Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 94, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 24, 1979 Page: 1 of 18
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process by tie court jumped 61 per
cent in fiscal 1979 over the previous
Tab of the till
Fines assessed resulting from
cases processed in Cleveland Mu-
nicipal Court of Judge Glenn Jones
jumped 39 per cent in fiscal year
1979 over the previous year
In 1979 traffic fines amounted
to $38,422.55. The fiscal year just
past saw those fines jump to
$54,641.93. Non - trathc tines col-
lected came to $24,525.55 in 1978. In
fiscal 1979 the total had increased
to $32,559.50.
Thus, the total in fiscal 1979
was a whopping $87,201.43, a solid
39 per cent gain over the $61,947.55
or 1978._______________________-
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Cleveland Muncipal Court was a City Manager James Thurmond
busy place this past fiscal year as recently submitted to the Cleveland
• compared with the previous fiscal City Council a report on the compari-
year. son of some of the citations. traffic
New housing group me aM citations
schedules meet here
" tax receipts of $219,776, according to Bond payment increase calls for exist in one category, however,
figures taken from budget compari- $128,079 more to be spent. “With the adoption of the truck
sons. Despite the general belief that routes in 1978, there should have been
Of this total, $44,600 is for the State pays all the teacher’s base some citations issued by the Police
increased salaries for professional salary that isn’t quite so.-This year Department for loaded trucks travel-
staff members. Tarkington’s “local fund assign- ing on city streets.” The Police
Thirty - four teachers received a ment” (that money the district must Department will be notified to em-
$700 raise totaling $23,800. Another 39 put in to go with the state’s minimum phasize the enforcement of the Truck
received a $400 raise amounting to foundation) has been increased Route Ordinance. -
$15,600. $25,497. Manager Thurmond recom-
Two new teachers were added — Utility bill increases in the new mended to the City Council that
and they will get the same $1200 above budget is expected to be $7,000 and Municipal Court Judge Jones and his
state schedule as the other teachers See Budget, Page 12 court clerk Claride Bland should be
j commended for a fine job.
Tarkington board
answers protest
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The Tarkington School Board the appraisers.and or the Board of
has told a citizen group that it is Equalization, ana a complete public
unable to grant three of four special explanation in full the reason the
requests concerning taxes and that Tarkington School District needs a 34
members of the group is free to come per cent increase in their budget in a
to the Dec. 6 budget hearing for one year period,
answers to the fourth.
The letter said that “if the .
The requests were made to the requests cannot be met by Nov.22 .
board over the signature of Doug this group intends to seek injunctive
Wallace, President, Citizens For Bet- action through the courts to prevent
ter Schools --Tarkingtor Prairie. The this new tax roll from being certi-
letter was addressed to the president fied.”
of the board and dated Nov. 16.
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demands boost budget nanmeennqemphasibonendbrcemrnt,
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W* another 8400 case in.
construetion, skyrocketing utility Inschool transportation drivers " By far the biggest jump came
costs, and general inflationary in- and mechanics got a total of $3,100 in in the Burglary ana theft citations
crease in supplies have pushed the raises and custodians received a total which jumped 716 percent from six to
k demand on District tax receipts up 32 of $4,000 more dollars in the new 49.
I per cent over last year. budget. Thurmond’s report did indicate
I There’s an increased demand on that a laxness in enforcement did
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In answering the letter the
Reply to the requests came in a School Board said “that it would be
Nov. 20 letter from School Board unable to grant the first three re-
President Jacky Keith. quests because statutory require-
“This information *4 report) re- R. mHaam 1 (SEE: Reprints of letters in- ments for notice have been complied
veals that the Municipal Court Judge DUIIETII: side.) with.” •
and Clerk are processing a large The Citizen’s letter reduced to
number of citations per year,without Shepherd Mayor R Frank Byrne writing requests offered at a meeting “Regarding the fourth request
creating any law suits and only a few has been indicted by a Houston of the group on Nov. 15 please be advised that the School
complaints,” Thurmond said in his Federal Grand Jury along with his Basically, the letter requested Board welcomes you to attend the
report. alleged co - conspirator James K. the Tarkington Board to name a new budget hearing and a detailed analy-
He went on to say that the Hayes on charges they violated the Board of Equalization, give citizens sis will be made at the time, and an
information also shows ‘.. the net Federal Racketeering Statue. who were previously displeased the effort will be made to answer any
results of an active police department The indictment grew out of right to appear before the new board, questions that you have,” the Board
which is properly staffed and equip- charges by FBI Agents in October give taxpayers three weeks notice wrote Citizens For Better Schools
ped.” that alleged Byrne extorted money concerning when they could go before President Doug Wallace.
Thurmond indicated that he be- from a developer,
lieved this year’s report should reflect __________
even more of an improvement. mhhbbmk
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cases processed through muncipal Ema
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" Quiet, quiet
One of the quietest hotidays
on record was recorded at Cleve-
land police station. There was no
major crime reported. Only one
person appeared at police station
on business. Just past mid - night
Thanksgiving morning the Fire
Department answered a “fuel
washdown” call on US 59.
Veteran Dispatcher Lillian
Wakefield said it was the quietest
she had ever seen.
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in per capita police department acti- point of diminishing returns, because
vities, according to a report just the direct correlation between mile- “This mean that a police officer
completed here, age and traffic arrests declined by 50 was pulled from patrol duty in order
City Manager James Thurmond per cent in 1978 - 79. to respond a false alarm This is one
confirmed this in his recent report to As an example. The miles driven area which needs close review by the
the citx council logged by the department hit 189,106 city in order to ensure quality control
An Advocate check showed the in 1978 -79 compared to 84,931 the year for burglar alarm equipment and
department responded to 18.369 sepa- before. This is a 123 per cent increase. installation, ” Manager Thurmond
rate incidents or activities during the Traffic arrests, however only in- pointed out.
1978 - 79 fiscal year. This statistic creased 64 percent up to 2,543 from There were 656 accidents invest-
could make the local department the the previous year's 1,568. See Police, Page 12
busiest in the state for its size • ■ Other high points of the report —
A closer check of the statistics Both home and business burgla
reflects that rather than a staggering ries declined this year. The decline
increase in crime the depamkment probably reflects police manpower
seems to be more active in responding and improved patrol scheduling,
to all citizen calls. More stray dogs were destroyed
Those 18,369 bits of activity in than ever before which reflects the
1978 - 79 compares to only 11,735 the utilization of two dog catchers and
year before. more emphsis on police department
in fiscal year 1976 - 77 the count involvement in enforing the Dog
was just 8,473 and four years ago in Ordinance. I
1975 * 76 fiscal year the number was The rabies scare alio stimulated
comparative y speaking a, small action throughout the state and into
6,758. Cleveland.
City Manager Thurmond says in the 12 months of the 1978 - 79
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Members of the newly organized Mr. Lester A. Simon, Director,
Gulf Coast Regional Association of Harris County Housing Authority,
Housing Authorities will meet in Chairman; Mr. William S. McClellan,
Cleveland on Nov. 27 at the Housing Executive Director, City of Houston
Office, according to Mrs. Alice Housing Authority, Vice Chairman;
Dougherty, Cleveland Housing Au- Mr. Claud H. Bolton, Executive Di-
thority executive director. rector, Galveston Housing Authority,
▲ The new organization was form- Secretary - Treasurer. Other mem-
"ed very recently on Oct. 23 at the bers of the Board of Directors are
Houston - Galveston Area Council Carl H. Stephens, West Columbia
IHGAC) offices. Housing Authority; Alice C. Dougher-
4 ty, Director, Cleveland Housing Au-
Purpose of the organization as thority; Art Barkis, Director, Liberty
stated at that meeting is as follows: County Housing Authority; and Ms.
“To foster closer cooperation Olivia T. Meyer, Vice Chairperson,
between the member housing authori- Galveston Housing Authority.
ties, develop special technical assis- Currently, Ms. Doris S. Ebner,
tance services, develop a common Manager, Community and Environ-
voice to further the aims of the mental Planning Division, Houston -
members, and promote housing op- Galveston Area Council (HGAC), is year. The fiscal year runs from
portunities in the 13 counties.” assisting the association with staff October through September.
.. support, and Ms. Allean Myers, Hous- in 1978 there were 1,574 citations
A board of directors and officers ing Planner, HGAC, will be helping processed in the court. In 1979 there
— were elected at that first meeting, coordinate meetings and information- were 2,536.
Officers are: almailouts. Non - traffic citations, according
At Tarkington to the report, increased 38 percent,
“ which Thurmond says is still a
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Municipal Judge Aden of Patton
Village and two police officers resign-
ed their duties last Monday night
tollowing a long closed session of the
Patton Village City Council.
Judge Aden who has served as
municipal judge of the village tor over
two years stated in his rel
that he was resigning due
problems.
The council voted to fill the
vacancy with former Councilman E
A Ramsy, whose position as counci
member has been replaced by V. T
Martin.
Actions taken during a lengthy
closed session prompted a shake •
down in the police department.
Twookficers, Dan Matths----
Austin Harrington have tu
their resighations and one new
Dave Mullins has been hired
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Bolin, Roy. Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 94, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 24, 1979, newspaper, November 24, 1979; Cleveland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1499377/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin Memorial Library.