Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1974 Page: 2 of 14
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From The Cop Shop
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BY I T BI TCH GARRETT
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You have all seen the advertiiements on T V that refer
to the Governor 1 crime prevention program, that asks v ow to
call the consultants on crime prevention at your local police
department Have you ever wondered just exactly what is a
consultant on crime prevention, or what such a person would
do if he were railed" I guess you could say that a crime
prevention officer is a policeman that is out doing a job that
he should not have to do His work is not really in the realm
of law enforcement At least not in the common terminology
of what would describe the policeman's job What would he
do if you called him" He might just save you a lot of money
Think about it Right here in Portland during the past
twelve months we have had 41 residential burglaries that
have been reported (We don't know how many were not).
There were also 121 thefts, many of which probably should
have been classified as burglaries Just figure each of these
at a cast of $50 and you come up with a figure of over $8 000
That's a heck of a lot more than I earned last year
Is your home or business secure’’ Are you sure” 90
percent or more of those 162 burglaries and thefts could have
been prevented with very little effort and cost Many, if not
all. of those people that got robbed of some valuable item felt
that their home was secure and believe it or not. some of
them still do even though they have not done anything to
improve their security since the loss What can you do to
help prevent burglaries” How much will it cast you to
. secure your home” In order to answer any of your questions
we must first look at some facts and figures" Nineteen
percent of all residential burglaries are through open doors
or windows!! Fifty-two percent of them are through forced
locks!1 (Most of the locks were cheap and could be opened
with very little effort) One fact stands out like a sore thumb,
almost all residential burglaries occurred at the house that
was the easiest to get into in that neighborhood
What can you do” Send the burglar off down the street to
look for an easier place to hit - lock up tight'' Most of the
homes here in Portland are not very secure and entry can be
easily made The average time for a home burglary is about
three minutes If you put on a better lock or just fix the one
you have, no one will try to get in What will it cost’’ Most
homes can be reasonably secured for a few dollars Even the
weakest homes that I have seen could be vastly improved for
$50 or less Almost all cases will entail more time than money
and it will surprise you how little time it will take Just today
l had the chance to show a local family how to secure three
very easy entry points for less than one dollar and it will
probably take them less than half an hour to finish the job
The last time their home was hit it cost them several hundred
dollars They didn't seem to mind the time or money that it
will take to really make their home secure
Want to find out how easy it is to break into your home’’
Anyone who can get at least three of their neighbors together
at one time just give me a call and I'll come right out Most of
your homes will have the same or similar weakness and I can
cover them all at the same time over a cup of coffee" What
have you got to lose!!
Community Center
By Linda Hirrinjtiri
The gym program is coming
to*n end this Friday Nets are
e*any day for the tennis
courts and volleyball courts at
the 13 act*, pari, on Lang Road
The ladlv and couples
volleyball may want to
resume play »Nr, as long as
the weather peHiiit* Indies
softball has enough par-
ticipants for four 'Aaips ,n(j
will continue playing at Happy
Hall Field as long as (Hey
would like this fall Inter. '«vj
ladies wishing to play are
asked to go to Hoppy Hall Field
any Thursday at 6 30 p m
Don't forget the tryouts for
the melodrama, which will be
part of the Portland Little
Theater's September 21
Variety Show, which will be
held this Monday. Aug 19. at
7 30 p m at the Community
Center Tryouts for the Variety
Show will be Thursday, Aug
22, at 7 30 p m at the Com
munity Center
Another reminder to persona
interested in the Recreation
Department forming par-
ticular classes or activities this
fail should call the Community
Center to make their requests
as the fall program is being
formed now, and is near
completion
The Recreation Department
would like to form "touch
football" for boys of elemen
tary school age starting this
fall Persons who can be
coaches and referees are asked
to contact us at 643-5114
Bookshelf
by Mrs. W. C. Sparks
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CP&L To Build
Coal-Fired Plant
One would never expect
Frank M.inkiewic/ to write
anything but a critical expose
of Nixon and his political life
In "Perfectly Clear Whittier to
Watergate" this author traces
the President's political
maneuver* from his entrance,
just after World War II into the
race for the House of
Representatives, up till today
Mankiewict admits that, as
campaign manager tor
McGovern, he pulled a few
tricky public relations slants,
especially as he was trying to
discount Muskie. but he says at
least they weren't illegal
Whatever one thinks today, two
things come clear in the
reading of this book
In one statement the author
quotes someone as saying that
a nation in crisis is easily
swayed by emotional appeal
Certainly in the past several
decades we have been a nation
in crises some more acute than
others I would say we did not
lack for crises in the nineteenth
century either, but such is the
instanl communication of
today that we are instantly
aware of it. whereas, a hun
dred years ago this wasn't so
Politicians are and always
have been able to play on
people's fears and so mold
(hem to their own ideas
The other thing that comes
through in the book is that in
this day not only of
sophisticated electronics but of
highly developed advertising
and public relations techniques
candidates and political
machines can hire personnel
that will, by slanted half truths
and manipulation of facts-
sometimes even
misrepresentations be able to
garner the public vote ft's
almost a matter of who gets the
best publicity agent
One sees signs, however, that
eventually the basic good sense
of the American people will
prevail 'We hope>
Although I'm not really
addicted to spy stories several
years ago I read John Le
Carre's "The Spy Who Came in
from the Cold" and considered
it one of the best books of fic-
tion of that year iit is on the
library' shelves, by the way) It
was more than just aspy sforv
It had something lo say
John Le Carre has a new
book, top of the best seller list:
'Tinker. Toiler. Soldier. Spy”.
I recently read a somewhat
derogatory review, hut I still
think it is a well-written and
intriguing book, that
stimulates the imagination,
and has something to say
(After all sometimes it's your
own mood that is reflected on
whether you do or don’t like a
book ) This new story may not
have quite the impact that his
first had but is has a challenge
and is worth reading
Last week we gave some
books available in our library
on Trailer-camping Here is a
list by another author or so
Hull "Plans and In-
structions for Double Duty
Camper." "Plans and In-
structions for Cab over Shell."
Folding Hard Top and Tent
Top Trailer." "Recreational
Vehicle Handbook." and "How
to Choose. Buy. and Enjoy a
Motor Home "
kneass "How to Buy
Recreational Vehicles," and
"How to Select a Car or
Truck for Trailering "
Morrison "Questions and
Answers on Recreational
Vehicles " and "Traveling in
Mexico "
Newcome Trailer Owner's
Driving Guide
Woodall s 1973 Trailer Parks
and Campgrounds
Rotary
Governor
To Speak
G Hussell Kirkland of
Corpus Christi, governor of this
district of Rotary In-
ternational. will pay his official
visit to and address the Por-
tland Rotary Club on Monday,
Aug 19
Kirkland is one of the 357
district governors of Rotary
who were elected at the in-
ternational convention of
Rotary in Minneapolis in June
He will serve until June 30,
1975
Kirkland, a retired in-
vestment broker, is a member
and past president of the
Corpus Christi Rotary Club
Always he has taken active
interest in civic and govern-
mental affairs in his com-
munity
While in Portland. Mr.
Kirkland will visit with Eugene
H Howard, president of the
local Rotary Club, and with
other club officials He will
want to know of activities of the
local club, and may offer
suggestions about ad-
ministrative affairs.
In May, Kirkland wuj one of
the 357 Rotary district
governors who attended an
international assembly at Lake
Placid. N Y to plan for their
jobs
Police Report
The Portland Police
Department had an average
work week the past few days
They answered 34 routine calls
and eight humane A total of 26
traffic tickets were issued
There were three minor ac-
cidents and one major one
reported
Five drivers were charged
with DIP Two small
burglaries were reported, one
bike theft, four miscellaneous
thefts and one report of van
dalism was logged during the
week
Central Power and Light
Company today announced
plans to build a coal fired
electric generating plant at a
site on Coleto Creek midway
between Victoria and Goliad
CPL Vice President Aaron
Autry said the power plant will
he built in conjunction with a
new dam and reservoir to be
constructed by the Guadalupe
Blanco River Authority
The new plant in Goliad
County will have an initial
generating capability of 550.00
kilowatts and will be larger
than any single generating unit
the South Texas utility com-
pany now has in service
Autry stated that land
acquisition for the proposed
plant and reservoir is expected
to begin immediately
Preliminary site preparation
work is planned to begin before
the end of the year
The new power plant, which
will be large enough to supply
the electrical needs of a etty
with a population of about
400.000. it scheduled to begin
generating Us first electricity
in late 1978 or early 1979 The
new facility will be the first
CPL power plant designed
specifically to ben coal as a
boiler fuel
“This project will be a big
step toward supplying South
Texas with a continuing supply
of dependable electric service
for the future." the CPL
executive said "It will be a
boon to our customers because
it will give us a greater
diversity in the fuel we burn to
make electricity, and will help
stabilize the cost of electricity
in the years ahead "
Autry said coal was thr most
abundant of all fossil fuels
available in the United States
today
Preliminary discussions of
the joint CPL-GBRA project
have been underway for some
time An extensive study of
more than 25 sites throughout
South Texas was made before
the Coleto Creek site was
selected by a task force of CPL
engineers and consultants
The CPL board of directors
approved plans for the project
at a meeting in Corpus Christi
two weeks ago. and the GBRA
board is expected to consider
the dam-and-reservoir project
at Us meeting in Seguin August
15
Although no final agreement
between the power company
and the river authority has
been signed GBRA is expected
to build thr dam amt operate
the reservoir Water from the
lake will be used for cooling
purposes at the proposed
generating plant
GBRA General Manager
John H Specht said the river
authority expects to acquire
about 9,OlW acres of land for the
reservoir The power plant site
will require another 900 acres,
Autry stated
The proposed dam will form
a lake with four long “fingers"
ranging from four to seven
miles in length The darn will
be built just north of U S
Highway 59. and the power
plant will be built in Goliad
County on the western shore of
the reservoir The lake will
stretch from near Fannin on
the south to within two miles of
Schroeder on the north
CPL is presently negotiating
with several companies for a
coal supply for the proposed
plant Autry said fuel for the
new plant will be “western
coal", which will probably
come from Colorado or
Wyoming
Itirt Inlays
August 15 l.ee Ann Daniel,
Jimmy Albrecht, Sally Cross
August 16 Suranne Bonnet 1,
Edwin Smith, Exa 1-eC Bishop,
Cleo (’rites. Gina Vinson. Jon
Eric Scott
August 17 Martha
Hergenhiem, Lynne Poling,
Brad laing Kimberly Adams,
David Myers
August IR Shirley Soucy,
Terry Edwards, Marvin Blunk,
Betty Freberg
August 19: Jane Broerman,
Karl Simmons. Jan Campbell
August 20 Ronnie Berry.
Pam Crossland
August 21 Mary Strath
mann. Charles Ahlgren,
Jeannie Williams. Mrs Earl
Simmons. Ricky Hinojosa
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V A loans ore portions
guaranteed by the Veterans
Administration and hence, like
F HA loans, involve lass risk for
the lenders than conventional
loans and carry lower interest
rates Many low interest VA
loans have been made with
little or no down payment
which makes them real
bargains to assume when
buying a home financed in this
manner
A veteran can now normally
transfer a Cl loan with no
strings attached il the VA
approves the new owner's
credit, and the new owner
assumes the veteran's loan
obligation
But there are legalities to
observe and pitfalls to avoid
For example, shifting the debt
to the new owner doesn't
automatically erase the
seller's responsibility for*
repayment of the loan in case
of default But this can be
arranged with |ust a little extra
effort In these matters, it's
wise to have the professional
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Thinking of veiling sour
home ’ We specialise in
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ANNIVERSARYS
August 15:
Mr
and
Mrs
Burt Nelson
August 17:
Mr
and
Mrs
Kenneth Hatman,
Mrs. Veto Duran
Mr
and
August 18
Mr
and
Mrs
John Love
August 19:
Mr
and
Mrs
Simon Petty
August 20
Mr
and
Mrs
Ivan C. Baucom
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A FRIENDLY WELCOME FROM
FRIENDLY FOLKS TO FOLKS WHO
WANT FRIENDS.
This little book contains
cold hard facts to help you make it
through the long hot summer.
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Company
Pick up your copy of “Saving Money
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it's full of money saving tips on air
conditioning use
Kind out just how import ant it is to j
change filters, and how often
Discover the most efficient setting
for your thermostat, and how much it could
cost you to keep turning it down
How important is insulation and
weather stripping?
Very! And our little booklet tells you
the latest information on insulation
requirements for South Texas
Is preventive maintenance really
worth the money? If so, how much and
how often?
Now, more than ever, everyone
should use energy wisely
“Saving Money on Your Air
Conditioning From Central Power and
Light Company" tells you how
It's free, and it's full of cold hard
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Pick up your copy at your nearest
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1974, newspaper, August 15, 1974; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864202/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.