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In Portland
This Week
THURSDAY, JAN. I
HAPPY NEW YEAR
SUNDAY,JAN. 4
■ 7:30 p.m, lands End apartment recrea-
Singles Club
tlon room
MONDAY,JAN. 5
Rotary Club -12 noon, Community Center
Traffic advisory board - 7 p.m., city hall
Lions Club-7 p.m., Shep's Chicken Shack
C»-P Community Oiorus - 7:29 p.m., First Baptist Church
G-P Rand Boosters Club - 7:30 p.m., high school band hall
Fire department auxiliary - 7:30 p.m., fire station
Overeaters Anonymous - t p.m.. First Presbyterian
Church
TUESDAY,JAN. •
Chamber of Commerce board of directors - 11 a m..
Security State Bank
City council meeting - 7 p.m., city hall
Volunteer fire department -7:30 p.m., fire station
Eastern Star-7 30p m , Masonic Lodge building
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7
Kiwanis Chib -12 noon. Snep's Chicken Shack
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club - 8 pm, Com-
munity Center
THURSDAY, JAN. I
Story Tune- 10a.m., Bell Public Library
Tore638- 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Jaycees-7:30p m., Community Center
BE1J. PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS
Monday. Tuesday, Thursday -9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednes-
day -9a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday -9a.m. to5p.m.; Saturday • 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Portland’s
Past
It YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
Miss Debbie Newman was
chosen Miss VFW in a contest
at Gregory-Portlsnd High
School
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gamer of
118 Melba Drive recently mov-
ed to Portland from Kmgsville
Mr and Mrs John Lucey, 110
Chase, placed first in the
Jaycees yard and home decora-
tion contest
II YEARS AGO
THUS WEEK
Marty Akins, quarterback of
the championship G-P
Wildcats, has been named to
the Texas High School Super
Team picked by the Texas
Football Magazine
Mias Kits laird was honored
wtth a bridal shower at the
home of Mrs. Douglas
Pendergras at 203 Frio Dr vc
Kemp Lytle, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J K Lytle of 138 Sabine,
celebrated his fourth birthday
with a party.
S YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
Mr and Mrs. Stanley Webb,
106 Frio, have rece «d the
Portland Garden Club ‘' Yard of
Season - Winter” award and
gift certificate.
Diane Pritchard was
graduated from Texas AAI
University, Corpus Christ,
with honors
1 YEAR AGO
THUS WEEK
Building permits issued by
the city of Portland during 1979
totaled 88,488,742
Mr. and Mrs Frank Brown
announce the birth of their first
child, a daughter, Kimberly
Ann
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What Are The Alternatives?
— by pdl —
THE BEGINNING of a new
year.
A crutial year for the United
States
Much lies ahead - a new ad-
ministration being tested, and
a myriad of problems which
must be dealt with
There are problems with the
economy, with the ship of state,
wtth the defense posture.
But, perhaps the most press-
ing problem of them all, and
which once again has been
brought to the fore through the
pitiful little tidbits of propagan-
da their captors have allowed
at Christmas time, is the 42S
days of captivity for 52
American men and women at
the hands of the barbarians of
Iran.
President-elect Ronald
Keagan hung the term bar-
barians on them Thu u what
they are And he had the
courage not to bark down from
the tag he placed around their
dirty necks
James Earl Carter Jr.,
outgoing president, at
Christmas noted that the coun-
try was at peace. Wrong He
noted that great 'brotherhood''
exists tn the United States
Wrong
THERE IS no shooting war,
true. But, when there are 52
captives being held with little
hopes of freedom then the term
"peace” is overplayed. While
these captive Americans are in
the clutches of the fanatics with
only the most of passive efforts
being made toward their
release, "brotherhood”
becomes an empty word
Keagan inherits a mess. A
mess brought on by a year and
a half of inaction, ineptness and
indecision
Unless America knuckles
under to the ransom demands
of the petty little power-hungry
"leaders'' in Iran, some bold
action will be needed
Either that or let these 52
Americans continue to linger ui
the embarrassment, shame
and bitterness that they surely
feel after so long a time as
citizens of the strongest,
richest and moat democratic
country in the world
SO, WHAT would a scenario
to bnng them out call for’
The vise would have to be
tightened around the neck of
Iran
All Iranian "students” and
national could be deported
Iranian assets should remain
frozen until all legal claims
against them are settled
The United States should go
to the United Nations and tell
the world we are ready to bring
our people home without delay
A special emessary, possibly
"Der Doktor" could be sent to
the Kremlin and tell the
Huskies what the facts of life
are in the case, and point out
they have their own problems
with the freedom fighters in
Afghanistan and Poland, and
before long in other spots of the
Marxist world, so best they
keep their cotton-picking hands
out of this one.
ALL trade with Iran by this
country could be immediately
terminated Pressure could be
brought against the western
world to buy only, the very
minimum of crude from the
desert cutthroats
CIA teams could be position-
ed In Iran to obtain precise in-
formation as to where the 52
Americans are located and the
habits of the terrorists who hold
them Surely this is being done.
ONE POINT must be brought
home to the Iranians - that if
any harm comes to any one of
the Americans at any time for
whatever reason, or if the
threat of trial is ever begun to
be carried out with possible
sentences arising therefrom,
that the United States is
capable and will, without
hesitation, subject that country
to control for all time.
If they are not already writ-
ten. military contingency plans
could be formulated bringing to
high readiness in manning,
training and equipping of the
airborne units estimated to be
required to drop in and release
the 52 Americans. |
No si*-helicopter effort this
Ume No half-planned, * 1
manned Bay of Pigs
operation, but one which
questionably could effect
release with maximum saff
to the captives
AN ACT of war’ No. I
An action against a bund |
undisciplined renegades wf.
for ransom are holding citizen
of this country against thenj
will.
With a show of detemunJ
tion, with action to show tbl
finally America meai/s
business, that it is going to get
the captives home safety nrt*.
the change in the attitude of tjie
terrorists might become >ery
evident. /
It is something that /light
have to be tried.
For what is the alterative?
Iter^ti
There it is, son w... ewh
^ ITS A GOOD PLACE,
Birr it has a
2i'" PEW PROBLEMS!
Country Crossroads ^
New Year’s Resolutions Provide
Needed Lift For Year-End
By Keith Guthrie
Be it resolved. ..
Each year my first resolution
for the new year is not to make
any resolutions, but, what the
heck, a few wouldn't hurt.
TAM .
that! *
T**T!
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Fly Invasion
A war against mediterranean
fruit flies is racing in a corner
of southern Mexico, and the out-
come could affect a lot of fruits
and vegetables in the United
Stales. Besides dining on most
fruits, the insect relishes many
vegetables, among them toma-
toes and peppers
\
Highlights and Sidelights
AUSTIN — Governor Bill
Clements has tn opinion
about Texas prisons differ-
ent from federal Judge Wil-
liam Wayne Justice of Tyler,
who recently jarred the po-
litical establishment by or-
dering sweeping end expen-
sive reforms of the state's
prison system.
The week following Use
reform order. Clements
opened his regular news
conference by calling the
Texas Department of Cor-
rections a "model" system
that is "one of the best if not
the best in the United
States "
However, Clements said
he could "probably" agree
with about half of the fed-
eral judge's reforms, though
he declined to elaborate on
specifics
The judge came down
especially hard on over-
crowding and brutality in
prisons with a 248-page
opinion chock full of stories
recounting prison abuses.
As Governor of Texas.
Clements does not like to see
his home state knocked
about. As a self-made mil-
lionaire, he seems particular-
ly to dialike any talk about
Texas in inferior terms. And
as a self-styled budgel-cut-
ting Republican. Clements
(and many top Democrats)
does not like the idea of
spending a lot of taxpayer
dollars to build several new
Texas prisons
This is, after all. sup-
posed to be a cut-spending
Legislature which it sched-
uled to convene in two
weeks. The unexpected and
extremely high cost of fund-
ing prison reform has caught
budget leaders in a bind The
anticipated state budget to be
hashed out by legislators
over the next six months t*
already higher than last bien-
nium't because of inflation
factors.
Officials who draw up the
state government's budget
have always taken it for
granted that taxpayers-voters
would go along with regular
cott-of-operating increases in
government But this year, a
sufficient number of law-
makers feel a tax revolt rum-
ble when they put their ears
to the ground Thoughts
about increasing the coat of
state government make them
nervous.
Many legislators feel tax-
payers may support some tax
increases if the state govern-
ment finds a way to signifi-
cantly cut local property
taxes, or even local school
property taxes.
How Mock Surplus'
No bigger political coup
could be pulled this session
than the return of tax dollars
to taxpayen. but just how
much, if any. tax money will
be available for return is un-
clear at present.
Clements is insisting the
state will be able to offer
taxpayers some $1 billion in
tax relief.
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock predicts sbout half
that amount. SS68 million,
including about $200 mil-
lion which may go unspent
by state agencies
LL Gov. Bill Hobby, also
chairmsn of the Legislative
Budget Board. Mid he does
not tee how Clements could
find the extra money in Bul-
lock's figures, but Clements
said he has hit own sources
of information, some the
same as House Speaker Bill
Clayton who apparently
agreed privately with Clem-
ents on tile $1 billion figure
Clayton has already an-
nounced he wants extra
money to be put into a per-
manent fund for water-
related projects, and Clem-
ents is backing the Speaker
to a degree The Governor
said he also has other proj-
ects in mind to be funded
by a surplus.
So there may be a large
surplus and there may not.
And if it’s there, it may be
returned to taxpayers and it
by LYNDELL WILLIAMS
may not.
Once again, and perhaps
oex! election more than
ever, political futures will be
made and undone by votes
oo spending in the Texas
Legislature.
Redlstrirtlag l awsuit
Texas Atty. Gen. Mark
White is asking the U S Su-
preme Court to set aside a
recent federal ruling in hopes
of preventing other states
troubles from delaying re-
districting in Texas
The city of Detroit, claim-
ing that large numbers of its
blacks ire missing from the
U.S. Census report, last
month won a judgment to
delay release of census fig-
ures.
White said until the De-
troit lawsuit is resolved, the
Census Bureau cannot re-
port its figures to Texas or
any other state, and may put
Texas off-schedule by two
years.
The census data was ex-
pected to reach the Legisla-
ture sometime in April, giv-
ing lawmakers a bare two
months to redistrict before
adjourning on June 1
Bookshelf
What Law West Of Pecos
Really Was Like
BY LYRA SPARKS
Aa I have said before, in help
ing do croas references for the
Bell Public Library
geneological section I have
found some interesting books in
the Texas collection Among
these are "Sam Bass the Ban-
dit " by Charles Martin and
“Judge Roy Bean: Law West of
the Pecos” by Everitt Uoyd If
you know these two characters
from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK
OATES ANO EVERTS FROM YESTERYEARS
Jaaasry I. 1708 - Presideni George Washington holds 1st pres-
idential New Year's Day reception
January 2, 1911 — James G. West opens national office of Boy
Scouts of America in New York City.
January J, 1968 — Gerald R. Ford becomes minority leader of
House of Representatives
Janaary 4, 1885 — Dr. William W. Grant of Iowa performs 1st
appendectomy in history
Jaaaary 8. 1914 — Henry Ford announces a minimum wage of
SS a day. an 8 hour day, and a profit sharing plan
January 4, 1838 — Samuel F. B Morse makes public demon-
stration of his telegraph, in Morristown, New Jersey.
January 7, 1914 — Steamboat Alex La Valley becomes 1st vessel
to pa*s through Panama Canal.
only by vague references and
superficial remarks you will
find both these books make
you more aware of these two
colorful folk heroes, scoundrels
in their own way
Charles Martin's book about
Sam Bass is one of four that
were written shortly after
Bass's death at Round Rock
during the last century. The
introduction to this reprint
states that it is considered to be
the most accurate of the four.
(Of course in this century
Wayne Gard did an extensive
research and wrote a more
detailed and overall biography
of this notorious folk hero.)
One of the interesting aspects
of Martins book, to me, is its
Victorian style-the moral aura
that comes through Bass was
born in Indiana of an extremely
respectable family Apparently
all his brothers led a most ex-
emplary life. Martin can’t im-
agine what caused this
renegade to leave home,
become involved-or even plan-
-the many train robberies
credited to him. After writing
of some daring and reprehensi-
ble deed. Martin will opine
something like "How his
mother must have looked down
from Heaven in tears and
agony as she saw what her boy
had become."
Most of the action took place
in Denton County and around
Dallas although Bass managed
to cover some of Kansas and
the near West-down to Austin
too and San Antonio as he and
his gang pulled some of their
famous holdups.
The story of Judge Roy Bean
is actually funny-makes you
want to laugh aloud as you read
of how this Texas reprobate
managed to grant divorces,
then marry the rouples, decide
cases, as he pocketed the
money slipped to him for
favorable derisions
If you want to know what
law West of the Pecos real!;
was, this small volume wl
give you definite answers
I resolve not to lose my
temper That should be easy
I’U agree with everything my
wife says, stay out of the coffee
shops, not read the Caller
editorials and stay away from
all director meetings. But what
do you do when a knuckled-
headed, lame brain highway
patrolman shoo** you down for
going 56 mph’
Maybe I'll stick to one like:
No more wild women. Now,
that should be an easy one. I
can't run that fast, and besides,
what would I do with one if I
caught one?
Quit turning my clothes
wrong-side-out when I take
them off. I have a hard time
with our live-in maid over this
peculiarity of mine to drop
clothes in the hamper without
setting them straight Shorts
and undershirts end up right-
side-out every other time you
wear them anyway , but shirts
do look a tut odd with a pocket
on the inside. Maybe, I better
work on this one - at least half
of the time!
How about giving up smok-
ing’’ That's a hard one. you
say; but. I think I'll give it a
try, after all I don’t smoke so
that should improve my batting
average.
No cheating on my diet!
Spinach and turnip greens will
just have to go begging. Same
goes for hog jowls and boiled
beets. Caviar is definitely out.
See, it was easy - now that
should give me plenty of
leeway for a bowl of ice cream
each night before going to bed,
oes
and....
I resalve not to get into any
politics’ arguments for a whole
year. After all Konald Reagan
is prtodent and everyone will
agrefr-ith him 100 per cent, so
what will there be to argue
abd?
All furthermore, I will
refilin from giving advice to
anyine about anything. Now,
natiwally, this doesn’t apply to
strawiteniiig out someone who
is obviously wrong After all,
| doing hem a favor,
r say that the way to keep
Aid is never to lend them
anything, or to borrow
anything This should be a good
one, ind easy to keep. But,
what 4m I going to do for a post
hole Bigger? That shouldn't
count After all, the neighbor
has tit only p<st hole digger in
town,fend besides, he just loves
to lenahis took
I’ll on turn f ir everything.
This means, of nurse, on time
for the opera, 1*84 Olympic
games, and nuking reserva-
tions for a flight'.) the moon A
man las to d-aw the line
somewhere
Andfjust to six w you that I
mean business: So more than
four football ganes on TV on 1
any given day. Tix all leaky
faucets within a reasonable six
months time franc. Remove
all garbage Idurng commer-
cials). Listen att ntatively to
everything the wit has to say.
You would be urpriaed how
comfortable it is to type with
your legs crossed
Happy New Yen,
-.-4-
ill
Letters To The Editor
Letters to ths editor are published in the Portlnd NEWS
with or without the writer's signature How eve. in sub-
mitting ms tens I, the signature at the writer, address and
telephone number must be included along with (statement
not to publish the name, if that is desired Lett-rs will be
verified with the sender prior to publication, letters are
limited to 300 words The editor reserves the rigt to reject
any letter
Have you ever wondered what the average Pace Officer
for the city of Portland makes’ Well I can tell yoione thing,
it is just slightly over a thousand dollars a monthiross. and
that is for an experienced Police Officer Afta taxes, in-
surance and retirement you can imagine what is eft to pay
the bilLs. Buy a house in Portland’ You gotta! e kidding.
They can barely afford to rent an apoartmeh His wife
works, if he's got one. Cost of living and inflatiaShas gotten
so high, I honestly do not see flow they make enjmeet. You 1
think the city cares about the Police Departmental! the ci-
ty and ask them how much the Police Departnitt got for a
raise this year If they do not tell you, it’s becufee they are
ashamed to tell you The city might give then# NICE pay
raise one of these days. It took ten years to fingy get their
much needed new Police facility, who knows hdkiong It will
take to get a nice pay raise.
conckrnEi citizen
My family a>id I moved to Portland 15 m<Kis ago We
live in the area toward the end of Wildcat DAe near the
water It Is heartbreaking to watch this last hilt open laid
on the water become more and more abused u#n day. This
land is so precious among the over-growth aiiJousing. IDs
free and can be used by anyone who wishes. Wi >ve to wait
there, the view is magnificent and it's ho pcacefti
If you ever lived where you can’t see tl water dr
shoreline because there are no open spots aiAng crowded
housing nnd commercial interests, you woulA herish tHs
piece of land My 11-year-old daughter (ftiders it a
privilege to be able to walk to the water. Sh4 ven tries lo
clean up after the abusers
Some of you adults who dump your gartw^ dean you
fish (everywhere), and dump your leftover Vks, cement
and other building materials have probably h^tkour sfcofht
using the natural resources here - what about fur chife
We are slowly but surely stripping nature atfLursel
these God-given gifts No man can own the sea; noul<|
able to own the shoreline, and best not destroy wlat is I
Maybe when you live with something so bRutiftf
long you lose respect for it You forget the ,ali|
substance and become accustomed to tlx slow 4-tor
The whole USA has little open shoreline left - wd<rc|
tunate Take care of all of iair open land, nurturi ill
and you and your's will be paid back many
generation after generation.
B Rot
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