The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 266, Ed. 1 Monday, September 8, 1986 Page: 4 of 16
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Monday, September 8, 1986'
THE BAYTOWN SUN
4-A
TomTiede
^EDITORIAL A
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Illiteracy can be crippling
MARKSVILLE, La. — Carlton don’t get hurried. Nobody can not pass the driving examina- vorced from his wife, and he now
Andrews, who is 65 years old, read it, understand, and I don’t tion, and he can’t read the hands lives in a two-room shack, not
likes to think he has had a rea- guess I know what it says my- on a clock, except that he has far from his birthplace, on the
sonably good life. He has mar- self, but I learned how to scrib- learned to divide time into rough edge of town,
ried, raised eight children, held ble in school. segments. He sqys that after a lifetime of
a number of steady jobs, made a That’s about all he learned. What’s more, he has been work he can not afford a car, a
coterie of long-time companions, Andrews says he was born at a limited in employment. He says television or a radio. And he
Unless there is marked improvement in the and, best of all: “I ain’t never time when children in rural he would have liked to have own- damn well doesn’t while away
magnitude of the school drug problem here and jione nothing wrong to no one no Louisiana had other concerns ed a shop or run a company, but the time at the library. He says
elsewhere it might be a good idea for school officials to way” than education. His father was he couldn’t even fill out an appli- he goes down to the w.w. .
tkflUoH nf fho UowiHnc nr act Tovaci Qnhnnl nic still he savs there’s heen an impoverished dirt farmer, for cation. He says he worked in a Lounge for something to do and
follow the lead Of the Hawkins (East Texas) School DlS- SW he one thing, trying to scratch a liv- series of mills, always as a sits outside until it opens, with
tnct in carrying out a mandatory drug-testing program. hollow in the core of his in8 from 18 acres of com, and roustabout; he earned 50 cents a friends, most of whom are illiter-
Results Of the test involving 70-plus football and girls’ bei “I never had education ” young Andrews was expected to day when he started, and never* ate too.
volleyball participants were negative in the scan for 19 he says sticking his hands deep i°in the struggle. more than $3 an hour. He also says he would still like
substances ranging from marijuana to cocaine. in his pockets, “and that’s no That was fine with the boy. He At least he thinks he earned $3 to be able to sign his name on
School officials wereBlatedby thetiegative report and good. Ialways wanted to beable-did-notlikejschool anyway, He—op^r^mtru^t^_ paper. But not enough to do what
arp rnnvinced that at least half the goal of the testing to take a piece of paper and sign had to walk two miles t0 8et s resPect He could not read is required to learn. I heard
are convmcea mat at least nan tne goat oi tne te|ung p *jik evervone there> then sit all day and be his paychecks when he got them they got a school at the old folks
project has been initially achieved by motivating drug- ejse „ ’ quiet; when he was called on to at the plant,,and he could not home in Alexandria,”, he says,
using students to change their ways. Andrews is'illiterate He is one stand and reclte, he couldn’t count the return when he cashed “but I don’t know nothing about
It should not have been surprising to students when of up to 30 million or more make out anything but C’s, and them at the stores. “I just took it. That’s the trouble, I don’t
tests were ordered. They had been warned by officials American adults who are said to 1116 8irls would giggle, the boys What they gave me,” he sighs, “I know nothing about nothing.”
.,_____,,___,, , .....lo^ir cmic in fatp a full nari would shout and the teacher think I got cheated sometimes. Check that. It happens that
When school let out this spring they would be tested^ ack the sk.lsto takea fuU part would He adds that he seldom called Carlton Andrews knows French.
Several students were found in possession of drugs “e information society Andrews says he quit in the the cheats, though. Because he He says his mother was a Cajun,
last year in the Hawkins District. All students expected ^lion to 6 million over the age second grade- He claims his could not prove the charges. And She carried on in the dialect as a
to participate in football and volleyball were on hand for of 18 wh0 can not read write ar father 80t sick- and the rest of 11 would be embarrassing to try. matter of course, and he is proud
do arithmetic calculations at all. ‘he family had to take over the He says someone tqqk money to say, nay he insists on an-
farm. He thus grew up suddenly from him in a bar once, but no- nouncing, that he is fully bi-
... ......... . ......... at the age of 7, in every way ex- Body paid attention when he lingual. Unfortunately, he can
to catch drug-using students. Instead, the program was browsed through a book. He’s £ept intellectually,, and he .has complained, and he wound up in neither read nor write that Ian-
designed to have a positive effect,, giving students a good never written a-lette^-H# has spent the rest of his life as a sort a fist fight over simple guage either—‘ P
reason to reject drugs. * ‘ .. never had a bank account, he’s 0f derelict in the literate com- mathematics. EDITOR’S NOTE: Tom Tiede si
In addition to football and volleyball participants, the knXnthegLeof^ercv m™ity',In, . othM Sf wrltten°f^n1^urlng ?«?* B
Hawirinc tootina nmdram inpluHac ctnHpntQ involvprt in Su ,, Known me grace ot rercy ifs notbeen easy. Illiteracy f'ghts like that. But he s too old 20 years about literacy m the
Hawkins testing program includes students involved m Shelley or the dispositions of cripples capacity. Andrevtesays anymore to defend himself from United States. He also has per-
co-curricular activities, such as student council, clpbs, Thomas More, and he has not in he lives in the world of the handi- ridicule. He says he retired from sonally taught a number of
organizations, even National Honor Society members. six decades been able to record capped He has never driven a the mills a few years ago, his adults how to read
his name with a pen.-2—
“Well, I can make out C’s,” he
says, grinning uncomfortably,
•because that is the first letter
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School officials emphasized no effort was being made
That is to- ' say he’s never
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car,“fdr instance, because he can> children are gone and he is di- Newspaper Enterprise Association
Middle school students will also be tested.
Any student found to be using drugs through the test
will be suspended from participating in extracurricular ;
activities for three months, but will remain in school for
counseling. ,
Jack Anderson
of my name. And I can scribble
some too, if I take my time and
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tion against the designs of public pany executives They began
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— Several weeks later, ae
and corporate wrongdoers. He collecting information provided cording to a memo that Went to
tries to protect the public from by self-described private investi- at least half a dozen Hughes offi-
fraud and inefficiency; yet mqre gator Jim Rosoff, who, be- cials, Rosoff called the company
often than not, his reward is re- __________
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This is what has happened to
Patrick Crosby, who was hired
by Hughes Aircraft Co. in 1981 to
While whistle blowers who work for the
federal government have a tough enough *
time. to** wh0 work in private industry
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was fired because he was a whis-
tleblower; he says the company
set him up for dismissal by giv-
ing him an impossible assign- friended Crosby and then in- security people to warn them
ment.
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formed on him to Hughes man-
While whistle blowers who agement for reasons that are un-
work for the federal government clear
have a tough enough time, those
that Crosby had aroused some
interest on Capitol HUT. HBsoff
, said “he would see us' iHughes)
___ A Hughes spokesman told our next week and give a deposition
— who work in private industry associate Donald Goldberg that (against Crosby) if It was stHT
have it even worse. Their protec, Rosoff was not hired by the com-
■. tion against retaliation by- the pany
hfgher-ups they expose is vir- Hughes. Indeed, there is no evi- — A memo dated Feb 11,1985, .
tually non-existent. dence that the company ever described how Rosoff said he
Crosby’s criticisms went to the paid Rosoff a dime for his infor- had begun "to play games with
very heart of a defense contrac- mation on Crosby. ~ Crosby’s head” byTying to Cros-
From The Bavtown Sun files, San Jacinto Battlegrounds and the first major project and the tor’s mission: to provide top.. But company documents .obr by aboubbts situation al Busies
This istheway it was: The numberlin'gb soon to 1,500 city also' plimslo buM a BoaT qfuality for a fair price. Crosby tained by the Government Ac- and by telling him that the com-
55 YEARS AGO employees. A new artificial lake basin on Cedar Bayou Stream. complained, in writing, that countability Project — a Wash- pany knew he was an informant
James Gloyd, 74, former cor- is being built and much of the , The city had attempted to buy Hughes had quality-control ington-based non-profit gipup - Rosoff had dozens dif tele-
poration court judge of Goose swamp land near the bay is be- the site*when Mrs. Kilgore>decid- problems on high-tech computer that helps whistle blowers and phone conversations with
Creek, died yesterday at the ing reclaimed. “ --------------------------ed she preferred making it a gift, systems where quality is abso- which is now representing Cros- Hughes officials between De-
home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. Extensive soil tests are being Value of the gift is $40,000. lutely essential, and he accused by before the Labor Department cember 1984 and March 1985.
N.D. Stiles, 223 W. Defee.:. madefor a $1 million monument. 30 YEARS AGO the company of charging the tax- — leave little doubt that com- when Crosby was fired. During
Goose Creek’s guiding light When finished, the shaft will be When the fall season’s first payers for expenses that weren t pany executives listened care- this time, according to Crosby,
failed to shine last night. The slightly higher than the norther blows in, tides go out and directly related to its Pentagon fully tp Rosoff. For example: Rosoff had tried to persuade him
light, which is atop the water Washington monument. strand three Scouts in a skiff in contracts. -• A Hughes security official to resign from Hughes,
tower, can be seen for nfiles—Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Rosenz- Evergreen and two others in the For obscure technical reason^, toldoneofhisgumshoestotele-
around at night. The powerful weig honor their daughter, mud flats of Hog Island. Maroon- his case is being adjudicated by phone Rosoff. According to an Footnote; The administrative
1000-watt globe was broken as a Carolyn, on her sixth birthday. . ed in mud flats before rescued the Labor Department. , internal company memo dated law judge considering'Crosby’s
result of a constant vibration of Mrs. G.F. Martin is the new by the Baytown Emergency At least one Hughes executive Jan. 7, 1985, Rosoff warned the case recently held that he'laeked ■
the tower Workmen replaced presidenrof the LaifTar Parent- Corps were David Brinkley and has admitted under oath during company that Crosby had re- jurisdiction to rule. The matter
the globe today. Teacher Association. * Barry Dyer. At Evergreen were an administrative law hearing tained an American Civil Liber- will now be taken up by the sec-Z.
J.C. Cates of Pelly will start Mrs. W.N. Peddycord heads Herbert Merchant, Richard that mischarging may have oc- ties *Union lawyer. .‘‘Crosby is retary of labor,
construction this week on a five- the PTA at Horace Mann Junior Shaffer, Robert Rowe and curred. Crosby also complained dangerops as he is working with Rosoff could not be Beached
room bungalow in Baytown. High. Richard Costlow. about quality control in memos an activist,”-Rosoff said, ac- for comment.^ *
C P Trotter, former secretary__________________- 40 YEARS AGO —A lotf of 64 degrees is recorded and reports that he sent to com- cording to the memo.
of the Goose Creek Chamber of Rosaland Park will be the early this morning - the lowest pany brass.
Commerce, is named field man- — name of the park given to the Ci- since June 15.
ager of the south and central ter- ty of Goose Creek by Mrs. E.R.
ritory of the Texas Chamber of Kilgore of Houston. The name is
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Although he had been getting quoted describing Crosby and a
high job-performance ratings^ friend as “odd balls,” “political day-sstory.
Joseph Spear assisted United Feature
20 YEARS AGO
Mrs. N.A. Olachia serves as
in honor of Mrs. Kilgore whose president of the Parent-Teacher
first name is Rosa
Her gift brings the realization Elementary School.
gress Administration) of a 20-year dream of a public Richard Strahan, new presi-
•employees are at work at the park. A swimming pool will be dent of Lee College, will address
the Baytown Education Associa- By THE ASSOCIATED PREISS Washington was crowned the federal crimes committed dur-
tion. Mrs. Jack Hartt, BEA Today is Monday, Sept. 8, the first “Miss America” in Atlantic ing his term of office,
president, will conduct the 251st day of 1986. There are 114 City, N.J,
meeting. days left in the year.
Editor ond Publisher George Carl Swint, Baytown Today’s highlight in history: die” first appeared. _
Assistont to Publisher resident 45 years, died today. On Sep t . 8, 1935, the In 1934, 134 people lost their
Bert Allman serves as “Kingfish” of Louisiana politics, lives in a fire aboard the liner
Baytown campaign chairman Sen. Huey P. Long, was shot and “Morro Castle” off the New
Monoging Editor f0r Waggoner Carr’s Senate mortally wounded inside the Jersey coast.
News Editor race * state Capitol in Baton Rouge. He In 1951, a peace treaty with
died two days later at age 42. Japan was signed by 48 other na- t
On this date: tions at a conference in San F*ve years ago: Civil rights
In. 1565, a Spanish expedition Francisco. / leader Roy Wilkins, who had
established the first permanent In 1966, the television series headed the-National Association
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 266, Ed. 1 Monday, September 8, 1986, newspaper, September 8, 1986; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1152780/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.