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In Portland
This Week
THURSDAY, JULY 11
TOPS 638 -7 p.m.. First Presbyterian Church
Jaycees - 7:30 p.m., Community Center
Portland Singles Club - 9 p.m . Western Palms. 4449
Ayers. Corpus Christi
MONDAY, JULY It
Rotary Club -12 noon. Community On ter
I joiis Club -7 p.m., Shep's Chicken Shack
G-P Community Chorus - 7:29 p.m., First Baptist Church
Park and recreation advisory board - 7:30 p m Com-
munity Onter
Overeaters Anonymous - 8 pm, First Presbyterian
Church
TUESDAY, JULY 15
library board -12 noon. Bell Public Library
City council meeting - 7 p.m (workshop! 8 p.m. (agen-
da i, city hall
F.astemStar-7:30p.m . Masonic ledge building
Volunteer fire department - 7:30 p.m. fire station
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1*
Kiwanis Club -12 noon, Shep's Chicken Shack
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club - 8 pm. Com-
munity Onter
THURSDAY, JULY 17
Story Tune -10 p.m., Bell Public library
TOPS 638 - 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Portland Singles Club - 9 p.m.. Western Palms, 4449
Ayers, Corpus Christi
BK1J. PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS
Monday, Tuesday. Thursday - 9 a m. to 6 p.m.: Wednes-
day -9a.m. to7 p.m.; Friday -9a.m. to3p.m.; Saturday • 10
am. to2p.m.
Portland’s
Past
14 YEARS AGO
19M
Alderman Gene Crow sub-
mitted his resignation as a
member of the Portland city
council.
Now living at 210 Blanco are
Mr and Mrs. Roy L, Moss and
their two children, Kathy and
Kelly Ireland
Darnel Wayne Whitaker is
taking boot training with the
National Guard at Ft Bliss
10 YEARS AGO
1970
Miss Patnce Parsons. 16. is
the new Miss Gregory-
Portland Miss Donna Loyd
handed down her title since she
plans to be married
J. L. Tomlinson took over as
president of the Portland
Rotary Club and, as his first of-
ficial act, he presented Abner-
thy Bates with a past presi-
dent's plaque
The Paul Wolf family has
moved to their new home at 206
Wilshire Drive in Portland
Heights Addition
5 YEARS AGO
1975
Freddie Munoz, hunting with
his father, Louis Munoz, killed
a Russian boar in Aransas
County that weighed out field
dressed at 275 pounds
Mr and Mrs Paul Wolf. 206
Wilsfure Drive, have received
the Garden Gub "Yard of
Season - Summer’’ award and
certificate.
1 YEAR AGO
1979
Michael Petru, son of Mr
and Mrs Charles Petru of 217
Broadway, won a sleek red car
in a drawing held by Burger
Chef in Corpus Christi
Joe Burke was confirmed as
a qualified volunteer umpire to
officiate in the 1979 Texas State
iJttle league baseball tourna-
ment in Waco.
Jackie Lackey, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. A J. Lackey, has
returned from three weeks at
Camp lema Linda ledge at Mo
Ranch, Hunt
For Instance
Take It Easy With Water Hose
— by pdi —
PORTLAND HAS a tem-
porary problem
The prolonged drought and
the above normal heat has
brought on what is quickly
becoming a critical water shor-
tage
There is no quick solution in
prospect
Along about September the
San Patricio Water District
should have their pumping
capability to where the city's
new tank can be used and the
big problem should go away
Until then it is going to be a
struggle
Portland is using about 24
million gallons of water a day
Normal use is about 14 million
gallons
The city has cut back lawn
and other outside watering and
car washing to two days a
week, effective immediately
East of Highway 181 outside
watering can be done on Tues-
day West of the magic marker,
it is Wednesday for watering
THE CITY means what it
says in this respect It has to.
Those who decide to do other-
wise at other limes are going to
be politely reminded by police
officers
An emergency ordinance is
g ting before city council Tues-
day night to put teeth into the
necessity of calling off all
watering if the need arises, and
to enforce the times that have
been designated
It would be bad enough to go
to the faucet and get only a
trickle It would be worse if the
fire department had to go to the
hydrant and found the same
condition A pumper can gobble
up about SOU gallons of precious
water a minute Get three
pumpers on the job and water
levels will tumble
Think about it.
It could be your home It
could be the one next door to
you.
It happens
THIS CALLS for the str-
ingent measures
Your cooperation is the only
thing that is going to make it
work for the next couple of
months
Water on your day, Don't
water during the heat of the
day Don’t let water run in the
gutters. Don’t let your children
waste it by playing with the
hose.
Times such as these is when a
community must knit together
It is going to be the common ef-
fort that will bring Portland
through this crisis with no
worse than a few brown yanls
That is. with luck
And with your concerted
cooperation
tin the flip side is charred
rubble
l>et us not let this happen
AN ADVERTISEMENT is
appearing in this issue of the
NEWS that says Die school
district is anticipating upping
school taxes by 16.67 percent
Don't go into instant shock
This is not so.
The advertisement is just one
of the goodies dreamed up not
long ago by the politicos that
waltz the hallowed halls of the
Texas state capital building as
part of their "truth in taxa-
tion" sham
And when it gets down to the
Mtty-gnUy at the working
level, all it does is muddy the
water, adds to the cost of doing
business and retards the
governmental process
The new funding procedure
dumped on the taxing entities
calls for an unworkable set of
rules which must be complied
with to make it look as if the
lawmakers really have the con-
cern of the taxpayer at heart,
and not just an exercise to add
stars in their crowns.
So when all the extra workis
pushed aside, the taxing bodies
get down to the real facts of
life. In the case of the school
tax increase here, it will mean
that the rate is going to be in-
creased from 78 cents per 81 no
of valuation to 84 cents This
will mean only a few bucks a
year to the property owner
And, In these years of Carter
inflation, that means the school
staff and board of trustees are
doing a fine tightrope walk.
And. when the other taxing
entities come into the picture
with their large percent in-
creases. just wait until the ear-
ly smoke clears and see what
the bottom line has to say about
what the hikes actually will be.
Because, you see, in the final
analysis, it is still running just
about the same, only now with
a little more control by the
Austin crowd.
Control that creeps on and
on, but seldom goer, into a
backstep _
Country Crossroads
Styles Like Merry-Go-Round
- They All Will Come Back
By KEITH GUTHRIE
”Our style betrays us..."
No doubt my wife had these
words in mind as she looked
down her nose at a coat 1 was
putting on reluctantly
"The lapels are too wide,"
she added as a cincher "You'll
simply have to throw that one
away and get a new one...”
"Too wide’ 1 asked as I put
the coat back in the closet
"That’s easy to fix.” I sorted
through several relics of by-
gone years and came up with a
coat that had just the right
width lapels "There, now do I
pass muster?"
“I guess so," she admitteed a
bit sheepishly as she continued
to burrow into a box of play
shoes saved for our grand-
Bookshelf
‘Creek Mary’s Blood’, An American Epic
By LYRA SPARKS
Those of you who were
moved by and learned from
Dee Brown's excellent "Oh.
Bury My Heart At Wounded
Knee" will be made further
aware of the Indian side of our
violent past by Brown'i first
novel in ten years, "Creek
Mary's Blood.” a beautifully
wrought and ultimately tragic
saga about four generations of
Indian life The author shows
great knowledge and deep
rnmpas*ion--he must have
spent years of research as he
writes this poignant account of
these tribes and this particular
family
The story is told by Creek
Mary’s grandson who has
heard the stories many times
at his grandmother's knee, he
tells it to a newspaper man who
has come (in 19051 to interview
him and gel the makings for a
book The tale begins in the
Revolutionary War period of
Georgia arid the Carolines
Creek Mary is admired by all
the male colonists of that time
and she even marries an
English trapper by whom she
has a son, Opothle
She becomes disillusioned
with the way the colonists are
lying and cheating the Indians
and she leaves her white
husband, an Englishman by
the name of Kingsley She
comes upon Lone Warrior and
chooses him for her husband
from this union comes Talasi,
the Runner and Dane was his
son. Creek Mary admonishes
her grandson to marry a
fullblood Indian that her own
blood may go on Dane is
tempted by Jerusha. sister a
the white teacher that has been
sent by a church to help the
Indians In spite of the fact that
he has a son by her. he holds to
his promise to his grandmother
and does not marry the white
woman
We are witness to the beliefs
and customs of the Indian
tribes-we see the cruelty and
injustice administered by
Andrew Jackson In the
absorbing and moving story we
follow the fortunes of Creek
Mary's descendants as they
and other Indian tribes fought
in the American Revolution,
the War of 1812, both sides of
the Civil War, against the
hated Blue Caps-the army that
decimated their numbers and
sotole their lands, ostensibly in
the name of progress and
civilization but in reality at the
bidding of inexhaustible greed
and avarice of (he white
invaders who continued to push
the Indians even farther
Westward
The characters and events of
Dee Brown's unforgettable
novel are part of our own
violent past: Trcumseh,
Jackson. Red Cloud, Crazy
Horse. Sitting Bull, Teddy
Roosevelt, the endless lies of
rapacious settlers and
politicians But it is Brown's
inspired story telling and
fictional characters especially
old Dane^ that make this book a
very special American epic
Weekly Portfolio
by Max Hottell
Account l M*t uf.u
The shoot out at the 900 level
was resolved late Tuesday
afternoon in favor of the bears
After making two attempts to
scale the heights at 900 and fail-
ing. the bulls walked away
from the scene bleeding slight-
ly, but not mortally wounded by
the close The Dow Industrial
Average was off a fraction
point and declining issues
showed a slight plurality of
losers over gainers
While the bears had the edge
today, it was not a derisive vic-
tory. However, given today's
weak close, we have little doubt
that the bears will make
another attempt to bring the
Market down tomorrow If they
fall, the bulls may swing into
action again and touch off
another rally.
It is our feeling that any
pullback, if it does develop, will
be shallow in nature. There ls
just too much money sitting on
the sidelines for a correction of
any magnitude to develop It is
our feeling that once the ner-
vous sellers are out of the way,
the Market will break out
above the troublesome 900
resistance level.
In the news today, the pro-
ducer price index showed a rise
of 0 8 percent up from May's 0.3
percent Escalating prices for
food, autos, appliances and
jewelry overshadowed the first
decline in energy prices in
more than two years, accor-
ding to the Commerce Depart-
ment
However, we believe that the
June figures are simply an up-
A.
Highlights and Sidelights
byLYNDELL WILLIAMS
AUSTIN — Beleaguered
House Speaker Bill Clayton
wanted an early trial to clear
himself of Brilab charges—
and he is getting one
A Houston federal judge
last week set July 21 at the
dale for the trial of Clayton
and hit co-defendanti
Speaker Clayton say* he is
ready anytime his lawyers
are. but they say (he defense
case may not he completed
hy then and may seek a de-
lay
Clayton wants (he trial
over with aa toon at possible
to that he may be clear (o
run for a fourth term as
speaker when the Legislature
convenes in January He it
charged with accepting a
bribe, among other counts,
lo award the stales multi-
million dollar health insur-
ance contract to a particular
insurance company
( eetrwMon Urged
The chairman of a House
committee now investigaling
child-abuse and pornography
told a hearing he would like
to see persons convicted of
incest and vicious rape of-
fense* given a choice be-
tween castration or imprison
ment at punishment
"I'd neuter every one ol
them." said Rep Doyle Wil-
Its. D-Fori Worth
A Dallas prosecutor told
Ihe panel that children are
often told as prostitutes to
clients who order them
through a catalog that fea-
tures nude photographs
As Willis' comments might
indicate, the committee ia
seeking a crack-down on
crimes against children
Anderson Stumps Energy
Trying to gather enough
petition signatures before
July 4 to get on the slate's
presidential ballot. Indepen-
dent candidate John Ander-
son told reporters he favors
placing a limit on the taxei
that energy-producing states
such at Texas place on their
natural resources
He offered statistics to
show that eight oil-rich
stales will raise $120 billion
from their severance taxes
by 1990 al the expense of
consumers in non-producing
slates
Texas has a relatively
moderate tax. 4 6 percent on
crude oil and 7.5 percent on
natural gas. which raises
about one billion dollars an-
nually.
children "Look,” she exclaim-
ed in a voice that was excited,
"the toes are just right and the
heels are perfect. ”
"But you saved those for the
kids to dress up in!" It was ob-
viour that the kids would have
to do without one pair of shoes
as Ikey checked a shoe ad in the
newspaper and found that tlie
ones she had retired a bunch of
years ago were now "the latest
thing” fora mere 175.
I guess that I'd probably be
happy if the makers of men's
clothes would forget all about
big legs, narrow legs, flare bot-
toms. pleats and all of the other
stylish changes over the years
and just make a plain pair of
pants with honest-to-goodness
pockets located in the right
place
For some reason or other 1
bought a suit one tune without
testing the pockets and when 1
got it out for the first wearing, I
fumed no end when I
discovered that the front ctyle
of pockets were hardly big
enough for a handkerchief,
much less all the rest of the
gear that is essential, like keys,
change, nail clippers, and other
odds and ends. "Well,” I ra-
tionalized to myself, "I’ll just
put some things in the coat
pockets." You can imagine my
chagrin when I discovered that
the flaps on the coat were
strictly for style - there were
no pockets. I'm not sure, but I
don't think I’m going to hang
that coat in the closet and wait
until the” no pocket” style
comes back.
Not only do I long for the day
that pants pockets will be con-
ventional and ample, but I’d
like to be able to depend on Mr.
Jannari or Mr Nettleton to
make a few styles of shoes on a
continuing basis. Just about the
time my feet get broken into
one style of shoe, the clerk tells
me: “They don't make that
style anymore." I don't have
any luck saving old shoes like
coats Usually when I find a
pair tfiat is comfortable I wear
them until the shoe repair man
shakes his head jn despair.
So < guess if you hang onto
all of your old suits, and live
long enough, you'll find
yourself in style once again.
But, then I'm not sure that I
want to break out all of the
coats that I moth balled away. I
might fit into the greens of a
Navy flyer, but I'm pretty sure
that I don’t want to recall those
times to go with the styles.
You just can't win 'email'
ward blip, and not a reversal of
the downtrend in prices, and
that next month will mark the
beginning of lower inflation
rates.
The bond market closed
slightly higher today in quiet
trading. Tomorrow the fed
open market committee meets
to deride fed policy, and the
bond market will be looking for
signs that the central bank is
taking a more accomodative
stance.
Overseas, the dollar rallied
slighty to close mixed against
major European currencies
while the price of gold hacked
off a bit from the opening fix in
London.
If the bears fail to bring this
Market down decisively tomor-
row, we could see the bulls
make another run for 900
Letters To The Editor
Letters to the editor are published in Ihe Portland NEWS,
with or without the writer’s signature. However, in
suhniilling material, the signature of the writer, address and
telephone number musl he included along with a statement
not to publish the name, if that is desired. Letters will he
verified with Ihe sender prior to publication The editor
reserves the right to reject any letter.
Many of us who are helping to save water by not watering
our lawns, except on the few days it is allowed, have had very
dry grass. My husband and I have found not cutting the grass
helps it stay soft and green. It’s getting a bit too long now. but
I think that is preferable to using more water or having
brown grass. 1 hope more people will try it to save their grass
and water
Gaudia Gagliardi
Open letter to members of the Portland Chamber of Com-
merce :
Truly, it is an honor to be president of this fine organiza-
tion which has done so much for this community.
It is disappointing and discouraging to see so few of you
attend Chamber functions! When our city is faced with poten-
tial problems, such as the proposed 'dump site", which
would be extremely detrimental, when the welfare of
Portland is at stake - how can you not attend our monthly
meetings?
I-ast Tuesday, Jack Darnell, our school superintendent,
presented a program of vital interest and for which less than
20 members attended. Pitiful!
Yes, it is vacation time for some, and yes, we're "busy".
But, once a month, on the second Tuesday of each month, is
not so often that your presence cannot be expected. We’re
suffering from too few pulling the wagon and too many going
along for the ride
It's appropriate here to quote Theodore Roosevelt,
"Every man owes a part of his time and money to the ,
business or industry in which he is engaged - no man has a
moral right to withhold his support from an organization that
is striving to improve conditions within his sphere. ”
Our meetings are all planned and set for the next 11 mon-
ths On August 12, at our noon meeting, I hope you will be pre-
sent to hear our mayor, Bobby Whittington. It's important
Zeph W Pease
from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK
DATES AND EVENTS EDOM YESTEDYEADS
July 10, 1962 — Telstor a 170-pound communicotions satellite,
ploced in orbit
July 11, 1798 — Congress authorizes creation of U S Marine
Corps
July 12, 1808 - first newspaper west of the Mississippi River,
the Missouri Gazette, published m St Louis
July 13, 1832 — Henry R Schoolcraft ond his e«pioration porty
discover source of Mississippi River to be lake Itasca. Minn
July 14. 1938 Howard Hughes and crew of 4 complete record
round the world flight in 3 days. 19 hours, 14 minutes, ond 28
seconds
July IS, 1912 — All around Indion othlete Jim Thorpe leads
U S team to overoll ‘riumph in Olympic gomes in Sweden
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