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T»e Penny -i Record
‘vHome Owned and Operated "
Vol XXXI, No. 27
Bridge City, Texas
November 14, 1989
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Christmas Basket sign-up
Saturday, November 18
The Bridge City-Orangefield
Christmas Basket Committee
will meet Thursday, November
30, at 7 p.m. at the Chamber of
Commerce office on West
Roundbunch. All churches,
clubs and civic organizations
are urged to attend these meet-
ings. Committee members are
not appointed or elected. Also,
any individual wishing to serve
on the committee are invited to
attend.
An account has been set up at
Bridge City Bank for anyone
wishing to make a donation to
the fund. All proceeds are used
to buy food only.
Sign-up dates will be Novem-
ber 18, 25 and December 2 at
the Chamber office from 9 a m.
to 12 noon.
Any handicapped or shut-in
may apply by calling Walter
Gaston at 735-3398.
The committee also collects
new toys to be given to the
families with children. Anyone
wishing to donate a new toy can
bring it to the Penny Record of-
fice at 2070 Texas Avenue,
Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
BAND AND DRILL TEAM SHOW OFF TBOPHIES - Representing the
band are: left to right, back row, Greg Warren, Carla Rose, Lynn Mer-
cer, Kim Frazier, Kim Long, Misty Chatelain, Rene, Brandie Yancey,
Malinda Faulk, Shawn Love and Jennifer Chambers; drill team, left to
right, front, Alice Puckett, Heather Wharton, Jana Stevens, Shanna North
and Becky Cole.
BCHS Band, Drill Team win
top honors at marching
festival
by Barbara Fix
“This is one of the most enjoy-
able, exciting groups Tve worked
with in 18 years as a teacher,” said
Larry Baisdon, Bridge City High
School band director. “They’ve
worked veryhard this year, and
their performances have shown
that work.”
The BCHS Band and Strutters
drill team walked away with five
trophies at the Golden Tornado
Marching Festival Nov. 4, in Sul-
phur, La.
They made a first division rating
for their performance and were
chosen outstanding band in their
class. The drum majors; auxiliaries
consisting of flags, twirlers and drill
team; and drum corps each made
first division and received trophies.
“This is the first year for the drill
team to march in the entire perfor-
mance with the band,” said Bais-
don. “They have been a positive
and exciting addition to our show.”
Charlotte North is drill team direc-
tor.
Twenty-five bands participated
in the annual festival. Bridge City,
one other Texas band and five
Louisiana bands performed in the
Louisiana class A division which is
classed according to the number of
members in the marching unit.
In other competition, the BCHS
Jazz Band dominated Region 10
jazz band tryouts Oct. 9, at Neder-
land by earning seven of the 20
SEE B A-NO- p . 7
Band fundraiser
set for Saturday
PLAQUE UNVEILED-A brass plaque stating the dedication to the Veteran s Memorial was unveiled
at ceremonies Saturday. Pictured, front, are Miss Bridge City Stephanie Johnston, Sara West of the
Beautification Committee, and Charlotte Chiasson of the Chamber of Commerce; back. Senior Chief
Kent Beckom and Mayor John Banken.
Veteran’s Memorial re-dedicated in
ceremonies Saturday
by Barbara Fix
The aroma of barbecue and
baked goods and the sounds of
music will greet visitors at the
Bridge City Wal-Mart Saturday
morning (Nov. 18).
Each year the Bridge City High
School Band Boosters sell bar-
becue in the Wal-Mart parking lot
to raise money for band trips, band
camp scholarships, activities and
equipment. Members of the BCHS
band run a bake sale.
The Bridge City High School and
Junior High School bands usually
perform at 10 a.m., said Larry
BAisdon, BCHS band director. At
11 a.m., the Band Boosters begin
serving barbecue and all the trim-
mings. Tickets for the barbecue sell
for $4.
Every other year the BCHS Band
makes a major trip, said Baisdon,
and this year the band travels to
Walt Disney World in Orlando,
Fla. “Most of the neighboring
bands have gone at least once,” he
said, “but the four-day trip in May
will be the first the BCHS Band will
make to the resort.”
The symphonic band will per-
form at Epcot Center on May 11,
and the marching band will take
part in the parade down Main
Street in the Magic Kingdom on
May 12.
Walt Disney World chooses by
auditions. BCHS submitted a tape
of its band earlier this year
Lease Signed
On Library and
City Council
Meeting
Page 2
About 100 people gathered on
the corner of E. Roundbunch and
Texas Avenue for the Veteran’s
Memorial re-dedication ceremony.
Mayor John Banken was master of
ceremonies, while Senior Chief
Kent Beckom presented Boy Scout
Troop 407 with certificates of
appreciation for their part in
restoring the gun.
Woodmen of the World
representative Tim Latiotis and
Becky Picard, Faternal
Coordinator for the Southeast
Texas Woodmen of the World,
presented the American and Texas
flags to be flown at the gun site.
Mayor Banken unveiled the brass
plaque which reads:
Veteran’s Memorial
Dedicated to those who served
and to tho.,c who gave the ultimate
sacrifice for their country.
This twin 40 MMN Anti-Aircraft
gun was first donated to the City of
Bridge City, Texas by the Naval
Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
of Orange, Texas in 1974. It was
removed from the
decommissioned USS Sumner
County (LST-1148) and dedicated
in January, 1975.
After the city’s incorporation in
1970, the first city flag was designed
in 1974 by W. T. Gaston and Jack
King and flown on this site. In
January, 1989, a city Beautification
Committee was formed to maintain
this site and a new double bridge
flag was designed and made by
committee member Charlotte
Chiasson.
Beautification C ommittee: Sara
West, Chairman; Charlotte
Chiasson, Secretary; Kent Beckom.
USN; TerryOsborn, D.E. Simon,
Tom Perry; LaLette Lee; Pop
Warner; Missy Flowers; Troop 407
Boy Scouts of America.
State Treasurer Ann Richards and State Rep Ron Lewis
State AG candidate visits Orange
BC Chamber sponsor of
Motivational Rally set for
‘Thursday
The Bridge City Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor a Motiva-
tional Rally on Thrusday, Novem-
ber 16, beginning at 7 p.m. at
Hatton Elementary School
cafeteria on West Roundbunch.
The Chamber would like to give
business people and their employes
an opportunity to gain some insight
into the 90’s and how business can
increase their sales and project a
warm welcoming atmosphere
which brings back customers time
and time again.
It is the goal of the Chamber to
get all businesses in town to com-
municate better and promote the
entire community which benefits
all aspects of the business com-
Jim Winner
munity.
The speaker for the rally will be
See RALLY p. 2
Workers, employers
needed to revise workers’
compensation
by Barbara Fix
Legislators need to involve
workers and employers in reform-
ing the workers’ compensation sys-
tem, said State Rep. Ron Lewis of
Mauriceville, in an interview
Thursday.
Gov. Bill Clements made
workers’ compensation the chief, if
not only, item on the agenda for the
special session that began today
(Nov. 14).
Lewis referred to workers’ com-
pensation and education when he
announced his candidacy for a
fourth term in the state House of
Representatives at a fundraising
barbecue Nov. 6. Lewis told sup-
porters that he hoped for a good
clean solid race based on issues, not
personalities, and promised to
work as hard as he had in (he last
five years.
An estimated 350, including
several state legislators, crowded
into the VFW Hall in Orange. State
Treasurer Ann Richards and
House Speaker Gib Lewis spoke at
the fundraiser.
In the interview on Thursday,
Lewis said that both education and
workers’ compensation were cru-
cial to the people in his district.
Both are scheduled for state con-
gressional action in the next few
months.
See LEWIS -p.2
by Barbara Fix
ORANGE-In between a cam-
paign trip to San Antonio and a
press conference in Beaumont,
John Odom, Democratic can-
didate for state Attorney General,
stopped last week to visit with sup-
porters in Orange.
In an informal meeting at the
Ramada Inn on Nov. 6, Odom told
supporters and prospective sup-
porters about himself and his cam-
paign and answered questions.
He said that he believes in a grass
roots campaign and visited 254
county courthousees in a “Tour of
Texas” before formally announcing
his candidacy in February.
His background is as a practicing
lawyer, said Odom. He is a trial
lawyer with Helm, Pletcher,
Hogan, Bower & Saunders in
Houston. And he said that he is the
only candidate for state Attorney
General in the Democratic party
who has experience in the Attorney
General’s office.
Odom says that he plans to focus
on illegal drugs and child support
enforcement in his campaign.
On dealing with the illegal drug
problem, Odom proposes a drug
strike force to assist local,
prosecutors and a separate fund for
a “Drug-Free Texas”. The fund
would provide money to private or-
ganizations for drug programs. The
Attorney General’s office would
act as an advisor, said Odom . but
would not be involved in the fund
raising or in overseeing the money.
Concerning child support enfor-
cement, Odom said that Attorney
General Jim Maddox made a lot of
improvements, but that the State
Child Support Enforcement
Division needs an overhaul and
proposed a five point plan.
In point one of the plan, child
support enforcement would be
decentralized by giving contracts to
county Domestic Relations Of-
fices. The contracts would transfer
See ODOM p. 2
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