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Three Elections Slated Saturday
To !\ame City Council, School Board , Water Board Director
Voters here will be kept busy
Saturday, April 2, with three
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INSTANCE
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THE COUNTRY slow ly is
going bananas as it tries to
guess what little gems of sur
prise will be in the ad
ministration's energy plan
Sae PUL. Page 11
cunlest* being held on that day
a city election, a school board
of trustees election, and an
election to name a represen
tative to the San Patricio
Municipal Water District
hoard of directors
In all three of the elections,
the polls will be open from 7
a m until 7 p in
In the city election, those
voters of Precinct R will cast
their ballot at city hall with
Garland Dicringer as election
judge and Leonard Schroeder,
assistant judge
Voters of Precinct 19 will
vote at the fire station where
Hill Webb will be election judge
and Carl Duncan will be the
assistant
The terms of four council
members Jack Bradford,
Charlotte Griffin. Ron Peters
and Hobby W'hittington - are
expiring
Bradford did not file for re
election, however, Griffin.
Peters and Whittington are
seeking a new term
Alice Chisholm arid John
Hardin also have filed in the
race for the four two-year
seats
There are a total of seven
seats on the council with the
other three coming up for
election next year They are
filed by Mayor Charles Tothill,
Mayor Pro Tern James Dugat
and Counrilman Joe Burke
In the school board of
trustees election, there will be
two vacancies to he filled, with
lour persons filing for a seat
The term of K Dean
Dreiling, currently the board
president, is expiring, and the
seat made varan! by the death
of John Williams is to be filled
The school election for
Precinct R and ill voters will be
held at T M Clark Elementary
School where Kthel Willis will
tie election judge For Precinct
4 voters in Gregory, the
election will be at Stephen F
Austin F.lementary School with
John Hunt as judge
In addition to incumbent
Dreiling. Jerry M Hunt. May
Jeanette Koliaja and Jim West
have filed
Voting in the San Patricio
Municipal Water District
election will he held at city lull
for Precinct R voters and at the
fire station for those of
Precinct 19
Bill Butler and James
Trangmar t incumbent i are on
the ticket
Directors are elected for a
two year term and voters who
are qualified to vote in city
elections are qualified to vote
in the water district election
Little League
Opening Day Sunday
Band Wins Sweepstakes
The Gregory-Portland High
School Symphonic Band
received its 12th consecutive
UIL Sweepstakes award last
Saturday morning at contests
held in Kingsville
Sweepstakes is made up of a
first division in concert
perofrmance and a first
division in sight reading, along
with the first division received
in marching last fall
Sweepstakes is the highest
music award given by UIL
Gregory-Portland was the only
JA band at this contest to
receive Sweepstakes award
this year
The concert band received a
second division on concert
performance and a first
division in sight reading, which
was the highest of all JA second
hand ratings and one of the
three highest of all second
bands at the contest
Band Director Jim
Vanlondingham. staled. "We
had several factors working
against us in that we had
chosen some extremely dif-
ficult music to perform and
then had to perform at 8 a m in
Kingsville after leaving
Portland at 5: JO a m.”
He further stated, i was
See BAND, Page 11
Plans have licen completed
and the stage is set for the
Little league Opening Day
Ceremonies and barbecue
Sunday. April J. at Mark
Axelson Field in Portland
Municipal Park
There will be food, games,
prizes arid fun for all. the
1-eague's Bill Ocel said
Tickets for the barbecue are
available at $2 per plate from
any Little leaguer or board
member. They also will be sold
at the park Sunday, but the
public is encouraged to get
advance tickets from Carl
Axelson, MM60I; Bill Ocel.
M3-6707; Tom Palmer. M3
JR7M, or Zeke Kucera. M3 7003
Game's are planned for all
age groups including a car
bash to release frustrations, a
dunk tank to splash a Portland
beauty, football throws, a
pitching machine to fulfill a
lifelong desire to hit one out of
the park, bean bag toss,"
washer and horseshoe pit
ching. and sack races for the
younger set
Aluminum bat prizes will be
awarded to the top two ticket
sellers in each league and a
raffle for $50 worth of shoes
w ill lie held at 6 p m
Ceremonies will begin at 1:30
p m with the introduction of
visiting dignitaries, board of
directors and ladies auxiliary,
and the teams and managers
involved in the Little league
program
All Little leaguers are asked
to be at the field no later than 1
p m in order that the program
can begin on time
The barbecue will be open for
serving at about 2pm and six
lines will be available to reduce
waiting time A take out ser-
See LITTLE LEAGUE. Page 11
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FOR TL
Dedicated To The llest Interests
Of Portland - The Pastesl
(, railing City In Texas
Portland. Texas 78374, Thursday, March 31, 1977
Volume XII - Twelve Pages - No 13
NEWS
Two Sweepstakes To G-P Choirs
Peter Block, president of the Band and Debi Sims, first clarinet,hold the coveted Sweep
stakes Trophy. INews photo)
The Gregory Portland High
School Choirs were awarded
two Sweepstakes trophies, an
F.venl Plaque and a Certificate
Seeks Third Term
Whittington Lauds Portland
of Excellence at the University
Interscholastic league (UIL)
choral concert and
sightreading contest
Calallen Mixed Choir was the
only other school receiving a
Sweepstakes
A total of 33 choirs per-
lormed
Lois Land. Southern
Methodist University, Dallas.
David Scareella. Pasadena
High School: and Anne D
Goetsch. South Memorial
Junior High School. Houston:
served as concert judges
As a . panel they com-
plimented and challenged the
local singers with their written
critiques
Ken Steele. Reagan High
School. Austin. Jeff Ingham,
Bonham Junior High School,
Amarillo, and Dr Gary
Khensberger, The University
of Texas at Arlington ad-
judicated in the sightreading
room
"The music educators were
See CHOIRS, Page 12
Bobby W Whittington, a
resident here 12 years and an
Independent oil operator, is
•"•king his third term on the
city council
"1 am running lor re election
because I like Portland. I think
it is an excellent place to live
and I expect to be here the rest
of my life." W'hittington
commented
He continued. "Although
Portland is a great place to
live, it is not perfect For this
reason i believe the most
important task for the city
council is planning"
W’hittington noted that
planning takes precedence
over the actual voting of the
body "If everyone on the
council voted as I do there
wouldn't lie eruxigh money
spent This is because of my
conservative beliefs"
He said the recent
acquisition by the city of the 24
acres of land near the high
school was a good move “II
provides a location for water
storage on Portland's w est side
and for future use by the fire
department." W'hittington
noted
Portland continues to grow,
Whittington pointed out. and
there will be some changes to
come into effect after it of-
ficially reaches 10.nod
Imputation Just during the last
couple of months there have
been more than 15 new homes
gone under construction here,
See WHITTINGTON, Page 10
Now School Hoard President
Dreiling Seeks Re-Election
Griffin Points Out
Council Progress
In commenting on his can-
didacy for re-election to the
Gregory Portland Independent
School District board of
trustees. K Dean Dreiling this
week said. "I have been a
member of your school board
II years and for the past eight
K. DEAN DREILING
years I have served as board
president.”
Dreiling. 50. is married and
the father of four sons He and
his wife. Mary, live at 103
Pulton Place with their
youngest son. John, who is a
senior at Gregory-Portland
High School
David is a senior at South
west Texas State University at
San Marcos, and Richard and
Fred, both college graduates,
are established in their
careers
Dreiling was born, raised
and educated at Hays. Kan ,
and was graduated from Fort
Hays Kansas State University
in 1951 with a degree in
business administration Since
graduation and for the past 20
years he has been employed
with (’ F. Lytle Company as
corporate executive
“As an incumbent. I believe
the voters have a right to know
my philosophy with regard to
education," Dreiling said
"I'm neither a liberal nor a
conservative school trustee. I
am a concerned' board
member As such. I believe
Gregory-Portland School
District is an agency of the
people, its chief interest is the
welfare of the children of the
community both as individuals
and as future adult citizens
"I sincerely believe that the
main purpose of education is to
guide boys and girls into
becoming worthwhile citizens
of the communities to which
they belong It is the schools'
purpose to aid every child in
See DREILLING, Page II
As a candidate for re-election
for a third term to the city
council. Charlotte Griffin this
week pointed out a numlier of
accomplishments of the
current council
“As an integral member of
the present council," she said.
“I have sought and liave been a
part of completion of land
scaping. lighting and
recreation facilities at Por-
Hand Municipal Park
“Also, the purchasing of
additional land for recreation,
additional water storage and
BOBBY W WHITTINGTON
West In Race For
School Board Seat
Jim West, who is seeking a
seat on the Gregory Portland
Independent School Board
hoard of trustees, moved here
from Corpus Christ! in 19R9
with his family
West is a graduate of W B
Kay High School and was in the
first class to finish at Del Mar
Technical Institute, Corpus
Christi latter he obtained a
degree in industrial
engineering from Texas AAM
University He is a licensed
engineer in the state of Texas
Employed by Central Power
and Light Company 13 years,
West entered business for
himself several years ago
West and his wife, Sue. have
two children, Patricia and
David Patricia has been a
student here since the first
grade and now is a freshman at
Gregory Portland High School
David is in the third grade
West is a member and past
president of Portland Rotary
Club and is a member of the
Texas Society for Professional
Engineers
The Wests are active
members of the Church of
Christ hero
JIM WEST
fire department use as part of
the long range development
program has been ac-
complished ”
Mrs Griffin continued. "1
have urged increasing per
sonnel and the upgrading of
equipment for the police and
lire departments Too. the
council is working on plans for
major street and drainage
construction, for construction
of a new police station,
enlargement of the Community
Center, and for street striping,
painting and sign replacement
in ciipjunction with a recent
city-wide survey"
Mrs Griffin attended (he
University of Houston and has
almost 20 years experience in
oil and gas. banking and ac-
counting. merchandising and
advertising puhlic relations
and the legal profession
Seal Coating
Bid Approved
Meeting in special session
Friday, the city council ap-
proved the bid of $43,630 50
from MAM Construction
Company of Corpus Christi for
the seal coating of a number of
city streets
Work is in the continuing
program is currently under
way
Mi*
i
CHARLOTTE GRIFFIN
('urrently, she is a free lance
secretary
Mrs Griffin is the mother of
three teenagers and is
president-elect of the Portland
Pilot Club, an internationally
certified women’s service club
dedicated exclusively to
community service
"The present council has
maintained good city govern-
ment and citizen services
without inflationary increases
in taxes, Mrs Griffin said
She and her husband, Don,
have tieen Portland residents
6!a years
VOTE—Saturday, April 2—VOTE
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