The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1980 Page: 2 of 26
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T
R. L. READ
HAROLD LEIGH _____
MM. LEONA WHITMAN—Society and Personal Editor
BETH SCOGGINS--Reporter-Photographer
MRS. BARBARA PARET _Special Feature Writer
LOLA BURGESS_‘Talk of the Town”
EVELYN TUTT - . _■ Sales
MARY CURTIS_SubscHptions-Classifieds
RICHARD WEATHERSBY
CINDY SELLERS^^B
Controller
The Troopers of the Department of Public Safety urge you
to drive carefully and to enjoy your Labor Day. They don’t
want an accident to spoil this holiday... or any day.
(A message from this newspaper and the Texas Department of Public Safety)
Summer Intern *
BILLIE JOE WILLIAMS Superintendent of Composition
JAMES JOHNSON_Printer-Passman
MICHAELE. MINTON:-Composition
LINDA SLIMP_:_Compositor
DPS Predicts 45 Traffic Deaths
Over The Labor Day Weekend
Woodrow Baptist
Announces Plans I
For Graded Choir
The musk ministry of Wood-
row Baptist Church has an-
nounced plana for a graded
choir program to begin on Sept.
9. Three choirs will be organ!*-
FROM THE
Congressional
Record
By JOE CRUMP
[A Column /or Ktaitri Who Haven't Time to
*wkw the Congressional Rooord Daily)
AU8TIN-The Texas Depart-
ment of Public Safety has urged
motorists to be "exceptionally
careful” during the long Labor
Day weekend because of the
increased volume of traffic
which can be expected.
Colonel Jim Adams, director
of tho DPS, said “Labor Day
bocomss tho last holiday period
for for too many Texans and
many more have their holiday
ruined by a traffic accident.
“Our Statistical Services Di-
vision of the DPS, has predict-
ed that 45 persons may die
during this 78-hoUr period. In
order to provide maximum
protection for the driving pub-
lic we are placing additional
Troopers on the highways.
Most will bo in well-marked,
black-and-white units, although
unmarked units will be utiUasd
to detect those determined i!
Wine-Cheese Part)
The Silsbee branch of the
American Association of Uni-
versity Women will hold a wine
and cheese party from 4:00 til
0:00 p.m. Aug. 28 in the home
of Nancy Rstchfard, 102 Quad
Rim.
All area women who have
college degrees have been
invited to attend, according to
Joyce Patterson, publicity
chairman.
Csnwtsry Can
Group To MmT
The Resthsven Cemetery
Care Association wffl hold ita
regular monthly meeting Tues-
day it 7 p.m. in the Silsbee
School Administration Building
on Hwy 827 Waat.
Gus Dunbar will preside over
the business session. He has
invited anyona interested in the
upkeep at the cemetery to
attend.
Representative John M. Ash-
brook (Ohio) ...It is a truism
that whenever the Federal
Government gets Its note un-
der a particular tent, like a
camel it soon begins to take up
more apace. The most recent
glaring example of Gila pheno-
menon involves the Corpora-
tion for PubUe Broadcasting
and its *WBatw the Public
Broadcasting System, which
Were originally conceived as
puMfey finanoed and tax-iup-
ported information and enter-
tainment operations for tslevi-.
rion and radio.
"Now we lease, through a
high-powered and wall-flnan-
ad advertising campaign..plans I
to launch Into a new venture in
the area of print media-namely
a slick monthly magazine called
Dial.
“When Congress originally
enacted legislation to put the
Federal Government into the
broadcast media, it was neither
intended nor imagined that
what was being formed was a
now madia empire..«
"While magaainee like Harp-
er’s are going under because of
Volleyball
League Results
lack of advertising revenue,
here we see the Federal
Government subsidising a ven-
ture in the print media that will
oompete for advertising dollars
with other privately operated
publications struggling to stay
in business...
"The Federal Government
has no business subsidising any
madia, electronic or print, that
operates in direct competition
with privately owned enter-
prise. The Corporation for
Public Broadcasting and the
Pubik Broadcasting System
were created by Congress and
it remaine for ueto limit their
expansion into an area of media
operations neither contemplat-
ed nor authorised in their
mnUHm
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndell William*
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
original charter.
ITEM:
From the Washington
Post.
The Washington Magazine
has aaked the Federal Com
municationa Commission to bar
All Soul’s def. Hawks 18-14,
4-15,15-18.
First Assembly def. Good,
Bad, Ugly 15-0,15-11.
Rangers def. All Soul’s 18-20,
15-9,15-8.
Hawks def. Good. Bad, Ugly
15-12,15-5.
Women's Softball
Teams Needsd
The City of Silabee sponsored
Fall softball League will begin
play 8ept.j,8. Women’s teams
interested in playing may con-
tact Silsbee City Hall. Entry
deadline for both men’s and
women’s teams k Sept. 2, and
entry forms may be picked up
at City Hall.
WWW VMI| m unmbUAj migwmc
scheduled to appear in Septem-
ber. A glossy monthly of
approximately 100 pages in-
cluding a program guide pub-
lished by the nation’s four
largest public television sta-
tions, WETA in Washinton,
WNET in New York, KCET in
Los Angeles and WTTW in
CRUMP’S GRASS
ROOTS COMMENT
This looks like a need for the
Sunset Law; a law not yet
enacted.
The proposed Sunset Law
would mandate that after a
stated period, a program would
be reviewed by the Congress to
guarantee that the program
was accomplishing what it waa
intended to do. Nothing more
and nothing lees. It would give
Congress the opportunity to
continue the program for a
stated period, or drop tho
project.
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AUSTIN — Pretrial hear-
ings in the Texas Brilab
investigation opened in
Houston last week, a rough-
and-tumble judicial football
game played in a political
windstorm.
While House Speaker Bill
Clayton’s lawyers fight for
his political life, the cam-
paign season winds are be-
ginning to build from a
whistle to loud hum.
Clayton, along with others,
faces charges of extortion,
racketeering, fraud and con-
spiracy in connection with
an alleged scheme to award
a lucrative state insurance
contract in exchange for
campaign contributions.
Clayton’s lawyers sought
to have the case thrown out
of federal court into a state
court on jurisdictional
grounds last week, and sev-
eral of the "Brilab tapes” of
conversations with Clayton
and other key figures were
played in the courtroom.
Among other revelations,
the press learned that the
FBI informant in the case,
Joseph Hauser, was paid
$65,000 by the government
for his role in the sting.
The federal judge, upon
ending the pretrial hearings
Friday, was expected to ruk
with little delay on whether
the case should be dismissed
on the grounds of entrap-
ment, federal government
misconduct, or artificially
created federal jurisdiction.
Skeletons, Closed Doors
The Brilab tapestry may
become a background for
more charges of misconduct
by state officials, whether
founded or not, as opposing
political force* try to dis-
credit one another. It is a
season when rivals begin to
fire their beat shots.
One of the men running
for Clayton's seat, should
Clayton be forced to step
down, is Rep. Gib Lewis of
Fort Worth, who last week
answered to charges he took
$500 from a lobbyist to buy
gift watches for a legislative
committee.
The lobbyist produced a
$500 check, whkh Lewis
discredited, saying he paid
for the watches in 1977 with
his own personal check. Un-
able to find hts personal
check, Lewis later admitted
the lobby check was prob-
ably raised by the horse-
betting lobby to he|p rise
money for the expenses of
the treditiOMl. end-of-ses-
ato committee dinner.
Iky
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock was subpoenaed last
week to testify Sept. 3 before
a Travis County grand jury
probing chirks his former
chief deputy tu|d state em-
ployees and dppnent to
conduct private business.
Bullock himself is not a
target in the investigation in-
to the activities of former
Bullock top aide Ralph
Wayne.
Two grand juries have al-
ready probed the allegations
within the past two years,
and: Bullock has labeled the
action a political witchhunt.
He and District Attorney
Ronald Earle, both former
state legislators,, have waged
colorful, verbal media ex-
changes since the first in-
vestigation.
Medicaid lasurancc
A New York insurance
firm may launch a lawsuit if
a Texas state agency reneges,
as expected, on its award of
the lucrative state Medicaid
insurance contract.
The 3-member state Hu-
man Resources Board was to
have met Monday to recon-
sider previous action giving
the contract to Bradford Na-
tional Corp. of New York,
and award it, instead, to a
company owned by Dallas
millionaire H. Ross Perot.
Perot's company held the
contract last year but lost it
last month to low-bidder
Bradford. Perot then met
privately with each of board
members, who later agreed
to reconsider the award and
publicly indicated it would
go to Perot’i company.
Perot, who gained fame with
a daring rescue raid into
Iran two years ago. heads
the Governor’s task force
against drug abuse.
.JUGCMsMn
MOO For Charity
Msmuret Austin, oresident
of the Just Us Girls and Just Ua
Guya Clubs said the proceeds at
$400 from the carnival held
Aug. 28 will be presented by
members participating in the
carnival to the Muscular Dye-
troDhY Association an Sant L
at 8:15 a.m., no the M.D.A.,
Channel 12 program.
Uttie UegeoTo
Bert 1911 Officers
will be
| violators who make the high-
way* unsafe for others.” He
also said they will be especially
watchful for drunken driven.
Col. Adams said we can
easily overcome the predictions
if motorists comply with the
■peed limits, use their seat
belts, avoid driving while im-
paired by alcohol or druga and
watch out for the other driver.
Community Education
Classoi To Bogin
Persons interested in enroll-
ing in one or man at Sflsbee’s
Community Education classes
may register at the school
administration building Sept. 8,
4,1, or 8, according to Diane
Keith, campus director.
Other prospective students
may mail in their registrations
before Sept. 4 or register the
first evening of class. Clasa will
begin the week of Sept. 8.
planned for Sept. 1, at 6:00
p.m. when information and
details will be discussed.
The choirs will be led by
qualified, enthusiastic leaders
who have committed them-
selves and their talents toward
teaching children to love end
enjoy and learn more about
music. Howard Greer is the
pastor and Jim Reynolds is
minister of music and youth.
MRP Meets Tonight
Silsbee Chapter 540 AARP
will meet tongith (Thursday) at
6:80 in the Read-Turrentine
School cafeteria for a games
night.
Those attending have been
asked to bring card tables and
dominoes.
COOPERATION
Cooperation means doing with a
smile something you have to do any-
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NOTICE OF TAX
INCREASE
THE HARDIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
PROPOSES TO INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES BY
TWENTY (20%) PERCENT.
A PUBLIC MEETING TO VOTE ON THE INCREASE
WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 5,1980 AT 7:00 P.M. IN
HARDIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM,
HARDIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, KOUNTZE, TEXAS.
THE HARDIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
HAS CONSIDERED THE PROPOSAL AND VOTED IN A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX INCREASE AS
FOLLOWS:
FOR THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE TAX RATE:
RAY MARTIN, COUNTY JUDGE, CHAIRMAN
REX MOORE, COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT # 1
JAMES McGALUON, COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 52
THOMAS SIDNEY HOOKS, COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT #3
RONALD S. WHITE, COMMISSIONER. PRECINCT #4
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE TAX
NONE ,
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING:
none:
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