Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1990 Page: 1 of 28
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CLEVELAND 11 1■
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‘Serving North D" , ^ounty Since 1917"
LJSPSS 117500
Friday, February 16, 1989; Three Sections, 20 Pages 250
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Dateline
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PRACTICE TIME: Tarkington
Ex-Students Association bas-
ketball practice will be held at
the junior high gym Feb. 20, 7
p.m. For more information, call
Robert Walters at 592-0267 or
Phillip Cameron at 592-6834.
HOMEMAKER MEETING:
Tarkington Homemakers will
have a meeting Feb. 20, 7:30
p.m., in the homemaking room
at the high school. The program,
on family vacations, will be given
by Teresa Collins of American
Explorer Travel. The community
is welcome.
HOMECOMING: Its
homecoming day at Cleveland
TOPS 1122 Feb. 21, 8:30 to
10:30 p.m., in the Scout hut at
tancil Park. All past chapter
ues are forgiven. They have a
special meeting planned for you.
Come and bring a friend. For
more information, calal 592-2105
or 592-2457.
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CANCER GROUP MEETS: The
next meeting of the North Liberty
County unit of the American
Cancer Society will be Feb. 22,
7 p.m., at Boyett’s Restaurant.
Everyone is welcome to attend
visitors, curious and those
ishing to volunteer.
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BOOK VIEWING: Splendora
Independent School District will
isplay the state sample tex-
ooks which are up for adop-
tion. The public viewing will take
place Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m., at the respective cam-
puses concerned with the adop-
tion titles.
POLITICAL FORUM: The San
Jacinto County Forest Landow-
ners Association will sponsor a
public political forum for all cand-
idates seeking office in San
Jacinto County Feb. 23, 7 p.m.,
in the courthouse at Coldspring.
All local office seekers have
been invited to attend and pres-
net their platform and ideas. The
public is invited to attend this
portant event.
RUMMAGE SALE: St. Mary’s
St. Vincent DePaul Society will
have a rummage sale Feb. 23,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the
church grounds at 702 E. Hous-
ton. For more information, call
592-2985.
YARD SALE: There will be a,
yard sale to benefit the family of
Larry Boyle Feb. 22, 23 and 24,
from 8 a.m. until dark, on
Lakeview Drive in Patton Village.
Anyone wishing to donate items
may do so by calling 689-8411.
REGISTRATION: Tarkington
Little League will have regist-
rations every Saturday through
Feb. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at
Tarkington junior high gym,
Holiday Foods in Cleveland and
^Archies in Splendora. T-Ball is
Offered for players who will be
six on or before July 31, 1990.
Baseball and softball are offered
for boys and girls ages 9-18.
Bring a copy of the player’s birth
certificate. Applications for
coaches will be available
through Feb. 17. For more in-
formation, call 592-3646, 592-
2240 or 592-3260.
POLICE RODEO: The police
See DATELINE, Page 2A
Index
EDITORIAL................
OBITS........................
CLASSIFIED..............
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...........1B
SPORTS....................
............1C
SCHOOL....................
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CHURCH...................
............4C
AMUSEMENT............
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TV PAGE...................
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Cleveland man wounded
By SHEILA BURGESS
Gulf Coast News_
CONROE — No charges
have been filed in the shooting
injury of a Cleveland man last
Friday which reportedly sprang
from an argument over ownership
of a motorcycle, said Sheriff’s
Department Spokesman Bob
Morrison.
Jack Eugene Howton, 32, went
to a Montgomery County re-
sidence where his estranged wife
was staying, to take a motorcycle
Spanish
haul ’em
This group of riders stretc-
hes down Washington this
week as members of the
Spanish Trail Ride came
through Cleveland. The
riders were on their way to
Houston and the livestock
show. (Photo by R.T. LOWE)
which he claimed belonged to him
when the incident occurred, Mor-
rison said.
At that point, Morrison said, an
argument reportedly erupted bet-
ween Howton, his wife and the
owner of the residence, concer-
ning rightful ownership of the
motorcycle.
Howton told law enforcement
officials the argument turned
violent when the 67-year-old ow-
ner of the residence pulled a .25-
caliber pistol and shot him once in
See CLEVELAND, Page 5A
Child dies from gunshot wound
By R.T. LOWE
Advocate Editor
LIVINGSTON — A girl who is reported to have
attended class in Cleveland schools died in a
hospital here after being shot in the head late
Sunday night in what Polk County Sheriff Office
investigators are calling a case of involuntary
manslaughter.
Ten-year-old Nakeifha Nicole Spencer, who
authorities list as being from Livingston, was pro-
nounced dead shortly before 1 a.m. Monday.
PCSO Investigator Eddie Butler said, the girl’s
stepfather Earnest R. Bogany, 34 of Livingston,
reported he was cleaning his .38-caliber derringer
when it discharged.
Spencer, struck one time in the left forehead,
was taken to Polk County Memorial Hospital, ac-
cording to Butler. LifeFlight was called but the girl
died before the helicopter could arrive.
Butler said, Bogany is in the Polk County Jail
charged with involuntary manslaughter and a
bond set at $100,000 by Justice of the Peace
Howard Lilley. Alcohol is alleged to be involved in
the case, Butler said.
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Voters hear
platforms
By JERREL FERGUSON
Advocate Reporter_
TARKINGTON — Voters and
others interested in the upcoming
primary election in March were on
hand at Tarkington High School
recently for a candidate forum.
The meeting was co-sponsored
by the THS Civics class and the
Tarkington Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment. Candidates from 14 county,
state and national races were in-
vited to the forum and at least
one candidate from all but two
races were on hand.
Before the ‘speechifying’ be-
gan, the crowd was entertained
by songs from two THS students
— Tracy Comeaux and Michelle
Bazar. There was even more en-
tertainment to follow. Harry Skid-
Dinner supports candidate
By R.T. LOWE
Advocate Editor
BEAUMONT — This week, a
bus-load of area citizens helped
prove that times may have chan-
ged, but tried-and-true methods
never go out of style — or is that
Stiles?
It hasn’t been that many years
ago when politicians, always
looking for an ear to bend, would
lure voters to a central location
using fried catfish as bait. Once
the prospective constituents had
had their fill of fish, the office
seekers would pull up a stump
and fill them with rhetoric as well.
With today’s modern print and
electronic media, however,
politicians are able to reach a
much larger audience without re-
sorting to such gastronomic
measures. That doesn’t mean the
catfish dinner has swum away —
it’s just a different kettle of fish.
Last Tuesday night, more than
1,500 people, including a large
Cleveland-area contingent, gath-
ered at the Beaumont Civic Cen-
ter to honor, and raise campaign
funds for, State Representative
Mark Stiles. And the mode used
to raise the money — fresh fried
See DINNER, Page 5A
:
HARLEY SCHLANGER
more, husband of Liberty County
Treasurer Winn Skidmore, took
over the microphone to conduct a
cake auction to benefit the two
sponsors. With the help of Skid-
See VOTERS, Page 3A
County accepts bids on new jail
?ms
By JERREL FERGUSON
Advocate Reporter_
LIBERTY — The county took
another step in the construction of
a new county jail facility during
Commissioners’ Court this week.
Commissioners voted to ad-
vertise for bids on construction of
phase one of the new facility
Monday. The first phase of the jail
is the construction of a 96-bed
facility to help ease overcrowding
in the old jail. The second phase
will be the construction of a
facility with 192 beds, bringing the
total to 288 beds. All phases are
expected to be completed next
year.
Bids on the first phase of cons-
truction will be taken until March
6. They will be opened at 2 p.m.
on that date.
This week’s meeting of Com-
missioners’ Court also marked
the return to action of Precinct 3
Commissioner Melvin Hunt. Hunt
underwent quadruple bypass sur-
gery in December and was una-
ble to attend meetings until this
week. County Judge Dempsie
Henley and the three other com-
missioners extended Hunt a un-
See COUNTY, Page 5A
Area awaits
911 service
By LINDA GORDON
Advocate Reporter_
CLEVELAND — Although
many have yet to receive the
service, Cleveland-area teleph-
one customers, along with teleph-
one customers in 113 Texas
counties, are being assessed a 9-
1-1 Equalization Surcharge
amounting to two-tenths of one
percent each month on all long
distance services billed within
Texas.
The surcharge also applies to
intrastate WATS, private line and
optional calling plans. In addition,
customers will see a small service
fee that will provide for the imp-
lementation of 9-1-1 service in
their local regions, according to
the Texas Telephone Association.
“Basically 9-1-1 is an easy
number to remember, you don’t
have to evaluate what type of
service you need. If the house is
on fire and somebody is trapped
inside, you’ll probably need an
ambulance and fire, and if it’s ar-
son, the police. So you don’t have
to evaluate that. The people ans-
wering the phone will know to lis-
ten for that,” said Susan Bort-
zfield, Houston-Galveston Area
Council emergency com-
MARK STILES FOR STATE
REPRESENTATIVE D 1ST. 21
Stiles
announces
BEAUMONT — State Rep-
resentative Mark Stiles has
announced for re-election to
the District 21 Texas House of
Representatives seat.
Stiles said the Legislature
will face a very complicated
session in the spring when it
meets to address the Supreme
Court’s ruling on school
finance. According to Stiles,
rural and urban school districts
will be at the center of the cont-
roversial funding debates.
“Southeast Texas needs a
strong, experienced voice figh-
See STILES, Page 3A
WANDA BARKER FOR
LIBERTY COUNTY CLERK
Barker
announces
CLEVELAND — Wanda
Barker has announced her
candidacy for re-election to the
office of county clerk.
Barker said, although she
will be running unopposed in
the upcoming election, she
would still appreciate the sup-
port of the citizens of Liberty
County.
“I’m so pleased and thankful
that the people have given me
their faith and trust by electing
me to administer the office of
Liberty County Clerk,” Barker
said. “It is a good feeling to run
See BARKER, Page 3A
ZEKE ZBRANEK FOR 75TH
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Zbranek
announces
LIBERTY — J.C. ‘Zeke’
Zbranek has announced his
candidacy for Judge of the
75th District Court in the March
13 Democratic Primary.
Zbranek has practiced law in
Liberty since 1956. He is a
graduate of Hull-Daisetta High
School and the University of
Texas. He was State Rep-
resentative for Liberty and
Chambers counties from 1954
to 1960. He also served as a
member of the Board of Re-
gents of Lamar University from
1973 to 1979 and County De-
See ZBRANEK, Page 3A
HARLAN FRIEND FOR 75TH
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Friend
announces
LIBERTY — Harlan Friend
has announced his candidacy
for the Judge of the 75th Dist-
rict Court in the March 13 De-
mocratic Primary.
Friend, 65, has been in the
general practice of law in
Liberty County for 33 years.
He graduated from Baylor Un-
iversity with a Bachelor of
Business Administration de-
gree and Baylor University Law
School with a Doctor of Jurisp-
rudence degree. He is married
to the former Jane Gilliland of
See AREA, Page 5A
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