Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 2, 1985 Page: 4 of 42
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PANOLA COUNTY POST
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Express your questions on CISD bond
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Debe Grissom
Co Editor
Reply: Portable buildings are
only o temporary solution for a
growth problem. The proposed
bond issue will provide per-
manent facilities to handle
present and future growth. The
school board also determined
in the last meeting that par
table buildings are not can
dusive to good education As
for selling Turner School in-
LAST WEEK,
WHEN WE WERE
Ted Leach
Sports fditor
Randy Gr issom
Assistant Publisher
LoydC Grissom
Publisher
The Panola County Post is published each Sunday by Panola
County Newspapers and second class postage is paid at Car-
thage Texas Postmaster send 3579 to P O Box 518 Carthage.
Texas 75633
district race. The sports page
has not had one word to say
about it.
Reply: You apparently missed
the coverage in the Moy 29
Watchman, in which page IB
a
prepared by the newspaper
staff to try to answer questions
raised in the readers com-
ments We reserve the right to
edit or delete comments.)
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Republicans voted against the
measure which is thought to
provide Democrats with a more
conservative candidate than
the original proposal.
prevent such action.
(Another caller)
H we re in such a desperate
need of new schools, why did
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CONGRATULATIONS
GRADUATES
I must say that you guys did
a real good job on your
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this summer.
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The Speaker called it right.
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Fields baseball team. The
Elysian Fields team this year
has won bi-district and has
defeated Beckville in the
Tumor School for $1,000 when
it was a much newer building
than both Baker or Koonce?
Now they want to put another
big fat bond issue on us, and
devoted to photo” and whatever happened to all the
coverage of the other temporary buildings’
the current school board sell column in the next two
Agriculture Commisssiom Am
Hightower has had tough going
this session wiith budge*
lhoeriters cutting his outlays and
limiting his staff, but las* week
his foes carried the battle
against him too far Hightouer,
perhaps riding on a sympathy
backlash., finally won one in
the legislature
When House Agriculture
Chairman Bob Saunders D-
LaGrange, moved to dihate
Hightower s power to reguiate
pesticide use,, particularly his
editions of the newspaper
Any patron with legitimate
questions concerning the bond
issue may call TALK Line 693
8255 and state that question
We will then compile ac
curate replies for these
questions which will appear in
the special question and an
swer column on June 5 and 9
Calls must be placed prior to
June 5 in order to appear in
this special column
Office Hours 8am to 5 Monday through Friday
abortion reguhations Abortion
foes LB Kubiak D-Rockdale
and Jan McKenna R-Arington
tried to build their measure in-
to other legislation renewing
the Texas Department of
Health but some key
lawmakers threatened to
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The Speaker asked Kubiak
and the others to retreat and
avoid a confrontation that
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The 1985 Texas legislature not indicated whether he plans billion a 13 percent increase
has closed, sending several to sign this bill. over the 1984-85 budget,
measures and extending the Up for voter approval, as a The budget will include $953
regular session by two and one- result of legislative action will million in spending for the
half days to approve an indigent be a $1 billion water develop- state's prisons.
care program. ment plan. If voters agree, bonds Among bills that did not pass
Among the changes passed by can be issued for more than $ 1 during the legislature were
this legislative session were: billion in water development, legalised horse racing, lotteries.
- Repeal of the Blue Law. conservation and research open container ban, Income tax
prohibiting sale of certain items projects and loans. ban and pesticide regulation,
on Sunday. The repeal will allow The repeal of the Blue law Is
stores to open on Sunday, with expected to bring an additional Presidents of state teacher
the exception of car dealerships. $24 million a year in sales tax organizations and Senate
The bill has been sent to Gov. revenue, lawmakers say, education leader Carl Parker
Mark White for his signature and The price tag for state govern- agreed that the Legislative
Indications are that he will sign ment and Its programs for the session did nothing to help
the bill, next two years was set at $36.83 public education In Texas.
- Increase in prices of Texas
(Editor's Note TALK-Lime is
published os a public service to
provide a Forum for free ex-
pression of public opinion The
comments expressed in the
column are the views of those
who call our recording phone
at 693-8255 and do not
necessarily represent the
views of this newspaper The
and college tuition by 300 per- Eight candidates for the First Former State Treasurer Har-
cent. The measure Is pending Congressional District had ding, 64, of Brownsboro filed
White's signature, tossed their hats into the ring by Wednesday as did Mewi.74
- Raising the legal drinking the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline Hallsville , f
age from 19 to 21. A special election to fill for others filing Wednesday In*
Also approved was a $70 mer U.S. Rep. Sam Hall s seat eluded previOuail onnouL^f
million state plan for medical will be held June 29. Hall was candidates Flanagan a Mhunt
care for the indigent. This sworn in as a Federal Judge In Pleasant attorney: Russell of
measure was sent to White for Marshall Tuesday. Mount Pleasant, and Wiedner of
his signature. Democrats entering the race Lone Star
X' InX £ nSandidarezuwho.haduotroody
requiring Texans to buckle up ding, State Rep. Jim McWilliams, of Nash Sulohur snInN "I
their seat belts while riding in State Rep. Sam W. Russell, Jr. torney and former H8N,G*
the front seat of a car and SB2, and Fred John Wieder, Jr, County District AHOnn. PEUN
continuing the Texas Depart* Edd Hargett Is the only man; and linden engineer
ment of Aging. The governor has Republican candidate. Hargett, """"
They look really nice., and I
know every one of the seniors
in Panola County were pleased
to see the many sponsors that
supported them. Best wishes to
all of you at the newspaper
that you continue to do a good
job. Thank you and have a
good day.
BOND ISSUE
Concerning the upcoming
bond election why was school
problems not brought up
during the last school board
election this year? Why does
Panola County even have to
own a hospital? Get out of the
hospital business and sell it.
All of the above are paid by
property owners, yet people
who do not own anything have
a right to say we should pay at
the ballot box. This is totally
unfair to someone trying to
own anything. Let the school
board and county com-
missioners go to Austin or
wherever for a sales tax. If
they need this as they say let
everyone help pay for it. Get
off of the property owners'
backs. Enough is enough.
Thank you.
Reply: When the CISD school
board made noise about ex-
pansion for the future back in
1981, such negative sentiment
was received from the public
was received that the idea was
shelved. And at that time,
payment of the program could
have been budgeted but, the
tax rate was instead reduced.
Now, the expansion has
become a pressing need that
can no longer be ignored. And,
addressing your last comment,
tax money in Austin comes out
of local taxpayers' pockets just
like local taxes do.
(Another caller)
Here we go again, and I
guess Carthage hasn't
received a message from
Washington that we are going
to have to tighten our belts and
quit this extravagant spending.
How can two key school board
members not attend a meeting
as Important as a $3.8 million
spending spree? It appears to
me that we have puppets on a
string and no wonder so much
emphasis was put on getting
them elected. Another thing,
how can students fail and yet
get passed to the next higher
grade?
Reply: School board members
absent from the last meeting
had already voiced their ap-
proval to fellow board mem-
bers far approval of the bond
issue - thereby casting their
votes in favor. As for students
falling and being passed to the
next grade, mandates of
Hau RUI 72 specifically
addressed such matters to
C
thouse
local o
with
procee
driver's license, safety in-
spection sticker and per-
sonalised license plates.
- Increase In state university
nor signed new low giving him
added land monogement
authority not only over public
school lands, but all other
state owned lands as well
Mauro will have added
powers to trade low revenue
state land for property bringing
more money to public schools
His new responsibilities call for
him to assess and make best
use recommendations for land
owned by other state agencies
Mauro a Democrat owes
much of his success to a quiet
bipartisan effort headed by the
bill's Republican sponsor state
Sen John Leedom of Dallas
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WE “T
Another approved bill gives
the Veterans Land Board also
land Commissioner Garry
Mauro come out a big winner
this session, when the gover-
Bond issue
to be aired
in an effort to convey ac
curate information to Carthage
Independent School District
patrons regarding the up-
coming June 11 bond issue
Ponola Newspapers will
publish a question and answer
chaired by Mauro, the
authority to make veteran
loans on 5-acre tracts, much
eosier than the present 10-acre
minimum requirement.
Urban sprawl and the
decades rising interest rates
have made it difficuk at
veterans to find an available
1 0 acres.
PresidemthePrtmey
The House approved and
sent to the Senate a bill moving
the Texas presidential primary
up two months from early May
the Rio Grande Volley, he
found himself no* only up
ogams* the Mexican-Americon
Caucus, but enough handfuls of
conseratiwes from both par-
tie* to warrant surrender.
He abandoned his proposal
which was backed by chemical
kobbists and the Texas Farm
Bureau two groups which
Hightower angered eari ier
with his new., stringent
pesticide regulations
stood of Baker-Koonce
Superintendent Dr. Marvin
Crawford said that although
the Turner building was
younger, it was poor condition
and would require more
repairs and maintenance than
Baker-Koonce. He cited
problems with plumbing,
heating and cooling and traffic
flow.
TEACHER INCREMENTS
Why does the Carthage In-
dependent School District
Board of Trustees still pay all
instructional teachers in the
Carthage system a bonus of
from $3,000 to $10,000 an-
nually out of the ad valorem
tax fund which is not supposed
to be used for educational
salaries? It's the only district
that makes this payment.
Reply: Superintendent Dr.
Marvin Crawford says your
allegations are incorrect. The
district pays a $2,000 salary
supplement to teachers - which
is in line with what other area
teachers are paid. Teachers
that perform extracurricular
duties such as coaching and
band instruction, that work
outside classroom hours and
often during summer months,
do receive additional in-
crements for their services.
Crawford also said that ad
valorem taxes may be used for
any purpose the school board
deems necessary, even
salaries, and that It Is a com-
mon practice for all Texas
school board to use ad valorem
tax funds for salaries and sup-
plements.
TAXES
Governor Mark White last
summer through a special
session of the Texas
Legislature increased your
taxes by $4.7 billion, and today
at the close of the legislative
session he has Increased your
fees and taxes again this year
by an additional $146 million.
When is the Texas public going
to wake up?
THANKS
I would like to compliment
the Texas State Highway
Department for the efficient
and unusual way that they
have gone about patching the
square and the outlets from
the square. I think this is really
a good, efficient way of doing
this, and I'm sure it saves us a
lot of money, yet it seems to be
Candy Foster Earl Chessher
Advertising Manager Co Editor
regarding i
spending by
ment. Total
penditures
during tisco
greater th
1983 Defer
had increo
from $12.3
to $14.3
1984 Del
Panola Cou
$1 363 000
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POSITION SUPPORTED
This is concerning th* article
printed concerning Mr. Gulley.
Why should people think th*
newspaper is responsible for
his behavior? They only print
th* news. You do your own
behavior. Don't try to lay his
conduct and his behavior on
th* paper because it's not th*
editor's fault. It's his fault. He
should have thought about his
grandchildren and children
before this happened. Please
stop trying to lay it on the
editor or the paper. Your con-
duct in public office is a public
thing. Don't blame it on
anybody. They only print the
news. They don't do it.
WORKING WOMEN
Why is it that th* Panola
Nursing Home is recognized
when there is a complaint, but
the women who work there
aren't recognized as working
women?
Reply: Many working women
were included in ad-
vertisements that were pur-
chased by their employers in
the recent Working Womens'
Special Edition. A few
professional women and elec-
ted officials were also
spotlighted in stories. Since we
hope to make Working
Womens' Week an annual
tradition, whereby different
professions can be spotlighted
in stories and all businesses
will have the opportunity to
salute their working women.
SPEEDING TICKET
I'd like to know if the school
bus drivers got a slap on the
wrist recently when all three of
• th* bus drivers that had taken
the band students to Six Flags
got a ticket for excessive
speeding, 75 miles an hour.
W* thought our children were
in safe hands when they were
on the bus. Does the
chaperone have a say about
these matters? Thank you.
Reply: CISD Superintendent
Dr. Marvin Crawford verified
that it was actually four buses
that received speeding tickets
for travelling too fast "down a
hill outside of Mesquite." He
added that the district en-
courages their bus drivers to
travel the speed limit and that
a chaperone would not have
any authority over such a
situation, only school district
personnel.
ACT OF KINDNESS
To the person who left the
puppies at the car wash, you
could have taken them to the
pound qs I did when I found
them. It would'v* been much
kinder.
SPORTS COVERAGE
I wish th* Watchman would
put some information In th*
sports paper about th* Elysian
too. as House members demon •
strated when Bruce Gibson, D-
Cleburne and some other onti-
abortion foes tried to revive
the Texas Health Facilities
Commission by tying it to obor
tion regulations
The contoversiol com
mission regulates who can
build and expand hospitals and
nursing homes. but House
members voted 97-49 to axe it.
Even some pro-life
lawmakers voted to dismantle
the commission including
McKenna House and Senate
leaders pronounced it dead for
this session
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Also abandoned last week
was the attempt to pass stricter
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Grissom, Debe & Chessher, Earl. Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 2, 1985, newspaper, June 2, 1985; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1422304/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.