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Aussie returning from Christmas By MARY ELLEN DOYLE TEXAS CITY Texas City had a very important and charming visitor this week from her sister city, Whyalla, South Australia. The lovely visitor, Pauline Witty, was on her way back to Washington, D.C., and her post at the World Bank after a Christmas leave to her hometown. The officials in Whyalla asked her to stop off and the officials in Texas City were delighted to receive a matter of fact, they even asked her back to participate in TC's 75th Anniversary in takes By NICKY DE LANGE TEXAS CITY Traveling from Australia to Washington, D.C., by way of Texas City is not the most direct route. But for Australian Pauline Witty, it was the only way to fly. Mrs.

Witty, an employee of the World Bank in Washington, deliberately arranged the detour through Texas City on her return flight from South Australia. While vacationing in her hometown of Whyalla, she learned that packages had arrived in the South Australian city from its' sister city in Texas. When a regional television news program featured an interview with Alan Castle, the twin cities' project coordinator September 1986. guest, but entertain that same Pauline, who still bears a evening at a Tex-Mex buffet marked Australian accent for 30. It was delightful.

after 18 years in D.C., toured Janet Bazemore the many fascinating sights was taking good care of Pauline. Janet that Texas City. has to offer was with our city's in-house histo- clever packet getting a instrumental in rian Meriworth Mabry, and sister city Whyalla that includtogether for Janet Bazemore, chairman of ed such items as the popular "I the TC-Whyalla sister city pro- Luv TC" buttons, a book on She to Talk Texan," city really the enjoyed seeing the bluebonnet seeds, and a recipe screw dike and pumps, the for chill along with the ingrethe industry really dients. made an impression on her. Texas City shares Texas City is particularly similar characteristics many with the loyalties of her sister city.

Whyalla is blessed with a Meriworth who can not only coastal industrial town of tour all day with the sister city proximately Pauline in the sights, sounds in Whyalla, Mrs. Witty set out She for the was the guest of honor at tion local tourist informa- a welcoming office to find out all about Moore Memorial at reception held Texas City. the Library. At The Gulf Coast industrial ci- Texas City reception, hosted by the ty, she learned, was paired Committee, the Sesquicentennial with Whyalla as part of the Australian herself outgoing found sur1986 -Australia sister cit- rounded ies program. tians by dozens of Texas Cieager to become acquainted with the visitor from Since that year marks the Whyalla.

sesquicentennials of both And it was that Texas Texas and South Australia, the hospitality that made the bigtwo states, thousands of miles gest impression on Pauline apart geographically, will Witty. Asked what aspect of share in the year-long celebra- her visit had been the most tion. One such activity involves outstanding, Mrs. Witty replied the sister cities program. without hesitating, "I would Mrs.

Witty arrived last have to say it was the Tuesday for a brief stopover friendliness of the people." enroute to D.C., she was en- She added that Texas City thusiastically welcomed as reminded her in many ways of Texas City's first official her own hometown. In from Whyalla. Whyalla, she said, "I can walk visitor AUSTRALIA TEXAS. SISTER CITY PA RALLEIS: JUBILEE Staff photo by Jim Golding Library exhibit Posing with the Sister City exhibit at Moore Memorial Library are, from left, Dwight Spurlock, Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce president, Pauline Witty, Janet Bazemore and Susie Moncla, head librarian and Texas City Sesquicentennial chairman. SOUTH AUSTRALIA TE AS 105 to 'UBILEE 1 A Staff Photo by Jim Golding Welcoming committee Texas City Sesquicentennial Committee members, chamber of commerce officials and other dignitaries pose with Mrs.

Witty. Sons of Hermann workshop held Saturday HOUSTON A. special precampaign workshop for 57 key officers from 11 Hermann Sons lodges in this area was held Saturday in the Sons of Hermann Hall at 120 Yale St. here, Grand President Louis B. Engelke of San Antonio announced.

Preparing for the member statewide fraternal benefit society's traditional March membership drive were 23 lodge membership representatives, 10 financial secretaries, and 24 presidents, vice presidents, corresponding secretaries and Sunday Morning, February 10, 1985, MAINLAND EXTRA, Page 7 vacation visits sister calls Whyalla a country town. Susie and Steve Moncla had an entertaining dinner time with Pauline. Susie is sesquicentennial chairman for Texas City and would be delighted to have Pauline participate in our activities in '86. Pauline says she will ride a kangaroo in the parade that will be a joint celebration of the state's 150th and the city's 75th anniversaries. Margie Hamilton, who has long been involved with the Texas City Heritage Association, is cooking up a low-fare trip to Australia in September.

She is really excited about and down the main street and know most of the people." That's no small boast when you consider that Mrs. Witty has resided principally in Washington for the past 18 years, returning home once every two years for an extended visit with family and friends. On hand to greet Mrs. Witty at the reception were members of the Sesquicentennial Committee and representatives of the City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, the Rotary, AARP, ABWA Shoal Point Chapter, Garden Club, Heights Elemen(for the sister school Delta Kappa Gamma, and the Pen Friends and the Guest Home committees. the prospect and you better referrals to her mistaken plays believe it is a good deal.

during a tournament in The round-trip air fare from Houston. San Francisco is a tad less Karen Spurlock reported than $1,000. that she is learning to needleAfter seeing Pauline's opals point so she can help with the of course, you know that needlepointed kneeler pillows Australia provides most of the for St. George's Episcopal world's opals Margie is con- Church. vinced she wants to dig for opals while there.

Karen also said that St. Sunshine and John Quinn George's, along with the First kept everyone laughing with Christian Church, will be intheir tales about their bridge volved in a pilot program for partnerships or, rather, spar- keeping elementary school ing parternships. Evidently, it children after school. wasn't too long ago tha Sun- That sounds like a super shine "spilled" a glass of iced program for both children and tea on John after his repeated parents. ambiance of mainland Mrs.

Witty was presented Meriworth with an official sesquicenten- member and local Mabry, committee nial flag pin and an "I history exLove pert. City" button. The latter Mrs. Witty also Texas had the gift, she said, was definitely chance to try Texas barbecue her particular favorite and she at a long-established, familywore it proudly during the style restaurant in Texas City reception. and sampled home-cooked She didn't arrive empty- Tex-Mex cuisine at a dinner handed.

Mrs. Witty brought held in her honor. along an armload of brochures The Whyalla native said she and pamphlets about Whyalla enjoyed her visit so much that and South Australia, as well as she definitely planned on several brightly colored cloth returning during 1986 to take calendars featuring koala part in some of the sesbears, kangaroos and other quicentennial activities. symbols of "Down Under" country. The Australian brochures During her short stay in the and calendars brought by Mrs.

mainland area, Mrs. Witty Witty are on display at Moore a tour of Texas City's Memorial Library, along with took points of interest conducted by other items sent earlier by the Janet Bazemore, chairman of Whyalla sister cities committhe Sister Cities program and tee. Whyalla guest home program begins TEXAS CITY A "Guest program is being started in conjunction with the Texas Sister City Program. In August 1984, Texas City adopted the sister city of Whyalla, South Australia. This was in conjunction with the joint Sesquicentennials (150th birthdays) of Texas and South Australia.

The aim of the sister city program is to promote cultural, technological and people exchanges during 1986. Currently sister school programs, pen pals, and package exchanges are on going. During. the two states' Sesquicentennials, program officials hope to have tourists traveling between the twinned cities. Anyone who can furnish a room in their home for visiting Australians should contact Janet Bazemore at 948-3111 ext.

193. Through the guest home program, visiting Whyalla citizens can experience the warmth of Texas family life and can get good advice about the best places to visit. Possibly, a guest home project will be started in Whyalla for visiting Texas Citians. If anyone is interested in traveling to Whyalla in 1986, please Janet Bazemore. She will provide information on special rates arranged by the state.

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