The Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 63, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1982 Page: 1 of 18
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THE CLEVELAND
ADVOCATE
citizens to lake stand
Mayor's Quarterly Report
resident of Park
Hartel visits
( out. on page
JUDGE GLENN JONES
Splendora mayor asks
ARTIE KNOWLTON: "My
biggest thrill was when nyy
by FRAN RICE
Staff Reporter
Filling the Montgomery
County court room, residents
of Security and Splendora
squared off. The battleground
was the questionable site of
Voting Box 12.
Until the redistricting,
the polling place had been on
Highway 105 in a county-
owned building. But the fig-
ures show that Splendora, with
some 2,601 voters outweighed
Security’s 500 voters, a major-
SAM BAKER: "" My army
buddy back in World War I.
Durin
PEARL BOYETTE: I was a
daddy's girl. I helped him
herd the cattle every day.
That was quite a thrill.’"
ELIZABETH BALLARD: "A
minister, Brother Jordan.
He got me Interested in the
OPAL DIE: . “My father,
because my mother was ill
most of the time. He would
take me places."
more officers and spend more
time on Highway 59 with the
thought in mind to write more
citations to enable the city to
have more cash flow to pay the
extra officers.
“I have the strong feeling
that the best means of budget
spending is to reduce over-
head,” he said
Mayor Bishop said he
watated the record to show
‘that I favor the operation of
city government be controlled
by the governing body, as
representatives of the people
and dot by in-house bureau-
crats or department heads ”
Mayor Bishop said the
time has come for the individ-
ual members of the city gover-
nment to stand «nd be recogn-
ized for their actions on behalf
prevent citizens from having
/ to drive a 24-mile round trip to
vote. Bratcher said he would
recommend such action, crea-
ting'voting boxes 41 and 42.
One man said his voting
receipt indicated his polling
place was in Pct. 16. In the last
election, he was told he had to
vote in Pct. 12. When he got to
„ that polling place, he was told
he was not eligible to vote
there. ‘Where do I vote,? he
asked. '
First resident to speak
was Linda Hawthorne, who
brought with her a petition,
signed by 435 documented reg-
istered voters and 130 who said
they were registered voters.
Judge Harold Glenn
Jones, 67. of Cleveland died
August 1. 1962 after a lengthy
illness Funeral services were
ALICE NIXON: Jesus
Christ. I accepted Him as
my' savior when I was
seven- Me and my family
are all Christians and He's
still taking care of me."
cate the box.
Before the morning was
over, both sides agreed that
splitting the precinct would
o gas attack, he
me with my mask
and saved my life."
Splendora Mayor Travis
Bishop has called upon inter
ested citizens as well as indiv-
idual members of the city
government to stand and be
recognized for their actions on
behalf of the people and not the
department heads.
Mayor Bishop-said during
the election campaign the peo-
ple informed him that they
were interested in police pro
tection but did not want to
continue living with the al-
leged speed trap'.
“I have the moral, obli
gation to satisfy the desires of
my constituency,”-the mayor
declared.
“I have learned that'the
police department is in the
process of ‘restructuring
Iittle|*^T^e proposed goal is to hire
Shopping Center. Congratulating him are
Marlene Kerr, advertising director of the
Cleveland Advocate, and Cliff Dunn, vice
president, public relations, CB&T. (Staff
photo by Russ Melvin).
NEW BANK PRESIDENT-Dqnny E. Spencer
has been named the
National Bank, an affiliate of Cleveland
Bank and Trust/ which is to open this
September in the Parterwood Village
held from the First Baptist
Church in Cleveland 2 pm.,-
Monday The Rex Larry
Weaver officiated the servi-
ces: Burial was in the Ryan
Cemetery.
Judge Jones had lived in
Cleveland for 10 years where
he served as a rtiunicipal
judge.
He was the vice president
of the Gulf Coast Judges Assn.,
a member of the First Baptist
Church, and a member of the
Cleveland Lions Club. He was
a former bf the Rotary Club.
Reserved as an admiral in the
Texas Navy.
Judge Jones was a gradu-
ate of the University of Hous-
ton School of LaW.
Judge Jones is survived
by his son, Harold Glenn Jones
Jr. of San Antonio, and his
daughter, Mrs. Carter Hawk of
Cleveland; grandsons, Lee
Texas Banking Department merce and active
Prior to that he served at /League. His hobby is golf
Farmer’s State Bank of Brook Spencer has an 11 year
shpre, Texas, his home town. old son, Scott, who lives in
After graduating' frbm
high school. Spencer gradua-
ted from Stephen F Austin
University in Nacogdoches
where he played one year of
football.
Spencer has been active
in civic affairs, being an Elk,
member of the Rotary Club,
board of directors of a country
club, heart association, direc-
tor of the Chamber of Com-
Con roe.
Park National Bank is
being constructed in the Port
erwood Shopping Center which
is located off FM 1314. It is
expected to be open around
Sept. 15.
The new bank is 5,000
square feet plus parking area.
It will employ 10 persons be-
sides Spencer.
(’out. on page 2 \
Danny E. Spencer, 36,
has been named president of
the Park National Bank of
Porterwood Village,, it was
announced today by Don Gard-
ner, president of Cleveland
Bank.'.and Trust bank shares.
Park National Bank is an
affiliate of Cleveland Bank and
Trust.
.Spencer has been associ-
ated with the First State Bank
of Liberty for the past five
years.
For eight years Spencer
was a bank examiner with the
Hawthorne said last July, 1,190
people voted, which was dis
pufed by Maureen Talley, of
Security Box 12. “We never did
have a place to hold elect-
ions,” she said. “There have
been 2,000 voters in Splendora
a long time. 1 think the (redist-
ricting; lines are fine.”
Hawthorne said Article
203 in the Texas Election Law-
states that if a county has a
building, using any other site
would be illegal. For the last
two elections people in Voting
Box 12 have fast their ballots
in Splendora Assembly of God
Church.
Because of the dissention
( out. on page 2A
Attorney Jack Hartel
will be in Cleveland Wed-
nesday to meet with all
persons having business
with the county attorney
including hot checks
He will be on the sec-
dnd floor of the Cleveland
Advocate building
April 3, 1982 was the date
that a majority of th-e citizens
of the City of Splendora let it
be known that they had £
strong desire for a change in
City Government. Three new
councilmen and a new mayor
were voted into office.
The handwriting iSon the
wall
The people have man-
dated the Governing Body to
make decisions that will bene-
fit the people1.
The initial three months
of the newly elected Gov’erning
Body has shown that changes
can be made, however, the
major changes have been
made in personnel and not in
polities that have a major
Coin, on page 2A ‘ • ■ <
of the people and not the. f'rst ohe dated July 31. The
department heads complete report follows.
Last week Acting Police
Chief Joe Don Ford announced
he was going to ask the City of
Splendora to increase the de-
partment to eight full-time
officers and 10 full-time non-
paid officers This came after
several officers during a coun-
cil meeting claimed there was
too much interference from
individual- members ol the
Council and urged them to turn
control of the department to
the acting chief
Council indicated they
would act as a body and that
the chief would run the depart-
ment and would not have to
follow orders, from individual
council members
The statements of Mayor
Bishop came in the form of a
Mayor’s.. Quarterly Report
which he said would be*issued
every three months w’ith the
Judge Jones
rites he Id Monday
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Melvin, Russ. The Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 63, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 4, 1982, newspaper, August 4, 1982; Cleveland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1190226/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Austin Memorial Library.