Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 8, 1987 Page: 1 of 12
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PALACIOS, TEXAS
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SeaCrest Estates beginning
Neighborhood Crime Watch
~ BY NICK WEST
_Beacon Publisher_
Residents in one Palacios nei-
ghborhood have started work-
ing together to “take a bite out
of crime” by becoming the first
in the city to initiate a Nei-
ghborhood Crime Watch Pro-
gram.
Detective Emmett Greene,
crime prevention officer for the
Palacios Police Dept, met with
approximately 25 residents of
the SeaCrest Estates housing
project last week to outline the
program which has been succ-
essful in other cities in deterr-
ing crime. The turnout repre-
sented approximately 45% of
(lie residents in SeaCrest Estat-
es.
The meeting, held in the
projects community center, was
organized by SeaCrest main-
tenance employees Richard Du-
ran and Potsy Serna. Also
coordinating the activity was
Palacios Housing Authority exe-
cutive director Hallie Homeier.
“To many people today don’t
want to get involved,” Greene
told the residents. However, he
explained that neighbors look-
ing out for each other are often
the single best security system.
He pointed out that the Neigh-
borhood Crime Watch Program
encourages residents to get to
know their neighbors and work
together to keep a vigil on each
other’s homes.
"Get to know your neigh-
bors’ living patterns, know
when they are at work, on
vacation and so forth-not to
spice uo your life, but so you
can spot suspicious perrons or
occurrences and possibly pre-
vent criminal activity,” Greene
told the residents. He advised
them to call the police immed-
iately if they see a suspicious
person or activity such as a
strange car repeatedly cruising
the area.
"No matter how many police
officers we have, there is no
way for them to keep each home
under constant surveillance,"
Greene remarked. “Police do
not always know If someone
they see in a neighborhood is a
stranger or whether they have
businesses in that particular
area.”
As part of the Crime Watch
Program, Greene suggested
that the residents in SeaCrest
select "block captains” who are
reponsible for the program in a
limited area. He also advised
them to hold regular meetings
and to encourage other area
residents to take part. Informa-
tion sheets to be used by the
block captains were distributed
to the residents io list emer-
gency numbers and other infor-
mation. In addition, Crime
Watch stickers to be placed in
windows were distributed and
an engraving tooi was provided
with which residents can mark
their personal property.
Although residents in other
areas of Palacios have talked
about forming a Neighborhood
Crime Watch Program, Greene
said that SeaCrest Estates was
the first to follow through with
it. He said he would like that
neighborhood to serve as an
example of neighborhood coop-
eration fo> other areas.
“The Crime Watch program
works, I guarantee it,” Greene
said. "I would like to see it
throughout Palacios and I’m
glao to see you kick it off."
Greene told the residents that
based on police reports he has
seen, the SeaCrest Estates
neighborhood had one of the
lowest crime rates in Palacios.
"I want to commend every-
one out here. This is a fan-
tastic neighborhood and we
want to keep it that way,” he
remarked. He said that by
having an active Neighborhood
Crime Watch Program it would
help it stay that way.
Residents agreed to follow
through with future meetings
{See CRIME, Page 4|
Committee meets to review
options for city bond issue
BY NICK VVES*r
Beacon Publisher
A bond issue to fund street and
drainage improvement moved a
step closer to the voters Monday
night after the Palacios City
Council voted to present the
various options to a citizens/
council review committee for
recommendations.
val.
Although exact dollar amounts
have yet to be determined
pending action by the committee
/council, at least two, and
possibly three, bond issue propo-
sitions will likely be placed on the
ballot. One of the propositions, if
passed, would allow the city to
guarantee repayment of a
$512,000 FmHA- loan to be Used
The council, meeting in regu- t0 finance drainage improve-
lar session, agreed to submit uic mcn;s. a second proposition, If
package of bond issue proposals passed, would allocate funds for
to the 11-member citywide capi- citywide street repairs and im-
tal improvement committee at 6 provements.
p.m. Monday, Juiy 13 (6 p.m. The city’s fiscal agent, Steve
Tuesday was designated as an EUi0tt of Rotan Mosley, along
alternate date;. The committee’s : w[t;, representatives of the city’s
engineering firm of Jones &
Neuse, are expected to meet with
the committee during its meeting
next week to outline details of the
bond proposals and provide
information on how much of a tax
increase each proposal would
require if passed by voters.
According to Mayor Leonard
Lamar, the final proposals would
likely be presented to Palacios
voters in a special bond election
later this year.
In addition to the council,
members of the committee are
Bruce Herlin, Walter Hamlin,
Fred Huitt, Lee Schulz, Billy
Hamlin, Sonny Rrhlik, Jim Dale,
Art Lang, WgJtoi Kilgore, Ver
non Bates Sr., Nelo Seaman, Les
having a 100% turnout of Pala-
cios voters in local and national
elections.
To facilitate that awareness
and to help celebrate the Con-
stitution's 200th anniversary, she
requested permission to have the
city’s fire hydrants painted in a
patriotic red, white and blue.
Although the council comm-
ended and endorsed Garcia’s
goal of increasing registration
and voter turnout, some concern
was expressed as to whether
White, David Sikes, R.B. Trull,' residents who have fire hydrants
[See COUNCIL. Pane 41
function will be to review the
alternate proposals and to recom-
mend to the council those which
they feel are the most economi-
cally feasible and have the best
chance of obtaining voter appro-
(Esther Smith) Pat Christianson,
Alec TJarrison, Antonia Garcia,
and Homer Aparido.
185% VOTES TCENOOT
As part of the U.S. Constitu-
tion Bicentennial Celebration,
Sherry Garcia told the coundl
that she hopes to organize a
massive voter registration aware-
ness program with the goal of
VFW Post makes dedication in
seawall flag raising ceremony
Queen-Hamlin Post 2467,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, dedicated their
flag pole at East Bay Seawall,,
on July Fourth during a morn-
ing flag raising ceremony. '
Homer Aparido, Post Com-
mander, recognized many of the
Palacios citizens and organiza-
tions who had contributed in
sponsoring this patriotic ser-
vice. The Palados-Matagqrda
Seawall Commission had re-
quested the VFW to provide a
flagpole at the East Bay location
because the commissi was
Disaster legislation
(ails in committee
A Senate-House conference
committee chose not to adopt
legislation intended to make
low-interest “disaster loans ava-
ilable to Texas Gulf Coast small
businesses that suffered econom-
ic loss due to last fall’s toxic red
tide, United States Congressman
Mac Sweeny reported.
The legislation, authored by
Sweeny, R-Wharton, and Rep.
Jack Brooks, D-Beaumont, was
approved by the House as an
amendment to the Fiscal Year
1987 Supplemental Appropria-
tions Bill—but not by the Senate.
Efforts to have die legislation
approved by the joint conference
committee-which irons out dif-
ferences between the two Cong-
ressional bodies’ bill language-
met with opposition in the
Senate, Sweeny said.
Sweeny said he and Rep.
Brooks “were successful in con-
vincing the House to pass the
measure, but the Senate failed to
act on it.” Senate approval would
have passed the red tide legis-
lation on to the President for
signing into law.
The red tide bloomed in
September of 1986, spread along
the Texas coast and did not
dissipate until December. Since
the tide emits toxins, the Texas
Department of Health shut down
[See DISASTER, Page 4|
not allocated funds to provide
a pole.
In responding to this request
Commander Aparlcio stated,
"Weare grateful fo the VSSSOT'r
Commission for requesting this
project of the VFW. We consid-
er it a duty and a privilege to
render this patriotic service.
Your untiring efforts in making
this seawall project a success
for the Palacios community is
appreciated. You are among our
most dedicated Palados citizens
and we salute you.”
In the flag raising ceremon-
ies, the American flag used was
one that had been draped over
the casket of W.L. Hamlin, Spec
4th Gass, Troop A, 4th Mech-
anized Cavalry, 1st Infantry
Division, US Army. W.L. Ham-
lin, the first Viet Nam veteran to
lose his life from Palacios, was
killed in action 23 June, 1967
and buried in the Palacios
cemetery July 3, 1967. The flag
was presented by his mother,
Mrs. Edna Hamlin.
The Texas Flag was procured
by Bob Huebner from the Sons
and Daughters of the Republic
of Texas Revolution and had
Recreation group
meets Thursday
The Palados Recreation As-
sociation Building Committee
will meet Thursday at 7:30
p.m. ct City Hall.
Church sponsors
youth fellowship
The Living Word Church,
corner of 10th and Ritchie
Street will be sponsoring a
youth fellowship Saturday
from 7-10 p.m. with music by
Calvary of Port Lavaca.
Tile Bishop Family fair
West Columbia will be minis-
tering at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Everyone is invited to attend.
[See VFW, Page 4]
Churchmen hold
breakfast Sunday
Next Sunday local church-
men are meeting at the First
Presbyterian Church at 7:30
a.m. for breakfast. All men
are invited to join in this hour
of food and fellowship.
Booster Club to
convene July 20
The Palados Athletic Boos-
ter Gub will hold its monthly
meeting July 20 in the Pala-
cios High School learning
resource center at 7:30 p.m.
Parents and supporters of
junior and senior high school
athletes are invited and en-
couraged to attend.
Warning to criminals
PALACIOS Police Dept, crime residents in the housing prq|evt
prevention officer Emmett Gre- agreed to participate In a
ene displays two of the signs Neighborhood Crime Watch
that will bo erected fat the Program.
SeaCtests Estates area after
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Fountain of fire
TWO Independence Day cele-
brants [left] are dwarfed by the
glowing rockets and flares set
off from their pier Saturday
night as part of a families’ 4th
festivities. Hundreds of other
people lined the shoreline
across the bay to observe the
giant fireworks display put on
by the Palacios Lions Club
during their annual weekend
activities. [Beacon Photo by
Nick West]
MCENTS
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