El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 83, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1984 Page: 5 of 22
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El Campo Leader-News, El Campo, TX, Sal ., Jan 7, 1984
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Family Focus
L-N Photos by Dorothy Richards
Safety Books Presented
Pilot Club members Minnie O’Neal, left, and Elaine Giddens, right, pre-
sent a certificate of appreciation to El Campo branch librarian Laverne
Bacak in honor of the library employees’ service to the community. The
club also presented the library two books on safety for children, to be us-
ed as references for assignments on various aspects of safety.
Mrs. Powell Honored For Dedication
The United Methodist
Women of First United
Methodist Church met
Tuesday morning in the
church parlor with 20
members present.
Mrs. W. H. Brewer,
president, opened the
meeting with a poem,
“Let the New Year Be
Bright." followed by a
prayer.
A devotional entitled “I
Do Not Look Back” and a
prayer were given by
Gladys Drenner.
Mrs. L. E. Nilson read
the minutes from the
previous meeting. Mrs.
Earl Petersen gave the
financial report and
reported that a love gift
had been sent to
missions. She read a
script to the out-going
president, Mrs. A. W.
Powell.
Mrs. Robert Moore
presented a pin to Mrs.
Powell in honor of her
dedication and work with
the UMW during the past
several years.
Members recited the
purpose of UMW in
unison.
Mrs. Andrew Dittert
read a thank you note
from Mrs D W. Beck.
She reported that thank
you notes had been sent
to Oscar Ziegenhals and
the Fellowship Sunday
School Class. Get well
cards were sent to Mrs.
Ziegenhals and Mrs. K
A. Crawford.
Mrs. C. W. Knight
reported on communion
and membership. A
summary of circle ac-
tivities was given, with
115 sick visits recorded.
The UMW will sponsor
a dinner theater on Jan.
It! at 7 p m in the
fellowship hall. Tickets
for the meal and a
presentation of “The
Good Doctor” are
available at $12.50 per
person from the church
office or from Mrs.
Brewer or Mrs. Dittert.
Ministerial Alliance Reviews Programs
The regular monthly
meeting of the El Campo
Ministerial Association
was held this past
Wednesday at Christ
Lutheran Church. Nine
ministers from local
congregations were in
attendance.
After the president, the
Rev Gail Baublett,
opened the meeting, the
Rev. Elroy Haverlah
gave a brief devotional.
The program was given
by the Rev. John Beard,
local Boy Scout master.
His presentation on
Boy Scouts revealed that
El Campo has five Boy
Scout troops and three
Cub packs. Several
congregations are
sponsoring these scouting
units.
While there is no Girl
Scout troop, the Camp
Fire Girls are active in
the community. Although
scouting is an asset to the
church and is a service to
the community, there is a
lack of adult leadership
to meet the needs of in-
terested youth.
Feb. 5 is Boy Scout
Sunday, and Feb. 10 is the
74th anniversary of the
Boy Scouts of America.
Following the
program, the Rev. Bruce
Billstein gave a
treasurer’s report, which
includes congregational
support of the Com-
munity Emergency Fund
(a fund to aid transients,
which is handled by the
police department) and
the Community Care
Emergency Fund
(handled by the
Department of Human
Resources in Wharton).
The chaplaincy
program for the El
Campo Memorial
Hospital was discussed,
and the weekly schedule
of ministers was
reviewed. A training
session on cancer and
pastoral stress will be
held for the ministers on
Jan 25 at the hospital.
The sessions are
sponsored by the
Memorial Hospital
System as an aid to the
local ministers who serve
as chaplains for the
patients here.
First United Methodist
Church is scheduled as
the site for the February
meeting.
Save Money In 1984
With Refunds, Coupons
Want to begin the new year by learning ways to
save money? The El Campo Shoppers Circle
coupon club can show you how to do just that.
The group holds informal meetings on the first
Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Edison
Room at Wharton County Electric Cooperative
Tips on how to make the best use of coupons
and refund forms are shared by the members,
and occasionally a group shopping venture is
planned
Food prices are expected to rise as a result of
the recent cold weather, so most shoppers will
take all the help they can get
Mary Lou Winship has been president of the
group since its formation in 1982 New officers
will be elected at the meeting Monday night, Jan
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Lingerie Shower Given
For Sherrie Beard
A lingerie shower was
given in honor of Sherrie
Beard, bride-elect of
Steven Jesse Whitehead,
on Sunday evening in the
home of Donna Hmcir,
2802 Myatt Lane.
Other hostesses were
Mrs David Barrett and
Denise Valenta. both of
Bay City; Bonnie Beard
of Wharton, sister of the
honoree Judy Gold of El
Campo and Sherry Vasek
of Rosen berg
Christmas decorations
accented the home
Rosalie Beard of
Wharton, mother of the
honoree. was a special
guest.
Others attending were
Mrs George Gold and
Mrs Edwin Hmcir. both
of El Campo, Mrs Melvin
Valenta of Bay City. Mrs
Gene Vasek of Rosenberg
and Dana Williams of
Ganado
The hostesses gave
Miss Beard a rose
negligee and pegnoir
Woman’s Club Tours Hospital Facilities
The Woman s Club of
El Campo met Tuesday
afternoon at El Campo
Memorial Hospital for a
program presented by
hospital personnel
Mrs Robert Kerr
called the meeting to
order and Mrs L K
Appling led the collect
and the pledge* t« the
flags There sere 21
members present
Mrs James Rankin
read a “Texas lx>re ’
about Sam Houston
A slide presentation
about the hospital was
shown to the club
Howard Pmnell. ad
ministratnr Robert
PTe menus comptroller
and Carol Schmidt
supervisor of nurse*
answered questions
about the hospital and
took the group on a tour
of the facilities
Club members learned
that the hiepttal is very
well equipped and ha*
many services that Mime
larger hospitals do not
have
There is emergency
potter that s«lli bes on in
II seconds in r»se of s
power failure A physi
cian la on duty every
weekend
Specialists are
available on a weekly
M-hedule in the clinic next
to the hospital as well as
those doctors who are
there daily
The nest club meeting
is in the home of Mrs
Bruce Marek in Fieri eon
Jan 17
Progress On Library Addition
Prompts New Program Ideas
Exciting things have
been happening at the El
Campo branch of the
Wharton County Library
On Oct. 7 construction
began on the new
children’s room and
workroom By the
following week the patio
had been cleared and the
large plate glass windows
were gone. The windows
were replaced with a
ply board wall, making
for a very dreary in-
terior.
To brighten the place,
some of the children
volunteered to make
pictures to hang on the
walls. Pictures sprang up
everywhere, including
ghosts, pumpkins, “Pac-
Man,” Superman and
even an automobile dash-
board. One class from St.
Philip’s School loaned
book banners.
Pounding, banging,
crashing, sawing! The
library was buzzing with
activity As
Thanksgiving neared, the
wall studing was put into
place and the roof went
up. Then insulation,
electrical systems and
central air and heat
systems began to take
shape
As the progress con-
tinued, the excitement
increased Library
workers were trying to
keep up with the constant
dust, and patrons stopped
to watch the building
process The anticipation
of good things to happen
in the future had
everyone dreaming.
Thoughts of programs
on Christmas decorations
and crafts, decorating
tips on window treat-
ments, puppetry, quilting
or even food preparation
came to mind. The
children could look
forward to a story hour
and film hour and holiday
specials.
An egg decorating
contest or even a Great
Pumpkin Bash could be
held again The adults
were looking forward to
travel programs and
nature films.
With all the new room
to spread out, new books
could be added to the
collection, more
reference tables could be
added and a comfortable
sitting area would be
possible.
More than 5,700 per-
sons are registered with
the El Campo branch
library. Circulation for
1983 totaled 78.137, and an
increase is expected in
1984 El Campo boasts a
collection of more than
24,000 volumes of printed
and audio-visual
material catalogued
The following em-
ployees are available to
help with book selection;
Laverne Bacak, branch
librarian for more than
four years, has been with
the county library since
1970. Along with the usual
library activities, she is
in charge of circulating
film orders, new book
orders and final
processing, magazine
subscriptions, monthly
statistics, news releases,
tours and lectures and
overseeing general
library activities
Judy Korenek,
currently in charge of
children’s programs, has
been with the library for
eight years. Besides the
daily work, she is in
charge of overdues and
late book collection and
decoration of the library
and bulletin boards.
She is quite excited
about the addition of the
new children’s room and
has been planning many
fun activities for children
and adults.
Frances Arrambide, a
15-year resident of El
Campo, has been with the
library for 4U> years and
is in charge of in-
terlibrary loan of books
from other libraries,
filing of catalogue cards
and book repair, along
with the usual library
duties.
When the new addition
is completed and the
library is rearranged,
she will become the
reference librarian. With
the expanded table
space, an increase in
reference questions i8
anticipated.
Kathleen Janosek, ICT
student, has been with
the library for one year.
She is in charge of
shelving and general
library work and cir-
culation.
The new shelves for the
children’s room,
workroom and adult
fiction area are on order
and a mid-January or
early February com-
pletion date is expected.
Rose Society Judge Presents Program
Mrs. Carl O’Neal, 308
Calhoun St., was hostess
for the El Campo Garden
Club Monday morning
The arrangement
committee included Mrs
Hooks Smith and
Florence Gage.
Nine members and a
guest speaker were
present for the meeting
and a covered dish
luncheon.
Mrs. O’Neal opened the
meeting and Mrs. Walter
Glaze read the minutes.
A report was given on
an arrangement
demonstration given at
Meadow Lane School in
December by Mrs.
Lucian Kainer and Opal
Sears. Mrs. Charles
Hanson is chairman for a
meeting with the han-
dicapped in January.
Mrs. Oscar Ziegenhals
selected the yard of Mr
and Mrs. Oscar Jimenez
at 1420 Duncan as the
December yard of the
month.
Mrs. T. G. Glispin is
yard of the month
chairman for January.
The club has been
invited to the Houston
council meeting on Jan
I9at 10a.m.
Margaret Sharpe of
Houston, Rose Society
judge and general hor-
ticulture chairman for
Texas Garden Clubs,
talked to the group
"About Roses.”
She advised covering
the feet of roses with
shredded bark, pine
needles, leaves and dirt
when low temperature
arrives. Cut roses where
there is a leaf with five
parts
Feed roses in the
spring with a systemic
insecticide, but
remember it is
reasonable to let the good
insects thrive. When rose
leaf centers turn yellow,
that is an indication of
spider mites.
Mrs. Sharpe com-
mented on favorite roses
for this area and how best
to plant them. A question
and answer period
followed.
Mrs. Kainer will be
hostess for the Feb. 6
meeting of the club
Lael Martin Hostess For Chapter Meeting
Lael Martin, 511
Lundy, was hostess for
the Tuesday night
meeting of the Alpha
Lambda Sigma chapter
of Beta Sigma Phi.
Members recited the
opening ritual, which was
led by president, Paula
Sheffield
Nancy Collins read the
minutes of the previous
three meetings Barbara
Roy gave the treasurer’s
report.
Committee reports
were given by Ruthie
Buzek, program and
yearbook and social
Members and their
husbands will attend a
dinner theater in Houston
in January. The chapter
will honor its Valentine
Girl on Feb 7 with dinner
at Pier 59 in Wharton
Barbara Roy gave the
ways and means report
Carol Barbee, service
chairman, reported that
a Christmas basket was
taken to a needy family
and Christmas presents
were taken to Hutchins
Elementary for a
children's Christmas
party.
Other committee
reports were given by Jo
Ann Key, membership;
Jan Novosad, contact;
and Jo Dennis, publicity
Gail Machart will be
hostess for the next
chapter meeting on Jan.
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Sunday, Jan. 8
St. Paul United Methodist
Youth Fellowship. |
p.m., church.
First United Methodist
Youth Fellowship. 6 30
p m . church
Monday. Jan. I
Overeaters Anonymous.
10 am First United
Methodist Church
KJZT Queen of the Holy
Rosary Society No 72.
7 30 pm Si Philip »
parish hall
Shoppers' Circle. El
Campo Coupon Club.
7 30 pm, Edison
Room. Wharton County
Electric Cooperative
Tuesday, Jan to
Indies Golf Association.
9 30 a m , El Campo
Country Club
Hor and Mope Club, 9 30
am. home of Helen
Garrett. 711 Ave I
Lion* Club, noon, El
Campo Community
< enter
Trinity Lutheran Church
services at Garden
Villa Nursing Home.
2 :30 p m
SorosisClub, 3p m
St Philip's Catholic
Church. Legion of
Mary, 6:30 p m., school
library.
Overeaters Anonymous.
7 pm First United
Methodist Church
North El Campo 4-H
Club, 7 p.m
Wesleyan Service Guild.
First United Methodist
Women . 30 pm
WH Auxiliary. 7 45
pm. supper; 8pm,
meeting. VFW
Memorial Home
Wednesday,Jan II
First Presbyterian
Church men '* break
fast table. 6 45 am,
church kitchen
St Paul United Methodist
Church prayer and
Bible study. 9am
church
Pilot Club n««»n
American A**«aiaiion of
Retired person* 2 Vi
pm., First Christian
Church fellowship hall
St Paul United Methodist
Church junior
fellowship. 4 pm,
church
First United Methodist
Church adult choir, 6
pm., church
First Presbyterian
Oiurrh senior choir. 7
p rr . church
Church of Christ ladies'
Bible class, 7:30 pm ,
church auditorium
St Paul United Methodist
Church choir. 7 30
p m .church
Tharsday. Jan. 12
Presbyterian Church
Circles
Circle I 9 to a m
Circle 2 2 mi pm
Circles 7 30pm
Sesame (Tub 9 M» a m
home of Rita llanc** k
Rotary < Tuti. 12 15 p m
( onirnunily < enter
Wharton County Retired
Teacher* Association 2
p rn F dison llimin
Wharton f ounty
Electric Cooperative
Trinity Lutheran Women.
Circle 2.2:30 pm
El Campo Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary
Sunshine Ladies, 3
p m . hospital in-
service room
El Campo SPJST Lodge
No 40. 7 p m
Overeatem Anonymous,
7 30 pm. ' CCD
Building of Holy
F'amily Catholic
Church. Whanon
Alcoholics Anonymous. 8
>,■ Flrtl
Presbyterian Church,
312 Depot St
F'rlday, Jan 1.3
Wharton Chapter of
Women Aglow noon
First I ruled Methodist
Church fellowship hall
Wharton
Saturday. Jan It
Wharton Full Gospel
R uslnes* men's
F ellow ship ii p m
l »eorg< * Restaur aril
W barton
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 83, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 7, 1984, newspaper, January 7, 1984; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1018550/m1/5/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.