The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1972 Page: 1 of 32
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In Emergency Meeting
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The Hereford Brand
by Speedy Nieman
71st Year - No. 31
Hereford Brand, Hereford, Texas, Thursday, August 3, 1972
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Juvenile Officer
Still A Question
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Building Permits Drop
the proposals'
I personally. have had
July Figure Is Third Lowest In Past Two Years
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The WEATHER
Agencies Receive Grants
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FACING SHUT DOWN
The Labor Camp.
(Brand Photo)
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Labor Camp Eyes
Annexation Steps
located just outside the city limits, has had its
water system condemned by the state health
department and the estimated 140 families there
face a possible shut down of their water supply if
something is not done. An association of Labor
A nationally known economic
expert predicts that inflation
will continue to jog along at
nearly twice the rate of that in
Pony Leaguers
To Play Abilene
The Hereford Pony League
All Stars, who won the district
championship in Lubbock last
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Of course, this advice is good
only if people have the money
with which to respond We have
passed up a lot of good deals in
our time because we didn’t have
the money, or didn’t want to
take a chance with what little
we did have'
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PRPC DISCUSSION — Judge C.L. Abernathy, left, a representative of the
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission s Criminal Justice Council, met
with the county commission Wednesday to discuss the operations of the PRPC.
The county commission voted to join the agency in an emergency meeting that
same afternoon. To the right of Abernathy is commissioner Donald Hicks
applications from interested
individuals
H A Cavness, chairman of
final two game of the best of
three series last week
Hereford won the right to play
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Men are what their mothers
make them Emerson
High
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Serving
The
Magic
Triangle
Dont finish anything you had
no business starting
several calls from throughout giving up the post in order to
the country from people asking further his college education
me about the job Cavness
Branding
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36 Pages plication will still go on 10
— Austin for further review,’ he
said
in this set up each county
lias the same amount of power
as the next Each county and
each city has two represen-
tatives to the general assembly
so that no one county or city can
This is the "back-to-school"
issue of THE BRAND, and
inside you'll find local mer-
chants have put together a lot of
bargains for the preschool
season Much of the community
activity in a town this size
revolves around the schools
and the first day of school is just
a little more than two weeks
away
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What is a square today'’ He s
the fellow who never learned to
get away with it, who gets
choked up when the flag un
furls There has been too much
glorification of the angle
players, the corner cutters, and
thegoofoffs One of America’s
greatest needs is for more
people who are squares -Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
in the sectional games by the state health department on
That teller on Tierra Blanca
Creek says those who are
ashamed of the past and afraid
of the future don’t find the
present so good either
and let them handle the matter
in whichever way they saw fit
The Labor Camp area was
presented with a list of 13
"musts" which are required by
The Deaf Smith County legislative action just over two
Juvenile board ,in the process of years ago are Cavness and
finding a replacement for Billy Betty Owen, representing the
Hodges said it still is taking city Larry Wartes and Ruth
Low compete in the sectional play
65 off by defeating El Paso in the
Total moisture for year 12 67 defeating Lubbock Southern, all water systems Granado
Many years ago the word inches
square was one of the most tCourtesyyKPAN)
Among other interesting
reading inside today s issue wil}
be found the 14 proposed Male
constitutional amendments
which voters will make their
decisions on in the November
election These are important
two games to one in last week's said the Camp complies with II
series.
The construction surge of the
past five months faltered during
July when less than $100,000 in
building permits were issued
The July total reached only
$92,750, which was the third
lowest monthly total in the past
two and a half years The only
other two months to drop lower
than that since the beginning of
1970 were February of 1971 and
September of 1971 During
February 1971, only $48,930 in
permits were issued and in that
year's September, only $51,950
were issued
July 's bad showing held the
yearly building permit total
below the $2 million mark at
said
A review date for the ap
Word representing the school
system and Donald Hicks and
Earl Holt, representing the
county Judge W illiams also is
a member of the board
Hodges announced his
resignation on July 26. to
become effective Sept 3 He
was the first juvenile probation
officer under the new board and
served in that position for two
years
His resignation stated he was
County Joins Planning Commission
commissen’s smith County Abernathy of Plainview, PRPC Conservation Board has been a this county’s estimated 1970 general welfare of citizens to street, utility, health called the Panhandle Regional
an emergenc, iwenunto representative of the Criminal The decision of the com member tor several months census of 18,999 plan for the future development educational recreational and Planning Commission There
Wednesday Ar-m ng earl justice Council of the missioner s court marked the The cost of joining the The purpose of the PRPC. of communities, areas and other essential facilities are 25 counties in this region
to join the panennanan yoted Panhandle Regional Planning end of a yearlong holdout by authority will be about $250 lor according to Abernathy, is to regions to the end that tran The regional planning system and all are members ol the
Planning Com 0 5 (gonal Commission Abernathy came governing bodies in this county the remainder of this year and encourage and permit local sportation systems may be was set up by the state PRPC except eight
The move omnson’ Erl L to Hereford at the request of the to join the authority The city about $800 per year for the next units of government to join and more carefully planned, and legislature in 1965 and the stair Any program nt matter
hour sessin-mhteata tw0 commission to discuss the still has not joined, but the lull year The cost is 4 cents per cooperate with one another to that communities, areas and was broken down into 24 * hat it is if it involves federal
_ sun wi udge ( । operations and by laws of the Tierra Blanca Soil and Water capita per year and is based on improve the health, safety and regions grow with adequate "regions" ol which this area is money, it must have somebody
r m _ . to write out a plan. Abernathy
Jury Returns Eight Indictments-Seven For Drug Offenses
wTheAugustoJanuary grand at about 7 p m The jury will late June Knight, possession of narcotic Caperton, McQueary. for some time before theyven- .and contained the residue of an dunssouidhnninigan reei
heara 1 >rst session Monday, meet again Monday to hear the Indicted were Robert Baum, drug; Lawrence J. Blanken- Blankenship. Tompkins, and tered and found the men unknown substance on any Or Its applications and he
and returned onnightacases remaining eight cases still 22, 832 Blevins, possession of ship. 19, 128 Ave G.possession Cawthon charged them with A search revealed four pills of The cases scheduled to be stressed the fact that the
agdinst each of the individual awai ing grand juryaac tion narcotic durgs. Julian A of narcotic drug William ( possession of a narcotic drug" unknown substance, a plastic heard Monday include Panhandle Regional Planning
aitst eacn ol the individuals. Seven of the eight indictments “ McQueary. 19, possession of a . . bag containing marijuana, a ’ , ommission ds not hav th&
The eight cases heard returned Monday were drug Tijerina 7 ' Route 2, narcotic drug Theodrie and possessionasof contrivance smoking contining a possession of narcotic Comm isiondosnq the
Monday tk the mSfosstvhrand related indictments against possessionsof narcotic drugsi Tompkins, 19, 116 Ave „ used in smoking a narcotic burned plant substance, paraphernalia, burglary of an Powertnyetoreduestsimadeb
, seven individuals Five of those ' aurice 1 larrea • 59, 11 possession of a narcotic drug rug dip, eight hypodermic needles. occupied residence, indecent -Thi' region can write on a
“-45 I2member panel, indicted were arrested as a Hereford Calle, driving while and Hubert D Caperton, 20. The five were arrested during two used needles in the ashes of exposure, theft, forgery and report that t does not feel the
N „ek Montgomery, group by members of the intoxicated, second offense, possession of a narcotic drug a raid June 25 at 604 Ave F the fireplace and a bent spoon passing and swindling with a appmcation complies with the
ionvenedat 2p m and recessed sheriff’s office during a raid in Randolph Cawthon, 18. 803 The indictments against Officers had watched the home which was burned on the bottom worthless check regional plan but that ap
issues and voters should the board said this week that
educate themselves on the there have been only two
proposals THE BRAND will be formal applications presented
presenting pros and cons on the to County Judge H C Williams,
amendments between now and whose office is handling the
November, but the texts of each aDplications All apolications
one will be published four jre to be sent to Williams office
consecutive times, as required where copies will be made and
by law Take time to read the sent to each of the other six
texts and become familiar with board members
honored words in our
vocabulary The square deal
was an honest deal A square
meal was a full and good meal
It was the square* shooter rather
than the sharpshooter who was
admired
Armid a flurry of state and County has been tagged as one early childhood education and services through this program
federal grants approved during of the recipients of funds in-service training to provide maintained to assure thechiid’s
the past week Deaf Smith totaling more than $100,000 specific job skills receiving the best care eon
Gov. Preston Smith an Trainees will attend an area sonant with the resources
nounced last week the funding college toearn a maximum of 12 available
°>,T separatesgrants 'woof semester hours of credit in Parent advisory boards will
which will be used locally in the basic freshman and sophomore be provided medical counseling
migrant day care center courses required for the in the form of individual
a operation and one which will be associate of arts degree guidance and group lectures
Hssk in th egionaltetetyPe A second grant in the amount with emphasis 011 preventive
enforcement agencies of $25,250 was approved by Gov medicine Also transportation
* Smith to the Panhandle and will be made available in cases
One grant, for $52,000, was South Plains District Venture of necessity
pwarded. to the. Texas Inc Amarillo for Health The final grant approved was
Corporation in Amarillo for the me sg forssas, osnforcontinued funding
oneration of » umd The services provided for of the regional teletype system
orntion and t -h 1 through this grant will be for the Panhandle Regional
Training, an 7 nical available only in Deaf Smith Planning Commission in
Assistanceprogram to train148 Lubbock and Hale counties Amarillo
teacher aides and non-certified prgcL 11.0. -~
teachers in Head Start and day nteschooluchildren ages The money will come from
care programs neading medicallor dental care the Criminal Justice Council
and who are not being served by which oversees statewide law
Funds will be used to provide any other program will be enforcement planning and
training through basic college provided this care through administers funds from the V S
courses leading to an associate private physicians and dentists
of arts degree with emphasis on who will be reimbursed for their (See "Grants" Page 2)
it would not be financially
feasible to bring the land into
the city
Lorenzo Granado Com
munity Action Agency coor-
dinator who has been in on the
Camp's association meetings,
said he wouid present new in
fromation to the association's
president and there is a good
possibility it will be brought
back before the city com
mission ”
The people out there pitched
in some money to hire a lawyer
week. will meet Abilene All to present this letter to the city
Stars in the best of three game commission," Granado said
series beginning today That is how serious they really
The first game willbe played "rhe Labor is owned
at8 p.m today in Abilene and Domingo Pesina who told the
the second game is planned for 6 association members he would
pm in Hereford, on Saturday be unable, financially to install
The third game i necessary, an adequate water system that
also is scheduledI in Hereford for would meet state requirements
i p in . a ur y However, he offered to sell the
Abilene won the right to individual plots to the residents
1,980,245 and thus put the city
behind in total permits for this
time a year ago
One of the big differences in
the July total was seen in the
small number of new homes
constructed New homes, which
usually make up a big portion of
the monthly total, fell to only
two for July one for $50,000,
which made up more than half
of the total for the month, and
another for $23,500
The lowest total for a month
in this year, prior to the July
figure was $109,350 shown for
January The remaining
monthly totals have all been
over the $250,000 figure
.83,5283
Two new storm shelters were
included in the July total as well
as a $6,000 permit for the in-
stallation of Hereford's first
self-service station
The self service station
permit was issued to Taylor and
Sons and was the first such
permit issued by the city since
the removal of a city ordinance
several months ago that
prohibited the installation of
such establishments
The month-by month break
down of permits this year has
January with $109,350;
February, $512 950. March
$252,100, April $330,640 May.
$374,255; July, $308 200
Ebredri,- .
meeemd2 •
Camp residents say they will approach the city
commission again soon to make a second ap
plication for annexation. The first application was
turned down by the commission about two months
ago.
become all-powerful,"’ the
------------------- Judge said
Published Every Thursday
An association of residents of the Labor Camp,
faced with a possible state shut down of their
homes, said Wednesday they will make another
attempt at getting the city to annex the area so that
adequate water facilities can be installed to meet
state standards
The state Department of of these musts’ and it is only
Health issued a condemnation because ol the ' lo , ness of
instrument against the Labor being in complete line with the
Camp area because of its re-quirements that the camp has
inadequate water system The not been .shut down before now
department has filed the The city has worked with the
complaint and people of the Labor Camp in trying to
area decided to form an upgrade its water system, but it
association through which they still is considered below state
would try to get the city to standards
annex the Labor Camp The association at the Labor
The proposal was presented Camp is looking toward in
to the city commission at its corporating into a separate city.
June 5 meeting, but the city, in a if necessary in order to get an
matter of fact manner, turned adequate water system ac
the request down tiecause it said cording to Granado
the past decade, and top plicants has not yet been set.
government economists have but the board said it hopes to
stated they will fie happy if get as many in as possible in
inflation can be held to 4 pt‘r time to interview the applicants
cent a year before Hodges' resignation
The professionai economist date Hodges lasttday on the
predicts, however that will be Sept 3
business will boom again as "We would like to have it
consumer savings come out ot where we could have someone
hiding and into the market once in the office before Mr Hodges
people realize the best hedge does leave. " Cavness said
against inflation is an invest Members of the juvenile
ment in real, or tangible, board, which was created by
property that will rise with ~
inflation ’
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