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M ;David Olds/Suzuki 641-8400 OPEN TILL 9 PM MON.-SAT. 6800 GULP FREEWAY-lfOUSTON Page 8AThe Battalion/Thursday, April 30,1987 Investigation nabs seven in drug arrests PECOS (AP) — Authorities ar rested seven people in connection with delivery of controlled sub stances following a five-month un dercover operation, authorities said. Police served arrest warrants Tuesday on 10 people in connection with 17 separate drug delivery charges, Police Chief Ed Krevit said. Officers received help from the Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administra tion and a Midland County Sheriffs Department deputy acting as an un dercover agent. All seven remained in Reeves County Jail Wednesday. Police also seized $7,000 in sus pected narcotics and three vehicles in the sweep, Krevit said. The opera tion cost $6,100, an average of $350 per arrest. Krevit speculated that Pecos’ loca tion along the route from Mexico to Odessa and Dallas, as well as the low ebb of the economy, are reasons for the suspected drug trade in the town of 13,000. “It’s mainly because we’re in the way of the drug flow from Mexico,” he said. “So much is going to filter down here.” Hurt by the lack of jobs in the area, Krevit said, some people may be “supplementing their income.” The arrests were in addition to others in two sweep operations con ducted since January 1986. Arrests may be “cutting down” on the alleged Pecos drug trade, Krevit said. By Curtis L. Culberson Staff Writer The College Station restau rants listed below were inspected from April 13 through April 17 by the Brazos County Health Department. The information is based on food service establish ment inspection reports. exposed drain lines. SCORED BETWEEN 90 AND 95: Subway Sandwiches and Sal ads in the Post Oak Mall was in spected by Mike Lester. Score- 95. F our points were subtracted in the report because some food items were being stored under SCORED BETWEEN 95 AND 100: Pop’s Corn and More at 1621 Texas Ave. was inspected by Mike Lester. Score— 100. The Wagon Wheel Pit BBQ in the Post Oak Mall was in spected by Mike Lester. Score — 99. One point was subtracted in the report because a soda ma chine needed cleaning. Corn Dog 7 in the Post Oak Mall was inspected by Mike Les ter. Score — 98. A two-point vio lation was cited in the report be cause some food items were beine •-tored in a counter with exposed drain lines and some soda dispensers and nozzles needed cleaning. An additional point was subtracted in the re port for a minor violation. Orange Julius in the Post Oak Mall was inspected by Mike Les ter. Score — 92. A five-point vio lation was cited in the report be cause cleansers were being stored above some single-serve food items. Two points were subtracted because a three-com partment dishwashing sink was being used for handwashing. One more point was subtracted for a minor violation David Jefferson, a registered sanitarian at the department, says res- tain ants with stores of 95 or above genet ally have excellemu operations and facilities. He says restaurants with scores in the 70s or low SOs usually have set ions violations in the health report. Scores can he misleading, Jefferson says, because restaurants cm get the same score bv having several minor violations ora few majoni- olations. He says the minor violations can be corrected during them- spection. Point deductions, or violations, in the report range from ok point (minor violation) to live points (major violations). Jefferson says the department might close a restaurant if: thescott is below 60, the personnel have infectious diseases, the restaurant lads adequate refrigeration, there is a sewage backup is in the building,tbt restaurant has a complete lack of sanitization for the food equipment. The department inspects each restaurant every six months. Jedet- son says a follow-up inflection is sometimes required if a restaurant has a four- or live-point violation that cannot be corrected during the in- spection, or it ther e at e numerous small violations. Inspectors at the department are registered sanitarians. Auto shop is unique island of old junk in North Houston HOUSTON (AP) — At the inter sections of Long Point and Spring Branch roads in west Houston there’s a funny little place called Cook’s Island. The auto electric repair shop got its name because of the way it’s sand wiched between two streets. “Actu ally, it’s more like a peninsula,” says Cholly Cook, 66, who has run the place with his brother Bob, 62, for the past 25 years. Customers driving up to Cook’s Island aren’t sure if they’ve real bed a garage for fixing cars or a place to charter boats. Attached to one side of the building is a hawser once used to tie up ships, and hanging from a wall is a block and tackle for hoisting cargo. Standing in the midst of all this clutter are the Cook brothers, sifting through the accumulated junk of years of collecting. People have stopped to ask why the Cooks collect so much junk at their auto electric shop. The answer is simple. The Cooks like to collect junk. And they’re in no hurry to move out old junk to make room for new. A peek in the office should tell anyone that. There, in the midst of the old, greasy auto parts, is a fish tank where replicas of World War II Japanese planes are interspersed with tiny plastic and metal figures of the Empire State Building, Ameri cans raising the flag at Iwo Jima, the San Jacinto Monument and even a dinosaur. “Napoleon’s in there, too,” Cholly says, peering down into his fish tank, which contains no water and no fish. “You go out and buy a goldfish, and it usually ends up l>elly up," he explains. Some could say the Cooks are stretching things a bit by calling their place an island, even if it is in the middle of a “stream” of traffic from Long Point and Spring Branch. ^ “Tlerf’&a Lagoon owj, tjacji with the biggest turtle yo\r ever saw,” Cholly says, defending the island’s name and pointing to an over-sized puddle. “Bob caught him the other day trying to cross the road and put him back.” There’s also a horse behind Cook’s Island, and trees. It’s a little island paradise of about 1,200 square feet. But it’s what’s out front that makes the island unique. Flags rep resenting the United States and other countries blow in the wind. The Cooks plan to stud their little is land with 50 state flags. These patriotic men say their area Of town is busy and growing because of the hard-working people who’ve opened small businesses along Long Point. “They’re doing everything — seamstress work, laying floors and running hardware stores, food mar kets and restaurants,” Cholly says. “The people are up early and tlti work late,” he says. “Long Pointisi street that works.” The Cooks stand out bythestia to point out these bustling b® nesses. But a visitor’s eyes can’tbt) but stray to the Cooks’ own sms structure. The red wood andbrid building is covered with junk (a treasures) — three portholes,atM of arms, a World War II helmtt plastic muskets and replicas of si ing ships. “We add things whereverwefal room and whenever we findsoff tiling interesting," Cholly says. Outside the shop, a menageritd old objects stands waiting to besdJ — old sewing machines, a maud typewriter and a crib. As if their business didn't ltt| them busy enough, the Cookbrol ers open their island to veterti once a year. As many as 600 vetstj tended one of these get-togeta around 1980. “Do you know bo* many kegs of beer that many*® can drink?” Cholly asks. “Six 8 seven kegs. “One year, the party lastedtill2i 2:30 in the morning.” The Cooks aren’t much interesit in change. Things sit in one pi* and gather several years’ dust plaque on the wall reads, “Onilt site in 1897, nothing happened.’ “We never had an argumentinU years,” Cholly notes. Bob agrees. After graduation, this will be your first smart move. At Lincoln Property Company, all you need is this ad and a copy of your diploma and we’ll forget about the credit check and the security deposit when you move into your LPC apartment home.* Now that’s a smart move. 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