The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 21, 1984 Page: 1 of 16
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No. 41
16 Pages-2 Sections
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KIWANIS MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES were
presented to Coleman Kiwanis Club members at
the division meeting here Thursday night when
Texas-Oklahoma District Governor Marvin
Sapaugh made his official visit. Receiving
certificates were, from left, Robert Jameson,
30 years; Ben Taylor, 45 years,- Foster Miller,
35 years. Governor Sapaugh, far right, made
the presentation. Oplin Saunders also has 45
years membership but was not present to
receive the award.
Judges for the 1984 Coleman
Science Fair are announced this
week by the Women’s Civic League,
sponsors of the event for the third
consecutive year. Fair date is March
3.
Judges returning for their second
year are Dr. York Clamann and
Betty Ballard. Other judges will be
Ronald Esman, Dr. Andre Weierich
and Dr. Daniel Gallagher.
Dr. Clamann was born in Berlin,
Germany and became an American
citizen in 1960. He received his
bachelor degree from St. Mary’s
University in San Antonio and his
doctorate from Texas A&M Univer
sity in science education. He is a
State Affiliate Faculty Member,
CPR, for the American Heart
Association. He serves on the board
of directors of the Abilene Zoo and
the Abilene Energy Council. He is
Rain, Snow...
Moisture has been a long time
coming, and the Coleman area
received a little of two kinds the
past several days . . . rain and
snow.
Rain fell the past Thursday night,
with reports ranging from .04
around Silver Valley, to .38 here in
Coleman, and up to one inch in some
areas to the southeast. Snow was
falling early Monday morfting, and
turned into rain later before it all
ended and the sun came out.
Farmers and ranchers, and town
folks too, are hoping for more
moisture . . . soon.
currently vice-president of the
Science Teachers Association of
Texas. He has been involved in
science fairs all of his life and has
judged science fairs all over the
state. He became associated with
the Abilene regional fair in 1976,
and was executive director of the
event in 1979. “I am most interested
in science fairs in smaller school
districts”, states Dr. Clamann, “be
cause I feel the most innovative
projects and students come from
smaller schools.”
Betty Ballard, science director at
the Early schools, has been involved
in science fairs for 25 years. She has
taken four students to Interna
tional Science Fairs from Early
High School. For the past four
years, she has taken students to
Science Symposium, and for the
past ten years has taken students to
Nuclear Symposium, both at the
University of Texas at Austin. She
judged a regional science fair in
Mason. Her students had their fair
in January and will be competing at
Abilene. She is a graduate of
Howard Payne University, and a
member and past president of Delta
Kappa Gamma. Currently, she is
president of the Classroom Teach
ers Association of Early.
Ronald Esman has a B.S. Degree
in chemistry from McMurry College
and his Master's Degree in Educa
tion from Pan American Uni
versity. He has taught in the public
schools for 17 years, the last eight of
which have been at Abilene High
School where he teaches chemis
try and physics and serves as
Science Department Chairman. He
also is teaching the Apple Computer
Seminar for interfirst Bank of
Abilene. He is the president of the
Abilene Educators Association. He
has taken two students to Inter
national Science and Engineering
Fairs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and
St. Paul, Minnesota where they
received several awards. For the
past 25 years, he has been involved
in science fairs as participant, judge
and sponsor.
Dr. Andre Weierich is an Associ
ate Professor of chemistry at How
ard Payne University. He received
a doctorate from Oregon State
University, a Master of Arts De-
gree from St. Mary’s College in
Moraga, California and a Bachelor of
Science Degree from the University
of California at Berkeley He has
taught at Shawnee State Com
munity College in Ohio,.-at Texas
A&M University in College Station
and at Jackson State University.
Dr. Weierich is a noted lecturer and
has also had material published
summarizing his postdoctoral -re
search in pesticide technology. The
hallmark of Dr. Weierich’s teaching
is the enthusiasm for science that he
brings to his students.
I)r. Daniel Stephen Gallagher Jr.
is teaching in the department of
biology at Howard Payne Uni
versity. From 1975 79, he taught at
Texas A&M University where he
received his Ph.I) in 1979 from the
Dept, of Wildlife and Fisheries
Sciences in the field of vertebrate
systematica. He earned his bachelor
(Continued on Page 4 B)
Cats-Clyde; Burnet- Wylie
At B'wood Coliseum Friday
Mounties Vs. Irion County Thursday
BYSTANBRUDNEY
It’s a basketball fan’s dream ... a
bi district playoff doubleheader!
Coleman fans will be able to be more
than casual observers as the Blue
cats will be the feature bout on a
two game card this Friday at the
Brownwood Coliseum.
Jack Baucom's Bluecats, 24 5, the
District 8 AAA champs will face
Clyde's Bulldogs, District 7 AAA
runnersup in the early tussle at 6:30
p.m. The nightcap pits Abilene
Wylie, 7 AAA champs vs. Burnet.
District 8 AAA runnersup. Tip time
is 8:30 p.m.
Tickets for the doubleheader are
13.00 for adults and 12.00 for
students. The Bluecats will be the
home team and occupy the south
bench in the C,«iseum. Bluecat fans
are urged to sit behind the bench .
if you turn right as yiou enter the
front door, you will be in the
“correct" section.
In the meantime, Odis Summers'
Santa Anna Mountaineers will meet
District 21 A runnerup Irion County
on Thursday in their bi-district
shootout. Tip time is 7:30 p.m. in the
Ballinger High School Gym.
The Bluecats rolled to their 15th
consecutive victory last Thursday in
Eastland by crushing Class A Gra
ford. 74-47. A 29 point fourth period
did the trick.
The sixth ranked Class ,3A team
in the state was led by Michael
Childress' 11 2 24 points. Sopho
more darter Speedy Holloway tarn
ed the nets with 7 6 20 markers
(Speedy was seven of nine from the
floor and six of six from the stripe)
Vince Hubbard bagged 5 3 13.
McCord Wilson 3-08, Montie South
ern 2-0-4. Keith Neal 1 13, Bryan
Dietetich 0 2 2. and Cameron Norris
added 1 -0-2.
The Cats shot 51% from the floor
and were torrid from the stripe,
canning 14 of ',8 attempts. Graford
was 39% fron the field and 64%
from the line.
District 22 A champion Santa
Anna, 198 overall, met Roby last
Thursday in Hawli*r in another
practice game for both teams with
Roby wijning. 59 49
General Telephone Company of
the Southwest Friday filed a re
quest for $84.8 million in new
revenues with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas, which repre
sents a proposed increase of 65
percent in present ofi^ party busi
F. L. "Buddy" l^ngley, president
of the company, said $62.7 million of
the filing is to allow the company to
begin earning on the new invest
mi nts made since the last filing, and
to produce a fair return on the
company’s investment in Texas. The
ness and residence rates in Cole T'Additional $22.1 million is for revis
U 1, ed depreciation rates that are more
consistent with today's rapid tech
man. _________x
The request, if approved, would ’
increase local one party business
rates from $22.15 to $36.55, and
would increase local one party rest
dence rates from $8.55 to $14.10 per
month.
nological changes and customer
demands for accelerated change to
more modern service, and to comply
with recent Federal Communica-
tions Commission proposed ac
counting changes in regard to
company owned telephone instru-
ments leased to customers at regu-
lated rates.
“The bulk of the requested reve-
nues is to allow the company to
begin earning on the new invest
ment and cover increased expenses
since Sept. 30, 1982, the date on
which the company based its last
filing. Our rate base has increased
since the last filing, and revenues
have not increased proportiona-
tely." ’
Hearings Set On Proposed Limit
Of Student Absences For Activities
Science Fair Judges Announced
AUSTIN: The State Board of
Education has called for public
hearings to be held throughout the
state on a proposed rule regard
ing student absences for extracur
ricular activities.
The hearings will be held between
February 21 and March 14, 1984, at
the 20 regional education service
centers. Two hearings will be held
at each site. Members of the State
Board of Education will sit on each
hearing panel.
The proposed rule to be discussed
is as follows:
Student Absences for Extracurri
cular or Other Activities: School
districts shall not schedule, nor
permit students^to participate in,
any school related arvitivies on or
off campus that would require,
permit or allow a student in grades
seven 12 to be absent from class in
any course more than five times
during the 175day school year (full-
year course) or more than three
times during any one semester (full
year and semester courses). Classes
missed for U1L and state approved
participation in extension of the
academic curriculum (subject
related fairs, assemblies, field trips,
and other subject related activities)
in English/language arts, reading,
mathematics, science, social studies
fine arts, or other languages, qr
student organizations, shall not
^count as any of these absences. Each
student who participates in these
activities must have and maintain at
least a 70 average in at least four of
the courses in which the student is
enrolled for that semester.
Districts shall develop n policy
which implements the stipulation of
this rule.
Three More DWI Cases
Three more driving while intoxi
rated cases have readied the county
court. In the last two, filed Monday,
no pleas have been made and $1000
(Kinds were set and have been made.
In a case handled by Judge W. W.
Skelton the past Friday, there was a
plea of guilty, a fine of $250, plus
court costs of $83.00 and a three-day
jail sentence.
Last Thursday there was a charge
of driving while license suspended.
The defendant was fined $150.00,
plus the court costs of $83.00.
Lillie LeagueTo
Organize Auxiliary
An organizational meeting for the
Coleman County Little league
Auxiliary is scheduled Thursday,
February 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the First
Coleman National Bank Hospitality
Room.
Mothers of all youngsters ages
7 15 who are participating in the
baseball program are urged to
attend. Flans will Ik- made to begin
the 1984 fund raising program
You have to be a little proud of
your enemies - after all, you're the
*one who made 'em. *
The proposed rule has been
accepted for first reading and filing
authorization by the State Board of
Education.
Board chairman Joe Kelly Butler
of Houston, 7th Congressional Dist-
rict, described the rule as a very
important issue and said individuals
who have concerns regarding the
rule should plan to attend one of the
hearings. , —
Individuals who desire to speak at
a hearing should contact the educa
tion service center director in their
area.
In this area hearings will be held
at Abilene February 22, at 1850
State Highway 351, at 9:00 to. 12:00
a.m. and at 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.; and at
San Angelo, February 29, at 612
South Irene Street, from 9:00 to
12:00 a.m. and from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Cloud Watching
Film March 5th
Civil Defense Director Roy
McCorkle announces the showing of
a film here March 5 on “Cloud
Watching”, as a brush up for those
who serve as cloud watchers for the
Coleman area. The showing will be
a( 7 (M) p.m. in the meeting hall
upstairs at City Hall.
Dave Harmon with the National
Weather Service in Abilene will
present the film, along with explan-
ation and answer questions from the
floor.
With the storm season ahead,
McCorkle stresses the importance
of the training for Civil Defense
cloud watchers as well as for other
interested persons.
Coach Summers reported the
Mounties as having "a poor shooting
night" and that Roby was "red hot"
from the floor and charity stripe.
Roby, now 178, was nine of nine at
the line.
leading the Mounties in scoring
was John Casey with 11-2 24 He
was helped by Doug Warnock with
5 111, Kyle Summers 50 10 and
James Bass added 2-0 4.
Water Valley defeated Irion
County in a District 21 A playoff
game last Friday to set up Thura
day's hi-district contest with the
latter.
At this time, coaches Raucom and
Summers have not planned practice
games early this week before their
hi district tilts. Summers reports
his eager* are getting well from the
flu while coach BaUrom has not been
able to find a foe for his Cats.
Wylie raptured their second
straight district title.Test "Tuesday
night with a 5953 win over Hyde
while Burnet buried Comanche 65
42 to secure the 8 AAA runnerup
slot
MFAIS ON-WHFFI.S recipient Mrs Reno Conger,
is pictured obove on the left when her lunch was
delivered Friday by volunteer Myra Taylor on
the right. In addition to her meal, Mrs. Conger
received a birthday flower, a special touch for
recipients on their birthday. For an update on
the services of Meals on Wheels, see story on
poge 5-A. (Staff Photo)
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