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(Continued From Page 1) leaving Liberty and their friends. An outstanding teacher, JEANNETTE be sorely missed by the Liberty schools. Her contribution to the Special Services School can never be measured In value, but many children's lives will be enriched by her having passed through them. JEANNETTE says they plan to return to Liberty after BILL'S retirement in five years time. A tip of the hat to super- chef M.

C. LeNOHMAND and RAY DeBOAHI), their barbecue cooked for the Department, friends and families. RAY has sauce old famUy secret. Wow! MR. and MRS.

J. V. CESSNA have a fab vegetable garden at their new liome this side of Devers, also dayllllles. The are on a two week jaunt at present, but have plenty of kin minding the garden while away. A delicious chore.

MRS. JAN THOMAS from Hamilton, Alabama and her niece CARRIK MIXON of the sam? city, are in town for a visit with BARBARA KERR and family, NOEL, I.INL*Aand GAYLE. BARBARA and daughter LINDA. THOMAS, old New Orleauis friend, and CARRIK have just returned from a fun week in New Orleans. Wonderful time, and are now having parties and fun for the stay in I ll)erty.

Darling DKNLSL has done it agaiJi, this time aided by that fab for wJiat away from ttie dinner table can do, ANN IH oT, 'A 1th a beaii- tiful Spanish style coffee break, food and confections for some Ijeautlful guests. lovely brlde- MARY was the anti simply darling In long tunli many buttoned pants with her long brown hair tleJ back with a matching s- arf. everyone had on pants, they are In they. JL'ASrrA ABF.i'G was there In diamonds, tfiat big rock she wears around her neck and a pretty pin. ABKRG, prettv daughter-in-law was tfiere toj, with her complexion like i NA S- alwayt smart.

DCjI LLY STONL, BITTY WIL-ON, and her moni, JiASi PHINl DKLOLl HAS. Ls mom and MHb. TINA (,) and her tauest, and ALl NK JfJHNSON. MKS. HAVDl.N from Houston, Lii ert) ontingent MAHGUKH- II Al'HUVkAY, jbsolutel) ious In pant sult.l TI ohnson in one of the cutest dies.se:.

seen, I JAM HARTFL and MAi JANK IT. KlTl, darling a mini, her mother-Ui-law PL K- KTI pretty In pants suit. The iveunlun Planriers 1 HS have iKien laving as much fun with plaiudng as the part) Itself. MARY JANK RIl'KoVn SKI, that tiny doll wao dovN the tilcycle bit, had tiie pUnnei at her Ijome We Jnes- da) eve ajid they i a ball. The group mtluded JERRY H)ITH JC-t ANN ROOT, I loNKLI MCI LAN, Bill BIIIINGSIKY and MAHY JANL, Pustniaster, I HOM- Ah Al and his pretty ANN reall) went first 1 hursda) night InHous- tofi.

I he) we I sihj lal guests for Uie Oldening festivities of the River Uaks Bank and Trust Comjwii) of the bank's prexle, JAMES L. LYON. LYON siiows her 1 tiorses at the Horse Stjow as well as oti tlie usual Horse circuit, owns the tlful lagstaff Hotel and are charming to lX)ot. I he LUjert) are enthusiastic alxjut tljelr daugiUers, Ixjth prett) girls and welcomed at show time. Vindicator has a top tnotcti newsboy (which Is sup- iposel to the start for the Horatio G.

Algers of tomorruw). He Is JACK HANLL, son of CLYDELL and GEORGL HANEL and he sells 130 paiiers on his route each week, going up all tlie time. Ttie GRKG Oirili.Q'S new jposh rnanse has projier- lly Immersed In and great tcheer. nelgtjlwrs and tclose friends were waiting at Ithelr new home for pretty PATSY and GREG (No. l) when they Sunday from de- Greg (No.

2) at summer camp. A surprise house warmliig, wylcome liome and swlmnilng party (that's a long one) was in the making by MAlXiE and CECIL WATTS, JOHNNY and MARGARET WILSON, TRYPHENE MIDDLETON, FLOYD and INEZ WAIT, BUDDY and SUGAR LOCKE, ALBERT and DODIE DELANEY, DAVE and ELLEN MIDDLETON, MARGARET and DUB WOODS and NELSON (Ford super star) and EVELYN WALDROP. Their new pool got thoroughly Initiated and food sdfved on the sidelines. has a foreign visitor for the sununer. MISS ELI SKUTERUND, 18, of Ski, Norway, jetted in to the MELAS- KIE home for a summer program by Lions Liberty Highway Patrolmen M.

C. MALONE and O.J. STEWART recently went to a demolition exhibition by the Bomb School Demolition Squad presented in Houston In the North Mall. So if you have any loose bombs United Gas, Executives, Inc. Names Director The Dayton pretty SUSAN TIPTON has just jetted off to Las Vegas to take In a round of night sights with her brother.

Disneyland of Vegas, ANN CHAMBERS BOBBITT and her two offspring are In Liberty. hope for Pretty SUS a WTLLOUGHBY, San Marcos sunrtmer student, sends word she just won a trophy in bowling at the Academy. Not I.U>erty’s most eligible bachelor JOHN ME DLETON is home from a fab trip to Japan. ADA is sporting a gorgeous long loop of JOHN brought for her during his travels. Better than United Gas, Inc.

emerged on June 30 as a new corporation and one of the ten largest retail natural gas distribution utilities. Final action creating the new corporation took place Tuesday when representatives of Pennzoil United, Inc. affixed signatures to necessary contracts assigning virtually all properties, applicable assets and liabilities of zoil Unlted's retail gas dls- division to United Gas, Inc. At the same time, six prominent businessmen and three top company executives were named as the Initial directors of the new corporation. The six outside directors are Allen H.

Carruth, Houston, Texas, managing partner, of John L. Wortham Son; Walter J. Crawford, Beaumont, Texas, dent oil operator, Investor and real e''tate man; Robert M. Hear In, Jackson, Mississippi, chairman of the board. First National Bank of Jackson, Robert C.

Lanier, Houston, Texas, chairman of the board. Main Bank of Houston, San Jacinto Savings and Loan, and Texas Gulf Industries, Max R. Lents, Houston, Texas, businessman and oil and gas consultant; and L. Lee Welch, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pres Ident, Vln- cent-Welch, Inc. Company executives named to the board are James A.

Wilson, chairman and chief executive officer, Jackson C. Hinds, president; and Saunders Gregg, vice president and manager of the Houston division operations. All reside In Houston. in addition to the board positions, Sam J. Jeffrey Is vice president and treasurer of the corporation, and R.P.

McCants, vice president and secretary. All other executives ing the predecessor company as vice presidents were reappointed to identical posts In the new corporation. Included In this group Is A.B. Caldwell of Beaumont, vice president and manager of the company's Beaumont division. United Gas, Inc.

provides natural gas service to approximately 700,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers In parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Approximately 4 00 communities are served by the company including Houston with over 230,000 of the total customers served. The company employs nearly 2,000 persons in the areas served. Headquarters for the company will remain in Houston. Mrs.

Robertson (Continued From Page 1) taught. She moved from Palestine to Liberty 26 years ago, where she was a member of the First Baptist Church, PUot Club and was active in church and school affairs. She Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Bess Pennington of Liberty; two brothers, Herman R. Edwards of Dallas and Philip C.

Edwards of Palestine; a sister, Mrs. W. L. (Addle Hutcherson of Wlnnsboro; two grandsons, Mark and James Pennington, both of Liberty; several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Jack (Louise) Herod of Palestine.

Swindlinfi Charged In Disturbances Cibfrta OiniHrator Liberty, Texas, Thursday, July 2, 1970 Fisher Is Charles W. To Texas Re-Named Roads Asso Pretty a LI and her young daughter made a Houston trip Tuesday and bought a new guitar. SALLY can play, coniiose, do just at-out Gorgeous JUNE McGUlREand her HARRY are just back a visit with their young lady daughter LOU ANN, a student at San Marcos deniy for the CHARLES intended MARSHA ANN DEMPSFY was 111 town for the week-end and no-where could have fourid a tii( er girl. Thats the kind we like brought home to I Hfc KES atKl I ETSEYCHAMBERS were given the New Orleans whole tour PATSY and KENNETH DISMUKES this week p.iSt... RAC HH DOUGLAS and family are miking plans for the Fourth at Dam James A.

WilsonSaunders Gregg Jackson C. Hinds A 'hree ar a nt occurred on Friday at the in- of U.b. 90 at were William D. Gilley, of I driving a 19C6 WTllle P.Staf- fr rd of driving a 1961 Lawrence B. ps of driving a 1' 63 rolet.

Pepl uas traveling west on U.b. 90 when the car driven by pulled out in front of hin. (iff 1 arri. Road 160travelItii: south, according to a re- pert ty Investigating High-Aa) Patrolnsan Buddy 1 tie two cat collided and vetacle slid Into the car drivers Stafford, in a stoi at the stoi sltin and north on 160. i'atrolnian a said char- gHS Robert M.

Hearin Walter J. Crawford, Sr. Allen H. Carruth Robert C. Lanier Max R.

Lents L. Lee Environment Affects UseOf Land Environment In Southeast Texas Is being drastically affected by changes In the use of land, according to Troy N. Berry, coordinator of Soutli- east Texas Resource Conservation and Development Project. At a meeting of the Directors of Soutlieast Texas in f'leveland, Texas, Berry told the Directors that land used to crops has decreased by nearly over a 10-year iHir- Ing tills same time tliere has been an Increase of nearly In land used for oUier than agricultural uses, such as rural non-farm residence, Investment tracts. Industry, etc.

Chairman Edwards and welcomed Uiree new members to the Board of Directors. These are Bill Young, Manager of Cleveland Cliamber of Commerce, P. F. Sanderson, Longleaf Soil Hi Water Conservation District Director and R. L.

Sims, Manager of Orange County Drainage District. Directors E. M. Brewer and R. Sims presented of RCiil) Project Measure for Yeager Ditch at A field examination by tlie Soil Conservation Service in June showed the cost benefit of this measure to be favorable.

Director Sims stated the Orange County Drainage District will proceed in securing necessary right-of-way for tlie construction of tlie measure, Don Staples, Texas Forest Service, in giving a report on forestry activities, stated that activities by Individual land owners to Improve the forest has increased this past year. Bobby Brent, Texas Department of Agriculture, presented and explained Agriculture Products, He stated that Texas Agricultural Products are being promoted Lri Texas, tliroughout the United States and In several foreign countries. LAND USE CH.ANGING ropland Pasture Range Forest Federal Land Sm.ill Water Area (2-40 Acres) Urban Built-up Land Otlier Total Acreage difference due to system of measuring land used by tlie Bureau of the Census. HOW LANDUSE LS CHANGING 1. Nearly 19 acres) was taken out of cultivation and put to otlier uses.

2. Pastureland Increased approximately 31 per cent (168,243 acres). 3. Rangeland decreased 15 per cent (40,884 acres). 4.

Land devoted to Forest decreased approximately I cent (20,413 acres). 5. Federally owned land Increased 8 per cent (6,986 acres). 6. Nearly 40,000 acres (39 per cent Increase) went Into other lands, (Includes rural non-farm residents, Investment tracts, 7.

Urban development Increased 9 per cent (16,508 acres). CROPLAND There are 597,547 acres of cropland in Southeast Texas Resource Conservation and Development About 83 per cent neeils conservation treatment. Non-Irrigated Cropland Tliere are 169,851 acres being used as non-irrigated cropland. Approximately 70 per cent of Uils land needs conservation treatment. 33,228 acres need crop residue management or annual cover crops.

1,392 acres need to be farmed occasionally Ui a sod rotation (grasses, legumes). 7,000 acres need terraces, diversions, strip crops or grassed waterways In addition to good residue mmage- 1958 737,256 389,902 318,531 3,654,970 89,686 8,272 181,932 56,520 5,437,069 1968 597,547 558,145 272,647 3,629,557 96,672 9,426 198,440 92,486 5,454,920 ment and cropping 77,729 acres have a problem of excess surface and water and need proi)er drainage. 696 acres need to be taken out of cultivation and planted to grasses and trees. Irrigated Cropland There are 427,659 acres being used as irrigated cropland. Approximately 87 per cent of tills land needs conservation treatment.

302,590 acres need Improved Irrigation systems for better water use and to prevent soli erosion and water loss. 70,426 acres need only Improved crop or soil management practices. PASTURELAND There are 558,145 acres devoted to pasture for grazing, 81 per cent of Uils pastureland needs conservation treatment, 273,892 acres need more cover and Increased vigor of existing grasses, 31,787 acres need brush control followed by tlie re-establishment of grass cover. 102,025 acres need re-estab- llshment of ihe vegetative cover by seeding or sodding, 41,452 acres need only protection and better grazing management of existing grasses. RANGELAND Tliere are 272,647 acres devoted to range for grazing.

Only 25 i)er cent of tlie rangeland needs conservation treatment. 75,486 acres need protection only. This land has been used tmt can be Improved by proper grazing. 77,081 acres need Improvement. Grass cover Is poor but can be Improved by proper management.

FOREST LAND There are 3,629,557 acres being used as forest land. Approximately 80 per cent needs conservation treatment for soli protection and to Improve forest stands. 1,705,765 acres need timber stand Improvement. 776,383 acres need establishment and reinforcement. Forest Land Grazed 1,331,557 acres need treatment to Improve forage.

752,582 acres neetl retluc- tlon or elimination of grazing. Other l.and There are 92,486 acres being devoted to other uses. At least 50 per cent needs conservation treatment. rhe number i)f umt any or Mty Iibrarv, accordnn; to r.S Oll'iie Educ.itioii, 1 1 iit Uiuveikity of lU M'CiHld i(nd third placf tivoly Harvard i ffcily, with luioks atul with Johnny Dihl Coppedge, 34, of Ft. Worth was charged with on two counts late Saturday afternoon In Justice of the Peace Jim court with bond set at $750.00 on each count.

The first offense was in at a service station there, the second offense at the Self Service Station on U.S. 90 In Liberty. Liberty City Patrolman, the arresting officer, saldCop- pedge had a past record of and "disturbing the In other counties. Liberty City Patrolman W.R. Cornelius aided In the Investigation.

Houston Oil Minerals Houston Oil Minerals Corporation of Houston announced today that It has entered Into an agreement with Humble Oil Refining Company to purchase all of the working Interest in three producing leases in the Hull and Merchant Fields, Liberty County, Texas. Gross revenues from the properties are currently at an annual rate of approximately $480,000. The dally average production from the properties Is approximately 390bar- rels of oil, from 27 wells which are currently producing. The agreement provides for Houston Oil 4 Minerals to take over the operations of these properties effective July 1970. extensive work- over and development program on the has been planned by Houston Oil Minerals.

The work is anticipated to commence shortly after the effective date of acquisition. IS ACl liW Love IS the most powerful force in the world If love ruled the world, there would be no wars, no political confrontations If the love was for real. Love cannot be for real if it IS passive If one who claims tO; love is not concerned, is not helpful, IS not moved to action, love IS a pretense, a sham. It IS not love that leads one to adopt an attitude of "letting the rest of the world go by It is not love that leads one to condone that which is wrong be cause the act is merely the expression of someone their own thing It IS not love unless it is con cerned with what is right and what IS wrong It is not love un le.s,- It compels toward action that speaks for both the good and the right Charles W. Fisher of Liberty has been re-elected to the board of directors of the Texas Good Roads Association.

His re-election came at the annual meeting of the organization in Austin last week (June 23). Discussions focused on environmental problems related to the construction Qf highways highlighted the Annual Convention. State Highway Engineer J.C. Dingwall promised delegates that the Highway Department was doing everything possible to meet environmental demands and that within a few months the Department would add an archeologist, a sociologist, an ecologist and a noise expert. have James D.

Pitcock of Houston, public relations committee pointed out, the highw ay planning, location and design must be made resi)onsive to the social and environmental, as well as to the economic, values of a Federal Judge Hal Wood- ward, former Chairman of the Texas Highway Commission, urged that women be recruited to help solve problems. you want your story told, tell it to a he said, out that women, rather than men, were more involved with automobiles, safety and traffic problems. Resolutions adopted by the TGRA, whose mission Is to promote the construction and maintenance of an adequate highway system to meet the transportation needs of the people of the State, included: 0) Endorsement of a Constitutional Amendment, to be voted on in that would lower to a simple majority rather than a two-thlr4s approval, in road bond elections; (2) continuation of the present Federal Highway Trust Fund System so that Texas can complete the Interstate system on schedule. (Unless Congress acts, the trust fund will run out in 1972, and the Interstate system in Texas will not completed before 1975). Quick Theft Oiiick Reliirn The Liberty City Police are really on their toes.

They re-solved a crime and returned the stolen goods before the victim knew there was one. Liberty City Patrolman Floyd was cruising around Liberty on duty Wednesday morning when a woman stopped him to report a yellow motorcycle In her front yard. It did not to her, she said, and she did not have loiowledge of how It came to in her yard. Officer Coleman then picked up the motorcycle and left It at the Fire Station for identification. Upon checking the registration number it was found to belong to Vard LaFour of Liberty.

City Police then checked with LaFour that evening when he returned to his apartment on Hawthorne Street from his job at Texas Gulf Sulphur. he said, he did own a yellow cycle and had left It under a tarp against the outer wall the evening before. Upon checking he soon discovered the motor vehicle was no longer In Its proper place. He was glad to reclaim his missing property however, which apparently was unharmed although Illicitly ridden. There are two ways of meeting difficulties; you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.

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