Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1979 Page: 16 of 16
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P*9* 14
ROETIAND NfWS, Thursday, July 12, 1979
Continued from P*f* 1
cocaine, hashish and
marijuana The dogs have an
uncanny ability to determine
the presence of drugs without
the neccesity of time
consuming search methods
The plan, as outlined by Mr
Wade, that would be put into
effect in the G-P school system,
would entail advance publicity
that the dogs would be
employed by the district
Actual work by the dogs would
probably be on a monthly basis
and would include the high
school and junior high school
Mr Wade and his dog would be
accompanied on their search of
school grounds by a school
administrator would take over
The visits to school campuses
would be on an unannounced
basis
Mr Wade is a licensed
private investigator and as
such operates as a deterrent
factor with his work Discovery
of drugs is the goai and any
decision to prosecute, or to
notify law enforcement
authorities, rests entirely with
school officials
The plan, as offered to the
/ board by Mr Wade would caU
for a minimum of nine visit* to
the high school and junior high
campuses during the school
year with on* or more dogs
The cast to the school district
for this service would be tW
per month
T/U—
area He especially likes to
harken back to the days when
Gregory was a bustling
agricultural business
by the clerks from lists tats of
eep th
running most of Saturda> night
time Dad would keep the store
irday n
and open up on Sunday to take
open up oi
* of all of
Times have changed, and so
has Homer Hunt "My wife and
I are happy with our new life in
a Portland apartment I^ots of
limes my wife will recollect
some of the days of hard work
on the farm and heave a sign of
contentment
CROW-
Continued from Page 1
who |otned AA a number of
years ago and has been a
practicing boaster of the group
ever since
But. unlike some politicians
Bill is apt to provoke a laugh at
his own expense Somewhere
down through the years Mr
Crow lost most of the hair that
mother nature gave him. and
since he decided that a
salesman would look better
with a head of hair, he bought a
"rug ” But. if you want to see
how one works, just ask Bill
and he'll whip his off and let
you try it on - anything for a
laugh, or vote
And. if you have aminute, he
will fill you in on the work of
the AA Actually, he identifies
CoatlMad from Page 1
and taxes calculated just as on
any other properly but that
taxes shall never exceed the
amount imposed in the fin!
year in which the property
received thettO.OOO exemption
The only exemption to this will
be for improvements made to
the property which can be
added This, in effect, means
that the tax on any given piec%
of property affected wil
remain the same year aftei
year
It has been estimated by th*
G-P tax office that the
implementation of these two
exemptions will mean the k»s
in S13.650.000 in assessed
values from the tax roll, which
will work out to a loss in taxes
of 193 4ki Of thn amount the
district will be reimbursed by
the state only $42,291. which
means a net kas in tax dollars
to the district of tsi .669
13.066 EXEMPTION
DROPPED
Currently the G-P district
exempts homesteads m the
amount of 63,000 Since the new
$5,000 and $10,000 new
exemptions are manditory.
and since they cover the same
area, the school board voted to
‘repeal the 63 000 exemption In
1978 this exemption resulted in
a loss of local tax revenue in
Ihe amount of 610.744
Continued from Page 1
membership he recalls, "hut
at the present we are going
strong with over 50 members
When he started selling out
ha biainess interests he louked
around for something to keep
ha time occupied and for a
number of years he drove a
school bus morning and
afternoon for the G P School
District Since moving to
Portland he moved from the job
of a bus driver to taking care cf
the traffic at the Clark
Elementary School in the
morning and afternoon "I like
working with the kids and hope
to continue in this traffic
capacity for a number of
yean "
Homer has lots of stories to
tell about early times in the
the faith that it takes to be a
sustaining AA member as
being similar to the faith it
takes to be a good church
member At the time Mr Crow
lived in Portland in the 60's and
70's the Portland AA chapter
was one of the most active
groups in the area with their
own meeting hall
Mr Crow is a native of
Abilene He got his start in the
jewelry buaineas in 1946 m a
pawn shop shortly after being
mustered out of the Army He
served as a paratrooper during
World War II and was also
recalled for service in ihe
Korean War
Mr Crow's wife. Jolene. is
associated with her husband in
the operation of their Crescent
Center Jewelry Store They
have two daughters Crystal is
married and lives in Jackson.
Tenn . and Carrie is a student
at Abilene Christian College
and is currently at home
during the summer working in
the store At the moment the
Crows are living in a rent house
hut have plans to build in the
near future
So. if you happen to be
shopping at Crow's Jewelry
don't be surprised if Bill gives
you a double smile He not only
wants your business, but he
probablv would also like to
have your vote
EDITOR-
stint at relievi
vacation tune
ing
has
»»P»I
several years I always enjoy
writing about Portland p>
Iways
that usually don't get into a
•spite the fa<
tually I
When writing about Bill
ally
story, despite the fact that the;
usually have a twist of interest
newspaper world the past
7
ing al
and about the vibrant growth of
ie city
There are always a few tales
ant
ie fa
wist
)g <
Crow I couldn't help hut recall
his days on the council and as
mayor As a council member
Bill used to pound ihe table and
insist on open meetings One of
the first meetings 'hat he
presided over as mayor he
closed part of the meeting I
didn't say anything at the time
but the headline proclaimed jn
big Ml Mark print Crow
Closes City Meeting Bill had
a chuckle over ha about face
It is hard to catch the
enthusiasm of a girl like Kim
Morns in a story She breaks
out all over with a type of faith
that is rare in anyone, let alone
a 16-year old youth This young
ladv is apt to go far in any field
she selects She is convinced
that God has given her beauty
and talent and that she'll get
help in using them It will be
fun to watch Kim on targets in
the years ahead
Homer Hunt probably made
one of the best sbenffs that San
Patricio County has ever had
But probably because he was
convinced that he was a good
shenff helped defeat him at the
polls I remember one
Saturday calling Homer to tell
him that he was in trouble in
Mathis and that he needed to go
mend some fences "Well, it
will just have to wait." Homer
countered. “I teach Sunday
School on Sunday and I'm not
about to miss that -even for
some votes" Unfortunately
more of the folks who inhabited
the beer joints voted than those
who went to Sunday School
ACTIVITIES—
Continued from Pag* 1
second part, to measure
improvement, will be at 3 p m .
lust 6. alsoat Clark Call the
mity
r toida
Roller skating to music will
be held each Thursday
afternoon from 3:30 to 5 p m
There is no fee but each skater
must bring his own skates
The Kemps have three
children Jeffrey is the oldest
and is a recent graduate «*#
Texas A*M University Kevin
will he returning to Southwest
Texas Slate University this fall
to start hi* sophomore year
and Jennifer will hi* a fifth
grade student this year The
family belongs to the First
Christian Church and Kemp is
currently serving on the hoard
of deacons
He hold* memberships in the
Texas High School Ci«ches
Association. Corpus Chrish
Coaches Association Texas
Professional Educator^
Association and Southwest
Basketball Officials
Association In his 19 years a* a
coach he worked with both
baseball and football and in th*-
taught a numhrr
of subjects hut primarily
:las*room he taught .
Augur
Community Center to pre
register t
day i
at the Community Center this
week 'July 13) will he "P J
The free Friday night movie
mmu
ily 13
and the President's Son.'
which is 47 minutes and
Milo s Journey, which lasts 13
minutes The movies start at
p m and run for
ximatl
alley one hour
Continued from Page 1
wrote news for the paper for a
number of years, resigning
after we sold the Portland
News, as well as our other
newspapers, to Jim Tracy of
Sint on
After selling our publishing
business I have been teaching
journalism and photography in
the local schools and doing free
lance agricultural writing A
Paul for
been my
only connection with the
3:30
appro
A second session of shellcraft
classes will begin on Tuesday
July 17. from 3 30 to 4 30 p m
They will run until August 14
The fee is $5, which includes
the shells The previous class
made shell mirrors, starfish
chimes. jewelry, name
plaques, floating candles and
shell animals The class is
taught by the Community
Center staff for children 7 to 12
years of age Register by
Center. 64.3 7
in cheer leading will
y Ku
3-7571
calling th
A class
be taught at the Center by Kim
l.ucey the week of August 13-17
Two age groups will he taught
The 6-10 group will meet from 2
to 2 45 p m and ages 1 i up will
meet from 3 to 3 45 p m The
fee is 610 and you may register
by calling the Center
KEMP-
Continued from Pag* 1
before moving to Ray where he
has been for over nine years
During his coaching career
he has worked with football
and baseball winning baseball
ht district championships in
I^M-khart While at Ray he was
the huad baseball coach and
defensive football coach
giving up the football job this
past year in order to
concentrate on hi* work on a
master s degree
The new principal is married
t wife
currei
prin
Junior High School in Corpus
i name is Jane
she is currently the secretary
to the principal of Hamlin
Julv 15 when she and
ler C
\
s
irimp
newcomer Astro plaver
tan Mcon** an*
*a»a*'ir o-ood
TURN ONS
ir roun Tv NicirTivN
m *ao call eon rarr
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A Hubert'* TV
205 7th St. 643-5811
WASHINGTON—
Continue ! from Page 2
solutions will only mcrea.se
our long range problems
M\ hope iv that the Senate
when it considers this tax
proposal will have domestic
production and not |x»litical
|Mi|Mil,.rit\ in mind
BOOKSHELF-
CofC Names Committees Dougherty
expei
undei
biology
The Kemps plan to move to
Portland |ust as soon as the>
can find suitable housing
"It will probaM. MH ■
some time to get over the fa« t
that I won't he coaching th*'
new administrator said !»ut I
am eagerly anticipating going
into school administration on a
full time hasis
MORRIS-
Continued from Page I
the beauty pagents possible iri
the corning year Kim has a lull
schedule ahead <«f her as a
senior ai <i I* High School m
the coming year She plans •<>
continue her interest in drama
work and in the Thespian chib
She is also a cheer leader for
the coming year
Other school activities haw
included being a JV cheer
leader and also a cheer leader
in her junior year As a junior
she was taken into the
Thespian drama club and last
year she qualified for state in
ihe dramatic field She worked
in the play * ‘Torn Jones and
was named to the all star cast
in the intramural one act play
competition She also to** part
in F H A activities as a
freshman and sophomore
She hasn't decided yet when*
she will pul her scholarship to
use but is certain that she will
-••emg him W hen sh** had last
I wen to h»s office he had
suggested fhat he would
further increase the dosage or
change to a stronger •hug
When 'he called to say she
wanted to go oil valium he had
mid her to go off roldfurkcv
site dido t know the danger of
doing this so proeipifatelv
The hoi* is the dramatic
heart wrenching story <«f this
valium induced t-M-akdown a
breakdown that need never
have hap|»-rted and of her
courageous struggle hack to a
new life It is also .'bout love a
hive gone wrong with Eric, who
tnrn-elt had jnnblrms it is also
atiout dependent love, mature
love love of parents, triends
and finally oneself
Barbara projects for us to
th*- terror of madness the
agonv <4 total loneliness th*'
pain 'if having to fat* oneself
and at lorn at last grow up
She i-xp«ises the alius*- and
blind tyranny which .ill too
New committee heads were
announcer! for the chamber of
commerce by President F rank
Unworn at the monthly
pnence she encountered an
ling and competent
counselor Julie From there on
'he began slowly to build
hack
The author voices the
torment which millions Of
jieople drown in every day and
«anno! begin to articulate At
lirst 'he said she had no w ish to
tell .invone what had happened
to her then she realised she
w.is not alone Perhaps she
• ould unfog somiwie else s
• tells i
edtnglv
per sc
actor
ell Her hoi* is a
and literary
Barbara was lortunate in
that in her last hospital
atm<sphere by exposing the
tTutaldv of the system that
she says would tie her divi
rlend Besides there was the
therapeutic value of "cleaning
Iter own air in order to stop
• he whisjirrs the unreturner'
phone rails of her «iwn that
tinthered her
Xnd then she had found out
that the number of Americans
given large doses of
•ranqisili/ers by their intemis'
obstetrician dentist let alone
theT psychiatrist* was
staggering These aren't just
medicine They are drugs that
anesthetize the emotions and
their 'udden withdrawal can
precipitate psychosis in some
cases rleath Because of h**r
strong leeiings about medical
mismanagement because 4
'hr- prevelunce of drug .ibu.«
and the soft cor
script ion pi id variety
abuse all the same siiefelt x
had to tell tier story
It is worth reading
pre
drug
irsue a career that will lead
•ssional
hobbies
;ing acting
pui
to becoming a professional
singer or actress Her hobbies
include singi
modeling target shooting
swifhming and softball
She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs Gary I. Morris of n».
Ann Portland
There were 32 lovelies from
throughout South Texas
entered in the Miss South
Texas Scholarship Pageant
Bambi Hamm of San Antonio
was the winner of the contest
Kim s next appearance will
beat the Astrodome in Houston
Auto Service Tips
>f your cm
doesn't
be but
ypend money tor
'•ten mechanism
IT
die poo*
L. T. Kolb Chevrolet
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other Corpus Chnsti girls will
i (tins
me
toget
with shrimp to the favm
tie part of Corpus Chnsti Day
at an Astro ball pan
will present a trophy together
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luncheon Tuesday
Roland Woilitz will head the
industrial committee others
will be- Pioneer Day. Paul
l.eveen and Paul
Binge nhfimer. membership,
tarry Willis. and finance.
Virginia Rippstein
The president reported on
th*- < off "x drive tor traffic
safety and told tjve members
that' a meeting had been
scheduled for early August
with the traffic advisory
comrndtee of tit** city to work
•sit a j*nnt program
Police
News
The Portland Police
lartment made the
owing calls dunng the past
week
Routine calls. 115.
ambulance '* arrests. 4 DIP
DWI I accidents, no
injuries. 3. theft > burglary.
!. vandalism. 9
Dies
Depa
follow
Edward K Dougherty 68 of
122 Georgia Place, died
Wednesday July 4 morning
at his residence after a long
illness
He was a native of Plainview
and had lived here the past 17
years
He worked for AMOCO Oil
and Gas Corporation for 4!
years before retiring in 1973.
He was a member of St
Christopher by the Sea
Y {.'I. .p.il t tun: h
Funeral services were
conducted at 10 a n> F nday.
July f> at St ftirwtopher by the
Sea Flpiscopal Church with
Father Bill Rogers officiating
Graveside funeral services
were held at < pm Friday in
Memorial Park ( emetery at
Austin with Father h'Uglas
Thomas officiating
Survivors include ms wife.
Mrs Brazel Dougherty, one
daughter Mrs Susan Sacky.
Corpus (Turnti one sister.
Mrs Melba Boyd. Port
tavaca. three grandchildren
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Sometimes the McKamey
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and in those days all of the
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1979, newspaper, July 12, 1979; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871697/m1/16/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.