The Liberty Vindicator from Liberty, Texas • Page 1

Microfilm Service Co. P. 0 Box 45436 Dellas, Texas 75235 INTERESTED CITIZENS It was a group of happy citizens that gathered near the Trinity River this past week to observe the progress of construction that will form still water port. In the photograph at the left are shown a group that d'd Liberty's Mayor Lewie Majors, Chatnbers-Llberty Counties Navigation officials J.M. Rich, Ollle Nelson ani Chair in an Vernon Poole, City Manager Campbell, Nelson Waldrop, President, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, other Chamber of Commerce officials; Ellen Daniel, Miriam Partlow, Brad Pickett, Bucky Buchanan, Alex Waugh and others.

On the right, Floyd Kelley, Houston, operator of the 300,000 lbs. crane, dumps a load of dirt on an ever growing mound that will allow relocation of pipe lines belonging to Texaco, Humble and Gulf Oil Companies. The actual cut on the Flsher-Davis project will begin, hopefully, this week or next, and Vernon Poole expressed his gratitude for the splendid cooperation between city ficials and others connected with the project. Once the pipeline relocation la finished work on the cut will begin within 48 hours. McKnight and Little, contractors, will do the work.

Billy Little was on the scene In the above photograph. The cut will save two and one-half miles travel on the river and will run 2700 feet across. All bonds for the Port of Liberty were sold to banks within the District and Poole said that this confidence in the entire LIBERT if VINDICATOR PHOTOS LIBERTY COUNTY James Bertman Is Named Road Chairman JULIE, AMY and LORI RUS- SEIL fron. Beaumont are visiting Mr. and Mrs.

M.A. Ford GAIL FORD of I a Marque Is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Mil. MRS. SALLY MARSH of Dayton taking a vacation James G.

Bertman of Liberty has been named a district chairman for the Texas Good Roads Association by President Charles F. Hawn of Athens. Bertman represents State Senatorial District 5. He is one of 40 members of the TGRA Board of Directors designated by President Hawn as district chairmen or cochairmen. Purpose of the Is to strengthen the field org a 1 11 of TGRA, Hawn said.

The association has had its state headquarters in Austin since 1932. It concerns itself mainly with highway legislation, especially any effort to divMjpi tax revenues to non highway purposes. ton, is home after being In the hospital for two weeks. MRS. JOHN F.

DAVIS just returned with her aunt and uncle, J.I). Jetts, after vacationing with tiiem in St. DIANE KIIF.SING fron; Pearland, is visitng Kay Raney of JADE TURNER has just returned from Kilgore and Lufkin. and husband-to-be are planning to make their home in PEGGY i guest of Wharton, JHAMBERS is the Susan Morris, of formerly of Llb- MR. AND MRS.

HI I Cauthorn are on vacation In Burkburnett, near Wtrhlta THE J. I). JETTS returned Sunday from an enjoyable week visiting with relatives in St. I.ouls, Mo. While there they saw Arthur Godfrey at the opera and went on to Hannibal, Mo.

From there they visited the Ozards (Continued on Page 4) LOUIS RHODEN, Liberty Count) Republican Chairman announced that an executive committee meeting will be held at the Liberty Cafe in Cleveland on Thursday, Aug. 22 liegtnnlng 7:30 p.m. instead of previously announced Aug. 19. All interested Repaid leans as well as com ml tee members are invited to be pre.sent at the meeting.

loastliners THE COAST LINERS from Houston will entertain at a Liberty youth dance In the City Hall, Friday night, Aug. 16. The group Is a national recording one and they present their latest on the stage. The Coastliners have been to Liberty previously and drew about 300 guests. Charges are $1.50 per and is presented by Interstate Talent of Beaumont.

jaaa Weather ihr tv's I nil it The following weather report Is furnished by T.E. Lewis, official U. S. Weather Bureau Observer for Liberty County. The report Includes a maximum and a minimum temperature reading and a record of precipitation on days In which It occured.

Tuesday, August 6, River: 8.47, temperature, 91-76. Wednesday, August 7, River: 8.60, temperature, 95-73. Thursday, August 8, Riv 8.33, temperature, 95-77. Friday, August 9, River: 8.00, temperature, 95-77. Saturday, August 10, River: 7:85, temperature, 95-78.

Sunday, August 11, River: 7.72, 97-78. Monday, August 12, River: 7.70, temperature, 96-77. THE BEAUMONT Christmas Seal X-Ray Unit will be in Liberty, Thursday, Aug. 15. The unit will be located at Trinity and Travis, adjacent to the Chamber of Commerce.

Operating hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Duncan BII LINGS, MONT. -----James A. Duncan, whose wife, Rachel, is the daughter of Mrs.

Lonnie of been promoted to master sergeant in the U. S. Air Force. Sergeant Duncan Is a fire protection superintendent at Logan Field, Mont. Johnson SAN ANTONIO Rol- lln Johnson, son of Mrs.

Georgia H. Johnson of 517 Tennessee, Liberty, has completed training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center at Sheppard AFB, for specialized schooling as an aircraft maintenance specialist. Airman Johnson Is a 1967 graduate of Central High School, Jefferson, Tex. His father, Bennie J.

Johnson, resides on Rt. 4, Jefferson. (Continued on Page 4) Hawn said the following have accepted nomination to the Board of Directors: William William B. Bellamy, San Antonio; Jack F. Bowen, Houston; Dolph Brisco, Uvalde; Earl Calkins, Houston; Robert Cargill, Longview; Chris P.

Fox, El Paso; Hal HaJ'elrlgg, Houston, and Arch G. I a mb, Lubbock. Officers of 1968-69, In addition to Hawn, are Dewitt C. Greer, Austin, first vice president; Russell Throsten- berg, Houston, second vice president; Howard T. Cox, Austin, treasurer, and Weldon Hart, Austin, executive vice president.

The directors for this year in District 5 are: District 5-(Sen. William T. Moore, Bryan) Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, I ee, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker and Waller Counties. EXCHANGE STUD ENT--Sinan Uzun, 16, of Trabzon and Sam sun, Turkey, arrived this week to enter the 12th grade at Liberty High School. An exchange student, Sinan will be living with Mr.

and Mrs. W.O. Mearns, 1008 Oak Drive. Slnan lias 6 brothers and sisters and claims to be ambitious and a hard worker. He has studied English five years and his father, Ismail Uzun, is a director In a primary school.

His mother, Ayse, is a housewife. Sinan is interested in composition, science, history. In the area of sports, he likes wrestling, football, and ping-pong. Also, he likes painting and music. He expects to eventually become a doctor of medicine.

Slnan states he Is anxious to see new places and to learn about the men living in the United States. Elks 4th Annual The Liberty Elks Lodge will hold their 4th Annual Benefit and family picnic on the lodge grounds, August 18, Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. Chicken barbecue will be offered at $1.25 a plate and $.75 cents for children under 12. There will be rides and games for the entire fam- The hospital board will meet at the First Liberty National Bank at 9 a.m. State President Ed Schleider and other dignitaries will be present.

The net proceeds will go to the Elks' Crippled Children hospital at Ottlne, Texas. The public is invited to attend. Serving Liberty And The Lower Trinity Valley Since 1887 Mbertn I VOLUME 4 LIBERTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968 77575PRICE In Tuesday Night Action Liberty City Council To Invite RR Officials To Next Meeting Hugo Hough Posts $4,500 In Bonds On Three Counts Hugo H. Hough, constable of precinct 1, was released from the Liberty County Jail last Sunday on $4,500 bonds after being charged on three counts. Hough posted $2,500 with aggravated assault with an intent to murder, $1,000 on an aggravated assault on a female, and $1,000 for a charge of threatening to take Courthouse Slated For New Hoof Liberty Co.Commission­ Court opened sealed bids at a special July 29 meeting after having advertised for bidders on a new courthouse roof.

The Downing Roofing Company, Baytown, was low bidder with $5,165. Judge T. J. Hightower was assured the work would be guaranteed for a 20- years period. Attending the special meeting were commissioners Raymond Waldrop.

L. L. Bartlett, Edgar Pressley, and A. W. Rigby, The county has stipulated to the roofing company that the work be accomplished within 60 days from date of being awarded the contract.

a human life. His wife, Louise, filed complaints on the two latter charges. Liberty County's chief deputy Clay Autery went to the Hough trailer home on Route 146 after receiving a report that Hough was drunk and threatening his wife, Louise." Liberty City Police A.L. Register accompanied Autery to the scene. Autery and Register, upon arriving at the trailer, were confronted with Hough holding an automatic shotgun.

Autery stated that the heard Hough load a shell Into the chamber and at that time he tried to reason with him. Autery stated that he managed to get close enough to Hough and while the gun was pointed at his stomach about 14 inches distant and with the safety off, he grabbed the barrel of the gun and swept it aside. As he did so, the gun went off. Autery said the gun had been loaded with buckshot and that three shells were recovered. Two shots from a .45 caliber pistol had been fired earlier Inside the trailer.

Autery and Register took Hough to the Liberty County Jail and he was arraigned before Justice J.R. Roper. He was released Sunday morning after making bond. Joe Huelsebuseh, 15, Killed Wed. Evening Joseph Lynn Huelsebuseh, 15, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lawrence Huelsebuseh, 2630, Highway 90, Liberty, was fatally Injured last Wednesday evening at 7:33 p.m. In a light truck train collision within the city limits. The victim was apparently on his way hom when the accident occurred within a short distance from where he lived. The passenger train, a ten- car string, swept the vehicle down the tracks with some pieces of the pick-up truck recovered in excess of 250 feet from the point of impact.

N.L. Johnson, Houston, was the engineer. Witnesses to the accident were Bennie R. Hoffman, Cleveland; Curtis Halton, Liberty, and Milton Cramar, Beaumont. The passenger train was traveling West and the vehicle was going in a southerly direction.

The accident victim had both windows up and the radio was at half volume, according Liberty City Police Accident report. Young Huelsebuseh was interred Friday, 2 p.m. In Fair lawn Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Allison Funeral Service and the Revs. E.

A. Hendrix and Jimmy Burke officiated Pallbearers for the LHS to-be sophomore were, Ricky Myres, Ross Mentor, Gary Scott. Allen Mayfield, Glenn Nowell and Larry Overton. Honorary pallbearers were members of the local Elks Lodge and the 9th grade football team. Survivors, in addition to parents, Include a brother, Lawrence Michael.

TRAIN VICTIM Joseph Lynn Huelsebuseh, 15, lost his life Wednesday evening at 7:33 p.m. where Independence Drive crosses the Southern Pacific RR tracks within the city limits. The train was traveling west and the victim, South. The light truck was completely demolished. LIBERTY VINDICATOR PHOTO FAST PROVEN RESULTS! Bobby Arceneaux placed a classified ad selling her car sold first day.

Mr. C. N. Stephenson placed a classified ad selling a shotgun sold first day. A lady from Houston placed a classified ad selling her cottage on the Trinity Rtv.

er immediately. Mrs. R. Perryman ed an ad to rent her house rented first day. These are just a few proven results that Vindicator Classified Ads get the beat results in Liberty County.

And remember the more you tell the more you Call your unwanted items fast. Liberty City Council met Tuesday night with two major subjects getting a lot of attention. One subject was railroad crossings and the other, a proposed housing project. Mayor Lewie Majors hit out at the Southern Pacific railroad that crosses Liberty city streets with a reference to the death of a 15-year old youth killed here last week, Joseph Huelsebuseh, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Huelsebuseh, 2630, Highway 90. we had had more lights at this crossing, perhaps this tragedy may have been said Majors. have previously stated a need for them and we have a letter In our they said we do not need them. We say we Majors said. E.

P. Gregory, councilman, said: don't think the people of Liberty realize that we have been working on this for some time. We have and we will continue to do so." Alex Waugh, council man added these words: upset me terribly. Young Huelsebusch was a close friend of my you need to do Is see something like this to really knock you off your feet." City Manager James Campbell was given the go ahead to Invite railway officials to appear before the council at the August 27 scheduled meeting. In another Item on the agenda pertaining to a request from a Cecil Burks, builder, for a resolution to give approval for his participation In the Federal Rent Supplement Program within the city limits of Liberty, Burks was met with opposition by a group of Liberty citizens attending the meeting.

Burks, of Port Arthur, is interested in building 110 to 120 units of from one to three bedrooms. Previously his request for an apartment project had been turned over to a committee for study. Tom Poynor, spokesman for the Liberty group, stated that there would be some hesitation on the part of homeowners in development areas to put such a project adjacent or near a middle class housingareain which Burks had suggested. The group felt that consideration should be given to such a project In the lower income areas of Liberty. Burke stated that he had talked with W.

C. Sanders, Chamber of Commerce Manager, and told the council that Sanders reported to him that for four years there had been virutally no housing vacancies and that approximately 300 families were waiting on housing. Burke said that the project for which he seeks city approval would relieve a part of the waiting list to meet growing needs and that some of the people now occupying houses would probably move to such a development. Designed primarily for low income families, Burke said that the quarters would not necessarily be restricted to low income only. Burke said that such a development project Is presently located in Port Arthur and that a 3 bedroom unit would rent here for about $140, 25 per cent up or down.

The council invited Burke back to the August 27 meeting and was requested to bring along other representatives to discuss the proposition. Burke stated the project would amount to a non-profit organization and would be financed by out-of-town inves- ters. Bobby Blake, 1968 TVE Manager, also appeared before council and gave an enthusiastic resume of TVE activities. (Continued on Page 4).