Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1978 Page: 16 of 26
twenty six pages : ill. ; page 19 x 14 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
BAND—
Continued from Page 1
choirs and (fie two high school
hands This is quite a spec
tacular accomplishment
Vanlandingham said
STUDENTS—
Continued from Page 1
family Mill move to that city as
soon as school is oul
Kathleen Campbell set
scholastic achievement as one
of her school goals back in the
first grade when she enrolled in
Hast Cliff Elementary School,
and 12 years later it paid off as
she was named salutatorian of
the 1978 graduating class with
an average of *M 80
The 17-year-old platinum
blonde scholar is the daughter
of Dr and Mrs L L Campbell
<»f 123 Granby Place
"I have always set being an
honor student as line of my
main goals " Miss Campbell
refitx-ted. “and when I found
out that I had finally made it I
was thrilled ’’
Sotting goals to work toward
is just a wav of life with Miss
Campbell whether it is in her
classwork or in her 13-vear
love affair with riding horses
and winning ribbons in the
Ponies of America circuit ,
She started to ride when she
was five, and when she
acquired Humdinger in 1972
she really began a fantastic
string of riding honors, en
tering and w inning in some 20
shows a year
A goal set to achieve the
supreme champion award,
came to fulfillment when
Painted Joker and Miss
Campbell accumulated the
necessary point and grand
championships to win the
coveted award Another goal
was reached when she was
recently named the top rider in
Texas for the second time
Hut. all of her honors, both in
school and in I he Ponies of
America Club, have not come
easy In fact, she admits to the
fart that she has to "dig" for
her grades "I set a goal for
myself and just keep working
until I make it." She likes to
accept challenges and
describes herself as a "work-
acholic "
Despite the fact that she
usually spends about four
hours daily with her horses.
Miss Campbell found time to be
a hus> student w ith extra-club
activites
Topping her club mem
hershipa is . of course, that of
the National Honor Society and
the math honor society, Mu
Alpha Zeta She also took part
in Ihe Math Club for three
years. Science for three,
French for three and also
served as the treasurer this
year
She lias also maintained an
active interest in the 4-H club
work lor a number of years,
and is also a member of the U.
S Pony Club. Texas Pony of
the American Club, and the U.
S Deresag, and English
Hiding Club, as well as the
Texas Hunter and Jumper
Association
In all probability, her active
career as a horsewoman will
he left tiehind w hen she enrolls
in Texas Tech this fall to purse
a career in business ad
ministration, with a possible
minor in French A Law degree
is also in the back of her mind
"I like challenges "
And if the next imtallment of
Miss Campbell's career is like
the first she is apt to meet the
challenges head on and come
out still in the saddle.
PALMS—
Continued from Page 1
"booby traps" found along the
country's highway system and
the safety nazard they
represent
Highway department of
fieials said that there have
hern three fatalities in the past
two calendar years along the
section of road where the
palms are located, and that
from 1971 through 1977 there
have been a total of Hfi ac-
cidents But. the officials could
not say how many of these
fatalities and accidents were
the direct result of the
presence of the trees
Robert Albritten. president
of the G-P chapter of American
Association of Retired Persons
lAARPi.aaid that more palm
trees were needed along Ihe
entire stretch of road, rather
than removing the ones now
there
James Bishop. chief,
volunteer fire department,
asked if it would lie possible to
plant oleanders in between the
existing palms, thereby
providing a complete barrier
hetwrwen the tw« lanes of
traffic
"The palms are the biggest
blessing Portland has," Justice
of the Peace John B. Outlaw
noted He indicated that the
trees work as a barrier to keep
careening vehicles from going
mlo the oncoming lane and
killing other innocent victims
Outlaw pointed out the far
more dangerous traffic con-
ditions and Ihe greater number
of accidents and fatalities
along sections of Highway 181
and 35 in this vicinity and made
special notice of the 181-35
intersection at Gregory
"The palms are a thing of
beauty, more of them should be
planted." Outlaw recom-
mended He adovated a better
patrolling of the highway to
reduce the excessive speeds in
the area
Dewey Magee is another
advocate of planting other
trees or using other type
tiarriers around the palms He
noted that the highway
department had said that it
could not afford the upkeep of
some of the alternatives to the
palms twit that he <Mageei
would he willing to pav his
share to keep a crash proof
barrier in repair
Richard Dugat, vice
president of the Jaycees. read
a resolution by Ihe Jaycees
which expressed that
organization's objections to the
removal of the palms.
“To the conscientious driver
these palms offer no hazard,
but their tieauty and historic
value warrants their preser
vation,” the resolution said in
part.
Councilman Joe Kurke said
he thought the palms were a
safety hazard "This is a truly
unsafe condition and the only
way to correct it is to remove
the palms lie advocated using
oleanders to take their place
Mayor Charles Tothill said
that the city council did not
want to destroy the tieauty or
the history the palms bring, hut
indicated that the council and
the city were for having the
safes! driving conditions
possible He pledged the city's
cisiperation in working with
the* highway department on the
matter
M. & E. Builders, Inc.
Pointing A Romodollng
134 Duiil Mwn Portlirt. Tub
512 643-5M7 iflir $;* $43-3004, $-5
1
Praise Instruction
G-P High School gets high marks from this year’s honor
students - Debi Sims and Kathleen Campbell
‘I feel that I have just as good an education as anyone
that I’ll run into in the honors program at the University of
Texas." Valedictorian Debi Sims says without a moment's
hestitation when it comes to evaluating her schooling at G-P
High School
Kathleen Campbell is equally as sure that she received a
good education "The courses that I took at G-P 1 think
equipped me to meet any challenge that I’ll receive in
college "
Both were high in then- phases of the individual in-
struction that they received in the courses that they took
while in high school Both girls were part of what G P refers
to as their accelerated program
from H/STORV’S SCRAPBOOK
DATES ADD EVENTS THOM YESTERYEARS
May 5, ISIS—Birthday of Karl Mari. German social philosopher
and the chief theorist of modern socialism
May *, 1835—Birthday of Sigmund Freud. Austrian neurologist
and "father of psychoanalysis ”
May 7, I7M—The first President's Inaugural Ball is held in
houor of thr country's first president, (Leorge Washington
PRICE DANIEL, JR
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
A PROVEN LEADEN
QUALIIltD BY f 9UC A1ION.
EXPERIENCE. INDEPENDENCE
AND INTEGRITY TO SERVE AS
LAWYER I OR THE PEOPLE
OL TEXAS.
LEADERSHIP
At Speaker of thr Tns* <4 Hepfrvmt* lives Prise Daniel
Jr led thr tuttniful effort to dthme reforms in State govern
mrnt after thr Sfurp^ltmn w dmiilt This resulted in thr drougrtt
and rm*t effective legislaticn in ttw nation on
• Governmental rtfisi and personal (mam i«l Hmlo>urr t»%
pubiM uffsialt
• ( ampaign finance Hn Iomim
• t *prn meeting of governmental bodies
• I nWu control and regulation
• f reednm of information ami oprn re«ord%
PrKf Daniel. Jr a prtwra lejiln with a positive record ol
achievement for 1 rut
Fat Ads Pd luf hi Fritv Daniel |r l»*f AMome* C.eneral
Mmnhai Do me I I rvssurrr Ml B»« 11112 AuatMi least 7R711
UNIFORM, CONSISTENT,
PUNISHMENT— IS ESSENTIAL
FOR EFFECTIVE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
elect DEAN
36th Judicial District Court — Aransas.
Bee. Live Oak. McMullen and San Patricio Countios
Pol Adv Paid for by Doan Patton, Box 610, Beevilla, Tex 78102
1 .
HMJY
how he feels about
PROBATED
SENTENCES!
I believe he will say:
“Deserving, First Offenders
Yes; but,
REPEATERS —NO!
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1978, newspaper, May 4, 1978; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871310/m1/16/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.