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VOLUME 27 NUMBER 42
HUMBLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1966
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PIECES
By J.L.P.
HUMBLE LOST a stand-
out law officer last week
when the City Council
turned down a recommen-
dation for a pay raise and
accepted the resignation of
Police Chief Clark Mug-
rage 0
It was simple. Mugrage
was offered a higher pay-
ing job with shorter hours
and more benefits in Ro-
senberg. A pay raise ...
after more than a year
on the job ... would have
kept him.
Mugrage, in the opinion
of most ... but not all ...
had done an outstanding
job of furnishing the city
with its first police de-
partment. He had earned
the respect and admira-
tion of the great majority
of the community.
But, as one Councilman
said at last week’s meet-
ing when the resignation
was accepted on a 3-2
vote, that’s water under
the bridge. Now the task
at hand is finding a suit-
able replacement.
Law officers ... good law
officers ... these days seem
just a little more scarce
than four per cent loans.
Houston even foraged into
West Texas to find recruits
for its department and it
is evident that other cities
... like Rosenberg ... are
hunting, too.
And while a timely pay
boost would have kept our
Police Chief, it doubtless
will take more than the
$400 per month salary to
attract and retain an ef-
ficient officer.
For some reason, the
city police department,
from its inception, has been
vigorously opposed by
some. And that opposition
carried over to everyone
and everything connected
with the police department.
Notwithstanding that op-
position, it is our hope
that a first rate Police
Chief can be found quickly
— without leaving the post
vacant\ for weeks and
months on end.
THE TEXAS Industrial
Commission, the outfit
conducting a seminar on
industrial development for
representatives from the
Humble area Friday in
Austin, is pushing for a
constitutional amendment
to remove Texas from the
list of only four states
Continued on Page 3
Each Explained
On Saturday
5 p.m. Parade
Set To Start
Halloween Fete
A 5 p.m. parade of Halloweeners will start
the annual Halloween carnival here Saturday.
Costumed spooks, goblins, ghosts and hobos
will start their Main Street parade at Railroad
Ave. at 5 p.m. The parade will travel east on
Main St. to Ave. E and then to the Intermediate
School grounds for the start of the carnival,
sponsored this.year by the Wildcat Club.
With Halloween falling on Monday this year
trick or treating is to be held Saturday night
at the conclusion of the carnival.
Hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, coffee,
cokes and cake will be served at the Carnival.
Games and booths are to be sponsored by local
organizations.
Prizes will be awarded to the best dressed
boy and girl in the parade.
Kelcy Isenberg asked that any firm or individual
interested in entering a float in the parade contact
him.
On 3-2 Vote
Council Takes Police
Chiefs Resignation
On a 3-2 vote, the Hum-
ble City Council accepted
the resignation of Police
Chief Clark Mugrage at a
special meeting Thursday
night. The resignation is
effective Nov. 1.
Mugrage has been Po-
lice Chief here since Au-
gust, 1965.
Mayor Preston Tullos
told the Council the meeting
had been called to discuss
Mugrage’s position. He
said Mugrage had been of-
fered a higher paying job
in Rosenberg, but would
consider~staying in Humble
if he received more money.
Mugrage’s salary is $400
per month.
Council member Mrs.
Betty Wiederhold asked if
notification had been re-
ceived. City employee Mrs.
Jean Anderson said Mug-
rage had given her a letter.
She gave it to the Council.
TIPS ORGANIZER - Chamber of Commerce manager
Rick Dickson checks final plans for Friday’s Texas
Industrial Planning Seminar in Austin. A group of about
20 Humble area representatives will hear ideas for
industrial development at the all-day session conducted
by the Texas Industrial Commission. (ECHO Photo)
Lee Denies JP
Office Accusations
Tie-Breaker
Determines
Contest Cash
The tie-breaking Humble
vs. Crosby score was used
to determine all three pla-^
ces in last week’s ECHO
football contest as a pair
of entrants missed two win-
ners apiece to go first
and second place money
and five others missed
three each to vie for third
place cash.
Jesse English and Joe
Carker each missed only
two winners. English takes
$8 first place money as he
was 12 points off on the
tie-breaker, picking it
Humble 35, Crosby 0.
Carker takes second
place and $5. He was 15
points off at Humble 38,
Crosby 0.
In the scramble for third
place money among the
contestants who missed
five each, Ray DeMasters
Sr. and Tami Thornton
split the $2 as each was
10 points off on the tie-
breaker, DeMasters pick-
ing it Humble 33, Crosby 0,
and Tami picking it Hum-
ble 27, Crosby 6.
Others with only three
missed, but out of the
money, include Mrs. Jack
M. Fields, 12 points off at
Humble 28, Crosby 7; J.W.
Smith, 12 points off at Hum-
ble 28, Crosby 7; and Ralph
Wright, 23 points off at
Humble 40, Crosby 6.
Winners may pick up
their prize money at The
ECHO office. This week’s
contest games are on page
8.
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Industrial Seminar
Friday In Austin
Some 20 civic, business and
government leaders are to partici-
pate in a Texas Industrial Planning
Seminar Friday in Austin. The all-
day seminar, to be conducted spe-
cifically for the Humble delegation,
is presented by the Texas Indus-
trial Commission.
Arranged by the Humble Cham-
ber of Commerce, the TIPS pro-
gram will touch on every aspect
of industrial development with spe-
cial emphasis on needed steps and
plans for the Humble area.
Highlight of the seminar will be
a conference with Gov. John Con-
nally or members of his staff.
Industrial development topics are
to be discussed for the Humble
group by TIC executive director
Harry W. Clark and members of
his staff including Don Raburn,
James J. Kelly and James Heath
and several officials of the Texas
Employment Commission.
Among topics at the seminar
will be Steps in Industrial Develop-
ment, Ideas for Improving Down-
town Humble, Research and Analy-
sis of Candidate Industries, Eval-
uating and Securing Industrial
Sites, Building Leadership and
Business Climate and Community
Attitudes, Community Promotion
Programs and Finding Prospects
for Humble.
Justice of the Peace Al-
bert Lee this week denied
accusations of mishandling
fine and bond money in his
office here.
News accounts last week
reported several fines had
been paid to the North
Houston Bonding Co., but
were marked dismissed on
court records.
“There is nothing amiss
in this office,” Lee said
Tuesday. “I don’t know
whether the Patricks (op-
erators of the bonding com -
pany) are afoul of the law
or not. I don’t believe they
are.” He said he had no
interest in the company.
“This is general proce-
dure for an attorney or
bondsman or even an em-
ployer to pay to get some-
one out of jail,” he said.
“And we never dismiss a
case after a fine has been
paid.”
Several persons were
reported to have receipts
for fine money from the
bonding company while
their charges were marked
dismissed on the justice of
the peace office records.
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Seamanship
Classes Set
Basic semanship classes
are to be held next month
by the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary at Forest Cove
Country Club. Classes for
boat owners and interested
persons over 17 years of
age are scheduled at 7:30
p.m. Nov. 3, 7 and 17.
The classes will include
instruction in safe boating,
navigation, marlinspike,
rules of the road and Texas
and Lake Houston regula-
tions.
Instructors will include
Coast Guard and auxiliary
officials.
Lee said this came about
because the cases were
dismissed shortly after
charges were filed and af-
ter money had been de-
posited with the bonding
company. In instances such
as these, Lee said, “the
bonding company doesn’t
collect fines, per se. They
get the man out of jail and
then if they have deposited
too much money with the
bondsman, it is refunded.”
Lee said no favoritism
is given any bonding com-
pany, although the North
Houston Bonding Co. rents
its building from Lee. He
estimated the bonding com-
pany does about 20 per
cent of the bonding busi-
ness out of the justice of
the peace office here.
“My Republican oppo-
nent has tried to stir some-
thing up here,” Lee said,
“and there is absolutely
nothing amiss in this of-
fice. This is general pro-
cedure.”
Lee, who has been Jus-
tice of the Peace for eight
years, is opposed in the
Continued on Page 3
16 Amendments To Be
On Ballot Nov. 8
Sixteen proposed State
Constitution amendments
will be on the general elec-
tion ballot Nov. 8. Follow-
ing is a brief explanation
of each:
1 - Provides that all
land owned by natural per-
sons and designated for
agricultural use shall be
assessed for all tax pur-
poses on the consideration
of only those factors rela-
tive to such agricultural
use.
2 - Would authorize
creation of airport autho-
rities composed of one or
more counties.
3 - Would withdraw Ar-
lington State College from
participating in the Perma-
nent University Fund.
4 - Increases the per-
missible term of office for
directors of conservation
and reclamation districts
from two to six years and
validating present statu-
tory terms of office for
such officials.
5 - Would authorize the
legislature to provide for
a system of retirement,
disability and death bene-
fits for county officials and
employees and others.
6 - Provides for payment
Continued on Page 10
SINGLE FILE - Three Crosby Buffs seem to form a line to help out in case Humble ball carrier David
Deaton (24) breaks this tackle in the first quarter Friday night. Blocking in front of Deaton is Charlie
Lindsey (26). The Wildcats dumped Crosby, 23-0, and head to Anahuac Friday night for a 24-AA show-
down with the undefeated, untied Panthers. See story, more pictures on pages 6 and 7. (ECHO Photo)
Councilman Don Clark
said he had talked with
Mugrage and the Police
Chief had said he would
rather remain in Humble.
Councilman Glen Earl
Herron said he had talked
to Mugrage and had re-
ceived the same answer. He
said he had also received
several telephone calls
urging that Mugrage be
retained.
“It says here he re-
signs,” said Councilman
Dr. H.E. McKay, reading
Mugrage’s letter. “Are you
trying to tell us it says
something else? It says
he resigns effective No-
vember first. This is the
English language. This
could be a recurring sit-
uation. I think this is a
bad position to be in.”
“If you want to ignore
everything I’ve said, it’s
your privilege,” Herron
said.
Herron said he had plan-
ned to recommend a raise
for Mugrage at a meeting of
the Council a week earlier,
but had not because Dr.
McKay and Tullos were
absent.
“I can’t do anything but
recommend we come up
with, or attempt to come
up with, what the man wants
to stay,” Herron said.
Clark said he had talked
to Herron about a raise for
the Police Chief earlier.
“I was trying to find a-
nother or a part time po-
liceman and then recom-
mend,” Herron said. “I
would have officially asked
for it.” Herron said of
about 25 calls he had re-
ceived, four persons want-
ed no policeman and the
rest wanted one or two
more policemen.
Dr. McKay said addi-
tional policemen should
have been discussed when
the city’s budget was a-
dopted. “That would have
been the ideal time to con-
sider police or anything
else,” he said.
“I think the policeman
we have is doing a fine
job,” Clark said. “I think
we could go way out and
make a big mistake by
not keeping him here. I
know he has done a good
job.”
“I don’t know it, Coun-
cilman Clovis Archer said.
“I never have known it.”
“I’ve got to recommend
we come up with more
money,” said Herron, who
is police and fire commis-
sioner.
Tullos said Mugrage had
cooperated fully with him.
“I think we should consi-
der this new law,” Tullos
said. “A man can get us
in trouble mighty quick.”
“In view of the letter
of resignation,” Mrs. Wie-
derhold said, “I move we
accept the resignation as
presented and proceed to
interview applicants.’
“We’re still operating
without a water man now,’
Clark said. “I feel like
if the Police Chief leaves,
we won’t have one for some
time.”
“Betty’s made her mo-
tion,” Archer said, “and
I’m going to second it.”
“The letter had to be
there to give 10 days’ no-
tice in case the Council
Continued on Page 3
Wildcats Face District Showdown Friday Night In Anahuac
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