The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 12, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 10, 2002 Page: 1 of 16
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By George Aaron Seguin
THE PAbJOLA WATCHMAN
children.
After Justice of the Peace
Lora Taylor received comptaints
from Carthage ISD officials rc-
► See TRUANCY, page A2.
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By state taw, school princi-
pals are required to take atten-
dance and make police reports
when a student misses more
than the allotted days each
semester. For the first semester
* ‘ i past school year at
Carthage, the number was nine
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speaks
on water
districts Local black history to be
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remembered in February
By George Aaron Seguin "colored" schools such as Lloyd
THE PANOLA WATCHMAN '....... " ’
The Panola County Royalty
and Landowners Association
held an important meeting
concerning ground water at
Country Catfish on Tuesday.
Guest speaker David Powell
answered questions on the
attendance, the students are
searched for. The guardians are
found wherever possible.
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parents stay informed.
After the ninth or
absence, a police report is
required and sent to the Justice
of the Peace's office. Taylor
deals with high school truancy
and Judge Pat Davis is in charge
of the junior high.
The judges then send out
summons with court dates
attached.
Occasionally, the court dates
must be continued because of
conflict, said Taylor.
Since one of the last school
reform bills was put into place
in the mid-80s, all absences are
excused and the work missed
may be made up. They are all
excused, but are still considered
absences. "An absence is an ab-
sence no matter the reason," said
Almeida.
School policy is for students
to either bring a note from doc-
tor or parent informing the
school of the reason for the ab-
sence. When contact is made
and a reason given, the explana-
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Twenty-one Carthage Inde-
pendent School District students
and their guardians were served
summons beginning Tuesday for this
truancy -- officially, failing to C
attend school and thwarting days. Students must attend days
compulsory attendance of their equivalent to 90 percent of each
semester to receive credit for
classes.
Charges will be filed if ten or
more days are missed within a
garding the continued absences six-mondi period,
from class, the summons were
issued and served by the civil
Before that, when a student
misses the fourth day, a letter
division of the Panola County requiring parent response is sent
Sheriffs Office. Taylor also to the guardian. The guardian,
stated that if a students gets a usually a parent, must then con-
Fhe Beckville Colored
School served the black students
within the city limits, the
and
what was once known as Jones-
Flat This school was located on
what is now Bethel Street.
In the mid-1930s, this school
was destroyed and a new school “
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Truancy summons served
to 21 high school students
By Elaine P. McPherson
THE PANOLA WATCHMAN
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Staff photo
I (Above) First State Bank
rand Trust Company's Mil-
ton Payne visits with the
bank's oldest customer,
Charles Hughes. (At left)
Mary Lange, senior vice
president of the Indepen-
[ dent Bankers Association
1 of Texas, presents Chair-
man of the Board Jim
Payne with a resolution
celebrating the bank's
100th birthday.
Allen and Eileen Smith taught
black youth their true worth in
It is well known that life and showed them the value
February is Black History of a helping hand and how to
Month. However, many may persevere and succeed.
on the wonder why it is important tQ
subject of,ground water districts, remember and recognize black
which is a unit made up of one history locally.
or more counties for the purpose
was constructed in the same
vicinity. The school was
eventually consolidated with the
Tabemgclc, Bell Tank, and
Shiloh community.
Essie Rayson Gladney
remembers teachers such as Mr.
and Mrs. Ross, Professor Otto
Scott and Mr. Thomas Butler,
who all served as principals and
teachers in the school system
that played a great part in
shaping the lives of the students.
According to Goree, sports
has alvyays been an integral part
of black schools. Gladney
recalls Rodgers Gladney, in the
mid 1940s, set the slate record
Teachers and parents played
a large role in the success of the
school Prior to integration, four
According to Paulett Goree, schools served the black
of controlling the underground representative of the Beckville population in their community,
water rights in the particular Sunset Alumni, the history of
district. our community should not be
According to Powell, the segregated. It is for this reason within the
ground water district, once that black history is now being Youngblood Community
formed, has eminent domain taught in our schools,
authority over the ground water "The history of Beckville
in the district. ' both black and white to some
extent, intertwines." says Goree.
Black educators of Beckville
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summons for missing school, his tact the school for a conference
or her guardian must also be to discover what the problem is
served. with their child's attendance.
According to sheriffs offi- According to Jon Almeida,
cers, the procedure is to serve CHS principal, parents may be
the students' summons at school filed upon themselves for not re-
after first determining whether spending to the school letter
they are in attendance. If not in regarding the absences.
By CHS policy, another letter
is sent out when the sixth ab-
sence occurs. This rule is to help
New 430
area code
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will begin
in 2003
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Residents living within the
903 area code of Northeast
Texas must soon adapt to the
Public Utility Commission's
plan for a new area code and
additional numbers dialed for
local telephone calls.
In a preliminary order issued
last year, the PUC adopted an
"all-services overlay" for the
903 numbering plan area.
rhe order will require the di-
aling of all 10 digits to make
any call, local or long distance
"A public comment period
this summer indicated a
preference for the all-services
overlay rather than a geographic
spilt,” said PUC spokesperson
Terry Hadley
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County
accidents at one dangerous
city and changes the lights
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County bridges repaired
By Th bit ha Tbcker Texas Department
THE PANOLA WATCHMAN
George Aaron Seguin photo
David Powell addresses the Panola County Royalty and
-Landowners Association Tuesday at Country Catfish.
Shortly after dinner, members listened carefully as he
spoke about Issues concerning ground water in Panola
County.
in two local bridges as well.
According to Carlos Ibarra,
director of traffic operations in
Atlanta, the city of Carthage's
request for a traffic light
implementation at the exit and
entrance ramps of United States
Highway 39 at if s interchange
with U.S. 79, east of town, was
nted and will receive federal
My funds.
In the past this particular
ttkm has been the sight of
nerous traffic accidents. As a
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The new lights will contain a
new type of vehicle detection,
which uses a computerized
video system that identifies
traffic approaching the signal
Carthage city and changes the lights according
Dmissioncrs requested that to traffic patterns
state approve implementing Ibarra
traffic signal at die computer
■section,, in hopes of monitored,
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Transportation district in the
state of Texas submits each high
5 iPanola County residents accident location to die Austin
should be seeing a lessening of Traffic Division, whose
administrators rank each
location and approve needed
monies to the locations that have
die most accidents and show the
greatest need for the signals.
He continued explaining that
the funds originate from the
Federal Highway
Administration's Hazard
Elimination Safety Funding
slated that die
screen is not
it just simply
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