The Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 15, 1983 Page: 1 of 18
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USPS Vo. 117560
Midweek • Wednesday, June 15,1983 • Cleveland , Tr. • 77327 • Vol. 64 • No. 48
See Saturday’s Advocate
for complete Cleveland
Youth Rodeo results
THE CLEVELAND — * .........---------------------------------------------------
ADVOCATE
High flying cousins
tions for the flight.
Nichol, 7, and Wesley, 12,
have been invited to par
ticipate in a tour of the shuttle
ro Cleveland youngsters the night before the flight
flying high about a trip although they will not get to see
will be making to Florida their cousin at that time
because he will be resting and
to see space shot
* ANNIE ALEXANDER
Advocate Editor
Two Cleveland youngsters
are T........
to see their high-flying cousin
Challenger space shuttle flight tions for the flight
scheduled for June IS. Wesley to interested in seeing
Nichol and Andress the whole thing and Is
Cleveland gets
new courthouse
by GARRY MATLOW
Advocate Reporter
Cleveland soon will be getting
a new courthouse annex build-
ing under action taken Monday
by Liberty County Commission-
ers Court.
The commissioners approved
the issuance of $1 million in cer-
tificates of obligation for the an-
nex building and an administra-
tive office building for Liberty.
Included in the motion was the
, sale of Precinct 3 Commissioner
Marcelene Rhoden’s county
barn property on South Fenner
and the county building on West
Hanson. Proceeds from the sale
will help pay off the $500,000 in
certificates earmarked for the
project.
“Over in Cleveland they’ve
never had a decent annex build-
ing,” said County Judge
Dempsie Henley, who described
«xisting county facilities in the
ity as “inadequate.”
He said the county’s bonded
^indebtedness is relatively low
Bimpa red to its assessed
Biluation, so “we feel safe and
’secure with recommending we
go along with this.”
“We agreed that now is the
time to build a new annex in
Cleveland and an administra-
tive office building in Liberty,”
said Rhoden, who chaired a 10-
member study committee of
north county residents. She said
Cleveland Bank and Trust and
First Bank and Trust have
agreed to purchase the $500,000
in certificates, which will pay
for site preparation and fur-
nishings.
The site of the building, a five-
acre tract on Campbell Street
next to the new Texas Depart-
ment of Health clinic, was
donated to the county by Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Campbell.
The new building will house
several functions scattered
around town, including the
county commissioner, justice of
the peace, constable, sheriff’s
department, tax office, veterans
office and license clerks.
“We on the north end do en-
dorse this,” said Cleveland
Maybr Ronnie McWaters. “We
know Liberty and Cleveland
both have a need here.”
The administrative building
in Liberty, which'&sd carries a
$500,000 price tag, is expected to
resolve overcrowded conditions
in the courthouse.
Henley said judicial
redistricting has given the coun-
ty another state district court.
Additionally, the Legislature
last session approved creation
of a Liberty County Court at
Law. These two actions means
the county needs two more
courtrooms, he said.
Henley is proposing that all
non-judicial functions be
removed from the courthouse
• and located in the new building.
Precinct 1 Commissioner
Bobby Blake praised the work of
the north county committee.
“They put in a lot of work on
that study,” he said. “They
didn’t go off half-cocked.” He
said Liberty needs that kind of
cooperation to ease the tran-
sition into its new building.
“I know the historical society
will never build a monument to
me,” said Precinct 4 Commis-
sioner Bob Martin, adding he
thought the existing district
courtroom should be divided
into two courtrooms.
“The only claim to fame this
courthouse has is that we have
C’ont. on page 2A
CHUTE DOGGING—Bo Bo Duff of Cleveland grimmaces as he wrestles his
calf to the ground during the |ust completed Cleveland Youth Rodeo. See
more rodeo pictures, nagns i B and ?R. < Photo by Garry Matlow)
For Liberty County
Commissioners endorse prison
by GARRY MATLOW
Advocate Reporter
Liberty County commission-
ers Monday joined the Liberty-
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
in seeking a new state prison
unit for the county as a boost to
the ecomomy.
County Judge Dempsie Hen-
ley said the move will put the
county in line with some 23
others for the new Texas De-
partment of Corrections unit.
A Houston newspaper report-
ed last week that the TDC is
looking for 3,000 acres suitable
for farming for the prison.
Monday’s resolution ex-
pressed the court’s intentions to
“endorse and actively seek” the
new prison for Liberty County.
Chamber representative Dick
Busby said his group’s board of
directors gave unanimous
endorsement to the proposal
May 23. Although the chamber
is seeking the prison for the Lib-
erty-Dayton area, the commis-
sioners’ resolution made no
mention of where in the county
would be the best site.
“The chamber made a very
extensive study of the feasibility
and the impact (of a prison
unit),” Busby said.
He said committees contacted
newspaper editors, school
superintendents, county judges,
sheriffs,* chamber presidents
and financial officers in Ander-
son, Brazoria and Walker
counties. He said they were
asked if the prison was good or
bad for their community.
“The overwhelming response
was that the units are favorable,
especially in times of economic
impact,” Busby said.
Another chamber . member
said although residents near
Navasota were “violently op-
posed' to a prison there at first,
“the pendulum has swung the
other way” following the
pumping of $20 million to $24
million into the area economy.
Busby said the TDC expects
that the new prison unit will
have 300 employees and an
annual payroll of $3 million. He
said the state will also spend $1
million a year locally.
“It would be a significant
economic impact on our com-
munityC Busby said.
In other business, commis-
sioners:
•Authorized Precinct 5 Jus-
tice of the Peace Marvin Powell
to hire a full-time secretary.
Powell said a secretary is
needed because of his in-,
creasing caseload.
•Approved the advertising of
bids for a four-door, crew-cab
pickup truck and a 70-by-30 foot
pole barn for Precinct 2 Com-
missioner Doug Emanuel. Bids
will be opened June 27.
•Decided to advertise the sale
of 11 acres of largely isolated
land that the county has
acquired because of non-
payment of taxes. A .Dayton
area man has already proposed
to buy one 2.5-acre tract, but the
commissioners agreed that
sealed bids are required by law.
•Approved leasing land for
the Election Precinct 8 voting
box in Hightower for $25 a.
month.
•Gave final approval to the
plat of Dayton Creek sub-
division in Precinct 4. County
Engineer Jakie Rice said the
subdivision, between Old Cleve-
land Road and State Hwy. 321,
consists of large lots and no new
roads.
U.S, Home opening
slated for July 30
U.S. Home Corp., America’s
largest homebuilder, will host
on July 30-31 the grand opening
of Its second “Five Acres and
Independence” community 12
miles north of Cleveland on U.S.
59.
“This unique housing com-
munity offers homebuyerers
who desire an independent, self-
sufficient lifestyle in a rural
setting, an alternative to urban
living.” said James R. Neilson,
president of the U.S. Home Five
Acres and Independence
Region.
Tne development will consist
of 2,600 acres of heavily wooded
and open sites bordered by the
Trinity River, Sam Houston Na-
tional Forest and U J. 59.
, “UA Home developed Five
Acres and Independence in
response to the increasing shift
toward rural living as many
Americans discard the complex
urban lifestyles and seek a
simpler life in the more rural
areas,” Neilson said. “Aided by
technological improvements in
communications and transpor-
tation, the rural migration
appeals to both young families
and retirees.
“Five Acres and Indepen-
dence will demonstrate to
homebuyers how to live self-
sufficiently on a five-acre
farm,” Neilson said. "The
modal farm will have a 15,000
square foot garden, three-
quarter acre orchard, one-half
acre catfish pond, greenhouse,
bee hives and a livestock
operation to Include cows,
Cent, on page 2A
JotFahey
F alvey
succumbs
Joe. B. Falvey, a longtime
supporter of the Cleveland Live-
stock Show and Dairy Day and
other civic activities, died Sun-
day in a local hospital.
Funeral services were Tues-
day in the Pace-Stancil Chapel
with Dr. Snipes of Houston of-
ficiating. Burial followed in the
Cleveland City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Cliff Dunn,
Alvin Turner, Johnny Majnik,
Ed Hallum, Ben Hallum and
Kenneth Riggs.
Mr. Falvey, 81, was born Sept.
22,1901 in Burke to James and
Matilda Falvey. He was a
retired consignee agent in the
oil industry.
He to survived by hto wife, Se-
Laura Hallum Falvey of Cleve-
land; a sister, Clara Falvey
Berry; six nieces, Jenny Berry
Cent, on page 2A
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