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TEN YEARS AGO - 1984
Odem PTA vice president Julie
Mclver and volunteer chairperson
Tammi Raska announced that 216
tee shirts were sold to purchase
drinking fountains for the Odem
Elementary school building to be
available for children on the
playgrounds.
Visitors for Easter weekend in
the Jack Baucom home were Terry
and Gary Windham of Texas City
and Irene Baucom of Webster.
Marce Fleck celebrated her 13th
birthday at PJ's Crystal Bowl with
15 guests attending.
Entered in the Calallen Youth
Rodeo will be Odem residents
Lance Baylor, Marce Fleck, Jo B.
Fleck, Heather Reynolds and Luke
Branson.
The Odem Home Extension Club
met at Fergusons with mrs.Beth
Clark president. Club members
donated $100 to the Rockin' O 4-
H Club to purchase a hog and
sheep scale.
Tara Rhyne celebrated her 14th
birthday Saturday with friends,
Jeana Spurlock, Candy Krause,
Stacy Dupont, Tiffany Laurel and
Kelli Champion as guests. The
girls enjoyed a movie, pizza, cake
and visiting during the all night
slumber party.
FORTY YEARS AGO - 1954
The revival meeting which had
been in progress for 10 days at
the Methodist Church closed
Sunday and the Rev. Quay Parmer
has gone to Louisville, Kentucky to
conduct another revival. During
the services Le Ann Tewes and
James Edward Hanshaw were
christened with Rev. R. Heaner
officiating. Four other additions to
the church were made at the
service also.
Mrs. A. Ince was honored with a
dinner Friday in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Boyd in
recognition of her birthday.
Guests included Mrs.T. B. Owen of
Sinton, Mrs. E. H. Jackson, Mrs.
Lewis Horn, Mrs. R. L. Spradly,
Mrs. J. E. Boyd, Mrs. Norman
Smith, Mrs. Sam Stanley, Miss
Allie Hancock, Karen White,
Samelia Boyd and the hostess,
Mrs. Boyd.
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Davis for a chicken
barbecue Sunday were his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Davis
and his sister and brother in law,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Butler.
Guests in the home of Mrs.
Grace Tewes during the holidays
included her son and wife, Mr.and
Mrs. B. W.Tewes and Claire of
Palacios; John and Bill Tewes of
Cotulla and Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Tewes of Corpus Christi.
Guests in the M. F. Stinnett
home Sunday included Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Hudgins of Corpus
Christi and Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Davis and sons of Beeville.
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By Paul Leveen
Most Texas drivers, like those
across the country, take high
pride in their driving records.
They operate within the law for
safety's sake, and to keep from
being ticketed for driving
violations.
They are conscientious in
striving to be safe. In trying, every
mile of the way, to avoid being in
an accident.
They keep their vehicles in the
best possible condition.
They keep their safety stickers
up to date.
They abide by the laws
pertaining to the using of seat
belts. Most are endeavoring to get
equipment updated with air bags.
They take special precautions
when there are youngsters in
their car.
All these actions bring safety to
the driver. Safety to his family or
other riders in his/her vehicle. To
others on the road.
All these actions also assist in
keeping down the horrendous
automobile insurance rates for
their particular situation.
They know that just a couple of
traffic tickets would have a
definite bearing on that cost.
The good drivers possibly have
not experienced any major
mishaps or major consequences.
Proper maintenance of his/her
vehicle is an immeasurable assist
in the safety factor.
But then, in steps his highness,
the Texas Insurance
commissioner, and in his great
power slaps a $850,000 fine
against Allstate Insurance Group
for "alleged discriminations" in
the selling of automobile
insurance.
Allstate is a combine of 60
companies, bringing coverage to
millions of drivers.
You know, don't you, who is
going to pay that $850,000?
Every safe Texas driver who
sets his/her foot in the family
heap.
The insurance companies, as
any other industry would do, will
pass this ridiculous cost imposed
by the State along to the insurance
customer.
Actually, it is a "fine" against
the safe driver brought about by
those whose statistics and records
have pushed them into prohibitive
areas of coverage.
And what is the recourse of the
cautious, thoughtful, law-abiding
driver in his/'her effort to recoil
from this added $850,000
insurance hit?
There is none.
But, if Governor Richards is
aware of this fine, if she has the
fairness to the driving public at
heart, she would immediately pick
up one of her many telephones
and discuss with TIC the
possibility of a recall of the fine.
After all, it is an election year.
Allstate has informed the TIC
that it will make a survey and
determine if there have been some
occasions where individuals have
been treated wrongly.
If so, they say they will make
amends.
It surely seems that this would
be a commendable solution. It
seems that it would be a fair
undertaking, in place of the
immediate screaming for huge
fines.
Legal actions and the
instantaneous voicing of "fine
'em" for every alleged infraction
of some farfetched accusation is
one of the most glaring
mistreatments today of the
American public.
And what brought this
insurance caper about to
financially hit every legitimate
Texas auto insurance buyer?
A former Allstate employee
used a hidden camera to video his
being denied coverage.
How proud the Texas Insurance
Commission must be.
By Lyndell Williams
and Ed Sterling
After discovering that mail-in
ballots were manipulated in three
South Texas counties, state
officials are calling for changes in
Texas election laws.
"We've had calls from various
counties in the state where people
manipulated the system to obtain
ballots and vote them for people,"
said Tom Harrison, director of
elections for the secretary of
state's office.
In Jim Wells County, two
investigations are under way
involving 134 ballots that were
mailed from two apartments in
Falfurrias. Some of the voters
whose names appeared on the
ballots said they had never heard
of the apartments.
Harrison said election officials
are considering changes in the
laws that would restrict the
number of ballots to a residence,
prevent campaign workers from
distributing or collecting ballots
and monitor the eligibility of
voters who are getting mail
ballots.
other allegations involving
mail-in ballot fraud include:
*In Kleberg County,
applications for mail-in ballots
were received from three voters
who had died.
*In Webb County, a district
judge found that abuse and fraud
tainted mail-in balloting for the
March 8 county court-at-law race
and ordered a runoff election.
Prison Funding Gets Nod
Texas legislative leaders last
week approved almost $103
million in emergency prison
funding but blasted a proposed 5
percent pay raise for teachers.
The Legislative Budge Board
endorsed the transfer of funds for
prisons after several members
blasted Education commissioner
Lionel "Skip" Meno for
recommending the teacher pay
increase.
Meno said his earlier proposal
to raise the salaries of 7,100 of
the state's 230,000 teachers who
earn less than the state-set
minimum would cost the state
about $4 million.
But lawmakers said Meno's
proposal would cost taxpayers
hundreds of millions of dollars by
creating pressure to raise the pay
of all teachers.
"I'm afraid your statements
have led teachers in Texas to
believe they are going to get a 5
percent state pay raise," Lt.Gov.
Bob Bullock said. "It's not fair to
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT’S DESK
DOUGLAS KOEBERNICK
San Patricia County Court Retards
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Marriage Licenses
Rafael Franklin Lopez and Silia
Cardenas Flores.
Armando Ortiz and Maricella
Sanchez.
Rudy Garza and Amy M. Barrios.
Charles Harold Messner and
Laurie Anne Cornila.
Richard Ray Perez and Kathy
Cisneros.
County Court-At-Law
DWI-Robert Earl Ross, Sinton,
365 days jail suspended, $500 fine
plus court costs, DL suspended 90
days, 12 months community
supervision, complete DWI
Education Program.
DWI-Johnny Joe Villareal (no city
of residence), 365 days jail
suspended, $500 fine plus court
costs, DL suspended 90 days, 12
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program.
DWI-Pascual Rosales, Sinton,
365 days jail suspended, $500 fine
plus court costs, DL suspended
180 days, 12 months community
supervision.
DWI-Johnny Wayne Woody,
Ingleside, 365 days jail suspended,
$100 fine plus court costs, 12
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program,
80 hours community service.
DWI-Moises Guerra Pena,
Gregory, 180 days jail suspended,
$500 fine plus court costs, 24
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program,
submit to 48 hours detention in
San Patricio County Jail.
DWI-Glenn Edward Hoeft,
Sinton, 365 days jail suspended
$500 fine plus court costs, 24
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program,
submit to 48 hours detention, San
Patricio County Jail.
DWI-Augustine A. Garza Jr.,
Sinton, 365 days jail suspended,
$500 fine plus court costs, 12
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program.
DWI-Jose Luis Gomez, Houston,
365 days jail suspended, $500 fine
plus court costs, 15 months
community supervision, complete
DWI Education Program.
DWI- Nieves Romana Gonzales,
Sinton, 365 days jail suspended,
$500 fine plus court costs, 12
months community supervision,
complete DWI Education Program.
DWI- Elirroy Moreno, Belton,
365 days jail suspended, $500 fine
plus court costs, 24 months
community supervision, complete
DWI Education Program.
DWI- Joe Villarreal Rodriguez
(no city of residence), 365 days
jail suspended, $500 fine plus
court costs, DL suspended 180
days, 24 months community
supervision, submit to 48 hours
detention in San Patricio County
Jail.
DWI- Roberto Serna, Sinton, 365
days jail suspended, $100 fine
plus court costs (find suspended),
complete DWI Education Program.
DWI- Exequiel R. Mendoza (no
city of residence), 365 days jail
suspended, $500 fine plus court
costs, DL suspended 180 days, 24
months community supervision,
submit to 48 hours detention in
San Patricio County jail.
EVADNG ARREST-Trinidad
Nunez, Woodsboro, 1 day jail, $100
fine plus court costs.
RESISTING ARREST- Charles
Flint Smith, Pearl Miss., 15 days
jail, $500 fine plus court costs.
EVADING ARREST- Johnny Joe
Villarreal, (no city of residence), 1
day jail, $50 fine plus court costs.
EVADING ARREST- Raul Naranjo,
Taft, 45 (concurrent) days jail
plus court costs.
EVADING ARREST- Gilbert
Estrada, Corpus Christi, 2 days
jail, $100 fine plus court costs.
EVADING ARREST- Carlos T.
Nash, Corpus Christi, 46 days jail,
$100 fine plus court costs.
HINDERING APPREHENSION-
Jose Montalvo (no city of
residence), 1 day jail, $300 fine
plus court costs, 80 hours of
community service in lieu of fine
and court costs.
POSSESSION OF AN INHALANT-
Jerry Limon, Sinton, 16 days jail,
$100 fine plus court costs.
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA-
Alfredo Abrego Jr., Houston, 2
days jail, $500 fine plus court
costs.
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE-Urbano Cortez Jr.,
Harlingen, 90 days jail plus court
costs.
POSSESSION OF AN INHALANT-
(3 counts) Raul Naranjo, Taft, 45
days jail (concurrent) plus court’
costs (3 counts).
POSSESSION OF MARI JUAN A-
Alcario DeLeon Chapa, Sinton, 60
days jail plus court costs.
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA-
Robert Sandoval, Nevada Mo., 2
days jail, $500 fine plus court
costs.
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA-
Dennis Allen Garlow, Aransas
Pass, 3 days jail, $500 fine plus
court costs.
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA-(3
counts) Thomas. O. Martinez (no
city of residence), 60 days jail,
$227 court costs (3 counts).
By Douglas A. Koebernick
Odem-Edroy ISD
Superintendent
These days, it's easy to find
critics willing to point out what's
wrong with education. Let's start
turning that round today. It's time
to emphasize what's right.
One thing that's very right is
the caring, dedicated and hard
work of our teachers.
Teacher Appreciation Week,
May 1-7, is an excellent time to
spotlight the outstanding job our
teachers do for our students and
community.
According to the annual Gallup
Poll of the public's attitude toward
the public schools, 72 percent of
parents with children in public
schools gave the school attended
by their oldest child an "A" "B"
rating. Two out of three
Americans (67 percent) would
like to see their children take up
teaching as a career.
Meanwhile, America's
teachers are trying to educate an
increasing number of children
who are exposed to such issues as
poverty, violence, profanity, child
abuse, homelessness, substance
abuse, disability, pregnancy and
low self-esteem.
Yet, according to TEA (Texas
Education Agency) reports, Odem-
Edroy ISD's dropout rate is one of
the lowest in the state and not one
senior will be kept from
graduating because of the TAAS
test.
Why is that? We suggest that
is because teachers are working
harder to reach students who are
harder to reach in a climate of
declining support. The result is
that teachers are no more simply
purveyors of knowledge to
knowledge-hungry students. Today
they must be counselors,
surrogate parents, social workers
and magicians.
We thank teachers for all they
do and for all they are.
Public Safety
Report
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SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
Odem Area Incident Reports
4/30/94, 9:09 p.m. Ambulance
Call, Hwy 77 downtown Odem,
Transient bus passenger
complaining of chest pains,
transported to Memorial Medical
Center.
5/2/94, 3:01 a.m., Assault, 500
blk. Main, Female victim beaten by
male.
5/2/94, 10:09 a.m., Theft,
Fergusons Cafe, Driver reported
tarpaulins stolen from his 18
wheeler while parked in cafe
parking lot overnight.
5/2/94, 8:23 p.m., Criminal
Mischief, 500 blk. E. Turner,
Victim reported broken window
and torn screen. Investigation
revealed damage caused by owners
cat.
5/2/94, 9:55 p.m., Disorderly
Conduct, 800 blk. Kline, 2 males
fighting.
5/3/94, 11:49 p.m.,
Disturbance, 900 blk. Kline,
Neighbors fighting, possible shots
fired.
Happy Mother's Day
mislead them."
Bullock said members of the
Legislature would like to increase
teacher salaries, but money is
scarce because of fiscal demands
for prisons and health and human
services.
"You've created a myth out
there that there's a 5 percent pay
increase. What you're doing is
going to go out and shove this back
down the throats of the local
school districts," Rep .Tom
Craddick, R-Midland, told Meno.
Meno said the raise would
attract more certified teachers at
a time when Texas is experiencing
a shortage of qualified teachers.
He said he would not back off his
pay raise recommendation.
Gov. Ann Richards said she
would present a budget to the
Legislature in January that
provides probably a 5 percent
increase for all teachers.
The board-headed by Bullock
and House speaker Pete Laney, D-
Hale Center, unanimously
approved transferring $102.75
million to fund temporary
facilities for 7,500 inmates and
Insurance Help for
Seniors
The Texas Department of
Insurance has launched a
campaign to educate older Texans
on ways to save money on
insurance and how to avoid
becoming victims of insurance
fraud.
Insurance Commissioner J.
Robert Hunter announced the
formation of a Seniors Action
Team headed by Audrey Selden,
associate commissioner of
consumer protection.
Using newspaper columns,
brochures, public service
announcements and counseling,
the agency will advise senior
citizens how to make certain they
are paying fair prices for
insurance, options to consider
before buying supplemental health
insurance and how to decide
whether they need life insurance
and burial policies.
Business Highlights
*Texas led the nation in the
number of jobs created in
February, according to the Blue
Chip Job Growth Update,
published by Arizona State
University's Economic Outlook
Center. The state saw 242,100
new jobs created, followed by
Florida, 206,200 and Georgia,
151,000.
*The Texas Railroad
Commissioner has lowered
natural gas production limits for
May to levels less than last year
and this month. The commission
will limit May production to
141.62 billion cubic feet, 3.1
percent less than May 1993's
actual production.
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JOHN HENRY TRACY
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Publisher Emeritus
RUSTY WELLER...........................................Editor
JIM McELHANEY..........................Associate Editor
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DIANA ROSALEZ..............Composition Supervisor
CLAUDIA GARCIA.............................Photographer
KATHRYN TURNER.............................Bookkeeper
SOVEIDA PEREZ.................................Bookkeeper
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