The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 91, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 27, 2005 Page: 1 of 12
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November 27,2005
Established 1873
Volume 132. Number 91
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Watchman staff to reserve a
section of their newspaper for
publication of your holiday
wishes in the newspaper’s
special Christmas edition.
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Panola Ag Boosters will
meet Nov. 28 starting at 6
p.m. at the Exposition
Center to sign up new mem-
bers and discuss upcoming
events such as the Junior
Livestock Show. Ag
Boosters raise funds each
jlarshipsin
$1,000 to
Leonard Lewis White,
17, and Anthony C
31, both
lawmakers back to take up
the issue in a special legisla-
tive session. In previous ses-
sions called by Perry access to a I
Legislature failed to remedy lie education,” Rep.
the situation. , “w“ “
“We expected the property
tax structure would be ruled
unconstitutional,”
To Panola County boys and
girls,
It’s that time of the year what it is you want this year. I
again to sharpen your pencils, will decide whether you have
get out the Big Chief tablet or been naughty or nice and fill
your computer and word your wishes accordingly,
processor software and write I’m taking orders for
a letter to Santa listing all of Christmas toys in your area
your Christmas wishes. now. As usual, I have
For the past year, my elves arranged for The Panola
Back-up attempt
leads to auto accident
what you want and whether
you have been naughty or
nice.
And don’t worry about age.
Even though I cannot accept
* No letter will be consid- letters from children past the
ered too short or too long. If age of 12, I can still discern
you don’t have access to a older children’s Christmas
spell check, don’t worry. I can wishes.
still see well enough to know
Staff photos
Mission Carthage volunteers cook, package, and deliver the Meals on Wheels routes serving Thanksgiving meals. They
also tad anyone that came In for a meal at Southside Baptist Church.
Santa’s mailbox to be ready
at post office November 28
tutional minimum.
“We must ensure that
every child in Texas has
high quality pub-
»n,” Rep. Hopson
said. “We must strive for
excellence, for our children
and from ourselves. When we
Rep. go back to Austin, I hope that
Chuck Hopson said. “That’s the Leadership will join the
why I joined with a bipartisan rest of the Legislature to put
majority of lawmakers to ere- our children ahead of politics
ate a school finance plan that and work across party lines to
would, have fixed our current bring meaningful improve-
system while significantly ——— *----->>
lowering property taxes. If
the leadership hadn’t killed
MV
Country Music Hayride Phillies play at San Jacinto
will present “Pure Country” November 30. Phillies play
on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. with at 5:30 p.m. and Ponies play
special guests Ronnie Wolfe at 7:30.
on the fiddle, and Jerry
Coke. Featured will be Russ
Roberts, Richard Almand,
David Lanicek, Jan Almand
and Bubb McAllister. Cost is
$6.The Country Music
Hayride is located in the
Esquire Theater one half
block off the square in year to award scholarshij
downtown Carthage. the amount of C’.~7
Panola County graduating seniors. One of
Commissioners’ Court will the main qualifications for
hold a special meeting at 9 the scholarship is that the
a.m. Nov. 28 in the commis- parents of the applicant be a
sioners’ courtroom in the member of Ag Booster for
courthouse. two years. Call 903-754-
CISD girls basketball
will play at Kilgore at 5, 6
and 7.-30 p.m. November 29.
Panola Ponies and
back-up assistance
Officer Tommy Elliott,
had stopped a ’
whose occupants
reportedly fired a weapon
at an individual on Turner 17, and Anthony Carrol
Street, when she swerved to Marshall, 31, both of
miss another car and hit a Carthage, were charged
retaining wall. Porter was with engaging in organized
taken to ETMC where she criminal activity and are
was treated for minor also in custody,
injuries and later released.
An effort to provide
backup assistance for a fel-
low officer resulted in a one
car accident that injured a were subsequently arrested.
City of Carthage police Jahavian Roquemore,
officer on Wednesday 19, of Carthage, was
evening. charged with engaging in
Officer Shelbye Porter organized criminal activity,
was on her way to provide aggravated assault with a
. . .---- ---------- to deadly weapon and unlaw-
, who fully carrying a deadly
vehicle weapon. He remains in
had custody.
The Texas Supreme Court our plan, we wouldn’t have
upheld the lower courts deci- needed the Supreme Court to
sion challenging the Texas tell us today what we have
school finance law. known all along: the school
The Texas Supreme Court finance system is broke, and
declared the property tax sys- it’s up to us to fix it”
tem we are under unconstitu- The Court’s standard for
tional. The legislature will adequacy for public schools
have to come up with another is a 55 percent student pass-
system by June 1, 2006. ing rate on the state's stan-
After praising the ruling, dardized test. Rep. Hopson
Republican Governor Rick believes that our children
Perry said that he plans to call deserve better than the consti-
Letters may be dropped in
my special mailbox, located
just outside the Carthage post
office. Simply write me at this
address: Santa Claus, Toy
Workshop, Inc., North Pole.
• The newspaper will accept
letters mailed from home at
the following address: Santa
Claus c/o The Panola
Watchman, 109 West Panola
Carthage, Texas 75633.
Letters may also be hand-
delivered at the newspaper
office as long as they arrive by
Dec. 16.
Please mail letters by Dec.
9 so I’ll have plenty of time to
get your orders filled. I might
have to authorize more over-
time, but everyone knows
Christmas is not the time to
try and stay on a budget.
As always, be good boys
and girls and remember:
You better watch out, you
better not cry, you better not
pout. I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming to
Panola County.
Love, Santa
have been busy making toys
of all descriptions. From
Poke’mon to scooters, Play
Station 2, hand-held electron-
ic games and even old-fash-
ioned games like Candyland
and Monopoly. The North
Pole warehouse is full, just
waiting for orders from kids
all over the globe just like all
my little friends in Panola
County.
In between visits to
Grandma and the
Thanksgiving turkey and
dressing and pumpkin pie, I
hope you children have had
time to think about what you
want to find under the
Christmas tree this year.
As usual, Mrs. Claus is
busy sprucing up the North
Pole with Christmas decora-
tions. I told her about the
beautiful wreaths and angels
that now hang all over the city
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the vehicle, a Jeep wagon,
and the three occupants
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The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 91, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 27, 2005, newspaper, November 27, 2005; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1279996/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.