Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1990 Page: 1 of 20
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Candidates and supporters
City Council election. (Phot*
lathered outside City Hall Saturday during the
>y JERREL FERGUSON)
R.T. LOWE
Advocate Editor
CLEVELAND - The more ^ld have just r
things change, the more they tM.iftkjng l was
stay the same. The axiom anyway (without
applies, though its author had no But they didn’t,
thought of Cleveland city politics, time to vote 1
All three incumbents, Meta apprecid(e that.
Thomas, Lloyd Meadows, and “I appreciate
Howard Love were restored to voted for pne. It
their seats on city council. For victory) makes r
the next year, Cleveland citizens like the job I'n
will be served by the same group promise to coni
as last year. best I can for the
Slightly more than 800 “I'm second ii
citizens cast their ballots in the council person tl
election. That turnout is to take an even
considered about average when ip city business. *
no other issues are on the ballot. productive year I
Councilwoman Thomas was Cleveland.”
officially unopposed in her bid for In the Positic
a third term. A write-in campaign Duncum sougf
for Ed Henry raked up 23 votes Councilman Me*
but Thomas' 609 votes (96.36 fell short of his g
and that will be a lot of help
during the next term. I’m really
looking forward to getting some
positive things accomplished for
the city of Cleveland.”
Duncum, a long-time area
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j SECURITY REVIVAL: Security
| Calvary will have a revival
; through May 11. Bro. Mark Cole
will be the evangelist. Special
I music will be by James Cole.
I Services will begin nightly at 7
| p.m.
| HI-WAY REVIVAL: Hi-Way
i Tabernacle Assembly of God will
l have a revival through May 11
) with evangelist H.J. Lackey and
his wife Hazel. Sunday services
are at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Weekday services are at 7:30
p.m. Everyone is invites.
GARAGE SALE: There will be a
garage sale May 11, from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., at 205 Ramey
j Avenue. The sale items have
j been donated by the volunteers
| of Charter Regional Medical
Carter and all proceeds will go
tMlie Charter auxiliary program.
LCHSA MEETING: The Liberty
County Home School Associa-
tion will meet May 11,1 p.m., in
the Liberty Municipal Park. Ev-
eryone interested in home edu-
cation is encouraged to attend.
For more information, call
(409)298-9187.
FUNDRAISER: Stephanie Mc-
Mfcter a c*ance May 12,
8 p.m., at the VFW Hall on FM
2025. The dance will be a
fundraiser with proceeds to go
j toward her preparation for the
Texas Scholarship Pageant
•t. Worth in July. There will be
a drawing for a Remington 12-
gauge shotgun. The dance will be
BYOB.
LUM REUNION: All relatives
and friends of the Lum families
are welcome to attend the 10th
annual family reunion at the fire
station-community hall in Cut-N-
Shoot May 12. Bring a covered
dish and arrive there by 10 a.m.
Lunch will be at 1 p.m.
MOTHER'S DAY: Daniel Hum-
mel will hold Mother’s Day ser-
vices at Unity Baptist Church in
Dcfigi May 13, 11 a.m. Everyone
is irwited.
BARELY TO SPEAK: Rev.
James Barely, former missionary
to South America, will speak in
the 10:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
services May 13 at Kings Family
Worship Center, located at 102
Hilltop Square. For more infor-
mation, call 689-6477.
ROUNDUP: Tarkington Ele-
mentary School will begin
kindergarten pre-registration with
a kindergarten roundup May 14,
7 p.m., in the school cafeteria.
Parents should bring a birth cer-
tificate and an updated immu-
nization record.
BLOOD DRIVE: WalMart will
have a blood drive May 14, from
j nAja.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3
p.nwfo 6 p.m. The donor coach
| will be set up in the parking lot.
| Walk ins are welcome.
; MUSICAL: The members of the
' House of Prayer invite the public
| to a grand musical, along with
j Rev. F. Spikes, the Souls of
l Harmony from Houston and Bro.
j Alvin Turner of Cleveland. They
| See DATELINE, Page 8A
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Index
HOMETOWN NEWS.......
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EDITORIAL.....................
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SCHOOL.........................
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CLASSIFIED...................
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SPORTS.........................
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CHURCH........................
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AMUSEMENT.................
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TV PAGE...:....................
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Elected officials take oath of office
CISD.. -il TISD
Wilridge on
school board
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland
Independent School District
conducted trustee elections
Saturday and gained one new
member.
Of the four candidates running
for the two open positions on the
ballot, one was an incumbent while
three were running for the first time.
Incumbent Reggie Burrell won
re-election for his third term on the
board. Burrell received a total of
470 votes, with 37 coming from
Voting Box 5, 40 from box 20, 28
from box 23 and 320 from a
comvination of boxes 7,12 and 27.
“Most of my votes came from the
combined boxes," Burrell said.
That's pretty much what I
expected. We were pleased with
the results. I just wish we could get
more voters to turn out for the
elections. It makes you feel like
everyone had a say in the results.”
Clifton Wilridge Sr. was elected
to the other position with a total of
376 votes. He received seven votes
from box 5, 277 from box 20 and 75
from the combined boxes.
“It was a close race, but I'm
pleased that I was able to win a
seat on the board,” Wilridge said. “I
thought I would receive more votes
in the combined boxes but I was
happy with the votes I did get. Now
it's time to get down to work for the
students in the district.”
The two other candidates,
Cheryl Carpenter and Doris Nelson,
with Carpenter receiving a total of
352 votes and Nelson receiving
343.
Burrell and Wilridge were given
the statement of office during a
special meeting Tuesday. Wilridge
took his seat on the board and will
see his first real action next
Tuesday during the board’s regular
May meeting.
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Two added
to board
TARKINGTON - The recent
Tarkington Independent School
District trustee election resulted in
two new members on the board.
There were two positions up
during the election and two candi-
dates for each. For Position 6
Robert Wilson defeated Dorothy
Drennan 416 votes to 84.
“I'm happy to be elected to the
board,” Wilson said. “I'm hoping to
do a good job. I just want to do the
best for the kids. I think my engi-
neering background will help with
some of the construction needed in
the district. We need to get the
community together with teachers,
parents, administrators and stu-
dents all pulling together.”
, In the race for Position 7, David
Roberts received 346 votes to de-
feat incumbent Helen Ward who re-
ceived 153 votes.
“I received a lot more support
than I expected,” Roberts said. “I’m
fairly new to the community and not
a lot of people knew about me.
We're facing some tough financial
times and I hope my experience in
school financing will be a help. I just
want to do what's best for the stu-
dents. They're the reason we’re
here.”
Although she was defeated in
the election, Ward congratulated
Roberts on his victory.
“I think (Roberts) will do a good
job on the board,” Ward said. “I be-
lieve he's very qualified so maybe I
won in the long run. Now I'll just
concentrate on taking care of my
family. I think with the election we'll
have a strong board for the school
district.”
Wilson and Roberts were pre-
sent during a special meeting of the
board Monday during which
trustees canvassed the election and
officially approved the results.
Local lady
is honored
in Arlington
Vet march starts here
By GLEN DODSON
Advocate Reporter
By GLEN DODSON
Advocate Reporter
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CLEVELAND - The Memorial
Area at Arlington National Cemetery
is the site of the Memorial For Mili-
tary Women For Yesterday, Today,
and All Our Tomorrows.
The purpose of the memorial is
to pay tribute to the women who
have been and are in our armed
forces; and to tell the story of their
dedication, commitment, and sacri-
fice and to make their historic
contributions part of our national
heritage.
Soon a Cleveland woman, Mrs.
Martha (Thorn) Batten, will join the
ranks of the many others whose
names will grace this memorial.
Mrs. Batten was Seaman 1/C of
the WAVES during World War II
having enlisted in the military on
September 9, 1943 in Chicago, Illi-
nois.
She received her basic training
at Hunter College in the Bronx, New
York. Following this, Mrs. Batten
was transferred to Livermore, Cali-
fornia where she was an instructor
in the Radio Ground School teach-
ing aviation cadets code and
blinker.
She received her discharge from
See LOCAL, Page 3A
CLEVELAND - The Texas
Association of Vietnam Veterans
(TAW) will kick off National
POW/MIA week May 21 with a “Last
Patrol” march from Cleveland to
Tranquility Park in Houston.
Cleveland's Rueben Johnson,
president of the Houston chapter of
the TAW said The purpose of the
march is to put emphasis on the
POW/MIA issue as well as draw
more attention to Agent Orange,
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
(PTSD), Disabled Veterans and
aging vets.”
Also, Johnson said he hopes the
march will “draw attention to the
hungry and homeless, many who
are veterans.”
The 50-mile march will begin/at
noon from the Veterans Memorial
Park in Cleveland located on
Hanson Street at the Austin
Memorial Library.
The march will be preceeded by
a program at 11 a.m. at the park.
Speakers will include Cleveland
Mayor Stan Jones; Ronnie McWa-
ters; Liberty County Judge
Dempsey Henley, who will present
a Liberty County flag to the
marchers.
Additionally, State
Representative Mark Stiles will
attend and present the marchers
with a Texas Flag flown over the
capitol in Austin.
At 11:45 a.m. a military fly over
will take place and the marchers will
step off at noon.
They will march to Splendora
where they will spend the night at
an outside camp at the First
See VET, Page 3A
Bridges to be inspected
By JERREL FERGUSON
Advocate Reporter
LIBERTY - A representative of
the Texas Department of Highways
and Public Transportation ad-
dressed this week's meeting of
Commissioners' Court.
David Hearnsberger, a mainte-
nance engineer with the TDHPT,
spoke to commissioners concerning
inspection of off-system bridges. He
said the department last inspected
bridges in Liberty County in 1988.
Hearnsberger said they are be-
ginning a re-inspection of the
bridges at this time. He said they
will furnish any signs which need to
be posted at the bridges.
According to the engineer, any
bridges under water will be in-
spected at a later date. Asked about
the possibility of the county con-
structing bridges of timber in place
of concrete, Hearnsberger recom-
mended they not use timber. He
See BRIDGES, Page 3A
Jeffery Kay of Cleveland didn’t let a little water spoil his
fun following a recent heavy rain. He took to his
skateboard and did a little water surfing. Many county
residents are keeping an eye out for more flooding.
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