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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1976
Page
4
Editorial urges readers to shop locally for the holiday season. It notes convenience as area merchants are nearby with easy parking, and asserts local purchases support community services, sports sponsorships, scholarships, and Chamber of Commerce backing while preserving city tax revenue.
The account describes misplacing a fifty dollar bill, a neighbor's Lincoln Continental accident, and Kona the dog breaking a leg. The writer humorously questions optimism, recalls family reactions, and notes Kona’s gradual recovery after hospital care.
Deer Park enforces Traffic Ordinance No 362 stating horses on city streets must have at least one white light during night hours. Aimed at safety, this ordinance requires lamps visible from 500 feet from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise.
The Hamiltons won a product liability suit against the hydraulic lift maker. The court found the lift unreasonably dangerous due to missing safety devices. It held the manufacturer owed a duty to provide safety features like a lock.
Dorothy McFerrin asks about the 1976 Bond Committee members and fundraising. John Sarris says the finance committee included Joe Fields Harold Dudley and Sarris. $3000 was raised to publicize the bond election. The city reimbursed the committee for stationery and postage with receipts on file, and no city money was used.
1978 Citizens vote on school bonds and a land swap with CPISD named campus beauty. 1974 Attorney Mike Culling becomes Municipal Court Judge. Shell contract negotiations continue. Diamond Shamrock plant led by Dick Sutch. Charles Syber and David Reynolds killed in an accident. San Jacinto board eyes a $3 million bond election and a $2 million bond plan.
Attorney General cautions that fake charities target individuals and businesses during the holiday season. Scammers use door to door appeals, “god stories,” or boiler room phone drives to collect money that often goes to no legitimate charity. Verify groups via Better Business Bureau and request information before donating.
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