The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1997 Page: 1 of 24
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Leukemia stalks teen, funds needed
cure rate for the type of
leukemia that Taylor, her family
and the doctors are battling.
Her mother says they pray daily
that Taylor will be in that
percentage-not the 30 percent.
She says 70 percent sounds
pretty good, unless your child
isn't in that percentile. Then
See LEUKEMIA Page 3
Kiss-A-Thon
By Vicki Parfait
October 24
transfusions and treatments
easier for Taylor and for the
doctors. She says it is always,
"Ouch, Ouch, Ouchl" She says
it so matter-of-factly. Taylor is
no stranger to pain.
Thanks to research being
done and money being raised
by organizations such as the
Leukemia Society, there Is
approximately a 70 percent
Hope has become an
important word in the Lefevere
household. Taylor's family is
hoping that Taylor can grow up.
Signs indicate that she may be
coming out of remission. The
pains and loss of energy are
recurring. Fear is stark in her
mother's eyes.
Taylor has lymphoblastic
leukemia. It is cancer. It Is a
killer of dreams. It is a killer of
futures. It Is a killer of children.
Taylor takes a lot of
medicine. She takes so much
. that the doctors at M.D.
Anderson Hospital in Houston,
where Taylor and a lot of other
children are regular visitors,
have Installed an under-the-
skin catheter to make giving
massive amounts of "meds,"
This is a story about a
six-year-old girl named
Taylor Rhea Lefevere.
Taylor wants to be a singer
when she grows up. She
harmonizes in a clear, sweet
soprano to her mother’s light
contralto. It’s a song about
Jesus. It's a song of hope.
planned as
fund raiser
Congressman
Turner
gives praise
here Monday
BC school kids turn
over environmental
new leaf -
By Vicki Parfait
Congressman Jim Turner
went back to school
Monday to show his
support for the efforts of students
to help the environment. He
presented Bridge City
Intermediate School students
with a flag that has flown over
the Capitol Building of the United
States and a Certificate of Merit
and Appreciation in a ceremony
cheered by the students.
"It is a treat to come to this
beautiful school," Congressman
Turner stated. "These students
have been recognized by the
National Parks and Conservation
Society for their creativity and all
they've done in planning 'Care
Park' around their new school."
See CONGRESSMAN Page 3
Cutting the ribbon at the rededlcatlon ceremony of the Rainbow Bridge are Robert Connor, Department of
Transportation, left; Charlotte Warner, project engineer; Mary Elizabeth Harle, who cut the ribbon on the
original opening day, Sept. 8,1938; Christy McClintock, who named the bridge In a 1957 contest; and Port
Arthur Chamber Chair Verna Rutherford. Staff Photo.
A True Value
for Bridge City Park
Drago's True Value Hardware of Bridge City donated building
materials this week to go toward the construction of the Bridge City
Park. In photo above, John Drago, standing left, and Usa Drago,
seated, display a sample of the materials with Mayor John Dubose,
center, and city councilman Tom Perry. The Bridge City Park will be
located along West Round Bunch. Last week Bridge City Bank
donated $1,600 to buy playground equipment Staff Photo.
\ (Left) Shirley Swift early in his career. Swift has served in law enforcement
\ in Orange County since 1951, beginning as an Orange police officer and
\ advancing to the Texas Department of Public Safety, where he wju a trooper
J for 33 years. He was one of 13 DPS troopers statewide assigned to the new
Division of Investigations in 1972, receiving his commission as a Texas Ranger
at the same time. Now retired from the DPS, he is still active as a Ranger.
(Above)! roopers J.C. Lambert, left, and Shirley Swift, center, with Constable Buck
Patillo and Texaco officials at a Texaco function over two decades ago.
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Swift's tale
By Lynsie Breaux
See SWIFT Page 2
want me to put her in jail," A
Swift said. ' \ '
So when the opportunity \
to sign on with the \
Department of Public Safety \
presented itself, Swift \
responded.. .well, swiftly. \
‘ "State boys were the primary \
law enforcement," Swift said,. \
and training for the position of \
state trooper was tough. \
"It's mean!" Swift said, * A
advising any who think they \
would like to pursue a career as \
a trooper, "You better make up \
your mind that's what you want to \
do." V
Of the 80-some who started in his
class, less than half made it to graduation in
1953. At the time, only 157 troopers enforced
of the highway
patrol j
I n 1951, Orange County still retained
I some of the frontier characteristics of
* its early days. Orange was the only
incorporated city in south county with a small
police force, Vidor had no police department,
and the Orarige County Sheriff's Department
employed a staff of eight. The Navy base was
alive and kicking, and with few lawmen to go
around, the night scene got plenty rowdy, But
a man named Shirley, just beginning his career
in law enforcement, was up to the challenge of
taming the local wildlife.
Shirley Herbert Swift got his start as a police
officer when Alvin Keown was the-City of
Orange's chief of police, Chester Holt was
sheriff, and Buck Patillo was a constable. His
career with the OPD was short-lived The
reason: "Joe Runnels, Jr. was mayor. I put
("Showboat Ruby") in jail twice, and he didn't
Policeman, tropper, ranger
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