El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 81, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1982 Page: 8 of 20
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El Campo Leader-News, El Campo, TX, Sat., Jan. 2,1982
Sam Carroll Selected
To Jr. College Board
In Operation
PtMU
The new Louise Wastewater Treatment Plant is now in operation and has
eliminated the troublesome odor produced by the previous facility which
only had a capacity of 50,000 gallons daily. The new $528,000 plant can
handle 150,000 gallons daily.
New Louise Wastewater
Wharton County Junior
College Trustee Sam Car-
roll III of El Campo has
been named to the 1982
Board of Directors for
the Association of Texas
Junior College Board
Members and Ad-
ministration.
Carroll has served
since 1974 on the Board of
Trustees at WCJC.
He is a 1965 graduate of
El Campo High School
and received a bachelor’s
degree in business ad-
ministration from
Southern Methodist
University in 1969.
Carroll was associated
with a Houston stock
broker company until
1972 when he returned to
El Campo where he is
engaged in management
of Mauritz and Carroll, a
fuel marketing firm.
The Association of
Texas Junior College
Board Members and Ad-
ministrators is headed by
Dr. Robert Cloud, presi-
dent of Lee College in
Baytown. Dr. John E.
Roueche of Austin is
secretary - treasurer.
Governance and ad-
A
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SAM CARROLL
ministrative issues fac-
ing Texas’ network of 47
publicly supported com-
munity colleges are
discussed at meetings of
the 41-year old associa-
tion.
Facility Eliminates Odor Garwood News
By ROBERT CASTON
Louise’s new
wastewater treatment
plant has now been in
operation since Nov. 16
and has eliminated an
odor problem which
annoyed residents for
quite some time.
Gene Mutchler, plant
operator who has a grade
“C” water and sewer
license from the Texas
Department of Health,
said he has not received
any complaints con-
cerning odors from the
$528,000 facility on FM
1160.
Federal funding for the
plant amounted to
$396,000 from the federal
government matched
with a $132,000 local
contribution. Because of
cost overruns, Louise
residents passed a
$225,000 bond issue Sept.
^ Area Funeral Notices )
Emilie Thac
Funeral services for Emilie Thac, 94, were held at 2
p.m. Wednesday in St. Michael's Catholic Church in
Weimer with the Rev. Charles Carolan officiating.
Mrs. Thac, an El Campo resident for the past 12
years, died Monday in the Hillje Czech Catholic
Home.
A parish rosary was recited in the Triska Chapel at
7 p.m. Tuesday followed by a Legion of Mary rosary.
Another rosary was recited at 1:30 p.m. by the
Catholic Daughters. Internment was in St. Michael's
Catholic Cemetery in Weimer under the direction of
Triska Funeral Home.
Mrs. Thac was born in Fayette County on July 4,
1887, the daughter of the late John and Agnes Kristof
Knebel. She was a member of the KJZT Society, the
Catholic Daughters, Christians Mothers and Legion of
Mary.
Survivors include: a son, Frank of Houston; three
sisters, Mrs. Charles Osina Sr. of El Campo, Mary
Till and Elements Kioezal, both of Weimer; a grand-
daughter, Mrs. Marvin Trochta of El Campo; four
grandsons, Johnny Veselka, Gary Thac, Darrell Thac
and Donald Thac, all of Houston; nine great-
grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were the grandsons and Marvin
Trochta, Gary Trochta and Kenneth Trochta.
19 to complete the plant
and pay for other related
items on the Wharton
County Water Control
Improvement District
No. 1 priority list.
Mutchler explained the
basic operation of the
facility with a 150,000-
gallon daily capacity for
some 1,500 residents as
compared to the much
smaller and over worked
50,000-gallon facility used
previously.
The present flow is
mo,000 gallons per day
from approximately 1,000
Louise residents.
“We can do a heck of a
lot more with this plant,"
he explained.
The operation can
basically be run by one
man, although an
operator should be
present seven days a
week.
When the sewage
comes in it is directed
into a lift basin and then
channeled into the
oxidation ditch, called
the “racetrack” because
of its oval shape.
Two rotors force
oxygen into the liquid,
facilitating the growth of
bacteria. A circular arm
in another pond forces
the sludge to settle to the
bottom where it is then
placed in drying beds and
eventually carted off with
a backhoe.
When the wastewater
leaves a chlorine basin
for a creek nearby,
Mutchler said it is “95
percent pure.”
Two of the many
features which the
operator was not able to
utilize previously are an
automatic chlorinator
and diesel generator in
the event of power
outages.
The facility, which is
surrounded by a wood
and chain link fence, also
has a lab where sludge
levels, dissolved oxygen,
chlorine residual and
other tests can be con-
ducted.
“Were planning an
open house for the near
future so people can
come by and see how it’s
operated,” he said.
by Mrs. R. B. Shaw
Mrs. Laura Littleton’s
friends gave her a sur-
prise party on her birth-
day, Dec. 26.
They were Mrs. Arlean
Penny from Lake
Jackson, Miss Sadie
Abell, Mrs. Marion Ben-
nett, Mrs. C. P. Hopkins,
Mrs. B. J. Drapela, and
Ala Dayle Engstrom, all
of Garwood, and Mrs.
Frieda Kubesch of Nada.
Bernice Richter visited
Miss Sadie Abell last Sun-
day.
Rudolph Buzek and
daughter, Lorena of
Houston spent Christmas
Day with Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Richier. Mr. Buzek
is Mrs. Nohavitza's
brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Richter spent Christmas
Day in El Campo with
Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Richter.
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A recent change in the
Social Security Act has
changed the first month a
person can receive a
Social Security check.
The new law affects
people filing for retire-
ment benefits or filing for
wife's husband’s or
child's benefits on the
record of a retired or
disabled worker. The
change affects those peo-
ple who first meet all the
requirements for benefits
in September, 1981, or
later
The new law permits
payment of Social Ser-
curity benefits only for
months in which all of the
requirements are met
throughout the entire
month
For example, a worker
filing for retirement
benefits will be first paid
for the month after
he/she reaches age 62
However, for the pur
poses of Social Security,
a person reaches age 62
the day before his/her
birthday.
For that reason, a
worker or spouse who
becomes 62 on the first or
second day of a month
can receive benefits for
the month he/she
become* 62 A worker
horn on the third day of
the month or later will
first he able to receive
benefits for the month
after he she reaches ate
62.
Example: Bob and Joe
are friends who share the
same birth month and
have planned to retire at
the same time. On Nov. 1,
1981, they go to the Social
Security office together.
They are interviewed by
two different inter-
viewers.
Bob's birthday is Nov.
2,1919. He is told the first
month for which Social
Security will pay him a
check is November. 1981.
Joe's birthday is Nov.
3,1919 He is told the first
check due him is for the
month of December,
1961
Why the difference?
Bob legally attains age 62
on Nov. 1. 1981, so he
qualifies for benefits
"throughout the entire
month" of November
Joe. however, legally at-
tains age 62 on Nov 2,
1981, so he does not meet
the qualifications for be-
ing entitled “throughout
the entire month "
A child of a retired or
disabled worker also
must meet all the re
quirements throughout
the first month benefits
are payable Therefore, a
newborn child would nor
mally first he eligible for
benefits the month after
birth unles* that child
was horn on the first day
of the month
Mrs. Joe Mendell
entertained with a dinner
Christmas Eve. After
dinner they opened gifts.
Those there were Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Lanier
and children, Terry,
Michael and Kelli of Gar-
wood and Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Rasmussen and
children, Christopher
and Courtney of Whar-
ton.
Mrs. Mendell returned
home with Mr and Mrs
Rasmussen and stayed
until Saturday.
Christopher came home
with Mrs. Mendell and
stayed until Tuesday and
when he went home
Courtney came and will
stay the remainder of the
week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Les
Lanier entertained with a
Christmas dinner Satur-
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Funwral Home
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VOTE
HL&P Files Suit
Against Contractor
Houston Lighting and Power Company an-
nounced Dec. 26 that it has filed suit on behalf
of the South Texas Project Nuclear Electric
Generating Station against Brown & Root, Inc.
and its parent company, Halliburton Co.
The suit, filed in Matagorda County where the
project is located, alleges that Brown & Root
breached engineering and construction contract
agreements on the project, and claims an
unspecified sum in damages.
Central Power and Light Company, a partici-
pant in the project, is joining with HL&P and San
Antonio in this suit. CPL is a member of the Cen-
tral and South West System.
On Dec. 28, 1979, with the approval of all par-
ticipants, HL&P as project manager for the
South Texas Project entered into an agreement
with Brown & Root which provided that the
statute of limitations on any potential legal
disputes would not apply for two years.
Negotiations among all participants to extend
this agreement have not been successful.
As a result this legal action was required to
preserve certain legal rights which might other-
wise be lost due to the expiration of this agree-
ment. HL&P, CPL and the other participants in
the project felt this action was necessary to pro-
tect their rights and those of their customers in
resolving this matter so the construction of the
nuclear plants can continue.
day evening in their
home.
Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Lanier of Fort
Worth; Jan Ann Lanier of
Hurst; Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Lanier of Waco; Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Lanier
and children; Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Page and girls,
Jennifer and Leslie of
Houston; Mrs. Rosella
Henley of Malone and
Tody Henley of Grand
Prairie; and Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Lanier of
Allen.
Rainfall Chart
(Exclusive to the Leader-News from the of-
ficial U.S. Weather Bureau figures of Radio Sta-
tion KULP).
Total rainfall Dec. 29-30..................................10
Same time last year.......................................00
Tolal rainfall for 1981.................................48.50
Total rainfall to this date for 1980................41.23
Weekly High: 64
Weekly Low: 43
Last Tuesday, Mr. and
Mrs. Les Lanier’s guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Broach and girls, Renee,
Becky and Laurie of Vic-
toria.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Williams Sr. entertained
Christmas Day with a
dinner at their home for
the following guests;
Mrs. W. J. Huvar, Frnka
and Phillip Huvar, Mrs.
W. R Frnka, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Ralley and Bill
Ralley, Mr. and Mrs.
George Williams and
children, Audrey and
Anessa all of Garwood;
Mrs. Irene Meyers of Ell-
inger; Beth Raley of
Austin, Mr. and Mrs.
Jackie Smith of
Rosenberg; Jane Sharer
of Austin and Richard
Williams of Washington,
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 81, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1982, newspaper, January 2, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1000009/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.