El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1982 Page: 3 of 37
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El Campo Leader-News. El Campo. TX. Wed , Feb. 17.1962 Page 3 A
17 WCJC Nursing Students
Mark One-Year Milestone
Seventeen students reached the
midway point in their one-year
vocational nursing program
Thursday, Feb. 11 when they pro-
udly donned their traditional
white caps in a memorable capj>
ing ceremony that was called “a
milestone in their studies” by Dr.
Theodore Nicksick Jr., president
of Wharton County Junior Col-
lege.
Guest speaker Dr. L.B. Outlar
Jr., M.D., of Wharton warmly
welcomed the students ‘‘into the
health care profession” and
states, ‘‘We couldn’t do without
you.”
“You have chosen a proud and
honorable profession and service
to humanity is indeed the best
work of life,” declared Dr. Outlar
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who noted the ceremony was one
of the first official college pro-
grams to be conducted in the L.B.
Outlar Auditorium in the M.G.
and Lillie A. Johnson Health Oc-
cupations Center.
“My father would be very proud
to know this auditorium has been
named in his honor as he
dedicated his life to the practice of
medicine and to service to the
community for 53 years,” said Dr.
Outlar, whose father died August
13 1980.
He stressed that the vocational
nursing program was set up to
prepare students to assist in con-
serving life, promoting the
physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual welfare of the patients
and their families.
“The laying on of hands means
so much to not only the physical
but the mental welfare of a pa-
tient,” counseled the veteran
Wharton physician who also en-
couraged the future nurses to
maintain a good sense of humor
and compassion for “love of
fellow man.”
Special guests at the program
included Dr. Outlar’s mother,
Mrs. Nan Outlar of Wharton, Mrs.
Lillie A. Johnson of Wharton and
her companion, Carole Nelson.
East Bernard physician Dr. J.
Daniel Schuhmann, chairman of
the Board of Trustees at WCJC,
also attended the event.
The Reverend Earl Clary,
pastor of the First Presybterian
Church in Wharton, delivered the
invocation and benediction. Trish
Johse Wood of Wharton was
soloist accompanied at the piano
by Carol Wuthrich of Pierce.
Capping was performed by
Vocational Nursing Director
Helen Pickett, R.N., Nelta Maf-
fett and Lola Phillippi, R.N.
Former WCJC vocational nurs-
ing student Natasha Kontos,
L.V.N., of Wharton presided at
the lighting of each student’s
Florence Nightingale candle.
Vocational nursing students
from Wharton include Anna
Alameda, Yolanda Blanco,
Carolyn Hensley, Kathleen Smith
and Mary Went.
El Campoans were Martha Her-
nandez, Gloria Munoz and Laura
Williams.
Ganadoans were Nancy Taylor
and Barbara Thompson.
Also, Pauline Baca of West Col-
umbia, Beverly Bluntson of Eagle
Lake, Lee Ann Carpenter of
Lolita, Linda Harvey of Hunger-
ford, Michelle Juneau of East
Bernard, Elizabeth Kalina of
Newgulf and Dannette Wilson of
Louise.
The vocational nursing pro-
gram at WCJC begins in August
and consists of 12 calendar mon-
ths. Upon satisfactory comple-
tion, the student is eligible to
make application for the State
Board Examination to become
licensed as a vocational nurse
(L.V.N.).
Inquiries about admission and
registration should be directed to
Helen Pickett, director of voca-
tional nursing.
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Former El Campo Hospital Authority board president Melvin Parker was
called on Saturday to draw names for the first round of prizes given away
at the Sunshine Love Ball sponsored by the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Some $2,000 worth of prize tickets were sold. Others helping with the
drawing are, from the left. Kathy Olson, Norma Hailing. Betty Krueger
and Carolyn Goelzer.
Revenue From Mixed Drink Sales
Net $124 Million For Cities, State
State Comptroller Bob Bullock
reports that the more than one
and a quarter billion dollars worth
of mixed drinks Texans bought
during 1981 netted $124 million in
tax revenue for state and local
governments last year.
Bullock made the observation in
returning more than $10 million in
local share rebates of the 10 per-
cent gross receipts tax on mixed
drinks to 383 Texas cities and 209
counties for the fourth quarter of
1961.
Texas cities and counties
receive a 15 percent rebate of the
tax charged on mixed drinks sold
within their boundaries.
Wharton County received $4,568
as its 15 percent of the mixed
drink revenues. The city of El
Campo received $1,086 with the ci-
ty of Wharton taking in $2,329.
The state will pocket more than
$24.3 million from mixed drink The tax, authorized by the same
taxes from the October, law that legalized mixed drink
November and December period, sales, is collected by the Alcoholic
During 1981, the state’s share of Beverage Commission and
mixed drink taxes totaled $88.7 rebates are sent quarterly to
million. City-county rebates total- cities and counties by the Comp-
ed $36 3 million. troller.
Houston Man Injured
In Two-Car Collision
A Houston man was treated and
released from El Campo
Memorial Hospital Saturday
afternoon following a two-car
collision less than one mile south
of El Campo on U S. Highway 71
According to Texas Department
of Public Safety reports, Jose
- Corrections—
Guerra was injured when the
vehicle he was driving struck a
vehicle driven by Jerome Alfred
Naiser, 420 Myatt Lane, as it was
attempting to make a left hand
turn.
There were no other injuries in
the accident and Guerra was
charged with driving while in-
toxicated. He was released on a
$1,000 bond.
The Leader-News is happy to
correct two mistakes made in
Saturday’s edition—one which
was the newspaper’s fault, the
other which was a matter of
misinformation.
The ad in “Look" promoting
Bill Murray, son of atheist
Madalyn Murray O’Hair, had an
incorrect date. Murray will be in
El Campo Feb. 19 (not Feb 18 as
printed), and he will speak in the
Northside Elementary School
Auditorium, not the ECHS
auditorium.
The newspaper reported in a
story about El Campo ISD support
personnel awards that Francis
Perkins will be monetarily
compensated for 179 days of
accumulated sick leave after she
retires at the end of this school
year. The newspaper has learned
that it was misinformed on this
matter.
Superintendent Jack Birtchet
said he does not know whether or
not support personnel can ac-
cumulate sick leave, but he said
certified teachers may ac-
cumulate up to 60 days of State
sick leave for which they can be
compensated.
He said the State will pay the
full amount per day for which the
district is reimbursed for the first
30 days of unused sick leave. The
teacher will be paid half of the
amount per day for which the
district is reimbursed for the
second 30 days.
The Leader-News regrets any
inconvenience caused by these
errors.
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1982, newspaper, February 17, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1000008/m1/3/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.