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Pl«* 2 PORTLAND NIWS, Thursday. July 24. 1f7t
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In Portland
This Week
TRIIMMY. JULY »
TOPS €38—7 p.m, Firtt Presbyterian Churrh
Jaycees — 7:30 p.m . Community Center
FRIDAY. JULY *7
Portland Newcomen coffee 9 30 am . 2402 Boca Chica
MONDAY. JULY 3«
Rotary Chib - 12 noon. Community Center
Lions Chib — 7 pm. Shop's Chicken Shack
TUESDAY. JULY 31
Portland Church Women - 11 30 a m., St Christopher
By The-Sea Episcopal Church
Volunteer Fire Deportment — 7:30 p.m , Fire Station
WEDNESDAY. AUG. I
Kiwants Chib — 12 Noon, Shep’s Chicken Shack
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Chib — I p.m..
Community Center
THURSDAY. AUG. 2
Story Time — 9:30 am. Bell Public Library
TOPS 638 — 7 p.m . Fint Presbyterian Church
BELL PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS
Monday. Tuesday. Thursday — 9 a m. to 6 p.m ;
Wednesday — 9 a m to 7 p m . Friday — 9 a m to & p m.;
Saturday 10 a m to 2 p m
Portland’s
Past
14 YEARS AGO
THIS W EEK - 198ft
Attorney General Wagner
Carr spoke to a group of frienda
at the Viking Motel and
outlined to them hn political
plans for the future
Luther Upton, minister of the
local Church of Christ,
returned from a three-week
stay m New York City where he
was a part of the Greater
Northeastern Campaign for
Christ
Carlo Mircovich, former
assistant coach at Aransas
Pass, has been hired by the
Gregory-Portland School
trm for assistant coach of
Wildcats
Wayne Merrill has been
named vice president and
assistant secretary of First
Savings Association as
announced by the board of
directors
Mrs Jerry Griffis took this
week the job as tax clerk She
and her husband live at 615
Bayview
15 YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK - 1969
The Portland City Council
met and appointed Howard
Rankin to fill the unexpired
term of councilman James
Keneau
Miss Wanda Sue Girffis and
2nd Lt David Michall Wells.
USMC. were married in First
United Methodist Church
S YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK -1*74
Portland Baptist Church
celebrated its third
anniversary this past week
The church was organized
after having been a mission
, three months
John Shives. 16, son of Mr
and Mrs W B Shives caught a
23-pound red snapper sow with
a 6-0 reel and took 30 minutes to
Land The fish was two pounds,
one ounce shy of a state record
I YEAR AGO
THIS WEEK 1976
Two units of the Portland
Volunteer Fire Department
went to the assistance of the
Gregory Volunteer Fire
Department after a fire began
during a diesel fuel off loading
at a service station on Highway
181
Bobby A Cox has been
named load research analyst
for Central Power and Light
Company according to vice
president Glen Churchill
Margaret Yeiter was
presented with a plaque
recognizing her for 11 years of
association with the Portland
Chamber of Commerce in the
position of secretary
from HISTORY’S SCRAPBOOK
DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS
Jaiy 26. 1*54 - The revolution ia Cuba begin as FMel Catiro.
Soe ot i wealthy sugar planter, mount! at* iaitial attack agatast dic-
tator Fulgeocio Battista
July 27. 1969 - Richard M Nina is aomlasted for the
Presideary at the RepuOticaa National ( noveatioa ia (Virago
July a. 1914 - World War I "officially’ begin' as Aastria
declare! war on Serbia
For Instance
Halt! Who’s The Enemy, Really?
- bypdl -
IN IIIK WAR on the energy
situation, the President
evidently doesn't know who the
enemy ts
He has declared war on the
wrong folks
He lias declared war on the
American oil industry. rather
than on the crude lords of the
OPEC nations
And the result >* going to be
business as usual for years to
come Business which now is
bringing :n 45 per cent of the
country s crude needs from
foreign sources, a figure which
will go to at leant 50 per cent
whether it is liked or not
The American oil industry
has not caused the problem
The fed bureaucracy did that
masterful piece of work, for it
was not until they slapped on
the regulations on crude
production after *he 1973^74
embargo that crude output
began to ncae dive The end of
the depletion allowance new
environmental regulations and
crude controlled at one-third
■ess than the world level did the
tnck
ASTOUNDING STRATEGY
on the part nf our esteemed law
makers
The complete, immediate
removal of pnce controls on
crude would see the import gap
cut at once This would in turn
help the balance of payments
picture, not to mention what it
would do for business and
employment
So. the socialistic
nationalization of the oil
industry is not the answer to
the mess More fed control will
solve none of the ills, and the
so-called Carter windfall tax on
the industry is not going to send
production figures soaring
The much-heralded energy
address by Carter, shi added in
an artificial guise of suspense
by the politically motivated
braintrust cf the White House
evoived into an all-inclusive
gimmick It was a lame
endeavor to rescue the failing
President from the still lower
pitfalls of the political poll
droppings
FOR INS
parade of advisors' who
trekked to Camp David for the
prelims to the address There
was only one person who came
from the ml industry It would
surely seem that if you had a
problem, you would go to the
pros in that field to find some
answers
Not Carter Unless, it was the
answers to another problem
that he was seeking, survival
The same holds true for the
top energy position
administrate
iRTANCE. look at the
in the
would
hardly seem that a political,
cold drink dispenser would be
as desirable to get the country
back on the energy track as
would a person who has a
thorough working knowledge of
the energy business Maybe
one could even be found in
Georgia, if that must be the
pre- requisite
THE MAIN PLAY, though, is
the administration's thirst to
get its hands on the 6140 billion
or so through the windfall tax
This will only become lost in
the bureaucratic mire to wipe
out the budget deficits, to pay
the socialistic bills for the
freebie shams and to add the
tens of thousands to the
already bloated fed payrolls
All of the things that must be
done will have to be
accomplished in the private
sector if they are to become
reality Government
corporations w ill not fill the bill
in a free society
It is a sad fact but the United
States has a long wav to hike
down the path before it can
boast of a workable energy
solution
IT IS MIT the same any
more, and it is a shame
It is as if a part of Americana
Highlights and Sidelights
has passed down the pike
Remember the days when
you headed the old heap into a
shining antiseptically clean
service station*’
Remember how the
attendants swarmed out to
take care of your needs
They inquired what they
could do for you. would clean
your windshield, check the air
in your tires, see if you had
enough oil
Remember the old tyjtnn
Berle shows that were
sponsored by the 'men who
wore the star "
AND MOST of all. remember
the service stations that were a
welcome place on the lonesome
road where a person could take
' are of ‘heir personal needs in
clean, almost homelike,
surroundings
But now when a person is
away from Portland and
traveling the super slabs or the
byways, it a a far different
story
Full service'* Man. what
kind of a freak are you any
way. what'* w rong with the seif
service island**''
This is the attitude that can
be found all too frequently
Many stations in general are
unkepl and the < omfort
facilities in many are enough to
turn a person fleeing in hasty
retreat
AND THE energy situation
nas made its mark in other
areas
In comparison to bygone
years, the interstate highways
for this peak vacation time of
the year are practically
deserted with the exception of
the 18-wheelers This is true
west across Texas. New
Mexico. Arizona and
California
But once on the freeways of
the greater lx* AngeJes area
there is no danger of becoming
lonely, it is bumper to bumper
eight to 10 lanes across And
don't let it slip too far under the
65 m p h mark or there comes
the possiblity of being
trampled
On the other hand, the traffic
on the interstates has slowed
considerably from other years
Even the truckers seem to be
holding hack to about 65
m p h . which is a far cry from
the 80 and 85 m.p h blasting
they were doing just a year or
so ago
TOO. MOST passenger cars
play it pretty close with some
of ccurse getting a little eager
It could he for good reason
In each state the state highway
police are in frequent view and
are all business
Gasoline'’
No problem
A person can travel the
interstates or the secondary
roads without any supply
problem, and this includes
weekends and late at night
No lines at any stations were
observed during 10 days of
traveling, even in the crowded,
car happy LA area
PRICE*? JUST a few cents
more than here The highest
paid for regular was 96 9 cents
for "full service'’ in Deming.
N M (Full service meant
pumping in the petrol That's
all The hugs on the windshield
came off at the next rest stop
with the aid of a bottle of
Windex )
A couple of Mobil stations in
California were selling half
gallons at 52 cents
California has its own oil
field and refineries true But.
it '•eems rather peculiar to be
able to readily purchase petrol
for the same pnce in the
hinterlands of Arizona,
hundreds «rf miles from any
refining facility, at about the
same cost as here at home
where the refineries are
practically in the backyard
AN ORCHID of the Week
goes to the Texas Department
of Highways and Public
Trans porta ti
im macula
they maintain the comfort
stations at the rest areas along
the interstate highways
They are clean, well
maintained and many air
conditioned It is an absolute
pleasure to make use of them
It is a different story in some
of the other states though
w here as much effort is not put
forth on cleanliness even
though the facilities are there
ways
sportation for the
scutate manner in which
AUSTIN White Prest
dent Jimmy Carter is «hakmg
up hi! administration. Texas
Democrats are busy selecting
a method of picking dele-
gates to the 19HO presidential
nominating convention
Some party leaders favor a
presidential preference pri-
mary like the Texas Repub-
State Rep John Bryant
\aid "it would he a very had
mistaki
hard-pressed
voters why l
!epub-
havc
licans are going to
Others favor picking national
convention delegates through
the state convention route
The State Dem«Kratic Exec-
utive Committee is scheduled
to approve an official plan
oh July 28. and mkny Capi-
lol insiders feel the decision
is more importin' than is
generally believed
Mrs Carrin Patman of
Ganado. chairman of the
SDEC rules committee, says
she is convinced SDEC will
vote for a convention plan
but leave room to add a non-
binding presidential rclcrcn-
dom to the primary ballot to
he used as a guide at the
state convention. The plan is
a reasonable compromise he
tween those who want a
binding pri
who don't y
presidential contest
primary ballot
"Smoke-Filed Rooms"
Slate Sen Oscar Mauzy.
D-Dallas, is among the
Democrats who favor a hind
mg primary in which dele
gales would he af
cording to pnpul
During a Dallas County
hearing last week Mau/y
argued that failure to hold a
primary would signal the
voters that 7ex«o Demo-
cratic Paris was heading
hack to the days when deci-
sions were made mi smoke
filled rooms ' and hs manip-
ulating the preemet-to-state
convention process_
very I
ike" to m«t hold a pri-
mary The Dallas legislator
said Democrats would he
explain to
party is not
holding a primary when the
Republicans arc gearing full
steam for theirs
One reason the Republi-
cans arc so eager to hold a
primary which they feel will
attract a significant number
of conservative Dcm«x:rals
to cross party lines is they
arc proud of three Texas Re-
publicans announced prcsi
dcntial candidates John Con
nally and George Bush and
dark-horse Gov. Biil Clem
ents. often mentioned as a
vice presidential choice
should Connally and Bush
both falter.
Clements has refused to
lake sides in the primary
matter, at least publicly
A possible Clements op-
ponent in I9H2. Speaker of
the House Bill Clayton also
refuses to take a public posi-
tion other than neutral in the
by LYNDELL. WILLIAMS
issue of the Democratic pri-
mary. Clayton, by the way.
attended the Southern Legis-
lators Conference in Louis-
ville. Kentucky, last week
with Reps Dari Kuhiak. Bill
Prcsnal. and Boh Davis
Education Shake Up
Dramatic changes have al-
taken place in the
Weekly Portfolio
by Bill Germany
SVghom V (Bril) Germany m an account executive with Bor be Haitey Siuar,
Shield! Incorporated
Germany a native of Lake Jackeon Tetat attended the Unwerpty of 7eitat
He ployed end for U T m 1955 1956 and 1957. and later ployed pmfetmonal foot
ball tn the Canadian Football League
Since moving to the area five year* ago Germany has been active m real e
Pale m addition io he work at a Pock broker
ready
slate's
s public education sys-
tem and more changes may
he ahead
Texas Education Agency
commissioner Marlin Brock-
ellc announced he will retire
later this year, and two depu-
ties will leave with him
Gov Bill Clements has
appointed a special advisory
committee on education to
study the public education
system He campaigned last
year with a promise to re-
turn to basic education in
Fcxas Recently he has
• he necessary to
j up of the
EdlK
from an elected one to one
appointed by the governor
See HIGHLIGHTS. Page 14
staled it mas I
change the makc-i
State Board of Education
The gnomes of Zurich are
becoming restless and
President Carter should pay
attention The currency
markets remain in a state of
flux, looking to Washington for
direction The choice of
Federal Reserve chairman
must now he classified as
critical, at least from a
psychological standpoint, and
the manner in which President
Carter handies himself this
evening at his press conference
also is important Today, the
dollar is steady, hopirv
receive some assurance
the political is not going to
undermine economic realities,
but if politics prevails, there
are 600 billion FruoDollars
that will exact a severe
penalty And as the dollar goes.
don't forget the gnomes
We found it interesting that
the stock market So Jimmy,
e grx
inter
the White House should release
a statement yesterday denying
that President Carter's
political aides will tie calling
the'shots on economic policy
There have been accusations
that all forthcoming policy
decisions will he made with an
eye to the 1990 elections and
any confirmation along those
lines will go badly for the
dollar
See PORTFOLIO, Page 14
*ng to
ce that
binding primary and those
t want any kind of
appor
according to popular vote
Bookshelf
A 'Catch 22’ On The White House
BY LYRA SPARKS
reviewer has said that
leph Keller in his new book,
ood as Gold does for the
•*G<
White House what he did for
the military in Catch 22"
Years ago Aldous Huxley
wrote a telling satire on man s
infatuation with technology
and progress called “Brave
New World" One had to
realize that it was a cutting
satire else he would think it
mildly) The same migl
i put it
;ht he
said of this
Good as Gold verges, in
places, on the bitterly satiric
At least it did to me coming on
the heels of so many
revelations about the miser
cants of Washington politics
and bureaucracy At first I
didn't want to review it. even
though it was supposed to be
hilarious Then I remembered
that many a truth is spoken in
jest, and it held my i
did want to finish it
Dr Bruce Gold. Jewish.
it interest-I
forty eight-year old
lany
articles which have had few
readers but which have given
him a reputation, finds himself
facing the prospect of
becoming a big Washington
official The offer comes from
an old classmate who had used
Gold's papers to gel his
masters, etc Kal|
Protestant, a presidential aid
•rtv eight-year old professor
of English and author of man;
pre
with an oddly di|
; (he
;alph Newsorr
*sidential an
plomatic way
countr
when
< This it the final article in a
series of esxavs on
"patriotism" which were
composed bv eighth grade
students of G-P Junior High
School in an annual project
sponsored bv the VFW during
the last school year. I
BY DAVID HESSONG
It is great to be an
American when one knows how
freedom feels One who has
studied American history
knows the history of this
xintry. but does anyone know
where the “Star
Spangled Banner" was
written** Does one know how
much we paid for the Liberty
Bell**
On June 14. 1777. the
Continental Congress decided
that the Flag of the United
States be thirteen stripes
alternate red and white, and
the Union be thirteen stars
white in a blue field
representing a new
constellation Betsy Ross is
credited for making the first
flag representing the thirteen
original colonies The flag has
changed and instead of
thirteen, the flag now has fifty
I Am An American
representing each new
whi
•me.
side
way
is an expert on
stars
state which came into the
Union The flag represents the
United States as well as the
people too
George Washington, the
father of our country, was
elected unanimously for
Commander and Chief of the
Continental Army
Washington's leadership and
courage brought the poorly
equipped and untrained army
of patriots 'hrough to victory
George Washington then
became the first President of
the Cnited States
The Liberty Bell is a symbol
of American independence
The bell was made in England
and sold to the United States
for $-100. in 1752 It cracked and
was recast in Philadelphia in
1753 The bell was rung each
year until 1835 when it cracked
during the funeral of Chief
Justice John Marshall
We will have to credit our
forefathers for the
Independence of this country
People like Ceorge
Washington. Paul Revere, Ben
Franklin and many others
These men un Jerstood the need
for freedom They took many
chances in their effort to be one
of those who helped build their
country
The Statue of Liberty is
standing brave and tall on an
island in the New York Port
The monument was given to
the United States by France in
1884 The Statue is a symbol of
friendship with France and of
liberty that citizens enjoy
under the free form of
government
The American Eagle was
chosen to be our national bird
The eagle is a strong and proud
bird The Amencan Eagle is a
symbol of strength and power
During the War of 1812, the
flag <>f fifteen stars and fifteen
stripes flew over Fort
McHenry in the Baltimore
Harbor Francis Scott Key, on
the deck of a boat, watched the
flag flying over Fort McHenry
This led him to write a song
That song is known today as
“The Star Spang1 . Banner "
It is great to he ; n Amencan
and to see all the beautiful
sights of America like the
Statue of l.ibertv. Liberty Bell,
and the flight of the Amencan
F.agle Hopefully, you will take
a vacation this year and go see
the sights of Amenea Be
proud one is an American
of speakini
the use of doubletalk ana
gobbledygook language to
express nothing) Example “1
can just about guarantee that
you'll get the appointment you
choose as soon as you want it
although I can't promise
anything We'll want to move
ahead as speedily as possible
although well have to go
slowly "
On the side the book takes a
few shots at college professors
and their courses
Gold pursues his ambitions
:hrough Andrea Conover whose
;ather is supposed to have
influence In the meantime he
has conned his publisher into
an advance for a study on
Jewish life in America “Good
as Gold" ls that study though
God is the last to appreciate
this ) He frantically stalks
material for his book on “The
Jewish Experience in Amen
ca" without realizing that he is
going through that experience
until- hut thereby har
triumphant. joyfi
touching
Besides his other problems.
Dr Gold has to deal with a
large and very diverse hut
Jewish family -his father,
brothers and sisters-who. he
thinks don't appreciate or
even like him It is through the
denouncement of this situation
that the ending softens the
satire
a tale,
and
Visiting Editor
BY KEITH GUTHRIE
Actually. I’ve ended my two week term as editor of the
Portland News, but stories always have what are called
follow ups in the newspaper business so with Paul's
indulgence I’ll add a few postsenps
The story that I wrote two weeks ago about Homer Hunt
brought in an old newspaper clipping 'Caller Times 1938>
about M K Hunt. Homer's father According to all of the
yarns that I've heard old timers spin about M K Hunt, he
was just as salty, in a home spun way. as Wash Hunt was in
his field of law enforcement
M K Hunt built quite a sizable business conglomerate in
Gregory and more-or less ruled the thriving agricultural
center from his general merchandise store
It is told that Mr Hunt got upset with an ambulance
driver from Corpus, who persisted in breezing through the
city faster than "the law" allowed His warnings went
unheaded until he got out his Winchester and it is said that
the ambulance driver s speed lessened greatly
Hunt constantly had a running battle with someone in
Corpus going on. hut the one that brought him space in the
Caller in 1938 delt with his feud with the Corpus Weatherman.
J P McAuliff He put it thusly
“McAuliff. huh. why. he hasn t made a right prediction
since he has been on the job over there in Corpus Christi
When he says ir. the paper that it's going to rain. I jest tell the
boys to hitch up and go out and get in a good day of plow ing
There is going to be a full day of sunshine '’
Hunt carried on his battle with the weatherman to the
point that anyone mentioning McAuliff s name in Gregory
automatically had to buy coffee for everyone Baiting some
unaware person to mention the weatherman's name was one
of the popular sports in Hunt's cafe Hunt himself could lie
enticed into speaking the forbidden word He was quoted as
buying coffee after this outburst
“McAuliff. why that fellow don’t know as much about the
weather as the old bay mule that I busted the first furrow
with here in Gregory 47 years ago
The tales of M K Hunt are many among the few old
timers who cling to the city that once was one of the leading
business point in the area
Looks like politics is going to get popping in Portland this
year similar to the days when Councilman Yowell and
Councilman Barker used to bristle at each other at the
council table They had an agreement with me that if they
ever decided to carry their threats into action, they would
give me enough warning to rush out and get mv camera for
an exclusive
No doubt before April rolls around there will tie still
others who will join Bill Crow and Kohb\ Whittington in the
race for mayor
Alton Ezell appears to lie a man who is completely happy
in his job "I don t have any aspirations to he a
superintendent." the newly appointed high school pnncipa
said "My dad was a superintendent and I decided a Ion*
time ago that I wouldn t have enough time for fishing and golf
if I was a superintendent, and so i set my goal on becoming a
good principal
Buddy Ganem would have liked having a street named ir
his honor Buddy was an interesting character who I enjoyec
doing business with for many years In fact Buddy was m>
first job printing customer when I took over the Taft Tritium
in 1950 Through the vears. I learned to appreciate Buddy’*
sense of values in the conduct of his business
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