Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 68, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 20, 1991 Page: 1 of 12
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1991
USPS NO. 114-160 VOL. 112, NO 68
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UASS COUNTY, TEXAS • 1 SECTION, 12 PAGES
Most polled favor attempt to liberate Kuwait
Locals support U.S. war on Iraq
"What was your reac-
tion when you heard
that we had launched
the attack in the Middle
East?"
FRAN WHEATON
I was afraid for the kids over
there — I have a daughter over
there as an MP specialist. I just
want us to do it and get it over
with. I back the president's deci-
sion, and that comes from a
Democrat.
ROY HERNANDEZ
When I first heard, I just went
'Oops, it's here.' Then I was
glued to the TV the rest of the
night. But I did say a quick
prayer to end the war quickly.
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GARY ENDSLEY
I thought we would attack now
because the weather and condi-
tion of the moon (second night of
a new moon) made it good. I
thought they should have hit
about 3 p.m.
SALLY JOHNSON
They've used planes first, and
that scares me. Now they're
going to send in the ground
forces. And when they come in,
there will be confrontations.
We're liable to lose a lot of kids
that way.
HOWARD STINNETT
When I heard the amount of
force used, I was elated. I still
remember the Vietnam era, and
I'm glad the U.S. had the guts to
take it to them. To me it's now or
never.
By JOHN COLEMAN
Journal Editor
Cass County residents over-
whelmingly support President
Bush's use of force against Iraq, ac-
cording to an informal poll con-
ducted by the Citizens Journal.
The poll, taken Thursday morn-
ing, showed that more than nine of
every 10 Cass County residents
supported the military action. The
random poll of 100 Cass County
citizens found that 94 percent of
those surveyed supported what
President Bush called the "liberation
of Kuwait."
Of the 100 polled, 75 were from
Support groups
nearby; others
need support
Journal Staff Report
While no formal support groups
for the families of men and women
situated in the Persian Gulf are
meeting in the Atlanta area, there
are two within reasonable proximity.
According to officials at Red River
Army Depot, they have a support
group that is available to help those
who feel they need counseling or
assistance in some way. The
telephone number for the group at
RRAD is (903) 334-2870.
Pinewood Hospital in Texarkana
Please see SUPPORT page 3A
City area, 15
from Douglas-
Bloomburg and
the Atlanta/Queen
from Linden, five
sville, three from
two from McLeod.
Most of those polled did not want
to be quoted in the newspaper, but
the comment of Tommy Dudley of
Linden was fairly representative of
those who supported the U.S. ac-
tion.
"I think it is necessary to get rid of
Hussein and if this is the way the
president thinks it should be done,
then I support him 100 percent. Al-
so, I believe his own people need to
turn against him."
Nationally, a poll conducted by
the Washington PosfABC News
showed that 80 percent of
Americans supported the presi-
dent's action.
'If I were President...'
By JOHN COLEMAN
Journal Editor
Students in Diane Whatley's third
grade class at Atlanta Elementary
School have been busy rallying their
support of Operation Desert Storm.
The class covered a tree with yellow
ribbons, made American flags with
yellow ribbons to wear to school
during the day and pin to their pil-
lows at night, adopt a serviceman
and now they are designing a huge
American flag to ship to the Gulf
region.
They also had an opportunity last
week to jot down some thoughts on
how they would take care of the
Middle East crisis if they were in
President Bush's shoes.
Entitled "If I Were President...",
some of the essays read like this:
I would send more U.S. troops to
Saudia Arabia. I would also lower
taxes. I would also make more jobs
lor the people of the U.S.A. I would
like the would to have peace. I
would set afire to my enemies base-
ment. I am going to win war faster
than lighting. This would happen if I
were President.
Richard Walker
Pat Starnes related that If I were
President, I would talk to Saddam
Hussein and try to get him to pull
out of Kuwait. If he would not listen
to me then I would bhomb him ou<
of Kuwait.
Likewise, David Ellison had a
plan.
I would help the soldiers win the
war. I would send them a Bible and
airplanes and bullits and guns and
jets. I would also send helicopters
for them. I would go see them to
Please see SCHOOL page 2A
AISD voters head to polls again
Registered voters in the Atlanta
Independent School District are
reminded that polls will be open
Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to al-
low votes to be cast in the Place 6
trustee election.
Incumbent Max Womack will be
challenged again by Michael Giesler
for that slot on the board. This is the
second time around for these two
candidates because of the order of
District Court Judge Garmon Hollis
to throw out the results of the
original election held on May 5 and
hold another balloting.
The election was ordered to be
held Jan. 19 following a court hear-
ing that resulted in a Dec. 20 ruling
Oops...
Due to a pre-production over-
sight, political advertisements for
the Atlanta school board race
which ran in the Wednesday,
Jan. 16 issue of the Citizens
Journal did not carry the neces-
sary disclaimers as required by
law. They were accidentally
omitted by the newspaper.
Disclaimers reading "Political
advertisement paid for by
Michael Giesler, Atlanta, Tx.
75551" were omitted from the
paid advertisements on pages
1A and 8A. The disclaimer read-
ing "Political advertisement paid
for by Max Womack, Atlanta, Tx.
75551" was omitted from the
paid id on page 4B.
All political ads were paid for
by the respective candidates and
should not be construed in any
way to be a free endorsement for
the candidate.
We regret the errors.
by the visiting judge. The hearing
came about when candidate Mike
Giesler, who was originally declared
the winner over incumbent Max
Womack, lost a recounting of the
votes by a single ballot. Giesler
charged voting irregularities ind a
court date was set for Sept. 17.
At that hearing, district court
judge Hollis Garmon threw the May
election results out and called for a
new election, but allowed Womack
to remain on the board in the inter-
im.
Womack said that he and Giesler
will split the court costs in the case,
but that the taxpayers will fund the
cost of holding another election, es-
timated to be between $1,500 and
Please see ELECTION page 2A
Board okays Cox contract,
eyes single-member plan
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By JOHN COLEMAN
Journal Editor
The Atlanta Independent School
District Board of Trustees unani-
mously approved the renewal of su-
perintendent J.D. Cox's contract fol-
lowing 90 minutes of an executive
session Tuesday night. Cox, who is
in his third year as superintendent,
told the board and those present fol-
lowing the vote in open session that
"I'm not asking for a pay raise at this
time.
"Due to the unstable economy lo-
cally and the uncertainty of the
economics facing the school district,
I won't ask for any extra compensa-
tion at this time. I suggest we ad-
dress that issue during the summer
months when we consider the other
administrators' pay scales."
Trustees were in the closed-door
session for almost two-and-a-half
hours, but part of that time was
spent huddling with attorney
Charles Thompson on the issue of
changing voting procedures for the
school board to one of single-
member districts.
The suggestion had been made
to board members last month by At-
lanta resident Porter Hunter. Hun-
ter, who is an Atlanta City Council
member and represents an area of
the city that is largely populated by
blacks, told the school board that
the move was necessary to ensure
minority representation on the
board.
Action taken on the discussion
with the district's attorney after the
board reconvened in open session
consisted of appointing a committee
to meet with those citizens who
have expressed an interest in the
single-member district method of
electing trustees.
Brenda Ellis, George Welch and
Sonny Carney will serve on that
committee.
In other business, the board
agreed to table any action on the
possibility of building a new running
track until the latest facts and
figures on the proposal could be
digested.
Superintendent Cox said that it
would cost an extra $60,000-90,000
just to complete a set of plans, and
that would be "on top of the
$112,000 or so we would take as a
bid."
Cox said the district is at the point
where it has to decide whether to
Please see AISD page 2A
Jeb Frost, one of the Atlanta Elementary School students who made American flags and yellow rib-
bons to wear during the day and pin to their pillows at night, Is pictured sleeping soundly next to his
In honor of troops In the Persian Gulf. Jeb Is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Darrell Frost of Atlanta.
Atlanta officials looking to
recoup lost water revenues
By VALERIE EAVES
Journal Staff Writer
The City of Atlanta is about to get
tough on people who don't pay their
water bills.
"I think we need to raise the
residential water deposit to $75 and
the commercial deposit to $100,"
said City Manager Jim Long during
a recent city council work session. "I
also feel that the cutoff time for
delinquent bill is very lengthy. I think
that if the bill is mailed on the 15th
or 30th, the customer should have
10 days to pay it, then if it's not
paid, we'll cut them off five days af-
ter that. Payment for the entire
balance must be made before the
water is cut back on."
That proposal was one of many
the council debated Tuesday as a
way to recoup lost revenue. The
city's current policy is to cut off a
customer's water if the bill is not
paid within 30 days. However, the
council members noted that on a
printout of all water customers sup-
plied to them at the workshop there
were people who had bills delin-
quent 30, 60, even 90 days or more.
Delinquent water bills of $100,
$250, even $700 were not uncom-
mon.
Long told the council that last
year, the city had to write off more
than $66,000 in delinquent water
bills, and so far this year the amount
totals $33,000.
"It's the city's collection means
that allowed the past due bills," said
Councilman Giles Peacock. "If we
had been better about enforcing the
cutoff rule, there wouldn't be so
many big delinquent bills."
The councilmen decided that the
first thing to do would be to go after
the accounts that are 90 days or
more delinquent.
"What about these delinquent ac-
counts, can we write them all a let-
ter and give them a chance to come
in and pay," asked Peacock.
"Why send a person a letter,"
asked Councilman Porter Hunter.
"He's using the sen/ice, he knows
he has to pay for it."
"I'm John Q. Waterpayer and I try
to pay my water bill each month,
and I come to find out that you guys
let these people ride, I'm going to
be madder than you-know-what,"
Councilman John P. Ellis inter-
jected. "I think we need to make that
item number one at our next formal
meeting. If a customer is 90 days
delinquent they're going to get cut
off."
The council also decided that at
Please see WATER page 2A
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