The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1986 Page: 1 of 28
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TAXES, HEALTH CARE TOP COURT AGENDA
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Sheriff Maddox Presented
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THE SEALY NEWS
Serving the Citizens of Sealy and Austin County Since 1887
Thursday, August 7, 1986
SEALY, Austin Bounty, TEXAS 77474
99th Year of Publication - Number 21
BORIACK RECEIVES AWARD
Mayor of San Antonio
Gives Video Address
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At the 108th annual Sheriffs’
Association of Texas’ conference
in El Paso July 27-30, Austin
County Sheriff T. A. Maddox
was presented the Tom Tellepsen
Award at the annual banquet on
Friday A $1,000 check accom-
panied an engraved plaque.
All nominations fi
ia
St John’s Episcopal Church
will present its second annual Epi-
curean Evening with many pro-
viders from Seals and surround
or this
Paul Shaw pratidant of Pint National Bank of
Bellville Hobart and Sutanne Hromadka Terri
Borlack Carroll and Nowton Borlack Sealy city
alderman tori Frnko Jr Son Felipe Mayor Ken
Current Marv fit worth Bob Holloway Father
prestigious award were carefully
weighed and considered by the
board of directors of the sheriff’s
association before a final decision
was made.
The Telepsen award is given in
honor of the late Tom Tellepsen,
who was a native of Norway, but
became a staunch and patriotic
American While he was living, he
supported law enforcement in
every way possible. The Tellepsen
Foundation makes this award
possible in his honor it is the
highest afforded law enforcement
personnel by the Association, and
was established in 1975 by
unanimous approval of the
Foundation’s trustees it is the
highest of tributes for an officer
to be selected as the recipient.
The award is presented
annually to that person selected in
recognition of outstanding con-
tributions to the advancement of
law/ enforcement and criminal
justice.
Truman Maddox was elected to
his present office as sheriff of
Austin County in January of 1953
and is now in his tenth term. He
served as deputy sheriff of the
county for a period of four years
prior to his present position.
A graduate of North Zulch
High School, Maddox attended
Texas A&M University, College
of the Mainland and Sam Hou-
ston State University He served
as sergeant in the United States
Army 36th division and fought in
North Africa, Italy, France and
Germany during World War II.
He was cwarded the Good Con-
duct Medal, the Bronze Star, the
European African Middle East-
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to the program will be the
screening committee/ said Com
missioner James Grawunder. The
program is expensive and
administratively complex, agreed
commissioners. “It is no cut and
dried issue/ said Grawunder; “It
will be complicated to run the
program right” added Commis-
sioner Hilbert Galle
Budget news was not bright
ened as commissioners had no
choice but to authorize payment
of fees to court appointed
attorneys in 20 cases filed by the
district court and county court at
law Commissioners budgeted
$15,000 for this type of fee,
they are $10,000 over budget
and July has just ended The at-
torney fees are tacked on to the
court judgements; however to
date the county clerk’s office is
$38,000 behind in collections; the
district clerk’s office is $28,(XX)
behind The fines have been
assessed, but will they pay, mused
members of the court
The Texas Good Roads and
I ransportation Association asked
commissioners court to join in
opposition to the diversion of
highway revenues into the state’s
general fund Some $326 million
in funds tagged for road
construction and improvements
would be used in other ways,
suggested TGRTA The court
asked Judge Grebe to draft a
letter opposing the shift of the
road funds, to Senator Kent
Caperton, Rep Robert Saunders
and the head of the state
legislature’s appropriations com
mittee
Charles Kalkomey in his
drainage district remarks, re
ported the computer model on
Bollinger Creek is complete, but
that HL&P response to his
alternate ditch and work from the
Austin County appraisal district
is still forthcoming He recom-
mended that commissioners
consider scaling ditches down,
thus lowering costs and thereby
making creation of a drainage
district more attractive. Plan for
five and ten year floods now and
then let the district’s board of
directors make improvements,
suggested Kalkomey The court
favored this approach
Court Shorts
A proposal from Southwestern
Bell to run cable from the Peters
sub station to HL&P on Trenck
mann Road was approved
Texaco Trading and Trans-
portation, Inc has purchased
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perence including mans meats,
fish and chicken and various
special desserts and sauces.
Food providers will follow the
general theme ot the Sesquicen-
tennial and “I’m Proud of
Texas, with the entrance to the
hall developed along that line
Several musicians will entertain
with background music, while
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people move from one tasting
experience to another
The food booths will be judged
professionally and prizes into the
hundreds of dollars will be
awarded that night The occasion
is one that calls for the best of
summer togs. Many of the hosts
and hostesses in tux and evening
gowns will receive guests at the
door The evening is a black tie
optional occasion
This is the only occasion during
the year to raise funds undertaken
bv St John’s. Checks for
reserved tickets may be mailed to
P () Box 535. Sealy 77474
These may be picked up at the
door Tickets will also be
available at the door. ‘‘Give
yourself a tieat in the midst of the
summer months” said Father
Jack W l angford, vicar of St.
John’s.
In its regular meeting Monday
noon, Seals C hamber of Com
merce heard Mavor Henry C is
neros of San Antonio, in a video
addres on conomi develop
merit in Wharton where he ap
peared before the (Charron El
Campo joint conference last vear
Hi message was very emphatic
and applicable to the local area
Jim Hollowav, chamber pres
dent, opened the meeting at I Al
Restaurant Before the video
presentation, lather Jack lang
ford, executive director of the
chamber, gave an introduction to
the program
I angford began bv stating that
Seals must have a vision and real
ization of what is coming "The
size of the piece of the pie you will
have is determined bv the cohe
siveness, preparedness, the con
tinning research and the flexbil t y
of the business community "
Even in times ot prospertv
there is need of vision A business
communitv can become frag
mented bv each pursuing its own
business goal Professionals
working together for a specific
project is a greater reward
VC hat langford stressed was
the need for a more united com
munitv in achieving the goal of
New student registration for
the Selman Elementary School
located at 1 74 1 Highway 90 west,
has been set Pre kindergarten
tor children who have limited
English proficiency or whose
family is economically disad
vantaged may register in the
elementary school principal’s
office from now until August 22.
8 30 a m to 3 00 p m
PK through grade four may
register on August 11 through
August 15 from 8 30 a m, until
3 00 p m in the elementary
school principal’s office
Sealy Junior High and Middle
School, which consists of grades
five through eight will register
from August 1 1 through August
15 from 8:00 a m to 3:00 p m in
the junior high office located at
909 West Street
Registration does not apply for
students already in the Seals
school system or those pre en
rolled
Information needed consists of
a certified birth certificate
(hospital certificates are not
acceptable), health records,
records from other schools, such
as transfer sheet, report cards, or
other school records Even if all
information is not available,
students arc asked to come bv the
office and begin registration All
information must be completed
before the first day of school
A parent ot guardian must
register the child for elementary,
junior high, middle school and
high school
High school students are
reminded of orientation which
includes freshmen at 1000 a m
and sophomores at 1 00 p m .
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representatives would be consid
ering a 47.8 percent reduction in
the agriculture extension service
budget Galvin remains optimistic
that these severe cuts will not
happen
Officials from John Sealy
Hospital in Galveston met
Tuesday with representatives
from the Texas Department of
Health, local hospital officials,
doctors and members of
commissioners court with a
proposal concerning "high risk
prenatal care” for indigents.
Commissioners court has
tentatively listed August 14 as the
date they will meet with potential
providers, the hospital(s) and
doctor(s) designated to take care
of the county’s indigent Judge
LeRoy Grebe has a sample
19 page contract to show the
providers In addition, commis
sioners have been contacted by
Jacobis Enterprises of Beaumont,
a health care consulting firm,
which would like to assist the
county with administration of the
indigent health program
According to Department of
Human Services figures, 540
residents of Austin C ounty could
possibly qualify as “poorest of
the poor" and be eligible for
county health support The key
Taxes and indigent health care,
seemingly two very separate
subjects, actually go hand-in
hand Austin County Commis
sioners Court, in the midst of
preparing the 1987 budget, must
carefully plan county compliance
with the new indigent health law
mandated by the Texas Legisla
ture and decide how to produce
the estimated $200,000 in
additional revenues to carry out
the program Thus, the tax
connection
With the exception of a
drainage progress report and
routine business, each item on the
August 4 agenda concerned the
budget or indigent health care.
Dr Dan Galvin and commis-
sioners court received a check
from 4 H adult leaders, Lois
Palla and Melvin Pouncy, in the
amount ot $9,31" I his donation
will fund, as agreed, the
remainder of Agricultural exten-
sion agent Dwight Callis’ 1986
salary The donation was
predicated by funding cuts in
extension programs I he adult
leaders’ financial response helped
save the position in Austin
County
Dr Gjalvn announced that
during the special legislative
session in Austin August 6, state
economic development, working
together and understanding each
other and respecting each other’s
professionalism, bringing greater
cohesiveness to work for a com
mon goal, together assessing the
commumty’s needs, and prepare
a ready package to offer to those
in the market for a local invest
ment
He enumerated what is being
attempted here, and what is cur
rently underway the setting up of
an economic committee, the or
ganization of the downtown aso
ciation; the beautification com
mittee, and the cultural arm of
the chamber, all as a start in de
velopment and improvement ot
this city
in the film, Mavor Cisneros
spoke of industrial change,
stating "we’re not going hack to
some of the old w ays!’ He pointed
out the fact that never before has
the nation been so intricately
related to other countries, "we
deal with global economy"
Texas now has fifteen million
people; in 199" it is expected to
have around 21 million, the San
Antonio mayor said This will call
for greater electricity, more
roads, more schools, more bus
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Foremost, the program will
promote a fun approach to the
sport reinforced through positive
coaching The program is for the
benefit of the children, not the
coach, stressed Shetler “If
winning is everything to you . . .
coach adults, suggested the soccer
coach and referee The associ-
ation will hold coaching clinics on
August 12, 14, 19 and 21 near the
Hill Community Center to train
volunteers, not only in the 17 laws
(rules) of soccer, but in the
positive philosophy.
“The greatest teacher of the
game in soccer is the ball/
enthused Shetler To this effect,
everybody will play in each game,
at least one half of each half in
every game Unlike football,
everyone is both an offensive and
defensive plaver and has contact
with the ball Each player will
have responsibility and direct
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Jock Longford executive director of the Soaly
Chamber of Commerce and Hay Willrodt of Citi
zens Stole Bank in left to right order participated
In the ribbon cutting at the grand opening of West
10 Ford Mercury Thursday of tor noon News Photo
"The most popular game in the
world, bar none/ was the subject
of the August 1 luncheon of Seals
Rotary at TAI Restaurant
George Shetler, guest speaker,
outlined plans for the Sealy
Youth Soccer Association and its
fall season at the Fridas meeting
Shetler and fellow board
officers, Craig Landin, Carlos
Hintz and Chris Schavrda are
working hard to publicize the fall
youth soccer program “The
details of the program, however,
are secondary to the philosophy
of the program, said Shelter
The program is designed
around five points to have fun.
balanced teams, open registra
lion, an "everybody plays”
concept and positive coaching
The league will be tot bovs and
girls ages six to fifteen li I an
artificial break off, as we will
extend the age if there is sufficient
interest, said Shetler
County Needs Additional Funds
A ing communities including: Eagle
aa l ake, Bellville, Brookshire, Bren
a‛"E ham. Wallis and Katy This tast-
E ing event ot fine foods will pro
WR side an evening out in a relaxed
atmosphere at the Sealy Knights
Morv Elsworth Ford division Houston district manager at right of Columbus Hall on Highway 90
presented to Newton Boriock at left the Gold Shovel Award a West in Sealy, Monday, August
distinction for the opening of a new facility in the center is Bob 11. Seventeen providers will pre
Holloway general manager at West 10 Ford Mercury located west sent an outstanding tasting ex
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