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MATHIS NEWS
(USPS 334-040)
Thursday, August 30,1990
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State Of The Region
By Juliet K. Wenger
Protecting children from abuse
must involve so many agencies and
individuals that there is a great need
for good communication among
those involved.
Only then can the available facts
be understood and used as a basis
for reaching difficult but truly com-
passionate-decisions.
Every decision in child abuse
cases is difficult. Should the child be
taken out of the home or left in the
home with support given to an abus-
ing parent or parents? If a child is
placed in foster care, should it be
with an elderly grandmother or an
unrelated foster home? If parents
receive therapy, when is it safe for
the child to return to his or her
home? When should parental rights
be terminated and a permanent
adoptive home found for the child?
The first types of people who must
make decisions are teachers,
counselors, doctors, emergency
room attendants, law enforcement
officers, neighbors, or anyone who
has reason to suspect a child may
have been abused. Each wants to
avoid making a false and damaging
accusation. Does caution err on the
side of the child’s safety or that of
the possible abuser whose reputa-
tion is at stake if suspicions prove to
be unfounded?
One of the complications is that we
would really prefer not to think
about child abuse, not to admit it is
possible, certainly not involving peo-
ple we know. If the abuse is sexual, it
is even more difficult for us to in-
volve ourselves and our emotions.
If abuse is found and the child is
left in the home or put in foster care,
a caseworker takes on the respon-
sibility for that child’s welfare. The
total number of reported child abuse
cases constantly increases. The
money available for child protective
services gradually decreases, as
does money for most social services.
That means each caseworker has an
overwhelming number of children to
protect.
Protection involves making sure
the abuse does not continue. It also
involves the complex effort to
rehabilitate parents and to help the
children deal with what has happen-
ed so that it will not damage rela-
tionships for the rest of their lives.
Several non-profit agencies as well
as government agencies work with
these children and give them loving
assistance.
Many of the caseworkers are put-
ting in large numbers of uncompen-
sated hours because they cannot get
their work done in the designated
work week and they will not let the
child be deprived by work overload.
Another decision that must be
made is whether or not it is impossi-
ble to rehabilitate the family suffi-
ciently for the child to return to the
home. If it is found to be so, parental
rights can be terminated by the
court and the child put up for adop-
tion.
This, again, is hard for many
reasons. When we think of the home,
the picture that comes to mind is of
mother, father and children loving
and caring for one another. Even
though we are aware now that fewer
children grow up under these condi-
tions, there is still nailed to the wall
of our subconscious a framed work
in embroidery which says “Home
Sweet Home.”
Anyone would find it difficult to
make the decision and say “Take
that child away from her family
forever. Cut all ties.4’ If that does not
happen in cases where the child can-
not go back into the home, the
resulting life is one of foster home
after foster home, with no security
to help the maturing child.
Probably none of our difficult pro-
blems result in more tears than that
of child abuse. Children weep at
separation, even from abusive
parents. Parents weep at the loss of
children they have cruely abused.
We do not know whether judges in
their chambers weep before they an-
nounce their rulings. Caseworkers,
hardened as they should be by the
sheer numbers of cases they handle,
openly weep when they are ordered
to take a child back into a home
where they know the chances are
that abuse will continue.
Nor are their eyes dry when they
have to deny a child a home with
adopted parents because the deci-
sion to terminate parental rights has
been too difficult to make.
Girl Scout Registration
September 4 At VFW Hall
Girl Scout registration is schedul-
ed for Tuesday, Sept. 4, from 4 to 6
p.m. at the Mathis VFW Hall,
located on Hwy. 359.
Registration will also be held for
Brownies, ages 6 through 8, and Girl
Scout Juniors, ages 9 through 11.
Parents are being sought to serve as
troop leaders for Cadets, ages 12
through 14. Many girls have
reportedly shown interest in the
Cadet program, but adult leaders
are needed. Cadets are invited to
register, in the event a leader is ob-
tained.
Registration fee is $4 per year.
Weekly dues to the troop usually
range from 25 to 50 cents per week.
For more information, contact
Junior Girl Scout Leader Lupe San-
tos at 547-5248, assistant Leader
Cathy Taylor at 547-9695 or Brownie
Leader Beth Bible at 547-6233.
Court Records
The State of Texas vs:
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
I Roger Felipe Moya — license
! suspended 180 days, 18 days in the
: county jail, $680 fine and court costs.
; Victor Hernandez — license
: suspended 90 days, 15 days in the
; county jail, $440 fine and court costs.
David Alaniz — license suspended
; 90 days, four years in the county jail,
j $263.50 fine and court costs,
i Martin Cantu — license suspended
; 90 days, 20 days in the county jail,
\ $263.50 fine and court costs.
; Robert Elizaldi, Corpus Christi —
; license suspended 90 days, two years
; probation, DWI school, $463.50 fine
: and court costs.
? Thomas A. Palmer, Stafford —
♦ license suspended 90 days, two years
; probation^ WI school, $463.50 fine
| and court costs.
• Ben Vallejo, Portland — license
; suspended 90 days, one year proba-
j tion, DWI school, $463.50 fine and
court costs.
> Luis Mata, Beeville — license
suspended 180 days, two years pro-
r bation, DWI school, $763.50 fine and
> court costs, submit to antabuse
£ therapy, complete Advanced
£ Alcohol education Program.
> John Kenneth Craft, Ingleside —
£ license suspended 90 days, two years
£ probation, DWI school, $463.50 fine
£ and court costs.
£ Javier B. Martinez, Houston —
£ license suspended 90 days, two years
£ probation, DWI school, $463.50 fine
* and court costs.
£ Manuel M. Castillo, Taft — license
£ suspended 90 days, two years proba-
tion, DWI school, $463.50 fine and
£ court costs.
£ Santana Gonzales Pena, Aransas
£ Pass — license suspended 365 days,
£ two years probation, DWI school,
;* $363.50 fine and court costs, pay
£ restitution of $2,720.
Barry Lynn Belvins — license
£ suspended 90 days, four days in the
^county jail, $263.50 fine and court
£ costs.
£ Magro Sanchez, Jr. — license
£ suspended 90 days, 22 days in the
£ county jail, $563.50 fine and court
> costs.
-* Roberto Salazar — license
suspended 90 days, six days in the
county jail, $263.50 fine and court
costs.
OTHER CHARGES
Julio Rossel, NO LIABILITY IN-
SURANCE — 10 days in the county
jail, $248.50 fine and court costs.
Ginny Kinney, Austin, THEFT BY
CHECK — 180 days probation,
$198.50 fine and court costs.
Melvin E. Sparks, Robstown,
THEFT BY CHECK — three months
probation, $148.50 fine and court
costs.
Leslie Lunsford Traweek II, Aran-
sas Pass, THEFT —180 days proba-
tion, $168.50 fine and court costs.
Tracy Lovett, Rockport, THEFT
— 180 days probation, $198.50 fine
and court costs.
Josephine DeLeon, Refugio,
THEFT — $168.50 fine and court
costs.
Clyde Ray Williams, CRIMINAL
TRESPASS — $168.50 fine and court
costs.
Chester Richard Wuest, Ingleside,
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA -
180 days probation, $248.50 fine and
court costs, submit to urinanlysis
twice a month.
Evaristo Acuna, NO LIABILITY
INSURANCE - $748.50 fine and
court costs.
Jose C. Garcia, Jr., Corpus
Christi, NO LIABILITY IN-
SURANCE — six months probation,
$748.50 fine and court costs.
Thomas M. Perez, POSSESSION
OF MARIJUANA - $1,148.50 fine
and court costs.
Miguel Delangel Ramirez, DRIV-
ING WHILE LICENSE SUSPEND-
ED —17 days in the county jail, $500
fine and court costs.
Jimmy Lee Brown, POSSESSION
OF MARIJUANA — 17 days in the
county jail, $500 fine and court costs.
David Moreno, Mathis,
RESISTING ARREST — six months
probation, $498.50 fine and court
costs.
Manuel Ramirez, Odem,
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF — six mon-
ths probation, $248.50 fine and court
costs, pay restitution of $221.
Miguel Alaniz, NO LIABILITY IN-
SURANCE — 90 days in the county
See RECORDS, Page 4
Letters To The Editor
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reserves the right to reject, or edit, any letter.
Another letter to the editor from
Rev. Gene Bream...la la te da!
Here’s a few questions for the
Reverend: How many teenagers
does he actually know and talk to?
How many dances has he chaperon-
ed? How many songs has he actually
listened to on radio station Z-95?
The answers to these questions are
not many, none and not many. I am
very tired of reading his insulting
accusations of teenagers and the
things they do. I have not seen any
action taken by the Reverend, ex-
cept the letters and insults, to pre-
vent and stop the taking of drugs and
alcohol by teenagers; therefore the
only result of his attempts is some
very frustrated teens!
Kerrie R. Merrell
The Tom Mathis Cemetery
Association wishes to express its ap-
preciation to Police Chief Rene Rios
and Judge Amada Cardenas for
their assistance in helping to restore
order to our cemetery after the van-
dalism on August 21.
We also appreciated the offer of
Fred Farias to help furnish equip-
ment for the resetting of some of the
larger monuments.
Fred Watson, President
Tom Mathis Cemetery Assn.
As usual, Mathis News editor
Charles Sullivan’s article “Think
About It — Some Savings Aren’t So
Great” lays it all squarely at the feet
of the consumer.
There is something wrong when it
is suggested that the consumer prop-
up some local businesses, including
chain and chain franchise opera-
tions, without at the same time ask-
ing the business community to take
a long hard look at itself.
Clarence Durham
Cheerleaders Hosting
Clinic For Local Youth
The Mathis High School varsity
cheerleaders hosted a cheerleading
clinic for students in grades one
through six, this week at Pirate
Gym.
A total of 68 girls participated in
the clinic, which is scheduled to run
through Friday of this week, learn-
ing cheers, chants, hand clapping
routines and a dance routine.
Clinic instructors include Pirate
cheerleaders Delma Gonzales,
Javann Martin, Tonya Lewis, Tam-
my Jimenez, Annette Tamez and
mascot Mary Herrera.
The girls were divided into three
groups, 1st and 2nd grade, 3rd and
4th grade, and 5th and 6th grade.
Girls participating in the clinic in-
cluded:
lst-2nd
D’Annual Davidson, Melodee
Aldrich, Lindsey Hickle, Amanda
Moreno, Alex Santos, Crystal Huer-
ta, Kelsey Sugarek, Catherine
Mastrosimone, Yvette Garcia,
Yvonne Huerta, Natasha Paiz, San-
dra Garibay, Amanda Herrera,
Kalli Jo Schmidt. Amv Owen. Vic-
toria Veliz, Corei Chopelas, Jody
Funke, Rosemary Martinez, Kelly
Resio, Daniella Ramirez.
3rd-4th
Sandra Padilla, Amanda Mar-
tinez, Cynthia Lopez, Victoria
Galvan, Amanda Hedtke, Megan
Buetow, Udele Rodriguez, Ber-
nadette Galvan, Morgan Bomer,
Denise Martin, Donna Dominguez,
Yvette Alvarado, Dusti Chopelas,
Cyndi Huerta, Jessica Carreon,
Jody Greenwood, Erica Paiz, Jackie
Dominguez, Kara Santos, Jody
Weeks, Feliz Salinas, Sara Farias,
Monica Dominguez.
5th-6th
Erica Flores, Natasha Ball, Becky
Merrell, Veronica Contreras, San-
dra Aguilar, Annette Moreno, Lacey
Roy, Carol Vidaurri, Ledezma
Lopez, Miroslava Paiz, Daphne
Munoz, Shalene Porter, Adrianne
Galvan, Delores Gonzales, Laura
Perez, Amanda Burnett, Amberlee
Beard, Jonie Wostal, Elaine Hender-
son, Christy Stapp, Jennifer
Williams, Michelle Amador, Monica
Williams. Cvnthia Jimenez.
Looking Back
From the files of The Mathis News
50 Years Ago
1940
Mathis schools will open Sept. 9,
according to Supt. B.C. Banks.
Three new courses have been added
this year to round out the district’s
commercial department, including
commercial law, 10th and 11th grade
subjects; occupations, 8th and 9th
grade subjects; and secretarial
training, 10th and 11th grade sub-
jects.
Attorney Douglas McGregor said
Monday that 4,000 men are working
day and night on the Naval Air Sta-
tion at Corpus Christi and reports
that the Navy hopes to begin train-
ing there by Jan. 1 are, “probably
near the truth.”
University of Texas statisticians
report that Texas made over
I, 300,000 gallons of ice cream in Ju-
ly.
40 Years Ago
1950
The City of Mathis began a
crackdown today on persons who in-
terfere with firefighting by “chasing
fire trucks.” A fine ranging from $10
to $100 will be levied against
violators.
Approximately 710 students are
expected to register in Mathis
schools for the 1950-51 term that
begins Sept. 5, including 110 in high
school.
Mathis has received .2 inches of
rainfall this month, bringing the
total for the year to 8.0, according to
J. L. Dreher, who has made a hobby
of the weather. Average annual rain-
fall for Mathis is 30.67 inches, leav-
ing the area far short of the average
at this point in time.
The Pirates return five lettermen
for the 1950 season, including three-
year lettermen Doyle Lambert,
John R. Nelson, Bill Galloway and
Dickie Gray, with one-year letter-
man Bud Carr.
A new 48-passenger bus has been
ordered for the school district, ac-
cording to Supt. Bob Rich. Five
buses are now owned by the district.
When the new bus arrives, one of
them will be retired.
30 Years Ago
1960
As of Aug. 6, the ACS office had
handled 281 grain loans in San
Patricio County totaling over
$1,178,000 on 63,381,913 pounds of
grain.
The county’s 21 gins turned out
17,594 bales this week, operating 24
hours per day, to reach a total of
31,297 bales ginned this season. The
season is expected to continue
heavy ginning for the next week*
two.
The Nueces River bridge on US 77
is nearing completion and, barring
any unforeseen complications,
should be ready by Thursday of this
week, according to the state in-
spector. The bridge’s center span
was destroyed in a freak accident in
Dec. 1958, when it collapsed under
the weight of a truck.
20 Years Ago
1970
According to a housing survey
conducted by the Mathis Community
Action Committee, about 193 homes
in the Mathis area are demolished or
unlivable until repaired, as a result
of hurricane Celia. Overall, 549
homes in Mathis received signifi-
cant structural damage during the
storm.
A section of the Mathis I.S.D. stu-
dent handbook for the upcoming
year says, under girls’ dress code,
says, “No trousers, blue jeans, nor
shorts of any kind will be worn bjflfc
any student above the 3rd grade, e^^
cept during P.E.”
Water Well No. 4 is back on line
after recent pump repairs that cost
the city approximately $1,200. The
well is pumping between 150 and 175
gallons per minute, down from its
previous production rate of 225
gallons per minute.
10 Years Ago
1980
The gales and torrential rain
spurned by Hurrican Allen over the
weekend left Mathis with little
damage and no known loss of life or
injuries, after 80 mph winds and
rainfall of up to 16.5 inches hit here
Saturday night and Sunday morn-
ing.
The Mathis City Council and
Mayor appointed the highest paid Ci-
ty Secretary on record Thursday
night in a special session. Romeo
Alvarado was appointed City
Secretary/Treasurer at a whopping
salary of $1,200 per month. Mario
Munoz, who recently resigned the
position, held the job for three years
and was making $795 per month at
the time of his resignation.
Cotton gins across San Patricio
County were going into their final
stages of ginning for the 1980 season,
with a total of 58,061 bales ginned.
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