Cleveland Advocate (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 13, 1991 Page: 1 of 32
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will be a turkey and dressing
dinner Nov. 22, 11 a.m. to 2
tem., sponsored by the Order of
Me Eastern Star at 1304 South-
line in Cleveland. The dinner
iwih ~ireehidc isweet- potatoes,
green beans, dessert and tea. For
Horns lose
final game
to Wildcats
Officers sing
to help out
a friend
Local woman
wins prize
in contest
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"Serving North Liberty County Since 1917"
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V, NOVEMBER 13,1991
CLEVELAND, TEXAS 77327
•REGISTRATION - CYAA
basketball registration for boys
and girls age 6 to 13 will be
Nov. 18, 23 and 30, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Cleveland
Junior High School gym.
^baches are needed. For more
^(formation, call Larry Allen at
592-6081, Rickey Edwards at
592-4647, or Rex Fry at 689-
7963.
• NEED VOLUNTEERS -
Court Appointed Special Advo-
cate (CASA) of Montgomery
County is looking for volunteers
to help abused and neglected
children. A mandatory training
session for all volunteers will be
offered at the Montgomery
County Juvenile Center in Con-
roe Nov. 16. For more informa-
tion, contact Carol Bartlett at
(409)756-1586.
OWDER PUFFS - The an-
al Tarkington Powder-Puff
botball game will be Nov. 16 at
the Tarkington football field.
The Powder-Puff queen will be
announced at halftime of the
game.
• EXES GAME - The lOth-an-
nual Tarkington Exes Football
Game will be Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m.
• TURKEY DINNER - There
will be a
iBVpre information, call Linda
IJRaw at 592-5084.
• LEG ALLIN E - The Houston
Bar Association's twice-monthly
public service program
LegalLine, will be Dec. 4 and 18
from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The public
is invited to call the HBA at
759-1133 where volunteer attor-
neys will answer simple legal
questions, give brief legal ad-
vice or refer the call to the ap-
propriate social service agency
for further assistance.
•TURKEY SHOOT - The
Cberry-Gibson American Le-
■n Post 393 will have a turkey
snoot every Saturday at the post
home on Texas 321 from 9 am.
to 4 p.m. The shots are $2 each
to win a ham, turkey or bacon.
For more information, contact
Bill Fannin at 592-6042 or the
post at 592-5543.
• PLAYDAYS - The Wranglers
4-H Club will sponsor playdays
on the following dates: Nov. 16,
Dayton Rodeo Arena; Dec. 14,
Liberty Rodeo-TVE; Jan. 4,
Liberty; and Feb. 1, Liberty.
Events will begin at 2 p.m.
There will be no gate charge.
For more information, call
(409)258-7718 or 592-0668.
^RAWING - Tickets are be-
ing sold for a drawing for a .243
rifle. Funds from the sale go to
benefit Cleveland Police Officer
Gary Parks, who recently un-
derwent heart surgery. For more
information, call Marty or Steve
with J&J Wrecker at 592-7929
or 593-1576, or call the Cleve-
land Police Department at 592-
2621.
•RECIPES SOUGHT - The
American Legion and Ladies
Auxiliary Cherry Gibson Post
393 is seeking recipes for a
cookbook to benefit the Sun-
shine Kids, a program to help
children with cancer. Send
recipes to Peggie Fannin, P.O.
Box 244, Cleveland, Texas
77328 or Peggie Fannin, Rt. 6,
Box 51 S.H.L.E., Cleveland,
Texas 77327, or drop them off
at the American Legion post on
Texas 321. For more infoima-
See DATELINE, Page 2A
OPINION........4A
SCHOOL........6A
SPORTS.........1B
CHURCH .......6B
AMUSEMENT......7b
CLASSIFIED......8B
Tip leads to arrest of two suspects
By JERREL FERGUSON
Managing Editor
A tip from the Greater Cleve-
land Area Crime Stoppers led to
the arrest of two suspects on a
charge of burglary Saturday night,
authorities report.
According to Cleveland Police
Chief Rick Foxworth, they received
information that two suspects
would burglarize Fairway Tractor
Sales on U.S. 59 South. Foxworth
said his department was told the
business Saturday night.
In cooperation with the Liberty
County Sheriffs Department, offi-
cers began a watch on the location.
The watch paid off Saturday night,
Foxworth said.
While detectives James
Primeaux and Tom Branch waited
inside the building, while Assistant
Chief Dan Cargill, Captain Ike
Hines, officers Darrel Broussard,
Mike Nettles, and Chris Garcia,
along with Deputy Jim Bates of the
Liberty County Sheriffs Depart-
ment kept watch outside. Accord-
ing to Cargill, who was in charge
of the investigation, two suspects
entered the building shortly after
dark.
Cargill said the two suspects
fied through a back door of the
building and into nearby woods.
Officer pursued the two into the
woods where they were soon ap-
prehended, according to Cargill.
Taken into custody were Wayne
Kirk Briggs, 33, of New Boston,,
and Gary Mahaffey, 46, of Decalb.
The two suspects were later ar-
raigned and bond set at $20,000
each.
“We’re just happy that the tip
materialized and that Crime Stop-
pers to begin with,” Cargill said.
“Because this information was to-
tally off the Crime Stoppers line.
And we followed up on it, along
with Jefferson County.”
Foxworth said the case shows
the real value of the Crime Stop-
pers program.
“This was an excellent investi-
gation,” Foxworth said. “All the of-
ficers did an outstanding job. We
had information that the suspects
would be armed, but they were not.
It was a very good joint investiga-
tion and worked out well. I'm proud
of everyone involved. This also
shows the effectiveness of the
Crime Stoppers program. The pro-
gram was just a dream when initi-
ated, but we knew it would be suc-
cessful. And it certainly has been
very successful.
Appointee takes
vacant board seat
By JERREL FERGUSON
Managing Editor
Fatality
Units from the Tarkington and Cleveland fire
departments responded to this fatal accident
at the intersection of Texas 321 and FM 163.
Donald Winters, 44, of Clevelnad was pro-
nounced dead at the scene while his
Donna Winters,
wife
the
42, was transported to
hospital in critical condition. The driver of
the other vehicle involved was uninjured.
The newest member of the
Cleveland Independent School
District Board of Trustees was
sworn in during a recent special
meeting.
Mary Jane Taff, who was ap-
pointed to serve out the unexpired
term of former trustee Dianne Dun-
cum, who resigned to move to the
Dallas area. After being sworn in
by District Business Manager Bet-
tie Groce, Taff said, “I'm honored
that the board voted to appoint me
to serve out this term. I will do my
best to do a good job for the dis-
trict.”
Trustees also voted to award a
contract for the repair of the high
school roof. Board members voted
to award the bid to F.W. Walton,
Inc. of Texas City. The firm sub-
mitted a bid of $145,757 to repair
the 33,308-square-feet of roof. Ac-
cording to architect R.E. Marabito,
the bid breaks down to a cost of
approximately $4.38 per square
foot.
Three other firms submitted bids
on the project. They were Manu-
factured Metals of Keller, Wendell
Kelley Construction of Cleveland
and Barica, Juc. of Cleveland.
In other business, trustees cast
votes for Liberty County Appraisal
District board members. Board
members voted to cast all the dis-
trict's 573 votes for Glenn Toler Jr.,
who presently serves on the board.
Trustees also heard reports on drug
prevention, detection and assis-
tance policies on each of the dis-
trict's campuses and confirmed a
waiver of use fees for the football
stadium.
Following an executive session,
trustees voted to adopt a policy
pertaining to legal representation at
board meetings. The new policy
states that “Patrons who request to
appear before the board must ap-
prise the board, at the time of the
request, if an attorney will be pre-
sent.” The action was prompted by
a patron, who was no present at the
October board meeting, but was
represented there by legal council.
In other action following the exec-
utive session, trustees voted to hire
teacher Joyce Mae Thomas for the
remainder of the school year and
approved the substitute teacher list.
Barker announces candidacy for new district seat
With the recent redistricting of
Texas, the counties of Liberty,
Chambers and Hardin which were
served by State Representatives
Curtis Soileau of Lumberton and
Marie Stiles of Beaumont are now
in newly-created Representative
District 20.
With the new district has come a
new candidate for state representa-
tive. Charles Barker, 61, of Cleve-
land announced bis candidacy for
the position in a news conference
Thursday. Surrounding by a crowd
of well-wishers, family, friends and
staff members, Barker made the
announcement.
“Overwhelmingly, the three
most important issues facing the
next session of the Texas Legisla-
ture will be education, crime and
taxes,” Barker said, “and finding
solutions is going to require both
leadership and political courage on
the part of your elected legislators.
Texas faces enormous problems in
all three areas and we must recog-
nize the fact that it is goiug to take
all of us working together to find
workable solutions.”
Barker said he felt his training,
background and interest qualified
him to seek the District 20 seat.
“As both a concerned citizen, for-
mer educator, legislative liaison
and taxpayer, I am keenly aware
that Texas stands at the crossroads.
“In the next legislative session,
we must make the kind of decisions
that will strengthen our state's
economy, build a belter future for
its children and make our homes
and citizens safe from criminals,”
Barker said. “And that is going to
require a concerted effort from not
just our elected officials but by pri-
vate citizens throughout this state.”
Barker served as a teacher,
coach, principal and superintendent
in his 38-year education career and
holds a BS degree from East Texas
Baptist University and a Masters
Degree from Stephen F. Austin
University.
Sheriff releases monthly report
LIBERTY - The Liberty
County Sheriffs Department has
released a report outlining the
department's activities during
the month of October.
According to the report, the
department conducted 682
investigations during the period.
They investigated 4 rural traffic
accidents. During October the
department made 37 felony ar-
rests and 89 misdemeanor ar-
rests. They served 69 warrants
and 112 civil process papers.
The department also received 72
non-criminal complaints.
The sheriffs department had
no homicides in October. They
also had no suicides and no at-
tempted suicides reported. There
were 52 burglaries and 25 thefts
reported during the period. Also
reported during October were
two aggravated assaults, nine
assaults, two vehicle thefts, four
cases of family violence and no
narcotic violations.
For the year to date through
Oct. 31, the department had re-
ceived five homicide reports.
Through October they had also
received reports of two
robberies, 39 aggravated as-
saults, 129 assaults, 39 sexual
assaults, 400 burglaries and 278
thefts.
Patrols are increased
Beginning Nov. 7, the Texas
Highway Patrol will begin a series
of concentrated traffic law en-
forcement activities on IH-10.
The area that will be affected by
this program will be IH-10 from
the Louisiana line to the west bor-
der of Fayette County. This is a
distance of approximately 223
miles and will cover eastbound and
westbound lanes.
Troopers working this operation
will be concentrating on all traffic
violations, but will give priority to
the more hazardous violations
(driving while intoxicated, speed,
and commercial vehicle violations).
Companies end dispute with document
BEAUMONT - Gulf Stales
Utilities Co. and the Southern Co.
recently signed settlement docu-
ments formally ending a long-
standing purchased-power contract
dispute.
Under the agreement, GSU paid
the Atlanta-based Southern Co.
$6.6 million in cash. The Southern
Co. will also receive about $73
million in cash that accumulated in
an escrow account established by
the federal court while the contract
suit was pending before the court.
Beaumont-based GSU issued six
million shares of common stock to
the Southern Co., and gave the
other utility $160 million in
promissory notes. In the legal pro-
ceedings involving the two compa-
nies, the Southern Co. had claimed
that GSU owed it about $1 billion.
The two companies agreed to
settle the dispute in June 1990, bui
their tentative agreement had to be
approved by the boards of directors
of both companies, various regula-
tory agencies and the court that had
jurisdiction over the dispute. Judge
Joe Fisher of the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of
Texas in Beaumont dismissed the
lawsuits on Oct. 29 and released
the escrow funds for payment to
the Southern Co.
Proposition will help taxpayers
AUSTIN - Calling the passage
of Proposition 8 a “victory for good
government,” State Treasurer Kay
Bailey Hutchison said Texas voters
no longer will be asked to approve
state debt without knowing its
amount, purpose and source of re-
payment.
Voters on Nov. 5 overwhelm-
ingly approved Proposition 8,
which ensures that future ballot
propositioas calling for the is-
suance of state-backed bonds
clearly state the amount of the is-
sue, the purpose for which the
money will be used and the method
and source of repayment.
“This represents a victory for
'truth in advertising,' clear and con-
cise ball
emment,” said Hutchison, who has
pushed for a state debt policy and
has made debt management one of
her top priorities.
“In passing Proposition 8, Texas
voters have adopted an important
debt management tool for the fu-
ture,” she said. “Gone are the days
Remember
Commander Bill Fannin of American Legion Post 393 places
a wreath on the post’s memorial during Veterans' Day ser-
vices at the post home on Texas 321. The service was hosted
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