The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1990 Page: 2 of 24
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I have a love/hate relation-
ship with craft shows.
I love to wander up and down
the aisles of a well-stocked
show. It thrills me to find just
that perfect gift, or something
that will look great in my
house, or something that is
cheaper than I figured it would
be.
I love to try to get ideas for
things I can make myself,
though I never actually make
them, and I enjoy the company
of family members or friends
who accompany me to the
shows. I also like to watch
those same persons to get ideas
of what they would like for a
Christmas or birthday present.
1 hate the crowds. No matter
which booth I want to look in,
that’s where the crowd has
always gathered. And some-
how I always seem to be
swimming upstream.
My pet peeve is the people
who bring baby carriages big
enough to move heavy equip-
ment. No small strollers or
backpacks or slings for these
people; they have to bring in a
vehicle so large it should re-
quire a test and a license to
drive.
I also despise the booths
which sell noisemakers that
attract children. The one I
remember most vividly is the
little drum-like oject which
resembles the thing used in
“Karate Kid IT to focus what’s-
his-name's attention (or what-
ever it was he did with it).
The object is held between
the palms or two fingers and
twirled rapidly, causing wood-
en beads suspended from it to
clack loudly against the drum-
like center. My pet peeve is not
really the people who design
these objects, or even the
children who have them, but
the parents who outneiy ignore
the racket their kid is making
until you’re ready to throw the
toy-with the child still attach-
ed-into the nearest trash can.
The only consolation is in
knowing that the racket is
going to get into the car with
her, go into her house with her
and probably continue until
she's ready to return the toy-
with the kid still attached-to
the craft show and run.
I usually leave craft shows
without buying very much.
When I first enter a show, I
hate to buy anything because
I’m afraid I’ll find something I
like better, or the same thing
cheaper, in a booth farther on.
By the time I get to the end of
the show, I’ve made so many
mental notes that I can’t re-
member much of anything,
including where I parked.
This past weekend I went
with my mother, my grand-
mother and my aunt to a huge
craft show in Tyler. It had to
have been one of the most
varied-and crowded-shows
I've ever been to. I actually
even bought a couple of things.
At one point, my grand-
mother and I got separated
from Mom and my aunt. It took
us quite a while to find them; if
Mom hadn't been wearing a
bright turquoise short we'd
probably still be wandering
through that convention cen-
ter. I k ept threatening to stand
in the center aisle and holler,
“MOMMMMYYY!” It probably
wouldn’t have done any good
because she probably wouldn’t
have claimed me. Can't say I
would have blamed her.
Of course there was an
alternative route. I could have
bought her a Christmas pre-
sent. Trying to hide is the best
way in the world to find
somebody at a craft show.
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2* Mile Quarantine On
Africanized Bees Lifted
STATE CAPITOL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lindell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN - Governor-elect
Ann Richards said she will
appoint more women and
minorities to her administra-
tion so Texas government will
reflect population makeup, but
the question asked most
frequently last week was
whether Texas will get a state
income tax next year.
One day after her dramatic
upset over Republican Clayton
Williams, two powerful state
legislators warned taxes will
have to be raised, or there “will
be blood running in the aisles”
of the Legislature.
The bloody forecast came
from House and Senate budget
leaders, state Rep. James
Hury, D-Galveston, and state
Sen Carl Parker, D-Port
Arthur.
Richards said a forecast of $5
billion from economic growth, a
new state lottery and closing
franchise tax loopholes will
make new taxes unneccesary.
Hury, chairman of House
Ways and Means Committee,
said those new dollars can't
possibly pay for court-ordered
reforms in publication educa-
tion finance, new prison con-
struciton and the welfare
agency bail-out.
The Bottom Line
The prospect of new taxes
and how she will resolve it, is
the bottom line for challenges
facing the Richards adminis-
tration.
A faction of Democrats in the
Legislature would vote today
for an income tax, arguing a
diminished tax base from oil
and natural gas makes Texas
similar to other states which
already have state income tax-
es.
Another group of lawmakers
favors restructuring the sales
tax-expanding its base and
lowering the rate-an idea re-
pulsive to pro-business advo-
cates.
One good spot of news came
from the Texas Employment
Commission, which announced
the un-employment insurnace
fund has a $300 million surplus
which will be returned to
employers in the form of a tax
credit for 1991.
Watch The High Court
Democrats have majorities in
both chambers, enough votes to
send an income tax to Richards,
who, many observers believe,
isn’t going to snub her own
party with a veto.
On the other hand, if she
signs an income tax into law,
she risks her career in the next
election, as do all lawmakers
who vote for it.
The impetus will come from
the Texas Supreme Court, and
whether it decides to order
wide-sweeping changes in the
recently-passed school finance
bill which is costly enough to
mandate an income tax.
The Court will likely hand
down a decision next month or
early January, before Richards
and the new Legislature are
seated.
Democrats hold a 5-4 major-
ity on the Court which will last
only two months. Then three
new justices will don their
robes and Republicans will
have a 5-4 edge.
Given the political nature of
the current Democrats on the
Court, it was generally as-
sumed that if Williams won the
election, tjiey would set in
motion a chain of events ulti-
mately forcing him to sign or
veto a state income tax.
But Williams lost. Will they,
in the eight weeks left, do the
same thing to a governor from
their own party?
If you’re concerned with
state income tax, watch the
Texas Supreme Court in De-
cember. That’s where the end-
game will be played.
Other Highlights
* Defeated Republican candi-
date Robert Mosbacher Jr. said
he may resign as chairman of
the Texas Department of Hu-
man Resources because of the
prospect of facing a Democrat-
dominated Legislature.
It's not likely he will get
much political help from his
victorious opponent, Lt. Gov.-
elect Bob Bullock.
* Employees at the Texas
Department of Agriculture are
worried about their jobs, now
that their defeated boss Jim
Hightower won’t have another
term.
Hightower himself may fare
better. Supporters are urging
Richards to appoint him to the
Texas Railroad Commission
seat being vacated in mid-term
by Comptroller-elect John
Sharp.
* The state’s first greyhound
race track will open this month
in Corpus Christi.
Dr. Susan Beech, state vet-
erinarian for the Texas Racing
Commission, said Texas will
have a state-of-the-art lab at
Texas A&M University to test
dogs for illegal drugs.
* Gov. Bill Clements appoint-
ed retired Texas Instruments
president J. Fred Bucy as
chairman of the Texas National
Research Laboratory.
The panel oversees the
state’s $1 billion interest in the
supercollider project, now buy-
ing land for the construction
site near Waxahachie.
* To produce more science-
literate students, the State
Board of Education may com-
bine elements of all major
sciences into one public school
course, rather than teach them
separately, “which is not work-
ing,’’ said Education Commis-
■i sioner W.N. Kirby.
* Austin real estate develop-
er Gary Bradley, whose invest-
ments with Ann Richards
brought her flak on the cam-
paign trail, has filed for Chap-
ter 11 bankruptcy protection.
LITTLE CUSSIFI EDS fOR
BIG RESULTS I
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bee regulators Friday (Nov. 2)
lifted a 2-mile quarantine im-
posed Oct. 17 near the South
Texas town of Hidalgo, site of
the capture of the first known
swarm of Africanized honey
bees entering the United States
from Mexico.
“We just haven’t found any
more Africanized bees,” said
Paul Jackson, chief inspector
for the Texas Apiary Inspection
Service, an arm of Texas A&M
University. The quarantine re-
stricted movement of managed
bee colonies into and out of the
12.6-square-mile area.
Still in effect is an eight-
county quarantine, which pro-
hibits the commercial move-
ment of bees out of South
Texas. That quarantine, Jack
son said, will remain at least
through spring, when more
swarms of Africanized bees will
likely be found.
"We’re at the end of the fall
swarming period now,” he said,
“and we’re finding very little
movement of bees at this time.”
The st?te inspectors worked
closely with those from the
Animal and Plant Health In-
spection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agri-
culture. APHIS furnished the
manpower for an intensive
survey of the 2-mile area,
which involved setting up 114
baited traps and checking them
every three days.
In all, only four wild swarms
were found, and none proved to
be Africanized, Jackson said.
“Things couldn't have gone
smoother,” said Elba Quintero,
manager of the APHIS African-
ized Honey Bee program in
Harlingen.
Over the winter, Jackson
said, state and federal authori-
ties will continue to check for
bees in trap lines strung around
the Rio Grande Valley. Texas
A&M is monitoring 48 traps on
^American Viewpoints
a line that tracks the northern
edge of the quarantine, from
south of Laredo to Rivera near
the Texas coast. Federal au-
thorities are checking another
676 traps.
The Africanized bee looks
like a domestic honey bee, but
it tends to be more aggressive
in defending its hive. As a
result, in rare instances, people
and animals have suffered in-
jury and death from multiple
bee stingings. Scientists esti-
mate that it will be several
years, however, before Afri-
canized bee populations build to
noticeable levels in the Rio
Grande Valley.
The eight South Texas coun-
ties remaining under quaran-
tine are Hidalgo, Cameron,
Starr, Zapata, Jim Hogg,
Brooks, Kenedy and Willacy.
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BRYAN AAAY
Sports Anchorman
Speaks To Noon Lions
By Elizabeth Robinson
Guest speaker at the Nov-
ember 6 meeting of the Silsbee
Noon Lions Club was Bryan
May, sports anchorman for
Channel 4 News.
One of three area anchors
born and raised in Beaumont,
May says he is proud to be a
part of southeast Texas. A
personable and articulate
speaker, he enjoys speaking to
high school students and civic
organizations around the coun-
try.
A graduate of Lamar, May
has been the sports anchor at
Channel 4 News for three
years. He began his career in
broadcasting at KLVI radio
while still in high school, which
led to a job with the Beaumont
Golden Gators and finally Chan-
nel 6 prior to his current
position at Channel 4.
May explained anchors move
often as they work into larger
markets. It was Jeff Phelps
move to Cleveland that opened
a position for May. Long hours
go into the 10-minute sports
news feature we see twice an
evening with work beginning at
2:30 in the afternoon and last-
ing until well past what we see
at 10:30 p.m., he said. Contrary
to what most belive, the news
is aired live. To substantiate
this, May shared a few of his
more memorable TV bloopers
which everyone thoroughly en-
joyed.
May suggests the current
controversy over whether wo-
men should be allowed In locker
rooms could easily be solved
with separate interview rooms
where individual player inter-
views could be conducted.
Members were encouraged
to attend the November 20
scheduled meeting for a special
planned program.
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