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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1974
Page
1
Deer Park Planning and Commission denied Parkwood Baptist Church's proposal to rezone two Oklahoma Street corner lots from commercial to single family residential. Sixteen speakers opposed, none supported. concerns cited impact on neighborhood and increased apartments versus houses.
At the June 3 Zoning Commission meeting, commissioners denied the City Council’s request to lease a 20 acre tract on the north side of L Street between Luella and Underwood to Billy Caffey for a motocross track. P and I Chair Bob Staton warned the decision concerns parklands becoming money making ventures. The denial passed unanimously on W C Burgess’s motion.
Municipal Court of Deer Park officially renamed Masterson Courtroom by the Deer Park City Council at its May 28 meeting. The late Judge Masterson is praised for growing the court from a one room part time to a modern facility. A resolution to Mrs. Masterson expresses appreciation for his faithful service and steadfast community leadership.
The Deer Park Chamber will host a ribbon cutting and welcoming ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ron's Krispy Fried Ken, 7448 Spencer High. Iles Grimes is listed as manager of the business for Deer Park. Harris County Parks and Recreation hosts a Senior Citizen's Gala at an unspecified Beach location in La Porte with singling dancing fishing crabbing games and prizes for the zaniest hat. The Summer program for the Department will begin Monday June 10 offering Syng Tots Water Color Ballet Jazz Adult Dance and Drama with Movies Tuesdays. Ding Pong Air Hockey Foothall and other games are available. The center is at 601 Center.
Wharton County Junior College announces Marcia A Williams made the B or Better Honor Roll at the institution. Deer Park Postmaster Don Bradley said Civil Service applications will be available at the Deer Park Post Office from June 10 to June 21 for interested applicants.
The Board of Equalization of Deer Park will convene at 9 a.m. Thursday June 20 at City Hall 1302 Center Street. The meeting aims to determine fix and equalize the value of taxable property for taxation. Chairman is Marlin O. Cherry.
The Deer Park City Council will hold its next meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday June 11 at City hall 1302 Center Street A bake sale by Petal Pushers Garden Club runs 1 p m to 4 p m June 7 in front of Caffey's Lucky Seven offering baked goods plants and notes Proceeds go to the Botanical Garden in Dow Park.
Commissioners Tom Bass and Jamie Bray announce that Fairmont Parkway from Red Bluff Road to SH 146 will start this summer. Section 1 covers 1.6 miles to the Underwood Road bridge with a 24 foot wide paved surface. Construction aims to finish to Southern Pacific Railroad by 1975 with Precinct 2 to begin later.
Deer Park voters joined Harris County in most races during the June 1 runoff. Roy Mease won the Precinct 8, Position 1 Justice of the Peace race with 129 to 71 for rival Mike Driscoll in that precinct. county totals show Driscoll leading Mease 4,334 to 2,650. Turnout was low at 7.8 percent.
May 28 Deer Park City Council passed a rule requiring a police department permit for any construction or maintenance work that blocks streets or impedes traffic. A flagman must be on duty within 50 feet of intersections. Permits cost 10 dollars for new construction and 1 dollar for maintenance. The council bid for plastic garbage sacks with alternate bids for paper sacks. David Robinson urged repealing the willow tree removal ordinance, citing ecological value. The mayor explained health concerns tied to specific willow subspecies. An ordinance condemning 16 houses in Spencerview passed on second reading.
Kathy Stroud, Deer Park Administrative Assistant, will leave July 1 to join the Peace Corps and teach English in Gabon. She will undergo training in Washington, D.C., then in Cameroon, with a two year stay likely in primitive conditions. Stroud, who holds a BA from Stephen F. Austin State University, aims to help while pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at the University of Houston.
Deer Park scholar and civic leader Earl L. Fuller is named a director of the First National Bank of Deer Park. Fuller teaches American history at San Jacinto College, earned high honors at Lamar University, pursues a UH doctorate, and studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He holds memberships in Masonic Lodge 1362, Eastern Star, Arabia Temple, the Rotary Club, and St James Presbyterian Church, with deep involvement in Democratic politics and regional committees.
GLENN TOLAR proved sharp at predicting city election outcomes, eclipsing his fall football prognostications. The piece notes across several local notes that he batted a thousand on his picks and reflects on other community tidbits and weekend happenings in Deer Park.
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