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Thursday, March 27,1986
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LINDA THOMAS
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not popular with residents.
“I remember one fellow moved
over here and his home was near
one of the sirens,” Prather recall-
ed. “He went down to City Hall and
complained because the sirens
woke his baby up at night. I
wondered what he’d do if he need-
ed us to save his house or family
from fire.”
Today, the siren at the police sta-
tion is set off during daytime hours
only and firefighters depend more
on their plectrons, he said.
Another change in the volunteer
fire department over the years has
been the number of young people
joining its ranks, Prather said.
“When I first got in, they didn’t
have a lot of youngsters,” he noted.
“Now, we have some good young
men.” PVFD even includes women
today, another great change from
1959 when only men were on the
force.
Prather, who is moving to
Rockport, said he will remain an
honorary member of the fire,
department and said he intends to
“keep in touch” with his friends in
the volunteer fire department,
although he indicated he won’t
miss the all-night firefighting ses-
sions.
ALAN HAGY
643-8084
JIM GEORGE
643-3883
Feb. 24,1986. The motion passed 3-1
with the judge voting against.
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LESS THAN A BLOCK TO THE BAY - on Sabine. This
four bedroom home has two living areas, a comfor-
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financing, including assumption! Nites - Lena Floyd,
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LOTS OF HOME FOR THE MONEY - On San Saba in
East Cliff. This three bedroom home has it all. Split
bedrooms, large master bath, covered patio, wet bar, ’
formal dining, double fireplace, breakfast area and
more! Low $80's. Nites - John Thomas, 643-2274.
JOHN IHOMAS
643-2274
GE’.L MANOOLU
643-1335
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JAMES P.
(Jim) WILLIAMS
SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE
500 West Broadway
Portland, Texas 78374
(512) 643-2526
BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED CORNER in East Cliff
There is plenty of room in this attractive three
bedroom home. Formal living and dining area, . greal
den and large open kitchen just right for th<
homemaker. In the $90’s - Nites - John Thomas
643-2274.
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make this one something special. In the $90's - Nites -
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court awarded a big monetary set-
tlement against the county,” Satter-
white added.
“I’m not in favor of buying the
stuff,” Duncan said.
“I’m not either,” Edmondson
seconded.
On a motion from Commissioner
Joe Zapata and a second from Com-
misioner Glenn Dorris, a vote was
passed 4-0 to table the issue. Com-
missioner Hazel Edwards was not
present at the meeting as she is
recuperating from surgery.
Edmondson told the court he
would decide later in the week if a
special meeting should be called to
decide on the policy.
In other business by the court, the
following agenda items received ap-
proval by the commissioners:
-Authorization for the county
judge to sign the minutes in the of-
ficial County Commissioners Court
Minutes Book from May 20, 1985 to
FOR
’’KEY LEADERSHIP IN CRITICAL TIMES”
VOTE FOR NO. 8 ON THE BALLOT
County Office
Closes Friday
The San Patricio County Portland
annex will be closed Friday in
observance of Good Friday.
City offices, area banks and the
post office will not close in
observance of the Easter holiday
Friday or Monday..
G-PISD offices — except the front
office which is open for absentee
voting — will be closed through Fri-
day for spring break. School district
offices will reopen Monday when
students return to school.
to build Portland, you need more
stores and more service industry,”
she suggested.
Both City Council candidates also
briefly addressed voters in the
forum sponsored by the Republican
Women’s Club and the local chapter
of the Texas State Teachers Associa-
tion. Charlie Tothill, a former mayor
and councilman, pointed to his
record of service and called for
fiscal responsibility while former
school board member Norm
Truesdell returned his time to the
voters for a question-and-answer
period and urged everyone to vote in
both elections April 5.
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Stephen & Belinda Burkett Bob & Doris McMillian
Nathan & Dru East Arnold & Patti Mincey
Bobby & Betty Hall Frank & Elaine Strickland
Steve & Esther Trout
Walter Bahn
Walter Lee Bahn, 58, of Lake Ar-
rowhead, died Saturday, March 22,
1986.
He was a salesman for Western
Auto and a member of the Body and
Saviour Lutheran Church of Corpus
Christi.
He is survived by his wiffe, Mrs.
June Bahn of Lake Arrowhead;
three daughters, Mrs. Bevery Cash
of Angleton, Mrs. Cynthia Faye
Brode and Mrs. Veronica Jackson,
both of Portland; two sons, Wayne
Nance of Corpus Christi and Her-
man Bahn of Orange Grove; five
sisters; two brothers; and six grand-
children.
That earlier makeshift equip-
ment has given way to newer
equipment, purchased by the city
rather than through fund-raising
efforts, Prather said.
“Years ago, 80 to 90 percent of
the equipment we had was paid for
through fund-raising,” he explain-
ed. “The city didn’t support us in
that way. Now, we have more help
from the city, so the need is not as
critical. We don’t depend on con-
tributions for our equipment.”
Plectrons placed at each
firefighter’s home have eliminated
the field sirens that were
sometimes set of by mischievous
youngsters and were sometimes
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dining areas and two living areas with split bedrooms.
Lots of home for the money. Nites - Lena Floyd,
643-7246.
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smoke rather than the address,”
Bjork said. J
Similar tragedies can occur when
homes and businesses fail to display
their address number, Bjork said.
“If the address number is up or if
someone is waiting at the curb,
precious seconds can be saved,”
Bjork noted. “Please make your
home, business or apartment more
visible to emergency services.
Remember, your address is not just
for the mailman.”
ASSOCIATED BROKERS GROUP -
House Numbers Speed
Response, PVFD Says
Your number just might be up — if
your address number isn’t.
That’s a warning from the(
Portland Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment which is urging local residents
to ensure their home, business or
apartment number is visible to
emergency services.
“Firemen lose time on calls
located in a large apartment com-
plexes when the apartment numbers
are not posted clearly,” noted Jerry
Bjork, PVFD public relations
spokesman.
“Minutes can tick by as they seek
out a small kitchen fire which grows
and is finally spotted by the thick
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Prather
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years as a volunteer fireman.
“When I first came here, the fire
department was located where it is
now, but there was just that one
building and City Hall was located
there too,” he recalled. “When I
first got in the department, we
were still meeting on Tuesday
nights but you had to pay to be in
the department — $1 a month.”
The volunteer fire department
served the city’s population of 1,200
with two trucks; firefighters were
notified of fires by field sirens set
up around town.
“There were buttons on the
phones that set off the sirens,”
Prather said. “Buddy Ganem had
one in his grocery store; there
were seven distributed around
town.”
Until the local funeral home
donated a vehicle which was put to
emergency use, the city had no
ambulance, Prather noted.
“The funeral home gave us a
hearse and we repainted it and
made an ambulance out of it,” he
recalled.
as others have indicated.
“We’re definitely not broke,” he
said. 4
Candidate Everett Ricks pledged’
he “will not be for the status quo,” if
elected.
“I’ll spend my money like it was
your money,” he said, adding, “If
elected, I honestly would like to
make my first official action the
elimination of teacher competency
testing.”
However, the candidate said he
recognized he “probably couldn’t do
this.” ........
In a question-and-answer period
following their statements, can-
didates fielded a variety of questions
concerning local issues as well as
numerous questions about morality
issues.
Asked by one teacher whether the
school board’s role should be one of
checks and balance of the ad-
ministration or one of support for the
administration, most candidates
emphasized the role should be one of
checks and balance.
Noting that the role should be
checks and balance, Ryman added,
“I believe the number of candidates
running for two seats on the board
indicates the community is unhappy
with the direction the school board is
taking. I think we need somebody
who knows how to say no (to the ad-
ministration).”
However, Dieringer pointed to the
importance of selecting an ad-
ministrator capable of handling the
district’s day-to-day operations.
“I haven’t seen anybody rubber-
stamp the superintendent since I
came on the board,” he said, adding,
“whoever is elected, the first thing
they’re told is the most important
decision they make will be the selec-
tion of a superintendent.
“The board is charged with
overseeing, not running the
schools,” he added. “That’s what we
have an administration for.” .
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in the quality of life.”
Chisholm was questioned about
ways to ensure Portland maintains
“high moral standards” if homeport
does come to the area.
However, Chisholm suggested
most Navy people associated with
homeport will live in the Ingleside
area.
“In Portland, you’re looking at a
$75,000 home,” Chisholm said. “In
order to buy, you’re going to have to
make a lot of money. So we won’t be
flooded with the lower echelons.”
Chisholm emphasized she was for
controlled growth also. “If you want
“I remember one November
night after Celia in 1970,” he said..
“They had rebuilt the motel and it
was going to reopen Thanksgiving
weekend when it caught fire. We
were there all night, pumping
water out of the bay, fighting that
fire.
‘‘The next morning when some of
the guys were driving by on their
way to work; they said, ‘Well, they,
saved the slab.’ But we did more
than that. We saved the side wings
of the motel too.”
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the city’s homeportplanning grant.
Council will review the proposals
this week and will hear verbal pro- I
posals from each of the seven firms <
in a special meeting beginning at 6
p.m. Tuesday. *
Also Monday, council unanimous- i
ly voted to award a bid for a pickup I
truck to Gainan’s Chevrolet, who 1
submitted the low bid.
Finally, Zambrano said he has |
learned the State Board of Insurance I
has recorded the city as unprotected *
for fire insurance purposes. The city
is sending information to the state to (
correct that misconception, he said. |
In the meantime however, i
homeowners should notify their in-
surance agent that the city does ___*
have a volunteer fire department, he
said.
“This will bring the insurance
rates down for every homeowner
who is insured,” Zambrano said.
HONORING PRATHER - Mayor Bobby Whittington presents a pro-
clamation to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Prather March 18. The retiring
firefighter will be honored by the city Monday. (N EWS photo)
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financial background, Kunkle said
issues that concern him are the
district’s budget deficit, the teacher
paperwork load, need for facility ex-
pansion, G-PISD’s losses in trained
educators and the need for strong
leadership.
Incumbent Garland Dieringer
pointed to the school board’s ac-
complishments in the past three
years.
Those accomplishments include
the compensation committee, on
which he served, which recommend-
ed setting G-PISD teachers’ salaries
in the upper 25 percent of the upper
25 percent in the area, Dieringer
said.
In addition, he said, the school
district adopted the goal of long-
range facilities planning, im-
plemented the Committee of 100, and
instituted the adopt-a-school pro-
gram.
Pointing the past five-year history
of G-PISD, Dieringer said the
district’s financial woes are not as
dire as some candidates believe.
Candidate Sue Marks said her No.
1 reason for seeking election is her
first-grade-age child at East Cliff
Elementary School.
Noting she has been a volunteer
worker for the March of Dimes and a
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
chapter, Marks said, “I know what it
means to work a lot of hard hours for
no pay or recognition.”
A former teacher, the candidate
also said she has common ground
with teachers. And, she said, as a
relatively new resident, she will be
flexible enough to change “where
change is needed.”
Retiring City Councilman John
Hardin said he is seeking election to
the school board because “I have
been very interested in the school
district as a parent.”
“Part of my concern is I hate to
lose the individuality of teachers,”
Hardin said.
The candidate said he has in-
vestigated the district’s financial
records and found it to be not as bad
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