Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1991 Page: 8 of 32
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PAGE SA • THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY AUGUST 11,1991
More than one side
i: I was amazed
that you would print such onesided
views as those expressed in the let-
ter signed, “Common Sense in
Quebec." When the woman wrote
her Six Rules for Choosing a Hus-
band, her hostility nearly ignited the
paper. In the spirit of even-
handedness, will you please print
my suggestions for the man who is
looking far a wife?
1. Never marry a woman who has
children from a previous marriage.
You will not be permitted to say
“no” to them, nor will you be per-
mitted to discipline diem in any mat-
ter, shape or form. If you have
children with this woman you will
run into problems that will com-
plicate your life forever. No man can
feel as warmly about his step-
children as he does about his own
and the sibling rivalry will be
unbearable.
2. Never marry a woman whose
religious beliefs are different from
yours. Even if she says she will give
serious thought to changing,
chances are that she won’t follow
through and you will be going to ser-
vices alone. I do.
3. If the woman is close to her
parents, a sister, a brother, an aunt,
an unde or a cousin, be prepared to
“marry” them, too. My in-laws and
a whole bunch of my wife’s relatives
are at our home constantly. The
grocery bills are out of this world
and I know it is going to be this way
as long as we live.
4. If the woman you plan to marry
shows the slightest hint of animosity
toward any member of your family
before marriage be prepared for all-
out warfare later. Every imagined
slur or slight will be seized upon and
exaggerated until she is able to
eliminate these “undesirables”
completely.
5. If she tells you that she does not
care much for housekeeping or cook-
ing before marriage, watch out.
What she means is that you will be
doing the marketing, cooking, dean-
tag and laundry as well as the yard
work - all this in addition to your
full-time Job. My wife works part-
tune and cannot find the time or
energy to do one single thing around
the house
t. Never marry a woman who has
PMS. All her rattan qualities will
surface and become magnified. Fur-
thermore. she will call you a
“chauvinlot pig” ter suggesting that
Ann
Landers
DETCOG scores favorably
S)Bdtratrd (ntumjiKl
she has this problem. If you show
her an article on the subject, she
may belt you one.
I honestly believe that the number
of husbands who cheat on their
wives and abandon their families
would decrease dramatically if your
male readers would give serious at-
tention to what I have written. Too
bad I had to learn from experience.
Had I known all this earlier I would
be single (and happy) today. Sign
me -Smart Too Late in New
England.
Dear Smart Too Late: Thank you
for an interesting letter. I have a
hunch that your wife also regrets
that you are not single today. If you
haven’t considered joint counseling.
I respectfully suggest that you do so.
Your marriage sounds hellish for
both of you.
Gem of the Day: Joe was 80 years
old when Ms beloved wife passed
away. After a respectable period of
mourning, he decided that life must
go on. He went on a diet and lost 30
pounds, got a facelift and a hair-
piece, learned to dance and began to
date. Thirty days later, Joe died of a
heart attack. When he arrived in
heaven, he wistfully asked God,
“Why me? I was just beginning to
enjoy life again.’’ God replied,
“Sorry, Joe. I didn’t recognize you."
Feeling pressured to have sex?
How well-informed are you? Write
for Ann Landers’ booklet “Sex and
the Teen-ager.” Send a self-
addressed, long, business-size
envelope and a check or money
order for $3.85 (this includes postage
and handling) to: Teens, c/o Ann
Landers, P.O. Bax 11582, Chicago,
111, 60811-0662. (In Canada, send
$4.45.)
Cnpyrtfht mi Creators Syndicate, tac.
FAVORABLE REVIEW - Economic Development Ad-
ministration officials I.W. “Bill” Oliver (right), Marvin
Hagermeyer (second from right), and A1 Garcia (second
from left), visit with DETCOG Executive Director Walter
Diggles.
Coast Guard has questions
Lost skier found
JASPER-The Deep East Texas
Council of Governments received a
favorable review recently from the
Economic Development Ad-
ministration when a three-man EDA
evaluation committee from
Washington and Austin inspected
the Council’s efforts in Deep East
Texas.
The evaluation team was made up
of A1 Garcia, chief of EDA’s regional
office, Civil Rights Division, in
Austin; I.W. (Bill) Oliver, EDA
community planner and program of-
ficer from Washingston, D.C.; and
Marvin Hagermeyer, chief of plann-
ing and technical assistance from
EDA’s regional office in Austin.
The team visited with Louis
Bronaugh of Lufkin, president of
DETCOG; John Thompson of Liv-
ingston, chairman of DETCOG’s
economic development committee;
Elgin Davis of Livingston, Polk
County’s minority representative on
the DETCOG board of directors; Joe
McMurrey of Coldspring, San Jacin-
to County judge and past DETCOG
president; and Walter Diggles of
Jasper, DETCOG executive direc-
tor.
Diggles reported that the evalua-
tion team suggested DETCOG may
not be getting as much federal funds
as the council should be, and that it
may receive increased allotments in
the future.
Diggles also said the council is
also being considered as a model
demonstration project for export
products through the East Texas
area.
ONALASKA - At 6:28 p.m. Tues-
day, U.S. Coast Guard Group
Galveston notified Jim Courtney,
commander designate of Flotilla
8-10 based on Lake Livingston, that a
woman reported a lost water skier.
Apparently she was operating the
boat that was towing the skier. The
skier fell and she was unable to
locate Mm.
Courtney immediately called
Operations Officer Lee Conover who
placed tee Coast Guard Auxiliary
radio station in operation. Polk and
San Jacinto County sheriff’s depart-
ments were notified and, in turn,
Scenic Loop and Onalaska fire
departments.
By 7:30 p.m. boats were launched
and were ready to go. It was then
learned that the skier had been
rescued by a passing boater who
found the man clinging to a log off
Memorial Point.
Courtney observed that response
time and coordination of all rescue
and law enforcement units was very
good.
“We of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
are happy that the skier was
rescued," Courtney said, “However,
there are some loose ends: Who was
the lady who called in the distress?
Where did she call from? What ex-
actly were the circumstances of the
Incident? Who was the private
boater who made the rescue?”
The auxiliary hopes that the boat
PUBLIC NOTICE NUMBER THREE
(PERFORMANCE HEARING)
The City of Uvinaston will hold a public hearing to obtain citizen views
and to respond to questions relative to the City's 1988 TCDBG Street
Improvements Project Meeting Number Three will be on August 15.
1991, at 6:30 o'clock p.m. in the Texas Department of Human Service
Parking Lot on the Dunbar Campus
The Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TCDBG)
has established four (4) major objectives for Community Develop-
ment Programs:
OBJECTIVE 1 :To improve public facilities to meet basic human needs,
principally for low and moderate income residents.
OBJECTIVE 2:To improve housing conditions, principally for persons
of low and moderate income.
OBJECTIVE 3:To expand economic opportunities by creating or
retaining jobs, principally for low and moderate income
persons.
OBJECTIVE 4:To provide assistance and public facilities to eliminate
conditions hazardous to the public health and of an
emergency nature.
This public hearing will include a discussion of the Street Improve-
ments Project, the amount of funds expended, the benefit to low/
moderate income persons and related project outcomes
Project records are on file at the Livingston City Hall and may be
reviewed by citizens each working day during regular working hours
8^0 a m - 4:30 p.m
All residents of the are invited to attend this
hearing and to review Project Performance and to express their views
and make comments both written and verbal on all aspects of the
program and the Project. Written comments can be sent to David J.
Waxman, P.O. Drawer 900, Jasper, Texas 75951. Facilities for the
iiandicdpped will be provided as well as interpreters for non-English
speaking persons.
operator will contact Courtney at
646-5902 and give details. “Please do
not be embarrassed to do so. We
need this information so that we can
be of further help to you as well as
other boaters. We would also like to
hear from the rescuer who can fill in
some blanks."
In the interest of boating safety,
the auxiliary offers boaters these
tips:
1. File a float plan with the marina
where you launch, a relative or
friend. You will be much easier to
find if they know where to look.
2. When reporting a distress situa-
tion, be sure to: Give the location of
the incident; give the phone number
where you or your family may be
contacted; pull yourself together
and give all the details requested.
The more rescuers know, the more
they can help.
3. Let the auxiliary know you are
OK after rescue. It is no picnic to
cruise all over the lake on a dark
night, looking for someone who is
safe as a bug in a rug, at home wat-
ching TV.
NOTICE
WILSON L. LYNCH M.D.
Announces the closing of his general
practice September 1,1991.
Copies of records for transfer can be
picked up for $15.00.
The office will remain open one to two
days a week for the diagnosis and treat-
ment of allergy.
To my loyal patients, I wish to express my
fondest appreciation for letting me par-
ticipate in your health care these past 5
years.
Sincerely,
Wilson L. Lynch, M.D.
Onalaska, Texas
1991 NOTICE OP EFFECTIVE TAX RATE8 IN POLK COUNTY
This notice concerns 1991 property ux rales for Polk County. It present! information tbool three lax rales. Last yoar’i lax rats is lha actual
rue die taxing unit used to determine property taxes last yew. This year's effective tax rate would impose the tame total taxes at laMyear
if you compare properties taxed in both yean. This year's rollback tax fata is the highest tax tele the taxing unit can sal before laxpeyen
can start tax rollback procedures. In each cate these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value
of taxable property) with adjustments as requited by state law. The rates ate given per $100 of property value.
Last yeti’s tax rate:
Lent year's operating taxes...................................................
3.649324
Last year's debt taxes...........................................................
Last year's total taxes..........................................................
Last year's tax base .............................................................
..........................$ 962.882.363
Last year's total tax rate (per $100)......................................
..........................$
■30900
This year's affective tax rats:
Last year's adjusted taxes....................................................
..........................$
4.857.998
/
(after subtracting taxes on lost property)
This year's adjusted tax base...............................................
..........................$
987.197.284
■
(after subtracting value on new property)
This year's effective tax rate (per $100)..................................
..........................$
■49210
X
1.03 « maximum rate unless unit publishes
notices and holds heating (per $ 100).....................................
..........................$
,50686
This 7081*8 rollback tax rata:
Last year's adjusted operating taxes
(after subtracting taxes on lost property)...............................
..........................$
4243.662
/
This yew's adjusted taut base................................................
..........................$
987.197284
m
This year's effective operating rate (per $100)........................
..........................$
.42986
.72 for school district (or zero) (per $100).............................
........................ $
.00000
X
1.06 (or add $.06 for schools) « this year's maximum
operating rate (per $100).......................................................
.........................$
.46423
4
This year's debt rate (per $100).............................................
.........................$
.11025
■
Thl> jmr’a |pw timj .....................................
.........................$
£7431
Sales' tax adjustment rate (per $100)....................................
.........................$
.06550
Rollback tax rate (per *100)..........................................................................$
.50900
* If the rollback rau is lower than 1.03 timu the effective rale, the unit mot publish the notices and hold ths hearings to exceed
the rollback rau.
SCHEDULE A: Unencumbered Fund Balances
The following balances wffl probably be IMtindte unit's property tax accounts at the end of the current fiscal yew. Them balances we not
encumbered by a corresponding data obligation.
Type Of Property Tax Fund Balance
Maintenance A Operation - 0 -
Interest A Sinking tlOOjOOQUO
SCHEDULE B: 1991 Debt Service
The unit plans to pay the following mounts for losig-term debts that are aecured by property taxes. Theae amounts will be paid from property
tax revenues (or additional tales tax revenues, if applicable).
DmaripUoa
Contract Payment
Inter art Other Amounts
Total
of Defat
to be Paid
to be Paid to he Paid
Paymaat
fail 00’s
150,000 00
84,80000
234,800.00
Prism OCXs
75,000.00
146318.75
221318.75
RAB #4 Equipment
41,898.00
11,312.46
33210.46
RABdl Equipment
29,642.00
2.741.89
32383.89
RAB #2 Equipment
29.642.00
2,741.89
32,383.99
RAB f3 Equipment
41.898.00
! 1.626.70
53,524.70
RAB f 1 Equqmm
24,705.00
1,852.88
26,537.88
RAB #2
14.705OO
1,102.88
15.807.88
RAB #3
12.500.00
1,187.50
13,687.30
21,206.42
12,097.50
40,303.92
HDR - Syttamt-compute.
7,300.00
620.30
7,920.30
Volar Tabulation Syi
16,875.00
1,434.38
18,309.38
UTMB Rtauvnuun
25.000.00
10,00000
33,00000
({capital Time Warrants
. 71,28600
78,71400
150,000.00
ffrnfTtitiifi Brat Rcknemi
54294 16
38371.16
92.663.12
Daps. Public SMsty Btaidmg
16,901.23
131123
20,112.46
Caviar Wiomu
65,30400
24,551 28
89,853 28
rftlfT IRy-ymrr
34,91500
2367.78
17,882.78
Sdbd Waste Equip.*
24,795.40
8,926.34
11,721.74
Shariff Vteadas •
75,60000
7300.00
83,10000
840.467 21
$452079.12
$13923465)
Total man rad for 1991 dots tnrvtca..........
f
13923*00
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1,104376
SCHEDULE C: Expected Revenue from Additions! Solos Tox
(Far amsmtea and aMaa wtfi addttienal 1/2 am talas Mi)
I that it wS receive I 656.249 00 m sddnirwtl salat and ms mb
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1991, newspaper, August 11, 1991; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth798222/m1/8/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.