The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1987 Page: 2 of 28
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THE SILSBEE BEE (UPS 496-600)
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SILSBEE, TEXAS 77656
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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATION
— EDITORIAL STAFF —
R.l. MAD................... Editor and Publithor
LEONA WHITMAN.....Socloty and Portonal Editor
WINDI JACKSON.....................City Editor
JOYCE DUKES........... Subtcriptlont-Clattlflods
PORTLAND GRIFFITH................Office Solo*
IAR0ARA PARiT......,... Spoctol Footoro Wrltor
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JAMB JOHNSON..............Printor-Prossman
MIKE MINTON.....................Composition
Idle
Explorations
by Wandi Jackson
For s couple of weeks now
my husband the nut case has
been helping his uncle work on
a new house. And both week-
ends he has come home with
the same words on his lips.
“Come on. Let's sell this
house and build another one,"
he says in his I'm-making-a-
tot ally sane suggestion voice.
“We can pay off this one and
still have enough left over to
bipld a bigger one with all the
chiitigea we want."
Both times I've been tempted
to wrap the man in blankets,
dig out the thermometer and
make some chicken soup. It
takes a sick mind to make such
a suggestion.
Now don’t get me wrong.
There are things I’d change
about our house. I'd like a
different type of stove, a bath-
tub with a different type of
bottom, a kitchen large enough
for an island and a sunroom or
library. But, good heavens,
man, that's not enough to
throw the whole house away
f<>r.
They call amnesia the tele-
vision disease because so many
TV characters .-onveniently
come down with it (how else
would they get some of those
plots to work?). Frankly, I’m
beginning to believe it is a real
disease and James has a case so
strong I'm surprised he can find
his way to the kitchen so often.
How can he have forgotten
already the drudgery that goes
into building a house? How can
he want to start again when
we're just now getting grass in
the yard and wallpaper in the
dining room? What kind of
maniac would willingly go
through the process of placing
tongue-and-groove pine on the
'Cathedral ceiling in the living
room when all of his helpers are
scared of heights? The man
needs help, I'm telling you.
Besides, I can't leave my
cabinets, I love those cabinets.
I worked harder and more
painstakingly on those cabinets
that anyone in the history of
cabinet staining. I defy anyone
to find anywhere--inside or
out-on my kitchen cabinets
that is not stained. People
laughed at me for staining the
area where the dishwasher was
going to go, but I did it all
anyway and endured the ridi-
cule. I actually went to the
trouble to cut and place shelf
paper, too. No, the cabinets go
where I go.
And what about the insu
lation in the attic? James and I
rented a machine and blew it in
one night and finished in the
wee hours of the morning. How
can I leave a house where I've
stood in the attic alone at 1 a.m.
with one light, itching from
insulation and suffocating in a
mask while listening to the
insulation blower making
noises that I swear I've never
heard before in a horror movie?
(Keeping my balance up there
was an added attraction- one
misstep and I would have ended
up inside the house...or at least
inside deep pain.)
Heck, I even hammered in a
few shingles on the roof- yes,
me, the one who's so afraid of
heights that it takes me 10
minutes to climb a ladder. I sat
on that roof and actually man
aged to pry my stiff fingers lose
once in a while to help. (It
makes me shiver to think about
it.)
I have pictures of that house
since its infancy as a simple
slab, and of the lot before the
house was born. I have pictures
of it that look like modern art,
with rafters and two-by-fours
slanting every which way. I
have pictures of it almost
finished with half of the porch
rails painted and half of the
porch rails un pain ted.
How could I leave all of that?
What would I do with all of
those pictures? Would anyone
who isn't an admirer of Jack
Nicholson's character in “The
Shining" want to return to the
agony of long, long, hours in a
sweltering house with no elec
tricity and no bathroom?
I don’t want any part of it.
Besides, I just got 100 tulip
bulbs in the mail and I have to
have somewhere to plant them.
FUNNYSIDE
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STATE CAPITOL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN-State Treasurer
Ann Richards, after spending
several weeks testing the poli-
tical waters, said last week she
will run for governor in 1990.
Richards, the first major-
party candidate to declare a
definite intention to run, said
her recent Texas travels con-
vinced her she could win. “1
just know everything looks
good to me. All I can say to you
is at this point, I feel really
Legal Notices
rich est FOR bids
Scaled IVopojMLh, plainly marked on th*
wtvelofXM and addrvswsl to Mr Horace V
Move. County Auditor. P.O. Box 2996.
Kountte, Texa.x 77825, if mailed, if deliver
ed, Hardin County Courthouse, will N*
received until 10:00 a m vSeptemher 28,
1987. at which time they will he publicly
opened and read in Commissioner* Court
Meeting No bid tendered later than time
fixed will be accepted Item to be bid:
CLEANING. PRIMING. PAINTING
COMMUNICATION TOWERS AT
HARDIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
For more information lease contact Hon
Milton R McKinnev, Uountv Judfre. Koun
tie, Texas at 409 246 3412 ’
Hardin Uounty Uommissioners' Court
reserves the njfht to accept or reject any or
all bids submitted.
PI ELK NOTICE
OF PROPOSED PUBLIC HE ARING
Notice is hereby given that the Hardin
County Commissioners Court intends to
receive input from the public concerning the
traffic problems on FM 3083 near Wild
wood, Texas
Said public hearing is scheduled for 8
October 1987 at 7 30 p m in the Comrms
sioners Courtroom of Hardin County at the
Hardin County Courthouse. Kountie,
Texas
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF PROPONED PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Hardin
County Commissioners’ Court intends to
receive input from the public concerning the
establishing of speed limits and installation
of stop si^ns in the Brook wood I and 11
subdivisions of Hardin County
Said public hearing is scheduled for 8
October 1987 at 7:00 pm in the tom
missioners’ Courtroom of Hardin County at
the Hardin County Courthouse, Kountie.
Texas
342
REQUEST FOR BIDS
ON TEXAS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Sealed proposals for constructing 1.711
miles of widen structures, flexible base, one
course surface treatment and asphaltic
concrete pavement overlay from US 98 to
’ ,7 Mile North on Loop 49h, covered by C
66 14 6 M Hardin County, will be received
at the State Department of Highways and
Public Transportation, Austin, until 2:00
P M ,October 7, 1987, and then publicly
opened and read
Plans and specifications including mini
mum wage rales as provided by Law are
available for Inspection at the office of E C,
I>omingue7. Resident Engineer, Silsbee,
Texas, and at the State Department of
Highways and Public Transportation. Aus
tin, Texas Ridding prqpo»il» are to be
requested from the Construction Division,
D C. Greer State Highway Building, 11th
and Braaos Streets, Austin, Texas 78701.
Plans are available through commercial
printers in Austin, Texas, at the expense of
the bidder
Usual Rights Reserved
342
positive about making the
race," she said.
Richards added that she
would be pleased to run on a
Democratic ticket with Comp
troller Bob Bullock, who re
cently announced for lieutenant
governor.
The treasurer said her im-
mediate political priority is the
1988 reelection of Texas U.S.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen.
RICHARDS PARTI’ DIVIDER
Meanwhile, Attorney Gen
eral Jim Mattox said if Rich
ards runs against him for
governor in 1990, it will divide
the Texas Democratic Party.
“I just think it would be an
expensive, divisive type mat
ter," Mattox said. “You have a
set group of people that sup
port people within the party,
and if you have two candidates
trying to get support, by defini
tion it’s divisive."
Mattox, who has all but
announced for governor, said
he thinks Richards will change
her mind about running. "1
doubt seriously if she’s going to
be a candidate, when all is s&id
and done," he said.
ANTI RACING
GROUP FORMED
Opponents of legalizing horse
and dog race gambling last
week launched their campaign
against the racing proposal on
the Nov. 3 Texas ballot by
saying the sports bring sharp
increases in animal cruelty.
"For every multimillion
dollar race horse like Secretar
iat, who makes an enormous
amount of money for its owner
and is royally treated for the
rest of his life, there are
thousands of cheaper horses
that endure a miserable exist
ence and even die on the race
track," said Ann Koros.
Koros, of the Texas Humane
Information Network, charged
that racing dogs also suffer
abuse. "Very few greyhounds
live to the age of four, since
even dogs t-hat race success
fully are destroyed to save feed
costs when they stop earning
money," she said.
Koros spoke at a news con
ference by Texans who Care, a
coalition leading opposition to
the referendum that would
legalize pari-mutuel wagering
in Texas.
Sue Cox, campaign director
for the group, uid opponents
will attack the proposal on
many fronts, including the in
crease in crime she said accom
panies legalizing gambling. She
said the group hopes to raise
$500,000 for its campaign.
LETS WRAP
THIS UP ii
‘The deceased left a rather aausual will.’
“Rural Revitalization" To Be
Church Conference Theme
Nick Kralj, president of the
Greyhound Racing Association
ofTexas, said charges of animal
cruelty are unfounded. "It s a
rather desperate tactic by some
people." Kralj said. “Animal
abuse is not going to happen in
Texas and it's not happening in
Texas where large numbers of
greyhounds currently are
bred."
MAURO DEFENDS
CONTRACT
, I .and Commissioner Garry
Mauro defended awarding a
20 year contract for adminis
tering the Veterans land
Board's home loan program to
lx>mas & Nettleton Co., Dallas.
Questions were raised about
how thefirm headed, by Demo
cratic fundraiser Jess Hay was
selected and over sizeable loans
by L&M to Mauro and his
family.
The loans include a $200,000
working capital loan and $1.4
million property note in 1984 to
Mauro and others, and $71,000
loan to Mauro. wife Judith
Bagley and Brother in law Jef
frey Bagley for a Washington.
D.C., condominium.
I.A-M has received $2.9 mi
llion in fees with the contract
expected to provide approxi
mately $18 million.
Mauro insists the contract was
put out for competitive bids,
but that L9m was the only
bidder, and denies any im
proprieties. Now Secretary of
State Jack Rains, a Republican,
was a member of the Veterans
l.and Hoard when the contract
was awarded and voted with
Mauro to approve the contract
Rains says he relied on staff
recommendations.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
' Former House Speaker
Billy Clayton urged theTexas
Low I^evel Radioactive Waste
Disposal Authority to consider
an Andrews Countydisposal
site and to abandon plans for
one in Hudspeth County.
• The Texas Association of
Compensation Consumers is
gearing up to push for changes
in the worker’s compensation
system.
* Houston lawyer John
Odom, who served as legisla
tive counsel to former Gov.
Mark White, says he is consi
dering running for attorney
general in 1990, but probably
won't decide until after the
1988 election.
Cemetery Association
Appeals For Funds
Rest haven Cemetery Care
Association has sent a letter to
contributors and others who
might be interested in appeal
ing for funds with which to
continue the services of a
fulltime caretaker to maintain
the cemetery.
'The early summer rains
hindered work in the cemetery,
just as it played havoc with the
grass in our yards, but the
work is “in hand" now and we
will continue our work as long
as we are financially able,"
Conley C. Bradshaw, presi-
dent, said.
The Association also needs
more active members, and it
meets the third Monday of each
month at 7 p.m. in the Gulf
States Utilities building, 210
W. Ave. H, Bradshaw said.
Longest Tongue
The-hollow, nectar-sucking
tongue of the hawkmoth is the
longest in the intact world-as long
as lOtnchcs.
COLLEGE STATION Rural
revitalize ion of Texas will be
tke major thrust for discussions
at the 42nd Annual Town and
Country Church Conference at
Texas A&M University, Oct.
5-6.
Clergy and church las lead
era from across Texas will
participate in the educational
conference conducted by the
Texas Agricultural Extension
Sendee in cooperation with the
Texas Agricultural Extension
Station. Also assisting will be
Texas A A M's departments of
agricultural economics and ru-
ral sociology.
Dr. Dave Ruesink. Extension
sociologist and conference
chairman, says the conference
will focus on helping communi
ties that have been experienc
ing difficulties.
"Many Texas communities
have been hard hit by the
downturn in the oil and agricul
tural industries, and often the
church can play a key role in
helping such communities thr
ough difficult times,” Ruonik
says.
The conference, Ruesink
says, is designed to provide
information to help clergy and
church lay leaders be more
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Llovd. of
Silsbee, are the parents of a
daughter. Mallory Morgan,
born Aug. 25, at St. Elizabeth
Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Ronald l*uc
kett, of Kountze. are the par
ents of a son, Jon Kenneth,
born Sept. 10, at St Elizabeth
Hospital. Grandparents are Mr
and Mrs Eugene Puckett of
Kountze and Mrs. Stella Gunn
of Isabelle.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Welker,
of Silsbee, are the parents of a
son, Bryan Matthew, born
Sept. 9 at St. Elizabeth Hospi
tal Grandparents are Mr and
Mrs. Marvin Garcia and Mr
and Mrs Robert Welker, ail of
Silsbee. Great grandparents
are Mrs. Lulu Welker of Silsbee
and Mr and Mrs. James E
Undgram of Kountze
Mr. and Mrs J.W. Craw
Jr , of Buna, are the parents of
a daughter, Tara Lachell, born
Sept. 15 at Silsbee Doctors
Hospital.
Grandparents for Craig Allen
Korse were listed in the Sept.
17 Bee as Mr and Mrs P H.
Forse. Initials were incorrect.
It should have read Mr and
Mrs R H Forse
effective in dealing with com
munity concerns.
“Revitalization of rural com
munities is one of 12 key issues
that were identified by a broad
sector of Texas citizens last
year, and those issues are
currently being addressed by
the Extension Service,” notes
Ruesink.
Registration will begin at 10
am. Oct. 5 at the Rudder
Conference Center and the
program will get underway
there at 1 p.m. Discussions will
deal with basic strategies and
lessons in rural revitalization,
models of churches and com
munities in\olved in rural re
vitaliztion. and implications of
rural revitalization for the
church.
Ministers will moderate the
sessions which w 11 feature key-
resource people from a broad
Area Women Pledge
Sororities At Lamar
Two Silsbee w jmen were
pledged to social sororities at
Lamar University during for
mal rush earlier this month.
They were among 50 women
who pledged to five sororities
dunng the week.
Ashlea Rae Burleson and
lieslie Semen pledged to Alpha
Delta Pi sorority
Other area women pledging to
sororities were: from Lumber
ton, Stacey White, Gamma Phi
Beta, from Kountze, Julie Lyn
ne Hart and Kristi Lynn Jack
son, both Alpha Chi Omega,
and from Pinewood. Stephanie
Williams. Zeta Tau Alpha
range of subject matter disci
ptines.
Special workshops will deal
with increasing economic com
petitiveness and economic de
velopment, income diversifi
cation possibilities, adjusting to
family and community needs,
and involving volunteers in
community leadership.
A special feature of the con
igrence w*ill be the presentation
of the Texas Rural Minister of
the Year at a banquet on Oct 5
This project is in cooperation
with Progressive Farmer mag
azine.
A new program. Rural Social
Science by Extension, also will
be introduced, notes Ruesink
The program will be launched
on a pilot basis this fall and is
designed to provide in depth
community dynamics training
for clergy serving in rural and
small town churches
DR. HOWARD I.
MUNDIN
CHIROPRACTOR, P C.
Emphasis On
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Silsbee, Texas 77656
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