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SchoolBus, DumpTruck
Collide Friday Morning
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A dense fog, a onedane
wooden bridge and a hill
sloping toward that bridge
made a perfect setting for what
^might have been the death of 14
persons at 7:30 a.m. Friday
^when a school bus and a loaded
*dump truck collided head-on
near the end of the bridge.
Route 3 Odem school bus
with 12 children aboard, was
driven by John Hilliard,
classroom teacher-bus driver
and at the wheel of the
Heldenfels Bros.’ cable dump
• truck loaded with sand was
Jess Ybarra. The bus was
traveling west and the dump
truck was going east down the
incline when the two vehicles
^collided on the end of the
narrow bridge. Hilliard was in
[the process of bringing the
J school bus to a complete stop to
put it in reverse in an attempt
to prevent a collision at the
time the dump truck struck the
front end of the bus, said High-
way Patrolman Terry Lank-
Mobile Home
Burglarized
A robber, or robbers, made a
good haul Jan. 4 when he, or
they, broke into a locked
pickup truck parked near a
mobile home in the Baylor
Trailer Park.
The owner of the mobile
Shome and the pickup, T.W.
' Rawlins, lost three rifles, a set
of field glasses, a water cooler
4a hunting knife and tools when
the pickup was robbed.
Constable Mauro Adamez
and Patrolman Ted Tower, of
the Odem police department
made the investigation.
Publisher's
Corner
J.F.T.
We hear little or nothing
anymore about the word,
“Patriotism”. We see no
•^examples of it to speak of in our
■schools or organizations. In
fact, it seems that our citizens
.have forgotten the meaning or
possibly it has fallen into ob-
scurity since it is usually taken
for granted.
It always made this writer
feel proud when the Stars and
Stripes were carried by at the
head of a military band. We
love our country and we are
ready to shout it from the
rooftops. Our schools should
flaunt our proud heritage at
every opportunity.
The flag, a symbol of our
great nation, has been
defended in every corner of the
world by brave men; tried and
true. It should mean much to
every American, regardless of
how he cuts his hair. It should
never be desecrated or scor-
ned; spit at or destroyed.
* These acts of unloyalty should
be paid for with severe penalty
.... banishment from the
4 country as a starter.
We were happy to know that
another man has this feeling
for his country also. We know
that there are millions that
bear this same respect. Dr.
Wallace Davis, professor at
Texas A&I University, Corpus
Christi, exudes this feeling for
his country. His talk on
patriotism was one of the best
that we have heard in many a
*;day. It all happened at the
Portland Rotary Club last
week. We could almost hear
^the bands playing as he
pledged his love of his
homeland. ,
This, we need more of in
these trying times. We have
confidence in America. Our
nation has come a long way
through more troubled times
than those we experience
today. We know that we shall
T win out over all the challenges
within and without.
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V Keep your fingers crossed!
The San Patricio County A& H
Show and Sale will be unreeled
this weekend, and we hope that
good weather will be in store
for this annual affair. We hope
that you can attend and boost
the youth of our county as they
exhibit their efforts of the past
year. Don’t forget to support
the sale on Saturday evening at
the show barn. It was a big
success last year and an even
larger show is in prospect.
ford, who made the in-
vestigation of the accident.
All the children and the
driver on the bus received
bruises and some abrasions but
no one was seriously hurt so far
as has been ascertained. The
children were first checked by
the school nurse and several of
the children were sent to the
doctor for further checking.
One kindergarten child,
Donna Drake, had two of her
front baby teeth knocked out.
She was taken to a specialist in
Corpus Christi by her parents.
After careful examination the
doctor assured the parents no
permanent damage had been
done to their child’s mouth.
Children, other than Donna
Drake on the bus at the time of
the collision were Richard
Story, Bettanae Story, Gordon
Story, Donna Branson, Cliff
Branson, Luke Branson, Vicki
Branson, Allen Causey, Floyd
Russell, Ray Russell and
Jimmy McBee.
Patrolman Lankford said
both vehicles were damaged to
some extent, but because of the
slow speed of the two vehicles
at the time of the impact the
injury to the children and
drivers and the damages to the
vehicles were held to the minor
degree that they were. No
charges have been filed said
Lankford.
Parents of the children,
school officials, represen-
tatives from the Department of
Public Safety, the sheriff’s
department', a constable,
county officials and others
including two insurance ad-
justors, converged on the scene
of the accident within moments
after the collision.
It is reported from a good
source thahthe school bus and
the Heldenfels Bros.’ truck
were under coverage of the
same insurance company.
Members of the com-
missioners court and
representatives from
Heldenfels Bros, met in con-
sultation Monday morning and
will meet again at a later date
to again discuss the use and
upkeep of the County Road 54
on- which the accident had
occured at Hondo Bridge west
of the Freeway 37. County Rd.
54 is more familiarly known as
the Horn Road, and the scene
of the accident is ap-
proximately six miles west of
Odem.
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“ESTABLISHED JUNE 25, 1948”
VOLUME XXIV
ODEM, TEXAS 78370, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1975
Thieves And Vandals
Play Havoc Thursday
Discussion Groups Set
For Drinkers’ Families
Weekly discussion groups
will be limited to those who live
with someone with a drinking
problem, acording to Rebecca
Flores, alcoholism services
family counselor.
Mrs. Flores said the groups
had been designed for anyone
interested in learning more
about alcoholism and how to
help someone with a drinking
problem.
After the initial group
meeting Thursday, it was
determined to limit the group.
The meetings are scheduled
for 1:30 p.m. every Thursday
at 304 E. Sin ton.
Richard D. Parker, director
of alcoholism services, said
most people have the idea that
you cannot do anything about
the alcoholism problem unitl
the alcohol abuser decides he
wants to stop drinking. He can
be helped to want to stop,
Parker said. In the meantime,
the family can learn to deal
with the problem.
See DRINKERS' Page 2
Robstown Man Killed
In One-Truck Wreck
A Robstown man was killed
late Wednesday night, Jan. 15,
3.7 miles south of Odem on U.
S. Highway 77 at the in-
tersection of the interstate 37
overpass and U. S. 77.
M. C. Beck, 54, was driving
south at a high rate of speed
when he failed to negotiate a
curve. The pick-up truck he
was driving struck three
reflector posts, five guard
rails, a large traffic control
sign and concrete pillars
supporting the overpass.
The vehicle became airborn,
skidded a couple of hundred
Program Short
Of Funds
According to a report made
to the school board last week in
the coaches report, the
athletics fund has but $700 left
to carry the athletics program
for the remainder of the year,
which is $2,300 short of the
amount needed.
The board authorized the
transfer of $3,000 from the
general fund to the athletic
fund to meet the need for the
athletic department for the
remainder of the year.
This is not an “every year”
situation for the athletics
department, but a drop-off in
gate receipts for the 1974-75
football season for various
reasons caused the deficit.
The transfer of the money
from the general fund, does not
necessarily mean that the full
amount will be spent, and
hopefully, it will not be said
Supt. C.L. West.
In further business the board
authorized the purchase of
plywood to erect backstops for
outdoor basketball courts to be
built and also for tennis lobbing
practice.
Joyce Reed, Building Trades
instructor, is to give estimates
for the construction of public
restrooms to be erected on the
southside of the gym, with the
building trades class to do the
construction work. Reed will
report to the board at a later
date with the estimates.
The board voted against
hiring a school attorney on a
retainer fee, but voted to use an
attorney as needed on the
standard fee.
feet, overturned several times
and landed on its top. The
deceased was thrown from the
vehicle and landed at a point
approximately 70 feet beyond
the point where the vehicle
came to rest.
Beck was pronounced dead
at the scene by Justice of the
Peace Judge Lynn Lowe of
Odem. Goodwin Funeral Home
of Sinton brought the body to
Sinton and Clifford Jackson
Funeral Home of Corpus
Christi transferred it to Corpus
Christi. Beck was employed by
Pittsburg Paint and Glass in
Corpus Christi.
See WRECK, Page 2
Thursday night thieves and
vandals broke into the Odem
School ag shop and secured at
least one pair of wire cutters
from that building, and went
from there to other school
buildings leaving a trail of
destruction and thievery
behind them. The estimated
cost of damage to the ag shop
and the cost of the wirecutters
is set at $50, which was just the
beginning of the total cost of
more than an estimated $1,125
before their work was com-
pleted.
A hole, approximately three
feet in diameter, was broken in
a plate glass window in the
high school principal’s outer
office where entrance was
made into that building. The
Coke machine in the locker
room of the high school
building was broken into and
an estimated $50 in cash taken,
in addition to the destruction of
the machine, which costs
approximately $500. There was
no money taken from the high
school principal’s office, but
the total in cash from the Coke
machine and damages - to
equipment ran to an estimated
$700 in the high school.
Entrance to the junior high
school was made through an
east door with the replacement
of the door to cost a possible
$75. Another estimated $25
went down the drain when the
door leading to the junior high-
school principal’s office was
broken. A master key was
taken from the principal’s
office along with other keys. It
will cost about $75 to change
locks and keys. A watch valued
at $25, which had been turned
in at the junior high school
principal’s office, was also
taken. This brought the
estimated cost of the damages
and loss of property to above
$275. Then to add insult to in-
jury, paint was poured in the
desk drawers which had been
ransacked, said Chief of Police
Noe Garza, who investigated
the crimes.
Ninety dollars in cash was
taken from the office of the
Odem Elementary School
principal’s office, and a broken
louver in the door to make
entrance to that building ran to
another $10.
ROBERT JAMES JURANEK,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie A.
Juranek of Odem, was pro-
moted to First Lieutenant in
the United States Army on Jan.
14 at the U. S. Army Detroit
District Recruiting Command,
where he is on temporary
assignment from the 1st
Battalion, 41st Infantry, Fort
Hood. A1967 graduate of Sinton
High School in Sinton, Lt.
Juranek earned his Master of
Arts from Texas A & I
University. He entered the
Army as a Second Lieutenant
in 1973, and completed basic
training at Fort Benning, Ga.
in January, 1974.
PROGRAM & JUDGING SCHEDULE
★ AGRICULTURAL DIVISION *
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23rd, 1975
1:00 p.m. — Deadline for All Livestock Entries
1:00 p.m. — Sifting of All Breeding Animals (Beef, Sheep, Swine)
2:00 to 6:00 p.m.— Judging of Rabbits
3:00 to 6:00 p.m. —Judging of Poultry
7:00 p.m.—Judging of All Breeding Animals and Selection of Champions (Sheep,
Beef, Swine)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1975
9:00 a.m.— Judging of Field Crop and Vegetable Entries
9:00 a.m. — Grading of All Market Animals
1:00 to 6:00 p.m. —Judging of Market Lambs and Market Swine
To be Judged by Division and Weight as listed in Show Catalog
7:00 p.m. — Judging of Market Steers
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1975
9:00 a.m. — Horse Judging — Selection of Champions (To Be Judged by Classes)
1:00 p.m. —Judging of Arts and Crafts
1:00 p.m. — Horse Performance Classes at Outside Arena
4:00 to 6:00 p.m. — 4-H Barbecue
6:00 p.m. — Auction Sale
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26th, 1975
Remove Exhibits
★ HOMEMAKING DIVISION ★
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 1975-COUNTY HOMEMAKING BUILDING
9:30 a.m. — Judging of Food Entries................ . . Not Open to Public
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23rd, 1975 - LUTHERAN CHURCH EDUCATIONAL BLDG.
9:30 a.m. — Judging of Clothing and Textile Entries.......Not Open to Public
2:00 p.m. — Modeling for Judges.......................Not Open to Public
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 24th & 25th, 1975
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. —All Exhibits Open to Public : County Homemaking Bldg.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26th, 1975
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. — Checking Out at County Homemaking Building by One
Teacher or Leader from Each Club or Chapter
Garza said the theft and
vandalism took place after 11
p.m. Thursday. The secretary
in the Junior High School, who
is also a teacher in the Adult
Education classes held each
Tuesday and Thursday nights,
told Garza that she left the
junior high school building at
11 p.m. and everything was
quiet, with no indication of
anything being amiss around
the schools. There were other
teachers from the Adult
Education classes also in the
schools at the 11 p.m. hour said
Supt. C. L. West. These
teachers remain after their
class work to prepare their
lessons for the next class.
Garza said he interviewed only
Mrs. Donette Street, the
secretary to the junior high
school principal.
Garza says he feels that
there were those who knew that
he had been ill Thursday and
had gone home at 10 p.m.
suffering from a cold which
later developed into flu, whick
took him to see a doctor
Saturday.
When asked if he thought
juveniles may have been in-
volved in the Thursday night
destruction at the school
buildings, Garza answered in
the affirmative, but added that
he was not barring out adults
having a part in the crime. He
said that fingerprints were
obtained and a close in-
vestigation is under way.
Supt. C. L. West said the
school will pay a substantial
reward to anyone giving in-
formation that will lead to the
arrest and conviction of the
culprits.
Garza also said that he feels
the citizens of the community
should be more aware of the
need for a recreation center for
the young people, and he hopes
that last week’s destruction of
property and loss of money
should be an impetus for
someone in the community to
step out as a leader in
establishing such a
recreational center.
Funds Denied For CAA Child Abuse
Program; Efforts To Be Continued
The application for a
program to deal with child
abuse and neglect was not
funded by the Department of
Health, Education and
Welfare, Dale Cowan reported
to the Community Action
Agency at its monthly meeting
in January.
Cowan said he had been
given three other funding
sources and would explore
these for possible funds for the
program.
The board approved the
refunding application of the
Family Planning Services. The
program proposes to serve
1,600 patients at a cost of $54.30
per patient. The proposed
budget of $87,801 includes a 10
percent pay raise for em-
ployees and seven percent for
the director.
Tina Munoz, director for the
program, said this is a
reduction of cost per patient
from the current program
which proposed to serve 1,050
patients at a cost of $68.30 per
patient.
The program provides
services at clinics located in
Sinton, Mathis, Ingleside and
Rockport.
It will begin its fourth year of
operation on June 1.
The executive committee
was authorized to approve a
refunding application for the
elderly services program.
Pedro G. Rodriguez, executive
director, explained the ap-
plication had not been
prepared due to the funding
situation. The agency has been
assured of some funds from the
Coastal Bend Council of
Governments and the City of
Sinton, but these sources will
not provide sufficient funds to
meet the budget proposed of
over $51,000. COG and the CAA
staff are attempting to secure
other funds to meet the budget.
An increase in services is
anticipated if the funds can be
secured.
The application will be
prepared as soon as definite
figures are available,
Rodriguez said. The ap-
plication is due to be submitted
on Feb. 10th.
The program is in its first
eight months of operation.
Funds for the year beginning
March 1st were cut to less than
half that allowed for the first
eight months. The cutback was
made for all similar programs
due to the shortage of funds.
Rodriguez suggested the
board chairman appoint a
committee to monitor and
evaluate the CAA programs.
The lack of a sound system in
this field is a major weakness
of the program, he said.
He said the agency lacks the
personnel to provide this
service.
The board authorized
Rodriguez to work with Santos
Garcia to attempt to secure a
fund source for the sewing
project in Odem which she
heads. She said the project will
not become self-sustaining
because higher prices for the
services cannot be charged
since its clients are the poor.
BERNICE JACKSON
Mrs. Jackson
Leaving Sinton
San Patricio County
Librarian Mrs. Bernice
Jackson, has taken a position
in Lawton, Okla., as director of
the Lawton Public Library.
Mrs. Jackson will complete
her duties here Jan. 31 and
begin work in Lawton Feb. 3.
She was in Missouri before
moving to Sinton. She stayed
here about two years.
Interviews for Mrs.;
Jacksons replacement are -
being held by the County
Library System Board of
Directors. When a selection
has been made it will go before
the San Patricio County
Commissioners Court for
approval.
Mrs. Jackson said she has
“enjoyed the work in San
Patricio County.”
“I’m sorry to be leaving; the
people here have been -
cooperative and progress has
been made in the library
system,” she said. “But,” she
added, “I’m looking forward to
the move -- it will be a different
challenge.”
Rodriguez told the board the
program will have to meet the
guidelines and objectives of
OEO to receive funds from this
source.
Board member Ross Harris
indicated he favored seeking
funds for a temporary solution
to the problem of paying
salaries to the employees, but
said the program cost was too
high for continued funding.
Adequate management was
recommended by the com-
mittee appointed to study the
project.
Mrs. Garcia said $10,000 is
needed to operate the program
for a year. The center has 23
machines and provides
training and employment for a
number of elderly employees.
Quilting is one of the services
offered at the Center.
She said other services are
provided for the poor in ad-
dition to the sewing services.
At one point it was suggested
that she be employed by the
agency. She said she was
unable to work steadily due to
health reasons.
Harris questioned the
wisdom of the program
directors serving on numerous
committees. Rodriguez said
the ones involved are helpful to
the respective programs but
agreed he would keep a close
watch on matter so that it will
not become a problem.
The board accepted with
regret the resignation of John
H. Miller, Jr., a past board
chairman. A committee was
appointed to prepare an ap-
propriate resolution for
adoption at the next meeting.
Ford Is On
Guest List
President Gerald R. Ford
heads the list of dignitaries
invited to participate in the
Sinton Bicentennial
Association’s National
Recognition Ceremony here
Feb. 22.
The ceremony, set for 2 p.m.
in Liberty Square (corner of
Sinton and McCall Streets) will
be the official designation of
Sinton as a Bicentennial
community, one of only 200 in
the state of Texas.
Senators John Tower and
Lloyd Benson and Rep. John
Young have also received
invitations as well as Gov.
Dolph Briscoe, Rep. Leroy
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