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Dateline
STEE FUND: The Roy Lee
gers trustee fund has been
established at First Bank and
Trust to benefit injured deputy
Roy Rogers. The account number
is 597-384. Please include name
and the account number with
your donation.
BENEFIT DANCE: There will be a
dance to benefit Roy Rogers Oct.
8 in the Meekins parking lot.
Buddy Lowe and the Crossfire
Band will be entertaining. For
anyone with tickets from the
previously cancelled dance, your
tickets will be honored at the Oct.
8 event.
SUS BOWLING: The Clevelend
chapter of Singles Unlimited
Support, Inc. will have a bowling
night at Liberty Lanes Oct. 7.
<^||hey will eat at Pizza Hut. The
carpool will meet at WalMart at 6
p.m.
CLASS REUNION: The Cleveland
High School class of 1943 will
have its first homecoming this
year. Activities will include a
pre-game meeting Oct. 7 before
the game with Livingston.
Another get-together is scheduled
for Oct. 8 at 10 a.m.
SUS FESTIVAL: The Clevelend
^hapter of Singles Unlimited
Ipipport, Inc. will travel to the
Renaissance Festival in Plan-
tersville. For information, call
|p|p2-6601 after 6 p.m.
SILENT AUCTION: There will be a
silent auction at the First
Methodist Church Oct. 8 from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. MAny valuable
goods and professional services
will be auctioned off.
TANNER REUNION: The Tanner
family will have a reunion Oct. 8
at Cypress Lakes (Davis Hill
Pavillion) from 10 a.m. until.
Bring a covered dish, dinner will
be at noon. A1 mol relatives and
friends are welcome. For more
information, call Lucille Tanner
at 592-5179 or Judy Jones 258-9190.
JEMETERY WORKDAY: Oct. 8 is
Workday for Magnolia Cemetery,
off FM 945. Bring tools to work
with — lawn mower, gasoline,
weed eater, hoe, rake and a
wheelbarrow. Also bring a lunch.
METHODIST BARBECUE: The First
United Methodist Church will
have a community-wide bar-
becue Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m.
ADOPTION SEMINAR: Los Ninos
International Adoption Center
will conduct an International
Adoption Seminar for prospec-
tive adoptive parents Oct. 8 from
9 a.m. to noon at the Church of the
Epiphany, 9600 South Gessner.
Space is limited. Contact Karen
Olewine at 240-6874 to pre-
register.
REGISTRATION: The Liberty
^ounty Democratic Party
Executive Committee is con-
ducting a county-wide voter
registration drive. Lloyd
Kirkham, county chairman,
encourages everyone who is not
presently registered to do so now.
Those not registered have until
Oct. 8 to register to be eligible to
See DATELINE, Page 2B
Index
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Today’s Advocate
HOMETOWN NEWS
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OPINION...........
CHURCH ...........
SCHOOL............
FUNNIES..........
SPORTS...........
READER’S PHOTO..
. 3B
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10B
Council
approves
resolution
By R.T. LOWE
Advocate Editor
CLEVELAND — Last week, the
mayor and City Council saw fit to
hold a 7 a.m., special meeting at
Boyett’s Restaurant. No represen-
tatives from the media attended.
According to reports from council
meeting participants, Howard Love
was the only councilmember unable
to attend. In addition, City Attorney
James ‘Buddy’ Jasper was absent.
Only three items were on the agen-
da at the meeting, according to City
Manager W.N. ‘Bill’ Petropolis. One
item was the approval of paying a
debt incurred by the city. The se-
cond, an application for a grant and
the third, involved passing a resolu-
tion.
One ‘new’ item was old ground for
Council — the approval of a resolu-
tion endorsing a Foreign-Trade
Zone. It was almost one year ago
Council announced its favorable at-
titude toward the possibility of a
FTZ in the Cleveland area.
“Unquestionably the zone would
be good for the city and county,”
said Petropplis. “It would be a real
plus in bringing new industry to the
area. And adding new jobs to ex-
isting industry.”
The latest resolution by Council is
an effort by most municipalities in
Liberty County, as well as the coun-
ty itself, to have FTZ status given to
certain areas in the county.
A FTZ is a site within the United
States where foreign and domestic
merchandise is considered by the
U.S. Customs Service to be in Inter-
national Commerce. In short, items
brought into or manufactured inside
the zone would be exempt from from
duties, taxes, and other import
restrictions.
When the final product is exported
from the zone no U.S. Customs duty
or tax is levied. If the product leaves
the zone to be imported into the U.S.,
duties and taxes are due on the pro-
duct or its import components,
whichever is lower.
In this way, industries are able to
manufacture a product using com-
See COUNCIL, Page3A
Helping hand
Only minor injuries resulted from this ac-
cident this week at the intersection of
Truman Street and Hwy 321. Janie Rector
was driving this Torino when Lori Wilson
allegedly pulled out in front of her. Rector's
14-year-old daughter sustained minor in-
juries. (Photo by R.T. LOWE)
Information leads to ATVs recovery
By R.T. LOWE
Advocate Editor
COLDSPRING — A San Jacinto
County constable investigating re-
cent house burglaries in his area
turned up information which led to
the recovery of reportedly stolen,
off-road vehicles valued at more
than $9,000 and the possible location
of other such vehicles valued at
Air tour here
CLEVELAND - Those
magnificent folks and their flying
machines are here.
Cleveland residents have an op-
portunity to meet members of the
All Texas Air Tour today. They
are scheduled to arrive at the
Cleveland Municipal . Airport at
3:30 p.m. and depart at 4:30 p.m.
Local citizens are welcome to get
out and meet the flight of 20 to 40
planes when they arrive.
Bayou shrimp
GSU provided a crawfish gumbo for community leaders. The
object of the dinner was to provide inform information about
GSU's team cities project. (Photo by R.T. LOWE)
more than $13,000.
Constable Ken Hammond said
that during a burglary investigation
he received information from an in-
formant concerning the location of
four-wheelers believed to have been
stolen during the past two months
San Jacinto and Montgomery
counties.
“When we talked to this infor-
mant, we thought it was going to
lead to some merchandise stolen
during a house burglary but low and
behold it kept unraveling and reveal-
ed the location of four-wheelers and
dirt bikes,” Hammond said.
Working in conjunction with San
Jacinto County Sheriff Lacy Rogers,
Hammond located two of the
See INFORMATION, Page 10A
Increasing crime rate slows
STATE — The numbers of serious
crimes reported in Texas during the
first half of 1988 showed a slower
rate of increase than experienced
during the first six months of 1987,
statistics compiled by the Depart-
ment of Public Safety indicate.
From January 1 through June 30
of this year, a total of 635,894 major
crimes — including murder, rape,
robbery, aggravated assault,
burglary, theft and motor vehicle
theft — were reported in the state,
compared with 627,433 crimes
reported in the first half of 1987. That
amounts to an increase of 1.3 per-
cent.
“We never like to see any increase
in crime in Texas, but a 1.3 percent
increase is certainly better than the
6.3 percent increase reported for the
six months of 1987,” DPS Director
Col. Joe Milner said.
The crime rate, which is the
number of crimes reported per
100,000 population, increased even
less — only by 0.7 percent, Milner
noted. During the first half of 1987
See RATE, Page 10A
Auto
theft
ring
broken
By JERREL FERGUSON
Advocate Reporter
CLEVELAND — An auto-theft in-
vestigation involving five area law
enforcement agencies, including the
Liberty County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment, has resulted in indictments on
five suspects, one arrest and the
recovery of 21 vehicles.
According to Liberty County
Sheriff’s Department Captain Larry
Allen, the value of the recovered
vehicles is approximately $90,000.
Allen said several vehicles were
stolen from the Cleveland area,
some from Conroe and some from
Harris County.
A total of 17 indictments have been
returned on five suspects by grand
juries in Montgomery and Harris
Counties. Indictments are also pen-
ding in Liberty County , Allen said.
Arrested in the case was 26-year-
old Tammy Jean Blackerby. She
was indicted in Montgomery County
for unauthorized use of a motor vehi-
cle. Blackerby was placed in
custody of Montgomery County
under a $50,000 bond.
The joint investigation, which
began January, involved Captain
Larry Allen and Deputy Royce
Wheeler of the Liberty County
Sheriff’s Department, Investigator
Dwain Cohn of the Department of
Public Safety Motor Vehicle Theft
Service, Sergeant Russell Reynolds
of the Conroe Police Department,
Deputy A1 Schuler of the Mon-
tgomery County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment’s Organized Crime Unit and
Captain Bill Keel and Constable
David Hurr of the Montgomery
County Pet. 4 Constable’s Office.
“I think the amount of the bond
shows how big this operation is,”
Allen said. “It’s not every day you
see a $50,000 bond handed down.
That bond was set by the district
judge.”
Allen said the four other suspects
See AUTO, Page 3A
CLEVELAND ADVOCATE
This week in 1966
Bates replaces Grimes as Housing Authority Director
Researched by
CHERIE LOTT
Byford Bates has been ap-
pointed executive director of the
Cleveland Housing Authority
following the resignation of Mrs.
A.W. Grimes last week.
Mrs. Grimes has held the ex-
ecutive director post since the
Housing Authority began last
year.
In her letter of resignation ad-
dressed to Cleveland Mayor J.I.
Crawford, Housing Authority
Board Chairman Theo Scott, and
Board Commissioners G.C. Snell,
H.W. Herndon, Willis Matlock
and Charlie Campbell, Mrs.
Grimes said:
“It is with a touch of sadness,
that I ask you to accept my
resignation as Executive Direc-
tor of the local Housing Authori-
ty, effective at once.
“The doctors and insurance
company agree, my injury on the
job is of a permanent nature,
which leaves me unable to do the
work required as efficiently as I
would like, and the pay does not
justify hired help.
“I can point with pride to the
many things we have ac-
complished while in office. And it
is my sincere desire that my Suc-
cessor will be as anxious to
please you and our Fair City.
“Thank you for ever courtesy
and kindness, shown me while in
your employ.”
Chairman Scott said, “The
board accepted with regrets Mrs.
Grimes’ resignation and voted a
thanks to be placed in the
minutes for the wonderful work
she has done.”
Mayor Crawford too expressed
appreciation for Mrs. Grimes
“outstanding work” and “regret-
ted Mrs. Grimes’ resignation”.
Mr. Bates will continue his
bookkeeping service while filling
part time duties of the Housing
Authority post. He commented
“that he was very proud to have
been appointed to office.”
Drive-in movies and football games keep town moving
Dragons on field
Researched by
CHERIE LOTT
Showing this week at Twin
Ranch Drive-In. Deadly ...
Dangerous. The game is
BLINDFOLD. Staring Rock
Hudson and Claudia Cardinale,
BLINDFOLD.
Technicolor Entertainment
For the — Young at Heart!
“Swinging Along,” Popin Rockin
Rytham and Comical adventure!
“MARINES LETS GO” G.I.S.
on leave and in action with
Japanese girls!
“HOOTENANNY HOOT! ”
Elvis Presley “HARUM
SCARUM”n Color-
Hideous beyond believe with an
inhuman craving QUEEN OF
BLOOD, staring John Saxon,
Basil Rathbone, and Judi
Meredith.
“Magnificent In a Special and
very Engaging way!” THOSE
MAGNIGICENT MEN IN
THEIR FLYING MACHINES.
Researched by
CHERIE LOTT
Cleveland Douglass High
School Dragons will play in
Cleveland this Friday night, Oct.
14 at 8 p.m. in Indian Stadium.
Silsbee will play the strong
Dragon 11. The game was
originally scheduled to be played
in Silsbee.
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