Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 9, 1989 Page: 1 of 55
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ENTERPRISE
Chevron
ENTERPRISE PHOTO BY KENN SCHMIDT
GOODBYE, GULF - With the new Chevron sign up, Robert Chevron Corp. of San Francisco’s purchase of Gulf Oil. Local
Morris signals for the Gulf sign to be lowered. Along with service station conversions have taken a while. Chevron ac-
paint jobs, the new signs represent the finishing touches on quired Gulf in March 1984 for $13.3 billion.
Court to discuss
probation facilities
LIVINGSTON - Progress on
renovation of a portion of. the Polk
County Health Center for use by the
probation department will be among
the matters discussed during Mon-
day’s regular meeting of the Polk
County Commissioners’ Court.
Other items on the brief agenda in-
clude a presentation by a represen-
tative of Wildlife Damage Control
regarding damage caused by
beavers, discussion and possible ac-
tion concerning compensation time
for county employees and discussion
and possible action concerning
McDaniel Road and R.E. Barrett
Road in Precinct 3.
Commissioners are also slated to
approve a lease agreement for the
parking lot of the Polk County Tax
Office.
An executive session is included
on the agenda for the discussion of
personnel matters.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
in the Commissioners’ Courtroom,
Polk County Courthouse.
Grant application
among city topics
LIVINGSTON - The Livingston
City Council will consider a resolu-
tion in support of an application by
the Livingston Volunteer Fire
Department’s for grant funds from
the T.L.L. Temple Foundation dur-
ing its regular meeting Tuesday.
Council will also consider passage
of a resolution in support of a Com-
munity Assessment Marketing pro-
gram under consideration by the
Polk County Chamber of Commerce.
Cost-free to the chamber and city,
the Gulf States Utilities-sponsored
program is designed to examine an
area’s strong and weak points in
relation to community and economic
development.
The Rev. Charles E. Horton has
asked to address the council concer-
ning the Livingston Police Depart-
ment’s weekend arrest policy.
Other items on the agenda include
authorization to advertise for bids on
improvements to Noblitt Street,
drainage improvements on Mill
Street and on the purchase of a
mower for the golf course.
Employees of the city’s' electric
department will be recognized for
their receipt of a safety award from
the American Public Power Associa-
tion.
Council is also slated to approve a
payment to Dual Construction Co.
for work on the water service exten-
sion along the U.S. 59 Bypass.
An executive session is scheduled
to discuss possible sale of an electric
substation.
The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in
the council chambers, Livingston Ci-
ty Hall.
Attracting
new business
course topic
Thirteen arrests clear several county burglaries
LIVINGSTON - The arrest of 13
persons has led to the clearance of
nine burglary and theft cases in Polk
County and the recovery of stolen
merchandise valued at over $3,000,
according to die Polk County
Sheriff's Department
Among the cases cleared was the
March 25 burglary of a residence in
Wiggins Willage No. 2, in which a
video cassette recorder, .22-caliber
rifle and several cans of beer were
taken. Deputies Robert Parrish and
Janie Cain, the initial investigating
officers, found footprints leading to
another residence in the subdivision.
Further investigation by Detective
Sgt. Mike Nettles led to recovery of
all of the stolen items.
Arrested in connection with the
burglaiy were Robert Rifle, 19, who
was charged with possession of
stolen property, and Marcus Allen
Neal, 18, who was charged with
burglary. Both gave voluntary
statements concerning their involve-
ment in the burglary, Nettles said.
Neal also gave a voluntary state-
ment concerning the burglary of a
weekend residence in Big Sandy, ac-
cording to Nettles. Deputy Jim Vail
reported March 22 that a 30-30 deer
rifle was taken from the residence.
Acting on information from Neal,
the rifle was recovered by Detec-
tives Darrell Longino and Eddie
Butler.
A 25-yea cold Goodrich man has
been arrested in connection with a
felony theft case and a burglary at
Goodrich School. Two rings, a cash
register containing money and a
Minolta camera were reported miss-
ing March 14 from a residence in
Goodrich, according to a report filed
by Deputy John Sanders. Through
further investigation, Nettles
recovered the two misrtng rings and
a warrant was issued by Justice of
the Peace Mary Placker for the ar-
rest of Danyl Ray Woods.
Woods gave voluntary statements
concerning both the felony theft and
a burglary at Goodrich School,
reported March 29 and investigated
by Longino. A microwave oven, por-
table stereo and electric heater were
taken from a teachers’ workroom
during qx-ing break. A tip to Crime
Stoppers led to the recovery of the
microwave oven, Nettles said.
Through further investigation, he
recovered the stereo and heater.
A Crime Stoppers tip also led to
the recovery of a 19-inch color televi-
sion set, taken in the burglary of a
residence off FM 2969 in Goodrich.
The burglary was reported March 28
and investigated by Sgt. Paul Cain.
The television set was valued at
$500, according to Nettles, who con-
ducted the follow-up investigation.
Also believed cleared is the theft
of aluminum ingot from Moscow
Recycling, reported Tuesday and in-
vestigated by Detective Lt. Jeff
Westerman. Dexter Ray Hill, 30, of
Livingston was arrested Wednesday
and charged with theft, according to
Nettles. He said part of the stolen
aluminum has been recovered. -
Two Goodrich men have been ar-
rested in connection with the theft of
a chainsaw from a storage building
in Goodrich. The theft was reported
March 29 and investigated by Net-
tles. Investigation led to warrants
being issued by Judge Placker for
the arrest of Roy Lyons, 28, and
Tony Brooks, 21, who allegedly sold
the chainsaw to a third party, Net-
tles said. Lyons, who was arrested
Friday, and Brooks, who was ar-
rested April 1, were charged with
possession of stolen property.
A Crime Stoppers tip led to
recovery of an <$800 air-
conditioning/heating unit taken in
the burglary of a rent house in Wig-
gins Village No. L Further in-
vestigation led to warrants being
issued for the arrest of Anthony
Carter, 25, of Livingston and Don
Taylor, 28, of Goodrich. Brooks has
also been implicated in the burglary,
Nettles said. He added, all three
suspects gave voluntary statements
concerning the case.
The arrest March 30 of two
suspects by Walker County deputies
is believed to have cleared the
March 23 attempted burglary of
Bell’s Grocery on (he Scenic Loop
and a burglary at Hilton on the Lake
in Onalaska, as well as four
burglaries in San Jacinto County
and one in Trinity County. Walker
County deputies working a radar
unit stopped a vehicle containing
two suspects and discovered money
bags in the car’s back seat, Nettles
said. The suspects - Ronnie Lee
Walker and Tommy Ray Cagle, both
18 and from Clute - were taken to
the San Jacinto County Jail April 1
and later transported to Polk County
by Onalaska Police Officer Will
Young and Onalaska Police Chief
P*t Black. Walker and Cagle have
since been transported to Trinity
County.
Responding to a report March 25
of a theft in progress at a residence
in Wiggins Village No. 1, Deputies
Robert Parrish, Patrick Marek and
Nettles arrested two suspects at the
scene. Charged in connection with
the theft of tires from the residence
are Rex Ebarb and David Scott
Rose, both 17, of Livingston.
Also believed cleared is a burglary
Thursday at Po-Boy’s Fish and Tire
Shop at U.S. 190 and FM 350. Thirty-
two cartons of cigarettes, three can-
dy bars and approximately $36 in
change were taken in the burglary,
according to the initial report filed
by Sgt. Bob Price. Arrested in the
vicinity shortly after the burglary
was Daniel Joseph Buffington, 35, of
Livingston. Buffington was charged
with burglary and with possession of
a controlled substance. The latter
charge stems from two rocks of
crack cocaine, valued at approx-
imately $40, discovered in the
suspect’s possession, Nettles said.
Other cases under investigation by
the sheriff’s department include:
•The burglary of a habitation at
the end of FM 3186, reported April 2
and investigated by Sgt. Price.
Reloading equipment, an antique
clock, telephone answering machine
and vases were reported missing.
See GASOLINE pg. 2A
Mar-r-rvin Zindler finds
no expose' in local SPCA
LIVINGSTON - Membere of the
SPCA received quite a surprise Mon-
day when they received a call that
Marvin Zindler of Channel 13 in
Houston wanted to come to Liv-
ingston to interview them concern-
ing the animal shelter.
Charlie McClurkin, SPCA humane
officer, said he could not imagine
why Zindler would be interested in
doing a story on it but he agreed to
meet him on Thursday.
“I got a letter from someone who
was mad about an ad that kept ap-
pearing in the personal ads of the
Houston Post,” Zindler said Friday.
“The ad ran something to the effect
like ‘This is your last chance to con-
tribute to a worthy cause, please
send your donations,’ and there was
a post office box in Livingston.
'Tm always looking for story
ideas, so I thought Fd check it out,”
Zindler said.
Zindler spoke to the Livingston
postmaster and found out the post of-
fice box belonged to a W.A. O’Neal,
so he also called him to set up an in-
terview.
Well, apparently the SPCA has
anonymous friends it is not aware of
because they were not familiar with
O’Neal, nor had they known
anything about the advertisement.
Zindler and his camera crewcame
into town Thursday to meet with
O’Neal and members of the SPCA.
“I asked this fellow how he had
gotten involved with the SPCA, con-
sidering he was not a member and
they did not even know him,”
Zindler said. “He told me that he
had seen stories and pictures in the
Enterprise about a dog that had
been burned and that he wanted to
help collect funds for the animal
shelter because he felt bad for all of
the stray dogs that didn’t have a
place to live.”
Zindler said O’Neal only received
two letters in response to the adver-
tisement and that they were “crack-
pot letters.”
“The stories O’Neal read in the
Enterprise affected him emotionally
and I really think the guy is sincere
about wanting to help,” Zindler said.
After Zindler had met with O’Neal
and McClurkin, he was taken to
Nadine Farmer’s house. Farmer,
SPCA secretary, currently has 22
dogs at her house that the SPCA has
picked up and is taking care of.
“We talked about the SPCA and I
explained the adoption process to
him and after the interview he said
he wanted to go into my backyard,”
Farmer said. “I said ‘no, you don’t,’
thinking of how those 22 dogs would
jump all over him in his white suit.”
Zindler persisted though, Farmer
said, and did go into the backyard to
look at, and play with, some of the
homeless animals. Farmer said
when Zindler walked out of the
fenced-in backyard, his white pants
were no longer white.
According to Zindler, the story
will air Monday and Tuesday nights
on Channel 13’s Eyewitness News at
6 and 10 p.m.
Shelter construction
proceeds step by step
LIVINGSTON - Plans are under-
way for the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals to initiate
a fund drive to expedite the building
of the Polk County Animal Shelter.
Building an animal shelter for
Polk County is a goal, the SPCA has
been working toward for years and
is finally beginning to reach.
However, although the SPCA
broke ground Feb. 16 and progress
has been made, construction will
soon come to a standstill due to the
lack of funds.
The SPCA has had to go into this
project one step at a‘ time. At the
time of groundbreaking, they had
approximately $22,000 in CDs which
were tp be used for the initial steps
in building the shelter.
At this point in time, it has been
estimated that the SPCA still needs
approximately $80,000 to finish the
shelter. “We desperately need help
from the community,” Charlie Mc-
Clurkin, SPCA humane officer, said.
According to Dorothy McClurkin,
treasurer, the contractors finished
hooking up the plumbing around
Wednesday. If the weather permits,
they will start pouring the founda-
tion Monday.
The first fundraiser the SPCA has
planned is a luncheon and all-male
celebrity style show from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m., May 2, at the city hall
auditorium. They are serving stew,
combread and salad and the cost
will be $3.50.
LIVINGSTON - “Community
development works hand in hand
with economic development,” John
Thompson, executive director of the
Polk County Chamber of Commerce,
said.
Thompson attended the 23rd An-
nual Basic Industrial Development
course, March 27-31, at Texas A AM
University. The course is sponsored
by the Texas Engineering Extension
Service and the Texas Industrial
Development Council, Inc.
“There were a lot of interesting
people from all over the U.S. and
speakers were recruited from all
over the nation,” Thompson said.
Sally Loveland with the National
Development Council and Alan
Alterman with the real estate
department of Chase Manhattan
Bank were two of the featured
speakers.
“We looked at all aspects of
economic development - Texas
economy, communications, financ-
ing, business retention and expan-
sion,” Thompson said.
Thompson said incentives were
being offered for businesses to
relocate. “However, one of the
points brought up was to take care of
the businesses you have, as well as
trying to attract new businesses.”
One of the exercises Thompson
participated in was role-playing the
part of a city official from another
city, in which there were simulated
visits by potential prospects.
Thompson said he was able to find
out how prospects act and the ques-
tions they ask.
“We actually followed the tex-
tbook almost line by line concerning
the VF project,” Thompson said.
“Everybody concerned did an
outstanding job and Fm proud to be
a part. With a little formal training,
I think we can become second to
none.”
Thompson said another topic
discussed was the changing role of
technology. “Fiber optics are an
essential,” he said. “I mentioned
this to Troy Rippy at the telephone
company and he said this service is
available in Polk County and the
main cable is on UJS. Highway 59.”
“I’ve been to a lot of courses,"
Thompson said, “but this one was
exciting, well-presented and the in-
formation was pertinent.”
Thompson said the course was
very timely because the chamber of
commerce is going to implement a
Community Assessment Marketing
Program that Gulf States Utilities
Co. is sponsoring.
“The two-part program deals with
community development and
economic development,” Thompson
said.
See COURT pg. 2A
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