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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1977
Page
2
Editorial notes a record turnout of over 2500 voters and signals a desire for change in Deer Park schools. It credits the large participation to democratic process and supports the new trustees to implement the ideas they campaigned on.
John Sinor discusses the common actor's nightmare of forgetting lines and identity on stage. He shares personal dreams with vivid detail, notes colors and sound gaps, and ponders procrastination and fear while joking about facing the stage blind. The piece ends with a candid admission of avoidance.
The Texas Mobile Home Standards Act is a real success story. Its passage in 1975 placed the state at the forefront of ensuring quality mobile home products and services for consumers. It also protected conscientious manufacturers and dealers from unfair competition by unscrupulous persons in the business.
Readers can view the complete Deer Park School Board policies at the Deer Park Public Library for in library use only. photocopies may be made. The Little Deer Park Directory project is funded by local businesses, with the Ladies Civic Club seeking broader participation to cover about $3,000 annual printing costs. Cable TV for Deer Park is in planning, with Pasadena Cablevision aiming to begin within months and to cooperate with local programming.
Attorney General John Hill notes the Mobile Home Standards Act cleaned up the industry, cut consumer complaints from about 100 monthly to 30, and shifted responsibility to enforce the act to the Department of Labor and Standards. He cites collaboration with industry and consumer groups and predicts legislative refinements on bonding and adjustments to improve implementation while protecting Texas consumers.
A large pine framed sign 18 feet long and 3 feet high above a drug store, placed by Tasty Ice Cream Co, advertised ice cream and other products. The store stood near two schools with many children buying lunches. During lunch, 15 to 20 mph wind caused the sign to loosen and break.
Dr King, a pharmacist aiding children, sued Tasty Ice Cream Co for 50,000 alleging negligent sign installation. A wind‑shaken sign swung over a sidewalk, injuring him as he tried to remove it. The Texas Court of Civil Appeals held he acted as an ordinarily prudent person, potentially saving children from harm.
Summary of archival notes from Progress files v6 detailing DPISD building plans for a junior high, governor Garrett joining a Development Board, Lt. Gov. Hobby slated to speak at a Chamber banquet, and various local governance items. Includes pay raises for 1975 school employees, a school board veto of a election change procedure, and city funding shortfalls for San Augustine.
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