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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1970
Page
1
Four candidates appear for two Deer Park School Board seats on Oct 3 from 7 am to 7 pm. Incumbents Harold L. Shelton and W D Antone face Max J. Archer and Tom Osburn, with polling at Deer Park High Annex in Deer Park and three Pasadena and Lynchburg school buildings.
Deer Park Progress readers are asked to note rate increases effective Oct 15 with $4 in county and $5 out of county, seniors $2.50, college students $1.50 for nine months. prepay discounts available before the deadline. Community notices include Senior Citizens Oil Painting Class moving to Wednesdays Oct 7, TOPS Club updates, city council workshops, new part time park staff, and various local government items.
Fireman Brian Antone aboard USS Kansas City departed Deer Park Friday for Birmingham after a week visiting his parents Mrs W D Antone and the school board president. He will visit his fiancee before resuming duty.
A Baytown woman, Theresa Gillis, 24, dies in a two car head on collision on State Highway 225 in Deer Park. Her husband Arthur Gillis, 26, is injured. Passengers Joel Aldridge and Roger Friend are hospitalized in Houston and Pasadena in varying conditions. Police say the crash is under investigation with no charges filed.
The Rotary Club Safety Committee urges travelers to allow extra time for trips. Change drivers every few hours, stop often for rest, and give your car a chance to cool.
Voters in the San Jacinto College District will go to the polls on Saturday October 3 to elect two members of the Board of Regents for a six year term. Five candidates filed including incumbents Homer Longenecker and Gordon Ball along with George R Williams Jr Dr Allen M Goss and Paul R Priddy. Ball seeks his third term and Longenecker his second. Ball is active in civic and church groups and has worked 30 years for Humble Oil and Refinery. Longenecker CPA uses 35 years in finances to scrutinize the budget and is called the publics watchdog.
Deer Park aims to build momentum after a 28-22 win over Clear Creek as they host Smiley in the District 28-AAAA opener at Clyde Abshier Stadium. Smiley brings a 1-2 mark and big tackles Richard Gary and Norman Smith plus backs Carl Roaches and Mike Ebow. DP coach Bo Lively expects a strong defensive game to fuel offense led by Corky Cottrell and Duane O Bannion with a克 backfield and line adjustments to handle the Eagles' size.
Deer Park businessman Jack Coleman presented plans for the 192 unit Carrie Manston Apartments to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The all brick colonial complex on 9.34 acres at West Carrie Lane and Du Tant Avenue would house 89 one bedroom and 103 two bedroom units with 433 parking spaces. The site near Nesadel club lies off Spencer Highway. Rentals would target single adults couples and families with one or two children. Architect is Waller S Poage of Houston. Two streets Durant and Marne Avenues not yet dedicated. zoning approved earlier. Commission deferred action pending reports from Public Works Director D H Tolar.
Moody's Investors Service raised Deer Park Independent School District to an A minus rating for future bond sales. The board authorized FE F Hutton agent John Brandenberger to pursue the upgrade to save taxpayers hundreds of thousands in interest. Moody's cited strong management, sound practices, favorable finances, and expected continued quality.
Ten companies bid on 1.5 million dollars in bonds for the Deer Park Independent School District. Unde rwood Neuhaus and Company of Houston won with a 5.287576 effective rate under Moody’s A-1 rating. Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York was the high bidder at 5.55961. Proceeds fund building construction including a new Primary School in Deepwater.
John Puffer, Deer Park Bank vice president and cashier, shapes lending and teller supervision while emphasizing client trust and minimal red tape. A former bank examiner, he rose from note teller in 1959 to current leadership roles, touting community ties and a motto of rewarding service. He leads Gulf Coast Chapter of the Bank Administration Institute and aims to become its president, highlighting a non large-Houston-bank ascent.
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