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THURSDAY. JUNE 21
Itory Time -•:»• (!) . Bril Public Library
TOPS OS • 7 pm. St Christopher By the Sea Episcopal
BELL PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS
Moteir. TUwli, Thunday - • • m to • pm Wed
BAMtiy-1s.m U>?pin ; Fnday -9s.ro to5pm.. Saturday
Ma m to2pm
14 YEARS AGO ims
Mis* Suzanne DrMouche wa*
named Miss Navy Corpus
Christi Saturday at the beauty
pageant at the Navy Relief
Festival
The Rev Charles Merrill has
been assigned to First
Methodist Church of Portland
for another year
l« YEARd AGO IMS
The new Coral apartments
are being occupied by tenants
aa builder Charles McEntire
puts the finishing touches on
the latest of his apartment
complexes
David Gibson signed a letter
of intent this week to attend
Southwest Texas State on a
track scholarship
Spencer Gaitte is the new
State Farm Insurance agent >n
Portland He replaces Ed
UCiair
S YEARS AGO 1*74
hiiss Pam Bingenhcimer h,-s
been selected as head drum
malor for 1974-75 for the
Gregory Portland Wildcat
Band, and Miss Marisa Grover
was named assistant drum
major
Navy Seaman Recruit
William .1 Spence, son of Mr
Ernest D Spence, recently w is
graduated from recruit
training at the Naval Training
Center. Orlando. Fla
i YEAR A<*0 ii7X
Superintendent of Schools W
C Andrews was honored with i
reception held at the
Communitv Center sponsored
It Gets Hot In The Kitchen At Times
In Portland
This Week
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
TOP* MU - 7 p ro . St Christopher By the Sea Episcopal
Jaycoaa - 7:19 p.m.. Community Center
MONDAY, JUNE 18
Rotary Cluh • 12 noon. Community Center
Liana Club - 7 pjn . Shap s Chicken Shack
?wrte and recranOon board • 7: JO pm. Community •'en-
ter
Art Guild - 7 30 p m . 212 Fifth Are
TUESDAY, JUNE 19
C«rdar>Oub-9a.m
Lifcrary board 12 noon, RaU Public Library
City council meeting - 7 p.m (workshop) 8 p.m. (agen
da), dty hail
Vouataor fire department 7:30 p m., fire station
ttaetarn Star - 7:20 p.m . Masonic Lodge budding
.4 » WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20
IChrania Club 12 noon, Shop's Chicken Shack
Pdrtland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club 8pm. Com
— by pdl —
ALL POLITICOS are not
bad guys, they don't all wear
black hats
But, on the other hand
they are not all good guys,
they don't all wear white
hats either
They get a lot of guff that
they deserve, and they get
their share of the blame for
things over which they have
absolutely no control.
Some of them cry pretty
hard when they get stepped
or., other take abuse from the
public and the news media in
stride, even though under
their hard shell they really
don't think that much of the
criticism
But, they have all asked to
be where they are None of
them was dragged up and
made to sign on the dotted
line to tsdie one of the
positions are the city,
school, country, state or
national level.
Some of them receive no
salary at alL Some barely
make enough to worry about
it all and some go home with
boskets full and then make
even more moonlighting at
what ever they do best.
INASMUCH AS they
seek these positions of trust,
and each in its way is just as
important as the next, they
should do so knowing that
they must do the best
possible job to warrant the
respect of those who voted
them into office
Perhaps this sounds as au
idealistic utopia, but when
the siutations that have
developed are analyzed, it
surely looks as if an idealistic
utopia is needed here and
there.
Fiscal management and
fiscal responsibility perhaps
are the most scrutinized part
of a politico's public service.
They should be He-she is
dealing with the money of
the people. Good
management, good
calculations and a mind for
being able to analyze the
needs of today and tomorrow
are a big order
There is no tetter example
of mismanagement than the
tremendous federal debt, the
tremendous continuing
federal deficit annual
spending and tiie
mismanagement of funds
through the continuing
buildup of the fed
bureaucracy
AND. IT IS slopping over
into some of the smaller
government entities.
There can be no excuse for
deficit spending in gover
rment It is just a matter of
those who are in elected
office not doing what the
voters had expected from
them.
There are office holders
who go as fai as to say they
don't believe in taxes. This is
absurd. There are some
services at all of the levels
that have to be furnished
just for the basic welfare of
the people Without these is
would be back to the trees
There are those, who
because of the thought of
loss of the voters confidence,
would rather let services die
on the vine than to have a
progressing program to
serve the people.
Management practices
normally can pick up a
bundle of bucks here and
there is emphasize by the
elected official
THE NEEDS OF the
people can not be neglected
and then all at once, like a
bolt out of a blue sky. hit the
constituency for a massive
increase in taxes. This, above
all. is unsound management
and it a positive way for the
pilitiro to take the well
known flop nt the polls and
the voting booth
Politico* must keep a
poise on their domain They
must do this through
management. fiscal
rasponsiblity and good
governing policies
They can not hoodwink
the constituency by keeping
the lid on continuing needs
and then breaking out in a
fast rash to rneke up for the
years gone by. Trying to
play catch-up is a cruei trick
on the taxpayer and the
voters who listened to the
ortary at election time about
the way it was supposed to
be. and then a few months
later break out in a coid
sweat when it is realized that
it all was a sham to get the
vote.
ESPESCIALLY FOR
those who serve their
communities for little or no
pay. trying to govern is a
thankless task Anyone who
serves in public office should
be commended foi their
exercising their civic duties.
No one argues with this.
It is just that there
continue to be upheavels
occasionally that point up
the rather haphazard way of
doing business in the public
domain when it comes to
proper management and the
practice of fiscal responsi-
bility
The voice of the con-
slitutenry is going to become
more and more demanding
when it comes to getting all
government on a solid
business basin
Thai, time may not be far
in the future.
UP TO NOW Portland has
been s unique community.
It residential section has
exploded dramatically, but
the business area has
remained pretty much the
same.
This brings congestion.
More people are poured into
the same existing areas and
confusion reigns. It is a bad
safety predicament
Coupled to this is the vast
construction that now is
beginning to breakout in the
community.
The land preparation is
under way for Norths ho re
Shopping Plaza
The street reconstruction
work is progressing on
Austin, Daniel Moore,
Crosby and Reynolds.
There is still street,
sewage and drainage work to
be accomplished on Lang
Road *t the new W. C.
Andrews Elementary School
There is residential
construction.
New subdivisions are ail
but ready to break out.
Just look around - - there
are youngsters everywhere
on bicycles, skates,
skateboard, walking,
jogging. driving, on
motorcycles.
True, some of them do not
understand all the rulea of
the road, and others at times
■re quite aggressive in their
actions
But, drivers of vehicles too
must take extreme
precautions to insure the
safety of three youngsters.
At its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday. the
Portland Chamber of
Commerce launched a new
informational and
educational Safe Summer
program to bring attention
to the problem in the
community.
They hope to work closely
with the police department in
an attempt to alleviate aonw
of the pathy on both the part
of the driver and the young
people so the streets of
Portland may be a safer
place for not only the youth,
but for those of all ages who
are now being seen more and
more on bicyclea. jogging
and walking
The Chamber has taken on
an ambitious program.
Just to prevent one pain to
one child, however, is worth
the effort.
There is not a more
frightening sight, s more
dread full scene than a child
laying on the roadway at the
site of an accident
Highlights and Sidelights
» winner
by LYNDELL WILLIAMS
AL'ST IN Stale C aptlof
halls that were crowded |ti\t
one week ago are quiet now
that the 66th lexas Legisla-
ture has packed up ami gone
home, but speculation con-
tinues as to (list when Gov-
ernor Bill Clements will call
lawmakers back for a special
session
His timing will depend
heavily upon the subjects he
wants included m the special
session lo date he has al-
ready told legislators he may
want i hem lo consider the
topics of initiative and ref-
erendum. a regional presi
prim.
M»
by the Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club, Lions club Pilot
Club. Kiwants Club and
Jaycees
Aubrey and Pauline Stark of
■06 Elm St celebrated their
lath wedding anniversary with
a celebration at the
Community Center
tapping More mas be
added
Although one guess is as
good as another, many ctd-
timers think that if Clements
decides to call a session
strictly for initiative and ref-
erendum and wiretapping,
he may wait until sometime
just before the I9K0 primar
ies so that voters will have
the results of that session
fre'h on their minds as they
go to the polls
However. C lements last
week expressed strong in
tcre.st in a proposed multi-
state presidential primary
and said he might he per
suaded to include the pro
posal in the upcoming spe-
cial session whenever it
preference primaries. p**s-
sihly in March
Clayton appeared with
Clements at a press confer
cnce last week to say he has
been working with legislators
from Oklahoma. Arkansas.
New Mexico and Georgia,
hut that the concept dc
pends on a lot of legwork
to install it in time
Should the states agree to
hold a regional primary.
Clements may move to call
a special session as early as
late summer or early fall in
order to set up the primar,
I he regional primary
would have the effect of
spotlighting Southern and
Southwestern issues early .n
the presidential race, rather
than the traditionally firsl-
ir.-thc nation New Hamp
shire primary.
Whatever the outcome of
( lay ton s efforts. < lements
has further clouded the spe
ctal session crystal hall by
stating there is no doubt in
his mind that Texas Repub-
licans will hold a presidential
primary and ca ,*d on Idem
ocrats to do the same
Meanwhile, with lawmak
ers out of town for awhile,
the attention turned to C lent
ents as he began to sign
hills into law
One of his first actions
last week was vgn into effect
the lax Relief Amend
meni approved by voter* m
November I97X
One immediate provision
is that each residence home
stead will he exempt from
54.000 m school district
taxes Because the act is
retroactive to January. 1979.
the exemption will be on the
1979 tax notices most tax-
payers will receive in Oc-
tober
Persons older than 65
and disabled taxpayer* will
be eligible for another
510.0(H) exemption on home-
stead property School taxc*
on a home will he frozen for
a person's lifetime once he
or she qualifies for a senior
citizen exemption
Also effective immediate-
ly are all non-business ve-
hicles owned by a family
from state, county, city and
school district property
taxes
Something farmers and
ranchers have been waiting
for is a new system to ap-
praise farm, ranch, and tim-
ber land
Father’s Day • June 17th
Weekly Portfolio
by Bill Germany
Wilhom V (Brill < Germany it on orcounl ete< utive u-ltb Bar he Halsey Stuort
Shields Incorporated
Germof-y o n<Mw* Lake Jot kion /etas attended the Ouuersiiy uf Team
He ptaved •> d fcx (J T m 1954 J VV> and 1957 and late' played professional fool
is the Canadian I oolboit l eagae
Since moving lo ibis area five years ago Germany has been active in real e
■late >n od<fH» >n lo his uioik at a Uoc k broker
may r
I hi
regional primjry
concept is also being ad
vanccd by Speaker of the
House Hill (Tavton. who
said it would give Texas and
neighboring slates a colic,,
live regional voice through
simultaneous presidential
Whil«> lb*- Market did look a
trifle weary in the closing
stages of yesterday's
barnburner . we f«?l •seasonal
momentum will keep the
upside pr»t bubbling W hile the
Caveats are flying the reality
lh that the economy is slowing
and interest rates are cresting
The money manager with
Bookshelf
‘Secrets’ - A Book By F. Lee Bailey
By Lyra Sparks
If you are looking for a book
that will take your mind off
the gas crunch and the other
besetting worries, I recom-
mend "Secrets ' by F l**e
Bailey The book has mystery,
drama and a wonderful lesson
in ethics in this day when you
may have decided there is no
such thing
The author is one of the best
known lawyers in the United
States When he triee a case,
everyone reads the head!men.
the news stories. But what
everyone wants to know is
what really goes on behind the
scenes-the maneuver*. the
trading, the secret deal*
Baifev's "Serreta” i* about
the most dramatic legal crisis
uf all. What happen* when a
lawyer needs a lawyer?
Boston's criminal attorney
Michael Kilayne is indicted for
first degree murder in the
death of Sarah Henson, a very
attractive (and promiscuous)
former client who has
preserver! her most intimate
moments on video tape (He is
indicted even though at the
time there is no body to be
found)
There's a great deal of
hehmd the scenes politics, the
using of false witnesses.
There , slso mob vengeance
involved in this obviously
trumped up case- a case aimed
to add prestige to the district
attorney Even so Kilayne is
wary of the way trials may go.
he reaches across the con-
tinent for San Franciscos
most brilliant young lawyer.
Daniel Shaw, who knows that
at the heart of every cour-
troom trial lie* ruthles* in-
vestigation Kilavne also
secures 'from f'.nglsndl
Anthony Kverard. t^ur-en’s
( uunsel the best of the l>est,
for he knows that the
hamsters of England can
outclass almost anyone in
combat The third counsel is
Stacv Barton, a woman who
has worked in hi- and
whose expertise "s in
skewenng a so-called expert
super abundant cash and a
second quarter report-card to
address has got to get
cracking m the next 13 trading
wMKions We don't need that
much fellows A couple of
billion, every now and then
For many months we have
heard that ‘.he enormous side
line r ash will lie gin to enter the
equity when signs of a
recession aliound and interest
rates begin to peak While we
are not prepared to say that
this premise has been
presented to us in a newt tidy
package at this time There
enough evidence to make the
outs- wait a little bit of -in-
Therefore. we do believe the
witness in front of tha jury. . ,
It all comes together ,n one coursr Jof lea!? "*stan"
New England courthouse-as
the jury watches the passkms
and prejudices of the men and
women who make the legal
system work
The end of the case,
however, is not the end of the
book The denouement lies
after the trail. Stacy Barton
has a letter that reveals
Kilayne as a top ethical
! that i
with the Dow
Ihi'pM.Kml Ind^trial overage re»dy to
• - tackle the supply hand that
runs between 830 and 880.
Yesterday's report on
business inventories in April
dovetailed with the other
evidence of a slowdown
Inventories surged while final
sales lagged Most classic
recessions begin with in-
lawyer. one that protects the venlory mi seal‘(flat ion and
confidentiality of his clients, the April numbers provided
More than likely, other banks
will join the Morgan Bank
over time. But. in order to
moke a case for a downward
spiral in rates, one would have
to premise a change in
monetary policy Given the
inflationary pressures that
continue to exist, we doubt if
any change is coming
Therefore, we have a rate
plateau rather than a broad
downward adjustment
The dollar is mixed to
higher this morning and
Ixmdon gold has run into
profit taking for the second
straight dav
We anticipate a mixed
opening and then we expert
the Hull U>charge again There
are times when a little
austerity goes a long wav
Letters To Editor
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NEWS with or without the writer s signature However in
submitting material, the signature of the writer, address
and telephone number must be included, akmg *b a
statement not to publish the name if that is desired Let
ters will be verified with the sender prior to publication
The editor reserve the right to reject any letter
Last week's issue (June 7) included an article on
webworms and methods of their control However the list
of controls was regrettably incomplete There was no
mention of the safest method -biological control.
W'ebwomis can easily be killed by an application of
Thuriride It is not a poison but a suspension of spore* of
the bacteria. Bacillus t hunngiensis It is mixed with water
and sprayed on the caterpillars and unafterted parts of the
plant
Unlike the- insecticide* mentioned in the article.
Thurkide is a specific control It Has no effect on humans,
pets, or beneficial insects It harms only webworms and
various other caterpillars such as tomato horn worm and
cabbage loo per
The insecticides, however, cannot be used safely
Mali hum an organophosphate. and Savin, h carbamate,
are known to cause birth defects in birds and lower
mammals and to produce mutations in some plants tnd
micnx»rganism.s Toxaphine. an organochlorine. has been
linked to birth defects in mammals and to circulatory
disorders
This year we have seen two generations of the fall
webwomi I imp'ore anyone troubled by these insects to
use Thuncide Perhaps if it is used repeatedly, a balance
ran reached between the pathogen and the insert so
that the wehworm will no longer be a threat I have seen
parasitic wasps la natural enemy; hovering around the
webworms. I don't want them In die unnecessarily Using
< hemic al insecticides is like driving a tack with h sfedge
hammer It works, but what is left'*
Richard V. Wallace
Phone 643-3184
Patriotism In America
this time one we call X.
Although all who have been
close to Mike" would like for
the world to know the truth-
what lay behind ail this, they
respect Kilayne's silence.
This is a book you won't
want to put down once you
have started it.
Rolx-Polv Pudding
Roly poly pudding is an
English dish It s a sausage-
-Saped podding made with
: i ' •-jtread with jam and
lied and poached in water
some evidence of same The
final important numbers this
week come on Friday when
May Industrial production
makes the scene By all rights,
we should have a snapback
from the strike impacted April
penod If May Industrial
production actually declines,
the recession-now theory will
look a lot stronger
As the economy slows, loan
demand falters and interest
rates decline We saw a
harbinger yesterday with the
Morgan Hank * prime rale cut
ll\ ROBIN UK \NOSK\
•Ihi* is the fourth of IN
rxxjix chi jkiil>icdisni" which
were composed h\ eighth
grade students of («-P Junior
High sc IicmiI in an annual
protect sponsored h\ the
NEW »
Patrick Henrv once said.
Give me* liberty, or give me
death This feeling seems to
liave laded into oblivion in
recent vears Recently things
suc h as Watergate, avoiding
the dratt lading to vote
income tax evasion and a
general lack 'if interest seeni to
have tarnished the beauty of
the- American dream
The early Americans fought
and died m the Revolutionary
and Civil wars to establish
liberty in this land W hat would
they think if the* saw the
Coiled State*-now They would
surely wonder what had
happened to the- land they
worked so turd to provide tor
their children and
grandchildren
The jteoples selfishness and
greed have taken the place of
the pride Americans once had
Everyone is being jiaid tor
doing nothing instead of
working hard tor what they
earn Max he if we were forced
to work harder again we would
have more pride in ciur work
If we the citizens, work
together we can make great
strides to strengthen our
country and elect worthy men
to run our government We
need to |om together, or our
• ountry will tie al the mercy of
ai v large ccuntry who decides
to trv to take over our land
Therefore, if we are lo make
the meed of our country and its
government, we the citizens
must work togetlier for it
most j
• know *
usually
none of their busi
ness
George Bernard
Shaw
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