The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 19, 1987 Page: 1 of 12
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Hereford Brands
Wednesday Thfi
August 19, 1987 ■ HU
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25 Cents
87th Year, No. 32, Deaf Smith County, Hereford, Tx.
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Furniture
bids go to
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★ Hustlin' Hereford
home of Larry Harris
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Ruland and Fidel Reyna assisted
Deputy Herman b>pez in solving
burglaries which occured Saturday
and Sunday mornings in the San Jose
labor l amp area south of Hereford
the parade than in the seven-year
history of the event
The overall winner in the floats
had been involved in the burglanes
and in vandalism
We spent Sunday
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Procurements for the project total
*1.1 million in commitments of which
*624,000 have been committed in
Hereford. Amarillo procurements
have topped the *600.000 mark
Carbajal said it was Manna’s fault
he went to prison for a burglary he
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mainder of August, 45 in September,
56 in October and 35 in November
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"It would be backwards for them
to live in Hereford and work in
Amarillo," Wunderlich said. He ex-
plained that Hereford has inade-
quate temporary' housing, such as
apartments, to handle 700 short-term
2. ' 1 a noise and Manna
fell through the door and was lying
on her back.
She said he then aimed the gun at
Marina, who was twitching from the
first shot which crossed the top of her
head.
According to testimony Carbajal
then pulled the trigger again and
shot Marina through the chin. It was
this bullet, which lodged against her
a
forensic pathologist, said killed
Marina
"Florentino Carbajal took the
stand and testified about their rela-
tionship and indicated it was all
Marina's fault." Saul said.
Manna Carbajal is not here to de-
fend herself, the defendant took care
of that.” he said. "She cannot be here
to tell you the fear she felt when he
was beating her and then when she
ran from him."
Saul also referred to Carbajal's
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That feller on Tierra Blanca Creek
says one of these days somebody is
going to come up with a book on
"How to Get Out of Doing It
Yourself." and he’ll make himself a
fortune
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S< hool is a building that has four
walls-with tomorrow inside-lain
Watters
"If people had any issues they had
an opportunity to bring them up and
if they didn't, like the old saying
goes. Sorry about that.' we are not
reopening that procurement."
Wunderlich said
That ireopening the bidding > is
not the point." Eichner said. “We
would not pursue that as long as the
winning bid met that requirements
Representatives of DOE and its
field contractor. Stone and Webster,
will be meeting with WDIC this week
to begin discussions on upcoming
field activity.
Wunderlich said there are now 146
project personnel working in the
area, an increase of eight over last
week's figures.
With central offices of the contrac-
tors located in Hereford, 48 of those
employ ees are in residence and 23 of
those are transfers into the area
Making the daily commute to
Hereford to work are 56 employees
from Amarillo, which includes 44
transfers and is a gain of four from
last week, and 17 from Canyon, a
gain of two.
Project transfers
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Speaking of the jubilee, there was
a good article and colored
photograph in the Amarillo Sunday
News-Globe about the TAC event
Several folks at Sunday School
remarked that it was nice to see
some good news reported by the
Amarillo media
On the same page, reporter Jane
Grandolfo wrote a column, under the
subhead of "Pointless protest",
about the recent demonstration led
by Jesus Moya. "In choosing a lame
campaign to seize upon. Moya has
cast a shadow upon a group of
Hispanics--called Concerned
Citizens-who not only have to live in
Hereford year-round, but who are
also earnestly seeking reform."w
roti Grandolfo.
If Moya "truly wants to make a
significant contribution to the people
of Ik-af Smith County , he should get
his facts straight before he
demonstrates." she concluded
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Keeping tabs on our neighbors:
Larry Crabtree, in the Vernon Dai-
ly Record, told about a doctor who
told his seriously ill patient that rest
was the best solution for his illness
"The best thing for you to do," ad-
vised the doctor, "is to give up drink-
ing and smoking, forget about
women, get up early in the morning
and go to bed early at night "
The tired businessman considered
it for a moment, then shook his head
slowly. "No, Doc, I don't deserve the
best What's the second best?"
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Sb<l
was under a "witches spell" when he
shot his wife, he graphically describ-
ed events which he said he saw, in-
cluding ritualistic sacrifices of
chickens, burning candles, spell
casting and an incident of worship in
which he claims his wife’s eyes glow-
ed green w hile she spoke in tongues,
and another incident during which he spine, which Dr Ralph Erdmann,
claims Tamez began speaking with
the voice of a man
In his closing remarks. Saul stated
that in spite of side issues, the major
issue was the murder of Marina and
that no testimony the defense
presented contradicted the facts
about how the shooting occured.
Referring to defense witnesses
who testified that the victim had a
violent temper and had been an un-
faithful wife. Saul said. "Some
defense witnesses
designed to run 1
down but none of these witnesses
knew anything about the shooting
itself.”
Those who testified about the
shooting during the course of the
trial included the victim's sister,
Loretta, and her husband. Armondo.
who witnessed the incident
Concerned Citizens meet Thursday
Concerned Citizens of Deaf Smith County will meet Thursday at 7
p m. at the Hereford Community Center
Roger Scott, director of the Upward Bound program at West Texas
State University, will conduct the program.
Upward Bound is a pre-college preparatory program for high
school sophomores and juniors and is designed for students from
low-to-moderate income backgrounds who may have the potential to
pursue a college degree
Sunny, hot weather to continue
There is a less than 20 percent chance of evening thunderstorms
today with a low tonight of 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph
Thursday's forecast is for sunny and hot weather, with a high of 97.
South wind 10 to 20 mph.
Today's low was 68 after a high Tuesday of »7 at KPAN.
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"Good morning, ma'am I'm from
the gas company 1 understand
there's something in y our house that
won't work ”
Yes. In s in the den watching
TV "
ty they and Deputy Fidel Reyna recovered
Sunday. The items could lead to the solv-
ing of several Hereford burglaries.
Stone and Webster will soon begin
gaining project personnel; however.
Wunderlich expects none of those
was an entry by the Hereford Senior
Citizens Association. The parade
theme was We The People." in
honor of the U S Constitution, and
the Hereford State Bank entry was
awarded the best theme" award
The w inners in each of parade divi-
sions .Agribusiness-1 Hereford Bi-
Products. 2. Oglesby Equipment 3
White Implement
Commercial - 1 Ramirez A Sons
Flappers 2 l.arrymore Dance
Studio 3 Southwestern Bell
Religious - 1 First Assembly of
God Missionettes. 2 Country Church
of God 3. Cub Scout Pack 54 St. An-
thony'si.
Service Club-1. DSC Extension
Homemakers. 2. DSC 4-H Club. 3.
Golden K Club
Open Division - 1 DSC Library 2.
King's Manor 3 Golden Spread
Foster Home Association.
A sidelight of the parade was a
Suburban convoy , arranged by Earl
Stagner of Stagner-Orsbom Buick-
Pontiac-GMC Stagner reported
there were 56 Suburbans in one group
and six others in the parade
Whether or not it was a world
record is unresolved, but we consider
it a victory because of the en-
thusiastic response." said Stagner
Weather
still hot
By The Associated Press
Mostly fair skies and hot tem-
pratures were forecast acorss most Project transfers are now
of Texas through Thursday with ex- pected to total 35 additions in the
cessive heat to continue across cen-
tral and southern portions of North
Texas.
Highs in the area are expected to
reach about 107, forecasters say.
There is a chance of isolated
thunderstorms over West Texas and employees will live in Hereford.
along the Red River Valley in North
Texas through tonight.
Forecasts are calling for mostly
fair skies and hot temperatures
statewide through Thursday.
lows tonight will be mostly in the
70s and 80s except in the mountains project employees.
of West Texas and the Panhandle
where readings will be in the 60s
Highs Thursday will again be
mostly in the 90s. ranging upward to
as high as near 105.
Bv DEBE GRAVES
Staff Writer
A *630,000 furniture procurement
contract was awarded to an Amarillo
firm this week, according to an an-
nouncement by Battelle's John
We spent Sunday from 12 untd 6 Treadwell at an early morning
p m checking on various locations in Department
the labor Camp." Ruland said
Among the property deputies con-
fiscated were two televisions, video
games, trophies, clothing, coins, a
bu s de and a punch bowl set Not all ed to
of the stolen property has been *
catalogued as yet and no value has
been assesed
> seemed to be
Marina Carbajal testimony concerning having a sex-
ual relationship with Manna, which
began when she was 10 years old; a
case of aggravated assault against
her. to which he pleaded quilty; and
a felony theft charge, for which he
served a sentence in the Texas
Department of Corrections, all of
which Saul said Carbajal blamed
In their separate testimonies they Manna.
told jurors that Marina had left Car-
until her mother could come and get admitted to. but now says she did He
her said it was her fault he assaulted her
On the day of the shooting they said because she attacked him, and he
that Carbajal came to their home .. .—
Local Roundup
Woman found dead in home
Officers of the Hereford Police Department responded to a caU at
111 Avenue E on Tuesday morning where they found Johnnie Fother-
ingham. 77. dead at the scene Justice of the Peace Johnnie Turren-
tine ruled the death to be of natural causes
Officers made two arrests on assault charges on Tuesday . Ar-
rested were a two men. 32 and 33 years old. A 19-year-old male was
arrested for a second offense of no liability insurance, speeding,
failure to have a child under two-years-old in a car seat and expired
driver's license
Furniture valued at *300 was reported missing as the result of a
burglary of a residence on the 400 block of North 25 Mile Ave. Other
thefts reported included a bicycle in the 300 block of Ave B. a
cassette tape from the 600 block of North 25 Mile Ave., and the possi-
ble theft of a dog from the 400 block of East Fourth Street.
Other offenses reported included a civil dispute on Irving,
damages to a door in the 300 block of Lake and harassing phone calls
in the 200 block of Greenwood.
One accident with no injuries was reported and 14 citations were
issued.
WDIC board to meet
The Waste Deposit Impact Committee will meet Thursday at 7
a m at the WDIC offices. Park and Ave A in Hereford.
The committee will meet m executive session to evaluate the per-
formance of the executive director. Phillip Niedzielski-Eichner,
over the past six months and consider a one-year contract renewal.
Any action will be taken in open session following the meeting.
Persons wishing to provide input should contact a committee
member Troy Don Moore. Tom legate, Frank Zinser, Dennis
Brown. John Fuston or Troy Sublett.
Elementary registration underway
Registration for Hereford elementary students began today and
will continue through Fnday.
Elementary students may register at their schools from 8 30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. through Fnday.
Registration will continue through Sept. 1 at Hereford High School
and Stanton and La Plata junior high schools.
School will begin in Hereford on Sept. 1.
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Repository Project Deputy
Manager's itleeUng today
The contract for sophisticated
modular office furniture was award-
■ ') Herring Design Group of
.Amarillo Treadwell said that no
Hereford vendors submitted bids for
the procurement
Phillip Niedzielski-Eichner. ex-
ecutive director of the Deaf Smith
County Waste Deposit Impact Com-
mittee. said he had been informed
that a provision requiring a large
daily penalty for each unit not in-
stalled by a deadline date was pro-
hibitive to local vendors wishing to
participate in the bidding
Robert Wunderlich, DOE's deputy-
manager for the nuclear waste site
characterization project, said that
they had been unaware of any pro-
blems on the part of the local ven-
dors
Sunday morning a lady walked in
on some juveniles who were
burglarizing her home.' Ruland
said The woman provided enough in-
formation for the deputies to begin
investigating and their trail led to the
arrest of a group of juveniles who
Carbajal gets max:
99 years, $10,000 fine
• „ wac nnrtor a "witches soelT' when he She said he then aimed the gun at
By DEBE GRAVES
Staff Writer
Florentino Carbajal was found
guilty of murder and sentenced to the
maximum penalty of 99 years im-
prisonment and a *10,000 fine by a
seven-man. five-woman jury Tues-
day afternoon in 222nd District Court
here.
Carbajal, 28. was convicted of the
Dec 29. 1986 murder of his 18-year-
old wife. Marina, which was witness-
ed by two members of her family.
District Attorney Saul closed four
days of testimony by reminding
jurors of what he termed was "over-
whelming evidence” in a "relatively
unusual case with testimony on
issues not normally raised."
Jurors heard Carbajal’s claims
that his wife and her mother, Mary
Soyla Tamez, were engaged in the
practice of witchcraft.
Though Carbajal, taking the stand
in his own defense on Monday,
testified that he was not claiming he
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Baydins
Congratulations to all those who
helped make the Town A Country
Jubilee another great success! A pat
on the back goes to Waldo Baxter and
Mike Carr, iwhaimien of the an-
nual event, and to all the committee
leaders and workers Committee
leaders included Suzy Wall. Hawk
Kreig, Jim Ward. Charlie Bell and
Bill Bankston.
Carr reported the Jubilee Junction
had its largest number of booths
ever, and the parade participation
was the largest ever The chamber
manager said some people were
unhappy that Jubilee Junction was
held at the Bull Bam
"Next year, we may schedule
Jubilee Junction for the Bull Bam
and then move it to Dameron Park
for lack of rain," quipped Carr.
Recovered Property
Deputies Robin Ruland, left, and Herman
Ixipez of the Deaf Smith County Sheriff's
Office begin an inventory of stolen proper-
Deputies recover property
The Deaf Smith County Sheriffs
deputies had a busy and profitable
weekend .is they solved a number of
burglaries and recovered numerous
ileii.- which iiad been taken.
last f-tiday. Deputy Jimmy
Hu.l.en- investigator, and Deputy
Hobin Ruland solved a burglary
within two hours of the report and
recovered *1.400 worth of
mis. < llaneous tools taken front
Winget Pump C ompany. east of
Hereford
T&C parade winners named
1 he concluding day of the annual
Hereford Town A Country Jubilee
Saturday saw more participants in
_ ___ .. . ; sal[j was her fault he had the gun,
and requested to speak with his wife. Saul pointed out.
According to their testimony, 1 suppose he wants us to believe it
Marina stepped out on the front was her fault she was gunned down
porch to talk with Carbajal They in cold blood.” he said.
said they heard a noise and Manna Defense attorney Jerry Smith told
fell through the door and was lying jurors in his closing arguments that
on her back. the rocky relationship between his
Carbajal then stepped in the door client and the victim and the issue of
and aimed a 38-caliber handgun at a strong belief in witchcraft were im-
Loretta. who testified that he pulled portant
the trigger but the gun didn’t fire
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