The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 76, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Page: 3 of 16
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
The Panda Watchman
2006 Beckville Homecoming Court
Beckville ladies named
to Homecoming Court
Freshman duchess, Amber
Whisenhunt, is the daughter
of Eric and Denise
Whisenhunt and the grand-
daughter of Julie and Melvin
Crawford. Amber is the vol-
leyball manager this year and
an FFA member. This year
Amber plans to participate in
basketball, track and soccer.
Amber is escorted by her
father and Beckville Bearcat
#5, Chale Williams.
Chale is the on of Carrie
Tatum and Gary Tatum.
Chale has played football for
the past 4 years. He plans to
participate in basketball,
baseball and track this year.
He participated in basketball,
baseball and track his fresh-
man, sophomore and junior
years. Upon graduation,
Chale plans'to play football or
baseball at a college or uni-
versity.
Freshman Duchess, Lacy
Acker, is the daughter of
Tracy and Kelly Acker and the
granddaughter of Olive Acker.
Lacy is playing volleyball and
is a member of FFA. This
year she plans to participate in
softball and basketball. Lacy
is escorted by her father and
Beckville Bearcat #32,
Sameer Kelly.
Sameer is the son of
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presented at meeting
Beckville Independent
School Board of Trustees met
recently to set district goals.
The 2006-2007 goals
approved consist of: to pro-
mote exemplary academic
status and improve the aca-
demic performance of all stu-
dents, to teach all students by
highly qualified teachers, to
lead by effective administra-
tors and supported by compe-
tent auxiliary personnel, to
provide a safe and nurturing
environment so all students
and staff, all special needs
students such as limited
English proficient, special
education, gifted and talents,
504 and dyslexic students can
be successful, to graduate all
students in a timely fashion,
to calibrate local aligned cur-
riculum to the needs to our
students and integrate
instructional and supplemen-
tal materials, to assure that
the local budge meets the
needs of the students, teach-
ers, community and property
tax-payers, and to encourage
extra curricular activities,
including the athletic pro-
gram, drama/theater and
choir.
During the meeting, Trecia
Woodall gave a demonstra-
tion to the board on the fea-
tures of a computer program
called Gradespeed. The pro-
gram is a grade book for
teachers’ district wide, from
kindergarten through twelfth-
grade. With this program par-
ents can sign up with a pass-
word, and from their home,
they can keep up with their
child’s grades on a daily
Cabd of
The family of Ivydel
Matthews would like to thank
everyone whose kindness and
help made her illness and our
loss so much easier to bear.
Everyone who sent flow-
ers, food, and cards, or came
to visitation or her services
made this difficult time more
bearable:
Don, Sally, and Stuart
Lipsey, your help will always
be appreciated. You always
make this time of need so
much easier.
A special thanks to Rev.
Paul Thomasson, for his com-
forting words; they meant so
much to us. Thank you for
visiting mother while she was
at Briarcliff.
• The ladies of First United
Methodist Church prepared a
basis.
The board then approved
designating Jackie Harris as
their delegate and as an alter-
nate Ann Tuttle for the 2006
TASB Delegate Assembly
that will be held in Houston
on October 6-8.
Thanks
wonderful meal for our gath-
ering of family and friends
after the funeral. Each of you
will always have a place in
our hearts and our prayers.
Thank you for your kindness.
We will always be grateful
to the staff of Briarcliff for the
excellent care she received
while she was there. Thank
you all.
Finally, a very special
thanks to Ellen Arnold. She
was so much help to mother,
not only as her provider, but
as a devoted and loving
friend.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Matthews-
Bailey, Matt Bailey, Beth
Bailey Higgins and family.
Ruby Bailey Allred and
family
Phone and mail scams continue to be a problem
People who receive mail
and telephone calls should be
aware that not every call is
legitimate and not every “win-
ner” notice is genuine.
Recently, a resident of
Panola County received a
phone call from someone
claiming to be from the Social
Security Office. During the
course of the conversation the
caller asked for banking infor-
mation including the account
number the Social Security
check is deposited into. When
the resident refused to give
out that information, the
caller became insistent, stat-
ing that the resident’s Social
Security account could be
jeopardized if the information
was not verified. The resident
refused^ and the phone con-
versation. was ended.
Another resident received a
letter claiming to be the final
notice they were one of the
third category winners of a
Lottery Draw held on April
19, 2006” in Canada. The
enclosed check of $4900 was
for the payment of the
Clearance Fee. However, the
check was given to Carthage
Police as evidence of the
scam.
This type of scam is not
unusual. There are many
types of phone scams, includ-
ing the one reported in the
Wednesday. September 13.
2006 edition of The Panola
Watchman. That particular
scam involved a so called
AT&T Service Technician
who, while supposedly con-
ducting a test on the telephone
lines, informs the listener that
they need to touch nine (9).
zero (0), the pound sign (#),
then hang up, which will
complete the test. After con-
tacting the telephone compa-
ny, the listener was informed
that by pressing 90# the caller
gains full access to your tele-
phone line, enabling the caller
to make long distance calls
that are billed to your home
phone number. Do not dial
90# for anyone.
Automatic debit scams,
involve a fraud that is hard to
detect and could expose you
to large financial losses.
However, the following sug-
gestions can help consumers
avoid becoming a victim.
♦Don’t give out checking
account number or debit card
.number over the phone to
anyone in response to solicita-
tions from unknown people.
Ask them if you can record
the conversation. Hang up if
they say no or that it is not
their policy to allow the con-
versation to be recorded.
♦If anyone asks for a
checking account number or a
debit card number, ask why
that information is needed. If
he or she can’t give a reason-
able answer, tell them you
will first have to clear it with
the state attorney general’s
office before you can give out
any account information.
Then ask for the company
name, mailing address, tele-
phone number, and principle
owners or operators. That
should end the conversation.
If he or she says that you have
to make a decision that day,
end the conversation. Hang
up!
♦Beware of offers that
sound too good to be true,
especially any offers that
require giving out your check-
ing account number or debit
card number over the tele-
phone. Ask to review the
company’s offer in writing
before you agree to a pur-
chase.
What to do if you become
victimized
If a telemarketer has issued a
draft against your checking
account without your knowl-
edge or permission, or if the
amount is more than you
authorized, contact your bank
immediately. Depending on
the timing and the circum-
stances, you might be able to
get your money back. You
also may want to contact your
local consumer protection
agency, state attorney gener-
al’s office, and the Better
Business Bureau to report the
telemarketer. You can also file
a complaint with the Federal
Trade Commission by writing
(don’t call.or e-mail) a letter
to the Correspondence
Branch. Federal Trade
Commission, Washington,
DC 20580. Although the
Federal Trade Commission
generally doesn't intervene in
individual disputes, the infor-
mation you provide may help
to indicate a pattern of possi-
ble law violation that requires
action by the Commission.
There are hundreds of
ways that unscrupulous tele-
marketing companies can sep-
arate you from your money.
One of the most common
methods is through telemar-
keters securing your checking
account information any way
they can and then submitting
a demand draft to your bank.
Although the scam is wide-
spread, it can be prevented if
you use wisdom and don’t
give your checking account
information or your debit card
information to anyone you do
not know.
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