The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas • 2

I) Matter Of Record 2 A THE ODESSA AMERICAN Friday, November 10, 1972 Weekend Of V5 Festivities AGUd gVOQWG StftfOGvkG Rites Slated For Odcssan Mi1 The payment approved Thursday is the second for the expansion. Total will be $124,000. Construction was started in September, with a six-month completion date planned. Statistics released by Epperson show admissions at the hospital-totaled 1.475 during October, an increase of 119 from the 1,356 of a year ago. To date, 1972 admissions show 14.108 compared to 14.261 in 1971.

Gets 25 Years For Murder Of Ex-Doss MIDLAND' (Staff) A 25-year, prison sentence has been assessed James Rea Turpin. 43. on his plea of guilty to the gunshot murder of his former boss. Barron L. Storey, 47, Oh There were 130 babies born during October, a decrease of nine from October, 1971? Births for the year -show 1,476 as compared to 1,546 a year ago.

The average number of patients per day during October was 285.6, compared to 269.9 during October, 1971. However, the average number of patients per day for 1972 is down 276.7, compared to 286.8. The average newborn per day showed 17.2 for October, a slight decrease from the 18.8 figure of October, 1971. On a yearly basis, 1972 shows 20.5 newborns per day, compared to 21.5 a year The. average length of stay remained fairly constant.

A' patient averaged staying 6.2 days during October. During October, 1971. average was 6.0 days. The yearly totals showed 6.0 for 1972, compared to 6.1 during 1971. Major operations during October increased, from 297 a Members ot the Medical Center Hospital board of directors met Thursday, and for the second straight month, the meeting lasted less man 15 minutes.

The board approved payment of the October bills, which amount to $221,350, and a $19,980 payment to J.W. Cooper Construction Co. of Odessa for expansion work to the south side of the hospital building. Gordon Epperson, hospital administrator, said the expansion, when completed by mid-March, will not house administration offices. Epperson said it eventually will house the admissions and dismissals desk; hospital insurance facilities, and most of the accounting offices.

Two Victims Hospitalized Two persons were listed in satisfactory condition Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after being treated for injuries they sustained Wednesday. Peter M. Cappella, 15-year-old son of Fiora P. Cappella. 2109 North Muskingum, aecidently shot himself in the left eye with an air gun.

The youth was looking at the gun when it went off. Pete Erwin, 50, 3102 Eastland, sustained a fractured left leg when a tire and wheel fell on him while at work. $1033 Suit Filed A $1,033 damage suit Friday was on file in Ector County Court against Janice K. Hamm of Odessa. The action was brought by Morris Melton Rhea as the result of an Oct.

2, 1971, auto mishap at Lyndale and East 42nd, Both parties are Odessa residents. A daaee, banquet and initiation of members Saturday and Sunday will mark the 24th anniversary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 519 East Seventh. Special guests to be honored are M.T. Coon of Port Arthur. Texas state aerie president, and Martin Reinhard of San Antonio, state membership director, iccording to Tom Allmond, publicity chairman.

Festivities will begin Saturday at. 7 p.m. with a cocktail hour honoring Coon. A dance will follow at 9 p.m. at the Eagle Lodge.

New members will be initiated Sunday at 3:30 p.m. by the Midland ritual team. The class will be in honor of Reinhard. Local Worthy President E. McLaurin will preside.

A banquet featuring Delbert Downing of Midland as guest speaker will be held at the lodge after the Local members who have 1 signed up five or more members during the current term will be recognized during the dinner, Allmond said. A special award will be presented to the member who signed up the 250th member this term. Coordinator and director of the weekend program is Billy J. Sims, local past worthy president and current state worthy trustee No. 1.

I Observance Set (Staff) The Andrews Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 6523 will observe traditional Armistice Day Saturday by placingwppies on graves at Andrews Cemetery. of the post and womens auxiliary will serve free coffee and doughnuts from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the cemetery. PJCS Py year ago to 329.

There were 3.158 such operations performed to this time a year-ago. with 3.106 reported this year. Minor operations are up during 1972. There were ring 1972. There were 294 during October, compared to 271 a year ago.

The overall total shows 3,034 for 1972 and 2,974 for 1971. Blood transfusions were down on a monthly basis, but up for the whole year. A total of 98 transfusions were performed during October, 1972, compared to 104 a year ago. However, on a yearly total there have been 1,504 transfusions this year, compared to 1 ,269 a year ago. A total of 1,690 emergencies were handled last month, an increase of 24 fromDctober 1971.

For the year 17,052 emergencies have been handled, while at this time a year ago there were 15.785. Next monthly meeting is Dec. 11 at 1 p.m St I Ml 3 Turpin entered the plea Thursday in 142nd District Court, waived jury trial, and was sentenced by District Judge Perry Pickett. Storey was manager of the Mobilfone division of Communications Industries for which Turpin was formerly employed. Storey was reported missing late on the night of July 20 and his body was found the following day in his pickup truck.

The victim had been shot once in the head and an autopsy revealed a .22 caliber bullet was lodged in his brain. The body was found in a warehouse area about three blocks from his office. Turpin was arrested in Oklahoma City on Aug. 3. He had been working there as a radio repairman.

Turpin waived extradition and was returned to Midland. 000- consider that he would. Pettitt cue Oufl $48, settlement. He mav ROYD.MANRY HOBBS, N.M. (Staff) Funeral services will be 3 p.m.

Saturday at Hobard Baptist Church in Pampa for Roy D. Manry. 23, a Hobbs truck driver who died Wednesday from poisonous gas fumes at an oil loading site, where he was moving oil to a truck for transporting, 32 miles west of Hobbs. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery under direction of the Carmichael-Whatley-Funeral Home. Born Aug.

11, 1949. in Pampa. Manry had lived in Hobbs two years after moving from Eunice. He was employed with Western Oil Transportation Co. Survivors include his mother, Mrs.

Willie Mae Manry of Hobbs; three sisters, Mrs. Doris Johnson of Hobbs, Mrs. Kay. Hampton of Odessa and Mrs. Mary Williams of Midland; and four brothers.

Claude Manry of Seattle, Jack Manry of El Paso Ernest Manry of perryton and Jimmy Manry of spearman. MRS. RUFUS EVERETT OZONA (Staff) Saturday 3 p.m. services at the First Baptist Church have been set for Mrs. Ruf us (Fannie Mae) Everett.

89. who died Thursday in Crockett County Jiospital after a short illness. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Born May 21, 1883, in San Antonio, Mrs. Everett had lived in Ozona since 1895.

She married Rufus Everett in Ozona Dec. 22. 1906. Mrs. Everett had studied law at the University of Texas.

She taught school at the turn of the century. Survivors include two sons. R. J. Everett and Thomas Edwin Everett, both of Ozona; a Mrs.

Floyd Moss of Big Spring; a brother, Tim Patrick of Corsicana; a sister, Mrs. Samantha Finnegan of San Antonio; 11 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. MRS. MARIAM V. BRABHAM MIDLAND (Staff) -Graveside services at 2 p.m.

Friday in San Antonio's Sunset Memorial Gardens are slated for Mrs. Mariam V. Brabham. 74, who died Wednesday evening in Terrace Garden Nursing Home here after a long illness. Newnie W.

Ellis Funeral Home is handling arrangements. She was born in Rusk July 31 1898, and resided for several years in San Antonio, where her 4-Jate husband, Dr. -Tom Brabham, was. a Methodist minister. After his death in 1971.

she moved to Midland. Survivors include three daughters. Mrs. Cecil Aycock and Miss Pat Brabham, both of Midland, and Mrs. Jack Mann of Guadalajara.

Mexico, and seven grandchildren. MRS. AMES JOY ABILENE (Staff i Services for Mrs James (Una Demmitt i Joy, 76, the mother of Mrs. Mamie Ruth Collinsworth of Monahans, who died Wednesday morning in the West Texas Medical Center Hospital, were held Thursday the Cottonwood Church of Christ in Cottonwood. Burial was in the Cottonwood Cemetery.

Born July 8, 1896, in Cottonwood, Mrs. Joy had resided in Abilene since 1962. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Other survivors include her husband James of Abilene; five sons, Gene Joy and Merle Joy, both of Fort Worth, Earl Joy of Amarillo, Andy Joy of Valley View and Leslie Joy of Big Spring; five, daughters, Mrs. Bulah JMorrell of Big Spring, Mrs.

Zola Berriz of Fairfield, Mrs. Marie Crain Of Midlothian. Mrs. Marlene Fixico of Elmer, and Mrs. Charlsie Cannon of Plain view; 63 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.

Youth Finds Live Grenade An Odessa woman received a scare Wednesday when her 13-year-old son brought home a live hand grenade which he found while delivering papers. Early Lee Green, son of Mrs. Chester M. Holloway, 707 Lasseter, found the grenade at Third and Kelly while he was on his paper route. The youngster brought it home about 7 p.m.

and his mother quickly called the police department. Policemen came to the house and took the grenade away. It. was subsequently discharged by officers, creating only a small blast which caused no damage. Police said its charge was relatively small.

OlYf Charged A charge of driving while "UJ 1 LUC 111 uximy court azainst James Raymond Blakeley. 42. 2746 Fairoaks. He was arrested at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday on U.S.

80 three miles east of Odessa He was free on a $500 bond. COUNTY COURT Marriage licenses issued: Jesus Luian and Nora Vavarrette; David Wavnc Lea and Brenda Ann Caff man; Rickie Lynn Dunn and Carta Sue Williams. Criminal cases filed: Victor Hernandez Gutierrez, driving while Intoxicated; William Alydean Jernigan, driving while inioxicaieo; tan p. Ferguson, seriously threatening to take a human in Appeals irom Municipal Court: Alan w.yn.smith.Rovrrea.. vs.

Carroll Ray Thompson; Delores Sue RicharVsn0" v' obtn Norm" Civil suits tiled: Excaliter inturuu-a w. vs. i.u. ranerson. aooea Irom an ward bv the Industrial Maria A.

Philips vs. Cooks's Discount, suil for damages. MEDICALCENTER HOSPITAL Patients Admitted Nov. I Doris K. Kiphart, Carl B.

Cochran, Cory S. Anderson, Lee E. Collyar, J. C. Farls, Bess R.

Morris, Maggie Gates, Emma M. Smith, Robert L. Walker, Virginia R. Damron, Wesley E. Ogle, Kana L.

Webster, Walter L. Kinney, Gerald L. Roberson, Pete Erwin, Minnie R. Avila, Evangelia Guiterrez, Helen M. Melissa C.

Downs, Christopher Apodaca, Vicki D. Stanfield, Linda D. Hale, Jeffery M. Fletcher, William B. Cowan, Ollie P.

McDaniel, Bill B. Plttman, Orville E. Huffman. Bertha J. Rice, Margaret L.

McCown, Lorine Rheams, Pam S. Waller, Barbara A. Bates, Lori B. Williams, Geraldine Graham, Christine H. Glenn, Ranee P.

Carries, Larry Dean Wallace, Michelle L. Christopher, Gracie L. Slack, Ronald M. Stewart, Winifred Graham, Jimmie R. Cole, Ann C.

Coleman, James H. King, Jerry W. Blackman and Candy Turner. Patients Discharged Nov. I Ida J.

Weathers, Gage Van Horn, Staci D. Walton, Mary E. Bock, Christopher S. Beaver, Florentlno O. Guitan Allen Pigg, Cynthia A.

Starustka. Rosa Kendall R. Spears, Agnes Worlev, Norma C. Conn, Dorothy J. Stockton, Svble I.

Maver, Norma J. Thomas, Janie L. Griffin, Durwood L. Shaw, Bryan. A.

Hansard, Robert H. McDougle, Louis R. Thomas, Neta N. Marshall, Inamell Nettles, Corene Rives, Edward S. McGuire.

Elnora D. Baker, William C. Sanders, Dorothy King, David I go. Barbara R. Gosnell, Evie L.

Mathis, Barbara Washburn, William E. McCartv, Donald L. Thompson, Essie R. Chandler, Garland W. Hite, Josa G.

Sotelo, Doris W. Lynch, Minnie E. Mauldin, Sandra K. Geiger, Bettie S. Bradshaw, Mary B.

Arenivas, Mrs. Luther R. Garrett and baby, Mrs. Warren Hudson and baby, Mrs. Billy R.

Bernhard and baby and Mrs. Ricky S. Rodriquez and baby. Births Nov. I Mr.

and James Stanfield, 1106 West 59th, boy, 1 Edgar Hale Midland, boy, 1 13 oz. Theodore A. Avila, 803 West 25th, twins girl 7 1 oz. and boy 7 4 oz. CITY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 300 block of West University Carol Ann Bernal, 19, 623 South Gulf, and parked car owned by Joe M.

Brown, Route 3. Damages, light. 38th and Castle Road Carroll Lewis Francis, 1305 East 38th, and Elmer Dale Wade, 20, 1011 Dewayne. Damages, moderate. 36th and Dixie'- William Albert Bvrd 28, 3140 North Dixie, and John David Mason, 20, Midland.

Damages, light. Third and Muskingum Ervin Eugene Tester, 47, 215 North Adams, and Kathleen McMillan Butler, 58, 424 Sernlnote. Damages, minor. Mth and Golder Robert Silvas Martinez, 23, 1315 South Lincoln, and Johnny Ray Howell, 18, 2640 San Carlos. 12thandGraham-Parkedcarownedbv wiinam T.

Ricnards. 2119 Redbud, and Ray Allen Mc Far land, 16, Route 3. Damages, minor. City Water Deliveries Increased The Colorado River Municipal Water District probably will top the mark on water deliveries this year, approximately four billion gallons more than for 1971, officials said. Through October, the district had delivered 16,018,221,084 gallons to its municipal, industrial and mining customers.

If the' figures of November and December of a year ago are maintained, the 'district will deliver at least 18-billipn. During' October, the district sold 1,482,044.402 gallons of water, up 16.8 pef cent over October 1971 Of this total, the' cities required 958.544,000 gallons, up 17.23 per cent, and mining and industrial customers 523,500,402. up 14.31 percent. October deliveries to municipalities included: Odessa 323,022.000, up 27.48 per dent; Big Spring 196,662,000 gallons, up 6.99 per cent; Snyder 56.318.000. up 8.30 per cent; Stanton 6.370.000, up 31.97 per cent; Midland 256,964,000, up 10.25 per San Angelo 119.208,000, up 31.65per cent.

Through the first 10 months, municipalities used 11.017,311.000 gallons, up 16.55 per cent; the industries and mining Customers 5,000,910.084 per cent, up 83.63 per cent. Andrews Vet Meet Slated ANDREWS (Staff) -The 25th District Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, scheduled here Saturday and Sunday, will honor J. E. Leonard, district commander, Clyde W. Hall of Lubbock, state junior vice commander, and Ann P.

James, state president of the VFW Auxiliary. Also expected to attend the meeting are Vernon Saxson. district chaplain, and members of the host Andrews Post 7208 auxiliary, including Mrs. Vernon Saxson, Mrs. Laura Reinhardt, Mrs.

Bruce Eaton. Mrs. Jack Leonard. Mrs. Jeff Harper, Mrs.

S. A. Mitchell and Mrs. Al Leigh. Hall, a trustee of Lubbock Post 2466, commanded that post for two terms, and was a member of the Amarillo post before moving to Lubbock.

He has been a member of the VFW 23years. Threat Charged A charge of 'threatening to in mor county Court against Earl V. Fereuson. 53. Route 3 He is accused of threatening Val Jean Honea, 35.

Route 3. on Oct 28. He was free on a $1,000 bond Services for James E. Webb, 61. of 2019 North Alleghaney, WhO died at 1:30 p.m.

IhurSday to Medical Center Hospital after 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the DaVlS Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Rrnumwnnrt Burial will be in a Brownwood Webb will lie in state Friday at Rix Funeral Home. Webb was a dispatcher for H.H. Rose Trucking Co. He was born June 16, 1911, in McKinney.

and married Allie Donica in Goldthwaite March 29. 1944. He came to Odessa in 1952 from Brownwood, where he had lived for a number of years. 1 He was a member of the First Christian Church in Brownwood, the American Legion and was an Army World War II veteran. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Brownwood, where he had lived for a number ot years.

He was a member of the First Christian Church in Brownwood, the American Legion and was an Army World War II veteran. Survivors include his widow, a twin brother. E.W. Webb of Fort Worth; and four sisters. Miss Ethel Webb of Dallas, and Mrs.

Esther Parrott of Dallas. Miss Hazel Peipelman of Las Cruces, N.M. and Mrs. Clarence Walker of Hooks. MANUEL SAMARIPA SAN ANGELO (Staff) -Funeral services for Manuel Samaripa, 69, who was dead on arrival at Shannon Hospital Wednesday, was to be at 3 p.m.

Friday in St. Mary's Catholic Church here. Burial was to be in Calvary Cemetary. Samaripa was born Dec. 2, 1902 in Alpine.

Survivors are his widow, of the home; two sons, Cecil (Friday)-Samaripa and Tommy Samaripa, both of San Angelo: daughters, Mrs. Nellie Galindo of San Angelo, and Mrs. Margaret Nuncio of San Antonio; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Espinosa of San Antonio and Mr. Susie Najera of San Angelo; three brothers, I.G.

Samaripa of Odessa, Salvador Samaripa Of San Jose, and Alex Samaripa of Garden City, 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Plan Recall Filing loday Brenda Colley, with the Patriotic Citizens for Good Government, said she would file petitions today to oust City Manager Ron Neighbors from his administrative post. Petitions seeking a' recall election to remove Mayor Jim Reese and four city councilmen from office are expected to be filed at the same time. Mrs. Colley said the petitions would be filed with City Secretary Marjorie Bradley before 5 p.m.

today. She refused to give the number of signatures that had been obtained. "We have more than enough, she said, "considering we must have Only 678 signatures." Saturday is the deadline for filing the recall petitions. The petitions against Neighbors can be filed at any time. City Attorney Larry Sinclair has maintained several thousand signatures are necessary for both issues.

Moss Crook Work Duo Work has begun on raising the level of Moss Creek Lake litt'e less than three feet to increase the margin of safety for the on-line storage for the Colorado River Municipal Water District. Approximately 8.000 cubic yards of dirt will be required to bring the dam up from a berm to the new level. Afterwards, the new top will be stabalized with an asphat topping to permit vehicular traffic. Raising the level, said O.H. Ivie, general manager of CRNWD, will enable the district to maintain a depth of 36.5 feet at the spillway and still be protected in event of a flood.

The district has kept the level to about 29 feet. Eventually, the dam will be raised another seven feet, which will increase its holding capacity by some 500 acre feet, said Ivie. No rip rap will be required on the present operation because the district installed some when it built a new concrete spilia last year Cost of the project is estimated at $15,000 Water from Lake E. V. Spence.

pumpea into moss creek Lake wnen not needed to supply Big Spring and Odessa, then is withdrawn to meet heavier demands 1 ROY WHEAT Former Odessa Resident Dies DE LEON (Staff) Funeral services were 4 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church for Roy Wheat. 69, a former Odessan living in Comanche, who died Tuesday morning in his home of an apparent heart attack. Burial was in the Victor Cemetery near De Leon. Born Jan.

I. 1903 in Merkel. Wheat married Lee Bailey Oct 2, 1926 in De Leon. He retired from Odessa Public Schools in 1970 after 22 years a bus driver. Wheat was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the caretaker of Lake Eans in Comanche.

JUANPRIETO EDEN (Staff -Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Day -Loveless Funeral Chapel for Juan Prieto, 86, who died Thursday in Shannon Hospital in San Angelo less than a day after he was found entangled in a wire fence outside of Eden. Prieto had been lost since Monday when he had taken a walk from the nursing home where he was a resident. Burial will be in the Eden Cemetery. Prieto, a retired ranch hand had been a resident of Concho County for 50 years.

He was born Dec. 29. 1886. in Brackettville, and married Delores Gonzales. Survivors include his widow of Eden; two daughters, Mrs.

Cleto Soliz and Mrs. Samoa Chapoy, both of Eden; one son, Joe Prieto of Snyder and a brother, Gregory Prieto of Odessa; 20 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. MRS. LAURA MARY GREEN -'PLAINVIEW (Staff) -Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Mary Green, 37, who died Tuesday in a Plainview hospital after a two-year illness, were Friday at 10:30 a.m.

in Wood-Dunning Colonial Chapel. Burial was in the Plainview Cemetery. Mrs. Green, who was born Jan 26. 1935.

in Rising Star, had lived Plainview since 1947. Survivors include a son. Roy Lee Austin of Hunlsviile, two daughters, Mrs. John R. Session of Plainview and Mrs.

Jesse Williams of Goulds, her-parents. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Austin of Plainview, a half sister, Eula Mae Austin of Monahans and a half brother, Jimmy Cole of Plainview. MRS.

EMMA VIDLAR SAN ANGELO (Staff) -Services for Mrs. Emma Vidlar, 86, who died of natural causes Thursday in Shannon Hospital, will, be 11 a.m. Saturday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel here. Burial will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs.

Vidlar was born Sept. 3, 1886, in Burleson County. She had resided in San Angelo 42 year. Mrs. Vidlar was a member of the Wall Brethern Church.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Sophie Pokorny and Albinca Brenek. both of San Angelo, Mrs. Rosie Hedec of Crane and Mrs. Marv Hedec of Dallas; two sons, Robert Vidlar of Veribest and Albert.

Vidlar of. Floyd, N.M.; a sister. Mrs. Liddie Spumy of Bowling; a brother, Joe Karasek of Caldwell; 19 grandchildren, and 28 great grandchildren. Jal Band Takes Contest Honors M.

(Staff) -The Jal Panther Band was judged outstanding band in the Eastern New Mexico University Homecoming Parade held in PonWes. Named best band in Class the Panthers went on to capture the title of outstanding band in the parade. Second place in ass was won by Ruidoso High School and third place by Texico High School. A total of 13 high school and junior high school bands from Eastern New Mexico and West Texas competed for this resigned in 1971 after a state attorney general's ruling stated that his vending machine, business with OC constituted a conflict of interest; and Otto Pavlicek and Charles did not sepl re-election this year. 1 The other regent on that board, Mrs.

Betty Dooley, now a resident of Washington, D. cast the lone vote 'to rehire Sindermann in 1969 and was not personally named in the suit. The initial decision in the case came Augi 4. 1969. when U.

S. District Judge Ernest! Guinn gave a summary judgment in favor of OC's administration and regents. This decision was reversed Aug. 10, 1970. in Houston by the U.

S. Fifth District Circuit Court of Appeals. On Sept. 22. 1970, the PJCS regents voted to appeal this verdict to the U.

S. Supreme Court, which announced June 14, 1971, that it would hear the case. Before the high court' hearing. Jan. 18, 1972.

the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors -filed briefs in support of Sindermann, while the Texas Association of School Boards endorsed OC's position. In its decision June 29, 1972, the Supreme Court ruled that Sindermann had an unwritten right to job tenure and sent the litigation back to trial court for a hearing. In reviewing the case. Melton Thursday evening observed: "The previous board acted in good faith about Sindermann, on the advice of Dr. Rodgers and lawyers.

As OC is a non-tenure college, it felt no obligation to give Sindermann a contract if it was not thought to be in the best interest of the school." Absent at Thursday's session were Odessa regents Arthur Green and O. R. Clements and Midland members Jack Huff. Robert Leibrock and Murray Fasken. Colleges.

He lives in Austin, and is expected in Odessa Saturday to pick up his check. The settlement was considered a victory lot Sindermann. Lawyers not connected with the case pointed out that a judge probably would allow Sindermann: to collect back pay should he win the case in court, but subtract wages which Sindermann has earned in other endeavors his OC position was terminated, Burnett said today he had agreed with lawyers for the college not to make any statements about the settlement. "Part of the deal was that I keep my mouth shut," Burnett said. The original lawsuit in 1969 named the nine Odessa College regents as defendants.

Since then. Midland County had joined the district and there are now 13 regents. Only two current regents were on the board when the lawsuit was filed. They are G. Kirk Harding and James Ocker.

Melton said. "This new board felt it would be in the best interest of Odessa College to lay this matter to rest." He said, more years with it unsettled wwild be time consuming and costly." With eight of the 13 regents on hand at the called meeting Thursday night. H. Joe Giroir of Odessa made the motion to accept terms of the settlement. E.

H. (Chunky) Hendrick. another Odessa regent, seconded the motion. It passed unanimously In answer, to questions about the fcetllement. Melton said, the amount of the settlement "amounts to the salary which Sindermann was making at OC.

SI 1.000. for Jhe period of over three years since he last taught here, plus attorney fees. You can figure it out." Asked if Sindermann would now receive a favorable recommendation from OC. Melton replied: "This was pot mentioned in the though, by the fact that we offered to reinstate him. The decision probably would rest with Dr.

(Jack I Rodgers." At this point, Rodgers, chancellor of the PJCS now and president of OC at the time of Sindermann's firing, snapped "no when asked if he would give the former instructor a recommendation. There was some speculation Thursday night that there might be a cloud on the litigation because Midland College, also a party to the suit, is about to withdraw from the district. But, according to Melton, "The advice of -our counsel is that it is legal and proper." A settlement had been expected since Sept. 26. when the board and Bunton held a secret session, presumably discussing the matter, during a monthly regents' meeting.

Sindermann joined the OC faculty in 1965 and at the time of his dismissal was president of the Texas Junior College Teachers Association. He filed the lawsuit on May 22. 1969, two days after he was told he would not receive another contract. He contented that he was dismissed because of his activities to get a teacher tenure law for state junior teachers and to get Odessa College elevated to four-year status. He also charged that his constitutional rights of free speech and due process of law were violated.

Rodgers countered that Sindermann was discharged because of missing classes without college approval to go to Austin to lobby for teacher tenure and OC elevation. Onlv two of the regents named in the suit are still on the board Odessans G. Kirk Harding and James Ocker, both former chairmen. Of the other regents sued, all Odessans, Guy Elliott and Joe Zant were defeated in re-election tries in.1970: R. C.

Mason chose not. to run again that vear: William I. Plamimng Bard freys Request mam house where the day care center would be operated was formerly the church parsonage but has been vacant for three months. The board's approval is subject to certification by the State Department of Public Welfare. The center would take care of not more than 20 children.

Joaquin Contreras requested and received permission to move a mobile home onto three lots west of South Crane. The board rezoned the lots from two-family to general residential. The applicant was represented by attorney Lucius Bunton at the hearing. Approval was granted on a preliminary plat of one acre of land at the northeast corner of QaMJtfur made the request arid was represented by Howell at the meeting. Howell said Roy wanted to-build a drive-in grocery on the property.

Qti some future date. There are several duplexes located on the property at the present time. The Planning Board said it turned do'wn his request because it felt the streets in the immediate area could not handle the heavy traffic that could be created by additional apartments. The Planning Board gave approval on two preliminary and one final plat in areas presently outside the city limits of Odessa, but in the area to be annexed. Wade Howell, representing the engineering firm of Freese.

Nichols and Esmond, requested and received approval on a preliminary plat of 7.31 acres of land in the Clyde Addition. The Construction. Howell said the plat was being submitted in order to get water and sewer service when the area was by 1 i The City Planning Board gave its stamp of approval to 10 of the 11 requests coming before them Thursday morning and then began to think about zoning of the 11 tracks of land totaling 3,469 acres which is in the process of being annexed into the City of Odessa. Edgar Davis made the lone request which was rejected Davis requested Lots 9-14 in the 3700 block of Permian, and across the street from Burnet Elementary School in Northeast Single Family to MF Multi Family. Davis said he had owned the property since 1966 and was requesting the zone change because that was the way the this yeaf when the city adopted a complete new zoning ordinance for the entire city.

He said he might want to build apartments on the property at annexea. Approval was also give on the final plat of .41 acres of land on South Grandview in the State Chemical Addition. That request was also made for the purpose of getting city utility service when the area is annexed. Edwin Martin, engineer representing Barton White, received approval of a preliminary plat of 8.10 acres of land in Country Club Estates. The land is immediately north of the Holiday Inn on East' Highway 80 and is platted into 14 home sites.

That area is also part of the area to be annexed into the Odessa city limits. In other action, the Planning Board gave approval for a child tne Highland and Bunch Church of Christ at 314 Carver. The request was made by Collier McKinzie of Midland, pastor of the Odessa He said the S1UHIIHV --i-u- jr. The Panther Ran participate in the Southeastern rvi tt wstnet New Mexico Music Educators Associatioi Marching Festival Saturday in Artesia.