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6-A Got a minute? Tuesday Morning, January 19, 1982 The good and bad of cold days ByCLETASIRENA Community News Editor Have you ever noticed how things go wrong on the coldest day of the year? Or is it that things go wrong all year, you just notice them more on cold days? People do have colds, flat tires and runs in their panty hose on most any day of the year, but add frozen water pipes, leaky pipes, cold batteries, burst radiators and frozen fingers to the normal problems of life and it makes us happy we live in a climate where we have to deal with these problems rarely if at all. Evidently my blood has finally become acclimatized to warm southern living, because I was screaming with the rest of the people about aH that cold weather. Somewhere in Galveston there are two people who are probably feeling quite comfy in my two heavy winter coats that I sold last spring in one of my garage sales. Why I do things like that, I'll probably never figure out. But after living several years without needing a heavy coat, I decided I would prefer a couple of extra dollars to spend to a heavy coat taking up space in my closet.

Having lived a large portion of my life in the Texas Panhandle, I used to moan about no winter in Galveston, but now I'm usually happy about the one or two days of winter in this country. I hardly ever miss scraping the ice off car windshields any more and I never complain about the lack of snow, since I tried to drive in a little snow a few Deaths and funerals Aline Ottwork DICKINSON-Mrs. Aline E. Ottwork, 79, of 2404 Main, Dickinson, died Monday at Memorial Hospital" of Galveston County in Texas City. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Shrine of True Cross Catholic Church in Dickinson, the Rev. Eugene Cargill officiating. Burial will be in ML Olivet Cemetery in Dickinson under the direction of the Jack Rowe Funeral Home of League City. A rosary will be recited at 7 tonight in the Jack Rowe Cathedral Chapel. Mrs.

Ottwork was born May 11, 1902, in Plantersville, Texas. A seamstress, she was a resident of Dickinson for 54 years and a member of the Shrine of True Cross Catholic Church, the Altar Society of the church and the Pink Ladies of Memorial Hospital of County court beat Galveston County. Survivors include her husband, Phillip Ottwork of Dickinson; a daughter, Nina Marie Ottwork of Dickinson; a brother, Joe Mock of Dobbin, Texas; and two sisters, Agnes Blochek of Houston and Dora Bachmeyer of Baytown. Visitors may call at the funeral home after noon today. Edna Mae Hendry Mrs.

Edna Mae Hendry, 69, of Galveston, died Monday at her residence. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the J. Levy Bro. Funeral Home chapel, the Rev.

Ronnin Einhaus officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Dickinson. A rosary will be recited at 7 tonight at the funeral home. Mrs.

Hendry was born Nov. 5, 1912, in Dallas. A homemaker, she was a member of Our Lady of Jurors selected for firearm trial Jury selection was completed Monday in the 212th District Court of Judge Don B. Morgan in the trial of John Sealy Woodkins. Woodkins is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon away from his residence.

Testimony is to begin today. Guilty pleas Elberda Tyler Vicks pleaded guilty" Monday in 212th District Court to an Oct. 3, 1981 unlawful possession of a firearm on a licensed premise in Texas City. Morgan accepted the plea-bargain agreement recommended by assistant district attorney Richard Crowther and probated the four-year prison sentence. A fine of $250 was assessed.

Charles Irvin Keeler Jr. pleaded guilty to an April 6, 1981 possession of cocaine charge in Galveston. Morgan accepted the plea-bargain agreement recommended by Crowther and probated the four-year prison sentence. A fine of $500 was assessed. TEXAS CITY RECREATION CALENDAR TUESDAY Nessler Center Pre-School, 9 a.m., Surf Room.

Overeaters Anonymous, 10 a.m., Coral Reef Room. Texas City Senior Citizens Nutrition Project, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Captain's Room. Mainland Grandmothers Club, 12:30 p.m., Propeller Room. Brownie Troop 340, 3:30 p.m., Propeller Room. Maritime Service Training, 6 p.m.

Anchor Room. Woodmen of the World, 7 p.m., Propeller Room. Can Do Search Rescue, 7:30 p.m., Surf Room. Soccer Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Coral Reef Room. Sanders Center Table Games, 4-6 p.m., Blue Room.

Softball, Tennis 6-8 p.m. Tiny Tot Activities, 2-4 p.m., Rose Room. Teen Recreation, 6-9 p.m., Blue Room. Gym Activities, 4-9 p.m. Community Action Council, 5:30 p.m., Blue Room.

Carver Center Advanced Weight Training, 1-4 p.m. Beginning Weight Training, 4-7 p.m. Adult Fitness, 11 a.m.-noon. Aerobic Dance Exercise, 12-1 p.m. Homework Study Hour, 4-5 p.m.

Reading Drama, 4-5 p.m. Pavilion Games Activities, 1-9 p.m. Gym Activities, 4-9 p.m. Lowry Center Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Adult Jogging Walking, a.m.

Women's Exercise Instruction, a.m. Pre-School Gymnastics, 9 a.m.-noon. Adult-Child Water Orientation, a.m. Youth Open Hours, 1-9 p.m. Open Swimming, 2-5 p.m.

Adult, Family Youth Member Night, 5-9 p.m. Aerobic Dancing, p.m. Karate Instruction, Open Swimming, 6-9 p.m. Women's Open Volleyball, 7-9 p.m. Shooting Range Closed.

Bayou Golf Club Open? a.m.-dark. Guadalupe Church. Survivors include her husband, Harry Sanford Hendry of Galveston; a son, Harry Sanford Hendry Jr. of Lolita, Texas; a duaghter. Patsy Mae Muehlberger of Galveston; three brothers, Jack B.

Walker, Fred H. Walker and Pat R. Walker, all of Galveston; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be James Luhning, Pete Luhning, Bobby Hendry, Tommy Spurlock, Carl Boysen and Wayne Muehlberger. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr.

E. Sinks McLarty John Boysen and Fred J. Cannon. Visitors may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.

Frances Mrs. Frances Lippold Harrell, 94, of 2228 Seawall Galveston, died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. today in Grace Memorial Park in Alta Loma, the Rev.

Walter L. Guettsche officiating. Burial will be under the direction of J. Levy Bro. Funeral Home of Galveston.

Mrs. Harrell was born Jan. 2, 1888, in El Campo. Texas. A housewife, she was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and had lived in Galveston for 75 years.

Survivors include two sons, Carl S. Lippold Jr. of Alta Loma and Earl E. Lippold of Galveston. three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to the Shriners Burns Institute in Galveston. ElmoJeanfreau TEXAS CITY Elmo T. Jeanfreau of Texas City died -Monday at St. Anthony's Center in Houston. Funeral arrangements are pending at Emken- Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.

Paul Franz Graveside services for Paul Franz of 2810 61st Galveston, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lakeview Cemetery in Galveston, the Rev. Gene Gloor officiating. Mr. Franz died Jan.

3 in Galveston. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. Visitors may call at Broadway Funeral Home after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Bennie Plate KEMAH Bennie Platzer of Kemah died Monday in Houston.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Jack Rowe Funeral Home in League City. Gloria Williams HITCHCOCK Funeral services for Mrs. Gloria Bertie Williams, 50, of 6820 Wright Hitchcock, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Mainland Funeral Home chapel in La Marque, the Rev. Lewis MickensSr.

officiating. A wake will be held from 7 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mainland Memorial Cemetery, Hitchcock. Mrs. Williams died Sunday at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, She was born Sept.

19, 1931, in Texas and was a housewife. Survivors include her husband, J.W. Williams of Hitchcock; a daughter, years back on vacation and managed to spin out and do a complete turn at 20 miles an hour. Of course the kids do miss some fun things. Where I lived it was so cold for so long some of the exciting things to do included seeing how long we could stay outside before our hands and feet became numb or watching an icicle forming on the windmill tower to see how long it would get before breaking off (sometimes it took as long as a week and I know for a fact we had one four and a half feet long, because my brother measured it).

Tracey A. Williams of Hitchcock; a son, Todd W. Williams of Hitchcock; six sisters, Ivy Geters and Opal Hosea, both of Hitchcock, and Thelma Dixon, Viola M. Humphrey, Emma Bimage and Angie Bookman, all of Dickinson; two brothers, John B. Hill of Hitchcock and Robert W.

Hill of Dickinson; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be her nephews. Visitors may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. Memorials may be sent to Mainland Funeral Home.

2711 Highway 1765, La Marque. Elizabeth Schmidt LA MARQUE Mrs. J.B (Elizabeth) Schmidt 93, of 1304 Bonham, La Marque, died at 2:40 p.m. Monday at Danforth Memorial Hospital in Texas City. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Hitchcock, the Rev. John De Forke officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Dickinson. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 tonight in the chapel of the James Crowder Funeral Home in La Marque.

Mrs. Schmidt was born May 19, 1888. in Brenham. Texas. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church of Hitchcock and had lived in La Marque since 1956.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Helen E. Huffman of La Marque; a son. J.B. Schmidt III of Galveston; six grandchildren; 13 great- grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Kenneth Huffman, Stephen Huffman, Royce Huffman, J.B. Schmidt IV, John Schmidt and James E. Hudson. Visitors may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.

Funerals TODAY Jack A. Emmitte, 57, of Galveston, died Saturday; services 9:45 a.m. today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Galveston; burial at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock, under direction of Broadway Funeral Home of Galveston. Willie Preston Hayes, 81, of Galveston, died Wednesday; services 2:30 p.m.

today at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Galveston; burial at Lakeview Cemetery in Galveston, under direction of Fields Funeral Home of Galveston. Minnie Adella McLeod, 79, of Arcadia, died Sunday; services 1 p.m. today at Bald Prairie Church of Christ in Bald Prairie; burial at Bald Prairie Cemetery, under direction of James Crowder Funeral Home of La Marque. WEDNESDAY Frankye Mason Batton, 63, of Mobeetie, died Sunday; services 2 p.m. Wednesday at James Crowder Funeral Home in La Marque; burial at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock; visitors may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m.

today. Adelaide M. Kennedy, 72, of Texas City, died Sunday; services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church in Texas City; burial at Veterans Cemetery in Houston, under direction of. Emken- Linton Funeral Home of TfxasCity.

AP briefs Solon's brother jailed; charged with robbery HOUSTON (AP) The brother of State Rep. Craig Washington, D-Houston, remained in jail Monday in connection with a restaurant robbery, authorities said. Keith Washington, 25, was arrested early Sunday and charged with aggravated robbery, investigators said. Bond was set at $20,000. Another person, who allegedly carried a pistol used in the heist, remained at large, investigators said.

Witnesses told police that Washington and another man walked into the El Chubasco Restaurant shortly af men fled, a Sunday and took $136 from the cashier. As the men fled, a restaurant employee grabbed a pistol and fired a shot at them, investigators said. Nailed door keeps couple from escaping fire DALLAS (AP) An elderly couple who barred and nailed shut the front door that burglars had kicked down were sealed in with a raging fire that killed them, fire officials say. Investigators had not determined Monday what caused the blaze that killed Addison and Gladys Sherrell, who relatives say had just begun to enjoy their retirement. Sherrell, 71, was found on the bedroom floor of the one-story brick home on the southeast side of town.

He died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said. Mrs. Sherrell, 66, was discovered in the hallway leading to the front door, which was barred and nailed shut from the outside. Efforts to revive her failed and she was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital. "There was no way out, unless they had gone out the bedroom window," said fire Capt.

J.W. Chambers. The blaze broke out about 7:30 a.m. Sunday and did an estimated $13,000 damage. It started in a connecting kitchen and den in the rear of the home, according to Chambers.

Firefighters were hampered by Sunday's 13- degree weather, which froze a fire hydrant next to the building. "It was a very hot fire, full of smoke," Chambers said. "It looked like the man tried to get out, because we found him off the bed. The woman couldn't have gotten out the hall she was going down, and she couldn't have gotten out the back because that's where the fire was." Shamir says Egypt has hardened its position TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir said Monday that Egypt has hardened its position in talks with Israel on Palestinian autonomy, lessening chances of agreement, Israel radio reported. Shamir, speaking before the Israeli Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, said Egypt has demanded that any agreement reached with Israel be accepted by the Palestinians, the radio said.

He was quoted as saying Egypt's position was not acceptable to Israel and that it made an autonomy agreement harder to reach. Shamir was quoted as saying that in the past, Egypt had been satisfied with seeking an autonomy agreement approved by Egypt, Israel and the United States, signatories of the 1978 Camp David Accords. The accords, which established peace between Israel and Egypt, provided for talks on granting autonomy to the 1.3 million Palestinians living on Israeli-occupied lands seized during the 1967 Middle East war. The negotiations have been stalled for months. Secretary of State Alexander M.

Haig Jr. visited Cairo and Jerusalem last week in attempts to push for early agreement. Philippines claims ship attack was self defense MANILA, Philippines (AP) The government said Monday its warplanes strafed a Japanese tanker but claimed self-defense, saying the boat ignored warning shots to stop and was suspected of ferrying insurgents and weapons. Foreign Minister Carlos P. Romulo defended the attack as a "legitimate exercise" of a country's right to protect its security.

It was the first time the government acknowledged responsibility for the Friday strafing. Two unmarked fighters sprayed machine gun fire on the chemical tanker Hegg, punched seven holes in its side and seriously wounded a Korean cook. The boat was not disabled. It was en route from Singapore to South Korea when it was attacked east of Mindanao island 500 miles southeast of Manila in the southern Philippines, where Moslem insurgents have been fighting for autonomy for years. At southern military headquarters in Zam- boanga City, Maj.

Gen. Delfin C. Castro told a news conference he ordered the two fighters to attack the tanker for security reasons "and I am ready to answer for it." He said the planes were World War II vintage T-28s, single engine trainers used to bomb Moslem rebel positions. In a press statement, Romulo said the Japanese tanker was suspected of carrying terrorists and S10 million worth of arms and explosives bound for an island near Mindanao. "Our military authorities had received a prevous intelligence report that a cargo vessel would attempt to land both terrorists and assorted war materials," he said, and were therefore closely monitoring sea traffic in the area." Jury selection begins in Newport murder trial NEWPORT, R.I.

(AP) Two people whose families are on opposite sides of a homicide case were among those dismissed Monday as lawyers began whittling away at a panel of 16 prospective jurors for the attempted murder trial of socialite ClausC. vonBulow. The panel was selected last week, and was reduced to 12 by midday. Lawyers must select 12 jurors and four alternates for the trial. As the panel is whittled down, replacements are called in from a large pool previously qualified.

Monday marked the start of the second week of the trial of the financial consultant, accused of trying twice to kill his heiress wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow. Early in the day, Superior Court Judge Thomas H. Needham dismissed two candidates John N. Lauzon and Michael W. Martin, both of Newport.

The judge said he had learned that Martin's brother-in-law, Shawn Dugan, is charged in the death of Lauzon's brother, killed in a fight outside a Newport barroom last spring. That trial is pending. Needham, noting that the two prospective jurors had nothing to do with the incident, said it could place "undue stress on you and might unduly affect your abilities in that jury room." The Danish-born Von Bulow, 55, is accused of trying to kill his wife by injecting her with insulin and barbiturates during Christmas visits to their Newport mansion in 1979 and 1980. Mrs. von Bulow, once a star hostess in Newport's wealthy summer colony, has lain comatose in a New York City Hospital for more than a year.

She is not expected to recover. Explosion aboard Greek tanker kills two men PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) An explosion tore through a Greek oil tanker Monday near this Aegean port southwest of Athens, killing two seaman and injuring six, the Merchant Marine Ministry reported. The Marianna VII was unloading crude oil when the blast shattered part of the boiler room and started a fire, killing one of the engineers and a seaman, the ministry said. Six other injured crew members were taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Megara a ministry spokesman said. Firemen and crew members put out the fire and an investigation was ordered, the spokesman said.

The ship was apparently in no danger of sinking. Striking Montreal transit workers cited MONTREAL (AP) Authorities began issuing summonses Monday to 6,800 striking Montreal transit workers who defied back-to- work legislation and kept the Canadian city's bus and subway system shut down for a fourth straight day, officials said. An emergency law adopted by the Quebec provincial legislature last Friday made the strike illegal and required the workers to be back on the job by Sunday or face daily fines of up to $100 for individuals and $50,000 for their unions. Most public service strikes ordinarily are legalin Quebec. The transit walkout, called in a pay dispute, has deprived 600,000 Montreal commuters of bus and subway service during a spell of unusually frigid weather.

The temperature stood at minus 16 degrees Fahrenheit during the morning rush hour Monday. Provincial Justice Department spokesman Andre Gagnon said the summonses ordered union members to appear in court to answer charges in a judicial procedure that normally takes up to 10 days. The Quebec Cabinet is to meet Tuesday to determine what further action to take against the strikers, including possible decertification of the unions involved. "The foundation of a civilized, democratic society is respect for the National Assembly (the provincial legislature), elected by the population to whom the National Assembly must answer," said Robert Dean, the acting Quebec labor minister. New York Times and reporter pardoned TRENTON, N.J.

(AP) Gov. Brendan T. Byrne on Monday pardoned The New York Times and reporter Myron Farber of their 1978 contempt of court convictions for refusing to turn over Farber's notes in the celebrated "Dr. murder case. Byrne said he signed the papers on his last full day in office in order to wrap up the case.

"It just clears the record, that's all," Byrne said. He noted that Farber's 40 days in jail could not be wiped away by the stroke of a pen, but he believed the Times may get back the $100,000 in fines it paid under a judge's criminal contempt citation. "That's what my lawyer tells me," Byrne said. Byrne's counsel, Donald Linky, cautioned that he did not know if the newspaper could expect its. fine back.

The Times also paid civil fines and incurred substantial legal expenses in defending Farber, but officials said Byrne's action would not help the newspaper recover this money..