Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1995 Page: 2 of 24
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PAGE 2A - THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9.19«><
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Prison to continue community projects
from page 1
Shaw said he will continue the
community projects Warden Keith
Price began, such as the work
programs. One of the work
programs benefits the Livingston
Slate Park. Inmates work at the
park, helping to keep it clean and
they have built handicap accessible
ramps to several of the cabins in
the park.
Although Shaw said he will con-
tinue the community programs, he
said he has no additional programs
he will add in the near future. He
stressed his main concern right now
is making sure the Terrell Unit runs
smoothly.
He did say that sometime in the
future he would like to utilize the
300 acres the prison has to grow
gardens.
Shaw said he and his wife plan
to become involved in community
events, but he has been very busy
the last couple of weeks becoming
acclimated to his new surround-
ings.
"We are very grateful to the
community for all the invitations
w'e have received, but we’ve had to
respectfully decline for the time
being," he said. The family has had
time to join the Blanchard Baptist
Church.
Vicki, Shaw’s wifo of 27 years,
is a discipline clerk at the Gib
Lewis Unit in Woodvillc. The
couple has a 25-ycar-old daughter
and two grandchildren. Their son
died in an automobile accident a
few years ago.
"The prison has an excellent
relationship with the county. I plan
to continue those relationships." he
said.
Vehicle, convenience store burglarized
from page 1
burglary cases. On Jan. 29 Stubbs
investigated a criminal mischief
case. A vehicle had its window shot
out with a BB gun.
Officer Robert Alston inves-
tigated a burglary of a vehicle. The
owner of the vehicle reported cash
and a compact disc player were
missing. The theft occurred in the
Campbellwood subdivision. Two
other vehicles were reported broken
into the night before, in that same
subdivision. Taken were a stereo
speaker and a billfold. Residents of
the neighborhood told police they
had seen a couple of teenagers they
did not recognize hanging around
the subdivision. Police are asking
people keep their vehicles locked at
night.
Matts E-Z Mart was burglarized
Jan. 31. Officer Wesley Smith in-
vestigated the case and found that
SI25 worth of lottery tickets were
taken and a five-gallon water jug
with change collected for one of the
schools in Livingston. Crime Stop-
pers is offering a reward for infor-
mation on the burglary. Call 327-
STOP or 1-800-336-1484 to report
information to Crime Stoppers.
On Feb. 2 Officer Donald Milner
investigated a break-in of the foot-
ball concession stand at the
Livingston Junior High School. A
few cans of soda water were taken.
Investigator Ken Bohnert inves-
tigated a case of an employee al-
legedly taking cash from Wal-Mart.
No arrests have been made.
Genes Beauty , Max was
burglarized for the second time in
the last two months. Sergeant Mike
DeVilleneuvc investigated the case.
According to reports, the suspects
gained entry by breaking the front
glass door. A few clothing items
were reported missing.
On Feb. 5 a burglary of a vehicle
was reported,' A car phone was
taken.
WEATHER
Polk County And
Vicinity
(Provided through the courtesy of the U.S. Weather Service
of Livingston). These are the Figures for the 24-hour periods
ending at 6 a m. . , .
POLK COUNTY AND VICINITY - Clear to partly cloudy
Thursday with a high temperature in the mid 50s and a low in the
mid 30s.
n a tit HIGH LOW RAIN
DATE 7) o
Thursday, Feb. 2 ,, 0
Friday, Feb. 3 ,0 38 0
Saturday, Feb. 4 . 38 0
Sunday, Feb. 5 ,Q 0
Monday, Feb. 6 32 0
Tuesday, Feb. 7 26 31
Wednesday, Feb. 8 • 4
(Rainfall figures obtained from the U,S. Weather Bureau at
radio station KETX). _ „
Total rainfall for 1994 .......................................................... 'nn
Total rainfall to date for 1995.................................................... ..
Total rainfall for week ending Feb. I.....................................••••••>*
Ten-year annual rainfall average....................■■•••••.................^/ 0J
Newton County official wins DETDA honor
LUFKIN - Sam Forse Collins,
executive vice-president and
general manager of Sabine River
Authority and a former Texas legis-
lator, has been awarded the 1994
Silver Bucket Award by the Deep
East Texas Development Associa-
tion.
In making the presentation, for-
mer DETDA president Tony Ben-
nett said Collins’ role in the
development of East Texas water
resources has been w ide-ranging.
Collins, from Newton, presently
serves as a member of the Texas
Clean Water Council, and is a past
president of the engineering com-
mittee of the Sabine River Compact
Administration, he is also a past
president and chairman of the
Texas Water Conservation As-
sociation, past chairman of the
Water Resources Congress, and
former director of the Interstate
Election among Leggett topics
LEGGETT - The Leggett school
board will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday for its regular monthly
meeting.
In the communication and
reports section of the meeting,
trustees are expected to review
plans for Texas Public School
Week, which will be held Feb. 27-
March 3. Trustees are also expected
to discuss proposed revisions to the
statewide standards concerning the
duties of school board members.
Also in the reports section,
trustees will discuss Filling Places 4
and 5 of the Education Service
Center board of directors for
Region VI.
In the business portion of the
meeting, trustees will appoint elec-
tion officials for the May school
board elections.
At the conclusion of the open
session of the meeting, trustees will
meet in executive session to discuss
the principal’s contract.Each
February trustees review the prin-
cipal’s contract.
Infant mortality rate declines
AUSTIN - The Texas Depart-
ment of Health (TDH) Bureau of
Vital Statistics has reported that the
Texas infant mortality rate (IMR)
has again set a new record low.
With 2,417 deaths among the
321,961 Texas babies bom alive in
1993. the over-all infant mortality
rate was 7.5 infant deaths per 1,000
live births, just above the state’s
target rate of 7.0 by the year 2000.
According to TDH officials, the
1993 rate, compared to the 34.5 per
1,000 rate of 1953, reflects im-
provements in prenatal and infant
health care over the past 40 years.
However, infant mortality in-
creased in 1993 to 14.6 deaths per
1,000 live births among blacks, and
to 6.8 deaths per 1,000 among
Hispanics, while white infant mor-
tality decreased to 6.2 deaths per
1,000.
v Much of the disproportionately
higher IMR for black infants can be
attributed to causes of death linked
with high-risk pregnancies among
blacks, according to TDH officials.
Health officials state that, despite
efforts to correct service
deficiencies, certain factors show
that inadequate access to pre and
post-natal care for blacks con-
tinues.
For example, black infants are
almost four limes as likely to die of
complications of short gestation
and low birthweight than are non-
rcliablc gauges we have for health
care services. Although infant mor-
tality has been greatly reduced,
chiefly by technology, we must
keep the improvements in perspec-
tive. The fact remains that at least a
dozen foreign countries have lower
infant mortality rates than does
Texas - and the Texas rate is better
than the U.S. average."
Council on Water Policy.
Bom in New Orleans, he came to
Newton County with hiS parents in
1933, where he remained
throughout the rest of his life.
He was elected to the Texas
House of Representatives in 1958
and served six years. Upon leaving
the Legislature, he joined the
Sabine River Authority as the
project supervisor of the Toledo
Bend project and became the ex-
ecutive vice-president and general
manager for SRA in 1978.
"In 1960, when a group of con-
cerned civic leaders in Deep East
Texas came together to create
DETDA as a regional force for
progress, Sam was there as a sup-
porter and founder. And during the
ensuing 35 years, he and the Sabine
River Authority have remained ac-
tive supporters of DETDA. He has
always been there when DETDA
needed his wisdom, his guideance
and his dedication," said Bennett.
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The Silver Bucket Award is
giveqiaij^uajly ,lo an .individual or
group’ yvhD, in the words of DET-
DA’s first president, the late Judge
R.N. Stripling of Augustine, has
"toted a lot of wood and water for
Deep East Texas."
Previous recipients have been
Allen Sturrock of Woodville, Dr.
Kent Adair of Nacogdoches, Leon
Addicks of Hemphill, and the
Temple family of Diboll.
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black infants, and arc more than
twice as likely to die of respiratory
disease. Further, black infants are
more than twice as likely to die of
sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS).
Dr. David R. Smith, Texas com-
missioner of health, has stated that,
"Infant mortality is one of the most
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