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MONDAY, DEC. 29
Rotary Club - noon, Community Center
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Al-Anon - 8 p.m., 426 Moore Ave.
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THURSDAY, DEC. 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS
THURSDAY, JAN. 1
HAPPY NEW YEAR
By Linda Castleberry
Elementary students in the Gregory-Portland school district won’t be
as crowded next year thanks to action taken by the school board last
week.
small amount of any assistance,
with the exception of charity from
the hearts of those in the communi-
ty. And such help, at times, becomes
almost negligible.
THESE ARE the street people,
those who either through their own
doings or perhaps through the
blemishes of society have found
themselves outside the embrace of
the populace.
There are the derelicts, there are
alcoholics, there are those who have
tasted the good life and who have
gone on to fail. There are those who
simply choose such a way of life.
But, they all have one thing in
common with all of us.
They all are Americans.
TO SEE how some of your fellow
Americans exist, drive by Loaves
and Fishes on Leopard Street in Cor-
pus Christi. Stop and witness how
COUNTY COURT
The State of Texas vs. Mario San-
doval - Theft - $55 fine -13 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Mario San-
doval - Theft - $25 fine -13 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Gordon Ray
Dickson - DWI - $100 fine - 3 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Carlos A.
Acuna - DWI - $100 fine - 30 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Arturo
20 YEARS AGO
-1966-
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Elliott and
family of 1114 Polaris had her sister
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Ewart of Houston, as guests during
the holidays.
SATURDAY, DEC. 27
Alcholics Anonymous - 8 p.m., 426 Moore Ave.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31
Kiwanis Club - noon, Chamber of Commerce building, 902 Elm
Alcholics Anonymous - 8 p. m., 426 Moore Ave.
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club - 8 p.m., Community Center
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Alexandre Henrique Goncalves
and Miguella Huerta.
Jose Javier Paiz Jr. and Christina
Hernandez Torres.
Jose Vicente Uribe and Senaida C.
Flores.
Obie Baggett and Angela Monique
Welch.
Ismael
Saldivar.
Joe William Goff and Ramona
Hart Bray.
John E. Scheurich and Lydia Sue
Hood.
John Howard Yates and Mary
Frances Garza.
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TUESDAY, DEC. 30
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Miss Sandra Kay Wagner and
James Dwight Barry were married
Thursday evening in the sanctuary
of the First Christian Church in Cor-
pus Christi.
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Jena and Tommy Nelson an-
nounce the birth of their daughter,
Jennifer Leigh, at 4:39 a.m. Tues-
day, Dec. 17, at Spohn Hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Gerhard, 217
Chase, enjoyed Christmas surround-
ed by their children and relatives.
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friends who are somewhat like-
minded and some of them end up in
New York after graduation.
World War I throws Derrick and
her friends, as well as the world, into
upheaval. It is a time when love
must be postponed, when girls kiss
their lovers goodbye and roll ban-
dages instead of preparing for dates.
With some reservations Derrick pro-
mises Jack she will marry him when
he gets back from overseas. (He has
been a pacifist and she is surprised
when, after an argument they have
had, he has enlisted.)
Derrick and two of her friends
from college are in New York, “the
rouge of the country’s cheek” in-
stead of staying in Ohio, “the
vertebra in the backbone of
America.” At first it is a lark — a
series of exploratory expeditions.
Visitors come and there are a few
trips home and then a message
about Jack. Derrick is numbed by
guilt, for she wonders if she is
responsible since she had put up
such an argument for “saving our
country.”
The book is full of lovely descrip-
tions of the Midwest of an earlier era
and of vignettes of the city. The
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Open your hearts. Clean out the
unneeded items in your closet. A few
dollars or items of food will go a long
way.
In their way, the street people who
are helped will be ever so grateful.
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Pat and Alex Quisenberry an-
nounce the birth of their daughter,
Elizabeth Anne, at 7:55 a.m. Mon-
day, Dec. 28 at Spohn Hospital.
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Barbara Sue Anderson, Sheryl
Ann Traeger and Gloria Eval Young
recently received degrees at Corpus
Christi State University in fall com-
mencement exercises.
gifts, for the famed Christmas par-
ty-
In general, it is a time to be happy,
a time devoted to loved ones.
BUT IT should not be forgotten
that it is also the time to celebrate
the birth of the Christ child, to give
thanks to Him, to give thanks for our
many blessings.
It is an opportunity to be grateful
that America is the country it is.
Where freedom reigns. Where we all
can still celebrate the true meaning
of Christmas.
— O---
THOSE IN the mainstream of
American life have, to various
degrees, a comfortable way of life
compared to the vast miseries
across the globe. Miseries that exist
even after thousands of years of
“civilized” life.
And to those not fortunate enough
’TIS THE time to be jolly.
To dream of sugar plums. To be
with family.
It is, in the American tradition, a
time for feasting, for the giving of port. Who receive only a pitifully
judge can sit before his blazing
fireplace, at ease with the lucrative
income of his guaranteed, life-long
appointment and demand that more
and more plush facilities be con-
structed to house and care for the
convicted felon.
Millions are spent to coddle the
killers, rapists, dope peddlers; while
other Americans freeze in the winter
weather.
Somewhere there has been a
miscalculation. At some point in
time priorities should be shifted to
benefit the harmless unfortunates,
not theharmers.
Sometime perhaps they will be.
— O--
IF ONE lieutenant colonel of the
U.S. Marine Corps did only a portion
of the acts that have been con-
tributed to him by the all-knowing
media as coming from “officials,”
“sources,” “reliable spokesman,”
then he indeed would be a “Super-
man.”
And indeed if Lieutenant Colonel
Oliver North, on active duty with the
Marine Corps, did manage to ac-
complish these deeds, a new medal
honoring him for the continuing fight
for freedom, for the fight against
Bolshevism, should be pinned on his
chest.
North is a bemedaled veteran of
the battlefield where he served his
country with valor and distinction.
To be belittled, dishonored by his
fellow countrymen without an ounce
of documented proof is a despicable
national disgrace. 4
Opinions expressed in this column"
are those of the writer, and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of
the publishers.
PDL is the pen name for Paul Le-
veen, who retired from the Portland
News in 1984.
Although trustees balked at approving the plan last month because
they had received no formal presentation on it, they approved it this
month when discussion on the issue showed the committee’s proposal to
be the best — and perhaps only — means of solving crowding problems at
the elementary schools next year.
In the end, the sole opposition voiced to the proposal came from Clark
parents and from trustee Aurora Gonzalez, who expressed concern that
Clark’s needs are not being met as quickly as they should.
But, in the words of trustee Alton Ezell, who serves on the district’s
facilities committee, “we have to start somewhere.”
Without the action trustees took last week, G-PISD would be faced
with crowded elementary classrooms next year at all four schools as well
as the need for requesting waivers for failure to meet the state’s stu-
dent/teacher ratios.
We agree, then, that the G-PISD board of trustees took the only action
it could take at this time.
We also would urge the facilities committee and the board to move
ahead with consideration of Clark School, especially the parents’ request
for covered walkways.
10 YEARS AGO
-1976-
Home for the holidays from Texas
A&M University are Pam and Shane
Calvin, daughter and son of Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Calvin, 119
Markham.
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DOLL? ...AFTER
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these Americans live. How they sur-
vive. There are sights that will make
your heart cry.
Their holiday season perhaps is a
warm meal. If they are lucky, it
means a place indoors to sleep. A
few handed-down clothes makes a
difference in trying to stay
somewhat warm during a below-
freezing night under a culvert.
Perhaps it is too late
Christmas, but the winter is yet
long.
By Lyra Sparks
Those who enjoyed the best-selling
“and Ladies of the Club” by Helen
Howen Santmyer will undoubtedly
enjoy the reprint of her first (semi-
authobiographical) novel, “Herbs
and Apples” that was first published
more than 60 years ago.
It is a delightfully sensitive story;
though it is written in the first per-
son (the teller of the tale is Sue), the
central character, Derrick, reflects
much of Ms. Santmyer’s life.
Born into a world where little girls
dream only of husband and children,
Derrick defiantly announces that
she will be a great writer. She is a
rebel, does outrageous things to at-
tract attention. She calms down,
however, spends some time as a
tomboy going trapping with boys her
age. Her favorite — partly because
she considers him a person with
whom she can discuss important
things — is Jack. They have bitter
fights, however and have long
periods when they act like enemies.
During her high school years, with
some help at editing by her teacher,
she creates a pageant; she does this
without telling her family, but they
attend and the ending of “Spirit of
Ohio” brings her much acclaim. He
friends are sure she is going to be a
great writer someday!
Derrick attends college where she
attracts the friendship of others —
eventually she works out a group of
SUNDAY, DEC. 28
Alcoholics Anonymous - 9:30 a.m., 426 Moore Ave.
Narcotics Anonymous - 7 p.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic
Church
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Trustees voted 6-1 to approve a recommendation from their Facilities
Planning Committee that is aimed at remedying the district’s immediate
crowding problems. The "action authorizes the district’s architect to
develop basic specifications for eight permanent primary classrooms
each, to be located at Austin and East Cliff elementaries. It also OKs the
bidding for design and construction of the 16 classrooms and appropriates
the necessary fund balance for the project. Cost is estimated at $750,000.
Superintendent Jim Hall first brought the facilities recommendation
to trustees last month, citing the need for immediate action so that the
district can meet the state’s increasingly strict student/teacher ratios
next year. The facilities plan presented, he said, would solve excessive
crowding problems at all four elementaries because existing portable
buildings at Austin and East Cliff will be moved to Andrews and Clark, in-
creasing the number of classrooms there.
AND WITH these many homeless
it seems to be almost criminal that
some municipalities consider the
demolition of sturdy, municipal-
owned buildings just because such
edifices don’t seem to please the
populace. They worry about their ci-
ty image.
It also is so ironical that a federal
Navarro - DWI - $100 fine - 30 days
imprisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Ray Neil
Glover - DWI - $100 fine - 50 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Joseph
Charles Fairchild - $2,000 fine - two
year probation.
The State of Texas vs. Charlene
Freeze - $2,000 fine - two year proba-
tion.
The State of Texas vs. Gertudis
Cano - DWI - $100 fine - 4 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Nicolas M.
Chavez - DWI - - $750 fine - two year
probation.
The State of Texas vs. James
Dillon - DWI - $500 fine - two year
probation.
The State of Texas vs. Guadalupe
R. Gonzales - DWI - $100 fine - 45
days imprisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Clayton Ed-
ward Benson - reckless driving - $200
fine.
The State of Texas vs. Alonzo A.
Martinez - DW - $2,000 fine - two year
probation.
The State of Texas vs. Lino Cruz -
possession of marijuana - $100 fine -
one year probation.
1YEAR AGO
-1985-
Construction should
Thursday, Jan. 2, on the Buddy
Ganem Highway 181 overpass, of-
ficials said.
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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
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South Texas Press Association
FRIDAY, DEC. 26
Portland Neighbors Club -9:30 a.m., members’ homes
Portland Al-Anon - 10 a.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic
Church
Alcoholics Anonymous - 8 p.m., 426 Moore Ave.
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A Merry Ho Ho Ho To All
to have employment and a means of
such a comfortable life, there are
hundreds of billions of federal
dollars provided yearly for their
assistance.
But, there still are others in our
midst who have no means of sup-
Herbs And Apples’ Reflects
Life Of Helen Santmyer
story is also seasoned with poetry —
quotations from the old masters and
those written by Derrick who
ponders immortality as she ends a
poem about chimney swallows and
immortality with:
“Fain would I see those wings
again as
I go out to sky and sun;
They shall I have no fear at all of
Our being eternally one.”
Many others she writes and they
are lovely. Some of the prose,
however, is poetry, evidence of the
author’s sensitivity:
Pitiless rain in the city is, blown
against the sterile concrete and
brick; there is nothing to remind one
of the unending cycle of change and
death, decay and in decay the pro-
mise of new life, as there is in the
country where the drops carry the
fragrance of wet earth, rotting
wood, the soaked bark of the trees
and the fallen leeves.”
In New York her friends try to in-
spire her to live up to her literary
promise, but her mother’s sudden
death brings Derrick to a momen-
tous decision — a decision which
provides the surprise ending to this
rich, evocative novel.
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