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THE MATHIS NEWS, Thursday, March 14, 1974
MATHIS FFA Greenhouse is a fine place for those with a green thumb. Instructor Lonnie
Messer inspects some of the plants there, including tomato plants and airplane plants for
hanging baskets.
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EXTENSION of the Mathis High School Ag Dept.’s greenhouse was made this winter. The
20’ x 30’ add-on will be used to grow oaks and Chinese tallows, and for growing plants in
hanging baskets. Planned soon is a grass nursery outside, so students may observe the
different grasses in their growth process.
Commissioners To Consider
Granting Escalation Clause
A special meeting of the Com-
missioners Court will be held
this afternoon (Thursday) at 3
p.m. to consider permitting
road material suppliers to add
an escualation clause to their
present contracts.
The clause would be used
to offset increases in production
costs.
The decision to consider
addition of the clause came after
lenghty discussion by the com-
missioners. The county’s pre-
sent supplier is under a 12-
month contract to supply the
county’s needs at a set price
of 2.58 per ton. However the
last order by the county was
quoted at 62 cents higher per
ton than the contract price.
County Attorney Richard Hatch
told the court that they could
not pay the higher price without
taking new bids.
It was pointed out to the
court that there is no escalation
clause in the present contract
which, it was felt, the county
could force the company to
honor.
Concern was expressed by the
court over taking harsh action
such a a lawsuit or a demand
that the company deliver at the
contract price regardless. The
supplying company’s production
costs have risen dramatically
this year due to the energy
crisis. A mixing oil used in
production of the material, for
example, has risen from 90
cents to $3.
County Auditor Ray Harris
told the court that they might
"win the battle and lose the
war” if they forced the sup-
plier to honor the contract at
its present price. He said he
was sure they would be supplied
at the contract price if the
forced the issue but that the
company might refuse to bid
again in the future.
There are two other compan-
ies that could supply materials
to the county but Harris pointed
out that they too might not want
to bid if the county took firm
measures. He also told the
court that he thought the county
was already in the bad graces of
one company because the year
they were awarded the contract,
only one commissioner ordered
any road material.
One of the main concerns of
the court was that they need
materials now. Any loss of
time would mean additional cost
CPL Customers
Find Increase In
Electric Bill
Central Power and Light
Company customers in Mathis
will find an increase in their
electric bills this month due to
the company’s increased cost
of fuel, according to CPL
Manager Tom Merka.
“The cost of natural gas we
burn in our power plant boilers
has almost doubled in the past
year and this increased cost is
now being reflected in
customer bills,” the CPL
manager said.
Increased costs for gas and
oil are passed along to
customers through a fuel
adjustment clause which has
been included in all CPL rates
since 1964.
CPL paid a price of about 22
cents per million BTUs for its
fuel supply in 1972, and the
price in 1973 was slightly over
35 cents. This compares to an
average price of about 55 cents
paid in December of last year.
“This means that if a customer
used 500 kilowatt hours of
electricity in January, the
increase in fuel which shows up
on his February electric bill
would be an additional $2.33,”
Merka explained.
“The higher fuel cost is
adding 47 cents to every 100
kilowatt hours a customer
uses,” the CPL Manager said.
Residential and commercial
rates are designed and priced
on a basis of 20 cent fuel, and
anything above 20 cents is
passed automatically on to
CPL customers throughout
South Texas on an even basis
on each KWH used.
CPL used natural gas to
generate almost all of the
electricity the company
produced in 1972, but switched
to oil for some of its fuel
requirements in 1973 when its
gas deliveries were curtailed.
“We have had several severe
gas curtailments this winter,
and have had to pay higher
costs for the oil and gas,” he
pointed out.
CPL burns fuel oil when its
natural gas suppliers curtail
deliveries to meet residential
customers’ needs. Such cur-
tailments have normally oc-
curred during cold winter
months.
“Natural gas is regulated by
the Texas Railroad Com-
mission which has allowed La
Voca Gas Producing Company,
CPL’s major supplier, to raise
its price,” the CPL Manager
said.
Foreseeing the short energy
supply, CPL began study of
nuclear power in 1971 and
announced plans to build a
nuclear powered electric
generating station last sum-
mer. The plant, located in the
Bay City-Palacios area, is
expected to be completed in
1980. Also, CPL is expected to
announce its first coal-fired
power plant later this year.
County To Continue
Probation Program
to the county because prelimin-
ary work, which has now been
completed, would have to be re-
done if it is too long before
they can patch and seal coat the
roads.
The court has no precedent to
follow in the matter and Harris
told the court that state officials
he had talked to had not run up
against the problem before.
Student Recital
Eight students were
presented in recital by the
Music Department of Texas
A&I University in Kingsville
Tuesday in the concert hall of
the Frank C. Smith Fine Arts
Center.
Perforpiers include Diane
Barrera of Robstown, soprano;
Reynaldo Moreno of Odem,
tenor; Roberto Perez of Freer,
timpani; Cathy Williams of
Beeville, soprano; Karen
Creekmore of Kingsville,
piano; John Ayoub of San
Benito, tenor; Andy Gamez of
San Antonio, trombone; and
Steve Wottrich of Kingsville.
Accompanists were Tom
Engler of Mathis, Mariann
Coleman of Kingsville and Dr.
Robert Scott, assistant
professor of music.
After some discussion, the
Commissioners Court approved
a resolution to include funds to
continue the county’s probation
program in the 1975 county
budget.
The adult and juvenile proba-
tion programs which are funded
through the Criminal Justice
Council are scheduled to run
through May 31 of this year.
The county has made appli-
cation for an extension of the
program and additional funds
which would run until Dec. 31.
Al Rodriguez, adult probation
officer, made the formal re-
quest in Austin on Feb. 28.
Ray Harris, county auditor
and Richard Hatch, county at-
torney, told the court Monday
that the additional seven months
of funding would not be granted
unless the Criminal Justice
portion of the program at the
first of the year. Harris said
that approximately $15,000 in
supervisory fees, paid by pro-
bationers to defray costs, is
returned to the county each
year which would leave about
$51,000 to be found in the 1975
budget for the program.
Commissioner R. G. Kindle
asked what type of probation
program the county had prior to
CJC grant. Commissioner Joe
Z apata told the court that while
he was chief deputy sheriff he
was in charge of the probation-
ers. He said that he was unable
to work with the probationers as
much as needed because of the
many other duties of the chief
deputy. Zapata said that the
present program was doing a
good job keeping tabs on the
probationers. “It is a fulltime
job,” he said.
The court was told that the
present probation program
takes care of only individuals
on felony probations. Misde-
meanor probationers, approxi-
mately 570, are not supervised
at this time.
Commissioner Charles Spi-
ekrman voiced his support for
continuing the program say-
ing he was in favor of “Any-
thing we can do to help our
adults and juveniles”.
Commissioner Kindle stated
that he felt the court needed
to talk with the people involved
in administering and working
with the program to determine
where the program stood. “I’m
not questioning the need for the
program, but do we need one
that big,” he said.
The court then reviewed the
February reports of the adult
and juvenile probation depart-
ments. The juvenile division
reported that it was keeping
track of 35 juveniles, in addi-
tion to working with juveniles
out on probation, the staff
counsels with youngsters who
are on the verge of getting into
serious trouble. The adult
probation division reported that
it had 190 probationers under
its supervision in February.
Harris also told the court
that as of June 1, the probation
offices would lose one secretary
and that after the first of the
year the juvenile division would
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Public Notice
ORDER FOR CITY OF-
FICERS’ ELECTION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING THREE
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF MATHIS AND AP-
POINTING OFFICERS OF
SAID ELECTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF SAN PATRICIO
CITY OF MATHIS
I, PEDRO CAVAZOS in my
capacity as Mayor of the City
of Mathis, Texas, do hereby
order that an election be held in
said City on the 6th day of
April, 1974, for the purpose of
electing the following officials
for said City:
That there shall be elected
three aldermen of the City of
Mathis for a regular two year
term as defined in the Order
and Notice of Election.
That in accordance with an
order adopted by the City
Council of said City, said
Election shall be held at the
following place in said City,
and the following named
persons are hereby appointed
officers for said election.
In Election Precinct No. 5, at
the City Hall Office in said City
with ARTURO AGUILAR as
Presiding Judge and RALPH
NICHOLS as Alternate
Presiding Judge, and said
Presiding Judge shall appoint
the necessary clerks to assist
him which shall not exceed
seven (7) clerks.
The polls at each of the above
designated polling places shall
on said election day be open
from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 o’clock
P.M.
That Mrs. Elizabeth Moreno
is hereby appointed Clerk for
absentee voting, and Miss
Margarita Garcia is hereby
appointed Deputy Clerk for
absentee voting. The absentee
voting for the designated
election shall be held at City
Hall, 411 E. San Patricio
Avenue within said City and
said place of absentee voting
shall remain open for at least
eight hours on each day for
absentee voting which is not a
Saturday, a Sunday, or an
official State Holiday,
beginning on the 20th day and
continuing through the 4th day
preceding the date of said
election. Said place of voting
shall remain open between the
hours of 8:00 o’clock A.M. and
4:30 o’clock P.M. on each day
for absentee voting. The above
described place for absentee
voting is also the absentee
clerk’s mailing address to
which ballot applications and
ballots voted by mail may be
sent.
That said election shall be
held in accordance with the
Election Code of this State and
only resident qualified voters
of said city shall be eligible to
vote at said Election.
A copy of the Order and
Notice of City Election or a
no longer have an assistant
officer. This will decrease
costs about $15,000 according to
Rodriguez.
When the program continues
in 1975 there will be a chief
probation officer, adult proba-
tion officer, juvenile probation
officer and one secretary.
Kindle told the court “if we
can keep one kid out of the pen-
itentiary, it’s worth it.”
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copy of this Order, properly
signed by the Mayor and at-
tested by the City Secretary of
the City of Mathis, Texas shall
serve as a proper notice of said
election and the City Secretary
is hereby authorized and
directed to give proper notice
provided by law of said elec-
tion.
That immediately after said
election is held, the officers
holding the same shall make
returns of the result thereof to
the Mayor of this city as
required by the Election Code
of this State.
A copy of this order shall also
serve as a writ of election
which shall be delivered to the
above appointed Presiding
Judge, for said election.
s-Pedro Cavazos, Jr.
Mayor
Attested:
s-Henry Franco
City Secretary
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Public Notice
ELECTION ORDER
AND NOTICE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF SAN PATRICIO
On this the 18 day of
February, 1974, the Board of
Trustees of MATHIS In-
dependent School District
convened in Regular session
with the following members
present, to-wit: V. M. Thyssen,
President L. C. Hennig, Jr.,
Antonio Rivera, Walter Per-
son, Leroy Mengers, Dwayne
Hicks and the following ab-
sent: A. G. Gaitan, consituting
a quorum and among other
proceedings had by said Board
of Trustees was the following:
WHEREAS, the term of
office of L. C. Hennig, Jr. and
A. G. Gaitan members of the
Board of Trustees of this
School District will expire on
the first Saturday in April,
1974, said first Saturday being
April 6,1974, and on said date a
trustee election will be held in
said School District.
WHEREAS, it is necessary
for this Board to pass an order
establishing the procedure for
filing for and conducting said
trustee election;
THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDERED BY THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF MATHIS
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT:
1. That an election be held in
said School District on April 6,
1974, for the purpose of electing
to the Board of Trustees of said
School District Member to fill
position 1 and 2.
2. That all requests by
candidates to have their names
placed upon the ballot for the
above mentioned election shall
be in writing and signed by the
candidate and filed with the
secretary of the Board of
Trustees at the superin-
tendent’s office not later than
30 days prior to the date of said
election.
3. That said election shall be
held at the following place and
the following named persons
are hereby appointed officers
for said election:
At Parish Hall in San
Patricio, Texas, in said School
District, with M. L. Baldesch-
wiler as Presiding Judge, and
Orville McCown, Clerk.
At Junior High School
Building in Mathis, Texas, in
said School District, with John
Tobin as Presiding Judge, and
Helen Engler, Clerk.
4. Darvin Dieringer is hereby
appointed Clerk for absentee
voting, and Patricia
Steelhammer and Peyton Cox
are hereby appointed Deputy
Clerks for absentee voting. The
absentee voting for the above
designated election shall be
held at Mathis School
Business Office within
the boundaries of the above
named School District and said
place of absentee voting shall
remain open for at least eight
hours on each day for absentee
voting which is not a Saturday,
a Sunday, or an official State
holiday, beginning on the 20th
day and continuing through the
4th day preceding the date of
said election. Said place of
voting shall remain open
between the hours of 8:00 A.M.
and 4:00 P.M. on each day for
said absentee voting.
5. The manner of holding said
election shall be governed, as
near as may be, by the Election
Code of this State, and this
Board of Trustees will furnish
all necessary ballots and other
election supplies requisite to
said election.
The above order being read,
it was moved and seconded
that the same do pass.
Thereupon, the question being
called for, the following
members of the Board voted
AYE: L. C. Hennig, Jr., An-
tonio Rivera, Walter Person,
Leroy Mengers, V. M.
Thyssen; and the following
voted NO: none.
s - V. M. Thyssen
President, Board of Trustees
ATTEST:
s - L. C. Hennig Jr.
Secretary
Board of Trustees
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Davis, Wilburn. The Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1974, newspaper, March 14, 1974; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1052228/m1/4/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mathis Public Library.