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THEBAYTOWNSUN Friday, January 1971 1970 A Record Year Felony Indictments Up 62 Per Cent In County HOUSTON (Sp) Another Harris County record was broken when the district clerk's office announced a total of 12,243 felony indictments returned during 1970. Compared with the 7,566 indictments handed down in 1969, the figure represents a 62 per cent increase. District Attorney Carol S. Vance called it "the largest increase I ever recall." "It throws an onerous burden on this office," he said, "in to keep up and bring cases to trial early. Our peliminary figures show we nave disposed of more cases we had indictments received." About 8,000 felony indictments are pending, according Vance's estimate.

Vance's assistants bring to the grand juries for possible indictment. He said having four instead of two grand juries meeting during each three-month term did not affect the number of indictments. "There's not one indictment more because there are four "If we had one grand jury, we'd have the same number of indictments, that grand jury would have meet five to seven days a veek, 10 to 16 hours a day." Vance attributed the increased number of felony indictments to two factors: "The rising population and particularly the rising crime rate which has plagued every metropolitan area of the U.S. "The law enforcement officers of this country are investigating and apprehending more felony offenders," Vance said. ItrllllSOIl THEATRE i 311 WtSI HUS ML- 8311 KIDDIESHOW SATURDAY MORNING 8 CARTOONS 2 COMEDIES PLUSTH1S FEATURE LATITUDE ZERO i 10 PIECES GIVEN AWAY! I CONTEST ON STAGE JACKPOT DRAWING.

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Ml Wt HUM. wa Biwr, unrnw i. un HWY tttm ItrllllKlHI THEATRE in nisi HIU ivi THRU TUESDAY Buy U.S. Savings Bonds The district attorney's office now has 75 assistant prosecutors. Several have been hired since October, 1969.

Anticipated reorganization within the office in 1971 will provide that assignment of some cases for prosecution be made to Vance and his first assistant, Neil McKay. The experienced prosecutors who have handled only murder, rape and robbery-by-firearms cases will be put into the ten criminal district courts as chief prosecutors. Those assistants, Vance said, will try the most cases in each court, including ordinary felonies like burglary and theft. "We're going to try to utilize what experience we do have in a more effective way," he said. Funeral Notices MORRIS FRANK JR.

Funeral services for Morris Frank 58, of 7123 East St. in McNair will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the New Testament Baptist Church in McNair with the Rev. M. L.

Bennett officiating. A native of Ville Platte, Frank died at 9 a.m. Thursday at a Baytown hospital. He was a longtime resident of Baytown. A member of the New Testament Baptist Church, Frank served on the Usher Board.

He was a member of Masonic Grand Lodge No. 327 of Texas. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Frances Frank of Baytown; two sons, Richard and Parnell Frank of Baytown; and a daughter, Mrs. Augustine Collins of Baytown.

Three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrett Station, Crosby, under direction of Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Clarence Creek, Bob Harris, James Taylor, Tyree White, Waunice Bell and Tilman Huff. Two In Mont Belvieu Water District Race MONT BELVIEU (Sp) Only two candidates, both ncumbents, filed for two positions on the board of direc- ors of Chambers County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

They are Selver Dillerd and Willford Irby. The filing deadline was Dec. 24 and the election will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.

12, at the water district office. Absentee voting is being conducted at the water district office and will end on Jan. 8. The water district may soon be dissolved if Chambers- Liberty County District Judge C. B.

Cain rules that the June 8 annexation of the district by the City of Mont Belvieu was in order. It will, however, continue to operate the water- sewer system for 60 to 180 days after the ruling BONDS (Continued From Page 1) Lynchburg Reservoir, pump station and conduits under the Houston Ship Channel to transport water to industrial customers. The Port Authority's announcement of the Barbour's Cut port complex at Morgan's Point was a major news story, too. The first new elementary school in several years was opened this fall in the district on Baker Road. This is the Jessie B.

Pumphrey school, named after the beloved principal of. the DeZavala Elementary School. The dedication and opening of Stallworth Stadium was a major event in the fall. At Lee College construction began on the new music wing at Run dell Hall and a new parking lot was completed. The college also continued plans for its 136-acre north campus on Interstate 10 and North Main, including plans for recreational facilities that would be available to the whole community.

A 4,000 acre industiral real estate development was being planned in the Barbers Hill area of West Chambers County, and a number of big land deals were transacted in Chambers County this past year in connection with the anticipated industrial growth. A new three-story home for Harris Savings and Loan Association will go up at Ward Road and Alexander Drive, according to the announcement made in late 1970. Construction will begin in January. And ground was broken in the summer of 1970 for the Mont Belvieu State Bank. This bank will open soon.

Land figured in the news in 1970 not only in the business of real estate and construction but in court. Annexation disputes erupted between Chambers County Water Improvement District No. 1 and the City of Mont Belvieu and also between Beach City and the City of Baytown. Resignations of several well known officials were among the 1970 news stories. Dr.

Richard D. Strahan resigned as Lee College president, L. V. Bailey resigned as fire chief and George Clark as director of special education in public schools. Also, Roland Kudla resigned as Sterling High School's football coach.

Success was the name of the football game on the sports scene in 1970, with the REL Ganders reaching Class 4-A regional level before losing to Port Arthur Jefferson 27-15. Ganders posted a 10-1 season record winning District 24-4A title and won bi-district 10-3 over Pasadena. Barbers HUl reached the state class A quarterfinals before losing to White Oak, 3620. Eagles finished with a 10-2 record to win the District 22-A title. Last, but not least, among the 1970 top stories for Baytown was the U.S.

Census Bureau's tabulation of 43,606 people. This count showed a gain of 15,447 over the 1960 census of 28,159. CHANNELVIEW (Sp) Three candidates have filed for wo positions on Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 21 board of directors election, Jan. 12.

S. A. (Tex) Spates, John Sidney Lee and V. Edward Smith will compete for the positions. Spates, 70, a resident of Channelview 27 years, is a etired ironworker from Local 84.

He had four and a half years prior service on the board a number of years ago. He drew Irst place on the ballot. Lee of 16308 Ave incumbent vice-president, has bur and a half consecutive years on the board. Lee is a HART SIGNED QUEBEC (AP) Canadian Harvey Hart has been signed to direct "Fortune and Men's Eyes," currently shooting in Canada. He replaces Jules Schwerin.

The film stars Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall, Danny Freedman, James Barren and Jon Granik. Colonial DRIVE-IN TUCATOF HIESI LAffi BOXOFFICFOPENS 6:00 SHOW 6:45 NOW SHOWING Three Seek Two CV Water Board Posts former president of the board. He is a mechanical supervisor of maintenunce and construction at Humble Oil and Refining Co. He has lived in Channelview most of-his life. Smith, incumbent president of the board, has lived in Channelview 18 years.

He is employed by Harris County as superintendent of the Washburn Tunnel and Lynchburg Ferry. He is fire chief for the Channelview Volunteer Fire Department. Absentee votes are being cast from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, through Jan.

8, 1971, at the water office at 16229 Market Street Road, MR. AND MRS. DAVID LEFKOVITS ARE READY (For 71st Annual Bird Count In Baytown BIRD COUNT DUE (Continued From Page 1) sored by the Ornithology Group of the Houston Outdoor Nature Club. After the count is made, lists are compiled and sent to the National Audubon Society for publication. Purpose of the count, Lefkovits said, is partly for conservation data and partly for an ornithological survey.

The data is used for nationwide studies. Counts have revealed that several species of birds are diminishing in numbers because of pollution of waters or air. The brown pelican, Mrs. Lefkovits said, used to be seen in great numbers in the Baytown area. They have been seen only twice since 1963 in the area, she said.

The American woodcock has also been affected, she said, mostly by DDT. The pesticide is transferred to the birds from the earthworms which form the main portion of their diet and causes the birds to produce thin-shelled eggs which cannot withstand the incubation period. Many of the birds have been killed outright by the pesticides. The Baytown count is open to anyone who might be interested in participating. Those who would like to help may call Marilyn Crane at 5226393 for information.

Wallace C. Mebane Jr. of Houston is chairman of this year's count. Murder Charged To 6 In La Porte JP Court Elvis goes the West goes wttd! ELVIS PRESLEY BURGESS MEREDITH-JOAN BLONDELL' KmjjJRADHHMMZ; PANAVISION'AND METROCOLOR PLUS SECOND FEATURE AT 8:30 A filijn about (he guy who started if all! LA PORTE (Sp) Murder charges have been filed in Judge V. L.

(Bud) West's Justice Court in here against six people in the death of Sandra Jane Jordan, 18, of Pasadena. Miss Jordan's body was found about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday wrapped in a sheet in the back seat of her family's car on a Deer Park street Deer Park Police Sgt. M. C.

Perkins said she apparently died sometime uring the day Tuesday after all-night narcotics party. Needle marks were found on Miss Jordan's right arm, but there were no marks of violence on her body, investigators said. Charged with murder and under arrest in a Harlingen jail were William Steven Garrett, 19, who gave a Ft. Worth address; Chris Murry, 19, Makos Lopez, 19, and Kathy Bernard, 16, all of San Benito in the Valley. Stanton H.

Hunter and John Wheeler, both 22, of Deer Park were also charged with murder, possession of marijuana and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. It was at their apartment on Spencer Highway, -rented by Hunter and Wheeler, that the party allegedly had been held, investigators said. Wheeler was admitted to Veterans Hospital in Houston at 10:35 a.m. Tuesday and was treated for an overdose of nar- cotics, a police spokesman said. He had not arrested late Wednesday.

Miss Jordan was uie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Jordan of 7902 Mosley in Pasadena. The funeral will be held in San Benito.

OFFICIALS (Continued From Page 1) Wallace. The state represen- are Walter Mengden, Bill Blythe, Sid Bowers, Tom Bass, Johnny Nelms and Bob Gammage. Also beginning a new term Friday is Justice of the Peace V. L. (Bud) West of Precinct 8, La Porte.

Judge William M. (Bill) Hatten, Domestic Relations Court No. 2, was to be sworn in as judge of the 176th District Court at 10 a.m. Friday in his new courtroom in the Houston riminal Courts Building. Hatten was recently appointed by Gov.

Preston Smith to fill a vacancy created when Judge Wendell A. Odom was elevated to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. Judge Andrew Jefferson will take over Hatten's old court. Odom and Jefferson were also appointed to their new posts by Gov. Smith.

Following the swearing in ceremony for Judge Hatten, incumbent criminal district court judges and two ncumbent county criminal court judges will be given their oaths of office. The district court judges are Fred M. Hooey, Lee Duggan Joseph M. GuarLno, Wal- C. Moore and George L.

Walker. The two county judges are J. D. Guyon and Jack Treadway. Justice of the Peace Hugo Touchy will also receive his oath of office for the new term in the ceremonies.

The other justices of the peace and returning judges will receive their oaths of office in private ceremonies. County Judge Bill Elliot and Commissioner E. A. Lyons will receive their oaths in the public Monday morning ceremonies with Bray at the Family Law Center. In addition to Judges Touchy and Morrison, the other justices of the peace whose office terms begin Friday are Albert Lee, D.

F. Thompson, Vernon Doering, J. W. Mahan anfl Gene Zaboroski. Other judges beginning new terms in Harris County Friday are Reagan Cartwright, George E.

Miller, Paul Pressler, Arthur Lesher, Edward D. Coulson, Wyatt Heard and Wells Stewart. Jack Smith, Robert L. Lowry, W. H.

Miller, Charles C. Castles, William A. Miller Bill Ragan, Jimmie Duncan, and Bill Bear also begin new terms. Ray Hardy will begin another term as district court clerk; Mrs. Constance L.

McDavid as county treasurer, and R. A. Washburn as county surveyor. Among legislators returning to seats in Austin are three state senators and 14 state representatives. The three senators are Barbara Jordan, Henry C.

Grover and Chet Brooks. The 14 representatives include Jack Ogg, Jim Earthman, Will Lee and Edmund E. Jones from District 22. R. C.

Nichols, Lindon Williams, Joe Allen, Rex Braun, Lauro Cruz and Curtis Graves are returning to the House from District 23. Incumbents from District 24 include Tom Bass, Ray Lemmon, Jim Clark and Bill Swan son. Newman Gives Award GAMBIER, Ohio (AP) On behalf of his wife, actress Joanne Woodward, actor Paul Newman has given the women's college affiliated with his alma mater an award to be given to the woman student whose acting performance is judged best each year. Newman, a 1949 alumnus of Kenyon College, gave the Joanne Woodward Memorial Award Cup to the women's Coordinate College associated with the liberal arts institution in Central Ohio. Since 1958 Kenyon has annually given the male counterpart of the Joanne Woodward trophy, the Paul Newman trophy.

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