Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1979 Page: 1 of 14
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Council Tables Cable TV Item
Alarmed that the city did not
have sufficient financial data
on the companies hoping to win
the city’s cable television
franchise, the council Tuesday
I the agenda item
consideration of
night tabled the agenda
calling for consider
awarding a cable television
franchise
The matter will again be on
the agenda for the Tuesday.
July 3, meeting of the body
Prior to that time, all of the
interested companies will be
required to have certified, up-
todate financial statements
mad? available to the city staff
giving the information on the
actual firm that wili do the
installation of the system
lu the motion to taole the
itam. it was also noted that no
other applications for the
franchise will be accepted
from any additional companies
interested in installing the
system Eight companies now
are seeking the franchise
Master Plan
In the workshop session. City
Manager Pete Gildon asked the
council for permission to
pursue an updating of the city’s
master plan He noted that the
current plan was produced in
about (971 and that it was
tiecoming obsolete He said
that funds would be sought for
the study and that they are
available from higher
ernmental agencies
never, he said approval was
not a thing that is certain
Councilman Bobby
Whittington in commenting on
the proposed study, said that
he was not in favor of seeing
any additional acreage allowed
for construction of apartment
complexes in such a study He
govei
Howe'
noted that there is enough area
in the city now for 3.500
apartments and that he didn't
want tc
with block after block of two-
t to see Portland endtn)
i fling u
(A tw<
story apartment complexes
On F unding Group
See CABLE TV. Page 7
POR TLAND 2°
Dedicated To The Best Interests
Of Portland..
"Gem City Of The Gulf!"
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VitaM KIV - furtiM Tips - He S
Police Actions Are Criticized
Corpus
king in
THIS WAS TMt name of the pome hi Aarttantf this week as service stations began »© run out
of gasoline Station* are trying to skimp by end give the best service they can with the small
amount* of procieut petrot they ere receiving. (MEWS photo)
Pumps R un Dry
It has been a bad week
For the most part. Portland
service stations and the
convenience store pumps have
been out at gasoline for most af
the week
Sonic station* have opened
for brief periods during the
weekday with most closed
Saturday and Sunday
From a survey of the
stations, the picture for the
future is far from encouraging
Not one operator had even a
glimpse of betterment of the
situation in hie crystal ball
Evidently. since stations are
working on allocations based
on previous years sales, the
growth of Portland and the
accelerated demand here has
caused the heavy demand
Reports from neighboring
cities indicate that their
problems are not as acute
Grodhaus Exxon said they
were staying open a couple of
hours in the morning and a
couple more in the afternoon
No change was seen
Roy Kimper (
; lim
station is open for only short
tods at a tune Kimper said
gas I
get Hus month
Mavenck markets said that
they were open a short while
during the early morning and
that they will open
periods after noon
i for short
No relief
See PUMPS. Page 7
I-arry G Hyden.
Chnsti attorney speal
behalf of the Thomas A
Worsham family, Tuesday
night complained to the city
council about the treatment
Pat Worsham received from
Portland Police officers at the
scene several weeks ago when
a traffic citation was issued
Purpose of the complaint
Hyden said, is the betterment
of the community and that he
and his clients were not there
for personal gam
Hyden noted that in just a
few hours of work on the
telephone he had found
numerous other young people
who brought forth complaints
of "police harassment and
brutality by Portland
officers ”
Their complaints Hyden
said, seemed to indicate a
pattern of "intentional
harassment and the charges
seem to be worthy of attention
by the council '
Hyden said that naming the
officers or the other
complaintants in public would
be " counter productive to any
efforts the city council might
take " He said that the naming
of other victims could bring
retaliation against them, even
noted i
for the
the matter. the attor
stressed, "‘get the prnbl
I that mai
ny of
ibject
though he r
them *ere willing to subject
themselves to the exposure
It was pointed out by the
attorney that legally the city
had subjected itself to possible
damage action and that then*
is a possibility that the civil
rights of the victims had been
violated There is some
personal liability
attached.
Hvden said
" The Worshams would like
council to look into
ney
lem
investigated, and if it does in
effect exist, to get it remedied
It would be constructive to get
it resolved here rather than in
the courthouse
At this point Counolwoman
Alice Chisholm asked Hyden to
define harassment and
brutality
Hyden noted that it seemed
there was a generalized
scheme and gave the example
of being stopped for a traffic
violation handcuffed thrown
in the hack of a police car and
talked to in an insulting
manner
He said that "’excosaive force
could be explained as brutality.
force used where force was
unnecessary
"Harassment takes many
forms." Hyden explained.
demeaning verbal abuse is an
example " He again noted the
civil rights statute and said
that it was broad and all
inclusive "
Councilman John Hardin
noted that he had not had any
complaints, and did not know
of any made to the council on
the subject of police
misconduct here
Hyden said that the victin^
vwiuldn t come forward to this
courtroom because they were
afraid to do so
"We want a good police force
and want to protect all of the
citizens Mayor Charles
Tot hill said "I hope they
haven't been over zealous "
II try and look into it,"
id Hy<
We will
Tothiil told Hyden
Hyden made a re-
commendation that perhaps
a committee of disinterested
citizens might be asked to
investigate the charges Tothiil
said that he personally didn't
think that a committee was the
way to do it
Hyden was told by Tothiil
that he would be contacted to
receive the specifics from him
The council chamber was
almost full of persons who
attended the meeting and who
were sympathetic to the
Worshams cause
I-ater in the council meeting.
Tothiil said that the facts would
be obtained from the lawyer
and that Pete Gildon city
manager, would be charged
with the investigation
Gulf said sales
are being limited and the
e has all the gas he is going to
The Phillips
getting allocations based
1973 sales Said they might get
some gasoline next week, but
that U probably would be next
HMMdl
New City Ordinances
Off-Limits Areas For Vehicles Named; Garbage Rules Outlined
prohibition of the operation of
vehi
F irst readings of two new
city ordinances were held
Tuesday night by the citv
council
One ordinance concerns the
For Summer Months
and the second is a sanitation
ordinance
The ordinances would
become effective upon the
second reading by the city
council which should come on
bage
and
City, CofC Push
Safety Drive
luly 3
The
disposition, handling and
regulation of trash, garbage
waste rubbish, refuse
dead animals, and the
collection of such items within
the citv
Definitions
Premises Business offices,
hotels, restaurants cafes,
apartments, schools, private
residences, vacant lots and al!
other places where garbage
trash or rubbish accumulates
Kitchen garbage Dry
kitchen refuse all meat.
vegetable and fruit refuse
Dry kitchen refuse Solids
after the liquid or slop has been
drained
Trash Paper of all kinds,
rags, old clothing, paper
containers, old rubber, pieces
of wood, boxes, barrels, crates.
feathers, weeds, gras* and tree
limbs
Rubbish Tin cans, bottles,
glass, scraps or iron. tin. wire
or any other metals
Containers
Sae ORDINANCE, Page 6
"We need every citizen's
cooperation in making this
campaign a success." Mayor
CMN Tothili said Tuesday
night in signing a joint
proclamation by the city and
the Chamber of Commerce
naming the summer months as
’Safe Summertime" in
Portland
Tothiil noted that one of the
areas which needs special
attention is to impress on the
younger rider* that bicycles
must operate under the same
laws of the mad that are in
force for other vehicles
"The city and the Chamber
of Commerce solicit the help of
every person in this attempt to
make Portland a safer place,
he said
Chamber Backs Drive
12 get
Chamb
A proposal made at the June
(eneral meeting of the
imber of Commerce by
President Paul Bingenheimer
to launch an informational
educational safety campaign
the
"ship
"Safe Summetime" will
was readily approved by i
general membership
Proclamation
WHEREAS, the population of Portland has almost
doubled in the past few years, and.
WHEREAS, the city of Portland is unique in not
experiencing a build up of the business area. and.
WHEREAS, during the summer months a number of
construct i projects will be under way. both on private
property and concerning the city streets, and.
WHEREAS there is phenomenal increase in the number
of motorcycle and bicvcle riders, joggers and persons taking
par*, in various other activities which are carried out on. or
adiacent to. heavily traveled streets, and.
W HEREAS, school vacation time produces an extra load
•A activity in practically ever aspect of life within the Cit;
IT IS THEREFORE PROCLAIMED by the city
Portland and the Portland Chamber of Commerce that the
remaining period of the summer until Tuesday. September 4.
will be Safe Summertime" within the city of Portland, and
that the city of Portland and the Portland Chamber of
Commerce will strive through the "Safe Summertime
campaign to assist in making the area within this city as safe
as possible The city of Portland and the Portland Chamber
of Commerce do hereby solicit each resident each civic
organization and others to take part in this program and to
come forth to insure its success
CHARLES E B TOTH1LL
Mayor. City of Portland
PAUL BINGENHEIMER
President. Chamber of Commerce
continue through to Tuesday.
Sept 4 the first day of the new
school year
■‘Primarily,
try and keep
before all the residei
community in a hope
every<
safe
Bingenheimer said
ordinance prohibiting
vehicle operation on specified
city property reads in part
“It shall he unlawful for
any person to drive or operate
or cause to be driven or
operated any motor powered
vehicle on, over or across any
public park, easement, right
of way or other public property
for any purpose except that
portion of streets, alleys and
highways paved, improved or
designated for and regularly-
used by motor powered
vehicles duly licensed for
operation and use on public
streets and highways by the
state of Texas
The ordinance slates that
’ violation of the terms of
First Baptist Church
*100,000 Land Purchase
Dr W H Colson, director of
missions for Corpus Chnsti
Baptist Association will be
present in the Sundav. June 24
worship service at First
Baptist Church to present the
church with a check for
$190,000
Proceeds of the check which
come in the form of a no
interest loan from the Missions
F'.xtension Section of the
Baptist General Convention of
Texas are designated for
purchase of two plots of land
for future Southern Baptist
Churches in Portland The
loans will be repaid as these
congregations .ire formed
The loans follow action by
the church approving purchase
of two six acre plots One plot
is located in the projected
Northshore Subdivision and
will front the extended
Broadway Boulevard The
other fronts F'M Road 3239 near
Gregary Portland High School
The decision by F'irst Baptist
Church and the subsequent aid
from Texas Southern Baptists
are part of the church's long
range plans to meet the needs
of one of the fastest growing
communities in Texas Time
frame for the actual
establishment of the new
congregations is indefinite and
will correspond to the rate of
Portland’s growth
"We are thankful for the
opportunity to join the
resources and commitment of
_Sae LOAN, Page 7
just want to
safety word
•nts of the
misdemeanor.
per?
BOO
I upon
could b
one will he a little more
ty conscious.
and
conviction a person
fined up to $20
Sanitation Ordinance
The sanitation ordinance
w hich had its first reading calls
of the
the providing
Tickets Available
For CofC Banquet
y. by
of C h
A limited number of tickets
still are available for purchase
the general public for the
amber of Commerce
installation banquet to be held
Thursday June 2*. at the
parish hall of Our I^ady of
Mount Carmel Catholic
Church
Cocktails will be at 7 p m
with dinner at 8 p m
Guest speaker will be Dr
James Blakely of Wharton, a
humorous witty, down-to-
earth professional speaker who
averages about 100 speeches a
year and travels more than
100.000 miles annually
He holds the distinction of
being the only professional
ling
ull-tiir
humorist in Texas with a Ph D
A college professor for 10
years before turning
speaking a*
profession. Blakely is an
instrument rated pilot writer
and consulting editor for
Heston Publishing Co He
writes a weekly syndicated
humor column entitled "Pokin'
Kun" and has a daily radio
program entitled "The Face of
Agriculture ”
Tickets for the banquet
which are $9 50 per person, can
be obtained from the Chamber
of Commerce office behind
city hall i between 10 a m and 3
p m The telephone number is
043 2475
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Lions Donate For Fireworks
LARRY WILLIS (right), vice president o« the Portland
Lions, presents a check tor $100 in be ha II ol the Lions to the
Jaycees to assist m defraying costs Ol the fireworks display
the Jaycees and the Portland Volunteer Fire Department
will put on the Fourth ol July Shown trom lett are Jaycees
Robert Cantu. Dr Bronte Baker, and Nick Garcia. (NEWS
photo)
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1979, newspaper, June 21, 1979; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871510/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.