Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1977 Page: 2 of 15
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This Week
THURSDAY. OCT 6
Gamma Xi chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha -7 JO p m ,
member's home
SUNDAY. OCT. •
Branch Academy Ballet Theatre Guild - 3 - 5 p.m . home
of Karen Gates
MONDAY. OCT. t»
Kotary Club - 12 noon. Community Center
Uons Club ~7pm. Shep's Little Chicken Shack
TOPS 63* -- 7 p m , 217 E Broadway
Omega Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi *- 7:30 p m ,
member's home
Xi Mu Gamma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi - 7 30 p m ,
member's home
Booster (Tub - 7 :30 p m . high school cafeteria
TUESDAY. (XT. It
Chamber of Commerce luncheon-meeting - 12 noon.
Shep's Little Chicken Shack
Masonic Lodge -7 M pm, Masonic Lodge building
G-P ISD Board of Trustees - 7:30 pm. school ad-
ministration building. Gregory
Volunteer fire department - 7 SO p m . fire station
Coastal Bend Breakers CB Club ■ 7 30 pm, Land's End
Apartments, recreation room
Alpha Delta Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi -- 7 30 p m ,
member’s home
Planning and zoning commission 7 30 pm. city hall
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 12
KiwantsClub ■ 12 noon, Shep's Little Chicken Shack
G-P AARP chapter - 1:30 p.m , First Presbyterian
Church
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club - « p m , Com-
munity Center
Jayrees
THURSDAY. OCT. 13
7 30 p m, Community Center
Spirit Stick
‘The Gong* And ‘Big Mac*
BY CAROL MESSER
The Wildcats are on another winning streak this year
Way to keep that spirit!
This week we cheerleaders have decided on one chant.
•'Big Mac”, and also one cheer 'The Gong"
THE GONG
Well - you Ihmk you're mighty tough
And you think you're mighty strong
But the curtains gonna close and you're gonna gel the
"Gong"
BIG MAC
We re gonna attack just like the "Big Mac"
So beware everybody, cause the "Wildcat" team is back
We’ll get va from the left, and we II get ya Irom the right
We ll sneak up right behind you and take a big bite'
4-H Club Meets Tuesday
The reorganizing meeting of
the Portland 4 H (Tub will be
held at 7 :30 p m Tuesday, Oct
II. al the Community Center
Anyone interested in finding
nut more about 4-H and its
projects are encouraged to
attend this meeting
4-H is open to all. regardless
of race, religion, sex or
national orgin
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Bookshelf
Readers Challenged By “Women Of Courage
HI MR* W t SPARK*
The book market has been
rewarding the pasl lew
months -al least for me I do
strongly recommend Margaret
Truman's Women of
Courage From Revolutionary
Times to I he Present ’ In it she
has not only challenged (he
reader she has in her research
unearthed several bits and
pieces of American history lhal
I had not know
In her introduction she gives
her definition of courage and
the many varieties that are
shown by |>eople in their lives
She has divided her hook into
four parts, illustrating four
types ol this quality and she
has chosen three examples for
each category
Courage in crisis she defines
asthose whogonut of their way
to take on a burden they could
have avoided I heir conscience
would not let them do other
wise The three women who
illustrate this kind of courage
are Susan Livmgstom heroine
of the Revolution, daughter of
the governor of New Jersey ,
who managed to rescue her
father's papers from British
and nalive Tories also lo face
the mrim down when the
soldiers were trying lo burn the
house the home she loved My
favorite is Dolly Madison
whose rescue of George
Washington's picture from the
White House when she was
leaving il lo the Hrilish turned
the sentiment of the people
strongly toward her husband
and united the country The
third example was Sarah
W innemucca who undertook a
dangerous misstun to save her
lather and hrothes and help the
American soldiers
The second category is a
passion for lustice women who
stood up for what they con-
sidered right The three
examples here are Prudence
Crandall of Connecticut who
fought for the rtRht lo
education (or Negro girls. Ida
Wells, a Negro woman carried
on a campaign against the
terrible disgrace (to the
country! of lynching She ex
posed the emotional untruths
that lay behind some oi
America's most scandalous
lynching parties The last.
Mother Jones, was an Irish
woman who. even lo the age ol
*3 fought for fair wages and
decent frealmenl for the
working man especially
miners I And at that time they
certainly were in semi
slavery l
The third category is for
titude courage with per
severe nee She thinks perhaps
women have more of this
quality than men Such women
were Elizabeth Blackwell who
pioneered the field of medicine
as a career for women Susan
B Anthony who stood firm for
women's rights-especially the
vole, and Marian Anderson
whose musical determination
and lieautiful voice should
inspire both black and white
The Fourth category is
gallantry loyalty to high
idrals and conscience Among
women with this quality were
Kate Barnard who sacrificed
popularity and a political
career in Oklahoma to fight
agaiast the illegal injustices
done lo the Indians there
Margaret Chase Smith, w ho, as
a freshman Senator dared to
make a speech on the floor
against the witch hunting and
demogoguery of tier fellow
Republican. Joseph McCarthy
freshman senators were
supposed lo lie quiet I; and Dr
Frances o Kelsey, who. in her
lob al the National Institute (if
Health, refused to he pressured
into approving the sale of
Kevadon ' better known as
thalidomide! for sale in the
Cniled Slates She thus saved
our country from the tragdies
of deformed babies that oc-
curred in Europe-
Much is yet to tie done Ms
Truman emphasizes (he im
portance of women of courage
sharing with men of courage
that they might gun their
talents and concerns to fight
For Ambulance
Cora Jonas, president, Portland Garden Club, presents a
check to Art Blackburn, president, Portland Jaycees,
making possible additional accessories lor the life support
litter the Jaycees have |ust purchased (or the Portland
ambulance (News Photo)
lor the values of u true com-
munity-She says “I cannot
imagine a better way to bring
American men and women
together that they may be
reminded that they share a
common heritage "
The following patrons of the
Bell Public Library have
generously donated useful
items such as books, paper
backs, records, etc prior to
this week We wish to take this
opportunity to publicly lhank
them (or their donation Recent
donors were as follows Alice
Tarpley, Lome Mircovich,
Philippa Lack. Mrs R L
Albritten and .1 A Craven
To Save A Life
This manikin got a real workout Monday night at city hall during a CPR (cardiopulmonary
resuscitation) Lite Saver course presented by Portland police depertinent personnel and
sponsored by Chatwork Club Here three Chetwork members (from left), Nell Teyior, Lois
Buehrmg and Billie Smith, receive instruction from Frank Wright (in uniform) and Randy
Wright (News Photo) ___
PSAT/NMSQT Exam Set
Gregory-Portland High
School sophomores, juniors
and some seniors this month
will be able to join over one
million students around the
world in taking the
Preliminary Scholastic Ap
titude Test-National Merit
Scholarship (Qualifying Test.
Mrs, Brael Dougherty,
guidance director, announced
The test, sponsored by the
College Board and National
Merit Scholarship Corporation,
is an important step in making
college plans, the group said
Scheduled for Tuesday, Oel
IH. al Gregory-Portland High
School, the test measures
verbal and mathematical
aptitude two abilities im
portant to doing college work
The test also can lead to
other opportunities for high
school students For example,
students can ask to participate
in the College Board's student
search service which provides
their names to colleges in
terested in students like them
By taking the test, students
can enter the competition for
scholarships administered by
the corporation and ran get a
good idea of what the
Scholastic Aptitude Test is like
Murphy Earns Jump Badge
Cadet Colleen F Murphy,
daughter of Mr and Mrs
Edward F Murphy. 113 Maple
Drive, recently i-eceived a
parachutist badge upon
completion of the three-week
airborne course at the U S
Army Infantry School. Ft
Benning. Ga
During the first week of
training, students undergo a
rigorous physical training
program and receive in
struction in the theory of
parachuting The second week
they receive practical training
by jumping from 34-foot and
250 foot towers The final week
includes five static-line
parachute jumps
Murphy is attending Stephen
F Austin State University.
Nacogdoches
She is a 1974 graduate of
Gregory Portland High School
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Q. Why is CPL building
those costly new plants?
A. It is the only way we can
assure you of continued
reliable service.
Because of the shortage of natural gas. Central Power
and Light Company must turn lo other fuels tor produc-
tion ol electricity
The Texas Railroad Commission ruled nearly three
years ago lhat deliveries ol natural gas used tor making
electricity must be curtailed— (0 percenl by 1981 and
26 percent by 1985 Also I he Pubic Utilities Commission
of Texas has said it will no! approve construction ol any
new gas feed etectrc generating plants
To insure that out customers would continue lo have a
reliable supply of power we started making plans more
than seven years ago tor (he switch to other luels By (he
mid 1980 s about 40 percent ol our electricity will come
from coal tired and nuclear plants
Coleto Creek Power Station, our first coal-tired unit is
under construction and will beget supplying power by late
1079 CPL also has a 26 2 percent share m the South
Texas Protect, a nuclear plant being burn m Malagorda
County The first unit will go into operatnn by late 1900
the second in 1982
Because they are more complex, nuclear and coal-
hied plants are more expensive to build lhan gas Inert
units and inflation continues to drive coats higher and
higher Rigorous environmental protection and safety
systems add to the cost ol these plants Transporting
huge quantities of coal over tong distances is still another
expense
Inevitably, power production will cost more in the future
than it has m former years We must however build the
new plants, we have no choice it we are lo maintain a
supply ot power that will be available to you whenever
you need it
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1977, newspaper, October 6, 1977; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871248/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.