Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1990 Page: 1 of 29
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PUC ruling may mean local calls to Houston
By R.T. LOWE
Advocate Editor
CLEVELAND - The term
“local dialing exchange” may
have a different ring to it if a re-
cent ruling by the Texas Public
Utility Commission concerning a
Southwestern Bell proposal is
allowed to stand.
As a result of the PUC’s
agreement last week with the
SW Bell proposition known as
“Texas First”, Cleveland and
Splendora telephone customers
will be allowed the option of ex-
panding their “local” calling abil-
ity to include the Houston area.
The agreement calls for SWB
to offer the expanded calling
plan for a monthly charge of
$36.80 for residential customers
and $81.10 for businesses.
State wide, the agreement will
rate, the option will provid
Cleveland and Splendora tele
phone customers access to th
more than 1,500,000 callers i
the Houston area without an
additional long distanc
charges. Those not wanting th
added calling area will not b
required to take the service, j
SWB spokesperson said
See PUC, Page 2A
Davis is appointed
to authority board
JERREL FERGUSON
Advocate Reporter
LIBERTY - By a split vote, a
local woman was appointed to
the Housing Authority Board
during this week's Commission-
ers' Court.
The board is made up of five
members, one of whom was
Precinct 4 Commissioner Bob
Martin who died recently.
Precinct 3 Commissioner
Melvin Hunt made a motion that
Durlene Davis of Cleveland,
who was nominated by board
member Willie Carter, be ap-
proved. Following a second by
Precinct 2 Commissioner Lee
Groce, the name Eliza Guidry of
Dayton was entered for ap-
proval by Precinct 1 Commis-
sioner Bobby Blake.
Hunt and Groce voted for
Davis while Blake and Precinct
4 Commissioner Lou Martin
voted for Guidry. County Judge
Dempsie Henley broke the tie
by voting in favor of Davis, giv-
ing her the appointment:
Following a public hearing,
commissioners approved a res-
olution authorizing the applica-
tion for $321,034 in emergency
funding for the Texas Commu-
nity Development Program. Ac-
cording to J. Rice, of Public
Management, the funds would
be used to augment federal
funds for repairs to homes
damaged during May floods.
Commissioners also ap-
proved the purchase of an IBM
computer, at a cost of $3,00, for
the Cleveland office of the Lib-
erty County Indigent Health
Care. Donna Burt of Indigent
Health Care told the panel she
made the request to allow her to
retrieve the same information in
the Cleveland and Liberty of-
fices. The purchase would in-
clude an Epson printer $785.
Four agenda items were
tabled, including additional
See DAVIS, Page 2A
concern at the second increase
this year in their cable service.
Verier Russell said, “If it keeps
going up, the first thing you
know I’ll have to get off it.”
Carlton says he is expressing
the Cleveland City Council’s
displeasure with the increase in
a letter to the Cencom area
manager, Fred Knowles. In the
letter, it states that these inc-
reases give them no choice but
to “seriously consider awarding
the franchise to another cable
company in May 1992.”
Carlton said that there is
speculation that next year the
cable companies may become
federally regulated once again.
However, he added that
“Legally at this point, since
there is no regulation of the ca-
ble companies, there is nothing
we can do.”
extend calling areas for 31 other
cities near Dallas, Fort Worth,
Houston, and San Antonio.
SWB officials believe the plan
will help boost the Texas econ-
omy and provide added cus-
tomer benefits over the next
four years.
“Telephone customers all
over the state were the big win-
ner,” said Don McFarlin, area
manager for SWB who indicated
Splendora and Cleveland would
be among those areas to re-
ceive the most benefits. “With
this bold, decisive action, the
PUC has not only approved
more than $1.2 billion in cus-
tomer benefits, it has moved to
put Texas at the forefront of
telecommunications in the U.S.”
Although the suggested resi-
dential rate is approximately
double the present standard
Roadhouse
This house, being moved from near First Baptist Church to the Dayton area, was in a danger-
ous spot Wednesday as it became stuck on the tracks across Hanson Street. The house was
freed and continued on its journey. (Photo by R.T. LOWE)
Local hospital receives commendation after survey
By LINDA GORDON
Advocate Reporter
CLEVELAND — Charter Re-
gional Medical Center here has
received one of the top honors
awarded to an American health
care facility. It recently under-
went a voluntary accreditation
survey and has received special
commendation.
“You have to apply to be sur-
veyed,” Tom Gilbert, Administ-
rator of CRMC explained. “It’s a
voluntary type thing the hos-
pitals subscribe to.”
Gilbert added hospitals re-
questing the survey must meet
certain requirements such as
being located in the United
States, have current license,
and maintain facilities, beds,
and services available 24 hours
a day.
The hospital has to be open
and in operation for at least six
months, have an organized
medical staff, a governing body,
and nursing service. Also, the
hospital has to have a primary
function of diagnosis, treatment,
and-or rehabilitation.
The group carrying out the
TOM GILBERT
inspection is the Joint Commis-
sion on Accreditation of Healt-
hcare Organization.
This is the first year JCAHO
has issued special commend-
ation letters, reserved for
facilities receiving a score of 90
or above out of a possible 100
on its accreditation surveys.
JCAHO is said to be the
nation’s premier accrediting
body in health care, according
to sources.
“The benefit of Joint Com-
mission Accreditation is this,”
Gilbert said. “In order to receive
Medicare and Medicade and
government funds, you
(facilities) have to be inspected
either by the Joint Commission
and-or Medicare or Health,
Education and Welfare.
Medicare and HEW will accept
the Joint Commission cer-
tification as opposed to them
coming in and doing their own
survey.
“You go (in the ratings) from
substantial compliance to non-
compliance. That’s how each
thing is looked at,” Gilbert said
of the rating system by JCAHO.
“We’re (CRMC) real proud of it.
Charter Regional Medic&i
Center scored 94 out of a pos-
sible 100 points. This ranks
CRMC in the top five percent of
all hospitals surveyed in the
nation.
‘This is the first time they
(JCAHO) have actually used a
grading scale such as what we
received,” said Gilbert. “Prior to
that you either passed or failed,
more or less, and that type of
thing.”
Tom Koenig, vice president of
Hospital Operations at Charter
Medical Corporation said,
“We’re very proud of that
(commendation).”
Koenig said JCAHO looks
into all parts of the facility “sur-
veys the hospitals in all areas,
clinical and support...Many in-
surance companies will not pay
if you (the hospital) are not acc-1
redited by the Joint Commis-|
sion. Most surveys end up with [
several contingencies in their |
survey, and this is not the case |
with Charter Regional.”
Koenig said the contingent
cies, or negatives, must be cor-
rected. “What they (JCAHO) do I
on contingencies is come back!
and say ’Well, you say you’re
doing these things; we need to
see the documentation.’ They
see the documentation then
they erase the contingency.
“Ninety plus percent of the
hospitals surveyed have contin-
gencies so it’s not that it’s a ter-
rible thing, it’s just that we don’t
have any at Regional...It really
See LOCAL, Page 2A
Senior citizens concerned with increase
By FRANKIE LEE HARRISON
Advocate Reporter
CLEVELAND — The first of
this month, television cable
rates here increased by $2. This
is the second such increase this
year for a total increase of $48
per year.
Cleveland City Manager
Gene Carlton believes some
senior citizens as other people
on fixed incomes may have to
alter their lifestyles to afford
another increase.
Senior citizen George Wright
said, The increase is alright. I
watch TV every day and every
night, whenever I’m not here at
the Senior Citizens Building. I’m
not able to buy those high
priced antennas.” Wright will
keep his cable. Other senior
citizens however, expressed
Although he could not of-
ficially speak for the company,
local assistant manager Steve
Boatman said, ‘They don’t inc-
rease the rates because they
want to.” Boatman said that
their operating costs have re-
cently gone up.
“Equipment, utilities, gasoline
for the trucks, and taxes have
all gone up,” Boatman commen-
ted. He said that from the phone
calls the company has received,
most customers feel that they
should at least get something
for their money, as in more
stations.
Official approval from the
corporate office for Fred Know-
les to be interviewed was de-
nied. However, it was indicated
that programming costs have
increased tremendously. The
See SENIOR, Page 2A
SO report released
LIBERTY - The Liberty County Sheriff's Department has re-
leased a report outlining the department's activities during the
months of October and November.
According to the report, the department conducted 1,260
investigations during the period. They investigated seven rural
traffic accidents. During October and November the department
made 49 felony arrests and 219 misdemeanor arrests. They
served 174 warrants and 111 civil process papers. The depart-
ment also received 170 non-criminal complaints.
The sheriff's department had no homicides and no attempted
homicides reported in October and November. They also had
no suicides and no attempted suicides reported. There were 53
burglaries and 51 thefts reported during the period. Also re-
ported during October and November were 23 assaults, 11 ve-
hicle thefts, 18 cases of family violence and two narcotic viola-
tions.
For the year to date through Nov. 30, the department had re-
ceived four homicide reports and four attempted homicides.
They also received three suicides and three attempted suicides.
Through November they had also received reports of four rob-
beries, six sexual assaults, 380 burglaries and 341 thefts.
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FOOD BASKETS: St Mary’s
Catholic Church's St. Vincent
DePaul Society will be taking
applications for Christmas food
baskets at St. Mary’s parish
ofice, 702 E. Houston, From 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 and Dec.
14. For more information, call
592-2985.
FOOD FEST: The senior citizens
will have their regular Food Fest
tfftec. 7, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the
Senior Citizen Center. There will
be a drawing to give away a
handmade quilt. Everyone is in-
vited to participate.
REGISTRATION: The Commu-
nity Youth Basketball Associa-
tion will have registration Dec. 8,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Ameri-
can Legion Park on State High-
way 321. Children must be be-
tween 6 and 13 years old as of
Sept. 1, 1990. There will be ab-
j solutely no late registration this
i#ar-
SENIOR DINNER: The Com-
bined Community Volunteer
Ladies will have their senior Pre-
Christmas dinner Dec. 8, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m., at the Romayor fire
station on FM 787.
PTA MEETING: The Splendora
Elementary/Intermediate PTA
( meeting and Christmas program
jMjill be Dec. 11,7 p.m., in the el-
i ^mentary cafeteria.
PROGRAM: The Splendora In-
irmediate Christmas program
rill be Dec. 13, 7 p.m., in the
intermediate cafeteria.
OPEN HOUSE: There will be an
open house for Chapter 1 stu-
dents and their parents Dec. 13,
after the scheduled PTA pro-
gram, at the Splendora Interme-
diate School.
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MEETING: The San Jac-
into Scottish Rite Club will meet
Dec. 15 at the Tarkington Prairie
Masonic Lodge. There will be a
covered dish supper at 6:30 p.m.
CHILDREN CONCERT: The
children of First Assembly of
God and Heritage Christian
Academy will present a concert
of Christmas music Dec. 17,
7:30 p.m.
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HOMEMAKERS MEET: Tark-
ington Homemakers will meet
Jitec. 18, 7 p.m. Marie Curry from
c/oerty County Extension Ser-
vice will present the program.
Everyone attending is to bring
your favorite holiday dessert and
your Christmas family gift.
CHRISTMAS PARTY: Veterans
of Foreign Wars Cleveland Post
1839 will have their annual
Christmas party for all area chil-
dren Dec. 22, 7 p.m., at the post
home on FM 2025. Bring your
children to see Santa and get
some gifts.
CHAMBER BANQUET: The
Greater Cleveland Chamber of
Commerce will host the Annual
Chamber Banquet Jan. 17, 7
in First Baptist Church’s
imily Life Center. Nominations
are being accepted for Citizen of
the Year and Business of the
Year awards. The deadline for
nominations is Dec. 17, 10 a.m.
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CHURCH.........................
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AMUSEMENT.................
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