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School District
Rough Budget Is Ready
Alter a number of school
board meetings, and countless
administrative huddles
superintendent W C Andrews
has a rough draft ol the budget
for next year just about ready
to present to the board and the
public at a public hearing set
lor Sept 30
The tentative budget calls for
an expenditure of $4,961,105,
which is 9614,240 greater than
the budget last year, which
initially railed for 94.346.865
The hoard has not deter-
mined what the tax rate lor the
coming year will b*. however,
the tentative budget has been
prepared using the old tax rate
of 91 60. based on values set at
9153.500.000
If the tax rate is set at 91 60,
and since the overall values in
the district have declined, it
will mean a decrease of
9177.535 in local tax receipts
This is more than offset by an
increase in state aid which
amountes to 9577.785 for the G-
P district.
Several new requirements in
preparing the budget caused
the shifting of some accounts
For instance, the cafeteria
fund has been a separate ac
count hithertofore and is now
included in the budget The
same is true of the athletic
fund
The meeting Sept 30 is open
to the public The budget will
tie adopted and the new tax
rate set at this meeting
See BUDGET, Page 11
Booster Club Plaque
Bill Bridger (right) receives a Booster Club business member plaque tar Bridger's Family
Shoes Irom Gilbert Cortinas. membership drive chairman One of the handsome plaques
goes to each business that becomes a member of the Booster Club Cortinas said that any
business, or individual, who wishes to |oin the club to call him at 441 4212 or to attend a
Booster Club meeting held each Monday at !:M p m. in the high school cafeteria (News
Photo)
County Studies
Tax Structure
FOR TLAND
15
Dedicated To The Beat Interests
Of Portland - The Faateat
Growing City In Texas
Portland. Texas 78374, Thursday. August 25, 1977
Volume XII - Twelve Pages - No. 34
NEWS
San Patricio county com
missioners. in special session
at the courthouse Tuesday,
discussed the needs of the
FOR
INSTANCE
_by pHI
PORTLAND IS pulling on its
long pants, its grow ing up. fast
A conservative estimate is
that the city has some 10,000
population Perhaps a more
realistic figure would be in the
12.000-plus range
When a city reaches this
plateau, and when the hand-
writing on the wall says that
growth will continue perhaps
at even faster rates, its time to
take a look at the planning
charts
Traffic sewage, streets,
water supply, recreation must
be evaluated, not for what is
needed today 'its too late for
that i but rather for what is
going to he needed tomorrow,
next year and beyond Goals
_See PPL, Page 12
Want To
Produce
A Play?
A possibility exists whereby
service clubs here can produce
the "John Carradine" play at
Harbor Playhouse, Corpus
Christi. on a one evening basis
and contribute the profits to the
Jaycees project of purchasing
a life support litter for the
Portland ambulance
Dew ey Magee at 643 5070 is
interested in hearing from any
organizations that would like to
participate
Dales open for the one-
See PLAY, Page 12
recently acquired, and just
named. Plymouth Courthouse
Annex, as well as means of
financing the necessary im-
provements
Probably the greatest single
expense item at the new
location, will be installation of
an elevator Recently ap
proved legislature requires
that provisions be made in all
public buildings for han
dicapped persons, including
elevators, ramps and other
means of making it easier for
the handicapped, particularly
those in w heel chans, to use the
facilities Other repairs such
as painting, etc w ill be done by
county employees
Also included in the repairs
will lie replacement of an air
conditioner condenser
Considerable discussion
concerning the improvements
was caused when Judge Percy
Hartman told the court that he
had just been informed that the
county had been allocated
$222.(»xi in EDA funds This
was a portion of the $1 A million
requested for construction of a
new jail, but never approved
See COUNTY, Page U
For Ambulance Equipment
Paul Leveen (left), editor Portland News, buys the traditional first ticket in the Jaycees
Shoot or Sitzle fund raising protect to purchase a life support litter tar the Portland am
bulance Making the sale it Terry Jo Kucera. Miss Gregory Portland, as Art Blackburn,
Jaycees president, looks on Tickets in the fund drive, which has a Ruger deer rifle or a
microwave oven as a prize, can be purchased from any Jaycee member. Jaycees are on
hand with tickets at the shopping centers Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturdays.
(News Photo)
School Enrollment Up
Enrollment in the G-P School
System jumped 7* on the first
day as compared to the first
day last year, according to
superintendent W C. Andrews
"We had anticipated the
Increase in enrollment and
expect it to climb even higher
during the first week." An
drews added
As was expected, the biggest
increase was experienced in T
M Clark Elementary School
where principal Bill Tanner
Public Is Invited
To Farewell Party
A farewell party for the
Rev John Williams, pastor
of First Presbyterian
Church, will be held at 4 p m
Sunday. Aug 28, at the
church
The public is invited
The Rev Mr Williams will
become associate minister
at Memorial Drive
Presbyterian Church at
Houston A replacement for
him here has not been
named
There will be a special
table for children at the
party, which wil be catered,
and a nursery for small
children will be provided
had an increase of 55 students
The heavy residential growl!
that has been experienced ir
this area of the city is causing
this jump of students
Principal T M McDonald at
the high school reported an
increase of 38 students, which
compared to increases in other
years
At junior high school
enrollment was up nine
students, according to R C
Nolle, principal At East Cliff
principal Richard Hessong had
an increase of 13 students
Enrollment figures for this
year and last are as follows
Austin
Clark
East Cliff
Junior High
High School
TOTAL
Historically, enrollment in
the G-P system has continued
to increase from the first day
through the first week
For instance, last year the
enrollment was up 43 on the
first day over the previous year
and then increased another HA
by the end of the first week In
the previous year <74-75), the
enrollment went up 129 on the
first day and increased another
B4 by the end of the first week
The G-P School District has
had funds approved by voters
several years ago to construct
a new elementary school west
See SCHOOL, Page 12
•T*••77 '77-’7H Change
5%
H54
547
663
110(1
3,694
494
909
560
672
1138
4 773
-36
55
13
9
38
79
s' if •
New teachers coming into the Gregory Portland Independent
School District this year are Irom let*: (SFA stands tar
Stephen F Austin Elementary School, EC tar East Clitt
Elementary School. TMC tar T. M. Clark Elementary School.
JHS tar |unior high and HS lor high school) Sue Noster, SFA;
Glen Kelley. HS; Donnie Barbee. SFA. Thelma Morehead.
SFA. Ramiro Davila, SFA (back row) Ronald Baker, HS
(back row); Claudia Escobedo. EC; Barbara Matocha. SFA;
Roberta Jukes, EC; Ann Cook. TMC (back row); Terry
Gonzales, TMC; Nian Billington, SFA Bobbie Stalnaker,
JHS. Barbara Hoover, HS; Denise Hedrick. JHS; Jean
Woodrutl. TMC; Martha Polderman, SFA, Becky Cun
ningham. EC; Cheryl Shearer, EC; and Marcia Tesauro.
JHS Not pictured is Susan Starrs. EC (News Photo)
Teachers Get Welcome
More than 20 new teachers
were welcomed to the Gregory
Portland area at a breakfast
Friday in the high school
cafeteria attended by service
club members, city officials,
hoard of trustees members and
members of the school staffs
Braving an outage of the air-
conditioning system, and the
kitchen staff inconvenienced
by a disruption in gas service,
the new teachers and school
and community members had
breakfast and teachers were
introduced by their respective
principals
Each civic organization
president introduced the
memtiers attending from his
organization
Superintendent of Schools W
C Andrews was the master of
ceremonies Board of Trustees
President K Dean Dreiling
welcomed the teachers in
behalf of the school district and
Mayor Charles Tothill
welcomed them to the com-
munity.
Tothill told the teachers that
seeing many of them coming
hack to teach after attending
school here "speaks highly of
the town and of the school
system "
Charles Francis Chamber of
Commerce president, told (he
teachers. “I’m proud of the G-
S— TEACH ERS. Page 12
First tin p list
Weekend Activities
To Launch Church Year
First Baptist Church will launch its new church year this
weekend, Aug 26-28 with special activities including a
Friday evening appreciation banquet for Sunday School
workers
Dennis Parrott, minister of education at the Green Acres
Baptist Church. Tyler, will speak and a quartet from Sweet
Adelines will entertain
The banquet is scheduled for 7 p m in the church's
fellowship hall
Saturday training activities are scheduled for all Sunday
School workers from 9 a in to 4 p m with lunch being
provided Parrott will lead adults and Mrs Peggy Cox
children's coordinator for Green Acres Baptist Church, will
lead the children's workers Mrs Retha Greeson and Bob
Barlow will direct youth leaders with Mrs Wrenda Roper
and Carolyn Singleion leading pre school workers
The overall weekend activities will be directed by First
Baptist Church's minister of education Truman Parker
Sunday services will involve a lime change with Sunday
School tieginning at 9 30 a m rather than 9:45 a m and
Worship service beginning at 10:55 am instead of II a m
The church’s newly completed sanctuary balcony will he
available for use for the first time during the morning
Booster Club
Open House Set
worship hour
Weekend activities will lie concluded Sunday evening
with a fellowship honoring the church's minister of music
youth. Bob Barlow, and minister of education Truman
Parker Each man has recently completed two years of
service with the church The fellowship is planned following
the regular evening service
Everyone is invited to an
evening of fun
Hear about the exciting
"Gregory-Portland Wildcat
Booster Hub" A special open
house will be held at 7:30 p m
Monday. Aug 29. In the
Gregory-Portland High School
cafeteria
Persohs do not have to have
someone participating in
athletics to be a boaster club
member, all Gregory Portland
community minded citizens
are eligible
“Come and Join your friends
and neighbors for an evening of
fun,” a spokesman said
Refreshments will be served
and door prizes will be given
away Officers will be in
traduced and an exciting game
film from last year will be
shown
Free I hi m e
Jaycees Robert Whitley (left) and Ed Yeung check out the
organization’s sound equipment in preparation tar a tree
dance to be held from ♦ p m to l a m Saturday. Aug 27, at
Municipal Park Refreshments will be available Disco and
western music will be featured Everyone is invited
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