Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 3, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 8, 1995 Page: 4 of 20
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page 4A - THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, JANUARY ft, 1995
EDITORIAL
THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE
Letters to the editor
Honor, color guards saluted
To the editor:
As president of the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Veterans of For-
cign Wars Post 8568,
Livingston, Texas, I deem it an
honor to congratulate this VFW
Honor Guard and the Ladies
Color Guard for jobs well done
in 1994.
The heartfelt honor and ex-
pertise of each member of both
groups is to be commended.
They arc always prepared to ex-
press the love and honor of our
country, our flag, our com-
munity, our post, and do honor
to our fallen comrades and sis-
ters.
To them, patriotism does not
wane. They serve their com-
munity well by teaching respect,
and honor, to our flag, and to
our country for which it stands.
What a joy it is for a child
that you have taught about our
nation’s flag, and seen maybe
one time, to walk up to you and
say, "I remember what you said
about when the flag goes by; to
stand and put your hand over
your heart."
It’s the future of our nation,
and you are proud to have taken
part.
Our lives arc better for their
patriotic efforts.
1 salute you, the VFW Honor
Guard and Ladies Auxiliary
Color Guard.
God bless you, and all who
give of themselves to keep our
nation free.
Irene Barnett
Auxiliary president
Post 8568
Livingston
Chung interview appalling
To the editor:
Subject: Scum bag reporting.
I am appalled by the reporting
of Connie Chung on Newt
Gingrich’s mother on CBS,
about the statement about Hil-
lary Clinton. She told Connie
Chung this because Connie
Chung told her that this state-
ment would be "between us
girls."
Connie Chung not only broke
this promise, but sensationalized
in the news media by putting it
on the nightly news. This is the
reason I no longer watch the
nightly news on the three net-
works. Thank God I have CNN
and C-SPAN to get my news.
I hope that someday we can
ignore this attack by the news
media and have a responsible
news media.
Tommy Wheeless
3104 Pine Harbor
Onalaska
Some being paid to murder
\
To the editor:
The abortion clinic killings
should not be condoned.
Mr. Paul Hill was convicted
of premeditated murder.
’^However; the doctors and
staff, operating abortion clinics
premeditate murder every day or
lime an abortion has been com-
pleted, and arc paid for
premeditated murder.
Mary L. Brady
623 W. Jones
Livingston
Secondhand smoke is one of the most com-
mon forms of indoor air pollution. Children
who breathe secondhand smoke have more
ear infections and are more likely to devel-
op asthma. Don’t allow anyone to smoke
around your children; have smokers
leave the room or go outside.
For more than 86 years, donations
to Christmas Seals" have helped fund the
education, advocacy and reaearch work of the
American Lung Association. Call your local
Lung Association at 1-800-LUNG-USA to find cut
how you can help in the fight against king disease.
: AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. 1-800-LUNG-USA
FOLK COUNTY
ENTERPRISE
ALVIN HOLLEY. PUBLISHER
Telephone Number 337-4387
(USPS 437-340) •
Entered as Second-Claae Matter at the Post Office at Livingston.
Texas 77381 under the Act of Congress of Marc!
BDITTMtlAL DEPARTMENT
of March 3. 1967.
Qreg Peak. Area News Editor
Doa Hendrix. Special Sections Editor
Debbie Brawn. Livtaf Section Editor
Don Hofeman. Paul HoUey
Adrian Dunn,!
Ooodwln. Wffils Woods
Lee Toma. PbyOla Watson, Rosie Celedon
Jennifer Kingxbuiy. Kathy Langford. Janet Gillespie
.Ml
I RATES - ftlfeOO per year tax Included,
r,out of county. $17.00 peryear out of a
to 8m
Tests turn up nothing
OBITUARIES
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the building, Mallory said, adding
that those units have been
thoroughly checked. "Tbc furnace
people tore the furnace completely
apart.” Workers did find a gas
valve going into the unit partially
block, which could have caused an
incomplete bum of fuel, but they
did not think that was the source of
Local physician appointed
to UTMB adjunct staff
LUFKIN - Piney Woods Area
Health Education Center announces
that Dr. Raymond Luna of
Livingston, has received an adjunct
faculty appointment from the
University of Texas Medical
Branch-Galveston and will serve as
a preceptor in the UTMB Family
Medicine Clerkship Program local-
ly. Dr. Luna received the appoint-
ment of Adjunct Associate Profes-
sor.
Luna is a 1983 graduate of
University of New Mexico, in Al-
buquerque, and completed a
residency at The University of
Texas at San Antonio. He has prac-
ticed medicine in Livingston for the
past nine years. Luna is on staff at
Memorial Medical Center,
Livingston and is a member of the
Polk County Hospital Board.
UTMB-Galveston’s Family
Medicine Clerkship Program was
developed to encourage the practice
of generalist medicine and also
promote rural and medically under-
served communities to medial stu-
dents. Piney Woods AHEC works
in collaboration with UTMB-
Galveston to develop local
p^ysfeian sites for the clerkships
and provides housing for the medi-
cal students as well as academic
support via a computer lab and
medical library established for their
use.
Clerkships last from four to 12
weeks with the physician and stu-
dent working together closely dur-
iTb P.O. I
.77381.
Ann
Landers
Sywllcatal CohimnM
Parole ahead for murderer
Justice system 'stinks'
Dear Ann Landers: I don’t
knbw how else to put this, so I will
come right out and say it: Our jus-
tice system stinks. What follows
happened in Union, Ky.
A 17-year-old student shot and
killed his parents and two sisters
(ages 14 and 12). He took his gun
to school. When apprehended, the
youth told authorities, "I’ve had a
bad day." He was sentenced to life
in prison but will be eligible for
parole in 25 years.
What this means is that kid, who
murdered four people, may be out
on the street, free as a bird, when
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When I read stuff like this, it
makes me so angry I just want to
scream. Meanwhile, we are spend-
ing billions of dollars to build more
prisons so we can feed and house
people like this. Of course, we, the
taxpayers, are the ones who are get-
ting socked for it.
How does this sit with you, Ann?
I am - Burned Up in Connecticut
and Don’t Want to Take It
Anymore
. Dear Burned: So am I, but let’s
look at the whole picture. Where
did this 17-year-old get a weapon?
After years of fighting in Congress,
we finally got the Brady bill
passed, but by that time, the House
and Senate had shot a large number
of holes in it Let’s not forget that
the strongest and richest lobby in
the United States is the National
Rifle Association.
There is always the hope that
criminals might be
litated. If they are taught a
young
rchabiJi
trade, there is a chance that when
released, they can make an honest
living. But how many employers
will hire an ex-con? Since so many
employers won’t, parolees often
return to a life of crime. This is a
multifaceted problem with no
simple answers.
Since everybody knows better
than anybody. I’d like some sug-
gestioni, pfcttf
Dear Ana Landers: We hear a
lot about aexual harassment, but
I’m not sure I know exactly what it
is. I’ll bet a lot of others are also
fairly vague about this and would
appreciate it if you would spell it
Out How about it. Am? - Under-
educated in Charlotte, N.C.
Dear Undereducated: Several
Education issued some guidelines
for those who asked the same ques-
tion. Here are some of the offenses
the board said constituted sexual
harassment, whether intentional or
not:
Jokes or comments about sex or
explicit invitations to have sex.
Displaying sexually suggestive
objects, photos or cartoons.
Remarks about a person’s body
or sexual attractiveness.
Whistling, gawking or comment-
ing on body parts, pro or con.
Touching, leering, whistling or
making insulting, suggestive or
obscene comments or gestures.
Most companies will issue a
waning after a first offense. If
there is a second occurrence, it
could mean dismissal.
Be aware that sexual harassment
in the workplace can be an equal-
opportunity offense. Some men
have sued and won. They cited
female department heads and
bosses who came on to them, and
when the men rebuffed their ad-
vances, they were demoted or fired.
P.S. I just received a bulletin from
Harvard Medial School instructing
young physicists on what to do
when sexually harassed by
PATIENTS. What a world!
"A Collection of My Favorite
Gems of the Day" is the perfect
little gift for that special someone
who is impossible to buy for. Send
a self-addressed, long, business-
size envelope and a check or
money order for S5.25 (this in-
cludes postage and handling) lo:
Collection, cA> Ann Landers, P.O.
box 11562, Chicago, III. 60611-
0562 (in Canada, $6.25).
the problem, he said. The heat ex-
changer checked out fine.
There has been no new equip-
ment or carpeting installed recent-
ly, he added.
Mallory said he has contacted
everyone he can think of who
might be able to help and finds it
somewhat disconcerting that, in
this high tech world, no one seems
to be able to find an answer. "It's
frustrating."
Jack L. Wardlow
ATLANTA - Funeral services
for Jack L. Wardlow, 85, of Atlan-
ta, Texas were held Saturday, Jan.
7, 1995, from Schwab City Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Ernest
Johnson officiating. Interment fol-
lowed in Peebles Cemetery.
Mr. Wardlow died Jan. 4 in At-
lanta.
He was bom July 8, 1909 in Red
River County. Mr. Wardlow was a
section foreman for the railroad and
retired after 40 years of service. He
was a member of Wcstsidc Baptist
Church and was a 50-year member
of the Masotjic Lodge.
Survivors include one son, Ed-
win Wardlow of Odessa; two
daughters, Bobbie Brown of Atlan-
ta and Elizabeth Cornett of
Goodrich; eight grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Hanncr Funeral Home, Atlanta,
and Cochran Funeral Home,
Livingston, were in charge of ar-
rangements.
ing that time. Students come away
with "hands-on" experience in a
real medical setting while
physicians arc able to pass along
their experience and knowledge.
The ultimate goal is for the medical
student to choose generalist
medicine as his or her specialty
upon graduation and/or practice
medicine in a rural setting.
The Piney Woods Area Health
Education Center is a training and
information resource center and
provides a variety of services in-
cluding information on health
careers, continuing education for
health care professionals, and
education for medial, nurse prac-
tioncr, and physician assistant
students. Its mission is to improve
the supply and distribution of
health care professionals thorough
community/acadcmic educational
partnerships. The Piney Woods
AHEC serves the counties of: An-
derson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hous-
ton, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton,
Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San
Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler and
Walker.
Piney Woods AHEC is funded
by a federal grant and operates as
part of -the East Texas AHEC
Program devleoped by The Univer-
sity of Texas Medical Branch -
Galveston. Piney Woods AHEC is
administratively managed through
Stephen F. Austin State University
in Nacogdoches.
Carolyn Sue Lowe
CORRIGAN - funeral services
for Carolyn Sue Lowe, 49, of Cor-
rigan were held Fridry, Jan. 6,
1995, from the First Baptist Church
of Corrigan, with the Rev. Bruce
Austin and the Rev. Jack Cook of-
ficiating. Interment followed in
Union Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowe was bom OcL 28,
1945 in Camden and died Thursday
morning, Jan. 5, at her residence.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church and was a special
education teacher on the elemen-
tary campus for the Corrigan-Cam-
den ISD. She was preceded in
death by her father, Estcll
Shepherd.
Survivors include her husband,
Melvin Lowe of Corrigan; sons.
William Stacy Lowe, Joshua
Hayden Lowe and Melvin Ray
Oliver of Corrigan; mother and
stepfather, Doris Shepherd Durham
and Arlin Durham of Corrigan;
grandson, Christopher Oliver of
Corrigan; aunts, Louise Higgin-
botham and Vivian Norman of Cor-
rigan; uncle, Thomas Hearn of Cor-
rigan; and special friends, Julia Sir-
man, Shannon Bailey and Shasta
Durham, all of Corrigan, and
Tracey Thigpen of Hudson.
Pallbearers were Frank Marshall,
Marlin Wayne Hughes, E.E.
"Dude" Cockrell, Rocky Thigpen,
Harlon Parrish, Wilbur "Frenchy"
Doyle and Doug David.
Corrigan Funeral Home was in*
charge of arrangements.
Laverne O'Neill
Woman charged in murder
CORRIGAN - A 44-year-old
Corrigan woman was indicted by
tbe . Polk County grand jury
Wednesday, December 28. in
Geimette Marshall had been
charged with murder in the
December 3 shooting and death of
Roy Carrol Holman and placed
under $50,000 bond.
The shooting occurred at their
Corrigan Square Apartment
residence following an argument
between the couple, according to
police reports.
LIVINGSTON - Funeral serv-
ices for Laverne O’Neill, 85, of
Livingston were held Friday, Jan.
6, 1995, from Bethel Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Donald
White officiating. Interment fol-
lowed in Bold Springs Cemetery.
Outreach provided the music.
Mrs. O’Neill died Tuesday, Jan.
3, in Cleveland Regional Medical
Center.
She was bom Dec. 27, 1909 in
Oak Flat, the daughter of N.M.
Holleman and Geneva Glasscock.
On June 3, 1928 she married Frank
O’Neill Sr. in Liberty. Mrs. O’Neill
was active in church woik and
community activities as long as her
health 'allowed.
. Survivors include daughter, Peg-
gy O’Neill and husband Jimmy of
Livingston; son, Frank O’Neill Jr.
and wife Ruth of Livingston; sister,
Dorothy Barnett and husband Bubo
of Nacogdoches; brothers-in-law,
Jack O’Neill and wife Decdie of
Leggett and Arnold O’Neill and
wife Lydia of Goodrich;
grandchildren, Jimmy Harris Jr.,
Holly Phillips, Angela Vickery,
Debra Flores, Gary O’Bannon,
Steve O’Bannon, Robin Malac and
Kevin Cannady; 17 great-
grandchildren and two great-great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Harris
Jr., David Phillips, Sidney O Neill,
Kenneth Baker, Kevin Cannady
and Drew Littleton. Honorary pal-
lbearers were members of the
Livingston Volunteer Fire Depart-
Hazel Hendrix
LIVINGSTON - Funeral serv-
ices for Hazel Mae Hendrix, 82, of
Livingston were held Saturday, Jan.
7, 1995, from the Pace Funeral
Home Chapel, with Bro. J.E Mur-
phy officiating, assisted by Bro. Joe
Hopkins. Interment followed in Big
Sandy Cemetery.
Mrs. Hendrix died Wednesday,
Jan.'4, in Lufkin.
She was bom Nov. 28, 1912 in
Springhill, La., the daughter of
William P. Moore and Mary Ella
Cranford Moore. She attended
Camp Ruby and Big Sandy
schools. She married L2.. Hendrix
Sr. in April, 1930 in Camp Ruby.
Mrs. Hendrix was a nurse at Polk
County Hospital and later did
private nursing. She took care of
her blind sister, Daisey Moore, un-
til Daisey died. Mrs. Hendrix was a
charter member and dedicated ser-
vant of Big Sandy Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and her husband, who died
in 1955.
Survivors include four sons,
Elsie Ray Hendrix of Creole, La.,
William Ranee Hendrix of
Livingston, Gary Eugene Hendrix
of Livingston, and Lz. "Junior"
Hendrix Jr. of Livingston;
daughters-in-law, Cora Hendrix of
Creole, La., Laura Hendrix of
Livingston, Lee "Sissy" Hendrix of
Livingston and Ginger Hendrix of
Livingston; 12 grandchildren; 19
great-grandchildren; and a host of
other relatives and dear friends.
Pallbearers were Edwin Hendrix,
R.D. Hendrix, Shirk! Hendrix, Ter-
ry Hendrix, Craig Hendrix, An-
thony Hendrix, Mike Hendrix and
Butch Moore. Honorary pallbearers
were Rex Hendrix, Rodney
Hendrix and Man Hendrix.
Pace Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
ment, men of Bethel Baptist
Church, Little Beaver Equipment
employees and nephews.
Cochran Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Floyd Eleby
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CORRIGAN - Funeral services
for Floyd C. Eleby, 68, of Moscow
were held Saturday, Jan. 7, 1995,
from the Corrigan-Camden High
School Auditorium, with the Rev.
Joe Lewis, the Rev. Lawrence
Young, the Rev. Audrey Mitchell,
the Rev. Travis Huleu, the Rev.
V.A. Hulett and the Rev. Bettic
Kennedy officiating. Interment fol-
lowed in Shiloh Cemetery in Mos-
cow.
Mr. Eleby was bom Dec. 29,
1926 in Livingston, the son of Gus
and Minnie Eleby, and died Tues-
day morning, Jan. 3, in Lufkin.
He served in the U S. Army as a
medical technician and then en-
rolled in Mary Allen College in
Crockett. He graduated from
Prairie View A&M University in
1954 and then graduated from
Texas Southern University with a
master’s degree in education. Mr.
Eleby served as principal of Mos-
cow Independent School District
No. 2, was a member of Livingston
Masonic Lodge No. 52 and also
served on the Polk County Tax Ap-
praisal Board, Polk County Child
Welfare Board, was vice president
of the Corrigan Community As-
sociation and was serving as presi-
dent of the Moscow Water As-
sociation and Corrigan-Camden
ISD Board of Trustees. He was a
member of Shiloh United
Methodist Church, serving as
treasurer and lay speaker, and was
a member of the Camden
Trailblazers.
Mr. Eleby retired from Corrigan-
Camden ISD after teaching for 33
years and Champion International
after serving in the maintenance
department for 10 years. His first
concern was foUus church and the
children of thq^Bmmunity.
Mr. Eleby was preceded in death
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Eleby, his first wife, Ethel Lee
Eleby; and brothers. Hurley and
Urlis Eleby.
Survivors include his wife, Shir-
ley Eleby of Moscow; daughters
and son-in-law, Sandra Gayle and
Minister John Allen Jackson of
Dallas, Angelia Molette Eleby of
San Diego, Calif., Yasmin Kenyat-
ta Minyon Eleby of Lamar Univer-
sity in Beaumont, Yamelle Felicia
Shane Eleby of Moscow and
Yolanda Y. Jefferson of Tyler,
grandchildren, Shana Colette Hood
of Dallas, Deidra Donyae Smith of
Texas AAM University in CbUege
Station, Brandyon DeCloydra
Shile’y Jefferson of Leggett and
Gary Lee Murphy Jr. of Houston;
sisters, Ruth Allen of San Antonio
and Lena Starghill of Houston;
brother and sister-in-law, Steve and
Lazell Eleby of San Antonio;
mother-in-law. Hazel Beal of
Florence, Ariz.; aunt, Iva J. Pres-
cott of Livingston; unde, Carmel
Spears of Corrigan; and numerous
nieces, nephews and other relatives
and devoted friends.
Pallbearers were members of the
Camden Trailblazers. Honorary
pallbearers were Corrigan-Camden
ISD school board mem ben and
teachers.
Corrigan Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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