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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1977
Page
3
The Progress joins Deer Park Chamber of Commerce in saluting area industries during Texas Industry Week. The industries range from small firms to large oil complexes and are thanked for providing jobs and contributing taxes that support the city and school district. They are credited with high living standards in Deer Park.
The Progress urges the League of Women Voters to sponsor a candidate debate for the run-off election in Deer Park. It cites past Meet the Candidate Rally success and argues a debate could boost voter interest and help those who backed losing candidates reconsider their choice.
A personal reminiscence traces how chain letters and mail contests lure participants. The author recalls iffy prizes, odds of winning, and how eager readers were drawn into endless solicitations, from magazine subscriptions to burn salve promotions, highlighting unpaid child labor in older schemes.
In a timeline from 1970 to 1978, local Progress notes show Dunn and Kite winning council seats, Hall and McDonald in a run-off for position six, a 1975 school boundary review by trustees, a mayoral directive for council expenditure study, teacher salary increases, 1974 San Jacinto gym project, May 1 steel price rise for Deer Park Community Hospital, 1973 personnel action firing Everett Hartnett, port bond issue endorsement, 1978 Gov. Preston Smith visiting Jaycees banquet, school board critique of South Campus supervision, Bill Black elected mayor, Chateau Lien Apartments plan approval, 1970 council members Linberger Chmylak and Brown named to council, re zoning bids to council, Deer students injured in wreck, Sherry King and Teena Green named all district from Deerettes.
Residents warn that ongoing construction and April rains create slick mud on Pasadena Boulevard and San Augustine Street. Driving is hazardous, neighborhoods lose beauty, and contractors could help by cleaning mud promptly to improve safety and curb appeal.
City Administrator John Sarris says P Street from Luella to the east city limits is planned as a Deer Park thoroughfare but no completion time frame exists. East Boulevard from Highway 225 to Spencer Highway is funded and will be built in stages, the first from Highway 225 to 13th Street, expected mid 1978.
A Presbyterian congregation fractures as two factions dispute treasurer choice and church finances. The disagreement widened until the church divided, raising legal questions about governance and property rights amid the split.
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals awarded the church property to the Affiliated Group after a split. The majority Unaffiliated Group withdrew from the Presbyterian Church U S, while the Affiliated Group remained within the denomination and was recognized by governing authority as the continuing church. The decision hinges on which faction is the legitimate representative of the church before the division.
Consumer Protection Division advises Texans to scrutinize spring mail catalogs and ads for seed plants tools and appliances. They warn that mail order fraud cost the nation over 500 million dollars in 1976 and urge careful examination of offers, wary of exaggerated claims and deceptive pictures. Compare product details and local alternatives before buying.
Attorney General John Hill advises checking if merchandise is offered with satisfaction guaranteed or money back, ordering at least four weeks ahead, watching for a cut off date, and providing exact instructions and price when ordering. Verify correct item on receipt, note substitutes if acceptable, and notify promptly of issues.
Editor notes Rep Watson and readers discuss a bill to tax free newspaper and magazine subscriptions The letter asks for continued views on newspaper issues The PROGRESS cites support for a tax on newspapers challenged by higher newsprint costs and price rises and notes city tax funds this year
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