Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1973 Page: 1 of 14
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I HI. 'Razor) Chapman
If you over see that this
gentleman is going to be on a
•program anywhere, go and
hear him. or rather, go and
'laugh with him
Don't miss him He's (ar
more entertaining and a heck
of a lot funnier than a large
percentage of the professionals
seen on the tube
- Chapman is a polished
* speaker, hilariously funny and
jvitb a flawless delivery His
timing is marvelous
file puts across a serious
* message with one humorous
'-^situation after the other Then-
are no dead spots Just time for
laughter
He was the guest speaker at
the annual Chamber of
Commerce installation dinner
Thursday night Tears of
"laughter flowed for the 30
• minutes or so that Chapman
spoke The 146 dinner guests
present didn't have time for a
serious breath during the
continuous monologue
But in the background of all
his humor, and lightness there
were the serious messages
- This crazy mixed up world
- Communications break
doifirn
- Sense of right and wrong
- We have to know what we
want out of lile
Chapman says that the
brighest shock absorber on the
road ot life is the fart that God
made us so we could laugh
And he sees to it that you do
plenty of that
• Born in Austin. Chapman has
been with Central Power and
Light Company 30-plus years
He is the district auditor He is
i past president of the Alice
Optimist Club, and the Bay
City Knife and Ford Club He is
a past master of the Masonic
I-oige. Alice, and currently is
^ president of the Six Points
Lions Club
Lofton Kline also was on the
program at the dinner
(See PDL. Page 121
Carl Duncan (right! outgoing Chamber of Commerce
president, receives a plaque for a job well done from In-
coming President Calvin Glover. (News photo!
Choir Tells
Concert Net
Net proceeds received from
the musical comedy presented
by the Gregory-Portland High
School Choraleirs and Chord
smen were $940
This amount is about the
same as last year, although
gross receipt- were slightly
higher Expenses were more
this year due to the extensive
sets involved
The monies will be used to
defray the cost of a stem tape
deck and two recording
microphones These are ad-
ditional components being
added to the sound system
begun in the choir room last
year
Several music stand lights
are being presented to the high
school in the name of those
students who served in the pit
orchestra
Transportation and housing
expenses are being paid for
vocal students who will par-
ticipate in the vocal portion of
the Texas State Solo and En-
semble Contest Saturday, June
2, in Austin at The University
of Texas
Sales Up 28%
During April, there were new
purchases of Series E and H
United States Savings Bonds in
San Patricio County amounting
to $17,333, Charles Spencer
chairman of the county savings
bond committee, announced
Sales for the first four
months totaled $94,367, for 28
per cent of the yearly sales
goal of $349,000.
April sales in Texas totaled
II9.52S.843. exceeding iast
year's $17,331,291 by $2,194,552
Library To Move
In New Home Next Week
The Portland Public Library
i}ill move to its new location -
the former Portland Slate
Bank building - Friday. June
1
The library will be closed
Reading Program
To Get UnderWay
The summer reading
program for elementary
students will get under way
with registration at the library
between Monday. June 11, and
Saturday. June 16.
All youngsters who wish to
sign up are urged to do so as
early as possible and bring
iheir library cards If they
have lost their card, they
should bring 50 cents for a
renewal Those who have never
had a card must bring a parent
along to sign the application
There is no cost
Students who read two books
get the poster on which they
place their stars, those who
read 10 books of any kind by the
end of summer get a cer-
tificate. and any child who
reads 50 books will receive a
certificate with a gold seal
Registration in Gregory for
the reading program for
elementary students will be
Thursday. June 7.
The Portland Baptist Church
Choir, under the direction of
Billy Lindley, recently
released a new stereo, long
play album containing 17
gospel songs
This is the third record that
the choir has produced There
are over 1,100 copies of the
three productions in cir-
culation throughout the world
This newest record has met
with great reception, Lindley
said There have been over 600
Largest Ever
C Of C Holds Annual Installation Dinner
Nome 146 persons attended
the annual Chamber of
Commerce installation dinner
Thursday night to make it the
largest such event in (lie
history of the organization
Officers installed, who will
take office July 1, are Calvin
Glover, president; Allan
Cheatum. vice president, and
Ed Whitney, treasurer New
board members are Paul Blair,
Jim Weir Jr , Whitney, and
Paul Leveen
Master of ceremonies for the
evening was Mayor William B
Crow The invocation was
given by I. T Kolb Jr
Past chamber presidents in
attendance Jeff Bell, Bill
Webb. Charles llayek. Ed
Whitney and Ben Eastland -
were introduced hy Outgoing
President Carl Duncan Dr
I-eland 1-ong, another past
president, was not present As
immediate past president of
the organization. Duncan will
remain on next year’s board of
directors
Duncan complimented
Eastland, president the
previous year, and the board of
directors of that year for
(See DINNER. Page 14)
POR TLAND
Dedicated To The Heat Interests
Of Portland- The Fastest
Growing City In Texas
TAFT, TEXAS. 78390. THURSDAY. MAY 31. 1973
VOLUME VIII - FOURTEEN PAGES - NO. 22
NEWS
No Major Changes
Legislation To Affect School District Financially
over the weekend, but Mrs
Dolores Timmerman,
librarian, said that it will be
opened as early as possible
next week, depending on how
things progress
When the library does open
in its new home, new hours will
be in effect The changes are in
response to many patrons'
requests that hours be more
uniform each day in order to
avoid confusion
Mondays, the library will be
open from 10 a m to 5 p.m to
enable those who work to use it
during the lunch hour
On Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, hours
will be from 10 a m. to 12 noon
and from 3 to 6 p m Saturday
hours will be from 10 a m. to 1
p m
Superintendent W C. An-
drews forsees no major
changes in the operation of the
Gregory-Portland School
District as a result of
educational bills passed, or not
passed. by the Texas
Legislature that adjourned
Monday
Several new pieces of
legislation will affect the
district financially. The
legislature passed a law that
puts school employees under
workers' compensation
regulations Based on last
year’s rates this would cost the
district approximately $14,009
“We don’t know exactly how
this will affect us,” Andrews
said "Currently the district is
paying the first $5 per month on
employee health insurance
which is costing the district
$12,000 per year and the board
will have to now view the
overall situation with workers
compensation being required ”
Amendments were also
made in the kindergarten
legislation that will possibly
open it to more children next
year Governor Dolph Briscoe
has announced that he plans to
contact all superintendents in
Texas for their opinion on
whether or not they like the
existing law’ or the new law
before he signs this bill
"Actually I think the
amended bill is better than the
old law," Andrews said. He
went on to point out that under
the amended law. children
would be on a more even
footing in the first grade As it
now stands a child who is five
years plus, and eligible to enter
the kindergarten program,
would be placed in the same
first grade with the younger
five year old child the next
year Thus, the older five-year
(See SCHOOL, Page 14)
Council Meets
City Manager Hired
In a special meeting of the-
city council Tuesday night, M
H (Pete) Gildon was hired as
the new city manager
He replaces Charles Nor-
wood who resigned recently to
become city manager for
Harlingen
Gildon will receive a salary
Schedule Changes
For Fun Weekend
Church Choir Produces
Third Record Album
There has been a change in
the schedule of programming
for the $500 Fun Weekend
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
June 8. 9 and 10
Due to problems in
scheduling a band for the
western dance which was to be
Saturday night. June 9. this
event must be postponed, the
celebration commission which
is sponsoring the fund raising
affair, said The dance will be
held in the very near future
Tickets for the Lofton Kline
concert at the high school
auditorium at 8 p.m Friday
June 8, are now on sale at a
number of Portland tiler
chants, including Portland
Music Center. Ann's Ceramics.
Portland Floors, Artistic-
Flowers. Fishers Restaurant.
Western Auto, Bishops Coastal
Customs and thr Chamber of
Commerce.
Advance tickets are $1.50 for
adults, and 75 cents for
children under 12 years old
Tickets at the door will be$2 no
for adults and $1 00 for
children
To be featured with Kline,
will be guest vocalist Marsha
Knippa and as a.i added at
traction Gene Broerman and
the "Celebrate" will be on
stage Other special guests are
Becky Meyer and Tammy
Cochran
A Nashville recording artist,
iSee SCHEDULE. Page 12)
of $1,300 per month and $100
monthly for auto expenses His
move to Portland from
Midland will be paid for by the
city The salary will be
reviewed in six months with a
minimum increase at that time
of $100 monthly.
Effective date of em-
ployment is June 1
The forthcoming public rate
hearing July 10 pertaining to
electricity rates being charged
by Central Power and Light
Company here was discussed
hy the council
Harry Sherman recom-
mended that a rate expert be
employed by the city to
prepare a case against CPL
"He should come in and set a
fair rate of return that CPL
should be allowed to earn on
their investment here." he
said "The rate should be
reviewed each year It is the
job of the council to do this to
protect the citizens," Sherman
said
He said an Austin rate ex-
pert. Jack Hopper, has said he
will take the case for the city at
a fee of $200 a day and that his
investigation should take
between seven and 10 days.
According to Sherman, Hopper
said maximum cost to Por-
tland to take the case through
the hearing would be $2,000
Two residents in the
audience - Yancy White and
Bryan Powers strongly
recommended that the rate
expert be hired.
Mayor William B Crow said
that Hopper would be called
and asked to provide rates and
other particulars pertaining to
working on the case for the
city
The next regular meeting of
the council will be at 8 p m
Tuesday. June 5, with a
workshop session at 7 p.m.
Presbyterian Minister
Goes To New York Post
Shown are Hilly l.indlev 'left), director of music, and
Thomas VI Smith, pastor of Portland Haptist Church, with
Iheir latest choir album
copies sold and the choir is
awaiting delivery on additional
cuttings
The ministry of the Portland
Baptist Church Choir has
reached into many areas of the
world through these records
and by their personal ap-
pearances at revivals and
through radio Several local
radio stations have featured
their recordings on religious
programs and response con-
tinues to grow, Lindley com-
mented
There is no effort on the part
of the choir to profit from the
sale of tile records since they
sell them for the cost of
production They are of the
highest quality materials and
recording is done by
professional studios
The newest album with 17
musical numbers has twice the
number of selections usually
found on a long play record
Songs include "I’ve Been to
Calvary," “Who Am 1", "The
King is Coming," "His Grace is
Sufficient," "Have Faith in
God,” and 12 others There is a
selection of solos, quartets,
duets, as well as the combined
choir, all of which are made up
of local talent from the
membership of the church
The record is available for $2
by calling the church, or from
the Christian Hook and Record
Shop at llll'y Railroad Ave
Library Schedules
Weekly Story Hour
A story hour for preschool,
first and second grade children
will be held once a week at the
Portland Library each Wed
nesday at I) a m.
Registration and the first
story hour will be June 13.
The program in Gregory will
begin at to a m Thursday,
June 14. and will be held at that
same time each Thursday
Any sixth grader or above
who lives in Gregory and who
would like to read stories to the
preschoolers is asked to call
Mrs Mary Jane McFarland,
643 2122
The Rev Willis Jones,
minister of the First
Presbyterian Church has
received and accepted a call
from the First Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church of
Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y
The Jones expect to take up
their duties in their new parish
Sunday, June 10. A new
minister has not been named to
replace Jones A church
spokesman said that it possibly
would be midsummer before
one is appointed
Just before coming to Por
Hand almost two years ago
Jones served a three-year
ministry in the Reformed
Church of Rhinebeck. N Y
Prior to that he served five
years as a missioner and
minister within the Church of
Scotland
The Reformed Church to
which Jones is going is the
Dutch branch of Presby
terianism and is very
strong in the Hudson Valley of
New York which originally was
settled by the Dutch colonists
On Sunday, June 24, the
Classis (Presbytery) of
Rockland-Westchester will
induct Jones as minister of the
First Reformed Church in
Hastings-on-Hudson Two
Portland families are expected
to attend They are Mr and
Mrs Jo Bon Taylor, clerk of
the Session of the Presbyterian
Church here and Mr and Mrs
George Derry
Lions Visit Eye Bank
Portland Lions Club visited
the South Texas Eye Bank, one
of 28 Eye Banks in the South
west, located at Memorial
Hospital in Corpus Christi and
donated $2<x) to aid in the future
operation
Lions in South Texas have
(liilnbuted over 113,606 for
equipment to be used in cornea
transplants so that blind
persons may see again
Since its initiation in I960,
there have been 75 transplants
and 45 additional sets of eyes
have been used rest-arch and
teaching purposes
While Ihe Lions were touring
the facilities and viewing the
equipment, other Lions wen-
waiting at the airport to
receive a set of eyes from a
teenager in Boise, Idaho, who
had been killed in a motorcycle
accident The transfer had
tiecii arranged by a ham radio
net that communicates daily to
see when- there are eyes
available and where they are
needed
It later developed that
Corpus Christi emergency
need for Ihe eyes changed and
hospitals in Houston and San
Antonio were requesling that
Ihe eyes be sent to them
A donor’s eyes must be
removed three hours after
death from generally natural
causes, and they are good for
72 hours to six days. The
average age of the donor is 68
years old and only two per cent
are rejected The family of the
donor must sign a permit for
the use of Ihe eyes which will
lie used to help a living person
see again.
Anyone interested in
donating their eyes upon death
may contact either Aaron
Saenz, secretary of the Eye
Bank, al Memorial Hospital
Center or any Lions to obtain
forms to be completed
Shown are the Rev. and Mrs. Willis Jones and their three
children. Kirsty. Wendv and Amy. (News photo'
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