Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1979 Page: 2 of 16
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14 YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK-IMS
The new ly created position of
business manager of the
GregoryPortland School
System tm been filled with
Abernathy Bate* of
RaymondYtHe getting the Job
T M McDonald.48, has been
hired by the Gregory Portland
School District as high school
principal
i* YEARS AGO
ITUS WEEK - IMS
Aaron E Autry and W. C.
Price were elected vice
president of Central Power and
Light Cempany at a laittiag of
the CPL board of directors
Mas Judy Bishop and Doug
Trees were honored with a
barbecue at the home of Mr
and Mrs Jack Bishop d Doyle
Grocery ads for the week
advertised ground chuck 89
bents a pound, coffee M cents a
pounds and Thompson
seedless grapes 9 cents a
pound
lYEARS AGO
The House of Re-
presentatives in Washington
recently passed a "windfall
profits tax" on domestic crude
oil production as part of a
crude oil decontrol plan While
1 have pledged myself to
working to decontrol the price
of crude oil and let the
American producers compete
with foreign producers I
believe that decontrol with the
windfall profits tax is like
taking two steps forward ard
then two steps back again
The purpose of decontrolling
the price of American crude oil
■ to let the free market take
over, permit American
producers to find the real
market value of their product,
and then maximize their
production tinder the system
of price control, since the
amount they could charge for
their product was being held
unrealistically low, and the
cost of exploration and
production are going up
without any controls, this
means they simply have to
produce less This also means
we have to import more,
thereby increasing our
reliance on the whims of
OPEC
Decontrol is a step to
relieving those gas lines we
have all been waiting in
"Windfall profits tax." I’m
afraid, is just a new name for
price control If we are going to
increase the amount of money
American producers can use to
spur domestic production and
then take it back in the form of
a tax. what have we gained’
One saving grace of the
recent bill is the adoption by
the House of the Jones-Moor*
amendment which cuts the tax
to 60 percent not the *0 percent
some people wanted I /toed
for the Jones Moore
amendment to try lessening
the backward movement away
x. is
tax could reinforce our
dependence on the production
and price whims of the OPEC
ministers It just does not seem
to me to be in this nation's best
interests to continue to pay
premium prices for more and
more OPEC crude oil. while at
the same time making
domestic production harder
and harder plus weakening the
position of independent
producers and the free market
As I have said in the past. I
can understand the concern of
those m the Northeast and
others who are upset with the
rising prices and lessening
availability of energy sources
What they have to realize is
that the laws of economics
dictate that as non renewable
resources diminish, they
become more expensive Also
since they are non renewable
they simply become scarcer
This means that fooling
ourselves with short sighted
See WASHINGTON. Pag* 16
Highlights and Sidelights
AUSTIN — Texas Attor-
ney General Mark White
Masted the national energy
policy last week, painting a
gloomy picture of double-
digit inflation and a con-
tinued energy crisis.
The crisis brings "eco-
nomic chaos" at a level of
“deeper concerns than Viet-
nam or Watergate." White
told a Young Texas Lawyers
convention in San Antonio
The national policy has a
particularly negative impact
on the economic vitality of
Texas, he told them, and
Congress "has not dealt with
us (Texas) in an even-handed
fashion”
White referred to a series
of rulings by the Interstate
Commerce Commission
which granted increases in
coei freight hikes "ad-
ditionai gouges." White
called them
Coal transport rates have
risen from less than $8 per
ton to more than Si8 per
ton.
Later this week Governor
Bill Clements took advantage
of authority given to him
by President Jimmy Carter
to announce he plans to shift
up to. five percent of the
state's monthly gasoline allo-
cation from low-use rural
areas to metropolitan areas
Clements is considering a
plan to require some service
stations in big cities to sell
gasoline on weekends or not
get their share of an addi-
tional 40 million gallons of
fuel expected to be chan-
neled to the big cities this
month
KaMefc Pushes “Agrlhor
If fuel continues to flow
from rural to urbal areas,
the slack in tractor fuel
tanks may be taken up by
alcohol fuels, according lo
one state legislator
State Rep Dan Kubiak
told a Capitol news confer
ence Tuesday that Texas
farmers wilt one day have
"agrihol” plants on their
farms and burn pure grain
alcohol in their tractors and-
farm machinery
Kubiak also announced he
is building a pilot "agrihol"
plant in Milam County to
demonstrate how farmers
can grow their own fuels
Irked by Clements' veto last
month of a Texas A&M Uni-
versity alcohol fuel plant.
Kubiak went to farmers and
engineers in his district for
financial hacking for the
plant
Clements, meanwhile, sub-
mitted to Environmental
Protection Agency officials a
Texas plan for complying
with federal clean air stan-
dards
If it is not accepted, the
state could lose millions in
federal funds in highway and
sewage treatment plant con-
struction grants and face a
Han on building new indus-
trial facilities
The plan calls for Texas
lo meet the Clean Air Act
of 1970 guidelines through
additional pollution controls
on refineries, chemical and
manufacturing plants and
automobile emissions.
Demos Favor Consentioa
While Texas Republicans
will hold a presidential pri-
mary election next spring.
Democrats will probably
choose their delegates to the
1980 Democratic National
Convention through the con-
vention system
The overwhelming senti-
ment of testimony at a Dem
ocratic Party Rules Commit
tee hearing in Houston was
that the party reject the idea
of a binding presidential pri
mary
Only one of 21 witnesses
opted for the primary
Franklin Garcia of San An-
tonio who said. ‘Let the
people choose Period ”
On the eve of the Fourth
of July. Republican presi
dential contender John Con
nally met in Austin with a
group of 200 of the state's
most powerful lobbyists
When the group dis-
by LYNDELL WILLIAMS
covered a news reporter in
the adjacent room. Connal-
ly's microphone was shut off
and the press was effectively
left out of the meeting
Clements has also hern en-
tertaining the political mov-
ers and shakers lately trying
to pay off a $4 75 million
campaign debt. Meanwhile,
his 1978 opponent, former
Attorney General John Hill,
said he will wait until 1981
to decide whether to take on
Clements again Hill pre-
dicted Clements will only
serve one term in the man-
sion. but some of Clements
friends are saying the same
thing they predict he will be
chosen as vice president in
1980
( ofcofi Bid Refected
The Texas Department of
Corrections rejected a re-
quest hy Watergate figure
Charles CoKon to bring an
evangelistic crusade to Texas
prisons
Coho*, one time aide lo
Christian during his Wale
ordeal and in the last
former President Richard M
Nixon, became a born-again
Water-
gate i
three years has taken his
Prison Fellowship crusade
into federal and Mate pris-
ons.
Department director Jim
Estelle admitted he disliked
some reported Colson com-
ments that prisons are bteed-
irounds for criminals,
ihat
hat
ivity I
Mr Colson." he said
mg groun
hut that Texas prisons al-
«iigh religious
activity It was "no slight to
ready had enoug
On a Biblical note of an-
other sort. Texas Agriculture
Commissioner Reagan V.
Brown said grasshoppers
have invaded Texas in their
greates
but he
is "declaring war" on
cates! numbers since 1958
mg x
them About 14 million
acres of Panhandle range
land were sprayed with in-
secticide to Mop the pests
who were counted at from
10 to 18 per square yard
Wheat The Preamble Means To Me
THIS WEEK - 1974
Misty and Molly Mayo,
daughters of Mr and Mrs
James D Mayo attended the
first summer term of Camp
Arrowhead, a private camp for
girkt on the Guadalupe River
Mr. and Mrs George
Washburn announce the
engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter.
Pettnye, to Rocky Moore, son of
Mr and Mrs Jerry Moore of
Gregory
Susan Roe. daughter of Mr
and Mrs Charles Roe. 10S
Markham, recently attended a
band camp and workshop at
Sam Houston State University.
Huntsville
I YEAR AGO
THIS WEEK 1978
GregoryPortland entrants
won SO medals in the South
Text* AAU Championship
Track and Field Meet held at
McAllen
Sue West Jo Bowen. Betty
Classen and Lori Taylor are
Portland's repnentetives in
the "Sweet Adeline of Corpus
Christ! "
CIlHB Is the ninth in a series
to It essays on patriotism''
composed bv eighth grade
students to G-P Junior High
School In an annual project
sponsored bv the VFW. >
BY JANICE DUNCAN
A great many people view
the United States Constitution
as Jua! another piece of paper
with a bunch of words on it
This exemplifies the lack of
national pride I. on the other
hand, am not like these people
I think of the constitution as the
symbol of my country and of
the people who founded and
organized it 1. myself, also see
it as a symbol of freedom.
independence. and
obedience to law
For instance, people often
disregard the preamble to the
Conatitution One has scarcely
ever stopped to read it and
understand it It begins We
the people of the United
States." A lot of people think of
just the men who wrote this as
being We the people' These
people do not realize that this
includes them, too "In order to
form a more perfect union ”
Again, in this phrase, people
think that the men who wrote
doing it for the peoples’ sake
"Establish Justice " This
means to he fair and just To
this are just writing it because
they have nothing else to say
Likewise to the first phrase,
this is not true They are really
g it for the fle
tablish Just
just To
have trial and judgement by
process of law "Insure
domestic tranquility," means
to keep peacefulness and
calmness in the United States
To "Provide for the common
defense" is to provide defense
with whatever they need to
defend our country To
"Promote the general
welfare' is to promote the
well being of the people of the
nation and secure the
blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity"
means lo secure the freedom of
our nation to ourselves and to
the generations of the future
I think the rest al it speaks
for itself, "do ordain and
establish this Constitution for
the United States of Amenra "
So as one can see. I ha ve many
reasons for being proud d my
country There is not any other
place in the world *hat I would
want to live f am proud to be a
citizen of the United Stales of
America
Weekly Portfolio-
William V i Rill) Germany is an account executive with
Blrhe liaises Stuart Shields. Incorporated
Germany, a native of lake Jackson. Texas, attended the
University oi Texas, lie plated end for I'.T in IK5 195* and
R»:.7. and later played professional foothall in the Canadian
Knot ha 11 league
Since moying to this area five years ago. Germany has
been active in real estate, in addition to his work as a stock
by Bill Germany
Let's see We've got Skylab
today and Friday the 13th
someone is
message’ However. c«m>c
upcoming I)o you think conditions are never
» trying to deliver a
However. raanuc
Washington Report
by CONGRESSMAN JOE WYATT
frgy indepen
which this tax mandates
When the picture of domestic
oil producers is drawn for most
people, it is usually one of
enormous conglomerates
which control most of the
money in the world Actually,
there are more than 10,000
relatively small independent
oil producers in this nation
which will probably be much
more severely affected by this
new burden than the well-
known national companies
While it is probable that the
major oil companies will be
able to handle the new tax. it is
not all that definite how the
independents will stand up to
it. The overall effect could be to
actually increase the power of
the major oil companies
precnely what many people
want the tax to curtail
Another adverse effect, as I
mentioned earlier, is that the
DRIVELINE
If Only Hurts When We Laugh Department Here
are some statements filed by dazed motonsts in
actual car insurance claims
My car was legally parked as it backed into the
other vehicle
The pedestrian had no idea which direction to
go. so I ran over him
I collided with a stationary truck coming the
other way
"One of my friends refuses to wear his seatbelt
because he says hr s afraid of being trapped in the
car if it catches fire after a wreck or goes off a
bridge into some water." — R. A. — Rock port
That s one of the poorest excuses we've ever
heard Statistics show that motorists are five times
more likely to be killed if they are thrown out of
a car in an accident As for fires and submersions,
seatbelts can help keep you conscious and unin-
jured so you can escape It takes only a split
second to release the safety belt
bothersome It's the nitty
gntty that counts, like what is
Jimmy Carter finally going to
say and wlten is he finally
<oing to say it While the
7.ark*-: waits. 40 million shares
group <
dwell in
Barroom Bets Department How many miles
do Texans drive every y ear7
Five hundred million? Five billion? Well, it's
probably more than you think The Department
of Public Safety estimates there were over 102
billion vehicle miles traveled in Texas in 1978
more than any other state except California
History Lesson The first speeding ticket was
issued in 1902 to T H Shevlin of Minnesota, who
was the first of the hot rodders He was fined ten
dollars tor going over ten mph
Read it and Weep' This year America will send
$60 billion overseas to buy foreign oil Over half
of all the oil we use goes for transportation We re
petroleum junkies and we may become the first
people in history to drive ourselves to the poor-
house
are changing hands Not bad
for the summer doldrums
Getting back to Mr Carter,
he will meet with another
of officials this time
lobs and
employment Interestingly, the
chief executive's schedule
calling for a Monday trip to the
Midwest has not been
canceled Since major
addresses are seldom made on
summer weekends, we might
begin to sight towards Friday
as a possible target date for his
speech
As to the substance, one
thing Mr Carter will not call
for is the scrapping of gasoline
controls and an end to
allocations This would have
been one*of the most dramatic
of conservation measures,
allowing the free market to
dictate the
ef exe
is said to tie holding to status
quo on economic policies We
tremble to think of President
Carter spending two weeks on
n and coming down
with the same politically
oriented approach
The currency markets are
not acting as if thunderbolts
are in the offing The dollar is
weak this morning in all major
markets and gold is up a touch
anticipate a nse in inventones
as final sales decline Classic
recession matenal
The bond markets have been
quiet, awaiting the strategems
of the monetary authorities
when they convene for their
monthly appraisal session
Consensus on the street is for a
steady as you-go approach
Meanwhile, the mark t took
a breather yesterday foi'owing
four plus sessions Bui
interesting feature is that,
while volume fell about two
million shares from Monday,
the number of large blocks
actually increased, crossing
Moreover. »he
the mountain a
proper price
chief executivi
the *>00 mark All of which say!
that substantial portf
shifting seems to be tal
place on the Institutional l
Up To Here
Monumental Trivia
truck is the
The world's largest dump
Terex Titan, made in 1974 by
General Motors It stands 56 feet high and holds
700.000 pounds of dirt .
e your
tions with us. Write to:
Texas Office of Traffic Safety
State Department of Highways
and Public Transportation
Austin, Texas 78701
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On the economic front The
June retail sales were as bad
as expected and we now have
three consecutive months of
retail sales decline, the longest
stretch since the recession of
1974 Today, numbers on
business inventories for May
ney managers prepare
indicant changes in the
as money
for significant changes i
economic outlook
We might expect another
active but inconclusive session
There seems lo he underlying
vitality, but the dependable
energy leadership has begun to
look a trifle weary If you have
friends vacationing on an
island in the South Atlantic
ocean, call them and tell them
to stay out of the water today
Letters To Editor
Letters to the editor are published in the POK I LAND
NEWS with or without the writer's signature However, in
submitting material the signature of the writer address
and telephone number must be included, along *h a
statement not to publish the name if that is desired Let
ters will be verified with the sender prior to publication
The editor reserv& the right to reject any letter
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those
individuals and organizations who helped make our 4th of
July fireworks exhibition the successful and enjoyable event
that it was Thanks to the < ham her of Commerce the VFW
the Pilot ( lub. Lions Club. Rotary Club and Kiwams Uluo for
their financial contributions to our efforts, and moat of all to
the Portland Volunteer Fire Department for their
contnbut ions both in financial and technical areas We
extend our gratitude lor a job well done We could not do it
with out them
In dosing may I say the Portland Jaycees thoroughly
enjoyed this project that celebrate* our nation s birthday We
hope to make this a yearly project, to do it we need
everyone's support in Portland With that support, next year
will be better than ever
Dr Bronte D Baker
Nick Garcia
Jaycees ( <► Chairmen 4th of July
Fireworks Project
In Portland
This Week
THURSDAY. JULY 12
TOPS t>38 7 pm. call for meeting loration. 643 2186 or
643 3714
Jayeees 7 30 p m . Community Center
MONDAY. Jl'LY 16
Kotarv Club 12 noon. Community Center
Lions Club 7 pm. Sheps Chicken Shack
Parks and recreation haord 7 30 pm. Community
enter
Art Guild 7 30 p m Dinah Bowman Studio
TUESDAY. JULY 17
Library fxiard 12 noon. Bell Public Library
City Council Meeting 7 pm 'worksJtop* 8 pm
'agendai. city hall
Volunteer fire department 7 10 p m . fire station
F.astem Star 7 :to p m Masonic Didge building
WEDNESDAY Jt I.Y IN
Kiwams ( lub 12 noon Shep s Chicken Shack
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club 8 pm.
Community Center
Tilt RSItAY II I V iff
l.a I.eche la-ague 9 30 a til . UK Melba
Story Time '* 30 a m . Hell Public l.ibrrary
TOPS 638 call for location M3 2IH6or 643 3714
BEI.I.PI HI It I IKKAKV Hot Hs
Monday Tuesday. Thursday Ham lo 6 p m .
Wednesday Ham to 7 p m Friday Ham to 5 p m
Saturdav 10 a m to 2 p rn
Barbara Gordon's
“Dancing Fast”
Sure To Please
By Lyra Sparks
A new hook that is certainly
attention holding and painfully
frank is Barbara Gordon's
"I’m Dancing as East as I
Can. if is the true story of her
mental breakdown induced and
intensified by her therapists
advice to go off valium "cold
turkey
Barbara Gordon had a
successful career, she was an
award winning producer of
documentary films which
ary I
probed behind the scenes,
exposed the uncomfortable
truth behind many things in
today's life Ironically, one of
her films had been about the
cruelty the ineffectiveness, of
mental institutions and a large
segment of the profession of
psychiatry
She was involved with the
story of Jean, who was dying of
cancer of the pancreas and who
had grasped at the straw of the
controversial drug
I.aetnle Barbara had become
emotionally involved with her
subject and when Jean, lacing
the reality of her own death
refused fo see her Barbara
then dec iced to stop taking the
pist ha
illy it*
over the ten years she had been
See BOOKSHELF, P*e 16
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valium her therapist had given
her and gradually increased
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