Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1990 Page: 1 of 26
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4-H MEETING: The Tarkington |
junior and senior 4-H clubs will i
have their first meeting Sept. 4 at |
the Tarkington Junior High
School cafeteria. You must at-
tend this meeting to show at;
TVE.
LEGALLINE: The Houston Bar j
Association's monthly public ser- J
vice program, LegalLine, will be ;
held Sept. 5, 5-9 p.m. The public ;
is invited to call the HBA at 759- j
^|>3 where volunteer attorneys
wol answer simple legal ques-
tions, give brief legal advice or!
refer the caller to the appropriate
social service agency for further
assistance.
PLAYDAYS: The Wrangler 4-H •
Club will have a playday Sept. 8
in Dayton. The events will begin
at 5 p.m. with exhibition barrels.
The rainout date is Sept. 22. For
more information, call 592-0668
or (409)258-3614.
I^IBECUE: There will be a
barbecue Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m., at the Masonic Lodge,
1209 Southline. The menu will
consist of barbecue, pinto beans,
cole slaw, desert and beverage.
Donations will be taken. For
more information, call 592-3975.
SOFTBALL TEAM: A girls soft-
ball team is forming in the
Cleveland area, including Lib-
Montgomery, San Jacinto
and Polk counties, fqs.gii is ages
15-18. Only serious players will-
ing to travel need apply. There
vM^be a team meeting Sept. 16.
FW more information, call John
Drennan at 592-2240.
TRADES DAY: Trades Day will
be Sept. 29 on the courthouse
square in Coldspring. There will
be lots of booths showing an-
tiques, arts and crafts, collecta-
bles and good food. The event is
scwsored and benefiting the
SW! Jacinto County Heritage
Society. For more information,
call (409)653-2009 or (713)654-
5989.
QUEEN APPLICATIONS: Ap-
plications for TVE queen con-
testants are now available to
ladies between the ages of 14
and 23 years of age and enrolled
in school. They may be a resi-
dent of Liberty County or any
adjoining county. Deadline for
applications is Sept. 30. For
more information, contact Nancy
A^jjabe at (409)258-5342.
ENQUIRY CLASS: St. Marys
Catholic Church will hold enquiry
classes beginning early Septem-
ber. People of no particular faith
or of any denomination are wel-
come to come and discover what
the catholic church is all about.
Interested persons or families
can get more information by
calling the church office at 592-
2985.
FALL FESTIVAL: Christian Life
Center will present its Fall Festi-
val Oct 12, 6:30 p.m., and Oct.
13, 10 a.m. They will have a
public auction Oct. 12, 8 p.m.
Fore more information, call 592-
8035 or 592-8786. Booths will be
avAable to rent. Space is lim-
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Index
HOMETOWN NEWS .
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OPINION . . .
CHURCH
SPORTS .
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AMUSEMENT.
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By R.T. LOWE
Advocate Editor
LIBERTY - The first of two men
to go to trial in the attempted mur-
der of a former Tarkington-area
resident has been found guilty.
Clay Douglas Parker, who listed
San Antonio as his residence at the
time of his arrest by Liberty County
Sheriffs deputies, was convicted of
Attempted Capital Murder, a first
degree felony, last Friday. Parker,
who was arrested Oct. 15, 1989 at
the home of his grandparents in
Rayburn by Deputy Earl McFarland,
was sentenced to 50 years in Texas
prison.
“Sentences such as this will en-
able us to win the war against
crime,” District Attorney Mike Little
said. He added it will “send a mes-
sage to people who might be con-
sidering conduct such as this that it
will not be tolerated in Liberty
County."
The conviction stems from a Oct.
13, 1989 incident which occurred at
a deserted oil field location in the
Tarkington area approximately five
miles north of State Highway 321
off Doc Howard Road. It was there,
27-year-old Harlan William Tipton, a
former Tarkington resident from
Huntington who was visiting family
and friends, was beaten on the
See MAN, Page 5A
Truck safety is continuing concern for authorities
No injuries
in rollover
By LINDA GORDON
Advocate Reporter_
CLEVELAND — A Crosby man
escaped injury Monday when a
tractor-trailer he was driving over-
turned two miles south of
Cleveland on US Highway 59.
Department of Public Safety
Trooper Bryan Henry investigated
the accident and said Milton
Wayne Harber, 38, was travelling
northbound on US 59 when the
incident occurred.
Harber, hauling logs for Jacob
Lemond out of Crosby, missed
his turn into Louisiana-Pacific
lumber company, according to
Trooper Henry. Harber, with an
attempt to use the nearby cros-
sover and go back to the lumber
company, tried to turn left. He told
Trooper Henry his “brakes or
something,” failed, and he went
into the turn too fast.
The trooper said Harber stated
See NO, Page 5A
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Milton Wayne Harber, 38, of Crosby escaped serious injuries Monday when the 18-wheeler
he was driving rolled over south of Cleveland on U.S. Highway 59. (Photo by R.T. LOWE)
Krueger to ‘vacation’ at Austin meeting
By JERREL FERGUSON
Advocate Reporter
LIBERTY - A routine issue re-
sulted in a split vote during this
week's meeting of Commissioners'
Court.
One item which routinely ap-
pears on the court's agenda is out-
of-county seminars. Those matters
usually take five minutes to resolve
and end in a unanimous decision to
pay for the seminars.
That changed this week when a
request from County Court-At-Law
Judge L.J. “Boots” Krueger was in-
cluded with requests from other of-
ficials. The judge asked to attend a
judges' conference in Austin the
first of September.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Melvin
Hunt made a motion to approve the
seminars. Precinct 2 Commissioner
Lee Groce then questioned the rea-
son for Krueger's request. Precinct
1 Commissioner Bobby Blake said
Krueger only has three months to
remain in office. Groce suggested
that Chap Cain, who will assume
the office in January, accompany
Krueger.
“I don't know the purpose for this
seminar,” Blake said, “unless he
See KRUEGER, Page 5A
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Citizens headed for jail
CLEVELAND - The annual La-
bor Day Muscular Dystrophy
Telethon will crank up Sunday
evening and continue until late
Monday.
This year's event is sponsored
locally by American Legion Post
393 and will be headquartered at
Martin Chevrolet-Buick. Many
events are scheduled for the first
year in the new location. Events
and attractions include clowns, bal-
loons, limousine service with rides
available for a donation. Another big
event will be a jail, with several
prominent citizens already slated for
arrest.
For a minimum donation of $10,
you can have a person arrested
(with their approval prior to Mon-
day). A donation will then be re-
quired to secure release (the maxi-
mum time in the cell will be 30 min-
utes).
Those already scheduled for ar-
rest include R.T. Lowe, Maureen
Hirsch, Stan Jones, Edna Gilchriest,
Charles Barker, Paul Hendricks,
Ronnie Danner, Lee Groce, Marvin
Powell, Bill Douglas, Clark Wise,
Charles McLin, Adam Wisniewski,
plus many others.
There will be a flashing sign in
front of Martin's displaying the cur-
rent collection totals. There will also
be barrels out front for drive-through
donations. This year’s goal is
$10,000 and many volunteers will
be working hard to help meet that
goal. For any suggestions, or infor-
mation, call Daria Flagg at 592-
0972 or Virginia Magee at 592-
3843.
New president at FB&T
To remember
The yellow ribbon on the lamp post outside Cleveland City
Hall is one of many seen around town. They are part of the
campaign to honor Americans held hostage in the Middle
East. (Photo by R.T. LOWE)
CLEVELAND — Interim Pre-
sident Ray Bounds welcomes
William T. “Bill” Hand as the new
president, chief executive officer
and director of First Bank and
Trust Cleveland.
Hand holds a BBA in finance
from the University of Georgia
and served as a bank examiner
with the Georgia Department of
Banking for several years. In
1976, Bill began his banking
career at Farmers Bank of
Pelham, Georgia as cashier and
director.
Hand moved to Texas in 1984
where he served as senior vice
president of Texas Commerce
Bank-Friendswood. He also wor-
See NEW, Page 5A
WILLIAM HAND
T rucker s
making
progress
By LINDA GORDON
Advocate Reporter_
CLEVELAND — Most
Cleveland area trucks meet re-
quired safety standards, accor-
ding to both local officials and
truck owners.
Those local trucks as well as
trucks both state and nation wide
which do not meet safety re-
quirements or, are considered
unsafe, are receiving better main-
tenance and are steadily being
upgraded to comply with state
and federally mandated stand-
ards.
But while drivers and com-
panies strive to improve their
equipment, violations are still
seen on the highways.
Violations most cited by state
troopers are speeding, faulty
equipment, and loads that are
over-length, over-height, and
over-width, according to Texas
Department of Public Safety
Trooper Sergeant Greg Arthur.
“Most reputable truckers get
permits, you know. There’s al-
ways a few that don’t,” Arthur said
about drivers hauling high and
wide loads.
He added, “But then we have a
lot of equipment violations; lights,
brakes, that type of thing.”
Sgt. Arthur said the driver
violations included speeding,
passing in a no-passing zone,
and following too closely.
“There’s a lot of good truck
drivers out there that’s conscien-
tious and are conscientious about
obeying the traffic law, and cons-
cientious about keeping their
equipment up.
“A lot of them that drive for
companies that don’t keep their
equipment up don’t even get up-
set when we stop and give them
a ticket for equipment violation. In
fact, some of them (the driver) are
even glad that we do because the
stuff they wanted fixed on the
truck, the companies won’t fix it.
So we stop and write them a
ticket or put them (the trucks) out
of service.”
When a truck is put out of ser-
vice, the vehicle is parked on the
spot and not allowed to leave until
proper repairs are completed.
Trooper Harris ‘Red' Blanc-
hette, with the License and
Weight Division of the DPS, tal-
ked about the problems he sees
on the highways.
“Equipment violations are
usually the number one violation
— such as brakes and tires,”
Blanchette said. “Some of them
(the trucks) are a joke. I’ve got
pictures of some where there’s
supposed to be an airhose that
goes to the brakes, and one
(driver) had cut a wooden vine
out of the woods and run it up
there to make it look like an air
hose.”
Blanchette explained that
“Basically it is” poorly equipped
log trucks which are the largest
problem here “at this point in
time. See, we’ve never really had
strict equipment laws in the state
See TRUCK, Page 5A
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