Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 21, 1985 Page: 1 of 32
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Sunday, July 21, 1985
Copyright 1985 by Ponola County Newspopers
Telephone 214 693 7888
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Hwy 59 overpass construction bid let
Asphalt paving planned
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Hillary Lipsey serves a cold glass of Kool-Aid to Kristi Carter.
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While visiting family members at Lake Murvaul, Pete
and Bunny Pilcher reminisced about some of Pete’s
exciting adventures as a daring jet test pilot. See
Pilcher’s tale on page 6B
Marvin and Marie Millican were this year’s first
recipient of Panola Newspapers’ Yard of the Month
award. See this Carthage couple’s gardening secrets
and photos of their award winning yard on pages 1C
and 2C.
Poyne Inc has been awarded the
contract for that work
State health officials say their tests not stopping operation
New water well hampered by confusion
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the water," he told a Panola Post
reporter. He verified that a ver-
bal approval was all that was
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By Angie Travis
A prospering business has
recently opened for summer
customers on the corner of
Parker and Success Streets at
the home of Lorraine Bunyard.
Kobi Aid for Sale is run by
Leslie Bunyard age 1 1 and
Hillary Lipsey 10 with "some
assistance from two year old
Allison Bush
With approximately eight
More work scheduled to begin
soon also includes the con
Construction activity currently
taking place at U S 59 North
deals with Rehobeth water line
By Earl Chessher
A spokesman for AHS (Affiliated Hospital Systems) said
Thursday night that he could not deny his organization is an
operating unit of the Hermann Hospital system but that AHS
was not involved in recent mismanagement and scandal
publicized by a Houston newspaper
Following presentation of a proposal for affiliation with
Panola General Hospital recently a Talk Line reader voiced
concern over the hospitals consideration of affiliation in
view of the bad publicity and allegations
present with key spokesman John Self
director of marketing
Don Stuart regional director for
AHS was named as the agent who will
work with the Panola General Board
acting as liaison for the groups
The corner refreshment
stand market is flourishing
this year according to Leslie
Bunyard who says We have
a large cash flow. We bought
the Kool-Aid with our own
money but the ice was free."
Prices range from 15 cents
Self explained that complete control
of the hospital remains with the board
of managers and county commission.
Employees of the hospital will
remain hospital county employees
board member Corson Cockrum stated
Officials explained that both parties
have the option to terminate the con-
tract agreement at any time subject to
certain limitations
Specifically the agreement calls for
AHS to supervise the day to-day
operation of the hospital with com-
plete access" to the hospital including
all offices facilities and records ac-
cording to the document
During the term of the agreement -
three years with a two-year optional
extension AHS will provide an ad-
ministrator or interim administrator, as
Please see BOARD poge 2A
struction of an overpass
ramps at U S 59 North
By Bruce Hawkins
Clayton citizens will meet at 8
p.m Aug. 8 at Clayton Com
munity Center to discuss plans
forming a volunteer fire depart-
ment. After recent fires, the
town needs one, committee
chairman Eddie Robinson said
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The new well was completed have it on sometime next week,
earlier this year and project He added that the holdup was
engineer E. E. Perkins said last due to state approval of water
week that the new well was samples.
John Self director of marketing and development. AHS
told the Panola County Post that he regretted the possible
stigma placed on AHS due to the incident involving some
key officials in the Hermann Hospital Estate.
We are a sistered division of the hospital " said Self,
but this organization is in no way involved with the group.
Out of 3 000 people involved in the estate operations some
eight were caught up in the incident Three are no longer
there and another one has been implicated but the in-
Pl*o» see AHS poge 2A
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The board voted acceptance of the
proposed contract received for review
earlier this week during regular
session Thursday night There were
four representatives of AHS part of the
Hermann Hospital Estate group
should be completed in o few
By Earl Chessher
Panola General Hospital Board of
Managers approved a three year of
filiation and management contract
with a system operating as part of the
Hermann Hospital group First year
fees including management salaries
could be as much as $205 400
Hospital and Affiliated Hospital
Systems (AHS) officials noted that the
figures included in the initial contract
are maximums and could be less The
agreement is also subject to final op
proval Monday morning by Panola
County Commissioners.
The contract amounts also would
reflect establishment of salary for a
proposed hospital financial controller
The present administrator's salary
would offset a portion of any change in
salary for a hospital administrator
will convene at 9 30 a.m.
Construction on the last
segment of Carthoges Loop 436
connecting Texas Highway 315
and US Highway 59 is expected
to begin in early winter or late
fall Moore said
That s about the way it stan
Caddo Parish District Court Parish Sheriff's Department ponement until June 15, at
The night Clayton s General they got to the scene," according He said a good response has
Store burned remains in the min- to Robinson. been seen from citizens. "The
ds of all Clayton residents. "The "If they had had a fire depart, post office has a list of people in
fire department did all they ment, they could have gotten favor of it, he said. Signs are
could do. Robinson said about water on the fire quicker " Car- planned to be posted in Clayton
Carthage and Gary VFDs' work tho e fireman Guy Bunyard said, businesses notifying citizens of
at controlling the blaze 'WL might could have saved part the meeting. Robinson said.
resSpooraeanquicfyrthcgrdingl of the building, "he odded. Robinson said he fell most
records and personal feelings "Everybody sees a need for citizens were in favor of the
from Clayton townspeople, but it," Robinson said about the for- project. We need one, said
"the fire was too far gone when mation of Clayton VFD. Robinson.
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work Moore said It s a utility ds right now he said The
adjustment needed to be done finished project will provide
prior to construction he said travelers with a complete route
The water line is being repaired around Carthage
apa.
Business Review... .Page 7B Sunday - scattered showers
Calendar of Events . Page 7 A and thunderstorms in the af-
Classifieds.....Pages 4B-6B ternoon.
Editorials..........Page 4
Obituaries.........Page 6A Monday through Tuesday ■
Panola People . • . Page 1C afternoon temperatures in low
Religious News. Pages 6C-7C to mid 90s- evening tern-
Sports .... Pages 1B-3B peratures in low to mid 70s
ficial Frank Kimmey Tuesday for the trial of Panola
Co-op electricians were on County Justice of the Peace
duty from sometime after 3 p m Precinct 3 William B Gulley ac
until nearly midnight Tuesday cording to Caddo Parish District
restoring power to some half Attorney s staff
Pleose see ELECTRICAL page 3A Gulley was arrested by Caddo
"There has been a lot of us
thinking about it for a long
time," Robinson said.
By Debe Grissom
LAKE MURVAUL- Murvaul Water
Supply Corp. system users are
drawing what is possibly the
worst water yet from their taps
while promises to put a new
State Health Department ap-
proved well on line again go un-
fulfilled.
System users have contended
with poor guality water for When contacted ’"Friday af- ternoon, regional health depart-
several years. All officials in- ternoon, Murvaul Water Supply ment official Joel Sprouls
dicated that installation of a new Corp, board President Dean checked the department’s lab
water well to supplement the Soape said, "the contractor told and said all the state-required
April 2 on charges of aggravated which time Assistant District At-
assault disturbing the peace by torney Scott Crichton agreed to a
being drunk and discharging a continuance in view of docket
firearm according to sheriff congestion.
department reports. District Judge Charles R. Scott
The trial, originally scheduled is to hear the case in Courtroom
for May 15, received a post- G.
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Harris Chapel rancher Morris
Bowen says the lock of a ground
wire on the power supply system
crossing his pasture is a key
element in the deaths of four of
his two-year old crossbred
heifers
A live wire was knocked to
the ground sometime Tuesday
afternoon when an old tree fell
across the Rusk County Electric
Cooperative power line The
dead animals were discovered
lying in a straight line beneath
the wire according to Bowen
Bowen said he learned of the
incident Wednesday morning of
ter he was contacted by RCEC of
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County commissioners to make final decision c°conday meeting
Hospital board approves Hermann affiliation
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Officials with both groups also em
phasized that the affiliation agreement
is o management-cooperative
arrangement and does not reflect on
interest in purchase of the hospital by
AHS
Work orders are expected
within a few weeks and con
struction should start soon on
Carthage s east Loop 436 ac
cording to Del Moore resident
engineer of the State Depart
ment of Highways and Public
Transportation
W R Boyd Construction Com
pony will pave the loop s
2 shoulders treat the culverts and
8 overlay the highway with
* asphalt and concrete mix Moore
said
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Grissom, Debe & Chessher, Earl. Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 21, 1985, newspaper, July 21, 1985; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1422318/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.