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9 lands Star Trek memorabilia at Lamar DOOHAN IN 1966 asScotty By RONDAH IRVING Of The News Staff BKAl'MONT They came early, clad in Star Trek shirts and rotton emblazoned with the Star Fleet crest and clutching copies of the Star Fleet a a "The Making a Trek" and i autographed They came to Larnar i i e' Student Center ballroom Thursday to M-e and hear Lt Montgomery "Scott Scott Engineering Officer of the Starship USS Enterprise instead they saw and heard James Dooha.n. a Canadian born who. although admitting Star Trek is a science fiction classic, tries to put the i a space adventure series in its proper perspective a a i a 1 i a i i a i i Doohan said "I think that's a credit to the acting ability of the performers "Star Trek is more popular now than when Revenue bonds feasible' From page 1 saying "Thdt number leaves me speet hi ess He calculated each of the 15 uOO emploves uould be paid S500 a mon that would result in a $90 million a vear payroll Ballard does not believe revenues produced from island development could make enough to back the interest on S3 million spent to make the improvements "I askea the question because I did no' beiievp it 'Pleasure island i is going to be thai a money maker," Ballard stated if it would be. the people of Port Arthur should not be saddled with a bond issue to pay for it, he further stated Vukoff defined revenue bonds as "a financial commitment on the credit of the i to pay the principal and interesi on a bond out of certain revenues It not an i i commitment on the credit of the city Genera! obligation bonds on 'he other hand are a commitment of the city on its tax revenues, he said These are issued on not directly related to revenue producing items, he added A typical example of the use revenue bonds is for water and sewer improvements because this has been established as a steady and reliaole source of revenue Revenue bonds are also issued for such things as the toll road netween Dallas and Ft Worth, where tolls collected are used to pay back the bond Elaborating further on his statements Wikoff said before it could even be considered whether revenue oonds are feasible, there must be consideration given to the established source of revenue Then the question must be asked, "Are these sources of revenue such as to make revenue nmds marketable''" he added must be considered whether these particular sources of revenues and the purpose of the bonds are authorized by state lau he concluded "I don't (i ven know the proposed sources of revenue or the proposed use of the oond he stressed "for example, would be the money to mow the or to make capital improvements' "Therefore I am in no position to comment whether the bonds would be legaiiy authorised Ba'iard noted there would be problerr.s i revenue bonds because of the rights of servitude held the Engineers over the island Tf'J 1 rich 1 if the Corps would stop from cVvnc anything com- mercially cut there, he added Wikoff said the Pleasure Island Commission and other people in city government have been working for sometime with the Corps to clear their claim of navigational servitude The big issue that has noi been completely resolved in this connection i- the wave burner on the island hearlripd At the Monday meeting. Hatfieid cited some $2 9 million worth of needed imp i a development of among other thmgs.

a marina village, a lakefront park, a fairground park, and numerous street, utility and recreational improvements to the island The Pleasure Island Committee will be taking a tour of int island beginning at 5 rn today (Friday i They will meet in tne lobby of city hail and proceed from there to the island After the tour they are to meet city hall where Pleasure Island Commission Director Bobby LeBlanc hopes "we can finalize all our efforts The Pleasure Island Commission recommended the S2 9 million in improvements to the committee but they have not been officially adopted as recommendations by the committee Parker. Powers garner endorsement from TSTA The News Capitol Staff AUSTIN Texas Educators Political Action Committee iTEPACi has endorsed Rep Pike Powers of Beaumont in his reelection bid and Car! Parker of Port Arthur in his state Senate campaign The organization is the political arm of the Texas State Teachers Association Powers is seeking reelection in new single-member District 7B lie opposed in the Democratic primary by John Morgan of Nederland Leon Richardson of N'ederland is running for the seat in the Republican primary- Parker, a state representative, hopes to win the District -5 Senate sea! being vacated Sen Roy Harrington Chester Slay of Beaumont and Oliver of Bridge City are other Senate The endorsed 94 candidates in the May 1 state primaries, including Lane Denton of Waco for TfXc! 1 Railroad Commission and Sen Bent.sen in reelection bid Anti-Ritter ranks may ask manual count A Thcrac" for nayir ma still ur. in i i i a i having i ioon to make up 'heir rnirds i I .1 1 Til of 2 fr Marion 'Bud' Smi" 51 1 I i a i i abou' H'I i for a recour or ,1 com putrr R'tier i won hv two vo'es Now the persons whose appear on the petition r.ave 4P, from the time of the recount to ask for a of ihe ballots David Si DCS ihr at torne for the pftiiion'-rs said IK JK dead'me would it noon Saturday He said Frid.i;. rr that he i ne to i-n r-T, recount couiri hr obiamed simply hy amending the lawsuit filed 60th District Judcc Melvm Combs and Hfh that instead )f a oompuh-r recount. th t'duois be manuai! Mnith i a i i i pulcr a i -mi i is nM imperial i' is A a the want wasn his petit o-i v.

as theirs Mne ai5 He said thai ft' count of picking up e.K C'-'rnputrr nallol i i looking to which holr had rd for A i ran didst'" mi-. or Stilr ua no idc f'' ro ig doing a' iii the 1 ho ciect or hui hf ssi-1 nc -fMj)i would ty nt the Are was carried as a prime i beginning in 1966-67 but I can't see it being recreated as a television series. A mov'f; using the characters and performers is in the works, although the script hasn't been written a a a reluctant, half eager to respond to the many questions on Star Trek. "The show did not challenge me as an actor and unfortunately, some members of the show became type-cast. One of them hasn't had a job since he explained as ha a a i a i questions His performance was supposed to include film clips of Star Trek but it didn't because, as he explained, some of the a derstandably upset due to the huge a of money being made off Star Trek memorabilia.

None of that money has gone to the actors. "In ten years I've received $35 from the sale of Star Trek items," he i making money off Star Trek from you and some of the actors in the show are upset NBC helped "kill" Star a a because they thought it was low in the ratings and kept shifting the air time However, after the show was cancelled. NBC found a Roddenberry-created series contained the elements a appealed to all population. But by then, it was too late NBC tried to cancel the show in 1968. before the 6369 season A record plus letters.

cards and calls from fans kept the show on for one more season, but as Doohan explained, the cast knew the writing was on the wall. "The first 'and second season shows and scripts were the best, but we all knew there would not be a fourth season and as such, we looked upon it as simply a job," he said. "Being a star, or having a winning television series, is simply a matter of luck. We had great writing and direction, for the most part, and a great executive producer in Gene Roddenberry," Doohan continued "Star Trek did create a 'something' which was believable-- a future environment populated i real people and containing machinery and equipment which could become a reality." Doohan is a master of dialects and the Scots brogue fans associate with Scotty was one of five possible voices Doohan did for Roddenberry. "Roddenberry told me Scotty was his 'reaction shot'.

Whenever he wanted to create believability, he would cut to my close-up," he said "There's a lot of me in Scotty. I guess. Roddenberry pretty much fully created Captain Kirk. Spock and Dr. McCoy, although we were well into the first season before the repartee between Spock and Dr.

McCoy became a standard part of the show. "I love science and I like science fiction when it's not monsters. As long as a story has some plausible, possible scientific base, 1 myself could believe it also. "But that in essence is an actor's job--to be believed Star Trek did not affect me that much I enjoyed the show and I of course enjoy the fans. "Star Trek fans are something else--I once had a little boy ask me for some of my blood.

Now that's going a bit too far!" Star Trek fans seem to come in two categories-and both were present in Thursday's audience. The first group recognizes the show as a classic science fiction production and is mainly concerned about the sets, special effects and the scripts The second group, which may outnumber the first, consider themselves as ex- officio members of the Enterprise crew. Their questions are along the lines of "How fast can the Enterprise go?" and -'In DOOHAN IN 1976 actor that episode when a the actor, seemingly responded with a i a toward the first group and tried, probably in vain, to pull the second group back to earth. And, what next for Star Trek 11 Doohan, who with gray- streaked hair and a beard and moustache (and a few- extra pounds that Star Fleet wouldn't have allowed), laughs with and at his answer. "I guess Star Trek will be around 50 years from now." HATIOMAl WtATHII Silvia KMfCAST Suspect to return to Orange Ot WIAfMt fCHOCAil Friday night will find rain and or showers in northern California and southwestern Texas, while snow is likely to fall in northeastern Montana.

Clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. Minimum temperatures include: (approx. max. readings in parenthesis) Atlanta 39 (67), Boston 34 (53), Chicago 42 (72), Cleveland 34 (61), Dallas 53 (76), Denver 37 (63), Duluth 35 (55). Houston 53 (79), Jacksonville 43 (72), Kansas City 49 (72), Little Rock 49 (72), Los Angeles 51 (64), Miami 60 (78), Minneapolis 42 (62), New York 39 (56), Phoenix 50 (86).

Weather Local forecast. Page 1 I I A A Fair through Friday night becoming partly cloudy Saturday Low Friday night from the upper 40s to lower 50s Highs Friday and Saturday from the mid to upper 70s EXTENDED FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. Sunday through Partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday with warm days and mild nights Chance of shov.ers in the east sections Sunday Highest temperatures from the mid 70s to mid 80s. lowest temperatures from the miJ 50s to mid 60s COMPARATIVE DATA (Downtown Reading) 1976 1975 Maximum Temperatures 82 70 i i Temperatures 60 64 Rainlall 35, HOURLY TEMPERATURES (Airport Readings) 2 7 9 2 a 6 0 4 7 9 4 a 5b 6 7 5 6 a 5 2 67 a 59 10 62 Midnight 61 Sunset today 6 J9 Sunrise 55 Sablnf! Tide Record (or Tomorrow i i 2 43 Low Tide 5 32 am 6 1 5 Bolivar Tide Record for Tomorrow High Tide 1 43 Low Tide 47 a 7 30 Sabine Pass Tide Record for Tomorrow High Tide 12 4 3 Low Tide 5 47 a 6 3u OBSERVATIONS Station Max Min Free Port Arthur (Airport i SO 52 AmanHo f7 40 -Chicago 40 37 Dallas. Fort Worth 70 54 Houston 78 58 -Los Ai.geies Vi 46 07 Miami Beach 81 63 07 New Orleans 61 New York S3 35 -San Anionio 79 58 -Washington 63 38 -RIVER STAGES Flood Today's 24-Hour stage stage change SABINE RIVER Ueweyville 1 2 4 Orange 4 2 i NECHES RIVER Lvadaie 19 8 7 DN 0 3 Weiss Bluff 15 Beaumont 4 0 8 DN 0 2 TRINITY RiVER Goodrich 36 13 5 D.N 0 2 Liberty 24 10 6 Moss Bluff 4 1 7 DN 4 Hanna likes vote outlook (From page Tj BY L.GRACE FORD Of The News Staff ORANGE--Two officials from the Orange County Sheriff's office were expected to travel to St.

Louis, Friday to escort a suspect in the slaying of a man found in Baird's Bayou, back to Orange. Arthur Bradley Gonas, 25. a sailor absent without leave from Charleston, agreed to waive extradition and Sheriff's Lt. Bruce Simpson and County Criminal Investigator Jack McClelland are to escort the suspect to Orange. The trio will return Sunday Gonas is one of three persons charged in the March 30 slaying of Sonny Dale Tootle of Savannah.

about 35, who had operated a carpet-laying business before leaving Georgia to look for work in Texas The others charged in the slaying are Cherry Jean Stalvey, 25, and Bonnie Delane Cooper. 24, both of Charleston. S.C. A green Dodge van was discovered by Orange County Sheriff's Capt. Jim Adams and Investigator McClelland at about 10 a.m.

Thursday in a parking lot behind the East Freeway Holiday Inn in Houston It is believed that the van belonged to footle. Cape. Adams said they located the van on a tip from one of the suspects charged in Tootle's death The 2-day Scout event slated Scouts from across the 12-county area of the Three Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be participating in a Bicentennial Cannporee Friday and Saturday at the grounds of tne Jefferson County Airport A i a i ceremony is planned for Friday evening, followed by an old-fashioned "Show- and-Do" Saturday morning and jamboree act i i i a a a ternoon The camporee site will be just inside the Jefferson County Airport gate. The public is invited at no cost to the event, which is one of the largest planned by the counci; this year why two Beaumont precincts were combined last year Hanna explained to her that although the precincts were black, both were i a a a a predominately black precinct had not been combined with a white precinct, and then the voting station put in the precinct This was not the case at all The two stations were in the downtown Beaumont area, and were combined because of a loss of population, he He said she had another question about why two precincts were combined in 1974 elections Hanna explained thai the election judge for one precinct had died, and the precincts were combined as an emergency measure Hanna said that he and Giblm ex plained to her the political history of the legislative redistncting He said thai they went into some detail on that 1o explain 10 her the necessity for making changes voting precinct Jmes so close to an elrchon A voting precimt hne cannot cross a legislate district loundarv and --i-ben federal cour! fedrew the legislative boundaries, the county commissioners had to change lines for almost 24 votingprecincli. Hanna said that wore necessary and added thai the rounty comnwsioners would nave been foolish to have racially gerrymandered any precinct under the circumstances Hanna said that requested and Judge Giblm gave her the names of various citizens the county, so that she could call them and get their reaction to the changes She did not commit the department to approval of the plan.

Hanna said, but she saw no problem after discussing the matter with them, he said. Har.na said that they explained the Texas election process to fier. and she now understands that statewide races will be involved in the May 1 primaries. "Everything looks favorable. I couldn't be more pieased with her attitude.

"Hanna said British coal miner? veto Callaghan pay curb plea LONDON i Prime Minister James Callaghan called today for new lough pay curbs to beat inflation in Britain. But the coal miners who destroyed Edward Heath's last Conservative party government rejected the demand as 'unrealistic" Callaghan made his plea amid a continuing downhill slide of the ailing pc.und reflecting grave market about his government's ability to make new limit stick The once-mighty pound dropped on foreign exchange markets to a new all- time low of SI 83P.S and then recovered marginally to Si after the Bank of England stepped in to buy pounds But its value wa a record 3" per cent lower than in W71 In the past five weeks alone it nas been df ilued nine per suspects had earlier said the van had been abandoned in a Houston hospital lot with the keys in the ignition. The van. filled with tools, liquor bottles and bloodstained bedding, was driven to Orange where it was systematically and carefully searched for clues. The Department of Public Safety will process the evidence taken from the van, according to Capt.

Adams. The third suspect in the case was located when he surrendered himself to Webster Grove, police Wednesday and was transferred to the St. Louis city jail. Gonas had first told law officials that he would waive extradition to Texas then withdrew his agreement. However, word was received Thursday that he would waive extradition.

The first two suspects in the case were brought to Orange County Monday from Phoenix, after Ms. Cooper had notified the police there that she had been involved in a murder in Texas Both women are being held here under $50.000 bond each. Krom information obtained trom items in the van located Thursday, the man has been tentatively identified as Tootle. Fingerprints were taken from the body earilier and sent to the FBI to see if positive identification could be made. However no communication from this source had been received here early Friday Obituaries MRS.

NAOMI BANKS Mrs. Naomia Banks of Houston, a former resident of Port A died Tuesday in Houston. Mrs Banks was born in 1898 in Woodville. Miss. She was the wife of the late Leroy Banks and the daughter of the late Sam Newton and Mrs.

Lisann Harris. She had been living in Houston for the past 13 years. She was a member of the St Luke Baptist Church in Woodville. Miss. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m.

Saturday at the Pernell and Fairchild Funeral Home in Houston. Burial will be in a Houston cemetery. A wake will be held Friday night in the Houston funeral home. She is survived a daughter. Mrs Willie Mae Harris of Houston; one sister, Lizza Bazile of Baton Rouge, one aunt.

Mrs. Rosa Allen of Port Arthur; two grandchildren. Genouall and Saundra Joshep of Houston; one a grandson. Winston Joshep and a host of other relatives and friends WILLIAM RICHTER William (Uncle Bi 1 Richter, 92. of Deweyviile.

Tex a former longtime resident of Port Arthur, died April 3 Orange County Memorial Hospital following a long illness Mr Richter was a i a radiator repairman for the Port Arthur Radiator and Welding Works. He resided in Port Arthur for some 5C years before moving to Deweyville 15 years ago Funeral services were held April 4 at the Noguess Funeral Home in Orange i a a i i Cemetery in Hartsourg. Tex. He is survived by one brother. Adolph Richter of Port Arthur; one sister.

Mrs. Hattie Roberts of Nederland and a number of nieces and nephews MISS MARY LOUISE THORP Miss Mary Louise Thorp, 59. of 611 10th Nederland, died at 11:25 m. Thursday in Mid- Jefferson County Hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Port Arthur, she had lived in Mid- County most of her life.

She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church she a treasurer for the Alter Society. She wis the bookkeeper at Johnson Wholesale Florist in Beaumont. A Christian wake service will be held at Friday in the Davis Funeral Home Chape! in Nederland. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m.

Saturday in the St Charles Catholic Church, Nederland Burial will be in Oak Bluff Memorial Park Miss Thorp is survived by two sisters Mrs A i i Columbus. Tex and Mrs Rober' Mane of Sierra Blanca. Te- one brother Joe Thorp of Nederland Davjs Funeral Home. 12th Nederland, 7228311 MRS. SADIE MARGARET MOORE Mrs Sadie Margaret Moore, 74.

of 3200 27th St died at 8 a.m Friday in St Mary Hospital following a sudden illness. A native cf Louisiana, she had resided in Port Arthur for 57 years having spent a number of years mGilchrist Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday in the Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel The Rev James Wilkerson. pastor of St. John's Methodist Church, will officiate.

Burial will be in a i a Park. Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband. Guy Moore of Port Arthur, one brother. Walter Conrad of Port Arthur: four sisters.

Mrs. Ruby Spauiding, Mrs May Nagel and Mrs Myrtle Weston. all of a a Gladys Mason of Port Arthur. Clayton Thompson Funeral Home. 2105 Procter St.

9H5-55W. MRS. ROSE MARIE CHATELAIN a Chatclain. 5). of 30i 27th St.

Nederland. died at 6- 1C p.m Thursday in Mid- Jefferson County Hospital following a lengthy illness A native of Vmton. she had Jived Mid-County for 55 years Funeral services are set for 2 Saturday Davis Funeral Home Chapol. Nederlar.d Burial will be in Oak Bluff Memorial Park. Mrs Chatelain is survived by her husband.

0 P. Chatelain of Nederland: Chatelain of one stepdaughter. Mrs Dorothy Mae Andrews of Nederland two Adam and Lee Robn. both of Nederland. one Vf- sister, Mrs Al Dug.

Nederland Davis Funeral Home, 12th St, 722 8313 BETH'S FLORIST I DCUilWS IfTK I twto.