The Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 23, 1982 Page: 1 of 14
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U.S.P.S. No. 117560
• THE CLEVELAND
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DICK PEEBLES
Perkins, Coats,
Poole enter races
JOE POOLE
W.M. PERKINS
GENE COATS
JOE POOLE
struction sites in at least 20 states,
including Alaska, where he worked
on the Alaska Highway.
He also formerly worked in
equipment maintenance for T&L
Tool Co in Liberty, McDonald
Machine Shop in Livingston and
Texas Iron Works in Houston.
Poole was born near Beau-
mont, but grew up in the Rye area
and attended sthool in Cleveland
He is married to the former Lillian
McPherson of Livingston. The coup
le has four children.
Poole is a member of the First
Baptist Church of Romayor and a
32nd degree Mason and a Shriner
He is active in the Shriner fund-rais-
ing activities for the benefit of
crippled children.
Joe Poole, Star Route Box 23 of
Cleveland, has filed as a candidate
for Liberty County Commissioner of
Precinct 2 A life-long resident of
this area, Poole has been employed
in construction for over 30 years, 15
of which he has served as a
supervisor
Poole has supervised the con-
struction of highways, refineries,
pipelines and off-shore installa-
tions. He is familiar with the use
and maintenance of construction
equipment and has worked on con-
evee remember
phyiog piano, any
Indian boys dump Dayton,
boost district record to 3-1
COMING THROUGH--This house, recently pur-
chased by Bill White, q deputy for the San Jacin
to County Sheriff's Department, Tuesday was
carried down Travis Street. Originally located
on U.S. Highway 59 south near Martin s Chevro-
let this 60-year-old house was moved to Camil
The Cleveland Advocate,
each Saturday, will feat'dre on
the front page an unsung com-
munity hero labeled V1P. f<n
“very important person,” the-
feature will single out those of
our neighbors who give of them-
selves unselfishly for their com-
munity's benefit.
If you know someone who
deserves recognition, drop us a
line at P.O. Box 1628, Cleveland,
Tx. 1732?;
Those selected for this hon-
or will not only receive the
recognition they so richly de-
serve, but they'll also get a rose
from Cleveland Flower Shop
We can think of no better
way to show our appreciation of a
job welt done than to spotlight
these individuals who have quiet-
ly worked in the background to
make our communitv better.
Precinct 6 Justice of the Peace
W.M Perkins has announced his
intention to seek his third term as a
Liberty County justice.
Judge Perkins and his wife
Pete live at 112 S. Wilson in
Cleveland. He was born in Polk
County but has spent over 40 years
in Cleveland.
Prior to becoming-a justice of
the peace, Perkins served 24 years
as a Liberty County Deputy Sheriff.
He first served as a JP in 1975.
"There's more to this job,”
says Judge Perkins, 76, "than
meets the eye. I could use a little
more money (that is, funding from
Liberty County Commissioners
Court),.but I’m not griping. I’ve
never had any problems with any-
one (on commissioners court)."
Perkins says his case load is
growing, in spite of the fact that
ed to oppose Rollins' purchase of
the site near Dayton Joe Harris, a
spokesperson for the group, said
that if Rollins Isallowed to establish
the proposed dutnp site, it will be
“the biggest privy in the nation ”
Harris is one of 25 members of
PACE from Liberty and Harris
counties who oppose Rollins. The
group feels a waste site should, not
be established because Dayton is a
high population area “They (Rol-
lins) have a very poor track re-
cord," Harris says.
PACE has offered its support
to concerned citizens from Devers
and surrounding areas who are
opposed to the proposed Environs
dump site
Neither Rollins nor Environs
have yet applied to the Texas Water
Resources Board for1 permission to
develop a dump site T.exas Water
Resources Board is the licensing
agency for such facilities.
Harris estimates that i'f would
by ( INDI MEYERS
Staff Reporter
“1 don’t know why I Would
be a VIP. I haven’t done J^at
many things in Cleveland.”
That’s what Dick Peebles
said when told he had boen
chosen this week’s VIP. “All I’ve
ever done is little things," he
added
But little things count too
and that’s what this column is
about - people who do big and
little things to make the Greater
Cleveland Area a better place in
which to live.
A native of Cass County,
Texas, Dick Peebles came to
Cleveland about 35 years ago,
right out of World War II. He has
owned and managed Cleveland
Hardware for 25 years and serv-
ed on the board of the First
United Methodist Church for 25
years.
But perhaps the most im-
portant “little thing" Peebles has
done is his volunteer work at
Autumn Hills Nursing Home. On
Wednesdays he conducts a pray-
er meeting there; on Fridays his
voice visits again, on a tape
recording of the Bible for Blind
residents. He also entertains at
birthday parties there each
month and «t other times, play-
ing the piano as only he can do.
The keys ripple under his
fingers as he plays hymns and
popular songs. At times his fin-
gers dance so fast it’s impossible
to follow them. And yet he has
never had a lesson in his life.
“That’s (piano playing) a God
gift," ho says. “I play entirely by
"A-POSITIVE BLOOD DONOR"-This is just one of the 47 people
who last Tuesday donated blood at the Greater Cleveland Com-
munity Blood Drive, at the Austin Memorial Library. Sponsored by
the Cleveland Advocate, the blood drive netted 46 units of blood,
and had 17 new donors. The new donors included: Frank J. Chap-
man, Allison Taff, Katie M. Price and William Rush, whom all
gave replacement blood to Keith Hale; Loretta Sample, who gave
replacement blood for C. Jorgensen; Tommy Mize, Donald
McAdams and N.W. Akin, who gave replacement blood for
Wayne Akin; Jennie Butler, who gave replacement blood for
Steve Ritchey; Kathryn Whitmire, Evelynn Burkett, Linda Roberts;
Thomas Tucker, Randy Zeringue, Donna Crenshaw, Kimberly
Tingle, Debra Lowe and Cherie Ainswbfth. Other donors includ-
ed: Danny Stephens and Paul A. Pattrick, who received gallon
pins; Lenna Hensley, Liewanna Rector, Wilda Villarreal, W.L.
Kyle, Anthony Greger, Meredith Barnes, Jo Ann Young, Julia
Payne Boswell, Syvillo Fletcher, John Wagner, Juanita Anderson,
Judy Barr, Billie Jackson, Agnes Wilkenson, Shirley Jones, Horton
Brister, Glenda W. Bullock, Beulah Grimmet, Joe Johnson, Hope
Fort, J.W. Jackson, Linda Wilson, Dan McNew, Edith Kyle, Merle
McNew and Fredia Cox. Each donor received a free scoop of Blue
Bell Ice cream from Dolly's Ice Cream Parlor. (Photo by Dennis
Danheisor)
tagged by industry
as national ‘privy’
........ 1 111 recent district redrawings cut al-
W. M. PERKINS most half of Precinct 6 into a new
' ' - ' ..... ■ 1 precinct for the Tarkington area
Perkins currently'serves with
a part-time clerk He’d like county
commissioners to approve his. re-
quest for a full-time post as well
Perkins will run in the Demo-
cratic primary election on May 1.
Contaminated "dvironments, form t . Cunt, on Page zA
la Lake Sights in Coldspring. The White's bought
the house before it was slated to be torn down
to make room for a future Safeway Grocery
Store. The White s say th.ey will do some remo-
deling on the house and then sell it. (Photo by
Dennis Dahheis'i
by CINDI MYERS
Staff Reporter '
Liberty County appears the
place to be for large industry these
days. However, the proposed role
Liberty County could play for these
industries is not welcomed by some
citizens.
Within the past year, two toxic
waste disposal companies have pur-
chased land in Liberty County and
proposed to use the sites for dispos-
ing of chemical wastes
In May of 1980, Rollins, Inc
purchased 1,100 acres on F.M. 1960
near Dayton the Northeast corner
In May of 1980, Rollins, Inc.
purchased 1,100 acres on F.M. 1960
near Dayton in the Southwest cor-
ner of Liberty County. If a toxic
waste dump is established here, it
could be the largest in.,the U.S.
More recently, Environs Inter
national has acquired 580 acres east
of Devers to be used as a chemical
waste dump site. ; ,
Residents near Dayton and la^(" ab(>u! seven months after
Devers have cried out against the- applying for ajicense before Rollins
establishment of the dump sites. Or Environs Yvmld bt gin dumping
it (Photo by One group, PACE.People Against toxic wastes
GENE COATS
' Announcing his intention to
run for his first elected term as
Liberty County Precinct 6 consta
ble, Gene Coats hopes to retain the
post he was appointed to April 1 of
last year
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