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♦ Monitor - De Leon. TX 7*444
Thursday, May 4, 2000
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I in turn explain the wonders
of the digital camera that captures
one's likeness in the blink of an
• Carpet & Vinyl
• Hardwood <&
Ceramic Tile
• Window Treatments
• Wallpaper
• Interior Decorating
Patsy Martin
Licensed Designer
it clears the problem, but it returns
each time he turns his computer
"We've got a bug in there." I say
stepping into the publisher's office
to use his phone (the Internet has
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week."
"Send out Charles." Ben orders.
"We need that drawing."
Ben's a trooper and doesn't give
non also threw out several'hdbtts
saying that state prison capacities
would be exceeded in early 1998 and
that by tele 1998 there would be oAer
revenue for Comanche County
It waa a money making move Um
Boswell powits out can go up or down
at 8 a m at the cemetery.
Bring tools to work with and a
basket lunch.
We invite all family and friends to
come and have fellowship with us.
The annual meeting of the Zion
Hill Cemeteiy Association will be held
Saturday, May 6th. at I0 a.m. at the
cemetery. There will be a director elec-
tion and a current financial report will
be presented. Everyone with an in-
terest in the Zion Hill Cemetery is
and serial numbers
If you are or know someone who
lived in Comanche County before en-
tering WW II sen ice ’nd did not reg-
ister your discharge papers in the
Comanche County Clerk's office, you
are sincerely requested to assist with
this index by contacting Alfred W
Evans. 527 Cicero. San Antonio.
Texas78218
thank you
Mte would like to thank everyone
for the concern shown during Jon's
extended hospital sUv al Hendncks
Medcal Center
A special thanks for the prayers,
visas, calls, cards, gifts flowers and
food
He is doing much better and wc
are very glad to be home
Jan A Barbara Cena
Z>« Monitor PO Box 50.
De Leon. Texas 76444 (USPS Publi-
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support.
Thanks to all who have been so
supportive in this work so far.
teachers.** says Murray
Murphy , deputy superin-
tendent of die Big Spring
Independent School Dis-
trict
"Grades K through 2
have no state testing.
American is or what America means
to them.
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ber of Commerce is considering a gi-
exit test. That's above the state av-
erage, which is 98 percent. If stu-
dents are having trouble with a seg-
ment of the lest, they get help from
tutors and study guides. They can
take practice teste on the internet.
School is getting harder. Gradu-
ation requirements include four
years of English, a foreign language
and knowledge of computers. In the
future, promotion in lower grades
will be tied to TAAS.
The correct answer to the TAAS
question mentioned earlier is 3.
Students in Texas High Schools
are getting a better education aca-
demically. Some parents say the em-
phasis on testing is too great and
vocational training is being over-
looked.
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103 North Texas • P.O. Box 50
De Leon. I ex as 76444-0050
(254)893-NEWS
FAX (254)893-5578
EMAIL:
editor'll deleonsmonitor.com
Owned by Chupp Publishing. Inc
sought
Alfred W Evans formerly of the
Soda Springs community is compil-
ing an index of the men and women
who lived in Comanche County.
Texas before WU II and served in
World War 11
This index includes the names,
branches of service date of entry,
highest known rank overseas as-
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Are you getting your news?
Why was there no story about the Comanche
County inmate population problem in last week’s
Monitor?
Because our readers knew about it six
months ago. Just like they knew about the
Highway 6 widening project in March.
Get in the game when it comes to your local
news by subcribing to De Leon's Monitor. Call
254-893-6397 and get your’s today.
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gantic hand made Quilt Show for Oliver Springs
clean-up day
Oliver Springs Annual Cemetery
June 29-30, 2000. We would like to
see the exhibit become an annual af-
fair!
A committee will be formed to take
charge-to publicize and promote this Woiking will be Saturday May 6,2000.
event. If you are interested in help-
ing in this project in any manner, or
just have an opportunity to exhibit
your handiwork we'd like to hear from
you.
Please call La Joyce Johnson at
254-893-2634 for further information.
We need your help.
for settlers to reach over land routes. F" _ **
The answer will appear later in dents in Big Spring pass the TAAS
Check it out!! See what's news this week
at ddconsmonitor.com
Students graduating from a Texas this column
Texas. California and
Florida lead the nation in
testing “Texas is prob-
HEAVEF^
public high school must pass a
TEXAS ASSESSMENT OF ACA-
DEMIC SKILLS (TAAS) test, scor-
ing at least a grade of 70. It contains ably number one in test-
questions in reading, writing and ing both students and
math Here are two math questions
from a recent TAAS test:
I A redwood tree casts a shadow
that is 150 feet long At the same
tune. Julie, who is 3 feet tail, casts a
shadow 5 feet long. How tall is the
tree?
2. Agnes tossed a coin 3 times Third graders take read-
turns off the computer one more
time. IT WORKS!
"We need a drawing of Mavor
Norma Jo Locke for our drive- "Getting rid of that dam bug!"
through window story." Ben pro- Ben answers. "That's what we al-
claims. "Send Charles Chupp out ways did when there was a bug in
to bring back a lifelike rendition the press. You just smashed it with
your shoe and went on about your
business."
Amen. Ben. Amen.
Brought to yw» by
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Serving De Leon and Surrounding Communities
For Over 90 Years
Era
Pe Monitor welcomes
letters to the paper. they must be
signed and have an address and tele-
phone number so wc can verify the
authenticity. Monitor
reserves the right to edit all material
submitted for publication
Any erroneous reflections upon
the character, standing, or repu.ation
of any person, firm or corporation
which may appear in the columns of
Zreu Monitor will gladly be
corrected upon being brought to the
attention of the publisher.
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Florida and Texas territories was
that they both were I) purchased by
Andrew Jackson's administration 2?
admitted to the US at the same time English and math. The math tests
under the same treaty 3) Spanish in four years will have questions in
colonies at one time or 4) difficult algebra two and trigonometry."
for settlers to reach over land routes. Murray says 99 percent of stu-
De Leon Cemeteiy
hosting clean up
The annual De Leon Spring Cem- sented Sunday. May 7,2000 at 2 p.m.
etery Clean Up work day will be held m the High School Cafetorium
This has been a very full year so
far and we hope we can continue business meeting was held. Opal
making it so with your presence and Clayton was recognized as being a
50-year member.
Hostesses for the meeting in-
cluded Dorothy Barnes, Opal
Hope to see you there on this date. Clayton, Billye Rice, Ruth Shugart
and Lurline Strasner. Cookies and
lemonade were served to Elsie
Barnes. Donnie Brownlee, June
Carruth, Merlene Day, Lynnda Gen-
try, Helen Grimshaw, Doris Hammit,
Evelyn Hare, Melba Shelby, Billie
Smith, Gayle Stroud, Betty Terrill and
Alzira Weaver.
The next meeting will be on May
10 at the P.A.R. Country Club, where
the new slate of officers will be in-
stalled for the upcoming two year
term.
fourth toss? The next three grades are tested on
Sorry, I don’t have the answers. I writing and math. Ninth graders
do have the answers to a TAAS test take no TAAS tests. Right now, tenth
given to 8th graders, who take more graders begin their exit level TAAS
r testing. This gives them the maxi-
Charles Chupp
Publisher
Russeii Huffman
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Tracey Salyer-Faulkner
Director bf Aift etTisrng Saks
Georgia Ann Fields
Business Manager
ciphered arrival of 40 new Wiuui company overace- 'hr trauqxiru
un inmatei Wednesday and then '•»" handling and monitorm|t 'Ttm
haring Wisconsin Corrections nonofinmates
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-The contracts Wisconsin has with "»« " doesn't seem to make aem-
__________Texas jails are due to eapoe June Wdi because Wisconsin is kwkmg fo
County foe being at 102 percent of of neat jrear and we are planning on prison space There i» a pro ate lac il
‘ ------ temag Arm expur We are looking at tty tn Wnconsm. hw n won t he ni
facilitates that peov>de a mimum of <>" • pervase level he.ause die Male
SOO beds for inmates - government doesn' allow n. learn
Clausius also pointed out ihai said
Wisconsin has already moved m However, ancles Irion ihe Mt.
mates out of Palo Pmto. Moens and ~oo*»eJo«r»o/Sr«tmr/quote Wo
Frinllincounnes cousin Corrections Secretary fo
-We havent beard anything like Lnscher as saying lus stale »ill tei
that kere.-Sheriff Billy Works said nuaase contracts-icfi Texas coom
-This isn't a sisuanon of gloom here jaih wtttan a year and instead sh,
r____,__ andwedonlhoveaieoaonlewotry ' cooeirts to bagger private prisons t
'The tmporumthuig for a county Sheriff Worta petfood out be. bos ofoet sfotes
been racenuv and seadutg out Wts- TefoO gods cost Wisconsin les
income because n can go awny. but if coaam mmfoes «the same pace foe money per doy but the stole s mon
theteudufoyem tonag staff has only five employer
bock agam.- Boswell toad T*« of Wracoasia s aa to ovanee more foaa 4.M0 mn-oi
nouncemeM dtdoT swpnse Was. Tex uaaemmoaes The iransponanrm an
tests than students in any other i ’ _ —
grade They are tested on math, read- mum amount of time to pass the test,
ing, writing, social studies (includes which is given in the Spring, Sum-
history) and science. Here's a social mer and Fall of each school year,
studies question: “|n four years, the exit test will
One similarity between the be given in the eleventh grade in-
stead of the tenth. The test will also
be harder, containing questions in
science and social studies as well as
Comanche County may lose Wisconsin inmates
County officials
say they haven’t
been notified
Bv Rutteil Huffman
Mirtwioe FdMoe
and got 3 tails. What is the prob- ing and math tests, fourth graders
ability that she will get a tail on her take reading, writing and math tests,
fourth toss? The next three grades arc tested on
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by hand.
Ah yes. Ben sure had his prob-
lems.
So many problems that he
found time to discover electricity, the problem and for just a certain
serve as a US Statesman, ladies amount of money we can have the
man etc. I'm sure I donY have to program we need shipped. "Right
tell you about all Ben Franklin did away and it should be there in a
in his lifetime
But just for fun let's zap old Ben
to the Monitor's office last week.
Now he's in front of his com-
puter and the thing just stops w ork- up. As the new spaper nears dead-
ing. He turns it off and for no ap- line Ben's super-duper "Anti-Vi-
parent reason it's working Tine rus" software beeps a warning that
again. his email has delivered a nasty bug
Old Ben's smart and that's an that is set to go off at 5 p.m. He
easy one. Then Ben's looking for runs the "Anti-Virus" software and
a file and he can see it in the di-
rectory. but he can't get it to come
onto the screen Nothing works back on.
this time — noi even turning off
the computer.
Saddened hi walks across the
street (drawing much attention Ben's line tied up),
with his 1700s era clothing) to Before I can dial up some ser-
Weaver Drug and he has Bodie vice I hear a loud banging and
Weaver draw up a Coke float. smashing. Returning to the main
Filled to the brim and smack- area of the office I find Ben with
ing his lips from a vanilla-flavored one of his buckled shoes in hand
burp he heads back to work and and he's beating the ter out of the
computer.
"What are you doing?" I
scream.
"Getting rid of that dam bug!"
Representative wants to widen
Highway 6, Waco to Eastland
The rumor of the widening of Laney that points the highway qualt-
State Highway 6 to a four-lane divided ftes lor the Texas TRUNK System
roadway began circulating De Leon "As you are undoubtedly aware,
last week and the Monitor has learned this portion of Highway 6 (Waco to
State Representative Jim Keffer has Eastland) is already a major trucking
extended an open invitation to Texas corridor because of the directness
Department of Transportat ton Com- from Houston. Brygn/College Station,
missioner David Laney to discuss the and Waco to Abilene." Keffer wrote
project “A divided four-land upgrade would
Keffer spoke about such a posst- not only encourage future routing to
btltiy in Eastland County two weeks this region, but it would also reduce
ago. but stressed the idea was just safety hazards associated with the
that - an idea; however, the Repre- heavy combination of commercial*
sentative look things a step farther trucking.ag-relatedandgeneraloub-
March 9 with a lener to Commissioner Please see Highway 6 page 7
Ben Franklin's newspaper
adventure in De Leon, TX
By Russeii Huffman
Monitor Editor
A tricski recently commented
cm how much Benjamin Franklin
would have loved working with
today's newspaper technology
"Old Ben would have loved to
see today's computers and the digi-
tal cameras they have out there."
he said
Old Ben never had il so good.
In Ben's day newspapers were
often one page First someone had
to cover the story, write iL and then
someone (often the same someone) eve. Ben of course is all the more
had io lay in the letters (upside fascinated when I explain it runs
down and backwards). on electricity from small batteries
If there was a mistake in the Oul Ben rushes with his cam-
spelling (a typok someone Mopped era and points and shoots the
the press and fixed it. It was a slow Mayor's best side. Back to the of-
process. but that same someone fice he rushes and into the com-
could fix it all and deliver the puter he inserts his floppy disk,
newspapers The disk lives up to its name and
Breakdowns were fixed by flops out the message. "Disk un-
'Yankee" engineering and often usable." He rushes out again and
with whatever happened to be takes another brilliant pose Same
around the shop, or could be made thing.
"How do we fix this?" He asks.
"We’ll need to go on-line and
figure it out." I respond
Cruising the Internet reveals
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had conrncn —uh ihc INS. recent expansion Ki 146 beds and a
I rav«. Gillisipie and Bosque coun- low) combined bund package of
lies when they ve had vieurowding S2 76Smdliun _
and we've always mused on " The laiesi move for expansion was spokesman Bill Clausius say that
Boswell pointed io the Comanche pushed by the Texas Commisaioa on
< ounry Commissioners as the reason Jail Sundards which cited Comanche
tor the jaiFs continued success
When you look at the good that capacity «Jan I9M The Commis
has been done you can see that the - - - — -
I ess than a week after projecting jail has had a huge impact " Boswell
J $MH> <B10 profit for the Comanche sard "I applaud the efforts of the
i ‘luuty Jail >i now appears local ofTt- C ommissioners and the County
>al. nuy hare to'shop around to Judge for their planting because die counties dui needed help with over
support their facility with the Stale jail has paid for itself"
• Wisconsin announcing plans to An estimated S24O 000 of tax payer
pull all nt its inmates from Texas jails money supports the jails operation
But soumy officials say they ve which has an annual budget of (eslt-
heai.l nothing from Wisconsin offs mated) IS 14.000 Over Ihe last eight depending on many factors
Slais and they wouldn't worry rfthey yews the jaiTs operation and income
did because this type of news has has saved the taxpayer slightly more
he. ome old hat than 1200.000 per year
Ibis n something that we've had Comanche County hu encouu
looming over our heads for 10 years tered two recent jail building projects.
' ounty Auditor Joey Boswell said withrirsta4g bedfac<lityatacoatof
I h« lint something new because around 1000 000 and ihen die most
on May 13th. 2000 from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Volunteers to work are asked to
arrive at 9 a m. and bring some items annual meeting
prut■ nmont trw tx/rvo-L xx/otlx T*l»d>rd»
Announcing the annual meeting encouraged to attend.
row. shovel, hoe. rake, pruning shear for The Oakland Cemetery Associa-
and pry bar. tion.
All citizens and organizations are The meeting will convene at 10
asked to encourage friends and mem- a.m. Saturday May 6,2000. We hope April 12,2000 in the hospitality rpom
bers to volunteer. to see everyone there who have of the F & M bank. The program
A coffee break will be at 10:30 a.m. friends and loved ones buried there, theme was Americanism. Each of the
and a noon meal at 12:30 p.m. We need you to be an active part members told who their favorite
If you can send cookies, sweets, ofthecemetery and the only way you
sandwiches, chips or drinks, please can be is to be present,
bring them to the Veterans Pavilion
at the cemetery.
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Huffman, Russell. De Leon's Monitor (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 2000, newspaper, May 4, 2000; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1244654/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.