The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 104, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 30, 1983 Page: 1 of 28
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Volume 110 Number 104
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Spider lawsuit brings $18,500
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and one great-greatgrandchild.
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than usual about their ChrWtnae Overall, merchant claim the vuuuuy ___________
gift lists and that they generally Taffic and sales are holding their «e ate ambelanee.
come in hunting specifie ilems and own, or showing a tlig/ht inicrease
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positions back then." said Aber-
following the holiday moiling nathy
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Gary Postmaster June Aber-
nathy is being promoted and tran-
randchildren in-
ibaugh >: Earl
athy will begin serving as
ver at the Jefferson office
A 7 shopping days
21 ’til Christmas!
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weather) for the team this wook against Terrell.
Reservations for charter buses to carry fans to
the game ore being accepted at 693-6242, with
cost at |ust 115 for the round trip.
The buses will leave Carthago High School at
4 p.m. Friday and return immediately offer the
game.
Tickets are available at Carthago High School
or at the gate at the Mesquite stadium.
Complete details of the Corsicana victory and
the upcoming Torrell test are provided by sports
editor Tod Loach on pogo IB. Aj
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at Jefferson
"The transfer was effective
Saturday but I don't start 'til Doc
24. "she said.
to deliver mail on a city route in
Carthage
She soys being a woman is one
of the reasons she was hired in
1966 at the Carthage office.
"They first started pushing to
hire women about the mid 60s
The federal goverment pushed to
have women in the federal
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September and October
"And it s just like any business
if you do not have enough paying
customers you run into dif-
ficulties." Youngblood said
The board feels that Mr Kelly
has done a tremendous job in cut
ting expenses in every possible
way and still maintaining good ser-
vice for the patients
But we have gone about as far
as we can go in personnel cutbacks
and cost reductions so it boils
down to the fact that we need to
Mme MS MOSPTAL pog. a
in beginning their Christmas shop- during the holiday season, a num-
ping surge the weekend after bar of stores are changing their
Thanksgiving, with most stores hours. Many others will open for
reporting "better than last year later hours as the season winds
sales. down to the last two weeks.
But local merchants predict that .. . .
the heaviest shopping traffic is still . Already beginning their special
to come, during the final two hoursforthe season are The Texas
weeks before Christmas. Way, Ben Franklin, M&M Toggery,
And while the new Wal-Mart Western Avto. Yarborough's,
was drawing large crowds for its BeaS and who .will
opening, merchants throughout remain.open.until 7 pm. on Thur-
Carthago also were reporting brisk sdays through Christmas.
business and some noted that the Yarborough's manager Tommie
new store should help convince Akin says she will be open until 6
many residents to shop here rather p.m. on the other nights, from now
than make trips to Longview, until Christmas.
Shreveport and Marshall - a factor Merchants me ready lor the
which may help all local merchants shopping traffic with most store
register a better than usual Christ- managers indicating they are "well
funds from a Panola Nursing Home
reserve fund and pay them back
later "with the same interest those
funds are drawing on time
deposit."
"But we probably are going to
need to ask the county com-
missioners to appropriate about
$100,000 to help us out ”
Youngblood said.
"Because so many of our patien-
ts are on Medicare and Medicaid
there is no way for the hospital to
generate a big reserve fund to
cover us in times like this."
Youngblood said
"Normally we generate enough
income to pay our own way but we
have just had an unusual situation
this year," he added.
County Judge Ruff Woll was
unavailable for comment Tuesday
Penele Ceunty Pest pebliehd $undeys
Penele Wetehmen pehtished Wednendays
Merchants say
shoppers busy
By Sari Chessher what they are seek Ing.
Area merchants say Panola in order to make shopping more
County shoppers followed tradition convenient lor their customers
season. During Abernathy’s work at Cor
Abernathy has been the Post thage she strived to learn each of
master as Gory for almost eight the jobs in the office which in-
years. Prior to her transfer to Gary eluded delivery dork and sorting.
Abernathy served aS the Carthae She started out part-time, just as
Post Office for 11 years all employees of the postal service
Abernathy was the first woman MwwmGanv,2
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Bulldogs reach quarterfinals!
Clabaugh
Lifelong Carthage resident
Cossette Hawthorn Cabough 88
died Sunday morning at Panola
Nursing Home following a long
illness
Mrs Clabaugh wife of Carthage
businessman E C Clabaugh Jr
was buried at Odd Fellows
Cemetery Monday following ser-
vices at Hawthorn Funeral Home
Chapel Services were conducted
by Rev Marshall McQueen
Mrs Clabaugh was born in Cor
thage June 25 1895 She was the
daughter of S A. and Lula Neal
Hawthorn
She attended Southwestern
University and for many years was
active in Carthage civic affairs. She
was a charter member of the
Panola County A ft ruse Club a
member of Carthage Book Club
and of First United Methodist Chur
ch of Carthago where she was a
Sunday School teacher.
With her husband Mrs
Clabaugh owned and operated
Hawthorn Dry Goods on the Car-
thago town square
She is survived by her husband
two sons Dr S E. Clabaugh of
Austin and W H (Bill) Clabaugh of
By Wain Miller but in the past has said that as an
The board of managers of ex officio member of the hospital
Panola General Hospital and board he has seen the handwriting
Panola Nursing Home will convene on the wall that the hospital may
at 7 p.m. Thursday in a special need more financial support from
meeting to discuss how the the county than it has been
hospital can overcome financial receiving.
difficulties resulting from a com- Commissioners have budgeted
bination of national and local fac- some funds toward capital im-
tors. provements at the hospital and to
Board president F.R. "Rudy" pay the annual deficit on the
Youngblood said he called the Panola County Ambulance Service
"general, open discussion operation.
meeting" to air the problems Otherwise, it has not been
"which are something we need to necessary for taxpayers to sub-
take action on, but do not need to sidize the hospital in recent years
panic abut." as the hospital has been able to
The session will be in the dining pay its own way.
room at the hospital "and anyone But Youngblood and Kelly said
interested is welcome to attend." Tuesday that the number of patien-
Youngblood said ts at the hospital has declined this
"Actually Panola General is in a year due to a combination of fac-
lot better financial condition right tors
now than many other hospitals in Kelly said that while the hospital
the area and throughout the was budgeted to "break even"
nation, but we are caught in a tern- with an average of 55 patients per
porary pinch for which we need day the current patient total is 37
some help to tide us over " and it was less than that during
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The Carthoge High School Bulldogs continue
their state schoolboy footboll play-offs campaign
with a Friday quarterfinals game ogainst Terrell
Kickoff for the contest will bo at 8 p.m. in
Memorial Stadium at the Dallas suburb of
AAm-mAk4g
A large group of Carthage fans saw the
Bulldog celebration at left as they defeated Cor
sicono Saturday night, in the rain, also at
Mesquite.
And the Bulldog Booster Club is hoping for an
oven larger showing of support (and better
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Esahihidikddiddiiddkddk Youngblood said
wusmmnsmesmmm He the probably
4, . . Wevehmonsta" photo by Oese Atvvo* needs to make arrangements to
New service begins... receive about $200 000 to
S300 000 "which really is not a lot
Uk Eye 11, e mw cltlesl portent Bi Mler bed PM petlent Elbert Ms considering we have a volume of
tremsfer servlee eflered by Sehumper Mertie of Sehumpert le stelle see- around 17 million per year '
mas season stocked' on inventory and hope for ieppIM end KSLA Televisien 11 le dien only 11 minutes after take-ell But hospital administrator Bill
Several merchants noted thot a continued gradual dally increase Shvevepert, wensperted Ns New Gremcarthage.Mmctinwasinjeredi Kelly said that he still is putting
shoppers seem less undecided in shoppers. . Penele Cenerel Wespitel petlomt e woMte ossidsat eser BesbeNb lost figures together for the Thursday
than usuol about their Christmas - OveraWl, merchants claim the Teesdey Mwesis. tody weeks eld, week end wes wrensferred to nighe meeting and I am hopeful
-----servlee greetly im- Shreveperi Tuesdey for speclelled we can get by with less than that
erttleel pollset save ler wreetment. Youngblood said the board
i to the reglen. Me Iyo pilet should be able to transfer some
Coloring contest set
(Rsnote Camay Newspoper is eoch of throe age divisions - three
too mmmd fo six years. seven to nine years
_ Contest, begin- and 10 to 12yeors
isseofthe Pomolo Only crayons my bo osed to
color the enties and they most be
t. veceived at •Panolo County
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A Henderson Imndy is receiving According to the plantiff’s operated by defendant Tri K En- extensive injuries and mental
$ 18,500 in settlement of a lawsuit petition in the civil soif in 133rd terprises on the afternoon of July anguish. The venom from the
arising out of a spider in a soft District Court, Nancy Robinson pur- 12. spider caused vomiting con-
drink at a Carthage restaurant chased a soft drink at a restaurant The soft drink was tightly sealed vulsions. partial paralysis and
---wumumummmeumummmmmm with a plastic lid and when Robin other in juries the suit contended
son took a sip of the drink, a The petition also states that the
____ O a . _ _ 1 poisonous spider entered her plaintiff now suffers a severe post-
TATemTdmf mbATATAmI ' mouth through the straw, ac- traumatic psychosis and extreme
W-W.S“F WHHS---N cording to the petition and morbid fear of spiders and
, The spider bit Robinson’s throot other insects
a M 2.2 .. _ squirting juice and venom into her Melvin Robinson co -plointiff and
Kcpofo County Chamber of 100 children "wough the program mouth. which she swallowed. the husband of Nancy Robinson con-
"2- dlongwith.VEN.09 IosAved. . t___petition continues tended that he had suffered men
I m Carthage Migh School, Anyone wito toys to donate As a result of the incident. tal injury. emotional shock and
onsor a Toys for the Needy even if they require some minor Robinson claimed to have suffered _sumc,
ignggoinsisyeo. rytofs, may do to be colling 093- """2"-
wli mark too second year 2552 mM. 26. or too chamber office
which was highly 0 693-6634
Chistmas. ley Kick up service wll bo pre i toed
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