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The Taylor Daily Press from Taylor, Texas • Page 7

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Page 8, The Taylor Daily Press, Wednesday, August 23,1978 SEVENTEEN Magazine Features Georgetown Opinions NEW YORK, Paris Permenter. 19, of 503 Cedar Drive in Georgetown, feels that time community colleges took their rightful place beside public and private four-year schools. She defends her position in the September issue of Seventeen Magazine (on newsstands August 29th). Paris notes that academic standards are just as high at community colleges as at four-year shools: Theta Kappa, the national community college academic fraternity that initiates Facts from a pro on driving to survive. Q.

I frequently visit Houston. When I try to get on a freeway there, I stop and wait on the entrance ramp for someone to let me in, but nobody ever does. What should I Baytown A. Freeways are designed for driving at sustained high speeds so it's just not safe for a driver to slow down to let you merge. Getting on the freeway requires good judgement and timing.

Use the entrance ramp to gain enough speed to match that of freeway traffic, pick a gap in the line of cars and accelerate into the gap. Q. How many times can I be charged with DWI and still keep my G. Dallas A. AIT you need is one conviction of driving while intoxicated (DWI) to have your license suspended for a year.

Intoxication is determined by a chemical test that measures the alcoholic content of your blood. If the blood alcohol concentration is 0.10 per cent or more, you arc considered under the influence of alcohol. Any law officer could ask you take the test if you are suspected of DWI. Your refusal could result in the suspension of your license for as long as a year. Q.

I carry a plastic milk bottle of extra gasoline in the trunk of my car, but a policeman told me this is dangerous. Georgetown A. Not only is this practice dangerous, but in Texas it is unlawful. Reserve gasoline may be carried only in metal containers. Plastic is hazardous because some kinds can be dissolved by gasoline, it can be punctured easily and, with enough heat, it can melt or catch fire.

approximately twenty-five thousand members annually, requires a minimum grade average of 3 0 for acceptance, and many members maintain even higher Also faculties are excellent at most community colleges. often choose to teach part-time," she explains, they can devote extra hours to their academic specialities. For instance, an art instructor might be a well-known artist, or a literature teacher might be a successful Paris feels that most students view the low tuition at community colleges as a plus, but not the primary reason for attending. these schools provide housing or spend great amounts great of money on their athletic she observes The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Permenter, Paris completed her Associate Degree in ac- Area Students On UT Honor Roll FIVE WEDNESDAY Andrew Ben Nira. son of Mr. and Mrs David Nira of Bartlett, celebrates his fifth birthday on August 23 He and his brother Adrian are the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Conrado Nira of Taylor and Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Rodriguez of Bartlett. AUSTIN, Texas (Spl.) Approximately 835 University of Texas engineering students have been recognized as honor students for the 1978 Spring Semester by Dean Earnest F. Gloyna of the College of Engineering. To achieve the engineering honor roll, a student must have maintained at least a 12- hour course load throughout the semester, passing all courses with a minimum grade-point average of 3.25.

Total grade points are calculated by multiplying course hours by the value of each grade (A equals 4 points). Students from the Taylor area on the College of Engineering honor roll counting this past May at Austin Community College Bavlor Grads and will becin her lunior vear and will begin her junior year at Southwestern University in the fall. She has been published previously by Seventeen and also National 4-H News. Get Degrees More than 430 students received degrees during Baylor summer commencement exercises Saturday in Waco Hall. Baylor President Abner V.

McCall delivered the traditional charge to the graduating students. More than 270 students received degrees during the exercises. Among them were Patricia J. Jansky of Taylor and M. Jeffrey Georgetown.

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Later in the day, some of the guests visited with Mrs. Rosie Valenta at the -SPJST Nursing Home. Those attending the affair included Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Valenta from Long Beach, Calif.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Valenta of Irving; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Valenta and VaShelle, Mr.

and Mrs. Michael McKenny all of Victoria; Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

McCarty and Charlotte McCarty of Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bennett of Waco; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mehevec, Stacy and Adam, Mrs.

Pearl Leshikar, and Mrs. Annie Mucha, all of Taylor. Fountaine Heads Honor Guard Fred Fountaine was reelected captain of the American Legion Honor Guard in the Tuesday evening meeting of the Guard. Serving with Fountaine will be Willie Guenther as lieutenant, J. L.

Reeves as treasurer, and Ralph Czimskey as secretary. Stow-It-All Facilitates Gardening Gardening is fun. an excellent leisure time activity and a way to get some exercise. Even the work of clean-up and storing of tools can be made tolerable. A storage fence of western wood, for example, can easily be built to hold all the bulky lawn and garden equipment.

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The lower half opens into the second one to accommodate different lawn mower or handle sizes. The third module can be used as a potting area and for storage of small tools. Vertical tool storage and extra hooks and hangers make up the fourth module to hold a variety of gardening and lawn implements. The fifth module provides a large storage space below with a lockable cabinet above for garden or lawn sprays and insecticides. Most of the basic design and construction information you would need, including a list of materials, is in the booklet, available for 35 cents from Western Wood Products Association, Dept.

SR- 538, Yeon Building, Portland, Oregon 97204. elude: CEDAR PARK Robert Edward Berry. COUPLAND Jon David McWhirter, Route 1. GEORGETOWN Gregory Raymond Naizer, 601 Ranch Road LEANDER Paul David Franklin, 1514 Sheridan Trail. ROUND ROCK Terrell Bruce Chalker, 6800 McNeil Drive, and Ted Joe Kyle, 400 Dove Creek Drive TAYLOR Thomas Monroe Bullion, 1819 and Arch Henry Lane, 1203 Lexington.

Carlsons Tell Of Aug. Birth A daughter, Ashley Renee, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Billy Carlson on August 10 at Seton Hospital in Austin. She arrived weighing 6 ozs.

Ashley has a brother, Travis Carlson. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wuthrich and Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Carlson. Great grandparents are Pernie Northcott. Agnes Carlson, Mr. and Mrs Wm. Wuthrich, and Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Patschke, all of the Taylor area. Elgin Art Show Will Be Staged The Elgin Park Board will be sponsoring the Art and Flea Market in the Elgin Memorial Park on Saturday Sept. 2 The park is located on North Main and Highway 95 inElgin. Arts, crafts, flea market items, garage sales, plants and food will be available.

For booth rental information. Call 285-23727 in Elgin. CHOICES Karen Blaker Ph.D. Sex education DEAR DR. BLAKER I though the article seems to have a 7-year-old son who you in the asks questions about sex direction, I am surprised it from time to time like any advise starting the normal, curious child.

shift toward father I have always answered fore junior high school, him with the amount of Do not wait. Start now by information I thought he was showing the article to your old enough to understand, husband and establishing an By now, he trusts me. I feel agreement on at least good about the basis I have ning to share responsibility established for handling for your sex education, other, more complicated Bring your husband up to sexual matters when they date on the questions your arise. has asked about sex as Last week, I read an arti- well as your responses, cle in a magazine Do not assume your hus- about sex education. It said band will have no ideas a mother should hand over about his sex educa- the job to her husband by the tion.

It may take some com- time their son starts junior promising to work out a high school. mutually acceptable Otherwise, the article approach, went on to say, boys find Once your husband has themselves without anyone agreed to assume major re- to talk with about sex. sponsibility and you have Mothers become threaten- filled him in on your ing because they are, after sex-education history, he all, members of the opposite will be ready to take the next sex. As for fathers, who even step. knows at that late date if a He should look for an op- father would discuss sex portune moment when he is without making fun of the alone with the boy to bring question? up the subject of sex.

It The article made sense to could be in the me. But I wonder how a reading room in the library mother simply hands over when they a the complex and delicate book on sex or at the zoo task of sex education to when they happen upon ani- someone who may not haVe mals mating, the faintest idea what to do. By bringing up the subject It seems that the child may in a relaxed, nonthreatening end up feeling he has no way, your husband will dem- parent to talk to about sex, onstrate to your son his which is just what the article availability to talk about the attempts to avoid. more personal aspects of DEAR READER Al- sex. Senior Citizens Get Legal Aid Program A Legal Aid planning meeting will be sponsored by the Taylor Neighborhood Center at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 23. The meeting will be held at the Southside Center, corner of Bland and Sturgis Streets. Purpose of the session is to determine the legal needs of low income families and Senior citizens. The entire community is invited to participate in the planning process.

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