP was unable to locate the family this week, but
her mother has told The Houston Chronicle that Child
Protective Services placed the girl in a foster home with
restricted access to her family,
Charmer
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The audience was also entertained by Sweetwater ele-
mentary students who were winners of the local Star
Search competition. In addition, Brittany Lashinski,
2010 queen, performed an encore of her drum routine
from last year's competition.
Miss Snake Charmer pageant winners and contes-
tants will participate in the activities of the Rattlesnake
Round-Up, which begin today and are held through
Sunday. Gates are open at the Nolan County Coliseum
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Saturday and 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. on Sunday. Check out rattlesnakeroundup.net for
a listing of all the weekend's events.
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