Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 6, 1975 Page: 4 of 10
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PORTIAND NEWS Thursday Feb A, 1975
Ladies Auxiliary Works
On Racing Team Plans
Nsvly elected offlctn for
1975 presided over the regular
monthly meeting of the Por
tland Voluntary Fire Depart
ment Indies Auxiliary Mon
day. Feb 3, at 7 30 p m in the
meeting room at the fire
station
Flower Workshop Set
For Junior Arrangers
The Corpus Christi Council of
Garden (Tubs will hold a
workshop for junior flower
arrangers Saturday. Feb 15
Mrs John Fisher of Por
tland. a member of the Arts
and Flowers Garden (Tub in
Corpus Chnsti. will be among
the consultants available to
help young people plan entries
in the Festival of Flowers
March 8 and 9 at the Coliseum
The workshop will be held at
the Garden Center, 5325
Greeley Drive, next to Cullen
Junior High School
Youngsters age 10 and
younger will meet from 9 to
10:15 a m Those from 11 to 17
Newcomers
Seek New
Members
Looking lor a new lease on
life’
Is the fun in Portland passing
you by’
Well, here's the answer
Join the Newcomer's Club of
Portland
Persons don't have to be
new to this area to join Any
resident is eligible
Activities include a night and
several day bridge, bunko, and
canasta groups seven Inn
cheon meetings for the ladies
and four evening events for
couples
This year's plans include a
card luncheon, a beach outing,
a tasting party, plans for a
gourmet group and an open
minded executive committee
ready to act on suggestions for
fun activities for Portland
Dues are 54 dollars a year,
payable al any Newcomer
event, or by calling Rosann
Caldwell. 643 7079
Birthdays
Feb 6 Michelene Smith.
Bruce Spindler. Sarah Posas
Feb 7' Shannon Stone.
Sherry Spencer
Fetl 8 Rick Schader,
Jacque Hattersley. Manfred
Hogan
Feb 9 Kirk Engel. Kay
Horton. Jimmy Ishmael.
Becky Schneider
Feb 10 Larry Biffle. Lon
Allbright Cathy Albers
Feb 11: Michael Hardy,
Darin Trees
Feb 12 Darla Murphy,
Hertha Kohls
Anniversarys
Feb 7 Mr and Mrs R A
Engel
Feb 8 Mr and Mrs William
Mitchell
Feb 9 Mr and Mrs Leslie
Blackmon
Feb II: Mr and Mrs D E
Wilson
Feb 12 Mr and Mrs
Tommy Brown
Veal Cutlets
Veal cutlets are thin boneless
slices cut Irotn the round Teg of
veal l animals less than three
months old I
Improper Inetv
It has been estimated that im
proper diets coat the nation 30
billion dollars annually in
medical bills (or sucb things as
obesity, diabetes dental decay
and alcoholism
years old will work from 10 30
am to 12 noon
Those planning to attend are
asked to call Mrs Sue Stan
ford. 992(1688 by Feb 12 and
lake a container and some
materials with which to work
Barbecue Given
By T. L. Byrums
Mr and Mr* T L Byrum,
123 Carmel entertained on
Saturday Feb 1, with a bar
becue and horseshoe pitching
party for their son and his wife,
Mr and Mr* James Vaughn
of Corpus Christ i
Vaughn will leave Friday.
Feb 7. for San Antonio where
he will serve his basic training
with the I’ S Air Force
The Vaughns were married
in December
Approximately 25 friends
attended the barbecue
New officer* are President,
Mr* Clayton Pierce, vice
president. Mr* O V Baker
secretary treasurer. Mr* John
Barrow, and chaplm. Mr*
(ifix* Dial
Also appointed was Mr*
Carry Steven* as the
auxiliary'* project coor
dinator
The auxiliary discussed
plan* to handle the Coke
toncossion at the firemen's
barbecue during the Portland
Pioneer Days celebration
It was brought to the at
tention of the group that the
next district meeting will he
held in Gregory Portland will
enter a ladies racing team and
practice will tsegin this month
Pacing team captains are
Mrs Jerry B)ork and Mrs O.
V Baker The auxiliary
discussed the possibility of
joining the Bicentennial
celebration and asked mem-
bers to bring their idea*
Members in attendance were
Mesdames John Barrow,
Clayton Pierce. Carl Duncan.
Gene Dial. Bill Webb. Gus
Goebel, James Bowman,
David Johns. Calvin Jones.
Marvin Duncan and Larry
Stevens
Little League
Managers Meeting Set
AH prospective Little league
manager* and assistant* are
required to attend a meeting
conducted by the league
representatives at 6 :30 pm
Monday Feb 10, at the Senior
League concession stand on
Akins Drive near Lang Road
Purpose of the meeting is to
inform all prospective
manager* and assistants of
recent rule changes and
primarily what is to he ex
peeted of them during the
coming season
Several changes have been
made to improve the Little
league program and it is
imperative that all adults who
wish to serve as a manager or
assistant attend this meeting, a
spokesman noted
Any adults who have the
desire to manage or assist with
a team, may still contact one of
the following league directors
Prep league <8 and 9 year
olds) Marcos Rocha. 643 3331
Minor League (9-12)
Howard Williams. 643-6146
Major League < II 12) - Tom
Black. 643 6776
Senior ie.igue < 13-15) Wes
Stokes. 643-6*4f>4
Player agent Woody
Hamon! 643 :1387
More umpires still are
needed and anyone willing to
serve in this capacity is asked
to call Dick Wood at 643-3686
Parent* are urged to start
locating then son or daughter's
birth certificate in order to
have them ready for player
registration
Registration begins Feb 17
F.ach player must present an
B Team Bombs AT*
Dianne Ahlgren. daughter of
Mr and Mrt. Charlet A
Ahlgren, it representative of
Divition III, 9-11 year old girlt,
who wilt participate in the
Portland Girl's Softball
Association this year Dianne
also played in Division III last
year
The G P "B” team displayed
some steady shooting to defeat
Aransas Pass 51 to 33 Tuesday
night
David Norman led the
scoring attack with 13 [mints
The "B" boys grabbed the
lead in the first quarter and
held on throughout the game
They shot 62 per cent from the
free throw line as compared to
50 per cent for the Panthers to
improve their score
Scoring for G-P were Brad
Holt. I; Robert Dressen. 10:
Greg Dickson. 5. Doug
Freburg. 6. Daryl Ellison. 4;
David Sultles, 4, Roy Schuster.
North Shore Swimmers
Vi
ins
Amy Webster
High Point Honors
A championship meet for
eighl and under swimmers,
hasted by North Shore Swim
Team at the YWCA in Corpus
Christi, Saturday. Feb I, was
an exciting scene as the
younger boys and girls en
thusiastically competed for the
high point award
Corpus Christi area teams,
as well as Kingsville and
Victoria were well represen
ted
Winning the high point
honors for the girls was Amy
Webster of North Shore
Kunnerup was I-aura Breeding
of Kingsville Swim Team
High point winner among the
boys was Shawn Rowland of
Corpus Christi Aquatic Club,
with Eric Johnson of North
Shore as runnerup
North Shore swimmers
placing in the top eight at this
championship meet were
Girls 50 tree
Amy Webster, second
Cheryl Wilder, fifth. Carolyn
Minor, sixth
Boys 50 free:
Eric Johnson first with a
new pool record time of 31 0,
Jay Swoboda, third: Paul
Imudermilk and Beto Bruce,
tie tor fourth l-ance Hoover
sixth. Robert Whitehurst and
Brewster McCracken, tie for
eighth
Girls 50 back
Amy Webster, first with 50 4.
Cheryl Wilder, fifth Julie
Darlmglon. sixth
Boys 50 bark
Eric Johnson, second
Robert Whitehurst, third.
Brewster McCracken, fourth.
DaviU Latham, fifth Lance
Hoover seventh Paul
l/iudermilk. eighth
Girls 50 breast
Amy Webster first with 49 7
Boys 50 breast
Eric Johnson second, Jay
Swoboda. third Paul
Loudermilk fourth; Beto
Bruce, fifth Brewster Me
Cracken, seventh. Robert
Whitehurst eighth
Girls too tree
Carolyn Minor, second
Boys 100 free
Eric Johnson, first with
1119. Jay Swoboda, third.
Beto Bruce, fifth. Lance
Hoover, sixth Mikat Watts,
eighth
Girls 50 fly
Amy Webster, first with 45 1.
Carolyn Minor, fifth, Cheryl
Wdder, seventh Katy Walts
eighth
Boys 50 fly:
Eric Johnson, second; David
Latham. fourth Robert
Whitehurst, fifth. Lance
Hoover, seventh Brewster
McCracken, eighth
Girls 100 IM:
Amy Webster, first with
I 41.9 Cheryl Wilder, fifth
Boys 100 IM
Jay Swoboda. second
Koberl Whitehurst, fourth
Beto Bruce, fifth; Brewster
McCracken, sixth; Kenneth
McKeever, seventh
North Shore relays placing in
the lop eight were
Girls 200 free relay:
NSST "A", first i Carolyn
Minor, Laura Hopkins. Cheryl
Wilder. Amy Webster'
NSST B'1 third (Katy
Walls. Gena Hernando?., Miml
Lysinger. Amy Hopkins)
Boys 200 free relay:
NSST "A", first with a new
pool record ol 2 27 9 (Jay
Swoboda. Paul Loudermilk,
Belo Bruce. Eric Johnson'
NSST "B ", third (Mikal
Walts. Robert Whitehurst,
Lance Hoover. Brewster
McCracken i
NSST "C”, fourth (Richard
Lysinger. David Latham. Eric
Nuss. Kenneth McKeever)
NSST D". fifth ' Kevin
McCracken. Tommy Dulaney,
Lyon Johnson. Willard
Hammonds i
2 Ricky Fairchild. 2;
and Joe Guerra, 4
The Freshmen dropped their
game by a score of 39-47 Brad
Renfro was top scorer with 14
Others hilling were Steve
Weise. 9, Mark Powers. 5: Ben
Salinas. 4. Kelly Johnson. 1. R
Reyna 2, and Mike Orel, 2
G-P "B'' 13 17 13 8 51
Aransas 8 16 5 15 33
Track Team
(rets Test
Coach George Harris will gel
an opportunity this weekend to
give his 1974 track team a test
to see just how they measure
up
The Cals will lake part in a
meet in Beeville featuring King
High School. Beeville and the
Wildcats
Harris plans to take u full
varsity squad after school on
Friday for the event
Twice the l*ain
One guy broke his leg in I wo
places New York and Chicago'
Short Ribs
To obtain maximum tenderness
it is best to cook short nt» slowly
in a covered heavy pan or skillet
right on the gnll over low heat
The ribs are then ready to
receise a resty barbecue sauce
while broiling_
authentic "birth certificate" as
proof of age
Registration will be con
ducted Feb 17, 18. 24 and 25, al
T M Clark School in Portland
and Austin Elementary in
Gregory
Ample lime is being afforded
all parents to register their
children, as no registrations
will tie accepted at the tryouts
unless the child Is a transfer
from another little league
district, the spokesman said
The requested registration
donation has been lowered this
year to 812 50 per child and a
maximum of $25 per family
Opening ceremonies will be
held April 12 this year due to
the expanded game schedule,
and a full slate of games will be
a pari of Opening Day
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Portian d Dolls
Catco Wins High Series
On Jan 30, Catco bowling on
the Portland Dolls league, look
first in high learn senes with a
2.249; second was Texas
Bonding with a 2.242. and third
was Caperton with a 2.234 high
team series
Catco, alr took tirst in high
team g. >ne with a 814
Caperton came in second with
a 775 and third was Portland
Floors with a 764
High individual series First
Mary Kays for Malek Inc with
a 497 Second Annabelle
Lockley. Malek Inc with a 482;
and third. Elsie Brown,
Caperton. with a 480
Annabelle Lockley, Malek
Inc., was first in high in
dividual game with a 188,
second. Bobbie Baker. Por
tland State Bank, 183. third, a
tie between Grace Sanders for
Catco. Mary Kays. Malek Inc
with each rolling a 171 game
Alma Buffington bowling for
Caperton Construction, bowled
a triple score of 156
Splits were picked up by
Elsie Brown. Caperton 3-10
Bobbie Baker. Portland State
Bank. 5 6-10 and Dolores
Gucdin. Celanese. I 10
Team standings for Jan 30
were Caperton 55 29 Catco,
52-32; Portland State Bank,
SO'z-M't; Malek Inc. 46-38,
Celanese, 40'?-43'i; Portland
Floors. 34'2-49' >. Texas
Bonding. 34-50. and C. B W'
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PGA Calls 1st Meet Of Season
The Portland Golf
Association will hold its first
meeting of the 1975 season at
7 .30 p m Monday. Feb 10. at
Fast Cliff Klementary School
cafeteria
The association will discus*
tournament schedule and
dates, and hold election of
officers for the year
All members are urged to
attend The meeting is open to
the public and to persons in
terested in becoming a
member of the Portland Golf
Association
Coffee and donuts will be
served
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