Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1973 Page: 2 of 8
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P*B« 7 PORTLAND NEWS, Thursday, March 77, 1973 fsmp h i re Girls
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PAUL n livw
EMMA GBOMliE
JAMO F TRACY. JR
JOHN HENRY THAO
KEITH GUTHRIE
VIRGINIA A CiAYl.K TVRNER
TRACY A ROBERT W PiM
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Published I very Thursday at 325 Green, Taft, Texas
Second-Class Postage Paid at Taft, Texas 78390
Anniversary Celebrated
Camp Fi
re Girls this week
celebrate
Founders' Day.
March 17.
and their 63rd an
nivcnuiry
during Birthday
Week. March 18 24
Sixty flirt
*4* yeara ago. Hie
national youth organization
Mated its conviction that "wc
must look at the individual and
allow him to do what is best (or
himself and tor the com
munily."
Through educational and
recreational activities under
the guidance of trained
leaders. Camp Fire on-
courages a twin sense of
responsibility in young people,
responsibility lo themselves
and responsibility to others
In Portland and area cities
throughout the country,
members are giving service
They are giving volunteer
service lo hospitals serving
through leadership capacities
lor groups of younger girls,
developing community
beautification projects,
adopting grandparents and
reaching out to help the elderly
adults in the community,
presenting clothing and food to
the Beeville Childrens Home.
Murtineau Juvenile Hall,
Youth City and P S O ., working
on recycling projects,
packaging the 197:? Heart Fund
Drive envelopes, conducting
play days lor the Corpus
Christi State School, and
helping in hundreds of other
ways
Camp Fire members
exemplify the organization's
slogan “Give Service” by
giving service in ways that
built the self respect of others
Notir* -Obituaries snd poetry arc published tn this paper at the legal
rate of • cents per word A flat charge of S3 00 u made on cards of
thanks which do not run under five line* Mores of deatha and funerals
published in Ume to retain the news value ara not rated as obituartoa
Any arrrmeous reflei tlon upon the character or standing of any indivi-
dual or institution publish* <1 tn these c olumns will be rheerfuUy correct-
ed upon being brought lo the it tent'on of the editor. We will also
appreciate the giving of any news item, the names of visitors In your
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This newspaper ta published Thursday afternoon.
Subscriptions are payable In advance effecUve June X. 1071 MM per
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Cat’s Print Wins
Th«- Cal'* Print. Gregory
Portland High School student
new spaper received an Award
of Distinguished Merit in
Journalism from the
University Interscholastic
Lesgue this past week for work
done this year
The award read as follows
"Award of Distinguished
Merit in journalism is
presented to the Cat's Print of
Gregory Portland High School
for outstanding quality and
being placed in the highest
rank of Texas school
newspapers in its classification
for the school year."
Miss Donna 11avies is editor
of (he |wiper (Hher members of
the stall are Dana Callaway,
David Claybourn and Dianne
l,oyd. page editors; Dana
Callaway advertising,
•leanmne Wingo bookkeeping.
Mary Jane Miller. Kathy Ellis.
Susan Claybourn, reporters
and headline machine; Ty
Kudv. exchanges Thomas
Albrecht and Clifton Iwington.
photographers. Shari Leifler,
reporter
The newspaper is published
each two weeks The students
do all of (hr work on tne paper,
including pasting up the pages
and getting them ready tn be
shot by the camera in
preparation for offset printing
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Shown art* Friendly Bluebird* at the l§73 Toward New llorizon» fenthal The event net the
pare lor (amp Fire (slrlb birthday week. March IK-21. From left are < back row* Kathy
Kalaiv Robin Hranoxky. Norma Saureda. bottom row » Karen Nihon Rhonda Fngle and
Delina Nardini Not vhown are Stacy Waldrop and Margaret \dams
!Xetr Coat Racks
Roland (iarta trie* out one of the 32 new roat rack* pur*
rhaxed b> T. M ( lark Flementary School at the coat of $57S
The money wa* pro-, ided by the PTO from funds raised
during their summer carnival One cast rack will he placed
in each classroom ‘News photo*
School Daze
With Donna
by Donna Hayles
Now that spring is here, it
seems that the activities
become more and more
Irequent
The track learn will travel lo
San Antonio to another meet
Baseball is still swinging, and
the tennis team recently made
a good showing at the Flour
Blufl Invitational Tennis
Tournament Golf will also be
entering the scene soon, since
meetings for the golfers have
been held this week to organize
Ihe team
Plans for the senior party
have been lenatively decided
upon The party will be al the
Master Hosts Inn in the Cap
tain's Club Cost per senior will
be about SB (X). depending upon
Ihe number of seniors at-
tending
Congratulations go to the G-
P Choir in winning sweep
stakes at Del Mar College last
weekend The choir will travel
lo Wichita. Kan , this weekend
lo perform for a national music
convention
Also winning an honor last
weekend was Ihe Cat's Print,
Ihe high school paper The
Cals Print received the
Distinguished Merit Award for
four consecutive issues of the
newspaper This was one of the
highest awards received by
any school.
The Drama Club's spring
production. "Manifestations of
Thealromania". was deemed a
great success as it drew a full
house Iasi Friday nighl. "The
Devil and Daniel Webster" will
Ik* entered in UI1, One-Act Play
contest in early April
About 450 students from 29
different schools will par
licipale in Ihe third annual
Gregory Portland Speech
Tournament this Friday and
Saturday The tournament will
officially get under way at 3:15
p tn Friday and will continue
until about 10 p.m The contest
will resume at 8 9 m Saturday
and will continue until ap
proxirnately 5 p m Friday
Births
Hayes
Mt and Mrs William James
Hayes of 1400 Moore Ave
announce the birth of their
second son. Donald
Christopher, at 2:20 a m ,
Tuesday. March 13. in
Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital in Corpus Christi.
The infant weighed eleven
pounds seven ounces and
measured 23 and one-half in-
ches long
He joins his brother Scotty,
who is one year old
William H Mims of Corpus
Christi and William B Hayes
of Kaly are ghc grandfathers
Mrs Hayes of Silsby is the
great -grandmother
Girls Place
In Edinburg
Horse Show
Donna Pitzer and Charm on
Hill entered their horses in the
American Quarter Horse
Show in Rdinburg last week
Donna placed fourth in
halier in Ihe youth show with
her new filly. Cajun Queen
Charmon placed second in
Ihe open gelding halter class;
first in Ihe youth gelding halter
class and fourth in youth
western pleasure with her
horse, Tan Scooter
The girls are daughters of
Mr and Mrs C D Pitzer and
Mr and Mrs Cedric Hill.
PORTLAND
TOT SHOP
The cutest new Easter and Spring fashions
ever. Johnston Ruth Originals, Baby Bliss,
Cute Togs, Peaches ‘n Cream, Health-Tex,
Wonderall, Mini-World. Thee and Me,
Jayne Copeland, etc.
Girls - Infant through 6x
Boys - Infant through 7
Vi Price Sale On Many Items
Through March 31st.
Come -m and register tor the tree gift certificate
to be drawn at 4 p.m. March 28
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Modeling Portland Pioneer Pageant attire are from left Jim Weir. Paul Blair and Carl
Duman (New* photo'
Pageant Shirts For Sale
Portland Pioneer Pageant T-
shirts and lank shirts complete
with artwork will be available
for sale Saturday at various
Portland stores
The shirts may be purchased
al Beall's, Wilson's. Fuedo's
Foodtown and The Upstairs
They are just Ihe thing to
wear during the celebration
days
Community Center Communique
Activities Need People
By Linda Harrington
The Thursday ladies
volleyball needs more people lo
sign up if you wanted lo play on
the Monday learn and signed
up too late we need you
This is fun as well as good
exercise
The Sculpture Class and
sleek* guitar need a few more
enrolled to fill the classes If
you are interested please
contact the Community Center,
543-5114 Sculpture Tuesday 7-
9 30 p m $12.00 for 6 lessons
Guitar Thursday 8:30 p m $10
a month
The rales and times for
gymnastics have changed
Beginners will meet Tuesday
from 7 9 p.m Intermediates
will meet Saturday from 12 - 2
p m One child enrolled, the fee
remains the same, $IOa month
T wo children enrolled, the rale
will he $15 a month for both
inot each). Three children
l MYF Hosts
Party Friday
Junior High United
Methodist Youth Fellowship
group had a picnic at Goose
Island last Sunday afternoon
The group's activities are
sponsored by counselors, Floyd
and NancyMartin and Bill and
Cathy Townsend
TheU M Y F group will host
a party in the Fellowship Hall
Friday from 7 to 11 p m All
seventh and eighth graders,
whether members of United
Methodist Youth Fellowship or
not, are invited to come
From The
Hand Box |
V by Janm-llr Handrlman
With Concert and
Sightreading Contest less than
four weeks away, the G-P
Symphonic and Concert Bands
are continuing work on their
contest selections
The next event on the band's
calendar for this spring is Ihe
Portland Pioneer Pageant
parade, which will be held
Saturday. March 31.
enrolled, the rale will be $17 a
month for both
Tfte programs that arc using
the T M Clark Gym need
some place to store the
volleyballs. nets, basketballs,
etc Wc have been given per-
mission to use a trunk with a
padlock to store the equipment
at the gym Is there someone in
the reading audience who will
donate a trunk for this pur
pose"’ Al the motneni the
equipment is being shuffled
around to different plac *s and
it is hard to keep up witn.
The Little Theater needs
more men lo participate There
is a one act play being done
which needs one extra man
now Come on fellas step
forward and help this play and
many others get off the ground
This group meets Tuesday
evenings at 7:30 p m There is
no fee
The summer program is now
being planned The classes will
run everyday for a week al a
lime I need lo start setting up
Ihe classes now, if there is an
activity you would feel the
public will enjoy or one that
you can leach please call the
Community Center at 643-5114.
Walercolor and drawing for
adults started this week I will
lake a few more people next
week only and then the classes
will be closed So if you forgo!
to register walercolor meets
Monday 9-11 30 a.m The fee is
$10 for 6 lessons Drawing
meets Thursday 9-11 30 a.m . 8
lessons for $8 (supplies in-
cluded in drawing).
Happy Birthday Jerry
School Menu
Beef stew with vegetables,
cabbage slaw, pineapple cake,
corn bread, butter and milk
Tuesday: Corn dogs with
mustard, whipped potatoes.
Italian green beans, stuffed
celery, snickerdoodles, hot
rolls, butter and milk
Wednesday Turkey &
dressing with giblet gravy,
sweet potatoes with mar
shmallows. Knglish peas, fruit
gelatin, hot rolls, butter and
milk
Thursday: Sloppy joe
burgers, pinto beans. French
fries, tossed salad, coconul
oatmeal cookies and milk
Friday: Chalupas. buttered
corn, tossed salad, fruit cob
liter, baiter bread and milk
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1973, newspaper, March 22, 1973; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864318/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.