Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1971 Page: 1 of 16
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PORTLAND NEWS
VOL. NO. 6
Dedicated to the Best Interests of Portland — The Fastest Growing City in Texas
PORTLAND, TEXAS 78374, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1971 SIXTEEN PAGES _ NO. 22
JUST RECEIVED — Mayer Bill Crow is checking the
new comprehensive plaq just delivered to the city
this week after over a year of work by the Coastal
Bend Planning Group. The plan covers all fields of
city planning and growth projected for the next 20
to 25 years. The map on the wall shows some of the
major proposals made in the survey.
Walker-Nix Addition Residents
Get Sewer Details From City
A letter went out from the
Portland City Manager this past
week to all property owners in
the Walker-Nix Addition con-
cerning the laying of sewer lines
in that area by the city.
At the last council meeting it
was voted for the city to put up
$5,000 to get this project started.
In the letter Manager Charles
Norwood told the residents that
the city would pay the
engineering costs on the project
and would purchase an existing
H inch line in the area for a cost
of 52.000 which would be used in
the new system.
After the engineering study is
made the city will establish the
exact cost of the project which
will then be divided on an equal
per front food basis to all
residents with the city paying
for intersections and also
putting up the money to pay for
(Sec Walker-AIX. Page Hi)
Comprehensive Plan
Developed for City
The comprehensive plan to
guide Portland’s future
development until 1970 was
completed this week and copies
oi tne report delivered to City
Hall. The report is carried in
four volumes, each containing a
multitude of facts, figures,
charts and maps tracing
Portland’s past growth and
The Gregory - Portland High
School Choirs, under the
direction of Melva Sebesta, will
perform in the Region XIV
University Interscholastic
League concert and
sightreading contest this
Saturday, Mar. 27 at Del Mar
College. The contest, which
begins at 8:00 a.m., schedules
the girls choir to perform at
11:00 a.m.; the boys choir at
1:00 p.m. and the mixed chorus
at 2:15 p.m. The contest is open
to the public. There is no ad-
mission charge.
The girls chorus will perform
“Adoramus Te, Christe” by
Tenero; “Spring” by Bartok;
and “I Heard You” from The
Speaking Silence by Piket.
The boys choir will sing “O
Sacrum Convivum” by
Viadana; “Brothers, Sing On”
by Grieg arranged by
McKinney; and “She Walks In
Beauty” by Gibbs.
The mixed chorus will present
“Vere Languores Nostros” by
Victoria; “Audite Nova” by di
Lasso; and “Three Quatrains
from I he Rubaiyat” by Bright.
Serving as concert judges
are: George IJmberson, West
T'*xas State University,
Canyon; Jim Casey, Odessa
High School. Odessa; and David
Scarcella. Pasadena High
School. Pasadena; while the
sight reading will be ad-
judicated by Hilton R. Bates,
Central High School, San
making predictions for the
future.
The report is divided up as
follows: The Comprehensive
Plan, Comprehensive Plan
Summary, Administrative
Controls and Capital Im-
provement Programing.
The main Comprehensive
Plan is divided up into several
Angelo; Virginia Flood,
Mac Arthur High School, San
Antonio; and Jack Glover,
Cooper High School, Abilene.
Participating in the choirs
will be seniors: Connie Baldree,
Don Blevins, Cynthia Cochran,
Joni Coulter, Vicki Edwards,
Michelle Flesher, Albert
Garcia, Gary Harrison, Laurie
Matern, Barry Phillips, and
Jeanne Ramsey. Juniors who
will be singing are: Pam
Boring, Susan East, Craig
Howell, Michael Humphreys,
Opa Krout, David McCarley,
Yolanda Ochoa, Patrice Par-
sons, and Betty Pustejovsky.
Sophomores participating
are: Linda Anglley, Brian Baer,
J e r e n e Broadway, Gene
Broerman, Kathy Chilcoat,
Mary Ann Dougherty, Rusty
Ely, Claudia Escobedo, Carol
French, Val Flores, Marcella
Gallion, Micki Hughes, Melody
Humphreys, Candy Klein,
Stella Lopez, Jo Nell McKen-
non, Clay McCarley, Evan
McDonald, Frank Marek, Ann
Moore, Pam Pease, Irene
Reyes, Susy Salinas, and Ofilia
Telles.
Entering contest for the first
time are the following fresh-
men: David Bartels, Patti
Boring. Larry Brown, Debbie
Butler. Albert Canales. Cindy
Chilcoat, Cory Craig. Jan Earl,
(ilenn Eaton. Jesse Garcia.
Lilli Godbold. Ray Harrison.
(See G P CHOIRS, Page l«)
fields; namely, background
studies, land use studies, neigh-
borhood analysis, housing,
central commercial area,
transportation, community
facilities and public facilities.
The Background Studies
takes in Portland’s location,
top^graphv. climate, soils,
planning, history, economy,
employment, population and
the goals and objectives.
Under Land Use the plan
gives a detailed study as to
existing uses and offers a plan
for projected growth Certain
areas such as the Bluff, Green
Lake, Highway 181, Poor
natural drainage, Hunt Airport
and the High School come in for
special treatment.
(See COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, Page 16)
DR. NEWBERRY
. . . Banquet Speaker
Teachers Association
To Meet in
Portland Thursday
The Gregory-Portland Local
Teachers Association and the
San Patricio County Teachers
Association will hold their
annual meeting tonight
(Thursday) starting at 6:30
p.m. at the G-P High School
Cafeteria
( See G-P TEACHERS. Page 16)
G-P Choirs Will Participate
In U.I.L. Contests on Saturday
County Attorney
About the only Ionian trial
the average citizen has with a
surety bond is when they pick
up the newspaper and read
where the judge has set bond for
someone charged with a breach
of our laws. Bonds are set in
order that a person charged can
gain his freedom. The bond is
supposed to guarantee that he
will show up in court at a given
time or the bond will be for-
feited.
it is not that simple In the
first place it is common prac-
tice throughout the state for a
person to be allowed to sign a
liond if he is personally known
by the sheriff, or in the case of a
bonding company, if the
representative of the company
is known to the sheriff.
San Patricio County is
probably no different than any
other county in that the volumes
of dusty record books hide
Reviews
countless instances where
persons free on bond have failed
to appear at the appointed time
and yet the bond was never
forfeited
Dick Hatch, county attorney,
isn't planning on any crusade
against bondsmen, but his office
is now making an effort to
follow up on current cases and
see to it that bonds that are
forfeited will be collected.
“We definitely are not at-
Bond Practices
tempting to make things any
harder for the accused." At
torney Hatch said. “If anything
I d like to see it made easier for
a person to he released from jail
on his own recognizance and
thus save the high fees charged
by professional bondsmen.”
The standard fee charged by
bondsmen is 10 per cent. Thus,
if bond is set at $5,000 !he
bondsmen collects tooo in cash,
from someone before.he puts his
name on the bond and the ac
cused goes free.
Since a bondsman is not
required to post tangible
resources when he signs a bond,
it is the state’s chore to file suit
against a bondsman if an ac-
cused fails to show up for his
day in court.
One ot the first case filed in
.his county against bondsman
was entered by the county at-
ROND PRACTICES, Pago 16)
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George, Emma. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 25, 1971, newspaper, March 25, 1971; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864793/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.