Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1984 Page: 3 of 56
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THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY JANUARY S, 1984-PAGE 3A
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New Vet officer
Ocie Bonds (left), Polk County veterans’ service officer, chats courthouse every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. to
with Lt. Jeff Westerman about benefits available to veterans. answer questions about programs available to veterans,
Bonds, who Is replacing T.B. Stutts, has an office in the county veterans’ widows, job training programs and the Texas
courthouse in Livingston and will visit the Corrigan sub- Veterans’ Land Program.
Corrigan police probe wrecks
Two minor traffic ac-
cidents and a burglary were
reported by Corrigan Police
Chief Forrest Powell during
the past week.
According to Powell, the
burglary which occurred
sometime Friday night or
Saturday took place at the
West 4th St. residence of
Vertis Buchanan.
Powell said that a 20 gauge
shot, some checkbooks, and
two watches were stolen
after entrance into the house
was gained by means of a
broken window.
Investigation of the case is
in progress by Sgt. Barbara
Westerman.
A 1980 Mercury driven by
Julie Ann Ball, 22, of
Nacogdoches received
minor damages when logs
from a loaded trailer raked
across her vehicle as he
turned left onto U. S. Hyw.
287 from U. S. Hyw. 59.
According to Powell, who
investigated the matter,
charges of ‘making a left
turn wide to the right’, as
well as ‘failure to maintain
liability insurance’ were fil-
ed against Corry G. Cragerf
27, of Diboll.
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Hospital meeting set
Corrigan Hospital District
will hold its regular monthly
meeting on Monday, Jan. 9,
at 5:00 p.m. in the Nutrition
Center.
According to CHD
Secretary Molly Locke, the
group will review the finan-
cial statements for the
month of December as well
as the monthly bills. Citizens
are urged to attend.
In other police action,
charges of ‘failure to yield
right of way’ were filed
against Earl B. Foreman, 66,
of Corrigan following a two
car accident Saturday after-
noon. Investigating officer
Sgt. Barbara Westerman
reported that the 1977 Fnrd
pick up driven by Foreman
turned into the path of anon-
coming 1979 Pontiac driven
by Sonia J. Burris, 16, ol
Longview as he attempted to
turn onto Ben Franklin from
US Hyw 59.
No Injuries were reported.
Weather
(Provided through the courtesy pf the U.S. Weather Service
of Livingston). Tliese are flgtttes fSr the 24-hour periods en-
ding at 6 a.m.
POLK COUNTY AND VICINITY - Partly cloudy and
warmer Thursday with a high temperature of 71 degrees.
Winds variable 10 mph. Partly cloudy Thursday night with a
low in the upper 40’s and light winds. Partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers Friday with a high near 70 degrees.
DATE
Thursday, Dec. 29
Friday, Dec. 30
Saturday, Dec. 31
Sunday, Jan. 1
Monday, Jan. 2 >
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Wednesday, Jan. 4
HIGH LOW RAIN
44 20 Tr.
34 11 0
39 12 0
50 39 0
57 46 Tr.
49 37 0
59 32 0
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Rainfall
v.__I_y
(Provided through the courtesy of Livingston Savings and
Loan Association from the figures of the U.S. Weather Bureau
at radio station KETX),^
Total rainfall for 1983
Total rainfall to date for 1984
Total rainfall for week ending Jan. 4
56.60
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Angelina College sets schedule
LIVINGSTON---
Registration for the
Angelina College spring
semester in Livingston will
be conducted Jan. 9-10 from
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at the Liv-
ingston High School. Classes
begin Tuesday, Jan. 17 at
6:30 p.m.
Twelve courses are on the
spring schedule. The courses
meet on either Tuesday or
Thursday nights from 6:30 -
9:30 p.m. for 16 weeks. Final
oynminMinnc nro srhorinlorl
for May 3 through May 9.
Tuesday night courses in-
clude Accounting 1302;
Elementary Accounting II,
Data Processing 1304; Basic
Programming, English 1302;
Composition and Literature,
Spanish *1303; Conversa-
tional, Economics 2301;
Principles and EMS 1401;
Emergency Medical Pro-
cedures I.
Courses scheduled on
Tlmrsdav nieht are Rosine®*
2303; Human Relations in
Business, Government 2302;
Federal and State, SS 1304
and 1305; Beginning and In-
termediate Shorthand,
Banking 1301; Principles of
Bank Operations and EMS
1402; Emergency Medical
Procedures II.
The EMS courses, 1401 and
1402, satisfy the Texas
Department of Health’s re-
quirements for certification
as a registered Emergency
Technician.
Students enrolling at the
Livingston Center can take
up to six semester hours by
taking two courses. Tuition
for one course is $45 while
two courses will cost $62. The
EMS and Data Processing
courses have laboratory fees
of $11 and $15 respectively.
For additional information
concerning the AC courses in
Livingston, call the college
at (409) 639-1301.
In Texas
Arbor day set for Jan. 20
Arbor Day, ari observance
which recognizes the impor-
tance of planting trees, will
be celebrated in Texas on
January 20 this year.
Beginning in a Swiss
village more than fifteen
hundred years ago, Arbor
Day symbolizes the need to
plant trees in cities and
towns as well as for wood
and paper products.
In the United States, Arbor
Day began in a state which
had at the time less than
three percent of its land area
covered with trees -
Nebraska. Since that first
Arbor Day in 1872, the idea
has spread to fifty states and
the Virginia Islands.
Temple was the site of the
first Arbor Day in Texas in
1889. An Arbor Day resolu-
tion was passed shortly after
that first ceremony by the
Texas State Legislature. In
1949, the third Friday in
January was designated as
Arbor Day in Texas.
Because only 13.6 percent
of Texas’ total land area is in
forest land, and this mostly
in East Texas, many Texans
are not aware that this
amounts to an estimated 11.7
million acres, or 18,583.2
square miles. This, while
perhaps a small portion of
the entire state, nevertheless
amounts to an area larger in
size than the states of
Maryland (10,577 sq. mi.)
and New Jersey (7,836) com-
bined.
It is also larger than the
four New England states of
Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Delaware and Rhode Island,
with a combined land area of
15,437 square miles.
Besides the obvious
benefits of the timber in-
dustry in Texas, which
generates 150,000 jobs, $82
million in taxes, and 15.1
billion in sales annually, ur-
ban tree planting can have a
far-reaching effect on a com-
munity.
According to Larry
Schaapveld, urban forester
with the Texas Forest Ser-
vice in Fort Worth, trees
serve many functions in un-
ban areas.
“Trees do much more in
town or city than provide col-
or. They also provide
residents with a variety of
shapes, forms and practical
uses.
“In today’s urban areas,
trees are taking on a new im-
portance in providing
energy-saving shade,” he
said.
They can, if properly
selected and located, protect
a building or house from the
hot Texas summer sun.
Then, after losing leaves in
the fall, allow the warm
winter sun to penetrate to
Marijuana charges
filed in San Jacinto
A narcotics search war-
rant executed on a residence
in Camilla Twin Harbors
Subdivision resulted in the
seizure of one-half pound
processed marijuana on
December 29.
Arrested and charged with
felony possession of mari-
juana are Donald Thomas
Dozier, 35, and Kathleen Ann
Dozier, 20. Terry Rodger
Cornell, 37, was later releas-
ed with no charges filed.
The enforcement to pre-
vent the sell and possession
of illegal narcotics is only
one area of the San Jacinto
County Sheriff’s Office
overall duties, according to
Sheriff Bob Brumley.
“We will continue to ac-
tively seek out and charge
those responsible, especially
those who are profiting from
the sale of illegal narcotics
to the youth of our, county,”
Brumley said.
the structure, he added. ton said, “Other holidays
As the father of Arbor Day repose upon the past. Arbor
in America, J. Sterling Mor- day proposes for the future.”
SLVFD ladies
to meet Jan. 9
LIVINGSTON - The first
New Year’s meeting of the
Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire
Department Ladies' Aux-
iliary will be held at 2 p.m.
Jan. 9 in the fire hall, loaded
on FM 3277 between Pine
Shadows and Commodore
Cape subdivisions.
The auxiliary has issued
an invitation to all ladies
residing in any of the 22 sub-
divisions served by the
Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire
Department to come by and
meet the auxiliary members
and join them in aiding a
Daniel Pitre
most needed civic organiza-
tion, the local volunteer fire
department and rescue unit.
Any interested ladies are
asked to call Nadine Pierce
at 566-4537 or Virginia Dixon
at 566-4337 for any additional
information.
Through auxiliary ac-
tivities such as mailout cam-
paigns, the annual fish fry,
garage sale, pie and cake
sales and other fund-raising
events, the auxiliary raised
over $11,000 to help "fund the
department in 1983.
reports for duty
NORFOLK, VA.-Marine
Pfc. Daniel D. Pitre, son of
Paul D. Pitre and stepson of
Paula J. Schaunamaun of
Corrigan, has reported for
duty with First Marine
Brigade, Kaneone Bay,
Hawaii.
Boots & Babes Square Dancers
Exhibition Dance Permitting)
Saturday, January 7th - 2pm
Burger King Parking Lot!
IN MEMORY OF
ALTON LAND
SQUARE DANCER
Lessons Available Beginning
- Friday, January 13th
Above Fire Station - Children Welcome.
RGER Hwy. 190 W. at 59 Loop Bypass
ING Pineborough Shopping Center
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1984, newspaper, January 5, 1984; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth810582/m1/3/?q=hamilton+county: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.