The Equalizer

Sabine District Transportation Club

Member of Traffic Clubs International

 Please keep our troops and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

Volume 11 Issue 08, August 2011                                                                                                                                                                                S.D.T.C., PO Box 20103,   Beaumont, TX  77720  

                        Next scheduled event is a BBQ Dinner Sales for October 13, 2011                                                                                                                      

                                          Location:  Munro’s Dry Cleaners Pavilion                                    

                                                               399 North. M. L. King Parkway

                                                              Beaumont, TX  77705

                                   Dinners may be picked up between 10 am – 2 pm.  We offer delivery on orders of 10 or more plates.

                         All orders and monies must be received by October 7, 2011 – checks acceptable

                                                 SDTC will be cooking and pre-selling BBQ dinners for $8/plate. 

For $8 you will get a bbq brisket dinner with: baked beans, jambalaya, bread, pickles, onion and dessert. 

For orders of 10 or more plates, we are offering free delivery.  For orders of less than 10, the dinners can be picked up at Munro’s Dry Cleaners Pavilion, located at: 399 N. M. L. King Parkway, Beaumont, TX  77705 between 10 am-2 pm.

You can phone in your orders to: Al Anselmo (626-0466), Gene Landry (350-7017), Jason Brooks (201-9058), Joe Ochoa (791-3255), Sherry Eckerle (791-3259), or fax (409) 842-5154.

Are you aware of the risks carrying credit cards?  Well, Pam Trosclair of Mobil Oil Federal Credit Union was gracious enough to left us all know how much at risk we are all of carrying a credit card with an RF chip.  These credit cards are primarily used at the gas pump by waving them at a reader that will automatically charge your account.  They also allow your personal information to be stolen if these type credit cards are in your wallet with other cards as well.  This can happen to you and you are not even aware of the possibility of identity theft.

Another type of identity theft is the random act of computers to find your account numbers.  They hit on one that works then the thief proceeds to use your account and make unauthorized charges to your account which you may be responsible for all or at least a portion of these charges. 

One method of identity theft that is known throughout our area are the phone calls & e-mails stating they are from your banking institution wanting to know your account number, pin number and other information that can be used.  Be assured that these are bogus as no banking institution will call or e-mail requesting this type information.  Your pin number is known only to you and this personal information should never be given over the phone or by e-mail.

When shopping on the internet using a credit card, be sure that the site has a lock displayed and usually an information statement showing the site to be secured.

Also, watch for those vendors that share your credit history with other vendors without your knowledge.  How do you think your name is passed on to all those credit card companies that are trying to get you to open an account with them?  Lastly, when you do get this application and letter, be sure that you completely destroy it so that no one else and retrieve it from disposal and fill it out using your name.

On a more personal note- anyone can join Mobil Oil Federal Credit Union.  If you have a credit score of 600+ you should have no problems with their enrollment requirements.  Mobil Oil Federal Credit Union has been around since 1989 with 3 branch offices in Beaumont, 1 in Jasper, 1 in Silsbee and 1 in Mid-County.  They offer a variety of accounts as well as services.  So if you are in market for a personalized banking institution or even a business load, look for Pam at Mobil Oil Federal Credit Union and she can fix you up!

Our thanks to Pam for being our guest speaker at our August luncheon!

                                                Our 2011 Scholarship Winners are:

Ashley Landry – daughter of Gene Landry, Briggs Equipment

Laci Theriot – daughter of Anthony Theriot, YRC Truck Lines

Madison Hicks – daughter of Ronnie Hicks, Port of Port Arthur

Kay Nelson – daughter of Brad Nelson, Groendyke Truck lines

Transportation Club International – annual scholarship fund donation

Our congratulations to these scholarship recipients! 

A special thank you to our members for their continued support of our fund raisers that make the scholarships a success story of our club!

Calendar of Scheduled Events:

September 13, 2011- No Meeting

September15-18, 2011 – TCI Annual Conference- Savannah, GA.

October 11, 2011- No Meeting

October 13, 2011 – BBQ Dinner Sales

At Munro’s Dry Cleaners Pavilion & kitchen

November 8, 2011 – No Meeting

December 13, 2011 – 6 pm Christmas Party

   At the Cattle Company

To retrieve the Equalizer from the server:  http://www.txsdtc.org/equalizer/august/2011/   or from the web site: txsdtc.org

Board Meeting Announcement:

The next Board meeting is scheduled for TBD!

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Be sure to visit our sponsors listed both in the Equalizer and on the Web Site…

For more information on this conference, please call Danny Schnautz, Regional VP for TCI at:

281-487-3160, or Sherry Eckerle @ (409) 791-3259.

                                                            Did you know???????

·         The highest consumption of Pizza occurs during Super Bowl week.

·         Don Shula, who coached with the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Colts, won 347 games in his career. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.Joe Namath signed a $400,000 contract with the New York Jets in January 1965, becoming the richest rookie in pro football.

·         ABC's Monday night football premiered in September 1970 with Keith Jackson, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosel.

·         The NFL granted the Cleveland Rams a franchise in Los Angeles in 1946.

·         Running back Jim Brown led the NFL in rushing more times than any other running back. He led the league in rushing eight times from 1957 to 1965 in his amazing career. Because of a football's resemblance to an olive, the Chinese often call the American game of football "olive ball.”

·         In the NFL the home team is required to provide 24 footballs for each game, although only around 10 are normally used.

·         For the 2000 Super Bowl, about a third of the TV commercial spots were purchased by dot-com companies.

·         Soldier Field in Chicago is the oldest stadium still in use in the NFL.

·         Former Chicago Bears All-Pro running back Walter Payton ran for more than 16,000 yards in his 13-year career. At greatest risk of injury to a professional football player's anatomy is the knee.

·         In 1910, a football team was penalized 15 yards for an incomplete forward pass.

·         The Grey Cup, the super bowl of the Canadian Football League, is given to the champion of the Canadian Football League.

·         Richard Nixon once tried to offer tactics to an American Football team.

·         Beattie Feathers was the first player in NFL history who rushed for 1,000 yards in a season. He accomplished this in 1934 with the Chicago Bears.

·         Did you know that a football is eleven inches long and the distance around the football is 28 inches?

·         The first football ever used was round.

·         Jay Berwanger was the first winner of the Heisman trophy.

·         A football weighs between 14 and 15 ounces.

·         Also did you know that a blitz is when the defensive fullbacks, the halfbacks, and the safeties run toward the line of scrimmage trying to knock down the quarterback before he can throw a pass? When the linebackers and the halfbacks run through the line of scrimmage they are blitzing.

·         A fly is a play that the wide receiver runs. The fly is when the wide receiver runs down the side line and catches a pass and keeps on running until a man catches him.

·         Another play for the wide receiver is the button hook. The button hook is when the wide receiver runs straight and then turns around so he's facing the quarterback. Then he takes a few steps backward and waits for the pass.

·         A down and out play is run by the receiver. First the receiver runs straight and then he turns and runs toward the nearest side line.

·         In 2001, Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes became the first undrafted player to lead the NFL in rushing.

·         An End Sweep is a simple play. A running back takes the ball and either runs either right or left. The last play is calling an I formation. It's an offensive formation where three men are lined up one behind the other.

Did you know that the players are assigned certain numbers to represent their positions?

·                1 to 19 for quarterbacks and kicker20 to 49 for running backs and defensive backs

·                50 to 59 for centers and linebackers

·                60 to 79 for linemen

·                80 to 89 for wide receivers and tight ends

·                Centers may also be assigned numbers up to 79 and defensive linemen and linebackers, 90 to 99

·                Defensive players can have any number.

·         Some players that carry or catch the ball wear very tight pants so that when they are running no one can grab their pants to stop them.

·         For each play there are 11 players for each team on the field.

·         Only 2 players can use their feet to move the ball. (Kickers and Punters)

·         2 types of kicks can score points. Field goals for 3 points. Extra points for 1 point.

·         P.A.T. stands for Point After Touchdown.

·         If offense doesn't make a first down after 3 plays, the team punts the ball to the other team.

·         The quarterback starts all the plays.

·         The San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys share the record for most Super Bowl wins. Both teams have five Super Bowl titles.

·         The Green Bay Packers franchise won the first Super Bowl ever played, which was held in Los Angeles in January of 1967.

·         Former Chicago Bears All-Pro running back Walter Payton ran for more than 16,000 yards in his 13-year career.

·         The Grey Cup, the super bowl of the Canadian Football League, is given to the champion of the Canadian Football League.

·         In the year of 1984, the Baltimore Colts franchise moved to Indianapolis and became the Indianapolis Colts.

·         The NFL Pro Bowl has been played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii since 1980.

·         Running back LaDainian Tomlinson was not heavily recruited to play college football because he played fullback, not tailback, until his senior year at high school.