The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1988 Page: 2 of 26
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STATE CAPITOL
HIGHLIGHTS
By lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
88th District Court
Civil Trial Docket
Battleship Texas To
Undergo Repairs
AUSnN-The Battleship
Texas will close to the public at
6 p.m., Sept. S to begin
preparations for her journey to
shipyard late this year. Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
(TPWD) officials announced to-
day.
“After all those years of
planning and hoping, at last
we're ready to send her off on
<me of the moat crucial voyages
of her historv,” declared Char-
les D. Travis, TPWD executive
director. “She’s going to win
her long war against the rava-
ges of corrosion.”
The famed 70-year old dread-
naught is expected to remain
away from her slip for about
nine months, TPWd officials
said. Extensive structural re-
pairs are needed immediately
to preserve the ship for the
future. A $5.08-million grant
from the U.S. Navy, which was
announced last year, is under-
writing much of the repair coat.
Officials said bids for drydock
repairs will be solicited within
the next few weeks. During the
ship’s absence, TWWd will
refurbish and expand the ship's
berth at the San Jacinto Battle-
ground State Historical Park.
Hie Texas was transferred to
state control after World War
H. To weight her firmly against
the mud floor of her berth, her
lower compartments were
flooded with set water.
When responsibility for the
vessel was turned over to the
Texas Parks and Wildlife De-
partment in IBM, the agency
embarded on an accelerated
program to save the ship. For
the past two years, the ship’s
crew bos strengthened critical
watertight in
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na. Shall OU Company
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ad the ballast at seawater and
bilge and fuel oil
cleaning sludge and rust from a
number of bottom tanks.
"When these tanks ire clean-
ed, our restoration crews will
be able to get to the last vital
areas that need reinforcement
before the rigors of the move to
drydock," mid Bill Dolman,
TPWD’s park director. “Our
crews will be racing the dock to
be ready to D-Day, departure
day.”
For safety the Texas will
remain closed to the public
during the tank cleaning oper-
ation. However, TPWD restor-
ation spedalists will be comb-
ing the ship to remove arti-
facts, complete repairs to the
ship’s electrical system and
make final structural repairs.
The battleship was com-
missioned in 1914 and is the last
survivor of the mighty dread-
naughts of that naval ear. Her
14-inch guns and crew of 1800
saw combat duty during two
world wars. Despite suicide
attacks by Japanese kimikaze
planes, torpedoes of German
"wolfpack” submarines and
frontline duty in Allied cam-
paigns in North Africa, South-
ern France, Northern Europe
and the Pacific, the decorated
veteran waa known as a lucky
ship, suffering only one battle
fatality during WWH.
“The Battleship Texas is s
stirring symbol of all-American
pride,” Dolman concluded.
“Her valiant crews struggled
against the forces of political
tyranny to keep freedom alive
for our country. We’re not
going to allow that legacy to
rust and decay and become lost
to future generations."
Oma Im Denmon
Leonard). Songe Jr.
Take Vows Sept 6
Oma Lee Denmon of SOsbee
and Leonard Joseph Songe Jr,
of Vidor were united in mar-
riage Sept. 8 by Justice of tire
Peace Sid Johnson at his office
in Lumberton.
The couple will make their
home in Silsbee.
AUSTIN-In the same week
oil prices fell by 55 cents-a-bar-
rel, state legislators heard the
state will have to cough up an
extra $1.5 billion to meet court
ordered reforms of the public
school system.
The head of the Texas As-
sociation of School Administra-
tors, George Growson of Hous-
ton, told blue ribbon panelists
the price tag was in addition to
the strained economy and add-
ed burden on school district
taxpayers.
The panel was formed after
state District Judge Harley
Clark of Austin ruled the
present funding method un-
constitutional.
Other educators urged law-
makers not to "recapture"
funds above certain levels in
some school districts to give to
power ?istricts, and not to
strip local control of school
district revenues.
Special Funds
On the heels of some legis-
lators' displeasure with the
state’s contract to purchase
remote desert land for a park
using dedicated tax dollars,
Comptroller Bob Bullock afro
came out against dedicated
funds fo general.
Bullock told the Texas As-
sociation of Taxpayers that his
office estimated a state revenue
income of $35 billion, but only
$6 billion could be used at the
discretion of the Legislature. In
short, lawmakers cannot touch
dollars in some 450 special
funds, not even when the state
is in dire financial trouble.
He recommended the funds
be included in any tax reform
proposal submitted in the near
future.
The taxpayers group says
the Texas sales tax is too high,
and Bullock has said it could be
lowered depending upon how
the tax base is restructured.
Clean Texas Gas
Texas Land Commissioner
Garry Mauro was in Washing-
ton last week pushing Texas
natural gas as a clean fuel for
the nation's coalburning plants.
If Congress passes new clean
air legislation, these plants will
have to install costly “scrub-
bers” or find a cheaper fuel.
Mauro said some 50,000 jobs
in Texas could be crested in the
short term natural gas indus-
try.
The private economy would
be boosted not only by the new
dollars coming to Texas, but by
increased tax revenues to state
government. Mauro's agency
oversees gas production on
most state lands.
Railroad Commissioner John
Sharp and Mauro have been big
advocates this summer for in-
creased gas production as a
way out of the economic slump.
Sharp said last week he
thinks gas is it. “I know of no
other greater potential for the
state, he said.
Supercollider Site
The White House said Presi-
dent Reagan will announce the
site of the proposed $4.4 billion
supercollider before he leaves
office, and Texas and Illinois
are apparently the two top
contenders for the site. Ari-
zona, Colorado, Michigan, Nor-
th Carolina and Tennessee are
also in the running. *
As coincidence would have it,
Texas and Illinois are also key
electoral states in the presi-
dential election. Each is con-
sidered crucial for victory and
presently too dose to call.
Cox Sentenced
A former chairman of the
Texas Parks & Wildlife Com-
mission was sentenced for bank
fraud to six months in prison
and 1,000 hours of community
service, and fined $250,000.
Edwin L. Cox, a former bank
director who was appointed to
the commission by former Gov.
Mark White, pleaded guilty to
fraud in connection with $80
million in loans he received
from his bank.
Bush Leads in Poll
The latest Texas Poll showed
voters here in line with national
sentiment which has the Bush-
Quayle ticket leading the Du-
kakis-Bentsen slate by seven
points, 47 percent to 40 per-
cent.
The poll was taken between
the GOP convention and Labor
Day, and capitol aides like to
argue whether the lead is too
A professional perfume tester is known in the trade
as a "nose."
DID YOU KNOW?
FAMOUS SCOTTISH ROMANTIC WRITER
S/G WALTER SCOTT
WAS THE FIRST NOVELIST TO
TREAT PEASANT CHARACTERS
WITH SYMPATHY. HE WAS A
PRACTICING LAWYER FOR MANY
YEARS. SCOTT WAS LAME IN
HIS RIGHT LEG, BUT HE HAD
UNUSUAL STRENGTH AND WAS
AN AVID OUTDOORS MAN. HE
WAS ONCE A
SHERIFF.
PHYLLIS
SCHLAFLY
FOUNDER
_ TAND chairman
OF THE ''STOP E.R.A."
MOVEMENT, HAS SAID
THAT EQUAL RIGHTS
WOULD, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, FORCE WOMEN
UNTO COMBAT ROLES IN WAR.
THERE ARE SOME SOO HINDS OF
SCA CUCUMBERS
LIVING IN OCEANS OF THE WORLD.
THEIR SI2ES: I'TO 3'. SOME ARE
CAUGHT IN INDONESIA AND SOLD AS POOO.
A YED
OF HIS TIME
SYMPATHETIC ROLES IN
MOVIES. IN RE l LIFE
HE HAD ALCOHCl PROB-
LEMS... LIVED APART
FROM HIS FAMILY OFTEN.
high due to the convention
publicity or too low because of
the Quayle-National Guard
flap. Take your pick.
Other Highlight!
* The Dukakis camp unveiled
a dozen or so co-chairs for his
Texas campaign, ranging from
former Congresswoman Bar-
bara Jordan to Lubbock state
Sen. John Montford, to oil and
banking executives.
* Meanwhile, the first look at
TV ads for both presidential
candidates indicates they are
ready now to wage negative
warfare. For those who find
this hard to digest, it’s less than
two months to Nov. 8.
* U.S. Rep. Kika de la Garza
announced the Bureau of Pri-
sons will locate a $40 million
federal correctional institute in
South Texas. Expected to cre-
ate 250 permanent jobs, de la
Gam said the prison would be
located near the community of
Three Rivers in Live Oak
County, between San Antonio
and Alice.
District Judge Earl B. Stover
has released the dvfi trial
docket for 8:30 a.m. Oct. 31 in
the 88th district court. Cases
scheduled on the docket are:
Richerd A. Vaughn, et a), vs.
BSC Life Insurance Co., et al.
Danny Green vs. Southern
Pacific Transportation Co., et
al.
Margie S. Moore vs. New
York Underwriters Insurance
Co.
Billy Franklin, next friend of
Franschsa Franklin Donald La-
cey, vs. Ellen Skillern Rhone.
Dessie Mae Smith, et vir vs.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Nancy Tanton vs. Michael
Edward Howard.
Sisters of Charity of the
Incarnate Word d/b/a St. Eli-
zabeth vs. Jerry Sanquin, Ne-
ches Vacuum Inc., & Tom
Barksdale.
Hold The Salt,
Please
We all know that too much
salt is bad for your health. It
contributes to high blood press-
ure. But you NEED some salt,
right? Can you cut down too
much?
The salt you really need
amounts to about one eighth
teaspoon a day, says Russell
Fisher, cardiologist at Texas
College of Osteopathic Medi-
cine. Most of us get lots more
than that, even if we never
touched another salt shaker.
Dr. Fisher has some hints for
limiting salt intake:
* Taste food before you salt it;
* Try one shake instead of two;
* Ask for unsalted food in
restaurants;
* If a recipe calls for processed
food like cured meat, cheese or
canned vegetables, you probab-
ly don’t need extra salt;
* Try using lemon juice, pep-
per, paprika, basil, onion, gar-
lic powder or other herbs and
spices to add zest to food in
place of salt.
Dr. Fisher says that to cut
back too much on salt, you’d
practically hftve fo quit eating.
James A. Dunn, Jr. vs.
Hardin County.
Lennox Industries, Inc, vs.
Pierce Heating & Air Condi-
tioning Inc., & Ronald D.
Watts, Indiv.
Chemlink, Inc. vs. Billy E.
Caraway, Indiv. & Treat A
Well.
Michael Wayne Stinnett,
J.E. Stinnett vs. Tom Hughes.
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
vs. Della Mae Fannett & Doug-
las Wayne Hatcher.
Meyer Supply Co., Inc. vs. D
& D Humbing.
Montgomery Ward & Co. vs.
Martin Eugene Meyers, Jr.
Junes V. Lawrence, Jr., et
al vs. The Estate of Larry
Taylor, et al,
George Dunes Thompson vs.
Texas Uepartment of High-
ways and Public Transport!
tion.
Joseph A. Owens vs. Sun
Exploration A Prod. Co., et al.
Jimmy McWilliams vs. Do
Right Mobil Home Service A
Supply.
Debra Clark va. The Estate
of Jessie Lee Hancock, et al.
Carl Daniel Spurlock, et ux
vs. Anna S. Fuller, Indiv. and
as Independent Executrix of
the Estate of Billy Fuller,
Deceased.
J.L. Bradberry va. Larry
Trest, Larry Treat Chrysler
Center, Inc.
Angela Gayle Castie vs. Fred
L. Lovell, Jr., d/b/a Fred’"
Automotive Maintenance.
Fear Of Being Fat
Can Lead To Serious
Health Problems
Being svelte and attractive
will perhaps always be a con-
cern of teenaged girls and their
college counterparts. But exag-
gerated concerns about body
size and shape can cause mal-
nutrition, dental problems, and
impaired concentration and
memory, according to the Sep-
tember issue of Texas Medi-
cine.
These and other health prob-
lems can result from two eating
disorders, anorexia nervosa
and bulimia nervosa, where
fear of being fat is the hall-
mark. These disorders “pri-
marily affect adolescents and
young women. Only about one
patient in 20 is male,” according
to author Dr. David A. Waller,
Dallas.
In anorexia nervosa, the
patient is at least 15 percent
below the weight expected for
persons of their age, sex, and
height, yet they continue to
consider themselves fat and;
fearful of eating, state*
article in the official journal of
the Texas Medical Association.
However, other illnesses* also
may cause the person to lose
weight, such as a specific type
of brain tumor or depression.
With bulimia nervosa, vic-
tims have recurrent episodes of
binge eating followed by at
tempta to get rid of the food,
usually by self-induced vomit-
ing, writes Dr. Waller, Associ-
ate Professor, Department of
Psychology and Director of
Child and Adolescent Psychia-
try, The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center,
Dallas.
Laxatives and diuretics alao
may be used to control weight.
“It is as though they (persona
with bulimia nervosa) were in
the grips of an addiction; there
is great distraw and embar-
rassment at not being able to;
control the behavior," the arti-
cle states.
Bulimia nervosa is difficult to
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NOTICE OF
VOTE ON
TAX RATE
The Silsbee Independent School
District conducted a public hear-
ing on a proposal to increase your
property taxes by 7.8% on Sept.
8,1988 at 6:00 P.M.
A public meeting to vote on the
tax rate will be held on Sept. 22,
1988 at 7:00 P.M. in the Board
Room of the Silsbee Administra-
tion Building, 415 West Ave. N.,
Silsbee, Texas.
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