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In Portland
This Week
THURSDAY, OCT. 29
TOPS638 -7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church
FRIDAY, OtT. 3#
Portland AJ-Non - 10 a m.. Our Lady ol Mount Carmel
Catholic Church
SUNDAY, NOV. 1
Portland Singles Club-7.30 p.m., IMG Dak Ridge Drive
MONDAY, NOV. 2
Rotary Club -12 noon, Community Center
Lions Club - 7 pm, Shep’s Chicken Shack
G-P Booster Club - 7 p.m., high school cafeteria
Traffic advisory board - 7 p.m., city hall
Fire department auxiliary -7:30 p.m., fire station
TUESDAY, NOV. 1
Chamber of Commerce board of directors - 11 am,
Portland Stale Bank
City Council meeting - 7 p.m., city hall
Eastern Star - 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge building
Volunteer fire department -7:30 p.m., fire station
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4
Ki warns Club -12 noon, Shep's Chicken Shack
Portland Al-Non - S p.m.. First United Methodist Church
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club - 1 p.m.. Com-
munity Center
THURSDAY, NOV. S
Story Time -10 a m., Bell Public library
Tore*30 -7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
BELL PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS
Monday. Tuesday, Thursday - 9a.m. to*p.m.; Wednes-
day -9a.m to7p.m.; Friday -9a.m totp.m ; Saturday -10
a.m. to2p.m.
Portland’s
Past
14 YEARS AGO
-1917-
Mayor Harold Bauer named
aldermen R. M. Duran and
Jimmy Mayo and city manager
Jim Kehfeld to a committee to
meet with the school officials to
discuss possible joint use of
recreational facilities.
...o...
The United States Civil Ser-
vice Commission announces
examinations for postal clerk
and city carrier at the starting
salary of $2 64 per hour for
substitute employees and $2.56
per hour for hourly rate
regular, grade PFS-4
...o...
Coach Shirley Rowe rolled
the basketball out last week for
the opening of the 1967-66
basketball season at G-PHS
and 36 girls responder) to the
call - 14 freshmen, eight
sophomores. 11 juniors and five
seniors
19 YEARS AGO
-1971-
The Suitor Pirates came to
Portland last Friday night to
play football and before they
left (hey threw a Mg scare Into
Reagan Quaterbacks Big Win
— by pdl —
THE MEDIA experts' from
across the bridges are busting
their britches in trying to put
their sump of authority on the
reasons why the school bond
election failed
That's pretty much like the
media from out in the bournes
trying to determine why the ci-
ty government of the big
sparkling city is in such a mass
disarray, why the residents are
trying to knock out about half of
the government, and why
government fired its champion
administrator
Or maybe the reason should
be sought why the city officials
there still are trying to sink the
T heads and L head with
loading on more and more ex-
tra baggage that should go
elsewhere in an effort to keep
the beautiful waterfront a
waterfront and not let it
become a gaudy boardwalk
The G-P ISD school board
and administrators did exten-
sive study into the needs of the
school district not only for to-
day, but for tomorrow and the
day after
They weighed the alter-
natives They came up with a
solution They presented that
solution to the voters, ft was a
solution based on need and how
best to achieve the needs with
the most efficient, most cost ef-
fective plan.
An abundance of information
was provided the voters prior
to the election. The facts were
given
THE VOTERS then made
their decision.
This is how it should be
Thank goodness, there is still
that quality in America where
the majority can make the
choice.
The individual voter knows
what his or her means are
What they can afford. What he
or she thinks is the right way to
go for their community
This they did
They have had their say.
Their vote, as Ken Turner,
president of the school board,
has said, will be analyzed
The need has not gone away
The schools are crowded it is
going to get worse, '-'or the sake
of quality education, something
will have to be done at some
time
And. things are not going to
get any cheaper within the
foreseeable future. So. what
will have to be done is going to
cost more and more as each
day goes by.
Thank goodness, the ultimate
decision will be made by the
residents of the district, and not
by the journalistic parttime
analysts from the befuddling
big city
RONALD REAGAN would
have made a fantastic football
quarterback
His two-minute drill is
something to behold
The vote came yesterday in
the Senate on the AWACS (Air-
borne Warning and Control
System i sale to Saudi Arabia
Reagan won The Senate ap-
proved the sale by a margin of
52-48
Alan Cranston, the opposi-
tion’s vote counter, and other
opposition" members thought
they had this one all wrapped
up neatly for their partisan
politics: the heck with what is
best for the defense posture of
the country and for some very
good friends in the strife-tom
Mid East
But, they still don’t give
enough credit to the super
plays Reagan can call when the
score is in favor of his op-
ponents and the time dock is
rapidly winding down
He gets the field position he
wants, stabs with a few short
thrusts, and then delivers with
the big bomb
Even poor old Texas Senator
Uoyd Bentsen probably is feel-
ing the weight of the final play
as he creeps to the dressing
room after the scoreboard
lighted up the final score
The Saudis have never been
m battle with Israel - not in
1947, not m 1956, not in the six-
day war of 1967, not in 1970 and
not in 1973
The Saudis frequently have
been a moderating influence ui
the Arab world. They have ad-
monished their fellow OPEC
members for jacking up crude
prices while holding the cost
line on their production They
played a big role tn the cease-
fire In I«banon.
And, most important of all,
the Saudis are the prime
organizers of anti-Communisl
nations in the Persian Gulf
area They were instrumental
in bringing out the Arab opinion
against the Soviets for their in-
vasion of Afghanistan.
There will be U. S. participa-
tion on the AWACS 17-manb
crews until at least 1990 That
U S. participation in
maintenance and operations
will be needed by the Saudis un-
til 2000 ▼
Dumping of the sale would
have been vindictive by the
Senate opposition It would
have created an awesome
breach in Saudi-Amencan rela-
tions, a breach that could have
had horrendous overtones.
Quarterback Reagan won’t
have to worry about the punt.
He scored.
With this win in the record
books, he can look forward to
correcting other foreign rela-
tions depths of indecision that
the country has fallen into
while under the years of
’• leadership’ ’ of his opposition
The crowds in the stands are
cheering.
HAUNTED
Country Crossroads
Advice To Dear Abby
Some Folks Won’t Listen
By KEITH GUTHRIE
My day isn’t complete until
I’ve read Dear Abby, or sister
Ann landers They will tackle
just about any problem from
the sex life of a hamster to
toothpick.
Dear Abby 's bit on toothpicks
this week tickled me. Some
lady, whose husband was a den-
tist. wrote in to ask her opinion
of a hostess who passed out
toothpicks to each guest just
before dessert Abby, who is
never at a loss for advice, came
back quick: “I’m amazed that
a dentist would pass out
toothpicks in his home. Picking
one's teeth is a dangerous prac-
tice. A trip to the washroom is
in order Brushing is fine, and
flossing is even better. But
toothpicks? No! And never at
the table."
Poor Abby must suffer on the
banquet circle when folks begin
to fret after a meal of tough
roast beef and seek relief. Ab-
by, no doubt, has changed lots
of things, but I don’t believe
that she could stop some folks
whom I’ve chuckled at over the
years.
There was this druggist in
Tom ball years ago who came
equipped to take care of his
own needs - He always carried
a couple of well sharpened pen-
cils and after dinner he would
calmly pick away. I asked him
one day if the marks were hard
to get off, but he assured me:
“Not really, and besides 1 don’t
smile much anyway...”
And then there was my
favorite who believed in using
the tools at hand. He was the
See CROSSROADS, Page 8
Bookshelf
Where Do Names Of Texas Towns Come From?
BY LYRA SPARKS
What’s in a name’’ Names of
Texs towns reflect the people,
the ethnic backgrounds, amus-
ing incidents, the pioneers, the
whole picture and culture of the
state.
Everyone knows that Corpus
Chruti received its name from
the time the Spanish explorers
entered its bay on the day of
that special religious holiday
Portland, which was once In-
dian Point for obvious reasons,
was named by the New
England Development com-
pany after Portalnd, Maine;
the developers thought to make
it the bottom of a triangle
drawn from Portland. Maine,
to Portland, Oregon, to
Portland, Texas. Then there's
Taft, named for the brother of
President Taft: Sin ton was
named for Taft's (Charles)
father-in-law A wide place in
the road on U. S. 181 beyond
Sinton is St. Paul, named for
George H. Paul, land developer
who brought homeseekers by
train to settle in South Texas in
the early part of the century.
I He founded St. Paul which was
once a thriving town, fir) in the
county to be fully electrified »
The "Saint" was a nickname
given to Paul by his agents
because he did not smoke or
drink
The book, “1001 Texas Places
and Names." by Fred Tarpley
has different towns that reflect
some amusing incidents and
mores of early days. Dime Box
la very small place today i was
so called because people used
to put dimes in the community
mail box to pay teamsters and
freighters for bringing their
mail and other articles from as
far away as Houston and Beau-
mont.
Dinero, a small town not far
from here, was so called
because it was the Spanish
name for money: during the
Texas-Mexican War General
Santa Anna sent pay for his
soldiers by a forty-mule team
When attacked Jby Texas
soldiers the teamsters buried
the gold near the town and fled
For years people searched for
it
Dollar Point near Galveston
keeps alive one of the surviving
stories from the days of the
Pirate Jean lattitte - that he
buried his treasure here.
The rugged, jagged moun-
tains of Culberson County sug-
gested the Spanish word for
devil and so these were called
"Diablo Mountains.”
The most probable version of
the origin of the name Barbosa,
a town in Guadalupe County, is
traced to a German immigrant
who settled in the area. His
name was Frederick Barbosa
whose surname means "of the
red beard ”
The name Aransas, one of the
older towns in this area, comes
from Aranzazu: it could have
come from a castle in Spain or
from the Karankawa Indian
language The name was used
as early as 1746 by Joaquin de
Onbio Basterra when he ex-
plored and mapped the Gulf
Coast
We find an Arroyo River; the
first name means, in Spanish,
’’wash” or "creek" One would
never think of saying "Creek
River" - it is repetitious, but we
find this done in combining
Spanish and English in Texas
ie, Rio Grande River.
Frydek, in Austin county,
was named by early settlers
from Czechoslavakia;
Nederland was named by the
Dutch; Kosciuski in Wilson
County was named by the
Poles
Indian names or their
derivatives abound. Heiotes is
a word borrowed from the In-
dians - meaning "green
roasting ear of com." Ecleto in
Karnes County had an Indian
orgin. Cibolo is the Indian
name for buffalo as well as a
creek in Guadalupe County.
There were Neches Indians for
whom the town in East Texas
was named. And of course the
name Texas is derived from the
Tejas Tribe - the friendly In-
dians
Much that is colorful and
facinating about Texas history
may be found in the study of its
names of places and towns.
Safety Can Make
Halloween A Fun Time
It is a shame, but today's children must be most cautious
on Halloween, not only in the true sense of the word "safety”,
but also must watch to insure they are not harmed in other
ways.
It gets dark early this time of the year, and as the
youngsters make their way on their “trick or treat” rounds
they should be counseled to use great caution
They should be reminded to:
- Cross streets only at crosswalks or comers
- liook both ways before stepping onto the street.
- Stay on sidewalks where they can.
- Watch for all cars, especially those turning from
another street.
- Never cross the street from between parked cars.
While on their trick or treat rounds, they should:
- Go with brothers, sisters and/or friends
-Stay in their own neighborhoods
- Let their parents know where they are going.
- Not go up to a dark house.
- Not enter any house without their parents' consent.
- let their parents inspect their “goodies" before they
are eaten.
Reflective tape on costumes and use of flashlights by the
youngsters are good safety precautions.
Halloween is for youngsters.
A few safety rules will insure it is a fun time.
Reader’s Viewpoint
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the 4,000 fans packed into
Wildcat Stadium: Final score,
G-P 37-Sinton 21.
...o...
Reservations are still
available for the Nov, 13
Nuevo-Laredo, Mexico, trip
which is being sponsored by the
Catholic Women’s Club. The
coat is $5 60
...o...
The last party of the Fall
Rush Season was held at the
home of Mr and Mrs John
Lucey oil 10 Chase
SYEARS AGO
-1976-
In a door-to-door fund drive
conducted recently by the G-P
High School Spotlighters for the
Portland Memorial Pavilion,
some 250 citizens gave from 27
cents to *50 toward the project,
according to Herb Janecek,
PMP project chairman
...o...
Miss Ten Annette Calisesi
and Dennis Wayne Owen were
united in marriage at a
candlelight ceremony Satur-
day, Oct 23. at 7 p.m at First
United Methodist Church.
See PAST, Page 8
Weekly Portfolio
by Mjx Hottell
Account Lxecutiut Btuhc Hal«
.SfU4jrf A Shtefds Inc
Thanks - we needed that -
the Market cut into the en-
croaching gloom and doom and
carved out a ray of light Tues-
day. The Dow Industrial
Average rose about eight points
and breadth was 9-5 with the
good guys. Volume expanded
dramatically to 53 million
shares and there can be little
doubt that volume
characteristics favor the up-
side these days. While the move
was gratifying we would not
throw caution to the winds.
We would have to see a day or
two of follow through before we
become convinced that the
Market is prepared for a drive
on upside resistance points.
The Dow closed Tuesday at 838
One reference point on the up-
side is 857-860 The second ma
jor resistance ia at 880 and
finally there Is the massive sup-
ply that lies above 920 So,
rather than make any gran-
diose assumptions we would
take it one day at a time and
one resistance level at a time.
Even in the realm of spot
news developments, there are
some blockbusters coming up
First will be the Treasury
refunding to be announced
after the close Wednesday
Also, Wednesday afternoon will
see the key senate vote on the
sale of AWAC radar planes to
Saudi Arabia
On Thursday, the September
Index of leading economic in-
dicators will register a sharp
decline, underscoring again the
depths of the recession that has
developed We would have to
find out how the Market ab-
sorbs this item.
Next Monday General
Motors has its quarterly divi-
dend meeting and the stock
making another new low Tues-
day suggests concern that the
current payout will be main-
tained.
Also on Thursday comes the
OPEC meeting, with its enor-
mous influence on the price of
oil.
And finally, on Thursday of
next week the Treasury financ-
ing will be completed. All these
events will have important
psychological influence on the
Market
For now, we are pleased with
Market action We are jogging
lighty The next few days will
tell us whether we can begin
sprinting Who knows - today,
a quarter mile. Tomorrow, the
marathon
1 don’t understand the
citizens of Portland
Everyone seems to be in
agreement that they want
Portland to be the finest, most
beautiful city in the area with a
school district which boasts a
superior academic program; a
super athletic record; an
outstanding band, choir, or-
chestra and choral group; a
superlative drama and speech
department - the list is endless -
yet when It came down to the
task of passing a bond issue for
a new high school, it failed
miserably.
The cost Is high, but what
isn’t? The average homeowner
would have probably paid
between $10 and $15 per month
at the most - why, most of us
waste that much on booze
and/or cigarettes or ham-
burgers and Cokes each and
every month What better in-
vestment could have been
made with that money than a
high school to be proud of and a
way of alleviating the crowded
conditions at each of the other
schools’
The interest rate may go
down in the months or years to
come, but in the meantime,
construction costs and labor
will surely go up - not down. In
the long run, a wait will only
end up costing each of us more,
not less
Industry in the city limits of
Gregory-Portland would help
us all with our taxes, but that
too is a “dirty word" - no one
wants Portland to become an
industrialized city • many peo-
ple go to their jobs, we can all
do our shopping and other
business in Corpus, then come
home to our tidy, clean town.
With tile Coastal Bend area
drawing new industry, why
haven't any of them been at-
tracted to our area’
Hopefully, our school board
will be able to come up with
another plan that the citizens of
Gregory and Portland will find
acceptable before the crowded
conditions of all siz schools in
the district become completely
out of hand
Joyce Shaw
Tuesday's Caller-Times'
headlines reflect dismay as to
why Saturday's bond election
failed
I feel a review of some of the
factors that caused the out-
come are in order at this time.
In 1980 the people mandated
a curtailment of spending and a
rejection of non-essential pro-
grams This mandate still re-
quires a re-examination of all
spending priorities by the state,
county, city and school bodies
In analyzing the results of the
electon I arrived at a multitude
of reasons that made it im-
possible to avoid rejection of
this issue at this time.
The sketchy and somewhat
misleading information
disseminated, left the voters in
a state of uncertainty. It
fostered an impression that the
end result would allow a little
more elbow room and provide
little impetus toward a better
educational process. A
clarification o( our educational
needs should be spelled out well
In advance and the necessities
outlined that conform with
todays demand of "back to the
basics" and the “3-R’s.” Any
other direction would be
counter-productive to future
bond issues and ultimately ef-
fect the quality of learning and
teaching.
As to the fiscal side, I was
shocked to learn that Reynolds
Metals is picking up 50 per cent
of our tax burden. This being
the case, I wonder how many
more straws would be required
to tip the scales toward a com-
plete shutdown of both plants
If this should happen, the ma-
jor portion of their tax load
would shift to Portland proper-
ty owners and businesses. In
this event, the costs of owning a
home in Portland would
become prohibitive and any
school expansion would
become a mute point. My ques-
tion is, "Was Reynolds con-
sulted?" Their percentage of
tax burden is directly relevent
to our bond status which is a
single "A” rating, lxtss of this
portion of our tax base would
lower our rating to a "B” or
lower, ft would also make it im-
possible to market any bonds
without taking a tremendous
discount. If they could even be
marketed.
The criticism I am hearing of
Reynolds Is potently un-
justified. Any plant operational
decision is maded well In ad-
vance before implementation is
put into place. We should, and
must, treat Reynolds as an
honored guest and they are en-
titled to full consultation before
any action Is taken that would
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