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BOX'339
PANHANDLE, TX 79068
White Deer News
Volume 21, Number 32
Elks Down
Rucks 26-0
'Our boys played a super
bailgame during the second
half Friday holding Strat-
ford to only 6 points, " said
Coach Earl Byerley after
White Deer lost to the Elks
26-0.
Coach Pyerley said, "Their
size intimidated us the first
half and we let them get
20 points on us. "
Tommy Gibson, with 11
carries for 50 yds. and one
pass for 8 yds. was select-
ed as Offensive Player of
the Week. Coach Byerley
reported, "Tommy did a
real fine job of running the
option at quarterback. "
Defensive Player of the
Week was Kevin Blodgett
with 15 tackles, one fum-
ble recovery, and one
quarterback sack.
Darren Dofer, at defen-
sive tackle, while making
3 tackles and 6 assists,
enabled Kevin to "do his
thing. "
Undefeated Panhandle
Panthers will host the Bucks
Friday night at 7:30 p. m.
WD
S
first downs
3
25
yds. rushing
90
282
yds. passing
58
135
total yds.
148
417
pass, attempt.
12
19
pass. comp.
4
c
pass, interc.
1
1
punts
7
8
avg.
24.4
26.
fumbles rec.
2
0
penalties
2
9
yds. pen.
20
10C
Polish Sausage
Dinner Slated Sunday
Sacred Heart Parish will
be-hosting their annual Po-
lish Sausage dinner, Sun-
day, Nov. 2 at the Parish
Hall located on the comer
of 2nd and Paul streets.
The buffet meal will
be served beginning at 11:30
-a.m. and concluding at
4:00 p. m.
Tickets, at $2.00 for
children and $4. 00 for
adults, may be purchased
in advance at The News
office or from any parish-
ioner at the door the day
of the dinner.
Old-Fashioned Social
Set For November 7
The Cub Scouts of Pack
581 will be hosting an old-
fashioned pie and cake
social after the Gruver foot-
gall game, Nov. 7. The
social will begin immediate-
ly after the football game
at the White Deer Commun-
ity Center.
There will be no admis-
sion charge, but all dona-
tions will be gratefully ap-
preciated. This is the only
money making project plan-
ned by Pack 581 this year
so all people are encouraged
to come out and support the
Cub Scouts.
(UPS 682-460)
White Deer News, White Deer, Carson County, Texas 79097
^.yThursday, October 30, 1980
$4. 41 per bu.
$6. 00 per cwt.
$6.30 per cwt.
Alexan-
2 1/2.
Mr. and
of White
Watch out for the "Little
Ones" Friday night.
Administrative Building,
approved the date of Nov.
10, 1980, until 5 p. m. as
the date for receiving bids
on the Administrative Build-
ing. , approved the fiscal
audit for 1979-1980 prepar-
ed by Cornell 8 Co., Au-
ditors and held discussion
on property purchased from
Santa Fe Railroad, for FFA
pens in Skellytown.
Currently the school, with
the aid of a consultant from
the Texas Association of
School Boards is rewriting
and updating school policies.
The consultant will review
updated policies with the
Board at the November 10
meeting.
Board Agrees
To Accept New
Bids For Building
The Board of Education
of the White Deer Indepen-
dent School District met
■ in special session on Mon-
day night, October 27 at
7:00 p. m. Members pre-
sent were Gary L. Walker,
Owen M. Kramer, Carl A.
Mynear, Mike Germany,
• Roy P. Thurmond andCin-
da W. Lafferty. Garry R.
Gortmaker was absent.
Also present were Superin-
tendent R.W. Standefer,
Jr., Principals R. T. Laurie
and Kenneth L. Cox.
The Board approved the
Shannons Are New
Operators Of
Buck’s Drive-Inn
Willie and Charlene Shan-
non, formerly of Claude,
Tx., have leased the Bucks
Drive-Inn and plan to be
open for business Monday,
November 3.
Tie Shannon's are experi-
enced food service operators
and look forward to serving
the White Deer Community,
according to Mrs. Shannon.
They plan to feature the
regular Drive-Inn menu,
along with short-orders, etc.
The couple has recently
moved to White Deer from
Colorado where they manag-
ed an apartment complex
for four years.
Mrs. Shannon stated they
have three daughters, one
son, and one granddaughter
and one grandson.
Congratulations—
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Mar-
tin announce the birth of
a son, Robert Shawn, Thurs-
day, October 23. He weigh-
ed 7 lbs., 7 ozs. and was
20 1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Mrs.
Irene Jemigan, Lubbock
and Mr. and Mrs. R.E.
Martin of White Deer.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Rap-
stine announce the arrival
of a daughter, Jennifer Vic-
toria, Saturday, October 25. agenda for the meeting,
She weighed 7 lbs. , 1 oz. approved the amended plans
and is welcomed by brothers, and specifications for the
Benjamin, age 10;
der, 4; and Emil,
Grandparents are
Mrs. Ben Rapstine
Deer.
Carson County
Commissioners Met
For Varied Agenda
Carson County Commiss-
ioners met Monday, Oct.
27 for their regular meet-
ing with the main topic of
discussion coming from
PRPC coordinator Vicki
Jacobs. Ms. Jacobs has
been working for the past
year with grai n elevator
owners and other officials
in coordinating the differ-
ent options and possibilities
to obtain rail service back
to the Rock Island line.
She told the court that no
private contract orders for
the service is underway at
this time.
Therefore, Panhandle Re-
gional Planning Commiss-
ion has drawn up a propos-
al requesting to purchase
the line from Amarillo
through Groom and just east
of Shamrock and leasing
it to the Ft. Worth-Denver
Rail Service. PRPC and
Ft. Worth-Denver are said
to be agreeing on most of
the details of the contract.
The request for funding is
pending.
The proposed draft, if all
county commissioners in
other counties, involved
approve, would establish
a Public Transportation
District with PRPC getting
out from unde? ownership
of the line. If not, PRPC
would remain as owner.
The line would be a pub-
lic body and as of now the
Ft. Worth-Denver would
lease the line from the pub-
lic body. Jacobs stated
PRPC is encouraged over
the proposal and asked the
court to study the plan. All
(See COUNTY, page 2)
Tuesday Grain Prices
At Local Elevators
WHEAT
MILO
CORN
SOYBEANS$7.60 per bu.
C.C. Luncheon
The Community Center
luncheon will be held Nov.
6. Aloise Martin will be
checking blood pressure
for those wishing to partici-
pate.
General Election Polls To
Open At 7 a.m. Tuesday
Course Of History
Changed By One Vote!
How important is your vote on Tuesday, November 4? It
could make all the difference! On numerous occasions through-
out history the course of the world has been changed by the mar-
gin of a single vote.
But for one vote, what we know today as the United States of
America might be merely part of the fading British Empire.
On September 28, 1774 the First Continental Congress, meet-
ing in Philadelphia, debated the “Galloway Plan.”
The effect of the Galloway Plan would have been to transform
the American colonies into a British dominion ruled by an
English type of Parliament and a British governor.
Delegate Patrick Henry of Virginia made an impassioned
speech against the plan before it came to a vote that day.
The Galloway Plan was defeated by one vote.
With millions of votes being cast this year, it might be easy to
assume that your lone vote would be lost in the shuffle, that it
makes no difference whether you vote or not. That would be a
mistake.
John F. Kennedy was elected President by less than one vote
per precinct across the nation. One-half of one percent of the
votes cast in Illinois and New Jersey swung 43 electoral votes to
Kennedy. Had that tiny percentage of the votes in those two
states been reversed it would have been enough to throw that
election into the House of Representatives for axlecision.
In 1800 Thomas Jefferson was elected President over Aaron
Burr by one vote in the House of Representatives, following a
tie in the electoral college.
In 1824 John Quincy Adams gained the Presidency by one
vote when that contest was decided in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
And in 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes was elected President over
Samuel J. Tilden when a special Electoral Commission voted
8-7 in his favor.
Repeatedly, throughout history, a single vote has changed the
course of our civilization:
•the U.S. Senate in 1845 agreed to annex Texas by a one-vote
margin;
•one vote cost King Charles I of England his head in 1649;
•Elizabeth II is Queen of England today because some 250
years ago the British House of Commons voted in favor of the
House of Hanover, 96-95;
•in 1863 the U.S. Senate twice failed to convict President
Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial by a single vote.
In 1963 a candidate for council in a Cincinnati suburb was
hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy and so unable to go
to the polls.
He lost by one vote.
There is another story of a one-vote heartbreak that is re-
peated often in our nation’s capital.
A Member of Congress from California, the story goes, was
seeking renomination and when all the votes were counted he
and his opponent each had exactly 10,429 votes.
In accordance with the California state constitution the con-
tenders drew lots in the presence of the California Secretary of
State. The incumbent Congressman lost the draw and the right to
his party’s nomination.
He sank into political oblivion and all because, the story ends,
his secretary was too busy working at campaign headquarters to
cast her vote on election day.
Make it a point to not find yourself too busy this election day.
Your vote will make a difference. It might make all the difference
in the world.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen
Friday, Oct. 31, is the
final day for absentee vot-
ing in the 1980 General
Election. Absentee voting
shall be conducted by per-
sonal appearance at the
County Clerk's Office dur-
ing regular business hours,
as perscribed by law.
Carson County voters, in
the 1976 General Election,
cast 1, 542 ballots for the
Carter-Mondale ticket and
I, 269 to the Ford-Dole
ticket. White Deer gave
273 votes to the Democrat-
ic candidates and 269 to
the Republicans.
A sample ballot, appear-
ing on page 7 of this issue,
courtesy of The News,
shows Presidential and Vice-
presidential candidates for
the Republican Party are
Ronald Reagan and George
Bush; Democratic Party,
Jimmy Carter and Walter
Mondale; Libertarian Par-
ty, Ed Clark and David
Koch; and Independents,
John B. Anderson and Mil-
ton S. Eisenhower.
In the State races, Bob
Price, Republican, is run-
ning against Democrat
Bill Sarpalius for the 31st
Senatorial District and
J. I. "Jim" Fletcher, Re-
publican, is seeking the
65th District Representa-
tive seat now held by Bob
Simpson. Also appearing
on the ballot are nine
Constitutional Amendments
to be decided by the voters.
Polling will begin at 7:00
a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 at
the school gymnasium for
Precinct 4 and at the Ele-
mentary School in Skelly-
town for Pct. 6. The polls
will close at 7:00 p. m.
Early voting will enable
the election board to give
an early return.
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White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1980, newspaper, October 30, 1980; White Deer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1180097/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.