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Newspaper
Deer Park Weekly Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1969
Page
4
The Deer Park Jaycees sponsor a blood drive at Town Plaza Shopping Center on Monday August 18 from 1 to 7 p.m. to replenish the Jaycee Community Blood Bank stored at Southwest Blood Bank Houston. Donors from Deer Park and households with qualified recipients may donate, with bloodmobile personnel handling overflow and donors urged to contribute even without appointments.
The Planning and Zoning Commission submits its annual capital improvements list to the City Administrator for the coming five years, ranked by priority. It seeks over six million dollars in projects, with more than four million slated for the next year, including paving in several streets, drainage works, a water storage tank, new water and sewer mains, a water plant site, and a solid waste landfill.
The Deer Park Jaycee-Ettes held their monthly meeting at the Civic Center with President Paula Carrillo presiding. They discussed combatting the summer slump with Aid to Jaycee projects a family picnic and Christmas programs. Plans for the Summer Area Convention in Nassau Bay and the annual Progressive Dinner were set. Members had attended a Pasadena Jaycee-Ettes Bingo Party recently and July social was a Game Party for the members and their husbands at the Civic Center.
The House passed the HEW Appropriations Bill restoring library funding from Nixon’s cuts. School Library Resources now $50 million, Public Libraries $49.894 million, College Library $24 million, with Deer Park Public Library benefiting from $135,610 for a new building. A Senate action is pending with final compromise expected later. A library delegation will meet President Nixon in September to press library priority.
The 1969 Deer yearbook for Deer Park High School will be delivered August 22 at 4 p.m. in the M Building Cafeteria, with Bob Vaughn as sponsor. Students on the pre posted list may pick up without receipts. authorized pickups require a written statement. Ship-to option costs 25 cents. plastic covers sell for 35 cents. limited copies may be bought at the door for 8 dollars.
The Deer Park Rotary Club promotes safe driving during vacations with travel tips and resort safety reminders. It urges wise drivers to plan within time limits and avoid excessive speed or fatigue while on trips.
City Council passed a resolution opposing House Ways and Means Committee proposals to curb tax exempt status for state and city bonds. City Attorney cited WALL STREET JOURNAL figures on Seattle sewer bonds showing higher interest costs and urged residents to contact Congressman Casey and Senators Tower and Yarborough to oppose the legislation.
A Brockman’s style show with new fashions will occur Thursday August 14 at 8:30 p.m. at the Deer Park Civic Center with free admission and inviting all. Miss Diane Slovacek directs a showing of Restless Ones at First Baptist Church on Tuesday August 26 at 7 p.m, focusing on youth. College Park Elementary students in La Porte School District must arrive 8:30 a.m. September 2. school ends 2:30 p.m. for primary and 3:30 p.m. for intermediate. meal costs are 35 cents for primary and 40 cents for intermediate.
Judge J B Masterson, long time Deer Park resident and Corporation Court judge, outlines family legal legacy from Texas Attorney General to present. He notes the court will become Municipal Court after Sept 1 and stresses the court serves people over business, inviting public visits to discuss cases.
City Hall issued nine building permits in July totaling 420100, well below June’s 1917774 record. Six permits were for new residences totaling 348600, plus 60000 for a Shell Service Station at 5519 La Porte Hwy and related signage and additions.
A compact devotional prayer asks for calm entry into the day, strength amid emergencies, integrity before temptations, patient handling of burdens, and peaceful rest at night, ending with a personal plea for divine kingdom to come within the speaker.
The council heard opposition at a joint planning hearing over rezoning Lot 4 Swindell Addition from residential to business due to Sylvia Street traffic and drainage issues. They postponed the hearing two weeks for developer Lawther to present plans. Bid results: Fire Fighting Unit by F M Corporation $36731.79. Auto bid from Jay Marks Chevrolet Co $2136.46. A garbage pickup ordinance for businesses and apartments was approved on first reading, with twice weekly service and city taxation.
A Jaycees blood drive will be at Town Plaza Shopping Center on August 18 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Co chair Bob Quinn says the project replenishes the Jaycee Community Blood Fund, serving Deer Park residents and workers and their immediate families. Blood is available for eligible donors by contacting board members or calling local numbers GR 9-4335 GR 9-3167 GR 9-4763 or GR 9-5191.
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