San Jacinto News-Times (Newspaper) - April 7, 1977, Shepherd, Texas Microfilm Center Inc p C Sox 3 Texas 75235 San Serving San Jacinto County Since 1876 VOLUME 102 NUMBER 14 THE SAN MCINTO NEWS TIMES APRIL Local elections Saturday attract fair voter turnout City councilmen and school board members faired well In Saturday's election which attracted a fair voter turnout In San County Polling boxes In three cities and two school districts reported that a fair number of voters flocked to cast their ballots despite rain showers In most of the county Saturday In the race for three positions on the Shepherd school board Billy Fly won position one Ken McAdams won position two and Don Beeson position three the school board for another term while Dean Jones was elected to serve his first term on the board In the Coldspring city In the Shepherd city council council race incumbents race Nutt Quinter James Sewell Bob Brumley Andrews and Alvin and R B Love easily swept Ellis were elected to seats the three available positions Lewis Woodruff returned to on the council Point Blank elected a new mayor in the Saturday tion Thomas Earl Walters received 79 votes to win the mayoral election against Incumbent Dr Logan who received 29 votes Elected to the Point Blank City council are Hansen and Woody Dunaway Stanley found guilty of manslaughter second mistrial declared A second was declared In the Lester Stanley case morning by District Judge Ernest Coker The first mistrial was declared February 28 by Judge Coker because the jury at that time could not decide in favor of murder or manslaughter Monday the new jury chosen for the second trial which began March 28 found Stanley guilty of voluntary manslaughter which has a sentence of not less than five years nor more than 99 years or life The State asked the Jury to return a maximum penality while the defense attorney asked for the minimum sentence The jury deliberated about Monday afternoon to return a penality However at Tuesday morning judge Coker declared a mistrial because the jury could County highways included in Rehabilitation of highways In the Sari Jacinto County area is included in a special million program approved by the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission The special program is necessary to overcome damage to roadways by the effects of the worst winter in District Engineer J L Lufkin said the work consist on FM 980 ex- tending from U.S ISO and extending to the Walker County Line 6.0 miles in sections will be reworked by adding base and resurfacing The shoulders and ditches will be reestablished Highways in some parts of South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley were damaged by excessively heavy rains this winter In more northerly sections it was the record cold spells that wreaked havoc on the ways It is intended that first priority be given to repair and rehabilitation of surface end base failures caused by severe weather this Luther DeBerry wrote district engineers All areas of the state will share in the 1977 Rehabilitation Program which will use financing that might have been available for highway improvements As it is the program win do little more than put the way system back Into the shape it was before the ravages of the past whiter The program goes beyond normal maintenance But it does not include any projects that would require any ad- right of way Water and cold weather are major enemies of highways When water intrudes Into the base of the roadway that can be the beginning of a fledged chuck hole Add the element of freezing weather and the possibilities for damage to the highway are magnified But that's not all Given Texas winters where cold spells are followed by Church has formal opening dedication The formal opening and dedication services of the United Pentecostal Church of Shepherd will be held this weekend The dedication services begin Friday April 8 at p.m Marvin Creece is the scheduled speaker and the Conquerors Quartet will be featured singers Saturday April 9 at p.m will mark the dedication of the new building which is the largest construction of its type in San Jacinto County The Shepherd United Pentecostal Church Choir will sing The dedication service will continue into Sunday when two services will be at 11 and one at 7 p.m with Pastor Littlefield speaking not return a unanimous vote Stanley was originally charged with murder in the shooting death of Oliver of Evergreen on August County Attorney Atkins stated another trial would be set soon by Judge Coker SUICIDE Sibley of Camilla was pronounced dud it the scene by Justice of the Peace Jessie Neuman Thursday The body of the 59 year old woman was found by her husband aboat Suicide ruled in death of woman Suicide has been ruled in the death of a 59 year-old Camilla woman according to County Sheriff J C Parker The body of Jessie Vernell Sibley was found March 31 warming trends the problem just gets worse Normal maintenance can take care of minor cracks and holes But much of the severe winter's damage will require digging out areas where the base has failed and rebuilding the roadway literally from the ground up Although the cold weather was not sustained for long periods the short but bitterly csld spells often experienced in Texas followed by even brief warming periods cause more highway damage than prolonged periods of freezing weather The ground freezes hard and stays that way for weeks in the northern tiers of states The ground and road base will cause less roadway damage since they stay in a stable condition But in Texas with Its rapid cycles often every 24 hours moisture penetrating the roadbed freezes and expands thaws and retracts freezes and so on Meanwhile the surface is being pounded by Texas somewhat milder climates Ironically contribute to more widespread roadway damage than in places with harsher winters about 8 by her husband Ted Sibley Parker said Parker said the women died bf a single self-inflicted caliber bullet wound to the left chest area Justice of the Peace Jessie Neuman pronounced Sibley dead at the scene Harris County Medical Examiners ruled the death a suicide Thursday afternoon to Parker Sibley attempted suicide previously Pre-registration begins for kindergartners Pre-registration for who will be entering school next year has begun in and will begin in Shepherd April 22 At Shepherd Elementary regular kindergarten classes will not have school on Friday April 22 so the will be able to come to the Kindergarten class and spend the day We urge you to bring or send your child so he or she may meet their teacher and have a day to get acquainted before next stated Alton Nutt elementary principle In Coldspring you may register kindergartners in the business office at the Coldspring Elementary School Pre-registration will be held between 8 and p.m Monday through Friday until June 1 State law requires an immunization record and legal birth certificate for tion in a school district Browder changes county hunting season State Rep Jim Browder of District 16 the approval of the Environmental Affairs Committee on his H B 1729 which changes the deer hunting season so that it opens and closes at the same time p.s the surrounding counties Browder introduced this at the request of the Court of Trinity County Rep Browder said It Is much easier to have Trinity County's hunting laws in line with the other counties and this should prevent the overabundance of hunters In Trinity County at the opening and closing of deer season The is expected to see action on the House Floor In the near Additional funds sought proposed jail facilities for San Jacinto County will seek Speed Teletype Supplement additional funds for con- system for the Sheriffs office struction for jail facilities and County Judge K P Bryant additional funds for a low will go to Lufkin April 12 to meet with the Deep East Texas Council for Governments concerning an grant for Phase H of See the Powder Derby tonight See the Juniors verses the Seniors at the Coldspring Powder Puff Derby The action begins Thursday at p.m at the Coldspring High School football field the San Jacinto County Jail facilities If passes the grant judge Bryant will go to Austin for approval by the criminal Justice Department Phase II involves planning and blueprints for the jail Bryant will also ask for funds for the purchasing of teletype equipment for the county sheriffs office Due to recent restrictions on information furnished our sheriffs department by other communication means the teletype equipment is urgently required in San Jacinto Bryant stated Easter Sunrise Services The United Pentecostal Church of Shepherd is the largest construction of Its type In the county Community wide Easter Sunrise Services will be held at Sunday in spring at the First Baptist Church George Atkinson pastor of the First Methodist Church will be the speaker for the special services which are open to all denominations Hopewell Baptist Church Choir will present the special music The services are open to the general public participating pastors pointed out They urge the public to be present for the services
