The Silsbee Bee (Silsbee, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1988 Page: 2 of 30
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Americans prefer their potatoes
French fried. Baked and mashed
potatoes are their second and
third choices.
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SILSBEE
AL-ANON
MEETS THURSDAY OF
EACH WEEK-7 P.M.
Hardin Comity
Sheltered Workshop
315-3912 • 335-2713
315-2992
385 Highway 96 South
AUSl'lN-Countering specu-
lation they have given up on
winning Texas for Dukakis-
Bentsen, Democrats captured
the prison furlough issue that
was one of Bush's top campaign
cannons and turned it on Texas
Gov. Bill Clements.
Clements was forced to state
he had no direct control over n
Texas furlough program every
bit as “liberal” as the one
overseen by Massachusetts
Gov. Mike Dukakis, but Clem-
ents vowed to stop it and
change it.
Th* Texas furloughs stem
from overcrowded prisons as
the state rushes to build more
iccording to the court-
reforms. Republicans
Mams those reforms on s
liberal federal judge appointed
by a liberal Democratic presi-
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About 5,000 felons, including
517 convicted murderers, were
furloughed in Texas since 1957.
But the campaign coup is the
Democrats’ first In Tsxss at|d
signals independent action by a
home-grown party machine
tired of complaints about Du-
kakis' ouH-ef-state advisors
botching the campaign war.
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The Republican effort here
baa bean helped by the political
wounding of one of the Demo-
crats' brightest stars, San An-
tonio Major Henry Cisneros.
Although hs isn’t n state
official, the well-liked Cisneros
has for along time been treated
as am soon-to-be.
Guatemala has fertile volcanic
soil, a cosmopolitan middle dais,
and the largest manufacturing
base in Central America, yet
nearly half of the adults cannot
read or write, and of every 100
Guatemalans who die, about 40
are children under S who perish
because of malnutrition, says
Last week, Capitol observers Medicare Supplement Info
marital
,___political
proMoms compounded by his
admission of a long-standing
love affair with a married
campaign worker.
The rumors surfaced when
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The State Board of Insurance
has published s 28-page booklet
to help Texas seniors shop for
Medicare supplement insur-
ance.
Hie booklet explains Medi-
care supplement coverage and
consumer rights under Texas
law and provides tips on shop-
ping for insurance to fill certain
“gaps" in Medicare.
Hie Consumers Union and
Gray Panthers earlier petition-
ed the insurance board tor
stricter regulation of “ripofT
Medicare supplemental insur-
Retired Teachers
Meet In Koimtze
The Hardin County Retired
Teachers Association met Oc-
tober 18 at the First United
Methodist Church in Kountse
with IS members and one guest
present. Hostesses for the
meeting were Shirley Herman-
aon, Bonnie Hendrix and Vir-
ginia McNally.
Willa Johns introduced At-
torney Roger Ratliff, who
stressed the importance of the
answer to the question ‘Do I
Need A Will?’.
Loin Read brought to the
group’s attention Amendment
No. 8 that will be on the ballot
November 8-noting this
Amendment pertains to the
Texas Retired Teachers fund.
Marjorie Kirk gave a report
concerning Community Partici-
pation-stressing each member
keep s record of the number of
hours of volunteer service.
The next meeting will be
Nov. 16 at tho First United
Methodist Church, Kountse.
Lob Read will review “The
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Cisneros announced last year
he would not run for governor,
but he only publicly admitted
the affair last week.
Until then, Cisneros was
probably the only genuine po-
litical darling of the Texas
media, an odds-on choice to
become the first Hispanic elect-
ed to major statewide office.
Last week Cisneros cancelled
an appearance with Dukakis
and his emcee duties at a
Houston women’s group rally
while he sought to steady his
own ship. Supporters said he
would return to the campaign
trail.
Hitpanic Heir Apparent
San Antonio state Rep. Dan
Morales, second in command on
the tax writing committee,
vowed last week to propose a
constitutional amendment re-
quiring the state to provide
funding when it mandates new
programs for local govern-
ments.
Morales said property tax
rates in Texas are to high and
that local property taxpayers
already pay enough taxes.
Morales deserves to be
watched for two reasons. Last
year, Cisneros turned over his
political campaign operation to
hm and Morales is viewed as a
possible candidate for attorney
general in 1990.
He also has advocated yon-
sidering s state income tax, and
skeptics of his announcement
last week feel he might some
day couple now mandated costs
with s now state income tax.
DR. HOWARD I.
MUNDEN
CHIROPRACTOR, P.C.
Emphasis On
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NECK PAIN
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Call:
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Silsboo, Toxat
LUFKIN-Oil and gas com-
panies paid $227,219 for the
right to drill on federal lands in
Texas during a recent competi-
tive lease sale.
National Forests in Texas
Supervisor Mike Lannan said
$219,909 of that was bid on
about 8,000 acres of National
Forests and Grasslands hi the
Lone Star State.
High bidder was the Wag-
goner Estate of Pruitt, Texas
which paid $880 per acre tor a
149-acre parcel in Wise County
on the LBJ National Grasslands
north of Fort Worth.
Lannan said the government
sold exploration and develop-
ment rights to nine parcels in
Wise County, three in Houston
and om each a San
anee policies, saying elderly
purchasers aren’t receiving the
benefits they’re paying for.
Consumers may obtain free
copies of the booklet, “Medi-
care Supplement Insurance: A
Guide for Texas Consumers,”
by calling the toll-free consum-
er line: 1-800 252-3439.
Other Highlights
* Comptroller Bob Bullock,
who sits on the state racing
commission, wants the attor-
ney general to rule quickly oa
questions about whether tho
panel can deny a license to
already existing race tracks fat
Texss.
* Capitol architect Allen Mc-
Cree has proposed a $128
million, four-year plan to add
an underground wing and re-
store the Texas Capitol. He also
has a plan to restore the old
Texas General Land Office,
now a museum, for $5 million.
* State Sen. Roy Blake,
D-Nacogdoches, and some 80
former Democratic lawmakers
endorsed Tom Phillips, the
Republican candidate for Su-
preme Court Chief Justice.
Blake appears in a TV spot for
Phillips.
* University of Texas re-
gents formally and unanimous-
ly agreed to negotiate a merger
with Pan American University.
* A Washington-based
analyst prediced Texas will see
more than 80,000 new jobs next
year.
The namesake of Texas' largest city is
remembered with a larger-than-life
statue in Houston's Hermann Park.
Sam Houston's monument resides at
the northern entrance to the 545-acre
park which is also home to the city
zoo, the Museum of Natural Science
the Burke Baker Planetarium, and the
Museum of Aedlcal Science. Tourbnr
Division, Texas Department of Com
merce photo
Jacinto and Shelby Counties.
He explained each county
will receive 25 percent of the
Ed Cain Attends
Texans’War On Drugs
Annual Conference
Ed Cain of Silsbee recently
attended the Texans' War on
Drugs Annual Adult Leader-
ship Conference on October
20-22, in Austin. Over 200
concerned members of Texas
communities, as well as in-
dividuals in the field of edu-
cation, mental and physical
health, government, business,
and law enforcement came to-
gether to learn and share new
drug use prevention strategies
as well as hear representatives
from the national arena.
Governor William P. Clem-
ents Jr. addressed the confer-
ence during opening cere
monies, along with John C.
Lawn, administrator of the
Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion. Other keynote speakers
during the TWOD conference
included Dr. Donald Ian Mac-
donald, special assistant to the
President for Drug Abuse
Policy, in addition to Dick
Hays, director of the Drug
Abuse Prevention Oversight
Staff, U.S. Dept, of Education.
Headquartered in Austin,
with regional offices through-
out the state of Texas, Texans'
War on Drugs works in part-
nership with all segments of
aociety in a united effort to
raise public awareness of the
harmful effects of drugs and to
promote a drug-free lifestyle.
revenues from the sale of tracts
within the county plus 25
percent of the annual rental foe
and any royalty payments to
the U.S.
The Wise County bids were
on “future interest” parcels,
Lannan said. He explained
that, when the grasslands were
acquired by the federal gover-
nment in the 1980s, many
private individuals retained
mineral rights tor 60 years.
“Those rights will revert to
the government within the next
couple of years, and when they
do, the counties and federal
government will benefit from
leasing and production in-
come," Lannan said.
Winning bidders have five
years to develop the oil and gas
leases. If wells are in produc-
tion by that time, the leases
will remain in effect; if not,
they will expire and may be
re-leased.
The bonus bid sale, conduct-
ed by the Bureau of Land
Management Oct. 19 in Suita
Fe, N.M., netted the Federal
Treasury $5.9 million. In addi-
tion to the Texas lands, other
federal parcels in Kansas, Okla-
homa and New Mexico were
leased to high bidders.
Exquisette Club
The Exquisette Club will
meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lockett. 1005, W. Ave. P.
Members plant to bring canned
goods for a Thanksgiving bas-
ket for a needy family.
Mrs. Lockett and Mrs. Willa
Johns will be hostesses.
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Mother: “Why did your teacher
put a zero on each of your test
papers?”
Twins: “I believe she ran out of
stars and gave us a moon.”
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