The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 18, 1990 Page: 4 of 18
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PAGE 4, Seminole (Texas) Sentinel, Sunday, November 18, 1990
Opinion
Texan gave Houston U. $2.25
million for win over Baylor^
Talk of Texas
FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY-It was 37 ytars
ago this month that one of the most lucrative
college football games in history was played
between Baylor University and the University of
Houston.
The Houston Cougars were thrice-beatcn while
Baylor's Bears ranked eighth in the nation. The
predictions were that Baylor would win by at least
three touchdowns. But as often is the case in
Southwest Conference football, the unexpected
happened.
Houston scored first on a 67-year drive, then
repeated after moving the ball 88 yards on ten
plays. By game's end, Houston had two more
touchdowns and a field goal. The final score:
Houston 37, Baylor 7.
In the stands that day sat Hugh Roy Cullen,
Houston million lire and football fan. He was so
thrilled by the "great spirit and determination
shown by the Cougars in defeating Baylor" that he
appeared at a Houston pep rally the next week
preceding its game with Texas Tech. As 1,800
students cheered, he presented the University a
check for $2,250,000—an amount equal to
S60.810 for each point the team had scored.
It was not Cullen's first gift to the school. He
and his wife already had given the one-time local
junior college $30 million. Always ecumenical in
their philanthropy, the Cullens earlier had given
$2,600,000 to Baylor. Eventually, they would give
almost a quarter of a billion to colleges, hospitals
and other charities.
While his "thank you" to the Houston team for
upsetting Baylor was gratefully accepted, it didn't
do much for their game. The day after he presented
the check, he watched while Texas Tech clobbered
the Cougars 41-21.
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW-That goat
racing was a popular sport in Texas before the turn
of the century.
In 1896, "Black Bill," a goat owned by a
Copyright, 1990, by Jack MaGuire
Houstonian, won the world's championship by
running 100 yards in 10 seconds.
* * *
THE READERS WRITE-One who follows
"Talk of Texas" in the Southern Livestock
Standard asks how chuck wagon cooks prepared
jerky for hungry cowboys on the trail.
, It wasn't easy. Fresh meat was hard to come by
since the trail boss rarely ordered a saleable animal
slaughtered just to feed his crew. Usually the cook
had to wait until a cow or steer had been injured
and had to be destroyed.
After first serving up fresh pan-fried steaks, the
cook would cut the leftover meat into strips about
an inch long and a half-inch wide. These were
strung onto a piece of wire and dipped into boiling
water to which a cup of salt had been added. When
the meat lost its color, it was removed and drip
dried.
The strips then were hung on the wagon, usually
directly over the chuck box. This helped to avoid
dust from the wheels. To protect the meat from
flies and other insects, the strips were wrapped in a
discarded flour sack. After several days of drying
in the air, the jerky was ready to serve.
* * *
ONE OF A KIND--It was 21 years ago Alan
L. Bean became the first and only Texan (and the
fourth human in history) to walk on the moon.
Bean, a Wheeler County native and UT-Austin
graduate, was a member of the three-man crew of
Apollo-Saturn 12 which was launched Nov. 14,
1969, and returned 10 days later. Bean and Charles
Conrad, Jr., were the two crew members who made
the walk and collected samples during the 31 hours
and 31 minutes that their spacecraft stayed on the
moon's surface.
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FROM THE FILES
OF THE SEMINOLE SENTINEL
FIVE YEARS AGO -1985
Michael Villalva and Andrew Kirkpatrick, sixth
graders, presented a program to Seminole Optimist
Club members on their experiences at summer
residential enrichment camp held in Lubbock for
gifted and talented youngsters. All classes were
taught by college professors.
* * *
Starla Kyle and Drinda Spradlin, juniors on the
Seminole Maiden Volleyball team, were named to
TEN YEARS AGO -1980
The new Gaines County Jail, under construction
in the 300 block of East Avenue A, accounted for
$1 million-plus of the building permits issued. It
brings the building permits total to $3,268,336 for
the year.
Bits 'n Pieces
Under our current system, most prisoners are days of good conduct time for each 30 days of
Explanation of prisoner's sentences versus actual
time served explained in detail by district attorney
From The
D. A.'s Desk
By Ricky B. Smith, District Attorney
106th Judicial District
Under our current system, most prisoners are
released before serving their maximum sentence.
A liberalized prison policy instituted in 1983
enables convicted criminals to serve less than one-
fifth of their full term. Inmates can receive up to
two days of."good time" credit for each day
served. If the inmate commits violations in prison
and loses some accumulated "good time," he can
get it back in six months.
The following figures are based on the premise
that a prisoner becomes a "trusty" in the Texas
Department of Corrections and earns "good time"
while he is incarcerated:
Sentence Parole Eligibility
2 years 3 months, 7 days
3 years 4 months, 26 days
4 years 6 months, 15 days
5 years 8 months, 3 days
6 years 9 months, 21 days
7 years 11 months, 10 days
8 years 1 year, 28 days
9 years 1 year, 2 months, 18 days
10 years 1 year, 4 months, 6 days
20 years 2 years, 8 month, 13 days
30 years 4 years, 2 months
40 years 5 years, 4 month, 27 days
50 years 6 years, 9 months, 3 days
60 years and life 8 years, 10 days
A recent study shows that the average prison
stay for convicted felons is from 1 1/2-3 years and
for serious violent crime offenders, the average
time is 2 1/2-4 years.
In 1971, there were 14,854 men and 564 women
in TDC; in 1985, that number increased to 35,657
men and 1,663 women.
In 1971, TDC received 7,479 inmates; in 1985
that number was up to 25,365.
IN 1971, there was a total of 551 parole
violators; in 1985, there were 6,940 violators
returned to TDC.
In 1971, 7.37 per cent of the admission to TDC
were parole violations; In 1985, 27.36 per cent of
the admissions to TDC were parole violators.
In 1971, there was no early release program and
60.66 per cent of the inmates served their
sentences and were discharged. Only 39.34 per
cent were paroled.
In 1985, only 416 prisoners served their
sentences and were discharged. A total of 90.83
per cent were released on parole or mandatory
supervision. This represents a total early release of
21,192.
As can be seen, TDC is totally occupied with
prison management.
In 1984, 2,665,386 adults were under the
custody or supervision of a correctional authority
(in the penitentiary, on probation or on parole).
That was one out of every 65 adults in the nation.
It was one of every 35 men and one of every 278
women.
Good Conduct Time
Under Texas law, TDC has authority to award
good conduct time to inmates according to their
conduct, obedience and industry. Good conduct is
supposed to be a privilege and not a right. Good
conduct time can be forfeited for violation of TDC
rules or for commission of an offense. However,,
forfeited good conduct time may be restored if the
disciplined inmates' behavior improves.
Inmates are awarded good conduct time
according to the following categories:
-State-approved trusty categories-30 to 45
days of good conduct time for each 30 days of
calendar time actually served.
-Line Class 1--20 days Of good conduct time '
for each 30 days of calendar time actually served. >
—Line Class 2-10 days of good conduct time
for each 30 days of calendar time actually served.
—Line Class 3—No good conduct lime is
awarded.
Further allowances of up to 15 days of
additional good conduct time for each 30 days of
calendar time actually served may be awarded to
inmates who meet specified requirements while
participating in educational, vocational, and job
tfaining programs offered by TDC.
As of Jan. 31, 1985, approximately 70 per cent
of TDC inmates were state-approved trustys
receiving 2 for 1 credit or more.
Only inmates who have death sentences are
ineligible for parole and mandatory supervision.
Parole
Under certain conditions, an inmate is not
eligible for release on parole until the actual
calendar time served on the sentence, without
consideration of good conduct time, is equal to
one-fourths of the maximum term of the sentence,
or 20 calendar years, whichever is less. In no
event, however, will the inmate be eligible for
parole in less than two calendar years. This
restriction applies to inmates who are serving
sentences for capital murder, aggravated
kidnapping, aggravated rape, aggravated sexual
abuse, aggravated robbery and any offense in
which there has been an affirmative finding of the
use of a deadly weapon during the commission of,
or flight from, the offense.
All other inmates are eligible for release on
parole when the calendar time served plus the
accumulated good conduct lime are equal to one-
fourth of the maximum term of sentence, or 20
years, whichever is less. This one-quarter figure
was one-third until the last session of the state
legislature.
Mandatory Supervision
Inmates who are not released on parole are
released to mandatory supervision when the
calendar time actually served plus the accumulated
good conduct time are equal to the maximum term
of the sentence.
Stock Probation
Trial judges have authority to release on
probation certain first offenders who have not been
convicted of criminal ho licide, rape or robbery,
and who have not received sentences greater than
10 years. These offenders may be incarcerated at
TDC for up to 120 days prior to release to the
supervision by the Adult Probation Commission.
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aspirations. I may not reach them, but 1 can look up
and see their beauty, believe in them and try to
follow where they lead.
Louisa May Alcott
***
Don't be too quick to condemn complaining
employees. A study once revealed that it is better
to have complaincrs than apathetic people. The
researchers found that employees who
occasionally complain and express criticism about
their jobs tend to be among the highest producers.
Apathetic, noncomplaining people, on the other
hand, were found to be generally low producers.
***
Ten Characteristics of a Good Leader
1. Persistence. Not insistence. A strong leader
hangs on a little longer, works a little harder.
2. Imagination. He or she harnesses imagination
to practical plans that produce results.
3. Vision. The present is just the beginning. A
good leader is impressed with the possibilities of
the future.
4. Sincerity. A good leader can be trusted.
5. Integrity. A good leader has principles and
lives by them.
6. Poise. A good leader isn't overbearing, but is
friendly, assured.
7. Thoughtfulness. He or she is
considerate,aware.
8. Common sense. A good leader has good
judgement based on reason.
9. Altruism. A good leader lives by the Golden
Rule.
10. Initiative. He or she gets things started-now!
***
The reason it is so difficult to make ends meet
is because someone is always moving the ends.
***
An applicant for a job admitted to the personnel
manager that he had both good and bad traits.
"What are they?" he was asked.
"Well," the man said, "on the good side I can do
the job better than any man in the world. Twenty
of the country's largest companies are bidding for
my services. I could probably double your business
within a month, if you hire me."
"That's very impressive," said the manager.
"Now, what are your bad traits?"
"Well," replied the applicant, "There's only one.
I have been known to exaggerate now and then...."
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The Seminole Maidens, who earned a share of
the District 6-AAA title, placed three players on
the seven-player All-District Volleyball Team.
They were senior spikers Jamie Johnson, Belinda
Bass, and LaDonna Underwood, a junior.
* * *
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO - 1965
Seminole's oldest business, the Seminole
Sentinel, enters its 59th year with today's issue
(Nov. 18, 1965).
* * *
FIFTY YEARS AGO -1940
1,487 young men between the ages of 21 and 35
are registered for the draft in Gaines County.
* * *
Kansas buyers who were here last week
purchased 1400 head of steer and heifer calves.
The deals were made through A. C. Key of
Seminole. Some of the calves brought as high as
10.5 cents per pound and most of them averaged
around 400 pounds.
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Publisher
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Fisher, David. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 18, 1990, newspaper, November 18, 1990; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth440274/m1/4/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.