The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1995 Page: 5 of 21
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Editorials. Commentaries, Community Happenings. Letters. Generai Interests.
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By Louis Dugas
When I was a young man, the black culture was matriarchal. The
mother ruled the family and rule she did. Mischief makers were
few and those caught learned a new way to behave. Back then
the Mother had a support system. Families lived near each other,
with grandmother being the matriarch. She taught the mother
how to raise her children properly. Somehow, that service, that
learning experience is gone as it is for the white culture. And so I
wondered, how in forty years did the men come to rule their
culture? As I viewed the crowd of men in Washington, it was an
impressive sight. I wondered, how many men had sought and
received permission to attend from the matriarch?
Have you noticed what happens when you ask people to put
themselves in another's place, or shoes or whatever? They put
the other person in their shoes, place or whatever. It is much
easier to judge someone that way.
Martinis have never appealed to me. When I was about eleven
years old, I had asthma. I spent a year in bed propped by the
back of a chair. During that time, my mother tried everything to
cure me. There was little the doctor could do then. So, my mom
tried me on remedies suggested by neighbors. One of those
home remedies called for gin and Indian onions. I did not like the
taste of gin then and do not now. In a bar that drink is known as a
Gibson. It is a Martini with pearl onions. Oh yes, it did not cure my
asthma.
Next week voting on Constitutional Amendments happens. I
take the view that the Texas Constitution ain't broke and it don’t
need fixin. Therefore, I vote against all amendments. They may
sound good but do not benefit the citizens. Many are
sponsored by special interests.
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Humans tinker with everything, including nature. The results
do sometimes benefit people. This weekend, we set our clocks
back an hour to comply with Daylight Savings. I had fed my cats
at 5 p.m. Today, the time is 4 p.m. My cats are looking at me as if I
am starving them. Someone failed to talk to the animals about
Daylight Savings Time. On Monday, when I come in from the
office, they will really feel neglected. My clock will read 5. Theirs
will insist it is 6. A commercial once stated; "Don't mess with
Mother Nature." I agree.
Yester
Year
70 YEARS AGO-1925
Chief of Police G V Denman was furnished a Dodge roadster
by the city that dealt misery to “speeders." Some of the speed-
ers were said to have crowded 35 to 40 miles an hour on the
city's main thoroughfare when apprehended
The Jett Advertising Service was sold by owner T.B. Jett to
A.E. Josephson for the sum of $10 thousand cash. The service
was established by the owner in the early days of Orange and
quickly grew into an excellent business enterprise
60 YEARS AGO—1935
Students of the Curtis School who made the honor roll during
the first six weeks were: Betty Sue Coleman, Leo Burke, Betty
Ann Carpenter, Jannita Honeycutt, Dennis Vercher, Maxine
Davis, Manuel Fantis, Junior Norris, James Rodgers, Earl
Varette, Ruby Henry, Juanita Riser, and Juanita Wilson.
Marriage licenses were issued to; Flayed Beadier and Corine
Provost, Joseph Beachley, Jr and Mrs. Pearl Beachley, Arthur
Wright and Ima Phillips.
45 YEARS AGO-1950
Marriage licenses were issued to; Lofton Manshack and Lil-
lian Ruth Cox, Claude Dickson and Bessie Teal, John Cunning-
ham and Ama Mae Fruge
Jane Jackson, 9th grade student at Carr Junior High, was
crowned Junior High Homecoming Queen She was presented
flowers by Golden Hurricane team captain Jerry Peveto At her
side were princesses Janet Whitmire, Joann Alford, and Dorothy
Marsh. Lance Honeycutt, team co-captain, was also part of the
presentation.
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Letters From Our Readers
Letter to the Editor,
We, the friends of Annalee Knight, would like to publicly
thank the people and merchants who contributed to our raffle
and dance;
K.C. Hall, Dairy Queen. B.C. Band. B.C. drill team. John
Burton, B.C. Elementary PTA, Penny Record/County Record
Newspaper, Central Office Supply, Total Impressions, Angl’s
Nail Studio. Wal-Mart, Le'Jardin Tea Room, Alamo Glass, Three
Way Tire, Conn's Appliance, Workout Studio, Scales Portable
Bldg., Blacksher Development Corp., and most importantly, a
community that came together and answered our call.
May the love of God bless you all.
Dear Editor,
As a resident of Quail Valley Subdivision, I would like to voice
my opinion about the proposed Annexation of Quail Valley
Subdivision. Yes, I attended the city council meeting with my
fellow neighbors on Tuesday the 24th. This was our chance to
speak out as to why we are opposed to the annexation at this
time.
I have never been to a council meeting before, never had a
desire to go; city politics never interested me, but now they are
involving me, and I never realized what a farce these meetings
are.
I do not understand why it is necessary to hold public
meetings when council members have already made their
decisions. This is a waste of the public’s time and council
members' time. It amazes me that in the good old USA people
have no choices, and a city council can decide what you have
to do, regardless if you want it or not.
While sitting back taking all this in, I never spoke out on these
issues; I listened, observed and formed my own opinion about
this meeting.
I agree lets fix what needs fixing first before taking our tax
dollars and not offering us any services for two to four years.
The city cannot furnish Quail Valley with any more services than
we already have.
Most of us have state inspected septic systems that we have
spent a lot of money on. I personally have two day garbage pick
up for the price that BFI charges for one day pick up, and my
cans are brought back up to my house instead of thrown in the
streets for cars to run over. I also have city water unlike some
people in the addition, although I do wish I had Mr. Scales’ clear
sweet well water because I pay double for my wonderful city
water. My water bill alone runs $34 to $44 depending on if I
want a clean car and watered plants for the week. This
wonderful city water I pay for has rusted out two ice makers and
one hot water heater in the past seven years. We also buy
bottled water for drinking purposes because the water taste so
bad.
I ask you, the citizens of Bridge City, to look around you.
Look at the streets with the potholes, look at the ditches that are
stopped up and the drainage problems, look at our local
elementary school whose toilets won’t flush when it rains. Look
at all the problems that exist now and please let our council
members know how you feel. The city cannot offer the current
taxpayers quality service, and now this bright council wants to
take on yet one more load. I guess it does boil down to one
thing, the almighty dollar.
The city needs to quit padding its pockets and correct aH the
existing problems before getting any deeper. Give the existing
tax payers the quality of service they desen/e and are paying for.
Leave Quail Valley alone for now until you can supply us with
the quality service all of us deserve.
Tami Guidry
From Our Editor
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Turkel, Arlene. The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1995, newspaper, November 1, 1995; Bridge City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170732/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .