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Sani Houston Subject Of Study Club Meet
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Welcoming The Bishop
Members of the congregation of A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church in Aito held a reception recently for
Bishop Ben Oliphant and his wife. Pictured above, from left, are the Rev. J. Mack Endsley. Bill Warner, Mrs.
Verline Danheim, the Bishop and the Rev. L. B. Broach, Palestine District Superintendent.
•photo by betty rardin
By EDITH ROSE
Mrs. W.T. Roger* wu hoots** to
members of the Alto Thursday
Study Club on Sept. 12 when they
met tor the first meeting w the club
year.
As the guests arrived they were
served a refreshment plate of Mrs.
Rogers’ famous egg custard with
assorted tidbits and coffee.
Mrs. W.W. Lofland, president,
presided at the business meeting.
Mrs. Jack Phillips read the
secretary’s report and Mrs. John
Biggs gave the treasurer's report.
Plans were presented for a
proposed Sesquicentennial Project
for the club. Mrs. Henry Rose,
secretary of the Library Board,
read the recommendations to the
club which were made by the
Library Board at its July meeting.
Mrs. Lofland appointed Mrs.
Jack Mertz and Mrs. N.A. Ward Jr.,
to arrange the dedication of the
Shattuck Collection of Children’s
Books.
, Nineteen^childrei
/reading A Inquired
book* of th« Summ
Pugh Explains Teachers9Rights
By COLE PUGH
Wells ISD Supt.
Prior to 1981, the board of
trustees of a school district could
allow the term contract of an em
ployee to expire at the end of a
school year without allowing the
employee a hearing or giving any
reasons for the action. This affor-
ded little protection to the rights of
professional employees. In some
cases jobs were lost because an
administrator or board member did
not like an employee, even though
they were doing a good job.
Senate Bill 341, known as the
Term Contract Nonrenewal Act,
was passed by the Texas
Legislature in 1981. This law protec-
Class of 32
Sets Reunion
Attention...all AHS graduates of
the Class of ’32 There will be a
reunion on Saturday, Oct 5 in the
high school cafetorium beginning at
ten o'clock That was 53 years ago!
They met for their fiftieth in 1982
and had a really good turnout. They
hope to do so again...class mem-
bers. mark it down and come!
ts the rights of professional (cer-
tified) school employees. It
requires that all teachers be
evaluated at least once each year
(this has been modified since 1981)
and requires the school district
board of trustees to adopt policies to
implement the legislation. If the
nonrenewal of the contract of a
professional employee is proposed,
that employee must be notified in
writing on or before April 1, and
such notification must include a list
of all reasons for the proposed ac-
tion.
Any professional whose contract
is being considered for nonrenewal
has the right to request and receive
a hearing with the board of trustees
on the proposed action if such
request is made within appropriate
time limitations.
Senate Bill 341 allows districts to
adopt policies to establish a
probationary period of up to two
years during which the provisions
of the Term Contract Nonrenewal
Act do not apply Wells ISD has
taken this action
One of the keys to nonrenewal ac-
tions is whether or not the employee
has a property right in continued
employment, and this in turn
determines the due process
required. The United States
Supreme Court ruled in two 1971
cases (Board of Regents v Roth and
Perry v Sinderman) that unless a
person has a property right in con-
tinued employment, there is no
basis for a due process claim. The
14th amendment to the United
States Constitution says that no
person may be deprived of life,
liberty, or property without due
process of law. Due process must be
provided to any professional em-
ployee when dismissal is con-
sidered during the school year.
The Term Contract Nonrenewal
Act does not extend the property
right of an employee beyond the end
of the term stated in the contract. It
does create a right to reasons and a
hearing if nonrenewal is proposed
and the professional employee is
not in a two-year probationary
period.
Nonrenewal decisions by school
districts may result in appeals to
the Texas Education Agency or
court action. School districts must
be aware of and follow local
policies, state laws and federal
regulations when making personnel
decisions.
Ih« Summer Reading
Program sponsored by the library,
they were presented ceriukaUi at
a special ceremony on Aug. 27.
Following the business meeting,
Mrs. Tom Kennedy presented a
program entitled, "1832-1 Am About
to Enter Texas’’ from the Book, Sam
Houston ’• Texan, by Sue Flanigan.
On December 2,1832, an imposing
figure stood on the north bank of
Red River. His passport read:
"General Sam Houston, a Citizen of
the United States, 38 years of age,
six feet, two inches in stature,
brown hair, and light complexion."
Now at Fort Towson on the U.S.-
Mexican frontier, Houston ap-
praised himself in a letter to his
cousin: "1 am about to enter
Texas...my health and spirits are
both good, my habits sober, and my
heart straight...My business to
Texas is of some importance to my
pecuniary interest, and as such. I
must attend to it!"
As early as 1819 Houston’s
political ambitions were conjec-
tural. Dr. Robert Mayo of
Washington circulated rumors that
he was planning to wrest Texas
from Mexico and make himself
ruler. The stories persisted in spite
of Houston’s denial. Andrew
Jackson, President of the Unitec
States, sent Houston to Texas as his
official envoy to the Indians. But
Houston had unofficial plans to be
legal counsel for the Galveston Bay
and Texas Land Company. He also
had an interest in the Robert Lef-
twich Land Grant made bv the
Mexican government to 74 Ten-
nessee businessmen. The contract
provided for settling 800 families in
the Brazos River basin west of the
illdren finished
number of
Church of Christ
To Hold Gospel Meeting
Bruce James, former evangelist
for the Alto Church of Christ, will be
engaged in a week of gospel
meeting services at the Alto Church
of Christ beginning Oct. 6. The ser
vices will be open to the public, and
will extend through Oct. 11.
Services will be at 10 a m., 11
a.m., and 6 p.m. Sunday, and at 7:30
p.m. each weekday. There will be
Rocka 9s Super Market
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202 IN. Marcus — Alto, Texas
Dul Monte Prune Juice 320*. 99°
Del Monte Tomato Sauce «<>*- 5/$l°°
Del Monte Fruit G>cktail 17 o*. 79e
bold Metal
All Purpose Flour sib*. 99c
Foigrrs Fleetra Perk
(offee Lw. $279
Ijj A jax Laundry Detergent 12 o*. $119
Hellmann Tarter Sauce so*.
Welch Grape Jelly
Del Monte Peas
22 o*.
Parade
|K Oak Charcoal Briquettes
6 Pack Coke
Mavoline 10W40 Oil
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80
17 O*.
(CHtJOBfltfESr/
Catfish Bobbers 7.2 o*.
Eckrich Smoked Sausage
Round Steak
Pressed Ham
Cutlets
Beef Backbones
$1 89
J.
Pan Sausage
no special obligations or collection
of funds required of anyone in at-
tendance.
Mr. James, who currently
preaches at the Northside Church of
Christ in Carthage, has been an
evangelist for 20 years, beginning in
Trenton, Fla., and working with
congregations in Anahuac,
Crockett, Kilgore, and Alto. He has
been involved in his current en-
deavors in Carthage for seven
years, and has preached exten-
sively on radio and in gospel
meetings throughout Mississippi,
Illinois, Arkansas, and Texas.
James’ common sense approach
and plain application of Bible
teaching is widely known ^nd
respected.
He and his wife, Stephanie, are
the parents of three sons.
* FIDDLER,
... from page one
Dotson, Carmen Dotson, Clilford
Dotson, Phyllis Drake, George
Garner, Judy Faye Garner, Kelley
Barner, Helen Gober, Pat Haddock,
Casey Harrison, Christie Harrison,
Dana Holland, Betty Horton, Cindy
Jarratt, Sarai Johnson, Camille
Jones, Deanna Lilley, Wynona
Long, Gerry Mauk, Jan Pate, Marci
Powell, Steve Plunkett, Debbie
Rush, Janie Scallon, Mary Emiiy
Scallon, Juanita Warren and Patti
White.
Tickets are available on a reser-
ved seating basis by calling 214-683-
22131 from 9 a.m. to noon Fiddler
on The Roof is produced with
special arrangements with Music
Theatre International, New York,
New York
Bruce James
Bexar-Nacogdoches road. On June
t, 1822, ha sntarad Into a private
partnership with Jamas Prentiss of
the Company to buy up all available
rights la the Leftwich Grant On
that same day Houston received a
letter from John A. Wharton Of New
Orleans, suggesting that Texas
presented "a fine field for fame, en-
terprise and usefulness."
Implementing this idea on the
eve of his entry into Texas, Houston
described his mission to the Indian
Commissioner: "My first and most
important object is to obtain all the
information possible relative to the
Pawnee and Kimanchie Indians."
His route from Red River was
south by Nacogdoches through
country peopled by pines, on to San
Felipe, capital of Stephen F.
Austin’s colony, where he at once
applied for a headright in Austin’s
settlement on Karankawa Bay. At
San Felipe he met James Bowie,
and the two traveled the Caminn
Real to San Antonio de Bexar.
There he presented his credentials
from President Jackson to the
Comanche chiefs.
Thus by the end of 1832. after only
29 days in Texas, Houston had
become a landowner and had ac-
complished his avowed mission to
the Indians. But there was an
enigmatic aura about this colorful,
cagey, and controversial man-an
air of mystery which would always
surround him.
Whether one endorses anything
Sam Houston did or said, it must be
admitted that along with his distin-
ctive mark upon Texas he was
perhaps the most ubiquitous
character ever to stride across her
borders Possibly no other man has
had or will have such leadership
opportunities
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Wells’ Lions
Slate Oct. 26
For Shoot
Wells Lions Club Turkey Shoot
has been set for Oct. 26. and
something new has been added
This year, there also will be a range
for archers
The event, which is scheduled for
11 a.m to4 p.m. on that date, is held
annually two miles south of Wells
on Hwy. 69. Persons participating
are asked to furnish their own
shells, but no buekshot is allowed
Rounds are $1.50 each Refresh-
ments wiii be available.
Lions Club members also are
taxing {>i uoiidiiOna on a Marini
30/30 rifle.
Proceeds from the turkey shoot
will go towards helping Wells
School with the purchase of the
McGruff Crime Prevention puppet
sets and for other community
projects
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and Wells !Sews ’/V Views
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ASSOCIATION
A. Frank Smith United Methodist
Rev. J. Fndslev
Alto Church of Christ
Ken McLemore
Calvary Baptist Church, Wells
Bro. b red Neal
Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal
Rev. I om Wainwright
Campground Baptist Church
Church of Christ. Hwy. 69 North
J. P. Fields
Church of Christ. Wells
Cecil Stringer
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
John R. Grubbs
Cold Spring United Methodist
Rev. Merv Dawson
balvey Methodist, Wells
Rev. James E. Wilkerson
First Assembly of God
Rev. V. C. Troutman
First Baptist Church, Alto
Rev. Gene Kendrick
First Baptist Church. Wells
Rev. Matthew McBrvde. Jr.
b irst Christ Holy Sanctified
Mother B. B. Watts
f' irst Pentecostal
Rev. Clayton McClendon
Forest Baptist Church
.................. C. D. bant
Hilltop Baptist, Alto
Rev. Bill Morgan
1 .vnehes Chapel
Rev. Merv Dawson
Alto Missionary Baptist Church
Rev. Odis Brvan
Mt. Zion United Methodist
......Rev. J. Fjidslev
New Hope Baptist Church
Rev. T. J. Bagley
Old Palestine Baptist Church
....Rev. Hollis Bass
Pollok Baptist ............................
........... Ira Bright
St. Thomas Chapel A.M.E.. Alto
Rev. William Vaughn. Jr.
Sweet Union ................. ............
......... Rev. J. 1. Hart
Wells Chapel A.M.E., Alto
Rev. William Vaughn. Jr.
Weches Primitive Baptist
Elder Octor Moseley
Union Hill Baptist Church ....................
Rev. Issac Wiley
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The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1985, newspaper, October 3, 1985; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846684/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.