The Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 16, 1983 Page: 1 of 12
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Cleveland Area Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Austin Memorial Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Wednesday’s
enne
Tarkington UIL
wins district.
See page 3
Weekend •
1A 525*0
BR IGHTO*
• Cleveland , Tx. • 77327 • Vol. M • No. 31
BRIGHTON BOOKBI’®1*’
BOX 130
No street closing
Church members request
closure for safety’s sake
ANNIE ALEXANDER
31st year in Cleveland
't*
Mayor makes appointments
In Atascocita
Local organizers
’$ new bank
step closer
and
The Splendora Independent
ol Board accepted the resi-
ion of Superintendent Mel
dey at their April 11 meet-
Ataacocita and the surrounding
area. We believe that we have
ty of one hundred, and the small-
er studios can seat up to twenty.
The dance studio is now current-
ly being used by the Price School
of Dance and a free ladies’
exercise class.
During the summer, the
Texas Summer Reading Club
will provide up to 300 children
with incentive to read. This
year’s theme is “The Readin’
Ridin’ Rip Roarin’ Rodeo!”
Free summer movies are also
part of the library’s program for
children.
A storytime for children is
held every Wednesday during
Cont. on page 2A
However, Crowley will con-
> as a vocational course
uctor for two years at the
school.
In a letter to the school
d, Crowley stated: “When I
me superintendent, it was
Cleveland Mayor Ronnie
McWaters made new appoint-
ments at the first council meet-
ing following his reelection on
April 2.
Mayor Pro-Tern is Council-
man Billy Thomas. Councilman
Richard Boyett will serve as
treasurer for the<council.
The bank has a proposed
talization of $2,000,600.
The group of organizers
used by the telephone company
to block off a crossing area
The council instructed the
city manager to look at the
possibility of a crosswalk sign, a
stop sign and use of the cones to
help secure the safety of the
pedestrians.
Councilman Bill Petropolis'
said similar situations occur at
other churches in town and it
was impossible to close the
streets in each case but assured
the group the council would
work with them to. solve the
problem.
James Jasper will serve as
city attorney and Dr. H.J..Rom-
eu will serve as city health
officer.
Members of the Housing
Board of Adjustments are Wen-
dell Kelly, Leo Moore and Ber-
nest Mitchell. Named to serve
on the Fire Code Board of Ad-
r The organizing group con-
sists of: C. Eugene Campbell,
Cleveland; D. Boyd Dean, Hou-
ston; J. Phillip Friesen, Lufkin;
Kerry R. Getter, Cleveland; J.
Ronald McWaters, Cleveland
E. Wayne Mounce, Houston;
perienced area bankers who are
currently associated with First
Bank and Trust as president and
chief executive officer and ex-
ecutive vice president, respecti-
vely.
Additionally, Mounce is a
director of First Bank and
Trust. Campbell is a director of
Cleveland Bank and Trust and
president of Campbell Ready
Mix. Temple is a director of
numerous Texas banks, former
chairman of Temple-Eastex,
and Vice* Chairman of Time
Incorporated.
Getter, spokesman for the
group of organizers, says “We
are excited about the prospects
of a bank which will be truly
Houston; Bobby Coats, Cleve-
land;. James Ronald Danner,
Trinity; James Kenneth Hurst,
Magnolia; B.F. Hutto, Cleve-
land; Billy Fate Hutto, Cleve-
land, Irma Powers, Cleveland;
Louis Smith, Cleveland and Ar-
thur Garland Walker, Trinity.
Danner said the final char-
ter should be received within the
next 60 days.
justments are L.C. McClelland,
Mike Henderson and Robert En-
loe.
Mayor McWaters also re-
appointed Billy Thomas to re-
present the council on the Stan-
cil Park Board.
Lee Bankston was named
official insurance agent
of the pro-
to help out the school.. I told the
board at the time that I really
preferred Working closer with
the students.”
The resignation will be ef-
fective June 30. The board voted
unanimously to accept the resi-
gnation. Crowley will be paid
$220 per month above the state
base salary for the position of
vocational instructor by the
school district.
The council approved a
paving project surrounding Fir-
st Baptist Church which was
presented to council earlier this
year. The total cost of the pro-
ject will be $77,323 with the
church paying $31,323, the city
paying $34,344 and two other
residents paying $11,556. *
' The council voted to hold a
workshop meeting on April 18 at
7:30 p.m. to consider a request
by the Greater Cleveland Cham--
ber of Commerce for use of a
portion of the occupancy tax and
to hold a public hearing on the
possible removal of two-hour
parking, signs in the downtown
area.
■.■wnr-tm i weor 13 iNuiiunui Liurary vveeK ana uorarian baroara bmith will
be qreetinq visitors at Austin Memorial Library. Her friend, BG, also encourages
readers. (Photo by Annie Alexander)
A group of eleven Cleve-
land and area ..lousiness, civic
and professional leaders have
announced the filing with the
Comptroller of the Currency of
an application to organize a new
national bank in Atascocita.
If the charter is approved,
the bank would operate under
the name First National Bank of
Atascocita and would be located
in the vicinity of the Intersection
of F.M. 1M0 and Atascocita
Road.
The bank is proposed to be
capitalized with $2,000,000 and
will open as soon as possible
following its preliminary ap-
to open new bank
In this past year alone ,the
library has circulated 31,283
items, filled 1560 reference tran-
sactions, had a total of 194 film
showings with a viewer court of
5,700. 2,800 persons attended lib-
rary sponsored programs. We
have 2,500 registered users, and
hold 21,103 items including
books, records, filmstrips,
casettes, tapes, etc. We also
have access to all books and
materials through Interlibrary-
Loan.
The Austin Memorial Libr-
ary provides meetings rooms for
large and small groups. The
auditorium has a seating capaci-
The First National Bank of . are: Jake Barnes Clegg, Jr.,
velgnd.received a prelimina-
charter approval from the
npttoller of Currency in
shington, D C on March 25.
Ron Danner, one^of the
anizers said the new bank
I open in a temporary build-
An ordinance to impose a
fine for dumping into dumpsters
or oth§r garbage containers not
assigned to the individual with-
out the permission of the owner
was Approved on first reading.
The ordinance also prohibited
scavanging and dumping of any
hazardous waste. The fine is not
to exceed $200.
In other business, council:
-Hadp first reading of the
amended wrecker ordinance.
-Opened bid on oil lease for
city land and referred to city
attorney for evaluation,
. -Designated Peach Street
as a one-way street April 27-30
for Dairy Day.
-Considered a request for
improvements for Precinct 20
Park and Cemetery
-Appointed a committee to
look into a request for a change
in library use fees.
-Approved a requ^t to ad-
vertise for bids for a breathing
apparatus for the Cleveland Vol
unteer Fire Department.
-Turned down a request by
the Liberty County Central A|>
praisal District to cancel Hollis
Addition Blocks 1-4 in order to
place the land on the 1983 tax roll
as acreage, on the advice of City ' •
Attorney Jasper.
A group of church mem-
bers from Calvary Baptist
Church approached Cleveland
City Council Tuesday night with
a request to close the street
between their building and park-
ing lot for safety reasons but
vere turned down by council.
City Attorney James Jas-
jer told the group, “I have real
Problems with that from a legal
standpoint. The city has a re-
sponsibility to keep streets open.
Ve are not supposed to close
■oads for private interest. We
lave to take in consideration,
jot only the interest of abutting
landowners but of the public in
general."
“There is a legitimate in-
terest in keeping that street
open. We would have a hard
time doing it if we were taken to
ask.”
“The church owns property
on both sides of the street and
^’oui^thtersVisthe safety qf our
members crossing to the park-
ing lot,” said Paster Newton
Hambrick.”
Vernon Sword asked the
council about the possibility of
using cones similar to the ones
BOSS OF THE YEAR--Clev»land Chapter of American
Business Women's Association named Ken Kirby, pub-
lisher of The Advocate, Bass of the Year for 1983. The
award which is made from a group of nominees submit-
ted by club members was presented by Sallie Jones,
1982 Boss of the Year. Kirby was nominated by ABWA
member, Lois Burns, business manager of the Ad-
During National Library
Week, April 18, through 23, The
Austin Memorial Library will
observe it’s 10th anniversary in
the present facility and the 31st
1 year as Cleveland’s public Libr-
I ary
On Thursday April 21, from
2-4 p.m., refreshments will be
served and everyone is urged to
attend .
Balloons and bookmarks
for the children will be given
during the week. The Cleveland
Art League will have their an-
nual Spring Art Show in the
I. auditorium, for your entertain-
I ment.
Saturday, April 16,1983
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Alexander, Annie. The Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 16, 1983, newspaper, April 16, 1983; Cleveland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1190318/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin Memorial Library.