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THl CU1R0 RECORD
VOL. 91 — NO. 69
CUERO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, August 29, 1987
Established 1894 • Pulitzer Prize 7955
USPS 781120
1 Section — 72 Pages — 35
Enrollment near 1,900
School doors opening Tuesday
Enrollment in five school
districts and a private facility in
DeWitt County is expected to be
about the same*as last year.
With the first day of school on
Tuesday, Sept. 1, principals
throughout the county arc
estimating about 3,120 young
people will be ending their sum
mer vacation.
In Cuero the figures are track-
ing last year closely. Early
estimates indicate about 1,900
students are expected the first day
on four campuses.
St. Michael’s Catholic School
opened its doors this week to 122
students. Sister Lucilla Donnelly,
principal, said the school’s
enrollment is up about 25
students from last school year.
She noted that 39 new students
were registered.
Elsewhere in the county
Yorktown School District is ex-
pecting about 800 students, ihc
same as last year
Supt. Vance I rosch ot Nor
dheim Schools is projecting 14c
students the first day. Supt Irene
Hahn at Westhoff 1SI) said thei;
enrollment may be up wuh 50
students reporting the fusfcLv
Meyersville IS!) is e\p». cling
142 students which is about the
same as last year. New Supt
(.aura Whitson is coordinating
the dedication ot a new gvm
nasium for that school this '•vui,
day.
JohnC. trench Elomintarv
Principal Den/il McMutrev at
French Elementary said Ik is ex-
pecting 347 students on die Or .t
day.
Prc-k indergai ten ..as seen
about 65 registered wliije
kindergarten tcache is arc
estimating 135 student " i‘>t
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De Witt News Briefs
Suit in front of jury
Approximately eight attornies are involved in a civ il suit being
tried in DeWitt County this week involving two individuals and rt
bank in Houston.
The trial began Tuesday as Mr. and Mrs. Hilbur \ Maso,n o'
Corpus Christi are suing MBank of Houston lor violation of the
Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The bank has counter sued
for default of loans.
It is being held in this county because part of the suit deals pio-
perty located along the DeWitt-Karnes County lines.
The case is expected to continue next week. Jurors hearing the
case include Oral Graham Jr., Joe Sanchez, Joe C. I ewis, Ella \1.
Bade, Lee Etta Jenkins, Sandra Hawkins and Jo \iin Shows ol
Cuero; Jake Garrett and Bernard Zabransky ^.>1 Yoakum; and
Hellen Scheurich, Warren Schorlemer and James Sanders id
Yorktown..
Meyersville Gym dedication
Meyersville School Trustees and administration will host a recep-
tion Sunday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m. for the dedication of that sc.ool’s
new gym. # >
The new gym completed this summer Will be opened with
ceremonies involving the board members and new Superintendent
Laura Whitson.
A reception is planned following the dedication in the school’s
cafeteria.
Rep. Robinson in Yoakum
State Representative Phyllis Robinson will be n Yoakum Tues
day, Sept. I, for a public meeting to discuss the 25 proposed
amendments to the Texas Constitution.
It is being sponsored by the Republican Women’s Club and will
be held at the Yoakum Community Center. A catered dinner will
begin at 6:30 p.m. For reservations call 293-5224 or 293-2804.
Tickets are $5.
Home needed for clients
Gulf Bend Center Executive Director Bill Dillard said a group
home site is needed in Cuero while the center is being remodeled.
The Gulf Bend Center in Cuero is being enlarged and construc-
tion is expected to take 90-days.
Dillard said some of the clients in the center will be placed into
supervised apartment living but another group temporary home is
needed.
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Laws changing Sept. 1
New state laws going into effect on Sept. I include an increase in
car sales tax and changes in child custody.
County Tax Assessor Margaret Mueller notes that sales tax on
vehicles will increase to six percent next Tuesday. 1 he tax was five
percent. »
County District Attorney Wiley Cheatham said interference with
child custody is now a third degree felony.
He $aid it is a crime now to entice or persuade a child to leave the
custody of its custodial parents.
giade is expecting a little more
than 345.
Pre-kindergarten students
report to Daule campus on the
first day for classes beginning at
8:30 in the morning and 12 noon
f< i the afternoon.
Kindergarten students will
meet their teachers in the
cafeteria at 8:30. First graders
will come later at 10 a.m. to the
vafeteria to meet their teachers.
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Hunt Elementary
'liikipal James Rabe at Hunt
1 'ementary said his school is
e timating 560 students on the
ilist day.
* Second grade students will
icport to the school’s cafeteria.
All other students will assemble
on the playground where their
teachers will tell them where their
classes are.
( uero Junior High
Junior High Principal John
Hancock said between 20 and 25
new students will bring his first
day enrollment to’about 400.
He said the first bell will ring at
55 a.m. and students will need
basic school supplies. He added
the school’s dress and hair code
will be in effect.
Because work was done on the
bus drop off drive in front of the
school, students will be dropped
oft at the' curb so motorists
should be cautious.
Vuero High School
Principal Ray Kelley is expec-
ting his enrollment to be up this
sear with about 568 students
reporting the first day.
All high school students are to
report to the boy’s gym at 7:55
a.m to pick up their class
schedules.
Students are reminded the
school dress and hair code will be
enforced the first day at that
Community
center fund
raiser set
( uero-DeWitt Community
Center Development Corp. met
I hu’sday afternoon and approv-
ed a fund raising plan for the
Christmas season.
In coming weeks committees
will be formed to promote dona-
tions to the project which will be
used to eventually build a civic
center in Cuero to serve city and
county residents and school func-
tions. .
The fund raising plan centers
around erecting a large Christmas
tree on the courthouse lawn.
I ights on the tree will be sold to
individuals as the group hopes to
have over 1,000 lights covering
the tree.
Pilot Club representatives
I unette Boysen and Janet Smith
explained the project to the board
hoping the project would raise
over $10,000.
In a recent meeting the board
agreed to set a goal of $150,000
from public donations before
taking the project to the voters
fur tax support.
To date almost $84,000 has
been raised through donations.
MrsT Boysen said the
( hristmas tree lighting would be
done during special ceremonies in
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school also.
Drive Safely
Parents and motorists
throughout the county are
reminded to drive carefully as
many young students may be
preoccupied and not watching
traffic.
Since buses will be running,
drivers should also observe state
laws and not pass a bus picking
up or letting off students. . 1
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Welcome teachers
Cuero Classroom Teachers Association held
a welcome lunch for new teachers in the
district Tuesday at theCandmark. Coordinator
Ann Hedrick said faculty representatives and
communication committee members also at-
tended. Chamber newcomer packets were
given to the new teachers.
Second prisoner captured
Both prisoners that escaped
from DeWitt County Jail were
recovered this week according to
Chief Deputy I.asaro Campos.
Prisonei Antonio M Sepeda
'of Yorktown was discovered
Thursday night at his mothei’s
home in Yorktown ending a 'wo-
day, three-night search. • ,
The escape occurred Tuesday
evening as the prisoners were be-
ing moved from the outdoor ex
ercise area back to the jail.
Sepeda and Jose I uis Sanchez ot
Crystal City broke and ran from
’ the group.,
Sanchez was quickly captured
by-city police and returned to jail.
Sepeda. however, shed his jail
uniform and escaped. Despite
road blocks and searches, he
eluded police through Thursday
evening.
Deputy Campos said ap
anonymous phone call alerted his
department that Sepeda was at
his mother’s home in Yotktown
at 8 p.m. Thursday
Sheriff’s deputies watched the
house until assistance arrived *
from the Yorktown and Cuero
Police Department's and’County
Reserve Officers.
Located at the corner of 10th
and Northwestern Yorktown, the
officers called to Sepeda to .come
. out or tear gas would be used.
At 10 p.m. the prisoner gave
himself up and was taken back to
jail.. . He was arraigned by
Yorktown Justice of the Peace
Jim O’^ onnetl and faces charges
ot felony escape. His bond was
set at $250,000. *
. Deputy Campos stated, “I’m
really glad it turned out this way
because we didn’t know if he was
armed or who else might have
been in the house.”
Trustees approve amended budget
Cuero School Trustees met in
special session Thursday at noon
to approve their amended budget
for the 1986-87 school year.
Assistant Superintendent Bob
Moore recommended approval of
the document noting the district
ended the year with a $2,130,672
balance in the general fund and a
$371,266 balance in debt service.
He said those fund balances
earned about $200,000 in interest
for the district during the school
year.
For the fiscal year the district
received $6,818,455 in revenue
from local, state and federal
sources.
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Expenses for the year totalled
$6,939,020. Of that amount the
district exceeded its general
operating fund by only $4,405.
The remainder of the deficit
spending resulted from, using a
portion of the previous year’"
debt service fund balance to retire
debt and about $50,000 in a
cooperative special education
program with surrounding coun-
ties.
According to the report the
district received $2,316,853 from
local taxes and other local
sources. The state contributed
$3,790,946 to the district while
federal funds added another
$663,463.
As in the past payroll continues
to be the major expense with just
over $3.9 million devoted to
salaries.
Other major expenses include
$191,908 spent on retiring bonds,
$479,317 on food services,, and
S 1.1 78,08 1 on building
maintenance and improvements.
The report noted that through
this w'eek, the district’s $1.01 tax
rate has generated $1,701,568.
Other action taken by the
board included awarding a bid of
$3,450 to KGS Electric of Vic-
toria for installatio n of new lights
in the Junior Hivh Gym.
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Injuries sustained .
This two vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon
resulted in one person being taken to Cuero
Community Hospital for treatment. A 1984
Oldsmoblle driven by Henry Ernest Wiese of
Bryan was struck In (ha rear by a 1983
Chevrolet pickup driven by Page Saunders of
Yorktown. The accident occurred on FM 72
(Yorktown Hwy.) just south of Hwy. 87. Injured
was Brlanna Saunders, a passenger In the
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