The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1984 Page: 1 of 38
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Twenty-Eight Pages in Two Sections plus Two Supplements
RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
THREE NEW FIRMS JOIN BRAZOS VILLAGE GROUP —
Nine Businesses in Center
plications will be offered to the seniors of 1985
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Austin County Fair Plans
Announced as Dates Near
Your News
offered by the young ladies who
youth.
THE SEALV NEWS
Serving the People of Sealy and Austin County Since 1887
Thursday, August 30, 1984
SEALY, Austin County, TEXAS 77474
97th Year of Publication - Number 24
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An enrollment of 1871 students
was reported by Superintendent
Tom Golson Monday afternoon,
at Sealy Public Schools. Almost
one half of this number are
elementary school students.
Schools opened Thursday for the
1984-85 school year, with a
pre-registration figure of 1800
students.
Supt. Golson’s report showed
908 students enrolled at the
Selman Elementary School, 437
in junior high, and 526 in high
school. By classes, there are 16
boys and girls in early childhood;
169 in kindergarten, 175 in first
grade, 134 in second grade, 132 in
third, 149 in fourth and 133 in
fifth. Junior High has 133 in sixth
Katy HLKP area offices; made a helicopter trip
with Gary Cost, the pilot, second from left,
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Wednesday morning. They went to visit the South grade, 143 in seventh and 141 in
Texas Power Plant at Bay City, returning that eighth grade. There are 144
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Representative Robert Saunders; Austin Coun-
ty Judge LeRoy Grebe; Sally Mathis, of the public
relations department with Houston Lighting and
Power Company, who arranges for plant tours;
and Ray Fiedler, district manager of the local and
Five hundred dollar scholarships were presented to Barbara
Jalowy, left, and Sandra Neumann, right, by the Austin County
Peace Officers Association. With them Is Sealy Police Chief Roy
Phillips, president of the association. Barbara Is enrolled at Texas
ABM University, where she will major In geology. Sandra will attend
Wharton County Junior College, and plans to go into law enforce-
ment. They are 1984 Sealy High School graduates. High school
seniors were invited to apply for scholarships, with the authority of
decision on selected applicants being vested in the association. Ap-
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p.m., offering a wide assortment
of items. Wence Shimek and his
orchestra and Helmer Dahl on the
organ will provide musical enter-
tainment. Sounds of Country will
play for the dance beginning at
8:00 p.m.
PUBLIC INVITED
An invitation is extended to the
public to attend this annual
bazaar and homecoming celebra-
tion.
timer said Fiedler, “and the com-
pany appreciates the opportunity
to take tour groups through the
plant!’
FROM BOTTOM TO TOP
The group walked through the
plant from the bottom to the top,
including the nuclear reactor
vessel. Garry Jaunal, a nuclear
engineer at the plant site,
conducted the tour. "Iwant
people to see first hand the
operations side of the nuclear
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the new education reform bill.
Local schools will receive around
$380,000 in state allocations over
last year, so the balance of the
monies will have to be locally pro-
vided.
This year the state allows no
Please see SCHOOLS, Page 4
1983. This long established
business which dates back to
1917, serving the public in the
same location on Main Street,
completely relocated in the new
shopping district and was the sec-
ond occupant of the strip on
Highway 36. Mel Levine, man-
ager, said that customers from
out of town join local shoppers
for increased store traffic. A bet-
ter display of merchandise in a
metropolitan looking store is en-
ticing to shoppers.
SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK
Levine’s offer a special promo-
tion during a summer sale this
week, with extended open hours
on Thursday.
Harold and David Krampitz
own the properties which house
the other businesses in the Center,
of which Bill’s Supermarket is a
large portion. Also relocated
from the downtown area, where
the grocery merchandizing store
was located since 1932 when it
was founded by the late W. R.
Krampitz, Bill's opened in its new
location in June of last year, ex-
panding its facility and capability
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Sealy Chief of Police, Roy
Phillips, received a commenda-
tion for four officers of his staff
recently from Robert E. Pounds,
division superintendent of police
of the Atchison, Topeka and San-
ta Fe Railway Company.
This recommendation gave
recognition to Sgt. Simon
Campos and City Patrolmen
Hubert Girndt, Gerald Johnson
and Joe Villarreal, for their
efforts and cooperation in
apprehending suspects in a
burglary on the Santa Fe line
involving eight trucks on a rail car
in the Sealy yards on May 30 of
this year.
The local officers, along with
Howard Sommerfeld, special
agent of the Santa Fe police
department, completed follow-up
investigations which resulted in
the felony indictments of three
suspects. The reports on this case
and personal conversation with
agent Sommerfeld revealed that
Sgt. Campos acquired the initial
leads through an informant and
that Girndt, Johnson and
Villarreal were instrumental in the
investigation and arrests.
Chief Phillips said that radios,
tires, wheels, and hubcaps were
taken from the trucks loaded on
rail cars and parked in the local
yard, as they were enroute from
the factory to dealers. He said
three juveniles were apprehended
in the case.
Brazos Village Shopping Cen-
ter is Sealy’s newest business com-
munity, with nine firms forming
the shopping district located
south on Highway 36. Some of
the stores have relocated from the
downtown business area, and at
least three are new additions to
the city’s business community.
WADMART FIRST
Wal-Mart was the initial firm
to open in the Center, starting
operations in their newly
completed building in September
1982. This is one of 739
stores in the Wal-Mart chain,
based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Merchandise from wearing ap-
parel to household goods, auto
accessories, electrical appliances,
plants, and much more brings
shoppers not only from the Sealy
area but from many other
communities.
Jimmy Tiner, who operated the
Sealy Pharmacy at the corner of
Main and Fowlkes for some two
years, moved his business to the
Center and located in the Wal-
Mart Store. He opened Wal-Mart
Discount Pharmacy in May of
1983, leasing space from the
store. Tiner says his business has
experienced growth there.
plant when they tour the plant”
stated Jaunal. “It allows tour
groups to understand better what
is involved in building a nuclear
plant!’
Sealy District Manager Ray
Fiedler of Houston Lighting and
Power Company hosted a
comprehensive walk-through tour
of the South Texas Project for
State Representative Robert
Saunders and Austin County
Judge LeRoy Grebe the past
Wednesday.
“STP, the jointly owned
nuclear plant in Matagorda
County, is running on schedule
and under budget at the present
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more than 1700 stores throughout and Terri Kutra, is owned by their
the states, Feldman said. New mother, Vernell Kutra, and
store hours are 8:00 to 9:00 daily opened in the Center May 1 of
and 9:00 to 6:00 Sundays and this year. She purchased the
holidays at the local store. former Blue’s Athletic Center
Michele Jackson is manager of from the Wilbert Kutras. T-shirts,
Michele Jewelry owned by the sports equipment and shoes, and
Abner Jackson family, which trophies are among the merchan-
opened in the Center November dise at this new store.
25, 1983, and is experiencing Please see BRAZOS, Page 4
Levine Brothers occupied their of serving the trade area which ex- considerable growth in the store
new handsome store on the south tends beyond the Sealy communi- because of its expanded jewelry
end of the center in March of ty. With the addition of a deli and gift line in an attractive
department, a bakery, sidewalk setting. The store operated in
cafe and floral department, the downtown Sealy some five years
entire business expanded into a prior to the relocation.
large market area for all types of Michele, who is a 1980 Bellville
food merchandise. High School graduate and
Drymalla Construction of Co- attended St. Edward’s University
lumbus built the Center buildings where she majored in marketing,
with the exception of Wal-Mart, is enrolled in the Gemologist
Charles Thompson and Associ- Institute of America through a
ates of Houston designed the correspondence course, to in-
buildings for Harold and David crease her knowlege of diamonds.
Krampitz. Jeremiah’s Pizza Parlor
REVCO is an added business to branched from its downtown
Sealy, and opened in July of last location to open a second store
year in the Brazos Village Shop- last October. After moving out of
ping Center. Mark Feldman, the earlier location in April of this
manager, and Duane Irvine are year, the Center location became
pharmacists at the store, which is the Moynihans’ sole operation,
one of around 75 in the REVCO Margaret Moynihan is business
chain. This is the largest drug manager.
store chain in the nation with B&T Sports, named for Bennie
freshmen. 161 sophomores, 115
juniors, and 106 seniors in the
high school department.
Ten years ago, Sealy schools
showed an enrollment of 1273
students in elementary. Junior
high and high school. Last year’s
total figures reached a record high
of 1800.
Golson said that the mandated
teacher salary increase will
amount to approximately
$500,000 in the Sealy school
system this year, resulting from
Monday, September 3, appears Catholic Bazaar Sunday
on the Sealy Chamber of 4
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Commerce closing schedule as a
holiday for Sealy merchants. The Immaculate Conception Catho-
list as presented by the chamber is lic parish will hold its annual
a suggestive one, and merchants pre-Labor Day celebration at the
have their choice as to whether Sealy Knights of Columbus Hall
they will take a holiday or remain on Highway 90, west, Sunday,
open for business. It is no longer September 2. Serving of barbecue
a total dosing date for local for the noon meal will begin at
firms. 10:30 a.m., with the usual accom-
The Sealy News will operate on paniment of sweets and pastries,
the same schedule as any other AUCTION IN AFTERNOON
week, and will be open all day An auction sale will be held in
Monday. the afternoon beginning at 3:00
The fair will feature three will be candidates for county fair
rodeo nights and two teen dance and ticket queen. Tickets at the
nights. PRCA rodeos will begin at gate will be $4.00 each and season
8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and passes will be available at $10.00.
Saturday nights. The Emotions Children under six years of age
will play for a dance in the will be admitted free.
pavilion on Thursday night, Moe Bandy will be at the fair
October 11, following the annual on October 11, and Kenny Dale
queen’s contest. Texas Pride is will appear the following day.
booked for the Saturday night Each will perform from 8:00 p.m.
dance engagement. Dale Thomas to midnight. Box Car Willie’s
Shows will offer midway features performance is scheduled 9:00
beginning Wednesday night, p.m. October 13 to 1:00 a.m.
October 10, when the fairgrounds
will be open to the public at
Moe Bandy, Kenny Dale and admission prices. The carnival
Box Car Willie form the will continue through the closing
entertainment roster for the 1984 day, October 14.
Austin County Fair October 11 Daily attendance prizes will be
through 14. The fair board has given to visitors, and a special gift
been working for months in event will be held on Sunday,
preparation for this yearly Advance tickets to the fair-
promotion of 4-H, FHA and FFA grounds at $3.00 each will soon be
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Sealy Police and immigration
officers from Houston acted on
deportation of ninety five illegal
aliens in the Sealy area Friday
morning between 6:00 and 7:30
a.m. The aliens were returned by
busses and vans from Houston to
their homes in Mexico, after
processing by the immigration
office, Chief Roy Phillips said
Friday. More were expected to be
picked up later. He said that some
of them are expected to return
here, while some took their
families with them.
Officers at undetermined
intervals pick up people from
Mexico who are here illegally, and
send them back to their native
land, as a part of the immigration
process.
Father Bernard Snock, pastor of St. Marys Ross and at right. Shirley Sowa, two of some 25
Catholic Church at Frydek. cut the ribbon officially teachers of the fifteen religion classes to be taught
opening the new religious education center on the In the new center beginning Sunday, September 9.
parish grounds Sunday afternoon At left is JoAnn — News Photo
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