The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1967 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume 17 — Established June 25, 1948
ODEM,, TEXAS, 78370, THURSDAY, OCT. 19, 1967
EIGHT PAGES — NO. 12
Estimate On
County Flood
Losses Made
The estimated cost of the da-
mage done to county property
including that in the courthouse,
by the rains with their flood
waters following Hurricane Beu-
lah has been set at $118,977.72,
said Judge W. A. Schmidt.
The estimates were made by
the heads of the various county
departments whose offices
were in the basement of the
courthouse, by Judge Schmidt,
Ray Harris, county auditor, and
George Pearson, building su-
perintendent.
The heaviest loss was report-
ed by the county clerk’s o f-
fice with that cost estimated
at $34,671.40. This included the
loss of an $8,000 copying mach-
ine.' The county library loss
was placed at $33,486.87. The
See DAMAGE, Page 8
Gl Forum Has
District Meeting
Sunday In Edroy
The Edroy GI Forum hosted
the District 3 meeting Sun-
day at the Edroy parish hall.
The meeting was conducted
by Jose Quintanilla of Corpus
Christi, district chairman. Dis-
trict officers were elected, with
Fred L. Perez of Agua Dulce
named to head the district.
Other new officers were Am-
ador Gutirrez, Corpus Christi
vice-president; Miss Ernestine
Perez and Mrs. Rosita Perez of
Agua Dulce, co - secretary;
Mrs. Maria Moreno of Corpus
Christi, chaplain; and Pablo
Gonzales of Gregory, sergeant-
at-arms.
District 3 will host the na-
tional convention in Corpus
Christi in 1968.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pianta of
San Antonio were guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Davis Tuesday of last week.
If Necessary
Farm Bureau Favors an
Increase In Gas Tax
For Additional Funds
The San Patricio County Farm
Bureau came out for an increase
in the state gasoline tax from
five to six cent's or an increase
in the state sales and use tax
to 3 per cent as possible ways
to meet the needs for antici-
pated revenue for the 1969 state
budget. They listed the tax on
gasoline as their preference.
The annual Farm Bureau
meeting approved three new re-
solutions and reaffirmed five
current policies and came up
with several other resolutions to
present to the state meet-
ing later this year.
Other new resolutions offer-
ed included:
1. Recommending that Texas
be exempt from daylight sav-
ing time and 2, Recommending
that regulations in the federal
minimum wage law now in ef-
fest be eased to allow handicap-
ped, aged and minor chil-
dren to secure permits that
would exempt them from the
law.
Policies that were reaffirm-
ed are as follows:
1. We are opposed to a state
personal income tax.
2. We recommend continua-
tion of the Colson-Brisco Act
(Farm to Market’ Road System
law) as revised in 1962. We
would strongly oppose any use
of these funds for any other
purpose.
3. We reaffirm our position
on fire arms (This puts the
Farm Bureau on record as be-
ing opposed to laws limiting the
ownership of firearms.)
4. We reaffirm our position
on water pollution.
5. We are opposed to the
slat linimum wage laws.
In discussion from the floor
several resolutions were draft-
ed. One was directed at the
sheriff’s department and recom-
mended that he continue h i s
work in enforcing the throwing
of trash on the highways and
county roads and recommned-
ed increased work in this area.
On the subject of redrafting
the state constitution the local
group took a stand as being op-
posed to the rewriting of the
constitution but that if such a
move did develop they wanted
to see representatives from ru-
ral Texas included on the com-
mission.
They also reaffirmed their in-
terest in the formation of a
Coastal Bend Research C o m-
mittee on agriculture and agre-
ed to continue thei refforts to
bring this about.
An amendment to the by-laws
was also passed. This amend-
ment cuts the membership of
the board of directors form 27
to 18.
Ben Hill reported that the
Farm Bureau now had 743 mem-
bers of which 33 were new mem-
bers and 710 were renewals. He
told the group that his commit-
tee planned a drive within the
next few weeks t;o increase the
membership.
V. R. Glasson, president, gave
a brief report of the activities
during the past year including
work at state and area con-
ventions, promotions of Farm
Safety Week, holding farm fire
demonstrations, auto safety and
the annual queen contest .
The meeting of the board to
elect new officers was post-
poned until next Monday at 2
p. m. at the Farm Bureal office.
Policy Taken
Up By Board
In a recent meeting of the
Odem Independent School Dis-
trict trustees a policy covering
sick leave for teachers was
discussed and some additional
rules governing that policy were
adopted.
The policy now, includes these
features: For the first five days
of sick leave the teacher draws
his or .her full salary and the
substitute teacher is paid by the
school. From the sixth through
the 20th day the teacher pays
the substitute’s salary of $15
per day, with that amount de-
ducted from the regular teach-
er’s pay. After that time the
substitute teacher draws a sal-
ary based on his or her qualifi-
cations and the regular teach-
er’s full salary is withheld dur-
ing the teacher’s sick leave in
excess of 20 days.
As another item of business
the board authorized the voca-
tional agriculture instructor to
act as trustee for the Future
Farmers on borrowing money
for the boys to have FFA pro-
jects.
Owls Lose To
Longhorns By
Score of 14-0
The Agua Dulce Longhorns
stampeded the Owls in a 14-0
score on the Agua Dulce field
Friday night in a 31 A District
game.
The first two quarters result-
ed in an o-o score. Agua Dulce
came through in the third quar-
ter when the Longhorns block-
ed an Odem punt late in the
quarter and tackle Tommy Al-
bright picked up the ball
and scampered in for the first
TD of the game. James Johnson
kicked the extra point.
A four - yard run by Fred-
dy Trevino in the furth quarter
climaxed a 34 - yard drive to
up the score for the Longhorns.
Johnson again kicked the ex-
tra point to bring the final score
to 14-0 in favor of the Longhorns.
In next to the last play of the
game an Odem Owl, Lois Agui-
r e sustained a broken 1 e g
when tackled.
This week the Owls play Pre-
mont there.
CpI. Santos Salinas
Gets Purple Heart
In Vietnam Action
Okinawa — Marine Corporal
Santon J. Salinas, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ramon Salins .of
Odem, Tex., was awarded his
1hird Purple Heart medal.
He received the award for
wounds sustained in combat ac-
tion against the enemy while ser-
ving in Vietnam.
Corporal Santos J. Salinas is
a member of Headquarters
Company, Service Battalion, at
the Marine Corps Base, Camp
Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa.
Contribution Made
To Loan Fund
A Corpus Christi business
man, who does not wish to have
his name revealed, has recent-
ly sent a check for $1,000 to be
applied to the Odem Student
Loan Fund.
The man had paid for part
of his college education on a
loan from the Odem Student
Loan after he had graduated
from Odem High School back in
the late 1930’s or early 1940’s.
He had repaid the Odem Student
Loan all except a small amount,
and he felt that the check he
sent was a repayment with in-
terest rather than a contribu-
tion to the fund. The amount of
the check is in far excess of
even compounded interest plus
the small unpaid amount, said
Supt. C. L. West.
The Odem Student Loan Fund
was set up in 1933. The first
fund obtained came from the
1933 senior play, from contribu-
tions from the Parent - Teacher
Association, other organizations
and private individuals.
The fund was handled by a
committee composed of the pre-
sident of the Odem. PTA, the
president of theOdem school
board and the superintendent
of the school. All loans were
authorized by the loan commit-
tee and the loans were made
only to graduates of Odem High
School.
During the first two years the
Odem Student Loan fund was
in operation eight students had
received money from the fund
to help defray college education.
Just how many students have
made use of the Odem Student
Loan could not be ascertained,
but it is known that the fund
lay dormant for a number of
years before the disbanding of
the PTA.
ihe $1,000 will be placed in
a special fund, and through it
the Odem Student Loan Fund
will again be activated under
a newly appointed, loan com-
mittee.
Player Breaks Leg
In Game Friday
Louise Aguirre sustained a
broken leg in the Odem-Agua
Dulce game Friday night. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Agus-
tine Aguirre.
Both bones between the knee
and ankle in his right leg were
broken. He is in a Sinton hos-
pital, where he was taken soon
after the accident occured.
Addresses Needed
Of Service Men
From The County
The names and addresses of
service men and women
from Odem and Edroy who are
now serving in Vietnam are
being sought by the San Pat-
ricio County Democratic Wo-
men who are preparing Christ-
mas packages for them. Please
bring or send to the Odem-Ed-
roy Times office the names
of those persons serving in Viet-
nam. The shipping date is set
for November 5.
Water District
To Build New 1
Treating Plant
Plans for the contruction
of a new water treatment plant
for the San Patricio Municipal
Water District are well under
way, according to W. A. Ed-
wards, district president.
A plant site has been pur-
chased east of the Reynolds
plant at a cost of $20,000. He
stated that they hope to have
plans ready for approval in
about four months and will work
toward completion of the plant
late next year. A loan in the
amount of $900,000 has been
approved from the Water Deve-
lopment Board of the State.
When completed the district
would buy raw water for pro-
cessing in the new plant for
cities in the eastern part of the
county and would buy treated
water form the City of Cor-
pus Christi for those in the
western part. The district now
buys some of both.
Boxes For Men
In Service Packed
By VFW Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW
Post 8916 has completed fil-
ling 12 Christmas bags which
will be sent through the San
Patricio County-Chapter of the
American Red Cross to the
men from San Patricio County
who • are now serving in Viet-
nam.
The auxiliary would like to
obtain the names and adresses
of all men and women from
the Odem and Edroy area who
are serving in the Armed Forces
on foreign duty, including those
in Vietnam. The auxiliary is
planning Christmas candy for
those men and women. Please
cdntact any member ’of the
auxiliary to turn in the names
and addresses.
Local Preacher
Is Speaker at
Blanco Meeting
The Rev. Paul Fletcher, pas-
tor of First Baptist Church of
Odem, delivered the annual
Blanco Baptist Association mes-
sage at South Texas Children’s
Home in Mineral Thursday at
a n all-day session. Christi’s
Submissiveness to God’s will
was the topic taken by the
speaker.
Those attending the meeting
from Odem were Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher, Mrs. E. H. Green,
Mrs. J. W. Lane, Mrs. E. H
Lane, Mrs Mabel Manahan and
Mrs. H. E. Cooper.
Out of Hospital
Mrs. Bessie Maxwell, who has
been seriously ill for several
weeks, was released from a
Sinton hospital one day last
week and is being cared for in
the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Rouse. Another daughter, Mrs.
Rosetta Rhoden , of Dallas is
here to help care for her mother*
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Winebrenner, Mary Cornett. The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1967, newspaper, October 19, 1967; Odem, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1044544/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Odem Public Library.